March 2005 TheCheeseGrater 1
No. 5 March 2005
The Tache Goes THIS MONTH
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The Joke of the Year Show
Yes, it’s election time again! Here’s how it works (ahem)- p.3
Down but not Out Dex says farewell/ f off to student politics - p.4
Gaming Grandaddy Just like Pi’s video games page! Right? - p.5
How to make a million UCL repackaged - p.5
Police war on crime Blue skies thinking from the new man at the Met - p.6
Fundraisers stunned at UCL students’ gullibility Erm? - p.6
Golders Green splits New Jewish state - p.7
Hunter S. Thompson His last work - p.7
PLUS A letter at fucking last (p.6), News in Brief, all the cartoons you love and some you hate.
IT’S FINALLY OVER. After an incredible week of impromptu and exhaustive fundraising by UCL students on behalf of The Cheese Grater’s campaign, the Provost, Prof. Malcolm Grant (CBE MA LLD) finally shaved his moustache off (with a cry of “Why am I doing this?”) on Friday 11th March, Red Nose Day, as it was revealed that his demand to raise £1,500 for Comic Relief had been exceeded. The ceremony, which took place in UCL’s Front Quad, was heavily attended despite last-minute arrangement. Richard Bridger, The Cheese Grater’s assistant editor, who masterminded the campaign and himself performed endless fundraising, said that about £1,800 had been raised. The Cheese Grater would like to thank the following for their tireless fundraising work with the blue buckets:
Fiona Stewart, Helen Weston, David Hing, Matthew Phelps, Christina Lathway, Dot Fallon, Meherzad Bilamoria, Sian Roddy, Daniel Redwood, Sam Steddy, Frankie Roberto, Jon Fisher, Jon Heppenstall, Becky (surname unknown), Rhian Davies, Nicola Harris, Charlotte Riley and Nick Cowen. We would also like to thank Prof. John Foreman, the Dean of Students, for sterling work charming large sums of money out of the pockets of academics (no mean feat), Rare FM for their coverage, Frankie Roberto for his press releases (one of which got into The Times Higher Education Supplement) and the UCL Union sabbatical officers for their support. And of course, all you students. We’ve been surprised and delighted by your generosity and backing.