do 0., LEEDS UNIVERSITY Umom G.G.M. ISTUDENT' Tuesday 19th Nov. — 1.00pm - Riley Smith Hall INDEPENDENT LEEDS AREA STUDENT NEWSPAPER OUTSPAN POLY STUDENT JUN/ PED ON BY THUGS OUT PLAN AndySENSELESS West, a second year B.Ed stu- on Wednesday afternoon. dent, was attacked on his way home Still convalescing, Andy West suf- STUDENTS TAKE A.A . from the Beckett Park Disco last Tues- fered a broken finger, a broken nose, a day. swollen jaw and needed stitches in his PROTEST TO THE SHOPPERS Passing the tennis courts, he was set head. Chaos ha the checkouts at group. Jeremy Priest and upon from behind by at least two several Yorkshire supermarkets Pauline Bailes, being frogmar- assailants. Kicked unconscious and Police have no leads as to the perpet- last week as a group of students ched off to the managers office. bleeding from the head and hands, Mr. rators of this apparently unmotivated abandoned trolley loads of No action could he taken West awoke to find himself on the back and vicious attack, but warn students of South African produce at the against them as the protest was seat of a car, in a garage, somewhere in the dangers of walking alone in poorly this in a protest against apar- entirely legal, but a supervisor lit areas, such as the Park and Wood- theid. told them they were "silly the Shaw Lane area. It was 6am and The eight students were all fools". confused and in pain he was able to flag house Moor, where there have also been from the University and their To further encourage the down a police car which took him to the a number of attacks recently. action was aimed at drawing boycott of such products as Lib- infirmary, from where he was released GREG HEATON attention to the fact that local by's. Cape, Outspan and Bull Report by JOANNA WALTERS supermarkets stock goods sup- Brand in local stores, some of plied by firms such as Del theprotestors felt students Monte, John West and Shar- should take their own initiative woods who have dealings in in causing disruptions similar to South Africa. those on Tuesday. "If it hap- They made their protest by pened every day there'd be so collecting the blacklisted goods much chaos," said Pauline from the shelves. putting them l3ailes. through the checkouts. then Although several store mana- handing the bewildered gers claimed no responsibility cashiers an apology note ex- for the decision to stock South plaining that the goods would African goods and felt it was not be paid for, before walking "not his job" to get involved, out. As the protestors synchro- this typified what the protestors nised their arrival at each till. felt was an ignorant viewpoint: customer service was tempor- "they are the tiny cogs that arik. brought to a standstill. allow the big machine of apar- Leeds city centre Morrisons theid to roll on." v. as the first victim of the action Sainsbury's near Adel and last Tuesday and cashiers and Asda in Holt Park ground to a security staff became irate as halt last Friday as similar action piles of canned fruit and curry by the protest group disrupted powder cluttered the checkouts checkout service for several mi- and tills were left overrung. Im- nutes. Asda management • Oh Blow, I left my brain on the meat counter. Photo; Stephen Robinson patient shoppers muttered ab- caught on to the plot before the out 'long haired students' and students involved reached the ers they felt it was wrong to capable of making their own customers." store manager Mr. Preston told tills. However, as filling a trol- adopt a political standpoint and decisions and have the right to Although this action was not security staff, ''when you see ley with goods does not consti- their pnme responsibility was do so. officially endorsed by the Anti- anyone picking up the Del tute any offence, staff were un- to the customers. Products not "South African produce is Apartheid society, Paul. Bran- Monte stuff, march them out of able to interfere until the pro- available at home are purch- fully labelled at Sainsbury's and nen LUU Anti-Apartheid the store." testors had finished their 'shop- ased from, among other places. if sales of these goods show a secretary said "this type of cam- The protestors made their ping' by which time the desired South Africa whose produce is significant decline. stocking paigning is very close to the getaway and motored quickly effect had been achieved and of a very high quality. The policies will have to be re- edge - it appears illegal but it to Morrisons in Rothwell where queues were delayed. spokesperson continued, "It is viewed." Therefore "the long isn't. And because of this it is a disruption caused in the same A spokesperson for Sains- wrong to make decisions on be- term future of South African more effective way of protest- manner ended with two of the bury's later stated that as retail- half of our customers who are produce lies in the hands of our ing than handing out leaflets." UNIVERSITY Delegates: Claire Hanna, Martin N.U.S. CHRISTMAS LIST Lachs, Marcus Sheff, Gavin Carter, Claire Whiteley, Paul Brannen, Rob University and Polytechnic NUS believed this reflected "a growing ecutive attracted surprisingly low the last delegate's position. l le said Christmas Conference elections base for Labour among students.' numbers of votes. Frank Horvath. -I didn't do too badly considering I Minsnull, Sam Chugg, Torn Kelley, this week resulted in mixed Alliance candidates also saw a treasurer, failed to be elected, didn't canvas, didn't vote and Jeff Samuels. Kevin Shute, selections of delegates with the strong vote. Claire Hanna. an SDP gaining only eleven of the 563 votes didn't use the position of president Observers: Nigel Wright, Seth left clearly doing well. candidate. topped the University cast. Frank believes his lack of to attract support." poll together with Labour's Marcus success has nothing to do with his No Conservative candidate stood Harman, Ian Gillibrand Three of the six Polytechnic de- Shelf and Martin Lachs, re-cent 'defection' to the Labour at the Polytechnic, but controversy legates are members o( the Labour At the Polytechnic, Alliance Club. Instead he blames a Iow turn- surrounded the election of Tory, Club. while eight of those elected , POLYTECHNIC candidates Nick Millard and Jane out and an inability to mobilise his Gavin Carter at the ilnivci u at the University are members of Tommy Hutchinson, Brophy were elected as delegates, 'popular support on the streets', Following a blackout of Delegates: the National Organisation of Jackie Clough, a third Alliance due to the pressures of his post. material on his manifesto. %% Inch Ed Gamble, Karen Swift. Nick Mil- Labour Students. LUU General candidate only lost out to Chris Fellow executive member, Anne Gavin described as 'perry', he went lard, Jane Brophy. Chris Tidey Secretary, Rob Minshull, said he fidey (Ind) by 0.28 of a vote after a Baxter. also tailed to be elected on to poll a high number of votes to Observers: Jonny Adler, Jackie recount. while LUU President, Kevin ensure election. Clough. INSIDE Several members of LUU Ex- Shute. could only edge his way into G. STODDART NEWS REVIEWS, WHY BRITAIN MUST CLIVE PONTING PLUS COMPLETE ARTS & SPORTS IMPOSE SANCTIONS NOW on freedom of life WHATS ON IN TO MANDATE OR BRIEF Five women, charged with cri- NOT TO MANDATE? minal damage for smashing sculptures in a Poly exhibition Leeds Polytechnic is on the Li ► ed to organise the referen- Chris Tidey told Leeds Stu- last year, are currently standing dum ballot within two weeks. It dent that hepesonally does not trial at Leeds Crown Court. verge of holding its first ever referendum. It will decide will begin on the 25th Novem- agree with the idea of freeing Supporters of the women are ber and run until the 27th. NUS conference delegates from Why was the disruption of Cam- picketing the court for the two whether the Poly's NUS confer- ence delegates should be man- Under the present system the their links with the student pus Crusade's abortion film week duration of the trial. Poly's conference delegates are body. "It will leave us with no allowed? Can the president and Poly President, Jill Smith, is a dated to vote in accordance with headed by a conference leader control over what delegates are house secretary give their witness in the case and therefore union policy. who makes sure that they vote doing." he claims. views? The president wasn't was unable to comment, The referendum question will in accordance with union policy there but house secretary, Au- although she has not yet been ask students whether they wish decided at OGM's. if a dele- sten Garth, explained they were called to give evidence. to see existing laws, which man- Liberals David Glasgow and gate acts against the wishes of allowed to hold the meeting, but Supporters of the five women date delegates to vote in this Terry Blackwood, who called th', union he can be brought up people are also allowed to dis- claim that the sculptures were way, abolished or not. It has for the referendum said in a in front of the student repre- rupt it - Catch 22! pornographic and portrayed ex- been requested by members of letter to Leeds Student that the Polytechnic liberal society, sentative council and disci- plicit violence against women. "mandation means that dele- By the way. the subject of Mr.