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FIVE MEMBERS of IC U n i o n F o o t b a l l C l u b were yesterday s u s p e n d e d from the U n i o n . T h e f i v e had been responsible for d e f o u l i n g the U n i o n S C R after attending the F o o t b a l l C l u b D i n n e r i n the U p p e r D i n i n g H a l l l a st T h u r s d a y , T h e y were a l s o ordered to pay t h e c o s t of their damage to the U n i o n . T h e b a n o n four of the five i s effective until 1st J a n u a r y 1977 a n d that o n the fifth u n t i l 30th J u n e 1 9 7 7 . T h e fifth person r e c e i v e d a longer s u s p e n s i o n for r e p e a t i n g
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a disciplinary offence after a pervious warning. T h e b a n means that they w i l l not be a l l o w e d t o j o i n a n y c l u b o r s o c i e t y o f the U n i o n o r make u s e o f U n i o n facilities. Should they v i o l a t e the ban o r r e f u s e to p a y t h e fines then the College a u t h o r i t i e s w i l l be a s k e d t o step in. The Disciplinary C o m m i t t e e w h i c h took three days to investigate the matter and levy the f i n e s i s s e n d i n g a l e t t e r to Mr Peter M e e , the College Registrar; J i m Iley, Captain the F o o t b a l l Club and of
John Thornback, ACC C h a i r m a n i n f o r m i n g them o f its d e c i s i o n . A s w e l l a s d e f o u l i n g the S C R the f i v e a r e s a i d to h a v e a Mini around bounced Prince Consort Road and ripped off four security clock points in the Union Building. O t h e r damage done last Thursday night included the s m a s h i n g o f all the c o f f e e c u p s u s e d at the d i n n e r , a n d the breakage o f t w o c h a i r s in the L o w e r L o u n g e . T h e c l o c k in the Union D i n i n g Hall was also smashed. A d d i t i o n a l minor damage w a s l a t e r reported.
STUDENTS wishing to follow a c t i v i t i e s of s p e c i a l interest during the coming summer h o l i d a y s h a v e r e c e n t l y h a d a boon thrown their w a y . The Committee of M a n a g e m e n t o f the C o n v o c a t i o n Trust F u n d h a s launched a s c h e m e a i m e d at p r o v i d i n g f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e , i n the form o f g r a n t s , to a f e w o f t h e s e s t u d e n t s . T h e grants will be up to ÂŁ 1 5 0 a n d i n i t i a l l y w i l l be a v a i l a b l e to a maximum o f only five proposals. Although a project does not h a v e to b e r e l a t e d to the c o u r s e o f s t u d y f o r w h i c h a student i s registered, it must have e d u c a t i o n a l v a l u e and b e n e f i t the student to qualify for consideration under the s c h e m e . If the s c h e m e s u c c e e d s , then the Committee of Management will consider i n s t i t u t i n g a more permanent arrangement. A p p l i c a t i o n s for a grant h a v e to be made on a s p e c i a l form, o b t a i n a b l e from: The Clerk of Convocation, U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n , Senate House, Room 101 A , Malet Street, L o n d o n W O E 7 H U .
Floor Reps abolished A t last Monday's Council, the F l o o r R e p s C o m m i t t e e w a s officially abolished. A s of next year the s i x representatives o f the U n i o n floor will s i t on a new body, 'The provisionally named ICU Permanent Working Party'. This will have specific topics referred to i t b y UGMs, Council or the Executive, for detailed report i n v e s t i g a t i o n . It w i l l back a t the next C o u n c i l o r UGM. The reason behind t h e c h a n g e i s to g i v e the s i x Floor Reps more definite terms of reference and i n v o l v e them more c l o s e l y w i t h the U n i o n a s a w h o l e . Next year's Floor Reps are d u e to be e l e c t e d n e x t term ( n o m i n a t i o n p a p e r s are already up). Anyone standing
i s a d v i s e d to c o n t a c t M a r t i n Kessler (Int 4463 or • I C U n i o n O f f i c e ) who c a n g i v e them a more d e t a i l e d p i c t u r e of what the n e w F l o o r R e p job entails.
Scholarships T h e C o l l e g e h a s recently published its list of scholars h i p a w a r d s f o r 1976. In a l l , 35 s c h o l a r s h i p s h a v e b e e n awarded to s t u d e n t s from a l l o v e r the w o r l d . H o w e v e r , the bulk o f r e c i p i e n t s a r e home s t u d e n t s . One Cloth workers' scholarship, ten Royal scholarships and 2 4 E n t r a n c e s c h o l a r s h i p s with the were awarded, Mathematics department receiving a total of s i x s c h o l a r s h i p s , the h i g h e s t o f any department.
Jill
Laithwaite at the Well H O C lecture last Monday story page 3.'
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Wot's dat Sir, I thought I o u t t a w r i t e c o n c e m i n ' d e future o ' d i s Right Wing R a g aftah I a t t e m p t i n ' t' s l i d e d e f i n a n c i a l c a r p e t from under dem b u g g e r s at de S e n n e t . H a v i n ' s e n c e d dat y o ' a l l fed u p f ' o m t r y i n ' to f i g g e r out wot d e c a r t o o n am a l l about a n ' f i n d i n ' w o t am on at d e f l i c k s in d e downtown &olbom f'om de Cock Lear collum. It am b e i n ' brought to my attenshun dat de Clive Dewey am w a n d e r i n ' about de piles o' las' amonst week's Sennet l y i n ' about in de revoltin' J C R w i d de c o n t a c k l e n s e s d r o p p i n ' out an' de sideboards turnin' grey wid wund'rin' wedder to be a n e w s there g o i n ' paper to edit aftah y o ' t r u e l y adjustin' de vari-type maschine w i d de c e r e m o n i a l s t e n - g u n . De ' o l e future o ' d e R a g F e l i c s w o t am no good f o ' hangin' in d e P r e s i d e n t i a l k h a z i on a c c o u n t o ' d e paper b e i n ' to h a r d , am d e p e n d i n ' on de a t t i t u d e y ' a l l takin" over de dismemberment o'dis U n i o n f'om de N U S . I already sent de C h a s . C l e r k roun' to try a n ' sort y o ' u p p i t t y buggers out but I n o w f i n d i n ' dat I h a v i n ' f t a k e d e ' o l e matter inter my o w n ' a n d s . D i s P . T e e g s h o u t i n ' d e motif
off an taki'n' d e . w r o n g l i n e on d e argument on d e d a y , on a c c o u n t o ' h e not k n o w i n ' wot i s good f o ' ' i m . lt.m Gonna be p a y i n ' de Teh P e e f o ' d e long t r i p up d e Queens Tower an' takin' de q u i c k w a y down a n ' m a k i n ' de pink m e s s over de 'maculate k o n c r e t e l i o n s wot de third rate mercenaries f'om de S t r an d P o l y b i n p a i n t i n ' l a s ' y e a r . " A n I d o n ' w a n t no o n e pip H o n k i e s f'om de O T U t u r n i n ' . up at d e P r e s i d e n t i a l P a d in d e s a l u b r i o u s M a l e t St w i d d e g l a s s f i b e r k u b e l v a g o n s r u i n i n ' d e s t u c c o on de w a l l s w i d de .303 bullet holes. Some number bin s u g g e s t i n ' y o ' lotta take de democratic ballot on de ' o l e subberjeck, but m e am t e l l i n ' y o ' o n l y d e m o c r a c y r o u n ' here if d e v o t e g o e s d e wrong w a y i s de lead spray in' throu d e letterbox an'de pubberlick e x e c u t i o n s in d e B i t e Q u a d o' de leadin' oppersition. D a t R i z S h i c k e a r b l o k e gotta w a t c h out c a s e e e n d s u p in de nex weeks B a k e Meat R o l l s . Y e s s i r , d i s p l a c e am s o o n g o ' i n to f e e l d e s m a c k o ' d e f i r m gumment. Yours faithfully T..P.
IC's itinerant music society B o b Dylan w a s proposed (by J i m i P a g e ) , but not f u l l y seconded, for the p o s t of Publicity officer, and with the other e x e c u t i v e p o s t s b e i n g u n c o n t e n d e d , the F o l k C l u b C o m m i t t e e for 1 9 7 6 / 7 7 w a s duly elected at the A G M last T u e s d a y . Out of the A G M c a m e the r e v i v a l of F o l k C l u b for the p e r i o d between n o w a n d t h e (groan) e x a m s . T h e p r i n c i p l e of t h i s r i s i n g from the a s h e s b e i n g that if the a u d i e n c e w i l l not c o m e to F o l k C l u b . . . new roving Folk The Club will be a p p e a r i n g at S o u t h w e l l H o u s e on W e d n e s d a y 5th M a y , S e l k i r k H a l l on 12th M a y a n d at M i n i n g H o u s e on a d a t e y e t to be c o n f i r m e d . T h e s e e v e n i n g s w i l l be free to e v e r y o n e , m u s i c i a n s a n d s i n g e r s w h o h a v e not a p p e a r e d at F o l k C l u b b e i n g e s p e c i a l l y welcome. Bar facilities will be a v a i l a b l e at e a c h v e n u e , a n d a r a f f l e w i l l be h e l d for a modest prize. The A G M also discussed the p o s s i b i l i t y of i n d u l g i n g in "fringe" f o l k a c t i v i t i e s , to
A p p l i c a t i o n s are i n v i t e d for the W a r d e n s h i p o f R a y l e i g h House. The position will become vacant with effect from 1st O c t o b e r , 1 9 7 6 . The successful applicant w i l l be a n u n m a r r i e d p o s t graduat e student who has b e e n s t u d y i n g at the c o l l e g e for about a y e a r . T h e p e r s o n c o n c e r n e d s h o u l d h a v e some experience in handling s t u d e n t a f f a i r s a n d be l i k e l y to be at I C for another t w o years. A f l a t i s p r o v i d e d for the Warden, rent-free, and h e / she will also receive an entertainments allowance.
NUS T R A V E L T h e N U S T r a v e l O f f i c e i n the L o w e r Lounge w i l l be open a s normal n e x t w e e k .
Julia & Dave Congratulations took you
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a d s NOTICE If "the f o l l o w i n g societies are still active would an a c t i v e member p l e a s e c o n t a c t Alan Lodge or Laurence Julius through the Union office letter-rack a s soon as p o s s i b l e : AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS IRANIAN SOCIETY
WARDENSHIP A p p l i c a t i o n s a r e i n v i t e d for the W a r d e n s h i p s o f s e v e r a l of the S t u d e n t Houses in Evelyn Gardens. The positions will become vacant with effect f r om 1st October, 1976, although o n e may become v a c a n t e a r l i e r . The successful applicants w i l l be m a r r i e d p o s t g r a d u a t e s w h o h a v e b e e n s t a y i n g at the C o l l e g e t o r about a year. F l a t s a r e p r o v i d e d f o r the W a r d e n s , rent f r e e , a n d they w i l l receive an entertainments allowance. Application forms are available from the U n i o n office, and applications c l o s e o n 2nd A p r i l , 1 9 7 6 .
so long?
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NOTICE The B B C would like student's to p a n i c i p a t e i n l i v e d i s c u s s i o n programme (very general discussion). Starting next term (live broadcasts). Anyone interested see Derrick Everett.
Imperial C o l l e g e Postgraduate Group T H E A T R E TRIP to s e e P A R C E L POST at the R o y a l C o u r t T h e a t r e T u e s 30th M a r c h T i c k e t £1.00, includes light refreshment in a Sloane Square w i n e b a r . Contact J U L I A H U G H E S ( i n t e r n a l 3532)
Accommodation Bridge Club
Stuart Ardern
add more variety to Folk C l u b e n t e r t a i n m e n t s . If a n y o n e i s i n t e r e s t e d in M o r r i s D a n c i n g , or in forming a Mummers group, or a n y other similar activity, please contact A p d y C h e y n e of P h y s i c s I through the letter rack or in 333 Falmouth H a l l .
A m i x e d group o f 50 F r e n c h students will be visiting L o n d o n on the w e e k e n d o f 30th A p r i l , i f y o u are w i l l i n g to l e t o n e o f them k i p on your f l o o r f o r a night o r t w o , o r , i f y o u w i l l be a w a y for the w e e k e n d a n d do not m i n d them u s i n g your room: P l e a s e contact A D R I A N S U D W O R T H c/o IC Union Office or P h y s i c s II l e t t e r r a c k .
Would a n y o f the o f f i c e r s o f Bridge Club, or anyone interested in this club's continued existence, please c o n t a c t the R C C e x e c u t i v e . This club h a s s h o w n no activity this s e s s i o n a n d , if no-one comes forward, the R C C may b e f o r c e d to w i n d up t h i s c l u b .
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ACROSS I. A s p s 3. Immoderate 1 0 . T r i p e I I . Night jars 12. Interpretation 14. U n e q u a l 15. O p a l i n e 1 7 . E p s t e i n 1 9 . T r e s t l e 20. G r e g o r i a n chant 23. Companion 24. E t h e r 25. Brandishes 26. I s i s DOWN 1. Attributes 2. P o i n t l e s s 4 . M i n e r a l 5 . O u g h t to 6. E s t a t e A g e n c i e s 7. Alamo 8. E a s e 9. Tears u p E n g l a n d 13. Debentures 16. Intoaches 18. N e r e i d s 1 9 . T r a i n e e The winner of Crossword N o . 32 w a s Sue G r e e n a w a y , Bot 3 who g e t s the p r i z e of £ 1 »
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Doing and knowing how Nature and N a t u r e ' s L a w s L a y H i d In N i g h t G o d S a i d , L e t Newton B e ! A n d A l l Was L i g h t Reporter: Well S i r , what do you think of t h i s guy L a i t h w a t e ? D o y o u think that h i s lecture and d e m o n s t r a t i o n w a s j u s t a box of t r i c k s c o v e r e d t h i n l y by a f a c a d e of i m p r e s s i v e formulae and h a l f t r u t h s ? A c l e v e r fraud? H G W : Y o u n g m a n , I think y o u m i s s the p o i n t . T h e P r o f e s s o r undoubtedly k n o w s what h e c a n do a n d i s a b l e to do but a l s o , a s he s a i d , he i s often u n a b l e to e x p l a i n how he performs h i s " t r i c k s " . What i s more important I f e e l , i s that h e f o r c e s u s to q u e s t i o n what w e know and a c c e p t a s true. We b l i n d l y a c k n o w l e d g e many s o c a l l e d f a c t s and l a w s , without question, as the i n d i s p u t a b l e truth. Prof e s s o r L a i t h w a i t e s h o w s us' the paradoxes inherent in many of the l a w s a n d t r u t h s . o f P h y s i c s . I think that h e m a y be c a p a b l e of d e s t r o y i n g not onl y the complacency of physicists but also the a q u i e s e n c e of other s c i e n t i s t s to the d o g m a that e v e r y t h i n g c a n be d e s c r i b e d u l t i m a t e l y in terms of P h y s i c s . Reporter: D o y o u think that he is undermining the foundations of science? I m e a n , to u n d e r s t a n d phenomena
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we must d e s c r i b e them ip specified terms. Is it not destructive and indeed r i d i c u l o u s to c a l l a m a g n e t i c f i e l d " n o t h i n g d e s c r i b e d in a rather e l a b o r a t e w a y " . HGW:' That I c a n n o t s a y . H e i s u n d o u b t e d l y r i s k i n g a great deal of s c i e n t i f i c respectability in presenting his t h e o r i e s in s u c h a p o p u l a r w a y . In a s i m i l a r w a y s c i e n c e f i c t i o n i s treated w i t h c o n tempt a s f a n c i f u l and f l i p p a n t d r e a m i n g , y e t there i s often an u n d e r l y i n g b a s i s of truth. S c i e n c e i s not a l w a y s d r y , humourless and serious yet it b r e e d s s o many s e r i o u s a n d humourless s c ien t is t s . R e p o r t e r : D o y o u agree that there i s a d i f f e r e n c e between d o i n g and k n o w i n g h o w ? H G W : Y e s I d o . In t h i s l i e s the difference between t e c h n o l o g y and s c i e n c e . T h e r e s h o u l d be n o d i c h o t o m y . T h e r e s h o u l d be h y b r i d s of t h e o r e t i c a l scientists and practical t e c h n o l o g i s t s ; the P r o f e s s o r p r o v i d e s a good e x a m p l e . Y e t e v e n h i s i d e a s s b o u l d be viewed with an objective and c r i t i c a l m i n d . Reporter: Thank you Sir, and good luck with your Time Machine. by P h i l o S O p h a s t e r
ICWA L O O S E THE BALL TONY
FITZGERALD
(above)
and
Fred
Tutcher
(below) were two luckless victims who fell foul of the ICWA
Rugby team at Harlington last Sunday.
Both left
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under-dressed
playing ICWA in the RCS Rugby Sevens.
after
Even the
referee managed to loose his trousers in iCWA's first game against Physics I -
though not at the hands
of ICWA! Other ICWA tactics included loose-ruck ball-play, trouser
fondling,
off-the-ball
handling
and
close
quarter tickling. Despite drawing two of their three games the team just failed to qualify for the semifinals of the competition. The eventual winners were Chemistry I who beat Life Sciences in the final. The only real casualty of the event was Adrian Sudworth who managed to loose his memory. Clive Dewey
Welfare information O v e r the v a c a t i o n The Centre will remain open on M o n d a y s , W e d n e s d a y s , a n d F r i d a y s from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. T h i s w i l l not a p p l y in the w e e k 1 4 t h - 2 1 s t A p r i I w h e n the C o l l e g e i s s h u f . J u s t in c a s e y o u a r e . s t i l l not s u r e , the C e n t r e i s at the top of the U n i o n B u i l d i n g . Social Security A final word; The local o f f i c e s are Chelsea: Waterford House, Waterford Road SW6. Kensington: Charles House, 37 5 K e n s i n g t o n H i g h S t r e e t , W l 4 K e n s i n g t o n / C h e l s e a N o r t h : 76 H o l l a n d Park A v e n u e , W 1 1 . F o r o t h e r s c o n t a c t the W e l f a r e C e n t r e . It s e e m s that s o m e p e o p l e h a v e been a b l e to get a r e t a i n e r t o w a r d s their rent if they a r e l i v i n g at home — s o give" it a t r y . D o not forget to register on • the first day of the h o l i d a y s or you may l o s e s o m e m o n e y . If you stay up at C o l l e g e , you c a n go on a f i e l d t r i p home for- a h o l i d a y and s t i l l c l a i m . A s k for a h o l i d a y form at the D H S S o f f i c e .
Finally, should you disagree with the DHSS decision, you can appeal w i t h i n 21 d a y s . A n y p r o b l e m s o v e r a p p e a l s - c o n t a c t the Welfare C e n t r e . Legal
Advice
law Starting next term s t u d e n t s from the L S E w i l l be coming every Wednesday from 12.30pm - 1.30pm to the C e n t r e to h e l p out w i t h any l e g a l p r o b l e m s , for e x a m p l e , Consumer rights, motoring offences, landlord trouble, social security appeals, e t c . Hopefully this w i l l become a r e g u l a r part of o u r s e r v i c e if it's a s u c c e s s . Sue
Kalicinski
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Would anyone with colour photos (transparencies or prints) o f happenings at IC please contact Paul Ekpenyong or C l i v e Dewey at the F E L I X Office as soon as possible."
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EDITORIAL Football Club F I V E M E M B E R S of this club have blatantly shown themselves to be incontinent and irresponsible. In addition, they have perpetrated acts that can only be described as deliqnent. It i s no sniprise that the Club has dissociated itself from the activities of its five members; however, the club officials cannot totally be absolved of all responsibility. A s organisers, it i s their duty to ensure that Union rooms booked in the C l u b ' s name are left in a reasonable condition. T h i s clearly was not done.
The rise and . . . . T H E IMMINENT demise of Sennet has created quite a furore in U L U , especially amongst smaller colleges which depend on it for news of events happening in the London student area. T h i s i s not the first (and probably will not be the last) time that Sennet has faced doom. A s before, the problem i s one of money. Financial c r i s i s finally jumped into Sennet's path when their advertising revenue began to drop. T o date, Sennet has accrued a l o s s of £1500; this i s expected to be £3000 by the end of next term. U L U have £ 2 2 , 0 0 0 to spend on its 78 clubs and societies this year — the dent, U L U feels, that Sennet's debt would make is rather large. However, they have been given a chance to stay alive — if they obtain enough advertising revenue to cover costs then Sennet will appear that week. It i s a sensible decision by U L U , especially when there i s a strong feeling that the standard of the paper has gone down drastically this year.
Refectories
Pakistan Society S O M E O F Y O U may wonder what the r o l e of the P a k i s t a n Society is within IC? The s i m p l e a n s w e r i s that o n e of i t s p u r p o s e s i s to a c q u a i n t y o u w i t h the A r t a n d C u l t u r e of P a k i s t a n , and to c o n v e y to y o u , through t h i s m e d i a , the m e s s a g e of P e a c e and s e l f respect for w h i c h we and our c u l t u r e s t a n d . The Pakistan Society is a n o r g a n i s a t i o n of s t u d e n t s from Pakistan and those i n t e r e s t e d in i t . O u r a i m i s t w o - f o l d ; f i r s t l y , we e n d e a v o u r to p r o v i d e P a k i s t a n i s t u d e n t s at IC w i t h a forum for m e e t i n g each o t h e r and g e t t i n g to know this country. Secondly, w e try to a r r a n g e f u n c t i o n s , film-shows, lectures, etc., to introduce Pakistan and i t s i d e o l o g y to the s t u d e n t s pf Imperial C o l l e g e . T o t h e s e e n d s , w e arranged a film show, a musical evening c e l e b r a t i n g E i d f e s t i v a l (the Muslims equivalent of Christmas) and our most a d v e n t u r o u s e v e n t to d a t e , a musical variety programme which featured Mohammad Kassam. T h e film show, staged in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h the I s l a m i c Society in order to r e d u c e costs, consisted of six f i l m s . These introduced Islam,
IT IS E N C O U R A G I N G to see that the criticisms levelled at the Catering Service have yielded positive results. Without doubt, the food served in the refectories has improved, especially in the Union — witness the increased number of students eating there. The hard work that the Catering staff have put in i s a credit to them. T h e new meals service introduced in South side seems to be working well. Given some money to modernise the equipment, the sky may be the limit.
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P a k i s t a n and the A r a b s t r u g g l e for the l i b e r a t i o n of P a l e s t i n e and J e r u s a l e m . The musical variety programme w a s very c o l o u r f u l and a t t r a c t e d an a u d i e n c e of about 1000 p e o p l e . ' P a r v a r t e e ' , a y o u n g , b e a u t i f u l s i n g e r and dancer, was probably one of the m a i n r e a s o n s for the large c r o w d s . R e c o r d i n g s of the s h o w w e r e put out by B B C R a d i o L o n d o n on i t s programme for Asian listeners. We a l s o h e l d a rag c o l l e c t i o n at the e n d of the s h o w and collected about £24. This idea, I believe, could be p u r s u e d by o t h e r s o c i e t i e s . However little such a collection might b e , it w o u l d be an additional contribution to RAG. I w o u l d a l s o l i k e to s u g g e s t that all societies should look into the possibilities of s t a g i n g f u n c t i o n s j o i n t l y t h i s w o u l d h e l p to m i n i m i s e c o s t s p r o v i d i n g there i s no c l a s h of i n t e r e s t s . F i n a l l y , I w o u l d l i k e to extend my t h a n k s to the Executive Committee and members of the S o c i e t y w h o h e l p e d to make the programmes a success.
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IC Radio-the why's and wherefore's " W H A T A R E t h o s e s t r a n g e s o u n d s we h e a r on T u e a d a y l u n c h t i m e " ? y o u may wonder to y o u r s e l f . Y o u might a l s o i n q u i r e as to who i s b e h i n d it and even further, is it r e a l l y n e c e s s a r y ? Firstly, the noises on Tuesday lunctimes are made by Imperial C o l l e g e R a d i o . T h e i d e a of a r a d i o station on campus was conceived about two y e a r s ago a n d h a s been s n o w b a l l i n g ever s i n c e . Up t i l l recently ( s e e F E L I X N o 414) the l a c k of a test licence had been prohibiting p r o g r e s s . In order not to l o s e e n t h u s i a s t i c m e m b e r s , they s e a r c h e d for s o m e t h i n g to d o that w a s v a g u e l y c o n n e c t e d w i t h their ultimate g o a l . The college public address systems were the obvious target and that i s why y o u " l i s t e n " to Imperial C o l l e g e " R a d i o " on T u e s d a y . S e c o n d l y , the q u e s t i o n of n e c e s s i t y . The answer is quite simply, debatable. T h e y o b v i o u s l y think s o , a s do the U n i o n and the C o l l e g e . T h e way IC R a d i o look at it, they are a t t e m p t i n g to p r o v i d e a s e r v i c e to the I C community w i t h i n the immediate v i c i n i t y of C o l l e g e in an e n t i r e l y new w a y . IC R a d i o produces news and "what's-on" bulletins which include national and student news, and i n t e r s p e r s e them w i t h good m u s i c and w i t t y ; ? ) c o m m e n t s from D J ' s . So far, the m u s i c p o l i c y h a s been
left e n t i r e l y to the individual disc jockey, which means that certain t y p e s of m u s i c are left u n t o u c h e d . T h i s i s e v i d e n c e d by the o b v i o u s l a c k of s o u l and r e g g a e m u s i c in the m u s i c put out. H o w e v e r , they h a v e yet to receive complaints. A t p r e s e n t , the programmes c a n be h e a r d , at v a r i o u s t i m e s , in the J C R , the B u t t e r y and the refectory in the S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g . T h e y have had to e n d t r a n s m i s s i o n s to the M a i n R e f e c t o r y b e c a u s e of the bad s o u n d q u a l i t y . A t one t i m e they t r i e d to p r o d u c e programmes w h i c h c o u l d be heard in the U n i o n a n d S o u t h s i d e r e f e c t o r i e s , both of w h i c h p o s s e s s good acoustic properties. H e r e they hit more s n a g s ; there w e r e no f a c i l i t i e s for l i v e programme production at either location. This meant that the programmes had to be pre-recorded, but this was a timec o n s u m i n g method and the idea w a s finally abondoned. They are at the moment talking about laying cables from the IC R a d i o room to the U n i o n and to the S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g . T h i s w o u l d then e n a b l e them to put out l i v e broadc a s t s to t h e s e p l a c e s and reach a bigger audience. One of the main d r i v i n g f o r c e s (and general P R man) b e h i n d I C R a d i o i s John Allen, a Managemen t Science P G . H e w a s a l s o one of the p i o n e e r s of
the s c h e m e and h a s been instrumental in the p r o g r e s s s o far a c h i e v e d . T h o s e of y o u who " l i s t e n " to IC R a d i o w i l l know h i m a s the " M o o d y B l u e s F r e a k " . T h e other s t a t i o n m a n a g e r s are S t e v e B a r r o n and P a u l May who i s r e s p o n s i b l e for the " j i n g l e s " . Another prominent member of IC R a d i o is its N e w s E d i t o r , N i g e l M i l l e r . He does a remarkable job sifting through newspapers, finding relevant and t o p i c a l n e w s s t o r i e s for h i s b u l l e t i n s . Ian C a i r n s i s t h e i r P r o m o t i o n s o f f i c e r , a l t h o u g h he i s r a r e l y s e e n about the p l a c e . H e c o l l e c t s and c o l l a t e s the m a s s e s of a d v e r t i s i n g m a t e r i a l s e n t to him by College societies. Another grafter i s D a v e C h a n c e , the S e c r e t a r y . H e i s the p a p e r - w o r k man - a symptom of a b u r e a u c r a t i c U n i o n . B e h i n d the s c e n e s are three s t a l w a r t s known a s T e c h n i c a l Managers. They are J o h n C o m f o r t , M i k e E l g e y and T i m S h e l t o n . T h e y run e v e r y t h i n g on the technical side. N o w that they h a v e r e c e i v e d the test l i c e n c e they are f a c e d w i t h a manpower problem for next y e a r . T h i s i s b e c a u s e many of t h e i r present members are third y e a r s t u d e n t s s o if y o u want to try your hand at d i s c j o c k e y i n g , i n t e r v i e w or c a n h e l p t e c h n i c a l l y , get in t o u c h w i t h J o h n A l l e n or S t e v e B a r r o n - they w i l l be g l a d to hear from y o u .
Whose BOSS? South Africa -the London connection
T H E L I B E R A L P A R T Y h a s been r o c k e d by s c a n d e l in recent w e e k s a n d South A f r i c a n c o m p a n i e s h a v e been named a s f i n a n c i n g the " f r a m i n g " of prominent o f f i c i a l s . H o w e v e r , the f u l l range of South A f r i c a n a c t i v i t i e s a b r o a d r a n g e s from s l a n d e r to e s p i o n a g e . Incredible a s it may s e e m , t h i s murky, s u b - J a m e s B o n d w o r l d i s nearer than y o u t h i n k . . . O n F r i d a y 20th F e b r u a r y , the l o d g i n g s of an IC student in T u f n e l l P a r k , North L o n d o n w e r e broken i n t o . H i s l a n d l o r d i s the c h i e f r e p r e s e n t a t i v e in Western E u r o p e of the A f r i c a n N a t i o n a l C o n g r e s s of South Africa. Several valuable items were s t o l e n , but the t h i e f had also shown a peculiar interest in d o c u m e n t s and f i l e s ; o p e n i n g s e v e r a l l e t t e r s d u r i n g h i s s t a y . It w a s a s if h e w a s l o o k i n g for s o m e t h i n g . South A f r i c a h a s r e c e n t l y been under a great d e a l of p r e s s u r e from a l l s i d e s and not s u r p r i s i n g l y , a p p e a r s to be p r o t e c t i n g i t s i n t e r e s t s by an a c t i v e , if s e c r e t , p a r t i c i p a t i o n in the a f f a i r s of other c o u n t r i e s . T h e E n g l i s h - s p e a k i n g w o r l d , and in p a r t i c u l a r , B r i t a i n , s e e m s to be the m a i n s p h e r e of a c t i v i t y o u t s i d e Southern A f r i c a . Involvement s e e m s to be s p l i t into t w o t y p e s ; the f i r s t to e n h a n c e the image of South A f r i c a and cultivate f r i e n d s , the s e c o n d , a n d p e r h a p s more sinister traditional espionage concerning d i s s i d e n t groups o p e r a t i n g i n s i d e and o u t s i d e their c o u n t r y ( A N C , e t c ) . T h e g o i n g s - o n in the L i b e r a l P a r t y w e r e a t t r i b u t e d by H a r o l d W i l s o n to South A f r i c a n c o m p a n i e s o p e r a t i n g in B r i t a i n . H e d e n i e d the i n f l u e n c e of the South A f r i c a n government , but there c a n be l i t t l e doubt t h a t B O S S , the S A
B u r e a u of S t a t e S e c u r i t y w a s i m p l i c a t e d . B e s i d e s the " f r a m i n g " of P e t e r H a i n and Jeremy Thorpe, anonymous letters h a v e been s e n t to the M P , C y r i l Smith and h i s mother. R u m o u r s h a v e a l s o been c i r c u l a t e d c o n c e r n i n g the i n v o l v e m e n t of C l e m e n t F r e u d ' s daughter in a pornographic film. Why might the South A f r i c a n government w i s h to d e s t r o y the r e p u t a t i o n of the L i b e r a l s ? P u r e l y for r e v e n g e , a s they h a v e been amongst the most o u t s p o k e n and b i t t e r c r i t i c s of a p a r t h e i d in the p a s t ? O r , a s P e t e r H a i n t h i n k s , to e l e c t a C o n s e r v a t i v e government w h i c h w o u l d look more f a v o u r a b l y on them than Labour? A more o b v i o u s w a y of promoting South A f r i c a c a n be s e e n in o n e - p a g e a d v e r t i s e m e n t s in the n a t i o n a l p r e s s , in Holland, two newsreaders were s a c k e d for c h a n g i n g the t e x t of n e w s bulletins. The reports, which were b r o a d c a s t to South A f r i c a in A f r i k a a n s became more f a v o u r a b l e to apartheid after b e i n g t r a n s l a t e d from D u t c h . T h e other s i d e of B O S S i s no l e s s active. There have been numerous b r e a k - i n s a t t r i b u t e d to s e c u r i t y a g e n t s . A n o t h e r member of the A N C w a s robbed while he w a s out of the country; s e v e r a l d o c u m e n t s w e r e t a k e n , and t h e t h e i f left ÂŁ80 in cash in an o p e n e d drawer. Mr J a m e s W e l l b e l o v e d , L a b o u r M P , delivered last week to the Prime Minister's office a d o s s i e r of over twenty s u c h c a s e s of s u s p e c t e d South African involvement in Britain. He b e l i e v e s that r e c e n t b u r g l a r i e s of the P r i m e M i n i s t e r and three of h i s staff s h o w s i m i lar f e a t u r e s .
An ugly consequence of these r o b b e r i e s c a n be s e e n in the c a s e of P e t e r M o u m b a r i s . In 1 9 7 2 , a f a i r - h e a d e d y o u n g man a p p r o a c h e d Mr M o u m b a r i s ' mother in L o n d o n , w i t h a forged letter a s k i n g for the key to h i s f l a t . She g a v e it to him and at M o u m b a r i s ' t r i a l in South A f r i c a , d o c u m e n t s w e r e p r o d u c e d in e v i d e n c e w h i c h could only have c o m e from that L o n d o n f l a t . Prime Minister V o r s t e r , of South A f r i c a d i s m i s s e s these allegations as " a b s o l u t e r u b b i s h " , but s t o l e n d o c u m e n t s were a l s o produced at the t r i a l of the D e a n of J o h a n n e s b u r g . It i s u n l i k e l y that B O S S i s i n v o l v e d in a l l that i t ' s name h a s b e e n l i n k e d w i t h . A s the h e a d of B O S S s a y s , "I w o u l d not be s u r p r i s e d to learn my bureau w a s b e i n g h e l d r e s p o n s i b l e for the deat h of a P e r s i a n c a t in a L o n d o n street." A l l the e v i d e n c e p o i n t s , t h o u g h , to an u n h e a l t h y and i l l e g a l i n t e r e s t in our d o m e s t i c p o l i t i c s , w h i c h prompts the q u e s t i o n , in B r i t a i n , " W h o ' s B o s s ? "
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IT W A S more t h o u g h t - p r o v o k i n g than purely p l e a s u r e a b l e to s e e a rare p e r f o r m a n c e of t h i s P o l i s h o p e r a d a t i n g from 1 9 2 6 . K i n g R o g e r r u l e d in S i c i l y in t he 12th c e n t u r y a n d t h i s o p e r a c o n c e r n s h i s t r a n s f o r m a t i o n from a man of t he i n t e l l e c t a l o n e to o n e w h o a c k n o w l e d g e s the e q u a l c l a i m s of b e a u t y , s e n s u a l i t y and f r e e d o m , p e r s o n i f i e d , or o n e s h o u l d s a y d e i f i e d , by D i o n y s o s w h o a p p e a r s to t he K i n g a n d h i s C o u r t in t he form of a shepherd proclaiming a new r e l i g i o n . When p e r s u a d e d by t h e e c c l e s i a s t i c s to b a n i s h the s h e p h e r d f o r h e r e s y , the K i n g l o s e s a l l h i s c o u r t i e r s to t he land of freedom a n d d e l i g h t and s o f i n a l l y d e c i d e s to c a s t off the a t t r i b u t e s of r o y a l t y a n d , w e a r i n g o n l y a l o i n c l o t h , o f f e r s up a hymn to t he s u n on t he a l t a r of a r u i n e d G r e e k t h e a t r e w h e r e h i s s e a r c h for t h e s h e p h e r d
week. Set in t he p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s o f f i c e o f a large manufacturing organisation, "The Chairman"depicts the manipulation of t he members of t he department by their director. T h e first a c t contains a l l t he o l d r o u t i n e s of f a r e w e l l p a r t i e s for l o y a l e m p l o y e e s , w e l c o m e to n e w e x e c u t i v e s a n d t he v i s i t of t h e d r e a d e d b u s i n e s s e f f i c i e n c y expert. T h e latter a p p e a r s after the d i r e c t o r h a s c o n v e n i e n t l y found a n e x c u s e to h e a d f o r N e w Y o r k , and h i s maniacal deputy i s left to h o l d the fort. T h e u n d e r l i n g s a l l c o n f e s s the p o i n t l e s s n e s s of t h e i r j o b s w h i l s t t he deputy p r o v e s to be t he odd-man-out w i t h h i s c o n v i c t i o n that h e i s i n d i s p e n s i b l e . T h e director returns at t he c r i t i c a l moment to restore e v e r y o n e ' s c o n f i d e n c e by p o i n t i n g o u t that w i t h o u t the p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s d e p a r t ment t he m y s t e r i o u s bogey m a n , "The Chairman' , w o u l d be s h o w n u p t o b e the c a r d b o a r d f i g u r e h e r e a l l y i s ; h e then g o e s on to m a n o e u v r e h i s s u b ordinates into fresh posts without anyone r e a l i s i n g and we are surprised to s e e how- e a s y it i s .
s e l f - r e s p e c t i n g P R m a n . T h e real tour d e f o r c e c o m e s from P e t e r B l y t h e a s t h e d e p u t y w h o c a n s e l d o m m a n a g e to e n d o n e s e n t e n c e b e f o r e l u n g i n g into the next. Although h i s performance s t a r t e d out a b i t j o o s e l f - i n d u l g e n t l y h e w a s s o o n into h i s s t r i d e w i t h a laugh w h i c h s h o u l d h a v e d r i v e n h i s c o l l e a g u e s o u t of t h e o f f i c e in f i v e minutes. Whether t h i s i s a v e h i c l e f o r M r M a c k i e ' s d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n with the e t h i c s of p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s o r a c o m e d y pure a n d s i m p l e c a n b e d e c i d e d by the a u d i e n c e , but I s u s p e c t that t he latter w i l l w i n t h e d a y a n d t h e former w i l l s i n k w i t h o u t t r a c e . I must c o n f e s s that I did enjoy m y s elf .
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I h o p e to be r e p o r t i n g f u l l y n e x t term o n t he N a t i o n a l Student D r a m a F e s t i v a l . T h i s t a k e s p l a c e in E d i n b u r g h from t he 2nd t o 11th of A p r i l . T e n Universities and C o l l e g e s will be r e p r e s e n t e d by p r o d u c t i o n s r a n g i n g from C h e k h o v , through B e c k e t t a n d O r t o n to s e v e r a l n e w p l a y s by s t u d e n t w r i t e r s . D i s c u s s i o n s w i l l be l e d by J o a n B a k e w e l l Jonathan H a l e s , J W Lambert, C h a r l e s M a r o w i t z , E A W h i t e h e a d a n d many o t h e r s .
appeared t he d i r e c t o r ' s i n t e n t i o n to b r i n g about a c l o s e rapport b e t w e e n actors and audience, and this w a s o n l y marred by the s t a g e h a n d s w h o w a l k e d b o l d l y onto t he s t a g e b e t w e e n s c e n e s a s if they w e r e part of t h e p l a y . T h e s i m p l e e x p e d i e n t of d i m m i n g the l i g h t s between s c e n e s c o u l d h a v e d o n e much to m a i n t a i n t h e a t m o s p h e r e . T h e a c t i n g w a s at t i m e s , quite i m p r e s s i v e : e s p e c i a l p o i n t s of note w e r e Ian M o r r i s o n ' s very l i f e l i k e p o r t r a y a l of t h e p e r i o d s when P r o t e u s w a s at h i s most s l y a n d d e v i o u s , a n d t h e c o m i c interplay between servants Launce ( E r i c S t o v e l l ) a n d Speed. ( C h r i s W e l l s ) . B o t h t h e s e p a r t s of t he p l a y must c o m e a c r o s s if the p l a y i s to b e a s u c c e s s — the f i r s t part b e c a u s e t h e w h o l e p l o t d e p e n d s on the c r e d i b i l i t y of P r o t e u s , w h i l e t he s e c o n d i s a l i g h t h e a r t e d break for t he a u d i e n c e w i t h o u t w h i c h the p l a y w o u l d become t o o h e a v y . T h e b o l d n e s s of V a l e n t i n e ( R i c h a r d S m i t h ) , the thorough i d i o c y of T h u r i o
( R o g e r P h i l i p s ) , t he e m o t i o n of J u l i a (Pam S e l l a r s ) , the perception of S y l v i a (Helen Lawson), were, o v e r a l l , s u c c e s s f u l l y transmitted to the a u d i e n c e , a s was the lack of a c t i n g t a l e n t of Lasince's dog. T h e d i f f i c u l t i e s that t he c a s t h a d in m a k i n g s u r e that t he p l a y ' s p a c e w a s k e p t s u c h that t he w i t t y l i n e s a p p e a r e d fast without leaving the a u d i e n c e behind w e r e a p p a r e n t at c e r t a i n t i m e s . W h e r e a s a l l t he m o s t important s c e n e s were timed very w e l l , I w a s made very a p p r e h e n s i v e at t h e start by s o m e l o s s i n t h e c l a r i t y of p r o d u c t i o n . T h e s a m e h a p p e n e d at t he e n d , but t h i s m a y b e b l a m e d on S h a k e s p e a r e ' s s u d d e n " a n d they a l l lived happily ever after" ending. I f e l t a l i t t l e d i s a p p o i n t e d at t he programme w h i c h I p a i d f o r , a n d n o doubt at l e a s t o n e of t h e a c t r e s s e s i s somewhat peeved at the unhelpful c a s t list ordering. B i l l Gerrard
h a s led h i m . Szymanowki i s a name probably u n f a m i l i a r and d a u n t i n g to m o s t , but I found h i s m g s i c reminded me m o s t of D e b u s s y w i t h an a d d i t i o n a l s m a t t e r i n g of R i c h a r d S t r a u s s to r e p r e s e n t t h e s e n s u o u s n e s s of D i o n y s o s . In many w a y s t he o p e r a i s s i m i l a r t o D e b u s s y ' s P e l l e a s et M e l i s a n d e s h a r i n g w i t h it a l a c k of o b v i o u s d y n a m i c v a r i a t i o n s o that the f i n a l a c t s e e m e d to s t o p rather than b u i l d to a c l i m a x . U n f o r t u n a t e l y it l a c k e d D e b u s s y ' s s u b t l e t y s o that the more d r a m a t i c p o i n t s in t he n a r r a t i v e w e r e e m p h a s i s e d in t he m u s i c w i t h s u d d e n , l o u d d i s c h o r d s of b r a s s a n d p e r c u s s i o n made a l l t he more h i s t r i o n i c by t h e i r ' c o n t r a s t w i t h t he s u r r o u n d i n g repose.
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l e a d w a s cut further by a penalty. Having conceded n i n e p o i n t s the A ' s d e c i d e d to m a k e a c o m e b a c k . M i k e ' s s e c o n d try w a s f o l l o w e d by t r i e s from B o b L e e s o n and J o h n T h o m a s (making amends for last w e e k ) . T h e l a s t s c o r e of the match went to the N a v y . It s h o u l d h a v e been s c o r e d by the A ' s but R i c h Jenner, with a three-man o v e r l a p , g a v e a forward p a s s . Thus, the A ' s won by 50-13, their highest score of the s e a s o n and a f i t t i n g end, for it w a s the last game. The A ' s have played fifteen g a m e s of w h i c h they h a v e won eight and l o s t seven, w i t h 268 p o i n t s for and 216 points against. Jon Pitcher f i n i s h e d top try s c o r e r w i t h s e v e n , j u s t a h e a d of C h r i s B e c q u e with s i x t r i e s . T o p scorer Queto his seven c o n v e r s i o n ' s on S a t u r d a y , w a s Dick Pullen who finished with thirty-three points. T e a m : - R Pullen, L Davies, C Becque, R Leeson, J Pitcher, J Thomas, GSweatman, WBubb, A Fitzgerald, J Day, C Cuthbertson, R Porter, J Fishburq, R Jenner, M Siomiak. The A's would like to thank Chris Cuthbertson for his hard work in arrangment throughout the season and for his support work in the wln
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A s w i t h a l l C h a n d l e r s t o r i e s , the plot i s f a i r l y i n v o l v e d a n d m o v e s at a f a i r l y b r i s k p a c e . M a r l o w e i s h i r e d by Moose Malloy ( J a c k O ' H a l l o r a n ) , an o v e r s i z e d brute and bank robber, out on p a r o l e and l o o k i n g for h i s g i r l f r i e n d Velma. V e l m a , h o w e v e r , d o e s not want to be found and poor M a r l o w e g e t s r e a l l y k i c k e d around and pumped f u l l of d r u g s in h i s attempts to f i n d her. H i s lot i s not h e l p e d , by the p o l i c e who want to u s e him a s a s c a p e g o a t for s e v e r a l unsolved murders. In the f i n a l s c e n e , on a f l o a t i n g casino, everything is revealed and each gets his/her "just" deserts. The winner; Marlowe. " D i a m o n d s " (Fox-Rank, A) Directed by Menahem G o l a n ; starring Robert Shaw, R i c h a r d R o u n d t r e e , Barbara S e a g u l l and S h e l l e y Winters. T h e H o d g s o n brothers h a v e o n l y one thing in c o m m o n ; d i a m o n d s . C h a r l e s d e a l s in them and E a r l p r o t e c t s t h e m . A l i t t l e brotherly hatred c a u s e s p r o b l e m s and poor A r c h i e ( R i c h a r d R o u n d t r e e ) ,
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A 9 A M S T A R T on a Sunday m o r n i n g i s d i f f i c u l t , but a 9am start on the morning f o l l o w i n g the 9 m i l e N a t i o n a l C r o s s Country championships i s i m p o s s i b l e . So the group of a t h l e t e s who d o u b l e a s C r o s s c o u n t r y and O r i e n t e e r i n g , wer e the l a s t to a r r i v e at the HAVOC badge event near Essex last Brentwood, S u n d a y . T h e late start meant that u n l e s s some very f a s t t i m e s were r e c o r d e d IC w o u l d not be a b l e to make the pub before c l o s i n g t i m e . The course was fairly flat but there wer e some a r e a s of rather d e n s e undergrowth ( i n c l u d i n g h o l l y b u s h e s ! ) to fight through. Also the c o m p a c t nature of the c o u r s e meant that it d o u b l e d b a c k on itself many times and o c c a s i o n a l l y gave a d i s t i n c t s e n s e of d e j a v u . O n the 11km ' A ' c o u r s e D a v i d R o s e n w a s 1st home in a time of 6 9 . 2 3 u n d e r l i n i n g the r e a s o n for h i s s e l e c t i o n for the international match in F r a n c e next w e e k . A l i s t a i r D o y l e of U L w a s 9th home in 86.25 followed closely by A l a n L e a k e y 18th in 8 9 . 4 0 and R o b A l l i n s o n 23rd in
IC B 2 ' s 48 T h e f i r s t try of t h i s match w a s s c o r e d w i t h i n 90 s e c o n d s of the start and that v i r t u a l l y h e r a l d e d the e n d of it. T h e score could easily have r e a c h e d three f i g u r e s but for the h a n d l i n g a n d running of the forwards a n d b a c k s . Nevertheless, Ladle jinxed h i s way to two t r i e s and Flanagan playing his first game for I C for two y e a r s c o a s t e d o v e r for a h a t - t r i c k . L a c k , the infamous f o o t b a l l e r starring on the left wing, a l s o put the b a l l o v e r three
f r e s h out of j a i l , i s c augh t in the middle. A r c h i e i s h i r e d by C h a r l e s ( R o b e r t Shaw) to " r o b " the l a r g e s t D i a m o n d e x c h a n g e in the w o r l d . T h e e x c h a n g e , in Tel Aviv, is supposedly fool-proof (with s a f e s a n d s e c u r i t y by E a r l ) . T h e r e i s a " s i m p l e " plot with a f e w d i s t r a c t i o n s thrown i n . T h e a c t i n g i s r e a s o n a b l e w i t h R o b e r t Shaw l e a d i n g the pack, a varied bunch. The Three Degrees sing the song "Diamonds" — just beautiful.
Music H e a v e n and H e l l ( R C A ) by V a n g e l i s T h i s i s a v a r i t a b l e one-man m a r a t h o n . Vangelis composed all the music, p l a y e d a l l the i n s t r u m e n t s , sundry or o t h e r w i s e , a n d p r o d u c e d and a r r a n g e d the a l b u m to boot. Y e t , the a l b u m d o e s not s i n k into the s e l f - i n d u l g e n t rut that s i m i l a r s o l o e f f o r t s tend to d o . It i s h o w e v e r , rather d i f f i c u l t to d e s c r i b e h i s m u s i c , c e r t a i n l y , it h a s
9 3 . 0 5 . Some way b a c k were S t e v e Webb in 109.40 and P e t e J o h n s o n , who w a s s e e n at v a r i o u s t i m e s l e a d i n g in random d i r e c t i o n s , in 1 2 3 . 5 5 . O n the 9km ' B ' c o u r s e Ian I s h e r w o o d had a v e r y good run, achieving a silver standard, finishing 12th in 9 4 . 2 5 w h i l e M i k e Welford w a s 2 1 s t in 112.37 a f t e r r e a d i n g h i s c o m p a s s at the wrong e n d and s e t t i n g off w e s t i n s t e a d of e a s t ! O t h e r good p l a c i n g s wer e Ian M c A n u l t y and L e n F a w c e t t finishing 4th and 7th in 1 1 2 . 2 5 and 123.16 r e s p e c t i v e l y on the under 21 C o u r s e . Martin Kessler decided the ' B ' c o u r s e w a s too much l i k e hard work and i n s t e a d ran 'out of c l a s s ' on the C course finishing in 1 1 2 . 3 5 . IC's only woman athlete D i a n e B e n g e f i n i s h e d 5th in 9 8 . 3 3 on the w o m a n ' s ' B ' course. We a l l made the pub w i t h 10 m i n u t e s to s p a r e e x c e p t P e t e (who e v e n t u a l l y found the f i n i s h ) and J o , M a r c u s p l u s dog p l u s f r i e n d s (who d i d the w a y farers c o u r s e but unfortunately misssed a control).
Watford 0 t i m e s . K e i t h Munday n o r m a l l y l e g l e s s , found them and s c o r e d after a 60 yard burst. M i k e a l s o got on the s c o r e s h e e t . C l e m e n t s had to go off in the second half, but the h i g h l i g h t of the match w a s a rather inexplicable move by Wilkinson. For reasons apparent o n l y to h i m s e l f , he k i c k e d at a l i n e - o u t a n d ^ t n e forty y a r d f o l l o w - u p almost f i n i s h e d off the r e f e r e e . T h e most s u c c e s s f u l o u t i n g for the B 2 ' s in r e c e n t w e e k s w a s c e l e b r a t e d in f i n e s t y l e .
many i n f l u e n c e s . My f i r s t i m p r e s s i o n w a s that he had taken some M a g m a t i m e s , cut out most of the p e r c u s s i o n , a n d s u b s t i t u t e d m a s s e s of k e y b o a r d s , and thrown in the v o c a l c h o r u s to hear what it w o u l d s o u n d l i k e . (Good in p a r t s , a bit s t r a n g e in o t h e r s ) . If you are i n t o s e m i - c l a s s i c a l m u s i c y o u ' l l e n j o y t h i s o n e . O n e p o i n t worth noting here is the e x c e l l e n t production. The Tymes:
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O n c e y o u get o v e r the n a u s e a t i n g c o v e r d e s i g n it i s p o s s i b l e to get down to e n j o y i n g what i s a rather p l e a s a n t a l b u m . It c o m e s from the s t a b l e of commercialised soul/funky music. I p e r s o n a l l y f i n d the a l b u m somewhat o v e r p r o d u c e d , but a few t r a c k s do s t a n d o u t . " O n l y Y o u r L o v e " and " I t ' s C o o l " on s i d e o n e , the latter i s a p a r t i c u l a r l y good e s p e c i a l l y in the v o c a l s department. T h e o n l y t r a c k I a c t u a l l y went into raptures o v e r i s the f i r s t one on s i d e two; "Hypnotized". Everything that s h o u l d be in a g o o d r e c o r d i s e m b o d i e d in t h i s f ine p i e c e . Produced by Billy Jackson, for F l o w e r P o t P r o d u c t i o n s , the a l b u m a l s o f e a t u r e s T S O P on s t r i n g s and h o r n .
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Superspikes T H E WEST L O N D O N STADIUM w a s a s w e t and c o l d a s u s u a l as eight shivering runners s e t off to prove to a l l a n d s u n d r y that w e r e a b l e t o run three m i l e s . T h e r a c e w a s the m e t r i c e q u i v a l e n t of 3 miles or 5000m (we d o n ' t l i v e in the past y o u k n o w ) . It i s t h e C l u b ' s i n d i v i d u a l championship race and this year w a s not unexpectedly w o n by R o b A l l i n s o n in a c r e d i t a b l y f a s t time of 1 5 . 1 7 s e e s . Mr Webb, s a v i n g h i m s e l f for t h e N a t i o n a l s c a m e round in 16mins 10secs. Mike Welford, regaining his youthful I vigour w a s narrowly b e a t e n by R i c h H a r r i n g t o n in a good b a t t l e for fifth p l a c e . T h e r a c e of t h e s e a s o n , the E n g l i s h N a t i o n a l C r o s s country Championships s a w an overflowing IC team c o n t e n d i n g for the 9 p l a c e s a v a i l a b l e to run n i n e m i l e s with 1,300 o t h e r s . Both A n d y and M i k e w e r e p e r s u a d e d to run for the L S E thus g i v i n g u s o n l y one non-runner. The senior race started d o w n h i l l and a s e a of b o b b i n g h e a d s c o u l d be s e e n f l o w i n g down t h e h i l l . T h e temporary e u p h o r i a w a s r e p l a c e d after h a l f a m i l e when t h e u p h i l l section started a n d the running became d i f f i c u l t . A number of s a n d traps a n d a sharp downhill stretch were o n l y fun b i t s o n a r e m a r k a b l y uninteresting spectators c o u r s e . Rob A l l i n s o n h a d a fine r a c e , f i n i s h i n g 163rd i n h i s first senior N a t i o n a l . George Si v e i l , from the l i t t l e known N u t r i t i o n a l s c i e n c e department c o u l d not h o l d ' R o b o n the l a s t lap a n d f i n i s h e d 3 5 1 s t . Ian E l l i s f i n i s h e d in 5 8 6 t h , 56 p l a c e s in front of D a v i d R o s e n (of c r o s s w o r d and O r i e n t e e r i n g fame) a n d 79 p l a c e s in front of S t e v e Webb. T h e w h o l e team f i n i s h e d inside 1000, a notable achievement in itself. IC s h o u l d therefore f i n i s h about h a l f - w a y i n the team order out of about 200 athletic clubs entering. The post race enquiry r e v e a l e d that M r Webb h a d l o s t a s h o e , l o s i n g h i m about a m i n u t e . M r D a v e y noted t h i s d o w n a s e x c u s e number o n e and w a s r e w a r d e d later i n the e v e n i n g when the s t a n d a r d four were a l l r e v e a l e d . T h a n k s a r e d u e to R i c k
IC clean up U L U league T H E I C W A T E R - P O L O team h a s j u s t recently c l e a n e d up the r e s t o f U L U b y f i n i s h i n g w i t h a 100% r e c o r d i n the U L U league. T h e impressive r e s u l t s read: P l a y e d 8 Won8 D r a w n 0 L o s t 0 F o r 33 A g a i n s t 7 T h i s i s t h e fourth c o n s e c u t iv e year i n w h i c h we have won the league, and for this r e a s o n claim to be the most prestigeous athletics club r e a s o n claim to be the most prestigeous athletics club in IC. T h e o t h e r teams c o m p e t i n g in the league included: U C , London Hospital, Mary's, Barts, Guy's, Thomas's, Westminster. T h e last match in the league was last Thursday. I C were already a s s u r e d o f the l e a g u e t i t l e , the o n l y p o i n t i n p l a y i n g t h e match for them, w a s to c o n f i r m t hei r t o t a l d o m i n a n c e o f U L U a n d to f i n i s h w i t h a 100% r e c o r d . T h e match- began at a r a p i d p a c e . T h e medics h a d only one player who could match any of ours, a n d he w a s m e t h o d i c a l l y " t a k e n o u t " by Andy Smith, despite h i s substantial facial injuries incurred in a previous game, when tempers were lost. Dave Lowther started us o f f , the w a y w e w e r e d e t e r m i n e d to go o n , s l o t t i n g the b a l l i n t o the top c o r n e r o f the n e t , l e a v i n g the g o a l i e p a t h e t i c a l l y t r y i n g to s t o p a b a l l w h i c h was clearly on i t s way into the n e t , d i e m i n u t e i t left D a v e ' s h a n d . A f t e r two more g o a l s , one by N i c k Hurley ( k n o w n to t h i s f r i e n d s a s the 'animal') from the centreforward position, and P a u l F r i e z e . P a u l s c o r e d from a lob from halfway, despite k n o w i n g that h e w o u l d b e o r d e r e d s t r a i g h t o u t o f the
Garnett and Pete Johnson ' o r t i m i n g and c h e e r i n g ; M e s s r s A n s e l I a n d C o for t hei r beer and to the d e s i g n e r s of p a r k i n g meters for not m a k i n g or t a l l e r a s them shorter e i t h e r c h a n g e in d i m e n s i o n would have caused Ian E l l i s some problems.
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w e r e e a s y p i c k i n g s for a f i t and alert I C team. R u s t i n Simitovic, c o m i n g from t h e leading water-polo nation in the world, Yugoslavia, .showed his skill and experience, collected from y e a r s o f top c l a s s c o m p e t i t i o n , w h e n h e s c o r e d t w i c e from 'man-up' situations. Mark T a y l o r , who normally p l a y s at the b a c k , c a m e u p to s c o r e h i s f i r s t g o a l o f the s e a s o n . A t the e n d o f the m a t c h , the score read: I C 12 Barts 0 What a p e r f o r m a n c e ! ( oh really!)
LADIES ROWING
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Guilds retain cup C & G U n i o n retained the S p a r k e s C u p when they b e a t RCSU b y 14 p o i n t s to 6 las t Wednesday. T h e G u i l d s ' second team also had a c o n v i n c i n g w i n over RCSU to make it a d o u b l e v i c t o r y .
T H E L A D I E S w e r e back o n home w a t e r s (a very c h o p p y T h a m e s , a g a i n ! ) l a s t Saturday to c o m p e t e i n the W o m e n ' s Amateur Rowing Committee's V I M ' S H e a d from B a r n e s to Hammersmith B r i d g e . T h i s is one of the main events in L a d i e s R o w i n g . H a s t y r e p a i r s had to made to t h e boat before the r a c e and when we finally d i d get s t a r t e d , it w a s o n l y very slo.wly. However, we d i d ' c a t c h - u p and o v e r t a k e R e a d i n g U n i v e r s i t y I who were rowing in a h i g h e r d i v i s i o n in a far superior boat. We were the fastest col[ege crew, and finished n i n t h o v e r a l l , a very c r e d i t a b l e performance. C r e w : Bow, S James; 2. S Massey; 3. J Dowries; 4. J Pollock; 7. C Hodgson; Stroke, G Taplin; Cox, G Nolan.
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Thermal soaring contest on the p l a i n s of Out Richmond Park last Saturday, ten i n t r e p i d members of I C Model Aircraft C l u b c o u l d be s e e n s e a r c h i n g for h o t a i r , in our first ever radio-control thermal s o a r i n g c o n t e s t . T h e i d e a w a s for e a c h of he n i n e e n t r a n t s to make three f l i g h t s from a t o w l i n e , the highest average flight •ime d e c i d i n g the w i n n e r . Fortunately the c o n t e s t •vent without a hitch, the C i u b ' s hard w o r k i n g " A M I G O i " g l i d e r t a k i n g the t w e n t y -
w a t e r b y t h e c a p t a i n , i f he t r i e d t h i s shot a n d m i s s e d . At half time we had confirmed our superiority and the s c o r e was 4—0, a l t h o u g h our o w n ' c l e a n s h e e t ' w a s due o n l y to a n i n c r e d i b l e s a v e from I a n B a l e s i n g o a l . T h e s e c o n d h a l f s a w , what m u s t h a v e been the g r e a t e s t e v e r g o a l ' r o u t ' s e e n i n the M a l e t Street p o o l . T h e m e d i c s , now being completely dem o r a l i s e d by I C ' s ruthless t a c t i c s , ( o n e of t h e i r p l a y e r s i n f a c t d i d not w a n t to. come back i n t o the w a t e r , after an e n c o u n t e r w i t h the ' a n i m a l ' ) ,
s e v e n c o n t e s t f l i g h t s in h e r stride. Especially gratifying was the top three places b e i n g t a k e n by members w h o had n e v e r f l o w n r a d i o - c o n t r o l m o d e l s before w e b u i l t t h e " A M I G O II" last C h r i s t m a s . A l s o M i k e L e e s broke the c l u b duration record with h i s s e c o n d c o n t e s t f l i g h t , in w h i c h h e s t e e r e d the model into a strong thermal and stayed up for o v e r ten m i n u t e s . In a l l , a very e n f e y a b l e contest and free-for-all afterwards.
Starting 28th April, 1976
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