and/or pin ball machines! Over the past two years I've There are more loosely de- been Social Year Rep, on RCS fined roles the D.P. can play.\ Ents committee, Assistant SecreThere is mixed thought whether tary of ICU Academic Affairs and or not he should involve him- I've sat on Council as Maths have been the academic affairs self in the policy forming, policy Department Rep., so I have conimplementing of the Union. I siderable expeirence in Union officer of the RCS Union for nearly two years. It is not a believe he should be involved. Administration. glamorous post, so you may To cut himself off from NUS, Basically I see the position of never have heard of it or me. Community Action, Academic However it is not a trivial job, Affairs, etc. is just like burying Hon. Sec. as being an apolitical and in fact it puts me automati- his head in the sand. It's ironical one (politics are best left to cally on thirteen committees that the Union is always cajoling Presidents) and as being confrom the college Board of Stud- people to get involved, and cerned with the internal strucies to the RCSU General Com- when they do, to shut them up ture and running of the Union. mittee. One of these committees and send them away to be a Although communication has is ICU Council, the body that good boy. started to improve a little there effectively runs your Union. Over So there it is, I don't know is a tremendous amount still to the last two years I have taken plenty of opportunities, both on all the answers, but I am recep- be done. How many people came away from the last Union these committees and outside tive to ideas. So between us, I them, to see what goes on and think we can go places, I hope meeting feeling helpless in the face of steam-rollering by those so. participate in it. who knew the suitable procedural motions? I think I have the experience A n d now we c o m e to and ability to do the job of DepImprovement should start at what many people c o n uty President. At the time of bottom with the year reps, writing my nomination is not sider the most difficult job the much more involved. contested. If it is, I hope you of all, that of Honorary becoming Each department should have a will vote tor me—// you're not convinced, come to the hustings Secretary. To date, only publicity officer (one of the year today to ask questions. Whether two people are seriously reps, perhaps?) to keep everyI'm opposed or not, if I get in I considering the post; Mairi one informed about what's going hope I can justify your vote. Waddington and Martin C. on. Will you give me the chance? However hard work and a real B l a c k (Secretary of R C S interest are needed and I am and Floor R e p ) . prepared to put that hard work into the job if you will vote for Both have p r o d u c e d me next Thursday. (After all, think how safe your Union Findocuments. Deputy President:— ... ance would be with a Scot!)
ELECTION TIME AGAIN Today you have the opportunity to question the proposed candidates for the three main U n i o n Posts, i.e. President, Deputy President and the S e c retary. Felix gives y o u the c h a n c e to read what they have to say. A s far as can be ascertained, three are standing for President, these being Chris Sheppard, Bill Gerrard and . . . Chris S h e p p a r d is a relative newcomer to the game of high-power politics. Although he has been on C o u n c i l as Civil Engineering Departmental Rep., he has avoided any c o n troversial issues until recently. Bill Gerrard is probably better known since he is President of R C S but this by no means makes him the obvious choice. Quite often it is the people in the background who wield most influence. A s far as we know . . . is also thinking of standing and we apologise for not including his manifesto. However, the first two have produced manifestos for publication. It must be said, though, that a 400 word limit was imposed which resulted in Chris Sheppard's article being cut — from an original called " A N INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVE"
nual supply of 800 well-balanced individuals. That is the only sort of student that IC really caters for. It must be shown otherwise. Any individual has the right to an education that caters for his needs as a person, and not just order for this to happen, he must the needs of external industry have a good understanding of and governmental interests. how to run a Union meeting, and the relevant standing orders. And so how does the Union Further, he must have the I.C. fit into this iniquitous picture? students at heart before any How can it play a valuable role social or political commitments. when in the eyes of many a cynic it is regarded merely as Although the above may seem a playground for extreme politidifficult to carry out, I hope to cal activists and a handful of fulfil the role of president with others who like the sound of that basis. As R.C.S. President their own voices (sic). The first for the past year, I have learnt step is to remove that image a lot about running a Union, and and then by a process of realso a great deal of information structuring and clearly defining about the various committees of its role, develop an entirely new I.C. Union. approach to its relationship both to the college and to its memSeveral items I foresee as im- bers. The Union should be seen portant in the coming year are: to be primarily concerned with of its members (in 1) Information—too few stud-the interests sense of the word), with ents understand fully what Aca- every some way towards offerdemic affairs, Welfare etc., going that which the college does really do—hence no one cares. ing not. It must take the initiative I would encourage all commit- to work for a better community tees to issue information, not than that which exists at preslengthy, but containing informa- ent. Or one sentence, the tion in such a form that a Fresh- creation in of a real educational er could understand it. COMMUNITY. 2) Continue our struggle for better accommodation—starting on the long overdue new halls A s late as last Sunday of residence; a university-finan- there was no opposition to ced local lodgings bureau, etc. Mike Griffiths as Deputy President. It is as well that 3) Co-ordination between I.C.U. and the C.C.U's. to pro- s u c h an important post vide not only an effective 'poli- will be contested and not tical side", but also a better go the way of many minor social side. places in the Union. Too I hope that this will encour- often, people get elected age everyone to take an interest unopposed . This c a n benein I.C.U. elections, and especifit no-one, the students feel ally in left-out (even though it's Yours truly, their fault!) and the candiW. GERRARD date is never forced to think out his policies in any great detail.
Chris Sheppard
The many inadequacies of pre-university education provide us with a predictable stereotype Imperial College Fresher. None of us is him, but all of us know him. He has had no reason to question the nature of direction of his education, and one who has been subjected to an academically biased and intellectually very narrow course of education since the age of fifteen. Yet within the confines of the college and its already narrow influence the individual is still further isolated from any diversity of stimuli, intellectual or otherwise.
Admittedly, the post of Deputy President lacks the glamour of the other two and all credit goes to Mike Griffiths for standing first. However, Paul Jowitt is planning on standing as well and s o : —
Mike Griffiths
The Deputy President has an uncertain position in I.C. Union. Officially he is number 2 in the Union; in fact the Hon. Secretary and President are the two The college fails to either rec- sabbatical officers, so he tends ognise or accept its responsibi- to be number 3 for most practiIn choosing the president ties to its students as individ- cal purposes. Besides being in for the coming year, I believe uals. The college insists that this general position of responone should not pick someone placing the burden on the indi- sibility he has certain specific with too fixed a point of view, vidual is all part of the 'chal- commitments: he is in charge of and who will, therefore, bend to lenge' of university life, vital in the Union building and discipline the will of the Union (not as has a process of character building in the bars. By tradition he is rehappened in the past). He must and essential in producing the sponsible for almost anything have a large knowledge of the sort of good moral fibre that in- domestic, such as the Union's relevant facts so that each mem- dustry demands. It assumes that dealings with the refectories. ber of the Union may make up secondary education has been his own mind on a subject. In successful in producing an anBy the end of this year I will
W. Gerrard
you like them, and checking out to see if they are practical.
Paul Jowitt
Q1. What does he do? Q2: What ought he to do? Q3: What did he do? Q4: What should he do? 05; What will he do? A1: Debatable. A2: Debatable. A3: Questionable. A4: Arguable. A5: You tell me, that's the general idea.
M. C. Black / am standing for the position of Hon. Secretary of Imperial College Union because I know that I am capable of doing the job and doing it well.
I am not going to publish long manifestos full of promises because, rather than having policies of his own, it is the duty of the Hon. Secretary to be the servant of the Union and he You see, the job has never exists to carry out the wishes been defined. The D.P. usually of the Union Meeting as well as has to deal with Union disci- organising the efficient adminispline, the refectory committee, tration of the Union. the bar committee, security and maintenance of the Union Build- I see my role as an administrator of Union Affairs. Through ings, etc. my experience of various ColI know enough about the job lege Committees and therefore to know that I can do it, I know my knowledge of procedure and enough about it, to want to do College Administrative staff, I it. I don't know too much about see myself as a strong link beit to be straitjacketed complete- tween the Union and the Colly by it and resistant to change. lege. i To most people the Union / have some ideas for sorting must improve its facilities, its out the bureaucratic tangle ideals and its involvement. It which exists in and almost enconstantly needs new ideas. Its gulfs I.C.U., but rather than fairly easy to just keep the bore readers of Felix, I hope Union with its head above water,that anybody who is interested but that would leave it as a in these will come and chat to stereotyped soft-boiled egg, de- me. void of any activity of new Thus, MARTIN C. BLACK "you concepts. know it makes sense". As far as I am concerned, the Unions' own discipline procedures are totally inadequate and archaic. Compared to the Union/College discipline proceWith all the present publicity dures, they tend to resemble theabout women in the Union Bar Spanish Inquisition. etc., may I first assure you that this is not another women's lib. Looking at other Universities/ assault on the Union. Colleges of comparable size and Yes—women in the Union Bar Union Fee incomes, the Union Building and its facilities are but the best suggestion I've abysmal. I have some ideas in heard is a reciprocal arrangemind for the Lower Lounge; they ment of a take-over of the ICWA need some feedback to see if lounge for a new snooker table
This ought to be the closest of all the elections since both candidates have m u c h to r e c o m m e n d them. A n y o n e who has been to a Union meeting cannot have missed seeing Martin Black. A women secretary on the other hand will appeal to a lot of people, especially one who wants to get things done. Felix intends to remain completely impartial in this whole election. Owing to the fact that nominations did not have to be in till yesterday, it is possible that s o m e people have not had anything printed in this article. In order to prevent any allegations of bias we have d e c i d e d to give s p a c e in Felicity for anyone not included before and s o I refer you to the last ever Felicity!
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BRISTLY 24 HOURS 3 a.m. changeover. "Who's out on 6, Denise?' ' "John." "O.K. He's coming round." Here he comes, going well, that light's bright, five yards, here we go, move, RUN, grab the bar, John's out, jump in, quick, grab the steering, feet on pedals, he's pushing, now PEDAL. And away we go for another quarter-of-a-mile lap at the Bristol 24 Hours Pedal Car Race. This year there were three I.C. entries for the Seventh National Pedal Car Race at Whitchurch airfield. There was 'Big Bo', the City and Guilds big (Class II) car with 21 in. wheels as well as the well-tried 'Little Bo', a Class I car with 14 in. wheels. Mines were using an old Guilds frame for their 'Strikalite', a gallant first attempt at the Class I event. Although Pedal Car design is tending to settle down along fairly standard lines, there were a few beautiful exceptions— those that spring to mind were 'Snow White', a sort of bleached mobile rowing machine, 'Battle Wagon', which probably heavily outweighed all three I.C. cars together, 'Adge' a diminutive product of the University of Bristol Scrumpy Appreciation Society, and 'Oomeegooiie", a Class I dragster design which subsided to Mother Earth after a couple of laps. Somebody was even propelling a mobile bath. There were probably as many competitive cars as ever this year. Southampton had a good couple of cars, and there were several other fast entries. Hele's School were back again with a fearfully well-drilled pair of teams and cleverly designed stumpy cars. The race started at 3 p.m. on Friday with the usual 'Le Mans' type start, with the course damp but no rain falling. By the time that crash helmets were removed at 3.30 p.m., 'Big Bo' was going well at about 1£ minutes a lap, 'Little Bo' at just under 2 minutes, and Mines had started. Lights, front and rear, were fitted by six o'clock, by which time it was fairly clear how the race was going. The Hele's School people were opening up a sizeable overall lead in Class II, and their performance was a joy (if exasperating) to watch. Their positon in the cars was really crouched over the steering wheel, and their change-overs were done at a sprint. 'Little Bo' was leading Class I, and Mines were beginning to become evident in this class. 'Big Bo' was being pushed hard, Rob Matthews lap-
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ping as fast as Heles, but as the night continued their lead openedup. Sleep, or rather resting, was started at 12.30 a.m., with one member of each Guild team dozing for an hour while the other five kept pedalling. I do not think that anyone slept properly with the continuous rattle of Phil Smyth and Pedal Cars in the background. It was about this time that Big Bo's crankshaft came adrift and had to be re-welded (for the first time). All this time Little Bo and Strikalite (rather far down the pits so we didn't see much of the Minesmen) kept pushing on in their class. Dawn found us blinking hard, though neither hungry nor completely exhausted. By this time, after 15 hours of pedalling, it was virtually impossible to remember any existence other than pedalling. There was not as much "bumpin' and borin'" as there had been earlier in the race, and although we were fairly tired by this time Denise and Judy were keeping us very well nourished with Butties, Sausages and Eggs. We could not have continued without them and Phil Smyth.
y X After the success of the Felix 'Hi Fi' review (Felix No. 306) Taking the three features of the camera in reverse order, the and rumours of literary I.C. students due to reading the Theatre viewfinder system may be simply two apertures in the camera Review (Felix No. 307), we now bring you the next instalment of body such that when the eye is close to one, the light passing "How to spend your grant in a few hours"—the Felix review of through both shows the picture size; or, on more expensive cameras, lenses are substituted for plain glass, and more accurate Photography. I will deal with the first part of the process for still photography indication of picture size. These methods are rather crude, in that —the Camera. Cameras vary from the simplest cartridge loading instamatic type camera to the Hasselblad system cameras—prices ranging from around E2 to around £600 for just the camera. The camera consists basically of a light-tight box with a lens to focus light onto film inside the light-tight box; a shutter between lens and film to allow the light to strike the film for a measured time and a viewfinder to see how much will be obtained in the picture. By noon the main prizes were as good as won. The Hele's cars 'Claudette' and 'Cleo' looked unbeatable and had been running almost continuously since the start. In Class I, Little Bo had a very big lead, with Strikalite a very probable second. By this time the course was well dried out, and the dust (or whatever it was) was just beginning to affect people. It was also becoming increasingly clear that the Handicap (judged on a computation of Laps and Wheel sizes) would be very close between No. 1 (Claudette) and Little Bo. Hele's team manager was working his team harder and harder, and Little Bo was lapping well. The -last hour of the race was fought desperately, with the handicap at stake, and in Little Bo we were slaying ourselves. Big Bo was even used to trail Little Bo and ram it from behind to get it up the hill faster. Thankfully the race finished promptly at 3 p.m. with all our cars
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The lens is the most important part of the camera and also one of the most complex—and, of course, a large part of the total cost. The data about lenses can be baffling—apertures, focal lengths, etc. The aperture is a measure of how wide the lens is compared in full flow. There was a great deal of pain being caused by the to its focal length—consequently how much light will be let abnormal conditions ('Mystery Rays Hit 120' said The Sunday through. Instamatic type cameras may have an aperture of about People, '200 Burnt at Car Race' said The Times), and after Phil f8 (lens area 1 /8th of focal length of lens), while a Nikon or Smyth collected the Class I prize and the Minesmen their Runners- Pentax may have an f 1.4 lens. Up prize, orft went most of us to Bristol Eye Hospital. Apparently With SLR cameras, the lenses are interchangeable, with a standthere is going to be a Public Inquiry into the causes of the eye dard lens fitted and telephoto or wide angle lenses available—at and face troubles. And that was that. If there is a moral to be some cost, of course! drawn designwise, it is that simplicity and reliability count for To buy a camera, one of the vital things is to decide just how more than speed. Little Bo stopped only once in 24 Hours for more than one minute, and the Mines car also kept going con- much can be afforded, then what type of camera is wanted—SLR, TLR, rangefinder or simple type with no adjustments. After deciding tinuously. the camera type, the lens is the next decision—what focal length and aperture. Another important feature is film size. 35 mm is Teams Guilds—HQ:—Phil Smyth, Hugh Hatton, John Baird, John Doerr, undoubtedly the most popular format—24 x 36 mm, but for high Denise, Judy, Caroline. Pedallers:—Rob Matthews, Alan Ponsford, quality enlargements 6 x 6 cm (120) is much better, although Malcolm Seeley, Parry Davis, Chris Marshall, Dave John, Keith costing more for film yet less for the camera. If colour transReynish, Pete Wilkins, Stewart Moult, John Coxon, Bob Carter, parencies are wanted, then 35 mm is the best format—both for fitting most projectors—and also costwise! Malcolm Newman. Mines—HQ:—Joe Sheeply, Dave Easterbrook (+ Mandy), Jack Useful accessories depend upon the camera—although a flash Minerevski, Paul Gee. Pedallers:—Alan Swannell, Richard Wilson, unit is the most useful and universal accessary. The best sort— Malcolm Fowler, Rupert and Rod. to my mind—are electronic flash guns powered by rechargeable cells; these have a higher initial cost but almost zero operating Class I—1st Little Bo, 2nd Strikalite. cost. Otherwise, penlight cell operated electronic flash guns are Hele's School, Exeter won the overall event with 938 laps, good (see Felix flash photos!) but the cells need changing fairly (approx. 1,010 on H'Cap), Little Bo did approx. 1,048 on H'Cap, often and tend to corrode slowly. so Little Bo won overall on the Handicap. And each member of A light meter, for cameras with variable apertures without a Little Bo's team completed roughly 42,000 actual pedal movements. built-in meter, is almost vital—the best being Weston Master And we all got very, very tired. lightmeters—the current one is model V but III and IV are just as good, and I and II are good, old looking and rather cheaper! jL«t» In general Japanese equipment is of high quality, yet rather T*>Mf ^ expensive. German equipment is good but as expensive as, or sometimes more expensive than, the Japanese equivalent. One of lT*e*e , v -the cheapest makes—although good quality makes—are the Russian Zenith range. These are not flashy cameras, but they take good photographs and can take knocks well—they are built like tanks! The reason why they are so cheap is that they are state subsidised. If anyone has enough money, the best camera, to my mind, is a Hasselblad, the basic cost being about £386.57. The whole Hasselblad system is top quality—this being the make used by NASA on the moon. As a good second best, brand new, 35 mm format, but from just as good a make is the Nikon F2 Photomic—a cool £297.25— but good enough for a lifetime's photographs. For Photographic materials—films, papers, etc., the cheapest source is through the Photsoc. Shop c/o R. Jenner, Selkirk 472.
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Editorial A s you may have noticed on reading the front p a g e of this issue election time is here again and very s o o n if not already you will be f a c e d with 1001 bumph sheets asking you to vote for their respective authors. Unfortunately most of you will simply turn another p a g e in your text b o o k s and not bother to vote at all. T o a certain extent one cannot blame you for this when one considers the very poor turnout of candidates there has been for the various posts. The number of candidates for the posts recently offered of Departmental Representatives for the various departments w a s s o pathetic that Mr. H o b m a n resorted to the unconstitutional practice
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s e c o n d e d without so m u c h as a by-your-leave from the union he serves. This is, of c o u r s e , quite unforgivable. The fact that no students stand as candidates or bother to vote, is not. E a c h student s h o u l d endeavour to the limit of his ability to ensure that e a c h post is filled with a person who will represent fairly and forcefully
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views of the people he represents. If y o u do not feel that the candidate for any post fulfills this role then you should not just forget that the election exists at all, but o p p o s e him yourself or if this is not possible at least
Dear Sir,
The o c c u p a n t s themselves. I challenge anyone to give a better definition of selfishness within IC. i
Please allow me to expand upon, and perhaps reply to part of, Dave H o b m a n ' s letter (Felix of February 10th). The signs are all too apparent. The mass of students at Imperial C o l l e g e do not care for anything but themselves. The Union Bar is a symptom, not a cause. Take as another example the Socialist Society. S o u n d s impressive? Y e s , they sincerely want to help lose the iniquitous burden on the working classes. They really care. Look at C E F E . They cannot be bothered to correct spelling mistakes. Then we are a s k e d to believe they care. Well, maybe they do, but can't they at least spell, at least show they c a r e ? 'I' before ' E ' except after ' C is clearly not a part of the bourgeoisie which needs replacement. Take, for example, the arguments for preserving the Union Bar as a haunt for men only. (I hasten to add that I do go there, b e c a u s e I enjoy using its facilities — a g o o d pint and a dartsboard). It would break tradition to open it to women, so its o c c u p a n t s would have us believe. Who benefits most from this tradition?
Mention of C E F E brings me to your (or should I say our?) publication. Whilst 'Phoenix' should obviously be the most carefully p r o d u c e d book or paper in IC, Felix has lost its s e c o n d place in the literary stakes to the hideously titled 'Snapping J a w s ' . I realise that typographical errors are inevitable as our President's inimitable style or lack of it, which is consistent to the point of boredom. However, do policemen relieve themselves shoulder-to-shoulder in the gutters of S l o a n e Square (last F e l i x ) ? Delete 'gutters' insert 'gents'. Easy, isn't it? There must be a dictionary in the Press R o o m , somewhere. Please use it. S h o w you care. A n d now of course, the time c o m e s for that annual farce known as Hustings. The candidates will proffer interest in your welfare, your rights and so on. They may even think of other people's rights. Do they really c a r e ? Will you help them if they try to help others, will you give a Saturday afternoon to Community A c t i o n , a Thursday evening to R a g ? I doubt it. A n d when will people stop using pointless pseudonyms? Yours is c y n i c i s m , G E T A B A R OR I'M . . . (anag.)
register your vote as an abstention, as this may bring about a s e c o n d election which w o u l d hopefully inspire new interest. Remember e a c h representative you elect will handle a major part of your life either your money, your education or even the roof over your h e a d .
So
please don't be apathetic about it This is the last issue of Felix that I will be editing (cheers, from the floor). Ignoring the S u m m e r Issue w h i c h must be a h e a d a c h e for the Publications B o a r d at the moment (as Editors of Felix are elected for only the first two terms) I look forward with hope in my heart to passing on my post to a s a b b a t i c a l officer of the U n i o n . Editing Felix, as I suspect few p e o p l e realise, is m a d e infinitely more difficult by the prevalent apathy at IC. Under the present system I feel that no matter how hard an Editor may try he will never o v e r c o m e this ( G o d knows I've tried). The only solution as I s e e it is to give the Editor a c h a n c e to devote his full-time attentions to making Felix a medium in Imperial C o l l e g e . If I have done nothing else I hope I will have s u c c e e d e d in giving s o m e o n e this c h a n c e as I believe Felix is well worth it. May I now c l o s e by thanking everyone w h o has helped or contributed to the production of Felix over the past year and I hope that they will d o s o again next year.
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how n o t t o be a physicist
Free. Distinct lack of aggression in anybody's attitudes. W e ' r e all sitting in N o r a ' s b e d r o o m d i s c u s s i n g the evolution of three dimensional matrices in C h i n e s e neoculture. D a n a and N a d i a hypothesise a new c h a n c e game involving the use of s a m e . I don't quite follow. T her e' s a strange s p r e a d of spectral effluence in the lounge, but s o m e h o w doesn't s e e m u n e x p e c t e d . D a n a wearing a lovely long brown dress, s n u g g l e d in my arms, happy just b e i n g aware of e a c h other's p r e s e n c e . I don't s e e m to b e able to hang o n . R a n d o m . . . DAMN THAT ALARM. Where are my cigarettes? The light beams are making strange s h a d o w s on my wardrobe. S o m e b o d y last night trying to c o n v i n c e me that mixed marriage was a bad thing. H e ' s right, dammit. I wish he would c h o o s e better company to d i s c u s s s u c h things. I wonder if he took me seriously when I s a i d the probability of getting a healthy child was greater and that it would have two cultural roots rather than one? I'm sure that was a g o o d pseudo-intellectual answer, anyway I didn't want to upset her, she's reasonably rational, for a pink woman
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i Part 3 of a 4 part series "The bride and bridegroom, Lady Rose McLaren, smart in a white dress with scarlet accessories and the bridegroom's parents, Mrs. Geddes in a lovely red dress, received the five hundred guests which included the bride's uncle the Marquess of Anglesey . . . Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Taylor's absolutely adorable two year old daughter, who wore ..." My, how I wish that I could write like that! Such is the style of the Tatler, and it goes on like that for page after page after page. Seldom, if ever, have I had the displeasure of perusing such an appalling magazine. And they have the cheek to ask the princely sum of 30p for it. No, really, I have never thrown up at the sight of anything before, but this time I was really close to it. But I couldn't bring myself to defile its fine glossy pages. And, as you probably haven't gathered by now, this week's exploration of the cultural backwater of magazine publishing in Britain concerns itself with the 'Glossies', with a view to finding out what, if anything, is worth its high price in this field. The most famous glossies are, of course, Country Lite and the Illustrated London News. Starting with the former, which has the amazing quality of actually
L that is . . . Newton and his ruddy apple, 'The apple and the S p e c t r o s c o p e ' by T. R. Henn (a series of lectures on poetry for scientific minds delivered at C a m b r i d g e University—you know, sometimes I wish I was at university and not a T e c h n i c a l C o l l e g e ) and now would you believe 'The Nuclear A p p l e ' by Prof. Mathews. I always thought the nucleus looked like a wrinkled old dehydrated s p u d . . . It's great reading S e n s o r y Physiology, just think, one can quote people like H o d g k i n , Huxley and Katz. Hooray, just think, to be able to say Habeus C o r p u s a n d , you know, get away with it. Pathetique . . . That English rose is coming round to-night. Wish she wasn't a fresher, typical egotistical attitude, ' A m in the top 2 % of the country's intelligentsia so I have a right to make my own d e c i s i o n s on ethics, morals, etc. S o what if the ancients had more time to think about s u c h problems? How c a n I d e c i d e whether to stay a virgin or not unless I know what ecstasy is?' Wonder what I have for lunch? I wish the grape-pips in this c h e e s e weren't so hard . . . Must get some C l a s s i c a l E l e c t r o d y n a m i c s done today. Fourier Transforms again dammit. Transforms from one language to another with infinite discontinuities at c o n c e p t s of love and duty. If I made a mistake, would 'happy Christmas' spell 'Mary laid another e g g ' ?
May be a g o o d idea to warn my c o l l e a g u e s to [ ] tutor's [ ] if they are a c a demically inclined. How else are the poor s o u l s supp o s e d to get a c h a n c e to read further unless they work themselves insane (is that what it's all about?) and get a first... In the b a c k g r o u n d N i c o slowly mouths the words, All that is my own Where land and water meet Where run my soul I sit upon my bed Y o u r ways have led Me to be . . . (meet me on the Desert shore?) . . . That idiot girl is sitting on my bed writing poetry. I wonder what she' s got to say for herself? Mak e love is dive in oblivion foam, forget and rise up far from hope, far from home, Except in some lover who, e n e r g y s a p p e d Holds your fate and joy,
"In their wisdom some undergraduates did not attend lectures on the day sacrificed for Margaret Thatcher. In their wisdom some undergrads attended the lectures. The authorities in their wisdom c o n s i d e r e d the ones who attended the wiser and on that judgement didn't give out printed notes for those who didn't turn u p . " Who do you think the wiser Rify? Don't answer that one, let it be, you're safer that way. Y o u won't use an odd combination of words then. Don't forget, people have a savage affection for words, especially in their own language. Do be careful, the 'progressive element' in the department (that gallery of glorious e c c e n t r i c s with disgustingly naked faces) is usually very sensitive
N selling something like 60,000 copies every week. It's another social affair, like the Tatler (which actually means purveyor of trivial twaddle, how right can the Oxford dictionary be) but more country orientated, as you might gather from its title. The Field is similar, and the Scottish Field is the same with a Welsh influence. All twaddle, unless you're the type they're really aimed at, in which case you'll already be an avid reader, i.e. if you don't read it now, it's not for you. Now the Illustrated London News is altogether another kettle of dignitaries. Recently altered from weekly to monthly, mainly because of a lack of readership, the latter has sprung up as if from nowhere. This might lead one to believe that it has drastically altered. But no, it hasn't. It's the same old mixture as before, only dished up monthly instead of weekly at an increased price and diminished page size. Nevertheless, as ever, its picture coverage is good, and so are the few articles contained in it, and it's altogether a good mag to have lying around. Its U.S. competitor, Life, while less glossy, also has good picture coverage. However, they've found that they make more money by printing less copies, so you might find it difficult to
about what is said. It's probably even more serious than a war between Uncle S a m and the Ugly Bear with the Dragon as the referee, and my dear lecturer, 'that's what it is all about, isn't i t ? ' . . . " A n d a little strawberry of blood was making haste to live, with a sort of guileless urgency, a besotted little strawberry, not even yet an animal, s o o n to be s c r a p e d out of existence by . . . " Wow, doesn't that s o u n d good...
find a copy. Most of the glossies are orientated towards the ladies, but let not that worry you gentlemen. You'll find interesting reading in many of these magazines, the most highly thought of which is Harper's Bazaar and Queen. This merger of two magazines has, I'm glad to say, preserved most of the former excellence of Queen feature-wise, and added the fashion-wise stuff of Harper's. The features are really good, and this month included articles on psychiatry and the head-shrinkers of Harley Street, Dreams, paintings, et al. But it's got competition from its own company, National Magazines, which this month have launched the British version of Cosmopolitan. Priced at only 20p, against Harper's 35p, with the same number of pages, it's bound to be a winner. Or so the FELIX typist says. The features are interesting and 'progressive', sexually anyhow, as far as women's magazines go. It has an impressive list of columnists, drawn from all sections of the world of writing for women, and an adventurous set of features. Sandwiched between reviews, stories, and fashion articles are features on 'I was a sleep-around girl', 'How to turn a man on' and The Other erogenous zones'. Like groovy,
man. I'd better not leave the men out, though. And what better named magazine for them than 'Men Only'. Almost without doubt the glossiest of the glossies, soon to be printed by photogravure, which, if you know what that means, will be even an improvement on the already flawless reproduction of every portion of the female form. Nothing is left to the imagination. W. H. Smith and John Menzies won't handle it. What better recommendation could I give. 100 pages every month of the most pathetic articles and features and most photogenic nudes that can be obtained legally for 40p. They should really get life for some of the rubbishy copy that they print. And some day they probably will, if Lord Longford has his way. Well, have a glossy time. I hope that this series has stimulated your passions for magazine reading, and that you'll go on to discover for yourselves the rest of the umpteen thousands of periodicals published in this demented, pseudo-cultured world of ours. But you'll need to wait to see another of the finest publications known to man. I'm sorry that it's so far away, but that's life. Oh, by the way, it's name is 'Felix'. So long.
in his whims and you trapped The emotional turmoil which follows has the tendance To pull at the roots of a soul's i n d e p e n d e n c e . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? H a H a H a H a H a . . . Oy, that hurt . . . Hmmmm, might as well get to sleep . . .
. . . Fiery s h a d e s of grey and brown. A river, velvety brown with trees near it, not g r e e n , it isn't autumn. I sit on a cliff near this river and peer d o w n to s e e a row of fellow students lined up o n one s i d e of the river and on the other a lecturer teaching them how to shit. S o m e how that s e e m s a c c e p t a b l e , but I'm laughing, too hard for comfort; 200 blank intelligent eyes turn round and stare at me. G o o d grief I forgot all about gravity — they smile slow and vicious — am falling, can't hold o n to the e d g e for very m u c h longer. T h e cliff wall s e e m s to be filled with f a c e s , s o m e raised eyebrows, s o m e frowns, s o m e amusement, s o m e worry — wait there is one glow, a faceless hope . . . T h e river has m a d e me rather muddy, look like a b a g of shit. Just think you wouldn't b e allowed to p a s s me on the s t r e e t . . . In the b a c k g r o u n d that hyena laughter.
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T R A V E L L I N G O n e T u e s d a y in February, it w a s my intention to visit the Travel B u r e a u . B y Thursday I had found the evasive R o o m 216, C o l l e g e B l o c k . Strange really as it is right next to the J . C . R . , although at the end opposite to the bar. P e r h a p s I w a s unfair to have p r e c o n c e i v e d ideas about what I h o p e d to find o n arrival but I had them just the s a m e . They were, almost exclusively, w r o n g . For instance, the word ' B u r e a u ' must conjure up images of b e s p e c t a c l e d and respectable, if austere, ladies waiting to p r o c e s s every customer in an exactly similar fashion. That, to them would b e efficiency. Instead, on arrival, I was unable to discover who was customer and who was 'Travel Bureaucrat',without asking all present. There are no paid staff running the bureau and it is manned by students. W h e n I s a i d I was only there to watch a look of relief s p r e a d over an otherwise bewildered face of the only student of the Travel Bureau to have arrived thus far. He immediately averted his attention to the first of the eight people waiting for assistance. The first two customers required N U S cards which were duly unearthed from the filing cabinet (which only looked tidy when c l o s e d ) , stamped and had the photos attached. The third customer wanted more information c o n c e r n i n g the buses to L e e d s which had been advertised in a recent Felicity. S o did the fourth customer. A s did the fifth. A n d the sixth. A n d the seventh. Politely, but with fatigue in his voice, the travel man explained that although buses leave L e e d s every weekend for L o n d o n , at £1.50 return, the Londo n to L e e d s run is not due to start till October. October. October. 'Really, w e are not geared to deal with travel within the U K ' said the travel man hoping, by informing me to stem the flow, 'British Rail will not give us booking facilities s o we advise everyone to g o to their main line station in Londo n for more information'. ' C o m e October, though,' (he c h e e r e d visibly), 'there should b e c o a c h e s bookable here to Leeds, Bath, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, Exeter, Nottingham, Birmingham, Y o r k and more, c o m e October. October. October.
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By this time, two more travel men had arrived and were dealing with the customers who were c o m i n g in. O n e undergrad wanted to know more about working holidays in Israel on Kibbutzim a n d , by c h a n c e , the travel man was able to relate first hand information. The student wandered off looking contented saying he would be b a c k with his c h e q u e book. The rest of business consisted of travel o n the continent and people applying for International Student Travel C a r d s . 'I want to g o to Athens two days after term ends a n d return from R o m e to Paris in the first week of April — c a n you book it for me?' ' Y e s , I'll fill in the forms and if you pay 2 5 % of the fare you c a n collect the tickets this time next week'. S o m e h o w it didn't s e e m possible that this trio, only one of whom had arrived on time, c o u l d b e responsible for getting people from almost anywhere in Europe and beyond, to anywhere else. 'We got 5 % c o m m i s s i o n and return this to the students who travel'. A m a z i n g . Perhaps they would b e better advised t o retain it and equip the room with a desk counter and even a part-time employee. But s o m e h o w the atmosphere would b e lost. If any atmosphere c a n be created in a room as soulless a s R o o m 216, C o l l e g e B l o c k it is worth retaining. For European , Russian, North African, Western A s i a n travel, the Travel Bureau is ideal. For A m e r i c a n travel and all other countries of the world, the Bureau has the name of an organization known to b e respectable a n d who, next year or the following year, will hopefully e n d o w the bureau with booking facilities. A s yet, direct booking with the organization by the student i s the form. While in R o o m 216, it is also possible to fix up travel insurance with Endsleigh (which is run by a part-time e m p l o y e e ) . At 2.15 my visit to R o o m 216, C o l l e g e B l o c k was at an end. The 'treasurer' came in and took away the c h e q u e s of the day, the booking forms, N U S c a r d s and photos were put in an envelope to be sent to the bureau's agent, the bumph was all tipped into the filing cabinet to be disinterred t h e following Tuesday and U S K Travel Bureau had ended another day of business.
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R E V I E W S
"JUMPERS" — Michael Hordern and Diana Rigg in an arrowing tale. Even now I cannot really make up my mind about Tony R i c h a r d s o n ' s new production of 'The Threepenny O p e r a ' ( P r i n c e of W a l e s ) . Bertholt Brecht used the main story of J o h n G a y ' s eighteenth century 'The B e g g a r ' s O p e r a ' as the basis for this politically orientated B a l l a d O p e r a , and despite the length of time s i n c e writing (1928 or s o ) m u c h of the flavour of Brecht's convictions still c o m e s through strongly. Blind Capitalism is m u c h the s a m e in Seventies Britain as in Twenties Berlin. There is a great deal that is very effective in this production, Kurt Weill wrote the original music that consists largely of sleazily dreamy melodies in the Jazz style of the Twenties (the play is set in Soho in about 1925), and the tunes are finely evocative. The set consists largely of a macabre Merry-GoRound in a loosely defined junkyard environment—corrugated iron proliferates. And the whole tone is downbeat as we are led through the Brechtian Underworld. Joe Melia is very good as the gangster Macheath ("All Macheath has/Is his flick-knife/ And he keeps it/out of sight") and Vanessa Redgrave is entertaining as his Polly Peachum. The best singing comes from an extraordinary menacing Annie Ross as the Whore Jenny—in fact all the acting is first class. But, I am sorry to say, there is, inherently, a certain coherence lacking in the show. We are rather used to Musicals in which the songs-arise out of the action as smoothly as possible, but here the ballads are kept distinctly separate as the actors come downstage, sing their song, and the broken action is resumed. The production is, as I
PLAYS have said, good, but in such a variety of ways that it makes the whole business very 'bitty'. The 'ensemble' feeling is not there. But given the original material I do not really see how this production could have been improved upon, and the standard social points come across well. Most impressive of all was Lon Satton's sinister Narrator snarling his way through "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" with the closing, poignant words "You can spot those/In the limelight/ Those in darkness/You don't see". I could not get to "The Balcony" (Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych), so I sent Another. From what I have gathered from him, the play (by Jean Genet) is very bizarre (something about illusions being worked out in a brothel!), and the excellent acting creates a powerful atmosphere. My sister did not like it—so it sounds very much a matter of taste. Have fun folks.
THE STRAWBS " G R A V E NEW W O R L D " (A & M) T h e c o n c e p t s of " F o l k - R o c k " a n d " E l e c t r i c F o l k " have b e e n b a n d i e d about so m u c h in the last c o u p l e of years (every time a reviewer got his hands o n an album by Fairport Convention, Steeleye S p a n or the Strawbs) that this sort of m u s i c has c o m e to b e accepte d as a form of m u s i c in itself, like folk or rock. But electronic folk? Very freaky. A bit like kippers and custard, quite a c c e p t a b l e separately (if you've got nothing else) but not together, etc., etc. On this album Dave C o u s i n s and c o . prove otherwise. Their electronics don't have the brute force of the Soft M a c h i n e or the s p a c e y quality of the Pink Floyd but they will doubtless surprise you all the same. Apart from being the best album the Strawbs have made, " G r a v e New W o r l d " shows that " n i c e " Olde Worlde lyrics s o u n d g o o d when played over a reverse tape b a c k i n g or any other musical b a c k i n g for that matter. I wonder why it was that R i c k Wakeman left the group. He hated folk, he said, but so many styles are incorporated here I think the music would have suited him
MUSIC " " " ^ • " • " • " ^ down to the ground, especially as his replacement Blue Weaver is playing the same instruments Wakeman now uses with Y e s . Although his roots are in folk Dave C o u s i n s c a n blow a mean electric guitar (on " T o m o r r o w " ) and at other times they c a n play in an Indianesque (what a ghastly word — I just thought it up) style with sitar and tablas, or with a string arrangement provided by the mellotron or even with a brass band (The Robert Kirby Silver B a n d and Tony V i s c o n t i ' s
In the beginning there w a s the ' J a z z Singer' , films h a d found a v o i c e and the first thing they did w a s to s i n g . S i n g i n g and m u s i c has been featured in many hundreds of films s i n c e then. Then came rock 'n' roll and we saw the gyrations of 'Elvis' in 'Love Me Tender' (1956) a very old story with songs, this was the first in a long string of very, very trite films (the not- tification in the film—there was able exception being the in- no one person or group of pertelligent 'Change of Habit', sons with whom I could identify never released over here but —but 'Gimme Shelter', this was shown on television last sum- the best of the bunch. I hope mer). There were other so- that some enterprising cinema called 'pop' films featuring many owner runs 'Gimme Shelter' artists and groups which were and 'Woodstock' in one projust show cases to promote their gramme. In 'Gimme Shelter' we latest LP (the only exception see the reaction of one group being the Beatles' films which (i.e. the Hell's Angels) to a were much more different from 'Woodstock' type situation (i.e. the standard pop film). The free concert, large gathering, mid-sixties saw the vogue for aggressive music) and the recinema-verite. The first films sult is very, very terrifying. were 'A Hard Day's Night' (alThe next film is the latest in though there was a large the genre and to me perhaps amount of fiction involved in one of the worst of the films, the film) and Pennebaker's I've been looking at. 'JIMi 'Don't Look Back'—a factual PLAYS BERKELEY' is shoddy. documentary of Dylan's tour of It neither makes any point nor Britain in 1965 which was very says anything, other than Hengood and very perceptive. Pen- drix was a great musician and nebaker was also responsible I doubt whether many people for the first 'Pop Festival' film would disagree with that. The with 'Monterey Pop' which, I film is a rip-off, a deliberate atunderstand, is the best of the tempt to cash in on Hendrix's Festival films—more than that I death. The film lacks any artistic can't say, but Michael Wad- merits, being a very average leigh's 'Woodstock' is the festi- film of one of his concerts with val film that everyone has heard some stock footage of riots in of—an easily likeable film; the Berkeley. The music played was sheer grandeur of seeing the good and this version of 'The 200, 300, 400 or 500 thousand Star-Spangled Banner' was betin the audience is certainly awe- ter than that in 'Woodstock', inspiring—I tend to get the mainly because it had a very same feeling when seeing any good close-up of him playing it film with 'a cast of thousands', (in fact the camerawork was but I also tend to get the feeling very static). But overall it lacked of isolation—I want to know taste and I doubt whether Henwhat the people in the middle drix himself would have allowed of it all think about the situa- the film to be released if he tion, there was no point of iden- were alive.
Old Tyme Dance Orchestra) or with just acoustic guitar accompanimen t — songs on which the Strawbs built their reputation. That's the music then, and now for the words. This is yet another c o n c e p t album and the title track is a rather despairing protest song, very depressing, with Dave C o u s i n s grunting " M a y you rot in your grave New W o r l d ' (clever pun, what) as if with his dying breath. Not all the s o n g s are so morbid but I think the general i d e a is that things now aren't what they used to be and G o d knows what they'll be like in the Future. It also s e e m s to represent a journey, as the first line of the first s o n g , " B e n e d i c t u s " is " T h e traveller has far to g o " and the last track is called "The Journey's End". " B e n e d i c t u s " could be a song for progressive c h u r c h e s to adopt to attract the younger generation; the tune reminds me of a hymn but as I haven't
been to c h u r c h for a while I couldn't say which one. " A h M e A h M y " features Tony Hooper on vocals, b a c k e d by Tony Visconti's O.T.D.O. and I c a n imagine Maurice Chevalier doing this one. "I'd like to live on a farm again like I did for part of the war/I've got a few happy memories though we were rather poor". Mon Dieu! S o m e people may dismiss this album, with its heavy religious overtones, as the most pretentious rubbish since " Jesus Christ Superstar" (see J E R U S A L E M ) but I don't. My only regrets are that I missed the Strawbs' recent tour—these numbers must sound great when performed live — and also that I am only borrowing this record b e c a u s e I couldn't get it off the record company. The album, by the way, c o m e s in a nifty thrice-folding package and the booklet with the lyrics is illustrated with a medieval art form which I can't name but which I rather like. Will there be room in the New World for The Strawbs? I hope so.
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SPORTS F Ist XI Reach Final The I.C. team must have been c o n s i d e r e d to be the under-dogs of this U . L U . C u p semi-final, with G o l d smiths fielding five U.L.U. players, but their thoughtful preparation which had taken place off the field was well rewarded. The opening minutes of the game were true to cup tie tradition with both teams trying to establish their superiority. Play was fast and p o s s e s s i o n was keenly contested with the sides evenly matched. However, it was G o l d smiths who eventually took the lead, when the ball was hammered a c r o s s the I.C. goalmouth. P. Worthington stopped it but a s he stretched to clear he slic e d the ball into his own net. This s e e m e d to kindle the extra determination which was required from the I.C. team and from this point onward they didn't look back. Their determination began to bring
the just rewards as they began to pressurise the Goldsmiths defence and after three very near misses in s c r a m b l e s around the Goldsmith's goalmouth Ian R o d g e r s eventually put the ball into the net to make the half time score 1—1. In the s e c o n d half I.C. began to play with much more confidence, the ball was played swiftly and players were beginning to find s p a c e up front whilst at the b a c k P. Worthington, S. Wells, M. Pearson and P. Maslin s e e m e d to have the Goldsmiths attack well under control. The sheer determination of B. Smith, B. Milne and I. Rodgers up front was rewarded when B. Milne put I.C. ahead and s o o n afterwards the same player made the s c o r e 3 — 1 . However, Goldsmiths had by no means c o n c e d e d defeat and but for some very courageou s goalkeeping
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from M. Whitham they might have pulled a goal back. P. Bartlett substituted J . Kelly in midfield and this s e e m e d to steady the I.C. team, who had lost C. Willcock, their captain, after an incident in the G o l d smiths penalty area. However, to c l i n c h what must be regarded as a great victory, I.C. s c o r e d twice more before the final whistle. N. Fryer made no mistake from the penalty spot and B. Smith steered a great through ball, which had caught the Goldsmiths defence flat-footed, past the groping goalkeeper. This victory now puts I.C. into the final at Motspur Park on M a r c h 11th when they meet Q . E . C . On the same date the I.C. 2nd XI meet G o l d smiths II and will be keen to retain the Reserve C u p and complete the double of cup and league o n c e again.
HYDE PARK RELAY
On Wednesday, 23rd February, I.C. 1st X V played K i n g ' s C o l l e g e in the semi-final of the Gutteridge C u p and emerged victorious by 20 points to 4. I.C. won the toss and elected to play into a stiff (?) breeze in the first half. The referee was of "I know you P o w e l l " fame and was soon awarding numerous penalties to I.C. as King's did not know about his eccentricities. This enabled I.C. to take the lead from a J a m e s penalty. King's however c a m e b a c k into the game when from a loose ruck near the I.C. posts, the ball was sent out to the winger who s c o r e d in the corner — the conversion failed. This score s e e m e d to spur on I.C. to greater heights and the K i n g ' s full b a c k was caught in possessio n under his own posts. He failed to release the ball and so J a m e s k i c k e d an easy penalty to put I.C. back in the lead 6—4. I.C. managed to hold out and turned round confident with the wind now behind them. K i n g ' s task was made more difficult as they had lost a centre in the first half with a finger injury.
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Saturday, 19th February saw a multitude of runners from various parts of the globe converge on the Union building. The reason was the c r o s s country clubs big event of the year: the Annual Invitation Hyde Park R o a d R e lay. Entries this year were well over the 90 team mark and with six runners in each team (each running one lap of the 2 mile 1740 yard course) that meant there were over six hundred people present, when the markers, officials, helpers and supporters had been i n c l u d e d . With 10 minutes to go to the start, at 3.00 p.m., the 80 runners for the first leg were ready waiting at the start, pushing and shoving to get a g o o d position. With 4 minutes to go, the race was started as the pushing at the start was getting violent. On the c o m m a n d of get set go 80 athletes shot off down Rotten R o w at break neck p a c e ; the organisers bore no responsibility for prams, horses, dogs, old ladies etc. in the way. With a mile gone Birmingham University took the lead which they were
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never to lose, through A n d y H o l d e n . He finished this lap in a remarkable time of 13 mins. 53 sees. At the change-over Birmingham had a lead of 6 s e c o n d s over P. Varney of Y o r k University. I.C.'s first leg runner R o b Parker came in 31st with a time of 14.56, the best time in the race by an I.C. runner. Throughout the race Birmingham built up their lead and finished in a rec o r d time of 84 mins. 19 sees., 1 min. 20 sees, ahead of the s e c o n d team and breaking the record that they set up last year by 35 s e c o n d s . L e e d s University finished s e c o n d with a time of 85.39 and Sheffield University finished third with 86.17. I.C. finished first among the Londo n Colleges, one place ahead of University C o l l e g e , but 34th in the whole field with a time of 94.22.
their slowest runner did a time of 14.19. After the race, a tea of s andwic he s and c a k e s was ravenously c o n s u m e d by all while awaiting the results. At 5.30, dead on time, they were ready and Mrs. H. J o n e s , the Pro-Rector's wife presented the c u p s and medals. M e d a l s went to the 1st 3 teams and to the runner of the fastest lap. The Lady R o d e r i c Hill C u p went, for the s e c o n d year running to Birmingham University although it was not actually presented to them, as they had the c h e e k to leave it at home (perhaps in anticipation). T h e Imperial C o l l e g e Union C u p went, for the nth year running to Borough R o a d C o l l e g e , the first team in with under 500 men in their college . They c a m e 4th in the overall field.
Despite Birmingham's record breaking run they did not run the fastest lap. This went to J o h n K i n g from A l s a g e r Training C o l lege with a time of 13 mins. 39 sees. However, 4 of their runners c a m e within the fastest 10 laps and
I would like to express my thanks to Mrs. H. J o n e s for presenting the prizes, the officials who kindly gave up their time to help and to numerous members of the C r o s s Country C l u b and Imperial College, whose help was greatly apwithout preciated and which the whole thing would not have been possible.
is almost upon us, and I trust that you are going to play for the C o l l e g e at cricket. The C o l l e g e runs at least 3 teams and so caters for all types of ability (even yours!). W e are
holding trials on the first W e d n e s d a y of next term (26th A p r i l ) , and if you wish to c o m e , sign on the Cricket notice board in the Union. I hope to s e e you during the s e a s o n .
A long kick-off pushed K i n g ' s b a c k into their own 25 and here they were to remain, except for brief breakaway attacks, for the game. Whenever they managed to get into the I.C. half they were driven b a c k with long wind-assisted kicks by the I.C. defence. Being pinned in their own 25 it is understandable that all the penalties awarded to I.C. were from kickable positions. However, true to form, Tebbett only got one but made amends by getting a dropped goal as well. 1 2 — 3 up, I.C. now began to throw the ball about. K i n g s ' supporters began to point out that I.C. had not yet s c o r e d a try and so to prove how " e a s y " it was to s c o r e we let Roy Matthews trundle over. This try c a m e
L For those not in the Union bar o n W ednes day , February 23rd, the R u g b y 1st X V w o n their semi-final against K i n g s 2 0 — 4 and the Football 1st XI hammered Goldsmiths 5—1 also to reach the final. This is a great c h a n c e for I.C. to g o d o w n to Motspur Park and support these two teams o n their respective Saturdays. T h e R u g b y played L S E , a s i d e they had previously beaten, last Saturday, 4th M a r c h s o the result should b e known — s e e Felicity. T h e teams were rumoured to b e training hard before the match at their s e a s i d e hideaway near B a l h a m , but they s h o u l d be in a relaxed state of mind after visiting the movies on the Friday evening. If you missed last Saturday, then y o u have another c h a n c e this week, Saturday 11th M a r c h w h e n both the 1st XI and 2nd XI play at Motspur against Q . E . C . and Goldsmiths 2 n d ' s . T h e 2nd's play in the morning and must b e favourites but the 1st's have lost and won g a m e s with Q . E . C . Q . E . C . are a s m a l l C o l l e g e but I expect them to b e supporting their team in f o r c e s o we c a n s h o w up our neighbours by filling the F R E E c o a c h e s w h i c h will b e leaving the U n i o n . T h e Football C l u b , living o n a shoestring budget, have b e e n unable to g o pre-match training to Lilleshall but are nevertheless confident. Next term, I.C. has a few unimportant a c a d e m i c tests but there are excellent facilities for cricket and tennis to be used. The new captain of tennis is Pete Dunning, Falmouth 141 and he w o u l d w e l c o m e anyone interested in playing, to contact him.
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A scene from the Gutteridge Cup Final which I.C. won (see FELICITY). from a ruck won by Ken (get the beer in) Horseman who fed Bill B a i n e s in the centre. Baines gave J i m Hunt room in which to move and he in turn drew the full b a c k before feeding inside to R o y Matthews who flopped over. Kings' were now demoralised and I.C. s c o r e d another try through J i m Hunt. Neither of these tries were converted, needless to say. I.C. might have had another try but the I.C. linesman Kitty Marriott dec i d e d to be honest and
tell the ref that the ball had gone into touch — and s o the s c o r e stood at 20 points to 4 until the final whistle. Many thanks to our numerous supporters — your v o c a l help was much appreciated. T e a m — J . Hughes, J . M c D o n o u g h , P. Pilkington, B. Baines, J . Hunt, A . J a m e s ( c apt ) , C . Flanagan, M. Sugrue, H. M i c h ael, K. Horseman, R. Matthews, C. Humphries, T. Morris, I. Partridge, A . Tebbett.
Boat Club regain Dixon Bowl Imperial C o l l e g e 1st VIM won the open division of the University of L o n d o n Hea d of the River to regain the Dixon B o w l . The race held on the Tideway over the 'reversed boat race' course was a gruelling affair, due to a gusty wind and an ebbing tide. The water was very c h o p p y down to Hammersmith, and the wash from a tug coming upstream c a u s e d consternation to a few coxes. The start was staggered with I.C. going off s e c o n d ,
they p a s s e d G u y s Hospital and on the final timing won by a comfortable margin of \ minute, over St. T h o m a s Hospital. Tyrian ( U . L II) had the fastest time but were not eligible for the open division. I.C. II in spite of some jostling by their cox, had a disappointing row, and d r o p p e d a c o u p l e of positions. In the Senior C (Junior) division I.C. Ill were beaten into s e c o n d place by U.C. & H. who c a m e up from the b a c k of the field to finish in 5th position
overall and win the Senior C medal. The most encouraging results of the afternoon were in the Novice division in which the 5th and 6th VIM's c a m e 1st and 2nd respectively with just 5 s e c o n d s between them. The c r e w s put up a really g o o d s h o w and completely o u t c l a s s e d the rest of the Novice entry. These crews which will form the basis of the club in future s e a s o n s have shown keenness and rivalry, the result of the dedication of their respective c o a c h e s .
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WHITEWASH: Following the publication of her books, "Clean Up TV", and "Who Does She Think She is?" and recent viists to "Disgusting Denmark". Mrs. Mary Whitehouse, Hon. General Secretary of the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association (NVALA), attended a Touchstone gathering at Silwood Park last weekend. She addressed the meeting on the dangers of declining moral standards emphasising the immense effects of the broadcasting media, and was later available for an exclusive FELIX interview on some of the wider issues on which she has expressed views. The address that Mrs. White- rarely comes into it. Two years house gave consisted mainly of ago 24 Hours covered the shootan explanation of the work in ing of a blue film in Denmark, which she is currently engaged naturally we were concerned and the fields in which she has about this. Basically my concern campaigned for the past eight is with TV but I do feel the. media years. It was a great pity that are indivisable. I am not on Lord there was very little said with Longford's committee, but i do which any but the most extreme work closely with him. With recould disagree — this being gard to news broadcasts I do largely due to Mrs. Whitehouse feel that our first requirement avoiding most issue of contro- should be fair representation. versial interest. She felt that a FELIX: You quoted in your talk stand for censorship ("no, I pre- the claim that "Civilisation and fer the word control") was unbounded sex are incompatessential on all areas of life for ible". Have you any experience of this in modern society? a free society. Religion is undoubtedly the MW: Evidence at present is diffibasis of all Mrs. Whitehouse's cult to find. If we look back arguments. Against a back- through history, even modern ground of comments such as history, we can see the use made "Man is more than man — man of pornography by the Nazis and is a spiritual animal," spirtual Communists. Even in terms of and religious points were con- simple mathematics they are incompatible and I must say that sistently used for justification. this is self-evident to me. NaturThe following morning two ally affairs between a man and FELIX staff conducted this inter- wife are nothing to do with me view : but it is something to be aware FELIX: Do you feel that occa- of. I think that couples should sions such as this (Touchstone) not give only unto themselves give you a feedback of peoples' but also to others. opinions and do you modify your FELIX: Do you consider the work views accordingly? of Martin Cole and Richard NevMW: I think meetings such as ille to be sincere? this are a good idea and I have MW: These are two different been impressed by the serious people. Dr. Martin Cole is interattitudes of the people here. ested in Dr Martin Cole full stop. Three years ago when I first Publicity to Martin Cole is alspoke at Cambridge Union I was most sexual satisfaction. He has regarded as an outsider, a Phil- said publicy, "I do what I do to istine, but now, with defences purge myself". down I think we are all surprised just how much we have Richard Neville is politically in common. motivated. He is committed to FELIX: Would you say your work his political beliefs. could be summarised into being FELIX: How great an extent do you think broadcasting has ina fight again pornography? MW: Heavens no! Pornography fluenced the standards of Mod-
Mrs. Mary Whitehouse at Touchstone
"Time up, Sir Gilbert" Gilbert L o n g d e n ' s (he is a Conservative back-bench M P ) private member's bill calling for a Student Union Registrar ran out of time when it w a s being disc u s s e d in the House of C o m m o n s the Friday before last. It w a s s e c o n d o n the Order Paper that afternoon but its debate didn't start until about 3.45. T h e Parliamentary rules state that a vote can't be taken if a member still wishes to speak at 4.00 p.m. Sure enough this happened — a Labour front bencher s o I'm told.
ern Civilisation compared with other social pressures? MW: Why have drugs had such power? It is certainly not separable from Broadcasting although again I do feel that an increasingly more responsible attitude is being taken by the BBC. Lord Hill has recently put out a directive saying, "Drugs Out". FELIX: Do you know why the ITA is composed in such a different form to the BBC. MW: I suppose that the structure is to reflect regional feelings. TWW lost their licence because of bad policy in Wales. I don't agree with the ITA policy towards London (i.e. LWT). FELIX: You have spoken a lot about a Broadcasting Council. Could you say something about its proposed constitution. MW: We hope to produce a paper on this later in the year. FELIX: What responsibility to you
WOMEN IN UNION BAR LIB AND B(R)AR Unfortunately for the preservationists, Women's Lib seem to have gained the upper hand in the continuing fight for the domination of the Union Bar. A short while ago, Betty Garbutt and Co., Dave Hobman (still smarting from his recent expose in Felix) discovered that there was no rule in the ICU Constitution banning women specifically from the Union Bar. This news was quickly conveyed to a clique led by an aggressive youn gal named Betty who decided to exploit the situation. A newcomer to the IC political scene, Betty is believed to be engaged in 1st year Zoology and resides in Beit. Betty's plan was to invade the Union Bar every day for a week with a group of 'Women's Lib' people. This plan was inaugurated last Thursday and Betty with such strange, but not unexpected fellow or the cause as Piers Corbyn and Dave Hobman, along with several women and a number of 'Heavies' presented themselves at the Union Bar. The IC lads, sensing trouble, lit the fire in the Bar and retired gracefully. After a successful attempt to extinguish the fire by the Heavies they were ignored and normal activities were resumed in the form of a drinking match between Pete Earl and Hilary. The next night, Friday, proved to be more interesting. The girls returned again, this time in a random fashion, to the bar, but this time met heavier opposition in the form of a Chap's Club Dinner. Brendan, sensing trouble, gradually persuaded the women to leave in his normal
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Two interesting a n d alarming points that were into Longden's slipped idea of a Registrar were firstly a clause with regard to registration saying that an application c o u l d b e made o n behalf of a Students' Union, i.e. meaning a Governing B o d y c o u l d register a Union with a Constitution none of the Union agreed with and s e c think magazines such as Pentondly a clause saying all This means that o n the house and Cosmopolitan should monies must be spent to feel? following Friday the bill directly benefit the indiviMW: You may know that I was used in a Cosmopolitan adver- went to the bottom of the dual members — a warning light for s u c h things a s tisement as an obvious nonreader. I am. I am disgusted by order paper, giving it a l - Community A c t i o n , R a g suggestions portrayed in these most no c h a n c e of reach- equipment, etc. magazines, especially the woing d i s c u s s i o n a n d with men's ones. Anyway we w o n the FELIX: Could we ever return to future bills coming in for day again. Status Quo? their s e c o n d reading as a MW: I see three definite courses open to us: higher priority, M r . LongThe N U S has now called for another day of action 1. Unbounded sex sowing its den has had his day. own seeds of disaster. on Monday, 1st May — s o 2. Dictatorship. Thus another short term any g o d ideas for action 3. Making Democracy work. victory and one from which on that day to the Union I would very much like to see a few points c a n be gained. Office please, where we the latter. the Government still have plenty of ' H A N D S On this note Mrs. Whitehouse Firstly ended She will be returning for front bench took a non- O F F S T U D E N T U N I O N S an Associated Studies lecture committal line, which B A D G E S ' left at 1p e a c h — next year. After the chance of means it couldn't have take them home at Easter, seeing "Growing Up" I think she been so far away from their sell them to your friends. should be worth seeing.
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smooth way. Betty, however, not Woods (RSMU President), who aware of this, was doused with was standing close. a pint of beer for not moving, Finally, at this point, our attenalthough she had not yet been tion moves to one of Betty's male subjected to Brendan's smooth associates, who claims that duraction, and has been so ob- ing the above festivities adsessed with the darts playing vances were made to Betty. He that she couldn't have been ex- was disgusted with the, and we pected to have noticed anyway. quote, 'horny old perverts preBetty continued playing darts sent in the Bar.' (Thinks, maybe unperturbed until the treatment this is why we keep women out was repeated. Whereupon the of the Bar). familiar Union Bar chant was iniDave Amos, the duty officer in tiated and Betty was placed on the Uinon on Friday night was a table with a yard of beer and unfortunately unable to save given the choice of getting it or Betty from the clutches of the them down. Union Bar since he was just Betty, not to be beaten, took about to move into action as she two sips and poured the remain- was evicted after the incident der over a certain Mr. Mark with Mr. Woods.
idea of a Registrar a s all that. S ec ondly , M P ' s c a n be very usefully lobbied — the N U S Exec, had briefed five Labour M P ' s to s pea k for 26 minutes each if necessary and the many telegrams sent to the Labour Front B e n c h (including one from ICU) might have helped them t o make up their mind to s pea k at 4.00 p.m.
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"Sweet words make music when in VERSE":—
e Lack of light, lack of love, Hack of luck, Cunning tricks on plastic floors, like the masses treading. Poster Poster . . . who are you? Paper forest, where's the wood? A light glows once a year and dies. A burnt out light, or maybe untouched — How can you tell. Hell, I sometimes can't. A barrier, a fuckin' brick wall, This poem and the office door Estranged, ornamental or a paid failure? Unity Gravity Movement—all are missing. QUORUM — and who really reads this paper. We all care, but none bother. Foghorn, swirling, lifting, a smile! Leafless trees all spent, a warm winter, Acorns poised, no flying moss. Meaning, Truth—a moving desert, nature has purpose. Man can move rivers, man can kill people. I'll think a bit more, my shape is appearing The spark has gone, but the fire is burning . . . . The lights are on . . . Watch out for the elections. The March dates to watch are— 9th, Hustings UGM, 10th, Departmental Rep. Ballot, 16/17th, Pre-
sidential Ballot, 21st, Elections UGM. Start reading the bumph — see the Candidates, ask questions — don't throw your money away like this year (did you?). Read the next issue of Snapping Jaws. Be prepared for important constitutional changes on the 21st — Felix (sabbatical Editor? Weekly?), Community Action, p.g. Affairs Officer, Governing Body approval to constitutional changes (should there be any? — keep fighting the Green Paper) and many more. What should we say at NUS? — come and see me, let's have your opinions. Help Rag — they've got to break even point on Rag Mag sales — everything is clear profit. Go out with your mates one night — Any pre-selected group can win a beer prize for the most sold per capita — the cinema queues are asy. Take some home for Easter. Should council spend £100 on themselves and their girl-friends — ask questions at today's UGM —? perhaps they deserve it — a lot of them work their bollocks off. But do they do anything. Start making yourselves heard— don't accept the Union trash, the Constituent College Crap or the CEFE Shit. Come and tell me to F - - k Off — at least I'll know you care.
W f e e l t h a t i n order to endure t h a t the forthcoming elections are conducted i n a f a i r , u n b i a s e d m a n n e r , we m u s t p o i n t o u t t o the members of the U n i o n t h a t d u r i n g p a r t of t h e time t h a t the nomina t i o n p a p e r s were p o s t e d , twoog u s , D a r l i n g and B l a c k , encouraged the t h i r d , M i s s Waddington, to stand f o r the s a b b a t i c a l post of h o n o r a r y S e c r e t a r y of I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n and to withdraw this e f o r e the n o m i n a t i o n papers were taken down, f e e l i n g t h a t could p o s s i b l y h e l p the campaign. 1
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Mr S u g d e n , As you a r e now w e l l a w a r e , I a t t e m p t e d to p l a c e an ICU presidential m a n i f e s t o i n F E L I X , whereas I had no i n t e n t i o n of s t a n d i n g . As always i n an e l a b o r a t e hoax s o m e t h i n g went w r o n g , and you found out. B a s i c a l l y t h i s was an a d v e r t i s i n g s t u n t , whereby I hoped to get more p e o p l e i n t e r e s t e d i n the e l e c t i o n s . As a r e s u l t of the confusion t h a t my d e n i a l o f s t a n d i n g f o r p r e s i d e n t w o u l d c a u s e , I h o p e d that many s t u d e n t s m i g h t take an a c t i v e p a r t i n the elections. My h o a x w a s t o t a l l y unrelated t o amgr o t h e r p e r s o n s m a n i f e s t o which y o u are- p r i n t i n g , b u t I hoped t h a t i t would be b e n e f i c i a l to ICU as a whole. I r e a l i s e t h a t t h i s has caiased the s t a f f o f F E L I X some p r o b l e m s as the a r t i c a e . was a c t u a l l y t y p e s e t b e f o r e the h o a x was d i s c o v e r e d . I h o p e t h a t y o u w i l l a c c e p t my s i n c e r e a p o l o g y f o r t h e e x t r a w o r k I h a v e c a u s e d , a n d my o f f e r to ppy f o r the c o s t s i n v o l v e d i n changing the page. (Eds note - t h i s has not been d o n e ) . Yours sincerely, W.A.
Gerrard.
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"17IJ.Y I 17ANT TO BE HON. S E C . " by Brenda D i l l e y . I want t o do t h e job because d u r i n g t h e t h r e e y e a r s I have been at c o l l e g e I have "been i n v o l v e d i n a v i a i range o f c o l l e g e a f f a i r s and u n i o n a c t i v i t i e s and have c o n s t a n t l y been made aware o f t h e f a u l t s and f a i l i n g o f t h e c o l l g e ana t h e u n i o n . I f e e l I have a good a p p r e c i a t i o n o f t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s f a c i n g IC s t u d e n t s and I have a t r u e desire to find solutions. Over t h e p a s t two o r t h r e e y e a r s t h e u n i o n has made g r e a t p r o g r e s s i n a few areas *~e now have some r e p r e s e n t a t i o n on c o l l e g e committees and some i n f l u e n c e i n academic a f a f f a i r s , and we must c o n t i n u e p r e s s i n g f o r more. Three a r e however many f a c e t s o f t h e c o l l e g e and t h e l i f e o f a s t u d e n t at IC t h a t are s t i l l VERY b a d . I t i s t h e r e t h i n g s t h a t I am p a r t i c u l a r l y concerned a b o u t . We must d e v e l o p a p o s i t i v e approach t o t h e problems o f i n v o l v e m e n t and communication and t r y t o f i n d a means by w h i c h t h e u n i o n has something t o fiffer t o a l l s t u d e n t s and i s not j u s t r u n by t h e " f e w " . The j o b o f Hon. S e c . MUST "involve c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f a l l t h e s e p o i n t s . I am t r u l y i n t e r e s t e d i n them and I b e l i e v e I am c a p a b l e o f c o n t r i b u t i n g t o t h e i r s o l u t i o n . P l e a s e come t o t h e h a s t i n g a n d / o r r e a d my m a n i f e s t o t o f i n d out how I i n t e n d t o t a c k l e these problems. "PHY DOES SAVE THOMPSON MMTP TO BE DEP. ?RES OF I . C . U . ? ~ Answer:'- 1) He l i k e s p o t s i n t h e U n i o n B a r ; ' (2) h e ' s a megalomaniac* (3) He wants t o ( i f e l e c t e d ) (here f e l l o w s a m a n i f e s t o ) (a) P r i m a r i l y be concerned w i t h d a y - t o - d a y r u n n i n g o f u n i o n f a c i l i t i e s and c l u b s , e t c . , b u t , a l s o , be i n v o l v e d i n t h e u n i o n and e x t e r n a l p o l i t i c s . (b) B r i n g back t h e t r a d i t i o n a l Union B a r , but make p r o v i s i o n f o r women t o d r i n k at t h e Union, etc. ( c ) T r y f o r a "better r e l a t i o n s h i p between CCU's and I C U , e n s u r i n g t h e i r p r e s e r v a t i o n , (a) P r e v e n t IGU from g o i n g t o p o l i t i c a l extremes e i t h e r r i g h t ( j o k e ) o r l e f t . And l o t s morel!II
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F o r t h e past s i x months t h e I n d u s t r i a l S o c i o l o g y U n i t has been w o r k i n g i n c l o s e c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h I . C . U . Academic A f f a i r s Committee t o p r e p a r e a c o m p l e t e l y new c o u r s e i n ' S c i e n c e , Technology and S o c i e t y ' . The c o u r s e has been d e v i s e d i n response t o e x p r e s s i o n s o f an i n c r e a s i n g awareness among s t u d e n t s , academics and p r a c t i t i o n e r s i n t h e v a r i o u s f i e l d s o f s c i n e e and t e c h n o l o g y o f t h e need t o emphasise i n courses o f s t u d y t h e s o c i a l and p e r s o n a l consequences o f t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f s c i e n t i s t s and t e c h n o l o g i s t s . The o v e r - r i d i n g o b j e c t i v e o f t h e c o u r s e , t h e r e f o r e , i s t o h e l p s t u d e n t s t o become more aware o f , and p e r s o n a l l y concerned w i t h t h e n a t u r e and w i d e r i m p l i c a t i o n s o f s c i e n c e and t e c h n o l o g y , t h r o u g h an e d u c a t i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e r e l a t e d t o t h e i r f e l t needs. From i t s i n c e p t i o n s t u d e n t s have been i n v o l v e d i n t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e c o u r s e , and i t i s t h e needs o f s t u d e n t s t h a t have been o f prime c o n s i d e r a t i o n , t h r o u g h o u t . The c o u r s e has g a i n e d 'academic a p p r o v a l ' from t h e Board o f S t u d i e s . The C o l l e g e , hew , remains as n o n - c o m m i t t a l as e v e r , t h e R e c t o r s a y i n g t h a t t i m e s a r e h a r d and r e f u s i n g t o g i v e i t any r e a l s u p p o r t . The C o l l e g e seems t o t a l l y unmoved by t h e f a c t t h a t a number o f a c a d e m i c s , b o t h w i t h i n t h e c o l l e g e and o u t s i d e , have shown tremendous i n t e r e s t i n t h e course (both P h y s i c s and E l e c . E n g . a r e a l r e a d y w a n t i n g i t f o r next y e a r ) and i t has u n q u a l i f i e d support from t h e U n i o n . F o r t h e course t o get o f f t h e ground a minimum amount o f around £ 2 , 0 0 0 i s r e q u i r e d ( w i t h a maximum o f around £ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ) . I n terms o f t h e number o f s t u d e n t s who c o u l d b e n e f i t , and t h e e d u c a t i o n a l v a l u e o f t h e c o u r s e , t h i s seems a r e l a t i v e l y s m a l l p r i c e t o pay (the C o l l e g e ' s e l e c t r i c i t y b i l l i s £i+00,000 p . a . ) . The o n l y way t h a t t h e C o l l e g e can be persuaded t o g i v e any r e a l support t o i t s vague a p p r o v a l o f d i v e r s i f i c a t i o n i s by g e n e r a t i n g i n t e r e s t among s t a f f and s t u d e n t s f o r courses o f t i k i s t y p e . T h i s must come t h r o u g h d e p a r t m e n t s. I f you want t o have a chance o f t a k i n g t h i s c o u r s e , i f y o u are at a l l i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e b r o a d e r r e l e v a n c e o f t h e narrow d i s c i p l i n e t h a t y o u a r e s t u d y i n g , t h e n f i n d out more about t h e course from y o u r department r e p . o r from t h e Union O f f i c e . Make s u r e t h a t y o u r v o i c e i s h e a r d i n y o u r department and i n t h e C o l l e g e . Let them g i v e substance t o t h e i r support o f t h e ' s p i r i t o f d i v e r s i f i c a t i o n ' . FIND OUT ABOUT IT - THINK - ACT
THE ABOVE IS NOT | MANIFESTO This i s ; C0L FLETCHER I f e e l t h a t t h e b e s t way t h a t t h i s u n i o n can work f o r i t s members i s t o g i v e more power t o t h e c o n s t i t u e n t c o l l e g e u n i o n s . Each c o n s t i t u e n t c o l l e g e u n i o n r e p r e s e n t s o n e - t h i r d o f t h e membership o f l C . The v i c e - p r e s i d e n t s o f IC ( P r e s i d e n t s o f t h e CCU's) a r e f a r more r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f s t u d e n t s t h a n most members o f c o u n c i l , t h e r e f o r e i t i s s t u d p i d t o t r y t a k e them o f f c o u n c i l when t h e y can i n f a c t be mandated t o b r i n g and r e p r e s e n t b e f o r e c o u n c i l t h e • m a j o r i t y w i c h o f o n e - t h i s d o f I C U ' s members. Can most members o f c o u n c i l h o n e s t l y say t h a t t h e y r e p r e s e n t t h e members o f u n i o n , c l u b , committee o r department t h a t e l e c t e d them? ICU can work much b e t t e r i n t h i s way as i t can a c t as a b e t t e r f o c a l p o i n t f o r student o p i n i o n b y mailing s u r e t h a t IC c o u n c i l IS r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f a l l s t u d e n t s , undergraduate and p o s t g r a d u a t e , and not j u s t t o a c t as a l o u d s p e a k e r f o r i n e f f e c t u r a l , p e t t y p o l i t i c i a n s , who l i k e t h e sound o f t h e i r own v o i c e s . L e t ' s keep p o l i t i e s out o f t h e u n i o n , and l e t t h e u n i o n f l o o r t e l l i t s e l e c t e d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s what t h e s t u d e n t s want.
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