http://felixonline.co.uk/archive/IC_1979/1979_0507_A by Ravi Pall

Issue N o . 507

F r i d a y . 2nd February. 1979

THE NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL C O L L E G E

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WELFARE DAY an 'obvious success' The largest audience seen for a long time gathered to watch STOIC in the Junior Common Room on Wednesday afternoon. The attraction was the controversial sex education film " G r o w ing U p " which was being shown as part of the Union's Welfare D a y . The film, originally intended for school children, explained all the facts about sex illustrated by sequences showing sexual acts. Welfare A d v i s e r M i c h a e l A r t h u r thought the f i l m w a s h e l p f u l a s it treated the s u b j e c t in a n open manner. B u t U n i o n O f f i c e r S h e y n e L u c o c k c r i t i c i s e d its bias towards heterosexuality and several p e o ple s a i d that the f i l m ' s o p e n i n g s e q u e n c e tende'd to r e i n f o r c e s e x roles. day next w e e k to s h o w a f i l m and A n o t h e r popular e v e n t w a s the h i g h l y p u b l i c i s e d condom b l o w i n g lead d i s c u s s i o n on the H u n t l e y c o m p e t i t i o n . C r i t i c i s e d by mem - Street e v i c t i o n . Other speakers included a r e bers of the C h r i s t i a n U n i o n a s p r e s e n t a t i v e of the West L o n d o n it "a disgrace to the College", a t t r a c t e d e i g h t teams of f i v e p e o - C o u n t y C o u r t w h o e x p l a i n e d the procedure for s u i n g in the S m a l l ple. The " B i o n i c B l o w e r s " , a C l a i m s C o u r t , and s p e a k e r s from team from E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g the U n i t e d K i n g d o m C o m m i t t e e on and M i n e s , q u i c k l y emerged a s O v e r s e a s S t u d e n t s , S h e l t e r , the the w i n n e r and w a s awarded the p r i z e of a bottle o f w h i s k y . A f t e r - 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 , the British Pregnancy Advisory S e r w a r d s Union P r e s i d e n t Mary A t t v i c e and N i g h t l i n e . D r . Haines enborough commented " i t w a s s p o k e about the problems of p r i really s i l l y " , w h i l e d i s t r i b u t i n g v a t e s t u d y and D a v e H a d d o n , new> free c o n d o m s to the a u d i e n c e . ly e l e c t e d to the I C Community S e v e r a l o r g a n i s a t i o n s gave A c t i o n G r o u p , a p p e a l e d to s t u s h o r t t a l k s to an a u d i e n c e of over d e n t s to support I C C A G ' s a c t i v i 1 0 0 . " R e l e a s e " e x p l a i n e d how ties. important it w a s for a l l p e o p l e to Several organisations s e t up know t h e i r r i g h t s a s a n y b o d y s t a l l s in the J C R i n c l u d i n g the c o u l d e a s i l y be a r r e s t e d by the IC Welfare C e n t r e w h o d i s p l a y e d p o l i c e e v e n if i n n o c e n t . many of their b o o k s a n d l e a f l e t s , T h e C a m p a i g n for H o m o s e x u a l and four members of the C h r i s t i a n E q u a l i t y s u g g e s t e d that a b o u t 40 U n i o n w h o d i s t r i b u t e d a l e a f l e t people in the J C R at that moment c o n d e m n i n g a l l " a b u s e s of s e x " may be gay a n d e x p l a i n e d h o w the a n d s a y i n g that " T h e r e i s no law d i s c r i m i n a t e d a g a i n s t homo - c o r r e c t u s e of s e x o u t s i d e m a r r - i sexuals. i a g e " (their e m p h a s i s ) . T h e e v e n t w a s c h a i r e d by M i c k P i e r s C o r b y n , I C U P r e s i d e n t in 1969 - 7 0 , a t t e n d e d a s a s p o k e s - Berry a n d many others were i n v o l man for the S q u a t t e r s ' U n i o n a n d v e d in i t s o r g a n i s a t i o n . M i c h a e l A r t h u r s a i d afterwards that he had gave an e n t e r t a i n i n g t a l k about been p l e a s e d w i t h the r e s p o n s e . housing rights and s q u a t t i n g . H e competita p p e a l e d for s u p p o r t for s q u a t t e r s "The condom blowing ion and the film were an obvious w h o had been a r r e s t e d w h i l e b e ing e v i c t e d from a s q u a t in H u n t - success and the event had increageneral awareness ley Street l a s t summer. P i e r s w i l l sed students' available." be returning to C o l l e g e o n T h u r s - of the facilities

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JOBS I N S O U T H A F R I C A ? Imperial College Union is protesting at the recruitment of graduates by a South African construction company and is complaining to the college's Careers Advisory Service about their handling of the affair. T h e f i r m , R o b e r t s C o n s t r u c t i o n , v i s i t e d the c o l l e g e o n T u e s d a y t h i s w e e k to i n t e r v i e w s t u d e n t s for j o b s i n South A f r i c a . T h e c o m p a n y ' s r e c r u i t m e n t l i t e r a t u r e p a i n t s a r o s y p i c t u r e of l i f e i n that c o u n t r y , r e f e r r i n g to "the benefit of a sunny climate and low income tax". I C U n i o n p o l i c y c a l l s for a n immediate e n d to r e c r u i t i n g i n c o l l e ge for j o b s i n South A f r i c a . When U n i o n O f f i c e r s found o u t t h a t R o berts C o n s t r u c t i o n w a s to c o n d u c t i n t e r v i e w s i n c o l l e g e , the U n i o n A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e d e c i d e d to s e n d a l e t t e r to the s e v e n s t u d e n t s i n v o l v e d u r g i n g them not to a t t e n d . The letter, signed by S . D i l i p k u m a r , O v e r s e a s ' Students C h a i r m a n , a n d P a u l F a i r b a i r n on b e h a If o f the A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s Commit t e e , s a i d that a n y o n e a c c e p t i n g w o r k i n South A f r i c a w o u l d be s t r e n g t h e n i n g the a p a r t h e i d s y s tem a n d c o u l d be forced by l a w to s e r v e i n the South A f r i c a n a r m y . T h e l e t t e r a d d e d that c o l o u r e d w o r k e r s ' w a g e s i n the c o n s t r u c t i o n i n d u s t r y w e r e o n l y one f i f t h t h o s e o f w h i t e w o r k e r s a n d that A f r i c a n w o r k e r s were e x c l u d e d by l a w from h o l d i n g p o s t s s i m i l a r to t h o s e for w h i c h s t u d e n t s w e r e being interviewed.

A t the r e q u e s t o f the U n i o n the Careers A d v i s o r y Service sent the l e t t e r to the s t u d e n t s . B u t they a l s o s e n t a c o p y to R o b e r t s C o n s t r u c t i o n o n t h e i r own i n i t i a t i v e . A s k e d why they had taken this a c t i o n , Careers A d v i s e r N e i l H a r r i s r e p l i e d that he thought the c o m p a n y ought to k n o w w h a t w a s . b e i n g s a i d a b o u t them.. O f the s e v e n o r i g i n a l a p p l i c a n t four d i d n o t attend a n d two w e r e interviewed. The seventh was M r . Dilipkumar, a c i v i l engineering s t u d e n t a n d one o f the s i g n a t o r i e s f the l e t t e r . contd. on back page 0

Page 2 D e a r S i r , - A s e x p e c t e d , the art i c l e o n the m e d i a a t I C i n the l a s t i s s u e of F O R W A R D ! gener ated considerable controversy, in p a r t i c u l a r from t h o s e i n t i m a t e l y i n v o l v e d i n the r u n n i n g of the media. In the c a s e of I C R a d i o , I a m b o u n d to s a y that I f e e l that the r e s p o n s e o f J o h n A l l e n , the s t a t i o n manager, i n t h r e a t e n i n g me with a l i b e l suit, was something of a n o v e r - r e a c t i o n . I w i l l agree w i t h h i m t h a t , in p l a c e s , the a r t i c l e w a s not s t r i c t l y c o r r e c t a n d , for t h i s , I a p o l o g i s e to J o h n a n d h i s staff for any d i s t r e s s c a u s e d . H o w e v e r , I do f e e l that the s p i r i t of what was written was e s s e n tially valid. ;

Dear Sir, - " A B l o w F o r I C U : G r o w i n g U p ! " A s y o u might r e a l i s e t h i s i s a c o m p o s i t e o f two h e a d ings w h i c h appeared i n F E L I X N o . 506 in the Welfare Supplement. M a y I j u s t m a k e a f e w comments o n these two? C o n c e r n i n g *A B l o w F o r I C U ' , • the a r t i c l e a d v e r t i s i n g w e l f a r e d a y w e n t on to s a y : " T h i s w e e k I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n w i l l plumb the d e p t h s i n i t s s t r i v i n g for p u b l i c i t y a s i t b r i n g s y o u ... ' T h e great c o n d o m b l o w i n g c o m p e t i t i o n ' . T h e p r i z e for h u m i l i a t i n g y o u r s e l f i n p u b l i c i s a bottle o f W h i s k y . "

I m u s t s a y that the i n g e n i o u s w o r d s t r u c t u r e of t h i s a d v e r t i s e ment w a s v e r y g o o d h o w e v e r o n e or t w o things n e e d to be m e n t i o n e d . The fact that I C U is p l u m b i n g B o t h J o h n A l l e n and P a u l John- the d e p t h s i n i t s s t r i v i n g for p u b s o n ( C h a i r m a n o f S T O I C ) h a v e put l i c i t y i s very t r u e , h o w e v e r I t h i t h e i r p o i n t o f v i e w in r e p l i e s to nk i t h a s p l u m m e t e d too f a r ! T e l l our a r t i c l e w h i c h were p r i n t e d i n me h o n e s t l y , h o w many p e o p l e at l a s t w e e k ' s i s s u e of F E L I X . T h - I . C . w a n t to get i n t o the p u b l i c ere are j u s t t w o p o i n t s that I . e y e b e c a u s e of ' C o n d o m B l o w i n g w o u l d l i k e to m a k e i n r e s p o n s e to C o m p e t i t i o n s ? ! H o w w o u l d y o u these. reader a n d E d i t o r l i k e to go for F i r s t , neither I nor I C L i b e r a l a n i n t e r v i e w a n d be r e c o g n i s e d C l u b t r e a t F O R W A R D ! a s ' a joke*. a s a student from the c o l l e g e where t h e y h a v e s u c h c o m p e t i t o n s If o t h e r members of I C U c h o o s e for p u b l i c i t y s t u n t s ? to do s o , then that i s their prer o g a t i v e , but I attempt to e n s u r e T h e c o n t i n u a t i o n of the a d v e r that the a r t i c l e s are g e n e r a l l y t i s e m e n t i s a l s o t r u e , but i t d o e s both s t i m u l a t i n g a n d p e r t i n e n t to not o n l y h u m i l i a t e the w i n n e r b u t s t u d e n t s at I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e . a f f e c t s e v e r y p e r s o n at I . C . H o w S e c o n d , n o member of I C U c a n c a n the U n i o n p u t on s u c h an p l a c e t h e m s e l v e s a b o v e c r i t i c i s m , e v e n t w h i c h i s g o i n g to a f f e c t e s p e c i a l l y w h e n t h e y a r e i n v o l v e d every s i n g l e person at c o l l e g e w i t h o u t a s k i n g the students i f in a c l u b or society using a c o n s i d e r a b l e amount of U n i o n money. they w a n t i t ? If t h i s i s the b e s t I C U c a n do I t hi nk w e s h o u l d a b a T h a t goes for m y s e l f as w e l l a s for J o h n A l l e n a n d P a u l J o h n s o n . ndon the i d e a o f l e t t i n g I C U get i n v o l v e d i n the f i r s t p l a c e . T e l l T h e i m p o r t a n t p o i n t i s that the right to c r i t i c i s e t h e s e p e o p l e , be me i f I'm w r o n g but I thought w e l i t f a v o u r a b l e or u n f a v o u r a b l e c r i t - fare w a s for the good of p e o p l e , n o t to t h e i r d e t r i m e n t . i c i s m , i s u p h e l d at a l l c o s t s . Yours sincerely,

• C o n c e r n i n g the other a r t i c l e ' G r o w i n g U p * , I h a v e not s e e n the Paul F a i r b a i m (Editor F O R W A R D ! f i l m s o c a n n o t comment on that Chairman IC L i b e r a l Club) but I have h a d n e a r l y 22 y e a r s o f g r o w i n g up ' e x p e r i e n c e ' , maybe D e a r S i r , - I am w r i t i n g ; w i t h r e - y o u ' v e h a d more, t h e n y o u might f e r e n c e t o the a r t i c l e w h i c h a p p - be w i s e r arid be a b l e to c o r r e c t eared i n l a s t w e e k ' s F E L D C on me i f I'm w r o n g . I n t h o s e y e a r s I the s u b j e c t o f " W e l f a r e D a y & learnt that growing up i s being S e x " . In t h i s a r t i c l e we f i n d a b l e to c o p e w i t h and c o n t r o l n e w l i s t e d several ways of a v o i di ng s i t u a t i o n s a s we e n c o u n t e r t h e m . p r e g n a n c y , o n e of w h i c h , i m p l i e d H o w e v e r many p e o p l e seem to to be " e x t r e m e " , i s that of a b s t h i n k t h a t we s h o u l d not be g u i d t i n a n c e . It s e e m s a p i t y t h a t t h i s e d by our m i n d but by our body p a r t i c u l a r method s h o u l d be r e l e - and i t s d e s i r e s . ; g a t e d to t h i s " e x t r e m e " p o s i t i o n A f t e r r e a d i n g the a r t i c l e o n Welc o n s i d e r i n g the f o l l o w i n g : fare and S e x , w h i c h c o u l d h a v e It i s 100% e f f e c t i v e (100% i n been a b i t more d i s c r e e t , I m u s t practice.) s a y that I hope n o t many p e o p l e There' i s no danger of s i d e efw i l l h a v e the n e e d o f m a k i n g u s e fects. o f i t . Is s e x the be a l l a n d e n d No cost is involved, a l l of a relationship? G i r l s , a n d No medical advice i s required may be some b o y s , i s i t n i c e to and l a s t l y , go o u t w i t h someone b e c a u s e T h o s e w h o u s e t h i s method w i l l they w a n t y o u r b o d y ? I s n ' t i t much suffer no g u i l t . more w o n d e r f u l to be l o v e d for It i s h a r d l y s u r p r i s i n g that a b s - w h a t y o u a r e , or h a s the w o r d tention i s so s u c c e s s f u l c o n s i d l o v e b e c o m e so t a i n t e d to be u n ering that this is G o d ' s standard a b l e to be u s e d ? o u t s i d e m a r r i a g e . It i s a l s o to b e D o e s n ' t s e x l e a d to g u i l t a n d e x p e c t e d that w h e n w e d e v i a t e not h a p p i n e s s ? G o d i n s t i t u t e d sex from G o d ' s s t a n d a r d s we s h a l l to be w i t h i n m a r r i a g e , w h y h a v e e n c o u n t e r m a n y o f the p r o b l e m s w e made s u c h a m e s s of i t ? T h e outlined i n this a r t i c l e . B i b l e puts i t l i k e t h i s : " S i n c e man d i d not t h i n k i t w o r t h w h i l e Yours faithfully, to r e t a i n the k n o w l e d g e o f G o d , Chris Rider - P h y s i c s I

' H e gave them o v e r to a d e p r a v e d m i n d , to do w h a t o u g h t not to be • d o n e . " G o d i s the o n l y O n e who c a n s a t i s f y the n e e d t h a t i s d e e p w i t h i n u s , now to my t h i n k i n g t h i s i s good n e w s a n d s h o u l d be t a l k e d about on w e l f a r e day. J u d g e for y o ur s e l f Yours sincerely, Stephen R . Lane D e a r S i r , - I w o u l d l i k e to e x p l a i n b r i e f l y my r e a s o n s for c h a l l e n g i n g the c h a i r at the end o f the l a s t U , G , M , a s many of the p e o p l e I have s p o k e n to s i n c e w e r e a l i t t l e c o n f u s e d a s to the p u r p o s e of t h i s . A procedural motion h a d b e e n p r o p o s e d that the m e e t i n g move t o , a vote a n d a c c e p t e d by the C h a i r m a n . A l t h o u g h t h i s i s o c c a s i o n a l l y used at a U . G . M . it i s n o t i n fact one o f the a l l o w e d p r o c e d u r a l m o t i o n s . It i s u s u a l l y t a k e n a s m e a n i n g that t h e m e e t i n g v o t e s d i r e c t l y on whether they w i s h to v o t e on the matter b e i n g d i s c u s s e d at that t i m e , w h i c h on t h i s o c c a s i o n w a s an amendment to the h o u s i n g m o t i o n . A t h e time w a s then 14.25 i t w a s l i k e l y t h a t the few r e m a i n i n g p e o p l e a t the m e e t i n g w o u l d be i n favour of mov i n g d i r e c t l y to a v o t e . I f e l t that there h a d b e e n i n s u f f i c i e n t t i m e to d i s c u s s the amendment and c h a l l e n g e d the C h a i r m a n ' s r u l i n g on a c c e p t a n c e of the p r o c e d u r a l m o t i o n i n t e n d i n g to propose i n s t e a d t h a t the q u e s t i o n be adjourned to the n e x t m e e t i n g , so the d i s c u s s i o n c o u l d be c o n t i n u e d . s

T h e m o t i o n on h o u s i n g i s p r o b a b l y the most i m po r t a nt to be p l a c e d before a U . G . M . t h i s y e a r a s it c o u l d d i r e c t l y a f f e c t a l l s t u d e n t s who d o n o t l i v e a t home. I s t r o n g l y urge that members of the U n i o n do not a l l o w a h a n d f u l o f p e o p l e at an i n q u o r a t e U n i o n m e e t i n g make a d e c i s i o n on i t . Paul Flectcher Elec Eng 2 Dear S i r , - M i s s K e a r s e y ' s letter i n F E L I X D e c . 1 5 t h h a s prompted me to c l a r i f y b e l l r i n g i n g arrange ments at I C . H i e Q u e e n ' s T o w e r b e l o n g s to the C r o w n a n d n o t I . C . P e r m i s s i o n must therefore be ob t a i n e d from i t before r i n g i n g takes place . T h e b e l l s are r u n g a b o u t 6 times per y e a r by the " A n c i e n t S o c i e t y of C o l l e g e Y o u t h s " . T h e r i n g i n g o c c a s i o n s are p u b l i c i s e d i n " I . C . D i a r y " and any ringer m e e t i n g at the T o w e r - d o o r s at the a d v e r t i s e d t i m e , w i l l u s u a l l y be a l l o w e d to ring b y the c o l l e g e youths. T h e U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n So c i e t y of Change Ringers meets • e v e r y T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g at 6.45 at St. Olaves C h u r c h , Tower H i l l ( T o w e r H i l l T u b e ) . R i n g i n g ranges from p l a i n bob to s p l i c e d s u r p r i s e major a n d a l l new r i n g e r s w i l l be made m o s t w e l c o m e . F o r further i n f o r m a t i o n about the U X . . S . C . R . p l e a s e c o n t a c t me v i a the E l e c . E n g . 2 letter r a c k s . Jonathan Pearson (Steeple keep • er). E l e c . E n g . 2

S i r , - Is i t too m u c h to a s k , that the o r g a n i s e r s o f D i n n e r s a n d e x t r a c u r r i c u l a r l e c t u r e s at the c o u n t r y ' s foremost s c i e n t i f i c C o l l e g e , s h o u l d be c a p a b l e o f c o - o r d i n a t i n g e v e n t s so that C l a s h e s a r e m i n i m ised? C l e a r l y , t h i s i s n o t too m u c h i f one of the e v e n t s i s o f s u f f i c i e n t p r e s t i g e - for e x a m p l e P r o f . B r a d l e y ' s i n a u g u r a l l e c t u r e or G u i l d s D & D . Why then s h o u l d we h a v e to c h o o s e between a l e c t u r e on E i n s t e i n ( A s s o c . S t u d i e s ) or Pro£ J o h n T a y l o r l e c t u r i n g on h i s v e r s i o n o f P h y s i c s ( M o p s o c ) ? Worse, t h o u g h , i s y e t to come - t u r n i n g to the 9th of F e b r u a r y in my d i a i y , I f i n d m y s e l f h a v i n g to c h o o s e b e t w e e n d i n n e r s o r g a n i s e d by Dram s o c , F E L I X , a n d a*gain, M o p s o c . :Where w i l l i t end? I s i t too m u c h to a s k that the b o o k i n g s o f f i c e i n S h e r f i e l d s h o u l d a s a matter of c o u r s e inform a s o c i e t y b o o k i n g a l e c t u r e theatre o f other l e c t u r e s or t a l k s on the same day? Would i t a l s o be too d i f f i c u l t for a l l s o c i e t i e s to i n f o r m a s p e c i f i c U n i o n o f f i c e r o f d a t e s p l a n n e d for d i n n ers - p r o v i s i o n a l or d e f i n i t e a n d for h i m , i n return to k e e p that s o c i e t y i n f o r m e d of p o s s i b l e clashes, a s they are n o t i f i e d to h i m ? S u c h a a p r o c e d u r e i s n o t d i f f i c u l t and the l a c k o f i t m e r e l y p u t s u s o n a par with p r o v i n c i a l U n i v e r s i t i e s such as M I T and Melbourne, so p l e a s e , somebody, do i t . Yours faithfully, K.J . Fenning

D e a r S i r , - A s a r e l a t i v e l y new member o f s t a f f o f t h i s C o l l e g e , who h a s j u s t h a d my b i c y c l e s t o l e n w h i l e i t w a s c h a i n e d to the railings outside Mech. E n g . , I w o u l d l i k e to a p p e a l to any o t h e r v i c t i m s of b i c y c l e - t h e f t a t I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e to j o i n me i n p r o t e s t i n g a g a i n s t the a p p a l l i n g l a c k of safe b i c y c l e parking f a c i l i t i e s i n the C o l l e g e , a n d the n o n c h a l a n t a t t i t u d e o f s e c u r i t y staff to t h i s problem. Imperial College is notorious w i t h the l o c a l p o l i c e for b e i n g an e a s y target for b i c y c l e t h e f t. W i th the h i g h c o s t of fares a n d w o r s e n i n g transport s e r v i c e s i n L o n d o n , the b i k e i s a c h e a p , c l e a n a n d h e a l t h y a l t e r n a t i v e w a y to travel. I s u g g e s t that b i c y c l e p a r k i n g f a c i l i t i e s o u t s i d e or i n s i d e the C o l l e g e , s u p e r v i s e d by an a t t e n dant, be p r o v i d e d . H o w many s t a f f and s t u d e n t s b r i n g b i k e s to the C o l l e g e e a c h day? T h i s s u b s t a n t i a l number of p e o p l e h a v e a r i g h t to a s a f e p l a c e to l e a v e t h e i r b i c y c l e s at the C o l l e g e . T h e following have already expressed support. Mary Latham Ruth Dudley Brian Mitchell Cathy Maxwell

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w a s p l e a s e d to hear that t h i s Company h a s d e c i d e d not te v i -

festo appears i n , d e p e n d i n g upon whether they want i t to a p -

s i t U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e . A m e e t i n g to d i s c u s s t h i s matter w i l l

pear before H u s t i n g s or i m m e d i a t e l y before v o t i n g . In e i t h e r

be h e l d on Monday 12th F e b r u a r y . A l t h o u g h i t i s an A c a d e m i c

event, the d e a d l i n e for a l l m a n i f e s t o s w i l l be Monday 26th

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February. This is an absolute deadline! T h e y w i l l , o f c o u r s e ,

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i t e w i t h good c o n t r a s t p l e a s e .

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member to a l l o w a w e e k for p r i n t i n g plus an extra week for

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not sure what i s r e q u i r e d or i f y o u want a n y " s p e c i a l effects". a t G o d - a w f u l h o u r s of the m o r n i n g , r e s p e c t i v e l y , and E r i c for h e a d l i n e s . D o n ' t get c o m p l a c e n t out there, we s t i l l n e e d

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more staff!

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were very h e l p f u l w i t h the gadget.

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thank A n i t a a n d Ian i n a d v a n c e ' c o s s o m e t h i n g i s bound to go

l y a p p r e c i a t e d by E n t s .

w r o n g . Sheyne j u s t reminded me that next w e e k i s N a t i o n a l R o d e n t W e e k. D o n ' t forget to s u p p o r t a l l the o p p r e s s e d r a t s ,

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C&G I hope everyone has recovered from D&D by now, it was a truly excellent night. Pans People were a sight for sore eyes, (FWworrrr t). Talking of sore eyes, Mr. Corrigan and his guest caused a few when they led the first w a l tz, all on their own. T o e v e r y o n e s disappointment, except Brendan C l e m e n t s ' , Brendan won the magnificent Teddy Bear, which w a s the s t a r p r i z e in the raffle. (Hunk won t h e booby p r i z e , with h i s s o b t i c k e t . — A n y one want a c ow moo?) T h e c h a m p a g n e a n d c o c k t a i l s flowed ireely until 4 am, a l l in a i I e v e r y o n e h a d a thoroughly good t i m e . I hope t h i s w i l l be a l e s s o n to y o u s u c k e r s that d i d n ' t go, may y o u f o r e v er remain a l e mon . C r e d i t m u s t g o to Simon L e a a n d the E n t s C o m m i t t e e w h o put in h o u r s of hard work to produce the b e s t n i g h t of t h e y e a r . F u r t h er e v e n t s to t i t i l a t e your fancy include: 4th F e b . B a r G a m e s N i g h t , a bar n i g h t for t h o s e i n t e l l e c t u a l s w h o d o n ' t j u s t w a n t to get p * * * d , ( A l t h o u g h w e ' r e not s t o p p i n g y o u ) C o m e a n d s h o w off y o u r s k i l l , or l a c k of i t , in a game of d a r t s , table football, c h e s s , draughts, d o m i n o e s , c a r d s o r nine mans morris.

61h F e b . H a m m e r s m i t h P u b C r a w l , a c h a n c e to get away from South K e n . for a c h a n g e and down a few pints of F u l l e r s a n d Y o u n g s . 15th F e b . G u i l d s U n i o n M e e t i n g . 16th Feb. G u i I d s / I F party in the J C R , t i c k e t s w i l l be a v a i l a b l e from Monday from G u i l d s , I F and Social Reps. 16th - 17th Feb. B r i s t o l 24 H o u r Pedal C a r Race, practicing will be s t a r t i n g i mmi nent ly in P r i n c e s G a r d e n s , d u r i n g the lunch b r e a k s . 20th F e b . F i e l d C u p , put a team in a n d h a v e the time of y o u r life ( h i e ! ) . 2 n d a n d 3rd Y e a r s a r e s t i l l required to m a r s h a l l , if y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t e d s e e D a v e W a l l s in the Guilds Union Office.

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D e a r M r . H a r r i s , - I note y o u r r e marks i n the e d i t o r i a l o f the l a s t F E L D C a n d i n v i e w o f the s u b s e quent damage w h i c h m a y h a v e b e e n done to the s u c c e s s o f the b o y c o t t , I hope t h a t y o u w i l l print this letter prominently s o that a n y s u c h damage might be minimised. If y o u h a d b o t h e r e d to l i s t e n to my speech at a l l , you w o u l d have h e a r d that I brought up y o u r f i r s t p o i n t a n y w a y . B e f o r e the U G M I was approached by several people who a s k e d w h y I w a s p r o p o s i n g only a boycott of Southside and not continuous w i t h an all-out boycott a s was o r i g i n a l l y planned. I p o i n t e d o u t that the c o m p l e t e b o y c o t t w a s m a i n l y a g a i n s t the 2 % r i s e a n d that s i n c e t h i s p l a n ned price increase h a d been w i t h d r a w n i t w o u l d be w r o n g to c o n tinue w i t h such a c t i o n . A t least one p e r s o n w h o w a s i n t e n d i n g to further a m e n d my p r o p o s a l to i n elude a l l refectories decided not to d o s o w h e n I e x p l a i n e d t h i s to him.

y e a r w h i c h are c o v e r e d b y t h e universities concerned I see no r e a s o n w h y t h i s s h o u l d n o t be so here a l s o . B u t I w o u l d a l s o maint a i n t h a t i f the r e f e c t o r i e s w e r e made more c o s t - e f f e c t i v e h e a v y p r i c e cuts could occur without s u b s i d i e s . I w o u l d a l s o l i k e to add (although I d i d not mention t h i s i n my s p e e c h ) that I s e e n o r e a s o n why c o s t s o f refectory b u i l d i n g i m p r o v e m e n t s s h o u l d be made o u t of p r o f i t s f r o m r e f e c t ory t r a d i n g any more than i m p r o vements to the B l a c k e t t L a b o r att>ry s h o u l d be p a i d for o u t o f p r o f i t s from P h y s i ; c s t r a d i n g , I w o u l d l i k e to c o n c l u d e by s a y i n g that w h i l s t I w o u l d u p h o l d y o u r right to say w h a t e v e r y o u w i s h i n your e d i t o r i a l I f e e l i t w o u l d h a v e been w i s e r i f y o u h a d s h o w n more r e s p o n s i b i l i t y in t h i s c a s e as comments s u d i a s the ones y o u p r i n t e d are l i k e l y to e n c o u r a g e p e o p l e to ignore r e q u e s t s n o t to e a t a t S o u t h s i d e a n d h e n c e break t h e b o y c o t t . I f t h i s b o y c o t t i s broken it w i l l show the c o l l e g e

i n g a p o l i c y that c o n d e m n e d h e a d t e n a n c i e s w o u l d p r o h i b i t u s from s e t t i n g up a very b e n e f i c i a l a c c o mmodation s y s t e m a n d throw the l e t t i n g of the C o l l e g e f l a t s i n Hamlet Gardens into q u e s t i o n . T h u s , the motion w o u l d h a v e a c t e d a g a i n s t the i n t e r e s t s o f a l l students i n C o l l e g e a n d h e n c e the r e a s o n for my amendment. I hope that Sheyne w i l l c o n s i d e r r e w o r d i n g h i s m o t i o n , s o that i t a l l o w s for the s e t t i n g up o f a head tenancy s c h e m e b y the U n i o n , i n the l i g h t of t h e s e c o m m e n t s . Tony C o x Physics 2

We w o u l d l i k e to state that the views expressed in Miss Onimus' l e t t e r a r e not r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h o s e o f the women i n G u i l d s so c i e t y . We are c o n c e r n e d that a woman s h o u l d f e e l l i k e t h i s a n d w o u l d encourage h e r a n d a n y o n e e l s e to come to our m e e t i n g s , j i j Xranmer C h e m . E n g . P . G . Jolanta Drozak Diane Williams I Mary E r s k i n e a n d t e n other s i g n a t u r e s . _ . ; - T f l that S h e y n e L u c o c k is b e i n g somewhat h y p o c r i t i c a l i n h i s a t t a c k on the Women i n S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y Group for h o l d i n g a women-only m e e t i n g , w h e n u

S i r , - A t the r i s k o f b e i n g l a b e l l e d a male c h a u v e n i s t by W I G , I f e e l c o m p e l l e d to a n s w e r the l e t t er i n l a s t w e e k ' s F E L I X from a n anonymous A n n e O n i m u s . . , r , , 1 Does A n n e s p e a k for the w h o l e „ „ „ „ , . , of C & G o r are h e r v i e w s t h o s e , . „ . . , of the m i n o r i t y ? A q u i c k s u r v e y , .. , j , j 1. j over the w e e k e n d , r e v e a l e d h a r d , n . ^ l y a n y support for h e r a r g u m e n t s . .«.-,• 1 . K u. r > G i r l s who fight for w o m e n ' s H o w e v e r , the i d e a that a l l a c that w e h a v e n o e f f e c t i v e method . .„ ,. ° . n g h t s w o u l d get more out of men t i o n s h o u l d therefore be withdrawn o f p r o t e s t i n g a g a i n s t r e f e c t o r y •c . u Ar • • u „ . u _ i f t h e y u s e d feminine charm rather is ludicrous. Even you i n a preconditions. The decision was » « . / . . ' » _ • • than brute f o r c e ' . v i o u s e d i t o r i a l ( F E L I X 502) t a l k t a k e n d e m o c r a t i c a l l y at a U G M . I . . , , , Shy, s e n s i t i v e and lonely w o a b o u t " T h e ridiculous number o f d i d not " f o r c e through" or "sneak 1 u ,. . ^ ... men s h o u l d n ' t be a t t h i s c o l l e g e f o o d p r i c e i n c r e a s e s that the c o - t h r o u g h " the motion but d e b a t e d . . . b e c a u s e o f the w ay it i s . May l i e g e h a s b e e n g e t t i n g a w a y w i t h " the c a s e f u l l y before the a u d i e n c e , a s w e l l h a v e g i r l s that underand y e t now y o u appear to say we Indeed, a l l the executive were s t a n d the s i t u a t i o n . s h o u l d h u m b l y a c c e p t a l l o f t h e s e o p p o s e d to t h i s a c t i o n . O n c e the ' I t i s good for a w o m a n to corns a n d j u s t t a l k to the r e l e v a n t b o d - U n i o n h a s a c c e p t e d p o l i c y i n t h i s here ... s h e c a n l e a r n to s t a n d up i e s a b o u t h o w w e d i s a p p r o v e s l i - w a y i t i s t h e duty of a l l u n i o n for h e r s e l f , g h t l y o f t h e f a c t that n o t h i n g h a s o f f i c i a l s to e n s u r e i t i s c a r r i e d _, . ... , , ... b e e n done to i m p r o v e food q u a l out to the b e s t o f t h e i r a b i l i t y , T h e t r a d i t i o n a l rugby s o n g s d i d n o t seem to worry the g i r l s . I i t y o r k e e p p r i c e s d o w n . We h a v e A n d t h a t i s p a r t i c u l a r l y true of e x p e c t that they re g o i n g to be b e e n " t a l k i n g " about u n j u s t price o f f i c i a l s w h o c o n t r o l large a n d increases for several years now i n f l u e n t i a l s e c t i o n s o f t h e c o l l e g e s u n g . I j o i n i n when I v e h a d a few d r i n k s " . . " I came from a c o n a n d t o m y k n o w l e d g e the g o o d media, vent s c h o o l b u t I p u t up w i t h the t h i s h a s d o n e h a s been n i l . C o m - Y o u r s f a i t h f u l l y , songs. Barry A u s t i n p a r e t h i s w i t h the a l m o s t i m m e d Men a t l C n o t i c e the g i r l s at I F and the women a t I C . I F are gradiate change o f d e c i s i o n when a ually becoming regular v i s i t o r s c o m p l e t e b o y c o t t w a s t h r e a t e n e d . D e a r S i r , - H a v i n g s p o k e n to s e v - . ./ ,, rru „ „ the c o l l e g e . T h e more g i r l s e r a l p e o p l e about the h o u s i n g m o - to I f e e l that t h e 2% i n c r e a s e w a s that r a n he ^ n r m i r a w d tn s o c i a l a t c a n oe e n c o u r a g c u 1 0 s o c i a l t r i v i a l c o m p a r e d to t h e m u c h d e e p - d o n t h a t w a s p u t to the l a s t U . G M m 1 -L * -.i. .u u w i t h u s , the better e r d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n w i t h the p r i c e by S h e y n e L u c o c k I s h o u l d l i k e to l y integrate .,, , l i f e w i l l b e . a n d q u a l i t y o f r e f e c t o r y f o o d . Jo m a k e c l e a r the r e a s o n s w h y I p u t The p r o b l e m of a t t r a c t i n g more b e s u r e ; do y o u t h i n k t h a t w e a r e forward a n amendment to t h i s m o g i r l s to I C seems to be summed a l l s o upset about p a y i n g an extion. tra IV2 p o n a 75 p m e a l t h a t we I am m o s t d e f i n i t e l y n o t against b y the comment, " U n t i l more should have a n a l l out refectory I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n h o l d i n g a g i r l s s t u d y here . . . . women w o n ' t be l i k e l y to come h e r e . " b o y c o t t j u s t to s t o p that h a p p e n - 1 p o l i c y t h a t a d v o c a t e s c l o s i n g T h e a n s w e r s e e m s to b e to c r l o o p h o l e s i n the rent a c t , a n d i n g ? J u d g i n g by y o u r c o m p l e t e about-turn on the q u e s t i o n o f b o y - s u p p o r t s s t r e n g t h e n i n g the a c t to eate the i m p r e s s i o n that there are c o t t s y o u e v i d e n t l y d o . B u t I d o n t . try a n d prevent u n s c r u p u l o u s land- more g i r l s at I C by e n c o u r a g i n g T h e f a c t that y o u p a i d very l o r d s p r o f i t e e r i n g from o t h e r p e o - w o m e n from other c o l l e g e s to j o i n i n the s o c i a l l i f e a t I m p e r i a l . l i t t l e a t t e n t i o n t o my s p e e c h i s p i e ' s r i g h t to a c c o m m o d a t i o n , . Yours faithfully, H o w e v e r , the m o t i o n c o n t a i n e d c o n f i r m e d by the f a c t that y o u r Colin Palmer one s e c t i o n ( I . C . 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D e a r E d i t o r , - With reference to A n n e O n i m u s ' a n d Sheyne L u c o c k ' s letter o f 26/1/79 we w o u l d l i k e to state the purpose o f WIGs, w h i c h i s to promote c o n t a c t a n d f r i e n d s h i p between women i n G u i l d s . H o w e v e r t h i s d o e s n o t e x c l u d e the presence of any Guildsmen o r a n y o n e from R S M a n d R C S . We w e l c o m e anyone to our F r i d a y lunchtime sessions which are h e l d i n the I C W A l o u n g e . We are a p u r e l y s o c i a l c l u b and orgafti s e o u t i n g s to the t h e a t r e , b a l l e t , etc.

D e a r E d i t o r , - M a n y p e o p l e make Mr. L u c o c k ' s mistake i n i d e n t i fying " s e x i s m " a s being a n y sort of d i s c r i m i n a t i o n on grounds of s e x a n d hence a c c u s e the womens l i b e r a t i o n movement o f ' w a g i n g the s e x w a r ' . E v e n the l e g i s l a t i o n l a i d d o w n by the S e x D i s c r i n i i n a tion A c t a l l o w s for w h a t i s c a l l e d " p o s i t i v e d i s c r i m i n a t i o n " i.e. P o l i c i e s d e s i g n e d to i n c r e a s e f e Participation in traditionally >ale s p h e r e s e . g . h a v i n g t r a i n i n g c o u r s e s w i t h a b i a s towards female p a r t i c i p a t i o n . S u c h p o l i c i e s are d e s i g n e d to e v e n out d i s c r i n i i n a tion a g a i n s t women i n h e r e n t i n our p r e s e n t s o c i e t y . Women feel the n e e d to meet o n t h e i r o w n , n o t b e c a u s e they feel that men c a n n e v e r u n d e r s t a n d how women are r e p r e s s e d but that m e n , a s the, p r e s s u r e s put on them through s c * i s m are o f a d i f f e r e n t n a t u r e , c a n n e v e r t o t a l l y a p p r e c i a t e the repre-

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Miscellaneous E X T E R N A L A F F A I R S C O M M I T T E E ;: 6 am. Green C o m m i t t e e Room (Union B u i l d i n g ) . B u s i n e s s m e e t i n g but a l l w e l c o m e . V . M . S O C . ; - Open M e e t i n g . 1.00 pm. H B 3 4 8 . A l l w e l c o m e . " R O C K Y H O R R O R S H O W " - S T O I C F I L M R E V I E W . 1 3 . 0 0 . South; side H a l l s (except T i z a r d ) , Union T . V . Lounge, J . C . R .Southside L o w e r T . . V . L o u n g e ( N r . S t a n ' s Bar) . I n c l u d e d i n t e r v i e w w i t h Star of F i l m T i m Curry . B e i n g repeated by popular r e q u e s t . IC R A D I O ; - From 12.00 - 2 . 1 5 pm to J C R , A l a n ' s B a r and S t a n ' s B a r . 5 D O pm - 1 . 0 0 am -same a s F r i d a y . 9 . 0 0 pm - O p u s 301 . e x c e p t 1 0 D 0 pm - F o c u s on . . . . . 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 . Read T h e a t r e , S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g . T h e I n t e l l e c t u a l a n d E c o n o m i c Defence of the F r e e S o c i e t y . D r . R h o d e s B o y s o n , M P C o n s e r v a t i v e Member of P a r l i a m e n t for Brent N o r t h , (arranged by IC C o n s e r v a t i v e S o c i e t y ) .

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s s i o n that women f a c e , a n d c o n tinue to r e l a t e to women i n a w a y w h i c h women may f e el r e p r e s s i v e . M o s t W i S T meetings are o p e n to e v e r y o n e to attend ( i n fact i n the four y e a r s i t h a s been g o i n g i t h a s o n l y h e l d two women o n l y m e e t i n g s ) a n d the l a s t o c c a s i o n was for women o n l y at the express d e s i r e of the s p e a k e r , w h o works for a women o n l y n e w s p a p e r . Howe v e r , at that m e e t i n g i t w a s n o t i c e a b l e that the atmosphere w a s more r e l a x e d due to the a b s e n c e of some of our m a l e friends w h o tend to dominate d i s c u s s i o n . (I know I do t o o , but at l e a s t I'm aware o f it!) T h e male s t e r e o t y p e i s toward d o m i n a n c e , b e i n g i n control (of o n e s e l f a n d of others) a n d towards ' g e t t i n g o n ' i n a c a r e e r . T h e female s t e r e o t y p e i s toward

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c a r i n g for others ( n e c e s s a r y i n thee x p e c t to be h a r a n g u e d by p e o p l e role o f w i f e a n d mother), submiss-J w h o f e e l that the o n l y r e a s o n h e i v e n e s s a n d that the c h i e f d e f i n i - I c a n be there i s due to h i s s e x u a l tion o f s u c c e s s i s through s e x u a l a v a i l a b i l i t y , nor i f h e goes i nto a a t t r a c t i v e n e s s . ( A ' c a r e e r woman' bar night c a n he e x p e c t references i s a l w a y s rather p i t i e d i n h e r i n - to h i m a s merely a body to be l e e r e d or j e e r ed at (as happens to a b i l i t y to s u c c e e d a s a woman through marriage.) Women t h e r e - women e i t h e r a s a s e x , e . g . " s h e stood on a bridge a t m i d n i g h t " , fore tend towards s e l f approbaor a s i n d i v i d u a l s , e . g . a s i n the tion a n d a l a c k of a g g r e s s i o n . It is d i f f i c u l t for women to overcome l a t e s t rather p l e a s a n t v e r s i o n of ' A l l o u e t t a ' ) . Some women do not this a n d enter into d i s c u s s i o n ( b a s i c a l l y they tend to be s h y e r ) , o b j e c t to the fact that their role i s s e e n a s to be a s e x o b j e c t whereas a man may a l s o be s h y but f e e l s more o f a need to o v e r - (though some l i k e A n n e Onimus come i t i n order to 'prove h i m s e l f . of l a s t w e e k ' s i s s u e f e el that they N o t o n l y may it be d i f f i c u l t for s h o u l d be treated w i t h a l i t t l e mere a man to u n d e r s t a n d s u c h a s p e c t s ' r e s p e c t ' ) but for women w h o are trying to e s t a b l i s h their right to of a w o m a n ' s c h a r a c t e r but a l s o be a n i n d i v i d u a l a n d not j u s t an he c a n n o t a p p r e c i a t e the effect o b j e c t s u c h e v e n t s are both a of c o n t i n u a l reminders to women d e n i a l o f o n e ' s r i g h t to do so of the r o l e they are s u p p o s e d to but a l s o an a t t a c k on women a s p l a y . If M r . L u c o c k w a l k s through a sex. the s t r e e t s a t n i g h t he d o e s not

M a l e o n l y e v e n t s are very often s e x i s t a s they are aimed at r e e m p h a s i s i n g a m a n ' s s e x role ( h a v i n g a b i t o f fun w i t h the l a d s ) A women o n l y m e e t i n g i s merely t r y i n g to g i v e b a c k some c o n f i d e n c e to women a n d a l l o w them to d i s c u s s freely i n order to o v e r come the r e p r e s s i v e p r e s s u r e s p l a c e d by s o c i e t y w h i c h a t p r e s e n t i s l a r g e l y i n male c o n t r o l . If M r . L u c o c k r e a l l y d o e s s o w e l l u n d e r s t a n d female r e p r e s s i o n then he s h o u l d a l s o unders t a n d o u r n e e d to get together i n order to o v e r c o m e o u r r e p r e s s i o n . T h i s d o e s n o t mean that we do not a p p r e c i a t e those male f r i e n d s prepared to h e l p a t t a c k s e x i s m a n d to m o s t of our meetings we have w e l c o m e d their attendance. Yours in sisterhood, ' Mary A t t e n b o r o u g h

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Snowy Elk I h a v e r e c e i v e d many c o m p l a i n t s a b o u t the r e f e r e n c e s to n a k e d b o d i e s w h i c h k e e p a p p e a r i n g i n my a r t i c l e s - a p p a r e n t l y i t c a u s e s p e o p l e w h o r e a d F E L I X i n l e c t u r e s to r u s h o u t of l e c t u r e s i n a f r e n z i e d l u s t , g r o p i n g w i l d l y . W e l l a l l I c a n s a y i s that none o f them h a v e l u s t f u l l y run i n t o my o f f i c e a n d g r o pe d me y e t , s o I s h a l l h a v e t o k e e p o n d o i n g i t . N o w the e x c i t i n g s t u f f : Dep. Rep. e l e c t i o n s P a p e r s go up for t h e s e o n M o n day i n a l l the departments a n d r e m a i n up for two w e e k s . A n y e l e c t i o n s a r e by b a l l o t b o x i n t h e r e l e v a n t d e p a r t m e n t s . If y o u t h i n k y o u c o u l d do the j o b w e l l , a n d are i n t e r e s t e d i n i t , f i n d o ut e x a c t l y w h a t i t e n t a i l s from the p r e s e n t h o l d e r of the p o s i t i o n . ( P o s i t i o n - w h a t h a s s e x got to do w i t h this?) and i f you're still interested, p l e a s e stand - and do your b i t for the f e l l o w s t u d e n t s . If you" re j u s t v a g u e l y i n t e r e s t e d or y o u ' re u n c e r t a i n w h e t h e r y o u ' l l h a v e the time or e n t h u s i a s m to do a

days after - so i f you're i n M i n . R e s . E n g . , p l e a s e bear that i n mind - most of the w o r k for the year i s now over, oh y e a h - I a l m o s t forgot a D e p R . j b d e s c r i p t i o n w a s d r a w n up k jf ' r e interestj s are a s a i l a b l e from m e . Gestetner Duplicater K e y s n bright spark w h o ' s w a l k ^ ff k e y s to the D u ij , the F E L I X O f f i c e i s e bring ' e m back as people plictors { t t y f e d up w i t h then, being l o c k e d , ^ e

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As well as thinking and pushing you have to go along and attend as many Union Committees as you possible can do in order to remain in touch with the Union. You are also on the College committees that are seen as of vital importance to the Union, e-g. Refectory, Residence committees. good j o b - p l e a s e d o n ' t bother; j h a v e got l o t s o f t h e s e i n my Well that's about it really. It's not exactly a fun job but it is q u D e p . R e p . i s a v e r y important office a l l n i c e , printed and b l u e , ite absorbing. Anybody who wants to find out anymore about the job, p o s t a n d a good one c a n make a absolutely packed with i l l u s drop in and see me anytime. l o t o f d i f f e r e n c e to a department. j i s of p a s s i o n a t e e r o Refectory Boycott If y o u t h i n k y o u c a n make a r e a l f j constitutions and A s I hope you all know by now, the Refectory Boycott is next commitment to the p o s t , p l e a s e s t a n d i n g o r d e r s w r i t t e n i n the Thursday, February 8th, and is of Southside Refectory only. There stand. m o s t s e x u a l w a y p o s s i b l e , s o grab | i s an article elsewhere in F E L I X explaining the need for the Refectory Boycott so I won't say any more except to say " P l e a s e do take A t the time o f w r i t i n g ( M o n d a y ) y o u r c o p y before t h e y a l l go. the M i n . R e s . E n g . D e p . R e p . T h a t ' s a l l for t h i s w e e k p e o p l e , part, and please also help by picketing if you've got any time at all," p o s t for the r e s t o f t h i s y e a r i s See y o u i n the b a t h . C h e e r s , Mary A tt en borough s t i l l vacant - papers remain up , Mike E l k i n ICU President u n t i l s o m e b o d y s t a n d s a n d for 3 E . C . Cushion ( A N A G ) p

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Day By Day A ROUND-UP OF LAST WEEK'S NEWS Wednesday 24th Cracks in Cabinet T h e w a v e of r e c e n t s t r i k e s h a s put s t r a i n on the C a b i n e t . T h e r e were s i g n s , t h i s eveni n g , o f the C a b i n e t b e g i n n i n g t o c r a c k under the p r e s s u r e . M r . C a l l a g h a n p i c k e d a n open row w i t h E n e r g y S e c r e t a r y , M r . Tony B e n n , who w a s s a i d to be on the point of q u i t t i n g . M i n i s t e r s are c o m p l a i n i n g that top c i v i l s e r v a n t s are not p u l l i n g their w e i g h t - b e c a u s e they d o not think the Government w i l l l a s t much longer. Drinking contest of death 18 y e a r o l d , M a l c o l m B r o w n , d i e d a f t e r d r i n k i n g 50 s h o r t s i n one h o u r in a d r i n k i n g c o n t e s t . A n i n q u e s t h e a r d , to-day, how he had been p l a y i n g a d r i n k i n g g a m e ' c a l l e d B l a c k j a c k . T h e f i r s t person to throw a J a c k ordered a d r i n k , the s e c o n d p a i d f o r i t , a n d the third drank it in one g o . Lorry Convoy to end Strike T h e lorry d r i v e r s s t r i k e s h o w e d s i g n s of c r u m b l i n g a s a c o n v o y of hope wound i t s way down Britain . A s e v e n - m i l e l i n e of l o r r i e s s t r e t c h e d a l ong the M6 w i t h a m e s s a g e for s t r i k e l e a d e r s , " L e t them t r u c k e r s r o l l , ten f o u r . " T h e c o n v o y began in C a r l i s l e . A s they moved South more l o r r i e s from towns l i k e B l a c k p o o l , M a n c h e s t e r a n d L i v e r p o o l fel I i n b e hind . M i n i - € o n v o y s w a i t e d a t motorway s e r v i c e a r e a s a n d s l i p roads to j o i n . 230 g i a n t a r t i c u l a t e d l o r r i e s made up the c o n v o y .

Thursday 25th Healey hints at tax revenge T h e C h a n c e l l o r , M r . H e a l e y , s a i d that u n l e s s pay c l a i m s were m o d i f i e d there would be p r i c e r i s e s and tax i n c r e a s e s that w o u l d leave u n i o n members n o better off. said "It is not too late to call a halt", M r . H e a l e y d u r i n g t o - d a y ' s Commons d e b a t e on a T o r y motion a t t a c k i n g the G o v e r n m e n t ' s h a n d l i n g of the i n d u s t r i a l c r i s i s . Miners told only 3VJ per cent in kitty T h e N a t i o n a l C o a l Board t o ld m i n e r s , t o day, that there w o u l d be only £50 m i l l i o n a v a i l a b l e for t h e i r pay r i s e s t h i s y e a r . T h e miners h a v e c l a i m e d for 40 per c e n t . In v i e w o f the c o a l board's f i n a n c i a l c r i s i s , the c l a i m c o u l d r e s u l t in a c o n f r o n t a tion f o r c i n g M r . C a l l a g h a n to go to the c o u n try in M a r c h . Japanese wrestler to fight Amin P r e s i d e n t A m i n of U g a n d a and the J a p a n e s e w r e s t l e r A n t o n i o Inoki are to fight for the "martial arts world championship" in K a m p a l a on J u n e 10. T h e referee w i l l be w o r l d h e a v y w e i g h t b o x i n g c h a m p i o n , Muhammad A l i . Trend to shun degree courses S i x t h - f o r m e r s are i n c r e a s i n g l y r e j e c t i n g the c h a n c e of a u n i v e r s i t y p l a c e in a trend w h i c h is worrying university planners. The concern i s s o great that o f f i c i a l s a t the Department of E d u c a t i o n are s e t t i n g up a j o i n t s t u d y w i t h the C o u n c i l of 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 h e reason for the c h a n g e in s i x t h

form a t t i t u d e s to u n i v e r s i t y e d u c a t i o n i s s a i d to be that the e c o n o m i c s i t u a t i o n h a s i n f l u e n c e d many y o u n g p e o p l e to take a j o b imme d i a t e l y after l e a v i n g s c h o o l .

Friday 26th Students shot at Teheran University T h o u s a n d s of s t u d e n t s gathered at T e h e ran U n i v e r s i t y in d e f i a n c e of martial l a w r e g u l a t i o n s , w h i c h ban m e e t i n g s of more than two p e o p l e . Iranian t r o o p s , a t the c a m p u s , opened f i r e on the s t u d e n t s . A t l e a s t 8 w e r e k i l l e d a n d h u n d r e d s w e r e i n j u r e d . A B B C reporter, S i mon D r i n g , who took refuge i n a doorway, w i t h two s t u d e n t s , found h i m s e l f c o v e r e d in b l o o d a n d s p l a t t e r e d w i t h the brains of one o f the s t u d e n t s a s the s o l d i e r s m e r c i l e s s l y fired a t them. T h e U n i v e r s i t y area became a c o n t i n u o u s b a t t l e g r o u n d . A u t o m a t i c rifle and m a c h i n e gun fire l a s t e d for h o u r s . L a t e r , in the eveni n g , s t u d e n t s came out into th.e s t r e e t s . T h e ir b o d i e s d r i p p i n g w i t h the blood of the dead and i n j u r e d . A b l o o d s t a i n e d b l a n k e t w a s draped o v e r a telephone box w i t h a n o t i c e s a y i n g that a s t u d e n t h a d d i e d on i t . The Prime Minister, Dr. B a k h t i a r , has d e c i d e d on a get-tough p o l i c y w i t h demons t r a t o r s . H o w e v e r , there w a s b e l i e f in d i p lomatic c i r c l e s that the A r m y may have been o v e r - z e a l o u s in c a r r y i n g out orders a t the University. Monte Carlo Rally result T h e F r e n c h m a n , Bernard D a r n i c h e , in a w o r k s b a c k e d L a n c i a S t r a t o s s n a t c h e d the lead on the l a s t s t a g e , to w i n the Monte Carlo R a l l y . B j o m W a l d e g a a r d , from S w e d e n , in a w o r k s F o r d E s c o r t w a s beaten into s e c o n d p l a c e by a margin of 6 s e c o n d s after some 2,000 m i l e s of hard d r i v i n g .

Saturday 27th Woman hijacks airliner A n a i r l i n e r w i t h 119 p a s s e n g e r s and 12 c r e w , l e a v i n g L o s A n g e l e s for New Y o r k , w a s h i j a c k e d by a woman t o - n i g h t . A i r l i n e o f f i c i a l s s t a t e d that s h e w a n t e d to d i s c u s s "revolutionary tactics" w i t h f i lm s t a r s . She demanded that t e l e v i s i o n c h a n n e l s be c l e a r entertaine d s o that one of three "famous ers" c o u l d read a m e s s a g e left in a 'phon e box a t L o s A n g e l e s a i r p o r t . T h e s t a r s named by the woman w e r e C h a r l t o n H e s t o n , J a c k Lemmon and L y n d a C a r t e r , T V ' s " W o n d e r Woman". Darling saved by Emburey Australian batsman, R i c k Darling, c o l l a p s e d to-day after b e i n g s t r u c k under the heart by a r i s i n g b a l l from E n g l a n d fast bowler, B o b W i l l i s . i n the F i f t h T e s t at A d e l a i d e . When D a r l i n g s a n k to the ground, the E n g land o f f - s p i n n e r , J o h n E m b u r e y , w a s u n a b l e to f i n d a p u l s e , s o he g a v e D a r l i n g a c o u p l e of hard p u s h e s on the c h e s t , w h i c h seemed to r e v i v e h i m . E m b u r e y s a i d that R i c k s t a r ted to groan and h i s lungs f i l l e d w i t h a i r . The A u s t r a l i a n team's physiotherapist, M i c h a e l M a s o n , found that D a r l i n g had s w a -

l l o w e d h i s tongue and had a p i e c e of c h e w i n g gum in h i s m o u t h . T h i s led to the E n g l a n d p h y s i o t h e r a p i s t a d v i s i n g p l a y e r s not to c h e w gum w h i l e b a t t i n g . Shrewsbury beat Man City in Cup S h r e w s b u r y w o n 2 - 0 in a match that s h o w ed that a team c o s t i n g a total of £80,000 had the beating of s t a r - 6 t u d d e d M a n c h e s t e r C i t y . T h e s h o c k r e s u l t c a m e in a w e e k when T r e v o r F r a n c i s i s i n t e n d i n g to be transferred for a £1 m i l l i o n f e e .

Sunday 28th Lorry drivers strike ends T h e four w e e k o l d lorry d r i v e r s ' s t r i k e came to an end i n many r e g i o n s of B r i t a i n t o - d a y . Shop s t e w a r d s i n the South-West recommended the s t r i k e r s to go to a r b i t r a t i o n , " in the interests of the nation". 3 p on Beer B e e r prices are g o i n g up b y 3 p a pint on February 1 4 , i t w a s a n n o u n c e d to-«day. A l l ; ied B r e w e r i e s made the a p p l i c a t i o n to the P r i c e C o m m i s s i o n on D e c . 2 9 , and now the statutory 2 8 d a y s have e l a p s e d , are g o i n g ahead w i t h t h e i r p l a n s . It i s e x p e c t e d that other brewers w i l l s e e k p r i c e i n c r e a s e s .

Monday 29th Orgy of destruction in Teheran C i n e m a s and w i n e s h o p s w e r e s e t a b l a z e a n d f l a m i n g b a r r i c a d e s w e r e s e t up a c r o s s roads l e a d i n g from T e h e r a n . In one of t h e most gruesome i n c i d e n t s of the day M a j - G e n L a t i t i , of the parliamentary g e n d a r m e r i e , w a s dragged from h i s M e r c e d e s c a r a n d a t t a c k e d by about 200 p e o p l e . R i o t e r s began b e a t i n g h i m with iron b a r s . O t h e r s s t a b b e d him from h e a d to toe w h i l e y e t more p e o p l e tried to c l a w h i s e y e s out. Tube strike set for Feb 21 U n i o n l e a d e r s of Underground d r i v e r s and guards rejected pay and p r o d u c t i v i t y propos a l s . T h e y are not to take immediate a c t i o n but w i l l j o i n a one-day s t r i k e c a l l e d by B r i t i s h R a i l S o u t h e r n R e g i o n d r i v e r s for Feb 21st. 1

Tuesday 30th Half Britain's hospitals under siege 1,100 out of the 2,300 S t a t e h o s p i t a l s a r e p r o v i d i n g o n l y emergency s e r v i c e s , and h a r d ly any a m b u l a n c e s y s t e m in B r i t a i n i s w o r k ing normally. M r . E n n a l s i S o c i a l Services S e c r e t a r y to the C o m m o n s s a i d to-day that p a t i e n t s face a c o n s i d e r a b l e threat to t h e i r safety b e c a u s e of a c t i o n by h e a l t h s e r v i c e workers. Southampton to play Forest in League cup final L a s t n i g h t Southampton beat L e e d s by 1-0 to w i n 3-2 on a g g r e g a t e . N o t t i n g h a m F o r e s t drew 0-0 w i t h Watford to w i n 3-1 on a g g r e g a t e . T h e L e a g u e C u p f i n a l w i l l be h e l d a t Wembley on March 1 7 t h .

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The British Army & Ireland (not l e g a l under E . P . A . , ; b u t i t h a p p e n s - A m n e s t y I n t e r n a t i o n a l ) . H e —Join the Army; travel to exotic distant lands; meet exciting, u n i s c h a r g e d w i t h membership o f F i a n n a N a H ' e i r e a n n ( i l l e g a l under usual people and kill them. T h e p r o f e s s i o n a l B r i t i s h A r m y of today c a n be t r a c e d b a c k to the E J ' . A . i n N . I r e l a n d but not B r i t a i n ) . H e s p e n d s the n e x t 2 y e a r s on remand before c o m i n g to t r i a l (known a s internment b y remand). T h e 17th c e n t u r y d u r i n g the p e r i o d of the " G l o r i o u s R e v o l u t i o n " . T h e court h a s no j u r y (but an amendment to the E . P . A . ) . H e i s a s s u m e d r e a s o n s for the r a i s i n g a n d u p - k e e p o f t h i s ' f i r s t r e g u l a r f orce were the s u p p r e s s i o n of the I r i s h p e o p l e and the d e f e n c e o f the P r o t e s t - g u i l t y u n t i l proven i n n o c e n t ( s e c t i o n 9 o f P a r t 1 of E . P . A . ) . T h e e v i d e n c e i s s l i m , but h e w a s found to be in p o s s e s s i o n of a d o c u ant r e l i g i o n . A f t e r the p a c i f i c a t i o n of I r e l a n d , the l a s t d i s s e n t e r s , ment of F i a n n a N a H ' E i r e a n n . T h a t i s enough to c o n v i c t h i m the S c o t t i s h C l a n s , were f i r s t defeated a n d t h e n d e c i m a t e d by a p e r i o d o f b l o o d y r e p r e s s i o n . N e x t came the time o f u n l i m i t e d c o l o n - ( s e c t i o n 21 o f P a r t 3 , " p o s s e s s i o n by a p e r s o n of a document s h a l l be e v i d e n c e of that p e r s o n b e l o n g i n g to the o r g a n i s a t i o n at the time i a l c o n q u e s t , e x t e n d i n g the b o u n d a r i e s of the E m p i r e a n d l e a v i n g when he h a d the document i n h i s p o s s e s s i o n " . J o u r n a l i s t s w a t c h t he B r i t i s h Army p a r - e x c e l l a n c e a c o u n t e r - i n s u r g e n c y f o r c e . out!) H e i s s e n t e n c e d to 12 y e a r s i m p r i s o n m e n t . E n g l a n d f i r s t i n v a d e d I r e l a n d i n 1169 a n d i n 1171 K i n g H e n r y n h i m s e l f v i s i t e d the c o u n t r y to try and a s s e r t f e u d a l t i e s . T h e p r a c t T h e B r i t i s h Army i s the m a i n instrument that h a s b e e n u s e d by i c a l d i f f i c u l t i e s o f m e d i e v a l communications a c r o s s a large e x p a n s e s u c c e s s i v e governments to deny the right of s e l f d e t e r m i n a t i o n to o f s e a made the C r o w n ' s t a s k of s u p e r v i s i o n d i f f i c u l t but i n 1541 A L L the I r i s h p e o p l e . Its role i n I r e l a n d i s a s i n A d e n , K e n y a e t c . H e n r y \ v n i w e n t to D u b l i n a n d p r o c l a i m e d h i m s e l f " K i n g of t h i s not p e a c e - k e e p i n g but c o u n t e r - i n s u r g e n c y . l a n d of I r e l a n d a s u n i t e d , a n n e x e d a n d k n i t forever to the I m p e r i a l c r o w n of the R e a l m of E n g l a n d " . T h e p o l i c y of " p l a n t a t i o n " w a s f o i u m u l a t e d to stamp out the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of the n a t i v e I r i s h . L a n d s were c o n f i s c a t e d a n d p l a n t e d w i t h s e t t l e r s from E n g l a n d and S c o t l a n d . When r e s i s t a n c e w a s e n c o u n t e r e d the T U D O R S d e a l t w i t h it w i t h a f e r o c i t y w h i c h , i n the words o f the great h i s t o r i a n L e c k y " h a s s e l d o m b e e n e x c e e d e d in the pages of h i s t o r y " . T h e Not long ago we ruled the world With cane and bowler hat m o s t s u c c e s s f u l of a l l " p l a n t a t i o n s " w a s c o m p l e t e d i n the r e i g n of Now all we've left is Ulster J a m e s I p r i n c i p a l l y i n the s i x o f the n i n e c o u n t i e s of U l s t e r ( 1 6 0 9 ) . And we've trouble holding that. The public school taught us to rule — S i n c e the R e f o r m a t i o n i n E n g l a n d h a d made no i m p r e s s i o n on C a t h We'll keep those natives down o l i c I r e l a n d , the P r o t e s t a n t p l a n t a t i o n e s t a b l i s h e d a c l e a v a g e b e So don 't call US tyrannical — We're loyal to the Crown. tween the two s e c t i o n s of the I r i s h p o p u l a t i o n a n d so now r e l i g i o n d e t e r m i n e d p o l i t i c a l t h i n k i n g a n d set a p a t t e r n for the s o c i a l and CHORUS Upper class pukka class officers' mess p o l i t i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t o f I r e l a n d r i g h t up to the p r e s e n t d a y . H e n c e We've walked on the Irish the s o c a l l e d " R e l i g i o u s D i v i d e " . Since Good Queen Bess, A kick in the knackers will make 'em confess, Upper class, pukka class, born to oppress....

In 1641 the P u r i t a n P a r l i a m e n t o f E n g l a n d decreed the a b s o l u t e s u p p r e s s i o n of the C a t h o l i c r e l i g i o n i n I r e l a n d a n d i n t h i s year a great r e b e l l i o n broke out. T h e e f f e c t of the r e b e l l i o n ' s f i n a l s u p p r e s s i o n b y the P a r l i a m e n t a r y f o r c e s under C r o m w e l l i n 1652 w a s devastatingty c l e a r . The terrible suffering w h i c h Cromwell i n f l i c t ed i n the name o f G o d on a l l C a t h o l i c r e b e l s i n I r e l a n d forged for them s o m e t h i n g l i k e a s i n g l e i d e n t i t y a n d strengthened s t i l l further the c l e a v a g e b e t w e e n them and the other ( p l a n t e d P r o t e s t a n t ) part o f I r e l a n d ' s p o p u l a t i o n . D u r i n g t h i s war one t h i r d of the C a t h o l i c - I r i s h ( o v e r 600,000) d i e d a n d 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 were s o l d a s s l a v e s to the West I n d i e s a n d o t h e r c o l o n i e s . T h e e n d r e s u l t w a s that more than % of the c u l t i v a b l e l a n d w a s to be found i n the h a n d s of a s m a l l m i n o r i t y of P r o t e s t a n t s ( d e s c e n d e d from the E n g l i s h a n d S c o t t i s h p l a n t a t i o n ^ A s a d i r e c t r e s u l t of the p o t a t o famine (1845) the p o p u l a t i o n of I r e l a n d d e c r e a s e d by one h a l f i n twenty y e a r s w i t h VA m i l l i o n d e a d , y e t from every part i n I r e l a n d c a r g o e s of o a t s , b a r l e y , b a c o n , e g g s , butter a n d other foodstuffs c o n t i n u e d to s a i l for E n g l a n d . A s a g i t a t i o n for i n d e p e n d e n c e c o n t i n u e d through armed s t r u g g l e there w a s an i m m e d i a t e outcry from the P r o t e s t a n t i n d u s t r i a l N o r t h - E a s t , w h o i n i t i a t e d a s e r i e s o f pogroms a g a i n s t the C a t h o l i c w o r k e r s . In the G e n e r a l E l e c t i o n of 1918 it w a s o b v i o u s that the M a j o r i t y of I r i s h p e o p l e sought freedom a n d the B r i t i s h government, h a v i n g s u c c e s s f u l l y u s e d " d i v i d e a n d r u l e " for e i g h t h u n d r e d y e a r s a n d , s e e i n g that they w o u l d be u n a b l e to defeat the I r i s h f o r c e s , p a r t i t i o n e d I r e l a n d l e a v i n g s i x of the c o u n t i e s of U l s t e r s a s N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d and s t i l l part of B r i t a i n . T h e m a t e r i a l b a s i s for t h i s a r t i f i c i a l formation of the N o r t h I r e l a n d s t a t e l e t , a g a i n s t the w i s h e s of the m a j o r i t y , w a s the i n c r e a s e d p a c e o f c a p i t a l i s t d e v e l o p m e n t i n the N o r t h E a s t . T h e p o l i c y of d i v i d e a n d rule w a s c a r r i e d on by s u c c e s s i v e U n i o n i s t governments i n N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d a n d h e n c e the a n o m a l o u s s i t u a t i o n o f U n i o n i s t d o m i n a t e d t r a d e - u n i o n s as a l l i e s of me b o u r g e o i s i e . T h e f u n d a m e n t a l c l a s s c o n f l i c t i s e x a c e r b a t e d b y the p r i v e l e g e d a c c e s s of P r o t e s t a n t w o r k e r s to s c a r c e jobs a n d s o a l t h o u g h both s e c t i o n s o f the w o r k i n g c l a s s are e x p l o i t e d , one i s s l i g h t l y better off than the o t h e r s , a n d s o the P r o t e s t a n t w o r k e r offers a l l e g i a n c e to r i g h t - w i n g b i g o t t e d p o l i t i c a n s of the same g o v e r n ment in p o w e r for ova fifty y e a r s s o that he may c o n t i n u e to h a v e this s l i g h t l y better s i t u a t i o n . F o r o v e r h a l f a c e n t u r y B r i t a i n g a v e b l a n k e t a p p r o v a l t o b l a t a n t d i s c r i m a t o r y p r a c t i c e s a n d r e p r e s s i o n of C a t h o l i c / n a t i o n a l i s t w o r k e r s a n d m i d d l e c l a s s so that the U n i o n i s t government w o u l d get the s u p p o r t i t n e e d e d . ; Fifteen t h o u s a n d troops c o n t i n u e to h o l d t h i s a r t i f i c i a l l y formed c o u n t r y for B r i t a i n but in the m e d i a they a r e j u s t " k e e p i n g the p e a c e b e t w e e n the s q u a b b l i n g I r i s h " . B r i t i s h j u s t i c e under the 1973 Emer*. g e n c y P r o v i s i o n s A c t ( E . P « A « ) w o r k s l i k e t h i s . A n 18 y e a r s o l d b o y is a r r e s t e d by the p o l i c e in B e l f a s t . He is n o w h e l d for 7 2 hours w i t h o u t b e i n g c h a r g e d ( s e c t i o n 88 of P a r t 2 of E . P . A . ) . H e i s forc i b l y f i n g e r p r i n t e d and p h o t o g r a p h e d ( s e c t i o n II of E.P.A«)» H e i s denied access to a s o l i c i t o r and h i s p a r e n t s are not t o l d he i s there (under E.P.A*)? He is b e a t e n up a n d f o r c e d to s i g n a c o n f e s s i o n

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External Barclays T h e B r i t i s h U n i v e r s i t i e s Sports Federation C o n f e r e n c e , h e l d a t E d i n b u r g h a few w e e k s ago, p a s s e d a motion r e j e c t i n g any form of s p o n s o r s h i p from B a r c l a y s B a n k for s p o r t i n g teams b e c a u s e of i t s i n v o l v e m e n t in S o u t h e n em A f r i c a . T h e two c l i m b e r s who s c a l e d N e l s o n ' s C o l u m n in O c t o b e r in protest a g a i n s t B a r c l a y s i n v o l v e m e n t in Southern A f r i c a h a v e been found not g u i l t y . H o w e v e r , they h a v e i n c u r r e d c o n s i d e r a b l e c o s t s in d e f e n d i n g t h e m s e l v e s in c o u r t . D o n a t i o n s towards t h e i r legal c o s t s s h o u l d be s e n t to the A n t i Apartheid Movement, 89 Charlotte Street, London WIP 2DQ. U k c o s a E s s a y Competition T h e U . K . C o u n c i l on O v e r s e a s Student A f f a i r s are h o l d i n g an E s s a y C o m p e t i t i o n , for o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s . There are p r i z e s of £150; £100; £50 and £25. T h e theme of the e s s a y s h o u l d be ' S t u d y i n g in the U n i t e d K i n g d o m : E x p e c t a t i o n s and R e a l i t y ' . T h e c l o s i n g date i s 3 1 s t M a r c h ' 7 9 . F o r further d e t a i l s , c o n t a c t me v i a the U n i o n O f f i c e . A t t e n t i o n Welsh & S c o t t i s h Students! If y o u w i s h to vote in the D e v o l u t i o n Referendum on M a r c h Ist, y o u must a p p l y for a p o s t a l v o t e before February 15th. A p p l i c a n t s for a p o s t a l v o t e s h o u l d be s e n t to the R e g i s t r a r of the a r e a where y o u a p pear on the E l e c t o r a l R o l l -I c a n s u p p l y d e t a i l s of how to m a k e the a p p l i c a t i o n . D o n ' t forget, if you are r e g i s t e r e d and you d o not v o t e , then t h i s w i l l c o u n t a s a no v o t e . R a c i a l Harmony P o s t e r C o m p e t i t i o n T h i s i s d e s i g n e d to s t i m u l a t e c o n s t r u c t ive thought about r a c e a m o n g s t y o u n g p e o p e . It s e e k s to e m p h a s i z e the p o s i t i v e a s p e c t s of our m u l t i - f a c i a l s o c i e t y by i n v i t i n g y o u n g people to c r e a t e p o s t e r s o n the t h e m e i ' r a c i a l h a r m o n y ' . T h e p o s t e r s s h o u l d i l l u s t r a t e any a s p e c t of B r i t a i n ' s m u l t i - r a c i a l way of l i f e . T h e j u d g e s w i l l be l o o k i n g f o r b r i g h t , l i v e l y pictures and imaginative ideas. The competi t i o n h a s been o r g a n i z e d j o i n t l y by the C o m m i s s i o n for R a c i a l E q u a l i t y , the N a t i o n a l Union of Students, The Guardian Newspaper, N A L G O and the N a t i o n a l U n i o n of T e a c h e r s . It i s s p o n s o r e d by the S e c r e t a r y of State for E d u c a t i o n & S c i e n c e , l e a d e r s of the three main p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s and an i m p r e s s i v e l i s t of c o m m e r c i a l , trade u n i o n , u n i v e r s i t i e s , r e l i g i o u s and other b o d i e s . S u r p r i s i n g l y , though, t h i s i n c l u d e s a firm b l a c k l i s t e d by the A n t i A p a r t h e i d Movement a s s u p p o r t i n g the r a c i s t regime in South A f r i c a - Imperial C h e m i c a l I n d u s t r i e s L t d . ( I C I ) . If y o u w o u l d l i k e to enter the c o m p e t i t i o n , then c o n t a c t me f o r further d e t a i l s . "Immigrants are people who come to South Africa in its hour of need to stand by the whites h e r e " - former South African Prime Minister John Vorster. T h e f o l l o w i n g information i s p r o v i d e d by the A n t i - A p a r t h e i d Movement: T h e q u e s t i o n of the r e c r u i t m e n t of g r a d u a t e s a t B r i t i s h u n i v e r s i t i e s by South A f r i c a n a n d B r i t i s h C o m p a n i e s o p e r a t i n g in South A f r i c a c o n t i n u e s to p o s e a major c h a l lenge to the s t u d e n t m o v e m e n t . O n e company a l o n e - R o b e r t s C o n s t r u c t i o n a South A f r i c a n c o n s t r u c t i o n c o m p a n y , - w i l l be h o l d i n g over 20 i n t e r v i e w i n g s e s s i o n s a t U n i v e r s i t i e s and c o l l e g e s to r e c r u i t graduates to work in .South A f r i c a , in F e b r u a r y t h i s y e a r . , In t h e i r information s h e e t for potential

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a p p l i c a n t s R o b e r t s C o n s t r u c t i o n say "Because of the nature and scope of its operation it (Roberts Construction) is a highly intensive and a large industrial employer of manpower, with over 42,000 employees. This demands a moral and social responsibility towards the community. South Africa is a multi-racial society and Roberts Construction has an obligation to endeavour to fulfill the aspirations of each racial group." Worthy s e n t i m e n t s ; but w h a t are the r e a l facts behind t h i s v e r b i a g e in R o b e r t s C o n s t r u c t i o n ' s g l o s s y handout ; w h a t i s i t real ly l i k e for B l a c k South A f r i c a n w o r k e r s and w h a t role do r e c r u i t e d ' i m m i g r a n t s ' play i n s u p p o r t i n g the A partheid s y s t e m ? South A f r i c a ' s b l a c k w o r k e r s are d e n i e d fundamental p o l i t i c a l rights a n d are s u b j e c t to the most v i c i o u s e x p l o i t a t i o n w h i c h the a p a r t h e i d p o l i c y s e e k s to preserve and if p o s s i b l e extend . T h e d e n i a l of human and p o l i t i c a l rights c o m b i n e w i t h low w a g e s and r e p r e s s i o n of trade union o r g a n i s a t i o n i n t o a s y s t e m that attempts to make near s l a v e s of a g i g a n t i c w o r k f o r c e and at the same time maximise profits . A f r i c a n workers are: * E x c l u d e d from many jobs by l a w -they a r e e x c l u d e d from s k i l l e d and in many c a s e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n the c o n s t r u c t i o n i n d u s t r y , e v e n s e m i - s k i l l e d j o b s by l e g i s l a t i o n , a g r e e ments between e m p l o y e r s and w h i t e trade u n i o n s , by a p p r e n t i c e s h i p s and by r a c i s t custom. * F o r c e d to carry p a s s e s a t a l l t i m e s . T h e s y s t e m of pass l a w s c o n t r o l s and r e g u l a t e s the movement of every A f r i c a n in the w h i t e a r e a s of South A f r i c a , i e . 8 6 . 3 % of the c o u n try. T h e p a s s laws have been d e s c r i b e d a s the t i g h t e s t permit c o n t r o l s y s t e m in the w o r l d - in 1975 a l o n e 387 t h o u s a n d people w e r e p r o s e c u t e d under these l a w s . * F o r c e d to work a s migratory labourers in the land of their birth - t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of a p a r t h e i d e n t a i l s the r u t h l e s s removal from the c i t i e s and other parts of w h i t e South A f r i c a of a l l A f r i c a n s s u p e r f l u o u s to the n e e d s of the w h i t e economy . T h o s e r e m a i n i n g in the c i t i e s and w h i t e areas have a b s o l u t e ly n o p o l i t i c a l rights and the enormity of these r e m o v a l s i s on a s c a l e a p p r o a c h i n g those perpetrated by N a z i Germany in E u r o pe - i n 1974 2.5 m i l l i o n A f r i c a n s had been removed to the h o m e l a n d s . Migratory labourers work in the w h i t e areas on a c o n t r a c t s y s t e m , t h e i r fami l i e s must remain in the h o m e l a n d s for t h i s p e r i o d , w h i l s t they l i v e in s i n g l e s e x h o s t e l s and they are forced to return to the h o m e l a n d s for l o n g p e r i o d s . In e f f e c t the h o m e l a n d s a c t a s r e s e r v o i r s of c h e a p labour and the A f r i c a n p e o p l e have no right to c h o o s e where they l i v e or w o r k . * D e n i e d the right to o r g a n i s e t h e m s e l v e s s t r i k e s are e f f e c t i v e l y i l l e g a l . Workers w h o attempt to o r g a n i s e trade u n i o n s are b l a c k l i s t e d , s a c k e d , banned, i m p r i s o n e d and in the c a s e of 3 l e a d i n g trade u n i o n i s t s in the l a s t 2 y e a r s d e t a i n e d and tortured to death by the South A f r i c a n p o l i c e . * P a i d poverty w a g e s - d e s p i t e the c l a i m s of i n t e r n a t i o n a l and South A f r i c a n c o m p a n i e s w h i c h c l a i m to a c t a s agents of c h a n g e , the majority of the A f r i c a n work force are paid poverty w a g e s . In the c o n s t r u c t i o n industry in 1976 the a v e r a g e a n n u a l w a g e tor a w h i t e w a s R 7 . 0 3 6 and for an A f r i c a n R 1 . 3 8 0 . Unemployment is exceptionally high.

D e s p i t e these f a c t s R o b e r t s C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d , of c o u r s e , the many other c o m p a n i e s which recruit s k i l l e d personnel at British U n i v e r s i t i e s c l a i m that they e n d e a v o u r to f u l f i l l the a s p i r a t i o n s of e a c h r a c i a l g r o u p . T h e f a c t s c o n t r a d i c t these s t a t e m e n t s and in fact it h a s been s h o w n o v e r many y e a r s that these c o m p a n i e s are w i l l i n g a l l i e s w i t h the regime in s u s t a i n i n g a s y s t e m w h i c h g u a r a n t e e s the h i g h e s t per c a p i t a profit ratio in the w o r l d . Throughout the years the opponents of the boycott p o l i c y - t h o s e a p o l o g i s t s for a p a r t h e i d - h a v e argued that i t i s better to b u i l d b r i d g e s w i t h South A f r i c a i n order to h a v e i n f l u e n c e o v e r a p a r t h e i d . O n c e a g a i n the truth i s far r e m o v e d . "If this p o l i c y i s e f f e c t i v e why i s there no i n d i c a t i o n of c h a n g e . In fact the a r e a s where some c o s m e t i c c h a n g e s have taken p l a c e are in the a r e a s where boycott strate gy has been e f f e c t i v e , i e s p o r t . In a d d i t i o n to w h i c h , far from m o v i n g towards c h a n g e , if a n y t h i n g the s y s t e m of a p a r t h e i d h a s be come more i n t e n s i v e a n d i s a p p l i e d w i t h a n ever increasing ruthlessness., * E x t e r n a l l i n k s are l i n k s w h i c h i n a very d i r e c t way support the a p a r t h e i d s y s t e m . The r e c r u i t m e n t of s k i l l e d p e r s o n n e l to work i n South A f r i c a means that i n the f i r s t p l a c e these people j o i n the many others who mi grate to South A f r i c a and r e i n f o r c e the w h i t e power s t r u c t u r e . T h e y t a k e w i t h them e x p e r t i s e i n many f i e l d s i n c l u d i n g the s k i l l s w h i - ' c h even the South A f r i c a regime i t s e l f admits are n e c e s s a r y for it to b u i l d an independence and s e l f s u f f i c i e n c y in c a s e of i n t e r n a t i o n a l e c o n o m i c s a n c t i o n s , s u c h a s the arms and n u c l e a r i n d u s t r y . In a d d i t i o n to w h i c h these " i m m i g r a n t s " no matter how w e l l i n t e n t i o n e d they may be are q u i c k l y a b s o r b e d into the w h i t e power s t r u c t u r e - it i s of course only "pure whites" who are allowed to go. B l a c k s o r p e o p l e of m i x e d race w i l l not be a l l o w e d to g o . H e n c e the p r o v i s o on the R o b e r t s C o n s t r uc t i on hand out: "All appointments are subject to the immigration requirements being complied with and the necessary premits obtained. White immigrants become e n m e s h e d i n a l l the s t r u c t u r e s of r a c i s t rule and are e v en forced by law to s e r v e in the South A f r i c a n army to defend A p a r t h e i d . W h i l s t o v e r 2 0 % of the a c t i v e b l a c k p o p u l a t i o n i s u n e m p l o y e d and t h o u s a n d s more are b e i n g made redundant every d a y - w h i t e w o r k e r s are b e i n g r e c r u i t e d a t B r i t i s h U n i v e r s i t i e s to work in South A f r i c a and to work in South A f r i c a and to f i l l j o b s w h i c h b l a c k South A f r i c a n s may not f i l l by l a w . * T h e South A f r i c a n p e o p l e , the o r g a n i s a t i o n s f i g h t i n g a p a r t h e i d and the l i b e r a t i o n movement h a s c a l l e d for an e c o n o m i c , c u l t u r a l , a c a d e m i c and s p o r t s b o y c o t t . T h e y s t a t e that they are c o m m i t t e d to any p o l i c y w h i c h though it may in the s h o r t term b r i n g some minor i n c r e a s e d h a r d s h i p s , c o n t r i b u t e to the w e a k e n i n g of the s y s t e m and a s s i s t their struggle. T h e s y s t e m of r a c i a l e x p l o i t a t i o n in South A f r i c a , b e c a u s e in the f i n a l a n a l y s i s i t means the good life for w h i t e s and b i g profits for b u s i n e s s , a t t r a c t s i m m i g r ants to South A f r i c a l i k e f l i e s to a d u n g h i l l ! Sheyne Lucock External Affairs Officer

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Liberal C l u b Newspaper Liberal C l u b ' s newspaper, " F o r w a r d f (better known a s " S i d e w a y s " in the U n i o n O f f i c e ) w h i c h a p p e a r e d two w e e k s a g o h a s c a u s e d q u i t e a lot of c o n t r o v e r s y m a i n l y due to a n a r t i c l e w h i c h c r i t i c i s e d c e r t a i n m e d i a o r g a n i s a t i o n s (and two i n d i v i d u a l s in parti c u l a r ) . W h i l s t I feel that s o m e of the c o m m Ents D i s c o e n t s made w e r e v a l i d ( a n d s h o u l d h a v e been A request h a s been made by E n t s to u s e s a i d a l o n g time a g o ) , a n d that freedom of the L o w e r L o u n g e f o r t h e i r F r i d a y n i g h t d i s - e d i t o r i a l p o l i c y for p o l i t i c a l s o c i e t y n e w s c o s ( i n s t e a d of the R e f e c t o r y ) , s o that there papers must be p r e s e r v e d , I have doubts w i l l be a bar a t one end of the room. T h i s a b o u t the v a l u e of a t t a c k s on p a r t i c u l a r h a s been a g r e e d b y t h e E x e c . f o r a 3 w e e k p e o p l e w h o have done a lot of work for the t r i a l period s t a r t i n g n e x t w e e k , a n d the e n - U n i o n , e s p e c i a l ly when t h i s i s done w i t h try charge w i l l be r e d u c e d to 1 0 p . out prior n o t i c e to the i n d i v i d u a l s i n v o l v e d . O n e of the d o o r s to the lounge h a s h a d to I h a v e no c o m p l a i n t s about the comments be c l o s e d d u e to f l o o r r e p a i r s w h i c h are made about m y s e l f , e x c e p t that two of the being done a t the moment . T h e wooden f l o o r items w e r e out of d a t e , (as r e c o g n i s e d by beneath the l i n o a r o u n d t h e bar h a s r o t t e d , ICU C o u n c i l ) . and it i s u n c e r t a i n h o w l o n g r e p a i r work i s Elections - D.P. going t o t a k e . A r e y o u a d y n a m i c , extrovert type of p e r Prowler sron w h o e n j o y s a real c h a l l e n g e ? B o r e d wifh A s m o s t of y o u h a v e p r o b a b l y heard by mundane e f f o r t s s u c h a s c l i m b i n g E v e r e s t , n o w , a man h a s been c a u s i n g t r o u b l e i n the d o i n g the 4-minute m i l e , and being i n d u s t r i U n i o n a n d B e i t by g o i n g i n t o L a d i e s ' t o i l e t s . a l R e l a t i o n s manager for B r i t i s h L e y l a n d ? He i s thought to be the s a m e person w h o C o u l d y o u try to run a U n i o n a n d get a d e g r appeared d u r i n g the summer, a n d a good d e s ee at the s a m e t i m e ? c r i p t i o n h a s been o b t a i n e d a n d g i v e n to the C o u l d y o u be a Deputy P r e s i d e n t ? P o l i c e and C o l l e g e S e c u r i t y a s f o l l o w s : T h e r e i s , of c o u r s e , a c h a n c e that by next Half-caste negroid, short dark, frizzy h a i r , y e a r D . P . c o u l d be made s a b b a t i c a l . I ' v e about 6 ' 1 " , 2 5 y e a r s o l d , w e l l b u i l t , c l e a n heard some p e o p l e s a y i n g that if it b e c o m e s s h a v e n w i t h a rough c o m p l e x i o n .

s a b b a t i c a l i t ' l l be a " d o s s " j o b ; n o t h i n g c o u l d be further from the t r u t h . A l o t of extra r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s w o u l d be i n v o l v e d , arid it a l w a y s h a s been a n d a l w a y s w i l l be the h a r d e s t j o b in the U n i o n due to the nature of the work i n v o l v e d . E i t h e r w a y , a n y o n e w h o i s t h i n k i n g of s t a n d i n g for the j o b s h o u l d come a n d s e e me in the U n i o n O f f i c e s o o n . I'm n o t g o i n g to g i v e a d e t a i l e d j o b d e s c r i p t i o n in F E L I X ' c o s i t ' s too b o r i n g for w o r d s , a n d I'd rather t a l k to a n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d p e r s o n a l l y . B e s i d e s w h i c h , a n y o n e c a p a b l e of d o i n g it s h o u l d a l r e a d y h a v e enough k n o w l e d g e of the U n i o n to have a good i d e a of w h a t i s i n v o l ved. Malcolm in Bar (anag.)

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S u b s e q u e n t r e s e a r c h funded by the N a t u r a l Environment Research C o u n c i l focused a t t e n t i o n on the M e n d i p H i l l s where some s i t e s w e r e found c o n t a i n i n g large amounts cf c a d m i u m . T h i s work w a s f o l l o w e d by a pro gramme funded by R i o T i n t o Z i n c to look at the d e t a i l e d d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d d i s p e r s i o n of c a d m i u m in s e l e c t e d a r e s . P a r t of t h i s work w a s d i r e c t e d to S h i p h a m . B u t for s c i e n t i s t s i n Imperial C o l l e g e ' s Cadmium Sources G e o l o g y D e p a r t m e n t the flurry of a c t i v i t y T h e r e a r e three s o u r c e s of c a d m i u m c o n and m e d i a a t t e n t i o n w a s j u s t a temporary t a m i n d a t i o n in s o i I s : n a t u r a l g e o l o g i c a l d i v e r s i o n in a r e s e a r c h programme w h i c h s o u r c e s , present day i n d u s t r i a l a c t i v i t y and h a s been g o i n g on for many y e a r s . past m i n i n g and s m e l t i n g . C a d m i u m i s always T h e s c i e n t i s t s c o n c e r n e d b e l o n g to the found i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h z i n c . In the S h i p Applied Geochemistry Research Groups, a ham a r e a z i n c o r e , m a i n l y c a l a m i n e ( z i n c m u l t i - d i s c i p l i n a r y group i n c l u d i n g g e o l o c a r b o n a t e ) , had been m i n e d from Roman times gists, geochemists, s o i l scientists and to the e n d of the l a s t c e n t u r y , and the I C a n a l y t i c a l c h e m i s t s . F o u n d e d in 1 9 5 4 by r e s e a r c h e r s found that part of the v i l l a g e P r o f e s s o r J . S . W e b b i t s a i m i s to r e s e a r c h h a d been b u i l t on r e c l a i m e d m i n e w o r k i n g s . methods a n d t e c h n i q u e s of u s i n g g e o c h e m A l a n M a r p l e s , then a p o s t g r a d u a t e s t u d istry for m i n e r a l e x p l o r a t i o n , a g r i c u l t r u e , e n t w i t h the G r o u p , mapped o u t the e x t e n t p o l l u t i o n and o t h e r a s p e c t s a f f e c t i n g the of the c a d m i u m d i s t r i b u t i o n i n S h i p h a m and communi t y . A b o u t 5 0 p e o p l e a r e i n v o l v e d e s t a b l i s h e d that i t s s o u r c e w a s the o l d z i n c including 20 postgraduates research s t u d m i n e s . T h e amount of c a d m i u m i n t h e s o i l ents . v a r i e d from about 30 to s e v e r a l hundre d parts A n important part of the G r o u p ' s w o t k per m i l l i o n , c o m p a r e d w i t h a n a t i o n a l a v e r o v e r the l a s t ten y e a r s h a s been the proage of about one part per m i l l i o n . So far d u c t i o n o f the " W o l f s o n G e o c h e m i c a l A t l a s Shi pha m i s the o n l y area where s u c h h i g h of E n g l a n d and W a l e s " , u n d e r the d i r e c t i o n of P r o f e s s o r Webb a n d funded by the Wolfson l e v e l s of c a d m i u m h a v e been f o u n d . These findings caused concern because F o u n d a t i o n . P u b l i s h e d by the C l a r e n d o n P r e s s in S e p t e m b e r 1978 it c o m p r i s e s r e g i o n - c a d m i u m i s a t o x i c metal c a p a b l e of c a u s i n g d i s e a s e a n d e v en death if i n g e s t e d in a l g e o c h e m i c a l maps s h o w i n g the d i s t r i b u smal I q u a n t i t i e s . Cadmium contamination tion of 21 m e t a l s o v e r E n g l a n d a n d W a l e s . c a u s e d a n outbreak of a s e r i o u s d i s e a s e It i s the f i r s t p u b l i c a t i o n of i t s k i n d . Work on t h e maps s t a r t e d in 1969 w i t h the known a s i t a i - t t a i in J a p a n between 1962 and 1968. T h i s condition is characterised c o l l e c t i o n of 5 0 , 0 0 0 s t r e a m s e d i m e n t by p a i n f u l j o i n t s a n d b r i t t l e n e s s of the bones s a m p l e s at an a v e r a g e d e n s i t y of o n e per It c a n lead to the c o l l a p s e of the s k e l e t o n s q u a r e m i l e . S u b s e q u e n t r e s e a r c h by the and d e a t h . G r o u p h a s been c o n c e r n e d w i t h the p r e s e n T h e l e v e l of c a d m i u m p r e s e n t in S h i p h a m t a t i o n of t h e maps a n d t h e i r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s o i l s i s h i g h e r than that found in J a p a n but for a v a r i e t y of a p p l i c a t i o n s . A m o n g t h e s e n o c a s e s of i t a i - i t a i a r e known to h a v e o c are the s t u d y of t r a c e e l e m e n t s for a g r i c u l c u r r e d . T h e r e are s e v e r a l e n v i r o n m e n t a l d i f ture, a n d a p p l i c a t i o n s i n w a t e r r e s o u r c e s ferences between J a p a n and Shipham w h i c h management, p o l l u t i o n s t u d i e s a n d p u b l i c c o u l d a c c o u n t for t h i s . In the c a s e of S h i p health. ham i t i s thought that l i t t l e of the c a d m i u m One of the m e t a l s mapped w a s c a d m i u m .

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Cadmium Findings in Shipham For the villagers of Shipham in Somerset the presence of large amounts of cadmium in their soil suddenly became a major talking point when the Department of the E n v i r o nment announced two weeks ago that it was going to carry out thorough medical examinations and test the soil and house dust in the village.

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i s t a k e n up from the s o i l into g r a s s a n d vege t a b l e s . T h e p r e s e n c e of z i n c may h i n d e r the uptake of cadmium into p l a n t r o o t s . In J a p a n , on the other h a n d , c a d m i u m w a s t a k en u p by r i c e g r o w i n g on the c o n t a m i n a t e d flood p l a n e s , w h i c h c o n s t i t u t e d o n e of the s t a p l e items of the l o c a l d i e t . Further Research The A p p l i e d Geochemistry Research G r oup i s c o n t i n u i n g to w o r k in S h i p h a m . H i l a r y M a t t h e w s , a p o s t g r a d u a t e , i s c a r r y i n g out an in-depth st udy of the forms of c a d m i u m c o n tamination, and a postdoctoral research as s i s t a n t i s w o r k i n g on the e f f e c t s of c a d m i u m on n i t r o g e n - f i x i n g b a c t e r i a i n a g r i c u l t u r a l s o i l s . It i s e x p e c t e d that Imperial C o l l e g e w i l l a l s o be i n v o l v e d in the s u r v e y of s o i l a n d h o u s e d u s t a n n o u n c e d by the Department of the E n v i r o n m e n t . D r . Ian T h o r n t o n , R e a d e r in E n v i r o n m e n t a C h e m i s t r y , i s r e s p o n s i b l e for the G r o u p ' s e n v i r o n m e n t a l programme a n d h a s borne the brunt of the s u d d e n p u b l i c i n t e r e s t in the r e s e a r c h e r s ' f i n d i n g s . H e h a s been on the r e c e i v i n g e n d of a s t r e a m of ' p h o n e c a l l s from the media e v e r s i n c e the 1,200 S h i p ham v i l l a g e r s were urged to s t o p e a t i n g v e g e t a b l e s grown i n t h e i r g a r d e n s a n d g i v e u p heavy s m o k i n g . S m o k i n g i s c o n s i d e r e d d a n gerous a s a l l s m o k e r s a b s o r b a s m a l l amount of c a d m i u m from t o b a c c o a n y w a y . D r . T h o r n ton e m p h a s i s e s that the h i g h l e v e l of c a d mium in the s o i l i s a c a u s e for c o n c e r n but not a l a r m . H e c o n s i d e r s that a thorough s c i e n t i f i c st udy of the v i l l a g e r s ' e n v i r o n m e n t and h e a l t h i s n e e d e d . T h e v i l l a g e r s t h e m s e l v e s appear not to be u n d u l y a l a r m e d . F i r s t i n d i c a t i o n s a r e that nobody h a s suffered from s e r i o u s c a d mium p o i s o n i n g a n d v i l l a g e r s p o i n t out that many of them have l i v e d to a ripe o l d a g e . T h e y appear to be more c o n c e r n e d about the e f f e c t of the s c a r e on property v a l u e s a n d are rather a n n o y e d at the way the a f f a i r h a s b e e n p u b l i c i s e d by t h e m e d i a . Sonia Hochfeider

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REVIEWSI CONCERT in the h a l l , mostly s h e l t e r i n g from the rain or getting p i s s e d , T h e Idols produced their best numbers (in my oh-so-humble o p i n i o n ) . A heavy metal reggae s o n g " K i n g of the Dub* I have s e e n many bands at the N a s h v i l l e got a few d a n c i n g at the front, then " S p i e s and not once been d i s a p p o i n t e d . L a s t Sun â&#x20AC;˘ in the S k y " a n d " R a d a r ' ' produced good day, the Idols began a s though they wantec keyboard work, reminding me i n i t i a l l y of Isoto p l a y to an empty r o o m . T h e pub w a s fu.l tope and then of X T C ' s c r i s p , e c o n o m i c style. at about 9 , of p e o p l e e x p e c t i n g to s e e W a r The l a s t few numbers of the s e t were ren H a r r y . H o w e v e r it transpired that one of the band h a d been unable to travel back from tight, i n t e r e s t i n g but unmemorable ranging A u s t r i a for the g i g , s o T h e Idols h a d to take from punk to heavy m e t a l . T h e only things worth noting were that the bar ran out of over, e x p l a i n i n g the free entry. On h e a r i n g draught beer, a n d some 2 1 s t birthday c e l e t h i s , a few left; on h e a r i n g the b a n d ' s first brations w h i c h turned into an e n t e r t a i n i n g c o u p l e of n u m b e r s , even more l e f t . T o put faked w r e s t l i n g m a t c h . it b l u n t l y , they were d i s a s t r o u s . If T h e Idols play near y o u , i t ' s worth the 1 w a s j u s t about t o join those l e a v i n g , trouble to s e e them ( b e s i d e s i t ' s a good e x h a v i n g j u s t f i n i s h e d a p i n t , when the m u s i c c u s e to go to a p u b ) : - but they're s t i l l n o d r a m a t i c a l l y i m p r o v e d . A fast v e r s i o n of where near a s good a s Warren H a r r y . " T h a t ' s A l r i g h t M a m a " w i t h a much tighter A dedicated Warren Harry fan (if you hadn't, s o u n d , w a s b a c k e d by an e f f e c t i v e b a s s guessed). l i n e and s o l i d d r u m m i n g . H a v i n g kept a few

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FILMS T h e F i r s t Great Train Robbery ( A A Michael Crichton) Sean C o n n e r y , D o n a l d Sutherland and L e s ley A n n e - D o w n c o n s p i r e to d i v e r t a gold shipment their w a y in t h i s l a v i s h costume drama s e t in 19th century L o n d o n . A s a l w a y s Connery p l a y s that s u a v e (my God I w i s h I w a s him) c h a r a c t e r w h o i s s u i t e d both to the moments of s u s p e n s e and the frequent humour. T h e plot i s t y p i c a l and drags in p l a c e s , but the f i l m i s o u t s t a n d i n g due to the fine performances of i ts s t a r s . N o t e ; R o n a l d B i g g s does not appear, a l t h o ugh I'm sure h e ' l l make money out of it somehow. A Wedding ( A A . Robert Attman) D i n o and Muffin get married and return to t h e i r f a m i l i e s ' home for a l a v i s h and w e l l prepared r e c e p t i o n . T h i s mixture of f a m i l i e s in c o n f l i c t and w e d d i n g o f f i c i a l s (notably some h i l a r i o u s s e c u r i t y guards) is then e x p l o i t e d to produce a s t y l i s h , w e l l acted come d y . M i a Farrow e x c e l s a s the mentally retarded s i s t e r of the b r i d e . E x a c t l y who w a s related to who and how I c o u l d n ' t work out, but the f i lm w a s s o funny that it d i d n ' t

matter. T h i s i s w e l l worth a v i s i t to the cinema. J a w s 2 (A Z a n u c k , Brown) F o l l o w u p s are u s u a l l y F o u l ups and t h i s i s s o t y p i c a l . If you've seen the o r i g i n a l then the novelty i s over and y o u w i l l not want to s e e a bunch of s c r e a m i n g t e e n a gers beirvg eaten by a large great w h i t e once more. T h e c a s t l a c k s any o u t s t a n d i n g a c t o r s and the only real star i s the e x c e l l e n t mecha n i c a l s h a r k . I d i d n ' t l i k e it but perhaps you w i l l . D o n ' t s a y y o u weren't w a r n e d . C a p r i c o r n One (A, Peter Hyams) A h i g h l y o r i g i n a l and moderately e x c i t i n g adventure s t o r y , but not " T h e greatest a d venture-on earth" a s b i l l e d . A s t r o n a u t s w h o think they are g o i n g to Mars are taken from the c a p s u l e to a deserted m i l i t a r y base corre T V s t u d i o . Here they stage a F a k e l a n d i n g but s o o n t h i n g s go wrong and they e s c a p e into the desert. T h e f o l l o w i n g c h a s e i s the strongest part of the film and brings it above the norm. A l t h o u g h the d i a l o g u e l e a v e s a lot to be d e s i r e d and the story becomes thin in p l a c e s , I would s t i l l recommend t h i s a s a very w o r t h w h i l e night o u t . Mark Smith

Mary O'Malley's " O n c e a C a t h o l i c " Wynd -ham's Theatre, Charing Cross Road, WC2. When a s k e d to r e v i e w t h i s p l a y , I must admit that I d i d n ' t r e a l l y k n o w w h a t to e x p e c t . T h e t i t l e i m p l i e s f a r c e , and a s a r u l e , I find l i t t l e amusement i n i t . T h e p l a y s e e k s to c o n d u c t a c o m i c i n v e s t i g a t i o n into the d o g mas o f I r i s h C a t h o l i c i s m , a n d that i n i t s e l f s e r v e s to g i v e good i n d i c a t i o n of the s t y l e o f humour adopted i n the portrayal o f the s u b j e c t . It i s s e t i n H a r l e s d e n in the late f i f t i e s , the p r i n c i p l e c o n f l i c t i n g powers b e i n g portrayed by the nuns r u n n i n g a c o n vent s c h o o l a n d the new (?) forming p e r m i s s i v e n e s s o f the f i f t i e s , p e r s o n i f i e d by a " t e d " C h a r a c t e r b y the name of D e r e k . In the m i d s t o f the c o n f l i c t a re the s c h o o l g i r l s in attendance at the c o n v e n t , w h o (being at ' O ' l e v e l age) are seen a s e q u i v o c a t o r s . A s regards the performance of the p l a y , the main w e a k n e s s e s were of a t e c h n i c a l nature. T h e sets were unimaginative, and the l i g h t i n g was poor. I f one ignores that, however, a n d turns one's attention to the standard of a c t i n g , there w a s a n e x c e p t i o n a l standard. J a m e s ( Z â&#x20AC;&#x201D; c a r s ) E l l i s ' p o r t r a y a l o f the Guinness consuming, Irish C a t h o l i c priest w a s c o n v i n c i n g a n d numerous, and A n g e l a V a l e ' s performance as the s t r a i g h t l a c e d Mother P e t e r s u c c e e d e d i n e x t r a c t i n g more from the written part than one would have thought p o s s i b l e . T h e g i r l s were superbly p l a y e d , so w e l l , i n fact, that I w a s comp l e t e l y f o o l ed u n t i l I s a w the c l o s e - u p s o u t s i d e o n the w a y out. A l l a n C o r d u n e r , p l a y -ing the part of the immoral s c h o o l b o y , howe v e r , w a s , i n s p i t e of b e i n g a m u s i n g , a poor c h o i c e for the p a r t . H i s a c t i n g w a s n o t so much at v a r i a n c e as h i s a g e , to the extent that u n t i l I n o t i c e d the s c h o o l b l a z e r , I thought he w a s Mary B a l l a g h e r ' s father, instead of her boyfriend. There i s no doubt i n my m i n d that a c a t h o l i c w o u l d f i n d t h i s p l a y far more a m u s i n g than I d i d . Much of the humour i s b a s e d on r e l i g i o n , a n d the i n t r i c a c i e s of C a t h o l i c i s m . R e g r e t t a b l y , the rest of the humour w a s of a somewhat b a s e r n a t u r e . T h i s of course t e n d s to get more l a u g h s , but i n t h i s c a s e the lagghs were d e a r l y p u r c h a s e d by stoopi n g l o w into the o b l i v i o u s depths o f c r u d i t y . It w a s m a i n l y this w h i c h left me f e e l i n g that a great d e a l of superb t h e a t r i c a l t a l e n t w a s b e i n g p r o s t i t u t e d i n a poor p l a y , but I ' m not a Catholic! David Weston

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We b e l i e v e that any k e e p y o u a m u s e d d u r i n g l e c t u r e s , i s a p p l y i n g for a two month e x attempt to e s t a b l i s h some time after c o n c e p t i o n when s o c i e t y s h o u l d s o h a r d l u c k . t e n s i o n to h i s grant to make up s u d d e n l y t a k e up the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for p r o t e c t i n g l i f e i s both i r r a t P R I Z E : T h e f i r s t ten p e o p l e to for the t i m e l o s t . ional a n d , in the long r u n , i m p o s s i b l e . I r r a t i o n a l b e c a u s e there are turn up at F a l m o u t h k i t c h e n tonidit If y o u t h i n k you c a n argue that no s e r i o u s grounds for s a y i n g that life b e g i n s after c o n c e p t i o n , and b e t w e e n the h o u r s of ten and e l e - y o u r work w a s u n a v o i d a b l y h e l d v e n c a r r y i n g a p i e c e of w h a t e v e r i m p o s s i b l e b e c a u s e the problems w h i c h make the unborn u n w a n t e d up f o r t h i s p e r i o d there may b e a turns them o n on w h i c h they have c h a n c e that y o u r grant a w a r d i n g are no l e s s s e r i o u s after birth and the arguments u s e d to j u s t i f y i n s c r i b e d the a n s w e r to the q u e s - body ( S R C , N E R C , e t c ) w i l l c o n a b o r t i o n must one d a y , in a l l c o n s c i e n c e , be u s e d to j u s t i f y i n f a n t i o n to be found n e a r the foot o f t i c i d e and c o m p u l s o r y e u t h a n a s i a . s i d e r a n e x t e n s i o n . It may come t h i s a r t i c l e w i l l r e c e i v e any p e r - to n o t h i n g b u t i t i s worth a try. We b e l i e v e that when p r e g n a n c i e s are u n w a n t e d our r e s p o n s e m u t a t i o n of the f o l l o w i n g c o o k e d The Postgraduate Group would s h o u l d be to remove the e v i l s in s o c i e t y w h i c h make them unwanted, to t h e i r o w n i n s t r u c t i o n s . l i k e to c o o r d i n a t e a p p l i c a t i o n s rather than to remove the unborn who are not r e s p o n s i b l e t h e m s e l v e s a) C u p of soup (flavour to be and to k n o w w h e t h e r any are s u for a n y t h i n g that i s e v i l . decided) c c e s s f u l so that w e c a n p a s s on We intend to u s e a l l d e m o c r a t i c means a v a i l a b l e to persuade s o b) P i e c e of bread (white or brown) t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n to o t h e r P G s . If c i e t y round to the6e v i e w s . In p a r t i c u l a r w e i n t e n d to c a m p a i g n c ) B i s c u i t ( c h o i c e of f l a v o u r s ) a n y o n e h a s a p p l i e d or d e c i d e s to a g a i n s t the 1967 A b o r t i o n A c t and the p r e s e n t U n i o n p o l i c y of free Q U E S T I O N : What d o e s I C C A G do s o , c o u l d they p l e a s e c o n t a c t abortion on d e m a n d . O u r a i m is to c a m p a i g n for the p r o v i s i o n of s t a n d for./do. me o r any member o f the I C P G p o s i t i v e a l t e r n a t i v e s to a b o r t i o n . If y o u w o u l d l i k e some h e l p Group Committee. T h e A b o r t i o n A c t s p e c i f i e s " t h e r i s k of s e r i o u s h a n d i c a p at then r i n g i n t 4 1 6 2 a n y t i m e that b i r t h " a s one of the c i r c u m s t a n c e s in w h i c h a b o r t i o n may be l e g a l . I'm i n a n d I ' l l t e l l y o u the answer, Sonia Hochfelder R e c e n t l y t h i s c l a u s e h a s been more w i d e l y u s e d w i t h the gradual P G Affairs Officer John W h i t e h o u s e d e v e l o p m e n t of t e c h n i q u e s for s e e k i n g out the b l i n d or deaf or c r i c/o IC Union Office Chem. P C . ppled before t h e i r birth in order that they may be k i l l e d . We p r o p o s e that rather s o c i e t y c h a n g e i t s e l f s o t h a t the h a n d i c a p p e d are a c c e p t e d a s e q u a l c i t i z e n s w i t h a c o n t r i b u t i o n a s v a l u a b l e a s a n y o n e e l s e ' s , in some w a y s e v e n more v a l u a b l e . One p a r t i c u l a r part of s o c i e t y w h i c h n e e d s c h a n g i n g in t h i s w a y is the U n i C a n d i d a t e s for U n i o n p o s t s i n t e r e s t e d in m a k i n g v e r s i t y of L o n d o n . 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TEN PIN BOWLING The Club, against all the odds, were first at the Brunei Invitational Handicap Doubles Tournament last Saturday. However, early arrival meant only having to wait in the cold and did not herald s u c c e s s in the bowling. F i v e L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t y teams e n t e r e d i n c l u d i n g three from IC a n d it s e e m e d r e a s o n a b l e to e x p e c t some s u c c e s s . H a l f w a y through L o n don 2 team were c l o s e to the l e a d , Danny L a u r o l l i n g a 545 s e r i e s , i n c l u d i n g a 202 game, w e l l supported by 5 0 4 from E d m o n d N g of Q E C . T h e b o w l i n g from the rest of the L o n d o n teams w a s i n c o n s i s tent a n d , on the w h o l e , d i s a p p o i n t i n g due to a m i x t u r e of u n f a m i l i a r i t y w i t h the l a n e s at the A i r p o r t a n d bad b o w l i n g . T h e s e c o n d h a l f c o n t i n u e d in a s i m i l a r f a s h i o n for L o n d o n . O n l y R o l a n d H s i e of U C and F r e d R a d found any c o n s i s t e n c y , a l t h o u g h n e i t h e r c o u l d repeat t h e i r f i r s t s e r i e s h i - g a m e s of 199 and 196 res-, p e c t i v e l y . D a n n y and E a m o n d r o l l e d 518 a n d 5 4 4 , good s c o r e s but n e v e r t h e l e s s d i s a p p o i n t i n g c o n s i d e r i n g t h e i r r e c e n t e x c e l l e n t form . T h e other IC b o w i e r s s t i l l s t r u g g l e d to find form . ; V a r i c u s d i s t r a c t i o n s c a n be blamed for t h i s . N o o r i won a f i s t f u l of l o l l i p o p s , | b o o b y p r i z e s for bad b o w l i n g , a n d the C tib C a p a i n , P e t e C h u r c h y a r d , w a s c l o s e to w i n n i n g a wooden spoon w i t h a d i s g r a c e ful 9 7 , ( w e ' r e not g o i n g to let h i m forget t h a t ) . T i m H i llyer s h o w e d , through h i s apparent d i s i n t e r e s t in b o w l i n g , a preference for w a s t ing money on e l e c t r o n i c amusement m a c h i n e s .

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t h e F r e m l i n C u p i s the Imperial College Darts Singles C h a m p i o n s h i p . It i s o p e n to a l l Staff a n d Students of Impâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; e r i a l C o l l e g e and a l l members ,of I . C . D a r t s C l u b , T h e entry fee i s lOp for D a r t s c l u b members a n d 20p for n o n members. E n t r i e s w i l l be t a k e n j h Union .

our v i c e - p r e s i d e n t , M i c k (with the w h i t e g l o v e s and mafia c o s tume) Maghar. T h e s e c o n d frame, l i k e the f i r s t w a s very e v e n , but t h i s t i m e , P h i l P e t e r s won 52 6 2 . In the third frame, S t e v e s t a r t e d i to a s s e r t h i m s e l f , and by the time a l l the reds had been p o t t e d , P h i l needed s n o o k e r s , w h i c h he got, once on the green, and o n c e on the b l u e . U n f o r t u n a t e l y for h i m though, Steve s u c c e e d e d to get out of them, and a c t u a l l y potted them w h i l e d o i n g s o . J e a n s now felt the t i t l e w i t h i n h i s g r a s p , and stormed into a 27-0 l e a d . H e finally won 6 9 - 9 .

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A s m a l l party of o r i e n t e e r s from IC took part in the a n n u a l " C h i l In the e n d , ' L o n d o n 2 came fourth in t h e s c r a t c h c o m p e t i t i o n , be-;tem C h a l l e n g e " on Sunday near h i n d L e e f s . B i r m i n g h a m and B r u n e i , and narrowly m i s s i n g out on a Wendover. T h e d e n s e , s n o w - l a d e n t r o p h y . O v e r a l l . B i r m i n g h a m and B r u n e i won most of the t r o p h i e s , forest near Wendover w a s not to Fbrtsmouth t a k i n g most of the wooden s p o o n s . T h i s tournament w a s most p e o p l e ' s l i k i n g and s e v e r a l L o n d o n ' s f i r s t t h i s y e a r and provided ex perience w h i c h s h o u l d h e ! p of I C ' s more i l l u s t r i o u s runners So Steve J e a n s is t h i s y e a r ' s the team to better resu Its in the tournaments at L e e d s and S o u t h a m p F r e s h e r s ' C h a m p i o n . If y o u h a v e d i d not show the form that they ton later t h i s term . had been s h o w i n g l a t e l y . T h e read t h i s a r t i c l e and have not L o n d o n R e s u l t s : : F r e d R a d , P e t e C h u r c h y a r d 1 6 7 4 , Danny L a u u n d e r s t o o d a word of it, why not best IC performance came from E d m o n d N g ( Q E C ) 2111 R o l a n d H s i e ( U C ) , J o e N g ( Q M C ) 1 9 1 9 , T i m c o m e up to the Snooker L o u n g e A n d y Q u i c k f a l l who f i n i s h e d t h i r d H i I Iyer, J c h n K n i g h t 1 7 1 8 , Fete C h u r c h y a r d , N o o r i N o u r s h a r g h 1568 . on the third floor of the Union on the B c o u r s e , a n d c l a i m s to N e x t w e e k e n d the team i s a g a i n b u s y , home to Southampton on b u i l d i n g and find out more about h a v e thoroughly e n j o y e d h i m s e l f Saturday 10th and away to B r u n e i on the 1 1 t h . E v e r y o n e is w e l c o m e the c l u b ? Snooker i s a very r e l a x - in the p r o c e s s , w h i c h left the to bowl in the C l u b ' s i n t e r n a l league or j u s t for fun ;a m i n i b u s lea - ing game, and i s one of the most t e s t of the c l u b w o n d e r i n g what h e had been d o i n g out in the ves A e r o , op p . U n i o n A r c h , at 2 30 e a c h W e d n e s d a y . popular r e c r e a t i o n s at I C . dept h s of d a r k e s t , s n o w y , O x f o r d L o o k i n g forward towards the end of term the i n t e r ; C C U c o m p e t i t i o n S.K. Teelock shire. Treasurer i s the l a s t b i g e v e n t of the y e a r . Due t o G u i l d s ' strong p r e s e n c e in t

the C l u b , the h a n d i c a p p i n g w i l l be " f i x e d " to g i v e o c c a s i o n a l and n o v i c e b o w l e r s a good c h a n c e - T h i s s h o u l d r e s u l t in an i n t e r e s t i n g , a n d h o p e f u l l y e x c i t i n g , event . M o r e d e t a i l s s o o n .

CROSS COUNTRY L a s t Saturday the C r o s s - c o u n try c l u b t r a v e l l e d up to the snowy w a s t e s of H a m p s t e a d Ifeath for the a n n u a l U C 5 r a c e . A r a c e to w h i c h m o s t of the s o u t h e r n U n i v e r s i t i e s a n d c o l l e g e s ate i n v i t e d . Y e t a g a i n , S t e v e K i r k w a s the f i r s t I . C . runner to f i n i s h i n 18th p o s i t i o n ( y o u ' r e getting b o r i n g Steve) R i c h G r e e n h a d a p l e a s i n g run to f i n i s h i n 3 0 t h , w h i l s t Ian M o r t o n , a remnant from the D & D , e v e n t u a l l y found h i s c o - o r d i n a t i o n h a l f t f a y a r o u n d the c o u r s e a n d b o m b e d through the f i e l d to f i n i s h 3 4th. D a v e R o s e n w a s n ' t far b e h i n d a n d he f i n i s h e d 4 7 t h . T h e other I . C . runners w e r e G a r y L o n g - i u r s i (75), R i c h H a r r i n g t o n (79), T i m f f a y w a f d (121) , a n d F r a n c i s Smith (126). T h e I C team f i n i s h e d a n e x c e l l e n t 4 t h , j u s t m i s s i n g out on t h e . m e d a l s , but t h i s w a s m a i n l y due to J o h n L e o n a r d of G o l d s m i ths w h o offered to run for u s , a n d f i n i s h e d a n e x c e l l e n t 12th. T h i s weekend London U n i v e r s i t y are s e n d i n g two teams up to S t i r l i n g for the B r i t i s h U n i v e r s i t ies Championships. Not surprising 4y S t e v e K i r k h a s b e e n s e l e c t e d for the 1st team, w h i l s t the 2 n d

team i s m a i n l y the I . C . ' A team c o m p r i s i n g of R i c h G r e e n , M i c k K e l l y I a n M o r t o n, B r y a n A c f o r d , P a u l C l a r k e , Dave Rosen and Maurice Wilson. Congratulations to e v e r y o n e and good l u c k !

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formances of the s e a s o n . S t e v e K i r k h e a d e d the team i n 9 t h p l a c e , f o l l o w e d by newcomer M a r k P i c k a r d (12th) w h o s e m a i n h o b b y of Long Distance Walking obviously gets h i m f i u Ian M o r t o n (13th) h e l d off M i k e K e l l y (16th), w h i l s t B r y a n A c o r d c l o s e d the t e a m i n 18th p o s i t i o n . D a v i d R o s e n f o u n d h i m s e l f r e l e g a t e d to the u n u s u a l p o s i t i o n of ' s p a c e r ' i n 20th p l a c e , a n d the B team w a s h e a d e d by P e t e B a r r y (30th) h a v i n g an e x c e l l e n t run. B e h i n d h i m , Gary L o n g h u r s t (33rd), T i m H a y w a r d (64th) a n d F r a n c e s Smith (82nd) c o m p l e t e d the t e a m . With one l e a g u e r a c e left, I C A team are i n a c o m m a n d i n g 4 0

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In the s e c o n d - h a l f I . C . began to put things together but f o u n d , a s K i n g s had e a r l i e r , I.C. Ist 3 that a c t u a l l y s c o r i n g w a s not s o e a s y . K i n g s Ist 4 A n y w a y , to end a boring a c c o u n t - o f an First of all apologies for forgetting to wr- e q u a l l y b o r i n g match we f i n a l l y s c o r e d a p e n a l t y goal from E d d y B u d g e n . ( T h e truth ite up this match in last week's F E L I X . of It i s that I c a n ' t remember much of w h a t However it was a blessing in disguise behappened!) cause It gives me a match to report this Tomorrow s e e s I.C. p l a y i n g against S a r a week! Due to the weather conditions each c e n s in the morning then off to T w i c k e n h a m of our last three games has been cancelled, in the afternoon f or the I n t e r n a t i o n a l - s o with the next match also looking doubtful. even if the match i s c a l l e d off a g a i n , I . C . A n y w a y w e jumped in the c o a c h for the rugby w i l l be s e n d i n g a team to an I n t e r a b o v e match (a c o u p l e of w e e k s ago now) n a t i o n a l - n o t bad e h ! and d u l y a r r i v e d at C o l l i e r ' s Wood. T o most p e o p l e ' s s u r p r i s e the p i t c h w a s in r e l a t i v e l y Sponsored Wall-wash V a l e n t i n e ' s day i s the day for I . C . R . F . C ' s good c o n d i t i o n though there w a s a c o l d w i n d s p o n s o r e d 24-hour w a l l - w a s h in the U n i o n b l o w i n g (yes - e v en " t o u g h " rugby p l a y e r s B u i l d i n g and a s a r e s u l t 25 or s o b i g f e l l a s c r i n g e at the thought of c o l d f i n g e r s etc.) are w a n d e r i n g a r o u n d l o o k i n g for s p o n s o r s . With the match underway K i n g s w e r e on If they n a b y o u p l e a s e _ ( f o r y o u r own s a f e t y ) the a t t a c k but f a i l e d to find t h e i r way to the sponsor them. L i n e d u e to some good c o v e r i n g play from H a l f t h e money r a i s e d w i l l be g o i n g to I . C . E v e r y ten m i n u t e s or s o s a w I . C . putting R a g and the other h a l f to h e l p pay for t r a n s together a good three-quarter movement t h u s port c o s t s on our E a s t e r T o u r . (Southport by p u t t i n g u s b a c k into t h e i r h a l f . It w a s a l l to the w a y - w h a t do y o u mean w h e r e ' s that!) no a v a i l though and K i n g s f i n a l l y s c o r e d after a m i s t a k e near our L i n e led to a s c r u m - Sidestep T o w n s e n d - even a c e r s p o r t s w r i t e r than Llam Gartside! mage f i v e y a r d s o u t . S a t u r d a y n i g h t i s s p e n t c a m p i n g out on the moor, s o t h a t it i s v i t a l for e v e r y o n e to have t a k e n a b s o l u t e l y e v e r y t h i n g w i t h them, that they need for s u r v i v a l on the moor. A s some of the more observant members of RCS will know, for the past three years N o one w h o h a s t a k e n part in T e n T o r s w o u l d pretend that it w a s a h o l i d a y - it c a n the RCSU has entered at least one team i n be i n c r e d i b l y t i r i n g , e s p e c i a l l y for the s o l e s the annual ' T e n Tors' event. of the f e e t . (It h a s e v en been known for c e r 'Ten T o r s ' is essentially a matter of Pitting oneself against the clock,in an attempt t a i n p e r s o n s to h a v e been c a r r i e d to the to cover a specified course across the was* n e a r e s t bar at n i g h t s for d a y s a f t e r w a r d s ) . H o w e v e r , for a n y o n e w h o e n j o y s f e l l w a l k es of Dartmoor.. T h e name of the e v e n t , w h i c h i s organised i n g , c a m p i n g , and the c h a l l e n g e of the moor, and m a r s h a l l e d by the A r m y , d e r i v e s from the t h i s i s an e v e n t not to be m i s s e d . T h e r e are n o p r i z e s , s i n c e there are no fact t h a t a l l the p a r t i c i p a t i n g teams m u s t w i n n e r s , but the f e e l i n g of s a t i s f a c t i o n v i s i t ten c h e c k p o i n t s , s i t u a t e d upon T o r s a f t e r w a r d s m a k e s it a l l w o r t h w h i l e . C o m m ( r o c k y o u t c r o p s ) , r e g a r d l e s s of w h i c h route e m o r a t i v e m e d a l s are a w a r d e d to a l l t h o s e i s f o l l o w e d . T h e s e c h e c k p o i n t s are manned by the army, who keep a keen e y e on the two w h o c o m p l e t e the c o u r s e , and s h o u l d a c o m p l e t e team make it a l l the way r o u n d , they t h o u s a n d or s o p a r t i c i p a t i n g y o u n g men a n d w o m e n , u s i n g r a d i o s e t s to p a s s on i n f o r m a - r e c e i v e a c e r t i f i c a t e . T o d a t e , we h a v e only managed to w i n one tion to the team managers at H Q . , a n d to s u c h c e r t i f i c a t e , t h a n k s to l a s t y e a r ' s g i r l s ! order h e l i c o p t e r s to r e c o v e r the i n e v i t a b l e So - if any of you budding R C S p e r s o n s occasional casualty. fancy the i d e a of t a k i n g part t h i s y e a r , there T h i s y e a r R C S U h a s a p p l i e d to e n t e r 3 t e a m s : 2 m e n ' s t e a m s , and 1 w o m a n ' s . Only w i l l be a m e e t i n g on Monday 5th February above Stan's bar, starting between 7.00 by v i r t u e of our s u c c e s s in former y e a r s are p-m. w e a b l e to enter the e v e n t at a l l , s i n c e com- 7.30 Y o u may be i n t e r e s t e d to know that three p e t i t i o n for entry gets f i e r c e r every y e a r . of the l a s t three R C S P r e s i d e n t s h a v e reach T h e two m e n ' s teams w i l l by d o i n g fifty f i v e m i l e r o u t e s , w h i l s t the g i r l s w i l l do a â&#x20AC;˘ed t h a t d i z z y h e i g h t v i a a p l a c e in a T e n thirty f i v e m i l e r o u t e . E v e r y team s t a r t s at Tor team! 7 D 0 am on S a t u r d a y , and must h a v e f i n i s h e d Graham Bunn or s t o p p e d by about 5.00 pm on the S u n d a y . RCSU

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ipoint lead over L S E and U C , w h i t I s t I C B team l o o k s e t to a v o i d re l e g a t i o n y e t a g a i n , a s t h e y occupy 8th p l a c e . R e g u l a r r e a d e r s of t h i s c o l u m n i w i l l k n o w that the s t a r t e r for l e a I gue r a c e s i s not u s u a l l y a r o y a l p e r s o n a g e . N o b o d y s e e m e d to k n o w why w e w e r e s o h o n o u r e d o n this o c c a s i o n , and i t was a pity h e d i d n ' t h a v e t i m e to s t a y a n d s e e the s p e c t a c l e of the I C team f i n i s h i n g . H o w e v e r , i t i s rumoure d that Ian Morton i s c u r r e n t l y engaged in negotiations w i t h Buck -ingham P a l a c e to b o o k a starter' for the f i n a l l e a g u e r a c e i n 2!4 weeks time, i David Rosen

Water Polo On Sunday 21st IC played their first match of the term against Walton Water P o l o Club. T h e team had not been able to practise due to the pool not being heated and were therefore rather unfit. After confusion with transport we did arrive at the Walton P o o l with twelve willing players. In the f i r s t quarter we s h o w e d o u r s u p erior experience and with accurate p a s s i n g were a b l e to set u p some good s h o t s at g o aL P a u l H i n d l e s c o r e d our f i r s t a n d D a v e D u n stone f o l l o w e d that up w i t h a p o w e r f u l s h o t a f t e r s w i m m i n g u p the c e n t r e of the p o o l . T h e s c o r e w a s p u t u p to 4:0 w i t h two g o a l s one from Steve T a y l o r a n d a n o t h e r from Da\e. In the s e c o n d q u a r t e r P a u l got a n o t h e r g o a l w i t h a g o o d s h o t from " m i d f i e l d " . D a v e got a n o t h e r two to m a k e h i s t o t a l up to f o u r . W a l t o n t r i e d v e r y h a r d to p u s h tip a n d s c o r e , but due to t i g h t m a r k i n g they w e r e u n a b l e to break f r e e , a n d w h e n they d i d D a v e R o b e r t s o u r g o a l i e s a v e d some good s h o t s . I n the t h i r d q u a r t e r no g o a l s were s c o r e d , i n the fourth T o n y R o c k i n g h a m got our l a s t g o a l to m a k e the f i n a l s c o r e 8:0 to u s . Tearrf :S. Tayler, F.Hindle, D. Dunstcne, C .Spooner, T . Rockingham P.Mills, N. Buck land, I. Spooner, D.Roberts, B .iBradley D. Chadwick, M. Cherry. O n T u e s d a y 2 3 r d I . C . f i r s t team p l a y e d i t s f i r s t game i n the U . L . U . L e a g u e a g a i n s t Marys. We d i d n ' t get off to a very g o o d s t a r t . D u r i n g our w a r m up b e f o r e the game B r i a n D a v i e s , our g o a l i e , got h i s f i n g e r d i s l o c a t e d by a shot at g o a l . H e w a s therefore unabl e to p l a y a n d w e w e r e l e f t w i t h o u t a g o a l i e . In the f i r s t q u a r t e r , p l a y went b a c k a n d forward up the p o o l u n t i l M a r y s s c o r e d the !first g o a l . I . C . broke back a n d D a v e D u n s i t o n e w a s a w a r d e d a p e n a l t y , w h i c h he got. ! M a r y s came b a c k a n d s c o r e d a n o t h e r before I t h e e n d of the q u a r t e r . In the s e c o n d quarter D a v e D u n s t o n e got h i s s e c o n d g o a l after a l u c k y p a s s . M a r y s s c o r e d a g a i n a n d i n t h e t h i r d q u a r t e r they scored another. T o n y R o c k i n g h a m s c o r e d ; our l a s t goal after b r e a k i n g from h i s m a n . i l n t h e f i n a l quarter M a r y s s c o r e d t h r e e , e a c h g e t t i n g p a s t our s u b s t i t u t e g o a l i e s without much difficulty! The final score was 17:3 jo M a r y s . P. Mills, T. I Team: S. Tayler, D .Dunstone, I Rockingham, M.Casey,N. Buckland, B .Bradley. ,iD. Papaconstantinou, (B. Davies).

S t o t e s b u r y ' s f i r m l i n e but p a s s e d contd. from front page a n amended motion w h i c h s a i d t h M r . D i l i p k u m a r , who i s c o l o u r e d , at "the introduction of freshers The Deputy President of Imperial College Union may become a t o l d a F E L T X reporter that h e had to IC Union should be as inform sabbatical post next session (1978^9) despite the College's d e c i a p p l i e d for the j o b i n order to al as possible," Many C o u n c i l sion that no extra money will be available to the Union. t e s t whether the c o m p a n y l i v e d members f e l t , h o w e v e r , that the A d e c i s i o n by I C U n i o n C o u n c i l on M o n d a y to set up a fourth s a b up to i t s c l a i m that i t e n d e a v o u r s i n f o r m a l i t y s h o u l d remain w i t h i n b a t i c a l p o s t a n d f i n d the means to p a y for i t from e x i s t i n g i n c o m e of each "to fulfil the aspirations r e a s o n a b l e l i m i t s and i t w a s a g came after the U n i o n F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e h a d d i s c u s s e d s e v e r a l p o racial group". r e e d that o n l y C o u n c i l members s s i b l e s o u r c e s of f i n a n c e . H o w e v e r , b e c a u s e the c o m p a n y and m a s c o t bearers s h o u l d s i t N o d e c i s i o n o n how to r a i s e the n e c e s s a r y money h a s been t a k e n , w a s aware of the l e t t e r a n d , a c on the platform at the r e c e p t i o n . but four i d e a s are b e i n g i n v e s t i g a t e d : c o r d i n g to M r . D i l i p k u m a r , h a d - Income from room b o o k i n g s b e e n t o l d by D r . H a r r i s at the o u ^ Pots - The s e t t i n g up of a l o c a l d i s c o u n t scheme S e v e r a l p r o p o s a l s from I C p u b - s e t that h i s j o b a p p l i c a t i o n w a s - Bookshop income. l i c a t i o n s , c l u b s a n d s o c i e t i e s and not g e n u i n e , M r . D i l i p k u m a r w a s - G i v i n g a l l s a b b a t i c a l o f f i c e r s o n l y three free terms i n h a l l - t h e y the U n i o n Welfare O f f i c e r for p o t s not g i v e n a proper i n t e r v i e w , h e w o u l d h a v e to pay for the f o u r t h . i n the U n i o n B a r l e d to C o u n c i l t o l d F E L I X . I n s t e a d the i n t e r v i T h e e x i s t i n g s a b b a t i c a l u n i o n p o s t s are P r e s i d e n t , H o n o r a r y S e c d e c i d i n g that the w h o l e q u e s t i o n e w e r a t t a c k e d h i m o v e r the c o n t retary and F E L I X E d i t o r . T h e s a b b a t i c a l D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t w i l l t a k e of pots be d i s c u s s e d f u l l y at the ents of the l e t t e r s a y i n g that the next C o u n c i l m e e t i n g . A p r o b l e m on the work of the Honorary J u n i o r T r e a s u r e r i n a d d i t i o n to h i s c l a i m s made were untrue a n d that h a s a r i s e n b e c a u s e there i s a existing tasks. the company w o u l d be r e c r u i t i n g c o l o u r e d p e o p l e from B r i t a i n a s m e e t i n g of 15 p e r c e n t of the U n - shortage o f s p a c e b e h i n d the bar Departmental Representatives and U n i o n Secretary Mike E l k i n i o n m e m b e r s h i p i n a department w e l l as whites. C o u n c i l agreed a j o b d e s c r i p i s to i n v e s t i g a t e the matter. t i o n for D e p a r t m e n t a l R e p r e s e n t a - s h o u l d be empowered to d i s m i s s A s a result U n i o n President C o u n c i l agreed that the a c c u t h e i r R e p r e s e n t a t i v e by a s i m p l e t i v e s , d r a w n up by the A c a d e m i c Mary A t t e n b o t r m g h d e c i d e d to s a t i o n s about D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e . A D e p a r t m e n - majority v o t e . N o d i s m i s s a l p r o s e n d a letter of c o m p l a i n t to D r . M a l c o l m B r a i n made i n F O R W A R D , H a r r i s o b j e c t i n g to .the treatment cedure e x i s t s at p r e s e n t . t a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e e x i s t s to rethe I C L i b e r a l C l u b N e w s l e t t e r , Freshers' Reception p r e s e n t the v i e w s o f the s t u d e n t o f M r . D i l i p k u m a r a n d the s e n d i n g were o b j e c t i o n a b l e . F O R W A R D T h e nature of the f r e s h e r s ' remembers of the department, a c c of a c o p y o f the U n i o n ' s l e t t e r h a d c l a i m e d that M a l c o l m B r a i n o r d i n g to the j o b d e s c r i p t i o n , w h - c e p t i o n at the b e g i n n i n g of the to R o b e r t s C o n s t r u c t i o n . h a d c a u s e d n o i s e i n the B e r t Quad autumn term w a s the s u b j e c t o f a i c h goes on to l i s t e l e v e n a r a a s F o l l o w i n g R o b e r t s ' v i s i t a meei n the e a r l y hours of the m o r n i n g of c o n c e r n to the D e p . R e p . i n v o - m o t i o n to C o u n c i l p r o p o s e d by t i n g of the C o l l e g e C a r e e r s A d v i a n d w a s "one of the biggest p * * Academic Affairs Officer Roger l v i n g h i s job w i t h i n h i s departsory C o m m i t t e e on Wednesday dement a n d h i s r o l e i n I m p e r i a l C o l - S t o t e s b u r y . He w a s c o n c e r n e d that artists at IC" . c i d e d that the C a r e e r s A d v i s o r y the i n t e r r u p t i o n s to s p e e c h e s at l e g e Union a n d the C o n s t i t u e n t A s u g g e s t i o n that C o u n c i l s h o u S e r v i c e w o u l d not i n future c o o p the r e c e p t i o n and the "excessive •Id resume a n e a r l i e r p r a c t i c e o f College Unions. erate w i t h the U n i o n i n s e n d i n g h o l d i n g one m e e t i n g per s e s s i o n A n I C U n i o n G e n e r a l M e e t i n g i s ly silly behaviour" w a s harmful i n t e r v i e w e e s a statement of the i n S i l w o o d w a s agreed i n p r i n c i p l e U n i o n ' s v i e w s o n any c o m p a n y . to be a s k e d to approve a b y e - l a w to the r e p u t a t i o n of I C U a n d sugs u b j e c t to r a t i f i c a t i o n . T h e date c h a n g e l a y i n g d o w n the p r o c e d u r e g e s t e d that i n t e r r u p t i o n s to s p e e The implementation of U n i o n put forward for t h i s trip w a s 14th by w h i c h a D e p . R e p . may be d i s - c h e s s h o u l d not be p e r m i t t e d , p o l i c y on r e c r u i t m e n t for j o b s i n M a y . m i s s e d . It i s s u g g e s t e d that a C o u n c i l disagreed with Roger South A f r i c a i s l i k e l y to be d i s c u s s e d by the U n i o n A c a d e m i c Affairs Committee on February 12th.

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Help for Iranian Students I r a n i a n s t u d e n t s , who m a y be s u f f e r i n g f i n a n c i a l h a r d s h i p due torthe c u r r e n t s i t u a t i o n i n I r a n , h a v e been t o l d that they c a n c l a i m emergency p a y m e n t s for s i x w e e k s from l o c a l s o c i a l s e c u r i t y offices. Students s h o u l d go to the offi c e o f the Department of H e a l t h a n d S o c i a l S e c u r i t y n e a r e s t to where they are l i v i n g . L o c a l o f f i c e s are l i s t e d i n the t e l e p h one d i r e c t o r y . The Kensington and C h e l s e a o f f i c e s , referred to i n Mary A t t e n b o r o u g h ' s l e t t e r to I r a n i a n s t u d e n t s l a s t w e e k , s h o u l d o n l y be c o n t a c t e d by s t u d e n t s l i v i n g i n t h o s e a r e a s . T h e s e are p o s t a l a r e a s W6, W8 a n d W14 for K e n s i n g t o n a n d SW5, SW6, SW7 and SW10 for C h e l s e a . Tuition F e e s Increases in tuition fees of about fO p e r c e n t are e x p e c t e d to be a n n o u n c e d s h o r t l y . A j o i n t m e e t i n g of the E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s and O v e r s e a s S t u d e n t s C o m m i t t e e s d e c i d e d to c a m p a i g n for Imp e r i a l C o l l e g e not to implement a n y fee i n c r e a s e s a n d to charge o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s at the home rate . P r e s e n t fee l e v e l s are £545 for home undergraduates a n d £705

for o v e r s e a s u n d e r g r a d u a t e s . T h e p o s t g r a d u a t e f e e s are £805 and £925 r e s p e c t i v e l y . The External Affairs Officer h a s e s t i m a t e d that i t w o u l d c o s t the C o l l e g e £432,173 to a c c e p t the U n i o n demand i n f u l l . T h e P o s t g r a d u a t e Group C o m mittee a l s o agreed to support the campaign. Mountaineering Club Plague T h e U n i o n i s to p a y for a new p l a q u e to r e p l a c e the one removed from the w a l l o u t s i d e the U n i o n Dining Hall. T h e p l a q u e commemorates I C s t u d e n t s who d i e d i n a m o u n t a i n e e r i n g e x p e d i t i o n i n 1961. Departmental Representative N o c a n d i d a t e h a s been n o m i n a t " e d for the p o s t of M i n e r a l R e s o u r c e s E n g i n e e r i n g D e p a r t m e n t a l Representative. The position is v a c a n t f o l l o w i n g the r e s i g n a t i o n of G a r y Warren. P a p e r s w i l l remain up u n t i l someone c o m e s f orw ard. Liberal Club I C U n i o n E x e c u t i v e has stated that the comments made by L i b e r a l C l u b about the C o l l e g e m e d i a by no m e a n s r e f l e c t the v i e w s o f the U n i o n E x e c u t i v e . T h e E x e c u t i v e h a s c a l l e d upon the L i b e r a l C l u b to a p o l o g i s e for t h e i r a c t i o n s a n d e x p r e s s e d a hope that " n o c l u b w i l l a c t i n a s i m i l a r

i r r e s p o n s i b l e manner i n the f u t ure". T h e comments were made i n an a r t i c l e i n the c l u b ' s n e w s l e t t e r F O R W A R D ! dubbed " S i d e w a y s " by the E x e c u t i v e , a n d c a u s e d a s t i r among members of S T O I C a n d IC R A D I O . Accidents B e r n a r d S m i t h , a student repres e n t a t i v e on four C o l l e g e s a f e t y Committees is urging a l l students to report any a c c i d e n t s o c c u r r i n g in C o l l e g e . The T e c h n i c a l and A d v i s o r y Safety C o m m i t t e e i n v e s t i g a t e a c c i d e n t s for the purpose of dec r e a s i n g the C o l l e g e a c c i d e n t r a t e . It i s therefore b e n e f i c i a l to a l l s t u d e n t s that the c i r c u m s t a n c e s o f a c c i d e n t s s h o u l d be k n o w n . Guilds U G M A t the l a s t G u i l d s U n i o n M e e t i n g , h e l d on T h u r s d a y 25 January, B o b H a r t began to s p e a k on a mot i o n d i s c u s s i n g the r e c r u i t m e n t of graduates for S o u t h A f r i c a by c o m panies at I C . The Chairman ruled it out o f order i n v i e w of the d o u bt e x p r e s s e d by a large number of U n i o n members that p e r h a p s G u i l d s s h o u l d not be d e b a t i n g such a subject. It w a s a d d e d that the f e e l i n g of m o s t o f the G u i l d s E x e c w a s that i f a n y m o t i o n i n v o l v e s G u i l d s

U n i o n M e m b e r s , i t s h o u l d be d i s c u s s e d at a C & G U n i o n m e e t i n g , h o w e v e r , a d e c i s i o n must be taken before a debate may b e g i n . K e i t h Rogers was voted G u i l d s P u b l i c i t y officer. H i s posters h a v e b e e n p r a i s e d by many s t u d e n t s , i n c l u d i n g h i s r i v a l i n the election. G u i l d s r e v e a l e d a new i n i t i a tion r o u t i n e w h i c h i n v o l v e d Tomato K e t c h u p . B o t h K e i t h a n d M a r k C o r r i g a n had to g u e s s who o w n e d v a r i o u s p a i r s of k n e e s , w h i l e b l i n d f o l d e d . If they g u e s s e d i n c o r r e c t l y they were l i b e r a l l y d a u b e d with K e t c h u p . Falmouth Theft L a s t Saturday, while watching the ' T w o R o n n i e s ' , in F a l m o u t h ' s T V lounge, a resident heard what he b e l i e v e d to be two g u n s h o t s . H e r u s h e d out into the g a l l e r y a n d found that the P o o l t a b l e h a d been r i f l e d . N o t o n l y had £60 i n lOp p i e c e s been s t o l e n but a l s o most o f the table m e c h a n i s m a n d several b a l l s . T h e m a i n part o f the b a l l d i s t r i b u t i o n e q u i p m e n t w a s mysteri o u s l y found a n d r e t u r n e d . P l a y soon restarted although residents are s t i l l s e a r c h i n g for the b l a c k ball.

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Reasons for the Boycott At the last I CU G e n e r a l m e e t i n g it was d e c i d e d to o r g a n i s e a It h a s a l s o been e s t a b l i s h e d that there i s n o w a s u r p l u s o f £86,0CD the r e f e c t o r i e s ' a c c o u n t s . Of t h i s amount a sum h a s been c o m m i t t boycott of S o u r h s i d e R e f e c t o r y a n d d u r i n g the B o y c o t t C o m m i t t e e meeting, held on 25th J a n u a r y , it was d e c i d e d to h o l d the B o y c o t t e d to the i n s t a l l a t i o n of a c o o k - f r e e z e s y s t e m a n d other improvements of S o u t h s i d e R e f e c t o r y on T h u r s d a y , 8th F e b r u a r y . T h i s means that h a v e b e e n s u g g e s t e d . B u t d u r i n g the f i r s t three months o f t h i s s e s rhe Union i s e n c o u r a g i n g all p e o p l e who n o r m a l l y use t h i s refectory s i o n there w a s a n i n c r e a s e i n turnover o f 19%, and e v e n w i t h further d e d u c t i o n s for wage i n c r e a s e s t h i s s h o u l d l e a v e a t o t a l s u r p l u s i n to make a l t e r n a t i v e arrangements for m e a l s on that day. B e l o w t h i s a r t i c l e there i s a form a s k i n g for p e o p l e to p i c k e t t h e the a c c o u n t a t the end of the y e a r i n the r e g i o n o f £36,000. A n d w i t h r e f e c t o r y d u r i n g m e a l - t i m e s . If y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d c o u l d y o u p l e a s e the i n s t a l l a t i o n o f the c o o k - f r e e z e s y s t e m , together w i t h other i m w r i t e y o u r name a n d the t i m e s that y o u w o u l d be a v a i l a b l e for d u t y , p r o v e m e n t s , there s h o u l d be i n c r e a s e d c u s t o m e r s for t h e r e f e c t o r i e s a n d h a n d i t i n to the U n i o n O f f i c e . and b a r s , a n d h e n c e t h i s sum w i l l p r o b a b l y be i n c r e a s e d . T h e m a i n c o m p l a i n t s about the r e f e c t o r i e s a r e that they s e r v e food T h e i m p r o v e m e n t s , h o w e v e r , are o f a l o n g term n a t u r e , s o w e a r e that i s o f a poor s t a n d a r d and e x t o r t i o n a t e l y p r i c e d . T h e b o y c o t t i s b e i n g e x p e c t e d to p a y for these l o n g term improvements a s w e l l a s n e c e s s a r y due to the refectory s t a n d a r d s not i m p r o v i n g , the r e c e n t for the i n c r e a s e i n food c o s t s . T h i s c a n o n l y c a u s e further d i s s a t u n j u s t i f i a b l y h i g h i n c r e a s e s i n p r i c e s , a n d u n r e a s o n a b l e a t t i t u d e of i s f a c t i o n w i t h the refectory s e r v i c e w h e n the poor q u a l i t y and s e r the C o l l e g e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o n the R e f e c t o r y C o m m i t t e e c o n c e r n i n g v i c e are taken into c o n s i d e r a t i o n . these i s s u e s . T h u s , there c a n be no r e a s o n a b l e j u s t i f i c a t i o n for the p r o p o s e d p r i c e i n c r e a s e . Without the r i s e s i t w o u l d s t i l l be p o s s i b l e to c a r r y T h e i n c r e a s e s i n food p r i c e s s i n c e the b e g i n n i n g o f the s e s s i o n are b a s e d o n 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 . T h i s w a s i n c r e a s e d o u t the n e c e s s a r y improvements a n d there w o u l d s t i l l be a s u r p l u s by 1.9% i n N o v e m b e r a n d by a further 1.4% i n D e c e m b e r , r e s u l t i n g i n o f i n the r e g i o n o f £36,000 at the end o f the y e a r , T h e U n i o n h a s managed to h a l t a p r o p o s e d 2% p r i c e i n c r e a s e , but refectory p r i c e i n c r e a s e s of the same amounts o n 1st D e c e m b e r a n d 8th J a n u a r y r e s p e c t i v e l y , a n d i t w i l l p r o b a b l y c o n t i n u e a t a s i m i l a r t h i s i s i n s u f f i c i e n t a s the r e f e c t o r i e s are s t i l l s e r v i n g poor q u a l i t y f o o d , and other i n c r e a s e s h a v e been p r o p o s e d b y the c o n t i n u e d u s e rate for the remainder o f the s e s s i o n w i t h u n d o u b t e d l y l i t t l e c h a n g e i n q u a l i t y or c h o i c e of food. o f the r e g u l a t o r . H o w e v e r , the i n c r e a s e o f 1.9% a n d 1.4% s h o u l d h a v e o n l y b e e n It m u s t be s t r e s s e d , h o w e v e r , that t h e s e c r i t i c i s m s a r e l e v e l l e d h a l f t h e s e a m o u n t s , v i z . 0 . 9 5 % a n d 0 . 7 % a s b a s i c food p r i c e s n o t a t the staff w h o w o r k i n the r e f e c t o r i e s , but at the management a c c o u n t for o n l y h a l f o f the c o s t o f the refectory s e r v i c e . O t h e r costs, i t s e l f . m a i n l y s t a f f w a g e s , a r e u n a f f e c t e d b y i n c r e a s e d food c o s t s and s o So i f y o u are d i s s a t i s f i e d w i t h the l o w s t a n d a r d o f food a n d s e r the amount p a i d b y s t u d e n t s for t h e s e f a c t o r s s h o u l d h a v e r e m a i n e d j i a n d w i t h p r i c e i n c r e a s e s n e a r l y every m o n t h , S U P P O R T T H E u n c h a n g e d . T h e s e refectory p r i c e i n c r e a s e s mean that there h a s been B O Y C O T T . a 7. 3% increase in p r i c e s i n just s i x months. T h e b e s t w a y i n w h i c h y o u c a n support the B o y c o t t of S o u t h s i d e H o w e v e r , i t h a d been a g r e e d a t a p r e v i o u s m e e t i n g o f the R e f e c t - ' R e f e c t o r y i s i f y o u h e l p to p i c k e t o u t s i d e t h i s refectory at m e a l times i f y ° u do not w a n t to p i c k e t then y o u c a n s t i l l h e l p by n o t e a t i n g ory C o m m i t t e e that t h e r e g u l a t o r (the w a y i n w h i c h p r i c e s a r e i n c r e a s e d b y u s i n g the F T G r o c e r y Index) s h o u l d o n l y be u s e d to a c - j ' S o u t h s i d e R e f e c t o r y a n d f i n d i n g a l t e r n a t i v e p l a c e s to e a t i n s t e a d , c o u n t for food p r i c e i n c r e a s e s , a n d a s i t h a s been u s e d to c o v e r genRemember, t h i s B o y c o t t i s for y o u , s o s u p p o r t i t . e r a l i n c r e a s e s , t h i s B o y c o t t i s n e c e s s a r y to s h o w h o w s t r o n g l y we J «i> f e e l a b o u t t h i s t w i s t i n g o f the p o l i c y , d e l i b e r a t e l y m i s l e a d i n g the P u b l i c i t y Organiser students. .Refectory B o y c o t t o

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