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F r i d a y , 26 N o v e m b e r , 1976

It's a RAGing success

With two events still to come, this year's Rag Week looks like being declared an all-round s u c c e s s . Attendance at all the events has been better than expected, and enthusiasm shown for Rag has greatly impressed the Rag Week organised. The 'week' started last Thursday with the Rag & Drag d i s c o . Over 200 people turned up to see I F ' s P a u l a Marriott and Mines Pornographer Stuart Arden win two well fought contests for Rag and Drag Queen respectively. The three-legged pub crawl the following evening was even more successful. Close on 300 people attempted to hobble their way around twelve local hostilleries. L o c a l publicans, and their customers took the event in its intended spirit and only two pubs the Harrington and the Queens Arms, barred their doors to the • C revellers. Although more a social evening than a race, the pub crawl was won by John Ashworth and Zinta Krumins from RSMU. The tooting of steam engine whistles and the rattling o f collecting cans started the Rag Procession on Saturday morning. Despite fears about the level of organisation (see last week's F E L I X f r o n t page) the event passed off smoothly. The t w o ' steam engines present attracted great attention from local shoppers, as did the continual battle between Dave L o r d ' s pedal car and the rest of the procession. The only mishap of the day was when C & G U ' s ' B o ran out of petrol just before re-entering College at the close of the procession. The police, who had marshalled the procession, then joined everyone for a pint in the Union Bar. To date the most well attended event was the S C A B evening Sunday night. Over 350 people warmly applauded Dramsoc's 'After Magritte' production. In spite of complaints from S C A B Chairman Martin Kessler about the undignified stampede for the blue films, the event was a s u c c e s s . 150 IC students would have succeeded in drinking the King George IV pub dry on Monday night, had the pub not closed early at 10.15pm. The publican was extremely annoyed at the rowdy songs and boisterous behaviour of the students, who he felt was driving his normal custom away. Many people braved the cold weather Tuesday night to gather around the bar-b-que in Beit Quad. The event broke even. fcCU rivalry came to its traditional head on Wednesday's Morphy Day. The pitched battle on the tow path lost its normal v'gour because most of the action was concentrated on getting

Cartoon: Mike Slone-Murphy

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Rag float with the Lord Mayor's robin.

An n—legged attempt by Steve Braund and friends in the 3—legged pub crawl. Morphy Oar. After a 20-minute struggle along Putney embankment. Mines succeeded in retaining the oar, with a little help from the police. On the return journey everyone crowded into one tube train car — oh what a stench — and passed birthday boy Dave L o r d from one end of the car to another. T h i s dirty, stinking troop of students they went to tea at Harrods. For once we actually got served in their way in cafeteria. Fuller details and more photos of Rag Week in next week's Rag Felix.

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RAG Queen Paula Marriot Photo: Bob de Wart.

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letters to the editor That Rag Committee meeting D e a r S i r , — With r e f e r e n c e t o the a r t i c l e o n R a g o n t h e front p a g e , a n d the e d i t o r i a l in last w e e k ' s F E L I X , w e , the undersigned (who a l l attended the meeting) w i s h t o o b j e c t m o s t s t r o n g l y to t h e reporting., We f e e l that at n o s t a g e did any C C U participate in " i n t e r and i n t r a C C U b i c k e r i n g " or " w r a n g l i n g " to " u p h o l d the image o f t h e i r C C U " . . A n y d i s c u s s i o n , although heated at t i m e s , w a s d i r e c t e d at the l e a d e r s o f the R a g C o m m i t t e e on a u n i t e d C C U f r o n t . It s e e m e d to u s that i t w a s b e i n g l e f t to the C C U s t o o r g a n i s e the m a j o r i t y o f R a g W e e k , a n d c a l l i n g a m e e t i n g the d a y before it s t a r t e d , s o that w e c o u l d d o t h i s , a p p e a r e d to be i m p r a c t i c a l . A f t e r some s e n s i b l e c o n versation a l l matters were r e s o l v e d , a n d there i s n o e x c u s e a t a l l f o r t h e reports i n F E L I X , w h i c h made the m e e t i n g a p p e a r t o be u n p r o ductive. The s i t u a t i o n ' w a s obviously overdramatised due

to the need o f a good front page story. We f e e l that there i s a n obvious lack of leadership on the c o m m i t t e e , but w e c a n n o t i n a n y w a y d e r i d e t h e effort of the C a r n i v a l C o - o r d i n a t o r , Secretary and Treasurer, since they h a v e h a d to p i c k up t h e d r e g s after the summer. It i s w i t h great regret that this l e t t e r h a s h a d to b e w r i t t e n but i n c o m p e t e n t reporting h a s g r o s s l y m i s - i n f o r m e d the w h o l e of I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e , Yours faithfully, P Kurowski (RSMU President) M Osborn (RSMU V i c e President) A Musgrove (RSMU E n t s Officer) C Yule (RSMU Newsletter Editor) S Braund (RCSU V i c e President) S Dearing (C&GU President) R Beveridge ( C & G U P u b l i c i t y Officer) C A Morrell (RCSU President)

NUS Time to get out Dear S i r , — T h i s letter h a s b e e n w r i t t e n i n the l i g h t o f last Friday's startling a n n o u n c e m e n t from the N U S E x e c u t i v e that they i n t e n d to c l o s e down the U n i o n ' s travel a n d p r i n t i n g s e r v i c e , d u e to their a c c r u e d d e f i c i t of over £ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . I s u g g e s t that t h e time i s here for u s to' a g a i n examine our position within N U S . B u t before w e j o i n the band of d i s s a f i l i a t i n g u n i o n s l e d by E d i n b u r g h , I w o u l d l i k e to elucidate some of t h e i m p l i c a t i o n s and how we c o u l d cope w i t h t h e m . In l a s t t e r m ' s d e b a t e o n whet he r N U S w a s r e p r e s e n t a tive of students, Charles Clarke used his political r h e t o r i c to the u t m o s t . I a s k y o u , h o w c a n a group of f u l l time officers r e p r e s e n t the v i e w s o f s t u d e n t s , the r a n k s of whom they l e f t many y e a r s ago? S u r e l y our r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s h o u l d be c l o s e l y i n v o l v e d w i t h i n student c i r c l e s , at the g r a s s roots level, and be democratically elected. D o I hear c r i e s of more bureaucracy and elections? but not Quite possible, necessary as we already have s o m e o n e w h o c a n f i l l the r o l l , the U n i o n P r e s i d e n t . O n e o f the p r i n c i p a l f a c t o r s that b o n d s the N U S t o g e t h e r , i s the c l a i m that they c a n present a strong bargaining body w h e n p u t t i n g forward the student c a s e to t h e government o v e r m a t t e r s s u c h a s grants f e e s a n d graduate u n e m p l o y ment, a r e a s i n w h i c h I f e e l the NUS must be g i v e n s ome credit. What i s a g a i n s t the I C U P r e s i d e n t p u t t i n g forward the views of Imperial College s t u d e n t s to the G o v e r n m e n t or other i n t e r e s t e d b o d i e s ?

A t l e a s t he w o u l d h a v e c r e d i b i l i t y . If he were t o f e e l i s o l a t e d there i s n o t h i n g to s t o p c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h other U n i o n P r e s i d e n t s to formulat e a u n i f i e d f r ont . S u r e l y t h i s type of e x t e r n a l i n v o l v e m e n t i s w h a t w e e x p e c t from our P r e s i d e n t a n d if he f e e l s t h i s would involve too much work then w o u l d he not be a b s e n t i n g part of h i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ? Far rather our e x t e r n a l p o l i c y i s i n v o l v e d i n matters which directly involve Imperial C o l l e g e students i n preference to the s p u r i o u s p o l i t i c a l a n d ideological debates over matters a l i e n t o u s . A s for the s e r v i c e s that the N U S offer: I c a n ' t think o f any sector in which we a s a U n i o n w o u l d be i n c a p a b l e of developing an alternative. When c o n s i d e r i n g t h i s , remember that w e w o u l d have a n extra £5,000 in our coffers that w o u l d o t h e r w i s e h a v e gone to the N U S . E n d s l e i g h Insura n c e , w h i c h a c c o r d i n g t o our NUS E x e c u t i v e i s profitable, w o u l d be a v a i l a b l e to y o u a s a s t u d e n t , w h e t h e r y o u be a member of the N U S or n o t . In any c a s e it h a s often b e e n s t a t e d that one c a n o b t a i n a better insurance deal from many of the l a r g e i n s u r a n c e g r o u p s , after a l l i n s u r a n c e i s a competitive market. N o w i s t h e time to s t a n d o n our o w n , t o c o m m u n i c a t e with other institutions but o v e r a l l t o d e v e l o p the s e r v i c e s w e need and w i l l u s e . T h e d e c i s i o n to l e a v e w i l l be harder to make t h a n the one to s t a y i n , but a s h o r t term l o s s w o u l d s o o n be forgotten i n the l i g h t of l o n g term g a i n s . Yours faithfully, JOHN MORGAN I C U Welfare Officer 22 N o v e m b e r 1976

Linstead fallacies D e a r S i r , — T h e r e i s m u c h more agreemen t than he s u p p o s e s b e t w e e n Mr C h e e t h a m ' s t h i n k i n g — both h i s c r i t i c i s m o f c o l l e g e r e s i d e n c e s and h i s praise of the k n i g h t s b r i d g e A s s o c i a t i o n plan — and the thinking behind the alternative p r o p o s e d by M r G a r d i n e r a n d m y s e l f . In the l a t t e r w e h a v e to demonstrate the tried e c o n o m i c s a n d f e a s i b i l i t y of a human scale low rise s o l u t i o n , which would harmonise the i n t e r e s t s o f both s t u d e n t s and r e s i d e n t s . i n making The difficulty the c o m p a r i s o n Mr C h e e t h a m wants to make, however, i s that the K n i g h t s b r i d g e A s s o ciation scheme accommodates only 7 2 students and i s e n o r m o u s l y e x p e n s i v e . Whereas Stephen Gardiner's plan attempts t o meet t h e C o l l e g e ' s brief a s far a s i s p o s s i b l e , and w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s o f the b e n e f a c t i o n . T h i s i s not e a s y . The scheme wins on c o s t s , yet it a l r e a d y r e p r e s e n t s a compromise (280 h a l l p l a c e s ) between the C o l l e g e ' s target (which issued in daylighting infringements a n d conditions that I d i s l i k e a s m u c h a s Mr C h e e t h a m d o e s ) and the l o w e r accommodation targets, which w o u l d g i v e the s p a c e a n d privacy Mr C h e e t h a m v e r y

understandably d e s i r e s . Of c o u r s e large r q u a d r a n g l e s a n d f e w e r rooms w o u l d m a k e our s c h e m e b e t t e r . T h a t i s what w e s h o u l d h a v e l i k e d . Meanwhile , though, even i n the s c h e m e a s it s t a n d s , M r C h e e t h a m i s wrong about t h e quadrangles. Their size i s comparable with that of several treasured public g a r d e n s i n the C i t y . L e t Mr C h e e t h a m e x p l o r e the s q u a r e s and a l l e y s between C a r t e r L a n e a n d the r i v e r . C o m p r e h e n s i b i l i t y . Mr G a r d i n e r and I have offered to e x p l a i n what schemes like h i s would be l i k e . T h e U n i o n E x e c u t i v e h a s not r e s p o n d e d to t h i s o f f e r . Furthermore its comments on the s c h e m e have r e s t e d o n several serious misunderstandings. S p o r t s . Mr G a r d i n e r ' s report , s e n t to the C o l l e g e , made suggestions about new l o c a t i o n s for t h e s e . C a r s . There i s no prospect of the b e n e f a c t i o n b e i n g a v a i l a b l e to a c c o m m o d a t e c a r s i n the manner envisaged b y the K n i g h t s b r i d g e A s s o c i a t i o n . If Mr C h e e t h a m l i k e s l o w r i s e , human s c a l e b u i l d i n g s , l o s s of p a r k i n g i s the c o n s e q u e n c e . He c a n n o t h a v e e v e r y t h i n g . Yours sincerely, D A V I D WIGGINS 12 N o v e m b e r 1976

Critics corner(ed?) D e a r S i r , — I s h o u l d l i k e to e x p r e s s my extreme d i s s a t i s faction with recent i s s u e s of FELIX, particularly number 4 3 4 . S u r e l y there i s not s u c h a s h o r t a g e of c o n t r i b u t i o n s , or alternatively such a low s t a n d a r d of l i t e r a c y among your r e a d e r s , that one p a g e n e e d s to be o c c u p i e d by a rather facile depiction of Morphy D a y , a n d the c e n t r e spread almost wholly c o n c e a l e d by banner h e a d l i n e s a d v e r t i s i n g R a g Week. I r e a l i s e the n e e d to make a v i s u a l i m p a c t o n the r e a d e r , but s u r e l y i t e m s of s u c h d o u b t f u l r e l e v a n c e a r e carrying this too far; o n e would expect a newspaper to p r o v i d e a c e r t a i n amount o f reading matter, a service w h i c h a p p e a r s to have b e e n neglected. Having s a i d this, I must welcome the d i s a p p e a r a n c e , in i s s u e 4 3 4 , o f the o p i n i o n a t e d and s o m e t i m e s contradictory i n the comment appearing 'What's O n ' section. Can Ian Morse c l a i m that c o n d u c t i n g a personal vendetta against 'Sounds' (from whom the concert information appears to be b o r r o w e d , j u d g i n g by t h e i d e n t i c a l p r i n t i n g errors) i s the l e g i t i m a t e f u n c t i o n of such, a column? Comparing the t e c h n i c a l s t a n d a r d , a n d apparent e x p e n s e , of p r o d u c t i o n o f Sennet a n d F E L I X , one w o u l d e x p e c t a s i m i l a r superiority of c o n t e n t ' in t h e l a t t e r . U n l e s s m a t e r i a l of more r e l e v a n c e and i n t e r e s t

to 1C s t u d e n t s i s i n c l u d e d , this unenviable comparison may be c o n t i n u e d ; the gate o f Sennet needs no further comment. C O L I N ADAMS Mat. S c i 2. 12 N o v e m b e r 1976 IAN MORSE rep lies :You are quite alert in your assumption that the gig guide is obtained from Sounds. As for me conducting a vendetta against this poor-mans NME; if pointing out unaccuracies of truth entails the term 'vendetta' being used, then I see little harm in it, although two small pieces concerning Sounds can hardly justify a 'vendetta'. To conclude, I am told some people actually find the 'What's On' column both interesting and informative.

d A f i l e of those r e q u i r i n g l i f t s (by c a r ) t o I C a n d t h o s e prepare d to offer them i s n o w being c o m p i l e d . D e t a i l s — please keep these to a minimum — s h o u l d be p l a c e on a p l a i n p o s t c a r d a n d sent to MISS J C R A W L E Y , D e p a r t m e n t of G e o l o g y . A t y p i c a l c a r d w o u l d r e a d t h u s : (top l i n e ) Offered/Wanted, place of starting; (underneath) name a n d internal c o n t a c t p o i n t , (No 'phone calls and No Long Letters, just the essential facts on a postcard.

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L a s t w e e k ' s front page story w a s w r i t t e n by P a u l E k p e n y o n g ( R a g Publicity Officer and l a s t y e a r ' s F E L I X Editor), and sub-edited by D u n c a n S u s s and m y s e l f . We h a v e h a d 2Vi, V/2 and 3 y e a r s e x p e r i e n c e r e s p e c t i v e l y i n w o r k i n g i n the student m e d i a . Mr E k p e n y o n g a n d m y s e l f were a t t h e C a r n i v a l Committee meeting, but d i d not take v o c i f e r o u s part i n i t . Q u i t e a f e w of the authors to t h e letter o n p a g e 2 , c o n c e r n i n g t h i s i n e e t i n g , d i d t a k e a very v o c a l , a n d a t times unproductive part i n the Committee's proceedings. There w a s C C U bickering a s described and the C C U s d i d c o m p l a i n about t h e l a c k o f o r g a n i s a t i o n of t h e R a g p r o c e s s i o n as reported i n the a r t i c l e . T h e F E L I X story w a s f a c t u a l a n d competently written. Whilst appreciating Carnival Committee's problems, 1 o n l y w i s h that e v e n t s h a d made i t u n n e c e s s a r y to w r i t e s u c h a s t o r y . B u t that w a s up to the p e o p l e a t t h e meeting... ^ R e g a r d i n g R a g Week g e n e r a l l y , i t h a s gone w e l l . T h e w e e k i s i n t e n d e d to e n c o u r a g e i n t e r n a l support f o r R a g . H o w e v e r , the r e s p o n s e from l o c a l r e s i d e n t s to t h e p r o c e s s i o n s h o u l d in future b e c a p i t a l i s e d o n . P e r h a p s next year e v e n t s c o u l d b e arranged to involve the l o c a l s a s well a s I C

students. That would certainly give students and R a g a better i m a g e i n K e n s i n g t o n and Knightsbridge. After the D r i n k A P u b D r y e x e r c i s e i n h o w to g e t y o u r s e l f o v e r p i s s e d I t h i n k we n e e d i t . Many e x p e r i e n c e d M i n e s d r i n k e r s w a l k e d o u t o f the p u b , d i s g u s t e d w i t h their fellow students' behaviour. A member o f the I C U E x e c c o n v e y e d the same o p i n i o n to m e ; I c o n c u r — t h e e v e n i n g w a s not a great advert for I C .

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It i s i n d e e d s a d to s e e N U S T r a v e l c o l l a p s e . What i s h e a r t e n i n g , t h o u g h , i s that student u n i o n s a r e t r y i n g t o s e t up a v i a b l e a l t e r n a t i v e t r a v e l s e r v i c e b a s e d o n the N U S T r a v e l b u s i n e s s c h a n n e l s . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to N i c k B r a y s h a w and Hugh Barrett f o r the hard work t h e y ' r e p u t i n o v e r t h e l a s t week to g e t a L o n d o n t r a v e l b u r e a u g o i n g . Y o u ' l l b e a b l e to h e a r about this a t T h u r s d a y ' s U G M .

x Student p a p e r s c a n n e v e r afford to turn a w a y s t a f f . B e i n g a n o f f s e t litho paper printed on our own p r e m i s e s , F E L I X n e e d s more s t a f f than m os t s t u d e n t p a p e r s . Whatever t h e i r l e v e l o f committment a n y o n e who w a n t s to work o n F E L I X i s w e l c o m e . A t t h e moment though there i s a d i v e need f o r p h o t o g r a p h e r s a n d feature writers.

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'What about the (permanent) worker? T h o s e of y o u w h o h a v e been b r o w s i n g through t h e U n i o n D i r e c t o r y , a n d w h o s e e y e s , p e r c h a n c e , s t r a y e d o v e r t h e page h e a d e d ' I C U C o u n c i l ' may h a v e w o n d e r e d what t h e members of t h i s motley c r e w a c t u a l l y d o . W e l l , some a r e r e a s o n a b l y s e l f - e v i d e n t ( e g Welfare O f f i c e r , A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s O f f i c e r ) ; but w h a t about t h e s e s i x , here?' 'Permanent Working P a r t y ' . What d o they d o ? T h i s i n e v i t a b l e query i s a n s w e r e d in true I C b u l l s h i t f a s h i o n by a s k i n g another q u e s t i o n , v i z , Who represents the general interests of o r d i n a r y ( ? ) s t u d e n t s on C o u n c i l ? T o whom do y o u g o if y o u w i s h t o r a i s e a matter not d i r e c t l y concerned with F i n a n c e , External Affairs or w h a t e v e r ? M a t t e r s l i k e ' S h o u l d w e s c r a p s u c h - a n d - s u c h a c o m m i t t e e ? or 'Why d o n ' t w e have an Officer for b l a n k e t e y - b l a n k ? ' T h a t , good p e o p l e , i s what the P W P (another entry f o r the I C U code-book) i s for. Continued

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y A p o l o g i e s a r e i n order to M i n e s President P a u l K u r o w s k i . Whilst P a u l t o l d me 2 w e e k s a g o that h e w o u l d n ' t be s t r e a k i n g , a R S M U n i o n m e e t i n g l a s t T u e s d a y v o t e d u n a n i m o u s l y that he s h o u l d n o t s t r e a k . T h e m e e t i n g thought t h e stunt w a s u n o r i g i n a l a n d that p e o p l e w o u l d p a y to l a u g h at t h e s t r e a k e r , rather than to support R a g . I'm sorry t h e front p a g e c a r t o o n c a p t i o n d i d not c o n v e y t h i s p r o p e r l y C l i v e Dewey

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4 - F E L I X N O V E M B E R 26th 1976 T w o w e e k s a g o F E L I X reported new d e v e l o p m e n t s to help o v e r s e a s Students at Imperial College. In p a r t i c u l a r we drew attention to a group of a c t i v i s t s who wanted to g i v e a new l i f e to o v e r s e a s student affairs. Here the same a c t i v i s t s o u t l i n e their p l a n s in an open letter to a l l IC s t u d e n t s . IC's O v e r s e a s Students C o m m i t t e e (OSC) h a s b e e n very p a s s i v e over t h e l a s t y e a r , probably d u e to loose o r g a n i s a t i o n n o w more than e v e r , s o w e a c t i v i s t s from o v e r s e a s , together w i t h s o m e I C U o f f i c e r s , have c o m e together and t r i e d to c h a n g e t h e o l d form of t h e O S C , to a new form w h i c h w e t h i n k w i l l be more e f f e c t i v e i n d e a l i n g w i t h o u r common p r o b l e m s . In the new form, t h e O S C w i l l be a new major s u b - c o m m i t t e e of I C U C o u n c i l a l l n a t i o n a l s o c i e t i e s wi II be aff Mated to the new s u b - c o m m i t t e e . A new c o n s t i t u t i o n h a s been prepared and w i l l be s u b m i t t e d to c o u n c i l f o r a p p r o v a l . B y t h e time t h i s i s d o n e , a g e n e r a l m e e t i n g of o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s w i l l be c a l l e d to e l e c t the e x e c u t i v e committee, etc. T h e new O S C w i l l a i m to:(i) bring overseas students together, by o r g a n i s i n g s o c i a l e v e n t s (ie c u l t u r a l e v e n i n g s , t o h e l p e x c h a n g e of k n o w l e d g e on how p e o p l e in o u r c o u n t r i e s l i v e and what t h e i r o b j e c t i v e s a r e .

The Links Club, conceived on 26th October 1926 by a young American anglophile, 'RIP' Mayor, and three fellow Guildsmen, 'John 'Millard, 'Bobbie' Mayes and 'Percy' Shelley, celebrated its fiftieth birthday with a special Anniversary Ball on Sat. 30th October. No contemporary record o f this information e x i s t s except by w a y of recollection. T h e original Minute Book a n d D i n n e r B o o k m i s s i n g f o r many y e a r s , mysteriously arrived at C o l l e g e on the T h u r s d a y before the a n n i v e r s a r y . T h e r e c o r d o f the f i r s t d i n n e r a n d m e e t i n g , h e l d o n F r i d a y 1 0 t h D e c e m b e r 1926 i n the Mars R e s taurant, S o h o (now d e m o l i shed) c o n t a i n s the f o l l o w i n g : This memorable occasion of the first meeting opened with musical honours, 'Pug' being at the piano and well assisted by the Links Chorus A very enjoyable meal followed intermingled with wit and wisdom, fast and furious jokes, the clank and clink of glasses. 'RIP' rose: "We are gathered together for the first time as 'Friends, Goodfellows, Sportsmen'; for what better reasons could we meet? The foundation, the ideals and objects of the Club are bound up in these words, they form the keynote of our existence as a corporate body: that we may ever prove true, loyal and cheerful, and that our acts may always be those of men and sportsmen."

T h e m e e t i n g w a s a d j o u r n e d a t 10.30 pm w h e n : Several Links thereupon wended way into the blazing night of L town in search of entertainment amusement. Rumour hath it that visioned the dawn of day.

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L i t t l e h a s changed i n those f i f t y years. W e l l , that g i v e s a brief e x p l a n a t i o n a s to w h y some G u i l d s m a n c a n be s e e n w e a r i n g t h o s e n a v y , b l u e , maroon a n d pink striped ties on T h u r s d a y s . T h e f i n a l p a r a g r a p h from t h o s e f i r s t m i n u t e s p r o b a b l y h e l p t o e x p l a i n other b i z a r e T h u r s d a y p h e n o m e n a . E a c h new member e l e c t e d to the C l u b i s g i v e n a n i c k n a m e and a l i n k b e a r i n g h i s name i s a d d e d to the L i n k s C h a i n . T h e p r e c e p t s of t h e

New ideas for a lost cause (ii) o r g a n i s i n g a c t i v i t i e s r e l a t e d to the p r o b l e m s f a c i n g o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s in this country, eg, discrimination in tuition fees, racial discrimination, restrictions on immigration a n d v a c a t i o n w o r k . T h e c a s e of o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s i s n o t at a l ! limited to the arguments about the l e v e l of the t u i t i o n f e e s , ( w h i c h h a s r i s e n from £80 i n 1967 to £416 in 1 9 7 5 ) . R a t h e r , it i s one s p e c i f i c a s p e c t of w i d e r a n g i n g l i n k s that e x i s t b e t w e e n t h e t h i r d w o r l d and the w e s t e r n p o w e r s . A f t e r World War 2 , there w a s an ' e c o n o m i c boom' in the w e s t e r n w o r l d and there w a s urgent n e e d for labour. In B r i t a i n , w o r k e r s wer e needed a s t r a i n drivers, nurses, cleaners and s o o n . P e o p l e from the West I n d i e s , A f r i c a , I n d i a , P a k i s t a n came o v e r here t o d o p r e c i s e l y t h e s e j o b s . B u t these w o r k e r s were n e v e r told that they wer e neede d a s c h e a p labour. Again in the past, the B r i t i s h G o v e r n m e n t had w e l c o m e d s t u d e n t s from h e r c o l o n i e s a n d other u n d e r - d e v e l o p e d c o u n t r i e s , b e c a u s e they w e r e n e e d e d t o man her colonial and n e o - c o l o n i a l apparatus. Y e t , w i t h the B r i t i s h economy f a c i n g the w o r s t c r i s i s s i n c e the w a r , the immigrant w o r k e r s and o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s find themselves faced with racism and

The chain is forged n l r ) s s C l u b nave b e e n m a i n t a i n e d to a g r e a t e r or l e s s e r e x t e n t s i n c e 1926 a n d the C l u b has s e e n many a r i s e s a n d s u r v i v e d . T h e r e s e e m s no r e a s o n why it s h o u l d not c o n t i n u e to do s o . On 27th May 1935 the m i n u t e s r e c o r d : After many good stories, we adjourned to the bar where we commandeered a man with a banjo and sang ourselves hoarse until closing time much to the amusemen{ of a watching policeman above.

In 1943 the w a r and other more u s u a l e v e n t s ( ! ) d e p l e t e d the returning members at t h e s t a r t o f the '43—'44 s e s s i o n t o j u s t t h r e e , two o f whom h a d o n l y b e e n e l e c t e d the p r e v i o u s term a n d the t h i r d the term before that. T h e C l u b ' s c o n s t i t u t i o n h a d not f o r e s e e n this d i f f i c u l t y and w a s t e m p o r a r i l y s u s p e n d e d ( I C U pay no a t t e n t i o n ! ) In l a t e r y e a r s , to prevent the d i s b a n d i n g o f the C l u b , the c o n s t i t u t i o n was a m e n d e d , i n c l u d i n g a n a r t i c l e s t a t i n g that the d i s s o l u t i o n of the C l u b c o u l d not o c c u r u n l e s s c o n s e n t o f a l l the members and Queert V i c t o r i a w a s o b t a i n e u . T h e future o f the C l u b s e e m s s e c u r e . Of t h o s e four founder m e m b e r s , ' R I P ' M a y o r d i e d about f i v e y e a r s a g o , ' P e r c y ' S h e l l e y w a s l a s t heard o f in B u r m a i n 1931. T h e other two, ' J o h n ' M i l l a r d a n d 'Bobbie' M a y e s , were both a b l e t o attend the A n n i v e r s a r y B a l l , t o g e t h e r w i t h f i v e other L i n k s from the 1 9 2 0 ' s . J u d g i n g by the comments in the d i n n e r book p a s s e d around a t the B a l l , t h e evening w a s a splendid success. ' ' A memorable evening" said 'John M ' , "Never to be f o r g o t t e n " , 'Bobbie'.

b e i n g t o i d that they are no longer w a n t e d in t h i s c o u n t r y . A t t e m p t s a r e b e i n g made to i s o l a t e the o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s through racist p o l i c i e s . If t h e o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s a r e d e f e a t e d , the G o v e r n m e n t w i l l f a c e a d i v i d e d a n d hence weakened student b o d y . More a t t a c k s o n t h e student body wiII then f o l l o w . In brief, our s t r u g g l e a s o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s i s one w i t h that of the immigrant w o r k e r s , w h o a r e much more e x p l o i t e d and o p p r e s s e d . It is a l s o i n s e p a r a b l e from the e c o n o m i c s t r u g g l e of B r i t i s h students. As long a s w e a r e c o m p e l l e d by c i r c u m s t a n c e s to come to t h i s c o u n t r y , we s h a l l fight d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a n d a n y attempts at further e x p l o i t a t i o n . U N I T E D , F I G H T DISCRIMINATION and D E F E N D YOUR RIGHTS. We need y o u a l l to p a r t i c i p a t e for t h e benefit of a l l of u s . We hope to s e e y o u in o u r next m eet in g w h i c h i s o n 30th N o v e m b e r a t 1.00pm in the (Green) C o m m i t t e e R o o m , R o o m at the t o p , U n i o n B u i l d i n g . ( T o p floor). The more we get united, the stronger we will be. A c t i v i s t s of the O S C ' J o h n C * wrote " w h o e v e r i n v e n t e d t h e t i e ? " and S i r D a v i d N i c h o l s o n ( ' N i c k ' ) , " L o n g L i v e L i n k s . " Stella Sketch, wife of ' W i l f r e d ' S k e t c h of 1927 fame comments "I a l w a y s thought it was the L y n x C l u b " R e m a r k s from latter v i n t a g e s i n c l u d e " A l t h o u g h I'm a w o m a n , I'm one o f t h e l a d s " by A n n e P i c k a r d ( C & G H o n S e c 75—76) g u e s t o f ' B l u t o ' H o y l e , f o l l o w e d by a n a n o n y m o u s " Y o u could have f o o l e d m e . " " I t w a s worth the t r i p from C a n a d a " s a i d ' A p p l e ' C o r r , a n d there were many c o m m e n t s s u c h a s " s e e you i n 2 0 2 6 " , " a n d 2 0 7 6 . " It w a s c e r t a i n l y a m a r v e l l o u s p a r t y , and i n the v e i n of t h o s e o r i g i n a l m i n u t e s 4

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Worker from page 3 continued The membership i s s i x Ordinary M e m b e r s , e l e c t e d by and from a U G M (hence t h e former t i t l e , ' F l o o r R e p s . ' ) a u g m e n t e d ; - w h e n m eet in g o u t s i d e C o u n c i l by the P r e s i d e n t , D P and H o n S e c . It i s important that y o u a t l e a s t g e t to k n o w w h o w e a r e , a s it i s y o u r i n t e r e s t s that we r e p r e s e n t . T h e present s i x members are: S u e K a l i c i n s k i ( C h e m E n g P G — Former Welfare Officer a n d current S o u t h w e l l Warden), S t e v e Ward ( M i n i n g 2 m i s n a m e d ' S i m o n ' in the d i r e c t o r y , ) , D a v e N i c k s o n .(Botany P G — P h y s i c s Emeritus; co-fotinder of the A b b o t Drinkers' A s s o c i a t i o n ) , Steve Paterson (Met 3 u s u a l l y dubbed ' S q u a d d y ' , M i n e s Hon S e c ) , D u n c a n S u s s ( E l e c E n g 2 occasional F E L I X stalwart) and last, but not l e a s t , R o s s D a r l i n g ( P h y s i c s 2 of 'I s a c r i f i c e d my beard for D r a m s o c ' fame). Understandably, w e need feedback to d o our job p r o p e r l y , o t h e r w i s e w e ' r e j u s t a P e r m a n e n t T a l k i n g P a r t y . Most of u s are f a i r l y c o n s p i c u o u s , and e a c h c a n t e l l y o u w h o the others a r e ( i t ' s c a l l e d p a s s i n g the b u c k ) . S o d o probe u s , d o argue w i t h u s , a n d d o t e l l u s y o u r o p i n i o n s on the U n i o n ' s S t r u c t u r e . In the w o r d s of W i n s t o n C h u r c h i l l : ' Y o u don't need a long stick to sttr s/i/f, but ithelps!) R o s s D a r l i n g Sec Secretary

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Fake is funnier than sex S t a n d i n g in a dark c o m e r — a p p r o p r i a t e l y e n o u g h — I w a s a p p r o a c h e d by the E d i t o r w h o , a s brazen a s e v e r , managed w i t h l i t t l e s u b t l e t y to c o n v e y h i s w i s h that I r e v i e w the l a t e s t e r o t i c a from S Y L V I A K R I S T E L . T o cut a l o n g story s h o r t , I went to s e e it and c a n report t h u s : it is a b e a u t i f u l l y shot f i l m , a s are a l l F r a n c o - I t a l i a n s f i l m s c o n c e r n ing s e x . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , but a s u s u a l , there is no story l i n e , or even p l o t , a s such. Miss Kristel, in her s e c o n d coming as Emmanuelle, moves e a s i l y from one s c r e w to another w i t h o n l y a s l i g h t - p a u s e for r e l i e f ) ? ) R e l i e f c o m e s to her in the form of o r g a s m i c b l i s s i n d u c e d by a c u p u n c t u r e . So much then for Emmanuelle 2; s e n s u a l , e r o t i c and s o B O R I N G . E q u a l l y d i s a p p o i n t i n g , but not s o b o r i n g , i s R e n e C a r d o n a ' s Survive (x A B C S h a f t e s b u r y A v e and F u l h a m R d , r e l e a s e d by E M I ) . It is a r e - c r e a t i o n of the A n d e s p l a n e c r a s h of 1972 and the s u b s e q u e n t o r d e a l of the s u r v i v o r s . A n i n t e n s e f i l m — it s t a r t s off d r a m a t i c a l l y e n o u g h , w i t h i t s o p e n i n g s e q u e n c e s of the c r a s h — a l t h o u g h it f a i l s to b r i n g home the impact of the a c t i o n s of t h e

survivors to stay a l i v e . S c e n e s of c a n i b a l i s m are treated very t a m e l y ; the c a m e r a z o o m i n g in o n l y to z o o m out a g a i n , l e a v i n g one in doubt a s to w h a t h a s j u s t t a k e n p l a c e . But it d i d h a p p e n ; w h y , t h e n , the t i m i d i t y ? O n e c a n o n l y c o n c l u d e that the d i r e c t o r ' s own r e t i c e n c e that i s the root c a u s e . T h i s is a pity b e c a u s e C a r d o n a ' s l o o s e g r i p permeate s through t o the players, some of Mexico's leading a c t o r s . L e f t to their own d e v i c e s , they more or l e s s w a n d e r through f i l m in n o way g i v i n g it the e m o t i o n a l impact t h a t it n e e d s . Y e t , d e s p i t e a l l t h i s , Survive is worth w a t c h i n g ; some s m a l l part of the r e a l - l i f e s u r v i v o r s d o e s s e e p through. A n d it a s k s of the a u d i e n c e , ''Would y o u have done t h i s ? ' FOR FAKE, written, directed and s t a r r i n g O R S O N W E L L E S i s about fakery and the m a s t e r s of that t r a d e . L e a d i n g the p a c k i s E L M Y R D E H O R Y , c e l e b r a t e d for h i s f o r g e r i e s (or s h a l l w e s a y , more kindly, exact duplicates) of postimpressionist p a i n t i n g s . S o g o o d , in f a c t , ' t h a t (so c a l l e d ) art e x p e r t s have authenticated them. But Welles would n e v e r be c o n t e n t w i t h a story s o s i m p l e .

Slapstick and intimacy R a l p h M c T e l l at I C ' s Great H a l l (last Saturday) F i r s t off, c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to E n t s for a superb Saturday e v e n i n g ' s entertainment! ( m a k e s a c h a n g e from l a s t w e e k — E d ) . T h e y had us in s t i t c h e s for the f i r s t hour, w i t h an o r i g i n a l l i n e - u p c a l l e d T h e a t r e S l a p s t i c k — two g i r l s and f i v e lads w i t h a b e w i l d e r i n g c o n g l o m e r a t i o n of i n s t r u m e n t s ( i n c l u d i n g a gun and d u c k m a t i n g c a l l s ! ) w h i c h they u s e d w e l l in a w i d e range of s o n g s . T h e s e ranged from f a i r l y s e r i o u s funk r o c k numbers to d e a d funny q u i c k i e s . T h r o u g h o u t , we had s k e t c h e s a ' l a Monty P y t h o n , m i m i c r y , mime and j u s t g e n e r a l s i l l y buggers ( a l l w e l l r e h e a r s e d , timed s l a p s t i c k ) . A l l in a l l S l a p s t i c k made e v e r y o n e have a good t i m e ; they shou Id go far. H a v i n g b e i n g put in a good m o o d , we with baited breath, for all waited, Ralph M c T e l l . H e received a lovely w e l c o m e , and got s t u c k in w i t h 'You Song? T h i s w a s the Were My First s e c o n d time I've s e e n t h i s f e l l a l i v e , and on both o c c a s i o n s h e ' s managed to g e n e r a t e an i n t i m a t e a t m o s p h e r e a l m o s t immediately. There was absolute s i l e n c e — apart from the d r u n k e n bum s o m e o n e m e r c i f u l l y e s c o r t e d out — w h i l e he s a n g . I f e l t a s though he w a s s i n g i n g to (and for) me a l o n e — q u i t e a feat in a packed Great H a l l . H e p l a y e d many t r a c k s off h i s n e w L P , i n c l u d i n g 'It's a Long Way from Clare to Hdre' ( C l a r e being a p l a c e i n Ireland), 'Tequila Sunset' and 'Weather the Storm'. T h e latter in tune w i t h t h e air conditioner. R a l p h a l s o s h o w e d h i s t a l e n t s on the p i a n o ['Naomi' and 'Old Grey Rag' — an attempt at r a g t i m e he s t i l l h a s n ' t q u i t e mastered) a s w e l l a s on g u i t a r . T h r o u g h out a l l the s o n g s there w a s a depth of frivolity. ' S t r e e t s of L o n d o n ' f i n i s h e d the s e t ; e n c o r e s were ' S w e e f Mystery' and y e t

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He s i d e t r a c k s the a u d i e n c e to a n o t h e r forger - de H o r y ' s b i o g r a p h e r , C l i f f o r d Irving. T h e c o n n e c t i o n s do not end h e r e , h o w e v e r . W e l l e s r e v e a l s yet a n o t h e r l i n k b e t w e e n I r v i n g , H u g h e s and h i m s e l f (and there we get the f i r s t g l i m p s e of the c h a r l a t a n W e l l e s ' b e g i n n i n g s a s a n a c t o r ) . Impunity is the forte of a g r e a t forger — and W e l l e s h a s it, right from the s t a r t . (At 16 — broke, and out o f work — he got h i s f i r s t r o l e a s an a c t o r in D u b l i n by c l a i m i n g he w a s a B r o a d w a y s t a r . H o w ' s that for b a r e - f a c e d c h e e k ? ) With a l l t h i s f a k e r y and i m p o s t e r i n g , Wei le s q u i z z e s : 'How important is an artist's signature to his work?' H o w he a n s w e r s h i s o w n q u e s t i o n i s the most r e v e a l i n g a s p e c t of h i s w h o l e a t t i t u d e to s u b j e c t . I l e a v e it to y o u to f i n d out w h a t he s a y s . Fake i s a b e a u t i f u l m a s t e r p i e c e , (or i s it?) w i t h W e l l e s looming through, O J A K O D A R s e n s u o u s l y floating by, E L M Y R D E H O R Y p l a y i n g at b e i n g h i m s e l f , a n d C L I F F O R D I R V I N G desperately trying to maintain a f a c a d e of i n n o c e n c e . H a r l e c h ' s mob w e r e s o i m p r e s s e d w i t h it, they have a w a r d e d Fake the unique c e r t i f i c a t e M (for m a s t e r p i e c e ) . F a k e is now s h o w i n g at the E s s e n t i a l C i n e m a , 76 Wardour S t r e e t , S o h o (439 3657) and the E l e c t r i c C i n e m a , W11

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another c o c k n e y f o l k s o n g . Y o u ' i r e the best M c T e l l , and I t h i n k w e a l l a g r e e d that y o u d i d n ' t need to w e a r brown trousers after a l l . Plum

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R a l p h M c T e l l ' s fourth L P for Warner B r o t h e r s is the s e c o n d v e r s i o n of t h i s a l b u m ; the f i r s t of t h e s e he s c r a p p e d because, w h i l s t t e c h n i c a l l y perfect, he f e l t it w a s not truely h i s s t y l e . T h e ' s e c o n d ' v e r s i o n p r o v e s to be a well-balanced combination of lighth e a r t e d , i n t r o s p e c t i v e s o n g s . When I f i r s t heard it, I thought ' o h y e s , j u s t another bit of b a c k g r o u n d m u s i c ' . B u t after a w h i l e I found that the e m o t i o n a l content of the s o n g s g e n u i n e l y g e t s to you — t h e y ' r e s i n c e r e , and it c o m e s a c r o s s w e l l . G i v e the L P a c h a n c e , I thoroughly recommend it. The eleven tracks include 'Weather the Storm' ( h i s new s i n g l e ) , a s w e l l a s two b e a u t i f u l s o n g s from a c o u p l e of h i s c o n t e m p o r a r i e s : T o m W a i t e s ' 'San Diego YQU Serenade' and J o h n M a r t y n ' s 'May Never' (a personal favourite). Hisv musical ability is well exploited — with k e y b o a r d s on 'Naomi' and a good range of v o c a l m e l o d i e s . T h e m e l l o w mood is c a r r i e d over from the f i r s t s i d e onto the second. I r e c k o n i t ' s an i d e a l record to c u r l up by the f i r e to, w i t h a hot c u p of c o f f e e and someone n i c e . Plum Would a n y o n e w i t h b l a c k and w h i t e p h o t o s of R a g Week p l e a s e b r i n g them i n t o the F E L I X Office as soon a s p o s s i b l e , p r e f e r a b l y today or o v e r the w e e k e n d but c e r t a i n l y by M o n d a y l u n c h time.

Albert Finney's Hamlet, directed by P e t e r H a l l h a s r e a c h e d its f i n a l r e s t i n g p l a c e in the new O l i v i e r T h e a t r e . It is n e a r l y t w e l v e months s i n c e its journey began at the O l d V i c , b e f o r e being transferred temporarily to the s t a g e of L y t t e l t o n , the N a t i o n a l T h e a t r e ' s p r o s c e n i u m s t a g e . A t the O l i v i e r we may now s e e Mr F i n n e y in a l l h i s g l o r y , n o longer c r a m p e d behind the p i c t u r e - f r a m e . S u d d e n l y the w h o l e p r o d u c t i o n t a k e s on an a i r of a u t h o r i t y w h i c h I found l a c k i n g before. H o w e x c i t i n g to s e e Hamlet for t h e f i r s t t i m e , a g a i n ! Y e t I f e l t t h a t , in t h i s Hamlet, I w a s s e e i n g the p l a y a n e w . N o longer i s the P r i n c e the d r o o l i n g t o w h a i r e d youth d r i v e n to the d e p t h s o f d e s p a i r by h i s i n a b i l i t y to make up h i s m i n d ; here he is d y n a m i c , d e c i d e d , but frustrated by an i n a b i l i t y to d o the d e e d . Mr. F i n n e y ' s performance i s d e s i g n e d to e x t r a c t the maximum of humour from the p l a y , from the e m u l a t i o n of O s r i c , t h e a f f e c t e d c o u r t i e r , d r o p p i n g r's a l l o v e r the p l a c e , to the i n s t r u c t i o n s to the p l a y e r s , w h e r e he l o o k s to the a u d i e n c e for a s s e n t . A p a r t from b r i n g i n g the play out o n t o the open s t a g e , the O l i v i e r b r i n g s t h e a u d i e n c e up to the a c t o r s ' e y e - l e v e l w i t h e x t r a o r d i n a r y r e s u l t s . In the ' T o be or not to be' s p e e c h , the e y e s c o n t i n u o u s l y dart around the a u d i e n c e d r a w i n g the w h o l e h o u s e into the mind of t h e Prince. Mr F i n n e y is s u p p o r t e d by an e x c e l l e n t c a s t , Susan F l e e t w o o d ' s O p h e l i a and D e n i s Q u i l l e y ' s C l a u d i u s in p a r t i c u l a r . T h e length i s s o m e w h a t e x c e s s i v e — the play b e i n g s p l i t into two a c t s of about two and a h a l f hours and one hour, but the ending is well-worth w a i t i n g for, a s a r e the b l u e d e n i m s protruding from the bottom of one c l o a k in F o r t i n b r a s ' a r m y . Thomas Stevenson

6 - F E L I X , N O V E M B E R 26th 1976

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Film Club IC E n t s present ' T h e n i n e l i v e s of F r i t z the C a t ' . 6 . 3 0 p m . M e c h E n g 220. 15p.

Disco IC E n t s D i s c o : 8 p m . U n i o n Lower Refectory. C h e l s e a C o l l e g e Student U n i o n D i s c o at U n i o n R e f e c t o r y 8pm 15p. Gig Crty & G u i l d s R a g C a r n i v a l Featuring Sassafras, Foster B r o t h e r s B a n d & A l a n Wfiite. D i s c o and late b a r , F o o d a n d F i l m s . T i c k e t s £1.90 from G u i l d s U n i o n O f f i c e t h i s lunchtime or £2.20 on door t o n i g h t . Film IC F i l m s o c p r e s e n t s B u s t e r K e a t o n i n ' T h e G e n e r a l ' and Humphrey B o g a r t and Ingird Bergman in ' C a s a b l a n c a ' . 7 . 3 0 p m . Great H a l l , Imperial C o l l e g e . F r e e w i t h membership c a r d or 25p to non-members. Club Activity • Orienteering C l u b . Lunchtime Meeting. 12.40pm. Union Senior Common R o o m . C h e a p lunch available.

y Disco ICWA D i s c o : 8 p m . U n i o n L o w e r Refectory. 10p. A l l welcome. " F a n n y ' s Amazing D i s c o " : P l a y Canterbury H a l l . 8pm. Canterbury H a l l , Cartwright G a r d e n s , WC1 ( R u s s e l l Square T u b e ) . 50p i n c l u d i n g s u p p e r . 73 or 3 0 B u s . C a n t e r b u r y H a l l i s an a l l f e m a l e e s t a b l i s h m e n t ! Gig IC E n t s present ' S p l i t E n z 8 . 0 0 p m . Great H a l l , Imperial C o l l e g e . T i c k e t s : IC Advance 7 0 p , A d v a n c e 8 5 p , on door £ 1 . 0 0 . B r i n g IC U n i o n card t o E n t s o f f i c e today to o b t a i n t h e s p e c i a l IC Advance P r i c e . R a c i n g C a r s at C h e l s e a C o l l e g e Student U n i o n H a l l 8pm. Miscellaneous R a g Week: C h a r i o t R a c e at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park. Meet a t C C U O f f i c e s 11am.

y Disco Q E C - D i s c o . 8pm. Union Bar C a m p d e n H i l l R o a d , W8. 2 0 p . N e a r e s t tube H i g h t S t . K e n (for the l a z y b o n e s ) . Club Activity J a z z C l u b present a Sunday s e s s i o n with 'Mekkers' & D i s c o 7pm — 1 0 . 3 0 p m . F r e e . ( M e k k e r s are a R o c k & R o l l band). Miscellaneous ' H e c k l e the R e d s ' outing b y C & G U n i o n and R i d e s in ' B o . Meet C & G U o f f i c e at 1 0 . 3 0 a m .

Film IC L a t i n A m e r i c a n & H e l l e n i c S o c i e t i e s P r e s e n t ' B o r n of A m e r i c a s ' (About F i d e l C a s t r o ' s visit to C h i l e ) 6.30pm. Mech E n g 220. 40p. Club Activity Imperial c o l l e g e R a i l w a y S o c i e t y 1 7 . 4 0 . Mech E n g 3 4 0 . A t a l k on ' T h e L o n d o n Underground and Metros in other c o u n t r i e s ' B y Mr R M R o b i n s . I C Y a c h t C l u b present a T a l k on s i n g l e handed t r a n s a t l a n t i c r a c e s . P h y s i c s lecture theatre 3 . 7.00pm. IC L a t i n A m e r i c a n Society " B o m of A m e r i c a " — A f i l m about F i d e l C a s t r o ' s v i s i t to C h i l e . 6 . 3 0 p m . Mech E n g 2 2 0 . 40p. S o c i a l i s t S o c i e t y meeting w i t h a s p e a k e r on G a y R i g h t s : 1pm. M a t h s 341 Miscellaneous External Affairs Committee Meeting. 12.30pm. Union S C R . Observers welcome. H a l l D i n n e r : 7.00 for 7.30pm. Sherfield B u i l d i n g . £2.55. A l l a p p l i c a t i o n s t o P A T by noon t o d a y . RSM G e o p h y s i c a l Society L e c t u r e . G e o p h y s i c s an a i d to mineral exploration. By N Gant (Huntings) 5.30pm. Mining Geology Lecture Theatre (RSM 3 . 1 4 ) . T e a before at 5.00pm in C o n f e r e n c e R o o m ( R S M 3.10) S t o i c ' s F i l m T a l k : A n interview w i t h the D i r e c t o r and P r o d u c e r of ' T h e Omen' 1.00pm. J C R Southside T V Lounge, Union T V lounge. Includes F i l m C l i p s from ' T h e O m e n '

y Folk Club IC F o l k C l u b : S i n g e r : M i r i a m B l a c k h o u s e . 8 . 0 0 p m . IC U n i o n Lower Refectory. Club Activity Lecture - D i s c u s s i o n : T it le: ' S u i c i d e , to do or not D o ' . 7.00pm Mechanical Engineering. L e c t u r e theatre 2 2 0 . F r e e . T h e T a l k w i l l be g i v e n by J e a n Burt ( J o i n t G e n e r a l S e c r e t a r y of t h e Samaritans) C a r e e r s S e m i n a r on M a r k e t i n g . F r e e beer, and s a n d w i c h e s provided. 18.00 hours. Ante Room, Sherfield building. F r e e . Seminar rs f o r f i n a l y e a r s t u d e n t s of any d i s c i p l i n e i n t e r e s t e d , h o w e v e r v a g u e l y i n a c a r e e r in marketing. Women in S c i e n c e G r o u p . 1pm. ICWA L o u n g e . U n i o n B u i l d i n g . C & G Aeronautical Society & T h e R o y a l A e r o Soc present A T a l k On ' T r e n d s in S o v i e t M i l i t a r y A i r c r a f t D e s i g n ' by J . W . R . T a y l o r . (Editor.of J a n e ' s " A l l the W o r l d ' s A i r c r a f t " ) 7.30pm. C h e m E n g L e c t u r e T h e a t r e 1. F r e e tea b e f o r e h a n d . A t 7pm.

Club Activity IC L a t i n A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y . ' T h e current s i t u a t i o n i n A r g e n t i n a ' . S p e a k e r from A r g e n t i n a S M . 6.30pm. L e c t u r e Theate A , Sherfield B u i l d i n g . W e l l s o c : 'What C l e v e r Morons We A r e ! ' P r o f . S c o r e r . 7.30pm. Mech E n g 220. M e t e o r o l o g i c a l and E n v i r o n IC L a t i n A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y : mental S o c i e t y L e c t u r e . ' T i d a l ' C h i l e : Future P e r s p e c t i v e s ' F l o o d P r o t e c t i o n P r o b l e m s of S p e a k e r : S r c l a u d i o Huepe the R i v e r T h a m e s ' by RW Horner, ( F o r m e r C h r i s t i a n Democrat C h i e f E n g i n e e r G L C . 5.30pm in M P ) . 6.30pm. Lecture Theatre R o o m 719 N e w H u x l e y B u i l d i n g . A . S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g .

e T h e 3rd c l u e i s a n e a s y o n e . A l l I w a n t t o know i s t h e name o f the c r e a t o r of ' the fair now of P e r t h ' a n d ' t h e bride of Lammer moor.' H e a l s o wrote:November's hail cloud drifts away, N o v e m b e r sunbeam w a n L o o k s c o l d l y o n the c a s t l e grey. When forth c o m e s Lady Anne. H o p e i t s not t o o much of a ' t h o r n ' i n your s i d e ! (Hm): H e may h a v e h a d r e l a t i o n s w i t h the H o n S e c ! ) (5 l e t t e r s ) If a n y b o d y h a s not e n t e r e d a n d w o u l d l i k e t o then s e n d your a n s w e r s ( a l o n g w i t h 2 0 p entry f e e ) to R o o m 98 B e i t H a l l b y lunchtime Thursday 2nd D e c e m b e r . T h e p e n a l t y for late entry i s a d o n a t i o n o f £ 1 of the p r i z e money t o R a g . Good luck.

IC L a t i n American Society ' M u l t i n a t i o n a l s in P u e r t o R i c o ' S p e a k e r — Sr A n t o n i o R a m o s ( U n i v e r s i t y of P u e r t o R i c o ) 6.30pm. Lecture Theatre A , Sherfield B u i l d i n g . Miscellaneous IC U n i o n G e n e r a l m e e t i n g . 1 3 . 0 0 hours G r e a t H a l l . M e e t i n g feature the ' L S O D e b a t e ' & a d i s c u s s i o n on the ' L o n d o n Student T r a v e l S e r v i c e ' . S T O I C ' L u n c h Break' 13.00. J C R , Union, Southside. Rounding up the more u n u s u a l a s p e c t s of I C .

y Gig Q E C C h r i s t m a s B a l l featuring Mungo J e r r y , the P a s s a d e n a R o o f o r c h e s t r a , Hot Wax, J o h n n y T h u n d e r & the E a r t h q u a k e s & D i s c o ( t i l l 4 am) a n d F i Ims. Aitkiijs Buildings, Q E C , C a m p d e n H i l l , W8 ( T u b e : K e n H i g h S t ) . 8.00pm - 8 . 0 0 a m . T i c k e t s from s o c i a l S e c , Q E C Student U n i o n . £7 d o u b l e , £4 s i n g l e . I n c l u d e s buffet and breakfast Formal dress p l e a s e . Club Activity IC L a t i n A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y ' Latin America Today' Speaker: Mr H u g h O ' S h a u g n e s s y F i n a n c i a l T i m e s ) . 6.30pm. Lecture Theatre A . Sherfield B u i l d i n g . Miscellaneous' R o y a l C o l l e g e of A r t : D e p t . of G e n e r a l S t u d i e s ) . L e c t u r e by J o h n C a r s w e l l : ' A p a s s a g e to India'. 2.00pm. R C A Lecture Theatre.

s N o w , o n a more festive n o t e , we h a v e a few more d e t a i l s of t h e C h r i s t m a s l u n c h e o n . T h i s y e a r the l u n c h e o n w i l l be h e l d i n t h e U n i o n D i n i n g H a l l o n T u e s d a y 14th D e c . O n the s a m e d a y , a C h r i s t m a s dinner i n h a l l . T h e delights (at the I C W A function) i n c l u d e home c o o k e d c h i c k e n , s a u s a g e s a large v a r i e t y of s a l a d s , m i n c e p i e s c i d e r ...What more c o u l d a n y b o d y a s k for? T h e a c t u a l c o s t w i l l be k n o w n b y the time y o u read this article. Whatever the p r i c e ( w h i c h w i l l be m i n i m a l ) the l u n c h e o n i s bound to be good v a ! ' i e for m o n e y .

y Miscellaneous Guilds: Year Rag Collections. 9.30am. C & G Union office. Y e a r s to arange t h e i r own s t u n t s and let D a v e L o r d know a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e what they inted to do and w h e r e they intend t o do

A T h i s Saturday the I C W A D i s c o m o v e s b a c k , d o w n to the Lower refectory. T h e charge i s only l O p , s o w h y not come a l o n g . Its better t han t h o s e b o r i n g problem s h e e t s a n d w i l l be a good way to e n d a l i v e l y R a g Week.

y J e w i s h Society outing: T o B l o o m ' s restaurant for H a u t e K o s h e r C u i s i n e and C e l e b r a t i o n s Meet 6 . 1 5 p m . M e c h E n g F o y e r . Approx £3. Contact C h a r l e s C a l l e r ( C i v E n g 2 or 202 0642) by T h u r s d a y 2nd D e c . T o book y ou r p l a c e .

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Determination and an attitude of ' L e t ' s f i g h t for e v e r y b a l l ' e n a b l e d I C 1st X I to grab a p o i n t i n t h i s c l o s e league match last Wednesday. T h e I C team h a d r e s o l v e d to a v e r a g e an e a r l i e r d e f e a t by the s t r o n g Q u e e n Mary C o l l e g e . N e v e r t h e l e s s the o d d s were a g a i n s t t h i s s i n c e I C h a d not played a competitive match for two a n d a h a l f w e e k s — due to wet weather and a flue epidemic at Middlesex H o s p i t a l . M o r e o v e r Q M C were supremely confident following their d e f e a t of the r e i g n i n g league champions, Bedford C o l l e g e , b y 4—1 the p r e v i o u s week. T h e game b e g a n at a l i v e l y pace and although Q M C h a d a s l i g h t e d g e they w e r e r e f u s e d c o n t r o l o f the game by a n I C s i d e a p p a r e n t l y u n s h a k e n by an exploding coach windscreen on the w a y to the m a t c h . H o w . e v e r , m i d - w a y through the f i r s t h a l f Q M C d i d put the b a l l i n t o the b a c k of the net o n l y t o h a v e the g o a l d i s a l l o w e d for offside,

c Soon a t t e r w a r d s I C t o o k t h e l e a d . S t e v e B a t e s sent Ian Huntingdon clear with a measured through-ball. Still s u f f e r i n g from m i l d c o n c u s s i o n after a c l a s h o f h e a d s , H u n t ingdon experienced a complete l o s s of d i r e c t i o n , p a n i c k e d , and drove the b a l l p a s t t h e k e e p e r and into the n e t .

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Nevertheless, IC did not h o l d o n to their l e a d for l o n g . Q M C ' s e q u a l i s e r c a m e from a right w i n g c o r n e r c r o s s t h a t w a s p o w e r f u l l y h e a d e d into the n e t from c l o s e r a n g e . H a l f t time 1 - 1.

r With the I C team a p p a r e n t l y a f f e c t e d by the h a l f time n e w s that E n g l a n d h a d l o s t 2—0 i n R o m e , Q M C p r o c e e d e d to t ake c o n t r o l of the g a m e . I C w e r e now r e s t r i c t e d to rare b r e a k away attacks o n e of w h i c h v e r y n e a r l y brought s u c c e s s when Terry L i n d o n b l a s t e d the b a l l j u s t o v e r the b a r . It w a s not l o n g , t h o u g h , before Q M C d e s e r v e d l y took the l e a d w h e n o n e o f t h e i r forwards w a s put r i g h t t h r o u g h , leaving keeper Kev Allen w i t h no c h a n c e . D e t e r m i n e d not to a l l o w Q M C to do the ' d o u b l e ' o v e r t h e m , I C d e c i d e d to s t e p u p t h e i r work rate and fight for every ball. .This, and a t a c t i c a l r e s h u f f l e w h i c h sent A n d y B a k e r f o r w a r d out o f defence, finally paid dividends when with less than 15 minutes left B a k e r sent a s e a r i n g r i g h t foot s h o t i n to the roof of the n e t t o make it 2—2, and g i v e I C a s har e of t h e points. T e a m : - K Allen, C Howley, R Young, A Baker, D Brabbin, T Grimwade, S Bates, P Frampton, T Lindon, I Huntingdon, S Gee.

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Police launch thwarts Senior success T h e s e n i o r team h a d rather a b u s y time i n their first match of the s e a s o n (on 13th N o v e m b e r ) . In the U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n Winter V H I s they had to row t h e i r s e m i - f i n a l and then go s t r a i g h t b a c k to the start for the f i n a l a g a i n s t University College Hospital. T h i s w a s r e a l l y the race of the d a y ! A p o l i c e l a u n c h got i n the w a y o n the c o u r s e ! , s e t t i n g up a n enormous w a s h which hit U C H first, c a u s i n g them to s t o p . We were l e a d i n g at that p o i n t , but the j u d g e s c a l l e d for a r e - r o w . T h i s w a s c l o s e l y c o n t e s t e d and — w o u l d y o u b e l i e v e it — w a s a d e a d head. B a c k for a n o t h e r r e - r o w ! T h i s time the c r e w felt about r e a d y to c u r l up a n d d i e — w e r o w e d hard b u t l o s t . In a d d i t i o n t o the S e n i o r c r e w , a J u n i o r c r e w a n d two n o v i c e teams d i d b a t t l e that day. T h e N o v i c e c r e w s h a d the f i r s t r a c e s , the B c r e w w i n n i n g t h e i r f i r s t r a c e (after 1 m o n t h ' s

rowing!). T h e ' A ' crew pulled some s p e c t a c u l a r c r a b s by h a l f d i s a p p e a r i n g i n a c l o u d of s p r a y on t h e i r s t a r t . S a d l y they c o u l d n ' t make up the l o s t distance. The ' B ' crew won their s e m i f i n a l n a r r o w l y a n d then l o s t i n the f i n a l t o Q u e e n Mary C o l l e g e , w h o h a d r o w e d for over a year. A promising performance. T h e J u n i o r c r e w r o w e d two hard r a c e s a n d w o n t h e i r semi final and final in e x c e l l e n t s t y l e . T h e y made a b a d start i n t h e i r f i n a l , b u t by the h a l f w a y p o i n t r o w e d through the o p p o s i t i o n to w i n by IV2 l e n g t h s . T h i s made it the t h i r d c o n s e c u t i v e w i n . P . S . We n e e d c o x s : If y o u a r e less than 9!4 s t o n e w e ' r e i n t e r e s t e d in y o u . I t ' s l o t s o f f u n , ample reward — a good c r o w d of p e o p l e . Contact Roger H a l e (Mech E n g

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Injuries and problems stall IC efforts Imperial C o l l e g e 1st X V lost a rather d i s j o i n t e d e n counter with K i n g s C o l l e g e H o s p i t a l 6 ^ 4 on Wednesday 17th N o v e m b e r . I C h a d s e v e r a l p l a y e r s a b s e n t through i n j u r y , and were a l s o without K L i p s c o m b e (who had a problem sheet overdue!) a n d Ian Maclain, who had an operatic society meeting. IC started w e l l , p l a y i n g some g o o d r u g b y . T h e forwards g a v e the b a c k s a g o o d s h a r e of possession, and A l a n G r e g o r y s c o r e d a good o v e r l a p try. T h e h o o k e r , S a m H e a t h , a l i a s the F l y i n g F r i a r , w a s having an excellent match, and i n a d d i t i o n he e n c o u r a g e d h i s m a k e s h i f t front r o w , w i t h S Aspden, playing tight-head prop. Unfortunately, I C d i d not translate their territorial advantage into points, and a l l o w e d K C H t o narrow the Ladies

d e f e c i t to 1 p o i n t at by c o n c e d i n g a p e n a l t y at a r u c k . T h e n e w scrum half, R o c k y H o b b s , w a s having an e x c e l l e n t game, d e s p i t e t r o u b l e w i t h h i s right arm. This arm w a s s e v e r e l y s t r a i n e d by h a v i n g to l i f t up A s p d e n ' s gut to put the b a l l in the s c r u m . A s p d e n w a s l a t e r p e n a l i s e d at a l i n e o u t for t i g h t e n i n g h i s c o r s e t at t h e resultant maul, a n d K C H ' s k i c k e r made n o m i s t a k e . A t this s t a g e , M C o t t e r , w o u l d be f l y w e i g h t c h a m p i o n of St H e l e n s , d e c i d e d the time was right for a sparring s e s s i o n . F r o m the r o p e s , A G r e g o r y c a m e c l o s e to h i s s e c o n d t r y . T h i s w a s the s t a r t of a c o n c e r t e d c o l l e g e effort to s c o r e ; but u n f o r t u n a t e l y , time ran o u t , a n d K C H r a n out rather lucky winners, while Aspden u n d i d h i s c o r s e t a n d got b a c k into h i s flower p o t .

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I C L a d i e s H o c k e y team turned out for t h i s league two match against Barts p l a y e r s short, one o f these being a goal keeper. D u e t o this s h o r t a g e of p l a y e r s we were * forced to adopt a rather d e f e n s i v e s t y l e of p l a y t h r o u g h o u t . H o w e v e r , the team put u p a good f i g h t and took the l e a d w i t h a goal from D i a n a . T h i s prompted o n e o f the o p p o s i t i o n to r e m a r k ' Thank God there aren't 11 of them'. I C h e l d on t o t h i s l e a d for some t i m e u n t i l B a r t s s c o r e d their f i r s t g o a l a n d the s c o r e r e m a i n e d 1—1 u n t i l a l m o s t the e n d of the m a t c h w h e n B a r t s Lacjasse

got t w o q u i c k g o a l s . The final score was a d i s a p p o i n t i n g e n d t o a match w h i c h c o u l d h a v e b e e n much better i f I C h a d h a d a f u l l team. So far t h e l a d i e s h o c k e y team h a v e h a d t h e i r m o s t s u c c e s s f u l s e a s o n for s o m e years. T h e y have played 7 matches w i t h 3 w i n s , 3 l o s s e s and 1 d r a w . Anyone who would like to play ladies hockey on a Wednesday or Saturday, please contact Janet Coxage (Bot. Ill) or Chris Forsyth (Mat Sci 11). Goalkeepers especially welcome.

More players needed here too Imperial C o l l e g e 5 O n S a t u r d a y 20th N o v e m b e r IC L a c r o s s e C l u b p l a y e d their f irst league fixture o f the s e a s o n . A s u s u a l I C w e r e two players short, whereas B e x l e y heath had a full team. So it l o o k e d l i k e the m a t c h w a s g o i n g to be a w a l k o v e r for B e x l e y . T h i s , however, did not prove t o be the c a s e . In the f i r s t quarter this two man a d v a n t a g e d i d not p r o v e d e c i s i v e — at l e a s t i n d e f e n c e . Bexley did in fact have difficulty in keeping control of the b a l l , a n d often l o s t possession through bad p a s s i n g and c a t c h i n g . The attack had a different problem. Whenever IC attacked, B e x l e y ' s t w o extra players w o u l d c o m e b a c k arid t h i s meant that e v e r y man w a s m a r k e d , l e a v i n g t w o or three

Bexleyheath ' A ' 8 p l a y e r s free to go for the m a n in possession. H a r d graft a n d a r e f u s a l t o l o o s e p o s s e s s i o n meant that IC were a t t a c k i n g B e x l e y ' s g o a l q u i t e o f t e n . A t h a l f time the s c o r e w a s 3 a l l . A t the start of the t hir d quarter B e x l e y r e a l i s e d that t h e i r b e s t p o l i c y w a s to p l a y a w a i t i n g game. A U they h a d to d o w a s k e e p p o s s e s s i o n a n d l o o k f o r a n y unmarked m a n getting into a good p o s i t i o n and then p l a y the e a s y p a s s . However their f i n i s h i n g w a s not s o g o o d , a n d the d e f e n c e a n d g o a l k e e p e r w e r e a b l e to break up most of B e x l e y ' s attacks. I C ' s attack continued to h a r a s s B e x l e y ' s d e f e n c e a n d managed to get a c o u p l e more g o a l s . T h e f i n a l s c o r e w a s 8—5 t o B e x l e y h e a t h .

IG LEADS MOVES FOR NEW TRAVEL SERVICE ICU P R E S I D E N T , Nick Brayshaw, and External Affairs Officer, Hngh Barrett, have this week been-heavily involved in d i s c u s sions aimed at setting up a London Student Travel Bureau to provide, on a brokerage level only, similar services to those of the now liquidated NUS T r a v e l . a v a i l a b l e to those w i t h C a r d s ; A t a meeting on Wednesday those who have yet to purchase night l e a d e r s o f some 4 0 a c a r d c a n s t i l l do s o by w r i t i n g London Student unions, to t h e i r B r i t i s h R a i l a r e a o f f i c e . i n c l u d i n g I C U , were t o l d o f a Up t i l l five years ago I C U p l a n to s e t u p s u c h a t r a v e l did have i t s own travel brokerbureau. Trevor P h i l l i p s , L S O s e c r e t a r y , a n d a u t h o r o f t h e age s c h e m e w h i c h w a s m a k i n g a profit. plan, envisaged a pilot scheme w i t h three r e t a i l o u t l e t s , s i t e d A n o t h e r o r g a n i s a t i o n that at t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f L o n d o n has already agreed t o help any n e w s t u d e n t t r a v e l b u r e a u x U n i o n , Imperial C o l l e g e a n d is t h e Student A i r T r a v e l Queen Mary C o l l e g e , where Association (SATA). This is former N U STravel offices the c e n t r a l i s i n g body that c o e x i s t . Mr P h i l l i p s p r e s s e d for ordinates a i r travel operations a 3 week trial of the scheme of many student travel to t e s t i t s v i a b i l i t y . organisations across Europe. But this was not agreed to S A T A h a s a g r e e d t o become at the m e e t i n g . Instead, an a i r travel booking agency student l e a d e r s d e c i d e d to for a n y l o c a l s t u d e n t t r a v e l elect a committee to look into bureaux a n d p r o v i d e the the p r o p o s a l s . I n the m e a n t i m e s e r v i c e s i t d i d to N U S T r a v e l they w i l l go b a c k t o t h e i r The Austrialian Travel u n i o n s to g e t s u p p o r t f o r t h e S e r v i c e , w h i c h o p e r a t e d f l i g h t s idea and, p o s s i b l y , financial dow n under w i t h N U S h a s a l s o b a c k i n g . N o monetary commitindicated i t s w i s h to help t h e s e new b u r e a u x . T h e E u r o ments wer e made a t t h e meettrain facilities may a l s o ing a l t h o u g h t h e I C U E x e c , c o n t i n u e , although negotiations w h o h a d s e e n Mr P h i l l i p s ' p l a n s are not y e t a t a c o n c l u s i v e t h e d a y b e f o r e , had p r o v i s i o n a l l y stage. a g r e e d to s p e n d £50 o n a p i l o t The d e c i s i o n to wind up scheme. NUS Travel along with 2 NUS Last night this 7 man p r i n t i n g c o m p a n i e s h a d been committee, which includes taken at a n e m e r g e n c y N U S both Hugh Barrett a n d N i c k Executive meeting last Brayshaw, expressed optimism F r i d a y . T h r o u g h o u t that w e e k about g e t t i n g a n a l t e r n a t i v e the B o a r d s of t h e c o m p a n i e s T r a v e l Service for I C students had been exploring ways of very soon. avoiding liquidation. A t one N e v e r t h e l e s s , Mr B r a y s h a w s t a g e the s e l l i n g o f E n d s l e i g h i s s c e p t i c a l about the s c h e m e ' s Insurances was considered, viability, since NUS Travel but t h i s w o u l d not h a v e r a i s e d h a d a l w a y s m a i n t a i n e d that s u f f i c i e n t c a p i t a l to s e e N U S winter provided the l e a s t T r a v e l permanently out o f the b u s i n e s s o f the y e a r . B o t h h e , red. Richard Silver ( U L U President) ElVz M LOSS and Marcus Turner ( Q M C P r e s i d e n t ) are a l s o d i s g r u n t l e d NUS T r a v e l crashed with l o s s e s j u s t under £'/4M„ O f that T r e v o r P h i l l i p s w a n t s to see L S O r u n n i n g t h e n e w t h e s e the m a i n c r e d i t o r s a r e the International Student bureau. T h e y , and I C U E x e c , Travel Conference and British w o u l d prefer t o s e e a more R a i l . Charles Clarke, N U S g e n e r a l a n d s t a b l e body — s u c h P r e s i d e n t , h a s r e f r a i n e d from as U L U — in administrative c o m m e n t i n g on how much e a c h c h a r g e rather than L S O . i s o w e d , but The Guardian p u t I C U E x e c u t i v e would show the amount t o B r i t i s h R a i l a t more f a v o u r t o t h e s c h e m e i f £'4M. I C U n i o n i s i n f a c t o w e d a s s u r a n c e that the B r i t i s h R a i l £300 i n back rent f o r the N U S T r a v e l office a t I C . Student C a r d w o u l d be a v a i l a b l e for t h e b u r e a u to s e l l w e r e on N U S Travel Nobody g i v e n . A t p r e s e n t , B R h a s h o l i d a y s w i l l b e s t r a n d e d due i n d i c a t e d that they are w i l l i n g to the A B T A b o n d . " N U S itself lost £80,000 o f to c o n t i n u e t h e c a r d . H a l f share c a p i t a l a s a r e s u l t o f _price tickets will s t i l l be

PROF BREMSSTRAHLUNG I s a i d , s h o w us y o u r nun discovery D rFossil !

T EDITED BY ANDREW EVANS s The September i s s u e o f ' W h i c h ' , the C o n s u m e r C o u n c i 1's m a g a z i n e , h a s e x p o s e d another l o o p h o l e i n the m e a n s - t e s t , According to 'Which', if a student i s over eighteen, u n m a r r i e d , a n d not e a r n i n g o v e r £350 a y e a r , t h e s t u d e n t ' s parents c a n p a s s their parental c o n t r i b u t i o n through a c o v e n ant to t h e i r s o n o r d a u g h t e r . T h e a d v a n t a g e c o m e s through tax r e l i e f o n the c o v e n a n t for the p a r e n t , a n d r e c l a i m e d t a x for t h e s t u d e n t , p r o v i d i n g h e or she e a r n s l e s s t h a n £ 3 5 0 .

e T h e G r u b War c o n t i n u e s at C e n t r a l L o n d o n P o l y , but the student s t r a t e g y o f b o y c o t t i n g the N e w C a v e n d i s h and W e l l s Street Canteens o n 16th N o v e m b e r i s u n l i k e l y to s t a r v e c e s s a t i o n of trading o f the three c o m p a n i e s . O n a more optimistic line, Endsleigh Insurance B r o k e r s , NUS M a r k e t i n g a n d the N U S D i s c o u n t Scheme w i l l continue trading a s before. The NUS Executive decided to close down t h e three c o m p a n i e s rather than r i s k the National Union itself failing through a banking set-off arrangement. U n d e r t h i s arrangement the National Union's general account maximum liability w a s e i t h e r t h e amount i n t h e a c c o u n t or t h e amount o v e r d r a w n by the s e r v i c e c o m p a n i e s as a whole, which ever was

out their adversaries, the Taylorplan caterers. In t h e i r assault on the New C a v e n d i s h redoubt, the students were hepled by inside agents (a shop-steward and s t a f f o f T a y l o r p l a n ) a n d by some N U P E m e m b e r s .

w H a v i n g t a i l e d to buy N e w College outright, Westfield C o l l e g e , L o n d o n , h a s agreed to rent i t from the s u c c e s s f u l b i d d e r , the O p e n U n i v e r s i t y . H a l f o f the £ 3 5 , 0 0 0 b i l l f o r renovations w i l l be met by the U n i v e r s i t y G r a n t s C o m m i s s i o n , but o n t h i s c o n d i t i o n : that N e w C o l l e g e w i l l become a mixed, intercollegiate hall of r e s i d e n c e for p o s t - g r a d u a t e s only. (WC) the l e s s e r . H e n c e i f t h e three c o m p a n i e s h a d not b e e n p u t into l i q u i d a t i o n , a situation c o u l d h a v e a r i s e n where a f a i l u r e o f one o r a l l o f them endangere d N U S ' s s u r v i v a l . L a s t F r i d a y ' s a c t i o n prevented such a failure, although a l i t t l e amount o f money w a s l o s t by t h i s s e t o f f a r r a n g e ment w h e n the c o m p a n i e s wer e l i q u i d a t e d . T h e e x a c t amount was not made c l e a r a t a Student p r e s s c o n f e r e n c e o n T u e s d a y . Some s t u d e n t l e a d e r s d o put t h i s i n t h e r e g i o n o f £10-50,000. Charles Clarke, has already promised a full financial, breakdown of t h e e l f e c t s ot the f a i l u r e at next month's N U S C o n f e r e n c e .

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