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£5 million
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over Uni
data
system
by Liz Nightingale
HE University is set to
replace an eight year
old adm inistrative
computer system - at a cost
of up to £5 million.
The moves comes after
the
previous
system,
installed eight years ago, was
branded a failure by Pro
Vice Chancellor Andrew
Archibald.
In the wake of protests at
recent funding cuts, the
expense is bound to cause
controversy
amongst
students and staff.
Professer Archibald told
The
Courier that the
Management Information
System, set up along with 18
other universities in 1988,
"didn't work as well as we
had hoped."
Newcastle University is
now to install a brand new
system - which could cost up
to £5 million of the University's
dwindling capital spending.
Prof. Archibald added
that the system, which
manages everything from
finance records to alumni
details was "cumbersome",
with inform ation often
months out of date.
As The Courier went to
press University chiefs were
set to select a new system
from a shortlist with the help
of Ernst and
Young
accountants.
Bursar Howard Farnhill
admitted the selection
process was long and
expensive, he said: "There are
virtually no student record
systems on the market."
He put the final cost of
updating the old system which will take around two
years - at between £3 million
and £5million.
Just weeks ago the Vice
Chancellor James Wright told
a Union meeting that the
capital spending budget had
been slashed by almost a
third.
T
R ESEA R C H ER at N ew castle U n iv ersity has been
arrested on Internet child-porn charges after routine
checks discovered the illegal files on his computer.
Graham Warren who was
dism issed from his job at the
University in O ctober for "gross
misconduct", was charged a fortnight
ago with ten offences of possessing
indecent pseudo-phonographs of
children.
At the time of the offence, Warren
was seconded to the RVI as a
statistician working on research work
in the child cancer unit.
But Uni officials denied the
charges had anything to do with his
work based at the Royal Victoria
Infirmary.
He was charged on May 3
follow ing an investigation by
detectives, and will appear before
Newcastle Magistrates on June 19.
In a prepared statem ent a
University spokesman said: "Graham
Warren worked part time in the
University until October 1995, as an
Continued on page 2
by Alistair Thomson
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Chronicle
Students caught
up in city stabbing
W O students fell victim to a
sa v a g e a tta c k an d a th ird
esca p ed u n in ju r e d w h ile on
night out last week.
The incident
occurred as the
three made their
way past G rey's
Monument towards
a city club late on
Friday night.
One of the
students was left
with stab wounds to
the neck and chest,
requiring surgery,
although
his
condition
was
described by police
as
"not
lifethreatening." The
T
other suffered a stab wound to his arm.
Police confirmed that a man was
charged
on Monday with causing
a
grievous bodily harm. He was
remanded in custody.
■ Unions meet over
funding cuts - page 2
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Porn arrest
from front page
employee of W estlakes
Science Park, Whitehaven, on
statistical work forming part
of a research contract between
Westlakes and the University.
"The alleged offences were
brought to light by the
University's own checking
procedures, and were reported
to the police by the University."
Director of Computing
Services Paul Salotti refused
to say whether he had been
tipped off about father of two
W arren, but said regular
checks were carried out on
traffic into the Uni system.
"If we believe that
something illegal has been
done, then it will be reported to
the Registrar and appropriate
action will be taken.
"Computer pornography
is like any other crime
committed on University
premises - it should be
reported to the police."
T h e
C o u r ie r
s a y s ...
“Violent Attacks
need addressing”
THE recent knife attack on two
students in the City Centre
highlights a growing problem
with violence which can only
raise concerns about the
effectiveness of the Newcastle
“Safe Student City” campaign.
Although the CCTV cameras
in operation throughout the
city have radically reduced the
crime figures, developments
over the last few months must
leave a bitter taste in the
mouths of those campaigning
to improve the situation.
Violence seems to be an
increasing feature of life in
Newcastle as a whole, but the
levels of shooting and
stabbing incidents in the city
centre surely demand a rapid
and effective response from
the council and Northumbria
Police if our minds are to be
Unions united over funding cuts
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joined forces to protest at the recent funding cuts in
Higher Education.
Local MPs addressed a meeting a fortnight ago, which was
organised by NATFE (National association of teachers in
Further Education) from N orthum bria, and the AUT
(Association of University Teachers) from Newcastle.
And students from Newcastle held a picket demonstration
before the meeting in a display of solidarity with their lecturers.
Vice Chancellor James W right told a packed Curtis
Auditorium that the capital spending budget will bear the brunt
of the cuts, slashing spending on equipment and building
refurbishment by £1.4 million - almost a third of the total budget.
He claimed that funding per student has plummetted by 28%
over the last eight years. He warned that if British universities
had their infrastructure weakened, the big Pharmaceutical
companies would invest their research cash elsewhere.
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Students If you are .travelling
put at rest.
If s o m e th in g is n o t done
quickly, even the heart of
the city could soon become
a "no g o ” area for many.
“Computer blunder
could prove costly”
An estimated £5 million will
have to be spent on replacing
the University’s inadequate
computer system, just a few
weeks after a Union meeting
was told of massive cuts in the
capital spending budget for
next year. In the wake of
Government attempts to slash
U niversity funding, the
announcement will not be
welcomed by the Union and
U niversity
Management,
currently trying to convince the
Education Department of the
lunacy of further cuts in the
Higher Education Budget.
Care must be taken in
the fu tu re to ensure that
s im ila r blunders do not
jeopardise University funds
in the same way, as further
re d u ctio n s
in
C entral
Government expenditure put
even more pressure on the
U nive rsity’s already over­
stretched finances. After all,
how can we convince the
governm ent that cuts are
unnecessary, when they can
point to huge inefficiencies
such as this in the way that
money is being managed? In
the fig h t a g a inst the
Government’s demolition of
H igher E ducation, it is
essential that we keep our
own house in o rder. This
time money will have to be
ch a nne lled
from
vital
resources to put right the
mistakes of the past.
Next time we may not be so
luckv.
Library says “Sorry” to student
IBRA RY bosses have to "teach" him some attitude.
apologised to a student
In a letter Head Librarian
after a porter was reported forIan Mowatt has since
'threatening behaviour'.
apologised, he said: "I'm sorry
Second-year John Tait was the library has failed to meet the
involved in a fracas after his standards we aim to achieve of
computer was switched off - courtesy and consideration."
15 minutes early.
He adds that "porters are
Tait claims his files could faced from day to day with the
have been wiped, he said: "He problem of asking users to
could have lost my dissertation leave the PCs after they
by switching off that computer." should have signed off - 1 have
When Tait remonstrated the to support them in being
porter allegedly offered call the rigorous."
police - and to see him outside
Sally Hall
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Thursday, May 16,1996
“Man ban” Crocodile horror for new student
causes
by Sian Lewis
controversy
swimming in a water hole which has long
proved popular with visitors to the area.
THE sister of former Newcastle University
She was due to start a degree at East Anglia
student, Claire Campbell-Preston has been
University in Cambridge this October, and had
by Sian Lewis
killed by a crocodile in Tanzania.
The body of Laura Campbell-Preston was been working as an English teacher in the East
he W om en's room has
flown home on Wednesday 8th May, and the African country since January.
now been designated a
Her six-m onth placem ent had been
completely 'man free zone'funeral was held on Friday 10th.
Laura, an 18 year old student from arranged by the London based organisation,
follow ing a ru ling by the
Inveraw e, in Argyll was attacked whilst 'World Challenge Expeditions'.
W om en's Sub-council last
week. And the move to ban
male students from buying
food in the room is bound to
cause consternation.
The decision to enforce the
ban on men was reached by
the Women's Sub-council after
a number of complaints about
the presence of men in the
room. It is Union policy to
provide a women-only space
in the building, so the
adm ission of men into the
Women's room was actually
in contravention of this policy.
But as the room was entirely
refurbished last summer,
making it arguably the best
catering facility in the building,
it was decided to allow men to
use the room for a trial period.
Men were allowed in only if
they were invited by a female
companion, so long as no other
by Tori Fletcher
woman in the room objected to
their presence.
M edical Centre in an centre allowed to register
Union officials argue that
attempt to review and better students at freshers week.
after a summer refurbishment,
N D E R - f i r e
their service."
Service
Spiny Norm an's w ill offer
b o s s e s a t th e
Two meetings are said to
A University spokesman
equally high quality catering.
have already taken place to denied the centre was given
U n i v e r s i t y
Nevertheless, reaction to
the alleged sub­ preferential treatment, and
M e d ic a l C e n tr e discuss
a re
the ban on men in the
standard treatm ent of added that the service
having
talk
s
w
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U
n
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Women's room was mixed, as
students.
offered was "above and
o f f i c e r s in a b id to
a Courier straw poll conducted
But a doctor speaking for beyond" the normal call of a
on Friday 10th showed.
im prove th e ir service.
the Medical Centre denied
Asked to comment on the
The practice has not been any such meetings ever doctor's surgery.
Complaints are not only
move to deny men access to the
out of the headlines this year taking place, and said that the
best catering facility in the
follow ing a series of practice was unaware that coming from the practices
student patients, the centre
Union, Women's Officer Kathy
complaints, including one
there was any dissatisfaction made national news when it
Fryer said that: "equal oppor­
from a student over
amongst patients.
allegedly told older patients
tunities is not about giving both
treatment of her STD.
Despite the centre's name to change to practices better
sexes equal treatment. It is
Complaints
the practice is not officially able to deal with their age
about provision and some cases
Vice-President Welfare linked to the University,
group, and offering a more
this means providing greater
Adrian Smith told The although it is the only medical
serene atmosphere.
resources, time and energy to
C ourier: "Follow ing a
oppressed groups."
large
number
of
But a male student told The
com plaints
and
Courier, 'The Union is cutting
suggestions, the Union
off its nose to spite its face. You
Society is presently
can take political correctness too
m eeting
with
The
far - and end up discriminating
against the majority."
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Uni Medical
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■ A man has been charged
N ew castle stud ent with kidnapping following an
c la im s to h av e incident a fortnight ago
two
female
been
h e ld
at involving
one
from
g u n p o in t in th e estudents,
a rly
Northumbria University.
hours o f Sunday morning,
The
students
were
w h e n h e w as fo rc e d to returning home in a cab after
hand over £100 at a cash­ the U nion's Friday night
point.
Bassment club when the
He described his assailant incident occurred.
as Asian, 5ft 7ins in height,
A police spokesperson said
slim, in his late teens to early a man was charged with
tw enties and as wearing a kidnapping the following
light-coloured top.
Sunday, and appeared before
Newcastle M agistrates on
Bank Holiday Monday.
The alleged incident took
The news comes in the
place when the man got into the wake of claims that up to 50%
same taxi as the student at 3.30 of Glasgow cabbies have
a.m. in Heaton, brandished a criminal records for crimes
small handgun and forced him including murder, sexual
to withdraw money from a assault
and
explosives
nearby cash machine.
offences.
by Liz Nightingale
A
Handgun
Cheeky thieves leave
footie fan shirtless
by Miles Starforth
A FOOTBALL mad student was gutted when raiders stole
his stereo - and ripped up his Leeds United shirt.
Third-year Andy Myerson got back after a Friday night out
to find his hi-fi and record collection - valued at over £1000 missing after burglers broke into his Heaton home.
But what most annoyed Andy - a life-long Leeds fan - was
the damage to his shirt, he said: "To be honest I was gutted.
"After the season Leeds have had I thought things could not
get any worse - but I was wrong."
And he will now have to fork out another £35 for a new top
to watch his Elland Road heroes next season.
He added: "As a student I can hardly afford it - but as a
Leeds fan I'm going to have to find the cash."
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Thursday, May 16,1996
Child porn priest sang in choir New helpline
set to hel
A
stressed out
students
by Ben Saddler
C atholic P riest who had connections with the
University Music Department, has been charged with
twelve counts of indecent assaults of young boys.
Father Adrian Leonard McLeish, 44, has admitted to the
charges, and has been remanded in custody. The case has been
adjourned pending further charges including accessing and
possessing pornographic material on the Internet.
This follows the seizure of four computers and software
during a raid on McLeish's home in Mill Lane, Gilesgate, and it
is alleged that he built up a large library of child pornography.
McLeish has been associated with choral societies that have
close links with the University for several years.
He has sung with the Bach Choir and Capella Novocastriensis,
both of which are conducted by the Head of Music and Dean of
Arts, Dr. Eric Cross.
He has also been regularly involved with the University
C ourier tops for free hols!
Chamber Choir, which is run exclusively by students. Last June,
McLeish was one of the soloists in a rehearsal and performance
of a work conducted by a third year student as part of his degree.
Members of the music department who had contact with
McLeish have been stunned by these revelations.
McLeish worked in Willington Quay before becoming a
parish priest in Durham. He worked in Durham for the three
years prior to his arrest. Despite his association with the
University Music Department, McLeish has never been involved
with the University Chaplaincy, and has had no pastoral
involvement with staff or students.
Agric chief
“sheepish”
after 50 year
ban ruling
by Tori Fletcher
enough money to throw me
h e e x -P re s id e n t o f out, you scum ." He then
attempted to hit the security
th e A g r ic S o c ie ty
guard, but was restrained and
has b een banned
removed.
fro m th e U n io n fo r 50Speaking to The-Courier, a
years follow ing sexist and very sheepish Mr. McCreadie
s n o b b is h b e h a v io u r la st claimed he was so intoxicated
that he doesn't recall his
Thursday night.
The latest Agric outburst actions.
He said he felt, " quite
occurred in the Agric Bar when
Tom McCreadie refused a fine ashamed" of his actions and
w as," very apologetic".
for urinating on his friends.
McCreadie now faces a £60
However, when a female
security guard tried to remove fine, letters to his academic
him from the building he tutor and Head of Department
responded that he wouldn't be as well as a half century ban
" thrown out by a bitch" and from the Union. See you in
shouted, "You don't have 2046 then!
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The University's Student
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Volunteer tutors will be provide a sympathetic ear and
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stressed students.
Any student wishing to
The helpline will run from
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in mid-June, and will continue Service should contact Noelle
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The service is not intended office hours on weekdays.
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OTC MEMBER and Union presidential candidate who
wishes to remain nameless spent a night in the cells last
week after attempting to climb over the top of the Tyne
Bridge.
Unfortunately he descended to find several police vans
and cars waiting for him and stating they'd ring the fire
brigade to get him down.
Ignoring this advice he was taken to the cells for his
own protection. Now we know how all this army training
comes in useful for future life.
Halls rent hike as Ethels
set to close
Hall in three years'
niversity rent is set time.
While University
to rocket into 1997
rent has stayed the
w ith
a
huge
same for the last 2-3
in c re a se o f a lm o st tw
ice Bursar Howard
years,
the rate of inflation.
Farnhill claims that drastic
And the decision comes just measures are needed to combat
as the University has announced low occupancy levels and to
the closure of Ethel Williams stop large financial problems
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building up for future years.
But a 12% increase for the
mainly international and
family residents in the Grand
Hotel above Thornes Bookstore
and a 5% average rise will hit
struggling students hard.
A review of student
accommodation was promised
last year, but has not yet
happened, according to Union
sources.
The University are closing
Ethels but are planning to
build en-suite bedrooms at
Henderson Old Hall.
According to Union
President Tom Hemesley the
Bursar's own estimate on the
scale of the rent increase was
4.25% not the 5% that actually
occurred.
Hemesley questionned the
move, coming as it does in the
middle of huge shake-ups in
both University and student
funding: "C onsidering the
financial pressure on both
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Cross Campus NUS flushes Free
_____ by Miranda Saville * ____________
Kingston
A BEMUSED student who was persistently pestered for a fag by
an American girl eventually told her to 'fuck off you slag7 only
to find himself issued with a defamation of character writ.
Leeds
A DIRTY-worded prank allegedly committed by students in
Leeds City Centre made the headlines in National magazine
'LOADED' when they tampered with a speaking bus-stop so
that instead of giving a verbal time-table the machine said"Why
don't you fucking walk you lazy twats."
St. Andrew s
UNLUCKY students whose neighbours flat had flooded found
themselves in deep water when firemen entered their flat to gain
access to a burst pipe. Instead they found eleven stolen golf tees
from the world famous course. The students were promptly
arrested.
Cardiff
GREEK football fans caused riots in the Student Union when
they were informed that the Premier match between Newcastle
Utd and LiverpoSl was being screened rather than the
Pananthanaikos vs Ajax match they wanted to see. Labelling
this as discrim ination, snatching the remote control and
threatening bar staff only the intervention of the bars manager
prvented a mass brawl.
Brawling was the order of the day when a Cardiff student
attacked an artificial flower seller with a fish-slice because he
wouldn't give the student a 50p discount. The unfortunate
vendor needed 22 stitches where the fish-slice caught his eye.
Bristol
A HAPLESS male student was caught unawares when after a
heavy night of drinking he was invited to a party by some girls
he met on the way home. Upon arrival he passed out only to
wake up 40 minutes later to find a girl dressed in leather
gyrating on his back. He quickly realised he was in the midst of
a fetishists frenzy. The distressed lad made his escape and
arrived home to find his "wallet and arse were intact."
Sex proved to be dominant however when a female student
desperate for a drink but devoid of dosh attempted to give a
barman who hadn't washed for 3 days a blow job in front of
local drinkers. Unfortunately he couldn't keep "up" his end of
the bargain and the poor lass had to go home 'tongue in cheek' she should have come to 'blow-out!'
Education down
the U-bend
But the last year has seen a
o lo n g e r w ill th e series of attempts to switch
anguished student away from Free Education,
ch a n ts o f "g ra n ts culminating in the decision of
last
m onth's
National
not lo a n s" be resounding
Conference to abandon free
in our ears fo llo w in g the
education in favour of student
re ce n t N .U .S . s h ift aw ay loans and graduate tax.
from Free Education.
Many claim that the
conference was "stitchedup" as at Derby last year
when
an
emergency
Conference was called in
the middle of the exam
period in the hope that few
would attend.
Some claim outgoing
N.U.S President Jim Murphy
has sold the students down
the river in a bid to advance
his own career as a
parliamentary candidate as
predecessors have done who
have followed the labour
party line.
The 1960s and 70s saw
V.P. Welfare Adrian Smith
N.U.S. rigorously cam­ stated it was; "A shameful day
paigning for a full grant for N.U.S who com pletely
system to enable those less ignored what the students had
well off to attend University.
voted for. "
by Miranda Saville
N
Hendersloanes top of
the trouble league
by Tarquin Cooper
happen. But even this does not
UBLIC SCHOOL kids prevent a "cliquey" atmosphere:
cause the most trouble, a about 50% of students come
C ou rier investigation canfrom public school.
reveal. Out of all the Traditionally Henderson
disciplinary cases which the has been favoured by the
Union has had to deal with public school. Their antics
this year almost 50% came include food fights and alcoholfrom the traditionally upper induced rudeness and locals
class Henderson Hall.
regularly complain about noise.
In the past Hertderson Hall Castle Leazes by contrast is
has been bombarded with not beset by such a divide.
applications from students from "Alcohol effects everyone the
the same school. Last year the same way whether you come
halls received almost 30 from public school or not", Dr
applications from Eton alone. Stew art, the Warden said.
The University advises a Those who cause the trouble
maximum of three students are "spread over the whole
from any one school but in spectrum
of
school
practice this does not always backgrounds."
P
Greens clean up...
C o u r ie r
SOCIETIES Officer Ruth Berry decided to do her bit for
the community by liasing with local police and invited a
passing undercover cop into her house for a party for two!
Whilst the boy in blue thought his luck was in it was a
case of mistaken identity as he was kicked out at 6.00 am.
Obviously his truncheon wasn't up to much!
MEMBERS of the Green Society doing their bit for the
University's Environment Week.
In an attempt to clean up the path behind the Medical
Centre, Beth Currie and a group of eager green helpers set
about picking up litter and landscaping this much abused area.
Other events for the week, starting tomorrow include a
craft fair in Leazes Park and an exhibition of recyled art
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Student
banned
over racial
abuse
by Lucy Howard
A SUDANESE student has
been barred from the Union
for the rest of the academic
year following a racial attack
on a security steward.
Mr Hashim was being
thrown out of the Union after
allegedly swearing at a
member of the bar staff when
he called a member of
security a Taki bastard'.
At his disciplinary hearing
he claimed not to be racist,
saying that he wouldn't mind
being called a black bastard
himself.
He defended his actions,
saying that he'd called the
steward 'Paki' "cos he was
one".______________________
Gun ordeal
for student
by Tori Fletcher
A NEWCASTLE student was
left badly shaken after being
caught up in a firearm
incident aboard an Intercity
train last month.
A man was arrested and is
currently awaiting trial
charged with robbery and
possession of an imitation
firearm.
And the student, whose
identity cannot be revealed by
The Courier, is set to be a key
witness in court.
The offence occurred on
April 14 on a Plymouth Edinburgh InterCity express
and was described by
Transport
Police
as
'particularly worrying'.
But the accused - a man in
his early twenties - reached
the end of the line earlier than
expected when he was
apprehended by Transport
Police at Burton-on-Trent.
Penalty
increased
for barred
A g ric
by Lucy Howard
THE former Agric Society
secretary involved in an attack
on a porter last term has had his
disciplinary penalty increased.
Third
year
George
Atkinson leapt over the
Reception desk last term in
order to grab the bar booking
sheets - and ended up landing
on night porter Philip Rudd.
Atkinson was initially
charged £45 to replace Rudd's
glasses which were tangled in
the
attack
and
£40
compensation.
The Union Council made
the unusual move of
appealing, claim ing the
penalty was too lenient.
The appeal has added a
twelve month ban from the
Union to his penalty, in line
with new rules regarding the
instigators of assaults in the
building.
Leazes attack sparks fears Newcastle
the park, informed them that he had just seen a
by Kate Cuddihy
OLICE have urged students to keep to man who claimed to have been attacked.
The student went into the park but could
well lit areas and avoid walking alone at
night follow ing another attack in Leazesnot see anything - he then went to call for help
at the nearby Royal Victoria Infirmary.
Park.
Details of the three men have been released
A man was assaulted in the park at around
midnight on May 3 on his way to a friend's by the police. All three are white, one was
about 5'9", medium build in his mid twenties
house.
The alarm was raised by a Newcastle and was wearing dark coloured track-suit
University student who was walking up bottoms and a denim jacket.
The other two men are 6", medium build,
Richardson Road with a friend.
He told The Courier that someone ran out of short hair and both were wearing dark jackets.
P
New union president
survives
axe over
saucy
snapshot
by Miles Starforth
H E F F I E L D
H allam 's P resid en t
e le c t
n a rr o w ly
e sc a p e d
b e in g
co n fid e n ced la st w eek a fte r a p p e a r in g in a
n a tio n a l n e w s p a p e r in
bra and suspenders.
Communications Officer
Mary Page was elected to
the post in March using the
nicknam e 'F lo ra' and the
slogan "She spreads easily".
S
Naked
And in April she
appeared in the student
magazine Sheffield City
Press talking about her plans
for the union - and pictured
half naked.
She said at the time: "It's
about lib eratio n - why
shouldn't I enjoy myself. I'm
going to continue building
on my repu tation next
year."
But Page was left red
faced after The Sun picked up
on the article and ran one of
their own under
the
headline:
"Give Flora your
vote for more
beer and sex!"
no-
Students have welcomed
the move, with Newcastle
EWCASTLE'S
doormen registration bouncers having a reputation
schem e has lead to for being heavy handed.
One second-year, who was
the launch of a nationwide
"forcibly removed from popular
bouncers' union.
nightspot NE1 last week, said:
Britain's 55,000 doormen
"Hopefully it'll make them a
are following Newcastle's lead
little more responsible, and
in an attempt to clean up their
having someone to answer to
thuggish image.
won't do any harm".
The National Association
Bouncers in the Bigg
of Door Supervisors aims to Market also support the launch,
promote
professional one told The Courier: "We have
standards, provide training had a bad press in the past.
and give legal advice. It is the
"But with more and more
first national body to regulate doormen joining a body with
the entertainm ent security proper standards we hope
industry.
that can change."
by Lucy Howard
N
MEDICALS' friends who were travelling down from
Newcastle to cheer them on in their famous victory
missed the entire match, after their coach driver got
them totally lost on the M18.
Things went from bad to worse for one
unfortunate supporter; Dentist Iain Robb was left
stranded in London overnight when he missed the
coach home. But, after he had managed to locate
Soho, the situation began to look a little less
desperate!
What would his mother think?
Motion
The
week
after The Sun
article a noconfidence
motion
was
brought before
union
council
against Mary in her present
job AND future job.
Mary won the motion by
just one vote, but was
opposed by most of the
present executive.
bouncers lead
way in moves
to start union
Mary
Page
was
unavailable for comment as
The Courier went to press.
Respect
W om en's O fficer Zoe
Hayles, who led the motion,
told The Courier: "Mary lost
the respect of a lot of people
with the articles. It's difficult
to see how she can carry
on."
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from the NUS national
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Tyneside treasure from Th e Magpies’ Magic
ET nobody mistake it.The explosion of how hard you try, it is just By Tarquin
dissipated hopes two Sundays ago in im possible to stay immune
the Bigg Market could, if things had from football in Newcastle,
(even if you are a 'fuckin' student').
turned out differently have been the greatest
spontaneous street party since V.E. Day. If It's a part of the fabric of society. Put
you consider that over 4000 Geordies were another way, where else has one
s till sin ging and dancing at four in the man's chequebook inspired such a
morning in the Bigg Market after winning the cultural revival and underwritten a
second division it is barely imaginable what feel good factor that even a
the city would be experiencing if Newcastle Conservative politician couldn't have
dreamt of? "Sunday was the start of
had won the Premiership Title.
the beginning", Hall says. Given that
Instead Manchester United won and the
Newcastle is hosting Euro '96, that millions of
Bigg Market played host to an army of angry
pounds have been injected into sport and the
youths venting their frustration and anger at
region as a whole, he could just be right.
Sunderland supporters getting off the train on
Hall has argued that sport can play a vital
their way home from Tranmere. Zorba's Greek
role in regenerating life into the region. Dr
Restaurant was left with a four figure bill to
Stone, lecturer in economics at the University of
repair the damage; the "flying saucer" public
Northumbria says, "the fact that Sir John Hall
toilets were smashed up and countless fans face
talks in these terms differentiates him from
G.B.H. and public disorder charges.Yet despite
other football club chairmen." Undoubtedly
the damage it was a comparatively minor
eruption of Geordie sentim ent.
Admittedly it made the national
headlines; but only just. Even the
police conceded that they were
prepared for some kind of
disturbance; it was just a question of
im plem enting their action and
getting the riot under control. The
vast majority of fans managed to hold
their disappointment to themselves,
because in reality belonging to
Newcastle is a source of massive
pride.
L
The truth is that very little can
detract from the huge revival enjoyed
throughout the region due to the
team's successes. "If people had said three
years ago we were going to be challenging for
the title, we would have laughed", Sir John Hall
has said.
In no other city has the revival of a football
team's fortune been so closely linked with the
economy and regional atmosphere. No matter
r
pubs and clubs have benefited tremendously
from the high spirits generated from match
wins, as have sales of merchandise associated
with the team's success.
Even the national press have ventured north
of the Watford Gap to put an interest in the
goings on up here. Rob Andrew's much
P r in t
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df ^ tUTeJ T°mA
England side has helped
to
generate that interest. After all, here
was a guy bordering on
national hero status after that
infamous
drop
goal,
seemingly sacrificing an
international career to play
for a virtually unknown club.
Sir John Hall hasn't
stopped at that coup either.
He's signed up ice hockey
clubs and there's talk of a rugby
league team next year, not to
mention the proposed £30m, 50 to 60
thousand seater stadium to be built.
Face it: you don't have to have
a clue about football to be able to
take enormous pride in a city that
was recently singled out as one of the best party
cities in the world; (but I would keep your
mouth shut about it). As Newcastle's tourism
officer, Simon Brooks said at the time; "You
have to see it to believe it. Newcastle is quite
unlike anywhere else in the country,"
something which anyone who has been to the
Bigg Market on a Friday night will well be able
to testify. It's not just the large number of
scantily clad sun(bed)-drenched girls out on
show that's the attraction, honestly, but rather
the excitem ent at being surrounded by a
homogeneous body of Geordies intent on
getting as wildly drunk as possible, from five
until closing time.
There comes a time however when one does
begin to wonder where Newcastle would be
without the £20m spent on the team alone. Sir
John Hall likes to think of him self as "a
capitalist with a social conscience". Nobody can
doubt his commitment to sport and his
devotion to regenerating the region but it's
come at one hell of a cost. The team is run more
like a business and already there are serious
voices of discontent as the price of season
tickets rises again. This year alone has seen a
turnover of £29 million; up £12m on last year.
For all their worth and strength of character it
seems harsh that the Geordies' fate can be
determined by the signing of a cheque.
Football furthermore surely can't be
responsible for the entire regeneration of the
area? There's the story that Samsung's decision
to invest in the area was clinched by a visit to
one of the Magpie's matches but how much
other economic success is directly attributable
to the performance of a football team?
Countless other factors are involved here.
Rugby's shift to professionalism for example
couldn't have occurred at a more fruitful time.
And academics have begun to question the
assumptions of economic improvement. Dr
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the sale of merchandise ends up elsewhere,
where it is manufactured.
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be one of the most talked about places in the
country. Somehow it seem that its fate is not
determined by what goes on in Westminster,
nor by what common national trends there are,
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Newcastle United. Its identity is strong, one
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11
Dancing on the sands
If life’s a beach, and the beach is where you
love to live life - forget the gorgeous sands
of Goa and the temptation of Thailand’s
shores. Patrick Sherwen discovers the latest
beach rave cuts down on cost... and climate.
S IX in the m orning, you have ju st spent the last n in e
'the tribe' that it is not unknown for vigilante groups to put in
an appearance and introduce the elem ent of violence so
conspicuously absent from the proceedings until their arrival.
Maybe they would prefer it if this lot just hung around after
closing time so they can all have a bloody grat ruck in the
village, it would save them the effort of walking all the way
dow n to the beach to be out o f earshot of the sleep in g
villagers.
hours being unreasonably friendly to every crazed loon
who crosses your path, dawn is approaching and you are
beginning to realise the club that you thought was a warm,
g o ld en -g lo w in g playg rou n d o f b a n g in g m usic and trib a l
b ro th e rh o o d is d a rk , d a n k and d is s a p o in tin g ly d rab.
D e fin ite ly tim e to fin d so m ew h ere w arm , d a rk and
comfortable, preferably with w illing volunteers to be M inister
for Tea, and the necessary relaxants availiable.
"You don't understand what it's like round here...," says
the girlfriend of our ex-bouncer friend ,"..it's sheer fuckin'
small mindedness. Instead of coming down here to batter us,
why don't they fuckin' see how good it can be down here.
Not that we'd really want that type hangin' about, come to
think of it." This is the most uncharitable remark I have heard
anybody make all night. Even in my position, as the only
'posh southern student bastard' in the group, I was on the
receiving end of nothing more aggressive than a hot mug of
tea, considerable hospitality and the occasional shout of
"TRIBE COME ALIVE FOR THE LONDON POSSSEEEE." So
much for the student-bashing, southerner-hating Geordies.
But no, this is how your Friday night usually ends; this time
you are outside under the stars and instead of finding yourself
surrounded by sweat stained walls and fag butts you look out
from your vantage point on the cliff edge and watch the sun rise
over the sea to illum inate the shapes of people still dancing
around you. Others laze around the dying fire brewing up tea
and smoking the new day in.
Obviously you must have shelled out five hundred quid for
a plane ticket to Goa, to find yourself in such circumstances.
W here else could you be, surrounded by skinhead tattooed,
dancing nutters with eyes like bush babies? It could Ibiza I
suppose or som e oth er dance M ecca for the R ave Pilgrim .
Actually, it is about three quid and forty minuites by train from
Newcastle. Welcome to the hideous demonic underbelly of the
Northumbria costal region, and the land of 'the tribe' and the allnight beach party.
Most of the people present have spent the last week getting
up at four in the morning to board their trawlers and put out to
sea for an extremely hard day's fishing. If not, then they have
p robably ju st returned from th eir sh ift on the oil rig. The
opportunities to spend your hard earned salary are limited in
the middle of the North Sea and the hours are not what you'd
call sociable. There is then only one thing for it when you get
time ashore, only one way to dispose of that disposable income;
go to the pub, get battered, get 'the tribe' together and fuck off
down to the beach for an all-night session.
The preparations are extremely impressive. Delegations are
dispatched to various houses around the village to reappear
laden with boxes of tea, coffee, m ilk and be^r. Someone else
provides the bottled water for brewing-up, and a bunch of mugs
tied togeth er w ith string. The m usic, a stereo pow ered by
som ebody's generously donated car battery, and a wooden
palette for burning are provided by a founder member of 'the
tribe', an ex-bouncer in whose honour the event takes place. He
and his girlfriend are leaving the next day for India, to show
them how its done. O nce the party is over, all ru bbish is
removed and the remains of the fire are effectively doused by
k ick in g san d o n to the em b ers. T he on ly ev id en ce of the
gathering are the cliff-top walkers discussing which pub to meet
in after they have sorted themselves out a bit at home.
Not all nights run so smoothly though. Some of the village
elders are not impressed by the efforts these people make to
clean up after themselves. They would prefer it if there was
nothing to clean up at all. So strong is their animosity towards
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Thursday; I
Heaven’s a tra
Inter-railing is almost as much of a
tradition for students as getting pissed,
but for travelling virgins it can be a bit
daunting. However, as Katherine
Melling and photographer Chris
Cawser found out, you don’t really
have to have a clue what you’re doing,
just some money, a sense of the
ridiculous and a vague idea about
which country lies in which
direction.........
Thanks to Campus Travel for providing
the Rome Explorer tickets.
Fresh, warm croissants with gooey jammy centres
and creamy full flavoured coffee. Yum. It cost a
bloody fortune but worth every penny. We realised
at this point, that the reason everyone seems to
invite indigestion by standing up while consuming
their snacks and coffee, is that in the cafe culture
continent, you pay to sit - about £3.
Something that really annoys me while abroad, is
the English speaking world's attitude to foreign
language. One particular Australian, at the Venetian
hostel, started shouting "If you bloody well spoke
English then maybe you'd understand", when the
Italian woman working in the cafeteria actually
C am p os
TRAVEL
EAVING Newcastle at the beginning of the
Easter holidays, we didn't have much idea
where we were going, or what we were
going to do when we got there. The tickets were
for a return journey to Rome, via Paris,
Switzerland, Milan, Florence and Venice, so we
planned to stop in some of those places. We'd got
Youth Hostel Association membership and a list
of hostel in those cities, and that was about it - oh,
and a 501b rucksack on our back containing our
sleeping bags w hich we only used once. In
mainstream Europe all hostels provide sheets and
blankets, normally for free.
Most of our organisation took place when we
arrived in London, over a milkshake in the King's
Cross MacDonald's. One thing we discover over the
ten days is how filling gloopy sugar and cow extract spoke Italian to him. I'm no multi-linguist, but I
are when you're travelling economy class. A case of, think it's polite to have a go. It gives everyone
'a milkshake for breakfast, milkshake for lunch and something to chuckle about anyway. Some things of
a full meal in the evening'. The best meal I ate course, transcend language. As we book into the
though, was breakfast in a Rome pavement cafe. Rome hostel, the bloke behind the desk notices our
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address is Newcastle and responds with "Ah! Gazza!
He play for my team, Lazio, for two years."; then
while on the night-train back to Paris, the large,
genial, middle-aged guard checking our passports,
comes out with "Oasis, zey are the new Beatles,
yes?". Hello? At this point me and Chris just look at
each other, somewhat bemused. Apparently, you can
actually bribe the guards on these journeys with a
few hundred cigs, and they let you on free. We didn't
chance it, but there seemed to be loads of spare
bunks.
When I set off I believed I was going inter­
railing. However, we seemed to spend far more
time on our feet;
pottering round
the
Louvre
Museum, clam­
bering up the Eiffel
Tower
and
strolling along the
Seine in Paris,
traipsing round
the Vatican in
Rome, and getting
lost
through
thousands of tiny
winding streets in
Venice. Don't let
them fool you,
inter-railing
is
really
a
pseudonym for
'walking holiday'.
We spent most
time sight-seeing,
and despite the
hordes of others all doing the same as you, the
immense churches are still impressive. I just wish
the atmosphere of the huge, lusciously decorated
basillicas like St Peter's (Rome) and St Marc's
(Venice) could be enjoyed in isolation. I'm not into
religion, I
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a lp e lle d
far has been the grafting of a pair of horns, created
from fat under her cheeks, onto her forehead. She
claims that "my next project will be to create an
extremely large nose- the largest my
anatomy can take."
Although they could swop
surgical tips, Orlan could not be
further removed from the kind of,
ahem,
"augm entation"
Ms.
Anderson is so famous for. Orlan
claims that her work is a "protest
against the dictates of beauty
AMMY Anderson is headline news again standards" and that "cosm etic
with her new celluloid ogle-fest "Barb surgery is one of the areas in which
Wire"- but she'd better watch out for a new man's power over the body of a
contender for the crown of 'P lastic Surgery
woman can inscribe itself more
Queen'. In an exhibition at the Zone Gallery, strongly."
French artist Orlan is making a graphic statement
This point taps into a debate
about the politics of body modification- using which is currently raging about
her own body. As the ultimate dedication to her plastic surgery. Certainly, our
art, she uses her own face as a canvas.
favourite surgical icons do represent
If you can cope with a bit of gore, Orlan's an unattainable ideal for many
exhibition is well worth a trip. The room is replete (though where Michael Jackson fits
with huge blood-splattered images of Orlan's face into this equation would seem to be
in surgery. As her eyes, complete with full eye unclear...). Furthermore, Pam's
make-up, gaze upon those gazing at her, part of assets, Cher's pert buttocks and
her cheek is pulled back to reveal a shockingly Madonna's collagen surfeit certainly
uncanny expanse of gore. The viewer of these weren't grafted on for the benefit of
pictures feels intrusive, voyeuristic - especially as a sisterly solidarity. ' O rlan's
exhibition, however unnerving,
highlights the fact that plastic
surgery, and body modification as a
whole, can be an empowering
experience.
In opposition to the common
I____________________________________________ I argument that women who undergo
transmission of her operation is flickering in the surgery are mindless dupes, Kathy
corner on CD-rom, revealing needles being Davis at Utrecht University claims
pushed through Orlan's lips as she speaks. The that plastic surgery can improve
artist recites Lacan and Kristeva throughout her women's assertiveness. Rather than the effect of
operations, which are broadcast live by satellite the act itself, it is the decision to take this act which
around the world. Her most radical operation so is empowering for these women, according to
Davis. She claims that "it turns one from a
passive sufferer to an active agent." Most
women do not have plastic surgery to give
them an amazing body, but so they can feel
'norm al' , Davis claims that 'cosm etic
surgery offers the promise of anonymity."
Because lesbians, gay men & bisexuals are discriminated against in housing &
Orlan's point about women undergoing
surgery to fulfill a male-dictated ideal would
employment & because how we act is more important than who we are & if we
seem to be undermined by this. Orlan's art
get harassed it's our problem & if we get attacked we provoked it & if we
is not designed to protect her anonymity, in
raise our voices we're flaunting ourselves & if we enjoy sex we're
fact her art is massively concerned with
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up" her body for art and wishes it to be put in a
museum after her death - hmm, not what you
would call a wallflower, eh?
by Sally Hall
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ANGRY ABOUT O PPR E SSIO N
perverts & if we have a id s we deserve it & if we march with pride
we're recruiting children & if we want or have children we're unfit
parents & if we stand up for our rights we're overstepping our
boundaries & because we are forced constantly to question
our worth as human beings& if we don't have a sexual
relationship with someone of the opposite sex we
haven't given it a chance & if we have a
relationship with someone of the same sex it's
not recognised & we are told our love is not
'real" & if we come out of the closet we're
just going through a phase & because
lesbian and gay history is virtually
absent from literature & because
homophobia is sanctioned by
the High Court & because
our fight to organise
"His penis was
surgically divided in
two, and a ring inserted
in each end"
STAM P OUT HOM OPHOBIA
wiping out the expected anonymity of the
body on the operating table - she is a
speaking, blinking person, not a slab of flesh
on which the surgeon's expertise with a
knife can be emblazoned. She has "given
This idea of using the body as a canvas ties in
more with the politics of a guy with pierced
nipples and a mermaid tattoo, than it does with
fem inist politics. O rlan's idea of body
transformation is just a more extreme incarnation
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"Parts of her cheek is pulled
back to reveal a shockingly
uncanny expanse of gore"
connecting their ear to their nose with a
chain. Well, we all have a friend who
has A pierced belly button or a tattoo,
but they aren't likely t be the next Orlan,
right? There is the scary notion that,
according to Ted Polhemus, author of
Street Style, piercing is 'ad d ictive'.
Aside from this though, more and more
people are choosing extreme means of
self expression. 'Modern Primitives', a
book about these, features a man who
has surgically divided his penis in two
and had a ring inserted at each end - a
process called bifurcation (though
barfcuation might be more appropriate).
A man called Pearl, featured recently in
'The Guardian', has used a corset to
train his waist from 31 to 18 inches wide,
and any tattooing magazine will reveal
men and women who literally have no
un-tattooed flesh. Ted Polhemus
accounts for this increasing move
towards extreme body modification by
his idea that "we have insignificant
lives." He claims that this personal
statement allows membership into an exciting
sub-culture. Perhaps his claim is true that
"whenever society is in a state of upheaval, this is
reflected in the body," but I'm not sure that a
couple of nipple rings will grant access to a
liberating lifestyle. If joining this exciting sub­
culture means having my face pulled apart in
public view, count me out! Still, Orlan's plastic
surgery raises more interesting and relevant
issues than the interminable discussions which
abound concerning Pammy's boobs, so I applaud
her in her idea of "scalpels out for the lads!"
Orlan's exhibition runs at the
Zone Gallery until May 26th.
1 4
Thursday; May 16,1996
A rts
The rebirth of the
classic novel?
by Justin Hood
F HOLLYWOOD and the
BBC has anything to do
with it then over the next
couple of years w e'll
seeing quite a few more
adaptations of classic novels
to the screen.
With 'Sense and Sensibility'
doing well at the Oscars and
'Richard III' going down well
right now, it would seem
interest in our ancestors'
works has never been greater.
All well and good for the film
industry but what effect is this
having on the long term future
of the classic novel ?
Kate Colquhoun of OUP's
'World's Classics' kindly gave
us inside information on the
classic novel today.
I
Since the screening of
adaptations
like
'Middlemarch' there has been
enormous growth in sales of
these books, during and after
their releases. Jane Austen
be
sales in particular have gone
through the roof - a rival
publisher who had the TV tiein version of 'Pride and
Prejudice' sold over 100,000
copies. Apparently people
aren't just settling for the
celluloid version. New people
are picking up the classics for
the first time, and people who
haven't read them for a while
are returning. In effect the
classic has been relaunched.
Of course the Austen's, and
the Hardy's are doing better
than most, but all classics sales
have picked up.
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Neither is it too much of a
surprise which novels are
being turned into films either,
quite simply they're the most
popular classics, the novels of
the Nineteenth century, when
the modern novel was really
born. Essentially they have
fairly uncomplicated plots and
characters who we easily
identify with. Indeed we're
more fam iliar with these
authors in particular because
w e've come across them
before in the reading for our
GCSEs and A-Levels. Jane
Austen's current impact is
unique, and with the
adaptation of 'Emma' out in
Septem ber it looks set to
continue.
As for the long term future
of the classic, that's fairly
assured too. Kate says they
will always have a place in our
society because they're our
literary heritage. They may
not be as gritty and dark as the
likes of Iain Banks and Irvine
Welsh, but without a good
grounding in the classics we
can't hope to understand what
modern writers are doing.
Modem writers are all heavily
influenced by the classics.
Also because as a nation we're
very nostalgic we will always
want to go back to our
ancestor's roots and read
about the sort of experiences
they were having.
Of course the price cutting
war of the classics has also
helped their sales, but all in all
the consumer is probably
getting a much better deal
when buying a classic today
than five years ago. World's
Classics promise the most
complete versions of texts in
their novels. As well as being
fully annotated, they try to
have introductions which are
more than just an outline,
containing new theories by
recognised scholars. They also
commission brand new
translations of foreign works
in an attempt to sell the
definitive version.
It would seem that the
classic can live on the screen
and our bookshelves at the
same time, and if the quality
continues to be this good on
both then who can complain ?
See p a g e 1 5 f o r
CLASSIC BOOK
GIVEAW AY
Die
Hard
T'S 10:30 am, you've got a
hangover from hell, and
the insid e of your mouth
feels like Gandhi's flip-flop.
Plus, some psychopathic
bomber has requested that
you stand on a Harlem street
corner wearing a sign that
says 'I hate niggers'!
You might be forgiven for
thinking that things could
only
get
better,
but
unfortunately for Bruce Willis
this is just the beginning of a
day from hell. In 'Die Hard
with a V engeance', newly
released on video, our follicly
challenged hero is back for
yet another corpse-filled
caper.
The action proceeds at a
relentlessly frantic pace,
punctuated by bursts of
humour and wit from Willis'
character, the inimitable John
McClane.
Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp
Fiction) is brilliant as a
Harlem shopkeeper who finds
himself inexorably drawn into
the search for the mystery
bomber and his next target.
The latter is played by none
our very own Jeremy Irons.
I
would
definitely
recommend this video, but
there's really no point in
hiring it 'cos it will be on
television every Christmas
from now until Doomsday.
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Thursday; May 16,1996
Arts
RMr Holland’s OpusQ
window
Samba
Volkswagon Camper!
IFE is w hat happens when It is the music
y ou ’re busy m aking other however that really
plans. Profound and wise creates
the
words from John Lennon and atmosphere.
The
perhaps the essence of 'Mr soundtrack, which
Holland's Opus' starring Richard ranges from lessons
Bach
and
Dreyfus (of American Graffiti fame). on
One m an's consuming passion for Beethoven to the
lustmusic fuels an ambition to compose, and dreaded
ultimately write one piece of music that loosening Rock and
will touch the hearts of many. However, Roll, is essential to the
a teaching position reluctantly taken at plot. More relevant to
the John F. Kennedy School is to very Holland himself is the
students'
quickly and permanently drag him from senior
his chosen path, leaving behind his production of a
dreams; but also his frustrations and Gershwin review and J Richard Dreyfus
bitterness as he learns to redirect his the inspiration and
influence of John Lennon's life and death.
passion.
This film is sad and poignant, yet with
With a time scale that spans thirty
years, from 1965 to the present day, we enough humour and music to lift it. I was
follow the life of Glen Holland as fate expecting a kind of 'Dead Composer's
determines it. The changing times and Society' with Dreyfuss in the Robin
culture which form the backdrop to his William's role, but Mr Holland's Opus is
life are celebrated too, with music at the a great deal more than a banal reworking
helm.
Each era brings the same of a familiar theme. (The feelgood factor
unenthusiastic students, but with very is in evidence, but it is thankfully of the
Richard
different taste in clothes. The sense of non-nauseating variety.)
changing time is conjured up very Dreyfuss' portrayal of an embittered man
convincingly; special praise must go to is full of empathy, and is wholly
the classic cars - look out for the 21 believable. He seeks out a hero within the
ordinary man who is able to touch
B y Jo Patterson
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R and J in
sex/suicide shocker!
SEX and Suicide! Er, yes
please to the first and a
definite no thanks to the
second. Now I'm not talking
about an orgiastic blood-fest,
far from it. Sex and Suicide is
the title of the new Durham
Theatre production of Romeo
and Juliet, that was performed
at the Newcastle Playhouse on
the 1st and 2nd of May. The
production was billed as
'Shakespeare's most famous
tragedy
com pletely
dismantled and re-assembled
through modem multi-media
technology'. Must computers
now even attack our literary
heritage? What is the world
coming to?
★★★★★
Grub on a grant
Okay, so it's the end of term
and m oney's tight, but a
student's gotta eat! After all,
we need vegetables and
vitam ins and other such
things to make us clever - at
least that's what my mother
used to tell me. Fear not food
lovers for Cas Clark (of 'Grub
on a Grant cookbook fame')
has written a new culinary
END of year euphoria has hit The Courier office and
and there are loads of film gooodies, free books,
posters and CDs to be had in our big May giveaway!
Rocky Horror Picture
Show
Are you still a virgin? You won't be for long!
Yes, the antici-.pation is over and this cult classic has been rereleased to celebrate it's 21st Birthday. To celebrate this great
event the following prizes can be won, by the first students to
grace The Courier office clutching one of the essential props
from the film:
people's lives in a very different way than
he had hoped. His most com pelling
scenes are those with the young cast,
especially his son whose ironic disability
he slowly learns to accept.
The supporting cast is excellent, and
includes Glenne Headley, who plays his
wonderfully patient wife, and Olympia
Dukakis as the imposing School Principal.
This film finds the hero within the
Everyman. It is about thwarted" ambition,
self-discovery, passion and youth. It may
have a funny title, but it's a definite
recommendation.
I n S h o rt...
bible for students. This time
it's the veggie's amongst you
that can benefit from her grubtastic recipes, many of which
can be prepared in a single
pan - anything that saves on
washing-up sounds great to
me! To obain a copy of this
gourmet guide just get
yourself down to your nearest
bookshop after May 23rd. Bon
appetit!
VEGETARIAN
GRUBONA
GRANT
Celebrated author Joanna
Trollope (what's in a name!?!)
will be at Dillons Bookstore
today to launch not one, but
TWO new books! If you
happen to be a fan, get there
early, 'cos the fun starts at
midday.
Or maybe you're more
interested in the wild side of
life. If so, then Jon Savage is
the man for you. This well
known pop and culture guru
'• will be in store to promote
his latest book 'Time TravelFrom the Sex Pistols to
< Nirvana: Pop, Media and
Sex, 1977-96." A snappy
little title don't you think?
I'll stick to my Enid Blyton
if you don't mind.
★★★★★
Two of the world's most
respected
dance
companies are coming to
Newcastle at the end of
A ltd. edition Rocky Horror embroidered jacket
A ltd. edition Rocky Horror T-shirt
A copy of the video (widescreen)
A copy of the CD soundtrack
A replica of the original theatrical poster and a set of b&w
stills.
★★★★★
Kids
'Kids' is billed as being the most controversial film of the
decade, a movie to make Trainspotting' look like Enid Blyton.
Certainly the under age sex and drug abuse seem set to shock
British audiences. The Courier has posters and postcards from
Kids to give away. First come first served, so get your skates
on!
Classics
You've seen the movie but have yet to see the film. This is
probably the case for most of us when it comes to literary
classics such as 'Sense and Sensibility' or 'Middlemarch'.
Well, here's your chance to remedy the situation by claiming
one of the classic books that World Classic7s have kindly
offered to Courier readers. To claim your classic novel just get
yourself down to The Courier office withthe answer to this easy
peasy teaser;
Trollope in the ‘Toon!
Tripping the
light fantastic
CAS C LA R K E
C o m p e t it io n
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Who played Elinor in the recent big screen adaptation of Jane
Eyre's 'Sense and Sensibility'?
• k itifit
Strange Days
this month. The Trisha Brown
and Siobhan Davies Dance
Companies will be at the
Theatre Royal from May 28th
until June 1st. In pursuit of
new ways of moving, Trisha
Brown has been known to
traverse rooftops and suspend
herself from buildings, trees
and pillars. Takes all sorts I
suppose! What with this and
the fact that watching Siobhan
Davies has been described as
'something akin to going to
dance heaven', this event is
one not to be missed.
★★★★★
Ever wondered what it will be like to celebrate New Year's Eve
in the year 1999? Well, that's the subject of Ralph Fiennes
latest film, 'Strange Days'. The Courier has a CD copy of the
soundtrack, posters and a T-shirt to give away. No need to
tax your brain by answering a question, just pop into the office
and pick up a pirze.
★★★★★
When the cast of Harvey Keitel's new film 'Smoke' had
finished filming they realised that they still had some money
left over. Instead of going out and getting absolutely
'smoked', they decided to make another film. Unfortunatley
they had no script, so the cast, which includes Michael J. Fox,
Lou Reed, Roseanne and Harvey Keitel just talked until they
were blue in the face - hence the title of the film. To win the
Cd sountrack of 'Blue in the Face', and assorted film posters,
get along to the Courier office before somebody else does.
★★★★★
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After charming such luminaries
as John Peel and St. Etienne
with their teen dream/nightmare manifesto
that appeared in the shape of the
'Come Out 2 Nite'(Fierce Panda), and
generally wowing all those who dare to cross
their paths, KENICKIE look set to become the
latest, most stylish North-Eastern band to
storm the nation's hearts and charts.
Matt Clarke went to befriend them.
OMING on like a cross-pollination of The
I
Ronettes harmonies (painstakingly
^^-'constructed, heartbreakingly rendered),
with the powerhouse geetars of The Stooges or
Thin Lizzy, but with a decidedly modem pop
ethic attached, Kenickie are determined to have
and hold their slice of teen pop pie. These four
hard drinkin', fast talkin' pop stars were tracked
down to a Sunderland hostelry, the Hooch was
lined up and the evening, as they say, began...
Kenickie are one of the most self-assured
bands around, claiming not to have been shocked
in the slightest by their rise to fame and fortune.
They played at the Ramones last ever UK gig,
turned down appearances on The Girlie Show,
and endured an A+R fight that would have left
lesser bands bemused. Marie Du Santiago
(vocals, guitar, Murderess) says that they will
"drink success like a fine wine", Lauren laverne
(vocals, guitar, exotic dancing) backing her up
with "yeeah, I'm gonna caress and love it".
Not content with being stuck in the indie
ghetto, Kenickie are coming at ya with all guns
blazing, announcing their intentions to "battle
with the forces of Sting" (Emmy-Kate Montrose,
vocals, bass, dreamy) and conquer the world, no
doubt leaving behind a trial of destruction. While
having been lumped in with everything from
Romo to Screamy-pop a
la Bis, Kenickie's
ambitions are miles
ahead of the competition;
only claiming affinity
with Phil Collins and
Boyzone! Indeed EmmyKate is already believed
to have jealous 'killer'
(clue, clue!) popsters
trying to run her over!
They obviously
understand the need to
represent a strong image,
dressed up to the nines,
the Kenickie pre-gig
situation involves many
trips to the dressing room
mirror. However this
dressing up doesn't take
the form of mere amateur
showing off: "You’ve got
to live it," says Lauren,
"No more ironic
glamour" protests
Emmy-Kate, disgusted
with the glut of parttimers filling the
industry; "Style not
fashion" sneers Johnny X (drums, cult leader).
You get the feeling these teen sophisticates walk
round their houses dressed immaculately!
However, by no means are Kenickie all
glamour with no substance. Their present
recording output - soon to be joined by the bitter
lemon slice of "Punka" on the all new Emidisc
imprint - comprises sharply keen, fierce teenage
anthems, fuelled by all manner of debauchery in
parks, pubs and parties. Songs such as 'Can I Takd
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The Sun Is Often Out
(Mother)
A FRIEND said "You can't like a
band whose lead singer is called
Crispin", but with such ecstatic
and varied
yelling like his,
who's actually
bothered what
he's called.
There are a
number of
characteristics
that come to
mind; The
Wonder Stuff
with their
typical pop
stylie, a bit of a
dark gothy
influence, and if
you've never
heard a guitar
sounding like
Jimi Hendrix ^^^^HiZZEZZ
being savaged
by Zebedee, now's your chance
The title makes you think
they haven't put much thought
into it - but on this album the
sun is often out; but
unfortunately, not often enough.
* * *
Chicken Lickin'
SLEEPER
The It Girl
(Indolent)
PROVING there is no subject too
mundane, Louise and freinds on
their new album romp through a
suburban storybook of teenage
passion and small town tragedies
- no cream whip bondage parties,
just arguments and all night
may, May 16,1996
Music
itar-strummin’, vodka
sky-kissin’ Kenickie.
bass
SO UNDGARDEN
Pretty Noose
(A&M Records)
SEATTLE'S finest (?) are back
with another post-grungeblues stomper, taken from
their forthcoming album
'Down On The Upside'.
It's a slice of typical
Soundgarden - big guitar,
syncopated drums, and bass
to rumble your floorboards.
This track in fact, could quite
easily have been lifted from
'Superunknown'; it7s well
produced and Cornell's
vocals, are, as usual, excellent.
A good taster for the
album, but I wish they'd stop
putting noise session fillertracks on their B-sides.
* * *
Dave.
TH E W ANNADIES
You and Me Song
tare back in town
|ke
You To The Cinema' are central to the teenage
experience. Their a soundtrack for getting dolled
up, hitting the pubs and falling over to your
favourite hits in a dingy club. The other side of
the coin is well represented as well; the sad bits in
between the glad. Check out the acoustic
"Acetone" on the CD re-issue of the morning after
as well as the night. "I get my misery out on
stage" confirms Lauren.
However essential their records are, they
work best in the live arena, where between songs,
television.
The husky delivery of a sex
line operator, means Wener
adds allure to the whole sweaty
experiene; 'Lie Detector', Sale Of
The Century' and 'Nice Guy
Eddie' prove examples of
Sleeper's wry, sarcastic style
which they do well to perfect.
Slagging
them off
would only
provide
R
firmly in the tradition of Elvis the King, Lauren
and Marie illustrate their creations. This often
brings up such gems as enquiries into the
audiences fondness for PVC, and the information
that the girls all work part-time for Her Maj's
Secret Service!
So if spangly eyes, sharp skirts and chocolate
orange vodka float your boat and you like your
pop-surprises wrapped in just the right amount of
glitter, then Kenickie could well be the band for
you...
Have you ever played 'air
piano'? - You will.
* * * *
Mint Sauce
EVERYTHING B U T T H E GIRL
Walking Wounded
(Virgin)
THE music press have suggested
that a comatosed EBTG have
been resurrected by drum'n bass
- Lazarus revived by jungle,
rather than Jesus. This is unfair.
Thom and Watt have always
been an impressive providing
lugubrious lyrics, mournful
melodies and sorrowful singing.
Keith Gabriel
T H E W A T E R S ID E
H O TEL
(Caroline)
HOW
many times
has
someone
said: "Oh
man, you've
just gota listen to this" and then
explained why, and you've still
not heard the album they were
talking about? Well this is a band
you've just gotta hear. The
current single "Underground" is
the most easily accessible song on
the album, and is a reet
bblummin' corker.
The more I listen to the album
the more I get to thinking that
the whole thing is a reet
blummin' corker, but there's
something confusing: Ben Folds
Five - five of what? - why does
he fold them? - who is Ben? Y'see
there's only three people in the
band.
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1. DJ Hell - Totmacher
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2. Ron Manney - Hypnotic
Tones (Hybrid)
3. Richard Bartz - Ghetto
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4. Josh Wink & DJ ESP
(Stairway to Headphones)
5. Aphex Twin - Hangable
Auto Lightbulb EP (Warp)
Scott & Scooby at Trax:
(Indolent)
THE musical equivalent of
candy-floss - soft, sweet and
too much will make you sick.
Even when the guitars
crash in for the chorus, it's
still a soppy little record
that happens to have
painfully catchy lyrics. It
even has 'Ba...Ba Ba etc' sung
in perfect harmony, as
would befit a Eurovision
entry from some
Scandinavian country.
However, what makes me
most annoyed about this
record is that I quite like
candy-floss.
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1. Nikita Warren - 1 Need You,
basement jaxx mix (Virgin)
2. The Beloved - Deliver Me
(East West)
3. Mass Fusion - Madness
(Mousetrap)
4. Fila Brazillia - Sycot Motion
EP (Mindfood)
5. Ron Trent - Dance Floor
Boogie Delights (US Thing)
Bass Generator (Upstairs):
1. Chocolate City 1Love Songs
(DDR)
2. Muskmen - Never Thought
(Bootleg)
3. T Power - Police State (SOUR)
4. Lil Mo Ying Yang - Reach
remixes (Multiply)
5. Future Force - What U Want
(A&M)
The Editor’s Classic
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1. K-Alexi - Stick Music (DJ
International)
2. Derrick May - Nude Photo
(Transmat)
3. Riot EP - Underground
Resistance (UR)
4. Speedy J - Pullover (+8)
5. CJ BoHand - Ravesignal
(R&S)
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got faster and louder, while the
songs still have the same
emotional impact.
'Flipside's' uptempo beats
suits Thorn's almost-rapped
vocals perfectly. The breakbeats
of the title track and 'Before
Today' heighten the atmosphere
of both songs. The excellent
'Mirrorball' could easily feature
on an older EBTG album. Even
the lack of 'Missing can't detract
from this album's brilliance.
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Thursday; May 16,1996
I Wanna Be A Hippie
S
O who the f*ck are Sunscreem,
anyway?
Sunscreen are another of the
music worlds unlikely stories of
curious people 'getting it on' as a
band, touring the country with the
lifestyle that every hi-happenin'
bopper lusts after, with only 50p to
their name: "If we were in it for the
money, we would have given up
long ago." they claim, and, as if to
prove that they don't bath in money
every day, they rig up most of their
own gear. This ranges from
instrument stands to large boxes that
do funny things with noises, and it all
looks like a real computer-sdentistsbedroom-hobby-type setup.
So what are they all about?
Take thier new album, 'Change
or Die'. They have a message behind
their guitar-dance music. The
underlying grove behind Sunscreem is
that they lurve their music, and use it to
carry a global warning to this mixed up,
shook up world. The album is a subtle
bus-stop-type conversation about taking
our blinkers off, having a wider look at the
big enchillada, and trying to get people to
think about what we could do for the
Earth, rather than the other way around.
BUT - Don't be fooled, you don't have to
carry thier Bible to enjoy thier music.
'Change or Die' is slower than thier
first album ('03'), and the change of
tempo is class, first class in fact.
Sunscreem IPSO FACTO time They were named after a sound
sample on one of thier first synths.
They all come from Essex. Yes, this
means that Lucia is an Essex girl, and all
good jokes should come in on the back of
a postcard, please.
They all have other halves back home,
and say they all behave on tour.
They have all been together since 1990
- although Lucia and Paul were doing
stuff together before that (oo-er) entering the scene at a similar time to the
Shamen, during the acid-house explosion
of the very early '90's
And, finally, Paul is overly proud of
his pink pants python, and is not against
showing it off on the tour bus - at least
while Lucia isn't looking!!
Interview finished, we were sent
away and told to come back for the gig.
Arriving suitably early, after watching
Newcastle trash West Ham 3-0 in a local
pub, a couple of DJ's set the scene with a
pick'n'mix selection of dancy stuff. More
attention was, however, warented by the
barmaid. We reckoned that there wasn't a
red-blooded male in the place who
honestly wouldn't want to let his lips get
to grips with her hips.
Anyway, eventually Sunscreem
appeared on stage, and started with
"Pressure" (everyone has heard this one,
even if you don't recognise thetitle!) and
played a nice -oops, sorry - fantastic mix
of hot, fast tracks from '0 3 ' and the more
mellow sounds of 'Change or Die'. They
introduced their new single, "Secrets",
rounded up with "Release Me' ( a remix
of 'Pressure').
Well, there you have it. Sunsreem are
a great bunch of people, who make some
great music. All there is to say to anyone
who didn't go and see them is give them
a listen.
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By Andy and Simon
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U nderworld
Newcastle University
DARREN Price set the ball
rolling nicely with his brand
of hard house and techno, but
it only bided time until
Underworld gave us their
attention.
Kicking off with 'Dark and
Long' they then took pleasure
in showing off tracks from
their latest
album A
number of
them whirled
into each
other, and I
stopped
trying to
identify each
one. I could
do little else
but grin (and
dance of
course), as
every track
took on a
new and
incredible shift. When they
rolled into a wonderfully rich
version of 'Dark and Long Dark Train Mix', I was
reminded of Renton's cold
turkey from Trainspotting,
and could only think of a baby
crawling across the ceiling
At one point all three
members crowded round the
equipment conspiratorially,
and gave what appeared to be
a This'll-get-them' grin. They
did get us, as amazing drum
'n' bass flecked Tearl's Girl'
followed by 'Cowgirl' created
dance floor mayhem.
I read that Underworld
would be bigger than God by
summer. Well, it's getting
close to summer. And they are.
Nick Wheeler
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AUDIOWEB, the support for
Northern Uproar, set up
funky, distorted soundscapes
brought together by soaring
vocals. The singer had a voice
that went from mesmerising
rumble, to reggae chant, to an
almost sleazy Portishead
Their set, though didn't make
me want to jump up and join
the gaggle of girls jiggling self­
consciously in front of the
stage, it just wasn't that kind
of music.
Northern Uproar shared
Audioweb's penchant for a
morass of noise, but their
spirit seemed entirely
different. Hampered by some
decidedly simple tunes and
riffs and the fact they seemed
so little, they nonetheless
made the crowd dance. Singer
Leon bawled out the lyrics
with tremendous energy and
optimism, but some of their
songs were almost
indistinguishable slabs of
laddish verve. When disaster
struck towards the end and
one of the guitarists Slipped
sideways off the stage and
was borne off home, (it
turned out the poor thing had
glandular fever and had
passed out) the rest of the
band gamely carried on with a
further two songs. They even
added an encore in the shape
of last year's single,
'Rollercoaster'.
The band's got the same
spirit as a gang of mates in a
club, chanting the words of
the songs, or dancing the
can-can to Oasis; thoroughly
confident in their own
ability.
Jo
The University of
Newcastle Alumni
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However you get on, you'll find the Association provides
dozens of ways for you to keep in touch wth the University
and the friends you have made here after you leave. You may
also be surprised by the range of benefits that the University
and other alumni can offer in the coming years.
You will automatically become a member of the Association on
graduation. As well as departmental alumni groups and
regional groups all around the world, we will be organizing
special reunions for 1996 graduates in the future, so it's worth
taking the trouble to keep us informed of your whereabouts.
For more information, or to find out about any of our current
alumni groups, contact Chris Cox, Alumni Relations Officer,
at 6 Kensington Terrace, or ring extension 7250.
Chaplaincy
Visit to the
Fame Islands
Saturday
8th June
leaving University at
11.00am
back by 6.00pm
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and an act o f worship in
Inner Fam e Chapel
(weather permitting!)
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Your Weekly Newcastle Arts, Entertainments and Listings Guide. Your Weekly Newcastle
Tyne Out: Your C om prehensive
W eekly L istin gs G uide
Monday, 20th May
Tuesdays
• REPUBLICA
Riverside, Newcastle, 7.30 p.m.
• BARGAIN CLASSICS
Arts Centre, Newcastle, 8 p.m. £2
• THE CARWASH
Planet Earth. DJs Huggy Bear & Starsky.
• PLASMA POOL
Planet Earth. DJ Kenzie. £2 (NUS £1.50).
• THE GARAGE, Tuxedo Royale.
• D ISCO F E V E R - Bliss. 70's night with
Brutus Gold, Afro's and 70's attitude.
£2 (£1.50 NUS)
• BULLETPROOF 2000
Ritzy. Turbo Assisted guitar based noise.
Alternative Tuesdays £1.50
• C H E R R Y -H o u se & Dance
Hope Village
Tuesday, 21st May
• MOTHER EARTH
Riverside, Newcastle, 7.30 p.m. £5
• BRIANA
Riverside, Newcastle, 7.30 p.m.
• SHH
Arts Centre, Newcastle, 8 p.m. £2
S5
i®’ Unions
N EW C A S T LE U N IV E R S IT Y
Wednesday, 22nd May
• CLANNAD
City Hall, Newcastle
• NEW KINGDOM
Riverside, Newcastle, 7.30 p.m.
• JA C ID A ZZ
Arts Centre, Newcastle, 8 p.m. £1.50
Thursday, 23rd May
• THE CURE
Newcastle Arena, 7.30 p.m. £17.50, £16
• TRANSGLOBAL UNDERGROUND
Riverside, Newcastle, 7.30 p.m. £5
• WEEKEND WARMMER with M iss Carla
G, Imperial Raj and Biaric Moat Boy
The Telegraph, Newcastle, 8.30 p.m. Free
Wednesdays
• FOOTLOOSE
80s music in Reds
8 p.m.-2 a.m. 80p
Friday, 24th May
Thursdays
• SALSA DANCE
ARTS CENTRE, NEWCASTLE, 8 P.M. £2
• THE REAL PEOPLE
Riverside, Newcastle, 7.30 p.m. £2
• GRANTBUSTERS QUIZ NIGHT
Win cash and beer from 7.30 p.m. in Reds
Saturday 18th May
Fridays
• STOM P
Doors 8 p.m. £2 3 0
Monday, 20th May
• ROCKY HORROR BINGO
Free
• INNOCENCE - 2 kickin' clubs in one
8 p.m.-2 a.m. £1.50 adv, £2 door
Saturday, 25th May
Saturdays
• ALAFIA
Arts Centre, Newcastle, 8 p.m. £4
• W IGGLE W IGGLE
Dance, Chart and Party
8 p.m.-midnight. Free entry
Wednesday, 22nd May
Sunday 26th May
• LIVE M USIC + Sunday Lunch
Ram Jam Inn, top of Bigg Mkt, Newcastle
• HULLABALOO
Doors 9 p.m. £6
Wednesday, 29th May
■s' Music
Saturday, 8th June
• STOM P
Doors 8 p.m. £2.50
Saturday, 15th June
Thursday, 16th May
• ARCANE
Doors 9 p.m. £6
• WEEKEND WARMMER with M iss Carla
G , Imperial Raj and Biaric Moat Boy.
• ASH
Mayfair, Newcastle, 7 p.m. £9, £9.50
• ITAL SP IR IT + Skyjuice + Back A Yard
Sound System
Riverside, Newcastle, 7.30 p.m. £4, £3
• JA C ID A Z Z
Arts Centre, Newcastle, 8 p.m. £1.50
The Telegraph, Newcastle. 8.30 p.m.. Free
Monday, 17th June
Friday, 17th May
• GRADUATION BALL
Sold out
Friday, 21st June
• BLOWOUT
Doors 8 p.m. £1 adv
• B ASSMENT and Attic every Friday, 8 p.m.
until 2 a.m. £1 adv, £1.50 door
■s’ Clubs
• THE INTENTIONS
Com er House, Heaton. 8 p.m. £1.50
• THE REAL PEOPLE
Riverside, Newcastle, 7.30 p.m. £2
Mondays
Saturday, 18th May
• HOUSE PROUD Bliss House music to
blow your dumplings off. With Tony
Hutchinson and Little Hutchy. £1
• MONKEY ISLAND + Spinach + Face
Down + Kitten Kineval
Cumberland Arms, By ker, 8 p.m. £2
• 80's NIGHT, Planet Earth £3 (NUS £1.50)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA
Sunday 19th May
Tuesdays
• LIVE M USIC + Sunday Lunch
Ram Jam Inn, top of Bigg Mkt, Newcastle
• NEW NOAKES QUARTET
Live Theatre, Newcastle, 12 noon. £3 (£1.50)
• U N IVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE Big Band
Arts Centre, Newcastle, 8 p.m. £2
• ELECTRIC LOUNGE
The best in chilled out, laid-back dance
music in Reds.
8 p.m.-midnight. Free entry
• T®
&
• D ERIDD IM , Legends
• LOADED, Ritzy. Student night.
Underground dance & funk in the back
room, £1.50
• COOL LIQUID
Barcode, Newcastle
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MAY
BACK-A-YARD
The Mayfair. Reggae, Roots, Dub, Ragga.
SCAM MING SATURDAYS
Planet Earth. The Freshest DJs. £5.
THE MAIN EVENT, World HQ. £3.50/£4.
STRICTLY GAY NIGHT
Rockshots. Resident DJs.
SU NSET JAZZ CLUB, Tuxedo Royale
CLUB STOWAWAYS
Tuxedo Royale. Soul, 70s and new romantic
Thursdays
FOR THE GRACE - Bliss. Garage/House
with Steve Butler and guest DJs. £2 (£1.50
NUS)
THE GARAGE - Tuxedo Royale.
Progressive Dance, Garage, Commercial
House.
CLUB 18 - 25 - Tuxedo Royale.
FUTURE WORLD, Planet Earth. £1.50.
DJ SHOWCASE
Fat Sams with DJs from Ice FM
New talent welcome. Open decks.
LICKETY SPLIT (Acid Jazz) at Arts Centre,
Newcastle. £2.
ROLLERCOASTER - Indie/Rock
Hope Village
BING BONG ROO M S - M o' hip hop &
jazz
Riverside, Newcastle. Residents: Phil
Browne & Nik Barrera plus rappers nd
bongos. Waitress service for coffees and
muffins. 9 pm-2 am. £2
BLUEPRINT - Drum & Bass
World Headquarters
CLUB GAGA
NE1 warmup
Barcode, Newcastle
Fridays
TRADER JA CKS
Tuxedo Royale, 7 hours of commercial
dance with DJ Mamoon
CLUB EUROPA
Tuxedo Royale. Progressive dance, garage
and commercial house
EXCLUSIVE CUTS
Barcode, Newcastle. Mark Dawson (Back to
Basics)
DO YA WANNA PARTY? Bliss, Little
Hutchy & Chris Schrouder until 2 am. £5
£ 1 .2 5 S e l e c t e d
C a n s & B o ttle s
EVERY SUNDAY
MAY
LIVE MUSIC
p lu s tr a d it io n a l S u n d a y lu n c h
served f r o m 12 n o o n
DRINKS PROMOTION
from £1.40 a pint
£1.50 double spirit & mixer
Until Saturday, 18th May
• THE THREE SISTER S
by Anton Chekhov
7.30 p.m.-10 p.m. Tickets £5 (concs. £4)
GULBENKIAN THEATRE
Newcastle. Tel: (0191) 232 3366
Friday, 16th May
Union City presents
• THE MAIN EVENT
8 p.m. Tickets £4, Discounts £2
Saturday, 18th May
Octubre Danza presents
• MUSICA CALLADA
8 p.m. Tickets £6. Discounts £4
DELIRIUM, Saturday's Dance Bar,
Planet Earth
BAGHDAD CAFE
Barcode, Newcastle
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ODEON
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01426 950527
MONEY TRAIN (18)
Mr HOLLAND’S
OPUS (PG)
Weekdays &Sun. 1.30,4.40.7.45
Sal. 10.20,1.30.4.40.7.45
COPYCAT
(18)
Every day 2.3 0,810
Sat. only 10.10,12.20
TWELVE
MONKEYS (IS)
Every day 5.15 only
DUNST0N CHECKS IN (PG)
THE BIRDCAGE (15)
Weekdays exc. Thurs. 2.55,5.35,8.15
TOY STORY (PG)
Sat. & Sun. 5.35,8.15
RABE (U)
Sat. 11.30.1.30,3.30
Thurs. 2.55,5.35
T h u rs . 2 3 rd M a y S P E C IA L P R EV IE W
Sat. only 11.10,1.10
PRIMAL FEAR (1 8 )
Licensed bar open every evening from7 p.n
5th
12th
19th
26th
BRENDAN HEALEY
T.B.A.
LES WATTS
RICHARD KANE
JUNE
2nd T.B.A.
9th WANTED
16th RICHARD KANE
23rd T.BA.
Sun. 1 30.3 .30
Programme 8.10, Feature 8.25
Advance Booking 0191 261 7816
JUNE
THE RAM JAM INN - TOP OF BIGG MARKET - 232 4373
S.
PEOPLE'S THEATRE
Stephenson Rd, Heaton. Tel: (0191) 265 5020
S T U D E N T S W IT H N U S C A R D £ 2 .4 0 A L L D A Y E V E R Y D A Y
THE PALACE, Riverside. £2.50 B410.30pm,
£3.50 after. London beats Manchester
groove, Northern soul, 9 p. m.-2 a.m.
VIVA , Riverside. Residents: Bhaskar
Dandona, Ollie & Emma. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. £4
before 10.30 p.m., £5 after
RAVE, Rockshots.
Straight night & resident DJs.
SPUNKADELIC with DJ Tom Caulker
The Arena. £3.50/£250.9pm .
CACTUS, The Arena.
Live Bands + Dance & Indie DJs.
£2.50 B 4 10.30, £3.50 after. 9pm-2am.
BA SSM ENT + Attic Clubs
Newcastle University, 8 p.m. £1
THE DROP (Back-a-Yard), Mayfair. £3.50.
GEARBOX, Mayfair
DRINKS
PROMOTION
Northern Electric Dance
• PASSAGE TO PASSION: Rhythm of Life
7.30 p.m. Tickets £4-£10
Monday, 20th May
Sundays
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Sunday, 26th May
B i Ma
• FOUR GESTURES & THE SECRET
8 p.m. Tickets £6. Discounts £4
BEATNIK - Indie, dance
Hope Village, £2
Fat Sams with DJ H ans. Skev. Free
W
Grey St, Newcastle. Tel: (0191) 232 2061
• BLOOD BROTHERS
by W illy Russell
Mon.-Sat 7.30 p.m. Matinees Thurs. 2 p.m.,
Sat. 2.30 p.m. Tickets £6-£26
SH IND IG, Riverside. £6 before 10 and £7
after, NUS £6 all night. 9.30 pm-3 am
WESTWORLD
Planet Earth. Student Night, Indie, Pop &
Dance. £1. llpm -2am .
70's NIGHT, Tuxedo Royale. £3.
ENJOY - Hip Hop with Da Flava
Fat Sams. Free.
JOINED A T THE HIP
Bliss. Little Hutchy and Nigel White, 9.30
p.m.-2 a.m. £1
THEATRE ROYAL
Until Saturday, 25th May
Saturdays
'Wednesdays
LIVE MUSIC
19th RICHARD KANE
26th T.B.A.
W sw r
CARWASH - 70s & 80s
Hope Village, £1.50
THE FORTH
Barcode, Newcastle
EVERY WEDNESDAY
15th SHARKS
22nd LES WATTS
29th RICHARD KANE
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NICE - with residents Hans & Skev + guest
DJs. Planet Earth. 10 pm-2 am. £5/£6 (£5
NUS).
FUNKICHUNKS in Room 2 - The Old
Skool & Mickey Disco (disco, funk, hip/trip
hop)
BOP TIL YA DROP
Bliss. 9.30-11.30 pm. £2 B4 11pm, £3 after.
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NOVICE COX W INS SILVER WITH PORTUGUESE NATIONALS
Tuesday, 21st May
This Easter the eternally ambitious novice men's squad decided to hold their
training camp in Ghent, thus allowing them to take part in Ghent International
Regatta. The ever-optimistic boys gallantly entered all the events they possibly
could and gained some valuable race experience as well as some prizes. How­
ever, the star of the week must have been cox Lizzie Palmer who was approached
by the Portuguese national crew, who had managed to lose their own cox (they
are very small), and steered the team to second place behind a German crew.
cs- Films
Javier de Frutos presents
• SWEETIE J & M EETING J
8 p.m. Tickets £6. Discounts £4
Thursday, 23rd May
T Y N E S ID E
Northern Electric Dance
• A WILL IN THE M AKING & REMAINS:
Edwin Lung & Company Teracea
7 p.m. Tickets £6. Discounts £4
Thursday, 16th May
NEW AGE (18), 4.15,6.30
JEFFREY (18), 8.45
NELLY & M ARNAUD (PG), 4.00,6.15
NADJA (15), 8 3 0
Saturday, 25th May
J
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Northern Electric Dance
• HEAD & M INTY: Jeremy Jam es & Co
7 p.m. Tickets £6. Discounts £4
Friday 17th May
If you and a member of your fam ily are outgoing, fun-loving, game for anything,
and would like to take part - we would love to hear from you!
A BO Y'S LIFE (18), 4.30,6.30
BLUE IN THE FACE (15), 8.30
ROUGH M AGIC (12), 4.00
NEW AGE (18), 6.00
OTHELLO (12), 8.15
NEWCASTLE PLAYHOUSE
Haymarket, Newcastle. Tel: (0191) 230 5151
Until Saturday, 18th May
Remember - the two of you w ill have to be a generation apart and of the opposite
' sex!
Auditions will be held throughout the country from the end of May so please contact
Emma Elsworth IMMEDIATELY in the production office.
Saturday, 18th May
The M aly Drama Theatre of S t Petersburg
• GAUDEAMUS
7.30 p.m. Tickets £15, Balcony £8. Discounts
A LITTLE PRINCESS (U), 1.30
BLUE IN THE FACE (15), 4.30,6.30
A BO Y'S LIFE (18), 8.30
ROUGH M AGIC (12), 4.00
OTHELLO (12), 6.00,8.25
Wednesday, 22nd May
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Northern Electric Dance
• DAVID MASSINGHAM DANCE
8 p.m. Tickets £8, £11. Discounts £2 off
Sunday 19th May
RAJKUM AR (PG), 4.00,7.30
A BO Y'S LIFE (18), 4.30
BLUE IN THE FACE (15), 6.30
OTHELLO (12), 8.15
Thursday, 23rd May
Northern Electric Dance
• THE STOP QUARTET: Jonathan Burrows
Group
8 p.m. Tickets £8, £11. Discounts £2 off
•
•
•
•
,
• ROUGH M AGIC (12), 3.45
• OTHELLO (12), 6.00
• BLUE IN THE FACE (15), 8.30
• RICH HALL and Simon Pegg + Roddy
Legge
Comedy Cafe, Tyne Theatre, 8 p.m.
•
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NORTH BY NORTHWEST (U), 3.45,6.15
BLUE IN THE FACE (15), 8.45
OTHELLO (U), 130,6.00,8.25
ROUGH M AGIC (12), 4.00
Saturday 25th May
• PHIL DAVEY and Dan McCarthy
Comedy Cafe, Tyne Theatre, 8 p.m.
,
K ID S (18), 4.30,8.30
THREE COLOURS: BLUE (15), 6.30
BLUE IN THE FACE (15), 4.15,8.45
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (U), 6.00
Saturday, 25th May
,
Wednesday 22nd May
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OTHELLO (12), 3.15,5.45
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (U), 8.15
ROUGH M AGIC (12), 4.15
BLUE IN THE FACE (15), 6.30,8.30
Friday 24th May
Tuesday, 21st May
Saturday, 18th May
,
Thursday 23rd May
Monday 20th May
•
•
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•
OTHELLO (12), 3.15,5.45
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (U), 8.15
ROUGH M AGIC (12), 4.00
HENRY V (U ), 6.00
BLUE IN THE FACE (15), 8.45
LAUREL & HARDY (U), 1.30
THREE COLOURS: BLUE (15), 4.15
K ID S (18), 6.30,8.30
ELECTRIC DANCE 4.00
THREE COLOURS: WHITE (15), 6.45
BLUE IN THE FACE (15), 8.45
tR G ASUR eS
fRom the Lost kingdom of
Sunday, 26th May
•
•
•
•
•
THREE COLOURS: BLUE (15), 4.30
THREE COLOURS: WHITE (15), 6.30
THREE COLOURS: RED (15), 8.20
ELECTRIC DANCE 4.00
K ID S (18), 6.45
BLUE IN THE FACE (15), 8.45
ODEON
Commencing Fri. 17th May until Thurs. 23rd
May
• M r HOLLAND'S OPUS (PG)
Weekdays & Sun. 1.30,4.40,7.45
Sat. 10.20,1.30,4.40,7.45
• COPYCAT (18)
Every day 230,8.10
• TWELVE MONKEYS (15)
Every day 5.15 only
• THE BIRDCAGE (15)
Weekdays excluding Thurs. 2.55,5.35,8.15
Sat. & Sun. 5.35,8.15
Thurs. 2.55,5.35
• MONEY TRAIN (18)
Weekdays 1235,3.10,5.45,8.20
Sat. & Sun. 3.10,5.45,8.20
• BABE (U)
Sat. only 10.10,12.20
• DUNSTON CHECKS IN (PG)
Sat. only 11.10,1.10
• TOY STORY (PG)
Sat. 11.30,1.30,330
Sun. 130,3.30
Thurs. 23rd M ay Special Preview
• PRIMAL FEAR (18)
Programme 8.10, Feature 8.25
W ARNERS
Beginning Friday 17th May
The Lindisfarne Gospels crosses
the River Tyne for the first time
in over 1000 years
plus other world famous Anglo-Saxon yvorks of Art.
Northumbria AD 600-
Bit
no rthern ro ck
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800... a time of warrior
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kings and saints, a time
when the region was
perhaps the most dynamic/
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artistic powerhouse in ' “
Europe. See many of
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f
treasures of the period in I
an atmospheric display,
including one of the
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a Lindisfarne Gospels,
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artilluminated manuscript
dedicated to St.fCuthbert
and written at Lindisfarne
monastery on Holy Island.
This and other artworks:- - a s s . " « — - jewellery.mptatwork and
sculptijre'are displayed
together in their homeland
for the first time in over
1000 years, so don’t miss
this once-in-a-lifetime
experience.
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NORTHERN ROCK
Proaer&Gamble
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CONTESTANTS.
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Exhibition runs: 1 June - 26 August 1996. Admission: £3. Concessions: £1.50.
Family: £7. Laing Art Gallery, Higham Place, Newcastle upon lyne.
Tel: (0191) 232 7734. Ring for an exhibition leaflet. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.
Sun 2-5pm. Open Bank Holiday Mondays.
TYNE I WEAR
MUSEUMS
STARTS FRIDAY
• MONEY TRAIN (18) 2hrs 5min
1.45,4.20,6.55,9.30
(11.45 Fri./Sat. Late Show)
(Free list suspended
• M R HOLLANDS OPUS (PG)
2hrs 40min.
12.15,3.10,6.10,9.15
(Free list suspended)
• COPYCAT (18) 2hrs 20min.
12.20.3.00.5.40.8.30
(11.20 Fri./Sat. Late Show)
• EXECUTIVE DECISION (15) 2hrs30min
12.15.3.05.6.00.9.00
(11.30 Fri./Sat. Late Show)
• 12 MONKEYS (15) 2hrs 25min
3.00.5.50.8.45
(11.30 Fri./Sat. late show)
• BROKEN ARROW (15) 2hrs 5min
9.35 (11.45 Fri./Sat. Late Show)
• TOY STORY (PG)
lh r 45mins
12.25,2.40,5.05,7.20
• TH IN G S TO DO IN DENVER WHEN
YOU'RE DEAD (18) 2hrs lOmin
1.20.4.00.6.40.9.20
(11.45 Fri./Sat. Late Show)
(Free List suspended)
• BIRDCAGE (15) 2hrs 15min
12.30.3.00 (5.45 not Wed.)
(8.25 not Thurs.)
• WHITE SQUALL (12) 2hrs 25min
(12.50 not Sat./Sun.)
3.50,6.50
• TRAINSPOTTIN G (18) lh r 55mins
9.45 (not Thurs.)
• DUNSTEN CHECKS IN (PG)
2hr 25min
11.15,1.30 (Sat./Sun. only)
Paid Preview
• PRIMAL FEAR (18) 2hrs 25min
■Thurs. 8.25 only
Kids' Club 18th May
• INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD (PG)
Sat. 10.30 only
Manager's Choice 23rd May
• ANGELS AND INSECTS (15)
2hrs 15min. Thurs. 9.45 only
• JUM ANJI (PG) 2hrs
11.00 Sat./Sun only
v&Bits&Pieces
Sunday, 19th May
• NEWCASTLE GREEN FESTIVAL
Leazes Park, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
All welcome
THE GENERATION GAME
ROOM 5050, BBC T V CENTRE, LONDON W12 7RJ
Tel: 0181 225 6108
Fax: 0181 225 6112
Please include a daytime contact number
http:7www.bbvnc.org.uk/tv/entertainment/gengaine/
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Than ks to everyone fo r cmtting up
w ith me fo r tn e la s t fiv e y e a rs.
E sp ec ia lly a ll th e U nion s ta ff fo r
e v e ry th in g from ca u sin g my
hangovers to providing the cure the
I next day.
To No. 5 for the entertainment and
■ abuse.
To No. 20 for your patience.
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C rla
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To the Honorary Witch —thanks a lot for
a d v ice , in s u lts , ta b s, O liv e r R e e d 's
anatomy. From the second most important
president.
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D e l - B e n a re s su ck s! G o to G re e ce D ebbie McGee.
To all those who have made the past
th re e y e a rs so s p e c ia l, A B IG
T H A N K -Y O U . K eep in touch and
have a n ice lif e ! G ood lu ck to all
those here next year.
Love always from
Sim on Killington
PAINT
How pet - you deserve a rest. How about I
take you away from it all. My place. This
weekend.
Anne, why? Beer, goggles galore on Friday!
JO H N - th is had b e tte r b e y ou r ow n
c o p y ...
M U M and D A D - T h a n k s a lo t fo r
everything —you've been great - see you
soon,
T.
Harris, who were they all on Friday?
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T S fig h tlin e
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LESBIAN, GAY
& BISEXUAL SOCIETY
Meets 7.30 p.m., Thursday,
Women's Room, 1st Floor,
Union Building.
For more information please contact
Andrew Sm ith, LGB Officer,
Equal Opps. Unit,
2nd Floor, Union Building.
Tel. 232 8402. E x t 136.
Judge T, Scarlet and the Liberal
My little Stick Insect
Here's to an epic
romance - I'm only a
lowly 4th year but I
still love you.
Rachel, from June onwards we're making
up for lost time!!
To the best Exec and O fficer team ever they were crap, we were better!
Judge T.
T he
Thanks to everyone who's worked so hard
on The Courier this year - well done. Now
let's get pissed.
-Ed
Sim on - do you want to see the first draft
of the book?
JT and M S - one final thank-vou and good
luck next year. Remember, diamonds are
forever
- love, E.
20 ISSU ES and you're still alive! You were
great pet.
All love, SAZ xx
A big LGB thank-you to all the sub­
council - Emily, Adrian, Chris,
Camilla, Victor, Jez, Simon, Cheryl
and Phil
It's been a brilliant two years.
- Andrew
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THANKYOU
to a ll the s ta ff fo r th e ir h e lp and
support this year - especially Susan,
Sh eila and Kathleen in the general
o ffic e ; P h il, Pat and the bar s ta ff
(e s p e c ia lly Ja n e and M ark ) fo r
serving me quickly w hen there's a
queue; Karen for making my pizzas;
Mon for her wise words of wisdom;
Simon for keeping me sane; Security
fo r n o t th ro w in g me o u t w h en I
cause trouble, and all the members
of
W e lfa re
and
C am p aig n s
Committee for their continued hard
work.
Cheers, Emma
Thanks for making my final year
one to really remember.
Love and Respect always.
Just a quick note to say
THANKS
to everyone who has made this year
such good fun!!
In particular, thanks to the
SUNBURY SLAPPERS for a great
year (can we have the champagne
now?!) and to all my friends for
helping me get through it!!
Love you all loads,
Cheers
SIM ON
Also to all those gone but not
forgotten - Grace, Cath, Kay, Simon
and Merlin.
56 Pimp - meet you in the gutter with Jack
D in a year
- love, D ebbie
AL - great C ourier year, you made us say
ooh sir,
- Exec.
Desperate Dick
requires female company
for nights out and companionship
Contact Dick Steeples
on 222 6000 ext. 8387
from
M on - "Y ou w rite the book and I 'll type
it". Thanks for everything,
love Helen
T o the W icked W idow-W oman W itch of
W allsend - thanks a m illion for all your
help. The miracle's happened again.
Tel. 261 2905 - 8 pm-8am
H e le n ,
To HAT and ED —thanks for everything;
you make us feel a m illion dollars! - T& S.
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Si, Al, Tony, Ashley and Adrian - what a
dream of a team - thanks a lot
-T H E JUDGE.
H appy b ir th d a y ,
Courier crew.
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Now that's what I call magic!
^^SATAN
Y e llo w (f it) B ird - no m ore G e o rd ie
spacem en in PE w ithout me next year wait for our flat in London! - love, Debbie
l_0V^n<«T.gy
UNION HAIRDRESSING
Open during Vacation
(except August)
1st Floor
To the fit birds - it might be a shithole, but
it 's h om e - good lu c k and th a n k s for
everything
- The Judge
H elen and Sarah - w hat w ould I
hav e d o n e w ith o u t you ?? M any,
many thanks, gratitude and loads of
love.
From
One-third of the Friday Night Gang
Mon xx
AL - you are still a star.
lay 16,1996
Feature
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n trip to Tuscany
[Venetian washing line
f i l
at it makes you wonder, well, it made me
it the strength of people's belief in
Ity. That such magnificent monuments
in honour of someone I don't actually
lyself, that may not even have existed, is
Ing. As a result of the strong Catholicism,
are strictly segregated. Therefore it's a
Ito take two of everything if you're in a
ly. Trying to creep past reception to wake
your other half in time for breakfast,
because you've only got one alarm clock
between you and you need the
toothpaste, gets a bit tricky.
In stark contrast to the historical
buildings, everywhere you go you're
greeted by the friendly in-yer-face
plasticity of MacDonald's and Thomas
Cook. However, both places saved my
life in their own special way during the
trip . Money, bane of the student, comes
from Thomas Cook without commission,
if you get travellers cheques from them
in the first place; and there's nothing like
a Big Mac when you're starving and
can't be arsed to hunt around for
authentic continental grub.
One
place
we
d idn't
see
MacDonald's, was Venice. This was a bit
of a relief. We phoned the hostel before
leaving the station and received
instructions to take the 82 boat. Boat?
Yes, the reality that Venice has lots of
canals suddenly hits you on leaving the
station and being confronted by the
Grand Canal, with boat stops arranged
like bus stops along it. Everyone
says it, but the place really is
beautiful, even in the grey
drizzly weather we arrived in. The
novelty of catching boats, having
water lapping at the door, and
wandering through, car-less streets
gives the impression of being in toy town.
A warning now, about the Vatican Museum.
Getting in involves queuing for hours, even at
the beginning of the tourist season. Then, as the
Sistine Chapel is the star attraction, the tortuous
route tries to force everything else on you
before you're allowed anywhere near it. I like
art, even the 2000 year old sort, but 'seen one
seen them all' syndrome
does set in after a few
hours. The modern art
section came as welcome
relief, and the Sistine
Chapel was actually a bit
of a disappointment after
the refreshing Dalis etc.
Especially as it feels like a
cattle market, with a
spooky tannoy voice, like
God, telling the masses
with their eyes to the
ceiling, not to take
photos.
On our return to Paris
we couldn't get a place in
the hostel, so the
receptionist guy very
helpfully reserved us a
place in a nearby hotel; a double room with
bathroom for £2 less than the hostel. It made us think
hotels might have been a cheaper option all along.
Hostels provide breakfast, and
cheap meals, but involve sharing
huge dorms and bathrooms; no
comfort or privacy. However,
knowing me and Chris, if we
hadn't had to be
up at 8:00 to catch
breakfast we would have missed half the day asleep.
When we finally see Newcastle again, after a full
days travel starting at 8:30am in Paris, all we
manage is to collapse in front of the telly with home
grown fish and chips.
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Feature
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Finding the Withnail within...
Sleeping bag in one hand, six-pack in the
other, Lucy Howard heads off into the great
wide open in search of the ultimate boy-scout
experience - and maybe the odd sheep.
OU kn ow w h a t w e sh ou ld do? the elusive 'I ' asks a
drunken Withnail in that oh so classic film. Get out o f it
fo r a while. Get into the countryside and rejuvenate. When
you wake up on Saturday morning with a hangover of
catastrophic proportions with nothing on telly but snooker, 6
films and Shane bloody Richie it's an idea worth remembering.
So Newcastle's a cracking city and we all
love it, but there comes a time when we
all need a change of scenery - a true windin-your-hair, back-to-nature type thing and not even Jesmond Dene will do. Go
on. Do a Bill and Ted. Have an excellent
adventure. And if it all goes disasterously
wrong, at least you'll have a good story to
tell in Monday's lectures.
To live in Newcastle for three years or
more and not get out and about in
Northum berland is, quite frankly,
criminal. Northumberland's crowning
glory is arguably the coast. So we've all
been to Whitley Bay, and a good laugh it is too - great fish and
chips, the infamous 'Spanish City7 fun-fair and, according to a
certain male friend, lots of nubile young girls wearing not very
much.' But let's face it, the beach isn't up to much. For £1.30 on
the metro, go one stop further to Tynemouth - fit surfers, a great
old ruined priory that your history teacher would have had
orgasms over and a fantastic beach - or two stops to Cullercoats cracking pubs, blue flag beach and a marine centre. O.K, so the
water's cold enough to emasculate the
entire 1st XV, but if you get raging 'flu
at least you might get out of your
exams.
Another good spot for day trips is the
2,000 year old Hadrian's Wall. So what if
you're as into culture and history as Rab C.
Nesbitt - it's a great spot for a picnic or even
Y
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a romantic walk if you're so inclined. Get the train to
Haltwhistle (it takes about 35 minutes and doesn't cost much)
and then take a bus from the station up to the wall itself. If
you've been feeling claustraphobic in the city, then this is the
place for you.
If you've got the whole weekend, the possibilities are
endless. After a day at Hadrian's Wall, relax in the, er, luxury of
Windshields Campsite, which'll cost you all of £2. So you
haven't got a tent? Make one. All you need is a bit of tarpaulin
and some rope (try a hardware/camping shop), and a little bit of
Blue Peter ingenuity - see photo. It might be a little chilly, so
bring some warm clothes, good friends
and rely on alcoholically induced
warmth. And don't forget your frying
pan. When you wake up, fully
refreshed (?!), head north through
Northumberland National Park to the
spectacular 1 mile by 7 miles manmade Kielder Water for a spot of water
sports or just lakeside pondering.
If you've got a car, then you can
really go for it. My own particular
adventure began with a red mini called
Derek and four bored friends. In to this
spacially challenged vehicle we
managed to cram the five of us, our sleeping bags, a tarpaulin,
rope, lots of food, numerous crates of beer, the essential frying
pan, enough clothes to keep an army warm, a tin whistle and
some bongo drums. Needless to say we forgot the firelighters but you can't remember everything. Off we went on what will
forever be known as the Quest for the Mead of Lindisfame. Up
the coast we went, to the beautiful Bamburgh with its pretty
spectacular beach and even more spectacular castle, and then on
to the Holy Island Causeway. But the tide was in. A minor
obstacle. We drove around until we found a suitable spot to
pitch our bivvy (near a pub, a few trees, no houses), and did
exactly that. A few hours later we'd finally got the the fire going,
we were full, warm and content, and, let's face it, really drunk.
On to the pub, where we met some farmers straight out of Viz
('Get orff moi Laaand! Only joking you daft boogers. But watch
out, we're pigeon shooting at 5am...') Sunday dawned, and
there's nothing like a brisk sea breeze
and the biggest fried breakfast
you've ever seen to send
your hangover packing. A
shame Derek the mini
d idn't want to go
anywhere. But with
a few encouraging
words and a hefty push we were o n ,
our way to Holy Island - and what a
great place it is. Almost barren with serious ruins
and serious views. You can see why the Vikings
were so keen to get their hands on it. And yes, we found the
Mead. Just be careful not to get cut off by the tide, or you could
be spending another night sleeping out...
For me, the Quest for the Mead of Lindisfarne will be
remembered as one of the best weekends I've had up here - and
it hardly cost a thing. Day trips are fun, weekends away are even
better. Just try not to start a fire and don't get so drunk you can't
get home again. Give yourself something different to say when
your course mates ask what you've been up to over the
weekend. The whole of Northumberland's waiting for you, and
it could be just what you need.
Top Spots in Northumberland
1. Holy Island
2. Kielder Water
3. Bamburgh
4. Hadrian’s Wall
5. Tynemouth
6. Blyth Beach party (see page 11)
What you’ll need for a weekend away:
Tent / tarpaulin and ropes
Sleeping bags
Warm clothes
Frying pan
Fire lighters
Food
Booze
G r a d u a tin g ? W h a t N e x t?
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I I You
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Thursday; May 16,1996
Hercule's Horoscopes
Is this the queue^
for a Council
Flat?
“No, you idiot the
Civic Centre’s in
the opposite
direction...”
TAURUS
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Things may not be up to much
at the moment but hang oft in
there, if you can just plan your
time well and get your
revision started in the
morning instead of after
Eastenders, there's still plenty
of time for going out on the
raz! Problems mount up on
your quest for a laugh, like
your extreme lack of funds
and your lack of a suitable
crew of Game - on mates. But
these problems are not
insurm ountable. Tell them
alcohol is a memory aid.
GEMINI
Scottish Geminis are in luck as
they are about to stumble on
to a planetary gem of a
constellation. Shags ahoy for
you - well, sod it, I'm feeling
generous - all Geminis have
shags ahoy this week. Hoorah
for you!
CANCER
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What you can get:
Your friends are really
im portant to you at the
moment and instead of doing
a constant im pression of
Oscar the Grouch you should
start
to
show
your
appreciation. You never know
when you are going to need
them, and when you minge
constantly you're not exactly
being the best chum in the
world, eh? Still, lecture over a delicious treat in a cafe leads
to great things.
LEO
Though your mind is
desperate to muse on matters
of a personal nature -
romances,
most
likely,
knowing that you are the
libido kings of the horoscope
jungle - you have to
concentrate on practicalities.
Jupiter has a superb aspect for
you this month, so any
confrontation will end in your
favour.
CAPRICORN
VIRGO
You are about to do something
for the last time which has
been really important for you.
Rest assured that the
enterprise will not be the same
without you. BUT, you know
the whole thing is in safe
hands, so don't worry about it.
It is highly unlikely that your
love life will improve this
term but you're starting to
realise that life is great on
your own.
LIBRA
As June looms, you're waiting
for an omen to dictate how
you live and work. The stars
this week signal that you will
have to stop watching for
omens and start thinking for
yourself. Enjoyment is very
important in this stressed out
time - try to chill out as much
as you can.
SCORPIO
You need to react with caution
to an unexpected opportunity.
It seems brilliant on the
surface, but remember to read
the small print. Make sure you
safeguard your position before
you commit yourself to any
big decision. Practicalities and
financial matters must be a
priority.
Ex c e l l e n t I n c o m e O
SAGITTARRIUS
The entrance of heavy handed
Pluto into your sign has given
you a chance to revolutionise
your life. Don't reveal your
hand to a love rival - you are
making progress towards an
object of desire.
Even more big headed than
usual, your supposed 'way with
women' has failed to genuinely
win anyone over. Wangling
your way into women's beds
under false pretences is more
than a little underhand. But do
you think they really care? Get a
life.
AQUARIUS
Pluto has departed the crucial
mid heaven angle of your chart,
but you still feel stifled by life in
Newcastle. A weekend away
camping or shacked up with a
loved one in a saucy B&B would
do you the world of good.
PISCES |
Strangers that you meet at a
bus stop may be in a position
to influence your life. You have
a mutual friend who would be
happy to re-introduce you - it
is Spring after all! It might chill
you out a bit with all this exam
stress you are suffering.
ARIES
Be thankful your ruling planet
Mars is in Capricorn - it
signals romantic and academic
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you are about to leave
University, some loose ends
need tying up before you go.
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Aunt Sally's letters & Bumper Crossword
Thursday; May 16,1996
Star Letter - Star Letter - Star Letter - Star Letter - Star Let
Dear Sally,
As this will be my last term at
Newcastle's best university I
thought that I would take this
opportunity to publicly say what a
fine bunch of people work on the
security team. It is probably the
worst job in the Union in terms of
renumeration for the amount of
work put in. The attitude of some
of the people who come into the
Union building beggars belief, it's
a constant source of amazement to
me that the Stewards don't loose
their tempers more often.
I have been punched, kicked, hit
with a bottle over the head,
threatened with a knife, spat at,
vomited on, bled on, urinated on,
been called everything under the
sun (and then some more). I've
also been threatened with being
kneecapped, shot, sprayed in the
eyes with acid. I've dealt with
dealers, drunks, vagrants and
medical emergencies of all types get the picture!
The people who become Stewards
are average students not trained
assassins or bone heads or power
mad jobsworths. This job
anywhere else in town is done by
large bald gentlemen with
extremely bad attitudes.
Anyway, a big thank you from me
to all the people who have worked
with me, as far as I'm concerned
they really are "The cream of
Society".
Yours Knuckles Me Gooliecrusher
P.S. You're a babe!
Sally says: Well, Knuckles, this
will be our final encounter on the
letters page - passing like ships in
the night, eh? These are sorry
times, you hunky beefcake, and
your letter has deeply moved me.
Maybe you should get a job as a
stunt-man next, then you could
continue your tradition of
battering your body for the good
of others. (Or there may be an
even more fascinating way of
doing this ...see me if you're
interested!)
Dear Sally,
I am writing to complain
about the so called "help
desk" in the Old Library
User Area. I was infuriated
at the lack of assistance and
general bad manners of
some of the 'helpers' present
in OLUA.
Obviously I would not
wish to generalise to all the
people who staff the 'help
desk', and I do appreciate
that some 'helpers' must be
competent and also friendly.
Perhaps I am just
unfortunate to never have
come across them. Firstly
when I asked for assistance
on the AppleMacs I was told
that the 'helper'did, "not
know anything about them".
Later on in the day, when I
asked for assistance I was
again not given any and
furthermore, this time, the
'helper' also chastised me,
like a child for "wasting
paper." The paper was in
fact mine and, therefore, I
feel that I could do with it
what I wanted. More
importantly, I am an adult
and should not have been
spoken to in this manner - 1
do not know how people
become 'helpers' or if it is
paid work or voluntarily
done. I don't really care. In
future, these 'helpers' should
ensure that they provide a
friendly and efficient service.
Otherwise why do it at all?
Yours,
Rachel Hall
MOB
Dear Sally,
As someone who has more
than once had to meekishly
seek help from the
University Medical Centre,
(for being a naughty boy) I
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and countless embarrassing
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shameful and with a very
sore nob.
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26 Feature
Thursday; May 16,1996 I
Where everything
Bass beat thumping, pelvises grinding, tight
tops, styled hair and the shattering strobe
light. A laugh, a dance, a kiss and a beer;
everyone is happy ‘cos its Thursday night out.
It could be any club, anywhere, full of any
size, type, colour and class of person. This
time its The Powerhouse on Waterloo Street
and its a gay club. Tori Fletcher takes a closer
look at Newcastle’s exoandina aav scene.
he gay scene of Newcastle isn't
one you'd know of unless you
looked for it. It's close and calm,
content and solid. It's been there for years
in its own niche of town. Wander down past
C en tra l s ta tio n , cro ss a few roads and a
barren car park until you get to the corner of
W aterloo S tre e t and W estgate Road. The
buildings are plain and the feeling is enclosed and
grey. From the outside it looks uninspiring when
compared to the cosmetic facade
that covers the
centre of town.
Maybe it is this
unseen element the...
caused the urban
myths of what gays
did and what gay
culture
was.
In
Newcastle certainly,
it's not shoved in
your face. Then again,
maybe
our
preconceived ideas of
the macho North East
culture means it's not
something
you
generally look out for.
The image of chanting
gay masses calling for
equal rights is one that
tends to stick in your
mind. If you're a minority
you sometimes have to
be loud and proud, but
that is only one part of
life, and still then, only
for a few of them. The
scene in Newcastle is one
that is happy to go unnoticed by the pissed up majority.
Contrary to popular belief, the gay community don't have a cozy
T
President
Peter and Jane vision of
heterosexuals and gays
happily skipping together
through Timotei fields. Equality
doesn't necessarily mean the need
for continuous pseudo-integration.
And it's not that they're pushed into that
comer of town, feeling too threatened to go
elsewhere. Don't flatter yourself Madisons.
Gay people want their own gay clubs, their own
|gay bars and their own space. They want to go
[where they go, and be with who they're with.
Wherever they go though, there will be trouble.
W hether it's hom ophobia or mere alcoholic
aggression, you can't tell. Some people look for a fight
I after a big lads' night out on the toon, and if the
A victim is gay its an even better excuse. But the level
of violence recorded at the end of last year does
■seem to be dropping, according to the organiser of
Mesmac, a community project for gay and bi­
sexual men: "People are more willing to stand up
for their sexuality and fight back."
And now they are fighting back with the
police on their side. Northumbria Police have
set up a team to specifically deal with attacks on
the gay community. First things first though.
Trust needs to be established between these two
groups who have always culturally clashed due
to enforced laws concerning sexual practice. So
Inow on duty P.C.'s go to The Village bar and
som etim es Pow erhouse to chat w ith its
I clientele. Lynn McCowerie, on of the team
|said, "these surgeries allow gay people to
bring up issues about things like
confidentiality of reports. If they have been
misled by the police in the past, we want to
build up a relationsh ip so we can work
Itogether to reduce attacks upon them."
But its not easy. Policing a cruising (pick up)
area of town has to be balanced with complaints
from the public. Cruising is illegal, but cannot
VP Welfare
Sabbatical Treasurer
A huge
to
everyone, staff and students
alike, for a superb year Good luck for the future.
Communications Officer
Sabbatical Secretary
AU President
Thursday, May 16,1996
27
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a bit queer
be stopped. The Catch 22 is that to protect these areas from
attack means to disregard an offence. But to leave it unpoliced
(altogether is allowing a far more serious offence to occur. Lynn
Mccowerie did add that, "If the public do complain, we have to
dissuade gays from going to an area. If they ignore these
requests, then we are forced to arrest them." It's a start however,
and one that's crucial in changing more general attitudes
towards gays and their rights.
But attitudes are changing elsewhere. Gay can be big business.
London has cashed in, and Newcastle's scene is only now catching
on. Some more traditional clubs in the city have started up gay
nights, and its now trendy
td seem diverse. But many
lare sceptical. The 'pinkIpound' is a term that
describes places that want
to make a fast buck by
creating a gay haven. With
students at the beginning
of the week and locals at
[weekends, whatever better
Sthan to shove a gay night
in to buoy up the m id­
week lull. Cash is the
incentive and substantial
jsecurity flails pathetically
[behind.
So it's back downtown |
[to the bars and clubs that
(actually want to create
inot just a venue, but an
atmosphere as well. Back
jto places like the small
(but smart Heavens Above
(bar, or the more crowded
[pubs like Barking Dog,
The Courtyard, Strings
and Rockies. They bustle
iand thrive on the gay
culture of the city. But
[even for some of them,
their future lies in the balance as they may be threatened by big
national breweries trying to take over and thus catch the new
Newcastle arena trade. But that remains to be seen.
For the moment it's safe and successful. The pump and grind,
the beer and cigarettes, the flirting and snogging will continue.
And last Thursday night, as I actually enjoyed listening to the
Euro-tin sounds of Gina G for the first time, I felt completely
relaxed. Whether you're gay or not, it's a brilliant night out, stress
free and a laugh. But if you are straight, don't head there
congratulating yourself of your trendy open-mindedness about
gays. It's just normal. Go there instead for the music, the beer and
of course the atmosphere.
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Harry Collinson
Travel Scholarship
The Harry Collinson Travel Scholarship was
established in 1993 in memory of Harry Collinson,
Chief Planning Officer of Derwentside District Council,
a graduate of the University. The Scholarship is
intended to enable a student or students to pursue a
project on an environmental topic in the Third World.
The total value of the Scholarship for 1995 will be of
the order of £500.
This week is Sexuality Awareness Week. Listed below are
numbers you can contact in reference to gay attacks and
for any information about gay clubs and any more general
help or advice you may want about your sexuality.
Lynn McCowerie
Northumbria Police
HOMOPHOBIC MONITORING OFFICER
® 01661 872555 ext.68415
FRIEND N EW C A STLE
Befriending for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals.
*°> 0191 261 8555 Mon-Fri 7pm-10pm
LESBIAN LINE
Information, advice, referral for lesbians
■S’ 0191 261 2277 Tuesday 7pm-10pm
MESMAC TYNESID E
Community Project for gay and bisexual men
® 0191 2331333
Student Advice Centre
Union building, First Floor.
® Internal extension 130/131
or 222 6000 ext 6367 Office hours
Andrew or Camilla (LG B Officer)
Union Society, King’s Walk, Newcastle NE1 8QB
® 0191 232 8402 ext 136
LGB Society - meets every Thursday
Women’s Room, 1st floor, Union building.
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28 Sport
Thursday; May 16,1996
Divers go East
Swimmers
go South
exp ectatio n s w ith o v er 30m of
visib ility , a fan tastic a rra y of
colourful corals and fish, World War
II wrecks complete with cargo, 700m
drop offs, turtles, rays, morays, tuna,
sharks and dolphin escorts for the
boat.
Having failed to get any life out of the coral
en crusted Second W orld W ar m otorbikes
discovered in the hold of the wreck of HMS
Thistlegorm, a decision was made to try out the
convoy of quad bikes kept next to our hotel.
On the last day the watery depths of the Red
Sea w ere sw apped for the Sinai D esert.
Disclaimers for damage, injury and death were
signed, the quad bikes were revved up and the
brave group sped off into the mountains behind
the hotel.
Amazingly no bones were broken and two
lost plane tickets later Newcastle University SubAqua Club arrived safely back in a freezing
Gatwick in various shades of toastie brown and
lobster red.
Anyone interested in braving the icy waters
of the North Sea and joining the N ew castle
Universities Sub-Aqua club should check the
notice board on the second floor of the Students'
Union building.
Those of the team who had never
dived in tropical waters before were
particularly impressed and spent the
first couple of dives w id e-eyed ,
frantically pointing at everything that
moved.
F
OLLOWING closely in the footsteps
of Bill Clinton, John Major and other
world leaders who had been
attending an international terrorism
conference, 26 members of the Newcastle
University's Sub Aqua Club descended on
the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el
Sheikh for a week of diving, sun and
relaxation.
The actual diving lived up to, and above, all
Being able to see more than 5m
underwater and not automatically succombing
to hypothermia was a welcome change from
diving in Newcastle
W hile d ivin g the grou p had to be very
careful not to damage any of the fragile coral
reefs and upmost care was taken not to break
off or even
touch pieces
of
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HAIRDRESSING IN THE UNION
Telephone: 261 0104 E x t 6476
The Union Hairdresser,
1st Floor, Union Building
will be
OPEN THROUGH
THE VACATION
a wide range of hairdressing
available at STUDENT RATES
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THE juggernaut that is N ew castle
swimming visited Cardiff last month for
the premier event of the year. The Student
N ational Cham pionships w ere an
opportunity to flex the team's already
bulging muscles against the nation's elite.
The mens' captain Geir Anderson
was the catalyst for a very impressive
N ew castle p erform ance. With two
lightening swims in the 400m and 200m
he placed 4th and 5th resp ectively
narrowly missing out on the medals.
Personal Best times were recorded by
Dave Sainsbury and Lee Sutherland with
notable performances also coming from
Nick Devlin and Marcus Collonge. Robert
Whittle put on a display of his potential
by placing well in his three events.
Not to be upstaged, the girls team were
also in magnificent form, Hilary Layer
swam well to reach the 50m backstroke
final and Andrea Hoogeveen placed 6th in
the 400m . How ever, the girls' teams
strength was in the relay events. Thrashing
many of the more well known swimming
universities, the team placed in the top 15
for all four events with their crowning
achievement coming in the 400m Medley
Team where they came 8th.
Both the w om ens' and the m ens'
team lifted their perform ances to yet
higher levels in the past weeks when
they travelled down to Hull for the
Divisional championships.
Without their star, Geir Anderson, they
still managed to place second losing
narrow ly to M anchester by only two
points. This result means that the team will
be competing against the 'big guns' in
Division 1 next season.
Robert Whittle
Footballers
stay at home
Newcastle 1-0 Highfields
by James Jordan
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Swimming
F o o tb a ll
N
E W C A S T L E
U n iv ersity fo otb all
club reached the final
of the Northern Alliance Cup
Final in confident mood. The
p revio u s roun d s had seen
them play some champagne
fo o tb all and n otch up 15
goals in three games.
Unfortunately Highfields,
bleak ground even that was
not enough to stop the
University's impressive march
to victory.
The goal from player of the
year Moffat at the end of the
first half lit up a gam e that
was otherwise dour, defensive
and ultim ately dire. Fed
precisely from the right by
the other finalists, set out to
kill the game putting several
men on 10 goal hero Johnnie
M offat and kicking him at
reg u lar in tervals. But on a
bleak day and at an equally
midfield general Scott Green,
the U niversity m arksm an
controlled
instinctively,
turned and unleashed an
unstoppable shot past a
helpless keeper.
It w as no less than the
University deserved as they
had made all the running with
a Jam ie W hitw orth header
.cleared off the line and a fierce
Dan Boardman shot parried
by
a busy
opposition
goalkeeper.
This was always going to
be enough
against an
unimaginative Highfields as
long as the defence remained
strong. Seldom troubled the
back four worked well
together and even when the
tricky No. 9 did get close he
was foiled by a solid Darren
Turpin who had a faultless
game between the sticks.
The final whistle brought
relief to the players and
spectators glad to get out of
the biting wind and sealed an
impressive performance by the
University. After controlling
the midfield brilliantly for the
whole game Jamie Whitworth
was rewarded with the man of
the match award.
It was fitting too that on
this victorious occasion the
coach Alan Brown received
special mention for his tireless
work behind the scenes and
put the seal on another
successful season for the
University.
Thursday, May 16,1996
Sport 2 9
Hoopy loopy
nuts are we!
Netball
by Katie Chamberlain
EWCASTLE University Netball
Club has had its most successful
season for 12 years and it is
difficult to give credit for all of its
achievements.
N
Congratulations must begin with the
success of the 1st team squad. All in all, five
members of the squad were selected for the
Northern U niversities squads and Katie
Chamberlain went on to be
chosen for English Universities.
As a team, only a tough
draw against Crewe and Alsager
led to an early exit from the
BUSA knock-out rounds. This
disappointment was forgotten
though as they finished an
im pressive second in the
Northern Universities Netball
League. And if several matches
had not been victim s of the
weather then the story could
have been even better.
The 2nd team managed to do
even better and this was
highlighted by their excellent performances in
the BUSA competition. After beating quality
opposition in the form of Durham, Birmingham
and Leeds Met, they reached the final against a
strong Loughborough side. Unfortunately, they
were outplayed on this occasion, but BUSA
runners-up is a formidable achievement and
speaks volumes for their dedication shown this
season.
Further praise for the 2nds came as they
were crowned champions of the League after
remaining unbeaten all season.
Special mention must go to the players of
the year for their respective teams; Louise
Barker, Laura Ballinge and Kathryn Burchill.
Also a long service award was given to Crea
Lavin, recognising her immense commitment to
the club.
The club has attained so much in this season
and is surely in the running for AU club of the
year. A tour to Barbados in six weeks time is a
fitting reward and hopefully will provide a
great climax to the season with even better
things to come next year.
Newcastle students
good at riding horses
e w c a s tle
has
traditionally
produced
strong
equestrian teams and this
year is no exception.
N
The BUSA mini-league
commenced with Newcastle
competing against Durham
and Leeds Universities.
The team (Ben Moody,
Sophie Deliss, Chloe Gosling
and Simon Cowlam) showed
great skill and determination
at
every
com petition,
producing
convincing
dressage and showjumping
performances. After three
competitions, often in adverse
weather conditions, Newcastle
were the deserved winners of
the mini-league.
This qualified the team for
the Northern regional finals at
The Gleneagles Equestrian
Centre in Scotland. Edinburgh
and St. Andrews also fielded
teams along with the highest
placed individuals from
throughout Scotland and the
North of England.
N ewcastle led after the
dressage phase, each rider
putting in an impressive
perform ance whilst the
imposing show jumping
course caused problems for
some of the teams (resulting in
several falls). The pressure did
not sway Newcastle who
produced four stylish clear
rounds.
The final result; Newcastle
1st,
Edinburgh
2nd,
St.Andrew s 3rd, with Ben
Moody and Simon Cowlam
finishing 2nd and 3rd
respectively, as individuals.
Chloe Gosling also deserves
Riding
special mention for her
inspired riding during the
com petitions. This up and
coming 1st year student has
taken to these equestrian
competitions like a duck to
water and has a promising
future ahead of her in the
riding team.
The N ewcastle team is
now set to compete in the
N ational Finals in April
against the very best of the
University Equestrian league.
H ot Food
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in
Orienteering team find
path to BUSA success
Maps etc
by Claire Douglas
OLLOWING emphatic
victories over strong
Leeds and Lancaster sides
in the early rounds of the
BUSA team competition,
the Newcastle University
orienteers travelled to
Scotland for the finals
against
Sheffield,
Edinburgh and Cambridge.
F
The first day was the
individual and team events in
the Trossachs and owing to the
absence of several key squad
members the team came fourth
overall with the Churchill Cup
won, as usual by Sheffield. The
best Newcastle placing was
Claire Heppenstall who came
an impressive 15th in the
Women's A race and Chris Hall
who came in 28th in the Men's.
The team performance was
slightly better at the social in
the evening with the late
arrival of captain Steve
Birkinshaw who lifted the
team moral dramatically.
The second day comprised
of relays on Arthur's Seat and
both the men's and women's
races were won by Sheffield
again. This time Newcastle got
in on the medals as the
women's team of Claire
Heppenstall, Jane Irving and
Claire Douglas put on a
[In a park Sir? Against a tree S i r ? ^ _
storming performance to
snatch third place just behind
Leeds. The men's team of Chris
Hall, Ed Chester and Steve
Birkinshaw came in fifth and
beat the old rivals Durham,
with Steve posting the best
relay lag time of the day.
Overall
the
team
performed valiantly against a
tough opposition in both the
early rounds and the final and
there is always next year to
de-throne Sheffield.
Boat Club Charidy Challenge
CONTINUING their commitment to local charity, the boat
club is organising a unique challenge to run a round the five
main Newcastles of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
In aid of the Newcastle branch of the multiple sclerosis,
the keen group of 10 oarsmen and women are to tackle the 1
000 mile round trip starting on July 22.
The club is looking to exceed the success achieved in 1993
when the men's squad ran from John O'Groats to Lands End
in aid of the Yellow Brick Road children's charity.
The target is to raise over £10 000 to help fund a new
minibus for the branch, a luxury thay cannot presently
afford. If you think you might be able to help with fund
raising or have an prominent business contacts who might
want to support this unique challenge then please get in
cantact with any member of the Boat Club.
SEXUALITY AWARENESS WEEK
Thousands of lesbian, gay and bisexual students pass
through Newcastle University. Most without being able to
say a word about how they feel and how they live.
But many have and do find the strength to 'come out' and
be honest about who they are and what they want.
Being a lesbian does not mean you hate men, shave
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Thursday, May 16,1996
Sport
Bikers put spoke in
Nottingham’s wheel
UNDAY the 22nd April
was a day to remember
in Newcastle University
sporting history. When the
day dawned, few people even
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p
Mountain Biking
dared to contem plate the
momentous events that were
about to unfold.
s f y h
Pre-race
favourites
Nottingham, with a host of
professional and expert riders
amongst their ranks were
brimming with confidence but
it was Newcastle who erupted
off the start line to take team
glory.
u n iv ersities tried to pull
every possible stunt to
prevent
the
inevitable
Newcastle victory.
At the halfw ay stage it
was
M ark
leading
N ew castle's charge, well
inside the top ten, with
180 riders lined up to do
battle on an 18 mile course
that could only be described
as 'hard -core' by even the
m ost
accom plished
of
Newcastle racers. The start
was as ever a m omentous
affair; it was Mark, Ian and
W ill (N ew castle's seeded
rid ers) who caused a
sensation with their thrilling,
all-out attacking riding style.
Meanwhile, further down the
field carnage was the name of
the game, as over 50 riders
crashed
as
the
other
Simon, Will and Ian locked in
a battle inside the top 20. Hot
on their tyre tracks was the
club president Steve in a
close dual with our German
im port C h ristian, closely
followed by Chris, Giles and
Andy.
As the race reached an
exciting climax the crowd
realised that Mark (4th),
Simon (15th) and Will (19th)
had ridden the race of their
lives to pip Manchester and
Nottingham to overall team
glory.
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HE new season started on
a w orrying note with
most of the experienced
players having graduated the
year before. However the
valiant e ffo rt by the new
recruits saw the birth of an
even stronger team.
The score 120-7 against
Novocastrians second team
taught
the
team
the
importance of tackling. From
this point onwards there was
no stopping us.
The BUSA rounds started
on a high with a satisfactory
thrashing of Northumbria
despite losing the ever-present
fly-half Cleggie who managed
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time but then tiredness set in
and Leeds ran away in the last
few minutes eventually
winning 27-5. Fitness had
improved by the time the
Durham game came around
however a marked lack of co­
ordination saw three players
in hospital and a 30-0 loss.
Numerous victories then
followed as Northumbria (300), Leeds (12-7) and Hull (47-0)
were all dispatched majestically
and meant that Newcastle had
reached the second round of
the BUSA competition.
The first match of the
second round saw the NUNS
pitted against the unknown
Staffordshire
University.
Against a much bigger pack the
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the NUNS leading 5-0 at half
NUNS were unlucky to lose
narrowly 17-19. This effectively
ended the season but great
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Newcastle
top of
League
Rugby League
by Andrew Traynor
N its fiist full season as
one of the U n iv ersity
sports teams, the rugby
league team performed above
itself on many occasions to
record som e great w ins
against established sides.
With guidance from local
coach Tom Rendles. everyone
in the squad improved as the
season went on and were it
not for bad injuries to several
key players Newcastle would
surely
have
clin ched
prom otion
to
Prem ier
division.
' Old hands and new faces
alike pulled, together to create
a/team that recorded wins
again st
close
rivals
N orthum bria and BUSA
finalists 'T eessid e. W hen
fixtures took the team further
afield it still coped remarkably
w ell, w inning by a cricket
score again st Leeds and
showing great defensive steel
at- Sheffield Hallam.
Even in defeat the team did
not losse spirit as was shown
spectacularly against Hull who
were given the fright of their
lives at Close House and were
only rescued b y a dubious,
refereeing decision.
The cham pagne did riot
flow all the time and the team
suffered badly at the hands of
a Sunderland side who by the
looks of them had only just
managed to learn how to walk
upright and keep th eir
knuckles from dragging on the
ground.
But next season with
enough in the squad to merit a
second 13 it should be a little
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more even. N ot that brute
force will win everything as
was shown in the final fixture
of the season when a fighting
fit York side were defeated by
a vintage display of flowing
rugby which crow ned a
fantastic season for Newcastle
rugby league.
W ith th is all round
improvement several players
<have received
external
recognition. Forwards Michael
TJillington and A lastair
M cGregor were selected to
play for the England and
Sco ttish
student
sides
respectively. Mentidn must
also be m ade of the*
perform ances of captain
D arren H ow ells and Chris
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Thursday May 16,1996
Mobile Medicals devour
Cornish Pasties
ticked by and the heavy Helston pack tired it became clear that it
was to be the northern team's day.
Not even a penalty by Helston's Lockwood could spoil
Medics' day and as the third of Bonner's drop-kicks sailed over
in the 77th minute the 16-6 victory was sealed.
The final whistle was greeted by a massed invasion of the
Medicals replacements and jubilant scenes in the Twickenham
stands. The sense of achievement was clear to see on all the
players' faces and as they climbed the steps to collect their
winners medals the travelling army of supporters went wild.
After the game skipper Dave Booth praised his team saying;
"It was a marvellous victory, but it was all down to teamwork
and I'm very proud of the boys."
The support was fantastic and it must have felt like having
Rugby Union
Medicals 1 6 - 6 Helston
Comment by James Jordan
N A BRIGHT spring morning in early May the
Medicals of Newcastle took to the hallowed turf
of Twickenham to do battle against Helston in
the final of the Pilkington Shield.
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The side from Cornwall had travelled up to London with an
enormous pack and clearly intended to barge the comparatively
lightweight Medics out of contention. But on the day the Medics
showed commitment, pride and skill to run rings around the
opposition and claim the ultimate prize.
Cheered on by the 750 vocal supporters who had made the
long trip down the Ml, the Newcastle club refused to give in to
the physically bigger side and completely dominated for long
periods of the game. Helston simply had no answer to the
unerringly accurate boot of Matt Bonner. Three times he collected
maximum points with a superb display of drop-kicking.
But countless were the times that he forced the Comishmen
onto the back foot and enabled the skipper Dave Booth and his
pack to completely dominate the line out.
Scored just after the interval the try and conversion gave
Medics the breathing space they needed and as the minutes
Match report by Chris Lewis
16 players on the pitch. And they certainly helped with the
celebrations long into the night.
he early stages of the game saw a number of nervous
handling and kicking mistakes from the Medicals after
relentless pressure form a much larger Helston pack. Helston
attempted to capitalise on this by subjecting the Medics to
wave after wave of driving forward play.
Desperate defensive play eventually led to the Medics being
penalised just inside their own half. Helston narrowly missed
the kick, the ball hitting the upright. Not being afraid to run the
ball the Medics showed early promise with breaks from
fullback Mark Marriot and wing Richard Fretwell. One such
move saw lock Dave Booth link with the backs and rampage in
the Helston 22 where a Helston infringement saw Medicals
rewarded with a penalty 10 yards from the line.
A well rehearsed move saw flanker Rich Kozlowski feed
Andy Greenwood who narrowly missed scoring the opening
try of the match.
Good use of the blind side and quick ball won by the Meds
back-row saw fly-half James 'Matthew' Bonner score the first
points of the match with a superbly struck drop-goal from just
inside the Helston 22.
Helston then replied by attempting to drive the Meds out of
the game with their heavier pack. However, what ball they did
win was wasted by their fly-half who insisted on kicking away
their hard earned possession. Nevertheless Helston did manage
to kick one penalty and bring the scores level just before half time.
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The second half saw any nerves dispelled and the Medics
run the whole game. Line-out domination by Booth and
Kowlowski saw salmon-like leaps that Bayfield or Johnson
would have been proud of.
Bonner's kicking was the key to the triumph but the
Newcastle side also scored a slick and ultimately decisive try.
Once again it was the mercurial Bonner who, latching on to a
superb long pass by the scrum-half Peach, fed the ball to Davies
who slipped it inside to Marriot. Hitting the line at speed the
full-back made the overlap for Melville and quick hands enabled
Fretwell to go in at the comer.
Sloppy Medics play then immediately allowed Helston to
kick another penalty to bring the score to 6-10.
Another well won line-out by Booth allowed the Medics to
drive and form a ruck in the middle of the Helston 22. Excellent
supply by Peach gave Bonner the time to put his second drop
goal over.
Further forward dominance produced the platform for
Bonner's third and final drop goal, the cheeky dental student
putting Medicals out of reach of the Cornishmen.
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