Special ‘Lots of Trains’ Issue

FREE
7/10/99 Issue no: 966

Austrian Politics

All ABOARD THE 2:03

UniS Unveil The Future Of Student Accommodation To Combat The Lack Of Campus Residences
The University have this week released the
first of the artists impressions of the new
phase of the University Court Residences.
The plans (as seen below) show the new
accommodation that will be built on the site
where car park 5 is currently situated and
was commissioned by the University as a
follow on project after the success of the
new Duke of Kent Building.
The same architects have been drawn upon
for the project and construction is due to
begin at some point in the new year. These
new residences will increase the number of
campus rooms by 203, making a large
improvement on the current situation that
has seen new arrivals being left without
accommodation on the main campus.
Many questions have been raised in the first
month of the semester over the number of
students arriving at Surrey who could not be
housed and the Accommodation Office
have been struggling to cope with the addi-
tional students that have arrived, above and
beyond the numbers expected. This year
saw an intake of 1140 new undergraduates,
89% of which have been housed, with 10%
staying at home or commuting. The remain-
ing students, 98 in total , have been
absorbed into the campus - however, almost
50 are still not on the main site. The
Accommodation Office were forced into
opening additional rooms at the old site of
the EIHMS at St Luke’s Hospital and moved
freshers from the main campus to accom-
modation at St Luke’s after Freshers Week.
‘The accommodation is being provided at no
cost to the students and a free minibus ser-
vice is being provided into the main campus
each morning.’
The University have also accommodated
735 Postgraduate students this year, 70
more than in 1998. It has become obvious to
all concerned, including the students, that
the situation has become desperate and the
University appear to be making positive
steps to rectify the problem of housing for
first year undergraduates for the 2000/2001
academic year. This problem also comes to
light even after the construction of the new
residences at Gill Avenue and more infor-
mation about the construction of ‘The Train’
will appear in B.F. as the year progresses.

Residences Telephone
System Goes Live
Just eight weeks after starting
work to install the new telephone
system the first 1400 lines went
live at mid-day on Monday. The
system, provided and managed
by ntl, offers residents a direct dial
telephone, internet access and
voicemail. Internal calls are free
and external call charges are set
below BT domestic rates.
On Monday 4 October nearly
1400 phones were switched on in
all Campus Courts and at Gill
Avenue. Prior to this ntl worked
through the weekend testing lines
and delivering instruction packs to
rooms. At the time the system
went live about 70 of the new lines
were not working or had faults and
engineers from ntl are working to
correct these within a few days.
ntl are committed to provide a high
level of customer support. This
week and next from 1100 -1600 a
customer help desk will be located
in the Philip Marchant Building
foyer (near the Accommodation
Office). Students with questions
about the system are welcome to
visit. If you have not got a phone
line yet they will have information
about the installation programme.
Telephone support is available 24
hours a day. This is accessed by
dialling 161 from your room phone
or 81161 from any University tele-
phone extension (i.e. in your
KUB). You can also phone them
from call boxes on 0800 052
1001.
A further 1600 telephone lines are
due to go live between now and
December. Buildings that are cur-
rently being cabled will be con-
nected to the system gradually as
the work proceeds. Just before
your line goes live a telephone
and information pack will be deliv-
ered to your room.
Hazel Farm and Gill Avenue are
included in the system.
Installation work has already start-
ed at Hazel Farm and will contin-
ue at the same time as work on
campus with completion expected
in December. Ted Adams house
will be cabled later in the semes-
ter. Residents at Hazel Farm and
Gill Avenue will have an identical
service to campus including free
internal calls and free calls to the
University data network.
A further exciting development is
coming in December. Residents
with PC and modem will get free An artists impression of the new residences that have been commissioned for 2000/2001
dial-in access to the University
network. This will enable you to
access learning materials held on
Horror Train Crash Raises Questions Over
web servers at the University and
your EMail. The service will not,
Safety Of Public Transport
however, be able to follow links to At 8.11 am on Tuesday morning, at into it. There are unconfirmed reports Tuesday’s crash. The need for an
pages or connect to servers which the height of rush hour, two trains col- that the Thames Train had received inquiry is immediate; the parallels
are outside the University. More lided at Ladbroke Grove just outside a green light, but that the Great being drawn between the two crash-
information about this additional Paddington. Western Train had passed through es beg explanation.
service will be available before it is two yellow warning lights and a red
launched. At the time of going to press the signal. The alleged red signal has The Southall train disaster, in 1997,
death toll stood at 26, although the been passed through eight times killed 7 and injured 150. The enquiry
For further information about the emergency services were convinced since 1993, including the Southall started in February 1998, was sus-
installation work on campus there were no more survivors and train crash, which has many similari- pended almost immediately and re-
please see the ntl information would not speculate on figures they ties to Tuesday’s crash. Within an started only last month. The accident
boards in your Court Reception. showed concern for an unknown hour of the crash John Prescott, was “almost a replica” according to
Hazel farm residents will shortly number of bodies still in the wreck- Transport minister, had promised a Mr. Twomey, solicitor for Southall vic-
receive details of the installation age. full inquiry and Tony Blair had sent tims, and occurred on the same
programme planned for the next 8 his deepest condolences. stretch of track. Whilst the two inci-
weeks. If you have general ques- A Thames Trains departure from dents are completely separate, both
tions about the system dial 161 Paddington, a two carriage train to By the end of the day the lawyers for involved a GWR train in similar cir-
from an ntl phone or 81161 from Bedwyn (Wiltshire) was changing the Southall train crash victims has cumstances and they raise similar
any other University phone. tracks when a Great Western 125 called for the inquiry, which re-con- safety questions.
express from Cheltenham ploughed venes next Monday, to include In particular the safety mechanisms
continued page 2....

barefacts@surrey.ac.uk News 1-3 n Letters & Current Affairs 4-6 n Barearts 7-15 n
Notices & Regulars 15-19 n Surrey Pride 20
 2 7/10/99

Editorial
Editor Well, what can I say.
Once again I find
myself with 4 and a
half minutes left
before collecting this
paper together and
pegging it down to
An investigation run by
Newsroom SouthEast showed
that less than 1% of London’s
bank notes are free from class
A drugs. Of a 500 note sample
tested by Mass Spec Analysis
only 4 of the 500 notes were
completely clean. I in 20
Smoke a Note
showed high levels of cocaine
contamination indicating close
contact such as use in snorting
a line. 1 in 4 showed low conta-
mination, suggesting transfer
from other notes or contamina-
tion after handling the narcotic
and the notes together. 1 in 100
showed high traces of cocaine
and ecstasy. The results have
been interpreted by the
researchers as an increase in
drug use through the 20- 25
year olds in the capital, along-
side the fall in street price of
cocaine. HBG

Have You Ever Raped A Woman?

the station for anoth-
er trip to London, our
Andy Blair beautiful capital.
USSU Vice President Shame really that Anti-rape adverts have been that the campaign was factually woman?”.
Communications & Marketing the capital city withdrawn in South Africa, for inaccurate and inflammatory.
(su-comms@surrey.ac.uk) should see yet another disaster with the terrible accident at being offensive to men. The This year, in the first six months
Deputy Editor Paddington and it was almost ironic that BF had prepared
the article about the new residences 8 hours before the
adverts have been pulled after
complaints from “A group of
The adverts feature Charlize
Theron (Devil’s Advocate and
alone, the South African police
have investigated 17, 000 statu-
crash. concerned men”. Their chair, That Thing You Do) in a series tory rapes, i.e. those under the
This week’s exposure for BF in the Surrey Ad also helped to Peter Vundla, said of the of posters depicting the shock- age of consent and the authori-
boost awareness of the paper and it should also be noted adverts that they implied “half of ing statistics of the rape rate in ties are desperate to tackle the
that Barefacts now has an almost complete team of editors South African men are rapists, South Africa, and one which disgusting frequency of rape.
and associates for this year!! the other half condone rape, it’s has escaped the ban, reading HBG
One other thing I must mention is that Student Council voted discriminatory, even sexist” and “Have you ever raped a
last Thursday that this paper would not continue to be avail-

Keren Eales
able in the town for students and townsfolk to pick up. This
was mainly decided on the grounds of welfare and personal
Coughs and Sneezes
(su-comms@surrey.ac.uk) safety of the students at Surrey - but hey, its polite for me to Relenza, the new anti-flu drug through the NHS. The drug, the country and take it’s
inform all of you that weren’t at Council. has been refused NHS state which costs £24 per course, research elsewhere. Richard
Features Editor funding. Relenza is a powder has not satisfied NICE that the Sykes, chairman of Glaxo
So what of the future of Barefacts now that we have an spray inhaled orally that it’s cost represents an effective Wellcome, pointed out that 50%
almost full team? Well, hopefully 5XH Magazine will rear its makers, Glaxo Wellcome, claim answer to the annual outbreaks of Glaxo’s research was carried
ugly head at some point in the next few months, so if you’re reduces the live of most of the of ‘flu. The government figures in Britain even though less than
interested in writing for it, come along to the Barefacts ‘flu bug strains. estimated £115m would be 10% of it’s business is British
Meeting, Mondays at 7pm in the Grant Mitchell Room. required in an ‘epidemic’ year, and commented that if the gov-
The National Institute for Glaxo responded that ordinarily ernment continues to be “antag-
Thanks to the team, especially Honey and Kevin - and also Clinical Excellence (NICE) has the cost would be only £10-15m onistic to this industry then obvi-
‘Good Luck’ to Rob Winder in his new job. Speak to soon - decided that the drug is not a per year. ously it will start to move else-
Honey Barter and ‘The Verdict’ comes out next Monday.....hmmmmm. viable option to be placed under where.” HBG
state funding, that is it will not Yet again Glaxo’s main defence
Godfrey Andy (Editor & VP Comms & Marketing) be available under prescription has been to threaten to leave
(su-comms@surrey.ac.uk)
Train Crash Raises Questions Of Safety
Music Editor (continued from page 1)
After recent bad press in view with Surrey Ad provided on trains will be brought The industry has been quick to to travel on, but the issue of over-
the local paper, reporter Robert Dunt as under scrutiny. Currently all trains point out that the trains are not crowding reappears. The two
Barefacts made it into highlighting the fact that have an Automatic Warning getting more perilous. Last year train companies could not be
The Surrey Advertiser the actions of a minority System, but this is seen as a use- no-one died in a railway accident sure how many people were on
for its defence of the of students should not ful but non essential safety fea- and of course more people die on the trains, nor were the numbers
students at Surrey over stereotype 11,000 indi- ture by the industry. The the roads every year - approxi- regulated or limited. Commuter
the parking problems in viduals as trouble mak- Automatic Train Protection was mately 2 every day according to train capacity is a well known
Onslow Village. A page ers. This was good pub- it’s alternative at privatisation in the Oxford University transport undefined quantity, which must
Kevin Marston three article explained licity for both Barefacts 1993. ATP links the brakes of the studies unit. However, the be a more salient safety issue as
(sc81km@surrey.ac.uk) how Barefacts had been and the students at train to the signals in a similar Southall crash and possibly the a daily problem not just with
placed in the town to UniS and it is hoped that way to the London underground Ladbroke Grove crash too, are major incidents. Overcrowding as
Arts Editor highlight the issue and in the next meeting of system, but was considered too examples of SPAD incidents. well as speed and signalling will
to defend claims that the the Onslow Village expensive to be a requirement. It SPAD, Signal Passed At Danger, be focused on in the Southall
‘Students were on a col- Pressure Group will is estimated that it would cost incidents are on the increase and enquiry, in context of the particu-
lision course’ with the allow representatives £750m to refit all trains with ATP. are the biggest threat to passen- lar members of staff and regula-
residents of Onslow from the Students’ By raising financial concerns the ger safety. During the 1990s tions of the individual companies
Village. Barefacts Union to take place in industry is making itself open to alone 17 people have died in involved.
Editor, Andy Blair, was the discussions of the examination of it’s motives - is the SPAD incidents. If Tuesday’s inci-
quoted after an inter- problem. profit imperative reducing safety? dent is linked to missed signals At close of press: no one has
the calls for a better and more been held responsible for the
BF Positions Vacant:
Liz Sweetland fail-safe mechanism to be fitted crash. The death toll was 26,
News Editor on all trains will be strengthened. but expected to rise through the
(mu71@surrey.ac.uk)
John Prescott will be facing some rest of the clear up operation,
If you are interested in
Sports & joining the Barefacts
very difficult questions and even 98 had minor injuries, 26 had
harder decisions as the enquiries serious injuries mostly burns
Societies Editor Editorial Team then unfold. As Steve Watts put it, the and crush injuries, there were
please email transport policy has “taxed peo- 41 “walking wounded”. The dri-
barefacts@surrey.ac.uk ple out of cars into death trap vers of the two trains could not
Photo trains”. be confirmed as among the sur-
or come along to the
Coming Soon meetings at 7pm vivors. The police were treating
Regular commuters will need the crash as a crime scene.
Monday in the Grant reassurance that trains are safe
Mitchell Room.
Bare Facts is an editorially
independent newspaper, published by
Printed by
Lindsay Endean the University of Surrey Students' East End Offset (TU),
Bare Facts Union Communications Office.
(mu71le@surrey.ac.uk) Bow, London, E3 3LT
Union House The views expressed within the paper
are those of individual authors, and do
Production Editor University Of Surrey not necessarily represent the views of
the Editor, the Editorial Board, the © USSU Communications
Guildford University of Surrey Students' Union
Surrey or the University of Surrey. Office 1999
This publication may not be
GU2 5XH reproduced in whole or in part, stored
Deadline for Publication
in any form, copied or distributed,

Tel: 01483 259275

Clare Brawn
(sc71cb@surrey.ac.uk)
Fax: 01483 534749
email:
barefacts@surrey.ac.uk
without the express permission of the
publisher. Monday 12pm
All submissions must include the
author's name and Union or Staff
Number. Submission is no guarantee
of publication. Submissions
Anonymous and Pseudonymous arti-
preferably on disk
cles will not be published.
Bare Facts reserves the right to edit
submissions.
 7/10/99
News In Brief
UN Searches For Missing
Timorese
The United Nations has said it is
still concerned for the civilian pop-
ulation of East Timor. UN
Peacekeepers have come across
many deserted towns and villages
as they take control of the former
Indonesian province.
Officials are trying to discover
where the inhabitants have fled.
Australian troops have also con-
tinued to disarm fighters in the
areas they control. After some
criticism they are now targeting
both pro and anti independence
militias
On Tuesday aid agencies began
a new initiative to distribute food
to the thousands of people living
3
Plane Crash Victim
Survives Rail Smash
Horror
Patrick Wellcome survived a plane
crash in Bangkok a fortnight ago,
when the plane overshot the runway,
only to survive the Ladbroke Grove
train crash this Tuesday. He was on
the Thames Trains service and was
showered with glass whilst other “peo-
ple in the carriage were just dripping
with blood”, but remained relatively
unharmed. In interview he seemed
flustered but positive, suggesting that
his guardian angel was working over-
Train crash outside Paddington - 70 feared dead time.

Women Can Watch Saudi Politics

They believe thousands of
Timorese are still hiding in the
remote areas and hills frightened
of the violent militia who drove
them out of their homes.
General Peter Cosgrove head of
the Australian led UN force said
there is evidence of a "concerted
effort" to burn and destroy the
buildings of East Timor. The crisis
began when the populace voted
en masse for independence from
a possessive Indonesia.
War Criminal Gets 20 Years
The commander of a World War II
concentration camp has been
sentenced to 20 years in prison
by a Croatian court. Dinko Sakic
was convicted of war crimes com-
mitted at a camp, dubbed the
Auschwitz of the Balkans by
Jewish groups.
Sakic was extradited from
Argentina last year. A comman-
dant of Jasenovac camp he was
found guilty of personally shoot-
ing several prisoners and order-
in camps around the capital Dili.
Yet they are warning that those
who have not returned from the
hills must do so if they are to be
provided for during the coming
rainy season.
Meanwhile the UN and Indonesia
have been preparing to return
more nearly a quarter of a million
refugees back to their homes
from camps in West Timor. Some
of the refugees claim they were
forced into the camps at gunpoint
by the Indonesian army.
ing at least 20 to be hanged. It is
thought that up to 85,000 Serbs,
Jews, Gypsies and anti-fascists
died at Jasenovac.
Forty witnesses testified to
Sakic's guilt. He claimed he was
a Croatian patriot and that the
trial had been politically motivat-
ed. The judge however decided
he was indeed guilty of murder
and torture. The 78-year-old is
probably the last man to stand
trial for World War II crimes.
Women in Saudi Arabia have
gained the right to view debates of
the country's all male national
assembly. "Society and the shura
council must benefit from the
qualifications and experiences of
women," said Mr bin Jubair the
head of the council. Another
member agreed, saying it "gives
them a clear recognition of their
role in society, which is as impor-
tant as men's role".
However women are still forbid-
den to participate in the council's
Clinton Seeks To Ban Bomb Testing
Clinton Seeks To Ban The Bomb
Testing
President Clinton is set to do bat-
tle with the US Senate over
nuclear weapons. Clinton wants
to America to ratify the
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty,
a move that would prohibit the
testing of nuclear bombs.
The Senate however is generally
against the Treaty and has been
delaying attempts to implement it.
discussions, they may only
observe from a balcony. Mr bin
Jubair added that they could talk
to the assembly members in pri-
vate if they wished.
In Kuwait last May, women were
allowed to vote and stand for elec-
tion for the first time. Kuwait's
Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-
Sabah said the move was "in
appreciation of the effective and
important role played by Kuwaiti
women."
developing nuclear arsenals. It
would also be a step towards cre-
ating an international monitoring
system and guidelines for acting
against countries that defy the
testing ban.
Senator Jesse Helms chairman
of the Foreign Relations
Committee, said the treaty would
make United States vulnerable:
"The American people will be left
with no defensive or offensive
Other eyewitnesses and survivors
were less optimistic.
Ian Lees was on the GWR train and
commented “we went right through the
middle of them [the Thames Train], at
speed”. Steve Allen explained about
the front GWR carriage, “there was
nothing left of it, it was just a pulp of
metal”. Chris Goodall was in that car-
riage, one of the few that came out of
it and said “the train slowed very rapid-
ly but didn’t stop. The lights went out
and the fire started almost immediate-
ly and the carriage was full of smoke.
Chronology of rail accidents
As the enquiries start into Tuesday’s rail
crash, previous rail accidents come
under the spotlight again. Other cases
that may be referred to over the forth-
coming investigation include:
23 June 1999, Winsford in Cheshire. A
London to Glasgow Virgin train collided
with a stationary local train. 31 injured.
19 September 1997, Southall near
Paddington. A GWR express from
Swansea to Paddington crashed into a
freight train. 7 killed, 150 injured.

Women Can Watch Saudi Politics

The White House says the treaty deterrent." he contented.
8 August 1996, Watford South Junction.
would deter other countries from
The train collided with “a stationary pas-

Women in Saudi Arabia have
gained the right to view debates
of the country's all male national
assembly. "Society and the shura
council must benefit from the
qualifications and experiences of
women," said Mr bin Jubair the
head of the council. Another
member agreed, saying it "gives
them a clear recognition of their
role in society, which is as impor-
discussions, they may only
observe from a balcony. Mr bin
Jubair added that they could talk
to the assembly members in pri-
vate if they wished.
In Kuwait last May, women were
allowed to vote and stand for
election for the first time. Kuwait's
Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-
Sabah said the move was "in
Unicafe Project
UniS has launched the latest
pilot education initiative which
will allow learners to download
course material at eight locations
in the Unicafe partnership.
Sites include Guildford library’s
new Learning Centre, Tesco and
local colleges. Funded by the
European Social Fund, the pro-
ject aims to “provide a flexible
and friendly learning environment
to accommodate peoples
lifestyles at the start of the 21st
century”. HBG
senger”. 1 dead, 69 injured.
17 December 1991, Cardiff. Over 100
people injured when two trains collided in
a tunnel under the River Severn
12 December 1988, Clapham Junction.
Most serious recent crash, with 35 killed.
The Hidden enquiry made the recom-
mendations for ATP, still not in use yet, but
will be raised at the Southall investigation.

Too Much Stress

tant as men's role". appreciation of the effective and

However women are still forbid-

important role played by Kuwaiti
women." Summer Sums
den to participate in the council's A new health report from Gee pub-
A 17-year-old Californian student joined he forgave a wage in lishing has claimed that stress is now

Brutal Rapist Convicted

A lorry driver has been convicted
of three rapes, four kidnappings,
one attempted murder, one sexu-
al assault, one indecent assault
and actual bodily harm - on four
women. The horrifying attacks
occurred over a 13-year period in
Yorkshire.
The case is eerily reminiscent of
the Yorkshire Ripper story and
was solved by the biggest man-
hunt since the Ripper, Peter
Sutcliffe was caught. Clive
Barwell pleaded guilty to the
offences after damming DNA evi-
If you hear of any new stories that you
think Barefacts should cover, email the
news room:
barefacts@surrey.ac.uk
dence was presented to Teesside
Crown Court. The court heard
that Barwell had abducted his vic-
tims at knifepoint as they got into
their cars in dark city centres. He
then drove them away in their
own cars to be raped
In one incident in Leeds, Barwell
tied up a 26-year-old woman, put
a bag over her head and threw
her into a river. He then watched
as she struggled free and fled. In
Nottingham he superglued a 22-
year-old's eyes shut before sexu-
ally assaulting her.
has got rich quick at his summer favour of 750 company shares. the biggest single cause of time off
job. Hans Pang got a job with Later Alteon was floated on the from work, surpassing the common
Alteon Websystems in Silicon stock exchange. His shares are cold for the first time. One third of
Valley, the centre of the world now valued at around £45,000
employers are now providing stress
computing industry. When he counselling and 1 in 5 companies with
Brazil Nut more than 1000 workers have listed
employee stress as a “major con-
An inmate at a Brazilian jail man- Luciana Judica by holding up cern”. Stress too is implicated in the
aged to escape and then free his guards at her jail with a gun. The development of most health prob-
girl friend, incarcerated at a sepa- jail lovebirds were later recap- lems. Far from being a yuppie disease
rate prison. Pedro Sergio da Silva tured at the Romance Hotel. companies are at last starting to take
got out of his jail, travelled across Judica was due to be released an interest in their employee’s mental
health as well as their attendance and
Sao Paulo and then rescued within the week anyway.
production. Other reports being dis-
cussed this week suggest that a grow-
Coca Cola Choker ing number of the student population
is being treated for depression and
An employee of Coca-Cola was heat of the Amazon rainforest, that stress is breaking up more mar-
sacked after taking a refreshing and the local store had no Coke riages than infidelity. There seems to
sip of Pepsi. Salesman Webston or bottled water. Rivelino sued be a growing need to respond to
Rivelino broke his contract by the local Coca-Cola bottling these increasingly common statistics
drinking the competitor's product firmed and won £3,300 damages. that the “new disease” of stress is
and was fired as a result. Rivelino The bottling company is planning affecting more and more of the popu-
says he had no choice. He had to appeal against the decision. lation within every six month turnover
been working in the sweltering of the reports. HBG
 4 7/10/99
Cutting Your Life With
Cut Price Drinks
by Jon Sale
Alcohol. Few people know what it is, where it
came from, it just appears in most of the
drinks behind the union bar. We even add it
to the non-alcoholic ones, and if a drink does-
n’t taste alcoholic enough, we just add more
alcohol until it does. It’s a baffling thought that
something that tastes so much like paint thin-
ner can bring so much joy to peoples lives…
that past one-night stand where you wake up
next to Chewbacca (who looked like Princess
Leia the night before), making not-so-musical
sounds in the Helyn Rose Bar toilets (thinking
I’m SURE I haven’t eaten carrots today), and,
of course, losing two hours of your life mys-
teriously on the five-minute walk back to
Guildford Park Avenue. Hmm.
Last year in the UK we spent £28 billion on
drink. We drank 10,000 million pints of beer
and lost 14 million working days nursing
hangovers (thanks to FHM for those figures!).
So, obviously, all the breweries and bar
chains and pub chains thought, wow! That’s
a lot of money, let’s cut the price of our drinks
so the consumer does not have to spend so
much getting drunk! Well, what nice compa-
nies they must be, really willing to cut their
profits to benefit us, the consumer. Ahem.
No. The reasoning, of course, is to sell more
drink, get more people in your pubs, make
them drink twice as much, bring all their
friends with them, who will all get £50 cash-
back and then pump it all into the fruit
machines, and so your profits will shoot
through the roof and you will be the greatest
bar ever.
The danger, however, is that you, the con-
sumer, will do just that. And what happens
when you switch from five pints a night to ten
pints a night just because it’s £1 a pint all
night? You become an alcoholic. One in 60
people in the UK are alcohol dependant, that
is, that they need alcohol just to see them
through a working day, and that’s a scary
thought.
This is why, as poor students, you should
really be thinking about the amount you drink.
Students are a prime target for the pub
chains because, in the majority of people’s
lives, alcohol does play a large part. But be
sensible about the amount you’re consum-
ing. This way, you’ll save yourself some
money, and save yourself a lot of problems in
later life. Alcohol helps you relax and lose
your inhibitions, it gives you self confidence,
and that’s a good thing. But take it too far,
and you’ll find yourself going the other way.
Kidneys start failing. Livers become function-
less. You become violent when you’re not
drinking, you lose your friends, your family
and all the self control you may have had.
You’ll fail your degree, you’ll not get a job and
you’ll ruin your life.
So, how do you limit yourself?
· Think about how much alcohol it takes you
to get to the giggly, happy, cheerful stage,
and work out how much that amount would
cost you in whatever bar you’re going to.
Then ONLY take out that amount of money.
Leave your switch card at home, otherwise
you’ll get drunk and order £50 Cashback and
spend it all. I’ve done it myself countless
times and you always regret it in the morning.
· Try going to Bojanglez sober when all your
friends are pissed. The experience itself is so
surreal you’ll feel drunk anyway. It’s not until
you go there stone cold sober you realise just
how awful the place is – but you’ll probably
have a good time.
· Limit your drinking to one or two nights a
week. If you want to go out to be social, you
don’t actually have to drink alcohol, there’s
no law that says you have to. Pubs are just
as happy to serve you a glass of coke as a
pint of lager – trust me, pubs make a hell of a
lot of profit on that glass of coke. If you do
have to drink, just have one or two and then
switch onto soft drinks.
· Don’t drink methylated spirits. They will
harm you.
· Space out your drinks over the night. If you
drink a spirit & mixer ask for it to be topped
up into a long drink. One main problem is that
if you drink a lot of short drinks in a short
space of time, they will only hit you a little bit
later on, by which time you’re talking to God
on the great white ‘phone. If you space your
drinks out you’ll feel the good effects without
the ill effects.
· And finally, every month have a detox week
where you do nothing but drink coca cola.
These are best done the week before your
grant cheque goes in, as you’ll only have 50p
left for that last can of pepsi from the vending
machine anyway.
Even if you only do one thing listed above,
you’ll give your body a break and do yourself
a bit of good. I ain’t preaching, if you’ve ever
met me you can tell by looking I enjoy a drink
or two (or three.. or four…) and I’m normally
the one who is passed out on the Union floor.
But I do also (amazingly) have the odd day
where I don’t drink, and you do feel better for
it.
Anyway, must go, I’m off to London tonight to
drink copious amount of alcohol, stumble into
a cheesy nightclub, throw up in the toilets,
walk through King’s Cross at 3am and not
wake up in time for work in the morning.
So long!
JON SALE
YOUR LETTERS
Dear Barefacts
I would just like to congratulate the
Ents team for organising such a top
night on Friday. Everyone who attend- If you wish to submit a letter to
ed appeared to be a having an amaz-
ing time and the atmosphere was the
best I have ever experienced in the
Union. The whole event appeared to
be so well organised and it was well
worth paying the ticket price, (outside the sabbatical offices)
Oakenfold rocked and seemed to
genuinley enjoy such an appreciating
audience.More events like this in the
future please!!!!!
The Havin' it Large Birds
Dear Barefacts,
RE: Poverty, Inequality & Inconsistency
30/9/99
I was somewhat pleased to find support for
what is undoubtedly a difficult situation in
so far as we are concerned. The clear divi-
sion between those in need and those
whose resources are continually in surplus
segregates us further away from any desire
to bridge the divide. However I feel that in
the instance of the United Kingdom, at the
very least, although the conditions some
people may find themselves in may be con-
sidered horrendous, we mustn’t discard the
position of those in the third / developing
world.
Having recently graduated with a degree in
International Finance & Trade, I was set to
return working for a government bank in
London. Thankfully, I resigned in the first
week and choose to apply my skills to aid
those in need. Travelling to many counties,
including the CIS, and Bosnia, I came
across a stage of developmental progress
which was as unrivalled as it was unparal-
leled. These people having very little to
work with, had somehow managed to
organise themselves efficiently, such that,
what few resources they had to their dis -
posal, were being managed to meet the
needs of the people, in so far as they were
able. What I found to be further intriguing,
was the motivation these individuals had to
seeking an education, and learning the
application of new skills.
The dilemma that we in the UK face is
twofold. First and perhaps most disturbing,
the fray concept that within ignorance rests
bliss. As you yourselves had clearly point-
ed, coverage of said report was absent to
the front-pages. It is understandable that
sleaze does sell, however, our lives have
become such that we no longer care for
that which is right, preferring to endorse
that which provides immediate benefit - that
is, in this instance, the sale of publications.
We find ourselves at the mercy of editors,
whose agenda can equally be challenged.
Secondly, should we give focus to the prob-
lem at hand we would be obliged to
address and attempt resolve the issue.
Tireless repetitive debates have already
taken place. We seem to spend much time
on creating, reports, reports and further
reports. Each with its own brand of recom-
mendations, each depicting the same situ-
ation yet from a differing angle. The under-
lying resolve is in correcting the misman-
agement of resources and running a bud-
get which can cater for the needs of the
people as and when it is required.
The recent labour party conference, may
have been claimed as a success with so
many billions resting in government coffers.
But what good is such money when it is the
barefacts, please feel free to
drop it into the barefacts
post box
or email it
barefacts@surrey.ac.uk
public at large, the taxpayer who are suffer-
ing - if not directly (we attend university in a
fairly affluent area) then indirectly, through
long term effects brought upon by our dis-
regard for care within our community.
Yes, we have moved away from industry
with a greater focus to the services sector.
Yes the south holds much more attraction
for employment. Yes, London forms on of
the three great financial centres formulating
the Golden Triangle. But what good is any
of this 'wealth' and success when it is the
people who are suffering. The people who,
for example, in the south subsidise those
who live in the north through higher tax.
The people who have to wait months
unnecessarily for an operation. The people.
Who takes care of the people?
We have in our country a service where the
needs of the less well off are maintained
through benefits, grants, loans and the like.
This is perhaps one of the greatest systems
of its kind in the world. However, having
travelled throughout the third world over the
past summer, these individuals do not have
such support, yet they are closer and more
geared to attaining personal as well as
community success.
The question is of attitude. We may all
mock the papers for not granting this issue
as much media coverage as it deserves.
We may mock those who abuse the bene-
fits system. We may mock one another in
continual debate. But until such time as our
attitude changes we will continue to run in
circles.
The attitude of those in the developed world
has changed. They seek a better standard
of life, and they utilise every resource at
their disposal to seek it. Our attitude has
lapsed. We have every resource at our dis-
posal yet we choose not to pursue it.
Imagine the outcome were we to swap
places? Perhaps their past experience cou-
pled to their motivation would pave a way
clear of poverty, inequality and inconsisten-
cy.
Farrukh
 7/10/99 5

In response to the article by the USSR

Company: Heartland (Computing Section) President 'Bar Wars: The Union strikes
Job: Creating Websites & Customer Satisfaction Admin back!' I would like to express my views. I
Cast: Me: Ian Travis do not resent the additional 20p payment
Shawn: My predecessor for my usual, all too frequent drinks, but
what I resent are the depth of the
Continued from last weeks Barefacts… queues at the bars. If the union could
Week 4 come up to a solution to the problems of
long queues, and at times unbearable
Last week I was concerned about the time I was dedicating heat, the union would be worth every
just one aspect of my new job, to the exclusion of others. penny I spend on drinks.
Thankfully this work subsided and thoughts turned towards my
main area of responsibility. Possible solutions include having more
staff serving customers, (evidence exists
Shawn's major project this year has been developing custom to support the view that sales volumes
made websites for Heartland's major customers. The aim is to increase when the number of staff serv-
improve communications between the customers and ing a captive audience go up), air condi-
Heartland. The first three websites are due to be launched tioning (when turned on), can also be
after Shawn has left. His achievement is considerable and I used effectively to remove excessive
hope I can maintain the standard he has set. My initial task is heat from a room.
to finalise and present the first sites. Then I must create and
maintain another 20 in the coming year. It’s a daunting remit. I enjoy going to the union but I don't want
to spend every Friday night in a sauna or
The trouble is that I have had very little practical experience of queuing for a drink.
writing the websites. Shawn is talking about leaving soon but I
don't feel ready to take over yet. Paul Vincent (Dehydrated Mechie)

In my spare time I have been dabbling with the computer-pro-

gramming task Shawn had given me in Week 1. My university
teachings served me well. I was very proud when I arrived on
Wednesday to tell Simon that I had solved the problem.
Shawn subsequently gave me two more programs, which I
corrected straight away - I felt great. The Austrian election
results at the weekend have
prompted international con-
The social side of the job is going very well. There are now 10
cern about the changes in
Industrial Trainees at Heartland from many universities. We
political climate within
often have lunch together, sometimes going for a stroll around
Covent Garden for a change. Austria and the implications
for the rest of Europe.
This week we also became members of the luxury Marriott
The winning party, the
Hotel Health Club. In a promotional offer all Heartland employ -
Social Democrats retained
ees were given totally free access for a month! The club is
incredibly posh. As we, a bunch of lowly students were being their position of power, and
the Chancellor Viktor Klima
shown around, we could hardly keep from laughing with dis -
will stay. However the sec-
belief and excitement. Everything was free; the exercise
ond party, coming only 6%
machines, aerobics classes, sauna Jacuzzi and swimming
behind the Social
pool. Over the coming weeks we hoped to visit a number of
times to get our "non" money's worth. We declined to pay the Democrats, is the far right
Freedom Party (FPO), led
£200 membership fee for September however!
by the controversial Joerg
Haider. The FPO have a
Week 5
massive increase in votes
Monday was a hectic day. Shawn had to present his websites and seats and now has 54
seats; a huge leap from
to several important people, including the Client Managers
their previous 13.
who would sell them to their customers. Everyone liked the
sites and congratulated Shawn on the fantastic job he has
The headline in La
done. In the following discussion there was some constructive
Republica, Italy’s leading
criticism which I frantically tried to record for future use. I was
paper asked “A New Hitler
perturbed, because it would be me who would have to make
in Austria?”, and in Israel
the proposed changes, a task for which I felt unprepared.
the “Yediot Ahrohot”, the
country’s largest paper
Shawn left on Wednesday to use up his holiday entitlement.
asserted that “One in four
Ready or not the job was now mine.
Austrian’s chose a neo Nazi
Chancellor”. British newspa-
I spent 3 days moving to my new desk and customising
pers were less dramatic in
Shawn's computer to my liking. I threw out a lot of paperwork,
their headlines but the tone
using the theory: "if I don't know it's important now I never will!"
of the reporting in the broad-
I also redecorated the partition walls. I knew that if I was to be
sheets was definitely
productive I had to be comfortable.
aggressive towards Haider.
I am now conformable, but don't have any fire for getting on
But why? Haider is becom-
with the website. I think this is due to the fact that it is not my
ing an infamous political fig-
project. Even so I am expected to complete it and make it suc -
ure. He has caused consid-
cessful. I am going to be under a lot of pressure to perform but
erable upset within his own
feel scared to take action lest it go wrong.
country and his rise towards
power is now taking the
Next week I will try to get cracking.
concern abroad. Hitler
analogies have been fre-
quently used, sometimes
justifiably, other times not
about many people involved
in politics. Haider however,
seems to be courting the
analogy. In 1991 he was
withdrawn from the position
of Governor of Corinthian
after praising the organisa-
tion of Hitler’s policies. This
year, in April, he regained
the Governorship, without
retracting any of his pro neo
Nazi statements. This is less understandable Jewish groups have been
when you consider that described as “deeply unset-
Other comments have Austria has the second low- tled” by the result, which
included referring to the est immigration quota in has coincided with more
concentration camps in Europe. than a hundred graves in
World War II as “punishment Weissensee cemetery being
camps” and suggesting that The rise of the far right is desecrated. The
the Nazi SS was “a part of also often associated in Weiseensee is the largest
the German army that poor, or failing countries, but Jewish cemetery in Europe,
should be honoured”, as Austria is the third richest located in Berlin and is a
well as praising the SS country in Europe, with very powerful memorial to
Waffer veterans. Haider’s low unemployment and a Holocaust victims. no-one
campaign has deep Nazi very stable economy. This has come forward to admit
undertones too. The perhaps is why the election to the vandalism.
“Children’s cheque” for is so concerning - there is
“proper” mothers who stay no justifiable reason to vote Possibly the most concern-
at home to raise a family for a neo Nazi in a thriving, ing aspect of this is that the
and not work is deeply reso- successful and stable coun- election was fair, properly
nant of the three K policies try. campaigned in a model, sta-
of Nazi Germany - Kinder, ble European country,
Kirche, Kuche, (children, Klima however, is defiant arguably more stable politi-
church, kitchen). The cam- against Haider and the elec- cally and financially than
paign was criticised by tion result is being “con- Britain. Austria has
women’s tained”. remained a neutral nation
groups Klima since 1955, not even
and sug- h a s involved in NATO. This
gested s a i d week it has been the site of
the poli- that he large banners reading “1938
cy to be w i l l reasons not to vote Haider”
b a c k- “hold in a democratic election.
w a r d s t a l k s The possibility of a neo Nazi
and out- with all in charge of a European
dated, t h e country is all too real and
far too democ- with political trends it seems
reminis- r a t i c that if it can happen in one
cent of parties Northern European country
the “a except it’s likely to catch on else-
woman’s t h e where.
placed is
in the The best that can be hoped
home” for is that democracy will
ethos. protect those opposing
Freedom Party” before Haider and will not fall victim
The election results have forming his coalition govern- to it’s own imperfections.
been attributed to the suc - ment. It may be that the Anti And of course vigilance,
cess of the anti-immigration Haider and FPO forces will education and tolerance
campaign the FPO led. The be strengthened by the need to be promoted as
policy of Ueberfremdung, lit- election result and as a con- much as neo Nazi’s need to
erally over population by for- sequence neo fascism may be criticised. Independent
eigners, was a straight be challenged in a more thought and education are
mimic of Goebels’ propa- focused way. The concern is powerful tools. The photo-
ganda during the Hitler elec - being felt, not only at the top graph of the Swastika graffi-
tion campaigns. (Joseph of the Austrian executive, ti was taken on a much used
Goebel was the but through the “ranks” of route onto campus, and is
Nazi minister of society. Haider has been indicative of the small ges-
Propaganda and subjected to anti-nazi chant- tures and incidents that can
Information under Hitler) ing and much of the over time build towards a
and the election promise of Austrian press is very non- resurgence of extremism.
freezing the number of for- supportive of his message. H.B.G
eigners entering Austria.
 6 7/10/99

A War With er war may be imminent.

The Chechen President,
No-one In Maskadov, has declared
with one of the injured sol-
diers on October 2nd,
which has since been
ents in Omsk [in Siberia]
were not even told that
their son had been hurt,
political decision to move.
Such was seen in Kosovo
and the seizing of Pristina
flee across the border, but
also is being bombed
indiscriminately at the

Charge? martial law and is encour-

Since the end of the
Chechen war in 1996, after
two years of fighting,
Russia has had a troubled
peace with Chechnya.
Vladimir Putin, the prime
minister, has explained
that armoured Russian
troops were within 12 miles
of the capital, Grozny. The
troops were mobilised into
the breakaway republic
last Friday, after a week of
aerial bombings on
Chechen targets.
The Russian defence min-
istry have claimed that the
“creation of a security zone
is far from complete”,
which suggests that anoth-
aging religious leaders to
declare a holy war and
civilians to protect the
republic.
Both sides are trading
damage statistics.
Chechen officials have
claimed the death of 40
Russian soldiers whilst
four Chechen villages were
reclaimed from Russian
captivity on Monday.
Chechen guerrillas have
taken responsibility for the
loss of two Russian Sukhoi
warplanes on Sunday and
Monday, the first having
been shot down by a
shoulder held missile.
Russian Public TV in
Moscow aired an interview
translated and broadcast
internationally as an exam-
ple of how shambolic is the
Russian infrastructure
behind the current inva-
sion. A war correspondent
in Rostov filed the follow-
ing excerpt about Dimitiry
Perminov, a Private in the
commandos who has lost
his right hand trying to
save his colleagues by
throwing away a grenade
that landed amongst them,
and later came very close
to death in a poorly sup-
plied hospital.
“Initially Perminov was
nominated for the Hero of
Russia award. For some
reason Dima’s nomination
for heroism went unnoticed
by the generals. His par-
they found out by accident
from their neighbours. [His
parents] spent over a week
trying to find out where
their son was. The regional
military office could only
tell them that he was in a
hospital somewhere in the
Rostov - on -Don region.
They had no money,
because the factory where
[his father] works hasn’t
paid it’s workers for two
years.”
The Perminovs were flown
to Rostov by the television
company and Dimitria has
made a good recovery but
remained in the hospital.
Within Russia there has
been a trend towards the
Army acting prior to the
airport when the Foreign
ministry admitted to not
knowing about the action
until after the event, It is
thought that the military
leaders are deciding at
their own discretion the
direction and method of
the latest campaign.
It seems clear that the
lessons that should have
learned after the last war
have not been, and that
Europe is about to face
another refugee crisis as
Chechens continue to pour
out of the country. How the
international arena will
react is unclear though,
with other countries reluc-
tant to take on Russia.
Neighbouring Ingushetia is
being involved as refugees
same time as the Chechen
bombings.
In Chechnya the President
has no control over the
Chechen rebels, or the
guerrilla attacks protecting
the smaller and more rural
villages. The extent of mar-
tial law is minimal and non
specific at the moment.
There is a general feel of
the conflict that no-one is
really in charge of either
side, that neither govern-
ment is really controlling
the events. In this case it is
hard to predict what may
happen next, and how a
conflict can be resolved
when the power to stop the
conflict is being as diffused
as the ability to further it.
HBG.

Who were those innocent young lasses

strutting their stuff around the Union at the
Freshers Fayre? Were they some local
school kids getting a sneak preview of uni-
versity life? No! They were members of
the Dance Society giving YOU a sneak
preview of some of the dances we will be
bringing to you very soon.

Meanwhile, downstairs in The Helyn Rose

bar an influx of people signed up eagerly
to find out more about this thriving society.

By 12 o’clock the dance floor was filled to

Friday 8th October is national Jenes for Genes
day when everyone across the UK is being asked
to simply wear their jeans to work and for the day
and to give just £1 to the appeal.
Why do we need to raise funds for this appeal?
In the UK, one baby in every thirty is born with a
genetic disorder or other birth defect - that’s one
born every 26 minutes could be seriously affect-
ed. There are over 4,000 recognised genetic dis-
orders including cystic fibrosis, haemophilia, sick-
le cell and ‘baby in the bubble’ syndrome. Many
of these are life threatening and some have no
current treatment. Much more research is need-
ed to make a breakthrough - but this costs mil-
lions of pounds.
Union reception desk and in Pitstop. Please give
a donation if you can and help support this char-
ity.
Specially designed merchandise is also available
featuring the appeal’s characters ‘Eugene and
friends’ from Topshop, Principles, Dorothy
Perkins and Evans.
the brim with excited on-lookers clapping
along to Jackie Wilson, while Jenny and
Jenny (two final year students) Lindy Hopped brilliantly! Due to popu-
lar demand an extra performance was scheduled
for 12:30 and it was Britney’s stage now! Vicky, Kim, Katie and
Rhiannon (four second years) danced a seductive street jazz piece
to “Baby One More Time”, which continued to pull the crowds in all
day.
We tried our luck with the stage crew and managed to squeeze in yet
another unexpected performance on the main stage (thanks guys!)
which caused even more intrigued viewers to hurl offers of regular
gigs at us.
If you managed to pop along to The Helyn Rose bar on Wednesday
night you may have seen some of us getting’ down on the stage to
some of the great tunes playing there. If you missed it, don’t worry as
this looks to be a regular space for us!
We would also like to thank everyone who gave us their support at the
Freshers Fayre.
For more information on classes, workshops, performances or if you
just have any questions, please contact us via our pigeon hole in the
Union or call Claire Banks on extension 4396.

On Friday there will be collection boxes at the

I NSIDE : Paul Oakenfold live at Surrey Union

P AUL
AUL O AKENFOLD
AKENFOLD
I NTERVIEW
NTERVIEW,
M INT
INT R OYALE
OYALE LP,
B LUETONES
LUETONES L IVE
IVE.

G REENWICH
REENWICH M EAN
EAN
T IME
IME,
B IG
IG D ADDY
ADDY,
T ARZAN
ARZAN.

TH E P AJAMA
HE AJAMA G AME
AME,
S ENSATIONS
ENSATIONS .

Photo: Andrew Buckley

 8 News
Editorial
What a pullout we have for you
this week not only is there the
usual music and film reviews,
we also have art news and fea-
tures, thanks to Liz.
So I hope you enjoy the pullout
and if you have any feedback
then email
barefacts@surrey.ac.uk.
I would also like to thank all the
Bare arts contributers for all their
hard work and to keep it coming.
Thanks
Kevin Marston
News
A jazz rearrangement of the
Fifties musical ‘The Pajama
Game’ opened in the West
End on Monday 4th October.
Its creator, John Harle, has
always been experimental in
his work. Harle is a saxophon-
ist and composer but refuses
to be pigeonholed. He has had
17 saxophone concertos writ-
ten for him so far. John
Tavener is currently writing
number 18. This all-round
musician performs around 60
gigs a year, composes scores
for T.V, film and live perfor-
mances and is a record pro-
ducer. Harle is also a profes-
sor of Music at London’s
Guildhall School.
The show itself is a comic
love-story set during a strike at
a pajama factory. Harle, Gary
Carpenter, Iain Gardener, and
Dick Walter have reworked the
score to sound ‘cool’. Together
they have taken the dated typi-
cal Broadway sound and filled
it with the sound of jazz from
the era. The original show was
written at the start of the ‘cool’
jazz period and this music
reflects this by using recognis-
ably Fifties jazz echoes e.g.
‘mooning vibraphone tones’.
‘The Pajama Game’ is at the
Victoria Palace, London
Liz Sweetland
Art has been in the main news
this week with the opening of
the controversial exhibition
‘Sensations’ at the Brooklyn
Museum of Art, New York. The
exhibition features approx.
ninety works by forty leading
British artists.
It was first shown at the Royal
Academy, London, where it
attracted a great deal of con-
troversy along with record
numbers of visitors, including
the Director of the Brooklyn
Museum of Art, Arnold
Lehman. Since then, the col-
lection owned by Charles
Saatchi has toured to Berlin
and is thought to have attract-
ed 30,000 or so viewers.
The Controversy surrounding
the exhibition’s American
Premier has turned somewhat
political, the main critic being
New York’s Mayor. Rudolf
Giuliani has been reported as
describing parts of the exhibi-
tion as ‘sick’ and has threat-
ened to withdraw $7.2m of the
museum’s funding if
‘Sensations’ is not moved. The
Museum has launched a
counter attack however, and its
lawyers are saying that
Giuliani, by blocking already
allocated funds, is breaking the
7th October 1999
first amendment. They are
asking for compensation from
Giuliani personally.
The exhibition contains
Damien Hirst’s animals in
formaldehyde and ‘The Holy
Mother’, an elephant dung
coated icon by Chris Ofili, a
Turner Prize winner. These
and the other works have
attracted controversy from ani-
mal rights groups and the
Catholic Church in New York
as well as from the city Mayor.
Rudolf Giuliani is tipped for
competing against Hilary
Clinton for a senate seat, and
this seems to have given the
affair an election campaign
flavour. A poll in New York’s
‘Daily News’ showed that two
in three of its readers thought
that the Mayor was in the
wrong on this issue.
Supporters of the exhibition
are angered by Giuliani’s
attempt to deny a form of free
speech. Around 1,000 people
joined protests outside the
museum last Thursday, to
defend the Museum. However,
the same poll showed that
Giuliani has narrowed the gap
between Hilary Clinton and
himself in the New York
Senate race.
This whole story raises impor-
tant issues. Art is supposed to
evoke a reaction, good or bad,
but do artists go too far? Are
they more interested in provok-
ing their audience or express-
ing themselves through the
medium of art? Has Giuliani
shown the people of New York
that he is a good wholesome
American, or worried them by
trying to override freedom of
speech? It worries me, that in
the ‘Land of the Free’, any
form of conditional freedom of
expression can be accepted.
Liz Sweetland
Foo Fighters have annouced
tour dates for the UK in
November. They will be play-
ing in London at the Brixton
Academy on the 25th
November. They last played in
Britain 2 years ago at the
Reading Festival.

male. Who will win in the perfectly, it is everything a

There’s Something
About Mary
LTG 10/10 8pm
Oscar and Lucinda
LTG 13/10 8pm
My god have we got a veri-
table feast of films for you
this week. One is a superb
comedy and the other a
costume drama. Both have
superb casting and are well
worth coming to see.
The first film this week is
There’s Something About
Mary. The third film from
the directing talents of the
Farelly Brothers who have
also brought you Dumb and
Dumber and Kingpin. This
film is the third best come-
dy of all time (in my opin-
ion, after Life of Brian and
the soon to be released
American Pie). The film
stars Cameron Diaz as the
delightfully gorgeous Mary.
On the male front it stars
Ben Stiller who catches his
nob in his flies. Matt Dillon
as a Private Investigator
and Lee Evans as
well...you’ll find out. The
basic storyline centres
around Ted (Stiller) who
surprisingly fancies Mary
(Diaz). He hires a PI
(Dillon) to track her down
after thirteen years.
However he also fancies
her along with every other
end? This is a truly won-
derful film with some spec-
tacular set pieces that will
make you chuckle for
weeks to come.
The Arts film for this week
is Oscar and Lucinda, this
is a pleasant costume
drama starring Ralph
Fiennes and Cate
Blanchett. The film is an
exquisite adaptation of
Peter Carey’s already
excellent novel. Oscar
loves God and loves gam-
bling, one of his theories is
that he gambles so that he
can live therefore keeping
god happy. Lucinda is an
heiress who is travelling
home to Australia from
England having fallen in
love with the casinos.
During the journey they
both decide not to ever bet
again. However Oscar can
not resist one final bet
which I will not tell you
about because the bet is
the beauty of the film. The
two main cast members
pitch their performances
costume drama
should be. Watch this film.
It is still not to late to buy a
season ticket, the price is
now ten pounds and are
available before and after
every film. You can also
buy a ticket to see just one
film these cost 2.50 for
OFU films and 2.00 for Arts
films and can be purchased
at the Union reception. This week’s reviews by;
,Al Mooney, Adam Saxty, Andrew Smith, Nick Walsh, Ian
For the University’s Best Purvey, Honey Barter Godfrey, Rob Winder, Kevin
Student Cinema to continue Marston, Daniel Cremin, Ikaraam Ullah, Lisa Thornhill,
to prosper we need more Amanda J Taylor, Oliver Chamero, Andrew Deegan, Matt
members to come and help Ward, Andrew Thomas, Thomas Morgan & Matt Anderson.
project, steward, film and
generally help with the
everyday running of this
enjoyable society. If you
would like to become a
member then you should
come to LTH on Tuesday’s
at 6pm or talk to
us at our films. We look
forward to your assistance.
Ben

GIGS THIS WEEK: 7th - 13th October 1999

THURSDAY 7th: ‘A’ vs Dog Eat Dog@ LA2 London

FRIDAY8th: The All Seeing I@ Fabric London

The Donnas / co.uk@ The Garage London

SATURDAY 9th: Netaid featuring George Michael, Stereophonics,

Robbie Willaims, David Bowie, Catatonia, The Corrs,
Eurythmics & Bush@ Wembley Stadium London

SUNDAY 10th: Toploader@ Surrey Union

MONDAY 11th: Chris Cornell@ Shepards Bush Empire London

Supergrass@ The Forum London

TUESDAY 12th: Nothing I am afraid

WEDNESDAY 13th: Hefner@ Dingwalls Camden London

Mogwai@ The Paradox Brighton
 7th October 1999 Paul Oakenfold Interview 9

Home-ge Photo: Andrew Buckley

Paul Oakenfold , (not field),
first DJ to play on the main
stage at Glastonbury, toured
alongside U2 and Happy
Mondays, one of the origina -
tors of the Balearic/ acid
house scene in ’88 and a
Guinness book record holder
for the most successful DJ in
the world…ex- resident of
Cream, new resident of Home
and now at the University of
Surrey students Union. (And
some of you didn’t want to part
with eleven pounds.)
First date of the perfecto tour
and the team are struggling to
keep to schedule, Friday 8:30
Paul arrives prompt three
hours before he’s due on the
U.V supped stage of the union.
The perfecto tour manager
says he’ll give fifteen minutes
for the interview with the
World’s best DJ. Despite hav-
ing three hours sleep the night
before and repeatedly yawning
throughout (I hope not
because of my questions) he
gives me twenty-five.
Why start the Tour at the University
of Surrey?
I DJ’d here a few years ago and really
enjoyed the reception. I like playing to
students but I don’t seem to play at
university’s enough I had the opportu-
nity to put Perfecto back on the road
and showcase my new acts and this is
a good a time as any to do it.
You were quoted as saying ‘you
wanted to create a Northern atmos-
phere with your London Home resi-
dency’, how do you plan to achieve
this?
As it is only just got up and running it
will take time but we’ve got innovative
ways to begin to establish it. 40 ft
screens will be going up out the front
of the club, so when all three Homes
are open, (New York early next year.)
you could be in Leicester square look-
ing at the screen seeing me live in
Sydney and if you want to listen, go
up the escalators on the first floor and
log on to the web-site The London
Home will be the epicentre of the
three, the city needs a club like this to
be recognised as we approach the
millennium as the major dance capital
of the world.
Is it true the Bouncers quiz the
clubbers before allowing entry?
Yeah… we don’t want tourists just
hearing the music from the street and
joining the queue for the sake of it. If
you know why you are going you won’t
have a problem, they don’t exactly ask
a thousand and one questions.
What was the first record you
bought?
Career? club scene, in my opinion it’s the atti-
Errrr.. good question…What was
There’s many, supporting U2 and the tude of the crowd, the sound system
it?…. Arhh yeah David Bowie but I
Stone Roses, playing at Wembley and the music that create the atmos-
can’t remember which.
Stadium. phere. If I was going to do a film it
would have to be something more cult
What was the first record you
Do you think your tours have influ- and stylish like ‘Lock-stock.’ No
smashed up?
enced offence to Carl though!
The record I smashed I did it acciden-
the indie content in your sets like
tally, I got it caught between my leg
the remix of Radiohead’s ‘Street I hear there is big plans for the
and a door. It was an album by
Spirit’? future and Perfecto’s web- site?
Barbara Williams, I went through this
Yeah…How do you know about If we can pull it off financially I will be
really mad stage of liking Jazz-funk…I
that?….it’s a little mix I made myself the first resident DJ in your house. The
tracked it down as it was quite rare at
but the band ain’t heard it yet I did it off last or first Saturday of every month
the time, it cost me £40.
my own back….. yeah I’m definitely you’ll be able to get some mates
playing that one tonight. round, get on the net, have a few
Have you got another one since?
beers and watch me live in a club any-
Nah… I never could replace it!
If you are the best DJ in the world where in the World, this maybe up and
who in your opinion is the second? running by the last date on the tour.
How many records do you receive a
First of all I’m only the best because
week?
the people vote me as such, not Oakenfold & Perfecto can be seen at
About a hundred to a hundred and
because the industry says so. My various Universities up until
fifty, I select what I like not what I think
favourite DJ’s are Norman Jay and November 12th or at Home every
the crowd would like?
Nancy-Noise but it’s up to the people Sunday morning from 1-4 p.m.
who say is second best.
How much sleep do you get a
night? (L.W) Interview by
Have you ever thought of appearing Daniel Cremin
Last night I got three hours…the most
in a film like Carl Cox did in ‘Human
time I’ve gone without sleep is a little
Traffic’?
over two days.
I’ve been offered two roles in the last
year or so, I ain’t confident enough to
What’s the biggest hick-up you’ve
do anything like that at the moment. I
had?
love film’s I’m a member of Bafta, I
I had my records stolen about a month
thought Human Traffic was shallow,
ago from an airport prior to the open-
just based on clubbers taking untold
ing night of Home, I’m still struggling to
amounts of drugs, it gives inexperi-
replace the promo’s now!
enced clubbers the impression that
that is the only way
What’s the best moment of your
you can enjoy the

never get lonely 14) I spend my cash on looking

LYRICS TEST
Still here, to tease you or frustrate
you. There’s the ongoing FNO theme,
and to mark eighties week, a bit of a
retrospective too.
1) Those are model’s legs, but are
they women’s or are they men’s?
2) Ladies with an attitude, fellas that
were in the mood
3) Once again if we endevour, boys
and girls look good together
4) Fell into the union, barged our way
to the toilets
5) Shouting lager, lager, lager, white
thing mega, mega
6) These townies they never talk to
you, just stick together so they
7) ‘Cos we don’t do the things you do,
and we don’t look the same as you,
but we live round here too
8) It’s the thrill of the fight, rising up to
the challenge of our rivals
9) She says I am the one, but the kid
is not my son
10) She’s been living in her white-
bread world, though her Daddy never
told her why
11) We don’t need no thought control,
no dark sarcasm in the classroom
12) Once upon a time there was light
in my life, now there’s just love in the
dark
13) I was working as a waitress in a
cocktail bar
flash and grabbing your attention
15) Why am I soft in the middle when
the rest of my life is so hard?
Last weeks answers.
1) Wildchild - renegade master
2) New Radicals- Get what you give
3) Elastica - Waking up
4) Supernaturals - Wasn’t build to get
up
5) Goldblade - Strictly Hardcore
6) Apollo 440 - Ain’t talking bout dub
7) Kenicke - Punka
8) Spice Girls - Viva Forever
9) All Saints - Lady Marmalade
10) 5ive - Everybody get up
11) S Club 7 -S Club Party
12) Blur - Song 2
13) Eminem - Guilty conscience
14) Green Day - Basketcase
15) Travis - Writing to reach you
10 Music Reviews
ALBUMS
AIM-Cold Water Music (Grand
Central)
This is the first album from Aim,
and it’s right on target. ‘Cold
Water Music’ is a subtle and
relaxing collection of melodies
and vocals that melt into your
brain. The beat is slow and
moody, simple but effective. The
vocals on the album (which are
not on every track) are provided
by Q n’ C, YZ and AG. Vocals
vary from spoken word to sublime
rap rhymes. Track 4 ‘Downstate’
has relaxing lyrics such as “I
could hardly feel the pain, I love
you so much more” sung by a
gorgeous female voice that reach-
es depths, unfortunately I have no
idea who she is. ‘Demonique’ is
the hardest hitting song on ‘Cold
Water Music’ with spoken word
lyrics include “ children all lined
up in rows up and down these
streets, you’re telling me they’re
lined up for a slaughterhouse”
and “We’re all afraid of the dark
inside ourselves”. These com-
bined with the other tracks on the
album that are more Trip hop,
make this a well-rounded piece of
work. This album is truly superb.
9/10 M.W.
Recommended
DAVID BOWIE – Hours…
(Virgin)
The trouble with picking up a
David Bowie album is that you
never know what you’re going to
get. The seventies, Ziggy
Stardust years, produced proba-
bly what most people consider
to be his best work. Some of his
eighties stuff was good, while
others was quite awful. Then
you get to the drum n bass
album from the other year which
really splits opinion. This is his
twenty-third solo album. It is a
return to traditional song writing
but still manages to be remark-
ably fresh. It has the feel of
someone watching the fall out,
with all the slowish songs up to
track eight. When all of a sud-
den a fast and quite heavy one
pops up, titled ‘The Pretty
Things Are Going To Hell’. My
personal favourite track is
‘Brilliant Adventure’ which is a
superbly atmospheric instrumen-
tal, with a spooky flavour, shame
its just under two minutes long.
A great album. 9/10 I.P.
JESSICA BAILIFF - House Of
The Trace (Kranky)
The slow, imposing, claustropho-
bic intro of ‘Crush’ is indicative
and also contradictory of Jessica
Bailiff. It’s slow, simple and bar-
ren, and somehow magnificent
like all this, but it sounds nothing
like the rest of the album. It’s the
barren of the desert, to the sterili-
ty of the Antarctic plane, cold and
Recommended
AMEN - Amen (RoadRunner)
This is the sound of angry young Americans. Pissed off with the
state of the Union, Amen have made the most vicious sounding
debut album since Slayer appeared in the early eighties. This album
rages against the the so-called moral climate in America, exposing
its crooked underbelly. This is seriously hardcore metal, the drums
piledrive and the guitars sharp and jagged, all topped off with Casey
Chaos’ screamed rants. This is a truly exciting album, if RoadRunner
put the effort behind this that they have done with crap like Coal
Chamber the world would be a much better place. 8/10 R.W.
austere. ‘Toska’, a beautiful
acoustic paean to something or
other leads into the more robust
distortion of ‘After Hours’ and the
increasingly claustrophobic vocal,
a kind of Lisa Germano whine
that somehow wrings out a
melody from the barest, most
unapproachable sounds. If the
ever cooler winter months are get-
ting you down, take solace in this:
you’ve not got it this bad, yet.
8/10 D.J.
TYPE O NEGATIVE – World
Coming Down (Roadrunner)
Pete Steele’s deep and
anguished vocals return from the
days of ‘October Rust’ to the pre-
sent with ‘World Coming Down’
epitomising the sound of Type O
Negative, distorted 80’s metal gui-
tars powering their way through
dynamic fluctuations with con-
trolled and contorted drums. Yet
the epic monastery sounds pene-
trate through the darkness of the
deathly lyrics while the other
founded lyrical base, sex, is for-
mulaic as the deepness of
Steele’s vocals. ‘Everyone I Love
Is Dead’ is painfully heart wrench-
ing while ‘Creepy Green Light’ is
distinctly uplifting only due to the
fashioned organ adding the extra
dimension. Distinctly unconven-
tional ‘Pyretta Blaze‘ depicts the
actions of love making with a
woman made of fire….reaching
the depths of Steele inner psyche!
A trademark Type O Negative
album, longwinded yet undeniably
beautiful. 8/10 K.M.
TOM JONES - Reload (Gut)
The old crooner is back doing
duets with some of the hippest
and not so hip stars of today, on
his new album of covers ‘Reload’.
The album is a bit of a mixed bag.
The impression on some of the
songs rather annoyingly is that
Tom and whoever he is singing
with are trying to out croon each
other. The only time this works is
when Tom is with Neil Hannon,
together they do a wicked take of
Portisheads ‘All Mine’. Other
artists who also stand out with
Tom include Cardigans,
Stereophonics, James Dean
Bradfield, Barenaked Ladies,
Cery’s Mathews, Natalie Imbruglia
and Portishead. Others like the
Pretenders and Robbie Williams
ruin a good song. On the whole
the album has something for
everybody. The chances are that
you’ll like a particular song if
you’re a fan of who ever Tom is
singing with.7/10 A.S.
SLICK SIXTY – Nibs and Nabs
(Cup Of Tea)
It’s not every day that three ex-
pizza delivery drivers produce a
debut album as interesting as
this. ‘Nibs and Nabs’ is an insight
into their Hip-Hop influenced alter-
egos; packed with drum samples,
nifty guitar licks and all sorts of
7th October 1999
funky scratching and tweaks. It all
gets off to a promising start with
the laid-back, yet positively pump-
ing ‘Hilary, Last of the Pool Album of the Week
Sharks’, after which we’re treated
to 40 extra minutes of cool, sum-
mery grooves. ‘The Wrestler’ is a
real stomper of a tune; starting
with a tripped-out brass section,
but then exploding into a frenzy of
big beats and scratches, and
‘Someone Else’s Square’ man-
ages to slow things down a tad
with it’s chilled keyboard hook and
harmonicas. A couple of tracks in
the middle become slightly
tedious after a couple of minutes,
but the album still manages to
wrap itself up neatly, leaving you
with a warm and tingly sensation
inside. Nice 7/10 A.T.S.
KEVIN ROWLAND - My Beauty
(Creation)
Finally Kevin Rowland returns to MINT ROYALE – On The Ropes (Faith & Hope)
the music scene with a covers At last Mint Royale release their debut album, ‘On The Ropes’
album, and such bad covers too. after the success of their many remixes e.g. Tequila by
Most people wouldn’t touch ‘The Terrorvision and their first single ‘From Rusholme With Love’. They
Greatest Love of All’ or ‘You’ll now decide to bring us an eclectic mix of styles which are distinctly
Never Walk Alone’ but there is no uplifting. Kooky tracks like ‘Take It Easy’ and ‘Shake Me’ are tied
stopping Kevin, who says they together with ‘Deadbeat’, a fun-filled disco cocktail, while ‘Don’t
express, what he’s been through Falter’ encapsulates the beauty of Lauren Laverne’s voice with the
in his wilderness years. The bouncy percussion and beats of a summer breeze. A must-buy for
album does have a certain ‘opti- all those funky, big beat freaks out there in the cosmos. 9/10 K.M.
mism’ about it, like on the
Philadelphia soul of ‘It’s Getting
of Shakur-esque Sitars and alongside the very proficient pro-
Better’ you realise there is proba-
Tablas. OCS are an honest, hard- duction team. The formula is very
bly no-one else who puts so much
working band, something missing sub-indie pop, with a duet from
into each vocal, and this in turn
in today’s world of contrived, Lisa (TLC) Lopez being a high-
helps life you. This album will
counterfeited pop, but light. At least she’s taking indie
bomb, that is for certain, but as
this really does not do themselves into the playground. 5/10 H.B.G.
soon as he releases his own
justice. 5/10 J.R.H.
material, then Kevin will be back,
JUANTRIP - ‘Balmy Under The
and this is what we want. As he
MEL C - Northern Star (Virgin) Storm’
passionately sings on ‘The
Debut album from ex-Spice girl, Psychedelic techno rock’n’roll.
Greatest Love if All’ “No matter
she used to be Sporty but now Acid ramblings, expansive and
what they say about me, they
she rawks, if you believe the first somewhat unique. A much more
can’t take my personal dignity”,
single, ‘Going Down’. Ooh, she’s improved formula from his first
and as long as he’s happy, that’s
all aggressive and alternative with album in 93, ‘Ecstacy’s God’.
good enough for me. 6/10 N.W.
the new haircut and the skaters in Basil has moved away from his
her video. Jealous, me? No, just techno base into a wider and
ICE T - Seventh Deadly Sin
very cynical. I’d have loved this to more expressive sounds. The
(RoadRunner)
have been organic and a real pri- album cover is probably the most
Here he is again after four years
mal scream from her heart. striking thing about this release.
with his seventh album. He does-
Instead it’s just as manufactured This album is definitely for those
n’t give up does he?? Has Ice T
as Spiceworld and where it’s less of you who are in a permanently
got the same hardcore lyrics and
poppy, it’s less effective than quirky mood.4/10 I.U.
sound he’s reputed for??
Spice material. The songs on the
Affirmative but he’s keeping it
sampler are all co-written by Mel
fresh, and he’s got names like
C, so at least six of the songs on
Rass Kass, Buckshot, El Sadiq the album have her influence
and more by his side on this
album. There is a not. big n’ 2pac
dedication on the c.d. which......
well sounds a bit familiar, but lines
And the not so good....
are sharp explicit harsh lyrics SPARE SNARE-Love Your (Cargo)
mean this CD could belong to no Early Stuff(Che) If you like v. alternative music
one, solo Ice T. 6/10 C.H. Ok, I had to admit defeat on this maybe you will enjoy this.....This
one. I didn’t have a clue who this albulm is bizzarre. These guys
OCEAN COLOUR SCENE - One lot were. I’m sure there are a few are from Detroit but be prepared
From The Modern (Island) die-hard fans who are now for something more like out of
‘Moseley Shoals’ was one of the aghast that I can have the nerve this world. “ Think space music to
best albums of 1996, with gems to write reviews and not know the inner cranium” according to
like ‘The Day We Caught The who this illustrious lot from north them. Its often slow and mellow,
Train’ and, the sublime, ‘The of the border are, but that’s just with sampled guitar and other
Circle’. Since then things of gone the way itis. Now, just to explain, instruments. Its not Techno, its
ever more downhill for OCS. The this record consists of twenty-six not.....what the hell is it? 3/10
third album ‘Marchin’ Already’, songs that have never been C.H.
though also hugely successful, released on any album before.
was just slightly on the dull side. And just to get to the point fairly REALLY FREE - CD2 (Push
Now, two years quickly, it’s not hard to see why. Plug)
on, and OCS return with a more The Delgados seem to love ‘If you play this record you life
raw and experimental sound.
This, however, does nothing to
them, judging from the sleeve will better’ claims the album
notes, but I think they might be in cover. Unfortunately such claims
turn them around and the end the minority, especially if they can never be true, infact, after lis-
result is a distinctly tuneless col- want to be judged on this album. tening to this compilation my life
lection which relies too heavily on It consists of twenty-six different has taken a turn for the worse.
Simon Fowler’s pretty ordinary tracks of silly, lo-fi, rambling non- This album is animitation of what
voice. The intro riff on ‘July’ sense, and sounds as though it would have been ‘good’ to
echoes the ravaging ‘One could have been knocked up by release in the early 90’s. The
Hundred Mile High City’, but then some school kids. Who were tunes fails to impress; juggling
descends into mediocrity, unlike blindfolded. 3/10 M.A. out of techno into light trance into
its counterpart. Then there’s the hip-hop and then country
bluesy, sparse, ‘Soul Driver’, only FUXA - Inflight Audio blues...1/10 I.U.
awoken by a superb middle part
 7th October 1999 Singles & Live Reviews 11
BILLY MAHONIE - One tune and a promising preview of This Irish fellow as had

SINGLES Thousand Years of Billy

DADDY’S FAVOURITE - I FEEL
GOOD THINGS FOR YOU
The long awaited re-release of a
former dance floor filler which has
gained new popularity from its use
in the channel 4 series Queer as
Folk. The single includes the origi-
nal mixes plus a new slightly up
tempo spacedust remix. Original
uplifting funky disco house that’s
guaranteed to get any dance floor
moving. 9/10 T.M.
HEFNER - I Took Her Love For
Granted (Too Pure)
Second single from the blissfully
beautiful second Hefner album,
The Fidelity Wars, this is the
sound of a less sophisticated, but
more cuddly Jeff Buckley; a lo-fi
Sebadoh complete with a warbling
Darren Hayman and his secular
world of sleazy girlfriends (‘I feel
disappointed that her hips are that
wide’), insecurities (‘But I still feel
lonely and screwed up inside’)
and gin-fuelled confusion (no such
reference on this song, I’m afraid).
8/10 D.J.
PACHINOS – Civa (More Music)
This is another loud punk single
from the Bolton boys. It still has a
great rawness and the deafening
guitars, but you can still hear the
lyrics throughout the song. Not as
good as ‘Violent Son’ but still a
fine single. 8/10 I.P.
Mahonie (Too Pure)
London band Billy Mahonie,
release this single to celebrate
Too Pure’s 100th release. Here
they give labelmates Bows (aka
Luke Sutherland) and Hefner a
chance to rework one of their
tracks. The Billy Mahonie track
‘Flagiolettes’ is vaguely reminis -
cent of the remix of Primal
Screams ‘If They Move Kill
Them’, very experimental jazz.
The Bows and Hefner tracks are
both very different. The Bows
track is a dark and floaty, drug
type track. The Hefner track bla-
tantly rips off Sparklehorse, but it
is still cool.
8/10 N.W.
SMOG - Cold Blooded Old
Times (Domino)
Smog is probably the best kept
secret on indie label giant
Domino. This latest single from
their acclaimed ‘Knock Knock’ is
proof that talent, good song writ-
ing and inspired musicians is still
the best formula... long live Bill
Callahan! 8/10 O.C.
BERNARD BUTLER - You Must
Go On (Creation)
Mr Butler’s comeback single is
one of his more upbeat songs;
filled with plenty of guitar twanging
and drum bashing. It doesn’t quite
have the same presence as earli-
er singles such as ‘Stay’ and ‘Not
Alone’, but it’s still a spirit-lifting
the forthcoming album. 7/10
A.T.S.
CHARLATANS - Forever
(Universal)
Clumsy and uneventful slew of the
now predictable squelchy key-
boards and baggy guitar some-
how redeemed by the gorgeous
Tim Burgess swoon, creating a
moody piece reminiscent of the
great Up To Our Hips days. 7/10.
D.J.
MOBY – Why Does My Heart
Feel So Bad? (Mute)
A relaxed beat, nice piano provid-
ing the melody and soaring vocals
combine to produce a single that
should be very powerful, but
strangely isn’t. A nice song that
will do well. 7/10 M.W.
CAY - Nature Creates Freaks
(EastWest)
The title track from Cay’s recent
album. A raging sub-Hole effort
that screams with attitude that
Hole themselves lost in Hollywood
years ago. 6/10 R.W.
SEASON - Come Closer (Ursa)
It’s always disappointing when a
small indie label releases such a
generic debut of a competent new
band. It’s more than just ok, but
could, and should, be so much
more. 6/10 H.B.G
PADDY CASEY-Whatever Gets
You True(S2)
much acclaim recently
from the music press
so I was looking for-
Single of the
Week
ward to listening to
this. Unfortunately, the
song that met my ears
was quite unremark-
able. It has potential,
but it sounds too much
like an Irish / Travis
/Stereophonics
crossover for me. Still
worth hearing the
album when it comes
out though. 6/10 M.A.
JUDY SPEEDWAY -
Poisonberries (Do- LONGPIGS – Blue Skies (Morpheus)
Little) After a two year break Long Pigs return
Nada Surfs catchy gui- with a thumping single. Although sounding
tar power-pop meets very familiar to their previous tracks, this is
Pixies style punk, with by far the best so far. Can’t wait for the
a dash of hard rock album, due out October 11t h. 8/10 M.B
thrown in ... sadly, this
mix of styles gets a bit to sounds like the result of a band
wild at times, and the album loos- who haven’t heard of words like
es its direction. There are some originality or talent. 3/10 A.D.
great songs on the album though,
like their debut single ‘Diva’... JJ72 - October Swimmer
definetly a promising (Lakota Records)
band! 6/10 O.C. Oh dear, here we have a band
who are a clone of Placebo.
WILT - It’s All Over Now / However with only a fraction of
Working For The Man the talent. The b-side ‘Improv’ has
(Mushroom) to have a special mention of being
With winter hurtling towards us one the worst songs I’ve ever
Wilt decide its time for a summer heard. 3/10 A.S.
single! Whilst attempting to sound
like the Barenaked Ladies cover
-ing Pavement, ‘It’s All Over Now’
fails embarrassingly and just

Diceman and well rehersed. The

Roll On Surrey Union only problem with
Photo: Kevin Marston

3rd October1999 Diceman is that the dif-

Photo: Kevin Marston ferentation between
At first I started to wonder what the band songs is quite minimal
and does not reflect
was, as there was minimal equipment on
the diversification
stage, but to great surprise the band
consisted of two vocalists, guitarist, potential of the band.
Although saying that
bassist and a little black box, the dat.
There was another member but the DJ their final track rein-
vented the disco
couldn’t make it due to illness tonight.
sound with a fashion-
The style of music was a typical mix of
hip hop / trip hop beats fused with classic able funked up sound.
So if you like Massive
jazz basslines and rythem guitars.
Added together with raps from the Busta attack crossed with the
raps of Busta then
Rhymes wannabe was the luscious
maybe just maybe you
sounds of the female vocalist who tenta-
will buy the single,
tively explored the nature of her soul.
which is out now.
Technically the band was very good, tight
Kevin Marston

SLIGHT RETURN
The Bluetones/The Lazybirds
Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
23rd September 1999
Back to the cosy atmosphere of The
Wedgewood Rooms once again. Pleasant
& non-threatening, it’s as if everyone there
knows each other on a first-person basis.
Firstly, a quick shout goes out to the
Lazybirds; a kind of ‘scaled-down’ version
of the main act. There’s plenty of feel-good
tunes, full of rhythm and spirit. Lovely.
The Bluetones have been back in the stu-
dio recently, recording their third album.
Tonight is the second of two ‘low-key’
warm-up gigs for festivals overseas, so it’s
no surprise that hundreds of the hardcore
fanbase have turned up to hear some of
the new tunes.
The Tones are now a five-piece; keyboard
player Richard Payne is now an official
member of the band and has been more
involved in writing the new material as
well as appearing at every live perfor- berserk when Morriss sings the opening and a mosh-tastic version of ‘If..’ later,
mance.
‘Solomon Bites The Worm’ kicks off as
line of the superb ‘Slight Return’. And who
said they were boring to watch? It’s not
the band leaves the stage, heroes of
Portsmouth. Between the slippery floor
usual; three and a half minutes of meaty every day a band begins their encore with and smoky air hangs a feeling that their
guitar-driven Indie rock. Front-man Mark a jaunty cover of an old Chas & Dave clas- return is going to be bigger than ever.
Morriss is more enthusiastic than ever, sic (and very good it is too). Andrew Smith
shuffling around the stage in his typical A thumping instrumental (‘Blood Bubble’)
laddish manner and interacting with the
crowd via cheeky grins and facial expres-
sions.
So are the new songs much cop? Well, it’s
hard to tell when you see a band live (you
really need to sit down and listen to the
music with a nice cup of tea and biscuit).
However, they go down really well with the
crowd. ‘Keep The Home Fires Burning’
glides along comfortably, ‘Zorro’ rocks
heartily and ‘One-Speed Gearbox’ oozes
with typical Bluetones style. They’re not
too much, just given in small doses
between the classics like ‘Bluetonic’ and
the dazzling ‘4 Day Weekend’. ‘Are You
Blue Or Are You Blind’ is delivered with a
little more venom tonight, as is the delight-
ful ‘Cut Some Rug’.
There are no faults, this band appears to
be maturing as a live act as well as song-
writers. The crowd is lapping it up; going
12 Films
Final Cut
This film is based around a group of
friends who find out the truth about
each other when Jude (Law) dies
and a documentary he was making
about them is shown my his wife
Sadie (Frost) at the wake. Issues of
trust and sectrecy are questioned
as one by one th efilm reveals the
most censored secrets of his
friends.Ray (Winstone), Dominic
(Anciano), Burdis (Ray Burdis) and
Tony (Perry Benson) are amognst
those to be exposedby Jude’s can-
did camera action.
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time is a London
based coming of age dramaand a
show case for te best of new British
musical talant.
After leaving scool Charlie (Alac
Newman), Bean (Ben Waters), Sam
(Steve Jon Shepherd) and Rix
(Chiwetel Ejiofor) try to make their
band a success using record busi-
ness connections. A close-knit group
at the start of the film, love pride and
tragedy force them to take a look at
reality. This causes the relationships
in the band to change and they are
left questioning the their identity as a
band and as individuals.
The songs and the score for the film
are written by Guy Sigsworth who
has worked with Seal and Bomb the
Bass. Most recently he ahs collabo-
rated with Bjork on her last two
albums and toured as her musical
In a film where nobody changes
their name (except Perry Benson
who plays Tony) frineds are lost
and marriages broken. The movie
reveals a barrage of dirty dealings,
salacios scandas and men in tights
that go on to uncover the cause of
Jude’s death.
Final Cut was directed by Dominic
Anciano and Ray Burdis and was
released through Downtown
Pictures in the UK on October 1st.
Liz Sweetland
director. Hinda Hicks, who plays
Iona, is one of Britain’s brightest
R&B singers. Although she was
no,minated for three Mobo awards
and two Brit awards this is her first
foray into drum and bass and her
acting debut. Tabla virtuoso and win-
ner of the Mercury Music award
Talvin Singh has brought his charac-
teristic fusion of ethnic origins and
digital technology to the soundtrack.
Unique singer-songwriter Imogen
Heap and one of the most important
trumpeters of the last thirty years
lester Bowie help to make this
soundtrack complete.
The film, directed by John Strickland
and produced by Taylor Hackford,
was released in the UK on October
1st. The soundtrack was released
through Universal Island on septem-
ber 27th.
Liz Sweetland
7th October 1999
Big Daddy
‘32-year-old Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) is a
law school graduate who is steadfastly avoid-
ing the pressures of adult responsibilities. As
the lone holdout among his group of law
school buddies, he eschews the career and
marriage fast track for a part-time job, the
neighborhood sports bar and endless take-out
meals.
Even his roommate and old law school buddy,
Kevin (Jon Stewart), is joining the ranks of the
grown-ups by proposing to his longtime girl-
friend, Corinne (Leslie Mann), who’s eternally
at odds with Sonny and whose former life as a
Hooters waitress is always good for a chuckle.
The only people who appreciate Sonny’s
unique outlook on life are Corinne’s beautiful
sister, Layla (Joey Lauren Adams), a hard-
working attorney, and Sonny’s longtime take-
out food delivery guy (Rob Schneider), who’s
practically achieved the status of a third room-
mate.
In a misguided attempt to impress his girl-
friend, Vanessa (Kristy Swanson), and prove
he’s ready for responsibility, Sonny adopts a
five-year old boy, Julian (Cole and Dylan
Sprouse), under the false pretense of being his
biological father. When the plan doesn’t work
out and Vanessa leaves him anyway, Sonny
tries to “return” the kid to Social Services.
Faced with placing Julian in a children’s home
until the agency finds a suitable foster family,
Sonny agrees to take care of him for the time
Deep Blue Sea
‘Researchers aboard the floating laboratory
Aquatica have been playing God and now, the
terror of Judgment Day has arrived.
Dr. Susan McAlester’s (SAFFRON BUR-
ROWS) experiments are on the verge of creat-
ing medical history. Using mako sharks, one of
nature’s fastest and most perfect killing
machines, Dr. McAlester hopes to find the key
to the regeneration of human brain tissue. But
to reach her goal, she has violated ethical
codes, genetically re-engineering the DNA of
being.
Although plunged into the unknown territory of
sleep deprivation, irritating children’s songs
and bedwetting, Sonny soon embraces his role
as a temporary dad taking an unconventional
approach to child rearing. But the ruse eventu-
ally catches up with him when Social Services
discovers he isn’t Julian’s real father. In an
attempt to keep the boy he has grown to love
and make their relationship legal and perma-
nent, Sonny surprises himself, his family and
friends as he comes to learn and accept real-
life responsibility.’ More infomation on movies
then look at http://www.movieweb.com/
the sharks. Making them smarter. Making
them faster. Turning them from dangerous
predators into predatory monsters.
But McAlester has more to worry about than
the deadly specimens at the center of her stud-
ies. Her questionable methods have put a
strain on the relationships with her fellow
Aquatica crew members, chiefly shark expert
Carter Blake (THOMAS JANE) and Sherman
“Preacher” Dudley (LL COOL J). Escalating the
stakes, the researchers’ skeptical financiers
are nervous and have threatened to shut down
the off-shore facility on the eve of a round of
key tests.
Under the watchful eye of financial backer
Russell Franklin (SAMUEL L. JACKSON),
Susan and her team successfully extract brain
tissue from the largest of the mako sharks,
only to watch in horror moments later as the
shark exacts a revenge that results in irrepara-
ble damage to the research facility. With a
tropical storm swirling around the now sinking
Aquatica, the scientists and workers find them-
selves stalked by the terrifying new generation
sharks-fighting against the deadly monsters
they helped to create.’ More infomation on
movies then look at http://www.movieweb.com/
 7th October 1999
Film Competition
NSPCC CHARITY PREMIERE @ The ODEON CINEMA, GUILDFORD
We have three pairs of luxury seats for the ODEON/NSPCC
Charity Premiere of Disney’s ‘Tarzan’ on Sunday 10th October. To
win one of these pairs of tickets, email us at
barefacts@surrey.ac.uk with the answer to the following question:
‘Which Disney Cartoon Feature Film is generally
accepted as being the last to be predominantly hand
drawn rather than computer animated’
ANSWERS TO US BY 5pm THIS FRIDAY!!!!!!!!
WIN TICKETS TO THE NSPCC
CHARITY PREMIERE OF DISNEY’S NEW
FILM ‘ TARZAN ’
Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' immortal
adventure classic, Tarzan of the Apes, and
energized by the driving rhythm of five
great new songs by Grammy Award-win-
ning singer/songwriter/drummer Phil
Collins, Walt Disney Pictures' new animat-
ed feature, "Tarzan," takes moviegoers on
an imaginative fun-filled jungle excursion
unlike any other. Although there have been
many previous film versions of the "Tarzan"
story, this is the first full-length animated
feature ever to focus on the legendary loin-
clothed adventurer. Animation allowed the
filmmakers to show Tarzan's relationship
with his animal family as never before and
gave them the ability to have him move as
Burroughs had envisioned but as no human
actor physically could. Combining humor,
breathtaking jungle action and sensational
music with powerful emotional themes, the
film provides a timeless and contemporary
take on the popular tale.
Disney's "Tarzan" follows the extraordinary
adventures of an orphaned infant raised by
a family of gorillas and ultimately accepted
as one of their own. As Tarzan matures into
a young man with all the instincts of a jun-
gle animal and the physical prowess of an
athletic superstar, his life changes forever
when he finally meets other humans, with
whom he feels an immediate and irre-
sistible bond.
13
In telling their version of the Tarzan story,
the Disney creative team chose to explore
the lead character's emotional journey as
he tries to find his place between "two
worlds" - the animal family that raised him
and the human family into which he was
born. This powerful theme gave new focus
to the story and provided previously unex-
plored opportunities to add depth and emo-
tion to the characters and their situations.
While remaining true to the spirit and
essence of Burroughs' source material, the
filmmakers fashioned a story uniquely suit-
ed to a Disney animated feature. They also
sought ways to make the character of
Tarzan interesting and relevant to contem-
porary audiences.
With 47 previous movie adaptations,
"Tarzan" is said to be the second most
filmedsubject in Hollywood history (exceed-
ed only by "Dracula") and one of the all-
time most popular with moviegoers. By cre-
ating the first animated version of the story,
Disney is realizing a dream long held by
Burroughs himself. As early as 1936, the
author gave serious thought to animating
"Tarzan" as a means of more faithfully
bringing his hero to the screen. In a letter to
his son, he wrote, "The cartoon must be
good. It must approximate Disney excel-
lence." Several treatments were written but
the project never came to fruition.
UNION ENTS PLANNER

Helyn Rose Bar - 8pm - 2am

Who Knows
!
(HRB 8 til 2 Maybe?)

‘Open to everybody’ refers to members only or registered guests of the University of Surrey Students’ Union
30/9/99
Pool & Snooker Soc
Anyone interested in pool/
snooker and helping out
occasionally with running the
society, please e-mail me at
jleswright@hotmail.com. We
need YOU!
John Wright Vice President
Pool/Snooker Soc.
Swimming
Timetables
Available from
Sports Office
Spectrum 9pm
Mondays is
Womens Waterpolo
Only
Nor Soc
Students from
Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Finland
Election of new committee &
Sign-up for new members
Thursday 7th October
Lecture Theatre B
19.00
There will be a meeting & discussion about the proposed Helyn Rose Bar refurbishment on
Friday 8th at 12pm in the Grant Mitchell Room.
NOTICES
AGM & EGM NOTICES
'University of Surrey's Mountain Bike Club AGM
Thursday, 14th October, '99 at 6:10 p.m. in
Teaching Block room 21 All members Old and
New should attend!'
Ski Club AGM - Mon 18th October 1999
5pm - Sports Officers Office (in Union)
EMail eeplaf@surrey.ac.uk (for more details)
Sub Aqua EGM (two weeks time)
7:30pm TB11
for election of training officer
(date not supplied Ed)
"PhotoSoc AGM - 6.00pm Wednesday 13th
October 1999 in Grant Mitchell Room
(opposite Student Activities Centre in the Union
building). All are welcome"
Wednesday & Friday Hazel
AGM for Squash. Sunday 10th between 5pm
and 7pm atthe Varsity Centre.
Friends Of Asia AGM
Date: 12th October 1999
Time: 7pm (room is booked until 10pm)
Location: LT B
ALL ARE WELCOME
15
Sports Bursaries
Good at your sport? - Know someone else
who is?
Then have you thought about applying for
a University of Surrey sports bursary?
These are meant for those people who
have both a commitment to both academ-
ic and sporting excellence, and will help
you with both funding and some leniency
in terms of both your sport and studies.
Details are available from the Sports
Office and the Sports Centre or on the
Web at: www.surrey.ac.uk/Campusport
Applications must be returned to the
Campusports Centre Manager, John
Perrin by Friday 8th October 1999.
Driver Needed For
Farm Runs between 2am
and 3am
Please Contact Union
Reception xtn. 9223
16
GREENSOC
This week we’ve been planning ways of making the university more envi-
ronmentally friendly. It is true that there are many ways in which the univer-
sity, as a whole, could reduce its environmental impact and Greensoc are
working hard to improve areas such as the waste system, the heating sys-
tem and the use of disposable items in the restaurants and the union.
However, although you’ve probably heard it a million times before (even if
you don’t believe it) every one of us can make a difference. For example,
just the way in which you put your rubbish in the bin can have a positive or
negative effect on the environment. Basically, small changes to your
lifestyle can all add up to make a difference and the more people that
change the way they live, the bigger and better that difference will be!
Therefore Greensoc have compiled a list of 10 ways that you can easily live
a Greener life:
1) Turn off kitchen, bathroom and hallway lights when you see that these
places aren’t occupied
2) Avoid having your radiator on and window open at the same time
3) Avoid leaving the water running whilst brushing your teeth. Instead use
a cup of water to rinse your mouth
4) Urge your floor to recycle all tins, glass bottles, paper, cans etc. These
can be can be recycled on campus using minimal effort
5) Compress all rubbish you do not wish to recycle. This reduces the
sheer volume of waste.
6) Try to wash your dishes as a group on your floor to avoid the waste of
fresh water and detergent
7) Photocopy on both sides of a piece of paper. Also try to get your lectur-
ers to do the same.
8) Don’t take new plastic bags every time you visit Tesco’s, instead take
your rucksack or a reusable bag
9) Where possible use a china cup in the food outlets. Try to avoid using
the polystyrene unless you wish to take your drink away
10) Keep a box of scrap paper (old photocopies, print outs, damaged
paper etc) for end of term revision.
Please put this list on your kitchen notice board
Want to see more reviews covering interna-
tional issues? Do you have anything to say
in relation to being an international student?
From up coming cultural events and festi-
vals, to foreign music and film reviews, we
want to hear form you.
You don’t need to write anything if you so wish, as
we will do all that for you. All we require is your
knowledge and ideas, so that the voice of UniS’s
international society can be heard.
For more information, contact Mona
Sahlabadi
Tel: 01483 301063
Email: msahlabadi@hotmail.com or
Come and get your bargains
Thursdays & Tuesdays
Fruit & Veg.- Jean
Exchange - Brian Adams
CD’s - Jake’s CD’s -Drapes
and Hang’ns -Underware, &
Bits N’ Pieces
30/9/99
The Final Countdown
The millennium will perhaps see many new
arrivals - a dome, a bug, even the ability of
the average person to spell the word itself.
But on Saturday 5th February, there will def-
initely be one event - the 33rd Charity Dinner
Dance Committee’s Annual Ball.
Taking place at the Royal Garden Hotel,
Kensington, the event will be one of the
biggest and most prestigious balls of the
year, incorporating a champagne reception,
4 course meal with wine, live band and DJ,
and a raffle prize list that’s out of this world!
There will be coach travel laid on from cam-
pus to this, one of the finest hotels in the
country.
But, I hear you ask, how fine? Well, come
and be dumbfounded by the pictures of our
ballroom, the landscape views from the hotel
rooms and the quality of the people organis-
ing it all! The TICKET LAUNCH for the
CDDC Charity Ball 2000 is upon us.
The Lakeside restaurant will play host to the
ticket launch at 7:30pm on Thursday 7th
October (week 5). Entrance is £1.50, which
includes a glass of wine, and a raffle ticket -
2 ball tickets worth a total of £90 will be won
at this event!
Tickets for the ball will go on sale 11am-1pm
each day from Monday 11th (week 6) on the
ground floor of AZ building to SOMS stu-
dents and their guests only. Tickets will be
open to all, depending on availability, at a
later date - watch this space!
Finally, a BIG thank you to everyone for mak-
ing Cocktails and Karaoke a tremendously
successful event! Apart from raising well
over £300 for charity, it was good to see so
many school girls and boys playing with
each other... SPANK!
 30/9/99
LUNAR LISA & MYSTIC MOONDA
LIBRA
September 24 - October 23
Ahh! bright lights, spilt water and a snack after mid-
night? This can only mean one thing; you’ve been
watching too many eighties films involving small furry
creatures. Get out and meet some real hairy freaks (try
the Spread Eagle on a Thursday night).
Unlucky object of the week:
SCORPIO
October 24 - November 22
Zebra girl/boy should be your nickname this week,
those tan lines left over from the summer are making
you look a bit dumb. That’ll teach you to sunbathe
under a ladder. Also, it is important that you put a bag
on your head. That’s nothing to do with the tan lines,
but it’d probably be for the best.
Unlucky object of the week: Your face. yuck!
SAGITTARIUS
November 23 - December 21
A spoonful of vodka makes your breakfast go down
(shame it doesn’t work on your other half). You’re
becoming very unhealthy. You just need to stop asking
Bob to change the channel over and learn to press the
buttons yourself. Being fit helps at nightclubs.
Unlucky object of the week: Crane-flies and my A
drive.
CAPRICORN
December 22 - January 21
It was a cold winters night... slippers that’s what you
need, and a warm body to cuddle up with. Perhaps its
time to let that special someone know how you feel...
about them buying you a bottle of brandy and a hot
water-bottle.
Unlucky object of the week: A glass cushion
AQUARIUS
January 21 - February 19
You are stunning, That sequin number really suits your
eyes, and as for that fake tan, well that’s classy. Now
your ready for a night out at Cindy’s. Your style should
go down a treat at that meat market.
Unlucky object of the week: A hairy spider who lurks
behind your TV
PISCES
February 20 - March 20
Toiletcard? Those drinking games are really getting to
you. This is good, that is the point. A word of caution
however, Mars is after you. Run for the hills, don’t look
back. Fuzzy duck, ducky fuzz, does he? probably not.
Unlucky object of the week: A funky girl on your bed
(yes, really) It wasn’t me Mr Warden....COD!
Send your personals to barefacts@surrey.ac.uk or
post them in the BF Post Box outside the Union Offices.
1. All change at Twyford H - Aaaaaw, Adam... Who's your
new love, mate? Choice of two at Bar Med!
2. To the Milk Family - the American Pie rendition should've
won. We was done, guys. The Chairman (nuff respect to
USFC - nice one Nick)
3. Twyford H skoolgirls rule, OK? Only drink milk if you
want to and always use protection!
1. Operations are changing at Twyford H :Cupid, Control,
Shell, Aahh... whats gone wrong?
2. The Milkman has been challenged......but by whom ?
Aahhhhhh..........
3. Darling Olivia, who's your new love mate
Aahhhhh........
Pete, where's our next Lecture?
Resignation accepted! - Lost Mechie
96% Fluids failure, now that really is a blow out!
- Confused Mechie
To the sexy stinger & security guard James Sheppherd:
WOOF WOOF SAUSAGE!!!!!!!!!love SLS xxx
ARIES
March 21 - April 20
You’re really busy at the moment.
Unlucky object of the week: Time
TAURUS
April 21 - May 21
You are like the invisible man. No one can see you.
This is because you’re boring. You must think of inter-
esting things to say. Nobody wants to hear about your
potato peeler. Talk about what you see in your mind’s
eye, that might help. Little boys... my name’s
Trixabelle...
Unlucky Object of the week: Tumble-weed. There it
goes again.
GEMINI
May 22 - June 21
Out to lunch.
Unlucky object of the week: A beer drenched star
chart.. Uranus seems to have gotten bigger...(“no
that’s my doughnut”-Moonda).
CANCER
June 21 - July 23
In order to cast away, the unlucky imp that will try to
cause you grief this week. You need to do the follow-
ing: Carefully mix into the fried onions, one teaspoon
of... -sorry, that’s my Delia Smith book. Aah, that’s bet-
ter. The Bluffer’s Guide to Magic: At midnight on the
seventh minute, you must dance to David Bowie’s
‘Heros’ whilst filling your underwear with Jelly.
Unlucky object of the week: Strawberry skid marks.
LEO
July 24 - August 23
Stop doing it! Your funny little habits are really bother-
ing your friends. Everyone knows you’ve been stealing
their knickers. How many pants do you need? None,
because you are pants! Never mind, there is a positive
span ahead. So its just as well you like luncheon meat.
Unlucky object of the week: A debt collector.
VIRGO
August 24 - September 23
Life is like a box of tissues, you never know how snotty
things are going to get (or even worse... use your
imagination men). There may be trouble ahead. But
while there’s music and moonlight and love and
romance. Lets face the coursework and cry...
Unlucky object of the week: A vibrating projector.
And a mighty flood did swallow the city of Soddem and
Blackwater House.
Oooh, Leather Bloke, take your hand off my leg"
Nicole - is there a toilet at Farncombe station?
Nothing is so frustrating as frustration !
To all those at Pub Golf last night, hope you are enjoying
those hangovers this morning!!
Heres to the creation of many new nicknames!
love stalksxxxx
? Thanks to all the Barefacts Team for your help this week. It
was a very very long night.
Al, hows the phlange going? Any luck yet......Bilar.
Thats All Folks
17
Dear Russ
Dr Russ
I’ve just started filling out application forms.
What can I do to make sure I get interviews from
them because I hate the thought of wasting all
that time.
Dear Amit
The bad news is, no one can guarantee getting an
interview for a job. The good news is, you can
improve your chances considerably by doing just
two things. First of all, it is essential that you try to
sell yourself. To do this properly you have to do a
bit of homework. Start by checking out the qualities
the job demands, and then decide which of these
you think you have. If you haven’t got any of them
you may be considering the wrong job! The next
step is to think about things you’ve done which could
provide ammunition for your answers. Don’t rule out
anything at this stage. For example, suppose
you’ve had a job in a bar. You might think that’s of
no interest to an employer whatsoever. But if you
describe it in terms of dealing with difficult cus -
tomers, handling money, ordering supplies and
working long, unsocial hours - it suddenly sounds a
lot more relevant to the needs of employers.
Of course, if you've had a year out you'd probably
want to say a lot about that instead. But you would
still benefit by applying the same kind of analysis.
The trick is to try to relate what you have done to the
likely requirements of the job. Most jobs are
described in terms of tasks such as organising,
experimenting, managing, writing, analysing and
problem-solving. Employers want to know whether
you can do the things the job demands. The appli-
cation form is simply a means of finding this out.
The second thing you need to concentrate on is
making your form look attractive. If it shows you’ve
taken care over it, the employer will interpret that to
mean you really want to work for them. I reckon it
takes about 3 hours to do the job properly. The first
hour should be spent reading, thinking and planning.
The second should be spent working out your
answers to the more open-ended questions in
rough. The third you'd spend writing it out neatly.
Take heart though, the first form which you complete
is usually the worst and you can save quite a bit of
time if you keep a copy and modify your answers for
the ones that follow.
Russ Clark
Careers Service
Here is a picture for you to put in the next issue of
SVEN BASSETT getting
wet and soapy last year on Pickard 2.
Charles Wigfall, Sarah Smith, Nick Bellamy,
Louise Ryder, Lisa Widdows,
If you would like to submit a picture
for caught on camera at anytime dur-
ing the year, please feel free to drop
it into the Barefacts post box (outside
the Sabbatical Offices) or email it
directly to barefacts@surrey.ac.uk
18 7/10/99

SPONSORSALETOJUMPOUT
OFPLANEFORCHARITY.!!!!
"Friday 8 October - Presentations for the Petrified
(12noon- 2pm) - last chance to join the popular
and practical session which aims to take some of
the worries out of giving presentations.

Monday 11 October - Deaf Awareness (6pm -

8pm) - In order to coincide with Deaf Awareness
Week, there will be a session that takes an indepth
look at deaf issues and culture. This session will
be led by members of Guildford Deaf Club and is
aimed at all those interested in equal opportuni-
ties.

Wednesday 13 October - Managing Your Stress

I will be freefalling through the sky
for several thousand feet to raise
money for Shelter, a charity for the
homeless and badly housed peo-
ple. I need to raise a s much money
as possible and would be grateful
for any donations. If anyone would like to spon-
sor me they can pop into my office to put their
name on the sponsorship form or email me on
E.Sale@surrey.ac.uk.
(2pm - 4pm) - Jill Owen from the Student
Counselling Service will lead this interactive ses-
sion that will look at the causes of stress and prac-
tical ways to reduce stress for the future.
Friday 15 October - Managing Your Time (1pm -
2pm) - A brief session that will give insight and
reflection into ways we can save time on a per-
sonal and practical basis.
To get venue details or any other information,
please contact Rodney Bates by e-mail
(R.Bates@surrey.ac.uk), phone ext. 3177 or put a
note in the Skills Development pigeon-hole in the
Union."

Student Advice and Information Service

The Student Advice and Information Service has now moved and is situated in Wey flat
2, Surrey court. They offer free confidential, impartial and professional advice and
information on access funds, special needs, dyslexia, welfare and health, benefits and
rights, child care and staff development to new but a few. Drop-in opening hours are 10
a.m. - 4 p.m. during semester time and
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. during vacation.

Other Student Support Services

Counselling 9498
Chaplains 2754
Nightline 6999
V.P. Education & Welfare 9228
V.P. Student Support & Development 3926

Student Advice and Information Service 01483 87 9261 (ext. 9261)

Student-Advice@Surrey.ac.uk
www.surrey.ac.uk/SAS/

be heard.
barefacts@surrey.ac.uk

Surrey Students’ Newspaper

 30/9/99
Campusport Notices
National League Squash at the Varsity Centre......
@ Tue 26th October 7pm- First National League Home match vs
Lee-on-Solent.Tickets are £6 per person, £4 for UniS
Staff/Students, £3 for children and £12 family ticket.
@ Sun 24th October 11-4pm - Junior Squash Open Day. All wel-
come to a fun packed day full of coaching, games and prizes.
@Fri 8th October - Latino Night at the VC - book at the SC
@Fri 15th October - Beer Fest at the VC - all welcome, free entry.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> future employers with. You can still help
NEW SERVICES AT CAMPUSPORT
Reiki Healing - A system of natural healing. Restores balance and
harmony, relieving stress and anxiety. Contact Mark White x9975
(m.white@surrey).
Sports Injury/Sports Therapy - The clinic is now up and running
again at the sport centre with an improved service provided by
Rosie(07974 425447) and Karla(0771 3389705). Clinic no 01483
452028.
Beauty Therapy - An old service resurected by Christine
Cheesman providing a full range of services. Initially available
Weds 12-4pm and Fri 12-7pm, she is flexible and mobile. Tel h.
01483 827124 or m. 0831 738982.
19
Fancy some
action?
You couldn’t see us at the freshers fair but
here we are. Ready to give the opportuni-
ty to use your full potential and gain that
extra bit that your course can not offer. Not
even any other activity you might join. In
our group, we believe in the formula 2*10=
NEW HORIZONS, this means that if you
could spare two hours a week for ten
weeks, you can give yourself a chance to
explore many new exciting things. You will
also get a nice certificate to hang in your
room, something to impress mates and
on a non-regular basis (kinda one-off
events) if you can not fit into the magic for-
mula. What about a committee position?
The Student Community Action Group
invites everyone to join in, make friends,
have fun and learn new stuff through help-
ing the local community. Come along…
you won’t regret it.
To know more and sign up come and see
us in the lecture theatres concourse on
Tuesday, 05 October. Otherwise, leave
me a note in my pigeonhole in the union or
send me an email.

MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE SOON VIA OUR WEB SITE. Sid Djerfi
Community Action Chairperson
www.surrey.ac.uk/Campusport

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>

Retail - Every week and every month there will be different offers
at the sport centre shop...

October Footwear 15% off everything (sale rail 15%+)

Rugby shirts 15% off for the duration of the world cup
Soccer,rugby,hockey,astro footwear 15% off

This week Bags 10% off

Rackets 10% off
UniS Campus Jacket £49.99 > £44.99

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
Telephone Cards - Available at the sport centre reception (and
soon at the varsity centre), best rates on the market.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
Sports Bursary applications - deadline Friday 15th October. Info to
me
x9298, J.Perrin@surrey

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
Programme - is up and running. Workshops and courses start as
of right this week after last weeks 'free week'. Courses where there
are places still available are,

Golf 1st Nov 10 places

Tai Chi Monday 7.15-8.30pm 13 places
Contemporary 0 16
Contemporary 111 24
Breakdance 41
Jazz 1 14
Jazz 11 21
Sizzling Salsa 8-9 3
Sizzling Salsa 11 39
Streetdance 111 27
Tap 1 22
Tap 11 21
Tap 111 25

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
Catering - Snack Street Limited are the new contract caterers at
the Varsity Centre. Contact x3328. More datails to follow.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>

University of Surrey RFC 23, Reigate & Redhill RFC 5
Surrey's second league match
of the season kicked off on
Saturday against Reigate &
Redhill, relegated last season
from Surrey League 2. The day
started with a scramble for car
places as we were without a
minibus, which resulted in
debutant Big Jim (6'4") being
squeezed into Lazy Boy's
Peugeot 106 (matchbox on
wheels). Despite the fleet of
cars getting separated &
spending the afternoon driving
in circles around Reigate
("look at you, with your coat!"),
we finally got the team togeth-
er. With 10 minutes until kick
off.
Surrey received, and Reigate
soon gave away a penalty in
front of the posts, a mistake
which Luke "Filth" Philpott duly
converted into 3 points.It was
about now that we realised that
this was a game which we
could and were going to win.
For the first time this season
we decided that the forwards
would win scrums, rucks and
mauls, and that the backs
would actually run set plays
without dropping the ball! After
superb support play some
nippy handling in the back line,
winger Andy was able to skin
his marker and score Surrey's
first try. unsubstantiated
rumours spread that skipper
Ascot looked happy at this
point.
The first half continued much
the same, with Reigate being
driven back repeatedly. They
Sporting Vernacular
SURREY PRIDE
rarely broke into our half, and
when they did they were firmly
booted back out again. The for-
wards dominated the lineouts,
with JBF(Lucy?) and Aesop
making some classy takes,
while the backs carried on
dancing through, around and
occassionally over Reigate's
defence. The pressure was
enough for Filth to score
Surrey's second, putting us up
to 13-0. The only half time sub -
stitution was that of Aesop for
Ramin, and the second half
was under way.
Unfortunately, it didn't go as
planned. The play was still
good, but too scrappy, and half
the team seemed to have
caught the incurable disease
known as "Giving Lip To The
Ref Syndrome". This resulted
in lost ground, fraying tempers
and a caution for the Tapp
Monster (who still pleads inno -
cence). Filth kicked yet anoth -
er penalty (glory), and Fresher
Tom made the mistake of scor-
ing on his debut game. Filth
converted (glory), and all that
remained was for Reigate to
score a consolation try. The
whistle blew, Surrey 23
Reigate 5. Cue much singing
and drinking of beer. (Tom be
warned this day will return to
haunt you!!)
"The more cynical you
become, the better off you'll
be..." - The Offspring
Athers.
FOOTBALL RESULT
Sports Profile
Charlotte Dawson Women’s Footie Captain
Name/Age:
Charlotte Dawson/20 Worst Injury:
sprained ankle
Department:
music What do you go for in a
man?:
Measurements: tall, good looking & lots of
5ft 6” (size 6 feet) muscles
Sporting Interests: Most Embarassing Moment:
football & tennis probably yet to come!
Marital Status: Sporting Superstitions:
attached (dubious! Ed) always drinking after matches
Favourite Feature: Does Surrey Sport affect your
hair social/private life?:
only on Wednesday nights and only in a
Favourite Food: good way
Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Sporting Role Model:
Most Recent Music Purchase: Denise Lewis
7 Cds in the HMV sale (including Air Moon
Safari) Sum yourself up in three words:
blonde, loud, fun
What Does Surrey Sport Give You?:
friends, hangovers & responsibilities Any last words:
King, watch out, we’re after you!
Most Memorable Moment:
losing our Sessa cup match at the last Thanks to Charlotte and will next weeks
minute and having a dodgy referee who Star of Surrey Pride answer all the ques-
didn’t understand the rules tions asked of them?
Fancy A Race?
Calling all athletes and aspiring athletes! There indoors (including a trip to bonnie Glasgow – how
are many opportunities to represent your univer- could you refuse) and outdoor track. The stan-
sity in athletic competition whether you are an dard for BUSA is slightly higher but anyone want-
experienced athlete or an interested beginner. ing to give it a go will most certainly not be dis-
The London Colleges League consists of 5 cross couraged!
country races and 1 road race and these take
part in many destinations in and around London. If anybody is interested in competing in either the
This is open to anybody of any standard – the LCL or BUSA or just wants a bit more information
more the merrier! then please give me, Vicky, a ring on 0370-
807270 or 01483-569875. First LCL cross coun-
As far as national competitions are concerned, try is in mid October at Hampstead so please let
there are BUSA championships in cross country, me know soon if you are interested.

Ahh, the revolution is here.
It is all change at the Barefacts Office this
semester. No longer are editorials held with a
collection of slightly hairy people perched on a
random assortment or chairs, tables and
decaying back copies. Gone are the days
when the editor handed out lollipops and the
news editor spun round aimlessly in the com-
fortable wheely chair while discussing the
complete lack of news. For a start there sud-
denly seems to be things happening on cam-
pus...scandalous goings on and wrong doings.
Editorial meetings now take place round a
conference table and people brandish note
books while mobile phones ring urgently as
the news floods in.
There is also a bit of a coup at the rear end of
your Barefacts, the sports pages have been
taken over by the one person who continually
got picked last for rounders (if picked at all)
and got thrown out of the netball team aged
eleven for a complete lack of catching ability.
Let me introduce my name is Lindsay and I
sail.
I am also going to do my utmost to make sure
that the back few pages of Barefacts don’t get
completely taken over by the ever enthusiastic
Arts/Music-review crowd, and continue to tell
the best (and the worst) of everything that
Surrey has to offer.
SURREY COUNTY CUP 1st
Round
Royal Holloway Old Boys 1
UniS 1st XI 1-1 AET, USFC
win 4-2 on penalties
Royal Holloway undoubtedly
began the stronger and were
soon peppering the first team
new boy Tyler "T-Man" White's
goal. A comical goalmouth
scramble involving Damien
"Oops" Westlake and Richie
"Sexy" Butler saw the ball hit the
woodwork twice before being
hooked clear. However the oppo
soon got their reward and went
1-0 ahead. USFC reacted well,
with Andy "F@c£$n' 'ell" Kinsey
making some strong foraging
runs down the left and Nick
"Yokel" Semmens feeding off
Andy's teasing crosses. Half
time came with Surrey beginning
to impose themselves on the
game but still behind.
Some great defensive from the
back three, with Ray "Psycho"
Legg chopping down players left,
right and centre, built a strong
base for us to drive forward.
John "Puffin' Billy" Fagan had a
couple of quality (if he did say so
himself) long range efforts before
some incisive passing let Sam
"Chilli Sauce" Nourizadeh to
equalise spectacularly. A mid-
field battle ensued with neither
side breaking the deadlock with-
in the 90 minutes.
Extra Time - Skipper Richie
"Lethargy" Bedford subbed him-
self for a tactical ciggie allowing
Rob "Squaddie" La Pena to stiff-
en up the midfield. Dom "Not
French" Walker replaced Nick
soon after and nearly scored a
winner at the Death. However, a
fruitless extra-time meant that
specialist penalty taker Jim
'Driver' Bloomfield was called
upon with seconds remaining,
this was an inspired swap by the
skip.
We duly won the penalty shoot
out 4-2 with expert spot kicks
from John "Maggot" Guiney,
Puffin' Billy, Driver and "No Need
for a Nickname" Trigger.
Excellent commitment all round,
Fellas!!

X Lindsay Endean (mu71le@surrey.ac.uk)

‘Cause
‘Cause we lied
Co-op, Tesco, Sainsbury’s & One-Stop on
on the
the back
back of
of
the
the last
last issue!!
issue!!