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2 NEWS 13 February 2003
USSU ARTS & CULTURE Who knew a whole yard could go down in 11 seconds?
WEEK FOCUS
An in-depth look at what the Union
and UniS arts office have to offer us WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF week 3 saw a RAG BY CLAIRE ILES, KAY MERRITT AND PETE
citrus take place with a beer drinking NICHOLS
during the month of February during
competition being held at the bottle
the annual bank. Contestants could enter one of received a VIP ticket to the Union for the
arts & four categories: Fastest pint, Fastest Pint Carl Cox event this Wednesday (week 4).
culture through a straw, Fastest Dizzy Lizzy Boat So huge congratulations go To: Rod (with
week Race and the Fastest Yard of Ale. The night a double whammy), Miles and The Bar Med
page 11 begun at 10.30 with all the lads from Mens’ team. Special mentions must also go To:
Hockey queuing up for a chance to prove Charlotte Dawson, who as one of only 2 girls
themselves. Special got the ball rolling and to enter, fearlessly fought the girls corner,
the ale flowing, (all over his t-shirt anyway!) the Bar Med teams stamina and the member
THE NOT VERY downing a yard, a gallant start to the games. of union staff (who shall remain unnamed:
DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF BF After many Pints and Yards of Ale had been S****y!) who upheld his reputation, giving
As part of the consumed the first 2 teams stepped up for an outstanding performance: “Who knew
continuing the rather inventive Dizzy Lizzy Boat Race. a whole yard could go down in just 11
For those of you who are unaware of how seconds!”
Blast from the
this works: Two teams of four line-up and Last of all, thank you to the Union for
Past series, the first member downs a pint of ale and supporting the RAG event and to all the
the Surrey then runs about 10 metres to a pole where competitors, without whom, we literally
Alumni Society they place their head on top, and make five couldn’t have done it!
goes undercover complete turns. On the home straight back
to reveal some to their team, the effect of quickly downing
barefacts history a pint and running, combined with spinning,
professional page leaves you somewhat dizzily slaloming
| page 9 back.
The final competition was the fastest
THE CASE FOR WAR? pint through a straw! It may sound easy,
but believe me it’s a mission with all that
Rich Watts defends, up to a point, the sucking! I’m sure a woman would have
actions of Blair and Bush over the past won, if she had have entered (if you catch
few months Comment | page 5 my drift). Once all the fun and games had
been completed it was time to work out the
IN THIS WEEK’S PAPER winners of each event. Each winner
The success of RAG week Cathy Marshall reviews the RAG raid on the High Street and the success of RAG
The RAG raid on Guildford High Street last
Saturday 8th Feb saw the return of the nature in me took off and I was determined will never be susceptible to diseases like
Saturday raised a whopping £1500. Cathy
RAG RAID as 13 Raggies descended to raise the most money! Of course you cancer? Drawing from an article from last
Marshall sums up the week opposite
on Guildford High Street. We would be do get ignored by some people but most week’s edition of barefacts, it does seem
collecting for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, are polite enough to say ‘No thank you’ if that students and young people don’t
Come out! Come out now! one of our five nominated charities for this they’re not interested and you have to just really see the point of giving to charity.
Ben Supper returns with a theory that isn’t year. Breakthrough is one of the largest turn and ask someone else. Forcing people “What difference will my 50p make?”
without its corroborative evidence around breast cancer charities which was set up in to give you money is not the way of the seems to be the general conclusion but
campus Comment | page 6 1991 by businessman Bill freedman whose game so you can’t really get disheartened if after my experience of last Saturday I have
wife Toby Robbins had died of the disease. you’re not successful. For every five people personally seen what a difference even
Letters to the editor Bill and his family wanted to set up a who turn you down there will always be small change can make. I would say that
research centre and now needs to raise over one person who has the time to talk to you the average donation was about £1 which
Strong reaction to last week’s letter lam-
£5 million a year to support a programme and praise you for coming out and dressing on it’s own seems very little but after 4 and
basting barefacts for printing a spoof story
of vital research which aims one day to up. a half hours out in town I managed to raise
about Saddam Hussein Letters | page 7 eradicate breast cancer. While we were out Alli had been £377. If we had 20 people each collecting
The theme of the day was the Victorian preparing a fabulous spread of sandwiches, £300 then that’s £6000 in one day!
Exactly what you would expect Era and we had hired our costumes which crisps, biscuits and juice which didn’t last From a first hand experience I can
A review of Adam Sandler’s new flick fortunately looked almost warm enough to long once the morning group returned say that giving to charity easily makes a
Punch Drunk Love in the all-colour film face the February weather. Our fabulous starving and ready to warm up. After a difference and that to not give money to
section barearts | page 12 SU president, Paul drove us down into quick lunch and changing of costumes charity because you don’t think that you
town where we dissembled and spread out the afternoon group were ready to see if can make a difference is just shameful!
A night to remember? along the high street in pairs ready to be let they could beat the records of the morning In future years, I don’t see why RAG
Dave Abbott gives a rave review of the loose on the Surrey public. group and raise even more money. Again, shouldn’t continue to regain its popularity.
recent MadSoC production “FAME - the OK, so after months of planning we were Paul (who I must admit looked more like The round up of RAG Week so far shows
musical” barearts | page 19 finally there, our empty tins ready to be Peter Davison from Doctor Who than a that we have already raised £2932.42 for
filled with the high street starting to fill Victorian …sorry Paul!) drove us back charity and that’s just in one week!!!!
National trampolining success up with people. So how do we actually go into town where there seemed to be twice Chops has raised £496.50 to have his side
about collecting? After attending the RAG as many shoppers who we were sure were burns waxed off (yeowch), The Human
UniSport hosted the regional champion- conference at Strathclyde University in dying to donate from their bulging purses Auction pulled in £680.05, the PGA Quiz
ships last weekend. Find out what hap- Glasgow over the New Year I was ready to and wallets. £26.76 and Chancellors Challenge raised
pened on the back page Sport | page 24 put everything I had learnt into practice: One thing I did notice throughout the day £98.45 but it’s still coming in: RAG Mags
make eye contact, have some phrases ready was the type of person who was donating and pens are available from the Union
in my head, and of course the RAG motto: money and also how much. It did seem to reception for 50p each so please pop in and
Smile ‘til it hurts. be the over 30’s who were the most willing buy one.
Soon enough people started donating to part with their cash and men too but Thanks of course go out to the Raggies
money and coming up for a chat, intrigued then that could simply have been down and especially, Paul Wright (balloon
by our costumes and we all started to to my pretty pink frock and fluttering man), Charlotte, Alli and of course Ben
get into it. Despite the fact that we are eyelids! However, I personally received Mac for helping to count all the dosh
all collecting for the same charity, each very few donations from people under that we brought back. Thanks also go to
individual has their own tin and the 30 and practically none from Teenagers/ Surrey County Wardrobe and ‘Top That’
amount that they raise has to be counted students so does that mean that young party shop in Bramley for providing our
and the total given to the council (who issue people today just aren’t charitable or care costumes.
the permits). That’s where the competitive about donating? Do they think that they rag@ussu.co.uk
13 February 2003 NEWS 3
Vice-Chancellors on receiving end of healthy pay increases
University principals average nearly 7% wage increase
BY SARAH BUTTERWORTH pay packet to £165,000 per year. This places
EDITOR him 13th out of an astonishing 164 higher
education establishments in a league table
A SURVEY BY the Times Higher Education published in the THES this week. Additional
Supplement has shown that last year statistics show that Surrey has 93 members
university vice-chancellors accepted far of staff earning over £50,000 a year, though
greater pay rises than those given to their it is also the highest placed University where
staff. The salaries of University heads rose no one other than the vice chancellor is
by an average of around 6 percent, and 33 earning over £100,000. Despite topping the
vice-chancellors were given pay rises in tables with the pay of their vice chancellor,
the region of 10 percent. President of the London Business School only awarded their
Association of University Teachers, Sally principal a 2.6% pay rise this year, though a
Hunt, said, “The fact that the average pay massive 78 members of teaching staff earn
rise for a vice-chancellor was 6.1% is more than £100,000 each year.
astonishing, particularly when they keep The reaction to the published figures has,
saying that they don’t have enough money to on the whole, been one of disbelief at the
pay their staff a decent, competitive wage.” relatively large salary increases, although
In stark contrast to the 3.5% average pay some believe that vice-chancellors are
increase offered to staff across the country, underpaid as opposed to overpaid. However,
the maximum salary belongs to the dean of members of teaching staff at universities
the London Business School, Laura Tyson, across the country feel that if there is enough
who earned £316,000 last year. money available to give their heads such
The vice-chancellor of the University of large pay rises, then there should be enough
Surrey, Patrick Dowling, was given a salary to pay the rest of the staff an acceptable
Above: police officers discussing the disposal of a car in the River Wey last Friday afternoon. It was originally increase of 7.8% last year, bringing his total wage.
thought that there might be a driver and passenger still in the vehicle, but eye-witnesses later confirmed that
some school-children had pushed the car into the river. It was pulled out a few hours later.
Lucky escape at Bellerby Court
Real suspension for spoof-news reporters A CANDLE SET fire to a remote control in a Royal Surrey County Hospital for checks
student’s room last Saturday morning after and was shook up after the event.
IN THE THES this week is reported the story of BY PHILIP HOWARD
she fell asleep whilst it was still burning. Richard Paxton, the head of accommoda-
a pair of students from the soon-to-be-closed NEWS EDITOR
The incident occured at about 6am in the tion, said of the incident: “There have been
Seale-Hayne campus of the University
Bellerby Court residences and was dealt a number of incidents over the last few
of Plymouth, who have been suspended of the content of the student newspaper’ and
with promptly by the warden, Dr David weeks involving candles. We must remind
following a spoof article in their student apologised to the VC. David Clark, welfare
Carey, who was at the scene of the fire all students that candles are not permitted in
rag the Seale-Hayne Chronicle. In The Sun officer at the students’ union, said that the
within 90 seconds of the alarm sounding. campus accommodation for the very reason
was an article headlined “Kill Saddam, win union would follow its own complaint
The student was fortunate enough to es- that they can be dangerous, as this incident
a Metro”, which the two James’ (James procedures as outlined in their constitution.
cape any injury, though she was taken to the has demonstrated.”
Lewis and James Messenger) spoofed in
the offending article, running with “Kill
Levinsky and win a Robin Reliant” – aimed
at the VC of the university, in protest over
the campus’ closure. Accompanied by a
Entrepreneurship for undergraduates
photo of a topless woman holding guns, the
article ran that ‘the Seale-Hayne gun club BY PHILIP HOWARD it.”, the group will support entrepreneurs
“had been putting in some serious training NEWS EDITOR with their various requirements, as listed
time… in preparation for their assassination by the THES; ‘The group will provide
attempt”’ reports the THES. Apparently AT THE SAME time as FUSE - the Federal the education, direction, promotion and
the students were suspended after the VC University of Surrey Entrepeneurs scheme networking that successful entrepreneurs
Above: the University of Plymouth, as depicted on the
received ‘telephone death threats at his front page if its website was launcehd last week, Oxford students need’. Supported by the Science Enterprise
home’, although the THES reports that this week launched a similar organisation to Centre of Said Business School and various
‘It was not clear whether there was a link help undergraduates market their business patent and trademark lawyers, the group has
between the death threats and the article’. A
university spokesman told the THES that the
Use your head, son ideas. ‘Oxford Entrepreneurs’ consists of
a group of entrepreneurial students whose
an international flavour with Australian,
American and Chinese members as well
students had ‘acknowledged the seriousness individual exploits have so far covered: as those from the UK. Alex Hearn, who
BY PHILIP HOWARD
a ‘pharmaceutical lifestyle company’, founded the organisation told the THES: “We
NEWS EDITOR
a film production company, a company have noticed that student entrepreneurship is
which backs a community comparing bursting with ideas and concepts, yet until
LECTURERS WILL SOON be facing a sea of
drugs and treatments, a refugee assistance now has had no real outlet. It heralds a
adverts when they begin to teach, if Cunning
group, a medical engineering device and significant change that students are taking
Stunts (the ad agency that projected Gail
even equipment for home yoga practise. responsibility for generating wealth”.
Porter onto the Houses of Parliament) has
With the motto “Your idea. Bounce with
their way. The agency is planning to offer
students £88.20 a week to use their foreheads
as billboards. The corporate logos will need
to be sported for three hours to keep the
students in pay, with sponsors like FHM
and youth pay-TV channel CNX signed up,
reports the Guardian. “With student debt
becoming such a massive issue, we thought
we’d offer students maximum reward
for minimum input,” said Anna Carloss,
managing director of Cunning Stunts.
4 OPINION 13 February 2003
No kids please - we’re British
DO YOU REMEMBER the BBC distinctly pruned appearance.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY STUDENTS’ UNION comedy series called 2 point Another interesting effect of
UNION HOUSE 4 children? Of course you this lower birth rate is that
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY do, the two parents called over the next 25 years, the
GUILDFORD GU2 7XH Bill and Ben, the father being UK population is expected
WWW.USSU.CO.UK
a plumber and the kids both to increase by around five
being horrors? Well, were million, with two thirds of
they to remake the series this rise being account for
today, it would have to re- by immigration into the
Why shouldn’t vice-chancellor’s be badged as 1.64 children, the
current record low for the
PAUL CANNING country.
Indeed, with average life
much better paid? average number of children
in a British family. There are “A recent survey showed
expectancies in the UK
expected to touch 83 for
a number of reasons behind that many women today are women and 79 for men in
this statistic, one of which too busy to have sex.” that same 25 year period, the
Once again, the released figures showing pendent of vc’s pay. You wouldn’t expect an indicated by a recent survey UK will increasingly have to
how much university vice-chancellors are employee of Pizza Hut to demand a pay rise showing that many women look to skilled migrants to
being paid, and how this compares to their if the bosses get big pay rise, so why should today are too busy to have sex. I hear the bolster its shrinking workforce.
previous wages are causing a bit of a stir in that be the same in universities. words ‘sounds about bloody right’ being Without these extra workers, Britain and
education circles. That they have received a Thirdly, the job of a vice-chancellor is not mumbled somewhere in the background, Europe will struggle to maintain economic
wage increase of 6.8% on average has “as- quite the easy ride everyone presumes it is. but according to the survey, with more growth, and support this increasingly elderly
tonished” teaching representatives, “espe- Though they may once have been based in women in employment, visiting the gym population. Perhaps the most frightening
cially when they don’t have enough cash to academia, their jobs now entail part-time ac- and undertaking a variety of other pastimes, statistic is that by 2025, it is predicted that
pay their staff a decent, competitive wage.” countancy, part-time fundraisiing, part-time the 21st century women has less free time, almost 23% of the EU population will be
Well, let us look at a couple of facts before acadmia and part-time politics. In fact, is and consequently less sex than her 1950’s aged over 65 : that’s a lot of pensions and
we jump to that conclusion. probably more useful to have MBA after counterpart. Couple this with the fact that free bus passes. The fact that the stock
First of all, a university is no longer “just” your name than FRS. many more women are waiting until well market, the entity into which most pension
a university - it is a vast and complex busi- Finally, bosses if the big North American into their thirties before starting a family, fund managers sink their assets, has almost
ness that requires leadership and very strong institutes are paid typically double what vc’s and we are left with a TV series that has a halved in value over the last 3 years also
management. In the business world, heads are here. far less catchier title. makes the pension situation appear even
of such organisations can readily earn over Somewhere along the line, someone has to A lower birth rate and an increasing grimmer.
£500,000 and many earn over £1m. A vice- give: if Britain wants top-class universities life expectancy is leading to a so called By no means is it all doom and gloom
chancellor, however, only earns around then it needs to have top-class people. High- ‘beanpole effect’ within family trees. though, my suggestion for cashing in on this
£150,000. Taking into account the differ- flyers in departments are rewarded healthily Many more living grandparents and great- new demographic trend is to buy as many
ence in market, the salary seems reason- for their success so why not their bosses? grandparents, fewer aunts, uncles and shares as you can in firms that own and run
able. When the lure of big business comes along, cousins means a far greater elongation of bingo halls. In just a few years they will be
Second of all, the issue of staffing and how the pay within academia has to be able to your average family tree, leaving it with a worth an absolute fortune...
much they are paid is virtually totally inde- compete with that of the outside world.
Federal sports day Testing times for new graduates
MORE AND MORE employers The key to doing well is to
Next Wednesday sees the 2nd annual fed- to Roehampton - possibly because he knows are using tests to help them take full advantage of the
eral sports day between the University of they don’t win much otherwise. to find the most suitable preparation time. When
Surrey (Guildford) and the University of The event is still trying to establish itself as graduates for the positions the instructions are read
Surrey (Roehampton). Last year saw a very part of the sporting calendar so if you would they hope to fill. They are out, make quite sure you
interesting encounter with the days events like to support, make your way over to the used because interviews understand what you are
finally ending in a draw and an enthusiastic Varsity Centre and shout for whichever tean don’t always provide all asked to do. Make the most
vice-chancellor therefore handing the trophy you’d like to win. the information they seek of this opportunity to ask
concerning a candidate. For DR RUSS CLARK questions while you can.
example, if an employer Once the test starts it is out
The first second edition wants a guide to your ability
to reason with numbers,
“Assessment centres are of the question! You’ll have
practice examples to try.
used because interviews
a test provides a more don’t always provide the Don’t worry about holding
This paper is the first barefacts to have a second edition proper, since the version that appered accurate measurement than a everyone up if you find these
online on Tuesday night is a bit different to the one that appears here. The main difference is information they need.”
question during an interview difficult. It is vital that you
the coverage of the Arts & Culture week, so if you get a chance to look, please do. - however persuasive your understand what is required
answer! before the real questions
There are basically two types of test. The start. Thereafter, try to work - quickly and
NOTICES first sort are designed to measure different accurately. Some tests start easily and lull
aspects of your personality such as your you into a false sense of security. Don’t be
Societies Standing Committee 24th February 6pm LTF sociability or your assertiveness. They fooled! They often get more difficult as the
are not usually timed and there are no test proceeds and you realise you don’t have
International Societies Standing Committee 24th February 7pm LTF right answers. It is best to answer these as as much time as you thought.
honestly as you can rather than by trying to Finally, try to stay calm even if you think
Student Council 25th February 1pm LTM give answers which you think the employer you’ve done badly. Tests only form part of
wants you to give. the selection process and you can improve
Islamic society EGM (voting new president) 26th February 6pm LTL The other kinds of test are timed. They your overall performance by doing well in
are known as aptitude tests and are used other exercises.
to measure your ability in some area. For PS Look out for our Practice Aptitude Test
example, how good are you at working with Workshops. Please sign up in Careers if you
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ALBERT CAMUS (1913 - 1960), AUTHOR Dr Russ will be back in his usual home of the professional page next week
13 February 2003 OPINION 5
The case for war with Iraq
Perhaps there are reasons for war. At the very least, says
Rich Watts, the Prime Minister is owed an apology
SATURDAY WILL SEE around half a million support on this side of the Atlantic. What I
people turn out in London to protest the would argue, however, is that there is a clear
impending war with Iraq and denounce case for war and, if you are willing to look,
the tactics and reasoning behind Bush individuals whose arguments otherwise
and Blair’s reasons for removing Saddam are irrational and somewhat alarming
Hussein. A massive case for a “No to War” themselves.
campaign has been made by the majority of Let us consider how Tony Blair has been
government, the national press and indeed treated of late. Clergymen have accused
the nation and the protest this weekend will him of being “immoral” and “unchristian” Right: George Bush
be a manifestation of the general sentiment despite his well-known faith; he has been and Tony Blair. Is
the future of human-
throughout this country and various quarters labelled as President Bush’s “poodle” ity in their hands?
of Europe (and a fair portion of America, for and in a recent article in one particularly
that matter). fashionable tabloid (The Daily Mirror) he
But what of the case for war? Where was called a “liar and a coward.” This people because international sanctions thus threaten Israel. What’s more, friends of the
conflicts regarding ideologies, principles followed a full front page picture of the remained. United States would no longer hold trust in
and convictions lie - as are always present Prime Minister with the headline “Blood on Last year, resolution 1441 was passed their international friend.
when discussing war, there is always the his hands.” (This same paper also wrote of unanimously, offering a “final opportunity” Much focus has been placed on a second
need for debate, for the rational and for the Bush administration as “the Third Reich to disarm and warning of “serious resolution of the UN to advocate war.
the tempered to think things through; to of our times,” and so clearly losing out, consequences” if nothing was done. Indeed, many believe that the Prime Minister
balance; to compose; to assess. Now, not therefore, when it comes to Godwin’s law of Currently, we have been informed by is pinning his hopes on such a blessing if he
for one second would I argue that Messers “whoever mentions the Nazis first, loses.”) the chief of weapons inspectors, despite is to remain as Premier for this country
Bush and Blair have always represented There is also the small matter of Tony Benn difficulties caused by Iraqi officials in in the forseeable future. Such measures
the truthful, rational view on this war - far who, whilst visiting Baghdad, said: “I will procuring the evidence, that Iraq has still are admirable, but we must remember the
from it. Indeed, it is clear from his weekly see women and children who will die in the to give up its weapons. Thus Saddam is in lessons of Slobodan Milosevic’s rule over
addresses and his tone throughout these past next few weeks because the Prime Minister breach of resolutions 687 and 1441. Bosnia during the last few years and the
few months that George Bush, for reasons has decided to kill them.” This same man And so what is the choice now facing effect of non-action had on the inhabitants
that he is still to validate completely and then interviewed Saddam Hussein - a man us? Do we ignore this steadfast ignorance there.
satisfactorily, has his heart set on military who has oppressed and tortured his own of binding resolutions and take a path of If there is to be a war, then there is no
action. In much the same way, but to a civilians as well as invaded two neighbours least resistance, as advocated by France doubt that innocent civilians will die. That
lesser extent, Tony Blair has found himself and killed a million people - and said and Germany along with many others such thousands upon thousands of innocent
arguing an unpopular opinion and, mindful nothing when the Iraqi leader commented: that we leave Iraq to declare its weapons civilians have already died because of
of his many other issues at the moment “Every fair-minded person knows that when it feels like it (bearing in mind this Saddam’s lack of cooperation is already
(particularly Europe) is struggling to find when Iraqi officials say something they are is not happening in the face of “serious plain to see. But if something considerable
trustworthy. Iraq has no weapons of mass consequences”) or should something is not done, then the potential fall-out from
destruction whatsoever.” actually be done? Should the former occur not dealing with Saddam properly for
“What do What do such people suppose Tony Blair’s
ambitions to be? To start a war for the sake
then Saddam has won a victory over the
United States and the UN. In fact, the latter,
a second time is potentially much more
hazardous than it was the first time around;
people suppose of it? To set foot in Iraq in order to make
President Bush, and President Bush only,
if it chose to forget about these “serious
consequences”, might just as well pack its
surely there is a time when the use of force
in the name of peace is a reasonable action?
happy? I think not. bags and leave its stall marked “international To mock the Prime Minister, however
Tony Blair’s Following the expulsion of Iraqis from
Kuwait in 1991, the Security Council
peace and security” for no-one would take it
seriously again.
opposed to war you are, and to pin blame
upon him is short-sighted and suggests to
ambition to be? passed resolution 687 - a binding clause
- which said that international peace and
Once that has happened, we have on
our hands another North Korea: Saddam
me, at least, that the motivation for people
to oppose this inevitable war is neither
To start a war for security could not be restored to the area
unless Iraq gave up its weapons of mass
would continue to make weapons of mass
destruction; he would continue to murder
reasonable or rational.
Tell me - if war is avoided, will people
the sake of it?”
destruction. Since that point, Saddam has and terrorise his own people; he would use support Blair and Bush in their quest for the
ignored this and many other resolutions, the much vaunted oil-reserves to make a Nobel Peace Prize? That will remain to be
resulting in twelve years of suffering for a move on the international front; he would seen.
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6 OPINION 13 February 2003
You have three minutes to read this article, from the very
second I close the door
Ben Supper has seen through UniS’ plans
and knows exactly what this “Vision for
2020” is all about. Fortunately for us, he is
willing to share his insight
LAST WEEK’S DISTURBING exposition
about the populace of the University
turning into poorly-scripted automota
from an Antipodean soap opera was
received by critical acclaim. At least,
this is how I interpret the heartfelt
advice from one correspondent that I
should seek counselling. Yet still, the
closer you look at things on campus,
the more life can be seen to imitate
art.
I’ve been on campus for far too long
-- long enough to remember when the
Duke of Kent building was nothing
but a big square patch of gravel
with a minibus parked on it. How
slow-witted people can be when the
changes around them are so gradual! “That construction work on the management build- Above: the centre
It’s taken me almost six years to put
two and two together, and to take ing is a feasibility study: they have began turning point of the Crys-
tal Maze - the
a different look at the architecture
of recent years. The Duke of Kent Stag Hill into a Crystal Maze theme park.” geodesic figure of
the finale
building is uncompromisingly
‘industrial’ from behind, with its is long and thin only because two prowess of the Sixties and Seventies. An advantage of this change is that
metal panelling, plate glass, and hundred and three people have to live Now they’ve started building more there’ll be a sudden huge demand for
exposed ducting. From the front, there. Guildford Cathedral will be cuboids in the areas they missed at stewards to check tickets, to run the
though, it’s a different story. It’s our Medieval zone. Even before the the West end of campus. To cap it all, funfair rides, to sell hot dogs, and to
sweeping three-dimensional curve, television programme started, they they’re poncing up our bars. clean up piles of sick. Lose no more
and its narrow, striated windows. began turning Stag Hill into a Crystal Most students won’t remember sleep, Arts graduates! The University
It indicates ‘future’, whilst also Maze theme park. this, but when they initially proposed has detailed plans for you after all!
conveying a maritime theme. Now, No, hear me out. This one’s brilliant. the Oak House complex, the artist’s In spite of the enormous influx
what’s one of those doing forty miles The University could make a fortune. impressions weren’t populated by of tourism, it’s quite likely that the
inland? Even more than they are making students. They were full of thin local residents will continue their
Hold that thought. Now, think about already. That construction work on people in shirts, sitting at airy tables reactionary wont, and will just say
the twisty passages, awkward angles, the new Management building is with laptops and glasses of water. You ‘No’ to everything. Do you ever
footbridges and narrow stairways actually a feasibility survey. The could see them mouthing the words see stalls on the High Street asking
around this campus. Consider the lack builders are actually contestants ‘Vision!’, ‘Future!’, and ‘Surrey!’. people to say ‘yes’ to something? Fox
of any central meeting place or focal in the midst of a two-year mystery Before the bulldozers moved in, we hunting? Incinerators? Sabre-rattling
point. Now, let your eyes drift across game. They have just a few months had the Hall Bar: a dingy brown pub in the Middle East? Plans to knock
the lake to that geodesic sphere. Have left to finish the building and fitting with red upholstered stools and tacky down The Drink and replace it with
you got it yet? Oh come on! Frenetic out before they get locked in. framed Tia Maria posters on the wall. something even more brutally vulgar?
shots of Richard O’Brien running Unfortunately for the theme park, For less than two pounds, you could All such plans are relentlessly sniffed
about in an aircraft hangar in tights they were given the wrong plans, and grab something called a ‘curry,’ out and opposed, or have already
and leopard-skin jacket. Lurid nylon- the lorry-loads of glass and bricks which, in today’s political climate, been exterminated.
clad contestants in hot pursuit. The which were supposed to make the would cause UN weapons inspectors The Guildfordian suspicion of
Future. The Ocean. The Industrial park’s centrepiece -- a giant glass to storm in and raid the kitchen. change, which has kept the town tidy,
Zone. How blind can we be? The icosahedron revolving on a four I was once informed that the peaceful, and pleasantly bourgeois,
Millennium House building isn’t hundred foot pedestal -- ended up as difference between a pub and a bar can cut both ways. It is why we
Below: the Ocean zone of the
imitating a train at all! The sloping the School of Management building is a carpet. The Hall Bar had a carpet. don’t have a supermarket which is
Crystal Maze theme park at
UniS, more formally known facades are supposed to echo the instead. Still, it could have been Roots does not. In fact Roots, by open 24 hours a day, or more than
as the Duke of Kent building Aztec pyramids. The whole shape worse. It could have been allocated comparison, is anodyne, noisy, and a bare minimum of green land left
to the School of Arts. considerably more expensive. In on campus when there’s acres of
The University is excellently every other way, it’s an improvement, space just down the road. In spite
placed to be a theme park, with good but don’t be fooled. It’s only a matter of having hundreds of thousands of
transport links to the M25, Gatwick of time before the rich Americans enthusiastic visitors to the Crystal
airport, London, and Heathrow (when start arriving, the servings get even Maze / Lego theme park every year,
SWT haven’t closed the station). The bigger, and we’re not allowed Guildford shall remain a town where
Vice Chancellor has realised that the to eat there any more. Then they you won’t be able to buy a portion of
University could make a fast buck if could fit quite a nifty little indoor chips, a bland kebab from a van, or
we disappeared round the corner to roller coaster in AP1-4, and tourists anything for that matter, after 11pm.
Manor Farm, and turned the existing could queue right down the corridor So, before you get carried away by
campus into a theme park: hence the without being rained on. At last, the magic world of theme parks on
‘2020 Vision’ thing. We’re already the University could make millions your doorstep, take some advice
got an excellent Lego World on the without having to pretend that it’s from a cheery station announcer:
go thanks to the architectural actually there for any other reason. ‘Guildford. This is Guildford.’
13 February 2003 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 7
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters must be received by 5pm on the Monday before publication to guarantee their presence in the next newspaper. Letters
may be edited for length or clarity | E-mail: barefacts@ussu.co.uk
Dear barefacts it still portrayed the Iraq situation in a Dear barefacts, war, but that does not mean that we hide
(scarily) accurate way. Saddam Hussain and inside our wardrobes crying about it. Even
I wasn’t sure what I found funnier the article George Bush playing games represents them Mike Chambers shares an interesting the soldiers on the front line jested about
‘ridiculing’ the risk of war with Iraq or Mr ‘playing’ war. The games are played in a tit opinion. Perhaps also we should aim war, despite the fact that the next bullet fired
Chambers letter complaining about this for tat manner, and so often this is how war to ban “Political Theatre”, which often could have their name on it.
article. I felt that Mr Chambers completely unfolds. You bomb us, so we bomb you, so mixes comedy with war in order to expose Mr Chambers’ letter is the most ridiculous
missed the point of this article on several therefore you have to bomb us so we can reality. Perhaps also we should protest excuse for a protest that I have seen in a
different levels. bomb you again. You cheated at cards, so against Rowan Atkinson’s Blackadder, long time. I’m in the process of working
First of all it was obviously a Rag week I’m gonna cheat at cards etc etc. which clearly satirised life in the trenches in out whether he’s trying to be all “high and
article, something not to be taken too Perhaps by looking at situations as serious order to emphasise the weaknesses of war. mighty” by listing his titles or whether
seriously, something that was meant to be as this in a humourous or satirical way we According to Mr Chambers’ protest, these he is directly representing his society (or
taken in jest. Secondly the satirical nature of can first laugh, something which we all are irreverent and a “mockery” of “millions maybe perhaps both). He needs to think
this article I doubt very much that any of the need to do in these insecure and potentially of lives” being lost. Surely we should sit about his opinions and how he voices them,
barefacts team take the matter of potential dangerous times and secondly when we back and continually worry about the future and perhaps, if the party he represented did
war lightly. reflect on what has made us laugh we can wars. Well, why don’t we? that, then maybe they would have a fighting
The media spends a lot of its time ridiculing perhaps open our eyes and see what a I’ll tell you why. We have enough troubles chance of ever going back to government.
world leaders such as Saddam Hussain and ridiculous situation any war is, causing us in our life rather than worrying about
George Bush and events such as wars. It’s to readdress our values and attitudes to the another. We are all aware that the situation Yours sincerely
a way of looking at something, at pointing situation. (Please note I am not suggesting seems dangerous with Iraq at the moment, CHRIS WARD
out the flaws in someone or something that just seeing the funny side of an article and we are all aware of a possible nuclear LITERATURE EDITOR
without just getting angry. The British are a will create world peace.)
very sarcastic nation (perhaps Mr Chambers I feel that perhaps Mr Chambers should
Dear barefacts, direction following the discovery of an
hasn’t noticed) and often use this kind of reread the article and try and firstly see how
anagram.
humour to deal with serious issues – take it can be seen as a reflection of the present
I am sorry that the story on the front page barefacts has a bit of a tradition when it
a look at comedians such as Rory Bremner situation with Iraq and secondly to try and
of last week’s paper offended Mr Mike comes to RAG week: previous RAG week
and you only have to open a newspaper take it in the spirit it was intended, ‘The
Chambers in such a considerable way. If he specials have seen stories relating how the
such as The Guardian or The Telegraph to spirit of Rag Week’.
had managed to suppress his rising bile long Vice-Chancellor had completed the alphabet
see the daily ‘cartoon’ overtly ridiculing
enough to read on to pages two and three he with letters after his name, plans for a plane-
the headline story, be it murder, corruption Your Sincerely,
may have noticed more odd, and possibly shaped building to match other transport-
or war! ZOE KILB
“shameful” articles. Had he even made it related accommodation on campus and
Although the Rag week article’s main RAG SUPPORTER
further to the editorial on page six he would even the sighting of aliens crashing into the
intention was to make you laugh I feel
have noted the third piece entitled “Fear not: Surrey Space Centre.
it was all spoof news in aid of publicising The problem with humour is that all effort
RAG week” which succinctly explained the is lost the moment you have to explain a
reasoning behind these articles. joke, though I do take amusement from the
In fact there were yet more clues present fact that Mr Chambers failed to realise the
My view on the Zimbabwe situation on the very front page itself. The footer on
the front page with the repetitive “rag week
purpose of the story.
special” and the side bar that read: “It’s not Yours,
real news - it’s spoof” may have provided PAUL WRIGHT
Dear barefacts, crops, and resurrecting democracy. Mugabe
more pointers, as may have the second lead writing in a personal capacity
will not change if no-one pushes him to.
story relating how USSU were changing
In reply to the letter of the last edition entitled And dictators can only be overturned by
“politics and cricket article in very bad internal uprising or international pressure,
taste”. It is good to hear that someone has or force if necessary. Since Mugabe controls
strong feelings on the topic of Zimbabwe,
since it is fairly apparent that most of the
the food, he can prevent the people of
Zimbabwe being able to rise against him,
USSU safety staff are “Neanderthals”
world is prepared to sit idly by and ignore so the only solution is political pressure. Dear barefacts,
the suffering of Zimbabwe. At present the In implementing full sanctions against of this, but if you’re not, be warned: security
ruling Zanu-PF party under Mugabe is Zimbabwe whilst distributing food packets I have been a student at this University for is comprised of brainless incompetent
denying basic human rights to anyone who independently of Mugabe and his forces, three years and there has been one thing meatheads who are more concerned with
opposes him, the MDC (opposition party) his control of the situation is removed and that has persistently annoyed me during applying unnecessary force than safety,
says its members are left out of the food he must either move toward democracy this time: security at the union. Last FNO, consistently refusing to listen to reason.
relief programs, and many are tortured. The and compliance or face being ousted. This two people were forcibly removed from the Not all security staff are like this but sadly
government has not imported nearly enough is the type of thing that the UN (sorry, I union without reason, allowed to pay to get they are in the minority. Mostly they are
food to feed its population, and according didn’t mean NATO in the original article) is back in and then forcibly removed again oafs who need to realise that they cannot get
the BBC 7 million now face starvation. there for, with military support to monitor without given a refund, and then one was away with throwing their weight around like
Meanwhile the farms whose owners have the situation, and prevent Mugabe moving thrown about outside the union even though bullies in a playground. The fundamental
been forced out in the land grabs lie empty to using violence to maintain control. I can he was just standing around not causing any distinction that their tiny minds cannot make
and unused. see no way out of the situation without problems. The most worrying thing about is that having the right to do something does
This is the state of a country whose international involvement. Of course it will accounts like this is their frequency; reports not necessitate doing it; security do have
leader is acting as a dictator, in which be more difficult to motivate other countries of security at this union being unnecessarily the right refuse entrance, and they do have
no opposition is allowed, and no one is to involve themselves in a country in which heavy-handed, unfair or just plain stupid the right to remove people from the union,
allowed to film the suffering. So to sit by they have no ‘national interests’, but that are far too common, it’s almost as though however this does not automatically justify
and do nothing, besides quibbling over should have no bearing on it. Mugabe must behaviour like this is adopted as a matter of doing it.
cricket matches, is criminal. Mugabe has be stopped. policy. The student population, however, are I ask all students to report all incidents of
effectively performed an ethnic cleansing I hope I have outlined my views more comparatively non-aggressive, incidents of security being out of line, no matter how
of white Zimbabweans, removed hopes of clearly, and I invite replies if anyone can domestic violence are rare and most people minor. Let USSU know that unwarranted
real democracy and forced his leadership see a realistic alternative solution to the who go to the union on a night out have acts of physical intimidation on the part of
by restricting food rations. Mugabe is problems in Zimbabwe. only peaceful intentions. Unfortunately the security occur too often and that this kind of
showing no signs of changing his policies, Neanderthals who work security don’t see it behaviour is not acceptable.
no signs of acting to improve the situation. Regards, this way and feel the need to exercise their
Zimbabwe should be importing more grain PHILIP HOWARD power liberally and unjustly. Those students Yours,
that just to feed its people, replanting NEWS EDITOR
reading this will probably already be aware TWYFORD RESIDENT
8 GU2 ON 107.3FM 13 February 2003
This is the sound of Guildford:
It is now the final week of FM, but GU2 shows no sign of abating as it se-
cures an outside broadcast from the Friary Centre and an army of support-
ers reach for the [1350]am dial. Rich Watts reports
You’d be forgiven that the folks over at GU2 had SHOW PROFILE: PHIL & SABEENA
done enough these last few weeks: exclusive air- What’s up? It’s Phil and Sabeena here, some of the
play of new albums, balloon launches, outside latest recruits to GU2. We were asked to present
broadcasts from Roots, making Barry Norman the Late Breakfast Show, hopefully, for our
do the calling for an interview, more competitions zany ideas, but most likely for our ability to talk
than you can shake a stick at and a presence on continuously about Justin Timberlake (actually,
campus that leaves few unaware of the frequency. that’s just Sabeena)!
But no - there was plenty more up their sleeve. Regulars on the show include ‘We Love The 90s’,
This week sees them, therefore, broadcasting a retrospective look at some of the best songs from
live from the Friary Centre between 12 - 4pm on back in the day. We’ve already had such gems as
Valentine’s Day. Setting their stall on the first floor Shaggy’s ‘Oh Carolina’ and Bryan Adams’ six-
- right by the Nike shop - the GU2 crew will be and-a-half minute rendition of ‘Everything I Do (I
giving away loads of Valentine’s goodies, catching Do It For You)’. We had GU2 presenters dancing
up with all the latest offers with the help of some and singing around the studio to that one, even
store-managers (Topshop and HMV included) and Judge Mental was playing the air guitar!
entertaining the unsuspecting public of Guildford. We breathe new life into the TV schedule and
Of course, if you would like to come along and give you our recommendations, which always
support the GU2’ers, you are more than welcome include regulars: ‘The Salon’, ‘Hollyoaks’ and
to pop down - who knows - you might even win a ‘Eastie-Beasties’ aka ‘Eastenders’! We’ve had
signed copy of Kelly Osbourne’s latest single. numerous competitions, including ‘Name that
Other than that, the FM period is finally drawing Tone?’ (possibly the most annoying thing to grace
to a close and the station will continue to broadcast the airwaves at nine o’clock in the morning), and GU2 live from the Friary Centre
on 1350AM. Though we would never claim that
this is the best reception in the world, it really
we had a whole week of competitions dedicated
to the Cheeky Girls! One lucky winner managed 12-4pm
is worth persevering on your hands and knees
for those crucial few minutes in order to take
to win their autographs and their CD! To be
in with a chance to win some prizes be sure to St. Valentine’s Day
wwwdot
advantage of that one point of reception in your listen to Late Breakfast this week as we start up
room and thus remove your withdrawal symptoms the soon-to-be-all-time-favourite ‘Sounds of the
you will more-than-likely be experiencing next Campus Ground’. Make sure you pay attention to
Wednesday. all of those strange noises you hear on your travels
All that is left to say is that the 2nd birthday party around campus!
gu2dot
of GU2 will be on Tuesday of wk.5 and you are So, keep listening to GU2, it’s the smartest thing
more than welcome to come to the party. you’ll ever do, apart from graduating, obviously!
Who’s on at what time: the full schedule
codot
uk
Below is the full weekly schedule, colour coded to the best of our ability in order to give you an idea of
what sort of music each DJ will be playing. If you don’t happen to have a copy of barefacts available to
check the schedule then log on to www.gu2.co.uk and have a look: all the details will be right there.
107.3FM monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday sunday
06:00
Judge Mental’s FM Breakfast Show
07:00
08:00 THE STUDENT BROADCAST NETWORK SHOW WITH NEIL GRAYSON
THE GU2 WEEKEND RECOVERY
09:00 Philip Brown and Sabeena Sabir
WITH CHRIS
10:00
NEWS WITH XAN PHILLIPS
11:00 Paul Wright
Anthony Deluola
12:00 Society Lunch
Christine
13:00
THE LUNCH WITH BIG AL & THE SEX MACHINE SUNDAY ROAST
14:00
Naomi Facey
15:00 Chris, Jay & Amelia Lefroy Chris, Jay & Jay & Amelia Chris & Amelia The Christian
Amelia Amelia Show
S
16:00
Jay Butcher pecialist
17:00 THE EG EARLY EVENING SHOW
THE UK STUDENT
18:00 The Weekday Vibe with P mix@six
19:00 Just a rock show Kaz V & Kwab The J-Team Cyclone dance Xin Xin Chris
Beats & Pieces
P laylist
The full sched- 20:00 Beats & Pieces Arun Classic Jay & Woody Hall Take 2
ule for the FM
period, complete
21:00 Cyclone dance Sex Mickcheese Oli Horton FRIDAY NIGHT CHILLOUT WITH The essence of D ance
with weekend 22:00 Kerrang radio Sex MickCheese Barfly in session Barfly in session
A. Bibiskas KISS WITH BAM BAM STEVE JOHNSTONE Jazz
listings. To see
C
23:00 The Presence CMJ
who is currently The Dark Side Chris Chang MALCOLM TAYLOR heese
on air at any 00:00
time, check out 01:00 THE STUDENT BROADCAST NETWORK LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG PILLING CAGL
the website:
www.gu2.co.uk 02:00 ACM S BN
13 February 2003 SURREY ALUMNI SOCIETY 9
A not very definitive history of barefacts [issues 1-100]
Continuing our ‘Blast from the Past’ series, Phil Verity [elec. eng. ‘71] covers
the somewhat colourful history of the very publication you hold in your hands:
barefacts [issue 1050]
IT IS 1968 and the recently chartered Show [May 69] and caused uproar as this
University of Surrey, formed from Battersea coincided with the Arts School sit-in (this
College of Advanced Technology is about was the sixties) and we were less than
to relocate to the virgin site of Stag Hill at sympathetic to the County Council. (From
Guildford. The migration would take some here, my personal involvement reduced
three years to complete. following my Part I’s and Prof. Lovering
Early in the summer term of ‘68, a suggesting a degree was not an optional
lunchtime Students’ Union meeting in the extra.)
Battersea Great Hall raised concerns on the Robin took over from Brian, and Tony
split and its affect on the students. At the post Allan joined the crew. This team welcomed
meeting SU Exec. the outgoing President the first edition of Grapevine [GV] (scandal,
for 67/68, Bob Matthews suggested a single smut, innuendo, rumour) and BF’s first brush
page news-sheet, and set about producing with solicitors following an infamous letter
the first issue. Intended to bridge the 25- from Fred Stride [Mech. Eng 70] and BF’s
mile gap between the two halves of the racing correspondent. Two editions later
University, it would contain information some innocuous Playboy cartoons nearly
about Club and Society activities and got us reported for pornography. Tony Allan
general Student Union notices. This was took over in Autumn 69 and his first edition
to help compensate for the difficulties in caused the catering staff walk-out with his
attending Student Union General Meetings, “sloppin’ in” editorial to commemorate
and also to fill the vacuum left by the usual the opening of the Library restaurant. GV
summer demise of the Surrey Guardian. (An got larger and more puerile; photomontage
organ that had a high opinion of itself, but became popular, and the Basil Brush,
appeared erratically and usually well after Almost Animal and Angel cartoon series
the reported events.) appeared. [BB referred to the bursar Brig.
In summer term ‘68, Rob Thomasson Rush and should not be confused with any
[Maths 70] had been elected Students’ Union foxy TV character]. With Stuart Wilson as
Vice President (Guildford) and Janice Prior President, criticism of SU Exec. were less
VP (Battersea), and the University was still tolerated, with comment in BF infrequent
in Battersea Park Road. Rob agreed at the and censorship common. Martyn Denney
launch to do the second edition and I, being took over from Tony, followed by Roger
the Ents. Chairman, foolishly agreed to help. King, where three editions were produced for
It was Rob who named it Bare Facts; and it Students’ Union (legal advice and common Chris Greenwood [Humanities 70] and we the County Show; and now offset litho was
appeared each week from its faithful band sense), the mysterious and lovely Djinn achieved a working relationship, before the tried. As Surrey Grauniad and later Polemic
of helpers including myself, Phil Verity (who would sometimes do electric typing SG’s usual summer relapse. reappeared, BF reverted to its original role
[Elec. Eng. 71], Robin Bradbeer [Elec. Eng. if we were good), and Mr Paynter (for During this time BF was invaluable (well as a newsheet; a policy continued by Barbie,
perpetually] with illustrations by Whistling tolerance and good humour.) we gave it away free) in helping maintain Chris and Ian.
Walsall Fred (AR Pipes). The technology The original team was joined by Brian the sense of community as the building Why did we do it? Just for the fun
was crude, slow and unforgiving. All text ‘Brain’ Ellesmore [Elec. Eng. 69] for continued and the University rules and of producing something that informed,
had to be cut into ‘onion skin’ stencils graphics, humour, and moods; Rupert Glover arrangements were under constant change inflamed, entertained and irritated; when
using a ribbon-less typewriter; and the hand [Physics 71]; Murray Butcher [Maths 70] - causing more than a little friction between news existed we reported, where it didn’t
drawings scratched onto the same medium. and a disproportionate number of women for managers, academic staff, and students. we made it up. [We worked on BF unaware
Skins were then stretched over the drum of moral support. BF began its rise to fame with Throughout BF tried to help overcome these of the dangers of turning out like Maxwell
a Roneo ink-duplicating machine before the “Running Man” edition, and included difficulties; occasionally with success. or Murdoch.] By a Thursday midnight,
hand cranking to produce each sheet. No Rupe’s Poet’s Corner, Jim Smith’s Inside On Murray’s resignation Brian became tired and ink-stained, with 100’s of copies
one knew in which colour(s) the final Page and ace reporter (a gross distortion) Editor. Within 24 hours of the academically of drivel it seemed pointless. On a Friday
copy would appear owing to our technique Fil Verity’s “articles”. Unfortunately the justified purchase of a scanner by the morning with all copies gone, the sight of
of begging, borrowing, or “reallocating” Battersea end ‘collapsed’ and BF became a Physics department, we put it to proper use a laughing reader, and no invite from the
underused resources for the common good. wholly Guildford production. by scanning graphics onto the skins, and VC to the top floor of Senate House, the
We soon acquired a folding machine and BF Murray took over as Editor from Rob, even better, photographs. BF produced two world was .... only six days from the next
went from stapled foolscap to folded double and developed and refined the style - which live editions at the Guildford County deadline.
foolscap with inserts. including more frequent clashes with
Over the summer of 1968 about half the “authority”. Rupe’s poems caused more than
University, mainly Engineering, Physical one upset in the higher reaches of Senate
Chronology of editors [Edition numbers in brackets]
Sciences and Mathematics (the statistic of House; though Dr. D.M.A. Leggett, the Vice
Bob Mathews [1], Rob Thomasson [2-16], Murray Butcher [17-28], Brian Ellsmore
1200 men to 40 women students stays in Chancellor, was generally supportive of our
[29-31], Pete Bramwell [32], Robin Bradbeer [33-35 + 7 specials], Tony Allan [36-44],
my mind) moved to Stag Hill. With Wayne objectives, even if the means exasperated
Martyn Denney [45-57], Roger King [58-68 +1 special], Barbie Cockburn [69-80],
Barnacle [Chem Eng?] as the President, him.
Chris Peat [81-91], Ian Kaye [92-100+].
Janice was to produce the Battersea BF A major effort, for the first Guildford
The above was based on the history by Murray Butcher and Robin Bradbeer in edition
and Rob the same in Guildford. Five weeks Festival [director Rick Welton], saw a
100 (30 June 1971); a valedictory time for many of us. It is supplemented by my own rosy
into the autumn term our machinery was bumper edition, stuffed with a full festival
recollections up to issue 35 and conversations with some of us who are still alive, including
found and reassembled with the assistance programme and a wad of booking forms
Murray, Chris Chelu, Rupert Glover, and Brian Ellsmore. I have tried where possible to
of Steve Spill [Elec. Eng. 71] (they would (known forever as a Packet of Weltons).
identify the school and year of graduation. Apologies for errors.
not work for anyone else.) Production could With the University split between Battersea
now begin in earnest, in the Students’ Union and Guilford , BF was the only medium to © Phil Verity January 2003.
on floor 3 [?] of Senate House. A special give a complete rundown on the Students’ Since graduating Phil Verity has worked in engineering and management in commercial,
mention for the great support we received Union Presidential elections. Our arch rival aerospace and defence companies, hoping but without success that some biologist (he
from Maureen Stevens as Clerk to the the Surrey Grauniad reappeared, edited by married Ruth Warn [Human Biol. 71]) would perfect an anti-ageing potion.
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