M - M MM. vv M M M IHr 3-OCl 2000 ' 1^" ' I s^ I "sssr Monday 2nd October, 2000 Issue 521 The Newspaper of the LSESU Architecture on the Aldwych b:art 6 Mandelson Uncovered page 17 Radiohead's new album b:art page 5 Hall Commitee set to save the planet Mark Ready The LSE often styles itself as an institute that spearheads socially beneficial change worldwide. Environmentally friendly initiatives, prevention of global warming and wasteful use of limited or important resources are recognised as such change, third perhaps only to reform of the health and education systems. The administration wishes LSE to be one of the "trailblazer colleges" on environmental issues. The LSE has introduced a number of environmentally friendly measures. A campus-controlled thermostat (part of the Building Management System) ensures that no more than enough energy is burned up in maintaining the temperature both on campus and in halls. Male students are probably familiar with the waterfree urinals on campus by now. However, the administration has fallen down on recycling issues. A report (commissioned from Wastebusters Ltd in line with a review in Houghton Street during the summer term 1999) recommended in March 2000 that the halls should recycle waste, purchase recycled products, and Garbage-mountains, pollution-disasters, noise-problems. Environmental issues need to be solved. Picture: Archives further limit energy consumption. The report also suggested organisations that specialise in all of these areas. An inter-halls committee meeting on 5th May 2000 recommended that "the Residences simply work to their own waste and energy minimisation targets". The administration has seemed content to let the report pile LSE's reams of waste paper higher, rather than actively encourage the halls to follow its recommendations. Students and management at Carr-Saunders have salvaged the report from the landfill. Previously the hall society, like those in other halls, initiated recycling schemes. These relied on the committee carting any collected paper to the nearest public recycling points. Predictaljly these schemes have proven unsustainable with the waxing and waning of committees. During the summer, however, the Carr-Saunders committee arranged for London Recycling Ltd (020 7511 8000) to collect the hall's white paper, free of charge, when they collect a certain amount. A recycling bin has been set up in the common room and the society purchased a wheely bin (£58) for easy transport. The hall committee have to carry paper 20m rather than 200m, so the scheme should prove sustainable. Yet the Carr-Saunders-Pioneers received e-mails from other hall society committees asking for advice on installing similar schemes in the face of management indifference. Maybe hall managements have more pressing concerns. If so, and if LSE administration is serious about being one of the " trailblazer colleges", should Houghton Street not take a lead in encouraging recycling? That the administration has had a relatively expensive waterfree urinal system installed on campus, but not forced paper recycling (one of the most basic of environmental initiatives) in halls seems ridiculously anomalous given that wheely bins for all the halls would cost less than £500. If all halls installed a white paper recycling scheme though, would it work? Admittedly the bin at Carr-Saunders contains barely enough paper to save even a small twig at the moment, but the students there expect to start saving some trees when the first years realise how little of the Freshers' material they need to keep. Even more re-assuring is the thought the residents of Carr-Saunders have shown in distinguishing between he normal bins and the recycling bin. I personally have only found a solitary beer can in the recycling bin during Freshers' week. Either Carr-Saunders students are not recycling their beer cans or, truer to form, they're not drinking very many of them in the first place. The administration has seemed content to letl the report pile LSE's reams of waste paper] higher, rather than actively encourage the hailsi to foilow its recommendations. Sorry I'm late, the cyber terminal crashed Mathias W. Benzer, News Editor In order to improve the availability of-students' time tables the London School of Economics and Political Science have scheduled the introduction of seventeem new information kiosks around the campus. These will be located in the entrance areas of the Old Building, St. Clement's Building, Clement House, St Philip's House, the East Building and 20 Kingsway. The information provided is said to not only include up-to-date time tabling information but also news about events and activities at the University. Using eye-level PC screens, the kiosks will enable students to check timetable details from PCs all around the school, as well as in halls of residence. It is these screens, however, that cause some discussion among students at LSE. TheBeaver asked several students about the advantages and disadvantages of the screens. Catherine Wallace, a second year BSc Sociology student, pointed out: "I saw the screens in the Old Building and they fine. Last year we had to literally fight our way through to the time-tables on the pin-walls. Now, however, we mightl have to queue in front of these remarkably small screens for hours given the fact that so many students will want to know their time tables once teaching has started. I suppose it's worth a try, but experience will show if the new screens are a real improvement." Lee Federman, SU General conclusion: "The new screens Secretary, came to the following have already had a very positive Find your way through the jungle of Lectures and Class-schedules using new technologies Picture: Ian Curry response from the students. Quick access to timetables is now ensured. I am sure that they will help to make the first weeks of term that little bit less hectic." According to a Students' Union Press Release the aim of the new facilities is to improve internal communications around campus, while more general information will also be available in poster and leaflet formats, below the screens. A very positive response is to be expected from students with disabilities who now have easier access to their time tables using the lower level screens that have been placed in the Old Building If students have any further queries concerning timetable information they are advised to consult the course offices. Freshers' Week Uncovered - Page 4 Contact The Editors by e-mail: m.devlchand@lse.ac.uk & i.d.curry@lse.ac.uk News TTtgBgsvot Issue 521 - Oct 2nd 2000 pageZ Out of halls, into real life Edward M. Jones After a week of living in halls of residence, many new undergraduates at the LSE have experienced the more basic aspects of living in halls - the joys of sharing toilets and showers with absolute strangers, the culinary "delights" of canteen food and the lack of home comforts such as sofas. For reasons such as these, living "out" in the second year of your degree appeals to many students as you can combine a great social life with all the comforts of home. Living outside the strict rules and regulations of a halls of residence also brings a high degree of independence -one group of second-year ex Carr Saunders residents decided to spend the money they had set aside for a microwave on laser quest sets and vodka to celebrate their house-warming. However, living in private accommodation also has it's pitfalls; some landlords try to limit their expenses by not replacing Landlords are required by law to fit damaged furniture and fittings and smoke detectors on every floor of a failing to meet safety laws, property, have a fire extinguisher •Missintet stSM 1- 't-jMMSiejttiam.mss CNoMKr ¦ -'.r .m in the kitchen and to have gas appliances checked annually. Bringing complaints quickly to the attention of the landlord does pay off, as he has an obligation to keep the contents of a furnished house in a decent condition. Alex Glascott, a second year BA History student moved Into a house in the Turnpike Lane area with six friends a week ago: "We expected the house to be basic because we the rent is only £65 each per week, but when we moved in we found that the light in the kitchen wouldn't work because of a broken fitting, the washing machine door was jammed shut and we had to prop the oven door shut with a chair. We complained to the landlord and after a few days he sent an electrician round to fix the light and we should be getting a new washing machine soon, although nothing has been done about the Although some students at the end of their first year may want to experience the independence that living in a privately rented flat may bring, many would like to stay in halls because rent is cheap considering their central position and because of the social life that halls of residence bring. However, only a small percentage of second year undergraduates who apply for a place in halls succeed, and those who do have to meet strict criteria. The LSE has responded to the demand for places in halls by building High Holborn and Bankside during the past few years, yet the high rent charged to students for living in these "super halls" puts them out of reach of many students who because of financial reasons have to live in the more modest surroundings halls such as Passfield or Carr-Saunders. Living In affordable LSE-residences is mostly not possible for Second Year students. Picture: Archives oven. Many would like to stay in halls because rent is cheap considering their central position and because of the social life that halls of residence bring. The Union Online Sari Rannanpaa, News Editor The LSE Students' Union web site www.lse.ac.uk/union was launched last week. The pages are still under development, and they are to be expanded in the coming months to become a comprehensible store of vital information for all LSE students. The web site will contain UGM and Union Council agendas, the constitution of the LSESU and information on the functioning of the Students' Union. Each society will also have their own web pages, and photo libraries of LSESU will be created as well. The pages will also greatly assist the Athletic Union, as fixtures, results and tables will come online. Another aspect to the project will be the development of e- commerce sites with mail order catalogue for the SU shop and an accommodation database for house-hunting students. Lee Federman, the General Secretary of the LSE Student's Union said that 'The key to the success of the new website will be its maintenance. Fortunately we have employed web scholars to update the site at regular intervals, and soon students involved will be given the necessary guidance to update their pages themselves.' The societies will be given the necessary instruction to construct their own web pages during the Students' Union's inaugural skills development conference during week 6 of the Michaelmas term. The move is a welcome one, bringing the SU into the information age at last. All that remains to be seen is whether the students will abandon hotmail for a few minutes to check it out. Wekomt to the ISEStndtnti'mtein .. >7 date bi UdM tectmOitw isdaMKkawhn SlWoMf OliM, -ni-n www.lse.ac.uk/union Picture: LSESU New Career Magazine Hits The Union Stands Espen Greig The LSESU is to distribute a new weapon in the crusade to win the holy grail that is the golden career. Following in the vanguard of MIT, Harvard, and Wharton Business School, the Students I 'nion is to distribute over 3000 copies of 'MBA Jungle', a brand new magazine devoted specifically to guiding both under-grads and post-grads in choosing their career paths. Reaction from the Student body seems positive:"Many LSE students 'will inevitably work in the City, commented Lee Federman, the General Secretary of the SU. And at some point may be encouraged to study an MBA. I think that this magazine will be a valuable resource to LSE students, serving to inform, educate and entertain students across the board. The magazine promises to provide different insights to MBAs than those students may hear from their professors. MBAs are highly valued commodities and not easy to get, and in an area where up-to-date and informed advice is crucial, the advent of a new publication will be obviously welcome, and hopefully MBA Jungle will give potential LSE applicants the edge needed to succeed in such a competitive market. UGM Living democracy at LSE to many might seem like a slogan with little active connotation to it. However, there is one weekly event that makes one refute this theory; the General' Meeting of the Students' Union. The UGM takes place every Thursday at 1 pm in the Old Theatre of the Old Building. Starting this week it normally lasts: for about an hour and provides -apart from hot political debates - a certain degree of amusement. TfteBeaver would like to advise all students, but especially those who spend there first year at the School, to come along and get to know the Union, the main participaters in several debates, and most of all to join in the debates and find out about the "paper-throwing-ritual". Maybe some of you will even have the privilege to become a member of the "balcony-gang" and cause the LSE-version of political riots. What is more, there will be an election coming up at the Union General Meeting. Fat Bob, last year's legendary chairman, famous also for calling non-voters "fascist little shits", and Charlotte Knowles, last year's charming Vice-chair who has moved on to being treasurer of the Union, left two empty positions, which LSE-Students can now stand for. TfteBeaver: Issue 521 - Oct 2nd 2000i pagesi Abort, Retry, Fail? Welcome to the LSE Internot Alison L Ferine Freshers got a rude awakening to the wonders of the LSE IT department this weel '" r' . ¦¦ .V v» oldman aclis ;i. ¦ V'-'x '-^i' :ma< awa b:largin' it DRUM'N'BASS "Junglists are you ready???" C7t° * PeRPETUAi. DRUM & BASS MOTlOh For over three years, Movement has been the capital's phattest drum'n'bass weekly night, always packed to the rafters with the most energetic, enthusiastic d'n'b headz around, screaming for the reload on the scene's hottest sounds of the minute, spun to perfection by regulars Bryan Gee, Ray Keith, Tonic, Brazilian supremo Marky, alongside MCs Moose, ICS, Fearless and Darrison, and joined by special guests such as bad boy Jumping Jack Frost, the godfather Grooverider and scratchmeister Hype. It may have sounded like an impossible feat to try and encapsulate the atmosphere and vibes onto an album, but they've only gone and f*cking done it haven't they?!!! The album, entitled 'Movement: Perpetual Drum'n'Bass Motion' contains a absolutely wicked selection of classics mixed by Ray Keith while the one and only Bryan Gee digs into his record box to present tunes currently doing much damage on the drum'n'bass scene. The track listing is incredible: Total Science's remix of the hardcore anthems 'Dubplate' and 'Champion Sound', Digital's heavyweight 'One Ton', Krust's 'Kloakin' Devices', the dancefloor smash 'The Nine' from Bad Company and Shy FX's congo natty venture 'Bambaata, the laid back bubbler 'How You Make Me Feel' from Marcus Intalex and ST Files, plus future classics such as J Majik's awesome,'Love Is Not A Game' featuring the unmistakable vocals of Kathy Brown. For all the DJing crew, the vinyl sampler includes Souljah's amen rinse-out 'Fade 2 Blaick' and an 'It's Jazzy' remix from Roni Size. Unbelievably bad, and that's not even the half of it. If you've never been to Movement before there's no better time than this week when you can celebrate the album launch party TWICE in one week! The Bar Rumba launch party is on Thursday with a Ray Keith and Bryan Gee special, plus there's the monthly at Mass in Brixton with an incredible line up of Bryan Gee, Frost, tonic, Ray Keith, Digital, Hype, Ed Rush, Supply & Demand, Ruffstuff, with MCs GQ, Moose and ICS, with special guest DJs and MCs on the night. See you there! Movement weekly Thursdays @ Bar Rumba- S6 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 8.S0-SAM £S b4 10pm/ £4 members/ £5 NUS/ £6 Movement monthly Every 1 st Saturday of the month Saturday October 7th - album launch @ Mass - St. Matthews Church, Brixton Hill, SW2 9PM-6AM £7 b4 10.30/ £8 NUS & members/ £10 ¦ TOOIWWO KRUST: DA INTALEXs RAM tRUXXsnr: PESHAY: BREAKBEAT BFtA J0^8^ L! SC3UL JAH: RONf SIZE: SS: W C«: SHT FX: BAD COMRANV' RB»RA2INr!D«MrAL!0 FWWECTiJ MAvflKfKAT, KAW BROWN Ray Keith BLACKMARKET RECORK DRUM'N'BASS CHARTS Week ending Saturday 2Srd September 1. Lemon D - Planet V rmx (V) 2. Total Science - Dubplate remix (CIA) ; 3. Reel Time/Suv - Mine (Full Cycle) 4. Dylan - Plankton (Biotic) 5. The Dragon - Tai Chi (Poison) 6.Cool Hand Flex - Human Race (East Side) 7. Digital Nation - Flashback (white) 8. Ryme Tyme & Trace - Move VIP (1210) 9. DJ Daze - Religion (Armageddon) 10. Special K Force 9 (white) Bryan Gee joO LSE CENTRAL CATERING SERVICES BRUNCH BOWL (4'*' Floor, Old Building) TERM TIME: MON to FRI 9am-7pm; Sat 11am - 4pm VACATION: MON to FRI 9am-5pm Breokfost 9am-llafn: continental, traditional, and healthy options, special price reductions. 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BEAVERS RETREAT BAR (4*^ floor. Old Building - through Brunch Bowl) TERM TIME: MON to FRI 12noon-2.30pm A 5pm-9pm VACATION: MON to FRI 12noori-2.00pm A 5pm-7pm Traditional Pub with modern touch. Great selection of cask conditioned, keg and bottled beers, wines, spirits etc. Open fire on chilly winter evenings. \ SENIOR DININ6 ROOM (Members only) COFFEE BAR - MON to FRI, 10.00am-4.30pm LUNCH - MON to FRI, 12.30pm-2.00pm FUNCTIONS ANt> SPECIAL CATERIN6 variety of catering services are available for conferences, events, business meetings and private dining. Contact the Catering Office on 0207-9557222. 4 b:film b:art This is the Winter of Our Discount Ents Charlie Jurd brings you the lowdown on the gigs and tours dropping in on the capital this term Q clash of dates for all none of those fans wanting to see both those acts. It is not until mid-October that we will get the really exciting acts in London. The 16th sees Roni Size and his Reprazent collective returning to the live sphere with new material and a new live show that promises much if history is anything to go by. Responsible for pioneering live drum and bass with frightening immediacy a night of Reprazent live, with new angry single Who Told You, is a truly mouth-watering occasion. To diversify a little how about sampling new UK and Irish indie rock heroes Coldplay at the Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 22nd or 23rd and JJ72 at the University of London Union on October 19th and 20th - but be warned - tickets for these will be selling like the proverbial toasted pastries. Toploader also bring their radio friendly rock and pop stall to the capital on the 19th October to appear at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. Robbie "How piss poor can my songs get before people stop buying them?" Williams also drops in to prance around Docklands Arena with his bare arse showing and doing spontaneous acts at exactly the same point every night from October 31st to November 5th (no show November 3rd) to tour his (well all the music is written by Guy Chambers - the talented but ignored one) new Sins When You're Winning album. (No, I am not thinking of going at this stage - but, hey, if anyone has a ticket for sale). (That was an Ironic aside - sorry but some people need this to be pointed out). The Bluetones and Teenage Fanclub carry their indie-pop songs to the capital on the 3rd and 8th November respectively. Shepherd's Bush Empire hosts The Bluetones' slight return at the start of the month while the Fannies play to the Astoria on the 8th. If you have not been sidelined through lack of money / aspirations of academic success left by this stage the gig trail continues with Embrace (Brixton Academy, 10th November) and Doves (Shepherd's Bush Empire, 13th and 14th November) before Moby peddles the same live show he's been doing for at least a year at Wembley Arena on the 18th November. Off the beaten track Queens of the Stone Age (Astoria, 22nd November) bring their narcotic heralding rock show to the capital while Godspeed You Black Emperor! If you had any doubts about coming to London to university, be reassured by the sheer volume of great music that will be resonating around capital this autumn. There's the return of monolithic rock acts whose royalty cheques are drying up (allegedly) such as AC/DC (Wembley, December 4th and 5th), Motorhead (Brixton Academy, October 22nd), The Who (November 16th) and Hawkwind (Brixton Academy, October 21st) but also the rising stars from the UK, JJ72, and US, Queens of the Stone Age, to look forward to as the nights draw in. Here's a few reasons why, if there isn't blood trickling from your ears come December 8th, you will have wasted the Michaelmas term. If the excitement/alcohol consumption of Freshers' Fortnight has not left you a penniless and vomit stained agoraphobe you could do a lot worse than making your way to Kentish Town Forum on the 5th of October where Elliot Smith will be peddling his emotive brand of classic acoustic guitar led songwritlng. Scots The Delgados are coming to the Royal Festival Hall on the 8th October to bask in the long overdue recognition given to their last album In this year's Mercury Prize Nominations. Then its off to Wembley arena with the ear plugs and Praktika compact binoculars to get a good look at the results of Britney Spears' knee operation from the 10th to 12th of October. Fellow Americans Everclear rock their post-grunge thang at the London Astoria Theatre on the 10th October - a worrying Other less publicised highlights could well come from The Webb Brothers, playing at London's historic 100 Club in Oxford Street on the 12th October and Soulwax electro-rocking Camden's Electric Ballroom on the 25th October. Young grunge outfit Llama Farmers team up with The Crocketts to rock the Astoria LA2 crowd on October 13th too. Grandaddy's 31st October outing at the Shepherd's Bush Empire promises much, their melancholic post-electronic psychadelia was a crowd pleaser at the Reading festival this summer and they are well worth devoting a chunk of your student loan towards. More established UK rock fare arrives at the same time In the form of Placebo (Brixton Academy, 31st October and 1st November), Reef (Shepherd's Bush, 2nd November) and M a n s u n (Shepherd's Bush, 4th November). But are\ these stalwarts of the late 90s music scene still up to it in the new millennium? One thing's for sure, Paul Weller and James show no signs of tiring, returning to put a bit aside to help with the winter fuel bills by playing at Earl's Court on the 4th November and Brixton Academy on the 8th November present a somewhat different post-modern orchestrated SoundScape of millennial madness at the Scala in King's Cross from the 19th November to the 22nd. The Smashing Pumpkins also drop into the capital as part of their final ever tour on the 3rd and 4th of November. If you fancy getting tickets for the Wembley Arena dates I would consider either a sideline in prostitution or drug dealing as tickets will be somewhat difficult to come by. Ageing pop-punkers Green Day also drop in to the capital's Wembley Arena on December 8th to tour their new Warnins album.It's an impressive autumn line-up I'll think you'll agree. Indeed, the musical ambassador is spoiling us with his Ferrerro Rocher of sonic delights. ENTER 7?7eBeaver If you are an amazingly talented writer and have an embarrassingly encyclopaedic knowledge of music you exist only in my journalistic dreams. Everyone else who wouldn't mind getting some free CDs and gig tickets and writing reviews for the LSE's most looked at organ then e-mail Charlie (c.r.jurd@lse.ac.uk) or come along to 7/jeBeaver office at 12:30 on a Friday lunchtime and leave your details. - respectively. b:music SINGLE SINGLE OF THE WEEK Bjork triumphant Drugstore I Wanna Love You Like a Man The last time we heard from Isabel Motiero and her gang of latino indie kids, they were urging us to Kill the President, and their early stuff sounded like Throwing Muses produced by Steve Albini. In Buenos Aries. Now they've dropped all the fuzzy guitars and shouty bits (so nineties darling) and are trying some surf guitar/piano stuff. It's OK, I suppose, but I can't be the only one who was hoping for a little more from the Y2K - why does everyone, even ex-grungers, want to sound like David Gray? Are we in a massive existentialist crisis that means we can only handle really soft quiet stuff? So, yeah, it's cool, stick it on while you water the pot plants and fill in your mortgage application. I'm off to listen to Stiff Little Fingers. 6/10 Tom 'wisdom is wasted on the old' Livingstone r f- , -I*, " ' .L L "1 ' -r I. ' ¦ ¦d .^5'' 1 y i"; - '¦ ¦¦v--'""':- S:, ¦¦¦¦¦IS v.- Bjork is shattered after her latest run of tour dates Picture : One Little Indian Records For any other popstar launching a film career would be a daunting prospect. Not so for our favourite Icelandic songstress. The album Selma Songs comes from the highly acclaimed Dancers in the Dark, the film that has made Bjork's cinematic debut a worldwide success on the serious film circuits. The album is short, with only seven tracks in total, but the whole composition is beautifully formed. She launches the album with the song Overture, which is familiar territory for Bjork fans. Swelling orchestras compete with a distinct, almost mechanical beat. It is this clash of cultures, the classical with the contemporary that makes Bjork's style stand out in an increasingly homogenised musical industry. Another key aspect of her success is, of course, her very distinct voice. Lambasted by some for being high pitched and indistinct, praised by others for being individual and dynamic, on this album it is perfectly lent to the song's composition. Would I recommend this as a purchase? Any Bjork lover would be mad not to have this in their collection. It is almost a fusion of the best aspects of Homogenic, Post and Debut, previous hit albums. Anyone who is indifferent will probably not be swayed, however, as Bjork defiantly sticks to her distinct style "he wait is over, Radiohead emerge from the studio with their fourth album proper but its Radiohead not as we know it. Kid A's documentation of Radiohead's progression from OK Computer initially hides itself due to the ease with which one could immediately latch on to the "traditional" Radiohead elements. This is somewhat ironic given that it materialises that it is the inverse position from which Thom Yorke writes; trying to express how much has changed in his world, the "fear" of the unknown which comes to dominate the album. Everything In Its Right Place and Kid A, the title track, open the album in unconventional style but are notable merely for their lack of impact. Yorke almost challenges the listener to tolerate him further as his voice, and the whole SoundScape, warps away into an ice-cream van slumber. The National Anthem drags Kid A back on to more familiar Radiohead ground, the OK Computer-esque drums add unsettling rhythm to the probing bass line as Yorke's vocals are stalked by various wind instruments to a superb finale in which wailing trombone and stabbing saxophone wastes away to nothing. Optimistic too stands out, partly because of the, albeit-hazed, guitar laced structure and soaring drum-rippled-OK Computer-melodies. Here's Looking At You Kid A T "Kid A" is a new "experimental" side to the Radiohead legend. However one is being sucked in to Thom Yorke's post- OK Computer paranoid self-deprecation if one doubts their credentials as both mainstream rock act and experimental musicians. In truth the millennial Radiohead is experimentalism not single-handedly pressing hard at all sides of the rubber walled boundaries of rock music, as on OK Computer, but operating outside of those walls, beyond, even OK Computer's, constraints. Unfortunately it is under these circumstances that Kid A must be judged, and as such it is impossible to see Kid A as the album, for music as a whole, we had hoped it would be. The band were flow to console Thom he was dumraed by the traffic bollard Motion Picture Soundtrack, Morning Bell and Kid A failing to add meaningful impact to atmosphere as successfully as Idioteque which is a scathing, brilliantly arranged, two-step, attack on clublife with Yorke's haunting vocals at their most effective. There is a certain sense too that Radiohead themselves are willing to make an orphan of Kid A; the new "proper songs" (a phrase notable for its naive ability to justify musical ignorance) that the band previewed at their summer live shows are relegated from the album. Kid A was, from conception, a cloning project of Yorke circa mid-late 1997, its features are predominantly Yorkian in character, its impressive foray into electronica the result of Yorke's muse. This further explains the relative lack of Yorke's vocals on the album, whilst "The Bends" and "OK Computer" were a man fronting a band. Kid A has no such need. Usually albums generated from this kind of context are misunderstood at the time, only to be hailed as classics later on, or just fade away due to their sheer lack of quality. Kid A is destined to do neither, it was destined to be the bastard son but which has been tempered with legitimacy. There is a distinct lack of both quality and quantity but Kid A is nevertheless infused with Radiohead's temporal ability to move the listener. ????? Charlie Jurd b:on aldwych All on Aldwych words by Mukul Devichand pictures by Ian Curry b:art takes a look at one of London's most famous streets Question: What's long, bendy and architecturally splendid? Answer: The Aldwych, of course. The curved promenade of the Aldwych ranks as one of London's most interesting streets. Although only a short little affair, Aldwych stands out as a London landmark. It screams out its unusual shape when viewed on a map. It's angle-less pillar-filled frontage is a testament to the Romanesque leanings of a colonial London. When London was the capital of the world, the Aldwych with its slight curve and elegant feel was at the centre of London. The centre of the capital of the world. Aldwych connects Fleet Street, the Strand and the Kingsway: that is to say, Aldwych connects the City, West End and Legal District. Indeed between the overlapping universes of Commerce, Law and Leisure runs the Aldwych, the curved street that for so long connected the twin cities of London and Westminster All the more surprising given that it was constructed on a slum clearance site. At the turn of the century the Aldwych was declared a slum, and on its ruined island site the American entrepreneur Mr Bush decided to found a second trading centre for London. Step in Bush House and the familiar classical facade of the Aldwych. Its real history and influence, however, span back over many more centuries. [and if none of that appeals then well, it's a nice street anyway] - A Australia House/India House The biggest island in the world has its link to its former colonial master here. So too for the worlds second most populous country. All this makes the Aldwych a portal to the wider world and a stop on the way home for Indians and Australians, both resident in Britain and passing through. Travellers, therefore, must often stop by the Aldwych. [and if none of that appeals, the square in front of India house is a nice place to eat your sandwiches] The nations most controversial civil legal battles are decided on the Fleet Street side of the Aldwych, at the Royal Courts at the delta of Chancery Lane. The law is made here. Its later Victorian architecture is much influenced by a Gothic revival that swept many of the institutions of the nation, most notably its legislative twin in the form of the Houses of Parliament at Westminster Royal Courts of Justice Bush House The towering twin pillars of Bush House at the head of the Kingsway stand elegantly as guards to the Aldwych. Within, the BBC World Service broadcasts to an audience that is truly global. The worlds first and only global listenership hear the sounds emanating from this towering monolith. Bush House looks its best from the road junction in front from where, surrounded by a sea of traffic, LSE Students can daily see Bush house with the curved Aldwych trailing off in either direction. [and if that doesn't appeal, there's a really nice Italian cafe inside wich you can access on the Strand side] The old Strand Station, once a direct entry for the Aldwych-going public, now closed and abandoned by all but the tramps. Strand Station The Churches of the Aldv/ych God is well served by his houses on the Aldwych. St Mary in the Strand and St Clement Danes both compete for the prize of the most attractive place of worship. St. Mary in the Strand is the home church of the Women's Royal Naval Service, whilst St Clement Dane's own claim to fame is being the home of the famous bells, which chime their familiar peel every hour. 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CQm CoUe i I don't believe in following a career I believe in building my own. I work for J.P. Morg m'M ^ Please join us to discuss graduate opportunities in: ^ -Investment Banking - Markets - Asset Management Services - Business Infrastructure Management Thursday, October 19 6:30pm J.P. Morgan, The Great Hall, 60 Victoria Embankment, London EC4 To attend, please register on-line at www.jpmorgan.com/careers JPMorgan \ ©2000 J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated J.P. Morgan is an equal opportunities employer Features r/?eBeaver Beyond The Mandelson Facade James Corbett takes a look at a recent biography of New Labour architect Peter Mandeisor), which casts a fresh perspective on the controversiai poiitician. It was a year and a half ago when I first saw Peter Mandelson in the flesh. We were both walking down Whitehall, he in the opposite direction to me. I remember two things about him that day. The first was the extraordinary whiteness of his shirt: it was as if he'd stepped straight out of a Persil commercial into the heart of Westminster. The second was his bespectacled assistant Benjamin Wegg Prosser following ten yards behind him clutching an armful of files. I saw him again a few weeks later on College Green, opposite the Commons: his shirt still snow ' white; Wegg Prosser still following in his wake. I remember thinking, how faintly ridiculous, arrogant even, that Mandelson should seemingly treat his assistant in the same manner a colonial master might have treated his servant boy a century ago. Those two brief sightings added to the impression I had garnered from the media of the vainglorious Mandelson. He was the man who'd used dirty money to secure a W11 address, who was most at home at Prince Charles' 50th birthday bash or with his pals Elle McPherson and Elisabeth Murdoch. When Rupert Murdoch was reported to have described him as a 'starfucker' nobody ran to his defence. To many his social status was the epitome of New Labour's brand of champagne socialism. To others though, he was a more sinister figure. He was the Machiavellian pulling the strings at the top end of the government. He was undoubtedly The W11 Resident Pic: Arcs one of the 'people in the dark' a fellow minister had once publicly berated. Another parliamentary colleague even admitted, "he may be a bastard, but he's our bastard." For one so accomplished at polishing the image of the Labour Party, his own could have done with a bit of a makeover. His dubious reputation hadn't been helped by the publication earlier that year of 'Mandy' a biography by a writer who had once boasted that he was going to 'kill' Mandelson. That book: brief, brash and tabloid had brought out To say that Peter Mandelson saved the Labour Party is to overstate his case... but along with Brown and Blair, he formed a triumvirate intent on fully modernising it the revelation that Mandelson had borrowed £373,000 in 1996 from his colleague Geoffrey Robinson. The loan, used to buy a Netting Hill house, had not been declared on the parliamentary register of interests and caused a clear conflict of interest when the DTI, which Mandelson was heading at the time, were investigating Robinson's business interests. The exposure of the loan led to Mandelson's resignation as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, but also overshadowed the publication of another biography of Mandelson by the Independent journalist Donald Maclntyre. Taking a more academic and balanced line it received rave critical notices but had to be withdrawn from sale after a libel threat from one of the book's sources. Eighteen months on, thoroughly revised and updated, Maclntyre's book has been deservedly reissued {Mandelson and the Making of New Labour, Harper Collins, £6.99). It looks at the many faces of Mandelson - The Machiavellian; The sleaze merchant; The spin meister; and finally The Statesman - and leaves it to the reader to conclude which one fits the portrait Maclntyre strikingly paints. His book certainly did much to change my conception of the man. In amongst the glut of books about the current government published over the past three years, Maclntyre's superbly crafted and meticulously detailed offering stands head and shoulders above the rest of the pack. This is not just because of its obvious scholarly merits but because it is as much about an age when the Labour Party was led from disarray to one of the greatest electoral majorities ever witnessed as it as about the man who was undoubtedly at the heart of it. to say that Peter Mandelson saved the Labour Party is to overstate his case though. Much has been written about his family's political heritage, his famous grandfather and his mother's friendship with Harold Wilson's wife, Mary, but his parents were apolitical and the young Mandelson had little contact with Morrison. Later, after a brief flirtation with the Young Communist League, he became a Labour councillor in Lambeth at 26. Six years later, in 1985, he was appointed Director of Communications fresh from a job with LWT. It was a meteoric rise, and perhaps speaks more about the parlous state of the Labour Party at the time - that they were willing to appoint an untried 32 year old into a key position - than it does about Mandelson's own abilities. Nevertheless he overhauled their, by today's standards amateur, communications department bringing in the now famous press monitoring unit, adopting the sophisticated techniques of the advertising guru Philip Gould and later by targeting 'key constituencies' and using focus groups. At the same time he saw and relentlessly made the case for the modernisation of the party. The 1987 General Election campaign was by Labour Party standards a famously slick and professional affair, but voters still felt threatened by the 'loony left' element who had plagued the Labour Party throughout the early eighties. One of the most frequent criticisms of the modern day Labour Party is that they are all style and no substance, but 1987 was conclusive proof that style without substance will lead to defeat. Mandelson continued in his role as Director of Communications but, three years later, abandoned the post as he sought a parliamentary seat of his own. He got this in the 1992 General Election in Hartlepool. By then he had formed, along with Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, a triumvirate of Young Turks intent on fully modernising the Labour Party. The death of the party leader, John Smith, two years laOter catapulted Blair to party leadership and Mandelson to fully-fledged national prominence. While it ensured the transformation of the Labour Party it came at a price: the now notorious rift between Brown and Blair and Mandelson. Maclntyre centres on the rift between Brown and Mandelson, crushing the myth that it was Mandelson backstabbing Brown that led to Blair and not Brown becoming leader. Such an argument was facetious anyway; it lends too much importance to Mandelson and miscasts him as kingmaker. Rather he was placed in an impossible conflict of loyalties: his two closest political friends were pitched against each other to be leader the Labour Party, who should he back? In the end he went 'with the flow created not by him, but by the polls, the press and an increasing number of named Labour figures.' From then on it was Brown who refused to speak to Mandelson; Brown's aides briefed against him and ultimately it was one of Brown's political allies who tipped off a journalist to the loan scandal. In many ways this whispering has cast Mandelson as a serial pantomime villain and ensured that it will be difficult, if not impossible, for him to rise to a more senior Mandy Randy Pic: Arcs cabinet position. Yet so long as Blair is at Downing Street his influence, seen or otherwise, will continue to be hugely important to the Government. It is no coincidence that the Labour Party's current annus horribulus has come when Mandelson has been fully occupied in Ulster. If the government is out of touch with the people, as is so often being claimed, then the people it could be argued, are out of touch with the government. Where Mandelson is at his best is tjridging that gap, at least in the media's eyes, between the public's aspirations and the government's limits. Perhaps it will take Mandelson's full time return to Westminster to again bridge that gap. You can contact James at J.Corbett@lse.ac.uk He was undoubtedly one of the 'people in the dark' a fellow minister had once berated. Another parliamentary colleague even admitted, "he may be a bastard, but he's our bastard." TfteBeaver Issue 521 - Oct 2nd 2000; page! 11 Drinking pints with Poles Huw Williams spent eight months studying and travelling in Poland: he found the country to be staunchly European in this era of rapid change The most frequent response to my decision to study in Krakow for a year was "why Poland?", or some other, more colourful phrasing to the same effect (you know who you are- Mason). Tliat I couldn't actually come up with a straight answer did nothing to inspire anybody's confidence in my decision, including my own. Although I am stiil unable to answer the same question, I can definitely say it was 8 months well spent. My first day went a long way to allaying any fears I held; having had some of the usual in-flight banter with my Polish neighbour about the origins of the pink thing known as pudding. Once in Poland, she proceeded to take me all the way to the station, got my ticket and waited an hour before she could put myself and my luggage on the train. Then, using our combined charades expertise my next travel companion and I had what must have been the longest four sentence conversation Now they have the chance to make up for those lost years, to once again establish themselves at the "Heart of Europe" bar none. I think he fitted tyres... These two were indicative of the Polish I was to meet over the next eight months, (except the bank clerk who seemed to react to my appearance like I was her personal recurring nightmare). Friendly, concerned and always good for a laugh. Travelling across Poland in a train is a novel experience, not least because of the old style carriages with their compartments, giving you that feeling of being in Bond film. Unfortunately that feeling tends to wear off at two in the morning when, rather than having a blond called Busty as your travel companion, there are two drunks, one practicing their German and the other rummaging through your bags in search of sustenance. The other shock is to see just how flat Poland is, the majority of its land mass lying on the Great Northern Plain, and seeing it makes it easy to understand how the country has been a battle ground for centuries. And to understand this history is, to a great degree, to understand the mentality of the Poles. Some of its past has been glorious, its best days being at the height of the Jagiellonian empire when, together with Lithuania, their territories stretched from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This period is overshadowed by a whole century. Poland was wiped off the map for nigh on a century, being shared amongst the Russians, Prussians and Austrians. There followed a The Intrepid explorer himself brief period of independence in the interwar years, before once again being stripped of their self determination, dignity and freedom under the yolk of Communism. And now they have the chance to make up for those lost years, to once again establish themselves at the "Heart of Europe" and utilize their pride,, ambition and determination. Rightly they perceive themselves as an elemental part of Europe with a shared history which almost half a century of Communism did not succeed in eradicating. Pic: the Intrepid explorer This shared history is what struck me most the first time I walked from Krakow train station and through the old town. Unfortunately, Polish train stations belong to that era where town planners stuck them in locations where they rapidly took on the atmosphere of an armpit. This squalor however, only heightened the sense of elation at seeing the architecture in the old town - the churches, the main square, the Cathedral, the Castle and the Cloth Hall - in all my time there, these never ceased to take my breath away every time I took a minute to appreciate them. This didn't feel like part of the ex-soviet bloc, many of the drab concrete blocks outside the old town made it unmistakeably so, but at the core, Krakow is comparable to Vienna, Berlin, and many other great European cities. But aside from this splendour Krakow is also a great cultural city; music, museums, galleries, cafes, and pubs - lots of them, over 350 in a couple of square miles in fact. Combine this with the 24 hour licensing hours and yes, it's dangerous. The drinking capabilities of the Poles are testament to this. What was more -frightening was the potential for us, the foreign students. Teaching and study seeming to be of little consequence to our teachers once the fees were paid ( which I was used to as an LSE student...). Hence, as the exchange rate was favourable, drinking took on a whole new dimension. Add to this the Polish capability for unadulterated fun and the local ladies (beer goggles not required), this was a recipe that couldn't fail. 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The corridors of the LSE and the cobbles of Houghton Street have reverberated to the patter of new feet as the Freshers descend on our well loved campus. After many months of quiet it was a welcome change to see so many new and familiar faces. Freshers' Week had every appearance of being a big success. Having worked many of the main nights, I can personally attest to the busyness of the Union's entertainment venues. But it was not only in beer swilling and general merriment that the Freshers indulged. This years Fresher's Fair was a huge success, with the milling herds having the opportunity to join more societies than they could shake a stick at, if they wanted to shake a stick at a society. PuLSE and TheBeaver led the way in producing a stall that saw the enlisting of over 700 members between the two societies. I would like to thank all the people who gave up their time and sanity to work on the stands. Even more thanks have to go to the editors who have given their time to work on this issue. Without their help, even more than usual, this issue would have been but a twinkle in the proverbial eye. Not only was Freshers' Fair a huge success, but the Entertainments events for this years' Freshers were so far a huge hit. The first Crush In months lived up to its name, being so packed that the atmosphere was literally electric. Lots of fun for those enjoying the night, not as much fun for those of us working! However just because Freshers' Week is over with-, don't feel left out or as if you have missed the boat. Get involved. Get interested. If you want to join a society, then do. They want you probably more than you want to join! As I am writing this we have just held the collective meeting for the Beaver. This was the first of the new academic year, and hopefully we have seen laid out before us the rising stars that will bring new vitality and blood to the paper, and help us raise it to new heights. If you missed this meeting, but are still interested in writing, don't hesitate to come on down to our meetings, to be held weekly in the Beaver office at 1pm on Fridays, or alternatively contact any of us by e-mail. We will be more than happy to include you in our merry band! Ian D. Gurry Editor TheBeaver correction In the tribute to Morris Perlman we mistakenly referred to one of his sons as David, when in fact he Is : called Nathan. We apologise wholeheartedly for this mistake. The LSE mission is clear; 'to be a world class university centre of the social sciences in the heart of London'. Many would argue that this mission has already been achieved. The question now is how will it be sustained? Over the coming months the school will be reviewing its long term strategic position and asking itself some fundamental questions. How can it offer the best and most competitive range of academic courses? How can it retain its supremacy in teaching and research, with other top universities breathing down its neck? Should the school form any academic or corporate alliances, as is the trend in other leading institutions? How could the school be restructured to optimise the use of its scarce resources? The word 'restructuring' worries me greatly, as does recent talk by politicians of government deregulation. No matter how hard we try, we cannot escape from the fact that top-up fees are a very real threat at the LSE. To some extent LSE already bares all the traits of a privatised university. With the introduction of 'tuition fees' all student are now paying consumers. Some 75% of Gen See's Column Inches these students are paying close to £10 000 per year as international or postgraduate students. This leaves the remaining minority of Home / EU undergraduates in a very vulnerable position indeed. Governmental support for the social sciences has dwindled in recent years and this pattern looks set to continue. Nearly half of LSE's income comes from academic fees, while less than a quarter comes from the government. The rest of the money comes from fundraising, entrepreneurial activity and other services. While all of these initiatives have been successful, they are not nearly enough. Many other UK universities receive nearly half of their income from the government, and so are able to cross-subsidise courses in the social sciences. LSE is unable to do this. While other more traditional British universities, would not be wrong in expecting total uproar from the student body at the thought of introducing top-up fees, LSE may expect relative calm from the overwhelming minority, as the right to Higher Education is lost forever. As a Union we must continue to fight for what is obvious and what is right. We must raise awareness of the implications inherent in these 'restructuring' proposals, and bring the student view back into the debate. There are certain realities that we cannot escape from. Postgraduate fees are too high. International students should not continue to subsidise Home students - this should be the job of the govemment. Top-up fees would Inevitably lead to a two-tier Higher Education system, and access for many would be denied. These are the realities - let the battle begin. mMim i i i I i i i i I Angry? Annoyed? Enraptured? Overjoyed? 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