Incorporating juice magazine Britain's biggest weekly student newspaper May 10, 1996 `SEX IS FAR MORE "menages" Creating EXCITING THAN DJing' the p rfe BOY GEORGE SPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT LIFE. LOVE AND BUGGERY perso cenhe THE REHABILITATION OF ERIC CANTONA - Special report by Joel Rickett, page 6 TEENAGE GANG Grad ball places are just the ticket FORCED US OUT Y finalists grabbed the lust places for the graduatimi boll • after orgaaisers sold tickets at Residents flee a rate of a thousand an hour, writer Alan Roprr. Organisers were forced to print an extra after series of thousand passes when demand doubled that on last year's event. Hundreds queued around I.UU's foyer violent attacks before tickets finally ran out on Tuesday BY LOUISA GREOScIN lunchtime, leaving many finalists disappointed. A VICIOUS gang of children Demand terrorised six female students Ontaniser Paula forcing them to flee their home. Sandham apologised to The students had to make a night-time those who have been unable lo get a place escape from their house on Hyde Park Road 'We're flabbergasted by after suffering months of repeated abuse from the response We never the group of thugs, aged between I I and 15. expected this kind of demand and only was terrifying." said one. "We were constantly "It budgeted for 2.1XII harassed. Our windows were smashed. we were spat tickets We'd like to print at, had stories thrown at us and were verbally abused in extra but we physically the street." can't fit any more on the The NiUderliS. from both universities in Leeds. say they site." took desperate measures to avoid the attacks- "We resorted The event, which has to staying at other people's houses rather than being left taken months of alone in the house." planning, takes place VII One of the residents. a finalist in Urban Development .11111C 21 at Allenon Castle Studies, missed a week of lectures when she went home to in Knateshorough and is escape the attacks. set to he the biggest ever Eventually they could take no more and escaped with graduation ball in Leeds. their belongings in the early hours to avoid tieing seen by the Highlights include a gang, They are now living in another pan of the Hyde Park marquee featuring Vague area. His, live hands and Police were alerted and have cautioned the youths but no fairground rides. charges can be brought because of their ages. All the proceeds from Concern has been mounting recently over the rising tide FASHION PASSION: Students from both the event will go to local of violence and disorder by gangs of youths in the area. A Catwalk kids universities in Leeds joined together this week to charities including Oxfam spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said action is being produce the 'Walk This Way Fashion Show'. and an appeal for a new taken to reduce levels of violence around Hyde Park. and strut their stuff scanner at the Leeds diversion programmes will be set up to prevent boredom Money stolen: See page 2 Pic: Clare Grafik General Infirmary. among youths in an effort to combat the problem INSIDE: News 1-9, Comment 6-7, Feature 10-11, Travel 13, Careers 14, Sport 16-20. Plus 16 page juice pullout magazine UNIIV7.1,5iTY OF LEEDS 2 LEEDS STUDENT Friday May 10, 1..m* News Election blow for young hopefuls err STUDENT thiyersity students. were [he three will he standing THIt t;student in their home towns next year 1.:I/ l• rmicilcurdirld with beaten by al least 1-2.000 hopefuls met and in the meantime will he disappointment last Thursday votes, but this was still up on campaigning in the (JMI'd./1)115 when they failed to win seats the Lib Dem vote for last forthcoming General in the local elections. ten or. year Despite obvious Election. They are determined Naga tit'berm'. to pursue political careers and David Freeman. Mark disappointment. the students MANC WAG did not believe they would are hopeful of success in the Pattenden and Ian Findlay A thief who tound God ga,:e a Lomb with "We are y win e. this is near future. ■ laded in their bids to become man in Manchester a new Lteds 1 ruscivi I Nit!, only the beginning." said • Controversial Headingley II) Rot 157 Liberal Democrat councillors Walkman and t20 to replace Labour Councillor Sarah t Fit kS for the university Ward, Freeman. He insists that they throne he stole in 1991, LSI 11,111 PIPPED AT THE POLLS: David. Kirkstall and Chapel Allmon. "have not been put off, and Perrigo was comfortably Mark and tan Ptc: Willem Jasoert rh o three, all Leeds are more eager than cc er. returned for a second terra. 104141at sua Rum BRICKING AND ENTERING Dupery •ditur A social worker on a prison Ovid Sritrth visit realised she had locked inke Edlioe her keys in her ear. A warder ■ lmr.. rounded up some inmates who Arts FAITUrn were doing time for car theft to rot 1. help break into the vehicle. A prisiinei in the jail in Alabama said he'd be glad to assist - and KOMI. i•Alii4q, Cameras fail to lobbed a brick through her Celt I atIm PONG ARM OF THE LAW Consumer . Levo,n, Smelly thief Juan Martinez had N inny. F.dtbar such bud body odour that trkirra Ihn-liarts police were able to track him Mihlant Valium hilts Mike Pilaw to his hideout simply by catch burglars foltowine his scent hen* Pars Editor %Imo, WW1 • Eslitnis riser &Mord, FIFTY thousand pounds worth of high-tech TEDDY BYE he Donne union security cameras failed to identify GET YOUR SKATES ON Elvis tan Richard Clough is to !their 1.raurs %tog burglars - because the play-hack system was be cremated in the maroon Ben Eau not working. Teddy Boy outfit he got cull., MI =LI FASHION SHOW married in 13 years ago. Thieves who stole a Widow Muriel said Richard. cash bag containine from Bradford. never wore £150 for a fashion show MARRED BY anything but his favourite were recorded on Teddy gear. camera in LUU. but as £150 ROBBERY the equipment was not CRISP N M. working. the tape could FROM UNION Asda have renamed their salt not be viewed. and vinegar crisps Salt and Organisers of the 'Walk over walls Venahles in honour of England This Way Fashion Show' "Eventually I sass them go coach Terry Venables, The into a house, so I knocked on special packs will he sold were selling tickets for the a different dour and phoned throughout the summer Euro event on Wednesday, when the police. By the time they 96 tournament. a group of four or five arrived the lads were long teenagers approached their gone." stall. The stolen money would FISHY GOINGS ON have been donated to the John Haddock has Joined the Teenagers Yorkshire Cancer Research staff of the SeaLife Centre in l'he youths asked about the fund. but as it is not covered Bournemouth - alongside Ales DItentow by union insurance, is now :gab. 1141i, show, and then grabbed the Pike. Ian Crahbe and Mark Middling complete)) list. Fisher Aryl t}1roMYW cash hag from the stall at 2.15pm. This did not affect the Freshers Richard Zackheim Fashion Show itself. which WEDDED MISS Heard a good and James Ansher, who had was successfully held al been working on the stall in LMUSU Ents Hall on A soon-to-be wed couple who story? Call the the LUU extension, chased Wednesday On shared a double decker bus to the youths out of the back of their wedding in Hampshire the union. and Richard Technical rude on different floors to Newsdesk followed them for around 20 An employee of LUU SLIDING AROUND: Students in LUU on Tuesday enjoyed free avoid filming minutes. explained the problem "We skating on a portable ice rink which had been brought Into Assistant producer Richard experiences! some techrus- .11 the Riley Smith hall as part of Mind. Body and Spirit Week. 0113 explained: "I chased them Compiled by difficulties w oh the play-back Organiser Helen Cochraine explained: "I wanted a relaxing past Charles Morris Hall. machine. but it should now be sport that everone can do." Pic: Pete Cotton Tim Gallagher 2434727 through lots of gattlens and fully operational.' 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Leeds 152 911J News LEEDS STUDENT Friday May 10. PO% Airgun attack on house IWO students came under fin; in their own Is this the new ironic last week, writes Jones, Luciano Chelan, a Spanish and Philosophy- student. and Simon Cowan. studying French ;Ind Russian. were relaxing at home last Sunday night when then house was targeted by unknown thugs armed with an aireun Pam? The drama occurred after they heard loud hangs they assumed cain• DEBBIE HEADS FOR TELLY Imm a bonfire party occumng at the same tune across the road from their STARDOM AFTER WINNING house on Brudenell Road.