ENTER THE LEEDS STUDENT CLASH COMPETITION See Page 3 In Brief...In Brief... In Brief...In Brief... Campus workers opting for voluntary redundancy to early rettrement has ..rand the I !nit ersity 1:1.'”0. but tough ialks Oh it Iresh cuts package for Financial irregularities and constitutional abuse are at next year arc due later this term. KITSON R In a bulletin issued this week. the centre of a row which is brewing at Kitson College acting Vice Chanel:11ot William Student Union. Walsh said 91 of the ISO The problems first became apparent after Ian redundancy applications had Greenburg, the l- nion President. resigned last December. heen approved - putting the His role was taken over unofficially by Graham Bell and University in a stronger Tim Stevenson. financial position than seemed possihle 10 months ago. Constitutionally. the auditors. By the executive s Ilk statement doesn't give President should be elected. but reluctance to have this done, it details as to w here the cuts will it was not until the AGM on appears that they may have conic. but stresses present Wed. 24th February that Mr. something to hide". era inomy measures have tailed to Belt was elected by a show of Despite. the fact that the achieve an overall 10p in the hands. Nigel Fisher, the Area auditors will not hand hack the cut. NUS Secretary attempted to invoices without the consent of he second stale 01 our attend the meeting, but said he K.S. Johnson. the Director of economy programme remains was dented access by a group of Education for Leeds City inescapably necessary." he said people acting as "bouncers". Council. in a letter to Mr. Senate is due tot cce ice reports one of whom told him that he Johnson. Nigel Fisher states that horn the Univelinty'N color group worked in that capacity at a local they "have been demanded back on selective economies at its nightclub. A substantial number by the 'newly elected union 11 June 2 meeting. of Kitson students were also officials' in no uncertain terms". it ...."By the end III the session denied access. Apparently, minutes relating we t_ are :hops foAite Mr. Belt has appointed to financial affairs over the past rr oremlitk mrrne 1'O per himself as scactiary of Kitson —lost". 18 months have been "I should emphasise, Union. and draws a Wage of though the auditors.should he however. that this sets lit per about OW ]his has been able to reconstruct some of the cent itself will prove inadequate recognised in the fOrm of a expenditure by consulting as a means halan.Ane "(llure:I" from the executive. companies with whom the honks. it we ,..inn•t :.111Cst the Mr. Fisher has expressed Union has had dealings. dctline in ot ei seds student severe .,islets over the state of A petition is due to he nu milers." the Kitson Union Accounts. presented lode. to Mr. Belt Sir Walsh eontinued 11) These has e. in flagrant violation calling for an 1.7 xtraordinary he bored kner, deportment of the constitution, not been General Meeting of Kitson would work lo ,A a audited for the past 18 months. Students Union concerning the recruitment drive. Whilst he was in the Kitson "Administration of the Student Union office, Mr. I; isher saw and Union Constitution. the ale ***** removed invoices pertaining to auditing of accounts and Leeds I.'nis c•sits has been the last two years, which he took malpractice by past and present invited to take part in the series straight to the official auditors. 1114:T11 burs of executive". it Granada TV's linker-sole Robson Rhodes. Mr. Belt was unit% killable lot (1,4111:ngc. He explained his action by comment on either the petition Recording will not start until saving "All I want is to sec that or the constitutional and ■tool moire /over% guriterm: leer (711‘lt prtheil Iasi nevt October: but we have been the accounts are audited in a financial anomalies. • Nr11111.01 It et/two/al 111111/tint; richers I. ht 1,2.(10. asked to select a team of four, proper manner by protessional CHRIS AFCKER plus one reserve, this term . VW t he team will he selected has not keen decided yet. but anyone BANKS NOT KEEN anerested in taking part should ELECTIONS INVALID ON LOANS get ter touch with t triton President Seamus Gillen. who The recent Leeds Area `.t'.5. A 11 Lail .tturialc %N.!, ears normally he tomtit in his Secretary elections have been the inclusion of Haddetsfield The (,....ernmeni intends ti •, ifice in Exec, declared invalid due to a series of Polytechnic in the electrons reduce the ,aloe ul student mistakes which went undetected. because the) iire hot yet Grains. and make up the The descrepancies were affiliated into the Area. Mr. difference with lirans Irons tact that there is hatch enough re+ ealed at the 1..A.N.U.S. Fisher explained thet "We had ‘ornmert.ial hanks. hint:anon 111111: for legislation before the. Annual General Meeting on notice hack in January that they Secretary Sir Keith Joseph next election. Prohahh the most March 25th last term. Nigel were going to _atm, and it was announced last week. he will he able to do is get it Fisher present LAN I TS secretary agreed al 1- xce and Cotincil that Speaking to the Commons included in the nevi -Tory said We hate no choice but to they he included in the elections Select Committee on Education manifesto. re-run the elections. we have because they intended to he said that it this partial loans This year erants are due to rise submitted a new constitution affiliate." scheme lalls through. a cash by but the threshold for which will hopefully he rectified The third constitutional limit may he imposed on student parental contributions will next week. breach was the exclusion iii the grants_ He wants to limit the reinaiii the. same. For the first Mr Fisher accepts responstbil- Building College. but a was amount taxpayers pay ro time anot het 20.000 parents will ity for some of the mistakes. "I pointed out that they did not support students. :old it a better he expected to make a informed the candidates that the affiliate until three days after the way could not he found cash contrihution to the grant. Final result would be based on date set for inclusion. It is not yet limits would have Ri be "Mans- people are being the first past the post system. but known whether they will be introduced. squeezed". said Sir Keith. "and the result was based on the included this time round. Sir Keith Joseph has never there IN no sell-evident reason Single Transferrable system." Elaine aioswell. Luken site tried to hide his liking for why unit ersity students and "It was partly my fault. and Union General Secretary has student loans. but his plans may Iheir parents should he parcls et er!..itne else's for not decided nut tit stand again for he scuppereet by the banks immune." spotting it before." the post, though the other two themselves. 1 he ate insisting on 1 ory M,P. Patrick Cormack's With the "First past the post candidates ate to relight along a guarantee of tioyernment suggestion that students should system. Paul Earnshaw would with other eandrdates. money in case students default he treated like a special ease. have won. but the constitution Mr Fisher concluded "We on loans - and that is not rattler like nurses. was rejected. uses the STV syStem. and hope it all runs smoothly this attractive to the cash-conscious "I have never been cum 'need The face of NUS transferred Elaine Guswell's time. as I'm giving candidates Treasury.. They themselves still that taxpayers should bear the votes to Seamus Gillen, tipping more information. and I'm nerd convincing that public cost of people on their was to CONFERENCE the tote in his favour. The new racing around all the colleges money wilt be saved. higher titan average earnings." All these difficulties heir Str replied Sir Keith. See page3 4 and 5 constitution will use the "First publicising the elections." Past the Post" system. JENNIFER SYKES. Keith are compounded by the !MARILYN HONIGMAN. Page I M o ROB TARN Leeds & West Yorkshire Area NUS 155, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 3ED ACTION ■ Tel - (0532) 452312 • 24 hour service Bob fain, ex-Welfare At the l nron Council meeting known that he did not goes both Secretary has been threatened on 22nd March. it was agreed the President and Vice-President ELECTIONS with legal action for not that if the second letter did not of the Univermtv Union did go. Nominations are now open for the post of submitting a statement of provoke the required response and did not see him there. accounts for the 1981 NUS from Mr. Earn - that is, his It was agreed at a meeting ut Area Convenor Winter Conference to the Union submitting a statement Exec in August that the money for the academic year 1982/83 Finance Office for Ratification. accounting for the money by should be repaid while Mr. Earn On 4th December, Mr. Earn Friday May 7th - it would have was present_ Despite reminders Nominations close: as delegation leader, withdrew a to be assumed that all or part of at two Union Council meetings Wednesday 12th May - 1.00p.m. float of E290 irom the Finance the money could not he officially in November. the mimes has still Office and another f50 at the accounted for, and the Union not been repaid.