~:T# 1194 28thJanuaiy1994 sairi LEEDS STUDENTS' OUTRAGE AT MP'S REMARKS MP'S LETTER SPARKS ROW "I do not think it remotely sensible to give up the protection we now have for children of 16, 17 and 18 against the seductive influence of older men, whose main concern may well be simply to have anal intercourse with youngsters and to turn them into homosexuals. - Sir Ivan Lawrence, QC, MP

Leeds tnisersity student He went on: "I do not think it claimed this week that her NIP tip David Smith remotely sensible to give up the Ais a "bigot'. after he refused her protection we now have for children of plea to vote in favour of lowering the Bradbury had written urging her 16. 17 and 1$ against the seductive age of homosexual consent. MP to support the forthcoming motion influence of older men, whose main Teresa Bradbury, a third year in the Commons to reduce the age of concern may well be simply to have Leeds I. niversity Biology student, who consent. The swift response dismissed anal intercourse with youngsters and is not herself gay, was shocked when her arguments and confidently stated: to turn them into homosexuaLs. Sir Ivan Lawrence, her MP. declared ''I believe that the majority of my "I do not we youngsters in this age that the spread of homosexuality is constituents will agree with me.' group clamouring to have the shackles "dangerous not only for young boys "I was really pissed off." said of the law taken from them, but I do but fur society. generally". Bradbury. "It's worrying that this NIP see a large number of older men clamouring to have the freedom to The Tory. MP and former ► ice is representing me - he's totally President of the Federation of homophobic, ridiculous and crap," she seduce those much younger." Conservative students prophesised: claimed. Bradbury, who intends to write "If homosexuality spreads. then we Leeds University Union Education back to the NIP demanding a further will he going in the opposite direction Secretary 'less Walton said: reply, argues: "How can people in that to that which we need to go if we are completely out of touch with students age group protest? They don't have going to contain the spread of the at Leeds. the vast majority of whom the right to vote and if they come out that the current law are very tolerant. He wouldn't find his they'll probably be done for breaking Gay protestors et LUU campaign for lowering the age of consent. ciatireng dreadful disease of Aids." drives teenagers to suicide. Plc: Ed Crispin views welcome in the Union - he the law." wouldn't he welcome here." Sir Ivan also touched a raw nerve Bisexual Society said that Sir Ivan hysterical letters In his constituents." Sir Ivan, who states in the letter by implying that Aids is a gay disease: "needs educating because he must he Sir Ivan is Member of Parliament that he has no wish to see homosexuals "I think that the BMA iltritish living in his own little world". for Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire. persecuted (Jr harassed in any way, Medical Association' have taken lease "Having people like this in power is where Bradbury lives. outside term- reproduced many of the arguments of their senses. The argument that by very dangerous," said Goodall. time. "I'm not usually a very political presently being used by the anti-gay exposing a million more youtigsters to A spokesperson for Stonewall. a person, but this is something I feel lobby: "1, cry few of the gay men I homosexuality you will make it easier gay pressure group leading the very strongly about." she said. have conic into contact with seem to to give them the kind of health campaign to lower the age consent "Everybody who agrees should do the 4 have enjoyed loving relationships: as education that will warn them of the from 21 to 16, said:"Sir Ivan is one of same." far as I could see, they all preferred dangers of Aids is absurd." two or three !VIPs who take a more Sir Ivan Lawrence MP promiscuous relationships with others Tim Goodall. Treasurer of Leeds extreme view, He is disturbingly See Soo - I, Page Ses en - and the younger the better!" University Union's 1.,e, )iatt Gay & Ignorant and seems to enjoy writing SPOTLIGHT EXAMINES THMAMPAIGN TO LOWER THE AGE OF CONSENT: AGE 7 News

Leeds Award for Leeds boffin Student - • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • biggest Murder Mystery Former Leeds University lecturer V Craig and best? Jordan has won a prestigious award for Walsh said Pheasey departed n employee of Leeds his work in combatting breast cancer, By David Smith in the car which he had left at a University ambushed Figures published writes Louise Moor. short distance around the Aand murdered a recently. have Jordan was awarded the Cameron Prize corner. He started to get rid of, workmate. a Leeds Crown dead." shown that Leeds for Therapeutics from Edinhurgh Walsh said that Pheasey hide or wash his clothes. He Court jury heard this week. Student is the University fur research into the drug DIGEST killed his colleague because he then tried to persuade other Stephen David Pheasey is largest weekly Tamoxifen. originally' developed as a was annoyed with something people to give him a false alibi. 1 alleged to have battered Peter student contraceptive. Despite it later being Scarlett had reportedly said But after the act Pheasey Scarlett to death in January newspaper in the abandoned by other medical researchers, NEWS . 2,3,4,5 about him. seemed to behave as if nothing last year. Both men worked in country. Jordan refused to give up and the drug is Pheasey, who is 35, denies had happened. COMMENT 6,7 Leeds Vniv ersity's mechanical The paper has a now used to prevent the recurrence of the murder charge. When the police began services department. readership of breast cancer in women in whom it has ARTS 8,9 According to Walsh, Pheasey questioning him he was Brian Walsh QC. 30,000 students already been diagnosed. was aware of the route Scarlett. confident that he could depend MUSIC 10,11 prosecuting. told the jury: "He studying at the Mr Jordan. who was born in Texas, 53, regularly took home. The on at least one person to give encountered him in the street. universities and studied at t.eeds University for seven CLASS/JAZZ .... 12 jury heard that Scarlett was on him an alibi, the jury was told. knocked him to the ground colleges around years and later became a lecturer in 13 and, with a blunt weapon. his was hack from work when He only gave in and BOOKS Leeds. pharmacology. He now works at battered his head, causing he met Pheasey at Back confessed when the police FOCUS 14,15 Northwestern University in Chicago. severe fractures, underlying Staumore Place, Burley. in produced evidence that blood CULTURE 16 brain damage and Leeds. had been found on his jacket A passerby later found and in his car. Exec THE GUIDE .. 17-22 consequently his death. W ithin Student poverty plan moments Peter Scarlett was Scarlett lying in a pool of blood. The case continues. TRAVEL 24 elections • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CLASSIFIEDS 25 Application A new LUU Executive Council-compiled SPORT 26,27,28 Alistair wins by a nose forms for Leeds package has revealed the dire state of student University poverty for the year 1994-5, writes Thin Union's des:thins Wokely. I POLICY I By Amelia Hill are available The plan, directed at MPs. estimates that that today at the students will experience huge debt problems A listen' Cassie, President 01 Porter's office in of nearly E2.400 for this year. Leeds Student is an independent ./the Leeds University Wine the Union Exec members claim that students are aware Newspaper servinf students at Society. is triumphant today after building. of their own financial problems but want to Leeds University. Leeds winning the title of Macallan Nominations demonstrate the situation to MPs. They have Metropolitan University and University Malt Taster of the close at the end of drawn a large, colourful barometer to show other colleges in and around Year. His talents also won him next week. them the level of student poverty. Leeds. All our journalists abide £250, a trip to the Macallan And the Ceri Nursaw, Welfare Secretary. who by a code of conduct, but if you distillery and six bottles of the campaign swill compiled data on the effects of a rise in VAT have any complaints please whisky. run for a further and other financial problems on the student contact the-Editor. Beating over ISO other week before the budget, complained: "VAT's another fifty competitors to the envied prizes. final vote. quid a year now. It's so crap! It means middle Leedc Student Newspaper Alistair said "It's a lot harder The elections for class people will still come to University but Leeds University Union than it sounds. There are tour Union posts at There'll be less working class students." PO Box 15, separate tests which each involve 1_141U will take Elliot Reuben. Financial Affairs Secretary, Leeds 1 SI 1111-1 a deep knowledge of the place in the same said. "With the grant cut by 10%. more individual smelts of many week. Editor students are relying on loans. We're aiming different whiskies as well as Richard Fletcher to change people's attitude towards the details of their production and student population." Deputy Editor itistnhution as well LIJU Education Secretary. Tess Walton. said Sam Greenhill Endsleigh Unlike wine. it is not usual to there would he lone term repercussions She %wiistant Editor taste the whiskies on offer: One insurance said: "There is already a graduate tax and John McLeod 'noses' 011C% Witt 10 success, graduates will be more helpful to the country There arc a number of obvious Leeds Student Chief News Editor than impoverished students who are forced to smells that even the ignorant Rosa Prince wishes to make it dtor out." hisky-drinker could identify, clear that in last Assistant News Editors avever. week's report on I le len Crossley Notta lotta bottle I the well-known brand has a the continuing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Tim Gallagher distinct whiff of TCP and- crime nave in Crareth Hughes seaweed; "You can tell it a mile Leeds Six, due to %% rib mudularisation at both Leeds Matt Roper off." subbing errors, a Universities meaning Iwo sets of exams David Smith Alistair tams, sistorry Pir Ed Crispin Alistair said 'The seaweedy spokeswomen for this year instead of just the traditional Focus Editor smell comes from the natural place." on famous authors or Endsleigh summer exams. Leeds pubs are Sage Helen spring water they use in Alistair spent last year in somethinv like that. I lust Insurance, Lisa experiencing a loss of trade, writes Rosa Arts Editors production and the TCP must be France where he wrote his thought I should write mine on Borrows, was Prince. used in some part of the factory 1-17 EksteTti dissertation on wine production. something I knew alot about unintentionally Students naturally' stressed about the Emma ilartley near where the distilling takes "Most other students wrote their aireruhl" quoted as being forth-coming exams, for many "pessintistie" not Music Editors representing as much as a quarter of their Alex Saunders "optimistic ''about final marks, are stay ing home for last Johnny Davis the future for minute revision. Leeds Six. And as the fateful exam weeks draw Class/Jazz Champ foils all opponents In addition. closer, the bars grow emptier. There are Mark Funnel' lasdair Fraser. a fourth Along with his gold medal Griffin'. Leeds University's top Endsleigh's none of the sounds yobhish shouts up Books Editor Ayear postgraduate zoology and trophy. he has also won a sports award. insurance Weetwood lane as drunken Oxley and Bod John Mel .rod student at Leeds University, place on the CAU national Another Leeds student. premium for the hall residents stagger home. Even Leeds 6 the Guide has become men's epee team. Charlotte Claire, a third year Leeds six area is is relatively quiet. Stephen Hill champion at the Universities Alasdair, 2.5. started fencing medic won third place in the £99 not MO. as One distressed landlord complained: Athletics Union 1994 individual five years ago when at originally stated Sports Editor women's sabre championship. "These exams are doing my business no fencing championships, writes Aberdeen University. He has in the article. Roger Domeneghetti She will also gain a place on the good. Still. they'll be partying it up when Howard tioekin. also been awarded 'The national team. they end I suppose." Photo Editor hd Crispii. In next weeks Leeds Student NEWSDESK Gareth Hughes speaks to David Icke, 314251 DAY the Son of God and former Coventry City goalkeeper, 434727 NIGHT STODEIVIIT Leeds Student is the largest weekly student newspaper in the country

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 28th January 1994 News 3 Lights go out on the Northern Star h e Northern Star, Though its edit) circulation from the "ordinary" people of Tutu,. Brent MacGregor of originally called Leeds' was never almle 5,000 copies, it By Paul Greenhough I.eeds and from communities in Leeds I niversity'.s Institute of Other Paper, northern has finally had power above its sales, often the area. Communication Studies said: folded, twenty years to the week prompting strong reactions discussed controversial topics. The paper suffered numerous "Regional magazines always since it was launched. from both those it attacked and The headline on the first ever financial crises and writs. but have a problem, they never STAR The paper, set up by a group the world at large. front page was: "Don't let the always managed to retain the seem to get enough circulation. of Leeds University graduates, Gordon Wilson, one of the Bastards carve you up!" same confrontational attitude. Around thirty copies a week was famous for the attacks it founders of the paper, said: From then on the paper After a name change to were sold by the Union LEEDS made on MPs and councillors. "The quality of the first edition I covered everything from Northern Star, outlets for the bookshop and stationery shop . OTHER It gained recognition as the was appalling. We had the most industrial disputes, to paper were sought outside of A spokesperson said that voice of 'normal people', and primitive equipment and contentious planning Leeds. but the recession and despite the small circulation, it PAPER gave them the belief that it was virtually no expertise." developments and green issues. lower advertising revenues would be missed: "It was the at. possible to challenge authority. From the start, the paper The stories were gathered both meant that the end was near. only one in Leeds." The Northern star

LMU No monkey business at LUU Hard to slammed rr he annual Animal Rights 1. Week arrived this week at By Charlotte Lomas swallow By Sam Mountford Leeds University Union. Designed to raise awareness of with the play and the circus_ By Rosa Prince We're not necessarily trying to eeds NIP John Battle has fundamental Animal Rights recruit new members, but to get hundreds of students, angry (attacked Lee ds issues and to correct the image of people to change their lifestyles at Government plans to Metropolitan University for Animal Rights organisations. the to think about the way they reduce the availability of the its employment policy, which Week has included a packed Animal Rights Week comes at contraceptive pill. are expected he claims is turning catering programme of events. a time when the Government is to march today in a national staff into nineteenth-century- Alongside videos showing introducing legislation to prevent rally of protest, sty le "casual hired hands." different aspects of animal rights, campaigning in fields where The Rally, known as the Battle, who is a Labour talks by guest speakers and an hunting is taking place. Garry "Bitter Pill Rally" will NIP, claims that the policy of exhibition in the Riley Smith Hall, events Included a "Mock Quested of Hunt Sabs explained converge at fpm outside offering people permanent "Basically it's a disruption of Quarry House, Leeds - contracts on a term-time only Hunt" and a play entitled "White Coats" about the use civil liberties, we can't protest Headquarters of the basis meant that increasingly of laboratory animals. about things we don't agree Department of Health. many staff were being An alternative animal-free with." He continued, "I think this Speakers from the Birth compelled to sign on and off circus comprising fire swingers, week has been really worthwhile. Control Trust are expected to the dole many times a year in jugglers, a stilt walker and It's only through weeks like this appear, as well as from other order to make up for the clowns was held on Thursday that people get to know about us Welfare Organisations. Several shortfall in their income. outside the Union_ and to see we're not loonies like MPs are also expected to lie attacked the policy as lainr tslcCard, a member of you hear on the news." attend. being "reminiscent of the last the LUU Animal Rights Society Animal Rights Week met with Marchers arc outraged at century," and claimed that which organised the Week, a favourable response from Government plans to prevent the practice was "costing the women taking certain types of explained: "We're trying to students. Second year Caroline pill. These are the modern pills. economy dearly." provide a cams al atmosphere Bales remarked. "Some ,,f this I.MU Deputy Principal stuff is gross. I didn't know a lot which, while more expensive, Geoff Hitchins defended the of this was going on. I think it's are of low dosage and therefore term-by-term contracts. good that information like this is less likely to produce the "In general terms, the being made public - something uncomfortable side-effects University is a full year has got to be done to stop many women experience with operation...and therefore the cruelty. The exhibition has really the cheaper, older pills. Protesters say that the vast majority of staff continue made an impression on me." to be employed on a full-time LUU Animal Rights Society Government will loose, rather than gain money from limiting basis." meets every Wednesday outside the availability of the pill, as Hitchins added that term- the Doubles Bar. the rate of un-wanted by -term contracts had been For further information contact pregnancies is bound to rise. reviewed over the last year Cal on 758343. resulting in costly terminations with "appropriate trade union consultation." or pregnancies. Research or butchery The Animal awareness displa, in the Rites Smith Pic: Ed Crispin Leeds tells Lorna to get lost Action Auction sell out eeds University Union has no their hand at canoeing, T he Action Auction which Laconfidence in any member of By David Smith took place on Monday 13th By How ard Hockin walking and many other the National Union of Students T December has raised £700 for a sports. Executive Committee, following a members of NEC. in order that a children's outdoor activity vouchers. The holiday is just one of 30 comprehensive vote in this week's properly motivated Executive projects that Action are holiday at Easter. One buyer, Helen Sage, Ordinary General Meeting should replace these." Items for the Auction were bought a plaster human torso. running this year. Others Although the meeting was Rose. General Secretary of include one-to-one visits with raised by receiving gifts from She said: "I don't know what inquorate - with one of the most LUU. told the meeting: "While we shops around the Leeds area. I'm going to do with it yet. but the elderly, disappointing attendances of the don't think every single member Action would like to thank The donations included a MO it will definitely go in my year - the resolution is certain to of the National Exec is letting us everyone who attended for gift from Blacks, as well as bedroom." be confirmed as official Union down. we need a complete change their support and for making Lori= FltisiM1111111S, items from Safeways, Rickys Phil Newby, organiser of the so we can get people who are the evening such a success. policy. Nos President and over twenty five other Auction. explained that thr The motion, proposed by LUU more motivated to represent This was the first time there OGM also voted another motion places. children who arc to benefit are Executive members Elliot Reuben students. has been an Action Auction. resolving: "To campaign in Leeds Among the many things sold referred to Action through and John Rose. noted the NUS "We need 25 universities to but it is hoped it will become and nationally for a return to a at the Auction were personal social services and may not NEC's poor response to lighting pass similar motions before the an annual event. 'real' level fur the maintenance stereos, juggling balls, a otherwise have the opportunity Government cuts. and President NEC are forced to resign, and grant". hamster howl, and a Smash for such a holiday. Lorna Fitzsimmons' failure to although this is unlikely, we can • Action coordinator, Emma Loma Fitzsimmons, President Hits '89 video. Not to forget the The Easter trip will be to return correspondence. It nevertheless start to put pressure Roberts. is still looking for of the NUS, was unavailable for frilled curtains, three piece Northumberland, where they resolved: "That a vote of No on them.' volunteers. comment. sidle, and scuba diving will have the opportunity to try Confidence be placed in ALL The students at Tuesday's I Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 28th January 1994 4 News

OFF CAMPUS Tennis courts get the elbow olown,*71114-""-.1= The University advised the will use them as the site for a claims. Fiona Smeaton, Sports (-infusion surrounds the Tennis Club to use the courts Park-And-Ride facility. EVENIng Post Secretary at LUU stands by her By Rosa Prince future of the the Tennis on Hyde Park, but they're Smeaton said: "If we claim that the University has 0111111%711C% Cclub at Leeds totally unsuitable. They're continually lose facilities, then hack tracked on promises: they will he replaced on a new University this week after covered in glass, and useless we just won't attract students to "Back when Leeds University site. The number of tennis claims that they will have no for practising on, let alone for Leeds. They're screwing us 11H had only 800 students, there courts will riot he reduced." tennis courts to practice or over Hod, we can't let them were 21 courts. The Oxley Stuart Beaver, the outgoing matches." Smeaton said. compete on. were rejected by screw us over the Tennis facilities were inadequate as it captain of Men's Tennis, said: This is not the first time the University. that the University has taken Courts." Until now, tennis players is. Now we have no courts at "Well they've got planning facilities away from sports If the University continues Bugger off have played on six courts on all. permission, so there's clubs. Some years ago, the to withhold the money they the grounds of Oxley Hall. "The original agreement was absolutely nothing we can do Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie University advised the Rowing have promised, Smeaton plans However, an extension at that they would pay £1,000 to to stop them building at have been branded vay lovers by a to launch a campaign to lobby Oxley will involve the pay for replacement tarmac Oxley." Club to sell a boat house and crackpot American preacher. "They are the authorities_ "It's the construction of luxury flats on courts. We were going to add He fears that the tennis club landing stage. They promised two izrown men sharing a house and a the site of the tennis courts. some money of our own to fund may have to he wound up. to fund new facilities. By the principle of promising money bedroom. They share clothes. eat and astroturf courts so that we could "We've already had to forfeit time permission came for the and not delivering," she said. cook together and have blatantly University authorities had promised the PE department, use them for football and other the UAU competition. The building of the new landing Tennis players are in a effeminate characteristics.' he said. He and Sports Officials, that sports too," she continued. Women's team arc trying to stage, the University withdrew pessimistic mood however. hopes a little used anti-gay law will get Fiona Smeaton claims that carry on, but without courts, their offer, claiming lack of Alex Mommersteeg, a member them harmed from television_ money gained front the flats would go towards building she has now been told that it's just not feasible." cash. of the Women's Tennis Club. new courts. However student University has no money The Women's Team were Playing fields next to said: "What facilities? There's Politeness rules union officials claim that this available for new courts. forced to pay £10 to hire a Bodington Hall arc also under not going to be one tennis court offer has since been withdrawn However a spokesperson for court at LMU for the threat. The University is for over 17,000 students," currently considering selling A New )01k ,attien stabbed three rude Although a University the University said: "Yes the competition, but cannot afford Additional Reporting' them to Leeds Council who Richard Fletcher people in the chest alter they humped spokesman has rejected the courts are being destroyed but to keep doing so. trier him in the•re-f and did not upolog:se When pollee arrested ti nt. .ss

,.. hi, hunting knit.... they totoid 11■11 test of 17 friends :Ind relic's.', he planned LMU living it up in the brewery to kill

"Ring" doughnuts y j weds Metropolitan University students will By I felen Crossley A crafty. German haker found she perfect certainly feel at home next way to Sell all his bread and Lakes.: he sear when they get the the kirkstall ti alley besides vlaimed that he had loss it ling iii the opportunity to live on the the Leeds/Liverpool Canal. dough. and uttered Li reward to the iicrsois site of un old brewers. A The project will not be 1 1,- li11-'t :1(.111111E'd !IC Wu, t 17 million des elopment fully completed until lying and customers. ha-, e store 'toy cooed programme. commencing hi' shun. September 1995 - when it this spring. will convert will house over 1_.000 existing buildings on the students - but !MU expect kirkstall Brewery site into the Kirk4itall site to open its student accommo dation. and TV a papal turn-off doors to some students this still see the construction of September. Pope John Paul II has Cold,' m fled eight new blocks. The complex will provide reievision sets as 'evil". and is urging LMU acquired the study bedrooms and a range Barents to 'turn them off". In his view. historic site from I .eeds City. of facilities. including a bar, "television spreads degrading values by Council for £1.25 million. restaurant, sports hall. a broadcasting pornography and graphic The nine-acre site is located computer suite, laundry and descriptions of brutal violence_" three mho: to the north-west supermarket. Historical or the city centre, and lies in features of the brewery, including the landmark Oh Granny! brewing tower which dates back to the 1890s, will he Over a period of 2 years. more than 100 maltings. A century later, Mackeson Stout, before its the University and the city. preserved. men were forced to strip naked in the the kirkstall Brewing closure in 1983. This development will hack garden belonging to a Danish Students are sure to he Company was exporting ales LMU Principal and ensure the preservation of grandma. They were lured by an advert conscious of the brewery's to Australia and New Chief Executive Leslie an important historical which promised: "Air stewardess, 34. prestigious two-hundred- Zealand. Whitbread took Wagner said: "kirkstall landmark and will provide hungry for love". When the applicants year history, when the site over the brewery. in 1954 Brewery is an exciting and high quality accommodation was first developed as arrived, she would hide behind the door Model of new development and it became a producer of significant project for both for L:1111.1 students." and tell them that she wanted to see them naked to see if she liked them. But after each one stripped. she would accuse them of flashing and demand £60 to keep High charges at "Volty" Towers quiet. One victim finally went to the LUU gets the goat police. AA s if they haven't got off for everybody." eeds University Union By David Smith problems, The revelation marks the LExec spoilsports have put By, Ton Gallagher residents of Sentinel Towers latest twist in what has been an end to an election tradition. It's all for charity have now received energy me that Sentinel Towers has dubbed Leeds University's Gone are the days when Harry. for office LUU Education hills of astronomical some of the lowest energy 'Faulty 'towers' saga, as ihe Dirty Cat and Goat can Secretary Tess Walton said: Comic Alexei Say le has confessed on proportions. hills anywhere." featured in last week's Leeds stand for Exec posts. "People need to know who they Students in Leeds radio to conning charities by sending "The bills are Student. in the coming weeks. are voting for." As a concession them fake items of TV memorabilia to University's troubled horrendous," said Caroline Residents are already students will only be allowed to to those with a sense of sell at their fundraising events. He has residential complex arc each Allen, a postgraduate living facing huge rents coupled vote for serious candidates. humour, Screaming Lord Sutch donated 30 separate sets of Dracula fangs paying £10 a week for fuel; at the Towers. "I don't know with a catalogue of disasters which many claim will ruin the style candidates can still run. he once wore in "The Young Ones" to the Union's Welfare how the electricity can he so such as flooding and false tun of the election season. However, Leeds University various charities. The charities concerned handbook suggests £5.40 as expensive. It's definitely not fire alarms. Under new rules. candidates is in mourning as the last arc not amused. A Barnardo's the typical charge in worth the money. I'm going Nursaw, who has received will has e to submit their real vestiges of humour in student. spokesperson said "Alexei may find it University Flats. to move out of here as soon several complaints from name and their Union card funny. but folk will stop buying if they- Ceti Nursaw. 1.1ttl as I can." elections have finally been residents, pointed out; "It's number. removed. think they are fake.' Welfare Secretary, said: "I Anna Tobin, a first year crap! Students living there In the past, it was possible Wolf, who last year ran for can't understand why Communications student bale got to spend about to submit somebody else's they're having to pay so complained: "Together our the post of Communications eighty pounds a week - ten photograph. which gave rise to Secretary (hacked by John Compiled by Sam Rose much. Only recently a flat has had a bill totalling for fuel on top of fifty for Gladiators Cobra, Shadow, University source had told £1,300. It's a complete rip- Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsorint. rent and twenty for food." Lightning and Scorpio running was unas ailablc for comment.

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 28th January 1994 News Special 5 Your money in their hands Junior Common Rooms at Leeds University have power. They take thousands of pounds of students' money and there are no rules governing how they spend it. Rumours of corruption are rife. Leeds Student examines how the Committees are run, what training is given and examines the alternatives at LMU.

unior Common Room The student was sat tering system without guidelines is Rose the failure. "People had been too currently looking at the handling committees in Leeds from work pressures and poor open to corruption," he said. This lack of external slow putting up posters and of funds by JCR Committees. JUniversity Halls of health at the time - raising Any member of a University regulation and communication twg.misow the sale of tickets." he Indeed. John Rose has already Residence may be open to concern at the lack of a Hall is allowed to stand or vote has been blamed said. established a Halls and Flats corruption. LUU General watchdog to monitor committee in a JCR election. The amount of for several "Any system Roberts felt Committee which meets twice a Secretary John Rose claimed this members conduct. training elected representatives inctdents of JCR without guidelines that JCRs were in month and is attended by week. The student. who has since receive Hien depends on how mismanagement. is open to need asst advice on representatives from all halls. This criticism comes in the resigned. admits that his actions much the out-going committee Last year's matters such as Rose says that JCR the wake of revelations that a Vice were not due to lack of training deem to be appropriate. Summer Ball at corruption" how to organise a introduction of management is a President of a University Hall or inadequate supervision. However, there are no Devonshire Hall collapsed alter ball: ''It would be helpful if we good idea. "It's somethtng JCR misappropriated £2.000 of Currently, there are no rules immediate plans to improve this lack of enthusiasm in buying the were given some pointers. would like to see happen." he proceeds from a Christmas Ball. governing JCR actions or lark of control. "Ii is not the I:95 tickets to see Doctor and the perhaps a model for how to said. "It's not until half way The money was promptly election to posts. Rose admits University's place to interfere in Medics. JCR President James organise a ball.' through the job that you know returned. that the system is flawed. An the affairs of the Halls." said Roberts blames inexperience for Leeds University is what you're doing." JCRs at Leeds University - how the halls shape up

odington Hall-The structure However, he said that the fact xley Hail There are four Bof most JCR committees that he was an accountant was I....Fmain 'awls, The President. consists of 10 positions only "fortuitous" and he did not Vice President, Treasurer and including President. treasurer know what happened before he Secretary. These are flanked by and various secretaries. Each aria ved. sports sees and eats sees. There house has its Own JCR In the past there have been arc regular meetings of the Hall Committee. reports of accounts being left Council where JCR and The commttres are elected in overdrawn. a debt which has to members of staff meet, The the first two weeks of term. be paid by new residents. Committee is answerable to the However, there is the possibility The Central Ents Committee. Warden. of change in the second term if responsible for events such as the The JCR members are second neccessary. annual Ball. comprises ents year students and are elected Every position, bar the secretaries from all of the during the second term of their first year. The Committee is Domestic Secretary. has a place houses. However. And Page responsible for £4.0n0 of JCR on the central Bodington says that he gets heavily funds. Committee. These meet to involved and the budget is drawn President Sarah Summerselle discuss issues that affect up under his control. belies-es that the system works The warden has control over residents as a whole. The in the main. She feels that the the JCR committee but it is up to training given to students is JCR is safeguarded front him if he wants to get involved. almost non-existent even though corruption as "people who take Wardens do not have to keep a they are in control of over £2.300 on posts do so for the right check on the cash books of the of residents' money. reasons." Ken-y Medlock, JCR President JCR committees in their control. However, with widespread Students expressed mixed I h.,onshire Hail, s hotbed of corruption? Pic Ed Crispin of Mortain House, said she was apathy. if nobody stands for a given "absolutely no training" for feelings towards their JCR evonshire Hall.-There is "They need nut have formal "There is a large amount of post, then the competition is her post, though the wardens did committees. One said that she one central Committee, training" as the treasurer is money involved and careful limited meet all of the house presidents was happy with what the D elected at the end of the second usually a maths student. monitering is needed," he said. She admits that the controls for a briefing at the start of the committee did but she added that term. Warden Ernest Kirkby The warden meets the Students at Devonshire have an on her and her council are lax: year. "we didn't really have a choice". reckons that 70-80% of President on a weekly basis and apathetic view of their JCR. "I "We've got pretty much free Accountant Andy Page, Another agreed. saying that it Devonshire students vote in the there is u "close working really don't care if the JCR have rein," she said. Summerville Warden of Mortain and Barbier would have been better if more elections. The members of the relationship" between the two. formal training or not. they seem feels that there should he more Houses, said he has been able to second years had got Committee receive no formal However. Kirkby agrees that to do alright" said Charles communication between the show new treasurers how to keep involved:"They had more idea of training. Kirkby claims that: there is a potential problem. O'Doherty, first year student halls and the University. a basic cash book. what to do than us". Better organisation at LMU halls 1■1 Training at LMU

Fairfax Hall. Beckett Park. 4 eeds Metropolitan Park campus, believes that this skills. Snowball believes Stephanie Bernard. who was • Financial training University has definite rules system works: "Only good Committee posts are "sery governing Committees in its people get in because the important positions" and that disciplined at the time at a University disciplinary meeting, Disciplinary proceedure thirteen halls. There is a strict election procedure is so good." the training is necessary. • election procedure whereby he said. The guidelines were admitted that the !mks were in "a mess". candidates have the All committee members are introduced in an attempt to • Basic counselling skills intensive three However. she added: "the responsibilities of the job subjected to an combat corruption which was mess cannot be blamed entirely explained to them by a member day programme where they rife at I.MU halls a couple of • Fire training/ First Aid on the Committee. as we'%e of the Exec before they stand receive some financial and years ago. in one incident, a six disciplinary training. In week investigation revealed been left to our own devices. Nil for election. Regular union support committee members had an • Andrew Snowball, Vice addition to this, they learn financial discrepancies in the hooks of a Hall Committee at training." President at LMU's Beckett's basic first aid and counselling Ed Crispin Reporting by: Tim Gallagher, Matt Roper, Paul Greenhough and Amelia Hill. Photo:

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 28th January 1994 Comment &Analysis Tosser Knights and his girlfriend: After a quick handout

much as blinks in the wrong been used to help someone pour a cup of tea, And in real here was nothing way, want to defend his do something genuinely particularly obscene life she has revealed herself to dignity. useful. Like promoting be an almost carbon copy of Tabout what Kath from Knights is part of the world peace, for example, or her purient TV character. Eastenders did with her Rupert Hamer providing exotic growing group of thugs who But this is nothing millionaire Fiance in their have got rich during 14 years rehabilitating holidays for Al. compared to her rich Range Rover, off the of Tory rule. He has money, persistent juvenile What is obscene is the boyfriend. Geoff Knights can on Friday loves wearing flash suits and offenders. thought of such a revolting only be described as a thug in a having a new bimbo on his arm Tosser Knights and his couple gratifying themselves suit. He has a string of to clear his name," they will every other day. But horrible girlfriend were not together at all. And I'm not cons ictions for violence, the broken jaw. cry. "He was defending his underneath it all he is simply a out to defend their dignity. talking about their physical most recent being for heating No doubt there are a few dignity." total moron. They were after quick cash appearances. up an Eastenders script writer. wimpy liberals shaking their How can a man who goes And what is even sadder is handout from Murdoch's In Eastenders Kath plays And why? For driving his heads at the case and claiming from club to dub in London's that the tax relief which has News International and the a haggard old cow in a fiance home after a hard days it is another demonstration of most exclusive nightspots, enabled him to prance around fact that they were foiled is a permenant had mood with filming. Phew, what a nerve. the evil tabloid press getting beating up anyone who so like an arsehole could have triumph for civilisation. just enough hrainpower to I'm surprised he just left it at a away with it. "He was trying Leeds Student sensationalism?

Dear 'Editor' the area which your articles have greater Leeds. This brings me to threatened with guns. they get selectively overlooked. While 1 my second point: shot with them. DIARY I Following your extensive realise that burglary is a major The article last term which The atmosphere in Leeds 6 is examination of life in the Leeds problem and can be distressing alleged that a police officer had a lot more hopeful and cheerful The would love to To LMUSU where a member of Six'ghetto' I feel that I am there is also a sense of equated Leeds 6 with Moss Side than this but is being jeopardised Diary reveal the identity of the executive is spotted in the early justified in accusing your community spirit in Leeds 6 in Manchester and the further by shock horror analogies with sabbatical executive member reporters of scare-mongering. which entails everything from reference to this area in last anywhere from Moss Side to hours of Wednesday morning exaggeration and tabloid-style general support to parties and weeks article suggest an Beirut. Burglaries are an who predicted that today's staggering up from Alphabet sensationalism. gigs. I have never been burgled. underlying parallel. Having lived unfortunate consequence of Pill demo would be "crap". Street to one of his colleagues' Such an approach trivialises held at gun point, physically or both on the outskirts of Moss living in a lively student but then as the remark was offices. The rather inebriated the matter in question and draws verbally abused or even looked Side and its neighbouring trouble dominated community but this off the record, the Diary officer, drowning his sorrows attention away from the central at in the wrong way. i 'feel sate'. spot Hulme I can assure you that does not make Leeds 6 a ghetto. couldn't possibly comment. after an earlier defeat in a Rugby Union game, is issues which could have been In addition I have found the local Leeds 6 is nothing like Moss Yours Sincerely non-student population of Side: Moss Side is not a student accompanied by a young lady. investigated in a calm and Ernmi Hall sensible manner. if students are shopkeepers. pub staff and area. 11 suffers from 80% To Leeds University Union last The Diary has no idea what frightened I suspect that your fellow residents polite, helpful, unemployment among young Editor's reply: The story was Tuesday morning, where a business could be so important article has only served to friendly, sociable and entirely males and deeply ingrained based on a survey of nearly 4(X) regular informant for the Diary that it couldn't wait until the contribute to this feeling of free from anti student poverty due to a volatile an students, Leeds 6 does have the spots Elliot Reuben slightly next morning but at least the unease tendencies, i feel perfectly at economy based largely on heroin same insurance rating as Moss worse for wear. Apparently exec offices are more discreet however, I believe that far ease walking around Leeds 6 at and more recently. crack_ Side. Britains most burgled street whilst Wing' at Rickys; a nice than the side of the Al. little earner by all accounts, from feanne for their lives, many night, on my own and unarmed. Residents are often long term. is in Leeds 6. Tabloid style. Elliot had demolished 24 shots students living in Leeds 6 arc whereas I would not choose to rather than moving in and out by maybe. sensationalism? With facts like that we don't need to. of straight Vodka . However, Whilst glancing through an aware of the positive attributes of do so in certain other areas of the term, and people do not get the drink took its revenge the Issue of London Student -for next morning and Elliot was some unknown reason, student last seen being sick in his newspaper of the year for the wastepaper basket. To which last two years-the Diary was LUU: It's your students union one member of Exec reportedly struck by a rather strange commented: "Its the best piece feeling of Deja Vu. A month after had An open letter to LUU students catering and other commercial As a student of the University of management of the shops and of work he has produced all Leeds Student from John Rose and Alan Wilson activities). Mr Patten is Leeds, you could be directly entertainments currently year." revealed that a female student proposing that in future a affected by the threat facing our provided by the union. had been forced to drive 500 Dear Student distinction should be drawn 150 non sporting societies, the In our view, the Leeds miles to gain consent for an between what he terms "core" Leeds Student weekly newspaper University Union is an extremely Whilst making another early abortion, London Student ran In Iuly of this year. John Patten. and "non-core" activities. and (currently distributed free to all well run, efficent, cost-effective morning visit to Leeds the very same story. Nearly the the Secretary of State for that public money (derived from students). Leeds Student and accountable organisation; University Union. the Diary only thing that had been education, announced proposals the university) should be used Community Action (which runs and we are quite clear that by couldn't help but notice the changed was the name of the to reform the funding only to support the former 40 projects helping the elderly, any reasonable standard, the amazing resemblance reporter. Surely London Student arrangements for student unions category of activity. His the disabled and the public funds, received by the between the executive office cannot be so short of stories (free copies available in the proposals mean that a number of disadvantaged in the local union are properly and and the Marie Celeste. that they have to copy other union). union services (which would fall communities): the charity Rag, legitimately spent in support of According to a regular Diary peoples. Currently, a union is funded into the non-core category) are and the union published the student body. The informant you will rarely see through a block grant from its under threat: their continuation Alternative Prospectus. In government's proposals not only some Exec members before parent university (although most would depend on the willingness addition, Mr Patten's proposals threaten the wide range of Union the sun is high in the sky. The Have you got a story for the unions also generate a and ability of individual students raise uncertainties about the services but would also require worst offenders are Diary? Malicous gossip or just supplementary income from to pay quite high charges. future ownership and the introduction of expensive and apparently Ceri Nursaw and utter lies - we want to hear from cumbersome bureaucratic Chris Westwood who you will you. All contributions made in the procedures (to keep separate the rarely see before 10, and strictest of confidence. Drop us a management of the core and non- some days arrive as late as 11. line or phone us on 0532-434727 The Rupert Hamer fan Club core activities). In short, the proposals, to our mind, represent Dear Editor, an alright bloke in my books. views. Many people I know do a quite unnecessary expenditure For far too long the Politically not give two hoots if they of time and money. The Editor I am writing in response to Correct lobby has dominated offend minority groups - As a current student, we hope recent letters which have the scene. It is about time that especially Chistians and that you will feel able to join us Leeds Student unfairly implied that your some courageous individual virgins. These people are big in calling fur them to be dropped. Leeds University Union column writer, Roper Hamer, spoke up against the masses and old enough to look after The more public pressure that is P.0 Box 157 Ls a bigot. who seem perfectly contented themselves. Speaking one's bought it) bear, the better. Please am an avid reader of this to jump on to any bandwagon mind is the way forward. write to your local MP opposing Leeds LS1 1UH Feature in your otherwise with an •.sm attached to it. Hooray for Hamer. the the plans: it is your student mediocre paper. In fact, it is I admire your bravery in people's champion, union. Letters should be addressed to the Editor and clearly marked the first thing I turn to. allowing such forthright tor publication. The Editor reserves the right to edit letters. which Hamer's witty style, tight prose opinion to he printed in your Yours sincerely, Alan Wilson- Vice Chancellor should be no longer than 300 words. The deadline for letters is the and shrewd analysis make him paper. I am nut alone in in The Rupert Hamer fan dub. John Rase - General Secretary Tuesday preceeding publication.

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 28th January 1994 Comment &Analysis 7 The end of Joke candidates a threat to democracy?

he end of democracy? Cat have graced the hustings. General Secrertary. The sad This week. Leeds fabulous RON against However, now Exec have thing is that a Goat standing T University. Exec decreed that from this year. unopposed candidates. So may well improve the quality what can he the problem announced plans to students will only be able to of Exec decision making. with a hunch of inoffensive heartlessly axe a major vote for 'serious' candidates. Having a joke candidate is Gladiators? election institution and This decision effectively STUDENT an effective method of The joke candidate is a source of amusement. No - discourages those in the OGNI? have thought that any device to registering a protest vote. By long-standing tradition. not their election promises, student community with a As the Union is keen to encourage more students to depriving the fun-loving While some may argue that that would he too much to sense of humour from taking champion minority causes; vote would be welcomed. electorate in this way. Exec are it ridicules and belittles the ask. the mick out of the election surely those of a comic As it is, come election time, out to increase their own vote. election procedure, cynics Instead, the days of proceedings. Indeed, the new- disposition deserve some we will be faced be a barrage of And then of course there's will say that John Rose and comedy candidates standing look system means that Exec support. CV-hungry no-bodies with everyone's favourite bloke - his kind are scared that the for Union posts seem to be elections will he IOU per cent This time Exec may well about as much par.= as Nigel RON. Surely a joke candidate Goat may poll more than over. In the past, such dull. As a result, students are have shot itself in the foot. The Mansell in boring mode. if ever there was one Exec see them. The sad thing is that distinguished candidates as likely to avoid the ballot paper level of student apathy is at an Nobody seriously expects a nothing ridiculous about now he will never get the Stuffed Dog and Candy the like the plague - or is that the all time high. and one would Goat to succeed to the post of wasting money running the chance. Sweet sixteen

SP:DTLIGHT With controversy running high, Alan Gardner investigates the implications of next month's House of Commons vote on lowering the age of gay consent.

scar Wilde was the most 16. A compromise age is famous victim of laws completely unacceptable.' 0against homosexuality in The justification for fixing this country. Since 1961 the age of consent at 21 was to legislation has restricted gay sex protect younger. impressionable to men over 21, and in 1991 boys from the advances of adult alone, over 1000 men were homosexuals. convicted under the criminal law This argument has been for offences involving sex with resurrected during the recent under-age men. debate. Jeffrey Archer. speaking The issue is now on the on a recent edition of BBC's agenda once more, since Edwina Question Time. expressed Currie MP tabled an amendment concern that young men such as to the Criminal Justice and his own sons are not emotionally Public Order Bill, which would mature enough before 21 to bring the age of legal gay sex in resist the ads ances of older men. line with that of heterosexual Elements of the national Gay Nato"( prfdestors at IA T Pk: Ed Crispin intercourse. press have also opposed a education at all sompletcly illegal in countries However, statism, suggest The passage of the change in the law, Simon id i'‘et`s tia% society has Assisted such as Cyprus arid Romania. that the extent of homosexuality amendment is not assured: Helfer. writing in the Daily their snuggle for what is Gay rights pulps claim that white it was only removed from in the community is not us Conservative MP Tim Devlin Mail. said: "1 do not regard the perceived by many as a civil the majority of gay 1111:11 under the list of psychiatric disorders widespread as gay plans to tattle a separate homosexual act and the rights issue A Stonewall survey 21 have sex with people of a by the American Psychiatric A survey in the Independent amendment calling for a heterosexual act as in any way has found that nearly four-fifths similar age. The 1957 Association in 1074 The Wield mates that 90.2 per cent of men reduction in the consent age to 'equal' to each other It is hener of gay men fuse their first Wulfenden Report, on which the 1967 legislation was based. Health Organisation only surveyed claimed exclusively IS for boys to grow up before they sexual experience before they it bard to declassified homosexuality as a heterosexual experience and Introducing her amendment. decide whether they wish to are twenty one. and more than slates: "We find believe that young men need to disease last year attraction, while another survey Currie compared the age of pursue abnormal sexual half would still face prosecution be protected from would7he Many religious groups released this week suggests 70.2 consent campaign with that of practices.' if the age of consent were seducers more carefully than a continue to oppose any per cent of men strongly women's tights in the 1960s. "If The News of the World put reduced to lft. girl does " liberalisation of gay consent disapprove of homosexuality... we had been offered partial the issue more bluntly: 'What One of the main Mimi's:alums for a change in the law is based When the current legislation laws, on the basis that Despite intensive lobbying equality then we wouldni base chance does a 16 year old hoy was formulated. Britain was homosexuality is unnatural of Parliament by supporters of a settled for it. The right to stand against a confident, adult tin medical grounds. The British Medical Association has ahead of its time as far as gay because it is not sanctified by change in the law. Stonewall equality under the law is all we paedophile sel on corrupting recently expressed its support consent law was concerned. marriage and does not have claims only 250 MT's have are asking for." Her words arc him? What parent would want fora luwerine of the age of gay Now however. other procreation as its objective Last expressed firm support for echoed by Tim Goodall. to encourage a teenage son, not consent in order to get across the European countries are far more November. Christian groups at Curse's proposal. Only 30 Tory Treasurer of LUU Lesbian. Gay. sure of his own sexuality. 10 message of safe sex to young liberal, the gay age of consent in the University of Leeds spoke MPs are said to hack it. making and Bisexual Society He said: become a homosexual'" gay men. The biggest increase countries such as the out against homosexuality at a it by no means certain that the The central issue here is the Gay rights groups such as in HIV infection has occurred Netherlands is as low as 12 Union 0GM. env community will gain the need for equality in law between Stonewall have campaigned for amongst the 15-21 age group. Compared to this. some other Goodall points out that mans equality tt demands xi hen MPs gay people and straight people. years for a change in the consent while (our fifths of homosexual countries seem repressive- young gays are made to feel sole tin the issue later this That means the age of law The increasing acceptance men and women receive no sex Homosexuality is still they arc doing something, wrong month. homosexual consent has to he of gay men and women as part

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 28th January 1994 Arts Ilistorica. Remains The Remains of the Day Odeon Cinema

story is a very delicate thing. If the wrong forces control historical depiction you are likely to get Roman gladiators wearing wristwatches, sword-wielding Scottish Hlords talking of cannon fire or even Chris Columbus as a benevolent sort of a guy who actually considers the rights of indigenous peoples as equal to those of the Spanish throne. The Remains of the Day is a historical novel concerned with its own historicity. The story centres on Stevens, the butler of Darlington Hall. The hall has been sold to an American who is prone to unEnglish decisions, giving Stevens a few days off for example. Stevens takes the offer and whilst travelling around rural England reminisces about the days when the hall was a truly great place. During the course of his reminiscence it becomes clear that Lord Darlington was a Nazi collaborator, albeit a somewhat naive one. This revelatory procedure extends to Stevens and his relationships drawing a picture of a man suppressing everything in the name of service to his calling and his country. To capture this on film would seem impossible. Simply put, the cinematography is wonderful. Tracking shots of the hall, and intimate closeups combine to provide a real sense of the period the film covers. The cast are totally believable, no method school histrionics just simple beautiful portrayals of character; acting in other words. Anthony Hopkins turns in a masterful performance but to pick any of the major players above the rest is impossible. The relationship between Stevens and the housekeeper Miss Kenton is delicately portrayed; just the right mix of professional aloofness and near tenderness that is destined to remain unrequited. One complaint though, the director feels it necessary to outline the dark truth behind Darlington Hall almost immediately. This spoils the image of Stevens as a less than honest narrator, only letting slip occasional secrets from behind his emotionless facade. This is however a minor point. The film is a treat, whether you're interested in the political debate it raises or vou would sooner gape at the scenery and period costumes doesn't matter. After all, to steal a line from Emma Thompson ( Miss Kenton )" ... it isn't anything so scandalous at all. Simply a sentimental old love story." Stuart Davies Anthony Hopkins and Emma rhompcon

any film before the opening credits have explaining that "Pessimism is my main actors and that what ensued was going to be Malice finished rolling, then take them to see Malice... addiction; alcohol comes second." a sophisticated version of front-room horsing I guarantee they'll never guess this one. The idea behind Survivors' Poetry is around. However, this did not prepare me Odeon Cinema Although it's not the best of films, Malice is "healing through creativity", but this particular for the breadth and depth of this offering_ still a perfectly entertaining thriller. Go see and type of healing produces something which is Equipped with a counterpane which alice is a thriller that actually delivers the enjoy. both moving and a pleasure to listen to. had, by the looks of it, been hand-sewn Hannah Lawrence painstakingly to the exact requirements of the Mthrills that it promises. Nothing is as it Estelle Whitfield seems:- the plot revolves arond mild-mannered play, the individual performances were principal Andy (Bill Pullman), and his wife disciplined and focussed, The play itself Tracey (Nicole Kidman), who dream of having placed heavy demands on the young the money to renovate their Victorian house London Survivors Poetry actresses - for they were all female - requiring and fill it with children. Bed both an attention to detail and the ability to be eerily allusive with their physical gestures To raise some each, they take in a LMU Studio Park Lane College lodger, Jed (Alec Baldwin); an old college mate and expressions, and they rose of Andy's who is currently the new wonder uncompromisingly to the occasion ost of us have little idea of what the surgeon in town, and general all-round As a piece of ensemble acting, it was mental health system in Britain feels like ossessing a strangely comforting quality - smoothy womanizer M faultless, Interrupted by the unpleasant from the inside. "Survivors' Poetry" was an with the emphasis on -strangely- - Jim Then, when a brutal rapist begins to P ramblings of a peculiar but rivetting evening which gave us a chance to find out. Cartwright's Red encapsulates everything stalk girls from Andy's school, the plot begins character called "Sermon-Head -, whose The 'Survivors" have all undergone treatment you can nearly remember about your own to tantalisingly unravel, revealing a maze of brightly coloured visage appeared in the for mental illness and through their poetry dreams Performed by the unnervingly intrigue and bloody minded morals The blackness of the ceiling to vent his rage at his they vividly illustrated their experiences, both talented sixth formers of Park Lane College, characters are never as clear-cut as they first own inability to slumber and the self- painful and humourous, Some chose to relate it takes you through the night of an seem, and as we are drawn deeper into the satisfied snoozing of the rest, they tales of what goes on in the psychiatrists clinic. unspecified number of insomniac geriatrics. web of deceit. it becomes harder to judge maintained the impression of the twilight exactly who to trust whilst others eloquently and bravely conveyed Never quite sure whether the characters are world of sleep with recourse to only a few of what it feels like to be mentally ill. The waking or sleeping - not that it matters - the To this end, Malice is an excellent the absurdist devices usually employed to audience is treated to a trawl through the thriller, but some problems remain. Although despair and helplessness felt by people being that end: repetition, distortion. the plot always stays one jump ahead, this is treated by electric shock therapy and constant accumulated subconscious of several The music, always there as an sedation was also touched upon in this lifetimes' worth of yens, peccadilloes and often due to the fait that the storyline is atmospheric, provided flashes of energy and uncompromising selection. disappointments. occasionally disjointed in parts, and that then faded into the nether as mysteriously as Visiting performers included Wayne As developments in the hlm often happen in leaps it was performed in, what it had arrived Directed, by Derek Ross, with Tenyue - "black poet. singer and sculptor" and appeared to be and hounds, a portacabin, with the an acute sensitivity to human frailty. Red is a Patience Agbabi - "acclaimed Nigerian British Nevertheless. boredom never sets in. audience squished in around the edge of the superb example of how much can be performer", whose sharp practised recitals scenery (one surrealy large representation of due to the numerous twists in the tale, pith, achieved on very little indeed Watch the complemented the more gentle poetry of the a bed) there was an some superb performances, notably from Ms. intimacy established listings for their next venture towards the Leeds performers Music from -The W!se immediately between audience and Kidman, and Anne Bancrott in a cameo role end of this term, as an alternative to less rare Wound" was lively and powerful One poet if youve got one of those infuriating performers. This was enhanced by the pleasures. needed to take frequent swigs from his can of friends whki can wrrectiv predict the ending ot impression that many of the member;- of the lager to help him through his performance, audience were family, or dose friends rat the Emma Hartley

(Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 28th January 1994 Arts cogito

With the recent re-showing of Reserwir Private Investigations Dogs at the Hyde Park Picture House Ian Newman considers what it is that has made this one of the most remarkable films of the past five years. oody Allen, at his best, has always been ambiguous. The lines, the Manhattan Murder Mystery he blood-spattered movie poster Wpictures, the plot are all essentially Tdecorates every student's bedroom open. What makes them so memorable is that Showcase Cinema wall, everyone's seen it at least twice and we take them as we understand them - they it often becomes the subject of lively always seem so personal. discussion after a few pints. Yes, the This side of Allen's work is at the words Dogs and Reservoir should spring centre of his new picture, the alliteratively to mind. But what is it about this movie, named Manhattan Murder Mystery. Set, now a year old, that has brought it to rather unsurprisingly, in Manhattan - cult-status, inspiring critics to pen perhaps Allen's first and last love, this tale phrases like "modern classic" against its centres around the possible murderer name? neighbour of Allen and his wife, Diane Reservoir Dogs is one of the Keaton. most cool and trendy movies you'll see It is based on something that for a long time. When you watch the actually happened to Allen - returning from opening title sequence, as they stroll an out-of-town gig to his Manhattan along in slo-mo to Little Green Bag, you apartment in the mid-Seventies, he know you're in for a corker. With no discovered that his neighbour's wife had central women characters, though, it's a suddenly "died:.'- but it struck Allen that her male ego-trip movie. Being so macho husband seemed remarkably complacent at and sharp, it's probably us blokes who'll the demise of an apparently healthy woman. go back for countless viewings. he inspiration for the plot is taken directly The characters are extremely rorn this spooky event.. convincing and impeccably acted. Mr Said neighbour, whose wife has White (Keitel) is an experienced and 'sadly passed away" appears to be acting serious criminal, but he also has that ather suspiciously to Keaton. Allen, on the interesting streak of moral substance. ther hand, is in traditional "dysfunctional Its all starting to sound a bit vigour - much of it seems exceptionally wet Then we have Mr Pink (Buscemi) - eurotic husband" mode and is hence utterly predictable (shrinks, sex and suspicion in improvised. The cinematography is also i smart, panic-stricken, funny. Mr Blonde nprepared to be convinced by his wife's New York), but what Allen actually delivers this vein. It's free, and sometimes jerky, bu , (Madsen) is quite simply the urder mania. is a well crafted and most engaging story. equally effective. personification of pure, cool-evil. Such The emotional traumas that all too often Considering the inital evidence, The result is that we soon feel lik- an explosive blend of personalities lends swamp Allen's films, are, by accident or • lien should have sent his wife to a bonus priviliged onlookers, the truth tinfoldin,;, credibility to the scenario, with each .ession at her (mandatory) shrink, but his design, kept to a minimum, and as a result a before our eyes. Since he has decided that he character realistic and watchable. id-life crisis has left him weak. Hence, he really classy STORY is allowed to shine. doesn't have to be Ingmar Bergman any Tarantino writes a screenplay erely stands idle while Keaton and her As usual, the directing is flawless. more, Woody Allen has returned to form which is both sparkling and fluent. The essential) potential lover Alan Alda risk all Allen has brought the very best out of his with a bang. Matthattert Murder Mystery is a "I don't tip..." spiel delivered stubbornly o get to the bottom of their neighbours actors, who, noticeably, appear to be mustn't miss by Mr Pink, Mr White discussing tactics ctions. delivering their lines with a freshness and Martin Cole withMr Orange (Roth) in the car - "If you get some customer giving you produced some bizarre expressions. Marisa static...'', and the continuous references comedy kitsch. to contemporary cinema and actors like Contques of lie South Pole Jones had a very good annoying voice, just the Sibyl and Elyot Chase are two 30's type that is needed for a stereotypical nagging Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin result hedonists with no sense of reality or of the in a scintillating script which is frenzied, West Yorkshire Playhouse wife, and Geoff Steer did well as the capitalist value of money, who find themselves new gripping, funny, and above all, that everybody loves to hate. spouses and both go on honeymoon to the entertaining. he Conquest of the South Pole is the dream of There were many memorable and French Riviera. And whadayaknow- they're all However, this is not a formula four chronically unemployed friends in the funny scenes, force-feeding "The Moose of at the same resort at the same time. Of course T film in the true style of cops'n'robbers. German town of Herne, to stave off their Herne", ironic on a trip to the South Pole they realise that they're still very much in love- no blazing shoot-out or the humdrum existence of "pinball and schnapps". where food is in short supply, and the at least in comparison to what they feel for There's This particular performance was wholesale mowing-down of Slupianek's their present partners, and so run away to yelling of "Go, go, go!" as the get-away notable for the balance the cast managed to pigeons among them. In another the actors Paris for yet another honeymoon. car screeches away. You don't even get maintain between levity and gravity. On the ably toyed with the audience's suspended While the play seems occupied with to see the robbery. However, serious side it investigates the relationship disbelief as they narrated what they were making fun of the lifestyles of rich momentum and pace is maintained between the friends as they consider ambition doing and mimed the actions to this. This was overprivileged wankers, there is never an throughout by virtue of the compelling and reality. Slupianek. the leader of the gang a little disturbing but the sexual element of this attack upon such egotism. Sibyl and Elvot dialogue and the intriguing events at the and protagonist of the expedition. is too single- scene made up for it. This device also (Kate Redshaw and Damian Myerslaugh) rendezvous. minded in pursuit of the goal and alienates his produced the classic line "Cover me up again never stumble across a bag lady or a sick child Masterfully directed with other friends who are still trying to lead so I don't have to see your pathetic exit". - for them misery and dispair just do not exist. Tarantino's quirky enthusiasm and normal lives. Indeed the whole play was pervaded They can hurt no-one; even when confronted energy, an original reworking of the This gains a "frosty" response from with witty insults which make it well worth by their newly-estranged spouses they just heist is produced, with every clip a fresh Buscher who, like Jordan Baker in The Great going to see. You might just stave of that run, with no feelings of guilt. More important idea and stylishly executed. Mr Pink Gatsby, is "too wise to carry well forgotten terminal ennui for a couple of hours. Better than social comment is comedy- at times Sybil running with the diamonds, Mr White's dreams from age to age", and concludes that than "pinball and schnapps"-game of pool,pint and Elyot seem little more than clowns playing two-handed shooting display and the failure is better because at least you then in the Union. around and coming out with comic one-liners. final Mexican stand-off in triangulation. always have something still to achieve. Jim Biswell This may seem a little cold and heartless for Who really cares who shot Nice Guy Reassuring sentiments such as these make the the charity-minded audience of the 'caring Eddie? play worth going to see in itself. Private Lives 90's' Reservoir Dogs is a movie for The cast were very enthusiastic to Costumes are well-thought out and youth. Disturbingly, you want to bring out the comic elements of the play as Harrogate Theatre add to the visual comedy. Sibyl and Elyot are identify with it. As the movie of today, they hurled themselves, and each other around always dressed in matching suits, even before it will remain imprinted on your the stage. This was particularly effective in the t s glitzy, it's glamorous- it's everything they realise they are at the same resort. They memory for an age, until you all go and intimate setting of the Courtyard Theatre. I felt showbiz should be. With a pink neon palm even match the set with their gorgeous see the forthcoming Tarantino film Pulp Simon Hunt's loutishness as Slupianek was a I tree as the centrepiece for the set Harrogate fingerprint design suits - 30's comedy at its Fiction of course. little too over the top at times but Ashley Theatre's production of Noel Coward's Private' best. Artus, resplendently attired in a Def-Leppard Lives certainly achieves that mood of Coward Chris Williams tee-shirt, used his face to good mobility and

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10 Music Tomorrow's World Underworld Dubnobasswithmyheculman (Junior Boy's Own)

h heavens. This is an absolute masterpiece of a record but it practically defies reviewing. Picture 'The White Album' or 'Screarnadelica' and Oyou've got some idea of the problem. Those albums pulled it off bigtime through throwing confidence, bravado and experimentation into the melting pot and not giving a damn. And this is chipped from a neighbouring block. Comparisons the keen ear might draw could include Kraftwerk, The Beloved, LFO, Durriti Column, Lou Reed, Zion Train, Jah Wobble and probably a few dozen more. The whole record falls handsomely between controlled disorder and an unholy ballistic car crash of ideas. It's no surprise that Underworld themselves are pretty diverse fellows; one DJ, a singer/guitarist and a studio boffin they've already caused a mini ruckus with 1993's 'Mmm...Skyscraper 1 Love You' single and a string of remixes featuring the rowdy percussion that's become their trademark. What really puts this in the premier league above most 'dance' albums is the equal attention afforded to both the words (which are shortly to be published in book form) and the music. Lyrically, there's some disturbing stuff going on, try "I've been painting he's like a dead soul inside living flesh" or "I smell unconscious since birth" or even "Here comes Christ on crutches" from Dirty Epic, a suburban nightmare trawl which wouldn't seem too misguided on Lou Reed's 'New York' album. If this sounds offputting, despair not. From the acid immediacy of 'Cowgirl' to the flute fuelled urgency of the next single 'Dark & Long' the tunes are without exception uplifting bass driven monsters. An insane stroke of genius that is neither rock, dance nor dub but a blinding fusion of imagination; go and seek it out. Johnny Davis

light-heartedly the rest of the time I'm sure ones really worth mentioning) has now left The Orchids they'd reap the benefits. Maybe next time the band. What the Gin Blossoms now have round they'll produce something which is left to seduce the public with are the likes of Striving For Lazy Perfection good throughout instead of this patchy effort. guitarist Jesse Valenzuela whose "Cajun Song" is guilty of the ultimate rock'n'roll sin; (Sarah) Joe Williams using a sodding accordion. Leave it to the 'There's only so many things one can say Pogues, guys. Honestly. 1 about Sarah Records. If you've heard one Nick Moffat of their releases, you haven't quite heard them all, but you'Il find that a good 90% of Gin Blossoms Thur the others are pretty much the same. For New Miserable Experience those of you who haven't heard anything on 24th MAFIILLION this label before, they generally deal in (A&M) acoustic guitars played by sensitive types DOORS 7.00 £12.to Adv. with wispy voices. Most of their bands have haven't yet come away from listening to one moment of glory (if they're lucky), then Ithis album singing one of the Gin stick to the formula and produce what's Blossoms' songs. Instead I have been plagued Stin known in the business as 'a load of old toss' all week by "Into your arms" by the Lemonheads. This is because Mr Dando et al Top Ten Ticket Sellers. 27th '111ERAPY? for the rest of their careers. The Orchids have very nearly have already cornered the market in toothy- Compiled by Many and Steve at Crash Feb Ml Adv. • DOORS 7.00 avoided this trap with this album. Half of the grinned American rock songs, and I'm afraid that there isn't much room left for samey, rip- tracks here have titles like 'Welcome to My 1 Cypress Hill Bradford University TH.E T & C LEEDS Curious Heart' and feature lots of strumming off bands such as this lot. Admittedly, they 55 COOKRIDGE STREET. LEEDS 152 3AW BOX OFFICE. 0532 600100. CREDIT CARDS 0532 and sighing, which is all very pretty and nice, are pretty huge on the American college 2 Snowhooy Irish Centre 442999 TICKETS TO PERSONAL CALLERS circuit, but it has to be said that our distant TC FROM 9AM UNTIL 6PM ALSO FROM JUMBO A but which makes them sound like Deacon 3 Pavement L.M.0 WAY AHEAD RECORDS A CAVENDISH TRAVEL cousins across the pond can't really be relied Blue on downers. This is not a good thing. 4 Blue Aeroplanes L.M.0 On occasion it's almost painful. upon on the taste front, can they? Whereas Luckily the day is saved by the odd the Lemons have a) credibility and b) a foxy 5 Megadog L.U.0 track which dares to be different by having frontman, the Blossoms' music derives too 6 D:Ream L.M.0 some sort of groove instead of being so twee much from the employment of fermented 7 Ark L.U.0 and insubstantial. 'I've Got to Wake Up To dairy produce and singer Robin Wilson, Tell You My Dreams' has a cracking title and whilst not ugly, will never adorn the walls of 8 Saint Etienne L.M.0 TOP BANANA also happens to be an almost funky mini thousands of lusty females. 9 Stiff Little Fingers L.M.0 classic, and the title track is rather ace too. Perhaps you are thinking that all EVERY Some songs even have drum machines (gasp) this comparison with the Lemonheads is 10 Afghan Whigs L.U.0 TC SINGLE and sequencers leek), not something you unnecessary, but it has to be said that this SATURDAY often find on Sarah releases, and refreshingly really has been done before, and not just by different when in amongst all that other crap. Evan Dando, but REM, Tom Petty and a cast "Crash, they're just the NIGI-iT Best of all is 'A Living Ken and of thousands. Which makes the Gin Barbie', which initially sounds like a rip-off Blossoms nothing more than another one of ticket for all your live of 'Little Fluffy Clouds', with it's sampled those boring derivative bands who make music needs." speech and keyboard pattern. It's only money by making crap remakes of what has halfway through that the realisation dawns gone before. "Lost Horizons" kicks off the that this is intentional, that this is a pastiche album, essentially pretty catchy but just a CC#`111X (or even a pisstake? Surely not...) of the Orb little bit boring, as is "Hey Jealousy" the fave. This little gem is almost enough to second song and in fact, the rest of the album. make you, forgive and forget the band's The amusing thing is, Douglas Hopkins, the failings. if they only took things a bit more man behind these two first songs (the only

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 28th January 1994 Music 11 Shameless Hussey The Mission Sum and Substance (Vertigo)

ust when you thought The Mission had disappeared forever into Nick Moffat sifts the musical chaff the swirling fog of their stage set, back they come, revamped and from the wheat. remixed with a Greatest Hits to perhaps jump start Wayne ssey's somewhat flagging career. Following swiftly on the heels Ju THE CHARLATANS of The Sisters of Mercy's "Greatest Hits vol.1", "Sum and Substance" Can't Get Out Of Bed (Beggars Banquet/ is another reminder to us all of the late '80's when The Mish were on the cover of Smash Hits and Goth music had really hit the The Charlies' latest effort sees floppy-fringed mainstream. Though it cannot be denied that Wayne looked a tad Tim Burgess and his chums mixing their silly in that hat and make up, who could resist the sheer organ-fuelled sound with mid-seventies pompousness of anthems like "Wasteland" and "Deliverance", or the Stones geetar (sort of). Blinking catchy onct. majestic arrogance of 'Tower of Strength"? you come to terms It's those melodramatic choruses that just make you want to with the "ni_ iv pull all your hair over your face and flail your arms about in a rather direction-. Also Gothic manner. However, times have changed and The Mish have worth hearing is the well and truly had their heyday. Wayne Hussey made the fatal error vintage Charlatans of parodying himself, and now everything written past 1989 on this style instrumental album either sounds exactly like their other stuff ("Into the Blue") or "Out" on the B-side. completely rips off The Cure's naffer moments C'Sourpuss"). dedicated to Listening to "S&S" makes you realise why The Mission certain keyboard were successful, but it also illustrates why they eventually fell out of player who's just got the top 20. Wayne uttered one too many cliches in his lyrics, and the out of jail. Let's hope rumbling bass with twirling guitars have become all too familiar. the baggy revival If, like me, any Mission records you own have sunk to the gets going soon! bottom of your record collection, then side 1 of "S&S" (the one with all the hits on it) will send you into fits of nostalgia. It's better to THE BOO RADLI•S ignore side 2 and remember The Mission for what they were best at. Barney (...and me) ICI-cation) Excuse me while I go and fetch some black lace gloves... These self styled pop cutesters have been Sara McDonnell drowning in critical acclaim since the release of the -Giant Steps" LP. This single has it all: accusations of sell indulgence seem hollow. singalong guitar and vocals, BeatIesv brass Marillion Unfortunately the music still sounds just Snowboy section, obligatory 'freaky bits' a la George like Marillion have done since year dot, Martin and even a Beach Boys a capella break, Brave (E.M.1) and that's just not enough to hold my Something's Coming straight from "Pet Sounds" Not a spark of interest these days. Growing up does have originality in sight, but still pretty darn good. Cionfession time people. I used to quite it's advantages sometimes. (Acid Jazz) like Marillion (A credibility draining aft has been two years since Snowboy's last SULTANS OF PING F.C. statement I know, but...) As a wide eyed Martin Futrell 'album and the time's been used doing a Dl Wake Up And Scratch Me (Sony) adolescent, Fish's tap-room romanticism thing and touring with the James Taylor about missed chances and broken hearts, Quartet. This warrants mentioning only It has to be said that this really does sound like seemed magical compared to my mundane Sleeper since "Something's Coming" has much in Kingmaker. Bizzare, eh? What's also bizzare is school life. Even then it was the words Duchess of York common with the well worn hedonist that The Sultans of Ping, like Kingmaker, are rather than the music that appealed. When manifesto of JTQ. They both preform loving really quite terrible. At least Luz Hardy looks Fish left, so did my interest in Marillion. tune, drone, drone. What are you and reverential covers of comedy tunes, for like Elvis Costello; this lot are just appalling While their old albums clog up every Ddoing right now? Watching Richard every JTQ Starskv and Hutch theme from start to finish, a fact to which this new second hand record shop in the land, and Judy discuss fashion for fatties? Snowbov has a Flintstones, and both bands release bears testament. Marillion have released -Brave", their third Sitting in an intellectual stupor as a man are 'good laugh' live experiences that haven't Steve Hogarth fronted album, and despite with a beard examines the 1-Ching from a yet been put on record to any acclaim. ELASTICA what the hysterical press release claims: post-structuralist perspective? Maybe Snowboy and the swing kids are of Line Up (Deceptive) "Exciting Vibrant 90's Music", its pretty you've just had the pleasure of watching course musically top-draw but there is similar to the previous six. Arsenal play "football." If any of the above something knowledgably smug about their "Line Up" is the second single from these "Brave" is a concept album (Don't apply to you, you'll have some idea of the recordings that is absent from the shows. It current indie darlings. It's a bit of a quirky laugh vet, so was Lou Reed's -Berlin") bludgeoning, relentless boredom and sheer may have been unwise to cover two songs number, featuring drummer Justin's about an anonymous girl found pointlessness of watching Sleeper live. from West Side Story, there is a lingering charismatic retching (as seen on The Word) in wandering around suffering from amnesia. Sleeper play your average English danger of turning into a characterless the background. This is a venomous attack on Her confusion and inability to distinguish indie dirges: heads-down, charisma-free. percussion heavy small town school band groupies- collectively lumped under the title between her real and imaginary past works But hey, we're all getting back to basics, with the sort of musical competence such "drivel head"- and staggers drunkenly through as an allegory for modern society's and what could be more basic than this? and outfit would sell it's uniform for. the verse before breaking into a superbly information overload and simulation blasts. The trouble is that they carry it off with all The fun that a band like this can be bevved up chorus and collapsing in a heap at For a pop statement on post-modernism, the success of John Major (i wonder what comes across only once in Latinate cover of the end. Not in the same classic punk vein as U2 did it better with Zoo TV, while the they think about personal morality ?). "Anarchy in the UK". A rogue saxophonist "Stutter", but iollv lab. music seems to belong to a much simpler It really hurts to be so scathing goes as free as he wants creating a new take age, when MTV wasn't even a twinkle in an about a new,vuung band like this, but on anarchy sounding nothing like the well LOOP GURU executive's eye. Marillion still equate epic there so many better alternatives. Witness worn original and tree from the restrictive Sus-an-tics 5-10 (Nation) songs with ten minutes of bombast and Medecine, who Sleeper replaced at the last safety pins and bondage trousers image a more time changes than remotely minute. "Aruca" was one of the songs of revival tragedy Without such a track What with its samples of Asian vocalists, the necessary. Listen guys, listen to 1992. It sounded like a studio collapsing, to "Something's Coming" would be stumbled effect of this record was ► unfortunately, less Tindersticks' "City Sickness" or REM's the accompaniment of crunching beats and on by future generations as the Cult of Loot s reminiscent of MAR.RS "Pump up The "Country Feedback" for stunning and short banshees howling. It almost single- take on the old Pop goes Hammond series Volume" and more like one of those half- epic songs. handedly restored my faith in the guitar Reverential cover versions and slick baked Enigma efforts, Not dancey enough to 1 suppose credit should be given When you come expecting that, and get orchestration are too smooth to ever he get the punters grooving, but not really to Marillion for making an album that this, well, that hurts too. thought a product of our times arnhient enough to chill them out on the attempts to say something worthy about comedown at home. Oh yeah, its boring as the outside world, thus making the usual Chris Mooney Alex Sanders well.

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 28th January 1994 12 Classical & Jazz A little Verdi told me... La Traviata Leeds Grand Theatre Beethoven: Symphonies 3, 7 & 8 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra n the eves of all but the most perverse Paul Van Kempen critics, Opera North can do very little (Philips 438 533-2) Iwrong these days. All of the productions in their current winter season (which, unfortunately, are on the verge of trundling istening to the music on this twin CD triumphantly off to the Nottingham Theatre Lrelease is an extraordinary experience. In Royal) were received favourably, almost every respect it sounds every bit its occasionally even rapturously, by the musical forty years in age - every respect, that is, press, not least 'La Traviata'. Which means except for the fact that listening to what was that either I caught the folks in Verdi's "most originally committed to 78's all that time ago personal" opera on a slightly lame night or I sounds, minus the crackles and with glorious reflexivel% equipped myself with perversity- plastic sheen, distinctly anachronistic, distinctly .. odd_ The sound engineering tinted goggles amid the 'oohs', 'aahs' and must he superb to erase almost every trace of grunts of approval regularly audible towards hiss, but t was left feeling strangely cheated the rear of the stalls last Tuesday night. by the absence of this kind of authentic There is nevertheless a great deal to flavouring. recommend in this production. Karen Van Kempen is said to have Rabinowitz's choreography, adventurous in transformed the BP() into one of Germany's the scope of its marvellously subtle leading orchestras. His approach to all three complexities, neither threatens to overwhelm symphonies is quite unlike any I have heard vocal projection nor acting space. Her lavish before, injecting a peculiarly potent mixture attention to detail ensures a feast of visually of dramatic intensity and wildly fluctuating elegant entertainment, right down to rhythms into the music when, as the sleeve C.asanne's purposeful tossing down of the notes instruct me, I have been "brought up on gamblers' playing cards, one by one, to punctuate the choral intensity of Act Two, the metronome-like monotony of the post- Toscanini I like my Karajans fine it Scene 2. it's all the same to vou. The set designs, most of them yet these interpretations are indeed sumptuous by Opera North's standards, speak a vivid language of their own which, it violently dramatic. The opening chords to must be noted, made itself most plainly and Eroica' explode like great claps of thunder, poignantly heard in the final scene when and the Funeral March, rather than plodding only the last few dwindling remnants of along with a solemn intensity, begins to pomp survive. While pale ghostly figures are resemble a runaway juggernaut about glimpsed drifting mockingly past through a halfway through. doorway onto a great black expanse, broken Although this makes for excitement only by an eerie pool of blue light, Vinletta is and variety, the delivery can err on the side of being crushed by the huge gaping intensity Giorgio Germont (Peter Sidhom) gives VloIetta (Michal Shamir) the bad news near vulgar heavy-handedness. No 7, "the of the partioning wall in the foreground. apotheosis of the dance" as it was famously But despite the aforementioned for to some degree by Michal Shamir consistently failed to make her mark, as did dubbed by Wagner, doesn't so much swing merits the production failed to find (Violetta) who sang with both a piercingly many of the other minor characters and, at with a lilt as with a drunken swagger in the particularly sturdy feet, principally on beautiful sensitivity and a violently evocative times, the stature of the chorus. buoyant opening movement, and the account of the two most vital components of passion (though at the top end of the However, as a little birdie told me Allegretto lacks the subtler dimensions of all, the acting and the singing. Losing David dynamic range she was occasionally a little later that had nestled within eve-shot of a pathos necessary for a rounded reading. Yet Maxwell Anderson (Alfredo) to illness was shrill). Peter Sidhom, though not brimming chain-smoking Alan Oke in the Wrens after the cheeky, self-parodying spirit of No 8 is very unfortunate, especially when his with as much testosterone as some Giorgio the performance, Alfredo had clearly taken fully realised, and the volatile energies that replacement, Alan Oke, was declared unwell Germonts, was as impressive in his land was still taking) the punishment that crave eruption throughout this set of after the interval - although fit enough to domineeringly patriarchal stage presence as night. Or was it all 'jug jug' to dirty ears? recordings often appeal. continue, he deteriorated noticeably in the his consistently rich and powerful vocal second half. This hiccup was compensated impact. Yet Susan Lees (Flora Bervoix) Mark Funnel! Mark Funnell

out of the building and climbed into his Toyota. the Bach Double" sort of violinist; oh no Just to Having drowned my jealousy in City of Birmingham Charming! Even more so was his constant show us what a clever get he is, ho was going to alcohol at the interval, I was ready for my smiling. lak even managed to coax a few in play Brush's famous First Violin Concerto journey into Russia, on the wings of Symphony Orchestra reply front the jaded-looking cello section. without getting any of the notes wrong. And Rachmaninov's First Symphony, Poor guy! If Anyway. our render-vous with the that was exactly what Mark Kaplan did. It was only he'd had a psychotherapist. So grave was Leeds 7m, n Hall psyche of the oft-betraved Russian peasant had incredible, the "Grave" that we were soon all baring our to wait while the orchestra warmed themselves The pureness of sound was souls for divine judgement. It carried on like Elor those of you into "Dr Zhivago", excessive up with Weber's overture, Der Freishutz. It was mesmerising and his fingers scampered up and this until the militaristic final movement blew 1 'artistic emotion and all the other aspects of very nice; lots of long notes with deep, down the fingerboard like trained mice_ Of us out of our chairs with a trumpet voluntary Russian romanticism, you would have been symphonic harmonies - the sort in thing about course, he had a head start because everyone so loud I thought the Russians were attacking. truly awash with tears of passion and sorrow at which your granny would say "Ooh, that's loves the Bruch. But in keeping with this The problem for me, however, was this concert. The potential for epic film lovely dear'. The horn section gave out a bit of prodigal-type image. he was totally incapable that my yardstick for Rachmaninov is the soundtracks was limitless. a gurgle at first. but they quickly had that of giving his performance any real musical Second Piano Concerto, and this couldn't really Id never seen the CBSO before, so it rectified and started producing the sort of balls. In other words, he didn't get quiet or loud compete. It was all symphonic colour, but was a mild disappointment not to get a view of purity of sound that everyone tells you the very much. The CBSO were faithful to his every without any structure, and it ended up blowing the wunderkind himself, Simon Rattle. CBSO are capable of. But its easy to play this note, accompanying beautifully, allowing him itself out. It was an epic experience though, and Nevertheless, Otaka proved himself ably in the sort of thing; let's get on with the meaty stuff. to shoe.. off, while we all got knotted up with the aged crowd that is Leeds' concert-going tin-Iv-haired one's absence - a true man of the Grannies please leave the room. Bruch's emotion. After predictably rapturous public left looking considerably less baggy- people in fact. There was no red carpet Thus with our ears nicely oiled, out applause, he snootily lifted his nose to the air eyed for having got it all out of their system. treatment for him (well, this is Leeds, for Gods unto the stage trotted a veritable mummy's boy and did a little encore of some technically near- sake). After the performance he simply walked of a violin soloist. He wasn't any old "I can busk impossible Paganini solo. Josh Berle

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Books 13 Self's the Man My Idea of Fun Will Self (Bloontsbuq £15.99)

ever judge a book by its cover? Bollocks. If the and to the particular interpretation he places on cover of the book you happen to he judging has childhood. Just how terrifying do you find children's N"Will Self" inscribed on it then I suggest you drop jokes? it and lock yourself in the toilet until it's had sufficient The graphic description of the violence which time to decompose. Will Self is a genius and like all Wharton increasingly commits could be seen as geniuses should he regarded with respect, admiration and gratuitous, but Self is dealing with the nature of more than average caution. I mean it This prose could portrayal. He questions our notion of reality, and indeed seriously damage your psyche. our seise of it. For Self, the image is as vital as the reality This is Will Self's first novel. It fulfils the because perception is so changeable and subjective. His terrifying prospects that his other books threatened . .. style and structure invite the reader to question the text. and then some. Me Idea of Fun is an account of the Can we trust the narrator? Should we trust the author? adolescent formation of a psychotic personality. Ian This main theme is underpinned by cinematic Wharton is a normal eleven year old. Okay, his father has reference and even a filmic structure, including left home and the lad has eidetic ability - a kind of intermissions. Touches like this serve to do more than extended photographic memory - but except for using just make a point. The whole text is filled with the this technique to prowl the corridors of the local girl's darkest humour and again we are forced to question not grammar sahook nothing points to his imminent elevation only the book, but the extent of our subjectivity. to ''devil's disciple". In a sea of postmodernism many novels are self- In the off season a certain Mr. Broadhurst arrives critical, but only a few attack the reader's suspension of at the Wharton's caravan park. This seemingly innocuous disbelief as successfully as this. If you are of a weak man then takes Ian in hand and begins his education. A disposition suggest you ignore the "red triangle" and series of magical experiences spring from their plunge into a book that will force you upside down and relationship and Mr. Broadhurst reveals himself to be The steal the change as it falls from your pockets. This is a Fat Controller, a sinister, murderous figure who shrouds must forma book precisely because it will offend your finer himself in secrecy. sensibilities rather than allow you a comfortable journey Self voyages into the territory of the psychotic through magic realism. mind and dra•as a starkly convincing portrait. That his Stuart Davies psycho is so definitely British is a testament to his prose Will Self - Mark Lamerr meets Bret Easton Ellis? after a night when I d been up too late and were magnanimous enough to accept It hous, enirnat which is to be read only after she is Elvis, Jesus, and drunk too much coffee Eli ivslti. and Coca- Caxton's Chaucer, more early editions or dead. But the dead don't stay dead in this Cola cut through my sloth. Despite being too Shakespeare than any other library and the hook, they hang around, decomposing, trving Coca-Cola tired to move, it made me laugh aloud, I didn't eleventh century Gundulf bible. to reason with. and annoy. the living. care about the murder plot. but 1 liked It is one of the strengths ot the book The humour. the insane quirkiness of Kinky Friedman (Faber £4.99) Friedman's cool wit. Sometimes I felt guilty that Brook relates facts like these as easily and this wonderfully confident piece of writing, is laughing at this male fantasy while with as little judgement as he tells of his balanced by the seriousness of its intentions. felt an initial contusion about this book. The tobogganing children are mortared in Bosnia, escapades as a student travelling in an LA Within this novel/journal there arc three lcover sports a photograph of a moustachio'd, but if I can remember some of the one-liners at where he could wander at leisure around Zsa attempts to explain "what's wrong with cigar-smoking man in a The narrator hat. parties maybe I'll get myself a little casual sex; Zsa Gabor's house. This was. of course, in the America". The deceased Marvin had been busy appears to be the came Kinky Friedman: a perfect cure for a bleeding heart. pre-Manson days. It would be hard to find a in his study composing various "think-pieces", Texan-Jewish cowboy and part-time detective. perspective from which to draw coherent one of which listed ten problems with The pages are densely packed with this Mark Tranter conclusions as the documentor of a city so America. The first nine all blamed the character's internal monologue. like some b- palpably full of contradictions as L.A. Russians, while the tenth grouped together movie voice-over The book eavesdrops on a A good travel writer makes it seem as "The Coloreds and the Jews". In response man writing and revising his masculinity in a if chance meetings with bizarre characters are Emma makes her own list, including a number scenario of death, sex and male bonding. L.A. Lore an inevitable part of the everyday experience: it seven which accuses "people who still blame The points of reference are widely not only makes you want to travel, it also everything on the poor Russians". Such list- scattered. Holmes and Watson provide Stephen Brooke (Picador £5.99) makes you feel like you already have. rhis is making is part of the search for forms of insane archetypes with which Friedman maps out the just such a book. Ile is not as funny as Bill enlightenment which runs right through this hink ot Los Angeles and what comes to inter-relations of the hook's odd characters. Bryson nor as politically inclined as Alistair family mind? Beverly Hills. Tofu, Palm trees. One person's Holmes is another's Watson, T but he fills a gap they leave, a portrait Surviving one's birth as part of the Earthquakes Freeways. freeloading and free Cooke, Apart from this rather obvious intertextual that speaks fur itself with dry eloquence of a aHallahan family is like being an American. enterprise. Luminaries, legends and lore. The strategy the murder mystery unfolds with city with an unintentional sense of one must survive transformation into some stuff that dreams are made of, exciting side-glances to Dr_ St•USS. H.D. ridiculousness sort of fiction. Any secure sense of truth. Thoreau, the Armenian and Jewish What emerges most interestingly from Liz Ekstein identity - sanity even - are distant. What Holocausts, Kennedy's assasination, Stephen Brook's intelligent observations of remains is a journal like Emma s, epitomising conspiracy theory, snuff movies and God's America's greatest 'urban Omelette is the all other character' varied and insane attempts autism. One cannot help sympathising with apparent lack of difference between lore and to take hold of their realities by turning their Kinkys cat (the captive audience for much at law. In a city famous for its natural disasters, What's Wrong with lives into unreal, tantastical expressions of all this stuff): she vomits in his pipe. the violent beatings of a black man accused of that they lack There are only two kinds of books- al driving too fast rapidly attain the status of Ainerica The final attempt at defining "what's those you read and to theirs you don't. Their legend. This is the place where Daryl Gates, the Scott Bradfield (Picador 14.99) wrong with America'', made by Emma's well- respective subcategories include hooks you re- chief of police during the Rodney King trials. ineantng Grandson Teddy, comes at the read and those you part-read (but you're quickly became a radio tark show host, and the his is a wonderful book Short, expensive. expense ot the integrity of Emma's authorship kidding no-one). The occupational hazard of a officers caught by chance on a local's camcorder Tbut wonderful. Emma O'Hallahan, of her journal. His knowledge of her wilting, reviewer is that s/he may find books winch in the act of beating King, were, primarily, "seventy-year-old moronic female' according his usurpation of it, throws it into question as a ought to remain in the second category being acquitted. Life threatening events, of legal or to her husband Marvin, has killed her spouse reliable text. It is left to us to piece together the forced into the first Considering that we've natural status, all make up part of a story more and a nosy neighbour, and buried them in the verity of the book's events, facts and only got time to read about 7000 books in a used to dealing with fiction than fact. garden alongside her life-savings. There is also relationships, just as Emma thought she had lifetime, this could be quite problematic. Will I The home of architectural another grave in the backyard but she can't done in becoming, at the very least, the never read A in Recherche do Temps Perdu overstatement and eternal life in one convenient remember who is in that one. In order to sort posthumous author of her own life. because Leeds Student asked me to review Ed package also houses the Huntingdon library. out the inheritance of her money, and to give Recommended. Jones's crappy Come Again? The Huntingdon library is unusual in LA in an account to her family of the reasons for her Ian Copestake secret On a cold January Saturday morning that it was a bequest to the city fathers that they actions, she has taken to writing a

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It's the book that has shocked America, outrw date rape. Katie Roiphe, the controversial aul Britain for the last two weeks busily promo Richard Fletcher popped down to London II rlontrary to popular opinion, this is not a treatise on date-rape Land its spurious existence but, as its title suggests, a brave and Emma Liggins takes a look at the book it attempt to break open the systems of fear and victimisation that underpin the contemporary American feminist movement. It includes discussions of security problems on campus, night marches, sexual harassment, rape, pornography and 'dating', or a woman who has shocked of weeks. But Katie is different. She has The definition on American which broaden out into an incisive analysis of sexual politics and American students, outraged no money whatsoever - her 'minder' campuses. however, is less the impenetrability of political correctness. Roiphe's remarks are Ffeminists and provoked one of the pays for everything - the only people straightforward. According to the delivered in a fresh, unpretentious, lucid style, drawing examples most scathing attacks that I have ever she really speaks to are journalists. and Antioch College Sexual Offence Policy, from her own experience and her close observations of friends and read in the 'quality press', Katie the only sights she has seen are various sex with anyone who is under the acquaintances. Roiphe is amazingly bland. bookshops and the very exclusive Hotel influence of alcohol or drugs is rape and However her all-American college-girl persona will probably The hook itself is an interesting and in Notting Hill where we sit and discuss verbal consent must also be obtained make you cringe and wonder whether her tales bear any political well written account of the state of her book. The book has certainly for each specific act on each seperate occasion. weight. Do her arguments speak for a generation of women outside feminism in the changed her life. Before its Roiphe believes that these rules are a the ivory tower of American academia? politically correct "Rape is the use of publication she had change in direction for the women's Surprisingly, I think that they do. Like fellow feminist Naomi nineties. But half- way through the physical force, the planned an academic movement. Wolf, she makes the telling point that women tend to wallow in interview I couldn't career, teaching and "I think that feminism is playing their downtrodden slate, inadvertently embracing and therefore threat of physical torce, help but wonder or sex with someone writing. Yet reaction into the stereotypes of Victorian times increasing their victimisation. She heralds a new era of female what all the fuss was to the book in and the earls 1950s. when men were power and responsibility, by urging women not to trace all their really about. who is incapacitated" America and the seen as pushing and women as resisting. problems hack to male oppression. She argues that feminism Roiphe is very fame it has brought There is something incredibly aligns the 90's woman with the 'delicate' restrained Edwardian intelligent, and to a certain extent her would seem to have pot those plans reassuring about these stereotypes woman who cannot withstand sexual coercion nor speak her own mildly interesting. The daughter of on ice. because they are so familiar. In a very mind, that our screams of 'Rape!' and 'Harassment!' testify to our upper-middle-class America - her "I heard about a feminist group on confusing sexual climate we are appropriation of this negative rule-model. Mother was also a feminist author - you the internet, and there was an reaching for what is familar; there is a Most radical, especially in the wake of the Angus niggle/Austen would expect her to he able to hold her organised discussion about how to ruin definate desire for rules, whether it he Donellan date-rape trials, is her push for a new definition of rape. own in most situations. Yet despite my academic career. Certainly what I the Antioch codes. or rules against As she maintains. 'rape becomes a catch-all expression, a word months of media exposure she's not have written will not help my career, leering. All of this stems from the belief used to define everything that is unpleasant and disturbing about particularly good at interviews, seems but I am hoping it won't he the big that we really want someone to tell us relations between the sexes', that a feeling of violation or vague unable to give a decent "soundbite'. and issue." she says. how to do it. memories of a drunken one-night stand should not contribute to at the start of our chat seemed However, Roiphe is unlikely to he "You and I can say, 'how can you statistics and then used to scare students away from men. distinctly nervous. This, combined with welcomed hack into the close knit have rules like this about sex.' but a Remember Diana on Brookside - did she make it sufficiently clear her rather soft yoke and diminutive world of academia surprising number of that she didn't want sex, or did she just cast Peter as a scapegoat figure. makes it hard to reconcile the in the near future. "Sex with anyone who is people say that rules In Sex, Fear and like these are a good for her own guilt? 'real' Katie Roiphe with the Katie under the influence of What Roiphe criticises is the way women seem to choose to live Roiphe who has provoked such outrage Feminism she idea. To me the idea their lives by fear. With the onslaught of Aids we know that sex is with the publication of Sex, Fear and argues that the alcohol or drugs is rape of these regulations feminist 'hysteria' is inherently creepy dangerous but we still indulge; similarly men continue to rape, Feminism. Among the sackfuls of hate unless verbal consent mail she has received. a number of surrounding sexual and distressing. harass and oppress women but we should not expect constant letters have expressed the hope that she harassment on is obtained for each We're telling men attack from all quarters. We do not have the license to condemn all herself would be raped - or killed. campus is actually specific act it is rape" that there are certain men. I admire this woman's honesty. For too long, feminism, like It was in fact, the reaction to an having a negative. ways that you are the notion of political correctness now in decline, has survived earlier article - comparing date rape rather than postive effect. on female not allowed to think about sex. Its not behind a protective fihn that excludes criticism. Its existence as a pamphlets with Victorian guides to students. "Male professors often keep just about regulating and legislating SUN pressure group that fosters fear rather than working to reduce it conduct - in the New York Times that female students at a distance because of • it's about how suu think about it". needs this sort of readjustment_ made her sit down and write the book. the present climate. I sec things "In America. and probably here too. Eager to put her back in her place, outraged women retort, "Graduate students wouldn't look at becoming more academically rigid and we are thinking about sexuality in You've obviously never been raped/harassed/badly victimised. me, a petition was circulated, and the more hierarchical. It's hard to terms of control - losing control and Katie. Her bland optimism, her advice 'shrug it all off, girls' English Department had to hold a measure, but I have certainly had male having control. This is especially true trivialises the indescribable trauma that does attend these special meeting to discuss the conflicts professors tell me that they don't of women. The idea of losing control occurences. She runs the risk of apologising for male violence, created by me having written such a become as friendly with their female hecomes incredibly attractive. These which could he construed as an act of betrayal. But the idea that terrible thing. I felt the need to clarify students. I would say that it is definitely' are sonic of the things that I am trying female solidarity can only he achieved through shared trauma, what I was saying. true, it's a sort of chilling effect." to discuss in the book: why is it mass victimisation is what Roiphe rails against. I find it very "But when I wrote it. it wasn't as But it was Roiphe's criticism of the appealing, what is it about passivity disturbing that women could wish rape unto another woman (as important as my PhD." she says. "1 'date rape' orthodoxy that aroused the and about the idea of being swept up?" expressed in her hate-mail). almost as if this is the only way to be don't see this as a first in a series of most controversy. Her definition of "1 admit in the [last) chapter boa admitted into the ranks of feminism. books on feminism. This is all I plan to rape is simple: "The use of physical appealing it is personally. But I think it Katie Roiphe - the voice of a new generation or obscene say on the subject." force, the threat of physical force or sex is very important. especially betrayer of women? You decide. Roiphe, like many American with someone who is incapacitated. that we are responsible for our students of her age, is paying an Incapacitated is not drunk, it is actions.ios. obligatory visit to Britain for a couple someone who has passed out," she says. "it's"It's not men that are getting us

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 28th January 1994 15 In Feminist The things they've said. raged feminists and questioned the existence of author of Sex, Fear and Feminism has been in noting the British publication of the book . ifor a chat with the hot American feminist "Its's not so much that I think The Morning After ,which has caused such outrage in the states. is a weakly argued, inaccurate and muddied book which should have remained a provoking Op Ed piece in the New York Times, where it drunk, and it's important to say that began, more that it has very little to with women do want sex, that we admit we want sex and that we are clear about Britain ..... Katie Roiphe was born and bred wanting sex." in New York, so she's still harping on about Rophie wishes to see a return to the how feminists think all women are Innocent feminism of the 1960s. when women were encouraged to enjoy their and oppressed and men are all rapists" sexuality. She believes that in the Ruth Picardie, British Feminist, current hysteria surrounding rape statistics, women are portrayed as The Independent 13th of January 1994 victims, whose only sexual experience is as a victim. In many ways Roiphe has been swept along by the controversy surrounding the book. Not only does "Katie Roiphe and I agree that what I call 'victim she seem nut of her depth at times, but you also wonder whether she sometimes feminism' has prevailed. But her book trivialises wishes she had never even written the the harm that women experince every day. I think book. Although she dismisses the idea of any long term regrets. she admits you [Roiphe) have to take responsibility for some of that she never expected the reaction the things that you wrote in your book that are that has surrounded the book's factually untrue. It is the things that are untrue publication. "I knew that the book would make that have been embraced warmly by the people angry, but I thought people male-dominated press because your would he interested. I certainly didn't realise how it was going to change my arguments let men off the hook. life. Some days I really think - God what have I done? I didn't realise the anger that would he aimed personally at me: not at my ideas but at me. It's a "What you say is effectively is: 'The rape crisis very strange way to live. "The truth is - and I am being epldmic is a flgment of women's imagination'. Well incredibly strightforward here - when I I checked with the FBI and It says there is a rape first thought of writing this hook people epidemic. In fact one in eight of us will be raped in thought it was a crazy idea. Nobody thought it was going to get a lot of our lifetime. We have to get back to the reality of attention. The reason it did has nothing everday women's experinces. I challenge the Idea to do with me or the book. but with timing. that there are hysterical feminists saying: 'Oh my "At a particular moment, people in god. I had bad sex and it's rape." America were suddenly willing to question certain things that had nut

been questioned. We had a million Katie Sophie: "Sometimes you need to tight your friends" Naomi Wolf , bestselling author of The Beauty Myth articles on 'sexual harrasment - the Sunday Times debate hidden crisis' and not 'sexual and Fire with Fire. Speaking at a harrasment - has it gone too far?'. "You're suddenly turned into the tradition of feminist thought. She on Sex, Fear and Feminism. Naomi Wolf's Then suddenly Sex. Fear and Feminism cartoon version of yourself and people wishes to liberate women from an performance was described as masterful became the book that was needed as a are constantly characterising you as image of passive rape victim to one of vehicle, so Newsweek could write its saying something that you aren't really an equal partner in a consenting sexual "Within minutes Katie Roiphe was watching her book article on 'sexual correctness - has it saying. When they say things like Katie act. being kicked all over the stage, there was blood and 4011e too far?' Roiphe says rape doesn't exist. it's out Despite all the controversy. Katie "1 came along at the right moment, of your control. Anyone can take Roiphe is undoubtedly a feminist. The guts everywhere." and I had no was of predicting that." certain lines of the hook twist them in a hook concludes' T But being in the right place at the different context." right time has certainly put Roiphe in Rophie herself sees her work as "Sometimes you need to the spotlight. continuing, rather than halting, the fight your friends'"'

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Giving Good Hedonism understand it from my point of view - that Rugby - the 1832 invention of a boys' public school where, "with a fine disregard for having worked for 5 weeks with 7 men you do the rulers of football, William Webb Ellis took the ball in his arms and ran with it" - lose your sexuality because you don't want to since then it has become covered in mud and glory. John Godber's new play tackles feel all girlified or as if you're being treated in Up N'Under 2 . any way that's different from the others. The women in the field. Liz Ekstein spoke to Susan Cookson, appearing in other thing is that the play's about rugby and so you've got to be able to hold yourself by is it that there are no professional morale. Did Susan find that the joke-telling is physically. equivalents of football, rugby, snooker, part of the attempt to marry those two sides? "Everyday you go into rehearsals and Wor motor racing for women that receive "It could be interpreted that Hazel is you've got training gear on. Then one night the same kind of publicity as the male versions? trying to be one of the lads but you should bear in John took us all out for a meal and I wore a These are, you'll notice, all sports which attract mind that she's a gym owner and she works with dress. They all acted shocked that I've got large sponsorship deals. Could it possibly be men all the time so probably hears rude jokes all legs - it was very similar to that scene in the the time. There's a scene in the play which is a that, for women, breaking into a sports field clubhouse.) didn't want to be treated any presents the same kind of problem as breaking kind of party - the lads are having a night in the differently from the way I am in rehearsal. into any other kind of field that is surrounded by clubhouse with videos. Steve, one of the team It's still the same person, and it's the same for image? (Surely not. Aren't women specialists in members, is quite perturbed that Hazel will be Hazel. There's such a fine line between image?) Is surmounting the preconceptions of there, and Phil, another team member responds holding your own well enough to convince what it is "to he female" stopping TV cameras "You'll be able to run around without your clothes people that you can play a game of rugby but coming to cover the unquestionably huge amount on if you want: I'm sure Hazel's seen it all before." you are still a woman and you can turn all of, for example, women's rugby in Leeds alone, in There is a fine line with this in that she does work these blokes on. John wanted to be able to see anything other than a pure context of sport? in a man's world, and it's difficult for me to find a that Hazel is sexy in more than just that one Possibly we need to attract — way of being able to cope scene - even when they are training he wanted wholeheartedly with men an element that they all quite fancy Hazel. The eAra 1. In r. {Front raw, Ante! O'Brien the big sponsorship deals "There's such a fine line but also to keep a female Nicholas Lane.Sta•i,rl, Susatt C•Nsk4,11 first. But how? II is more From John's point of view I was being too (1-latels. \ lirtk ,Arthttr} E a 1 r.‘w David than likely that the - between convincing people you sexuality. II's hard to retain physically male." kNrt1411 relkr i Franlo. A,111.11, 1 f•+,0,1 naturally problematic - can play rugby and being able to that'" Does one's ability as a woman to play answer lies indeed in image. "The jokes she in a mixed game and succeed rely on John Codber's turn all these blokes on" tells are bad. In rehearsals sexuality? Is it going to be a case of giving latest play tip N'thrder 2 is John (Godber, who directs good hedonism or facing its opposite - GGH not about women's rugby union nor rugby league as well as writes) was worried that at one point I or GBH? Hazel's not trying to be sexy but the but what it does do is address the problems of a was behaving in too much of a masculine way: men react to her in that way. If there's a woman taking part in a world, where she does at that I was being too much one-of-the-buys ,which conflict between being thought attractive and least have an established prescence, which is one of the hazards of working with five men. I being a rugby player, doesn't this come hack otherwise consists exclusively of men. The play didn't want in appear as if 'I'm a woman therefore to image? is the sequel to Up N•Inder I in which Hazel, a I gel upset easily' when I took some quite harsh "From the dress sense, a woman in gym owner, is recruited by trainer of The criticism from him for that so I become strong as training gear takes away your shape and a Wheatsheaf, Arthur. The name is that of the local a person as opposed to the character. dress reveals it and there is a vulnerability to pub who have been challenged by rivals The "I started to feel like I was taking on a lot that-as a woman. From a male perspective Cobblers. Arthur hopes that hazel will do some more with this role because I was working with you're trying to make a statement about the extra coaching for a team whose hopes of all men and I did find I was becoming one of the fact that you're a woman and i find that odd. winning are somewhat limited. The twist of the boys. That worried John because in the play there Hazel wants to look nice in that scene and first piece is that Hazel ends up playing in the has to be a sexuality about Hazel. In the first part John wanted to her surprise at their reactions match. In the second part, the bet is hack on and she helps to smooth over any problems between to be genuine ignorance, not coy. She doesn't Hazel is set to play in the re-match from the men, she'll stick up for whoever requires it. But realise what she's done to these blokes.lt outset. she's not very good at doesn't actually When Godber came to re-write the telling jokes." "The subject is a little out of place, a help to be wearing second half, which had lurked untouched in a Clearly there baggy sports gear drawer for several years, he was appalled at the would be a parallel woman in an all male team" when you're quality of it. He also found he had made a between the rehearsal supposed to Su.san C'rt.ritstrn .ts I ldzel fundamental mistake in cutting the character of room and the stage. Had behaving in a sexual way. Hazel. In the re-write, she became central, a anything developed in rehearsal that took a Despite the conflicts that the play paradoxical catalyst. He said he was 'unable to bearing on !performances? highllights, why do you think it was that examine the sweaty minutiae of male intimacy "There's a bit in act two where Hazel is Godber found Hazel such an integral without the corresponding female perspective'. impatient that they're not getting on with the character in the re-writes? But what exactly is that perspective? training session and she says, "Another pathetic "The way this is written is such that hazel finds she becomes an intruder training session, then, Arthur? and he says,"Yeah, the audience get to know and care for the amongst friends. Susan says: "She got it is, pathetic and fractured." Then he has a real characters. In Up N'Under I they're like kids emotionally involved with these blokes because go at her which is part of Arthur's frustration with but here, with the touch of femininity there's in heart of hearts they were all really good his feelings towards Hazel. almost a mothering which is a nice contrast blokes. They are genuine but they've lost their "There have been times in rehearsals drive. She really believes in them." But that four where John has snapped and its like getting a "Frank, for example, has been out of the five male characters fancy her naturally smack in the face because it's not necessary to shrugged off by his wife and there's a creates problems, and, as the match approaches phrase it so it hurts. Hazel has to stand her reluctance to show feelings. But there's a instead of feeling increased solidarity and ground to Arthur because he hurts her. What I've contrast with Hazel and because of her you confidence they become disparate as rivals. Yet decided to do with that is that Hazel gets very get to know that there is a soil side to Frank, because this game is one that hazel can't take annoyed with the way she's spoken to because who used to be the hard one of the le+am It part in from anything approaching their she's there for the benefit of the team and he has a would have been tricky to develop the perspective, she is left on the margins from where go at her when she tries to get him to do some characters if it had been all men again. only she can pull the team together in time for the work. Frank's confession that he went to see his wife mat ch. "John gave us notes for one performance and she refused to let him see the kids comes The play opens at a training session and criticised me for not really behaving like a about because of a disastrous dinner with where Hazel is crackng jokes along with her team woman any more - I'd become so much like one of Hazel and he's hopeless when it comes to males,this as and Hazel the gettingeffect is tolargely know that their the waymen ofsee doing the men that if I didn't look physically different women. So he's forced to look at things: she is learning to play their game, in a there would be no difference at all. He's told me hiimself.When men are together who don't that I can be a hit fierce. I think that he's got an know each other they won't confess to deep spirit of wisecracks that seems to be such an idea of 'woman' and obviously he's got an idea of emotions but you put a woman in there and integral part of any sport-bonding frenzy. In the what Hazel is like so you find an actress that will somehow it helps to bring that out." rumbustiousness that is male rugby, it is initially fit that particular image. Maybe I wasn't fitting Try weanng a dress rn the muddle of this. hard to see how Hazel reconciles being the only all his ideas of what Hazel is like. Al the West 1 orkslure rlayitouse woman in a male world with being the centre of "'But I explained to him that he had to until 12 February

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Miles & Milner, Alhambra Studio, Friday en Music 4th February, Spin. Bradford's comedy season continues apace with these two "bellicose, bawdy and D:Ream brilliant" comedians, if You happen to take Leeds Metropolitan University the word of The Independent, Student tickets cost just fa Now that's what I call hings can't get much better than this! Top cheap laughs. Of The Pops comes to Leeds Metropolitan University this week as DiReam pay us a visit, Dialogue with John Godber, West riding high on the success of their number one Yorkshire Playhouse, Thursday 3rd single. Not that we're talking about a one hit February, 5.30pm. wonder here, far from it. Three other top lohn Godber faces a hostile audience who thirty tunes await to tantalise your feet, plus would dearly love to know how he can more excellent material from the recently justify writing a play so damn popular as 'Up released debut album, "D:Ream On". 'N' Under', and then have the cheek to write ():ream, or Peter as he's known to his a sequel! Should be an interesting mates, or "that nice Mr. Cunnah" as he's discussion about "popular theatre", a concept known to the bank manager, has been writing clearly alien to certain thespians. Tickets for and performing music for the best part of the big scrumdown cost just 12 or El it you eleven years. Not that he set out to be a club bring your own TCP and bandages. superstar. Originally, he was playing Flying V Electric guitar for a rock band in Ireland, 'She Knows You Know', City Varieties, and it was only thanks to a fortuitous meeting 'Thursday 3rd February, 7.30pm. with DI Al at the Brain Club in London that A profile of llylda Baker, whoever she might he was saved from practising the riff to be, starring lean Fergusstin, And before you 'Stairway To Heaven' unto eternity. apply the same comment to her, she is thi: After a couple of remixes together, burning star ot sexuality in BBC TV's -Last the DJ I singer partnership took off, and Of The Summer Wine", playing as she d D:Ream was born; a brilliant combination of the bicycle-riding, man-hunting Marilia. ultra-hip dance sounds and basic songwriting Look. I unit know this *Los Inv parents talent. As Peter says, "If you took away the strapped me to my chair and made Inc dance beats, you could play the songs on a makh it, ilkiiV? I pn nnise 1 didn't laugh. guitar or piano (and they would) stand up in their own right". The Barron Knights, City Varieties, Frida} "U R The Best Thing", their first 4th February, 7.30pm. single, was Pete Tong's "Essential Tune of '92", Five blokes who still think that giving On and on re-release in April '93, it shot straight thumbs tip signal t, o, ,01. And nut One 0 them is Paul kli.-Cartney. Fortunately. les, into the club charts at no.l. First time out, s the band we all thought mere highly "Things Can Only Get Better" did likewise, Your 0:Ream date... amusing and reall‘ risque when we went and we all know what has happened to the Years old, but now realise they're a bit sad, new re-mix... Two other Top 30 hits, "They're Here" and Deborah Harry's "I Can them in those early days of stardom, get For nostalgia freaks only, who can still "Unforgiven" and "Star / I Like It", confirmed See Clearly" have also set feet twitching in your tickets for the gig on Wednesday 2nd remember all the words to the Smurt Song D:Ream as a force to be reckoned with. clubs both sides of the Atlantic. Feb pronto - £6 is a small price to pay, and Tickets start at i26,50, and you'll doubtless be Not content with producing a string These guys are in the process of you get special guests & guest DJs into the conned into wearing one of the T-shirts as of their own hits, the D:Reamixes of EMF's making it very big...o you can say you saw bargain! well.

Legs Bisto, The Duchess, Sunday 30th January. Not a macabre brand at gravy, but a II% elv Leeds-based combo, who describe their music as "a psycho-cajun punk folk routs Beethoven Bonanza! frenzy". So whatever you wear, you'll fit in. As well as their own material. they also do visit from the Orchestra Of St John unusual versions of Beelheart, Hendrix and Square under the baton of lohn Lubbock. Stones tunes, and the emphasis is on fun. Music The programme consists of an Overture • Leonora No. l„ a Piano Concerto Talking Pictures present 'Aliens', Theatre Orchestra of St John's Smith Square (No.3) with Joanna MacGregor as guest soloist, In The Mill, Fri & Sat, 28th & 29th January, and one of his greatest symphonies. No.3 St George's Concert Hall 7,30, £51 63. 'Eroica'. This last work is a "titanic' masterpiece, "So how lung would you survive as a Medea String Quartet and is the first of Beethoven's symphonies to foreigner?" runs the catch line. This is a BBC Philharmonic Orchestra show him in full command of his compositional funny & filming piece of theatre about what power:- it's like to be different... and they should University Of York This promises to be a rousing evening, know, having performed in France, Saitland. its a value-for- Pin back your ears and prepare yourself for and with tickets starting at E5, Ukraine, Sweden and Spain_ In the play, money introduction to one of the most well- some serious aural excitement this week, fur if two strangers attempt to learn all the correct you have any leaning towards classical music. known & well-loved composers. phrases, the rules of cricket, and how to If you're prepared to travel slightly you're about to topple rapidly in that direction. behave in a pub. Sounds like a riot. That is, if you you go to one of these three great further for your music, the University Of York concerts, Traditional classics. string quartets. has an enviable progra num of concerts lined up Allegri String Quartet, Clothworker's a visit by the and 20th century challenges make up the for this term. This week sees Concert Hall, 7.30pm, Wednesday 2nd Feb. extremely varied menu. Medea String Quartet, who will be performing Beethoven Cycle Concert No. 3, featuring surprise One of life's great twists of fate was work by Ravel, William Mathias, and, John Lubbock three string quartets played by four people that Ludwig Van Beethoven went deaf. A bit of surprise, Beethoven. in the Sir lack Lyons riding bicycles. Oh ho ho. Comedy meets Concert Hall on Weds 2nd Feb at tipm. Tickets Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1, and a body-blow, you may think, but not one that StravinskY's 'Petrushka' Suite. The music of high culture. Tickets cost just £3 for stopped the man continuing to write great are just 13.20 for students. Then on Friday 4th at students. Look out for another two later this 7.30pm, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra will be these two modem masters will set you back just music. His genius is celebrated on Sunday £5.50, well worth the trip! term. (30th) night in St George's Concert Hall, with a gracing the Central Hall, and performing

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M 18 The Guide FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY

al40 ~ Clubs rPClubb;4. do s .• Clubs Stage MCI; et NIISTES CRAIG'S Stadmir night, 12 30 -AA soul I lank. !calming GRAND THEATRE l'Flt RONSON at MUSIC FACTOR)' - Dance e III. o ikER at ARCM In The Mood - A Trthote Tit Glenn Miller 3inn & 7 30pm. THE Wf)RLD at RI12"1"S - Student nit,tt, El a pint. NG% 9.3opm to 14111 '1 t 41$ from E7_50, UP THE JUNCTION' al THE CIALLUY • Student night, 501, INFINNBEAT no TIIE SIL'SIC F (-11)R...i ; I OPSIN‘NA ai THE TOWN It COUNTRY AUL4MBIL'I a pmt! double spirits. f.2 50 NUS. 9pm to tam t:,m un 5i.uNS1R.I.A.54 at MIST•4 CRAIG'S L: 50 NUS, O tOrni. , 1l i p rut: RAIL s Student night. 50p BACK ill BASICS at THE MUSIC FACTORY - Dance 'Cinderella' . 1.00pm & 4 30pm OFF at ARC ADLA - a (Hill, TRIBE at KICK Y's. Arid Jab Funk sc l!,n. • 91,111 ■!.. I HF. 1 17 Alin ClUR at RICIC5"S - Best of Rock, L3 f 1.1,5111, SHEFFIELD LYCEUM LOVE TRAIN 1'1 )1A. N re COL'NTlet (- 1.1 0 71.1 tit. Cinderella - 3 00mo si t DE VI NIGHT ut YEL - pint. f I %pima 1N VTIIING GI rF Is,o 111E 55'A REA n)L.-st. . .ryer chr,ip dnnk, f lit Pr PA i It HOUSE At ITIE GALLERY - upm Ir 2un, C6 % 2 .0 i I I Iance iit$ht. Uptt , to t.00 v1.1 1 it \ at SCRUMYIES 12-4pm, all SEX CASINO 4: 'litCA111A Music Stg DENIM & DANCE la MISTER CRAIG'S %, 'Ex i11L WAREHOUSE - t3. cross-dressing. TWA STOMP at 1.-NIU Indic, ITung. 111 THE 10111'111SS WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE INCARCERATED at SCRt.ThIPIES - !attic night - CO it Sl RDAY BOP err L EhliS METRO 13141 - t2 / £4 Legs COURTYARD THEATRE: - as Friday TIME -TUNNEL at RIFFS - Ors-night, Ly THE I/LiCE A DRAKE SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE as Friday 7--A> S tage Seismic Ring, t ST GEORGE'S CONCERT IIALL " Stag e Oichcaira Of St John's Situ Square yids c•leclion Lroni in Musi c IA EST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE. tel. 442111 Beethoven's m uric - 7.50pm. WEST YORKSHIRE PIA YlI(IUSE 1,1 IA: i 1 QUARRY THEATRE MIMI° Family ct+roxrt - Permission FAITIWAgIttYla - 1.1.)1)ri THE DUCHESS Gl ARRY '11IF-ATRE 'Gym' - 3 0t/mm & 8.nfipm, Irmo a..5.50 Last pots The Blutflics plus Citrus Gypsy • 7-30pm. Man L5 50 oUR TY ARD THEATRE GRANARY WIRARFE BELIUSHTS COURTYARD THEATRE Lr '1,1' Under 2' - 3pnt & 7 45pm. font:1 The fq).S. Brothers West Martini 'Up N' Undo 2' by John Godlier 7 45pna. it, -III IA III GRAND THEATRE GRAND THEATRE 1,1311. 459351 •4097 1 Open, North present Tniviata' - 7 15prii, toms f6 50. Opera North - 7.15pni It ii to in CIVIC THF.A'TRE u Friday CIVIC THEATRE tel 476 962/455 iris RAVEN THEATRE LUU as Friday - Film i THEATRE IN THE MILL as Friday. plii4 IvItooc & Mayhem F Romeo & Juliet' • 7 311pnc f• lm STUDIO THEATRE LAIL & Sin' workshop from I lam to Spin SHOWCA.SE 21 Geiderri Road. Bituall 'Tel. (1924 4201171 For full programme details for The Odeon. 7.11.51 NImir Theatre Alibi pmsent 'Birthday' "?. )0pin. £4.50 , T ALHAMBRA RAVEN THEATRE LUU Cmdenella - :30pm A 7 30pm Tickets f4.25 )0 00 NUS Showcase Cinema, l_ounge Cinema, Cottage Road i LIU Theatre Gmup present 'Mei Pace's'. a 'rifle hill of phi. ST GEORGE'S CONCERT HALI, Remains Of The Day Tombstone lisenra and Hyde Park Picture House, see Sunday. by Harold Pinter - 71111pnt, L150111 'Kiss Me Kate' • 2 15pin & 7 15piri. Maddm Mun's Bear Friend PICTUREVILLE CINEMA ALHAMBRA tel 0274 752 000 HARROGATE THEATRE m. Enday A Perko World Son In Law American ileart - 5.45pin 'Cinderella' starring Paul Nicholas - 7 311pirt. from f 00 SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE as Friday Addants Family Values Men In Tights The Living End - R 15pin ST Gh:ORGE'S CONCERT HAII. SHEFFIELD ISCFAJM The Tmgitive Mrs Doubttirc 'Kiss Me Kate - 7 .15pm. loan in Cinderella - 2 00pm & 7.O0pta Manhattan Murder Mystery IIFT1 ALHANIBItA STUDIO BRADFORD PLAYHOUSE as Friday Undercover Blues Menace 2 Society Mensonge t The Le)- 6.100pm & 6 15pm. Woody I3op Muddy • 8pm, E3 CaLino's Way Another Stakeout THEATRE IN THE Mill. tel. 0274 133 135 Limo] ition Man Malice ODEON Talking Picaues present 'Aliens' • 7 30pm_ L5 I 1.3 Music The ikadrr,w In 430031 HARROGATE THEATRE del 0423 502 I I Is COTTAGE ROAD CINEMA 1 Mrs 17tiuhtFire - 1 40, 5.05, 8.05, 10.45 'Private Lives' 45ittm iron, 1,5 511 Cottage Road. Far lleadingley Tel 751606 2 Remains Of The Day - I Rt, 4 4(1.7 50 SHEFFIELD ('RCCIBI.T. THE t :HESS Heaven & Fanh - 5 30pm A S 20pm, except on Sundays at 2 Resen-uir f)ogs - 10 45 'Canterbury - 7 30pm the Rye Riles (.31 Man 5.00pin At 7 50piti. 3 Tombstone - 1 45, 5 05, R on, 10 40 SHEFFIELD LYCEUM THE DRUM Lint show on En & Sat al I itins - Naked 4 Aladdm 1.20, 3.40. 6 rXI 'Cinder:11ln' 7.00Enn Orange LOUNGE CINEMA 4 Malice - 13.15. 10.35 BRADFORD PLAYHOUSE THE HADDO!V HALL North Lane. lleadmitley Tel 751061 3 Son-1't>-Law - 13n, 3 50, fa 00 Lend Me A Tenor' • 7 30pm. !rum Orchestra Mrs thiubtfire - 5 50put & except on Sundays at 5 Another Stakeout • 8 SHE CITY HALL 5 20pm R 7.50pm ALSO. matinee showings on Sal at 2pm and 5, Cliffhanger - III 10 1 lac Orchestra & Sheffield City Chonis pcilono Bach'n Islas' Sun at 3ron 7 ()Opp Music In fi Minor III'DE PARK PICTURE HOUSE Ci Telly Brudenell Road, Lee& 6 Tel 752(45 THE DUCHESS Film Farewell My Concubine - 3 00pm, piny showings al 2pm & Bagman plus guits 5prn on Sal & Sun. Quick look at Sunday. Lovely, Islet it. THE DRUM Late Shows The Empress' (C4, 8.00pm) - First of three new TV operas as Bluebound For full programme details for The Odeon. MGM, Movie En 28th - Reservoir Dogs - 11pm set in a matriarchal society and suers Amanda Dean. and rather THE GROVE INN House, Showcase Cinema, Lounge Cinema, Cottage Road Sal 29th - Leolo. I !grin bizarrely, The Flying Pickets. Rememer the bald one who 1-otk Club prrscrii Jon Harvtson Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House. see Sunday. Messed up as a snowman? What a Mita move dial was PICTUREVILLE CINEMA PICTIIREVIL•E CINEMA 'Super Bowl 28' (C4, 111.45pm) • Blob out on the sofa with the True Romance - 5 45pm Amencan Heart - 5 45pni 40-pack of But the 14 inch dial-a pieta, and a large pillow. in Amenena Heart - 8 15pm True Romance - 8.15pizi time anyone tries ut explain what's going on This should last LMAX RFT! until 3.30ani. The go'clock on Monday's looking dodgy, Isn't Rolling Stones 'At The Mare - 8.00pm Roselyn and the Lions - 7.30pm it. For full programme details for The Odeon, MGM, Millie Monday rears It's ugly head.., House, Showcase Cinema, Lounge Cinema, Cottage Road MGM MOVIE HOUSE 'Homicide : Life On The Street" (C4, - Felton's Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House, see Sunday. El Telly Vicar Lane. LSI Tel. 451031 'emu:laity-ill friend plans to commit swcide Which is what ni PICTUItIEVILLE CINEMA del 0274 732277 I I leaven & Earth - 1.30, 5 05, 8.00 do unless they take this crap off and restore Northern F-1(xsure True Romance • 5.43pm L'raiercoves Blues - 1 10, 3.30. 5.00 to its rightful place American Heart k 15pn1 `Arena : In Search Of Or' uBRC2. 9-05mni • New sencs 2 Carlito's Way • 8.00 'Super Bowl 28' (C4, 5.00pin) - Unless they h,ui to go into 1.1111 SCIENCE FICTION SOC. returns with a look- at the history of The Wizard 010r. Cutting 3. A Perfect Wiirld - I 15, 5 15, 8.10 overtime. this should be the hipidights Otherwise. they'll still Barisal-01a - Rupcn Racket/ Lecture Theatre. 7pm edge :quit 3 Sat & Sun only - Acidam's Family Values Imn & 3pir: be playing from last night 'NYPD Blue' (Cd. 9.00pm) - Bit dull really. ODEON - see Monday "Ube Great Blritsh Quiz' (BBC'. I.SOpmr -Janice Long lives To all students involved in cottaging and voyeurism in university toilets. Be warned

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Friday 28th January :- Globs 'Murder In New Hampshire' (BBC1, Clubs 10.20pm) - True story of schoolteacher and BEAT SURRENDER at THE MUSIC FACTORY • o0's to DIG at THE GALLERY / ARCADIA • 10pm 1.) 'an Lot WADED et THE MUSIC FACTORY • Indict her student lover who were arrested and Ws, L2,51.1 on door Et a pint. Dame I DO jar/ 7 Latin I funk r soul 7 Hip-hop I PsyLhedelm. 1_21 LL5O. THE ROOST at ARCADIA - Live hip hop accused of plotting the murder of her J0/1.i2IMIM_ El a pint . CIRCUS CIRCUS at THE MUSIC PAC1R)RY - 3 floors ROCK NIGHT at THE WAREHOUSE • 12 B4 limn HELL RAISER nt THE OBSERVATORY - Roek night. of husband. Charming stuff. 8-12 pop, tql'n to 41/ii LI a pint, THE MILE HIGH CLUB at RICKY'S I THE GALLERY I BUG at TILE GALLERY 1 RICKY'S - t2, El A pint. ItirTO to 'Girls! Girls! Girls!' (C4, 12.10am) - More MENAGERIE at RICKY'S • E.11.1D entry, El a pint. hip ARCADIA • 7th disco Inn. hopping tacking grunge-core. Illpin to lull PARTY NIGHT u MISTER CRAIG'S - LI bettor 12pm Elvis, more songs (inc. "Return To Sender"), 70'5 NIGHT al YEL BANANAS at RITZY'S - LI a pint and a bit of singing in Chinese. He's a NEW ROMANTICS at n1E EXCHANGE - Free. ends I :ant . DECAIDENCE at SCRI'MPIES • Oahu; / Alternative fisherman in this one, although that's Stom . g POGO- rl-GO.G0 at SCRUMPIES , Punkt Vs. f.2 STUDENT NIGHT ai sromrs Free bettor 1 I pm. r, ALPHABET STREET at LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNI after, I Ormi to Zan neither here nor there really. las mucie, 9put•2ani 11 but free 133 10pm. 90p pint. 'Valley Of The Dolls' (ITV, 3.00arn) - Late Si' ENE l'ORJKSHI RE PIA Y1101 SE COURTYARD-TM:A IRE a Fnday night sleaze in this camp sixties film about GRAND THEATRE 7:)cy S tg•e three young actresses and the compromises The BEG Big Friendly Grant' - 2pm & "pin. from £3 Stage they have to make on the way to stardom. ALHAMBRA WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE Saturday 29th January :- 'Cinderella - 7.30pm WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE tel 44211 1 COURTYARD THEATRE - ax Friday 'Arachnophobia' (UV, 9.05prn) - Invasion of ST GEORGE'S CONCERT HALL GRAND 'EHEATRE as Tuesday COURTYARD THEATRE as Friday the deadly Venezualan spiders sets left The Snowman - 5pm„ from 1.5.30. GRAND THEATRE as Tuesday EHF:ATRE - u Wednesday HARROGATE THEATRE a Friday CIVIC THEATRE CITY VARIETIES Daniels twitching in his trousers, Great SHEFFIEIA3 CRUCIBLE as Friday Leeds Youth Opera present The Elixir Of Love' - 7 'She Knows You Know' - 7.3own blend of horror and tongue-in-cheek SHEFFIELD LYCEUM - from £3 STUDIO THEATRE LMV humour, but then you probably already Tribute To The Blots Brothers' - 7.45pni LTIN VARIETIES Ouch Malec present 'Nowt. So Queer As Folk - 7.30pm t4 .' knew that Charlie Chuck - aprn Lt AURA NORA ALHAMBRA as Wednesday The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie' (C4, Music Cinderella' 2pm & 7.30pm ST GEORGE'S CONCERT HALL as Wednesday 1 0.00pm) - As I type, it's Burns' Night ST GEORGE'S CONCERT HALL HARROGATE THEATRE as Friday tonight, so HI be whipping out my nosegay The Snowman - lont & 5pm SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE at Friday and trying to avoid the stench of burning THE DUCHESS HARROGATE THEATRE as Friday SHEFFIELD LYCEUM as Tuesday Toe lie Fly SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE haggis from our kitchen; oh, the film? THE GROVE INN 'Canterbury Tales' - 2 30pm & 7.30prn Excellent. Stars Maggie Smith. Ay de nos_ ham Se!41011 SHEFFIELD INCE Uhl • as Tuesday BELUSHI'S Musi c Sunday 30th January :- A Taste Of Honey 'The Wizard Of Oz' 9BBC2, 2.5 Opm) - LEEDS TOWN HALL THE DUCHESS Subversive smash-the-state messages Lunchtime Organ Music • 1.05pm. free. Music Umlaut Karma • Lennon Tribute cleverly disguised as happy-go-lucky ca.,,orttwoittows CONCERT HALL tornado drama. THE DUCHESS Holywell Trio play Corellt & Bath • 1-10pm. free entry ' Film The Melons `Raising Arizona' (C4, 9.00pm) - Nicolas BELUSICES (enigmatic lack of 'h') Cage and Holly Puce 01 Ivory Film Hunter in energetic slapstick with a magical Fur hill programme details for The Odeon, 'MGM Moth( THE GALLERY ending. House, Showcase Cinema. lounge Cinema, Cottage Road DIG( Descarga Del Norte (Latin U141 - 10pm, E.3 1 E3 Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House. see Sunday. ALHAMBRA STUDIO For full programme details for The Odeon, MGM Movie Tuesday 1st February PICTURES/TELE CINEMA Take 4 (Quartet) lunchtime recital - 1 05pm, five House, Showcase Cinema, I,ounge Cinema, and Cottage 'Riff-Ralf (C4, 1 0.0 Opm) - Ken Loach's Road Cinema, sec Sunday. American Heart CITY OF LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC building site hard-edged comedy, with C7-CM Big Band • 7.30pm. CLCM Recital Room_ £31 El 30. PICTUREVILLE CINEMA plenty of bad language for Graham-Taylor- [WTI UNIVERSITYF YORK tel. 0404 412435 TEA Mensunge tThe Lei - 6.00 lit Medea String Quartet play Ravel & Beethoven - Spin, hum L3 IMAX alikes. LEEDS ME TROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Grand Canyon /Flyers - 8 00pni 'Some Kind Of Wonderful' (MCI, 1050pm) D:Reasit Rpm. lb 50. - The one about diamond earrings and a tom C3 'Telly boy who plays the drums and fancy the C3 'Telly pants off a bloke. Gripping social drama by 'Holiday' (IBC1. 7.00pml - .1111 1/ando gets sent down the Film John Hughes, in a similar vein to ... well, 'Jonathan Ross Presents' rBBCI„ 11,30pm) - Interviews River Limber-1, which should have happened years ago, the most of the rest of his films. Spanish Costes have to pot up with Eamonn Holmes. and full programme details for The Odeon, MGM Movie Emma Thoompson in the remaining hail hour of ihr day Far Wednesday 2nd February : - Sheryl Simms draws the extremely short straw and goes Shmecase Cinema, Lounge Cinema, Cottage Rood 'Sea Talk' (CA, II.45pna► - Well. it's nearly spring. my dear caravanning in Berwwk-upon-Tweed Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House, see Sunday. Mile readers, and soon Valentine's Day will be thruitung itself 'The Miracle Woman' (C4, 2.00pm) - Don't '40 Minutes' fBBC2, 9.50pmi - Squergies Small, alien PICTUREVILLE CINF.NIA sipiin us. so here's a few tips abOU1 sexual desire. 1. Suck to your do sport if you're a Frank Capra fan. bed, 3. Never beings who have evolved around large collections of traffic TB A own Species, 2 Don't put black sheets on you' My personal favourite Searing exposure of how religion can be lights, and uncontrollably leap out and clean windscreens for LIFT! rule ollf the Lice at additional eglilfnuerd is brisisilli You'd he amazed how much fun you can have. turned into show-business, unsuspecting molort*ts. Mt...mange (The Lie) - 6.00 & K.15pni 'In Su.spleious Circumstances' WIN. 9.00pm) • Theatrical 'Big Science' (BBC:2, f1.00pno . or SCIENCE Video this. Thursday 3rd February :- fast-forward through the patronising pauses Ma tragedy in 1,110 - Joao Collins stage debut. Very stops:tom so you CAR 'How To Get Ahead In Advertising' (C4, 'Grow etsur Greens' of.24. 8.00pm - Programme lot people appalling 'eurriesly' sections. Listen, science isn't funny. and CI Telly 10.00pm) - Richard E Grant grows a rather who care tor vegetables anyone who thinks it is is welcome up (o, my lab at any time 'Undercover Britain - Refitment Homes' 1C4, 9.00pen1 - 'ftirddttinarch' 1,58C2. 9.311pasi - No. it's the end of Jaisualy! lust try and laugh there. matey nasty boil. Plogramme about people who Jun1 tare for vegetables. Ah ha ha ha ha' 'Secret HLstury' 1C4. 0.00pm) - The real story of the 194.1 'Whatever Happened To Aunt Alice?- Damhootrs raid. Instead of that daft one about the German 'Kojak' (ITV, I 2.40arn) • No c.omments about still acting 'Short & Cornea' IC4., 945pm - Oh look. p151 iall them (BBC1, 12-00 midnight) - Geraldine Page has 'Network First' (ITV, 10.40ptul - Alan Whickei joins the 14.itn• haus goalkeeper drinking Carling Black Label 'Absolutely Fabulous' IBBC.I. 9.30prnr Hoy, a habit of murdering her housekeepers, inaugural run of the Orient E;cprem along the Malay per insular. 'Travelog' tC4, 5.30pint Andy Kershaw navels to Ru1161111i1 altnost forgot to mention this. mid I'm in lose with Julie but unfortunately doesn't net mturdried on the was and tries to get them to listen to his records Until Ruth Gordon turns up for the job. 'Ganiesmaster' IC4, t5.30prn - Anorak City Sar•alahn.

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22 The Guide BBC 11-- BBC 2 ITV 1-- CH 4 5.00 Cutting Edge Graham Taylor - The Impossible 6.00 Captain Scarlet and the Mysten Ins 6.00 Calendar 6.00 News and Weather Job If you missed it on Monday, watch this 6.25 The Man from U.N.C.I.E 6341 Superchatups 1994 1 wonder 6.30 Look North 6,00 Blossom Big Dogs Cock. 7.15 The Living Soap 7.00 Celebrity Squares Trafalgar. Berkeley'. Times, 7.00 Home Truths Adam Faith is an Archers fanatic, 6.30 Happy Days 7.45 What the Papers Say or more accurately, what the a [hers Gillian 1 aylforth did suck that guy's cock 7.00 News and Weather people who do the tOlLeOter'S for Points of View say• 730 Coronation Street 730 Tomorrow's World Technology takes Howard 7.50 First Reaction 8.00 Public Eye 8.00 The Bill Pmssies and Rossers, yawn. Stableford by the thnsit and throws him through a plate 8.00 Citizen 2000 830 The Great British Garden Show Scary veg. 830 Surgical Spirit With tennis ace Gabriella Sabatini glass window. 830 Brookside Possibly a nature show looking at life 9.1111 Red Dwarf Good repeat or something. 8.00 Only FooLs and Horses Crap repeat on the edge of a babbling brook 830 Drive oithavhose going tell vou when it's too late 930 Further Ahroad 9.00 The Chief This week. Sitting Bull. 141.00 Blackadder Miranda Richardson doing more for 10.00 News and Weather 9.00 Nature Perfected 9.00 News and Weather 934) Cheers Crap repel , 930 Love Hurts and so does obsession, ask Monica Queen Vic's tillage than a thousand memorial statues. 10.40 Street Legal 1030 Newsnighl [135 Making Contact Neil Ruddock's sensitive 10.00 Nurses Seles 1030 The linplesasant World of Penn and Teller 1020 Murder in New Hampshire oral sex on the A52 11.15 Fantasy I.-withal League Failed attempt to approach, 11.05 The Word Now it' I remember correctly •Flufty' Power conjure entertainment from the odd embarra.sing clip 1.05 Whale On Fuck Olt 11.511 flick, the elbow, the push, the suck used to be a little road safety squirrel. 1.35 Weather and lots of Jokes atsout Pak Du lk 2.05 The Big F. the 11.45 The Ferguson Theory 3.01) Valley of the Dolls 12.10 Girls. Chit. Girls Elvis Presley dead go away . BBC 1 BBC 2 H ITV CH 4

530 The New Adventures of Superma 6.20 Late Again the tlescisaan on Venable?, will 6.110 Blind I ate 5.05 Brookside Ciaunhus edition. ot Brookside not 6.15 Noel's House Party Gillian fay Berth gets a come out this week. honest. 7.04) Barra n ore Omnibus. Goictut. maybe 7.05 Scrutiny 8.00 Murder. She Wrote Of course Post Structuralism 634) Right to Reply But no our show at an allocated 715 Big Break 735 News and Weather would suggest that the reader defines the text and the time s, it better nil be too controversial. 7.45 Birds of a Feather Essex" Ha! 7.50 Personal Ambitions Mine is to see Manchester author role is possibly redundant or something. 7.00 A Week in Politics Read my lips, no new taxes .. 8.15 Casualty The troth takes another nosedive as the Cm; slowly slip out of the league arid into dw Vauxhall 830 News and Weather . yeah nght Conservative party outlines its manifesto. conference 9.05 A rachnophobia Not nearly as terrifying as 8.00 Kingdoms in Conflict 9.05 That's 1He Wendy Richards picks some ot the 8.40 Unplugged: Crowded House Anoraknophobia lean of wainspotters. 9.00 NYPI) Blue mone bizzare news stones to highlight and lose the 9.116 Arena: In Search of Or Australia has gone 11.05 The Big Fight Pugilistic bollocks from Cardiff [0.00 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie about girls and tnendship of one of her colleagues. missing and the Arena are detemuned to find it again 11.50 Gideon Oliver: Tongs I bet he does but nowhere stuff. uurrgh. 9.45 News and Sport 10.05 Between the Lines and behind your ears. near as well as Dear Gillian 12.05 Broadway Stories Narrated by Mike Mcshane 10.05 Match of the Day_ The Road to Wenthley..,stops 1055 Night Sun Night Dad. 1.35 Tour of Duty Leeds six. the Vietnam experience whose quite broad isn't he. off at Old Trafford and no mistake. 12.45 Later with Jolts llonand with Pishborte for freshers. 12.40 Thank you Mr. Moto Thriller? I think not 11.20 Staying Alive Hopes of remaining in the lamkineasiers supreme of the Heavy/Indic scene. 230 BPM 1.55 Herman's Head Remarkably similar In a strip in Premiership are waning for Oldham, Swindon and the Beano some years ago. Blackburn. BBC 1 --I BBC 2 H ITV CH 4 H

6.15 News and weather 5.10 Rugby Special 550 Calendar 5.15 High Interest 6.25 Songs of Praise Featunng the miracle of the socks 6.10 Nomads of the Wind Gonads of the Hurricane 6.211 News and weather 6.110 Moviewateh A little hit like a Mickey Mouse 1LT unto sugar. 7.00 The Money Programme 6.31) Spies Like Us Crap. crap, crap, crap movie watch but without too may references to mice or 7.00 As Time Goes By Gillian Tayllorth Mittr 10%1 s1.01 7.40 The Lost Steptoes Gonads of the rag and bone 1115 A Touch of Frost Mickey. to be obit ro pity car the EN N1,000 she owes trade. 10.15 Michael Witmer's True Crimes Facile 6.30 The Cosby Show M-1-C-K-E-Y-M-0-V-S•E, 7.30 The House of Elliot 810 Moving Pictures I find as long as you're careful reconstructions in the form of simplistic whodunnits well I like Mickey. 825 So Haunt Me a ith the Ironies the whole process is remarkably cuss 10.45 News and weather 7.00 Time Team This week they sync hromsethey're 8.55 News and weather 9.00 Comic Asides This week Dave Basset's Comedy 11.00 The Big Fight Special Mickey Mouse watches. 9.10 headhunters Starring James Fox. any relation to "A- team 12.00 Urban Angel 8.00 The Empress Basil Brush" 930 Auction 12.55 Quiz Night Is it 111e or is Stuart Hall a big acid 9.00 Raising Arizona A hit like self-raising flour but 10.01) Smith and Jones 11100 The Menendez Trial This is what dorumenttary head' mans times funnier and with Nicolas Cage. 1030 Heart of the Matter 1111116.11V is all about 1.25 The Real 10.45 Super Bowl XXVIII I'm sure the American's 11.05 Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories I rook I pin 11.05 The Leopard . of Lime Street? will see this as seConthire tai the World Cup later that a pint of milk in the fridge last night and noes re's year and I'm sure GtIlian Taylforth didn't suck that disappeared Anrazing or what. guy's cock 11.30 Vila Wes', But when is kW McGrath" 1.2.5 Weather Reviewed by Stuart Davies

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to first ail) was a nightmare The six of us had camp was situated on the hillside by the river and gathered in the big stony courtyard with 100 flanked by tall pine trees on es cry side. Thyper-souse Romanian sehool children to son it go easier as lime went on. although it was out classes. We had onls met the children an hour ago amazing the things people do under pressure. Stuck for and all I knew about the other five students was what anything to say one morning I somehow got myself we talked about on the plane front England. into teaching my class The Twelve Davi of Christmas. The others were better organised than me and If you'd ever heard me try to sing you'd understand arranged tidy little gaups of about IS for thernselses how muddled and desparate I must have been Mine was the class of the leftovers and before I had In the evenings there was always an 80's music worked out what was happening I was sitting on the disco. This was irritating because I can't dance. The otiess surrounded by 25 children That was fine until 1 Romanian children - and, reluctantly. us - played a realised they were waiting for me to sian the class. little game. whereby everyone dances in a big circle In theory. it was a golden opportunity. For them. except ha' one. who dances in the middle fur a while, a was a chance to come lace to face With eenume before strutting up to a member of the opposite sex English flesh and blood. hear us talk and listen to teal- with a coin in one clenched fist_ Pick the hand with the hie stories about the English way of life_ Arid for us. coin and it's your rum to take centre stage. I hated this what better introduction to Rumania and its people because the children always picked one of us and. could them he than to spend three sunny weeks in the since I was the only male, I was picked 50 per cent of gorgeous Romanian mountains on a freebie holiday' the time. All I could do was secretly keep a spare coin We only paid the air-fare. in my other hand to ensure 1 never had to go twice. In practice. I was still sat on the grass trying to In our agora sessions every morning we Skepticism: the English student is trying to convince the Romanians that London B clean Photo. Sant Greenhill think of something to say and the eager kids. aged contrasted life in Romania with Britain. ironing out the cooking. it's easy_ You just peel lots of stuff. slain really sure which kids were in it. let alone remember between 10 and 17, were waiting patiently for me In misconceptions in the process. I learnt that Romanian in the lamb and hey presto They looked at me in a their names. I would say: 'Er, you there. what's-yo ur- say it. Recalling French classes at school I decided to children are not all orphans and that their favourite funny way. perhaps unsurprisingly. so I turned to the name. tell us what you know about London.' Clearly, say 'Hello My name is Sant" and invite them to passtime was watching satellite TV. They learnt that 'Wouldn't you prefer to let a roan do the anyone can do this. You don't have to know anything introduce themselves. That was silly. I would have not all Britons drop everything at 5pm for a cuppa and housework?' 'Of course.' they said 'but where will we about teaching to talk to a class for three hours a day. been better off never asking than trying to remember Big Ben isn't obscured by thick. yellow smog. A find such a man'," 'In the future' I replied_ you can run spoiling activities all afternoon without more than a small handful of their names. cursory glance at their English phrasebooks was The children, from schools in the district, were being remotely fit or having any idea about the rules The scheme was devised by an organisation revealing: with phrases like '1 say waiter, is this table crammed into tiny bednxitns but we had three rooms and you even learn to dance in front of WO people. called British Romanian Connections and it brought 51) engaged?' no wonder they had some vintage ideas. in a motel between us. The camp was run by a slimy some of whom even clap politely. Goon. give it a try' of us to Romania to be split between seven camps One morning I debated the role of women with Danny Devito look-alike - a crooked commie who around the country . In Camp Ctizia the six of us held my class and asked theta why Rumanian women do all cooked the hooks better than a hot meal and took For more information. write to: British Romanian informal sessions ss ith the children every morning. the shopping 'Because they are women' came the bribes tiff the children for better facilities_ Conneelitms. 586 New Chester Rd. Bromhorough. from nine till 12. by the woods and supervised sporting reply_ 'But I can shop too" l said. 'How do you know My classes were pretty infomial but it was a bit Wirral. 1.62 2.AZ. activities in the afternoons. The small but functional what to buy if you don't do the cooking?' 'But I do do embarrassing when, after three weeks, I still wasn't

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Sport 27 Leeds Uni emolition derby rock the boat Rugby League A msterdam hosted the 1st indoor competition held under ..European Team Cup lust the auspices of Fisa. the world Leeds Uni weekend where Leeds rowing governing body. 21) rnilersit% Boat club's The Leeds team improved By Rots Lowe ergotucter team of Patrick on their previous best by over Stanton. Michael Terry. a second to heat Belgium. Richard Tozer and Steve France, Switzerland and 4 eeds Universitr took on Lawrence represented Great Estonia narrowly missing the Leeds Metropolitan Britian. final. in sixth place. The other / University in optimistic A large, partisan Dutch British team, including mood after their excellent crowd in the Apolhhal. Olympic champions Steve performance before Christmas Amsterdam watched the top Redgrave and Mathew Pinsent And the close match earlier ten European teams, many beat the Dutch. the crowd and in the season. but LMU kept containing Olympic oarsman. the world record to take the their unbeaten record as they raced over boom in the first Gold. run out winners 20-0. Hammel' It was LL'C who had the Soccer challenge first chance to put points on the board but Hammett put rr he Be.kett Park Sneer NRIdCZIN his penalty wide. LMU I Challenge 1993 was The tournament was plared in opened the scoring on their launched in conjunction with tremendous spirit with some first visit to the 1.1.1. 20 yard Lhl LSI; and UK soccet excellent skills on show 1)1;t,._.n- area. as Ince picked up at loose acatictutes''n the lust Saturday of wht. v.ere particularly riLa pass and spotted the gap on last term Based at the Carnegie were Brian Clove, Rub Pearsoh Leeds Untirersfty and LAW bathe it out the outside In cross in the site, this tournament WaS open to Alan Oasis. Adam Higgins and corner. wingman Dave Parry. were on the receiving end as In the end it was the speed. any course team within the Ste. c Lanchham. the tiniversitr_ 10111113Melll way csentuallv anti Advantage Another break led to EMU added to their total. A both in thought and action. of penally for obstruction right high up It' under was allowed LMU's play which gave them a It proved to he an by Human Movement studies xlthirugh behind WU had on halt' time and Snape kicked to bounce and LMU kept the deserved victory. W.21% hclming success with year 2. captained by Chris the territorial advantage for the goal leaving the interval ball alive for Lumb to score. All of the LUU players seven teams entering. :BED Viz/au-Lt, who went unbeaten long periods but could not score 10-0. Snape added the conversion. gast. 100% but could not secondary rears land A. Bed throughout the competition. primary year 4, human Many congratulations to crack the well organised LMU Early try Both sides had half quite match the place of defence. Towards the end of chances to score but LAO LMl and will rue not taking movement Studies rear 2,11ND everyone who took part and it is the half LMU began to assume Leeds University needed fill scaled the win with a late try full advantage of some Leisure studies Year 2. a hoped that teams will re-enter lot control and were rewarded early try if they were to get by Edgar after good passing powerful breaks from Owen European Languages with the forth coining summer with a fine 50 yard try by hack Into the game but they down the left. Efollyman. Business side and a mature Ii inrnarnenl ROUND THE WORLD ,

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"Will my legs hold?" and Whilst most of us were eating too much "Why did I enter the beer race turkey or worrying about our exams, last night?" spring to mind. But then its all over and you're THE L.U.S.T. were out on the piste... through the finish gate and you FINAL WHISTLE haven't screwed up like at Godfather of the 16th with only Helen May and yesterday! Helen Cochrane t ' s ThuThursday modern game, Bill December and its snowing Vanesa Haines completing the Improve on their previous performances giving the team Shankly, was once asked what heavily in Tignes. Rumours Slalom course they don't get a I 13th place. he thought of Manchester are circulating in the resort placing, In the 13 races a 5th The nteris 'A.-team tome United's long-serving manager, that a couple of the coaches are place time for Emily 1 lth and the 'B'-team come Matt Busby. 'I do not think stuck halfway up the mountain Goodfellovi. secures 8 th Malt was the greatest football in snow drifts...same hours position for the women's team 12th The star of Leeds manager." he replied. "he gent and some solid ski-ing from the University, Ian Mehardv,. later the Leeds contin reatest men's team puts them 10th again impresses the rest of the simply was the g arrive on planet chaos and the football manager.' The following day Leeds team with 10th place in fun begins. Very rarely. football is have drawn first.an eery individual slalom and giant This is the British raced with a figure who cuts experience. Every line at the top slalom and 6th in the g 1. niversity Ski Championships across parochial club lo) of the course has looked at individual parallel slalom race. run this year hy London The respect with which Sir 40 your bib and said rather you The beauty of this event Is I. niversity, Over Man Busby was held extended than me mate. The Timekeeper that it is also open to non universities are in attendance far beyond the Warwick Road sav's ' go' and you leave the racers who can learn to ski or and with 1300 students in one Responsible for pioneering starting gait. unsure of whether brush up on technique but also resort a memerohie weekend is English clubs in Europe. and you'll get to the bottom on skis get an idea of what racing is guarenteed. A Leeds UM student skis to success the creator of three successful Races kick off milli team or on a stretcher I the previous about from their racing friends g year, hopefully, at the King's Ski Races at teams. Bushy helped set the events in slalom and giant day laid seen six injuries on the which may encourage them to the followin g Pendre on Sunday. standards of post-war English slalom. Good solid runs from courses. The top of the course have a go at future Leeds may he in the drivin A string of good football. Nick Boyes-Hunter, Pete relatively Bat and the turns are championships. seat. .We have until November et our bid together, Watch performances by all Never afraid to take risks. McDevitte. Ian Millard), and wide but Own the piste sears This is a student run event to g concerned resulted in a 4th Busby invested Uniled's Adrian Simpson put the nuns off to the left and suddenly with a new committee voted in this space turnstile takings in building 'A'-team in 11th place in the drops away and you're going each year at the BUSC dry placenut of 15 after a race oft with a full strength Leeds football teams which iant Slalom. Meanwhile the somewhat faster than you'd competition. Next year LMU Ski Club fielded a g University team. combined artistry and skill women's 'A'4eam are unlucky harginned for. Questions like Sheffield will he running it but skeleton team of varied ability with organisation and Irani spirit. Tommy Faylor. Duncan Edwards. Dennis Law. George Best • these players not only knew how to play, but how to Volleyball's absence explained play for their team. That Busby could harness the hedonistic unbiased person ninth' have J.Wright also claims that distance telephone calls talents of Crerand and Best. The Sports Editor confirmed their facts and at the entry fee for L.U.U.V.0 ensued, but despite their best ciernanding their discipline and least interviewed the Men's and Women's teams efforts they were only able to responsibility. was an Leeds Student 1..1'.U.V.0 committee total £120 was paid in Oct raise 4 men and 5 women. The achievement in itself. Leeds University Union members who he maligns in 1993. remaining team players could Busby loved attacking the article, he and fellow The Club and Sports not he contacted as it was out football. Mindful of the P.O Box 157 students should know the Uniun have no record of such Of term time and many of difference that decent wingers could make to a gamc_ he Leeds LS1 1UH following. payments. The EVA were them are overseas students. The student cup is contacted four days before the Both 1..U.U.V.0 and Sports promoted a style of play which I erwrs for rile Spats trap:, ...boil lit be addressed to the pots Editor and organised hy the English event and were told they Union feel that J.Wright's accentuated loth width pincokin:g Busby and clear'y marked fir nub hcation. The deadline for letters is the Volleyball Association (EVA). could enter if they paid entry personal opinions including speed_ An atta Monklas- pro:ceding publication team could stretch a defence to They decided to hold this fees on the day. The EVA those about club funding, of event. an I5th/Ifith Jan 1994. have now re-confirmed no which the club is directly hreal.ina His Uetsr Fditnr. James Wright's article of This is outside the LUU term payments were received. responsible to (; aC, should determination to play an the 2151 January 1944 on the dates with obvious consequent The whole of this not have been published as he attractive game never floundered. even in the face of With reference to last weeks student cup ran to over 20 difficulties. This is outside the unfortunate incident revolves seems to be unaware of F. A. Cup defeats, or the first article on Leeds I niversity column inches of which 4" LUll term dates with obvious around whether L.U.U.N.0 financial systems within LIT g European Cup runs Volleyhall team absence from described the Student Cup consequent difficulties. This were aware of the time of the and the damage he may have stutterin Sometimes you can judge a the student cup 1...U.U.V.0 itself, 2" were in praise of date also clashes with event. The EVA claim that the done to the sport. football team by its Fans. AI would like to say that they .0 and the rest was a National League fixtures, information and entry forms 1..t...U.V.0 would like to Old Trafford last week. 4.1.IXKI have always and will continue vitriol and ill-judged diatribe which by the IAA's own a ere sent to a Leeds address. extend their welcome by reds sang Busby's name in to consider this event as one a gainst E.U.U.V.C. What a rules, takes precedence over The current volleyball inviting new members to join verses first chanted by those of. if not the most prestigious pity he failed to report on the the Student Cup. committee first knew of the us at training on Monday who shivered on the Stretford student volleyball event itself in more detail. For The EVA bunked and paid Student Cup arrangements Wednesday evenings 7-10pm. End hack in the I950's. It is a competitions; and would have those interested the Men's for the four sports halts used from a casual remark made to legacy to his greatness that, dearly loved to have and Women's were London for the tournament, so one member in a Yours Sincerely years later. we are still participated. Its importance and Birmingham respectively. J.Wright's phrase such as 'the Middlesbrough pub one week forty singing his name. warrants a fair and accurate Before going into print hosts'. 'co-hosts', 'own event' before the event. report. with such an article any etc were without foundation. A frantic week of long Committee Members John McLeod

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