8.3.84 20p ..___ Edinburgh University Student Newspape..---- .. Inside Art College revolt more drugs ... and pop goes the opera!! reviews 2 THE STUDENT Thursday, 8th March 1984 News . .. News ... News . .. News . .. News ... New Anti- Apartheid demonstration NEWS ,N BRIEF This Monday lunchtime comment on this action as being from the national newspapers and his home country. "provocative on behalf of the local radio stations. The EU A-AS The Conservatives' President saw a group of members Tories" have awarded themselves a major Andrew: " I wasn't here last week I Better Baths and supporters of There was great confusion as to victory for this as they have gained was in Chesterfield" Ryland, PORTOBELLO BATHS are to Edinburgh University's whether or not this mysterious a lot o f unexpected (and free) emerged briefly to defend the get a £155,000 facelift. A gym/ publicity. Through this they hope Anti-Apartheid Society Consul was going to attend his choice of speaker. Not one of the training room Is being built within luncheon appointment, with the they have achieved at least one of FCS favours apartheid, he said, the 86-year-old building, and· holding a demonstration differing factions having varied their aims for this week. they had wanted to hear Mr other Improvements will ensure outside Teviot Row stories. The Conservative group The first being to c reate an Volshenk speak and ~sk him a few better energy conservation. This Is awareness in th e public of the evils Union. They were maintained throughout that the questions. good news for the 100-odd engagement had been cancelled a of apartheid; secondly, they want Another student, Zimbabwean pensioners who, among others, sounding-off about an fortnight ago, as the event had to c lear up any misconceptions David Geddes, backed him up. He use the baths every weekday. invitation made on behalf been mistakenly publicised given by the British press that described apartheid as 'the most of the Federation of against the wishes of their S. apartheid is reforming; and lastly degrading system in the world' African speaker, who wanted no to help EU students understand (and who would argue with that?) Dirt alert Conservative Students that because the British govern­ trouble - in the form of before retreating to lunch. REFUSING TO TAKE your turn ment was elected by its citizens, for the South African demonstrations for example. On More people wandered about. at tenement stair-cleaning could and it along with other Consul General to attend the other hand the society c laim The demosntrators chanted on. Mr mean a £50 fine now that strict new governments gives aid to S. Africa, that they only discovered about Hyland issued a categorical denial district by-laws are in force. With a one of their weekly apartheid can survi've: thus can the this controversial lunch last (after consultation with Dr Charles high proportion of Edinburgh A-A c laim that the British public ·informal lunches. Thursday evening and when they Fishburne, Permanent Secretary) citizens sharing stairways, lazy can be seen as being indirectly The stormy protest was made telephoned SAC member Susan that they were violating an tenants can mean extra work for responsible for this, and they because the society felt that this Deacon on Saturday, she told apartheid free zone. It appears that the more fastidious. Councillors appeal to people to register a " invitation" was a direct contra­ them that as far as she knew it was surprise, surprise - the hope polit:e will enforce the new protest by writing to their local d iction of a resolution that they still going ahead. The society even General Meeting at which that penalties. claim was passed at an EUSA went to the extreme of speculating MPs, petitioning or providing motion was proposed wasn't General Meeting last year, when over the possibility of the Consul material or moral support for those quorate. Edinburgh University declared sitting in a car nearby, waiting in in S. Africa. Although the society's meeting Conservation prize itself an apartheid-free zone. They the hope that the demonstrators An anonymous South African on Monday was cancelled in view EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY'S also believe that it is a deliberate would eventually disperse, so he exile in attendance put the o f the demonstration, there are would be able to make a safe society's last a im aptly, i f many more activities, talks and Fuel Conservation Group are provocation from the EU holding a competition to promote Conservative Party to invite a entrance. Howeve r, the demon­ somewhat bluntly: " The British meetings arranged throughout the "a conscientious attitude to supporter of th e apartheid ideals, strators remained s t eadfast, government is tainted with the week of action (5th-9th March) energy usage". The best when the opposing movement is at chanting slogans to passers-by. blood of South African people by which got off to a noisy, if conservation Idea for 1984 will win the beginning of its week of action. Amongst their repertoire were vi rtue o f its collaboration." He also unplanned , start. Details of all £25 if from an individual, £100 If David Thomas, President of the such gems as " Don't be a racist, said that had the Conservative these events can be found on the from a department. The Social Democratic Club, as an don't be a fool: support black meeting gone ahead as planned, Anti-Apartheid leaflets and competition Is open to all staff and innocent yet interested by stander, majority rule". he would have attended and posters of which there are dozens students. Entries should be sent to held a very similar opinion, a All this general fuss was enough demanded his right to free speech kicking around the campus. Ms L. Petrova, Buildings Office, passing a somewhat expected to arouse the interest of reporters - something that is denied him in Katrina Philip Old College, by 31st May. New opera centre Politics students A PLAN for a new theatre complex in Ed inburgh has been put forward. It involves spending £14 million on a 1,500-seat, " no at by- election frills"· theatre able to stage conce r ts and operas. Th e proposed site is at Castle Terrace Ed inburgh students' professional Last week's Chester­ where many opera house project~ work was acknowledged on the have come to grief in the past. field by-election came -Newsnight By-election Special under the close scrutiny programme. of a team of Edinburgh At the Conservative hustings, earlier in the week, Edinburgh Teviot beer University Politics students had also made an students. Led by Senior impression. Their constant LOVERS OF THE beer in Teviot Lecturer Henry Drucker, barracking of Lord Whitelaw Row bars may soon be in for a caused him considerable shock. Negotiations could be the 26 students and consternation, and forced him to· starling shortly to change T eviot's accompanying lecturers concede that the decision on suppliers involving a switch from visited the Derbyshire GCHO had not been taken in McEwan's Heavy to Dryborough's town to study the Cabinet, and that he had been and IPA lo Belhaven. However, the consulted. These admissions later · Finance Committee still has to • machinations of a by­ constituted the main part of the give its approval and a loan from election. Radio 4 news. Scottish and Newcastle breweries, the sponsors of T evict bars, has to The group, consisting of The Politics Depa rtment ' s be paid off first. Well, don't look at me! honours students and first years, tradition of sending a team to by­ Department were, according to spent Tuesday and Wednesday elections began in 1981 wi th Information at last for Crosby. In total they have visited those of you who have the Director of Physical attending hustings , meeting Education, Mr Alan Chainey, candidates and campaigning for five. Hen ry Drucker now feels that been spending the last unprepared to compromise. A new the va rious parties. perhaps Chesterfield marks the A load of balloons few weeks under the load of wood was requested and end of an era of interesting and Dr Drucker felt that visiting ANYONE WHO LOVES bouncing justice, as in the movies , important by-elections: " The tables in the Pear Tree, chesterfield had proved a valuable up-and-down on air-filled triumphed. The new consignment Alliance haven't broken the mould, while wondering what experi ence: "Those who only balloons is in for a treat. Teviot is expected next week, and an and I don't believe this group can." pursue the academic study of Row is to hold a very unusual disco can have happened to the official opening is scheduled for With 17 candidates Chesterfield politics can become ve r y on Friday, March 9, involving lots 1st May, although it's hoped that probably also marks the end of the much-vaunted new arrogant." of huge balloons. The 'Bouncing the courts will be in use by the plethora of 'lunatic fringe' squash courts being built Disco· is to take place in the beginning of the summer term. He went on to explain how candidates appearing in by­ Debating Hall whose floor timbers at the Pleasance, centre­ Financially , the cost of involvement in the melee of a 'rea l' elections, as the electoral deposit campaign was the only way 'to get are not rek nowned for their piece of a £300,000 Triumphant Vi rtue isn't yet known, wi ll soon be raised to £1 ,000. Dr the smell <:f politics'. Dru cker d esc ribed this as inordinate strength.