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21st January 1994 Sitha bi"IE 111111 STUDENTS AFRAID TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES RISE IN BURGLARIES PUTS LEEDS 6 AT BREA KI NG P OI NT survey of nearly four but e ter increasing number, are choice. They hope that it will 1-Sk said: "'Lou calmed even go hundred _students has putting their per caret:. at finally make Lie _louseI secure. to the shops without worrying Arevealed a massive rise risk by turning their homes into Another student, living out that you will CUtile hlidi to find in burglaries and theft in Leeds fortresses. Brudenell Street. has taken your house ransacked, Ilt's Six. wrier Tim Gallagher & A number of students are similar measures: "Metal frightening." Richard Fletcher. now installing wrought iron security gates are the only way. West Yorkshire Police do Ube Leeds Student survey security gates - first used on to protect your home against not compile crime statistics by found that an alarming 67 per inner city estates to prevent these criminals." individual postcodes or by the cent of students had been squatting - in an effort to deter But a gate can cast up to victim's occupation. burgled in the last year and that the thieves. However the gates £300. excluding installation. However the crime rates in only 13 per cent felt safe living have been condemned by fire which proves too costly for the divisions which cover I,S6 in the area. chiefs in London as 'potential many landlords. have risen noticeably. over the The survey shows a deathtraps'. The 1.cetlx Student study last three years. staggering 55 per cent rise in A West Yorkshire Fire found that a number of Crime Prevention Officer burglaries since 1991 when Brigade spokesman said: "We students felt the security A nd► Johnson believes the ever feeds Student last conducted a would advise against them as provided by the landlord was increasing student population is similar study. they effectively imprison the inadequate. a major Tudor in the increasing This upsurge In crime has occupier inside the property, Leeds Metropolitan number of burglaries. left many students loo afraid to which makes it harder for us to University student Graham lie said: "Student houses leave their houses and a small. rescue them in the event of a Crawford said: "Te front door are an easy target. The thief has fire." is fading to hits, and its only get only to kick down one door and Kati: Atoysen, a Leeds one Yale lock. But the landlord he has the chance of stealing University student who lives on refuses to do anything about it." three or four TVs and stereos. Etna- Mount. has been burgled The lack of decent security "t.7rione prevention twice in the last three ,n'mths. and the recent national press initatives, such as "It was after the second coverage surrounding •Briudas neighbourhood watch schemes, attack. when thieves left the most burgled Street' Chestnut take a lung time to get going frame of the door totally A +vane. 1,S6 - have raised and students are only here fur a mutilated that we decided to lit student fears that the area is short time." a security gate." she said. rapidly becoming a ghetto, "An ongoing undercover The three female students lit 1.S6 as a whole only 13 intelligence operation in the living in the house realise that per rent of students feel safe. LS6 area, involving IS to 2n installing the gale will delay while in crime blackspots such officers. has been fairly escape in an emegency. as it will as Flair Mount. the figure falls suc•esfur block the only exit. However. further to 7 per cent. they believe that they are a Katie Stanier, a Leeds Analysis page -high risk group' and have no University student living in Ointment page 57 ■■ Plc: Ed l'rMpin Kate Morten Plc:FlIchard Fletcher I lir 11 r waken r aw.t41 t.. n harglar sink, LAWLESS LEEDS 6: FULL SURVEY, RESULTS AND ANALYSIS ON PAGE 5 if":',:RSITY OF LEEDS 2 News Veggie VC slams Government • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Week Leeds Six shooters The A tee Chancellor of Leeds University. has Leeds University slammed Government proposals which are hree male students were else'," claims Zafar lqbal, whip conspicuous spot to stage an Union's Animal likely to have an adverse affect on students. last week held at was out training with his armed robbery: I couldn't Rights Group Is writes Gareth. Hughes Tgunpoint as they friends. believe they'd do it on a wel1411 holding an Animal Alan Wilson condemned the cut to student returned to Sentinel Towers, "I was wearing just a vest and main road." said Paul Jackson, Week to publicise grants and the expansion of the loans' limit but the robbers got away with shorts, so 1 didn't have any one of the other students the issue of animal revealed in the Budget Statement.. He said: DIGEST just five pounds, writes David money. It was lucky that a car attacked. "I wasn't too terrified abuse. They aim "It will have .a more rapid impact. on the Smith, went past and scared them. - I just gave them the five to highlight in welfare of our students - and I can only Four men. wearing balaclavas Then they did a runner. pounds I had." particular the deplore this' NEWS 2.3,4,5 and carrying two guns and a "The robbers were smaller lithal said: "At the time question of De also voiced his concern about the plans to knife. set upon the students at than us, but they still had the nothing was going through my COMMENT 6,7 vivisection at reduce numbers of new entrants by 3.5 per midnight on Burley Road, no nerve to try it on. When the head. It was the next day that it Leeds University cent, and reacted angrily to the regulation of ARTS 8.9 more than a hundred yards police arrived they said it was hit me, and I was gob-smacked. and intensive student unions proposed in the Education Bill, amazing that anyone should 10,11 from the fiats. Ws the sort of thing you think is farnting. MUSIC "One or them put a gun consider attacking two, never never going to happen to sou. There will he FOCUS 12,13 against my chest and started to mind three males." We were incredibly lucks In get displays in the Students rally round pill pull the trigger, saying 'Now or The men chose a strangely away without a scratch." CULTURE 14 Riley Smith Hall • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • all week to A national rally is being organised in Leeds BOOKS 15 promote in opposition to Government proposals to CLASS/JAZZ 16 Duchess keeps faith with Uni vegetarian ethics. add certain brands of the Pill to the as well as a mock Selected List for GP prescriptions. writes THE GUIDE .. 17-21 hunt and a Helen Crnssley, CLASSIFIEDS — 22 By Sam Greenhill humane circus This means that many women will he act. There will forced to switch to a different brand of SPORT ..... .... 23, 24 he Chancellor of Leeds also be a talk by contraceptive or. if they wish to continue to T..University. the Duchess of Kevin Baldwin, use the same hrantl. they will base to pay Kent_ has given her first spokesperson for the full private cost. confession since becoming a Animal Aid, shout Liz Rouse. 1.1_71' Women's Officer. Is how !olive POLICY I Catholic last week. distributing leaflets urging students to Her detection to the Roman without cruelty, "Keep the Pill free! Don't just lie back and lends Student Is,an independent Catholic Church at the agr of 60 take it!" Newspaper sorting. students at came as a surprise to students, Union to The rally will be held on Friday 28th I reds Univrrsity. Lred.. especially to those who weren't Reform January and will leave front outside Metropolitan University and even aware she a as their Quarry Haase. the Department of Health other ealleges in and around esteemed Chancellor. [headquarters, at Ipm. Leeds. All nut journalists abide The last time she came to visit LUU's it will he attended by NUS Welfare Officer by a code of euridena, hut if you Lice campus she found herself at Constitutional Kevin Sexton and Women's Officer have any complaints please the centre of a gay and lesbian Review Body is Siohlican hadean as well AS speakers from contact the Editor rights demonstratinn. and meeting to look at the Birth Control TraSI_ activist% claimed she Was the internal beats Student Newspaper deliberately steered away from structure of the Leeds University Union their campaign by University Union for the first Jolly netball nets rinse since 1984. PO ROA f c7 officials, She was said 10 hat's • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • t evale L.5 I illii espressed sympathy For the gay In that time, the The final ul the Istetropohian and lesbian rights cause has moved Inter-Hull netball championship was held last Editor John Rose. Gent:Mc Neel'elar.y on a lung way: its Sunday. warier Garerh Hughes. Richard Pletcher Leeds t:FIIVCYSII'y Union. •::ald niemership has 'rhc whole competition had involved over more than Deputy Editor het reception into this (-Jambe The Docile= apagral to gay protestors .1 LUU test year -.Posen halls and about two hundred people_ c:nn Greenhill Church. 'Whether the Duchess is tiouhled and the Tau trophy was won by BiAriptlitte and was OH, position as figurehead of itie facilities have Asaistant Editor Catholic, Protestant or Buddhist presented by Margaret TAMIL I.MUSU Heal The C110, r'SS1) id her Lituversits.

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