' . BROWN ·university of Edinburgh, Old College THE Souf~t~ggf~dJo~¥'Jl~ ~cl3a SYL STATIONERS 6 January-3 February WE'RE BETTER PATTERNS OF INTENTION Ferguson Mooney Thomson Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm Admission Free Subsidised by the-Scottish Arts Council .Glasgow Herald Student N_ewspaper of the Year thursclay, january 25, ·1990 20p ' RUGBY: INTERNATIONAL:· FATIMA MANSIONS: Uni lsts Student talks to Students Interview with Cathal in Romania Coughlan, former fvjictodisney singer ' E.U. APPEAL FOR ANIA • Library launches appeal for 50,000 books to be serit to Bucharest Co The Bucharest University library destroyed by fire and now the recipient of a 'Books for Romania' appeal. the bringing of books from the versity library and general library will donate a vacuum packer to porphanage directors and the by Susan Stephen West into Romanian schools and in Scotland. She cannot the appeal so that the books may International Red Cross, and dis­ universities. emphasize enough that only be packed in cellophane to ensure covering for himself exactly what The most urgent requirement is recent books and journals of uni­ that they will store and travel well supplies are needed to help the EDINBURGH UNIVER­ medical, dental and scientific versity level, in good condition, · and arrive in Romania safely. children of Romania. The list he SITY Library is at the centre textbooks and professional jour­ will be accepted for the appeal - Volunteers are being sought to returned with includes all chil­ · of the 'Books For Romania' nals, dating back no more than dupli¢ate, rather than discarded, help pack and label the donations. dren's prescription medicines, Appeal which was launched _ five years. Teams of translators in stock. inqubators, disposable syringes, on Monday. The library is Romania are waiting to work on Requests for donations have The books will form part of the milk substitutes and food. them as soon as they arrive, as also been made to most publishers lorry convoy, carrying essential · Flanders Scottish Alliance have acting as the Scottish Collec­ supplies to Romania, organised welcomed the addition o·f the tion Point, and organisers are these books are necessary to ena­ in Edinburgh, and those who have ble the Romanians to us~ the already committed themselves to by the charity Flanders Scottish 'Books For Romania' donations hoping that as many as 50,000 donations of drugs and equipment help the appeal include Donald Alliance, which is planning to set to their convoy. They have a con­ books will be donated to the they are receiving from all over Ferrier Ltd, Edinburgh Univer­ off from Edinburgh in the middle tact, Florin Bacio, in Romania, appeal. the world. Later consignments sity Press, Blackwell Science Pub­ of February. Also involved in the .with whom they are in contact . will include books on other sub­ lications and Chambers . setting up of the convoy is the Pef- every day and through him they During the recent revolution in jects, including hardback copies The Librarian, Brenda Moon, . fermill Road garage, Annville have been in touch with students Romania, a fire at the Central of Scottish and English literature. has given the appeal organisers-­ Service Station, who receive~ a · in Bucharest to arrange supply University Library in Bucharest The appeal was initiated by every encouragement and has plea for help from the Romaman destinations. To maintain this destroyed more than half a million Keith Taylor and Marion Ralls of allocated them a room in the Uni­ motor manufacturers, Dacia. contact with Romanian students books. The appeal is an attempt to the Edinburgh University Lib­ versity Library as temporary stor­ Twenty one buses_ have so far Kevin Earnshaw is looking for~ restock this library as well as two ' rary, after reading about a similar age space. been donated from m and around couple of students from Edin­ other Romanian libraries - the English appeal in 'The Indepen­ Boxes for the books to be trans­ Edinburgh for use in the convoy. burgh, willing to take two weeks Central State Library and the dant' and 'The Bookseller'. ported in are being donated by the Kevin Earnshaw, ~he Project out in February, to join the con­ Academy Library. All three of Sally Wood, who is in charge of waste . disposal and shredding Director from Flanders Scottish voy, which will also include a pipe these suffered greatly under the Donations and Exchanges, has company, W. Hannay, and Sally Alliance, has spent the past two band , on the journey to Romania. Communist regime which banned been in contact wit_h every Uni- Wood is hopeful that someone weeks_in Romania !peaking with ,, Student 2 ~hursday, january 25, \990 news Left Hook For Mackay Strathclyde began to peak in At thi. by Mark Campanile reply to a previou Tory speaker The cut and thrust of debate who claimed that the poll tax wa took on a whole new meaning not a real hard hip for tudent because they would be earning at at Strathclyde University last least £12, 000 when they graduate. week when John MacKay, Chief Executive of the Scot­ Ms. Chri tie said that he had tish Conservative Party, was been unable to even get an inter­ slapped in the face by an irate view when she graduated la t , debater. year. The incident happened during a According to the Pre 1dent of lunchtime debate hosted by the Strathclyde tudent ' As oci­ ' Strathclyde Universiy 'Students' ation, Colm O'Dwyer, who al o Association on the motion "This took part in the debate, Mr Mac­ House Would Pay The Poll Tax". Kay passed remarks to the effect The debate was drawing to a that this wa not urprising consid­ dose when Louise Christie, a ering how Ms. hristie looked postgraduate student at and what she said. around £30 million with £10-15 raise any queries they may have KEELE: The tudents union are decid d to hut down the student million provided by the city of about the tax. organising a safety and securit entr on January 30th to coincide Sheffield and the rest provided by urvey of its member prior to a with th ambulance workers Universaide through sponsorship meeting with the Univer it ' trike. Th entre will be closed and T.V. contracts. Unfortu­ management. The securit taff from 12p.m. until 12:ISp.m. No nately, neither television nor busi­ OXFORD: An investigation have recently been cut and the tu- gam . hop. r food sevices will ness has been very forthcoming . recently revealed that the Univer­ dents have me anxieti over ·be a ii bl · After the centre with the cash. sity has been employing fifteen year olds fof far longer hours than their own per nal afety Keele reope th tudents will join their SHEFFIELD: The World Student they are legally permitted to work. being a fairly isolated campu . Th c lleagu , fr m the London Games, to be held here in 1991 are ABERDEEN: The student union is The law states that "no child under 1 union believes that the manag - h I f E<: n mi to participate running into financial difficulties. preparing to set up a poU tax road fifteen should work more than two ment' eforts are ori ntated ambulan workers march. There have been several resugna­ show. Several experts and days a week or after seven p.m." toward propert and not per nal tions from Universaide , the games . specialists on the poU tax will be at Boys who are under fifteen fre­ security. · b funding committee, with talk of a various information tables around . quently work in the evenings, serv­ £750,000 debt. The games will cost tJ)e campus ~ tha~ students can ing meals. KING OLL : Th e u- ... ~· tive board of the tud nt union h n ist Five books have been selected Ian Gibson and Wilti~m St lair, for each of the award's two sec­ commented, "It's very good for Crisi tions - fiction and biography. our authors to be hortli ted for These include James Kelman 's "A such a prestigious prize. They are it aim a a ph1lo ph i to pre­ Disaffection" and "Penelope's very pleased." by eri William erve the tatus qu . " Hat" by Ronald Frame. Stephen Gill's biography of Wei Wu also m nti ned that The James Tait Black Memo­ William Wordsworth also appears' ON Saturday, two Edin­ ' fear ha a larg patt in preve_nt­ rial Prizes have been awarded on the shortlist. His editor at ing pe pie fr m demanding annually since 1919 for the best Oxford University Press told Stu­ burgh student in the Chine e change. The la in hina states Disaffected, Jame~ ~elman. work in each catagory published dent, "We expected the book to Pro-reform Group, Wei Wu that you are guilty until proven during the previous year. Eacfi be nominated for several prizes. It and Guang Hua, were invited inno ent. The repercu ion for successful author will receive is our major biography this year h_,. Susan Skphl'li for a question and an wer ome tudent in the Pro-reform £1,500, financed from the James and has received wonderful session with the Univer ity's movement ha been a re-educa­ Tait Memorial Prize Fund and a reviews." Community Action Group. tion programme " THE NOMINATIONS for grant from the Scottish Arts The winners will be announced On being a ked how the mas~es Council. Edinburgh University's two at the beginning of February and _in hina ee the political itu_at1on News of the nominations was will join the ranks of such previ­ Wei Wu set the background to James Tait Black Memorial after Tianamen quare, Wei Wu welcomed by all the authors con­ ous recipients of the awards as the events at Tiana men Square by · explained that "the revolt was Prizes were .announced last cerned.