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Teaching Standards Are out Naughty Bands Banned?

NEXT ISSUE 20th ISTUDENT JUNE INDEPENDENT LEEDS AREA STUDENT NEWSPAPER LAST OF TERM

Leeds Poly Union and the Polytechnic administration ha...c moved quickly to con- UGC DECREE demn in outhreak of ollensiNi2 anti-gay prripagiinitit. Several first year students arum the electrical school had TEACHING STANDARDS ARE OUT been distributing the highly abusive leaflets around the Po- ly's union. Last week the Universities OUTSTANDING . round out what the University Earth Sciences These students had preten- Grants Committee really Education sions to forming a bogus society thought about them and Applied Mathematics the 'Anti-Woolva League'. Geography The auda IP, of the leaflets although Leeds did fairly well Drama with ten 'outstanding depart- French were inspired by the vicious ments', the UGC based their Italian anti-gay graffiti that occupies assessment solely an departmen- Spanish much lay gall space tal research. History throughout the Poly along with ABOVE AVERAGE: racist and sexist jibes. British Universities depart- Genetics ments were listed in four cate- Mathematics Although LPL' and the Poly gories. ranging from outstand- Civil Engineering administration regard the insti- ing, abo‘e average, average Mechanical. aero and production gators of the leaflets as both Engineering -childish- and "vindictive-, it and. below average. But the Music UGC obviously found it im- Design and Technology ‘+a.; decided tointly that such possible to make valued judge- Economic and Social History vicious activities should be cur- ments about actual teaching History of Science tailed. English standards Leeds University 1 Pt' Deputy President Chris Theology tides told Leeds Student that it vice chancellor Sir Edward AVERAGE: Parkes, a former chairperson of Clinical Medicine Was important to achieve joint the body, said that in the past Clinical Dentistry action on this question since it the UGC had always tried to Anatomy and Physiology giise the Poly a "bad name. Biochemistry Ile added that many gays Felt take teaching into account. Psychology These assessments will deter- Chemical Engineering iliteasene.d by the leaflets and mine 15 per cent of the univer- Biophysics, pure and applied were worried about the irnphc:a- Chemistry . l sities total grants. Departments %kith Physics Chris Price Director of such as management studies at There was also a time gap thines should he taken with a SIl Computer Sciences Leeds Poly that such be- Leeds, which ihe UGC regard from when the UGC obtained pinch of salt. it is link to he Metallurgy and Materials haviour \wind not be tolerated. as 'below average', actually its funding and when certain expected from a large Universi- Economics Social Policy He has warned the ringleaders strives for a good student tutor departments found more ty.- Sociology of the campaign that a repeat of relationship. Sixth formers fill- money. Clinical dentistry is But the main thrust of the German their squalid actions would lead ing in their UCCA forms may such a department for it is re- argument says Sir Edward is Archaeology to -severe consequences- for assume that 'outstanding re- garded as 'below average' by "the unrelenting cut backs" of Philosophy Fine Art search automatically means the UGC but recent findings university grants at the rate of them all. Studio Art Mr Price affirmed that the outstanding teaching'. actually make it the second hest three per cent a yea r since l979. BELOW AVERAGE: Poly's administration complete- The UGCs assessment has clinical dentistry department in The amount we spend on high- Pharmacology ly supported 1.121. in its defence other faults: it has no means to the country. er education is way behind Electrical and Electronic Engineering of guy rights. Neil Wallace a ascertain other sources of re- As for Leeds having ten 'out- Japan and the U S. Mineral Engineering member of 1..DU gay society search funding apart from that standing' departments, such as Helen Slingsby Law said that "lesbian and gay stu- which comes from the Research earth sciences, history, drama Business and Management Studies dents feel threatened and iso- Council_ Many departments gel and applied maths, the vice See table on Page .4 for ITGe UGC COMMENT lated at the Polytechnic.- money from industry but this is chancellor said he was "neither assessment of Leeds Depart- Leeds should preserve colour Chemistry and Dyeing. ignored by the UGC. pleased nor displeased. these nwnts. Ian Atkinson NAUGHTY BANDS BANNED? LUt Executive are planning to left to decide which bands were put restrictions on bands play- allowed into the union then peo- ing at the union in the wake of ple with radical hairstyles and violence at the Ramillies concert unusual clothes would he ban- in the Refectory a fortnight ago. ned claimed Morley. Sigue Ina letter to Ents and Events Signe Sputnik and the Meteors of LUC cultural affairs secret- have already, been turned away :try Bill Nairn said, "You are by Ents and Events because of being asked to avoid booking possible violence he added. hands which have a bad reputa- "Ents and Events know much tion." It' the executive demand more about music than the Ex- primarily to entertain students. was not met Nairn said that a ecutive does." Morley told Nairn felt that a band's repu- physical assault of M'Orneli'S ••%Ve're not completely blind system would be implemented Leeds Student. He felt that tation for inciting trouble officer t'rankie Blagdon which to the problems that Ents and where all bands booked had to bands should be left to people should be a major factor in de- occurred after the E‘ents face," claimed Nairn. As be approved by Executive. who had some experience at it. ciding whether to hook it. "A concert could he avoided by not to whether the Executive would Events secretary Roy Morley Bill Nairn responded to this band like Dire Straits have a hooking hands with a large fol- begin to censor bands, "only replied to Nairn's letter refer- point, "You could say Executive large Following but would not lowing from outside of the Uni- time will tell." ring to his blinkered attitude. If don't know a lot about any sub- cause trouble." he said. versity Felt Nairn. He said that Nairn and the Executive were committees in that case." Occurrences such as the Ems and Events were supposed Chris Hill INTERVIEW SPORT AID WHAT STUDENTS CONSUMER WITH LINDA PHOTO SPECIAL . EAT & DRINK REPORT - p5 INSI - p10 ± 11 DOUGLAS - p14 - p15

Page 2 NEWS NEWS IN BRIEF AA PRESSURE FOR Question: When is a conveni- ence not a convenience? Answer: When it a public convenience. I to bleeding ha. I Ioweyer. there is method in my madness - WU services de- SANCTIONS NOW •partment haxe. closed the mulls .and wometis !phi's near the Tel- The Anti-Apartheid Movement 1 he March for Freedom will le‘ hit anal the 31st Auribo. is organising Iwo events in the he preceded on 17th June by a 1 he lc:0.011 IS the la\ 's need coming weeks as part of a con- mass lobby of Parliament which returbtshing ('and shout time certed campaign to pressurise is designed to argue mainst the too'. I hear all vOLI showerless the British government into 'constructive engagement' poli- Imen era ). greater activity in the fight cy' currently pursued by the Arrangements have been against apartheid. government. Again, members made tor the men-, toilet oppo- The main event. taking place or the ANC and SWAPO will site the CTS shop and the in London on 28th June, will be lie speaking, whilst British women's toilet near the Lloyds the March for Freedom. which politicians already committed a rally bank 1,1 he kept open per- will he followed by in to appear include Neil Kin- manently while the Union is in I h de Park and a festival at nock. David Owen and David operation. Clapham ( 'o111/11o11 i nterna- Steel. tional speakers, in e1diting. mem- The combined purpose of the Jacob Kramer College I 'Mon ts bers of the AN(' and SWAPO. two events is to provide a mas- to hold an end of term party to will he appearing. although sive demonstration of support benefit Sports Aid. they have not been named vet. for the introduction of sanc- 1 he Party to he held on the mainb, because many of them tions. which the AAM views as vvill essential if a non-racial. peace- 27th Jane it Ritz\ s is hoped to lowed to enter the court- all tact about 500 students front Iry illeualls ful and democratic South Afri- the college El of Union funds However. it has been con- ca is to be created. ('live Nelson a peaceful solution". adding followed on 18th June by a visit am he donated for each person brined that the festival will he described sanctions as "the last that sanctions were now "just from an ANC speaker who will at the (acne supported by bands such as Big feasible way for the internation- about the last hope." discuss the changing role of the Audio Dynamite. The Com- al community lo act". and this For those wishing to support ANC' in the developing situa- 1 - 11 IA 1 or college students will he bee and the party is to munards. Sting. Billy Bragg point has been further empha- the call for sanctions LVU is tion inside South Africa. he lark v dress. and Aztec Camera. sised by the Joint President of organising transport to both hoping a The final word though goes Spending lot the event had to The AAM is for the LL'1, 1 Anti-Apartheid Soci- events, and tickets will he avail- he cut atter an argument be- quarter of a million people. in- ety. Brian Cooper. Cooper de- able shortly from the Union. to NUS National Executive tween the Union and College cluding 75.,tit 11) students. to par- scribed the recent manilesta- Meanwhile. the LULL Anti- member Adrian Long who de- principle John Rohwehh. who Iicipate in the demonstration. tion of right wing extremism in Apartheid Society is organisine clared that student participa- manages Union funds. and according to Clive Nelson. South Africa as something its own events to coincide with tion was "vitally important" in t noon president Martin aii AAM National Organiser. which was n,ot only -frighten- the nationwide action, begin- what he described as the NUS's While told i eed% Student that there has already been a "mas- ing", but which had also made nine with a disco in the Tartan "major public mobilisation 01 this problem had now been re- sive response... • it -far more difficult to achieve Bar on 11th June_ This will be this term.- solved sinlistactonlv . According t, \\ to kers Against Racism (IA AR) aitacks Ill Leeds on black people :Ile On the increase. the LABOUR CLUB TO QUIT? flaw ksworth :tea members 1.1t WAR were told how in recent The long running controversy motion Chugg said "NOLS con- members feel that withdrawal sections on the left should "in- weeks one black family have about alleged anti-semitism dones anti-semitism by doing from NOES would he counter crease their understanding of been toreed to milt e oil the ■■111111-1 the National Organisa- nothing about it." adding that productive_ Litt; General Jewish culture and identity-. estate and ,Mother has had ek. tion 01 labour Students will he earlier less radical attempts to Secretary Rob Minshull stated but in which the Union of Jew cry WIr14.1411.4, broken in their nest WedneNkti ■solve the problem had failed his belief that disaffiliation ish Students should not house. when LL't . Labour Club meets and that the time had conic to would "not be in the interests of "attempt to stifle debate with People on the estate speak of to discuss a motion, proposed take a stand. Jewish students" although he constant references to anti- n ►-go areas ;1 nd ails eight by Sam Chugg. advocating the did acknowledge that certain semitism." o'clock entle%\ WAR aims to immediate disaffiliation of the Despite this. Chuge did stress members of NOLS were "in- Minshull's view appears to build local iesistance to the ra- Labour Club from NOES, be- that the purpose of the motion sensitive towards the beliefs reflect the prevailing mood cists and will he taking people cause of alleged anti-semitic be- was essentially to galvanise and culture of Jewish students.- within the Labour CluCI, which Irons Liss 1,, ,v■orth and the rest haviour by NOL.S members at NOI.Smta, action. and that dis- Minshull further commented seems likely to vote m favour of of Leeds to demonsoate In the •S conference this Eas- affiliation would only he a tem- that the events of the NUS con- continued affiliation tra NOLS, lir.atioid in 14th June al.Natist ter porary measure. continuing un- ference had highlighted the and indeed Chugg herself these Inc:leasing attacks. I whining the reason for her til NOLS had proved itself "tru- need for a debate on the whole admitted that her motion had ly committed to tiahiiag all issue of racism. Ile also calleil only a "very slim" chance of Miens tit racism. - for an "open and honest debate being passed. Air li uweyct. other Labour Club on the Middle-East" in which Marlin Bentham usticks £3,000 FOR SPORT AID

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Money also came from the hope that the Telephone (0532) 432446 The organisers of Sports Aid runners. final amount raised from the event will he in £130 of the ahoy e figure was raised solely In a excess of the V50 million raised by last open Monday to Saturday 8.45am to 5.30pm group of seven runners w ho did the six laps of summer, the one mile course dressed as penguins. See page 14 for Sport Aid photo feature. NEWS Page 3 TORY LINKED NO PLATFORM NO ANSWER? Ali hough the motion. 'No Platform `, NI, Answer' was eventually thrown out, the reason for this had WITH FASCISTS more to do wills the high number of no plat formers present than the A branch organiser of the Federa- Staines but Williams feels that, "Ail quality of Roh Minshull's debate. tion of Conservative Students has the evidence points against his being Sir Minshull and national chair been attempting to forge links with racist." of the HS. John Bercow' were the British National Party. National officer for the FCS, debating whether student unions The FCS member, Mr Paul Harry Philths claims that the FCS have the right to ban 'known' ra- Delariv-Staines. chairman or the condemns racism, he said of cists and fascists from speaking on Humberside College of Higher Delarie-Staines. "We totally' repudi- campus. Eduention wrote a letter to the BNP ate him for writing to the BNP." In whin developed into a discus- which is noted for its violent racist Phlbbs added that he thought that sion about freedom of speech, Mr and fascist views. In the letter he the BNP were a left-wing organisa- BViCONS' was clearly the most ex- claims to share a lot of BNP objec- tion because of their support tor perienced and eloquent orator. fie tives, these include, 'A return to state control of the economy, the is a former president of the Oxford leadership and statesmanship, the letter from the FCS was a totally dcbating society and obviously des- abolition of the welfare stale and isolated incident." he said. tined for the House of Commons the elimination of communism in Phibbs was prepared to admit I Tsi ng a throe pronged argument. Britain'. that Delarie-Staines is likely to he Bercow said that the no plat- Mr Delarie-Staines now claims expelled front the Conservative par- form for racists and fascists policy that he wrote the letter in an ty-. was "intrinsically afisurd. danger- attempt to dupe the BNP into giving IAA' chairperson Jeremy Gal- ous and not a solution to racists and him the names of BNP supporters braith thought it was. "absolutely fascists." within the FCS. disgraceful for a Tory student to be Absurd, he said, because it is President of the I lumberside ('al- writing to the BNP." lie added, -It almost impossible to define a fas- lege of Higher Education Mr Mark does the party no good at all. I cist and arrogant to do so. Ex. Williams told Leeds Student that would be in favour of chucking him Drummond Ntiddle School head- Delarie-Staines has gone into hiding out." master.- Ray Honevford was hixause he is frightened of repris- Chris llill apparently "shamelessly pilloried-. als. After an article revealing his No platform is "dangerous" be- exploits was printed in the Guar- cause it enables cowardly student dian newspaper a friend of 'Marie- unions to use the policy against any Staines, at Hull University was slap- 1st Post people to whom they object and it ped around the face with a rolled up is "no solution" because it -brushes copy of the Guardian by anti- The two week Leeds postal the issue under the carpet'. and Conservative students. Delarie- strike is over following the Post spoils the intellccuial atmosphere Staines is also thought to he worried Office's decision to reopen of higher education. about BNP reprisals after his claim negotiations on new working The FCS chairperson added that. to have conned the organisation. practices with the Union of '-a lin of people in the LaboUr party are racists and if the Trotsgot into, Mark %Villiams pointed out that Communicaton Workers power they would murder halt the Delarie-Staines is half Asian and so. (UCW). "II would seem ridiculous for him to popuiution." become friendly with an overfly ra- The UCW aereed to return From the other side came the cist group." to work on Wednesday after- sort of embittered attack that un- The college union is holding an noon and pillar boxes were un- ion members:. particularly ()GM enquiry on the matter before it sealed later that day„ According attenders, halve come to expect lakes any action against Delarie- to branch secretary. Ken from General Secretary Rob Min- Thompson, the Union called shrill. No Platform can hcconw issue tole That is hand for action after their employers to justify on purely democratw Reggae fate Post Office) installed a grounds: I lime% et. 114r Minshull's new staffing system without iour.minute tirade against the FCS consulting them. The Post both diverted the real topic of &- Flop Office also broke off negotia- hate and lost him respect. tions with the UCW. Stooping to the levels of_ "John The Reggae le.po SO festival. "We have gained simplicity Carlisle and Harvey Proctor are planned to take place at from this dispute. The Post racist MPs and say evil and nasty, Questions from the floor minority groups. Mr Bereow used Roundhav Park has been can- Office had no choice because as nasty things" did not augur well for broadened the discussion. Would his trump card: "I ant a Jew. a a comprehensive and Intellectual Mr practising Jew and I still uphold the celled following the arrest of a local branch we railroaded Bercow allow a National Front debate. society campaign for the exclusion right of anyone to express them- the events organiser Mr Edwin them. we are now in a position Nevertheless M11r Minshull did of hlacklAsiant.lewish students selves freely." Muir on charges of 'theft and to ensure that the new system is manage to redeem himself slightly from a college? "Yes he would" he The vote was very close with 48 deception'. installed without the threat of claiming "when tree speech becom- replied, -hut No Platform is de- in favour of No Platform and 45 The festival. which was due redundancies." commented Mr es the weapon of the strong against signed solely to exclude Conserva- against, toil close in fact. Suppor- to go ahead on 22nd June will Thompson. the weak then it should he cur- tive MPs." Minshull answered that ters of No Platform must learn to no longer take place as Leeds As for the unity shown by the tailed." by saving that Bercow was ignoring articulate their own case more Cm Council have now IA nh- workers, Ken Thompson Arguing to ban racist speakers, the evidence of NE activity on cam- lucidly otherwise student Unions drewn the entertainments li- added, "I am delighted that but only after they have been puses where between 1982-83 there could be faced with organised rac- democratically vetted. he added were 23 incidents of racist he- cence granted earlier in the common sense prevailed and ism and fascism on the campuses "we must never underestimate the haviour. year. However. the Council's when surely it is already too despic- that our membership remained power of the fascists who have sim- Asked how he could condone able in our towns.. ieisure services are attempting loyal and got us over a difficult ple solutions to complex prole terrorism against Jews and other Helen Slingsby to organise another festival for patch." terns." later in the year to diffuse dis- The postal workers now face appointment. though exact de- a backlog of some ten million tails have not vet been released. letters but by working overtime SAFE SEX Ticket holders will get their they aim to have cleared it as GOVERNMENT 'FREE money hack. soon as possible. Patrick tiayle. a workci iii AlDS and AIRS related sub etas will he giving a talk entitled -How sate is your sex'.?' tt 7.15 pm on 19th June in the RH SPEECH' REJECTED 1-vans lounge HOLIDAYS IN It will he ur informal talk about On Monday the House of Lords intrudur v the clause at a later date, AIDS. the 1-11-1_V-11 I virus which forced the Government to back but it oat he greatly modified. causes it and the issues raised by the disease down on its intention to offer legal Rob Nlitishull general secretary redress for speakers shouted down of 1.,UU welcomed the Peers ruling. This talk is not .rimed exclusively at ThirtsC in the high risk areas - gay men. THE SUN on University campuses. He felt that the Government had intravenous drug users and The Government had tried to in. lost the moral argument. Out of 90 'uniformly high' applications six unive sit% students have haemophiliacs • but at everyone who sert the measure as an amendment The 'No Platform' ruling was de- feels they need to he hater informed been awarded Roger Stevens travel bursaries of between £75 and to the Education Bill. if it hd been CI Oft signed exclusively to prevent racist ;bait what is rapidly becoming one passed students and academic staff groups organising on campus. He of the most controversial topics to- The successful applicants were granted bursaries because they would have been prevented from added that the Lords had seen day. aim to visit unusual, often exotic. countries and for definite obstructing speakers whatever their through the Governments "Bogus It is -a chance to learn the facts rem:, las. viewpoints. arguments" concerning free speech. rather than having. to listen to mis- For example of one of the two students who obtained Chinn leading gossip put around by the The clause would have obliged Sir Edward Parke vice chancellor fifth of the total sum) is going to live amongst Peruvian Indians in a h is .also aimed at makine the authorities of all Higher Educa- of the University told Leeds Student people see AIDS as a major heal& South American village in order to scientifically analyse their use tion centres to ensure that speakers that the Government's amendment of flora and tropical forestation for health purposes. The other is were heard, even if this meant problem rather than it being A ieCArCd would have restricted freedom of as a 'Clay Plague'. working in a small central African village. bringing in a police presence. speech. He argued that such legisla- Similarly, those who received L75 also aim to directly benefit tion was unworkable. As there is vet no cure for AIDS or The Government introduced the a vaccine to prevent people contract- others and/or themselves from their travels. These activities range clause with undue haste and did not Sir Edward reinforced this view * the virus. the onfy way the prob- from teaching in a Palestinian refugee camp on the occupied West consult University vice chancellors. when he mentioned the comment of lem can he fought is by educating Bank to working in a North Sumatran seminary, front learning Strength of feeling among the the Chairman of the Committee of people as in which activities put them about AIDS from a visit to the brilliantly organised New York gay Peers on this amendment meant Vice Chancellors Principals at particular risk. community to establishing a library in a Zimbabwean secondary that lithe Government did not drop Maurice Short, who said "No Uni- Anyone requiring immediate in- school. the clause the entire Education Bill versity has anything remotely like a formal! on should call AIDS -The six people were chosen because of their outstanding would have been thrown out. police force nor do oe want one." .1111'1( F nn -1-4-1209. Mondays and applications." said LUU Deputy president, Anne Baxter. The Government will re- Ian Atkinson Thursdays 7.00 - 9.00 pm. Page 4 LETTERS Dear Editor, Dear Editor. When members of the Labour GMG2 is simply an information network, designed to keep local Club formally Paul complained to lesbian and gay societies in touch with the activities of their McCord and Rob Minshull about neighbours. It is not a rival to the NUS campaign but it Jim Doran the posters advertising the FCS wants to spend 500 dreary words demonstrating his own paranoia meeting with a speaker on 'Why I joined the Contras no action was that is up to him. 'I'here will he an opportunity for a debate between us: at the taken to remove these posters, or forthcoming NUS lesbian and gay conference. I do wonder, however, against the FCS_ Yet when mem- why he has chosen a venue as inaccessible as Bangor, at such an bers of LC put up posters advertis- ing a Labour Party event this was inconvenient moment as exam time and at a cost of nearly £40 per used as grounds to derecognise the head. I hope it is worth it. as there are rather more important issues Militant Supporters Society. at stake than which of us is the MOM politically aware. This decision was taken without Yours sincerely, consulting with the members of Matthew Windihank that society and when no members were present to defend themselves. nents. These assaults have never In addition, many posters were LUU Labour Club believe that defaced with the vaards of the NF - been reported to any responsible open political debate is important Labour Movement body. nor has Dear Editor, Dear Editor. in contravention of !Allis •No Plat- and wish to disassociate ourselves any court action ensued. These from the behaviour throughout this Whilst washing my voluptuous I am not a self-centred sensa- form' policy - by a Labour Party member of executive. Further to particular allegations made in LS incident by Mr Nlinshull. We be- locks in a choice shampoo just the tion seeker. so I would not are the result of comrade. this the same member of exec ac- last week lieve that all non-fascist societies other day, f suddenly realised that usually expect to see my name Minshull's over-fertile imagination. cused Militant members of thre- should have the right to organise the time had come for a change. in your Contrary to what Mr Minshull sug- in your Tory rag. Sadly atening three members of exec with within this union. last issue my name appeared no violence. Right-wing members of gests in the same article. Militant There and then I rushed out of does support CND. a united Ire- Sam Chugg {chairperson) less than 42 times and although NOLS have a history of alleging. my luxury bathroom, taking care to land and Women's Sections. on behalf or Ltiti Labour cover my nether regions with a fluf- I ant not misquoted at all. I am 'assaults' by their political oppo- fy beach-lounger towel, I tripped taking this opportunity to write lightly down the street to my local just to put the record straight. Dear Editor Dear Editor, salon. Entering the room I noted a I would like it known that I, Am I alone, I wonder, in beginning to feel a bit r 'ed off concentration of sheep around what In reply to the somewhat Rob Numbskull. am against all with the Peoples Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI)? I supposed In he the barber_ Taking whatever variety, ex- garbled letter from Mr socialists, You know who I mean: they're the ones who waylay you at my place in the queue and pulling cept the soft cuddly type who Prior, I would like to put him the by now fritzy while cotton towel that strategic point just north of the Boyle Library en route will stride on to win the next between the lecture theatre block and just about everywhere straight on a few points: around me, so as to blend somewhat election with my help. Also I heifer with my new found comrades else. They whip out a folder, show you gruesome photos of hate Tory bastards but not as bleated a little so attention would mutilated corpses. ask you if you're in favour of it. and 1. There were, in fact, ten not he called to my presence. much as that noisy Trotskyist relieve you of large sums of money (ilu) in my case. security working at the lot that make me look so impor- In a way you feel guilty to criticise them. After al!, the Medics, four of whom were tant at OGMs. Shaking my multi-lengthed hair- PMOI are indeed suffering hideously, with thousands of on stage. do in the woollen atmosphere I con- Yours. martyrs at the hands of the odious Khomeni regime. And sidered what style to treat nty Nob Miniscule I've no doubt that they need the money: just as I've no doubt 2. Events has not got a bot- glistening pate to. Just as I had that some people still don't know the full awful truth of decided on a rastaesque dreadlock tomless hag full of money to effect, each dread held by a Palm- what's going on in Iran. pay 'professionals', instead thin of deeply coloured oils and And yet. Fin getting fed up of having to run some kind of we rely WI people w Ito are offset with mane ribbons my turn gauntlet every day. every time 1 go into my department. 1 really interested in live music came in the queue, hate averting my eyes, or mumbling some excuse, or even and are willing to give their Dear Editor, using the back door to avoid them. time free of charge. as I was about to describe. in Ti is with great regret that Damn it. 1 support the PMOI! I even have a standing order appropriately bejewelled speech, halve to intomi v131.1 ttil my res- made out to them. So I resent them acting in essence like Was Mr Prior's letter in- the exact perimeters of my chosen double glazing Salesmen or something: its the intrusiveness. 'head-gear' !as we hot voung types ignation_ Problems with my spired by sour grapes? wile and children (ie I haven't the hard sell which I think is unwarranted. I find mysell say t, I was seized by a burly and Maybe he could not get a brutal farm-hand, and my skin, got any!) make it impossible for thinking "Why don't you f"" off?", which is unfair, and yet. towel and alas my beloved scalp- me to continue in full time em- by their behaviour they ask for it. sign-in and had to pay for a follicles! were shaven by a wicked ployment by and on behalf of Maybe no one else feels this way; but if others do. then I ticket (shock, horrors!) or sharpened buzzing instrument. Leeds University Union. would ask the PM01 to seriously weigh up the goodwill lost was he removed from the hall whilst I was tossed aside into a pen I have enjoyed working with against the cash gained. They could always go and join the by invisible Events Security? containing panicked. bald sheep. vim and 1 am sure it was an purveyors cif 57 varieties or Troiskyistn Outside the Union - their hop skip and jump tragically Who knows (cares). Howev- honour and great experience which I know some people feel is also like running a gauntlet. er, Events will continue to wrenched from their 013CC joyous -but at least if you don't want to purchase the product you can visages. for you to work with Inc. I provide the best in entertain- know you will want to IA kh me walk by unmolested. (conversely, as with the PMOI I do ment and at the lowest Naked. cut and balder than a the best of luck in my new job object to the RCP. who alone have the gall to flog their prices. thinning skin-head, I have burnt as Chancellor tot the Lxche- organ amongst the tables in the refectory, 'Fight Racism. my aran sweaters, and shall never Fight Imperialism' and chips indeed! 1 should cocoa... ). Cheers, cast off another stitch again. Yours, Seriously, would PMOI or anyone else care to comment? Yours, Frank Horvath Yours. Roy Morley . 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▪ Page 5 President of LIT Lesbian and Gay Society, Neil Wallace gives his impression of the recent CYNHADLEDD NUS Lesbian and Gay conference held in Ban- gor.

Ask most people what they documentary on Lesbian mother- RHYDDHAD would expect from a Lesbian hood. and Gay conference and they All those who watched it. both probably wouldn't have a male and female, were shown clue. clearly the pain and fear a lesbian Even as a Gay man I had mother feels when she knows that LESBIAIDD at am time the courts can take her in London whose forthcoming trial little idea of what to expect children away. is being heralded as the biggest when I arrived in Bangor for As time was limited, workshops censorship case since the sixties. the NUS organised event last on different subjects were run The two debates w hich produced weekend. To describe how I simultaneously meaning unfortu- and indeed warranted the most de- A HOYW feel now it is over. is very nately that no one could attend bate were on Further Educational difficult, for I think it will more than a fraction of the es ents. colleges and Bisexuality. probably take weeks, poss- flowerer. although some lost It was decided that. lesbians and 4 1111111111101111 4444 44 ibly even months before 1 direction or failed to generate gay men at FE colleges faced par- 4 44 much interest as is the nature of ticular problems and that they 4 really understand what I've spontaneous discussion, on the at 4 learned from the experience. needed realistic support from 4 4 4 whole I found the lesel of debate NUS. It was also felt that many To have so many issues rinsed, high and informative. would find it impossible to ebtain 4 discussed. analysed and illumin- 4 44 4 The workshops on AIDS. for realistic funding to attend future ated by so many people looking 4 example allowed us to discuss conferences from their executives from so many points of view was and that the NUS should look tnto 4 both exciting and challenging and I frankly a topic which is generally 4 treated either with tweezers or a ways of removing their registration feel sure that no one left the con- sledgehammer. It was very pleasing costs. 4 44 ference feeling they had learned 44 LESBIAN & GAY i4 44 44 to see the number of lesbians who nothing. Bisexuality Flowed to be a surpri- 1 ooking round the delegates at turned up despite the fact that their singly cmotisc issue. Although sexual activities generally make 44 44 PRIDE MAAG B 4 44 the introductory talk there was lit- everyone was willing to recognise them one of the lowest risk groups. 4 4 tle to suggest what we all had in bisexuality as a legitimate form of 4 4 common. save perhaps for the However. they could still tell sexuality, the discussion centred upon how it should he incorporated 4 4 abundance of pink and black stories of how people had treated 44 4 4 ASSEMBLE 2 triangles and the small badges we them as potential carriers under the into the liberation campaign with- 4 4 were asked to wear, which stated influence of the 'Clay Plague' ban- out creating ambiguities within the • .44 HYDE PARK 4 4 proudly that this was a 'cynhadledd ner head lines. movement. rhvddhad lesbiaidd a hoyw* or • 4 4 4 4 4 One of the delegates was IITLV It was generally felt that We 'Lesbian and Gay conference' for di 4 4 4 111 positive (he had been exposed could achieve the liberation of bise- anyone so inadequate that they 4 . to the virus which can lead to the xuals. lesbians and gay men by could not understand such an im- development of AIDS) and discus- simply fighting for the right of portant Welsh phrase. 44 44 THE COMMUNARDS 44 44 sed some of the problems he and everyone to sleep with people of The majority of the conference other carriers of the virus would the same:gender. 4 .44 THE BEVERLEY SISTERS 44 44 4 took the form of workshops where face at educational institutions delegates interested in particular I left conference with the feeling 4. • CABARET MARQUEE•BER TENT 4 4 throughout this country. that together we bad the enthu- 4 subjects could talk, listen and 4.4 • FLO4TS•SPEAKERS•STALLS '4 4 hopefully think. Videos were also During the course of the two siasm and intelligence to make real days several motions were passed. changes which would benefit not 4 4 4 provided where relevant material AND MUCH MUCH MORE 4 4 had been screened by the television Many were passed without any only ourselves, but also the mil* 4 4 4 LESBIAN STRENGTH MARCH 4 4 companies. opposition including motions Con- lions of gay students who will take 4 demning Amnesty International up the fight in the future. 4 4 " SATURDAY 21ST JUNE LONn 4 However where homosexuality 4 temains such a taboo subject there and Glasgow District Council for would like to thank the con- .41 4 venors and wish Sam Akinlade and 4 is very little quality material worth making homophobic decisions watching, Having said this I must Another motion was passed sup- Sarah Dickinson luck with the cam- ■ ' 4 praise Channel Four for a superb porting •(ias's the vmni. paica twee the nest ‘‘' 11

How much of what goes Intense sweeteners such as have what is known as PKl into the food we eat do we aspartame provide a dual func- PKU can be detected in new tion: they make food more born babies via a blood test and actually know about? Ab- palatable and therefore encour- if the child is placed on a out a year ago much was age more of it to be consumed phenylalinine-free diet it will made of some of the `E' while they also simultaneously lead a normal life. Howe\ et. it additives which are reduce the food's caloric con- is quite disgusting how produc- thought to cause side tent. Because of this inbuilt ers of food which contain aspar- dichotomy. aspartame uncou- tame (and phenylalinine) bare- effects such as nausea and ples the relationship between ly reveal this fact Young chil- iP1/4, THE skin rashes. taste and metabolism and so dren who may suffer from PK I Similarly, recent studies deprives the body of informa- arc unlikels to read the small SWEETEST by Dr John Blundell and tion which regulates appetite. print on a can rut son drink just his colleague, Andrew Hill Tests carried out by Blundell to check for phenylatinine. As a and Hill on 18-22 year olds re- result they could suffer from DISCOVERY SINCE of Leeds University's vealed that on certain occasions relapses. psychology department re- subjects felt more hungry after Dr Blundell is not particular- veal their concern for a consuming water flavoured ly popular with Monsanto. the SUGAR. product called 'aspartame' with aspartame than those who multinational of which Nutras- which is a compound of drank only water. weet is a franchise. His findings The 511 per cent of women only seem to confirm why brand names called Nut- who diet and so. by definition. aspartame was grudginO% rasweet and Canderel. under eat. will probably already accepted onto the market. In- have unstable eating patterns. deed, the United States Food Aspartame appears in a vari- however if and when they con- and Drug Association (FDA) is ety of products such as table top sume aspartame via diet pro- still reviewing the product and a sweetener. soft (diet) drinks. ducts such as yoghurt and soft huge battle raged between the whipped topping and chewing drinks this may mean a further association and Monsanto until gum. loss of control over appetite. It aspartame finally went on sale Aspartame has the popular might even induce hinging and in the US in 1980. . in advantage of actually intensify- purging. Britain. this sweetener only just ing other artificial sweeteners Certain side effects of aspar- passed DHSS screening in whilst not leaving a bitter after tame have been recorded and 1982. taste. It also contains few calor- these range from mood It may take years to ascertain ies and is thus a vital and profit- changes, insomnia and nausea the true nature of aspartame able asset to the booming diet to irregular menstrual cycles and until sufficient evidence is industry. and are even implicated in cases gathered about it, it will remain However, according to Dr of minor epilepsy. on the supermarket shelves in- Blundell's findings all sweeten- In addition to this. aspartame definitely. ers. particularly. aspartame, contains chemical properties especially if taken as part of a which could possibly exacer- Dr Bludnell is interested in Contents equivalent In ofsugor s calorie controlled diet can bate this disregulation of appe- those who may have experi- 2 Calories per sachet.weetness to one teaspoonful actually make one more hungry tite for it comprises two amino enced any side effects from and this sensation, coupled with acids: aspartic acid and pheny- aspartame. You can contact the desire to lose weight. can lalinine. Some people cannot him at the psycholo,gy depart- disregulate the metabolism. digest phenylalinine and they ment. Leeds University. Page 6 ARTS

FORESIGHT Toenails, snot, long hair and ganja - the government's view of a typical art student. More fike a cricket player I hear you cry. But is the government's view right, and where will you be drinking tomorrow afternoon? The only Arts event that is happen- ing as a whole, as a connected total- ity in Leeds in the next two weeks is Gregory Hines and Michell garysinikov rival defectors the Poly fine art students' work-in on Sat 7th at the Poly Ents hall. They White Nights - ODEON is surprising is that although the perienced whilst a soldier in The film has a structural are protesting against the proposed plot is so predictable the film is Vietnam! a much more sym- weakness. One side of it is a close down of the Fine Art Course. quite decent — largely because pathetic and amusing character political thriller and one side is There will be bands - I don't know oy- who - films - I don't know which - Whig' Is a sort of enj of the wild and wacky dancing than the dancer. Gregory Hines a dance movie; often the switch and pictures - full of shocking wacki. able true to life story. It's about scenes. gives what I reckon is a brilliant over from a dancing scene to a ness and hopefully. skill. Most im- a Russian dancer who has de- The simple red and white performance. Jerzy Skolimows- non dancing one is a mite awk- portantly of all for us punters it's fected to the west. The hero is ideology of the movie is made ki is accomplished as a cultured ward. licensed 12.30 - 5.00, Get on down there pop pickers! played by Mikhail Baryshini- more detailed and interesting but hard KGB colonel. But anyway let's forget all by subtle (by Hollywood stan- Not only politics and car this stuff about On a more conventional and less kov, an ex-Soviet dancer who is ideoioey charac- drunken note the drama scene looks now an American citizen. One dards) characterisation and a chases but sex interest as well: terisation and structural weak- hopeful over the not two weeks. day as he flys across Russia, his reasonably effective script. there are no naked bodies, but nesses. The film is it dance There are various options over the plane is forced to land 'rhe evil The dancer is a selfish obno- all the heroic characters are movie. a dance movie that next two weeks. if the exam ques- xious dickhead. Also, unlucki- good looking. Buddies are not. tions have battered you into sense- Communists then try to reverse alternates between adventurous less TV AM fodder then the trivial his defection but eventually he ly, Baryshiniko'Y's acting is not It's not a world beating film: ballet and rauncv bopping with and over hyped Adrian Mole is for heroically escapes. as good as his dancing. He has I don't think that the portrayal a few stunts and a hit of politics you_ IGrand 15th 21st) I can tell you the ending be- two opposing foils: One of of the dancer as selfish and thrown in, Two red stars out of Much better news are the perform- cause although there's interest them- is a black New York tap- obnoxious is deliberate: some- three. ances at the Workshop. Tonight and and drama in the film there's dancer who has defected to times the .aeling is a bit stilted tomorrow am the last two days you little suspense in the plot. What Russia because of what he ex- and the dialogue a hit rubbishy. BEN HOPKINS can catch Women's Theatre Week. You can see Whores d'Oeuvres and Taboo at 7.30 on Friday and Mons- toques on Saturday The real treat is Workshop's Cabaret this will be bril- liant (remember Toiler anyone?) de- spite being ideologically sound its WET FISH lull of juicy wisecracks, sexy dancing THE SEA by EDWARD and powerful songs Otherwise, If the exam room has BOND- LEEDS left you in an ethereal mood try PLAYHOUSE Opera North's spectacular song shows on at the Grand, see What's After looking at a programme On for further info). Films I hear you cry' The best are that read like a sociology tex- being shown by a newcomer: the tbook we endeavoured to Univ Sot. There's, the 'Thun- understand a play that prom- derbirds' feature film (19th June ised some hidden deep political 7.30 RBLT} plus a couple of other tastier earlier in the week. meaning. However. this play The Hyde Park's much vaunted had about as much excitement reliability has gone down the drain, as watching a wet tea bag on a apart from the Killing Fields tonight Sunday afternoon. (Two blokes escape from Pot Pot's Cambodia, amating photos and Attempting to outline the some tense scenes, but a bit glossed drama of a small coastal com- up for commercial reasons). munity the play gradually with- The lounge has taken up the chal- ers into insignificance. After a company to lighten the tone ni lenge. II shows Room With a View young man was drowned out at the play with a farcical funeral for two weeks. Four Edwardians suc- scene and a mock village play cumb to passion in turn of the cen- "OK, man don't get heavy, lust 'cos Krn r! your sear 'here's no need to sea on a stormy night due to the tury Sella Italia. Stars Daniel Day brandish that offensive beard at me" apparent carelessness of the (which included a vicar looking Lewis out of my Beautiful Laun- local coastolard. it became remarkably like Benny Hill — derette. A lot more amusing and clear that there were more the highlight infact) fell flat effective than it sounds. Unfortu- when key humour lines were nately all the other filmic goodies are sinister overtones. late night, I'll ere there but prob- Hatch (Christopher Saul) over emphasised. thus making ably be the boozed up, dressed owner of a local drapery, dis- them predictable. down moron snoring and grunting couraged the local coastguard Penultimately. Evens (Gad- in the front. Another episode in she trey Jackman) turns out to be life of a Leeds Student foresight col- volunteers front rescuing the umnist. poor soul with some manufac- one of those now cliched 'wise Birdy - about a traumatised Viet tured rumours about a martian old fools who simply sums up nam veteran - is OK but not as good space invasion. Consequently the meaning of life in fifteen as they say- (Playhouse, tonight. minutes. This didn't exactly ex- late) The Purple Rose of Cairo (late the young man dies with reper- night Fri 131h) is my mum's favourite cussions for the whole corn- cite the yawning audience fls this a recornmendation?1 munitt either. Mia Farrow falls in love with a movie His fiancee is slightly upset, The Sea frankly didn't tram- star who steps down from the mit it's moral, political and so- screen My morn says it does for her while the local landowning cial meanings with enough what the lass upbeat plight of 'Eas- sees the no nonense boy, of 'The spinster runs riot accusing the THE DELTA FORCE- ABC vigor for it to be an important tenders' Angie does for the rest of Delta Force' chase round after now schizoid and soon to be us. piece of drama. Instead it might Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, an American airliner hijacked straight jacketed Hatch. enforc- My Beautiful Launderette shows have- passed for an episode of on the 14th and 15th Luckily no just the `Delta Force'. Look out by a couple of 'mad dogs'. Just ing her moral responsibility for Emmerdale Farm. need for me la- give a distorted folks, here comes the cavalry to compound the problems fac- the rest of t he community. thumbnail sketch of this one, but ifs Attempts by the Playhouse BIG BOY more likely to keep you awake than spitting lire and dealing death to ing our heroes. it turns out !hat any of the other films are. those that dare threaten the na- some of the hostages are Jewish Now to Bradford. Its rapidly be- tives of the land of democracy, and others are US military per- acting verges on the mechanical the s***s really hit the fan" coming the artistic centre of the uni- freedom of choice and Wrangler sonnel. All topical stuff. and is largely unconvincing. Kennedy has been st heeled out verse. what with the Alhambra, the NMFP and the Lontinuing rise of jeans. After one bungled attempt The chief of the 'Delta Force' is to make us feel at home. David Hockney to tame of Monroe's You've seen this all on the Six (they should have called the played by an ageing Lee Marvin 'The Delta Force' is a serious proportions. Hitchcock's Vertigo is o'clock liens, now international SAM The Delta Force steam who is really getting too old for film. which is a real pity because On at the NMFP Saturday 14 - SundaY terrorism returns to the Big into the surburbs of Beirut, all this rough 'n' tumble stuff it could have a great spoof. 15 Kurosawa's first film, Rashomon shows on the 10th and 110), and Screen in what is basically an round up the hostages and "get while the obligatory 'hard man' Obviously director Menahem Godard's latest Detective can be updated rip-off of 'Raid on En- the hell out singing 'God Bless role is filled by Chuck Norris. Golan hasn't got much of a seen this Saturday and Sunday. tebbe' and the like. America' and swigging well Other 'names' include Shelley sense of humour and has served P.& Remember the Poly ... Bring The action swings from Iran earned cans of Budwieser. Flow Winters and Robert Vaughan. us up with a 'disaster' movie of down the government. to Athens, from Algiers to . • . I do love a happy ending. Even the veteran of many an the most literal kind. Jonny Keats is on holiday you've guessed- it,- Rattan. and It' the film is predictable, the airport drama, George "Now ROBERT (TUBAS pitts 7 ARTS The Poly Printmakers' Degree Show (now over). Graphic WHERE THERE'S Design Dept. BRASS THA'S The pots printmakers deal in im- aginative realism, they deal in col- COFFEE our and they deal in slashing black and white as their recent show dis- What would you buy for a million played. pounds? Leeds City Art Callen; Jack Chesterman, head of the have bought a cafe and a new set of course, recognises that you can showing rooms and workshops. draw no good line between one kind Largely financed by the Henry of graphic art and another. There Moore Foundation its another bar- was thus a pleasant range of draw- gain For the region, ings, paintings and photos as well as For years Leeds .gallery goers prints. have had a severe problem. We The essential, if unconcious, might be offended by sonic of the theme of the exhibition was popular 4:11% 'S collection of disgustingly mythology: the rooms we sit in. the maudlin Victorian paintings, or ex- market down In the city centre, the cited by the small of Fauvism and flowers and birds we see around us. I lenry Moore. but we have had no the cliches we all say. chairs to rest our feet. nor food or Key Clarke tone of the artists) drink to till our stomachs. The has. as he says. a "sense of folk- cafe. very much in the striped pine. lore." He illustrates sayings like quiche and coffee style of must -What a dickhead" or "We've got other art gallery cafes_ solves this the gas hill". There are loving but proble m- faintly sarcastic pictures of his father, over exaggerated students Another little anodic is the and comic hook monsters. workshop. where groups can learn Some of his pictures have large io sculpt and work at Id art. colour blocks which contrast with Already the whiff of poster paint is other areas made tip of powerful seeping into the gallery walls. flicks of blue, red and orange. His black and white pictures tend to use Most important of all is the im- strong geometrical compositions proved exhibition space: the new and stylised shapes to illustrate small areas have been created, plus IMAGE SPACE PUBLIC jokes like ')lair by Blowlamp'. a dig a room with a set of racks for displaying works in the collection Picture above: Meira Stockl. clothmaker at work Different artists in the group work iii wry at the hairspray contingent. Truly a different ways. Leslie N 11 vicioiss insects mythological artist. that aren't on the walls upstairs. The Yorkshire Mural Artists exhibition at the are six tool long Imes ail si•ammil moil' held City Art Gallery. The present exhibitions may together by strips of leather and papeKlip stitch- seem bitty. because of the small- Have you suffered from buildings that are either es. (interne Vs'ilson paints naturalistic pictures of ness of the areas. but hopefully this grossly featureless, like the Poly city. site? Or that people helping each other. SCREENED problem will he overcome. But - Stockl and Lawty and here's the good part - they have trendy looking objects tacked on as a de- make hits of cloth. stuffed full of symbols and Celia Wilt:bard is another artist seem hilts for one big reason. corative afterthought, say the hideous and evocations. who sometimes has a go at worka- They're all so stimulating that you gruesomely expensive Perseus on the Roger Their work suffers from being taken out of day happenings like 'Mike has don't want to stop looking at them. Stevens? context. Yet. with the help of preparatory washed up', though she seems to Roll on extensions of such exhibi- The muralists Want to try to put this right. sketches and a few photos, die exhibition shows lavish more care on her flower tions. us -the challenging. the humorous, the decora- prints. I wasn't sure about these - They work with architects and builders to make they seemed to lose rather than gain Ben Hopkins public places pleasant and meaningful. tive, the unbelievable solutions.- at a second glance - but they're definitely accomplished. Gill Manes tries to put over the Great Painting of Victorian Daily Life OM, charm of a suburb's 50s tas- REALITY'S ON THE The exhibition consists of a mere 14 works picked as the catalogue says for telessness. Her colours - such as their compelling and -ant herdic image of di, life in Victorian England." burgundy and beige - are a hit weak They are compelling. each warranting Inure than a brief perusal, for to for my taste, but the pictures are he found within them are a whole collection of characters from Nineteenth somehow different from the general BLINK AGAIN Century life, characters described by Dickens and George Eliot. here run of things. Her more recent semi portrayed with delicate accuracy and above all a desire to paint everyday abstract work is less so: done in life. bright primary colours it is im- The paintings are arranged around four main themes. the 'Panorama of mediately appealing but perhaps the People', characterised by William Frith's many figured scenes of too much like a Habitat poster. ordinary life. The humorous. pointed and charming depiction of a Lovelock's pictures of Leeds Victorian seaside holidas in 'life at the Seaside' and the varied and market are confused, but then I narrative picture of people hoarding a train at 'The Railway Station', here myself have a very definite idea of one Sees two Scotland Yard detectives arresting the criminal just as he what the market looks like. and boards the train; the child leasing for his first term at hoarding school and sometimes the confusion works well a soldier kissing his son goodie, e. Under the main title of People' comes the as bright colours and outlines melt other soh-themes. The concept of 'Two Nations', the rich and the poor and and merge into one another. both the 'Bright' and 'Dark Sides' of their lives. Within each wort, the Other people tried to revivify old complex relations between the figures is portrayed down to thy last and traditions rather than investigate most intricate and intimate details of dress, gesture and locution. This popular mythology. Dean Bailey's serves only to add to the interest and appeal of familiar locations and scenes scratch) neurotic picture, set in a from another age. tradition of religious pictures, had The exhibition is one in which the works are of historical interest and peculiar structure and energy. although diverse in their imagers and portrayal of the complexities of Looking hack, they might have Victorian daily experience, they are easy to understand and above all been the exhibitions best. Ken- pleasing to look at. Th is share w Mt the literature of their day an aim to nedy's block prints of his friends pursue and portray their contemporary real world. Together the works are a lively development of Russian exhibited create an interesting, insight into Victorian life. It's a free woodcuts. exhibition at the Leeds City Art Gaiters, go and get a glimpse of the people These artists are good. There and experiences of another century. were other artists just as skilled who I couldn't lit in, for space Katherine Deans reasons. Thes have a practical and intimate involvement with the de- tails of life. Thes. have the skill and desire to put their ideas over. GANDHI & GLENDA The cards of popular mythology, Turtle Diary, Bradford Film Theatre of artistic tradition, of looking viva- LEEDS ciously at nature are played well. Turtle Diary is the first 'in house' production of the newly formed The pritititlakers deal in imagina- United British Artists, and if all their subsequent celluloid is as PLAYHOUSE tive realism, they deal in colour, good as this. Olympia is sureb. theirs. they deal in slashing black and Glenda Jackson and Ben Kingsley play the leading roles in a rich Calverley Street 442111 white. Above all they deal in a and subtle perception of two reclusive. fading middle aged divor- combination of skill and meaning. cees in a lustreless and unheroic city routine. Ben Hopkins The platonic relationship that evolves between them sterns from Final Week Film a mutual desire to abduct some giant turtles from the local zoo sold ends 7th June Fri 6 June at 11 15prn drive them into the sea. THE SEA BIRDY (15) PREVIEW This is the plot and the symbol, but so treated as to he humorous Edward Bond braIlanny captures South Pacific rather than sentimentalist; suggestive rather than facile. The dour life in a small east-coast town Picture the scene - it is World life and grand whims of effete middle age lie restive amid the at the turn of Me century Fri 13 June at 1T 15pm pregnant silences and unsaid eloquence of Harold Pinter's oblique War II and on a balmy tropical Mon/Tue 8pm, Wed-Sat 7 30pm THE PURPLE ROSE screenplay and John Irvin's astute direction. island in the South Pacific - Mat Sat 7 June 3pm OF CAIRO (PG) group of sex-starved American The eventual trip to the coast with the turtles in crates in the sailors are bored. They are then hack of a hired van becomes a remarkable fusion of wry humour, invaded by a group of nurses justified crime and resonant. grave escape. The man in the garage From 12th June with inevitable results. In this strangely observes that the turtle-crates look like coffins: on Philip King's Comedy Rogers and Hammerstein returning the characters undergo a sea-change. Sat 14 June at 11.15pm and SEE HOW THEY RUN Sun 15 June at 7.30pm musical there are songs, ro- The filming in central London television-famous locations is as mance. danger and spectacle - familiar as the generous realism of speech and action: films like SUBSCRIBE NOW MY BEAUTIFUL just how the Light Opera Socie- this make a great break from the standard Americana that we too 1 I 1 !, .r LAUNDERETTE (15) ty will stage this is awaited often suffer. breathlessly. Steve Miles Page 8 SIII ENT A CONTRADICT

Our resident nutrition exper Rob Gubas bravely enter in student eating habits and down on what the average fertile minds alive! Photos

Out in the 'Big Bad World', lost on young people, particular- In a survey conducted by health is big business. You can ly those down academia way. Leeds Student a sample of a 100 throw up your Special K limber- Health seems low down on their students at the Polytechnic and ing up with Mad Lizzie, before list of priorities, coming a poor the University were asked working out with Jane Fonda second to a pasty, chips and a general questions on how they and then shaping up with old pint. saw themselves in relation to Felicity Kendall. If you've still their general health. got the energy you can pop out Recently, the Ministry of Agri- Well over two-thirds of those to one of the numerous health culture published a report on questioned considered them- food shops that have sprung up the dietry habits of the 15.25 selves to be 'fairly healthy' in recent years before retiring to age group. The report concluded although one-half drank regular- the pub for a well earned glass that certain sections of the ly and took no exercise while of milk or diet Pepsi. Even pop group were eating less than the just under half smoked. Sixty- stars are getting in on the act - recommended amount of nut- three per cent did not eat three compare the lean and healthy rients. Young people have never regular meals a day and 56 per looking David Bowie of today to usually been regarded as a high cent did not consider food to be the pale and emaciated 'Think risk group but there is mounting an important part of their week- White Duke' of years gone past. fear for their health and general ly budget. However, much of this seems welfare. However Mrs J. Ryley, a lec- turer in the Department of Food Science, lay to rest the myth that it is essential to eat three meals a day as long as the right food is eaten in the right amounts. "There is nothing wrong with a good sandwich," at the same time stressing that THE FACTS ON A PLATE it is very undesirable to eat a packet of crisps or a bar of chocolate as a snack, which appears to be the case with some students who do not eat regular meals. Q1. Do you consider yourself to be healthy? Yes — 69 No — 30 Breakfast was the most popu- lar meal that was missed, a Q2. Do you eat food with health in mind? Yes — 48 No — 48 point that was picked up on by Mrs Ryley. She explained that not eating a proper breakfast Q3. Do you eat three meals a day? Yes — 37 No — 63 sometimes produced low blood sugar levels which can in turn Q4. Which meals do you miss most often? Breakfast — 39 Lunch — 14 Dinner — 10 Q5. Is food an important part of your weekly budget? Yes — 42 No — 56 Q6. Do snacks during the day replace set meals? Yes — 57 No — 41 Q7. Do you cook for yourself or eat out (ie Refec)? Cook — 47 Eat out — 46 Q8. Do you drink? Yes — 91 No — 9 Q9. What frequency? Every day — 25 Every two days — 43 Weekends — 32 Q10. Do you smoke? Yes — 46 No — 54 Q11. How many daily? Less than ten — 14 10-20 — 26 More than twenty — 6 Q12. Do you take regular exercise? Yes — 47 No — 53 Q13. Do you take vitamin pills? Yes — 22 No — 78 THE FACTS ON A PLATE Page 9

1.ION IN TERMS?

)erts Anne Marie Lavan, and into the dangerous world of health to bring us the low Skolar does to keep their by Steve Robinson.

lead to impair academic per- to discover whether or not a care of their members? Anne formance. For students with large proportion of the cases BBaxter who is responsible for erratic sleeping habits it is likely treated by the student health student welfare at the Universi- that lunch is their breakfast. service are nutrition related. Un- ty felt that care was taken but Mrs Ryley made the point that fortunately we were unable to that more could be done. "At exercise is more important for make an appointment before the beginning of this year new good health, than a good diet, the date of publication. Could students were given a briefing although this will be of little this be a reflection on the state on general well being and the comfort to the 47 per cent of of student health? dangers of over indulegence in students whose only idea of ex- the 'demon rum and the evil ercise is walking to and from the Returning to the question of weed." bar. There is now more emph- the number of regular drinkers. asis being placed on controlling LUU Deputy President Anne Next year the new Welfare diet by exercise which probably Baxter revealed some alarming Officer will have the area of explains why the sharks in the statistics. Quoting figures given health education in her brief commercial world are making a to her by the student health ser- although Leeds University re- killing. vice (she was obviously able to mains the only major education- The 53 per cent that did take make an appointment!) it seems al establishment lacking a fi- regular exercise quoted activi- that one in four graduates on nanced counselling service. ties such as tennis, aerobics, leaving higher education have a Attempts are being made to football, swimming and cycling. clinical drink problem which establish such a body although This group also appeared to be more often than not stems from with an estimated running cost more concerned about their the social pressures that are en- of £30,000 p/a and the UGC general health and were inclined countered by many students. showing little restraint in cut- to smoke and drink less Furthermore, on average, stu- ting back University funding this There seems to be an ongoing dents spend an estimated £400 seems a remote possibility. debate amongst medical 'ex- per annum on alcohol. This All this may seem a little perts' about the value of vitamin trend seemed to be confirmed gloomy but the survey did show pills Out of those questioned a by those questioned, many of that some students are careful resounding 78 per cent did not whom said they would drink about what they eat and their take them, this may have some- more often if they had the health in general. It is perhaps thing to do with the fact that money to spend on it. Perhaps inevitable that the negative side they cost twice as much as a even more disturbing are figures of student health gets empha- packet of cigarettes. Recent evi- revealed in connection with in- sised more than the positive dence suggests tht the average adequate food intake. At the side. British diet provides adequate University more than one in ten For those who do consider vitamin content to render the students have a serious food themselves unhealthy, don't de- pills unnecessary. Perhaps their disorder. spair. Remember all those main effect is psychological. Bearing these figures in mind, woodbine smoking OAPs who It would have been interesting do student Unions take enough make it to a ripe old age.

Page 10 MUSIC In the temple of doom lines, the Incredible String Vest, er... Band (old hippy joke there). Since leaving the Release P R EVIEW Incredibles, Mr Williamson has hidden himself away in the USA, only occasionally the TIME emerging with an of utterly wonderful beautiful Friday 6th June - Friday 20th electric folk sounds. Unqual- Bats June ified recommendation for THE MISSION VVit, verve, esprit, persifliage: this one. None of these in this week's PAULINE MURRY 'Preview Column', which is Next day, Thursday the BATFISH BOYS the usual, tedious, list of 12th, two very good gigs on LEEDS POLY names and dates, inters- in competition. At the Ware- for the leather-clad Gothic die- The other great divide be- persed with cheap insults house, the very famous Whatever happened to Simon hards. The Ion • awaited first ex- tween the Sisters and all their Denbeigh, the voice from the peditio ts of offspring will be the latter's bid remaindered wisecracks. Mekons, all the way from Don't say you haven't been sunny Leeds; and at the Poly, March Violets? Got • as corn hey al 0 for commercial success- The warned. the not quite so famous Well after walking out on p ach to a wi•udience th Mission's first offering, 'Ser- them he went off and started his me and not to I into the rut ent's Kiss'. (Chapter 22) has Housemartins from even own record business, see, called the Sisters ma•they words ready been raised to the top of Top of the list is a gig this sunnier Hull. The Housemar- very evening, Friday 6th June 'Batfish Incorporated', then h they want to 'Commer- indie chart. There is also a tins' debut single was the cial Success of Zeppelin in the air; the at the Astoria, starring the started to miss the exciteme absolute business; 'Flag Day' of being in a band and so e- t hey em hair, the tassled leather very tall, Slim Gaillard, who staying on the turn-table for ated the 'Batfish Boys' as a s •0- ts, the content of the gets a boost every time a jazz hours on end, although the line to record producing. To ay, au 'Br , even down to the logo of revival comes round, and follow-up, 'Sheep' was a however, the ex-Gothlord I •ks ackt • their w nd one of those trendy who managed to get in on somewhat lesser effort. The more like a biker and unf den Deligh ols. No longer afraid to 'Absolute Beginners'. Mr band have a new single to nately the band sometimes ok The mpar• to their influences, they as well as sound like ZZ To to the d Free's 'Wishing Well' and Gaillard is a singer/guitarist promote, however, and who was in the right places Pauline Murray, to use a co y den demis the outc Young's 'Like A Hurricane'. should be well worth catch- pun, took the Poly by 'Star band me • ers w e Mission Impossible was during the late 50s jazz explo- ing, The Mekons, of course, sion, and is chiefly famous With her band of that name, s Questioned; ary Marx created ieved. I'm sure they will re- are the second greatest band presented us with an assort Ghostdance, )tricl Andy Eldritch n the loyalty of their first dis- for having invented his own ever to come out this gritty ment of sweet songs with a 'The Sisterho ciples and pick up many a con- language; which requires the t(w)angy taste. ars the dark vert en route. The neo-Dark city. addition of the suffix '- Sandwiched between two in not-dis Ages are upon us, and before oroonie' to every other word, Next Friday the 13th heavy male Gothic bands. drone, sim• long the beserkers in black will and the prefix 'vout-' to every (aaaaaghl) and current Peel, Pauline showed how to sweep ism to matt monochrome be chanting 'Naked and Savage' third word. This is great fun indie, favourites Bogshed at away the cobwebs of gloomy style of his followers; he even down Burnley Road. doom that accomany "tommor- resurrected some old ghosts for about 20 minutes but, the place which used to be Big Bruver ow's the end of the world" from the grave yard, like 1969. having sat through an entire called The Marquee, but Gaillard set some time ago. I musical ceremonies. But the Mission are not just re- which, in a fit of bad taste, Risen, from the ashes of the vamped Sisters; the new songs GODFATHER must acknowledge that it can has apparently changed its Sisters of Mercy come The Mis- have much more power behind EXPERIENCE get rather tedious. Still, you name to The Pub With No sion, 'keeping the faith" alive them. can hardly go through life Name. How tacky! GODFATHER without seeing Slim Gaillard, PUB WITH NO NAME and this looks like the ideal There is the possibility of opportunity. an appearance by Chakk at Still a Punk-Rocker The Godfathers' music is de- the Warehouse on Sunday rivative rock and roll; 1960s Monday the 9th finds Tippa THE RAMONES: 'Animal Boy' (Beggars Banquet) the 15th, but this is, as yet, music now hip in 1986 Lon- hie, 'Hello Darlin", at the unconfirmed. However the After the vigorous re-assertion of energy that 'Too Tough don. Loud and fast guitaring Phoenix Club and, as a con- Warehouse is definitely play- To Die' turned out to be, 'Animal Boy' finds the Ramones suitable for much elbow wav- trast, Restless bring rock 'n' ing host to the excellent ing, and a number of choice roll-a-billy to Adam 'n' Eve's in a slightly more explorative mood. Of course the accus- Gene Loves Jezebel the fol- instrumentals. Rolling the following evening. tomed Ramone-esnue three-chord clangs are still here, lowing eyeing. Stones way before they Wednesday the 11th has but there's a hint of diverse undercurrents flowing be- neath the surface. reached the age of slippers New Cottage Industry, about Finally, the best double bill and cardies - and tried not to whom I know nothing what- The much-discussed hardcore slams duly make their of the fortnight is at Adam presence felt - notice; the Stooges without soever, in the University Tar- Boy' and 'Eat That Rat' don't hang and Eve's on Tuesday the around waiting for sing-a-longs, but shoot through their the sleaze; Iron Maiden with- tan Bar, but the most in- 17th. In the support slot, limited sequences, Joey croaking unintelligible lyrics out the salami, sleaze and teresting gig of the week Gaye Bykers On Acid; in the over a blasting backdrop of frantic noise, histrionics. must be that by Robin Wil- top slot, Zodiac Mindwarp The latest single, 'This liamson at the Irish Centre on But they supplement the speedscapes with touches of and the Love Reaction who, Damned Nation', proved an the same evening. Ramone brilliance. 'Brain Hanging Upside Down' is 'Bon- by all accounts, are what zo Goes To ' with a different title, and two years offer many like-minded peo- Robin Williamson spent his Sigue Sigue Sputnik would after its release is still as urgent and irresistible as ever. ple couldn't refuse to get formative years fighting for have been like if Tony James There's even a near love song in 'She Belongs To Me' a down to the front and do his fair share of the limelight had been smart enought to bitter-sweet tale of macho-jealousy fought out over a bodily harm to each other, with Mike Heron in the join Motorhead instead of melody that almost chimes. where they stayed and col- mutant-hippy-folk-cult-band, Generation X. Irresistable. The vagaries of fashion aside, the Ramones keep their lected bruises for the rest of or something along those Gordon Taylor original objectives in sight, and it's their own excellent the set. They placed two en- history which ultimately counts against them. With ten cores including an Eddie years of punking behind them, the only thing that's been Cochran cover and a version dulled is the willingness of others to take them seriously. of 'Rawhide' with much whip L.U.U. EVENTS A couple of weak moments aside, 'Animal Boy' is another crack away. fine Ramones record: and that means it's a fine record by Sid's trousers by John Col- present anyone's standards. lier. John Tague Roger ALIEN SEX FIEND PREPARING FOR POWER EASTER HOUSE highly convincing blue-eyed + THE PROWLERS soul singer, while the band, SHRUBS featuring Andy's brother Ivor WED 25th JUNE PUB WITH NO NAME on lead guitar, is a more than competent rock band in the Tonight's turnout at the Mar- RILEY SMITH HALL same mould as the Water- quee (or whatever it's now boys and U2. NOT two styles called) was much lower than that form a good amalgam, I expected, and maybe those especially given the lousy who stayed away were trying £3.00/3.50 acoustics tonight (quite un- to tell me something. The characteristic of the Margee). Tickets from Jumbo Records, Merrion Centre and Shrubs were devoid of any CTS shop In the Union It also figures that their best ideas, musical, lyrical or PHOTO: T. WOOL GAR song, despite all their ideolo- otherwise tuneless grunge in gically sound ideas, was writ- the manner of Bogshed (who ing ears could discern the im- ten by some guy named do it rather better), these provement. The singles Springsteen. Shrubs should be sprayed 'Whistling in the Dark' and However, Easterhouse with weedkiller and dug up 'Inspiration' were there pre- show plenty of 'Inspiration' - before a dog answering the sent and correct, the senti- I EVENTS LASER DISCO all ideas for the future; they call of nature delivers its own ments expressed were much may merely be preparing for critical explanation. more right-on (left-on, even?) power now, but one day they FRIDAY 20th JUNE Fortunately, the place than Red Fudge or Socialist might just seize it. And when started to fill up after the W•***** like the Redskins that day comes, people like Shrubs' horrible noise dried could have hoped for, and the Shrubs will be first up, and by the time Easter- yet there still seemed to be £2.00 in advance drinks promo's against the wall. house took the stage every- something missing. body who had fully function- Reason? Andy Perry is a Lev Bronstein Page 11 MUSIC HAIRWAY TO HEAVEN LOOKING BACK ROSE OF AVALANCHE BALAAM AND THE ANGEL • Just One Ramones T-shirt chaps? FROM ANGER LEEDS POLY Two hairy bands these. One more than a whole series of WITH THEIR FIRST hairy and limp, the other Child's Play. LP JUST RELEASED, hairy and full of bounce and Balaam and the Angel shine-must be wearing Har- played a host of rowdy tunes mony. Rose of Avanlanche that had most of the Poly JOHN TAGUE climbing invisible ladders, write excellent songs that do Meets local Rock-A-Cajun- them grave injustice on then some slower songs for stage. To be fair, they were people to waggle their fin- tune-a-Billy"s only allowed to go up to no.1 gers in the air or play the on the PA; Balaam were pyramid game. Entertain- allowed all the way up to ment Dr and the Medics PINK PEG SLAX no.8 (or is it 9?) style; an active audience that VINCE PIC: "Goddess" was tame, is, not flares and flowers. MARK WILLIAMS "Rise to the Groove" dull, but Very loud drumming and "LA Rain" was marvellous bass, with a mini brass sec- towards the end. T'lads were tion and keyboards occa- These boys from Leeds don't like sionlly. much of what's going on at the just starting to get going as it moment. Music's either over- was time to finish. Phil Mor- Tunes of note; "Day and Night", "Love Me" and the produced American crap pollut- ris's ridiculous American ac- ing the charts, or homegrown cent (must be beer or a touch other dozen or so I don't technological sterility, with little of the Bothams) is guaran- know the names of. originality and even less talent_ teed to make you cringe Roger Lakin Pink Peg Slax think Musical Lud- dite's is an apt description for them synthesisers and too much technology is just an ex- cuse for laziness and lack of musical skill: "The product at CARNIVORES the end is just muzack, it's not been created by a musician, just someone who's a proficient technician. "If you wanna see how good a COME TO TOWN band is, if they're musicians, tell them to busk, and if they can't PINK PEG SLAX Most songs are penned by earn fifty quid in an afternoon "Belting out a Tuna" front-man Vince Berkley, they might as well pack it in." (HALF CUT RECORDS) though the now departed The voice is lead-singer guitar- fiddle-player Martin Foakes ist and song-writer Vince. He Belting out a collection of has a hand in some, and a also likes to talk a lot, but sessions, singles, live-work contribution from the double -bassist and dangerous and a couple of new addi- Cochran's features on the driver, Chet agrees with him. "I tions, the celebrated Leeds playlist. But PPS retain that saw a programme the other day, rollers show their vivid and the bass-player, to do the spark of originality, even bass-line for a record played one mastering of the American when they dabble in the fir- open 'G', and then it was sam- styles that motivated the mer casts of cajun, and don't pled - the whole bass line was '50s. And there's one quality allow themselves to be this one note put into a fairlight that they capture the best, swamped by stylistic neces- and played over. That's all he and that's the underlying sities and over-familiar word- did, the rest was done by com- spirit of it all, the exuberance play. puter. I mean, what's the point? of being young, carefree and Perhaps their charm does It's just a horrible idea." And drummer Abner, whose (almost) optimistic. begin to be spread a little thin favourite adjective is 'crap' is of wanted it, and then thought part of that? Not that you can write this over 14 songs, and some ton- like mind. "The point is getting what the hell are we gonna call Chet: "I don't think we could debut off as some sort of al variety might go a long good tunes, not all hey man I'm it? possibly be accused of that, 'cos naive hankering back to way towards creating an gonna do this wowey guitar solo "We were gonna call the we've been going for such a some happier time. Naive it album of mature emotional - that's just musical masturba- album 'Eat More Meat', and time now." ain't, and although at times it range. Because when the fin- tion." have pictures of us on the cover Vince: "I suppose the feel of it might appear to verge on the al farewell sob-a-long track Pink Pet Slax are gathered dressed in butchers uniforms is a bit like the Polecats or the inane (Bippo, Bippo, Bop, arrives, it's got as much pow- together to talk about their first chopping liver up and stuff, but Straycats, but Chats a good thing." Man Bop') Pink Peg Slax are er to tingle the spine as any LP, 'Belting Out A Tuna', re- we thought that was a bit too corded rough 'n' raw in three much." They don't think it's all been little too clever to seriously weeping in your beer ballad days, practically live to the tape. This 'live' recording, is it an done before" sing in rock 'n' roll cliches, the Pogues have produced, Vince; "We didn't know attempt to get some sort of 'au- Vince: "I don't really under- without holding them up as and possibly a whole lot whether to put totally new stuff thentic' feel, I ask. No they reply, stand that question. We're con- such. more. on it, 'cos we had enough new they didn't have much choice in stantly writing new songs, and So we have a (for want of a With Abner Cavanagh stuf- material, then we realised that the matter, but is it a disadvan- new material about different better word) 'trad' sounds fing dead flesh into his gap- there was quite a lot of stuff tage? things and trying differeree underpinning instances of ing jaws on the cover, and we've done on Peel sessions, so "No,- says Chet, "not in this arrangements of it. I think a lot of everyday (and it's the every- sleeve notes by Keith Floyd, there was no harm in putting case, I think its come out better." people confuse change with them down, and then a couple of They don't think that this re- progress. The way I write stuff day of today experience. 'Boy 'Belting' is a humorous. now is totally different to three From Leeds' is an assertion other things 'cos we had access turn to older forms of music is touching cut of colourful to an accordian player." getting a tittle familiar? years ago." of grass-roots joy, 'Eat More vinyl, dripping with love and Any difficulties along the way? Vince. "It's OK for people to Abner: "I used to write most Meat' a tongue-in-cheek rollicking all the way to the "We had a lot of trouble get- look at the Pogues critically and of the songs, and it was really counterblast to those who in- left. ting a title. Most people have the like them, but I can't see how immature, but you learn as you sist on force-feeding us idea and the concept before- taking note for note old Irish go along. Now its really good, health food tips. JOHN TAGUE hand, but we were asked if we tunes and putting them to songs it's been thought out, it's not about drinking is anything more shoved together. like oh, let's do than a gimmick. They're set is a rock and roll song. full of covers, yet they've been He doesn't think they could SCRATCHES AND SQUEAKS accepted. We write all our own get caught in some sort of trap stuff, and it isnt all about fast where they reiterate old manner- QUA-QUA LEEDS TRADE CLUB improvising musicians, and although their cars, they're songs about peo- isms and attitudes' ple, not about drinking..." "Even songs that talk about well respected as performance does sound like genuine per- Qua Qua are obviously Chet: "We definitely have a girls and stuff, you're seeing the sonal expressions, it seems a shame that forefront exponents of the European "free- lyrical slant that's not been done funny side of it, it's not all rub a rather than just exploiting their instruments' improvisation" set, however they Were before. It's very British, no pink dub boy." rather disappointing. After reading the pre- ranges and 'noise' capabilities, they can't Cadillacs, or going bop-bop, she To promote the album, Ping gig blurb (usually a mistake), on Qua Qua I draw upon the more conventional sounds bop," Peg Slax will be busking in re- had expected to be educated and hopefully made on them to express themselves. Abner: "They're things that cord shops that are part of the entertained, but remained bemused as far as Harmonically, there was little of interest, are true for us, its not preten- Cartel, starting in Jumbo's, and then moving around other this type of free jazz is concerned. although this was to a certain extent made tious or lucy in the sky with di- amonds or whatever." Northern cities They're optimis- However the promised theatrical element up for by some rhythmically adventurous and exciting moments, which added endless Vince: "A lot of people seem tic: a lot of people like them and in their performance was abundant, the best to equate the stuff we're doing like what they're doing. They're being the trombone player Malfatti plucking scope and variety to their performance. De.- not afraid of getting stuck on a spite this, however, their series of scratches, with covering and rehashing all an egg slicer over his bet), which had the old stuff. There's only one 'local' scene? ping-pong ball bouncing around in it! scrapes and squeaks were on the whole. track on the album which is a Vince: "I'm not afraid of any- Despite impressive credentials as regards neither enjoyable or impressive. cover, and out of 14 songs that's thing." experience and ability, and a few interesting PS — Happy Birthday Miles! Still blowing_ not much." Abner: "Except sitting in front and inventive moments, the result was not as cool as ever at 60. What about the 'rockabilly re- of the van." vival' of a couple of years ago, Vince: "Oh yeah, especial' very stimulating. The group are described as JIM HOWARD they don't think they're just a when Chet's driving .." •11- 1P 11.• • •••••••••••••••• ■•••V • 1•..1•••••• Page 12

MOWN ADAM AND EVES CENTRAL STATION (453927) ABC (452665) LOUNGE (751061) COTTAGE ROAD CINEMA Thursday 12th June - Factory. Saturday 7th June - Dr Jazz. 1. The Hitcher, Mon-Sat 1,45, Spies Like Us 2.00, 5.55, 8.15. Out Of Africa week 7.30. Sat £1. Thursday 19th June - Blush, Monday 9th June - Spider Blues. 4.40, 7.40. Sunday 2.40, 6.40. LUU SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY 4.30, 7.15. Sun 6.35. Late show £1. Tuesday 10th June - Dr Socket. 2. Spies Like Us, Mon-Sat 1.30, PRESENTS: The 20th Science Fri: The Song Remains the Same Thursday 12th June - Beat Crazy. 4.30, 7.40. Sunday, 2.20, 6.40. 10.45. WAREHOUSE (468287) Fiction Film Festival. ASTORIA (490362) 3. Clan of the Cave Bear, Mon- Star Trek III: The Search for .-rhursday 12th June - The Friday 6th June - Slim Gillard. . Sat 1.45, 4.45, 7.45. Sunday 2,45, PLAYHOUSE (442111) Mekons and Brendon Croker. Spock 7.30 pm, 16th June. THE IRISH CENTRE (480613) 6.45. Mad Max Ill: Beyond Thunder- Friday, 6th June Birdy 11.15 pm. Monday 16th June - Gene Loves Friday, 13th June Purple Rose of Jezebel. Both E3/£3.50. Wednesday 11th June - Robin dome 7.30 pm, 17th June. Williamson. BRADFORD Thunderbird: 7.30 pm, 19th Cairo 11.15 pm. POLY THE PUB WITH NO NAME National Museum of Photogra- June. All films to be shown in Thursday 12th June - The (453929) phy. the Rupert Beckett Lecture Housemartins. Friday 13th June - Bogshed. Theatre, prices per film 40p HYDE PARK member, 80p non members. Till Sunday Season tickets for all three films, £1 members, £2 non members. MAIM Warren Mitchell, Maurice De- nham 'The Chain' 7.20, late show tonight 11.00 pm 'The Kill- PLAYHOUSE THE SEA - Edward Bond. Until ing Fields'. Late show Sat 11.00 Saturday 7th. Beginning Thurs- pm 'We Will Rock You' (Queen). ODEON (436230) Monday 9th for 4 days: Albert 1. White Nights 2 10, 5.05, 7.30. day 12th farce by Philip King, SEE HOW THEY RUN, 8pm Mon/ Brooks, Julie Hagerty 'Lost in Sunday 2.00, 4.40, 7_15. Tues, rest of week 7.30m. America' 7.00, 8.50. Late shows: 2. Jewel of the Nile 3.00, 5.40, THE HITCHER THE GO BETWEEN Friday 13th 'Go-Between', Satur- 7.40. Sunday same. GRAND THEATRE (459351) Rutger Hauer stars in this thriller An affairing couple use a young day 14th 'The Missionary' both 3. Girl in the Picture 1.45, 5.15. OPERA - 10th. Faust; 11th: Don all about hitching. Tense, child as their mediator. A really 11.00 pm. 6.50. Sunday 4.40, 6.20. Giovanni; 12th- Rakes Progress; egripping ... all the usual unqual- good film, 13th: Faust; 14th: Don Giovanni. ified assertions of a film I haven't All at 7.15pm. seen. THE MISSIONARY 16th-21st June - Sue Town- Michael Patin as the missionary send's THE SECRET DIARY OF SPIES LIKE US in the heart of deepest Soho ADRIAN MOLE AGED 133/4. Dan Ackroyd and Chevy Chase 'saving souls'. Very funny. in a film that isn't really very CIVIC THEATRE (785252) funny - same story, inept spies ANNIE, Charles Strouse and sent as decoys for the real 'Delta OUT OF AFRICA Martin Chemin, June 10-14th. Force' men get on with the task Meryl Streep and Robert Red- ford in a somewhat overlong WORKSHOP of wasting Reds. The final nail in LUU AFRO-CARIBBEAN period piece in which the roots CHARLES MORRIS HALL The Incidentals present a show the coffin is the McCartney title SOCIETY PRESENTS. of the African 'problem' are CIRCUS BALL in the Workshop tonight and track_ Yeuch. Caribbean Focus Week. June sown amidst much romance. Monday 23rd June, 9.30pm - tomorrow at 11pm. 10th: Caribbean focus display: Beautiful, but then Africa is, with 8am, £10 single, £18 double. bookstall, food, hair, fashion, WHITE NIGHTS or without Pollack's sloppy Tickets will go back on sale near- photographic exhibition, art A defected Russian ballet dancer direction. er the end of the exams - Mon- is on a Jumbo that crashes him venue, Riley Smith Hall - all day. day 9th June. into the hands of the KGB, who June 12th: Film show on video THE SONG REMAINS THE confine him with a Vietnam de- including the greats: 'Harder THE INCIDENTALS serter. Much dancing and SAME They Come' and 'Country Man'. IN THE WHITEWASH SHOW - a ideological debate follow in this Led Zep is this legal .. venue RH Evans lounge, 6pm- SOrsEirunic. 5 black cabaret. Workshop Theatre schlick example of Commie- doing their thang live (or as live 10pm. June 13th: Disco extrava- Studio, June 5th, 6th, 7th, 11pm, hashing for Guardian readers. as they ever were) with dreamy ganza - soul, reggae, funk etc at druggy bits. Yeaah. The Basement Room 9.02 Eco- £1. JEWEL OF THE NILE nomics and Social Studies Build- SPANISH SOCIETY and NOW Poor Indiana Jones spoof, low BIRDY ing, 9pm-2am, price 50p mem- SOCIETY PRE-RESULT BOP on script, talent and originality Brill_ Two Vietnam veterans bers, £1 non-members, West In- present their 'Exam Fever' disco and high on hype with free racial struggle towards coming to dian food and bar. on Saturday 7th June, 8 till late stereotypes of evil Arabs plan- terms with life after ... Innova- in the Doubles Bar with cheap ning to take over the world. tive camera work, superb sound- ANTI-APARTHEID SOCIETY CELEBRATE drinks, 50p members, 75p non- Yawn. track and excellent perform- Anti-Apartheid Movement Be- members. WHILE YOU ances. nefit, Tartan Bar, Wednesday THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE 11th June, 8pm-12, price 50p. STILL CAN! Hard on the heels of the Bill Live band New Cottage Industry ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITION ROSE OF CAIRO Forsyth genre of 'homely human PURPLE from Carlisle, disco, late bar, Poly Ents Hall, 7th June, fpm. The antidote to Hollywood tales of life, love and laughter' drinks promotion. Free. More info see Derrek schmaltz, Woody Allen stars and comes this story of Alan and Fatchett. Bar 12,30-5.00. AT Ken, two photographers assis- directs in this clever film about tants who dream away their films, a real treat that just so GREEN SOC days developing (geddit???) fan- happens to mention life, love Meeting to organise bazaar stall J-Soc RITZY tasies on life, and love, with a bit and death in passing. and much more, committee *Today is Yom Yerushaliim• room C, Thursday 12th June, of laughter. Friday night service at Hillel. 7.30. 7.30pm. Shabbat morning ser- SEARCH FOR SPOCK Central vice at Hillel, 10.00am. Shabbat THE CHAIN The third Star Trek film finds the terminated 10.55pm Thursday British comedy all about a re- crew of the good ship Enterprise THE BRIEFLESS BOP' Tartan Bar, Saturday 14th June, 12th June - first night Shavout Park moval company. What a laugh. combing the galaxies for the 8pm onwards, 80p. *Chag Sameach•. Note: Ex- pointy eared one. Rather slow Hillel-Niks, donation for a pre- and uneventful, but yep you THE KILLING FIELDS sentation in memory of Max guessed, lots of wowey, expen- GREEN SOC PICNIC David Puttnam's moving, if dis- Usher, contact David at Hillel. honest film portraying the fall of sive effects. A country setting in W Yorks, ALL DRINKS Saigon. En route we see the Tuesday 17th June, 5.30pm meet on Union steps. Bring lots ruthlessness of the Western MAD MAX III VIDEO OF MARCUS SHEFF of food and drink. media, the loyalty of friendship Fine action epic, with amazing Removing 501s in Hyde Park 50p and the horrors of a revolution chase sequences (surprise, sur- Launderette, Presidents Recep- being driven by doctrine ridden prise), hot leather trousers and LUU UGHT OPERA SOCIETY tion Room, 9th June, 1.30pm. children. A genuinely powerful pig power all round. Do not 'South Pacific' by Rodgers and film that rarely falls to sen- miss. Hammerstein, Riley Smith Hall, timentality. 17th-21st June, 7.30pm, tickets THUNDERBIRD 6 £1 on the door or at lunchtime OUT OF TOWN ALL NIGHT from the Union Extension. WE WILL ROCK YOU Return of the once worshipped Gerry Anderson puppets in a BRADFORD I am quite certain that they will REVUE MONDAY not. Queen, in concert no less. tale of a search for the perfect NMP: Sat. Sun 7th, 8th, Detec- hander-craft? And what is it? A Writers, performers, ideas still tive; Tues 10th, Weds 11th A.K., wanted. See Theatre Group 9th JUNE LOST IN AMERICA Reliant Robin? Go and find out. plus Rashomon. F-A-B Virgil. noticeboard for details of rehear- Sat 14th, Sun 15th, Vertigo. Tues The film that answers the ques- sals. tion "Where did all the beautiful 17th, Weds 18th Lawrence of people go?" Answer - They all EXHIBITION Arabia. All at 7.30 pm. Tickets 50p - adv became advertising executives. DISCO Bali-Hai, Tiffanys, 24th June, An upwardly mobile couple de- CITY ART GALLERY (462495) (Union Ext.) EXHIBITIONS. cide to get away from it all and Displays by the Yorkshire Mural 9pm. tickets 75p each from Park Lane, Thomas Denby, Kitson, hit the road in Easy Rider style, Artists Group, Three Hundred Simon Read, 'Other Works and £1 - door but rather than take to the Years of Watercolours, and Ai reda leNVha rf. River Entries', 'Britons' group prairies on Harley Ds they buy a Great Victorian Paintings. 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Helen my dream girl - you throw me Bored with life? Ask Nigel for a game Does anybody know some good P every time of Cludoe music-biz pokes. because I know some- • • • • • • one who doesn't M Don't don't worry. the gos is coming Aubrey Howard 'If tomatoes are so • • a • • • It's back . and no slapoers can est good for your sex drive'. what went • • wrong with you? easy in their beds Dave lost his trousers one night Goodman - don't do it, or is it already • • • What a terribly unpleasant sight • • • Get p'•ed on Pii-nms too late? • It's good to keep concealed • • RECORD LIBRARY - the record library Louise B I know the truth and I've will be open on Monday. 16th June and What should not be revealed, • • • Linger on, those pale blue eyes We all know you hang to the tight got a feeling trier 18 000 others will do Tuesday, 17th June Members should • • • Zayin soon-AL ensure all records are returned • • • Andy and Pete - a thriller in Manilla. or • • • Correction: in last weeks book reviews • • • moaners in Barcelona? Eisner way, we Very funny, but where are my trousers La Holtby hit Mrs White in the con- won't mention the local culture contributors lists Emily Cross' should Trousers . . • servatory with the lead piping have been 'Emily Cam' but 'Rob Gru- bas' is still 'Rob Grebes' . • • • • • Can yours be covered with a postage Drummer (Leeds resident) wanted • • soon b' Warp Factor 5 Ipop-rock) stamp? Actually, it's quite shocking what goes • • • on amongst the first year surface pat- To all the girls I've loved before. sorry, What about Christine Allibane? More Giggingirecording band but strictly it was rather pathetic, wasn't it for pleasure Dick 785052. Kieran Collins • more man than tern and desion students at Jacob insight than you'll ever realise? machine Kramer College • • • Teac 4-track studio plus FX-onod for demo's etc. Keith 430915 t1 50 air Wyncliffe - someone loves you too - Congratulations to the Brotherton Tren- hour - Norwood dies I'm sure you've all done very, . . • • • very, very well • • • Rock n roll - phew' Jeff's housemate has got an admirer - • • • but is it the dentist or the doctor Dave, now do you spell 'Zayytn ? Is u • • • What can you do with a postage with Aleph or is it with AM? Willie stamp' Mel - open up your car, and give me • • • those bloody, JIM WALLIS • • Young Kevin • welcome back atter your Green trousers ▪ long illness Luv Exec . . Trousefs down landau Thumbs up • • • Greenstein YOUBLIN thanics for oehg there • • • Jane. 4th year dentists may have good Chocks away Nelson runs - but not for sportsaid dexterity but what have 4th year • • • Architectural Engineers got that us There's a hole in our Lou where the chemists obviously lack? screw fell out , C H,S & MM Can Pimms be covered with a postage • • • • • • stamp' • Jane. I've never seen an air hostess in Sunsh[ne Moonlight. Good times green wellies belure• • • • Diarrhoea cocktail -'Nelson, coffee and evacuol Green wont • At was not it matter of makintz Mote to loin Nunnery - and that's offi- • • • our theology political. It was hack early - A G cial Ralph Piceord - you bowl me overt • • .1 a' matter of putting the gospel- • • • Wanted one young American to take KC - in the words of the song 'Carry on first and subjecting any other , Keith 1711 and Jude 1501 would like to Cinderella to the ball carrying nn' announce they are not getting en- part of our lives and our society • • • • • • gaged to the standard of the lordship . . . Sex kittens - all the best in the "' '5 184 rr i Tr, I- the Rooster of Jesus Chrkt." T rinuer5 - • -

qeDtt•_ir timr sIlLk. r s nevoi In.• r.,,, - under third Elou hues, the evil I,, 01011S .111, sanity . • ...... Caroline you'll fail Keith and Jude.. yet Ann Levan a woman u1 mystery and • • • enigma; shame about the 1•• -ing • • • Tondo I":" Apologies to Emily lovely.doyey Cat, ful accent, though woe. • • • crt:',;,Cperr.. to no101. „„ , .4, V c••• Physics postgrad • keep up the keep. • • • JON VV.'S getting Like the orange top, but prefer Mandy Dravcort meet me at the Pt. 1-70• 4•010 11ouNile the grey one Love keepgitess But Nigel, where did you get your turnstiles - a mystery admirer 6,40 1-S""'''p 1•0 "0 • • • .„e • • • lovebrie from??? ,st1 nod ■ I • • -fir 17•• • K You're a mighty attractive girl. and The Pimms Party - Tuesday, 17th June tor• C - What's the point' A xxxxx 001 SEC don't lel anyone ever tell you other. weer. "" wise • • • • • • Buffy - are you coming out to play this Helen R - Hurry up and do the tape. Lawf C•inimea ■■•■•. Unit, ,.••s .v Bottom S driving - do not merino.- weekend? darling or I'll eat all your hob-nobs COMPETITION TIME!

Big Housemartins Prizes

Yes you lucky readers, your super soaraway Leeds Student offers another chance to get a bit richer fairly quickly by stretching your musical faculties a little.

Look at these amazing prizes: Two copies of the 1 2in of 'Happy Hour' (Cor!): Two signed photos (Wow!): Two signed post- ca rds (Gasp!); Two badges (Ho-Hum) and two tickets for the gig at the poly on the 12th.

All you have to do is name one other band who share the Housemartin's .

Entries to Paul Syrsko, c/o LPUS Exec, City Site, or Leeds Student office by the 10th June. The Housemartins, pondering the indeterminable lightness of being multi-media sex gods "MARGARET THATCHER COULD BE LEADER OF THE LABOUR PARTY . ."

Chris Hill talks to Linda Douglas, the first black person to be elected to the National Executive of the Labour Par- ty, and hears her misgivings on the state of the present Labour Party. Pic: Tony Woolgar.

LINDA DOUGLAS PHOTO: I WOOLGAR British apartheid might be sub- This is debatable. At best What does she think of the tler than the South African varie- many people might have joined present leadership of the Labour ty, but until now the establish- because of Militant, whilst many Party? ment has succeeded in avoiding others must definitely have been "I think it's awful {laughs). It's any real black representation in put off. Militant's public rela- not interested in achieving national politics. tions have hardly been rosy. things for the people it's sup- Linda Douglas has gone some How does Douglas rate the pub- posed to be representing. When way towards releasing this white licity that Militant has attracted it gets into power at the next stranglehold. She is the first for itself and the Labour Party? election it will be under im- black person to be elected to the "All the Tory press is baying at mense pressure to provide what Labour Party's National Execu- the leash - 'Get rid of Militant working people need. To give us tive Committee. Kinnock - do it'. Yet at the next our jobs back and all the rest of Such an achievement is not to election they are going to say it. be taken lightly but there is still vote Tory. Why are they so wor- "Quite frankly they're not pre- room for cynicism. Why has the ried about what's going on in the pared to do that. They are de- peoples' party never had a black Labour Party? It's because they tached from working class peo- NEC member before now? As are terrified that the ideas Mili- ple. They live on thousands of the sole black member is she not tant and the Young Socialists pounds a week. A totally diffe- just a token black; an appease- fought for are going to create an rent lifestyle. MPs should live on ment rather than a true step for- echo amongst millions of peo- a workers wage." ward? ple. If Kinnock and the established "They don't need socialism order don't figure in the Douglas "Every year since I've been a but we do." five year plan, who should take young socialist, there have al- The recent expulsions of Mili- the reigns? ways been blacks standing for tant members from the party "Margaret Thatcher could be the NEC but you're elected on provokes a particularly strong leader of the Labour Party. If reaction. "Absolutely disgust- everyone in the party supported the policies you support, not unnecessary, but also fun- ing! They had no evidence to the ideas of transforming society what colour you are. If we just damentally wrong - a sort of expell those comrades - just there would be nothing that an supported people because they racism in its own right. scandal and tittle tattle." individual person could do to were black, there'd have been a "It's extremely dangerous to Douglas claims that the lead- stop it. The Labour Party has black there years ago. start saying 'If you're black you ership is scared of Militants' such a structure that if the leader ideas, but surely all sensible didn't want something there'd "I was elected because of the should start getting this, that people are scared of ideas that be nothing they could do." Marxist policies I support. The and the other'. Not only is it patronising, but there's no lead to the handing out of large Despite this she will admit that other black that stood against actual need for it at the moment. numbers of redundancy notices, "It would be better if it was me stood purely on the basis "Black people can't do it by whether they originate from someone who supported the that he was black and a black themselves. They need the back- Militant or the Conservative Par- policies that I support." should have a position." ing of the whole Labour and ty. Is it not ironic that a left wing Personalities might not matter Many black members of the council should be party to some- within the party structure but Labour Party as well as some Trade Union movement, To separate us off would be to say thing like this? they are undeniably important at well known figures such as Tony that racism is a black persons' "The redundancy notices were election time. Are elections be- Benn, support the creation of problem. It's not it is everyones sent out as a tactic. It is wrong coming more presidential? black sections within the party. problem and everyone has to that nobody got that across. If "The press are tying to make it Linda Douglas is completely fight it." they hadn't sent the redundancy so and so is Kinnock, but the opposed to this idea. Douglas is a Marxist who sup- notices they would have run out majority of people in the Labour "I don't support black sec- ports Militant. She maintains of money about a month quicker Party will make sure that it tions. Through my experience that the faction is not a devisive • and they wouldn't have had time doesn't continue." and the experience of the major- force. to set up the strike and every- Linda Douglas is the sort of ity of blacks we don't see "I think the demands that Mili- thing." person who could enthuse for ourselves as having any sepa- tant put forward are exactly In common with many Militant ever, She has unshakable faith in rate way forward away from what is needed. Hundreds of supporters Douglas spends as her people, her party and her working class people." young people wouldn't have much time criticising her own convictions. It is possible to It could be said that the crea- joined the party if it wasn't for party as she does the Conserva- doubt the validity of her convic- tion of black sections is not only the policies they put forward." tives. tions, but never her sincerity. CHARLES MORRIS HALL CIRCUS BALL MONDAY 23rd JUNE 9 30pm-8 00am MUD ZOOT AND THE ROOT PLUS 5 OTHER BANDS ALL-NIGHT DISCO LATE BARS BUFFET SUPPER BREAKFAST BLACK TIE TICKETS - £18 DOUBLE £10 SINGLE

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Judging from the high penguins, surfers, ready that this was an enjoy- turnout on Sunday 25th for bed and three legged able and collective pro- May, apparently every- runners plus the odd test against the West- one wants to Run the Sport-Aid T-shirt wear- ern world's greed and a World. Over 600 people er. collective bid to fight gathered on Wood- Many made the full famine in Africa. house moor at 4 pm six laps round but more ready to Race Against barely managed half the It's still not too late to Time. distance. Not that it send money for Sport mattered how fit any- Aid. The address is: With the parp of a car one was, the brilliant Sport Aid, Wellington horn the park was in- sunshine and friendly House, 133 Waterloo stantly swarming with atmosphere ensured Road, London SE1 8UG.

Pepe 16 DERBY REVENGE The Leeds Polytechnic versus The margin in the advanced ISTUDENT Leeds University Riding Club class was much smaller, with Match was held at the York- Julie Hall (Uni) snatching vic- ORIENTEERING shire Riding Centre on Monday tory by 4 points — this class 26th May. While the unusually being decided solely on the dres- good weather may have induced sage marks as all competitors lethargy into some of the riders, went clear in the showjumping — a close competition did even- a highly unusual occurrence. CACKS CRACKS IT tually emerge. In the intermediate class Ali- In the final results the Uni- son Knowles (Uni) beat Cathy versity were 14 points ahead of Chappel (Poly) by 23 points, the Polytechnic, which was with Charlotte Barnes (Uni) a sweet revenge for last year's de- close third. feat. MIDSUMMER MADNESS

• 'Give me my HACKY SACK BACK"! Today. what must he one of the craziest events dreamt up • The rocky terrain at Sheffield was very herd going in the name of Sports Aid will he taking place at the Only a small group from LUOC men's course in . a very quick 95 vast experience was not tl University — a foothag demonstration and coaching session. were able to travel to Wharn- minutes, to finish a provisional much help at this event. This is part of a nationwide promotional tour which cliffe Woods. north of Sheffield fourth. If a possible mistake in In the men's under-19 class. features two "world famous" exponents of the sport. Scott last Sunday for the sixth the results is corrected. Tim John Pearson and Steve Farn- `Mag' Hughes (USA) and his protdge our very own Gary National orienteering event of could have finished as high as worth both finished within Griggs, who is the World Advanced Net Champion, whatev- the year. second. seconds of each other, and only cr that is. the final results will determine Although the steep intricate Hughes. World Ultra Net Champion. is flying to Britain RNLI' Merckel had an un- who came out on top. specially for the tour which has been arranged to promote area suited some members of Clive Foord ran himself into the dub, others found naviga- characteristically disappointing the "Hackv Sack" foothag (a miniature bean bag). The game run in what was probably her terrible trouble on the very itself consists of kicking the bag over a net or between tion difficult and the rocky ter- short boys course. Clive who rain very hard going. last appearance for the Uni- layers and is supposed to be based on a North American versity. Jaqui. a final year likes to see his name towards Indian game. The best pertormance of the medic is the most senior mem- the bottom of the results sheet Apparently there are six million exponents of this art in day undoubtedly came 11001 ber of the club and has been at least once a month will surely the USA, they can't all he mad, or can they? Why don't %Am Tim Somers Cacks s ho competing successfully for the not be disappointed this week! go along and find out for yourself? stormed around his 1(1.6 senior last •tx, years. However. her CAROLINE HAGUE ,1■■=1=111•N" SPORTS

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