ed970919 Issue 912.qxd 07/05/98 14:04 Page 1 (1,1) Issue 911 - Weekly Friday 19th September 1997 Tuition Fees: The Backlash Begins Students demonstrate against grant cuts imposed in 1996. Photo: Matt Pannell Top of the League s the academic Matt Pannell also been planning its year begins, the response. According to student move- Editor NUS President Douglas A URREY GRADUATES have results were obtained) had to be ment has been planning Trainer, “NUS has been been ranked top of the employ- Tania Rocks its reaction to the government’s sum- very clear about its policy stance on taken into account. The figures ment league, according to offi- mer announcement that tuition fees funding, and that is absolutely in line S should be interpreted carefully, as cial statistics. This follows an ‘real world’ on professional are to be introduced for all students with the policy passed at the last two individual universities often sub- already high ranking in The Times placements. going into Higher Education this time NUS conferences. That is, no tuition mit their own ratings. Good University Guide which was next year. Student groups are also fees, and enough money to live on published in May. The last The Times Good furious at plans to replace student while in education for all students. In While it could be said that the According to just-released figures University Guide, updated in grants with a loans-based system, conjunction to our opposition to fees, league tables produced for univer- from HESA, the Higher May, rated universities according also to come into effect next year. NUS will continue to lobby for an sities, like those published for Education Statistical Agency, to the ‘whole experience’ rather increased maintenance package.” He schools, give students and their Surrey Students’ Union President had earlier criticised the government 98% of Surrey graduates find than simply on job prospects. parents a good overview of uni- Nevin ‘Bob’ Moledina last night proposals as “still being at the back- employment or further training Surrey came in joint 26th place, versity performances and statis- slammed the new plans, calling them of-a-fag-packet stage” at the time within 6 months of graduating, with Cambridge and Oxford tak- tics (such as the number of staff “a real blow to all those considering they were announced, and blamed which gives Surrey the lowest ing first and second positions. The employed and general academic the option of going on to Higher ministers for the confusion over gap- number of unemployed graduates guide looked at the Universities as record), other aspects of universi- Education, particularly those from year students awaiting A-level of any Higher Education a whole, rating the teaching, poorer backgrounds.” She added that results. The NUS has balloted all its ty life have proved harder to Institution in the country, or at research, entry grades, staff-stu- the changes would not only affect member organisations to discuss assess. The old adage about get- least out of the 180 institutions dent ratios, library spending, the universities, “but the whole commu- plans for action, and decided that ting out of University life what reported. Glynis Paxton, Deputy amount of firsts and 2:1s awarded, nity, especially those at schools and regional demonstrations on you put in still holds true, and Head of Careers at Surrey, said graduate destinations and accom- Further Education colleges, and their November 1st would be the best way social activities are impossible to parents.” With this in mind, External of involving a large number of stu- that the outlook for this summer’s modation. Although Surrey rate: our library may not stay Affairs Officer Wendy France dents. graduates was “very encouraging, scored the highest on the graduate open until 2am, but how would announced that action to be taken by particularly for those with mar- destinations (above Cambridge the man from The Times have the Students’ Union will include a ketable skills who are much in and Oxford), the number of firsts fared with his clip board on a typ- ‘stakeholders day’, to involve all demand.” The reason for the high and 2:1s awarded was surprising- ical Friday Night Out in the those affected by the new fees, rather rate of employment is that most of ly low. It has been stressed, than simply a student protest. Union? the graduates have an edge over though, that the background of the their competitors as they have The National Union of Students has figures (exactly how and when the already spent a year out in the News 1 n Features 3 n Letters 4 n Music 6 n Entertainments Guide 7 . Cinema and Arts 8 n Union News 9 n Notices & Personals 10 n Sports 11 . ed970919 Issue 912.qxd 07/05/98 14:04 Page 2 (1,1) 2 News Friday 19th September 1997 n Diana tribute EIHMS hits record - sales hit eight million campus actory workers in the UK alone. It is even Lancashire have Matt Pannell on sale in Israel, where the Fbeen working Editor number of record-buyers around the clock during is so small that until now, the week to meet demand for the re- singles have never even been a viable ometime in the near future you Kamaran Loqueman onto campus by buses provided by written version of ‘Candle in the sales prospect, and the market has won’t be able to see much of the Institute. This will also mean that Wind’ by Elton John. been an albums-only one. SGuildford from the newly visitors alike. With the Austin Pearce the perimeter road will have to allow named Hari’s bar. building and the new look AVS and for buses to park and turn around. The record, which is the fastest-ever Elton John is reported to be pleased Library, I hope you can appreciate selling UK single, is the first to hit with the high sales figures, but The reason being a spangly new what a dynamic University you’re The construction work will obviously number one after only a day on sale. according to The Independent, has European Institute of Health and attending. It’s just a pity that there are prevent anybody from parking on It is moving off the shelves so fast not taken credit for the demand, and Medical Sciences building which will no buildings on this campus that have Stag Hill car park and to make things that over eight million copies have will not be performing the song in be in your face. Throughout the next been built 100% according to plan. worse Car Park 5 will be used to store been manufactured at the time of future in order to avoid “milking” the two years there will be many a Maybe the new EIHMS building will the builders equipment. Therefore the going to press, and 1.5million tragedy. builder taking half hour tea breaks be. We don’t want it sliding slowly parking situation on campus, which is advance orders have been placed in and wolf whistling at the more aes- down Stag Hill now do we? already an absolute nightmare, will thetically pleasing female students become worse. There were plans to passing by. In their spare time they The new building will mean some put parking spaces on top of the new SWT receives will be building a five storey, 7 600 building to alleviate the problem, 1500+ extra students, namely nurses square metre building on Stag Hill and midwives, on campus during the however this is still unconfirmed. car park. The design, which actually day. The flow of students in the day- The Union would also like to point £1.7million bonus looks quite good on paper, was creat- time does seem to be a little biased at out that it will be a little hazardous ed by architects Nicholas Grimshaw the moment with the lecture theatres around the Stag Hill area for quite a and Partners. It looks rather like and teaching block being on the while, so PLEASE TAKE CARE. We something from Star Trek. I have don’t want anyone climbing into a outh West Trains, requirements imposed by opposite end of campus, hopefully in been lead to believe there will be a cement mixer after a heavy Friday the train operating Matt Pannell the regulator. In a separate a couple of years there will be a nice walkway attaching the building to the Night Out. If you do, you may find company that Editor move announced on spread of students milling around the S Students Union, why this is I have no your self a permanent fixture of the Surrey students rely on Wednesday, the regulator, Union end of the University. At the idea. Maybe all the EIHMS staff will University! for services out of Guilford, has just John Swift QC, has fined the coun- moment it seems that those nurses be seen propping up Hari’s Bar at received a £1.7 million ‘performance try’s train operators £250,000 over and midwives that will be attending Lunchtime. What I’m particularly bonus’ - almost enough to cancel out their failure to provide a satisfactory lectures in the new building, will all eager to see is the new public garden the £1.8 million in fines which it paid train enquiry service. Earlier this be living at their various sites around that will be located on the east side, out over the last year. summer he had warned the the area, some coming from as far as which should be nice for students and Association of Train Companies, Chichester.