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UGM THURSDAY CONCERT HALL NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION 5th FEBRUARY 1974 FREE No. 353 1.00 p.m. UNIV. BUDGETS DEMONSTRATE AT A STROKE The Under Secretary for Education, hoped (and signs are that applications Mr. Timothy Raison, last week an- are up) and that many retiring staff nounced, in a written answer, that will not be replaced. ALL OUT Universities as their part of the cut- Mr. Raison indicated that further back on education, will lose around cuts are likely: 'Further savings will £31.75m next academic year—and be found from the further and higher further reductions are likely. education sectors . .'He said that This Friday, February every student already nised that the actual lev- This confirmed the fears of many he was in touch with the UGC about 8th, sees what is hoped knows about. Discretion- el of Undergraduate academics and students, who predict- further reductions that would now be will be a massive demon- ary awards which do not grants is at its lowest ed that a great deal of pressure was necessary. stration in London by affect people taking Uni- ebb ever. Even the Com- students from all over to be put on University financing this The Times Higher Education Sup- versity degree courses mittee of Vice Chancel- the country to express year. The cuts have been made as plement (January 25th) predicts that, are preventing people lors and Principals their dissatisfaction with follows: even optimistically speaking, univer- from gaining qualifica- (C.V.C.R.) have indicat- the present grants' sys- sity budgets for the next three years tions in Higher educa- ed that a figure of "At tem and the apparent the £16.75 million 'inflation have been cut by about £100m and tion. How many friends least £630" is needed lack of action by this grant' to Universities, which is that £150m worth of buildings have do you know, though at for students living away Government to remedy designed to compensate for in- been postponed. Furthermore, the training and further edu- from home at Universit- the situation. creased non-academic staff sal- targets for numbers of students in cation college who are ies other than London, aries and increases in the cost university by 1977, will be drastically being hampered by this Cambridge and Oxford, of furniture is removed reduced, specially affecting universit- The demonstration in situation? Shouldn't you to bring the grants back a reduction from £35.25m to ies like Lancaster where applications the form of a march, will be voicing your support to a level comparable to £15m in the furniture and equip- are up by 22.5 per cent on last year. begin at Waterloo and for them? Why should that of 1962. This is in men grant. the desire for qualifica- Reaction by the universities has progress via the D.E.S. line with the NUS de- tions in order to better This means that we can only buy been muted but losses have been to Hyde Park where there mand for £655. Due to oneself or gain a better half as many benches, chairs, etc.— estimated at up to £800,000 (Oxford, will be a rally addressed our apathy and inactivity job be made difficult and and that is assuming that the prices Cambridge and Manchester). Univer- by NUS and trade union however,, wilil the Gov- further education be a stay the samel sities of a size and nature comparable speakers. ernment be led into privilege of the rich? The There is much confusion amongst to IC such as Lancaster, Sheffield, thinking that we will be The disgraceful state inadequacy in the VCs as to how the budget cuts are Sussex and Salford may lose up to happy with another £20 of affairs which has Grants' system which to be met, but two things are certain: £250,000. increase? How have WE brought about the need svery one of us at I.C. universities will not be able to admit No official reaction has been forth- shown how serious our for this demonstration. knows about, is of course es many students this year, as they coming from the College. needs are? How have • the Means Test. It is ob- WE publicised our vious to everyone—ex- plight? Rent strikes have cept apparently those failed, petitions nowa- MAGGIE VISITS I.C. people who are in a posi- days carry little weight, BID TO OUST tion to do something iso what have we left? Mrs. Margaret Thatch- meal, as Mrs. Thatcher about it that this idea er graced Imperial Col- was leaving with the rec- should be abolished in This demonstration on lege with her presence tor, Sir Brian Flowers, favour of a full grant in Friday gives every stud- RANDALL on the day of issue of Messrs. Sayles and every student's own poc- ent a final opportunity ket, and such a tax lev- before the Government An attempt to oust the president, Mr. John Ran- the last Felix. She was Wadsworth presented present for an inaugural her with a letter. This re- ied on parents which announcement to level dall, will be made at the NUS conference at Liver- would be less harsh than their weight to the action pool, in April. Mr. Stuart Paul, an executive mem- lecture given by Profes- iterated the case for the sor Afastair Cameron various aspects of the the present unfair paren- for a fair Grants system ber, has broken convention of a formal re-election tal contribution scheme. for everyone who wishes of the president for his second year. (Professor of Lubrication grants campaign, with Engineering in the De- special reference to the to gain further education. Mr. Paul (26, Glaswegian and Labour Party) Postgraduates prob- partment of Mechanical cut-backs in spending Obviously there will rs a member of the Broad Left group of the execu- Engineering), the title of announced the previous ably have the rawest deal tive, which constitutes a majority of the Execu- of all since they are, in be factions on the De- which was 'Fundamental day. monstration who will not tive. There are ten members of the Broad Left research in an industrial fact, being penalised for group on the Executive of 16. In a letter to stud- having gained a first de- be prepared merely to world'. Mrs. Thatcher accept- ent leaders (including several IC members) at gree in as much as their support Grants action The president, Nor- ed the letter, thanking the weekend, Mr. Paul accuses Mr. Randall of a grant per week (a dis- but who will be demand- man Sayles, and the them for the way in lack of leadership and policy in the grants cam- gustingly inadequate ing the removal of the Hon. Secretary, Paul which the presentation paign. £13.40) is less than that present Government and Wadsworth, learnt of the was done (i.e. no mass of an undergraduate. solidarity With every oth- Stuart Paul, with an impeccable working class visit at the last moment. demonstrations) and They have also just been er trade union which is background, went over well at the last NUS con- They discovered that promised to reply. surprised by government currenly involved in in- ference in Margate. Mr. Paul's popularity may she was to be present at Copies of the letter proposals which could dustrial disputes with account for the Broad Left decision to break the the Hall Dinner that are available from the mean that those wishing the Government. I put it two-year convention. same evening and they Hon. Secretary, Mr. to pursue postgraduate to you that the more sen- arranged to be present Mr. Randall last week dated his disagreement Wadsworth, In the Union courses would be requir- sible students Who also. At the end of the with the executive Broad Left group from the office. ed to borrow from the peacefully participate on time when he was elected president. He accused government the money Friday the more repre- Mr. Paul of risking the unity of the NUS by em- to finance themselves. sentative of those people barking on a campaign based on personality and It has also been recog- wanting to study the De- of whipping up policy differences where none SOAS SICKS STUDENT monstration will be, and ler from the college say- existed. The London University thus the more public sup- ing that her course had School of Oriental and port we Will get for our been terminated because people guilty of drug of- African Studies has plight. sacked one of its stud- she had fallen too far fences. 'However,' he APPOINTMENT ents after she had plead- behind with her work. said, 'I am most con- For I.C. Students the ed guilty to a drugs This was despite the cerned that on this occa- meeting place for the charge. fact that she is suppos- sion it looks as if an ob- Demonstration will be OF NEW The student, Gloria edly one of the most scure and unrelated reas- the one and only (thank George, 19, admitted brilliant on her course, on has been used to goodness), that remnant possessing 114 milli- and had arranged to have send Gloria packing'. He of Victorian splendour PRO-RECTOR grams of cannabis, three her books with her in is asking the university (?)—you've guessed it; authorities to grant PROFESSOR M. G. FLEMING has been appoint- LSD tablets, and at- prison. The Queen's tower at Gloria and her father a ed Pro Rector of Imperial College from 1 Septem- tempting to pass drugs Mr. David Mudd, MP 11.30 a.m.

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