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F O U N D E D IN 1 9 4 9

NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION T u e s d a y 28th O c t o b e r , 1 9 7 5 .

No. 399

Health Centre unhelpful over abortion cases It has come to light recently that two women students who became pregnant unsympathetically dealt with at the Health Centre. In the first case the stndent had become pregnant only two weeks before her examinations.

Having decided to have an abortion, she approached the Health Centre and had a pregnancy test which proved positive.

She consulted one of the doctors at the Health Centre regarding obtaining an abortion.

A sympathetic doctor was unable to help because of the time factor involved, but suggested she try a private c l i n i c . T h i s , the student didi and finally had her operation five days before her examinations were due to start — despite this setback she successfully completed them.

In the second case the student, who i s still at I C , was given an appointment with a doctor who was working at the Health Centre temporarily.

The doctor was most uncooperative and reprimanded her for being irresponsible and promiscuous. The student left in tears.

She subsequently had a n abortion arranged for her by the Pregnancy Advisory Service.

Both cases were brought to the attention of the Health Centre who admit that in both occasions these events did in fact take place. However, it i s pointed that abortions take a long time and it was not possible to arrange the operations for the student, as qnickly as they desired.

It seems also that the policy pursued by the Health Centre on abortions will not be altered in the light of these two cases.

FELIX FELIX would like to apologise to its readers and advertisers for the late publication of this issue due to technical problems.

For this reason also, the next issue of FELIX will not be published until Friday, 7th November.

FELIX would also like to apologise for the errors in i the "Council contained report" carried in its last issue, FELICITY.

FREE!

Less cash but more certainty-

Government policy perverse-Rector T H E R E C T O R , in his Commemoration Day address, attacked critics of the higher education system and government policy on higher education. Although it was important to raise the educational standards of the mass of people, there would always be a need for highly selective education for those of exceptional merit. |t was for this purpose that universities had been created. The quality of students entering Imperial College remained consistently high and there was no reason for any immediate change in our admission policy.

One point of c o n c e r n at IC h o w e v e r , w a s the p r o p o r t i o n of women s t u d e n t s w h i c h s t o o d at l e s s than 1 1 % of t h e s t u d e n t body.

"This is far fewer women students than we — and no doubt the men students! — would like, and we are making strenuous efforts to

remedy it" . T h e attempts to a t t r a c t more w o m e n t o t h e C o l l e g e w o u l d be a s l o w a n d laborious task. T o help this and t h e C o l l e g e a s a w h o l e , Sir D a v i d Huddie h a d been asked to consider what s u b j e c t s s h o u l d be d e v e l o p e d at t h e C o l l e g e i n order to broaden and enrich its intellectual spectrum.

H o w e v e r , t h i s p l a n n i n g for the future s u f f e r e d d u e to a l a c k of c e r t a i n t y o v e r t h e f i n a n c i a l out l o o k o f u n i v e r s i t i e s .

"In common with everyone else the College has experienced severe financial difficulties the course of the year, during with inflation almost making of our budgetory havoc has been planning.

What is the particularly dispiriting uncertainty in which univerlived". sities have "There to return certainty

Is a desparate to some element in our planning,

need of even

if in doing so we have to lose some money," he c o n t i n u e d .

"Less cash but more certainty; this might be a good bargain for the Government and for the

universities", he d e c l a r e d .

Referring to the selfb a l a n c i n g r u l e s for s t u d e n t r e s i d e n c e s a n d r e f e c t o r i e s he d e s c r i b e d government p o l i c y a s "deliberately

calculated

to

be perverse".

T h e C o l l e g e had e n d e a v o u r e d to make improvements a n d e c o n o m i s e w h e r e p o s s i b l e , but w e r e i n e v i t a b l y bound by s t r i c t government r e g u l a t i o n s i n s i s t i n g that h a l l s and r e f e c t o r i e s must pay t h e i r way without s u b s i d y .

"That would be perfectly acceptable if the student maintenance grant was adequate to meet the proper costs; but it is not adequate...

These two elements of Government policy are mutually inconsistent; they are also socially divisive because they penalise the poorer student; and they provide a constant source of potential antagonism between and its the student body

institution".

The universities were "close to breaking p o i n t " a n d urgent a c t i o n b y the G o v e r n m e n t w a s n e c e s s a r y .

H e poured s c o r n o h L o r d

Crowther-Hunt's belief that manpower planning would result in economies. Manpower planning w a s a notoriously inexact science and in a n y c a s e it w a s more Important to t r a i n p e o p l e s o that ..they c o u l d e x e r c i s e the i n t e l l e c t u a l powers to the f u l l .

"Criticism can be helpful to the criticised, but if thought to be vindictive than good; can do more harm and we must take comfort to recall with George Moore that 'the lot of critics is to be remembered by what they failed to understand'.

On that score alone Lord CrowtherHunt was already formed immortality".

The Rector also expressed grave concern over the steady e r o s i o n , in recent y e a r s , i n t h e c a p a c i t y of u n i v e r s i t i e s to undertake research.

Basic r e s e a r c h w a s v i t a l l y important and b e l o n g e d e s p e c i a l l y in the universities and this should be maintained a n d n o t be arbitrarily s a c r i f i c e d i n order to m a i n t a i n a p r e - o r d a i n e d level of s t u d e n t numbers.

Inflation and Government f i n a n c i a l p o l i c i e s had w e a k e n e d the ' d u a l s u p p o r t ' s y s t e m o n which university research was based.

Monday 27th

Saturday 1st November

C C D F r e s h e r s D i n n e r : 7.00pm for 7 . 3 0 p m .

IC E n t s present " A n d y F a i r w e a t h e r - L o w " p l u s ' U n i c o r n ' i n t h e G r e a t H a l l at 8 . 0 0 p m . A d m IC a d v 7 0 p ; A d v 8 0 p ; D o o r £1.00.

Tuesday 28th Roneo demo starting 1.00pm in the outer F E L I X office.

Sunday 2nd Q E C : Disco 20p.

IC J e w i s h S o c : t a l k y b y M a u r i c e S i n g e r i n M e c h E n g 3 4 0 at 1.30pm L a t i n A m e r i c a n S o c : " W h a t A f t e r V i e t n a m , a t a l k by C h r i s M u l l i n , j o u r n a l i s t ; a t 6.30pm in L e c t u r e theatre A , S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g .

A s s o c i a t e d S t u d i e s : Wartime R e p u t a t i o n s ; Who S u r v i v e s ? T a l k by B a s i l C o l l i e r , M i l i t a r y h i s t o r i a n . Theatre B , Sherfleld B u i l d i n g at 1.30pm.

M u s i c i a n s and t h e i r Instruments; T a l k by D r B e r n a r d R o b i n s o n .

T h e a t r e A , S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g at 1,30pm.

C a r e e r O p p o r t u n i t i e s T a l k : Mr W H F B r o o k s , ( C E G B ) ; C a r e e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s w i t h the C E G B . E l e c E n g 4 0 8 . 1.30pm.

H a l l Dinner: Sherfield B u i l d i n g . 7.30pm.

IC F i l m S o c i e t y present ' R o m e o and J u l i e t ' M E 2 2 0 . 7.15pm, ' A d m : Members o n l y .

Career Opportunites T a l k : T h e Graduate i n the C o a l Industry.

Mr T P a l m e r ( N C B ) . E l e c E n g 4 0 8 . 1.30pm.

A s s o c i a t e d S t u d i e s : Innovation by D e s i g n B r i a n L o c k e , H e a d of Special Projects, National R e s e a r c h Development Corportion.

T h e a t r e A , S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g 1.30pm.

T h e I n d u s t r i a l A r c h a e o l o g i s t at Work: 1 . ' T h e N e e d for A c t i o n ' .

D e n n i s S m i t h . T h e a t r e B , S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g a t 1.30pm.

Wednesday 29th

Wednesday 5th

IC at IC at

IC F o l k C l u b present ' M i r i a m B a c k h o u s e ' . U n i o n L o w e r R e f e c t o r y .

8.00pm A d m : M e m b e r s h i p 2 5 p ; non-members 4 5 p .

Membership 6 0 p .

H a l l D i n n e r — W i n e N i g h t . 7 . 0 0 - 7 . 3 0 p m . Sherry 7.30pm d i n n e r .

Sherfield B u i l d i n g .

F o l k C l u b present ' B l a c k h u r s t ' i n t h e U n i o n L o w e r R e f e c t o r y 8 . 0 0 p m . A d m : members 2 5 p ; non-members 4 5 p . M e m b e r s h i p 6 0 p .

South E a s t A s i a S o c i e t y ' s C o m m o n w e a l t h I n s t i t u t e T o u r . Meet M e c h E n g D e pt E n t r a n c e - C o n c o u r s e at 1.45pm.

Thursday 30th IC E n t s present ' B l a z i n g S a d d l e s " i n M E 2 2 0 a t 6 . 3 0 p m . A d m : 1 5 0 L u n c h hour c o n c e r t : L i b r a r y in 5 3 P r i n c e s G a t e a t 1.30pm.

S o c i a l i s t S o c i e t y o p e n m e e t i n g o n S p a i n i n the C o m m i t t e e R o o m (top floor of U n i o n B u i l d i n g ) at 1.00pm.

Roneo Demostration in the outer F E L I X office at 1.00pm.

A s s o c i a t e d S t u d i e s : P r a c t i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g for the T h i r d W o r l d .

S p e a k e r s : Mr D P a y n e and Mr P . S t e y n e r . T h e a t r e B , S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g at 1,30pm.

Career Opportunities T a l k : " M a n a g e m e n t " by Mr H J T a i t , B r i t i s h I n s t i t u t e of M a n a g e m e n t . E l e c E n g 4 0 8 at 1.30pm.

Friday 31st IC E n t s d i s c o in U n i o n L o w e r R e f e c t o r y . A d m 1 0 p .

IC E n t s present ' G o o d H a b i t ' in t h e U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l , A d m : 5 0 p .

IC F i l m S o c present " V i r g i n a n d the G i p s y " i n M e c h E n g 2 2 0 at 7 . 1 5 p m . A d m by m e m b e r s h i p c a r d — £1.50.

J o h n C o f f i n M e m o r i a l C o n c e r t i n the G r e a t H a l l at 7 . 3 0 pm.

A d m free

C h e l s e a : D i s c o 10p, F i l m " N e d K e l l y " at 7.00pm. A d m : 1 5 0 .

Monday 3rd Tuesday 4th

C h e l s e a : B a r N i g h t . ' S e a n C a n n o n ' at 8 . 3 0 p m . A d m : free.

Thursday 6th A s s o c i a t e d S t u d i e s : L u n c h - h o u r C o n c e r t . T h e L i b r a r y , 53 P r i n c e ' s G a t e . 1.30pm. F i l m : ' A i r p o r t ' . T h e a t r e A , S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g . 1.30pm.

Laboratory — A c q u i r e d Infection: Prevention and C u r e . SurgeonC o m m a n d e r H M D a r l o w , R N ( R e t d ) M e c h E n g 2 2 0 . 1.30pm.

C a r e e r O p p o r t u n i t i e s T a l k : A C a r e e r in M a r k e t i n g . Mr M A B i l l e s t o n , I n s t i t u t e of M a r k e t i n g . E l e c E n g 4 0 8 . 1 . 3 0 p m .

IMPERIAL C O L L E G E R A G WEEK 1975 - 1976 Wednesday 5th November Thursday 6th November Friday 7th November -

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" 1 9 2 0 ' s " E v e n i n g : 8.00pm Films. " S P Y S "

R a g & Drag Queen Competition

(See next w e e k s F e l i x for further R a g Week

events).

Tfia Rlsiiclcgicsal LccMig glass Reflections until the end of October.

ARIES ( 2 2 M a r - 2 1 A p r ) : M a t e r i a l g a i n s a r e under g o o d a s p e c t and y o u may find y o u r s e l f i n a f i n a n c i a l l y b e t t e r p o s i t i o n than y o u probably e x p e c t e d . A f f a i r s of the heart may c a u s e some s t r a i n o n t h e 20th a n d 26th but y o u ' l l r e a l l y feel l i k e a ram a r o u n d t h e 2 9 t h !

TAURUS ( 2 1 A p r - 2 1 M a y ) : A s i n the e a r l y part of t h e month, y o u w i l l s t i l l be a t t r a c t i n g t h e o p p o s i t e s e x a n d e n j o y i n g the a f f e c t i o n s of o t h e r s . T h e m a i n theme c h a n g e s around t h e 24th from work to p a r t n e r s h i p s th ough t h e w o r k w i l l s t i l l go o n .

e x c e p t i o n a l l y h a r m o n i o u s on the 1 9 t h , 22nd and 28th but c o u l d go a g a i n s t y o u around the 2 6 t h .

SCORPIO ( 2 4 0 c t - 2 2 N o v ) : Y o u r work and h e a l t h are both p r o t e c t e d by J u p i t e r and they t h r i v e on the 19th and 28th R o m a n c e f r o m s o c i a l g a t h e r i n g s and group a c t i v i t i e s i s h i g h l y p r o b a b l e p a r t i c u l a r l y on t h e 2 1 s t . A r o u n d t h e 26th y o u r i r o n i c tongue may d r o p l o o s e a n d c a u s e some u n w a n t e d damage to h e a r t s .

SAGITTARIUS (23Nov-22Dec): A c t i v i t i e s are s t i l l centred around s o c i a l g a t h e r i n g s , f r i e n d s h i p s and p a r t n e r s h i p s . Y o u r p r e s t i g e c o n t i n u e s t o grow e s p e c i a l l y on t h e 2 1 s t and 3 1 s t . Many GEMINI ( 2 2 M a y - 2 2 J u n ) : Y o u r c h a r m i n g a n d w i t t y nature i s apt o p p o r t u n i t i e s e x i s t for romance p a r t i c u l a r l y around t h e 2 8 t h . H o w to s p a r k off a n a f f a i r (or two) before the e n d of t h e m o n t h . O n e of e v e r , t h e 2 9 t h may prove t r y i n g but d o n ' t d e s p a i r t h e r e ' s s o much the most l i k e l y d a t e s i s the 28th w h e n y o u may a l s o find y o u r s e l f t i n in N o v e m b e r . w i n n i n g more a d m i r e r s .

CAPRICORN (23Dec-20Jan): A c t i v i t i e s involving education CANCER ( 2 3 J u n - 2 3 J u l ) ; T h e r e i s a p o s s i b i l i t y of c h a n g e s i n c o u l d be t h e s o u r c e of a r o m a n c e . E s p e c i a l l y fortunate d a y s a r e y o u r p e r s o n a l a f f a i r s if they h a v e n o t y e t o c c u r e d . It may be that the 2 1 s t a n d 3 1 s t . T h e r e may a l s o be e x t r a c o m m u n i c a t i o n (some of your attitude towards personal r e l a t i o n s h i p s i s c h a n g i n g . Your it b e h i n d t h e c u r t a i n ) r e g a r d i n g your present or future c a r e e r . Y o u p r e s t i g e , fame and p r o f e s s i o n c o n t i n u e s t o grow e s p e c i a l l y around r e a l l y h a v e t o w a i t u n t i l the e n d of N o v e m b e r if y o u a r e l o o k i n g for t h e 19th and 2 8 t h . a ball.

LEO (24Jul-23Aug): M e n t a l a c t i v i t i e s a n d a l l s o r t s of communi- AQUARIUS ( 2 1 J a n - 1 9 F e b ) : E d u c a t i o n and t r a v e l i s the main c a t i o n c o n t i n u e to p l a y an important r o l e . J u p i t e r b r i n g s s u c c e s s i n i n t e r e s t . A f t e r t h e 24th y o u may. b e c o m e c o n c e r n e d about your e d u c a t i o n a l a r e a s e s p e c i a l l y around t h e 19th a n d 22nd and 2 8 t h . c a r e e r or p r e s t i g e p a r t i c u l a r l y o n t h e 26th a n d 2 7 t h . Y o u may a l s o T h e s e d a t e s a r e a l s o fortunate for r o m a n t i c p l e a s u r e s . feel more i m p u l s i v e o n t h o s e d a y s . T h e r e may be some s u d d e n fortunate c h a n g e s around t h e 15th a n d 2 5 t h . R o m a n t i c a l l y , n o t h i n g VIRGO (24Aug-23Sep): T h i s i s r e a l l y y o u r m o n t h . P e r s o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s a n d a f f a i r s of t h e heart s h o u l d a l l make y o u more t han u n u s u a l . c o n t e n t e s p e c i a l l y around the 2 1 s t a n d 3 1 s t F i n a n c i a l l y , o w i n g t o PISCES (20Feb-21Mar): Y o u r personal relationships and y>ur prudent nature y o u ' r e s t i l l s m i l i n g a n d may e v e n h a v e a good affairs of t h e heart a l l f l o u r i s h . Y o u may find y o u r s e l f a t t r a c t i n g laugh a r o u n d t h e 2 8 t h . many members of t h e o p p o s i t e s e x a n d h a v i n g r o m a n t i c i n v o l v e m e n t s but e m o t i o n s may run a b i t w i l d ! If y o u try t o k e e p t h i n g s on a LIBRA ( 2 4 S e p - 2 3 0 c t ) : Y o u may f i n d y o u r s e l f more i n t e r e s t e d r e l a t i v e l y d e s c e n t l e v e l y o u s h o u l d be a b l e t o find time for work a s in c a r e e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n s a s w e l l a s y o u r p r e s t i g e among f r i e n d s or a s s o c i a t e s . P a r t n e r s h i p s ( c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h o t h e r s ) may prove well.

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Telix Overseas Students' Fees Yet another MP has jumped on the 'charge overseas students more' bandwagon. Dr Hampson has suggested we repeat Mr Crosland's 1966 move and treble overseas students' fees. T h i s will N O T drive overseas students away especially since our courses are highly prized.

NONSENSE! If their fees were trebled, these students would be paying fees of up to £1000 a year. On top of this would be their hall fees which in some universities and polytechnics are as much as three times those for British students. In one polytechnic overseas students are being charged £61 a week to live in halls of residence. However, the polytechnic is not reaping in any money from t h i s because these students have refused to live in hall. The average halls of residence fees for overseas students is at least as high as the weekly rate of the student maintenance grant paid at the full rate.

The consequences of such a measure would be far reaching, especially for Imperial College. With a large percentage of our students coming from overseas the move could prove disastrous if a large enouch drop occurred in their numbers.

Abortion This week F E L I X present in the centre pages the various views of both factions of the abortion debate viz the pro and anti-abortionists. The aim of the 1967 Abortion Act was essentially to curtail the number of deaths by backstreet abortions by legalising it.

The act has been liberally abused and it is for this reason that further legislation has been put forward to curtail these abuses. However, the James White Abortion (Amendment) B i l l , which was designed to do this has been the subject of much controversy and rightly s o . It would have been (it lapses at the end of this session) a restrictive piece of legislation.

There are valid sociological reasons in many cases for abortion, but this does not detract from the fact that it is murder in the strictest meaning of the word.

by Stella Godfrey D u r i n g the c o m i n g s e s s i o n at l e a s t one member of ICWA w i l l become pregnant. C o n s i d e r her s i t u a t i o n ; there w i l l be three c o u r s e s of a c t i o n s h e c o u l d t a k e . c o l l e g e , ?iave the c h i l d and then put the c h i l d up for adoption. (This presupposes that her parents w i l l support her d u r i n g her c o n f i n e m e n t . ) H o p e f u l l y , s h e c o u l d then resume her s t u d i e s a year l a t e r .

Secondly she c o u l d leave c o l l e g e , h a v e the c h i l d and then attempt to keep it, r e s u m i n g h e r s t u d i e s t h i s time w i t h the added r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of t r y i n g to rear a young c h i l d .

I s h a l l not go into the p r o b l e m s of a c c o m m o d a t i o n and f i n a n c e that t h i s w o u l d a l s o i n v o l v e .

Thirdly, she could have an a b o r t i o n . T h a t i s , at present s h e c o u l d h a v e an a b o r t i o n . It s e e m s a b u n d a n t l y c l e a r to me w h i c h step she would choose to t a k e , J a m e s White p e r m i t t i n g .

J a m e s W h i t e , for t h o s e to whom the name i s not f a m i l i a r , i s a man who w o u l d force t h i s a s yet h y p o t h e t i c a l ICWA member into a d o p i n g one of the f i r s t two c o u r s e s of a c t i o n I h a v e o u t l i n e d or into p l a c i n g h e r s e l f at the far from tender m e r c i e s of the " b a c k - s t r e e t " abortionist.

In 1967 an enormous s t e p forward w a s made t o w a r d s g i v i n g women a r e a l opportunity to p l a n t h e i r l i v e s a s they c h o s e , to govern t h e i r Own b o d i e s and to be free from t h e fear of unwanted pregnancies; abortion was legalised.

E i g h t y e a r s l a t e r the J a m e s White A b o r t i o n (Amendment) B i l l i s before P a r l i a m e n t . If t h i s B i l l b e c o m e s law it w i l l

e f f e c t i v e l y make it i m p o s s i b l e for any woman not in the f o l l o w i n g c a t e g o r i e s to h a v e a legal a b o r t i o n . U n d e r the B i l l , to q u a l i f y for a l e g a l a b o r t i o n , a woman w o u l d h a v e to be in a p o s i t i o n of r i s k i n g g r a v e p h y s i c a l or m e n t a l harm by c o n t i n u i n g the pregnanc y or s h e w o u l d have to e s t a b l i s h that the c h i l d if born w o u l d s e r i o u s l y threaten the s t a b i l i t y of her e x i s t i n g f a m i l y u n i t . T h i s n e a t l y e x c l u d e s the large majority of women w h o at present o b t a i n l e g a l a b o r t i o n s .

O n c e a g a i n w e w o u l d hear 01 g i r l s d y i n g at the hands of g l o r i f i e d b u t c h e r s ; of g i r l s b e i n g rendered permanently i n f e r t i l e by the i n e x p e r t i s e of the i l l e g a l a b o r t i o n i s t . A return to the M i d d l e A g e s — with a vengeance!

C o n s i s t e n t l y every opinion i s g i v e n p r e f e r e n c e to o v e r that of women t h e m s e l v e s . A s w o m e n , we demand the right to c o n t r o l our own b o d i e s ; the right to a t e n s i o n - f r e e s e x - l i f e (no c o n t r a c e p t i v e i s 100% e f f e c t i v e ) ; the right to a c a r e e r ; the right not to s a y '/ didn't plan for this child, I don't want this child' but to s a y '/ shall not have this child'.

D u r i n g the c o m i n g s e s s i o n at least one member of ICWA w i l l b e c o m e pregnant; you may be her, you may know her, y o u may be g o i n g out w i t h her demand her right to c h o o s e , o p p o s e the A b o r t i o n (Amend-ment) B i l l .

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Squash Courts The South Kensington Sports Committee has decided that the playing sessions on the squash courts will be reduced from 45 to 30 minutes for a trial period from 27th October 1975 to 31st January 1967 to enable more students to use the courts. The charges per session will remain as at present.

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'Cocktail'

WELLSOC C o n t r a r y to e x p e c t a t i o n s , W E L L S O C ' s l e c t u r e o n M o n d a y , O c t o b e r 20th w a s not " T h e F u t u r e of C o m m u n i c a t i o n " , to h a v e been d e l i v e r e d by P e a r c e W r i g h t . T h i s w a s m a i n l y t o d o w i t h a c e r t a i n l a c k of c o m m u n i c a t i o n . T h i s l e c t u r e w i l l p r o b a b l y - b e g i v e n later in the term, e g N o v 17th .

Instead, S i r D a v i d Huddie O n e s e c t i o n of the q u e s t i o n from M e c h E n g s t e p p e d i n t o n a i r e s e n t round a s k e d w h a t the b r e a c h a t t h e l a s t moment s u b j e c t the g r a d u a t e s felt s h o u l d and d e l i v e r e d a f a s c i n a t i n g h a v e been i n c l u d e d i n the lecture on a survey conducted course, or enlarged upon. T h e in IC a few y e a r s a g o . T h i s highest scorer?

Mathematics, w a s c o n c e r n e d w i t h what a l l the w a y a c r o s s the b o a r d . s u c c e s s IC g r a d u a t e s felt they T h e other m a i n a r e a w a s met in t h e i r j o b s . T h i s o p i n i o n management a n d e c o n o m i c s . of s u c c e s s w a s s p l i t into three MIT conducted a s i m i l a r m a i n p a r t s : F i r s t l y s a l a r y , t h e n s u r v e y of t h e i r g r a d u a t e s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , a n d the amount r e c e n t l y . T h e survey boiled they e n j o y e d t h e i r j o b s . A t a b l e d o w n to one b a s i c q u e s t i o n : s h o w e d h o w l i t t l e d i f f e r e n c e it Are you happy? In a n s w e r , 7 0 % meant to your s a l a r y a n d f e l t that t h e y w e r e s u c c e s s f u l , r e s p o n s i b i l i t y p r o s p e c t s if y o u 50% enjoyed their job, and 4 0 % had a first c l a s s d e g r e e . A l s o , felt that M I T g a v e them a n i n t e r e s t i n g l y , a n anomaly advantage. a p p e a r e d at the l o w e r e n d of I c o u l d go o n . S i r David the d e g r e e s c a l e : If y o u a r e a p e r s o n in the 3 r d c l a s s H o n o u r s p r o d u c e d a n y number of fascinating statistics which b r a c k e t w h o w i l l probably not I c o u l d r e p r o d u c e . If y o u ' r e make a 2 n d , it a p p e a r s to be i n t e r e s t e d a n d want to hear w o r t h w i l e to do a l i t t l e w o r s e , more, t h e r e i s a rather rare and get a p a s s d e g r e e i n s t e a d report on the IC s u r v e y of an H o n o u r s . B u t p l e a s e , if " a r o u n d " . But in an ostensibly y o u must e x p e r i m e n t , d o n ' t l i t e r a r y p u b l i c a t i o n , a n y more b l a m e me, or S i r D a v i d , if it s t a t i s t i c s might not g o d o w n g o e s wrong on y o u . very w e l l .

Opsoc summer tour report On Saturday J u l y 19th s e v e n ty p e o p l e w h o made up t h i s y e a r ' s tour company s e t out on the a n n u a l p i l g r i m a g e from a l l parts of the c o u n t r y .

On Saturday J u l y 19th s e v e n t y p e o p l e w h o made up shone almost continually t h i s y e a r ' s tour company s e t (during the day) w h i c h h e l p e d out on t h e a n n u a l p i l g r i m a g e the u s u a l t e n n i s tournament to from a l l parts of the country a c t u a l l y be c o m p l e t e d e v e n to B u d l i e g h S a l t e r t o n i n D e v o n . though the b e a c h put in a strong It w a s the e i g h t h v i s i t t i m e challenge this year. time a n d w e w e r e p l e a s e d that On o u r o n e w h o l e day off the D e v o n i a n s w e r e not fed u p most p e o p l e d e s e r t e d B u d l e i g h with us yet. for the c h a r m s of Dartmoor and We thought that the c h o i c e other beauty s p o t s — e n s u r i n g of p r o d u c t i o n — " P a t i e n c e " that they got b a c k to the l o c a l

by G i l b e r t and S u l l i v a n , w o u l d in time for the O p s o c S i n g - s o n g . c a u s e a marked d r o p in o u r Our c o n c e r t .in B u d l e i g h t i c k e t s a l e s over the' 1974 tour, C h u r c h went very w e l l a n d s i n c e it w a s r e l a t i v e l y l e s s made o v e r £80 for c h a r i t y . T h e known than the a l l - t i m e programme i n c l u d e d the B a c h f a v o u r i t e s " T r i a l by J u r y " & C a n t a t a no 141 (Wachet auf) " H M S P i n a f o r e " . Fortunately the B e e t h o v e n Symphony N o 1, o v e r 2 0 0 0 p e o p l e c a m e to s e e the B r a n d e n b u r g C o n c e r t o N o 4 us - a 9 1 % s e l l o u t ! and s o m e m a d r i g a l s w i t h v o i c e s from the c a s t , o r c h e s t r a , s t a g e T h e p r o d u c t i o n w a s not c r e w a n d front of house staff t r a d i t i o n a l but s e t in the t a k i n g p a r t . We f o l l o w e d the 1920's. A n interesting rec o n c e r t w i t h the T o u r D i n n e r arrangement in the f i n a l a c t at the G r a n d H o t e l , E x m o u t h . brought the c u r t a i n d o w n w i t h a show-stopping Charleston! A l l in a l l everyone really the a u d i e n c e l o v e d i t . e n j o y e d t h i s y e a r ' s tour a n d we hope that 1967 w i l l be a s We h a d booked o u r w e a t h e r s u c c e s s f u l and e n j o y a b l e . for the fortnight a n d the s u n

NOTICE The Bar Committee regrets to Inform that due to increased costs in the college bars, it is necessary to increase prices, to take effect on Wednesday 29th October.

This will mean an increase of approximately 1p on most drinks in Southside, College block and Union bars.

Alter n e a r l y a y e a r of g r a p h i c s i l e n c e w e return w i t h "Cocktail", A d e c i s i o n i s b e i n g made t h i s w e e k about our w o r k s h o p but w e hope w e w i l l be p u b l i s h i n g many more p r i n t s t h i s s e s s i o n .

Don't pay anymore society subscriptions until you see what y o u c a n make w i t h u s .

Y o u o w e it to y o u r s e l f .

Our future now s e c u r e , w e need a larger m e m b e r s h i p . N o t for y o u ? W e l l , do y o u l i k e our p o s t e r ? If y e s then come a l o n g and s e e what i t ' s a l l a b o u t .

I'm sorry if y o u t h i n k "Cocktail" i s a w a s t e of paper or it d o e s n ' t look n i c e , but w h y d o n ' t y o u come a n d t e l l me, perhaps you c o u l d influence the l o o k s of the next G r a f f i t t i p o s t e r or e v e n p r o d u c e it yourself.

Our f a c i l i t i e s s t r e t c h enough

to a l l o w the d e s i g n and p r o d u c t i o n of s t i c k e r s , t r a n s f e r s and ' T ' s h i r t s a s w e l l a s posters.

H a v e y o u got a n i d e a ? Why not try it o u t ? If not we c a n g i v e you a t i t l e and carte b l a n c h e though a s s i s t a n c e i s a l w a y s at h a n d .

C o m e a l o n g to the m e e t i n g on T u e s 28th in the B i o Common Room at 1.00pm.

If y o u ' d l i k e to s e e some s c r e e n p r i n t s y o u c o u l d g o to the Thumb Gallery in D'arblay Street, W1, where the w o r k s of M e t k a K r a s o v e c are o n d i s p l a y t i l l November 1 s t .

ICWA debate on abortion T h e s a d l a c k of a n IC D e b a t i n g S o c i e t y i s b e i n g c o m p e n s a t e d for by a s e r i e s of d e b a t e s o r g a n i s e d by I C W A . T h e f i r s t of t h e s e took p l a c e on T u e s d a y in the ICWA l o u n g e . T h e s u b j e c t of the debate w a s " A b o r t i o n i s every w o m a n ' s r i g h t " .

T h e f i r s t s p e a k e r for the motion w a s K a r e n G a d d . M s G a d d , i n s p i t e of w a l l o w i n g in her o w n brand of bigotry about women, p r o d u c e d a very convincing case.

T h e f i r s t s p e a k e r for the opposition was Janucsz Fiedler.

Mr F i e d l e r ' s argument r e s t e d on the b e l i e f that a b o r t i o n w o u l d a u t o m a t i c a l l y lead to e u t h a n a s i a and men c o u l d treat women b a d l y and i r r e s p o n s i b l y if they bel i e v e d that t h e s e women c o u l d obtain abortions.

T h e next s p e a k e r for the proposition, Nick Payne, considered abortion within the framework of our s o c i e t y , d i s m i s s i n g the i d e a that a b o r t i o n c o u l d not e x i s t . H e t a l k e d about the horrors of b a c k s t r e e t a b o r t i o n a n d the good s e n s e of l e g a l i s e d a b o r t i o n . H e refuted the o p p o s i t i o n ' s c l a i m that a b o r t i o n w a s murder by c i t i n g t h e c a s e of test-tube babies.

The final speaker was Ms C h r i s t i n e H a n d s w h o u s e d the b i o l o g i c a l argument by c o n -

s i d e r i n g the s t r u c t u r e of the fertilised egg. Ms Hands' s p e e c h w a s w e l l thought out and t h o r o u g h l y r e s e a r c h e d .

T h e c h a i r p e r s o n , Ms D o t G r i f f i t h s , then opened t h e debate to the f l o o r . A n a m i c a b l e a n d surprisingly calm discussion e n s u e d but unfortunately few p e o p l e d i s c u s s e d the p o i n t s r a i s e d in the debate and u s e d it a s an o p p o r t u n i t y to a i r t h e i r own p a r t i c u l a r p r e j u d i c e s o n abortion.

The motion w a s overwhelmingly c a r r i e d .

It s e e m s a pity that more o c c a s i o n s of t h i s k i n d are not o r g a n i s e d at t h i s c o l l e g e . T h e people who attended T u e s d a y ' s debate a l l a s k e d w h e n the next w o u l d b e . T h e r e c e r t a i n l y s e e m s to be a s t r o n g c a s e for s e t t i n g up a n IC D e b a t i n g S o c i e t y . T h e s e r i e s of d e b a t e s o r g a n i s e d by ICWA t h i s term s h o u l d e s t a b l i s h t h i s point beyond d o u b t . It w o u l d c e r t a i n l y be p l e a s a n t to s e e more e v e n t s of t h i s k i n d .

Rifle Club I C R P C i s run by eight v o l u n t e e r s for t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d in 0 . 2 2 target s h o o t i n g . F o r r i f l e s h o o t e r s there i s a c h o i c e of s i x e x c e l l e n t target r i f l e s ; for p i s t o l s h o o t e r s there a r e two s e m i - a u t o m a t i c s . S t a n d i n g and k n e e l i n g r i f l e s h o o t i n g i s a l s o taught.

There i s an inter-union c o m p e t i t i o n run a n n u a l l y between teams s e l e c t e d from c l u b members. D a y trips to the National Rifle Associ at i on ranges at B i s l e y C a m p a r e o r g a n i s e d for 7.62mm N a t o r i f l e s h o o t i n g . Members w h o s h o w good p r o g r e s s may f i n d t h e m s e l v e s s h o o t i n g for IC a g a i n s t other U L c o l l e g e s or perhaps s h o o t i n g for U L . T h e r e

is a l s o a n annual rifle and p i s t o l c o m p e t i t i o n for the coveted Clothworkers & S k i n n e r s C u p , the H u n t i n g d o n C u p a n d the c l u b C h a m p i o n s h i p .

I C R P C i s open a l l w e e k d a y l u n c h t i m e s and a l l Wednesday afternoon/early evening.

A m m u n i t i o n may be bought at the range, w h i c h i s s i t u a t e d in the S o u t h s i d e S p o r t s C o m p l e x , for 3 5 p per 5 0 r o u n d s . A n n u a l s u b s c r i p t i o n i s £1.80.

A n y o n e j u s t i n t e r e s t e d or w i s h i n g to j o i n i s w e l c o m e to come a n d have a c h a t w i t h e i t h e r m y s e l f or o n e of t h e C o m m i t t e e members at the range any lunchtirrte a n d Wednesday afternoon.

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The Refectory price syndrome.

TRUST is needed If there are two heads which ought to be mercilessly smashed together at the present time, then those heads belong to Peter Teague, the Union President, and Victor Mooney, the College Refectory manager. Whilst the refectory price situation at IC seems to get worse, these two key figures, who could if they really tried ease the situation somewhat, seem content to just watch the opportunity disintegrate like a dea"d sausage.

The fact that Mr Mooney expected to put up prices by 40% without increasing the quality of the meats served in Southside clearly indicates that he is a total loony. The fact that Mr Teague is encouraging the students to eat elsewhere thus doing harm to the College's refectory account and thus ensuring that the prices increases at Christmas will probably be double what they were first expected to be indicates that he too is a total loony.

"It's the U G C ' s fault with their self-balancing catering rules!" they scream indignantly in an improbable incestuous unison, " T h e buck stops there, not with u s . ' ' "Meatballs," I murmur, sotto voce. (Naive hysterical catcalls broach my train of thought: "Come on then, nitwit! So what's your solution then, eh??" I unsuccessfully try to stifle a snigger andmanage to purr " G l a d you asked".

Here goes:tJC Boycotting the refectories or encouraging students to eat elsewhere is crass stupidity: it simply perpetuates the loss on the Col lege refectory account thus provoking further price increases. $Z The cost of a refectory item is essentially in two parts: A. the basic cost of the item; B. the cost of preparation plus staff wages, plus overheads. & If part A cannot be altered, what can be done about part B? Answer: Get more students to eat at the refectories to increase the turnover and thus produce a refectory profit which can be used to keep the prices down.

How cmn you do that? Answer: S E R V E B E T T E R P R E P A R E D F O O D . Once the quality is established, IC Unifm can play its part by vigorously campaigning for students to support the College and eat in the refectories as much as possible.

Too many students are exasperated at being unable to do anything constructive about refectory prices. This plan would at least give students the opportunity to do something about it.

This is a plan which calls for T R U S T . The Union would, have to T R U S T Mr Mooney to maintain the high quality of food and service which he would initially undertake to reach; Mr Mooney would have to T R U S T the Union to keep its part of the bargain and get students to fill the refectories. If arbitration could help, then maybe the Rector should be asked to step in.

Doubtless the smug little cynics on both sides of the fence will point to the difficulties involved in monitoring" fairly the "quality of the food"; will quote Union policy which might preclude such a plan. May I be the first to metaphorically spit in their eyes. T h i s " p l a n " is a roughly hewn principle; no-one is denying that the College and Union bureaucrats would have to work overtime, to determine the necessary details which make up a proposition viable to both the Union and the Coljege. Difficulties' C A N be overcome; Union policy C A N be changed at a single UGM; all it needs is painstaking commonsense and the belief that it can work.

Don't you think it would be worth all the effort? If it worked, the goal of good quality food optimally priced would be realistically attainable, not just a figment of our already exasperated imaginings. Not only that, but it would be a storming victory for diplomacy, trust and common sense in a situation that was crying out for it.

P L E A S E MR MOONEY, MR T E A G U E AND A N Y O T H E f l I N T E R E S T E D P A R T I E S (AND T H A T I N C L U D E S A L L 4,000 IC STUDENTS) GIVE THIS IDEA FAIR CONSIDERS ATI ON WHEN DETERMINING YOUR A T T I T U D E S ON R E F E C T O R Y P R I C E S . IT C A N WORK. IF YOU D I S A G R E E , P L E A S E WRITE T O F E L I X AND T E L L US WHY. MIKE WILLIAMS

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City & Guilds S I L L Y SPORTS L a s t Saturday s a w the u n v e i l i n g o f G u i l d s ^ a t h l e t i c p o w e r s , a s the S u p e r G u i l d s m e n c o m p e t e d i n trie A n n u a l S i l l y S p o r t s , o u t s i d e Harrods." Here i s a run d o w n of the m e e t i n g : 0 9 . 3 0 : T h e a t h l e t e s met i n the G u i l d s U n i o n O f f i c e , and s t a r t e d t h e i r pre-event warm u p s , name d o i n g p r e s s u p s , some t o u c h i n g t o e s , some s m o k i n g and some s l e e p i n g .

1 0 . 0 0 : Super G u i l d s net out, the f i r s t event b e i n g the n-legged r a c e down to the wrme, s e n d i n g a B o o m a l a h a o u t s i d e s o u t h s i d e on the w a y .

1 0 . 1 5 : T h e a t h l e t e s a r r i v e o u t s i d e H a r r o d s , to find t h e p l a c e d e s e r t e d , w h i c h i s good f o r the rag c o l l e c t i n g .

1 1 . 0 0 : T h e e v e n t s are w e l l under w a y , h o w e v e r some c o m p e t i t i o n s h a v e s u c c u m b e d to the e a s y l i f e , preferring to h o l d c o l l e c t i n g c a n s , rather than e x e r t t h e m s e l v e s i n the e v e n t s .

C o l l e c t i n g i s g o i n g a l i t t l e better, a p r o f i t a b l e s i d e l i n e b e i n g c h a r g i n g people to t a k e p h o t o ' s of B o . , 1 1 . 3 0 : T h e l a s t r a c e ! A marathan l e a p frog around K n i g h t s b r i d g e .

T h e marathon s e t out, w i t h s h o p p e r s s t o p p i n g to s t a r e at the r i p p l i n g m u s c l e s of the S u p e r G u i l d s m e n .

1 1 . 3 5 : T h e r i p p l i n g m u s c l e s g i v i n g w ay t o raggi ng f l a b , and w i t h s e v e r a l s h o p p e r s p i c k i n g t h e m s e l v e s up off the f l o o r , the marathon 4 c a m e to an e n d .

1 2 . 0 0 : T h e c o m p e t i t i o n and c o l l e c t i o n s reture to that haven of • good p i s s w a t e r - T h e E n n i s m m e A r m s . z 1 3 . 0 0 : T h e money w a s c o u n t e d , and after much argument, t h e 4 t o t a l w a s s e t at around £100.

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The committee of the IC Hellenic Society, at its meeting on 7 October 1975 passed the following resolution: The committee of the IC Hellenic Society sees with abhorrence the spasmodic reactions of the falling Spanish fascist regime, which are manifested in the increase of repression in Spain, culminating in the recent executions. * Condemns the barbaric methods of the tyrannical Franco regime. * Expresses its solidarity with the just struggle of the Spanish people for the overthrow of the fascist regime and the victory of democracy. * C a l l s for the immediate ending of executions of Spanish democrats.

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What is wrong with abortion?

T h i s w a s t h e t i t l e of a l e c t u r e g i v e n at Imperial C o l l e g e r e c e n t l y , by J J S c a r l s b r l c k , P r o f e s s o r of H i s t o r y , and P r o V i c e C h a n c e l l o r of the U n i v e r s i t y of W a r w i c k .

Professor ScaHsbrlck u n s o c l a l l s e d t h i s w a s no commenced h i s talk with a r e a s o n to treat him or her a s a s e r i e s of very e m o t i v e s l i d e s , s e c o n d c l a s s c i t i z e n . In f a c t s h o w i n g f o e t u s e s aborted in a it c o u l d be argued that an number of different w a y s . O n e a p a r t h e i d s y s t e m operates of the most s h o c k i n g of t h e s e between the born and unborn, w a s the Vacuum a s p i r a t i o n ' a s a r e s u l t of the total v u l n e r method, in w h i c h the foetus is a b i l i t y of-the f o e t u s . s u c k e d d o w n a tube into a If c a r r i e d to i t s l o g i c a l d i s p o s a b l e j a r . In the p r o c e s s conclusion this criterion the b o d y ' i s s h r e d d e d by a set formed a very dangerous threat of b l a d e s in the t u b e . to our s o c i e t y , s i n c e we w o u l d The talk continued with a then be bounded to c o n s i d e r number of very p e r s u a s i v e l y c h i l d r e n , and h a n d i c a p p e d c o u c h e d ar g ue m e nt s , the broad people as s i m i l a r , second c l a s s theme of t h e s e b e i n g , 7 s citizens. murder morally acceptable?

The talk, w h i c h was P r o f e s s o r S c a r l s b r o o k argued arranged by IC C a t h o l i c that a j u s t s o c i e t y w a s one that s o c i e t y , ended w i t h a q u e s t i o n s e c u r e s e q u a l i t y before the s e s s i o n , w h i c h lamentably law, for a l l its members, produced no real d i s c u s s i o n r e g a r d l e s s of r a c e , c r e e d , and b e t w e e n the pro a n d anti s i z e . H o w e v e r he omitted to abortion factions. Pro: But point out that a j u s t s o c i e t y d e s p i t e t h i s the o c c a s i o n w a s s h o u l d a l s o look to the p l i g h t u n d o u b t e d l y very s t i m u l a t i n g to of the pregnant mother and t h o s e c o n s i d e r i n g a b o r t i o n for c h i l d o n c e It i s born, and that the f i r s t t i m e , a s w e l l a s b e i n g abortion facilitates t h i s . very s e a r c h i n g to those w h o a l r e a d y h a d o p i n i o n s on t h e M e r e l y b e c a u s e an unborn payne matter. b y N j c k c h i l d Is u n e d u c a t e d , and

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Tom A b r a h a m T h i s is the f i r s t P G a f f a i r s c o r n e r of the term. A r t i c l e s from P G s t u d e n t s on any a s p e c t of p o s t g r a d u a t e l i f e at IC w o u l d be w e l c o m e . A l t h o u g h there w e r e a number of c o n t r i b u t i o n s from rank and f i l e P G ' s last year, we c o u l d do w i t h q u i t e a few more s i n c e there are s u p p o s e d to be some 1500 P G ' s at t h i s C o l l e g e .

P e t e T e a g u e and I went to s e e the R e g i s t r a r , P e t e r M e e , to d i s c u s s the p o s i t i o n of p o s t g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s who over-run t h e i r three year r e s e a r c h p e r i o d . A s far a s t h o s e who are r e g i s t e r e d a s T h e r e c t o r ' s comment that ' w r i t i n g - u p ' are c o n c e r n e d , they he d i d not feel that the u n i o n are a l l o w e d to do a c e r t a i n amount of e x p e r i m e n t a l r e s e a r c h w a s c a t e r i n g for the postg r a d u a t e s at IC i s most w e l c o m e . work w h i c h i s r e l a t e d to the M o s t of the P G ' s would a g r e e w r l t i n g - u p of the t h e s i s . T h e w i t h the rector w h o l e h e a r t e d l y . sort of work i n v o l v e d w o u l d be T h e IC p o s t g r a d u a t e group w a s e i t h e r c a l i b r a t i n g a s y s t e m or set up s p e c i f i c a l l y to c a t e r for c h e c k i n g out e x p e r i m e n t a l p o s t g r a d u a t e s . It w a s meant to r e s u l t s or e v e n d o i n g minor f u n c t i o n w i t h i n the U n i o n e x p e r i m e n t s to v e r i f y theories s t r u c t u r e . H o w e v e r the U n i o n formulated to e x p l a i n c e r t a i n h a s not t r i e d to integrate the observations. While this is s a t i s f a c t o r y , we a l s o r a i s e d the group into the U n i o n s t r u c t u r e .

T h i s c a n o n l y be done if I C P G G q u e s t i o n of the e x e m p t i o n from i s g i v e n full r e p r e s e n t a t i o n a l t u i t i o n f e e s , of s t u d e n t s who r i g h t s w i t h regard to P G ' s . It over-run t h e i r r e s e a r c h period • c o u l d o n l y operate if there w a s due to c i r c u m s t a n c e s beyond s p e c i f i c postgraduate representtheir c o n t r o l . The students who a t i o n both on c o l l e g e and u n i o n w o u l d come under t h i s category c o m m i t t e s s . In a d d i t i o n c e r t a i n are:

1. .those who h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d ong d e l a y s in the d e l i v e r y of materials and/or equipment.

2. t h o s e who have had to Refectory campaign c h a n g e t h e i r project b e c a u s e the o r i g i n a l one w a s nonS i r — C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s for your v i a b l e and c a m p a i g n "tor a better refectory 3. t h o s e who have been s e r v i c e . I have one s u g g e s t i o n s u b j e c t to bad s u p e r v i s i o n . about these s e r v i c e s , w h i c h I T h e c o l l e g e i s quite a w a r e t h i n k ought to be a i r e d . O n Knock all extremism of t h e s e sort of p r o b l e m s , and T u e s d a y (Oct 8th), I had a meal w o u l d if the i n d i v i d u a l s t u d e n t s in S p u t h s i d e , of c o d and c h i p s , S i r - H a v i n g j u s t read the department s o recommended, f o l l o w e d by a p p l e p i e .

T h e c o d c i r c u l a r of the c o m b i n e d group react f a v o u r a b l y to any w a s marked-up as 35 p and the of the S o c i a l i s t Worker and a p p l i c a t i o n for e x e m p t i o n from p i e c e o f a p p l e p i e a s 11p.

T h e Hammersmith H o s p i t a l shop t u i t i o n f e e s . H o w e v e r it i s not c h i p s had no p r i c e m a r k e d , but S t e w a r d s , we w e r e a p p a l l e d at p o s s i b l e to lay down any let us e s t i m a t e t h e i r v a l u e at a the l a c k of i n s i g h t and t o t a l l y n o m i n a l 4 p . Now, my m a t h e m a t i c s d e f i n i t i v e g u i d e l i n e s and e a c h bigotted v i e w s put forward by c a s e w o u l d be l o o k e d at on i t s s t a t e s that t h i s s h o u l d t o t a l 5 0 p , the s a i d o r g a n i s a t i o n s . We are own merits. but the lady on the t i l l r e c k o n e d not p o l i t i c a l l y m o t i v a t e d , howWe w e l c o m e the open-minded it to be 4 1 p . B e i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y e v e r , we abhor the t w i s t e d and a t t i t u d e adopted by the c o l l e g e short on c a s h that e v e n i n g , I w a s d i s t o r t e d i d e a s of these on t h i s matter, s i n c e we v e r y g r a t e f u l , but the refectory uncelebrated gentlemen. b e l i e v e that it i s i m p o s s i b l e to made a l o s s of 18% on that m e a l .

Why do w e not s e e them I imit r e s e a r c h w o r k to a P e r h a p s t h i s might be t h e i r c a m p a i g n i n g a g a i n s t other p r e d e t e r m i n e d r i g i d time p e r i o d . " s l i g h t mismanagement p r o b l e m " extremist organisations such If any p o s t g r a d u a t e s are that l e a d s to the £78,000 d e f i c i t , a s t h o s e who support the I R A experiencing difficulties and that b e c a u s e of t h i s , the (eg the c o m m u n i s t s ) ? It i s a l s o b e c a u s e they h a v e to s t a y o n , 4 0 % i n c r e a s e w a s more than a w e l l p u b l i c i s e d fact that, p l e a s e get in t ouch w i t h e i t h e r . necessary. rather than the N a t i o n a l F r o n t , P e t e T e a g u e o r my and we w i f l With regards to p r i c e s , I have it i s the m a r x i s t s and communists s e e what c a n be d o n e . s a m p l e d a r e a s o n a b l e meal at a w h o are the main c a u s e s of T e a c h e r T r a i n i n g C o l l e g e in i n d u s t r i a l s t r i f e today.

South L o n d o n , for 3 0 p . T h i s Why point to one group of Council c o n s i s t e d of soup (with r o l l and e x t r e m i s t s w h e n there is an butter), f i s h and c h i p s and a e q u a l l y great if not w o r s e p i e c e of c a k e . T h i s i s perhaps S i r , — S u r e l y y o u r information rireat from other p o l i t i c a l not e x a c t l y very n u t r i t i o n a l , but a b o u t the 'Shortest Council wing. w a s good v a l u e for 3 0 p . P e r h a p s , meeting ever held at IC is if our r e f e c t o r i e s w e r e more incorrect. There was a meeting Yours faithfully, e f f i c i e n t , then we might have a l a s t s e s s i o n w h i c h is r e c o r d e d I Huntingdon, meal for a c o m p a r a b l e p r i c e . a s o p e n i n g at 6.00pm and JG Turzynski, B e s t of l u c k for the future. c l o s i n g at 8.40pm — w h i c h R Hasler, appears to e q u a l the time of B V Speed, Yours faithfully, l a s t w e e k s C o u n c i l . Indeed it C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g II A n o n (1st y e a r A e r o ) .

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m i n i m a l f a c i l i t i e s s h o u l d be a c c o r d e d to the group and i t s o f f i c e r s . I w o u l d reject c r i t i c i s m that we are b e i n g e l i t i s t in making these demands and state that it i s time the union r e c o g n i s e d the very different nature of P G w o r k .

Karl Ibribian? resigned as P G A O b e c a u s e he felt that he c o u l d not c a t e r for the n e e d s of the p o s t g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s under c i r c u m s t a n c e s w h i c h made it very d i f f i c u l t to carry out that j o b . It w o u l d be p o i n t l e s s for him to s p e n d a l l h i s time f i g h t i n g for the b a s i c d e m a n d s detailed above. I sympathise w i t h h i m and I w o u l d find it d i f f i c u l t to recommend the job to a n y o n e u n l e s s the u n i o n i s prepared to d i s c u s s our d e m a n d s .

I w o u l d h o w e v e r a d d that P e t e T e a g u e ' s efforts on b e h a l f of the P G ' s i s very much a p p r e c i a t e d . But Pete Teague a l t h o u g h b e i n g p r e s i d e n t , i s not the IC U n i o n . It i s the u n i o n w h i c h w i l l h a v e to make fundemental c h a n g e s if it a c t u a l l y w a n t s to represent the p o s t g r a d u a t e s at I C .

meetings w a s not u n u s u a l in the 1 9 5 0 ' s for C o u n c i l M e e t i n g s to l a s t l e s s than 2 h o u r s . I s u g g e s t before y o u make s u c h a c l a i m in the future y o u c o n s u l t p a s t C o u n c i l Minute B o o k s , w h i c h are kept in the U n i o n O f f i c e .

Yours faithfully, J a c q u i Gerrard

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National Abortion Campaign T h e N a t i o n a l A b o r t i o n C a m p a i g n w a s s e t up i n M a r c h 1 9 7 5 , s p e c i f i c a l l y a i m e d at d e f e a t i n g the J a m e s White A b o r t i o n (Amendment) B i l l , l e g i s l a t i o n w h i c h w a s then g o i n g through P a r l i a m e n t , s e e k i n g to r e s t r i c t the 1967 A b o r t i o n A c t .

S i n c e that i n i t i a l m e e t i n g , N A C has attracted thousands of women a n d men t o support

and d i s c u s s the future d i r e c t i o n of the c a m p a i g n . T h e s l o g a n ,

it. Its p h i l o s o p h y h a s w i d e n e d ,

Abortion

and the c a m p i a g n h a s d e v e l o p e d .

NUS has supported N A C s i n c e its i n c e p t i o n ; many S t u d e n t s U n i o n s a r e a c t i v e around the demands of N A C , a s i t u a t i o n that a r o s e v e r y much out of the p r i o r i t i s a t i o n of the E m e r g e n c y M o t i o n at L l a n d u d n o C o n f e r e n c e on t h e J a m e s White A b o r t i o n (Amendment) B i l l .

N A C i t s e l f h a s come a long way s i n c e M a r c h . T h e demons t r a t i o n on 2 1 s t J u n e w a s f a r larger than e v e n the most o p t i m i s t i c p r e d i c t i o n s (25,000) and before a n d s i n c e that major e v e n t much a c t i v i t y h a s gone up and down the c o u n t r y .

T h e N A C C o n f e r e n c e o n the 18/19 O c t o b e r a t Imperial C o l l e g e saw a positive turning point for N A C . T h i s w a s t h e f i r s t o c c a s i o n that a l l the many l o c a l groups have h a d the opportunity to get together

Right to Choose w a s adopted a s the c e n t r a l f o c u s of the c a m p a i g n . N A C h a s now moved o n from b e i n g a c a m p a i g n w h i c h grew out of the need for a c o h e r e n t o p p o s i t i o n to the J a m e s White B i l l , into a c a m p a i g n w h i c h i s s e e k i n g to put forward a p o s i t i v e p o s i t i o n on a c t u a l l y a c h i e v i n g a s i t u a t i o n w h e r e women h a v e the right t o c h o o s e whether o r not to h a v e a c h i l d . N A C h a s very much gone on t h e offensive, N U S will continue to support the i n i t i a t i v e s of N A C , but o u r support e f f o r t s w i l l only bear fruit if support i s g i v e n by i n d i v i d u a l c o l l e g e s .

T h a t i s w h e r e the c a m p a i g n h a s t o b e t a k e n up in N U S . „ „ /•«--__, fenny cooper, NUS Executive member.

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An opinion by Karen Gadd, Sue Tanner and J Sweet

In t h e s e t i m e s of e c o n o m i c unrest r e p r e s s i v e , e x t r e m i s t s groups are e m e r g i n g s u c h a s the N a t i o n a l F r o n t , S P U C ( S o c i e t y for t h e P r o t e c t i o n of the U n b o r n C h i l d ) a n d L i f e . A l l are intent on t h e r e p r e s s i o n of i n d i v i d u a l r i g h t s , w h i c h they c l a i m i s f o r the good of o u r s o c i e t y . T o a c e r t a i n e x t e n t t h e s e groups a r e i n t e r c o n n e c t e d . T h e N a t i o n a l F r o n t i s proud to a f f i l i a t e i t s e l f w i t h S P U C , but a s y e t S P U C h a s ' g i v e n no o f f i c i a l encouragementto i t s members to j o i n the N a t i o n a l F r o n t .

In s p i t e of t h e i r d e n i a l of b a s i c human r i g h t s t o w o m e n , a l l t h e s e g r o u p s h a v e women m e m b e r s . A t t h e h e a d of t h e s e " a n t i w o m e n " movements i s S P U C , a powerful a n d d a n g e r o u s o r g a n i s a t i o n . It h a s the b a c k i n g a n d f i n a n c i a l support of many r e s p e c t e d members of our s o c i e t y . It a l s o h a s the support of many r e l i g i o u s o r g a n i s a t i o n s i n c l u d i n g the R o m a n C a t h o l i c C h u r c h , the C h u r c h of E n g l a n d a n d the M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h .

Many, i n f l u e n t i a l p e o p l e s i t on the S P U C e x e c u t i v e and t h e i r c h a i r m a n i s the b a c h e l o r V i s c o u n t B a r r i n g ton, an e x — E t o n , R o y a l A r t i l l e r y a n d D i p l o m a t i c S e r v i c e lord i n h i s s i x t i e s . T h e y r e c e i v e e x t e n s i v e p u b l i c i t y a n d a r e frequently q u o t e d , but t h i s h a s not a l w a y s been t g t h e i r a d v a n t a g e a s they h a v e a n apparent d i s r e g a r d for a c c u r a c y .

T h e i r s t a t i s t i c s a r e s o w i l d l y , i n a c c u r a t e that o n l y the e x t r e m e l y ignorant o r g u l l i b l e c o u l d p o s s i b l y b e l i e v e t h e m . T w o S P U C s u p p o r t e r s h a v e c l a i m that the birth rate h a s f a l l e n by 9 9 % s i n c e the 1967 A c t ! O r Margaret W h i t e , v i c e - p r e s i d e n t of S P U C a n d an ardent support e r of S P U C , i s q u o t e d a s s a y i n g , "Unborn babies have no votes and they are to be sacrificed to placate left-wing members of the Party who are restive about

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S P U C pursue a purely e m o t i v e and s e n t i m e n t a l l i n e of argument a g a i n s t a b o r t i o n and a c c o m p a n y t a l k s and s e m i n a r s w i t h e x p l i c i t (and i n our o p i n i o n o b s c e n e ) s l i d e s s h o w i n g the gory d e t a i l s of a s i m p l e o p e r a t i o n . T h e y s p e c i a l i s e i n b l o w n - u p p h o t o g r a p h s of f o e t u s e s s h o w i n g t h e i r human c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s .

T h e s e f o e t u s e s are i n v a r i a b l y thought of a s m a l e s .

It i s t h u s that t hey s e e k to protect t h e unborn c h i l d e v e n at the e x p e n s e of t h e mother.

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Abortions not that simple A b o r t i o n i s a n e m o t i v e i s s u e , it i n v o l v e s b a s i c human r i g h t s .

T h e o p e r a t i o n c a n be o n e of the most u n p l e a s a n t : it h a s long term p h y s i c a l a n d p s y c h o l o g i c a l e f f e c t s . It i s important, therefore, that the p r a c t i c a l a i m s of i n t e r e s t e d b o d i e s a n d the real e f f e c t s of l e g i s l a t i o n a r e f u l l y u n d e r s t o o d .

T o o many p e o p l e have r e d u c e d t h e s i t u a t i o n to a pro/ann a b o r t i o n fight. It i s not so simple. Opposition to restrictive legislation is based on a c a m p a i g n ' t h a t i s s t r u g g l i n g for r e s e a r c h into safer, free c o n t r a c e p t i o n a n d general e d u c a t i o n / c o u n s e l l i n g on both contraception and abortion.

C o n t r a c e p t i o n h a s t o be a n i n t e g r a l part of a n y s u c h i s s u e .

H o w e v e r , t h e f o c u s of p u b l i c i t y r e m a i n s on a b o r t i o n b e c a u s e it i s a b o r t i o n that i s under d i s c u s s i o n a n d threat of legislation. .

No-one c a n b e l i e v e i n . abortion a s an end in itself.

But it i s u n r e a l i s t i c to i m a g i n e that m a k i n g it i l l e g a l w i l l prevent t h o s e women w h o c a n n o t , for s o m e r e a s o n , f a c e h a v i n g a c h i l d , from t a k i n g s t e p s t o remove it a s b e s t they c a n . A b o r t i o n i s a very b i g d e c i s i o n . There i s nothing c a s u a l about a woman w h o s e e s it a s the o n l y c o u r s e of a c t i o n .

In 1 9 7 1 , the L a n e C o m m i t t e e w a s s e t up to i n v e s t i g a t e the w o r k i n g s of the 1 9 6 7 A c t .

O f f e n c e s of p r o c u r r i n g i l l e g a l a b o r t i o n k n o w n t o the p o l i c e h a v e dropped from 314 i n 1967 to 3 6 i n 1 9 7 3 . D e a t h s a t t r i b u t a b l e to i l l e g a l a b o r t i o n have f a l l e n from 2 8 i n 1967 t o 5 i n 1974.

L a t e a b o r t i o n s are d i f f i c u l t , dangerous and e t h i c a l l y d u b i o u s . It i s o b v i o u s that if a b o r t i o n must t a k e p l a c e , it should do s o as early a s possible. The National Abortion C a m p a i g n i s therefore f i g h t i n g for o u t - p a t i e n t a b o r t i o n c l i n i c s

to b e s e t up in a l l r e g i o n s , t h u s r e d u c i n g the d e l a y between a b o r t i o n referral b y a G P a n d appointment with a gyneacologist t o a few d a y s . A t present 4 0 % of N H S p a t i e n t s h a v e t o w a i t 2 to 5 weeks. The c l i n c s would a l s o have a sound economic a d v a n t a g e for the s t r u g g l i n g N H S , a c c o r d i n g t o the m e d i c a l journal ' P u l s e ' , w h i c h quotes a s a v i n g of o n e m i l l i o n pounds a y e a r if a l l a b o r t i o n s c u r r e n t l y performed on t h e N H S w e r e t o be performed i n out-patient clinics.

In 1 9 7 3 the L a n e C o m m i t t e e report c o n c l u d e d that the a d v a n t a g e s of the 1967 A c t far o u t w e i g h e d the d i s a d v a n t a g e s a n d it recommended a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a c t i o n t o prevent a b u s e s , T h e G o v e r n m e n t took no a c t i o n , In J u n e , 3 5 6 out of 3 6 0 l o c a l m e d i c a l c o m m i t t e e s a s k e d the B M A t o o p p o s e t h e White B i l l , In September, the 1975 A n n u a l C o n g r e s s of the T U C a n d the L a b o u r P a r t y C o n f e r e n c e , both c a l l e d for a b o r t i o n on request on t h e N H S . B u t n o t h i n g w i l l be done w i t h o u t c o n t i n u e d p r e s s u r e , The National Abortion C a m p a i g n therefore c a l l s for f contraception and research into s a f e r m e t h o d s , c o u n s e l l i n g c e n t r e s on c o n t r a c e p t i o n a n d a b o r t i o n , a n d f i n a l l y free abortion on demand i n o a t - p a t i e n t c l i n i c s w i t h i n t h e N H S s o that women c a n o b t a i n e a r l y , legal a b o r t i o n s if f o r c e d t o s u c h a c o u r s e of action. r e e

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Nightline needs Volunteers Who are the volunteers O r d i n a r y s t u d e n t s from a l l the c o l l e g e s in the a r e a , s c i e n t i s t s , m u s i c i a n s a n d a r t i s t s . T h e r e are probabl y s o m e in y o u r department. It i s i m p o s s i b l e t o d e s c r i b e a t y p i c a l v o l u n t e e r b e c a u s e e a c h i s s o d i f f e r e n t . O n e t h i n g they 'share i s an interest in people.

What do they do?

T a l k to p e o p l e , (as y o u d o w i t h y o u r o w l f r i e n d s ) e i t h e r on t h e phone or i n the f l a t . T h i s i n v o l v e s f i n d i n g information from our f i l e s on l e g a l a d v i c e , e m e r g e n c y a c c o m m o d a t i o n , l o c a l h o s p i t a l s , late night s h o p s e t c . Often p e o p l e j u s t w a n t a c h a n c e t o put t h e i r i d e a s i n p e r s p e c t i v e . It c a n h e l p t o t a l k c o n f i d e n t i a l l y w i t h s o m e o n e o u t s i d e t h e i r immediate c i r c l e of f r i e n d s about a problem they h a v e w i t h any k i n d of r e l a t i o n s h i p .

How do they do it? .

A b o u t o n c e a fortnight they s p e n d the w h o l e e v e n i n g and n i g h t i n the flat i n S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n . T h e y have a c o m f o r t a b l e flat w i t h b e d s , k i t c h e n u n i t , bathroom and at l e a s t three v o l u n t e e r s .

How can you find out about getting involved?

P h o n e 581 2 4 6 8 after 6 a n d arrange to meet a v o l u n t e e r and t a l k more about i t . T h e n c o m e on our introductory w e e k e n d 24th O c t o b e r in S u s s e x .

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ABORTION-the issues Life - A fate involved worse T h e a b o r t i o n i s s u e h a s been much d e b a t e d in and around IC r e c e n t l y w i t h the L i f e l e c t u r e , the N A C c o n f e r e n c e and the ICWA d e b a t e . T h e s e d e b a t e s w h i l s t s e r v i n g to c l a r i f y the v i e w s and a i m s of e a c h of the c a m p s i n v o l v e d h a s not i n v o l v e d a w i d e a u d i e n c e . T h u s , F E L I X p r e s e n t s on t h e s e p a g e s the v a r i o u s a s p e c t s of the a b o r t i o n d e b a t e .

T h e p a s s i n g of the 1967 A c t helped to focus attention on t h e need for better c o n t r a c e p t i o n , for more and improved s e x e d u c a t i o n , and for s a f e r a b o r t i o n t e c h n i q u e s .

T h e A c t a l s o e x p o s e d many of the p r o b l e m s f a c e d by c o n temporary w o m e n , and the s e r v i c e s p r o v i d e d under the A c t h e l p e d to a l l e v i a t e t h e s e problems. B y legal Using a b o r t i o n , much j n d i v i d u a I suffering w a s relieved.

Unfortunately, sufficient p r o v i s i o n w a s not a l l o w e d for the A c t — w i t h the r e s u l t that c o n s i d e r a b l e strain w a s imposed on t h e N H S . T h i s h a s l e a d t o marked i n e q u a l i t i e s over the c o u n t r y in the p r o v i s i o n of s e r v i c e s for l e g a l a b o r t i o n a s i l l u s t r a t e d b y our o w n H e a l t h Centre.

D u e t o the fact that the s e r v i c e s p r o v i d e d b y the N H S h a v e been inadequate, profit-making practices have flourished, w h i c h for s u f f i c i e n t money w i l l p r o v i d e a b o r t i o n on d e m a n d .

H o w e v e r , the report from the c o m m i t t e e on the A b o r t i o n A c t s h o w s that a b u s e of the act h a s been l i m i t e d .

T h e J a m e s White ( A m e n d ment) B i l l ( w h i c h l a p s e s at the e n d of t h i s p a r l i a m e n t a r y s e s s i o n ) i s a n attempt to l i m i t a b u s e of the 1967 A c t , but it s e e m s t o h a v e f a i l e d to d o s o .

T h e present l a w a l l o w s a woman a n a b o r t i o n if t w o d o c t o r s a g r e e that (a) c o n t i n u i n g the pregnancy i n v o l v e s g r e a t e r r i s k to her life; or (b) c o n t i n u i n g t h e preganc y i n v o l v e s greater r i s k t o injury to h e r p h y s i c a l or mental h e a l t h of than a n a b o r t i o n ; or (c) c o n t i n u i n g the pregnancy i n v o l v e s a greater r i s k of injury t o t h e p h y s i c a l or mental h e a l t h of the e x i s t i n g c h i l d r e n i n the f a m i l y than a n a b o r t i o n ; or (d) there i s a s u b s t a n t i a l r i s k that t h e c h i l d w i l l be b o m 11 s e r i o u s l y deformed .

C l a u s e (b) i s known a s t h e "social clause".

MEETING Britain's Economic C r i s i s — Cause and Cure Speaker:George Matthews — National Executive Member, Communist Pary Tuesday October 28th 1.00pm Mech. Eng. 664

T h e amendment b i l l w o u l d a l t e r (a), (b) a n d (c) s o that a b o r t i o n w o u l d be j u s t i f i e d if — (i) c o n t i n u i n g the pregnancy meant Grave

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w o m a n ' s l i f e ; or ( i i) c o n t i n u i n g the pregnancy meant a r i s k of serious injury to the w o m a n ' s mental or p h y s i c a l h e a l t h ; or ( i i i ) c o n t i n u i n g the pregnancy meant a r i s k of serious injury to the mental or p h y s i c a l h e a l t h of t h e e x i s t i n g c h i l d r e n .

These restrictions w i l l s e r i o u s l y reduce the legal grounds for a b o r t i o n . E x p e r t s from both the pro and a n t i a b o r t i o n l o b b i e s have e s t i m a t e d that legal a b o r t i o n s w o u l d be reduced by n e a r l y 80,000 a year. Among thse 80,000 unable to get a b o r t i o n s under the new law w o u l d be rape v i c t i m s , unmarried or u n s u p p o r t e d m o t h e r s , women w h o have to g i v e up t h e i r c a r e e r s t o h a v e b a b i e s a n d women w h o s e m ar r i ag e s are threatened b y pregnancy. T h e b i l l a l s o contains several retrogressive c l a u s e s — for i n s t a n c e , g i r l s under 16 y e a r s of age c a n n o t be advised on a b o r t i o n u n l e s s in the p r e s e n c e of t h e i r parents — i n f o r m a t i o n p a m p h l e t s on a b o r t i o n w o u l d become i l l e g a l .

T h e b i l l , w h i c h l a p s e s at the e n d of t h i s p a r l i a m e n t a r y s e s s i o n , w i l l probabl y be r e i n t r o d u c e d in the next s e s s i o n .

It i s e x p e c t e d that it w i l l be more refined than the c r u d e b i l l p r e s e n t e d by J a m e s W h i t e .

In the meantime the Government h a s a c c e p t e d , i n p r i n c i p l e , the n i n e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of t h e S e l e c t C o m m i t t e e on the A b o r t i o n (Amendment) B i l l . M r s C a s t l e , Secretary of State for S o c i a l S e r v i c e s , has a l s o promised that a motion to r e e s t a b l i s h the s e l e c t committee w i l l be t a b l e d e a r l y i n the next parliamentary s e s s i o n .

than death?

A rather m e l o d r a m a t i c t i t l e I w i l l a d m i t , but i s t h i s not t h e q u e s t i o n w e drum o u r s e l v e s f i t t o a n s w e r for the unwanted c h i l d ?

It i s c o n s i d e r e d better to k i l l a foetus rather than a l l o w him or her to become a p o s s i b l y d i s a d v a n t a g e d c h i l d . We, in our s o c a l l e d ' c i v i l i z e d ' s o c i e t y , h a v e a s s u m e d the right to d i s p o s e o f ' u n w a n t e d ' f e l l o w human b e i n g s , b e c a u s e they h a v e not y e t p a s s e d through t h e i n c i d e n t In t h e i r l i f e k n o w n a s b i r t h .

Of c o u r s e , opponents of t h i s point of v i e w w o u l d m a i n t a i n that the foetus i s not a f e l l o w human, but i s , rather, s o m e c o l l e c t i o n of c e l l s , to be removed, l i k e a c a n c e r o u s g r o w t h , for the benefit of a s e v e r e l y d i s t r e s s e d mother.

H o w e v e r , for a foetus w h o s e heart beats a t 2 5 d a y s a n d w h o s e b r a i n w a v e s c a n be d e t e c t e d at 6 w e e k s after c o n c e p t i o n , I c a n s e e no point at w h i c h the c o n t i n u o u s p r o c e s s of i t s d e v e l p m e n t c a n be c o n s i d e r e d t o make the transition between non-life and the human l i f e s o d e m o n s t r a b l y v i s i b l e after b i r t h . T h e r e f o r e , a s the f e r t i l i z e d ovum i s a l r e a d y living and genetically unique, I f e e l it i s o n l y r e a s o n a b l e to consider this conception a s h a v i n g human l i f e . Moreover I deem it a g r o s s a s s u m p t i o n to c o n t i n u e removing f o e t u s e s from the womb u n t i l s u c h time a s it h a s been proved that what i s k i l l e d i s d e f i n i t e l y nof a human b e i n g , w h i c h proof h a s yet to be produced.

F o r e x a m p l e , w e c o u l d try to remedy the s i t u a t i o n whereby 4 0 % of our h o m e l e s s are one parent f a m i l i e s . O n e r e a s o n for s a y i n g t h i s i s that a b o r t i o n , although a fairly swift operation, i s b y no m e a n s o n a par w i t h a tonsilectomy, and c a n result in various p h y s i c a l after-effects i n c l u d i n g s t e r i l i t y , future m i s c a r r i a g e s , severe period p a i n s a n d s o o n . M o s t of t h e s e are c a u s e d b y the b a s i c nature of a b o r t i o n i n t r u n c a t i n g g e s t a t i o n ; d u r i n g pregnancy a w o m a n ' s body i s geared to c a m p i n g the c h i l d , both p h y s i c a l l y and metabolically a n d , t h u s , a n y premature t e r m i n a t i o n of the pregnancy i s l i k e l y to c a u s e t h e s e p h y s i c a l d i f f i c u l t i e s a s w e l l a s many s e v e r e and l o n g - l a s t i n g psychological guilt problems.

T h e s e f a c t o r s l e a d me to t h e c o n c l u s i o n that a b o r t i o n — far from b e i n g the o n l y w a y out of an ' u n w a n t e d ' p r e g n a n c y , i s not e v e n o n e of thebetter o n e s , e v e n from the m o t h e r ' s point of view.

H o w e v e r , w e must a l s o s h o w c o m p a s s i o n for the t e r r i b l e p o s i t i o n of the mother i n the c a s e of a n unwanted p r e g n a n c y .

Indeed, a n y s o c i e t y w h i c h s e e s a b o r t i o n a s t h e , o n l y w a y out of h e r : p r e d i c a m e n t must be a v e r y c a l l o u s a n d l a z y o n e . Would it not be better t o g i v e the woman

Moreover, returning t o the f o e t u s , it c a n r e a d i l y be s e e n that a b o r t i o n i s not the best s o l u t i o n for him or her, a s i t l e a v e s h i m (her) w i t h n o o p p o r t u n i t y for any c h o i c e but rather i m p o s e s a most b a r b a r i c form of c a p i t a l p u n i s h m e n t on a v u l n e r a b l e , i n n o c e n t human being whose only crime i s that of b e i n g s o c i a l l y i n c o n v e n i e n t . What p r i c e a s o c i e t y which makes soci al inconven-. i e n c e a c a p i t a l offence w i t h i n its c i v i l law?

the ' r i g h t to c h o o s e ' by p r o v i d ing a v i a b l e a l t e r n a t i v e ; put a s much f i n a n c e and effort into p r o v i d i n g more e f f e c t i v e a n d r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e forms of contraception and, also, help for the term of the pregnancy and if n e c e s s a r y , t h e r e a f t e r .

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A n y t h i n g v a g u e l y r e l a t e d to the great man (and I am not d e n y i n g the fact that S o l z h e n i t s y n i s a great n o v e l l i s t ) w i l l s e l l , s o p u b l i s h and c o n the p u b l i c . I wonder how many p e o p l e h a v i n g bought t h i s i n t r o v e r t e d book w i l l h a v e managed to p l o u g h through the minutae of d e t a i l of S o v i e t l i t e r a r y l i f e . It reads l i k e one long w h i m p e r i n g c r y that the w o r l d i s not a f a i r p l a c e , w h i c h is h a r d l y a d r a m a t i c r e v e l a t i o n . It a l s o t e n d s to r e i n f o r c e the p r e c o n c e i v e d n a t i o n s ; o f the U S S R w h i c h we in the West p o s s e s s . T h i s i s a bad t h i n g to stem from the book in i t s e l f s i n c e l i k e a l l p r e c o n c e i v e d n o t i o n s they are n o t h i n g l i k e the t r u t h . T h e idea tends to be i m p l i e d that n o t h i n g l i k e that c o u l d e v e r happen in the West but that in i t s e l f is demonstrably untrue.

Some w o r d s must be s a i d about the s t y l e and c o n t e n t of the b o o k . T h e book c h r o n i c l e s the p r o g r e s s of s o v i e t l i t e r a t u r e from 1962 o n w a r d s . It i s w r i t t e n from the v i e w p o i n t of the a u t h o r w i t h an e x c e s s i v e u s e of p h r a s e s s u c h a s , 'I d i d t h i s ' , 'Imet h i m ' and c o n t i n u o u s r e f e r e n c e s to o b s c u r e j o u r n a l s .

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Saturday n i g h t ' s c o n c e r t in the Great H a l l w a s r e a l l y the s t o r y of a n a u d i e n c e (or at l e a st a m a n i c s e c t i o n of it) t a k i n g o v e r a g i g as far a s s h e e r s p e c t a c l e g o e s , the band on s t a g e m e r e l y p r o v i d i n g the n e c e s s a r y s p a r k to set off t h e i r f a n a t i c a l f o l l o w e r s on the road to w h a t s e e m e d , must e v e n t u a l l y l e a d to t h e i r u l t i m a t e self-destruction.

A c o n t i n g e n t of p a r t i c u l a r y v o l a t i l e H o r s l i p s fans had made the journey from M a n c h e s t e r e s p e c i a l l y to s e e t h e i r heroes perform. It w a s q u i t e c l e a r after the f i r s t few bars of the b a n d ' s s e t that t h e s e p e o p l e were out to make the g i g into an e v e n t . Spurred on by o b v i o u s i n t o x i c a t i o n , the s c e n e w a s more r e m i n i s c e n t of s a y , the E t o n W a l l game — b o d i e s f a l l i n g e v e r y w h e r e , g r o u p s of fans forming t h e m s e l v e s into rugby s c r u m s and

c h a r g i n g into e a c h other w i t h a l l the f e r o c i t y of a n A l l B l a c k p a c k - a l l a m a z i n g l y c a r r i e d out in the g r e a t e s t of h u m o u r . It c a m e a s no s u r p r i s e that the b a s s - p l a y e r of t h e band a p p e a l e d for a l i t t l e c a l m , s t a t i n g that the l i f e e x p e c t a n c y up front w a s about one minute! A l l t h i s and we were only into the third number. So it went o n , by the fifth s o n g most of the a u d i e n c e w e r e up on t h e i r feet, c a u g h t up w i t h H o r s l i p ' s p a r t i c u l a r brand of j i g - r o c k , the M a n c u n i a n s i n front of the s t a g e s e e m i n g to h a v e some sort of lemming c o m p l e x , r e l e n t l e s s in t h e i r q u e s t to s e l f - d e s t r u c t .

T h e o v e r a l l a t m o s p h e r e of the e v e n t w a s further e n h a n c e d by the f e l l o w who t h o u g h t f u l l y c h u n d e r e d by the exit d o o r s o p r o v i d i n g a n i d e a l s k i d - t r a p for the unfortunates w h o took that p a r t i c u l a r p a t h , a n d there w e r e m a ny . It must have a c c o u n t e d for at l e a s t a d o z e n p e o p l e .

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are w i t h d r a w i n g into t h e i r p r i v a t e h e a v e n s , b u t t r e s s e d by c o n s u m e r d u r a b l e s and m e s m e r i s e d by the m e d i a . T h e book s h o w s how t h i s w i t h d r a w a l i s v i s i b l y r e f l e c t e d in P o l i t i c s sport and e n t e r t a i n m e n t .

F u r t h e r , ne a r g u e s that s u c h l i f e h a s led to the a c c e p t a n c e of a preferred m e d i a i n d u c e d r e a l i t y a s a p p o s e d to the primary r e a l i t y . A s the l o g i c p r o c e e d s one f e e l s that not o n l y may s u c h a s i t u a t i o n e x i s t for the f a c e l e s s p u b l i c , but a l s o for ones e l f . A t t h i s point it b e c o m e s a profoundly d i s t u r b i n g book and one l o o k s , in v a i n for a s o l u t i o n to be o f f e r e d .

It i s w r i t t e n in a r e a d a b l e manner d e s p i t e the s p r i n k l i n g of s o c i a l o g i c a l j a r g o n . T h e book i s f u l l of p h r a s e s that are c o m p e l l i n g , for e x a m p l e , "alone in a

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much s u b t l e t y w h i c h they t r i e d to expound w i t h a few s l o w e r n u m b e r s , H o r s l i p s ' attempt to vary what w a s a l w a y s g o i n g to be a b r e a k n e c k p a c e , w a s an a b o r t i v e o n e . So they g a v e the punters what they w a n t e d — the w e l l proven formular of j i g s / r e e l s and rock e q u a l s u c c e s s , the m u s i c i a n s b e i n g brought b a c k for two encores.

Earlier, Jonathan Kelly was given a g e n e r a l l y warm r e c e p t i o n . H a v i n g d i s p e n s e d w i t h h i s b a c k i n g band O u t s i d e , w h i c h on the one o c c a s s i o n I s a w them perform together, s e e m e d to get in e a c h others way K e l l y i s f u l l y c a p a b l e of h o l d i n g an a u d i e n c e by h i m s e l f , w i t h his slightly w h i m s i c a l offerings. F a m i l i a r K e l l y s o n g s l i k e 'Madalaine', 'The Curse

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arrangements.

Throughout the s e t , G e n e r a t o r ' s i n t e n s i t y l e v e l w a s not a l l o w e d to s l a c k e n for a moment, e a c h number a s vehement a s the l a s t , s h o w i n g a l l the s u b t l e t i e s of a d i v i s i o n of P a n z e r tanks.

A l t h o u g h at t h e i r best h y p n o t i c a l l y s t i m u l a t i n g , t h i s c o m p l e t e l a c k of m u s i c a l d y n a m i c s w i l l , in my o p i n i o n be the main r e a s o n why the group w i l l a l w a y s f a i l to w i n ' m a s s a c c e p t e n c e l i k e others of t h e i r genre.

A t the e n d of the performance G e n e r a t o r were brought b a c k for an 'encore by a g e n e r a l l y e c s t a t i c a u d i e n c e , a l t h o u g h for " me, two and a quarter hours of w a l k i n g the same h i g h v o l t a g e t e n s i o n w i r e c a n lead to p o s i t i v e o v e r k i l l . ,

ADVERT The infamous Ents Disco - as sampled on Friday nights AND at Falmouth Party is now for hire - ring 2898 or see anybody at Disco / Consert / in room at top / Union Office.

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A Union General Meeting w a s held last Tuesday lunchtime, prior to the d e m o n s t r a t i o n o r g a n i s e d by the S E r e g i o n of t h e T U C , a l t h o u g h the q u e s t i o n of c u t s i n p u b l i c s p e n d i n g w e r e not s p e c i f i c a l l y d i s c u s s e d . N o matters a r o s e from the m i n u t e s of the l a s t U G M , and the o n l y c o r r e s p o n d e n c e r e c e i v e d w a s that m e n t i o n e d i n the C o u n c i l Report p r i n t e d i n F E L I C I T Y on F r i d a y 171th O c t o b e r .

President's report F o r m a l d i n n e r p r i c e s have been r e v i s e d d o w n w a r d s after c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h Mr M o o n e y .

M s C o w e l l , from the D E S a n d U G C , w i l l , be a p p r o a c h e d w i t h the i d e a that s h e c o m e s to i n v e s t i g a t e the refectory s e t - u p at I C . H o w e v e r , d u e to h e r performance at L S E , the p r e s i d e n t e x p r e s s e d doubt about the o u t c o m e of s u c h a v i s i t from h e r . S h e a p p a r e n t l y f e l l d o w n a s e t of s t a i r s and broke her l eg after o n l y two hours g o i n g round the refectory at L S E a n d p r o d u c e d a report b a s e d on her two hour s t a y I T h e p r e s i d e n t a l s o informed the m e e t i n g of a d e v e l o p i n g s i t u a t i o n at Q E C (Queen E l i z a b e t h C o l l e g e ) where the U n i o n there had h i r e d c a t e r i n g equipment a n d w e r e p a y i n g s t u d e n t s to produce l u n c h e s b e i n g s o l d to s t u d e n t s at o n l y 20p per m a i n c o u r s e . (A full report w i l l a p p e a r in the next i s s u e of F E L I X . ) P e t e r T e a g u e , ICU president, and John Downs w i l l be i n v e s t i g a t i n g the p r a c t i c a b i l i t i e s of t h i s s y s t e m for I C .

It i s a l m o s t c e r t a i n that S R C f i n a n c e w i l l recommend

that h a l l rents be i n c r e a s e d after C h r i s t m a s . T h e h a l l s made a h e a v y f i n a n c i a l l o s s last year.

T h i s led to a r e c o m m e n d a i o n that the meeting reaffirm the U n i o n ' s o p p o s i t i o n to m i d s e s s i o n a l price increases in v i e w of t h e fact that g r a n t s are r e v i e w e d a n n u a l l y .

A r e c o m m e n d a t i o n from the p r e s i d e n t that o n l y one o b s e r v e r be sent to the next N U S n a t i o n a l c o n f e r e n c e w a s r e j e c t e d in f a v o u r of a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n that t h e d e l e g a t i o n leader reports o n the p o s s i b l e e f f e c t s a decrease in observers h a s on a d e l e g a t i o n ' s performance.

Honorary Secretary's business T h e r e w a s l i t t l e of g e n e r a l i n t e r e s t e x c e p t that an IC s l o p s h i r t may s o o n be a v a i l a b l e .

S u g g e s t i o n s a s to what s h o u l d go on it are w e l c o m e d .

A s u g g e s t i o n , to combat i l l e g a l c a r - p a r k e r s in S o u t h s i d e , w a s put f o r w a r d . T h i s i n v o l v e s p u t t i n g 10 i n c h s q u a r e s t i c k e r s on the o f f e n d e r ' s w i n d s c r e e n .

These are extremely difficult to r e m o v e a n d the c u l p r i t w o u l d h o p e f u l l y be c a u g h t w h i l s t i n the p r o c e s s of s o d o i n g .

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Across 1. S o l d the torch broken for a s o n g (3,4,5) 9 . D a n c e r from t r o ubl ed N e r i a f o l l o w i n g B a l l (9) 10. F a t h e r t a k e s u s E a s t ; Wait a moment (5)

1 1 . C o m p l e t e rent that i s a d j u s t e d (6) 1 2 . L o r d s h i p ' s w i f e from h e r p e l v i s (8) 13. D i s q u i e t r e s u l t s from U n i t e d N a t i o n s r e c e s s (6) 1 5 . M a s s produce s m a l l c h u r c h pot w i t h o u t (5,3)

Deputy President's business

Elections

T h e theme of the D P ' s b u s i n e s s , for the s e c o n d successive U G M , was d i s c i p l i n e P e o p l e l e a v i n g posters u p in the U n i o n B u i l d i n g for more than t w o d a y s after a n e v e n t w i l l be l i a b l e to a fine a n d may suffer more s e v e r e d i s c i p l i n a r y m e a s u r e s if they continue flouting this r u l e . Mr S h a k i r w a s not p l e a s e d t o s e e that s e l l o t a p e w a s s t i l l b e i n g u s e d t o put u p p o s t e r s — b l u e t a c k i s s u p p l i e d for t h i s p u r p o s e . H e w i l l a l s o be challenging people in the U n i o n to p r o d u c e t h e i r registration cards without w h i c h they c o u l d be e v i c t e d .

R e f u s a l to l e a v e w o u l d b e a d i s c i p l i n a r y offence. However, t h i s part of t h e D P ' s report proved contentious and w a s referred b a c k .

E l e c t i o n s for foor r e p a n d one o r d i n a r y member of U F C were h e l d . T h e candidates and their proposers were c a l l e d on to s p e a k . Mr M K e s s l e r (proposed by Mr K A h l e r s ) , Mr R M i l l s (proposed by M r J White) a n d Mr T S h a n k s (proposed by Mr P E k p e n y o n g ) w e r e t h e c a n d i d a t e s for f l o o r rep. Mr A P o t t e r (proposed by Mr D E v e r e t t ) and Mr R G e n n e r (proposed by Mr M Wright) c o n t e s t e e d the post for U F C .

T h e r e s u l t s of t h e s e e l e c t i o n s w i l l be a n n o u n c e d i n t h e next i s s u e of F E L I X . S e v e r a l uncontested posts were a l s o ratified.

T h e r e b e i n g no A O B t h e meeting c l o s e d at2-».pm.

Andrew Walker

N A C Conference It was decided by IC council last year to show support for the National Abortion Campaign by offering free use of facilities for a two day conference, in place of money. The offer was accepted and an open, national conference took place the weekend before last. s t r u c t u r e , a i m s a n d future a c t i o n s o f the N A C .

U n t i l n o w , the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n has been dealt with by an ad ho c c o m m i t t e e o f about f i f t e e n w o m e n , c a l l e d the S t e e r i n g C o m m i t t e e , w h o were p r e p a r e d to o r g a n i s e p u b l i c i t y , m e e t i n g s , a d v i c e a n d i n g e n e r a l to b u i l d the k i n d o f the K e r n e l o f the N A C . T h i s 18. Iron m i n e after 1 0 0 1 . V e r y committee had produced a l a d y l i k e (8) series of resolutions regarding 19. We l o v e L a t i n ! (6) p o l i c y , w h i c h w e r e put before 2 1 . B e a n up for s e c o n d p l a c e (6-2)| the c o n f e r e n c e a s a b a s i s for 2 3 . H e l p s to b a l a n c e o n e ' s d i s c u s s i o n , to be amended a n d o u t g o i n g s (16) f i n a l l y a d o p t e d by a majority 2 6 . P r o p o r t i o n of rodent a n d one vote. d u c k (5) Saturday morning w a s u s e d 2 7 . A u d i t loan w i t h a l t e r a t i o n s , to p u t forward n e w r e s o l u t i o n s l o v e (9) amendments s u b m i t t e d by the 2 8 . G o through l i n e - u p a g a i n for v a r i o u s g r o u p s . In the a f t e r n o o n , work f o r c e d i s c u s s i o n groups were o r g a n i s e d , o f about 30 p e o p l e e a c h , Down i n order to debate the i s s u e s s o that i n d i v i d u a l s c o u l d c l a r i f y 1. P i c t u r e of g o l d under their i d e a s . t a b l e (7) Sunday w a s designated 2. N e w c a r i s a b r i l l i a n t decision day. Votes were taken s u c c e s s (5) on a l l the r e s o l u t i o n s a n d 3 . B u l l f i g h t e r s s h o u t nothing important amendments p u t about s i n . T h i s s h o u l d c u r e forward by the v a r i o u s s e c t i o n s them (9) a n d the s t e e r i n g c o m m i t t e e .

4. F u e l b e l o w temperature M o s t urgent w a s a m o t i o n m a k e s hard work (4) c a l l i n g for a m a s s w a l k out of 5. Short n o t i c e over a c c o u n t the c o n f e r e n c e t o p i c k e t the g v e s p a i n if h e ' s at both e n d s (8) simultaneous S P U C demon6 . A n s w e r c o n c e r n i n g s t r a n d (5) s t r a t i o n . It w a s d e f e a t e d , b e i n g 7. E x p a n d p r a c t i c e chamber deemed b a d p o l i c y to p r e s e n t a for A r t i c s l e d d r i v e r s (8) 8 . M a s t e r of the F r e n c h v e s s e l ( 6 ) p u n y , impromptu N A C h a n d f u l i n c o m p a r i s o n w i t h the o r g a n i s 14. S p i r i t i n b l e n d e d t e a ; c h e w a t i o n o f the S P U C d e m o n s t r a t i o n . it o v e r (8) U n f o r t u n a t e l y , supporters o f 1 5 . A q u a e S u l i s (5,4) the m o t i o n d e c i d e d to a t t e n d 17 . N u r t u r e baby fox in inate the d e m o n s t r a t i o n r e g a r d l e s s . s u r r o u n d i n g s (8) Other d e c i s i o n s t a k e n 1 8 . P e l t w i t h r o c k and c a u s e referred to the o r g a n i s a t i o n rumpus (6) o f the N A C a n d i t s future a c t i o n s 2 0 . Mute S R N r e s e t s the bone (7) It w a s g e n e r a l l y a g r e e d to k e e p 2 2 . C a l l forth a g r e e a b l e r e s p o n s e to a s i n g l e i s s u e c a m p a i g n a n d i n f i r s t lady (5) not therefore to a f f i l i a t e to a n y 2 4 . D u c k q u i c k under tree (5) other g r o u p s . T h e s l o g a n 'Free 25. Quiet c l a s s y car. Does this Abortion on Demand, A Woman's d e s c r i b e the n o i s e it m a k e s ? (4) Right to Choose' w a s a d o p t e d .

It w a s d e c i d e d that i t w a s too The £1 winner will'be short n o t i c e to arrange a m a s s drawn from the Editor's Hat demonstration by D e c 6th but at noon Wednesday 5th Nov. that a date w i l l be a g r e e d o n D u r i n g the summer, the N A C a n d i t s s u p p o r t i n g groups h a d • found the c a m p a i g n at a l o w e b b . T h e r e w a s no d e f i n i t e p o l i c y i n v i e w , a n d different f a c t i o n s h a d become i s o l a t e d .

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L a s t W e d n e s d a y , 15 O c t o b e r , w e ran a g a i n s t the L S E on our home c o u r s e at P e t e r s h a m a n d t o t a l l y a n n i h i l a t e d t h e m . O w i n g to R A l l i n s o n ' s F . . . t i n g about d u r i n g the r a c e , ( a s w e l l a s before it) T h e s u p r i s e w i n n e r w a s the " n e w " ( i e fit) Ian E l l i s , w h o just f a i l e d t o c o m p l e t e the c o u r s e in under 3 0 m i n s (a c h e r i s h e d c l u b honour.) T h i s w a s m a i n l y d u e to the i g n o r a n c e of some s h e e p w h o d i d not s e e m to r e a l i s e that w e w a n t e d tb o r g a n i s e a r a c e , a n d w e r e b u s i l y f e e d i n g t h e m s e l v e s on o u r s t a r t i n g l i n e . C o n s e q u e n t l y the c o u r s e w a s e x t e n d e d , Ian w a s r o b b e d , a n d the s h e e p became the target of much a b u s e . A c l o s e s e c o n d w a s D R o s e n w i t h S Webb t h i r d . C D a l e i n h i s f i r s t r a c e for the c l u b ran w e l l t o f i n i s h fourteenth.

IC Water P o l o C l u b took a great s t e p t o w a r d s w i n n i n g t h e i r first major honour of t h e y e a r w h e n , on Monday 6 t h O c t o b e r they won the f i r s t l e g of the Winter H a n d i c a p K O C u p R n a l . F o r t h o s e of y o u w h o h a v e n ' t been f o l l o w i n g t h i s c o m p e t i t i o n a v i d l y ( O K hands up) t h i s i s last y e a r ' s w i n t e r , w h i c h h a s been somewhat d e l a y e d . T h e match w a s the home l e g a g a i n s t H a t f i e l d a n d w e s t a r t e d 0 — 5 d o w n o n h a n d i c a p . H o w e v e r for once w e roared off to a great s t a r t w i t h C l i f f Spooner s c o r i n g three e a r l y g o a l s , o n l y

On the f o l l o w i n g S a t u r d a y , the c l u b had to honour t w o f i x t u r e s , one at B r i g h t o n j h e other at B r i s t o l . T h e tatter w a s a league race a n d s o w e had t o s e n d most of our s t a r m e m b e r s , who d i d the c l u b proud i n f i n i s h i n g a s one of the t o p c l u b s . R A l l i n s o n ran a great r a c e a n d c a m e a very c o m m e n d able fifth. The remaining members — a l l proven s u p e r s t a r s .

P A ' s — t r a v e l l e d to B r i g h t o n to r a c e a g a i n s t S u s s e x a n d Hasting's A C .

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to merge w i t h the L S E , w h o s e s h a r e s were s u f f e r i n g from l a c k of s u p p o r t . H o w e v e r the merger turned out to be a n u n p r o f i t a b l e one a n d the team f i n i s h e d a good t h i r d . T h e h i g h l i g h t of the d a y w a s w h e n M ' W i l f ' Welford w h o s e overwhelming enthusiasm, (which i s an e x a m p l e t o u s a l l ) h a d c a u s e d h i m to run a n e x t r a three-quarters of a m i l e , f i n a l l y f i n i s h e d . A l l the modest l a d c o u l d s a y w a s " I got L o s t " .

U C Relay - Sat. 21 Oct. I C 1 s t — 14th A l f Garnett Ian E l l i s ^ o h n Shearer Paul Clarke Rob A l l i n s o n Dave Jones

IC 2 n d — 3 4 t h Andy Davey 9.36 Pete Johnson 10.03 Pad Donelly 12.57 Colin Dale 10.01 , Martin Tarrowski 10.18 63.36

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T h i s 6 x VA m i l e r e l a y w a s run on a n u n u s u a l l y dry P a r l i a m e n t H i l l c o u r s e , the m o n s o o n s b e i n g d e l a y e d for another o c c a s i o n . T h e f i r s t l a p h u r t l e d off at b r e a k n e c k s p e e d a n d e v e n A n d y D a v e y c o u l d not a v o i d b r e a k i n g t e n m i n u t e s . T h e f i r s t earn f i n i s h e d a c r e d i t a b l e 14th, t h a n k s t o fine runs from R o b , Ian a n d G r a n n y , a n d w i t h a f u l l y fit team w e might w e l l h a v e f i n i s h e d in the f i r s t t e n .

T h e p r o g r e s s of the s e c o n d team w a s a b r u p t l y s l o w e d by P a d D o n n e l l y , w h o s e temporary return from E s s a m ' s ( e s o r t e d by h i s w i f e ) p r o d u c e d very l i t t l e glory in b r e a k i n g 13 m i n u t e s .

O w i n g to the u n s p o r t i n g a c t i o n of a c o u p l e of teams at the b a c k , w h o dropped out h a l f w a y through the r a c e , M i k e Welford w a s left w i t h the u n w e l c o m e t a s k of p r e s e r v i n g I C ' s honour and not f i n i s h i n g l a s t . E v e n

more u n w e l c o m e w a s the u p h i l l s p r i n t w h i c h e n a b l e d us to f i n i s h l a s t but o n e . It w a s learnt a f t e r w a r d s , from the o f f i c i a l U C r e s u l t s , that M i k e had been c r e d i t e d w i t h a time of 9.13, which was surprisingly l o o k e d on w i t h much humour and h i l a r i t y . T h e e v e n i n g w a s spent s a m p l i n g real a l e at the City University Beer F e s t i v a l .

by Mike Welford

SPORTING M O T O R C Y C L E CLUB The final " B e m s e e " club m e e t i n g w a s h e l d two S a t u r d a y s a g o at B r a n d s H a t c h . U n f o r t u n a t e l y t h e C o l l e g e racer d e v e l o p e d a bent right front fork, s o w e had to c a n c e l our two e n t r i e s . N e v e r t h e l e s s a hardy group of members left S o u t h s i d e at 1 0 . 3 0 a m t o brave c o l d w i n d s and heavy showers to s p e c t a t e a n d / o r m a r s h a l l .

T h e m a r s h a l Is w e r e kept b u s y

by a more than a v e r a g e number of a c c i d e n t s d u e t o the w e t w e a t h e r and d e t e r i o r a t i n g l i g h t ; none of t h e r i d e r s h o w e v e r , r e c e i v e d Injuries more s e r i o u s than b r u i s e s . A s regards the r a c e r , w e s h a l l try and let a s many n e w members a s p o s s i b l e ' h a v e a ride d u r i n g the w i n t e r in r e a d i n e s s for next season. . ......

by Steve Walks

to r e c a p t u r e our more a c c u s t o m e d s t y l e a n d c o n c e d e two soft g o a l s before the e n d of the f i r s t q u a r t e r . In the s e c o n d quart er w e made further i n r o a d s into the H a t f i e l d lead w i t h a g o a l e a c h from P e t e M c C a r t n e y a n d C l i f f , h o w e v e r it w a s the t h i rd quarter w h i c h proved d e c i s i v e .

With H a t f i e l d t i r i n g f i v e g o a l s were banged i n , C l i f f and P e t e e a c h s c o r i n g a n o t h e r and M i k e M c C a r t n e y and N i c k w i t h t w o goals putting themselves on the s c o r e s h e e t . T h u s at the start of the l a s t quart er w e h e l d a c o m m a n d i n g 10 — 7 l e a d .

T h i s w a s s t r e t c h e d further by yet another g o a l from C l i f f a n d one from Rory L e w i s before w e c o n c e d e d a late p e n a l t y to make the f i n a l s c o r e 12 — 8 .

T h u s w e go into t h e s e c o n d game at H a t f i e l d on 24 O c t o b e r c o n f i d e n t of a c h i e v i n g o u r f i r s t e v e r w i n in the c o m p e t i t i o n , though w e a r e a g a i n under the h a n d i c a p of a f i v e g o a l d e f i c i t .

Meanwhile back in the Middlesex League Division 2, a w e a k e n e d IC s i d e met a weakened Isleworth side on F r i d a y 10 O c t o b e r . T h e m a t c h proved to be a very tight a f f a i r up to h a l f time w h e n w e w e r e a c t u a l l y l o s i n g 1 — 2 but from then on our s u p e r i o r f i t n e s s took i t ' s t o l l a n d w e s t r o l l e d in for a n a s t o n i s h i n g 9 — 2 v i c t o r y . G o a l s c a m e from R o r y 'Ignor' L e w i s 4 , P e t e M c C a r t n e y 2, A n d y Smith, P a u l F r i e z e and Nick.

So don't forget if y o u t h i n k y o u c a n put up w i t h at l e a s t one of the f o l l o w i n g (a) w a t e r , (b) y e l l o w b a l l s , (c) S t a n ' s b a r , (d) f r i e n d l y I r i s h m a n , (e) f r i e n d l y W e l s h m a n , then p l e a s e c o m e a l o n g to t h e pool o n a Monday or F r i d a y at 7pm a n d w e ' l l get the other four p o i n t s s o r t e d o u t .

by Andy Smith

BOAT C L U B D o d g i n g the p l e a s u r e c r u i s e r s on the r i v e r at P u t n e y c a n often be s e e n members of the B o a t C l u b a n d here i s a report of them from M R J o n e s .

So far t h i s term w e h a v e been concerned mainly with sorting c r e w s into e i g h t s a n d t r y i n g to n e g o t i a t e some f i x t u r e s . A t present we h a v e L a d i e s e i g h t , three N o v i c e c r e w s a n d three Senior crews (The difference between the l a s t t w o c a t a g o r i e s i s b a s e d upon the number of regattas won).

T h e n o v i c e s h a v e been put into ' c l i c k e r ' b o a t s a n d a re b e g i n n i n g to u n d e r s t a n d b a s i c p o i n t s s u c h a s w h i c h e n d of the E a r to h o l d . A l t h o u g h they are l i g h t e r than l a s t y e a r s N o v i c e e i g h t , t h i s s h o u l d not a f f e c t t h e i r performance a n d many good r a c e s a r e a n t i c i p a t e d .

T h e women a r e r u n n i n g at l e a s t o n e e i g h t t h i s year a n d a l r e a d y h a v e o n e w i n to t h e i r c r e d i t . A week last Saturday Gerry T a p l i n i n a four w o n a

pint pot at the T h a m e s S c r a t c h regatta.

A s m a l l e r number of p e o p l e than u s u a l turned up for the first t r i a l . However we are running three e i g h t s of a general quality above average for t h i s time of y e a r (some e i g h t s of members h a v e c o n f e s s e d t o h a v i n g run d u r i n g the summer v a c . ) . T h e f i r s t e i g h t h a s been s p l i t into fours a n d i s t r a i n i n g for a fours c o m p e t i t i o n on November 1st w h i c h is steered c o x l e s s and r e s u l t s in a n e r r a t i c c o u r s e d o w n the r i v e r .

The training has taken its t o l l , w i t h p e o p l e w a l k i n g round l i k e robots for a w e e k or s o afterwards.

T h i s term i s u s e d m a i n l y for t e c h n i q u e t r a i n i n g s o w e c o m pe t e i n no r e g a t t a s other than the U L W i n t e r E i g h t s , the V e s t a E i g h t s a n d of c o u r s e Morphy D a y . S o w a t c h t h i s s p a c e for d e t a i l s .

COPY DEADLINE All sports reports must be in by 2.00pm on Thursday 30th October except for matches played on Saturday 1st November which should be in by 2.00pm on Monday 3rd November

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HOCKEY Imperial C o l l e g e 2 B r u n e i 2 On Wednesday IC 1 s t s entertained Branel University at H a r l i n g t o n and after a hard fought m a t c h , the h o n o u r s e n d e d even at 2 - 2 . IC started w e l l a n d looked l i k e t a k i n g c o n t r o l of the m i d d l e , u n t i l a poor c l e a r a n c e from d e f e n c e s e t u p the B r u n e i forwards w h o promptly s c o r e d . I C p u l l e d b a c k :.nd a l t h o u g h g e n e r a l l y on t o p , the B r u n e i forwards l o o k e d very s h a r p o n the b r e a k .

J u s t before h a l f - t i m e IC e q u a l i s e d when Trev Futu l a t c h e d onto a through b a l l , beat t w o d e f e n d e r s and p u s h e d the b a l l through the a d v a n c i n g g o a l k e e p e r s l e g s . In the s e c o n d h a l f the play w a s very e v e n , IC w i t h more of the b a l l but B r u n e i d a n g e r o u s and more m o b i l e . J o h n L a t t e r put IC into the l e a d w i t h a g o a l from c l o s e in m i d w a y through the h a l f and it l o o k e d a s though the 1st X I w a s on the w ay t o i t s f i r s t w i n .

However s l a c k marking at the back a l l o w e d B r a n e l t o e q u a l i s e t o w a r d s the end of the g a m e .

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o p p o s i t i o n t o a r r i v e , the game T h e fact that I C c o u l d o n l y m u s t e r 6 f e m a l e s mad enough t o f i n a l l y got under w a y a n d after p l a y h o c k e y o n t h i s s u n n y autumn a f t e r n o o n d i d not deter them 15 m i n u t e s I C w e r e 3 g o a l s u p , from f a c i n g up t o a f u l l team of 11 d a u n t i n g G o l d s m i t h s play,ers.

Trev Futu s c o r i n g two and H o w e v e r a s the m a t c h w a s o n l y a ' f r i e r l d l y ' (and a f r i e n d l y one a t N i g e l Woodhouse c o l l e c t i n g that) G o l d s m i t h s a g r e e d t o l o a n 2 p l a y e r s t o h e l p s w e l l the r a n k s h i s f i r s t goal-of t h e s e a s o n . A t of the brave IC t e a m . A n o t h e r p l a y e r d r o p p e d out t o u m p i r e , a n d so t h i s point it l o o k e d a s t ho ug h a the t e a m s b u l l i e d off a t 8 — a - s i d e . m a s e c r e w a s imminent but St M a r y s c h a n g e d t h e i r s t y l e to t o t a k e t h e l e a d . Some fast Goldsmiths immediately s t o p p i n g the man at any c o s t . m o v i n g p l a y f o l l o w e d but a s l a u n c h e d i.nto a t t a c k , but our U s i n g t h e s e t a c t i c s , the game t i e m a t c h d r e w t o a c l o s e IC g a l l a n t ' I ' l l try a n y t h i n g o n c e ' d e g e n e r a t e d tempers w e r e l o s t were struggling again and a g o a l i e p l a y e d w e l l to prevent and the s t a n d a r d of h o c k e y f e l l . final flourish by Goldsmiths a n y s t r a y b a l l s gettjng i n t o the N o more g o a l s w e r e s c o r e d i n (while IC stood and watched!) b a c k o f the net. B u t , a l a s , a f t e r e i t h e r half a l t h o u g h B o o d i e g a v e them y e t a n o t h e r g o a l about 20 m i n s G o l d s m i t h s M i d d l e t o n d i d h i t the p o s t w i t h l e a v i n g the s c o r e 7 — 4 a t t h e got 2 r a p i d g o a l s , and w h i l e I C a glancing shot. T h i s was a final w h i s t l e . On the whole r e c o v e r e d from the s h o c k , o n e s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t , a s it w a s h o w e v e r it w a s not a bad of our borrowed p l a y e r s m a d e the f i r s t w i n and t h e f i r s t performance from IC and s h o w s it 2 — 1 and s p u r r e d o n by t h i s l e a g u e m a t c h of t h e s e a s o n . promise for the future. it w a s s o o n 2 — 2 , a l t h o u g h by S p e c i a l mention s h o u l d be made T e a m : - Eileen Sproates, half time G o l d s m i t h s had of C h a r l i e B r o w n , w h o s e k i c k i n g Jacqueline Hawson, Chris snatched another to make i t w a s a d e f i n i t e improvement o n Forsyth, Ruth White, Sarah 3 - 2 . the p r e v i o u s W e d n e s d a y . ( A n y o n e Horn, Diana Mounsey (capt), R e f r e s h e d by d a i n t y m a r s e l s finding John Andrew's pension and two borrowed from Goldsmiths. of orange, g o a l s c a m e in q u i c k b o o k s h o u l d return i t to h i m a s G o a l s : - D Mounsey (2), and s e c e s s i o n to both t e a m s , soon a s possible.) players (2). a l t h o u g h IC never q u i t e m a n a g e d Goldsmiths Team Wednesday:- C .

Brown, J Cook, J Marshall Capt, M Lauiless, I Hodgson, A Brown, J Latter, B Middleton, T Futu, J Andrews, N Woohouse.

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Holden, J Marshall Capt, M Lauiless, I Hodgson, A Brown, J Latter, B Middleton, T Futu, J Andres, N Woodhouse.

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0 , what rogues and p e a s a n t s l a v e s are w e !

Is it not m o n s t e r o u s that t h e s e p l a y e r s h e r e B u t i n a fight, a c r e a m i n g of e l e v e n t o o n e , C o u l d f o r c e the b a l l s o to our d e f e a t ?

T h a t for a l l our w o r k i n g , a l l our v i s a g e s w a n n e d , T e a r s i n our e y e s , b l o o d s p i l t o n ' t f i e l d — A n d a l I for n o t h i n g !

F o r E g h a m , d u l l , muddy-mettled r a s c a l s Upon our property and most dear l i f e a damned Defeat d i d make. Are we cowards?

P l u c k off t h e i r b e a r d s ! d e a l them b l o w s i n the f a c e T w e a k them by the n o s e — T h e g a m e ' s the t h i n g H o w e v e r , w h e r e i n the b a l l never got s o f ar a s our w i n g . ' T e a m : - N. Harrison, B Speed, R Fatania, PS

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Wan that O c t o b r e , w i t h i t ' s s h o u r e s s o o t e , T h e w i n d e f i e r c e h a d d l e p i e r c e d u s to the r o o t e , T h o s e brave k n i g h t e s w h o nombred ten p l u s o n e , fought for l i f e and s o u l , atte H a r l i n g t o n n e .

J a s p e r the J e s t e r s a v e d the daye^ Whenne he m i s s e d the f i r s t e t e a m , t h a n k e s to B r i t i s h R a i l w a y e ; ' F o r hadde h e noght, w e w o u l d h a v e b e e n d o w n e one, W h i c h , s a i t h h e , " W o u l d n a be much f u n ! " A s for the m a t c h , tho t h ' o p p o s l t i o n e w a s rapt i n a w e , T h e result, a l l a c k , endede i n a drawe.

G o a l e s , one e a c h , hadde w e s c o r e d .

B u t n o n e , by no m e a n s , w e r e at a i l e b o r e d .

T o and fro the b a l l e d i d f l y e through t h ' a i r e , M u c h e h e l p t e d by the c a p t a i n , C h r i s t o p h e r e .

Many e f f o r t e s w e r e made to put up the b a l l e , B u t w h e n n e it w a s t h e r e , nought h a p p e n e d a t t e a l l e !

A l i a s my b a d d e t a l e muste come to an e n d e , So w e a j o u r n e d t o the b a r r e , for d a r t e s w i t h E f f e n d e ; M Cullun, D Carlile,

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by K P Houlden

T h e I C t e a m a r r i v e d e a r l y a t the G u i n n e s s ground — a c h a n g e from the p r e v i o u s w e e k w h e n the t e a m " g o t l o s t " o n the w ay to H a r l i n g t o n a n d d i d not a r r i v e u n t i l after 3 o ' c l o c k ! A n y h o w t h e game s t a r t e d promptly w i t h , it w a s n o t i c e d , the G u i n n e s s team h a v i n g the u n f a i r a d v a n t a g e of 7 b l o k e s i n the s i d e Instead of t h e normal m a x i m u m of 6 . T h e game turned out t o be c l o s e i n f a c t , w i t h I C p e r h a p s h a v i n g the upper hand and a l t h o u g h there w e r e s e v e r a l s c o r i n g c h a n c e s a t both e n d s of the p i t c h the s c o r e w a s 0 - 0 at h a l f - t i m e : The second half started s i m i l a r l y but a s t i m e went o n IC began t o c o - o r d i n a t e better a s a t e a m . I C i n fact had more a n d more of the p l a y , a n d C h r i s P a r k e r i n g o a l s p e n t a large p r o p o r t i o n of the s e c o n d h a l f s i t t i n g d o w n a d m i r i n g the v i e w .

A b o u t h a l f - w a y through t h e s e c o n d h a l f IC t o o k a s h o r t c o r n e r and the r e s u l t i n g s h o t

by J i m M a r s h a l l w a s s a v e d by a d e f e n d e r ' s foot and s o a penalty flick was awarded. T h e b a l l w a s put i n the b a c k of t h e net by K i m H o u l d e n and a g o a l was duly awarded.

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D i a n a on the r i g h t w i n g , b e a t i n g t w o d e f e n d e r s and then l e a v i n g the g o a l k e e p e r wrong-footed with a superb shot.

T h e s c o r e r e m a i n e d at 2 — 0 u n t i l the f i n a l w h i s t l e a n d c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s m u s t go t o a l l members of the s i d e for s u c h a f i n e performance. T h a n k s must a'lso g o t o D a v e B a l d e r s t o n e for s u c h c a p a b l e u m p i r i n g w h i c h kept the game w e l l under c o n t r o l from b e g i n n i n g t o e n d .

T e a m : - Chris Parker, Kim Houlden,.

John Huckle, Christine, Pete Nowell, Ruth, Diana, Jim Marshall, Tina Pearson, Chas Hardy, Sarah Horn; umpire Dave Balderstone.

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S u n d a y s and n o r m a l l y t a k e p l a c e L a s t w e e k e n d , four members in f o r e s t s . It i s s u i t a b l e for t r a v e l l e d to L o w e r B o u r n e • p e o p l e of a l l a g e s and a b i l i t i e s F o r e s t , near F a r n h a m , t o t a k e a s there i s a l w a y s a range of part i n a N a t i o n a l B a d g e E v e n t . c o u r s e s to c h o o s e from, v a r y i n g A l a n L e a k y d i d w e l l to a c h i e v e from 2 m i l e s to 8 m i l e s in a S i l v e r s t a n d a r d o n the 6 m i l e l e n g t h . O n e c a n treat it a s a course, and Tony Warwick a l s o s t r o l l , or a s a h i g h l y c o m p e t i t i v e ran w e l l o n the s h o r t e r U n d e r r a c e , a n d of c o u r s e it i s n o t 21 c o u r s e . u s u a l l y the f a s t e s t runner that F o r t h o s e of y o u who s t i l l wins — navigational s k i l l is think orienteering i s something to d o w i t h t h e F a r E a s t , l e t me j u s t a s important a s s p e e d .

If you a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n t a k i n g e x p l a i n . It c o n s i s t s of c r o s s country w a l k i n g o r r u n n i n g , u s i n g part, c o n t a c t D a v i d R o s e n , a map and c o m p a s s t o n a v i g a t e A s t r o n o m y D e p t . ( i n t . 4463) or b e t w e e n a s e t of c h e c k p i n t s . look on the c l u b ' s n o t i c e b o a r d i n the U n i o n E n t r a n c e H a l l .

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F E L I X SPORT 3 RUGBY

IC 1st 22 L S E 14

by Chris Cuthberson

IC p l a y e d t h e i r s e c o n d game of the s e a s o n on W e d n e s d a y , 15th O c t o b e r a g a i n s t t h e i r great r i v a l s L S E . T h e game s t a r t e d w i t h IC p l a y i n g w i t h the w i n d and w i t h o u t a n y t h i n g r e s e m b l i n g rugby. W i t h i n a few m i n u t e s L S E had s c o r e d a try after the b a l l somehow s l i p p e d out of X ' s h a n d s into the h a n d s of an L S E T h e A ' s boarded t h e i r c o a c h on Saturday e m a n a t i n g an a i r of player. c o n f i d e n c e . T h e y had won the p r e v i o u s w e e k (44 - 0) a g a i n s t debut in the c e n t r e , L S E u s e d H o w e v e r , IC at last began M i d d l e s e x H o s p i t a l , R C S had t h r a s h e d C h e l s e a C o l l e g e the previous] the w i n d a d v a n t a g e to reduce to w a k e - u p and p l a y rugby a s year. a t e a m . T h e f o r w a r d s , e s p e c i a l l y the l e e w a y to two p o i n t s .

A l a s , a n y thought of an e a s y v i c t o r y w a s s w e p t a w a y by H o w e v e r , IC c a m e right b a c k w e r e much improved and r u c k e d C h e l s e a ' s t r i c k of f i e l d i n g fifteen fit m e n , t o t a l l y u n l i k e t h o s e who at them, and from a s c r u m on and m a u l e d w e l l , w i t h J o h n confronted R C S last year. the L S E l i n e , A n y D e v a n e y Smith o u t s t a n d i n g in t h i s E v e r y IC p l a y e r threw h i m s e l f d e s p e r a t e l y into the fray. H u g h p i c k e d up a fine try to r e s t o r e r e s p e c t . A f t e r two w e l l t a k e n D u n c a n a b a n d o n e d the n e w s p a p e r he had brought to read in the the 8 point l e a d . D e s p i t e a t r i e s by M West and A G r e g o r y , a n t i c i p a t e d q u i e t e r moments. L y n n e D a v i e s , on the w i n g , thought s t r o n g late c h a l l e n g e by L S E , and a try by L S E , S t e v e A s p d e n it w i s e r to remove h i s b a s s o o n to the s i d e l i n e s .

IC h e l d out w e l l to c h a l k up a f i n i s h e d off a forward m o v e in The first half was uneventful good w i n ; 22 — 14. which lain Maclain, Phil Turley but e n e r g e t i c , and at half t i m e found the IC b a c k s ready and T e a m : - IC 1st XV - A Williams, and P a u l R o b i n s w e r e a l l I C w e r e u n l u c k y not to be in w a i t i n g . B o b L e e s o n broke N Gibbs, J Gilbert, A Gregory, i n v o l v e d , w i t h a f i n e try . A t the l e a d . S l o w l y t h i n g s s t a r t e d through f e e d i n g the b a l l to C h r i s M West, A Devaney, M Calter, h a l f - t i m e the s c o r e w a s 16 — 8 . to s w i n g in I C ' s favour in the B e c q u e who g a v e a s i m p l e I Maclain, R Austin, B Andrews, A f t e r the break, d e s p i t e f i n e s c o r i n g p a s s to J o n P i t c h e r , s e c o n d half. J o n P i t c h e r came S Aspden, S Booth, J Smith, team p l a y from I C , w i t h N i g e l and J o n w a s s o c l o s e to the c l o s e to s c o r i n g , and a f t e r w a r d s P Turley and P Robins.

G i b b s m a k i n g a most i m p r e s s i v e g a v e many r e a s o n s for not l i n e that e v e n he c o u l d n ' t fumble i t . J o h n F i s h b u r n narrowly^ d o i n g s o , e a c h of them t o t a l l y c o n v i n c i n g . IC w e r e under m i s s e d w i t h the c o n v e r s i o n (the p r e s s u r e a few t i m e s but the fourth b e s t k i c k of the game) but I C h a d w o n a n y w a y . f o r w a r d s h e l d t h e i r o w n , the l i n e b e i n g c l e a r e d by H u g h It w a s a f i n e v i c t o r y and D u n c a n after the i n e v i t a b l e e v e r y b o d y p l a y e d t h e i r part Kenton ' A ' v Imperial (or If S i x Was N i n e W e ' d S t i l l be o n e s h o r penalty. w e l l , but a s p e c i a l word of On Saturday 11th O c t o b e r T h e Imperial C o l l e g e M e n ' s L a c r o s s e t h a n k s must go to T o n y D u r i n g the w h o l e of the C l u b p l a y e d i t ' s f i r s t m a t c h of the s e a s o n . T h e match w a s a g a i n s t F i t z g e r a l d who w a s d r a g g e d , s e c o n d h a l f the b a c k s t a c k l e d K e n t o n , at K e n t o n and s h o u l d h a v e b e e n a l e a g u e f i x t u r e . H o w e v e r l i t e r a l l y , out of bed to f i l l a e x t r e m e l y w e l l prevented due to l a c k of s u p p o r t on the part of the members of Imperial gap in the t e a m .

C h e l s e a g e t t i n g into t h e i r s t r i d e . R o d E d n e y — out:of Many t h a n k s to a l l w h o turned C o l l e g e , we o n l y managed to c o l l e c t a grand t o t a l of s i x p l a y e r s (It s h o u l d h a v e been t e n ) , s o w e borrowed t w o of K e n t o n ' s p l a y e r s p o s i t i o n — p l a y e d w e l l and out. and p l a y e d a f r i e n d l y m a t c h . g a v e no a n x i o u s moments. It 4 Edney, J Pitcher, B Leeson, w a s the l a s t ten m i n u t e s and C Becque, L Davies, 'l—Harery, A s the w e a t h e r w a s f a i r l y a t t a c k e d , for w h i c h our g o a l then I C ' s f i t n e s s began to t e l l M Duncan, M Zawarotco, w a r m , an e n j o y a b l e 8 0 m i n u t e s keeper and C a p t a i n (me) w a s as John T Fitzgerald, B Budd, C e n s u e d . It w a s an end to e n d d u l y g r a t e f u l . M o d e s t y of c o u r s e F i s h b u r n had p r e d i c t e d . A good Cuthbertson, R Porter, J game, in w h i c h e v e n the g o a l f o r b i d s me t o mention a l l the p a s s from a C h e l s e a line-out Fishburn, R Jennec, N Wiltshire k e e p e r s managed to get into i n c r e d i b l e s a v e s our g o a l k e e p e r the o p p o s i t i o n ' s h a l f and much made, or what a g o o d job our r u n n i n g about w a s e n j o y e d by c a p t a i n d i d g i v i n g much Rugby Extras 1st XV

by Paul Jeffs a l l . In the m i d d l e of a l l t h i s encouragement a n d moral p h r e n e t i c a c t i v i t y one or two T h e day s t a r t e d u n u s u a l l y for the e x t r a ' s w i t h f i f t e e n p l a y e r s support ; s o I w o n ' t . g o a l s were s c o r e d , e v e n some t u r n i n g up a s p l a n n e d . E v e n t s c o n t i n u e d to go w e l l throughout In c l o s i n g I w o u l d l i k e to

by I m p e r i a l , s o by h a l f time the afternoon w i t h b e n e f i c i a l f a c t o r s r a n g i n g from a s l i g h t l y the s c o r e w a s 6 — 4 in K e n t o n ' s thank K e n t o n for l e n d i n g u s w e a k e n e d Q M C 2nd X V to the s u n n y w e a t h e r . T h e Q M C c a p t a i n s t w o p l a y e r s , o n e of whom favour. c a l l of " e d g e " proved c o r r e c t at the c o i n t o s s i n g and they p l a y e d s c o r e d two of our g o a l s , a n d The second half was s i m i l a r w i t h the w i n d for the f i r s t h a l f . T h i s r e s t r i c t e d the s c o r e to 12 — 0 for g i v i n g u s a n e n j o y a b l e s t a r t to the f i r s t , but by now some of to the s e a s o n . T h e f i n a l s c o r e at h a l f t i m e , w i t h the IC p a c k the c o b w e b s had been removed w a s 9 — 7 in K e n t o n ' s f a v o u r s k i l l f u l l y d e m o n s t r a t i n g how to from the c o o r d i n a t i n g c e n t r e s D o y l e f a l l i n g o v e r the l i n e (sob, sob) be t w i c e a s heavy as the of the Imperial C o l l e g e p l a y e r s . t w i c e e a c h , and N i g e l G l b b s Team:-i Bob Strangeway (Capt.), o p p o s i t i o n , but s t i l l lose For example, Mike Burke s i d e s t e p p i n g o v e r for a h a t - t r i c k Phil Varght, Paul Jepson, "The possession. ofemonstrated h i s a b i l i t y to run Dave Turner capped a s o l i d Happy Hacker", Bill Jackson, about a l l o v e r the p l a c e (and M a t t e r s improved s l i g h t l y In d i s p l a y at f u l l b a c k by k i c k i n g Mike Burke and Two Guest very w e l l he d i d it too.), a n d the s e c o n d half but there w e r e o v e r f i v e c o n v e r s i o n s from Players fmm Kenton. s h o u l d be a permanent f i x t u r e s t i l l some I d e n t i f i c a t i o n p r o seven attempts.

Commercial Break:- Anybody in the m i d f i e l d . T o n y , T h e b l e m s w i t h i n the new t e a m ; T h e t e a m , e v e r y member of i n t e r e s t e d i n l e a r n i n g h o w to H a p p y H a c k e r , g a v e an o b j e c t K e i t h L i p s c o m b e was seen w h i c h d e s e r v e s mention w i n f r i e n d s and i n f l u e n c e l e s s o n in how to m i s s a barn s t i l l p u s h i n g IC p l a y e r s off the p e o p l e , get a bit of e x e r c i s e a t ( e s p e c i a l l y J o h n Smith) w a s : door from f i v e feet, but d i d b a l l 5 m i n u t e s after the Q M C l e a s t o n c e a»week, wanrJSf Andy Witheside.

Paul Chlsnell, make u p for it w i t h h i s f i v e f o r w a r d s had been removed a r o u n d L o n d o n on S a t u r d a y s , Rob Doyle, Keith Lipscombe, jammy g o a l s . Our new r e c r u i t , from the m a u l . and g e n e r a l l y h a v e a good l a u g h Paul Jeffs, Terry Griffiths, P h i l V a r g h t , p l a y e d very w e l l T h e f i n a l s c o r e after an ( w e l l y o u ' d laugh if y o u s a w us Dave Buckley, John Smith, s e e i n g a s he h a d n ' t p l a y e d Impressive last 20 minutes was b a y i n g I) shod Id c o n t a c t the Neil Rust, Nigel Bass, Gerry before S a t u r d a y . With a bit of 46 n i l , w i t h Steve S h a r p e , D a v e following:- • p r a c t i c e and encouragement he Molloy, Nigel Gibbs, Steve B u c k l e y and A n d y W h i t e s i d e s h o u l d make a u s e f u l p l a y e r .

Sharpe, Steve Jenkins, Dave B o b Strangeway P h y s i c s P G r u n n i n g in one try e a c h , S t e v e O u r d e f e n s e , P a u l J e p s o n and Turner.

B i l l J a c k s o n C h e m i s t r y II J e n k i n s and ( s u r p r i s i n g l y ) R o b B i l l J a c k s o n both w o r k e d very P a u l J e p s o n Z o o l o g y III bard and d i d a g o o d job of t r y i n g M i k e B u r k e P h y s i c s III to make t h e m s e l v e s look l i k e No Experience necessary, four p e o p l e w h e n e v e r K e n t o n j u s t a w i l l i n g n e s s to l e a r n .

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LACROSSE

A t least it's m i x e d ! !

by Dave Balderstone

E v e r got l o s t o n the w ay to y o u r home g r o u n d ? T r y a s k i n g a b u s d r i v e r how to get to H a r l i n g t o n . (Our o p p o s i t i o n a r r i v e d before w e did!)

E v e r had h a l f y o u r t e a m a r r e s t e d for p r a c t i c i n g in a bus s t a t i o n ? Y o u h a v e n ' t p l a y e d IC m i x e d h o c k e y t e a m .

E v e r s e e n a low f l y i n g G r e e n l i n e b u s ? A s k Mr T e a g u e IC (10 p l a y e r s ) 0 Q E C (II) 1 A s i n g l e g o a l from a s h o r t corner decided on otherwise very l e v e l and e n j o y a b l e g a m e .

Our l a d i e s " d i d u s p r o u d " ,

p e n e t r a t i n g c r o s s e s from S a r a h , m e s m e r i c d r i b b l i n g from J a n e t , d e v a s t a t i n g runs from T i n a a n d m a g i c a l t a c k l i n g from C h r i s .

E x c e l l e n t u m p i r i n g from C h r i s P a r k e r and hard w o r k from a l l the men made t h i s a s u p e r b a l l round p e r f o r m a n c e .

Our t r o u b l e s o n the return j o u r n e y w e r e f e w , but a

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Some k i n d o f d e m o n s t r a t i o n w i l l b e o r g a n i s e d for Intern a t i o n a l Women's D a y o n March 6th. National planning meetings w i l l take place at l e a s t e v e r y two m o n t h s , a n d the S t e e r i n g C o m m i t t e e w i l l meet t w i c e a m o n t h , both b e i n g o p e n to a n y i n t e r e s t e d p e r s o n s .

N A C aims were established a s being to make it a woman's d e c i s i o n to have a n abortion, in practice a s w e l l as i n l a w .

T o that e n d , to make a b o r t i o n free o f c h a r g e a n d t o s e t up centres w h i c h would provide counselling on a l l aspects of abortion and contraceptives, through the N H S .

T h e c o n f e r e n c e made i t c l e a r that many p o l i t i c a l a n d s o c i a l groups w e r e t r y i n g to u s e t he N A C a s a s p r i n g board towards t h e i r o w n e n d s . I n p a r t i c u l a r , t h e Women's V o i c e group, w h o s e e the c a m p a i g n a s a c l a s s i s s u e . Without s o l i d a r i t y the c a m p a i g n s e e m s u n l i k e l y to have the cons i s t e n c y r e q u i r e d to a c h i e v e i t s o w n r e a l i s t i c a i m s . It i s to be h o p e d that a l l f a c t i o n s w i l l now w o r k i n s u p p o r t o f the S t e e r i n g C o m m i t t e e , towards :^u.. the a i m s o f the N A C .

Treble overseas students' fees says M P D R K E I T H H A M P S O N , C o n s e r v a t i v e M P for R i p o n a n d s e c r e t a r y of t h e C o n s e r v a t i v e b a c k b e n c h E d u c a t i o n C o m m i t t e e , t o l d a m e e t i n g at L e i c e s t e r P o l y t e c h n i c l a s t F r i d a y that there w a s no c a s e for s u b s i d i s i n g foreign s t u d e n t s at t h e present rate and w e s h o u l d w o r k t o w a r d s d o u b l i n g or t r i p l i n g o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s ' f e e s .

"The economic situation is currently not one which can allow us to be over-romantic.

Harsh reality necessitates the raising of more money if our prized standards are to be

maintained", he told the m e e t i n g . A r e a l i s t i c s c a l e of f e e s h a d to b e e s t a b l i s h e d .

C e r t a i n groups of o v e r s e a s students could then be subsidized, either by t h e M i n i s t r y of O v e r s e a s D e v e l o p ment or by v a r i o u s forms of Government s c h o l a r s h i p , a i d , or h e l p .

T h e i n c r e a s e i n numbers of overseas students, especially post-graduate overseas students, together with a

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Roneo demonstrations are being held today and on Thursday, 30th October commencing at 1.00pm.

All clubs and societies should

decline in British postgraduate numbers w a s a t e r r i b l e i n d i c t m e n t . In 1971 t w o t h i r d s the post-graduate civil of engineers w e r e B r i t i s h but today one q u a r t e r w e r e .

T h i s c a l l for t h e i n c r e a s i n g of o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s ' fees f o l l o w s the C V C P ' s s u g g e s t i o n that o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s s h o u l d pay more. over A t Imperial C o l l e g e 35% of a l l s t u d e n t s a r e o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s a n d they form n e a r l y 5 0 % of t h e p o s t g r a d u a t e s i n t h e C o l l e g e , tf o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s ' f e e s were trebled immediately IC ensure that at least one person from their organisation knows how to use the Roneo duplicators.

Apologies to those people who attended the last demonstration which unfortunately did not take place.

w o u l d r e c e i v e a sum in e x c e s s of £750,000.

Trevor Phillips, ULU president and N U S Exec for member responsible O v e r s e a s S t u d e n t s , commented yesterday: "We oppose discrimination in the provision of education.

The increasing in fees and discrimination other ways has meant that overseas students who are not independently wealthy, or backed by business or government are being denied the opportunity forhigher education.

Three quarters of all overseas students are self-financed either by family support or by personal savings.

Exclusion of those people would make a mockery of the Government's position that education for overseas students is a form of overseas aid".

STOIC Filmtalk Humphries November Southside, Building.

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Our society is a melting-pot o f influences. Some good. And s o m e b a d .

Many graduates are concerned enough about society to r e a l i s e

that some of its most acute c o n f l i c t s occur in the treatment of offenders.

And as a result they join t h e Probation & A f t e r - C a r e S e r v i c e .

As probation officers, their j o b i s to enquire into t h e background o f those who have g o t into trouble with society and to work a c r o s s t h e boundaries of the-problems t h a t

present themselves. The range o f social work and the element o f personal involvement is

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considerable and the rewards i n h u m a n terms are great indeed for the right sort of person.

H o w do y o u s t a r t ? N o r m a l l y t h r o u g h sponsorship as a trainee p r o b a t i o n officer o n a c o u r s e o f professional t r a i n i n g recognised by the Central Council for E d u c a t i o n and Training i n Social Work and leading to the Council's Certificate of Q u a l i f i c a t i o n i n S o c i a l W o r k .

Courses last between one and t w o years depending o n y o u r degree subjects. Graduate trainees are paid a tpresent a salary ofat least £2127. T h i s r i s e s a f t e r t r a i n i n g t o

£2853 a n d t h e n c a n r i s e t o £3474 a n d above by promotion. T h e highest g r a d e s e a r n u p t o £9609. P r o b a t i o n officers w o r k i n g i n t h e L o n d o n a r e a receive additional remuneration.

For more information about the P r o b a t i o n & After-Care Service as a career please get i n t o u c h w i t h y o u r l o c a l C h i e f P r o b a t i o n Officer whose address and telephone n u m b e r are i n the telephone book o r send y o u r name and address o n a postcard t o t h e H o m e Office, P r o b a t i o n a n d ) Room After-Care Department ( 446, R o m n e v H o u s e , M a r s h a m Street, London SW1P 3DY.