11111• Al£XANOER FRASER lf:'iG_Wl.'iOITII NllA.~ll.N.lil "-tPaintmg• ...... 7tl'INov.-12th0.C. FllM!wllr \"..,_ Mon.·SaL 10 ..-n-5pm l6'HIGHmil'T AdmiUion Free EDl~lllGH SubMli#dbjlrlreSc>olrdflMIQiiind' STUDENT Ttl: IJl·ll5 23'1 20p CONTENTS THURS 3DEC1987 NEVVS • The definitive AGM report! • Health cuts • Debates LETTERS • Due to centenary celebrations the letters page has been taken over IVIUSIC • A world exclusive Jim Kerr interview! • The usual live reviews • THE (£\TRE FOLD
SPECIAL EIGHT PAGE PULL-OUT CELEBRATING STUDENT'S CENTENARY, WITH SPECIAL FEATURES, PAST EDITORS INCLUD· ING AN INTERVIEW WITH COLIN DOUGLAS. FILIVI .- '•.' Review of Ishtar .. starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Louis Stevenso.n . ·>'. d; :: .. _·. ·... · .' _..•... Warren Beatty. • _. ff4~t THE CENTENARY ISSUE • L'Escogriffes The Edinburgh University Student newspaper is now 100 years old. This is a special commemorative centenary issue which we dedicate to the memory of Robert Louis Stevenson, writer extraordinaire. He was the originator of the concept of Student. He brought out a magazine, the forerunner to Student, at this university, with the idea of its being produced by students, for students. Little d id he realise that his idea was to develop and reach its 100th birthday. This issue is therefore a landmark in the history of student newspapers. The experience of working on Student has also been extrem ely beneficial to many. We hope that you will keep and treasure this historic issue of Student, with its added colour. Look out for Gerry Sadowitz, an up-and-coming Scottish comedian who is currently the toast of the trendies in London. Read our • Publicat ions arising review of his show on page 10. out of the very wonderful Student! • A look back at people who have filled the position of Recto ~ SPORT • All t he usual japes plus a comment on In our centenary pull-out in cheating the middle of the paper you will find a trip through Student BACK PAGE as it was in the 1880s, the Jim Kerr, lead singer of 1920s, the 1940s, the 1960s, • Classic cartoons! Simple Minds, congratulates the 1970s and the 1980s. • 10 things you never Student on reaching its Marvel at the many changes knew about Robert centenary. He also wishes all the paper has gone through Louis Stevenson! our readers a happy new year. and read the reprinted Read more of what Jim has to extracts of some of its most say in our interview on page 7. controversial artickts. NEVVS THURS 3 DEC 1987 Palestinian Passion
The motion on academic free· Proposing the motion David dom in Palestine was passed by Donaghue said that there was an Quorate! 143 votes to 123 after being "incredible amount of confusion amended to be a general motion between anti-Zionism and anti· on students in the Middle East. semitism" and that the Bradford Originally the motion had statement had been signed by centred on the recent deaths of many prominent members of Motioning Palestinian students in Israel the Jewish community. and the forced closing of univer· He went on to argue that " Is· sities under emergency powers. rael actually arms neo-na.zi and at the It called on EUSA to twin with anti-semitic states" as "the grea Bir Zeit University, write in pro ter the forces of anti-semitism AGM test to the Israel Embassy, and to the more logical it is to have a press for scholarships for Pales Jewish state", tinian students. A member of the EU Jewish Three constitutional amend While these provisions still Society argued against the ments were put forward. The st~nd an amendment deploring amendment, saying that "by the first, to put the EUSA Secretary the lack of academic freedom in PLO's definition there is hardly a on the EUSPB board of direc Arab countries such as Saudi Juw who has the right to stay in tors with full voting rights, was Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Egypt, Israel". passed unopposed, as it was was also narrowly passed. Another asked how Scottish apparently recognised that this Proposing the amendment, students would react to people would alloy..r the Secretary to Andrew Brennan said: "If we are of Scottish descent in England telling Scots to renounce their take up her responsibilities in Hands up if you use Rightguard interested in academic freedom this area more effectively. in the Middle East, let's not be nationality and nation. The second, to rename the blinkered in our approach." Summing up for the opposi· Student Centre the 'Mandela' Budget Cuts from David Clark, while stating that tion it was said, commenting on the proposal to " encou rage ~ Centre, was proposed by Don Faced with explaining the loss he was not anti-semitic, felt that Jnwish students in Edinburgh MacCorquodale. He argued the by EUSA of £16.000, Treasurer Cuckoo Land the situation in Palestine was dif University to sign the Bradford need for students at Edinburgh Cheow Lay-Wee admitted that ferent as oppression was "not "I thought this was Edin statement, "do you realise how University to make a concrete last year was "a disappointing against domestic opposition but burgh not cloud cuckoo land," offensive this hint of coercion is and public demonstration of year". • against a nation under occupa Said Malcolm Mcleod Educa to the Jewsr. their opposition to Apartheid. While the grant from the Uni tion". tion Convener, apparently The amendment was strongly He said "We have to have the. versity had risen by 4.98 per cent Deep disagreement was expressing surprise at a ,rejected. courage of our convictions and to £693,832 EUSA was still caused by an amendment ask 1 direct negative to the motion. this is the best way we can do unable to balance the books. Mr Mcleod went on to make ing students to support the Brad it." However, Cheow hopes that the point that Edinburgh is fac· ford Resource Centre's state KB is not to bf Speakers against the amend the "completely different pre· ing harsher cuts than those that ment on Israel and Palestine. ment were consistently hissed It suggested that the PLO sentation of food" coupled with have forced the closure of six The second motion of t he and booed by the audience as a reorganisation of and invest· departments at Aberdeen and a should be recognised as the sole they argued against the use of legitimate representative of the evening that EUSA should ment in the loss-making Student loss of quarter of the staff body. open an office at KBU was pas Mandala's name in this connec Publications Board will bring Aberdeen has just rationalised Palestinian people, that the state tion, on the grounds that he of Israel in no way represents sed, although opposed, 225 for improvements next year. cuts of £2.3 million. Edinburgh 45 against. It was opposed on endorses violence. Full details are available in the faces cuts of £2.7 million. At Jewish people and that Zionist They pointed out that structures in Israel should be the grounds that the wording of EUSA budget report. this point a point of information the motion itself was bad. Amnesty International does not was raised to remind Mr disbanded. recognise Mr Mandela as a Poll Tax Mcleod "that this is the AGM prisoner of conscience and that poll axed not the election campaign." there are many other " real pris· A member of the Communist The motion opposing the Polt Exploited? oners of conscience" in South Party of Great Britain spoke Tax as "unfair, unjust and Africa who are pacifists. The against the motion saying that / iniquitous" was passed by 395 Motion eight of the AGM dis- A point of information was amendment was passed 318 it's a waste of time lobbying votes to 1. cussed the much publicised raised as to whether the for, 30 against. politicians "who don't give a The motion mandates EUSA issue of apartheid in South capitalism side was really The t hird amendment which toss because they see students to support any mass campaign Africa. It noted the exploitation relevant. · proposed the nomination of Mr as a soh target" and that there ·against the Poll Tax and Jane of black labour, the recent black Aher this the seconder of the Mandela for Honorary Presi is no point in trying to galvanise Rogerson to write to the leaders dent was supported by Ben students "who can't make minter's strike in South Africa motion, Kirsty Reid spc.lii;: of all opposition parties to man Carver who attacked the use of sense of the issues. " He also and criticised the li~eral image finishing with the emo• date them to run a joint cam of the Anglo-American Corpo· " Black workers to power I " the word "terrorist" in connec expressed disappointment in paign. tion with the ANC, saying that the Labour group in whom he'd ration.. Another opponent asserted An amendment moved by the he thought only Mrs Thatcher hoped to see "a radical trans The motion called for EUSA that the only way to crush apar· Socialist Workers group was supportofallmovementsfight· theid was through a broad lib- called them that. One speaker forming force" instead of passed to call on EUSA to ing for the liberation of South eration.movement. against the motion described' which he said, he was pre mobilise support for the anti· Africa, boycotting all South David Clarke summed up his P.W. Botha as "the most prog sented with a "picture of the Poll Tax demonstration by Edin ressive South African leader leader in a penguin suit at the African produce, making direct argument by saying that it's not burgh and District Trade Associ yet." This was not well nauseating, elitist' and juvenile links with independent black only the black workers that are ation on 12th December. received. The amendment was Presjdeots' Ball." trade unions and campaignin- fighting but the women's passed with 226 for, 114 In proposing the motion Paul ingfortheimmediatereleaseof group, church and community against. Kirtcwood of the Edinburgh SNP Celtic cuts all detainees. · groups too. The socialist ai;gued that " the Scottish people The propoeer, Mike Cadger worker's campaign was too should pay according to their This motion was passed called apartheid " that peculiar narrow. George Squared means and receive according to unopposed. The proposer took means where capitalism is Finally Mike Cadger con· their needs" and that that Pou advantage of his time on the used to exploit cheap black eluded by suggesting that the Tax was "a further attack on the stage to issue a short of thanks In 1960 the "beautifuln and labour." socialist workers had shown living standards of students to the student body for pas-sing " historic" George Square was The proposer of the direct more interest and effort in the along with the cutting of rent it. demolished Javour of its negative David Clarke main- campaign than other groups iri rebate and supplementary somewhat modernised image. tained that it was ludicrous to and that only the black workers benefit~. Liberation This act has long since been say that capitalism and apar- can change the situation -we Andy Gray opposed the publicly deplored as being " an theid were the same and that must have "solidarity with motion, not because he sup· Education act of vandalism" and now 27 we have no right to dictate to South African Trade Unions" . ported the Poll Tax, but because The fourth motion of the AGM Aouth African organisations The voting concluded with 85 years aher, the SRC has put for a "broad-based joint campaign concerned itself with the right ward a motion that the Univer· andtellthemthatitisaworking votes for the motion and 154 is doomed to failure". of black South Africans to an sity should publicly apologise class problem. against. He stated that "the liberals equal standard of education as to the people of Edinburgh. and labour have made a com their white counterparts. " Help me", said the prop mon decision not to break the It noted that at present a oser, "put this dishonour of law" and that "to fight the Poll great deal less money is spent Edinburgh Unviersity behind it Tax successfully you have to per black child as per white, and and publicly apologise to the break the law". that the standard and content community." Forced to sum up his speech of education available to blacks In opposition, the speaker straight after making it, he is greatly inferior to white edu· called the 'destruction " ex commented: "For those of you· cation. tremely sad, since it was the whose short-term memory is in The motion called for the first square to be built in the a real mess, here's a recap. " renewal of waiving fees for the New Town" yet he failed to see University's existing Southern if it would be of "any construc majority vote." African scholarship and asked tive use for the President of Anyone want1i1g to see some for the consideration of the EUSA to write to the Principal 'beautiful' pictures of the old founding of another scholar of the University so he can George Square should, one ship in memory of three Edin· stand on a soap·box at the end speaker said, simply "ask your burgh alumini, Ors Dadoo, of Princes Street.~ tutor to take you out for a drink Maicker and Xuma who died The motion, however, was in the lecturers bar so you can fighting for the libaration of see them on the wall." passed by an overwhelmingly education. l ..."S _~..,.LA• 1J ~ . NEVVS THURS 3 DEC 1987 The last rights of abortion
by Kirsty Cruickshank We have no moral authoriiY to inflict this on families! " The House was divided once l:'l e was speaking in opposi again on Monday night when tion to the proposed David possibly the most controversial Alton Bill which seeks to reduce and argued over motion, finally the legal time limit for abortion ·HUELVA, SPAIN: The battle bet came to debate. fropm 28weeks to 18 weeks. "It ween liberals and the Catholic is only after 18 weeks that an Church over sex education has Abortion and the Alton Bill been given a different dimen 1managed to arouse the audi Anniocentesis t est for foetal abnormality can be taken." sion because a biology teacher ence to hackle, hiss and cheer. Following rapturous asked her students to give Speakers themselves delivered applause for Mr Mcleod, a semen for laboratory experi very emotional speeches, one ments. Sex education has was even reduced to tears nurse stood to deliver an equally em otional and realisti already been a topic of deep dis when leaving the platform and ca lly gruesome speech. pute because the Church had to leave the room. "I have seen many late abor believes it encourages licenti Medical student and Educa tions in my experience of nurs ousness. tion Convener Malcolm ing. I have seen babies aborted Now Mrs Maria Gonzalez has Mmcleod delivered the most itnd literally left on the slab and been accused of inciting her stu starved to death. They are then dents to masturbate after a right potentially explosive speech Debating whose foetus which was followed contras put in a plastic bad and into the wing daily newspaper exposed tively by a nurse who talked of bucket. Please support Alton's What seemed certain, irrelevant - no woman wants the assignment. A parliamen her first hand experiences. Bill as 28 weeks if far, far, too though, is that both sides defi to have a late abortion, most tary deputy brought the issue Mr Mcleod told the audience lo ng. " nitely want to see an increase in who do are under 19 and una before the Educa tional Minister, "'I'm going to give you facts and Favouring the Alton Bill, contraceptive education, they ware? The 2% of late abortions while Mrs Gonzales claims that feelings#. He went on " I have many other speakers took the want to see more funds go into said they " were due to the sperm cells are livelier under a worked in a handicapped ward. resentatives who claimed the the NHS so that abortion wait burea ucv and delays of the microscope than the usual I have seen a 25 year old man 3 "absurdity of having doctors at ing lists can be reduced overall. NHS." choices, like onion cells. To pre .foot long, lying in a cot and suf o ne end of a w ard abortin a 26 "Abortion", said the opposi The motion to oppose the vent another furore, it was fering epileptic fits righ week o ld baby and doctors at tion to the Alton Bi ll "should be Alton Bill was not binding suggested that in future she use throughout the day, one third the other end desperately tying a woman's right to choose and through a lack of 32 votes, 300 slides or videos when studying of handicapped ch ildren sur to save a 24 week premature by reducing the legal time limit votes were needed overall 268 cells. vive and I can tell you, most of baby." to 18 weeks this is infringing voted to olppose the Bill, 174 them have low quality of life. stand including SPUC rep- their rights. SPUC's fight is voted to support. Freebie SHEFAELD: Two sabbatical c . Dangerous action officers, the General Secretary and Athletics Secretary of Shef· by Ian Robertson field University Union have ers breaking into the home of Irish Invasion come under criticism for their The National Union of Stu the non-payer to seize telev i conducting of serious union dents has decided to advocate sions. stereos, books, etc. by Kirsty Cruickshank right to claim a mandatory business in the Soviet Union. non-payment of Poll Tax in its Pauline McNeil, President of maintenance grant from UK They are accused of spending campaign against the charge. NUS Scotland, admits that "fol Since a European Court ruling local authorities. Therefore, on six days of the ten-day trip on Questions have been asked as lowing this through will be in 1986 Irish students have the face of it only British stu· holiday in Moscow. to whether this action would dangerous, but there are gieat been flocking in droves to dents too rich to qualify for a The sabbaticals were meant to lea~e the NUS open to legal dangers in doing nothing-". British Universities because maintenance grant, have any spend their time at Donetsk, actions. As the Act implement now, amazingly, it is cheaper investigating the possibility of She rejects a non-registration thing to gain f~om this ruling. ing the Poll Tax c;ontains no campaign as she feels "there is forth em to study abroad in EEC establishing links between the There has been a 400% specific provisions for this cir no point in leaving your name cou ntries than to stay at home. students' union and a Com increase in admissions to cumstance a charge could not off the electoral register as you· Jn the Republic of ireland munist youth organisation in British Universities since 1985 be brought under it, however don't want to lose your right to even the poorest students have that town. Instead they took a there is always the possibility of vote". to pay both tuition fees and and 600% increase in aplica· " freebie holiday", spending a common law conspiracy However, she hopes that pub maintenance so by even cros tions to P'olytechnics: Tony only three days in Donetsk. The charge, similar to that used in lic pressur1:1 will stop the Poll Tax sing the border to Northern Ire Higgins, chief executive of the General Secretary is reported to industrial relations in the past. before the question of non-pay land they have nothing to lose Polytechnic central admissions have said: " I don't know what is Non-payment would allow ment arises: "Already English and about £1200 in unpaid fees system said at a careers confer going on, but I can do a grea1 the local council to take a civil Tory MPs are coming out of the to gain. ence in Ireland in September; submarine impression. # And closet to admit that they are British students can also " There is no shortage of well with that he is reported to have J which would involve court offic- against it." study in EEC countries receiv qualified, intelligent young stuck a pen in his mouth and to ing cheap or free tuition (ex people wanting to join technbi have pushed himself across the cept, ironically, in Ireland). cal courses which have been floor of the offices on his back. However they would lose the running half empty." going HBoop-boop! Boop Peruvian Pottery boop!". by Francesca Greene terns Rosa, a fourth year Social Patterns used by native women Anthropology student at Edin in their weaving, pottery and burgh University, teamed that Scum, dirt and vermin Siege face-painting provided the under the influence of the hal OXFORD: Dozens of Oxford stu reason for Rosa Murphy's lucinatory d rug "ayatwasca", by Scott Styles The opposition, on the other dents have made more than recent five month visit to the otherwise known as liana root, hand, had great faith in man's 1,500 telephone calls over six Shipibo-Conido Indians of the Shaman o r spiritual leader ability to solve his problems and weeks to the Soviet Embassy in of the tribe is also able to see last Friday and Saturday saw Peru. pointed to tlJe many succe~s London to protest about the these designs. the Third Annual Essa lnterna- Through her interest in at- in overcomin_g these. Edmund treatment of a Russian student tional Debating competition ===.="-----"------1 Lazarovitch, Oxford 8 , also who has been victimised over Bauermeister ~i~~a~~~:t:: ::~:~~~:.~~~~~~: adopted the novel tack of argu the past six years. Boris Nad ing teams from almost every ing that even if we were all killed gorny had applied for a visa to' that would not be the end "as travel abroad from the Soviet Booksellers ~a7~v=~~7r;a~~~ debates in Bri- there's always the Other World". Union, was refused, dismissed The panel of judges was com from his job and made a non severa1 preliminary rounds posed of University Secretary person. BOOK IN were held on such diverse sub to our new expanded Alec Currie, ex-Tory MP Anna Oxford students have there jects as the demise of socialism McCourley, and former EUSA fore made polite but firm calls to ACADEMIC BOOKS and whether Prince Charles is DEPARTMENT President Hilary O'Neill. Speak· the embassy, pointing out his over-privileged and under ing on behalf of all the judges, plight, even getting through to sexed. What ever your course of Alec currie commented that it the ambassador's own number. The motion for the final was had been a stimulating debate, The lines into the embassy have study we can supply all your .. This House· believes that the adding that the speakers had been persistently engaged so texts and are pleased to end is nigh" . been strong on power and that normal business there has order books which are The debate ranged over many energy, but rather short on sub been disrupted. out of stock. topics with the proposition tlety and timing. The initially patient Russian stressing the growing problems He then announced the staff have now come to see the O~n Mon-Sat 9 am-5.30 pm of pollution, overpopulation and judges' decision which unanim student action as an act of siege nuclear war. Indeed. Colin ously chose Strathclyde B, and have threatened leegal O'Dwire of Strathclyde A James Smith and Craig Winn, as action. The students have believed so strongly in the the winners, with Strathclyde C, refused to be deterred and have motion that he described his Paul Spencer and Justine Fash, been careful not to jam the main opponents as "scum, dirt and as runners-up. This was a popu embassy switchboard vermin" and also explained this lar choice with the House, not behaviour whic'h could be was why he'd decided not to least because Glasgow for once regarded as a threat to the bother buying a dinner suit! failed to win. peace. : • •t.•.• •••• • - ...... ~ LETTERS THURS 3 DEC 1987 Inside Student Adam Griffin and Bill Spence dent as a political platform." In think of a· name for the newborn are two of the people concerned fact, the paper was a lot more left babe at arms; names like Geoff with the production of Student. wing. Doubtless - because,· "magic cross at the midfield" STUDENT They are the typesetters, the let's face it, although you can Bloggs etc. spring to mind here. people responsible for taking please some of the people some Bill also admits that the paper is - the dog-eared articles and too conservative (small 'c' ESTABLISHED IN 1887 of the time, blah, blah, blah, Stu· stories presented to them by the dent rarely please any of 'em please), but they don't give any '"roving reporters'" and produc· ever (did I say that?) - there will cures. Both of them finally get to lng what is pasted down to be cries of " Let's have more of the root of it all with: "Some of The Student; The Best become the weeldy words of this radical stuff"/"'I hate bloody the student staff are more wisdom. trendy lefties, glad we're rid of interested in their CVs than in Adam an'd Bill are also invalu· I would just like to take this opportunity to say that I the bastards" and so on. How· the paper itself." They add that able in their sense of objectivity, ever, as the typesetters point "students used to work harder realise how privileged I am to be editing this which keeps in control we out, it meant that Student had on the mag when academic centenary issue of Student. In order to celebrate this amateur scribblers when our much more serious content. and pressure was less". However, as milestone in our· ~l95lf~\y!HJ8r'f~. !!'~empted tO bring megalomaniacal egos get out of you the flavour of past $tu~ents even though we have control, which is often. Taking king-size egos in hands, James only been able .to .1~t~ ti)~ surface. The Studentnewspaper is · a tofally unique history, of Bethell and Loretta Bresciani hunted out Bitl and Adam to find student life throughout. the a~es at this University, out some home truths about reflecting the differing attitude's at different times. Student- the myth. The very first issues, for example, positively reek of The two typesetters have gentlemen in their dressing gowns whereas the 70's been working at Student for issues show that students of that era thought that the about 14 years now, meaning best way to come across as being radical was to print that they have seen how much the paper has changed. Adam 0 things and Bill have then witnessed the pi~t~::~g ~~~tde:h-;; H ~~~~~nst~~~~\~" ~any time when, for God's sake, stu· regarding Student life appear to be cyclical with many dents were students, not out to old arguments continually being rehashed. earn their filofaxes and certainly not prepared to let shouts of " Maggie out! " go unheard. As Adam points out, "students have become less radical ", concentrated on more national Adam rightly mentions, Student The Future though "life for students in the dilemmas and news. With this in is a good Mstepping-stone" to seventies was more relaxed". mind (deep breath, fingers cros· mightier things. Many MnamesH The paper should see this year as being its centenary These halcyon pre--Thatcherite sed, mind how you go) how do have sprung from 16 pages of year, and take the appropriate steps to celebrate it in ·days led to a much more radical Bill and Adam view Student tabloid through the years. This, approach to the paper. These now? of course, is not why anyone ( were the days, as Bill says, when Adam gets in there: " Much of works on Student. but it's as =~y~e~ ~:~.ar,s;:~~~~~~~l~Yt~~~a~~~i~~ ~~~~~~~·~ damn good a reason as any. finished now so to speak. The only message I.have for "there would be a permanent the content is trivial, and the reportage, particularly in the That, then, is the truth, the my staff is that they continue to develop a sharper box for apologies on the front page to avoid legal action". sports pages, banal." What whole truth and so on about Stu· more modern layout, that they encourage even more Right on! Adam is referring to is the nice dent. Student staff may come people to join the paper, and I wish some of them jolly hockey sticks game of let's and go, aspiring to all sorts of would begin to see the paper as a "whole". The days Adam adds: "In the late sixties pretend maw 'n' paw were late media dizzy heights, but Bill and of the utter dedication to the paper that someone like and seventies students were for the baptism and left the foot· Adam will probably be typeset· Frank Partridge showed are obviously over. Perhaps, more mature in their use of Stu· ball fanatic in the front row to ting for years ahead. however, in general should choose their extra· curricula1 activities more carefully, and choose something because they really enjoy it and no1 because it will look fantastic on their CV's. No organisation can run smoothly unless all t he Sorry to all those concerned, but members work together, but usually the real work is sadly the letters page is no m ore done by a small dedicated minority. What ever (just for the centenary week happened to co·operation? anyway). However, don't be discouraged from voicing forth your opinions next week, we c GLASGOW HERALD WINNER 1985, 1986 need those letters. 70LD FISHMA.RKETCLOSE BACKPAGf Loretta Bresciani ED/fl/BURGH TEL:OJ/.J2JJ418 STAFF LIST MANAGER Andrew Marsha! OavilHuey fDITOR lomaHenderSOll GRAPHICS GrantRintoul ASSISTANT ED Sandra Catto AlisonMcCann STUDENT INFORMATION SERVICE NEWS Tom Bradby PllOTOGRAl!iY Patriclleask Ian Robertson For Edinbu'rgh University stu· v-nt twin room In large flat at 10/1 SI..- room at 7a Ga'(field Square. Robenlambden dents only. Listings with Orumsheugh Place. Rent £65.50 pm. Third or subsequent years only. £133 Cathy Milton Ivan Reid reference numbers can be fol· Contact Mr Dresser (via SAS Recep pm. Phone 556 0619. tiool. Joanne Moody Rull Bainbridge lowed up by going to the Stu· Two single rooms available at 7 West a.ct.tt for rent in Uberton area; pa~f Ki rstyCruickshank. 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Gillian Drummond EDINBURGH EH8 9T J. f.-moul double room in a superior, ..nee. or put Into the red well-equipped flat, 5 minutes from Single room for mal&'female at 7J 'Student' boxes In the Teviot Tim Daniels Princes St. Includes washing m&ehine, Dundas St £120 pm. Also a shared foyer. Mandela' Centre Union Tel5581117/8or ·shower/bath, TV and video. Rent (115 SPORT Ca~Marston room to let. Phone 225 9485. Vacant Shop and In AA.M Rekl groc pm P9" person. Telephone Richard on from 16th December. Simon Pe. 667 1011 ext 4496. 3371573. ers In the KB Centre. :;v \f.WE LETTERS THURS 3 DEC 1987 Inside Student Adam Griffin and Bill Spence dent as a political platform." In think of a· name for the newborn are two of the people concerned fact, the paper was a lot more left babe at arms; names like Geoff with the production of Student. wing. Doubtless - because,· "magic cross at the midfield" STUDENT They are the typesetters, the let's face it, although you can Bloggs etc. spring to mind here. people responsible for taking please some of the people some Bill also admits that the paper is - the dog-eared articles and too conservative (small 'c' ESTABLISHED IN 1887 of the time, blah, blah, blah, Stu· stories presented to them by the dent rarely please any of 'em please), but they don't give any '"roving reporters'" and produc· ever (did I say that?) - there will cures. Both of them finally get to lng what is pasted down to be cries of " Let's have more of the root of it all with: "Some of The Student; The Best become the weeldy words of this radical stuff"/"'I hate bloody the student staff are more wisdom. trendy lefties, glad we're rid of interested in their CVs than in Adam an'd Bill are also invalu· I would just like to take this opportunity to say that I the bastards" and so on. How· the paper itself." They add that able in their sense of objectivity, ever, as the typesetters point "students used to work harder realise how privileged I am to be editing this which keeps in control we out, it meant that Student had on the mag when academic centenary issue of Student. In order to celebrate this amateur scribblers when our much more serious content. and pressure was less". However, as milestone in our· ~l95lf~\y!HJ8r'f~. !!'~empted tO bring megalomaniacal egos get out of you the flavour of past $tu~ents even though we have control, which is often. Taking king-size egos in hands, James only been able .to .1~t~ ti)~ surface. The Studentnewspaper is · a tofally unique history, of Bethell and Loretta Bresciani hunted out Bitl and Adam to find student life throughout. the a~es at this University, out some home truths about reflecting the differing attitude's at different times. Student- the myth. The very first issues, for example, positively reek of The two typesetters have gentlemen in their dressing gowns whereas the 70's been working at Student for issues show that students of that era thought that the about 14 years now, meaning best way to come across as being radical was to print that they have seen how much the paper has changed. Adam 0 things and Bill have then witnessed the pi~t~::~g ~~~tde:h-;; H ~~~~~nst~~~~\~" ~any time when, for God's sake, stu· regarding Student life appear to be cyclical with many dents were students, not out to old arguments continually being rehashed. earn their filofaxes and certainly not prepared to let shouts of " Maggie out! " go unheard. As Adam points out, "students have become less radical ", concentrated on more national Adam rightly mentions, Student The Future though "life for students in the dilemmas and news. With this in is a good Mstepping-stone" to seventies was more relaxed". mind (deep breath, fingers cros· mightier things. Many MnamesH The paper should see this year as being its centenary These halcyon pre--Thatcherite sed, mind how you go) how do have sprung from 16 pages of year, and take the appropriate steps to celebrate it in ·days led to a much more radical Bill and Adam view Student tabloid through the years. This, approach to the paper. These now? of course, is not why anyone ( were the days, as Bill says, when Adam gets in there: " Much of works on Student. but it's as =~y~e~ ~:~.ar,s;:~~~~~~~l~Yt~~~a~~~i~~ ~~~~~~~·~ damn good a reason as any. finished now so to speak. The only message I.have for "there would be a permanent the content is trivial, and the reportage, particularly in the That, then, is the truth, the my staff is that they continue to develop a sharper box for apologies on the front page to avoid legal action". sports pages, banal." What whole truth and so on about Stu· more modern layout, that they encourage even more Right on! Adam is referring to is the nice dent. Student staff may come people to join the paper, and I wish some of them jolly hockey sticks game of let's and go, aspiring to all sorts of would begin to see the paper as a "whole". The days Adam adds: "In the late sixties pretend maw 'n' paw were late media dizzy heights, but Bill and of the utter dedication to the paper that someone like and seventies students were for the baptism and left the foot· Adam will probably be typeset· Frank Partridge showed are obviously over. Perhaps, more mature in their use of Stu· ball fanatic in the front row to ting for years ahead. however, in general should choose their extra· curricula1 activities more carefully, and choose something because they really enjoy it and no1 because it will look fantastic on their CV's. No organisation can run smoothly unless all t he Sorry to all those concerned, but members work together, but usually the real work is sadly the letters page is no m ore done by a small dedicated minority. What ever (just for the centenary week happened to co·operation? anyway). However, don't be discouraged from voicing forth your opinions next week, we c GLASGOW HERALD WINNER 1985, 1986 need those letters. 70LD FISHMA.RKETCLOSE BACKPAGf Loretta Bresciani ED/fl/BURGH TEL:OJ/.J2JJ418 STAFF LIST MANAGER Andrew Marsha! OavilHuey fDITOR lomaHenderSOll GRAPHICS GrantRintoul ASSISTANT ED Sandra Catto AlisonMcCann STUDENT INFORMATION SERVICE NEWS Tom Bradby PllOTOGRAl!iY Patriclleask Ian Robertson For Edinbu'rgh University stu· v-nt twin room In large flat at 10/1 SI..- room at 7a Ga'(field Square. Robenlambden dents only. Listings with Orumsheugh Place. Rent £65.50 pm. Third or subsequent years only. £133 Cathy Milton Ivan Reid reference numbers can be fol· Contact Mr Dresser (via SAS Recep pm. Phone 556 0619. tiool. Joanne Moody Rull Bainbridge lowed up by going to the Stu· Two single rooms available at 7 West a.ct.tt for rent in Uberton area; pa~f Ki rstyCruickshank. 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Flat 16. 21 Blair St. Any evening is • tree service to readers. ARTS ScottStyles Offices. after !pm. ~ room av•il•ble in Barony Rosie Cowan Singk room available in -II-equip. ·Street. (87.50 pm. Vacant from 1st We welcome eccommod•· ped central flat for second female. ('95 Januaf)'. Refno092127.11.B7. tion, "for sale" end other Alison Brown pm. Phone 225 8096 in the evenings. smell eds. Ads should be kept people STUDENT, Two rooms In a flat Marchmont nw.. required for one single Sung on and one double room in the Canon to • maximum of 30 words Crescent for 2..J people. C.11 225 m4 gate. (100 pm fOf' the single room and and may be handed Into the FEATURES Prue.leffteys 48 PLEASANCE, {x 236) during the day. or 228 6823 dur· £80 each pm for the double. Ref no ing eveoing. 'Student' offices, 48 PIM· EmmaSimll'OO 09Gl24.11.V. Gillian Drummond EDINBURGH EH8 9T J. f.-moul double room in a superior, ..nee. or put Into the red well-equipped flat, 5 minutes from Single room for mal&'female at 7J 'Student' boxes In the Teviot Tim Daniels Princes St. Includes washing m&ehine, Dundas St £120 pm. Also a shared foyer. Mandela' Centre Union Tel5581117/8or ·shower/bath, TV and video. Rent (115 SPORT Ca~Marston room to let. Phone 225 9485. Vacant Shop and In AA.M Rekl groc pm P9" person. Telephone Richard on from 16th December. Simon Pe. 667 1011 ext 4496. 3371573. ers In the KB Centre. :;v \f.WE IVIUSIC:: THURS 3 DEC 1987
amusing and at the same time NO CENSORSHIP horrifying. All Dead Kennedy's PUBLIC ENEMY BENEFIT GIG records are already banned ERIC B Rock Lobster V enue from HMV Stores, so now you LL COOL J know w here not to shop boyol Barrowlands The Alexander Sisters did Incidentally there was a sur· l------ prisingly large turnout at this Public Enemy are a Highlaed Dance and gig but I didn't see you there, tricksters possessing a sup introdu&d the bands. This sorry. Where are your convi~ reme talent for manipulation. It is a new One to me; maybe tions? What is the world coming is no mean feat to have five it will set a trend. to? hundred white, Scottish casu Therapy were good clean liv . Anyway back to the happen als giving the Black Power ing lads with horrible smiles ing man 'Dog Faced Hermans salute, whistling uncontrollably are Go!' shouts the crowd and who were not inspirational but and shouting Yo! to order. we're off. They are good; not awful. Sean Connery was A crowd of rebels only pausing My Milkman wins the prize for kinda fast and kinda stow and to do what Flaver F1ave decides best title of the week though, Spanish sounding bits and they should do. The beat is everything. Very original, at but is it true? The Cateran fresh Yo-Boys, but your times manic and at times seemed quite popular but not militarism and "Boys, you look really my cup of tea. They almost sedate-Och but I can't after the ladies" sexism is describe what they're like sound like the Exploited with covered in mould. longer songs and a singer. Oh except to say they're brilliant. yes I forgot to mention that this You will just have to wait till Rakim stalked up and down was all for a good cause too - next time and go see them for miming quietly, throwing in the anti·censorship in music. We yourself bonzo. Meanwhile you od NYo!" for authenticity while were handed leaflets on entry, can purchase a " no more cen Eric B looked sullenly on from telling a group of potentially sorship" album including Dog his centre stage dais, flicking powerful right-wing plop Faced Hermans and the Pastels his gold adorned wrists over heads with a list of recom· etc, etc. the turntables sporadically. mended listening including Gordon Fiddling with record players is, Phil Collins, U2 and the (the boy who knows where it's I'm afraid, not a musical form Thompson Twins. Highly at) that translates well to the staqe. There was a little grinding of
------teethbefore when long Mr"Y oB Rakim,announced give these people jus one more def rhyme and we the fuck outta MOLOMBO ·~·. f .') here". Neither were the crowd incited to riot during this brief Venue set, try as the tabloid reporters might. Some people are just no ~,v ·- fun at all. sultry and enthusiastic Photo: Steven Gray "'" \ The stereotyped music of ,_ ®-.'"~ OK LL. perhaps you don't liklhe black Africa is played by a · .~ having beer thrown in your tees a set of the most diverse stage bursting with musi . lii1 general direction but this is a DANIELLE DAX dance music you can imagine. cians and dancers, sounds Photo: Tiddy live concert. If you really can't Alright, so the Lydia Lunch that are jously, infectiously carved from baobab trees, and tolerate this behaviour I The Venue style rants are not that original repetitive. Philip Tabane drawing from a vast range of suggest in future you either but a singer that can switch and Molombo fulfil none of whistles, bells and shakers. It is stop performing live or erect a A Gothic Horror? Another from this to an unaccompanied overthis often disjointed, thud Michael Jackson style protec these conditions and as tive barrier to prevent such out reject from the Morticia piece that evokes enough pas such are the most interest ding background that Philip toral tranquility to rival Virginia Tabane lays down the very rageous gestures on the audi Adams School of Amateur ing non-dance bands to ence's part. I'm afraid we aren't Dramatics? Another mor Astley has to be admired. Her occasional vocal and his collection of songs encompas visit Scotland for a very unique guitar lead. For him the going to take you seriously bid, gloomy, doomy vision ses a staggering array of musi longtime. guitar is no instrument of when one of your hoodlums is in black with a collection of cal styles that make for an The trio originate from Sow melody, rather something to threatening to bash us on our third rate monster-movie unusual and unique evening. eto, SA where they first began create snatches of conversa heads with a long pole. Yes I screeches? Wrong. Wrong. Each song is a physical pre playing their surreal music over tions on, strumming it like a know LL you yourself weren't sence built on the most primi fifteen years ago. That is, if harp. the songs are snatches really the villain of the piece Wrong. These are the but I do think it best that you implicit preconceptions tive of percussion while main music is the correct word to of noise from Soweto and while taining a commercial edge. describe the arrays of different either disband your posse that mean Danielle Dax still nowhere nearthe obscurity This combination works best noises and rhythms that Philip of African Head Charge it immediately or give them all a will never get beyond play on songs like Big Hollow Man Tabane intertwines together. remains difficult, demanding good slap on the wrist and ing to humourless audi and the ridiculously titled Fiz The rhythm comes from two music, surprisingly evocative ground them for a duration of · ences like last Thursday's. zing Human-Bomb. Danielle drummers and percussionists yet totally undanceable. It is one month until thay have Danielle Dax is no anaemic Dax strives to entertain and on wearing wrist and ankle however some of the most learned that the struggle for the Goth with a grisly collection of this occasion was very success rattlers, using hands and mal creative music I've seen this rightful recognition of black similarly anaemic music. A ful. lets on sixteen impressive year. music does not mean picking a night in her company guaran- James Haliburton cowhide-covered drums Alasdair Friend fight with a paying audience. Let the truth be known, BAD means bad and LL cool J is a sucker me! - and we didn't even get to hear J Need Love . David Smith Alasdair Friend PLAY Blaise Drummond
REM HUE&CRY THE SISTERS OF MERCY THE ICICLE WORKS THE ONE I LOVE SEDUCED& FLOODLAND HIGH TIME REAL IRS7" ABANDONED Merciful Release LP Beggars Banquet 7" Circa LP J'm sorry. I tried and I tried for a The break-up of the original The Icicle Works have moved FOODS long, long time to find some on from the headlong dash into Truth be told ~ reviewing this LP Sisters left a shattered Andrew thing wrong wth. this. I couldn't. mayhem that was Understand as a labour of love - w h ile the Eldritch, and Floodland is a ing Jane to something that's The One J Love has it alt: Peter tracks were from strength to reflection on that. Have all the ingredients not so much heavy metal, but Buck's Gos-flavoured guitar, strength, I refused to put down soft and innocuous one minute, As a whole, the album is melodic restrained metal. High far a healthier this modium of masterful exciting and varied. The Corri wild and grungy the next; melody. Time has loads and loads of festive seasan - including sion, the single is an eight pounding, crashing, rolling Michael Stripe's vocals, rang Sliding effortlessly, from the minute long goth~c delight, drums that are quite invogorat our new range of ing from the soothing intona ·string laden strains of Human tions of the REM of old to a sea with grinding organs and mas ing - initially. Eventually they Toch to the exceptionally organic wines. ring cry that grabs you rudely sive accompanying choirs get on your tits/up your nose as danceable " hit" singles men lending the song a sense of by the toot les (yes. that good). tioned above (did you spot they combine with screeching grandeur and power. guitars, Ian McNabb's roaring For once the lyrics are reasona them all?), this is a superlative 8 Brougham St., Tollcross Elsewhere, a contrast is to be and the undoubtedly leather bly straightforward, making album from one of the new(ish) found in the soothing, reflec clad nymphette backing sin this AEM's biggest chance yet breed of Scottish bands in the (228 1651) tive melodies of 1959 and gers. M acho stuff for macho to hit the big time. Its release same freshfaced ilk as Wet 3X Neverland. Eldritch is broad people, and I'm not one of may mark a turning point in the but superior in a typically Scot 37 Broughton St. casting the return of The Sis them. band's career, but The One f tish manner than the English Love remains the one I love. ters. (5571911) Cu riosity counterparts. Craig Mclean Craig Mclean Karen Donald Paui Ross IVIUSIC: THURS 3 DEC 1987 GIG GUIDE
G'day pop pickers, and this week the "gigs" on offer are New Gold Dreamer well and truly ACE / Tonight ~nan exclusive interview, Jim Kerr talks to Caroline Ednie about all manner of things, from gigs to his fam those lovely people at the ily, to Amnesty, to the Proclaimers, and even Islamic prayer music. Venue present for your plea· sure The Pharoes, a dear, dear little psychobilly ensemble from London. See the bandl marvel at the quiffsl Gaze at the crepe shoes! Dance your ass ottl
Then at the spendiferous Playhouse are would-be Aussie megastars INXS. Apparently they're fab live, and singer Michael Hutchence is a birrova hunk, so go along and wet your pants to a crucial groove (it says here). Tickets are £5 and £6, available from the box office and the "usual agents ~ (whoever they are).
The Pharoes
Friday, and the Venue does it again with Factory stalwarts A Certain Ratio. They're probably dead good and more than likely c will put on a great show, so definitely go and see them. As for Saturday, Loop appear, Yes you've gussed it. at the Venue, plugging their new elpee, Heavens End.
Sunday has Worzel Gum· midi::ie Down Under and The Waltons. That's not at the Venue. but on Channel 4. Then on Monday the ever-wonderful Styng Rites are playing you know where (the Venue, fool). A rocking good time is promised there.
Tuesday sees a double dose of sounds at the Venue with Holtday Makers and Cat Burg· In 1980 a headline from a certain Edinburgh University Surely there's more to it than that? lars. Unfortunately my know c Student newspaper ran: •'Simple Minds_ Why Aren't "I suppose some bands do have a chemistry between ledge of these two bands They Enormous" followed by "Simple Minds have themselves and their fans and that's important to us. But really, amounts to naff all, but don't let proved since thei; days of residence at the Mars Bar in -:'C:~:tt~~1'!:!"~ ~~=~:'rebee~:!- making music, and we're not that stop you popping along. 9 And, in a sense, that's about Glasgow that they are not only the best new band in Y it. Next w eek, the Venue forces Scotland but as accomplished as any progressive group It's been almost two v~ars n~w since the band's last studio LP the Playhouse into liquidation to come out of Britain since the New Wave... ~~;::~n: ~:;.eitsw:r'~~:.J:~:~m,::i:. and conquers the world. Ta· 1 ::.; raal asked Kerr what to expect from the'. next LP - and indeed when Ironically, seven years later the Simple Minds are - well - "enormous", in fact some would say probably one of the most to.. :::n~~ want to rush things with the new LP. We see it as a ';:====·"='•=' G='="="="'Y::;' enormous groups in the world at the moment with a string of hit big challenge and therefore see no need to put out the first ten singles and mega selling LPs. behind them and not to mention a songs we can think of. I can't say at this stage that it will sound capacity to fill a football stadium with as much ease as an Old like as our ideas are constantly changing. Simple Minds is a very Firm Cup Final. The band, however, have been strangely quiet of organic thing and everything can influence you - not only ~.~ late, so I took the opportunity of asking Jim Kerr, singer/ musical influences but also travelling and . .. songwirter and general demi·God with the group, just why Amnesty? :J/Jios~~ they've decided to lie low in '87. .. Yes. definitely." Cfuuntai"-' " It's not a career move or anything like that, we just decided to Simple Minds, along with other popular performers such H U2 \.../ .•.•.·-~·-- take a fourteen months break. It's the first break we've had in and Peter Gabriel, have, in recognising and supporting • cause nine years since we've existed and we were needing a break to like Amnesty, produced positive results in h ..ping to incr.. se public awareness. recharge our batteries and I wanted to ss\end more time with my Sirnated in the Grassmarket:, family." "Human Rights is above all. I'm glad we're part of the Amnesty thing as lots of people have been getting released from prisons as we serve delicious wholefood " At the moment though we're back rehearsing Monday to vegcurian meals at reasonable Friday in a beautiful place near Stirling where you can make your •result. It's very reassuring ... own wee world. It's funny how detached from reality you are Moving on however I suggest that the musical climate at the prices. Choose from our .wide when you're there." moment is not quite so reassuring. Kerr agrees that the music selcccion of hot and cold main All this rehearsing, I find out, is in preparation for a trip to Brazil charts just now leave quite a lot to be desired, but all is not doom dishes; soups, saJads and early in the New Year where the band are headlining two big and gloom . savouries, cakes and biscuits - festival gigs featuring the likes of Bryan Adams and The " I like Bruce Springsteen's new LP, that's good, and I like The or just drop in for tea or coffee. Pretenders. Kerr is clearly looking forward to the prospect of Proclaimers new one. I think It's brave of them to bring out a We also have an interesting playing live again. record like: that, but I hope it's not seen as a novelty, y'know that se lection of books, craft "' I'm just a wee guy y'know - only five foot six but when I'm Christm~s Novetty Record. They've got a lot to do to follow it up ... materials and unusual giflS. on the stage I feel about six feet three - 1 get such a buzz when I "'On the whole though, I listen to everything from Elvis Presley play live. To sing on stage is just something else." to traditional Celtic folk music to Islamic prayer music. As far as An average audience at a Simple Minds " gig" these days js I'm concerned there's only two kinds of music-good and bad I" around 60,000 and the band' s more loyal following seem to regard Kerr as an almost Messianic figure. However in trying to Clearty, it is in being able to make this distinction-between Open Monday-Saturday good music and bad - that we hit upon the fundamental appeal explain their phenomenal success, Kerr, has a genuine modesty. 10am-6pm " I think being honest is very important, I don't let all the of the Simple Minds-. .•n appeal which will outreach and outlast Ediabwgla success go to my head. I don't have this attitude of 'I made 60,000 the Astleys and Jovis and similar nauseating pop fodder which 7 Grassmane1; people coma to se me so I must be great ... dominates the charts at the moment. 2297884 EDINBURGH STUDENTS CHARITIES APPEAL POLYGON CHRISTMAS BOOK Would like all teams who have THECEN SALE not returned their sponsorship 12pm-2pm money from the Beer n Teer, to THE WEEKI-Y GUI Under the dome - Student do so to the office in Guthrie Centre. Street soon as possible. HIGH FINANCE SOCIETY ~~i;~;~;'~;;,s~!"Sem;na• FAB (Fight Alton's Bill) I DHT Lecture Hall C Room Campaigning for women to 7.30 pm 7pm keep control overtei.r own lives. "The job of an Investment Man £1.00 non-members If you want to join us, come to 75p members JI ager" fII the meeting. with guest speaker Max Ward, The "Oh my God is it Christmas 7.30pm already? No not quite, but we'll of Baillie Gifford, who manages Art College, Lauriston Place. HOPE AND GLORY some substantial Unit Trusts. have a homebrewevening any ODEON EUCA way." CATHOLIC STUDENTS UNION 7 CLERK STREET 6677331 ' ~u~~iiographical story of a child Balcony Room, Teviot ESCA Basement Kitchen of No. 23 Carol Singing meet at teviot growing up in l/l/INll. lpm George Square SNOW WHITE AND THE 7.30 pm Committee meeting. 6pm SEVEN DWARFS WANTED- Friday and Saturday Fellowship Meal. All welcome. CANNON Come down to sing-a-long 2 2, 4.25, 6.40, 8.50 Secondhand textbooks to sell LOntlAN ROAD 229 3030 Santa costumes available grea1 Sat only, also 11 .30 EU Book Agency, Room G5, I don't know about you. but J'll be INNEASPACE _Appleton Tower for persuading Xmas shoppers TUESSDEC to part with their money. going to every show - if only 2, 5,8 1-2pm EUCND-Meets every Tursday SW wasn't so servile and the Sun 5,8 Open for buying and selling. evening 7 pm Seminar Room 2, Prince (one day my prince ... ) so Latest Spielberg Christmas THE CHAPLAINCY CENTRE SATS DEC Chaplaincy Centre. wooden. Dopey and Grumpy movie in which Dennis Qua id is Six Level Common Room TEVJOT UNION All welcome. make up for the rest, though. miniaturised and injected into 1.10pm Park Room Jazz ISHTAR Martin Short's bottom. But the KB lunchtimne talk - Music in SCAG 2.30, 5.45, 8.20 microchip which would enable the Universities. CHAMBERS STREET 1.15 pm Societies Centre, Warren (had everyone in Hol Quaid to be re-enlarged ha~ EU ANTI-APARTHEID Ballroom - The Main Disco Executive Room lywood except Lassie) Beattie been stolen, his oxygen suppl-y Chaplaincy Centre Cellar Bar - Pop videos Education for Racial Equality and Dustin (small but perfectly is running out and his host has 5.15pm Racism in scotland. Video form·ed) Hoffman as the two to find the microchip to get rid of EU ARCHAEOLOGY SOC. "Scotching the Myth" about most desirable men in Hal· this pain-in-the-ass. Dept of Archaeology, ground ~ the increasing level of racism in lywood {or so they think) in a BEVERLY HILLS COP II floor lecture room NIGHT FOR THE AFRICAN scottand. Free video and coffee. multi-million pound update of 2.15, 5.15, 8.15 7.15pm NATIONAL CONGRESS All welcome. the Hope/Crosby road movies. SunS.15,8.15 David Breeze, Inspector of Assembly Rooms Without the laughs. Or the Yes, smart-talking Ed is ~ II Ancient Monuments, Bpm-1 am0oorsopen7.30 pm ~ songs. packing them _J EU PHOTOGRAPHIC SOC Cabaret Night. Headlining Act. EU AIDING CLUB BESTSELLER SURRENDER Official Pub Night Battlefield Band who are break Rides every Wed afternoos. 2.10, 4.15, 6.20, 8.35 2.25, 5.25, 8.25 Kick off Lower Bar, Chambers ing their European tour to per Coach leaves Appleton Tower A cop/best-selling writer, and an Sun 5.25, 8.25 St Union at 8 pm. form in Edinburgh. Other acts 1.20 beginners and inter· ex-hit man for an American Michael Caine and Sally Field in SWAPO Choir, students from BOOK SALE mediates multi-national team up to a romantic comedy. They are Historian, Leslie Spoor, has Namibia, the Comedy Casuals, 4.25 advanced lessons expose the crimes of business roped together and end up donated a part of his library to the Capella Group the Moon No experience necessary. Les dom in a thriller which survives becoming emotionally tied. the Edinburgh Greens and lighters, theAlexander Sisters, sons indoors. on the performances of James these will be on sale in DHT and Wray Gunn and the Roc (Salvador) Woods and Brian CAMEO Basement between 8.30 am- kets. ENGLISH LITERATURE SOC. Dennehy. 3.30 pm. Tickets on sale at Usher Hall DHTRoom7.18 38 HOME STREET 228 4141 Box Office £5 {£2) BUN AC 1. 15 pm Lunch 50p. DOMINION HOUSEKEEPING CHAPLAINCY CENTRE George Square Theatre 2 pm (except Sun), 4.25, 6.40, 9 11am NEWBA TTLE TEA 4472660 7pm EU LESBIAN AND GAY SOC Bill Forsyth's latest film. Two Joint Chaplaincy/Parish Ser 1 Work America/Canada Cheviot Room, The pleasance THE WITCHES OF EASTIA 1CK orphans are left with their way vice, Greyfriars Tolbooth an 2.15,5.15,8.15 Attendance essential for ~pm ward aunt who has to face this · 1 • t Highland Kirk Preacher-Fath . . The Rev. Canon John Armson, Jack Nicholson stars as the responsibility. How the girls and Allan White, Honorary Rom Edinburgh Theological College devilish answer to the dreams of aunt deal with this is a study in Catholic Chaplain. three bored women who find FRI 4 DEC speaks on " Homosexuality and happiness and loneliness. that there is a price to pay for the Anglican Church." THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA CEILIDH AND CHRISTMAS MON7DEC their pleasure. PARTY IN AID OF FRIENDS OF CHAPLAINCY CENTRE THE UNTOUCHABLES ~~~~~ ~~~ VERONIKA VOS ~ THE PLAYGROUP EU FOE 1.10pm 2.30, 5.30, 8.30 2 LA ¥AITRESSE and Chambers street Ballroom. Cheviot Room Midweek Service LIVING SYM Excellent tale of gang-busting UNION CITY With the Caerketton Ceilidh Namibian Uranium Mining: A BOLS: The word - Rev. Peter Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner) who Fri4-11 .15pm band. talk by Paul Gill on the first Bowes, Honorary Baptist Chap· puts Al Capone behind bars. Tickets £2 on the door stage in the nuclear fuel cycle. lain. GREMLINS and Sean Connery is fine as the Irish TWILIGHT ZONE - THE MOVIE cop who helps him. Sat 5th 11 .15pm EXHIBITIONS i_..._f<>:rI1 TALK GALLERY OF FRUITMARKET Sun 6 Dec; 2.30 pm CA.NIE<> Discussion and illustration of 29~::.:MAR=.:::K:::_ET'-'ST'"'--- -- 225 2383 Afternoon shows are £1.20, evenings E2 and last show £2.90. MODERN ART aspects of photography in Scot Students get into the matinees (Sat and Sun) for £1 .20. land. Oh well, Colin Baxter this, BELFORD ROAD 5568921 THOMAS STRUTH: UNCONSCIOUS PLACES Colin Baxter ttiat. CA.NN<>N GIACOMO MANZU Until 10 Jan With matric card students get in for £1.30 on Mondays only. All other Until 3Jan Not, as you might think, Potter· TALBOT RICE performances are £2.50 row on a Saturday night but the Italian sculptor this time - OLDCOUEGE 6671011 seemingly Italy's most distin streets of Edinburgh, Munich, DC>IVllNl<>N guished living today. Go along Rome, Tokyo and Paris, as cap ALEXANDER FRASER Students pay £1.50 for every performance in Cinemas 1 and 2. The and see why his work earned tured bythelensofStruth in this, Until Sat 12 Dec only exception is the late evening shows Monday to Fr~d~y i.n Cinema 3 and the two evening shows on Saturday. The Dominion 1s him an honorary membership of the a'rtist's first major exhibition. "Fraser's energy has a humor the Royal Scottish Academy ous edge which can catch you closed on Sundays. (and it wasn't because he flog· ALAN JOHNSTON unawares with wonderful tim C>DEC>N Until 10Jan ged his work for millions and ing. Others have the darlc. glow Performances up to 6 pm cost £1.50 and after 6 pm cost £2 with bought one). Support your local artist - ofa Goya" - The List. matriculation card. Does not apply Friday and Saturday evening. All exhibition of d~icate abstract Sounds intriguing. seats may be booked in advance. works (bland or brilliant?) EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY reflecting the landscape. ARCHITECTURE GALLERY Fl LIVI HOUSE STILLS CARLO SCAR PO AT THE Student prices are 75p for matinees, ea rly evening shows (1.50 105 HIGH STREET 55711<1() TALK CASTELVECCHIO (except Sat) and £2.30 for main evening shows which are bookable Fri 4 Dec; 6.15pm begins8 Dec in advance. THE ACTUAL BOOT Discussion of the work of the Another example of the Italian ESCA. Until 16Jan New Objectivity photographers invasion in Edinburgh art exhibs Edinburgh Students Charities Appeal are at 17/19 Guthrie Street (2~5 The photographic postcard active in Germany during the at the moment. This is a post 4061 ). Anyone is welcome to pop down and meetings are from 1 till 1900-1920. A delightful exhibi '20s and '30s. (Make this one of humous exhibition of some of 2 on Tuesdays. tion with a ridiculous title. Oh the stops on your Friday night the Italian architect's drawings well, can't win 'em all. pub crawi.) for the Castelvecchio in Verona. EIGHT To celebrate our centeMry we present to yoo a special pull-out Student with which w e .nempt t o capture the flavour of the past eras of Student. Now you can re live t he s moking room , billiard pla ying, male-dom in ated '20s; the radical, positively pornographic '&Os; a nd the not so radical, positivmy unpomograp hic world of the '80s. We present to you, the history of Student . ttt5~~ -·~rul~en "f: --- a No. i. EDINBURG H : NOVEMBER 8, 188 7. Orn P E N NY. 1887 •nd the first Student hits the streets at the generous price of one penny, •nd rash promiioes to pay contributOfS were made (no, before you all come running, this didn't last!). The I~ of~ problem was already firmty established, •long with a report of what looks like the first Tevtot Mega Disco-the Cinderell• Dance..• Editor's Notice Cinderella at the Union If the success of The Student continues we propose puning it on an ordinary The University Union at all times endeavours to fulfil that chi el of its I unctions, commercial basis by paying our contributors. This will have the greet advantage namely, the providing of social enjoyment for its members. of giving a comparative security of the continuance of the paper; and while in all Following in the wake of such festivities as a Torchlight Procession and a probability the rate of remuneration will not be high enough to tempt anyooe to Municipal Pyrotechnic Display, came a Cinderella Da nce, on Friday evening, write pu rely for !he sake of the remuneration, it will be most honest 1hat all who 22nd J une. wort should share the returns. We have therefore to request thal con tr ibut~will The unanimous verdict of all who were present was, · The best dance we have send their name and address for this pu rpose. ever been to at the Union." Among the chaperones we notices Mrs Clouston, Mrs Geikie, Mrs Argyll Robertson, Mrs Cadenhead, Mrs Strothers Stewart, Mrs Warburton, Mrs Wyse. But how can we do justice to those chaperoned? Perhaps best by repeating what every man present has since said, namely, "That he has never at a dance We have been too busy to write any. - Ed. where there were so many pretty girl s.· Cinders at the Union? Some Probable· The Union s empty as Weelc Ten Advantages of approaches . Loisette's System Tr11u_J•T111; G 0\\'11£:-; V .,~rr~: ~:." EXAMS I Some of our friends might .'i.•lo. Clt.,rus, Solo. They are on us alre&dy! We must remember - now give up our evening smoke and 1. To pay bedi:; the money we lent ~~~~~l#@g_~¥ [/ 1s 11 ~ 1 game of billiards al the Union; our them. ~ ~~ . • .-r-,,- nights at the theatre, listening to 2. That there is an Athletic Club in Madame Georgina Burns, Miss Fanny T ·wr ...... ~::: ' e~ Back in the hazy days of the wal' years, when supplies were short and ration books were the name of :..-...... the game, university life proved somewhat monotonous and unbelievabty unexciting. Those were the days in which a male-dominated student population put wonc first, beet" probably following on a close second, and anything else (i.e. T1HI Stud«rtor student politics) was ~aced firmly on the bottom of the WM YOUNGERS ~ Hst of priorities. The lads left at home .-m to have been serious and studtous, probably wracked by a guilty conscience of their contemporaries out In the fiekl abroad. Anyone with any get up and go Md got up and gone. Nothing much changes, does it? 1944: &rly 1944 proved 1 litde mOf• spicy, n.1mely since the SRC eontroled The Sbldenf so creating the circum. 1 ~~lilil:lln• for.~ ~~~~:r:~s ~~~e=:University knows, we were suspended from the editorship of The Student because of our sustained criticism of the SRC. This at least was the pretext given by those who engineered the coup. The real reason was, of course, personal antipathy to us.... Meanwhile, as nearly everyone knows. a petition was organised in the name of Ronald Cape, who was one of last year's Presidents, and who 'had been watching the SRC's antics with ever-increasing bewilderment. This demanded our immediate reinstatement. and was signed by over six hundred students and graduates. We must congratulate them for giving us the lie direct to our repeated assertion that they are entirely apathetic to what happens in the University. We were indeed astonished by the universal indignation that our suspension caused. A vote af :I"//~ '49.And H.M . Qu-Eliubeth-tl>e confidence from the University and the sack by the SRC struck us as being extreordinairly comic.... It will probably be a Acutelittleadfortheftidls,whlchour l'HIMcCoy. long, long time before there is again a rumpus of such dimensions in the University.• presented has f•llen in love with! 1940: The following headline appeared !hat year: "The SRC Elections are 1 Things. it seems. have not changed - • Gloomy Saturday. Ifs a funny thing, lan;e-students f1il SRC, SRC fills stuct.rt:s•. It appears in only eight out of 26 but people- meaning us-never enter the Reference Room of the Library faculty constituencies were there sufficient candida1es for a poll to be taken. most Student writers of the time offered the following advice to voters: • If, in spile of in George IV Bridge, except on Saturday afternoon before exams. In fact. the room has known to have become that people have lhese facilities, they (the candidates) appear reluctant to state their aims and been so crowded been turned qualifications, the class sh()(Jld demand to know them.· empty away. You go there to work. instead vou see people vou haven't seen since the last Saturday of lest term; you hear more gossip than YoU hear in Predictably the war appeared amongst the scribblings of Student haCks: ·0ur Mackie's in a fortnighL • views on the war -we have undergone several changes in sentiment since this war began. We viewed the first few weeks from Olympic heights of cheery optimism. But then our complacence was rudely shattered by a man speaking on ~ The Under the Dome pages provided !he only lightheartedness in the paper the radio. He referred to a friend of his who liked C815. 'I know where he could get (something akin to our very own back pege?)- "Late NflWS-A !jJood story is . some cats,' said the man. 'My bedt garden! Place fairly stinks of cats!' And that , going round the Women's Union: it appears that a good story is going round the man was C.H. Middleton. This got right in amongst our conception of possibiliry, Women's Union.· " Sayings of the Week- Overheard in the Quad: 'look out, and we realised that anything can hapPBn. We took that damn silly grin off our Speedy. you'll drop the University'; Jihed Woman Medical - 'I'll dismember face.· yoo, my darling'; In the New Reading Room - 'I do most of my work sitting On military service Thomas H. Holland (the Principal! wrote the following -. down, that's where I shine'; Overheard at the UP: 'How cool you look. Dorothy- letter: ·Dear Sir, I have recently received various communications from the You don't look so hot yourself dear'.• government dir9G1 and through the Vice-Chancellor's Committee regarding the way in which university studen1s will be affected by the calling-up of younger age Meanwhile, ~a lm ost every week someone resigns from the SRC. Never perhaps in its whole history have so many people groups. The role is Intended \o direct attention to the simple fact that it is only by resigned in so short a time. One wonders why considering the perfect harmony and tranquillity with which the meelings training with the STC or the Air Squadron that undergraduate men can are conducted.• ~ ~~f~~i~:/::~~:~~~~~;·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~·. whilst preparing to satisfy their The sub-editors of the Union Notes page p romised, ~ u ke the editor of The Student and the Soc Soc. we have no policy, ( but are determined to be absolutely biased. Actually, apart from such spicy pieces ol scandal as we happen to pick up on ~Finiince of Scottish Education- in the last five years money has been spent our eavesdropping e.peditions, we have not the faintest inkling of how we are going to fill up this page.· in Edinburgh in the following ways: 1945: An older version of Voxpop7- Questionnaire - The Ed is interested to General library (8,500 know what students think about The Student. For this purpose a series of Reconditioning Old College £10,000 questions have been compiled, and you are asked to try to answer them. ·Funny KB Tennis Courts £1,000 funny stuff~ will not be appreciated- it is never original. Your genuine replies The Rectorial Address Men's and Women's Union £6.000~ will be a great help for the future.· Chew on that little lot, Maggie! by Alastair Sim For all vou Teviot Friday Night/ Chambers Street Saturday Night regulars - 0 ~~::::u~!f't~~n~S:~r~ ~:~:~~-:::!! ~~~:ei~r~~=f:~h~= There was, I, quietly living my own GUILLOTINE Thing.• Revolutionary, uh711 obseur• ind shelt8f'ed life, doing no 1hey parted in mutua..;I d;;;i,"'to"-,.-"•.===="'"------~:~:.n:.~-;~·:~~~~f.:~c:::::~ He appears to have only one set of U speak inetaphorically). Then sud· G ~~ls~~! 1:i~h:i1~~~sc~~~~~ nae~~ f~~~e:~;~~~g~f~: ~~;~e~y:o;;d~ ~n~~lya 1=r:~tt~1 ~iu~:1o~!P:~6:e~~r~~ 0 ~~ui~: ~~~~~'. ;hi~;f~:le~x~~eu~~~~~~ ~:~ J~~\~~~c~d :;a~r~~ens"~~YT~ ~:'a~%r~!~~ I thought I had carried out with infinite pleasure, for, genteel shabbiness or perhaps a having suffered from the stroke of the • sweet disorder of the dress,· but he I don't pretend to understand it, but keen blade, I speak gladly on behalf achieves only slovenliness. Those somehow I feel that It is all very sig ol all fellow-victims. who do not know him may gather a nificant. Certainly in having been gra II is appropriate enough that his very fair notion of his appearance cious to a mere mummer, you have, name consists of an impressive from the tall 1hin fellow who stands at one strike, dispersed the snob· facade end a shattering anticlimax, beside the guillotine on this page, bishnewss of two worlds. By that Ldo for that is Michael to the life. In even to the lank hair and earnest not mean merely that Athens hes appearance - well, it is difficult to _ gap~ . He has one rede~ming featur~ embraced Bohemia. Between ourse· decide whether he most resembles a in his very pleasant smite, although 11 Ives, I am no a very typical Bohemian., 1ired camel a sad cart-horse or the is perhaps a trifle - wide. you know. No, you have done· more daringly beanstalk ~hich he imperson~ ted so Fortunately he keeps his teeth than thal. The scholar has honoured touchingly in the labour Club pan· reas~nably_ clean. the truant. The Cap-and-Gown has tomime this year. He is excessively Michael is a k~en su p~o!"er _of th~ exalted the Cap-and-Bells. tall, by which I mean that there is labour Club, _while remaining 1ntelt1· really a little too much of him, and he g~n~ enough 1~ so'"!le other re~pects . I can only hope that your example droops in every respecl from his hair His intelleciuahsm 1s most noticeable will be followed, and developed, in to his ankles In a manner which during meetings of the students• other and wider fields. Who knows? tempts kind old ladies to stretch a Rei;iresemative Counc::il. . durfng Perhaps we msy yet hear that Con supporting arm towards him. On one w~1ch performance he.sits in silence gress has been invited by Moscow to· occasion a kind old lady went so far wit~ a solemn ~xpres1:1on, and vo1es receive 1he Freedom of the City. as to take him home with her, but against everything. This shows more when they smelt each other's breath insight than one might think. HONOURS GRADUATES Mr G. H. Morrison INTERESTED IN INCOME (who edited Student in his first year). -AND INCOME TAX? T is a singular mark of gifts and ol £11,400 after 18 months Ipublic favour 10 have edited · T1-1 E STUDENT" in one's first year. The feat £15,050 after 3 years is almost certainly unique. It was Mr G. H. Morrison who performed it, and As a Tax Inspector as.5eSSing the tax liabilities of businesses aU types you are given the we who know him well cannot but of ask ourselves and others how this responsibilityforyourowncasesatanearlystageofyourcareer-andthatisreflectedin thing came about. He staned life, ol what you are paid. course, with many advantages. His very name was an asset. The Univer·· 'Ikough intensive training )'OU will develop the skills of a lawyer, advocate, at'COtmlant, sity may be divided into •the Morri in,·estigator, negotiator and manag~ . lnduerourse youshouklberunningyourown sons· and •the rest •. To be a Morri district on a salary risingtof25,335withopportunitieslorfurtherpromotion. son is to be marked off from • the resr; ii is to be included in a class ol recognised distinction and capacity. Qu.ilifjoitions: Under36andafirstorsecondd.ti.thoooursdegreeoranaa.-eptaNe !Vid that means much. And then - . equivalentqualilicatW?n. Fmal ytat students may apply. George Herbert - a name s1 ill redo· lent of an the academic graces and To find out more rontact F.dlnburgh University Ureers Service the cult of poesy, semi-Elizabethan, and in all ways respoectable. What ThtCivil Snvkf is u equ.al opportunities tatp!oyu. better could man ask7 These names. in fact, almos1 explain the matter. "'100 "VEA.RS THURS 3 DEC 1987 ·wr ...... ~::: ' e~ Back in the hazy days of the wal' years, when supplies were short and ration books were the name of :..-...... the game, university life proved somewhat monotonous and unbelievabty unexciting. Those were the days in which a male-dominated student population put wonc first, beet" probably following on a close second, and anything else (i.e. T1HI Stud«rtor student politics) was ~aced firmly on the bottom of the WM YOUNGERS ~ Hst of priorities. The lads left at home .-m to have been serious and studtous, probably wracked by a guilty conscience of their contemporaries out In the fiekl abroad. Anyone with any get up and go Md got up and gone. Nothing much changes, does it? 1944: &rly 1944 proved 1 litde mOf• spicy, n.1mely since the SRC eontroled The Sbldenf so creating the circum. 1 ~~lilil:lln• for.~ ~~~~:r:~s ~~~e=:University knows, we were suspended from the editorship of The Student because of our sustained criticism of the SRC. This at least was the pretext given by those who engineered the coup. The real reason was, of course, personal antipathy to us.... Meanwhile, as nearly everyone knows. a petition was organised in the name of Ronald Cape, who was one of last year's Presidents, and who 'had been watching the SRC's antics with ever-increasing bewilderment. This demanded our immediate reinstatement. and was signed by over six hundred students and graduates. We must congratulate them for giving us the lie direct to our repeated assertion that they are entirely apathetic to what happens in the University. We were indeed astonished by the universal indignation that our suspension caused. A vote af :I"//~ '49.And H.M . Qu-Eliubeth-tl>e confidence from the University and the sack by the SRC struck us as being extreordinairly comic.... It will probably be a Acutelittleadfortheftidls,whlchour l'HIMcCoy. long, long time before there is again a rumpus of such dimensions in the University.• presented has f•llen in love with! 1940: The following headline appeared !hat year: "The SRC Elections are 1 Things. it seems. have not changed - • Gloomy Saturday. Ifs a funny thing, lan;e-students f1il SRC, SRC fills stuct.rt:s•. It appears in only eight out of 26 but people- meaning us-never enter the Reference Room of the Library faculty constituencies were there sufficient candida1es for a poll to be taken. most Student writers of the time offered the following advice to voters: • If, in spile of in George IV Bridge, except on Saturday afternoon before exams. In fact. the room has known to have become that people have lhese facilities, they (the candidates) appear reluctant to state their aims and been so crowded been turned qualifications, the class sh()(Jld demand to know them.· empty away. You go there to work. instead vou see people vou haven't seen since the last Saturday of lest term; you hear more gossip than YoU hear in Predictably the war appeared amongst the scribblings of Student haCks: ·0ur Mackie's in a fortnighL • views on the war -we have undergone several changes in sentiment since this war began. We viewed the first few weeks from Olympic heights of cheery optimism. But then our complacence was rudely shattered by a man speaking on ~ The Under the Dome pages provided !he only lightheartedness in the paper the radio. He referred to a friend of his who liked C815. 'I know where he could get (something akin to our very own back pege?)- "Late NflWS-A !jJood story is . some cats,' said the man. 'My bedt garden! Place fairly stinks of cats!' And that , going round the Women's Union: it appears that a good story is going round the man was C.H. Middleton. This got right in amongst our conception of possibiliry, Women's Union.· " Sayings of the Week- Overheard in the Quad: 'look out, and we realised that anything can hapPBn. We took that damn silly grin off our Speedy. you'll drop the University'; Jihed Woman Medical - 'I'll dismember face.· yoo, my darling'; In the New Reading Room - 'I do most of my work sitting On military service Thomas H. Holland (the Principal! wrote the following -. down, that's where I shine'; Overheard at the UP: 'How cool you look. Dorothy- letter: ·Dear Sir, I have recently received various communications from the You don't look so hot yourself dear'.• government dir9G1 and through the Vice-Chancellor's Committee regarding the way in which university studen1s will be affected by the calling-up of younger age Meanwhile, ~a lm ost every week someone resigns from the SRC. Never perhaps in its whole history have so many people groups. The role is Intended \o direct attention to the simple fact that it is only by resigned in so short a time. One wonders why considering the perfect harmony and tranquillity with which the meelings training with the STC or the Air Squadron that undergraduate men can are conducted.• ~ ~~f~~i~:/::~~:~~~~~;·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~·. whilst preparing to satisfy their The sub-editors of the Union Notes page p romised, ~ u ke the editor of The Student and the Soc Soc. we have no policy, ( but are determined to be absolutely biased. Actually, apart from such spicy pieces ol scandal as we happen to pick up on ~Finiince of Scottish Education- in the last five years money has been spent our eavesdropping e.peditions, we have not the faintest inkling of how we are going to fill up this page.· in Edinburgh in the following ways: 1945: An older version of Voxpop7- Questionnaire - The Ed is interested to General library (8,500 know what students think about The Student. For this purpose a series of Reconditioning Old College £10,000 questions have been compiled, and you are asked to try to answer them. ·Funny KB Tennis Courts £1,000 funny stuff~ will not be appreciated- it is never original. Your genuine replies The Rectorial Address Men's and Women's Union £6.000~ will be a great help for the future.· Chew on that little lot, Maggie! by Alastair Sim For all vou Teviot Friday Night/ Chambers Street Saturday Night regulars - 0 ~~::::u~!f't~~n~S:~r~ ~:~:~~-:::!! ~~~:ei~r~~=f:~h~= There was, I, quietly living my own GUILLOTINE Thing.• Revolutionary, uh711 obseur• ind shelt8f'ed life, doing no 1hey parted in mutua..;I d;;;i,"'to"-,.-"•.===="'"------~:~:.n:.~-;~·:~~~~f.:~c:::::~ He appears to have only one set of U speak inetaphorically). Then sud· G ~~ls~~! 1:i~h:i1~~~sc~~~~~ nae~~ f~~~e:~;~~~g~f~: ~~;~e~y:o;;d~ ~n~~lya 1=r:~tt~1 ~iu~:1o~!P:~6:e~~r~~ 0 ~~ui~: ~~~~~'. ;hi~;f~:le~x~~eu~~~~~~ ~:~ J~~\~~~c~d :;a~r~~ens"~~YT~ ~:'a~%r~!~~ I thought I had carried out with infinite pleasure, for, genteel shabbiness or perhaps a having suffered from the stroke of the • sweet disorder of the dress,· but he I don't pretend to understand it, but keen blade, I speak gladly on behalf achieves only slovenliness. Those somehow I feel that It is all very sig ol all fellow-victims. who do not know him may gather a nificant. Certainly in having been gra II is appropriate enough that his very fair notion of his appearance cious to a mere mummer, you have, name consists of an impressive from the tall 1hin fellow who stands at one strike, dispersed the snob· facade end a shattering anticlimax, beside the guillotine on this page, bishnewss of two worlds. By that Ldo for that is Michael to the life. In even to the lank hair and earnest not mean merely that Athens hes appearance - well, it is difficult to _ gap~ . He has one rede~ming featur~ embraced Bohemia. Between ourse· decide whether he most resembles a in his very pleasant smite, although 11 Ives, I am no a very typical Bohemian., 1ired camel a sad cart-horse or the is perhaps a trifle - wide. you know. No, you have done· more daringly beanstalk ~hich he imperson~ ted so Fortunately he keeps his teeth than thal. The scholar has honoured touchingly in the labour Club pan· reas~nably_ clean. the truant. The Cap-and-Gown has tomime this year. He is excessively Michael is a k~en su p~o!"er _of th~ exalted the Cap-and-Bells. tall, by which I mean that there is labour Club, _while remaining 1ntelt1· really a little too much of him, and he g~n~ enough 1~ so'"!le other re~pects . I can only hope that your example droops in every respecl from his hair His intelleciuahsm 1s most noticeable will be followed, and developed, in to his ankles In a manner which during meetings of the students• other and wider fields. Who knows? tempts kind old ladies to stretch a Rei;iresemative Counc::il. . durfng Perhaps we msy yet hear that Con supporting arm towards him. On one w~1ch performance he.sits in silence gress has been invited by Moscow to· occasion a kind old lady went so far wit~ a solemn ~xpres1:1on, and vo1es receive 1he Freedom of the City. as to take him home with her, but against everything. This shows more when they smelt each other's breath insight than one might think. HONOURS GRADUATES Mr G. H. Morrison INTERESTED IN INCOME (who edited Student in his first year). -AND INCOME TAX? T is a singular mark of gifts and ol £11,400 after 18 months Ipublic favour 10 have edited · T1-1 E STUDENT" in one's first year. The feat £15,050 after 3 years is almost certainly unique. It was Mr G. H. Morrison who performed it, and As a Tax Inspector as.5eSSing the tax liabilities of businesses aU types you are given the we who know him well cannot but of ask ourselves and others how this responsibilityforyourowncasesatanearlystageofyourcareer-andthatisreflectedin thing came about. He staned life, ol what you are paid. course, with many advantages. His very name was an asset. The Univer·· 'Ikough intensive training )'OU will develop the skills of a lawyer, advocate, at'COtmlant, sity may be divided into •the Morri in,·estigator, negotiator and manag~ . lnduerourse youshouklberunningyourown sons· and •the rest •. To be a Morri district on a salary risingtof25,335withopportunitieslorfurtherpromotion. son is to be marked off from • the resr; ii is to be included in a class ol recognised distinction and capacity. Qu.ilifjoitions: Under36andafirstorsecondd.ti.thoooursdegreeoranaa.-eptaNe !Vid that means much. And then - . equivalentqualilicatW?n. Fmal ytat students may apply. George Herbert - a name s1 ill redo· lent of an the academic graces and To find out more rontact F.dlnburgh University Ureers Service the cult of poesy, semi-Elizabethan, and in all ways respoectable. What ThtCivil Snvkf is u equ.al opportunities tatp!oyu. better could man ask7 These names. in fact, almos1 explain the matter. '"100 VE.A.RS Hotbed of Genius There's • certllln sector of the Uni werslty population who have yet to by LOITia Hendenon be convinced th•t people who work Student ere, in f•ct, multi on programmn and eYen TV com THE GUARDIAN Uilented. They h•v• •lso to be con p•niff), have ex-Stud.nt hacks winced th•t people from Studimt either presenting them or wortdng achieve gre•tness in numerousfiekts diHgentty Mhindthe scenes. Prep•re where iseditorohhe Sflerland Times. was going about his rectorial duties. 1fter they have left Uniwersfty. Hope now, to h...,e your eyn opened, end Perhaps the biggest hero of the " Frenk Patridge!" I hear you cry, that fully, this fHture will con wince them. to ti.ve the record sat straight as 1970's though, was Gordon Brown, names rings a proverbial bell! Avid Many n-sp•pers •nd periodicals reg.,dlng the ever-growing dynasty who is the current House of Com Radio One listeners will soon make on :wour newsagent's she'""'•.?- for of talent that has evolved from the mons representative for the Oun· the connection. Frank presents ex•mple, h•ve ex-Student hacks historie Student newspaper I fermline East constituency. There " Newsbeat~. He also makes occa working for them. Many television was a time when one couldn't pick up sional appearances on the Janice of copy of Student without seeing Long show where he explains curren1 ·mean 'n moody" snaps of our Gor news topics to the 1istners in a cool don splashed all over the place. This and easily understandable manner. Other persons of renown incl was when our Gordon was Rector Frank told me that there was a lot of !The second student Rector to be political gossip going round in his ~~~~r ~~ihde ;~~ ~:asie~;;:~:.':t'~ elec1ed at this University). There was day, and there were lots of stories nowgonebacktohisoldjobased~' also a lime a couple of years concerning corruption in the Univer of the Financial Times. If he regr .beforeh1md, when one couldn't pick sity Coun. Frank was editor at the any funher he'll soon be back in up a copy of Student without seeing time when Student was blacked out old jogbof editor of Student. Anot one of Gordon's anicles dynamically by the unions. The paper had to be ex-Student ed. is Rory Knight Br "leyed-out ". This was when our Gor printed in England. who used to be the advenising m91 don was editor of Student. Gordon ~ 1 used to get the train on Tuesday .wrote good, long and mealy edito night to go to London and then I'd ~sge~ :::~di::i;:;~~!~~~~;I~: ~~ rials and was, by all accounts, an have to catch another one to Oxford for The G_u!frdian and such li~o excep1i?inally good ediror. to take all the anwork to the printers. well as writing for TV. The infa Gordon, however, wasn't the only Every week I had a 36 hour journey 10 Yvonne Bagin~ has wrinen for member of the Brown family to make make, and this went on for quite a Scotsman in the past. Steve Morrisci his mark in university history. Both while.· his brothers, John end Andrew were One time, Frank was so exhausted is;~~ ~::~~~r~8:t ~~i~o~~~nt::e~ were on Student. Sarah Hemm~ usedtodothe"WhatsOn ~ pages theearly1980'sandsaysthat.she 111111111 ~h~~s?.0~~d ~~at 1 ~h~t~~ul~~~i~ st~aTE~S....M A.... N where she is now if it hadn't been k Student. her co-ed, Nigel Billenswa editor of Student in 1981 . He joinl Student in 1979, -when the memol 'II• A powerful. sinister thriller that will 1Carayou to your very IOUU MICKEY ROURKE ROBERT DE NIRO in ANGEL HEART Ill) ~eteprOg-815.30,&15. OOEOH3 DIRTY DANCING (15) $epera1aprogrlfTlmmlll 1.50,6.t5. Ahirtd--'n,aa19tumedailhor. T~they'rara--"lngthe...,~onlheMob l BEST SBilR (181 ~llllprog-914..00,8.35. SOOK NCIN FOR All PERFORMANCES. BOX OFFICE OPEN 12·7 pm; SUNOAV 2-7 pm. M"fST£RV GIFT WHEN YOU SPENO 1:10 OR MQAE ON COMPACT DISCS, TOP 50 MUSIC CASSETTES ANO BARGAIN ~ICE NEW VIOEOS. SHOP OPEN 12-10.45pm; SUNOAV4-10.45 pm. FIVE THURS 3 DEC 1987 --- -- Yi 1960s/1970s I: Anyone who .....n the Sund•y Sport would Mn bffn It hom• with the Sruditntofthe Hrly sevent ies, except th•t this wn no •ttts •nd bums· dom•in - the f)8per stopped •t nothing in Introducing the mHses to the lnt im•cl" of the full frontfll n•ked body. At times old copies of Stud.ntMefTI t O be more resembl1nceto third r•te porn m•gu.inesth•n newsp•pers. TheH d•ys-tend to fill SfN1re spKel with e11rtoon gr1phks, b•ck then •nude would sufflCll. , As if this wasn•t bad enough, a • glossy magazine rival called Cracker was set up. Aher the firs.I twQ, abys:, .mally boring copies, Student printed a picture of the completely naked Cracker staff had at work in their office. The caption ran; · cracker staff are a merry bunch who never wear any clothing whatsoever. They are also grossly overworked and would be glad if anyone would care to join themin1heirnakedlrolics.· Shortly aher the appearance of the first two issues police raided the Cracker offices. According to a report in Srudenr • they left at six, happy men, having arrested one of Cracker's staff, Alan Sinclair. A:lan• ~is is no good, I'm going to was charged with possession of exp·· have to try metal weights losives, three pounds of cannabis again ... This picture wu printed and various smoking implements. under the dubious ~ The sixties and seventies are well "Charities Queen". known for their promiscuity (as com pared to whet had gone before) but the early sixties to have got off to a slow start. One student writer in 1962 read; mourned the passing of the days of early sixties, particularly in his time· 'yon'; · 1 remember the season 'SS- ·as Senior President of the Edinburgh "Dear Sir, 56."That was the year of the Arherican University Students' Representative· write to you concerning the eppli· "ff only he'd try those metal sex orgy in a flat along the Dalkeith Council in 1960·61. When he was I cation for entry in 1969 of ... of this Road ... the party lasted from Friday standing as a liberal candidate for weights again." school. I find it necessary to add to night until sometime early on Tues· Roxburgh. Selkirk and Peebles three years later he 't'as interviewed by ihe comments made on the UCCA ~aymorningl" Student about among other things hoW form concerning his preocc.:upetion with student politics (it then goes on Student endeavoured to keep up he first became involved in politics, to list details of his activities). felt with all these developments but he said; • t knew I wasn't a Conserva· I ' occasionally, when there was no live. but I didn't think I was a that it was imponant that you should aware of this in malting your deci· news. took lo printing utterly spuri· Socialist. I went along lo a meeting of be sion. I would prefer this communica ousstuffanyway. the LiberalOubt;arnetofindoutwhatit,, tion be treated very confidentially. The issue of 23rd January 1964, for was alt about, and found I liked their to e11Cample, saw the headline · Hume attitudes and liked the people and Yours faithfully, rapedl - storey stolen". The article became a member of the liberal Club (Signed) Sydney l. Ba11Cter, went on; "The most audacious end withoul any thought of taking politics Headmaster original theft since 1he Goya was sto seriously.· len from the National Gallery in Lon don. This was only one comment on This era was an age of far reaching {Written at the foot of this letter: the astonishing of an entire storey social change and student REJECT THIS MAN. Vice-Chancellor from the David Hume Tower. Student radicalism. The Men's Union {Teviot) J. B. Butterworth (Signed).· now brings you the ln.ilh ... finally went mi11Ced in 1971. a student The early seventies saw various became Rector, there were riots over Students in Warwick and in Edin A member of the public on stu· campaigns to get a free dope-smok recorial elections and various large burgh (where the appointments dents: " Fifty per cent are ing zone on Campus. Dope lover's scale demonstrations. office in Buccleuch Place was broken interested in what they are struggle for freedom led to a prop-· Perhaps one of the most enlighten· into) faced various charges. The his doing, which is good - as for osal in 1974 for a oOpe-in at the Old 'ing articles ever to reach the pages of torian E. P. Thompson wrote: ·we Student was one that printed the .have been·luckierthan any of us had the other 50 per cent, I would Quad.aMissMitchellsaid: ·"Warwick Files· in 1970. the right to deserve in the quality of put them in an incinerator and "These bureaucrats are trying to put over they· re good liveral minded On 11th February the Student the students. They took the initiative, "Oh God! I want to have your ~mthelot ." fellow. Bullshitl lf they really wanted Union of Warwick University they asked the right queslions. They to solve their so-called 'drug prob- occupied their administrative build began to understand tile answer11 children" - Beatlemania hits lem' they would turn the Campus into ing. There they uncovered lites that 0 Edinburgh. a free smoking zone. It's no good just provedthattheUniversitywasacting !~:fn~ ~h~:~,~ aa~~i~~~ t~erhl;:\~·1 talking about it man, we want real as a spy "an informing institution, on 'pleading of tho!e with targe'interests freedom to smoke on Campus and its students. for firms and power to lose. They have - by now in we want it now." groups outside.· scores - pul their academic careers The now notorious 18-30 club holi The students uncovered evidence atrisk.ltis!heywhohavere·asserted day group seemed to think it worth of the role of schools also. One letter the idea of a University. They may from William Ellis School in London their while placing an advert i.n Sru~ well need our help.· JP.'.r'P!to.:"M'J'l"'"'~•·~:i dem from time to time. the banner above a rather suggestive picture ran; " For the next 15 days these young people will live together ... until now !hey had never met.• It went on •They have discovered the special excitement of a Villaparti&S tioliday. So could you. Come and be yourself. Relax in a Mediterranean Villa with an intimate group of young · people 118-30) all intent on having the most enjoyable holiday of their lives. Flnd your own romance and e11Ccite· ment in the most exciting holiday of "I wanta hold your hand your life.· Enough said. "I tried steel weights but became a Ubenil lnsteed" -the Some well known political figures fresh..faced Mr: Steel. of today were given their fair share of coverage. The fresh faced figure of David Steel crops up regularly in the S uccEss WITHOUT STRESS. lh•1o•Jo>om•ny•.,••<'>>fulpt~•pl ....op•' .,·(th 1ht' 1t•n>1on••nd prn>U'<'><>fth,.,.1,r.. • Tht'"'"'"'tt>Tun1.. :nd1·nulM,.J "'""" f..o,h mornon~•nd<>Vt"n•n~lht'\••pcnd 13 t<> 20 mon .. lt'> M> th•l they ·~n rd•~ •nd •.-d•kO•·o:• the .. 1al1t1 '"fa,,. ,,.J ,.,.,,. prohlt"m> FREE INTRODUCTO RY TALK Friday. 4th December. 7. 15 pm 4 West Newington Place (offNewinglon Rd) Tel 6681649 TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION rwftdt"1U., MAHARl~IU MAIU:Sll VOGL " Okt you really sleep with "Silicon Support System - spy tells all" Brian?" THURS 3 DEC 1987 An Adventure Playground for young journalists By day, he's Dr Colin Currie, respected medical penon who sits quietly, busily w A powerful, tini91:• thriller thilc will _,..you to your very 90Ull MICKEY ROURKE ROEIERT OE NIRO In ANGELHEAAT(11) s.p.r- progrilmnMS Ms.JO. a.1 s. OOEON3 m:rTY DANCNG (15) Sep.rMe prog r•mmn II 1.50, 6.15. Ahlllld --.in, 1coptumed euthor. T~th9y' .. ~ngtt..rulebootontheMob t BEST 8E.ilA 1111 SepilrMe progrilmrnN M4.00, 8.35. BOOK NOW FOA All PERFORMANCES. BOX OFFICE OPEN 12·7pm; SUNOAY2-7 pm. MYSTERY GIFT WHEN YOU SPEND f10 OR MQRE ON COMPACT DISCS, TOP SO MUSIC CASSETTES ANO 6ARGAIN PRICE NEW 'llOEOS. SHOP Of>eN 12-10.45 pm; SUNOAY 4-lOAS pm. ROllEllT ...... ,...... ,.~ ...... ntl IAn.w».Y AT~- Al-a.so. UcilnMdBw. FIVE "I 00 "VE.A.RS THURS 3 DEC 1987 Double Take • • • Thia •xtnct le teken from on9 of Student's most controve... ia l articles printed In Pctober Extracts from an article printed in Nov ember 1978 concerning the ,.. 1987. The SRC. which heel direct control over the Student editor at#M1 time, aacked the George Square redevek»pment . editor. Hugh Orfffttha. He w aa later Nlna1ated. The article la e gu~ the Uking of LSD. isually the skyline has been disfigured by \he Appl elon and David Hume hoose at least one close friend to be with; someone you know well enough to be able to touch unambiguously, Towers, which remain the only 20th century intrusion on the view from someone in whom you can place complete trust. This per$On should preferably have had experience of inner the south. The University's policy of using only well-established local travet •.• he should not be thef"e in anygame-pl11ying role. To be able to guide someone on their first trip demands Varchitects has produced a series of dreary modern buildings, the only C a great deal of anyone. Ideally, LSD should be taken with a small group of ciose friends-some of whom should exceptiOfl being Spence's G~e Square Library. remain on the ground. Choose the time carefully. Whether one takes LSD in the daytime or night-time should depend on Socially the effects have been even more disastroos. Where, for instance, is the how one feels about day and night. Don't take it at times of anxiety Ot" stress. For the first time, don't take it on the spur of logic in replacing a thriving community of shops, resiaurants, pubs and flats with the moment. Don't take it when YoU want to escape. LSD is not an escape from anything. Choose the place carefully.... the grimy Sludent Centre and its pathetic attempt at creating a village square? W. ha¥e not printild tM predM detai'9 of LSD-taking, •nd trust that our rwllden 81'8 tOo Hf1silM and intenigent to go ,_the stuff. RictMrd Gordon wrote an article for Punch entitled " Gushing Ed ucatio n " in Novem ber 1976. Below are some of the "juicier bits". here is no solidarity about the Student Centre building, across the traffic lights from the McEwen Hall. ·Corrugated cardboard,· Michael Williams observed with professional contempt ·Good job it isn't a hospital. You'd never get me inside it.• The Studen1 Cen1re emits a smell of boiling packet soup and looks better inside, T clood and sun producing a pleasant •art viran1• through its vast plastic dome. The plastic is unfortunately the same as erupted in the Isle of Man, so gatherings over a dozen are forbidden in the area resembling a waterless swimming bath below. Edinburgh student life has softened since every half term brought ·Meal Monday• off, for return to the croft to collec1 the firkin of salt herring and a sack of oatmeal, which had to see them through uni ii the vac. The students run their own ·Lifeline· service, a telephone manned 24 hours a day for instant help with problems of sex, work or loneliness, or all three together. As a student, I suffered regularly awful problems of sex, work and loneliness, though I cannot recall their particularly worrying me. But, of course, 35 years ago there were fewer telephones about. .. . There are good facilities for all forms of student recreation from billiards to debates, and a hundred of those intensely contentious, redeeming flippant clubs and societies which students love joining. Part of an artide written by Gordon Brown, MP. entitled " All Quiet On Campus Front", printed in February 1976. explain why our ...veeltly increasingly difficult to find jobs when George Square: looking cold, desolate and decidedly un-Georgian. Studentheadlines are no they leave. Together with the Infirmary, the University has created a tight ring of stodgy onger a call to anns takes h is my suspicion that one of Iha institutional buildings all roond the south side of the city. From Tollcross along TIsome doing. Of course active consequences of educational expan Lauriston Pl ace, across Nicolson Street as far as the P1easance is a solemn row of ' student protesters were always a sion in the sixties was not only to boxes, all of which close after office hours. They replace what was once a lively minority even in the la1e sixties - but increase the competition for university area in which people could both live and worlt. an atm osphere was created which no places but to intensify the specialisa But there have been some victories. Buccleuch Pl ace has been reprieved and one could ignore. And one thing is still tion required for entry to the university Mylnes Court has been expensively restored. clear, that there remains in their activ - and so create a generation of stu But the amount of money the University has to maintain its many decaying b· · ity what seems to have been a diffu dents far more highly motivated about historic buildings remains derisory yet it seems to be able to find cash to turn Q. J sion of interest - rather than a disap academic achievement and more College into flashy offices. pearance of radicalism interested in their own specialist sub Quite rightly, for many involved in ~~·~~~e . all their limitations, than And finally . , _ comment on Stvdtnt. This extrKt comes from an political parties, lrade unions or other pressure groops, the campus ceased At the other end of the university artide entitled "A Requiem For Amateurism"', printed in November to be a significant arena for construc escalator. the increasing threat of 1969. ft sums up, quite accurately. the "prob6ems'" of Student. tive protest. And this is to record a lo_s\. graduate unemployment has not he nearest one can gel to a a dynastic principle, the new editor : for whatever criticism there may be , created the radical response one generalisation about the emerging from the group of the outgo of the methods of student activists, the might expect: quite the opposite, it has The ever ponderous Gordo n editors of Student and the ing edi1or's friends. issues that concerned them were of merely heightened the pressure for papers they have produced Brown. cu ft hero of the 1970s. high qualifications at university. T Student- like any university news moral importance - peace and war, during the sixties, is 1hat the editors paper - occupies a special position poverty, and man's dehumanisation, All this is perhaps common sense have been by and large a harassed which makes it impossible to compare and one of the by-products of the and little more. But if this is a correct breed of men - and, from time to it in any direct way with the press in decline has been an increasing isola interpretation, then consider the impli time, women - and thal the paper has general. tion of university from community. Perhaps the worst depression since cations for a moment: dissent will been very much a reflection of each But beyond that, we still have to the 1930s has been incapable of increasingly be felt before and after editor's idiosyncracies - which Finally, because the student press account for the changed atmosphere. radicalising any wide spectrum of university by a generation of school amounts to saying that it is almost occupies a special - artificial, but no1 American analyses of the •return to British public opinion: indeed, the leavers who feel deprived of lhe impossible lo generalise about Stu- by any means shehered - position in the spectrum of the press in general, the libraries~ rooted in new attitudes opposite has happened. opportunities they might have had ten ""11· . of partnership between administration Most people have been prepared to years ago, and a generation of Several editors during 1he decade Student editors do tend to feel that the and students- remain unconvincing: sit back and accept increasingly strin graduates highly disillusioned by what have not been above writing all or paper should not stick rigidly to there is little evidence that the return to gent combinations of wage restraint, they gained and what they lost in their nearly alt the paper themselves, and proven policy like Lord Thomson's normalcy in the early seventies was public expenditure cuts and high three or four year interval between the nom-de-plume is one of Studen(s "sell more copies" functions. delayed by their overreaction to unemployment. The interesting thing school and jobs. Paradoxically, radical most necessary, most ingrained and Instead, there should be experimen- events. To some extent a national is how the events of recent years have trade unions will be the main most long-lived features. =:~7e:~~:~:i.ty in layout, conten ~ J perspective offers some help in exp affected students, who find it increas beneficiaries of declining student Where editors did get what was laining the decline of student unrest. ingly difficult to reach university and unrest. laughingly called "an editorial team, This has been a major feature of the this consisted of people whose sole sixties. Extracts fro m an interview w ith qualification to be members of the There is no reason 10 assume that it staff was that they were the editor's will not continue to be so. and in many J onathan Wills when he ways this is the most valuable feature became the first-ever Student friends and hence unable to evade frantic requests for copy (but they usu· of Student- in liveliness and variety it Rector. Printed in Nov em ber ally got hooked on publications). compares favoorably with most other 1971. Experience and news-writing skills studeotpapers.. were seldom high on the list of talents The drawback is, of course, that necessary for Student reporters. editors are given 11 free hand to "im prove" the paper thatwhen their ideas , The editorship changed hands backfire the effect is immediately and "~1.v-•ome Students Welcome to stood the Executive is looking into evi· udents saw for the first time dence that Mr Acaster's private ~ aide ' yesterday the ·eonfidentiar ' memoire" have actually been passed . Appointments Board fifes EUROPA report-which is likely to roclc on to the employers.. TIMs men - constandy t....J theS University and provoke wide .!.~f~?~~~:.i"r~ra~~~~~~ 9bcMrt-.go1ng to the ~- spread changes in the running of No. n81ion· and for using " grossly offen Q: How do you feel now that you've CREDITS 33. sive remarks, Mr Ross for ~comm itting Rosie Cowan and WINE BAR been given a few days to get used to 1880s The report - the most damning an error of judgment" in passing on ever of the Appointments Board and the idea of being Rector? Gillian Drummond Infi rmary S t ree t private letters from Directors of A: With my fingers! Seriously though, 1920s Robert Lambden its head, Mr Acaster - runs inro 16 Studies, and Mrs Batt for using a word pagas. It is forthright. And the Bulle I'm raring to go. 1940s Sandra Catto Where else can you enjoy fabulous with "racial overtones". Q: Are you interested in a career in tin's three-page version is a "watered Some of the comments not quoted 1960s/70s Tom Bradby hot and cold meals from down" alternative-without lhemes politics? in the Bulletin are: Acaster, 1968, · xis, 1900s Jane Bowie 12 noon-9 p.m. sage. A : No. I'm a rotten public speaker, and t believe, the son of a farm labourer I don't like people saying nasty things Additional research, design and Also try our Saturday Lunches from Professor Black. in the introdUClion, and bearing this in mind one can more ca Its for a new code of conduct for the about me in public. I shall retire from 'Double Take' Lorna Henderson 12.J0.2p.m. readily excuse an occasional public life as soon as I can. Appointments service. gaucherie of manner and idk>syncracy •the proper conduct of an Appoint SPECIAL THANKS TO: of dress .~ Prof. Black destribes this Look out for our--Gokten Oldtes ments Officer shoold be to communi Dr Charles Ashbome. Bill and comment an ~inexcusa ble ". cate NO infonnation without the stu Adam for typesetting and Night ~ Tuesday and our dent's permission· and that it would information; Wendy from the ...... be better if Appointments Offioers "re acc~i~~ toc::.r;:~. ~~~s ::::r~ Q And who'• about Mr Acaster than about the stu- print room for doing all our frained from writing• personal assess =...: ..,.. dent" is: ·He isthesonofanoldfriend .,.. screenings; Grant for his front ments of students. G page g raphic; anyone else OPEN 11 am to 1 am Bombshell is still to come with the of kr;: Is A: 'Nhy, tt'• ::;il~e ~~~ :;,~i~;dies ~ whom I've forgotten about; and report of an Appointments Executive's described as a •pleasant negress·. nOnti ott.. ._ -- probe into telephone calls and inter t hanks to you, the readers, for 'llr556-6165'11r views betweo Appointments staff and A man from Jamaica, lhoogh, is for· ..... GriMdw. • .A. ~ tunate enoogh to be •ot pure Euro- •. ifl -... ~, buying and supporting Student employen; about students. his under- '* ./" pean descent~. "youdl"I for all these years! ~ ....,~ .. ~~,:~.~"~'U 11mmmom11 fRE FOLD THURS3DEC SAT5DEC MON7DEC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA THE STYGNE-RITES DE TO WHAT'S ON Playhouse Theatre, Greenside Queen's Hall, Clerk St. 7.45 pm Venue, Calton Rd 7.30 pm Place £3 (£2 cone.) Phone to confirm. Australian band Ravel: Bolero; Dvorak: Sym shouldn't be prejudiced. SUAVE phony No. 9 (New World) Maxies Bistro, Nicolson St. should we? Yes, we should. Stravinsky: Firebird Suite. THE PHAROAHS Smooth clarinet, sax and guitar. Venue, Calton Rd, 7.30 pm ALEX SHAW TRIO He-haw, gran'ma, give us a li'I Platform 1, Rutland St. FIONA DUNCAN of that ol' rockabilly sound. Agreeable lunchtime jazz with Rutland Hotel, Rutland St. FILMSOC COMRADES BEDLAM Alex Shaw on piano. Scottish jazz singer. Thur3,Fri4, 7.15 Preservation Hall, Victoria St. THE CULT NOBODY'S BUSINESS 60 PLEASANCE 557 0436 Sat 5. 4.00, 7 .30 9pm Playhouse Theatre, Greenside Bannermans Bar, Cowgate The Tolpuddte Martyrs, who GRAHAM BLAMlRE JAZZ Place. 7.30 pm Swing music. DESERT BLOOM and were deported for trying to set BAND £7, £6 HEAVENLY PURSUITS up a trade union, have their story Basin St, Haymarket Terrace Either you knew weeks ago and BON TON ROULEZ Music Box, Victoria St. 9.30 pm Sun 6. 6.45 and 8.45, GST sympathetically dealt with in an Trad. Jazz. have a t icket tucked away Free. Confrontation between a young epic film set in Dorset and amongst you r black T-shirts girl and her war-veteran father in Australia. FRl4DEC and hair-dye, or you don'tcare. Nevada, plus Tom Conti as a TUESS DEC reluctant miracle-worker in a SNO LOOP Roman Catholic Glasgow PRICK UP YOUR EARS Usher Hall, Lothian Ad. 7.30 pm Venue, Calton Rd. 7.30 pm NELSON HALL CONCERT School. Thurs 3, 2.30, Fri 4, Sat 5, £2.50-£9.90 For Stooges fans - new lndie Nelson Hall, M cDonald Rd Pub 3.30, 6.15, 8.30 Christmas Music band. lic Library, 8 pm RUNAWAY TRAIN and Joe Orton's life with his long ORGAN RECITAL Free THE NAME OF THE ROSE time lover - an ultimately fatal McEwan Hall, Bristo Square, FRIENDS OF CARLOTTA EU Madrigal Group. Wed 9, 6.45 and 8.45, GST relationship - is dealt with. 1.1 0pm Negociants 9 pm Sean Connery as a medieval Screen writing by Alan Bennet. Free Free. SWING'87 monk in an abbey whodunnit Heart, lungs, liver, gentialia. China Crisis and OMO mem Malt Shovel, Cockburn St. follows the tale of two convicts Moreley Whitehead (assist bers _ in line-up-can see for Django based Hot Club with sax LET'S HOPE IT'S A GIRL who escape to freedom in a organise at St. Giles Cathedral) nothing - can't be bad. and clarinet. Sun 68.30, runa way train. plays work by Mendelssohn, Mon 7-Wed 9 8.30 NEW MUSIC GROUP OF SCOT Dupre, and Sidney S. Campell. LAND AFTER EIGHT DUO MONA USA and THE FlY Italian celebration of feminism Maxies Bistro, Nicolson St. tackled with verve and gusto. PIANO RECITAL Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh Fri 4, 11.15 pm and 1.10 am Blues/Rock. Odl' - ; Reid Concert Hall, Bristo College of art. 8 pm Square, 7.3p pm Thil _, Bob Hoskins is the driver LA REGLE OU JEU £3.50 (£2) from Queen's Hall. Free {tickets in advance from THE BIG WHEEL for a "tall thin black tart" and Wed9,6.15,8.15 Scottish electro-acoustic Extra-Mural Dept, 11 Buccleuch music. Preservation Hall, Victoria St. becomes involved in her life. The rules of play - a Jean 9.30 pm Renoir tragedy examining the Place). Scientist turns into a bluebottle Chopin and Liszt. Rock/pop band. with not a flyspray in sight in the effects selfishness has on soci SUNG DEC second film. ety. LOONIE BROOKS BAND Queen's Hall, Clerk St. 9.30 pm BATTLEFIELD BAND WED9DEC SALVADOR £6 (£5 at door) Assembly rooms, George St. Sun 6, Mon 7, 5.45, 8.15 Platform Jazz present a power 8pm BRECHTIAN DEVICE FILMHOUSE James Woods is a journalist in ful electric blues band. £5 (£2 ) Cavern, Cowgate Concert for ANC. Wray Gun and 88 LOTHIAN ROAD 228 2688 war-torn El Salvador in Oliver A CERTAIN RATIO Melodic rock. (Platoon) Stone's physical film Venue, Calton Rd. 7 .30 pm the Rockets, Alexander Sisters, which is infinitely superior to the Phone to confirm. I think I Comedy casuals, Moon CHARLIE McNAIR'S JA:ll. FRIENDSHIP'S DEATH much-lauded Vietnam epic. enjoyed this band when I last lighters, SWAPO choir etc. BAND Thur3,5.15 BETIY BLUE saw them, although through a Preservation Hall, Victoria St. An alien robot, in the form of Mon 7-Wed 9, 2.30, 6.00 mist of lager. Very lively, good COMEDY OF ERRORS and Tilda Swinton, is caught in the Beatrice Daile as the beautiful fun music. ANACONDA SHO RE BAR 1970 fighting between the Jor sensual Betty, for whom the end THE POWERHOUSE BOOGIE Soundcheck Rock Club, Venue, The Shore, Leith danians and PLO. and tells jour isn't far away. Her lover watches BAND Calton Rd. 7.3 pm Acoustic music, fiddle, guitar, nali st Bill Patterson of ruan's helpless, in this surprisingly Preservation Hall, Victoria St £1.50 piano and accordian. desire for self-destruction. funny, deeoly disturbing film. £1 after 9.30 pm Heavy rock/metal. CLvCKWISE ULYSSES Thur 3, 2.30 Tues 8, 5.45, 8.15 John Cleese as a headmaster James Joyce's novel transferred obsessed w ith time, becomes remarkably well to screen - THEATRE late for a conference with farci perhaps I'll understand it this cal results. time. PlEASANCi:: THEATRE VISION OF LOVE Tel. 031-557 3090 BEDLAM 1-5 Dec; 7.30 pm £2.00 cone 031-2281155 2 FORREST ROAD 225 9873 Two male gay artists recreate THE INCREDIBLE BRECHlN SUTLEY the life of Simeon Solomon who BEETLE BUG Tues 1-Sat 5 Dec; 7.30 pm painted strange pictures of boys Tues 8 Dec-Sat 12 Dec Tickets from £1.50 in love and was eventually 10.00, 1.00, 7.30 Disastrous day in the life of a caught with a stableman in a Start of pantomime season with BEl>L.A.IVI cynical and jaded university lec public toilet in Oxford Street in 1973. this ridiculous offering about a EUTC members may purchase tickets at discount rates. All turer where he sees his life fal magician w ho needs "oodles ling to pieces around him. lunchtime performances include free lunch of soup and bread. and oodles" ofsugarto make his Company meetings every Monday at 6.00 pm at the Bedlam for A lthough a broken man at the LYCEUM annual quota of Christmas toys. anyone interested in any aspect of the theatre. ' end of the play his relentless wit GRINDLAYST 2299697 Unfortunately the spell goes remains intact. wrong and an evil beetle bug is LVC:EUIVI SUBTERRANEAN ANO PRIVATE LIVES created whose mission is to The Lyceum Card costs £1 and allows you to claim £1 off each ticket THE PARTY 7.45 pm; Tickets £2.70 cone destroy all the toys in the world I purchased (maximum 2 per show) for the year of validity. 9 Dec; 1.00 pm Coward's brilliant play about Play by Alex Roberts. Unfortu Amanda and Elyot who, after a TR.A."ERSE nately no one available to com· WILKIE HOUSE THEATRE CO Student membership is £4 for four years, which enables members to turbulent marriage and divorce, ment further on this item. OP buy tickets at £2 for all performances. re-meet in a hotel in the south of France, each honeymooning Cowgate SN<> TRAVERSE with a new partner. HOW LIKE AN ANGEL Scottish National Orchestra concerts at the Usher Hall on Friday GRASSMARKET 226 2633 3 Dec-12 Dec; 7.30 pm evenings may be purchased at £2 on presentation of m atric card. BRUNTON THEATRE Tickets from £2.00 Clll..J EEN"S HA.LL CABARET Play by John Clifford based on 4-5 Dec; 10.00 pm NTH HtGH ST, MUSS 665 2240 his experiences as a nurse work· All Platform Jazz .concerts feature a student concession system Another Scottish act tonight take THE KNICHTS O' THE RIDDLE ing in a psychiatric hospital. where standby tickets can be bought for £3.00 on night of concert. the stage. 25 Nov-12 Dec; 7.45 pm Deals with the effects of medical Subject to availability and production of matric card. Tickets £2.25 cone treatment and questions the val FILIVISC>C: 2 AM EROTIC TIME - New comedy from the talented idity of some methods used. DOGS IN HONEY writer David Purves. This time LOOK NO HANDS Membership, costing £10 to students, gives free entrance to alt 6 Dec; 7:30 pm the story is based on a Scottish Paisley Arts Centre performances. Non-members may purchase guest tickets in One night only; this acclaimed folk tale involving a beautiful 5 Dec; 7.30 pm advance from any Union Shop or atthe Postgrad Students' Union at group present their uniquely princess and of course a happy £1.50 ticket cone the weekend. intriguing vision of today. Meant ending. Another of the m any Brief overnight stop in an all· to be the theatre of the future. Christmas productions to come. encompassing Scottish tour. A.HTS THURS 3DEC1987 11 ROCKABYE and EH JOE? Bedlam lunchtime, 25th Nov. Untitled Space'' There's nothing to put you off your lunch like Beckett. The Just after the opening of his exhibition at the fruitmarket only trouble is that to see such a Gallery, Alison Brown, spoke to the Scottish artist Alan Johnston good production is so pleasing about his work in the industrious atmosphere of Edinburgh College of Art, where he now teaches. as to lessen the play's depre ssant effect. Oh well.. . .. Nine years of being a student is a long time," mused Alan Rockabye is quite a recent Johnston, as he reflected upon his years as an art student. Born work. and depicts t he death of in Edinburgh in 1945 he began his studies at Edinburgh College of hope as an old w oman w ho, on Art, before moving onto the Royal College of Art in London for the last day of her life, finally another three years. From 1972173 he studied at the Kunst gives up looking out of her w in Academy in DUsseldorfon a German government scholarship "at dow in the hope of seeing one a time when funding was available .. ; receiving a postgraduate other liv ing person. This was allowance and choosing to get a studio to work on his own whilst the less successful of the two, still maintaining close contact with the Academy. This choice of hampered by poor sound move was rather different to the attitude prevalent in the RCA at reproduction, but also taken the time; who were only interested in " a British School in Rome much too fast, and Sandra situation, in a cocoon of anglo-eccentric views. H But Johnston is McKay danced out of her seat adamant that to be thrown into experiences is valuable; .. it is very so quickly at the final blackout important for artists. particularly artists-to-be, living and t hat she almost dispelled the working in Scotland, that they should develop links with other p resence of death in her other European situations. You should go out and live there for a wise very capable performance while.- Indeed this played an important role in his art career. In and the superb lighting had Germany art at that time was "happening", there was much created. activity in its ~evelopment . " You'd find it very difficult to beat Eh Joe? is intrisically a far what was going on in Germany." It was though, only a temporary more accessible play, originally abandonment of his birthplace; " I was committed to coming back written for BBC2 in the 1960s. to live in Scotland. Atthat point, and it is probably still true today, and the sound quality - a the functions and structure of the art world here is really pretty recorded voice being a com inadequate, and it is essential to have a way of getting out of mon element to both plays - that." His return to Edinburgh was more " to do with the nature of was also much clearer. Jimmy my work; a relationship between living here and literally having Paterson also gave an impres your work seen elsewhere. Why not? Most of tfie things that I've sive lucidity to his wordless done have been abroad; and it will probably go on like that. performance as the ageing Joe, Edinburgh? I see it more of a challenge!" taunted by the knowledge that His biggest influence is Hjust drawing; getting so involved in of all those he believed to have drawing that you don't know who you are," thus it becomes loved him, including his God, immediate and an actual physical process, with primary concern There's a space in my glass." placed upon art purely speaking for itself. ''I'm not terrifically "Wait~r! ~~~ r o ~~Y0,!~t t~ ~~~ ~:sot!~~ taken to art that provides propaganda -this social realist thing, o r anything along those lines, whether it's right or left. Politics Even in his exhibition h~ emphasizes. this detachme_nt from ~~~~~~~! as ~~~s~TY g!~,~~~h~~. J work by the absence of a signature; a trait also of the artist John set the long periods of silence are politics~ but I don't really see what that's got to do with the fundamental message of art. One can make propaganda and one Mclaughli~ who Johnston greatly admires. Interestingly ·and the restrained viciousnes~ can make art; the visuality of art contains its politics." a .. Johnston's interests lie in an enthusiasm for work and the idea ~i~o~!kw!~~ :~~;:,;!~~n~~~~t o~ix:i~:e~~a, ~a~~~~~~~ s~: ~~~~i~~~:~~~ :;,eerfa~~~t~~:o~~ of spatial organisation "one of my great wishes is to design a n:ioved away from his "quasi~a bstract-landscape derived" style of tion. Ali White's recorded role building; a permanent installation. When I did the ins\al/ation in his RCA days to favour ~rawmg materials, and therefore a rather as Mavis was clear and intelli the Fruitmarket, I made it as if one was doing a whole thing-an muted ~o lour scheme. I see. the work, very much as not black gent, although the "' Thou foo l extension of a spatial experience; it goes beyond enviro nment. I and white because of th~ avoidance of colour, but as a particular thy soul" allusion was clearly arrange things so they trigger visual responses and have an colour that I want to brmg out." This is even more acute in his not understood making the ov8f"all visual impact which is related to the architectonic, as well sculptures, .. the materials become self-colouring, by bringing whole show a s~itably depres as the inherent qualities of each work." some installations, have ~~:~ica~~~~~:~.'!ses that atmospherically you can't control; sing prelude to a cup of EUTC more recently become permanent; through the execution of wall After having exhibitio ns aro und Europe, Britain and as faraway soup. drawings. He began to consider this as a way of working wlilfst Simon de Soucier in Germany as - a dialog·ue between a definite architectural space as Japan, Johnston's next commitments are in America and and a definite installation that was inherently part of it." The Iceland, emphasizing even more his independence from Scotland drawing being a '" residue left behind", the artist striding "back as an artist and removal from certain trends and aspects of GERRY SADOWITZ- into anonymity ... current Scottish art. The-challenge" continues. TOTAL ABUSE studies to add to a larger com Francisco Mola which is so free good scope of "Roman" draw Queen's Hall; 29 November position, multifigured compos in its handling that It could ings of the 17th century and is Gerry Sadowitz is an outrage itional sketches or cartoons almost be by Goya. Reminis well worth a look; if not just for 1 EXHIBS ous and offensive com edian . ~ ready to transfer to canvas. It is cent; not just in its freedom, but the drawings' technical exper He is also, it has to be admitted,1 interesting to seethe manner in also in its stark contrast bet tise. Robbie Carswell very funny. For though he tells which the masters of the 17th ween black and white and its DRAWINGS BY ARTISTS sick jokes about everything century prepared for their final composition using the various IN 17TH CENTURY ROME from Hungerford to Jimmy paintings. Often it is more by components almost individu Saville he has a knack of turn Nationel Gellery of Scotland the drawings than the paintings ally and unrelated to create the ing chat into social comment, Until 27th Dec. t hat this can be determined. whole. I intentional or unintentional. He A small exhibition packed full The changes of pose and posi The landscapes rather than claims to be entirely disil with a great variety of drawings t ioning show the direction in being original almost follow a lusioned with the world in gen'... of landscapes and figwal w hich they were going, the pattern, the two main influ eral. "Why does most of Britain effect that ultimately they scenes. In the 17th Century ences in landscape at the time vote Conservative? Well, look drawings weren't often seen as wanted to achieve. being Claude and Poussin. w ho they vote for on Opportun a final product, more a means Some of the drawings seem They are more akin t o Poussin ity Knocks?" But nobody to an end, and this exhibition remarkably modern for exam though, owing to their strict escapes his verbal lashing, be it illustrates this fact well; some geometric relationships. ple 2 sleeping tiiJures with still Neil Kinnock, the Socialist of the pieces being small life of flask end bottles by Pier The exhibition gives a Workers, Sam Fox or the Sock Shop. Even other comedians like Billy Connolly and Ben Elton - .. that perfect git you always wanted to step on at 1'< BOOK NOW FOR school" - get slagged. " I'm not biased, I attack ,. CHRISTMAS everything that's why the show's called Total Abuse, so don't complain." T he audience &NEWYEAR didn't. They loved it.And to add to his 'abuse'. Gerry is also a very talented magician, per forming impressive tricks * Coach Tickets * Train (British & Continental) alongside a running patter of gags. How did that ghetto blas Flights Package Holidays ter disappear? * * This twenty-six year old Glaswegian sold out every ••• u. c" 196 Rose Street 92 South Clerk St . 3 Bristo Square show for three weeks at this Edinburgh Edinburgh year's Edinbur_gh Fringe Festi lt#J'f:Jj Edinburgh val. Catch him live next year;or c::=::J CEfllTR( c::::J Tel.2262019 Tel.6679'f88 Tel. 6682221 sooner if you can, -you'll cer tainly never see a show like this IT'S YOUR SERVICE - USE IT! on television ! Rosie Cowan .A.HTS THURS 3 DEC 1987 THE KNIGHT 0 THE _Cowardly Lives DRAMA RIDDILS Brunton The.tre, Musselburgh 25 Nov.-12 Dec. at 7.45 pm PRIVATE LIVES ---- =L=-ES::...=E~SC;.,O_G~R_IF_FE_S'------While Arthu' and Gwenivie'e Royal Lyceum 7.45 pm Moli8re: 'Les Femmes deliberate over the whereab- 27 Nov-12 Dec Savantes' outs of that enigmatic Holy Conceived in Tokyo, written in Adam House Grail, up in the North of Scot- Shanghai, and produced in 26th-28th November land, things are ten$e on the London in 1930, 'Private Lives' F_eminism, hypoc- held a special place in the heart ~nobbery, ~~~~~i~ef~o~~:C:n~'. n3':~~~~~ of its author, Noel Coward. He ~1sy an~ famtly feud~ may not down by a huge pair of stag 1mmed1ately evoke images of horns and his nordic 'carpet' called it one of the most suc cessfully experimental of his seventeenth century ~ranch slippers. Fergus eyes his petul plays. Three acts long, the theatre but the~e ~ere indeed ant second wife as she ~its on action and plot complete by the the themes which Les Escog- her throne cracking nuts end of Act One, with three out riffes" ~xp l ored in their firs~ threateningly. of its five characters no more pro~~ct!on of the season, Disgusted with the treacher substantial than cardboard cut Mohere s . Les Femme.s ous Queen, the King's sons, outs, 'Private Lives' certainly Svantes. Whilst a modern a~d1- Cormac and Alasdair, go in has something of the explorat ence may be s~m~what ah~n- search of adventure and 'a rid ory about it. And yet, with ated by Mohere s rhyming dil fur the fickle' the infamous recourse to the chief perlor- w=..._O;li.. ;.;: couplets, the co':ltemporary knight, custodian of the lovely mers' ability to 'feel' the audi- You're the one who voted against the abortion motion I nature of the subject matter Una, a demure damsel, so ence - to enliven the action fully compensates for them and exasperated by the ruses of her when the stalls become rest The Royal Lyceum's produc ienne Dixon and Peter O'Souza. rend er~ such a ~lay not only dotty father, that she'd Mbi con less, and to tone it down once tion of 'Private Lives' is difficult as Amanda and Elyot, seem to ac~~~s~~~· ~~~t~;;o:raob~~d two tent ta ~ aryonything wi breaks interest is rekindled- and to a to fault. Both sets are excellent. have set too much store by sisters, one of whom is a on no0 ·1 Amanda's Parisian flat, script punctuated with sure-fire Coward's advice to 'feel' the "femme savante" (Armanda) laugh-lines, the play succeeds. although not quite as Coward audience, to be constantly prescribed- Steinway Grands who, supported by her mother. Elyot Chase, honeymoon attentive to their moods. Indi wishes to see the other sister are awfully hard to come by ning with his second wife, vidually, each is very good, but (Henriette) married to a "sav nowadays - matches its Sibyl, finds himself by some as a couple they fail. They play ant". Henriette, however, has owner's temperament convinc perversion of fate sharing the too much to the audience and no interest in matters of the ingly. The direction is sound, if same hotel terrace with is pre not enough to each other, mak mind and thinks only of marry a little unadventurous. All vious better-half, Amanda, ing the chief relationship of the ing the practical Clitandre. efforts have obviously been similarly honeymooning with play unconvincing. (Hussein Ezzedine). The father her second, Victor. After a directed upon creating a 1920s- 30s atmosphere and the effect (Chrysale) understands Hen couple of near misses, Elyot The most applause on the riette's dilemma but proves is achieved. and Amanda inevitably meet. night went to Anne Downie powerless to impose his pater Their compatibility has been lt has already been said that playing the doddering, flue-rid the actor's job in 'Private Lives' nal authority against his evident from the start despite den French maid, Louise. strong-willed wife. In the end, is less than straightforward. Amanda's allusion to them as Her's was the funniest, most of course, a "deus ex machina" With so much of the action "two violent acids bubbling direct role in this very witty, saves the day and Henriette focused on the two principal about in a nasty little matrimo unpretentious play. For an and Clitandre can marry. characters for so much of the nial bottle". Together, they enjoyable evening's entertain In this play where female leave their new marriages and time, their performances make ment you could do a lot worse or break the play. To their cre issues predominate and where enjoy a few days of unbridled than go to the Lyceum for 'Pri any hint of a macho image of fusions until Sibyl and Victor dit, the action doesn't appear to vate Lives'. lag. If anything, however, Viv- masculinity is absent, the male track them down in Paris. John Ormston roles remain challenging. A particularly impressive por tic of the loss suffered by this trayal of Chrysale was pre deeply spiritual music in such a SNO sented by George Main whose CLASSICAL soulless venue. confused mien and tone of The second half was much voice degenerated at times into stronger, Howell's "A Spotless amusing whimper and pro EU UNIVERSITY Rose " included the best solo vided an effective contrast to MADRIGAL GROUP performance of the concert, by his wife's show of confidence, " The KnightOThe Riddils" is Philip Cartwright. There were played by Rosemary Johnston. the latest Scots play from David Reid Hall 29th November two recent pieces. a delicate The costumes highlighted Purves, author of the award In a programme ranging from a new arrangement of Edward the range and variety of winning comedy " The Puddock piece composed last year to a Harper's "Qui Creavit Coleum", Moliere's characters and their An The Princess". Combining setting by an unknown Scottish featuring only sopranos and inherent contrasts. This was elements of pantomime with composer of a text in a curious altos, and a very modern piece evident in the opening scene Monty Python-type tines, its mixture of Latin, Hebrew and by Scottish composer Judith where the two sisters, humour derives chiefly from Sixteenth Century Scots, the Weir. Unfortunately juxtaposi Armande (Nathalie Vergeynst) incongruity-(20 responses to opening "All Sons of Adam", tion With Bach is not a flattering and Henriette (Fiona Carson ) dark Ages situations - the there were bound to be high perspective for modern works. adopt the apparently unrecon- cheating of audience expecta lights and lowlights. Amongst Throughout the concert, cilable attitudes of " femme tion, and of course. from the the latter could be numbered Michael Turnbull's tight but savante" and " just let me be a wonderfully expressive Scots the first of the two solo organ sensitive direction lifted the married woman· respectively. language. pieces, a Byrd Fantasia. The singers and ensured the audi However, Armande's lofty dis- The first half of the play is organ in the Reid Hall is not a ence's enjoyment. This was position was possibly con- noticeably more "action particularl y fine one, but most evident in John Gardner's veyed more effectively by her packed", graced with the wic neither was the performance. exuberant folk song "Tomor visual fixation throughout the kedly funny performance of The most successful parts of row shall be my dancing day" Pianist : Christian Zacharias. play with anything above eye- Anne Lacy as Queen Sheena, a the first half of the concert were and Bach's "Singet derm level than by her costume or by many-headed and In a diverse and colourtul prog the ensemble passages of Gib Hem·, the unquestionable any other means - hopefully tam'o'shanta'd bandit, and a ramme, Britten's Variation on a bons's " Behold. I bring you highlight of the concert, not resulting in any long-term slobbering pie seller. The sec Theme of Frank Bridge pro glad tidings" and the splen throughout which the singers' physical eye complaints I ond half is rather an anti-climax vided a powerful opening, the didly varied and textured enthusiasm had communi Although momentary lapses of dramatically, but in its failure to theme is "Self-perpetuating "Komm, Jesu. Komm" by J.S. cated itself to the audience, but memory struck a few charac- deliver a 'happy ending' of the expansion" the exploration Bach, despite the dramatic never more so than in this thril ters, the overall result was traditional sort, the play is true and interpretation of moods opening being marred by noise ling climax. ' highly entertaining. to its comic principles. within the variations establish in the audience - symptoma- Simon de Bourcier Ad81e Armstrong Catherine Fellows ing an impression of controlled The University Ma tension. Working through vari perfect and harmonious Fauna, provided a welcome . ous modes of generic interpre backdrop for the arpeggios of mood change from Mozart's tation (from the graceful the solo piano, with soloist concerto. From the introduc melody of the folk-song Christian Zacharias putting real tion, with ri ppling harps, Romance, to the sinister air of feel ing behind his interpreta accompanied by lush and lan the Final March) and including tion of the piece. Throughout gorous string and woodwind humorous parodying of the movement both orchestra interpretation, to the close, the I Rossini and of classical France and piano performed entire piece has an overwhelm in the Bourr&e Classique, what eloquently together, culminat ingly sensuous texture. The predominated was the appa ing in a characteristic "un erotic power of the strings and rent dissonance. characteristic happy" ending, in which the flute (representing the tawnJ of Britten's work. The piece sensitive phrasal interpretation create a sensual soundscape. ended, impressively bringing of the orchestra paralleled Debussy collaborated with together the various orc~es tral beautifully the animated and poet Mllame on this piece, and threads, in a virtuoso flourish. assured performance of Christ indeed, in.the mystic, t entative, Next was Mozart's Piano ian Zachrias. dreamlike mood evoked here Concerto in Crinnon, in which, The highlight of the evening, one is reminded too of in true Mozart style, the recur though was the two Debussy Baudelaire's " aphrodisiac rent arpeggios, deftly recreated pieces. The first of these, Pr• bliss", such is the sheersensuat by the orchestra provided a lude Ill l'Apr8s Mid; d 'cen power of the music. Ei'.WEN FE~TURES THURS 3 DEC 1987 It takes a11 sorts . I I Rectonl of the past: (left.to right) Winston Olurchill, David Steel and Uoyd George. With Archie on his way out, we 1 nineteenth century up to the this fact: Muggeridge, who had already figure to Muggeridge and face the terrifying possibility 1930's, the roll call of Rectors "When the vote was given to stood twice for Rector, became pledged on his election that he that John Noakes could be the reads like an attendance ca rd a few, all coveted it, when it was the laziest person ever to fill the would not be a purely theoreti· next Rector of Edinburgh Uni- from the Houses of Parliament, given to many, all coveted it. post. He stated that he refused cal Rector. " Experience from varsity. Along with Jonathan with names like Gladstone, Now that it is gi;.ien to you all, to take the role of Rector too the past," he said, " has proved Ross, Tam Oalyell, Philip Schol- Carty~ . Uoyd Georg~ ~nd you can hardly get them to go seriously and that he would that the Rector who took the field and probably Gordon the Churchill. Students at this time to the poll." only be at the University once a office seriously knew what stu· Gophertoo, John'sisoneofthe had decided that nominee_s ~or It was not until 1948 that a term, which is how often he dent opinions and grievances names being bandied about as the office should be d1stm non politician was elected, and thought he would be needed. were, and could often perform a potential candidate for next guished politicians of rival par the man chosen to break the a useful function." term's Rectorial Elections. ties. No silliness whatsoever great tradition was that well A year before his term of The early seventies saw the This cross-section of names was allowed with the consequ· known actor, Alastair Sim. office expired, he resigned by first student Rector, Jonathan is typical of the diversity of ence that demands for a more whose film achievements. delivering a dramatic public Wills. The thinking behind his " famous" people who are accessible Rector grew include The Bells of St Trinian 's1 statement from the pulpit of St. election was that he would ans· pushed foiward every three stronger and stronger. and Charley's Aunt. This Giles Cathedral. He resigned wer the demands for a more years when the race for Rector Student apathy being what !t unlikely candidate beat Haroldl for a mass of issues, which the active working Rector, but in is on. Archie's opponents, for is, it took fifty years before 1t McMiiian by a huge majority of Press chose to call "pot and fact he conducted a somewhat pills". They also chose to call instance, included ANC leader dawned on someone that the 2078to802. drab reign, disliking as he put ~ Nelson Mandela, self-styled reason that the Rector was not· The 1950s started w ith the Muggeridge "a Rector in an "the pomp and paraphernalia Edinburgh art entrepreneur more accessible was t~at he position being held by Sir Al• older tradition, a man of stand· which was part of the Rector's ing whose ideas the students rote. ~ ~~~o o:.,~~~g~a~~~ !'1~:0u~~ ~~~ s;:~~rp~~f:~e~tu~e~at:~~ =~~~~t: l ~~n'~ir~h~ul~Y a~~ respected". in reality this With Magnus Magnusson you will probably be bored silly something fa r more important. then in 1960 Or James meant that Muggeridge and David Steel, the post by all this next term, Student The penny eventually drop~ed Robertson Justice. another thought that all he had to do attracted much public interest. decided, as part of the Cante· in 1929 when, with _the election was elected. Tradition has it was to put himself on a "r6· And so we come back to Archie. nary issue, to look back over the of Winston Churchill, The low· that he was immensely popular spected person ~ platform and With Roland Rat being sugg· last ftundred years at the weird est poll ever was recorded at and a Student of the time set an example for wayward ested for Rector, who knows and · wonderful people who the Rectorial El.ection. and described his many jolly visits sixties' hippies. Needless to what the next hundred years have occupied the post of Churchill took it upon himself, to the University as " frequently say, it didn't work. have in store. Rector. in his inaugural speech, to colourful scenes". Kenneth Allsop, the next From the en~ of the make a taciturn reference to In 1966, Malcolm Rector, cut a constrasting KENNETH ALLSOP MEMORIAL LECTURE IF&CIOllW C&f~ ~ FOR 1988 l/e9eta'tlan t!aae.C la!uzawa1 will be presented by • Daiy ~ r;J DUNCAN CAMPBELL • GaaO C6"""' of the NEW STATESMAN • illrll Tm • Fnil on Friday, 11th of December, Jlia t lldaioc at7.00 p.m. Ma in Lecture Hall 'A', David Hume Tower, George Square. FEA..TURES THURS 3 DEC 1987 Press for Action containing an essay on his for some people, the hassle just since the first in September Tim Daniels and James Bethell trace the history of closl! relationship with the pro becomes too much. 1986. this is the most ambitious The connections between altemative publications to have eme~ged from Student in ~:it0; ~"~g~~~~e~~~t~:o'1; level of production of all the 0 Student and these peripheral independent magazines and the last hundred years. illustrations of the McEwan publications have been may have led to what might be Hall's design and construction through the students that are described as the shoe string It goes without saying that in a Owners of any copies of this with which he was instrumen involved and the University finances of the magazine. hundred years the Student today should treasure them tal. facilities at the Publications The Festival Times is published must have documented almost since it is a very well put It's worth mentioning at this Board. by Pubs Board and is a direct every aspect of Edinburgh Uni· together production, and con point that probably the most For instance, someone who off-shoot of Student. v arsity life, and also examined tains some excellent pictures of interesting parts to read of writes music reviews for Stu· Three issues are produced plenty of matters from the out the Hall, its interior, and in par these publications are in fact dent during the term might well each summer covering more side " real " world too. However, ticular of the panels in the the advertisements. There are write reviews for the Festival than a thousand Fringe shows it is not solely through the paper dome. A whole chapter is several pages in each devoted Times in the summer. in the three weeks of the Edin that this has been done, since devoted specifically to the to these old, etched-type, turn Experience gained in one burgh Festival (print run of almost since the setting up of o rgan, and lists all of its specifi of the century ads, including place can always be utilised in 5,000). The 1987 editions used a S tudent in 1887, o ffshoot publi· cations, whilst there is also a those for new inventions, such another place. Unfamiliar faces new tabloid size format which cations and special edit ions very o rnate, multi-coloured as Bovri1, Dunlop pneumatic become rare after a few months made the mag cheaper, novel, h ave continually sprung u p to certificate of thanks on page tyres, bicycles with " Elswick o~c ?'!' ing invol~ed . rival or to complem ent it, and to extend the influence of t he stu· dent voice. ENTERPRISE The very first example of this appeared in 1896 w hen the Special Bazaar Number was produced. 1t must have seem ed a significant achievement to have produced the (som ewhat verbose) sixty-nine page · m agazi ne, when Student itself had originally only been an experimental exercise to see if a w eekly Uni-gossip update (the Victorian student's News of the World) would sell. It did, and led to this special edition ( ==~ch.. !r~u~Ze1f~~mo~d u;~~~! satisfaction" that it presented nine to commemorate "the Patent Oust Proof Bearings" , Not only does the Pubs more spacious and gave it to its " readers on this auspi- princely generosity of Mr Mc- typewriters, and a rather Board provide a wealth of more character. ciou s occasion something far Ewan in providing our Univer- splendid one promoting "Per- talent with which to staff the While it faces stiff competi· beyond what w e have ever sitv with an academic hall." manent Photography, that will various publications, it is also tion from Fringe Frisk, time Out, before attempted to produce", Student must have really got not fade!" an important source of funds, the Independent and other pub- and whose purpose was to be a into the swing of churning out Occasionally caricatures and initiative and organisation lications, its most recent editor, part of the Grand Bazaar that these special commemorative humorous graphics were also skills. Alan Young, reckons that it has year editions in the early 1900's, thrown in too, to help break up With Enterprise it started as a a valuable impact, "The Festi- lts style w as, it has to be said, since it then started to bring the type a bit, which generally small scale "general interest" val Times is the only publica- long-winded, and it mostly con- them out whenever anyone closely resembled reading a magazine in October 1986. tiontotallydevotedtotheFesti- tained long virtuous essays in important knocked off. Packed book. These, however, were Since then the progress, as val. It gives the students of praise of the benefits of with fond memoirs and full of always very cautiously done, explained to me by the editor, Edinburgh University a unique . academic, sporting and crea· articlessuchas"Mytimeinthe and never offended their vie- OevinScobie,hasbeenlarge. opportunity to become tive assiduity, but presumably Punjab under Sir -", these tim. "l believe that Enterprise is involved in the world's greatest it must have been a success numbers, costing still only a Student was ot course firmly established as the only FestivaJ. " since the following year shilling, were probably very printed by the Darien Press, of independent national studerit Since its early days as a prin- another special number was interesting back then if you Bristo Place, but it wasn't until magazine. In the space o! just cipally review-based magazine produced, only this time to actually knew the people they well into the twentieth century one year we are generating a Artspeke has become more commemorate the completion were about. Not so now. that it turned its attention to circulation of 30,000." dependent on features and of the McEwan Hall's construe· The Sir William Muir number producing publications totally The magazine is distributed "creative journalism" . But its ( tion. of 1903 was quite good though, irrelevant to its usual paper. In freely and reaches many aim of "sophistication without ;;;;;~======~~~,;,;,~~==~=-=;1 1913 the book Looking Back by universities. Other productions pretention" continues. John Chiene was put out con- of the Enterprise team include Upstart is another indepen· taining the memories of his the Festival Edinburgh Guide dently run student magazine, B 0 V R I L times at the Edinburgh Medical Book, which they hope to and with only one issue pro· 1 The Vital Principle of Prime Oz Beer, and the most' Perfect :~=t~~~1;·~r~i~:t~~!~; ::~'ih~f ~~~~~~;he~~G~~~~. !~~c~hi: ~~~~:~~1 [~;ii~nt.he newest stu· Form of Concentrated Nourishment known. years. Apparently the editor of to be launched on Burns night. Its aim, as explained to me by Student had attended a lecture Despite the success of Enter· its editor, Andrew Sparrow. is givenbyOrChieneonthesame prise Devin pointed out two to provide Edinburgh with a topic, and had liked it so much important truisms concerning general interest magazine with - an offer of publication had been all these publications: they are enough space to give jour- made. not a means of making a for- nalists space to explore their This book is currently being tune, nor is it possible to s_ell subjects in a polemical and pro indexed by the main library due advertisi~g without believing in vocative way without the con to its popularity for use in trac- your product 101 % . straints of having to seem ing ancestors, as it mentions.so Artspeke is, again, a publica· impartial. many people, and contains tion of a wholly • different , He sees Upstart as a natural anecdotes about them. A lot of nature. It was started by some complement to Student, not a Americans seem to want to students involved in the Fringe competitor, and he freely uses read it. ortientated festival magazine the talents of many of the writ· Within a couple of decades, Fringe Frisk. Since then it has ers involved with Student. however, random books such tried_ " to .provide coverage of Allinall,EdinburQhUniversity as this one were no longer pro- arts in_ Edinburgh and Glasgow students seem to have built ul? a duced by Student, for the Pubs especially poorly repre~ented pretty active journalistic com ~~~~d ;:~l=i~~=t ~~~=n~e:~ a~pects o~ thf art ~orld , says munity- let's hope it stays that done by Polygon since. Rather, ~~~~; ay y, t e current way for the next 100 years. ~8eemph~~~;~:ps:~s a l te~n:d _T:.::h::::•'c::•...:h.::•:;c••::...::b•:::•'..Cn'-1'-'3'-;:::ss::u:::.••:______~ magazines has developed instead. GRAHAM ANTHONY The attractions of organising HAIRDRESSING "Oh, Mamm• I d OQ' I fort:tl 10 o;.der Bovrll." a successful m agazine are obvi ous. Not only is a pro spective 1 0 1 11 NICOLSON SQUARE BOYRIL ~= ~m1::~~ ti;1n~t~t~!:1s, ';!dmt.ryp=~tb:; editor given a large, glossy for 1-diDa Pbyeloi&D• everywb-. mat to organise longer, more BOVRIL, =-~D~·~=~i::n~-=iw::r ~;:..~:!: specialist and opinionated arti economic oook e...,.. cles than would be possible in Student, there is also the temp· £40FF Pill~ talion of monetary gain and a £1 OFF ::~: just one of the wacJc:y ads from Student's ~ygone days. :~~~:J!~e:tl~te0~oh1::dh;,~r~.~r~ L------' FILNI THURS 3 DEC 1987 Dust in MarrakeshObviolasly inteiided to be atmospheric and captivating, Ito~ ~::~~ly i!'~d nev~~c~~~fn~r:g~ VISAGE Regarding the acting, there are impressive performances from BEAUTY a group of vultures and one dis tinctly short-sighted camel, but 20 VICTORIA STREET the rest of the cast fail to match their efforts. Tel: 226 6745 I am sure many people wrll be offended by the abominable • waste of money involved in the VERY COMPETITI VE film's making - Hoffman and PRICES beatty each collected £4 million for merely appearing in front of · the cameras and playing with • themselves, (I use the term Open: advisedly), and I reckon thatthe MON-SAT: 10 am-6 pm film would have been much SUN: By Appointment Only better made by a small fraction of the n um ber of people than the vst credit list suggests was • the case. CAROLE FLYNN BUILD-UP NAILS AND However the film is not totally devoid of any entertain EXTENSIONS ing features. As long as you do not take it seriously, the film does have several funny moments, with Messrs STUDENT Hoffman and Beatty - argu adventures Chuck Clarke "Chuck 'n Lyle" stage act?! ably two of the most consum ·(H offman) and Life Rodgers The result is that Hoffman mate screen actors of the last NEEDS YOU! (Beatty), who, in the disillusion and Beatty become hugely twenty years - occasionally OD EON For all you folks out there, who ment of middle-aged anonym famous and successful enter managin~ to rise above the low have been dying to come and Dir: Elaine May ity, decide to fly in the face of an tainers and recording artists. level o f the script to provide us "'This is unbelievable!.. So appalling lack of talent by This outcome is as ludicrous wit h at least a few laughs. becoming si nger-songwriters. and inexplicable as the rest of While I could not honestly· ;:~t~ t~c;; ti~r:~~~ ~~~e~ r~ remarks a distinctly non-plus impression that you won't be Somehow they manage to get a the film's plot. Probably the recommend that anyone sed member of the audience paid any attention to - Jet me bookinQ in Marrakesh, some reason why Ishtar has been should actually go to see the when confronted by the unique reassure you that the Film Page how they ge.t involved with a generally regarded as one of film, with apologies to Elaine Dustin Hoffman-Warren Beatty staff are far from hostile and mysteriously beautiful the worst films ever made is May and company, I would cer song and danCe cabaret act, would love to have you for our revolutionary (played bi that any of its comical or witty tainly say that Ishtar is very far and one suspects that no-one meetings at 1.30 pm after the Isabelle Adjani), somehow they elements have been lost in the from being the worst film I have who actually pays to go and General Student meeting at 1 see this multi-million-dollar end up being hunted.. as prime confusion of a hopelessly dis seen, even in the last year targets forthe CIA, the KGB and jointed (and sadly, very poorly alone. pm, so com and see for yourself Desert Farce (or should it be - you might even be commis just about every other coun w ritten) script. fiasco?) will feel at all inclined sioned to review a film! to disagree with him. try's secret service - perhaps Technically, there really is lit William Dale Ishtar is the story of the they had been victims of the tle to recommend this film. to portraY the fairy-tale land. SNOW WHITE AND THE Hundreds of sketches of pan SEVEN DWARFS tomime actors were made so that movement and exprssion ODE ON could be studied. Such careful _Dir: Walt Disney preparation was rewarded in When in 1934 Wiilt Disney the explicit and engaging nar announced his plans for the rative of the story. Combined production of the first full depression of the 1930s. At with the specially written and length animated cartoon Hol least one million drawings well known songs such as lywood shook its head and said were m ade for it. Apparently Heigh Ho and Some Day My "'No'". Fifty years after its even the artists involved used Prince Will Come it is a m emor tual release in 1937 Snow enough pencils to keep Wall able and delightful film. A film White and the Sllven Dwarfs Street in business for a year! that wilt take everyone back to appears as a charming cinema Brea king w ith the flat their childhood. tic classic. .. cardboard Mickey Mouse style • The film had an enormous of animation, they evolved a ~udget despite the financial more naturalistic style in which Sarah Warburton FILMSOC ... -Competition Continued- PBBSBNTS LA.TB Well, fancy bumping into you again punk! As I was saying last week-before you rushed off to save 111TB AT TBB ODBOll that chap from having a ton of brickscollapsinQ onto him for the Guardian advertisement-you can win some jolly good prizes by answering this simple question and dropping it in at The Student offices by Tuesday next week. Name three films that Steve Martin has starred in apart from Roxanne. M~N~ i~ rnrn ~ lt'RIDAY 4 DEC 11.15pm NON-MEMBERS MUST BUY GUEST-TICKETS IN Jl.l!.l!.ll!!lt FROM UN I ON SHOPS OR THE P6SU . BRR, 22 BUCCLEUCH PLRCE FOUR'TI:EN ~-'J :?ff~H SPC>RT THURS 3 DEC 1987 11 Hi_gh" ~ C·O·M·M·E·N·T rdJ 0n a A man specialising in deception: excelling in the act of cheating Edin. Univ. 1st XI 4; Aberdeen GSFP 1 for nationalistic purposes, while practising under the title of arbiter: And so endeth the 1st Xi's such traits fuffil the demands of a career in poHtics, and yet now autumn term campaign in which these same characteristM:s are seemingly vital for a career in cricket In front of a capacity crowd crammed into the '" Norman those of little faith have been umpiring. The centre for this relatively new, but up-and-coming job Macleod Memorial Stand" at Peffermill, the 1st XI shown the error of their ways as in cricket is Pakistan. our heroes show themselves The events of the last week in Pakistan, amounting to the trials confirmed that, despite the loss of five of last season's and tribulations of the tint test match between the host nation and mega-stars into the big bad world of employment, the more than capable of achieving even greater fame and success England, ended in a conclusive victory for the Pakistan players and green and blue is still a potent force to be reckoned with in than their brave forebears of the officials. At least this ts the verdict expressed by the England the highest echelons of Scottish hockey. green and blue could ever have manager, Mr Lush, and the overwhelming majority of the England Superbly marshalled by team (if not all of them). In the most basic terms, the argument runs skipper and deputising sweeper that England's eleven are having to face a 13-man Pakistan team, Dan Williams, and with lain spearheaded by the two umpires acting In the guise Of impartial. Deane again shining in defence, adjudtcators. These are harsh words indeed from the England the attempts of the Pictish Men camp, and surely such an emotional outburst must be founded o' the North upon the EU goal upon concrete grievances? were ably thwarted, whilst the Certainly, England's official complaint seems to be justified, although of course ;t runs contrary to the spirit of the game. In their hard work on and off the ball of Wyatt, Vinestock and Hanley second innings, England fell victim to a number of rather dubious ensured goals would not be long umpiring decisions, accounting for the wickets of Messrs Broad, in coming EU's way. Gooch and Capel (to name but a few!). tt can be rightty argued that such controversial decisions will have an adverse effect on the Two excellently executed mental approach of the victimised team. Betieving that the umpires short corners saw our heroes are your enemies, rather than your referees, does little for one's ease into a two.goal lead: the confidence in a game where 100 per cent concentration ts vital. first fired home by Williams; the Yet the action of Chris Broad, England's opener, on being second neatly tucked away by adjudged caught behind in the second innings, wH inexcusable. promising youngster Mark Refusing to accept the umpire's decision, however wrong it might Loughlin. be. and remain in one's crease for more than a minute before being It was left to the precociously persuaded to leave by one's fellow opener, must surely be talented Peter Vinestock to Pass that potent joint please Photo: Tony Roberts condemned rather than approved. Broad was justifiably upset at increase the Uni's lead with an display with a well-taken fourth imagined. Winners already of being given out when he did not even edge the ball, and yet as in unstoppable blow of steam goal but not one in the same the SUSF Cup, in an other sports, the umpire's decision is final. H players begin to hammer proportions which left class as Vinestock's. To befairto unassailable position in the question and, more importantly, disregard an official's decision, a hapless keeper having to use Hay, though, the brilliance, flair SUSF League, they are on then the whole livelihood of the game is in jeopardy. 1 and skill with which Vinestock is course for their best-ever record Obviously measures have to be taken to stifle such unsporting - =~r~~~heen~'t~~~!~ ~a~~~~~ ~~ endowed can only be admired of points total in the National behaviour before ;t begins to breed havoc in the world of cricket. the backboard. Following on and not emulated by mere League. The same dilemma has been plaguing the minds of tennis offtcials from this Hay capped a fine mortals. Baldy over recent yean, heralding the introduction of electronic devices -----=w:-:=""'=,-----,,....--..... ------....::.=~ emitting curious beeping sounds, thus discounting the familiar 's D ? tonesof " lsawchalkdust". ThegameofAmericanfootballexploits u the use of video-recordings to supplement the decisions of the hat 0 C • numerous officials, while at home the famous words, "'It's a photo- K' · f h · finish", have been used by horse race commentators for many P 1 Heriot Watt 1st XI 1; Edin. Univ. 1st XI 2 was.~~~o~",;',~~:\~;,";,;;,~"c,~ a dehghtful ~~;d~chip Y""''Surely· ;tis only a matter of a short time before such etectronicand Saturday saw another back in the second half, reminiscent of His Holiness mechantcal devices are adapted In the world of cricket in one form encounter with our rivals from Edinburgh were always in Kenny Oalglish. Furthermore, or another. Certainly, the availability of video-recordings for the local technical college, control and held on for a Andy McCusker even scored a umpires would be of immense value in judging lbw decisions. uHairy Twatt". Although the deserved victory. Rob Lockhart header. If things keep going like Cricket has prided itself on the power of tradition. yet such Watt had most of the early play it finally gets a mention in Student that, I'm afraid my nerves won't conservative ideas have failed to deter the likes of K(8rt"V Packer, the was the 'Burgh who opened the for a delightful crunching tackle last the season. one-day plague, and the theatrical Austtelian pyjama farces. scoring in 17 minutes. Klaus on a certain Watt player who Stolz had received the bait a few isn't exactly the most popular The Colts' game was always =::i:.:~ist"====~m~!:::1a8.:~:r:: going to be "a laugh a minute" the past in the years to come. minutees earlier and beat the man in town. The referee, once the referee didn't turn up Yet I would applaud the introduction of legislation specifying that field a few times until deciding it however, did not know this and and Rev. Ross downed the black neutral umpires be chosen for all test matches rather than was time to score. From outside booked the Edinburgh student. suitandwhistle.lnagamewhen w;tnessing the arrival of the computer age in cricketing cirdes. • ~~~i~~~a~~~bo,:h~~ ~~~d·~~=~e~ ~~~~~ . just the way it goes, Mike Van Hoy scored twice to Neutral umpires would leave little substance In the complaint give us a 2-0 victory, my sources .. biased decisions based on patriotic wishes'" . Cricket does not scarcely expected .. to put the Also on Saturday the 2nd XI tell me that the Uni goalkeeper require the use of videos or beeping noises. Let common sense and 'Burgh one up. Then in 35 produced what can only be Diarmid Ross gave the referee a respect for human umpires reign supreme, and may electronically- minutes the 'Burgh went 2-0 up. described as their best Stolz again beat a few players performance of the season in fai~~;;;.~unr;; ~~~~~~~~~~~ddy. I ~~~~i~'!~on~obot umpires remain a mere figment of one's before putting the ball on to defeating Civil Service 3-0. must admit that I never seen the Cart Manton Govan's toe to tap in from eight Although Brian Mclean great man so pale and quiet after ------inches. Needless to say. Govan produced a few splendid saves a game. Cheer up Doc, it's a claimed all the glory. early on to keep us in t he game, funny game. 1 n Brief A-l-th_o,,,u...,oh_t_he_ w_att_ou_i_ie_d _on_e_ t_h_• _u _n;_,_00_"_1_00_k_c..;.0_" 1;..'°;..l...;.D..;.a;..ve;_____ .....;J..;.oh;..n..;.n.:..y ..;.W;..•";.. 0;..".;.. I This weekend started well for the Hare and Hounds with the coach aged not only to take the game provided by our colleagues at Heriot-Watt actually having heating to them but soundly beat them for once. Thismeantthattheinteriortemperaturewasadequatefor @ D 0 U b I e Do Se 4-1. It was a hard game with both survival w;thout the previously customary thermals. The same, Saturday saw the 2nd XI stick took the brunt of Moray teams showing considerable however, could not be said of the temperature at West Calder, the .. under new management" ~=~:s ;~c:;~~:~?~~~~:t :~~I ~~~!h~~l~~i~~~~ :e~~~f. ve~~= :~~=. =~~g~f:~:.":a'::ug~~;·designed so that the and off to play on that a dubious short corner and Scorers were Jane Hartland )2), trainer-shod competitors did quite passable Torvill and Dean dreaded grass stuff. quickly followed this with Elaine Hoey (1), Sharon Morgan im personations on the slime-covered parts of the course, whereas As the first half progressed, it another goal. The final whistle (1). Sweet rev"engel t hose who opted for spikes staggered painfully across the rocky dawned on certain members of blew with the Uni losing 2-0. ' Karen Wyllie stretches looking more like Happy Hour victims rather than serious the team that they were being Sunday's return match at Pef- athletes. hacked off the pitch, namely fermill was amazingly different. ------The field, containing 11 Hairies, although missing the very top Trudy " Team Boob" Ballantyne, We played a revamped Moray Lacrosse names, was led in by Ian Harkness (9th) closely followed by Russell who pulled off a magnificent House (where did the Scottish Boyd (15th), Hugh Nicolson (25th) and a superb run by newcomer header, and Joe Ptoate, whose U21s come from?) and man· Golly, whatadaylWearrived Peter Dymoke (27th), although there were accusations of at St Andrews to play them, surreptitious use of a bicycle. Callum Gordon and Mike Mitchell Saturday saw the Edinburgh University Rifle Club team of all Dundee and Aberdeen in 8 closed out the scoring team inside the top 100, givina us our best stars in conflict with their arch adversaries, the upstart Aberdeen round-robin tournament. league result for a lonA time. Ian Harkness University. The team gained the perfect start as John "sheep don't The two finalists had to be talk back'" Oliphant inevitably produced the best score of the day for decided on goal difference. W e the fifth week running! squeaked through, having TENNENTS FUEL THE ATHLETES However, this gutsy performance was overshadowed by the scored one goal more t han University athletes have finally tu~ to drink (some have been disasatrous shoot of M athew "' love 'em and leave 'em" Dodwell, Aberdeen, to have a second there a long time already) in order to send a team to Belfast. who com pletely missed on one shot and lacked the experience to crack at St Andrews. For the first Tennents have offered the team very generous sponsorship in the cope with the situation. 17 minutes the game was region of several hundred pounds. Both teams are the current The Aberdeen team sensed victory, but the Edinburgh m en nothing special, we were losing Scottish universities champions. The sponsorship will aUow a rallied round a disconsolate Mathew w;th James Higgo, on his 4-1, when suddenly Meriel Wat much stronger team tp represent us in Betfast and maintain our debut first team outing, and Fiona Rankinstein producing good son scored and changed the reputation. scores to consolidate the Edinburgh select's position. Team captain direction of the game. Some of the Tennents sponsorship will be used to subsidise Donald • Mad M ax" M acintosh and his vice-captain and his bit on Within two minutes we had training trips to the newly opened Kelvin Hall in Glesgopw. This is the side Trish Weebairn, firing last for the Edinburgh team, held ;t · equalfsed but within the last 30 a sports complext that includes Scotland's first indoor track. so~ together in convincing style against the odds to ensure that the seconds St. Andrews scored Meadowbank e~erty winds to worry about. Wrth arch rivals Edinburgh team emerged victorious once again., again to win the match. Lucy Glasgow having easy access to th ts facility the indoor season win be Tim Malloy close. Thanks to Tennents we will be prepared for the scrap. 1'1:i:i•ttt:_;.;,..; FIFTEEN B.A.C:I< P.A.GE THURS 3 D~C 1987 10 Things you never knew about Robert Louis Stevenson 1. Robert was the grand father of so-calted "com The Students were a manic edienne Pamela " I lickFer blend of booze, music and vom gie and Di's arses" - all that goes to make student Stephenson. life so unique. Michael Jeffries 2. Robert was at one time was the mentor behind the Arts Editor of Student, and comic-strips, which featu red in began the arts pages tradi the pa·per for a number of years. tion (maintained to this very day) of lots of pictures Alas. pint glasses must be put of naked women and gen away along with the Dire Straits eral perviness. albums, and The Student is no 3. Before becoming a writer more. The centenary edition of Robert did the Victorian Student is proud to present a small selection of the best. club circuit as a stand-up Bob gets on down .. comedian. With gags like " My wife's so fat I need a step-ladder to shag her" he hadn't had an unlucky his career was doomed to kiss on the blue. failure. 7. Robert's rockabilly band 4. Under the stage--name of " Mad Bob Stevenson and " Maggie Macdonald; a The Rockets" enjoyed a song and dance and a ris- minor hit with their cult que joke or two " lots of single " Come Into The padding and a close shave Garden Maudie Baby (And Robert enjoyed two years Let's Get Small)", before of success in the London their acrimonious split... music halls. After an amor- 8. An ex editor of Student ous encounter w ith the Robert shared the current Prince of Wales in a editor's fondness for hairy backstage dressing room, pirates with limbs mis Robert decided to give up sing. Other former editors the stage to concentrate include Sir Arthur Conan on his writing. "The Barbarian" Doyle, bubbly Lo~a . t~ editor, relaxes with this week's shit~ hot · editionof Student 5. Robert's most famous Linda Lusardi, and veteran work was of course •Trea- West Ham skipper Billy sure Island". The less well Bonds ..... known " raunchy" sequels, 9. There isn't a number nine " Bend Over Jim Lad It's as I'm not getting paid for Chastisement Time" and writing this crap and · 1s That A Parrot On Your you're probably pissed off Shoulder Or Are You Just reading it. Pleased To See Me?", 10. After contracting syphilis were to prove flops. from a voluptuous land 6. Robert's highest ever lady in Clacton, Robert break of 89, although he retired to a South Sea claims he could easily island to write musicals have m ade the century if with David Essex. e EARRiNGS e ARMBANDS e GRANGE NECKLACES e BELTS e CUF HAND KNITS FLl N KS e CLOISSONNEe We have the fullest range of Ll'~r-cRs • TITANIUM • Aran Harulknits in ur~'ll. B .9..t MOTHER oF Icelandic sweaters in 18 assorted Hf'>' colours PEARL V,./ -Ln;;;,suoES. 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