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t s d Students stage sit-in at Libyan Embassy O N E H U N D R E D L i b y a n s t u d e n t s s t a g e d a s i t - i n at the L i b y a n e m b a s s y in P r i n c e ' s G a t e SW7 to protest at t h e s h o o t i n g of at l e a s t 16 s t u d e n t s at B e n g h a z i U n i v e r s i t y on J a n u a r y 4 t h . T h e s t u d e n t s were k i l l e d during a p e a c e f u l d e m o n s t r a t i o n to p r o t e s t a g a i n s t government I nterference in the e l e c t i o n s o f t h e Students U nion. Several thousand students T h e main objective h a d had also been detained b e e n to get t h e i r d e m a n d s for according to Mr Abdurrahman an e n q u i r y i n t o the a l l e g e d S e w e h l i , G e n e r a l S e c r e t a r y of shootings c a b l e d to C o l o n e l the Libyan Students Union Gadafy. Also included in t h e i r demands w a s a c a l l f o r in B r i t a i n , w h o l e d the s i t - i n " a public trial of a l l officials at P r i n c e ' s G a t e . r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m a s s a c r e " . However, when F E L I X enquired yesterday, the ambassador h a d n o t y e t s e n t the t e l e g r a m . The Libyan government has denied that a n y students were k i l l e d a n d the P r e s i d e n t of the L i b y a n F e d e r a t i o n o f continued on back page

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Armed convoy arrests I C trio T H E L I B Y A N embassy was also the s c e n e o f more a c t i o n o n the Sunday n i g h t p r e v i o u s t o the s i t - i n . T hree I C students, after h a v i n g made merry i n t he U n i o n . B a r , threw b o t t l e s through o n e of the w i n d o w s o f t he e m b a s s y . T h e window pictured right faces P r i n c e ' s Gardens. T h e plate glass window received four h o l e s a s a r e s u l t of the b a t t e r y o f b o t t l e s h u r l e d at i t . ' P o l i c e were v e r y q u i c k l y o n the s c e n e w i t h t r a c k e r d o g s . A set o f k e y s dropped b y one o f the three w a s s o o n p i c k e d - u p by o n e o f the d o g s . T h e p o l i c e

t r a c e d the t h r e e t o L i n s t e a d w h e r e they h a d fled a n d took them i n separate c a r s to Gerald Road P o l i c e Station..

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After being questioned for s e v e r a l h o u r s t he three a d m i t t e d to being responsible for damaging the window. They w e r e r e l e a s e d o n b a i l o f £50 a n d t o l d t o a p p e a r i n c o u r t the f o l l o w i n g mom in g . The three subsequently p l e a d e d g u i l t y a n d w e r e finer* £5 w i t h £8 c o s t s e a c h .

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Exploration Review: 1970-74 F r i d a y 16th IC F i l m S o c i e t y present * B O F ' at 7.15pm i n M e c h E n g 2 2 0 . Adm by membership only; M e m b e r s h i p a v a i l a b l e at the door. IC E n t s H o p s & D i s c o with CAROL GRIMES & THE LONDON BOOGIE BAND in the Union Concert Hall. 8.00pm Adm 60p. Q E C : The 101'ers in concert. New Common Room Bar, 8.00pm A d m 3 0 p . S a t u r d a y 17th IC E n t s present E L I K E B R O O K S in t h e G r e a t H a l l at 8 . 0 0 p m . A d m 9 0 p IC a d v , £1 a d v , £ 1 . 2 0 on the d o o r . T u e s d a y 20th Associated Studies: A Plain M a n ' s G u i d e to A r c h i t e c t u r e . I . G r e e k and R o m a n A r c h i t e c t u r e C O L I N B A D C O C K , Winchester C o l l e g e . Theatre A , Sherfield 1.30 pm T h e International P o l i t i c s of OiI.CHRISTOPHER TUGENDHAT, M P for the C i t y of L o n d o n a n d Westminster South. Theatre B, S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g . 1.30pm. IC International Socialists S o c i e t y : " S p a i n — after F r a n c o , what n e x t ? " S p e a k e r D U N C A N

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H A L L A S , IS C e n t r a l C o m m i t t e e 1.00pm in C i v E n g 2 0 1 . Hall dinner: 7.00 for 7.30 Sherfield Building. £1.35 p l u s 10p s h e r r y . IC P h o t s o c : A g f a p r i z e - w i n n i n g f i l m " M A G I C L I G H T " . 6.45pm in M i n e s 2 . 2 3 Wednesday 21st I C F o l k C l u b pr es en t G E O F F & PENNIE HARRIS in the Union Lower Refectory. 8.00pm. A d m 3 0 p (50p n o n - m e m b e r s ) . T h u r s d a y 22nd Associated Studies: The Morality and Immorality of S c i e n c e . 3 . T h e S c i e n c e of E t h i c s F R A N K L E A . Theatre A , S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g . 1.30pm. Lunch-hour Concert. The Library, 53 P r i n c e ' s G a t e 1.30pm. IC E n t s : F i l m C H I N A T O W N . M e c h E n g 2 2 0 . 1.30 pm A d m 1 0 p . F r i d a y 23rd IC E n t s H o p s & D i s c o w i t h the J l v e bombers. Union Concert H a l l . 8.00pm. Adm 50p. IC F i l m S o c : ' D O N ' T L O O K NOW G r e a t H a l l . 7 . 1 5 p m . A d m by membership only. Q E C : Concert with D O R R I S . N e w Common Room B a r . 8.00pm Adm F R E E .

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T h e draw for the f i r s t r o u n d w i l l be p o s t e d i n the U n i o n B a r . A l l entrants must c h e c k w h e n their match i s and inform a Darts C l u b C o m m i t t e e member i f there i s a n y d i f f i c u l t y . ( C o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s are M G i b s o n , P h y s i c s 2 ; J F o r d , C h e m i s t r y 3 a n d P Whitiock, Chem E n g 2). Alternatively leave a message behind the B a r .

A C O P Y O F the E x p l o r a t i o n Review i s a v a i l a b l e in the Lyon Playfair Library. Since the c o l l a p s e of the E x p l o r a t i o n S o c i e t y t h e a c t i v i t i e s of the Exploration Board have not been w e l l p u b l i c i s e d throughout the C o l l e g e . U n f o r t u n a t e l y it a p p e a r s that f e w p e o p l e o u t s i d e the s p e c i a l i s t c l u b s , s u c h a s the M o u n t a i n e e r i n g C l u b , are now a w a r e of the e x i s t e n c e of the E x p l o r a t i o n B o a r d . The Exploration Board have sponsored during the five y e a r p e r i o d from 1970 to 1974 a t o t a l of t w e n t y - t w o e x p e d i t i o n s to a l l parts of the world. T h e s e may v a r y from b o t a n i c a l and z o o l o g i c a l e x p e d i t i o n s to the atolls of the Maldive

Women's Studies Course BEGINNING ON Wednesday 21st January is a women's studies course. The meetings will be at 12.30pm in the iCWA lounge. Meetings scheduled term:

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J a n 21st Socialisation and m a l e 'and female r o l e s . J a n 28th C r o s s cultural roles — comparis o n s of the l i v e s of w o m e n in other s o c i e t i e s .

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T h e F l o w e r s of P r o g r e s s B y WS G I L B E R T a n d A S S U L L I V A N T u e s d a y 10th — S a t . 14th F e b r u a r y i n the U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l . T i c k e t s 60p and 80p (Sat, 80p o n l y ) A v a i l a b l e i n F o y e e of S h e r f i e l d b u i l d i n g or u n i o n 12.30 - 1.30pm from J a n u a r y 19th.

B B C Concerts Free tickets available from J e n , U n i o n o f f i c e , for B a c h — St M a t t h e w P a s s i o n . P a r t I T h u r s d a y 2 9 t h J a n . 2.15pm P a r t II F r i d a y 30th J a n 6.45pm at M a i d a V a l t S t u d i o s , U i i a w a r t R o a d W9. F i r s t c o m e , f i r s t served. IC

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F e b 4th Women's role in the f a m i l y . F e b 11th Women and w o r k . F e b 18th Women in e d u c a t i o n . F e b 25th Women in science and technology. M a r c h 3rd Women a n d the l a w . M a r c h 10th H i s t o r i c a l a s p e c t s of w o m e n ' s r o l e in s o c i e t y . M a r c h 17th Women in the C h u r c h

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I s l a n d s , or a p u r e l y e x p l o r a t o r y and photographic expedition to the R i f t V a l l e y in E a s t A f r i c a , to a c a v i n g e x p e d i t i o n to the P e r u v i a n A n d e s . T h e E x p l o r a t i o n B o a r d i s a b l e to give advice and financial assistance to groups of Students from this College w h o w i s h to o r g a n i s e e x p e d i t i o n s w h e t h e r e x p l o r a t o r y or s c i e n t i f i c to any part of t h e g l o b e . A p p l i c a t i o n s or e n q u r i e s for possible expeditions in 1976 s h o u l d be made a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e to the S e c r e t a r y of the E x p l o r a t i o n B o a r d , M r . J F D L a u w e r y s , Room 534, Sherfield Building, internal telephone 2703.

JEWISH SOCIETY pr es en t ERIC MOONMAN, MP g i v i n g a t a l k on 'A sane policy in the Middle East' on T u e s d a y J a n u a r y 20th at 1.20pm in M e c h E n g 6 6 4

THE STUDENT WELFARE C E N T R E i s there to h e l p you Info. a v a i l a b l e * on topics r a n g i n g from a c c o m m o d a t i o n to c o n t r a c e p t i o n . If w e d o n ' t k n o w the a n s w e r w e ' l l f i n d o u t . Student C o u n s e l l o r i n a t t e n d a n c e T u e s d a y s and T h u r s d a y s . O P E N MON F R I 12.30 1.30pm. at the top of the U n i o n Building.

WANT T O E A R N £ 1 P E R HOUR? T h e n j u s t c o n t a c t the D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t , Riz Shakir,_ a n y T u e s d a y lunchtime in the Union Office. Imperial

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College Railway Society Narrow Gauge R a i l w a y s Y e s t e r d a y and T o d a y by R e v E R B O S T O N at 5.40pm in M E 664 Tues

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The Grants/Cuts Campaign - a touch of realism needed SOMEONE, somewhere is b e i n g s q u e e z e d . T h i s y e a r , the annual grants r e v i e w , i s p r e s s ing not o n l y for a 3 3 % i n c r e a s e in g r a n t s , but a l s o for the a b o l i t i o n of the m e a n s t e s t , discretionary awards, as well a s r e s i s t i n g a l l c u t b a c k s in education spending. S i m u l t a n e o u s l y , the G o v e r n ment i s u r g i n g l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s to pare their spending on universities, p o l y t e c h n i c s , c o l l e g e s of e d u c a t i o n and s o on d o w n t h e l i n e . H o w c a n these two viewpoints be reconciled? — They cannot. T h e e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m , if it i s to be c u t , w i l l be cut at i t s w e a k e s t a n d most vunerable p o i n t . C o l l e g e s of E d u c a t i o n g e n e r a l l y h a v e no i n d e p e n d e n t funding and produce t e a c h e r s , the v a s t m a j o r i t y of whom w i l l work in s t a t e s c h o o l s . T h e number of teacher training p l a c e s i s to be c u t from 1 1 4 , 0 0 0 to 6 0 , 0 0 0 by 1 9 8 1 . F o u r t e e n (14) C o l l e g e s of E d u c a t i o n are d u e to be c l o s e d or m e r g e d with other institutions. The c u t b a c k i s m os t d r a s t i c in the most easily regulated professions. In u n i v e r s i t i e s and polyt e c h n i c s the t h r i f t e r a s e w i l l most l i k e l y c a u s e the c l o s u r e of under-subscribed courses. A s t h e y are m a i n l y s c i e n c e and e n g i n e e r i n g c o u r s e s , t h i s could easily be a false economy. The NUS is obviously o p p o s e d to c u t - b a c k s , but are they l i k e l y to i n f l u e n c e the Government or anyone else by what a p p e a r s to be an

hysterical reaction? Or are they m e r e l y " A i m i n g for the moon and h o p i n g to hit E v e r e s t ' ' , to misquote H a r o l d W i l s o n . Statements made by the N U S may s e e m " u n r e p r e s e n t a t i v e " to u n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t s , but the N U S h a s over 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 members of w h i c h o n l y 2 6 3 , 2 4 2 full-time university are s t u d e n t s . It i s hardly s u r p r i s i n g t h e n , that the N U S r e a c t s s o strongly to reductions in s p e n d i n g in i n s t i t u t i o n s other than u n i v e r s i t i e s , a s t w o - t h i r d s of Its m e m b e r s h i p c o m e from these same institutions. However, though the National Union should oppose the removal of discretionary grants and other pennyp i n c h i n g m e a s u r e s , it s e e m s to be u n r e a l i s t i c to e x p e c t or e v e n h o p e to s t o p e v e r y s i n g l e budget in e d u c a t i o n . S u r e l y ' t h e N U S w o u l d b e n e f i t its members more by a c c e p t i n g that some c u t s h a v e to be m a d e , e v e n some colleges closed, and advising the Department of E d u c a t i o n and S c i e n c e w h i c h could be c l o s e d w i t h least effect. T a k i n g an implacable stand on a motorway i s not a good i d e a , some of the c u t s may be really d a m a g i n g but blanket opposition will not pinpoint them. The demonstration on February 27th will gain p u b l i c i t y for the grants c l a i m , but r e a s o n e d d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h the D E S might prevent d a m a g i n g c u t s . Y o u p a y s y e r money and you takes yer c h o i c e .

Jewish Society So what d o e s the I C J e w i s h Society do? It t r i e s to c o n c e r n itself w i t h a l l e l e m e n t s of J e w i s h a f f a i r s w h i c h are of i n t e r e s t — or what the c o m m i t t e e of the day thinks should be of i n t e r e s t ! — to J e w s and n o n - J e w s alike. T o further t h i s a i m w e a l w a y s h a v e a s e r i e s of l e c t u r e s , a n d t h e s e are h e l d on T u e s d a y or T h u r s d a y l u n c h t i m e s s o that you, the average interested and w i d e - a w a k e s t u d e n t can e a s i l y come a l o n g . We h a v e c o n c e r n e d o u r s e l v e s w i t h a s p e c t s of the r e l i g i o n , for e x a m p l e w e had a l e c t u r e on "Exorcism and Judaism". " We h a v e b e e n proud about how f a r - f l u n g the J e w i s h c o m m u n i t i e s are w i t h a t a l k about the J e w s in I n d i a , a n d w e h a v e w o r r i e d about the problem of the i m p o r t a n c e of J e w s l i v i n g in or out of Israel, and the threats to the continued e x i s t e n c e of that c o u n t r y . We have tired to illuminate history by looking at the B r i t i s h r o l e in P a l e s t i n e , and to reconsider history by

p r e s e n t i n g a J e w i s h v i e w of Jesus. M o s t r e c e n t l y we f o c u s s e d our a t t e n t i o n s on a n o l d , but only relatively recently dramatised problem, namely that of the s u r v i v a l of the Jewish community in the S o v i e t U n i o n . We wer e fortunate in b e i n g a b l e to w e l c o m e a s speaker Alexander Levich, son of Professor Benjamin L e v i c h , member of the S o v i e t A c a d e m y of S c i e n c e s . B o t h had a p p l i e d for e x i t v i s a s to go to I s r a e l more than two y e a r s a g o , and of c o u r s e immediately l o s t their m e a n s of livelihood. Alexander f i n a l l y w a s a l l o w e d to c o m e to the West in A p r i l 1 9 7 5 , but the K G B h a v e r e t a i n e d h i s father for an indefinite period, despite promises to the c o n t r a r y . We also have social g a t h e r i n g s of v a r i o u s i i n d s , s o : D o look out for our p o s t e r s (or b e c o m e a member!) and of c o u r s e c o m e a l o n g and l i s t e n and argue. Y o u never k n o w , y o u might learn something. We might learn s o m e t h i n g t o o . Dori Schmetterling

E l k i e B r o o k s one of r o c k s most t e n a c i o u s female v o c a l i s t s g i v e s her debut c o n c e r t w i t h a n e w b a n d at I C tomorrow. H e r debut a l b u m , R i c h M a n ' s Woman, i s r e v i e w e d o n p a g e 9 .

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N I N E T E E N D A Y S into the S e x D i s c r i m i n a t i o n A c t and s o far n o t h i n g h a s b e e n h e a r d from I C W A , I C ' s p r i m a d o n n a of s e x i s m . N o w i n d of r e v o l u t i o n a r y c h a n g e h a s y e t r e a c h e d the F E L I X o f f i c e ; it s e e m s u n l i k e l y that t h e a d m i s s i o n d o o r s w i l l be f l u n g o p e n to t h e h o a r d s of y o u n g men v a l i a n t l y k n o c k i n g on I C W A ' s door. S e r i o u s l y t h o u g h , the A c t p r e s e n t s an o p p o r t u n i t y to l o o k at the r o l e of I C W A . E v e r y woman s t u d e n t at I C i s a member of I C W A . T h e o r g a n i s a t i o n w e l c o m e s f r e s h e r s at the t e a r e c e p t i o n on the f i r s t d a y of term a n d at f r e s h e r s f a i r the d a y a f t e r . I t ' s a n n u a l F r e s h e r s D i n n e r a w e e k l a t e r i s the b e s t s o c i a l event of the f i r s t three w e e k s . T h i s y e a r t h e i r H a l l o w e e n B a l l w a s s o r e l y m i s s e d , but the s u c c e s s f u l C h r i s t m a s buffet p a r t i a l l y made up for i t . T h e I C W A E a s t e r B a l l c o m p l e t e s t h e i r s o c i a l f u n c t i o n s . In the l a s t y e a r the Women In S c i e n c e and the Women In A c t i o n G r o u p h a v e e m e r g e d from I C W A . A t e s t of any s o c i e t y s c r e d i b i l i t y i s i t s ' m e m b e r s ' v i e w s . / don't want to be in ICWA, is a strangely recurrent statement c o m i n g from a d i s t u r b i n g proportion of I C w o m e n . ICU could do without ICWA & ICWA's discriminatory are t w o more w e l l c o n n e d p h r a s e s . C e r t a i n l y a s i z e a b l e c h u n k of IC women regard I C W A a s s e x u a l l y d i v i s i v e ; a p e r p e t u a l monument to the IC sex r a t i o . : T h e y ' e e l it w o r s e n s attempts to o v e r c o m e the r a t i o p r o b l e m ; in short they v i e w I C W A a s an u n n e c e s s a r y s o c i a l luxury that IC U n i o n c o u l d w e l l do w i t h o u t . If ICWA i s j u s t a s o c i a l off shoot of I C U w h y d o e s it n e e d to m a s q u e r a d e under a d i s c r i m i n a t o r y i m a g e ? A f t e r a l l the C C U ' s are d e s i g n e d to be I C ' s s o c i a l u n i o n s . H o w e v e r I C W A , or rather the IC Women In A c t i o n G r o u p (ICWIA), s e e the C C U s in a d i f f e r e n t l i g h t . H e r e ' s w h a t they h a v e to s a y in a n a r t i c l e , i n t e n d e d for p u b l i c a t i o n i n S e n n e t , a c o p y of w h i c h turned up at the F E L I X o f f i c e late l a s t t e r m . Many of us at Imperial College are sickened by the childish college drunken, misgynist behaviour of the three constituent unions here. These unions actively work to perpetuate the female hating, rugby playing, public school brand of hoolignism that is rampant every evening. They produce weekly newsheets which are regularly used to insult and abuse women both individually that all women are morons. and collectively — usually concluding V e r y a d u l t i n d e e d ! T n r e e more q u o t e s from t h e same a r t i c l e i l l u s t r a t e the p i c t u r e of IC p a i n t e d by I C W I A : worn by women. "Slavery for Women" badges abound-some Continued

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a c t i v i t i e s . My e x p e r i e n c e i s that w e s t i l l h a v e a large number of " b r o w n baggers" in I C w h o a r e o n l y i n t e r e s t e d in t h e i r work and t a k e no part in other a c t i v i t i e s at a l l .

I s p e n t m os t of l a s t w e e k in Durham at the N U S Universities Policy Conference. One of t h e s e c o n f e r e n c e s i s held e a c h year for every s e c t o r of N U S , a n d they a r e e m p o w e r e d to make n a t i o n a l p o l i c y on m a t t e r s w h i c h are t h e d i r e c t and exclusive cerhcern of that s e c t o r . K n o w i n g t h i s , I w a s s u r p r i s e d t o s e e that t h e agenda for the conference c o n t a i n e d very f e w i t e m s t h a t could be c o n s i d e r e d a s the d i r e c t a n d e x c l u s i v e * c o n c e r n of the U n i v e r s i t i e s . We d i d , h o w e v e r , h a v e s o m e sessions very interesting p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e on N o r t h e r n Ireland a n d Southern A f r i c a . T h e general feel ingof t h e c o n f e r e n c e w a s that the B r i t i s h Government were adopting the wrong in N o r t h e r n Ireland tactics and a l s o denying their responsibility for the present situation.

Disaffiliation D e r r i c k E v e r e t t put p o i n t s and against membership for of N U S in t h e l a s t i s s u e of FELIX at some l e n g t h . N o one c a n d e n y that N U S i s a political body a n d if y o u w a n t to be part of a p o l i t i c a l body then w e must s t a y i n . Whether w e want a d i f f e r e n t political b a l a n c e or not i s a relatively minor p o i n t . If y o u d o not want to be members of a p o l i t i c a l body then e i t h e r l e a v e it, or a l t e r it. Y o u must remember though, that to a l t e r a p o l i t i c a l b o d y , to m a k e it n o n - p o l i t i c a l , w e w i l l h a v e to become political o u r s e l v e s . I hope to s e e l i v e l y d e b a t e s on t h i s s u b j e c t in the n e a r future a n d I f e e l it w o u l d be helpful to invite Charles C l a r k e , N U S President, and Ian M i n n i s , P r e s i d e n t of A s t o n U n i v e r s i t y , to IC to d e b a t e the question. i a w a i t c o m m e n t s on D e r r i c k s article with anticipation.

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Fight on all fronts urged A R E P O R T on the N a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e at S c a r b o r o u g h in o n e of t h e n a t i o n a l n e w s p a p e r s b e g a n , " G o i n g to, an N U S C o n f e r e n c e i s l i k e g o i n g to the theatre — you leave a l l reality b e h i n d " . I w a s t r y i n g to s h r u g off t h i s p r e c o n c e p t i o n l a s t W e d n e s d a y a s I q u e u e d for r e g i s t r a t i o n , w h e n s u d d e n l y a fat, b e a r d e d , s o c i a l i s t , white rabbit came running past with s h o u t s of " O h my w h i s k e r s , I'm l a t e " . T h e rabbit t h e n d i s a p p e a r e d into the bar t o w i n g a h e a v y length of b r o a d left line behind him. After such a start, I w o n d e r e d what the r e s t of the c o n f e r e n c e might h o l d in s t o r e . T h e c o n f e r e n c e w a s o p e n e d by the NUS's enamoured president, Charles C l a r k e , w h o s p o k e m o s t l y on the s u b j e c t of E d u c a t i o n C u t s and urged for a u n i t e d front of a l l s t u d e n t s a n d u n i o n s a g a i n s t t h e s e c u t s — and informed u s that the U n i v e r s i t i e s ' s e c t o r of the N U S must be c e n t r a l to a l l f i g h t s (perhaps b e c a u s e w e put in the m o s t m o n e y ) . H e f i n a l l y urged u s to c o n t i n u e the f i g h t on a l l f r o n t s a g a i n s t the e c o n o m i c p o l i c i e s of this right wing L a b o u r government. (It i s w o r t h p o i n i n g out here that, in Student politics, anyone further left than the T r i b u n e g r o u p i s c o n s i d e r e d left w i n g a n d are s a i d to b e l o n g to the Broad Left — a somewhat nebulous title.) T h e U n i v e r s i t i e s c o n f e r e n c e h a s no p o w e r to m a k e p o l i c y o n m a t t e r s not directly concerning universities and t h i s n a t u r a l l y led to an argument o v e r the a g e n d a . Of the f i v e p l e n a r y s e s s i o n s a r r a n g e d , o n l y two w e r e of d i r e c t c o n c e r n to u n i v e r s i t i e s . T h e f i r s t of t h e s e w a s on the E d u c a t i o n C u t s .

The future? IN T H E N E A R future y o u may a l l be a s k e d to d e c i d e w h e t h e r or not to s t a y in the N U S . T h i s is a very s e r i o u s d e c i s i o n , a n d , w h i l e it may not a l w a y s s e e m s o , I w o u l d not be in f a v o u r of o u r w i t h d r a w i n g . I w o u l d a g r e e t h a t , at the moment, the N U S i s too i n v o l v e d in international affairs (where it suceeds only in s h o w i n g i t s i m p o t e n c e ) . W h i l e , on the subject of N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d , and the p r o b l e m s of s t u d e n t s at h o m e , w h e r e N U S h a s r e a l p o w e r , it r e m a i n s r e l a t i v e l y inert. T h e o n l y w a y to c h a n g e t h i s s t a t e of a f f a i r s i s to look b e y o n d the e n d s of y o u r p e n s f o r o n c e ; not a s far a s C h i l e , m a y b e , but j u s t far e n o u g h to s e e your o w n S t u d e n t s U n i o n . G i v e more thought to the e l e c t i o n of y o u r repres e n t a t i v e s at c o n f e r e n c e a n d to the e l e c t i o n of o f f i c e r s . T h e s t r e n g t h of representative democracy lies in the' t h o u g h t s of the a c t i v e r e f l e c t i n g the t h o u g h t s of the m a j o r i t y . If the m a j o r i t y i s a p a t h e t i c , it c a n n e v e r w o r k .

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P G s - t i m e to take your head out of the teapot. T H E D I S C U S S I O N group on P o s t g r a d u a t e s c e n t r e d aroun d the problem found t h r o u g h out the c o u n t r y by most student u n i o n s : that of c o n t a c t i n g P G ' s and g e t t i n g t h e m to p a r t i c i p a t e in t h e u n i o n . T h e c o n v e r s e i s how to f i n d w a y s of m a k i n g the u n i o n s more r e s p o n s i v e to the n e e d s of p o s t graduates. T h e i n i t i a t i v e in t h e s e matters must come from the u n i o n . B e c a u s e of the nature of t h e i r w o r k , P G ' s do not u s e any c o m m u n i a l a r e a s to the s a m e e x t e n t that u n d e r g r a d u a t e s d o . C o n s e q u e n t l y , it i s d i f f i c u l t to n o t i f y them of e v e n t s and m e e t i n g s . T o the m a j o r i t y of p o s t - g r a d s , the u n i o n s s e e m v e r y U G o r i e n t a t e d , e s p e c i a l l y s i n c e they are a c t i v e for o n l y 3 0 w e e k s of the y e a r . A t S o u t h a m p t o n , a s c h e m e to integrate post g r a d s into the u n i o n by p r o v i d i n g f i l m s , d i s c o s , e t c d u r i n g the U G v a c s p r o v e d most s u c c e s s f u l . T h e e v e n t s , o r g a n i s e d in the m a i n by P G s a l r e a d y a c t i v e in the u n i o n , r e c e i v e d a n e x c e l l e n t r e s p o n s e . I f e e l that t h i s might be e q u a l l y s u c c e s s f u l at IC, especially s i n c e many U G s s t a y up d u r i n g the v a c s n o w . The best way to promote a PG organisation is at the departmental l e v e l , w h i c h most s u i t s the P G c o u r s e . Departmental groups, each sending r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s to a c e n t r a l c o m m i t t e e i s a s y s t e m p r o v e d s u c c e s s f u l in many U n i v e r s i t i e s . T h e r e w a s some d i s c u s s i o n on the P G E d u c a t i o n r e p o r t s , r e c e n t l y released, and the N U S P G a d v i s o r y group i s to look into them further. P G s s h o u l d c o n s i d e r the r e p o r t s a n d voice their opinions to the bodies c o n c e r n e d . The situation between trades u n i o n s and P o s t g r a d u a t e s i s c h a n g i n g ; in the p a s t , A S T U S h a s been r e g a r d e d a s the o n l y u n i o n w h i c h r e p r e s e n t s P G s , e s p e c i a l l y w i t h r e s p e c t to d e m o n s t r a t i o n r a t e s , w h i c h h a v e a d i r e c t b e a r i n g on A S T U S a g r e e m e n t s for t h e i r w o n staff m e m b e r s . T h e A U T , long l o o k e d upon a s e l i t i s t o r g a n i s a t i o n of h i g h e r a c a d e m i c s , a w a i t s the r e s u l t of a members b a l l o t to d e c i d e w h e t h e r or not they w i l l a p p l y for membership of the TUC. Both organisations have a postgraduate c l a s s of m e m b e r s h i p , the A U T open o n l y to t h o s e P G s d i r e c t l y i n v o l v e d in t e a c h i n g . T h e r e are d e f i n i t e a d v a n t a g e s to be g a i n e d from m e m b e r s h i p of one of t h e s e u n i o n s , but it w o u l d be unfortunate if a r e s u l t of h a v i n g t w o u n i o n s r e c r u i t i n g members w a s a s p l i t amongst P G s , w o r s e s t i l l if it s e v e r e d them from their Student U n i o n . It i s very important that Student U n i o n s and t h e i r P G s get together and sort out t h e i r d i f f e r e n c e s . In the future, they s h o u l d be a b l e to work together, a n d P G s s h o u l d be a b l e to m a k e f u l l u s e of the U n i o n f a c i l i t i e s (it w a s s u g g e s t e d , that if t h e s e f a c i l i t i e s w e r e offered for 5 2 , not j u s t 3 0 , w e e k s a y e a r , the U n i o n might h a v e a c a s e for a s k i n g a h i g h e r c a p i t a t i o n fee). If y o u w o u l d l i k e h e l p or a d v i c e on how to s e t up a p o s t g r a d u a t e group in y o u r o w n d e p a r t m e n t , or h a v e any i d e a s o n how the u n i o n might be more r e s p o n s i v e to P G s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t m y s e l f , or any members of the e x e c .

Just going through the motions Many of the m o t i o n s p a s s e d at the conference went through uneventfully. The IC delegation put through an e m e r g e n c y m o t i o n c a l l i n g for the r e l e a s e of a 17—page dossier supposed to c o n t a i n the truth on the s t a t e of t h e w o r l d w h i c h the N U S h a s p e n n e d i t s name t o o n b e h a l f of a l l B r i t i s h s t u d e n t s . T h e motion w a s overwhelmingly c a r r i e d . A m o t i o n f e e s c a l l e d for the r e d u c t i o n of a l l f e e s — it i s u n f a i r and u n r e a s o n a b l e t o put t h e c o s t of e d u c a t i o n of L E A ' s rather t h a n f i n d i n g it c e n t r a l l y from the G o v e r n m e n t . It . p e n a l i s e s t h o s e s t u d e n t s forced to finance themselves. The a b o l i t i o n of the d i f f e r e n t i a l b e t w e e n home and overseas students fees was a l s o c a l l e d for. Others motions passed included those on s p o r t , catering and postgraduates ( t a b l e by I C ) . O n s p o r t , a b o l i t i o n of the b i n a r y s y s t e m w a s the m a i n p o i n t , but the n e e d for s e v e r e c h a n g e s in the assessment systems and a thorough investigation of present competitive a s s e s s m e n t s a s to t h e i r v i a b i l i t y a n d -reliability. The motion on c a t e r i n g w a s only p a s s e d after s e c t i o n s of it c o n c e r n i n g m a i n t e n a n c e of the U G C s e l f b a l a n c i n g rules were r e m o v e d . Our e w n belief i s that a f a i r grant i s the o n l y r e a l solution and that subsidising select s e c t o r s of t h e s t u d e n t body i s both u n r e a l i s t i c and u n f a i r . T h e matter of r e p r e s e n t a t i o n w a s a l s o d i s c u s s e d a n d the E x e c u t i v e are to p r e s s t h e C V C P for greater r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , especially at d e p a r t m e n t a l l e v e l s on course boards, t e a c h i n g committees, e t c . Our o w n motion on P G s h a d minor amendment s put to it on i t s p a s s a g e . It w a s the v i e w of the c o n f e r e n c e that the P G grant s h o u l d be m a i n t a i n e d at 5 2 / 3 0 t h s of the U G g r a n t .

Paint the roses red and bloodied hands lilly white T H E T R O O P S O U T C A M P A I G N were s e v e r e l y c r i t i c i s e d d u r i n g the s e s s i o n on. N o r t h e r n Ireland for a d v o c a t i n g a s o l u t i o n 'that w o u l d i n e v i t a b l y e n d in a blood bath. The B r i t i s h Government did not e s c a p e u n s c a t h e d . Westminster was attacked for " s h r o u d i n g its Northern Ireland bloodie d h a n d s in l i l l y w h i t e g l o v e s of i n n o c e n c e " to p o r t e s t to the U n i t e d N a t i o n s about atrocities in Chile while committing similar atrocities itself in Northern Ireland. M a d g e H e n d e r s o n , a member of the N o r t h e r n Ireland C i v i l R i g h t s A s s o c i a t i o n ( N I C R A ) , l e a d i n g the s e s s i o n d e l i v e r e d

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a f o r c e f u l s p e e c h d e t a i l i n g the h i s t o r y of N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d at t h e h a n d s of theBritish Government. She c a l l e d for the introduction of a B i l l of R i g h t s in N o r t h e r n Ireland a s a f i r s t s t e p t o w a r d s a s o l u t i o n . T h e N U S w a s a s k e d to f l e x its p o l i t i c a l m u s c l e s nearer home, " i t i s t i m e s t u d e n t s (Dut t h e i r own h o u s e i n order". T h e a b s o l u t e s i l e n c e at t h e e n d of the s p e e c h p o i n t e d to the g e n e r a l l y a c k n o w l e d g e d f a c t that t h e q u e s t i o n of Northern Ireland w a s a n e m b a r a s s i n g a n d i n d e e d most one w h i c h s t u d e n t s B r i t o n s fought s h y o f . T h e a t r o c i t i e s b e i n g c o m m i t t e d were o n l y b e i n g p a i d l i p s e r v i c e to — a c h a n g e of a t t i t u d e w a s r e q u i r e d .

is usually last to work. T h i s work following generations of students. T h e l e c t u r e r t r a i n i n g group p r o v i d e d a great d e a l of i n f o r m a t i o n o n the s u b j e c t . T h i s i s a n a r e a i n w h i c h t h e greater part of o u r o w n c o l l e g e i s s a d l y l a c k i n g . It s e e m s loath to r e c o g n i s e t h e need for formal t r a i n i n g of l e c t u r e r s a n d y e t s o o f t e n c o u r s e s h a v e been deemed bad d u e to poor l e c t u r i n g a n d exam f a i l u r e i n a p a r t i c u l a r part of a c o u r s e b l a m e d o n badly delivered lectures. T h i s a r e a i s one in w h i c h I C i s w e l l b e h i n d o t h e r s i n t h e c o u n t r y , Surrey a n d U M I S T to name but t w o .

T h e third s e s s i o n on ' T r a d e U n i o n s and t h e E d u c a t i o n C u t s ' , w a s lead by J i m M i l i n e , S e c r e t a r y to t h e S c o t t i s h T U C w a s m o s t d i s a p p o i n t i n g . We wer e u r g e d o n c e a g a i n to f i g h t the T o r y p o l i c i e s of t h i s L a b o u r G o v e r n m e n t o t h e r w i s e it w a s a g r o s s o v e r s t a t e m e n t of t h e o b v i o u s and e n d e d w i t h a s s u r a n c e s that b r i d g e s were being built between the unions a n d students (one wonders if t h e t r a f f i c w i l l be t w o - w a y ) . was The International session apar t from i t s r e l a t i v e i r r e l e v a n c e t o t h e universities sector, superbly uninformative. T h e m a j o r part of it w a s d e v o t e d t o t h e h i s t o r y of t h e A n t i - A p a r t h e i d M o v e m e n t ( A A M ) i n a n d o u t s i d e South A f r i c a . T h i s w a s f o l l o w e d b y a rundown o n the other i n t e r n a t i o n a l c a m p a i g n s and t h e numbers of t e l e g r a p h s of s y m p a t h y / s u p p o r t s e n t , w i t h o u t comment o n t h e t o t a l i m p o t e n c e of such c a m p a i g n s nor the disinterest of 9 0 % of t h e s t u d e n t p o p u l a t i o n i n s u c h campaigns.

Demonstration of international impotence

Lecturer trainingIC brings up the rear T H E M A I N v a l u e of this conference w a s in t h e d i s c u s s i o n g r o u p s . T h e group o n " E d u c a t i o n and Alternatives" provided c o n s i d e r a b l e information on the S C A N U S (Student ""Community A c t i o n and E n v i r o n ment Unit—NUS) and Counter C o u r s e projects. relatively B o t h of t h e s e , a l t h o u g h , new, have already began to investigate the a l t e r n a t i v e s in e d u c a t i o n . A s a result, v a r i o u s w i d e r a n g i n g c o u r s e s h a v e been considered and this year Cambridge h a s begun a c o u r s e on women's s t u d i e s . Counter Course provides alternative reading lists f o r some s u b j e c t s w i t h a s p i r a t i o n s of e x t e n d i n g t h i s f a c i l i t y . It is a l s o considering alternative assessment and the setting-up of e s s a y / p r o j e c t banks within universities. The essay/project bankidea involves the s t o r a g e of e s s a y s a n d p r o j e c t s f o r r e f e r e n c e by future s t u d e n t s e n g a g e d in s i m i l a r w o r k . It r e c o g n i s e s t h e fact that e a c h y e a r a great d e a l of o r i g i n a l thought and e f f o r t i s put i n t o p r o j e c t and e s s a y

SUE SLIPMAN (NUS N a t i o n a l Secretary with little responsibility r e m a i n i n g ) l e d t h e p l e n a r y s e s s i o n on E d u c a t i o n C u t s . T h e s e s s i o n l a c k any

positive direction and suffered because of the time a l l o c a t e d it — o n l y 4 5 m i n u t e s . The usual c a l l s for a united struggle to o p p o s e t h e c u t s wer e made but no real a d v i c e o r s u g g e s t i o n s w e r e put f or war d a s t o h o w a C O C c o n s t i t u e n t o r g a n i s a t i o n ) , might s u r v i v a - d u r i n g their implementation. The cornerstone of this year's i s the national anti-cuts campaign d e m o n s t r a t i o n on F e b r u a r y 27th w h i c h I urge you a l l t o a t t e n d . In t h e s e c o n d p l e n a r y s e s s i o n , t h e q u e s t i o n of r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , at a l l l e v e l s in a u n i v e r s i t y , w a s d i s c u s s e d . Student p a r t i c i p a t i o n at a l l l e v e l s i n d e c i s i o n s about t h e i r e d u c a t i o n w a s t h e firm l i n e a d o p t e d . A major point that e m e r g e d from t h i s w a s that p a r t i c i p a t i o n a t d e p a r t m e n t a l l e v e l i n h e l p i n g t o c o n s t r u c t c o u r s e s and to e v a l u a t e a s s e s m e n t t e c h n i q u e s w a s u s e f u l to a l l c o n c e r n e d . T h e r e were h o w e v e r , s e c t i o n s of t h e conference, who wished to e x e r c i s e absolute veto on committee d e c i s i o n s without having been involved in t h e d e c i s i o n making p r o c e s s . T h e idea behind t h i s b e i n g that they w o u l d a v o i d c o m p r o m i s e situations.

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Disaffiliation: Mr Everett's statements misleading S i r , — A d m i r a b l e though it w a s in i t s attempt to d i s c u s s t h e issue of NUS membership, Mr Dermot Everett's article in F E L I X N o . 406 c o n t a i n e d a number of m i s l e a d i n g s t a t e m e n t s . F o r m o s t a m o n g s t t h e s e w a s the statement 'Before Imperial College last joined NUS It boasted an admirable travel service of it's own'. T h i s may be t r u e , but it i s very m i s l e a d i n g to s u g g e s t that an e q u a l l y g o o d t r a v e l s e r v i c e c o u l d be s e t up a l m o s t o v e r night in t h e e v e n t o* d'saf f iliat'on; it would also r e q u i r e the s e r v i c e s of at l e a s t one full-time administrator whose salary etc would largely c o u n t e r a c t the s a v i n g of t h e £4000 per annum w h i c h I C U presently pays to NUS in affiliat'on tees. His s e c o n d s e r i o u s error i s to s t a t e that the v o i c e of 407 2 students at Imperial College will carry more w e i g h t w i t h the e s t a b l i s h m e n t than t h e c o l l e c t i v e v o i c e of 771,258 students on such matters as grants and education policy. It i s true that the p o l i t i c s of the l e a d e r s h i p of NUS are far d i v o r c e d from that of the g r a s s - r o o t s s t u d e n t , but at l e a s t in e d u c a t i o n a l areas they do reflect the opinions of the majority of s t u d e n t s . H e a l s o s t a t e s that 'legal

and _Jinancial advice to Student Unions' is provided but o m i t s to m e n t i o n the L e g a l Aid Fund which specifically a s s i s t s s t u d e n t s f i n a n c i a l l y if t h e y h a v e the m i s f o r t u n e to be brought to court, i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h student a c t i v i t i e s . D o e s h e p r o p o s e t h a t an ' i n d e p e n d a n t ' I C U d o e s the s a m e ? F i n a l l y , may I add t h a t , in my o p i n i o n , w e s h o u l d remain members of N U S and b y w h a t e v e r m e a n s at our d i s p o s a l try to make NUS politically more r e p r e s e n t a t i v e and a s a f i r s t step towards that goal to p r e s s for the i n t r o d u c t i o n of d i r e c t e l e c t i o n s to the N U S executive. Yours sincerely HUGH B A R R E T T Pliystcs 1

S i r , — I w a s very d i s t r e s s e d to s e e s u c h an inaccurate b i a s e d v i e w put forward by M r E v e r e t t in h i s two a r t i c l e s "The Question of Disaffiliation" and "External Eclairs" printed' in t h e l a s t e d i t i o n ot FELIX. Why Mr E v e r e t t f e e l s he i s an authority on the " p r o s " a s w e l l a s the " c o n s " of a f f i l l i a t i o n i s hard to s e e , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n v i r t u a l l y a i l p o i n t s l i s t e d are " c o n s " . IC may h a v e h a d its own t ravel service before

we joined U S , bu' we would not h a v e one if w e d i s a f f i l i i a t e d . It w i l l t a k e a long t i m e to s e t up s u c h a s e r v i c e if it i s p o s s i b l e at a l l , which is very doubtful in the economic c o m a t e of t o d a y . Who w o u l d run it, p e r h a p s Mr E v e r e t t i s volunteering. He a l s o c l a i m s we never u s e the l e g a l and f i n a n c i a l services provided by N U S . This is totally inaccurate. Many times last year I referred students to their l e g a l c e n t r e and r a r e l y d i d a w e e k go by w i t h o u t me r i n g i n g up NUS asking for some a d v i c e on i n f o r m a t i o n on a w i d e range of s u b j e c t s . • E v e n t h i s y e a r w h e n r e p r e s e n t i n g the U n i o n on the W e l f a r e group at the U G C v i s i t a t i o n in O c t o b e r I obtained some very useful information from N U S headif quarters. I s u g g e s t that Mr E v e r e t t u s e d t h e i r s o u r c e s , his information might be a l i t t l e more a c c u r a t e . It s e e m s to me t h a t the o p t i o n w e h a v e to t a k e i s the one he d i d not i n c l u d e , n a m e l y , to continue supporting the p o l i c i e s w i t h w h i c h w e agree and t r y i n g to c h a n g e the o n e s w i t h w h i c h we d o not a g r e e ; to i n v o l v e more "ordinary" S t u d e n t s in N U S and not to put them off the National U n i o n by d i s t o r t i n g the truth, and to e n c o u r a g e a l l s t u d e n t s

to make u s e of the s e r v i c e s o f f e r e d to t h e m , t o I a g r e e that much of what i s discussed at National Conference seems irrelevant, and m u c h i s i r r e l e v a n t . H o w ever, every member of a d e l e g a t i o n c a n l e a r n a great deal about students, about NUS and about debating p r o c e d u r e (and e v e n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l wangles) by s i t t i n g through such a conference. I think e v e n Mr E v e r e t t w o u l d a g r e e that it is impossible to summerize a conference l a s t i n g 3 d a y s w i t h more than 12 h o u r s of d i s c u s s i o n e a c h day. A l t h o u g h I d i d not a t t e n d this conference, I would be v e r y s u r p r i s e d if there w a s not d i s c u s s i o n on a lot of r e l e v a n t d e t a i l that w e r e not m e n t i o n e d in the s u m m a r y . If no relevant matters were d i s c u s s e d it i s the f a u l t of each individual union, who put f o r w a r d the m o t i o n s , a n d decide which of the many s u b m i t t e d m o t i o n s s h o u l d be discussed. I b e l i e v e that Mr E v e r e t t w i t h h i s s l o g a n s and a l l , i s getting just as boring and m i s l e a d i n g a s many members of l e f t - w i n g o r g a n i s a t i o n s . Yours sincerely, JA GERRARD Hon. Sec. ICU 1974/75

Apathy a real problem Sir, — May I take t h i s opportunity to m a k e a f e w c o m m e n t s a s regards Ms Gadd's article "Apathy or misdirected s l o t h f u l n e s s " which appeared >n t h e l a s t i s s u e of F E L I X . I f i n d the w h o l e laissezfaire attitude of the article somewhat surprising, e s p e c i a l l y a s the w r i t e r h a s been one of the most v o c i f e r o u s c a m p a i g n e r s for c h a n g e in c e r t a i n a r e a s recently. I n d e e d , I am s u r e that the w h o l e argument w a s more t h a n a l i t t l e t o n g u e - i n cheek. F i r s t l y , we must a c c e p t the political indifference of a m a j o r i t y of our s t u d e n t s . I am not s a y i n g that w e do not a l l vote every now and a g a i n . I t h i n k it l i k e l y t h a t many of us do. However, political awareness g o e s d e e p e r than the f i v e - y e a r rash known as a General Election, and most students d o not a p p e a r to c a r e w h e t h e r w e , a s an i n t e l l i g e n t group of people, have a concensus v i e w on many p o l i t i c a l i s s u e s , for e x a m p l e , i j c a t i o n cuts, the s i t u a t i o n in A n g o l a , e t c . Whether y o u regard t h i s a s important i s a d i f f e r e n t q u e s t i o n .

I p e r s o n a l l y f i n d it d i s t u r b i n g that a forum for d e b a t e for s u c h t o p i c s a p p e a r s to attract o n l y a v e r y s m a l l number of students. A s for her a s s e r t i o n that " t h e a v e r a g e IC student h a s w i d e and v a r i e d interests", I would l i k e to know from whence she draws her s t a t i s t i c s . It i s c e r t a i n l y s o much m o o n s h i n e to point to the College bars and trie C C U s and to s a y " l o o k at a i i those s t u d e n t s " , because e M s G a d d k n o w s , it i s often the s a m e p e o p l e w h o u s e the bars and the C C U s . It i s d i f f i c u l t to g u e s s how many students use Union c l u b s or the Sports C e n t r e . W h i l s t many d o , I f e e l it i s a shade optimistic to suggest that t h e s i t u a t i o n c a n n o t be improved. In c o n c l u s i o n , may I point that a Union Working out Party is currently investigating just this field. Does the Union have a problem? I a w a i t any r e p l i e s w i t h i n t e r e s t . Yours sincerely, J O H N DOWNS Hon Sec ICU

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Okie D.moks T H I S IS M s B r o o k s ' f i r s t s o l o a l b u m and a s part of her p r o m o t i o n tour, s h e i s d o i n g a g i g here at IC tomorrow e v e n i n g in the G r e a t H a l l . T h e a l b u m , w h i c h h a s a rather n i c e p i c t u r e of her on the front of the a l b u m s l e e v e , i s by no m e a n s one of the b e s t a l b u m s I've e v e r h e a r d . F o r a debut L P it i s very s l i c k l y produced and you e a s i l y get the q u i t e c o r r e c t i m p r e s s i o n that M s B r o o k s h a s been around for sometime. She u s e d to front w i t h a band c a l l e d Pally when she first started in the b u s i n e s s and t h e n p r o g r e s s e d to d o i n g r e c o r d i n g s w i t h the c r i t i c a l l y a c c l a i m e d V i n e g a r J o e band w h o n e v e r d i d c r a c k the i c e a s far a s th.e r e c o r d b u y i n g public is concerned. A n y w a y , to get on to her a l b u m . It's not a fantastic a l b u m but it's well p r o d u c e d . T h e tune that r e a l l y s t a n d s out a b o v e a l l the o t h e r s i s ' H e ' s a r e b e l ' (a re-run of the o l d G e n e P i t n e y song 'She's a rebel'). Other tracks worthy of note are 'Where do we go from h e r e ( R i c h man's w o m a n ) ' and ' J i g s a w b a b y ' on s i d e one a n d ' O n e s t e p on the l a d d e r ' o n s i d e t w o . w i t h s o m e good w e s t c o a s t s e s s i o n m u s i c i a n s a fairly good rock album has been put out but o n e f e e l s that M s B r o o k s may f i n d h e r s e l f in . a s i m i l a r p o s i t i o n to V i n e g a r J o e if s h e d o e s n ' t a d d a bit more b i t e to her n e x t o f f e r i n g .

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T h e Times ranked it firmly above "The It i s not e a s y to pin down the r e a s o n Gondoliers" and claimed that for the l a c k of i n t e r e s t in t h i s o p e r a . Gilbert and Sullivan had written It h a s been s u g g e s t e d that i t s f a i l u r e nothing so good since "The c o u l d be due to the ' f a c t ' that the o l d Mikado". flair of the partnership was waning The Daily Graphic suggested that some or that G i l b e r t ' s s a t i r e w a s t o o b i t t e r were the bitterest and a i m e d at too many t a r g e t s at o n c e . of the speeches satires ever written by WS Gilbert. Or it may j u s t be that the e x p e n s e of a George Bernard Shaw was at the first m o d e m s t a g e p r o d u c t i o n and the n e c e s s i t y performance and wrote "..I enjoyed of a s s e m b l i n g a c a s t of s t a r s c a p a b l e of the score of Utopia more than that d o i n g j u s t i c e to both w o r d s a n d m u s i c of any of the previous Savoy m i l i t a t e s full professional against a Operas..." revival. All the difficulties which present T h e p e n u l t i m a t e p r o d u c t i o n of the great Gilbert and Sullivan c o l l a b o r a t i o n t h e m s e l v e s a r e e s s e n t i a l l y p r a c t i c a l in nature and are by no m e a n s i n s u r m o untable. " U t o p i a L i m i t e d " , p r e s e n t s s o m e t h i n g of an e n i g m a . A l t h o u g h f a i r l y s u c c e s s f u l at T h e r e i s a great d e a l in t h i s o p e r a w h i c h r a p i d l y i s worthy of n o t e , S u l l i v a n w a s f a i r l y i t s f i r s t a p p e a r a n c e s it very a c h i e v e d an o b s c u r i t y r i v a l l e d o n l y by fresh and prepared to put e x t r a effort " T h e G r a n d D u k e " , the f i n a l G & S into h i s l i g h t o p e r a c o m p o s i n g in v i e w of h i s r e c e n t s u c c e s s e s in the f i e l d of production. such as a A s may be s e e n from the c o m m e n t s of more s e r i o u s c o m p o s i t i o n Command Performance of his the p r e s s at the t i m e , " U t o p i a L i m i t e d " R o y a l started life a m i d much a c c l a i m from o r a t o r i o . " T h e G o l d e n L e g e n d " . D u r i n g p u b l i c and c r i t i c s a l i k e . A l t h o u g h it d i d the c o m p o s i t i o n of " U t o p i a " he wrote h i s n o ' b'aak anv of the r e c o r d s s e t by Imperial M a r c h and c o n d u c t e d it at t h e •previous S a v o y O p e r a s , it o p e n e d on 7th o p e n i n g of the Imperial I n s t i t u t e , South O c t o b e r 1893 and ran for 2 4 5 p e r f o r m a n c e s K e n s i n g t o n in 1 8 9 3 . 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f o l l o w e d by the e q u a l l y p r e d i c t a b l e h u s k y spade v o i c e t e l l i n g e v e r y o n e to ' G e t o n up" y a ' l F a n d ' G i t it o n — e h ! ' B u t w h y not? T h e m u s i c i s o n l y for d a n c i n g to (isn't it?) and a s s u c h its just fine. S o l i d rhythm's l a i d down w i t h very l i t t l e thought g i v e n t o m e l o d y a n d e v e n l e s s to l y r i c s — i n f a c t the o n l y t i m e the b a n d c o m e u n s t u c k i s w h e n t h e y try to v a r y the p a c e w i t h s l o w e r m a t e r i a l , w h i c h turns out to be a l e s s o n in a l m o s t t o t a l crassness t a l k i n g of w h i c h b r i n g s me to the l a t e s t r e l e a s e b y t h o s e T w e e T w i n s Graham N a s h and D a v i d C r o s b y , w h o h a v e got together w i t h p e a c e a n d t r a n q u i l i t y to p r o d u c e ' W i n d O n T h e Water' ( P o l y d o r ) . B u t to be f a i r t h i s r e c o r d c o n t a i n s l e s s o f the e m b a r r a s i n g s e n t i m e n t a l i t i e s o f N a s h or the a b s u r d i t i e s o f C r o s b y ' s p r e v i o u s work (for instance, Simple Man and Almost C u t My H a i r r e s p e c t i v e l y ) . T h e m u s i c i s strong w i t h c r e d i t a b l e p l a y i n g from everyone concerned, the string arrangement s two are generally well c o n c e i v e d a n d are e m p l o y e d sparingly throughout . L y r i c a l l y I m u s t admit I've never r a t e d N a s h noT C r o s b y . H a v e they ever s a i d a n y t h i n g ? T h e same g o e s for t h i s a l b u m . T r y a s I h a v e , to me t h e y remain c o n f u s e d r a m b l i n g s .

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C O M P U T E R A N A L Y S I S dictated that t h e E x t r a s ' p l a y w i t h no w i n g s d u e to a s h o r t a g e of p l a y e r s . So M i d d l e s e x r e j o i c e d but r e m a i n e d c o n v e n t i o n a l . Through good defense and a t t a c k we h e l d our own for the f i r s t and p o i n t l e s s , half hour. Eventually the E x t r a s took the l e a d for a penalty but Middlesex soon ' r e p l i e d w i t h a try to m a k e the s c o r e at h a l f - t i m e , 3—4. Though having the wind b e h i n d them in the s e c o n d h a l f I C t o o k t w e n t y m i n u t e s to get out of t h e i r own h a l f . A f i n e run after a good c l e a r a n c e from B o b S t e r n e n a b l e d S t e v e to bulldoze through three p l a y e r s to s c o r e a try; his first for two years. Then s c r u m - h a l f S i m o n W h a l e y made a b l i n d s i d e break and c a r r i e d another three players over the l i n e for a try. Some f i n e play then f o l l o w e d involving G e r r y M o l l o y and S t e v e J e n k i n s w h i c h e n a b l e d M i k e G i b s o n to s p r i n t a w a y and s c o r e beneath t h e p o s t s to c l i n c h t h e m a t c h .

LAST SUNDAY witnessed Imperial Colleges greatest entry to date into the r e a l m s of O r i e n t e e r i n g . T w e l v e b r a v e and i n t r e p i d runners d e s c e n d e d upon R a n m o r e C o m m o n d e t e r m i n e d to g i v e t h e i r a l l , and complete their respective c o u r s e s before c l o s i n g t i m e . T h e f o r e s t i t s e l f w a s ve'ry r u n a b l e and f a i r l y f l a t , g i v i n g h o p e to t h o s e ' r u n n e r s ' amongst u s . Indeed t h e ' A ' c o u r s e of 6.8km w a s c o m p l e t e d in 42 minutes by our dazzling Captain Dave Rosen, three m i n u t e s c l e a r of h i s n e a r e s t r i v a l , to g i v e h i m a d e c i s i v e v i c t o r y . Somewhat further down the f i e l d c a m e A l a n L e a k e y in 60 m i n u t e s , f o l l o w e d by a w a v e of C r o s s C o u n t r y C l u b exiles, Ron A l l i n s o n , Steve Webb, M i k e W e l f o r d , and many more. M e a n w h i l e , b a c k on the ' B ' c o u r s e s e v e r a l n e w c o m e r s to the sport were l e a r n i n g about Orienteering u s i n g the trial and error method. Keith Sugden w a s t h e f i r s t Imperial runner h o m e , in 90 m i n u t e s .

Grimwade returns triumphant IC 1st XI

Corinthian C a s u a l s

LAST SATURDAY saw IC w a s not to be p i e r c e d for a l o n g 1st XI play their Annual time into the h a l f . G e n t l e m a n fixture against Corinthian Jim I ley, "the big bearded C a s u a l s . T h e IC m i d f i e l d w a s b a s t a r d at the b a c k defended s u p e r b in t h i s g a m e , m a k i n g s o l i d l y a n d D o o l e y and H o w l e y a m o c k e r y of the c o n d i t i o n s w e r e both c o n s t r u c t i v e . The afid at t i m e s t h e i r o p p o n e n t s . goal w a s eventually conceded Grimwade, looking every inch w h e n our m a k e s h i f t defender the talented young Star we (formerly a myopic midfield k n o w him to b e , made t h i s a s c h e m e r ) let t h e b a l l through triumphant return to 1st c l a s s h i s l e g s f o r t h e c e n t r e f or war d f o o t b a l l (After f a l l i n g foul to to h i p in f o r an e a s y o n e . Dirty P a t Frampton early last IC d i d not h a v e to wait! term). long for a n e q u a l i s e r . I l e y , F o r l o n g s t r e t c h e s of the s a l l y i n g forth from d e f e n c e , a game h e d i r e c t e d p l a y in the sight rarely seen these d a y s * m i d d l e of the park, c o m b i n i n g laid a mouthwatering ball t o w e l l w i t h Singleton and the winger dirty Terry. Terry, Horny W e l s h m a n R o b e r t s . Some s w i v e l l i n g around, flighted a neat i n t e r - c h a n g e s in m i d f i e l d w i c k e d c r o s s to the f ar p o s t le d to s e v e r a l p e n e t r a t i n g r a i d s for S t e v e G e e to nod d o w n i n t o in the 1st h a l f . U p f r o n t , S t e v e the path of G r i m w a d e w h o made Gee was as elusive a s ever short w o r k of p u t t i n g it i n t o and L i n d o n , u s i n g the murk a s the n e t . O n e e a c h and they a camouflage surprised his d o n ' t come much b e t t e r than opponents on a number of that. o c c a s i o n s but d i d n ' t s u r p r i s e With j u s t f i v e m i n u t e s left his team mates when he the c a s u a l s fought hard for a f a i l e d to s c o r e . w i n n e r but d i d n ' t get it t h a n k s m a i n l y to K e v A l l e n in g o a l N i l e a c h at h a l f t i m e a n d {hands l i k e f l y p a p e r ) . the C a s u a l s w i t h t h e w i n d at A good r e s u l t for IC and t h e i r b a c k s p r e s s e d hard for a / s u r e l y a g a m e to remember. g o a l . T h e IC d e f e n c e h o w e v e r

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Nightmare ending as Kenton crush IC Imperial C o l l e g e

IMPERIAL C O L L E G E Lacrosse 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 term on S a t u r d a y , 10th January. The match started very w e l l . We had a f u l l team for a c h a n g e , and w i t h i n t h e f i r s t five minutes M a r t i n Smeaton first goal had scored the of the match. Shortly after that h e s c o r e d another and the H a p p y H a c k e r s c o r e d a t h i r d . But although the d e f e n c e wer e w o r k i n g hard K e n t o n d i d get two g o a l s b a c k , s o at the J u s t how much w a s learnt w i l l be r e v e a l e d at G r e a t W o o d , P o t t e r s B a r next S u n d a y . A n y one i n t e r e s t e d in t r y i n g the sport should attend our T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g m e e t i n g s at 5.30pm n the U n i o n L o u n g e Rosen or contact Dave (Astronomy). !

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end of the f i r s t q u a r t e r IC, w e r e 3—2 in the l e a d a n d f e e l i n g confident. T h e second quarter w a s a lot harder and d e s p i t e the attack. In p a r t i c u l a r t w o of our r e c r u i t s , P e t e W a t s o n a n d R i c h a r d F o r s t e r , fought hard for p o s s e s s i o n but f a i l e d to s c o r e . M e a n w h i l e the K e n t o n a t t a c k b e g a n to r e a l l y p i l e on the pressure. Even though the defence were having a hairy time, Bill Jackson m a n a g e d to summon up e n o u g h •energy to run from our g o a l , watch as Kenton's defence s p l i t w h i l e they m a r k e d t h e i r m e n , a n d run up to t h e opposition and score. Beautiful. Half t i m e , K e n t o n l e a d by 6—4. Then something happened. Somehow t h e s p i r i t went out Continued

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Mini found ablaze A B L U E mini van, registration number 5 P H 1 7 5 M , w a s f o u n d on fire in P r i n c e Consort R d on Tuesday afternoon. T h e v a n , thought to b e l o n g to a member o f G o l d s m i t h ' s C o l l e g e , was parked just outside the P h y s i c s building. Mr T e d F i s h e r , a t r a f f i c w a r d e n , who w a s o n duty at the t i m e , n o t i c e d t h e b l a z e . He immediately telephoned the e x c h a n g e , w h o c a l l e d t h e F i r e Brigade. Mr F i s h e r then.

G a r d e n H a l l G l o b e - w a l k e r n+l IC P e r s o n s 4 HAVING CHALLENGED the IC persons (female variety) n e t b a l l team at t h e b e g i n n i n g of the academic year, Garden Hall gentle-persons (male) f i n a l l y f a c e d them l a s t S u n d a y (11th), e x p e c t i n g to b e beaten by a l a r g e m a r g i n . H o w e v e r , the o p p o s i t i o n proved to b e no m a t c h f o r t h e G H c h a u v i n i s t p i g s ( m a l e ) , when w e w o n t h e m a t c h n * \ t o 4, w h e r e n + 1 i s large (like Angie). T h i s , the ref p l a y i n g for despite the other s i d e , a n d enforcing an i m a g i n a r y time w a s t i n g r u l e . (What a f i d d l e , w e t h o u g h t . )

together with Mr B i l l H a y n e s , the g a t e k e e p e r , c o l l e c t e d a f i r e e x t i n g u i s h e r from t h e P h y s i c s b u i l d i n g . T o get into t h e c a r , they h a d to b r e a k t h e door lock, and soon h a d the fire under control. B y the time a fire brigade had arrived, the fire h a d been put out. T h e f i r e i s thought t o h a v e b e e n c a u s e d by a s h o r t c i r c u i t in the battery wiring , w h i c h set l i g h t t o the foam-rubber s e a t .

U L U Presidency Anyone w i s h i n g to stand for e l e c t i o n to the p o s t o f P r e s i d e n t and Deputy President of U L U c a n o b t a i n a copy o f t h e e l e c t i o n regulations from the U n i o n office.

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Innocent Students Massacred

The obvious hero/heroine w a s K i l l e r R o n (what a s t a r ) who s c o r e d m o s t o f t h e p o i n t s , though e v e r y o t h e r p l a y e r m a d e h i s mark, i n one way or another. T h e s p e c t a t o r s were reinforced in s p i r i t (from t h e p r e v i o u s night...!!!) by the sub-warden, who w a s s t i l l i n b e d . . .

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Students h a s supported this c l a i m . Mr Sewehli disputes this S T O I C p r e s e n t s T u e s d a y 20th January at 1.00pm in J C R , and s a y s he h a s n a m e s o f some of t h o s e k i l l e d . Southside Lower Lognge and A s k e d if a n y of those who Union T V Lounge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; took p a r t i n t h e s i t - i n w o u l d b e HERE'S RY COODER a going back to L i b y a Mr television special recorded S e w e h l i r e p l i e d that he d i d during a l i v e radio broadcast not t h i n k s o ; at l e a s t n o t i n the in the U n i t e d S t a t e s . near f u t u r e . If h o w e v e r , t her e w a s a n y v i c t i m i s a t i o n of t h o s e w h o d i d take part, then h i s union w o u l d P H I L D E A N and C L I V E D E W E Y take a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n * T h e y announce t h e l a u n c h i n g of were a l s o c o n s i d e r i n g further their p u b l i c i t y consortium to a c t i o n s h o u l d they n o t r e c e i v e produce photos and o f f s e t a s u i t a b l e r e s p o n s e to theirlitho p u b l i c i t y for the forthdemands. c o m i n g I C U and C C U e l e c t i o n s . Libyan students i n many Rates r e a s o n a b l e . A l I interested countries have also staged contact Phil Dean at t h e s i t - i n s a s a s h o w of s o l i d a r i t y F E L I X office. w i t h t h e i r brethren i n B e n g h a z i .

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Top: P a u l K u r o w s k i breaks the three feet rule A b o v e : P h i l L l o y d b i t e s the dust L e f t : P a u l i n trouble a g a i n !

of the s i d e . It might have been e x h a u s t i o n , or just a feeling of f i g h t i n g a losing battle. T h e third quarter w a s the t u r n i n g p o i n t , the a t t a c k t r i e d a n d t r i e d but f a i l e d t o s c o r e . A t t h e s a m e time t h e defence did as much as p o s s i b l e , a l s o to no a v a i l a s Kenton scored three goals. Not many by ' Lacrosse s t a n d a r d s , b u t . it s t i l l b r o k e I C ' s back. T h e last quarter was a nightmare. T h e whole Continued

just went through t h e team m o t i o n s , n o j o y , ho d e s p a i r , n o t h i n g . A t last it f i n i s h e d . Only 1 4 - 5 , but it f e l t like 100-0. A real p s y c h o l o g i c a l v i c t o r y for K e n t o n . B u t b u c k up lads, there's always next week. T e a m : - Pete MacDonald, Bob Strandeway (Capt), Bill Jackson, Paul Jepson, Pete Watson, The Happy Hacker, Derek Senner, Mike Burke, Martin Smeaton, Richard Forster.

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The pace w a s hot and heavy a s G H l a i d into the opposition. Paul w a s foxed by t h e three feet d i s t a n c e r u l e , especially playing up front a g a i n s t A n g i e , a n d d i d not score. N e v e r t h e l e s s a good time w a s h a d by a l l ; t h e m a t c h w a s not bad e i t h e r ! ! ? ? . T e a m : - K i l l e r V a z , White tornado Halsey, Philanderer Lloyd, C a p t a i n K u r o w s k i , Sexy B e l l , Wet b e d K e a r n s , a n d then t her e was Houlden. The ot he r team h a d n o - o n e r e a l l y n o t a b l e , b u t A n g i e w a s p r o m i n e n t . Writ by Colin (Flasher) Skellett. A p o l i g i e s to A n g i e , w e l o v e you really.

Contempt for women is constantly whipped up and maintained at the level of a high pitched giggle. women in groups of three or more and They (men) approach start conversations with phrases like "As a male chauvinist pig..." In f a i r n e s s t o ICWIA their- a r t i c l e c a m e a w e e k after t h e unfortunate rape of a g i r l at I C . E v e n after t h i s e v e n t t h e group regard t h e a t t i t u d e ' o f c o l l e g e a t large a s i n d i f f e r e n t ' . T h e y a r e further d i s m a y e d by IC U n i o n C o u n c i l w h e r e ' the i s s u e w a s d i s m i s s e d as r e g r e t a b l e but r e l a t i v e l y u n i m p o r t a n t . ' T h e a u t h o r s of T i t b i t s hope that o p i n i o n s of ICWIA group a r e not t y p i c a l of women at I C . In c l o s i n g w e w o u l d l i k e to draw some, c o n c l u s i o n s and pose some q u e s t i o n s . F i r s t l y , I C W A ' s continued e x i s t e n c e depends on their a b i l i t y to expand outside that ICWA o r g a n i s e a r e w e l l d o n e ; nobody w a n t s to s e e them d i s a p p e a r . Y e t they c o u l d be run j u s t a s e f f e c t i v e l y by the I C U E x e c u t i v e or C a r n i v a l C o m m i t t e e a s by I C W A . We a r e prone to a s k : Is t h e a t t i t u d e of IC men t o w a r d s women a b n o x i o u s or i s I C j u s t b i a s e d a g a i n s t w o m e n ? E i t h e r w a y w e f e e l c a u s e t o e c h o t h e w o r d s of a c a n d i d a t e for t h e ICWA P r e s i d e n c y , " I C W A n e e d s a k i c k in the p a n t s " . Too True!