Beatengl the blues \,,...13_01V 10 111111G Y01111 TO111 TO LIFE HMS 12-13 Incorporating Juic, magazine Guardian! NUS Student Newspaper of the Year February 21, 1997
I-Spy with my little eye: don your two horns and tails for Red or dead: John Redwood a smokin' Valentine's night in Leeds' own hellfire club
Ifitcre cc n trp pages Ch.stlircailk pnipts 11617 PLUS: DAVID ADAM ON WHY EDUCATION FOR ALL IS GOOD NEWS FOR NO ONE THES IS WAR Vice-Chancellor Leslie Wagner (right) has ignored the pleas of staff and students by scrapping a university faculty. This week angry students stormed Wagner's office and demanded he
t. think again. Back the Leeds Student campaign to fight Leslie Wagner in a battle that we have to win
F111. STORY: PACES 4.5 COMMENT: PAGE 7 ATTACK: Students voice their anger outside Leslie Wagner's office DEFENCE: The Vice-Chancellor refused to meet turning protesters INSIDE: News 1-11, Comment 6-9, Feature 12-13, Outlook 15-19, Sport 20-24. Plus 24-page juice magazine 2 LEEDS STUDENT Fnday February 21. 1997
observation balcony. nervous head count it was declared A BRUCE Hartley presentation. People sat Starring Ruth WIllon. Robin Van Den and murmured_ Then the action got that the attendance had dipped below Mende John 7)msley. And featuring and would going. It turned out this the magic five hundred. Hue,. Owen a'. The Man Who Went have chomped was going to he a war This was bad news for everyone in STUDENT Up A Hill And Came Down In CM their movie with the armies cif the entire hall except Robin Van Den 111ACK the Afri.,-Caribbean sAlviet Haile, who linully had an excuse to Mountains 01 Butvatteracy. popcorn if any: A weekly sketch of student pains This week in Britain's Epics don't come much Impel' had been riding into battle against deliver the Henn V-style speech he'd than the Annual General Meeting. going. One ltte Exec powers NW Ray, Item practising all year 'Constitution award-winning student This is the widessrern version of couple es en grit it oil on the back Iola. Bruce [lanky and Gary Bench • the II: Why QUoraey Matters.' consliltuitinal Ow( 'em ups. and as It felt like sitting at the pictures paid. the bad and the lovely • But lvtore evetyone !moped out newspaper of the year the punters took their seats there was a through intennimible reels t)1 sidestepped the whizzing bullets. talking about the biggest farce since her.e. w expecwncy for Bruce's commervials with your hope of ever Cut to Wall Strut, and master ill the last AGM, there was still time for NEWS blockbuster. seeing the stars 0f the shim - raffle the universe Bruce Hartley presents a striking cameo by a new romantic Bruce. of course, is Finance ik prizes of t:506 and a holiday in the union accounts to the hero. Letvis Student Radio station Administration officer. and in the Budapest - slow ly dwindling .1%1*. sharela Oder, a-2441,000 not accounted manager Huw Owen. his campaign Crisis situation: wake or his box office flops when Al Iasi the curtain went up. It had tot - minor anomaly? Hartley is on ikir a sahhatical post cruelly Students take the running union elections it was crucial been stuck because the five hundred the ropes like Rocky mid-tight as interrupted. He go the crowds rowing he pulled off a dire‘iorial triumph people waded to make the meeting someone blasts: '1 don't know who with the immortal last line: "If we campaign to with this one. Such is the glamour of legitimate had only just filtered in. you are, what your job is or who voted have a vote of no confidence my name Wagner's doorstep these occasions that he was culled to Wilkin and Van Den Hende played for you How could you lose £240,0t al will he top of the list '' the front before the curtain went up out a beautiful duologue in the - did it go in your back pucket'r And frantically clutching atom pages 4-5 tun 11111) presented with a 'valentine's red opening scene. six upping sweet Pour Bruce will be deeply upset- their walkie talkies. Exec rose. "A love poem trial a secret constitutional soliloquies - hLe die one the idea someone doesn't know who were left ulunt-hiLed COMMENT admirer:. was then rend ali nut - a dm says five litindred people have to he is represents u horrible leandal. and despondent; heartwarming prologue in inbute to go through the rigmarole of voting for Then came the moment. The AGM whoever let Forrest Irish Question: one of the intlustry's best loved and against the motion that two guests grnund to a halt when some pedant Gumps into union figures. be allowed to watch titan the challenged qui nary. and after a politics ' just what are the IRA ACTIVISTS PLAY THE NUMBERS GAME TO SCUPPER AGM fighting for? page Credit FEATURE What to do in caper Leeds whenn Meeting chaos FRealiDSTER who 1211 up youre dead ‘yer £4110 on a student's credit yard has left her liable for the pages 12-13 w tulle afT1•01/nt. Sitf r. iwithary Psychology fresher Sherine ,%tin Selvurajith only Tory logic: discovered the problem last does not add up Saturday when a bill for the Politics' Mr crane :um arrived at her hall of BY ANNA CAUTE residence. Sentinel Towers. Spock talks Sherine called in the police `ION officials exclusively who diso ■sered her card had halv e been l+ont nnsuked ...mil:one at pages 16-17 ridiculed after the her prey tow. address .it Si N.fart,'s Ilal. to 1,1/411•re Ole hills biggest union wend ;y1.1 he'll su ;I; I he or the year was thud had been ..petting them True story: Fred's abandoned amid up and using the credit card nember at the top .d the view of England's farcical scenes. Ni6111:inClilt to onto various tour down under Angry Ntudent.2., Items 1111111 an Internet mail looked tot in dismay order service The troll Uitier compaity as the vital Annual Interview: Action. located in pages 22-23 General Meeting, was ondott is being investigated suddenly declared by ale which they hope inquorate - even will lead them to die identity of though it had already the Iraudster been running for one Unfortunate and a half hours. The cancellation Ras 13121110f1. it spokesperson for National meant that important Westntinister Bank. who sent business was not Miss Selvarajah the hills. Pic: Nathan Thomas discussed, including ASSEMBLY: The meeting before It was dissolved conunented: "We carry out an motions on The Sun and union members crammed hours being bored into apathy lot the AGM important tight against card into the hall but by 3.00pm submission. failure Ile said: "The vast crime. This is an unfortunate The meeting, scheduled the meeting, was halted "We wanted to give the majority of students are incident which highlights the for 1.30pm, had been amid fractious scenes and students a full time year willing to complain, but importance of keeping your delayed over 40 minutes as cries of farce as numbers long service as at other are not willing to get bank and credit card members of Exec tried to dipped below the 500 universities. We may not involved" companies informed of any entice passers-by into the mark. have a chance lo table this Attempts to reconvene changes in your current Riley Smith Hall with the The meeting dragged on until next ■:ear now," the meeting last Tuesday circumstance. for example lure Of .a £500 cash prize as union officials were halted by the Theatre address and change of job." ON THE HORIZON and a free holiday in concentrated on Criticism Group who pointed out that Sherine says she informed Budapest constitutional and financial the gathering of over 500 the hank and the credit curd Further criticism was ) with Stevie Sunshine Finally, at 2,10pm they matters squeezing out ha's people in the Riley Smith company of her change of levelled at the union's aehiev ed quoruey with 511t1 bid for a station manager Hall broke fire safety before last. summer. Saturday: A dry and rolistle sunny day advertising of the event address and the censorship debate regulations, She is also worried about the becoming cloudy. Max. temperature: with aver 10.000 conLerning The San being 9c 1417F 1. promotion dneuments left system of sending out bilk: "1 restocked on union shop think it is ridiculous to have Sunday: Overcast with rain spreading lying unused. Tiggy shelves the credit card numbers of a from the East. Ma xintuni temperature returning officer tor the person's card on the account NC 146E elections, acknowledged t. Aggrieved statement. It just poses a risk to Outlook for the rest of the week: the lack of publicity Huy. Owen. station the cardholder as anyone can Unsettled weather with showers, "It was difficult rot. advertise the AGM misuse their card, for example temperatures a little above average. manager of At'. fell Exec to particularly aggrieved and the elections at the using is for maitorder." the weythcreall Regional 41!Or I 441 41 - having proposed a motion same time and neither Unfortunately liar ennui!! Ruled for a full lime sabbaneal could be moved since the student the bill must he paid by officer. constitution specifies the her until the real culprit is A LOAD OF BALLS. lie was bitterly, date on w hick they should niund. Our look at the . lottery numbers disappointed and proposed he held," she aid She concluded: -I would /1101i. 11 of no confidence Paul lust like to say that bete an DISGRUNTLED: Huw Owen le the meeting raging: faLuh, rep. ',linnet! the CHALLENGER: Ginny Walcott international student, far away ifuln home, I can just do 0 011) CD CD CD Plc: Nathan Thomas -We've spent the last two puhliciry and student Pic: Nathan Thomas And the bonus ball: 13 tt al,out this hassle."
LEEDS STUDENT Fnday February 27 097 FUNSTERS SURVIVE 1,200 DEGREES HEAT - BAREFOOT
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GETTING HEATED: The first lesson starts upstairs as, outside. the fire gets lit (right} WARMING UP: A crowd gathers to watch the great feat as the coals are stoked up to the max FIREIVALKER! Hotfoot fundraisers set Rag week alight
EVER had a hurtling desire Hot exclusive by ANDREA KELLY to do something reall► crazy? reached a temperature over That's what 11 intrepid 1.200 degrees, l'ahrenheit. students did - and it was all in Nerves ahtlut what was to corm.. aid of charity. '.15)11 NI.Irraixti as rho header, of thy Rag week waN given a blazing gmup explained the \linple principle behind keeping your teei intact start by the late'.; addition ki their it catalogue of event:, - a Npon•ored .1111 vott ail it. yttU 'W.IitVe A V.11i, ruii lle lin:walk. The brave ptilip, 111 fear including Lards Student reporter te...:Ntl in their (Jut of the ■ Andy Kelk. walked over a jet miu iA11,14 or peopletl ie bati r 0.1;Akticij run of burning hot ember,. - which .ilk over Are. none have ev2r toluved ii t through with the itoivity ind their wor.st 11111n-)' .1 rank:tr.:tin Ita.• had t' et hi Nitit. DIN N quite a tulasi BAREFOOT IN THE DARK: Shoes off as the consider s," 1110 moment gets closer to pin ft in re.Npecitve, parer hum, at 45.1.1 tiel2reesi and aluminum] melt' at 1 ,114H1 deg-rce% HOT OR NOT? Embers the 100 crowd ouKid• LULU "1.!41 A I- iteclarrer - Iwysted 41a).1x: not. hot Tin got fired up as ,hut:' were removed and. to thif tune rnkties.'N tin:Arany r the filewaler ;aid ,iamething that walker. In:1dt their was die I'll nev1.111:::Ii.:( amber,, whi,.h had heen hurtling lor 4VVCT t admit imou, weprieal when they .111 hour. the vosittn and gni. tie. ti} do Nome +S ire eil-tinImutor Jennie Mcyncll via, rather odd Iftittp. but ;flier learning hi ■:tirittk)1 liag pitaset1 the event went off welI in Motions using my hotly and ps-etentling the tint time•wo did an ON enr 1i lo ihi, arid OtiAett in fionI of a hunch of con ipler.: • we alit sr.] man.. wt..] stranger.. 1 wins i.:orepletely al crowd It', raised liwarciie, -.0..-- Ngging Its go on the inc. do a, well as rione:, for charin, and tt Ate quemion I ger IKketi cruel often r. wa% gc.1•414.1 "what did it feel uni.1 to be perfectly Next eveiil to he organked by Ray lrione*t I have no idea_ The whole evening 1, could he a Npi red glass wtrlk - wfnitt a hliir • the runsinri_ rite walk and the vicv to prove that when it crane!: 10 exhilaratiiAl afterward., ratsinp nuiney. they are at the cumin! i I'll he ahlc to telt !try h one. ttimg edge. ttrandchiltircri :ihout he the day. I winked b.inloOt IJuinitle. hot 4nther and survived - noi ,onterhing fOrgeiting GETTING COLO FEET: The group try to HOT STUFF: The start of the celebrations as the intrepid \ In a hum. Andy conceal their nerves walkers cross the fiery barrier 4 LEEDS STUDENT Friday February 14 1997 DEMONSTRATORS STORM VICE-CHANCELLOR'S NEW8FILE `We shall not Plainly speaking B(314..ES who sierT with the student union constitution at their bedside have finally waken up hi Ilk' realisation that the whole thing is be moved' vow incomprehensible. n rheas (Anvil .Stnith. Union leaders are to call in the Plain lEnghsh society- to can lane their key regulations so the ordinary student can understand them. "The constitution can he male clearer so people aren't put oil h) ethnical oriling:' said I .itine Langton talsovet, Education officer at LUU. "It worked at York activists urnsersity where more people started coming in the union's general ANGRY students this week stormed Vice meetings." Chancellor Leslie Wagner's office in protest Ar 89 pages the constitution is already slimmer than in past yeais, against his plans to scrap their faculty. tart its list of protocols still includes Students from LMU's BY PHIL KERFOOT, sotindhites like: "i1rnendrneni, threatened Faculty of EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT brought to the published agenda Health and Social Care except amendments to a motion hniught under emergency business expressed their concerns in may he submitted to the ,Finance & one united voice. Administration Officer no later thtut Chanting. "They say cut- two working days before the hack: We say fight hack". over 70 students occupied the Chris Mahon of the Plain English conitior outside Wagner's society said they were ready for the office during thra, days of which was swiftly followed by challenge. "In my 26 yea& the decision to occupy Professor mass protest at his proposed experience here I would have to say Wagner's office. that student tamstitutirms are among cuts. They were outraged that the the most in need of translant tn." As reported in Leeds Student. plans only became known Wagner announced his intention through an internal e-mail to to move the five faculty structure staff in the faculty. and the of I-MU to four faculties a mime) students' union maintain that Boy racers ago. there was no correspondence before the decision was made. Disband Leader of the campaign. of 3-8 per cent every year by student members of the to deal with them so some good of it." come closer lie aims to dishand the mature student John Pear, said: Wagner hopes the closing of Socialist Workers Society like should come out "The faculty disbandment will the faculty will generate some of Debbie Jack She said LMUSU Exec said they IL ten' of hoping Faculty or Health and Social II- budding racer. job losses. the savings needed but the 'negotiations have got us supported the students' action in to be first to cross the finishing line in ("are and place the departments result in administnitive delay, and not dedsion has outraged students nowhere. we need a mass terms of allowing them printing an American car design competition in the remaining faculties in the enough resources. It will alfect who feel money should he taken campaign. It may seem extreme and room space, but could only are moving nearer to fultiling their university following the our CV - we will be getting our out of his own wage which has but so is Wagner's action.- support them through official dream. retirement of the Dean of the writes Matthew Geneve,' . degrees from the is rung allegedly increased again this The protest was roundly channels. An Ordinary General As reported in tarok student the lately, Valerie Kaye. departments. year n.)1:135,000. applauded by teaching unions Meeting is planned for 12.30pm group arc aiming in design. build and And fears are growing that "There has been no student Fears that these cuts would UNISON and NATFHE who on Monday in the Ems hall. race the vehicle themselves and now them may he similar closures at consultation, it Is not fine with us be just the start of a cost cutting have suggested strike action is have only five weeks to finish work lards. University. A spokesperson for the Vice- as Wagner thought" strategy spurred students on to not out of the que-stion. Other Concern on their car. students' unions including Chaneellin maintained that Ironically at the time students action. "Our cuncern IS how the cuts It hasn't been easy for the 20 Lancaster and Manchester wrote teaching staff. students and their were protesting against his will affect the current three years strung team. "Lack of bunch could PrOteStS in support of the action. courses would not he allected methods, Prottssor Wagner was of students." said LMUSU VP mean that not all of us will be able to Nik Peasgood. from West and at was merely a management at Rockingham Palace receiving Administration, Darren Green. go to America,- explained project co- Suakin protester Melanie Yorkshire Area NUS. said: move. an award for LMU's His ()pinion was criticised by ordinator Alex Coleman. Conlon said, This will make "Because it was based on a gut But students from the tacults 'pioneering' work with industry. students who feel it is a betrayal "This will he a teal shame Wagner think before he makes reaction by students it makes it dismissed the statement and However he has been told by the of support. This was dented by considering the hard work that cuts again 11 there are nil more important. tearing for the effect on their Higher Education Funding Exec who claim they are everybody has put in We are still protests now, he won't think "It worked well as a one-off degrees. organised an Council that LMU is one of the working in the students best appealing tin- sponsorship if anyone twice about doing it again". and was good in uniting students. impromptu meeting Mt Friday three most expensive universities The protest was spearheaded interests feels they are able to help us". The MI versi ty are now prepared The group are competing against in Britain and he must make cut, 90 universities in the contest Housing week fails to raise roof Brainy boffins sought Kissing FM CULT student gamest-ion A inapt change Is that POOR attendance at LUU's from Welfare officer Sarah managers at LMU said that those Blockbusters is to make a legendary presenter of KISS FM finally hit the Yorkshire Housing Week talks hate Reck. She is now having to send who had already visilxl them comeback - and is auditioning Blockbusters, Bob Hol ness, airwaves last Friday taking advantage prompted concerns of apathy out letters to students seemed to he "much more clued in Leeds on Wednesday, will not he fronting the new of the Valentine theme. writes Sarah about accommodation Issues, individually, because so few of up than in previous years." writes Naveed Raja. series. Schofield writes Judah Knight. Residential them turned up. They stressed that the main The trials will he held at The new quizmaster is to Kiss Cops hit Leeds shops and Corresporulent. Information systems fresher points to emphasise when the Hilton Hotel on Neville be Michael Aspel. presenter of bars in outrageous clubbing gear with The talks in hails of residence Richard Price said that he didn't choosing a house are not to sign Street. Any student over 18 7'hi3 / Your Life. handcuffs, whips and red lipstick. aimed to prospective ► give go to the talks because he did not anything before March 1st, to can apply for the series which Production will start on the One of the the lucky mapiems of a tenants a better understanding of know they were happening. only rem a property listed in the will now he a quit for adult new series at the end of big kiss was Leeds' own Lord Mayor. what is involved in house- LMU also ran a housing Code of Standards guide. and to contestants. February. The radio station has been a firm hunting. Many students are still campaign last week where the haggle with the landlord. The hopefuls who qualify Prospective contestants are favourite with listeners in laindon in the dark when it comes to talks were described by LMUSU Sarah Reck will he at will travel to Manchester to urged to call 0171 209 4480 and Manchester and now Leeds can housing and take the fat or VP Communications, Jim Clarence Docks on Monday film the BBC series, to be and leave their details saying tune into as mix of dance music on cheapest option. Evans, as "some being more evening. but if anyone needs made by Fremantle whether they want to appear 105.1FM. At l3udington hall, only 20 successful than others." advice or has any queries, they Productions. alone or with a friend. residents came to hear advice However, Student Advice can contact her on 2314221. 4