•I \>·-------------- 2 THE STUDENT Thursday 17th May 1984 -news... NEWS · IN BRIEF Election night special Voting ban Footballers fined EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY Union Election night. Upstairs Chariots of Fire wallpaper This Charming Man heralded his A TORY MP IS TRYING to alter the has received a bill for twenty-five guineas after members of th in the Debating Hall in persisted, as did the floating pie­ grinning arrival to the microphone. system which, he says, allows supper salesman in the white "Up until now the night has been students to vote twice in elections. University football team Teviot Row, things were jacket: the hacks rallied round and a disaster for a lot of my friends." Michael Forsyth, MP for Stirling, misbehaved in a Stirling University warming up. Results were crossed their fingers for the Hon. But not for Dalgleish. Smith, said he would try to bring in a bar. In view of the team's bad dribbling in from the now Secretary result. vaguely reminiscent of the last voting ban on students who were behaviour, Stirling Union have scene of the witch in the Wizard of not ratepayers, nor permanently banned all sports teams from closed polling stations Oz, was heard saying; "to tell the resident in the area. He will bid for congregating in their bars, and the Senior Pre­ truth, Neil will probably hate the legislation to allow students to although the reciprocal member­ sidency Campaign had job. He has no idea of what the job vote only at their home. In the ship will still stand for Individual includes." Neil rushed off to the district elections, Labour gained Union members. Stirling claim turned into a two horse phone box to paddle amongst the the Logie Ward in Mr Forsyth's that the 25 guinea fine has been race. The candidates and tears of joy spilled by his fellow constituency from the Con­ raised due to "loss of trade" and their cronies hovered in sabbaticals-elect. servatives a ward which "breakages" caused by the rltous The last sabbatical result was includes Stirling University, and in footballers. opposite corners sitting, very much a blink-and-you'll­ Edinburgh, the Prestonfield Ward watching and nervously miss-it affair, th e conclusion of was also a Labour gain from the Elections waiting. which was the diminutive Calum Tories, including as it does, The Senior President result Calder finding himself at the Pollock Halls. A Labour Televised? spokesman said that Mr Forsyth 's would be the first of the evening. centre of a meqa-cuddle. He made the usual speech. Thanked the comments were nothing more As each station's poll was UNFORTUNATELY NOT AS than sour grapes, and claimed that announced, it began to emerge usual thanks. Expressed the usual Student TV continues to be regrets ("a pity a// the team weren't the Conservatives never that John Mannix was edging into haunted by bad luck. At present elected"). Dashed off to make the the lead. Once the total number of complained on those occasions their one and only camera lies votes cast was counted Mannix usual call. when they have beaten Labour in waiting for repair , which 'Nas in the lead but didn't hold areas such as Prestonfield. completely upset their planned enough support to be elected coverage of the Students' )utright. Chas. Ross's votes were Union President Association election results at redistributed. Marc Burgess's HIiary O'Nelll-1230 The Hon. Sec. Teviot last Thursday evening. votes were redistributed and a Steven Marr-926 However it appears that Dr. glimmer of hope returned to the Mega Mix Fishburne wanted this memorable Deacon camp, this was a close This third of the evening's occasion on film and the team sabbaticals on offer had earlier race. Struthers, the Human Rights MOST OF US KNOW that our new were offered enough funds been described by one of the man, votes were redistributed and Honorary Secretary is Neil privately to hire a camera, but the contenders, Mark Smith, as "a Mannix was declared the winner, Dalgleish - If you don't, where offer came too late for Student TV mish-mash of three people all of greeted by a warm and noisy roar. have you been hiding for the past to organise themselves properly. whom are honest' .. Your reporter week? But how many of you knew looked warily at the ultra-smart that, along with the outgoing Smith agreeing with at least 66% of Entertainments Convener, Stevie Increased Rents his statement. Marr, he recorded a single during The result of the first count THE UNIVERSITY ACCOM­ the Easter holidays? This little filtered through. Toby Porter was MODATION Committee decided ditty - of uncertain title - sounds out. Toby, sporting a rather at a meeting last Tuesday night to "a bit like Malcolm X" with various bleached complexion, sighed with increase the rents in Halls and meaningless phrases uttered on relief. People hummed and hawed. Houses by 2%. On top of this the Hon. Treasurer television by famous personali­ The lights went down for the third contribution to the Residential Callum Calder-1372 ties. It's really heavy stuff, folks. time Mike Conway took the stage Development Fund - used for Dave Murray-676 According to Neil it's "a way of and began the last burst of his new University accommodation - Calum Ferguson-613 getting educated while you dance year-long sabbatical parody; " I, will also be increased by1-3%. - if you believe what you hear on Michael Christopher Conway, as However, it should be pointed out The big fish were all in. The rest the news" . It's currently being returning officer .. " that, for full-blard students, this of the night was spent reeling in played around the unions and second increase applies to the the minnows. various other night clubs. (Teviot payments for their room In a Hall Your Student reporter wearied last Friday saw three people on the or House, and is exclusive of the of student politics and retired to dance floor, Nell being one of amount paid for meals. the night air and the trudge home. them.) And if you feel that you At midnight I found myself really must add this "classic" to More contemplating the implications of your collection, it's available only the evenings results. Worries on tape (what a pity!) from Ripping about the inexperience and Records or the man himself. questionnaires naivety of Mr Mannix. Worries OVER THE NEXT WEEK a random Senior President about the headstrong Ms. O'Neill. sample of 400 students in the John Mannix-1462 Perhaps Ken Shoji summed up Faculty of Arts will receive a Susan Deacon-1343 the evening best when he said that The cost of voting questionnaire from the students· at least the results will give the Association asking about their SAC a firm shake. DEMOCRACY, an interesting experience with their Directors of The result in the bag, John It's really up to the four idea but a fairly costly one. This Study. This questionnaire goes Mannix took the stage accom- sabbaticals to work as a team now. year's Students' Association hand in hand with the University panied by his victory record (an Allfour will have to do a lot of elections will cost the Association working party which has been odd choice in Relax by Frankie learning over the next four an estimated £5,000. However. this investigating the role played by goes to·Hollywood). In his victory months. We have to give them the figure belies the fact that about Directors of Study and the speech John Mannix declared, benefit of any doubts we have. No £3,000 of the outlay is only questions asked of students are ever-emotionally, the stance he doubt Student will chart their transferred amongst different largelycomplementarytotheones has maintained throughout his progress over next year which areas of the Association, making asked of Directors of Study. The campaign. Mannix is in- promises to be at least eventful the real cost about £2,000. The results of the survey should experienced. He wants you to tell Neil Dalgleish-1569 and perhaps even interesting. turnout was around 34% of those indicate ways of improving on the him if he goes wrong. He believes Mark Smlth-980 Alan Munro eligible to vote. current situation and improving you will. Who will tell him if you Dalgleish . Elected out- Katrina Philip the service of the Director of donThe't? next nail-biting session was ,..;:,:::.:,:::,;::,:,..::_:,:;,:,..::.,:;,,::;:.:.:,.:;_.:.:,.:,:,:_standingly with a majority of 589. ___ With__:_;_;_...,;_...;_; graphics by Rory Macbeth.___ .,L __________________________ Studies. _ to be the Union Presidency election. This time there was more competition. Judy Foster had run a consistent ·campaign. Steve Marr, amiable and cuddly, was hotly tipped to scoop the post. In Housing benefit change the end Hilary O'Neill, whether or not aided by the BBC's Mr Speaker Sir netted the job with a Fears that a new series please the government's cost­ benefits. Under the proposed vacations are concerned, Mr comfortable majority of 304. of housing benefit cuts cutters and are aimed to simplify scheme a revised housing benefit Stewart said that although it was the system, cut. back rising limit would be introduced to cover Speaking to Ms. O'Neill from next November easier to claim housing benefit immediately before that all administrative costs, and reduce the whole period - 38 weeks of then, only a small minority of essential winning call home to mig~t make thousands of student claims during vacations. the year, including term time and students did so.