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WADiWORTH! Election Result leaked within hours of count Sayles gets biggest ever Presidential vote FELIX R E P O R T E R N O R M A N S A Y L E S and P A U L W A D S W O R T H were the successful candidates in last week's elections for President and Secretary, according to informed sources. These sources had spread the news throughout the college within a few hours of the count finishing on Thursday morning, although there is a theoretical embargo on the result until the election procedure has been ratified by Thursday's Union General Meeting. N o r m a n h a d a landslide victory over R o b Armitage a n d Jock V e a l l , gaining the highest vote ever achieved by a Presidential candidate. H e scored about 850, against Jock Veall's 170 a n d R o b Armitage's 120, and was elected on the first count. Paul Wadsworth had a close battle w i t h G o r d o n J a c k s o n f o r the Secretary ship, a n d it took until the final count before he achieved the quota. T h e other contender, Peter G i l l e t , gained a creditable 150 votes o n the first count, compared w i t h the others' three o r four h u n dred each. The election result, w h i c h should n o t even be a p p e a r i n g in this issue o f F E L I X i f U n i o n Secret a r y M a r t i n B l a c k is to be believed, was already w i d ely k n o w n i n the C o l l e g e o n l y h o u r s after the c o u n t finished on Thursday morning. T h e information people was leaked b y
present at the count, some of them observing o n behalf o f candidates, a n d the fact that the news spread so fast proves h o w naive the idea of keeping the result secret u n t i l the election procedure is ratified is. T h e Sayles/Wadsworth victory c a n only be seen as a victory for the " m o d erates". T h e f o r t h c o m i n g regime is already being likened by prominent U n i o n officials as a ret u r n to the H o b m a n / McCullough days, surprisingly only a year away. T h i s feeling w a s o n l y second to that o f p r o f o u n d relief at succeeding in electing a P r e -
sident a n d Secretary o n a poll well i n excess of the 25 per cent m i n i m u m necessary for the election to v a l i d . It was the fourth — a n d last — election for President this academic year. P u n d i t s were stunned b y the high turnout: over 700 voted o n the first day alone, 200 more than voted o n both days of the last election.
U n l i k e their counterparts i n m a n y other U n i versity U n i o n s , the n e w President a n d Secretary can b y n o means be a c cused o f perpetuating a n executive c h a i r . N o r m a n Sayles has until n o w been only a secondary figure on U n i o n Council, on w h i c h he has represented the B o t a n y and Z o o l o g y departments for t wo
years. P a u l Wadsworth, although prominent t h r o u g h his phenomenally successful handling of E n t s this year, certainly does n o t see eye t o eye w i t h the current executive. T h e election has to be ratified by Thursday's U G M . This U G M , which w i l l be (as usual) at 1 p.m. in the G r e a t H a l l , is
also responsible f o r electi n g s i x floor representatives to C o u n c i l , the U n i versity of L o n d o n U n i o n representative, two m e m bers o f the A c c o m m o d a tion C o m m i t t e e a n d three members o f the W e l f a r e C o m m i t t e e . A n o t h e r moti o n on grants is b o u n d to come before the meeting i n view of the N U S 21st Deadline.
Editorial After a year of political chaos, ICU is back in business. No one can pretend that, with a one-way-minded political President and a bureaucracy fetishist as Secretary the Union has actually achieved anything this year, apart from severely tarnishing its credibility.
worms suffering under the policies of a wicked revisionist government isn't (at least, not in the first analysis). A n d petty squabbles between the I M G , C P G B , C P B ( M - L ) , Y S S S , et al, certainly aren't.
The new executive is going to have to work hard, harder than any previous executive, to regain this credibility.
Agricultural methods will have to be taken to U G M motions. A n d it mustn't end with wholesale weeding. T h e roots need protecting against rot and attack.
Their first problem will be getting people to Union Meetings. Union Meetings run the Union, but inquorate or unrepresentative ones run them to pot.
W e must welcome the new executive. They know what they have to do. FELIX will be keeping its microscope on them next year to make sure they do it. But we won't cast any aspersions on them before they start.
U G M s will have to be made more relevant to the ordinary student. Okay, grants motions are relevant—but pledging support to earth-
G o o d luck to them. O h and thank you if you voted. I hope you're happy too.
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but oh, so young! OLIVER D O W S O N VISITS THE N.U.S.S. C O N F E R E N C E W h e n I was at infant school, m o r e y e a r s ago than I really care to r e m e m b e r , we used to play games imit a t i n g our elders, like ' M o t h e r s and F a t h e r s ' . W e spend most of the time s q u a b b l i n g , as only c h i l d r e n can s q u a b b l e , o v e r all sorts of t r i v i a l i t i e s , l i k e who was going to say what when. O f c o u r s e , by the time we got ours e l v e s s o r t e d out the bell went for t h e end of the break and we had to get b a c k to our three Rs. I a m prompted to these reminisce n c e s b y m y reGent a t t e n d a n c e at t h e annual conference of t h e National U n i o n of S c h o o l S t u d e n t s , h e l d i n e a r l y M a y at C i t y U n i v e r s i t y , L o n d o n . T h e c o n f e r e n c e w a s i n d e e d just l i k e o n e o f t h e s e g a m e s , t h e o n l y real difference being that the c h i l d r e n p l a y i n g the g a m e s w e r e a g e d between 1 4 a n d 1 9 , instead of b e t w e e n 4 a n d 7. A n d I c a n n o t h e l p but t h i n k that w e m a d e a m o r e c r e d i t a b l e i m i t a t i o n of o u r p a r e n t s W h e n in t h e kindergarten than these teenyboppers m a k e o f t h e i r p e e r s of a m e r e y e a r or t w o . It is n o t m y i n t e n t i o n t o d e c r y the a i m s a n d o b j e c t s o f t h e N U S , b u t it w o u l d e x c e e d d i s h o n e s t y o n m y part to t e l l y o u t h a t t h e i r c o n f e r e n c e s u c c e e d e d in a c h i e v i n g anything other than e l e c t i n g a new e x e c u t i v e . I h a v e previously, on occasion, been given to t h e b e l i e f that N U S c o n f e r e n c e s c o u l d b e t h e h e i g h t of b u r e a u c r a t i c inefficiency. I w i t h d r a w a l l s u c h allegations n o w . T h e conference started eighty m i n u t e s late w i t h a b r i e f r a l l y i n g c a l l from retiring President B o b Leeson, s p e e d i l y f o l l o w e d b y a first-rate d e m o n s t r a t i o n of w r a n g l i n g f r o m t h e steering committee, w h i c h consisted of two p e o p l e who d i s a g r e e d w i t h each other over everything. A n e w a m e n d m e n t to the s t a n d i n g o r d e r says that "all m e e t i n g s e x c e p t the N a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e s h a l l b e h e l d in a s i n f o r m a l a m a n n e r a s p o s s i b l e " . It w o u l d be difficult t o b e l e s s f o r m a l than a N a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e , a n d m a y be for t h a t r e a s o n I a m n o t a n t i c i p a t i n g a t t e n d i n g a n y a r e a m e e t i n g s (they probably w o n ' t invite m e , anyway). B u t I s h a l l b o r e y o u if I c o n t i n u e in this v e i n . Y o u s h o u l d h a v e a l r e a d y g a t h e r e d a n i m p r e s s i o n of t h e s t y l e of o p e r a t i o n of t h e c o n f e r e n c e . B u t c o n f e r e n c e d i d s u c c e e d o n at least o n e occasion in sitting d o w n like good c h i l d r e n a n d l i s t e n i n g to t e a c h e r . T h e o c c a s i o n in m i n d w a s a n a d d r e s s f r o m a fraternal speaker from French s c h o o l s t u d e n t s . T h e y a r e a l i t t l e better o r g a n i s e d o v e r t h e r e : i n d e e d , they m a n a g e d to g e t 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 s c h o l a r s o u t on the streets on t w o days recently, protesting against " L a Loi D e b r e " , w h i c h w o u l d have forced French s c h o l a r s to t a k e t h e i r y e a r ' s n a t i o n a l s e r v i c e b e t w e e n t h e a g e s of 1 8 a n d 2 1 — t h u s d i s r u p t i n g t h e i r further e d u cation. They have a c h i e v e d a victory a l b e i t w i t h r e s e r v a t i o n s , in h a v i n g t h i s law suspended. S i m i l a r s h o w s of s t r e n g t h o f s c h o o l s t u d e n t s have c o m e in B e l g i u m , L u x e m b o u r g a n d G e r m a n y . In B r i t a i n it m a y b e a lot m o r e di f f i cul t. T h e r e a r e in e x c e s s of 2 m i l l i o n s c h o l a r s a g e d 12-18, so the movement has a long way to go. 1 0 , 0 0 0 o f them are m e m b e r s of the N U S S a n d p a y 2 0 p o r 30p m e m b e r s h i p each year. T o qualify as a branch, a school n e e d o n l y h a v e four m e m b e r s o f t h e N U S S a n d ( 2 5 p e r c e n t of t h e s e c o n s t i t u t e a q u o r u m ! ) I a s k e d the l e a d e r of t h e b r a n c h at m y h o m e t o w n , L o w estoft's Denes H i g h S c h o o l about the recruitment situation. I should point o u t that a m i d s t t h e E a s t A n g l i a n s e a of a p a t h y , L o w e s t o f t is a n o a s i s o f involvement a n d enthusiasm. Nevert h e l e s s , h e t o l d m e that h e h a d s o far o n l y r e c r u i t e d five m e m b e r s f r o m his school (which has a thousand
No Pay for
Bookshop Staff Staff at the I C bookshop w o r k e d t h r o u g h the last weekend i n M a r c h both S a t u r d a y a n d S u n day, without receiving any p a y at a l l . P r i o r to this a notice w a s sent round the staff which read somethi ng l i k e this: Because o f V A T , a c o m plete stocktaking must be d o n e b y M a r c h 31st. T h i s m a y necessitate staff w o r k i n g t h e w h o l e o f that weekend. A s is u s u a l i n such cases n o overtime w i l l be p a i d . . T h e reason w h y overtime is n o t u s u a l l y p a i d i n s u c h cases c a n be f o u n d i n section 8 o f the terms of service f o r b o o k shop staff: " n o overtime w i l l be p a i d i n view of the length of the a n n u a l leave." T h i s is 4 weeks p a i d h o l i d a y i n the first year f o r y o u n g staff a n d 7 i n the second a n d followi n g years.
s t u d e n t s ) . H e l a i d s o m e of t h e b l a m e w i t h N U S S h e a d office, w h o h a d t a k en seven w e e k s to s e n d h i m a suppl y of m e m b e r s h i p c a r d s , a n d a l s o o n t h e fact t h a t it w a s n o w t h e s u m m e r t e r m and membership taken out n o w w o u l d only b e current for three months; but, he s a i d , m o s t s t u d e n t s w e r e p r e p a r e d to c o - o p e r a t e w i t h t h e a u t h o r i t i e s — at l e a s t t o s o m e e x t e n t — a n d w e r e thus not interested in joining a movement that is openly d i s c o u r a g e d by the staff. L o w e s t o f t w o u l d s e e m to be a f a i r ly t y p i c a l b r a n c h . O u t s i d e L o n d o n , the N U S S m o v e m e n t h a s only tiny p o c k e t s o f m e m b e r s h i p in p l a c e s s u c h as Lowestoft except for a notably high number in S c o t l a n d . Obviously they rely o n getting s o m e really i n v o l v e d p e o p l e i n e v e r y part of t h e country w h o w i l l spread the w o r d — and the m e m b e r s h i p c a r d s — a r o u n d . B o b L e e s o n s a i d in h i s o p e n i n g a d dress that t h e c o m i n g year w o u l d make o r break the N U S S , a n d this p o i n t w a s e c h o e d b y the c a n d i d a t e s f o r t h i s y e a r ' s e x e c u t i v e . It is o b v i o u s ly g o i n g to b e a n u p h i l l s t r u g g l e t o maintain a n d increase membership. U n l i k e t h e N U S they r e l y o n m e m bers a c t u a l l y p h y s i c a l l y j o i n i n g a n d p a y i n g t h e i r m e m b e r s h i p f e e s . If a n d w h e n t h e y g a i n a m e m b e r s h i p of c o n siderable size they c o u l d thus reasona b l y c l a i m to b e s t r o n g e r t h a n t h e i r p a r e n t u n i o n , s i n c e a l l their m e m b e r s have c h o s e n to j o i n . H o w a r e t h e y t h e n to r e c u i t m e m bership? A n d , more difficult s t i l l , h o w are t h e y t o m a i n t a i n i t ? M r . L e e s o n s u g g e s t s that h o l d i n g a c a m p a i g n is the o n l y w a y , a n d d e l e g a t e s a g r e e d . The q u e s t i o n is m o r e o n e of f i n d i n g a campaign that s c h o o l students will feel strongly enough about to mobilise on a signficant scale. T h e only d e m a n d s in their policy Statement w h i c h school students w o u l d unite b e h i n d are probably the abolition of religious education and school u n i f o r m . A n d t h e s e a r e by n o m e a n s as contentious a s the draft issue i n F r a n c e a n d other E u r o p e a n c o u n t r i e s .
The stocktaking req u i r e d f o r V A T h a d to be c o n t i n u e d i n t o M o n day a n d T u e s d a y t o o a n d the b o o k s h o p w a s closed o n those days.
Unfortunately the N U S S s e e m s a s if it 'is g o i n g t o c o n c e n t r a t e o n o t h e r i s s u e s , if it o r g a n i s e s a c a m p a i g n at all. It w o u l d b e a v e r y s a d d a y w h e n t h e * N U S S f o l d e d . B u t that d a y s e e m s b o u n d t o c o m e if t h e i r n a t i o n a l o r ganisation remains as b a d as their c o n f e r e n c e o r g a n i s a t i o n . It i s a d m i t tedly only a year this month since the N U S S w a s f o r m e d . B u t , to s u r v i v e , such a U n i o n cannot afford to start g r a d u a l l y a n d w o r k u p w a r d s . It n e e d s to start w i t h a b a n g . A n d u n l e s s t h e N U S S generates the bang soon thems e l v e s , t h e y m i g h t w e l l f i n d it g o i n g off u n d e r t h e m .
F o l l o w i n g a n interview w i t h the R C S b o o k s h o p committee m e m b e r a n offer o f a n extra one day's holiday with pay was m a d e to the staff, b u t this still leaves five staff w h o gave up their whole weekend t o w o r k , w i t h out payment i n h o l i d a y o r cash f o r one of those days.
A POET'S NIGHTMARE
T h e t u r n of Taciturn
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In A f r i c a I t r a v e l l e d s o u t h ! —
I came, I saw, I closed my mouth;
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more!
I d o z e d , t h e n d r e a m t in h u s h e d d i s t r e s s I played South Africa at chess B u t lost t h e g a m e in f a d i n g l i g h t ; —
Since white c o u l d only move on white
A n d black could only move on black, M y m o v e s w e r e o n l y there . . . a n d b a c k . Alack! B u t s h o u l d w e B r i t i s h let it p a s s T o k n o w w e segregate by c l a s s ? Alas! © N . Racine-Jaques 1 9 7 3
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Trevor Phillips, next year's External Affairs Officer, argues
"It's time for a complete facelift" that of the E A C , b u t w o u l d be expanded to i n leadership has been under fire for f a i l i n g to propose clude the C h a i r m a n of G r o u p , two reps acceptable policy o n c r u c i a l issues. In reply, the E x - each from- publicity, a n d c a m ecutive has [jointed to a p a t h y , left-wing e x t r e m i s m , paign committee a n d the E d i t o r of the E x t e r n a l right-wing reaction a n d stifling bureaucracy. A c c u s a Affairs Newsheet. tions have been tossed a b o u t , resulting i n the g r a d u a l T h e G r o u p s w o u l d , esloss of c r e d i b i l i t y , w h i c h the U n i o n has suffered r e sentially, be the generators of the U n i o n p o l i c y , but cently. the B o a r d w o u l d compose motions o r finalise reports T o reverse this loss, w e must identify the areas of to be presented to t h e U G M . The Publicity and o u r failure correctly. W i t h o u t d o u b t , the major shortC a m p a i g n C o m m i t t e e is f a l l has been the consistent failure of I C U either to envisaged as f u l f i l l i ng two. functions: i) publicise the discuss o r t o take action o n external issues. Is this beissue before the U G M , a n d cause students d o n o t believe that they s h o u l d respond ii) m a k e c a m p a i g n proposals to the B o a r d . to the questions of Student F i n a n c e , G o v e r n m e n t P o l Several
times
i n the past
t w o terms,
the U n i o n
icy o n E d u c a t i o n , challenges to U n i o n A u t o n o m y o r r a c i s m i n Southern A f r i c a ? I h a r d l y t h i n k so. A possible cause of the aparent disinterest is that
the action t a k e n , A resurgence
i n interest
i n the
students
U n i o n w o u l d give a boost
are p o o r l y informed as to
to election campaigns, a n d
the i m p l i c a t i o n s a n d con-
perhaps Union Officers w o u l d be elected o n their stands o n the issues rather than o n their personal a p peal.
the
majority
of
of these
sequences
issues
o n their o w n lives.
This
should h e the task of the E x t e r n a l Affairs tee,
Commit-
b u t a n y member
of
the E A C w i l l tell y o u that i n its' present
form
i t is
impossible f o r the E A C to fulfil
its proper
role
of
adviser to the U n i o n . T h e small and poorly EAC
meetings
attended have
no
hope of ever fulfilling their constitutional
mandate,
because of the n u m b e r of issues
and
organisations
w h i c h are n o w the responsibility of the E A C . V i e w i n g the situation i n this
Bight
indicates
that
F r o m the point of view of the E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s Officer a change w o u l d be w e l c o m e ; at present, he has little chance of keeping a l l his areas o f responsibility under c o n t r o l . T h e U n i o n ' s attitudes are too often determined by a committee of one or t w o , s i m p l y because E A O is unable to handle the v o l ume of w o r k handed to h i m to channel through C o u n c i l o r a U G M . H e is not a s a b b a t i c a l officer. T h e proposed structure a l lows for the duties of the E A O and E A C to be handled more efficiently t h a n under the present structure.
one w a y to c o m b a t d i s i n terest
and apathy
Union
i n the
somehow
re-structure the
E A C . T h e expanded would
body
be able to involve
more members of the U n ion i n policy making and provide
a better
flow of
i n f o r m a t i o n to the U G M . In
The
Groups
is to expand a n d
this w a y we c a n ex-
pand the circle of debate both in terms of the n u m ber of subjects under debate a n d the number of
T h e basis of the new structure requires setting up a number of fact-finding and policy-making " G r o u p s " . These would be composed in such a way that the g r o u n d w o r k on a specific area of external p o l i cy w o u l d be laid by people w i t h responsibilities or interests in this area. F o r example, the Academic Affairs Officers w o u l d be asked to help f o r m an E d u c a tional Policy Group.
people involved. The greater t h e n u m b e r of people that is involved in
the
process,
T h e groups w o u l d be semi autonomous bodies, but w o u l d report to the E x t e r n a l Affairs B o a r d .
decision-making ie the m o r e i n
U n i o n meetings a n d c o m mittee meetings, the m o r e people w i l l be involved i n
The
Board
T h e c o m p o s i t i o n of the B o a r d w o u l d be s i m i l a r to
G e n e r a l l y , the E A O o r the relevant G r o u p C h a i r m a n w o u l d be responsible for presenting the p o l i cy submission to the U G M , a l o n g w i t h the c a m p a i g n proposals. T h i s is less c o m p l i c a t e d t h a n it seems. Submissions f rom the G r o u p s w o u l d be passed probably through the E A B virtually unchanged. Where two opposing positions arose,. the differences w o u l d be stated i n preU G M p u b l i c i t y a n d the debate conducted at the UGM.
tion, science education i n general, t h e relationships between education a n d i n dustry a n d employment prospects. T h i s G r o u p w o u l d not be set u p to cl ash with" Academic Affairs. It w o u l d consider f a r w i d e r questions t h a n A A C does, a n d w o u l d be c o m p l e m e n tary to A A C . I n fact, it w o u l d be desirable f o r the A c a d e m i c Affairs Officers, along w i t h the P G Affairs Officer to be i n this group, or send representatives.
ii)
International
Policy
T h e terms of reference here are- quite obvious. M y hope is to have this committee mainly composed o f representatives of the International clubs, along w i t h one each f r o m Overseas Students C o m mittee, A A M , a n d T h i r d W o r l d First. C l e a r l y , form a t i o n of a G r o u p l i k e this w o u l d be a w a y to b r i n g overseas students i n terests into the U n i o n , a n d to resucitate international issues l i k e South A f r i c a , the Middle East and Greece.
iii) L a b o u r
Policy
A n y c a m p a i g n proposals passed at U G M w o u i d be the responsibility o f the E x e c u t i v e , o f course, but it is hoped that the P u b licity a n d C a m p a i g n c o m mittee w o u l d assist the Executive in initiating a n d m a i n t a i n i n g action o n the issues.
This Group would monitor a n d t r y to i m p r o v e communications between the L a b o u r M o v e m e n t and the Student Movement It w o u l d be a n effective method of liaising w i t h the College's T r a d e U n ions, representatives of w h i c h s h o u l d m a k e up half the G r o u p .
Responsibilities
Other Groups which have been suggested are Environment and Conservation, a n d one to d e a l w i t h the related areas of Women's Liberation, G a y Liberation, abortion and contraception.
T h e C h a i r m a n of each G r o u p w o u l d be elected by the G r o u p and approved by U G M . H e w o u l d be responsible f o r d r a w i n g u p a n agenda, and convening the group, i n c o n s u l t a t i on w i t h the E A O . H e w o u l d represent the G r o u p o n the E A B . T h e E A O , N U S Secretary a n d a representative f r o m the P a n d C C o m mittee w o u l d a u t o m a t i c a l l y of each be members group. Interested Union members should feel free to j o i n the G r o u p s at anytime. have Several Groups been identified tentatively.
i) E d u c a t i o n a l P o l i c y This G r o u p would consider issues such as W h i t e Paper and M u r r a y . Hopefully, i t w o u l d take o n the task of considering the role of I C i n educa-
A structure such as the one proposed c o u l d rem o v e the inevitable sloppiness w h i c h characterises E A C activities at present. P o l i c y c o u l d be properly thought out a n d disseminated. T h i s w o u l d probably make U n i o n policy more acceptable to the membership. M a n y campaigns c o u l d be sustained, even t h o u g h general attention might be focused elsewhere. A mechanism would exist whereby on-going campaigns such as South A f r i c a , Greece, Conservat i o n a n d C H E w o u l d be continued at a l o w level. T h i s is preferable to spora d i c efforts b y t i ny groups to interest t h e rest o f the u n i o n . These campaigns
can be m a i n t a i n e d i f people w i t h specific interests a n d responsibilities n o r m a l l y centred outside the U n i o n structure c a n w o r k w i t h i n a n expanded U n i o n , over w h i c h they have greater c o n t r o l . T h e membership would be able t o use the U n i o n ' s democratic process a n d general facilities to m u c h greater advantage.
involve itself i n the U n i o n ' s activities o n specific issues. T h i s p l a n lays the basis for a l l these promises to be fulfilled. T o m a k e this succeed w i l l t a k e time a n d h a r d w o r k ; b u t this is t h e o p p o r t u n i t y f o r people w h o complain that things aren't r u n properly, that they are being shut o u t , to take a hand and a c c o m p l i s h things.
M o r e people w o u l d b e i n v o l v e d i n t h e decisionm a k i n g of t h e U n i o n . Perhaps this w o u l d go some w a y t o e l i m i n a t i n g the spectre o f a n u n d e m o cratic a n d unrepresentative U n i o n .
T h i s is s i m p l y a blueprint; details still have to tant that discussions take be sorted out. It is i m p o r place i n the next few weeks, so that b y m i d the C o n s t i t u t i o n a l term changes c a n be d r a w n u p . A n y c o m m e n t s are welcome, p a r t i c u l a r l y i n the c o l u m n s o f F e l i x ; let's k i c k it a r o u n d a n d get i t right. The more criticism and discussion the better.
I n m y c a m p a i g n for E A O , I promised to w o r k for w h a t I saw as neccessary to the U n i o n , a better flow of i n f o r m a t i o n to the membership, a newsheet, m o r e effective decision a n d p o l i c y - m a k i n g a n d greater o p p o r t u n ity for the membership to
TREVOR
PHILLIPS E AO-Elect
Take three twice daily after lectures H E A L T H C E N T R E , 14 P R I N C E ' S G A R D E N S 1. T h e H e a t h C e n t r e is open and a nurse is i n regular attendance at the f o l l o w i n g times: Term M o n d a y to F r i d a y 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p . m . Vacation
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10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2. A C o l l e g e M e d i c a l Officer attends the H e a l t h Centre d u r i n g term time f r o m M o n d a y to F r i d a y between 9 a n d 10 a.m., 12 n o o n a n d 1 p.m., a n d 1.30 to 2 p.m.; a n d d u r i n g vacations between 12 n o o n a n d 1 p.m. Patients are seen b y appointment except i n emergency. ' P h o n e R e c e p t i o n 4271 (Int.). 3. A n y o n e r e q u i r i n g vaccination against s m a l l p o x , o r inoculation against poliomyelitis, t y p h o i d , cholera, etc. is requested to telephone for a n appointment, if possible two days i n advance. N . B . H a v e y o u r inoculations w e l l before y o u travel. 4. T h e College advises a l l students to register with a l o c a l doctor i n L o n d o n . Students living at home should remain registered with their f a m i l y doctor. T h e C o l l e g e P h y s i c i a n is w i l l i n g to accept registrations f r o m students who live i n a hall of residence o r i n lodgings w i t h i n a reasonable distance of the College. A d v i c e o n registration m a y be obtained f rom the Receptionist. 5. M e d i c a l examinations of new staff and those entering o n work i n v o l v i ng exposure to r a d i a t i o n are carried out by M e d i c a l Officers, w h o w i l l attend at the H e a l t h Centre i n the afternoons for this purpose. (Notices are sent to i ndi vi duals concerned). 6. T h e r e is no staff i n the H e a l t h Centre at night. O n e of the D a y Sisters c a n be contacted by telephone for advice o r help i n genu ne emergencies o n l y , through the N i g h t T e l e p h o n e O p e r a t o r . 7. T e l e p h o n e N u m b e r s H e a l t h C e n t r e ( D a y ) Internal 4209 C P O 589-5111 E x t n . 1039 H e a l t h Centre A p p o i n t m e n t s Internal 4271 G?0 589-5111 E x t n . 1892 Emergency 999 ( D a y and Night) 5999 (from H u x l e y B u i l d i n g tels. 0 00999 (from H u x l e y B u i l d i n g tels. 8 -
) )
8. R A D I A T I O N A C C I D E N T S . A t a l l times d u r i n g a n d outside n o r m a l hours: Telephone 999 5999 (from H u x l e y B u i l d i n g tels. 0 ) 00999 (from H u x l e y B u i l d i n g tels. 8 ) T h e telephone switchboard w i l l connect the caller to the first av ai l able person o n a special radiation emergency list. W . S. R O B E R T S O N , Secretary, M e d i c a l Services C o m m i t t e e .
15th, 1973
May
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How I lost a week of my Easter vac. and came to love the NUS. ALASDHAIR CAMPBELL visits the NUS Conference "Whoever y o u voted for, the exec got i n " read t h e maxim on the bar wall at this year's Easter N U S conference at Exeter. Once again the newly elected N U S exec has the usual preponderance of Communist Party members and fellow travellers, with a smattering of IS and right wingers. The
elections
fought
on
four
slates:
CP, who
the John
were rejected
Randall, who was
elected
as
President,
standing as an indepenthe
dent;
International
Socialists left"
"alternative
slate;
who
ran
taken
from
partly
IMG
by
Piers
a n d the Young who,
L a b o u r
stand-
h o m e the
government
pledged
to
socialist
The
on
statements
Stirling
made
by
the
a n d allegations
of
sell out over the grants c a m p a i g n d u e to l a c k o f organization, slate
gave
the
a tough
time
in hustings, but this w a s chickenfeed
compared
to t h e u p r o a r t h a t
holy
spoke.
The un-
d i n of
shouts
barks and
that
greeted
them so unnerved Jacks, ing
broke
a Y S can-
out whenever didate
Digby
w h o was chair-
at
the
time,
to
p r o m p t h i m , i n a n effort to q u e l l t h e h e c k l e r s , to reveal
his of
innermost
on
thoughts tion
the
func-
N U S: "This
not a p o l i t i c a l
is
meeting"
he shouted. The
for
executive
tions
are as
the posi-
follows:
Dep.
Stuart
Jeff
Secretary: Steve
people
motion
to
from
microphone, across
the
w e n t
and kissed
boyfriend.
these for
In s h o r t t h e s e sale
his
All
s p e e c h e s , were
or
propo-
This ment)
being
the antics
(for t h e m o -
a n d the
confer-
e n c e t u r n e d to t h e p o l i tical the
meat
of
motions
session:
on
grants,
union autonomy a n d the White
Paper.
Autonomy After the
the s u c c e s s
campaign
the
attack
of
against
government
paper
green
on
union
autonomy a n d the ensuing bill proposed by G i l bert
Longden,
tion
and
the m o -
amendments
passed were to step up the a u t o n o m y and
direct
towards with
campaign
it p a t i c u l a r l y colleges
those
little o r n o a u t o n NUS
executive
w a s a l s o d i r e c t e d to l a y contingency
plans for
in
further
conference
all constitu-
urged
organisations
to re^
charitable
for their
sta-
unions as
age o n e s h o u l d be
other
than
the
dubious privilege
of n o t
paying ments.
invest-
tax
Despite
will
on a
spirited the
attacking party
made
Hochfelder, still
try
promises
from
our
of places
to
in higher
e d u c a t i o n a n d in teacher supply.
Not nearly en-
o u g h m o n e y w i l l be give n to n u r s e r y e d u c a t i o n , and
moreover
that t h e
be o f f s e t b y a c o r r e s p o n -
passed,
Sonia
f o r : 'In t h i s d a y
world:â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the ex-
a n d seen
were
were over
against gay socs. speech
academic
A decrease
boost in this sphere w i l l
by G a y L i b g u y s .
made
Labour
predictable
fied
condemned
by conference
e n d i n g of d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a
of
education upon a morti-
in the n u m -
speech
was
cut-
ber
a n d the There
for
in a l l spheres
education,
got down
on
rights
backs
He
benefit
first
proposals
t i o n o f m o r a l v a l u e s . . .'
degenera-
cally a n d gave them no
Parry
ed
allotted
w a s one
and
speak
perverts
of the
the c o n f e r e n c e gay
in t h e s a m e v e i n a s t h e i r
it h e l d t h e m b a c k p o l i t i Staniforth
Paper on Education titled
penditure
result
tus
Treasurer:
White
" F a i r " Rents A c t , called
20
of G o d . . . t h e h o r r i b l e
linquish
Paul
The government
in
to
disgusting
ent
President:
The
'These
also
Randall
White Paper
surprisingly
attacks. T h e
John
onomy.
Education: A Framework
against:
preparation
President:
o n S U aut-
for " E x p a n s i o n " s h o w e r -
rose
omy.
results
major
. . . ' Then
legal
homosexual
someone
against,
policies.
CP
are
a n d return a
resign
CP,
people
1
. . . a n i m a l s in the sight
need to force the Tories to
. . .
slate
Broadsheet
pressed
moves
IMG
i n g f o r t h e first t i m e t h i s year,
away
any
sexual
Victorian
a
their
Socialists
. . . break
from
the
written
Corbyn;
wishes
remove
restrictions
one
are
on
G r a n t s
free to Icve w h o m
will
leadership
to
by
NUS elicit
the Labthat
it
ing decrease i n finance for higher education. T h e m o n e y a l l o c a t e d to n e w b u i l d i n g s is n o t e v e n e n o u g h to c o v e r t h e c o s t of r e p l a c i n g a l l t h e p r e 1900 schools in the I L E A ' S alone. T h e Paper m a k e s no m e n t i o n of the D e v e l o p m e n t of c o m p r e hensive education, of welfare a n d counsellnig in s c h o o l s o r of t h e n e e d for p r o v i s i o n s f o r i m m i g r a n t c h i l d r e n . It s u g g e s t s real c u t - b a c k s i n teacher pay. In s h o r t t h e s e p r o p o s als were condemned by c o n f e r e n c e a n d s e e n in t h e l i g h t of (a) a n ecomonically hard-pressed government being f o r c e d to c u t b a c k i n t h e f i e l d of s o c i a l s e r v i c e s , (b) that a l l r a t i o n a l i s a tions m a d e b e c a u s e of (a) w e r e , to d i s c r i m i n a t e against the working c l a s s a n d in particular the l o w e r p a i d , a n d i n f a v o u r of a r e a s of h i g h viz: the profitability b o o s t in p o l y s of i n d u s try b a s e d c o u r s e s . Piers Corbyn proposed an amendment tying the g r a n t s c a m p a i g n a n d the p r o p o s e d a n t i - W h i t e Paper c a m p a i g n together, h e g o t a s t a n d i n g ovation from the hall a n d the N U S executive, and was carried shoulder h i g h d o w n t h e c e n t r e of t h e h a l l t o c h e e r s a n d claps. The speech against was hissed a n d booed a n d Trevor Phill i p s g a v e a v o t e of t h a n k s for P i e r s ' l o n g service for N U S . A g a i n Piers was carried shoulder high round the hall a n d p l a c e d in the c h a i r m a n ' s chair to shouts of "speech!" Life membership of N U S for Piers w a s prop o s e d to c h e e r s a n d c o n -
veniently forgotten by the N U S e x e c . There w a s a proposal to take P i e r s in p a r t s i n s t e a d of the m o t i o n , to b u y h i m a n e w purple jumper, to auction his o l d one for N U P E and a condemnation by Burke, resident c o m e d i a n a n d inveterate p i s s - a r t i s t , o f that c o n ference's silliness. Despite s u c h a d i s p l a y of w a r m t h to P i e r s t h e m a n , conference showed its d i s l i k e for Piers the p o l i tician a n d voted the amendment out. Grants The original motion, tabled by N U S exec and others, w a s amended in only t w o spheres â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a n y a t t e m p t to link grants c a m p a i g n w i t h the present struggles against the w a g e s a n d p r i c e s p o l i c i e s of the government w a s hotly opposed by t h e e x e c u t i v e a n d t h e right w i n g a n d v o t e d o u t . An amendment cond e m n i n g t h e l a c k of a c tion b y the N U S over d i s cretionary awards and stating that the N U S s h o u l d not accept any settlement on mandatory a w a r d s until the d i s c r e tionary awards system w a s a b o l i s h e d , w a s narr o w l y c a r r i e d o n a test vote but a card vote w a s s t i l l p r e s s e d for. Later on before the result w a s a n n o u n c e d there w a s a n attempt to suspend standing order 5 7 , w h i c h permits a revote, but this was defeated a n d then the r e a s o n for t h i s a t tempt became apparent. had The amendment been passed by the c a r d vote but before the conference h a d fully reass e m b l e d , the result h a d been illegally a n n o u n c e d by a n e x e c f e l l o w t r a v e l ler, i n a n a t t e m p t to r o u s e s u p p o r t f o r a revote. M e m b e r s of t h e exec h a d also been going r o u n d t h e c o n f e r e n c e u r g i n g p e o p l e to v o t e against the amendment in t h e r e v o t e . T h e C P w o u l d try a n y t r i c k i n the b o o k rather t h a n a c cept defeat, but they got their just return in the revote w h e r e they w e r e overwhelmingly defeated, a n d the amendment was carried. The other defeat for the C P w a s o v e r t h e i r p r o p o s a l s for t h e i n t r o duction of a student wage rather t h a n t h e grants system. A n a m e n d m e n t to c e n s u r e t h e exec for ignoring a mandate from Margate a n d not c i r c u l a '72 ting a d o c u m e n t on stud e n t w a g e i n t i m e to a l l o w d i s c u s s i o n before t h e v o t i n g at t h e E x e t e r conference, was not passed. The Exec w a s
m a n d a t e d n o t to p r e s s for a student wage, though only o n the s o m e what woolly grounds that c o n f e r e n c e b e l i e v e s that the majority of N U S does not want a wage. Replying to a proposal c e n s u r i n g t h e e x e c for their a n a c h r o n i s t i c protest p o l i t i c s a p p r o a c h to the grants campaign, John Lane observed: " H o w m a n y censures of the e x e c m u s t w e h a v e before the Tory government r e s i g n s ? " An amendment was passed for the holding of a s p e c i a l N U S c o n f e r ence should a governm e n t offer b e m a d e , a n d this w o u l d be p a i d for by t h e l arger c o l l e g e s s o as n o t to d i s c r i m i n a t e agaist the smaller, a n d therefore poorer, ones. debate on the The substantive (amended) motion w a s opened b y D u s t y M i l l e r of t h e Y . S . He s l a m m e d the unreality of t h e p r o t e s t a p proach to the grants c a m p a i g n i n v i e w of t h e current e c o n o m i c crisis. He quoted the Evening Standard Wall Street correspondent w h o said that there is the m o o d o f an impending W a l l St. crash in A m e r i c a a n d quotes one b i g financier a s s a y i n g that t h i s " w i l l make the depression of the 1 9 3 0 ' s l o o k l i k e a summer festival". The s u m m i n g up by J o h n R a n d a l l to b o o s a n d h i s s e s a s he w a s a n exec member and a speech f r o m t h e floor had been requested, den o u n c e d t h e i d e a of the crisis a n d stated that we must continue the grants campaign until our d e m a n d s are met. The motion w a s passed. Miscellany Throughout the c o n ference posters appeare d a t t a c k i n g the N U S sell out in Larbet T e c h . Various speakers purported to c o m e from Larbet T e c h . B u t what a n d w h e r e w a s Larbet Tech, and why was Burke, suspect when ino l v e d in a n y t h i n g , s u p p o r t i n g i t ? A l l w a s rev e a l e d in a s p e e c h f r o m Lachie Campbell who c l a i m e d to c o m e f r o m Larbet T e c h . T h i s speech began in gaelic w i t h a f e w E n g l i s h w o r d s , recognisable a m o n g s t the flow of p r e h i s t o r i c guttural, like "struggle", "sell-out" "gas-chamb e r s " and ended being a c o n d e m n a t i o n of t h e l a c k of N U S c o n c e r n with the smaller college s i n t h e i r fights a g a i n s t discretionary awards and non-mandatory u n -
ion m e m b e r s h i p . Comment T h e f a c t that t h e C P a n d t h e right w i n g c o n sistently voted against a n y a t t e m p t to link t h e three m a i n motions on grants, union autonomy, a n d the W h i t e Paper together in a n l y s i s a n d a c t i o n , is b l i n d a n d d e p l o r a b l e a s it c a n o n l y divide a n d m i s l e a d the student body. That these attacks on students, on their living standards, a n d o n t h e i r a b i l i t y to organise, are not seen by t h e C P a n d t h e right w i n g a s part of t h e g e n eral attacks on the living standards a n d the ability to o r g a n i s e of t h e w o r k ing c l a s s m a d e b y t h e Tory government with t h e i r P h a s e II a n d I n d u s trial Relations A c t s , is dangerous and divisive of t h e s t u d e n t b o d y f o r these are c o m m o n struggles against a c o m m o n enemy. T h i r d l y the fact that t h e s e a t t a c k s a r e only explainable in terms of t h e p r e s e n t e c o n o m i c c r i s i s in the capitalist w o r l d , whose short-term resolution necessitates a s m a s h i n g of the living s t a n d a r d s , a n d therefore organisations, of the working class, means that the only effective a c tion for the student body must have that perspective. Moreover the CP, I M G a n d IS c a n d i d a t e s joined w i t h Burke a n d Proctor in m a k i n g jibes at t h e Y S candidates during the elections for the E x e c u t i v e Committee M e m b e r s a n d t h i s l e d to t h e e l e c t i o n o f those two worker basher right w i n g e r s . A t t h e M a r g a t e c o n f e r e n c e they both resigned as soon as they were elected, but the i n c l u s i o n of r i g h t w i n g p o l i t i c s into t h e i r otherwise irrelevent a n d irreverent speeches at E x e t e r t h i s year m a d e it o b v i o u s that t h i s t i m e t h e y w e r e o u t to g e t more than laughs. They d i d not r e s i g n . To misquote John Lane: H o w many cens u r e s of t h e e x e c w i l l the student body m a k e b e f o r e it w a k e s u p , k i c k s them out a n d re-elects a l e a d e r s h i p that w i l l f i g h t in its i n t e r e s t s ? It is c l e a r f r o m t h e efforts of the C P to t h w a r t t h e " n o mandatory award deals until the d i s c r e t i o n a r y a w a r d s s y s t e m is a b o l i s h e d " p r o p o s e d at E x e ter that n o h o l d s w i l l b e b a r r e d to r e v e r s e that a m e n d m e n t in their e m ergency conference calle d m i d J u n e a s it is a distinct embarrassment to a p a r t y w h i c h c o n s i s tently a v o i d s putting the p o l i t i c a l q u e s t i o n s to t h e s t u d e n t s a n d w o r k e r s it c l a i m s to r e p r e s e n t .
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In defence
Letters 'Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness 9
early
Christians
pecially
when
Jesus
how
of Roy Matthews
picture
es-
look
at
incongruous
is.
tinctly
and
we
Jesus
this
was
a
dis-
anti-establishment
ure
but
His
always a living
fig-
motives
moral
and
were
his
example
life
was
of His
teach-
ing. Having make
said
it
because a
this,
quite
clear
someone
investments does him
just to has this
S. Africa
automatically
a hypocrite,
fident
that
have
never
to where be
must
which in
not
I that
belongs
denomination
label
for
I am
most
con-
church-goers
been
consulted
church
as
funds
should
invested.
Sir, The article of Felix pass
"Praise
the
the profits",
Veall
is
must
be
has
one
on
to
in
he it
we
can
not
puts
forward
quite
clear
equate
the
popular
terms
"Christians"
"Church" with
sense)
(in
the
Biblical
It is probably to
that
Labour
just
good
this
if
because it
is
docs
invalidate
rather not
Marx's
we
I
current
policy
wishy-washy what
a
explain
Party
itself
that
automatically
(in
of
letters
overemphasised
makes
analogy
to
term.
but
say
than hard
of
and
sense).
vivid therefore
series
case
is harsh
very
tried
last
the
he
efficiency I
my
Felix The
Jock He
probably
point
make
and
which
in
greater
the
Lord
congratulated.
and
with
issue
by Mr.
explained
terms I,
in the last
now
in
thesis
know
as
Marxism. In I
the
Bible,
neither
black
probably
day
strong
attitude
decide anywhere oppress
Epistle
this
we
situation
comb
is responsible
the
way
a l l of
us) then
not
become you
risen
the
strength
means
not
effect,
merely
nothing
to
or the
happy Veall on
with other
hand
we
situation reli-
so-called have
fallen
becoming we
O a . a ,
Q C i
at
o N & O
c
meet
Him
against our to
and
ask
to
you, today,
many
people
and
maybe
if
you
being
Jesus
into 're-
look
at
Firstly, in an election, it is the person one votes for, not the amount of campaigning a person does. The amount of campaigning ROY MATTHEWS did is irrelevant. The number of votes Roy received without campaigning is indicative of the high esteem in which he is held in the college. We'll let you draw your own conclusions about Rob Armitage, Secondly, let us consider perthe qualifications of each son. Rob Armitage has, it is true, been Rag Chairman and External Affairs Officer, both of which are good recommendations, but on the other hand, Roy Matthews has been I.C.R.U.F.C., Hon. Sec. of President of the Stoats Club and Vice - C a p t a i n of I.C.R.U.F.C. Both clubs have run very smoothly indeed under his able administration, which is more than can be said of the Union.
we
Finally we ourselves are very thankful to Roy for preventing Rob Armitage becoming Hon. Sec. Who could follow MCB anyway? Perhaps he won't become President either. What a crying shame.
told
how
God,
and
you
too
will
To Mr. Veall I say this: Think hard, think hard because Jesus loves you. .
Yours
ALJ
only very Christ
Christ, MOLONEY. 2
P.S. A good and relevant v e r s e is to b e f o u n d i n J o h n 8 verse 7. (This reads . . . "he s t o o d u p a n d s a i d to t h e m ' L e t h i m w h o is w i t h o u t s i n a m o n g y o u b e t h e first to t i n o w a b i o n e at h e r ' " — E d . !
nastily,
(before
injury
famous
your
Rugby
correspondent)
all
by
inform We would like to your environment conscious that Saturday, May readers DAY. 12th is POPULATION seventy different About groups up and down the country will be mounting demonstrations to persuade the Government to adopt a policy of Population Stabilisation. The west London demonstration, consisting of people from I.C., Q.E.C., Chelsea College eco-action groups and other local organisations, will start off in Imperial Institute Road at 10.00 a.m. with a float, placards, etc. We plan to go to Hammersmith and Kensington Town Halls, to present petitions, and then finish up in the Portobello Road. We need as much support as possible, and everyone who wants to come along is very welcome.
CMW
(of
GUILDSHEET fame)
CJH
(with
backache)
LITTLE RAS
(I'm
DICK a'coming
Mr.
Dillon) BIG
KEN
(give et
it
wigging)
al.
P.S. — Please keep further s n i d e c o m m e n t s o u t of t h i s reputable and unbiased)?) publication and print this l e t t e r . It w o u l d a t l e a s t b e better than those s t u p i d caric a t u r e s o n P a g e 4 of last week's editio.i.
"ft R F F P ' It is a sobering thought that Imperial College is very likely to have a new Rector before it comes round to finally elect a new
Your PETER MIKE
sincerely
GLASS, ROBSON
Physics Chem
Union
President. Sir
Brian Flowers, who takes over from Penney at the start of the next college year, comes here with a hard reputation for a resilience
of purpose which
should
massed
be
well-tested
by
the
ranks
of
clamouring apathy carving their initials on his Georgian shutters on the Queen's
Gate
Rectorpad.
T o my mind knighthoods are a splendid embellishment of our great society. If you push and b u l l y and pressurise enough and tread on enough people's heads then the system invites y o u to m a k e pots of money and become
a power-crazed. Rolls chauff-
e u r e d alcoholic and then . . . . a k n i g h t . Hastily a d d -
I P.G.
ing —
s o Felix c a n a p p e a r a t l e a s t o n c e with n e w
c a t a n d m a s t h e a d ( b u t l o o k w h a t h a p p e n e d to t h e Daily
Next Question please
d o all the rich S i r Gilberts o f t h i s world really g i v e all that service for export or productivity or techn o l o g i c a l i n n o v a t i o n o u t of a l t r u i s m ? W h a t o t h e r c a t e g o r i e s of k n i g h t h o o d a r e o f f e r e d ?
The question was, "Do the candidates for President of that the person l.C.U. believe elected should be independent of this year's Union Bureaucracy, in view of its poor record. For instance, one of the candidates is a member of the Welfare committee, but has attended at most one committee meeting" (the one exception being when my informant did not attend which I am not sure about.) This person is of course 'Norm Sayles' your lovable Bot/Zoo Dept. Rep. Paul Jowitt told me afterwards that he saw me write the question, then go and tell Jock Veall what it was, so he showed all the candidates the question. Besides being a lie, if they all knew about it, why wasn't it asked? Another answer he gave was that he just put it down on the table, and that he didn't read the questions out, so I should blame John Lane. John Lane didn't put the questions in order!
T o the public relations m a n , the diplomat
little faith printed
JOHN
EAST
of
it
whose
s w e e t s m i l e c a r r i e s t h r o u g h e v e r y controversy
with
a n a i r of s u r r e a l d e t a c h m e n t , f a i t h i n t h e present a n d boundless h o p e for t h e f u t u r e . T h e m a n w h o swims o n a s a l l a r o u n d h i m f l o u n d e r i n t h e s e a of p e r p e tual crisis. S u c h a m a n is S i r Victor M o o n e y . T o the m a n of letters, the m a n w h o , a b o v e all others
has a m a s t e r f u l
command
of the English
s p o k e n w o r d . H o w a b o u t S i r M i c h a e l Doherty
—
a l t h o u g h h e d o e s s o u n d l i k e s o m e o n e f r o m the Irish e q u i v a l e n t of t h e C B I . A n d b a c k t o t h e e l e c t i o n s , t o t h e m a n of
persist-
e n c e a n d e n d e a v o u r , R o b A r m i t a g e , y o u r friendly candidate a n d s u r e l y , f o r a l l that m o n e y h e ' s made, another knighthood t o P a u l Wadsworth. A strange s o c e t y indeed. W e l l , my currently blank mind (it's obvious, isn't it?) has prompted me to team up with dogmatism s o I'm forming a bible study group. Anyone wishing t o be interviewed with a view to joining this select band of apostles should get in touch with my secretary: The very Reverend Sir J o c e l y n
Veall,
c / o The Festival of Light, Gangwank Street, S W 7 . D o n ' t fo get to v o t e t o d a y a n d remember, next time you step foot into the hallowed reaches Southside
with being
—
fits i n t o t h i s c a t e g o r y of i n d u s t r i a l S e l s d o n m a n . B u t
Sir,
Yours,
it c h a n g e d i t s m a s t h e a d )
Express when
that I d o n ' t i m a g i n e f o r o n e m o m e n t t h a t Sir B r i a n
As those who attended the will know, a queshustings Thirdly it should be noted tion I had written out, to be put to all candidates, and that Roy did in fact try to which was the second quesfrom the elections withdraw tion handed to P. Jowitt was beforehand, but was preAt the end of the vented from doing so by MCB not asked. meeting I found it at the botthat as his name who said tom of the pile of questions, was already on the ballot and P. Jowitt seems to be in paper, the nomination should some doubt as to why this stand. occurred.
aban-
Him.
Yours in MAURICE Chem.
With reference to your front page comments about the last presidential (sick!) elections we would like to make the following observations: •
disappointed, is alive
which
lives
by then
Jesus
evolved
When
do
living.
Mr.
point
spectable'.
have look
of
be
Him,
met
who
people trap
mot
task
Spirit,
Himself
Jesus
truth provide
this
word,
God's
love,
and to
for
to show
to run
many
the
Jesus,
promises
Him
I've
that
of the Holy
will
do but
demands
read you
fellow
means
compassion
also
mean
our
all
saviour,
and
for I
a Christian,
find
service,
had
where
where
by
opinion
here
oppress
men if
that)
we (and
after honest
word
Arab
religion
the
(important
matters),
On the
to
at if
that
Palestinian
have
an
James,
pride
wholeheartedly
Christ,
and
the
God
one
brothers particularly
of
Jesus
find to
don
people
truthfully v/e
instructions look
the
than
Bible
our
sisters,
discard
and
a
and
all
if in the
reader,
and
we
agrees
the
thou"
the
of
this
bourgeois
you,
in
either
So,
gious
"Less
but
on
was,
us
have
piety
a pastime
have
this
let
was
colour
views
practised
least
Firstly
whom
white,
from
draw
Jesus, nor
really
it
with
therefore
should
issue?
concede the
modern
which
we
conclusions
because
willingly
I if
What
The Marti n Doughty Column
Sir,
Sir, the
Stop at 2
Mooney,
the words of Genesis:
of
"Thou
shalt n o t eat of anything that eateth of itself." M a y rie b s vj.in y o u in y o u r t m e of t r o u b l e , m y child.
May
15th, 1973
Dear
FELIX
Oily,
Page 7
R u g b y i n t e r n a t i o n a l , we w o n after a very h a r d game b y 1-0 the goal c o m i n g i n the
I don't know if you want to print this —• it's a report of what actually happened on ICWA Hockey Tour as reported by Captain, rather than two drunken members of tectml Anyway use it if you want to.
last minute, m a k i n g us the winners o f the
JANET MANFIELD
were presented w i t h a plaque to m a r k
tournament. B a c k at the b a r (again!) we the occasion, a n d badges c o m m e m o r a t -
Dear
Janet.
ing the 50th anniversary of L a r e n H . C .
The two ladies I interviewed certainly weren't drunk at the time (11 a.m.) and consequently left most of the details to my imagination. Unfortunately, my imagination doesn't stretch to guessing the scores you got, so I've decided to print your article and leave anything else to the reader's imagination. Incidentally, Janet, can you understand why only you and the male exponents of your sport are the only ICACC clubs to send me reports to print every week! OLLY
T h e last evening w a s spent i n various pursuits w h i c h shall r e m a i n unspecified (though i t s h o u l d be mentioned that 4 members of the team were asked to leave a sex shop i n A m s t e r d a m f o r causing a
DOWSON
J o l l y Hockey Sticks .
a n d
a l l
a n d t w o of the oldest
hands were noticed to sleep v i r t u a l l y a l l next d a y ) . On
.
M o n d a y m o r n i n g we left L a r e n ,
t h a t
don
to end the trip w i t h a celebratory
aren't sure what happened, but w e w o n c u r r y . A l t o g e t h e r , i t was a most successful event, a n d o n e w h i c h A . C . C . s h o u l d
W O M E N
3-1 after p l a y i n g 40 minutes. Surprise, T h i s year, for the first t i m e ever, I . C . ladies' h o c k e y team qualified f o r a grant to p l a y a b r o a d at Easter. A f t e r the i n i tial rejoicing at this news, w e were faced finding
somewhere
to go. T h i s proved i n c r e d i b l y difficult, as a l l c l u b s we contacted seemed l o a t h to reply, a n d time h a d almost r u n o u t w h e n Laren
Mixed
H . C . , near
Amsterdam,
accepted us to p l a y i n their E a s t e r t o u r
and
booked,
s o i t c a m e a b o u t that o n G o o d
F r i d a y , 12 i n t r e p i d l a d y h o c k e y players, accompanied
b y a staunch supporter/
cameraman/chaperon,
M r . J . Chilton
sailed f r o m D o v e r i n a F o r c e 9 gale, a n d , incredibly, managed to survive 4£ h o u r s o n a rain-lashed sun-deck (the o n l y space a v a i l a b l e o n the overcrowded
boat) t o
d i s e m b a r k , i n various stages of sea-sickness at Ostend. W e travelled f r o m there to A m s t e r d a m , where o u r hosts conveyed us to o u r a c c o m m o d a t i o n — a really plush m o t e l . T h e r e w e p a r t o o k of l i q u i d refreshment u n t i l the s m a l l h o u r s to prepare ourselves f o r the i m p e n d i n g hockey. A t 1 p . m . the next d a y , after " i n f o r m a l d r i n k s at the c l u b h o u s e " , the t o u r n a ment began, a n d w i t h some trepidation I.C. faced
surprise, the same thing happened w h e n
feel w a s w e l l w o r t h the grant p r o v i d e d ,
we played o u r next r o u n d against a team
since
called W . F . (we never found o u t w h a t
t r o p h y a n d impress the D u t c h w i t h t h e
w e managed
to bring home
their first opponents, a fit-
l o o k i n g b u n c h called K a m e l e o n . W e still
this stood for, though several
sugges-
standard of I . C. h o c k e y as w e l l as the
tions were p u t forward).
seemed
standard o f I . C . a l c o h o l c o n s u m p t i o n ,
m o r e intent o n protecting their hairstyles
w h i c h h a s , after a l l , been done m a n y ,
f r o m the teeming r a i n under layers of
m a n y times before.
They
J.M.M.
plastic bags than scoring goals, a n d we w o n again, this time 3-0. T h u s inspired, we went o n to p l a y o u r last opponents
M E N
that d a y , H u i l e n , a n d w o n 4-0. D u r i n g
A s is t r a d i t i o n a l f o r t h e t i m e of year,
celebrations at the clubhouse, we dis-
I.C. h o c k e y c l u b sallied f o r t h o n their
n t h team
a n n u a l tour. H o w e v e r this w a s n o o r d i -
covered
that
Slough men's
were also t a k i n g part i n the tournament
nary t o u r — the h o c k e y c l u b h a d q u a l i -
(or at least i n the d r i n k i n g ) , a n d there-
fied for E u r o p e . T h u s , i t w a s exception-
after they staunchley supported us ( a n d a l l y early o n T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g , that watched us p l a y i n g hockey). T h a t night eleven stalwarts met to await the a r r i v a l we attended a festival at the clubhouse,
of their chauffeur-driven m i n i b u s , c o m -
and m a d e merry unt i l sometime o n Sun-
plete w i t h navigator, w h i c h w a s late as
day
usual. T h e hovercraft journey across t h e
m o r n i n g , this time
varying
siderably f r o m person t o person. tournament
restarted
conThe
at 7 p . m . after
channel w a s rather rough — a t r i p that Allen
B r o w n , alias Super P u k e ,
will
more i n f o r m a l d r i n k s , a n d we beat o u r
g l a d l y try t o forget. A n y w a y , n hours
next opponents, B e F a i r (yes, that w a s
later w e a r r i v e d i n Z a n d v o o r t t o survey
the name of the club), b y 4-0. T h i s meant
o u r l u x u r i o u s a c c o m m o d a t i o n (this is a
that w e met L a r e n L a d i e s , w h o h a d also
j o k e ! ) situated i n the pleasant s u r r o u n d -
w o n a l l their matches, i n the final. T h i s
ings o f sand dunes a n d the l o c a l G r a n d
was held o n the m a i n p i t c h i n front of
P r i x race c i r c u i t — n o R o n y o u can't
the clubhouse, before a stand thronged
r o l l the m i n i b u s here.
with
spectators,
(notably
the Slough
team, a c c o m p a n i e d b y several crates of H e i n i k e n ) a n d i n a n atmosphere
nor-
m a l l y encountered i n the W a l e s - E n g l a n d
T h e f o l l o w i n g d a y , eleven
ready w e l l
w orked-out.
If y o u w a n t to rent a car, y o u ' l l have t o m a k e sure that there is someIf y o u ' r e under 23 a n d have ever tried to rent a one at the end o f the car, I've got good news f o r y o u . H e r t z , one of B r i t a i n ' s phone to say that they biggest c a r rental c o m p a n i e s i s n o w accepting eighteen- k n o w y o u •— n o m o r e y e a r - o l d drivers f o r a large n u m b e r o f cars o n its than that — w h e n y o u go fleet. to collect o ne for t h e first The requirement of include Ford E s c o r t s , time. A f t e r you've c o m h a v i n g h e l d a f u l l licence C o r t i n a s a n d C a p r i 1600s. pleted the formalities for a year still remains, Rates start at £2.95 a d a y once, you're set u p f o r a n d there is a " C o l l i s i o n plus 3 p a m i l e f o r the life. Y o u ' l l have to fill i n Damage Waiver" of E s c o r t a n d go u p to £3.95 a c a r d w i t h the name of £1.50 p e r d a y o r £9 p e r a d a y plus 4 p a m i l e f o r y o u r employers, etc., etc. week to p a y i n a d d i t i o n a C a p r i 1600 X L . T h e r e . . . b u t d o n ' t worry, to the n o r m a l rental fees. are also weekly unlimited they're expecting students This supplementary i n - mileage rates w h i c h to come. Y o u w i l l have to surance does, however, w o u l d pay y o u if y o u d i d leave a £25 deposit w h e n m e a n that there is n o ex- more than 6 0 miles a y o u collect t h e c a r , a n d cess. ( I a m i n f o r m e d that day. this is used w h e n c a l c u l y o u c a n o p t to leave a I w a s the first customer ating the b a l a n c e o w i n g £40 excess deposit w h e n for the n e w scheme at the to o r d u e f r o m y o u w h e n y o u rent t h e c a r instead V i c t o r i a branch (they y o u r e t u r n i t . of p a y i n g t h e W a i v e r ) . have m o r e than a dozen H e r t z m a k e a great C a r s a v a i l a b l e f o r ren- branches i n L o n d o n ) , a n d point o f their " R e n t i t tal b y 18—20-year-olds found the b u r e a u c r a c y a l - here, leave i t t h e r e " ser-
lecherous
h o c k e y players d e c i d e d t o s a m p l e t h e whores, a n d m e a n wares o f A m s t e r d a m Despite their g o o d intentions, a l l roads
M a j o r C a r H i r e Company launches scheme for 18-year-olds
»
a
:
nament. B y this time, however, a l l flights to A m s t e r d a m h a d l o n g been
T h e evening's festivities started w i t h a t y p i c a l Indonesian m e a l ( d i d anyone finish the noodles?) a n d continued w i t h d a n c i n g , d r i n k i n g , etc. unt i l the early hours of the m o r n i n g ( A l l e n certainly w o r k s fast!).
h a v i n g been invited to next year's tournament, a n d eventually arrived i n L o n -
w i t h the p r o b l e m of
T h e h o c k e y tournaments started o n Saturday afternoon w i t h the I . C . A l l Stars a c h i e v i n g a resounding goalless d r a w i n their first game. A f t e r such a c o m m a n d i n g performance w e continued i n the same vein a n d lost o u r next m a t c h 2-1, A l l e n B r o w n being o u r goalscorer.
disturbance — w h i c h shall also r e m a i n unspecified —
.
led to the R e d L i g h t d i s t r i c t — S o h o h a s got n o t h i n g o n this. ( F o r f u l l details contact D a v e R i c h m a n , I.C.'s o w n p o r n vendor). T h u s I.C. returned to Z a n d v o o r t exhausted after their trip. T h e evening piss u p w a s m a i n l y noticeable f o r R o n P a l m e r trying to m o v e the sand dunes o n the w a y back to o u r temporary abode.
vice, w h i c h means that i f y o u w a n t to rent a c a r i n Sittingbourne a n d leave i t i n M o t h e r w e l l , that's fine. T h e y w i l l also collect a n d deliver u p to five miles w i t h o u t charge. I borrowed a C a p r i , and unfortunately discovered that I h a d never hated a c a r so m u c h after only an hour's driving. But that's a personal quarrel between myself and F o r d — n o scars o n poor o l d H e r t z , whose service I can't quibble w i t h at a l l . I k n o w I shall rent f r o m t h e m a g a i n — even if it is a n Escort C e n t r a l R e s e r v a t i o n Service next time!
The Hertz telephone n u m b e r f o r L o n d o n is 0 1 876 4484; nearest b r a n c h to I C is 25 P a r k L a n e — 499 6618).
U n f o r t u n a t e l y we h a d o u r third game of h o c k e y at 10 a.m. the f o l l o w i n g d a y . A f t e r a p h e n o m e n a l effort w e a r r i v e d o n time to find that we h a d only three opponents. F e e l i n g confident of victory w e prepared t o start. H o w e v e r , foiled yet again, we h a d to wait f o r the rest of o u r o p p o s i t i o n to t u r n up. I n r e t r i b u t i o n , w e decide to inflict u p o n them another g o a l less d r a w (where was W o n d e r B o y ! !). T h e next two matches were played f o r high stakes — a l o n g lie i n the f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g , since the lower i n the league we finished the earlier we played. N o w that the chips were d o w n , I . C. powered their w a y to t w o victories, b y 5-0 a n d 2-1. T h e goalscorers were D a v e R i c h m a n (3), R o n P a l m e r (2) a n d J o h n A n d r e w s (2). A n o t h e r enjoyable evening's entertainment ensued d u r i n g w h i c h , despite v a l i a n t efforts, R o n P a l m e r kept possession of hi s trousers. T h e f o l l o w i n g d a y I.C. defeated H e e rlen 1-0 to finish t h i r d o v e r a l l i n the tournament. W e h a d t o keep the B r i t i s h flag flying since N o r t h E a s t P o l y m a n aged to occupy the last t w o places. I . C . celebrated their v i c t o r y b y flying R o n ' s only p a i r of trousers f r o m t h e flagpole was spent s a m p l i n g the nightlife o f outside the clubhouse. O u r final evening Z a n d v o o r t o r A m s t e r d a m — what w a s the strip show l i k e J o h n ( J u n i o r o f course)? W e returned " m i t k l o m p e n " the f o l l o w i n g day. S p e c i a l t hank s go to Z a n d v o o r t H o c key C l u b f o r being such excellent hosts. T h a n k s must also be extended to o u r three excellent d r i v e r s R o n P a l m e r , J o h n A n d r e w s a n d especially B o b E v a n s (guess w h o w r o t e the report?). Team: Richard Bateman, Richard Cameron, M i k e Vieyra, B o b Evans, A l l e n Brown, Dave Browne, T i m H a n son, R o n P a l m e r , G r a h a m P o p p l e , D a v e R i c h m a n , Jag Gahir, John Astley, John A n d r e w s a n d C o l i n D y e r (or his ghost).
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FELIX
M a y 15th, 1973
JOHN
Will WE GET A GRANT INCREASE?
LANE President's
Piece
T h e saga of refectory prices continues. Over the last few
N U S
s e t s
M a y
21st
indications of
d e a d l i n e
strengthened
G R A N T S Campaign is nearing its culmina-
not made a decision by M a y 21st, it will be late
too
for
local authorities
to
implement
the
of
inflation.
was
will
the deadline comes nearer, the N U S is exhorting
equality.
its Constituent Organisations to make their feelings
monument
b e the tattered
mains
of
"It as
known—that the Government M U S T meet the N U S
though
tegy feeling clearer to the Government, N U S President,
re-
a.m. May,
very the
much
Govern-
of
cutting
education
of
this
Department of Education and Science on M o n d a y ,
country. The White
Pap-
er
proposals
inevitable. "THE
GOVERNMENT
fine,
received
the N U S c l a i m
grants decision on M a y
in
November
Since
then
1972.
I have
announced
21st. After that date t h e
had
Government
t w o letters f r o m t h e G o v -
nounce
ernment with an aching
grant.
v o i d b e t w e e n " M y dear
Authorities
D i g b y " a n d " Y o u r s ever, Norman
St. John
Stiv-
a s " ; a n d in M a r c h I led a n N U S d e l e g a t i o n to t h e D E S to p r e s e n t o u r c a s e to t h e G o v e r n m e n t , was
told
that w e
Mr.
St. John
and have
of del-
iberate, p o l i c y , t h e G o v is
ernment situation
creating
where
a
NUS's
m e m b e r s suffer v e r y real hardship; dents to
potential
are being
realize
education
forced
that is
stu-
for
t h e m , but for the threecar
family
the
down
r o a d ; a n d the d a t e is a p proaching
fast
after
w h i c h no move
whatso-
ever
Govern-
ment that
from
the
is practicable. situation
I find
In
useless object than M r . Norman
St. John
Stev-
sympathy".
" I n 1 9 7 1 the G o v e r n ment,
cutting
rates
of
Education
will
not be
a n d if
instrument, as they might, forty be
the
well
necessary
days just w o u l d n ' t
there. "Prospective
students
time, too. Already
many
prospective
stud-
ents must have d e c i d e d t h e y c a n n o t afford
high-
er e d u c a t i o n — t h a t s ' w h y
i t rather
a
sands
make
Tie
of
well
admit
openly
t
0
k
e
e
take place on Thursday morning so that the Union meeting at 1.00 on Thursday will know the full picture and be able to act accordingly. T h e Grants A c -
the
N U S Executive
call
an emergency
to
tory boycott and a picket of the Finance and Execu-
b e h e l d at I m p e r i a l
Col-
tive Committee of the Governing Body on 25 M a y .
on 8th
Since we are demanding that the College defy a
London,
ruling
June. He said: " A t N U S ' s Easter C o n ference
the
dents
on
announcement
grants.
If
we
have
of the
or staff cuts, reduction in variety or quantity of de-
that the
terioration of the bars and refecs. themselves must
that have
NUS's
their
per
just w a i t i n g
answer?
damental argument remains that we are trying to
a g e to s a y s o .
catch up with inflation. W e
at it, o r p e r h a p s t h e a d leviathan twitch at Gov-
"The
M r s . Thatcher c a n keep her daughter
at univer-
a n d s h e n e e d s t o b e remost
students
can't
the luxury of her
off-hand
detachment
the
whole
prob-
lem."
Conference
will
searching
is a
offer,
students
will
come
another
casualty
Government
of a G o v e r n m e n t
be-
which
T O M A Y 21st Each 21st
d a y unt i l
students
picketing
the
will
deal with a
do
T h e union gets £ 6 per student from the L E A s ,
anyone
plus £ 1 0 , 0 0 0 from the College. A joint u n i o n / c o l -
has neither
desire
to a l l o w rich
to
enter
extra
h o n e s t y to s a y s o ? H o w
introduce modest increases in a few areas. Let's hope we get it—your societies, whether I.C.U. or
with
C . C . U . depend on i t — a s does next year's Presi-
a
Government
bankrupt
of p o l i c y
so
in a tight
living off
that
of the least
and destroying
educational
well their
opportun-
ernment w h i c h
received
a
in Nov-
grants c l a i m
be
thises with i t in M a r c h , a n d has still
failed
to
ment
Science
throughout
the
e v e r o n it b y t h e d e a d -
attacks
working
day. Each
day
line for action in M a y ?
the
living
dent for his wages!
situation, all
by m o u n t i n g unrelenting on
£ 4 , 9 0 0 to compensate for inflation and to
do w e di scuss anything
e m b e r , t o l d u s it s y m p a -
Education a n d
lege working party has assessed that we need an
higher education, nor the
t r i e d to c o n t r o l i n f l a t i o n
of
Union Fee
the
which
the
we
Government
May
Depart-
staff.
questions.
in f u t u r e
How
ity? C a n w e ever a g a i n
S T U D E N T ACTIVITY UP
meekly
t h e n h a v e to a s k s o m e
but
need an answer.
must neither
accept mere rises nor reductions in Standards of
The
Problem will go if t h e y d o n ' t l o o k
of
has neither
result. A l l of these courses run the risk of driving away cutom and thus causing deficits. But the fun-
the honesty nor the cour-
G o v e r n m e n t m a y be h o p -
ministrative
is no, but the
m e m - . Government
g o t 4.2
cent poorer
answer
try t o w o r k w i t h a G o v -
"In a few days, unless
ing the refectories. Unless the College pay for redecoration something must suffer. Either price rises
it m e a n s
rich.
there
point should be made. The Bars and W i n e
21st,
long
from
One
live.
it c a n t h i n k of d o i n g is
prerogative
of demonstration of solidarity is necessary.
can actually
attacking the s t a n d a r d of
than
and
by M a y
of
more
Committee
nothing
m i n d e d that t h e p a r e n t s
even
Grants
heard
bers
e
an
made
c a u s e they c a n ' t l i v e o n
becoming
University
stu-
B u t w h y h a s is t a k e n s o
afford
the
Executive
instructed call an
a
to
of
therefore the Government, I believe that this sort
sity without any h e l p —
in o t h e r w o r d s ,
some
ference of the U n i o n , to
foregoing the chance of higher education be-
late,
has proposed that to put
on which
grant
"We
prevent higher education
Committee
weight behind the Union's position we have a refec-
that this should go to redecoration not to subsidis-
ernment Ministers.
grant—too
tion
con-
soon as the Government
prompting
student
port with all the figures before the Governing Body
ex-
the
many people
P May 21st.
| a n
Jacks also an-
were
Government
gures are d o w n , for the
t o o late a l r e a d y
y
21st deadline
not even
"It's
e
Cellar make a profit. Previously the Union has said
will
first t i m e i n y e a r s .
h
emergency conference as
the
n
T
n o u n c e d the d e c i s i o n of
that
w i l l a n n o u n c e n e w rates
t
erning Body has. There will therefore be a special
the
pires
9 away
of-
Administrative
and disrupted lec-
before
Perhaps,
i n
W e were told that the refectory committee does not have the power to increase prices, only the Gov-
fices
lege,
only the rich are entitled to a n e d u c a t i o n .
decorating the bars and refectories.
occupied
their
Digby
will
and you might as
that there be no price increases and that the Governing Body should pay for refurnishing and re-
following the course we have suggested. This will
in
sity,
for
7th
to react. For this reason the Union reps, proposed
Lon-
A F T E R M A Y 21st
policy
people
university application fi-
to prevent
that
grants
gradually likelihood.
which should make clear to them the reasons for
this
go to c o l l e g e o r u n i v e r -
of
Poly also
' P this up until
n e v e r b e a b l e t o afford t o
May
Monday,
North-East
t u r e
w h i c h e n s u r e s that t h o u -
them
it
h a r d to i m a g i n e a m o r e
as's
Local
an-
they involved a statutory
higher not
new
in their budgets;
need
a matter
"As
can't
able to incorporate
Stevas's
sympathy.
its
with
on
at 9 . 0 0
opportunity
for
the people
possibility to a
meeting of the Refectory Committee to put a re-
down
Digby J a c k s , handed in the following letter to the
7th M a y : —
launched
don
looks
a
ger the delay the less easy it will be for students
group
students. The picket
educational
ment has adopted a stra-
Grants claim by M a y 21st. In order to make this
n e d b y a different
and still couldn't control
change for the coming academic year 1 9 7 3 / 4 . A s
increase in prices have from
the
as the April returns were not yet available. T h e lon-
e v e r y o n e the p i c k e t w i l l be m a n -
Its
meetings
jected budget for next year but this did not appear
except its rich f r i e n d s —
tion for this academic year, for, if the Government has
of
standards
committee
Last week's committee should have received a pro-
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state a n y p o l i c y
whatso-
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