Welcome back issue Your complete guide to exam success... p.17 BASIL. SENT HOME! The case of the Zimbabwean student, Basil Gwatidzo, is swiftly coming to an end — unfortu- nately an unhappy one. In a letter sent from the Home Office, Basil who wishes to study in England was told that he must Ulik$CATIONt Dem r. Kordw) norirtay leave the country, under his own steam. Failure to Amidst a storm of controversy. Bill Cooke has resigned as 11111 C bs- .515pis do this would mean a prison sentence of up to six LPU's Education Secretary. In a letter sent to Deputy President John Cregan, Bill 71. months, after which he could be deported. The row between the voiced his displeasure at the way Executive has been running should continue their sup- over the past few months. He objected specifically to the British Government and port for Basil. failure of certain members of Exec, to fulfil their mandates. Basil has raged since last -I honestly don't know September, and centres what his chances are of John Cregan supported Bill in Bill said that he would still his reasons adding: over Basil's right to be a winning, but will remain active in the Union, in student in this country. In certainly continue to fight "The membership must 5tren'°41441thrposscit . (It-Pc a sp r- December he received a on his behalt." he said. decide how strongly they feel son of the Studelii Representa- about this issue; suggesting grant from Sheffield Uni- "1 think it should also be tive Council, due to the resigna- versity, but the Govern- that the controversy may go tion of Mads Dohm who held stressed that Basil's fight is beyond the confines of the the position until last week. ment claim this is not suffi- with the Government and Executive office. Mads feels he cannot continue cient evidence that he is a not the Education due to pressure of work. Latt GIVENT rtac student. authorities. Sheffield Edu- Bill Cooke consolidated this: "I shall be asking questions Bill stressed that the move No proof cation Authority have about the mandate at the next Dt-PoRIATICN They claim that they from Education to SRC was not been very good in their OGM". a planned one, and announced have no proof that Basil support. The Home Office himself prepared to take on his will leave the country on threatened them with President Pete Godwin new role. completion of his studies. expressed regret that Bill would court action if they carried no longer be on Executive. "I'm a poacher turned Yet despite the very real on paying his grant" he gamekeeper," he said. threat of deportation, added. "I sympathise with the frust- Basil refuses to leave the Meanwhile, Basil can- ration that non-sabbaticals must Bill was due to chair his first country. He will continue not have very much time feel." he said, "hut there are meeting last week, but it failed with his fight aided by sev- other things to be done in a stu- to achieve quorum. left to continue his fight. dents union. The mandate has eral political groups and DAVID KEEPE now been completed. Leeds M.P. Merlyn Rees. St F. RYLANCE Court Action Paul Hill. LUU Deputy President was adamant ERSKINE ELECTED • Defend Basil Guatidro John Erskine has won the elec- pi Campaign staggers on . that students in Leeds tion for Leeds and West York- shire Area Convenor, beating his nearest rival. Pete Cheung comfortably. FOUR SCORE Mr. Erskine won eight out of The fate of Network 4 took another turn for the worse at the thirteen colleges eligible to Monday night's LUU Exec. meeting. vote, in an election which was After last term's decision at an 0.G.M_ to reject the prop- remarkably smooth-running in osals recommended by Martin Glancy's report, Network 4 comparison to the wranglings of had asked to have its status changed from that of a sub- last year. committee to that of a society. porary repair could be carried Pete Cheung of Park Lane At the end of last term mem- out by installing an earth leak- College gained three of the col- bers of the TV network were age trip, at a cost of £90. leges. and Pete Sanders of Bret- locked out of their studio and Paul Hill argued at the meet- ton won two. Only Mike James control room, because of the fire ing that the cost of turning the of the University failed to score. risk created by faulty electrical two rooms into society rooms Although Mr. Erskine is a wiring. They returned this term would only amount to £500, half University student — he is a to find that their office too had the cost of the estimated repairs. been locked up. The reason for finalist in Archaeology — he Network 4 President John Patti- says his priority is the develop- LA, this was that as Network 4 was son said "Some members of the neither a sub-committee nor a ment of unions in the colleges of Union Exec. are using the issue further education. who he feels society at the time, it did not of electrical wiring to prevent get a rough .deal. need any rooms. However, a Network 4 from continuing to • "I have worked with the FEs decision was made on Monday exist. night to recognise Network 4 as this year in campaigns, and I feel Youth Training Scheme, which "I am not in this job to create The saga of the TV network a society. Access to the office I understand their problems bet- could have a drastic effect on Labour Clubs. My commitment seems set to continue. For next has now been granted but the ter than most University stu- FEs. is to creating strong students week's episode of your own studio and control room still dents." unions." Union's version of the TV-AM Mr. Erskine has often been remain out of bounds. It has "People should listen to what crisis, watch this space ... He added that the first thing labelled the megahack of the been estimated that the full cost on the priority list was helping Labour Club. Would the Club I am saying, not just accepting," of putting the clones to right ANDY CLOUGH the FEs to create an effective and its activities dominate his he added. would be about £1.000. A tern- • To be continued ... on P.3. response to the Government's work? SUE RYLANCE

• Prolific Poetry Poly Platform...

A poetry extravaganza described as the "first ever, unique in 7.30, the official starting time, stand up and walk out, with weeks time in a 'free' pamphlet the world poetry Marathon" (Mr. Godwin words, not mine) the Marathon didn't start till what Mr. Godwin described as to which all the poets will con- was held last Friday night at the Polytechnic. eight. A steady influx of people "just a smigeon of sexism". But tribute. This will be obtainable People were Invited from all poetry publicly before, not even soon got into the happy mood of he claimed it was a clean family from the Union information parts of the Universe expanding at OGM's. the event. The crowd swelled at show. desk. All competitors received as far as the West Yorkshire There were science fiction one point as Mr. Godwin mod- The longest and loudest ova- certificates and gold medallions. borders. They came from Liter- poets, a group of sensitive estly confided to 150. tion was given For a gentile little The comperes, Eddie Tag- ary societies, creative writing feminist poets from Bradford, Everyone seemed to be hav- piece entitled "Sex versus Ron gart, Mike Millward and Pete groups and even Wigan. who went down well, and some ing fun, in the lively and at times Greenwood's new look Eng- Godwin, now glorying in their The aim of the organisers was rather unusual phonetic noises uproarious atmosphere, the land" (That should swell the success, would like to thank to provide a platform for people from a Mr. Gordon Hoyles. audience showing great attendance at the next England everyone personally including who wouldn't normally get a These included sung rhythms. appreciation to both comic and game). Unfortunately Mr. Richard Attenborough for mak- chance to perform in public, and sounds culled from street serious poets, and not a little Godwin couldn't remember the ing it possible. including the organisers them- markets, auctioneers, paper sel- sympathy for the organisers. author's name. However, he selves. It was claimed that many lets and Exec meetings, A stand-up poet from Wigan apologises and assures us that of them had never recited As nobody had turned up by caused the feminist poets to the poem will appear in three DERMOT QUIGLEY BRIGHT LIGHTS Mularczyk And FOR AMANDA Poly student Amanda Mindell to Stand Wheatley has come tops in a lighting design competi- Two University students are standing for the local council elections to be held next tion. Thursday. A 2nd year furniture The Conservative candidate expected to win several seats. the decentralisation of govern- for the University Ward is final- Whilst canvassing, he has ment. designer, Amanda (pic- ist, Jeremy MIndell, 21, who was found that many people don't If he is not elected, Mr. tured) beat over 300 asked to stand by the Chairperson vote, as they feel the local coun- Mularczyk plans to go to the entries for the competi- of the South East Leeds Consti- cils have no power. United States next year. tion, centred around tuency Association. Mr. Mindell However the SDP believes in MARILYN HONIGMAN Thorn Lighting new low is very active in student politics energy light bulb. and is a former Chairperson of the Tory Society at the Univer- John Morris, the com- sity. Bright Graduates pany's chief designer, said The constituency is Labour- her design was chosen held and Mr. Mindell admits because "we thought it the that his chances of winning are Miss Out most unusual and imagina- very slim, especially as this is the Lights Many graduates who buy their first time that the Conservatives tive —we'd just never seen have fought the seat seriously first house in Leeds are missing anything like it before". A special effects light costing out on a cash boost of up to for several years. nearly £800 has been bought by Amanda's design sus- Mr. Mindell has been to sev- £710, claims the Leeds Perma- the Polytechnic for their Ents nent Building Society. pends from the ceiling, and eral local council meetings find- Hall. ing it 'interesting to look at the The response to their sandwiches the bulb bet- The light contains 12 lamps Homeloan scheme, set up four ween two squares of black inside world of local politics.' ago, has been disappoint- He admits that some might which rotate in three directions years perspex, forming a halo resent students standing and should he installed in the ing, the society announced in a next few weeks. recent bulletin. effect. because of the bad image they As her prize she spent have in Leeds, but he hopes, if The plan offers up to £110 as "It's not cheap but our discos a cash bonus plus a £600 interest three days at the Hanover elected, to improve it consider- are so popular that we feel that ably. free loan, provided the buyer Fair exhibition in Ger- we ought to put something back Chris Mularczyk. 23, the SDP saves with the Leeds for at least in", said Margaret Saville. "It's two years. many, where her design candidate for the Headingley was on public display. Ward, is the present Chairperson a real scoop as I doubt if there Phil Verhees, manager of the are any other colleges in the University branch, said: SUZANNE LEVY of that war and formerly of the area with one", she added. University SDP Society. "there's no doubt that any stu- He has been interested in If you want to see the lights dent thinking of buying a house local affairs for some time and for yourself, discos are held in the next two years should Bye, Velma believes that young people every Saturday night at the register their account. The limit Someone who will be sadly mis- genius who sorts out your should get involved in politics. Polytechnic and University stu- for the bonus on the price of the sed by anyone involved in Clubs accounts. He refused to be drawn on his dents are now allowed to take house is being raised to £18,000 and Societies at the Poly is chances in the Labour-held seat. two guests in. for this area, which will enable Velma Lazenby, who retires at She is leaving for Birmingham preferring to 'leave that to the nearly all first-time buyers to the end of this term. in a few months time. electorate', but did say that, benefit from the scheme." Velma is the brains behind "I shall miss my computer," across the city, the SDP EUGENE HUGHES SUZANNE LEVY your budgets, the mathematical she said.

EARTHLINGS! THE SEDAN CHAIR RACE i/ DATE HAS CHANGED TO Caribbean * Evening Friday Mar 6 Free!!

MON. 16th MAY! 8 -12 ISAIONIDNT BAR (BECAUSE OF VISITING bar and lounge3 DIGNITARIES) EVERTHING ELSE AS NORMAL! LOVE, THARG! SSTc°6(ta"sEEL BAN D9" cRAzy SHIRT COMPETITION bar I tE of RUM!! FOR bEST MALE NNd fEMALE SHiRT. TAKING THE LUTE The lunatic with the lute The cortege will pass on will hit Leeds on this Tues- to Warwick, Bradford, day, 2nd May. Manchester and Sheffield, ending up in Leeds late on Jonny Sussman, a stu- 2nd May. dent at Leeds University Be in the University will be playing his lute for Union on 3rd May at lunch- 55 hours starting at 9.00 time and listen to him strum a.m. on 1st May in Brigh- his lute! ton. Here, a demonstration If no-one has with M.P.s and Russian approached you with a ex-KGB prisoners will coi- sponsor form, just fill in led outside the Russian the form below and hand it embassy in London and into the University Union hand in a petition signed by Exec or put it on the Leeds M.P.s to a representative Student News Desk at the of the ambassador. Poly.

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Name: Address: Amount per hour: Total: • Pic: Jonny Sussman - eat minstrels" by MIKE MANDELBAUM ASS-TOUNDING Latest developments at Leeds Mr. Lindsay has written to the MORE ON FOUR University's boat house are University's works and services Network 4, the Leeds Univer- professional facilities of the to their limited facilities. neigh joke. division asking them to investi- sity student television society, Leeds University Audio Visual Instead, the panel looked for For part of the riverside site at gate. which has been under threat of Services. innovation and 'freshness'. Swillington has been taken over Apparently the donkeys closure in recent months, has The panel of judges consisted Netwrok 4 were easy winners for donkey grazing. belong to a former boat-house won the annual competition of producers and technical staff on this score, being praised by University P.E. director. caretaker, who claims he has an held by NASTA. the National from the BBC. Channel 4 and the panel fix their_ Mil. Lindsay said on a recent agreement dating hack seven stud,.-nt Television Association. Central TV_ They staled that it rive and humour'. They were visit that several donkeys. along years which allows him to keep would be unfair tojudge purely awarded a ell') and £5ll worth of with a number of old bathtubs the animals there. It was held at the NASTA on standards of technical excel- video film.. used as animal drinking troughs Mr. Robert Sladden, univer- Conference in Birmingham and lence because some societies SIMON HATTENSTONE have turned up there. sity estates officer, said he was was entered by six out of a poss- would he at a disadvantage due Previous reports of chickens looking into the matter ... ible twelve student networks in and other poultry kept there RAY CASTLE the country. have also worried him, Societies submitted prog- rammes of their own choice of either fiteen. twenty, twenty- In Brief... In Brief... In Brief... In Brief... five or thirty minutes in length. The Network 4 creation, a In Brief... In Brief... In Brief... In Brief... hilarious spoof of the Superman In Brief... In Brief... In Brief... In Brief... films. Superman too, fell into the first category. It was made in In Brief... In Brief... In Brief... In Brief... black and white. using the more

phere for the free event at the City Site at which all cocktails Gigs a Itching will cost 99 pence. Two bottles of rum are on offer as prizes for the wearers of job the craziest Caribbean shirts. for off... LUU's two Action workers arc ABEL MUSCART helping to put on a fund-raising More than twenty stalls will be gig for a new music venue in present at the Polytechnic's sec- Leeds. The Benefit concert is to ond flea market to be held next raise money for a place for Wednesday. young unemployed people in Permission has been granted bands to practice and perform. by the City Council for a flea A similar centre in Sheffield is market to be held once a term proving a great success with for both students and others to support from the City Council. display their wares. John McEnaney. one of the The Polytechnic Finance Action workers, was optimistic Office are running a tombola that the Leeds venture would be stall and raffle and hope to raise too. The concert, planned for at least £38 to sponsor a bed for June, could improve relations a day as part of Wheatfield Hos- between LUU and the youth of pital's Share the Cost Cam- Leeds. Ultimately it is hoped paign. that the project could develop Gifts for the tombola stall into an alternative Arts centre should be taken to the Finance and provide a pool of equipment Officer and further information for aspiring youth musicians. concerning the flea market can he obtained from Margaret MARTIN GILCHRIST Saville in the Poly. Exec. Running PAUL BROMLE) for Shelter Chipping in Rum do Park Lane College have made You've had pies and peas. over £80 for a sponsored run You've had bacon hutties. What The Polytechnic will be they held one lunchtime last ever nest? drowned in colour and countless term. Well now you can get 'alley cocktails at the Caribbean Even- The money will he sent to Bar fish and chips! Serving is ing next Friday. Shelter, the charity for the from 9.00 p.m., ready for when A steel band should be pres- homeless, and will be presented you come out of the library. ent to create the desired atmos- by President. Steve Hargreaves. A snip (or a chip?) at 55p. Page Four LEEDS LINKS Thousands of people came from all over Britain and even Europe to form the no legendary peace chain stretching the fourteen miles of "Nuclear Valley" on the Good Friday of the Easter Holiday. At least sixty students camp at Greenham. their own answer to that. were among the six coach Declaring her intention to Their slogan for the day loads of people from Leeds contest Heseltine's Henley summed up the friendly who attended the event. An seat at the next General atmosphere and was estimated 70.000 people Election she said, "he displayed on CND badges. linked arms starting from should be ashamed if he It read "Arms are for U.S.A.F. Greenham will not speak to me on the linking." Common; past the Atomic same platform." DERMOT QUIGLEY Weapons Research Estab- Some of the other lishment at Aldermaston, women at Greenham were ending at the Burghfield equally determined to TENDENCY OR PARTY? Royal Ordnance factory. show their dislike of the When is a party not a party? When it is a Militant tendency. There was a carnival Governments policy to site Tendency or Party though. I'm sure that when the revolution breaks out the Militant comrades atmosphere with a festival Cruise missiles there. Two will be building barricades and hurling bricks with the best of us. I suspect however, that they will site where bands, jugglers, hundred women managed have their own barricade just adjacent to the Labour Party's and that Militant supporters will and actors performed. to scale the fence or break have their own bricks. Leading CND person- through the gates to get Pat Wall, is a militant supporter, and rival of Cleethorpes. and had been prevented from alities including Chair- into the base. A small the incumbent Labour M.P. Ben Ford for the speaking in that hot-bed of revolution, Grimsby. Bradford North constituency. When he spoke at Still the Rely Smith Hall offered him a temporary person Joan Ruddock and group dressed as fairy tale haven and an audience of about fifty people. Monsignor Bruce Kent characters including easter L.U.U. last term Pat Wall tried in his speech to reconcile the theories of Marxist-Leninism with a He thought that the witch-hunt could not spoke at the rally held on bunnies had a kind of mad committment to Parilamentary democracy. succeed. as "Ideas could not be witch-hunted." In the site. hatters tea party before Whether he succeeded or not is essentially addition a coalition of Trade Union officials and being moved by the police. subjective, but he argued that the class war was Labour Party right-wingers would not achieve Rebecca Johnson, one of There were no arrests happening now and that the Labour moment anything. the women from Green- made. was part of it. Advances ham Common told the A plane towed a sign True or False? He continued, while there had been progressive changes at Bermondsey with the defeat of John press that she had given up saying "CND. Kremlins Although true to form, Wall denied all connections with the Revolutionary Socialist O'Grady (who stood as the 'Real Bermondsey a scholarship to Japan to April fools," CND had League, the Militant Tendency appeared just as Labour' candidate) and "The council that had the R.S.L. faded into obscurity. Militant spat on them," between the right wing of the are generally regarded as the R.S.L's sucessor. or Labour Party and the S.D.P. there were no ALL THE FUN their front organisation. political differences and "Labour's right wing Blake Baker in his book 'The Far Left' lists Pat wanted least of all to see a Labour Government Wall as a leading member of the R.S.L. All this is elected at the next general election." OF THE FAIR not to conjure up Daily Mail hysterics about wild, Militant have been castigated in the past by the Tommorow sees the start of the instruments. while all sorts of bearded trotskyists lurking in the Labour Party left-wing press for a seeming lack of concern Renaissance Festival and Tudor street performers from jugglers and waiting to usher in the Soviet Red Army. I'm about such issues as Gay Rights and Feminism. fair to be held on the University and acrobats to dancing bears just wary of people who deny their past Pat Wall though, rejected allegations that Militant campus. The event will last for and jesters will by vying for allegiances, or perhaps their present ones, are a sectarian organisation. Militant had been the three days of the Bank attention. Militant's cardinal sin though. is not that they active in the disarmament movement, and he had Hoiday and will include the As befits the occasion visitors are the Reds in Labour's bed, but rather that they been on the first march to Aldermaston. Chester Cycle of Mystery Plays will have the opportunity of are monotonous and long-winded. No-one could On the question of Comrade Wall's own status to be performed in their entirety sampling Medieval game'. such accuse them of brevity, though in fairness to Pat in the Labour Party. lie told us that every Asian for the first time in tour hundred as catch the rat and bobbing Wall he was more interesting than other politic- Workers organisation had written to the Labour year,. apples. slung with many more. ians who have graced L.U.U. with their presence. Party's National Executive Committee, saying There will be stalls forming a All participants will be in don't expel Pat Wall. narrow Medieval street outside Medieval costume adding more Banned He concluded by affirming his commitment to the Great Hall selling all kinds of than a splash of colour to this Comrade Wall concentrated his speech on the Clause Four of the labour Party's constitution craft wares from the period_ historic event. current state of the Labour Party. Free speech had that calls for common ownership of the means of Wandering muscians will not always been granted to him so easily though. production, distribution, and exchange. entertain with their medieval DERMOT QUIGLEY Previously he had banned from a cafe in ADAM LEBOR LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS - UNIVERSITY WARD

JIM RODGERS - COMMUNIST After four years of Tory rule, life for millions has reached crisis point. Hardship weighs down on the jobless and their families; fear of unemployment haunts millions more. For the big businessmen, the property and financial speculators, life has never been better. Thatcher certainly looks after her own! Britain is becoming a violent and inhuman society, where greed is rewarded, and those who fall behind in the rat race are rejected. If you can pay for what you need, life must seem splendid. The Tories even make it easier for you! COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY However, most people depend on public transport, Many students don't vote in local elections. If you're the NHS, local schools and council housing The The University provides employment for a large one of them, or it you want to know why you should quality of these has deteriorated drastically in number of people in Leeds. Its contribution to the vote labour - read on. recent years. economic and cultural life of the city is inestimable Tory cuts are affecting student grants and Local Councils get blamed for this deterioration, In return the Council should consider the interests reducing standards in schools, colleges and but the real responsibility lies with the Tory of students more closely . universities. Teachers are being made redundant Government, which withholds vital funds The Council ought to give some support to the In some places, nursery education is being Although Leeds Labour Council has opposed University Nursery. abolished. Thatcher's worst excesses, its opposition has been It should also be more sympathetic towards Social service and education cuts mean that in limited because it has failed to involve the people in planning applications. The University lost the use of future more women will have to stay at home to look a growing campaign. the Lipman Building because the Council refused after kids and infirm parents. Private schools and A new style of town hall politics is needed - on the permission for it to be re-sited. private geriatric care, on the other hand, develop lines of current peace campaigns or the People's If I was elected onto the Council, I would try to unchecked. The greatest cuts of all have been in March for Jobs. These new and exciting ensure that students interests were represented social justice developments must be extended into a mass along with everyone elses . Then there's the environment and housing movement for an alternative society millions of Students are as much entitled to decent living TIME WASTING people. campaigning together can change policies - standards as anyone else, and socialist housing and The Council spends too much time discussing even Governments! planning policy contains pledges to sort out some of irrelevancies - such as nuclear free zones. It should Councillors have a vital role in such a movement, the problems of multiple occupation accommodation. concentrate more on the needs of the residents of that's why we need Communists in the town hall! Your rent probably includes an element for rates, the area. Jim Rodgers has lived in area for the past 12 and Labour believe in spending public money for CONSERVATIVE - JEREMY MINDELL years, and is a graduate of Leeds University everyone's benefit. Leeds is a nuclear free zone Leeds City Council is Jane Staines, 27 year-old trainee solicitor, has been better for people to organise their own repairs than an equal opportunity employer _ Labour in Leeds has chosen as Liberal candidate for the local elections to wait months for the council to do it increased spending on social services, housing, and next May. Jane came to Leeds in 1974 and has been • Using resources to help those most in need. street sweeping. Local Labour councillors - I live in involved in the local Liberals for about the last three • Open government; decisions taken in public, not Woodhouse - are involved in local issues and the years. in secret behind closed doors. communities they represent. • A society where we can all control our own lives Tories cut basic rights. The Lib/SDP Alliance (as WE BELIEVE IN: instead of being dictated to by big business or big in Bradford) is not above handing them the hatchet. • Taking power away from council bureaucrats and government. Use your vote on 5th May - and keep Leeds Labour giving it back to local communities. and fighting! VOTE LIBERAL • A system of council house management which NANETTE SLOANE VOTE JANE STAINES allows tenants to control their own estates. It's much FOR UNIVERSITY WARD Page Fivi IRELAND... EVENTS Dear Editor, On May 1st. Leeds Irish Freedom Movement is taking a coach to the demonstration in LE:aift si.diric '4:to the Birmingham commemorating the second anniversary of the deaths of the Republican prisoners of war. who went on hunger strike refusing to accept the criminalisation of their struggle by the tiff k odmiwati,,, British state. 4kirliseds ► EDITOR In 1972 the Convervative and visitors did not constitute a IRA are not isolated criminals. • / MI contributions should be Government, facing armed desire for better conditions, but May 1st has traditionally been "K. made by the Monday lunchtime rebellion in a part of the 'United a demand to be recognised as a day of international solidarity before publication. Kingdom' and an international fighters on a liberation struggle. of the working class. It is a tradi- reaction against internment and tion, however which needs to be After a year of heroic resis- revived in Britain by supporting stabiliseBloody Sunday,the situation. attempted A negoti- to tance, the hunger strikers did the struggle of the Irish republi- ated truce with the IRA not achieve their demands, but can movement against British' their struggle did defeat the oppression. Join us in Birming- involvedcategory status' granting to Republican 'special British state's criminalisation ham - coach leaves Parkinson prisoners. Thus. the British state strategy. The election of Bobby Steps at 9.30 a.m., May 1st. explicitely accepted that Britain Sands to Westminster. and the Price £3.00. Dear Editor, recent Sinn Fein successes in I think the time has come to end my silence over the againstwas fighting Ireland. a colonial war Prior's Assembly elections, TONY KILMINSTER ffrench-Hodges debate. While expressing my gratitude to have shown worldwide that the Leeds Irish Freedom Movement those who seek to stop the erosion of 'traditional values'. However, in 1976 the Labour particularly in the light of repeated attempts by the establish- Government withdrew political ment (and regrettably Leeds Student) to 'rationalise' my status in an attempt to isolate name. I feel that I must point out the errors that even these Irish Freedom fighters from well meaning people have made: popular support by labelling ...AND PREVENTS a) The ff is always a double small f, even at the beginning of a them as common criminals. On Dear Editor, sentence (never Ff). 14th September. 1976, Kieran I was flabbergasted to see in the Union extension the Irish h) All attempts by subversives to convert my name into a form Nugent refused to wear prison Freedom stand on which there was a vast pile of pro-IRA uniforms. By 1978 nearly 300 of alphabet spaghetti by the insertion of double small letters literature. I wondered why the Union allowed such a society to H-block prisoners were 'on the where they do not belong should have been ignored (one 'r' in be in existence as I though that the Union was supposed to be myecond s name please). blanket'. They were joined by against the glorification of war. Yet within its ranks there is a c) The 'ff. is pronouced as one 'f' not three. A few generations women in Armagh gaol.Brutal- society which is attempting to glorify the inhuman activities of ago the name was ffrench-ffrench Hodges - is it any surprise ity by prison staff, including this disgusting terrorist organisation. that its length was reduced? intimate body searches forced Although I feel that if the Irish people wanted to he united the blanket-men onto the 'dirty by now they would be, I shall not express my views on whether Leading the debate has been one Jeremy Saynor who has protest'. On 10th October. or not the troops should be moved out of Ireland as they are made a determined effort to correct the errors of others 1980, the first hunger strike irrelevant and are not going to change the world to any signif- through an intense publicity campaign both in Leeds Student began and on 5th May, Bobby icant degree. I am expressing however, my disappointment in and elsewhere (I believe T-shirts are now available). It is Sands died in the H-block. Nine the Union behaving, as I see, hypocritically; on one side they unfortunate that he did not consult me about this so that he other Irish freedom fighters fol- are they are protecting against violence and war and yet on the could have spelt my second name correctly as well. All the lowed him, other side they allow a terrorist sympathising society a grant. same, it was very sad to hear of Jeremy's retirement as public- It's just as bad as crying "condemn repression in South ity Sec of the LUU Cross Country club; the Sports pages of The five demands of the America" yet on the other side doing sod all about Poland and Leeds Student will never he the same again. hunger strikers - free associa- Afghanistan, not that it'll make any difference. The Union has I hope my name is now understood. tion, no prison work, no prison to make a choice, will it go whole hog and say no to all violence Yours sincerely uniforms, full remission of sen- or will it turn a blind eye to the activities of the IRA? J. T. ffRENCH-HODGES tence - and rights regarding mail S. S. FOSTER LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS - HEADINGLEY WARD BARRY COOPER DAVID FLOWERS - Communist, Headingley Ward. Headingley Ward, Conservative.

Headingley Communist Party is not just involved in elections. Nor does it see About your candidate... local activity as a way of buttering up the electors. Over the years many David Flowers - I am 23 years of age and have lived in Headingley and campaigns and community groups have been started by, or benefitted from Meanwood for the last 13 years. I am married and my wife is a teacher in a local the actions of local communists. This is part of the perspective of the British primary school. I work for a long established traditional insurance company Road to Socialism. This looks to a future socialist society free from racialism, and am involved in many local activities, including my main hobby which is sexism and poverty, in which decisions are taken democratically by the people playing rugby at Headingly R.U.F.C. affected by them. It sees socialism coming about initially through the building of a broad Representation ... alliance of working people, students, the women's movement and other sec- I am worried about the Left-wing drift or bias in the City Council as a whole and tions of the community, demanding democratic change at all levels. especially in Headingley at the moment. I want to give the electorate a chance It is not enough to campaign just on immediate issues. Small reforms must to redress the balance because I do not believe that Headingley is currently, be seen to contain the germ of the socialist society which will replace capitalist accurately represented. waste and exploitation. Only through building a mass movement for socialism Local Issues ... powerful enough to take on right-wing opposition at all levels can we win socialism, and start to create freedom of opportunity for all. I am determined to ensure that Headingley residents get their say; for exam- Barry Cooper is a popular local figure who has been active in local cam- ple, in ventures such as the community centre in the old library; in discussions paigns for 10 years. He is a lecturer in the Maths Dept. at the University, a father about a proposed Headingley by-pass and a proposed cycle path parallel to .of two and lives in the Hyde Park area. Otley Road.

COUNCILLOR JUDY THOMAS CHRIS MULARCZYK Headingly Ward, Labour Candidate. Headingley Ward, SDP/Lib Alliance 1. More power to local Government The SOP-Liberal Alliance believes that local authorities should be more independent of central Govern- ment and exercise more powers. 2. Representative Councils... The present electoral system promotes one party dominance and with its corruption and inertia. The . s Councils elected on the bests of proportional representation so that every party is fairly Arelprliaerentedwarit The coming Council elections - always an important test of opinion on local 3. Education... We want issues-take on the crucial dimension of a barometer of national feelings in this more pupils and parents on school governing bodies comprehensive education - NO to handouts to private schools potential General Election year. more work experience in school curnculum Local Councils - a key force in education and an important source of gradu- • income support to less well.off students in further education ate employment - have felt the full force of Tory cuts. Leeds receives less • , Housing... We say7 Government grant than it did three years ago, despite inflation and the increas- • No to council house sales in areas of need - mixed estates to get rid of the stigma of Council Housing ingly widespread misery and poverty induced by monetarist policies. - promote housing co-operatives and associations Labours response in Leeds has included: - more improvement grants in the private sector - reduced rents In return for improvements or repairs in council houses • A general 'no redundancies' policy, and the setting up of an Industry Com- 5, Employment We need to: mittee to create and protect jobs. - encourage part-time employment - give preference to unemployed candidates • Equal Opportunities Committees for women, ethnic minorities and the - encourage equal opportunities in all recruitment and promotion practices disabled. a. Transport... The subsidies for local transport must continue • One of the country's leading Nursery programmes. - plans tot new toads must be sound on environmental grounds • A refusal to sack teachers - despite a Government grant cut based on the channel juggernaut lorries away from residential areas - improve street lighting shedding of over 200. Labour also totally opposes the Tory free market - extend the scope of pedestrianisation and circieways approach to education; we deplore the imposition of so called 'economic' fees 7. Inner Cities Time for: for overseas students, student fee/loans, and the proposed use of vouchers - assistance to small businesses, cooperatives and self-help groups. and indiscriminate information to play one school off against another. - a sustained attack on vacant and under-used to bring back into active use. - more Involvement of young people in planning leisure and recreational facilities • Energetic Council action against unscrupulous landlords within its powers 8. Rates - What we need is: and resources. A Labour Government would end the pernicious licence sys- - replace the ineguitous domestic rate with a local income tax tem, impose greater responsibilities on landlords, and enhance tenants rights. - reduce commercial rates in run-down areas • The declaration of a Nuclear Free Zone in Leeds to bring home the homicidal • Bringing power to the people • futility of nuclear arms. VOTE SDP/LIBERAL ALLIANCE Page Six .11111".. Open space... Open space... Open space... Open space... Open space... Open space... Open space... Open space... Open space... Open space... Open space... Open space... 0 pen space... Open space... Open space... Open space... MARCH ON! Opinion polls show that most people think unemployment is the most important issue in politics today. Even nuclear weapons are thought the prime issue by far fewer people. The People's March For Jobs (PM IQ). like its predecessor in May 1981, aims to ensure that political action is taken. This weekend, one of the legs of the PMFJ will pass through Leeds. The North- West Leeds Labour Party have organised their own jobs march to link up with it. Other demonstrations will be held along the routes of the seven marches which will link up and end together in London in early June. The TUC hope that a quarter of a million people will be on the streets of the capital. What exactly will the march fully. the Government would Probably very few people have do? The leaders of the Labour take note and do something. ever heard of it. The march Party didn't want it to happen. Of course a rise in unemp- helped encourage the setting up They were worried it might he a loyment was a part of the Tory of more Centres for the Unemp- diversion from campaigning for Government's policy. If not an loyed. Most of these are funded the General Election which end in itself, it was a deliberate by the TUC and the Manpower cannot be far off. The TUC means "We'd been paying Services Commission. Both General Council were initially ourselves too much". British share the view that the centres against it. but changed their industry was "overmanned". should not he politically orien- minds. The pressure for a march What is the political alternative tated. within some unions was so to Thatcherism? The organisers This year's march demands a strong that it would have gone and most of the marchers were Government committed to full ahead anyway, but it wouldn't involved in political groups and employment. Such a demand is have been in their control. The parties. None were Tories. The meaningless without a prog- organisers at all levels have been obvious allies of the unemp- ramme to achieve it. Rightwin- anxious to establish that this is loyed fighting unemployment gers claim to agonise about not a political march. arc workers who are threatened unemployment. Their answer to with being forced into the same how to get rid of it is endure Personally ... position. it! It seems paradoxical that a march organised by people who I was a marcher in 1981 on the Huddersfield leg of the call themselves socialists and supported by socialists and PMFJ which marched to join the Paul Hubert examines the main Liverpool to London trades unionists should pretend quences from this activity. I Did it make me feel proud to not to he political so as not to march at Northampton. It was merits of marching. Is the remember seeing a TV prog- be involved in something his- an experience to remember. People's March for Jobs alienate Tories and Church ramme in summer 1981. A folk toric? No, it made me feel as hut, two years on. it is difficult to worth while? people. If it is to make an endur- rock band were singing about though the whole thing had say what it achieved. ing impact, it will have to offer unemployment and footage of gone from a plan to a myth political answers instead. Also it Those who placed themselves PMFJ appeared to illustrate without really passing through must actually involve the unem- the in charge were eager to make Rallying round it. the sphere of political action. the PMFJ a symbol. All clad in The PlvIt.1 provided politi- ployed in organising them- green cagoules and t-shirts. the cians with an opportunity for a selves. Last time many marchers carefully selected unemployed lot of fulsome speeches. The felt that they had been treated as at the end was common fodder. and no doubt people would give a respectable demonstration kit very isolated when they appearance. By walking a long one of the biggest for many EXAM MYTHS distance together they would years. Howe%er, when it went out on the dole. show an example of self discip- finished, the marchers and Symbolic No-one needs to be reminded that exams are only a few weeks line and sacrifice. Our role was everyone else went back to what There is nothing wrong with away. Our minds constantly prod the seed of worry until it supposed to he passive. Like the they had been doing before. A symbols. However, four million begins to occupy most of our attention. Jarrow march in the 1930's. it People's Campaign for Jobs was people or more without work As nicotine, caffeine and palpitations increase, sleep and would he a cry of pain. Hope- set up. It was very bureaucratic. will want to see practical conse- work efficiency decrease. Most people think that some tension is a good thing, that it keeps you on your toes, but surely there is no need to flood our lives with it until it becomes a destruc- tive force. BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS To combat this tendency, a lunchtime gathering is being organised, commencing Thursday, May 5th. It will be held Sweatshops and Slave Labour - a thing of the past? every Monday and Thursday from 1.00 to 1.45 p.m. in the the picket line and say Workers earning El per hour, 72 hours a week and with no that the Economics and Social Studies building, room 9.01 (Univer- sort of protection from the grinding, antiquated machines — a best time to picket is at the shift sity). description of a 19th century factory? No, these are the kind of changes, which take place at What I need is not just something that relaxes me for an conditions that Asians in textile mills in West Yorkshire face 2.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. hour and then melts away as soon as I walk out of the door. 1 today. Such is the case in the "Aire Valley Yarns" factory. The workers most hit by this need to feel a practical benefit beyond a short respite. sort of slave labour drive are Emphasis will he placed on discussing ways in which we can Of a workforce of about 30, workers who came out have black workers and women. This change our attitudes towards ourselves, others and our work 23 workers are Asian, working been sacked and have been pic- factory is an example of a work- so that things remain in the right perspective. This isn't dif- at a rate of £1.02 per hour (a keting around the clock. force being divided along racist ficult to do. mostly it's a case of seeing a door half open instead lower wage than that of the The TGWU has given the lines, of half closed, having a positive instead of a negative attitude. white workers). The Asian strike official backing and £12 Liaquet Ali summed up the It's not that exams have an inherent quality called stress that workers do 12-hour shifts for a per week official strike pay. A workers feelings. leaps out and grabs anyone within reach. I am the one who minimum of five days, with a factory with a TGWU branch "We are fighting, not just for chooses to create that stress simply by the thoughts that I have. weekend overtime usually com- has blacked all AVY goods. ourselves but for future genera- Fifteen or twenty minutes of the time will be spent in pulsory. An outstanding total of They eventually intend to take tions so they do not have to live relaxing, learning how to use our thoughts to reach a state of 84 hours. the case to industrial tribunal. as we do. We were sacked inner peace and calm within a short space of time. Once the There are no safety guards on but it is felt that does not always because we believed in a princi- mind is free of tensions then the body follows automatically. the machines, no brakes. mean- work in the interests of the ple and we will fight until we The emphasis is on simplicity and practicality so we hope ing that workers have to stop workers. win." you'll join us and take some time off for a breather. them with their hands. Workers Against Racism visit DEB INTTLETON ROS THOMPSON UNIONS Until two months ago the fac- tory was not unionised, but in The views shown in OPEN SPACE --,iiiit...... March 22 of the Asian workers are not necessarily those of the Sir Roger Stevens Memorial Lecture 1983 decided to join the Transport Leeds Student staff. and General Workers Union Friday 20th May at 7.30pm and elected a man called Lia- quet All as shop steward. STEPHEN'S MUSIC SHOP iSlyigigtris He described the manage- 70 New Briggate, Leeds RILEY SMITH HALL, ment's reaction, Tel: 434710 1 LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION "The managing director, nem° AND BOSS Malcolm Rawson called me into Synths. penal /Wm, amp, etc. etc P; z:iiiglfii his office. He said that he didn't TANAKA want any union here and offered Glows Keyboards therm RUTH MOMPATI cam KEYBOARDS Chief Representative of African National 1 me £10.1 refused and suggested Prices tram f45 E495 Congress 4/1101,s 'k ltS1V 1 that all the men might want £10. LUDWIG DRUMS When the union cards arrived. Kits. testes. stands DISCOUNT PRICES liri iiir he called me in again and told 011ie, thyme. cymhals. Pearl Plenoet hits 4114 , v Item TM i me I was fired. Another director Secondhand ditnoldit hero (99 TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM tii Derek Bedford said he didn't Genets, mikes. PA Illicit. tens_ flutes EXECUTIVE OFFICE, allow dogs dirtying the place." clitrioeti trumpets Pews Tetuan Aim' LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION STRIKE RAMC IlitS ADVERT TOR A strike followed, All the 22 SPECIAL STUDENT DISCOUNT! ■

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The face of the Labour future NEIL KINNOCK

• N. U.S. President, Neil Stewart After a light hearted bit of banter about the pronunciation of the name of his Welsh constituency, thus establishing his working class credentials Neil Kinnock turned in a performance that was not unaccept- able politically (from a personal point of view, of course) and certainly impressive in theatrical terms. PRESIDENTIAL Not surprisingly, considering but direct resources towards help feeling that he was chosen the proximity of the general urgent social needs. He to speak for this very reason PROFILE election and that the meeting objected to the Tory cat-calls of (although to be fair he is the Shortly to enter his second year of office as NUS National was to launch 'Students for a 'How will this be paid for' by shadow education secretary). President, stocky Scot, Neil Stewart agreed with the constitu- Labour victory' (STULAV), his pointing out the enormous costs Even then I found him a big tional ruling allowing David Hoile to speak wearing a 'Hang speech had a rather morale of nuclear arms expenditure, dodgy over certain issues. His Nelson Mandela' badge. boosting air. and their horrific price in human answers to questions, while "To stop him from speaking would be just what he wanted lives. witty, urbane and sharp, left cer- and would provide plenty of material to fuel the Anti-NUS Principled Education tain points unanswered. For lobby," said Mr. Stewart. "Our policy is no platform for He first underlined the need example, he chose to answer a declared racists or fascists. and distasteful though his badge On the more specific issue of question on the Bermondsey was, we have to abide by the constitution." to fight the Tory party's newly education he underlined his own found idealogical and debacle by saying that Ossie The Constitution rules o.k.? However democratic the pro- opposition to the Tory cuts, and O'Brien, who won to Darlington cedure, there were many criticisms that the chairing of the philosophical justification for stressed that the Labour party was a unilateralist left-winger, meetings was frequently undemocratic. How did Neil Stewart inhuman policies with an saw education as a right not a so there must still be popular react to the accusation that the National Executive was dic- idealogical conviction from the privilege. An indication of this support for the left. The scandal tatorial in its approach? left to the fundamental princi- he claimed, was its proposal of a of the smear campaign and the "The critics don't know what they're talking about. We ples of Socialism. Using the new £25 per week allowance for all Labour party campaign docu- gay rights issues went unre- have to control the meeting for the speeches to be heard." students in Further Education. One of the most frequently heard figures at the conference ments to underline his argu- marked on. Again it was a fundamental came from the Tories, 60% of University students claim to ments, Kinnock launched an principle, that people should he Charm have voted Tory at the last election. How then did Mr. Stewart impassioned attack on the given the opportunity to justify the NOLS dominance of National Executive? policies of the present Govern- Still, it was a charismatic per- develop their full potential, "Perhaps that's true. What is often forgotten, though is that ment. He drew attention to the formance, full of righteous And yet for me there were NUS represents Polytechnics, as well as Further and Higher suffering they caused to those indignation, posturing and still nagging doubts. While it Education Colleges. The left are more numerous than the waiting for health care, housing petulance. Indeed, Ktnnock was a pleasant change to hear a Tories and given the state of the Left Alliance. NOLS is the and jobs. The creation of work came across as a Gary Glitter shadow cabinet member argu- best option." would riot only overcome the with a social conscience. The ing for policies on the basis of Even when it comes to tokenism in directing NOLS dele- poverty of those re-employed, trouble is that in voting Labour socialist principles, I couldn't gates to vote Tory? you also have to take in the Cliff "It wasn't tokenism. We are committed to a pluralist Union. Richard-type smarm of the likes even to the point where NOLS are constantly abstaining on of Roy Hattersley or the heavy- matters to achieve this. NOLS does not have a majority." POET'S CORNER metal macho of Denis Healey. Although eight out of nineteen is a pretty effective voting Alt well, that's showhusiness. majority! Who says that flower power is RILL COOKF. ROSS WFI:IPORD - dead? Daffodil-clad poetic pacif- ist Ralph, of the Manchester University Delegation brought love, peace, and all that jazz, man (person?) firmly back into THE SWP - PUTTING ITS the eighties. It seems that the hippy senti- ments of the sixties are back in - though long hair, Jesus sandals BEST FOOT FORWARD and Jimi Hendrix are out. Ralph, it seems, stood on "a There cannot be many politicians who can talk for over an hour on ""the State of the Labour Left" and Free speech and free love" plat- still have the audience begging For more. Nor can there be many journalists who have made it to the form, and was elected comfort- dizzy heights of Fleet Street whilst maintaining an overt commitment to socialism. ably. Not that he is inactive - he regularly submits motions to Paul Foot is one who can. As a PR man, he must they can do to change society is to use their vote, an Manchester general meetings in be coveted by many of political party. But Paul easy, private was Of revolutionising the whole sys- the vein of "Peace is Fab" and Foot is inconvertible. tem? Nor did Parliament, the omnipotent, execute "We're all children of the Uni- Not that he resorts to the familiar Socialist change. In 1923. a debate in the House of Com- verse." He even proposed that Worker Party rant. The infamous "occupy- "kick mons concluded: "This house prefers socialism to vagrants should be allowed to the Tories out" never passed his lips. Instead he capitalism". inspiring successive Labour Govern- sleep in the Union - and was very delivered a carefully reasoned. coherent argument ments to commit themselves to dissolving capital- sad to see it defeated. why the Labour Party isn't the force of change it ism. Leeds must have missed out claims to be. Quite simply, since then all Labour Govern- somewhere - where is the poetry ments have been making the same mistake. in our OGMs? Since he was They all ultimately support the capitalist 'mons- rejected by Leeds, Ralph has ter which they are supposed to he trying to reform. written a poem to commemorate Why. do Labour Party politicians run into this • Ralph the occasion ... snare time and time again? "Because their business is reforming the system. Leeds wrote me a letter, If the system isn't here, they cannot function." A guaranteed formula to keep the capitalist They found someone better, monster thriving. Rather less cynically he did con- fess that there was one sort of Labour Government Better than me, which was more effective: "1 prefer Labour Gov- This I can believe. ernments without majorities because they do things." Leeds is cool, But almost in the same breath: "In 197.1. we Leeds says things, went hack to work with Labour. Five years later unemployment doubled:" Leeds can _fly, Principles. it seems. are very easy to proclaim, ti 'Cos Leeds got wings, Iii con ertme ideas into action is where politicians I Ic bk.12,an 1)N condemning right and halt equally: Lill iota If I was in Leeds, 0. both seem to have the ability to blame economic An et till N■111Cli the SWP scarcely commit, being too much about action to he • recession on everything from the weather to the concerned maler then I wouldn't be here, Allmighty! But whereas the weather hits everyone bothered aith he principles. And when it's far away, qually, the same cannot be said of recession. However. Paul Frost was drawing to some con- "The weaker you are. the lower you arc, the It feels like it's near. sicker you are, the worse off you are." "Na L. ought to be pooling our resources. not Leeds, you can do whatever you choose. As an example. the Investment Income sur- pulling them apart. We should be making sac- charge cut proposed in the last budget benefits ritiees.- And finally. "We must transfer persua- Leeds, you can step on my blue suede shoes. 0.2% of the population. No prizes for guessing sion into action.- which 0.2%. An ironic conclusion for someone s hose main Leeds, you lead and I will follo>v, strengths lie in his powers of argument, making Parliament and political games are merely ways Paul Foot the respectable face of the SWP So plug in the leads 'cos my brain is hollow, of drawing people's attention away from what is Yeah! really happening. People are led to believe that all SUE RYLANCE CONFERENCE REPORT... CONFERENCE REPORT... CONFERENCE REPORT... 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will shape the world of the futur, , NUS is supposed to be where Words: Sue Rylance, all the mini-unions cross paths Pics: Paula Foot, Roy to decide policy, though in real- Watch out for Warbec ity it is only the big and powerful unions (such as Leeds Uni and Poly) who are given a fair say. To the uninitiated and solitary, NUS Conference is an alienat- RAW DEAL FOR S ing experience. It is not without entertain- COLLEGES CLAIN ment though, giving the rhetori- With the NUS focussing so cians ample opportunity to prac- much attention on the activities tise for being the politicians of of the University Grants Com- the future. Some of the fervour Four days of debates, elections, mission, Further Education Col- discussion, debates, drink and of the Trade Union Conferences leges (FEs) are treated as sec- no sleep ... such is the life of a lacks, but debates are heated ond class citizens by the NUS. delegate at an average confer- and do throw up some interest- according to the motion on ence, and the National Union of ing arguments - if you are pre- Further Education. Students is no exception. pared to sit through it all. Yet the number of students at There are over a thousand Still, NUS does have a voice, delegates, most of whom are and, from the amount of people FEs is increasing dramatically as affiliated to some political party who turn up every Christmas unemployment gets worse. or other, and who, for four days and Easter. it seems as though it at least, seem to think that NUS will continue to use it.

In a highly-charged debate, the homosexuals, and that under motion on Lesbian and Gay Lib- our 'capitalist patriarchal soci- LEFT DOMINATES eration was overwhelmingly ety' are oppressed even by gay carried, putting NUS in the fore- men. National Executive was front of the struggle to free mandated to give its total sup- SABBATICALS homosexual people From oppres- port to student lesbian confer- sion. ences and to the women's and The National Organisation of cropper was Vice-President lesbian and gay liberation com- Labour Students will maintain Education, Tommy Sheppard. Emotions ran high, each speaker believing passionately in mittees of the NUS. its dominance of National Execu- Witch-hunts don't just belong Most of those who spoke in to the world of real politics it his or her views - even the diffi- tive for a second year. dent, bearded cleric from St. favour of the motion were les- Eight of the nineteen posts Seems. John's Methodist College who bians or gays themselves, and will be filled by NOLS, and Still, the failure of the Educa- their delight at this motion being tion Alliance had to he attri- was jeered into inaudibility Executive as a whole will be after expressing his opinion that passed so definitively was easy to Ntr. ngl } biased towards the buted to some-one (According for the NUS to give its backing to see: with the NUS now giving its left. to Neil Stewart, most colleges support to even the more con- Neil Stewart, with more than fared a little better than Leeds'). to two-day Lesbian and Gay t roversial suggestions, two thirds of the total number of The major complaints came conferences in Northern Ireland votes would be 'wasting money on homosexual students are in for a cast, moves into a second from the Left Alliance. who much better deal. year as President. Phil Woolas argued that Tommy Sheppard's sexual pleasures'. enjoyed a similar victory in the report on Education for the 16 In an evident reaction against election for Treasurer. Both arc to 19 year-olds resembled too Glasgow University Union's ban Resounding 'no NOLS candidates. much Labour party documents on their Gay Society, Glasgow The only NOLS candidate to on the same subject. Tommy, School of Art was well rep- come close to defeat was Tommy elected on a labour platform, resented in the debate speaking anti-feminist m Sheppard. who, after transfers, onto a labour dominated execu- in favour of homosexuality being The debate on Women gave it said, and was duly thrown out pipped Jan Mellor to the post by tive. indubitably did not dispute presented, in all levels of educa- NUS the chance to consolidate amidst its fair share of derision. a mere three votes. He takes a this. tion, as a valid lifestyle. Schools the largely progressive attitude An amendment condemning second term of office, as Vice- The report urged for the should include in their sex edu- it has taken over the past few VAT on sanitary protection, President (Education) though, development of a new, com- cation programmes material to years towards the problems which is currently considered as on the strength of this result prehensive programme of terti- remove the mystery of homosex- faced by women. a luxury, was passed. It also cal- with notably less support. ary colleges, together with the uality and work to erradkate The emotive nature of the led for the nationalisation of the Independent, Sarah Veale, on expansion of part-time educa- prejudice. debate could be attributed to drug industry, free abortion on the other hand had overwhelm- tion. Financially, this was linked Much of the prejudice that the diversity of opinion demand and free sterilisation. ing support. She swept to victory with a grants system which still exists is that gay men in par- reflected in the motions and with over 500 of the 700 votes should cater for all students, not ticular have a penchant for amendments. An amendment The main motion, which was cast, for the post of Vice Presi- Just those whose parents are finan- young boys though statistically proposed by the ministry col- passed was comprehensive. dent (Welfare). cially stable. Many 16-19 year- this is proven wrong. It was lege, Spurgeons College advo- dealing with rape, womens Jane Taylor of the Left olds are currently unable to voted that an age of concent is cated the not unfamiliar concept groups, women in education, Alliance, fought a dose-run attend college for this reason. necessary for the legal protection of bringing women back into the pornography and other facets of election for National Secretary. But the witch-hunters were of children, however, that this home. "The role of a woman as sexism. The motion supported John Moore, from Manchester out in force. and the report has age be the same for everyone. wife, child-bearer and her part women's right to organise, aut- University was her 'closest con- been referred back. This is tan- regardless of sex or sexuality. in child-rearing should be seen onomously, to enjoy equal testant tamount to a no-confidence. NUS will step up its campaign as a privilege and not a burden", opportunities in education and and shall surely affect Tommy for gay and lesbian rights. Les- WITCH-HUNT Sheppard's work within NUS as bians particularly achieved the he launches into his second ycat recognition that they are doubly The only sabbatical to come a of office. oppressed both as women and as Cassidy triumphs

What looked like being yet timents, and as the information PART-TIME POSTS another boring hustings, this time rapidly spread to the back of the for the European Delegation, hall, where the delegates had Executo.e Members NON-SABBATICALS - turned into one of the most difficulty distinguishing Mr. Sharon McLean (NOLS). Leeds University had its own entertaining hours of Confer- Hoile, let alone the wording of representative for the part-time Frank Howard (Left ence. his sticker, the uproar began. Alliance), elections in Mary Cassidy, Led notably and vociferously by standing on a NOLS platform. Jackie Sadek (SDP/Liberal As FCS candidate. David the SWP soon the chants of "No Alliance). She achieved unprecedented Hoile stood up to tell us why we platform for Fascists!" drowned success, gaining the most first Executive Committee Members should vote for him he revealed nut whatever Mr. Hoile was try- preferences ever recorded for a a badge on his tie v. lich had ing to say. part-time post. She will begin Ruth Cadbury (NOI.S) hitherto been hidden by the table Shouts of "Walkout" pre- her work as Executive officer Mark Hatton (SDP/Liberal and his girth. The front row ceeded what would more aptly during the summer. Alliance) strained to read it; above a pic- he termed a "slinkout" as dele- Other executive officers Karen Talbot (Socialist Stu- ture of the leader of the African gates hovered uncertainly bet- elected were, John Murray of dents Alliance) National Congress were the ween walking out and staying to the Left Alliance. and Kevin Janice Robinson (Left words 'HANG NELSON see what happened. Jarman of the Socialist Students Alliance-Communist) • Mary Cass; • e vets her MANDELA'. Meanwhile, Chairperson. Alliance. Simon Spalding (FCS) election. winning speech. Hardly the pleasantest of sen- Tommy Sheppard was vainly Page Nine ION...RACIST PROVOKES WALKOUT...

PASTER... When a certain 'J. Nkomo' appeared on the guest speaker ballot paper, speculation was rife. Was it the .1. Nkomo? No-one seemed to know. But he was voted in anyway. was not sitting with the Leeds Unfortunately it was not to be. The Joshua Nkomo declined Naughty delegation was allegedly seen to the offer, allegedly due to pressure of work. s Welford. abstain, resulting in her being With two guest speakers prevented from speaking due to nheath. naughty... censured. lack of time, there were only four left to provide a welcome Warwick next week. Sally, however, denies that relief from the tedium of standing orders and executive President-elect and University she didn't vote and claims that reports. delegate Sally Ryder was cen- she was sitting behind the deleg- sured by the rest of the delega- ation at the time. NUS Conference is well-known students in sixth-form educa- tion for railing to vote on a mat- "Their arguments are wholly for applauding a speaker when tion, a suggestion backed by ALL ter for which LUU has policy. inconsistent," said Sally, "and they really mean to applaud a NUS policy. Delegates are mandated to the censure is totally unfair." cause. Regarding the closure of the PARK LANE. vote according to Union policy Sally was not the only Univer- Lord Fenner Brockway pro- school, Mr. Lynn said: "We when the Union has policy on vided ample opportunity for a went through every procedure. The motion aimed to bring sity delegate to receive a slapped that matter (otherwise they may wrist. The rigours of a nine vociferous proportion of the but Sir Keith wanted it kept the attention of the NUS to the vote as they wish). delegates to do just that. closed ..." problems of FEs.. which form a a.m. start clearly proved too The matter in question was much for Elias Khouri who was To be fair. Lord Brockway The conference voted for surprisingly large part of the whether a Lesbian and Gay Con- has a proven record of commit- NUS to give its backing to the membership. In fact, the NUS censured for missing a morning ference should be held twice session of conference. ment, He has dedicated many of C.C.A. came in for a good deal of flak, yearly in Northern Ireland. The Poly delegation, it seems, his 94 years to opposing the in particular from Pete Cheung, Delegates were mandated to vote concept of nuclear defence, and Raj Gohil is a 21 year-old Den- President of Park Lane College v% ere rather more well-behaved. in favour of this, but Sally, who No-one was reprimanded. ultimately condemning military tal Technician student at the of Further Education in Leeds. and conventional weaponary. Richmond College of Further Speaking in favour of the "There is no essential differ- Education in Sheffield. Yet she amendment to the main motion, ence between a disease and a lives in Coventry, and has to Pete said that the NUS "is con- YES TO A.E.S. weapon of war," he said. commute every day. tinually paying mere lip-service NUS voted to support the Alternative Economic Strategy, at He campaigned for disarma- For this, she receives a non- to FEs". Park Lane called on the the same time rejecting the economic policies of the present ment at a time when very few means-tested discretionary NUS to campaign more on Government, in the motion 'Government Economic Policy'. were aware of the repercussions grant of just 1.230' a year. issues which affect FEs, for The main motion was comprehensive, dealing with unemp- of vast increases in public Raj spoke eloquently and example unemployment and to loyment as its priority. It also attacked cuts in public spending. defence spending. He said that it emotionally of her predicament: organise more demos outside of in particular, those in education. was with pleasure that he had "I know Sir Keith Joseph believes London. Paul Hill for Leeds University, spoke in favour of the main seen the movement grow. Pin- we can live on fresh air, but The motion, which was pas- motion, and attacked amendment one, which had all the pointing the increasing number there is a limit!" sed. will result in the NUS cam- symptoms of SWSO motion favouring direct action in support of nuclear free zones, especially For a Labour controlled paigning for a grant for all FE of the workers. Paul said that the only way to combat the mass in Scotland and Wales, he urged council, Coventry LEA's policy and sixth-form students, in par- unemployment instigated by the present Government was to for the termination of military is particularly appalling. More ity with YTS trainees in finan- support a strategy which had expansion as its main aim, thus research, as a new facet of the so seeing as nowhere in Coven- cial support. stimulating the economy. This could not come by cutting movement. try is this course offered. While The Labour Party Confer- spending, he argued. Though he said little that was Raj Gohil works in a supermar- public ket Stacking shelves W enable. ence in 1981 gave its committ- NUS resolved to focus on unemployment during the third new. Conference appeared to ment to the introduction of such term, which includes supporting the People's March For Jobs approve, and voted overwhelm- her to stud'.. Coventry's policy ingly to have a collection for the of non-means-tested discretio- a grant which at 1983 prices which is now under way. Reinforced commitment to fighting nary grants continues. stands at £23.80. against any cuts in education was made. Campaign for Nuclear Disar- The current Government has The move to support the Labour party was ruled out of mament - in spite of a dampen- not announced any similar order by President, Neil Stewart. since it is well known that ing speech of opposition by in brief... in brief... plans. students do not all vote Labour. Tory, Paul Goodman. n brief... in brief... There are some who say that a in brief... in brief... far kitten born in an oven is a bis- 111111111111.1111111•11111111111111111 cuit. Leeds University is not the only But the Campaign Against place plagued by student re. Racist Laws ideals are not quite apathy, at least not judging by on the job market. The value of so facile. The Campaign, like the motion on 'Democracy. Par- rape crisis centres and women's many others, aims for racial ticipation and Organisation in safety campaigns were emphas- harmony and to abolish all vio- Student Unions'. ised. lations of human rights. The vote in favour of this The way they attempt to motion means that Student There was some dispute over achieve this is by opposing at all Unions all over the country will whether all women were levels Racist Laws such as the be given advice by the NUS on oppressed. Eventually Confer- 1983 Nationality Act and the organising their unions and ence decided that they were, 1971 Immigration Act, and by encouraging students to take and the three letters remained. giving its support to legislation part in union activities at all It was noticeable that Leeds like the 1976 Race Relations levels. University is in a very small Act. In particular, the NUS is to minority in that it runs a In 1979, 35.000 residents of encourage training for the spe- women's minibus service, and Southall in London were virtu- cial needs of mid-range colleges. has a women's centre. In passing ally terrorised in order for a * * * * * this motion, NUS now has a National Front demo to take Mary Cassidy's husting speech commitment to press for similar place. it is groups like the N.F. followed two main threads: services in all colleges, Polys and who propose the kitten in the Firstly, the bane of NUS, edu- Universities. oven theory. And it's groups cation campaigns. linking edu- like C.A.R.L. who arc fiehting cation as a right for all with the them. condemnation of military research spending. Education For eight months now. Crosteth gives a future, she said. Secontlar School in Liverpool Secondly. Mary emphasised r racist speaker... campaigning has been occupied by the importance of Community Action, a group of for a more egalitarian society in which women enjoy the same over-rules policy. reports. parents and children aiming to trying to maintain order. Such a But this time was no excep- keep the school open for its 159 opportunities as men. brouhaha was ample cover for Academic, rea II . By the time It was a solid speech which they'd sorted that out. old tion. The Beano people were pupils, despite attempt. the Mr. Hoile to do a vanishing trick promised a speech if they left Liberal County ..'ouncil ;lose met with general approval in that would have left Lord Lucan Holley had baggered orf. Hoile was not the only disrup- the platform - then duly had to it. Conference. green with envy. He wasn't seen wait some time before they Phil Lynn of the C.C. A. spoke * * * * * for the rest of the week, which to tive influence. The Beano party tbjections to the new subscrip- (could this he an Anarchist actually got it. briefly of their sirugele. 11,2 judge from the mood of the tions system were raised by the front?) staged an occupation of We are taking direct action school nos reeeives no itione mobile vulgus was a pretty wise against the government of this for CSEam.I tt) -level clink's, 01 small colleges who felt that they move. the platform. were still not getting a fair deal. They apparently found the Union, Direct action is sup- for the pro. ision 0. school The 'no platform for fascists' Their proposal of an alterna- _ maze of procedures at Confer- ported by NUS, so it cannot he meals. In an area w hcre onix policy threw up an interesting live system was defeated. It is ence too complicated to follow. ignored." of 16-19 year-olds ate emp- anomaly of constitutional pro- loyed, the Government is trying clear that many small colleges cedure. According to NUS pol- Very true, they're not alone. For But it was, and the Beano to force school into feel they are not being treated icy, a declared fascist or racist is first-time delegates. especially Brigade had to be content with white elephants like the fairly by NUS, especially on a barred from speaking (does those from FE colleges, the confusing. and selling copies of their illustrious the C.C.A. is fighting much fin:axial level. wearing a 'Hang Nelson Man- whole palava is The financial effect on the there is nothing more frustrating rag, which - incidentally. more than the closure of a dela' badge automatically make appeared to he selling better school. They want to see the Polytechnic and the University one a declared fascist ...?). than watching the old hands than Militant. Not surprising. introduction of a £25 grant. for in Leeds remains to be seen. However. the NUS constitution railroad through motions and

Page Ten PLATTER Moxham's Mix-up... Aztecs Assured...

AZTEC CAMERA lyrics the musical mortar to r High Land, Hard Rain both front the guitar and piano that are so much in Debut L.P's are often rather welcome evidence, and to patchy affairs. Thankfully bind their sounds together. Aztec Camera's High Land. Every song tells a story, of Hard Rain doesn't suffer from lost loves, of loves returned, that failing. A few years may and loves remembered, and separate the tracks and yes even the joyous chords of 4 both the old and new classics Oblivious betray a sadder tale are here, but they never blur than the music. The bitter, into a mush of sparkly and superb We Could Send guitars; rather they flow, each Letters has been extended, track a little gold mine of and deservedly so, but that's sounds and 24 carat lyrics. the depths of their des- For a four-piece band Aztec pondency. High Land, Camera seem to let the vocal- Hard Rain is usually wry and ist, Roddy Fram hog a lot of Aztec Camera are smiling, not the mix, but as he wrote all sneering. 41111111r the songs on the L.P. he prob- A fine first offering, a record ably knows best how to sing to bring a ray of sunshine into them. And sing he does; clear rainy April days, a record to and smooth, making the song play again and again. the words, and making the ADAM LEBOR THE MARINE GIRLS anticipated vinyl, he first rivalled only by certain PRODUCT OF REASON soon rushes into the sound of Lazy Ways groaned, and then winced, Barrow-in-Furness bands. Man of your dreams the eighties. A sliding synth- (Cherry Red) like Prometheus watching his Lighthouse and Wishful esizer, well layered guitars vulture dropping in for lunch. Thinking are obvious high- (Lynx) PULP and quite uncompromising Inevitably, the Young Mar- lights on a mini LP of ingenu- It vocals make for a good party ble Prat achieves the near ous simplicity and breath- Scunthorpe's Product of (Red Rhino) Reason's debut single is defi- sound. impossible, reducing Lazy taking quality. nitely worth a spin or three. Give it a listen, and you'll And the afternoon post brings Ways to a merely 'very good' Pulp, formed around a nuc- Although it starts off with probably want to buy it. two quite exceptional records record. However, although leus of Jarvis Cocker and classic powerhouse chords, it ADAM LEBOR to the attention of the hack; in the intangible fragility of the Peter Boam, are acoustic, his distant ivory tower, the Marine Girls is almost lost, gentle and ring with a sound the running dog lackies of world-weary one is shaken the strength of the songs, and that fond romantics may capitalism. from his catatonic condition. their essential charm com- ascribe to the sixties. Get to Potternewton Park Unhappily, the only truly bine with the eery beauty of WRONG! Pulp are far too PREVIEW by 11,00 a.m. for a day filled outstanding feature of the their continental stylings in a good to be so damned. with fun and frolics. There will Girls' (you do call them ...) pleasant collection. Nice, but They are the Classic Pop of PEOPLE'S MARCH FOR JOBS be a marquee devoted to long-awaited release is that it not Special. the Eighties! Boasting tonal FESTIVAL bands including the Japanese does not stand out:- the Mox- Pulp, on the other hand, perfection and rich articulate Potternewton Park, May 1st Bow Wow, New Model Army ham effect. provided a delightful, refresh- compositions, Pulp, unlike kick a boot in the nuts of the and Nick Toczek. Also on Stuart Moxham was origi- ing breeze of captivatingly the massed Postcard Boys, Tory Government and come show is a reggae sounds sys- nally a Young Marble Giant, simple music. Stars of one of produce pop with a feeling, along to the May Day demon- tem, a steel band and the Red and as such has been persis- last year's "Non-Liverpool not of knock-kneed wimpery, strations this Sunday. To Ladder Theatre Company. tently over-rated. When the Band Get Peel Session but of power. Gentle? Yes; show that we're not sexist, Put on your RED shoes and reviewer opened the package Shocks", this Sheffield but weak? No way. you can alternatively put a march . and saw the dreaded mark of combo reveal an aptitude for spanner in the mammaries of MILLIE TANTE Moxham upon this eagerly pop of a purity and scope ROGER HOLLAND

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Page Eleven Pride of Place... War Bombs... Cave, the fave rave... DATA THE UNDERTONES than The Spands band's live The Sin Of Pride performance. You don't have (Ardeck) to suffer Tony Hadley waving at or blowing kisses to you, First and most definitely nor Gary Kemp's gormless foremost. Anyone familiar smile and his nauseatingly with these pages will know by condescending patter. Last, now that I'm a fan. My bias in but not least, there isn't a favour of The Undertones gaggle of hysterical post- cannot detract from any pubescent teenagers in the praise I heap on their admit- background. tedly scrawny shoulders. The Back to True, the album is Sin Of Pride is their best offer- overflowing with lovely ing to date, all the more wel- melodies. In fact, the come for the long wait since melodies are so good that Positive Touch, you can quite happily disre- The Undertones manage gard the trite lyrics and Tony the difficult trick of growing Hadley's sometimes over- up in public with dignity. This blown vocal gymnastics. True is a soulful album which may lack the bite and passion means that it is honest - "in the of early Spandau Ballet, but shadows, the naked truth". then most bands aren't cap- In common with most able of an awesome albums that I review, it's dif- achievement such as Chant. ficult to choose a song to This album may disappoint write about. Unlike most of many, if there are any, Span- the others, the difficulty with dau fans from the old New The Sin Of Pride is that I'm Romantic days. It will prob- spoilt for choice. Every song ably provoke in them a similar could be a single and should case of snobbery to that suf- be a hit. fered by their older sisters This is one of the few and brothers at the mention records of recent times that of Roxy Music. really excites me. It's difficult The singles - Communica- finding the words to impress tion, Lifeline and True - are all on you the brilliance of The included. They're all very Sin Of Pride, superlatives lose 'nice' which is just what the their impact. Simply, this is exorcist ordered after the one of the best albums that dervish delights of The Birth- I've heard for ages. day Party, • The Undertones Appropriately, The Under- tones neatly sum up my U2 records to ooze liberal guilt. In Every self-respecting like Too Shy and looking at thoughts - "the sin of pride War fact, War is so tasteful and record collection ought to the line-up for upcoming gigs stops me from walking away, (Island) boring that I can't sit down for possess an artifact by Chris in Leeds, Kajagoogoo's but keeps inside the things I 40 minutes to listen to it. Con- Stamey, be it this one or one attracts me the most. After all, wanted to say." Like The Spands, U2's offer- sequently, this is a review of of the DB's two efforts. This is good old fashioned hysteria ing is a great improvement on what it probably sounds like. in the classic pop tradition, can be quite exciting, assum- THE BIRTHDAY PARTY their live show - this is not too Much to my shame, I quite unlike Duran Duran, because ing they don't take them- The Bad Seed EP (4AD) difficult as live, U2 produce liked the single New Years it packs a punch, covered with selves as seriously as The some of the most pompous, Day, but then 5 min 48 sec of sugar though it may be. Spands do. They don't do My friend Kevin and my derivative, cliched 'Rock' this U2 is just about my limit. The Chris Stamey plays a they? brother's friend Nigel think side of the early 70's mono- main advantage of War to U2 slightly off-beat pop which The most disappointing The Birthday Party are 'brill'. lithic dinosaurs. They play live (or should that be dead) is has a psychedelic feel to it. aspect of White Feathers is that you don't have to suffer His voice sounds phased, and the dearth of good tunes. some prat climbing all over is complemented by a 12 Something must be wrong if your speakers. Thank string acoustic guitar a la The Kajagoogoo are reduced to (Bono's) God for that. Byrds. releasing Ooh To Be Ah as a Listen to the opening track single. Given that their popu- Winter Of Love and it'll be larity is due to their looks and CHRIS STAMEY love at first sound. Why is it sex appeal, I'm surprised that It's A Wonderful Life that most classic pop music - the cover is such a drab affair. My prediction is that (Albion) Big Star, The Distractions, Pete Shelley, Elvis Costello Kajagoogoo will fade from the public's imagination as KAJAGOOGOO and The Undertones to name quickly as they rose to fame. I White Feathers but many - never make it into never thought that I'd be (EMI) the charts? Talking of which conve- reduced to wishing for the return of Adam with his Ant Question: Do I like It's A Won- niently leads us to derful Life? Kajagoogoo (pronounced Music for Sex People. Last and almost definitely Clue: Frank Capra's It's A Casagoogoo as in Casual) - • Kaiagoogoo Wonderful Life is one of my everybody's favourite least, but for U2 whipping-posts, with the I'll make no bones, get The Nigel is reduced to going to music that your older sisters favourite films. Starring possible exception of a cer- Undertones. Kevin's house and listening to and brothers, who think of James Stewart, it's a nos- tain Radio One DJ. ZIYAD GEORGIS The Bad Seed there because Pink Floyd as a creative force, talgic, heart wrenching por- Maybe I'm perverse, but I his flatmates refuse to allow would like. trait of small-town him to play it when they're at War is a very tasteful Americana. home - The Birthday Party record, Bono's singing is Answer I like this record, have this effect on people. tasteful. Edge's guitar breaks despite its not being of the Kevin's housemates don't are tasteful. The subject mat- same quality as the eponym- particularly like The Bad Seed ter is tasteful, if you like your ously titled film. 111FORDE THE FFORIIE GRENI-INAIDIILLS LEEDS but he is more selfish than Nigel - The Birthday Party MAY 2nc1•7th 1983 FRIDAY APRIL SATURDAY brings out the worst in peo- Monday-Friday 7.30pm ple. Wednesday Mat. 2.30pm My friend Don mentions Saturday 2.30pm & The Birthday Party in the Theatre I Opera House. Leeds 7.30pm same breath as Dostoyevsky, no: but then he would, he's a IRENE BERNARD NORMAN DAVID HANDL ARCHARD ROSSINGTON JANSON music journalist. As for In myself, last year, I despised 11 Ri !fe The Birthday Party. This year, The 4I. 1 I'm just about convinced that they offer the way forward for 6?_ bands with the conventional IVALS radio drum/bass/guitar line up - 1. 3.9k 3:1 1 j Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Birthday Party only deal comic masterpiece 1 CK ROSt with extreme emotions, THIS ELEGANT TALE OF ht''''' FACTOOr likewise their audience's LOVE, WIT AND COMIC DECEPTION IS SUITABLE 21• reaction to them. FOR ALL AGES. CHEERFUL nOtraS Buy The Bad Seed and find CHARMING AND out where they stand in your GUARANTEED TO DELIGHT Directed by (• -e scheme of things. You must PETER CLAPHAM 1 make up your own mind. heat • TICKET PRICES • 12 Stalls t4.75-£4.50 OressCIrcien 00 27:Z3.1 Upper Circle t3.50 Balcony E3.00 SPANDAU BALLET CE /riff .1.40GI can. Upper Balcony £2.50 ..... 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Page Twelve GIGS Panic Stations... Fast Shots... Scottie GIGS RIP RIG AND PANIC Warehouse. When the conventional rock gig eventually curls up and dies. only a very select few will be left to dance on the grave. The Warehouse Club was comfortably full of nouveau beatnix and assorted student groovers poised and posed to go apeshit crazy over the latest avant-garde bebop thang. Rip Rig & Panic are the gods of the new-jazz. Led by the multi-talented, multi- instrumental Gareth Sager, this band of minstrels screech and throb their way through a cacophonic array of arrange- ments which seemed to have no beginning or end. The music of Rip Rig & Panic is structured chaos performed by a band of jazz violators. Bass and drums provided a solid, undulating backcloth on to which a thousand different instrument sounds were splashed, seemingly at random. Sager and sometime chanteuse Andrea punktuate the row with uniquely • Pics Gerson Malume inaudible vocal snippets ARTS REVIEWERS — but for that reason only whilst Andrea makes her Rip Rig & Panic are the band Panic is going to be the thing Deadline for all copy for next make sure you bring it to the presence felt with her with the Attitude to win over a to be seen hearing. When that week's paper is today (Friday). office at 155 Woodhouse Lane whirling Dervish Voodoo fickle, fad-fetishist public. One happens, rock 'n' roll will R.I.P. Please bring all reviews into (top floor) by Monday dancing and primal screams day, in the not too distant the office this lunchtime or if afternoon at the very latest. when the set begins to me- future, the sensuous sound of MIKE DOUGLAS this is absolutely impossible ARTS ED ander into self-indulgence.

THE GUN CLUB/THE Camp as all the other bastard Pierce — a trans-sexual GIL SCOTT-HERON SISTERS OF MERCY. sons of Black Sabbath. The Meatloaf at a Debbie Harry Sheffield Top Rank Warehouse. Sisters of Mercy bring sado- lookalike contest. The band masochism to the masses. itself — Cruella DeVille, two Avant-garde pianist Cecil Taylor regards cultural The freshly daubed Death's Yessireee rock 'n" roll fans L.A. punks and Pierce oppression as far more debilitating than economic or social head logos on the uniform they're next weeks Big Thing throwing his bulk around the oppression. This in part fires his utterly uncompromising mass of leather suggested — an' don't the kids just love stage like a post-mortem Elvis stance towards his art. One suspects that Gil Scott-Heron that this tribe had come as itl — presented an un-nerving would share this view and many of his songs reflect the much to pay homage to their Once upon a time, at the end spectacle. The bludgeoning mood and conditions of Black America new local heroes as to gawp at of the Nineteen Seventies, garage band psychobilly and His lyricsipoems/statements have plenty of sharp wit The Gun Club crawled out of the one night stand by the Pierce's mortally pained (Black History), humour and irony (B-Movie. Washington Deep South's latest Lords of the same seething L.A. grunts and groans strangled DC) as well as anger. They were delivered beautifully, the New Punk. swamp as their first cousins, the music until it was reduced whether spoken or sung, using to the full the richness of The Sisters of Mercy were The Cramps. Since then to an incoherent confusion of his vocal tone and flexible intonation. greeted with the adulation of they've turned two acclaimed powerchords. The music is a crafty blend of blues, soul and jazz with the following brainwashed by cull L.P.'s and one of last Nights like these leave me the Amnesia Band clearly getting a kick out of each other's the sudden Death Cult fad and year's best singles in the form with singing ears and playing As you would expect from Black American a self-congratulatory local- of 'Ghost on the Highway' unfulfilled expectations. This musicians, they used dynamics and tight but swinging boys-make-good fetishment. Tonight though, they were a Texas chainsaw guitar — riff rhythms to great effect. Tonight's noise — -No time for grotesque, flabby flop. A massacre either signals Solos were short and to the point though the any slow ones" with the monolith of solid rock schlock. punk's final incarnation or arrangements, especially for the 3-piece horn section, swirling wall of guitars and The 'show" was inevitably Heavy Metal's new clothes. were a wee bit restricting. However, the bass player had a the painful decibel level dominated by the enigmatic fairly free role and he was BAAAD. He shifted from playing unceremoniously dumps The presence and bloated carcass the melody to playing counter lines with great bravado. Sisters in the same Gothic- of front person Jeffrey Lee MIKE DOUGLAS When he moved into time-keeping, he even carried the drummer. He was that bad CLOCK DVA The stage was dominated Gil Scott-heron had a strong stage presence, with the The Warehouse by the Kabanov house, set confidence of someone who's been doing his music for a high to one side on a revolve, Clock DVA are isolated in the long time. Till his next visit, check out his last two L.P.'s thereby enabling quick Moving Targets and Reflections — for music to move the seas of angry Northern cults changes of scene. Especially and the weak and wavering spirit as well as the feet KATYA KABANOVA effective was the end of Act I guitar strumming Cherry Red STEVE WALTERS Opera North when Katya, trapped inside syndrome. Grand Theatre the house, watched her throughout of sombre col- well suited to the role, acting departing husband as the ours for both set and cos- and singing with rare assur- They harbour a mixture of For their third production, house turned to reveal the tumes added to the overall ance. As his mother, the frightening stares and arrest- Opera North presented interior. The final image, too, oppressiveness. Kabanicha, Judith Pierce was ing music. They are no new Janocek's Katya Kabanova, in of Kabanicha's closing of the Opera North had also chillingly malevolent towards phenomenon; they emerged which Graham Vick and curtains as Katya's body lay assembled a strong cast. Katya and a constant, brood- from Sheffield five or so years Stefanos Lazaridis combined outside the house, whilst a Anthony Roden, as the ing presence. ago, and offered us their talents for a stark, new pro- simple gesture, was also one mother-dominated Tikhon, The one disappointing per- sombre music in a package duction which com- of utter rejection, and the use showed himself surprisingly formance came from Philip called Thirst - three 12-inches plemented and enhanced Mills in the role of Boris. later and with a new line-up Janacek's music. Some of his music seemed to Adi Newton's collection have son, grisly voices on backing be pitched outside his range lost no incessanty, no tapes oozed into the half filled and he was struggling for urgency. room. LEEDS many of his top notes But This isn't music to come to, Maria Slorach's interpreta- Darkened glasses were instead it sets your body rigid tion of Katya was superb, and paralleled with darkened and your mind racing. Adi PLAYHOUSE „ grew in confidence as the glares, voices, sounds. Visu- Newton is a man that not only evening progressed. Her ally, black and white slides manifests manic but com- Calverley Street 442111 increasing awareness of flashed in the background poses it, the rest of the group Boris and her desperate onto venetian blinds. There fade into oblivion against attempt to escape with her was an air of jejeune, but Until 7 May his small, dark and demonic husband, her illicit and emo- sparsity only enriched the Tues Spm, Wed-Sat 7.30prn presence. Matinee 3pm 7 May FILM tional meeting with Boris and irregular saxaphone and grim Tonight at 11 15pm DVA are pressing for some NOT QUITE JERUSALEM her inevitable feelings of bass. Adi Newton's haunted RAGING BULL (18) anguish and guilt, culminat- voice exhaled power - this is sort of mass appeal they will the Award Winning Comedy by never achieve. They are spe- Paul Kember . Martin Scorsese at his most ing in her suicide were bril- the instrument that give Clock unrelenting, cial, and hopefully won't be Four Britons seek refuge on an liantly portrayed, and DVA their deep tones carried Israeli Kibbutz two loud- invaded by an audience that Saturday at 11.15pm and throughout, she sang with a over the intervening clamour, mouthed cowboys, hoping for sun, Sunday at 7 30pm stunning beauty and clarity of enhancing the carefully will demand impoverished fun and sex a Cambridge drop-out DIVA (15) tone. polished disarray of beats versions of the rich vocabul- tired of the British class system, ary they already possess. and an incurable neurotic 'simply one of the most stylish and David Lloyd-Jones' reading and pounds. visually inventive movies of the Some people may be offended by of the score was powerful and year' CITY LIMITS Think to the beat and move the language used in this play sensitive, drawing intensely New single Resistance was All tickets El 50 your mind with this kind of Box•office 10 30am - 7pm moving performances from helped along by the photo- both orchestra and singers. graphic stills from the film set music. of the same, by Peter Ander- SARA CLARKE SUE LEATHER

Page Thirteen Nearly but... Don John... Animal Magic...

NOT QUITE JERUSALEM atmosphere of the irreconcil- THE DOCK BRIEF/THE ZOO Leeds Playhouse able clash of two different STORY Much of the vitality of Paul societies. Three Way Split Kember's highly acclaimed The play is soon to be made Poly. Creative Arts Studio Not Quite Jerusalem is dissi- into a film to be directed by The double bill performed at pated in the Playhouse pro- Lewis Gilbert, who, coinci- the end of last term neatly duction. dentally, directed the film of contrasted and com- The plot of four British vol- the Playhouse's last produc- plemented one another. unteers on an Israeli Kibbutz, tion, Educating Rita. With an The Dock Brief (a short an "ideological collective", is altogether more vibrant cast, piece by John Mortimer of drawn from the author's own it should promote the play's Rumpole of the Bailey fame) experiences but the cast true potential. was set in a prison cell and failed to capitalise on its air of PAUL BROMLEY consisted of two characters, a authenticity resulting in a per- barrister (David Robertson) formance which was, at DON GIOVANNI and a prisoner whom he must times, stale and static. Opera North defend in court. After their hostile reception Grand Theatre Much of the action was a at the kibbutz, the Britons dis- Mozart's version of the Don drama within a drama as the play no incentive whatsoever Juan story was Opera North's two characters mull over the to perform their work or join second offering in their possible situations which in the life of the community. spring season. The produc- could arise during the trial. Their apathy comes to a tion had lost much of the The acting was convincing head when they are required menace of David Pountney's throughout especially in cap- to stage a show of British cul- original conception, and the turing all the barrister's man- ture for the other volunteers. sinister undertones of nerisms. Too much barefaced cheek Giovanni's character were The Zoo Story by Edward threatens their stay on the only fully apparent in the final Albee was a deeper play on kibbutz. supper scene, firstly in his the surface concerning a It was not until this point in treatment of Elvira and then lunatic in a New York park. the production that the cast in his struggle with the Corn- "Do you mind if we talk?" played each other off in a way mendatore. and other throw-away lines to do justice to the fine script. How much was due to the were an integral part of the In particular, Pete's (Michael restaging by Andrew Wickes uncomfortable script. The Garner) solo performance in and how much to the foppish two characters displayed an front of the others of his acting of Christian du Plessis antagonistic harmony which analysis of the workings of a (Don Giovanni) for much of led to the emergence of a kibbutz was highly entertain- the opera was unclear. Du • Oy vayi Its Celine fish for tea again grudging affection between ing. Plessis was still suffering them. The Israeli accent of from a throat infection and appointments of the evening beyond recognition and as The imaginative, attractive Maurice Chernick as Ami and perhaps he was more con- — perfect diction and a bass- the Commendatore, he sang 'speaker' and the conven- Colin Mayes' (Dave) York- cerned about that than with baritone of glorious richness. with a sonority and clarity tional family man 'listener' shire accent appeared natural the production. He did, how- Also on the plus side, Ian which were totally lacking a both contained childish ele- and relaxed whilst Lindsey ever, give the occasional, tan- Thompson as Don Ottavio few years ago. ments. Walker's "nice Jewish girl" talising hint of how well his sang his two testing arias But in all, this was a patchy Terry Condor and David voice and Susan Twist's (Car- superb dark baritone is suited well, the pianissimo passages performance, unhelped by a Robertson performed admir- rie) attempt at a Brummie to the role and I felt cheated at especially so: and John lack of direction from the staff ably in the two roles and sound seemed contrived and not having heard him at his Tranter goes from strength to producer and a lack of showed, perhaps, that being strained. The contrast hin- best. strength as the Company's momentum and support from deep is all about being shal- dered the production in that it But Rodney McCann's principal bass. His voice has the conductor. low. tended to destroy the overall Masetto made up for the dis- improved and filled out SUE LEATHER MARY KALMUS c usticksforbooks

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THE WORLD ACCORDING TO 'garp' and a permanent erec- film to the book despite the GARP tion. evident difficulties in trans- ABC. Their child is named T.S. ferring the extravagantly Garp and the film follows his larger-than-life characters of The World According to Garp life through school until he the book to the screen whilst by John Irving is a cult novel moves to New York with his maintaining their credibility. in America but has received mother to try to become a wri- Robin Williams is a compe- scant attention in this coun- ter. During his attempts, tent Garp and manages to try. This is why the promoters Jenny also writes a book, The supress thoughts of Mork and gave away free tickets for the Sexual Suspect, the auto- Popeye but even he is rather premiere. biography of her unorthodox flat. It is only the trans-sexual The eponymous hero, life which becomes a best sel- American football player Robin Williams, is the son of ler, Robert/Roberta Muldoon Jenny Fields, a nurse whose Garp's novel is also pub- (John Lithgow) who evokes dislike of male lust and desire lished and he returns to New feelings of genuine sympathy for a child without the conse- Hampshire to marry the and affection. quences of marriage lead her daughter of his school wrest- Nevertheless, the film to take advantage of an ling coach manages to convey the spirit unknown rear-gunner in her The remainder of the film of the book, albeit in a diluted care. He is a paralysed and deals with Garp's life and form and is very enjoyable. severely brain-damaged attitudes in a very humorous, See the film but read the book technical sergeant whose occasionally moving, and as well. only signs of life are the occa- often intricate way. Inevit- sional utterance of the word ably, one must compare the MARK TAYLOR

MY FAVOURITE YEAR ABC Peter O'Toole was nominated for an Oscar for his per- formance in My Favourite Year in a role which cannot have pushed his talents too far. He plays Alan Swann, an ageing alcoholic movie star, who is trapped in the media image of his heyday—that of a swashbuckling stud in the Errol Flynn vein. Once he may not have found all this too hard to live up to, but his increasing dependence on the bottle, coupled with a suicidal fear of the live camera mean that he becomes something of a TV liability. Swann is invited to appear on the 'Comedy Cavalcade' — the zappiest, zaniest, wowiest show in New York City, which (and here's the rub) goes out to millions, live. Benjy Stone (Mark Linn Baker), a committed Swarm fan, offers to look after him and keep him sober before the show. And that's the plot. Not surprisingly, a cavalcade of comedy capers follow. A laugh a minute? An hour? Most THE WINNER OF THE GREAT of the jokes could be anticipated simply because you JUMBO RECORDS have seen them oh so many times before. How many COMPETITION times have you seen a stereotype Jewish mother on the The answers were. Echo and the Sunnymen - Porcupine screen? And there were many more of the old jibes of the RECORDS Marrlbon - Script for a Jester's Tear banana skin syndrome. MT MIR111015(f RIPE LEEDS I.51 IN vEl C0117,4%550 The lucky winner is FIONA KELSO It is possible that the film could have been a spoof of Call in for your prizes anytime. You've probably forgotten all about media stereotyping, but if it did, the point was sadly (Second hand prices are good these it, since the excitement has probably days. I believe) missed. all died down in the month since the Mel Brookes might have made something of this film. last issue - but - here we have it As it was, there was nothing in it to make it memorable. "Dying is easy, comedy is hard," says Swann. Too true. • To Eye? (THE GREATJUMBO RECORDS COMPETITION] SUE RYLANCE THE WICKED LADY nie, Faye Dunaway; and she Odeon is a joke — they should have brought back Margaret TOO-TOO- And while the Nation ponders Rutherford. As far as the Important Questions of a-robbing, a-riding and TOOTSIE the Day—will Princess Di get a-ravishing goes, F.D. makes a job on breakfast TV? — the a fair W.L.,but the role itself is HELLO cinema poses a few of its essentially flawed. It is based own: for example, 1 How did on the premise that women DUSTIN HOFFMAN Ghandi win eight Oscars? and do not customarily a-riding, 2 Why on earth did Michael a-robbing and a-ravishing go Winner make this film? — not even in the cinema. young 11100ItSiep, The all-new leather- In the days of the whipping, bodice-baring Rutherford, this was indeed When an up and coming out of work actor keeps getting the thumbs so, the woman's place was a down at auditions, he decides its time for drastic action. He auditions Wicked Lady is, at best, a spurious remake of what was good ten steps behind the r in drag' for a female role in a TV Hospital Soap Opera -and gets it. hero, and indeed she was From then on, he's stuck with the part on and off the set. All good clean a very poor film in the first place. Making films in the only really there to complete fun and hi-jinks, with finely tuned sympathetic acting from Dustin the slow fade, soft-lensed, Hoffman in perhaps his best role yet as •TOOTSIE: style and atmosphere of classic British cinema is not a close-clinched finale. Nowa- sin; in fact, as Local Hero will days, a whole series of show, it can be a virtue. How- masked heroines has not only paved the way for today's 1. DUSTIN HOFFMAN A. TOOTSIE t. A ever, to remake an over-rated piece of once sensational approximation of the Guides, 2. MICHAEL CAINE B. I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE 2. cheesecake, and to add the peace camps/movement, 3. JACK LEMMON C. THE GIRL FROM UNCLE 3. nothing, to all intents and but has also rendered the 4. BORIS KARL OFF D. PSYCHO 4. purposes, but the glow of shock value of such W.L.'s considerably less than mini- 5. CARY GRANT E. DRESSED TO KILL 5. megadollars, can only be viewed as a pointless exer- mal. It was on this shock quo- 6. ANTHONY PERKINS F. SOME LIKE IT HOT 6. cise. The Wicked Lady can not tient that the original film even justify itself on the hung its hat; and without it ABOVE is a list of six men who have appeared the film is nothing. in successful films in both male and female roles grounds of 'concept' or loving parody (see Raiders), it is a With all the money spent on ALL YOU HAVE TO DO is simply match the stars' number (1, 2, 3, etc.) this film, Michael Winner, with the films' key letter (A, B, C, etc ) as per our example. complete and utter waste. A waste of time (that of both the who has in the past made the PRIZES: 7 Double Guest Tickets to see 'Tootsie' (PG) at viewer and those concerned odd good film, should have Odeon Cinema, The Headrow, Leeds. in the making), a waste of given us something new. All he delivers is a wide-screen, NOW. Fill in your name money, and a waste of talent. If my memory serves me, glossy and coloured version and address the original W.L. was one M. of an uninspiring Sunday Rutherford — improbable afternoon's monochrome though it seems even the viewing. He couldn't even Mark your envelope 'Comp' and send or 'hand in' your entry to:- Grand Old Margaret could manage some original Leeds Student. Office, University Union or have been young once, this cheesecake. Polytechnic newsdesk by Tuesday lunchtime. years model is the bony Bon ROGER HOLLAND Page Fifteen • Sport • Sport • Sport • Sport • Sport •

Carnegie college long club at fourteen. From there Although she has been renowned for nurturing the she moved on to the open cir- interviewed three times by talents of successful sports- cuit of national competition. television, once by Yorkshire men and women, now pos- By her seventeenth birthday T.V. and twice by Midlands sesses, in the words of coach she had forced her way into Central the coverage is hardly John Newton, "The best the English team, and has likely to go to her head. trampolinist we have ever retained her place ever since. In fact her modesty is a had here." At twenty-one she is the mark of her realism despite John Newton speaks with oldest in the British squad this claim to fame, Bragging genuine admiration for and also one of the smallest. is not a characteristic of Trish twenty-one year-old Trish Though age and physique are who knows that compared to Jackson, to whom he has not to her disadvantage. other sports, Trampoline is a been coach over the last three "Physically I'm no worse off little in the shadows. "I know years. At first sight she seems than anyone younger and I it's a minority sport but I still like a schoolgirl, so tiny is she, could be better off because think it needs to be publicised yet a second glance reveals a I've gone through my more." "It is beautiful to supple limbed, perfectly changes in metabolism, so I watch, especially the syncro, proportioned athlete. Watch- because people who do not ing her spring to within feet of DERMOT QUIGLEY know much about it can tell if the gymnasium rafters he INTERVIEWS: a routine is in syncronis- declared with affection "She TRISH JACKSON anon " She continued "It can is probably the third best be very spectacular - some- trampolist in the country." will not grow any more or thing even I'm surprised at To many the mention of a change in proportion." She when I see the Russians for trampoline merely resur- added "The world champion instance; although the British faces the residual images of is 24 and the world syncro Men's team are also very • Pic by Cathy Trotter compulsory school games. champion is 34", inferring good. But the Russians tend • Trish practicing floating upside-down , Yet such memories are preci- from this that "it seems to to be the type of people who teers race along conveyor continuing with various twist- ous to Trish. Her first experi- depend more on social fac- do either really well or very belts whilst their heart and ing routines. She sprung so ence of the sport came at the tors rather than age or agility badly." She related the story respiration are monitored by high that just watching it was age of eleven when she whether one carries on in of how one of the Russian a series of electronic sensors possible to get vertigo. attended her local High trampoline." men bounced ridiculously attached to the body. "We're "The whole art really is to School in Leicester. She There are certainly some high, right up into the rafters, also supposed to be super- be able to link them all never dreamt then that it benefits. Only last year Trish "he missed the trampoline fit" she confided sarcasti- together," and this she did would become the dominant travelled to Germany with her altogether yet wasn't hurt at cally. deftly utterly assurred. influence on her life, leading friend and partner from the all; he must have been used The work can be a strain. A routine consists of ten to that third position in the Syncro Kim Richardson. Kim to it" she added impishly. "I'm so busy with Trampoline bounces, each holding its British rankings and promot- was the other half of the suc- Trish trained seven days a and study that I don't have own difficulty depending on ing hopes of greater success. cessful partnership which week when she lived in much time for anything else." how many twists and some- But like other competitive attained third place in the Brit- Leicester which formed the "I want to be the British rsaults it contains. "If you go sports, as Trish knows only ish finals last year. "If Kim foundation of her profes- champion but NOT this time wrong on the second bounce too well, it takes hours of wasn't injured it would prob- sional technique. Five train- around as I haven't got time it ruins the whole routine: arduous, disciplined training ably be her you'd be inter- ing sessions a week is suffi- to compete this year." you've got to be spot on." to reach the required stan- viewing" she said. But it was cient to keep her sharp As afternoon sunlight col- It would appear that her life dards. Trish who came third in the enough for competition these oured the gymnasium a leafy and love is dedicated purely This really began for Trish individual heats so gaining days. yellow, Trish demonstrated to trampoline but in fact she when she joined the Leicester her second trophy, Trish is in her final year of some of her breathtaking has done other things. She her B.A. Honours degree in movements. The trampoline described how she enjoyed Human Movement. This is judged on good form, style, skiing, travelling and camp- combines scientific analysis and the difficulty of routines. ing. She even Managed with the humanistic and Trish performed a 'Rudi', that canoeing, "but only twice" philosophical aspects of the is, a double gull twisting back she confessed. Asked if she course. Dance is also a com- somersault, just a loosener, had any other engrossing ponent as is outdoor sports. apparently being one of the interests, "Yes", she replied Part of her study also involves easier movements. She fol- "the rugby captain, but I'm those exhausting experi- lowed this with a double keeping the details to ments where hapless volun- twisting, double somersault, myself."

Hudson trained hard over the narrowly to Liverpool Ladies, weekend as well as putting in Sailing who they have never yet managed to beat. some impressive stamina B.U.S.A. Friday was much like the work on the returning ferry. 1983 CHAMPIONSHIPS This was typical of the dedica- previous day weatherwise The British Universities team except for a stronger wind. tion of the Leeds athletes in racing championships were general. The men faired better in these held on March 30th, 31st and Rossie Hill performed well conditions winning two more April 1st, at Elton SC under despite the handicap of wear- races and losing a third on a the management of Salford ing dark glasses. Joy Wil- resail. However, this only and Bradford Universities. In liams returned from injury in placed them 5th in their all there were 59 teams, 22 the ladies road race to record league. women's and 37 men's. Both The ladies excelled them- a fine run, as did the other sets were split into four team members. Margaret selves on Friday winning all leagues with the top two Derby, Ginny Lunn, Karen their remaining races except teams going into the quarter Eastmead, Anna Foster (sister one and finished second in finals. of Brendan) and Emer their league. They thus went Thursday was sunny with a Geoghan filled valuable point through to the quarter finals. light breeze. The men's team Here they met Bristol, and scoring positions. had only three races, of which After the presentation of easily outsailed them. The they lost the first two despite prizes one of the premiere first race saw one Leeds boat superior boatspeed. How- beer races in the U.K. was circumnavigating the lake ever, a concerted effort under held. Leeds again performed with rudder problems, while the direction of team leader • Plc by Cathy7rotrer. creditably. All in all the Debs Jordan sailed very well Malcolm Forrest saw Leeds • Cross my heart and hope to fly. weekend was a phenomenal to win with Debra Rawcliffe with the last race. success reflecting the health doing brilliantly to come sec- The ladies however, were Dave Beeson showed his and enthusiastic state of the ond despite a full blooded rapidly establishing them- Isle of guts and determination in his cross country club, with mutiny, on the last beat, by selves. They did though have brilliant performance on the something for runners of all the crew. one brainstorm losing to Plenty second day and generally abilities shapes and sizes (e.g. So entering the second leg performed well throughout Cambridge Ladies, whose in much higher spirits they A large number of athletes Jez Dabble). In fact Mike fluorescent yellow hats made the weekend. Sean Cahill, a Leigh liked the Isle of Man so were able to achieve an even from the Leeds Cross Country them look like entrants from four minute miler, Andy much, that he stayed there. better performance and a club participated in the 'Alien'. Leeds went on to win winning combination of 1st, annual Isle of Man Athletics Evans, Surrey champion, and BILL TAYLOR their next two races but lost 2nd and 4th. Festival. The Festival com- Dave Glassbarrow, former The next step was the prised three men's races in 1,500m world record holder, POLY PARAS semi-finals and here they met three days and two ladies completed the 'A' team. committee of the Leeds Polytechnic Southampton. In the heavier races. It also included an ele- The 'B' team also raced We, as the new sports parachuting club wish to express our thanks to the winds Southampton won ven mile 'pub run'. creditably, despite almost los- departing committee, namely Ray Vince, Paul Benson, with a 1,3,6 and 2,3,5 combi- The first team was always ing one of their members on and John Maples. They performed an excellent task and nation. to the fore, especially in the the Saturday night, to finish we wish them well for the future. The Leeds ladies sail in the relay race which they ran in a eleventh overall out of the As the weather is now getting better (hopefully) we will quarter-finals was good record time covering the seventy competing teams. be jumping on Wednesday afternoons as well as the enough however to beat Lon- course nine seconds faster Leeds had the most athletes usual weekends, subject to available transport and num- don for third place. It was also than the previous best and by far, and added character to details on the noticeboards. Please also consult established that Leeds ladies also beating National cross the occasion by constantly Pers. Full the noticeboards to see if you need a retrain. had also won the Northern country champions, Alder- wearing distinctive yellow area league. shot. Farnham and District T-shirts. STEPHEN ADAMS RICHARD POLLARD A.C. Promising first-year Robbin MARK ROWELL PAUL IRELAND DREW

Page Sixteen PALM COVE, BRADFORD. Refectory. 7.00 p.m. Tickets, EXPEDITION SOC Ba •Th Thursday, 5th May, Bad Brains £5.50 members, £6.00 non- Annual Dinner and A.G.M. Fri- !;•‘,7t. and The Skeletal Family . members. day, May 13th at the Golden Lion. UrJ BRADFORD UNIVERSITY LUU CONSERVATIVE ASSOC. Settle. See notice board for -i--) Saturday, 7th May, Weapon of Monday, 1.00 p.m. Committee details (opp. Bookshop), Peace. Room 'B' Meeting. Thursday, CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS '1 L ) 11.eaT- 11.30 p.m. onwards. Stall in Ext. At 10.00 a.m. on Sunday, May NIGERIAN SOC 8th. West Yorks sponsored Social-Cultural evening, Friday, stream and litter clearance at ---), ci, Theatre Fagley Bech, Lower Fac ley. See orich-T st 6th May. 8.00-1.00 Senior Com- PLAYHOUSE (442111) mon Room. Bar till 12.30. Mem- notice board for details - all wel- Until May 7th, Tuesday. 8.00 p.m. bers £2.00. non-members £2.50. come. Wednesday to Saturday 7.30 FATA MORGANA NURSERY OPEN DAY -effve;41;; p.m. Not Quite Jerusalem - the Thorsby Community Theatre Wednesday, 11th May, 1.00-6.00 Award-winning comedy by Paul Leeds 16 InFata Morgana Thurs. p.m. Exhibitions and displays at Kember. the nursery building, Mount Pre- DISABLED ACCESS SURVEY ston Street - across the car park Training sessions in RSH. from Charles Morris Hall. I - 07. ),=„6-_-tr 12.00-1.00, Tuesday. 3rd May, Misc. 12.00-2.00 Rest of week. ENGLISH SOCIETY t 4.11:1k_ A lecture on Sexuality and Shan- SOCIAL POLICY SOC./LABOUR dyism (Tristram Shandy) 7.30 WOMEN'S SELF DEFENCE CLUB p.m. School of English foyer. 50p ODEON 2 CLASSES Talk by Frank Field MP on pov- Tootsie, 2.35, 5.25, 8.15. Sunday, entrance (including glass of Start on May 5th, 2.00 p.m. R.H. erty and inequality. May 6th, wine), Ibsens The Wild Duck, 2.25, 5.10, 8.00. Shocking Acci- Evans Lounge. Cinema 1.00-2.00 p.m. Econ/Soc. Sci Manchester Royal Exchange, 3rd dent, 1.50, 4.40, 7.30. LEEDS POLY PEACE GROUP Building 9.02. May, 6.00 p.m. Parkinson Steps. HYDE PARK (752045) ODEON 3 Meeting, Tuesday, 3rd May, from The Wicked Lady, 3.20, 5.50, 8.25. YOUNG SOCIALIST STUDENTS £3.00 members, £3.50 others. Until Saturday, Who Dares Wins 12.00-1.00 p.m. Conference room SOC. Tickets 1,00 p.m. Union Ext. 8.05, Shorts, 7.15. Sunday, 2.45, 5.15, 7.50. 'B' block. are showing Occupied Palestine REFUSECRUISEREFUSECRUISER Late show, Friday, 11.00 p.m. TOWER on Thursday, May 5th. Rupert TEXTILE SOC WHY NOT Kubrick's Lolita. The Beastmaster, 2.40, 5.20, Beckett. £1.00 on door. Mayday! Mayday! Pre-exam HAVE FUN ON MAY BANK Late show. Saturday, 11.00 p.m. 8.05. disco. In Senior Common Room. Hitchcock's North by Northwest. CHINESE SOC HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND GIVE Thursday, 12th May. 8.30-1.00. Film Show in Rupert Beckett at PEACE A HAND Sunday - 6 days Inot Wed.) Members 50p, others 75p. On 6.30 p.m. 4th May. Tickets on HEADINGLEY C.N.D. PRE LEEDS PREMIERE of The Atomic sale MMF foyer at lunchtimes, Cafe, 8.50 and No Nukes, 7.00. Bands door - £1.00 members, £1.50 ENTS: "1.00 after 10.30 p.m. others. Come early. THE MIGHTY CLIFTON Friday, 29th April, 7.30 to mid- Wednesday only, big screen NORTHERN LIGHTS THEATRE DEVONSHIRE SUMMER BALL BROTHERS night, A Benefit Bop - featuring spectacular, Dr. Zhivago, 7.15, COMPANY Friday, June 24th. Featuring The Burt's Band from York and Hi- The Warehouse, Tuesday, May Present Female Parts. At the Midnight Follies Orchestra. 12 Cartoons, 7.00 3rd. 50p with ticket, £1.00 other- Music Disco. Bar extension and Next week, Sci-Fi week, Blade Poly, Friday, 29th April. 9.00 p.m. hours. Live music, 2 discos, late wise. Tickets from HMV, Virgin, food by Corner Cafe, £1.50 or 75p Runner, Meteor, 2001 - A Space 50p entry. bars. Double ticket £19.00 from at St. Chad's Parish Centre, Otley Jumbo and Univ. Support Kulak Union Ext. and Devonshire Hall. Odyssey. 84. PROTEST Road, Leeds 16, LOUNGE (751061) Picket the New Chapeltown LUU EVENTS Monday, 2nd May, 1.00 p.m. to Gandhi, 7.10 (Saturday, 4.00. BO DIDDLEY Police Liaison Committee! Pro- Present John Otway Friday. 29th The Fforde Green Harehills. 29th 5.30 p.m. A Grand Fete - featur- 7.30) test against the new police bill. April. Tartan Bar. Tickets £2.00, ing donkey rides, inflatables, April. Roy Harper, 30th April. Organised by Workers Against COTTAGE ROAD (751606) 8.30 p.m. craft stalls, food, music, TETLEY BAR Racism, Tuesday, May 3rd. 7.00 An Officer And A Gentleman. Stewards meeting, Tuesday, theatre ... etc. 20p for adults, 5p Sunday, 1st May, Parallat. p.m. St. Martin's Institute. 3rd May. 1.00 p.m. PRR. 5.50, L.C.P. 8.00. Chapeltown Road. for children at St. Columba's ODEON 1 (430031) BRANNIGANS J-SOC Church Hall, Headingley Lane. May 4th, Bad Brains and The LUU PROCTER SOC Gandhi, 2.15, 7.00 (Sunday, 2.15. Friday, 6th May. Oneg. Hale' Leeds 6. Crash Annual Dinner, Friday, 6th May. 6.15) house. 6.30-7.00 p.m. REFUSECRUISEREFUSECRUISEP the 1983 Freshers Conference on We Kates are dangerous corn- If sex = a 3 mile jog, why do Two in the bed and the chemical Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th, pany, use our charms to advan- Kevin and Rachel run multiples one said. Rachel - Congratula- October. Forms available from tage, and "beguile, draw, drown of 3? The Roccocks 83. tions on getting hitched - Chris. Classified the Porters, and ruin men!" So there. Be * * * * * * * * * * warned! Does Dave T. last longer than Today, how did Dave fair in Scar- STOMPERS * * * * * Scarborough rock? borough? STOMPERS Smart-hag, moody-pants 127 * * * * STOMPERS MOBILE DISCO Southfield Road. Ha * * * * * D.T. COME HOME LEEDS 620385 * * * * Appications are now invited for * * * * * Pooh Bear smell socks - I love you Roscoc Cock, Does Rachel feel Rosies' pre-marital fling shortlist. We won a cup! We won a cup! A NIGHTIJNE - and them. Happy Birthday. Manley, see Kevin fordetails, Fife In writing please to 7 10A, Pernod one as well - even bet- Someone to talk to from 8.00 Reuben xxx 83. Biochemistry dept. ter!!! p.m. to 8.00 a.m. every night of * * * * * term. We are a student run, con- Flaps flaps flaps flaps Anne flaps fidential telephone service. flaps flaps flaps. 442602. * * * * * CRUISE-ON T-SHIRTS The Mighty Clifton Brothers .. Cruise-on T-Shirts. the rest is silence. £2.50 from * * * * * LUU CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIA- Happy birthday Jenny. Thanks TION for the party! Ross xx * * * * * HELPIll Hey Toddy, did you make Dave P HELP! Group Leaders needed for sleep on the wet porch?

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