I dont think I got as ugly as I wanted to Jess Holland talks to the very beautiful PJ Harvey Page 10 No. 603 The Independent Cambridge Student Newspaper since 1947 Friday October 8, 2004 Trio’s appointment “My girls love the Conservatives” iona Symington puts Provost’s F authority in doubt King’s fellows to ‘advise and guide’ Dame Judith Mayhew in aftermath of bursar’s payoff James Dacre those present that due process was not being followed, the motion was carried, resulting in Salmon’s dismissal. THREE FELLOW’s at King’s Before her appointment to Kings, College have been appointed to ‘advise Mayhew was head of the Corporation of and guide’ the college’s Provost, Dame London, and it was hoped that her cor- Judith Mayhew, following a year of con- porate experience would help improve troversial executive decisions that culmi- King’s financial situation. But fundrais- nated in the college being forced to agree ing success has so far been difficult to a substantial settlement with former come by.Since arriving at King’s, bursar Roger Salmon. Mayhew was Mayhew’s garden has been re-land- accused of sacking Salmon out of hand scaped, and the college has spent hun- at a public hearing into the matter of the dreds of thousands refurbishing the bursar’s November dismissal. bathrooms in the Provost’s lodge. This The appointment of the fellows, Dr expenditure has coincided with staff cut- Nicky Zeeman, Dr David Good, and backs and a reduction in the number of Professor John Dunn, is an extraordi- studentships available for post-graduate nary move by the college’s governing Provost Judith Mayhew study at the college this year. body. They have been termed ‘babysit- A permanent Bursar has yet to be ters’ by one senior member of the King’s and in the midst of a student appointed. At present Geoff Moggridge College, and will be likely to take a par- strike over rising rents. On 4th is acting as both Bursar and Lay Dean, ticular interest in decisions of a finan- November 2003, a exceptional Council and is responsible for the closure of cial nature. meeting was called at which the decision King’s Cellar and Vac Bars. Mayhew’s most public difficulty since to suspend Salmon pending further Furthermore, a budget has not yet been taking up the position in October 2003 investigation into the College accounts approved by the Governing body for this has been the exoneration of Roger was taken. Salmon and another member financial year - despite the fact that it Salmon, sacked for “grave neglect of of council were not informed of the began on 1st July. King’s was also five duty” in the midst of a furious student meeting, which is highly unusual. months late in presenting the University battle over rising rents. In sharp con- In a letter dated 18th November the with its accounts. With accounts due at trast, following a public hearing into the Provost then offered the Bursar the the end of last year, according to the circumstances of his dismissal, on 9th opportunity to question the findings of King’s Finance Office, the initial audi- July a joint statement was issued stating the Inspectors of Accounts, and a full tor’s report had not been signed before that he had “always acted with propriety disciplinary hearing should the matter 30th April. and complete integrity” and “showed proceed further. Instead, on 4th Varsity contacted the Provost’s office LAST NIGHT saw the arrival of Conservative Future’s annual party. great energy and commitment in the December at the Annual Congregation on Thursday with details of the sub- Tory donor and strip club owner Stringfellow cried, “Die, Tony, Die!” role.” While this drew Salmon’s dispute of all King’s fellows, Mayhew tabled a stance of this article, but received no Peter Stringfellow in the Cambridge to cheers from the crowd, according with the Provost to a close, within King’s motion for Salmon’s immediate dis- reply. The Senior Tutor, James Laidlaw, Union for the fresher’s debate,“This to the Daily Mirror. Cambridge there was great anger that Mayhew’s missal. The motion was not listed on the said that he was bound by a ‘legally- house believes the female of the undergraduate Daniel Deacon was actions cost the cash-strapped college agenda and no prior notice had been binding confidentiality agreement,’ and species is more deadly than the male”. amongst those present: he reported hundreds of thousands of pounds. It is given to either those attending the meet- that he could not comment on matters He was joined by Miss Canada, with that Stringfellow also announced thought to be in response to these events ing or Salmon himself, who, under the raised in this article as a result. whom he proposed the motion. that “my girls love the that fellows have acted. terms of his suspension, was banned Applications for the post of Bursar Stringfellow was in the news earlier Conservatives.” Salmon was sacked only one month from entering college grounds at the closed on 24th September. this week after his infamous club ºDan Deacon: my evening with after Mayhew had taken over as head of time. Despite objections from some of hosted the Tory youth movement Conservative strippers, page 6 MUSIC: SUPER SIZE RONI PAGE 22 OPINION: ELLEN E. JONES PAGE 8 FASHION: WINTER BLUES PAGE 27 CONSULTANCY EVENT BANKING EVENT FINANCIAL SERVICES EVENT in association with Cambridge University Careers Service 2 NEWS October 8, 2004 www.varsity.co.uk CUSU Abortion row Magdalene motor mayhem Chine Mbubaegbu ‘Abortion Rights’, but to the fact that they are addressing the abortion issue at CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Pro- all. He says “Cambridge students will y Phillips life Society say they are ‘furious’ that rightly be appalled that their student CUSU’s Women’s Union have decided union is using their money to campaign Luc to ‘politically promote abortion on for a highly controversial political issue.” demand.’ Their concern comes after Jo Read, CUSU Women’s Officer, what they have interpreted as CUSU made clear that the CUSU Women’s Women’s Union promotion of an organ- Union is certainly “in the middle” on the isation called ‘Abortion Rights’ through issue of abortion. This CUSU depart- handing out stickers stating ‘I’m pro- ment are indeed affiliated to ‘Abortion choice and proud of it.’ ‘Abortion Rights’ Rights’, which means that they ‘liaise is an organisation that formed in 2003 as with them on their work campaigning a result of a merger between the for access to a woman’s legal right to Abortion Law Reform Association choose.’ She explained that the Women’s (ALRA) and the National Abortion Union have to work with other groups Campaign (NAC). with information in order to have the University pro-lifers are angered by structure in place to cater for the needs the CUSU Women’s Union’s affiliation of university women. This thought is to this organisation because, in a previ- echoed by the Director of ‘Abortion ous CUSU referendum that took place Rights’ who said that ‘young people in November 2000, 59% of the student should be able to access all the tools that body voted against an affiliation with the will help them make informed choices.’ NAC, who were believed to be in sup- Despite its affiliation to ‘Abortion port of abortion-on-demand and abor- Rights’, CUSU claim that all they offer tion-up-to-birth. is non-directional support and informa- According to Anne Quesney, Director tion. At the recent Fresher’s Fair, the Lucy Phillips back, handed the car keys and driv- mouth from the impact, he yelled of ‘Abortion Rights’ and former Co- CUSU stall gave away over 800 pro- ing licence to a passer by, and ran off. something at me and then ran off. I ordinator for the National Abortion choice stickers. These, according to Jo THREE MEN fled from a car The incident, which took place at was relieved that no passers by were Campaign, the policies of the NAC have Read, were not forced upon people but which careered along the pavement 2pm, caused traffic chaos througout hurt.” not been embraced by ‘Abortion Rights’. were simply used to promote the and ended up wedged between a row the city centre as the Police closed the Senior Bursar Andrew Thompson She says: “We are a new organisation for Women’s Union and had a positive of bollards and the wall of road while they carried out their inves- said that there had been “no major the 21st century, which is in support of response from students. Magdalene College last Monday. A tigations. The Police are currently try- damage [to the college wall], just some abortion on request within the current The University’s Pro-Life Society are white Volvo estate was driven at ing to trace reports that the men got scrapes on the stonework”. College time limit.” still very much angered by CUSU speed down Magdalene Street until away in a taxi. Marshall Bob Smith commented on Churchill student, Patrick Leahy, is Women’s Union’s actions and are com- blown out tyres caused it to come to A fresher from Magdalene, who had the narrowness of the street and said Campaigns Officer of the Pro-Life mitted to pursuing the issue further. A a halt close to the entrance of the only arrived in Cambridge two days that for the safety of cyclists, it ought to Society and Director of Studentlifenet, a representative of the society said that ‘a college, narrowly missing pedestrians before, was standing inside the college be made one-way.