TIILBOT RICE± GLASGOW HERALD GRLLE=R'--c-YOld College ~ "~ MODERN PRIMITIVES 26 Oct-23 Nov AWARD An exhibition of paintings and sculpture of a highly personal WINNER nature by self-taught artists. L--,.;.M.c.;;o...;.n...;.-Sat' IO am-S pm 1985 University Student Newspaper ' 2-0p : Devlin: No further attacks on grants EUSA President Mike Devlin this we~k predicted that there Disaster in would be no furtlter attacks on Mexico the levels of student grants or the principle of tuition fees in the immediate future. His comments come at a time when it appears that the govern­ ment's promised review of student finan cial support, due before the end of this Parliamentary session, has been shelved indefinitely. The investigation was started last winter after the last grants cam­ Student brings you an eye-witness paign ended. It was to have account of the Mexican ear­ included a consideration of loans as thquake. With exclusive pictures. an alternative means of student This feature is intended to support fin ance , but earlier this summer the Edinburgh University Mexico Cabinet strongly rejected this Relief Appeal. option and it is this action which Photo: Michael Miller -page 12 seems to have undermined the review. The Armoury i;>evli n believes that the govern­ ment cannot attack the levels of stu­ Show dent grants any further without admitting that it no longer accepts the principle of free further or PROTEST! higher education. Such an admis­ ing pressure to governments aj:,o ut Young Communist League . sion would be unpopular even with "End British collaboration South Africa-in particular Bri­ Marching to the chants of "Iso­ th e government's own supporters with Apartheid" was the theme tain. Saturday's march, and other late· apartheid - sanctions now! " and for this reason Devlin feels that of the Anti-Apartheid March demonstrations already held in and "No aid , no trade, smash Apar­ loans are now definitely off the held last Saturday. Organised Stirling and Birmingham, are part theid now! ", the procession moved political agenda. by the Edinburgh Anti-Apar­ of the Brtish Anti-Apartheid through George IV Bridge, The This does not mean , however, theid Group, the march was Movements's response to the State Mound, and towards Princes that EUSA is unprepared for a well attended, with an esti­ of Emergency imposed in South Street. Traffic was halted and early Africa. The climax of these future attack on grant levels. Over mated thousand people taking morning shoppers looked on. Featuring ex-Ski d Richard Jobson. the summer contingency plans were part. marches will be the London March , The march halted at the Assem­ and ex-Banshee. John McGeoch. laid tomeet such a threat should it to be held on November 2nd . bly Rooms where a rally followed The Armoury Show·s gig in 1he arise. The forms of support for Satu­ Those who attended it were to hear now-defuncl Coaster's complex on Setting off from George Square, day's march were varied, ranging speakers from liberation move­ Wednesday earned a definite While the issue of grants may and marching under banners like from mothers with kids in prams, to ments of .South Africa, and from ''thumbs-up" from Srudenr. stagnate this year, Mike Devlin Fight Racism, Fight Imperialism well-defined political groups. The Britain, on the continuing fight -page 10 -expects governmental pressure the procession headed towards the latter, proclaiming their support on against Apartheid. Special guyests come instead on different a~eas, Assembly Rooms in the city centre. colourful banners, included the EU included Amandla a "cultural especially after the publication of David Clark, president of the EU Anti-Apartheid Society , the Eu· ensemble of the African National Women's th e Green Paper on higher edcua­ Anti-Apartheid Society, explained Labour Club , NALGO, the Scot­ Congress of South Africa". t,on earlier this year. that the march was ai med at apply- tish Green Party and the Dundee Xiao-Shu Meng Hockey A great deal of concern is attached to student uniens them­ selves with proposals afoot to break up the existing 'closed shop' arrangements. This Devlin sees as a crude attempt to weaken student representation, not strengthen it, and it is something which EUSA Reds in the dark along with others will strongl y While the BBC finally screened had problems at other colleges resist. u>"-<"5e s1<.~h their once-banned documentary on of so.bJ._,e where they have tried to show the Apart from this specific threat Northern Ireland, Real Lives: At o.nd CQ. nSors hip wou.l<l film. Anne Burton, . an RCP EUSA will also be waiting to help the Edge of the Union last night, the organiser in London, told Student Edinburgh University Wo men·s n(.vH· he,. (f(.n 1;., Hockey Team played two malches against continued cuts in the Uni­ EU Revolutionary Communist Soci­ that the main problem with college last weekend - one successful. versit y's budget. The recent ety are to make a second attempt authorities has been the fear of one not. demand for a further 2% cut from tomorrow to show the original, breaching BBC copyright by show­ Studem brings you the details - the University Grants Committee uncensored version. ing the programme. and the pictures. could mean the loss of whole The RCS tried to show a vid­ This was not the case, however, -page16 departments. eotape of the programme last atTelford College in Edinburgh Thursday, but this was interrupted two weeks ago, where the RCS "We can't just accept the closure by a power cut fifteen minutes into attempted ro show the film in a Stu­ of university departments," argues the film. The powercut was hm1ted dents Association common room Contents Devlin and as a result this year will without first getting permission. to the immediate area around the News 2, 3, 4 see EUSA allying with the Associa­ Cheviot Room, where the video Telford SA President Mary Evans llon of University Teachers and €omment 5 was being shown, on the sec~nd told Student that the RCS 1s not as Letters 5 Others in a major campaign to stave floor of the Societies Centre build­ yet a properly constituted society off further cutbacks. Film 6 ing at the Pleasance. there, and thus cannot use SA Arts 7 facilities. Devlin's point is that the focus of The fault has apparently been Classical Music 7 College RCS nationally plan to EUSA's political action will be traced to a fuse at a nearby electnc­ Exhibitions 7 :continue to press the issue of cen­ shifting, but it will remain deter­ ity substation, but building w_ork Theatre 7 sorship and Northern Ireland this mined. To this end the President is being carried out in the area might What's On 8, 9 ·autumn by submitting motions to keeping in regular contact with also have been involved. As yet no Music 10,11 SA general meetings. They also Other student bodies and the clear explanation has emerged. 1/histration by Rory MacB.eth. Features 12, 13, 14 hope to arrange a speaking tour by National Union of Students to A second screening of the prog­ Writings 15 The Revolutionary Communist ·a member of the Irish Freedom ensure action is concentrated and ramme has now been arranged for Sport 15, 16 co-ordinated. · tomorrow at 1 pm, in the Chap­ Party, which claims a student mem­ Movement. bership of about 1000, have alrea~y Alastair Dalton Michael Moore laincy Centre Seminar Room 2. 2 STUDENT Thursday 17th October 1985 :\1:,1 S Budget causes free ents Marginal MPs out by NUS storm A campaign to persuade University Students' AssOcia. with the proviso that increased bar Donald Pollock pointed out that in The meeting of the Commit­ backbench ~ that the system of felt that the NUS plans make , takings would lead to a continua­ previous years, the budget had tee of Management approved student awards needs changing was mon sense' and provide 'a been drawn up without any consul­ the 1985-86 budget on Thurs­ tion of cash flow). launched last week by the National powerful system of lobbying' Ms McLintock was also dis­ tation at all with the house commit­ day night, but saw disagree­ "Union of Students. · - which ot mak~ the grants camp~ pleased about the methods of con­ tees. He added that £50 per week ment between the EUSA Trea• The NUS has singled out 59 con­ more emphatic. In a motion t sultation. She claims to have been was what Ms McLintock originally EUSA General Meeting to surer, Donald Pollock, and the gives a verbal assurance by the asked for. "There was no need for stituencies where the student vote be\ could away the outcome in a Gen­ on the 24th of October, there k House Committees of Teviot Deputy President ," Harry Elwin, further consultation," he said. :lause which if passed will resolv that the budget would be put to the Ms McLintock, however, eral Election and will concentrate Row and the Student Centre. on pressurising the MPs concerned to fully support and PUbti. full house committees. remained unhappy, describing the The source of the disagreement to take more notice of students' National Union of Students was the entertainments section of What in fact happened was that a budget as "unethical" on the demands. Of the 59 seats, 42 are in paigns in opposition to Gove the 1985-6 budget, in which union member of each committee was grounds that it undermined the role ment attacks on Further consulted beforehand. However, of the union houses.