Guns don’t kill people... Watching rappers go by, Music interviews Goldie Lookin’ Chain - p. 21 No. 617 The Independent Cambridge Student Newspaper since 1947 Friday March 04, 2005 Tom Dye King’s students vent “A non-political, service based union; responsive, relevant and primarily anger over likely concerned with the life of appointment of Cambridge students” new Senior Tutor Laura Walsh Lucy Phillips widening at this college, and to comment on this matter. Chine Mbubaegbu that there are serious struc- Current and former stu- “An accountable, visible, tural flaws in the appoint- dents at King’s have alleged DR GEOFF MOGGRIDGE, ment processes to senior more serious incidents sensible union of colleges current Lay Dean of King’s executive positions.” involving Moggridge. He working together for College, appears set to become Onur Teymur, a second year has strongly denied any the benefit of students” the college’s next Senior Tutor, Mathematician, who sits on the rumours that he had inap- despite fierce criticism from the college council, said: “For the propriate relations with a student body concerning the students, the appointment of the female undergraduate after a nature of his appointment and Senior Tutor is the most impor- formal hall took place in col- his suitability for the post. tant of all the senior college offi- lege last May. Moggridge is A member of the college cers. The Senior Tutor has the said to have been seen going council has disclosed to Varsity most day-to-day contact with up to his room at the top of that Moggridge’s appointment students. Students are riled the Gibbs Building with the Robin Sivapalan was passed by the council last because, without being told, girl. He acknowledged to Friday, with minutes of the we’re going to be getting some- Varsity that he “took her onto meeting confirming the one who is very unpopular.” the roof of the Gibbs build- “Education is not for sale. appointment circulated to Moggridge’s unpopularity ing after a party”, but did not members yesterday (Thursday). stems from allegations of mis- offer any further comment. A 20,000 strong union” The College’s Governing body conduct with a female student, Moggridge has also been crit- are yet to give the go-ahead, verbal abuse and his public con- icised for his outspoken con- but this is reported to be a mat- demnation of the University’s tempt of the University’s admis- ter of routine. admissions system. sion’s process. In 1998 a book Students at King’s are dis- Most recently, Moggridge’s was published, entitled ‘Beating satisfied with the state of proposals to change the nature the Boffins’, in which affairs that have led to of the popular ‘Mingle’ event Moggridge said of the inter- Moggridge’s appointment. have angered members of the views procedure: “...candidates’ Ben Harrison, King’s student body. In his role as Lay failure to successfully negotiate College Student Union Dean, Moggridge sent out an this complex system only adds to CUSU candidates announced (KCSU) Co-Ordinator, has email defending his position the random element in the Sharon Macauley hustings were candidates didates running for the posi- called an emergency meeting with regard to the Mingle. admissions system.” Geoff for Access Officer and tion. Helen Marks, Suzy for this evening because, he Amongst other things, it Parks, Director of Admissions ELECTION CAMPAIGNS Target Campaigns Officer, Milburn, Michelle Nuttall says, they are “unhappy imposed a ban on any advertis- for Cambridge Colleges, said for the next CUSU team are despite an emphasis having amd Sam Skinner are hoping about the potential candi- ing of the event and has imposed that he could not comment on well under way, with the can- been placed on widening to replace Jo Read as the cur- date” and, given Moggridge’s restrictions on capacity and the book because he had not didates having been entrance to the University rent Women’s Officer. current relationship with access for non-college members. read it. But he added, “There announced on Wednesday by both the Admissions Three candidates are also students and the Exec, “his The Cellar Bar committee at the may have been an element of night during the first round of Office and CUSU. The standing for the position of appointment would pose college rejected the restrictions: truth in this seven years ago but hustings at The Union. current president, Wes Academic Affairs, including many potential problems”. “He [Moggridge] argued that since then the admissions Three candidates are in the Streeting, urged students Drew Livingston, the current He added, with reference the Mingle has always been process has become more trans- running to take over from Wes to put themselves forward officer, who is hoping to serve to previous consultation with described as a Kings’ only party. parent and there is a lot more Streeting’s role as President of for the post of Access another term, Sam Caldwell students: “The fact that he This is just not true. We pointed access to information.” The the student’s union – Tom Officer during the by-elec- and Leti Littlewood. has been appointed Senior out that the nature of the book is no longer in print. Dye, Robin Sivapalan and tions that will take place at Hustings will take place in Tutor despite there being no Mingle is for King’s students to King’s College Council are Laura Walsh. The three can- the same time as elections various venues throughout substantive consultation interact more with other colleges due to meet again on didates have very different to the University board. the University. Polling will process, is endemic of the and helps to develop inter-col- Monday and the Governing ideas as to what they hope to The post of Women’s begin next Wednesday. fact that the gap between lege relationships, he did not Body are expected to con- deliver as CUSU President. Officer, however, proved Students will be able to vote students and fellows is agree.” Moggridge did not wish vene on Tuesday. Notable absentees from more popular, with four can- at their college. UNION ELECTIONS PAGE 5 CUSU ELECTIONS PAGE 6 KNOWING ME PAGE 9 CONSPIRACY PAGE 13 SHORT BUT SWEET PAGE 19 THE FRESH PRINCE PAGE 22 CROWD-PLEASER PAGE 24 BLUE STREAK PAGE 27 2 NEWS March 04, 2005 www.varsity.co.uk News in Brief Union elections get underway Road harmony Amy Goodwin emphasised that they were confi- debates to debauchery.” Through years Ali Al-Ansari and Luke utter commitment” to the Union A psychological survey of dent of a fair election based on “persistence and determination” Pearce. Whilst Pearce chose to by helping to promote it to the cyclists in Oxford and NOMINATIONS FOR elec- “mutual respect” and free from and under the “experienced and stand as an independent candi- outside world. Al-Ansari aims to Cambridge has been drawn up tion to posts within the what Scott referred to as “dirty imaginative” leadership he thinks date because he sees himself as a “push hard for the dramatic low- by researchers from Bath Cambridge Union were tricks campaigning.” he is able to provide, it could ful- “team player” who will “concen- ering of membership fees for University in the hope of find- announced last night. Every Swersky even expressed his fil its promise to “entertain, trate on the job in hand,” Al- those who can’t afford it.” He ing a way to help bike users and position is being contested, sig- disappointment that a planned enlighten and excite” students. Ansari was originally a candidate thinks it is “tragic” that those bus drivers get on. Thousands nalling an election that will be Union Idol duet between the two Asked what they saw as the for President before withdrawing from “a different side of the of cyclists from the two cities “undoubtedly heated” yet “ami- has had to be cancelled following largest problems currently facing to stand as Treasurer on Adam political and economic spectrum” will be asked to detail their able,” insisted candidates. the postponement of the event. the Union, both candidates men- Swersky’s electoral slate. He are “excluded” from the benefits experiences with buses on the Heading the list are However, the anticipated tioned its image, most obviously explains that although he has of membership, and believes that roads and workshops will be Presidential candidates Adam closeness of the result and the conveyed in members’ voting “big ideas” for the Union’s future, increasing diversity would “inject held for bus drivers to give Swersky and Jennifer Scott. Both electoral reforms implemented apathy, and the increasingly consultation with other members a new lease of life” into debate. their side of the story too. The by current President Alasdair dilapidated building. Scott including next term’s President Richard Magrath and Alyson aim is to draw up safety mes- Ross mean that turnout is believes that the Union’s best way Jaffar Khan led him to believe he Thompson are standing for elec- sages for both sets of users. expected to be higher than ever. to deal with the former issue is to would have a better chance of tion as Senior Officer. The tests will be trialed in Scott spoke of how “incredibly change opinion gradually by con- achieving his goals if he gave Candidates for Entertainments Oxford and Cambridge will be excited” she was about the cam- tinuing to be “genuinely nice himself more time to gain ‘expe- Officer are Zahra Khan and used as the control. paign, adding, “This is such a people.” She also stated that rience’ and ‘insider knowledge’.