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NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION

F O U N D E D IN 1948 N o . 412

F r i d a y 20th F e b r u a r y , 1976

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Don't want to lose you - Clarke

o But I think we ought to go - Teague STUDENTS ATTENDING the d e b a t e on N U S in the Great Hall, yesterday, voted, by a narrow majority, in favour of Imperial College Union remaining within the N a t i o n a l U n i o n of Students (NUS)'. T h e voting was 195 to 146 to stay in with 63 a b s t e n t i o n s . T h e meeting, attended b y n e a r l y 4 5 0 s t u d e n t s , w a s the largest of its kind in recent y e a r s . T h e motion d i s c u s s e d w a s i n two p a r t s , the f i r s t noted the unrepresentative nature o f the n a t i o n a l union and the s e c o n d e x p r e s s e d the v i e w that disaffiliation w a s the o n l y w a y to e n s u r e that N U S . becomes more r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f the student members. first part o f the The motion w a s overwhelmingly carried. Ian M i n n i s , P r e s i d e n t o f Aston UniversUy Guild of Students, who w a s originally g o i n g to s p e a k i n favour o f disaffiliation, d i d not turn up b e c a u s e o f a m i s u n d e r standing over the time at which the debate was s u p p o s e d to b e g i n . He w a s r e p l a c e d b y P e t e r T e a g u e , I C U P r e s i d e n t , who debated against Charles Clarke, NUS President. Mr Clarke o p e n e d the debate a m i d s t much h e c k l i n g and b e g a n by r e i t e r a t i n g the problems facing students and c i t e d the N U S ' s r e c o r d i n dealing with them. Only N U S , he s a i d , c o u l d o r g a n i s e a n a t i o n a l , c o n c e r t e d effort to a f f e c t G o v e r n m e n t p o l i c i e s .

ICWA challenge Exec I C W A hereby c h a l l e n g e the Imperial College Union Executive to a pancake race round the B e i t Q u a d r a n g l e on T u e s d a y 2 n d M a r c h at 1.00pm, the m a t c h to be refereed by the FELIX Editor, Paul Ekpenyong.

Admitting that, at the i n v o l v e m e n t o f a l l members moment, N U S were " o n the in c a m p a i g n s . defensive", he stated h i s Mr T e a g u e , i n h i s r e p l y b e l i e f that " b y o r g a n i s a t i o n s a i d the N U S w a s i n h e r e n t l y students c a n change t h i n g s " . unrepresentative because of "It was no accident", h e its structure. The organisation p o i n t e d o u t , "that NUS is was based on "active the strongest student union democracy". Only political in Europe. Britain is the only activists attended the country where student loans necessary UGM's and are not given. We are living conferences, so only the in a society where instability, o p i n i o n s o f these activists not stability is the order were r e p r e s e n t e d . of the day. Things which up C r i t i c i s i n g the domination to now have been taken for o f the N U S e x e c u t i v e by the granted,are being challenged", Broad L e f t , he blamed the he s a i d . widely publicised political On the question of opinions of the national democracy within N U S , he executive for the b a d emphasised that this p u b l i c image o f students. o n the depended crucially He b e l i e v e d that s t u d e n t s representative nature of needed a national negotiating individual student unions. b o d y , but t h i s body s h o u l d T h e o n l y w a y to c h a n g e N U S as far a s be apolitical was from within these continued on back page by the student unions,

R C S recover shields

Chris ' Morrell with the THE SIX GUILDS shields s t o l e n l a s t term were returned to t h e C & G U n i o n l a s t night d u r i n g t h e R C S s k e t c h at the Guilds Revue. The shields, v a l u e d at o v e r £ 2 0 0 0 , were r e c o v e r e d from a l o c k e d c u p b o a r d i n the U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e U n i o n by members o f the R o y a l College of Science Union l a s t week. They h a d been f o r an opportune waiting moment to return the s h i e l d s .

Guilds* Shields. A s p o k e s m a n for R C S U s a i d the s h i e l d s wer e b e i n g r e t u r n e d as a goodwill gesture. Members o f R C S U , l a s t y e a r , r e m o v e d some o f the s h i e l d s after Guilds had stolen at t h e M a t h e m a t i c s Theta Freshers' Dinner. T h e r e c o v e r y came after members o f R C S U h a d drawn o f G u i l d s to the a t t e n t i o n an a r t i c l e i n P I , the U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e newspaper, claiming that U C were i n p o s s e s s i o n of the s h i e l d s .

Refectory services slashed THE BREAKFAST and weekend meals services in S o u t h s i d e are to b e d r a s t i c a l l y reduced i n a n attempt to reduce the refectory deficit. The d e c i s i o n w a s taken by the r e f e c t o r y c o m m i t t e e under the c h a i r m a n s h i p o f D r J F L e v y , a f t e r much d i s c u s s i o n w i t h Mr M o o n e y , the refectory manager. Mr Mooney put several p r o p o s a l s to the c o m m i t t e e , w h i c h the c o m m i t t e e d e c i d e d to i m p l e m e n t . A s a r e s u l t , from M o n d a y 23rd F e b r u a r y , only one cooked dis h will be available for breakfast (eggs a n d b a c o n ) . T h i s w i l l e n a b l e a r e d u c t i o n o f staff and a c o n s e q u e n t s a v i n g o f money. From Saturday 28th February, the weekend meals s e r v i c e w h i c h , at p r e s e n t i s m a k i n g a l o s s o f £75 p e r weekend, will be r e d u c e d . T h e f u l l s c a l e menu w i l l be discontinued and in its p l a c e a menu s i m i l a r to that offered i n the U n i o n refectory on w e e k d a y s w i l l b e s u b stituted. Here t o o , ft i s hoped to reduce kitchen staff and save money. new service will The require the p u r c h a s e o f a convection oven a n d more s t o r a g e s p a c e , the t o t a l c o s t of w h i c h i s e x p e c t e d to b e approximately £1000. L a b o u r c h a r g e s ar e the main f a c t o r i n the c o s t o f running the refectories, hence it i s i n this area that e c o n o m i e s a r e to be c o n c e n r t a t e d , but there m a y be f r i c t i o n w i t h the U n i o n concerned over reduction i n staff.


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THE DOCUMENTARY FILM M O V E M E N T - 1. T h e F i r s t IC FILM S O C : present Years. HARRY WATT, "NADA". Mech E n g 2 2 0 . Director o f North S e a , Night 7.15pm. A d m by membership M a i l , etc. Theatre B , Sherfield only. Building. 7 . 0 0 for 7.30pm. IC E N T S H O P : " S P A R R O W " S e e P a t i n the U n i o n O f f i c e plus disco. Union Concert by 12.00 n o o n today ( F r i d a y H a l l . 8.00pm Adm 5 0 p . 20 th).

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Wednesday 25th PHYSICS U G P A R T Y : Level 8 Common Room, P h y s i c s IC FOLK CLUB present B u i l d i n g . 8.00pm. F r e e F o o d ROSIE HARDMAN i n the and cheap booze! Adm 35p. Union Lower Refectory. Q E C : present " S L A C K A L I C E * 8 . 0 0 p m . A d m 30p (50p n o n and " N E X T " i n the C o u r t a u l d members) . H a l l . 8.00pm. A d m 70p a d v , O R I E N T E E R I N G : C l u b event 90p at the d o o r . at R i c h m o n d P a r k . M e e t 1.00pm in the U n i o n L o u n g e o r 2.00pm Saturday 21st at the D y s a r t A r m s , P e t e r s h a m . All welcome — especially ENTS CONCERT: "KURSAAL beginners. FLIERS" plus support. Great Hall. 8.00pm. A d m : T h u r s d a y 26th IC adv 9 0 p ; a d v £1.00; ASSOCIATED STUDIES: The at the door £ 1 . 2 0 . D o c u m e n t a r y F i l m Movement. Films: LONDON C A N T A K E Monday 23rd IT, T A R G E T F O R T O N I G H T . Theatre A Sherfield Building. WELLSOC: "LIGHTER THAN 1.30pm. LUNCH-HOUR A I R F L I G H T " . A talk b y C O N C E R T . T h e L i b r a r y , 53 ANTHONY SMITH. 7.30pm. Prince's Gate. IC ENTS Mech E n g 220. FILM: " Z A R D O Z " . 6.30pm. Mech E n g 220. Adm lOp. T u e s d a y 24th F r i d a y 27th ASSOCIATED STUDIES: The S t r a n g e r s N e x t D o o r 3. T h e I C F I L M S O C p r e s e n t " C U L D E - S A C " . 7.15pm. Great H a l l . Science Museum. Dr F R A N K Adm b y membership only G R E E N A W A Y , K e e p e r , Dept (obtainable at the door). of C h e m i s t r y , S c i e n c e M u s e u m . I C E N T S ' A l m o s t ' free d i s c o . Theatre A , Sherfield Building. 8.00pm.Union Lower Refectory 1.30pm. Adm lOp. Q E C : " S T A N A R N O L D " plus support. N e w C o m m o n R o o m SKIING!!!!!! Bar 8.00pm. Adm F R E E . IC Ski C l u b weekend in Aviemore M a r c h 13th - I 4 t h C o s t £ 1 9 . 5 0 , S k i h i r e : £4.50 S k i p a s s : £ 3 . 5 0 per day If y o u want to come a l o n g to die final meeting on T u e s 24th F e b at 1.00pm i n the " R o o m at the T o p " (IC U n i o n ) . F o r further d e t a i l s , s e e t h e C l u b n o t i c e board — right handside of Union B u i l d i n g .

Natural H i s t o r y S o c i e t y D o e s the L o c h Monster

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O n T h u r s 26th F e b i n the basement lecture theatre, Z o o l o g y dept at 7 . 3 0 p m , T I M D I N S D A L E , who h a s , during the l a s t f i f t e e n y e a r s made a c a r e f u l study o f the p h e n o m e n o n of L o c k n e s s , i s g o i n g to relate h i s experiences a n d discoveries. T h i s s h o u l d b e an i n t e r e s t i n g and intriguing d i s c o u r s e o n a s u b j e c t w h i c h c o n t i n u e s to mystify science and c a u s e s eminent m i n d s to d i s a g r e e . P e t e r S c o t t b e l i e v e s that a monster e x i s t s — the Natural i s not History Museum convinced. Come and hear this latest c o n t r i b u t i o n to t h e study o f Lockness. A t least, it will be thought provoking and fascinating. A T LAST IT WILL C O N V I N C E Y O U !

For R u l e s and D e t a i l s Contact Adrian Jones (Aero 2)

Nigel Williams ( A e r o 2)

L a s t D a t e F o r E n t r i e s : M a r c h 12th O p e n to e v e r y o n e i n C o l l e g e .

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IC Orienteering Club Event in RICHMOND P A R K on W E D N E S D A Y 25th F E B . A l l are w e l c o m e — especially beginners. M e e t 1.00pm i n U n i o n L o u n g e , or 2.00pm at the D y s a r t A r m s , Petersham.

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A s e r i e s o f l e c t u r e s c h a i r e d by Professor K N I L L Wednesday 23rd F e b r u a r y 1.30 - about 7.00pm Geology Main Lecture Theatre T H E R E WILL B E A TEA BREAK.

KUNG F U I C K u n g F u C l u b w i l l be holding another grading o n W e d n e s d a y 25th F e b r u a r y a t 7.30pmin theUniongymnasium. Intending candidates should o b t a i n a g r a d i n g form from the I n s t r u c t o r a t the Sunday t r a i n i n g s e s s i o n . It i s h o p e d to take a group photograph d u r i n g the t r a i n i n g o n Sunday 14th M a r c h . If y o u r e c k o n y o u r s e l f a good photographer, get i n t o u c h w i t h the C a p t a i n , F a r i d Sadrehashemi, Met P G (int 2 1 7 5 ) .

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TESiSSC Editor Candidate:

CLIVE D E W E Y

Proposer: M I K E

WILLIAMS

CLIVE DEWEY is a t hir d year mathematician who has spent the p a s t two y e a r s h e a v i l y i n v o l v e d in student j o u r n a l i s m . T h i s y e a r he h a s been I C U P u b l i c i t y Officer, consolidatin g h i s expereince on offset-Iitho. T o do this very d e m a n d i n g job, the E d i t o r of F E L I X must in my v i e w , have certain prerequisites. Firstly, the E d i t o r m u s t be t e c h n i c a l l y c o m p e n t e n t . He must have a f a r - r e a c h i n g k n o w l e d g e of offset-litho — its advantages, limitations, versatility, drawbacks, e v e r y t h i n g . S e c o n d l y , the E d i t o r must be au fait w i t h how both the U n i o n and the C o l l e g e f u n c t i o n . H e must be more than f a m i l i a r w i t h the s t r u c t u r e , h i e r a r c h y a n d the b u r e a u c r a c y of both I C and I C U . Additionally, the E d i t o r must be a competent writer, and it helps i m m e n s e l y i f he i s f a m i l i a r w i t h the multitude of p e r s o n a l i t i e s , c h a r a c t e r s , i n d i v i d u a l s w h i c h make up the C o l l e g e and the U n i o n . I believe ( l i v e Dewey f u l f i l s these c r i t e r i a o u t s t a n d i n g l y and better t h a n any other c a n d i d a t e . His technical c o m p e t e n c e s p e a k s for i t s e l f i f y o u have s e e n the e x c e l l e n t U n i o n p u b l i c i t y w h i c h he h a s p r o d u c e d . It i s by far

Candida

the b e s t p u b l i c i t y the U n i o n h a s seen i n a l o n g t i m e . H i s i n v o l v e m e n t i n the U n i o n i n the p a s t two y e a r s c a n h a r d l y have gone u n n o t i c e d . H e h a s often o b s e r v e d on C o u n c i l , r e g u l a r l y a t t e n d s UGMs and his involvement in IC R a d i o h a s t a k e n h i m to the d e p t h s of the S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g . H e h a s w r i t t e n a great d e a l for S e n n e t , w h i c h gave h i m a very v a l u a b l e i n s i g h t into student j o u r n a l i s m . H e i s f a m i l i a r w i t h the v a s t m ajor it y of U n i o n and C o l l e g e officers. Just look at h i s list of s e c o n d e r s , if y o u get the c h a n c e . D e s p i t e the d i f f e r e n c e s that he a n d I h a v e h a d i n the p a s t , it r e m a i n s abundantly clear to me that Clive D e w e y i s the most c a p a b l e candidate for the job of F E L I X E d i t o r . A s a n ex-Editor myself, I feel a very simple moral o b l i g a t i o n to support the c a n d i d a t e whom I f e e l i s g o i n g to do the b e s t job. Acting in the best interests of FELIX must t r a n s c e n d a l l p e r s o n a l c o n f l i c t s . B y d o i n g s o , one i s a c t i n g in the b e s t i n t e r e s t s of the U n i o n ; a n d one w i l l be f u r t h e r i n g t h o s e important i n t e r e s t s b y v o t i n g for C l i v e D e w e y . Mike Williams, F E L I X Editor 1 9 7 4 - 7 5

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Proposer: M A R K

CALDWELL

ideas, which if implemented would improve the q u a l i t y of y o u r paper. More i m p o r t a n t l y , he h a s the c o m m o n s e n s e a b i l i t y to carry them o u t . H i s unpretentious approach, coupled with a r e a l i s t i c u n d e r s t a n d i n g of what i s p o s s i b l e , m a k e s h i m the i d e a l c h o i c e for n e x t y e a r ' s E d i t o r . Mark C a l d w e l l , C h a i r m a n of

M A N Y P E O P L E think of the E d i t o r as the p e r s o n who p r o d u c e s F E L I X . T h i s i s o n l y partly true, s i n c e he r e l i e s h e a v i l y on the c o - o p e r a t i o n and good w i l l o f two p a i d s t a f f and the v o l u n t a r y h e l p of s t u d e n t s . D u n c a n S u s s h a s the support of a l l this year's F E L I X staff. They have a l l agreed to r e m a i n w i t h the p a p e r if he i s e l e c t e d . A t the s t a r t of e v e r y year a hard c o r e of e x p e r i e n c e d staff is essential — w i t h o u t them the production of the paper would be seriously hampered. F o r this p o s i t i o n , p a s t e x p e r i e n c e of h o w F E L I X runs i s necessary. Duncan has contributed a r t i c l e s to F E L I X ; a s t e c h n i c a l a s s i s t a n t he g a i n e d an i n t r i c a t e k n o w l e d g e of the problems and t e c h n i q u e s of offset— L i t h o p r i n t i n g , and a s B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r he h a s a c q u i r e d the n e c e s s a r y a b i l i t i e s to run the p a p e r ' s f i n a n c e s and advertising. D u n c a n h a s many n e w , practical

Briefly, under my editorsnip w o u l d l i k e F E L I X to b e c o m e a r e g u l a r s i x t e e n - p a g e r , w i t h a w e e k l y four - p a g e Ents/Arts pull-out supplement. This would include the Wotzon column. My fairly extensive experience in g e t t i n g a d v e r t i s i n g w o u l d h o l d me in g o o d s t e a d ; £100 a w e e k i s not p i e - i n t h e - s k y w h e n y o u k n o w h o w to get i t , and that i s w h a t I i n t e n d to d o . More in-depth f e a t u r e s , more c o p y r e a d e r s , and better l a y o u t are other a r e a s o f planned expansion. However, the f i r s t p r i o r i t y w i l l a l w a y s be n e w s , more o f it, and more f o l l o w - u p s t o r i e s . To conclude, if elected, I shall make F E L I X better than ever. T h a t ' s a promise.

Hon.Sec Candidate:

J O H N WHITE Proposer: C H R I S

WEBBORN

STOIC.

T O F U L F I L L ITS R O L E , F E L I X must reflect the i n t e r e s t s o f i t s r e a d e r s . A good c o v e r a g e of s t u d e n t affairs is e s s e n t i a l , particularly on those matters w h i c h c o n c e r n s t u d e n t s d i r e c t l y , such as refectory prices and hall f e e s . R o o m must a l s o b e found for a r t i c l e s on c l u b s and s o c i e t i e s so a s to a r o u s e i n t e r e s t i n them and e n s u r e their continued e x i s t e n c e . T h i s would a l s o encourage l o c a l b u s i n e s s e s to a d v e r t i s e i n F E L I X — i f a feature o n a p a r t i c u l a r c l u b w a s p l a n n e d , any suppliers in the district could be a p p r o a c h e d w i t h more c o n f i d e n c e in the, at p r e s e n t , u n f a v o u r a b l e c l i m a t e . It i s a l s o important that both o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s and p o s t g r a d u a t e s be e n c o u r a g e d After to c o n t r i b u t e more to F E L I X . all, they each constitute w e l l over 20% of the p o p u l a t i o n o f I C . T h e l a c k of a r e g u l a r a r t i c l e for o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s has been a noticeable f a i l i n g of this y e a r ' s F E L I X , , and in the l a s t f i v e issues, only one article has been s p e c i f i c a l l y r e l a t e d to P G s . S o , my p l a n s c a n b e s t a t e d q u i t e simply: (1) to m a i n t a i n the s u p p o r t o f the a b s o l u t e l y c r u c i a l staff o f F E L I X , (2) to e n c o u r a g e s t u d e n t s ' societies to u t i l i s e F E L I X to a greater e x t e n t , a n d (3) to make s t u d e n t s more aware o f the i s s u e s w h i c h a f f e c t them. A l l o f these o b j e c t i v e s are r e a l i s t i c , a l l can be achieved, a n d a l l of them w i l l b e n e f i t F E L I X and I C U .

T H E P O S T of H o n o r a r y S e c r e t a r y of I C U i s b a s i c a l l y a d m i n i s t r a t i v e ; rather than h a v i n g p o l i c i e s o f h i s o w n , h i s duty i s to be s e r v a n t o f the U n i o n and he e x i s t s to c a r r y out the w i s h e s o f the U G M as U n i o n A d m i n i s t r a t o r . T h e experience I have gaine d as a C C U V P , w i t h an a c t i v e i n t e r e s t i n I C U , h a s , I b e l i e v e , e q u i p p e d me for a j o b of t h i s n a t u r e . I h a v e p l a y e d an important r o l e o n m a n y c o m m i t t e e s and c o n s e q u e n t l y I am v e r y familiar w i t h the type of work and c o o r d i n a t i o n d e m a n d e d of a U n i o n S e c r e t a r y . Union meetings I have dealt with too; I h a v e l e a r n t about t h e s e the Continued on page 10


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Legal Aid-at court E n g l i s h c o u r t s are d i v i d e d into c i v i l c r i m i n a l c o u r t s . T h e Scottish system is similar. Civil

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M o s t c i v i l c a s e s a r e heard in the C o u n t y C o u r t s . E a c h of t h e s e c o v e r s a c e r t a i n area of the country (not usually a countyl). They with disputes over deal i t e m s worth l e s s than £1,000 and p o s s e s s i o n a c t i o n s on most h o u s e s and f l a t s . T h e j u d i c i a l work i s c a r r i e d out by a c i r c u i t judge a n d a registrar, who doubles a s an assistant judge and deals with small claims. Small claims (less than £100) may now be brought without a l a w y e r . Y o u pay £5 w h i c h i s returned if y o u w i n the c a s e . The High Court Situated in the Strand t a k e s a n y c a s e over the County Court f i n a n c i a l l i m i t . A p p e a l s from the C o u n t y or H i g h c o u r t s g o , firstly to the Court of A p p e a l , and then, f i n a l l y to the H o u s e of L o r d s . Criminal courts Criminal proceedings begin at a M a g i s t r a t e s ' C o u r t . T h i s C o u r t w i l l h a v e a bench of three l a y m a g i s t r a t e s , or in large cities, one full-time panel m a g i s t r a t e . S e ( i o u s c a s e s are committed to r a i l by jury at the a r e a ' s Crown Court either automatically or at the a c c u s e d p e r s o n ' s request. The Central Criminal C o u r t (the O l d B a i l e y ) d e a l s w i t h major t r i a l s and c a s e s w h e r e the p e r s o n might get

LETTER Deprived of Union facilities S i r , — We wonder, on the day that Pete Teague is quoted as saying "the Union is for students", to which this the depth statement e x t e n d s . Last Friday night we w i s h e d to p l a y s n o o k e r on the Union tables, but we rated our c h a n c e s low, because the tables are always in great demand; but hope! the lights were off. What chance l a y on the horizon? None, the D P , Mr (IC i s a c l i q u i s h C o l l e g e ) S h a k i r , h a d had the doors locked because of "flamboyant" b e h a v i o u r by the S n o o k e r C l u b . We were deprived of U n i o n f a c i l i t i e s o w i n g to a personal grudge between the D P and c e r t a i n members of the Snooker C l u b . Shoul d t h i s s i t u a t i o n be tolerated in a students' Union, should such action a s that of our r e f u r b i s h e d Deputy P r e s i d e n t go unreported in F E L I X ? We think n o t . When c h a l l e n g e d , in the U n i o n B a r , Mr S h a k i r s a i d

an unfair h e a r i n g l o c a l l y . Tribunals D u e to the length of t i m e of court p r o c e d u r e s , t r i b u n a l s h a v e been s e t up to d e a l w i t h such problemsassupplementary benefit a p p e a l s , rents and national insurance. These are intended to be q u i c k and informal and a r e not in general judged by a professional lawyer. Lawyers The legal profession is divided into s o l i c i t o r s and barristers. Solicitors are members of the L a w S o c i e t y and c a n appear in M a g i s t r a t e s and c o u n t y c o u r t s but not in the h i g h e r c o u r t s . B a r r i s t e r s c a n appear in a l l c o u r t s , but are not a l l o w e d to deal directly with a c l i e n t . They must be "instructed" by a solicitor. All barristers are members of o n e of the Inns of Court and their professional body is the G e n e r a l C o u n c i l of the B a r . Judges in the C r o w n and C e n t r a l C r i m i n a l c o u r t s are usually barristers. Civil

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legal a i d is a v a i l a b l e for tribunals. To obtain l e g a l a i d at a c i v i l c o u r t , y o u a p p l y for a " l e g a l a i d c e r t i f i c a t e " through a s o l i c i t o r . The application is considered by the l o c a l c o m m i t t e e of the L a w S o c i e t y . T h e y w i l l c o n s i d e r whether you have "reasonable grounds" for bringing or d e f e n d i n g the c a s e . T h e r e i s a right of

appeal to the area committee if turned down.

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Financial eligibility Disposable capital and income a r e worked out in a s i m i l a r f a s h i o n to the legal advice scheme described last week. That i s , d i s p o s a b l e income is equivalent to g r o s s income l e s s a l l o w a n c e s and disposable capital is equivalent to g r o s s capital less debts. In this case, however, disposable, income is calc u l a t e d on a y e a r l y b a s i s and aid i s not g i v e n if this i s greater than £1,580 per a n n u m . A i d i s o n l y free if your disposable income i s l e s s than £500 per annum and your d i s p o s a b l e c a p i t a l i s l e s s than £250. A b o v e t h i s you pay a contribution. T h e maximum v a l u e of t h i s contribution is calculated a s the amount by w h i c h your capital e x c e e d s £250 plus a t hir d of the amount by w h i c h the d i s p o s a b l e income e x c e e d s £500 a y e a r . S h o u l d the a c t u a l c o s t s f a l l b e l o w s u m , the b a l a n c e is this returned to y o u , w h i l e if the c o s t s a r e h i g h e r , the b a l a n c e i s p a i d from the L e g a l A i d Fund. T h e contribution is p a y a b l e in i n s t a l m e n t s . If y o u w i n the c a s e and are a w a r d e d c o s t s , part of y ou r contribution may be returned. Alternatively, if you lose and c o s t s are a w a r d e d to the other s i d e , y o u may be a s k e d for an extra contribution. Moreover,

if y o u w i n and the total c o s t s are quite considerable or y o u a r e a w a r d e d d a m a g e s , and not c o s t s , the L e g a l A i d F u n d h a s the right of a "Statutory charge" from the d a m a g e s y o u r e c e i v e . Criminal Legal A i d T h i s i s only a v a i l a b l e to persons charged with a c r i m i n a l o f f e n c e and not to those prosecuting. The financial limits are not q u i t e a s r e s t r i c t i v e a s in the case of C i v i l Legal A i d although one i s s t i l l liable to a m e a n s t e s t . T o o b t a i n criminal legal a i d you apply for a "legal aid order", e i t h e r to the c l e r k of the court i t s e l f . A f t e r a s s e s s i n g y o u r m e a n s , the court w i l l decide whether you are l i a b l e to pay a c o n t r i b u t i o n or n o t . From then on y o u are entitled to the s e r v i c e s of a solicitor and barrister if r e q u i r e d . T h e s o l i c i t o r c a n be of y ou r own c h o i c e . The legal a i d order also i n c l u d e s a d v i c e on a p p e a l i n g if found g u i I t y . Finally, anyone charged with an offence would immediately seek legal a d v i c e e i t h e r from a s o l i c i t o r , Citizens Advice B u r e a u or L a w Centre. P l e a s e contact the w e l f a r e C e n t r e for u s e f u l a d d r e s s e s , more information and if y o u w i s h to t a l k to the Union's Solicitor. We are open 12.30 — 1.30pm, M o n d a y s to F r i d a y s , at the t o p of the Union Building. Sue K a l i c i n s k i

Peter Patter What an Increase! T h e F i n a n c e and E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e s of the G o v e r n i n g Body will be d e c i d i n g , a s y o u read t h i s F E L I X whether the college to increase tuition fees a n d by how much. T h e Department of E d u c a t i o n and S c i e n c e h a s recommended an i n c r e a s e in f e e s of thirty p e r c e n t , a n d the C o l l e g e i s a l m o s t c e r t a i n to follow this guideline. This will mean that nex t year the f e e s for underg r a d u a t e s w i l l be £211 for UK students and £426 for Overseas Students, increases of £46 a n d £96 r e s p e c t i v e l y . F e e s for p o s t g r a d u a t e s will be ten pounds l e s s in e a c h case. If the C o l l e g e d o e s not i n c r e a s e the f e e s next year will loose that then they amount of money from their grant from the U n i v e r s i t i e s Grants Committee, a s they will a s s u m e that our fees u p . D o e s the have gone College have any choice income t h e r e f o r e ? T h e total "the innocent suffer". Yours faithfully,

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to the C o l l e g e from student f e e s w a s o n l y 2 . 8 % of the C o l l e g e ' s total income. T he majority of this money is paid by local authorities, f o r e i g n g o v e r n m e n t s , or the British Council. Self — s u p p o r t i n g s t u d e n t s pay t h e i r own f e e s a n d t h i s m a k e s up the b a l a n c e . T h e s e s t u d e n t s from both the who come UK a n d O v e r s e a s a r e the p e o p l e hit hardest by a n y fees increase. Could the C o l l e g e w a i v e the fee i n c r e a s e in the c a s e of s e l f - s u p p o r t i n g students. The students p a y i n g their own f e e s number about 1,000 a n d t h e i r fees represen t about 0 . 7 % of the C o l l e g e ' s income. The l o s s of i n c o m e to the C o l l e g e i s q u i t e s m a l l , but the h a r d s h i p c a u s e d to students paying their own fees will be c o n s i d e r a b l e particularly if the h a r d s h i p arrangements w h i c h operated l a s t y e a r a r e not c o n t i n u e d f u l l v t h i s vear. B r e a k f a s t s and Weekends The Refectory Committee h a s d e c i d e d that a c h a n g e and w e e k e n d in breakfast i s require d to try working and put these s e r v i c e s on a more economic basis. The

c h o i c e a v a i l a b l e at b r e a k f a s t will be more limited and the s e r v i c e w i l l be moved to the s n a c k bar in s o u t h s i d e . T o cut c o s t s on the w e e k e n d service, it i s intended to c h a n g e to a s n a c k s e r v i c e s i m i l a r to that p r o v i d e d in the U n i o n d u r i n g the w e e k . This will mean that less staff need be e m p l o y e d and h e n c e c u t c o s t s . I hope that you w i l l m a k e f u l l u s e of t h e s e new i d e a s , p a r t i c u l a r l y a s the refectory i n t e n d s to s t a y open for much longer at w e e k e n d s . Elections P e r h a p s I s h o u l d not s a y anything as I was elected u n o p p o s e d but the l a c k of candidates is really appalling. I am p l e a s e d to s a y that there are now s e v e r a l c a n d i d a t e s for President and FELIX E d i t o r but the H o n S e c and Deputy President Elections are s t i l l u n o p p o s e d . If y o u f e e l that y o u c o u l d do the job then stand!! If you cannot be bothered to put out a c a m p a i g n and s p e n d two w e e k s t r y i n g to get the job, then y o u do not d e s e r v e it. Peter Teague


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Camborne '76 WELL, THERE is just no place to start. Words, handshakes, commiserations and e v e n t e a r s w i l l not h i d e the f a c t that w e lost t h e bottle, 1 0 - 9 . But, everyone who w a s there k n o w s where the bottle really belongs in 1 9 7 6 . The saga begins with Chris Whitely's harakiri tackle on C a m b o r n e ' s left winger which, unfortunately, put h i m out of the game w i t h l e s s than ten m i n u t e s gone. Pete Botten, being true "professional" the he i s , retired to right w i n g and so this unfortunate injury s a v e d C a m b r o n e from being massacred. A f t e r twenty m i n u t e s , w e were 7—0 d o w n , but for the next s i x t y y o u w o u l d h a v e thought it w a s C a m b o r n e w h o wer e a man short. T h e dedication, concentration and s h e e r t e c h n i c a l e x p e r t i s e of our team w a s u n f o r g e t a b l e . J o h n C o a t e s s c o r e d a l l our p o i n t s with a w e l l judged p e n a l t y a n d a f ine o p p o r t u n i s t try a n d c o n v e r s i o n after M i k e K i l b r i d e had c a u s e d h a v o c at a s h o r t e n e d l i n e - o u t . T h i s report though; r e a l l y concerns the pack. Pete W a u g h ' s three s t r i k e s a g a i n s t the head were great reward for the front row. Pete Kinver performed miracles

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in M a u l a n d ruck w i t h B o b D a v i s an e x c e l l e n t partner. Steve L u m w a s definitely line-out supremo a n d M i k e Anglin deserved better than to be f o i l e d o n l y a yard short. T h e back-row, Bill Richards and Mike Kilbride, covered more a c r e s than a l l three o f t h e Camborne back-row. This being said, prid e of p l a c e must go to Simon D a n c e w h o p l a y e d a stormer of a captain's game from scrum-half. Alistair Baird used Simon's superb ball to a tee a n d J o h n C o a t e s w a s the classiest centre on v i e w . P h i l Ford and Jerry Frankpitt w o u l d h a v e been s t a r s in most teams and S t e v e Way m a n ' s defence at full-back w a s i m m a c u l a t e when n e c e s s a r y . Those last seven minutes after Camborne went in front with another penalty saw R S M surging forward. N o - o n e e a s t of R e d r a t h w i l l e v e r be c o n v i n c e d that B i l l R i c h a r d s d i d not s c o r e i n the c o r n e r a n d a l t h o u g h w e l o s t , there w a s never a better way to go. Earlier in t h e morning we h a d w o n the s o c c e r match, for t h e t hir d y e a r r u n n i n g , 3—1. C a p t a i n J o h n M c K e o w n and B r i a n T h o m p s o n wer e the s t a r s of a d e f e n c e

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which meant that Danny Gurr h a d o n l y s p a s m o d i c a l l y to s h o w how good a g o a l keeper he i s despite h i s size. Dick Wright in m i d f i e l d s k a t e d o v e r the p l o u g h e d field whilst up front J o h n M a n n i n g p l a y e d the game of

h i s l i f e . H i s f i r s t g o a l from M a s h ' s pass w a s a screamer and the s e c o n d w a s s q u e e z e d in from the a c u t e s t of a n g l e s . C h r i s s y L a u g h t o n ' s header for the third goal w a s just reward f o r a team d i s p l a y . Danny G a u l

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A S M O S T O F Y O U w i l l , by now, have h e a r d , I am s t a n d i n g for the p o s t o f I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n P r e s i d e n t for the c o m i n g a c a d e m i c y e a r 1976—77. H o w e v e r , what many of y o u may not be c o n v e r s a n t w i t h , are my r e a s o n s for s t a n d i n g for the p o s t , and what I w o u l d l i k e to a c h i e v e during m y y e a r o f o f f i c e . F i r s t l y , I w o u l d l i k e to e x p l a i n my present position within College and why I c o n s i d e r I am the b e s t s u i t e d p e r s o n for the j o b at the p r e s e n t t i m e . B e i n g p r e s i d e n t o f a C C U i n v o l v e s me i n a great d e a l o f U n i o n b u s i n e s s , both as a representative of my own U n i o n , and a l s o a s a V i c e - P r e s i d e n t of I m p e r i a l College Union. A s an I C U V P , I am o f c o u r s e a member o f the I O E x e c u t i v e , I C C o u n c i l , I C U n i o n F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e , and many more c o m m i t t e e s too numerous to m e n t i o n , but a l l g i v i n g me an i n v a l u a b l e i n s i g h t i n t o the running o f a l a r g e a n d c o m p l e x b o d y s u c h as I C U . A l s o , I s p e n d a great d e a l of time on I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e b u s i n e s s , such as refectories, bars, athletics, careers advice etc and consequently h a v e c o m e to k n o w a l m o s t a l l o f the C o l l e g e a d m i n i s t r a t o r s by w o r k i n g w i t h them. T h i s i s an i n v a l u a b l e a i d i n f u l f i l l i n g the j o b o f I C U P r e s i d e n t . A n o t h e r important p o i n t i s that I am w e l l - k n o w n around C o l l e g e a n d s o I am a b l e to k e e p (and be k e p t ) i n touch w i t h student o p i n i o n rather than b e i n g an ivory tower a d m i n s i s t r a t o r f

N e x t , I h a v e l i s t e d the p o i n t s o n w h i c h I s h o u l d l i k e to s e e I C U i n t e r e s t e d i n / n o t interested i n during the c o m i n g y e a r (not n e c e s s a r i l y i n order o f m e r i t ) : (i) In o r d e r to m a k e I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n more a p p e a l i n g to I C s t u d e n t s it i s e s s e n t i a l that I C U c o n c e r n s i t s e l f w i t h t h o s e i s s u e s w h i c h are o f i m p o r t a n c e a n d r e l e v a n c e to the student b o d y . In t h i s way I s h o u l d l i k e to see I C U b e c o m e more i n t e r e s t e d i n the p r o b l e m s o f s t u d e n t s as a whole, particularly IC students. Whilst not s u g g e s t i n g that I C U s h o u l d b e c o m e c o m p l e t e l y i n s u l a r , I b e l i e v e that p r o b l e m s e n c o u n t e r e d b y groups and c o u n t r i e s w h i c h are not of d i r e c t r e l e v a n c e to I C s t u d e n t s are o n e s w h i c h s h o u l d be of s e c o n d a r y i m p o r t a n c e to a s t u d e n t s u n i o n . ( i i ) D u e to the f a c t that grants are f i x e d a n n u a l l y , I f e e l that I C U must o p p o s e any mid-sessional increases in C o l l e g e — p r o v i d e d f a c i l i t i e s (eg r e f e c t o r i e s , h a l l a n d h o u s e rents) as t h i s p u t s undue f i n a n c i a l p r e s s u r e on s t u d e n t s . In order to p r e v e n t t h e s e m i d - s e s s i o n a l i n c r e a s e s b e c o m i n g n e c e s s a r y , I C U most p r e s s i n g for c o n c e r t e d e f f o r t s to m i n i m i s e h a l l a n d house rents and also for increased s t a n d a r d s i n the r e f e c t o r i e s , i n o r d e r to i n c r e a s e c u s t o m and make them a f i n a n c i a l l y viable proposition within I C . (iii) N U S has become a topic of c o n t r o v e r s y w i t h i n I C r e c e n t l y a n d the q u e s t i o n h a s a r i s e n w h e t h e r we s h o u l d r e m a i n a f f i l i a t e d or not. T h i s i s a v e r y with much deeper complex question

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B e f o r e c o n s i d e r i n g any c a n d i d a t e for the p r e s i d e n c y one must f i r s t c o n s i d e r the work o f a P r e s i d e n t . O n e o f h i s m a i n f u n c t i o n s i s to r e p r e s e n t the s t u d e n t s o f the college on a lar g e number of c o m m i t t e e s , w i t h i n both I C U and the C o l l e g e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , w h e r e i n he must give the "student opinion". As D e p a r t m e n t a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e for P h y s i c s , i n w h i c h D e p a r t m e n t I am a t h i r d y e a r , I have gained experience of working w i t h i n c o m m i t t e e s , both those c o n s i s t i n g of students only, a n d those having academic staff and administrators as m e m b e r s . A l s o I h a v e h a d the v e r y necessary experience of sitting on Council this y e a r . It, i s obviously important that the v i e w s put f o r w a r d o n

r a m i f i c a t i o n s than at f i r s t a p p e a r , s u c h a s " I f a l l the moderate c o l l e g e s p u l l out o f N U S , then N U S w i l l b e c o m e e v e n more l e f t - w i n g t h a n at p r e s e n t " . A l t h o u g h my f i n a l o p i n i o n on N U S must be g o v e r n e d b y the o p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d at a U G M , it i s my c o n s i d e r e d o p i n i o n that the m o s t f r u i t f u l p o l i c y for I C U to p u r s u e i s one of instigating radical changes whilst remaining within N U S , and in this way we w i l l c o n t i n u e to b e n e f i t from the s e r v i c e s p r o v i d e d by N U S , a n d at the same time t r y i n g to a l t e r the s t r u c t u r e o f the N U S h i e r a r c h y . A s w e l l as the p o i n t s I h a v e o u t l i n e d a b o v e , m a n y more t o p i c s are o f c r i t i c a l i m p o r t a n c e to I C s t u d e n t s , but to h e a r my v i e w s o n o t h e r t o p i c s , y o u w i l l h a v e to c o m e to the H u s t i n g s M e e t i n g and a s k t h e n , w h e n I w i l l be o n l y to g l a d to g i v e my o p i n i o n s . F i n a l l y , a l l I c a n s a y i s that I am r e a l l y k e e n to d o t h i s j o b and if e l e c t e d , w i l l work for the b e n e f i t of I C s t u d e n t s to the b e s t o f m y a b i l i t y .

b e c a u s e , after a l l , i t ' s your U n i o n , a n d y o u r m e d i a , and it i s y o u who s h o u l d run t h e m . With the p r e s e n t i n f l a t i o n , we n e e d h i g h e r grants e v e r y y e a r to meet the c o s t o f l i v i n g . I s h a l l e n s u r e that I C ' s o p i n i o n s are v o i c e d in the grants c a m p a i g n that it is effective, without and unnecessarily antagonising the public. T h e c a m p a i g n w i l l be o r g a n i s e d to h i t home j u s t how b a d l y off many s t u d e n t s are, and, should negotiation f a i l , w i l l not s i m p l y a c c e p t t h i s . T w o other i s s u e s are c l o s e l y t i e d in w i t h t h i s — the a b o l i t i o n of the " m e a n s test", and the h i g h fees c h a r g e d to overseas students. Many students r e c e i v e p i t i f u l g r a n t s , and their p a r e n t s either will not, or c a n n o t , afford to p a y the p a r e n t a l c o n t r i b u t i o n . A l s o w e have many foreign students at the c o l l e g e , w h o have to p a y much h i g h e r f e e s than U K s t u d e n t s , a n d who f a c e s o c i a l p r o b l e m s that the r e s t of u s do not. The recently announced fees i n c r e a s e s are a c o m p l e t e d i s a s t e r for many overseas students, who will f i n d they c a n n o t afford to pay them. T h i s can only result in a contraction o f the c o l l e g e a n d the c l o s u r e of some c o u r s e s . If y o u e l e c t me a s p r e s i d e n t , the U n i o n w i l l do i t s utmost for p e o p l e w h o are h i t i n there w a y s , and w i l l c a m p a i g n a g a i n s t the c a u s e s . O n l y i f w e r e s i s t there a t t a c k s c a n IC retain its high academic standards, a n d o n l y thus c a n I C c o n t i n u e to be recognised as a place of learning, w h o s e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s w i l l stand u s i n good s t e a d i n y e a r s to c o m e . If t h i s i s what y o u w a n t , v o t e M i l l e r F o r P r e s i d e n t M i l l e r for N U S . Remember, M F P

Sep. Pres. DERRICK EVERETT

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t h e s e c o m m i t t e e s are those of I C s t u d e n t s . A s a p o l i t i c a l moderate, who has proved h i m s e l f a p p r o a c h a b l e e n o u g h to r e p r e s e n t student opinion within his department, I t h i n k I w o u l d be a b l e to r e p r e s e n t the m ajor it y of I C s t u d e n t s . In h i s role as " c h i e f e x e c u t i v e " of the u n i o n , the P r e s i d e n t i s the m a i n instigator of discussion within the u n i o n on matters r e l a t i n g to its p o l i c y , a n d , as s u c h , must a g a i n be r e s p o n s i v e to s t u d e n t o p i n i o n . A r e a s w h i c h I t h i n k are relevant to I C s t u d e n t s a n d my o p i n i o n s on them are l a i d out b e l o w . NUS, forms a major i s s u e at the moment a n d , w h i l s t it i s u n r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of student o p i n i o n , remaining w i t h i n a n a t i o n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e body i s i n our i n t e r e s t s , i n my o p i n i o n . In t h i s w a y we should strive to c h a n g e any p o l i c i e s we d i s a g r e e w i t h from w i t h i n N U S — t h i s b e i n g o b v i o u s l y i m p o s s i b l e from w i t h o u t . C o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h i s , I s h o u l d l i k e to see the External Affairs Officer's work b e i n g e x p a n d e d . I n t e r n a l l y , I w o u l d l i k e to s e e more done in A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s , w i t h a u n i f i c a t i o n of what i s c o n s i d e r e d , at the moment, l a r g e l y a d e p a r t m e n t a l matter. A l s o , much of the w o r k o n c o m m i t t e e s w o u l d be a i d e d , by a d i s c u s s i o n of the i s s u e s to be r a i s e d , i n F E L I X , at U G M s , a n d o n a p e r s o n a l l e v e l before the c o m m i t t e e m e e t s a n d I w o u l d c o n s i d e r the g e n e r a t i o n of s u c h

In o r d e r to combat t h i s w e a k n e s s , we n e e d a s t u d e n t l e a d e r s h i p w h i c h understands it, and k n o w s h o w we must therefore a c t . We must b u i l d a s t r o n g , u n i t e d , and d e m o c r a t i c N U S , and r e j e c t a d v e n t u r e r s the R i g h t a n d the far-Left I b e l i e v e my l e a d e r s h i p c a n do t h i s . Union meetings should be better p u b l i c i s e d i n a l l the c o l l e g e m e d i a , a n d s h o u l d be on i s s u e s o f i m p o r t a n c e to students. Only this can the Union i n v o l v e its members. I s h a l l g i v e f u l l support to the m e d i a , I C R a d i o , S T O I C , a n d F e l i x , a n d s e e k to i n v o l v e as many s t u d e n t s a s p o s s i b l e i n t h e s e , i f n e c e s s a r y by b e i n g c o n troversial so that s t u d e n t s must u s e the m e d i a to r e p l y . I s h a l l work for more democratic control of them,

C a n d i d a t e:

TONY FITZGERALD

Proposer: S T E L L A

MANIFESTOS N i g e l M i l l e r is a first year chemist, who, nevertheless, i s not completely n e w to p o l i t i c s . H e w a s p r e v i o u s l y a representative of Assistant Scientific O f f i c e r s i n the H a r w e l l b r a n c h o f the I P C S ( C i v i l Service Scientists' Union) for a y e a r . H e w r i t e s of t h i s : " T h e s i t u a t i o n there w a s s i m i l a r in many w a y s to the situation amongst students here. Apparent apathy and disillusionment w i t h the "left wing" U n i o n b e a u r o c r a c y w a s a symptom o f the f a c t t h a t , a s for s t u d e n t s h e r e , the n a t i o n a l e x e c u t i v e of the u n i o n s e e m e d to be p r e o c c u p i e d w i t h v a r i o u s a d v e n t u r e s w h i c h s e e m e d d e s i g n e d more to s a t i s f y the w h i m s of the b e a u r o c r a t s than to s e r v e the members' i n t e r e s t s . T h i s w a s for the I P C S , a s it i s for the N U S , a r e s u l t of the d i f f i c u l t i e s of o r g a n i s i n g a group of p e o p l e who have no r e a l e c o n o m i c power i n the w a y that p e o p l e w o r k i n g in p r o d u c t i v e i n d u s t r y h a v e . "

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How I See T h e J o b d i s c u s s i o n a major p r i o r i t y . M o r e o v e r , t h i s w o u l d m e a n that U G M s w o u l d be more r e l e v a n t to the i n d i v i d u a l s t u d e n t s in that there w o u l d be more d i s c u s s i o n of internal matters. Another important facet of the P r e s i d e n c y i s the s o c i a l o n e , i n that he must attend a large number of f u n c t i o n s o n an o f f i c i a l b a s i s . In a d d i t i o n , he s h o u l d meet a n d be r e c e p t i v e to a s many s t u d e n t s as p o s s i b l e d u r i n g the y e a r . My p e n c h a n t for " s o c i a l c h a t " w o u l d make t h i s part of the job l e s s onerous. However, I am lacking a q u a l i f i c a t i o n h e l d by one o f my o p p o n e n t s — I h a v e n e v e r b e e n to an R S M B a l l ! In c o n c l u s i o n , I w o u l d l i k e to r e i t e r a t e the n e c e s s i t y of e l e c t i n g a P r e s i d e n t y o u feel c a n represent your v i e w s .

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T H E P O S T of D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t i s one of the most important and d e m a n d i n g in I C U n i o n . T h e D P s m a i n f u n c t i o n i s to s u p e r v i s e the u s e and m a i n t e n a n c e of the U n i o n f a c i l i t i e s , for e x a m p l e , r e g a r d i n g the b o o k i n g of rooms and the r e p a i r a n d r e p l a c e m e n t of furniture and f i x t u r e s . H e i s a l s o r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the m a i n t e n a n c e of d i s c i p l i n e and for p r o s e c u t i n g o f f e n d e r s . T h e D P i s i n c h a r g e of s a f e t y and h a s a w a t c h i n g b r i e f o v e r the r e f e c t o r y and b a r . T h e job also involves responsibility for other matters s u c h as the s a f e t y of the U n i o n m a s c o t Why I T h i n k I C a n Do T h e J o b ' D u r i n g my m i s - s p e n t time at I C , I h a v e taken a c o n s t a n t i n t e r e s t in the U n i o n a n d spent a c o n s i d e r a b l e amount of time in the U n i o n b u i l d i n g , n o t a b l y i n the refectory and bar. O v e r the l a s t y e a r I h a v e b e e n E x t e r n a l Affairs O f f i c e r of I C U and in that c a p a c i t y I h a v e been i n y o l v e d w i t h o u t s i d e b o d i e s s u c h a s the N U S . I am at p r e s e n t a member o f the Student R e p r e s e n t a t i v e C o u n c i l o f the U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n U n i o n and V i c e - C h a i r m a n of the Western A r e a of the L o n d o n Students Organisation. Within ICU I h a v e o f c o u r s e c h a i r e d the E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e a n d s e r v e d o n other c o m m i t t e e s a n d o n C o u n c i l . My e x p e r i e n c e

on the Union Finance Committee s h o u l d be of p a r t i c u l a r u s e o f a D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t . I b e l i e v e that my e x p e r i e n c e of Council and committees should e n a b l e me to c o p e w i t h the b u r e a u c r a c y o f the j o b , w h i c h I hope I c a n r e d u c e a bit. I hope that d u r i n g my y e a r a s D P I s h a l l be a b l e to get more s t u d e n t s i n v o l v e d i n one way or another w i t h the U n i o n and u s i n g i t s facilities, and I hope that those f a c i l i t i e s c a n be i m p r o v e d . *'

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A s w e l l a s the f u n c t i o n s o f the D P o u t l i n e d a b o v e , I hope to m a k e a useful Contribution on the Union E x e c u t i v e and on C o u n c i l . I would a l s o l i k e to c o n t i n u e w i t h the w o r k I h a v e s t a r t e d t h i s y e a r i n the N U S b e c a u s e I t h i n k there i s a great d e a l o f w o r k w h i c h must be done to i m p r o v e t h i s o r g a n i s a t i o n ; and b y that I do not mean r e p l a c i n g the p r e s e n t d o m i n a n t p o l i t i c a l clique with a different one. F o r those of y o u w h o are i n t e r e s t e d , my • o w n political • views are fairly straightforward L i b e r a l i s m . I. b e l i e v e in free trade, the mixed economy, r e p r e s e n t a t i v e d e m o c r a c y , the freedom of the i n d i v i d u a l and I a d v o c a t e a federal Britain in a F e d e r a l Europe. I am o p p o s e d to any i n c r e a s e i n the p o w e r of the state s u c h as i s a d v o c a t e d by the extreme l e f t a n d by the e x t r e m e right. I want to see a grant for a l l s t u d e n t s sufficient to e n a b l e them to study f o r 52 w e e k s i n e a c h y e a r . I w o u l d l i k e to s e e N U S do more for s p e c i f i c group s o f s t u d e n t s s u c h a s O v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s , who are a lar g e p r o p o r t i o n of* s t u d e n t s at t h i s c o l l e g e , a n d for d i s a b l e d s t u d e n t s . I am q u i t e p r e p a r e d to a n s w e r any q u e s t i o n s y o u might h a v e about p o l i t i c s at the h u s t i n g s ; see you there!

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c o m p e t i t i v e g a m e s , are i n c o n c e i v e a b l e concepts. C r u s o e (played by Peter O'toole) despite twelve lonely years t h i n k i n g , r e m a i n s the c o m p l e t e a n t i t h e s i s of t h i s : a s the a l l - w h i t e , G o d - f e a r i n g , s e l f - c a s t i g a t i n g m a s t e r , he i s d e t e r m i n e d to ' e d u c a t e ' F r i d a y — .and remain h i s master. I n c o n s i s t e n c y " runs through the f i l m ; C r u s o e (who h a s b u i l t a stockade like Fort Knox, complete with automatic drawbridge) makes a pathetic attempt at b u i l d i n g a raft on w h i c h they hope to e s c a p e to Fridays islandpredictably it sinks on launching. Consistently, though, the film is a g a i n s t a l l that the w h i t e - m a n s t a n d s for, and he i s p r o g r e s s i v e l y d e p i c t e d a s a r a n t i n g m a n i a c ; a role that Mr O'toole perfected in 'The Ruling C l a s s ' but here s e e m s l i k e o v e r - a c t i n g . The turning point c o m e s at the

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C A T H O L O ' C O N N E L L , Robin Morton, A l i . B a i n and D a v e R i c h a r d s o n are four of the best t r a d i t i o n a l m u s i c i a n s in the c o u n t r y . I n d i v i d u a l l y they are s u p e r b . T o g e t h e r they are " T h e B o y s of the Lough". C a t h o l p l a y s f l u t e and w h i s t l e , and has a fine s i n g i n g v o i c e . Dave R i c h a r d s o n , a Tynesider, plays stringed instrumentsbanjo, cittern and mandolin — and sometimes doubles with Robin on c o n c e r t i n a d u e t s , or when R o b i n p l a y s B o b h r a n (Irish hand-drum). T h e last member of the group, A l i Bain, a S h e t l a n d f i d d l e r , i s probably the b e s t known of the four, and i s g e n e r a l l y c o n s i d e r e d to be one of the b e s t f i d d l e r s in the c o u n t r y . O t h e r than what is a b s o l u t e l y e s s e n t i a l to make t h e m s e l v e s h e a r d , they u s e no e l e c t r o n i c g a d g e t r y , and they p l a y m u s i c the traditional w a y , w i t h o u t a l t e r i n g tempos or i m p o s i n g heavy rhythms. The audience was small, but e n t h u s i a s t i c , and the B o y s q u i c k l y had them warmed up w i t h a c o u p l e of d o u b l e - j i g s . In the f i r s t s e t , it w a s m a i n l y C a t h o l and A l i p l a y i n g their way f a s t and f u r i o u s through r e e l s and f l i n g s , but time w a s found for a M a r c h tune from A l i ' s n a t i v e S h e t l a n d s , w i t h its curious rhythm and intricate harmonies. Then came Richard Digance, a s i n g e r / s o n g-w r i t e r / s o n g - i n t r o d u c e r

end of a l o n g t i r a d e when C r u s o e , screaming about the white-mans' "vile, purple body" to a fettered Friday, blows his previous only c o m p a n i o n , the parrot, to p i e c e s in m i d - s q u a w k . F r o m here o n , the w h i t e m a n ' s m a l i g n a n c y s p r e a d s to F r i d a y , who turns the gun on h i s ' m a s t e r ' a n d f o r c e s him to b u i l d a n o t h e r boat — t h i s time a sea-worthy o n e . T o g e t h e r they s a i l to F r i d a y ' s i s l a n d , but fearing he might i n f l u e n c e their c h i l d r e n , he i s r e j e c t e d by the t r i b e , and returned to resume, once again, his solitary e x i s t a n c e on the i s l a n d .

(not n e c e s s a r i l y in that order) who managed q u i t e s u c c e s s f u l l y to bore me to death w i t h h i s i n t r o s and r e v i v e me w i t h the n o i s e output of h i s s o n g s , (hence the p h r a s e " l o u d enough to w a k e n the d e a d " ? ) . N o t r e a l l y my c u p of t e a , but the a u d i e n c e s e e m e d to e n j o y h i m , and a l l j o i n e d in on h i s final song, "Working C l a s s M i l l i o n a i r e " . By way of returning the c o m p l i m e n t , e j o i n e d in w i t h the a u d i e n c e , w a l k i n g amongst t h o s e between the s t a g e and permanent s e a t s , l o o k i n g rather like a cockney Ghandi. T h e h i g h l i g h t of the B o y s ' s e c o n d set was undoubtedly " T h e Mason's A p r o n " , w h e n f i r s t C a t h o l , and then A l i , went into v a r i a t i o n s on the theme and produce d s o m e of the b e s t m u s i c I've heard. A l s o notable, was the piece that they "put together" t h e m s e l v e s , " H o u n d and H a r e " , the s t o r y of a hunt. In t h i s , R o b i n o p e n s w i t h two v e r s e s from a h u n t i n g s o n g , f o l l o w e d By a j i g to portray the prehunt w a r m - u p . A duet between C a t h o l , on f l u t e , and A l i d e s c r i b e s v i v i d l y the c h a s e , c a p t u r e , and f i n a l l y , the k i l l . A m a r v e l l o u s c o n c e r t for t h o s e who like traditional music those who d o n ' t might d o s o now if they went to the c o n c e r t . T h e y w e r e c a l l e d b a c k for two e n c o r e s - what more c a n y o u s a y ? Duncan Suss

ENTS EVENTS KURSAAL F L Y E R S in concert in the Great Hall tomorrow. 8 . 0 0 p m . Tickets from IC Union office.'

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A long road to perfection T h i s week I've been to s e e a new p l a y by the b u d d i n g W e l s h p l a y w r i g h t , A r t h u r W i l l i a m s . A s in h i s three p r e v i o u s p l a y s , W i l l i a m s p r e s e n t s the p r e d i c a m e n t of a man b e s e t w i t h a l l the p r o b l e m s that l i v i n g in the 1 9 7 0 ' s e n t a i l . In his first play, " T h e Living Lake" the h e r o ' s w a s h i n g m a c h i n e o v e r f l o w s and f l o o d s h i s m a i s o n e t t e in P a d d i n g t o n . in h i s f o l l o w i n g two p l a y s the hero successively was stranded in the m i d d l e of a remote v i l l a g e in w e s t W a l e s when his car's fan-belt broke and w a s u n a b l e to a t t r a c t the s t e w a r d e s s ' a t t e n t i o n on board a B r i t i s h A i r w a y s J u m b o a s it s p e d t o w a r d s J o h a n n e s b u r g . Whilst h i s earlier p l a y s have some autobiographical element in them, "Not Spaghetti Junction Again" is pure f a n t a s y . The anti-hero is the d r i v e r of a s i x t y - f o o t a r t i c u l a t e d lorry, doomed for e v e r to d r i v e the m o t o r w a y s of B r i t a i n in s e a r c h of the p e r f e c t s e r v i c e s t a t i o n m e a l . In h i s t r a v e l s he meets others with a l e s s fastidious a p p e t i t e , e a g e r to s a m p l e the d e l i g h t s of F o r t e s . T h e s e h i t c h h i k e r s p r o v i d e a f r e s h d i m e n s i o n in a p l a y w h i c h c o u l d otherwise a p p e a r very boring; they are a b l e to b r i d g e a c r o s s the hard s h o u l d e r s of the motorway and p r o v i d e a b a s i s for m e a n i n g f u l r e l a t i o n s h i p a s Shunt a p p l i e s h i m s e l f to h i s r e l e n t l e s s t a s k . C a n it be pure c o i n c i d e n c e that h i s c a r g o i s of f r o z e n c h i c k e n s ? This i s the story of one m a n ' s s t r u g g l e a g a i n s t temptation on to the B r o a d s of l i f e , and a l t h o u g h he t a k e s s e v e r a l p l u n g e s t o w a r d s t h e m , it i s g i v i n g n o t h i n g away to s a y that he d o e s not end up betraying his personal H i g h w a y Code. T h o m a s Stevenson


Military coup-Alfs army take over I C U Would anybod y c a r e ? — it s e e m s n o t . P o r t u g a l i s s e i z e d b y f r e n z y a t the . p r o s p e c t of a free e l e c t i o n i n t w o m o n t h s . B a c k at I C , t h e p r o s p e c t of a n e l e c t i o n in t w o w e e k s i s g r e e t e d w i t h a b u z z of a c t i v i t y a n d e n t h u s i a s m that m a k e s it seem l i k e Waterloo S t a t i o n d u r i n g a rail strike. W e l l I s u p p o s e w e h a v e h a d free e l e c t i o n s for q u i t e a w h i l e n o w — t h e m y s t i g u e i s bound t o w e a r o f f . D i d I s a y free e l e c t i o n s ? What i s f r e e about an election where the President, Honorary Secretary and Deputy P r e s i d e n t get t h e i r p o s t s p u r e l y by v i r t u e of having over 20 people willing to sign a p i e c e of paper. The contest for president i s really h o t t i n g u p . W i l l it be N i c k B r a y s h a w o r w i l l it be — o h ! — s h e ' s g o n e . F i o n a M c G r e g o r made a v a l i a n t but short lived opposition to the B r a y s h a w walkover which gave a few people s o m e t h i n g t o talk about f o r a w h i l e , not l e a s t , M r B r a y s h a w U n f o r t u n a t e l y , after further consideration of h e r present s i t u a t i o n , F i o n a had to w i t h d r a w . S u r e l y , there i s s o m e o n e e l s e about IC w i l l i n g to s t a n d f o r t h e p o s t s of Honorary Secretary and P r e s i d e n t — s u r e l y there a r e a f e w w h o w o u l d w e l c o m e a y e a r a w a y from a c a d e m i c t o i l t o p l a y a t p o l i t i c s . Is it j u s t that the " b i g n a m e s " a l r e a d y s t a n d i n g a r e too d a u n t i n g a p r o s p e c t f o r t h e h u m b l e r a s p i r a n t s to higher e c h e l o n s of internal politics? continued from page 3

Manifesto: Hon. Sec.

Is t h i s r e a l l y a c o l l e g e c a l l i n g for t h e d e m o c r a t i s a t i o n o f N U S ? We h a v e not had a quorate u n i o n m e e t i n g for y e a r s . A l l d e c i s i o n s o n b e h a l f of the 4500 members of t h e u n i o n a r e t a k e n by a s u b q u o r a t e body of a c t i v i s t s at U G M s or e l s e by that a r b i t r a r i l y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e and motley a s s e m b l y — IC Unio n C o u n c i l If o u r o w n attempts at direct democracy a r e s o d i s m a l , w i l l not N U S g o t h e s a m e w a y ? Is it I C s t u d e n t s that n e e d t a k i n g u p o r I C U n i o n ? What we n e e d i s a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e d e m o c r a c y . O r w i l l A l f ' s army s o l v e the problem by d r o p p i n g t h e i r f a c a d e of f i g h t i n g " h i g h " C h r i s t i a n i t y a n d r e v e a l their true m e t a l b y t a k i n g o v e r I C U . B a c k to the p r e s e n t . I forgot to m e n t i o n t h e e l e c t i o n of t h e s a b b a t i c a l sentence shuffler for this weekly m a s t e r p i e c e . T h e r e , at l e a s t , there i s strong c o m p e t i t i o n by b u d d i n g j o u r n a l i s t s for t h i s d e m a n d i n g a n d r e w a r d i n g j o b . I h o p e y o u w i l l a l l turn out a n d v o t e to g i v e u s a c o m p e t e n t e d i t o r . L o o k i n g s l i g h t l y further a h e a d , there i s t h e l i t t l e matter of f i n d i n g p e o p l e t o f i l l t h e o t h e r o f f i c e r s p o s t s . It i s to be hoped that w e c a n start n e x t y e a r w i t h a f u l l s e t of o f f i c e r s — e v e n a b u r e a u c r a c y cannot run w i t h o u t its bureaucrats. W h i c h r e m i n d s m e , if a n y o n e h a s a keen interest in education a n d the way it i s c o n d u c t e d a t I C a n d in s p r e a d i n g the new gospel in t h e a l t e r n a t i v e p r o s p e c t u s o r if they h a v e i l l e g i b l e handwriting and cannot s p e l l " a c a d e m i c " ,

JOHN WHITE Proposer: C H R I S W E B B O R N hard way, from the front. IC U G M ' s are functional though it seems that there is something desired in terms of a hook. The average I C student (is there such a thing?) i s not interested in the troubles of this, that, and the. other, he is more worried about the problems facing himself. In this light we should endeavour to bring UGM discussion/debate/policy home, back to IC and the troubles of little F r e d , the budding technologist, in his daily plight of student-type existence. Whilst on the subject of U G M ' s , I believe the mode of communication for such meetings could be improved even more, possibly even utilising the already present multitude of year reps. I believe that it i s very important for the Secretary, as with all senior officers of I C U , to be widely known and accepted throughout C o l l e g e . I feel that I have achieved this and it can only help me in the job. It i s much better to know the person who you have to see over some matter rather than having to see the Union Secretary — a ghostly spectre residing the uppermost rickety tower of in the Union Building. T o finish may I say that a lot of hard work and real interest is demanded in order to carry off the job of Secretary and that I am prepared to apply myself to these ends.

then they ought to think about the a l l action job of A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s O f f i c e r . B e r n a r d Shaw s a i d "Democracy s u b s t i t u t e s e l e c t i o n by the incompetent many for a p p o i n t m e n t by the corrupt selection few". Here we substitute from a c o m p e t e n t f e w w i t h p r o s c r i p t i o n of an u n o p p o s e d o n e . RJ P A R K E R ICU A A O

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"What i s free about a n e l e c t i b n where the P r e s i d e n t , Honorary Secretary and D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t get their p o s t s purely by virtue of having over 2 0 people w i l l i n g to s i g n a p i e c e of paper?" - Richard Parker

Heavy-duty rock And this week's Doobie — transplants are known a s the E d d i e B o y b a n d . I t ' s only apparent at t h e s t a r t , where " O h s o h a r d " h a s a somewha t o v e r b e a r i n g r e s e m b l a n c e to t h o s e f i n g e r l i c k i n ' s o n s of t h e L o n e Star S t a t e . T r a c k t w o " T h e m a z e " m o v e s into "Chicago' territory with some solid p r o f e s s i o n a l p l a y i n g a n d v e r y smooth g u i t a r work by Mark G o l d e n b e r g . A f t e r a f e w m i n u t e s though a sort of p o p p i s h the proceedings a s tedium swamps the i d e a s q u i c k l y dry u p . T h e y c a n m a i n t a i n t h e power a n d p a c e of t h e s e e a r l y numbers through s i d e o n e , a s i s o b v i o u s l y e x p e c t e d of them but the q u a l i t y s u f f e r s inthe good o l d t r a d i t i o n of c o u n t l e s s other duff b a n d s s e a r c h i n g for the break that w i l l turn them into bona-fide superstars like H e l l o or S l i k (or i s it " s i c k " ? ) . T h e y ' v e got l i t t l e if a n y t h i n g more to o f f e r y o u r e a r b a l l s than i s e a s i l y a v a i l a b l e in any r e a s o n a b l y s a n e platter e m p o r i u m ' s racks. " G o o d to h a v e y o u b a c k a g a i n " , s t a r t i n g s i d e t w o i s another worthy p o w e r b l u e s w i t h a good h o o k a n d m a r g i n a l l y better solo by the aforementioned G o l d e n b o y , but t h i s a l b u m ' s a pretty u n s p e c t a c u l a r a d d i t i o n to the r e c e n t c r o p , w i t h the band r e s t r a i n e d to w e l l within their operating envelope, and a s s u c h d o n ' t pretend to be other than y e r a c t u a l h e a v y - d u t y rock ' n b o o g i e o u t f i t . T h e y ' v e probably spent a e o n s s o c k i n g it to w o u l d - b e A l l m a n s a u d i e n c e s and for this unnatural d e v o t i o n to duty h a v e b e e n g i v e n the o p p o r t u n i t y

to get a n a l b u m o u t . O n t h e w h o l e , an a b o v e a v e r a g e , u n p r e t e n t i o u s r e l e a s e from the " C h i c a g o r o c k group of t h e y e a r 1 9 7 4 " . H o w p r e s t i g i o u s that p a r t i c u l a r a c c o l a d e i s r e m a i n s doubtful I (I a l w a y s thought C h i c a g o a home of the b l u e s ) but i t ' s better than t h e poor B C R ' s " T u r k e y of the y e a r ' ' a w a r d . N o t e : T h e r e are a c t u a l l y 2 m i n u t e s of k e y b o a r d s u b t l e t y on a s o n g c a l l e d "Mother M u s i c " sounding comparatively refreshing.

The Fremlin Cup IC O p e n

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Darts C o m p e t i t i o n Entries are now being accepted for this competition which is a knockout. The competition should be completed this term so entries will be open until February 28th. These should be given to the staff of the Union Bar. The entrance fee i s 20p (lOp to Darts Club Members). The winner will be presented with the Fremlin Pot which he retains for one year and will be engraved with their name. ATTENTION A L L DARTS P L A Y E R S


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Into the final Imperial C o l l e g e 1st XI

CROSS COUNTRY

No nasties aid navigation ON SUNDAY a motley c o l l e c t i o n of c o l d s , h a n g o v e r s , g i r l f r i e n d s a n d a dog j o u r n e y e d to Nort h park Wood near P u I borough for the saxons c l u b e v e n t . T h e network of paths, the lack of dense undergrowth, gorse bushes a n d other n a s t i e s , made the c o u r s e s very f a s t . H o w e v e r some of the c o n t r o l s wer e awkwardly sited in pools, ditches and under plank b r i d g e s . So A l a n L e a k e y , w h o had h i s c o n t r o l c a r d p i n n e d to h i s c h e s t , had to a s s u m e some od'-i postures, not with normally associated p e o p l e in their right m i n d s , in order to punch h i s c a r d . In s p i t e of t h i s d i s a d v a n t a g e , Alan finished 5th on the 8.7km ' A ' c o u r s e in 6 9 m i n s , which is h i s highest ever p o s i t i o n in s e n i o r c o m p e t i t i o n . Rob A l l i n s o n also did well to f i n i s h 9 t h , o n l y h a l f a minute s l o w e r ; t h i s w a s a l s o h i s b e s t e v e r p l a c i n g . On the B course, 6.6km, Ian I sherwood showed great improvement over previous outings and c a m e 30th in 92 m ins . Len Fawcett also improved in coming 17th on the C c o u r s e ; 4 . 9 k m , in 71 m i n s . The two crosscountry stalwarts, Steve Webb and 'Iron M a n ' Pete Johnson, acted with great chivalry (possibly under o r d e r s ) , a n d took the soft option by escorting the l a d i e s round the C c o u r s e , to give them a gentle introduction to the sport. St eve and K a r e n c o m p l e t e d the c o u r s e in 91 minutes, but P e t e and J o wer e l e s s successful. They wer e accompanied by Nell, the dalmatian who narrowly d e f e a t e d M i k e We I ford in the elections for c l u b mascot. After a good start, they w a s t e d a lot of time after overshooting one of the controls, and eventually dropped out after c o m p l e t i n g 80% of the c o u r s e , b e c a u s e of the rapid approach of closing time. They have however high hopes of completing courses in the future given earlier start times. Nell did not enter completely into the spirit of the s p o r t : at one p o i n t s h e r e f u s e d point b l a n k to w a l k through s o m e brambles and had to be c a r r i e d . Technically the hardest o r i e n t e e r i n g of the day w a s in f i n d i n g the n e a r e s t real pub, w i t h i n a d e q u a t e d i r e c t i o n s and m a p . O n l y one of the cars c o m p l e t e d the course

in t i m e , s i g n i f i c a n t l y the c a r c o n t a i n i n g the most s u c c e s s f u l orienteers and determined d r i n k e r s . T h e y wer e r e w a r d e d by s o m e f i n e K i n g and B a r n e s ale. Meanwhile David Rosen w a s h a v i n g a busy w e e k e n d in the N o r t h . On Saturday he c a m e a very c l o s e 2nd a s an O x f o r d p a s t c o m p e t i t o r in the Varsity match near Blackburn, and on Sunday he c a m e 4th in the s n o w at the D e l a m e r e trophy event n e a r M a c c l e s f i e l d in a high class field. Finally on Wednesday the 25th F e b , the c l u b are h o l d i n g an e v e n t in R i c h m o n d Park. Anyone remotely i n t e r e s t e d in o r i e n t e e r i n g i s very w e l c o m e , and t h i s e v e n t is particularly suitable as an Introduction for b e g i n n e r s . A party w i l l l e a v e the U n i o n at 1.00pm, for further d e t a i l s s e e the c l u b n o t i c e b o a r d , to the right of the s t a i r s in the Union main entrance.

QMC season. never before this G r e a t r u c k i n g by the p a c k IC won four consecutive loose rucks and completely disorganised the QMC's d e f e n c e . T h e b a c k s moved the ball quickly 'Martin B o - c o c k ' beat his man drew the winger and f e d Z a p p a on the w i n g w h o darted through for the s e c o n d t r y . IC were really on top now and s h o r t l y afterwards the t hir d try w a s run in. An overlap developed from nothing and Mark West on the o t h e r w i n g s c o r e d the try. T h e c o n v e r s i o n made the s c o r e 1 4 - 0 and for the l a s t ten m i n u t e s Q M C wer e g i v e n heart as IC s a t b a c k on l e a d , g o i n g b a d l y off their the b o i l up to h a l f - t i m e . T h e s e c o n d half w a s a with a disappointment, weakened Q M C pack matching IC who d i d enough to stop them s c o r i n g but c o u l d not break through to score themselves. T e a m : B Finney, M West, M Cotter, B Stern, A Williams, A Devaney, T Fearn, R Doyle, B Austin, I Maclain, S Booth, K Lipscombe, J Smith, P Robins (capt), P Turley.

Crushed by Colts Imperial C o l l e g e A ' s

IC'S First Defeat A run of s u c c e s s e s w a s brought to an end when IC D a r t s C l u b lost l a s t T u e s d a y . T h i s w a s a return match after IC had already won an e x c i t i n g game at C O L P . S o , IC s t a r t e d confidently and first managed to win the game of 1001. However IC s t a r t e d to s l i p and after two g a m e s of 501 were 2—1 down and following the d o u b l e s wer e s t i l l one d o w n at 4—3. E v e r y t h i n g d e p e n d e d on the singles and the pressure was on. As is c u s t o m a r y , s o it s e e m s , the c a p t a i n lost the f i r s t s i n g l e after starting slowly. The second single also went C O L P ' s w a y when N e i l w a s u n a b l e to get the f i n i s h i n g double after leaving his opponent at the s t a r t . A f t e r t h i s t h i n g s s t a r t e d to improve for IC u n t i l a g a i n we wer e j u s t one b e h i n d C O L P at 7 - 6 . H o w e v e r after a very good try L i z w a s u n l u c k y to l o s e , s o g i v i n g the match to C O L P , through no f a u l t of her own. Paula won the last game a s a c o n s o l a t i o n to g i v e the f i n a l r e s u l t of 8—7. T e a m : M Gibson, N Rust, J Ford, J Halsey, A Slack, Ian, L Macklnnon, P Whitlock. Mike Gibson

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A must for e v e r y rugbyb l o o d e d p e r s o n . IC 1st X V h a v e r e a c h e d the G u t t e r i d g e Cup Final on Saturday 28th to be p l a y e d at M o t s p u r P a r k a f t e r a 14—0 v i c t o r y against QMC. Before the report, a b i g 'thank y o u ' to a l l the s u p p o r t e r s out there at H a r l i n g t o n to c h e e r u s o n . A f t e r ' M y Son P a u l ' won the t o s s IC p l a y e d a g a i n s t the w i n d (although it w a s m o s t l y a c r o s s the p i t c h ) . T h e ' f i r s t ten to f i f t e e n m i n u t e s w a s the kind of start to any semi-final, crunching tackles, with no side dominating completely. The height, weigh t and strength of the IC team began to t e l l us the with f ine half progressed clearance kicking by the backs. IC began to put the s m a l l e r Q M C s i d e under more and more pressure and the i n e v i t a b l e s c o r e c a m e after 25 m i n u t e s . ' M a s s i v e ' K e i t h Lipscombe absorbed a clearance punt in h i s gut from three y a r d s , shrugged off at l e a s t three tackles and s l i p p e d the b a l l to P h i l Turley who powered over the l i n e for an u n c o n v e r t e d try. T h e game then came a l i v e and IC were on the b o i l a s

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T H I S W E E K the A ' s t r a v e l l e d south to p l a y the Streatham and C r o y d o n C l u b ' s c o l t s i d e . They turned out to be a youth s i d e . H a v i n g w o n the t o s s , the A ' s e l e c t e d to play up the (about one-in-four) h i l l , the i d e a b e i n g to d e f e n d in the f i r s t h a l f and then to u s e the h i l l for an a t t a c k in the s e c o n d . A s it turned out the A's spent seventy m i n u t e s in d e f e n c e ! T h e best laid plans etc etc. T h e f i r s t try c a m e e a r l y . T h e b a l l w a s won in the scrum but bounced free eluding two A's players, but, unfortunately, not the Streatham p l a y e r who s c o r e d * That w a s converted. Another m i s t a k e e n a b l e d Streatham to s t r e t c h t h e i r lead to 1 0 - 0 at half time. The A's were looking forward to playing down h i l l , but a l a s it w a s more d o w n f a l l than down h i l l for the A ' s . B e f o r e the A ' s c o u l d e x p l o i t the a d v a n t a g e of the s l o p e a n o t h e r try had been c o n c e d e d . H o w e v e r , the team d i d not g i v e up and there wer e long p e r i o d s of i n t e n s e p r e s s u r e most of w h i c h wer e w i t h s t o o d by the A ' s . J o h n T h o m a s , had a good debut, at scrum half, saving the situation many times by passing. his accurate Ironically, the A's looked more threatening in this half but, nevertheless, were continually pinned back by the good kicking of the Streatham s i d e .

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S o , in the end there w a s d e f e a t . B u t n e v e r m i n d the s c o r e , the A ' s put a lot- of effort into the g a m e , a n d , a l t h o u g h it w a s not s u c h a good team performance as l a s t w e e k , the A ' s wer e not d i s g r a c e d . J o h n D a y had a good game at hooker in s p i t e of b e i n g k i c k e d in the h e a d by R i c h J e n n e r e a r l y in the first half. Steve Downing has also earned himself a complimentary mention. T h e m e m o r a b l e event of the day w a s w h e n the r e a s o n for the d e l a y of the departure of the team from the Streatham club house was discovered. They were all upstairs watching 'Doctor Who'. T e a m : R Pullen, G Davles, C Becque, M Gibson, L D a w e s , D Turner, J Thomas, W Bubb, J Day, R Oyler, C Cutherbertson, S Downing, R Porter, R Jenner, J Flshburn. Chris Cuthbertson


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IC cruise to victory T h i s i s a story of n i n e t e e n pots, twelve hats and tee s h i r t s , nine t i e s , two trophies and a h a r p . It a l l took p l a c e the river at R e a d i n g on where the IC Boat Club w o n three of t h e s i x e v e n t s and collected the above mentioned items. The days racing began disappointingly with the N o v i c e s l o s i n g a hard fought r a c e a g a i n s t R e a d i n g by a length and a h a l f . R e a d i n g then w e n t on to w i n t h e i r t w o other r a c e s e a s i l y , s o in f a c t , the n o v i c e s d i d q u i t e well. The second eight had a f i e l d d a y ; they w o n a l l their r a c e s by more than three l e n g t h s . R a c i n g a g a i n s t R e a d i n g 2 n d VIII R o b Q u i n n took the c r e w a l l t h e w a y round the outside of t h e final bend, a sporting gesture from a crew which was eight lengths ahead. This rather s e t t h e pattern of their day. R o w i n g in o n o u t s i z e boat the l a d i e s l o s t to C a m b r i d g e s e c o n d e i g h t w h o went o n to w i n the f i n a l e a s i l y . A n o t h e r c a s e of a n I C c r e w m e e t i n g the eventual winners in first round. The firsts* went for a warm up before t h e r a c e . A s they came in a Balliol oarsmen w a s heard to remark 'I suppose that's their fifth eight a n d they still look better than t h e (Oxford) b l u e b o a t ' . T h e f i r s t heat was against R e a d i n g 1st who went a length up at the

s t a r t but I C , i n a s l i g h t l y uneasy stride came back and gained a length. A n uninspiring race followed and t h e f i r s t s won by a length and a half. In t h e f i n a l they met B a l l i o l a n d O r i e l ('I thought O r i e l w a s a s o a p powder until I went to R e a d i n g ' ) . T h e three c r e w s were still level after the s t a r t a n d d u r i n g the s t r i d e , IC p u l l e d a w a y from B a l l i o l a n d after a good s o l i d r o w beat O r i e l by three l e n g t h s . When A n d y B a y I i s p a s s e d i n the the finishing post sculling competition, the j u d g e s had to be reminded that the r a c e w a s s t i l l i n p r o g r e s s because two minutes later his opposition came in s i g h t . L a t e r A n d y turned b a c k up s t r e a m t o f i n i s h the o u t i n g . As promised, Phils' party at the B o a t h o u s e turned out to be a Memorable O c c a s i o n w i t h much merriment and s w i m m i n g .

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FOLLOWING last week's article "When, Oh When", M i s s P a m e l a J o h n s t o n , the Union Receptionist, has been transferred from h e r p o s i t i o n i n the h a l l w a y o f the U n i o n B u i l d i n g to the Union Office. Immediately FELIX was released, it appears, a worker w a s sent to " s i z e u p " the j o b , a n d b y Wednesday the telephone had been transferred. She moved to her new desk yesterday (Thursday). A l l m e s s a g e s for R C C s , S C C s a n d A C C s w i l l now be l e f t o n the n o t i c e b o a r d o u t s i d e the Union Office, not, a s ,

previously, in the L o w e r Lounge. P a m s a i d o f the c h a n g e : "/ feel like a new girl now. But it's obviously a belter arrangement — Jen and I can help each other out now. I think I'll miss the 'Wednesday Pardade' of sports teams, though." S h e w i l l n o w h a v e five telephones to c o n t e n d with: " / am sure that one day they will all ring at once." (We apologise for both confusing Miss Johnston's m a r i t a l s t a t u s and m i s s p e l l i n g h e r name i n the l a s t w e e k ' s article.)

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to most members o f the public. C o n c l u d i n g , he c o n c e d e d that students needed a Atonal negotiating body, but one w h i c h w a s r e s p e c t e d , and p o l i t i c a l . Several members spoke on the m o t i o n , including Mr N i g e l M i l l e r , a presidential c a n d i d a t e , w h o thought that disaffiliation would be a catastrop'iy".

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