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The Union i s to organise a 24 hour boycott of South side Refectory in protest against poor quality food and high p r i c e s .

The decision by Tuesday's Union Meeting reverses the recommendation of IC Union Executive to postpone the boycott.

B a r r y A u s t i n p r o p o s i n g the b o y c o t t s a i d that the a b a n d o n i n g o f a 2 p e r c e n t p r i c e r i s e at the b e g i n n i n g of the y e a r w a s n o t s u f f i c i e n t .

T h e r e w a s far d e e p e r d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n among s t u d e n t s about the r e fectory s e r v i c e a n d a 24 •hour b o y c o t t w o u l d e x p r e s s s t u d e n t s ' f e e l i n g s . R e f e c t o r i e s at other c o l l e g e s were more s u b s i d i s e d t han o u r s a n d e v e n some l o c a l r e s t a u r a n t s w e r e c h e a p e r .

Chris F o x , one of I C U ' s eight r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o n R e f e c t o r y Comm i t t e e , w a s w o r r i e d that a boycott woufd damage the U n i o n ' s c a m p a i g n for the u s e o f the regulator to be c h a n g e d , b u t the m e e t i n g a c c e p t e d the p r o p o s a l w i t h o u t opposition.

U n i o n P r e s i d e n t Mary A t t e n borough a p p e a l e d for m a s s s u p port f o r the b o y c o t t .

U G M Chairman T h e m e e t i n g h e a r d that M a l c o l m Sheyne Lucock speaking to his housing motion.

B r a i n , D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t , w a s the o n l y c a n d i d a t e for the n e w p o s t of Chairman of U n i o n Meetings.

H i s election was ratified.

A l s o elected w a s Dave Haddon Students are being misled over the use of the regulator to tie refectory prices to inflation and price rises are too high, according to a s a n o r d i n a r y member o f I C C o m IC Union President Mary Attenborough .Former President Hugh B a r r - m u n i t y A c t i o n G r o u p , thus e n d i n g the l o n g s a g a o f attempted e l e c t ett a l s o feels that students have been led astray.

T h e r e g u l a t o r i s t h e means by w h i c h r e f e c t o r y p r i c e s go u p w h e n - i o n s to t h i s p o s t .

B y e - l a w amendments p e r m i t t i n g e v e r there i s a rise in the F i n a n c i a l T i m e s G r o c e r y I n d e x . It w a s U n i o n s a b b a t i c a l o f f i c e r s n o t to s e t u p in 1976 to a l l o w i n c r e a s e d c o s t s of b a s i c foodstuffs to be p a s s e d on to the c u s t o m e r w i t h o u t d e l a y . T h e F T G r o c e r y Index in - r e s i d e i n c o l l e g e a c c o m m o d a t i o n i f t h e y s o c h o o s e w e r e p a s s e d and c r e a s e d by 1.9 p e r c e n t in N o v e m b e r and 1.4 p e r c e n t in D e c e m b e r n o w b e c o m e part o f the U n i o n r e s u l t i n g in refectory p r i c e r i s e s of the s a m e p e r c e n t a g e s on ^st D e c e m b e r and 8th J a n u a r y . contd. on back page b y e - l a w s .

F u r t h e r b y e 4 a w amendments p r e p a r i n g the w a y for a s a b b a t i c a l U n i o n D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t were g i ven a first reading, Housing A m o t i o n on h o u s i n g p r o p o s e d

by E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s O f f i c e r Sheyne L u c o c k proved highly controvers i a l . A f t e r a n attempt to refer the m a t t e r to I C Welfare C o m m i t t e e had failed Tony C o x proposed an amendment a s k i n g for the U n i o n to i n v e s t i g a t e t h e s e t t i n g up of a h e a d t e n a n c y s c h e m e to p r o v i de more a c c o m m o d a t i o n for s t u d ents.

Sheyne L u c o c k o b j e c t e d to t h i s p r o p o s a l , m a i n t a i n i n g that h e a d t e n a n c y s c h e m e s w e r e a m e a n s of a v o i d i n g the p r o v i s i o n s o f the R e n t A c t for s e c u r i t y o f tenure.

H e wanted a l l residents to have more s e c u r i t y of tenure i n rented accommodation, The meeting w a s declared i n quorate b e f o r e a v o t e c o u l d be t a k e n o n the amendment a n d no p o l i c y on h o u s i n g w a s p a s s e d .

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Prowler Returns A man w a s seen p r o w l i n g arou n d the l a d i e s ' t o i l e t s i n the U n i o n B u i l d i n g o n F r i d a y and was] s p o t t e d i n a B e i t bathroom l a s t T u e s d a y . T h e man i s described as Negroid, possibly half-caste about 25 years old, clean shaven with a rough complexion. He is well built and about 6 ft. 1 inch tall. T h e p r o w l e r h a s not t o u c h e d lanyone y e t a n d seems to run at the f i r s t s i g n o f t r o u b l e .

If a n y o n e s e e s a man e n t e r i n g ' l a d i e s t o i l e t s go s t r a i g h t to M a l c o l m B r a i n , s e c u r i t y or the U n i o n barman.

R a p e a l a r m s are to be i n s t a l l e d in e a c h c u b i c l e of the l a d i e s ' t o i l e t s f o l l o w i n g r e q u e s t s by s e veral women students.

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be, I feel that something more s e r v i c e to w h o e v e r they w i s h . A c i a t e the women i t h a s - i f it d i d , t a n g i b l e in the s h o r t term i s they might very w e l l m u l t i p l y ! very a d m i r a b l e state of affairs r e q u i r e d . P e r h a p s more e f f e c t i v e F o r example, those disgusting w h i c h I hope w i l l c o n t i n u e for a deterrents and some i n c r e a s e d rugger songs that surface on bar very l o n g time. s e c u r i t y are s m a l l steps i n the Y o u r s , In i n c r e a s i n g fear of l o o s - nights and on c o a c h e s - perhaps right d i r e c t i o n ? . i n g my right of freedom of c h o i c e the a m u s i n g s i d e of these i s b e Yours etc.. yond my i n t e l l e c t ? T h e r e a l s o and e x p r e s s i o n , David Crabbe seems to be a large proportion of Andrew L y a l l S i r , - A t the r i s k of p r o v o k i n g y e t men who t o t a l l y ignore the women, D e a r J o h n , - I must write and c o m w h i l e h a r p i n g on about I . F . a n d further response on the t o p i c , I ment on the a r t i c l e about I . C . R a d other g i r l s - perhaps they d o n ' t f e e l c o m p e l l e d to a n s w e r the i o i n t o d a y ' s e d i t i o n of the I . C . l e t t e r i n l a s t w e e k ' s F E L I X from r e a l i s e how much i t c a n hurt those L i b e r a l C l u b newspaper 'Forward'. g i r l s who are s h y , s e n s i t i v e and Mary A t t e n b o r o u g h .

T h e a r t i c l e , by an un-named authA s the o r g a n i s e r of t h i s y e a r ' s l o n e l y . A t the moment, a l l I c o u l d o r , i s not o n l y m i s i n f o r m e d , but say to a p r o s p e c t i v e woman s t u d F E L I X D i n n e r , I c h o s e the parta l s o damaging both to me p e r s o n i c u l a r venue for a number of r e a - ent engineer i s - l e a r n from my a l l y a n d the s t a t i o n . m i s t a k e and go e l s e w h e r e . I w i l l s o n s . F i r s t l y , the Dinner w a s to be h e l d o u t s i de C o l l e g e ; I f e l t i t end by t h a n k i n g those few men T o a n s w e r some of the s p e c i f i c time that the t r a d i t i o n a l s t r a n g l e - who h a v e treated me as a f e l l o w points: human b e i n g and made my c o l l e g e h o l d that the C o l l e g e Refectory There h a s never been any d e a l l i f e bearable - they w i l l m a k e s e r v i c e h a s over s u c h f u n c t i o n s between I . C . R a d i o and the N a t . super h u s b a n d s , one day! s h o u l d be b r o k e n , thereby offering West. Bank. I h a d d i s c u s s e d the (Anne Onimus, WIG the diners the p o s s i b i l i t y of p o s s i b i l i t y of a s m a l l donation i n | S i r , Some of your readers may decent food and r e a s o n a b l e c o s t . the order of ÂŁ100 w i t h one of S e c o n d l y , I t r i e d to find a v e n - already be aware of the reported their staff; this c o u l d not l e a d to s i g h t i n g of a " P e e p i n g T o m " last ue that h a d some l i n k w i t h the a d v e r t i s i n g on the s t a t i o n as our n e w s p a p e r i n d u s t r y ; F l e e t Street F r i d a y n i g h t in the l a d i e s t o i l e t s Home O f f i c e l i c e n c e does not perin the U n i o n B u i l d i n g .

T h i s parti s the o b v i o u s l o c a t i o n , and E l mit o u t s i de c o m m e r c i a l s . i c u l a r i l y unsavoury i n c i d e n t occurV i n o the company w h i c h immeded about 10.30 pm a n d took the A s far as r e c e p t i o n i s c o n c e r n i a t e l y s p r i n g s to m i n d . jform of p e e p i n g under the door of e d , in the p a s t four C o l l e g e weeks B y attending the D i n n e r , one there have been f i v e major c h a n r e g i s t e r s a vote i n favour i an o c c u p i e d c u b i c l e . The g i r l [concerned w a s u n a b l e to r a i s e the -ges to the t r a n s m i s s i o n s y s t e m of the p o l i t i c a l o p i n i o n s of the rape alarm as it was safest to reto try and improve r e c e p t i o n , w i t h management then one w o u l d show imain i n s i d e the c u b i c l e . H a v i n g c o n s i d e r a b l e s u c c e s s . However support of, for e x a m p l e , V i c t o r I sworn at the peeper who then seem- any changes that we make h a v e M o o n e y ' s by e a t i n g i n the C o l l e g e i e d to go aw ay, the g i r l w a i t e d unto be w i t h i n l i m i t s set by the R e f e c t o r i e s or the k n i c k e r s i n the t i l she heard other footsteps Home O f f i c e w h i c h does not g i v e U n i o n B a r by d r i n k i n g there. I before l e a v i n g the t o i l e t s . A sear- us much s c o p e for manoeuvre. have o b s e r v e d Mary d o i n g b o t h . ch of the U n i o n B u i l d i n g a few T h e f a c t that, i n a separate bar, When a radio s t a t i o n i n c r e a s e s m i n u t e s later p r o v e d f r u i t l e s s . the management of E l V i n o p r a c t - Whether the man ( d e s c r i b e d as i t s b r o a d c a s t i n g from 35 to 60 i s e a forni of s e x u a l d i s c r i m i n a hours a w e e k , and c h a n g e s i t s n e g r o i d , w i t h chubby features) t i o n d o e s not mean that those format away from ' j u k e box m u z a k ' was c o n t e m p l a t i n g rape, or w a s a t t e n d i n g the D i n n e r favour t h i s . it i s i n e v i t a b l e that more staff m e r e l y getting some k i c k s i n a T h e y are s u p p o r t i n g F E L I X , t h i s are r e q u i r e d , c e r t a i n l y our staff rather s i c k way i s irrelevant C o l l e g e ' s newspaper. turnover i s no greater than i n m a t h i s type of i n c i d e n t i s extremeYours faithfully, ny u n i o n o r g a n i z a t i o n s , l e s s than l y u n n e r v i n g for any g i r l . I w o u l d Duncan Suss i n m o s t . T o a n s w e r the other two hope that i t was not a member of p o i n t s b r i e f l y . I c e r t a i n l y do e x D e a r S i r , - It h a s become i n c r e a - I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e Union who w a s p e c t n e w s to be heard on I . C . R a s i n g l y d i f f i c u l t to obtain a copy the perpertrator o f the i n c i d e n t . of F E L I X on F r i d a y mornings A t t a c k s on women and g i r l s u s i n g dio before it appears i n F E L I X (radio i s an immediate m e d i u m , even by a r r i v i n g early i n the D e - j the E a s t s t a i r c a s e t o i l e t s have partment. Many of my friends on been o c c u r r i n g at the rate of three p u b l i s h i n g a n e w s p a p e r h a s an i n e v i t a b l e d e l a y ) and as far a s a other c o u r s e s and p a r t i c u l a r l y or four a year for the l a s t four s u c c e s s o r i s c o n c e r n e d there are P . G . s have e x p r e s s e d s i m i l a r y e a r s . A l t h o u g h two rape alarm a number of s t u d e n t s t a t i o n s in problems. buttons h a v e been i n s t a l l e d i n the U . K . w h i c h change t h e i r (unIt i s sad that the p r e s e n t supply those t o i l e t s , they are not i n s i d e dergraduate) s t a t i o n managers the c u b i c l e s and are s i t u a t e d at d o e s not s e e m to s a t i s f y the deevery year. (Many of them b r o a d s h o u l d e r l e v e l and a s such are mand. c a s t for double the hours of I . C . e a s i l y set off a c c i d e n t a l l y . P e r F E L I X i s tremendously imporR a d i o ) . If L i b e r a l C l u b h a v e e v i tant to c o l l e g e l i f e and so I t h i n k h a p s i t w o u l d be w o r t h w h i l e for dence that i t i s not p o s s i b l e here, it w o u l d be a good i d e a to i n c r e a - the U n i o n to i n s t a l l buttons i n perhaps they s h o u l d p r e s e n t t h e i r a l l the c u b i c l e s a n d at s u c h se p u b l i c a t i o n from the present a h e i g h t that they are e a s i l y a c c - e v i d e n c e . three t h o u s a n d odd to a figure nearer the number of students a t - e s s i b l e in an emergency, but not I hope that after r e a d i n g the prone to a c c i d e n t a l triggering? tending I . C . a b o v e , members of the L i b e r a l Yours faithfully, C l u b ( p a r t i c u l a r l y the author of Furthermore, perhaps the C o l .hhn Shuttleworth the a r t i c l e who d i d n ' t h a v e the l e g e S e c u r i t y O f f i c e r , Mr. D a w s o n , guts to g i v e h i s o r h e r name) w i l l Maths II Eds note - In response to this and c o u l d g i v e some i n d i c a t i o n of how find t h e m s e l v e s a b l e to i s s u e a h e t h i n k s w oul d- be a t t a c k e r s from p u b l i c apology for the a r t i c l e to other requests that departments o u t s i d e the C o l l e g e c a n be d i s both m y s e l f and our l o y a l staff. receive more copies, from the couraged from e v e n entering the O t h e r w i s e I am c o n s i d e r i n g takmessengers particularly, for a i n g a c t i o n on two of the p o i n t s trial period the print run of FELIX U n i o n B u i l d i n g .

In an a r t i c l e in F E L I X N o . 504, in i t , a s my l e g a l a d v i c e suggests from 30CXJ to will be increased Sheyne L u c o c k referred to the that the a r t i c l e h a s l i b e l l e d both 4<>W-â&#x20AC;&#x17E; m y s e l f a n d the s t a t i o n .

D e a r E d i t o r , - My letter is p a r t i c - R e c l a i m the N i g h t C a m p a i g n which is attemtping to make the u l a r l y a d d r e s s e d u> those male streets safe for women to w a l k on Y o u r s S i n c e r e l y , c h a u v e n i s t boars who i n h a b i t their own at n i g h t . A very commen- John Allen C A G . It i s a u n i v e r s a l l y agreed problem that there i s a l a c k of wo - dable i d e a l i n d e e d . H o w e v e r when Station Manager, I . C . Radio even our own campus i s o b v i o u s men here and the reason seems o b v i o u s to me - it d o e s not appre- l y not a safe p l a c e for women to

D e a r S i r , -I h a v e n ' t made any se c r e t of the fact that I t h i n k s o c i e t y i s r e p r e s s i v e towards w o m e n , a n d a s s u c h am prepared to do s o m e t h i n g about i t . It w o u l d be n i c e i f men a n d women c o u l d work t o g e ther to e l i m i n a t e d i s c r i m i n a t i o n and r e p r e s s i o n wherever i t e x i s t s w i t h regard to both s e x and r a c e .

T h i s w i l l never come about, h o w e v e r , i f groups s u c h a s WIST (Women i n S c i e n c e and T e c h n o l o g y ) c o n t i n u e to operate in what c a n o n l y be d e s c r i b e d a s an antagoni s t i c f a s h i o n . Waging a ' s e x - w a r ' c a n o n l y be c o u n t e r - p r o d u c t i v e .

T h e i r l u d i c r o u s c l a i m that o n l y women c a n understand h o w women are r e p r e s s e d can do nothing to change m e n ' s a t t i t u d e s - rather i t s e r v e s to strengthen them.

"Women o n l y " meetings (such a s l a s t w e e k ' s WIST meeting) are to be condemned a s d i s c r i m i n a t ory j u s t a s " m e n o n l y " events c e r t a i n l y do not i n s p i r e others (both men a n d women) w i t h s y m pathy or u n d e r s t a n d i n g .

P e o p l e should campaign against sexism as individuals - b e c a u s i n the e n d i t i s the i n d i v i d u a l (either man o r woman) who w i l l be I better off when s e x i s m no longer pervades our s o c i e t y .

T h e sooner p e o p l e l i k e Mary Attenborough and Sonia Hoch f e l d e r r e a l i s e t h i s , then the s o o n er w e s h a l l be some way to a c h i e v i n g that o b j e c t i v e .

Yours anti-discriminatorily, Sheyne Lucock

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D e a r E d i t o r , - In common, I guess, with most readers of F E L I X I n o ticed with considerable irritation the seemingly petty letter from M s . Attenborough c o n c e r n i n g the ' E l V i n o ' restaurant i n l a s t week's F E L I X . H o w e v e r on s e c o n d thoughts I r e a l i s e d that t h i s l e t t a r e p r e s e n t e d a far more s e r i o u s matter than i t at f i r s t seemed t o , it i n fact r e p r e s e n t s a d i r e c t a t tack on the freedom of the i n d i v i d u a l - i n t h i s c a s e the o w n e r / management of ' E l V i n o ' - by a f r i g h t e n i n g l y large m i n o r i t y w i t h in society today.

T h i s group of p e o p l e i n t h e i r f a n a t i c a l d e v o t i o n to the i m p o s s i b l e a n d perhaps u n d e s i r a b l e a i m o f a b s o l u t e e q u a l i t y (after a l l , are not the p e o p l e of D e m o c r a t i c C a m p o u c h i a more ' e q u a l ' than the p e o p l e of U . K . and how many B r i t a i n s c o u l d h o n e s t l y say that t h e y w o u l d rather l i v e i n C a m p o u c h i a ? ) are prepared to s a c r i f i c e the freedom of c h o i c e of the i n d i v i d u a l w h i c h e x i s t s in t h i s country today m a k i n g it the best c o u n try in the w o r l d to l i v e in Can i n t e r e s t i n g p o i n t to note is that Bri t a i n was the o n l y country that w o u l d a l l o w K a r l M a r x to l i v e and disputes work i n i t ). A y ° t h i s may l e a v e the country and go anywhere they c a r e to go, a c h o i c e w h i c h very few p e o p l e in the w o r l d today are l u c k y enough to h a v e . n

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F O R W A R D A t t a c k s Media F O R W A R D , the newspaper of Imperial C o l l e g e L i b e r a l C l u b , launched an unprecedented three-pronged a t t a c k on the m e d i a , and the i n d i v i d u a l s in them, in an a r t i c l e e n t i t l e d " M e d i a at I C " l a s t Tuesday.

I know that the intention of that a r t i c l e w a s to provoke d i s c u s s ion on problems d i s c e r n e d w i t h i n the m e d i a and to that end it s u c c e e d e d ! U n f o r t u n a t e l y , there were many r e p e r c u s s i o n s that were u n f o r e s e e n .

Admission I, for my part, w o u l d l i k e to take r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for the IC R a d i o s e c t i o n a s I s u p p l i e d the d e t a i l s that appeared in the t e x t . I d i d not fabricate any of t h e m , h o w e v e r , but merely relayed rumours that I felt w o u l d creat debate. I am sorry if these rumours w e r e unfounded and for any d i s t r e s s I may have caused J o h n A l l e n in d i s r u p t i n g h i s t e a m . I p a r t i c u l a r l y a p p r e c i a t e the d i f f i c u l t y c r e a t e d for Kare n and Harvey.

Complacency I feel very strongly that any group w h i c h remains u n - c r i t i c i s e d for too long becomes c o m p l a c e n t and therefore f a i l s to provide their best. E a c h m e d i a at IC has its own p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r n a l problems and being reminded of them from time t o time c a n only do good. S e n s a t i o n a l i s t material of the k i n d I p r o v i d e d , h o w e v e r , a c h i e v e s nothing e s p e c i a l l y a s T d i d n ' t have the g u t s " to s i g n my name.

STOIC

Staff wanted V o l u n t e e r s are needed to work on F E L I X , t h i s n e w s p a p e r . N e w s reporters and paste-up a r t i s t s are e s p e c i a l l y required but any short s t o r i e s , r e v i e w s e t c . w i l l be w e l c o m e . If there i s s u f f i c i e n t response then I w i l l o r g a n i z e a " g u i d e d t o u r " of the print unit to f a m i l i a r i s e everyone with t e c h n i q u e s of p r o d u c t i o n .

Refectory B o y c o t t It w a s with d i s m a y that I w a t c h e d a U G M vote to c o n t i n u e w i t h a boycott of S o u t h s i d e r e f e c t o r i e s . What i s the use of t hr e at e ni ng to have a boycott if p r i c e s i n c r e a s e if the boycott goes ahead anyway when they d o n ' t ? What c a n the U n i o n threaten next t i m e ? It s e e m s to me that we w i l l only lose c r e d i b i l i t y and harden a t t i t u d e s by t h i s course of a c t i o n . If there are those who w i s h to c o m p l a i n about q u a l i t y I s u g g e s t they do s o v i a the c o m p l a i n t s books and l e t t e r s to F E L I X rather than u s i n g the ultimate weapon at the f i r s t opportunity.

Credits F i r s t l y , P a u l W i l l i a m s for h i s superb c a r t o o n . D a v i d C r a b l e promised to buy me two p i n t s if I wrote the f o l l o w i n g : It seems a very s a d , nay, d i s a s t r o u s day when one printed p u b l i c a t i o n has l i t t l e better to do then gang up on three w o r t h w h i l e m e d i a . C h e e r s . D a v e !

T h a n k s a l s o to J o h n , S o n i a , C o l i n and Sheyne for p h o t o s , paste-ups, s t o r i e s and c o l l a t i n g in no p a r t i c u l a r order. A n i t a typed her l a r g e s t F E L I X to d a t e , and Ian printed it a l l in two d a y s (if he p r i n t s it a l l in two d a y s that i s ) . C h e e r s , John

May I a p p e a l to C o l i n G r i m s h a w that, rather than reinforce the o p i n i o n s of the author of the S T O I C s e c t i o n , he c o n t i n u e s to provide the t e c h n i c a l h e l p that S T O I C r e l i e s o n .

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T h e C o m p s e t 550 h a s just a r r i v e d !

ALL AROUND THE QUADRANGLE A non-female was spotted inside the ' L a d i e s ' on the Union B u i l d ing's first floor last Friday. Well, he is a braver person that I. The g i r l s ' room is n i c e l y s i t u a t e d between the U n i o n Ear and D r a m s o c . T h e s e are both full of h e a v i l y built human beings j u s t i t c h i n g to go into b a t t l e .

Only two d a y s e a r l i e r there w a s a f a l s e rape a l a r m . It's a m a z i n g how q u i c k l y p e o p l e a r r i v e on the s c e n e . A s p e c i a l " t h r e e c h e e r s " for B i g M a l c o l m , who managed to put on h i s s h o e s w h i l s t s p r i n t i n g across'the Quad.

If anyone e l s e i s seen in t h e s e ' L a d i e s ' who o b v i o u s l y s h o u l d n ' t be there let M a l c o l m know. A l s o anybody who i s l i k e l y to fool around up there just for a j o k e , I offer one word of a d v i c e . D O N ' T . Y o u won't find it s o funny a f t e r w a r d s .

Good for Mary for p o i n t i n g out that E l - V i n o ' s d i s c r i m i n a t e a g a i n st women in not a l l o w i n g them to be s e r v e d at the bar. I n o t i c e d no mention w a s made of t h i s in the advert! H o w e v e r I'm afraid I s h a l l not be s u p p o r t i n g a boycott even though I do not approve of t h i s p r a c t i c e . I hope I c a n be forgiven for f e e l i n g that s u c h a c t i o n w i l l s o l v e l i t t l e . I t hi nk i t ' s an unfortunate venue and I trust that an a l t e r n a t i v e w i l l be found in future.

D i d y o u know that F E L I X d i s t r i b u t e s about a m i l l i o n s h e e t s of paper d u r i n g a s t u d e n t s n o m i n a l three year stay at I.C. I wonder how many trees that i s ?

On paper the p r o s p e c t s are t e r r i f i c : t h e a t r e , c i n e m a , n i g h t c l u b and concert m u s i c from opera to folk, j a z z and o r c h e s t r a l .

With these a l l s e a s o n e d by a promised t o p i c a l debate I f e e l - s u r e that s t u d e n t s c a n for o n c e have " C i t y entertainment in the ' h o m e ' so to s p e a k .

Next S C A B e v e n i n g needs to be a great s u c c e s s . I s e e no reason why it cannot be s o . L e t ' s forget p r e v i o u s e v e n t s and make sure that the right p e o p l e are encouraged to attend a great e v e n i n g ' s entertainment.

It's not too early to plan for next y e a r when c o n s i d e r i n g t h i s sort of event.

T h e U n i o n L o w e r L o u n g e looks great, though s o m e o n e ' s bound to d i s l i k e the c o l o u r s c h e m e . T h e new carpet s h o u l d a r r i v e o v e r the Easter vacation.

Some D . P . from the d i s t a n t past had l i n o , laid around the bar so preventing the wooden floor from b r e a t h i n g . T h i s s h o u l d be put to rights q u i t e soon w i t h the rotten wood floor being r e p l a c e d by c o n crete .

D e s p i t e a i l t h i s , the atmos rhere in the L o w e r L o u n g e h a s not altered.

F r o m a w e l l known h y m n : " C h a n g e and D e c a y in A l l A r o u n d I..C. 0 Thou T h a t C h a n g e s t Not, A b i d e With M e . " Would someone p l e a s e e x p l a i n why B e i t F i r e B e l l sounded w i t h the rape a l a r m . It's got me q u i t e w o r r i e d . C h e e r s !

John Shuttle worth

'HOME SOLDIER HOME'

I do not w i s h to comment on the last S C A B N I T E , but what of next y e a r . S o c i a l , C u l t u r a l and Amusement Board c o n s i s t of those I.C. s o c i e t i e s p r e s e n t i n g formal e n t e r t a i n m e n t .

A film documentary using interviews w i t h e x - s o l d i e r s , and i n c l u d i n g f o o t a g e of the A r m y in a c t i o n in I r e l a n d and in o t h e r c o l o n i a l w a r s to s h o w the a n t i w o r k i n g - c l a s s and p a r t i s a n n a t u r e of the B r i t i s h A r m y . A n e x - s o l d i e r w i l l be p r e s e n t to a n s w e r q u e s t ions afterwards. Mech Eng T u e s d a y 30th J a n u a r y .

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WHAT'S ON FRIDAY

26th January

FILM

Miscellaneous J U M B L E S A L E - proceeds to C r e c h e & Women's S e l f - D e f e n ce 11.00 to 3.00 J . C . R . (Sherfield)

Group.

I.C.FILM SOC - presents A Man F o r A l l S e a s o n s . 7.00 pm. M . E .

2 0 0 . Members free. Non members 20 p .

I.C. C H I N E S E S O C I E T Y - C h i n e s e N e w Year C e l e b r a t i o n . F i l m Show, Buffet d i n n e r and D i s c o . 6 .00 pm - 1 . 0 0 a m . J . C . R . ÂŁ2.50.

Miscellaneous I.C. R A D I O - B r o a d c a s t i n g from 5 . 0 0 pm to 1 am , T o S o u t h s i d e H a l l s on 301 m, Stans Bar and L i n s t e a d Bar, with at 9.00 pm.

B o o g i e T i m e . See Monday for general format.

" A L T E R N A T I V E P R O S P E C T U S D I S C U S S I O N P E R I O D - 1 2 . 4 5 pm, ICWA lounge. A c h a n c e for both s e x e s to s a y how, t h e i r s o c i a l life is affected by c o m i n g to I C . V i e w s e x p r e s s e d c a n than be i n c l u d e d in the A l t e r n a t i v e P r o s p e c t u s .

L U N C H B R E A K ' S t o i c T r a n s m i s s i o n . 13.00 & 18 DO (except J C R ) .

U n i o n T . V . lounge, J C R , S o u t h s i d e H a l l s ( e x c e p t T I Z A R D ) , S o u t h side, Lower T . V . Lounge (Nr. Stan's Bar).

I.C. R A D I O - F r o m 12.00 pm - 2 . 1 5 pm and 5.00 pm - 1 am. S e e S U N D A Y 28th January Tuesday for detai I s .

I . C . P H O T O S O C S H O P - 1 2 . 4 5 - 1 . 4 5 . Room 532.

L i n s t e a d H a l I. I N F O R M A L T A L K - 1 2 . 3 0 pm. S e n i o r Common R o o m . Union B u i l d Miscellaneous i n g . A T a l k by J o h n Rodgers - coordinator of the N e w Harizon Y o u I.C. R A D I O - F r o m 8.00 am to 1 am , with at 8.00 am -Wake up w i t h th C e n t r e on " P r o b l e m s of the S i n g l e H o m e l e s s in Greater L o n d o n " .

H a r v e y , 11 DO am - T h e Wibbly Wobbly Wireless S h o w , 1 CO p m ; A S S O C I A T E D S T U D I E S E V E N T - 1.30 p m . T h e G r e a t H a l l , Sherfield G r o o v i n , 4.00 pm -Round T a b l e , 8 .00pm ; 1 . C . R a d i o L i v e B u i l d i n g . F i l m : C i v i l i s a t i o n : A personal v i e w ( K e n n e t h C l a r k ) 1 3 .

Heroic Materialism.

M O N D A Y 29th Janaary A S S O C I A T E D S T U D I E S E V E N T - 1.30 pm. T h e M u s i c Room, 53 P r i n c e ' s G a t e . L u n c h - h o u r C o n c e r t . S a n t i a g o Mantas (piano).

Miscellaneous U N I O N C O U N C I L M E E T I N G ; 6 3 0 pm . S e n i o r Common Room .

A n y o n e i s very w e l c o m e to o b s e r v e .

I . C . . R A D I O ; -with a t 5.00 pm ; Good E v e n i n g . 7 . 0 0 pm ;,View point 9X30 pm i :(s p e c i a l i s t programmes) . 1 1 . 0 0 pm -Through M i d n i g h t I . C . P H O T S O C S H O P - 1 2 . 4 5 - : 1 . 1 5 pn . L i n s t e a d H a l l Room 2 1 1 .

TUESDAY

30th January

Club Activity N A T U R A L H I S T O R Y S O C I E T Y L E C T U R E ; 1 0 0 p m ; -Botany B a s e ment L e c t u r e T h e a t r e . D o F u n g i c a u s e " s t a g g e r s " in a n i m a l s ?

B y D r . M a n t l e . T e a and B i s c u i t s p r o v i d e d .

J O I N T IC C H E M . S O C B I O C H E M S O C L E C T U R E ; 5 30 pm. B i o c h e m i s t r y Room 7 0 2 . Subject : " P e r f u m e s " by M r . J M . K l a p from P r o p r i e t r y Perfumes L t d .

M O P S O C - L e c t u r e by D r . A . F . S . M i t c h e l l . 1.15 pn " A s t a t i s t i c a l study of A u t h o r s h i p ; who wrote ' T h e F e d e r a l i s t ' p a p e r s ? " Physics L T 2 .

R I D I N G C L U B - I nf ormat i on, U L U R i d i n g C l u b news & b o o k i n g s .

13.00 - 1 4 . 0 0 . E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g D e p t . Room 1 1 1 0 . L e v e l it A l l Welcome .

WINE T A S T I N G S O C I E T Y ; -A t a s t i n g of Rhone w i n e s . 5 4 5 pm .

U n i o n S e n i o r Common R o o m . 60 p (non members 80p) I . C . P H O T O G R A P H I C S O C I E T Y - night out - d e t a i l s on n o t i c e board.

Miscellaneous P U B L I C A T I O N S B O A R D M E E T I N G - 6 . 3 0 pm. Green Committee R o o m . Union B u i l d i n g . A p p o i n t m e n t of Phoenix E d i t o r and e l e c t i o n of H a n d b o o k E d i t o r .

I.C. C L U B S & S O C I E T I E S - Stoic T r a n s m i s s i o n . 13.00. Union T . V . lounge, J C R S o u t h s i d e H a l l s ( e x c e pt T I Z A R D ) , S o u t h s i d e L o w e r T . V . lounge ( N r . S t a n ' s B a r ) . T h i s w e e k : J U D O C l u b !

I.C. R A D I O - F r o m 12.00 pm - 2 . 1 5 pm., B r o a d c a s t i n g to J C R , a l s o A l a n s B a r and Stans B a r . From 5.00 pm - 1 am, s e e Monday for format.

A S S O C I A T E D S T U D I E S E V E N T - 1.30 pm. R e a d Theatre, Sherfield B u i l d i n g . T h e R e s t o r e r ' s A r t 3 . The C o n s e r v a t i o n of P a i n t i n g s Kenneth M a l c o l m , C o n s e r v a t i o n Department, T h e N a t i o n a l G a l l e r y .

A S S O C I A T E D S T U D I E S E V E N T - 1.30 pm. L e c t u r e Theatre 1, Cherrf i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g Department. C h r i s t i a n i t y and Current C o n c e r n s 1. Human I m p l i c a t i o n s of R e s e a r c h a t Imperial C o l l e g e . D r . D a v i d G l o v e r , M a r t i n C r i p p s , T h e R e v d . D a v i d A s h f o r t h . (arranged by A n glican Chaplaincy).

WEDNESDAY Club Activity

31st January

T E N P I N B O W L I N G - Meet A e r o ( o p p o s i t e U n i o n A r c h ) at 2 . 3 0 p m .

Miscellaneous WELFARE AFTERNOON - AlI Afternoon, J C R R A G M E E T I N G - 6 . 3 0 pm, R a g O f f i c e , T h i r d F l o o r , U n i o n B u i l d i n g .

I.C. R A D I O - F r o m 6.00 pm - 1 am. S e e Monday for format.

T H U R S C A Y 1st February Club Activity IC C H I N E S E S O C I E T Y - L u n c h t i m e G a t h e r i n g . 12.45 pm. E l e c . E n g 606.

Social C u l t u r a l and Amusements Board

SCAB

F R I D A Y - T h e E N T s D i s c o . 8.30 pm in the U n i o n L o w e r R e f e c tory. A d m i s s i o n 20 p.

M O N D A Y - F o l k C l u b p r e s e n t s , N i g e l M a z l y n J o n e s (& E l e c t r o n ics) m a k i n g a w e l c o m e return after h i s good reception last y e a r .

W E D N E S D A Y - O r c h e s t r a rehearsal - 7.00 pm.in the Great H a l l .

J a z z C l u b present the London V i n t a g e J a z z O r c h e s t r a in Stans B a r .

8 . 3 0 - 1 1 X 1 0 . A d m i s s i o n free.

T H U R S D A Y - E N T s F i l m " V a m p y r e s " 6.30 pm in M e c h . E n g .

2 2 0 . A d m i s s i o n 30 p .

F R I D A Y - E N T s D i s c o . 8 30 pm in the U n i o n L o w e r R e f e c t o r y .

A d m i s s i o n 20 p.

WARDENSHIP OF BERNARD SUNLEY HOUSE APPLICATIONS A R E INVITED FOR T H E WARDENSHIP O F B E R N A R D S U N L E Y HOUSE IN E V E L Y N GARDENS. The position will become vacant in early March.

The s u c c e s s f u l applicant w i l l be a married postgrad uate who has been s t a y i n g at the C o l l e g e for about a year.

The person concerned should have some exparience i n h a n d l i n g student affairs, and l i k e l y to be at IC for another two y e a r s .

A flat i s provided for the Warden, rent free, and he w i l l r e c e i v e a n entertainments a l l o w a n c e .

A p p l i c a t i o n forms are a v a i l a b l e from the U n i o n Office, and the R e s i d e n c e Office, Room 161, Sherfield B u i l d i n g .

Applications close on WEDNESDAY 31st JANUARY 1979.

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BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY

FIRST AID C O U R S E commencing THURS 18th JANUARY at 5:30pm in the Bot/Zoo Common Room (under Beit Archway)

ALL WELCOME

Rag,Revelry and G n o m e s FRENCH SOC. PARTY C r e p e S u z e t t e s w i t h c i d e r and a good d i s c o w i t h 150 people h e l p e d to make l a s t S a t u r d a y ' s F r e n c h Soc party a s o c i a l s u c c e s s .

G u i l l a u m e , the p r e s i d e n t of French S o c , s a i d that he w a s p l e a s e d w i t h the m a r v e l l ous r e s p o n s e . The wonderful turnout w a s esp e c i a l l y p l e a s i n g b e c a u s e it i n c l u d e d many members of I F .

F r e n c h S o c . hope to hold another event in February b e c a u s e t h e i r f i r st party got the S o c i e t y off to s u c h a good s t a r t .

CITY AND GUILDS RCS' T h e f i r s t rag c o l l e c t i o n of the term took p l a c e l a s t S a t u r d a y . A s m a l l group turned out to brave the c o l d weather o u t s i d e Harrods d r e s s e d in p y j a m a s . T h e y proceeded to c o l l e c t £300, an e x c e l l e n t c o l l e c t i o n (which i s higher than at any c o l l e c t i o n last y e a r ) . T h e P r e s i d e n t and Hon .Sec. were n o t i c e a b l e by t h e i r a b s e n c e ; they were at a w e d d i n g (not d r e s s e d in pyjamas!)

T o n i g h t is the 28th A n n u a l E n g i n e e r s D i n n e r and D a n c e . T h i s s p l e n d i d e v e n t has been s o l d out for the p a s t w e e k . O v e r 300 people, a r e c o r d , are a t t e n d i n g . It promises to be an event of true c l a s s w i t h P a n s pe ople and Jeremy T a y l o r p r o v i d i n g two very different c a b a r e t a c t s . A n e x t r a bonus i s being thrown i n ; the third cabaret w i l l be M r . C o r r i g a n l e a d i n g off the f i r s t w a l t z . It w i l l c e r t a i n l y be a night to remember and I have no doubts that it w i l l be the best of the C o l l e g e B a l l s I A l t h o u g h D & D i s the b i g g e s t and most i m p r e s s i v e e v e n t of the term (and y e a r ) , there are s e v e r a l other n o t a b l e o c c a s i o n s in the near future. Some d a t e s for y o u r diaries: Feb. 16th - G u i l d s / I . F . V a l e n t i n e s P a r t y .

A . J . C . R . Party with a difference; there's a l w a y s equal numbers and lots of them.

Feb 20th - F i e l d C u p . Y e s , i t ' s a p p r o a c h ing r a p i d l y . Y o u are warned! F i n d out what its about and put a team i n .

Feb 21st - A s p i r i n s a l e s rocket - i t s R e covery Day (funny how it a l w a y s f o l l o w s F i e l d Cup!) Feb 22nd - G u i l d s U . G . M .

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UDI OF OXFORD ST. R C S d e c l a r e d UDI in Oxford Street l a s t • S a t u r d a y . F o r Vh hours they managed to e s c a p e p o l i c e a r r e s t . F i n a l l y the L o n d o n c o n s t a b u l a r y warned our c u s t o m s and e x c i s e p a t r o l s to terminate their e x t r a c t i o n of dues from the t o u r i s t s p a s s i n g through R C S ' s border c o n t r o l . T h i s rag stunt was great fun and w a s not d e s i g n e d to r a i s e a large amount of money.

H o w e v e r , w h i l e the P e o p l e s R e p u b l i c of Oxford Street w a s in e x i s t e n c e i t s T r e a s u r y j c o l l e c t e d £145 for rag before l i q u i d a t i n g i t s I a s s e t s in the C o c k n e y P r i d e .

MATHS GNOME PARTY Garden gnomes, w i n d m i l l s , birdbaths and b u s - s t o p s a l l wandered into the J C R l a s t F r i d a y for the M a t h s p a r t y . A n e n d l e s s supr> ly of food, plenty to drink and good m u s i c a l l s e r v e d to h e l p the g u e s t s have an e n j o y able time.

T h e winner of the fancy d r e s s c o m p e t i t i o n w a s A n d y F r e n c h complete w i t h f i s h i n g r o d .

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A M / F M s t e r e o t u n e r . L T 2020 A u d i o t r o n i c (made in Japan) a s good a s n e w . s e n s i t i v i t y 2.2 JJV H a r m o n i c d i s t o r t i o n Stereo 0.8% Contact Mono 0 . 4 % £55.00 only F o r Sale - Kay L e s P a u l C o p y H.D. Kim Physics III via letter G u i t a r only 4 months o l d . natur I rack. a l grain f i n i s h , e x c e l l e n t c o n d i t » I F o r S a l e - S a n y o Stereo C a s s e t t e i o n , good a c t i o n £50 o . n . 0 .

R e c o r d e r w i t h s t e r e o record and I p l a y b a c k f a c i l i t i e s . bui It-in s p e a P r a k t i c a L 2 C a m e r a - i d e a l for S L R b e g i n n e r . With f2.8/50 l e n s , ker for mono p l a y b a c k , b u i l t HI c o n d e n s e r microphone, vu--meter, strong c a s e and light meter £40 chrome/iormal s w i t c h , battery/ o.n.o. c o n t a c t Paul Johnson Elec Eng II m a i n s , headphone s o c k e t , a d j u s table or a u t o m a t i c level c o n t r o l PS. A n y o n e w a n t any c h e a p l a b - £35 or nearest offer .Chris Ward, Metallurgy I, RSM. coats?

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W.E.C.V.S. W E C V S is the West End Co-oidinated V o luntary Services and has been set up to help solve the problems of the many single, homeless, and often jobless, young people in central London. It comprises of six agencies which offer a broad range of solutions to the single homeless. They are: 1) Centre Point Emergency Services provide b a s i c a c c o m m o d a t i o n and c o u n s e l l i n g s u p port for y o u n g p e o p l e , m o s t of whom h a v e r e c e n t l y a r r i v e d i n the c i t y . H e l p a n d e n c o u ragement are g i v e n to r e s i d e n t s so that they c a n become s e l f - s u f f i c i e n t i n o b t a i n i n g p e r manent employment and a c c o m m o d a t i o n .

2) Intake i s a m i x e d h o s t e l where e m p h a s i s i s p l a c e d o n t a k i n g an a c t i v e part i n the runn i n g of the h o s t e l .

3) New Horizon i s a day-time base for y o u n g p e o p l e who are h o m e l e s s a n d r o o t l e s s i n the West E n d . A s w e l l a s a d v i c e and h e l p the c e n t r e p r o v i d e l i t e r a c y a n d numeracy a i d and e n c o u r a g e s y o u n g p e o p l e to take an a c t i v e part i n the many c r e a t i v e a c t i v i t i e s .

4) Single Homeless Project offers a c c o m m o d a t i o n for o l d e r p e o p l e where a d v i c e and s t r e e t 4evel a s s i s t a n c e i s offered.

5) Soho Project i s a d e t a c h e d youth work a g e n c y o p e r a t i n g a n open-door p o l i c y , w i t h h e l p , m e d i c a l and l e g a l a d v i c e a s w e l l a s help w i t h accommodation and employment.

6) Kingsway Day Centre i s i n v o l v e d i n p r o v i d i n g h e l p a n d a d v i c e for o l d e r s i n g l e home l e s s p e o p l e a n d a l s o d e a l s w i t h the r e h a b i l i t a t i o n of a l c o h o l i c s and other c a s u a l t i e s of s o c i e t y . ; If y o u are i n t e r e s t e d i n any or a l l of t h e s e a g e n c i e s or w o u l d j u s t l i k e to be better i n formed about the h o m e l e s s s c e n e i n g e n e r a l then come a l o n g to the U n i o n Senior Common Room where J o h n R o d g e r s from N e w H o r i z o n w i l l be t a l k i n g about t h e m . Thursday, F e b .

1st at 12.30 or y o u c a n c o n t a c t me a n d I w i l l give you a leaflet.

J o h n Whitehouse C h e m P G . Int. 4 1 6 2

Elk's Epistle After rummaging through the mad chaos that exists in my mind, in order to find some thing to enthrall all the literary people out there, I decided this week, what with all the election rumours that are floating around, was a good time for a job description of Hon. Secretary - so if anybody out there is thinking of s t a n d i n g , you know what it entails.

F i r s t a n d foremost - y o u ' d better get to like duplicating ' c o s that's what you spend a l o t of time d o i n g a n y d u p l i c a t i n g that n e e d s to be d o n e , the H o n . S e c . h a s to do i t . F o r C o u n c i l , U G M s , numerous c o m m i t t e e s , E x e c .

N e w s (when i t c a n ' t be printed) p l u s numer ous other l i t t l e j o b s that crop u p . T h e H o n .

S e c . i s a l s o r e t u r n i n g o f f i c e r for a l l the numerous e l e c t i o n s that the U n i o n h a s - t h i s runs from the r e l a t i v e l y s i m p l e job w h e n o n ly one c a n d i d a t e s t a n d s , to r u n n i n g s a b b a t i c a l elections (complete with b a l l o t boxes) and a n y referenda that crop u p , the H o n . S e c has to a d m i n i s t r a t e them a l l and make sure a l l is f a i r p l a y .

I n s u r a n c e i s a l s o my b r i e f - t h i s i n c l u d e s the c o l l e g e r e s i d e n c e i n s u r a n c e p o l i c y a n d v a r i o u s p o l i c i e s the U n i o n h o l d s . It a l s o l o o k s as though c l u b i n s u r a n c e w i l l come under the H o n . S e c . w i n g before l o n g .

Minute t a k i n g i s a l s o my r e s p o n s i b i l i t y .

In p r a c t i c e I'm s e c r e t a r y to three c o m m i t t e es a n d i n theory f i v e - y o u get so u s e d to t a k i n g m i n u t e s that any committee y o u a t t end y o u ' l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y t h i n k about t a k i n g m i n u t e s whether y o u ' r e meant to or n o t .

In common w i t h the D . P . and P r e s . , y o u ' re a l s o e x - o f f i c i o on a l l u n i o n c o m m i t t e e s a n d that m e a n s a l o t .

W e l l thafs the b a c k b o n e of the job - there' s a l s o a l o t of other s m a l l e r d u t i e s e . g . c o n trol o f the U n i o n p a r k i n g s p a c e s , u p k e e p of a l l s t a t i o n e r y . - B a s i c a l l y , i t ' s an a d m i n i s t r a t i v e j o b , but there are moments of fun spent c a v o r t i n g n a k e d around the U n i o n offi o f f i c e , in games of w i l d a b a n d o n , when a l l n o r m a l i n h i b i t i o n s are thrown a w a y .

Iranian notices T o f i n i s h off w i t h - w i l l a l l those concerne d w i t h p u t t i n g up the I r a n i u m n o t i c e s arourd c o l l e g e p l e a s e note p u b l i c i t y r u l e s , " t h e date of the e v e n t b e i n g p u b l i c i s e d and the name o f the body o r g a n i s i n g i t s h a l l be w r i tten i n E n g l i s h on a l l p u b l i c i t y . " I keep f i n d i n g p o s t e r s i n d i r e c t c o n t r a v e n t i o n of t h i s a n d I a m empowered to t a k e them d o w n u n l e s s the T W e s are c o m p l i e d w i t h .

T h a t ' s a l l for t h i s week f o l k s .

L o v e , k i s s e s and g e n e r a l e r o t i c i s m Mike E l k i n I . C . U . Hon. Sec.

EDITOR WANTED Here i n the l e c t u r e rooms of Imperial C o l l e g e l i e s a future editor of the S u n , the T i m e s (the what?) or even P H O E N I X , P h o e n i x i s the l i t e r a r y magazine of the U n i o n and at present it i s short of an editor. Y o u d o n ' t have to be able to write E l i z a b e t h a n sonnets or short s t o r i e s - j u s t the a b i l i t y to organise the production and p u b l i c a t i o n of the maga z i n e . I t ' s not a l o t to a s k i s i t ? - i f you are i n t e r e s t e d then come a l o n g to the P u b l i c a t i o n s B o a r d meeting on T u e s d a y 30th January (Green Committee Room,

P o l i c e R a d i o System Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it an obscure punk-rock group? No, it's the second ever Radio Society F E L I X article! So why is it headed " P o l i c e Radio System"? Because that is the title of our very first venture into the field of multi-media entertainment!

A t 2 . 1 5 p . m . on F e b r u a r y 2 8 t h , M r . D a v i d C h a p m a n ( G 3 N G K ) , w i l l be g i v i n g a talk o n , and d e m o n s t r a t i o n of, p o l i c e r a d i o s . I've a l ready s e e n t h i s t a l k , and c a n guarantee it to be i n t e r e s t i n g . It i n c l u d e s s l i d e s of how " 9 9 9 " c a l l s are dealt w i t h , and a real l i v e d e m o n s t r a t i o n of t a l k i n g to a p o l i c e m a n on the beat ( g a s p ! ) . M r . C h a p m a n w i l l a l s o be t a l k i n g about t e c h n i c a l c a r e e r s w i t h the M e t r o p o l i t a n P o l i c e . Non-members are w e l c o m e to t h i s e v e n t , and if s u c c e s s f u l it c o u l d be the s t a r t of a regular s e r i e s of R a d i o S o c i e ty t a l k s . V e n u e i s yet to be arranged, s o keep y o u r e y e s on the " W h a t ' s On " page.

If y o u d o n ' t get on too w e l l with policeman, how about our s e c o n d t a l k , s c h e d u l e d for M a r c h ? T h i s i s from M r . A n t h o n y A s k e w ( G 4 B P C ) , and w i l l e n c o m p a s s b r o a d c a s t i n g , m u s i c , m i x i n g , s t e r e o , microphone t e c h n i q u e s , a n d much e l s e b e s i d e s . T h e t a l k i s i l l u s t r a t e d w i t h a c o l l e c t i o n of tape r e c o r d i n g s , w h i c h w i l l be reproduced c o u r t e s y of A u d i o S o c ! A l t h o u g h y o u may not have heard of T o n y , y o u ' v e p r o b a b l y heard some of h i s

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work, a s he m i x e s many c o n c e r t s for R a d i o 3, i n c l u d i n g the P r o m s . A s t h i s e v e n t i s l i k e l y to be p o p u l a r , o n l y R a d i o S o c i e t y mem -bers w i l l be guaranteed s e a t s . T h e rest of y o u are very w e l c o m e , but l a t e c o m e r s may have to s t a n d if w e get too c r o w d e d . ( Y o u c a n a l w a y s j o i n , and s a v e y o u r s e l f the t r o u b l e ! ) . A g a i n , keep an eye on " W h a t ' s On for d e t a i l s .

A very important event in our c a l e n d a r is the A R R L D X c o n t e s t , on the 3rd and 4th of M a r c h . L a s t time we e n t e r e d , we were p l a c e d 2nd in B r i t a i n , s o our hopes are h i g h for a s i m i l a r l y good r e s u l t . A l t h o u g h o n l y l i c e n s e d members c a n operate the t r a n s m i t ter, w e can u s e a s much h e l p a s we c a n get in k e e p i n g l o g s , c h e c k i n g for d u p l i c a t e c o n t a c t s , m a k i n g c o f f e e , e t c . If y o u ' v e ever had a p a s s i n g i n t e r e s t in amateur r a d i o , t h i s i s y o u r c h a n c e to see it in a c t i o n at i t s most exciting.

A n d for the rest of you s e m i - i n t e r e s t e d

p e r s o n s , how about c o m i n g up to the s h a c k (roof of E l e c . E n g . ) one Wednesday a f t e r noon, and f i n d i n g out what i t s a l l about (no o b l i g a t i o n ! ) . T h e c l u b i s , after a l l , back in full s w i n g with both r i g s w o r k i n g , a l l a e r i a l s u p , and fresh Q S L ' s in the d r a w . A n d if y o u d o n ' t know what a Q S L i s , i t ' s a p o s t c a r d - l i k e o b j e c t that t a k e s F E L I X c l o s e to a y e a r to p r i n t . B u t it w a s worth the w a i t ; t h e y ' r e a real work of art ( t h a n k s , J o h n ! ) O h , one other p i e c e of n e w s : W e ' v e been t h i n k i n g of c h a n g i n g our name to " I . C . A m a teur R a d i o S o c i e t y " , to a v o i d c o n f u s i o n with the other amateurs ( l i t e r a l l y ) in c o l l e g a I refer, of c o u r s e , to that bunch of m e d i u m w a v e p i r a t e s , that c a n ' t seem to t r a n s m i t a s far a s L i n s t e a d . N e v e r m i n d , l a d s , come up and s e e u s some t i m e , and w e ' II t a l k to A u s t r a l i a for y o u !

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DlijTByTay Wednesday 17th I Lorry drivers accused of blackmail D r i v e r s w e r e a l l e g e d to be d e m a n d i n g u p to £100 before a l l o w i n g l o r r i e s t o c r o s s p i c k e t l i n e s . T r a n s p o r t U n i o n leader, Mr. M o s s E v a n s w a s g i v e n a f i n a l c h a n c e to exert f u l l c o n t r o l o v e r p i c k e t s in t h e lorry d r i v e r ' s d i s p u t e a s ports g r a d u a l l y c a m e t o a s t a n d s t i l l . F o o d s u p p l i e s a r e r e d u c e d but there i s s t i l l enough to feed e v e r y o n e .

T h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r warned M r . E v a n s that a State of E m e r g e n c y w i l l be d e c l a r e d to safeguard food and other e s s e n t i a l s u p p l i e s u n l e s s full c o n t r o l i s e x e r t e d over p i c k e t s .

Mrs. Thatcher's T . V . broadcast In a T . V . p o l i t i c a l b r o a d c a s t , M r s . T h a t c h e r c a l l e d for an a l l - p a r t y agreement on three p o i n t s to c u r b u n i o n e x c e s s e s w h i c h w e r e l e a d i n g the country to " a n a r c h y " .

1) A c h a n g e in law to end s e c o n d a r y p i c k eting.

2) G o v e r n m e n t - f i n a n c e d s e c r e t p o s t a l b a l l o t s 3) " n o - s t r i k e " agreement w i t h w o r k e r s in vital services Women scatter picketing lorry drivers 300 women from the C a d b u r y - S c h w e p p e s c h o c o l a t e factory at B o u r n v i l l e , B i r m i n g h a m y e s t e r d a y broke up a p i c k e t formed by 15 s t r i k i n g lorry d r i v e r s .

Students help pickets U n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t s have j o i n e d the p i c k e t s s a i d M r . A l e x K i t s o n the T r a n s p o r t and G e n e r a l Workers U n i o n ' s n a t i o n a l e x e c u t i v e o f f i c e r in d i r e c t c h a r g e of t h e lorry d r i v e r s ' strike.

Thursday 18th Terrorists attack gasworks and oil depot E a r l y t h i s m o r n i n g a home-made bomb blew a h o l e in the s i d e of a large T e x a c o fuel s t o r a g e tank at a n o i l depot on C a n v e y I s l a n d . H a d a nearby t a n k c o n t a i n i n g 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 g a l l o n s gone up the w h o l e storage c o m p l e x might h a v e been b l a z i n g in m i n u t e s .

T e r r o r i s t s a l s o bombed a huge gasometer in G r e e n w i c h . T h e inferno that f o l l o w e d c o u l d be s e e n f o r e i g h t m i l e s . F l a m e s shot 300 f t . into the a i r a s 7 m i l l i o n c u b i c feet of n a t u r a l g a s burned f o l l o w i n g the e x p l o sion.

The I R A c l a i m e d r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . 300 people w e r e e v a c u a t e d and there were no casualties.

L o r d ' s U F O debate S i x t y peers l i s t e n e d to the U F O d e b a t e .

T h e E a r l of C l a n c a r t y , C h a i r m a n of the U F O movement, a l l e g e d that there had been government c o v e r up throughout the w o r l d . " U F O s h a d been c o m i n g in i n c r e a s i n g numbers s i n c e the w a r and it w a s time p e o ple w e r e t o ld the truth. We h a d not been i n vaded from outer s p a c e and most i n c i d e n t s had not been h o s t i l e " . " I t i s e a r t h l i n g s that h a v e f i r e d on t h e m " .

Gut reaction T h e r e w a s a d i s g u s t i n g start for new O x ford U n i o n P r e s i d e n t , A l a n D u n c a n . H i s memb e r s ' attempt to beat the w o r l d hamburger e a t i n g record n e x t month (11 /2 i n 30 m i n s ) .

S a y s D u n c a n , " I e x p e c t a gut r e a c t i o n " .

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er o f South A f r i c a in a F e r r a r i and John Watson of B r i t a i n in a M a c l a r e n drew s i d e by side.

T h e two c a r s c o l l i d e d a s they reached t h e s e c o n d b e n d . A rear w h e e l f l e w off the F e r Imperial College survey starts cadmium scare rari and s p u n into the c a r s behind that w e r e L a s t autumn a team from Imperial C o l l e g e t r a v e l l i n g a t 125 m p h . d i s c o v e r e d a h i g h c o n c e n t r a t i o n of c a d m i u m , J a c q u e s L a f f i t e won the G r a n d P r i x and between 11 and 998 t i m e s t h e n a t i o n a l a v e B r i t a i n ' s J o h n Watson w a s t h i rd after a hard rage, in an a r e a around Shiph am, a Somerset r a c e in 110 degree h e a t . C a r l o s Reutemann village. in a B r i t i s h L o t u s came home s e c o n d .

Today the local authority delivered w a r n Chinese birth rate falls ing letters to the v i l l a g e , b u i l t on the s i t e E i g h t m i l l i o n fewer b a b i e s were born in of o l d z i n c m i n e s . T h e v i l l a g e r e s i d e n t s C h i n a l a s t y e a r than in 1971 b e c a u s e of a h a v e been a d v i s e d not to e a t v e g e t a b l e s birth c o n t r o l c a m p a i g n . grown i n t h e i r b a c k gardens a n d to c u t down Russian student birth control? on s m o k i n g .

S t r i c t m o r a l i t y r u l e s at a c o l l e g e h o s t e l No freeze for Road Transport Charges in R y z a n , R u s s i a , forbid e v en married s t u d Mr. R o y H a t t e r s l e y a n n o u n c e d that a f e a r ents to s p e n d t h e night together. ed f r e e z e on road transport c h a r g e s w o u l d not be a p p r o p r i a t e a t t h i s t i m e .

T h e freeze w o u l d have been a s t u m b l i n g b l o c k t o a s e t t l e m e n t of the lorry d r i v e r s strike.

Ambulance drivers refuse to answer 999 Radio Caroline calls T h i s e v e n k i g f i v e men w e r e r e s c u e d from London's a c c i d e n t s e r v i c e w a s taken over the pop p i r a t e s t a t i o n , R a d i o C a r o l i n e , 11 by the army and p o l i c e . T h e y were c a l l e d in m i l e s off the E s s e x c o a s t . T h e 274 ton M i because striking ambulance drivers defied A m i g o , w h i c h h o u s e s the pop s t a t i o n w a s t h e i r u n i o n and refused to a n s w e r 9 9 9 c a l l s . s a i d to be l i s t i n g badly and in danger of Public employees strike sinking.

V/i m i l l i o n e m p l o y e e s s t a g e d a 2 4 hour s t r i k e w h i c h s e v e r e l y affected s e r v i c e s i n c l u d i n g h o s p i t a l s , s c h o o l s and a i r p o r t s .

T h i s w a s t h e b i g g e s t s t r i k e s i n c e 1926 but the programme i s not tough enough f o r Cadmium village angry m i l i t a n t s who w a n t an " a l l - o u t s t r i k e " .

I n i t i a l c o n c e r n among many r e s i d e n t s of Leopards win special dispensation Shi pha m about the d i s c o v e r y of p o t e n t i a l l y A N U P E o r g a n i s e r granted a s p e c i a l d i s d a n g e r o u s l e v e l s of cadmium c o n t a m i n a t i o n p e n s a t i o n to a man to feed leopards and in the v i l l a g e gave way to d i s m a y at the way pumas at H a i g h G a r d e n s C h i l d r e n ' s Z o o . t h e i s s u e h a d been h a n d l e d a n d the l i k e l y " W e d e c i d e d t o make t h i s o n e d i s p e n s a t i o n . impact on property v a l u e s and t r a d e .

T h e l i o n feeder d i d not want to be eaten a l i v e Bathroom is security risk w h e n h e returned to w o r k . " A new bathroom a d j a c e n t to M r s . Judith Hart, M i n i s t e r of Overseas Development, p o s e s a s e c u r i t y threat a c c o r d i n g to a p r i vate c i r c u l a r i s s u e d to staff at the M i n i s t r y .

S e c r e t d i s c u s s i o n s c a n be heard by anyone Worst weather for 16 years u s i n g t h e inner p a s s a g e to the bathroom F o u r i n c h e s of snow in L o n d o n and up to w h i c h w a s c o n s t r u c t e d at a c o s t of o v e r 12 i n c h e s in South W a l e s brought c h a o s to £6,000. the c o u n t r y t o - d a y .

Accident excuses T r a v e l l i n g on the roads w a s d e s c r i b e d a s T h e M e t r o p o l i t a n L i f e Insuranc e of N e w " h o r r i f i c " . T h e s i t u a t i o n w a s aggravated by Y o r k quotes the f o l l o w i n g four e x c u s e s , the r a i l s t r i k e and the r e f u s a l by m i l i t a n t g i v e n by m o t o r i s t s for a c c i d e n t s , from i t s c o u n c i l w o r k e r s to take out g r i t t i n g v e h i c l e s top ten b i z a r r e c l a i m s l i s t . " A n i n v i s i b l e It s o o n became c l e a r that w i t h no t r a i n s c a r c a m e out of now here, s t r u c k my c a r and and most roads s n a r l e d u p , the c h a n c e s of v a n i s h e d . " " T h e other c a r c o l l i d e d w i t h many people getting t o work at a l l , let a l o n e m i n e w i t h o u t w a r n i n g me of i t s i n t e n t i o n " . on t i m e , were p r a c t i c a l l y z e r o . " I p u l l e d away from the s i d e of the r o a d , Dave " B o y " Green takes European title g l a n c e d a t my m o t h e r - i n - l a w , and headed o v e r the e m b a n k m e n t . " " T h e p e d e s t r i a n D a v e G r e e n , from C h a t t e r i s , won the E u r o h a d n o i d e a w h i c h d i r e c t i o n to go, s o I ran pean w e l t e r w e i g h t t i t l e at the R o y a l A l b e r t over h i m . " .

H a l l to-night.

Welsh fight back to beat Scots at Rugby It w a s h e r a l d e d a s o n e of the most e x c i t W a l e s beat S c o t l a n d by 19 p o i n t s to 13 a t i n g , n o - h o l d s - b a r r e d , c h a m p i o n s h i p fights M u r r a y f i e l d , E d i n b u r g h . W a l e s won the match for y e a r s . D a v e s t o p p e d H e n r y R h i n e y in the after being 13-6 d o w n . fifth r o u n d .

Ireland drew 9-9 w i t h F r a n c e in D u b l i n .

Jail better than outside A former p r o f e s s i o n a l s a f e blower d e p r e s s e d w i t h the rat r a c e on the o u t s i d e w a l k e d into a P o l i c e s t a t i o n and c o n f e s s e d to a £25,000 bank robbery that h e h a d committed in 1964.

Argentine Grand Prix crash " I am better off on t h e i n s i d e w i t h the A s i x - c a r p i l e - u p , 30 s e c o n d s after the start of the r a c e , h a p p e n e d a s J o d y S c h e c k t - p e o p l e I k n o w " .

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IC RADIO No doubt you have now all H o w w o u l d y o u l i k e to get i n v d heard about Imperial College Rad- ved i n h e l p i n g to keep IC R a d i o an a i r , a n d h a v e the c h a n c e of io and a fair proportion of you putting " I C R a d i o e n g i n e e r " o n will hove listened in, be it in a bar, in the J C R , or on your own .that j o b a p p l i c a t i o n form? T h e n a g a i n , i f y o u perhaps want to go "tranny" in your own room on into radio a s a c a r e e r , e n g i n e e r 301 metres, medium wave.

Many of the p e o p l e i n v o l v e d i n i n g e x p e r i e n c e w i t h a student I C R a d i o o n l y present programmes, radio s t a t i o n w i l l stand y o u i n and due to t h e i r e n t h u s i a s m we good s t e a d ( w e l l where e l s e w i l l are a b l e to have a n output on the y o u get e x p e r i e n c e . . . h o s p i t a l medium w a v e a p p r o a c h i n g 60 hours r a d i o i s about the o n l y other w a y ! a w e e k , together w i t h programmes Our system is totally voluntary to t h e J C R and our other l a n d l i n e and b e c a u s e o f t h i s , we r e l y on o u t l e t s o n T u e s d a y and T h u r s d a y p e o p l e to turn up o n times that lunchtime*; are u s u a l l y pre-arranged. E a c h T o m a i n t a i n our h i g h s t a n d a r d e v e n i n g we have a Station C o - o r of p r e s e n t a t i o n , w e need to have a d i n a t o r , who l o o k s after the smool a r g e amount o f equipment i n p e r - th r u n n i n g of the programmes. H o w feet w o r k i n g order. Y o u may think n i c e i t w o u l d be t o have stand-by i engineers on c a l l for e a c h n i g h t that e v e r y t h i n g / u n s s m o o t h l y , and w e never seem to- h a v e any of the w e e k , to s o l v e any t e c h n i c a l problems that might o c c u r ; p r o b l e m s , or i f w e d o , then they are s o l v e d by a t e c h n i c a l w i z a r d a l l that w o u l d be required w o u l d in-between r e c o r d s . . . n o t s o t We be a 'phone number or room n u m h a v e at our d i s p o s a l no l e s s than ber to r e a c h you o n , s o i n fact y o i 2 F e r r o g r a p h reel-to-reel tape w o u l d not e v en have to be i n the d e c k s , 3 B S R record decks, 3 s t a t i o n a t a l l , u n l e s s an emergencartridge machines, a Dolby c a s - :y occured. sette d e c k , a n d l a s t but not l e a s i Interested? W e l l no e x p e r i e n c e the h u b of the S t a t i o n . . . a 19 i s r e q u i r e d at a l l ! We c a n train c h a n n e l stereo m i x e r . T h e s e do you a n d introduce you to t h e i n t r m a l f u n c t i o n from time to time, and i c a s i e s a n d fun of community i f the f a u l t i s n o t r e c t i f i e d , then r a d i o . If y o u want to get i n v o l v e d c o n t a c t I C R a d i o w i t h a note a d the p r e s e n t e r h a s a problem i n that a p i e c e o f equipment h e may d r e s s e d t o T C R a d i o , S o u t h s i d e ' n e e d to u s e for a programme cann- through t h e i n t e r n a l m a i l , or come ot be r e l i e d on to perform a t 100% into the o f f i c e a n d s t u d i o s after e f f i c i e n c y ( i n some c a s e s the f i g - five any e v e n i n g (they are n e x t gure c a n f a l l as l o w a s 30%, 2 0 % to the shop i n S o u t h s i d e . ) A l t e r n a t i v e l y y o u can 'phone .... n e e d I say more?)

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T a k e a programme l i k e " 3 0 1 B y the w a y our T e c h n i c a l M a N e w s l i n e " o n Wednesday e v e n i n g s . T h i s r e q u i r e s at l e a s t t h f nager i s Malcolm Locke (EE2), two r e e l ^ o - r e e l m a c h i n e s , a n d two s o i f y o u want t o , you c a n drop c a r t r i d g e m a c h i n e s . If these a r e him a l i n e p e r s o n a l l y , t e l l i n g h i m not a v a i l a b l e , then " N e w s l i n e " what times d u r i n g the w e e k a r e i s v i r t u a l l y i m p o s s i b l e to p r o d u c e most c o n v e n i e n t for y o u to come B y n o w y o u s h o u l d h a v e got the i n . Y o u r time w i l l be r e a l l y a p p i d e a that the p e o p l e m a i n t a i n i n g r e c i a t e d , not o n l y by the p r e s e n (and o f c o u r s e c o n s t r u c t i n g n e w tation staff, but a l s o by our l i s equipment, l a y i n g c a b l e s etc.) t e n e r s , who w i l l be given a c o n s i s t e n t l y h i g h s t a n d a r d o f medium have a h a r d j o b . I n fact at pre s e n t , they h a v e t o o many j o b s to w a v e output, due to your efforts. cope w i t h a n d n e e d h e l p . T h a t ' s H o p e to s e e you i n v o l v e d s o o n .

Harvey Nadin where y o u come i n !

Assistant Station Manager

John Firth in action, presenting one of his twice weekly "Through Midnight" programmes on Imperial College Radio. He is selfoperating, in the main (and at present only) studio in the basement of Southside.

AP Meeting in c a s e you h a v e n ' t n o t i c e d a l r e a d y , Imperial C o l l e g e h a s a m a l e / female ratio in w h i c h females are very much a m i n o r i t y . S i n c e t h i s i s n o t in common w i t h s o c i e t y in g e n e r a l , it c a n have quite d r a s t i c and even a d v e r s e e f f e c t s on the a t t i t u d e s and w a y of life of both male and female s t u d e n t s h e r e .

In order to prepare and forewarn new entrants of t h i s , there i s to be i n c l u d e d in the A l t e r n a t i v e P r o s p e c t u s , a d e s c r i p t i o n of the s o c i a l s i t u a t i o n a t I . C . If t h i s d e s c r i p t i o n i s to be a t a l l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , it must i n c l u d e a s w i d e a range of v i e w s and o p i n i o n s a s possible.

Of c o u r s e the way you react to t h i s s i t u a t i o n , depends on y o u r p e r s o n a l i t y , temperament and w h a t y o u e x p e c t out of s t u d e n t l i f e .

Y e t we can a l l o b s e r v e that I . C . produces different s o c i a l groups than s o c i e t y in g e n e r a l .

T o c o n s i d e r s u c h e f f e c t s , a meeting i s being h e l d o n Thursday 1st Feb at 12.45 pm in the ICWA lounge. It i s hoped that v i e w s w i l l be presented, s o that they can be i n c l u d e d in the A P .

So p l e a s e come a l o n g and s p e a k your m i n d .

THOENIX I C s l i t e r a r y / a r t s m a g a z i n e w i l l h o p e f u l l y be p u b l i s h e d a t E a s t e r . If you have a n y d r a w i n g s , c a r t o o n s , p h o t o s , poems, prose, g r a p h i c s , short s t o r i e s , longer short s t o r i e s , s e r i o u s s o c i a l comment, l e s s s e r i o u s s o c i a l comment, d e s i g n s , v e r s e or any c o m b i n a t i o n thereof, it w o u l d be very w e l c o m e . P H O E N I X i s your m a g a z i n e t o o , it i s not o n l y intended to show you what the rest of u s can d o , but a l s o to show the rest of u s what you c a n d o . H e l p to prove that I . C . is n o t a c u l t u r a l d e s e r t , leave your c o n t r i b u t i o n in t h e P h o e n i x f i l e , on the board on the right a s you enter the F E L I X o f f i c e .

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The latest news from I j C . ' s up and coming a s i n g l e m e e t i n g . While others, f i n d i n g the f i r s t meeting of l a s t term s o p r o v o k i n g , have sensation. Alexander the Great, Captain James Cook, Mungo Parke, Christopher Col- w a l k e d off into the w i l d s and have n e v e r been seen s i n c e ( l ) . umbus, Burke and Wills, and Marco Polo to B a c k to s a n i t y and truth, the e x pl o r a t i on name but a few legendary figures, have all s o c i e t y had a very a c t i v e l i s t of e v e n t s last at one time or another been members of the term - over one a week on a v e r a g e . T h e I.C. Exploration Society. T h e extraordinary s o c i e t y i s a meeting ground for a l l people and phenomenal interest e x p r e s s e d by meminterested in e x p l o r i n g , and i s not a c o l l e g e bers of the c o l l e g e has l i t e r a l l y forced me to put pen to paper and to inform any s a v a g - travel a g e n c y w h i c h s u p p l i e s ' p r e - p a c k a g e d ' h o l i d a y s to e x o t i c p l a c e s for those who r e es lurking out there in the w i l d s who may q u e s t t h e m . Instead, it is a very u s e f u l not have heard about this legendayy s o c i e t y to beware of its gripping powers. O n l y recen- means by w h i c h people can get ideas for e x p e d i t i o n s , from where t o g o and w h a t to t l y , s e v e r a l members have been s o overcome do, down to whom to c o n t a c t for such a by the f a s c i n a t i n g l y i n t e r e s t i n g meetings a thing. that they h a v e found it i m p o s s i b l e to m i s s

FISHING TRIP If y o u fancy a n i c e c o d for b r e a k f a s t on a Monday m o r n i n g , why d o n ' t you come for an a l l n i g h t f i s h i n g s e s s i o n with us? We're t h i n k i n g of a trip to the E a s t A n g l a i n c o a s t line (in I . C . transport), to somewhere between H a r w i c h a n d L o w e s t o f t p r o b a b l y on Sat. 3rd-Sunday 4th F e b r u a r y .

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1. Bait digging at low tide on Sat. 2 .Find a nice beach, rock outcrop or pier, whene a few cod may be hanging out.

3. Settle down there for a good night's fishing.

4. Return to I.C. early Sunday Morning and crash out.

— D o n ' t worry about not h a v i n g any t a c k l e ; if y o u ' r e remotely i n t e r e s t e d i n f i s h i n g of any k i n d we w i l l be o n l y too p l e a s e d to meet y o u a n d have you accompany u s . (Note; the s u b s i d i e s a v a i l a b l e s h o u l d make t h i s a w o r t h w h i l e w e e k e n d for any fisherman buggered off w i t h L o n d o n life).

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Meetings last term have c o n s i s t e d of i l l ustrated t a l k s by students who have been on adventures, p r a c t i c a l t a l k s on how to go about p l a n n i n g an e x p e d i t i o n , i n c l u d i n g a one-day s y m p o s i u m in L e e d s on a l l k i n d s of p r a c t i c a l a s p e c t s , a c o u p l e of a s s o c i a ted s t u d i e s t a l k s on p o l a r regions and u n derwater e x p l o r a t i o n , and other sundry e v e n t s . We a l s o c o m b i n e meetings with the R o y a l G e o g r a p h i c a l S o c i e t y (of w h i c h we are corporate members) and these meetings have v a r i e d from t a l k s about v o l c a n o e s , to t a l k s about e x p e d i t i o n f i l m m a k i n g . A l l meetings have i n c l u d e d s l i d e s or f i l m s a s w e l l .

T h e i n d u s t r i a l a c t i o n by d r i v e r s and atten» dants of the L o n d o n A m b u l a n c e S e r v i c e , who There are many unique f a c i l i t i e s at I . C . are members o f N A L G O l a s t Monday, left for the p r o s p e c t i v e e x p l o r e r . T h e I . C. e x L o n d o n w i t h o u t i t s emergency a m b u l a n c e ploration B o a r d , w h i c h c o n s i s t s of student service. union r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s and members of the T o g e t h e r w i t h the S t . J o h n ' s A m b u l a n c e a c a d e m i c staff and o l d student a s s o c i a t i o n s , B r i g a d e and the R o y a l Army M e d i c a l Corp e x i s t s to provide g u i d a n c e , a d v i c e and f i n the R e d C r o s s h e l p e d to provide c o v e r for a n c i a l support towards an adventure. T h i s , emergencies o v e r that p e r i o d . > together with the R . G . S . , Y o u n g E x p l o r e r s ' T h e i r a c t i o n w a s c o n f i n e d to " l i f e o r death' T r u s t ( a l s o a t the R . G . S . ) w h i c h can deal emergency o n l y and response w a s f o l l o w i n g with any problem, means that a w e a l t h of requests from the p o l i c e or doctors o n l y . a s s i s t a n c e of every kind i s a v a i l a b l e . T o T h e v o l u n t a r y s e r v i c e s made i t q u i t e find out more (and t o stop boring y o u any c l e a r that their a c t i o n was in no way intendfurther) come along to any m e e t i n g . We a d e d to b e " s t r i k e b r e a k i n g " but w a s p u r e l y v e r t i s e in F E L I X " W h a t ' s O n " and T o p i c humanitarian i n i n t e n t i o n . It i s c l e a r that and w e ' l l put you on our m a i l i n g l i s t if you without the f i r s t c l a s s work of the L o n d o n A m b u l a n c e S e r v i c e , the safety and w e l l being drop a note to one of the f o l l o w i n g c o m m ittee members: of the p o p u l a t i o n of our c a p i t a l w o u l d be in jeopardy.

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E a c h trip h a s had a s p e c i f i c aim such a s c l i m b i n g some m o u n t a i n s , d i s c o v e r i n g a cave s y s t e m , w h i l e many others have i n v o l v e d s t u d i e s of c e r t a i n a s p e c t s of B i o l o g y , M e t eorology, A r c h a e o l o g y , Geology and S o c i a l B e h a v i o u r (to name but a few). Due to the fact that most of the money comes from sponsors s u c h a s i n d u s t r i a l firms and c h a r i t i e s , it i s n e c e s s a r y " t o do s o m e t h i n g w o r t h w h i l e " on the e x p e d i t i o n , and not j ust to roam about in some far-away p l a c e . T h e re are several e x p e d i t i o n s being o r g a n i s e d for next summer.

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A r i s t o t l e based h i s political philosophy largely upon h i s work on e t h i c s ; t h i s a t t i tude towards p o l i t i c s i s nowadays g e n e r a l l y ignored as being irrelevant in the " r e a l w o r I d " . T h i s c o u l d w e l l ex plain why t h e c o u n â&#x20AC;˘ try i s in s u c h a sorry p o l i t i c a l state ; the present s i t u a t i o n does not even conform t o M a c h i a v e l l i ' s p r i n c i p l e s i n c e n o body h a s any very c l e a r a i m s in mind . Whi le I do not go s o f a r a s s o m e h i s t o r i a n s in s u g g e s t i n g that the l a c k of e t h i c s in modern p o l i t i c s i s due e n t i r e l y to the influence of L l o y d G e o r ge, there i s no room to doubt that he w a s completely without e t h i c s .

T h i s d o e s not detract from h i s s o c i a l a c h ievements w h i c h make him one of our foremost s o c i a l reformers; but it is to be remem bered that no o n e man, and e s p e c i a l l y a pol i t i c i a n , c a n d e v i s e a s o c i a l p o l i c y . In the late 19th and e a r l y 20th c e n t u r i e s there were many l i b e r a l s o c i a l p h i l o s o p h e r s who s u g g e s t e d s o c i a l reforms w h i c h they c o n s i d e r e d were required to improve s o c i e t y . L l o y d G e o r g e merely put t h i s p r e v i o u s work into p r a c t i c e . T o do t h i s he had to use h i g h l y q u e s t i o n a b l e methods s u c h a s threatening to c r e a t e enough l i b e r a l peers to p a s s the n e c e s s a r y l e g i s l a t i o n through the L o r d s .

T h i s contempt of e s t a b l i s h e d i n s t i t u t i o n s a p p l i e d n o t only to those q u e s t i o n a b l e ones l i k e the H o u s e o f L o r d s but t o others, l e s s c o n t r o v e r s i a l , and u l t i m a t e l y the l i b e r a l par'Ashanti' Michael Caine in ty i t s e l f . T h e very fact that L l o y d George o b t a i n e d s o much power before h e d i d a n y behaving a s h i s great p r e d e c e s s o r G l a d s t o n e < t h i n g u s e f u l i s an i n d i c a t i o n of h i s nature. when t h e latter, forced to u s e o f f i c i a l mail T h e p o l i c i e s w h i c h put h i m i n t o office were for a p r i v a t e letter, had later torn up a stamp. r e f l e c t i o n s o f p r e v i o u s l i b e r a l work; o n c e in L l o y d George u l t i m a t e l y destroyed the o f f i c e , a s c h a n c e l l o r , he u s e d h i s p o s i t i o n liberal party when he attempted to extend the to o b t a i n even greater power, becoming at war time c o a l i t i o n beyond the end of the war the o u t s e t of w a r , m i n i s t e r of m u n i t i o n s and and thus perpetuate h i s own government. H e f i n a l l y prime m i n i s t e r . T h e u s e of m a n i p u l a - ; a l i e n a t e d h a l f of h i s party w h i c h refused to tion and oratory, in both of w h i c h he e x c e l support the government; he d i d not mend the l e d , to augment h i s power w i t h o u t any very breach, an i n d c a t i o n that he d i d not c a r e p r e c i s e p o l i c y , apart from the vague s t a t e about the fate of h i s own party. T h u s when ment ' t o w i n the w a r ' , i s an example of the the c o n s e r v a t i v e s left h i m , h e had no means u n e t h i c a l aature o f p o l i t i c s w h i c h he h e l p e d to c o n t i n u e g o v e r n i n g s i n c e there w a s no introduce into t h i s country and w h i c h h a s longer any u n i t e d l i b e r a l party. A n d soon p e r s i s t e d ever s i n c e . One cannot imagine hm there w o u l d hardly be any l i b e r a l party in

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T h e N U P E demonstration s u c c e e d e d in maki ng me late for the P r e s s Show of " A s h a n t i " ( A A , L e i c e s t e r Sq . O d e o n ) . T h i s comes hot of the t a i l of " C a p r i c o r n - O n e " in that it c l a i m s to be even more e x c i t i n g and important a s it c o u l d w e l l be based a r ound the u n t h i n k a b l e . O n t h i s o c c a s i o n it i s the e x i s t e n c e of a present-day s l a v e trade from West A f r i c a to the land of P e r s i a n K i n g s . Michael C a i n e , playing a Doctor w o r ki ng for the W H O , i s on the trail of h i s abducted w i f e . Through the t r o p i c a l f o r e s t s and desert, S u l e i m a n ( P e t e r U s t i n o v ) is s h a dowed u n t i l t h e e v e n t u a l c l i m a x . P r i v a t e l y funded, and d i r e c t e d by R i c h a r d F l e i s c h e r the o b j e c t i o n a b l e fact of t h i s f i l m i s that it is a s e x p l o i t i v e of the negros a s the a c t i o n it portrays.

It reminded me s o much of the d e s p i c a b l e ' S l a v e r s ' of a few months b a c k .

F i l m makers t h e m s e l v e s , s e e the A f r i c a n a s nothing more than s e x objects and merchants of b l a c k magic, g i v i n g them no character and no human r e s p o n s e s . S e c o n d l y , in t h i s present d a y , c i n e m a high adventure u n f o r tunately a l w a y s seems to mean graduitous v i o l e n c e and s c e n e s of s i c k n e s s . Next week I hope to review " M a g i c " ( X , Odeon HaymaF ket) d i r e c t e d by R i c h a r d A t t e n b o r o u g h .

Roger Stotesbury Eds note -this article was originally entitled "Getting Down and getting on."

Sorry, Roger. the face of the r i s i n g labour party'. T h e G r eek F a t a l i s t s m a i n t a i n e d that w h a t s o e v e r a man loved most w o u l d u l t i m a t e l y destroy h i m ; L l o y d G e o r g e ' s career i s a s p l e n d i d e x e m p l i f i c a t i o n of t h i s i r o n i c a l a t t i t u d e .

Therefore the tendency of those recent h i s t o r i a n s to p r a i s e L l o y d George, or at l e a s t ignore h i s l a c k of e t h i c s - a r e doing a great d i s - s e r v i c e to the l i b e r a l party; he was a l i b e r a l only in name, but a power s e e k e r in p r a c t i c e .

A recent e x a m p l e of t h i s form of h a g i o graphy i s J o h n G r i g g ' s " L l o y d G e o r g e " T h e P e o p l e ' s C h a m p i o n 1902-1911.

Frank James

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To the m a s s e s s I.C. IV v I.C. Ill (6 - 3 ) !!!

T h i s i s to certify that the A t h l e t i c C l u b s C o m m i t t e e a c t u a l l y e x i s t s and does perform c e r t a i n f u n c t i o n s for I . C . U .

Y e s , they f i n a l l y d i d it - the fourths proved, (beyond a l l doubt), that t h e i r v i c t o r y o v e r the t h i r d s in the f i r st match of the s e a s o n w a s The r e a s o n for me (the c h a i r t h i n g ) to inform a l l o f y o u about not a f l u k e , by w i n n i n g a g a i n . (this i s b e c a u s e c e r t a i n rumours have r e a c h e d my wonderful ears A m a z i n g performances by Rutherford ( i t ' s that man again), L a m that A . C . C . does n o t e x i s t . T h e rumours s t a r t e d w h e n a l l references bert and C o b r i n (and less a m a z i n g performances by the thirds - R e e d s , t o the A . C . C . d i s a p p e a r d from o f f i c i a l I . C . U . handouts ( w a s i t that S t e a n , A n s a h ) produced t h i s form-book upset, putting the fourths ' y a c h t c l u b ' had p u s h e d M a r y A . too far and that I . C . U . e x e c , p l a n c l e a r of t h e t h i r d s and in a good 2nd p l a c e in d i v . 6 . (I w a s fortun - n e d to purge the A . C . C . from their r a n k s ? ) . T h e o r i g i n a l rumours ate to have been dropped for t h i s match !) that s o m e t h i n g w a s wrong w e r e greatly enhanced by the fact that, at the l a s t A . C . C . general m e e t i n g , none of the gathered c a p t a i n s , were I.C. II v N . C . B . Ill (8-1) (away) seen to move or h e a r d to s a y a n y t h i n g for o v e r an h o u r . H o w e v e r , Ian R e e d , (of 3rd team fame - s e e above) p l a y e d e a r l i e r for the t h i s fact s h o u l d be t o t a l l y ignored on the grounds that t h i s i s the s e c o n d s and won a l l three of h i s games! M a r l i n h o w e v e r (2nd team n a t u r a l state o f most o f them and the rest were s i l e n c e d by two o f capt.) d i d not and T y e won three y e t a g a i n . the A . C . C . e x e c , who i n s i s t e d on c o m m u n i c a t i n g w i t h one a n d other I.C. IV v G a i n s f o r d VI (2-7) (Home) by b a r k i n g (as in " w o o f ! woof !).

T h i s w a s a top-of-the-table c l a s h of gargantuan proportions (I T h e A . C . C . e x e c , now have s o many p o s i t i v e w a v e s that they w i l l w i s h I c o u l d s t o p t h i s d r i v e l ! ) w h i c h the fourths l ost v a l i a n t l y s u r v i v e a l l attempts by I . C . U . e x e c , to ignore u s i n the b l a t a n t hope Rutherford won the t w o games (we w i l l have to drop h i m - h e ' s w i n - that we w i l l s i m p l y go away. n i n g too many matches) but they were a l l c l o s e l y c o n t e s t e d . F i n a l l y I hope to inform you p r e s e n t l y what the function of A . C . C . i s , but I d i s c o v e r e d that the firsts beat D a v i e s , L a i n g and D i c k two w e e k s i f y o u are d y i n g to s e t up a sports c l u b that I C U d o e s n ' t a l r e a d y ago by 7 games t o 2 , but l ost by t h e same margin to B . S . C . 3 3 C l u b have (we do have a ten p i n b o w l i n g club) or y o u want to k n o w a n y I l a s t w e e k . T h i s w a s a d i s a p p o i n t i n g r e s u l t after the recent good t h i n g about the s p o r t s c l u b s I . C . U . or U . L . U . h a v e then p l e a s e ' find run the f i r s t s were h a v i n g . me i n the U n i o n O f f i c e any l u n c h t i m e a n d a s k a w a y . L o v e , A n d another " f i n a l l y " , I hope anyone daft enough to read the Clyde report h a d a s much fun t h i s w e e k e n d a s I d i d .

P S : a c t u a l name not g i v e n i n c a s e M i k e E l k i n manages to s p e l l i t Superhewk (Physics II and bar-Union, that is). r i g h t when h e s e n d s me h i s w i e r d l o v e l e t t e r s .

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The fact that we arrived with fourteen players didn't seem to matter, as they only had eleven. Unfortunately, the other four turned up and our coach driver didn't want a game so we started a man short.

T h e y won the t o s s , and made us defend the end w i t h a l l the l i t t l e bumps. T h e f i r s t h a l f was very s t a t i c , the b a l l b e i n g i n our h a l f most of the t i m e . T h e i r N o . 10 o b l i g i n g l y m i s s e d two p e n a l t i e s , e a c h from about 40 yds o u t . G o l d s m i t h s c o n t i n u e d to a p p l y the p r e s s u r e , and there w a s one dangerous bit about ten m i n u t e s before h a l f t i m e , when it seemed as i f they h a d to s c o r e , but our defence h e l d f i r m .

H a l f time came and went, but we d i d n ' t see any oranges (you even get those at H a r l i n g t o n ) . In the s e c o n d h a l f , it seemed as i f we h a d j u s t been u s i n g the f i r s t h a l f for warming u p . We k e p t the b a l l i n their h a l f m u c h more, a n d f i n a l l y , after about 25 m i n u t e s , Ni ck C a r r scored under the p o s t s from a s c r u m , f i v e y a r d s out. The try was c o n v e r t e d . The match w a s by no means over though, and i t must be s a i d that G o l d s m i t h s ' threw e v e r y t h i n g they h a d at us (the w a t e r b u c k e t , corner f l a g s , a k i t b a g ...), and a l though they came at u s w i t h a two man overlap about four t i m e s , they c o u l d not f i n d a way through.

T h e f i n a l w h i s t l e b l e w l e a v i n g the score 6-0, a thouroughly d e s e r v e d v i c t o r y for I . C . , w h o , it must be remembered w e r e p l a y i n g with one m a n short, and three new p l a y e r s i n the p a c k . Sorry, I c a n ' t remember the team, Ace sports writer Liam Gartside

Football 2nds to Replay LSE L . S . E . 2nd XI 1 I.C. 2nd XI 1 (The s e c o n d t h r i l l i n g instalment of the G r i p p i n g Saga of I . C . ' s 2nd X l ' s Road to Cup Glory).

After some i n i t i a l w o r r i e s as to whether the I . C . team had a c t u a l l y remembered that they were p l a y i n g L . S . E . , our i l l u s t r i o u s heroes set off (at very high speed) for L . S . E . ' s ground. Many train changes later b e l i e v e it or not 12 I . C . p l a y e r s a r r i v e d at M a r y l a n d s on time! C o u l d t h i s run of s u c c e s s c o n t i n u e into the game was the q u e s t i o n being w h i s p e r e d in the c o r r i d o r s around |.C!s d r e s s i n g room.

In the f i r st h a l f I..C. looked l i k e a team p l a y i n g for money with everybody l o o k i n g and running for the ball ( e x c e pt N . P r i c e w i n w a s n u r s i n g an injury w h i c h he d i d n ' t want to t a l k about). When L . S . E . a t t a c k e d they found that B . Hatton had marked t h e i r centreforward out of the game, w h i c h undoubtably took some of the bite out of t h e i r a t t a c k s , K . R e e v e , in the middle of the defence, c o n t r o l l e d IC in a way w h i c h c o u l d only be d e s cribed as manly.

I . C . ' s a t t a c k and m i d - f i e l d p r e s s u r i z e d the L . S . E . defence by k i c k i n g the ball into their h a l f . T h i s e v e n t u a l l y p a i d off in the later s t a g e s of the f i r s t half when a good through ball by M . H a s h m i found P . L e a n e y who, w h i l e h o l d i n g off two defenders, s l o t t ed the ball p a s t the o n c o m i n g L . S . E . keepei: Unperturbed, I.C. p l a y e d on w e l l to remain in front at h a l f t i m e.

The s e c o n d h a l f , however, w a s a different s t o r y . L . S . E . a t t a c k e d I . C . ' s defence c o n -

Captain Regains Form?

After the fiasco of Wednesday when the Cross-Country Club could only turn out five runners and the opposition three, there was hope that things would be better on Saturday. However, even with the help of U . L . only six people turned up for the race.

T h e s i x turned up at the c h a n g i n g rooms of the M e t r o p o l i t a n P o l i c e at H a y e s , K e n t .

After c h a n g i n g they set off for the s t a r t .

Our problems s t a r t e d h e r e . O n l y five of the team made it to the correct s t a r t . It seem -ed that there were two r a c e s , s t a r t i n g not 200 y a r d s from e a c h other.

T h e two r a c e s s t a r t e d . It w a s soon o b v i o u s that the U n i v e r s i t y team was g o i n g to be a n i h i l a t e d by not o n l y the P o l i c e , but a l s o H e r c u l e s Wimbledon, the other team we were c o m p e t i ng a g a i n s t . Jim Meades steamed off w i t h the leaders and s t a y e d with them to the end, where he f i n i s h e d 5 t h . B R y a n A c f o r d and Ian A l v e y a l s o shot off, but Ian faded b a d l y .

T h e s e c o n d of our runners w a s the a f o r e mentioned B R y a n in 13th. The rest w e r e R i c h ' B a n a n a ' H a r r i n g t o n in 18th, M a u r i c e ' L o n g John S i l v e r ' Wilson in 20th and f i n a l l y , keeping a broody eye on h i s team from the rear, ' C a p t a i n ' Ian A l v e y . After the race he vowed it was time to c o l l e c t h i s p e n s i o n Much of the o p p o s i t i o n seemed to have connections with I C C C C . M i c k F u l l e r , a sometime i n h a b i t a n t of R C M bar, got h i s s e c o n d w i n d after 2 0 y a r d s and f i n i s h e d 2 n d . S t e v e Webb w a s 11th and Stu L i t t l e wood 14th. Ian Isherwood, w e a r i n g h i s new ' t r a f f i c - l i g h t ' gear, w a s 16th and P e t e Barry, of somewhere in the H u x l e y B u i l d i n g , was 17th.

T o s u m m a r i z e , we were beaten by o u r s e l v e s , and the c o u r s e . I n c i d e n t a l l y , J o h n Whitehouse s t i l l d o e s n ' t know w h i c h race he ran, but s a i d "It was a good course, I enjoyed myself and managed to catch some people towards the end."

Commencing Monday 5th February, open to a l l members of Imperial C o l l e g e Badminton C l u b , Men's Singles, Ladies Singles, Men's Doubles, Ladies Doubles, Mixed Doubles Competitions.

A l l events w i l l be handicapped and trophies w i l l be award ed to the winner(s) of each competition. The entry fee w i l l be 20 p. per person per e v e n t .

Further information, entries and membership obtainable from: Vic Bevan (Physics HI), Mick Jackson (Physics II), Neil Marks (Maths III)

t i n u o u s l y , s t i l l I . C . were unworred. T h e f i n i s h i n g of L . S . E . w a s not a s good as it s h o u l d have been, but they came c l o s e from a free k i c k lifted o v e r the I . C . w a l l w h i c h A . Betts tipped onto the c r o s s - b a r .

L . S . E . e v e n t u a l l y hit the target with a f l i c k e d shot (which w a s e i t h e r w e l l taken or lucky depending on w h i c h s i d e you were on) into the top corner of I . C . ' s g o a l .

L . S . E . ' s s u p e r i o r f i t n e s s s h o w e d more and more a s the game went o n . E v e n s o , I . C . managed to put the ball in t h e i r o p p o n e n t s ' net twice - but they were d i s a l l o w e d for off-side.

N . P r i c e e v e n t u a l l y had to be r e p l a c e d by C . Beer, due to a very s e v e r e a t t a c k of cramp (so he s a i d ) .

When the final w h i s t l e came the s c o r e s were s t i l l l e v e l , the big q u e s t i o n now w a s that should e x t r a time be p l a y e d , a t i r e d I . C . team s a i d no and s u g g e s t e d L . S . E . c o n tinue without them. A replay w a s e v e n t u a l l y d e c i d e d upon, s o I . C . have to go through it a l l a g a i n , the t e n s i o n , the k n o c k s and the d i s a p p o i n t m e n t of not being a b l e to find the bar!

A . Betts I.C. Team: A. Betts, N. Price Reeve, B. Hatton, M. Hashmi, Hiccolls, C. Whiteside (capt), Leaney, D. Parsons

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ORIENTEERING T h e S e c o n d Sunday of term saw the o r i e n teering c l u b s e t t i n g for a rather unique event at H a n l e y Common Surrey. T h e e v e n t was rather n o v e l i n that a l l the c o m p e t i t i o n set off at once but on d i f f e r i n g c o u r s e s of a s i m i l a r nature and l e n g t h . T h e open h e a t h land a n d m a s s start of 250 p e o p l e l e d to a very fast race w h i c h w a s o n l y p a r t i a l l y s l o w e d by the m i s t .

The b e s t performance of the day was that of Steve K i r k i n 2 n d P l a c e , c l o s e l y f o l l o w e d

by Dave R o s e n in 6 t h P l a c e , Andy Q u i c k f a l l d i d w e l l to f i n i s h in 33rd p l a c e w i t h Gary L o n g h u r s t a n d N i g e l Ward a l s o r u n n i n g w e l l , and the e v e n t was greatly e n j o y e d by the I . C . members a n d other U . L . O . C . members t h a t went.

D e t a i l s of e v e n t s i n c l u d i n g a " c o m e and try i t " event at H a m p s t e a d H e a t h , for newcomers to the sport, are on the c l u b n o t i c e board i n the Union B u i l d i n g or a v a i l a b l e at c l u b meetings on Fridays at 12.30 the S.C.R. Gary Longhurst

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L a s t T u e s d a y ' s edition of F O R W A R D !, the newspaper of Imperial College L i b e r a l Club led with an article stating that the Exec had 'chickened out' over the refectory boycott. The paper believes that College still needs to be convinced as to how bad the food really is - and an efficient, well-organised 24 hour boycott seems to be the only way to do this.

F O R W A R D J , i n a paragraph on H u g h B a r r e t t ' s i n v o l v e m e n t w i t h L o n d o n S t u d e n t T r a v e l n o t e s that he h a s g i v e n r e p e a t e d a s s u r a n c e s that h e w o u l d r e s i g n h i s d i r e c t o r s h i p on l e a v i n g o f f i c e a s P r e s i d e n t of I C U . H u g h i s c r i t i c i s e d b e c a u s e h e " h a s made l i t t l e effort h i m s e l f to vstimulate a n y i n t e r e s t " in g e t t i n g s u i t a b l e p e o p l e to s i t o n the L S T b o a r d w h i l e r e m a i n i n g a d i r e c t o r of the c o m p a n y .

A n o t h e r i t e m i n F O R W A R D ! d i s c u s s e d the ' M e d i a at I C ' . T h e a r t i c l e o p e n s by s t a t i n g that we a r e very fortunate at I m p e r i a l i n that w e h a v e three q u i t e e x c e l l e n t m e d i a s e r v i c e s i n F E L I X , I C R a d i o a n d S T O I C . It c o n t i n u e s by g i v i n g i t s o w n a n s w e r s to the q u e s t i o n , " A r e we- g e t t i n g the most out of t h e m ? " T h e c r i t i c i s m of p r o d u c t i o n , s t a f f a n d p e r s o n a l a s p e c t s p r o v o k e d i m m e d i a t e a n d angry r e s p o n s e e s p e c i a l l y from I C R a d i o and S T O I C .

A l t h o u g h there are a l l round c r i t i c i s m s i n F O R W A R D ! the m e d i a are p a r t i c u l a r l y u p s e t . It l o o k s a s i f t h i s t o p i c w i l l d r a g on for s o m e t i m e . A n o f f i c i a l P r e s s R e l e a s e from I C L i b e r a l C l u b i s p r i n t e d . b e low. issue The article on 'Media at IC' which appeared in the January of FORWARD '.contained the suggestion that the National Westminster Bank might be offering IC Radio a sum in excess of £1000 in exchange for advertising their branch in the Sherfield Building, and this was followed by a discussion on how such money - if offeredshould be spent-. This was reported as a rumour. Rumours remain as such until discounted by fact. In this case, it appears that a misunderstanding may have arisen and we are now convinced that such a suggestion has no foundation in fact.

The same article alsoi discussed the editorial nature of STOIC, and the opinions expressed, we feel, were fully justified.

The Committee of IC Liberal Club appointed Paul Fairbairn as Editor of FORWARD! and entrusted him with responsibility for ensuring, to the best of his ability, that the views expressed generally reflect the views of members of the Club as a whole.

Articles, therefore, do not express individual points of view, and are not credited to particular contributors.

This has been so for every edition of FORWARD! in -its two years of publication.

It is our view that individual opinions should be put through FELIX or other IC Union media.

The right to criticise both organisations and individuals in the public eye should be upheld at all cost.

F O R W A R D ! - S T O I C ' s Reply I was most annoyed to see that an article published recently in F O R W A R D ! - the news paper of IC Liberal Club - contained a l l e g a tions about the management and editorial control of S T O I C .

I feel it i s important to point out that the c o n t r o l of S T O I C i s to t a l l y in the h a n d s of its s t u d e n t m e m b e r s h i p . C o l i n G r i m s h a w , the s t u d i o staff member, h a s the role of purely a t e c h n i c a l s u p e r v i s o r , and he i s o n l y c o n c e r n e d w i t h the d i r e c t i o n of programmes i . e . v i s ual and a u d i o q u a l i t y . E x p e r i e n c e in t h i s s p e c i a l i s t f i e l d t a k e s a llong time to a c q u i r e , and C o l i n ' s c o u l d not be m a t c h e d by any of our m e m b e r s . It i s a l s o a C o l l e g e rule that one of the s t u d i o staff be present at a l l t i m e s w h i l s t - S T O I C are t h e r e : C o l i n , who i s C o l l e g e staff (not e m p l o y e d by E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g a s s t a t e d in F O R W A R D ! ) , i s in fact the o n l y person q u a l i f i e d in C o l l e g e to a s s i s t in s u c h a manner. W h i l s t w e m a i n t a i n t e c h n i c a l c o n t r o l , we feel that C o l i n ' s a d v i c e h a s a l w a y s been a major f a c t o r in the h i g h t e c h n i c a l s t a n d a r d of our programmes, and it i s very m u c h a p p r e c i a t e d .

C o n c e r n i n g the comment that ' S T O I C . . . s h y away from m a t e r i a l of a s e r i o u s n a t u r e ' I w o u l d l i k e to remind the author that the l a s t two e d i t i o n s h a v e c o n t a i n e d i t e m s on I C U e l e c t i o n s , A S T M S d i s p u t e , h o u s i n g and a c c o m m o d a t i o n p r o b l e m s , refectory p r i c e s and the threat e ne d N U P E s t r i k e . P e r s o n a l l y I w o u l d regard t h e s e a s s e r i o u s .

It h a s been put forward in d e f e n c e of the a r t i c l e that F O R W A R D ! i s regarded a s a j o k e by IC s t u d e n t s . H o w e v e r , I feel t h i s i s not the c a s e , a n d a n y t h i n g a s s o c i a t i n g i t s e l f w i t h the L i b e r a l P a r t y , w h i c h i s d e f i n e t e l y not a j o k e , i s g o i n g to be read in a l l s e r i o u s n e s s .

A more d i s t u r b i n g a s p e c t of t h i s feature i s that it w a s w r i t t e n a n o n y m o u s l y by a member of I C U P u b l i c a t i o n s Board ( S T O I C ' S g o v e r n i n g b o d y ) . It s e e m s very unfortunate that a member o L a n I C U major s u b c o m m i t t e e f e e l s frightened to o p e n l y c r i t i c i s e another member o r g a n i z a t i o n of that c o m m i t t e e and h a s to resort to anonymous d e f a m a t i o n and n o n - c o n s t r u c t i v e c r i t i c i s m .

O b v i o u s l y S T O I C h a s r e c e n t l y been through a d e m o r a l i s i n g few months c a u s e d by the A S T M S d i s p u t e , and r e s u l t i n g in a d i m i n i s h e d m e m b e r s h i p , but the s t a t e m e n t ' T o be frank, there s e e m s l i t t l e hope of improvement' I s , I f e e l , t o t a l l y u n j u s t i f i e d .

Paul Johnson Chairman, STOIC P S A l s o , p l e a s e note that d e s p i t e a l l e g a t i o n s of b e i n g u n i m a g i n a t i v e a n d h a v i n g no forward p l a n n i n g , S T O I C t r a n s m i t t e d the f i r s t in a s e r i e s of many of a t o t a l l y new T u e s d a y programme t h i s w e e k .

T h e y w i l l feature many of the C l u b s a n d S o c i e t i e s at I C and w e have r e c e i v e d a lot of i n t e r e s t c o n c e r n i n g t h e s e .

Eds note ; Roger Stotesbury has never made any secret of the fact that he wrote that article as an individual.

I feel that to have put his position in the Union at the foot of the article would have implied that it was the opinion of Pub. Board as a whole which would be wrong.

contd. from front page Mary A t t e n b o r o u g h c l a i m s that p r i c e s s h o u l d o n l y have gone up by h a l f t h e s e a m o u n t s a s b a s i c food p r i c e s form o n l y h a l f of the c o s t of the refectory s e r v i c e . O t h e r c o s t s s u c h a s staff w a g e s , e q u i p m e nt, e l e c t r i c i t y and gas are u n a f f e c t e d by i n c r e a s e d food c o s t s and so the amount p a i d by the c u s t o m e r for t h e s e e l e m e n t s s h o u l d remain unchanged.

Committee Chairman Professor When the r e g u l a t o r w a s set up E i l o n refused to a l l o w a vote on it w a s u n d e r s t o o d that its u s e t h i s p r o p o s a l s a y i n g thav he would w o u l d be l i m i t e d to the c o s t of f o o d . T h e m i n u t e s of the R e f e c t - " n o t a l l o w the C o m m i t t e e to take ory F i n a n c e S u b c o m m i t t e e of that i r r e s p o n s i b l e d e c i s i o n s " . H e t i m e record that: " A f t e r much dis- m a i n t a i n e d that t h i s w a s a c o m p l e t e l y new p r o p o s a l w h i c h w o u l d c u s s i o n the C o m m i t t e e d e c i d e d that it w o u l d be w r o n g to use the f i r s t have to be d i s c u s s e d by the Finance Subcommittee. He also r e g u l a t o r to c o v e r c o s t s o t h e r refused to permit the s u s p e n s i o n than r i s e s in food p r i c e s " . B u t of the r e g u l a t o r p e n d i n g a d e c i s i n c e t h a t t i m e r i s e s in the F T ' s i o n a s to i t s future u s e . H o w e v G r o c e r y Index h a v e r e s u l t e d in e q u i v a l e n t o v e r a l l r i s e s in r e f e c - er, D o m e s t i c S e c r e t a r y C a p t a i n L i n d l e y i n t i m a t e d that the r e g u tory p r i c e s .

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Peter C r i c k i s R e c t o r of D e n h a m near U x b r i d g e . B e f o r e he w a s o r d a i n e d he s p e n t four y e a r s in the army. H e w a s for four y e a r s a Y o u t h O f f i c e r i n the D i o c e s e of O x f o r d . H e i s a f a n a t i c a l s a i l o r , he hates gardening and l o v e s reading. A s an e x - a e t h e i s t he i s c o n v i n c e d that C h r i s t i a n i t y w o r k s and d r a m a t i c a l l y e n h a n c es l i f e . H e ' s equally c o n v i n c e d i t ' s not j u s t about b e i n g ' g o o d ' . B e i n g 6 ' 2 " and 15 s t o n e , he t r i e s h a r d to c o m m u n i c a t e so a s not to i n t i m i d a t e . W w i s h h i m w e l l a s he attempts to do so t h i s w e e k a t the R o y a l C o l l e g e of M u s i c a n d at the C h a p laincy House in Holland Road.

Peter Flint h a s been here b e f o r e ! H e w o r k e d for n i n e months i n the B i o c h e m i s t r y P i l o t P l a n t at I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e a n d then d i d a B i o c h e m i s t r y a n d C h e m i s t r y degree a t Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h C o l l e g e w h e n he w a s an a c t i v e member of the West L o n don C h a p l a i n c y . S i n c e then he h a s been s t u d y i n g at M a n s f i e l d C o l l e g e , O x f o r d for the m i n i s t r y o f the U n i t e d R e f o r m e d C h u r c h . A t p r e s e n t he i s student p a s t o r of a c h u r c h i n the q u a i n t B u c k i n g h a m shire v i l l a g e of B r i l l . I b i s w e e k w e ' l l be s e n d i n g h i m b a c k to h i s o l d c o l l e g e Q E C i n a different r o l e .

David Skitt w a s born i n 1954 in B l a c k p o o l . H e w o r k e d i n l o c a l government for some time then w e n t to U n i v e r s i t y C o l l ege L o n d o n w h e r e he s t u d i e d L a w . H e i s fond of sport, e s p e c i a l l y c r i c k e t , a n d l i k e s l i s t e n i n g to the m u s i c of E l v i s P r e s l e y and Joe B r o w n . H e is in h i s final y e a r o f t r a i n i n g for the m i n i s t r y of the U n i t e d R e f o r m e d C h u r c h at M a n s f i e l d C o l l e g e , O x f o r d . H e t e l l s u s that h e ' s g e t t i n g m a r r i e d to a b e a u t i f u l s c h o o l t e a c h e r n e x t A p r i l , but for the moment h e ' l l be s a f e i n the a l l m a l e s t r o n g h o l d of H o l b e i n and B e r n a r d S u n l e y H o u s e s a n d w i t h the staff a n d a d m i n , group at IC.

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John McKechnie i s the v i c a r of a s m a l l p a r i s h i n R e a d i n g . H e w a s i n the R A F for a short time a n d then w a s o r d a i n e d i n 1955. H e l e c t u r e d in a t h e o l o g i c a l c o l l e g e for four y e a r s but h a s s p e n t the r e s t o f h i s m i n i s t r y in p a r o c h i a l work. H e desc r i b e s h i m s e l f a s an e v a n g e l i c a l by c o n v i c t i o n a n d l o n g p r a c t i c e b e l i e v i n g i n the G o s p e l to h a v e a t r a n s f o r m i n g e f f e c t both i n the l i f e of a n i n d i v i d u a l a n d of a commu n i t y . T h i s w e e k he w i l l be at the H a m l e t Gardens flats, a C h a p l a i n c y House i n F o r m o s a S t . a n d i n the C h e m i s t r y D e p t .

John S t r a n g i s a S c o t s m a n a n d w a s p r e v i o u s l y a member of the C h u r c h of S c o t land. H e studied in Edinburgh, i n C a m b r i d g e a n d i n the U n i t e d S t a t e s . H e h a s been A s s i s t a n t C h a p l a i n to a home for d e l i n q u e n t g i r l s , an e v a n g e l i s t a n d t e a c h er i n N o r t h C a r o l i n a and an A r c h e o l o g i c a l Site Supervisor in Scotland. H e ' s intere s t e d i n p a i n t i n g , the p i a n o , the organ and s w i m m i n g . H e has written a r t i c l e s and some p a p e r s for the World C o u n c i l of C h u r c h e s a n d h a s h a d a book p u b l i s h e d on ' S i l v e r a n d S i l v e r C o l l e c t i n g ' . H e h a s r e c e n t l y e n t e r e d the D o m i n i c a n O r d e r , H e w i l l be s p e n d i n g the w e e k i n M i n i n g a n d S o u t h w e l l student h o u s e s a n d w i t h I C Methodist Society.

Manipulation) Martin Cripps (MicroProcessor Applications) David Ashforth (Christian Robert Wright d i d a d e g r e e i n Modern Studies which included International R e l a t i o n s , Modern H i s t o r y , Strategic Studies and P o l i t i c s at L a n c h e s t e r P o l y t e c h n i c i n C o v e n t r y and then w e n t on to r e a d T h e o l o g y at O x f o r d . O r d a i n e d i n 1973, R o b e r t h a s s e r v e d i n two p a r i s h e s a s c u r a t e and s i n c e September h a s been P r i e s t - i n - c h a r g e of P r e s t w o o d , B u c k i n g h a m s h i r e . H e ' s i n t e r e s t e d in g a r d e n i n g , s q u a s h , m u s i c a n d r e a d i n g . H e s a y s that he h a s a bee i n h i s bonnet that C h r i s t i a n i t y i s not j u s t for k i d s a n d o l d l a d i e s .

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David Cooke t r a i n e d a s a C i v i l a n d M u n i c i p a l E n g i n e e r and then s e r v e d i n the army for n i n e y e a r s . When h e l e f t i n 1960 he w e n t to L i n c o l n T h e o l o g i c a l C o l l e g e , w a s o r d a i n e d , and s i n c e 1970 h a s been R e c t o r of Stone near A y l e s b u r y . H e c l a i m , h i s h o b b i e s are o m p h a l o s c o p y and e t h a n o l , and he s h o u l d get a good c h a n c e to e x e r c i s e both this w e e k i n W i l l i s J a c k son House, a C h a p l a i n c y House i n L a d broke Grove a n d the C i v i l a n d E l e c . E n g .

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Richard Christian i s at p r e s e n t a p r i e s t w i t h the A n g l i c a n c o n g r e g a t i o n at H u r l e y , a v i l l a g e on the T h a m e s n e a r M a r l o w . He i s C h a p l a i n to the B i s h o p of R e a d i n g for Y o u t h and C o m m u n i t y i n v o l v e m e n t and a w a r d e n to a h o u s e of n u n s . A t one time, he w a s w i t h A i r T r a f f i c C o n t r o l in the R A F in S E A s i a . H e has recently t r a v e l l e d i n South A f r i c a , L a t i n A m e r i c a , West I n d i e s and U S A . M a i n i n t e r e s t : l i f e , death a n d s o m e t h i n g to go i n b e t w e e n . H w i l l be s p e n d i n g t h i s week i n S e l k i r k H a l l , a C h a p l a i n c y H o u s e c a l l e d Warrington H a l l and the p o s t - g r a d u a t e group at I C . e

T h e o G i l l w a s born i n N e w Y o r k C i t y a n d brought up i n C a l i f o r n i a a n d S w i t z e r l a n d . H e i s an o r d a i n e d m i n i s t e r of the U n i t e d P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h i n the U S A where he h a s s e r v e d in two c h u r c h e s , one r u r a l , the other in a c i t y . H e came to E n g l a n d i n 1976 to p u r s u e r e s e a r c h i n N e w T e s t a m e n t s t u d i e s a t O x f o r d and to be c o - p a s t o r of T r i n i t y C h u r c h A b i n g d o n ( j oi nt M e t h o d i s t a n d U R C ) . T h e o h a s been m a r r i e d s i x y e a r s a n d l a s t A u g u s t became a d a d . I nt e r e s ts apart from c h a n g i n g n a p p i e s are p o l i t i c s , art h i s t o r y , drama and p s y c h o t h e r a p y . P e r h a p s h e ' l l h a v e a c h a n c e to p u r s u e some of t h e s e t h i s w e e k in Garden H a l l , a c h a p l a i n c y H o u s e i n F o r m o s a Street and the P h y s i c s D e p t . at IC.

Janet Wooton graduated from S t . H i l d a ' s C o l l e g e , O x f o r d in C l a s s i c s i n 1975 and p r o m p t l y got m a r r i e d . She spent a y e a r w o r k i n g for a C h r i s t i a n p u b l i s h i n g company a n d s i n c e then h a s been t r a i n i n g for the m i n i s t r y of the C o n g r e g a t i o n a l C h u r c h . A t p r e s e n t she i s student p a s tor of a c h u r c h i n F a i r f o r d , G l o u c e s t e r s h i r e . Her hobbies include folk s i n g i n g , f o l k d a n c i n g and h i l l w a l k i n g , but t h i s w e e k s h e w i l l be g i v i n g her a t t e n t i o n to Sion H o s t e l and Queen E l i z a b e t h C o l l e g e

CONTACT WEEK C o n t a c t Week i s an annual event o r g a n i s e d by t h e West London C h a p l a i n c y .

In case you d i d n ' t know t h e C h a p l a i n c y o p e r a t e s i n t h r e e c o l l e g e s i n West London; I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e , Queen E l i z a b e t h C o l l e g e and The Royal C o l l e g e o f Music. I t works t h r o u g h a network o f s m a l l groups which meet r e g u l a r l y each week i n t h e h a l l s o f r e s i d e n c e and c o l l e g e departments.

D u r i n g C o n t a c t Week, each o f the groups o f s t u d e n t s a c t s as h o s t t o a member o f t h e C o n t a c t Week Team. The team member w i l l i n most cases be l i v i n g i n a h a l l o f r e s i d e n c e as t h e guest o f the group t h a t meets t h e r e .

As you can see, the team a r e a v a r i e d and i n t e r e s t i n g bunch o f p e o p l e .

Thy w i l l be c o n t r i b u t i n g t h e i r i n s i g h t and experience t o the v a r i o u s i n f o r m a l meetings and d i s c u s s i o n s which w i l l be happening around them. The team a r e not j u s t here f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f t h e r e g u l a r members o f t h e C h a p l a i n c y groups but t o s t i m u l a t e thought and d i s c u s s i o n about e t h i c a l and s p i r i t u a l m a t t e r s g e n e r a l l y i n the h a l l s and departments where they a r e based.

So look out f o r n o t i c e s i n your h a l l o r department and come a l o n g and j o i n i n t h e d i s c u s s i o n , whatever your p o i n t o f v i e w ! We l i k e a good argument!

The C h a p l a i n c y i s o r g a n i s i n g t h r e e s p e c i a l l e c t u r e s t h i s week, two i n IC and one i n QEC. You're sure t o f i n d at l e a s t one o f them o f i n t e r e s t t o you.

Y o u ' l l be v e r y welcome a t any o f the o t h e r e v e n t s , s o c i a l o r s e r i o u s l i s t e d i n the programme.

Sister Joyce. A n A u s t r a l i a n w i t h a degree in C h e m i s t r y from Q u e e n s l a n d U n i v e r s i t y , J o y c e s a m p l e d l i f e a s a h o s p i t a l biochemist before c o m i n g to E n g l a n d i n 1969 to work at W e s t m i n s t e r H o s p i t a l . A y e a r l a t e r she j o i n e d the C o m m u n i t y of S t .

F r a n c i s , a n d has s p e n t the l a s t four years at t h e i r h o u s e i n S a n F r a n c i s c o , w h e r e she w o r k e d a s a h o s p i t a l c h a p l a i n . She w i l l l i v e at Q u e e n A l e x a n d r a H a l l , a n d be a r o u n d the R o y a l C o l l e g e of M u s i c -

D a v i d Trent. A Londoner, David worked a s a p h a r m a c i s t i n a h o s p i t a l before j o i n ing the C a t h o l i c D o m i n i c a n Order of f r i a r s He has a varied educational background, h a v i n g s t u d i e d pharmacy at A s t o n U n i v e r s i t y a n d p h i l o s o p h y at T h e G r e g o r i a n U n i v e r s i t y i n R o m e . D a v i d w i l l be l i v i n g i n B e i t H a l l a n d w i l l be s e e n around the M a t h s Department i n the d a y t i m e .

Ian Stubbs i s an i n d u s t r i a l c h a p l a i n i n S l o u g h . H e i s a member of the L a b o u r P a r t y a n d a great b e l i e v e r in trade u n i o n i s m . H e d i d a c o u r s e on I n d u s t r i a l R e l a t i o n s i n 1976 at the O p e n U n i v e r s i t y . H e w i l l be s h a r i n g out h i s time t h i s w e e k be tw'een Weeks H a l l , a C h a p l a i n c y H o u s e in M e e k S t . a n d the C h e m . E n g . D e p t .

Don Eadie i s a ' l o c a l ' b e i n g a member o f the N o t t i n g H i l l T e a m M i n i s t r y . He w i l l be c o n v e n o r of the C o n t a c t Week T e a m a n d w i l l a l s o r e l a t e to the C h a p l a i n c y H o u s e in L a n s d o w n e C r e s c e n t .

S i s t e r E l e a n o r B r i d g e t . B o r n and brought up in N e w Z e a l a n d , E l e a n o r took a B S c . in A g r i c u l t u r a l S c i e n c e at M a s s e y U n i v e r s i t y , f o l l o w e d by a y e a r at a n A u c k l a n d teacher training c o l l e g e . H a v i n g complete d e i g h t e e n months t r a i n i n g she m o v e d on to W e l l i n g t o n as a G o v e r n m e n t f i s h e r i e s e c o n o m i s t i n v o l v e d i n d e v e l o p i n g a nation al f i s h e r i e s p o l i c y . In 1976 she came to E n g l a n d and j o i n e d the C o m m u n i t y o f S t .

F r a n c i s . She w i l l be l i v i n g i n L i n s t e a d H a l l and be w i t h L i f e S c i e n c e s D e p t . i n IC.

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ON FEELING DEPRESSED Some p o e t - n o doubt the one who s a i d ' A g a r d e n i s a l o a t h s o m e t h i n g G o d wot' - d e s c r i b e d t h i s time of y e a r a s a s e a s o n of m i s t s and y e l l o w u s e l e s s n e s s . It i s a l s o t h e s e a s o n of i n f l u e n z a s , c o l d s and sore t h r o a t s . F o r some p e o p l e i t i s a t i m e for f e e l i n g d e p r e s s e d and t h e i r mood i s l i k e the grey s k y .

We h a v e , I s u p p o s e , a l l f e l t d e p r e s s e d at one time or a n o t h e r .

T h e i n d i v i d u a l depth of our d e s p a i r w i l l vary and the length of time for w h i c h w e h a v e t h i s f e e l i n g of h o p e l e s s n e s s w i l l be c o n s i d e r a b l e - from a few h o u r s to m o n t h s .

a l o n g the nerve by a n e l e c t r i c a l p r o c e s s are u n a f f e c t e d . T h e p a t tern of d e p r e s s i o n c a u s e d by t h i s c h e m i c a l d i s o r d e r i s often very s p e c i f i c a n d the type of d e p r e s s i o n i s often t r e a t e d by s p e c i f i c drugs as w e l l a s support a n d psychotherapy.

I n d e e d the d e p r e s s i o n w h i c h i s r e a c t i v e to some e v e n t o r l o s s c a n p r o g r e s s to a c h e m i c a l d e p r e s s i o n w h i c h c o l o u r s o n e s a t t i t u d e to l i f e a n d other p e o p l e . N o t for n o t h i n g h a s i t b e e n c a l l e d the ' B l u e Plague'.

If y o u are g e t t i n g d e p r e s s e d a n d l i f e s e e m s to be rather g r i m , D O N ' T T h e t r o u b l e w i t h d e p r e s s i o n i s that w h e n y o u are f e e l i n g d e p r e s s e d T A K E D E P R E S S E D D E C I S I O N S , C O M E A N D G E T S O M E H E L P WITH S O R T I N G IT A L L O U T . there s e e m s no e a r t h l y r e a s o n why the f e e l i n g s h o u l d go a n d w h e n y o u are y o u n g then y o u d o n ' t h a v e the a d v a n t a g e of e x p e r i e n c e w h i d i h a s taught many p e o p l e to r e c o g n i s e t h e i r d e p r e s s e d p e r i o d s a n d to r e c o g n i s e t h e i r o w n p a t t e r n of mood s w i n g . F o r the y o u n g e r p e r s o n t h e s e mood s w i n g s may be more extreme, v a r y i n g from h e i g h t s to the d e p t h s .

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O f t e n d e p r e s s i o n i s s e l f l i m i t i n g a n d q u i t e s h o r t , but i t c a n be l o n g e r a n d more s e v e r e and very d i s r u p t i v e of s t u d y a n d work b e c a u s e c o n c e n t r a t i o n i s d i f f i c u l t . A l s o the d e c i s i o n s d e p r e s s e d p e o p l e t a k e are d e p r e s s e d d e c i s i o n s w h i c h they w o u l d not take w h e n f e e l i n g n o r m a l . If t h i s sort of d e p r e s s i o n i s not r e c o g n i s e d then the r e s u l t s c a n be s e r i o u s .

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T h e R o l e o f the Student C o u n s e l l o r Whenever I'm asked to write a piece or give a talk about my job I'm aware of a certain inner resistance, I suppose this might be attributed in part to a natural streak of idleness, but I don't think that's the whole story, and at least two other possible reasons spring to mind.

One i s that it i s d a n g e r o u s l y e a s y to s o u n d p r e t e n t i o u s . It's an odd feature of my sort of work that i s not s u s c e p t i b l e of o b j e c t ive a s s e s s m e n t , and what the i n d i v i d u a l s t u d e n t , or the C o l l e g e , i t s e l f a s e m p l o y e r may regard a s a u s e f u l i n t e r a c t i o n or a s a t i s factory performance, may appear r e m a r k a b l y n o n - c o n c r e t e when h o n e s t l y d e s c r i b e d in w r i t i n g . P a r t l y b e c a u s e of t h i s , and no doubt f e e l i n g a powerful urge to v i n d i c a t e t h e m s e l v e s , c o u n s e l l o r s s o m e t i m e s present e v i d e n c e of t h e i r e f f e c t i v e n e s s w h i c h seems to me h i g h l y q u e s t i o n a b l e , not to say g r a n d j o s e .

trants c a n h a r d l y be p e r c e i v e d , e x c e p t in the most t r i v i a l s e n s e , a s a d e p r i v e d group. Indeed in p s y c h o l o g i c a l a n d e m o t i o n a l terms they are l i k e l y to be far h e a l t h i e r than the p o p u l a t i o n at l a r g e . I h a v e no doubt at a l l that if w e made a random s u r v e y of p a s s e r s - b y in the H i g h Street w e w o u l d find a m o n g s t them a far h i g h e r proportion of s e r i o u s s o c i a l d i s a b i l i t y and of profound p e r s o n a l and e m o t i o n a l problems than we w o u l d find in any U n i v e r s i t y p o p u l a t i o n .

In my o p i n i o n the a n s w e r l i e s in the c r i t i c a l c o m b i n a t i o n of two f a c t o r s , namely the age-range of s t u d e n t s , a n d the p e c u l i a r q u a l i t y of a c a d e m i c e n d e a v o u r . T h e student a g e - r a n g e largely c o i n c i d e s w i t h a phase of r a p i d p e r s o n a l and e m o t i o n a l c h a n g e and d e v e l o p ment a c c o m p a n i e d often enough by p e r i o d s of a n x i e t y and t r a n s i t o r y d i s t r e s s . A c a d e m i c work, w i t h i n b u i l t time l i m i t a t i o n s , by common c o n s e n t i n c r e a s i n g l y i n t e n s e and c o m p e t i t i v e and demanding a s u s t ai ned high l e v e l of i n t e l l e c t u a l e f f i c i e n c y , i s p e c u l i a r l y s u s c e p t a b e to the d e s t r u c t i v e impact of a n x i e t y and o t h e r k i n d s of p s y c h o l o g i c a l T h e o t h e r r e a s o n i s that w h i l e I m y s e l f find the work e n d l e s s l y d i s t u r b a n c e . A y o u n g man or w o m a n , for e x a m p l e , c o p i n g w i t h the s t i m u l a t i n g a n d r e w a r d i n g , I t h i n k it u n r e a l i s t i c to a s s u m e that the very normal r e p e r c u s s i o n s of a broken l o v e a f f a i r may - if he or s h e w o r l d at large w i l l s h a r e t h i s v i e w - " S t u d e n t C o u n s e l l o r " d o e s not r e s o n a t e a s the p o s s i b l e t i t l e q f a T . V . drama s e r i e s . Of c o u r s e i s a bank c l e r k or a s h o p a s s i s t a n t - be a b l e to work w i t h r e l a t i v e l y l i t t l e l o s s of e f f i c i e n c y . Such a l i f e e v e n t for a s t u d e n t c a n h a v e there i s a n o t h e r s i d e to t h i s p a r t i c u l a r c o i n . S t u d e n t s t h e m s e l v e s , q u i t e d a m a g i n g c o n s e q u e n c e s . A few w e e k s of d i s t r e s s , of i m p a i r e d a n d s o m e t i m e s t h e i r t e a c h e r s , may h a v e powerful r e a s o n s of t h e i r a b i l i t y to c o n c e n t r a t e , may make a d i s a s t r o u s impact on a w h o l e own for not w i s h i n g to know about C o l l e g e s uppo r t s e r v i c e s , and y e a r ' s work - e s p e c i a l l y p e r h a p s in s e q u e n t i a l c o u r s e s i n s e p a r a b l e perhaps e s p e c i a l l y about the s t u d e n t c o u n s e l l o r who i s i n e v i t a b l y from s c i e n c e and t e c h n o l o g y . A n x i e t y and s e r i o u s e m o t i o n a l .conflict, a s s o c i a t e d in p e o p l e ' s m i n d s , one w a y or another, w i t h a c a d e m i c w h a t e v e r i t s s o u r c e , a l m o s t i n v a r i a b l y brings w i t h it a marked fa 11or p e r s o n a l i n a d e q u a c y , or b o t h . T h i s g r o s s l y d i s t o r t e d and s i m p l i s t i c fantasy of w h a t a c o u n s e l l o r ' s work a c t u a l l y e n t a i l s h a s its ioff in work e f f i c e n c y for the u n i v e r s i t y s t u d e n t - indeed that i s the roots firmly embedded in the p r e v a i l i n g e t h i c of the U n i v e r s i t y w o r l d ,Jnormal c o n s e q u e n c e of s u c h e x p e r i e n c e s . w h i c h a s c r i b e s the h i g h e s t v a l u e to i n t e l l e c t u a l c o m p e t e n c e , and w h i c h at t h i s p a r t i c u l a r i n s t i t u t i o n is s h a r p l y r e i n f o r c e d by m a l e I w o u l d n ' t w i s h to o v e r d r a m a t i s e t h i n g s . I k n o w very w e l l that w e d o m i n a n c e . It is I t h i n k q u i t e d i f f i c u l t for a s t u d e n t here to a c k n o w - a l l h a v e to a c c e p t q u i t e s e r i o u s p r o b l e m s from time to time a s part ledge that he n e e d s h e l p , that he i s v u l n e r a b l e . â&#x20AC;˘ of the f a b r i c of our l i v e s , and we r i d e them out one way or a n o t h e r w i t h o u t r e c o u r s e to support s e r v i c e s . But the point n e e d s to be What then i s c o u n s e l l i n g ? It i s a p r o f e s s i o n a l h e l p i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p firmly made that e v e r y o n e ' s s e l f s u f f i c i e n c y i s f i n i t e , and r e c o g n i in w h i c h the aim i s to put the s t u d e n t / c l i e n t into a p o s i t i o n where s i n g that one h a s f a l l e n , at l e a s t t e m p o r a r i l y , b e l o w the t h r e s h o l d is he c a n c o p e w i t h h i s own d i f f i c u l t i e s more e f f e c t i v e l y . It i n v o l v e s an index of maturity not of i m m a t u r i t y . Of c o u r s e s h a r i n g w o r r i e s a r e c o g n i t i o n of the i n t e g r i t y and u n i q u e n e s s of the i n d i v i d u a l a n d with f r i e n d s , f a m i l y or t e a c h e r s may be a l l that i s n e e d e d , but if of h i s need to make h i s own c o n t r a c t w i t h the w o r l d . C o u n s e l l i n g you w i s h to see someone o u t s i d e y o u r Department in c o m p l e t e and p a t e r n a l i s m are e n t i r e l y i n c o m p a t a b l e , a n d w h i l e a l m o s t a l l c o n f i d e n c e , who i s e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e , and who h a s time to t a l k , c o u n s e l l i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s i n v o l v e an e l e m e n t of support and f r i e n d - you are w e l c o m e to c o n t a c t me. 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The Welfare Centre Welfare Fair N e x t W e d n e s d a y , a s y o u may h a v e h e a r d , there w i l l be a grand e v e n t i n the J C R d u r i n g the a f t e r n o o n . T h e e m p h a s i s w i l l be o n e n t e r t a i n m e n t more than a n y t h i n g e l s e , b u t t h e u n d e r l y i n g m o t i v e i s to g i v e y o u some i d e a of any of the H e a l t h a n d Welfare s e r v i c e s i n t h e c o l l e g e w h i c h you may not y e t h a v e h a d any p e r s o n a l c o n t a c t w i t h a n d a l s o to i n t r o d u c e o t h e r o r g a n i s a t i o n s w h i c h a r e c o n c e r n e d w i t h h e l p i n g the i n d i v i d u a l t o ' s u r v i v e i n a n i n c r e a s i n g l y h o s t i l e e n v i r o n m e n t . We a l s o hope to show y o u that t h e s e s u b j e c t s ) a r e not o n l y r e l e v a n t w h e n y o u n e e d them but that they are i n t e r e s t i n g e n o u g h t o be thought about e v e n w h e n they d o n ' t d i r e c t l y a f f e c t y o u . In t h i s i s s u e o f F E L I X , y o u w i l l f i n d a r t c l e s b y the o t h e r c o l l e g e Welfare s e r v i c e s and i n that c o n t e x t , y o u m i g h t be i n t e r e s t e d to k n o w s o m e t h i n g more about t h e Welfare C e n t r e a n d the k i n d of p r o b l e m s and i s s u e s that i t d e a l s w i t h .

T h e Welfare C e n t r e h a s n o w been o p e r a t i n g o n a f u l l time b a s i s for j u s t o v e r a y e a r a n d d u r i n g that time there h a s b e e n a c o n s i d e r a b l e e x p a n s i o n i n the numbers of p e o p l e u s i n g i t , so that l a s * t e r m , for e x a m p l e , therej w e r e o v e r 1200 e n q u i r i e s h a n d l e d .

S o , w h a t ' s i t a l l about? W e l l there a r e two s i d e s t o the Welfare C e n t r e ' s w o r k , a n s w e r i n g q u e s t i o n s a n d s o on from p e o p l e w h o v i s i t u s a n d w o r k i n g o n p r o j e c t s w h i c h affect s e c t i o n s o f t h e c o l l e g e rather than i n d i v i d u a l s .

T h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t t o p i c , w h i c h affects e v e r y b o d y a t some time or o t h e r i s h o u s i n g . T h e m a i n o p t i o n s a v a i l a b l e at p r e s e n t w h e n one i s l o o k i n g f o r somewhere to l i v e a r e the U n i v e r s i t y A c c o m m o d a t i o n O f f i c e , w h i c h h a s a p r o b l e m i n that i t i s very h e a v i l y u s e d a n d s o c a n ' t a l w a y s come up w i t h w h a t y o u w a n t , a n d flat a g e n c i e s w h i c h often c h a r g e a great d e a l o f money for d o i n g v i r t u a l l y n o t h i n g e v e n i f y o u c a n f i n d one that i s p r e p a r e d to h e l p y o u . In t h i s c o n t e x t , the role of the S t u d e n t U n i o n i s c l e a r l y very important to f i l l the c o n s i d e r a b l e gaps l e f t by other s o u r c e s of a c c o m m o d a t i o n . T h e U n i o n i s i n a fortunate p o s i t i o n i n t h i s r e s p e c t i n that i t i s a n organi s a t i o n w h i c h g i v e s i t a n a d v a n t a g e o v e r i n d i v i d u a l home h u n t e r s i n a number of w a y s : Bedsits etc.

L a n d l a d i e s s e e m very c h o o s y these d a y s a b o u t the k i n d o f p e o p l e t h a t theyljlet t h e i r rooms t o , o w i n g to t h e r e s t r i c t i o n s that a r e i m p o s e d upon them by l a w w h e n i t c o m e s to d e a l i n g w i t h b a d t e n a n t s . A s a r e s u l t , they f e e l m u c h h a p p i e r h a v i n g someone from a n i d e n t i f i a b l e source b e c a u s e they f e e l , r i g h t l y or w r o n g l y , that t h i s g i v e s them some guarantee a s to t h e c h a r a c t e r o f the p r o s p e c t i v e tenant a n d a l s o someone t o t a l k to i f thearrangement g o e s w r o n g .

With t h i s i n m i n d , w e h a v e b e e n a c t i v e l y r e c r u i t i n g t h i s type of a c c o m m o d a t i o n w i t h t h e r e s u l t that there a r e at p r e s e n t o v e r four h u n d r e d l a n d l a d i e s on o u r b o o k s , many of them as m u c h c o n c e r n e d w i t h h e l p i n g p e o p l e w h o h a v e nowhere to l i v e a s w i t h m a k i n g any great p r o f i t t h e m s e l v e s .

A l t h o u g h t h i s i s a step i n the r i g h t d i r e c t i o n , i t o n l y goes a s m a l l w ay t o s o l v i n g the p r o b l e m a s a w h o l e a n d ojher s c h e m e s a r e b e i n g e x a m i n e d , w h i c h a g a i n r e l y h e a v i l y o n the e x i s t e n c e o f the U n i o n a n d w o u l d b e v i r t u a l l y i n a c c e s i b l e to the i n d i v i d u a l o n h i s or h e r own.

Company lets T h o s e of y o u who h a v e been through t h e h a r r o w i n g e x p e r i e n c e of l o o k i n g for s o m e w h e r e to l i v e h a v e p r o b a b l y come up a g a i n s t l a n d l o r d s a n d a g e n c i e s w h o a r e o n l y p r e p a r e d to l e t to c o m p a n i e s a n d a n a n s w e r t o t h i s w o u l d be for the U n i o n to s e t up a c o m p any w h i c h c o u l d then take on t h i s k i n d of t e n a n c y . T h e p r o b l e m w i t h t h i s i s that i t i s b l a t a n t a v o i d a n c e of the R e n t A c t s a n d i s therefore a m a t t e r of w e i g h i n g up the m o r a l i s s u e s i n v o l v e d a g a i n s t the p o t e n t i a l a d v a n t a g e s to be g a i n e d .

Head Tenancies T h i s i s the k i n d of arrangement where the U n i o n w o u l d t a k e o n p l a c e s , u s u a l l y from b i g corporate l a n d l o r d s , a n d then l e t them to s t u d e n t s , w h i c h m e a n s that they w o u l d n ' t be R e n t A c t p r o t e c t e d . way would T h e k i n d o f a c c o m m o d a t i o n that one c o u l d get i n this p r o b a b l y not n o r m a l l y be a v a i l a b l e to s t u d e n t s on a p r o t e c t e d t e n a n c y , i f at a l l , b e c a u s e the m a i n c o n c e r n of b i g l a n d l o r d s i s to m a i n t a i n t h e v a l u e of t h e i r i n v e s t m e n t a n d s o i t w o u l d be most p r e j u d i c i a l to t h e i r o b j e c t i v e s i f they were to a l l o w a n y o f their o c c u p i e r s to come w i t h i n the R e n t A c t s . I t i s i n t e r e s t i n g to note that t h i s o p t i o n i s n o t a R e n t A c t l o o p h o l e but a s p e c i f i c e x c e p t i o n to the R e n t A c t s , p r e s u m a b l y d e s i g n e d to cope w i t h the s p e c i a l needs of students a n d c o l l e g e s .

H o u s i n g Associations T h i s i s s o m e t h i n g that c o u l d b e s e t up i n the same w a y a s the b i g H o u s i n g A s s o c i a t i o n s are w i t h a l o a n from the H o u s i n g C o r p o r a t i o n .

T h e r e a r e a number of o b s t a c l e s to b e o v e r c o m e but w e a r e a t p r e s e n t e x a m i n i n g the v i a b i l i t y of the U n i o n ' s i n v o l v e m e n t i n s u c h a s c h e m e .

L o c a l Authority Accommodation F r o m time to t i m e , l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s d e c i d e that b l o c k s o f c o u n c i l f l a t s or b i t s of b l o c k s a r e more trouble than they are w o r t h , e . g . b e c a u s e n o one w a n t s to l i v e i n t h e m . T h e y a r e then q u i t e w i l l i n g to h i v e them off to other o r g a n i s a t i o n s l i k e s t u d e n t U n i o n s . T h e y d o n ' t tend to be the l a s t w o rd i n d e s i r a b l e r e s i d e n c e s but they are u s u a l l y very c h e a p and w e w a n t to be i n a p o s i t i o n t o l e a p i n i f there a r e a n y up for g r a b s .

D i s c u s s i o n s o n many o f t h e s e p r o j e c t s are at a very e a r l y s t a g e at p r e s e n t but i t i s h o p e d that i n time s o m e t h i n g w i l l come of them a n d that w e w i l l then b e a b l e to s o l v e our h o u s i n g shortage for o n c e a n d for a l l .

O t h e r a r e a s of work w h i c h f a l l i n t o the category of s e c t i o n a l r a t h e r than i n d i v i d u a l h e l p are o u r attempts to get L o c a l E d u c a t i o n A u t h o r i t i e s t o c h a n g e t h e i r tune o n g i v i n g grants to o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s who h a v e been here for three y e a r s a n d h e l p i n g w i t h l e g a l t y p e p r o b l e m s that a r i s e i n the c o n t e x t of the U n i o n a s a w h o l e .

A s far a s i n d i v i d u a l e n q u i r i e s go, they tend to be very v a r i e d - t h e sort of t h i n g one might go to a N e i g h b o u r h o o d L a w C e n t r e or a C i t i z ens A d v i c e B u r e a u for. F o r e x a m p l e : Finding Somewhere T o L i v e T h e Welfare C e n t r e h a s a f a i r s i z e d l i s t of l a n d l o r d s and u s u a l l y some c u r r e n t v a c a n c i e s a s l o n g a s y o u a r e n o t t o o f u s s y about l i v i n g a f e w m i l e s from c o l l e g e . T h e r e i s a l s o a l i s t o f f l a t a g e n c i e s w h i c h might come i n u s e f u l .

Landlord Problems T h e s e a r e not infrequent a s some l a n d l o r d s do n o t s e e m to r e a l i s e that t h e i r tenants h a v e a r i g h t to b e t r e a t e d a s human b e i n g s rather than i n m a t e s of a b o a r d i n g k e n n e l s . T h e l e g a l r a m i f i c a t i o n s o f t h i s s u b j e c t are s u c h that i t i s b e s t to come a l o n g to the Welfare C e n t r e for a c h a t a b o u t i t i f y o u f e e l that a b r e a k d o w n i n r e l a t i o n s w i t h your l a n d l o r d i s i n the o f f i n g .

Consumer matters If y o u b u y something from a shop a n d i t turns o ut t o h a v e s o m e t h i n g wrong w i t h i t , y o u c a n u s u a l l y take i t b a c k a n d c h o o s e b e t w e e n your money b a c k a n d a r e p l a c e m e n t . Y o u d o n ' t h a v e to a c c e p t a c r e d i t n o t e . If o n the other h a n d y o u b u y s o m e t h i n g from a p r i v a t e i n d i v i d u a l , there i s no s t a t u t o r y p r o t e c t i o n a n d y o u r r i g h t s d e p e n d e n t i r e l y o n your agreement w i t h the s e l l e r - i . e . i f the s e l l e r m a k e s a s t a t e m e n t about the t h i n g y o u a r e b u y i n g , w h i c h turns out to b e untrue t h e n y o u may be a b l e to get your money b a c k but i f y o u b u y s o m e t h i n g from someone w h o d o e s n ' t make a n y p r o m i s e s about w h a t y o u a r e b u y i n g a n d i t turns o u t to be u s e l e s s then there i s n o t h i n g much y o u c a n do about i t .

Welfare Benefits Y o u c a n f i n d out a t the Welfare C e n t r e about s u p p l e m e n t a r y b e n e f i t , U n e m p l o y m e n t B e n e f i t , free g l a s s e s , a n d other s u c h t h i n g s .

Covenants T h e r e w i l l be a change i n the t a x arrangements i n A p r i l w h i c h means that p a r e n t s n o l o n g e r get a c h i l d t a x a l l o w a n c e . T h e s i g n i f i c a n c e of t h i s i s t h a t a n y o n e w h o i s i n r e c e i p t o f a p a r e n t a l c o n t r i bution to t h e i r grant c a n i n c r e a s e t h e i r income from t h e i r p a r e n t s b y h a l f a s much a g a i n s i m p l y by g e t t i n g t h e i r p a r e n t s to s i g n a deed of c o v e n a n t . E v e n now m o s t p e o p l e w h o d o n ' t get a f u l l grant c o u l d reap s u b s t a n t i a l b e n e f i t s i n t h i s w a y .

Contacts with the P o l i c e M o s t p o l i c e m e n are c o n c i e n t i o u s u p h o l d e r s of the l a w and c i v i l i s a t i o n as we know i t . A l s o , e v e r y o n e h a s l o t s of ' r i g h t s ' to p r e v e n t them from s u f f e r i n g i n j u s t i c e s . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , h o w e v e r , some p o l i c e men ( i t i s rumored) are a b i t too c o n c i e n t i o u s a n d y o u r r i g h t s a r e s o c o m p l i c a t e d and r i d d l e d w i t h e x c e p t i o n s t h a t i t c a n be d a n g e r o u s t o r e l y o n them. T h e golden r u l e t h e n , i s t o d e s i s t from a n n o y i n g a n y p o l i c e m e n w i t h whom y o u come i n t o c o n t a c t but to a v o i d at a l l c o s t s any attempts to make y o u s a y or w r i t e a n y t h i n g w h i c h c o u l d i n c r i m i n a t e y o u . T h e right to s i l e n c e , a l t h o u g h under f i r e , i s s t i l l s a c r o s a n c t . T h e other t h i n g worth r e m e m b e r i n g i s your right under t h e C r i m i n a l L a w A c t to make a p h o n e c a l l from the p o l i c e s t a t i o n , i f y o u are a r r e s t e d , to l e t someone i n t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d k n o w where y o u a r e .

M o s t p e o p l e o n l y h a v e c o n t a c t w i t h the p o l i c e i n the c o n t e x t of m o t o r i n g offences a n d i f y o u w a n t any i n f o r m a t i o n o n the s e n t e n c e s and d e f e n c e s a v a i l a b l e I s h o u l d b e a b l e to g i v e y o u some i n d i c a tion.

T h e Welfare C e n t r e c a n a l s o h e l p w i t h any l e g a l e n q u i r i e s or w i t h other r e l a t e d t o p i c s .

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T h e c o m b i n e d p i l l i s t h e o r e t i c a l l y 9 9 % e f f e c t i v e (though o n l y On Wednesday, amongst all the other things you can find out more about, are contraception and abortion. The Family Planning Associa- 9 5 % in p r a c t i c e ) .

T h e c o n t i n u o u s p i l l c o n t a i n s progesterone o n l y , i s taken a l l t h e tion will be there as well as British Pregnancy Advisory Service. t i m e and a l s o h a s some i n t e r e s t i n g s i d e e f f e c t s but r i s k s s h o u l d be l e s s a s it c o n t a i n s no o e s t r o g e n . It i s a b o u t 9 6 % e f f e c t i v e .

(90% in p r a c t i c e ) .

Contraception A n o r m a l l y f e r t i l e woman h a v i n g r e g u l a r s e x u a l i n t e r c o u r s e w i t h Other methods a n o r m a l l y f e r t i l e man s t a n d s about a 6 0 % c h a n c e of g e t t i n g p r e A r e not very e f f e c t i v e , ( e x c e p t s t e r i l i s a t i o n . ) T h e method i s gnant in a n y o n e month. So if y o u d o n ' t want to h a v e k i d s i t s a good s e l e c t e d a b s t i n a n c e b a s e d on t h e fact that o v u l a t i o n t a k e s p l a c e i d e a to u s e s o m e s a f e , e f f e c t i v e c o n t r a c e p t i o n . at about 14 d a y s after the b e g i n n i n g of m e n s t r u a t i o n , but in p r a c t T h e r e are v a r i o u s methods that c a n be u s e d .

1. C o n d om - (rumoured to be a very e f f e c t i v e form of c o n t r a c e p t i o n i c e i s e v e n l e s s e f f e c t i v e than w i t h d r a w a l . a s it put s most p e o p l e off the w h o l e i d e a ) , i s a rubber s h e a t h p l a c e d Where to get it C o n t r a c e p t i v e s are free to a l l women and c a n be o b t a i n e d from o v e r an e r e c t p e n i s in order to s t o p semen from e n t e r i n g the v a g i n a .

1. M o s t d o c t o r s (on p r e s c r i p t i o n ) i n c l u d i n g the c o l l e g e h e a l t h T h e o r e t i c a l l y the c o n d o m s h o u l d be about 9 7 % e f f e c t i v e , i . e . 3 c e n t r e who are o n l y too p l e a s e d to h e l p . women out of 100 b e c o m i n g pregnant in any o n e y e a r . H o w e v e r , the 2 . T h e F a m i l y P l a n n i n g A s s o c i a t i o n . D e s p i t e the t i t l e y o u d o n ' t a c t u a l figure i s o n l y 8 0 % e f f e c t i v e , ( a r i s i n g from p e o p l e who may h a v e to be. m a r r i e d . T h e nearest branch i s in H o l l a n d Street, W.8 c l a i m to u s e t h i s method f a i l i n g to u s e it or not u s i n g it p r o p e r l y ) . o p e n o n T u e s d a y s and W e d n e s d a y s 5.30 - 7 . 3 0 . (937 4385) T h e i r e f f e c t i v e n e s s i s i n c r e a s e d to 9 8 % ( t h e o r e t i c a l ) a n d 9 5 % (in 3. Brook A d v i s o r y C l i n i c .

2 3 3 T o t t e r h a m C t . R o a d , W.1 p r a c t i c e ) if u s e d in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h a s p e r m i c i d e .

(323 1522) T h e great a d v a n t a g e of c o n d o m s i s that they are a v a i l a b l e without S p e c i a l i s e s in the y o u n g and g e n e r a l l y unmarried though a n y o n e g o i n g for m e d i c a l a d v i c e . L o t s of l o o s h a v e d i s p e n s i n g m a c h i n e s in can go. them (e.g. the L a d i e s L o p in the u n i o n b u i l d i n g ) or they c a n be o b 4 . C o n d o m s c a n be bought from c h e m i s t s or from m a c h i n e s in L o o s . t a i n e d , w i t h o u t p r e s c r i p t i o n , from a c h e m i s t . ( U n f o r t u n a t e l y men cannot get them free from Birth C o n t r o l c l i n i c s ) .

O t h e r w a y s of a v o i d i n g pregnancy are a b s t a i n i n g or l e s s e x t r e m e 2. Spermicides ly h a v i n g h o m o s e x u a l or l e s b i a n r e l a t i o n s h i p s . T h e s e , of c o u r s e , It i s not a d v i s a b l e to u s e t h e s e on t h e i r own a s they are not p a r t h a v e t h e i r own p r o b l e m s . W e l f a r e Day c a n s t i l l h e l p a s the C am pai gn i c u l a r l y e f f e c t i v e . T h e y a r e u s e d in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h a condom (see for H o m o s e x u a l E q u a l i t y w i l l be there to t a l k about G a y R i g h t s .

1) or c a p (see 3 ) .

S p e r m i c i d e s a c t in two w a y s : by k i l l i n g sperm and by c r e a t i n g a Abortion barrier of foam or f l u i d through w h i c h sperm c a n n o t p a s s i n t o the T h e r e are lots of different t y p e s of a b o r t i o n . A b o r t i o n i s g e n e r a l l y uterus. s a f e r than c o n t i n u i n g a pregnancy and c h i l d b i r t h .

T h e r e are l o t s of d i f f e r e n t t y p e s of s p e r m i c i d e s , c r e a m s , j e l l i e s T h e most common method of a b o r t i o n i s c a r r i e d out between 7-12 and a e r o s o l s . Some women may find that they i r r i t a t e t h e i r g e n i t a l s . w e e k s and i s by s u c t i o n (properly c a l l e d D i l a t i o n and E v a c u a t i o n 3. C a p s or D H E ) . T h e foetus i s removed by s u c t i o n through a narrow tube T h e most u s e d type of c a p i s t h e d i a p h r a g m . C a p s f i t a c r o s s a i n s e r t e d through the c e r v i x . womarfs c e r v i x ( e n t r a n c e to the u t e r u s ) . It h a s to be fitted i n i t i a l l y T h e abortion t a k e s about 10 m i n s and c a n be done in a o u t p a t i e n t by a doctor or n u r s e a s it n e e d s to be the right s i z e for the i n d i v i d clinic. ual w o m a n .

T h e c a p i s p l a c e d in p o s i t i o n not more than 2 h o u r s before i n t e r Where to go c o u r s e a n d left in p l a c e for at l e a s t 8 h r s a f t e r w a r d s and in order to Y o u r doctor may refer y o u for an a b o r t i o n on the N a t i o n a l H e a l t h . be at a l l e f f e c t i v e h a s to be u s e d in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h s p e r m i c i d e .

If not, do not d e s p a i r there are two c h a r i t i e s in L o n d o n .

U s e d in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h s p e r m i c i d e it i s t h e o r e t i c a l l y 9 7 % e f f e c 1. T h e B r i t i s h P r e g n a n c y A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e . 58 P e t t y F r a n c e , t i v e but o n l y 7 5 % in p r a c t i c e .

V i c t o r i a S.W.1 (222 0985) T h e c a p and c o n d o m are p a r t i c u l a r l y u s e f u l if y o u a r e not g e t t i n g 2. P r e g n a n c y A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e 43 Margeret S t . , W1*(409 0 281) it r e g u l a r l y but on a more r e g u l a r b a s i s c o u l d become a bit of a drag.

Both do cheap pregnancy t e s t i n g (about ÂŁ2) and c a n arrange a b o r F o r t h i s r e a s o n I . U . D . ' s ( c o i l s or loops) and p i l l s are favoured by t i o n s for about ÂŁ60 or l e s s . ( T h e y a l s o h a v e a good c o u n s e l l i n g lots of y o u n g e r w o m e n , though they h a v e d r a w b a c k s in r e l a t i o n to the service). possible side-effects.

G r o w i n g up A l s o for y o u r d e l i g h t and enjoyment the c o n t r o v e r s i a l f i l m ' G r o w i n g U p " w i l l be s h o w n on Wednesday A f t e r n o o n .

T h e f i l m " G r o w i n g U p " h a s a fifteen s e c o n d s e q u e n c e of i n t e r c o u r s e and s c e n e s of a woman and a boy m a s t e r b a t i n g .

Before y o u s a y that t h i s s e e m s h a r m l e s s enough I must w a r n y o u of a few c o m m e n t s made by my mentor Mary W h i t e h o u s e . B e a r i n g in m i n d of c o u r s e that " S e x u a l a n a r c h y is the forerunner of p o l i t i c a l a n a r c h y " . She q u o t e s an i n d i v i d u a l c a l l e d Mary M i l e s ( s u p p o s e d ly an eminent e d u c a t i o n a l i s t and p s y c h o t h e r a p i s t ) who s a y s t h a t " t h e w h o l e q u e s t i o n of group e d u c a t i o n about s e x is open to. doubt" 5. T h e P i l l T h e most w i d e l y u s e d type of p i l l i s the c o m b i n a t i o n p i l l i . e . c o n - and goes on to s a y that " D r . C o l e ' s f i l m may w e l l r e a s s u r e a d o l e s c e n t s that m a s t u r b a t i o n i s not harmful p h y s i c a l l y , but it d o e s not t a i n i n g o e s t r o g e n and p r o g e s t e r o n e . O n the fifth day after m e n s t r u and c a n n o t touch the deeper a n d more important point, that the a t i o n a woman b e g i n s to t a k e the p i l l then o n c e a day for 21 d a y s f a n t a s i e s c o n t a i n e d in m a s t u r b a t i o n vary w i d e l y , and it is t h e s e then h a s 7 d a y s free, then s t a r t s a l l o v e r a g a i n . that c a u s e a n x i e t y and g u i l t . In some p e o p l e m a s t u r b a t i o n i s c o m T h i s p i l l w o r k s by p r e v e n t i n g o v u l a t i o n , by a f f e c t i n g the u t e r u s p u l s i v e and u n s a t i s f y i n g , in some g i r l s and women it c a n be r e l a t e d l i n i n g s o that i n p l a n t a t i o n c o u l d not o c c u r and by c a u s i n g c e r v i c a l to their u n r e s o l v e d c o n f l i c t o v e r not h a v i n g a p e n i s " . m u c u s to t h i c k e n , forming a b a r r i e r to s p e r m .

So now y o u know! Information on c o n t r a c e p t i o n e t c . taken from T h e main d i s a d v a n t a g e s are that remembering to take it c a n " A Womens B o d y - a n owners M a n u a l " Q u o t e s from Mary W h i t e h o u s e become a n e u r o t i c o b s e s s i o n . T h e r e are l o t s of s i d e effects e . g . from " W h a t e v e r happened to S e x ? h e a d a c h e s , n a u s e a , s w o l l e n or t e n d e r b r e a s t s , v a g i n a l d i s c h a r g e s , Mary Attenborough d e p r e s s i o n , and r i s k of blood c l o t t i n g .

4. T h e I . U . C . ( c o i l or loop) Intrauterine d e v i c e ( w h i c h I s h a l l c a l l a c o i l from now on) i s fitted by a t r a i n e d p e r s o n , and c a n r e m a i n in p l a c e for 2-3 y e a r s . C o p p e r 7 (and the s i m i l a r C o p p e r T) are the most common to be fitted to women who h a v e not had c h i l d r e n .

It i s not e x a c t l y kno w n how c o i l s w o r k and they are only e f f e c t i v e w h i l e in p l a c e , (they may f a l l out d u r i n g m e n s t r u a t i o n ) . T h e i r other d r a w - b a c k is that they c a n g i v e s e v e r e d i s c o m f o r t j u s t after f i t t i n g a n d a l s o i n c r e a s e m e n s t r u a l l o s s ( w i t h a c c o m p a n i e d greater p a i n ) .

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