That Friday free thing Leeds St I FrkInv. retIrtrary 2. 2007 vat. 7:15SLIE 12 Top lecturer slammed for unfair conduct By Charlotte Griffiths Speaking to the Leeds Student Dr subject. The student who stayed in his decisive action - as past cases have seriously, and he was right - as a fresher I Hartley said that he had "no comment to class agreed with tins. saying: "I initially shown. We are committed to offering was pretty hungover in some of my make" on the subject and Mai "such thought that Owen Hartley was put off Nutrients and staff equality of opportunity seminars. I think that. if he is being matters were between the university and by the fact that I am well spoken and at the University , and to ensuring our dismissive in another seminar group, it is A senior lecturer in the School of History the departments concerned." But he hum the South. I had heard rumours that values of diversity. inclusiveness, probably a tactic, rather than sexism or has been disciplined by his parent continued, saying: "There's nothing eke he had a chip on his shoulder about the community and mutual respect an: prejudice, or maybe he feels a hit of department regarding his treatment of to be said. Of course some people oiler influx of Southerners to Leeds in recent reflected in all we do." rivalry between the departments". third year dissertation students in the titles that affirm plausible than others. years, but he became better as the weeks Some students taught in Hartley's Beth Forrester, LUU's education Politics department. It happens routinely every year." Went on its I persisted with my title. He parent school seem to have a more ',dicer, commented on the matter:1AM The teaching, style and persouai On request of anonymity, one female became really quite helpful and fairly positive perception of his teaching style is pleased the University has taken swift conduct of Dr Owen l lartley, a principal student described leaving Hartley's enthusiastic towards the end." Katherine Walls, a History student in action over student concerns, in line with teaching fellow in History.. had lad to a group after her Boa class. She had A spokesperson for the University her third year said: "I had a lecture by their continued focus on the student number of complaints from students of initially resigned herself to remaining in said it is policy not to comment on Hartley in the find term of my first year. experience in all aspects of University the School of Politics and International the dissertation group for the whole term, individual complaints MU continued in a he was pretty scary and rude particularly life. The Students' Union will continue to Studies IIPOLISI where Hartley. led a but on hearing that others were also statement: "Any concerns raised by our in the seminars. which I would dread, utunitor the situation and any students dissertation class last semester. The changing and to Politics department student% arc always investigated But it never really hothered me too with concerns about .apects of their written giesances culminated in a fonual were readily transferring students Fran thoroughly. If there is any breach of much. I think it was a method to course are encouraged to seek support complaint submitted to Hanley's parent lanley's class. she made the decision to University policy, we take swift and encourage first years to take Uni front the Student Advice Centre." department by Hugo Radice. the POLIS move. departmental head. "I walked into the seminar a couple nl The complaints concerned both Dr minutes bite and Dr Hanley commented Hartley's academic conduct w its regards on nay clothes in from of everyone in the to dissertation titles and his personal class; they were already sitting down and attitude towards students in his POLIS were mostly boys. I was just standing dissertation class. Some students toured then: and I could feel myself go bright Dr Hanley was dismissive towards red." she said. certain dissertation topics such ar 'The student said Dr Hartley feminism, others complained of his commented on the length of her dress. tovialisation of titles concerning the rule "I thought it was just inc being of the media in politics. Many alarmed sensitive but 1 was so embarrassed, students requested to transfer from When I realised that others had changed from class I did too. but I never lodged a Hartley' h dissertation class. The administration staff in the Politics °Mixt formal complaint." appeared to become accustomed to Another female student staved in reallocating students and squeezing them Hartley's class despite feeling uneasy into other dissertation classes led by that Hartley was vocal about how much alternative professors. he disliked her dissertation title and topic. Members of Dr Hartley's class were She said: "I wanted to do my title concerned that a dismissive attitude about the media and British politics, but towank their choice of dissertation topic Dr Hartley dismissed it, saying that most may adversely affect the mark that would authors who wrote about that kind of be given to their work. However. sonic thing were simply egotistical journalists students were also concerned that who wanted to write about themselves." Hartley's conduct towards the personal Dr Hanky is said to have deknded appearance and social class of his his treatment of dissertation titles in the students was inappropriate. and irrelevant early weeks as a tactical method of to their dissertation. ensuring that students were genuinely dedicated and interested in their chosen and cif Rerilie,'Ile of nfinority (2) • R.A.G. week • Tiger 'tiger (14 41, 2 Leeds Student www.leedsstudent.org.uk Friday, February 2, 2007 News malty Week started rather unevent- would have worked. Then again, there were added; "Be a hit of payback for that shuck- for a bus before? I mumbled something fully in the Leeds Student office. other factors in play. Firstly, I had come ing initiation article really" We both looked about the sports section. and turned back to HMounds of pizza festered peacefully with the dashing, sporting Sample. whose to the top. Few mtgs. bit of an overhang, my figure of eight knot Later in the final in the corner. and the mould from the coffee shorts-dad legs were already been eyed up the top looked an unreachable distance heat the competition stakes were high. "fin mugs began to form its own democracy„ by the females of the group we joined at the away. going to get to the top" Sample declared But for one reporter, this was the quiet Sports Centre, not to mention the looks his I started to make up excuses. This com- sportingly. "I'm going up there to place ray before the sporting storm. Bright and early harness recieved. Secondly, there were rep- petition (as this was what had conic about) Exec flag. If you make it, you can put a little rey Thursday morning, all-round sporting giant utations at stake. l had to fly the flag for was not really fair, seeing as I had been pit- Leeds Student one there as well" Enraging. Archie Sample bounded in. "Right, rave to Leeds Snuienr. ted against the Exec's finest athlete. On was never going to make it_ The wall looked Doo me about how good Healthy Week is" I Standing at the foot of the wall, roped hearing this. Archie was defensive of his like the opening scene from cliffhanger, and said. "Better than that. I'll show you" he and harnessed up. Sample gave me a daft' team mates. "Darnola's a natural gymnast, Archie had muscles I'd never even heard of. Alex said. gerous locale "Leeds Student and the Exec Sarah's down the gym every day now, and Lucky for him, I was interviewing the Jess Linacre would definitely win a bleep instructors during his attempt. The flag By Part-time journalism aside. most of my working together eh? That'll he a first" he hobbies are typical of your average student, said. I gulped. Thirty leer up a wall on a test against us all" he said. By Goti,the Exec must have been lose, but the teamwork was quite easily performed in the seated posi- rope, I was going to be protected by one of were the Spaiizm army! "Who's the paper's fun. Alt, this 'fun' word I have adopted. The tion. ril just watch then, keep the bench the Exec. a group regularly harassed by us fittest athlete?" He had stumped me there. union has done its job:Healthy Week must warm. If it hadn't been tor the extraordinar- journos, harvested for quotes on every pos- The sword had cut the pert in half. I thought have affected me.FinaI score: Executive ily over-zeulous climbing instructor, this sible occasion. As if I needed reminding, he back to the office. Had any of us even run one. IS nil. Ethnic minorities 'least likely to get firsts' GLOBAL By Charlotte Griffiths By Jessica Geen Collector said. "Having spoken to deliberately blocking students with Bill Rantmell, higher education many black students. it seems that the potential to get firsts The lack of minister, said: "The government is Students m an Aberdeen university people do feel that there arc forms of firsts among students from ethnic committed to ensuring that people were left bewildered when they institutional racism that are part of minorities is the tip of the iceberg of from all backgrounds and all sections were given an exam with the Black and Asian students arc less educational structures.