- 8 NOV 1993 5th November 1993

brE VIGILANTE THREAT AFTER CONSTANT ATTACKS ON FLATS & RESIDENTS RESIDENTS UNDER SIEGE "We don't want to take the law into our own hands but we have no choice. The police told us not to dial 999 if it happens again"

tudents living under 'seige' in physical assaults on students. In the University flats are planning to By Richard Fletcher most serious attack. the guest of a Stake the law into their own student who stood up to the gang had hands after repeated attacks by a In the most recent attack last a bottle smashed in his face. gang of local youths. Wednesday. a ground floor kitchen The violence has escalated over The Leeds University students - window was smashed by a breeze the last few weeks and, in one of who claim that police officers have block that was flung with such force several incidents last weekend, a ignored their 999 calls for help - plan that it ended up in the corridor. 17 glazier was attacked as he attempted to set up patrols at St Marks flats in feet away. to board up a window that had been Woodhouse, after being advised by The students, who were cooking at broken only an hour before. members of University security to the time, said about 20 youths were "As the glazier was putting the "give their attackers a bloody good standing outside. board up they chucked a firework beating if they catch them." The police, who arrived more than into the room," said David Shortbolt, The students, who have been an hour later, told the students they a resident of the flats. "The glazier attacked repeatedly since the first should not have dialed 999 as the tried to carry on working but they day of term, believe that the time has matter was not an emergency, only then shoved a banger under the come to sort the matter out "criminal damage". board blowing half of it up and themselves. The PC suggested they set up a wrecking my stereo." "deterrence patrol" around the flats, Damian Gilhaney. another advising the residents to apprehend resident, claims that the police anyone they see causing damage. lie ignored the attack: "The police said: "If you see someone committing arrived 45 minutes after the brick criminal damage. you have the same had been thrown and they stayed for David Shoribon and the bricks that came through his window Pic: Richard Fletcher powers of arrest as I do." only five minutes. When the glazier The students say they plan to form was attacked we called them again. fireworks almost every night of the windows and daubed NY and a vigilante group to safeguard the but they ignored the call and never week. the gang are also believed to be swastikas on bedroom walls. Al the flats. turned up. reponsible for a number or robberies time the University claimed that The gang of around 30 local "Everbody we talk to has palmed from students and their cars. nothing similar had c% er happened youths. often armed with baseball us off on to someone else. The Site Earlier this year, Leeds Student before but inquiries by Leeds Student bats, bottles, bricks and fireworks, Office don't want to know, Leeds revealed that residents at St. Marks revealed that former residents had constantly smash windows and taunt University Security can't do anything had been subjected to an organised been forced to leave the flats after the students verbally, asking them to and the police ignore our calls." campaign of racial attacks. Foriegn what were believed to he raciall) "come out and play". As well as attacking the students students were targeted by a gang who motivated attacks. There have also been a number of and the flats with bricks and threw bricks and fireworks through Rt.-polling by Sam Greenhill

INSIDE: SPOTLIGHT EXAMINES UNETHICAL RESEARCH AT LEEDS UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSIIY UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS LIBRARY I LEEDS 2. News Big Oxfam Third world week fast ••••••••••••••••• Four months for assault "Third World First" are holding an Over three hundred awareness and aid campaign this week to Leeds Students are highlight the plight of street children, There man who beat two The court heard that than set loiter' the littit will he an information and letter-writing stall students around the By Richard Fletcher for no reason Fletcher hit annual Oxfam fil0 run by the society every lunchtime next week head with a walking Henshaw with a walking stick A way FAST, and it isn't too in the Leeds University Union building. slick has been jailed. he had picked up on the late for others to join Also taking place throughout nest week will The Leeds University drinking with two female back from the pub. them, writer Paid be visiting speakers. films and videos. The students were attacked after friends at their local pub said The student needed nine Greenough. week culminates with the band Besse Besse, DIGEST being followed home from Rebecca Ellison prosecuting. stitches to a large wound at the 1 The event takes place who will play at Woodhouse Community their local pub. Leeds During the evening the girls hack of his head. on Friday 19th of Centre on Saturday 13th, magistrate court heard this had spoken to Fletcher. When Fletcher told police on NEWS 2,3,4,5 November and About 100 million children live and work on week. the four left they were aware arrest that the students had involves fasting for COMMENT 6,7 Martin Henshaw and Ian of being followed by Fletcher been giving him dirty looks in city streets in the developing world. They are 24 hours. or as long Rodgers both needed hospital and his friend. the pub. often the victims of sexual abuse, violence ARTS 8,9 as you can manage. treatment after the attack. There was a short Mr Graham Stowe defending and exploitation, as well as lacking access to Emma Taylor. Fast MUSIC 10,11 Kevin Fletcher (23) who conversation between Fletcher said Fletcher was disgusted adequate health care, nutrition and hygiene. Promoter, urged admitted assault and wounding and Ian Henshaw as they got to and shocked by his conduct CLASS/JAZZ .... 12 students: 'Don't miss was jailed for four months. the door of their Hall of and had admitted that he had out on your chance BOOKS 13 The students had been residences. drunk too much that night. Cash for cards to make a stand • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • FOCUS 14,15 against the problem Students may soon have to pay for their NUS CULTURE . 16 of world hunger." card. The National Union of Students plan to The Leeds students replace the current card which is available to THE GUIDE .. 17-23 are aiming to beat many university students free of charge. with CLASSIFIEDS ... 24 Rockin' rockets students in Yorkshire a new card costing £3. 25 and Humberside who The NUS card has always entitled students to TRAVEL raised nearly £3,500 obtain concessions on various products but SPORT ... 26, 27, 28 By Philip Baker for the event last under the new scheme it is hoped that a year. wider range of discounts will he available on A student at Leeds University For more goods as varied as pizzas and newspapers. POLICY I,/lias had a piece of his music information call Kevin Sexton, National NUS Welfare selected for a fireworks display Emma on 0274 Officer, said: "It is pretty likely that the NUS 491858. will introduce the cards as early as 1994." Leeds Student is an independent in his home town of Walthamstow, London. The new cards are being considered as a Newspaper serving students at result of the pressure being placed on the Leeds University, Leeds The third year History National Union of Student's financial means Metropolitan University and student, Martin Belam, who English other colleges in and around works under the name M- appointment due to the increase in the number of students Leeds. All our juurnalists abide Orehestra, has previously and the lack of government funding. by a code of conduct. but it you worked with Bark Psychosis and At Park Lane College a similar scheme has Jack Mapanje, the been in implementation for several have any complaints please on soundtrack material for a international prize contact the Editor. Stanley Kubrick film. years.Melissa Hall. Administrative Secretary, winning Malawian. said: "The cards are better than the NUS The 22-year old described his has been appointed Leeds Student Newspaper recent work as "Wagner meets card. they have done a lot of good for the Leeds University Union Visiting Professorial students." the Orb". However_ Martin said Fellow at Leeds PO Box 157 that this was not his typical style -Leeds L51 University's school of music. "I'd rather sound like of English, writes The Jesus and Mary Chain." he Mark Lupton, Editor said Richard Fletcher The former political The music lor the firework prisoner is to spend Deputy Editor display was described as having one year at the ALL LEEDS Sam Greenhill been recorded: "In a Leeds school on a part time Assistant Editor bedroom.' basis. John McLeod Martin has been playing STUDENT guitar and keyboards for eight Chief News Editor Health talks years and intends to pursue a Rosa Prince musical career. He hopes to play The city of Leeds WRITERS ARE Assitant News Editors gigs in Leeds before Chnstmas, played host last week Marlyn Beauchamp to a three day CORDIALLY Helen Crossley international congree John Revill on Health Matt Roper Blagging your way to the to information, INVITED TO AN organised by the Focus Editor place great faith in such forms, Ctudents are telling white ties counterparts. Recruiters Clinical Science Unit Helen Sage continue to prefer applicants which according to the report EVENING OF Oabout their academic at the University of from the 'traditional' is:"unwarranted given the Arts Editors qualifications and extra- Leeds. writes university sector. potential inaccuracy' of the Liz Ek_stein curricular activities in the hope Nicholas Vysay. GRATUITOUS With rimer graduates than information." Emma Hartley of boosting their chances in the It is the firsetime in ever chasing a declining The study also claims that Music Editors job market, writes David Smith, its 18 year history number of jobs, some are recruiting is usually performed VIOLENCE AT Alex Sanders According to a national study that the congress - published this week, lying to taking advantage of employers' by untrained staff who are Johnny Davis which attractd over often under instructions to give potential employers is failure to check the 100 participants fniin LASER QUEST Class/Jan increasingly conmion among information on application precedence to graduates from as far afield as Korea Mark Funnel! forms the 'old' universities, rather university graduates. and the United States Books Editor Typically. graduates from Employers concede that than focusing on "what makes - has been held in John McLeod Leeds Metropolitan University, application forms allow recruits effective in the end". Britain. despite its upgraded status, graduates to exaggerate their The report. concludes that The Guide Speakers included 7PM THURS are likely to he compared experience and make employers need to he more Stephen Hilt Mr Tom Sackville unfavourably with their themselves "look good". aware of changes in education Julieitte Garside MP. Parliamentary University of Leeds Despite this they continue to and vocational qualifications. Sports Editor undersecretary of UNION STEPS Roger Domeneghetti State for Health. and Stamps go on sale in Union there were also KILL WHO YOU visual taitirs are to go on sale in the CATS is Felt to be inadequate. currently enquire at the demonstrations WANT AND GET SLeeds University Union In the past the positioning of stationary shop: loose stamps highlighting the stationary shop, writes Alison machines in the foyer proved used to be vended but caused too increasingly 314251 DAY Wrogg. disastrous: irate students much trouble for staff. important role of AWAY WITH IT The decision taken by Exec is smashed machines, fed up with The annoying 2p stamps which information 434727 NIGHT for stamp books to be sold until jamming and incorrect change. are in the el stamp hooks are to technology in NEWSDESK Christmas. The stamp machine at Around a dozen people a day remain however. medicine.

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 News 3 Ents party on despite complaints he future of Leeds has the final say in whether about the level of noise Union the rear entrance people using the back University Union exit, or not to renew the By John Revill coming from the Refec and and the noise they created. despite the extra co.i and Entertainments has T entertainment license. the Tartan Bar. He was talking about time. We went to see about finally been secured The Union is now jubilant endangered a license which "II we had lost the license, opposing the renewal of our soundproofing as well. following threats that it may following the Department's serves 17.000 students, When there would he no more license. He said he would Reuben continued: "The lose its license due to verdict that the matter the license was withdrawn discos. The Tartan bar would 'stop at nothing' to do this." attitude of LUU is that if we excessive noise. should be handled internally from the University of just be a bar, there would be "Ile was threatening to go can cut down the noise we Complaints about the level by University authorities. London Union it almost went no more R H Evans discos. It to ens ironmental health and will. But the point is that it of noise at Ents events were The removal of Ents' bankrupt. If you take away would mean losing the report us for noise pollution. should have have been an first voiced during Introweek license would have been the entertainments, the union things which make the Union When we asked for more internal matter. Instead, an by the Wardens of Charles catastrophic, according to becomes nothing more than a run. Societies would lose time to deal with it. he individual chose to ignore Morris and Lyddon Halls. LUU Financial Affairs glorified pub." money from lost events. seemed to agree. and said he procedure and endangered The warden of Lyddon later Secretary, Elliot Reuben. The complaints began at "The guy from Lyddon would hold off his complaints the existence of the Union." complained to the "The Lyddon bloke was the end of Intro week when was stressed by the noise until we had taken action," When contacted by Leeds Department Of acting totally selfishly," he Dr Hann. the warden of levels. He was also concerned Reuben added. Student, Dr Hann refused to Environmental Health, which said. "He has seriously Lyddon Hall. complained about people leaving the "Immediately, we stopped comment. Support Airheads for pill LUU ignore Manc demo excluded us t over 200 students voted T By Alan Gardner eeds American j unanimously at this week's X./Football team is looking Leeds University OGM against for up to ten girls. to join their national student Government proposals to new cheerleading group. Ademonstration held in remove certain types of the pill Ceitiques. writes Gareth Manchester on Wednesday from the NHS prescription Hughes. against government higher lists, writes Sam Rose. Big-breasted airheads he education policies failed to The motion stated: "That +yarned though. heenuse attract more than a dozen Leeds the proposed changes to the contrary to the popular iniage University students • despite the treatments available on of cheerleaders. Ken t- anon. s, offer of free coach tickets to the prescription arc motivated by 1 organiser of the group. says demo Leeds Meiropolii.in I1'idet% '• • a desire to cut the NHS drugs ::71Z -11.111 • I SIudent-s meal that enthusiasm is more University students were more budget regardless of the cost to 4 ism r-co important than looks. keen however. with 28 on the our health." Syvottills 11111 •tr SAMOS 7 j'AVIE The Celtiques may find. LMU coach. ;Ass' : Ott suit The OGM decided that Get '410, 115*. rdrq however, that they have The demonstration. organised ' doctors should, on principle, he UNIONS' trouble overcoming some h) the Manchester Area NUS. able to choose the best students' perception of attracted around 300th students available treatment on grounds cheerleaders. Pippa Allenby, from us far afield as Lancaster of medical efficacy, not cost. Second Year ',rem It and and Bristol. Particular stress was laid on Spanish at Leeds I niersit.s. The demonstration brought the importance of these DENJCITTIN• said that she wouldn't be central Manchester to a proposals to students. Many joining. "It has a pothole. standstill, finishing with a rally students are sexually active. JAVE %U.S ! image about it, and shows where demonstrators heard a and living through the most women stereotyped as message of support from Tony fertile years of their lives. bimbos." Berm MP. Kevin Sexton. a Liz Rouse, Women's Officer The Union has resolved to member of NUS National Exec, at LUU. said: "Why don't they oppose all attempts to restrict condemned the NUS policy of have some men as cheerleaders the availability of any types of opposing the government's as well?" Follows responded: medicine on grounds of cost. planned reform of student "Its just tradition. innit." He To further this end, a protest is Ple: Ed Crispin unions. He said: We won't win Lots of dentoastnitors...spnt the on from UT' claimed that there was not a being organised at the surgery Westwood. this fight by having tea and of only a few members of Exec provided free travel. but Chris Women's American Football of local MP, Dr Keith biscuits with the Tories." political societies and a token they' really should have filled the Administration Secretary at team. because there had not Hampton. LUU. blamed the poor turnout Louise Brooks, VP Exec presence. resulting in coach. Exec always talk about been the demand. A public meeting is to he Administration at LMU said: "It condemnation of Exec's attitude what they plan to do but always on student apathy and the short There one woman playing held on Wednesday 17th was a very positive march. The towards the fight against fail to take action." term view taken by many that with the men. Sarah Pickering. November (venue undecided) students who were there, were voluntary membership. One Other members of the coach NUS reforms would not affect says that she really enjoys with a guest speaker from the there to make a positive Leeds demonstrator to called it: party criticised the lack of them. He said: '1 agree that tieing part of the team, Birth Control Trust. statement. This was the first step "one of the worst turnouts he had publicity given to the event. more publicity is needed for although she warns any other Although the motion was in the whole campaign to defend ever seen." especially after General something like this. but in the prospective female players that ipassed, it will not become out Students Unions. Steve Parry. a member of the Secretary John Itose spoke in future Exec will not be providing it is a physical game. There are Union policy. 220 students are for events However, the Leeds Socialist Workers Student support of the demo at this any more free tickets also a few sexist comments required to vote before an University contingent consisted Society. said: "It's good that week's OGM. like this. from the lads. l'OGM can become quorate. Women's bus on the road again Leeds Metropolitan University Student Union omen at Leeds It will function on a rota WMetropolitan University By Julia Oldham basis: Exec members will take can feel safe again as the turns to be on duty during the Women's Bus saga is finial) Drivers have felt uneasy, evenings to hand out keys, Course Rep Training resolved. A decision has been never knowing who they ensure there are no problems, taken to switch the should rely on in the case of organise funding for petrol. responsibility for the bus from difficulties. and act as a reassuring Are you a course rep ? the management who presently Elaine Ratcliffe VP presence for drivers. Did you miss out on training last month? run it. to Exec. Communications and This should satisfy the urge The ad hoc arrangement. in Campaigns at LMU said: "We for more centralised control If so attend the repeat training sessions :- place until now has not been really needed someone in over the system. Tue 9th Nov, 2 - 4.30pm, Long Room, Becketts Park Campus seen as adequate for some overall control. It will now be What should also help to time. The Bar Manager has coordinated effectively." soothe the anxieties of drivers Wed 10th Nov, 2 - 430pm, Conference Room, City Campus been responsible for the keys, The new system will have is the set of guidelines Exec For Further details contact: Elaine Ratcliffe. V.P Education & while the Security Manager is greatest impact on City Site plans to draw up to clarify the supposed to organise the Campus, where it will be various courses of action. Campaigns, Exec Offices, City Campus Student Union driver. running from next week. should difficulties arise.

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993

4 News OFF CAMPUS Mystery of tragic death Man 1Post Mercedes had long suffered life in general. When she he tragic death of a fur lunch. Instead. Miss from emotional stress. Born was asking about suicide she 414r.:-.471M. Leeds student this Sanchez D'alma caught the By Marlyn Beauchamp on the outskirts of seemed very naive, but week remains 6pm North Sea ferry from T Barcelona, she returned horribly interested." NT MIN shrouded in controversy Hull to the Belgian port. "Everything had been following revelations that where she arrived dead getting her down, and she there for nearly three University authorities first she had been contemplating fourteen hours later. thought she could no longer months earlier this year became aware of Mercedes' after telling friends that 'she problems at the end of last suicide. According to Belgian police cope. The worrying thing Mercedes Sanchez reports she had been was that she had been asking couldn't cope.' term when she pulled out of D'alma, a 'Dying and carrying no luggage at all - me lots of questions about. In February she had her exams 'for personal You What ? Finishing' Textiles post- except for a crumpled scrap suicide recently - what to do, suffered what friends believe reasons'. Scheduled to re- graduate at the University el of paper with the telephone how to do it - I was to have been close to nervous take in September, she breakdown. after which she excused herself again un In Ahhersville, France, the police Leeds. was discovered dead number or a Leeds completely shocked. spent four days in hospital. similar grounds. Shatney recently arrested two 87 year old aboard a Hull-Zeebrugge University doctor scribbled "It was particularly "Studying was the most repeated: "She just couldn't burglars who were caught because one ferry as it docked in on it. serious because she was such a strict Catholic with strong important thing in her life cope." was too deaf to hear his accomplice's Belgium. Reze Shamey. a student religious beliefs," he said. here and she worried about Belgian police are o arsons. The 28 year-old student on her course and close had told friends on Monday friend, became alarmed "I suppose I just assumed it constantly," Shamey was currently investigating the morning that she was when she hadn't returned by it was just a joke at the reported to have said. tragedy 'as a matter of heading for the shops in lunch. time, but now I'm not so "But she worried about urgency', and an inquest Maggot Leeds town centre, and that "Mercedes had a lot of sure." almost everything - I think into the death is anticipated big problems." he said. According to Shamey, she struggled to cope with early next week. Moments she w ould be hack in time

Hungry Alison Murray opened a new Wot no bottle of Heinz ketchup to find hundreds of maggots pouring out over Inter-railing lives on her dinner. Heinz have offered Alison. comedy? 22, an apology, and lab tests have Crow next year interailing is A gig featuring stand-up shown that a fault.) cap and a fruit 1 'likely to become an easier ..comedian Mark loving vinegar fly were to blame. and more relaxed experience, Thomas, which was writes Li: Westleby, A new scheduled to take place at Euro Inter Rail pass is to he Leeds University on Sunday. introduced, designed for has had to he cancelled after Blow up Job inexpensive travel, and ticket sales proved to he specifically catering for those lower than expected, writes with a more precise idea of Amelia Hill Slow up dolls are finding work in the destination. Of the five notable fast lane in Holland. Drivers The scheme, which operates comedians booked last year commuting to Amsterdam are from 1994. divides the Euro by LUU. only Jo Brand encouraged to share cars. This has rail network into 7 zones. pulled a 'respectable' driven some commuters to buy tailored Young people - and not just audience. dummies and wigs to get around the students. will be able to buy a Ents Administrater, Bill problem. One man was fined £40 when pass for a single zone coveting Marshall said: "Most two dummies were found in his car 3 or 4 countries. students won't go to see a imitating passengers. Alternatively. those wishing to comedian unless they are a venture further afield, can really big name. Last year purchase tickets for 2 or 3 Lee Evans barely filled a zones. The entire network can room and but this year, now My Mate also be purchased, although he's become more famous. pnces will vary according to I've sold over four hundred the zones chosen. ranging tickets." Marshall added. A Wolverhampton company. Kirkby from £179 to £229. Pic: Harriet Walker Promotions has craftily turned the tables on fugitive tycoon Asia Nadir. For £20 you can buy a replica of the Rolex watch sent to him by MP NUS Reform Michael Mates inscribed with the Landlord attack words "Don't let the buggers get you US President Lorna down." The company are to send the Fitzsimons announced By Tim Gallagher he National Union of always easy to decide when N Polly Peck boss one of their copies. plans for ihe reorganisation of TStudents is launching a By Nicholas Vysny deductions are justified in pay £67,000 per annum in campaign to highlight the these areas. the NUS this week. The creation of a new charity NUS affiliation fees. problem of landlords who as the major problem facing While defending the organisation is claimed to Although full details have refuse to hand back deposits tenants. principle of deposits, as not yet been released, the Greasers on rented houses. The Unipol themselves aim otherwise rent levels would reach the objectives of "furthering the education of NUS plans have already been average property deposit to have all deposits be higher and "students attacked Elliot Reuben, paid by Leeds students refunded within thirty days who look after their students, providing advice and In Stomaway two neighbouring chip LUU's Financial Affairs Sec currently stands at £106. at their 800 properties. But property would pay for assistance and promoting shops began a price war last week. The contact and co-operation claims that the NUS Nationally the unjust a spokesperson for the those who don't", Blakey shops Colin Camerons and Roddy's reorganisation is meeting the retention of deposits is the estate agent acknowledged favours a National Deposit between students." takeaway were undercutting one government half-way and that most common housing that not all other landlords Holding Agency, as already The restructuring is an another almost everyday with special it is a "weak response" to the problem which students are so quick to refund their exists in Australia. This attempt to meet Government offers. However, by the weekend they threats. Fitzsimons. who he face, according to leading financially-beleaguered would make landlords proposals to withdraw funding decided they were losing too much describes as "a shameless self- NUS officials. tenants. accountable to a third party for Unions to pay NUS money and peace negotiations began - publicist". should face up to A spokesperson Landlords are entiltled who could also act as affiliation. One of the schemes although neither will say who gave in the Government instead of said:"We are trying to get to retain all. or part of. the arbitrators. under consideration is to levy first. a charge (estimated at £51 fur "taking it lying down." the Government to deposit if rent is in arrears, Blakey had this advice John Rose. Leeds or if there has been excess NUS membership. acknowledge that it is easy to avoid any disputes: Universtiy Union's General damage to the property. It is feared that the for landlords not to return "Definitely get a receipt and Secretary agreed that the NUS Martin Blakey at Unipol Government's scheme would deposits". find out what deductions needed reforming. However. Compiled By Jane Friel said deductions should not seriously affect Unions, who According to Unipol in can he made. If disputes do he felt that by turning itself he made for reasonable would be left short of cash if Leeds, the protests are arise, the NUS finds that in into a charity would involve a completely justified, since cleaning or "fair wear and many cases a letter from the they had to pay their own lot of unnecccssary they see the reluctance of tear", though he affiliation fee. Leeds Union is enough to get the expenditure. landlords to return deposits acknowledged that it is not deposit returned" University Union currently

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 News Overseas students face-- cuts5;1

valuable lifeline for point for all international pre-arrival literature. The about. If we could be certain it demise of what the see as a overseas students is in students who attend By Charlotte Lomas effort to extend international got to the students necessary, vital organisation. 2nd year Adanger of collapse due educational institutions in the student's lives outside the we'd be happier about it". student, Roshni Nlooneeram to cut backs in funding. The Leeds area. The organisation the withdrawal of funds as academic environment would LUU Welfare secretary, said: "1 think it's really scheme known as LCOSA. of a variety of social events and "bizarre". "First they decide be gone." Ceri Nursaw, said LCOSA terrible. It's the only thing they (Leeds Council For Overseas the production of a monthly to take on a full time co- David Baker, Director of was: "not doing very much". have for overseas students. I Student Affairs), could be newsletter are designed not ordinator." he said. "then they the University's International She continued: "The Uni feels met a man who was feeling suspended as early as only to welcome students to stop funding. It's a curious Office, denied that there had it can do better itself. Welfare really homesick and he said Christmas if the Leeds Leeds, but to extend their coincidence. The University been any conspiracy. really want to take on the job - that because it was Wednesday University and LMU don't horizons beyond the academic feels it could do as good a job Describing LCOSA as: "a they don't talk to LCOSA any which is when LCOSA meets, reinstate their funding of the area. as LCOSA but I disagree. The luxury when times are hard." more." it made him feel a lot better. project. LCOSA co-ordinator, Christmas Vacation Club He said: "There's no real Overseas students, however, I'd be really upset if it closed LCOSA provides a focal George Wakefield, described would disappear, as would the criticism of what LCOSA's were shocked by the imminent down." "Flaming" Leeds Six Hyde Park attacks continue wo more students have consciousness for about ten I been viciously attacked in By Howard Hockin minutes. He was also mugged By Tim Gallagher the Leeds Six area. The attack of £20, his watch and a gold by a gang of youths outside the friend's house in the area chain. Both men needed to he A sudden spate of fires in Newlands pub is just the latest when a couple of youths asked taken to hospital by I.Leeds six has alarmed both in a spate of violence against them for money. ambulance. The attack again students and landlords. students. "I tried to ignore them." raises the question of student Local children imbued with As reported in last week's Ashworth explained. "but then security in the area. 'November 5th spirit' are Leeds Student, these incidents about ten of them set upon A second year Historian. believed to be responsible for have become commonplace, us." Matthew Copping said the setting fire to a garden in a but the latest attack is marked Daniel Hall lost some problem was worst at closing vacant house in Norwood View, by the level of violence used. money, received a black eye, time. "Then all the drunkards while a similar fire occurred in a First year biochemist. and required stitches. come out of' the puh.and if they Cardigan Lane house currently Michael Ashworth, and second Ashworth was more badly see any students, then they'll being renovated for students. year English student, Daniel injured. He lost two teeth. try and cause trouble." he The fire came as a severe Hall, were walking to a needed stitches. and lost said. shock to the owner D.H. Midgeley: "This is clearly the start of a new phenomenon." he If you hear anything newsworthy call said."Such vandalism, coupled with theft. may deter landlords Leeds Student on 434727 or 314251 from the area. A lot of landlords will think seriously before making further investment in this area." he added. Students are fearing the worst for this evening's Bonfire Night celebrations_ One student, who preferred not to he named said: IMPORTANT "How can we be expected to have a good lime if we are worried about eight year-olds EXTRA 10% pushing fireworks through our YOUR letterboxes'' Its a complete nightmare " POSSESSIONS MOTOR Sentinel strike on the march INSURANCE ARE IN DISCOUNT he rent strike at Sentinel the Universit ∎ for any personal at Leeds University, said. "They T1 Towers has begun this week, belongings damaged." will only consider waiving the and so far the response has been However. residents are still payment of summer rent in cases DANGER FOR good, writes Alison Wrogg. expected to pay summer rent, of extreme hardship." Ceri Nurshall, Welfare despite the fact that this may Questionaires have been Secretary at Leeds University mean that most will have to pay distributed to residents, FROM THEFT STUDENTS Union. said: "The residents have this for their houses next year as requesting relevant information been offered a £51 rent rebate, well. about any problems they are plus further compensation from Tim Goodall, Social Secretary experiencing. Insure them FROM Proposed fees for NUS cards with Endsleigh ENDSLEIGH students and the lack of from only Students may soon have to Make sure you pay for their NUS card. The By Darren Behal government funding. National Union of Students At Park Lane College a plan to replace the current pizzas and newspapers. similar scheme has been in get a quote from card which is available to Kevin Sexton, National NUS implementation for several per yea r many university students free Welfare Officer, said: "It is years. £27 your local Centre of charge, with a new card pretty likely that the NUS will Melissa Hall. costing V. introduce the cards as early as Administrative Secretary, said: NUS card has always 1994." "The cards are better than the entitled students to obtain The new cards are being NUS card, they have done a lot 6 Fenton Street concessions on various considered as a result of the of good for the students." products but under the new pressure placed on the Tracy Neil. National Leeds National Union of Student's Treasurer of NUS said: "These Endsleigh scheme it is hoped that a wider range of discounts will be financial means due to the are only proposals. The details (0532) 457441 r increase in the number of have not been finalised." For Students, Graduates and Professionals available on goods as varied as

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 Mir Comment &Analysis "The most memorable act of John Major's Government?" relieved them of their opportunity to humiliate any campus. Heads down. here is an event which virginity. With smiles of Christians in the house who hunched up. these people goes completely gratitude and tears of relief have yet to lay this appear to almost buckle under Tunrecognised in our people all over the country will foundation stone in their the weighty burden of their national calender. It effects Rupert Hamer relive those fateful moments lives. us all, it can cause paranoia, virginity. If this bill goes through Nervous, restrained, unsure and remember how miserable it sleepless nights and even will be a victory against of themselves, it haunts their on Friday they would have been without suicide. them. those who would rather It eluded Myra Hindley every step. Mistakenly they Of course this could cause brush sex underneath the before her unfortunate regard themselves as outcasts through the House of some embarrassment, carpet. as if it was meeting with her partner in from life's feast, spectators in taboo subject. And so the Commons. This bill, if it particularly if you are something dirty and atrocity, Ian Brady. The an alien world. And the passage into adulthood goes surprised to find 10 or 12 unpleasant. It may result isn't usually as gluttony of the poly bop as a unmarked. succeeds, will create a cards waiting for you in the also prove to be the most macrabre. way out seems unappealing. Help is at hand though. A National Virgins' Day. memorable act of John If you look carefully you In Britain. as opposed to liberated Tory MP is On this day everyone will morning post. Major's Government. can spot its victims around the Continent. sex is still a proposing to put a new bill send a card to the person who But it also provides an ideal Drunken consent is not enough

Dear Editor not an easy task, but I was just by the Hale I recovered from the was going to my first all night grateful enough for having got shock - it took about 3 weeks - party and getting drunk. 1 did not Further to your centre spread in my self esteem back (after seven whatever bruising did occur had consent to sexual intercourse. I last weeks issue "The Campus gone. I also felt that the did not want the abrupt end to my years) in order to continue with To Leeds University Union, essential qualification for Debate about Rape". I would like my education. controversialality of my claim, academic career, but I was left as a victim to explain to you and and my lack of suhstansive with no alternative. where the Diary spots Elliot standing for Exec at LMUSU, I cannot find the words to Reuben, LUU Finacial Sec, was that you were completly your readers. the courage it takes, express the loss and isolation that evidence would render me I beg of your readers not to helping himself to a handful of unpolitical. Even more to come forward and tell people Not just because I helpless within the legal system. judge a victim, There are of this caused me. free cans from the Pepsi Cola worring, if the rumours that about it. and the devasation that was made to feel. dirty. guilty I had always planned to go to course women that lie, for stand, that was outside the Lousie is considering standing occurs when you are not and totally alienated from my University. having this taken whatever reasons, and it is these union for most of Wednesday. for President next year are believed, just because you know clasmates. But because I became away from me left me feeling lost women who have caused the rest Having hidden the freebies in true, then a number of people the offender, labelled as a liar, or worse a and frightened. But worse I had of us to he doubted_ But please. his office. Elliot returned to at LMUSU are in for a bit of a Its Saturday night - the person with psychological lost my friends. Though in before you judge, think about the the stand and asked them to shock. saturday before my 25th birthday. problems. Like a self-fulfilling retrospect they were no friends at inner strength a woman has to leave. Never mind that they a 'normal' 25 year old would he prophecy I almost accepted this all. It has left me suspicious of find in order to make an were giving out free cans of out elebrating, but 1 am at home. label and attempted suicide on every one, and even now at 'allegation'. It could be that the Pepsi to students, apparently White at the meeting of Left with nothing to keep me my 19th birthday. almost 25 I find it difficult to woman in your article was Company but my bitter memories. make friends. confused and wrongly advised. I they hadn't applied for a Unity, the Diary was sure I was not 'date raped'. but license to trade outside the that they heard Kevin I am a first year student. but l because I knew the offender. and Fortunately I am now at don't know because all I was union. So for those of you Sexton, national officer and should have been here in 1987. because 1 had soemthing to drink university but I've lost: self capable of reading was the titles. who didn't manage to get your NEC member criticising not 1993. It is becaused I was my situation was treated as such. respect and esteem, trust fearing that the details would free can of Pepsi, the Diary NUS leader Lorna raped on my 17th Birthday whilst in 1985 'date rape' was unheard innocence and the ability to upset me even now. advises you to pop along to Fitzsimon. Surely the Diary doing my 'A' levels by a fellow of. The assumption that I was in a celebrate my birthday - because it your friendly exec office and must have misheard, Lorna 'A' level student. The devastation realtionship with him. led to his is a constant reminder. I've also I am witholding my name, that this caused. prevented me seen 8 years of my life because I fear repercussions even ask for Elliot. is a fine and wonderful alibi and unbelievably, people leader of NUS who runs the from continuing with my 'A' actually believed him. 1 did not dissappear, due to the extreme now - of those readers that feel levels - hence I had to complete isolation and suspicion. of both strongly that a women who was National union more go to the police because being so It seems that LUU is not the efficently than Sir John three this year (in one School frightened. and feeling so utterly men and women, fearing t won't drunk was asking for it. year). which was needless to say. he believed. All I was guilty of only student union to he Harvey Jones ran ICI. Her dirty. I had burnt my clothes, and having problems with tactics for fighting the minibuses. On Wedneday Government's reforms arc Sheffield University Union obviously the right ones, and The Womens Minibuses an explanation? were unable to find the keys we are sure that she will Dear Editor eight. the second batch were contacted guarrantee an interview. It is to their exec van. The Diary make a wonderful MP in the Our insurance expired on by post to set up interviews for essential that drivers are understands that 'Fluffy', modern Labour party in a I would like to take the Wednesday of Introweek and the following week. successful equipped with the correct Sheffield's Sport Sec, had few years time, and finally opportunity to reply to the letter we were placed in the difficult interviewees then had to pass a attitude to the service as well as the previous evening slipped she NEVER puts in generous from David Wiggins printed in position of having to interview a driving test in order to register. possessing relevant driving the keys into her boyfriend's expense claims. Do you Leeds Student recently. and to large volume of applicants in thereby lengthening the experience. pocket. Her boyfriend? None Lorna? clear up any mystery two batches - one during selection process. I am pleased to confirm that other than LUU General surrounding the Women's Introweek and another a week 1 was concerned that the the Women's Minibus Service is Sec, John Rose. Now John Minibus Service. later. Womens Minibus Service be now on the mend, and not Rose might have a Returning to LMUSU, the Due to unavoidable The first batch were built up as quickly as possible, without the hard work of staff at reputation as a hit of a ladies Diary was amused br the insurance circumstances, we interviewed on the basis of being but due to its nature was not the union to whom I am man, but when Fluffy tells reaction of Warwick Taylor, were forced to increase the the most easily contactahle of prepared to employ people grateful. A full service is now in him to jump. he jumps. For LMUSU President. to last Women's Minibus driver age to the suitable applicants. We simply because they were willing place. only a few minutes after he week's Diary piece about his 25+ just before the start of the contacted these people on the to drive. recieved the call from an use of the Women's minibus. term. hence. I was left with one Monday of Introweek to set up Furthermore, merely sending Liz Rouse outraged Fluffy. he was Apparently. Warwick didn't driver from an original team of interviews for the following day. in an application form does not L.L.t . Womens officer spotted racing from his desk understand the Diary's jumping into LUU's Exec comment about his gender Crime in Leeds 6: The response Van and scuttling back to crisis. Until someone Sheffield to return the keys. explained what was meant. Dear Editor The police have already spoken The Diary wonders who paid once they'd calmed him down, I am writing in response to last The Editor to me and Liz Rouse about W3 for the petrol and whether once they'd caught him, it weeks article entitiled "The most stepping up patrols in areas of Leeds Student John hooked the 2 hours off, seemed he had the wrong end burgled street in Britain" LS6 and Woodhouse. However that it took him to get to of the stick, so to speak. In the article it said that I Leeds University Union they want to pinpoint specific Sheffield and then back Warwick was spotted stalking recommended that students avoid areas at specific times to deter P.0 Box 157 again. the corridors of power voicing any areas where there is anti- those that do this crime. the words 'Leeds Student said student feeling. Whilst this is You don't have to report it to the Leeds LS1 1 UH I am gay! Leeds Student said I true I see it as no means an police dust a message on my desk Letters should be addressed to the Editor and clearly marked The Diary was surprised to am gay.' The Diary would like answer to the problems of assault telling me what road is perfectly for publication. The Editor reserves the right to edit letters, which spot LMUSU Vice President to reassure Warwick that this in the major student areas, If you sufficient. I can then pass the 'hould be no longer than 300 words. The deadline for letters is the Admin. Louise Brooks. at a was not the point of the item know of particular roads or information on to the police. Tuesday proceeding publication. meeting of those out and out streets in which you feel Love and would like to apologise Trots. Left Unity. The vunerable please either inform Ceri Nursaw Diary for any distress caused. To gay had always believed that an me or Miligarth police station. LUU Welfare Secretary people.

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 Comment &Analysis "Perhaps its about time that we began to think" o anyone who has not behind the troubles that have sisters, mothers and fathers. really believes that such lived in Northern claimed so many lives. Instead. grandfathers and grandmothers simplistic measures will Ireland it is difficult gil&I_AE.11:1) SOW T we push Nothern Ireland to the and friends. All grieving work then they are not nub' to comprehend the complex back of our consciences. uneceesarily, all living with the kidding themselves but more history, hatred and Fur example. how many of TIODIE1141 ghastly affects of the troubles. importantly cheating the reppression that fuels the us have 'switched off' whilst There is unfortunately no people of Northern Ireland. violence and destruction listening to the news. when in until we begin to really think even a handful of killings, fail simple answer to the problems Those of us lucky enough witnessed over the last two the last few minutes. they turn about what is happening. and to make Us really think about in Northern Ireland - those to he at university are weeks in Belfast and the to yet another secterian killing more importantly why it is the reasons behind the already contempleting simplistic priveieged. Whilst here, we surnuoding areas. or bomb in Nathan Ireland. happening, we will never find troubles. Another funeral, solutions such as the are encouraged to question In fact if we were really Never asking ourselves bow on that solution, another news flash, another set withdrawal of the troops or our beliefs and truly think lien it with ourselves. must earth this madness is allowed But at the moment few of as of pictures of a bar or house internment have failed to even Atom the world we Ilse in. Of us on the 'nutinland' hate to continue. do we blank it nut. tin many sealed off with police tape_ but understand the basics of the Perhaps its about time that nes er really tried to It often seems that their is base been mudered and killed behind those pictures are wises intense and intertwined we began to think about the understand the reasons no solution for this hatred. but that Just one more killing, nr and husbands, brothers and problems that exist. If anyone problems in Nothern Ireland. Rape: The disturbing truth

asked to leave and my parents would have been destroyed. I SPOTLIGHT told one or my friends :Assiut it and her mother rung the school saying, "I don't want my daughter mixing with girls like Following the recent press coverage of the that.' She told my parents that Donnellan case and the many articles that had slept with him and then just ensued, Helen Crossley speaks to Penny, one got worried. Like the typical English family my parents never Leeds student, about her experience of rape talked about it. and her campaign to change media attitudes. "I was fully aware of what had happened and I knew that it would he with me for the rest of 4 41 am putting my name and he punched me in the mouth. I my lire. It still affects me on a face to this because it is remember lying on the floor as day-to-day basis, especially if something i believe in so he was raping me. Half way I'm in a crowd and someone Reis strongly. Providing I can get the through the rape. I could see too close to me. I remember in necessary Union hacking I intend someone in the car park getting the lower sixth when I was to petition the Press Complaints into their car. By this time the standing in the lunch queue and a Council about the many tenor had caused me to lose my male teacher moved me out of malicious and often untrue voice: although earlier I had the way. i had to leave the queue comments that have been written shouted at him no matter how and go to my bedsit to change about men and women. I really hard I tried t just could no longer my shirt and have a bath. After hope that this will be a massive make a noise. I really wanted to the rape I remember I would petition: hopefully every man scream and shout out but I scrub myself clean until my skm and women that reads this article couldn't. 1 felt so helpless. I would start to come off and I or sees the petition will sign their refused to look at his face: I would ask myself what t had name if they feel they can in any turned my head away from him done wrong. I still have way whatsoever. and looked instead at the sky and nightmares but mainly it Just "Rape is an issue that is very the few leaves that I could see: makes me cry and get angry and important to me and so I am Found that even here in this it has made me look at many asking people to make the effort humiliation and dirt I could still things differently. When I sec of taking a stand. I am going to turn away and find something articles about rape in the tell people what happened to me. worthwhile. Now it must sound newspapers and they talk about Penny, a Leeds University student the clothes the woman was "I come from a small village pathetic. but at the time it gave order to avoid. it. The media redress the imbalance of the wearing or where she was going not skilled in any way at karate, which is very pretty, very rural me strength and hope. When he it has given me physical coverage rape has received over popular view of rape. I do not - as though she was at fault - but very violent. One Saturday had finished he just said: "Better confidence It has helped me to the lust couple of weeks has see the petition as in any way get so angry. evening, when I was thirteen. I get dressed then". I must have resulted in people saying rape is controversial: I will make every "Coming to university has change my perception or my was raped. been in shock because I did: I body from just something that an over-used word. I want to effort to ensure that it is written given me a chance to talk about Lt was about 6.30pm and remember thinking that I can't go can be raped into something that campaign to get it re-instated as in such a way that everyone will my experience. 1 moved from my Summer, so it was still light, and on a bus like this. As far as is capable of kicking and a word. as reality and I also want Feet that they can put their name village at home where everyone I had been out shopping all day know he just went to his nearby punching. It has also helped me the perceptions of rape as 'bad to it. knew about me to the city of with my friends. I was waiting at home. and 1 got the bus hack to face men when they are shouting sex' or as something a woman "This issue affects everyone, Leeds where no-one knew. Rape the bus station with my best my village. dreams up as res enge to be Everyone reading this will at is not something you can put or. as happens at karate, when friend when her seventeen year- "I didn't tell my parents about challenged. Rape is a crime least know someone that has behind you, forget about and they try and hit you. At first, u old ex-boyfriend came over. I what had happened but I did tell which happens far too often to he been raped: if I get the hacking start again. I really don't want to was all I could do not to cry and had met him earlier that day co my favourite teacher at school. ignored. II I was an exceptional from the Union that I am forget it • I would rather learn run off. Now I feel I can face an knew who he was. I was recline She had always been caring and get attacked again person in an exceptional seeking, then there will be a way front it_ Besides, I rn not a attacker. If I ill and the last bus wasn't due supportive to me but when I circumstance then I wouldn't to protest for basic human rights secretive person and I thought: I'll kill the bastard because I until 7pm. so he suggested that discussed tt with her she said make an issue about it. but I'm that will take two minutes, what is the point of keeping would know what was coming I we go for a walk. We walked for nothing. Later that day I was told get raped not and it's- not. 'Although the group ''No secrets if you can handle talking would natter die than about ten minutes until we by her unofficially that if I were "What I intend to do is a ()m- Means No have kindly offered about them? Through discussing again. reached the swimming pool car to discuss what had happened oll petition. It will say how rape [tiler support, this is not. a rape I have met other victims "When people read this article park. The car park was very, open with anyone. even the police, is a crime, and how men and petition of any one group other who have been glad to have don't want them to think 'Oh, but at the side was a disused then I would be asked to leave. It poor Penny', but 'poor me' or 'my women - particualls students - than whoever wants to sign. It is someone to talk to and share railway tunnel. overgrown with was a public school and so it have been slandered by many of a matter of individual their experiences with. poor friend'. Every woman is weeds. and he suggested we would have been easy for them affected by rape; she has either the national newspapers. What I concience." "University has also given me went into it. to ask me to leave, They needed been raped, is afraid of being hope is that by complaining to more confidence in groups of "He was behind me as we to keep a certain reputation. raped or makes some conscious the Press Complaints Cutincil Penny hors apprtwed the final people In the first year I joined a entered the tunnel. He said unfortunately at my cost. My alteration to her behaviour in there will some effort made to version of this interviess. karate club arm, although I was something so I turned to him and brothers may have also been

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 8 Arts Primed For Perfection The Bald Prima Donna West' Yorkshire Playhouse

t would be easy to string a list of adjectives together and attatch them to an appraisal of the Hungarian Theatre Of Cluj's production of Ionescu's The Bald Prima Donna. I might call it Istaggering; breath-taking; original; moving; very, very, funny: and all of these would be true. Yet none of them are adequate. It would be foolish to try and give a resume of the plot, for there is no plot per se to outline. Absurdist drama takes Aristotelian notions of what 'plot' is, throws them up in the air as if they were so many pieces of paper whilst dancing a Saturnalian dance underneath, then sticks them back together so that coherence is lost but a radical challenge of what notions of structure and order achieve is gained. It was with one eye on the death of Ceaucescu four years ago that Gabor Tornpa put together this production in Romania, where the after effects of despotic rule still affect the country's consciousness. He sets it in a children's playroom; the opening tableau is one of dolls and puppets neatly arranged in boxes, which open to reveal a plain white set and human beings as marionettes. The symbolism is clear - that life before the revolution reduced humanity to a state of simulacra with no autonomy of its own, providing a context for a play that otherwise can be distracting and moderately amusing, but mostly confusing. The production is in Hungarian, with English surtitles but I found myself watching the stage more and reading the surtitles less as the production progressed. Ilt is however quite possible to do both at once). Visually, this production is unforgettable: it is not only that the outlandish costumes make witty, mocking jokes about constraint and stereotyping, but also that as a piece of physical theatre the actors ability far outshines anything else that I have seen. There is a great deal that the Hungarians have to show us: and it is part of the hopes of the English-Romanian conglomerate 'Noroc', who have organised this first British tour, that they will show us as much on this front as we can show them about advertising. When it was first shown in Romania, the production won Best Performance, Best Actress and Best Director. It is remarkably controversial. They pull off a coup de theatre which expresses the insecurity that Romanians still feel. Events can quickly be re-wound: no kind of normality can be trusted, be it banal or excessive It would be a very, very good idea if you went to see this play. Liz Ekstein Photo: Ken Lowe

It's a brilliant adaption by Ken Hill of but it rarely climbed above good amateur caricature. Hilarity and horror alike are The Invisible Man the H.G. Wells novel. I rushed to see it as this dramatics, the actress playing Lysistrata being evoked from the audience within moments of Grand Theatre production was only on for four nights in neither charismatic nor compelling enough to each other: we move from laughing at the Leeds, and if you missed it, you missed a instill inspiration or belief in her coup. In a festive antics of the revellers to sudden silence treat. play promoting peace this should have been at stark images of blood and death which AAAGHH!!! He's so scary. The man with vital. remain memorable. These symbols stand apart Athe bandaged face is guaranteed to send Toby Wakely If the whole thing had been from the characters, seeming to affect us ice cold shivers down your spine from his first performed by ten year olds and the adaptation instead. appearence. This thriller is full of horror, written by their teacher it would have been Verging on the farcical, the film is melodrama and laughs. The Invisible Man is a Lysistrata endearing. As it was, those concerned should ground to reality with moments of poignant captivating show full of surprises. The set is LMU Studio Theatre write out a hundred times "I will not insult the awareness. The Playboys, rather than highly adaptable in scene change, the illusions intelligence of the audience. I will remain preserving the "genius of Irish theatre", realize are super and the acting is great. This is a play faithful, in spirit at least, to a classic." they are "married to the road and a bottle of I IT ysistrata." It's an Ancient Greek comedy within a play; there's a narrator who sets the booze". by Aristophanes, set in 411 B.C., when story and does a disappearing act of his own at La The strong performances, the Athenian men were at war. Again. One Hannah Jones the end. entertaining drama and bittersweet themes woman, Lysistrata, has a dream of peace and a Sylvester McCoy, evidently tired of give the film a solidity and there are some cunning plan. She persuades her fellow being Doctor Who, has decided to try out brilliantly poetic one-liners - "if the passion of different comic roles. He's a down called females to occupy the male-dominated The Playboys Acropolis and to go on a sex strike, with the the people could be bottled we could all sail to Marvel (mind you the rest of the cast play Odeon Cinema the moon"- which breathe energy into the cretins too). Marvel and the others contrast idea that their lustful menfolk will consent to peace after a time without female compliance. whole. with the terrifying Griffin, the invisible man. Maya Socolovsky Now if you're at all sensitive, you'll ara is a beautiful single mother. Obesessed They are fools whilst he is mad but very be thinking "Hmmm...sex, war, peace...I can Tsuicidal men are desperate to make an intelligent. relate to that." Exactly. If only the touring honest woman out of her. Lust, love, jealousy The most amazing scene is in Act One Eyewitness Theatre Company could have and subterfuge. All these, in the late 50s, in a Would all arts reviewers when Doctor Griffin undoes his bandages to realised the empathy capacity of your average small Irish town which looks like "the last reveal his nothingness. For an instant you see theatre-goer before getting out their red biro place God ever made". The advent of a band of please note the following: him smoking a cigarette without a visible and the Playarray joke book in their attempt to travelling players, The Playboys, brings the Arts Comissioning now takes hand or head. Its a bit like watching a render a classic play "accessible to modern corruption to the surface and turns lives magician's show. audiences." I'm no authority on the original upside down as one of them, Toni (Alden place at 5.00 p.m. on a Griffin is furious at his invisibility test of Lti5r5fri'd but lin damr Burr these Quinn+ pursues the snirfled Tara (Robin Monday in the LMU office. and threatens to cause complete chaos in the no rap. no rewrite of Patsy Clines Crazii and world, He's stopped in his tracks by the other no reading trom the diary of a Bosnian But the, e. more :han a L)ov-rneets-giri The deadline for reviews is characters who eventual}' beat him senseless, version okcasionallv amused but far too .tore Vices are glided over in a blatant the Monday lunchtime which is pretty barbaric of them. He becomes frequently embarrassed. unashamed way by the credible characters, visible at the end when were left with a sense Clumsy adaptation aside. there was whose sins are presented as mere following comissioning. of pity for him. some competence in the acting department, idiosyncrasies, giving them an element of

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 Arts cogito

Bright Young Things T ast Friday saw the premiere screening 1-rof The Hawk, a psychological thriller Brighton Rock about Annie Marsh, a Yorkshire housewife who gets increasingly suspicious that her West Yorkshire Playhouse husband might he a serial killer. Peter Ransley, author of the book on which the raham Greene's disturbing novel about the mafia-style screenplay was adapted, had a brief talk violence in the Brighton underworld translates effectively with me on the subject of both the film and Ginto the dramatic realm, as John Boulting's 1947 movie serial killers in general. illustrated. Mr Ransley, a rather shy but Vicky Featherstone's production at the West Yorkshire friendly man, is careful to mark the Playhouse is a commendable interpretation, powerfully supported by borderline separating fact from fiction. a wonderfully imaginative set and some quality lead performances. When asked whether his heroine was The action centres around the young protagonist, Pinkie, a based on figures such as the Yorkshire Catholic teenager with a liking for slashing and maiming enemy gang Ripper's wife, he insisted that Annie is members. Pinkie becomes the successor to his murdered gang leader entirely fictional, adding however that his and embarks, in his inexperience and hot-headedness, on a reading on the subject did have an murderous and brutal downward journey into crime and an almost influence on him. According to Mr inevitable self-destruction. Accompanying him on this barbarous Ransley, if there is a case in the news (the journey is Rose, Pinkie's naive and deluded girlfriend who becomes Yorkshire Ripper or the killer of Julie instrumental in his fight against Ida, a woman intent on avenging the Dart), an extraordinary number of women death of Hale, one of Pinkie's victims. start suspecting their husbands. However, Throughout the play Pinkie and Rose are plagued with it's common for older women to blame Catholic anxiety over their actions, a theme central to the play and themselves for having such thoughts (as Annie much of Greene's work. This religious angst, however, is not does), a tendency much lessened in communicated particularly well visually and it is only during the the younger generation. People often think they know all that's going on in their final scenes that the potential for Catholic symbolism is fully family's lives. and will not believe exploited. someone so dose to them had been living a John Higgin's performance as Pinkie is brilliant, realising double life. The wives of the Yorkshire the essential components of the archetypal villain - someone we Ripper and Julie Dart's murderer or, in a despise, yet who forcibly demands our instant fascination. non-heterosexual context, Dennis Nilssen's Despite its watchability, the whole ethos of this production colleagues, kept family or work seemed lacking somewhat in the seediness and menacing intensity relationships with the killers without an which the disturbing subject matter suggests. Nevertheless, an inkling of what was going on. It's a imaginative and enjoyable representation. common misconception that someone so Kate Rowlinson close must have known. unravelling of the plot - it is a good tricks on our ears. It nothing else there is a The reason this theme of a double The Hawk psychological thriller and a well-made film to definite rhythmic feel to this film. Should you life is so popular lies in the fact that boot. see it? Well I laughed right through it but it duplicity exists in most of us; in each Odeon Cinema Rea Podas was near-hysteria family there's always a level of "white lies" to cover the absolute truth. People leading ght from the beginning of the film you Natalie Brightbard double lives capture the imagination Rnow things aren't looking too good when because they dramatise in a large form Annie Marsh turns what should be a family Finntgans Wake what is there but people are too frightened get-together dinner into a cooking catastrophe. to admit. As Nilssen wrote: "They're But this is only the beginning. As her marriage Weal Coletna The Stolen Children interested in me because lam in them": the crumbles and tension mounts in her home, Odeon Cinema mass murderer was astonished when Annie starts to wonder whether her husband he more conventional film of this double people were so fascinated by him and I bill, The Dead, was a Huston family affair copiously wrote down his thoughts. might be the 'Hawk', a psychotic killer on the fie Stolen Children, on paper at least, is a directed by John, scripted by Tony and Although Peter Ransley's book loose in Yorkshire. But she has had unstable IL film not to be missed. Not only was it a starring Angelica, and Donal McCann. was written about five years ago, the early mental periods in the past and so wonders if show stopper at Cannes, and winner of 90's have seen an increased interest in her mind is playing tricks on her. Annie John Huston transfers Joyce's short European Film of the Year at the 93 Felix serial killers. Is there something in the air? doubts both her husband and herself. On the story faithfully to the screen capturing as festival, it also appears to boast as evocative a Mr Ransley referred to an "awful theory" p one hand, it's plain that their marriage is not a many of its literary qualities as paossible. The plot as one could desire - exploited by her which attributes the rise in mass happy one - on the other, as she puts it, "We're set is period piece, a turn of the century mother in Milan for prostitution, an 11 year murderers to a combination of two factors: together... Of course it's not him - its me". Christmas dinner get-together with no plot old girl and her brother are to be escorted by first, the breakup of old family life has It takes an uncharacteristicly violent apart from the usual party shenanigans. The Antonio, a police officer, to their homeland of made secrecy more feasible, and secondly, iittack by her husband to make Annie realize vital moments happen in the last five minutes Sicily. What follows is the tender bonding of the increasing tension in urban life has ere's an alarming side to him which she which left me with feeling a title bemused at three sceptical and protective individuals into turned into serial killers people who, at a knew nothing about. This is a turning point: the sudden change of pace and explosion of the type of family unit which they all lack but more relaxed age, might have been thus they're no longer "together". She's on her own. emotion. Here Huston tails to crack the crave. inclined but would not have acted out This film is a tense thriller, whose autarchy of the written word - only Joyce's The cinematography is baffling, their tendencies. protagonists are the sort of people you'd bump reader has seen into Gabriel's mind so far, so taking real advantage of the big screen, and Peter Ransley believes that at the into in "Morrison's". The woman trying to the ending narrative, though touching and bringing style and contrast to even the most point of entry when someone becomes a track down the killer has to deal with her own momentous, comes a little too late to leave us mundane scenes. What's more, the acting is killer, they're really psychotic and past traumas, and its this cmplexity that sufficiently enlightenend. The book is better executed with bravado, making the most of the disassociated, and it's a long journey from makes it so compelling. Helen Mirren is but the film is entertaining. natural tenderness good actors can exude then on. Reading a hook on a mass slightly out of place in a working-class family: Finnegarh.- Wake: what can I say! If without going over the top. murderer won't turn somebody into one. elegant and well-spoken, she left you you've read it you'll understand my difficulty. But is The Stolen Children the classic Finally, when I asked him what wondering how this classy woman got After The Dead l was totally unprepared for it's made out to he? Unfortunately not. The drove him to write The Hawk, he replied he the disjointed scenes that followed. Madcap problem is that it never really hits the mark. I married to such an uncouth male. We are was inspired to it after an attempt to make vaudeville was crossed with various images of meant to notice that Annie is a sensitive, sat and marvelled at certain aspects of a drama documentary on the Yorkshire destruction. Think of those early Beatles films refined woman in contrast to her technique without ever being truly grabbed by Ripper proved unfulfilling. He finds me. It could surroundings, but I for one found that contrast and you're getting there. the film. It happily washed over women more interesting than men, lie be that I'm ova-demanding, but I think for a so overwhelming it made any idea of these To give Mary Ellen Bute, director., said. because "they usually are at the sharp film to be great, it must risk annoying its two people ever having been a unit credit, she manages to give some form and end of things these days"; this led to the audience while succeeding in rivetting them. implausible. theme to an amorphous work, putting it in its creation of Annie Marsh, a sane woman never takes these chances, This objection aside, the film is very most attractive form by giving exposure to its The Stolen Children trying to cope with the insanity of murder. well written, acted and put together: the strongest feature, the arrangemnt of words. and consequently has a large portion of style gloomy atmosphere of rainy humdrum She introduces us to Joyce's reinvention of but a small helping of passion. Rea Podas Yorkshire is a suitable backdrop to the language which mimics and mocks and plays Martin Cole

'Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 Music 111;love be ood to me f making waves in politics is what pop in the 90's is all Johnny Davis and Alex Sanders spoke has undoubtedly created the press furore surrounding One about then in their own inimitable way One Dove have Dove, this doesn't diminish the band's independent ability. I made a head start with only 3 singles to their name. It to Dorothy and Ian, vocalist, guitarist and "Because he has this selectiveness people immediately assume took no political sloganeering, no subversive leafleting and co writers with One Dove, recent pop you're of a certain quality when they haven't even heard your stuff, I think that's when the press start sniffing about. They no pretentious manifestos and yet still their record company darlings with Weatherall's fashionable found themselves apologising to parliament before the first are mostly positive things working with Andrew has thrown album came out. Where the Sex Pistols legend began One seal of approval. in our directions but I suppose it's quite sad that people don't Dove carried on with a now legendary drunken boat tour, know whether you've been paying your dues." But they play "We decided to just film a live gig sailing on the Thames on live without the mad genius in tow and as Ian says, 'That's this ship, so we were just away doing our thing, rather loud, one thing that the tour is dispelling, the live set is One Dove, rather drunk, and sailing towards the houses of parliment. Andrew has no involvement." Apparently Margaret Thatcher had just arrived to discuss the With a fine yet some what delayed album now in the Maastricht Treaty. So a police boat drew up and angrily told shops and a single nestling in the Top 40, One Dove have us to either turn around and sail as far in the other direction found themselves rubbing glitter with the stars on TOTPs last as we could or to stop filming. Now is that fame?" week, and naturally there's yet another anecdote to be told, as More than just rocking the Tory Cabinet One Dove Dorothy explains, "In the morning you've all got to be there have also managed to secure the approval of the music for the role call and Evan Dando had been out partying and world's most respected guidance counsellor, Andrew was still nutted form the night before. He just came up and Weatherall. No mean feat from a man notorious in his grabbed my hand and said, 'Yvonne', just like that. He was selectivity something that Dorothy vouches for, "I mean, I still off his head and dancing around really stupidly at the was with him in the Milk Bar when he knocked back Bono. first dress rehearsal throwing a tantrum saying, 'no I'm not He came up to him and said 'Will you remix some of Achtung doing it, this isn't working.'" One Dove's performance Baby?' and he said 'No'; you know he's really that selective. however went ahead without a glitch as indeed it should for a So the fact that he worked with us in the first place holds a lot perfect pop band. "It's much better now that we're not classed of credit to our name. If he doesn't feel like he can enhance as a dance band. We started off doing PA's because it was your work and vice versa then he's not going to do it." easy to do and a good way to get noticed. But then it all sort of Dorothy and he met over the white label of their first single, backfired. We were playing in clubs that were 130bpm and "Falling" in yet another boat related incident, "I was in Italy, I we would go on at one in the morning and people would be went over just to hear the white label getting played on leaving in droves." Tonight One Dove proved that they can Italian decks for the first time, I was introduced to Andrew in successfully play in any venue they so wish and no droves are a club and we all ended up on this mad Rimini boat party." spotted leaving. And so Andrew became what Ian describes as ''like a guitarist, a fourth member of the band adding his ideas." New single ," Why don't you take me?" While acknowledging that Weatherall's involvement is released in December Frank Zappa Cypress Hill Bikini Kill The Yellow Shark Black Sunday (Columbia) Pussy Whipped (Wiiija)

(Barking Pumpkin) f ever proof was needed that rap is as ast year, much was made by the musk enormous today as it was in the '80s, then angry feminist live recording of the European I .1—ipress of a new breed of Cypress Hill are it. This, their second album, contemporary music group Ensemble punk bands collectively known as 'Riot A went straight to number one in the usually Modern playing selections of Zappa's work Grrrls'. In fact, the movement itself was staid US chart, with no daytime radio from 1957 to the present day, to attentive and hyped up so much by journalists falling over Top Ten Indic Albums exposure. This is doubly significant, since the rapturous audiences in Frankfurt. Berlin and themselves in an attempt to be 'right on' that Compiled by Many at Crush main subject matter is smoking marijuana, Vienna, this is an artefact of a remarkable and by the time people got round to actually which is still at odds with conservative laws challenging project. The Yellow Shark concer ts hearing the music of most of these bands, they and attitudes (400,00(1 arrests for possession a 1 Tindersticks Tindersticks were inure than standard classical evenings; thought it was crap, or at the very least_ veart Black Sunday is a celebration of bongs, somehow it doesn't come across on CD, but the overrated. After all, a female revival of punk 2 Sidi Bou Said Br000ch blunts and joins, although Cypress Hill aren't arresting accompanying ballet and visuals is not exactly music innovation, is it? 3Gigalo Aunts are flipping out so out of it that they can't see what's going on So I admit that this record went on must have been a sight to behold. 4 around them. A sinister undercurrent of reality Half Man Half Biscuit This Leaden Pall To these ears, untutored in modern my turntable with the expectation that my is always lurking around the corner. 5 Delicious Monster Joi De Vivre classical music, this was initially a daunting ears were about to be bombasted with the In fact, "Black Sunday" as a whole 6 Front 242 experience. Zappa's work switches between so most abysmal cacophony since the time I sat Angels Us Animals album is just too sombre to listen to all the way many influences, you never know what's on my rape alarm by mistake. 7 Bikini Kill Pussy Whipped through, the lighthearted exception being coming out of the aural melting pot next. After And I'm glad to say that I was wrong, 8 Barkmarket Gimmick "Insane In The Brain", the brilliant recent a week in its company I still can't fully grasp because behind the squall of guitars and single. It puts on record the great feeling of 9 Big Chief Mack Avenue Skull Game the appeal of this music, but there is no outrageously bad production (making the running around completely off your head (on 10 Die Krupp The Final Option denying its range and ambition. A music drums sound not unlike someone beating dust whatever), which I think everybody should try student friend informs me though, that by out of their carpet) there lies bass hooks and now and again. The music is diverse enough contemporary standards this is relatively easy punk anthems galore_ Singer Kathleen has a with feedback, horns, jazzy bass mixed in with and accessible stuff. sarcastic drawl reminiscent of Pete Shelley. the usual sax squeals. The main problem is The informative booklet paints Zappa although the 'Kill s music is far darker and rappers B-Real's shrill voice, which is too as a charismatic, iconoclastic and spontaneous angrier than The Buzzcock's catchy ditties. It annoying to listen to for a whole album. The composer. Every piece is explained in full, so would have to be to match the venom of lines lyrics are split between dope talk and gun talk, you're not left floundering in confusion too like "Star bellied boy/ Yr s0000 different from I love the line about advising Bill Clinton to much. One piece has a German-accented voice the rest...Yr no fuckin' different from the rest". Inhale, but I could do without the gun reading out the US Customs card which vou fill Even if you hate the music and the glorification. Of course, if I grew up where in upon entering America; another rather 'less brash brutality of the lyrics, Bikini Kill have a The Tindersticks Cypress Hill grew up, I may have a different obvious piece illustrates the pernicious nature point worth making. "1 won't play girl to vour opinion. Thanks to Crash, Mike, Polly, of the pigeons in Venice. It's fair to say I boy no more" Kathleen growls menacing] wouldn't have got that one without the booklet. It's obviously fashionable for pop and quite right too. If anything, Alison, Emma and everyone who stars to discuss their drug use, and to he Look, I m in favour of mavericks like Whipped' counterattacks the misogynist. has sent us records this week. Zappa pushing back boundaries like this, and honest, I'm much happier hearing Cypress derogatory 'rapping' that the likes of ice-T this is an undoubtedly a laudable work. It'll just Hill's stoned stories than Evan Dando's have gotten away with for years. As it is, take three years' solid listening for me to be moronic crack revelations. Take a deep drag Bikini Kill manage to be politically correct, on the singles, but pass the album around. able to hum it in the shower. and not bad at all. RECORDS Phil Scowen Martin Futrell Sara McDonnell

'Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 Music PEELING GROOVY

Alex Sanderb er-reviews the singles

ELASTICA Stutter (Deceptive)

The cunning foxes - only 1500 copies printed. Hooray for wiley marketing disguised as artistic integity. This is a good single - but hell, people are talking like the world would collapse if it wasn't. I'm he Lemonheads march onto the solos/trashes their instruments at the same not sure if they're stage and the crowd goes mad. They The Lemonheads time. already the brats on the Tdo some sort of a jig holding feather Towards the end, a plate of playground exhorting dusters (loopy, eh?) and the gathered mass Town and Country Club sandwiches is brought on and the band dinner money from the man but they soon will goes absolutely berserk. Amid the sound seem to think it's great to have a chomp be. "Stutter" is a rocksome 3 nunute pop song of wild screams not heard since last term's deeply into each and every song. Anyone and spit them into the crowd; now did that very nearly *lilies the hype but wouldn't East 17 gig, it's clear that Evan Dando has that writes something beginning with the anyone really pay £9 to get covered by have created it. Anyone going further than reached the teenage market. He points at line, "Thrilled to be in the same postcode half-eaten left-overs? Three encores later that must be insider dealing and you should parts of the audience and they scream as you" deserves a Noddy badge. and Evan Dando still doesn't want to distrust them. back at him taaarrghl. The bulk of the last two albums leave, bless his little cotton socks. The appeal is understandable, is aired and great song follows great song. Treating us to every trip-up/fall-over stage LEFTFIELD AND LYDON Reams of simple, catchy songs about love Dando and Co treat each track to a heavy blunder and even a bit of drum solo, he Open up (Hard Hands) and life and apparently, he's a bit of a dose of distorted electric wonder, not least reluctantly leaves. dish too. But it's not quite so clearcut - it during the 'make as much noise as you Utterly shambolic vet so Dance music was once trumpeted a, the new wouldn't be the same without Dando's can' type exercise in the middle of 'Style' endearing, The Lemonheads must be the punk, now it seems little more than a sheltered quirky stamp of originality pressed when each member of the band biggest garage band in the world. haven for aging ones. Johnny Lydon is an old roan who should fade quietly into intimidating Stephen Dick chat show hosts and stop troubling the rest of us. This song was old before it was written. And we thought all these faceless dance acts Sven Vath Tar Us 3 were bedroom terrorist not just old men. Pah. Bradford University The Orbit, Morley Duchess of York THE ORB Little Fluffy White Clouds (Big Life) This was a serious mindblower of a night. ar, now on Touch And Go records, are heinstrumentalists kicked off the rather over-keen to assert the fact that performance on their own, and by the 1 If you've ever heard music vou loved so T T I dislike the Orb. The Orb make dance music much that you felt you couldn't love it they are both a pre and post 'grunge' end of the first jam, it was clear that they for ugly kids afraid to venture into clubs band, having been around for some four could play like 'bad ass mothers'. The enough, you'll know what I mean, And because they can't dance. For people who though I admit I'm a sad techno trainspotter years or so now but I suppose they can't drummer brought the crowd to its knees discovered they could like that 'tuneless for whom the mere mention of anything be blamed for this as avoiding a 'scene' or with her special blend of hard hip-hop electronic music' because it nestles perfectly an identity tag is tricky, if not impossible, vaguely German and trance-like necessitates beats, 'in yer face' funk grooves, and next to their Spaceman 3 albums. The type of a change of underwear. I won't apologise for these days. The set tonight however, delightful 1950's-style swing breaks; the people who get excited over catalogue gushing. It really can be this good. comprises of mainly new material off the keyboard player was a frightening soloist numbers, who care more about formats and recently released 'Toast' L.P. with frightening sideburns to match, but he The resident DJs turned in an treezing CDs then their content, boring, usually exceptional powered-up trance set which far John Mohr provides the tortured, provided sensitive chordal backup as well; male, parka wearing obsessives. Well the jokes outshone Andrew Weatherall's awkward emotive vocals, often in a undecipherable, and the bass player wore a beret. on you because the rerelease of this is a gross choice of tunes and total inability to mix Jesus Lizard style howl whilst taking out When the three rappers took to attempt to get your money because they know them - a disappointment after his excellent some of his aggression on one of the the stage, they provided a lot of non- you are genetically engineered to buy all their aluminium guitars which are used, set at Soundclash. It didn't matter, though, sensical chit-chat in a rather confused releases. because we were all here for Sven - Europe's presumably to facilitate that extra hard manner, which only occasionally top techno DJ and bunkers German sex god. sound. It's the kind of sound that walks complimented the rhythmic direction of the JUDY CHEEKS Opening with the deliciously squelchy acid all over you and then kicks you music. Between the songs, they took to So in love (The real deal) (Positive) of his own 'Accident in Paradise', he repeatedly for good measure with stop, spouting the traditional 'rap crap' like: "Yo, pumped the atmosphere up to impossible start riffs that Big Black wouldn't be this is what it's all about maaaan Word House history is full of tuna just like this, heights and then some with a beautiful ashamed of. Mohr tends to ramble up, maaaan Yo, we're from Brooklyn, everyone thinks they recognise them, they first bouncing two and three-quarter hours of occasionally between songs, often about maaaan, that's where it really happens ' heard it in '89 in the Mud Club/Shoom/M25 soaring trance and his gorgeously infectious things seemingly unconnected to the song etc. The punters didn't seem to like it, and and how the crowd just stopped and gaped... personality. itself but although they are, undoubtedly, even the band seemed to be hurrying Only this is '93 house and nothing much goes Most DJs are little more than the an angry and intense band they are not between the songs in order to curtail the on. But on a revival tip its got a Sasha remix, sets they play, but Sven the birthday boy without humour. ranting! now that's a quaint idea. was partying with the rest of us, dancing The audience response is perhaps Still, the overall performance was round the decks, waving his bum in the air a little lukewarm but then in places so are enjoyed by most, especially the hit single SIMONE ANGEL to grin at us through his legs and downing the band, it does seem somewhat unfair "Cantaloop". But in my eyes (and indeed Let this Feeling ( A&M) uncountable Diamond Whites. There is though as overall the performance is a ears), US 3 were shown up by the support quite simply nothing like experiencing a good combination of both audible and band 'Freak Power', who were excellent. However were this your sole alternative, grab whole club utterly swept away by a quality visual energy and as this is only their They had more charisma, better songs, and your Cheeks and run. When people winge DJ who's obviously loving it as much as the second visit to this country they really no foolish rappers. Maybe US 3 should about female house vocals being cliched, crowd. It was all so unbearably perfect I ought to be encouraged to return. have played first, ya know what I'm sayin', remind Simone that we do at least expect them broke down and cried. maaaaan. to he able to sing. Claire Rowland Vikki Caulfield Dan Brown

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 12 Classical & Jazz Tabakov industr Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No5 Leeds Town Hall

awing missed the pre-concert talk, the movement allowed the audience time to only introduction I had to Mahler's gather its wits - a haunting andante moderato H6th was from the programme; "the which felt like slipping into a hot bath just sixth symphony is bleakly pessimistic: it after a failed relationship. The orchestra reeks of the bitter cup of life". Whilst still played it beautifully, but the serenity was chewing over this snippet of Mahler-esque short lived, as the gigantic allegro moderato philosophy and wondering whether this was loomed into view to strike the finale blows such a good idea after all, Emil Tabakov, for hopelessness. artistic director and principle conductor of Strangely, considering the quality of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra emerged the rest of the performance, this last from the depths of the Town Hall and movement didn't have the bite it required. dispelled any doubt from my mind. As he The brass wandered around aimlessly at launched the musicians into the allegro points and an air of frustration rather than energico, I began to see why Berg had called devastation came across until the very final it "the only sixth symphony, despite bars. Then, in beautiful synchronicity, the Beethoven's Pastoral". entire orchestra rose slightly from their seats Mahler's 6th is an enormous piece of and delivered the musical equivalent of a two music. it must strike fear into the heart of fingered salute to the world. It was worth anyone about to commence a performance, waiting the eighty minutes just to see the knowing that not only is technical excellence hundred or so players .attack their required, but sheer stamina is essential. instruments so viciously. Nonetheless, the Hungarian orchestra tackled The performance as a whole well it with relish, and took the audience on an deserved the rapturous reception it received, hour and a half rollercoaster ride through the partly fuelled I'm sure by relief, from the composer's mind. The first movement near capacity audience. Then, before the deep introduced itself with a threatening march implications of Mahler's music and his rhythm and brought into play the "fateful fatalistic broodings could sink in, the encores motto" of major turning to minor, which was started. Any sense of pathos had disappeared carried through the whole work. The sombre completely by the third encore, Eigar's 'Pomp mood was alleviated briefly by a gorgeous & Circumstance' March No.2, and when the theme in F major, used by Mahler to portray assembled patriots started 'Land Of Hope his wife, before a crashing, exultant finish. And Glory' sing-along, I finally cracked, The second movement, the scherzo, woke up my companion, and disappeared off continued in the same vein, with the into the cold night to protect my last shreds composer finding inspiration in the of hard-won melancholy. "Existence is a chattering of two children. This was burden; death is desirable and life hateful" represented by a disruptive mix of 4/8 and 3/B might be the motto of Mahler's bth, but as time, which was at times difficult to follow, long as there are concerts of this quality, I'll but the overwhelming feeling of tragedy carry the load. came across as strongly as before. The third Steve Hill Conductor Emil Tabakov HMV and EMI joining forces to release a brand new label covering "the most important works in the Classical repertoire"? Performed by internationally acclaimed artists and with tasteful sleeve designs? All this for £7.99 a throw? It's time to call the experts in.

Shostakovich Symphony No 5; Botch /Tchaikovsky production quality, is Elgar Symphony No 1 etc Piano Concerto No 2.: Previn/Chicago SO; Violin Concertos etc warm and well- Hickox/City of London Sinfonia; Haitink/ Berglund/Bournemouth SO/Ortiz Boult/LSO; rounded. Menuhin's Philharmonia SO Ozawa/Philharmonia playing sparkles with The Fifth Symphony, being Shostakovich's best Hickox inspires mesrnerisingly beautiful Orchestra/Spivakov an infectious known work, is a natural choice for The HMV readings from the Northern Sinfonia of the CD effervescence, but Collection', which tends to feature (why oh 'Woodland Interlude' and 'Dream Children':. These two glorious occasionally has the why) the lime kleine_s and Fingal's Caves of the These enchanting orchestral miniatures are an violin concertos alone effect of eclipsing a repertoire. However, having accepted HMV's intelligent choice of backdrop for the on CD would constitute rather understated rather unadventurous programming, the impending might of the Symphony No 1 as recordings themselves are great. Andre Previn a generous enough accompaniment. coupling for a bargain In contrast the they provide both a rewarding insight into the conducts the Chicago Symphony in a 70s range and scope of the composer's output and price production. Tchaikovsky sees the recording of the Fifth which is spot on; the slow create a preludial atmosphere of dreamy Bolstered with IS Philharmonia movement cannot fail to move even the most • melancholy and restless expectation. minutes of Rococo projecting a support hardened student and the finale, often the REVIEW Haitink is masterful in his handling of (political) yardstick by which performances are Variations delivery that is (Tchaikovsky), this disc peculiarly strong but the symphony. His treatment of the inherent judged, is as brutally triumphant as difficulties posed by the complex vacillations in Shostakovich would have desired. should be deemed a never insensitive to very serious contender ( the soloist's output. It's mood and tempo is unfalteringly sensible and The Second Piano Concerto isn't really often extremely erudite. The Philharmonia's my cup of tea, but if you like that sort of thing, in the ludicrously a shame then that the competitive 'popular Romantics sphere of the finer details of an outstanding symbiosis delivery is by no means seamlessly smooth, then the CD is doubly worth buying; again, its with a bit of slipshod behaviour in the scuttling market, not least out of deference for the quality elude Spivakov - his robust playing an all star cast, with pianist Cristina Ortiz and brass and strings of the scherzo, but there is the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra of these performances. frequently verges on being overpowering in Despite this being a technically its melodramatic propensities. certainly no lack of energy and commitment. conducted by Paavo Berglund. The CD ends If you wish to learn of inexplicable with Shostakovich's teenage piano miniatures. inferior and generally less distinguished There is plenty of charismatic flair account of the Bruch that Menuhin's earlier and gutsy exertion in the Rococo Variations stillnesses, wander along the broken arches of the Three Fantastic Dances, also with Ortiz. almighty Rome then take wildest flight into the Verdict: 72 minutes of superbly played music 1960 recording, it is by no means without its from the Torteliers and the Northern Sinfonia voids of a pensive disorder, consider carefully. for £7.99 can't be bad. merits. It boasts one of the finest slow bringing this piece of silver plastic to an Fiona Goh movements in the catalogue and, in terms of invigorating close. Mark Funnell

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th Novemeber 1993

Books 13 Precious Ivory Horsin' The Ivory Swing Around Janette Turner Hospital (Virago f5.99)

uliet thrives on the vibrancy of city life, empty frozen lake." Out of this conflict arises All the Pretty Horses yet her spirit has been dampened by the drama, and it is this - along with such apt and Comae McCarthy J provinciality of the small university town attractive imagery - that pulls the reader where she lives with her academic husband willingly through the prose. (Picador £5.99) and her two children. Her husband's Interest also lies in the passionate sabbatical to India seems to provide the portrayal of characters. These range from ver felt that the world's against you? That release from small-minded insularity that she Juliet's endearingly normal husband, to Eyour single precious life is being needs. Once there, however, she realises she Yashoda, a young widow reflecting the rich manipulated by some impenetrable, malign has exchanged one type of convention-bound beauty of India. Yashoda's attempt to release force, too powerful to contemplate? That the society for another. herself from the rigid constrictions of her Gods are vindictively conspiring against your Juliet, a self-confessed "glutton for society is particularly poignant and the being and endeavouring to overthrow the living," is the keystone of both her family writing has a suitably urgent tone. very roots of your stability? What do you do? and the novel. She is reminiscent of the Frustration is the overriding emotion. However can you hope to escape these household heroines of Margaret Drabble and The colour and heat of India are unbearable problems? Run away to Mexico is Joanna Trollope. Turner Hospital rises above caught in some lyrical prose. Yet the author is the answer. Or at least, this is what John a mere relation of the domestic and a nut just giving us a landscape picture of Grady Cole, hero of All the Pretty Horses woman's longing for release. Parallels are India, observed through blinkered, colonial decided to do. drawn on many levels, united by a recurrent eyes. Turner Hospital's style is engaging John Grady has been having it rough. theme of subordination and subservience. without being escapist, and is suitably His beloved grandfather has just died, his There is conflict within Juliet, just as unsettling. Read it, then recommend it. I did. girlfriend has finished with hint, his parents there is conflict throughout the novel: "I want recently divorced and his mother wants to sell urban yeast but also family epiphanies of the Jessica Loudon Janette Turner Hospital their Texan ranch and move the family to the city. Horses are John Grady's greatest love and has a feel of confident ability. The narrative "sacrificial goat with the sexual outlook of a he cannot bear the thought of moving. Despite Hotel 167 keeps open multiple possibilities which move stud hull," James is able to recognise the poet's his insistence, the sixteen-vear-old's mother to a critical point around the c.-ental social and poetic limitations whilst injecting Won't lease him the ranch. John Grady decides Jane Solomon (Picador £4.99) relationship between Grumer and Maud, some of his own wit into proceedings. These he can tolerate it no longer. He makes plans to without enforcing a closure on the other parts are important and interesting reviews; James run away from Texas on horseback, ocros■: the This novel has a claustrophobic intensity. of their lives. Although there are occasional never wastes a word and his understandinp, of desert and into Mexico. with his friend 1 The obsessiveness of the main characters is at•kwardnesses. Solomon is clearly a writer art at every level shines through. Rawlins. This they do, but before t hot, cries; realized by minute observations, ranging from with an exciting future_ The selection of lames's poetry the border they are loined by Blevins, a young the psychiatrist Grumer's examination of his Mark Tranter included here is engaging but not e,sentla1. It kid with a 'smart horse' and a mean shcit with dead beard-hairs, to Maud's of the cutting she adds to the texture of the book, but he seems his pistol. Cole is drawn towards Blevins and inflicts on herself. less at home with verse. He expresses the same his dealings with him throughout the novel The dense physicality of the episodes things that he does in his essays show a compassionate side to his character. yields to disjunctions between the novel's but less effectively Poems like 'Bring me the Bul Rawlins feels there's something ominous sections After the opening pages. where The Dreaming sweat of Gabriella Sabatini' are amusing but about 'skinny ass' and his possessions .. Grumer masturbates while kissing another the blending of popular culture and James's After Blevins's horse disappears in a aging male psychiatrist, we are not sure where Swimmer sharp satire works better in prose. terrifying thunderstorm, the boys hunt for the the hook is taking us. Relationships are Of the other sections in the book I beast, stealing it back from a village in the touched upon and allowed to lapse. Grumer Clive James (Picador £5.99) found the transcripts of his speeches on The dead of night, Blevins riding off into the and Maud are presented to us with parts of Politics of Television' the most lively. James distance on it The boys believe that this is the their lives trailing behind them untidily as the /live James is one of the world's most slams Rupert Murdoch and the Thatcher last time they will see him. How wrong they book begins to focus on their struggle with C....famous intellectual all-rounders. Equally government for declining standards in the are. each other's manipulative powers. at home on the box. in the papers or in the British media. Hardly original stuff, but when Cole and Rawlins move to work on a The description of Grumer's cloistered world of academia, he has been complimented by hilarious Wildean quips and nearby ranch, and here Cole falls in love with experiments with lucid dreaming in order to churning out essays, articles, poems and insights into tacky T.V. phenomena (such as the owner's beautiful daughter, Alejandra It anally rape his wife is a disturbing but television programmes for years. The Droming the popularity of Neighbours) it becomes dear looks as though his life is finally sorting itself fascinating example of Solomon's ability to Swimmer is a collection of his best work and enjoyable. In thiS series of speeches James out. However, his problems are not over yet. analyse relationships, conscious desires and between I987 and l'492. It includes extracts of is at he, must acerbic, shooting vitriolic arrows What follows is a compelling, intense and the unconscious. It is one of the moments of criticism, samples of poetry and pieces of which never fail to hit the spot. sometimes violent romantic adventure story the novel where there is a sense of an as yet 'blatant self-publicity" (James's own words). The Dreaming Swimmer confirms. which is frequently powerful, but always unrealized potential in this writer. The prospect of reviewing such a collection is James's status as a masterful critic and vibrant subtle. Particularly notable is McCarthy's use At times Hotel 167 is reminiscent of exciting. Would James's poetry and articles be humourist . He crosses from genre to genre of language - passages of lyrical, transcendent American Psycho due to the obsessed concern as effective as his other work, and would the without difficulty and his knowledge of pop intensity juxtaposed with a harsh, taut prose. with shops and products, especially the razor effect of including a wide variety of material culture and the media adds something to his The images are often haunting - John blades Maud uses to cut herself. There is a be one of harmony rather than confusion? skill as a writer As critic and essayist James is Grady riding his horse through marsh and similar level of cool detail in the descriptions We all know Clive James, television at his best. The Dreaming Swimmer contains over hills as the sun rises, conveying a sense of self-mutilation and sexual acts, but Solomon personality. Unfortunately his screen some of his finest work to date. of spirituality, a man at one with nature. couples this with an eroticism Ellis's book demeanour (that educated Australian Indeed, all of the strongest relationships Ian Darby portrayed within the novel are bonded by rarely achieves. An example might be Maud's monotone living in a body that's more characters who share a mutual love and statement: "The Gillette smell was hairy, a unglamorous than most) has done him no metallic masculine hair smell." Solomon is favours, I found his intelligence and wit far respect for horses, from John Grady and his father, who ride through the solitary Texan successful in leading us into the erotic element more suited to the written page, where - desert together, to Cole and Alejandra, whose of the violence she chronicles in a way it is unhindered by the performance element Next Week - courtship is conducted on horseback, under hard to stay immune to. She experiments with inherent in the world of the T.V. circus - he finds clarity of expression. the stars. her style in this book; she is sometimes Described by a Guardian critic as The first section of The Dreaming Crime and unsuccessful - for instance some of the One of the greatest American novels of this, Swimmer is made up of James's most incisive innovative dialogue markers she uses seem or any time,' this book is a must for all people book reviews. He tackles subjects as varied as over-ostentatious - but at times the prose eases who have an interest in American Literature. Stevie Smith, Primo Levi and Billy Connolly Thrillers itself free of the constraints of reason and It is also a must for those who haven't causality into fugual passages expressive of with a sharpness and vigour that never lets up. Maud's 'psychotic' consciousness. I found his article on Philip Larkin's Collected Special Lisa Jefferson This is an involving first novel which Poems enthralling. Describing Larkin as a

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14 Foy peace loving people and don't believe Gene spoke to a Catholic and a Protestant that anyone, not a single soldier, FACTS & FIGURES Helen Sage over tht should be killed for the nationalist and juts student, who were both born in the aftermath of the cause. No one would ever say a bad somet in word against Protestism in my family. violence that followed Bloody Sunday. Two decades only va later they are now studying at Leeds University and My town is very segregated; there is preys o no interaction between Catholics and him in violence in the province is spiralling again. They Protestants so I have no Protestant where I talk about life back home and Nothern Ireland's friends. very ea. This is out of no choice of my own. I I km image in the rest of the 'United' Kingdom went to a Catholic school, I drink in killed Catholic pubs and live on the Catholic own side of town. friends ichael Connolly, a 3rd year thinks 'brilliant, brilliant big news' There are no theological objections have hi History Student, is from and goes totally over the top. Of just cultural differences which are accidei Armagh, a town deeply divided course it should be publicised, but I very much rooted in the older people Of ( and situated ten miles from the Irish would like to see a more balanced view who are all tied up with ancient issues Catholl Republican border. with more comment on the issues that such as claims over land. who a "If you had asked me two weeks ago really matter. I have absolutely no grievances the NE to talk I would have reacted When I was home recently six towards Protestants and I'm sure that and t completely differently but right now Catholics were killed in one week and 90 per cent of the population could get don't I'm just very very depressed about the it hardly caused a stir. on really welt in a united society. who w • Nothern Ireland is composed of the six north- The media is also very biased eastern counties of Ireland. The population of hopeless situation back home. When The problem at the moment is Shank] Northern Ireland is 1.5 million. About 58 per cent of things get as bad as this I realise I against the IRA. Few people realise rooted in the fact that we all go to Whs the population is Protestant and 42 per cent Catholic. could never go back there. that the Ulster Volunteer Force has segregated schools so don't get a sure ii Maybe I'd react differently if I was killed twice as many people as the chance to mix. Education should be They say • Protestants, who consider themselves British are back their because the media coverage IRA. This is not to that I support mixed from primary school age, people represented by three main political parties. The here is so unbelievably biased and the IRA in any way. especially in areas like mine where I'm delibe Democratic Unionist Party, led by the Rev Ian distorted that you never get the full I come from a very strict Catholic sure it would do no end of good. murde Paisley, is the largest with nine MP's in parliment. perspective. family, my parents are nationalist and The more moderate, but smaller, Ulster Unionist At the moment I would never go disgust People are killed every day at home align with the Republic culture. They into a protestant area and if I went The Party, led by James Molyneaux and the Ulster watch Irish T.V. and believe in a Popular Unionist Party. and it's usually ignored, but when six into a Protestant pub I would that tl or seven are killed in one day the press united Ireland. But they are very probably get beaten up. They • Their are two main Protestant paramilitary groups. The Ulster Defence Association set up in 1971, has an estimated membership of over 1000, it was originally made up of vigilante groups operating in Protestant areas. UDA attacks are usually claimed using the name Ulster Freedom Fighters. The Ulster Volunteer Force was formed in 1966 and took its name from a force raised in 1912 to fight against British plans for home rule.

• Catholics, who think of themselves as Irish, are represented by two main parties. The SDLP which believes in a united Ireland, acheived through constitutional & peaceful means and Sinn Fein the political wing of the Irish Repulican Army (IRA).

• The main Catholic paramilitary group is the IRA, with an active membership of around 400 plus many K LLI helpers. Demands a British declaration of intent to withdraw from Nothern Ireland. The Irish national Liberation Army is a splinter group of the IRA, links with the extreme left in Europe and a far smaller eith Patton lives in Finnicky, a and they don't see it as their membership. Protestant area of Belfast. He came whereas people in Northern Irell to Leeds University in 1991 to study around with Union Jacks and • The Royal Ulster Constabulary, which is K responsible for policing Nothern Ireland, has over 'Philosophy and Economics. themselves as British. 8.500 officers. Ninety three per cent of them are "I am a Protestant - not in the religious I feel lucky, having had the op Protestant. Twelve and a half thousand troops sense but in having a certain belief about to come over to England for my e currently serve in Northern Ireland. their brief to aid my country. That is, being associated with It has definitely made me reflex civil power. The cost of keeping troops in Ireland for the Union Jack and the British side of situation at home in a new ligt the last 20 years has been 100 billion pounds. things. Generally though I find I don't from reassessing my national ideal really have a national identity of my own, I made me realise how danger • The current troubles began in 1969 when the find my self caught in a limbo state problem really is. I didn't come Unionist government lost control. There was some escape anything, I came away evidence that police joined Protestant rioters in between being English and Irish. It's hard attacking a Catholic area in Londonderry/Derry. to get a grasp of where you're coming university and see something When the rioting spread to Belfast. the first deaths in from. distancing myself. not being part the current conflict occured. The Unionist When I came over to England I thought just seeing it on the news has r government asked Britain to put troops on the street. it would be fairly easy to mix in. but at first think more about the violence lethally Catholic nationalists welcomed the soliders I found it hard. People would always things, because whenever is Is but they soon saw them as a tool of the unionist comment on the fact that I was Irish, and I Ireland on the news apart fro government. wanted to be British. someone has been killed? English people do not seem to regard You get very complacent at • In 1971 the violence and deaths increased as the IRA became more ruthless and Loyalist Northern Ireland as part of Britain like they violence when you live there. Yc, paramilitarles evolved from street vigilante groups. do Scotland or Wales. They have a certain used to the army, the cordons. di In August 1971. following Bloody Sunday, Unionists apathy about the place. which I can't blame and the check points that it he( interned 363 Catholic men and youths and held them them for because of the way the media normal way of life. without trial. Internment failed the violence portrays it. When you're back at home bom increased net decreased and the United Kingdom English people do not know about the off quite a lot but when you've be( was widely criticised abroad. troubles and it's not their fault. The press is there all your life the shock fact( very London biased over here and they off. misinterpret the complicity of the It still annoys me, I still th Compiled by Richard Fletcher problems. It's a real problem because horrible, but I don't sit and wont' a English people don't want to hear about it family every time I hear of moth

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 OcUS 15 ')rally people know the situation Irish. This is all due to Loyalist '*e. They know where not to go propaganda they get fed with from get on with their own lives. I when they are young. They are told VIEWPOINT 1 ties worry about my family but that the Catholics deliberately 'tguely. It is not something that outbreeed the Protestants - well of Former Leeds Student my mind. My dad's job takes News Editor, course they do because they don't David Walmsley, now works as a to some very Loyalist areas, believe in contraception. journalist in Northern Ireland. This is his lisometimes think he would be a The reality is that Catholics don't personal account of recent develop- ay target. have a chance to outnumber the * lots of people who have been ments that have thrown the province into Protestants because they can't get jobs Its bloodiest period for years no one of my and most of them ige . mainly emmigrate. At the lof friends who "I would never go moment the idea of a Men caught up in into a Protestant shared government dal explosions. between Catholics and nurse being area. If I went into a Protestants is absurd. k I know people Protestant pub I Officials even lively support would probably get in the councils are tionalist cause totally irresponsible le IRA but I beaten up" with their power. know anyone Belfast City Council is old support what happened in Loyalist dominated and it prevents 1 Road last week. Catholics from getting jobs. I'm sure i happened was terrible - I'm the situation is the same in the s not what the IRA wanted. Catholic councils. ion't plan to kill innocent The truth is that we're all repressed - The UVA on the other hand Catholics and Protestants - and I don't ately and indiscriminately know if my generation is going to Greysteel village lies 70 miles 11011b-Wed of Belfast and 10 for revenge. They are the most improve the situation. miles east of Londonderry. About 2,000 people live there, ag bunch of Nazis in the world. On an optimistic note though, things which. put in context,- is a small fraction of the number of Protestants always complain usually get worse before they get students living in Leeds y are a 'repressed majority'. better. Maybe the latest horrors will Last Saturday night Greystell's heart was ripped apart. The Rising Sun bar, a focal point for !el threatened by anything village drinkers, spark new initiatives towards peace." was filling up with Hallowell revellers. Moments before a country and western band was to strike up, two loyalist UFF gunmen burst in, shouted 'trick or heat' and shot dead seven people, aged between 19 and 81. The police said the attack could have lasted no more than two minutes. But the shattering events will last forever with those who witnessed the carnage. Unfortunately there have been many atrocities over the years which could be referred to in detail Greysteel was another one but I simply refer to it specifically because I helped to cover it and have more knowledge of it than countless others before it. As a journalist in Nothern Ireland it is my job to report many bombings and shootings. As soon as the full extent of the horror became known at Greysteel, I was sent to report on the terrible events. I am new to the professional game of journalism; !only graduated from Leeds University in 1992. But once at the incident it was obvious to me that even the most hardened NG GAME reporters who have worked the province's streets for more than 20 years found Greysteel a grim task to cope with. One experinced TV reporter simply shook his head as his mind worked over the fact that seven people killed meant there were seven extended families bereaved. going off when I'm over here. When the father is a staunch Unionist and although (derogatory term for a Catholic) or Prods ncern, Coming from the !movie:floe he may have known the victims. walk bomb in Shankhill road went off last week he totally disagrees with the violent nature (Protestant) but purely in jest. spent 12 hours on the Sunday in that village and ink of I knew my family wouldn't have any of the Loyalist UVFs. I was always told as I like to think that my generation is more surrounding community. spaeking to friends and relatives of reason to go to that area. I knew the a child about the good and evil - the evil liberal. They seem to he seeing the the dead as 1 tried to piece together the grisly events. Most rtunity situation and I being the Pope and absurdity of it all and I have hope for of the media found the experincing harrowing. I know of cation. knew there was the Catholics. I sensible people growing up. one journalist who broke down as he heard a heart-broken on the no need to worry. "I like to think that my have also been I don't know about the extreme deprived man recounting what had happened. Apart "I live in a generation is more liberal. brought up with the areas though, people there don't have a The text book answer that that you must 'remain detached' is not always possible. And for some of the stigma that the chance to disassociate themselves from the , it has fairly middle They seem to be seeing the journalists in Greysteel. this was their second week of is the class area and absurdity of it all and I have Catholics are trying troubles. working under immense pressure. Many had reported the vay to most of the to outbreed the The more it goes on the more the history hope for sensible people devastion left behind by the fish and chip shop bomb in go to troubles are Protestants. I never becomes history and it goes further on back Belfast's Shankill Road, which left 10 people dead. w. By centred around growing up. I don't know go into Catholic into the past. I think we should concentrate including an IRA bomber, a week earlier. it and the more deprived about the extreme deprived areas or drink in on what's here now and work from that. I'm An English national TV newsman, who arrived de me areas of Belfast. Catholic pubs - I fed up of this fighting for ideas - and the in Northern Ireland only two weeks ago but has covered more than 20 killings in that time, put his head in his bands ide of That's where you areas though, people there have no need to. more you look at the ideas the more tired and rubbed his face. He said simply. wish they would just no and worn they look. rthern get all the don't have a chance to There's stop for a day or two. This is terrible." w hen paramilitary stuff disassociate themselves from animosity between Protestants still celebrate their 300 year These events and Nothem Ireland in a general and guns on walls my Catholic and old victory over the Catholics at the battle context must seem a world away from the Old Bar and the ut the and where people the troubles?' Protestant friends. of the Boyne on the 12th July. I wish it Poly-Bop fun and games. You might think that people in get so get sucked into We've been able to wasn't so much like 'this is when we beat Nothem Ireland have beeen living in fear like this for years. police the aggressive social split between bring ourselves out of the troubles although you' and a glorification of the battle, but After all the majority of news heard about the place is bad. tees a Catholics and Protestants. I was very lucky you do have to be very careful with people more like a celebration of Northern Ireland But many people - especially those living outside the greater Belfast area - have never heard a bomb or a you don't know. I have a Catholic friend. itself. in that I went to one of the few mixed bullet. And it should be rembered that until Saturday night do go schools. I've got Catholic friends. which is Michael Finnigan, whose dad, Pat If I look at the history of Ireland - the the sporadic violence associated with so many pans of living quite unusual - a lot of protestants I know Finnigan. was shot dead by the UVF a few English coming over and colonising the Northern Ireland had for a long time also been a world away wears have never even met Catholics. They have years ago and his uncle was one of the North - I totally disagree with it. from the devastated villagers of Greysteal. This is what grown up with the idea that Catholics are Gibraltan three. We've chatted about it and But at the moment that's neither here nor makes recent events so heart breaking for so many. tk it's barstards. he dosen't show any animosity towards me there because I'm 20 years old and I've au my been brought up in a country called David Walmsley was at Leeds Saying that. I find my parents and the because I'm a Protestant. When I'm sitting University between 1989 and 1992 bomb generation before them very bigotted. My with my mates we'll call each other Fenians Northern Ireland with a British culture."

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 16 Culture Ho use Calls Peter Ackroyd has just published a new novel, The House of Doctor Dee. In true Lloyd Grossman fashion, John McLeod dropped in to Ackroyd's Kensington apartment to chat with this prolific writer. s you walk through Peter Ackroyd's my hands and I couldn't think of anything else front door, at the top of an impressive to do, so just began. I didn't have any real wish Arow of apartments situated a stone's to write fiction." Ackroyd did not find his first throw from Notting Hill Gate tube station, you novel, The Great Fire of London, difficult to are greeted by a high ceilinged, open plan write. "It was kind of easy really. I just sat living area awash with pristine whiteness. A down in the afternoon, on my lunch-break, small row of windows set high on the far wall and began on page 1 and finished on page light the room, which features a large, low whatever-it-was. You see, I never really took glass table upon which some equally fiction very seriously I'm afraid. I'd always ornamental over-size books languish lazily. been much more interested in poetry and Running around the top of the room is a things of that kind. So I never approached balcony which - as 1 learned later - encloses writing fiction with any kind of trepidation. It Ackrovd's kitchen, library and study fthe latter was just a way of passing the time. I stumbled features the latest Apple Macintosh computer). into it,' he smiles, "simply out of boredom." It is quite simply the most sumptuous dwelling Ackroyd's penchant for researching through which I ever heard my timid steps both his fiction and biographies with relentless echo. effort tin the preface to his Dickens he claims to Ackroyd, smiling warmly and have read everything that possibly relates to offering me a much needed glass of cold his subject) has meant many hours spent mineral water, settles into the plush sofa, the prowling the corridors cif the British Library. only real furnishing in the room. To interview a But, he claims, his subjects seem ti' choose major novelist is one thing; to be invited to his themselves. 'They just appear. I don t really house for one of the most enjoyable afternoons have any conscious control over it. In the case 4/IA I spent this summer is a different tube of of Doctor Dee I really can't remember how he Peter Ackroyd - Warm, affable. and thoroughly good company smarties altogether. happened along. I had known about him since If all writers live in a place like this, I was a student, and I had in the past been all my life. But I presume - without being too revealed that he is sometimes anxious about am surely tempted to have a stab at fiction interested about writing about the sixteenth pretentious - it does provide a landscape for seeming to plagiarise other writers. ''I'm myself. Ackroyd began writing on his return century because it was one of the areas I hadn't the imagination to a certain extent. It's also a always afraid that 111 use the words of -writers from a life as a student in America. ''When I written about, So I presume he must have city of so many historical layers that you u n tot t nig 111; modem writers that is. I don't came back from America I worked for the come into my mind at that point." cannot help but he affected by them. And 1 have any anxiety of influence about dead *j.iectator, where I was literary editor for some The book modulates between the past presume also that when I was a child writers. In fact, I'm all too happy to steal from four or five years. So 1 probably got to know and the present as the chapters proceed. "The wandering around London it made some large them as I often do. But when I'm writing quite a lot of publishers quite well. I sort of contemporary sections in the novel were impression on me which I haven't been able to biographical studio, my anxiety is that - quite knew the publishing world roughly before I written after the sixteenth century sections shake off. But why it appears so prominently? by accident - I-11 use material from other began writing seriously. My first novel was were finished. I suppose in a way that was a I don't know. Perhaps it's also a slightly people's books I've read. And of course in published by Hamish Hamilton through an kind of cop-out because I didn't want to write romantic, crepuscular interest in London, like Doctor flee I displace it into a much larger agent - I got myself an agent, Giles Gordon. So a conventional historical novel. So I presume that of Wilkie Collins or Oscar Wilde, or anxiety. There's a character of a novelist in that in that sense it wasn't a very different that was one of the reasons I decided to add Dickens for that matter, a slight sort of literary book who finds out he's written exactly the transition, because I had been involved in that the modern sections. Although, once added, despair about it 1 suppose. But it is my private same novel as somebody else." Ackroyd they seemed to make sense in the context." world too. and it's the one I feel most at ease releases a mischevious cackle. kind of world beforehand." Ackroyd is famous both as a novelist I I. was delighted to learn that Ackroyd and a biographer His fiction, rather bookish w s "I'm always afraid that I'll use the words of writers couldn't welcomes the study of his books at University. yet hugely accessible and entertaining, surprised unwittingly, modern writers that is. I don't have any live in any "I like it. I love it! It doesn't happen all that includes the prizewinning Flawksmoor, to learn , city, often. I love that kind of attention because, Chinterton and First Light. His biographies of that anxiety of influence about dead writers. In fact, Im put it that although I'm a sort of failed academic, in a Dickens and. T.S. Eliot are similarly renowned Ackroyai all too happy to steal from them, as I often do." way." cowardly way I enjoy being treated in that for their scholarly depth and narrative skill. finds Ackroyd's respect. None of that kind of thing bothers me. Ackroyd is in many ways a writer's writer. His mimicking language from earlier times an easy fiction is in general often keen to examine the it's always interesting to know what one does. novels are always meticulously researched, process. "It's just easier to do. If you think of possible link between the past and something But if I was studying my work I would also and his ability to mimic speech from previous the ventriloquial sections of my books, all you more dark and terrifying. "I think that may just place my biographies alongside my fiction as century is awesome to behold; in his novel The really need to do is have a grasp of the he my temperament_ I suppose in First Light part of the same process; I wouldn't separate Last Testament of Oscar Will• he manages to language of the period. In the case of Doctor there was a great deal of that, but I don't think them out. I certainly don't see those two sound more like Wilde than Wilde himself. Dee, much of it is simply taken from books of English Music had so much of the darkness of activities as separate processes; they're part of True to form, his latest novel resurects the life the period. Once you've learned the language, the past - that book was more a celebration of the same book." of John Dee, an Elizabethan astrologer and then the character comes from the language, the past. I don't know. I suppose also it's Later, Ackroyd took me to his study magician. Dee's life is refracted through the never the other way around. I don't try to another way of creating a plot structure. If you and generously gave me copies of those texts contemporary narrative of one Matthew understand the character then express him; I can have a secret or mystery at the bottom of of his which I did not yet own. To find a writer Palmer, who moves into Dee's old house, only just find out what the language is and he things it helps the reader's interest along. so genuinely interested in his readers, and the to find himself drawn towards its past emerges as a result." 'There's no truth to be grasped at all views of his readers, was thoroughly inhabitant. Its a novel which explores the Perhaps Ackroyd's most convincing in the past. It can never be properly known in rewarding. It was with a mixture of sadness nature of evil, the stability of the past, and even character is London. His love for the city the context of the person looking, as somebody and satisfaction that I dragged myself back to the writing of fiction itself in a dense 277 pages. percolates through most of his novels, and his once said somewhere. There's this constant London's underground network to begin the Interestingly, Ackroyd began writing knowledge of its past is remarkable. "I was battle with elusiveness." long trek back to Leeds ... fiction. out of boredom. ''1 had a lot of time on horn and brought up here, and I've lived here It was with some irony that Ackroyd 'Doctor Dve t!, published by ( famish Hamilton

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 The Guide 17 Previews Bag 0' Shl*e In Brief Young Business Writer Of The Year Competition This week sees the launch of the sixth year of Stag e the Young Business writer competition, which encourages dear business writing Steve Coogan skills from undergraduates and sixth Leeds Town & Country Club formers. A total of £3600 is up for grabs, and Kevin Day the chance to shadow a Financial Times journalist is also on offer. Simply prepare City Varieties one piece of 1(100 words from a list of four Boothby Graffoe topics. Contact Sarah Finch, Competition Organiser, City University Business School, Alhambra Studio Frobisher Crescent, Barbican Centre, London, EC2Y 8HB for an entry form and Rfinmn. "Bag 0' Sh!te". Interesting name competition rules. MI for a tour. Not exactly conducive to large ticket sales, is it. Is Steve Coogan subtly and subliminally trying to hint that, far from Halle Orchestra - St George's Concert Hall, being crap, his show is actually rather good? 7.30pm, Friday 12th November. I think so. And anyone who's just gone A rapid return for the popular Manchester- 'Steve who?' must either have no TV or radio, based orchestra sees them performing impaired faculties, or an extraordinary social Vaughan Williams 'Sinfonia Antarctica' and life, because the man's got a CV as long as Stravinsky's The Rite Of Spring', which is your arm. always worth enduring. The first To start with, you'll probably have performance of the latter piece caused a riot seen his characters Paul Calf and Pauline in 1913, and while it's now part of the Calf on Saturday Zoo, upstaging Jonathan leading musical repertoire, it can still shock Ross - in fact, they were so popular that there with its barbaric intensity. The Vaughan are plans for a separate show to be made next Williams piece is based on incidental music summer. Fans take heart - this gruesome from the film 'Scott Of The Antarctic', and twosome will be featured in Wednesday's has been described as both "tragic" and show, along with other creations Ernest Moss "uplifting". & Duncan Thickett, plus a special guest appearance from Henry Normal. If none of those names ring a bell, Divas - Theatre In The Mill, Bradford then you must have heard his voice on 7.30pm, Friday & Saturday 5th & 6th Spitting Image. He's an excellent November. impersonator, and has just finished A rare chance to see a stunning international recording his 6th series of the show. He also dance company performing two works: seems to crop up in loads of other stuff, 'Falling Apart At The Seams', and 'El Punal including 'A Word In Your Era', where he resting actor and practising comic, and alt the three giggles in each of (the act's) 60 minutes Entra En El Corazon'. Highly visual, played Casanova, and 'Paramount City'. Just practice paid off in 1992, 'cos he won the according to the Scotsman. eccentric, and at times surreal, this is a long think yourself lucky he's managed to set this prestigious Perrier Award at the Edinburgh The show starts at 8.00pin on Friday way from Swan Lake and looks like a rather November aside for his live stand-up tour. Festival for 'Steve Coogan In Character With 12th November, and tickets cost Cb if you interesting evening out. Steve's also a regular radio John Thompson'. He's one of the hottest take advantage of the student discount. Book contributor, and has had most success with talents around at the moment, so your £7.50 now to make sure you're not disappointed. his character Alan Partridge, who he will be money well spent - get yourselves Finally, Sunday 7th November sees Outloud Events - West Yorkshire introduced in Radio 4's 'On The Hour'. A down to the T&C on Wednesday and watch the latest act in the Bradford Comedy Season Playhouse ant° chat show 'Knowing Me Knowing You' him hopefully justify the hype. at the Alhambra Studio. Boothby Graffoe, To complement the visit of the Hungarian was so popular it's now gone to a second Also setting Leeds wobbling with rising megastar of the comedy circuit, will he Theatre Of Cluj, there are a couple of early series. He's not afraid of the cameras, mind mirth this week will be Kevin Day, star of bringing his show to town, supported by Tim evening events for your enlightenment. On you, and in addition to all the comedy work Radio l's ''Loose Talk", as his show Was A Vine. Proceedings start at 8,00pm, and Friday 5th at 5.45prn, there's a talk on above, he's also taken small straight roles in Teenage Racist' comes to the Cita. Varieties. thanks to a very generous discount, you can experimental theatre, including 'the Channel 4's film 'Resurrected', and the new The Independent described one of his get in for just £3 with your NUS card. surprising, the shocking. and the physical". BBC1 drama, 'Harry'. previous tours as "a seamless lesson in the art There you have it - three great gigs, A good alternative to fireworks! The However, he describes himself as a of stand up", and you can guarantee "at least and not a bag of sh!*e in sight. following day, at 1.30pm, you can discover the true meaning of 'absurdism', as there's an Absurd Cabaret being held. to celebrate and combines uncompromising experimentalism with rich, sensual orchestral textures. The Guide still explain the work of Eugene lonesco, author Jo: mtisi This Scandinavian musical crusader of 'The Bald Prima Donna'. Should be is combating what he believes to be a needs new writers. fascinating... Edward Vesala stagnation in the current Jazz scene, and is fiercely backed in this by the ten members of Leeds Irish Centre the band. If you want to get Ritzy's Nightspot - Saturday 6th November, The Beaujolais Band Sound and Fury are: fro Haarla on 12 noon to 4.00pm. harp and keyboards, Matti Riikonen on involved in Hold on to your underwear - this Saturday Dig trumpet, Jorma Tapio on reeds and flute, sees a special Radio Aire Roadshow at Ritzy's Gothic beauty, Finnish myth, magic and Jouni Kannisto on tenor saxophone and flute, with guests Bad Boys Inc "" They'll be live landscape, a thundering blend of Jazz, Pepa Paivinen on saxophones and flute, Jimi previewing any on stage if you want to check them out. classical, rock, folk and tango; this is the world Sumen and Jukka Orma on guitar, and of of Edward Vesala's Sound and Fury, and he's course Edward Vesala on drums. With clear ents, or reviewing bringing it to the Irish centre on November objectives and an expansive instrumental Balls Ilth. A jazz drummer and prolific composer, repertoire (which includes harp), Sound and videos, call in and Tickets are currently on sale for several balls Vesala's credentials are impeccable - his first Fury have both versatility and freedom, and Ballroom Dancing Society Ball is being held success came in a trio with Jan Gabarek, and their first UK tour promises to be a gripping in Devonshire Hall in Week 6; get your he has since played with Paul Bley, Chick musical adventure. see Steve or tickets from 5-7pm on Thursdays, Riley Corea and Gary Burton. His recordings with Also worth a mention is the Smith Hall. Rag Ball after-meal tickets are ECM have received critical acclaim and incomparable, unbeatable and generally Juliette in either of available from the Rag Office, and places at appeared in many Album of the Year charts. vibraphonic Dig, with the Beaujolais Band the Performing Societies Christmas Ball to be Described as 'rewarding for anyone providing Latin vibes and Acid Jazz this held at Headingley Pavilion will be on sale the offices next week from a stall in LUU extension. with catholic musical tastes', Vesala's music Wednesday.

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18 The Guide ffr° FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY

r.t1 4Clutlbs \$)(•:-/ dubs GEORGE'S CONCERT MALI. eel :0274 752000 Pita at MIS I hR CRAIG'S • Student night, £1.50 £2. at MUSIC t ACK-0.0. - trdne.e THIF. COOKER at ARCAD1A 1.1:: r soul funl. frAtiorwg UP YER RONSON Testi Al Of Remembrance 30pni, (4.1X1, THE WORLD at Rrrri's - Student night, f 1 a pint . Funk h. Dance DI E7.. and TIN TIN TRIBE nr RICKY'S - And ihr • ALHAMBRA STUDIO tel 1)274 7510011 LIP THE JUNCTION at THE GALLERY • Student night, 50p LOVE TRAIN at TOWN .tr 101 NITR CLUTI - BACK TO BASICS at THE MUSIC FACI118Y . Dance fl 50, Llootitby Greflue, critnetly night • 14.66prn, ih e CS a pint / double spirits, 0_50 NUS. (rpm to lam Do: W AREHDIUSE Dance THE LIZARD CLUB at RICKY'S Best of Kuck. ANYTHING GOES ai TILE DUCHESS CLUB CRACKERJACK at THE MUSIC FACTORY 4nek, I eiruti :am Sunknr night - £1 with flyer cheap Credo Alternative Cabaret present David Canaan Ides 90r4 Horse £250 with N1, ky 111.9lowey £5. THE. POWER HOUSE at THE GALLERY - 9pm to lain. £5 1'2 Au THE GALLERY Darter. THE STIR CLUB at ARCADIA • Cl a pint. a 30pin doors. THE ,kiteADIA at THE GALLERY' - 4pin to 2=1113.50 r7, cuatal drers, 12-6pm. all pits a a brittle ALTERNATIVE I INDIE at SCRUMPtES - STOMP al LEEDS METRO ITN! -1250 adv. Indic, gunge al femoral. Music PARTY ON in LEEDS UN1 . L.150 adv VAGUE at THE WAREHOUSE • £5, moss dressing. TWA . iny Stage INCARCERATED Ai SCR 04MS - Indic bight - £2.50 / f SATURDAY SOP at LEETtS METRO UNI - £4 guest CIVIC HALL TIME TUNNEL at RIFTS - 60's melt. f2.30 CYCLONE at LiaTDS liNI - £2.50, Initichilternative SERIOUS PLEASURE at RITZY'S - Dance. Marie Curie Birthday Conceal - 7 30pm. / f2 50. WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE - 44211 I QUARRY THEATRE 'Brighton Rod' - 7 30pm, front £4.00. 7J1.1,2 Stage S-tage ALHAMBRA - as Friday g Film SHF_FFIELD CRUCIBLE - as Friday WEST 11 HI ANNUM PLAYHOUSE tel 442 III QUARRY THEATRE WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE - a. Friday SHOWCASE 'Brighton Rock - 7 30pin, front £4. CIVIC THEATRE - as Friday 27 Gelderd Rued. Bastall. Tel 0924 420071. COURTYARD THEATRE CITY VARIETIF.S tel: 430 NOS Tickets £4.25 1£3.00 NUS Musi c The Bahl Prima Donna' - 7.45pin. from .E4 50 Lewis's cluldrens Christmas Show - 9.00arn, CI 50 HOMEWARD BOUND THE FUGITIVE CIVIC THEATRE tel. 476 962/455 505 A Charily Evening Of Variety • 8.00pm. from £3. TINA SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE Our Flew Over Die Cuckoo's Ness' - 730pm, £3. STUDIO THEATRE EMU tcI : 833 134 THE PIANO JURASSIC PARK THE DUCHESS snuo THEATRE LMU tel - 833 134 'The Soft Vengeance Of A Freedom Fighter' - 2.00prrL £.4.50 I Locus FOCUS DRAGON Pulp plus The Long Pigs The Son Vengeance Of A Freedom Fighter' - Graeae Theatre 0.00 ME FIRM DFNNIS LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Co . 730pni, £4_30113 RAVEN THEATRE, LUIJ - as Friday RISING SUN MUCH ADO ABOI Pr NOTICING Frank Siclehourrin RA VII THEATRE ELIE ALHAMBRA - as Friday SECRET GARDEN TRUE ROMANCE 'Death Of An EsorcisC - Pelicans & Scenario Productions, ALHAMBRA STUDIO tel : 0274 752000 DIRTY WEEKEND ONCE UPON A FOREST 7.181pni. £1.50 / Romance: With Footnotes' • A Double Bill from the Shoham IN THE LINE OF FIRE ALHAMBRA tel: 0274 752(510 leyasingh Dance Company. 8•00pra..£6•50 / LI-50 Film 'Aspects Of Love' - 7 30pm. from £8 50 THEATRE IN THE MILL - as Friday COTTAGE ROAD CINEMA THEATRE IN THE MILL tel.! 0274 MO IFS HARROGATE THEATRE - av Friday Cottage Road. Far Headingley. Tel 751606 For full programme details for The (Ideum MGM Movie Palling Apart At The Seams' & 'El Puna! Entre En El toraron' SHEEFIE11) THEATRES as Friday Secret Garden - 6. Sat 2. 4, 6, 8.15,Sun 3,5 15. Horne, Showcase Cinema, Lounge Cinema. I:adage Road - Divas Dance Company. 7 30pm, LI / £3 The Fugitive - 745, Sun only Cinema and Hyde Park Picture 11ot:scare Swaday. HARROGATE THEATRE tel: 1423 502 116 Man Bites Dog - Opt* Fri & Sat PICTUREVILLE CINEMA 'A Midsummer Ntg.hes Dre-un - 7.45pru, from f550 Musi c LOUNGE CINEMA El Mtinacht - 6,0 pm SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE tel 0742 766 662 North Lane. Headmgley. Tel. 751061 Young Americna: R tSpn, Mansfield Park' - v 30ritn. from £6.50 Dave - 530, 20, Sun, 5.21) & 7.50 WTI SHEFFIELD LYCEUM THE DUCHESS Homeward Bound -Sat 2, Sun 3 The Wedding Banquet - 6.00pin Tint sramng Elaine Paige 7,45pm. from £000. Sian W'ehlvs saileken Shack Like Wafer For Chocolate - R. 15pm LEEDS TOWN & COLINT'RY CLUB HYDE PARK PICTURE HOUSE 13FT 2 Anthrax Bnidenell Road, Leeds 6 Tel 752045 t71,,wn 1.10c - 5.45 & 15.00 LEEDS TOWN 1141,1. The Nano - 6. I S. X.4:5, Ow 2.317 Allay:nig on Sat & Sun 411 Music P..ngreot. Nutilier‘ F•hilhurnoniz & !AV& r...• p!.;% 1...1c chew flit Pit & Sat RI I l IS Mean Street, Ravel. Flute. Racttreuniem R StravInsty flOrim, (rum (4.uu ME Di rllFSh Sr (;1701i(;E'S (N3NCF.RT HAI PICII.HEVILLE CINEMA ? P n0,1.1 :to.: N,.rthein Sin(1,111.. El Mariachi - G 00pm I. Et-lb IRISH CENTRE Per:, rl!I i-tvrhoz! I 'cithiusv du Thom Hoar f" Young Americans - n I Rpm Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre. Let& University :- Against Riu-nan, with l'ito IA, A1,11•:!' s LAIA X Medical Centenary Lee lure - "The 1 son', mid the ben. ..1 SHEFFIELD CITY IIALI Tatanti_a - R.tattini rPt•tkill intlik:ifle. 5 3I3pin lien, arlou,00t, Sofia Philharmiutic Orchestra play lierhoz, Hirer 1/ehro•y urn Beethoven, 730pm Film Steam On The Screen 3 - 7.30pm RVT2 Drowning By Numbers - 5 45 & 800 Telly For full programme details for The Odeon, MGM. Movie *A Film House. Showcase Cinema. Lounge Cinema. Cottage Road MGM MOVIE HOUSE 'House Of Cards' IIIRCL10.10pmi • A repeat_ but at least d's Cinema and Hyde Park Iicture House, are Sunday. Vicar Lane. LSI Tel 451031 a good one. unlike the rest of this evening's fare on BBC1. For hill programme details for The Odeon. MGM, Movie PICTUREVILLE CINEMA Dave - 1.15. 3 55, 6, 8_35. Political drains starring Ian Richardson. Haase, Showcase Cinema, Lounge Cinema, Cottage Road El Mariachi • 6.tlOpm The Fugitive - 115, 5 15. 8.05. 'Coronation Street' (ITV. 7.30pnr) - Vera & Ivy have a girls Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House, see Sunday. Young Americans - 8 15pm The Secret Garden - 1.15. 3.40.6 , night nut. Should be funny . PICTURENTLLE CINEMA tel. 0274 732277 1MAX Dirty Weekend - 8.30_ El Manachi - 6 Ottmn Rolling Stones 'At The Max' - 8.00pm TD be honest, there, never enough good TV on a Monday night Young Americans - 8 15pni BFT I ODEON to fill the gaping space left by the lack of gigs. etc. So here's a IMAX tel. 0274 7322T? Accion Mutante - 6 el0pm The Headrow Tel. 430031 summary of the hest to watch this weekend... Titaniea - S corm The Wedding Banquet 8 15prn The Real McCoy - 1.15, 3.413, n, 8,25. BI•T I tel 0274 820666 BFT 2 Hocus POCLIN- 1.10, 5.35. 5.55 'Have I Got News For You7' IBBC2, Friday, 10tni - Nu Accion tviatante - 6.00pm Drowning By Numbers • 5 45 & 8 00 Tina - 8 15. more need be said. Let's hope therm not lost the edge. The Wedding Banquet -14.15pm Sleepless la Seattle - 1 15, 3 40, 6, 8.25. 'Performance' (BBC2, Saturday, 8.15pM) - Series of classic BFI 2 Once Upon a Forest - 1.10. Sal & Sun . plays. starting wtth 'Suddenly Last Summer` by Tennesce Drowning By Numbers • 8.00pm C3 Telly T rue Romance - 155, 5.20, 8 10 Williams. starring Maggie Smith, Natasha Richardson. Rob I.UU SCI-FI FANTASY & HORROR SOC, RBLT Homeward Bound - 135. Sid & StM. & Richard E. Grant The rmuintanr - 7,011pnt, E2/ Jurassic Park - 1.40. 5.15 'Bloody Foreigners' (Channel 4, Sunday. 9.00pm) - The rise 'New Baywateh' (ITV. 3.45pint - Why um they hotheiing? Rasing Sun - Sprn of the far right & racial violence across Europe.

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Friday 5th November Clubs 'Black Rainbow' (BI3C1, 9.30prn1 - Rosanna Clubs ~ dubs Arquette is at her charismatic best in this BEAT SURRENDER at THE MUSIC FACTORY - fras to DIG at THE GM I FRY / ARCADIA - see Music LOADED & JUICE at THE MUSIC FACTORY - Indic / weird supernatural chiller cum criminal 90s. £250 on door, al a pint_ CIRCUS CIRCUS at THE. MUSIC FACTORY - 3 floors of Dance I Dub I Hip-hop I Payeltedelia. 42 / a50 conspiracy. THE LOVE BUTTON at ARCADIA - Dance, guests TWA pop, 60s to 903 El a pint. ROCK NIGHT at THE WAREHOUSE - .E2 B4 I Iran 'Carry On Screaming' (ITV, 11.10pm) - 43 ALPHABET STREET at LEEDS METRO UNI - Era night THE MILE HIGH CLUB at THE GALLERY GORGEOUS at LEEDS UNI - Acid Jazz / Funk. £2 I fl adv Kenneth Williams as a mad scientist who 1:2 on door, £1 a pint . THE THURSDAY BOP at LEEDS UNI - Mad music for mad BUG at THE GALLERY / RICKY'S • to turns young girls into shop-window .41, £1 a pint 10prn MENAGERIE ai RICKY'S - £2.00 entry. El a pint. hip- people - £150. 9pm 'oil 12nrii tam hopping rocking grunge-core 10pm to :rim. STUDENT NIGHT at Sl'OGGY'S • free 04 1 1prti. El after, dummies. Definitely one of the best of the STAND at BECKETT PARK - Acid jazz I funk / hip-hop / TITS NIGHT at YEL beer & lager half puce series. soul 8-12. El on door. No adm after lapin NEW ROMANTICS at THE EXCHANGE - Free. ends 12arti Saturday 6th November;- POGO-A-GO-GO at SCRIJMPIES - Punk / 70's, £2. Ace In The Hole' (B5C2, 12.15pm) - Scoop- R> S tot•ge hungry reporter contrives to keep a man Stage trapped in an underground cave. Stage WEST YORKSHIRE, PLAYHOUSE tel 442 I II Something Leeds Student would never do. WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE - as Monday QUARRY THEATRE Not that Kirk Douglas works for us anyway. ALHAMBRA - as Friday WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE - Monday 'Brighton Rock' - 7 30prn, from 44.00. ALHANIBRA STUDIO tel. 0274 752000 RAVEN THEATRE WV COURTYARD THEATRE 'Air America' (ITV, 9.00pm) - Mel Gibson 'Cy:aspen' - Bradford Players. 7_30pm, 46.00 1E5.50 Torch Song Trilogy' - LUU Theatre Group - 7 00pm• 42.50 / 'Burning Everest' World Prenuere - 7.45pm, from £4 and Robert Downey Jr in a blackly comic HARROGATE THEATRE - as Friday 42_00. STUDIO THEATRE LMU tel 833 134 tale of transportation of humanitarian aid SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE - m Friday ALHAMBRA • as Friday '14W By 7E On Rock' - Interference Theatre Co-Operative, and heroin. "Entertaining on a thrills-and- SHEFFIELD LYCEUM tel. 0742 766662 ALHAMBRA STUDIO - as Tuesday 7. 10pin. f 4.50 I 43,110 silly - musical comedy based on Dilly Liar - 7.15pm. Irons HARROGATE THEATRE • as Friday RAVEN THEATRE LUU - as Wednesday spills leve"1, it says here. 43.50. LEEDS TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB THEATRE IN THE MILL • eel :0274 343 185 Sunday 7th November Steve Coogan - 01.50 - see preview The Inquisitors - Lovely Plays Promotion Concern • 7.30pm. 'Airport 1975' (BBC1, 3,00pm) - Camp SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE - as Friday / disaster film, with Helen Reddy as a singing SHEFFIELD LYCEUM its Tueday HARROGATE THEATRE - as Friday Music ALHAMBRA - as Friday nun to shake you out of that hangover. ALHAMBRA STUDIO - as Tuesday 'Metropolitan' (Channel 4, 10.30pm) - THE DUCHESS SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE - as Friday. Brilliant debut film From director Walt The Hard Ow. Musi c CITY VARIETIES Stilman; the subject, New York's exclusive debutante scene, may not sound fascinating, Christy Moore THE DUCHESS Musi c LEEDS TOWN HALL. Dodgy plus Engine Alloy but this is an impressive movie. Lunchtune Organ Music I b5pm, bee CITY VARIETIES Monday 8th November :- Christy Moore THE DUCHESS 'A Short Film About Killing' (BBC2, Nosteratu plus incubus Succubus LEEDS ART GALLERY 12.15am) - I quote direct... "a young man Oboe & Piano recant. 1 05pm, free CITY VARIETIES Film DIG AT THE GALLERY Cupercail he commits a senseless murder and the Mti The Beaniotair. Band THE IRISII CENTRE - see article workings of the legal system eventually lead ST GEORGE'S CONCERT HALL to his execution". Not happy, but riveting. For fall programme details for The Odeon, SIGNI Movie The Syd Lawrence Orchotra. 7 30pin. 4.4 House, Showcase Cinema, Lounge Cinema, Cottage Road ROYAL PARK Tuesday 9th November :- Cinema and Hyde Park Picture flow*. net• Sunday. Ls/ iizrad. Musk, and Headless risA - ti wpm Cs Lim 'Total Recall' (ITV, 10.40pm) - Arnold Plt-TITREVILI.E CINEMA Filrn Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone in a very Vining Americans - 6 tibran confusing tale of a construction worker who El Mariactii 8.15pm For full programme details fur The (Mean. MGM !Music Film keeps having vivid dreams about living on aria Hauge. Showcase Cinema, Lounge harm*. Cottage Road Mars. Excellent special effects and brutal The Wedding Banquet • 6 (Epm Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House, :re Sunday. Like Water FerChok-olatc 8 15pin 1.11-7-ustrA ILLS CINI31.1 For MI programme details for The Odeon. MaiM hiotic violence combine with an intelligent plot to RFT 2 •011illyr Arne 0 Of 11,01 House. Showeatio. Cinema. Lounge Chsems, slid Cottage give one of the best sci-fi movies of iecent Ups • 5.45 & 5.110 El Martuchl 8 t!.;rni Road Cinema, see Sunday. years. HYDE PARK PICTURE HOI,SE IMAX 'Breaker lvlorant' (BBC:1, 11.15pm? - Based , PICIA .R EV IILLE CINE.ALt ti t1f11/In on a true story about three Australian ? tisC HETI 1. wry Autericov - The Wed& r.(Aipas El Maruichi 4. ilpie soldiers selected as scapegoat_~ by the British 1.Ikc Cpm 134AX cOrnmanders in the fk)er War for the killing Third i1'orld Firm A tmacits Students Grand Canyon t Shail. - 8.00pro of Boer prisoners. Speaker. err m C lohl f11/pc Illlernatimal an -trot children HETI ittrtn in Cr•mmince. kooll13 AS/5 LUI: Like Water P .' !pin Wednesday 10th November :- ? 1%4 s The Wedding ..I "Willow' fB13C1, 7.(10pral - Sprawling fantasy BET2 adventure with Vii Kilmer as 'the greates.1 Sausage Night., CI Telly Third ,it Id Fir -it .Y2 .1unied!, Modem. Ilttorn swordsman that ever lived', Jean Marsh as Vidou - LGI7, Arty 9 the evil 9tieen, and Joanne Whalley (as she Buil.ling, :pm 1 ► M 'Orunthus' tUBCI, 10.25pm I - the new fttedims ,•n litre said Irllm • •Sal,iisin - Rupen lie i,ert Lecture Thr.nue, was hetore this moviet her warrior ,e_•0$1 cArtek•:0 .0 in !he former Soviet Union are exptonst rn Spin. Frrc daughter. this frank awl exotic fdrn (ISA Lounge, I Thursday 11th November:- y.note nerTle. in Ixrdc, I pill "Die Talking Show' (Channel 4, KNOW - Sands Tolksvtg on Sneaker 'The Way ro The Stars' f1313C.1, 1,50pin) - If talking with corturturticatiorms experts; obtaining it truipnificem soil die Tony Blackburn way Oh yes Welly you've nothing on this afternoon, relax in 'Latoya Jackson faces the Devil's Advocate" [Channel 4, CI Teiiy front of this gentle British war film, which 10.35prn) - Wacko's sitter lames a studio audrence to answer 'Fighting For thulium' IITV. 8.00peal • Docu-drama about tells the story of an airfield without ■ the

Garage & Quality Dance Musk Resident D.Ts Mall • alai Cath Valente & Lee Wright. Guest D fs Nan aal NI la 01=111 PIM INt 1111.11M October 20th - Mark Dawson (Kinky Disco) S Taw. wa LIM aerwat November 3rd - Ton'' Walker (The Gallery) ""MMIMPOING, • LEEDS 1.11111LIDSUIX MEW MN November 7th - Chris Thomas (Soul Funktion) %Isla 77111M • ',ISM, Ma ZS 1.1.02 GM VII. MI 1.11• MN. METROPOLITAN INITEROTT INDIE • GRUNGE GEETAR Site. Music 9prn III 2am, linter, Lager & Oder II. EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY _must: Cis5 29 OCT 13, 27 NOV 10, 24 DEC %Wept Union ORpAce. Lawk. Mom= noes wows lialls. SEPT £2 Admission.NUS & Guests 01115.. Free Coache., hack to maps METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY from Pot UN, Argo* sof Grub. A 1Jaw it% waken. Laar•Oa• U ■••••••• err 11...1*

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'tom t. N4 -tat s Capercaillie L ov Christy Moore City Varieties Engine Alley Duchess Of York Is The Drag Next week heralds a treat for all folk freaks, courtesy of that great establishment which is 'City Varieties'. On Tuesday and Wednesday you can experience the fantastic voice of the king of Irish Folk Music, Christy Moore. Both Stage gigs wiU be kicking off at 8.00pm. Enjoy this, and let it whet your Torch Song Trilogy appetite for Thursday's arrival of 'Capercaillie' Raven Theatre on tour. Named after a woodland grouse, you might wonder what this group's about, but Burning Everest billed simply as 'Scotland's Finest' these are the West Yorkshire Playhouse people who over the years have moulded Gaelic music and folklore to create a new ollowing the success of 'Teechers' in sound. Introweek, LUU Theatre Group take to the F They actually avoid categorisation, stage again this week with their first made into a film starring tne autnor nimself, Jim t12f is bad, rude, claiming to play music which is "not rock, not production of the new term, 'Torch Song troublesome, ; and living in a dream world folk, not mainstream, and certainly not new Trilogy'. It sounds like a highly ambitious Matthew Broderick, and Anne Bancroft ; he's also just whether TG can match the dizzy Hollywood been taken into a new foster home having age." Go along and decide for yourself, show, with live jazz music and a nightclub heights remains to be seen, but at only E2.50 been rejected by his mother, and this is the because whatever it is, it's brilliant. Tickets are atmosphere promised in the Raven Theatre. selling out fast for all three concerts. And so 'Torch Song Trilogy' is a play in or £2.00 for a ticket you should get an story of how he copes with life and comes to excellent evening's entertainment for your terms with his rejections. "Every challenge is they should be. three acts which deals with the life & loves of Meanwhile, on Wednesday 10th a New York drag artist; consequently, it's set small amount of cash. a mountain to be climbed" runs the message, 'Torch Song Trilogy' runs from which should be relevant to all ages - this November, NUS ents present Engine Alley at in a sumptuous, flamboyant nightspot, and The Duchess, who are currently on a the action is interspersed with jazz from a Wednesday 10th to Saturday 13th November isn't just a play for kids. - each performance starts at 7.00pm, and 'Burning Everest' is running from nationwide tour, packing out houses and four piece band. Arnold, the young chap in supporting Dodgy. They only been around tickets can be obtained in advance from a Thursday 11th November to Saturday 4th question who is also known as 'Bang Bang since 1990, but have already established a stall in the union extension, or on the door December, and tickets cost from f4.00. Ladesh' and 'Fonda Boys', has to contend substantial live following with their manic live each night. During the run, the Playhouse will also be with an extremely confused lover, on performance and colourful appearance. Moving to the West Yorkshire hosting Children's Drama Week, with overwhelming mother la classic New York Last August, they supported U2 at Playhouse, this week sees the start of a World various events scheduled to do with all trauma, as perfected by Woody Allen!), and their concert in Cork, so they should take the Premiere run for 'Burning Everest', the aspects of the play and theatre in general. If the hairiest legs known to woman. 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In terms of genre, it's iust about everything - tragedy, comedy, romance, farce Lorenzo's Oil - Juliette Garside - all housed underneath an umbrella of romantic melodrama. Unlike the brashness of Un Coeur en Hiver - Juliette Garside say. Gone With The Wind, Les Enfants Du Paradis possesses a passionate French Les Enfants Du Paradis - Kate Rowlinson warmth that entertains much more pleasingly An Angel at my Table - Emma Hartley and makes its mark much more profoundly on one's romantic sensibility. Furthermore, I defy you not to fall for the hopelessly tragic Lorenzo's Oil is the true story of Michaela ask of an evening in.Daniel Auteuil plays a figure of the lonely mime artist, Baptiste. and Augustus Odone who refused to entrust man whose heart is so devoid of emotions Ideal for a night in in front of a roaring (gas) their son's life to a self centred and apathetic he'd have made a good serial killer. but fire with a cup of hot chocolate. doctor - played by Peter Ustinov. In learning instead opted for a career in violin repairing. Relevant as part of a Jane Campion the language of medicine and finding a cure His heart is so cold that he fails to fall for the retrospective - her other two films to date are for a disease whose name is almost as ethereal charms of Emanuelle Beart, who "Sweetie" and "The Piano" - An Angel at my frightening as the symptoms - plays a passionate and talented violinist. He Table was shown on TV quite recently. It adrenoleukodystrophy - the Odones set an decides to seduce her anyway to get back at was in two bits and should probably remain in this format, 'cos it's a bit lung for one important challenge to the closed clique of her lover, his friend...emotional massacre the medical profession. They raised sitting. However, there are numerous ensues.A rather 'quaint' tale, it slipped down redeeming features, the details of which I will important questions about Western science with the smoothness of Irish Cream - I which built a bomb capable of destroying the now elicit. relished it. earth in 28 months but takes decades to find Despite the fact that ii chronicles the An endearing film made during the cures for terminal diseases. fate of a kiwi Sylvia Plath (misunderstood second World War, Les Enfants Du Paradis gawky poetess) it manages to remain Nick Nolte's performance as relates the heart-rendering story of the fated surprisingly light throughout its three hours. gawky child, but tewer can relate to an ugly Augustus Odone is exasperating and lovers, Baptiste and Garance. From the Since it is straightforwardly chronological the thirty year old who refuses to stand up for unintelligible, but is offset by Sarandon's herself when told she's (wrongly) told she's a moment they meet, a plot of Shakespearean childhood scenes conic first and are the most hard strong presence as his wife, Ignore all schizophrenic. Her uselessness is mitigated proportions ensues and all because the convincing representation of a "childhood comparisons to Awakenings, this movie has only by the fact that she's had umpteen books romantic dreamer, Baptiste, refuses a union remembered" that rye ever seen. Alternately none of its patronising sentimentality. painful and hopeful, its difficult to discern snapped up by publishers and must. with Garance on the basis that he wants her Lorenzo's Oil is an emotionally draining dish when to smile indulgently and when to therefore, be alright. of soul food, to love him like he loves her. Oh Baptiste, harden your heart, the net result being The film is alright(italics). If it was Two Frenchmen and a beautiful how you will live to regret this! And so will articulated as "ouch". as snappy as its nursery theme tune it would woman in a love triangle pace their you if you have an aversion to long, old, However, the remaining two thirds have been great. But as it stands, it's a curio passionate moves to the cadence of Ravel's black and white romance movies. if not, play of the thing are less immediate. After all, for people who love 'The Piano" and want to music - Un Coeur en Hiver is all you could on! every one can relate to a misunderstood see its immediate family. Videos courtesy of Village Video, Cardigan Road, Illeadingley

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M A o`' 4, ,c) 24 The Guide flock Vs Racism Look kW the bare nix-seethes, the simple bare necessities... The 'Rock Against Racism' programme I announces its aims with a rhetoric as which is based around a short semi- violent as the acts condemns. "Rock Against autobiographical take by Rudyard Kipling. It Racism is committed to the eradication of St age tells of the growing pains of young Punch, who is cruelly treated by Harry and Auntirosa Fascism and racial hatred. Help us to stamp but find strength from his friends. This is out the debilitating effects". Rock Against Baa-Baa Black Sheep where the characters from The Jungle Book Racism is taking place on Friday 5th II Re Pastore come in, helping Punch through his struggle to November at the Irish Centre, and all the Opera North Season adapt to life as an English boy. It's said to be a proceeds will go to community groups and delight to watch, but full of real drama at the anti-apartheid action in South Africa. Leeds Grand Theatre same time, and should be an interesting and The forceful language of the Allow a little culture to bring light into your innovative opera. programme is matched in the lyrics of the dark and dreary lives this month, as a new The other production, being bands playing: Fun'Da'Mental, formed in series of performances from Opera North performed on 15th, 18th & 20th November, is a 1991 to perform at the Notting Hill Carnival, begins at Leeds Grand Theatre. Following wonderful, little-known Mozart opera, which their highly successful run at the start of term samples speeches by Malcolm X, Nelson Fun-Da-Mental the composer wrote when he was just 19. 'II mandela and Mahatma Gandhi, as well as with 'La Boheme', 'The Love For Three Re Pastore', or 'The Shepherd King' is a using controversial anti-black comments and roll. Lead vocalist Oova is known for his Oranges', and Tamburlaine', the company are charming, whimsical tale of a young shepherd made by politicians this century. Speaking charisma, put perhaps not for his me and back for another of their regular slots with two boy, played by top soprano Joan Rodgers, who Snake Charming talents. for 'United Colours of Frustration', a entirely new productions. And the good news learns that he is of royal descent. However, he Summit Different and Ship of Fools combination of Blaggers ITA, Blade and is that both are to be sung in English. refuses to surrender his simple life and his true are also playing,and Picture This, an 'Baa-Baa Black Sheep' begins love to the demands of the throne in this light- Fun'Da'Mental, Aki Narraz of FDM demands impressive collection of musicians and 'integration without compromise'. proceedings on November 13th, and is also heartedlove story which is "a rare jewel in the session players, who've played with big being performed on 16th, 17th & 19th Bangra-rappers Station K have composer's crown". Highly recommended for names like David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, November, probably in the presence of seized on words from Animal Farm to Mozart fans, this is also probably a reasonably Stevie Wonder, Hendrix, The Who...need I television cameras. This is a fairly modern express their reinterpretation of the family accessible production to catch if you've never say more. Also attending are up and coming opera - composer Micahel Berkeley's first, in been to the opera before; go along and join in "All members are equal and none are more local DJs Sean Smith of Dream fm, Joshua fact - which received great critical acclaim the celebrations to mark Opera North's equal than others". Sugardrop, Ras Clarkey and Roots Lion. when it was performed for the first time at the fifteenth anniversary, which is commemorated Also featuring at the festival are If you want to do something active recent Cheltenham Festival. It is essentially an by this show. Emotional Hooligan, who "Tell it like it is", for a good cause, then go boogie your heart operatic version of the Jungle Book, and the Tickets for students start at just £4.00 which is basically an excuse for indulging in out to some strong sounds and serious characters Sheer Khan, Mowgli, Baloo, in the Upper Balcony; book as soon as you can sounds which range from heavy funk to rock messages. Bagheera and Akela all feature in the story, otherwise it'll be standing room only. The Fenton 161 Woodhouse Lane. Leeds, LS2 3ED

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John Rose takes a tumble Alive and Kickin Its 6.30 en a cold Sunday evening and Leeds nisersity Ski teams hose just managed to find Pendle dry ski slope in the middle of no.where. A quick dash to the clubhouse fur some skis and Karate then to join some 50 or so other students at the top of the slope to tune a few practice runs of Nothern Region the mum. This is the first Kings League race P British Championship of the season and as with all Kings League races 13% Andrew Whitmarsh follows a dual slalom relay format. There are 5 people to a team and the r ►abefernale ratio for n Sunday October 24th vice versa I must he 4:1 or 3:2. Leeds have Leeds University entered 3 teams and most skiers are new to Karate Club took part racing. After 2 rounds of races with some O stunning racing performances and some in the Karate Union of Great Britain's Northern Region spectacular falls, Leeds 1st team have got Championship at Barnsley. through to the 3rd/4th position ski off. With a change of tactic - sending our fastest skier down R Owing to the fact that the comnpelition was so near the first to scare the opposition - the team are beginning of term, the club poised for a win. But disaster strikes, in the could only muster a small form of Ian Mehardy, Helen Cochrane and John Rose all taking a tumble. Nick Boyes group of competitors, but those who attended did well. Hunter and Matt Beer ski well but can't quite T There are two aspects to manage the times required for a win, so its Into the bar to collect our stunning 4th place prizes. karate competition: Kumite (free fighting) and Kate or Ultimate Frisbee at Oxford forms, a series of blocks and in the performance of which flying kicks from Jason. the eventual winner, and • • • • • • OOOOO • OOOOO • • • • • • attacks in which the Karate the practitioner must display Andrew Whitmarsh was gained 2nd place in the same The Oxford Outdoor Tournament is one of the exponent defends himself technique, power,balance and ivalided out of the Kumite but Kata event. The club looks biggest and most prestigious on the Ultimate against several imaginary awareness. Steven Allen and gained a 3rd place in the 9th- forward to an even larger crop calender, but that did not overawe the two Leeds opponents attacking him from Jason Tong were 4th Kyu Kate. Jeremy of trophies at the National teams that had but a handful of players that had I different directions. unfortunateley eliminated Marshall won his first round of Students Championships next played previously played outdoorswrites Paolo There are 26 different Kata, despite valiant 'Bruce Lee' Kumite, losing in the next to month in Chesterfield. Nistri. Buzzing with enthusiasm and rookie promise the teams found themselves matched up against each other in the same group. On Saturday afternoon. after both had won one lost one they N All seater stadia a dead debate? played each other for a place in the top half of the draw. 'Catch 22' took the early lead and led all the Dear Editor, sports fans please be relevant way down the stretch until 'Somthing Happened' The Editor and expreess a firm opinion took the lead. 10-9. 'Catch 22' managed to tie the I write regarding Roger 'Leeds Student' is too valuable eame. but 'Something Happened' prevailed 11-10 Domeneghetti's comments on Leeds Student a resource to be filled with in sudden death, The aim had been to pick two all-seater stadia debate (Sports Leeds University Union non-commital, out-dated drivel even teams, and that was successfully achieved. On Saturday in the bitterly cold and blustery 22.10.93). Why the hell was so P.O Box 157 - give us somthing worth much column space devoted to reading. conditions both teams played well despite the B a dead issue? Leeds LS1 1UH previous night's drunken festisites, and all If Mr. Domeneghetti really U. Heginbottom Involved pefonned beyond wildest expectations_ Sports leiter, should be addressed to the Editor and clearly marked is a soccer fan, surely he's been 2nd year Leeds University The aim of the weekend had been to try and for publication. The Editor reserves the right to edit letters. which reading the self-same continue Leeds' 1992-93 success on the Uhirriate should he no longer than 3(X) words. The deadline for letters is the argument for the past three Editors Reply: If it were a dead Scene, and despite the lack of expperiance the R Monday prcceeding publication, years, before the revolution in issue why would both the Carling team gained deserved respect.Notable spectator facilities hegan to Premiership and the Home Office performances on and off the field that cannot be occur. No-one who has visited that's being made. Yes the changed, along with most have recently comrnisioned overlooked include Simon Hill who collected his Notts. County or Millwall price increases are a problem supporters. Th e argument surveys on the subject? Indeed if minibus licence on the morning of nut departure, before and after the but it's not exactly cheap to presented is now void. It is now you feel that the days of terracing Aron Shama who was largley responsible for I deselopments can reasonably stand any more either. I myself a previlege to visit Meadow were so 'grim why did you stand Saturday's festivities and on the field it would he argue for a return to the grim stood on the terraces for 10 Lane and the Den it most on them for 10 years? The article unfair to single out too many people. but Will days of terracing. Let's face it, years and yes I was vehemently dermateley wasn't just a season was about modernisation not Sefton deserves a mention and Nick Buck ahlcy 99% of spectators are opposed to the switch - with ago! wether we sit or stand at football led 'Somthing Happened'. delighted with the progrees hind sight though my view has In future. for the sake of real grounds that count, E Dominating Rugby League • • • • • OOOOOOOO • • • • • • • • •• Disamissing an early lead achieved by Teeside, LUU dominated for much of the game. Combining aggresive defence with some inspired THE TERRACES attacking. Leeds built up a seemingly F WE NEED YOUR unties/dial& lead. Inspires! play from skipper. Wragg, who scored two times brought out the best from Union converts. Sutton and Allen, who Sport reports i - r1c1E..v IT,.. else'"' mrcii'--ref vs rns e) SPORTS REPORTS 4 in turn provided a platform from which Keely. should he ' IlliND Stevenson and buckles scored. However, injury submitted, combined with a series of bad decisions from the ur cutlet our DROP THEM INTO refferet• allowed Teeside to recover momentum. LUU or As the light faded Teeside drew level, saved by LMUSU good place kicking, from what was apparent office, by OUR LMUSU OR THE ARMCHAIR defeat . 2nd LUU 26 vs Teeside 26 . 5pm the Monday SATURDAY 6th: B 15 ran tnd;7.31) Big preceeding Break, 10,30 Match in The Big Fight Consolation try for Leeds publication. LUU OFFICE Live. C4 1.15pm C clog 4 rnational Racing. •••••••••• OOOOO •••••••• If you have SUNDAY 7th: BB d His Dog; ITV Leeds came up against a University of any queries 2.10pm The Big Fight; vs k imsby-Live; 11.45 Northumbria side with a fearsome reputation. please International Rugby. C4 1.15 pm Football India Sky Sports; Leeds. yet to win a game this season. had BEFORE contact Man. City vs Man. Utd. MONDAY 8th:C4 I I .00pm The somthing to prove and it showed early on as they Richard American Football Big Match; Sky Sports 7.00prn Yet to be fought tooth and nail against d well-drilled side. Fletcher on decided. TUESDAY 9th :C4 11.55pm Football Italia. However the points kept coming for Northumria MONDAY 5PM. 434727 or WEDNESDAY 10th:BBC1 10.40pm Sportsnight. who capitalised on all their try-sconng opportunities. LUU 38-7 Northumbria 314251.

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bigger and better things. Firstly Mick Hill completed THE Rugby League 4 his hatrick and substitute FINAL WHISTLE Ashley Casey stormed his way 104. W.Yorks Police 24 over the line. and the The Times World Chess LMU 26 conversion by hooker Carl Championship finished last 8111111111By Team Reporter Mitchell put Leeds 4 points week with a flurry of wins for ahead. Kasparov in the speed chess his week LN1U travelled The Police then came back games. Nigel Short only won to Wakefield to take on at LMU and the game looked one game throughout the entire TWest Yorkshire Police to be destined for a 24-24 tournament and the "sport of in a 'friendly'. draw. geeks" is about to recede back Leeds soon took the However 2 minutes from into the shadows, along with advantage, running up 14 time the Police scored a drop television's newest celebrities: points in the first 25 minutes. goal through their scrum half. Ray Keane and Daniel King. The first came from strong- However Leeds didn't give surely the Alan Hansen and running second row Mick Hill up and almost immediateley Ryan Giggs of chess. and one oppurtunist effort on replied with a drop goal of I'm not sure how many the last tackle by Wayne Ince. their own from stand off Alan watched, but I've spoken to Alan Brownlee converted Brownlee. taxi drivers and school one. LMU then collapsed Then in the dying seconds crossing guards who were either side of half-time and the of the game the Leeds willing "our Nigel" on to win. Police soon took what seemed forwards worked the ball There was a definite like an unassailable lead. forwards worked the hall to excitement, despite the drawn This the posts and Alan Brownlee out live coverage and one however inspired the Leeds got his second drop-goal could even find a bizarre form under great pressure to give of political correctness in the forwards, led by man of the match. John Brennan, into 1.M1' a one point victory. LMU In action earlier this year Pie: Martin Berry rules of the game itselL androgynous pawns and the omni-powerful Queen. Unfortunatley this is where the Fast and rough riding at Becketts Park LUU on the firing range right on attitude falls down. As ridiculously hard black with all major compettition it was a matter of "national Cyclo Cross Orienteering course and ended up retiring after a spirited fourty minute pride". The jingoism that battle. prevails at these tirnesis not Annual Beckett Leeds University The Leeds University only nauseating but wholly Park Race Orienterring Club teams outshone the unjustified. British players do By Team Reporter By Lee Enfield opposition, acheiving thirds not win World cups or on the blue and light green Wimbledon and expecting he annual Carnegie Cyclo LIalloween saw the courses - Marry Romford Nigel Short to upstage a World .1. cross race was held at 1.1.Orienteering Club in the and Richard Goodman- and a champion of more than ten Beckett Park on Sunday. depths of Canklow near second on the brown course years standing is rampant The course, unlike last years Rotherham, in the shadow of by Nick Cooper. egoism on a national scale. mud bath. was relatively dry and Boston Castle. Twin sisters Vanessa and Admittedly Chess is a fairly therefore very fast. An intricate path layout Michelle Spooner performed exclusive "sport" if only Among the Leeds Universit baffled many of the gathered well, but were tricked by the because of it's drab image and racers were Vaughn and Todd ensemble and the driving complex vegitation boundary altough I enjoyed moments the Stewart Tim Donovan. Rufus rain saw several orienteers mapwork halfway around the connection with War and Brunt. and Robert Okeerfc. losing their grip - club purple course. Empire was rather overstated. The road cyclists (roadies) member Edd Leach slipped This forced them to resort These may seem like trite with their shaved legs and ample down a gully and was lost for to a technically advanced meanderings but in a political supplies of Fake Tans were in half an hour as a result. relocation procedure, only climate that allows the B.N.P abundance, however it was the Canklow is a picturesque recentley perfected by the to win seats and a mountain hikes with their ex-army firing range, with club coach, Roger Conservative government. that improved handling mans. craters and earthworks Watchmann. espouses Victorian principles, characteristics on a harsh course making an ideal setting to Club star Zahid Ali to win four consecutive that ruled rough docents- The test the durability of even the performed masterfully elections there has to be a overall winner of the race, Paul most hardy orienteer. amongst the dense woodland, certain degree of caution in all Dixon riding a mountain bike Robert Smith discovered acheiving an astonishing time activities sporting, cultural or annihilated the field of 56 riders this to his peril, he somewhat of sixty five minutes on the otherwise. that were predominatly roadies. Plc: By Martin Berry misguidedly attempted the red course. Stuart Davies.

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