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LADIES:c Farcical French. ~~._,.,,.. ~... ""'"' holds the key AND Dressing 'shopes. iiOOCH: '· at the Lyceum - . & Canine Inanity AUT WARNS ·oF MER ·STRIKE • Britain's universities face summer of discontent The A.U.T.are also seeking Thatcherite bargaining cli­ resolution" has not been found by fessor Peter Van dome ,head of the by Mark Campanile new national pay bargaining mate,which is anyway on its way then,the AUT intend to call a spe- AUT at Edinburgh University BRITAIN'S UNIVER- . machinery comparable to thet in out." cial emergency meeting of its pol- was cautious about the chances of SITIES could face strike the civil service. The pay claim was "It is now our intention to go icy making council to decide on its a strike. further into a confrontational next move. Tqe spokeswoman for "It's too early to say but obvi- action in the summer term if . decided upon by the policy mak- ing council of the A.U.T. in . arena.Members are,however ,de­ the AUT told Student that "Our ously,if the pay claim · is · the Association of University October last year ,and negotia- termined to fully back this claim members don't readily take rejected,the AUT executive will Teachers' 27% pay claim is tions between the CVCP and the which is long overdue,"she said. industrial action" ,but she have to look at all the options, "he not met by the Committee of AUT are due to begin in early Representatives of the policy­ wamed"lf negotiations break said. Vice Chancellors and Princi- . February. making council justified the claim down - ,there's a fair chance of EUSA President Jimmy Quinn pals. ' · · Speaking after the· pay claim by . saying it was to "redress a industrial action in the summer told Student: "obviously if there is was announced,Diana · decade of salary erosion, had term." The prospects for success- a strike it's goirig to affect students In addition to the 27% increase Walker,General Secretary of the . demoralised staff, and had caused ful negotiations do not appear 1 very badly, but losing good teach- for April1990 to March 1991, it is ~ AUT said,"Our members are · enormous problems of recruit­ . good.A spokesman for the CVCP 'ing staff is also worrying and that's proposed to add £2000 to those pretty cynical about the govern- ment and retention in univer- described the AUT's pay claim what could happen." · working at the bottom of the pay . ment's attitude to education - sities". . as"ludicrous." Quinn added that he could not lecturing sales a figure which from top to bottom. They expect The claim is not due to be He Jold St~dent: "It's up to the say if EUSA would support the would taper upwards in even steps us to come up with a strategy thet accepted or rejected until April • AUT to show thet universities AUT's claim as it did last year, to be phased out at the maximum avoids repeating an annual cycle lst.,but if what a spokeswoman have had an increase _in income of saying that the question had not point of the scale. of erosion.We don't fall for the for the AUT called a "satisfactory 27% to support their claim." Pro- yet been discussed by the SRC. EU KEEPS I'TS HEADS

by Neil Rafferty department told Stud~nt that; . - ),. .. - - . "nobody is allowed to comment" . THE University of Edin- The lJniversity's information burgh is at the centre of arow office did, however, issue a state- • after its · refusal to allow ment on Tuesday afternoon say­ ~~----~;.._.1 Aboriginal remains, kept in ing that, "the items in the collec­ the Department of Anatomy, tion w~re gathered for scholarly purposes and may be seen by to be returned to Australia those with a genuine academic for burial. interest. They are not on public The remains, which include display." pickled heads and skulls, were The statement ackno~ledged originally acquired by the Univer­ that "approaches had been made sity for research purposes but from time to time about the possi­ now, say Aborigine campaigners, ble return of some items to their they are simply "collecting dust". country of origin", but added The campaign · to have the that, "the department and the remains returned is being University, after consultation spearheaded by Mr Michael Man- · have, however, come to the con­ sell, an Aborigine lawyer. He is clusion that ... the items are best particularly interested in the skull maintained as a single collection". of William Lanney, said to be the : The National Museum in last Aboriginal Tasmanian and Chambers Street, which also owns therefore of great historical and certain Aboriginal relics, is under spiritual value. Mr Mansell has similar pressure to return them. V demanded the head be returned, Assistant curator Dr Mark Shaw ,.. "so we can give it a proper admitted that the remains were fl Aboriginal burial". "n.ot being researched at the : 0 moment" but added that "when 0 The University itself has been very reluctant to comment on the we were asked to return the affair. Professor Kauffman of the pieces, we were unable to agree to ·. - Aniitomy Department declined to do that". Dr Shaw gave "a per­ answer any questions and after a sonal guarantee that they would later inquiry a spokesman for the not ~e put on display". 2 thursday, january 18, 1990 news ~ student Tory upports SA· Links ____b_y_S_t_e_v_e_M-ar_t..::..in- .=-- found no tangible signs of a par-·. dent Kawunda of Zambia who call theid in large cities such as Dur- for a democratic South Africa, BRITAIN SHOULD foster _ban and Johannesburg. whilst, Mr Hay claimed, running sporting and business links In a number of meetings with ·Jne-party states. with South Africa according business, religious and political Such behavior w~s denounced to local Tory, Councillor lain figures Mr Hay discovered a "tre­ as the height of "humbug and Hay. _ mendous confidence that things hypocrisy", and Mr Hay said typi­ In a controversial speech made are going to change for the bet- cal of many people who call for . at Monday's EU Conservative ter", and he welcomed recent the continued isolation of the society lunch, Mr Hay declared 'large-scale investment in South .republic, when "South Africans his · "absolute support for Africa as a way of paving the way are asking us to ma~e links, not 'sportsmen who go and get to to a democratic and free enter- . the reverse". ,know the people there."· prise based state system . . The Edinburgh District coun­ cillor, who made an extensive visit The speaker commented that Councillor Hay concluded by . to South Africa last October, said he had encountered little support urging sympathisers to speak up such ties were a way to express for further economic sanctions, as against those who wished not a ·approval at the dismantling of demanded by many anti-apar­ free South Africa, but for a "black apartheid which is currently tak­ theid activists and slammed Com­ dictatorship" . . ace. Mr said that he monwealth leaders such as Presi- Councillor Ian Hoy Photo: Hugh Pinney NUS Arinounces Poll Tax UP

_ l\lfark Campanile This increase means that stu­ dents, who are liable to pay' 20% New Loans Strategy of the full charge, will have to find ·• EDINBURGH'S COM- an extra £9 next year in order tp simply incredible to suggest that by Jeff Sin ton . tered were real eased" , since there . MUNITY charge bill looks pay the tax . · were no concrete proposals for the banks involvement is some­ The N.U.S. in Scotland have M.P.s to voe upon. Further the thing that can be discarded. The set to increase by £45 next This year's'charge was, at £392 announced new plans for costs of the scheme would mean committee does not know and year- a rise of 11.5% on this a head, the highest in Scotland, their anti-loans campaign . that it would not be until2026 that cannot know what it is talking year's total. . · and these new figures suggest that They are u,rging students to the scheme breaks even. about." The figures emerged this week Edinburgh is set to remain in this A spokesperson for the N. U. S. apply for vacancies with the Turning to the potential effects after a meeting of the city's ruling _position. of the loans scheme on Scottish in London gave details of a rally to Student Loans Company Labour group to plan the coming Universities, she added that based be held in Hyde park on 15th Feb­ year's b:ldget. · Labour leaders on the council being set up in Glasgow. The on an assumption of a 4% rate of ruary to protest against the loan have blamed the increase on the new strategy is designed dis­ inflation, this would mean that the scheme, adding his -pleasure that Edinburgh Uistrict Council's government's decision to freeze rupt the administration of the debt of a student on a four year the banks had pulled out. share of the total community the rate support grant and cut scheme. course would be 50% more than a The Department of Education charge is planned to increase from non,domesti c rates. The president of N.U.S.(Scot­ student on a three year course, however confirmed that the stu­ £87 to around £108, and Lothian and assuming a 6% rate of infla- · dent loans bill would go ahead and Regional Council has already land) , Donna Mckinnon told Stu­ Paolo Vestri , secretary of the tion the figure would rise to 61%. expressed surprise that the banks proposed to increase its share by dent of her dissapointment at the district Labour group, pointed out Jack Straw, the shadow educa­ had withdrawn from the scheme. £24 to £311 , in line with the 8% failure to suspend House of Com­ that this meant that the support mons Loans Committee. She said tion spokesman, complained that Fresh proposals would soon be inflation rate. which the council gets from the that she was "absolutely appallled M.P.s were being "left in the announced but,"they had been · These figures will be decided government and the business sec­ that the committee had not been dark" and added that,"given all held up due to the banks' with­ upon next week when the council tor has been reduced quite sub­ suspended till details about how the ministerial investment in drawal immediately before meets to formulate the region's stantially. . the scheme was being adminis- agreement with the banks, it is Christmas. " budget for the coming year.

Also at Hull University, the residence found an extra little sur- uni- · which he cond~mned the introduc- Unions are celebrating partial sue- prise in his plate of meat. Part of a· ·' versity's S.R.C. concerning what . tion of student loans. . cess in their campaign for "mark­ hypodermic needle had ~ound its action they should now take. The WA RWICK: The opening of the ing by numbers"- a new method of way onto his plate. Un"ortunately SRC. . . are at t h e moment as k ing U . . •· ~ mversity's new Advanced , exam m~rking in which a number he did not discover its p-resence or more stude~ similarly T h affected to come forward so the ec no1 og y Centre, which was will be allocated to each student, until he was already chewing it. attended by Prime Minister Mar- which will be used instead of the· Lucki'ly, no great damage was situation can be properly assessed; Th LON -. garet atcher, was the scene of student's name. The various done as far as the student·was con-. D0 N: The main story at the departments have been given the u · · two seperate demonstrations - Cerned. The reputati'on of the mversity of London is predicta- b o th of wh' Ich concerned matters choice of using this scheme. The caterers however, I's an altogether bly the withdrawal of most banks of national· importance. The ·HULL: Student's at Hull Univer­ Student Union is hopeful that it f h differentmatter. Hrom t e studenth' loans scheme. ambulancemen had gathered out• sity face a bleak time this term. will be taken on by every faculty. . BER.DEEN·. Summ-a· ry warrants owever' t IS story is of additional 'd th Owing to numerous complaints A interest to students here as the SI e e centre with their own CARDIFF: An unsuspecting stu­ have been issued to several stu- demonstrati'on along wi'th th t from local residents magistrates dent,innocently eating his evening Vice-Chancellor, Lord Flower, a ' · ree o · have taken it upon themselves to dents regarding non-payment of Tory member of the House of four hundred students who were meal in a Cardiff University hall of . the poll tax. Four or five students L d h protesting against the imposition cut the Union or s,. as recently made a speech of student loans. NEWS? What's News Organic Farn.t If you think you have a news story, bring it in to the Student Offices ForEU by Susan Stephen tion has been raised from Safeway resulting from the studY. and ask for Neil. plc, the Scottish Development .will be made available through the AN ORGANIC farming Agency and the E.E.C: · creation of a Europe-wide data Alternatively ring 558 1117/8, and centre has qeen set up by the The project will cover research base involving computer net­ into organic beef and organic veg- works, publications, videos and Edinburgh School of etable production, a whole farm technical notes. . leave your message. Agriculture and the Univer­ monitoring programme and a A U.K. wide mariu!t survey is sity of Edinburgh's Centre wide range of demonstrations of also being prepar~d. ·1 . · · for Human Ecolog. It will be or«anic techniques. . · based in Edinburgh .and at Also provided at the centre will The centre is employing nine Janiesfield, a 280 acre farm be an information, advice and ~ull time people and will be draw­ service, working closely· mg on expertise of a .number near Newburgh in Fife. tr~ining t~e. the Organic Advisory Ser- outside and Funding of £600,000 for the ~Ith o~ spec~ahsts. fro~ VIce,and the Agricultural Training With m the Umversity. NEWS? centre's first two years of opera- What's News? Board. The info mation student news thursday, january 18, 1990. 3 on n e oc s

by Craig Willaims. BroYLn's behaviour after the trial Brown after the. mtam<;ms. "Mace - ended last Tuesday, when he throwing incident" in 1988. A CONTROVERSIAL drank Champagne and claimed · very strong line has also been LABOUR MP Ron Brown is the. outcome was a "political ana' taken by the National Union of mo~al victory". This claim has • Seamen. facing the greatest threat of drawn widespread condemnation his political career as many from both in and out of parlia­ members of his Leith consti­ ment. In a statement from the Tug­ tuency call for his resigna­ boat section ofthe Leith NUS, the tion. The Labour Party central offi- · members condemned Mr Brown's ces in London declined to com­ behaviour, complaining of the At present, three out of six con­ ment on the matter, as did fellow "adverse political illtpact" it will ~ stituency branches have endorsed Edinburgh MP's Alistair Darling have on the Labour Party. Declar­ a no confidence motion in Mr and Nigel Griffiths. Ron Brown, ing their lack of confidence in him · Brown. Only one branch has so · however, was unavailable for as a constituency MP, they called far come out in his support, and comment. for the motion to be put before the his own branch- Grantonffrinity­ next meeting of the constituency have yet to make a decision. A spokesman for the Transport party. and General Worker's Union told The votes come as a direct Student that during the re-selec­ result of the much publicised tion process, a third of its mem­ court case which ended last week Meanwhile Mrs May Brown bers had supported Mr Brown. continues to support her husband, with Mr Brown being fined £1000 However, he pointed out that the claiming on local radio that the for criminal damages, although he party "can't force him to resign was aquitted of stealing items Champagne incident had been set of since no disciplinary measures up by the press, and stating underwear and jewellery. The have been tal

MANAGER: "'"'""'"'Michael Campbell ADVERTISING: Jane Sowerby Zodiac Pilgrim Simon Horrocks Fiona Calder sense . to me, especially as it Lockerbie. ("Pieces of aeroplane . ' GiiiHalliday "Pisces: Recent changes in your successful as that you start to feel StephenBax life could lead to a new · that there might be something in explains just why Orson Welles falling on your head could lead to a STUDENT NEWS perspective. You need to be more this astrology lark after all. Don't was never allowed to make his change in perspective.") SERVICE: Michael Barron sensible with your money but also movie version of Dante's Inferno. Why couldn't horoscopes be Sophy Higgins to avoid the reputation of being you feel that a bunch of randomly (Why? Because Welles had some more honest or straightforward? arranged but gaseous objects PROMOTIONS: GaleTaylor mean. A sudden change in the compromising footage of Varleria Taurus: You are a kind and Hilary Lytton weather could bring luck." billions of miles away and with Giscard-D'Estang playing gentle person. Your sensitive and IslaDavie scarcely a hope of affecting each bedroom water polo with the tender nature has given you the DISTRIBUTION: Robert Lambden Horoscopes are easily the most other gravitationally obYiously TimChen blonde one from Abba at Ronald reputation of being a crawler and a utterly worthless waste of time have an intimate role to play in Reagan's house some time during fairy. You will work in a bank. IIUIWijijl ever conceived of in the entire your day-to-day life. Of c~urse the Watergate scandal, which as Aries: You are an enthusiastic history of the world and space, they do, just as JFK was everybody knows had nothing to and energetic person whose EDITOR: SungKhang with the possible exception of the assassinated by Martin Luther do with tapes but plenty to do with vivaciousness is nauseating to DEPUTY EDITOR: Alison Brown Helen KeiJer Memorial Downhill King who was subsequently NEWS: Neil Ralferty the fact that Nixon was trying to others. You conceptrate on future Badminton on Ice competition, himself silenced by Jim Morrison reunite the two Germanies but success to avoid confronting your Andrew Heavens although that at least didn't have a · Mark Campanile who before long met an untimely kept putting Denmark in by . past and present failures. You will Zoe Pagnamentll direct line to the timetable of the end at the hands of Elvis Presley mistake and so he had to be · work in a bank. FOCUS: Peter Bailey President of the USA, which may who in turn was bumped off by an silenced because, as everybody Scorpio: You are an opinionated · INTERNATIONAL: LaraBurns or may not be a ~ood thinsz. irate Pope John Paul I who must be aware by now, domineering bastard who enjoys IanYounger Yesterday, in accordance with the subsequently succumbed to a fatal Elin Piorkowski Copenhagen is the home of the eating babies and evicting old Dirk Singer quite frighteningly accurate blow from none other than our mystical seer of Prague (in exile) · grannies from their homes. You do SPORT: Chris Stephenson prediction above, recent changes very own Fatima Whitbread who who knows the secret of where to not care who you step on in order Hamish Smith in my life led to me missing a is herself now daily in fear for her find the p~wer to rule the world if to get to the top and you take great MUSIC: James Haliburton tutorial. I went absolutely wild life all becuse of - a only you can getthe time off work. pleasure in the untimely demise of DessieFahy with my money and spent nearly misunderstanding at the 1956 others. Most Scorpios are shot in ARTS: Alison Brown £1 on lunch and a sudden change Democratic Convention about the This really leaves unanswered · SungKhang the back by other Scorpios. You FEATURES: AvriiMair in the weather brought some wet pronunciation of the word the tiny point of why horoscopes . will work in a bank, subordinate to FILM: TobyScott feet. It's when predictions are so ' "controversy". It all makes perfect never _,predict an)'thing big like an Aries. Live In Fear. Andrew Mitchell WHATSON: Clare Anderson JIUFranklin Susan Gillanders MoyaWilkie Ceaucescu, the Turkey FASHION: AvriiMair a monotonous thud of feet, I . enormous beast · stuffed with SCIENCE: MaxtonWalker I am taking one step sideways fend the others off with knife and heard a shout 'It is the people, stuffing still spits with rage as a Stepben Foulger to tell you about a provoca~ · fork. The people may nev<:>r see PHOTOGRAPHY: they come, hooray. It is the . roar rises up in a mushroom cloud Tlddy MaltJaod.. tive dream I had. A dream their share of the turkey, it may 11tterton people' the darkness gives and a steady chanting 'Ceausescu, remain solid like a lump of gold in COMPUTER which has stuck in my mind nothing away but the people link Ceausescu, Ceausescu' grows another tyrant's hand. CONSULTANT IvanReld and has a point or two of arms and all march towards the until the name is barely audible. _interest besides uncover!ng square, march towards the table The father ends the prayer The facts - Poland patiently o••••u where the father continues 'Why does this generation ask for wait in longer queues for even less my love of cheese; bare with · food than ever before. The Prime EDITORIAL: AD Welcome me. 'But where is this remote place a miraculous sign? I tell you the Friday, 1 pm, can anyone get enough bread to truth, no sign will be given.' Minister appears on TV regularly A father half blind reads at the Student Off'ICes feed them.' The family sit down and as the to assure the nation he is trying. In head of a table, he reads the Bible NEWS: Thursday, 1 pm, the glasses rattle on their bases Uncle carves the mountain of gold East Germany Modrow hangs on but it is on the wrong page, noone Student as the ground trembles and the flesh, the masses go mad unable to for dear life as the masses regroup INTERNATIONAL: Wednesday, 1.15 pm knows; from memory he sights the white knuckles of the Uncle grip repress their hunger; juices pour to oppose any reintroduction of Student parable where Jesus feeds the four communism· and in Romania the SPORT: Monday, 1.45 pm, thousand. the chair's back. It is as if he, God, ·from the cuts in the Turkey's side Student stares at the arrangement beneath and drips fall,. fall, fall onto the turkey has only just been put on MUSIC: Wednesday, 1.15 pm 'If I send them home hungry, the table. they will collapse on tpe way, him and can see thousands and crowd who scream in a pool of Student My dream anticipates the ques­ because some of them have come thousands of people swarm across liquid oil. I woke in a cold sweat. ARTS: Wednesday, 1 pm, the table, along the arteries to the. The dream and now the thoughts. tions of the sceptic. In a parable Student a long distance'. candles. 'The pharisees came and began FEATURES; Wednesday, 1 pm, Two candlesticks like guard 'How many loaves do you Last year saw the death and · to question Jesus. To test him, Student towers survey the quiet streets FASHION: Wednesday, 1 pm, have?' Jesus asked downfall of many turkeys, they asked him for a sign from between the cups, plates and cut­ Student 'Seven' they replied The father metaphorically speaking (of the heaven. He sighed deeply and . .Wednesday, 1 pm, lery. and throw a strobic light on ARTS: doubled over his book, hears fat, ~ juicy and rich)). Honecker, said six faces which peer down on the Student nothing; no sound penetrates the Jaruzelsky, Husak etc and . 'I tell you the truth, no sign will FILM: Wednesday, l.30pm otherwise bare. surface. Two chil­ vacuum around the prayer he now Ceaucescu iron{cally kiiled on be given'. Student dren stand patiently, their eyes feebly breathes. Christmas day. In their wake is a The people must not expect SCIENCE: Friday, 1.30 pm barely above the table, their little Student 'He told the crowd to sit sensitive aftermath, how is the miracles to happen, these are the fingers in the embroidery of the actions of Gods. They though are tablecloth. down .... ' at this point the two sis­ turkey to be distributed? will Published by EUSPB, printed by ters enter and lower, in front of at the fate of mere mortal men of Behind, in the darkness there is every mouth get_a fair share of the Johastone's of Falkirk. them all, a;. giant turkey. The beast or will the first to the table humble mortal endeavour. I student focus 'thursday, january 18~ 1990 5 aving been convicted of implicitly set t emselves up (very ~~~fu~ h~~~~~ former mistress' flat, Ron tions of authority) as responsible · Brown, MP, celebrated with a leaders of the community. Breach champagne party calling the ver- of this trust demands reparation diet a 'moral voctory'. Clearly best expressed in the resignation of there is some triumph in being the official. branded a common criminal According to the 1981 Rep- which is obscure to the vast major- resentation of the People Act, the ity of the population but not1 it election of an MP is only void if seems, to Mr Brown. found guilty of criminal damage His notable activities are only and sentenced to one year impris- matched by his audacity in refus- onment. Mr Brown was not found ing to express any shame or regret attention in order to augment his the infamous mace incident when pation and the list goes on... guilty of the more serious criminal for his actions despite the words of notoriety, then he feigns surprise his own party whip was forced to Without wishing to sound charge of stealing the jewellery Judge Bower who, when sentenc- when there are murmurings aid the speaker in restraining Mr imperialistic and moralistic, the and underwear of his mistress ing Brown admonished him with · within his constituency for his res- Brown before he was escorted out fact is that such behaviour is both therefore the Party leadership the words: 'The fact remains. that ignation. The bravado with which of the Commons, the Leith MP is unseemly and inappropriate for a · have no formal grounds on which what you did on that evening in he embelishes every action wouJd no stranger to Iawcourts having mari in his position. to request his resignation. Mrs Longdon 's flat was a disgrace- · be comic were it were not so utterly been fined SO pounds for breach of • Of course Mr Brown could be ful exhibition of uncontrolled bad inappropriate. the peace on Thatcher's visit to Everyone loves a character and chivalrous, act in the best interests temper for which you should be Indeed this is not the first time Glasgow. what people do in their private of his party and cease being a blot thoroughly ashamed... bad that Mr Brown has hit the head- Then the reporting of his lives is their own business, True. on their notebook by resigning vol­ temper which spilled over into the lines. He appeari-to be a supreme extra-parliamentary activities But the fact is that such behaviour · untarily. But waiting for Mr M.. • {C ;~ r~ hs"" t.rr..L.I?~ 1.:, b-It ... ~

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~ l f I. 1 f r l 1" J : . '--··------~------·---' / student 6 thursday, january 18, 1990 ~ international 1\tiEXICO Fields of addiction The American Drug Enforcement Agency continues its battle with the drug barons. Dirk Singer interviewed drug enforcement officer Larry Acevedo in Mexico City.

WHAT American CBS Tele­ tion, has compared the present vision called, ''A problem we DEA campaign with "trying to can't blame on anyone else­ drain the ocean with a teaspoon." made in USA", is what Larry According to Acevedo, U.S. hoUJ1d drugs are brought into Acevedo is. trying to stop Mexico, "by plane, by sea, by before it reaches the U.S. A land, you name it." In addition, group of U.S. Drug Enforce­ Mexico has its own home grown ment Agency (DEA) agents drugs organisation br.inging local operate within Mexico, car­ opium and some marijuana into rying out 'intelligence work' the lJ.:S. Acevedo admits that, "our success rate is probably not on behalf of the PGR, the much higher than 20%." Mexican Drug comb{1ting. organisatiOQ. Acevedo does not think that the capture of Panama's former self­ The cornerstone of the DEA's appointed leader General Manuel efforts is Operation Vanguard, Noriega, will make his job any which Acevedo described as, easier. "helping to spray crops from the air, and coming back a few days "Noriega was just a middleman who played both sides of the fence. It was important that we The D EA campaign is like capture him, because we needed "trying to drain the ocean to take someone as an example. However, the drugs issue was only with a teaspoon". one of the reasons we went in there ... The problem is that if you later to make sure the job is done, remove one guy in the link , providing' planes and helicopters there's fifteen others ready to take for the Mexicans, and collating over." information in order to help the Mexicans make the necessary Perhaps it is not so surprising arrest's." that the DEA downplays Poppies are once again ·the symbol for bloodshed - this time in the· Mexican drug war Noriega's importance. A recently publicised 1984 letter, from the What the Mexicans do with the ing other crops,. but it is very Addicts are given drugs on pre­ That would be a burden on the· information provided, has then DEA Chief, Francis Mullen difficult as there is a cultural scription, yet the number of to Noriega, praised the drug­ medical field, and who's going to recently provoked some criticism aspect involved as well. I mean, addicts does not seem to be get- foot the bill?" within Mexico. Amid the trafficker and CIA- agent: "Your these people have been growing So what is the long-term ans­ announcement by Javier Coello long-standing support for the the stuff and chewing the leaves wer? "Finding that is not part of Trejo, Mexico's anti-drugs boss, . Drug Enforcement agency is for hundreds of years, you can't The problem is that if you my job. The problem is largely "that impunity has disappeared in deeply appreciated. Thank you just tell them to start growing remove one guy in the link, ours in so much as it is a problem this country", aircraft which were veor much for the autographed . corn. They're not stuRid either- if there's fifteen others ready of supply and demand. Maybe this reportedly drugs-laden have been photograph. I have it framed and they stand to lose money, then is ap. issue that society as a whole shot down. In response, Acevedo it is proudly displayed in my they'll tell us to get the fuck out!" to take over. simply admitted that "the DEA office." has to address, and maybe one has does have a network of identifying . Would decriminalisation of to look at the criminal justice sys­ incoming aircraft, and passes that • Accordmg to A~eve~o , a carr?t drugs take the traffic out of the ting any less. If we legalise drugs, tem as well. But an answer? I information on " as well as a stick IS bemg used 111 hands of criminals, and allow gov­ we admit defeat and that the situa­ don't have one. Hell, if I had it, I · trying to stop the drugs flow into ernments to regulate and control tion is out of control. If you wouldn't give it to you to publish,

Earl Crown, President of the the U .S. "Th~re are programmes the supply? "Look at what's hap- legalise drogs_1 you have more I'd sell it to the U.S. government Wash_ingtory D .C. Police Associa- to get growers to switc~ to grow- . pening over witli you in England. addicts and a larger problem. .for a million dollars!"

EAST GERMANY Destiny unknown - At first they shouted "Gorbi, seems that few are aware of these East Germans are now free to determine their own political future. Gorbi!" at demonstrations. Dur­ dangers. The calls for reunifica­ Stephanie Noblett found that this new-found liberty is the cause of concern ing I-ielmut Kohl's recent visit to . tion have aroused nationalist feel­ Dresden they called out "Helm ut! ing and small groups of right-wing as well as hope. Save us!". The reunification of radicals have come to light. Germany is considered definite, it is merely a question of when and Despite . everything the THE JUBILATION of the urity. well prepared nor confid~nt . how. Many see reunification as reformed Communist Party is past few months in the GDR Under the old system, repres~ One thing that most people the only hope for their hopelessly expected to get over 30% in the and especially .in Leipzig, is sive as it was, people knew where agree on is that the last 40 years dilapidated economy. next election. Even if the word difficult for anyone from the -they stood, there was a certain represent an unsuccessful experi­ socialism is deleted from West to understand. The order to everything and certain ment and that they refuse to con­ At a recent demonstration stu­ everyone's vocabulary the funda­ peaceful and reasoned procedures to follow. Now it tinue being guinea pigs. For dents distributed a fly-sheet under mental structure of society is seems almost as though there is no many, socialism has become a the headline 'We are worried socialist and it is not going to dis­ revolution that took place system, the old was disabled dirty word. Particularly in places about our country'. They warned appear overnight. Building upon has proved to people that before the new couli.i be formed to like Dresden where West German that the ideological dictatorship this socialist structure and intro­ .they really do have the power take its place. Many government T.V. cannot be picked up, people could simply be replaced by a ducing reforms without losing the to change things. departments appear not to exist think that under West Germa~ money-based dictatorship and excellent welfare provisions· anymore, no-one knows where to style capitalism the streets woulcf that the elite could continue to already in existence may produce People are overjoyed at having go if they want to complain about be paved with' gold. In a country exist under a different guise. They a functioning compromise bet­ been liberated from the fear of the something. New political parties where everyone has the right to were also concerned that a high ween capitalism and socialism. Stasi or secret police, who have have formed and are beginning to work, the right to free medical . standard of living could only be The evolution of such a system - a long stifled all hope of change. As work towards a democratic elec­ treatment and a free education achieved by exploiting the Third living fusion between East and everyone settles down after the tion but since neither pdt\tical par­ the average citizen cannot fully World and that the newly West- may be the only hope for a Christmas celebrations thoughts ties nor elections as we know them imagine the more unpleasant awakened environmental con­ peaceful and united future not are now beginning to turn to the have ever existed in the history of aspects of a 'survival of the fittest' sciousness will be crushed by con­ just in Germany but in Europe as future and there is growing insec- the GDR, people seem neither society. sumerism. Unfortunately, .it J:t wnore. student international thursday, january 18, 1990 7 SOUTH AFRICA Let them hang

IN 1988 an average of two South African justice is the use ot people per week were the 'common purpose' doctrine as hanged in South Africa. This The case ofthe Sharpel!..ille Six in 1988 brought international attention to the a basis of conviction for memb.ers of a crowd. The international out­ week British papers are high- flaws in the South African legal system. LaraBurnsexamines the injustices . lighting the 'barbaric' death cry over the case of toe Shar­ which still continue. · peville Six, who were convicted sentence imposed by on this basis, eventually forced extremists which still hangs the SA government to commute over Salman Rushdie: yet the their death sentences. British government refuses . . Yet the legal precedent to break its ties with a regime remains. Many of those recently whose legal system has convicted under the 'common thousands of barbaric deaths purpose' ruling have had death on its hands. sentences imposed. Although many of the accused may not have Exact details · of the numbers taken part in the killing, their pre­ hanged in South Africa are impos­ sence at the time preceding the sible to obtain. According to the murder (even by as much as an SA Barometer more than 4,253 hour) is used as evidence' of com­ people have been hanged there plicity. since 1910. Initial figures for 1989 Twenty five people in Upington led Amnesty International to were convicted of complicity in hope for some change in this murder in April 198S. In May last rigorous policy. However, their

"More than 4,253 people "Tear gas and electric have been hanged in South batons are used to force the Africa since 1910." condemned to the gal­ lows."

latest released figures prove otherwise. Between January and year 14 received the death sen­ June last year 34 people were exe­ tence. In June their right to appeal cuted: 10 were hanged iii the was refused. In September the space of 12 days alone in June. head of their legal defence team was murdered. The Government The sheer barbaric inhumanity has now refused to give their of execution by hanging was dis­ lawyers the scheduled dates of cussed at the Black Sash National their hangings, preventing any Conference in February 1988. last minute stays of execution Sheena Duncan argued that if from being launched. hangings were s.till carried out in BlackSash women demonstrate to prevent the hanging of the Sharpeville Six. public, the resulting outcry would This is the system of 'justice' immediately bring this practice to which South African organisa­ In 1981, a South African MP, in 1986. During 1988, he was twice charge of public violence for mur­ an end. Judge Ray Leon, who has tions such as Black Sash and David Dalling, tried to raise ques­ subjected to the terrifying der: His death sentence was witnessed hangings in Pretoria o'thers are fighting. Individuals tions on a parliamentary order announcement of the final reduced to 30 days imprisonment. Central Prison, admitted that he such as Helen Suzman and paper about hanging. He wanted scheduling of his execution. Twice was against the death penalty. (Although he had already been in Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and to know the average time the con­ he was granted last minute stays of Imposing the death sentence prison for more than two years.) Amnesty International continue demned had to wait between arri­ execution. In November 1988 his caused him great distress, he said, to call for a moratorium on all val at the gallows to the time of trial was reopened. A sworn The fact that the unjust legal . and it took some days to recover executions. They demand an offi­ hanging; if they were given a seda­ affidavit from the single witness system mainly victimises blacks is afterwards: "One is in a very real cial public commission of enquiry tive; whether a doctor was pre­ on whose evidence Setlaba was . indisputable. Out of 151 people . sense causing someone to be kil­ into the South African legal sys­ sent; whether physical force was originally convicted, admitted executed from January 1988 to led." used to 'persuadei convicts from June 1989 , five were white. Helen tem and its· use of the death pen­ that he had lied to the court as a alty. cells to the gallows. According to result of police coercion. In Suzman, the well known white Witnesses watch men and reports, the Minister of Justice, in March 1989, Setlaba's sentence Liberal , publicly highlighted the women subjected to a slow death, In April 1989 Minister of Jus­ a personal appeal to Dalling, was commuted to 20 years impris­ bias of one case in 1989. The same accompanied by extreme fear. urged him to withdraw the ques­ onment. judge who had originally sen­ tice H J Coetsee reported that 275 They defecate and urinate tions, since the answers would be tenced Solomon Nongwati sen­ prisoners were under sentence of involuntarily, sometimes there "too gruesome." The numbers of prisoners who tenced two white farmers. A black death in Pretoria prisons alone. are emissions of blood. Tear gas have had their death sentences farm worker had allegedly killed How many more have since been and electric batons are reportedly At question is not only the dis­ commuted reveals the tenuous their dog. They had tied him to a sentenced in the whole of the used to force the understandably turbingly brutal method of execu­ reliablility of South African legal tree for two days and assaulted country is unknown. Despite reluctant condemned to the gal­ tion. The unreliable 'justice' pro­ sentences. In many cases, defen­ him, resulting in his death. One heightened international cam­ lows. In 1981 the Prisons Depart­ vided by the South African legal dants are forbidden even the right farmer received a 5 year sus­ paigns, the despicable hangings ment also unwittingly disclosed· system has led to world-wide hor­ of appeal. Solomon Nongwati was pended sentence, a fine and continue. The Upington 14 are that "the present facilities at the ror and opprobium. one of four trade unionists con­ monthly payments to the victim's just a few of those who daily await gallows make provision for the victed of murder in 1987 and sen­ family, the other was fined . the call to the gallows. simultaneous hanging of up to 7 This legal system allowed Paul tenced to death. In 1988 the condemned prisoners." Setlaba to be sentenced to death Appeal Cm1rt substituted a The most infamous example of With thanks to Amnesty International. Paola Buonadonna extolls the opportunities • ERASMUS that the scheme offers. IF THE friendly overseas countries as _part of their degree, not tuition fees. If you decide to go, 'usually the­ number of students apply, the student you have just invited the courses being assessed by the The average period of stay third year is the best time. This Department will select the candi­ for a coffee suddenly looks home university. The project is abroad is six months. The means that at the beginning of dates by a test (sometimes a lan­ you in the eyes and tells you; . financed by an annual grant of the minimum is three months but the your second year you should find guage test). This is of course European Commission. The standard is moving towards a out from your Director of Studies -I am here with Erasmus ... - , purely hypothetical given that, at money it receives is employed in whole year. Why should a student whether your Department is the present time, the number of do not let this mislead you. two distinct ways. Payments are of Edinburgh University be involved in any agreement with candidates per department is on What they are referring to is made to universities to allow interested.in Erasmus? Of course other European universities. At average 2 or 3. not the (dead) Dutch meetings and discussions between the first answer would have to be the moment Edinburgh Univer­ ·philosopher: it is instead the different departments. This part for the excitement of travelling, sity is involved in 20 programmes, European Community of the programme is the Inter­ seeing new places, meeting new each of them involving exchanges One of the difficulties that the with a number of foreign-univer­ programme is facing is the reluc­ Action Scheme for the University Cooperation Prog­ people. But this experience is also ramme (JCP). The second type of very useful careerwise. With the sities (from 4 to 6). The next step tance of British people to learn Mobility of University Stu­ payment is used to provide stu­ opening of the frontiers in 1992 will be to try to learn the language other languages. It is up to you to dents. dents with linguistic preparation mobility will become an essential of the country you want to apply alter this trend and to enjoy the The Erasmus Project started before they leave their own coun­ element of every profession and for, even if at this stage there is unique opportunity you are three years ago. Its main aim is to tries. What students have to pay having taken part in the Erasmus still no assurance that at the end of offered by Erasmus. If you would encourage European students to for in the host country is accoma­ Project will be a significant addi­ the year the programme will in like further details contact Dr. . take courses in other European dation and ~eneral facilities but . tion to your Curriculum Vitae. effect be operating. If a l.a rge Brian Barron, 6 Buccleuch Place. student · 8 thursday, january 18, 1990 sport • ive la I

bring them a better result than last This year's Five Nations Cham­ year's game. Stand-off Peter Rus­ pionship begins in two days time , sell, brother of Edinburgh Uni­ with none of the sides looking versity full back Johnny Russell, strong enough to win outright. and Gary Halpin have been called The coveted Grand Slam looks up to their Triple Crown bid. safe for another year, but some of the Home Nations can have seri­ In reality , however, the Irish ous aspirations to the Triple perhaps lack the flair needed for Crown. title success. They have no dazzl­ ing matchwinners, but rely on pas­ The French, as always, pose the sion and commitment, typified in greatest thrreat to any of the their game against the New Home sides title bids. They pos­ Zealanders; unfortunatley this sess some of the most talented may not be enough to sustain a individuals in the game, which challenge on the Triple Crown. makes them equally dangerous The forwards lack height and home and away. could find themselves struggling badly in the lineout depart­ Dining the past five years we ment,particularly against the have witnessed a chinge in French English. There is an acceptance in tactics towards a game plan which Ireland that their front line is not bears heavily on grinding forward that strong and that is where they play, but the sparkling open play could fall down badly in the games of the backs still creates blistering against the games against the opportun~t counterplay the English and the Frerych whose thrills crowds the world over. packs are quite monstrous. The backs were tested last year and were found wanting in the Despite the experiments that defensive situations,a perfect the French tried with success example was in the match at Mur­ against the Wallabies, Ferroux, rayfield against Scotland where the domineering coach, has they concededed five trys,how- reverted to his trusted formula of ever they were able to counter heavy, crunching forward play, with three excellent trys them­ supported by the flair of Blanco selves. and Sella. Saturday sees the start of this year's Five Nations Championship. As ever, The Scots also have some tre­ The French face the the coveted Triple Crown and Grand Slam are under·thre~;~t, but do a~y of mendous loose forwards, and do beleaguered Welsh at the Arms the present teams possess the all-round skill needed to take outright have a very tight . and well Park on Saturday as firm favour­ organised front five. If the Hast­ ites. Wales have long lived in the victory? Bruce MacGregor assesses the chances of each of the sides and ing brothers are on form and the shadows of the great teams of the asks whether this year will see a truly great side with the ability to carry boot of Chamers keeps the Scots Seventies, and for the first time going forward then Scotland the selectors are being .forced to away a rare Grand Slam . ... should do well. pick sides devoid of any individual Scotland,according to French brilliance, in the search for a solid coach Ferreaux are the team they team effort. worry most about. This comes from the organisation of the Scots Crushing defeats at the hands of and the way in which they stick to the All Blacks have bought the their game plan. The Scots obses­ Welsh into the modern game with sion with the rucking game does a bump; at last they are taking give a very consistent base for note of the lessons that they have their backs to work from, it could been harshly.taught, and, as Eng­ however be their very downfall if land learned to their horror last the opposition manage to stop year, the Welsh are never to be Chalmers receiving clean ball taken lightly, especially in Car­ which is vital to the Scots cause. diff. On paper it looks as though the They have chosen a heavy pack game at Murrayfiled against the to combat the french, a balance English will be the Triple Crown of wily experience and new found decider, but the Irish and Welsh youth that should combine well. no doubt would protest against The backs have all been chosen this. A final prediction would be for their attacking ability, which that the French will win the cham­ promises an open game against create a winning side, at least on the England pack with a vastly recent Lions tour, when Rob pionship possibly shared by the the French wizards. Paul Thor­ paper. There is no doubt that they experienced front row, supported Andrew showed the perception · Scots or English. It will be very burn's ever reliable boot will no will suffer from the loss of Mike by arguably the best second row and confidence that cuold be the surprising if at the end of the doubt keep the points ticking Teague (although possibly only combination in the world, of key to English glory. The natural championship the loser has no over. In all the W.R.U wiil be for the Irish game), and also the . Wade Dooley and Paul Ackford. talent of Rory Underwood and points at all, Ireland and Wales hoping that all their hype will not inspiration of No. 8 Dean This pair's awesome line-out the try scoring capabilities of · both have the passion and "fire to be thrown straight back in their Richards will be sorely;nissed. strength will be crucial to success. Jeremy Guscott may well bring create, upset and throw the form faces. J!ngland enough points to sneak book out the window. The Australians agreed that The skill and flair of the backs honours. these two were the pick of the seems to have been ignored in All in all it should result in a England have shown great Lions forwards on the Summer recent seasons. The problem of The Irish face the task of a trip highly competitive and altogether promise over the last three years, tour. The introduction of Puai the lack of a genuine playmaker to Twickenham on Saturday, hop- close season; make sure you don't" and certainly have the potential to Rendlfl and Jeff Probyn provides could have been solved on the ing that their two new caps will miss any of it. 'student sport thursday, january 18, 1990 9

ROWING At the end of last term, a large contingent of Edin­ Mills miss burgh University rowers travelled to Aberdeen for the Go Dutc-h that is ! Inevtably, Kintyre equll­ SHINTY zed when Dougie Ross could onlv deflect a long range effort into the The finals day proved to be very A. five liour journey and a dodgy top of his net. Holding no advan­ WHILE the majority of pitch meant a tricky cup-tie for a Edinburgh lay in bed recov­ successful for us even after two tage and playing into the wind, Uni previous nights of heavy socialis­ side who had done untold damage iooked set for a heavy defeat in the ering from Hogmanay celeb­ ing. to the team's potential .over the second half but rose to the chal- rations, our team of 12 break. However the on -bus antics ------­ players set off on our Holland In Group B, Wendy Nicolson began early and in relieving him- Edin. Uni 1 tour at 10 am on New Year's won the ladies' singles, Kerry self, Davie Cameron also relieved K'ntyre 1 McKay won the mixed doubles' some of the tens I morning. Our destination and Grant Nairn won the gent. 's being the University 'twente singles. In Group C we almost in Enschede for the Interna­ swept the boards clean. Kirsty tional Student Badminton quibell won the ladies' singles, Tournament 1990. and Jennifer Inglis showed true Novice Rowing· Champion­ form as ladies' captain by bounc- · ing to success in both the ladies' ships. • After two days of travelling, doubles and mixed doubles finals. In the mens fours event, the visiting Amsterdam en route, we Mairi Stewart came runner-up in Edinburgh 'A' crew, overcoming eventually arrived at the univer­ the handicap of rowing with the ladies' singles and ladies' dou­ sity somewhat tired. A we_lcome bles. wooden oars, were never chal­ glass of wine, however, d1d not lenged in the heats, and won the soften the blow ffiat all of us were final against Aberdeen with il sleeping together on a kitchen The gent. 's singles final turned couple of lengths to spare. The floor in someone's flat! Thus, not out to be an all-Edinburgh final women's event was dominated by surprisingly, the start of the tour­ with David Hunter just managing the Edinburgh team, with the 'A' hament the next morning did not to beat Campbell Evans to the and 'B' crews both reaching the find us in perfect sporting mood. title; Campbell also came runner­ final. This turned out to be a very up in the gent. 's doubles. closely contested race with the ~ crew closing fast over the final lOO However, the competitive atmos­ Our 'players also achieved nota­ metres. On the line, the umpires phere and · off-court massages ble success on the social side. The BurJ:h battle for ball. could not separate the crews and soon awakened us to better ~?rm. girls showing the greatest s_tamina declared the result to be a dead­ for beer drinking and dancmg and on without necessarily cleaning the lenge to produce a disciplined, heat. For both squads, attention The tournament was played the boys for their success in the air. On the field, Uni started in determined display, rather now turns to London, and the over three days and comprised spare rib eating contest. emphatic style. Straight from tfie uncharacteristic of the side. The Head of the Riv~r Races ·for singles doubles and mixed dou- . ble whistle, Victor Clements chested swarming home attackers were Eights at the end of this term. For bles Each event was split into All in all a very enJoya down Dave Mill's far post corner repeatedly frustrated and good the men, this provides an oppor­ four. categories dependent on abil- • experience was had. Too soon, 1 for Randy Korarch to give the side distribution from midfield ensured tunity to renew their battle with i ty. Three of our players par- however, came the .time . to.. eave. a flying start to the decade. Unfor­ we had several chances as well, the Scottish National crew, ticipating in Group B -regional With a farewell and thanks to our tunately, lack of adequate support although Dave Mills somewhat tletore then, there are a senes of standard, and the rest in Group C fantastic hosts, we set off home­ for the latter meant that several spoiled an otherwise masterful head races and International - league standard. The doubles ward, dreaming of soft, warm well constructed chances were performance by fluffing a penalty Assessments ~ providing a chance having all"international flavour by beds and our invitation to return wasted, this correspondent being shot, the keeper having to advance to impress-the selectors before the playing together partners from in 1991. especially guilty, repeatedly blag­ ten yards to clear the. wide open Scotland Team for the Asian different countries. · Mairi Stewart ing the ball home. High over tlte spaces at Peffermill should ensure Rowing Championships in Hong bar and across the sea to Ireland. a different result in the replay ! Kong in April is announced. The second half saw AjaxAlloa INTRA-MURAL SPORT with most of the possession yet THIS WEEK'S RESULTS few scoring chances whilst W AFC Rugby burgh mamtamed the pressure The blustery conditions that threatened with some fast breaks. from their seventeen point cush­ 1st XV v. Perthshire 0-32 L RUGBY prevailed last Sunday did little to It eventually took a good piece 2nd XV v. Livingstone 33-0 W ion, and Burchnell in his final dampen the pace and commit­ game before retirement, excelled skill from Jan Smorcheski to beat Freshers v. Ross High 3rd W The XXX's went into this game ment shown by both sides. It was ,using that famous dummy of his, playersin the Ajax box, his shot Vandals v. Dunbar 3rd L knowing that a good win was W AFC who emerged as victori­ necessary to prevent relegation. firstly to unleash Dunhill for a hit the keeper and a kind bounce 2nd XV v. Freshers 32-30 W ous and moved to the top of the gave Tony Crabbe the chance he The strongest side of the season surging try and then to allow him­ table thanks to this victory over Hockey was assembled offering a strong self to ·sneak in for a score on the to smash the ball into the back of the league~ader the net. More chances for WAFC 2nd XI v. 3rd XI 4-0 W positive mental attitude to this blind. The game was rou~ded off had to wait until four minutes Law Soc v. Holland House 3-0 W game. Edinburgh should have monopolised more with the wind from time when Pete Trainer met XXX33 WAFC2 a perfect corner with a glorious Football they were playin~ with in the fir~t header. Ajax came back with 1st XI p ·tl d _ half. Andy Hay s excellent pos•- Ajax 1 v. enca1 an 2 2 k' k' t sed to Livingstone 3 some last minute efforts 2nd XI v. Bank Villa o-1 L tional 1c mg was no u · 3rd XI v. Fauldhouse 1_3 L great affect, but eventually the with another try ·from Tulloch, As the game began, WAFC But the Wafc goalkeeper Pug­ backs were released and gouod compliments of Hopley, for a 33- began to put together some useful wash saved the' day with some Volleyball spport play led to a try in the 3victory. If Edinburgh can pro­ attacks aided by the wind behind excellent goalkeeping. corner by Tulloch. The half was duce more of these performances, them. Several times they nearly------"':',-----,~ Men VII v. Perth 0-3 L rounded off with two weD worked ' Ladies VII v. Jets Juniors 3-1 W with a stronger more disciplined opened the scoring with efforts by Congratulations to sports Edito~ trie coming from good second scrum, feeding the scoring ability Matt Moore and Kit Munday . It Hamish and Jackie for the recent phase possession from the for­ of the backs, then they can cer­ was Ajax Alloa however who birth of daughter Sarah, weighing Shinty wards, which were finished off at tainly make up for last terms dis­ scored first against the run of play in at 7 lb 9 oz, the best result of the 1st XI v. Kintyre 1-1 · the end of the line by Boisier and appointments. as W AFC began to tire week! Hopley. After the break Edin- over a cheque from the General Council · to help fund the refur­ bishme~t of premises for the Fit­ Sports Centre round-up ness Assessment and Sports Injuries Centre. 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ournalism is a tough job. Last Tuesday two intrepid correspondants from the b~st stu­ dent newspaper in Britain (i.e. this one) headed for the Appleton Tower to tackle Jone of the biggest brains in the cosmos, Noam Chomsky, Professor of Linguisti~s and suspect that it was with some relief that Chomsky Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of • finally escaped from the journalists' clutches and Technology, who had been invited by SEAD went out to face the 400-strong audience where he and Oxfam to lecture on US policy in Central I could say his piece without interruption. Given that America. Would he give an interview to mere in his recent book he speaks of "the narrowconformism of the media" and their "uniformity and obedi­ student journalists? More importantly, if he did, ence ..... which any dictator would admire", I suppose would we understand him? I clutched in my poc­ the jpournalists were lucky to get interviews at all. ket my 'Penguin Dictionary of Long and In fact, what he said to the press was more or less the Difficult Words Spoken With an American same as what he said in the lecture, and what he said in Accent'. the book too, except that on Tuesday he concentrated The nice lady from Oxfam forgot to ask. us for our rather more on Panama, for obvious reasons, remarking $1.50 admission fee and took us through to the 'press that it was the first US aggression on a foreign power interview room', which turned out to be a slightly dusty since the war which did not use the Soviet Union as an ·and squalid store-cupboard next to the lecture hall. No­ excuse. I wondered if he included the raid on Tripoli? one else was there. We stared gloomily at the broken The essence of Professor Chomsky's arguement in all Van der Graf generator and thousands of plastic his political writing is that the US in its foreign policy molecules. Were we in the right place? Would the Mas­ takes it for granted that the Third World is a storehouse ter even enter such a dustbowl? I plucked up some of natural resourses for the use of US industry. Anything enthusiasm and dutifully found two chairs, which I that gets in the way of US exploitation of these resources placed as Robin Day does on the telly. One of them must therefore be crushed, either by subversion or by wasn't broken, so I prepared that one for the famous armed force. In particular, the US dislikes any signs of po&terior by wiping off the dust with my sleeve. nationalism, since that may threaten its access to Ten minutes went by and we started suspecting the resources, and so it intervenes to upset nationalistic Oxfam lady of fibbing. Then a rather droopy-eyed hack movements as quickly as possible. from Glasgow stuck his head round the door, scowled at This kind of viewpoint is obviously something most us, then came in and parked himself on the clean chair. people in the US don't like to hear, (Chomsky wryly cal­ Three other hacks followed. We all waited. The Oxfam led himself a "pariah"; doubtless worse terms have been lady came in and asked us for $1.50. invented for him) but given the more radical tradition of Suddenly the action started. The door flew open, and European political thinking, this way of looking at the in came a small man with glasses followed by a tall, dis­ US cannot strike Europeans as very extreme, or even tinguished grey-haired stranger who looked around the particularly original, though less commonly voiced in room with a benevolent smile. The great man at last! Britain than on the continent. "Professor Chomsky!" announced the lady from Oxfam, Nonetheless, his marshalling of the evidence, his and everyone clustered around the tall stranger. "Can choice of examples, his extensive knowledge of the liter­ you tell us ..... " began the d_roopy ~an from Glasgow, ature and anecdotes, and above all his quietly persuasive and the tall stranger went bnght red. manner means that even when he was stating things we Once the confusion had been cleared up and it was knew or strongly suspected before, he was stimulating realised that, yes, Chomsky was the small, retiring, bes­ and inspiring. He was also remarkably down to earth for pecaled one - not the tall distinguished one - the serious someone who is first and foremost a 'high' academic - I hacking could begin. The rest of us were still hiding our didn't need my dictionary once. blushes, but not the droopy man from Glasgow. By judi­ To give some examples of the way he sees things: the cious use of his elbows, obviously sharpened for the US public he describes as the Government's "domestic occasion, he got beside his new victim and thrust his enemy". On the Cold War: it served a "useful function" Sony Walkman at the Professor's jaw. His penetrating in keeping the population of the US happy to spend and well-thought out question revealed that he knew more on overseas interference. On the Noriega trial: Chomsky's thought as well as he had known his face. "ridiculous", since the General was "a very minor "Can you give us some idea of what you're going to talk figure" in drugs trafficking, and hadn't changed since the about, Professor?" days when he enjoyed full US backing. Britain he called Professor Chomsky seemed quite shy - not at all the the "lieutenant" of the US in Europe, and Israel was the prima donna you might expect. Since his seat had been "51st US state". thrown aside in the rush he had to stand up, and he clung Some of his most interesting comments were reserved firmly to the table, tapping his white training shoes nerv­ for the shape of the world in years to come. The past two ously in the dust. But when he began to talk, he was decades have seen a gradual movement towards three · calm, insistent and thoroughly in command. A jour­ power blocks, centered on Japan, the US and Germany, nalist's delight. He could talk in full sentences for with their three strong currencies. What the US fears minutes at a time without prompting, as if reading from most, according to Chomsky, is a strong Ewrasian carefully prepared text. The droopy Glaswegian grunted alliance, which would leave them in second place. his thanks, removed his Walkman from the great man's Where Gorbachov fits into all this was not made clear, lip, and gave us space to move in. and in fact it could be said (and other writers have said it) I was just about to ask him why he thought journalists Chomsky seems strong in his attacks on what others do, were the scum of the earth (I paraphrase from his recent but rather less solid or explicit on what should be done Perhaps the world's most influential book) when a large lady sailed across the room shouting instead. This is precisely why he is a political commen­ visit to Scotland last week where he that she was from BBC Radio, and therefore important. tator, rather than a political philosopher or theorist, versity . .Stephen Bax· went to hear · No, we couldn't finish our question. She was in a hurry, . although an interesting one. Given the relatively and anyway she wasn't bothering to stay for the lecture orthodox politics of our own media it is most refreshing and (right) assess the contribution so we just had to wait. And she was from The BBC, to hear a more radical view so well put, even if you don't made in the fields of linguistics, which is Important. I muttered under my breath that she . always agree in detail.. had answered my question herself, thanks very much, The questions at the end were dominated by - you and the poor Professor tweaked nervously at his ear and guessed it - the BBC, the droopy man from Glasgow, no doubt remembered her behaviour for his next book. and other hacks trying to earn an honest living. I didn't She bludgeoned him for ten minutes about the Church in get a word in edgeways. If the Professor comes again I Costa Rica and then sailed out majestically. shall definately sharpen my elbows . •

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be included in the Fontana "Modern Masters" series.) It is worth noting, though, and surprising, that although he is a familiar name in the USA and Europe, and recog­ nised there as one of the ·century's outstanding thinkers, he is little known in Britain except by academics in these areas. ow do children learn language? With hen trying to explain Chomsky's impact on apparently little effort almost all chil­ these disciplines it is impossible to separate dren learn to speak accurately in a few what he says from the way he says it. He short years. But how do they do it? W has al~ay s been renowned as a public H sp7a~er. A lecturer m the Department of Applied Lin­ Linguists in the fifties thought they had the answer: children listen again and again , then repeat what ·they gUistiCS told me that he saw Chomsky lecturing in Edin­ he~ r. If Mummy and Daddy smile and nod, then the burgh twenty years ago, at the height of his powers, and ~hi.ld ~epeats it later to please them, and eventually, by that the performance was "breathtaking".His prose too Imitation and by building up a store of acceptable (when not technical) is extremely persuasive. What phrases , he or she learns the whole language. As with comes across when- you read is that he is some sort of Pavlov's famous experiment in which dogs "learnt" to c~usade~ on a semi-divine mission, struggling to con­ expect food whenever they heard a bell, children were vmce shghtlyslow mortals of something that is obviously seen as responding to rewards and learning by habit. true. At times, in fact, he seems amazed that anyone At the time, thirty years ago, Noam Chomsky was still could doubt s~ch obvious truths at all ,and can even i~ his twenties ~nd had only recently moved into linguis­ come across as a little dismissive of people who don't see tiCS after studymg mathematics for his first degree. In the problem as he does. spite of his youth, in the eight years from 1957 to 1965 he . This means that, as with all determined crusaders was to demonstrate convinvincingly hat this way of look­ some people see him as a guru who can do no wrong. ing at learning was far too simplistic. In doing so he chal­ (Other crusaders in this mould perhaps include Mrs lenged and effectively overthrew years of work in lin­ T.h~tcher and Tony Benn.) His strength in debate and guis~ics and psychology almost single-handed, and set in his Iconoclasm have given him a core of devoted·follow­ motiOn a radical rethink and a lively - at times violent - ers in .linguistics w~o will accept no challenge to his debate about the nature of language, the nature of authonty. But as With all such figures , their opponents knowledge and the nature of the human mind. One thing are equally violent in their style of debate, and the resul­ was sure, however, and was soon accepted universally: tant lack of_det~tchment is arguably a bad thing in a sup­ he must be right that children could not be learning lan­ posed!~ objective academic discipline. Chomsky's way guage by mere repetition and response. There must be of argumg, by demqlishing his opponents, has undoub­ some other explanation. tedly contributed to the problem, and he has been Briefly, Chomsky objected to that view of learning accused of being dogmatic, and selective in his use of evi­ because, he argued, human beings are creative. When dence, defending too strongly and inflexibly his own we speak we don't only repeat sentences we have heard theories in a~eas where they seem at best dubious. from other people. If you think about it for a moment, In recent years the tide has turned against him in you can quickly come up with a perfectly good grammat­ respect of his detailed work on language. It has been ical sentence which no-one has ever uttered before. This argued that his theories are untestable, and therefore important fact means that we have an ability far above could ~ever be prove~ right or wrong. How can anybody mere repetition. We are not like parrots, or rats running know If there IS an mnate device in our brains which round a maze in the hppe of rewards. We actually have ~elps us learn language? And if there is no way of know­ the ability to work out (subconsciously) the "rules" of ~ng , how does the theory help us progress in understand­ how sentences are structured, and then to use that know­ I~g the whole problem? More effort is nowadays being ledge to make new sentences. For example, a child soon d1rected at the Study of language not as something sepa-• realises that we say "good boy" and not "boy good", and rate from other human activities, which seems to be how can eventually extend this knowledge about the struc­ Chomsky wants to treat it, but as something firmly ture of the language to other nouns and adjectives. rooted in society. If, as seems true, we have this ability to work out rules If we look ahead to the future, I suspect one of the and then apply them in future situations, where did we most enduring features of his work will be what he get it from? Chomsky's answer was that we must be born brought from mathematics in terms of rigour and the with it. According to his theory; we have an innate "de­ c~reful analysis of language in a way which few before vice" which allows any child to learn any language - a him had attempted. Close, quasi-mathematical analysis kind of "built-in microchip" - and that because of this all of language structure is now an established part of lin­ languages created by the human mind must share a core ,guistics, more so than it was before 1957. But writers of identical characteristics, which have come to be ~ave . m?re recently been talking of a post-'Chomskyan known as "universal grammar". It is the quest for these h~gu~stics, as more and more linguists in the cynical supposedly universal features in human languages which eighties moved into less idealistic endeavours than the has occupied him and many other linguists ever since. search for a universal grammar. It will be clear even from this brief outline that This is not, finally , to belittle him as a thinker. Great Chomsky is, to put it mildly, ambitious. The willingness philosophers can be wrong and be no less great for all to confront and , challenge the most fundamental that. The highest thing any scholar can hope for is surely assumptions in various disciplines is a hallmark of all his not the right answer every time, but only to contribute a work. In linguistics as in politics he has a reputation as an little towards finding that answer in the end. So whether iconoclast, and seems to relish the role. Whereas others or not Chomsky has been correct in every detail is not would quickly be dismissed if they attempted to dig so really important. What matters is that he has stimulated Noam Chomsky, paid a rare deep and change so much, his opinions are always lis­ over three decades an enormous am mount of discussion a meeting at Edinburgh Uni­ tened to and often accepted, for the simple reason that and work in new and potentially valuable areas, as he always had an impressive command of the evidence perhaps no other thinker this century, except perhaps the radicals' radical had to say (left) and an extremely persuasive style of debate. Wittgenstein, has done. And for that reason alone he of the establishment has However, his scope has not been limited to linguistics has certainly earned his place in history. and political commentary. alone. A recent celebration of his contribution to With thanks to thought had sections on neurobiology, grammar, James Thin for the loan of "The culture of terrorism". psychology, artificial intelligence, philosophy, · Other titles worth noting - and not technical - are anthropology and politics, which shows how wide is the "Chomsky" by John Lyons (Fontana Modern Masters) range of his writing, and surely makes him eligible for and, by way of balance, "Understanding language: the title of the most influential thinker alive. (As long towards a post-Chomskyan linguistics" by Terrence Moore and Christine Carling (Macmillan). I ago ~s 1970 he was considered distinguished enough to sday 1.15 pm. • • student offices student 14 .thursday, january 18, 1990 news focus . CRICK SPEAKS O,UT

ture he was keen to ensure that emard Crick, Honorary fel­ he had not left me with the im­ low of the University and pression that he wanted people Bone of the most prominent to change, rather to compromise. post-war political thinkers began a The combatants in his world series of three lectures at David should negotiate , discuss and understand. He is scathing of HumeToweronTuesday,aboutthe · the view that nations should nature of insoluable political prob­ have a unified culture prefering lems. This first lecture was perhaps differentiation to homogeneity. a contentious issue for British stu­ He ever reserves one of his "Oh dents because it is so close to home: God" interludes for the phrase 'United' Kingdom. Northern Ireland. The other two lectures will discuss South Africa and Israel. He believes consensus should emerge from _and . that In explaining why Northern . diversit~ the main role of pohucs IS to Ireland's problems were insolu­ peaceable resolve conflicts. I_n able he was critical of the 'day­ each of the three areas he IS to-day commentary of injustice' discussing in the lecture cour ~e: of jUS involving the other. about how to come to any His belief in humanity emerges agreement and both· sides refuse in all his opinions though he had . to recognise the other~s legiti­ just spent an ho ur talking about macy. In Northern Ireland Crick the 'insoluable problems of sees liule notion of compromise Northern Ireland, ' he spoke pri­ on either side, nor any desire for vately a fterwards of his bel ief negotiation. He drew parallels that the status quo was chang­ between hard! ine protestants in ing, that extremists were becom­ Northern Ireland and hardliners ing isolated as th e you ng in South Africa and Israel , talking escaped the constraints of their of a 'settler mentality', a fierce former sectarian education, and de~i~e to protect both political began to see the value of com­ pnvllege . and cultural_ identity. promise. When I asked him why Th~ hardhners all claim religious he thought this was happening, umqueness and share a sense of his answer: because people were · dest_iny with a 'male myth of travelling more and coming into sacnfice, of the last fight'. They contact with a wide range of have developed a sense of his- ideas via television . . tory too. ·He defended ttie presence of He sees telev1s16n as a British troops on 'common sense' powerful medium for inducing grounds: the British army was political change because it is so less sectarian than the Ulster· · widely disceminated and because police . ~ and was more trusted by it presents a balanced, Catholtcs . If they withdrew the, nonpartisan view of the political tension would escalate with both· world. He spoke of its influence , sides being armed and commit­ in the changes in Eastern Europe · ted. for example East Germa ny However he was not wholly where the population had access pessimistic about the province's to a large number of West future despite the tradition of fa- German channels. naticism. He sees a ·powe•. Closer to home, h1 s desne to sharing assembly in Northern On Tuesday, Bernard Crick, one of Britain's foremost political thinkers, find consensus emerges on his Ireland as the first objective began a series of three lectures on insoluble political issues. Here Ed view on Thatcher; though she along with Westminister legisla­ has produced a "greedy, individ- tion articulating catholic rights to Humpherson picks his brain. ualistic society" he does not ad­ equal employment. He thought vocate an old style militant reac­ that the extremist ( 'both terror­ tion; he concedes that she has ists and politicians' )were Bemard Crick has that defin- His whole manner spoke of an his breadth ; not only did he write had a "formidable impact" and becoming increasingly isolated . able quality of the great scholar enthused , alive intellect. In the 'In Defence of Politics', probably_ talks of a return to "soci.alist from the communities they claim everywhere: the ability to use middle of a ~entence, he would the ..~ost Widely r_ead wo~k . ot principles" rather than the heavy ~o rep~esent : for example, · examples well beyond his own suddenly declaim "Oh God! pohucal theory of Its ge~erat10n handed bureaucratic approach of Catholtc women have put disciplines to illustrate his own· What an idea that would be" as if but also a book on v1o~en _ce, ·previous Labour governments. pre_ssu~e on the IRA to stop case. He invoked Yeats and the thought just flashed into his pornography and add1ct1on ' . md1scnmate bombing. . Oscar Wilde, Camus and head. He is the only lecturer I ('Crime, Rape and Sin ) and : Bemard Crick is a stimulating Northern Ireland's future , he Koestler, Lloyd George and can think of who would say · what is perhaps the definitive bi- · writer, absorbing speaker and a concluded, could not escape the Mark Twain on his lecture on "fuck" in a lecture, if he read a og~aphy of George_ Orw~lL modem day Rennaisance man. past as it looked both ways to­ Northern Ireland. Quite what · statement by an Irishman, he · . . He has a great faith in human wards the British Maintand and relevence these men have to the • would use an Irish accent. ln some ways there 1s a umty nature but is not a naive idealist. towards the Republic. Any so­ subject may not be apparent on Hopefully, there will be a contin­ in t~is ~iveristy _or. rather~ di- His ·views on politics recognises lution however impr6bable to the paper, but he managed to bring uation of his mimicry skills in ver~1ty I_s the umfymg_ concept the diversity of opinions in any problems of the Province would· them all in, swinging from a de­ his forth-coming lectures. behmd ~IS thought. ~n h1s 1€?Cture society and above all the ne­ have to be a. compromise be­ tailed discussion about the na­ One only has to look at his list_ ~e s~•d_ he behve_d. m a cessity of political proccs~es to tween these different outlooks. ture of a nation-state to a quote of publications to get evidence of pluralistic way of lookmg at po- resolve conflicts in any soc1ety. from Lloyd George without a hint 1 • ] ' 1 liti~a} _P-O_~ er_ ·~ a_!1d _(!ft~r - th_e_lef:: · .-of self-"Consciuusncss: - · · student music . · thursday, january 18, 1990 15

January sales or a world in turmoil? Whatever the name means Last Few Days! have just released the celebratory single, Kicks, on Phonogram. Combining the best in dancefloorsoundsand a love of seventies glam, they aim to inject some wackiness back into dance music. Si, a descendant of Guy Fawkes, points James Haliburton in the right direction .

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e love it," explains Si. "It's in the stuff we're doing now. " the end of the year. How do you think the sound will basically the only thing we What exactly is it that they are doing? Kicks is a single have changed by that time? that takes you completely by surprise (described to me "This record was done a couple of years ago so it's not can do. " Si and his musical as dance music with guitars). It opens with a gentle completely where we're at just now. We've been a lot · W partner Keir have now been guitar but quickly explodes into a hyperactive mix of more influenced by House than guitars these days . . i'nvolved ' in music, of one description or another, slide guitar and hypnotic rhythms. Off-the-wall phrases Basically, we 've got a bit more groovier." for the best part of ten years. In their original like "Keep off of that stuff or your hair'll fall out" and Dance music, certainly as far as the charts go, has incarnation, Last Few Days! worked with the "shiny purple flares " permeate the whole thing and are become increasingly homogenized- do you aim to likes of Cabaret Voltaire and 23 Skidoo­ delivered in a voice somewhere between Malcolm counteract that? bastions of the innovative and now influential McLaren's whine and Wendy James' throaty growl. "Obviously we want to be different to other bands "It's such a strange song it seems to excite people. It's and make things a bit more wild 'n' wacky 'n' exciting. It avant garde electronic movement. Basically a not particularly tangible but we drew a lot of feelings would be nice to get a bit more vibe back into it. I think bunch of weirdos intent on pushing back musical from the seventies and stuck thaf in a nineties feeling, it is healthy now, although maybe some of it's not boundaries. trying to update it , jamming all our instruments exciting it is nice to see it in the charts. It's good to see together. A Frankenstein's monster was how one person things not being so separate, things are blending into a How then have the band come to release Kicks, a described it." big hotchpot." single that while not being exactly mainstream dance is This fascination with the seventies and its associated At the moment the band consists of ~nly Si and Keir exciting the same people who a few years ago would pop culture has been cited by everyone from S'Express with singer Alison joining them for the single . have completely ignored them? to The Jesus and Mary Chain as a major influence. Si Eventually they hope to put together a real band and "Firstly, a-couple of members left a few years back reckons the "massive amounts of verve and style" that · take their songs out on the road: "We're not goonna and basically our musical taste changed. We started bands like T-Rex, Bowie and Mott the Hoople paraded rush into that, we want to make it spectacular. Maybe listening to different stuff. is the reason. do more of a club kind of vibe, something a bit more "We'd cut ourselves off in a way , we were not really · "We love that music and certainly elements of that exciting than a regular gig. I don't get off on those much influenced by anything and we were pretty weird, trying come across in Kicks and I'm sure elements will come these days. But it is something that has to be done to be extremely original. We got bored, we felt we were through on other tracks. It was an exciting time and properly." in a bit of a backwater and we started listening to more there was a lot of great music." Las·t Few Days! Don't miss out. kind of regular music. I guess that's now being reflected The first Last Few Days! album won't be with us until

AMNESTY - THE ; fl_:_;·J = .=- INTERNATIONAL -- --~- THE NEVV VIDEO FILM HIR~ MUSIC A.G.M. BIKE SHOP PAGES PART-TIME VACANCIES need enthusiastic, Wednesday, SAL I dedicated, semi-intelligen~ 24th January fora chance writers to join a friendly, to join a young go-ahead enthusiastic, dedicated, 7.00p.m. semi-intelligent bunch. business firm and enhance your business experience Come along to ouf LOCHRIN PLACE meetings at 1. 15 pm on Re-election TOLLCROSS Wednesdays at the CALL . Students Offices. of Committee 2286363 £5off You know it makes sense! 667 5464 Everybody welcome with this ad TO ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW 1 f ' I I l . . 16 t_hursday, january 18, 1990 music student ate ran touring with Mudhoney and Tad to name but a couple, it was a pity that they were unable to pack out the · Venue, although the crowd was healthy enough. Any­ way, they gave the impres­ sion they would have played MONDAY 22nd JANUARY their hearts out to an empty hall, for they injected so much enthusiasm and energy into the performance. After warming up with a couple WEDNESDAY 24th JANUARY ·of numbers optimum speed was reached, and the Cateran ... ~-· L:·· ·:::. H f H... D REALLY took off in a blaze ·of furious riffs and thundering songs. T H -· r-.·. - By the time the new single, Die MONDAY 29th JANUARY Tomorrow, is reached the moshers are in a state of total frenzy and Cameron's guitar becomes blurred as his body twists about at supersonic speed. The attempts tonight at stage-diving were terrible, hopefully those involved have learned to jump into the crowd, and not straight onto the floor! Never mind, they MONDAY 5th FEBRUARY got up and carried on anyway. Tonight we got all of the Ache LP, minus one track, as well as old RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS and new songs, all delivered loud TUESDAY 6th FEBRUARY and fast. The Cateran must surely be the finest and most exciting Photo: Scott McFarlane band that Scotland has produced THE WEDDING PRESENT in many years, a fine antidote to MONDAY 12th FEBRUARY northern band, (Inverness, the blandness of the typical Scot­ THE CATERAN · ·not Manchester), though tish, Glasgow-based 'pop' that is _T_h_e_V-en_u_e______they are now Edinburgh often seen by the British press as BIRDLAND based. Considering this and all we have to offer up here in the real North. THURSDAY 20th FEBRUARY THE CATERAN are a their recent high profile, Simon Kellas Kevin McDer1nott Orchestra was to blame for the twenty enough edge to it to raise it above WEDNESDAY 21st FEBRUARY THE40FUS ·odd bodies in the hall. To the white-boy funky rock that per­ The Venue their credit, they put just as meates the Edinburgh and Glas­ much enthusiasm into the gow music scene. Mary, their summer hit single in Ireland drew performance as they, no a considerable response from the IN MUSIC mythology, on doubt, would have done if crowd who obviously knew the their first appearance in Lon­ the place had been packed. material intimately. The don U2 played to only ten paparazzi of girls never missed a people. Northern Ireland's Like The Stars Of Heaven and photo opportunity and this, more · The 4 'Of Us suffered a simi­ Something Happens, The 4 Of Us thag anything, probably indicates 18th JANUARY lar fate at The-Y enue. Maybe can sell-out 2,000 seater venues in the huge commercial possibilities their native country but mean GLASGOW S E C C the complete lack of publicity of the band. A final shot ofBusfull very little in Britain. Their music of Faith provided a fitting ending or the fact that it was a cold is traditional rock (but not folky), to a difficult evening. and wet Monday in January uplifting and rousing with a hard James Haliburton

20th JANUARY VATICAN SHOTGUN SCARE GLASGOW S E C C Basin Street HERE'S a band that get better all the time. Musically they are exceptionally tight 21st FEBRUARY and the energy they put into GLASGOW their performance is catch­ BARROWLANDS .Well, the' questions proved just as ing. The rather cramped easy as we imagined and entries Basin Street venue and its poured in. The two people who plastic ivy was not the most lOth FEBRUARY quite rightly answered that Mike ideal ven·ue, but they were GLASGOW Peters was Thl!'" Alarm's lead undeterred. SECC singer win a pair of tickets each for We were .treated to an enthusias­ their gig on 22nd January are: tic set that proved too exciting .for Mike Mann and Simon Kelly. two the drum-kit which collapsed days later Lynne Johnstone and twice. The encore, yes encore, Michael Irvine will be going along (well sort-of) was called John, to see Tackhead because they "You know who you are". And he both knew On-U is the record obviously did because I presume it label Tackhead have been was John who then proceeded to associated with. Thanks to Regu- . boisterously invade the stage Jar Music for the tickets. along with an anonymous friend. Good loud fun it was too. My only complaint. It was far too short! My mother always said I was greedy. Jill Franklin student· music thursday, january 18, 1990 17 vinyl

• FINI TRIBE SINEAD O'CONNOR safest piece of work to date (even I 1 if the drums, piano and strings :Grossing lOK Not~ing Compares 2U come courtesy of Sou Ill Soul). One Little Indian LP Ensign Single That's not to say it isn't a beautiful and emotive single that quite CONFUSING. That's the word AS THE hair has grown, so the rightly has been sending Simon that comel' mc;>st readily to mind vitriol has diminished. Recent Bates into nausea-inducing to describe this second a\~um by interviews have seen Sinead ecstasy and O'Connor back into Edinburgh's Fini Tribe. And I O'Connor treading gently - the charts. But surely after her mean that in the nicest possible whether you agreed or not her considerable time-out we could way. Samples from the Looney earlier comments on U2 and have expected more than the last Tunes cartoons sit a bit uneasily appearances at 'Troops Out' single, Jump In The River, on the alongside the biting satire of rallies made refreshing viewing. b-side. Disappointing only 3AAAs, where the target is pri­ Like her n'ewfound reluctance to because of the high standards she vate medicine, and the much-pub­ talk in controversial terms has already set. licised Animal Farm which goes Nothing Compares 2 U is her James Haliburton for the jugular of everyone's favourite environmentally-sound burger chain, MacDonalds. Despite the strong political over­ tones Grossing lOK is never po-faced and is frequently very funny. It's rc~.eshing to see that unlike many bands of their ilk Fini Tribe don't take themselves too seriouslv. Whether this album is the way ahead for the whole genre of harder dance music, as many have suggested, is open to debate but there's more 'than enough here to set the dance agenda for the coming year. Noise,lust and fun indeed. Fini Tribe Dessie Fahy • Sinead O'Connor THE BELOVED dance kids. Hello is a piss-take LLOYDCOLE win i.Joyd no new fans it will THE RIGHT STUFF (sort of) of all those Billy Joel and reaffirm the faithful's belief in Hello Transvision Vamp "list" records No Blue Skies The Girl's All Go WEA Single Polydor Single him. Harking back to Rattles­ Arista Single set to one of those nagging back­ nakes, it's gentle anJ introspec­ THE GIRL'S All Go is a brash ings that makes even the most tive with its bittersweet lyrics and IT'S NOTHING if not fickle this LLOYD'S back and he's not a and sterile rehash of the type of rhythm less of us want to dance. swaying melody. As good as 'pop lark. Three years ago The happy man. His baby's leaving crap record best ignored by all Billy Corkhill, Andre Previn and anything on the Commotions Beloved were fey, indie under­ and what's the reason? Obvious and sundry. Meaty guitar riffs the cast of Rainbow are among debut and Lloyd's voice better achievers but in the interim they those who get a namecheck and really, she's too well read, too stumble aimlessly as poor old seem to have thrown away their wen spoken and just a little too than ever. John Palmer fumbles with his good wholesome fun it is too. James Haliburton anoraks, donned some nifty oristine. While No Blue Skies will well-fingered book of rock hooded tops and become hip, Dessie Fahy cliches, searching in vain for inspiration. "Oh dear", he says, "I can't think of anything ·remotely original so I'll just drivel BOSSHOGG before, and ten times better. I out the side of my mouth for a Drinkin', Lechin' and Lyin' like a good bit of guitar grunge bit." THE FAT LADY SINGS House and The Stars of Heaven Amphetamine Reptile/Glit­ ,myself, but this is so lethargic. I'm Commercially speaking, they that could well change. Dronning do look good on paper, having Dronning Maud Land Maud Land is the slightly off-beat terhouse Single surprised they could be bothered to plug the guitar'in, never mind played with everyone from · Fourth Base Single follow up to the stirring A play it. Deacon Blue to The Bluebells single (which caused more than a OH DEAR. I let myself in for one The neanderthal grunting in ' (fnarr fnarr) but this is no real SINCE the success of U2 Dub­ few critical ripples) and towers here. Let me explain. The cover the background is just as bad. If indication of anything. Besides lin has been an A&R man's above most other new singles of this record shows a naked this is punk I'd like to see them session musicians rarely amount ·dream. A nice weekend break, simply because of the strength of woman wearing a pair of thigh pogo to it. They need to take their to much more than self indulgence sign a band and watch them take Nick Kelly's voice. And in case length stiletto boots. Once the tongues out of their cheeks ard when they play with each other. over the world. Well not quite. Of you're wondering Dronning joke has worn off (after about two put some effort into the music. Shoddy production, piss poor the tens of Irish bands signed only Maud Land is the single largest seconds), this becomes pretty Then they might not have to rely lyrics manage only to annoy. the risible Hothouse Flowers land mass in Antarctica. Who tasteless and sexist. Minus points on pictures of naked women ro have made any real progress. But says pop and geography don't to begin with but what about the Thank's guys, but no thank's with this new single and records sell their records. mix. Dessie Fahy music? Well it J:!light be okay if I . Jill Franklin Keiron Mellotte imminent from, among others, A hadn't heard it all somewhere

THE SUNDAYS And now, just when we needed it, copyists The Sundays are not. Reading, Writing and the birth is complete and it's The Baby exists in its own world,. post-nat

Kate Gartside and Raad Rawi. little of its relevance today. The plot is as ever impossible to sum- . on the Rue Amsterdam in Feydeau ingredients: mistaken EDINBURGH UNIVER­ marise but needless to say FITTING FOR LADIES Paris is the venue for many liasons identity, thwarted lust and spiral­ SITY SAVOY OPERA I everyone gets married in the end between them which leads to ling panic. It is a play along the GROUP Royal Lyceum Theatre with colourful complications on hilarious difficulties and also pro­ lines of "The Importance of Being Churchill Theatre until 3 February vides a good play on the words · Earnest" but somehow it is much the way. Sullivan's exceptional for the title. funnier as is seen in the character 22-27 January score helps the opera to attain incredible heights of melodrama, THE CURTAIN rises to a Dancing, acrobatics, a live poo­ of Madame Aigreville, the combined with moments _of gasp from the audience and a · die onstage and beautiful music by mother-in-law who outshines Next week's production of genuine poig nancy and eeriness. spontaneous burst of · Offenbach and Saint-Saens all even Lady Bracknell with her Gilbert and Sullivan's opera applause ·at the spectacle ·. a_dd to thi~ spect~cular prod_uc­ overbearing presence. "lolanthe" begins the Savoy Tickets are £3.00 for students Opera Group's 28th year as a and can be ordered through the before us: a maid clad in . tlon. Comic one-liners are nfe, The highlight of the evening theatre or by visiting the lun- orange with wings sprouting many ?f them _fr?m Dan Mullane was the mute maid's startling entr­ university society. fr h b k b 'd h who giVes a bnlhant performance om er ac es1 e t ree as the laconic butler. Also notable ance at the end, miming to "Over resplendently-dressed is Frankie Cosgrave who gives a the Rainbow" under a spotlight, couples about to dance. hilarious, larger-than-life por-: again complete with wings. I After the entrance of the butler trayal of an obnoxious mother-in­ hearo an old lady complaining on things get complicated and the law. Jonathan Hackett who plays leaving that this was "silly". Yes, it was; it was meant to be and as a plot evolves around the Doctor Molineaux brings a John result it made the perfect ending infidelities of three married Cleesian touch to the character to an extremely funny and very couples, unwittingly brought which is fitting as the plot watchable play. together through the affairs of becomes increasingly farcical. Fiona Calder their spouses. A dressmaker's (fat The play has all the classic phonic poem, The Noonday powerful. The dark moods SCOTTISH NATIONAL Witch, vividly bringing out the expressed so intensely in the cent­ ORCHESTRA story-telling element of a piece rallargo reflect the consciousness with a detailed programme and of a composer who felt a profound Usher Hall frequent changes of mood and sense of alienation and isolation. 12 January tone. The delicacy of the tremolo The frustration and despair he strings in the entry of the witch experienced at the events in post­ THE SNO risked reducing its , was breathtaking, with a beautiful WW2 Czechoslovakia could be programme planning to the bass clarinet solo. felt, but they were diminished by level of formula and absur­ The seemingly interminable the lack of cohesion. dity by placing Martinu yet survey of Martinu's symphonies Howard Shelley and Thomson again in the company of continued with a performance of combined in Rachmaninov's his third, sometimes called his Dvorak and Rachmaninov. Piano Concerto No. 3 and gener­ Eroica. However, it failed to ated great tension and bravura The plot and characters of chtime stalls.at Teviot from M911.- . Bryden Thomsen's conduct­ refute the idea that Martinu com­ Shelley's "Iolanthe" make up one of Gil­ day to Friday over the next two ing was as perceptive and posed his symphonies without a articulation was expert in a per­ berts most surreal creations, wee~. The- highlight of the judicious as ever, but this did coherent conception of structure formance which was more than merging the pomp and stupidity of . opera's programme will be the not compensate for the unim­ and the unified totality which is usually daring, more than usually the House of Lords with the Charity Gala Performance on the aginative choice of works. the symphony. Again, the work abandoned to spontaneous com­ spiritual world of fairyland. The 23rd in aid of Cancer Relief. Tic­ Thomson conducted a delight­ was intensely personal in nature munication. opera is primarily comic with a kets for this performance are on ful performance of Dvorak's sym- and the emotions expressed were Alan Campbell biting political satire which; loses sale for £15.00. 20 thursday, january 18, 1990 film student Ne> ay ·O-ut all , a particularly brutal gang rape. (No The Accused style LAST EXIT TO BROOK­ moralising here, though: the vic­ LYN tim asks for it, gets it and doesn't regret it) Odeon Even the more lighthearted Dir. Uli Edel moments, such as the pregnants girl's waters breaking whilst she THE POSTER for Last .C'xit models her wedding dress, seem To Brooklyn proudly proc­ more distasteful than amusing. laims it to be "the first major It's. as if the producer, Bernd motion picture of the 90's". Eichinger and the director, Uti Unfortunately, this is proba­ Edel, are deliberately provoking bly the most positive feature outrage, as with their prev_ious of this sordid, exploitative effort, Christine F. , simply for trash. .commercial success. The initial premise looks prom­ There are a few factors that ising , if familiar: a collection of work in the film's favour. The cast vignettes taken from a seedy slum of actors, most of them in Brooklyn , 1952. Based om a unknowns, give fine perfor­ classic novel by Hubert Selby Jnr. mances despite their unsympathe­ first published in 1964, the film is tic roles, with Jennifer Jason populated by various lowlife: • Leigh outstanding as the brassy tarty whore, brutal pimp, mincing prostitute Tralala. transvestites terrorised by local Mark Knopfler provides a hoodlums and so on. sweeping, if melodramatic score Even the nominal hero is a that complements the unpleasant­ union official whose repressed ness quite well , and the frequent homosexual urges impel him to scenes of gratuitous violence are beat his wife at night. Violence, skillfully staged. It's a pity that the cast and crime, perversion, prostitution Jennifer Jason Leigh in Last Exit to Brooklyn. are all to be found here. crew's obvious dedication could This is no place to bring up kids, standable: it's such a rough pleasant picture. Its no-holds-bar- story, the film shocks with a con­ not have been directed towards a but another plot thread shows an neighbourhood that the kid will red portrayal of the grim under- stant stream of unsettling images: better film . For all their worthy unmarried teenager giving birth probably be involved in a knife belly of urban life is powerful numerous beatings, a fatal car intentions,Last Exit To Brooklyn .to a baby, much to herfather's dis­ fight as soon as her can walk. stuff, but hardly entertainment. accident, a bloody riot on the pie- is sadly the sort of movie that can pleasure. His reaction is under-. Last Exii To Brooklyn is not a Rather than relate a coherent ket line and, most distres~ingly of do more harm than good. Neil Smith •

Beasley. Mind you Hanks' own . He speedily identifies a main sus­ They reunite when, ostracised by TURNER AND HOOCH Jack . of talent might have some-, pect, and being a smart cop EAT A BOWL OF TEA the rest of the community and fac­ thing to do with this. decides, after several days of inac- :::F:.:.ilm:..::..h.:o:::.u=.s:..:e::....:..:...:::....::-=-...;::.:~-- ing the birth of their first child, Odeon Essentially the plot is simple: tivity, that it might be wise to ~=::.:::::::.::...______they decide to escape to San Fran­ Dir: Roger Spottiswoode boy meets dog, they have some question him. He cracks the case, Dir: Wayne Wang cisco, where they end the film liv­ fun together, one of them dies. shoots the villains and marries the THE MOST striking thing ADAPTED from the book of ing happily ever after. Interpolated into this simple tale local vet, with whom he brings up E t A B l Despite the tragic nature of its about this · film is the dog of love and affection are a Jots of puppies. t h e same na~e, a ow: constituent parts, the film is Hooch of the title. So large is romance (between humans), drug The film is an unhappy mish­ Of Tea descnbes the· subtle directed to be a lyrical and comical it that not only is it well qual­ smugglers and extended bouts of mash of comedy, romance and internal politics of the New whole. Wayne Wang focuses on ified to play the Hound of the comedy in which Beasley attacks thriller. Unfortunately, the corn­ York Chinatown community. the macho quirks of this male sod­ Baskervilles, but also any and eats everything in sight, edy isn't comic, the romance is Set firmly in the social context ety, and works hard to invest the screen monster you care to including people and furniture. dull and the thriller doesn't thrill . of the late forties it· opens by imagery with a humorous irony. mention. We are treated to Beasley's Everything about the film is pre­ describing the effects on the T_he rich pho~ography , attenti_o~ to comic antics for over an hour, but, dictable, right down to the man­ "t · f th . t d visual detail and entertammg Trained by Clint Rowe, Beas­ unfortunately, whilst as a dog he is · ipulation of the audience, show-· ley plays Hooch, with a good deal co~mum Y ~ e sexas an dialogue all contribute in making versatile, as a comedian he is ing us Turner's anguish as Hooch racast. exclusto~ l_aws of the this a pleasure to watch. The rare of charm, even charisma, and ·his limited. Far too much ofthe film is faces seemingly certain death. stunt double, Igor, even under­ twenties and thtrhes. occasions where the credibility of spent with him , and far too little If you like Tom Hanks, or big The laws prevented the entry of the characters may drop can be takes some death-defying feats. developing the other characters of dogs , or big dogs eating furniture , Playing opposite children and any Chinese women into America overlooked, as the movie conveys the plot. then this might be the film for you. animals is a well-known hazard and were only loosened by the characterisations that are more Hanks plays Turner, a police Otherwise, don't worry. events of World War 11. varied and infinitely richer than for actors, and sure enough, Tom officer investigating a murder to Hanks comes a poor second to The narrative tumbles through the usual Hollywood stereotypes. which Hooch is the sole witness. Avijit Chatterjee a series of events shot in Hong The film shows not only that Kong, San Francisco and New Wayne Wang is an intelligent and York. Wah Gay, a minor gambler, compassionate director, but also arranges the marriage of his all- that Hollywood may have some American son to a traditionally artistic future if companies such as Chinese girl. This surprisingly Columbia are willing to back such passionate mating begins to quality material. Such a future crumble, however, when the will only materialise if Hollywood embracing security of the Chinese is willing to put more directors like community turns into unavoidable Way ne Wang, Spike Lee or Jim. social pressure. The son becomes Jarmusch behind their cameras. impotent, the wife takes on a seedy This is something we just have to lover, mayhem breaks out and the wait and hope for. couple temporarily br~ak up. Avie Luthra WANTED Hard working, dedicated, selfless, top quality people. We also need a few folks to write for the film page. Come to the The dog it was that Tom Hanks and the marvellous 8easley di~d: tudent offices at 1.30 on Wednesdays for details. ~- --·-----·-,--.... -4_ .. _, ______,_ ~ - .. ·~--- ... ~------~ student film thursday, january 18, 1990 21

that she has run away throws the plot, is an exuberance which over­ SISTERS house into turmoil. A frantic flows into the acting, most notably Dir: A.J. Ayer search in the countryside reveals that of Patrick Dempsey, whose that Granny has returned to her portrayal of the guest who has to Last Friday's lecture at the Filmhouse Odeon former home to make her final muddle through more than his fair symbolic farewells to past days share of mess is both convincing by John Kobal was billed as essential Michael flies to Quebec City and past happiness. and very funny. to meet his girlfriend Gabby It is Michael who finds her and Though somewhat laboured in for ariy self-respecting film buff, but and to stay with her family for in the time they spend alone its attempt to bring this wonder- · the first time ... Not an origi­ together, he experiences more fully hectic energy to an incongru­ William Parry was not so impressed. nal starting-point, bringing to emotional discovery simply ously neat conclusion, Sisters is a _mind a whole host of other through observing the, abundance fine film-, combining a poignant of love and dignity in the old illustration of a young man's initi­ films which use this scenario woman than has ever been possi­ ·as their basic plot and which ation to emotional understanding ALWAYS beware of collec­ propagate. There lay his tragedy. ble with his fickle and rather tedi­ with a refreshing willingness not Blessed with foreknowledge, few produce accordingly uniform ous girlfriend. tors. Whether of stamps, to take itself too seriously. match boxes or (as in this. would pay to hear a man speak farce. Sisters however, with Throughout the film, and in Gabs Weston subjectively about these one-time its predilection for making accordance with its r::t~r-mov• case) star photos, they pursue objects of universal desire. We the apparently common, their obsession to the point know all that ourselves. What the original, and the ponderous, ., where life becomes no more audience wante_d were objectively light-hearted, is captivating than a meaningless quest intelligent facts about the great after mostly meaningless days of the Hollywood studio sys­ throughout. tem and the stars it threw up. Had The dimly-lit mansion' into trivia. They also tend to be quite astonishingly boring. Kobat · been any less obtuse it which Michael ingenuously steps would have been almost possible to I hated the man from the is no ordinary home, housing no forgive his ;uperficial enthusiasm. moment I saw his jumper. Scarlet, ordinary family: Mr D 'Arc is an As it was, when he expressed opin­ with a big "J" on the front. Then, eccentric aesthete who spends ions he merely betrayed his gross as he ran onto the stage grinning most of his time in the nude and naivety. "You can look into the dementedly, he spoke. "Glad to be whose only connection with the soul of another human being in in Edinburgh as Ethel Merman, outside world is the biography these photos. How often can you Bette Davis, Greta Garbo would which he is furiously writing on do that in this world?" Certainly say." Were we meant to be impre­ the French philosopher Pascal. not in pictures which by their very ssed - whisper to our neighbour Mrs D 'Arc leads an equally clo­ purpose ensure that the only soul in awestruck tones of admiration? seted existence, only leaving the we can see in them is that of the Judging from · the stream of side of her confidante, a Catholic studio publicity machine. sycophantic " irrelevances that .priest, in order to edify her Up on stage Jim Hickey looked poured from Kobal's mouth, pre­ daughters. But they are as dark increasingly nervous as the. even­ sumably the answer was yes. We and beautiful as Gabby, and treat ing wore on, and quite rightly ,so: it weren't. The audience giggled at their guest with more than sisterly was a disgrace that Kobal was ever the absurdity of the figure before hospitality, unlike Gabby herself,' given so prestigious a platform to them and most, like me, concluded who spurns Michael almost as speak from. A final word from the that "J" stood for Jerk. soon as he has arrived. man himself. "You can feel Joan We were looking at a 50-year­ However Michael doesn't have Crawford's nipples harden old child, still dazzled by the tar­ too long to dwell on his misfor­ whenever she sees a camera lens." nished glory of his idols, idols that tune. Mrs D'Arc's mother, known ' Need I say more? to one and all as 'Granny' is dying he keeps alive by subscribing to the Sheila Kelly, Jennifer Connelly and Ashley Greenfleld Willian Parry in hpspital and the sudden news myth that these photos sought to are the eponymous Sisters. OI>EON CLERK STREET 031-667 7331/2 0 ANTI-APARTHEID A film about life , love and the Freewheelin' ***MAKE YOUR CHOICE FROM OUR TOP MOVIES*** gentle art of raising children. 87 SLA TEFORD ROAD STEVE MARTIN SOCIETY The first major motion picture of the '90s. 031337 2351 LAST EXIT FROM BROOKLYN (18) PARENTHOOD (15) 1.30 (except Sat and Sun), 3.45, 6.15, 8.35. It could happen to you. WINTER SALE Late shows Friday and Saturday only at 11 pm. Sep perf 1.55, 4.55, 7.55 . Can the relationship last? Up to 30% off RRP with 7.30 p.m. Thursday BILLY CRYSTAL MEG RYAN Getting back was only the copy of this ad. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (15) at the b~ginning . 2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 9.00. Late shows Fri and Sat at 11.30 pm. Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd DIAMOND BACK, MBK, Chaplaincy Centre The Superstars of the Supernatural are back. BACK TO THE EMMELLE, RIDGEBACK, Documentary: GHOSTBUSTERS 11 (PG) DAWES, TOWNSEND 1.05, 3.35, 6.05, 8.45. FUTURE II (PG) Sep perf2.00, 5.00, 8.00. "CHILDREN UNDER TOM HANKS • FIIEEWHEEUN APARTHEID" TURNER AND HOOCH (PG) Minogue in her big screen I I 1.00, 3.20, 5.45, 8.30. SI~ Roed debut. SISTERS (15) Kylie Christopher 1.45, 4.00, 6.10, 8.50. jfJ~I Minogue Lloyd tf~ Saturday and Sunday only at 1.30. WALT DISNEY'S THE DELINQUENTS (12) Open Discussion OLIVER AND COMPANY U) Sepperf2.15, 5.15, 8.15. Same day, to follow. 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• 22 thursday, january 18, 1990 student LOLA 4. TURNER AND HOOCH 3. THE DELINQUENTS French New Wave cinema. I pm, 3.20 pm, 5.45 pm, 8.30 pm Kylie even more obnoxious than Friday and Saturday, 3 pm, .Charlene. 6.45 pm, 8.45 pm FILM S.SISTERS 2pm,5pm,8pm 1.45 pm, 4.00 pm, 6.10 pm; 8.50 pm £2.80. Half-price concessions on DIM SUM £1.75 student ciJnce~sions until6 pm. Mondays. Chinese immigrants in San Francisco. Normal price £2.60. Sunday, 6.45 pm and 8.45 pm DOMINION CAMEO MY GRANDMOTHER NEWBATILE TEA 4472660 FILMHOUSE Previously banned satire from USSR. . 38 HOME STREET 2284141 LOTHIAN ROAD 228 2688 Monday and Tuesday, 6.45 pm, 8.45 pm I. GHOSTBUSTERS Il ~~~==~~--~~-- More zany action. VENUS PETER MARNIE 2.10 pm, 5.10 pm, 8.10 pm A boy, a boat and a Scottish island. Hitchcock at his best. 3 pm, 5 pm, 7pm, 9 pm Wednesday, 3 pm, 5.30 pm, 8 pm 2. SHIRLEY VALENTINE I. WE THINK THE WORLD OF YOU Shirley finds solace in Greece. THE ABYSS British gem set in post-war London. Matinee concessions £I .00. Early evening 2.15 pm, 5.15 pm, 8.15 pm THE TERMINATOR Thursday and Friday, 2.30 pm concessions £1.50. Main evening £2.80. Friday 11.15 pm Thursday only, 6.15 pm No concessions on Saturdays. 3.HENRYV Kenneth is great. BETTYBLUE EAT A BOWL OF TEA 2 pm, 5 pm, 8 pm BLUE VELVET Life in New York's Chinatown after RLMSOC £I. 75 student concessions all performances Saturday 11.15 pm· WWll. 60 PLEASANCE 5570436 except Cinema 3 at 8 pm. Prices vary between £1.20 and £2.90 Thursday and Saturday 8.30 pm. according to performance. Student Friday, Saturday, 6.15 pm. DANGEROUS LIAISONS concessions £2.00 on double bills. Sexual intrigue amongst the amoral ODE ON JESUS OF MONTREAL French upper classes. Denys Arcand's provocative new film. Sunday, 6.45 pm, GST 7 CLERK STREET 6677331 CANNON Sunday to Wednesday, 8.15 pm Monday to Wednesday, 6 pm WOMEN ON THE VERGE I. LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN LOTHIAN ROAD 2293030 Wednesday only, 2.30 pm Spanish delight. First major motion picture of the decade. Sunday, 9.00 pm, GST 1.30 pm, 3.45 pm, 6.15 pm, 8.30 pm I. PARENTHOOD WORKING GIRL Steve Martin takes on the paternal role. Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver, SYL VIA SCARLET 2. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY 1.55 pm, 4.45 pm, 7.55 pm Harrison Ford Kate Hepburn and Cary Grant. Delightful. Monday and Tuesday, 2.30 pm Tuesday, 6.45 pm, Pleasance 2 pm, 4.15 pm , 6.30 pm, 9 pm . 2. BACK TO THE FUTURE II Yes, I certainly do feel like I've seen it all 2.PERSONA THE AFRICAN QUEEN 3. GHOSTBUSTERS Il before. 1960s Swedish offering. •Kate and Bogart. 1.05 pm, 3.35 pm, 6.05 pm, 8.45 pm 2.15 pm, 5.15 pm, 8.15 pm· Thursday, 3 pm, 7 pm, 8.45 pm Tuesday, 8.45 pm, Pleasance

SATURDAY SATURDAY BASIN ST 337 1006 SILENT FALLS BOWEEVIL 9.45 pm; Free One of the best blues covers bands 'FRIDAY MUSIC oding the rounds. BEAT PACK MONDAY £1 after 9 pm All I know is that they are from London, THE REFUGEES sorry! · The band behind Ffaere Nilsson. MONDAY 8pm-12; Free THE NETWORK Country and blues. MOLOTOV COCKTAIL 9.45 pm; Free 9.30 pm; Free MONDAY THE ALARM TUESDAY TUESDAY THE VENUE 556 3073 Those wild hairy Welshmen doing what JOHNNY SUNBEAM ROOTSIE TOOTSIE BLUES BAND they do best -laying live. Be prepared Adult pop. Good ol' tock 'n' blues. THURSDAY for plenty of p(lly)assion. £7.50 9.45 pm; Free 9.30; Free SPLODGENESSABOUNDS This, in case you are confused, is the WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY band that brought us that famous and TACKHEAD JD AND THE WILDCATS. ST JAMES OYSTER BAR influential song 'Two pints of lager and Dance music with a diff;;ence, and 9.45 pm; Free 557 2925 a packet of crisps please·. some very nifty sampling. The most recent LP was called 'Friendly as a SUNDAY SATURDAY SANDYMAN Hand Grenade' so that might give you PRESERVATION HALL 226 3816 INNOCENCE an idea of what to expect. 9 pm; Free Melodic rockers from various parts THURSDAY of the country. THE BROTHERS TUESDAY 9-4am LOS SUPREMOS NEGOCIANTS 225 6313 Resident rockers. 9.30 pm; Free Blues covers. SUNDAY FRIDAY 9 pm; Free BROKEN BONES FRIDAY Formed from the ashes of Discharge, SA V ANA LAMAR WEDNESDAY Pop with that certain little salsa some­ BIG GEORGE & THE BUSINESS thrash 'greats' now with new singer and ROD PATERSON thing. Glaswegian blues rockers. bassist. The name is very apt for the Folk 9.45 pm; Free £1 after9 pm Moshpit. 9 p~; Free 6.30pm

ADAMHOUSE SATURDAY CHAMBERS STREET 2253744 I'ACJFIC STATE • An~hcr offering from the llarlem crew if CLUBS you can take it. Reputedly a busy joint 'of THEATRE PHEDRE an evening. Compangnie de !'Elan perform Racine's Wilkie House, Cowgate spartan version of the classical tragedy. THURSDAY 10.30pm - 3am Sat 20 Jan FREEDOM £3 ROYAL LYCEUM 7.30pm Another new club to keep your feet GRIND LAV STREET 2299697 £5 (£3) . moving. We've been promised that as well as the House that we all know and KANGAROO KLUB love, there11 be jazz, funk, and more The shoulders are still bopping at this FITTING FOR LADIES TRAVERSE THEATRE mainstream dance sounds such as Prince. long-running club - I'm sure the music George Feydeau's 19th-century French GRASSMARKET 2262633 And all proceeds from the Launch Party hasn't changed either. farce. go to the ANC, so make a date . The Mission, Victoria St Fri 12 JaN-Sat 3 Feb DON JUAN Wilkie House, Cowgate. 10.30pm- 3am 7.45pm Pen Name's production of Brecht's 10.30pm- 3am £2 £2.50-£6.50 rewriting of the Moliere comedy. £2 Tue 16-Sun 21 Jan MAMBO CLUB 7.30pm SHAG The new(ish) option on a Saturday - £3.00 BEDLAM The well-known and loved mix of 70s and African influences. calypso and soca. Makes a change. 2 FORREST ROAD 2259873 80s disco, with the odd bit of claustrophobia thrown in. -Entry on both Network 3, Tollcross levels. 10.30pm - 3am CHRISTIE IN LOVE PLAYHOUSE The Mission, Victoria Street I Shady £2.50! £2 for members EUTC perform Howard Brenton's 1969 GREENSIDE PL 5572590 play. Ladies, Cowgate. · 10.30pm - 3am Thurs 18-Sat 20 Jan CATS £1.50 WEDNESDAY 7.30pm This reminder is for those who haven't BREATHLESS £3 (£2.501£2) FRIDAY ventured down Leith Walk in the past Our very own Potterrow is becoming a two months. Yes, Andrew Lloyd BARRIO NEGRO At last - a club which plays what it happening place (I knew it would be Webber's musical is still on and ith less sooner or later). Getting better by the than a month to run you better hurry. promises to play - a mix of Latin, jazz KING'S and soul, which if the opening night is minute, and still with lots of cheap beer Every day untilSat 3 Feb to keep you smiling. 2 LEVEN STREET 2291201 anything to go by, will make this the new 7.30 pm (Wed & at Mat 2.30 pm) Mandela Centre £6.50-£12.0 Friday night place. Network 2, Tollcross Spm- lam HAVING A DISCO, PARTY, ROBIN HOOD AND THE £1.50/50p for guests. Bring matric card. STARTING A CLUB? OR JUST BABES IN THE WOOD 10.30pm- 4am BRUNTON THEATRE £2 (instead of the advertised £2.50) - Just when you thought you'd got THE DEEP WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW MUSSELBURGH 6652240 and any free tickets are stiU valid. • ABOUT YOUR REGULAR Christmas over you there's always a Supposedly another great Wednesday panto to remind you of the festive season. MEETINGS? LET PEOPLE SPANISH HARLEM club (where are they when you need This one stars Anita Harris and Una REBECCA them at the weekend?) but not getting KNOW THROUGH "WHAT'S ON" McLean and claims to be the biggest Brunton Theatre Company stage Daphne An incredibly large PA system, so if -JUST HAVE THE FULL thats how you like your House, go pose the best of tumouts. panto in the UK this year. Du Maurier's thriller. The Mission, Victoria St DETAILS IN BY lpm MONDAY, Ever day until Sat 17 Feb Wed 27 Jan-Sat 3 Feb with the rest. Wilkie House, Cowgate 10.30pm- 3am TO THE STUDENT OFFICES, 7 pm (Mats 2.15 pm) 7.30pm £2 THE PLEASANCE .. £5-£7 £4.25 (£3) 10.30pm- 3am £3 / student thursday, january 18, 1990 23 THE ARCHITECTURE NETHER BOW PORTRAIT GLALERY RICHARD DEMARCO GALLERY 43HIGHST 5569579 QUEENST 5568921 GALLERY EXHIBITIONS 20 CHAMBERS ST 6671011 BLACKFRIARS ST 557 0707 SHORELINES JOHN SWANNELL Paintings, culptures and ceramics by Portraits by this fashion photographer ALCHIMIA GRAEME MURRA V GALLERY POLISH CONTEMPORARY Jane Fletcher and Susan Nutgens. including ones of Andy Warhol, Bob Drawings from the Milanese design 15 SCOTLAND ST 5566020 DRAWINGS Unti127 Jan Geldof, Grace Jones and Billy Connolly. group who specialise in abstract furniture The work of IS different Poles in this Mon-Sat 10 am-4.30 pm 18 Jan-2 April and design. KATE WHITEFORD M on-Sat 10 am-5 pm ; Sun 2-5 pm show organised by galleries in Until21 Jan Exhibitions of some of this Scottish artists Southampton and Lodz. Mon-Fri 10 am-8 pm; recently completed gesso panels. OPEN EYE GALLERY 18Jan-10Feb Sat & Sun 10 am-5 pm M on-Sat 10 am-6 pm Until26 Jan 75 CUMBERLAND ST 5571020 BOURNE FINE ART GALLERY Tue-Fri 10 am-5 pm; 4DUNDASST 557 4050 Sat 10 am-1 pm SnLLSGALLER Y QUEEN'S HALL FROM THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR 105 HIGH STREET 5571140 CLERKST 6682019 28 directors of public and private galleries • SCOTTISH WATERCOLOURS AND AMERICAN CONNECTION CLASSES have selected one work each from a OILS Eight different courses to choose from OTHER THAN ITSELF VICTOR FARRIS contemporary Scottish artist for this Exhibition of works from the gallery's Four photographers explore the ability of including acting. singing and chamber exhibition. Watercolours, mainly landscapes which stock. the camera to relate a story. music. Beginners to professionals. Untii25Jan take water as their theme. Next exhibition in the spring. 13 J an-10 Feb Begins on Sat 13 Jan Mon-Fri 10 am-6 pni; Until4 Feb Mon-Fri 10 am-6 pm ; Tues-Sat 11 am-5.30 pm Phone fot details Sat 10 am-4 pm Sat 10 am-1 pm Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm

FRIDAY SATURDAY "COMUNN CEILTEACH WEDNESDAY BUNAC INFO DESKS THE SCISSORMEN OILTHIGH DHUN EIDEA 'N" CHAPLAI CY CENTRE For those of you who want t_o travel to A university band, playing in Perth, at alias the EU Highland Society Interdenominational Service of Holy EVENTS USA, Canada, Jamaica or Australia to Bianco's (if you know it). Support by the "Gaelic Influence on the European Stage" Communion for the week of prayer for work .Also Monday and Wednesday, and Dolphins, there's a coach going at £2 a A talk by Ronald Black of the Celtic Christian Unity. at KBU on Tuesday and Thursdays head. Phone 557 6426 for details. Dept, with an informal meeting I.IOpm, Chaplaincy Centre THURSDAY •. l-2pm, The Pleasance SUNDAY afterwards in the Hebrides Bar. SWSS MEETING 7.30pm, Balcony Room, Teviot. IIUNAC "Drugs and Imperialism" CHRISTIAN UNION KIRK SERVICE Power Prayer, part I : "Prayer and the Joint service from the University Last Bunac orientation of the year, vitaf How genuine is Bush's 'war on dmgs'? ffor those wanting to work abroad this Who are the real pushers? This weeks Holy Spirit". Tea and worship with JGSS Chaplaincy and Greyfriars Kirk. Preacher: Thompson. Rev Father Roger Clarke. summer. speaker is Joe Hartney. All welcome. TUESDAY 7pm, Gearge Square Theatre !pm, Chaplaincy Centre 6.30pm, Chaplaincy Centre !lam, Greyfrairs. · EU FOLK CLUII GREEN BANANA CLUR With set from clarsach player Joanne .JAZZ NIGHT FROM YALTA TO MALTA Burleigh. This week it's featuring the EU Big Band, Dr Palairet , Dept of Economic and Social lndie and alternative disco in our MONDAY favourite night-spot. 9pm, The Pleasance with Happy llour 8-9lml. History talking on the rise and decline of EU SCOTfiSH NATIONALIST Evening, The Pleasance Bar. Communist rule in Eastern Europe Evening, Pottcrrow. ASSOCIATION I. JOpm, 6th floor, JCMB SOp with matric card. Janet Law speaking on "Women and the ·sNP" 8.30pm, Highland Room, Pleasance.

Meanwhile, the Brunton brilliantly with the last few post­ The West is certainly not so REVIEW Theatre will soon be staging . TV GUIDE apocalyptic hours, drawing pow­ deprived of problems enough of Daphne Du Maurier's classic, erfully on religion and its own to have disowned this Clare Anderson important, bravely sel(-analytic 'Rebecca'. "Last night I dreamt I Fortuitous topicality and philosophy. It was re!eased in the was in Manderley .... " Get your Soviet Union to an acutely genre. One of the undoubtedly tickets soon, before they sell out. patient co-ordination over the last responsive public just one month positive aspects of Soviet com­ two years make Chan!'lel 4's before the Chernobyl disaster. munism was the consequent salva­ As term gets going, so do we all After their successful first 'Soviet Spring' compulsive view- fil and there is certainly a good array night, Barrio Negro are crying out But don't equate Russian 1 m tion of the film industry from the ing. Perestroika has allowed both ) h clutches of a commercialism that to choose from this week. There to be visited. The prices have gone the release of previously confis- (or Russian literature wit per- are several good films to choose down to only £2. Oh, and a note petual doom. Impulsive shots of stifles anything out of the from - 'When Harry Met Sally' from the proprietor: it's Negro as cated footage as well as the explo- humour (albeit black) save the mainstream. The sublime, finan­ ration of contemporary Russia by works from the banality of pure cial censorship imposed by the seems a good excuse (if you need in Lego. not Neegro as in Ego. Western film crews. The 'Evil one) to miss any two o'clock com­ Expressing his respect for the misery that never accomplishes Reaganite gurus of Hollywood mitments. 'Henry V' is a must, if "peoples and cultures which pro­ Empire' turns out to be populated anything. On the whole, however' has done as much damage as Sta­ you still haven't seen it. Filmsoc duce the music we dig so much", by very human' . ~maginative . it is inspiring and a relief to watch lin ever aspired to. Two shades of people, whose creattvtty has been flms that have something to say. grey on a very bleak landscape. has a great Katherine Hepburn he stresses the name does not 1 fuelled rather than crushed by the . . fl . Alternatively you could watch double bill on Tuesday night. derive from any racist overtones, Kremlin. Th1s IS not so 1eyre 1 ect1ve upon a Billy Bragg with Sverdlovsk's new For all you New Town Yahs out exploitation or stereotyping. So The documentaries show . psyche that has been. contin~a_lly there (and anyone else who just there. pop hopefuls Nautilus Pompilous British tele-journalism at its stamped _upon by a f1erc_e ~~s~n­ in 'From Russia With Rock'. If happens to be passing) the Por­ Just remember, if you have unrivalled best while the films terpretatwn of Commumsm. Slg· Russophobia really has got the· trait Gallery has a fabulous collec­ anything worth a mention in show how rel~tively inert and nificant Russi~n arts have alway~ tion of John Swannell's fashion What's On or Review, then just better of you by Wednesday after­ stale British cinema is at present. been challengmg and rarely self. noon then watch Oprah Winfrey photography, in Queen Street. contact the Student offices and let 'Letters from a Dead Man' deals indulgent. us know. demonstrating Western television at its most rofound. GIG GUIDE \r 1 ·wHAT'S ON SPONSORED BY , IN THESUNbAV~~~~ "TWO pints of boot polish and a of death" (The Listener) the packet of win'g nuts please." That Venue's Moshpit. Then on Mon­ was the cry that rang out around day "hopeless Welsh gits" ( Stu­ \J ' ~:. . ' ' ''· 1 .: , . - ~ kindergartens down my way nine dent) The Alarm strike defiant OllRESPONDENT years ago and who was responsi­ poses and sing naff songs at the ble? Splodgenessabounds of Network. It's Tackhead time on 'course and they'll be abounding Wednesday at the Network with at the Venue on Thursday night. Adrian Sherwood and his noisy Saturday sees "melodic rockers" ( pals launching a vicious and National Geographic) The Inno­ unprovoked assault on your cence giving the Venue a good eardrums in a gig that it will T-SHIRT seeing to. On Sunday Broken probably be safest to appreciate Bones who formed out of then from the bottom of Leith Walk. reviled, now legendary punk Finally omnipresent local hillbil­ thrashers Discharge grind, pul­ lies We Free Kings muck out at PRINTING sate, ooze and wobble at that" the Venue. mega-armageddon sweat-filled '(V;1tli'/ I, SH/~ f'~!NT!N~ mother of an apocalyptic asylum Stephen Barnaby

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