Issue 956 - Weekly Thursday February 11th 1999 WEVE GOT Kings’Manor School IT!! Election Special Pull-Out inside gets “fresh start” ast Friday was another or the first time ever, a to the current exam results Surrey Education Authority great day for the Union. private company took and truancy rates. Any is now set to negotiate the L FControl of a failing profits made by the compa- finer points of the deal Following months of hard school. King's Manor ny would be ploughed back before contracts are signed work, Borough Council licens- Comprehensive is located in in to Kings' Manor School. at the end of the month. The ing meetings and court hear- one of the poorest and most precedent set by Surrey is ings, I am delighted to tell you deprived parts of Guildford. This is the first time that a seen as being part of the that the Union has been grant- local education authority governments policy of a ed a, 2 am licence for The Comprehensive is cur- has relinquished responsi- "fresh start" for failing rently half unused and is bility for one of its schools schools. Wednesday nights. Hoorah! bottom of the county's grade and the decision has caused tables. The school had a lot of controversy. The Three E's Enterprises says Some of you may remember failed to meet standards set original take-over proposal that it wants to establish a the Bojanglez boycott last by the Office for Standards received interest from college which will focus on year, which was as a result of in Education (Ofsted) and several companies based both the performing arts and unnecessarily violent behav- has been unsuccessful in both in the UK and abroad. technology. The firm aims iour of some of the security recruiting new pupils. The The schools board of gover- to take Kings' manor into supervisors towards our stu- successful company, Three nors and the University of the 21st Century as one of dents. At that time, it was sug- E's Enterprises will be Surrey. the first colleges for life gested that the Union should rewarded for improvements long learning. look into the possibility of a 2 am licence. The success of Electoral Spectacle OUTRAGE, running until midnight, has proved that there is a demand for later Union activity on Wednesdays. It's gets under way finally happened. Why go to Bo's to stand in a queue for an ife Long Learning is Sabbatical candidates for heard. The remaining posi- hour when you can party on in one of the four prior- the positions of Students tions are Communications your own Union? Lity motions to be dis- Support and Development, and Marketing Officer, cussed at the forthcoming Finance and Societies and Welfare and Education We'll keep the drinks promo- NUS National Conference. Sport Officers were also put Officer and finally tions and the music and give The others are the through their paces. The President. Hustings will you what you want. The Democratic reform of the Sporting debate was the start at 7. 15 pm on the main details of how Wednesdays NUS, Student funding and most vocal, involving all dance floor. A special will be organised will be dis- Student Health and candidates attempting to Student Council has been cussed at Ents Committee, Housing. The University of "sing" a song of their called, to take place at the which meets every Monday at Surrey Students' Union is choice. The support grew beginning of the proceed- 6:15 pm in the Grant Mitchell entitled to send seven candi- throughout the evening as ings in order to ratify the Room, so come along to have dates to the conference. many people who had just aforementioned NUS your input What we do know is wandered into the Union Conference Priority that we're planning a launch On Monday night the candi- became increasingly Motions. A good Hustings event in Week 6. The ever pop- dates took part in Hustings. involved with the hustings turn out ensures that the ular Supersonic have been pro- This took the form of proceedings. Sabbatical Candidates do visionally booked - there's lots speeches , questions and not get let off lightly. more to follow and it will all games with the candidates Tonight (Thursday) is the be free! Hands in the air, given the opportunity to chance for candidates from Voting takes place throughout 'YMCA, hop till you drop and make fools of themselves the other Sabbatical posi- week 5 and the electoral proce- party till you're knackered. and provide entertainment tions to make themselves dure culminates with the Charter for the crowd.. The ball on Friday 19th February. See you there! ON LINE Harriet Sims http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Union/elections News & Letters 1/2 n Union 3&4 n Music 5/6 n ELECTION SPECIAL - 12 PAGE PULL OUT Entertainments Guide 7 . n Notices 8 n Personals & Crossword 9 n Films 10 n Surrey Pride 11/12 2 News Thursday 11th February n Editorial News in Brief by James Buller ront from the edi- World Mourns King Noye Loses been much of a BO’s man but I page photo of me in a tor. Under half the amount of am thrilled that on a miserable, Hussein Extradition Fight Editor dress. Hmmm - strange Barefacts read currently are F wet night I wont have to get Tens of world leaders gathered Tom Sherwen editorial decision to say the picked up during these last pushed around in a queue and in Jordan, on Monday to attend The extradition of suspected least. It was all in the aid of weeks of the semester. As a ([email protected]) wait for hours before paying for the funeral of King Hussein. road rage murderer Kenneth hustings. All the candidates result of this I have decided to the privilege of overpriced The end of the kings 47 year Noye to the UK has been had to demonstrate that they produce news sheets similar in warm beer. The other event to reign was marked by the com- approved by a Spanish Court. Deputy Editor were game for a laugh and style to the one that came out look forward to is the Dracula ing together friends as well as Noye is wanted in connecting adaptable in unusual situations. shortly after new year. These Vacant Spectacular presented by the enemies with the 1996 stabbing of 21 Still it was a complete set up will contain the ents guide, G&S Society. Tickets are on year old electrician Steven and I thoroughly enjoyed the What’s on in Guildford, the sale in the Union between Clinton, Blair and Yeltsin all Cameron, on a sliproad of the Arts Editor revenge gained on Celine, the Odeon Times and I might even 12.00 and 14.00 for perfor- attended (albeit temporarily) M25 in Kent. Returning Officer who was include a few personals. The Daniel Jones mances from now until despite the advice of his gunged at the end. The second magazine is going to be full of Saturday 13th. They are on at Russian doctors. The premiers The extradition case was heard ([email protected]) evening for Sabbatical candi- features and reviews, inter- 19.30 every night and the of Syria and Israel also came by the same magistrate dates is tonight, Thursday. The views and competitions. The Saturday matinee is at 14.30. despite them being sworn ene- attempting to extradite Chiliean more of you who attend the bet- possibilities are endless. News Editor mies. The make up of the con- dictator General Pinochet from ter it will be. Last week I asked you whether gregation was an illustration of Britain to Spain. James Buller If you want to help, whether it you wanted to “get into how well the Jordanian leader ([email protected]) If you are still unsure about this be in writing, designing, taking snatch?” brought people together and 51 year old Noye maintains his whole election thing then photos or just thinking of the promoted peace in one of the innocence and said that he had look at the website title (very important) then If I got your attention then world’s hotest of hotspots. already been tried by the Features Editor http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Union/ please get in touch. Either good. Snatch or whatever it is British media. "All I ask is that Nick Walsh elections. Cheers to Dave email me on barefacts@sur- to be called is going to be the In a country with a population this court gives me a fair hear- Hamilton for all his hard work rey.ac.uk or pop in to the office ([email protected]) first ever glossy magazine pro- of just 5 million, 800,000 ing." in getting the site up and run- next to the snooker room in the duced by the Students’ Union. mourners lined the streets to ning and looking so good. Union. Alternatively call be on It is completely separate from watch the funeral procession. Spain’s equivalent of the High Music Editor Voting takes place all next int.9275 or ext.01483 259 275. Barefacts and will be published Jordanians are devastated by Court rejected claims by week (week 5) so have a good Final word of the week goes to Andrew Thomas towards the start of the Summer the death of their king. Even as Noye’s lawyers that he had think and then choose your all the blokes out there. term. After Easter everyone is he lay in hospital, kept alive been unlawfully arrested.