University Union Elections Committee

LEE[IS SllJ[IErJT No. 51 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd 1973 Price Jp No second year for sabbaticals FINESTEIN FOILS ELECTION PLANS ATTEMPTS by sabbatical officers to secure a Students in halls of re second term of office have been foiled by the sidence throughbut Leeds Insurance are being plagued by University Union Elections Committee. hordes of insurance sales touts invade Deputy President for Communications, John Fines men. ., Some first-years have tein, handed in Pres idential nomination papers on been lured into buying halls Wednesday_ morning. At the same time he al so gave If this debate is anything to policies, only later to re tout from the Graduate the Returnmg Officer a complaint which objected to go by, it is probably a good gret their action. Assurance Bureau who hi s own candidature. job that sabbatical officers Last Sunday, Sadler lieci, saying that he hla.d are not allowed a second Hall alone received no "I did it simply to create term of office. permission from the a test case and force a de less than seven visits from Union. cision by Elections Commit If they spend all their time insurance touts. The Union has not An independent solicitor H aving circularised given any students names tee on the matter of sabbati filing fake nominations and cal officers standing for a has upheld Mr Hai's P~si trying to manipulate the most of the University to the three firms. dential ruling that John Fine balls, the insurance touts Unsolicited approa second year," he said, "I Union Constitution to get didn't at all intend to stand stein could stand for election a second term, they cannot move in on the pretext of ches such as thris, whilst and even get elected. How answering personalised they are a nuisance, are for President." be doing as much for the ever, he would not be able Union as they should be. reply-paid card enquiries. not strictly illegal, al -Left debtors All the present officers to take office on August 1st They knock on every door though the tout can in deny that rhey have any as the new constitution oomes There is too much.I electioneer in the hall making un some cases be guilty of a aspirations about standing into force then, forbidding ing at this time of year as solicited approaches to civil offence, trespass. for a second term but a second sabbatical year. it is, without creating a sell life assurance. "The only real answer suspended President, Abdul Hai, admits system where Union officers Titree of the firms con is to close the door in The University U nion that, after abandoning plans The Elections Committee spend their whole year of cerned are the Graduate tlreir face," said a !J)Olice Young Socialists Society to stand for NUS President ruling still stands because of office trying to get re Assurance Bureau, Lynn spokesman. (YSSS) has had its funds he did consider standing for the obvious illogicality of elected. Assurance Services and A spokesman for Uni frozen by the Cultural Affairs another year as President of having a candidate who can the University Assurance versities Assurance Ser Committee. the University Union. not possibly take office even By all accounts this year's sab Service. vice told Leeds Studem The YSSS hired a coach However, at last week's if he wins the election which baticals would have little All Have somehow that representatives from at a cost of £70 from the AGM, an amendment to al- would leave the Union with chance in these elections, managed to get lists of his firm would not make Union Services Section for low sabbaticals to stand as out a President, anyway. addresses of students in unsolicited calls, however, an event in London. many times as they want, was halls in order to person he did say that sometimes Only 20 people, each pay- rejected outright, shattering alise their circulars. when a reply card has ing a £1, went on the coach. Mr. Hai's hopes. been filled in incorrectly, When Services Section sent Following this he gave a Forceful with the wrong age or YSSS the bill it was not paid, Presidential ruling that under In training for Since the Christmas address then an agent Now YSSS has lost its the present constitution sab- vacation, touts have made would call to try to as recognition as a Union society batical officers could stand about 30 visits to Sadler, certain the correct facts, until the bill is paid. again in any case. ?isturbing every resident "and, of course, some Asked to explain their John Finestein commen- times these agents call at continental dash in the hall. accounts, the YSSS said it ted: "Although I personally Sadler Hall President, the wrong address in the ::: ::;!~af~oor~a; r~: bs~ 1~!agr~G~ithov~~vh~:/i~~f; THREE students from Bodington arc planning to Geoff P ye, commented course of these enquiries, 0 "lnese people are very but I would hardly call Norman Kay, Cultural voted against second term tour Europe at Easter with a barrel of beer. forceful. About half a that unsolicited." Affairs Secretary, said: "It is sabbaticals. They will form one of fifteen teams of students who are to dozen first-years here Thie other two firms up to YSSS to meet the cost "In the face of this I think compete for the prize for the most unusual route between have been talked into mentioned by name could of the bill. If it is not paid it would be against the best Edinburgh and London in the annual Younger's Great Tartan signing bankers orders not be contacted by a by the end of the session it interests of the Union to allow Race. and now regret it." Leeds Student reporter, will be paid instead of a grant fellow sabbaticals to mani- Their original intention was to make the journey via the Bodington, too, is cur through normal channels. for next year and no society pulate the constitution to al- North and South Poles, but they decided this would be im- rently polluted by simi ~~~~~~~~~~~~_ig:r,ra~n:'.'.t-"w~ill~b~e~aw~ar~d~ed~.~"__ _l____l: lo"'w'_'_th~em:'.'.'.'s'.:e~lv':_e~s ~t_a_o_:s".'rn".'.n:'.d~. ___'.___IJ P_"os:_ss:ttib~le~ i:'.nsisi_a_de~t::h:_e _'_4'_1t-d~:_aY:'__ limit imposed by tlne organisers. lar attacks. 'Putting leaf Instead they will pass by l train through as many Euro lets under doors is com II mon practise," said Mr. pean countries as they can Marsh, Warden of Seton before arriving in London. House, Bodington. "But trebles The three, Mick Hooper, societies' income Rich Hughes and Dave persistent calls by an un Union Chamberlain, have already solicited rep have now that the time has gone when we were occured." The amount spent on clubs and socie gone into "training", and ties has unexpectedly trebled to £20,000 by the News Staff small enough to spend our income on a are closely studying inter . One student, was per day-to-day basis. With an income of over sistently troubled by a at the Poly Union and now stands at one national timetables. third of the Unions total income. £60,000 we need to budget our expendi If t~y win they will re introduction of compulsory membership ture in advance, after careful thought." ceive £250 between them, Drastic measures are being taken to fees in all societies. and a further £250 will go to prevent this from happening again. Previously budgets have been sub Evidenc,e Leeds University Union, CAS marries mitted throughout October; the proposal whom they have nominated Compulsory Fees to move this back to the end of the pre The introduction of compulsory mem as the charity of their choice. A secret wedding was an vious session will allow better overall bership fees is intended to stop club I nounced in the University This was revealed in a report pub budgetary control. officials lying about how many active Union Exec Office at lunch lished on Wednesday by Rob Armstrong, members they have when their budgets I Worthy flop tbne yesterday, Cultural Affairs Vice-President, who is This, however, flouts the Union's long are being allocated. Arts Festival started badly standing principle that one year's money N Cultural Affairs Secretary, responsible for all non-athletic clubs and Fees will also provide evidence as to on Wednesday when only ten societies. should not be spent by thle previous year's the number of students actually benefitting people paid to sec the Island onnan Kay married Union administration. Council member, Kate Berry The situation is to be remedied by the from the enormous sums spent. night in the University Union. at 11.30 a.m. in Leeds Regi submission of budgets at the end of each Mr. Armstrong's report states: Mr. Armstrong believes rha t less It was turned into a free stry Office, session for the following year and the "Admirable as this principle is, I think than 500 people benefit. event, l LEEDS ST UDENT - Friday, February 2nd l97J :~\_.,~: ,',"-.. ,~·. SOMEWHERE_ TO GO ,, . .- - . For better or worse? impressed me wi th a list of name-gro FROM the middle of last term ,he had booked including The Who p: almost all of the University Newsight Floyd, Free, Yes, Canned Heat and J Ck Union Hops have been losing Bruce. But how did she d~fend ~h ( losses and disorganisation? ' money. Until Wizzard played She emphasised, for a start, how mi ,~ on Saturday the total loss was East Anglia U n iversity was compa~ 11 to Leeds, with a ~tudent population of in the region of £900.

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