http://felixonline.co.uk/archive/IC_1973/1973_0341_A by Ravi Pall

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A motion on grants was p r o p o s e d by J o h n L a n e c a l l NUS i n g for s u p p o r t for the grants c a m pa i g n. A n a m e n d m e n t w a s p r o p o s e d by S t e v e M i l t o n c a l l i n g for i m m e d i a t e cash supplementary grants to inflation. be p a i d t o c o v e r This was defeated overw h e l m i n g l y a n d the m o t i o n passed as it stood apart from a minor semantic a m endment.

Purple Patch done. A t t h e U n i o n m e e t i n g last w e e k , t h i s U n i o n t h a t h e c a n b e g i n to get s o m e t h i n g voted i n favour of a rent strike next term. T h i s y e a r w i l l see the G o v e r n m e n t ' s triI have heard it said that the m o t i o n covered e n n i a l r e v i e w of S t u d e n t s g r a n t s , a n d i t is u p the faot t h a t a r e n t s t r i k e w a s the most right t h a t I.C. h a v e s a v e d t h e i r c a m p a i g n s a l i e n t p o i n t , b u t n e v e r t h e l e s s w e h a v e g o t u n t i l n o w , tout i t i s e s s e n t i a l t h a t t h i s c a m one n o w , a n d it i s o u r job to m a k e the p a i g n is t h e c a m p a i g n of the w h o l e of t h e strike the most comprehensive a c t i o n that s t u d e n t body, or at least has the s u p p o r t of the U n i o n h a s t a k e n on the b e h a l f of the the w h o l e of the s t u d e n t body, f o r it to be Grant's campaign. effective. M a n y of y o u w i l l l a u g h a t t h e i d e a o f a view rent strike both from the p o i n t of that the rents i n o u r eolleeg are t h e cheapest i n L o n d o n a n d also f r o m the p o i n t of v i e w t h a t t h i s t y p e of a c t i o n h a s a b s o l u t e l y college's no effect 'other t h a n g e t t i n g t h e back up against the students. The real r e a s o n f o r t h e r e n t s t r i k e i s as a m e a n s o f u s i n g t h e c o l l e g e to s h o w t h e government t h a t w e a r e n o t i n f a v o u r of 'the g r a n t s s i t u a t i o n as i t s t a n d s at t h e p r e s e n t . We m u s t m a k e it clear t h a t a l t h o u g h a p e r s o n i n h a l l is capable of s u r v i v i n g t h r o u g h o u t the y e a r o n the g r a n t W h i c h he o r she gets, t h e p e r s o n lout o f h a l l w h o i s h a v i n g to p a y a n y t h i n g i n t h e r e g i o n o f £5 t o £10 f o r his digs, i s not getting a n y t h i n g l i k e a fair deal. W e must also Show that the anomalies o f t h e P o s t g r a d u a t e g r a n t (£15 p e r w e e k ) , and the discrimination shown against married women in H i g h e r education is totally unjust, and drastic improvements to the m e t h o d s of a s s e s s m e n t s h o u l d be m a d e . A l t h o u g h I m p e r i a l c o l l e g e h a s so f a r p a r ticipated i n n o t h i n g o n the scale of a r e n t s t r i k e t h i s lis n o r e a s o n f o r u s n o t t o d o s o n o w . I n f a c t t h i s i s t h e toest t i m e of a l l f o r u s to a c t u p o n o u r v i e w s . O u r c o l lege is regarded (and quite correctly) as an institution of " A c a d e m i c Students" (think about it!!!) a n d a r e respected as s u c h i n t h e c i r c l e s o f p o w e r t h a t toe. A s s u c h a n institution, any action w h i c h we are likely to t a k e w i l l h a v e t h e g r e a t e s t effect u p o n those people w h o m it concerns. Sir B r i a n Flowers, i n his addresses freshmen last week said:

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"I m u s t a g r e e t h a t y o u r o p p o r t u n i t i e s a r e b e i n g l i m i t e d , I h o p e t e m p o r a r i l y , b y ithe grants w h i c h you receive. N o doubt, all of that you believe that grants are too low, they do not recognise the g e n u i n e financial difficulties w h i c h Students have to meet, that they undervalue the contributions w h i c h s t u d e n t s a l r e a d y m a k e Ito s o c i e t y , a n d e v e n m o r e the contributions w h i c h they are prep a r i n g to make i n the future. " W i t h o u t w i s h i n g to m a k e a t t h i s t i m e a quantitative statement, I w o u l d like y o u all to k n o w that J share these beliefs a n d shall use what influence I have i n your support." Surely mass action from the students i n College accommodation will give the Rector j u s t t h e p u s h w h i c h h e i s l o o k i n g f o r , so

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I w a s elected i n t o t h e p o s t of President on a moderate platform, and a moderate student I still am, but we must realise that are unless we back up the people who w o r k i n g i n o u r f a v o u r t h e n w e c a n n o t exp e c t a n y o n e t o t a k e n o t i c e iof t h e m . I realise t h a t some students i n college feel it a n atrocity that refectory prices have been increased by 5 per cent this year over what they w e r e last year, b u t do they realise that these p r i c e increases are s m a l l compared w i t h those w h i c h have been imposed on other colleges i n t h e L o n d o n area, some o f w h i c h a r e i n ithe region o f 15 o r 16 p e r cent. (The i n c r e a s e s i n c l u d e s u c h places as L.S.E., probably one of the most politically active colleges i n the L o n d o n area.) I a m not advocating for a f u r t h e r increase i n t h e refectory prices i n our college, b u t w h a t I a m s a y i n g i s Ithat t h e c o l l e g e authorities have gone as f a r as the l a w p e r m i t s t h e m to g o i n k e e p i n g t h e p r i c e i n c r e a s e s down to a m i n i m u m . I w o u l d say, t h a t r a t h e r t h a n refusing to pay the increase i n the prices or whatever, we should A C C E P T the i n creases, a n d use t he fact that t h e y have b e e n m a d e to s t r e n g t h e n o u r f i g h t f o r a higher grant for all students. (Do you reali s e t h a t H a l l r e n t s h a v e n o w toeen s t a t i o n a r y f o r t h e past t w o y e a r s a t a n o u n d £4 p e r week!!) I w o u l d a s k y o u to s u p p o r t m e i n b e l i e v i n g that the college authorities are w o r k i n g as f a r as t h e y a r e a l l o w e d , o n o u r Side, a n d w h a t w e n e e d t o d o as n o t to p r o t e s t TO them, b u t V I A t h e m to the government. W e n e e d to w o r k t o g e t (the c o l l e g e a s o u r A L L I E S , a n d n o t to m a k e t h e m o u r E N E M IES. S U P P O R T the rent strike next term, but o n l y i f y o u c a n see t h a t i t is a d i r e c t a t t a c k o n t h e g o v e r n m e n t , i.e. o n t h e G r a n t s s y s tem, a n d is N O T a n attack on the college. T h o s e o f y o u i n h a l l t h i s y e a r s h o u l d rem e m b e r that y o u have i t easy now, h u t next almost y e a r m a n y of y o u w i l l be p a y i n g t w i c e as m u c h f o r f a r w o r s e a c c o m m o d a t i o n o u t s i d e c o l l e g e t h a t y o u h a v e alt t h e m o m e n t . the L e t u s b e g i n to w o r k t o g e t h e r W I T H college (NOT against t h e m ) for a better S t a n d a r d of l i v i n g f o r a l l students.

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B e l o w is p r i n t e d a list of s u c c e s s f u l a p p l i c a n t s for p a r k i n g places. T h e first h a l f h a v e b e e n a l l o c a t e d r e s i d e n t s places. T h e s e a r e s i t u a t e d at the r e a r of L i n s t e a d H a l l . T h e r e m a i n d e r are c o m m u t e r s ' places. A s u s u a l , t h e r e w e r e far m o r e a p p l i c a t i o n s t h a n p l a c e s a v a i l a b l e . A H the f o r m s were c o n s i d e r e d b y the Union E x e c u t i v e o v e r the w e e k e n d a n d I w o u l d l i k e to e x p r e s s m y g r a t i t u d e f o r t h e i r a s s i s t a n c e a n d e s p e c i a l l y the t i m e that they h a v e d o n a t e d to this. It was g e n e r a l l y f e l t t h a t a m a i n c r i t e r i a f o r c h o o s i n g the p l a c e s s h o u l d be to use the p l a c e s a v a i l a b l e t o the fullest a d v a n t a g e i.e. to get as m a n y p e o p l e i n t o college as it is p o s s i b l e u s i n g t h e p l a c e s we h a v e got. Y o u w i l l notice t h a t a n u m b e r of a p p l i c a t i o n s h a v e b e e n specified as j o i n t e v e n if t h e y w e r e n o t o r i g i n a l l y s u b m i t t e d as s u c h . It is a c o n d i t i o n of a l l o c a t i o n of the p l a c e t h a t the s u c c e s s f u l a p p l i c a n t s a g r e e to s h a r e t h e i r p l a c e s u c h t h a t o n l y one c a r is u s e d i n the p l a c e o n a n y g i v e n day. O N L Y O N E S T I C K E R W I L L B E A L L O C A T E D . T h i s will have on it the r e g i s t r a t i o n n u m b e r of the c a r s a l l o w e d to use the space. C a r s w i l l not be a b l e to p a r k w i t h o u t a s t i c k e r . S t i c k e r s w i l l be a l l o c a t e d o n l y at the f o l l o w i n g times. T u e s d a y , 9th O c t o b e r , 2.30—3.30 (if stickers available). W e d n e s d a y tOth, 12.30—1.30, T h u r s d a y 11th, 11.30—12.30. I w i l l d e f i n i t e l y be i n the U n i o n Office at t h e s e times. A l l a l l o c a t i o n w i l l be i n the o u t e r U n i o n Office. S u c c e s s f u l a l l o c a t i o n s w i l l be i n the o u t e r U n i o n Office. S u c c e s s f u l c e r n e d . S t i c k e r s w i l l not be i s s u e d u n l e s s I see the log book. M o t o r cycles m u s t be r e g i s t e r e d w i t h the s e c u r i t y office i n C o l l e g e B l o c k . T h i s is f o r cases o f e m e r g e n c y a n d the like. A f i n a l w o r d — I w i l l n o t fail to c l a m p d o w n h e a v i l y on those p e o p l e b r e a k i n g the p a r k i n g r e g u l a t i o n s . It w i l l be r e g a r d e d as a d i s c i p l i n e case i f s t u d e n t s a r e p a r k i n g i l l e g ally. F o r y o u r o w n benefit, o b e y t h e r u l e s . P. A . W a d s w o r t h , Chairman, I.C.U. P a r k i n g Committee. COMMUTER PLACES S o u t h Side R o a d to Base of R a m p at E a s t e r n E n d 213 J N U R. H . P i n c h b e c k S P N 84G R. D . G . C a r t e r KTP25F Mr. Pengilly OLU931E I. M e n z i e s U T R 184H J . Truch 4440 M E K. Charles JMM207K J. Chaplin E W M 858D R. W . C h a m b e r l i n D D M 723C A. Roberts BMF280A M . L . Coftart CDM393B P. S m i t h 885 T J O M. Chlebek J R F 385B D. W a r d 27 N T M M . L. Stokes FRK311D A. Nikos N X D 179E D . S. H a r m e s 342 L T G C. P. K i r k 680 X K J M. Maynard SDU532G M. Edge PVK161F T. L a r m o u r E M X 885B d. C . S t r e e t L Y D 831L K. L. Bright D H V 180H O. O l a n i y a n P U G 944G s. W r i g h t H D M 669K C. J . H a r t l e y LOM998 p. G. Jones B M M 178A r. G. C a r r e l ! F F K 943H a. P. W a t k i n s FPC814F'> M.W.Spencer LEP775KJ J . Ashton 463 D O J D. H . C l a r k e E R O 553B p. j . Chandler YMD473 r. Lee D T P 119C R. J . S m i t h C J E 875C M. Luthman O L D 7 0 1 C \ s. J . W e b b 5 JAA \ R. J . S c a d d a n M M C 3 2 9 C J r. C. D a l e V H P 2 4 1 G V K . C. S i n g L H W 2 0 5 E / s. C . G r a n t W L Y 6 8 6 G "I A . S e y e d f a t h i J Y K 944D J H . E . A l p a y PKR772G P. B a r r e t t Y O K 115J \ C. Constas A F N 7 0 6 B / D. M a c k P X R 365 A. D. B a r b u t M H M 30L-1 J . Towler Y M K 1 8 H / P. J . P h e l p s E F A 146D R. M c h o l i l s 5902 K O C. T . C. S a c h r a j d a G P E 330C J . Lister-James C Y T 839H B. Holness B V O 973H) G. Jackson W R U 3 3 2 J P. O. H e m m e n s J. Lane O T L 19 K . S. K a n g C A M 889C M r . G r e e n o f M a t h s III

Rear of Linstead H a l l E G A 115C ^ J . R. O w e n B F A 5 2 6 B / P. A . T e m p e s t L G H 4 7 0 K -iN. J . S. A b r a m M F U 2 7 5 F j G . C. E . T i k a s i n g h NUD419 J . B. T o u g h SRD482H} P.D.Wilkinson 326 C F R J A . J . D a v i s JKM787E\ M. Tribe V E G 901 J D. J . B a k e r XTX74B N. L. S m i t h 785 C O O J . C. P e m b e r t o n EYW453C J . E. Pendergast Inside the H o a r d i n g i n Imperial Institute R o a d 629 X P L 1 Mr. Wilkinson Y Y V 687 ] R. R. T h o m a s Y D G 684 ) C. K. B o w m a n YUT786 Mir. R e e c e J M P 4 1 2 B \ D. A. C r i s p 952 G P C / S. T o o t i l l VLN699G S. L l o y d 10EPG D. C l a r k A Y M 685B R. E . S o w d e n QP4020 \ H. Banadoram 9241TT75 / J . M. Moreira YMF34H \ M . Knox H L D 9 1 4 K J M . Moayeri K V H 974E R. B r o w n D L N 513J J . E. Davies

J. H. Mangan H. M. Chong A . P. P o r t e r Mr. Solanke M. Orton W. Griffiths J . S. G a h i r C. M . D a r t n e l l B. A l e x a n d r a V. Giurgiutiu W. J . Hughes A. M . Olesko P. F i s h e r M. J . Richardson ER-JT24 } J. Hall O P H 3 3 3 E -i D . M o y R M O 526F / T. J . C r o o k s U E H 957G S. J . M . B r i s c o e X M H 200G A . J . P. W a i n w r i g h t U M G 366 T. J . G r i g g s J M K 8003 \ N . M u n z • W A N 142 / B . T . L i m G L T 5 4 8 D \ I. K h a i y e r - H U P W 727H) A- R y l a n d s J M V 4 5 0 K -i J . B l a n c h e K P M 461E / D. A d a m s D. G. O'Prey W J D 667G F V O 892D) F. Mosquera Mr. Hale K F E 162H P. M . H o p e O L E 238F j CS0815D 1 J . A. Jackson W M C 103G >M. W o n g F X 955 \ H . G. S h e v k i 5781 X J A U V 858H 855 B W A ] K L P 580D J GLM185CJ P B O 930G C U A 627C \ U D W 937J / L F T 79J 337 D Y U M J C 453 HMK319K C G U 772B V O Y 310G

S A R 512J / G. F. W a r r e n D N K 188F ) D. T e a r l e R L C 258E / M . M . Moloney N G H 702D R. J . S h a r m a OYK934G C. J . D a v e y H H X 3 6 7 K \J. Laws N D W 6 0 4 M f N. "G. W i l l i a m s * P O E 66G K. H . L e m b e r g e r 6784 P O S. H . P a r k e r 787 C U L M. J . Firth P H Y 61 \ A. Authinarayanan 565 A V O / N . H i c k i n g L N U 694D S. Y e h i a u D Y W 155J Mr. Dan 508 K W S. T h u r l o w A W E 739 O. N . W o k a h BCU358C\ M. D. Downs 2727 K V / P. A m e y 244 J F M N . G. C. B l a c k h a m H G P 818C J. Hills M M V 18L G. W l o c h F C A 233D\ R. G . J o n e s 4227 U Z / G. U u n n i n l h a m N D B 270F H . K. Park H Y R 110K1 H . J . G o r d o n N M G 712 J R- A . C l a r k B. R. For'head Y H H 406K M. Hadjitofi B X U 572 Y. Davy 696 C Y M Mr. G. E. Koutzoukoi Mr. Baljit Singh Mr. I .J. Jagoda /VI a p p e a l s m u s t be s e n t f® m e b e f o r e F r i d a y , 12th O c t o ber. A l l a p p e a l s s h o u l d fee m a d e on a new form. Lette** w i l l not be a c c e p t e d .

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S G K 100L H Y R 890K RCC W L U 159G Transport F M T 453J 6054 B H P. G e e 1335 N D D. Ivell MPP101D A. Attwood 969 A X H P. M . M o r g a n L U G 516F D. W. Barrett T h e T h r e e A r e a s B o u n d e d by F N Y 1616C E . J . M o r g a n Red Lines in 758 H L P J. Andrews Imperial Institute Road QM6002 R. S i m i t o v i c A J A 100L 10EPG D. C l a r k D. DawSon T K W 801K R. G r a n t 8972 D P J. Barrett N M D 729E T C O 786 N. Easby J . B . S. S a u n d e r s J M F 655K 4444 M V S. S e l f A. Edalat D T J 899B E X E 661J M. Coverley N. Sayles M L E 45D 8 7 2 0 B Y "I W. G. E d w a r d s G. M . C l a r k X U D 243 / A. J. Howell No. not givenC. J . L e w i s 405-Z-3260 E. M u e l l e r S T N 587G D. R. S a n d h a c h O P O 699 Mr. Murlis 1560 R J . C. M a r s h a l l D D R 271C R. A . N . P a l m e r V Y C 676G C. Steel L O L 1 5 1 G 1 A. Drew T H X 733M F. Loucas 273 H L P J P. P. L e a c h m a n 8797 R U S.R. Monkcom M T D 915G A. Broadhurst B Y Y 438H S. S t e f a n o u AVG316 D. G. W i l l e y 588 U P A M. H. Russell X U X 539B T . S. P e r r y 335 P T A H.M.Hogg 801 E L B M. Whelan U R V 381 A. Dunf ord O J T 220 > J . D. Swift K . G . W i n g f i e l d D i g f y W U D 79 7222 K V | 691 M C Y T . J . C. Wefotoorn D. C a l l e n 2707 T D \ 0-139607 A. Perez-Estaun T. Spiro 1504 H J 997 B X X S. B . M o r r i s o n D. S t o k e s N Y P 83 l L j M . P i n c h e s E H P 74C W. J .G. Readman A G O 2 9 6 B } G . S. A l l o h u r o h 51 S P H P. H u g h e s 3882 J W j J. Leather X H V 358 A. D. B a m b r i d g e P G P 231L P P C 280E K. Davies Z. H . F e l d m a n A R D 708K W X V 768 D. R u m s e y R. K a l c o u C X E 2 3 7 B J T . S. L e e J Y W 652K R. K a b z a

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P.A.W.N.O Union Directory T h i s is a final, URGENT call for information for the directory. T h e r e are still a number of c l u b s a n d s o c i e t i e s that h a v e n o t g i v e n m e any information. A l l i n f o r m a tion is required b y W E D N E S D A Y , 10th O c t o b e r .

Hall Dinners There are weekly, subsidised dinners held normally in the M a i n Dining Hall, Union. T h e y cost 9 5 p for s t u d e n t s , s h e r r y b e i n g a further 5 p a n d wines extra. T h e y a l w a y s c o n s i s t o f at least t h r e e c o u r s e s a n d a r e well above the standard of the average M o o n e y meaj. T o book f o r t h e s e y o u n e e d to see J e n (the U n i o n Clerk) after Thursday during the week before the dinner. Block bookings will be accepted but, i n t h e e v e n t o f over-subscription part-timer* w i l l get priority. O n the subject o f dinners, t h e r e a r e still a f e w t i c k e t s available for t h e C o m m e m oration Ball on O c t o b e r 25th. Again, see Jen.

Letraset The Union has acquired a stock o f Letraset (not o n l y letters b u t figures, t e x t u r e s , e t c . ) . T h e s e are available for use by clubs, societies, C . C . U . ' s or s h e e t s c a n b e bought—price 15p-25p depending o n what t h e sheet consists of. T h i s is genuine Letraset n o t o n e o f t h e i r i m itations. F o r further d e t a i l s contact m e c / o I . C U n i o n Office.

appendix to the policy statement will be available during t h e next U n i o n m e e t i n g t o be h e l d o n T u e s d a y , 16th October.

the

July

held

ithe

Stalinists

Tenth

in Berlin. Delegates

was

Youth

Festival w a s

1 4 0countries attended

to b e " e v e n t f u l

promised

World

from

days

o f friendly,

what

candid

c u s s i o n " , according to Erich H o n e c k e r in his opening

dis-

popular

Commuters

speakers.

W h e n the parking allocations have been made I would be willing to put people in touch with s u c c e s s ful applicants w i t h a v i e w t o t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f lifts b e i n g arranged.

taneous

As I sat here late o n T h u r s d a y night I h a v e just witnessed the e n d of a pubcrawl. A n ambulance had been called a n d the police a l s o a r r i v e d . L u c k i l y it w a s possible to persuade the p o l i c e n o t t o cart off t h e i n ebriated person involved. T h e s e people, especially the ambulance, could have proba b l y b e e n better e m p l o y e d elsewhere. If you intend s h o w i n g off a n d finally c a u s ing s u c h a n u i s a n c e c o u l d y o u p l e a s e e n s u r e that y o u have s o m e w h e r e nearby to retire to when y o u have r e a c h e d y o u r final drunken stupor. Please try a n d c o n sider the trouble people have to g o t o w h e n y o u a r e i n c a p a b l e . T h i s sort o f t h i n g d o e s not bring a g o o d n a m e t o either t h e c o l l e g e i n particular or students as a whole.

1972-73

P. A . Wadsworth, Hon. S e c . I.C.U-

The

aspects

Platform' young

sion

Star on August

Morning

Where

people.

1st s a i d : " O n e of t h e most

the festival

delegates Here

programme

open

delegates

In t h e b a c k g r o u n d

i s ithe

up any questions are listening

are t h e boxes

''Free

port

then

the practice

from

their left

British

and 'democratic'

simul-

i n theory, b u t

of the Stalinists h a s always been

phrases a s Peter

delegation

He the

w a s told

with

prepared

to a s o c i a l i s t revolution b e c a u s e to

revolutionise

from

economic

leaflet

"'Radical homosexuals

Front,

restraints

putting

their

them

by capitalism".

It w e n t

on to emphasise

GLF's solidarity with black

trade

unionists,

unemployed

the

of t h e British

"They

tried to d r a g

restaurant

doors

shoulder

from

guarantees

by members

contingent

civil

rights t » .

of t h e F D J

as h e tried

m e into a side r o o m " ,

were

locked

to shoulder

leaving".

and a

across

line

ant

to leave

he s a i d .

FDJ

the doorway

H e w a s rescued

porters f r o m the B r i t i s h

b y some

"Tbm

heavies

prevent

of b i s s u p -

delegation.

and

people,

anti-imperialist

Once

outside he w a sbeseiged

b y an angry

mob of British

delegates w h o said that h e c o u l d n ' t m a r c h w i t h t h e m ing t h a t p l a c a r d . It a p p e a r e d delegation

carry-

l a t e r t h a t h a d h e g o n e w i t h ith»

carrying the placard the P D J w ould have

ally tried t o prevent the Whole delegation

physic-

leaving.

struggles. Scuffles A

certain amount of criticism w a s levelled a t " c o m m u n i s t

comrades

for leaving

capitalist

sexual

morals

changing the social relationship to the means The

C u b a n s , i n their 'Fifth

National

tions

o!f h o m o s e x u a l

prevented that

from

deviancy

spreading

severe penalties

morals

of m i n o r s ,

redeemable

that a l l manifesta-

are to b e firmly

are applied

antisocial

on Education

rejected a n d

. . . iit w a s a g r e e d

depraved

after

of production.

Congress

and Culture h a d stated: "It w a s resolved

intact

to those

a n d repeated

demand

W h o corrupt the offenders

areir-

his

w a s barred

from

speaking

language

translations

developed.

from

There

at s e m i n a r s b u t e v e n -

the

delegates

abruptly stopped were

subtle

Tuesday 9th October 1 p.m. EE408

the Bast G e r m a n C P youth m o v e m e n t ,

of m y speech t h e majority

a n d a 'technical

attempts

said

he w o u l d

stitutional carried,

'liberation day,

trouble

persecutes

T h e v o t e i n d i c a t e d toy a s l i g h t m a j o r i t y

'ignore

t h e vote,

denouncing

and undemocratic that

as a l l other

groups

for

amongst

that

TatcheH

it w a s u n c o n -

a G a y L i b p l a c a r d b e not

within

the delegation

had tha

right t o carry one.

this,

dissuade

violence

the audience

occurred

when

members

were

'German—

u p o n m y life.

continued:

Those

involved

in speaking

members

latter

two

NUS—the statements

the Communist organisations

Party,

having

"People threats

a n d voting

m e Carrying t h e placard, a n d i nt h e ensuing

included

violence

YCL and t h * official

policy

in support of g a y liberation!".

members

Eventually, Tatchell w a s escorted friends

in Berlin

a s " t h e Violence

t o t h e flat o f s o m e

gaif

w a s s o frightening

that

is "friendly

dis-

s o m e p e o p l e ' f e a r e d ifor m y s a f e t y " .

in common o u t leaflets

with

other

o n t h e fifth

after

a senior

East

cussion" expects

t o the 'Stalinists that

a s Honecker them

said.

to describe

C z e c h o s l o v a k i a 1968

Following

the events

their

candid

meanings o n *

lin H u n g a r y

perhaps as "heated

1956 and

debate".

German

official h a d b u r n t o n e o f t h e leaflets. A g r o u p of s y m p a t h i s e r s intervened and demanded his

a n d Tatchell

the F D J " .

of t h e F D J tried to p h y s i c a l l y run

him o u t o f t h e festival precincts

flared

were p u n c h e d , kicked, clothes w e r e ripped, etc., a n d

reason! none o f t h e

could b e translated into

groups' h e w a s handing

and some

behintf

w a s called

Tatc'hell S h o u l d mot b e a l l o w e d t o c a r r y h i s p l a c a r d .

According Further

to leave

a vote

w a s m y s t e r i o u s l y 'ire-

equally mysterious

remainder although

refused

dispute

that T a t c h e l l ' s p l a c a r d s a i d , " G ' D R

homosexual's".

made

G a y L i b e r a t i o n " , h e salid, " a l l

continuing. T h e equipment

p a i r e d ' b u t if o r s o m e

Tatchell

this

and during the discussion a rumour w a s circulated

against " B u t a s soon as 1 mentioned the

when

T o settle

elements".

tually was allowed to address a section of the audience.

fault'

occurred

placard.

ROBIN BLACKBURN

which

he w a s grabbed

restaurant.

i t alone gives t h e potential

a n d exploitation

are committed

relationships: t o liberate

interpersonal

SU0"

" G a y Liberation

e x p l a i n i n g t h a t ithe t e x t w a s i n a c c e n t

the G D R constitution

stood

G I F b a d specially to the Festival:

side,

however that t h e placard w a s "offensive

GDIR", b u t after

me The

a n d o n t h e other

(in German!

homosexuals

Front, London. C i v i l Wights for H o m o s e x u a l s " .

of the

the G a y Liberation

soon found out t o bis cost.

aims

'Revolutionary

divorced

T a t c h e l l , ia m e m b e r

a n d representing

a placard which read

Liberation —

socialism",

Stalinists

Tatchell

SOCIALIST FORUM

h a d prepared

"Homosexual

homosexuals, 'free'

at t h e start b y

the final rally.

to o n e of t h e handling

t r a n s l a t i o n s " , i n la c a p t i o n t o a p i c t u r e o f a d i s c u s -

very

uttered

affecting

seminar.

It a l l s o u n d e d

o!f t h e p h r a s e s

w a s to b e still further proven, d u r i n g t h e m a r c h t »

Tatchell

T h e r e are still n u m e r o u s unfilled p o s t s o n U n i o n c o m mittees. Nomination papers are o n the Union notice board.

E n d Note

But the emptiness Honecker

speech.

Elections

Policy Statement Copies

Stalinists meaning of free discusswn

release.

T h i s article is t a k e n f r o m a press release o f t h e G a y ^Libera* lion

Front.

will be speaking on the

WELLSOC

current situation i n Chile. Biackham is of LSE fame and a member of the international Marxist Group ALSO a Speaker from the

TUESDAY OCTOBER 9th PRESENTS

'ASYLUM' and 'UN CHIEN ANDALOU PLACE: MECH. ENG. 220, TIME 7.30 pm A s y l u m stars Peter C us hi ng and Britt E k l a n d

in a horror-suspense story about a young

doctor trying to find out who are the patients and who are the doctors in a creepy nut house

"Morning Star".

U n Chieri A n d a l o u is Salvador Dali's mind-blowing,

surrealist

excursion

w o r l d . It created riots when it came out and is not f o r the squeamish.

into

the film

O c t o b e r 9 t h , 1973

FELIX

Page 3

THE

BRISTOL STUDENTS SURVEY THEIR

BENEVOLENT

LIVING STANDARDS A

ARM OF

S u r v e y o n student l i v i n g

student

highlighted

the

findings.

University

Union,

Bristol

m a y become

an im-

portant d o c u m e n t i n the negotiations a b o u t now

THE LAW

the

costs, p r e p a r e d b y students o f

going

student

grants

have

tacks

mounting at-

seen

by police o n working-

class

T h e

communities.

'police,

under

t h e pretext o f

the b o m b hysteria a n d antiIrish

demagogy,

raided

houses

Wales

last

wing

radical

over

police

the

weeks,

increasing

the

a n d terror-

ise t h e c o m m u n i t y .

week

P O L I C E

A T T A C K S

should

set Street, G i l d e n Street.

ment

Road a n d

tions

by t h e p o l i c e

Two-hundred

the

left-wing

'bringing

oragnisa-

home'

of the

s t r u g g l e i n Ireland. N o l o n g e r

will

the raids,

several

were

struggle

sledge-

t a i n e d o n t h e territory o f t h e

which

they

used

o p p r e s s e d but it i s n o w b e i n g

down

doors

and

smash

break

carried

carried of

windows.

back

to t h e c o u n t r y

the oppressor.

o f w o r k " b y M r . N o r m a n St.

the

police

Under the

are

machine Each "first

o f t h e streets

cordoned

was

off b y p o l i c e

c o a c h e s so no o n e c o u l d get ih or out. T h e police entered

the

houses

whether

locked

or otherwise, smashing floors,

climbing

windows

a n d over

down

through rooftops.

M e n and women were forced f r o m their b e d s , while

dressing

interrogated and watched were

while their p o s s e s s i o n s thrown

around

police

searched

sives.

the room for

However

bomb earthed.

explo-

no arms

factories

were

un-

Nevertheless

people were arrested

None were

even

worse;

the

media

O F F SIDE'

week b e l o w t h e level

working

series

indescriminate raids on various

squatting

communities

b y t h e p o l i c e . T h e H o u s e of Lords

ruling

making

con-

spiracy to trespass a criminal offence

makes

it very

clear

that n e i t h e r t h e law nor t h e police

are on

the side

squatters.

T h i s spells out grave ger

for

squatters line

tenants are

of attack

—

setting doning

The to

Survey

the

the be

tomorrow

law a n d t h e p o l i c e used

against

and

council

the

'fair

t h e private

tenant.

rent

will

Already

a c t ' is

I he

University

Council

in July.

been

police

raids

o u t in v a r i o u s

communities

a n d o n o n e or

As a

result has

which

Norman

St.

John-

and

local

a u t h o r i t y representatives, Bristol's

ask-

Vice-Chancellor,

to the D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a -

carrying

the t r u e

the dark a b o u t

S u r v e y is t h e m o s t and

We those

a c a d e m i c courses. H e refuses to m a k e a n y p r o m i s e s

flation.

about

blocks,

tion the

a n d Science Council's

expressing

concern

about

tribution

manage

Clinical

been

directly

used

in the

against

Two

interests.

and work-

particular

gers,

strike breakers

The

across

law b e i n g

the

used

Shrewsbury

workers

picket

disputes. against building

is b e i n g

interpreted

s o that t h e t a c t i c o f the m a s s

laws

to i n c r e a s e d i v i s i o n s b e t w e e n black a n d white workers, the laws,

t h e Industrial R e -

A c t a l l represent

legal ing

armoury

DEFEND

LIBERTIES

It i s b e c o m i n g ly c l e a r ganise

increasing-

for t h e n e e d to d e f e n d

to or-

what

basic

liberties w e h a v e .

procedure

vacancy

chance

of a b o m b

squad

outsiders

to apply

the s e c o n d

few

months

appointed

and

addresses 'for the records'(l)

political

organisations

after

(i.e.

Workers

Fight

sives).

failing

t o find

explo-

for the job. time

college

'their

several

in a

authori-

m a n ' with-

meetings the college refused

faced

backing

stand,

with

down

N.U.P.E.

"block"

to choice

or taking a decided

the supervisor,

to that

is r e f u s e d t o t a k e o r d e r s f r o m

suspending

names

got

out advertising the j o b . After

ing

ties broke this procedure a n d

him.

diary

it both in

employees

For

V e a l l ( o n e of y o u r (I) w h o h a d the

appeared,

the college so

college

c a l l i n g last w e e k a n d r e m o v a

supervisors,

management

REMOVED

for the a p -

outside

budge;

DIARY

out on

t w o fitters

and

well

work-

came

to a d v e r t i s e

o f t h e state's against

members

was

that

College

retaliated

t w o of t h e fitters

under the supervisor. This in turn

led to strike

N.U.P.E.

over

They

Just

industrial

maintenance w h o were

once

suspended

a n d bar-

to s u p p o r t

The

their

took

pointment

people.

maintenance,

suspended. T h edispute arose because o f the g r o w i n g frustration of union members over the continual breaking of p r o c e d u r a l a g r e e m e n t s b y college authorities.

picket c a n be outlawed. T h e use o f t h e immigration

messen-

security

all

action.

from

ago

cleaners,

men

they h a v e c o m m o n l y e s c o r t e d

in i n d u s t r i a l

weeks

refectory,

strike

lines

tinaucially.

has a h i g h e r

percent-

year,

from

£596.20:

well-to-do

than

£712

most. T h e s i t u a t i o n a t o t h e r

students

week

academic

a n d receive a grant o f

age o f students c o m i n g backgrounds

medical

this

that

compares

would

with

be received

if the usual 30 w e e k grant o f £445 were e x t r a p o l a t e d at t h e

likely

worse t h a n

Therefore,

to be

same

level. T h i s m e a n s

at B r i s t o l .

these

students

the most

signifi-

per in

will

financial

where

those

disadvantage

can

if hardship

exists

be p r o v e d ; here

o n e c a n be

sure t h a t

reasonably

i t is f a r worse i n

many

other

week

their

less

than

working

tion

opportunity

that £2.40

students

throughout

year.

t o this, t h e y

In addi-

have

earn

little other

i n c o m e , s i n c e t h e y have

only

f o u r weeks v a c a t i o n p e r y e a r . They

also

have

standards another

universities."

receive

other f a c u l t i e s

duced

to m a i n t a i n

appearance:

expense

a re«

from

grant.

a n n u m . H e has u n d e r t a k e n to

IC NUPE OUT ON STRIKE

the pre-

POLICE E S C O R T S

they

i i n d i n g it e v e n h a r d e r t o

significance, that B r i s t o l U n i -

B A C K G R O U N D

h e a r s a l b y t h e state.

have

that

s h o u l d be, a n d a r e thus

cost £ 4 m p e r

tribution would

cor-

In t h e last year t h e p o l i c e

are not r e -

c e i v i n g the p a r e n t a l c o n -

Comments

—

received

I N F O R M A T I O N

isolating

under

covered

survey

looking for a national

to combat i n -

H e estimated that the

students

the

for

the essen-

attendance

arrangements

i n g p r o p e r l y , since 2 0 %

which

t o emphasise,

wish

test

contribu-

t i o n system i s n o t w o r k -

up-to-date

it covers a n area

t h e means

parental

work

and

a t i o n . T h e i r statistics tend to

cant results to c o m e f r o m o u r

t o meet

reported.

e) T h a t

situ-

p l i e d that he agrees w i t h the

costs

was

a b o l i t i o n o f the p a r e n t a l c o n -

the organised T o send

o f £51

Stcvas, f o r the D E S , has r e -

tial

£26 p e r with

much Mr.

allocation

universities

s p e c i a l treatment.

expenditure

books

DES

deserved

adequate

businessmen

light o f a m i l i t a r y d r e s s r e -

two

head-

year,

top

mass

ers c a n only b e seen

'pleasure'

carried

a n d dental

o f Bristol

D r . A . W . M c r r i s i o n , to write

areas

Jock hippies

have

medical

such

C o u n c i l that grants s h o u l d b e

seen

POLICE RAIDS

cases,

average

the S u r v e y , a n d n o w President

versity

that s p e c i a l

compared

work

majority o f laymen, including

interests.

These

Council,

text o f l o o k i n g f o r t h e b o m b -

c l e a r l y t o be o p p o s e d to t e n ants

students

their

front

in t h e b r o a d

housing movement;

was presented

t h e full

off streets,

whole

strengthening dan-

women

was w r o n g , a n d

week

before

up road

lations

today

for mar-

spent

equipment:

year,

hatchets, walkie talkie, dogs,

pay

FAIR R E N T A C T

ried

the

already

the

armed,

principle

students, w h o w o r k a 48

class.

police

the

and

Locke, Director o f

has n o t been l o o k e d at before.

state

f o r c e o f t h e state m a c h i n e is

250

should

abolished

that

s h o u l d be.

practise

turned against

system

con-

to b e

b o t w o years o u t o f date. T h i s

the parental

s m a l l e r grants

they

manoeuvres

ers

O v e r t h e last w e e k or t w o has been

put

Survey

having chosen various " h i p p y

charged

ings.

there

having

communities"

for

ought books an

are i m p o r t a n t . T h e D E S is i n

estimates that they a r e £2.40

on Fri-

in c o n n e c t i o n with t h e b o m b -

LAW

the

powers strengthened;

d a y m o r n i n g o n v a r i o u s petty charges.

and

husbands.

s a i d : " W e t h i n k o u r findings

i nf l a ti on

tribution

ent grants a r e £57 a y e a r b e -

non-student

with

living

at a

arrangements

that

J o h n - S t c v a s , c l a i m s that s t u d -

smokescreen of the bombings

SEARCH FOR B O M B S

students

f a l l for board a n d l o d g i n g f r o m the m o n e y that

married

o f the B r i s t o l Students' U n i o n

level

combating

con-

hammers,

armed, some

per

piece

women

grant

that there s h o u l d be p r o -

has

" a careful

main

signify

a n d fifty p o l i c e w e r e i n v o l v e d

the

which

problem

following

b e settled

realistic

s i t u a t i o n f o r m e d i c a l students

T h e s e attacks a n d harrass-

Bas-

Street,

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FELIX

MOTION

ICs These are the motions proposed b y ICU for the first national conference this year of the N U S to be held

EDUCATION Conference

in Margate in late November. They have been forwarded by the External Affairs Committee whose Vice-President this years is Trevor Phillips.

GRANTS Conference (1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

s c a p e g o a t f o r d i v e r t i n g the f r u s t r a t i o n a n d anger of p e o p l e f r o m the c a p i t a l i s t s y s t e m , o n t o a n under-privileged a n d easily identifiable s e c t i o n of t h e c o m m u n i t y . S u c h a t a c t i c f l o u r i s h e s in a n atm o s p h e r e of u n e m p l o y m e n t .

That the rapid postwar expansion in H E h a s b e e n a c c o m p a n i e d b y state r e s t r u c t u r i n g s of H E , i n cluding the White Paper on Education. These (a)

The Meeting for Trade Unionists o n the Grants C a m p a i g n jointly sponsored b y N U S a n d The London Federation of Trades Councils o n September 27th.

T h e r e f o r e p a r t i c u l a r t a c t i c s of the campaign—demonstrations, m e e t i n g s , rent s t r i k e s , o c c u p a tions, etc.. must b e considered in r e l a t i o n s h i p to t h a t a i m . T h a t t h e W h o l e s t r a t e g y of s u s tained a n d escalating mobilisat i o n a g r e e d to at t h e E m e r g e n c y Conference n o w requires the largest possible focusing of a n g e r a n d a c t i o n a r o u n d the a c t u a l r e v i e w p r o c e d u r e itself.

Promoted a vocational e m phasis in H E as indicated b y the p r o p o s e d D i p H E a n d t h e e x p a n s i o n o f the p o l y t e c h n i c sector.

(b)

Increased the power of central government on H E .

(c)

Increased B i g B usi ness i n v e s t m e n t , inte e s t a n d influence throughout H E .

(d)

(e)

reaffirms

T h a t a c e n t r a l a i m of t h e G r a n t s C a m p a i g n m u s t c o n t i n u e to be to m o b i l i s e t h e w i d e s t n u m b e r s of s t u d e n t s i n a c t i o n .

have— 3.

That the Triennial R e v i e w Procedure w i l l shortly be in session.

L e d to a centralisation of p o w e r u p o n the g o v e r n i n g b o a r d s of i n s t i t u t i o n s of H E .

T h a t the c o n t e n t of H E e m b o d i e s the v a l u e s of t h e r u l i n g class.

The struggles w h i c h have taken p l a c e a r o u n d the i s s u e s of e d u c a t i o n a l p o l i c y , e.g. (a)

t h e d i s m i s s a l o f a left w i n g l e c t u r e r at L a n c a s t e r .

(b)

the s i t i n s at C a m b r i d g e .

(c)

the alternative

seminars

Sussex. (d)

the alterantive prospectus at T h a m e s P o l y t e c h n i c .

RACIALISM 1

Conference

notes

discrimination against p e o p l e in ' B r i t a i n t h r o u g h

nial Review in accordance our d e m a n d s .

economic a n d social deprivation e.g. h o u s i n g , e d u c a t i o n a l o p p o r tunity; constant police harassm e n t ; l e g i s l a t i o n a i m e d at k e e p ing out black a n d b r o w n i m m i g r a n t s ; the r e c e n t C o u r t o f A p p e a l d e c i s i o n to a p p l y the i m m i g r a t i o n act retrospectively.

with

Instructions Exec. & G C C C . T o o r g a n i s e n a t i o n a l a c t i o n s in England, Scotland, Northern I r e l a n d a n d W a l e s to c o i n c i d e 2.

the increasing

s t u d e n t m o v e m e n t , if w e a r e to f o r c e a n o u t c o m e o f the T r i e n -

w i t h p r o m i n e n t m e e t i n g s of t h e R e v i e w i n g B o d y ; these actions to i n c l u d e national d e m o n s t r a tions.

recognises:

T h a t the i n d i v i d u a l i t y o f s t u d y e p i t o m i s e d in t h e c o m p e t i t i v e n e s s of the e x a m s y s t e m further r e i n forces the d i v i s i o n s between classes.

Black direct

C o n f e r e n c e b e l i e v e s that r a c i a l i s m i s a p r o d u c t of the i m p e r i a l i s t s y s t e m a n d s e r v e s its i n t e r e s t s .

Conference rejects the c o n c e p t That t h e p r o b l e m of r a c i a l i s m c a n be s o l v e d b y c u l t u r a l a s s i m i l a t i o n This of the b l a c k c o m m u n i t y . " m e l t i n g pot p h i l o s o p h y " tacitly p l a c e s b l a c k c u l t u r e in a n inferior position. Conference condemns Conservative a n d Labour Governments for propagating such racist attitudes to a p p e a s e r a c i s t g r o u p s .

G i v e n the s t u d e n t little or n o say in d e t e r m i n i n g a n y a s pect of their e d u c a t i o n .

Conference

T h a t t h e d e c i s i o n of t h e T r a d e U n i o n C o n g r e s s to o p p o s e the W h i t e Paper strengthen the i m portance of N U S laying emphas i s o n t h e c l a s s i s s u e of a c c e s s to p o s t s c h o o l e d u c a t i o n that u n d e r l i e s the G r a n t s c l a i m . T h e support of the organised trade union a n d labour movement must a c c o m p a n y the m a x i m u m m o b i l i s a t i o n in a c t i o n of the

(1)

T h a t in 1 9 7 0 there w e r e 6 7 7 , 0 0 0 students in post-school education as against a prewar m a x i m u m o f 70.000.

T h e a c c e l e r a t i n g rate o f inflation w h i c h is steadily w o r s e n ing the e c o n o m i c c o n d i t i o n s o f the m a j o r i t y of s t u d e n t s .

Conference

notes:

notes

T h e t o t a l i n a d e q u a c y of g r a n t s since the interim a w a r d .

ter i n c r e a s e d

T h e i m p e r i a l i s t p o w e r s seek to u s e w o r k e r s f r o m the n e w l y i n d e p e n d e n t s t a t e s of A f r i c a a n d A s i a , e m p l o y e d often i n the h a r d e s t and w o r s t p a i d jobs. Further, r a c i a l i s m is a t a c t i c to d i v i d e the working class b y providing a

C o n f e r e n c e , h o w e v e r , notes t h e d i s t u r b i n g i n c r e a s e s in r a c i s t att i t u d e s , f r o m w h i c h n o g r o u p in s o c i e t y is e n t i r e l y free. C o n f e r e n c e n o t e s that the a c t i v i t y o f f a s c i s t o r g a n i s a t i o n s n o t a b l y the N a t i o n a l F r o n t , h a s i n c r e a s e d rec e n t l y a p p e a l i n g w i t h r a c i s t propaganda a n d inciting violence against bl ack people.

C o n f e r e n c e b e l i e v e s that s t u d e n t s w i t h o t h e r p r o g r e s s i v e f o r c e s , in p a r t i c u l a r the t r a d e u n i o n m o v e ment, have a major responsibility in s t e p p i n g u p t h e fight a g a i n s t racialism a n d racial discriminat i o n , a n d the d e v e l o p m e n t of fascist organisations. C o n f e r e n c e notes the firm s t a n d t a k e n in t h e past b y N U S a n d Student Unions against racialism, e s p e c i a l l y the a c t i v i t y a g a i n s t the increase in s t u d e n t s ' fees i n 1 9 6 7 , a n d the r e s o l u t i o n o n i m m i g r a t i o n p a s s e d at E a s t e r c o n ference 1 9 7 1 .

C o n f e r e n c e c o n d e m n s the r a c i a l ist b i a s of t h e e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m in t h i s c o u n t r y , a n d the lack of s p e c i a l f a c i l i t i e s for i m m i g r a n t s w h i c h i n c r e a s i n g l y is a p r o b l e m for b l a c k s c h o o l c h i l d r e n , w h o , rejected by a highly selective s y s t e m of e d u c a t i o n a r e u n j u s t l y often r e l e g a t e d to E S N e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . C o n f e r e n c e b e l i e v e s that t h i s is a p r o b l e m w h i c h p a r t i c u l a r l y d e s e r v e s the a t t e n t i o n of student teachers.

C o n f e r e n c e w e l c o m e s the d e v e l opment of organisations among b l a c k a n d b r o w n p e o p l e to c o u n -

harassment.

discrimination and Conference

that

the N U S students

work

with

such

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teaching profession, with f a c i l i t i e s f o r late e n t r a n t s .

believes for t h e

NUS & C O . ' s

is to b u i l d the u n i t y

all anti-racialist forces,

T o c a m p a i g n for the r e p e a l of t h e r e t r o s p e c t i v e c l a u s e of the I m m i g r a t i o n A c t a n d e v e n t u a l l y its re peal as a w hol e.

black

Conference b e l i e v e s that m u c h more work m u s t be d o n e t o c h a l l e n g e the i d e a s o f r a c i a l i s m a n d that c r i t i c i s m of t h e m a s s m e d i a for i t s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of r a c i a l q u e s t i o n s s h o u l d be u n d e r t a k e n . C r i t i c i s m of t h e e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m for a f a i l u r e to reflect the history culture a n d achievements of p e o p l e f r o m t h e t h i r d w o r l d , a n d to p r o v i d e the f a c i l i t i e s n e c essary a n d the training to eqiup teachers a n d social workers to d e a l w i t h t h e s p e c i a l p r o b l e m s of i m m i g r a n t c h i l d r e n , is e s s e n t i a l .

the fullest co-operation with organisations commi tted to fighting r a c i a l i s m , e . g . J . C . W . I . L i b e r a t i o n , Institute of R a c e R e l a tions, Anti-Apartheid, I.W.A. Organisations.

C.O.'s T o affiliate

to t h e a b o v e o r g a n i s a -

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machinery

setting

special

to d e a l w i t h the p r o b

l e m s of i m m i g r a n t

students.

N U S Exec. & C.O.'s T o s u p p o r t s c h o l a r s h i p s for t i m s of r a c i a l i s m o v e r s e a s .

vic-

COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT

Exec. organise

C o n f e r e n c e n o t e s that a s l o n g a s today's problems are continually stated in t e r m s of m a s s p o l i t i c s a n d m a s s o r g a n i s a t i o n it is c l e a r that o n l y i n ternational a n d national institutions can d e a l w i t h t h e m . Y e t , t h e s e very i n s t i t u t i o n s a r e often t e n d i n g to e x aggerate the capitalist a n d industrial drive t o w a r d s —

tions where possible. 1. C.O.'s and Areas To p a r t i c i p a t e in the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of local anti-fascist committees wherever possible. Where these do not e x i s t to a p p r o a c h T r a d e s C o u n c i l s , trade u n i o n b r a n c h e s a n d other o r g a n i s a t i o n s to c o n s i d e r the p o s s i b i l i t y of e s t a b l i s h i n g s u c h a c o m m i t t e e i n v o l v i n g the o r g a n i s e d movement and immigrant organisations. NUS

Exec.

To continue opposition to higher fees for o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s .

c e n t r a l i s a t i o n of p o w e r a n d c o n sequent l i m i t i n g of s c o p e f o r local initiatives

NUS To

Exec. for

campaign

teachers

and

social

training workers

equip them to deal w i t h of

for to

problems

immigrants.

C o n f e r e n c e thus a s s e r t s that, if a n ecologically s o u n d r e l a t i o n s h i p of respect b e t w e e n p e o p l e a n d their e n v i r o n m e n t is to be r e a l i s e d , then those w i t h o u t p o w e r m u s t b e a b l e to challenge those selective institutions (such as the education system) w h i c h p e r p e t u a t e the right of the p o w e r f u l f e w to m a i n t a i n the p r e s e n t c y c l e of e x p l o i t a t i o n . A l t h o u g h national a n d local student unions T A L K about sol i dari ty with the p o w e r l e s s to a c h i e v e these e n d s . S C A a n d e c o - a c t i o n g r o u p s A C T together w i t h rang a n d file trade u n i o n ists, r e s i d e n t s , c l a i m a n t s a n d c h i l d ren i n l o c a l s i t u a t i o n s a c t u a l l y c h a l l e n g i n g these p o w e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s . Such work i n c l u d e s — (i)

N U S Exec. & C.O.'s To

campaign

courses

for t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n

to t e a c h

world

urban renewal as a p r i o r i t y — via action on transport, hous ing, urban trails, tenants a c tion, etc.

the h i s t o r y ,

culture a n d achievements

of t h i r d

peoples.

(ii) the c o n s o l i d a t i o n of the s h i f t within schools towards environmental and community action.

N U S & C.O.'s T o c a m p a i g n f o r f a c i l i t i e s to h e l p immigrant graduates become q u a l i f i e d to enter the B r i t i s h e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m ; p a r t i c u l a r l y , in t h e

(v) b o y c o t t s a n d e d u c a t i o n c a m p a i g n s by a c t i o n g r o u p s in s u p p o r t of t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e Third World. Two projects were established u n d e r the a u s p i c e s of N U S i n 1 9 7 1 f o r a trial p e r i o d o f t h r e e y e a r s to w o t k with local community (SCANUS) and eco-action (CONCERNUS) groups. Both projects p r o d u c e regular n e w s l e t t e r s f i l l ed w i t h c o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m a c t i v i s t s r o u n d the c o u n t r y , act a s a n i n f o r m a t i o n e x c h a n g e , o r ganise conferences a n d workshops, produce various publications, a n d S C A N U S is i n v o l v e d in r e s e a r c h i n g the d e v e l o p m e n t s of a l t e r n a t i v e s i n higher education.

(ii)

(iii)

contact with local groups w h i c h e n a b l e s t h e m to be r e s p o n s i v e to t h e n e e d s of l o c a l a c t i v i s t s . S C A N U S h a s worked closely with an advisory g r o u p of s t u d e n t a c t i v i s t s w h o p l a y a m a j o r p a r t in t h e r u n n i n g of t h e proj ect w i t h i n the b r o a d p o l i c y l i n e s l a i d d o w n b y N U S national conference. Conference (i)

(iii)

campaigning for more decent r a l i s a t i o n of p o w e r a n d m o r e autonomy.

rescognises

(ii) the three year S C A N U S a n d C O N C E R N U S projects are d u e to c l o s e in the s u m m e r of 1 9 7 4 . (iii)

e x p e r i e n c e v i a n e w s l e t t e r s , field visiting, workshops and research h a v e d e m o n s t r a t e d the n e e d a n d e f f e c t i v e n e s s of flexible g r a s s roots c o n t r o l l e d p r o j e c t s .

C o n f e r e n c e notes the large n u m bers of s t u d e n t s i n v o l v e d in these a c t i v i t i e s a n d r e c o g n i s e s the n e e d to c o n t i n u e to e n c o u r a g e a n d s u p p o r t their d e v e l o p m e n t . Conference, acknowledging the i n t e r - r e l a t e d e l e m e n t s of the ' c y c l e of e x p l o i t a t i o n ' o u t l i n e d a b o v e , therefore a d v o c a t e s the s e t t i n g up o f a national Joint Environment a n d C o m m u n i t y P r o j e c t to h e l p coordinate w o r k in these a r e a s . The following points are necessary e l e m e n t s in the J o i n t E n v i r o n m e n t and C o m m u n i t y Project: (i)

in e s t a b l i s h i n g t h i s joint project the N U S s h o u l d be a w a r e that they are not o r g a n i s i n g a n a t i o n a l c a m p a i g n i n g u n i t or i n i t i a t i n g s p e c i f i c projects but that e a c h U n i o n s i t u a t i o n is u n i q u e ; in t e r m s of a c t i o n w i t h in the c o m m u n i t y a n d o n e n vironmental issues only stud e n t s w i t h i n that U n i o n c a n d e c i d e w h a t f o r m is s u i t a b l e .

t h e A d v i s o r y G r o u p be e l e c t e d by a n A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e o f activists. N U S Executive members w i t h r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s f o r the J o i n t P r o j e c t w i l l b e f u l l members of the Advisory Group. the J o i n t P r o j e c t w i l l n o t h a v e departmental status within N U S since this implies manag e r i a l c o n t r o l , w h i c h w o u l d reduce responsiveness, flexibility a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s w i t h the g r a s s - r o o t s a n d w o u l d i n hibit the c a p a c i t y o f staff t o rea c t to l o c a l n e e d s v i a field visits, etc.

(v)

at least four f u l l - t i m e staff a r e required w o r k i n g o n a n equal b a s i s w i t h e q u a l p a y a n d their appointment and dismissal s h a l l be the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of the A d v i s o r y Group.

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to f a c i l i t a t e l o c a l a c t i v i t y it is e s s e n t i a l that t h i s s y s t e m o f communication continues to e x i s t in o r d e r to s p r e a d inform a t i o n arid a i d g r o u p s ' interaction.

N U S Conference s h o u l d retain overall control with a n A d v i s o r y G r o u p ( s e e i i i ) b e i n g resp o n s i b l e for d a y to d a y affairs.

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t h e n a t u r e of the w o r k w i l l be the m a i n t e n a n c e of a c o m m u n i cations system between groups as o u t l i n e d e a r l i e r b a s e d o n visits, workshops, newsletter and should remain responsive the c h a n g i n g n e e d s of to groups. s o m e differences w i l l e x i s t i n the e m p h a s i s of future w o r k — s u c h a s the i n f o r m a t i o n b a s e a n d s c a l e of i s s u e s — a n d t h i s w i l l r e q u i r e that the staff of the J o i n t P r o j e c t retain s o m e separate f u n c t i o n s .

EUROPEAN PEACE AND SECURITY N U S Conference n o t e s that the major t r e n d in E u r o p e a n affairs i s that of d e t e n t e . C o n f e r e n c e specific a l l y notes the treaties s i g n e d b e tween the S o v i e t U n i o n a n d the F e d e r a l R e p u b l i c of G e r m a n y , P o l a n d , a n d the F R G a n d the G e r m a n D e m o c r a t i c R e p u b l i c a n d the F R G ; The 1 9 7 1 four p o w e r a g r e e m e n t o n B e r l i n ; the 1 9 7 3 b i l a t e r a l a g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n the U S A a n d the U S S R ; the growing international recognition of the G D R ; the p a r t i a l s u c c e s s of t h e H e l s i n k i S A L T t a l k s a n d the r e c e n t l y h e l d t a l k s m a r k i n g the o p e n i n g s t a g e s of the E u r o p e a n S e c u r i t y C o n f e r e n c e . C o n f e r e n c e further n o t e s the i n creased possibilities of international contacts arising from the successful participation of over 4 0 0 delegates

in t h e 1 0 t h W o r l d F e s t i v a l of Y o u t h , a n d the u n i t e d o p p o s i t i o n of i m p o r t ant S c o t t i s h l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s , l a b o u r m o v e m e n t a n d s t u d e n t s to the p r e s e n c e of n u c l e a r b a s e s in the W e s t o f S c o t l a n d , e x p r e s s e d i n the 1 9 7 3 C N f > Easter m a r c h . C o n f e r e n c e w e l c o m e s the g r o w i n g d e m a n d that B r i t a i n s h o u l d l e a v e t h e E E C a n d that a future L a b o u r G o v e r n ment should implement this. In the m e a n t i m e , in the i n t e r e s t s o f its m e m b e r s h i p the N U S C o n f e r e n c e i n s t r u c t s the E x e c u t i v e to c o l l a b o r a t e fully w i t h other s t u d e n t u n i o n s o f W e s t E u r o p e , the International U n i o n of S t u d e n t s a n d relevant o r g a n i s a t i o n s of t h e labour m o v e m e n t in o r d e r j o i n t l y to p r o t e c t s t u d e n t interests in r e s p e c t of e d u c a t i o n a l r e f o r m s a n d the t r a n s f e r a b i l i t y of professional a n d to report to qualifications; E a s t e r C o n f e r e n c e 1 9 7 4 o n the s a m e .

A s a first y e a r s t u d e n t in t h e M a t h e m a t i c s D e p a r t m e n t last year I took a n active part i n the organisation of social e v e n t s for m y y e a r a n d w a s elected Social Rep. Conseq u e n t l y I still h o l d a s t r o n g b e lief that t h e s o c i a l life of t h e department is sadly lacking and a m always looking to t h o s e in p o s t s of r e s p o n s i b i l i t y to i m p r o v e it. Y o u m a y i m a g i n e h o w outr a g e d I w a s t o h e a r that b y Sunday, 7th O c t o b e r 1973 there are only six students, including Freshers, attending the F r e s h e r s ' D i n n e r . U n f o r t u n a t e l y t h e n u m b e r s h a v e to b e in to M r . M o o n e y b y T u e s d a y . It i s t h e j o b of t h e D e p a r t m e n t R e p . to p e r s u a d e s t u d e n t s to c o m e a l o n g to t h e Dinner a n d as we have reache d t h i s sorry state of affairs, one must a s k whether the present Department R e p . is really interested in the s o c i a l life of o u r d e p a r t m e n t o r d i d h e just s t a n d for a seat o n C o u n c i l for S o c . S o c . I a w a i t his reply with anticipation. Having attacked my Departm e n t R e p . in t h i s f a s h i o n I a m b o u n d to b e a s k e d w h y I d i d not s t a n d f o r e l e c t i o n . The a n s w e r to t h i s is q u i t e s i m p l e , I feel that I c a n h e l p s t u d e n t s e n j o y c o l l e g e life m o r e a s E n t s . C h a i r m a n of R C S U t h a n I c o u l d have a s Maths. Department R e p . T h e r e a d e r s of Felix w h o feel c o n c e r n e d o n r e a d i n g t h i s letter that a v a s t m a j o r i t y of F r e s h e r s will m i s s out o n the b i g g e s t s o c i a l e v e n t of t h e i r y e a r c a n rest a s s u r e d that s o m e t h i n g will be d o n e . A l t h o u g h t h e r e is o n l y o n e d a y left to p e r s u a d e F r e s h e r s to c o m e a l o n g , a g r o u p of u s w h o feel o u t r a g e d b y t h e r e s u l t s of our Department Reps, work w i l l d o a l l in o u r p o w e r to pers u a d e p e o p l e to c o m e a l o n g . Yours sincerely, P e t e r R. T e a g u e , M a t h s . II.

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f i l m T h i s firm w a s d i r e c t ed by Costa-Gavras, one of t h e f e w d i r e c t o r s w h o make strongly political films. T h e scene was set i n a S o u t h A m e r i c a n country, w h i c h remained anonymous throughout a n d c l a i m e d t o rel a t e a t r u e s t o r y . It w a s about a n episode in the fife o f t h e T u p a m a r o s guerrillas o r "unment i o n a b l e s " a s they a r e c a l l e d a s their n a m e is banned. a very smooth In o p e r a t i o n they k i d n a p the Brazilian C o n s u l , a n American E m b a s s y a n d another attache American called Philip M i c h a e l S a n t e r e . In b u l letins, w h i c h they regularly broadcast, they demand that p o l i t i c a l prisoners, held by the government, should b e released in e x c h a n g e for the kidnap victims. of The government, c o u r s e , d e n i e s t h a t it has any political prisoners, only c o m m o n criminals, a n d refuses to

All eight pages have been filled, W e O n behalf of the find the two page Royal School of article o n ' F e l i x goes M i n e s U n i o n , m a y I to press' most i n compliment y o u on teresting, and the twohaving the first ' F e l i x ' page D i a r y , with its of the term (Issue N o . large daily squares, 340), delivered o n most useful. S p o i l is time to the Imperial mentioned; but the College U n i o n Office, standard articles by Officers and n o further. T h i s the U n i o n still leave some alone represents a trecolumn-inches to be mendous amount of filled. w o r k o n your part. Sir,

NAIL-BITING THRILLER DAILY

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negotiate. Instead, it orders a t h o r o u g h s e a r c h for the missing men a n d at o n e time they c o m e very c l o s e to being found but for the incompetence of t h e police.

any f o r m of l i b e r a l i s m and communism.

T h e tension in t h e film i n c r e a s e s a s t h e government refuses to yield to the terrorists' d e m a n d s a n d it e v e n considers resigning. O n the w h o l e t h e film expresses the situation in In t h e m e a n t i m e t h e South America very guerrillas interrogate w e l l . It w a s s h o t , w i t h their c a p t i v e s. T h e reamuch opposition, in son for the kidnapping Chile but the makers s t r o n g l y d e n y that t h e of S a n t e r e i s a m y s t e r y e v e n t s i n it h a v e a n y to t h e p r e s s a s o f f i c i a l l y thing to d o with Chile. i s a m e m b e r of he E v e n s o it i s w o r t h notA . I . D . ( A g e n c y f o r Interi n g t h a t i n 1 9 7 0 a fornational ijeveiopment) mer American police a d v i s i n g o n traffic a n d chief, M r . D a n M i t r i o n i , c o m m u n i c a t i o n s . It s o o n was kidnapped, with b e c o m e s a p p a r e n t that two others, a n d , later he i s n o t h i n g of the sort killed in C h i l e . T h e film but i s really there to portrays the situation work closely with the from the guerrillas' army a n d secret police. point of v i e w a n d d o e s T h e g u e r r i l l a s c l a i m that so very w e l l . They s a y the g o v e r n m e n t i s corthat t h e y a r e f i g h t i n g f o r rupt a n d i n e s t a b l i s h i n g liberalism a n d demoi ts e n d s u s e s t o r t u r e d e cracy a n d a r e shown to vices (some rather be c o m p a s s i o n a t e , wellhorrific scenes are organised people w h o shown) a n d completely g e n u i n e l y regret to have d i s r e g a r d s t h e l a w a n d to g o t o s u c h e x t r e m e s to make themselves constitution. They say heard. Excellent directhat S a n t e r e a i d e d t h e m tion m a k e s this very and other Latin Americ l e a r a n d it i s a f i l m c a n countries to estabwell worth seeing. lish right w i n g views. He turns out to b e a complete o p p r e s s o r of Mark Gill.

What superhuman efforts you must have expended i n collecting articles o n such far-flung topics, a n d with s u ch wide appeal.

Editor's reply:- j I w e l c o m e y o u r lett e r a n d p r i n t it n o t a s a formal apology but in o r d e r to reply to the points raised.

T o substantiate our objections we w o u l d like to bring to your notice the following points.

I s h a l l n o t a t t e m p t to a n s w e r y o u point b y point b u t I s h o u l d like to point o u t that t h e majority of my 'workl o a d ' a s y o u p u t it i s u n f o r t u n a t e l y n o t at present spent collecting a r t i c l e s b u t rather hunting, b e g g i n g a n d cajoling adverts without which Felix wouldn't even exist.

1. Minesletter has been published frequently. T h e most recent dates being, 24.5.73, 1.10.73. Last year a total of eight editions were published.

Fair enough, you might say, but what is the point of p r o d u c i n g a p a p e r w h i c h is financ i a l l y v i a b l e b u t irrelevant to students. Right, and so doing the g r o u n d w o r k that I a m at p r e s e n t o n a d v e r t i s i n g s h o u l d e n a b l e m e to s p e n d less time o n the telephone a n d more time researching articles. Nonetheless I appeal to all students to write f o r F e l i x a s I a m s u r e t h a t t h e last t h i n g that i s w a n t e d i s an issue written b y me.

2. Applications for research posts are most carefully considered, a n d i n c o m m o n with any institution that is p r o u d of its name a n d reputation, only postgraduates of t h e highest calibre are admitted. B y n o means can 223 postgraduates be considered few in number.

Unfortunately your heavy w o r k l o a d has obviously been responsible for the gross libel that y o u 3. There are no have printed on Page members of o u r 2 of this issue. I refer, U n i o n taking deof course, to the ferred honours in this article n e a t l y academic year. crammed into the top of columns 3-6; andâ&#x20AC;˘ 4. T h e publication more specifically to of any r u m o u r is bad the 3rd paragraph of ethics, and concealing of a source 'Imperial C o l l e g e the r u m o u r is a most dePublications'. spicable practice. The R o y a l School of M i n e s U n i o n o b jects most strongly to the following lies, as printed and circulated in Felix under your auspices as editor. 1. T h a t

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letter is 'defunct'. 2. That the members of o u r U n i o n doing research are both 'geriatric', a n d few in number.

To move on to t h e 'gross libels'. I apologise for stating that M i n e s l e t t e r is defunct in t h e s e n s e of n o l o n g e r being published- The r e f e r e n c e s i m p l y i n g that only long-standing memof t h e C o l l e g e bers could remember the last i s s u e of M i n e s l e t ter is, a s y o u have pointed out factually incorrect. It w a s b y n o m e a n s m e a n t t o refer solely to p e o p l e in the R . S . M . U . but t o students in g e n e r a l . The s o u r c e s of the 'rumour' were many c o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h s t udents a n d as such app e a r e d t o b e t h e feeling of a s e c t i o n of the student body. Rather t h a n s t a t e it a s s u c h I c a l l e d it, p e r h a p s w i t h a d e g r e e of s e m a n t i c lassitude, a 'rumour'.

O n behalf of the Royal School of Mines Union, I would ask y o u to publish this letter ' i n toto' i n the next edition of Felix. This action o n your behalf w o u l d be considered a formal apology and the matter dropped.

I note that y o u take no exception to the c o n t e n t of t h e s t a t e m e n t a b o u t t h e s u b j e c t of Minesletter but instead focus your criticism o n t o t h e f o r m o f that statement. I c o n c l u d e that y o u regard the statement is c o r r e c t a n d I h o p e that will remedy the you situation.

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3. That some members of o u r Linion are doing deferred honours.

Contributions: Mark Gill, Simine Kassal, G r a h a m King, Pete Lambert, Trev Phillips, Norm Sayles, Paul Wadsworth. P u b l i s h e d b y t h e E d i t o r f o r a n d o n b e h a l f of the Imperial C o l l e g e U n i o n P u b l i c a t i o n s B o a r d , Imperial C o l l e g e U n i o n , P r i n c e C o n s o r t R o a d , London SW7 2BB. Felix telephone numbers 5111 ext. 2 2 2 9 , Int. 2 8 8 1 .

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Review of a year to come

EDITORIAL W h a t a n e a r t h - s h a t t e r i n g i n t r o d u c t i o n for f r e s h e r s t h e last U G M w a s . H e r e w e a r e b a c k a t IC after o n e of t h e m o s t m o m e n t o u s summer vacations for ages: where a fascist d i c t a t o r s h i p h a s b e e n i n s t a l l e d in C h i l e after a bloody military coup, black South Africans m o w n down at Western Deeps, a gold mine with s u b m a c h i n e guns, price rises in this country o f a scale reminiscent o f W e i m a r t y p e inflation, b o m b s exploded by mysterious bombers all round the country a n d industrial a c t i o n o n t h e c a r d s t h i s w i n t e r , o f t h e sort that c o d d t o p p l e g o v e r n m e n t s . B u t w h a t d o w e find a t t h e U G M ? J u s t I C U p l e d g i n g itself a g a i n t o follow t h e line of t h e N U S with r e g a r d t o t h e g r a n t s c a m paign. W h a t h a v e w e w o n o u t o f last y e a r ' s m a s s mobilisation o f 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 students at its peak around the 4 basic N U S demands? — A 1 0 % grant C U T d u e t o rising prices a n d n o advance o n the demands. N o s u r p r i s e i s it that t h e S t a l i n i s t s h e r e at IC f e e l t h a t s t u d e n t s w i l l b e difficult t o m o b i l i s e t h i s t e r m , after a ' l t h a t r e s u l t e d i n nothing. T h e y ' r e talking of course of mobilisation around their leadership — that politically bankrupt farce o f Steve Parry, J u d y Cotter, Stuart P a u l a n d t h e i r f e l l o w t r a v e l l e r s l i k e N U S President John Randall. T h e same kind o f leadership a s shown b y O i g b y J a c k s , last y e a r ' s N U S P r e s i d e n t , w h o w a s r e d u c e d t o s i l e n c e a t K i n g ' s , last T h u r s day, when challenged over t h e questions of Chile a n d the role o f the Popular Front. T h e p r o b l e m s that s t u d e n t s f a c e t o d a y a r e n o t i s o l a t e d f r o m t h e rest o f s o c i e t y . T h e y p a y t h e s a m e r i s i n g p r i c e s , l i v e in t h e s a m e (if n o t w o r s e ) a c c o m m o d a t i o n a t e x h o r b i tant rents a n d have the s a m e future o f 1 1 1 per c e n t m o r t g a g e s , c l o s u r e o f i n d u s t r y a n d W e i m a r inflation a s e v e r y o n e e l s e .

S i n g l e - i s s u e protest p o l i t i c s is d e a d i n this situation. T o t r y to force t h e T o r i e s to a c c e d e t o our really m i n i m a l d e m a n d s by a campaign leading u p t o a session at t h e b a r g a i n i n g t a b l e i s n o t h i n g s h o r t o f blatant t r e a c h e r y . O n a l l other f r o n t s t h e T o r i e s h a v e burnt t h e b a r g a i n i n g t a b l e s a n d w h e r e they s t o o d , placed a n armed policeman from the S p e c i a l P a t r o l G r o u p .

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T h e working class isn't going to sit back with the c a l e n d a r a n d a n d have its D e m o c r a t i c rights a n d living many standards smashed by t h e Tories, in a n t h i s m a y attract as the drawings fans, effort t o s a v e their v a n i s h i n g profits i n this period of rapidly deepening worldwide ecothemselves are pleasant nomic crisis. enough pieces, a n d y o u T h a t i s o n l y if t h e fight i s t a k e n u p w i t h i n can always stick them the trade unions to remove their leadership on your wall. T h e drawo f labour lefts, right w i n g e r s a n d Stalinists. T h e y p r e a c h that t h e w a y t o fight a g a i n s t i ng s reflect the b o o k s , these attacks b y t h e T o r i e s i s a Popular and vary from trite Front pledged t o socialism b y reform. " T h e peaceful road t o s o c i a l i s m " , they c a l l it. B u t w h a t w e learnt f r o m C h i l e i s that t h e s o c a l l e d p e a c e f u l r o a d t o s o c i a l i s m is t h e b l o o d y r o a d t o f a s c i s m . These English Allendes are not misguided individuals, they a r e c o n s c i o u s l y working a g a i n s t t h e i nt e r e s t s of t h e w o r k i n g c l a s s i n o r d e r t o retain t h e i r p r i v i l e g e d p o s i t i o n s i n their r e s p e c t i v e b e a u r o c r a c i e s . Not that A l l e n d e h a d a s u i c i d e w i s h , i t ' s just that h i s whole r o l e a n d p o s i t i o n c a m e from h i s political standpoint, which w a s t h e p e a c e f u l r o a d o f t h e Stalinists. T h e p r e s e n t l e a d e r s o f t h e grants c a m paign at N U S a re o f the s a m e political k i n d a n d are l e a d i n g u s u p t h e s a m e garden path t o b e t r a y a l . S o w h a t d o w e d o ? L e a v e o u r future i n the hands o f these charlatans a n d class collaborators or build a principled traders h i p w i t h i n N U S that w i l l fight f o r o u r rights and living standards.

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w o o d l a n d

scenes

This

through

fantasy

place

heroic

bed-time

story

book

illustrations.

They

all

but

charming

absolutely

are have

nothing

say.

Pretty

pretty

arts

sake.

If y o u a r e a

true

Tolkien

probably wanted,

art for

fan this

just

what

you

but you may be

disappointed

comparison

between

what and

the your

author mental

the drew

may

not

to attempt the

view selves

books

other

than

ist f a n t a s i e s ing

World

really

written

represent

hopelessness l i b e r a l posed side sion

of the

of s o c i e t y

their or

influence.

im-

p r e s s i o n of t h e s c e n e r y .

F r i d a y 19 O c t . — G O O D H A B I T . Concert H a l l , 30p.

Tuesday 23 O c t . — O S I B I S A & H E A V Y M E T A L K I D S .

Great H a l l , I C Students 50p in advance

F r i d a y 26 O c t . — Q U E E N , Concert H a l l .

Bees M a k e H o n e y

Mike Absolom

+ Disco, etc.

FILMS (for times see posters) Sat.

13 Oct. — Those Magnificent M e n in T h e i r

Flying *

Machines.

Sat. 20 Oct. — Butch Cassidy and the Sundance K i d .

Sat. 27 Oct. — Soldier Blue and B o b , C a r o l , T e d and Alice.

Sat. 3 N o v . — Shaft.

Sat. 10 N o v . — L e M a n s .

Thurs. 22 N o v . — W i l l a r d .

Sat. 1 Dec. — A M a n Called Horse.

Thurs. 6 Dec. — M u s i c Lovers.

Whose responsibility? A s a graduate w h o has been t r a i n e d f o r p r o b a t i o n w o r k , they could be y o u r s . Y o u have learned t o t h i n k straight, t o distinguish cause f r o m effect. That ability and a practical approach t o p r o b l e m s , a r e n o w m o r e i m p o r t a n t in o u r w o r k than ever. F o r t h e P r o b a t i o n and A f t e r - C a r e Service is a principal agent in t h e G o v e r n m e n t ' s aim t o e x t e n d t h e range of w o r k a b l e alternatives t o p r i s o n . Some f o r m of c o m m u n i t y service, day t r a i n i n g centres and intensive s u p e r v i s i o n — s u c h are t h e kinds of alternative t r e a t m e n t that t h e H o m e Office is s p o n s o r i n g . A n d P r o b a t i o n Officers a r e going t o c a r r y t h e m o u t . That is w h y anyone c o m i n g into t h e service at this t i m e must be flexible in a p p r o a c h ; eager t o apply new t e c h n i q u e s ; and w i l l i n g t o e x p e r i m e n t . The way you enter is normally through a-course of professional training recognised by the C e n t r a l C o u n c i l for Education and Training in Social W o r k and leading t o the Council's Certificate of Qualifications in Social W o r k . Courses last between one and t w o years, depending on your degree. D u r i n g training a salary of at least £1,416 is paid. A f t e r training, a Probation Officer's salary starts at £1,803 and rises in all cases t o not less than £2,232. Officers have the opportunity to reach a higher maximum of £2,661. Promotion to Senior Probation Officer would bring it up to £3,216; further promotion could bring up to £6,000 according t o the probation area. (Increases in these scales are currently being negotiated). A l l Officers w o r k i n g in t h e London area receive additional remuneration. For more information about this demanding and fulfilling career, please send your name and address on a postcard t o The Home Office, Probation and A f t e r - C a r e Department ( ), Room 446, Marsham Street, London, S W I P 3 D Y , o r get in touch w i t h your local Principal Probation Officer whose address and telephone number are in the telephone book.

P r o b a t i o n

all huge out-

comprehen-

F r i d a y 12 O c t . — B E E S M A K E H O N E Y . Concert H a l l 30p.

C O L L E G E B L O C K . Fairport Convention +

the

intellectuals

with

struggles

dur-

War Two and

TIME 8p.m. (Prices later)

E X T R A — F r i d a y 16 N o v . C & G C a r n i v a l — A l l night!

to.

say that they a r e e s c a p -

HOPS/CONCERTS

re-

them-

FUTURE ENTS

Saturday 17 N o v . — R A L P H M c T E L L . G r e a t H a l l .

the

& A f t e r - C a r e S e r v i c e

O c t o b e r 9 t h , 1973

FELIX

»*age H

250,000 G O O D The

Club

Cricket

holding

its

first

Sundays,

and

21st

p.m.

October

between Alf

worth. A

y o u r n a m e to the

be nets

14th

Ian

Menries,

ary,

Peter

and

Wands-

those

touch

internal

crick-

lists or

the or

get

p o s t e d on

our

the

Totterdell

meet

Union

Lounge

P.G.'s),

Via

the

The following is a useful companion to the various night activ-

the

ities of students. Hope its handy!

mail.

-Nets

Will

continue

time

all

remaining

notice and

U n i o n ibar. the

Lower p r e v i o u s y e a r s are

2.45

funless

you

prefer

way

but

please

not

during

make the

y o u r own

most wel-

p.m. come,

t h e r e ) . If

first

few

weeks,

for

the

you benefit of the f r e s h e r s .

did

not see

stand

our

the P.T.

Freshers'

Fair,

please

add

NORTH LONDON POLY Union left penniless North London Poly has had

its funds frozen once

again by the Director. A

decision

Students'

whether

Union

there

unfreeze

without

them

cent

or its

keep

name

will

the

The case for effective family planning is irrefutable on humanitarian, economic and medical grounds. The Family Planning A s s o c i a t i o n has worked for almost 50 years for these principles and its 1,000 (ijhrougjhout clinics Great Britain dealt with a record 805,642 individual patients in against 1972 as 464,356 five years ago.

- C o u r t of

(he

third

week

November

a meeting

the

Governors.

major

step

the

F P A ' s progress this year was the Government's long awaited decision to

presents for your

take

over responsibility for

R.C.S.IL

its

clinic and domiciliary ser-

edification

9th Oct Bot/Zoo Freshers Dinner .11th Oct Maths Freshers D i n n e r B o t h held i n College B l o c k

SCHOLAR SHIPS ABROAD

A n alternative to e d u c a t i o n on a campus is offered by the e d u c a t i o n a l c o r p o r a t i o n 'up w i t h people'. T h e idea was started i n 1966 by IBlanton Belle, w h o got fed u p w i t h the misery and depression prevalent a m o n g students and composed of first a n d second year students a n d sixth formers decided to get them u p . H i s group has gone o n f r o m p e r f o r m i n g a r o u n d M i c h i g a n to t r a v e l l i n g a l l over the w o r l d . T h e r e are now three p e r f o r m i n g groups. T h e audience are t o l d about the scheme d u r i n g the performance a n d people who are interested are interviewed later on. N o basic s k i l l is necessary to j o i n , b u t interviewers l o o k for maturity, flexibility, c o n c e r n for h u m a n k i n d , interest in people a n d a b i l i t y to endure the tough life ahead. A f t e r one year the students are completely transformed. T h e y manage to p a c k m o r e adventure into one week than m a n y w o u l d i n a year. T h e y also learn t o overcome difficulties and c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h other people. A b o u t two hundred out of the three hundred involved i n the scheme are ' A m e r i c a n . T w o professors t r a v e l w i t h the g r o u p g i v i n g them three to ten hours t u i t i o n a week i n places ranging f r o m hotel lobbies, ice skating r i n k s a n d squares to cathedrals and palaces. G r e a t use is m a d e of the changing environment and history is taught l i t e r a l l y o n the spot. U n i t s offered are history, E n g l i s h a n d speech w i t h dance, m u s i c a n d physical e d u c a t i o n a v a i l a b l e for the keen. 24 units c a n b e p i c k e d up, as opposed to 32 o n a university campus. T u i t i o n fee is $3,000 a n d pays for a third of the cost, the rest comes f r o m ticket sales. O n Wednesday Ithe show is i n a i d of c h a r i t y but the T h u r s d a y and F r i d a y performances are open to a l l . A l t e r n a t i v e l y the group can be seen on Tuesdays Nationwide. Published by the E d i t o r for

a n d o n b e h a l f of I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e

Health Service from April 1974.

But

the

fact that

there

are

some

250,000

unwanted pregnancies anfor

advice and

education

is why the F P A must continue in its endeavours to get the message across by every possible means available. FPA

moment

per

cent

ning

the

clinic

the

responsible

for

least

falmily

services believes

main

gaughed cost

unwanted

came as

from

the

can

FPA

ago.

Ten

with

ago

the

total

all patients

by the F P A

which

years

included

newcomers.

dealt

was

299,926

only

94,037

very

encourag-

but

still

not with

the figures of u n w a n t e d

preg-

nancies a n d k n o w n

increase

the

one

for

the

number

lets

when

latter

being

abortions,

156,714

wide is

free

range

available

FPA

charge

anyone

about

million

distributed

the

individual.

greater

How

much

the cost is to have

year,

were

which

was

leaf-

completely

Just

involved

for

1972.

seeking help.

costs

are

under

20 p e r

four

last cent

a b o v e t h e 1971 f i g u r e . A l l t h a t

telephone

to F P A

27-35

London

very

head-

Mortimer

W1A

welcome

are

4QW

and

displayed

entrance

selected at

c l i n i c s i n 1972,

175,287 f i v e years

number

patients

(01-636 7 8 6 6 ) . P e r s o n a l c a l l e r s

leaflets

the general m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g the

following

284,207 n e w

against

that

pregnancies

woman

chart:

Some

this

c o n t i n u e d r i s e i n ithe

physical

main

reasons

necessary

call or a letter

Street,

and/or of

compared

plan-

mental health

ing

The

over-

quarters

enough

the

impos-

stretched purse-strings, or the

nually shows that the need remains enormous, which

w h i c h places a n

sible b u r d e n on already

and

the

may

can

random.

Alternatively,

they

obtained from the local branches

the

FPA

and a

tele-

phone call to h e a d q u a r t e r s a

look

pages

the

will

GPO's

soon

yellow

provide

this

information. The F P A fervently believes that every responsible inhabi t a n t i n t h e w o r l d s h o u l d be concerned with family plann i n g . It h a s a memberhsip scheme so t h a t responsible people can keep abreast of the latest developments and trends t h r o u g h the medium of its quarterly j o u r n a l . M e m bership costs o n l y £1.25 a year. V e r y little w h e n i t is r e m e m b e r e d t h a t 'the A s s o c i a tion is a c h a r i t y a n d has w o r k e d f o r n e a r l y 50 y e a r s to I m p r o v e the q u a l i t y of life of e a c h f a m i l y u n i t i n G r e a t Britain.

U N D E R T H E C A R E OF T H E FPA IRRESPECTIVE

T H E N U M B E R O F VISITS ALL

Year £ p

METHODS

Examination, advice, prescription and supervision 3 80

fee: I N T R A U T E R I N E DEVICES

offered

British

ents by foreign How to sing and dance your way around the world and gain 24 units towards a degree in the States.

sorption into the National

child

F E E S C O V E R I N G A L L P A T I E N T S ' F I R S T 12 M O N T H S

D e t a i l s of s c h o l a r s h i p s

U p with People

vices by their gradual ab-

c o u n t r y . It

A made

PLANNING

(both

s e c o n d terms. M e m b e r s from Please

FAMILY

Secret-

S u n d a y s d u r i n g the first t»oard o u t s i d e the

FOR

Captain.

w o u l d like to attend same

will be

with

Chemistry

Cricket

Hill,

list

eters w e

Gover's

East

School,

will

indoor

REASONS

ments

and

stud-

govern-

institutions

are available f r o m :

moval during 12 months' period and supply of 3 15

device: NFPAS Where a local authority has responsibility for F P A patients' fees and the patient pays for supply of

M i s s N . Nutt,

device only:

British Council, State

Insertion fee which also covers re-insertion or re-

from 1 45*

House,

High Holborn, London W C 1 R4SZ

2 80*

Tel. 01-242-9020. These

opportunities

are

offered m a i n l y to p r e s e n t

and

prospective

and

are

graduates

available

ranging

including

the

(approx.)

3 00

Oral contraceptives:

(approx.)

4 50

CONSULTATION

ONLY

A talk with an F P A doctor without examination

countries

alphabetically

Afghanistan

and

Cap with cream:

from

Yugoslavia, USSR,

USA

1 90

and prescription: If following a consultation a patient then returns for examination, prescription and supervision the

Germany.

advice fee is deducted from the normal 12 months' Applications between March,

imust

November depending

in and

Sheath:

the

Vasectomy:

country.

1 90

fee and is: (approx.)

8 00 21 00

*Intra-Uterine Devices, one of the latest of which needs to The good

British starting

information seas

Council polint

for

concerning

a all

over-

be replaced every two years. The earlier devices, which are still commonly used, do not have to be routinely replaced.

studentships.

Publications B o a r d , I m p e r i a l C o l l lege U n i o n ,

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