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L A S T W E D N E S D A Y , about 4000 students from all over the country marched the four miles from Lancaster's City centre to the University campus where a rally was held'. Over fifty student unions from as far away as Bath, Swansea, Liverpool, Southampton, Aberdeem and East Anglia (whose Students yesterday occupied part of their campus in support of the Lancaster Students) attended the march and rally to pledge their support for the victimised Lancaster students'.
R E S I D E N T S IN Hamlet Gardens could be in for a shock regarding their reapplications to reside there during the 1975/76 session. It appears that residents have been promised places during the forth coming session by the Warden of Hamlet Gardens dependent on whether they had "behaved w e l l " this year.
Charles C l a r k e , the N U S p r e s i d e n t - e l e c t , l e d the march a n d s p o k e a t the r a l l y . I n h i s s p e e c h h e urged s t u d e n t u n i o n s up a n d d o w n the c o u n t r y to s t a n d together i n the f i g h t against victimisation and e s p e c i a l l y t o fight the e d u c a t i o n a l c u t s w h i c h were the root cause of most student problems. "This demonstration has arisen out of the decision of one man — vice-Chancellor Charles Carter — to make his students pay for the Government's financial sabotage of higher education", he s a i d . H e a l s o urged a l l v i c e - c h a n c e l l o r s to d i s s o c i a t e t h e m s e l v e s from the a c t i o n o f C h a r l e s C a r t e r . S e v e r a l s p e a k e r s from other strife-torn campuses spoke at the r a l l y a n d a l l d e m a n d e d that the s e n t e n c e s b e q u a s h e d . T h e s t u d e n t body a t L a n c a s t e r a r e demanding that v i c e - c h a n c e l l o r Charles Carter should leave the U n i v e r s i t y . The Lancaster University is nearly Students Union b a n k r u p t b e c a u s e o f the c o s t of their campaign a g a i n s t the University authorities. A c o l l e c t i o n w a s t a k e n a t the r a l l y to h e l p e a s e the U n i o n ' s financial position.
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F O R IC THE TITLE of 'Central Electricity Generating Board Professor of Corrosion Science' has been conferred up'on Dr P.R.Swann, Reader in P h y s i c a l Metallurgy in the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, with effect from 1 January 1975. The R e s e a r c h Department of C E G B h a s a n a c t i v e programme of c o r r o s i o n s c i e n c e a n d w i s h e s to s u p p o r t further g o o d b a s i c work w i t h p a r t i c u l a r e m p h a s i s on s t r e s s c o r r o s i o n . P r o f e s s o r Swann i s a n authority i n this f i e l d a n d the B o a r d h a s d e c i d e d , to provide funds therefore, towards the support o f P r o f e s s or S w a n n a n d h i s r e s e a r c h f o r a period o f f i v e years, i n the f i r s t i n s t a n c e . I n addition, t h e
T h i s means i n p r a c t i c e t h a t those residents w h o h a d not created any disturbance, especially of a noisy kind, were g u a r a n t e e d p l a c e s for the s e s s i o n 1975/6. D a v e S a l i s b u r y , the Student R e s i d e n c e O f f i c e r , put forward p r o p o s a l s a t t h e C o u n c i l meeting on Monday n i g h t that w o u l d e s s e n t i a l l y preserve this status quo for t h i s y e a r thus s e t t i n g u p a ' c l i q u e ' of residents i n Hamlet Gardens. The ensuing debate w h i c h followed s a w Trevor P h i l l i p s , the I C U p r e s i d e n t , d e l i v e r a very strong speech condemming not o n l y the a c t i o n b e i n g t a k e n over this i s s u e w h i c h d i r e c t l y contradicts Union policy but a l s o q u e s t i o n i n g Mr S a l i s b u r y ' s s t a n c e on t h i s i s s u e . Mr S a l i s b u r y i t seemed had succeeded i n misrepresenting the i n i t i a t i v e s t a k e n b y M r P h i l l i p s a n d Mrs Gerrard on Board proposes to institute some research studentships and a s s o c i a t e s h i p s a t the C e n t r a l Electricity Research Laborato r i e s a n d to form a group w i t h e x i s t i n g B o a r d staff u n d e r t a k i n g b a s i c work i n t h e f i e l d o f s t r e s s corrosion with which Professor Swann w i l l collaborate c l o s e l y .
t h i s matter a n d i m p l i e d , i n h i s speech, that through their a c t i o n s , he had been p l a c e d i n the i n v i d i o u s p o s i t i o n o f p l a c i n g an a r t i c l e i n F E L I X regarding i n Hamlet Gardens, places that d i d n o t c o r r e c t l y e x p l a i n the existing situation on reapplications. A w o r k i n g party i s b e i n g s e t up to i n v e s t i g a t e the H a m l e t G a r d e n s a f f a i r , a l t h o u g h the q u e s t i o n o f w h o the members of t h i s w o r k i n g party w i l l be, h a s b e e n deferred to the n e x t C o u n c i l meeting. T h i s w i l l be the J o i n t C o u n c i l o f M o n d a y , J u n e 1 6 t h , 1 9 7 5 . In the i n t e r m e d i a t e p e r i o d , h o w e v e r , the U n i o n E x e c u t i v e w i l l take the necessary decisions concerning reapplicantsandnew applicants due to the u r g e n c y i n v o l v e d . ;
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Michael Williams A L R I G H T , A L R I G H T . I understand. It's the summer term and you've got to do some work". You have got to study for that scrap of wood pulp which promises that you will be able to play a useful role in society when you leave this vacuous academic haven. After a l l , that letter pressed square of blotting paper is all you need to become an instant success in Gradland, night? But enough of this pondering as to which part of your anatomy will receive the gloriously climactic 'rubber stamp', let's examine what effect this stunningly conscientious pen-pushing MIGHT have on the Union. Tautological Iy speaking, an approximate estimate would be:- apathy escalation and participation minimal generally creating nauseous pains in the rear all round. But whilst the summer term inevitably remains psychologically jading, the issues facing students remain the same but now they are seasonally stronger due to the dwindling opposition. HOW DOES A 25% I N C R E A S E IN R E F E C T O R Y P R I C E S G R A B YOU? Dramatic yes; sensationalist, no. Outrageous yes; impossible, no. The end of this session will prove me right in principle even if the figure is wrong. Consider the F E L I X Freshers' Issues of the past two years:F E L I X No.340, October 2nd, 1973; headline: " R E F E C T O R Y P R I C E S T O B E I N C R E A S E D BY 5%." F E L I X No .362, September 30th, 1974; headline: " R E F E C T O R Y P R I C E S U P 17 P E R C E N T . " Would anyone good at mathematical power series care to offer a prediction for the next rise?
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I F Y O U f e e l l i k e g o i n g on a calm peaceful, holiday ...join the IC Y a c h t C l u b ! T h i s E a s t e r , Nick Easby (our s k i p p e r ) , Andrew MCFarlaine, Martyn W e l l s , C a r o l Workman and I, a l l decided t o s a i l to Cherbourg during the E a s t e r V a c . C a r ol started most efficiently by b u y i n g £20 worth of food o n l y to f i n d that, o n a r r i v i n g a t t h e m a r i n a , the b o y s h a d a l s o bought the f o o d ! ( H a v e y o u r e v e r heard of a boat g o i n g for o n l y a week stacked with 3 chickens, 50 e g g s , a n d 101b of butter?) We s e t off on Sunday (after h a v i n g s t o p p e d off a t Itchenor for " l i g h t r e f r e s h m e n t " ) . T h e sea was amazingly calm, and I remember t h i n k i n g ( a s it w a s my f i r s t time under s a i l ) , that perhaps s a i l i n g w a s rather b o r i n g . It w a s n o t long before my s u s p i c i o n s w e r e definitely proved wrong! Suddenly early Monday morning the w i n d s h a d c h a n g e d and w e r e b l o w i n g a t l e a s t a force 6 . When w e w e r e i n s i g h t of t h e F r e n c h c o a s t our Storm J i b (sail!) blew out a n d w e
within hearing distance, a rather c o n f u s e d "froggy-man" s h o u t e d "Zee 'elicoptere eez comeeng." After this spirits were r a i s e d . T h e helicopter a r r i v e d a n d a p i l o t , who found it rather d i f f i c u l t to land on t h e boat, e v e n t u a l l y d e c e n d e d on t o the s t e r n head s e a w a r d ! H e had p l a n n e d t o take u s g i r l s off, but, on s e e i n g the s t a t e of t h e boys, decided to leave u s a l l together. H o w s that for an e g o b o o s t ! A n hour later A n d r e w a n n o u n c e d that a huge R o y a l N a v y D e s t r o y e r had a r r i v e d and a life-boat w a s m a k i n g i t s w a y towards u s . F o u r of u s w e r e t a k e n off Icky (our y a c h t ) , t o the D e s t r o y e r , leaving N i c k b e h i n d to brief the new s c r a t c h c r e w for Icky. We w e r e h a u l e d up on t o T h e H M S S h e f f i e l d (the d e s t r o y e r ) , o n l y to be greeted by 3 0 0 uniformed s a i l o r s w i t h c a m e r a s ! A p p a r e n t l y the fact that there w e r e 2 g i r l s on board h a d caused quite a stir! From this moment o n w e w e r e t r e a t ed r o y a l l y . We were p r e s e n t e d w i t h b l a n k e t s , c o f f e e , brandy, a n d new gear. A t o n e s t a g e I h a d three o f f i c e r s u n d r e s s i n g m e H o w s that for s e r v i c e ? ? ! We had h o t s h o w e r s and w e r e a l l taken to t h e Ward R o o m t o be g i v e n a huge m e a l . T w o of the c r e w h a d been ordered t o v a c a t e t h e i r c a b i n s o that C a r o l a n d I c o u l d s l e e p . We c o l l a p s e d on
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W A R D E N S H I P O F WILLIS J A C K S O N H O U S E The present Warden of Willis Jackson House will be leaving the College at the end of this session. Applications are invited from students of the College to fill the position with effect from 1st October, 1975. The successful applicant will be a married postgraduate, who has been studying at the College for about a year. He should have some experience of handling student affairs, and be likely to be at IC another two years. A flat is provided for the Warden, rent-free, and he receives an entertainment allowance. Application forms will be available from the Union Office from Tuesday, 25th March .Applications close on Monday, May U t h .
Business Manager and Editorial Staff urgently required T h e new IC Union Handbook a n d the Blue Book u r g e n t l y s e e k w i l l i n g v o l u n t e e r s . T h e o p p o r t u n i t y of B u s i n e s s Manager may be more s u i t e d to a P o s t G r a d u a t e . L o c a t i o n : South Kensington given. E x p e r i e n c e : None required, training F r i n g e B e n e f i t s : Free copies of the Handbook S a l a r y : Negotiable, around O p. A p p o i n t m e n t : As soon as possible IC Union Office Information: Gordon Jackson, A p p l i c a t i o n s : Curriculum Vitae and no reference to Gordon Jackson
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T H I S A R T I C L E i s w r i t t e n on b e h a l f of a number of f i n a l y e a r M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s a t Imperial C o l l e g e . A s the y e a r h a s p r o g r e s s e d i t h a s become o b v i o u s that there i s a body of o p i n i o n a m o n g s t u s that w a s not w h o l l y s a t i s f i e d w i t h what w e s a w a s our intended role in i n d u s t r y . T a l k i n g about problems i s a l w a y s u s e f u l , but there c o m e s a time w h e n the o n l y w a y to m a i n t a i n o n e ' s c o n v i c t i o n i s to d o s o m e t h i n g , and t h i s i s an e x p l a n a t i o n of w h a t i s wrong and what we a r e t r y i n g to d o . We feel that the problem i s best s u m m a r i s e d by s a y i n g that, i n g e n e r a l , there is insufficient consideration in industry (and the e d u c a t i o n a l s y s t e m ) for the p o l i t i c a l , s o c i a l , human a n d e c o l o g i c a l c o n s e q u e n c e s of S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y . N o w t h i s in Itself i s not a s t a r t l i n g new r e v e l a t i o n but it i s w e who are b e i n g t r a i n e d t o perpetuate and perfect t h i s s t a t e of a f f a i r s . We are a w a r e that, of a l l p e o p l e who c o u l d exert u s e f u l and property d i r e c t e d p r e s s u r e w e w o u l d be the best equipped. The p r o c e s s of e v o l u t i o n of our s c h e m e c a n be s u m m e r i s e d in a l i s t of points:(a) A l t h o u g h t e c h n o l o g i s t s of a l l d i s c i p -
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l i n e s c a n often s e e the problems and c o n s e q u e n c e s of S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y , they l a c k o r g a n i s a t i o n a n d p o l i t i c a l m u s c l e to implement t h e i r solution. T h e o w r e o t l y r e c o g n i s e d organs of the e n g i n e e r i n g w o r l d , the I n s t i t u t e s are i n e f f e c t u a l p o l i t i c a l l y b e c a u s e of t h e i r c h a r t e r s w h i c h debar them from political a c t i v i t y . T h i s is because they are r e g i s t e r e d a s c h a r i t i e s . Steve Hinton
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T h e l a c k of e n g i n e e r s i n the members h i p of B S S R S i n d i c a t e s that it d o e s not c a t e r for the i n d u s t r i a l p r o b l e m s that w e w o u l d be c o n c e r n e d w i t h . F o r e x a m p l e , they c a n push for c o n t r o l of g e n e t i c e n g i n e e r i n g w h i l s t we c o n c e n t r a t e on a t t a c k i n g " b u i l t i n o b s o l e s c e n c e " . The ultimate goals are u n d o u b t e d l y the s a m e , but the f i e l d a n d d i r e c t i o n of a p p r o a c h are very different. A new form of a s s o c i a t i o n i s r e q u i r e d therefore that c a n not o n l y p r o v i d e p o l i t i c a l pressure to instigate change, but e q u a l l y v i t a l l y , c a n provide e f f e c t i v e support for an i n d i v i d u a l member
w h o s t a n d s up for h i s p r i n c i p l e s a n d suffers r e p r i s a l s a s a consequence. T h i s Intended t r a d e - u n i o n type of r o l e i s e s s e n t i a l if i n d i v i d u a l s are to be a b l e to c r i t i z e w h e r e v e r they s e e f a u l t , w i t h o u t b e i n g c o n s t r a i n e d bv ' c o m p a n y l o y a l t y ' or j o b s e c u r i t y fears. N e c e s s a r i l y our a i m s are rather vague a t the moment and w e need to be out i n i n d u s t r y to be f u l l y e f f e c t i v e . We are not, however, completely without experience a s the v a s t majority of us have s p e n t a y e a r in i n d u s t r y before c o m i n g to c o l l e g e . We are o r g a n i s i n g o u r s e l v e s w i t h i n our c o l l e g e a n d c o n t a c t i n g other u n i v e r s i t i e s to i n v o l v e l i k e - m i n d e d p e o p l e . A l t h o u g h it w a s e n g i n e e r s who i n i t i a t e d t h i s movement, w e feel that w e c a n u s e f u l l y w o r k with anyone with s i m i l ar aims involved in i n d u s t r y r e g a r d l e s s of q u a l i f i c a t i o n s . We w o u l d be d e l i g h t e d t o he a r from a n y o n e w i t h s u g g e s t i o n s or who w o u l d l i k e t o b e i n v o l v e d . A n y o n e who i s Intere s t e d s h o u l d c o n t a c t Simon W i l s o n , 3rd y e a r u n d e r g r a d u a t e , Department of M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g , Imperial C o l l e g e of S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y , L o n d o n 9W7
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It h a s l o n g been C o l l e g e p o l i c y to protect the s a f e t y of i t s members, v i s i t o r s , n e i g h b o u r s and the p u b l i c g e n e r a l l y w i t h i n or near i t s p r e m i s e s to the f u l l e s t e x t e n t that i s p r a c t i c a b l e . M e a s u r e s in u s e to a c h i e v e t h i s i n c l u d e : a)
the proper p r o v i s i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of b u i l d i n g s , l a b o r a t o r i e s , p l a n t , s e r v i c e s and e q u i p m e n t ;
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the p r o v i s i o n a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of s a f e means of e s c a p e a n d of a c c e s s by e m e r g e n c y s e r v i c e s , and the p r a c t i c e of emergency d r i l l s ;
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the p r o v i s i o n and m a i n t e n a n c e of a l a r m s y s t e m s and fire f i g h t i n g e q u i p m e n t ;
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the p r o v i s i o n of i n f o r m a t i o n , i n s t r u c t i o n , t r a i n i n g a n d s u p e r v i s i o n in s a f e t y p r o c e d u r e s ;
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the p r o v i s i o n of s a f e t y r u l e s , the enforcement of s t r i n g e n t c o n d i t i o n s in r e s p e c t of h a z a r d o u s w o r k , and the s u p p l y of p r o t e c t i v e e q u i p m e n t .
T h e good s e n s e a n d t e c h n i c a l c o m p e t e n c e of i n d i v i d u a l members of staff c o n t r i b u t e s i g n i f i c a n t l y to the p r e v e n t i o n of a c c i d e n t s a n d i n j u r y . T h e C o l l e g e , c o r p o r a t e l y , s e e k s to promote a w a r e n e s s of the i m p o r t a n c e of s a f e t y . T h e o r g a n i s a t i o n w h i c h e x i s t s to d e a l w i t h matters of s a f e t y , h e a l t h a n d w e l f a r e at work o p e r a t e s through f i v e C o l l e g e c o m m i t t e e s , w h i c h are a d v i s o r y to the Rector. T h e C o l l e g e Safety C o m m i t t e e c o n s i s t s of v a r i o u s s p e c i a l i s t s drawn from t h e a c a d e m i c a n d t e c h n i c a l s t a f f , a n d h a s s t u d e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i o n . It r e v i e w s C o l l e g e p r o c e d u r e s , i s s u e s C o d e s of P r a c t i c e , i n v e s t i g a t e s a c c i d e n t s , a d v i s e s on the l e s s o n s to be learnt from them, b r i e f s D e p a r t m e n t a l Safety O f f i c e r s , a r r a n g e s -lectures a n d g i v e s p u b l i c i t y to information on s a f e t y . T h e C o l l e g e C h i e f M a i n t e n a n c e O f f i c e r , F i r e O f f i c e r a n d L a s e r O f f i c e r are members of t h i s C o m m i t t e e . A F i e l d S t a t i o n Safety C o m m i t t e e performs a s i m i l a r f u n c t i o n on a s c a l e commensurat e w i t h the a c t i v i t i e s at the F i e l d S t a t i o n . '• A l l work i n v o l v i n g h a z a r d s of i o n i z i n g r a d i a t i o n i s c o n t r o l l e d by the R a d i a t i o n Safety C o m m i t t e e and the C o l l e g e H e a l t h P h y s i c i s t in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e C o l l e g e C o d e of P r a c t i c e and in c o m p l i a n c e w i t h s t a t u t o r y r e q u i r e m e n t s . Safety at the N u c l e a r R e a c t o r i s s u p e r v i s e d by the R e a c t o r Safety C o m m i t t e e . A r r a n g e m e n t s for m e d i c a l a t t e n t i o n w i t h i n the C o l l e g e are s u p e r v i s e d by the M e d i c a l S e r v i c e s C o m m i t t e e . T h r e e part-time M e d i c a l O f f i c e r s and three f u l l - t i m e n u r s e s s t a f f the H e a l t h C e n t r e w h i c h p r o v i d e s m e d i c a l a n d s i c k bay s e r v i c e s for s t u d e n t s . O p t h a l m i c a n d p s y c h i a t r i c treatments are a l s o a r r a n g e d . T h e C e n t r e p r o v i d e s c o v e r for the treatment of a c c i d e n t s d u r i n g w o r k i n g hours a n d g i v e s m e d i c a l a d v i c e to a l l s t a f f who s e e k it, but i s not a l l o w e d to p r e s c r i b e treatment e x c e p t in e m e r g e n c i e s . I n n o c u l a t i o n s are p r o v i d e d free for a l l s t a f f . T h e C e n t r e i s a l s o c o n c e r n e d w i t h a d v i s i n g and m o n i t o r i n g on o c c u p a t i o n a l h e a l t h problems. T h e Student C o u n s e l l o r p r o v i d e s p r o f e s s i o n a l a d v i c e on w e l fare and on p e r s o n a l p r o b l e m s . Student Welfare i s the p a r t i c u l a r c o n c e r n of c e r t a i n members of the a c a d e m i c staff who are a p p o i n t e d a s tutors . W i t h i n t h i s g e n e r a l framework the day-to-day Implementation of s a f e t y r e q u i r e m e n t s i s i n the h a n d s of the d e p a r t m e n t s , o p e r a t i n g through a D e p a r t m e n t a l Safety C o m m i t t e e a n d / o r one or more D e p a r t m e n t a l Safety O f f i c e r s . T h e y are r e s p o n s i b l e for s u p e r v i s i o n of Safety p r e c a u t i o n s , p r o v i s i o n of s a f e t y equipment and F i r s t A i d E q u i p m e n t a p p r o p r i a t e to the needs of e a c h department and for Information a n d p u b l i c i t y . B.
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C o l l e g e p r o v i s i o n s in the f i e l d of Safety and H e a l t h have e v o l v e d c o n t i n u o u s l y to meet c h a n g i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s and s i t u a t i o n s . T h e H e a l t h a n d Safety at Work e t c . A c t (1974) p r o v i d e s an important new n a t i o n a l s t i m u l u s in t h i s a r e a , w h i c h c a l l s for a p o s i t i v e response. \ n s w e r s to P r i z e C r o s s w o r d No .15 The winner of Prize Crossword No. 15 was ft.Garnett, Botany 2, who receives the £1 prize.
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