.3 FEE Sex- rated THE BOOKS THEY SAN PAGES 10.11 ST~JIncorporating ;art magazine DENTFebruary 23, 1996 ///// ( / (///( SENSE AND SENSIBILITY: JUICE PAGES 2.3 BOSSES IN DISGRACE AS BITTER INTERNAL FEUD WRECKS AGM Union chiefs told: You're so pathetic BY DAVID SMITH .RED-faced Exec officers are in disgrace after wasting students' EVERY CLOUD HAS A RAINBOW LINING cash and wrecking the biggest union event of the year - all for the sake of a petty internal dispute. Union chiefs decided to call off yesterday's Annual General Meeting at LUU after a series of incidents including shouting matches. allegations of theft, officers breaking down in tears and two members of Exec almost coming to blows. Some union workers say morale has never been lower. The now exploded at a meeting this week when four members stomed out amid allegations of underhand tactics and dirty tricks. Adminismition Seeman Richard Malach claimed they had -singlehandedly &snow! the union" Exec members, whose wages are paid from student funds to the tune of over £60.000. have spent weeks in acrimonious debate over the Union's proposed new constitution. The argument centred on just two lines of text in a document of more than a thousand. due to have been discussed at the AGM. One of the controversial points - the subject of a bitter war of words - conixrned whether an Exec post should he given the title 'Administration Secretary', 'Commtmications Secretary' or 'General Secretary'. The tense atmosphere has upset some employees in the union. "Political infighting is bound to affoct the staff." one worker said. its never happened like this on such a scale." After a series of flashpoints in recent days the situation has bordered on the farcical: • Papers were allegedly stolen from the desk of Riehiml Malach just hours before the deadline for business TT'S IN THE AIR: The rare cloud phenomenon that turned heads in Leeds last Friday. Motorists stopped and crowds • Exec officers spent union funds on mass producing three gathered to admire the spectacular display of colours which is unlikely to be repeated during our lifetime. The different editions of the .4GM agenda. each containing changes of nacreous. or mother-of-pearl, clouds are caused by diffraction of the sun's light through clouds of dust and ice only a few words high in the stratosphere. Pic: Pete Cotton Words: David Adam CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 INSIDE: News 1-9. Comment 6-7, Feature 10-11. Careers 12. Travel 13, Consumer 14. Sport 16-20. Plus 16 page juice pullout magazine U: ..TY Cr Lr.: 2 t FPS STUDENT Friday February 2 A. Iwo. News Top bands join fight for education crime update Stun gun victim in housing row 23 - 2 - 96 het. sTUDEN POP hands Gene, Suede and Badlands id A MOTHER-OF-TWO waiting theinsely.es agree is ptew. It will also contain specially Carter I 'SM have pledged their Compiled by Shire Leman' to be rehoused by the council has Chnstina was the victim of it recorded tracks from The support for the Yorkshire based and Fiona McLeod been told she will have a wait of stun gun attack. as reported last IVedding Present, Omit: Campaign for Free Education. up to nine months. wetness term in Leeds Stiukra. and is still Tentacle and Bristol-based DURING the early evening of t writes Danielle Ford. Rebecca Fenought y. fighting to cope with the trauma bond The Moonflowers, who the February 17 burglars Other local and national entered a property on Christer,' Espinoza. a part- of the incident. recently supported Portishead Manor time Law student at I_MLI Christina continues to fight musical talents are actively Drive in Headinglcy. forcing backing the appeal from on tour. currently living in Halifax and for a decent home for herself and Campaigners are idso their way into several flats on students to have a universally commuting to Leeds everyday is her family. "I'm prepared 11, seeking musicians to take part the premises:and stealing 11,11 %I.e. rnwspain free education system, The Lord. t pion a priority case on the council's make sacrifices but there are so a Summer !Stasi( Festival, various items including stereo climax of the campaign will be a in PO tier t57 housing list. but the only Leeds many oh:decks herng put in my equipment. a leather jackets fundraising CD to he released in poesibly to he held at Leeds LEEDS property was a run-down house way which are drugging me 14 carat gold ring and a Gucci 1251 III the spring on the independent University. Meanwrxxi. which the council down." watch. &NW Men Rum LATER that evening thieves Orp•ey Edits, entered a house on Regent (haat Sra•11, Pare Terrace in Hyde Park. Juan /.dust torcing a rear window. Articles Hannah I.,'.. taken from the premises Arts Mien include a hi-fft compact discs, ben Uisunn a personal organiser and a Dui 5.1.. Clare [hal Big brother fights separate compact disc player. firminst %Ow. Soya FAker. POLICE are urging students to iumelo %Who.. be vigilant after reports of a Greg rent pick-pocket operating on adossi a Andy* Leeds University campus. On II*. Mlles the February 16 a wallet was Doha Cantata, stolen from the pocket of a Pane jacket in the Edward Boyle crime in city centre library. prompting speculation I ...h., • I ...1.1.1.r 'MEN that the thief is a student as an Itiditst tw, ,o.p3. ,3,,,,..}42GE electronic scanning system CLOSED Circuit cameras are set to revolutionise crime I Libutyts Caaapaidal prevention and detection as Leeds becomes the latest prevents non-students bum lennlrri Matte-. YEAR OF THE CHINESE DRAGON entering. The following city to have 'big brother' on its streets. Saw [dial . Monday a wallet was stolen Leeds City Council are Net 1e.1 from the side pocket of a Disess Chess providing £250.000 for the COUNCIL rucksack while the owner was tDino.Stat.•ry scheme which will initially. eating in the refectory_ MO.* Salkita provide 19 cameras aimed at INSTALLS Can rim rhteitt three key problem areas unique A SKIRMISH between Cl... It mato.. to the city centre: shoplifting, MA: Pronto CLOSED students and staff occurred Sara Telef., disorder and car park crime. outside the Pleasure Rooms Met Reporirrs Mario 'need Andy Johnston, Leeds nightclub on Tuesday night Attmc it•toct. Crime Prevention Officer said: CIRCUIT TV IN The students, who were "its a good move, the crime PSriurs ErlHary celebrating a birthday. were Our Grant you get in the city centre you CITY CENTRE chased into a nearby kebab Willem loylen wouldn't get outside the city shop after being asked to leave M., I Les the police arrested the offender centre. The obvious one is a Tequilla night at the club: bisUbru vlberninisut within a inmate - concerns over disorder, fighting outside A shop window opposite Setters Dillow possible abuse of the recorded pubs." then was smashed and police Days! salsas material have been raised by However concern has been Lailed. The Students spent a spar Miter groups such as Liberty. expressed that surveillance night in police cells on a I'- Osaa In Group spokeswoman Atiya Assissasi Spael Attlee cameras simply move criminals charge of being drunk and Paul ibehallam further afield to areas already Lockwood said: "We are not opposed to it. but in an absence disonierly. lad Awash Sam suffering from crime - such as Ala NM" the student metroland of LSb• of a law of right to privacy we feel there should be legislation lama Fdlar But the police deny this is Nan lava. an inevitable result of such that it is used for crime DEATH EXAMINED cameras. Dave Hard, Chief prevention only. If CCTV is M...1 Dada used for purposes other than Candi Hustsc. Constable of Newcastle City A POST-MORTEM Miami Command, said of the city's 16 prevention then it is an examination Oil Richard Sed Maid' camera system: "There is no i n fri ngement Sirnpson. the second year evidence of displacement. Rachel Faulkner. General student elm died in Beckett From the police point of view it Secretary at LUU said: Park peol last Wednesday Heard a good has been useful in improving "Hopefully it does reduce has resealed that he died story? Call the the environment of the city crime and if it is in a shupping from natural causes. writri centre and anything which area rather than a residential Jane Bullock. improves the city for residents area then its not such an 'The 27-year-old Dietetics and visitors we are glad to see." invasion of privacy Its a step student from I.MU featured Newsdesk Although the benefits in the in the right direction which the last week in Leak Student tight against crime are clear - executive do not see as a CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS: To celebrate Chinese New Year died from swallowing gastric 0113 I., verpoor s city centre cameras problem for civil liberties." last Sunday students at Park Lane College were treated to a juices leading to a cardiac caught a murder on camera And traditional display by a Chinese dragon troupe. Plc: Mat Shard arrhythmia. 2434127 Want to * Weather news C Weather news * Weather news advertise? You're so Contact CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE publicity for a meeting • Officers stormed out of a supposed to happen yesterday. committee meeting atter a "It's absolutely ridiculous." Advertising ON THE HORIZON, losing a crucial vole, forcing it said Damien Tash, a member of to tic abandoned due to the lack Union Council. "The bickering 0113 of members present and infighting makes Exec look with celebrity weather forecaster • Minutes later Martin Young.