responses of the Vice-Chancellor pyramid to be set alongside the issues. At worst it can be regarded Changing University World" does, a federation of socialist clubs using congratulation and cosmic fantasies to be representation on the car- In this period by tradition, only the those with their chin on the horizon history. In a loose leaf addition to academics have clearly discounted word, by joint Senate/Student comvious term, in which the flexible details of a complex administrative the loom large, left students and staff existing monstrosity. Against with the appalling prospect of a good advice of a Left hardened by series of joint student/staff commit- active experience of campus struggle, tees. While this is seen with some the Union had agreed to accept this complacency as a panacea for all reformist package as a basis of that uncomprehended debate and negotiation. Since this basis, marching about on the campus other necessity, removed the contentious rumours from Ine administration questions (the actual pre-existing imagine a giganormous "sit-in" as structure of power) from the debate, part of "a national co-ordinated the Senators could honestly report demonstration at the end of Octo- the negotiations to the press as ber." So the students face a schitzo- "friendly". It is worth reporting that so a campaign of "anti education" is separates. phrenic group, torn between self- the most contentious issues appeared of unrest. parking committee and the relative scene, the "university cycle" assumes more significance. The key factor is So the new term commenced with the summer vacation in which the "parallel" boredom system of interestwill be added this year by Senate apparently replenishes reform on the agenda for both the intervention of our "Clearways stock of repressive weapons and the students—well, contrary to the fan- ratify, if they will. Although it will of the militant students). This will tasies (and since the authorities be opposed by the Left on way), - really write each other question of power, it will probably greetings from is an encroachment on prerogatives talks, titled respectively "The Role locate it in the structure of a class "student unrest". The events of pre- mittee negotiations to decide the in some departments, and will enable of the University in a Changing society debate of some contentious World" and "The Role of the as a kind of tin-opener which will for those students who attend either, help the students gain insight to the offer two sharply delineated versions Administrations preparations clearly structure. of their forthcoming reality. More show positively, the Campaign is planning while extolling the virtues of indiBesides mounting a campaign "environment" dav where the of against this reformism the radical complex of politics and culture (or organised collective protection students return to deal with the Kultur), light and word will attempt their rights planned. problem of a total change in one- to relay a political message about third of the student population. How involvement, etc., on campus in a far those press reports of last June situation which brings together the mer of "frank and friendly" negotiahave been retained is questionable, kinds of experience bourgeois society tions, experienced observers being run the first weekend of term. from both those underground and has learned nothing from its own new students attend, and during of bourgeois society. New students the "Student Handbook" we are inseniority of the Deans, issues which three days are subjected to intensive will also get a broadsheet telling propaganda by emminent authorities them what had been happening and their lackeys in the Student around here and why. The existence identity cards for use "in the sports Union. Although these events con- and style of these last two things tinue, piquancy — if not actual owes a lot to the incorporation of this item has not been part of the the "hippie" community as one of aforementioned negotiations. the constituencies of the fight on this Senate and the Students Union to Campaign" (the umbrella movement campus.
the include counter-reception, questionprovide causus belli in plenty any- grounds of irrelevance to the central ing of ritual, guerrilla theatre, an traditional duties of their heritage.
active denunciation of those elements To generalise the local campus con- student body even less prepared than strange places. At gain acceptance in the Unionsome of the experience designed to conflict as a theoretical attack on the Hull the latter end of the summer of whose officers seem never to get firm the student as pathetic idiot of institution, presumptions and forms knows best".
present higher education, to There is uproar in the Sociology and sundry other diversions.
Department at London's Regent and to attempt to Street Polytechnic. Communications the opened student eyes outward. Here have broken down between the the RSSF structure is essential. The management and the lecturers.
students are making critical remarks.
A team of rank and file militants, that the Vice-Chancellors, sent by 'Solidarity' to investigate, report as follows: us. have a well 1. The Management. This consists of of a tightly knit complex of bankers, lawyers and politicians, bound together by Christian beliefs, conFinally, in the context of a sum- servative ideology, geratric ineptitude and a lust (consummated) for will Much help is hoped for recognise that the Administration power. The Director is Sir Eric Richardson, CBE, Ph.D., B.Eng., FIEE. AMI. Mech.E.. said to interested in engineering. 2. The Labour Force. This conformed that academic staff and sists of semi-skilled assembly line students alike are to be issued with operatives (known as "lecturers'). centre and library". Needless to say They come in two sizes: the 'gold watch' boys, who have been with the firm for years and are deeply inteorated- - and the cacha c whace Once again an arrogant bureau- status is somewhat inconsistent and cracy, ignorant of the nature of the whose relationship with the manageThe Socialists on campus have the institution it rules and unquestioning ment is ill-defined. Politically most about its own purposes, faces a of them are frustrated liberals and radicals, whose critique of society last year to accept that daddy is purely academic, when not enmeshed in methodism, existentialism REGENT STREET POLYTECHNIC (a) that the walls of all lecture 3. The Product (also known as theatres be painted green, as it "students"): The intake is bi-sexual. was found that the delivery rate Quality inspection is poor and there of lectures' then increased by is said to be much built-in obsoles- 30 w.p.m. cence. The output is systematically (b) that a Welfare Officer be apprOcessed - at a rate of 30 per pointed to listen to the operaannum-into traditional middle-class tives* complaints, thereby patterns of thought. improving morale. 4. The Problem: The Sociology (c) that onbortunities for social Department is a thorn in the Direc- interaction among operatives be tor's flesh (he recently called them extended, provided it did not 'all bolsheviks and atheists'). Eric intericre with output. has been toying with the idea of (d) that the Ministy of Labour set abolishing the problem by abolish- up an office in the building to ing the Department. help those threatened with 5. The Conflict: A deputation of dundancy. Allention should be sociologists recently called on the drawn to the fact that alternative Director asking for "better conditions work was available in Aberdeen. and facilities for staff and students. (e) that operatives be directed to They were met with a blank refusal, local government retraining centhreats of redundancy, hints that the rec. with a view of acquiring site would be closed and warnings new skills, such as lecturing in That no more labour would be veterinary science, classical Greek recruited. or Civil Engineering.
6. The Investigation: At first the 8. Conclusions: Although those operatives were hostile to our team made redundant might at first be of investigators and threatened to resentful, the team was optimistic stop work if their output was timed. that they would eventually come to The difficulties were overcome when realise that mobility of skilled labour we infiltrated class rooms disguised was in the national interest. as ventilation engineers.
7. Recommendations: EDWARD LUDD.
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As the campus struggles become did not move the student delegation a permanent fcature of the political significantly.