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Issue 524 Student Newspaper 6Th October 2000 Focus ARTS SPORT Foiling Varsity Blues Fraudsters Gallery Rugby Page 18 Arts Page 16 Page 21 where 20p sold The Cambridge Issue 524 Student Newspaper 6th October 2000 www.varsity.cam.ac.uk History faculty bikes back: feathers are ruffled as bike racks scandal casts scandal Anger at over Sidgewick site (see Page 2 for story) PM’s visit Elizabeth Day “due to a longstanding prior Ben Sheriff engagement,” although it was The Cambridge University understood until quite recently Malaysian Society is embroiled in that he would be there. He will controversy this week over its instead be sending his deputy, decision to invite the Malaysian Mrs Anne Lonsdale. The Vice- Prime Minister to speak at a Chancellor said, “Malaysia sends forum, in spite of Malaysia’s more students to Cambridge recent human rights record. today than any other The conference, ‘Malaysia in Commonwealth country and its the New Millennium’, will be students are highly motivated held tomorrow. According to with an impressive record of CUMAS President, Tan Khoon achievement. They are also for- Tee, its sole aim is to bring ward-looking, as illustrated by together “key Malaysian policy- their organisation of the makers to discuss current ‘Malaysia in the New Malaysian issues”. Yet the Millennium’ conference, the Cambridge Coalition for a Free importance of which is indicated Malaysia has written to the by the attendance of the Prime University Chancellor Prince Minister.” Philip protesting against the invi- Professor Amartya Sen, Master tation extended to Dr Mahathir of Trinity College and a former Mohamad and claiming the sup- Nobel Prize winner was also port of a Cambridge Nobel Prize unable to attend “owing to previ- winner for their protest. They ous engagements”. Speculation accuse the Malaysian Premier of from some sources has linked using restrictive legislation such Professor Sen with the Coalition as the Internal Security Act to for a Free Malaysia’s claim of sup- curb freedom of expression and port from a Nobel Prize Winner. association. Mr Michael Kitson of St The allegations surround Catharine’s College, who will be Photos: Emma Woolerton Deputy Prime Minister Anwar speaking at the conference, Ibrahim, who was dismissed refused to comment on the from his post in September 1998 Malaysian regime’s human rights by Dr Mohamad, arrested and record. The reluctance at the severely beaten in custody. At his highest levels of the university to Banks slash student services trial, witnesses reversed their pre- give the CUMAS forum an offi- vious testimony and Anwar’s cial stamp of approval has not lawyer was jailed, leading to near- dampened Tan Khoon Tee’s universal condemnation of the enthusiasm for the conference. express their shock at the treat- a figure is felt to be a major tendencies of language and Malaysian regime by human The CUMAS President said, Jennifer Watson ment of overseas students by constraint and is particulary international students to take rights groups worldwide. “The very fact that the Malaysian banks which currently give resented by those students situ- off without paying their over- Amnesty International is stag- Prime Minister has agreed to Barclays Bank, infamous over British student generous bene- ated near Addenbrooke’s, where draft. ing a peaceful protest outside the attend proves that he is willing to the summer for its unpopular fits. Last year, HSBC did not Barclays is the only banking A Barclays spokeman told conference venue, Lady Mitchell answer any allegations.” charges on cash machines, allow Wolfson students from facility. The main impetus for Varsity that international stu- Hall, on Saturday. Clare Hinkley Further defending the forum could again be at the centre of Middle Eastern countries to this change in policy seems to dents are not eligible for the Smith, Cambridge University from an onslaught of criticism, outrage as it leads a move open accounts although they be based on a distrust of foreign usual UK student account, and Amnesty President, plans to be Tan Khoon Tee said this week towards reducing student bank- had healthy balances in old student customers. In a letter to there is a £2,000 balance level there “to give voice to the con- that the Prime Minister’s oppo- ing perks. The bank of accounts. Another student a Bangladeshi PhD student for the Student Solutions cerns of Malaysian students nents “have the right to express Cambridge University and a could not open an account in Barclays refused to grant a debit account. He said that other unable to express themselves an opinion but the way in which high profile sponsor of the Cambridge despite having an card faciltity claiming that the overseas customers would usu- freely”. Almost all Malaysian stu- they express it needs due consid- NUS, Barclays has created seri- existing account with an HSBC customer was from a “high risk ally pay £10 a month for the dents at Cambridge are govern- eration. Quite a lot of the oppo- ous unease amoungst overseas branch in their home country. group”, though he had sound service, adding that “Market ment funded scholars and there- sition is motivated by personal students whom it appears to see Students were advised to avoid personal finances. Arnie research has showed that this is fore unable to protest openly. sentiment or loyalty to some- as untrustworthy. High street banking with HSBC but now Valdiva-Machuca, graduate rep- the package overseas students Amidst this growing furore, one.” banks have been indispensable find that Barclays Bank has also resentative of Clare Hall, find most useful.” several economists and academics Jenny Kleeman, a third year allies to students since the par- introduced prohibitive penalties described this comment as “not Lloyds Bank has similar anxi- from Cambridge University are SPS student who earlier this year ing down of government fund- for international students. only…offensive but honestly eties regarding foreign students. allegedly boycotting the confer- participated in a peaceful demon- ing, but now seem to be follow- Barclays has introduced a xenophobic” and suggested However, when asked about the ence, citing previous commit- stration against the visit of the ing a less charitable path in standard account for interna- such matters should be “not bank’s treatment of these stu- ments and withdrawing their Chinese Prime Minister to their attitude towards needy tional students which does not about personalities but about dents, a representative participation. In spite of an invi- Cambridge, responded that “no customers. offer loans or credit card facili- individuals.” explained that though they did tation, and CUMAS’ initial insis- matter how prestigious the politi- Graduate representatives from ties, and which requires a min- When the former Graduate not offer overdraft facitilities to tence that he would be partici- cian, a dismal human rights Clare Hall and Wolfson, imium deposit balance of Union President Anne overseas students, they did offer pating, University Vice- record cannot be ignored and the amongst others, have written to £2,000 at all times, charging a Thidemann visited Barclays for a standard high street current Chancellor Professor Sir Alec only way to make this heard is the Graduate Union and CUSU pound for every transaction an explanation, the bank told Broers will not be attending, through direct action.” President Mat Coakley to conducted below this line. Such her of its concerns about the Continued on Page 2 Meet Tony Blair: page 4 …more online http://www.varsity.cam.ac.uk 2 News Varsity 6 October 2000 Banks Slash Services Ethical Guidelines for University Continued from front page leading mechanical engineering compa- that it went through, but our priority account with an Electron card. Once come the opportunity to extricate Angela Grainger ny, and had attached no conditions to now is establishing future good prac- they had built up a relationship with themselves from lenient student bank- the benefaction. However, a representa- tice”. CUSU will be working with the bank over several months, Lloyds ing. The traditional attitude that stu- Companies such as arms-exporting tive of GKN will sit on the Board of groups like People and Planet and would be prepared to review overseas dent accounts win loyalty for life is GKN could have their ethical records Electors for the Professorship. He said Amnesty International to keep an eye students’ accounts. Surprisingly, given being undermined by the shop- scrutinised before their Cambridge that the company has assured him that on the wider picture. students’ experiences, HSBC told around lifestyle of today’s consumers, Professorships are established, after a “No GKN subsidiary has any outstand- Controversy over the GKN chair Varsity that they looked at student as instant returns become more CUSU paper on the issue was passed by ing contract with Indonesia and none reflects concerns throughout the aca- accounts only in relation to individual appealing. In the pipeline is the clo- University Council last month. A are being sought.” demic world that research interests are funding, that they were an interna- sure of Barclays’ specialist student Council committee is to be formed to But such debates have led University being compromised by business tional company dealing in eighty-four branches and less discretion for lay down clear guidelines to judge the Council to accept that their framework involvement. Many will be sceptical countries and that if international stu- branches to increase overdraft limits. suitability of deals on an individual for decisions like these was unclear. The about the guidelines as industrial fund- dents were accepted at the bank it was Comments made to Varsity by the stu- basis. Council based their decision on the cri- ing has become crucial to the on an “all or nothing” basis. dent marketing manager of HSBC Applications for the GKN chair in teria of what was ‘lawful and ethical’.
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