Ji Paper bashing S'I' COMMENT ON THE INSIDE PAGES 7&Pb-11111 incorporating j'Airt magazine Britain's biggest weekly student newspaper May 17,. 1996 Vol 26: Issue 22 CHILD'S PLAY? Our home the police hideout Cinema's new kids on the block are growing up fast. THE FRESHERS WHO HELPED AN inside Jim Biswell tries to discipline a row in film school UNDERCOVER MANHUNT • iuiCe pages 10-11 ON THE AGENDA: Tunisian travels. interviews and how to impress. the science of smiling ,an0 inore,.F.rontpage 1 3 `Sick' cab journey sparks warnings FATAL CRAS MINI -CAB passengers are HES: being warned to be on their guard this week after a disanbing case of sexual liars:ism-nem writes Phil Krofthit A lone female student says she was subjected to a terrifying ordeal after a taxi driver attrinpW to involve her in an explicit conversation. The swill year .Arts student was picked up NEW C AIGN three rime by the sarne man in the past week Initially he made harmless minvtailation, tan Death toll rises on the third occasion the discus.sion took a sinister Ilan. "He .started talking on Leeds' most about how many times he had had sex, and Marled asking me tines-now, such as how, long ago was your last boyfriend and do you dangerous road nia.sturbate'r the student said. "But the scariest hit ABBIE JONES & GAIL DAVIDSON was when he told me lie had got a hard one." A SPATE of serious road accidents on . Threaten the Otley Road has sparked renewed Although the driver did calls for tough action to be taken nut physically assault her at any point, she felt very against reckless drivers in threatened. "1 couldn't Headingley. look at tarn - I was rtudly terrified and was only half Last week a 20-year-old man was run over way home," she said. "I and killed by a car outside Harpo's Pizza realised that this man Place, and student Martin O'Neill. 19. of could have driven me anywhere." Chestnut Avenue was seriously injured after Flo eventually stropped being knocked over and dragged along by a her off at her home. van outside Leeds University's Henry Price apologising if he had offended her. "I was just flats. shocked," she said. "It The incidents - the latest in a series of road accidents made me feelsick." in the area - have prompted a major campaign by Police say students LMUSLI, as well as new measures by the police and should be larefut because Leeds City Council. such behaviourcould get And (h statistics have revealed that this vcar's worse. road casualty total to Leeds is the highest for more than 2t) Jane Astrid Deviate, years. bucking the national trend. Women's Olrieer at LULL Dominic Margetson. VP Education and Carnpaiens at said local council LIVIUSU, has written to Leeds councillors urging the creation pmeedures for vetting taxi of cycle lanes along the Otley Road to reduce accidents and driver applicants arc not improve safety for Cyclists and pedestrians. It is hoped such CALLING TIME: Royal Park landlord Brian ligorous enough. measures would also minimise traffic because more people Last orders Trueman is heading back to his roots after retiring "You take a taxi to be would he encouraged to cycle rather than use a car. safer." she said. "But A similar scheme is under way by LIJU Exec who want to as boss of studentland's most famous pub students should use a go a step lusher and see cycle paths laid out parallel. but not after six years Full story: page 2 Pic: Willem Jaspert reputable Ovate hire firm CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 to make sure." INSIDE: News 1-9, Inside Pages 6-7. Feature 10-11, Agenda 13-15. Sport 17-20. Plus 16 page juice pullout magazine UNr.',...L.TY EDS 2 LEEnss„,,„,,r, Matto May 17, 140t, News Get ready to reclaim the streets Fatal STUDENT pedestri en. we want to le is qre ilskiependcht GRAFFITI saboteurs, who have Ittractions including street teed. Maiden: evaluate ibis,' he explained. arwaporper xerl ing $lioltilis at artists, jugglers and life size been makiee their mark on L.So However. a spokesperson for tared. Uniter•II). I reds billboards. are orgameing a cloy punnets. 11 will take place on a fotgrropolitan elm rpn,iry 0,90 oft rr Leeds City Celine' I expressed nowthillitle to protest against blocked off street in I he City crashes ckilly$0 in slid &tome Ueda, Al l Go of party ing disappoiniment that Leeds he,- 0113' Jour:moos ate& hr a eete cars this weekend, write% bixtisa Cadre. Cent from page I ^ • • 17i / A unce again been targeted as a robrbars, but It yoti have ant Gregsvol. Andrew Ms:Pherson, a problem /. ptrapr connote the Pliiio4 senile fur the protest. adjacent to, the busy A-mad, reedaie- Anti-car pressure group poketperson for the "We do feel strongly that Martin Young. Financial Affairs tavda Student nes.,,p4prr Reclaim the Streets is organising organisation, conunented on the Leeds is the wrong city for them Secretary al LUU. explained: Utah 'nlverstiv street parties up and down the billboard grafitti saying that any IN r lint to target. We have already got "We are very concerned about inny tomorniw in an attempt putilleity was good publicity. !.tans el- the number of road accidents 'Roads ttelay are built to the message about people- 1St net to mist cash for the organisation, occuring in this area. The Otley STREET PEOPLE: Grafitti at Hyde The free event will Feature accommodate the car not the friendly city cenu Perk corner Pic: Pete Cotton Road is obviously over- ',fat Rut.' burdened and therefore Demi, FAttior dangerous since it-cannot cope with the amount of traffic. The Mitor Jory. obvious solution would be to take traffic off but since this is Ann Fehr. not feasible we believe a cycle 0,111 loin lane would help." ClAr 1.wri •..•prro Waller Leeds City Courted and the Weetwood Police Road Traffic Unit have expressed support for Fans kick off the union campaigns. Sarah Perrige, Heedingley's Labour Councillor, labelled the Otlev 3 Affair.; FAII.T Road "major safety pmblem" h•11,1.tra vliatc.• and said that she was Foal MTV VANIar "absolutely m favour of cycling up aa tracks. I am happy to back IQ:wan! F • I•I anything that will make the !mull Otley %tad a sitter and cleaner 311.1.*I Idler place." she added Light. tielkorm after cup final See Opinion: page 6 Is 1.1c,fia, Ri Kies tee is. A FIGHT between rival football fans erupted during the FA Cup Final in a ANYONE FOR A CARROT? Bye Brian t herr Via. 1-11hun Leeds pub last weekend. THE departure of one of Hyde A group of Park's most renews lundionis between 10 and 12 PUB BRAWL left student.. across the eite in Leeds United AFTER TV mourning this week. writo Chris supporters started the Nrurrilrnn. Brian Truemtue landlord of disturbance in the SHOWING the Royal Park pub on Queen's Feast and Firkin pub Road, left last Sunday to take up during the match OF FA CUP a post in his hone town of Maths firealee. Sean Barnsley after six years in charts halation Editm, between Manchester Dear, Roar Clarke witnessed the eV011i of the infamous watering hole. s.& '11.-rt, United and Liverpool. and described the state of Brian says there is no doubt The Leeds fans hit SCIPIO tag. one of the victims: "He he and his wife. Christine. will D.11•1•1i Mani someone wearing a had his head in his hands miss the pub: -We've enjoyed it Nadir% Eitline, Manchester United shirt and there was blood all immensely but it has been rsikr Ale. (Sultry and then started pouring. ever." terribly hard work. I'm Wdali Police Were called and immensely proud of what we've Assidint Sport Labor beer over the fan and Paul NatsartSur singing anti-Manchester several vans arrived done and I'm sure it's now the nese Laker songs, quickly. Officers then hest student pub in the AMA:. huin asked the fans to leave The new residents of the Admlighlg tHrto.r Goal The Feast and Firkin Royal Park, Clary and Lyn Gerfcchl.hivir-, landlord played down the Banass, have moved from the Uthhatli The pub was filled with "cell incident. saying. "it wee:1'i Shaftesbury Hotel on York cheers and chants as really a fight. it W4 iust a Road. They promise it will he Cantona scored the scuffle between Iwo business as usual at their new Heard a good winning goal, but while people that was user in home: "les a much bigger. better store Call the proud fans eiriebneed their minutes . and busier place so it'll take a Learn's victory. the Leeds However Sean, a while to get settled in.- said fans began hitting anyone Manchester United CULINARY DELIGHTS. Mind, Body and Spirit week ended last Gary, who dared Let cheer. supporter himself, didn't Friday with a Ready, Steady. Cook competition, where students had 30 "We had a el aple of punters Newsdesk As their anger turned to feel the incident ruined the minutes to create culinary masterpieces coached by top university chefs. In on the first night asking about eetreme violence_ they day. Meanwhile organisers Becca Ryan and Helen Cochrane dressed as a lock-ins, but we've got to gel te appruaehed the bar and 0113 He views the wted• giant carrot and banana respectively and handed out tree fruit and veg to know everyone iiree However started smashing and thing as "just a claNt) • passing students.