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Watch Out! It's B i g T ! A T T H E recent N U S A n n u a l Conference at Llandudno, P h i l l i p s , the current Trevor I C U President, was elected as one o f t h e four v i c e - p r e s i d e n t s of N U S . T r e v o r , who b e a t off h i s n e a r e s t r i v a l for the p o s t b y a substantial majority, w i l l take up the j o b on A u g u s t l s t ; i t w i l l thus run c o n c u r r e n t l y w i t h his U L U Presidency.

NO LICENCE FOR IC RADIO IT WAS revealed last Tuesday that the Home Office will not be granting IC Radio a licence. Although this is a temporary setback, it is nevertheless a big disappointment to the IC Radio team who have been awaiting the Home Office's reply to their request for a licence for several The refusal, w h i c h surprised months.

M o r e T r o u b l e at L a n c a s t e r — F i v e Students Expelled F I V E S T U D E N T S , i n c l u d i n g the U n i o n P r e s i d e n t , D i c k Soper, h a v e been e x p e l l e d from L a n c a s t e r U n i v e r s i t y for t h e i r part i n the 11-day o c c u p a t i o n of t h e c a m p u s a d m i n i s t r a t i v e b l o c k l a s t month. O f the thirty-three s t u d e n t s o r i g i n a l l y c h a r g e d , o n l y three were c l e a r e d by the d i s c i p l i n a r y t r i b u n a l s e t up to a d j u d i c a t e t h e i r c a s e s . F i v e others w e r e s u s p e n d e d for a y e a r , another fifteen students were fined b e t w e e n £15 a n d £30, two were reprimanded, a n d a further three s t u d e n t s g i v e n one y e a r

suspended sentences . The students i n v o l v e d are seeking legal advice and w i l l be a p p e a l i n g to the three-iman appeals a n d equity committee. T h o s e f a i l i n g in their appeal h a v e the r i g h t o f a s e c o n d hearing by P r o - V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r Professor Austin Woolrych.

Lancaster students are angry a t the s e v e r i t y o f the tribunal's verdict and at a m e e t i n g h e l d on W e d n e s d a y n i g h t d e c i d e d to s t a g e a n a c a d e m i c s t r i k e to c u l m i n a t e with the NUS-sponsored National Demonstration in L a n c a s t e r o n Wednesday 3 0 t h A p r i l , 1975. I C U C o u n c i l have passed a resolution supporting the L a n c a s t e r students and w i l l be a s k e d at the n e x t C o u n c i l meeting to make available r e s o u r c e s to s e n d s t u d e n t s from I C to the N a t i o n a l d e m o n s t r a tion i n L a n c a s t e r . Anyone who w i l l be a b l e to a t t e n d s h o u l d c o n t a c t the P r e s i d e n t i n the Union Office.

M E L ( B l a z i n g Saddles) B R O O K S A T I C S T O I C , the I C Student T e l e v i s i o n Service, managed to s c o o p t h e B B C a n d other m e d i a w i t h t h e i r interview of Mel B r o o k s , the American film director, d u r i n g the E a s t e r v a c a t i o n . W e l l - k n o w n a s the d i r e c t o r of the i m m e n s e l y s u c c e s s f u l s a t i r i c a l w e s t e r n "Blazing Saddles". Mr B r o o k s i s i n t h i s c o u n t r y to promote h i s l a t e s t f i l m " Y o u n g F r a n k e n s t e i n " . H e h a d the S T O I C S t u d i o i n f i t s of l a u g h t e r w i t h h i s g a g s a n d a n t i c s . When a s k e d why Y o u n g F r a n k e n s t e i n w a s filmed i n b l a c k a n d w h i t e , he r e p l i e d "Somebody stole our crayons." P r e s e n t i n the s t u d i o w h e n the i n t e r v i e w w a s b e i n g r e c o r d e d were reporters from the K e n s i n g t o n P o s t a n d L B C R a d i o . T h e y were c o n t i n u a l l y a s k i n g how S T O I C h a d managed to arrange i t a l l a n d s c o o p the B B C w h o i n t e r v i e w e d M e l B r o o k s the f o l l o w i n g day, STOIC just smiled benignly. The programme c a n be s e e n o n S T O I C n e x t T h u r s d a y at 1pm i n the U n i o n , J C R and S o u t h s i d e . It w i l l a l s o b e s h o w i n g on I L E A C h a n n e l 7 a t 3.15pm the same d a y . (Photo by Neville Miles).

many, w a s the result of a thorough i n v e s t i g a t i o n of the s y s t e m I C R a d i o p r o p o s e d to u s e . Their findings suggested that t h e s y s t e m of s e v e r a l separate t r a n s m i t t e r s , ( i n i t i a l l y one e a c h on W e e k s , B e i t a n d Southside), each of w h i c h w o u l d feed a number o f s m a l l i n d u c t i o n l o o p a e r i a l s w o u l d c a u s e too much r a d i o i n t e r f e r e n c e o n l o c a l residents' sets. The signal from this s o u r c e w o u l d be proportional to the seventh p o w e r o f the d i s t a n c e a w a y from the s o u r c e . A recommendation to I C R a d i o to u s e a s y s t e m e m p l o y ing a " l e a k y , c o - a x i a l c a b l e " as a suitable alternative has b e e n made by the Home O f f i c e . T h i s s y s t e m w o u l d g i v e r i s e to a cylindrical signal. Using a " c o - a x i a l , leaky c a b l e " h a d b e e n d i s c u s s e d by (Continued

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Watch Out! It's B i g P ! A T T H E r e c e n t N U S Student J o u r n a l i s t C o n f e r e n c e a t Sheffield, P a u l Ekpenyong, next y e a r ' s E d i t o r of F E L I X , w a s e l e c t e d t o d i e N a t i o n a l Student Journalist Committee. T h e m a i n f u n c t i o n o f the c o m m i t t e e i s t o o r g a n i s e the n e x t Student J o u r n a l i s t C o n f e r e n c e ( w h i c h w i l l be a three-day e v e n t n e x t y e a r ) . Members of the committee a r e a l s o e x p e c t e d to c h a i r s o m e of the c o n f e r e n c e debates.

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M i c h a e l Williams Press Distortion during the NUS. Annual Conference'. T H R O U G H O U T the f i v e - d a y c o n f e r e r n c e , reports a p p e a r e d e v e r y m o r n i n g i n most o f t h e n a t i o n a l n e w s p a p e r s . P e r s o n a l l y s p e a k i n g I found i t most d i s t u r b i n g to f i n d that many o f the reports (and i n p a r t i c u l a r those a p p e a r i n g i n the T e l e g r a p h , the M i r r o r , t h e E x p r e s s and the M a i l ) l a c k e d any k i n d of real perspective c o n c e r n i n g the fundamental i s s u e s b e i n g d e b a t e d a n d the w i d e r a n g i n g s p e c t r u m of s t u d e n t o p i n i o n w h i c h w a s b e i n g presented . The distorted scenarios being c h u r n e d out b y the P r e s s ( w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f the M o r n i n g Star a n d to some e x tent the G u a r d i a n ) w e r e d i s a p p o i n t i n g to s a y the l e a s t . T h e most v u l g a r e x a m p l e o c c u r e d w h e n C h a r l e s C l a r k e , the N a t i o n a l T r e a s u r e r , w a s e l e c t e d to the N U S P r e s i d e n c y . A t the P r e s s conference w h i c h immedia t e l y f o l l o w e d , o n e o f the f i r s t t h i n g s w h i c h the n a t i o n a l P r e s s a s k e d w a s "Are you a Communist?" "No, I am a member of the Labour Party" came the r e p l y .

"But are you a marxist?" "Yes" said Charles quite simply . L a t e r o n the new P r e s i d e n t e s t i r n a t e d that h e w a s , p o l i t i c a l l y s p e a k i n g , to.the left of Government m i n i s t e r Tony B e a n , a n d that i f there were further c u t s i n G o v ernment s p e n d i n g o n e d u c a t i o n , then s t u dent m i l i t a n c y o n t h e c a m p u s might w e l l i n c r e a s e . It w o u l d a p p e a r that that w a s a l l the P r e s s w a n t e d t o hear f o r the f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g , most of the n a t i o n a l s t a l k e d s e n s a t i o n a l l y about t h e N U S b e i n g i n the h a n d s o f a l e f t - w i n g e x t r e m i s t who promised a stepping-up of student m i l i t a n c y . T h e r e w a s p r a c t i c a l l y z e r o reporti n g o n the p o l i c i e s a n d i s s u e s w h i c h h a d been a i r e d a t the P r e s s c o n f e r e n c e . T h i s k i n d of d i s t o r t i on was e x a c t l y that w h i c h h a d b e e n p r e d i c t e d by Mr F r a n c i s - B e c k e t t , the N U S P r e s s Officer, at the Student J o u r n a l i s t C o n f e r e n c e h e l d

being able to define the parameters of respectable debate .The omission of just one issue from a discussion can often mean that the debate's conclusion wilt be* predictable." A f t e r s e e i n g the d i s t o r t e d p r e s s c o v e r a g e g i v e n to t h i s c o n f e r e n c e , I am i n c l i n e d to a g r e e .

at Sheffield P o l y t e c h n i c o n A p r i l 2 n d / 3 r d :

T h e w i n n e r o f l a s t w e e k ' s £3 P r i z e Vapation Crossword, i s B . M . A . R o z a l i , a Mechanical Engineering postgraduate. F i n i s h i n g t h e c r o s s w o r d m u s t have b e e n quite an achievement since two clues had a c c i d e n t a l l y been m i s s e d out.

"Newspapers do not openly tell us what to think about issues. They do something much more questionable: they select what they think the issues are. Newspapers have the terrible power of

I.K7TK&S Horrible Hippies 7 Saunders Road, Sheffield, S2 5EQ . .23rd March, 1975. Dear Sir, With reference to t h e i t e m headed 'Horrible H i p p i e s ' on p . ? o f F E L I X N o . 383 d a t e d M a r c h 13th, I h a v e the p o s t c a r d before me a s I w r i t e a n d I can assure you i t gives every appearnce of being a genuine communication. T h e fact that the w r i t e r g a v e n e i t h e r h e r f u l l name o r a d d r e s s s a y s a l i t h a t n e e d s to be s a i d about h e r . A l s o , s h e c a n n o t e v e n g e t cur names right . T h e card i s a d d Harrr e s s e d to "The 'Misses' ison and Ward", a l t h o u g h the o t h e r l o n g - h a i r e d member o f our team i s c a l l e d H i g g i n s a n d we h a v e no-one c a l l e d H a r r i son . T h e i r o n i c t h i n g i s that apart from t w o o f us h a v i n g l o n g h a i r w e w e r e o n e o f the s t r a i g h t e s t - l o o k i n g teams to a p p e a r for a l o n g t i m e ! T h r e e of u s w e r e f u l l y e q u i p p e d w i t h suits, collars and ties, and the fourth (the o n e who "doesn't even possess a shirt") was wearing a perfectly decent sweater. A s to h o w the text o f t h i s c o m m u n i c a t i o n came to b e k n o w n t o F E L I X , I t h i n k the f a c t that a very good f r i e n d o f mine a t t e n d s IJC. a n d that I wrote t o h e r r e c e n t l y q u o t i n g the c o n t e n t s o f the p o s t c a r d may h a v e s o m e t h i n g to d o w i t h it.

EEC D e p t . of P h y s i c s 2 0 t h A p r i l 1975 Dear Sir, It i s good to s e e " F E L I X " t a k i n g a n a c t i v e i n t e r e s t i n the E E C Referendum (Editorial, April 18), a n d no doubt there w i l l b e much c o n t r o v e r s y o n the s u b j e c t i n c o l l e g e o v e r the next few w e e k s . In particular there w i l l b e p o s t e r c a m p a i g n s , w h i c h b r i n g s me to t h e p o i n t of t h i s l e t t e r . P o s t e r s a t I C d o n ' t s t a y up v e r y l o n g a n y w a y , but i t w a s n o t i c e a b l e that p r o . E E C p o s t e r s p u t up l a s t term disappeared, o r were defaced, very q u i c k l y i n d e e d . P e r h a p s at t h i s e a r l y p o i n t i n the campaign the P r e s i d e n t c o u l d m a k e a statement a b o u t the "ground rules" concerning p o l i t i c a l posters, and confirm whether removal of rival posters i s or i s not a d i s c i p linary offence. Yours faithfully Tony Jones, Physics

Y o u r team g a v e u s a v e r y e x c i t i n g game a n d r a n us v e r y c l o s e , w i t h the r e s u l t i n d o u b t r i g h t up to the e n d . H o w e v e r , w h e n a l l i s s a i d a n d done, o n e inescapable fact remains. WE WON!! Yours faithfully, R a y Ward (Member of Hull University Challenge team.)

A s you w i l l s e e , this i s s u e contains a n i n s e r t e d a d v e r t i s e m e n t from E n d s l e i g h I n s u r a n c e . It i s a d v i s a b l e to r e a d i t before d e c i d i n g to throw i t a w a y for a l t h o u g h y o u may a l r e a d y have some k i n d o f i n s u r a n c e , E n d s l e i g h are q u i c k l y b e c o m i n g e x t r e m e l y c o m p e t i t i v e i n t h e student m a r k e t . There are statisticsto prove it!

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1F Only:. Margaret Slimming D O Y O U know that I have u s e d t w o b o t t l e s of i n k , s e v e r a l pads ot paper and much b r a i n p o w e r (not t o mention p r a c t i c a l l y the e n t i r e week-end) a t t e m p t i n g to w r i t e my f i r s t (and last?) a r t i c l e for that infamous c o l l e g e n e w s p a p e r , " F E L I X " ? T h e end of l a s t term s a w a new U n i o n E x e c i n s t a l l e d a t 14, Cromwell P l a c e (which, s t r i c t l y t o t h e m s e l v e s — and c a s e a n y of you h a d n ' t r e a l i s e d who c a n blame t hem?! H o w i s the " h a n g - o u t " of 2 0 0 many of y o u , for i n s t a n c e , " y o u n g l a d i e s " ) . In a l l , there w o u l d r e c o g n i z e m e? are ten E x e c , members — a l l I r e a l i z e that I am b e i n g of whom p l a y a n imprtant part very p r e s u m p t i o u s in s u p p o s i n g in the r u n n i n g of the I n s t i t u t e that of y o u want to get to know i n c l u d i n g being a v i t a l l i n k between I . C . a n d the r e s t of us a n y w a y ! A f t e r a l l , o n e tends the C o l l e g e . A s y o u w i l l n o to forget that there Is a s m a l l female c o l o n y r e s i d i n g in the doubt have r e a l i z e d by now, I h a v e been e l e c t e d to the post male s t r o n g h o l d of IC, and of P r e s i d e n t , w i t h my s u p p o r t a l t h o u g h 200 g i r l s w o n ' t make ers a s f o l l o w s —(let's f a c e i t , a v a s t d i f f e r e n c e to the when t h i s a r t i c l e has been s i t u a t i o n , I t ' s better that p u b l i s h e d , I ' l l need more than n o t h i n g , i s n ' t i t ? What d o y o u supporters!):expect anyway — miracles? O . K . t h e n , m i r a c l e s you w i l l Vice-President: C a r o l e Burtt get! Secretary: Janina Chichlowska A r t i c l e s e e n i n the l o c a l Social Secretary: Sarah J o n e s newspaper reads a s follows: Treasurer: L i n d s a y Salt In the wilds of South KenRag Rep: L o r n a T h o m a s sington there have been USK Rep: J i l l M c N a u g h t o n reports of strange things going Travel Rep: F i o n a Monaghan on. A new discovery has been Boadsheet Ed.: C a t h e r i n e G i l l made in the celibate atmosSo now there i s no e x c u s e phere of the world-famous w h a t s o e v e r for any members "Imperial College of Science of IC to say that they d o n ' t and Technology", after endless know the " W h o ' s W h o " of I F research and much heated Union! argument. It has been decided T h i s y e a r , i n f a c t , one of to call the new discovery "the my o b j e c t s i s to further our IF girl". r e l a t i o n s w i t h IC.. L e t ' s be h o n e s t — how many of y o u Is i t a n o t h e r r e v o l u t i o n — know more than f i v e g i r l s from or i s i t j u s t a n o t h e r s t o r y of I F ? T h o s e that d o a r e , I am " b o y meets g i r l " ? Don't M i s s s u r e , few a n d f ar between, o r , next w e e k ' s t h r i l l i n g at l e a s t , a r e k e e p i n g the fact instalment!

DEFINING P G ROLES A L L P O S T - G R A D U A T E S a r e In a n a m b i g u o u s p o s i t i o n but some more s o than o t h e r s . T h i s w a s t h e k i n d of c o n c l u s i o n to emerge from o n e of s e v e r a l w o r k s h o p s e s s i o n s a t a r e c e n t N U S s p o n s o r e d c o n f e r e n c e o n p o s t - g r a d u a t e e d u c a t i o n h e l d In S o u t h a m p t o n . D e l e g a t e s attempted t o c l a s s i f y that d i v e r s e c o l l e c t i o n of p e o p l e h o l d i n g one degree and w o r k i n g f o r another i n p o l y from. conference delegates, technics, universities or hammered home t h e p o i n t that independent r e s e a r c h I n s t i t u tions. there i s no n e c e s s a r y c o n n e c t i o n between research assistant t y p e f u n d i n g a n d l a c k of c o n t r o l R i c h a r d Upton on the o n e hand o r r e s e a r c h s t u d e n t s h i p type f u n d i n g a n d The f i r s t s t e p w a s to h i g h aut o no m y o n e the o t h e r . identify t w o end p o i n t s of a continuum characterising postThere was clearly some graduate a c t i v i t y . A t one pole a m b i g u i t y i n t h e m i n d s of many lie t h e taught c o u r s e s w h i c h delegates on the advantages represent a n e x t e n s i o n of and p r o b l e m s that might a c c r u e undergraduate a c t i v i t y often, if a h i g h e r p r o p o r t i o n of r e s e a r c h though not i n e v i t a b l y , being post graduates w e r e to be f o c u s e d on v o c a t i o n a l t r a i n i n g funded on a n e m p l o y e d b a s i s . rahter than a d v a n c e d e d u c a t i o n . W h i l e s o m e w e r e keen to remove A t the other extreme a r e the the c h a r i t a b l e c o n n o t a t i o n s of a c t i v i t i e s of t h o s e r e g i s t e r e d the grant s y s t e m , o t h e r s f e l t for h i g h e r d e g r e e s and engaged that e m p l o y m e n t w o u l d tend t o entirely on r e s e a r c h on a reduce the research workers' particular problem. Some c o n t r o l o v e r the p r o j e c t in h a n d . w i t h i n t h i s latter group may This issue (among others) have a large element of could usefully be debated d i s c r e t i o n in the c h o i c e and among I C P o s t g r a d u a t e s a t a e x e c u t i o n of the work they dor f o r t h c o m i n g m e e t i n g of I C P G G O t h e r s h a v e l i t t l e or no s a y (look out for details). Clearly in t h e s e l e c t i o n of r e s e a r c h the i s s u e s i n v o l v e d a r e n o t p r o b l e m s or t h e d i r e c t i o n of straightforward since most the work they undertake. po s t - g r a dua t e s , e s pe c i a l ly those Many (but not a l l ) r e s e a r c h w h o bear that l a b e l f o r more a s s i s t a n t s share this second than one y e a r , a r e e n g a g e d in a p o s i t i o n w i t h a proportion of c o m p l e x a m a l g a m of r e s e a r c h those on post-graduate contribution, technique a c q u i s i s t u d e n t s h i p s , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e t i o n a n d broad e d u c a t i o n . operating in s c i e n t i f i c a n d Let thoughtful d i s c u s s i o n technological areas. Reports begin

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Times

National

Student Drama Festival i s a l i v e a n d w e l l , a n d may be l i v i n g i n E d i n b u r g h next y e a r . W h i l e most p e o p l e w e r e under the i m p r e s s i o n that the 20th f e s t i v a l w a s to be the l a s t , H a r o l d E v a n s , the Sunday T i m e s E d i t o r , has s a i d that he w i l l d o a l l he c a n to e n s u r e that the n e w s p a p e r ' s s p o n s o r s h i p n a t u r a l i s m there w a s v a r i e d continues. A second sponsor i s t r e m e n d o u s l y In q u a l i t y ; a t one s a i d to be " w a i t i n g i n the end of the s p e c t r u m lay a t i r e d w i n g s " , and w i l l c e r t a i n l y be n e c e s s a r y next y e a r , when a s i m i l a r festival w i l l probably c o s t i t s b a c k e r s £20,000. For many people, particularly those who attended last y e a r ' s festival at Cardiff, the e v e n t s of A p r i l 6th t o 12th were rahter disappointing. A l t h o u g h the g e n e r a l s t a n d a r d of s e l e c t e d p r o d u c t i o n s w a s s u i t a b l y i m p r e s s i v e , there w a s little to captivate or enthrall the a u d i e n c e s . S i n c e s e l e c t i o n the festival i s based for s i m p l y upon " d r a m a t i c e f f e c t i v e n e s s " , there c a n be no guarantee of a balanced programme; t h i s y e a r s a w a p r e p o n d e r a n c e of w h i t e f a c e s and bare s t a g e s . What l i t t l e

and "The

shallow Lion

production Winter",

which

only reached respectability through the c a p a b l e performance of N e v i n H a r r i s a s H e n r y II, w h i l e at the other end w a s , for me, o n e of t h e w e e k ' s h i g h lights, namely a faultless p r e s e n t a t i o n of A t h o l F u g a r d ' s "People

are Living

There"

s l o w start ( in a n u n h e a t e d C o l l e g i a t e Theatre) w i t h a n a d e q u a t e but u n i n s p i r i n g performance from Bangor of Beckett's "Waiting For Godot". It w a s n o t u n t i l t h e W e d n e s d a y that c h e e r s w e r e heard i n t h e theatre for t h e Drama S t u d i o ' s b r i l l i a n t m i m e fantasy "Prufrock", based (very l o o s e l y ) on T . S . E l i o t ' s poem. T h i s w a s an Inspired c o l l a g e of s c e n e s : P r u f r o c k a t home, a t t h e c i n e m a , i n a restaurant e t c , each one delicately yet precisely e x e c u t e d by a very p r o f e s s i o n al company (incidentally f e a t u r i n g V a n e s s a , d a u g h t e r of our very own P r o f . F o r d ! )

B r i s t o l U n i v e r s i t y Drama Dept. T h e a t r e of t h e a b s u r d w a s w e l l r e p r e s e n t e d by K e e l e ' s p o l i s h e d performance of " L e Piege de M e d u s e " by E r i k Satie, a n d "The Chairs" p r o d u c e d by A b e r y s t w y t h , w h o transformed l o n e s c o t o t t e r i n g a n c i e n t s into a g i l e , w h i r l i n g dancers. T h e F e s t i v a l got off t o a

T h e e l u s i v e (and v i r t u a l l y i n d e f i n a b l e ) "Festival

atmos-

phere"never really established itself unitl the e n d of t he w e e k , w h e n the f i n a l performa n c e of W a l l H a l l ' s "Oh! Mr Asquith" (a p l a y about Suffragettes in a M u s i c H a l l s e t t i n g ) w a s a s s i s t e d by a vocal audience who continued w i t h t h e s h o w long after the

a c t o r s h a d removed t h e i r m a k e u p . T h i s w a s f o l l o w e d by t h e Bristol

Revunions,

which

c o n t a i n e d more o r i g i n a l i d e a s in 50 m i n u t e s than in a d e c a d e of S m o k i n g C o n c e r t s . S t u d e n t w r i t i n g w a s t h i n on the ground t h i s y e a r , m u c h of the new work b e i n g a d a p t a t i o n s . Most noteworthy were two p l a y s be J o e R i c h a r d s ( a d m i t t e d l y a more mature student) and

"God,

Herbert,

Donne

and

The Devil" by 1 9 - y e a r - o l d Michael Boyd, who described his work a s a nasty blasphemous, glib little comedy. Actually i t w a s a rather enjoyable p l e a s a n t a n d very s k e t c h about w h a t might h a p p e n if the D e v i l w e n t on s t r i k e . A s a whole the F e s t i v a l i t s tenuous suffered from nature; w i t h nine plays at t h e Royal Court and Young V i c there w a s l i t t l e s e n s e of a F e s t i v a l Centre. There were a l s o t o o many p r o d u c t i o n s . . 3 7 p l a y s i n 6 d a y s puts a strain on e v e n the most f a n a t i c a l of theatre-goers.

FELIX

NUS THE

N U S Annual Conference

ANNUAL

took place against a background of r i s i ng anxiety

Debate on Education .

from the left-wing over the emergence of the right-wing personified by the presence of

Wednesday

the

T H E S U B S T A N T I V E motion was eighteen pages long and was consequently impossible to digest in the time available before the debate began . T h e points it raised were extremely wide-ranging â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so much so that it lacked any cohesion whatsoever. F o r every sane point that the motion raised, there were twenty others which f e l l into one or more of the following headings: i d e a l i s t i c claptrap; â&#x20AC;˘ dramatic overstatements; cross generalisations. It was clear that very little back-up research had been done in order to add weight to some of the claims under the "conference n o t e s " heading . T h e " C o n f e r e n c e i n s t r u c t s " section w a s a wondrous bubble of demanding, condemning, organising, mobilising etc etc so t y p i c a l of the T r o t s k y i s t m o t i o n s . It was naturally torn to shreds in favour of the " d e l e t e a l l and i n s e r t " amendment one (co-proposed by ICU) which bore the distinguishing trade mark of the Broad Left: s l i c k n e s s . B y simply avoiding extremist jargon, the movers of this amendment gained a clear advantage and in addition, the clear, cohesive way in which the document was presented must have made this motion a winner a l l the way . The amendment (later to become the substantive) said that the expansion of education since the m i d - ' s i x t i es has been mainly i n the area of technological and joborientated courses and that this expansion has been designed to produce even more graduates tailor-made to become part of the big-business machinery and thus contribute to c a p i t a l i s m . The system is a very strong one due to the infiltration of ' 'business interest'' into the area of education through financing research and representation on college governing bodies . T h i s is not in the interests of students, and moves have been made to try and combat the s y s t e m . It goes on to c r i t i c i s e competitiveness in education (i <e . exams etc) stating it res tricts educational opportunities and reinforces the divisions within our c l a s s society. T h e 'democratic' angle was worked into the motion by its suggestion that a l l representatives on college governing bodies should be elected by those whom they represent rather than arbitrarily appointed on the basis of supposed interest or expertise. F i n e sentiments i n d e e d . It also appears that students who have been prepared to stand up and c r i t i c i s e their course c i r r i c u l a have played an important role in developing the c i r r i c u l a . A very serious point raised was that in certain c a s e s , research has shown that externally imposed examiners tend to allocate exam grades in unchanging proportions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a questionably remarkable consistency each year. T h i s followed on from general remarks which c r i t i c i s e the inconsistency of various forms of assessment which can be detrimental to a student's academic perspective. Schools too come under fire as being in general more interested in a c h i e v i n g a high university entrance rate than in helping their s c h o o l leavers with careers advice etc . The attitude expressed in the motion was " t h a t the merging of educational resources with added financial resources could lay the foundation for a flexible and expanding system of post-school education which could include: opportunities for day release and part-time education, a great expansion i n adult education, the introduction of re-training and bridging courses, as w e l l as expansion within full-time c o u r s e s . " i . e . L e t ' s have greater flexibility and a c c e s s i b i l i t y . (One failing of the motion i s , however, that it omits to say where the " a d d e d financial r e s o u r c e s " might come from). A G R E A T D E A L O F O P I N I O N WAS E X P R E S S E D T O S U P P O R T T H E VIEW T H A T T H E C O N T E N T O F MANY COURSES A R E B A S E D ON AND AIMED A T T H E INTERESTS OF C A P I T A L I S M . So in order to combat this, a c a l l was made to fight for the democratisation of governing bodies, to challenge the most restrictive aspects of assessment; and to s t e p up the production of rational criticisms of courses . On a structural l e v e l, a c a l l was made to sever all links between educational institutions and big b u s i n e s s . T h e motion strongly advocated constituent organisations publishing their won prospectuses which would highlight academic courses, welfare p r o v i s i o n s , teaching methods, assessment, s o c i a l life and the role of student unions (including N U S ) . Such prsspectuses would form " a n a l t e r n a t i v e " to those given out by college authorities. In succint summary, the motion l i s t s the four fundamental i s s u e s affecting p o s t - s c h o o l today (and proposes that the N U S should focus its attention on them); 1 .the poor l e v e l of finance for e d u c a t i o n . 2 .democracy in education 3 .the content of education

R a d i c a l A c t i o n Group,

the L i b e r a l s

and

the bogey-men

of the Federation of

Conservative Students. But in the end many of the election pundits were proved right with the Broad L e f t

sweeping

into power claiming eleven of the fifteen

Executive

positions being contested. The of

conference itself was, at times, a pain in the rear to listen t o . T h e highlight

the proceedings

was

undoubtedly

the elections where candidates

slanged

each

other incessantly and raced to see who i s the most verbose p o l i t i c a l hack a l i v e . The Broad Left speeches were undoubtedly the most theatrical; the WRP speeches

were

the most entertaining with every other word " s t r u g g l e " or " s l u m p " ; but the accolade for the best speech of the conference must go to L i b e r a l Richard AHanach who had the conference in hysterics with his dead pan delivery and tongue in cheek remarks. "The

Broad L e f t " he said " a r e a bunch of hot-house plants.We L i b e r a l s can survive

in harsher c l i m a t e s " H e got a standing ovation. John

Randall's

opening speech

outlined the four main issue

which were to be

d i s c u s s e d v i z . , housing, grants, education and the E E C . Due to the limitations of space,

it i s just

those four motions plus

the emergency

motions which

were not

guillotined into obscurity which are covered in this report. In his very last speech as the President of NUS, Randall paid tribute to the N U S staff and made a few semi-prophetic remarks about the future. He warned the left-wing about

the

emergence

the right-wing. He

praised

Hugh

Lanning (now

National

Treasurer - elect) for breaking away from sectarian p o l i t i c s and going independent as he himself had done two years a g o . H i s parting shot was aimed at the Broad L e f t . " T h e y may think of themselves as God's gift to the Union, but heaven help us if they ever consider that the Union i s G o d ' s gift to t h e m ! " Clearly the epitaph to end a l l epitaphs. Debate on Housing Wednesday, 10.30ajn. (lasted about 70 minutes). T H E P U R P O S E of the substantive motion in this debate was clearly to put the problem of student accommodation very much i n a community perspective. In the words, of John R a n d a l l : "When we speak of the needs of students in private accommodation we have a responsibility to speak too for a l l those who find their homes i n that s e c t o r . " The motion itself spoke of the chronic shortage of housing for a l l sections of the population; the fact that there were too many properties, both private and c o u n c i l owned, standing empty; the discrimination exercised by landlords against minority groups such as gays, blacks e t c . T h e law is being strongly tightened up to combat squatting, occupations and picketing. People in Northern Ireland get a much rougher deal than those l i v i n g i n Britain. D i d y o u know that i n Glasgow separated (or divorced) women are held responsible for housing debts incurred by their (ex-) h u s bands? On the h a l l s of residence front, some U n i v e r s i t i e s are now budgeting for a l o s s in residence a c c o u n t s . T h e U G C are infact showing signs of paying for some of these deficits. Some students around the country have not been idle in highlighting the housing problem: students at B r i s t o l managed to achieve a moratorium on a l l new office development planning permissions; students at Portsmouth succeeded i n p u b l i c i s i n g the irony of office blocks standing empty whilst the community

was desperate for housing. Again and again the point was stated that the responsibility for housing l i e s squarely on the shoulders of both l o c a l and national government. Members of a community have the basic right to a place to live and students are as much a part of that community as anyone else. The motion c a l l e d for a massive public building programme; the municipalisation i n the long term of a l l privately owned rented housing: the compulsory purchasing (at cost price) of empty houses by l o c a l authorities. Student unions are to be discouraged from buying property since it is not their r e s p o n s i bility financially or otherwise. Shock of a l l s h o c k s , the main tactic which the motion called for was Y E T A N O T H E R campaign ("broadly b a s e d , " of course and "involving the student membership''). A d d i t i o n a l tactics include militancy e.g. occupations and rent s t r i k e s . L i n k s are to be sought with Trade Unions to get their support. N e e d l e s s to say, this motion trotted out of the Broad Left k e n n e l . T h e first amendment was put up by the IMG with support from the IS. It predictably called for militant action in a more direct way and was defeated. T h e next amendment came from the N O L S . Some how they managed to work in the line " w e must nationalise a l l finance companies and the 200 top compani e s . " T h i s amendment was thrown out. The substantive motion was passed overwhelmingly. A l l but one of the IC Union Delegation voted for the Housing motion; B i l l Gerrard voted against the motion.

The Rhetorical Throughout the conference there was certain jargon which cropped up time and again. Here i s a short l i s t of the more recurrent words: Careerist: Someone determined to get elected to the NUS Executive in order to further his own p o l i t i c a l career. Caucus: Group of electioneers of one particular p o l i t i c a l hue. Sometimes just a clutch of people making a nuisance of themselves. C r i s i s : The present economic one which has been caused by the c a p i t a l i s t s . Composite: T o collate a l l the motions on a specific topic submitted by the various constituent organisations and then come up with one huge motion containing all the points made in the original motions. Hack:

incessant

sloganiser

(q.v.).

Void

Someone w h o i s i n c a p a b l e o f a r g u i n g a point properly a n d who c o n s t a n t l y resorts to a n e m o t i v e , s o m e t i m e s t h e a t r i c a l d e l i v e r y o f a s p e e c h i n o r d e r to w i n s u p port/ P o s t u r i n g : Striking an i d e a l i s t i c attitude w h i c h o n e i n r e a l i t y i s n o t c o m m i t t e d to supporting. P r i o r i t i s e : T o p l a c e on ahigher priority . S l o g a n i s e : T o m e m o r i s e a l l the e m o t i v e s l o g a n s f l y i n g around at the time a n d then s p r i n k l e , p r a c t i c a l l y e v e r y o n e o f them i n t o e v e r y s p e e c h . Slump: T h i s y e a r ' s new " i n " word. F i r s t manifested in W R P speeches. R e f e r s to the c u r r e n t e c o n o m i c c r i s i s ( q . v . ) . S t r u g g l e : T h e h a c k ' s (q.v.) b e s t f r i e n d . T h i s word w a s so o v e r - u s e d that i t became m e a n i n g l e s s and s u b s e q u e n t l y prov o k e d much j e e r i n g a t i t s m e n t i o n .

5.13p m .(lasted

about

90mins)

The Delegation from IC Union: Trevor P h i l l i p s , N i c k Payne, B i l l Gerrard, P a u l Watkins, C h r is Kourouniotis. Observers: Sunhil M o h i n d r a , J a c q u i Gerrard, B o b B a i n .

FELIX

THIS Y E A R ' S NUS Easter conference was held for the first time at Llandudno ing the period April 7th - 11th. Here we present the highlights of this gruelling mirror student opinion nationally. MIKE WILLIAMS reports.

(in preference to M a r g a t e ) d u r five-day spectacle designed to

The new Exec T H E E L E C T I O N T h e n e w N a t i o n a l E x e c u t i v e of N U S (with the e x c e p t i o n o f the W e l s h a n d S c o t t i s h a r e a c h a i r m e n , who are e l e c t e d elsewhere) is as follows:President: C h a r l e s C l a r k e (Cambridge U . , Broad Left). D e p . P r e s ; A l a s t a i r Stewart ( B r i s t o l U . , Broad Left). Treasurer: Hugh L a n n i n g (Birmingham P o l y , Independent). S e c r e t a r y : Sue S l i p m a n ( I n s t . o f E d u c a t i o n , Broad Left). V P r e s { A r e a s ) : J o h n Webster ( A r c h i t e c tural A s s o c . , B r o a d L e f t ) . V . P r e s . ( S e r v i c e s ) : P e t e A s h b y (Warwick U., Broad Left). V . P r e s . ( E d u c a t i o n ) : T r e v P h i l l i p s (Imperial College, Broad Left). V.Pres.(Welare): J e z L l o y d (Liverpool U . , Broad Left). E x e c . Officers: Pete Gillard (Leeds U . , Int. S o c i a l i s t s ) . R e x O s b o r n (Inst, of E d u c a t i o n , B r o a d Left). J a c q u i Webber ( J o r d o n h i l l C o l l e g e , B r o a d Left). E x e c . C o m m . Members: Perry Cooper (South B a n k P o l y , B r o a d L e f t ) . V a l C o u l t a s (Oxford P o l y , (Int. M a r x i s t Group). F r a n c i s Hayden (Bristol U . , L i b e r a l ) . C h r i s Morgan (St. A n d r e w ' s U . , B r o a d Left). 4* ttte structure of the education system. The mandates listed at the end of the motion are more organisational in their application than militant. It shows the typical Broad Left strategy of approaching problems little by little, building up a strong base of support enhanced by good inter-constituent organisational communication rather than running headlong into stubborn confrontation which would make things worse rather than better. It is this which is the e s s e n t i a l root of the Trotskyist jibe of " w i s h i w a s h i n e s s " so often directed at the Broad Left. My own personal comment would be that if a l l the mandates listed are fulfilled, and all the C J D . ' S c o operate then fine . But I fear that the mandates themselves are extremely vulnerable to E x e c u t i v e complacency (this is really why A l Stewart was censured over Surrey's rent strike) and constituent organisation apathy (and we a l l know what that means). But with a large majority of Broad Left amongst its members, I'm sure the N U S Executive can prove my c y n i c i s m wrong. The IC Union Delegation a l l voted F O R Education motion .

the

D e b a t e o n the E E C (lasted Thursday llAOajn. about 2 hours 15 mins).

total

T H E W H O L E question of the Common Market struck me as approximately peculiar. There was never any suggestion that the conference should debate whether Britain should stay in or remain outside the E E C ; the arguments centred on just how the NUS could best campaign to get Britain out! Indeed, John, R a n d a l l ' s opening speech seemed to pre-empt the very idea of an in/out debate: " B u t my question tonight is not concerned with the choice between staying in and coming out of the Market. My question is how do we campaign and how do we express best our opposition to the Common Market." The substantive motion (one of the shortest, only two-and-a-third pages long)

( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e

10,)

A P A R T F R O M a few o d d e x c e p t i o n s , the N U S e l e c t i o n s were s t r i c t l y s e c t a r i a n w i t h n e a r l y s i x t y c a n d i d a t e s s t a n d i n g for the f i f t e e n E x e c u t i v e p o s t s on a s p e c i f i c platform a l i g n e d with a p a r t i c u l a r p o l i t i c a l group. W h i l s t t h i s t e n d e d to h e l p the d e l e g a t e s ' a n a l y s i s of the c a n d i d a t e s , sectarian wrangling, b i t c h i n g and blatant s l a n g i n g often d i s r u p t e d the p r o c e e d i n g s . A s far a s I c o u l d make o u t , the left w i n g groups d i f f e r e d from one a n o t h e r m a r g i n a l l y i n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e a n a l y s e s of i s s ues a n d p r i n c i p a l l y i n the r e s p e c t i v e t a c t i c s they w i s h e d to adopt i n d e a l i n g w i t h the i s s u e s , some b e i n g more extreme than o t h e r s . S t a r t i n g at the extreme left of the p o l i t i c a l s p e c t r u m we h a v e the W o r k e r ' s Revolutionary Party (WRP). A biased c r i t i q u e of the e l e c t i o n s l a t e s offered by the B r o a d L e f t s u m s i t up s u c c i n c t l y : "No NUS election would be the same without the WRP Cassandras yelling about the imminent end of everything. It is comforting to know that despite our warts, the WRP will 'unconditionally defend us all from the attacks of the capitalist state'.We can walk the streets of Llandudno in peace: we have nothing to fear. In the e l e c t i o n s for the top four p o s t s , the a v e r a g e number of v o t e s c a s t for the W R P c a n d i d a t e s w a s a r o u n d s e v e n out of a t o t a l o f about 700 . N e x t i n s u c c e s s i o n i s the I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a r x i s t G r o u p IMG) . B e f o r e the e l e c t i o n s , the I M G a t t e m p t e d to form a n a l l i a n c e w i t h other u l t r a - l e f t groups but they c l e a r l y f a i l e d . C a t e g o r i s e d by many ( a l o n g w i t h W R P , N O L S a n d IS) under struggle - crisis, crisis" the "struggle, h e a d i n g , members of the I M G d e s c r i b e d t h e m s e l v e s a s r e v o l u t i o n a r i e s . T h e y gene r a l l y commanded l e s s than fifty v o t e s i n e a c h e l e c t i o n , but d i d s u c c e e d i n r a i s i n g enough support to get V a l C o u l t a s e l e c t e d a s an E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e M e m ber. O n to the N a t i o n a l O r g a n i s a t i o n of L a b o u r Students ( N O L S ) . T h i s appears to be a r e l a t i v e l y new group o n the N U S scene. The Labour Party Executive did n o t , i n f a c t , e n d o r s e t h i s s l a t e due to the a p p a r e n t l y u n d e m o c r a t i c w ay i n w h i c h their c a n d i d a t e s ' nominations were c o n t r i v e d . T h e y p l a c e d great e m p h a s i s on m i l i t a n c y but l i t t l e e l s e . E a c h N O L S c a n d i d a t e a d v e r t i s e d t h e i r s l a t e a t the hustings i n e v i t a b l y i n v i t i n g contemptu o u s j e e r s . In the e l e c t i o n o f the top four p o s t s , the h i g h e s t number of v o t e s r e c o r d e d for a N O L S c a n d i d a t e w a s thirty-one. N e x t we come to the I n t e r n a t i o n a l S o c i a l i s t s (IS). T h e IS were p r e d i c t a b l y the s t r o n g e s t c h a l l e n g e r s to the B r o a d l e f t ' s s u p r e m a c y i n the e l e c t i o n s a n d so u n d e r s t a n d a b l y the I S / B L f r i c t i o n w a s often m a n i f e s t e d . T h e s e c t i o n on the IS i n the B r o a d L e f t ' s w i d e l y - c i r c u l a t e d c r i t i q u e of the e l e c t i o n s l a t e s s h o w s ' j u s t h o w s e r i o u s l y the B L

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took the IS c h a l l e n g e for p o w e r e s p e c i a l l y the b i d for the p r e s i d e n c y by T e r r y P o v e y , a member of t h i s y e a r ' s N U S E x e c u t i v e . In the e l e c t i o n s for the four top p o s t s a n d the four v i c e - p r e s i d e n c i e s , IS came s e c o n d i n a l l but one of t h e s e . M o v i n g on further we come to by far the s t r o n g e s t group i n the N U S today, the B r o a d L e f t ( B L ) . O f t e n s m e a r e d by other f a c t i o n s of the L e f t , members of t h i s a l l i a n c e of C o m m u n i s t s , L e f t L a b our a n d n o n - a l i g n e d S o c i a l i s t s were d u l y e l e c t e d to e l e v e n p o s t s o n the n a t i o n a l executive. T h e B L i s g e n e r a l l y c o n s i d e r e d to be the moderate a l t e r n a t i v e to the other T r o t s k y i s t g r o u p s . B u t w h i l s t b e i n g the o b j e c t of contempt ( e n v y ? ) for a l l the other p o l i t i c a l g r o u p s , no-one c o u l d f a i l to be i m p r e s s e d by the amount of prepara t i o n w h i c h the B L put i n t o i t s c a n d i d ates' election campaigns. The personali s e d ' v o t e ! ' s t i c k e r s were n o v e l a n d on the w h o l e , the B L c a n d i d a t e s ( i n c l u d i n g T r e v o r P h i l l i p s ) p r o v e d t h e m s e l v e s to be shrewd election strategists . F u r t h e r to the r i g h t are the L i b e r a l s . T h e i r j o i n t m a n i f e s t o "The Piccadilly Line" w a s at f i r s t s c o f f e d a t a s u n i m p o r t a n t . It w a s the B L who b e t r a y e d t h e i r c o n c e r n about them when they d e v o t e d n e a r l y three p a g e s of t h e i r e l e c t i o n s l a t e s c r i t i q u e to c r i t i c i s i n g the L i b s (by far the l o n g e s t c r i t i c i s m of a l l ) . T h e f l a t t e r y thereby a c c o r d e d to the L i b e r a l s w a s not entirely without foundation because i n the v a s t majority of the e l e c t i o n s , t h e i r c a n d i d a t e s tended to come f a i r l y c o n s i s tently t h i r d . T h e i r p r e s i d e n t i a l candidate, F r a n c i s H a y d e n , managed to get e l e c t e d as an E x e c u t i v e Committee Member. S t i l l further to the right i s the R a d i c a l A c t i o n Group ( R A G ) . The s l i g h t e s t m e n t i o n of R A G at the c o n f e r e n c e prod u c e d a t i r a d e of j e e r s , so one c a n i m a g i n e the fate w h i c h b e f e l l t h e i r s o l e c a n d i d a t e for P r e s i d e n t , A n d y V a l l e n c e O w e n . T o g e t h e r w i t h emergence of the l i b e r a l s a n d the p r e s e n c e of the F e d e r a t i o n of C o n s e r v a t i v e of S t u d e n t s ( F C S , who d i d not put up a n y o f f i c i a l c a n d i d a t e s t h e m s e l v e s ) , R A G c o n s t i t u t e d the core of w h a t the l e f t - w i n g groups c a l l e d "the right-wing backlash". VallenceO w e n p o l l e d a mere s e v e n t y - t h r e e v o t e s i n the p r e s i d e n t i a l e l e c t i o n , but narrowly* m i s s e d g e t t i n g e l e c t e d a s an E x e c u t i v e Officer. O f the r e m a i n i n g u n a l i g n e d c a n d i d a t e s , o n l y one r e q u i r e s m e n t i o n : H u g h L a t i n i n g , w h o s t o o d a s an Independent S o c i a l i s t after h a v i n g a b u s t - u p w i t h the IS. It a p p e a r s that IS w a n t e d L a n n i n g , a l r e a d y a member o f the E x e c u t i v e , to s t a n d for a p o s t other than T r e a s u r e r . H e r e f u s e d a n d w a s thus branded a c a r e e r i s t by IS. S u p p o r t e d by J o h n R a n d a l l (who, w h e n e l e c t e d , s t o o d a s a n Independent S o c i a l ist), L a n n i n g pushed ahead and even* tually succeeded in beating favourite J o h n C a r r ( B r o a d L e f t ) who i s U L U P r e sident this y e a r .

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3 T H E S U M M E R T E R M i s , as always, the term of r e f l e c t i o n , b o o z i n g , s e r i o u s study, boozing, examinations, boozing, y o u n g l o v e , y e t more boozy and f r a n t i c last-minute r e v i s i o n . A n unearthly hush d e s c e n d s upon the C o l l e g e , a n d w o r r i e d u n d e r g r a d u a t e s , l a d e n with books a n d papers scuffle around muttering " M u s t do some work n o w . " F o r the U n i o n , it i s a time of c o n s o l i d a t i o n a n d p r e p a r a t i o n ; there a r e l o o s e ends to be c l e a r e d u p , p r o j e c t s to be c o m p l e t e d , d i s c u s s i o n s to be c o n c l u d e d . B r i e f i n g s must be prepared for o u r s u c c e s s o r s ; h o p e f u l l y , s o that they are ' in a better p o s i t i o n at the start of t h e i r terms that w e w e r e , a n d d o n ' t h a v e t o s p e n d h a l f the y e a r on b u r e a u c r a c y ; putting t h i n g s i n order; f i n d i n g out how t h i n g s w o r k ; (then h a v i n g to c h a n g e them, anyway).

"(the Governing Body's decisions on allocation of finance) ...are guaranteed to wring anguished howls of distress from students and staff alike..." Everyone anxiously awaits the results of the Governing Body's decisions on allocation of finance. These are guaranteed to wring anguished howls of distress from students and staff alike; despite the £465m. UGC grant to universities for 1975-6, the Government has again decided to chop the education budget by £76m this time. Yet more evidence ot disastrous Government policy on public expenditure.

T h e r e i s good n e w s and bad news on H a l l a n d H o u s e rents . T h e good news i s that the Student R e s i d e n c e C o m m i t t e e a p p r o v e d the n e g o t i a t e d d e a l of a 7 5 p r i s e i n H a l l s , w i t h no c h a n g e i n H o u s e r e n t s . In the present c i r c u m s t a n c e s , I regard t h i s a s f a v o u r a b l e , compared to the p o s i t i o n w h e n w e s t a r t e d t a l k s . A t that time we were b e i n g a s k e d to a c c e p t r i s e s of £2.00 for both H a l l s a n d H o u s e s ! T h e bad n e w s i s that the agreement s t a n d s o n l y for the Autumn term, on the u n d e r s t a n d i n g that a r e v i e w w o u l d take p l a c e o n l y if the rate of i n f l a t i o n w a s s u c h that rents c o u l d not p o s s i b l y be m a i n t a i n e d a t the new l e v e l . T h e r e a p p e a r s to be a t a c i t agreement amongst V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r s that they w i l l i n c r e a s e rents i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h U G C s e l f b a l a n c i n g r u l e s , rather than in k e e p i n g with student grants.

"...perhaps the vice-chancellors should stop victimising students... and begin to use their much-vaunted strength...in getting a decent grant for their students." /( seems to me that this is a trend guaranteed to produce frequent (and steep) rent rises, and with it, the "spectre" of yet more rent strikes; perhaps the vice-chancel lors should stop victimising students, as at Lancaster, and begin to use their much-vaunted strength by getting the UGC to repeal the unworkable sell-balancing rules, or in getting a decent grant tor their students

I w i l l be w r i t i n g about the a c t u a l c a m p a i g n s brought forward from L l a n d u d n o next w e e k . T h e report of the I C U d e l e g a tion w i l l be p r e s e n t e d at the next U G M , on T h u r s d a y M a y 1st (MAYDAY!), with r e c c o m m e n d a t i o n s on i t , for that U G M to adopt. Watch for E x e c N e w s .

The recent silence of the national Press as regards student affairs has been quite deafening. Before the conference the Daily Telegraph & Daily Express were falling over themselves to attack the NUS and to hail the heroes of the "right-wing revival". Where are they now?

" T h i s makes the position of the media on students quite clear: attack them whenjou can - otherwise never say a good word about them." P e r h a p s there i s l i t t l e for t h e " E x p r e s s " a n d " S m e l l y g r a p h " to a t t a c k . C h a r l e s C l a r k e , the n e w P r e s i d e n t , w a s , to the s u r p r i s e of a l l the p u n d i t s , o n l y 29 v o t e s out of 7 0 0 short of a f i r s t - r o u n d victory, demonstrating h i s wide support. T h e major i s s u e s d i s c u s s e d were G r a n t s and C u t s , H o u s i n g , E d u c a t i o n and the E E C a n d the L a n c a s t e r d i s p u t e , a l l of d e m o n s t r a b l y c r i t i c a l i m po r t ance a n d c o n c e r n to s t u d e n t s ; thus the c o n f e r e n c e c o u l d not be a c c u s e d of i r r e l e v a n c e . T h e p o l i c y p a s s e d w a s , in g e n e r a l , good, a n d the p o s i t i o n of the U l t r a - L e f t and R i g h t

Trevor P h i l l i p s were overwhelmingly rejected, particularly on the E d u c a t i o n m o t i o n . P e r h a p s what hurt the P r e s s most w a s that the heroes that they had b u i l t out of R A G coordinator, Andy V a l lance-Owen, and the L i b e r a l , F r a n c i s H a y d e n , proved to be e q u a l l y s h a l l o w , incompetent, a n d i n a d e q u a t e . H a y d e n c r e p t on to the E x e c u t i v e through the c o m b i n e d v o t e s of the F e d e r a t i o n of C o n s e r v a t i v e S t u d e n t s , L i b e r a l s , R A G a n d s o m e of the U l t r a left—hardly a d i s t i n g u i s h e d array of s u p p o r t e r s . Neither of these two worthies took any part in the policy debates on the bread-and-butter issues; they only took part in elections. It seems that if they want the support and respect ot students they must deliver coherent alternative policies on housing, etc., rather than simply carving out careers for themselves. This makes the position ot the media on students quite clear: attack them when you can — otherwise never say a good word about them.

D e v e l o p m e n t M i n i s t r y b u r s a r i e s w i l l be forced to p a y i t . M r P r e n t i c e a d m i t t e d that it w o u l d mean h a r d s h i p for s o m e s t u d e n t s , bu t s a id tha t un i v e r s i t i e s and L E A ' s s h o u I d e x e r c i s e d i s c r e t i o n i n these c a s e s . T h e C h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e of V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r s a n d P r i n c i p a l s promptly p o i n t e d o u t , h o w e v e r , that w a s h a r d l y r e a s o n a b l e , a s no e x t r a funds w e r e b e i n g p r o v i d e d for t h i s p u r p o s e . T h i s c o u l d r e s u l t in a s i t u a t i o n w h e r e many o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s a r e forced to drop out of t h e i r c o u r s e s for Mr P r e n t i c e , the S e c r e t a r y of State for l a c k of funds — thus i n c u r r i n g a n a p p a l l i n g E d u c a t i o n a n d S c i e n c e , a n n o u n c i n g the w a s t e of the s t u d e n t ' s time, t a l e n t a n d i n c r e a s e s for F . E . C o l l e g e s on M a r c h 18th, resources. s a i d fees for c o u r s e s b e l o w d e g r e e l e v e l T h i s i s the l a t e s t d e v e l o p m e n t in a w o u l d i n c r e a s e by around £50 a n d that recent s e r i e s of m o v e s w h i c h w i l l fees for other c o u r s e s w o u l d go up by s o m e q u e s t i o n the right of o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s t o 2 0 per c e n t . T h e s e i n c r e a s e s a p p l y for a l l s t u d y in B r i t a i n , under the same c o n d i t i o n s s t u d e n t s , of c o u r s e , but s i n c e s t u d e n t s on a s 'home s t u d e n t s ' . T h e s e e v e n t s i n c l u d e g r a n t s h a v e t h e i r f e e s p a i d by t h e i r L E A , p r e s s a r t i c l e s , the s e t t i n g u p of a j o i n t it Is p a r t i c u l a r l y the o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t w h o C V C P / U G C w o r k i n g party, s p e e c h e s , a n d w i l l be h i t , s i n c e most o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s e v i d e n c e to p a r l i a m e n t a r y c o m m i t t e e s pay t h e i r o w n f e e s . c a l l i n g f o r a r e d u c t i o n i n t h e number of T h e r i s e i s o n l y o n e of s e v e r a l i n overseas students (particularly postgraddi f f erent s e c t o r s of p o s t - s c h o o l e d u c a t i o n ; u a t e s ) i n B r i t a i n . P o s s i b l y the most p e r h a p s t h e most n o t a b l e of the o t h e r s i s s i g n i f i c a n t e v e n t i s the l i k e l y c a p i t u l a t i o n the I n c r e a s e in Open U n i v e r s i t y t u i t i o n of B r a d f o r d U n i v e r s i t y S e n a t e , ( w h i c h h a s f e e s . A l l t h e fee i n c r e a s e s a r e part of t h e h e l d out a g a i n s t d i f f e r e n t i a l and d i s c r i m c o n t i n u i n g trend to c u t back on government atory f e e s for o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s for e i g h t e x p e n d i t u r e o n e d u c a t i o n . T h e r e s u l t s of y e a r s ) , to " e c o n o m i c p r e s s u r e s " . t h i s p o l i c y h a v e been a l a r m i n g , a n d i n T h e N U S s t r o n g l y o p p o s e s the d i f f e r e n c l u d e t h e c l o s u r e of s e v e r a l c o l l e g e s , forced mergers, a n d the d r o p p i n g of c o u r s e s tial f e e s , a n d i s p r e p a r i n g to s t e p u p i t s c a m p a i g n to repeal them, i n c o n j u n c t i o n throughout the c o u n t r y a s w e l l a s a n o v e r a l l l o w e r i n g of s t u d e n t target numbers, a n d w i t h the C o - o r d i n a t i n g C o m m i t t e e of Overseas Students Organisation, p a r t i c u l a d r a s t i c c o n t r a c t i o n i n the s u p p l y of a r l y d u r i n g the summer term a n d at t h e teachers. s t a r t of the A u t u m n . T h e s e c u t s h a v e in general f a l l e n on It i s i r o n i c , h o w e v e r , that the f e e s t h o s e s e c t o r s and s t u d e n t s l e a s t a b l e to i n c r e a s e may s u c c e e d in a c h i e v i n g the afford i t , a s in the c a s e of o v e r s e a s o p p o s i t e of i t s a i m s . T h e f i n a n c i a l s a v i n g s t u d e n t s . T h e y h a v e a l s o meant a s e v e r e i s u n l i k e l y to be g r e a t , a s t h e i n c r e a s e r e d u c t i o n in e d u c a t i o n a l opportunity for may c a u s e s t u d e n t s to drop out, a n d i s a l r e a d y d i s a d v a n t a g e d s e c t i o n s of t h e c l e a r l y a d i s i n c e n t i v e to r e c r u i t m e n t . community, working people, women, F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e a i d to development i m m i g r a n t s , a n d o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s . 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T H E A N N O U N C E M E N T of y e t another r i s e in the t u i t i o n fees of o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s in u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d further e d u c a t i o n i n c o l l e g e s c o m e s a s no s u r p r i s e to most p e o p l e . E v e n t s of recent m o n t h s , p a r t i c u l a r l y fee r i s e s i m p o s e d by l o c a l e d u c a t i o n authorities, and a growing controversy o v e r the number a n d s t a t u s of the 8 0 , 0 0 0 o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s in B r i t a i n made it a l m o s t I n e v i t a b l e that s u c h a c t i o n w o u l d be t a k e n quite soon.

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Across: I . H e l i k e s bargains, and where he g e t s them (4,4). 5. C o v e r s w i t h a c l o t h A m e r i c a n c u r t a i n s (6). 9 . R i g h t Roman to be round q u i e t l y on a n s w e r (8). 10. D e c a y s b a c k t o the q u e e n , w h o k e e p s t h i n g s (6). I I . P a p e r on the d u n c e ' s head (8). 13. H u n g - u p s a i n t rarely s o u n d e d bells (6). 1 4 . T r a p a number in r e v e r s e (3). 1 6 . L i k e a r o s e , e x t r a large in a c t u a l s u r r o u n d i n g s (6). 19. I'm a f o o l , h a v i n g c i r c u l a r teeth w i t h a d r i n k ( 7 ) . 2 0 . T h o s e b a t t i n g own S c o t s mad .... (6). 21 m i n e , of 501 grams ( 3 ) . 26. N u d g e s t h e S p a n i s h w e a p o n s (6). 27. Poisonous chemical comp o s e d of n i c k e l , c o b a l t , t i t a n i u m a n d neon (8). 2 8 . T a i l l e s s c r o w , not q u i t e t a l l p r o v i d e s l i c h e n (6). 2 9 . S e l f - c e n t r e d , o d d l y one g o e s 'twitch' (8). 3 0 . I'm t h e fool D o t let out ( 6 ) . 3 1 . U n a b l e to hear in the e x t r e m e , i t ' s s a i d , but put up a fight (8).

Down: 1 . U n k e m p t , to w i t , a bird (6). 2 . Y o u ' d be c o o l e r l i k e t h i s in the c l a s s r o o m ( 6 ) . 3. Getting up, E s a u works without a w i f e (6). 4 . A n I t a l i a n Is a b l e , after a s h o r t t u s s l e .... ( 6 ) . 6 to put up a s h a r e , round g o i n g round ( 8 ) . 7 . S m a l l s t o m a c h right In d e e p , brought u p a n d i n t e r c h a n g e d (8). 8 . Wander from o n e ' s c o u r s e i n s t r e e t E l g a r put u p a r o u n d h i s centre ( 8 ) . 1 2 . Write w i t h v i o l i n i n b i r d ( 7 ) . 15. Untouched after s e r v i c e , s u c c e s s f u l f l y e r .... (3). 16 h a s t o t a k e one gram i n g e a r (3). 1 7 . F i f t y - o n e d e t e c t e d (heard) and permitted ( 8 ) . 1 8 . R o b i s not t o c h a n g e the l i n e of the s t o r m (8). 1 9 . F i f t y l o b s w a n â&#x20AC;&#x201D; c o u l d be a good m i s s i l e i n w i n t e r ! (8). 23. Tonight, i t ' s heard, there's e x p l o s i v e s .... (6). 24 c o l o u r e d c a n , E d d y (6). 2 5 . Marsh land, i n i t i a l l y corpo r a t i o n effluent dump, e n c i r c l e d with wire (6).

Answers to P R I Z E CROSSWORD No. 14 A C R O S S : 1. U b i q u i t o u s . 5. IC . 8. E n d o w . 1 0 . C a l l i n g . 1 1 . P r a g matic. 12. Korea. 13.Ordinary. 1 5 . R a b b i . 16 . M a l i c e . 1 8 . H o m e . 19. N o d . 2 0 . R h e t o r i c . 23. Supersonic.

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3. T a c i t u r n . 4 . U n l o c k . 6. C o g i t a t i o n . 7. D i a t r i b e . 9 . Woman. 14. Delude. 15. R o b o t s . 17. Corfu. 2 1 . E v e . 22. Inn.

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Despite the fact that two clues were accidentally omitted from last week's vacation crossword, several students still managed to cope with this unfortunate disadvantage. Since this particular sheet of FELIX Is being printed on Wednesday morning, the winner of the ÂŁ3 prize which was offered this last week will be named in week's Editorial.

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(Continued from page highlighted the l o s s of national sovereignity ana the serious restriction of economic freedom which would ensue. L a w s and taxes acted by the E E C Commission cannot enacted by the E E C Commission cannot be changed or repealed by the Parliament at Westminster. One interesting point brought out was that students in Norway played an important role in opposing the E E C during their referendum. Another was that the referendum is weighted in such a way as to encourage voting in favour of continuous B r i t i s h membership of the E E C . The argument concerning the "antidemocratic' ' nature of the E E C was deftly extended into the area of big- business and the anti-working c l a s s B r i t i s h educational system both of which the E E C would give sustenance. Th e ' r e n e g o t i a t i o n s ' of Wilson were branded as ' a sham*. And yet another NUS campaign is to take wing. Yet again links are to be sought with Trade U n i o n s . Out of the eight amendments, only one (again from the Broad Left) was accepted. Amendments 7 and 8 were guillotined by the time limit on the debate (they were both proEurope); amendment 6 condemned referenda in general and was thrown out; amendment 4 was tabled by N O L S and tried to inject too much dogma into the proceedings (it was therefore rejected); amendment 3 called for the NUS to remain neutral throughout the Referendum campaign (this was torn to shreds); amendments 2 and 1 called for a ' Y E S ' vote and were rejected; amendment 5 called for a " n o sharing of ' N O ' platforms with racists or f a s c i s t s " line to be taken when campaigning for withdrawal and this was accepted. Once again, the campaign is to be "broadly based .'' The IC Union Delegation a l l A B S T A I N E D from voting on the E E C motion.

prepared and circulated to Trade Unions and constituent organisations. A l l this goes to support the view of one of my Press colleagues that there exists an old Broad Left adage which states "We must take the campaign forward and broaden i t " . The Trot sky is t groups were clearly not satisfied with this Broad Left m o t i o n . They argued that much of what was being proposed had been tried before with "bugger a l l s u c c e s s " . T h e International Socialists lor example wanted the Executive to concentrate on the development of mass disruptive a c t i o n rather than " p u s s y f ooling about getting nowhere". The IS amendment was consistently couched in terms of criticism of the E x e c u t i v e and possibly for that reason alone it was rejected. Only two amendments were carried: one related to the closure of Furzedown C o l l e g e , the other to the exploitation of nursery nurses as cheap labour. A s this was the last major debate of the conference, a delegate from Reading took it upon himself to exploit the impatient mood of the conference (the debate had already lasted well over two hours). In proposing amendment eighteen, he managed to use a l l the words which, during the course of the conference, had become meaningless c l i c h e s . Words such as "struggle", " c r i s i s ' ' , ' ' s l u m p ' ' all received hy s t e r i c a l cheers and laughter. The amendment called for the President-elect to present John Randall and Steve Parry with a box of ' H a c k s ' cough sweets as a token of appreciation. T h e speaker received a s tanding ovation with hysterical cheering. Conference then broke into ' ' F o r he's a jolly good f e l l o w " . Th e amendment was nevertheless defeated however. The IC Union Delagation a l l voted F O R the the motion on G rants. Emergency Motions Debates Friday,

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AS IN much of the other motions, much of the debating during this s e s s i o n was sectarian. The substantive motion, which was thirteen pages long, was proposed by the Broad Left. The first amendment (only three-and-a-half pages long) was predictably a " d e l e t e a l l and i n s e r t " one from the International S o c i a l i s t s . After this first amendment was squashed there followed a total of E I G H T E E N more amendments, only two of which were accepted. The main motion itself emphasised the need for a continuing campaign over the d i s c r i m i n a tory and inadequate grant system as w e l l as the cutbacks in educational expenditure and it condemned the " b e l t - t i g h t e n i n g sympathies aroused by the S o c i a l C o n t r a c t . ' ' Several important points were noted » Th e Minister for Education, Mr Prentice, has decided to reduce the number of places in teacher training colleges to 60,000 by 1981. Ome point made which, I understand, i s very relevant to RSM is that a student grant is paid for 32 weeks yet many students are expected to study during the h o l i d a y s . Therefore many students are " f u l l time students on a part-time g r a n t s " . Whilst vacation study grants exist, they are d i s c r e t i o n ary awards and can be very difficult to obtain. A c a l l was later made for grants to be extended to cover the two short vacations. Th e governmental annual grant review was c r i t i c i s e d s i n c e it considered only the l e v el of grants and not the basic structure of the grants system. Apparently some students unions have achieved some measure of s u c c e s s in the fight agdinst the erosion of their grants by refectory and h a l l fee increases through the use of tactics such as refectory boycotts, rent strikes etc. Once again the blame for the education cuts is put on the shoulders of the right-wing dominated Labour Cabinet which, it would appear, by economising on the education sector is attempting to help out big b u s i n e s s . Means testing received its perfunctory hammering . A c a l l was made for colleges to incur a deficit rather than pass on price increases in refectories and halls of residence, L E A ' s and the D E S are to be asked to take full responsibility for day nurseries and to finance them. It seems as though there w i l l be no more 'Weeks of A c t i o n ' . Instead, the NUS w i l l try to concentrate simply on 'Days of A c t i o n ' . There w i l l be several of these during the first term of the next academic s e s s i o n aimed at educating students as to the rationale behind the cuts and their effects. The general demands which the N US w i l l be making include the democratisation of a l l institutions of higher and further education, the implementation of the NUS grants c l a i m , an end to cuts in teacher training, no increases in catering prices and hall fees more frequently than annually, equal fees for A L L overseas students. The tactics which the motion c a l l s for are predominantly organisational ones. L i n k s are to be forged with Trade U n i o n s and consultative l i a s o n committees set u p . Once again the identifiably Broad Left tactic of "good communications" i s prevalent. Campaigns and protests are to be initiated with informative back-up p u b l i c i t y . Briefing documents are to be

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REVIEWS RECORDS Jack L l e w e l l y n Tangerine Dream: Alpha Centauri (Super) T H I S IS one of T a n g e r i n e D r e a m ' s earlier conceptions (released in this c o u n t r y for the f i r s t t i m e by P o l y d o r ) , c h a r a c t e r i s e d by t h e a b s e n c e of m e l l o trons. Whilst there are perceptible crudities in the production (such as I m b a l a n c e of the various parts), the score is unmistakeably T . D . , who were then a raw f u s i o n of m u s i c a l I n i t i a t i v e s s o o n to m a t u r e a n d p r o d u c e s u c h e n i q u e c l a s s i c s a s "Phaedra " a n d most recently "Rubycon". T a n g e r i n e Dream create a unique kind of " c o s m i c a t m o s p h e r e " w i t h t h e i r m u s i c - only P i n k F l o y d at their most i m a g i nat i v e come anywhere near t h i s particular a r e a of m u s i c a l s o u n d . W h e r e a s s o many o t h e r m u s i c i a n s w i l l s e a r c h for g i m m i c k y l y r i c s , a c o m m e r c i a l tune ( — the lost c h o r d ? ) , T a n g e r i n e D r e a m e x p l o r e the u n c h a r t e d r e g i o n s of m u s i c a l surrealism by j u x t a p o s i n g d i f f e r e n t l y syntheslsed textures which are decorated with reverberating tonal c l u s t e r s . The effect is s t u n n i n g .

hours).

SINCE THERE had been a total of seventeen emergency motions tabled for d i s c u s s i o n an S T V ballot had been held the night previously to determine the order of priority in which the motions would be taken. The first priority was the A B O R T I O N B I L L MOTION . The motion condemned the James White Abortion B i l l (which is intended to amend the 1967 Abortion Act) as an instrument which would undoubtedly reduce legal abortions and called for "free abortion on demand from the N H S . " There i s to be a campaign to fight the White B i l l which w i l l enclude the d i s tribution of a booklet entitled *A Woman's Right to C h o o s e . ' A l l but one of the IC Union Delegation voted for the Abortion B i l l motion; N i c k Payne abstained. T h e second priority was the L A N C A S T E R DISPUTE MOTION. This motion clearly outlined the situation which the students at Lancaste r University find themselves i n . T h e root of the prbblem is h i s t o r i c a l in that the University authorities have refused to recognise the students union as a body with the right to negotiate on behalf of its members. Th e authorities appear to be taking a tough line in •the hopes that if they win then a precedent for other colleges ana universities to take a similar line w i l l be set. The motion c a l l e d for lots of support, campaigning etc. The IC Union Delegation a l l voted F O R the Lancaste r Dispute motion. The third priority was the VIETNAM M O T I O N . T h i s motion condemned the D a i l y Mail and American sponsored airlifts of Vietnamese orphans and the stand adopted by the media concerning the situation in IndoChina. Th e motion pointed out that the International Red C r o s s support this view. The The motion c a l l e d for an end to a l l U S military and p o l i t i c a l involvement in Vietnam, the recognition of the P r o v i s i o n a l Revolutionary Government. Resolutions are to be sent to Mr Wilson and the US Embassy, as w e l l as a message of support to the P R G . The IC Union Delegation a l l voted F O R the motion on V i e t n a m . The fourth priority was the C A S H G R A N T S M O T I O N . T h i s motion noted the s u c c e s s of St . Mary's C ol l e ge of Education in submitting a workable cash grant scheme to the D E S w h i c h , in a complete change of attitude, implemented the motion called for this tactic to be extended and supported and was passed overwhelmingly. The C Union Delegation a l l voted F O R the C a s h Grants Motion . r

Ail the other emergency motions were guillotined including one which was very tongue in cheek: it called for the N US to mount a national campaign of solidarity with the people of Tottenham " i n their struggle against the reactionary clique of the F o o t b a l l League l e a d e r s h i p . " Th e motion would have c a l l e d upon the N U S Executive to organise a referendum, " b i n d i n g on the F o o t b a l l L e a g u e " of a l l the people of Tottenham on the question: ' D o you think Spurs should remain in the 1st Division?' .

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THE MAGICAL velvet lustre which b e l o n g s to the v o i c e of D i o n n e W a r w i c k e g l o w s w i t h a mature warmth in t h i s , h e r latest album. T h e p r e s e n t a t i o n i s m u c h the s a m e a s it h a s b e e n in the p a s t : a b a c k d r o p of o r c h e s t r a l d e p t h c h a r a c t e r i s e d by a s t r o n g p i a n o s c o r e a g a i n s t w h i c h the v o c a l l i n e winds its v i b r a n t w a y . N e a r l y a l l the m e l o d i e s h a v e been p e n n e d by t h e o l d man of s o u l , a r r a n g e r / c o m p o s e r J e r r y R a g o v o y w h o i n s u r e s that h i s f i n a l p r o d u c t h a s a h i g h s h e e n to i t . T h e b e s t c u t s t o my t a s t e a r e "Who Knows" and "We'll Bum Our Bridges Behind Us"; the f o r m e r b e c a u s e of the f u n d a m e n t a l s t r e n g t h in the s i m p l e t r i p l e t i m e s i g n a t u r e a n d t h e l a t t e r b e c a u s e of its e x c e l l e n t l y r i c s . A n o b v i o u s m u s t for DW f a n s a n d a damn f i n e s o u l a l b u m i n t o the b a r g a i n .

Tangerine Dream: Rubycon (Virgin) W i s p y t e x t u r e s of w h i t e n o i s e merge with a s y n t h e s i s e d background harmonic c l u s t e r s u p p o r t e d by a m e l l o t r o n t e x t u r a l b a s e a n d the latest Tangerine Dream album p u l s a t e s into l i f e . S i d e one is a gem: after blindly groping into a cloudy dreamland with s o f t l y f l o a t i n g c o n c o r d s e c h o i n g in p h a s e , t h e m u s i c t r a n s c e n d s the mood t o b e c o m e a tense rhythmic phrase which s u r v i v e s e n d l e s s c h a n g e s of t e x t u r e u n t i l , f i n a l l y s p e n t , it s t a g g e r s a n d f a d e s . S i d e t w o i s e q u a l l y i n n o v a t i v e , i f for different r e a s o n . After a s e c t i o n remini s c e n t an a i r - r a i d , a s t r o n g unitary rhythm d e v e l o p s . T h e n i n s u c c e s s i o n it m o v e s on to d u p l e , t r i p l e , q u a d r u p l e , q u i n t u p l e , s e p t u p l e , b a c k to q u a d r u p l e a n d t h e n to complex triple time s i g n a t u r e s . (After t h a t I u n d e r s t a n a b l y get l o s t ) . A s in s i d e one, the t e n s i o n f i n a l l y fades as the b e c o m e s that of a n u n e a s y s o l i q u y . T a n g e r i n e D r e a m ' s m u s i c i s m u s i c to listen

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Lyn Paul: Love (Polydor) T h e S e e k e r s , the N e w S e e k e r s , L y n P a u l - i t ' s a l l the s a m e u n i m a g i n a t i v e schmaltz. A million songsmlths wielding but one t u n e , a n d a l l doomed to o b l i v i o u s . It's a s o r i g i n a l l y w r i t t e n a s it i s t i t l e d , p r e s u m a b l y for that ' l u c r a t i v e ' under 5's - o v e r 5 0 ' s band of the r e c o r d - b u y i n g p u b l i c (someone must buy i t ) . T h e IBs i d e ' s t i t l e d "/ Could Get Arrested". 10-4 o f f i c e r ! U n p a l a t a b l e d r e s s .

Mike McGear Seas Breezes (Warner Brothers) F r o m the " M c G e a r " a l b u m , t h i s i s a n a p p a l l i n g deformation of the B r y a n F e r r y c o m p o s i t i o n . If h e ' d w a n t e d R e g g u e he w o u l d have w r i t t e n It. A l t h o u g h t h a t ' s rather a t a s t e l e s s effort the other A - s i d e "Glvin

grease

a ride"

has a rockirf

n e a n d e r t h a l l c beat penned by brother P a u l M c C a r t n e y a n d w i t h the right e x posure c o u l d I n i t i a t e a few r i p p l e s on the rather m e d i o c r e s i n g l e s h o r i z o n .

Ian

Morse

Maggie Bell: Suicide Sal (Polydor) L I S T E N I N G T O t h i s record I c a n n o t help feeling whether Maggie B e l l is r e a l l y c l e a r what s h e w a n t s to do w i t h

her c a r e e r . T h i s , her s e c o n d S o l o a l b u m s i n c e the d e m i s e of Stone the C r o w s , i s a s t e p b a c k - a l b e i t perhaps a more c o m fortable o n e - to her r o c k ori onat ed p a s t . , a s o p p o s e d to her p r e v i o u s effort and the attempts to make her into s o m e sort of S o u l Q u e e n . What is c l e a r h o w e v e r , i s that s h e must get p e o p l e around her c a p a b l e of c h o o s i n g m a t e r i a l that Is s u i t a b l e for her undoubted t a l e n t . T h e majority of s o n g s i n c l u d e d here are j u st a v e r a g e , e x c e p t i o n s being F r e e ' s "Wishing

Well",

"Coming

Strong",

w r i t t e n by Z o o t Money and former C r o w s drummer C o l i n A l l a n , and the S u t h e r l a n d ' s '/ was in chains'. "I s a w him s t a n d i n g there' i s d e f i n i t e l y g i v e n a flat o u t i n g , w h i l s t L e s S a y e r ' s 'In my Life' is a n o n s t a r t e r . T h e other m a t e r i a l Is barely average. T h e lady s i n g s a s s u p e r b l y a s e v e r and the m u s i c i a n s i n v o l v e d pl ay w e l l enough, although Brian B r e e z e s ' guitar l a c k s i t s u s u a l cut and t h r u s t of h i s l i v e work.

Ralph McTell: El Progresso b/w Grande Affair-(Warner Bros.) G o n e it s e e m s are the d a y s w h e n the harml e s s M c T e l l w a s happy enough s i n g i n g h i s s i m p l e s o n g s to s i m p l e p e o p l e . Not

c o n t e n t w i t h the

'Sunday

colour

supple-

ment' z h m u c k of 'Streets', with his latest o f f e r i n g , the man l a y s it on the l i n e w h e r e he i n t e n d s h i s next mortgage repayments to come from - n a m e l y the e v e r g u l l i b l e g e n e r a l p u b l i c . T o s a y t h i s s i n g l e i s an a b o r t i o n w o u l d be a n u n d e r s t a t e m e n t . E l R a l p h o t e l l s u s in h i s b e s t b r o k e n - E n g l i s h about h i s d a r k - e y e d s i g n o r i t a (with a rose bet-, w e e n her teeth), c o m p l e t e w i t h the i n e v i t a b l e fanfare of t r u m p e t s , c a s t a n e t s and j u s t about e v e r y t h i n g e l s e that w o u l d make a n i d e a l fortnight in B e n i d o r m for Mr & Mrs J o e P u b l i c . C o u l d be t h i s s u m m e r ' s 'Viva Espana'

The B side is'nt.

BOOKS' James Wilkinson Joan Hemingway and Paul Bomecarrere: Rosebud (Penguin) T h i s powerful t h r i l l e r h a s been t r a n s lated from the french by J o a n H e m i n g w a y . L a u r e n t M a r t i n a h i g h r a n k i n g french i n t e l l e g e n c e o f f i c e r has to d e a l w i t h the b l a c k m a i l of the w e s t e r n governments by P a l e s t i n i a n terrorists who have kidnapped f i v e g i r l s , daughters of r i c h a n d powerful m e n . In the w o r d s of t h e c o v e r "Sehrantz, the anarchist, wanted destruction; Hacam. the Palestenian, wanted freedom for his people; and five millionaires wanted their daughters back. Laurent, secret agent deals with them

all; even the girls." I d i d n ' t put It down u n t i l I had f i n i s h e d (4am).

Paul Ekpenyong Alistair Maclean

The Way To Dusty

Death A L I S T A I R M A C L E A N has c h o s e n the G r a n d P r i x r a c i n g c i r c u i t s of E u r o p e a s the s e t t i n g for h i s latest book, 'The Way To Dusty Death'. It f l a r e s into a c t i o n w i t h the c e n t r a l c h a r a c t e r i n v o l v e d in a c r a s h that c a u s e s the death of one of h i s c o l l e a g u e s . J o h n n y H a r l o w (the hero) Is f i r s t a c u s e d of murder and then of h a v i n g l o s t h i s nerve a s f a i l u r e f o l l o w s him in successive races. T h e pace of the book i s f a s t , the s u s pence g r i p p i n g and the plot s u p e r b . I hope the f i l m m o g u l s do make a f i l m of t h i s one - i t s bound to be a s b i g a hit a s the book i s . It w e n t s t r a i g h t to number one p o s i t i o n i n T h e Sunday T i m e s p a p e r - b a c k s Best-Sellers league.

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IC G O L F C L U B WINS L O N D O N CHAMPIONSHIP

GLIDING CLUB

FIVE

NEW

SOLO PILOTS

DURING T H E V A C A T I O N .

T h a t m a k e s a t o t a l of n i n e s t u d e n t s t r a i n e d to s o l o s t a n d a r d s o far t h i s y e a r . T h i s E a s t e r s a w two f i v e - d a y c o u r s e s h e l d down at our b a s e a i r f i e l d at L a s h a m . T h e r e , d e s p i t e b a d w e a t h e r , i n c l u d i n g on one o c c a s i o n four i n c h e s of s n o w , over two h u n d r e d i n s t r u c t i o n a l f l i g h t s were a c h i e v e d resultinjg i n five s t u d e n t s b e i n g a l l o w e d to go s o l o . T h a n k s must be g i v e n to the i n s t r u c t o r s , P a u l Minton ( C i v E n g L e c t u r e r ) , Doug Walker ( E x - I C P h y s i c s ) and J o h n Y o u n g who w i l l i n g l y gave us t h e i r spare time a n d effort. Our more a d v a n c e d members have not been i d l e e i t h e r w i t h two s e c o n d - y e a r members q u a l i f y i n g to fly our h i g h 174.Also performance Dart s e v e r a l d u r a t i o n f l i g h t s were made q u a l i f y i n g t h e i r p i l o t s for B r o n Z e ' C b a d g e s a n d , a l s o , a t l o n g l a s t , our C a p t a i n has b e e n c l e a r e d for c r o s s country f l y i n g a n d a e r o b a t i c s T h i s year p r o b a b l y r e p r e s e n t s one of the most s u c c e s s ful i n our 45-year h i s t o r y and it i s h o p e d that i t w i l l c o n t i n u e w i t h many hours of s o a r i n g d u r i n g the summer a n d h u n d reds of m i l e s of c r o s s c o u n t r y flying done. N.D.L.

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I C R a d i o p r i o r to t h i s , but they h a d opted for the s e c o n d s y s t e m b e c a u s e t h e y were of the o p i n i o n that i t w o u l d not g i v e s o much radio interference. Howe v e r , i t w o u l d appear that I C R a d i o i n t e n d to c o m p l y w i t h the s u g g e s t i o n put to t h e m . I t i s u n d e r s t o o d that the " l e a k y , c o - a x i a l c a b l e " system might prove to be the c h e a p e r of the two. A s p o k e s m a n for I C R a d i o extremely c o m m e n t e d : "We are dissappointed that the Home Office did not inform us sooner. Nevertheless, we shall be looking into the matter". Further details regarding t h i s new d e v e l o p m e n t w i l l be a v a i l a b l e a t the c a m p u s R a d i o A G M on M o n d a y , 28th A p r i l , 1975. The meeting is being h e l d i n the I C R a d i o room i n S o u t h s i d e a n d b e g i n s at 6.15pm.

N o other s i d e w a s i n s i g h t . N a t u r a l l y we were a l l

Nigel Foster.

WANTED R C S U ANNUAL DINNER Friday 2nd May, 7.00 for Block. 7.30 pjn* College Guest Speaker: Dr Germaine Greer Author of 'The Female Eunuch'. Tickets £1.80 from Social Reps and RCSU Office .

F O R IC R A D I O (Continued

WARNING Would t h o s e r e s i d e n t s i n S o u t h s i d e who throw paper aeroplanes into P r i n c e ' s G a t e M e w s t a k e note of the f a c t t h a t r e s i d e n t s i n the Mews have given a s t r i c t u n d e r t a k i n g that they w i l l take legal action should this occur in future. The Mews residents w i l l attempt to i n v o l v e the L i t t e r A c t for w h i c h the p e n a l t y i s a maximum of £100. Y O U H A V E B E E N WARNED!

I C P O W E R E D to a n e a s y v i c t o r y i n the L o n d o n C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t W a l t o n H e a t h l a s t E a s t e r h o l i d a y s .It w a s the f i r s t time that I C has t a k e n the trophy s i n c e 1933 a n d y e t the team p l a y e d as though the trophy w a s a s m u c h a part of the C o l l e g e furniture a s the Q u e e n ' s T o w e r . T h e f i r s t team of B i l l C a l d e r w o o d , J o h n M e n d o n c a , a n d E d Clutton played with breathdelighted with this result, t a k i n g s t y l e . D e s p i t e the p a r t i c u l a r l y s i n c e m o s t of us h e a v e n s r e m a i n i n g open a l l h a d left our home comforts i n d a y they took the trophy w i t h order to venture down to r e c o r d s c o r e s and for good s o d d e n Walton H e a t h . A l l the m e a s u r e by a r e c o r d m a r g i n of o p p o s i n g teams had e n t e r e d 27 s h o t s . O f p a r t i c u l a r note teams of four of w h i c h one w a s E d C l u t t o n who a l s o took w o u l d not c o u n t i n both a gross score p r i z e . H i s play morning a n d afternoon (this left many o b s e r v e r s a w e s t r u c k a l l o w s for s o m e o n e i n the and few w o u l d b e l i e v e that s i d e h a v i n g an o f f - d a y ) . With s u c h mature power p l a y c o u l d t y p i c a l b o l d n e s s the I C come from a M a t h s f r e s h e r . committee o n l y p l a c e d three The D a i ly Telegraph corresin e a c h team in the c e r t a i n pondent a p t l y d e s c r i b e d h i m k n o w l e d g e that none of our golf a s 'a long-hitting b o y s w o u l d l e t us d o w n . None machine'. The roles played did . by B i l l C a l d e r w o o d and J o h n T h u s w e h a v e a c h i e v e d the M e n d o n c a were h a r d l y s u p p o r t f i r s t l e g of the u n p r e c e d e n t e d ing and t h e i r s c o r e s left them treble we s o e a r n e s t l y s e e k . I c l o s e to w i n n i n g i n d i v i d u a l s h a l l report further a s n e w s prizes. c o m e s i n our s t a n d i n g in both The o n l y s i d e c a p a b l e of the S o u t h a n d E a s t e r n l e a g u e k e e p i n g the w i n n i n g m a r g i n a s w e l l a s our d e f e n c e of the from b e i n g much w i d er t h a n University Championships 27 s h o t s w a s none other than w h i c h we won l a s t y e a r for our s e c o n d team of B o b A l l a n , the f i r s t t i m e . R i c h B r o w n , and N i g e l F o s t e r .

O ' l e v e l s t u d e n t w a n t s to b r u s h up p r o f i c i e n c y i n * SPANISH '* B I O L O G Y * MODERN MATHS B E F O R E her e x a m s i n the summer t e r m . Is w i l l i n g to pay A T L E A S T £1.25 per hour Contact: 636-6465

Mrs Neufeld, (Goodge St area)

Lady Flowers Beer & Bangers 5.30 - 7.30pm, May 5ih. at 170 Q u e e n s G a t e , Names to J e n , U n i o n O f f i c e

CARRY THE TORCH FOR EUROPE! TORCHLIGHT

PROCESSION

through c e n t r a l L o n d o n

STUDENT HOUSES SUMMER LETTING SCHEME A M A N A G E R AND ASSISTANT MANAGERS are r e q u i r e d for the Summer L e t t i n g Scheme in E v e l y n G a r d e n s Assistant The Manager will be paid £28.00 per week and Managers £25.00 per week, all with free accommodation and National Insurance Stamp paid by the Scheme. Both the Manager and Assistant Managers will be required to work for the full length of the Scheme - 28th June to 24th September, 1975. Application forms can be opbtained from the Residence Office, Room 161, College Block, and should be returned there by 5.00 p.m. Thursday, 1st May. Interviews will be held very shortly afterwards. This is a full'lime job.

ANYONE who is willing to represent the Union in attending the C i v i c Service of the City of Westminster in Westminster Abbey on Sunday, J u n e 15th at H a m should give their name to Jen, the Union Clerk by May 16th. The Service itself w i l l be a Special Service (not Statutory Matins) and w i l l be attended by The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of Westminster in C i v i c State. There is no limit to the numbers attending.

T u e s d a y A p r i l 29th Meet s p e a k e r s ' c o r n e r 8.0

pat.

Start 8 . 3 0 , f i n i s h U L U . STUDENTS UNITED

FOR

EUROPE

Women in Science & Technology Group presents MARGARET A L L E N F e a t u r e s E d i t o r of the T i m e s T h u r s d a y , M a y l s t , 7.00pm ICWA L o u n g e "Women in Industry"

All are Welcome V a c a t i o n Work A n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in w o r k i n g in a B u t l i n ' s H o l i d a y camp d u r i n g the summer s h o u l d c o n t a c t J e n the U n i o n O f f i c e .

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