Leeds use VOL-37:15SLX 14' Bad residents require medical Students warned after attention after boozey night sex attacks By Rachel Hunter had or not. drinking...lBut itl is certainly not our guidelines_ We have I steward per 50 By Alex Doorey The night included drinking at six expenence of the event. which we Carnage student customers. as opposed til Leeds bars and concluded at Halo understand involved students drinking for the industry supervision standards. which nightclub, Camages organise nights four 1 I hours. We are aware of several serious are set at I for the first 200 people. Carnage UK, which boasts hosting the to five times each academic year and the incidents arising from the event followed by I per 1(10 customer: After a series of sexual assaults in 'Number One Student Bar Crawl'. has February 4 night was its second in Leeds including...ambultmces being called to thereafter. the city centre. students are to he been sent a letter of complaint from the since September. 1.781 students fmm one of our residences to treat students "We conduct a full risk analysis of reminded of the importance of University following a series of incidents both Leeds University and the Met took who had attended. each event for each individual city. We personal safety. after their latest Leeds event. part. "We are anxious to ensure that there is consider student safety to be of paramount Authorities say that folios% Mg Ambulances were called to Bodington Revellers buy t-shirts online on the no repeat of the problems which arose importance. Our company notifies the very simple guidelines can prevent Hall on the night of February 4 to deal back of which are listed a number of tasks from your resent event." licensing authority of our event three to assaults. and the University offers with two students who required medical to complete during the evening. including Leeds Student understands that no four weeks in advance of the day to safety schemes for those out in the attention, one of whom was taken to the names of the bars on that night's ambulances were called to any of the ensure that heat patrol officers are city at night, or simply on their own. hospital. West Yorkshire Ambulance crawl. The t-shirts also get wearers free locations on the crawl and nor have there forewarned of the event, and are able u Using such schemes can help to stop Service confirmed. Another student entry into the night's designated 'super been police reports of incidents during the police the event sufficiently. We also students becoming t.hc victims of reportedly stopped breathing twice after club'. evening. voluntarily contact the LCLA, the Leeds such attacks. consuming alcohol. She was given CPR The letter, co-signed by Leeds At the time of going to press, Carnage City Licensing Association. Both the Union Women's Officer Sarah by a fellow student under the direction of University's Residential and Commercial said they had not received the letter, but a licensing authority and the UCLA are sent Wayman stressed that atthough the NHS Direct telephone service. Lastly, Services Director Dennis Hopper and spokesperson said, "Our event is fully copies of our print and promotional students should not he frightened to one Bodington resident found the next Leeds University Union's Welfare Officer stewarded by our staff who are NOT material, so they are able to view our go out at night. they should still be day that she had broken her leg sometime Omar Khan. slammed Carnage. allowed to consume alcohol until their communication to students." safety conscious. She said. "Don't during the evening. They said. "We are writing to raise our group reaches the end club venue. The University's Pro-Vier-Chancellor c alk home on your own_ Walk home The University believes that all these concerns about the 'Carnage' event which whereby our venue S1A security take over for students and staff. Professor Stephen kkith a group of at least three people. students had taken part in the event. was held in Leeds on 4 February. full control of event operation and venue Scott said, "We have taken our concerns and if you're leaving University. use although a spokesman for Carnage UK "We are aware from your website that operation_ Our stewanling staff arc twice about Carnage to the police and licensing the Nighthus. It leaves regularly said there was no way of knowing if they you wish to promote responsible the number stipulated within our industry authorities following very serious from the Union steps. incidents involving our students at the last "If you're coming home from event in Leeds. Whilst we appreciate town. get a a registered cab. Amber students do - and should • enjoy their time cars will let you pay with your at university, their health and well-being student card if you have no money is a priority. We are working with Leeds on you so there's no need to walk University Union and others to tackle any home. Also, let people know where groups pmmoung irresponsible drinking you are. Let your housemates or and to help prevent any recurrence of friends know where you're going and problems seen this month. We've still,' • when you'll he hack." promotion of cheap and irresponsible Sarah added that male students drinking on our campus by banning should take heed of the advice just as distribution of flyers and we will continue touch as their female contemporaries. to support student safety campaigns." "These messages are directed to all Speaking on Iris experience of the students, and not just women_ Men event, lain Conlon, a first year politics are. equally at risk of being attacked." student and president of Bodington's Students are also advised to visit Mackey House, said. "When 1 came back the West Yorkshire Police website to Bodington there were three ambulances for more information on personal there 1 don't think the event was yen safety. well organised. and the queues were hitp://www. westyorkshire.policeark enormous. I did enjoy it but some people just went a hit too far. The stewards were • West Yorkshire Police have just students like IN and just having a arrested a man in his 20s on laugh. But I think with 1.000 students suspicion of raping two women aged going round bars and being encouraged t‘, 22 and 23 in the Lovell Park area of drink lots. people are always going to the city. drink too much." The women were attacked as they Mandy Sutherland, it first year calked home alone after a night out psychology student. said. "Everyone was in Leeds, They were robbed and drinking a lot but that's just what they do. dragged to a grassed area where they I didn't think it was more mental than the were raped. firmed Butt the *Weds took pert in the event, but both Leeds University anti LUU have soirApiainod event in Novenber„ or even an Ode), Run. Carnage UK I didn't see anyone completely out of it - I'd definitely do it again. " • -e's campaign (2) * F. P- I 6 • boors (5) • Hitcher& Diary (9) • Genesis (14 & 15) 2 Leeds Student www.leedsstudent.org.uk Friday, February 16, 2007 plexily over the quick soundhite. Phil the candidates, all promised a newspa- y the titne you read this, the vows dancing and hustings would take place Spooner. resident 0.G, (whose posters per that was for the readers, as well as will have been counted. the side•by-side. and that the latter would for Bresults will he in, and we will take the form of u freestyle rap battle feature a picture of him about to hit you time writers, and all promised to find know. along with the occupiers of the while the b-boys and girls did their over the head with a bottle, presumably solutions to the paper's mild financial Executive Committee positions for next Ihing; sadly this failed to materialise, but unless you give him your wallet andfor difficulties without giving away any hint year. who has been chosen to don the the distant sound of dance music ema- vow) kept it simple, even spitting the of what those solutions might be. But it was unlikely to make much lilac keyehain of power and lead this nating from elsewhere in the union set odd (campaign rules violating) disc very newspaper tnwards a glorious the mood, as well as serving to drown against his opponents. Some commented difference, given that the 21)-odd people future. out half of what the candidates said. that Ky Capel lacked personality. surely in attendance all either currently work for the paper or were running the cam- However last Monday. when the can- James Gardiner had clearly prepared his making him ideal for the post. while didates, newspaper staff and the odd lost rhymes land over-enthusiastic hand- Charlotte Griffiths added some much paigns. and anyway, as far as the gnu, international student gathered in the movcmentsi in advance. promising needed sugar. with a t-shirt helpfully aI electorate is concerned it's less about LtRJ Infopoint (that massive empty 'integration', 'evaluation' and quite pos- pointing out the fact that, yes. she Is a policy as it is about who can come up space in the union more used to hosting sibly 'emancipation' fin keeping with girl. and a campaign message nut wor- with the most humourous pun on their name. breakdancing classes) for the campaign his Che Guevara-themed poster cam- rying its pretty little head with detailed hustings.