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F r i d a y . 16th F e b r u a r y . 1979

Issue N o . 509

THE NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL C O L L E G E

UNION

FOOD PRICING THREAT A proposal submitted by the Rector to the Finance and Executive Committees on 16th February, if passed, could remove from the Refectory Committee all decisions concerning refectory food pricing.

The proposal, which appeared under item 5 (Finances of Refectories: Use of the Regulator) states: 'In the Rector's view, moreover, It Is Inappropriate for the Refectory Committee Itself, whose membership consists largely of consumers, to be Involved In decisions of this kind and the best arrangement Is tor the regulator and the termly adjustments, If any, to be applied by the Domestic Secretary In consultation with the Chairman, Refectory Committee. He would, however, himself wish to be consulted about any proposed termly adjustments, and, before authorising action, would propose always to consult the President ICU and, where desirable, other appropriate persons.'

At t he moment, Refectory C o m m i t t e e , w h i c h has six voting student members, c a n d i s c u s s the f i n a n c i n g of the refectories. If this p r o p o s a l is i m p l e m e n t e d , t h o u g h , prices c o u l d be i n c r e a s e d , without reference to the C o m m i t t e e , by the D o m e s t i c Secretary (Capt. J W G Lindley) a n d the C h a i r m a n (Prof. S. Eilon) s i m p l y by a p p l y i n g t he regulator. I C U need not be informed of s u c h increases w h i c h w o u l d necessitate the U n i o n having to m o n i t o r prices c o n t i n u a l l y a n d c o m p a r i n g t h e m with the F T G r o c e r y Index.

A l t h o u g h t he R e c t o r a n d t he U n i o n President w o u l d be c o n s u l t e d s h o u l d a termly review o c c u r , there is no guarantee that s u c h a review w o u l d ever take place.

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U G M REPORT LOBBY OF GOVERNORS TODAY IC students are to l o b b y C o l l e g e G o v e r n o r s today i n a b i d to change the use o f the r e g u l a t o r i n refectory p r i c e f i x i n g a n d to m a i n t a i n the r i g h t o f R e f e c t o r y C o m m i t t e e to decide a l l food prices.

T h e d e c i s i o n to l o b b y the F i n a n c e a n d E x e c u t i v e M e e t i n g at 170 Q u e e n s G a t e f r o m 10.00 a m t o d a y w a s t a k e n at a w e l l attended I C U n i o n M e e t i n g o n T u e s d a y this week after U n i o n P r e s i d e n t M a r y A t t e n b o r o u g h h i n t e d that students m i g h t s h o r t l y face a 5 p e r cent food p r i c e i n c r e a s e .

T h e M e e t i n g also e m p o w e r e d the U n i o n E x e c u t i v e to organise a 24h o u r boycott of a l l student refectories i f the l o b b y fails to achieve its aims. After the response to last week's Southside boycott students were confident that a general boycott c a l l w o u l d be obeyed, a n d defeated a n a m e n d m e n t to l i m i t a c t i o n to one refectory only. N o date was fixed for the boycott.

HOUSING A m o t i o n c a l l i n g for a full-time U n i o n staff m e m b e r to deal w i t h the h o u s i n g p r o b l e m s o f I C students was passed by the M e e t i n g . T h e College w i l l be asked to p r o v i d e e x t r a cash for this post.

Proposed by E x t e r n a l Affairs Officer Sheyne L u c o c k , the

m o t i o n also c a l l e d for the closing of loop holes i n the R e n t A c t , security of tenure for a l l residential occupiers, c o m p u l s o r y purchase of e m p t y property, a n d the use o f short-life property for student housing.

The U n i o n resolved to c o n t i n u e its efforts to house its o w n students a n d to c a m p a i g n for

In an attempt to prevent this p r o p o s a l being a c c e p t e d , a n d t o protest at t he past use of t he regular, I C U d e c i d e d to h o l d a lobby of t h e governors attending today's F a n d E meeting (see-UGM report). It is vital that this lobby is well-attended or else IC students may lose what little say they have in t he p r i c i n g of refectory food. changes i n h o u s i n g l a w a n d increased h o u s i n g p r o v i s i o n .

A Union byelaw change o u t l i n i n g a m e t h o d of dismissing a d e p a r t m e n t a l representative was given a first r e a d i n g . T h i s w o u l d a l l o w a m e e t i n g of 15 per cent of the students i n a de pa r t m e n t to dismiss their representative.

IRELAND L e n g t h y a n d heated discussion o n a m o t i o n d e a l i n g w i t h the problems of N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d took place resulting in the passing of p o l i c y u n r e l a t e d to the terms o f J a n Czernuszka's motion.

T h e o r i g i n a l m o t i o n stated that is o n e n a t i o n " , "Ireland c o n d e m n e d the B r i t i s h " c o l o n i a l force o f o c c u p a t i o n " a n d c a l l e d for a " t o t a l w i t h d r a w a l of B r i t i s h I m p e r i a l i s m from I r e l a n d ".

proposed a n a m e n d m e n t s a y i n g that N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d is part of the U n i t e d K i n g d o m , that the Government has a d u t y to m a i n t a i n l a w a n d order, a n d that m e m be r s o f terrorist groups are c r i m i n a l s a n d d o not deserve p o l i t i c a l status. an animated and Despite impassioned speech against the amendment by a n o t h e r Irish student, D e s M c L e r n o n , it was passed after several c o n t r i b u t i o n s from b o t h Irish a n d B r i t i s h students.

An attempt by Mary to change the Attenborough m o t i o n yet a g a i n was defeated a n d C h r i s F o x ' s proposals b e c a m e U n i o n policy.

T h e M e e t i n g was u n a b l e to discuss t w o further c o n t r o v e r s i a l motions o n the legalisation o f R C S President C h r i s F o x a n d c a n n a b i s a n d o n gay rights before Irishwoman L i z L i n d s a y - jit was a d j o u r n e d at 2.30 p . m .

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D e a r S i r , - I was somewhat desturbed by a letter i n last weeks e d i t i o n of F E L I X from A n d r e w W h i t e w h i c h c l a i m e d that I had w r i t t e n an article in F E L I X no 506 on the subject of abortion which demonstrated 'a frightening level of insensitivity'.

A s far as I c a n ascertain from re-reading that edition, the only m e n t i o n of a b o r t i o n was in a factual article about b i r t h control and other matters. If M r . W h i t e had been able to c o n t r o l his i n d i g n a t i o n sufficiently to read to the bottom of the page, he w o u l d have noticed that the article was written by M a r y A t t e n b o r o u g h a n d not be me.

Welfare D a y a n d the articles in the preceeding e d i t i o n of F E L I X were not designed to express a p a r t i c u l a r viewpoint on any subject but to present a n u m b e r of different opinions a n d sets of i n f o r m a t i o n in order to help people make up their o w n minds on the various issues raised.

F o r the purposes of m y j o b as Welfare A d v i s e r , m y personal views are irrelevant. I a m only concerned with presenting alternatives never w i t h foisting opinions and I have never attempted to voice m y personal views on such matters, in F E L I X or anywhere else.

If M r . W h i t e is interested i n * considering the w i s d o m of committing actionable libels (especially against lawyers), I w o u l d be h a p p y to advise h i m !

Y o u r s faithfully, Michael Arthur Welfare A d v i s e r D e a r S i r , - B e a r i n g i n m i n d the points raised by B o b B r a d l e y in his letter to F E L I X last week, as C h a i r m a n of I C L i b e r a l C l u b . I w o u l d like to say how sorry I a m that he was u n a b l e to come a l o n g to the c l u b meeting last T h u r s d a v (8th F e b r u a r y 1979) at w h i c h m a n y of the points that he raised, were discussed. If B o b is still not receiving c l u b mailings, or if he wishes to have a chat about, F O R W A R D ! , then if I c a n find a spare moment, I w i l l be delighted to see h i m sometime.

Y o u r s sincerely, Paul Fairbairn ( C h a i r m a n , IC L i b e r a l Club); D e a r S i r , - I w o u l d like to thank a l l those who gave their support to the boycott. E s p e c i a l thanks must go to the new catering staff who put on an excellent and i m a g i n a t i v e alternative. T h a n k s also to those who helped to picket.

D u e to their efforts there were only 69 scabs, 8 at breakfast, 27 at l u n c h t i m e a n d 10 at the evening m e a l w i t h 24 at L i n s t e a d H a l l .

W e hope that a l l these efforts w i l l be r e w a r d e d by the management meeting our demands.

O n c e again many thanks.

J a n (Publicity Organiser R e f e c t o r y Boycott)

D e a r E v e r y b o d y , - T h a n k you very m u c h for being so k i n d getting some money so that I c a n have a P h o n i c E a r of m y o w n . I w o u l d like to have one very m u c h because the L y o n s C l u b , a n d lots of k i n d people, have raised money so that a l l the c h i l d r e n i n m y U n i t at H o n i t o n can have one each to use in the U n i t but, next year, I shall be twelve a n d have to go to another school, p r o b a b l y an o r d i n a r y school, where I w i l l not be able to hear the teacher properly w i t h m y P h i l i p s aids.

W i t h the P h o n i c E a r , I c a n hear the teacher a l l the time even w h e n she has her back t u r n e d .

I have been deaf since I was fourteen months w h e n I had meningitis. I w i l l be very h a p p y if y o u c a n help me have a P h o n i c E a r of m y o w n . I hope I w i l l be able to come to L o n d o n to see you, L o v e from „ Jerome.

D e a r S i r , - If the Islamic Society find Western Society so repulsive and decadent w h y are they a n d their Islamic brethren so keen to come here? It c o u l d n ' t possibly be that they want to break the shackles of Islam a n d have a Western e d u c a t i o n , to be free to write c r i t i c a l letters to newspapers a n d to protest about governments' ( " b l a s p h e m y " - A y a t o l l a h K h o m e i n i ) , to d r i n k a l c o h o l , to gamble, to steal w i t h o u t h a v i n g their hands c h o p p e d off or to buy sex w i t h o ut being liable to be hanged for adultery?

position goes - the i n t r o d u c t i o n of other whites into engineeringjobs is not to take the jobs of fill the Afrikaaners but to vacancies created by their policy of not letting blacks become engineers w i t h any responsibility.

The introduction of highly trained people from B r i t a i n a n d other countries thus enables the companies to keep the blacks une duc at e d a n d in a position for easy e x p l o i t a t i o n.

But to take the above points further, every i n d i v i d u a l plays a role i n the struggle for or against the a p a r t h e i d system since they create an atmosphere of o p i n i o n , w h i c h , for i n s t a n c e , either discourages or encourages people to take jobs i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h i s role is not insignificant.

F i n a l l y , on the issue of h a v i n g a picket at the interviews for such jobs. W e support p i c k e t i n g these interviews a n d , h a v i n g discussed this w i t h m a n y people, feel it i m p o r t a n t to clarify what we m e a n by picketing. W e mean

serious picketing, the purpose of which is to have detailed discussions not only w i t h the people entering a n d l e av i ng the interview r o o m but also w i t h passers-by. A s a general p r i n c i p l e we believe that it is only i n possession of the facts r e l a t i n g to the situation and with thoroughgoing d i s c u s s i o n to establish the v a l i d i t y of such facts, their i m po r t ance a n d relevance a n d to develop an overall analysis of the situation, that a person c a n make a proper decision.

F o r this p a r t i c u l a r picket we feel the a i m of discussion should be to establish: 1) T h e situation i n S o u t h A f r i c a a n d the means by w h i c h it is maintained.

2) ^ ' h e role played by a person going to work i n S o u t h A f r i c a .

Y o u r s faithfully, P . J o r d a n , A. N i c o l a o u M . Noy, J . A r m i t a g e G . F e r n a n d o , D. G u n a w a r d e n a , I. L a b a n a S i n g h C. Temple-Bird, K . T h a k r a r .

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If they really want to criticize Western Society then let t h e m do so from their repressive (to w o m e n a n d non-moslem at least) Islamic R e p u b l i c a n d not w h e n they are l i v i n g in safety a n d hypocrisy here.

A. Walker, C h e m . P.G. D e a r S i r . - W e w o u l d like to answer the points m a d e by M r .

T h o m s o n in his letter last week w i t h reference to strengthening a p a r t h e i d a n d to c o m m e n t on the issue of p i c k e t i n g interviews held here by firms o p e r a t i n g in S o u t h Africa.

Mr. Thomson is putting forward that the only way of strengthening a p a r t h e i d is by v o t i n g or j o i n i n g the S o u t h A f r i c a n a r m y . Surely, any person w h o puts the fruits of his t r a i n i n g , initiative a n d experience into a c o m p a n y is actively s u p p o r t i n g a n d strengthening that c o m p a n y .

It is such companies that have built u p a n d are m a i n t a i n i n g the a p a r t h e i d system. T h e i r massive profits rely on the cheap l a b o u r a n d minerals p r o v i d e d by the blacks a n d their l a n d .

M r . T h o m s o n also claims that the presence of E n g l i s h speaking whites weakens the A f r i k a a n e r s ' position. T h e A f r i k a a n e r s ' are not stupid or inexperienced as far as m a i n t a i n i n g their lucrative

Gate. at 170 Queen's Names to Jen in the Union Office by noon on Feb. 23rd.

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ion t h e 24ths/25th F e b r u a r y . L i v e l y d i s c u s s i o n , l o t s o f f o o d Refectory P r i c i n g l a n d w a l k s i n t h e w i l d s o f W i n d s o r c a n be y o u r s f o r o n l y t w o In t h e w a k e o f t h e v e r y s u c c e s s f u l S o u t h s i d e B o y c o t t p o u n d s . D r o p i n a t 53 P r i n c e ' s G a t e to took y o u r p l a c e .

Committee c o m e s a m o v e to e f f e c t i v e l y p e v e n t R e f e c t o r y Sponsore d Slim from d i s c u s s i n g r e f e c t o r y food c o s t s . A s there are s i x v o t i n g During R a g Week J u n e W h i t e c r o s s from the H e a l t h C e n t r e s t u d e n t s o n t h i s c o m m i t t e e , at present, we h a v e s o m e c o n t r o l w e n t o n a s p o n s o r e d s l i m . A s t h e r e i s s t i l l s o m e m o n e y y e t to o v e r p r i c e r i s e s . If t h i s p r o p o s a l w e r e p a s s e d , t h o u g h , i t be p a i d f o r t h i s w o u l d a l l o u t s t a n d i n g s p o n s o r s p l e a s e p a y a s w o u l d be p o s s i b l e f o r p r i c e s to b e i n c r e a s e d , b y a p p l y i n g the r e g u l a t o r , w i t h o u t e v e n n o t i f y i n g I C U . S u c h a s t a t e o f soon a s p o s s i b l e . a f f a i r s i s o b v i o u s l y a n d m u s t be o p p o s e d a s b e s t w e c a n .

ICWA B a l l T u e s d a y ' s U G M d e c i d e d to h o l d a l o b b y of. t o d a y ' s F i n a n c e F o r t h o s e of y o u more i n t e r e s t e d i n p u t t i n g on w e i g h t t h a n a n d E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e s m e e t i n g at w h i c h t h e p r o p o s a l l o s i n g i t , the ICWA E a s t e r B a l l t h i s y e a r i s b e i n g h e l d o n c o u l d be a c c e p t e d . If, d e s p i t e o u r p r o t e s t s , the p r o p o s a l i s March 2 n d . T h e r e i s a C a b a r e t , D i s c o a n d B a r E x t e n s i o n i m p l e m e n t e d , t h e n t h e E x e c u t i v e a r e e m p o w e r e d to o r g a n i s e so the e v e n t i s w e l l worth a t t e n d i n g . T i c k e t s are a v a i l a b l e a Twenty-four hour boycott of a l 1 student refectories at I C . n o w f r o m IC U n i o n O f f i c e o r I C W A R e p s .

I w o u l d u r g e a l l s t u d e n t s to a t t e n d the l o b b y o u t s i d e 17 0 University Challenge Q u e e n ' s G a t e at 10 a m t o d a y to m a k e o u r v o i c e h e a r d o n In t h e n e x t s e r i e s o f t h e B a m b e r G q u i z s h o w I C w i l l be this important t o p i c . s e n d i n g in a t e a m . A n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in a p p e a r i n g on t e l e B e e r and B a n g e r s v i s i o n (with" the r e s u l t i n g fame a n d g l o r y e t c . ) s h o u l d g i v e If y o u w o u l d l i k e to v i s i t t h e R e c t o r ' s h o m e i n a m o r e c o n - t h e i r n a m e s to J e n i n t h e U n i o n O f f i c e a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e a s v i v i a l a t m o s p h e r e , t h e n there i s a B e e r a n d B a n g e r s ( a r r a n g e d w e n e e d a t e a m by the e n d of M a r c h . b y L a d y F l o w e r s a n d I C W i v e s C l u b ) o n t h e 27th F e b r u a r y .

Y e t More U G M T h e s e a r e g r e a t f o r m e e t i n g n e w p e o p l e a n d the f o o d a n d d r i n k i s l a i d o n f o r f r e e . If y o u w a n t to go p l e a s e s e e J e n i n t h e U n i o n O f f i c e by midday F r i d a y 23rd F e b .

T o u c h s t o n e Weekend S p e a k i n g o f g e t t i n g to k n o w p e o p l e , h a v e y o u b e e n o n a T o u c h s t o n e W e e k e n d y e t ? T h e n e x t t r i p to s u n n y S i l w o o d i s

NEWS IN BRIEF

A s the l a s t U G M w a s a d j o u r n e d r a t h e r t h a n d e c l a r e d i n q u o r a t e t h e m e e t i n g w i l l r e - o p e n o n T u e s d a y 27th F e b r u a r y a t 1 30 pm in the G r e a t H a l l . O n l y the C a n n a b i s a n d G a y R i g h t s m o t i o n s w i l l be o n the a g e n d a . T h e r e a s o n for the l a t e s t a r t i s the A n n u a l P a n c a k e R a c e at l u n c h t i m e i n B e i t Q u a d .

John P.S. It's s t i l l snowing. increase on last year.

Officer, R o g e r Stotesbury. It was T h e p r o p o r t i o n of overseas felt that the e a r l i e r c l o s i n g o f the students has d r o p p e d slightly L y o n P l a y f a i r l i b r a r y at 9 p . m . f r o m 24.1 per cent to 23.1 per c o u p l e d w i t h the lack of facilities d e p a r t m e n t s after 6 cent. T h e v n u m b e r 1074. T h e p r o p o r t i o n o f postgraduates f r o m P- ' > overseas is 48 1 per cent desks a n d chairs, was necessary. w

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A team from I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e w i l l be t a k i n g part i n the next series of the television quiz University Challenge.

T h e U n i o n has to select four team members before the e n d of M a r c h . A n y o n e w h o is interested in t a k i n g part s h o u l d give their n a m e to J e n in the U n i o n Office as soon as possible.

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N o m i n a t i o n papers w i l l be posted o n M o n d a y for the top posts i n the R o y a l C o l l e g e of Science U n i o n .

Papers w i l l stay u p for a week a n d v o t i n g w i l l take place on Tuesday 6th M a r c h in all R C S departments.

M e m b e r s h e a r d that one t h i r d of a l l m i n i n g students go to S o u t h A f r i c a a n d it w o u l d be very difficult to persuade t h e m to boycott these jobs.

T h e C o m m i t t e e decided to m o u n t a poster c a m p a i g n in the a u t u m n t e r m , to send a letter to a l l final year undergraduates a n d to i n c l u d e a page on S o u t h A f r i c a i n the A l t e r n a t i v e Prospectus p i n p o i n t i n g its relevance to this college.

T h e U n i o n is to raise the question of n o n - c o o p e r a t i o n by the Careers A d v i s o r y Service over informing interviewees about S o u t h A f r i c a at the next m e e t i n g of the C o l l e g e B o a r d of Studies.

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I C U n i o n is to p a r t i c i p a t e in the a n n u a l student grants m a r c h in L o n d o n on M a t c h 9 t h .

I C U n i o n has w r i t t e n to the M e x i c a n authorities c o n c e r n i n g the d i s a p p e a r a n c e after arrest of a M e x i c a n student.

T h i s year there w i l l be floats on the m a r c h a n d I C U is to organise one following a decision at T u e s d a y ' s L ' n i o n meeting.

T h e student's whereabouts ate u n k n o w n after she was d e t a i n e d by police on her way home from her college in O a x a c a on 13th January.

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F o l l o w i n g the U n i o n ' s protests about the visit of Roberts Construction the Academic Affairs Committee discussed means of i m p l e m e n t i n g U n i o n policy on the ending of r e c r u i t m e n t of students for jobs i n South Africa.

STUDENT NUMBERS A record n u m b e r of students are s t u d y i n g at I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e this session. T h e total figure of 4.645 is an increase of 3.9 p e r c e n t on last year.

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FOR S A L E H e r c u l e s s m a l l - w h e e l e d bi cycl e, 3-speed gears, d y n a m o lights. front rack. V . G . C . 35 p o u n d s .

C o n t a c t : Sue Carlile, Int. 3908.

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RESULTS O f the raffle d r a w n at the C h a p s C l u b Indoor Fete in Stan's B a r o n .

9th Feb. First:M. Cotrigan S e c o n d : M. Wort and C. Hart

B l a c k wallet between S o u t h s i d e Refectory a n d T r a n s p o r t S e c t i o n Library on 9th Feb. Please return documents to S. Lewis c/o Transport Section.

WANTED In mint c o n d i t i o n , o n e c o p y of F E L I X No.469 a n d one c o p y of F E L I X N o . 4 7 1 . C o n t a c t : John Shuttleworth, FELIX Office.

WANTED A flat a n y w h e r e in S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n , H i g h St. K e n . or F u l h a m R d . area. S i n g l e r o o m up to 25 p o u n d s , d o u b l e r o o m up to 5 5 p o u n d s . C o n t a c t : Susan C. John - Applied Geochemistry.

T h i r d : R. Pascoe S e c o n d place was redrawn after being originally won by P. Hoddinott.

DISCO A c m e D i s c C o . o n l y 10 p o u n d s ' waste m o n e y o n b i g adverts'. C o n t a c t : J . Caulton, P h y s i c s 3 or T o n y W e s t , Chemistry 3.

THANX Dave w o u l d like to thank all those artists w h o h e l p e d to m a k e his 21st really ace, e s p e c i a l l y Mark, Alex & Jerry. S a m e again next year l a d s . . .

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F R I D A Y 16th

W E D N E S D A Y 21st

February

DISCO ENTS DISCO - 8.30 p.m. Union Lower Lounge.

10 p.

FILM I.C. FILM S O C . - presents Steelyard Blues. 7.00 p.m.

M E . 220.

Members free. Non-members 20 p.

C L U B ACTIVITY O P S O C SHOW-7.15 p.m. Union Concert Hall. I.00 pound. "TheGrand Duchess of Gerolstein" by Jaques Offenbach.

ORIENTEERING C L U B - meeting 12.30 - 1.00 p.m. Union S C R .

MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY - Annual Dinner. Lots of: Food, wine (semi-formal). 7 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. Sherfield Building. Students 4 pounds Staff 5 pounds. Others 7 pounds. No S U cards required. Guest speaker Prof. K.G. Denb igh. Tickets from D. O'Connell Chem.Eng. III. I. C. RADiO - Broadcasting to Southside Halls on 30! m medium wave, Stans Bar and Linstead Bar. 5.00 p.m. Good evening. 7.00 p.m. Viewpoint. 9.00 p.m. - Boogie Time. 11.00 p.m. - Through midnight (closedown 1.00 p.m.)

SATURDAY

17th

February

C L U B ACTIVITY O P S O C SHOW - 7.15 p.m. Union Concert Hall. 1.00 pound.

Grand Duchess of Gerolstein" by Jaques Offenbach.

S U N D A Y 18th

"The

February

CONCERT PUNISHMENT O F LUXURY A N D SUPPORT - 8.00. Union Concert Hall. 75 p. adv. I pound door.

MISCELLANEOUS IC RADIO - On 301 m Medium Wave. 8.00 a.m. - Wake Up with Harvey.

II. 00 a.m. - The Wibbly Wobbly Wireless Show. 1.00 p.m. - Groovin.

4.00 p.m. - Roundtable. 5.00 p.m. - Folk Music. 6.00 p.m. - Good evening. 8.00 p.m. - IC Radio Live.

M O N D A Y 19th

February

C L U B ACTIVITY W O M E N IN S C I E N C E A N D T E C H N O L O G Y M E E T I N G - 12.30 p.m.

I C W A L o u n g e . Dot Griffiths of IC's Department of S o c i a l a n d E c o n o m i c Studies will answer the question: is S c i e n c e M a s c u l i n e or is it maledominated?

MISCELLANEOUS IC R A D I O - 6.00 p.m. - G o o d evening. 6.40 p.m. - 301 newsline. 7.00 p.m. - Viewpoint. 9.00 p.m. R o c k M u s i c . 10.00 p.m. - U S R o c k . 11.00 p.m. - through midnight.

T H U R S D A Y 22nd February Fll M E N T S F I L M - Fantastic Planet. 6.30 p.m. M e c h . E n g . 220 30 p.

C L U B ACTIVITY L I B E R A L C L U B M E E T I N G - 12.45 p.m. G r e e n C o m m i t t e e R o o m (Union). A l l members welcome.

M I N I D E B A T E - 1 . 1 5 p.m. M e c h . E n g . 340. M ot i on: " T h i s H o u s e defends the right of every student to remain aloof from the activities of their student u n i o n . " / M O P S O C - lecture by Dr. C . T . J . D O D S O N (Lancaster University) 'Spacetime singularities' 1.15 P h y s i c s Lecture Theatre 2.

MISCELLANEOUS " L U N C H B R E A K " S T O I C transmission. 13.00 and 18.00 (except J.C.R.) U n i o n T.V. L o u n g e , J . C . R . S o u t h s i d e Halls (except Tizard), S o u t h s i d e L o w e r T.V. L o u n g e (near Stan's) IC P H O T S O C S H O P - 12.45 - 1.15 p.m. Linstead Hall . R o o m 532.

IC R A D I O - same as T u e s d a y except 9.00 p.m. O p u s 301.

A S S O C I A T E D S T U D I E S E V E N T - 1.30 p.m. T h e M u s i c R o o m , 53 Prince's Gate. L u n c h - h o u r concert. T h e V e g a W i n d Quartet A S S O C I A T E D S T U D I E S E V E N T - 1.30 p.m. T h e Great Hall, Sherfield B u i l d i n g . Film: T h e Drifting of the Continents ( B B C H o r i z o n ) .

February

MISCELLANEOUS IC P H O T S O C S H O P - 12.45 - I.I5. Linstead Hall. Room 211 I.C. RADIO-same as Friday except 9.00 p.m. - Thats Jazz. 10.00p.m.

Disco Radio.

T U E S D A Y 20th February GIG D A F N E AND T H E T E N D E R S P O T S - 8.00 p.m. Union Concert Hall. 30 p. I.C. C L U B ACTIVITY WINE TASTING SOCIETY-tasting of RIOJA 5.45 p.m. Union Senior Common Room. 60 p (80 p non-members).

M O P S O C - lecture by Prof. P.M. Cohn (Bedford College) "How to swear in three different languages without repeating yourself" 1.15. Maths Lecture Theatre A (Room 213).

RIDING C L U B - information bookings and ULU riding club news. 13.00 -14.00. Department of Electrical Engineering Room 1110, Level 11. All Welcome.

I.C. PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY - informal meeting in Linstead Bar. 7.00 p.m. Linstead Bar. MISCELLANEOUS P O S T G R A D U A T E BAR NIGHT - Beer subsidy starts at 6.30 p.m. Stan's Real Ale Bar Southside. SU cards required. 10 p. per pint off postgraduates only.

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS C O M M I T T E E - 6 p.m. Green Committee Room.

All Welcome. Briefings on Grants and Tuition Fees Campaigns.

"MOTORBIKE C LU B", STOIC 'IC C L U B S AND SOCIETIES' programme. 13.00. Union T.V. Lounge, J.C.R..Southside Halls (except Tizard), Southside Lower T V Lounge (Nr. Stans Bar).

IC RADIO - Broadcasting 12.00 - 2.15 p.m. to J.C.R., Alans Bar and Stans Bar. Evening programmes same as Friday except 9.00 p.m. - R 'n' B. 10.00 p.m. Focus on A S S O C I A T E D STUDIES EVENT - 1.30 p.m. Read Theatre. Sherfield Building. The Edwardian Style. 2. Architecture in the Edwardian Era Alastair Service, Author of Edwardian Architecture and its Origins, etc.

A S S O C I A T E D STUDIES EVENT - 1.30 p.m. Lecture Theatre 1, Chemical Engineering Department. Engineering in the Ancient World 1. Theorists and Practitioners in Ancient Greek Engineering. Dr. Geoffrey Lloyd, King's College. Cambridge; author of Greek Science after Aristotle, etc.

Social C u l t u r a l and Am us e m e nt s Board

SCAB FRIDAY

T h e Ents D i s c o O p s o c P r o d u c t i o n " T h e G r a n d D u c h e s s of G e r o l s t e i n " in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall. A d m i s s i o n I p o u n d . T i c k e t s available from members.

SATURDAY O p s o c P r o d u c t i o n , Details as Friday.

SUNDAY Ents concert. " P u n i s h m e n t of L u x u r y " and support. 8.00 in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall, A d m i s s i o n 75 p.

TUESDAY Ents concert. The debut of " D a f n e and the t e n d e r s p o t s " A d m i s s i o n only 30 p.

WEDNESDAY J a z z C l u b present " T h e J o h n Kotre Quintet ", A new IC B a s e d M o d e r n J a z z B a n d . In Stans B a r 8 . 3 0 - 1 1 . 0 0 . A d m i s s i o n Free.

THURSDAY T h e Ents Film " F A N T A S T I C P L A N E T " .

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

6.30 p.m. in M e c h . E n g . 220.

FRIDAY E N T s C o n c e r t . "After the Fire" a n d "64 s p o o n s " . 8.00 in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall, a d m i s s i o n 75 p.

Remember that a membership card of any scab club will give you a 20% discount on admission to all these events.

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THE FEES CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE PROPOSED INCREASES IN TUITION FEES

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ANY DAY BETWEEN 26 FEB & 23 MARCH A l l y o u h a v e t o d o is t o c a l l i n t o t h e U n i o n O f f i c e a n d p u t y o u r n a m e d o w n f o r a w e e k d a y i n t h e last m o n t h o f t e r m . T h e n g i v e J e n y o u r n a m e a n d h o m e a d d r e s s a n d she w i l l t y p e y o u a letter ( i n a s t a n d a r d f o r m a t ) w h i c h y o usign a n d give b a c k to J e n for posting. I f y o u r M Pagrees, y o u t h e n g o a l o n g t o t h e H o u s e o f C o m m o n s a n d l o b b y h i m - c o m p l e t e w i t h b r i e f i n g sheet!

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Brain Drain REFECTORY BOYCOTT T h e B o y c o t t was, o n the w h o l e , a great s u c c e s s . T h a n k s are d u e to all w h o h e l p e d , particularly A n d y and C h r i s w h o o r g a n i s e d the alternative food. A few students d i d eat in S o u t h s i d e o n that day (mostly just the m o r o n element w h i c h every C o l l e g e suffers from w h o are d e t e r m i n e d to g o out of their way t o o p p o s e the views of the vast majority), but most p e o p l e w h o d i d turn up to eat s o o n realised that the alternative food was b o t h better and cheaper.

A n d isn't a strange c o i n c i d e n c e that c h i c k e n dishes were served d u r i n g and o n the d a y after t he b o y c o t t ?

E N T S DISCOS Ents had their first d i s c o in the L o w e r L o u n g e last week after repairs to the floor had been c o m p l e t e d , a n d most p e o p l e s e e m e d to think it was a g o o d idea to h o l d it in the s a m e r o o m as a bar. Unfortunately this will not be able to b e repeated for a few weeks for various reasons, but I hope that this will b e c o m e their regular r o o m in the future. T h e n u m b e r s who attended last week s e e m e d t o easily c o m p e n s a t e Ents for having to r e d u c e their entry c h a r g e to 10 p (a c o n d i t i o n u p o n w h i c h they were a l l o w e d t o u s e t he room).

FIRE A L A R M There was a false fire a l a r m last week, w h i c h unfortunastely p r o v o k e d little r e s p o n s e from t he o c c u p a n t s of the U n i o n B u i l d i n g at t he time.

E v e r y o n e k n o w s that the majority of five alarms in the U n i o n are false ones c a u s e d by s o m e idiot p i s s e d out of his head, but there o n l y has to be a real o n e o n c e a n d s o m e o n e is likely to die if they don't get out. S o next time it happens, shift y o u r b l o o d y arses out of the place without me h a v i n g t o c o m e a n d kick t h e m !

R.S.M. C A N T E E N There have been more c o m p l a i n t s about I.C. students u s i n g the R o y a l S c h o o l of M u s i c canteen at peak times; I k n o w our refectory meals are lousy, but please s t o p u s i n g the R S M between 12.30 a n d 1.30, o t h e r w i se they're g o i n g to s t o p us u s i n g it altogether.

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I ' m s o r r y about m y absence f r o m the pages o f F E L I X last week. I d e c i d e d to p r e t e n d to be i l l because I c o u l d n ' t take the stresses o f b e i n g P r e s i d e n t a n y longer. W h i c h r a t h e r n a t u r a l l y brings m e o n to the controversy s u r r o u n d i n g Welfare Day. A b o r t i o n . A c o u p l e of people have c o m m e n t e d about a b o r t i o n , not l i k i n g the inference of the article that I wrote i n F E L I X i n the Welfare supplement. A s Welfare D a y was a i m e d at g i v i n g people i n f o r m a t i o n about services a v a i l a b l e to t h e m , I cannot see that there was a n y t h i n g w r o n g i n the i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d i n that article. F u r t h e r m o r e , for those people interested i n the U n i o n p o l i c y o n this issue I s h o u l d point out that o u r U n i o n supports the N a t i o n a l A b o r t i o n C a m p a i g n a n d that every w o m a n should have the right to decide whether to terminate her p r e g n a n c y . B o t h the so-called " 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 " Society a n d also a letter a p p e a r i n g i n last week's F E L I X , seem to be opposed to the concept of the w o m a n d e c i d i n g as to whether she wishes to c o n t i n u e a pregnancy. It w o u l d seem to m e to be a personal right to decide.

Refectories. A s y o u p r o b a b l y k n o w , t he Refectory boycott was a n o v e r w h e l m i n g success. I must t h a n k C h r i s F o x a n d A n d y L e w i s for such a m a r v e l l o u s job w i t h the food, (everybody agreed that it was better than the n o r m a l service) a n d they even m a n a g e d to m a k e a. £5.12 a n d a half pence profit, (something like 5% of turnover). It looks like we m a y be no nearer s t o p p i n g the use of the regulator i n the way i n w h i c h it has been used i n the past, i.e. food prices m a y c o n t i n u e to go u p by the full a m o u n t of the F i n a n c i a l T i m e s G r o c e r y price index. B y n o w a U G M should have taken some m o r e p o l i c y o n this a n d I hope w e ' l l be able to get a change of heart from college.

T h e U n i o n is also very m u c h c o n c e r n e d about offering constructive suggestions for the Refectory m a n a g e m e n t to consider. If y o u have any ideas please come a n d see me a n d we w i l l pass t h e m o n .

S o c i a l F u n c t i o n s . A letter i n F E L I X a c o u p l e o f issues ago suggested that there was too m u c h c l a s h i n g o f social functions o n the same night.

A l t h o u g h there is some feeling that a n y b o d y w h o doesn't w a n t to clash c a n stop themselves f r o m d o i n g so we thought we m i g h t give a w h i r l to a n e w idea a n d that is A n n i e (int. 2232) w i l l keep a bookings book for a n y social functions, either i n o r outside C o l l e g e b e i n g organised b y someone i n College. So, i f y o u d o n ' t w a n t to clash y o u c a n r i n g u p A n n i e a n d ask her if she knows o f a n y t h i n g on that date. T h i s o f course w i l l o n l y work i f everybody v o l u n t a r i l y decides to tell A n n i e the date of their functions.

Bi c ycl es . J u s t to p r o v e yet a g a i n that I really d o read F E L I X , there was a n o t h e r letter a c o u p l e o f weeks ago, about bicycles getting lost a r o u n d College. A l t h o u g h I haven't h a d a n y time to look into College arrangements for bicycles there is one s m a l l t h i n g y o u c a n d o to help s t a m p out bicycle stealing, i.e. that is register y o u r bike w i t h y o u r l o c a l police station. A p p a r e n t l y each bike has a frame n u m b e r . I f y o u live i n K e n s i n g t o n I have o b t a i n e d the a p p r o p r i a t e forms a n d they are i n the U n i o n Office, (with A n n i e ) .

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H e l l o Students, are you sitting c o m f o r t a b l y a n d listening out there?

G o o d , then I ' l l begin. O n c e u p o n a time there existed three bears w h o lived u p in I C U n i o n Office a n d disguised themselves as U n i o n Officers.

E v e r y week they used to d r e a m o f n a k e d bodies a n d various forms o l bizzare sex. T h e y also used to write obscure articles for F i d . I X w h i c h went like: Social C o l o u r s I a m n o w a c c e p t i n g n o m i n a t i o n s for social colours. A n y m e m b e r o f the U n i o n c a n n o m i n a t e a n y b o d y for absolutely a n y t h i n g - a n d a l l n o m i n a t i o n s are judged by a colours c o m m i t t e e w h i c h a w a r d s colours to people w h o have m a d e a significant c o n t r i b u t i o n to the n o n a c a d e m i c life o f the U n i o n . S o let's be h a v i n g y o u r n o m i n a t i o n s .

C l o s i n g date for n o m i n a t i o n s : M a r c h 16th.

Insurance If you've got a m u s i c a l i n s t r u m e n t , I received today some h u m p h from people w h o specialise i n i n s u r i n g instruments for students (so it seems). So i f y o u ' v e got a good o r g a n - come u p a n d see m e about it.

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A ROUND-UP OF LAST WEEK'S NEWS d&TwM !• J i l H y Successful Fallopian tube transplant

Wednesday 7th Longbridge shutdown 10,000 workers walked out at the biggest British Leyland plant, Longbridge, in a row about a productivity bonus. Car production was brought to a standstill.

Cases of TB found at school Two children are seriously ill in hospital and seven others are being treated for tuberculosis at home in Uppingham, Leics.

Other children from the same town are being tested for the disease.

Warning over pain killers Pain-killing injections given to football players and other athletes to help them carry on despite painful injury could cause great harm, and lead to osteoarthritis. Dr. Man Adams of St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, said that continuing to play or take part in athletics after injury could alter the mechanics of the affected part of the body.

Thursday 8th Pickets blockade hospital Militant pickets imposed a 'blockade' on St. Mary's Hospital, London, turning away fuel oil, drugs and meat deliveries. Doctors, and other volunteers worked to keep the hospital going. One senior consultant said he would be cleaning floors at the weekend.

Callaghan interviewed on T.V. The Prime Minister admitted that the Government had "stumbled this winter" in an interview on Thames Television's 'TV Eye'. He admitted also that he had misjudged the level of wage demands, "but I am not an archangel".

More girls There has been a marked increase in the number of girls going to Universities.

Statistics show that nearly four women to every six men are studying for degrees. The trend was described by U C C A as among the most "marked social features of our times".

Men still predominate in faculties of engineering and technology (II,662 men, 75I women) as well as agriculture, science, veterinary science, social and business studies. Women o u t n u m b e r men in languages, and literature studies. (7,671 women, 3,882 men) and in other Arts subjects (3,375 women, 3,154 men).

Friday 9th Leyland vote for peace Shop stewards' demands for an all-out strike at British Leyland have been rejected by more than 2-1 in plant-by-plant voting. Strikers are staying out at Longbridge, and barbed wire barricades were put up to stop contractors entering the plant.

The transplant of a Fallopian tube into a woman of 30 which took place last October is believed to be the first successful operation of its kind. The operation could offer hope to thousands of women who are at present unable to have children.

Francis signed for a million pounds Trevor Francis was transferred to Nottingham Forest from Birmingham City.

Forest will have to find 1,180,000 pounds in all, including VAT and 5% each for Francis and the League Provident Fund, which helps exfootballers.

Saturday 10th Police bungle Chelsea raids The Metropolitan Police Commissioner , Sir David McNee, ordered a full inquiry into why 20 detectives smashed theirway into two Chelsea homes and held five people at gunpoint, by mistake.

The police have apologised for the raids in Chelsea that were carried out earlier this morning. Scotland Yard had been searching for a French gangster and as the time factor had been essential they had to break down the doors of suspect houses where they believed he was hiding.

prestige in the Middle East. Historians believe that the defeat is the greatest since Suez.

"The political consequences are that a country of immense strategic and mineral importance, in fact the world's second largest oil exporter, has been changed from a bastion of Western influence into a no-man's land on the borders of the Soviet Union."

Monday 12th Heat-seeking missiles bring down airliner Russian-built missiles fired by nationalist guerrillas brought down an Air Rhodesia i Viscount airliner shortly after it took off from the lakeside resort of Kariba today. All 59 people on board were, killed. The missiles were Sam-7. Rhodesian intelligence have known that Mr. Nkomo's Zipra (Zimbabwe Peoples Revolutionary Army) have been supplied with the missiles. Air Rhodesia planes and other civilian aircraft 'have been taking elaborate precautions against missile attacks. On short flights they hedge-hop after take-off and before landing to lessen the chance of a hit from a missile.

Peanut thrower fined 400 pounds An 18-year-old Leeds United supporter admitted throwing a peanut into the crowd at Saturday's match with Birmingham. The supporter was told to pay the fine at once or go to prison for 30 days. His mother drew her life savings out of the bank to pay the fine.

Contraceptive vending machine confiscated Students at University College, Dublin are to take legal action against the College authorities for confiscating the country's first contraceptive vending machine. T h e machine was installed a week ago and the President of the Students Union, David Wadell, said the machine was sold out almost every day.

It is still illegal in the Republic to sell contraceptives either from a machine or over the counter. The Dublin Government has introduced a Bill to permit married couples to purchase contraceptives but only on doctors' prescriptions.

Sunday 11th Khomeini triumphs The Iranian Prime Minister, Dr. Shapur Bakhtiar, resigned and disappeared today. At an emergency Cabinet meeting, Dr. Bakhtiar decided to hand over power to Mr. Mehdi Bazargan, the man appointed by the Ayatollah Khomeini as Prime Minister designate.

Dr. Bakhtiar had spent a month trying to calm Iran but the uprising continued. Today there were gun battles between troops and armed rebels supported by men of the navy and air force and thousands of ordinary people.

The collapse of the Shah's last stand and ,the triumph of Ayatollah Khomeini mark a 'shattering' defeat for Western influence and

Tuesday 13th No cure for fatal virus Health officials in Italyadmitted that the diseas killing infants in the Naples area was an incurable syncytial virus. The disease has i already killed 65 babies. Experts are studying the epidemic but meanwhile local authorities are considering an emergency plan which would include bringing in military sanitation squads and the possible temporary conscription of local paediatricians.

University to build space probe To-day saw the start of the construction Surrey University's 150,000 pounds space satellite. The craft is expected to be launched from Cape Canaveral irt two years. Experts from the University are building the satellite with the help of scientists from industry. The i aim is to show how the earth's atmosphere range radio interferes with l o n g : transmissions. i Marriage game An increasing number of men and women obtain great satisfaction from marrying the oddest or most distant non-blood relative they can discover. A victor matrimonium would be a man who had sought out his exwife's sister's daughter's daughter's second husband's mother-in-law, a woman who proposed to her dead husband's grandfather would be a star. Their feats will be legal if Baroness Wootton of Abinger succeeds with her marriage enabling Bill, which passed its second Lords' reading tonight.

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A STATEMENT

by M s . M . Attenborough, P r e s i d e n t o f I m p e r i a l College U n i o n

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The statement issued by Professor Eilon claims that our Refectory boycott was not a useful action. However, it was very largely Professor Ellon's uncooperative attitude in refusing to believe that there was large scale dissatisfaction existing with the refectories which forced us to hold a boycott.

Most postgraduate research students have not completed their degrees three years after registering at Imperial College and half have not finished after four years.

It is not true to s a y that w e have not attempted to put forward c o m p l a i n t s a n d s u g g e s t i o n s to the Refectory committee.

Representatives of the U n i o n sit on the C o m p l a i n t s a n d S u g g e s t i o n s s u b - c o m m i t t e e of t h e Refectory committee a n d have constantly e x p r e s s e d a w i d e - s c a l e dissatisfaction. A l s o , the U n i o n ' s Permanent W o r k i n g Party p r e p a r e d a report for C a p t a i n L i n d l e y after he suggest ed that he w a s u n a w a r e of t h o s e as pe c t s that people were dissatisfied with in the refectories. However, it s e e m s strange that the Refectory m a n a g e m e n t s h o u l d turn s o l e l y to the S t u d e n t U n i o n in order to d i s c o v e r the d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n with the service p r o v i d e d a n d in order to find what .improvements s h o u l d be c a r r i e d out. S u r e l y it is the j o b of the m a n a g e m e n t to c o n s t a n t l y e x p l o r e s u c h d i s s a t i s f a c t i on and to carry out their o w n investigation. T h e Student U n i o n , after a l l , is very m u c h o v e r w o r k e d a n d has a w h o l e n u m b e r of areas of c o n c e r n to students that it h a s to d o w o r k o n .

T h e statistics cover students w h o entered C o l l e g e in 1974-5 a n d in 1975-6, and state the p o s i t i o n as at O c t o b e r 1978.

T h e boycott was a l s o h e l d to s h o w the large s c a l e dissatisfaction with C o l l e g e ' s p r i c i n g p o l i c y a n d at this point in time, the u s e of the regulator. T w o p r i c e i n c r e a s e s have o c c u r r e d d u r i n g the last three m o n t h s , t o t a l l i n g 3.3%, a n d more, it appears, are n o w o n the way. While o n the subject of p r i c e s the leaflet d i s t r i b u t e d by the pickets o n T h u r s d a y listed alternative p l a c e s to eat at " c o m p a r a b l e p r i c e s " . T h e leaflet w a s not i n t e n d e d to a d v i s e p e o p l e to eat o u t s i d e the C o l l e g e o n a regular basis. W e believe that it is better to improve the service at r e a s o n a b l e p r i c e s given by the refectory at C o l l e g e in order to give a better serivce to everybody. T h i s is o n e of the terms of the Refectory C l u b ' s o w n c o n s t i t u t i o n . A boycott is merely a way of m a k i n g a point a g a i n s t c u r r e n t p o l i c y a n d it is h o p e d that by t a k i n g heed of o u r s u g g e s t i o n s a n d the feelings of the C o l l e g e s o m e t h i n g positive will be d o n e w h i c h will, in the l o n g term, increase trade to the refectories.

I went to great p a i n s to e x p l a i n to S o u t h s i d e refectory staff that our a c t i o n w a s not a i m e d at t h e m . I w o u l d c e r t a i n ly h o p e that the g o o d relations that d o exist between s t u d e n t s a n d those p e o p l e that work in the refectories will c o n t i n u e .

I therefore a p p e a l to a l l of the Refectory management, to the Refectory C o m m i t t e e a n d to the R e c t o r to s h o w g o o d sense. T h e food a n d service are, of c o u r s e , not perfect. M o r e c a n be done, however to a c h i e v e p o p u l a r p r i c e s a n d get better quality to suit the majority of refectory c u s t o m e r s . T o c o n s t a n t l y u p prices o n the basis that small i n c r e a s e s will not be n o t i c e d by most p e o p l e is, in fact, m y definition of c o m p l a c e n c y . W e are the c u s t o m e r s a n d w e are c a l l i n g for a c t i o n n o w to i m p r o v e quality a n d stop the v i c i o u s a n d blanket price i n c r e a s e s as they d o n o t h i n g but d a m a g e .

Mary Attenborough

T h e s e d i s t u r b i n g facts c o m e from figures made available to the C o l l e g e ' s B o a r d of S t u d i e s last week a n d indicate that all is not well r e g a r d i n g postgraduate research at IC.

O f 237 s t u d e n t s admitted for research in 1974-5 o n l y 118 (49.9 per cent) h a d been a w a r d e d a h i g h e r degree. 9.3 per cent had w i t h d r a w n , 13.0 per cent were still at C o l l e g e , 27.4 per cent had left C o l l e g e but were still registered, a n d 0.4 per cent (one student) had failed. h a d been These students registered for P h . D , M P h i l , D I C o r a c o m b i n a t i o n . T h e majority (177) w e r e registered for P h . D a n d D I C a n d of these o n l y 79 (44.6 per cent) h a d been awarded both degrees.

The situation regarding students w h o h a d c o m p l e t e d an a d v a n c e d c o u r s e in 1974-5 a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y p r o c e e d e d to research is far worse. O f the 71 students in this category o n l y 18 (25.4 per cent) had been awarded a r e s e a r c h degree, 40.8 per cent were still at C o l l e g e a n d 3I.0 per cent h a d left but were still registered.

T u r n i n g to r e s e a r c h students w h o entered C o l l e g e in 1975-6 a n d h a d therefore c o m p l e t e d three years' r e s e a r c h , the figures s h o w that only 18.5 per cent had been a w a r d e d a degree. O f the rest 41.1 per cent were still at C o l l e g e a n d 35.5 p e r c e n t had left but were still registered.

O f the 32 s t u d e n t s w h o h a d c o m p l e t e d an a d v a n c e d c o u r s e in 1975-6 (usually an M . S c . course) and s u b s e q u e n t l y p r o c e e d e d to research n o n e at all h a d been awarded a degree.

P o s t g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s receive a grant for three years' research and are e x p e c t e d to be able to c o m p l e t e their work in that time.

T h e statistics s h o w that very few achi eve this. O n c e s t u d e n t s no longer receive a grant they are often forced to earn their living by t a k i n g part-time t e a c h i n g j o b s w h i l e c o n t i n u i n g to attend C o l l e g e . A l s o s i n c e they are not P y 9 " facilities of d e p a r t m e n t s may not be available to them, T h e situation is e s p e c i a l l y unsatisfactory for students w h o d o an M . S c . before p r o c e e d i n g to research. Although some departments e n c o u r a g e s t u d e n t s to d o this, the R e s e a r c h C o u n c i l s still award o n l y three y e a r s ' g r a n t , It is clearly not sufficient. a

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C e r t a i n q u e s t i o n s need to be a n s w e r e d . D o postgraduat e s not w o r k hard e n o u g h ? Is too m u c h expected of t h e m for their degrees, o r d o they t h e m s e l v es try to d o t o o m u c h before s u b m i t t i n g their t h e s i s ? Is it a g o o d t h i n g for students to take a n a d v a n c e d c o u r s e before starting r e s e a r c h ?

If o s h o u l d not the R e s e a r c h Councils come to some agreement with the universities to award a four year grant in s o m e cases?

Remember the postgraduate bar night on Tuesday 20th February from 6.30 pm at Stan's Real Ale bar, Southside.

Sonia Hochfelder PG Affairs Officer S

A Lobby a Day Keeps the Fees Away P e r h a p s I'd better s t a r t b y e x p l a i n i n g exactly w h a t it is we're after, a n d h o w m u c h it w i l l cost the College. A s y o u m a y k n o w , the G o v e r n m e n t r e q u i r e s the C o l l e g e to s u p p l e m e n t its i n c o m e b y c h a r g i n g e a c h student a fee f o r t u i t i o n , a n d at present, o v e r s e a s students are c h a r g e d m o r e t h a n h o m e students f o r the s a m e educati on . T h e G o v e r n m e n t has a n n o u n c e d that t u i t i o n fees s h o u l d be i n c r e a s e d f o r next s e s s i o n s u p p o s e d l y to keep i n lime w i t h i n f l a t i o n . W h a t we a r e t r y i n g to do, therefore, is to p e r s u a d e C o l l e g e not to i m p l e m e n t a n y increase, thus d e f y i n g the G o v e r n m e n t , as B r a d f o r d U n i v e r s i t y once d i d . T h e p u r p o s e o f a l l t h i s , u l t i m a t e l y , i s to change G o v e r n m e n t p o l i c y , w h i c h i s w h e r e the l o b b y o f M P s c o m e s i n .

y o u ' v e never been inside the H o u s e before, then it's q u i l t : a w o r t h w h i l e experience. ( W e p r o v i d e y o u w i t h a briefing sheet a n d a list o f simple questions to ask h i m ! )

I f y o u take the difference between the i n c o m e the C o l l e g e w o u l d receive f r o m increased fees, a n d the i n c o m e they w o u l d receive b y k e e p i n g fees d o w n a n d c h a r g i n g overseas students the same as h o m e students, then this comes to just over ÂŁ400,000. So, effectively we're a s k i n g the C o l l e g e to d o w i t h o u t that a m o u n t of m o n e y next year - w h i c h is g o i n g to take q u i t e a bit d o i n g .

If y o u t h i n k y o u m a y not receive a d d i t i o n a l i n c o m e to cover a n y increases i n Fees, or y o u k n o w a n y o n e i n that position, then we w o u l d like to k n o w about it ( a n o n y m o u s l y i f necessary).

T h a t ' s w h y we've organised a c a m p a i g n o n the scale we have, as was r e p o r t e d i n F E L I X last week.

T h e most i m p o r t a n t t h i n g y o u c a n d o is help w i t h the L O B B Y - A D A Y a n d the S P E A K - I N , w h i c h are b o t h designed to d r a w the a t t e n t i o n o f the m e d i a to o u r c a m p a i g n . L o b b y i n g y o u r M P at the H o u s e o f C o m m o n s needn't take longer t h a n about 20 minutes, a n d i f

SPEAK-IN T h i s is to take place at Speakers' C o r n e r o n S u n d a y 25th F e b r u a r y , hopefully a l l t h r o u g h the d a y . W h a t we need are as m a n y people as possible to take it i n turns to r e a d a short speech about the fee increases just a b o u t 10 mins l o n g - hopefully a l t e r n a t i n g E n g l i s h w i t h a fair n u m b e r of foreign languages, so we need plenty o f overseas students to take part too.

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Sheyne L u c o c k External Affairs Officer

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Page 10 to have it, a n d I w o u l d c e r t a i n l y investigate the matter.

A STATEMENT

by Professor S. Eilon, Chairman of the Refectory Committee T h e boycott o f the Southside R e f e c t o r y on F e b r u a r y 8th was c a l l e d for the p u r p o s e of e x p r e s s i n g s t u d e n t s ' d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n w i t h the q u a l i t y o f food a n d services. I v e r y m u c h regret that the U G M f o u n d it n e c e s s a r y to take s u c h action, since b l a n k e t d i s a p p r o v a l o f a service is s i n g u l a r l y u n h e l p f u l , a n d it is o n l y t h r o u g h c o n s t r u c t i v e c r i t i c i s m a n d posi ti ve suggestions that i m p r o v e m e n t i n q u a l i t y c a n be m a d e .

D u r i n g the last two months, the President of the U n i o n was asked on five separate occasions to c o m p i l e a list of c o m p l a i n t s a n d suggestions a n d to discuss t h e m w i t h the D o m e s t i c Secretary a n d the Refectory M a n a g e r . W h e n the list was eventually s u b m i t t e d , it consisted of brief surveys c a r r i e d out by students of the three u n i o n refectories. S o m e of the i n f o r m a t i o n in these surveys is u n d o u b t a b l y useful a n d is b e i n g now considered; some of the suggestions are i n e v i t a b l y c o n t r a d i c t o r y , a n d it is n o t e w o r t h y that not a l l the comments are c r i t i c a l ; it w o u l d certainly be erroneous to c o n c l u d e from the surveys that the majority of the refectory customers are dissatisfied.

B u t the point that I must m a k e is that these surveys were sent to the Domestic Secretary three or four days before the boycott took place, a n d o b v i o u s l y after it was a n n o u n c e d . H o w c a n the boycott possibly be justified w h e n we h a d no o p p o r t u n i t y to study the list of c o m p l a i n t s , to discuss t h e m , a n d to take a c t i o n where- appropriate?

In a leaflet d i s t r i b u t e d by pickets on F e b r u a r y 8 t h , a p p e a l i n g to students w h o even like the food at Southside to support the boycott, a list was given of eleven a l t e r n a t i v e restaurants " o f c o m p a r a b l e p r i c e s " i n the v i c i n i t y of the College. O n what evidence was such a statement made? If the President of the U n i o n c o n d u c t e d a survey of prices at these establishments, w h y d i d she not s u b m i t the evidence to me or to the D o m e s t i c Secretary? I have grave doubts whether it c a n be shown that prices at these places c o m p a r e f a v o u r a b l y w i t h ours for the same type of food. B u t if a n y o n e has i n f o r m a t i o n to the c o n t r a r y , I w o u l d like

So, w h a t has the boycott achieved? First, it h a d a d e t r i m e n t a l effect on the takings i n the refectory, a n d in this respect the adverse p u b l i c i t y a n d the sustained u n w a r r a n t e d attacks on the refectory are possibly more d a m a g i n g t h a n the one-day boycott. T h e result is that the financial position of the refectory account is b e i n g u n d e r m i n e d , a n d since the account is not a l l o w e d to be r u n at a deficit, the b u r d e n i n the l o n g r u n w i l l fall o n the customers.

Secondly, the boycott has dealt a severe a n d unjustifiable b l o w to the m o r a l e of the refectory staff. A l t h o u g h attempts were m a d e to e x p l a i n that the boycott was not a i m e d at Southside staff, they - a n d indeed the refectory staff as a whole - i n e v i t a b l y regard this a c t i o n as a c r i t i c i s m of their work, p a r t i c u l a r l y as the p u b l i c i t y c a m p a i g n w a g e d at the U G M a n d elsewhere has specifically centred on the q u a l i t y of food, on its p r e p a r a t i o n a n d on the s t a n d a r d of service. T h i s d e m o r a l i s i n g effect is most unfortunate, since I c a n v o u c h for the fact that the refectory staff at a l l levels have been sincere in s t r i v i n g to p r o v i d e as good a service as possible. If they perceive that their efforts are not i n the least a p p r e c i a t e d , it w o u l d not be s u r p r i s i n g if some become c y n i c a l a n d apathetic.

T h i r d l y , I believe that the c r e d i b i l i t y of those w h o have w a g e d this c a m p a i g n has been seriously tarnished. T h e y a p p e a r to be m o t i v a t e d by a c t i o n rather t h a n reason, w i t h d e p l o r a b l e consequences.

I therefore a p p e a l to a l l those w h o use the refectory facilities to show good sense. T h e food a n d service are, of course, not perfect. Perfection cannot be at t ai ned at mass-feeding outlets at p o p u l a r prices, a n d a l t h o u g h some people expressed i n surveys a willingness to pay more for better q u a l i t y , this w i l l not suit the majority of refectory customers. I believe that q u a l i t y has greatly i m p r o v e d i n recent years, but we are c e r t a i n l y not c o m p l a c e n t T h e r e is r o o m for further i m p r o v e m e n t , a n d we are constantly e x a m i n i n g means for a c h i e v i n g it. T h e customers c a n obviously m a k e a c o n t r i b u t i o n to this process by m a k i n g their views a n d suggestions k n o w n to us, but m y plea is: be constructive. V i c i o u s c r i t i c i s m a n d blanket d i s a p p r o v a l - as expressed in the recent c a m p a i g n - do n o t h i n g but damage.

THE M E A N S TEST AND YOU The ICU grants campaign is now under way. In the next few weeks, informative, and hopefully useful, articles will show the main injustices and anomalies in the present system and point out courses of action which you as individuals and collectively can take to rectify these.

T h e focus of a c t i o n presently is the means test. T h e large r e s p o n s e to M i c h a e l Arthur's articles on c o v e n a n t i n g , and to the present N U S c a m p a i g n , are an i n d i c a t i o n of the i m p o r t a n c e of the subject to both parents and students. A G o v e r n m e n t survey in 1974/5 s h o w e d that 7 5 % of students did not have their a w a r d made up to the full a m o u n t by their parents. T h e r e is no legal o b l i g a t i o n for parents to make up this amount. E s p e c i a l l y for L o n d o n students, and in particular IC, life

JUST A GIGOLO I wonder why Marlene Dietrich (now 78 years old) chose this film for her first screen appearance for 17 years? Apparently she found David Bowie (who plays the 'hero') a "very interesting star" - quite a fair comment about someone who has renounced the rockstar world and who now describes himself as "a quiet chap who travels a lot"!

T h e film is set against the b a c k g r o u n d of a tortured yet decadent Berlin d u r i n g the period 1918- 1928andtracesthestruggleof a y o u n g g e n t l e m a n (David B o w i e ) w h o arrives at the G r e a t War just as it ends - too late for him to perform with h o n o u r a n d is thus left with no c l e a r s e n s e of p u r p o s e . R e t u r n i n g to B e r l i n from F r a n c e he d i s c o v e r s that his family's elegant town apartment has been t u r n e d into a seedy B o a r d i n g H o u s e ; his father has suffered a s t r o k e u p o n hearing that the war is lost a n d his mother (Maria Schell) is w o r k i n g in undignified c i r c u m s t a n c e s at the nearby T u r k i s h B a t h s . What hope c a n there be for an officer trained for battle a n d heroism .

is expensive e n o u g h o n a full grant, and therefore even harder with less. O u r parents already pay for our e d u c a t i o n t h r o u g h taxation, as we will for the next generation. S o w h y s h o u l d they pay t w i c e ?

T h e parental means test applies to all students, receiving mandatory awards from their local authority, w h o have not been financially s e l f - s uppo r t i ng for the previous three years. S i n c e most students s p e n d at most one year in industry after leaving s c h o o l , the majority are subjected to the m e a n s test. It s e e m s strange that legal minority lapses at the age of 18, with the e x c e p t i o n of students. It c a n not be right for an adult to be c o m p e l l e d to d e p e n d on financial s uppo r t from his/her parents. The d e c i s i o n is to pursue a further e d u c a t i o n

in a land of u n e m p l o y m e n t a n d inflation?

However, all is not lost for one w h o s e vulnerability makes him desperately attractive to w o m e n , and we see K i m Novak i n t r o d u c i n g him to the kind of s o p h i s t i c a t e d e l e g a n c e that o n l y an older w o m a n c a n provide, while an u p p e r c l a s s prostitute (Erika Pluhar) gently instructs him in the art of flexibility and adaptation.

His old persuades movement Germany -

army captain (David H e m i n g s ) him that he must join the new to the right - the path to a new but to no avail.

B y c h a n c e , while m o p i n g over the loss of his c h i l d h o o d girl friend (Sydne Rome) he is offered an o p p o r t u n i t y to escort an elderly w o m a n , and almost without realising it, he b e c o m e s just a gigolo, under the c o m m a n d of M a r l e n e Dietrich.

T h e film, directed by D a v i d H e m i n g s , was clearly intended to be a m o v i n g tragedy (with a hint of c o m e d y ) about a c o n f u s e d and uncertain y o u n g man desperately t u r n i n g about to find a d i r e c t i o n in life, a n d u n a b l e to c o n c e i v e how others c o u l d adapt so well, so

c o u r s e clearly s h o u l d be the d e c i s i o n of the individual a l o n e with the g u i d a n c e of parents and teachers, a n d not dependen t on parental a p p r o v a l and finance.

In recent years, grants c a m p a i g n s a n d d e m o n s t r a t i o n s have lost direction, l o s i n g the s uppo r t of the students and the impact on the Press and e d u c a t i o n authorities.

C y n i c i s m a n d apathy have left activists g o i n g on m a r c h e s w h i c h degenerate into '-'dayso u t " in L o n d o n , with the majority s e e i n g the w h o l e issue as a pointless exercise. T h i s year s p e c i a l attempts are being made to s h o w the relevance of the c a m p a i g n to all students, c u l m i n a t i n g in a d e m o n s t r a t i o n in L o n d o n on March 9th. A s M a r y has s a i d , an IC float is being arranged; a n y o n e interested s h o u l d contact Tim Hillyer (Maths 2) or Sheyne Lucock in the U n i o n Office.

Tim Hillyer External Affairs Committee q u i c k l y . B y taking the line of least resistance, he is c o n t i n u a l l y swept a l o n g subject to the w h i m s of others.

B o w i e is u n d o u b t e d l y well-cast a n d is required to say little t h r o u g h o u t the film r e m i n d i n g us of his past involvement with the art of mime. I couldn't help t h i n k i n g , t h o u g h , that his s p e a k i n g v o i c e was just not quite right- a n d it was therefore g o o d that he didn't have to say m u c h .

However, like so many other films, this one never quite made it. The impressive o p e n i n g , the s t u n n i n g l o c a t i o n s h o t s (it w a s filmed entirely in Berlin) a n d the m o v i n g theme together with fine s u p p o r t i n g actors, led one to anticipate far m o r e than the film was c a p a b l e of giving. It was like one l o n g a p p e t i s i n g i n t r o d u c t i o n to s o m e t h i n g that didn't c o m e . S u d d e n l y , the film was over with what was surely intended to be a climax - but wasn't. A s a result it left me with no positive lasting i m p r e s s i o n - save one of acute d i s a p p o i n t m e n t . The story was g o o d , the acting was g o o d , the setting was g o o d - but it never got off the g r o u n d .

Sheyne Lucock

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REVIEWS I N o, I d i d n ' t flip, I d e c i d e d to go a n d see b o t h o f the two p r o m i n e n t h o r r o r f i l m s of the moment and was not d i s a p p o i n t e d b y either. T h u s y o u are g o i n g to be t r e a t e d to a d o u b l e b i l l o f c o n t r a s t i n g styles, so please b e a r w i t h your faithful film critic (stop laughing I try).

H A L L O W E E N (X, O d e o n H i g h St. K e n . a n d others D i r . J o h n C a r p e n t e r ) C a u t i o n ; the f o l l o w i n g review contains s i c k e n i n g praise for a cult hero a n d a n obscure reference to a famous E n g l i s h comedian.

The E d i t o r accepts no responsibility for the m e n t a l state of n o n - h i p readers w h o c o n t i n u e past this line.

H a l l o w e e n 1963 i n the s m a l l t o w n of H a d d o n f i e l d , Illinois. J u d i t h M y e r s , instead of l o o k i n g after her brother M i c h a e l , is n e c k i n g w i t h her boyfriend (well perhaps not just necking). T h e c a m e r a watches on silently a n d scans a r o u n d the outside of the house. It takes the part of M i c h a e l ' s eyes as he follows the movements of his sister. H e enters the k i t c h e n a n d removes a large knife from the drawer. T h e boyfriend leaves, the c a m e r a silently ascends the stairs, picks u p a discarded h a l l o w e e n mask, raises the knife a n d .... strikes!

FILMS L a u r i e is b a b y s i t t i n g t h a t night (conveniently) a n d also her friends h a p p e n to be d o i n g likewise over the r o a d . T h e y , however, p l a n to use the o p p o r t u n i t y to entertain their male friends i n a l l sorts of interesting ways. T h e d i r e c t o r has n o w set the scene for the gruesome events of that evening.

T h e a c t i o n is genuinely s h o c k i n g w i t h o u t the need for rivers of b l o o d - no, no that w o u l d a n n i h i l a t e its icy elegance, (indeed, even T o n y H a n c o c k as the reluctant b l o o d d o n o r w o u l d suppl y m o r e t h a n appears i n the story). C a r p e n t e r chooses instead to weave suspense into every frame. T h i s ensures that y o u look for every detail in the d a r k rooms; a h i n t of white mask or flash of steel. T h u s y o u become part of the farce, m a k i n g the w h o l e f i l m enjoyable a n d pleasantly shocking.

T h e monster ( T o n y M o r a n ) does a lot of heavy b r e a t h i n g a n d is cast as the bogey m a n - a H a l l o w e e n t r i c k o n legs, the m a n i a c w h o is p u r e l y evil a n d the sadist w h o takes pleasure i n his w o r k , a l l at once. P r o m i s c u i t y is dealt w i t h swiftly a n d p a i n f u l l y in an O l d T e s t a m e n t style. T h e girls are y o u r outer selfr o a m i n g d a r k rooms, l e a v i n g doors not o n l y open but also u n l o c k e d - w h i l e L a u r i e is the healthy v i r g i n w h o overcomes a l l . T h e film rises to a n astonishing m u l t i - l e v e l l e d c l i m a x w h i c h raises gasps a l l over the c i n e m a every time. T a k e a n a r m a l o n g to h o l d onto, (or even two arms!) D o n ' t t h i n k y o u w o n ' t need the change of u n d e r w e a r either. C a n S a m L o o m i s save L a u r i e a n d her friends? W i l l y o u have the good sense to go a n d see this excellent movie? W i l l I e v e n t u a l l y start o n the next review C . I . C . (contrived i n t r o soc) n o w gives y o u , M A G I C (X, O d e o n H a y m a r k e t , D i r . S i r R i c h a r d Attenborough) Abracadabra, I sit on his knee, Presto Chango, and now he is me.

Hocus Pocus, we take her to bed, Magic

is fun; we're dead.

T h i s is the start of the latest offering from d i r e c t o r J o h n C a r p e n t e r of " D a r k S t a r " a n d " A s s a u l t on Precint 1 3 " lame. A cult hero in E n g l a n d , he is a n e x c i t i n g artist w h o c a n n u m b the senses a n d flare the i m a g i n a t i o n w i t h e n v i a b l e ease. A n y o n e w h o has seen the above films m a y well expect a m i n o r masterpiece p r o d u c e d on an i n h i h i t i v c budget. W e l l this time I believe lie even overcomes the budget.

D o n a l d Pleasence plays D r . S a m Lootnis. a psychiatrist who treats m a d M i k e lor 15 years, d u r i n g w h i c h the lad never speaks but just slates at a w a l l . F o r t i m a l c l y Ihis period is o m i t t e d from the film a n d the story resumes on O c t o b e r 30th 1978. M i k e s u d d e n l y decides to skip the loonie b i n in L o o m i s ' car a n d returns to H a d d o i i l i c l d lor H a l l o w e e n .

L a u r i e (Jamie Lee C u r t i s ) is a p l a i n , studious v i r g i n who, a l o n g w i t h her two friends A n n i e a n d L y n d a , becomes (lie centre of the constant (although distant) attention of M i c h a e l . She sees a strange masked face at every corner. C a r p e n t e r cleverly uses the association of the m o v i n g c a m e r a shot w i t h the killer's eyes to p r o d u c e fear at every hedge or tree.

Af t er recei vi ng R o g e r Stotesbury's k i n d permission (I'll let y o u out next week R o g e r ) .

1 trotted oil to see m y second h o r r o r film i n three days. T h e film had caught my i m a g i n a t i o n after h e a r i n g the above p o e m o n Capital Radio ^coincidence? ) w h i c h I thought was somehow c o m p e l l i n g . I hoped that m y H a l l o w e e n experience w o u l d not affect my o p i n i o n of the film. J u d g e for yourself.

" M a g i c " is, b r o a d l y speaking, the story of a man's tragic love for a m a r r i e d w o m a n a n d his battle w i t h success. A n t h o n y H o p k i n s gives a s u p e r b performance as C o r k y , a talented m a g i c i a n . H e has a n i n i t i a l flop w i t h his act due to a lack of stage presence, b u t after i n c o r p o r a t i n g F a t s , a v e n t r i l o q u i s t ' s d u m m y , he has m o r e success. Fats is a foul m o u t h e d extrovert, e v e r y t h i n g that C o r k y is not, but perhaps wishes to be. B e n G r e e n e (Burgess M e r e d i t h ) discovers C o r k y a n d negotiates a b i g T . V . deal. T h e act m e a n w h i l e has become famous a n d C o r k y cannot bear the strain. H e disappears to his old h o m e t o w n a n d meets Peggy, ( A n n M a r g a r e t ) w h o is a n o l d flame. H e relies o n Fats to t r a p his beloved a n d slowly slips i n t o total s c h i z o p h r e n i a . T h e b u l k of the film deals w i t h this r e l a t i o n s h i p a n d C o r k y ' s m e n t a l decline.

It is totally u n f a i r to c o m p a r e this film w i t h H a l l o w e e n i n any way. It is another type o f horror: m o r e subtle, not i n t e n d e d to shock but to arouse m e n t a l terror w h i c h cannot be easily expressed. T h e violent m o m e nt s are dealt w i t h as they s h o u l d be - as coarse, b r u t a l a c t i o n . Y o u c a n almost feel the p a i n i n fact.

A t t e n b o r o u g h must be c o n g r a t u l a t e d for the way in w h i c h he contrasts C o r k y ' s s c h i z o i d solitude w i t h the m i l d m a n n e r i s m s w h e n he is w i t h Peggy. Fats is not the i d e a l d u m m y , but he takes on more a n d m o r e life as the film progresses. I found the q u a l i t y of d i a l o g u e , a c t i n g a n d d i r e c t i o n very h i g h a n d j u s t c a n n o t wait to see m o r e of A n t h o n y H o p k i n s .

I came out of the c i n e m a , not w i t h a n a u d i b l e b u z z , but w i t h r a c i n g m e n t a l a c t i v i t y. T h e film thus seemed to last for hours longer t h a n a mere 107 mins. I d o n ' t w i s h to say any m o r e a b o u t this f i l m because I feel it m a y spoil y o u r enjoyment. It is strange, c o m p e l l i n g , eerie.

W h a t better r e c o m m e n d a t i o n c o u l d y o u ask for?

P.S. L o v e l y pic's by k i n d permission of 2 0 t h Century Fox (Magic) and M i r a c l e Films (Halloween).

Many thanks from the groveller dept.

N e x t week - Sgt. P e p p e r perhaps.

M a r k Smith

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Opsoc Soldiers O n A l l i n e v i t a b l y ends h a p p i l y w i t h F r i t z a n d W a n d a p a i r e d off to p r o d u c e more soldiers for the A r m y , a n d P r i n c e P a u l d r y i n g out a n d no longer l o o k i n g delicate ten feet i n front o f the Duchess. ' T h e Duchess of G e r o l s t e i n ' is assuredly a 'sparkling and tuneful' work, very p o p u l a r i n the second h a l f of last century. H o w e v e r , this century it has somewhat fallen f r o m grace - o n l y b e i n g recently revived professionally. I a n G l e d h i l l suggests that'the subject matter - a satire on German militarism was hardly appropriate after the rigours of two world wars.'

T h e O p s o c p r o d u c t i o n includes a n e w version o f the T h i r d A c t , mostly r e w o r k e d by the P r o d u c e r . T h e o r i g i n a l o pe r a i n c l u d e d a b e d r o o m scene i n the T h i r d A c t but this was erazed from the D ' O y l y C a r t e P r o d u c t i o n i n 1897. T o r e t u r n to the o r i g i n a l score meant restoring a b e d r o o m scene- hence the r e w o r k i n g .

A s usual the O p s o c stalwarts were i n fine voice - items I p a r t i c u l a r i l y enjoyed were the ' D u t y ' duet between F r i t z a n d W a n d a a n d the Sabre r o u t i n e . A c t i n g generally seems to have i m p r o v e d o n previous years' performances - characters a p p e a r e d less w o o d e n t h a n usual; one e x a m p l e - I have not seen anyone look as a n g r y as D e l i t h Brook.

Debora Johnson as

'and Duchess

sst! Have you h e a r d the buzz? O p s o c ' s latest a n n u a l light o pe r a offering, 'The G r a n d Duchess of G e r o l s t e i n ' is really p u l l i n g i n the masses. O r at least, this p r o d u c t i o n deserves to. S t i l l , y o u have tonight and tomorrow left, so I'll give y o u some i d e a o f w h a t y o u are i n for.

P

Opsoc, in the person of I a n G l e d h i l l (Producer) have resurrected this once most p o p u l a r w o r k by J a c q u e s O f f e n b a c h ( ' C a n - C a n ' to peasants like you and me) i n a fresh a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g m a n n e r . T h e plot is supposedly a satire o n G e r m a n m i l i t a r i s m a n d chronicles the fortunes of Fritz, a private soldier, a d m i r a b l y p l a y e d a n d s u n g by...(rustle, rustle, search through p r o g r a m m e ) . . . T e r e n c e N e w c o m b e . F r i t z is a good ole down-to-earth b o d w h o stones plenty o f crows a n d raves a b o u t his magic W a n d a ( D e l i t h B r o o k ) . S h e raves a b o u t h i m a n d so a l l is sweetness a n d light- u n t i l theDuchess(a fine performance by D e b o r a h Johns on) shows u p . T h e Duchess b e i n g a w e l l brought u p a n d sheltered g i r l n a t u r a l l y has fantasies a b o u t whatever is inside a u n i f o r m , especially if they are c l e a n wholesome a n d stone crows. I n e v i t a b l y , Fritz becomes the latest pet a n d rockets to C o m m a n d e r - i n - C h i e f of the Dvichess's A r m y , m u c h to the d i s m a y o f the current i n c u m b e n t . T h e Duchess's affection for F r i t z does not endear h i m to her current suitor, the rather wet P r i n c e P a u l ( T i m Johnson) or the D u c h y ' s C h a m b e r l a i n Baron Puck(Steve C h a y t o w ) who, a l o n g w i t h the e x - C - i n - C , G e n e r a l Boum(Richard S t o c k t o n ) , cobble together a n d prescribe a treatment of blood-letting, preferably F r i t z ' s .

T o a m p u t a t e a c o n v o l u t e d plot, F r i t z falls the way he rose w h e n the Duchess discovers that he prefers W a n d a ' s ravings to those of her o w n .

C h o r e o g r a p h y o f O p s o c p r o d u c t i o n s is a p e r e n n i a l p r o b l e m - more t h a n h a l f a dozen people d a n c i n g o n the C o n c e r t H a l l stage at one time bears more resemblance to the S h e d w h e n C h e l s e a manage a no-score d r a w t h a n m u s i c a l e n t e r t a i n m e n t . H o w e v e r there is n o s o l ut i on save f i n d i n g a n i m p r o v e d stage. W h i l e restricted to such e c o n o m y of space, though, O p s o c soldier o n exceedingly well.

NEW MEMBERS REQUIRED FOR EASTER SHOW 'Trial

by

Jury'

by' Gilbert and Sullivan

AND F O R OPSOC'S S U M M E R T O U R IN BUDLEIGH SALTERTON, DEVON

FOR M O R E INFORMATION CONTACT JANE TURNER, C I V . E N G . (Int.3280)

T I C K E T S STILL AVAILABLE for 'The

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TONIGHT A N D T O M O R R O W U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l , 7.15 p m Contact U n i o n Office o r A l a n C r e w e (Met.II) for details

ome things I always enjoy about Opsoe product ions. O n e is that everybody, no m a l l e i what their s t a n d a r d o f a c t i n g a n d / o r singing, lias a I b o r o u g h ly gooil I ime p u t t i n g on a show. A n o t h e r is that m e m b e r s h i p is not o n l y current students. H o w e v e r il is almost always the ease thai the audience does not r o n l a i n m a n y I C s t u d e n t s . M a y b e you r a n prove me w r o n g .

S Prince Paul (Tim Johnson) drinksfrom the green and gold cup in the final scene of The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein.

So il you enjoy opera, or ("like me; endure i l , you should see'Tlie Duehess of G e t o l s t e i i i ' . A f t e r a l l , il's a l l good fun in I lie bar afterwards!

WORDS: DAVID CRABBE PIX: J O H N S H U T T L E W O R T H

REVIEWS!

CONCERTS

Not many people know this but last month Genesis played a low-key London concert for the benefit of Spanish anarcists. Mr. Genesis P. Orridge is a member of a wonderful little group called Throbbing Gristle.

Recently the music press has printed much intellectual rubbish about T . G . so here, if you're interested, is what they are really like.

T . G . c o n s i s t of G e n e s i s o n violin, bass, v o c a l s (?) a n d effects; C o s e y F a n n i Tutti on guitar mutilation; Peter Christopherson (sleazy) on tapes, electronics, radio and digital c l o c k ; and C h r i s C a r t e r o n T.V. tapes and electronics. Quite a selection and you s h o u l d hear t h e m play them.

T . G . say they play 'Industrial music for Industrial people' a n d this o n l y takes place a few times a year so every period of industrialisation is different and eagerly anticipated.

T h i s particular e x h i b i t i o n took place in a freezing deserted o l d s c h o o l a n d started with a film 'After C e a s e to Exist' for w h i c h T . G . provided the eerie s o u n d t r a c k . Its main t h e m e s e e m e d to be castration a n d was a bit different to say the least. T h r o u g h o u t , T . G . had just sat on stage w a t c h i n g a n d chatting.

T h e y then d e c i d e d to start the d e m o n s t r a t i o n u n a n n o u n c e d , G e n started the o c c a s i o n a l s t r u m m i n g , C o s e y p l u c k e d the o d d string, still sitting d o w n a n d w e a r i n g her coat. C h r i s a n d Peter with their b a c k s to everyone began to play with the radio a n d T V . a n d the e l e c t r o n i c c l o c k was started.

T h e first piece lasted a few minutes, then there was another, then G e n e s i s went to the m i c r o p h o n e for a while, I saw his lips move and a s o u n d c a m e out of the speakers.

T . G . h a v e released two a l b u m s a n d a hit single. I don't think they played a n y t h i n g from any of them, a n d if they had n o - o n e w o u l d have r e c o g n i s e d it as everything was deliberately low-fi with plenty of e c h o a n d distortion.

Everythi ng s e e m e d pure inprovisation; n o one c l a p p e d , T . G . w o u l d have been offended if a n y o n e had wanted to; n o - o n e d a n c e d , the o d d p o s e u r tried and failed. M o u t h s were o p e n , eyes just observed, o c c a s i o n a l l y a m u s c l e t w i t c h e d as s o m e r a n d o m rhythm was noted.

A few more pieces passed, a few more vocals, even a d i s c o track, then they'd finished all they w a n t e d to play and the c l o c k s h o w e d 57 minutes. B u t a normal rock c o n c e r t lasts one hour so the s h o w must go o n . A l l implements were t u r n e d to full and tortured to p r o d u c e the most m i n d b l o w i n g white noise ever e x p e r i e n c e d .

T h e n exactly one hour after they'd started they s t o p p e d , again to r a p t u o u s n o n a p p l a u s e a n d apathy. A tape of A b b a was

DEBATING SOCIETY The lirst in a scries of m i n i debates was held in M e c h E n g lecture theatre ' J ' .

The m o t i o n proposed by M r Berry was that the house d i d not believe in proportional representation.

His long and intricate speech o u t l i n e d how disastrous such a system w o u l d be for the d e m o c r a c y of this c o u n t r y a n d how it c o u l d lead to the total destruction o f o u r c i v i l i z a t i o n .

T h i s m o t i o n was

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p l a y e d over the P.A. a n d e v e r y o n e instinctively headed for the d o o r back to their everyday m u n d a n e lives.

B u t wait! G e n e s i s is at the m i ke again a n d y o u c a n even hear what he's s a y i n g , "Some people missed the film so if you want we'll show It again." Thank-you T.G. but not today please.

Throbbing Gristle are unique inovators and infiltrators in rock and make everyone else at work in the medium look obsolete. If you've been to some concerts go to see T.G. for the ultimate rock gig, let's just hope that fame doesn't finish them.

I'm still not sure if I enjoyed the experience yet. Maybe I'll find out before I die or maybe I won't. That's all.

Peter S. M a s h (How about it Ents?)

P u n i s h m e n t of L u x u r y are a N e w c a s t l e b a n d formed in late 7 7 a n d have, already a c q u i r e d cult status in L o n d o n , b e i n g almost every m u s i c critic's darlings. O n e of the first p e o p l e w h o r e c o g n i s e d their potential was dear o l d J o h n Peel himself w h o invited them on his s h o w w h e n they were still non-entities.

(This is how I b e c a m e a c q u a i n t e d with the b a n d - d a s h i n g out next day to c a t c h t h e m live at the White Hart p u b , A c t o n , where they gave a devastating performance).

P u n i l u x are: B r i a n B o n d (vocals), J i m m y Giro (bass). Nevil Luxury (guitar) M a L a c a b e l l a (guitar) a n d Jeff Thwaite (drums) a n d play powerful rock a u g m e n t e d by a subtle but extremely effective u s e of theatrics. T h e i r live rendition of their s i n g l e " P u p p e t Life" is a s t o n i s h i n g ; no dry ice, no lasers, no back projections, no lights - a bit of c h o r e o g r a p h y , m i m e & g e n u i n e emotion/or c a l c u l a t e d lack of it m a k e up for the m u l t i million dollar presentations of the " n a m e groups".

P u n i l u x have recently s i g n e d with U n i t e d Artists a n d their first a l b u m is in the m a k i n g w o r l d beware! C a t c h t h e m in the intimate a t m o s p h e r e of IC's C o n c e r t Hall, next Sunday, F e b r u a r y 18th - in a few m o n t h s y o u might be q u e u i n g o u t s i de the R a i n b o w or the H a m m e r s m i t h O d e o n to see them.

J . Malathronas E n t s A s s . P u b l i c i t y Officer

"The Changeling" by Thomas Middleton and at the Aldwych Theatre (Royal William Rowley Shakespeare Company).

The play, written in 1622, is one of the better k n o w n of its era. Even by m o d e r n standards, it has all the right ingredients;

followed by a vigorous defence of p r o p o r t i o n a l representation by M r . H u n t b a c h w h o quoted m a n y cases where such a system seems to be successful a n d gave statistics to support his a r g u m e n t .

T h e v o t i n g h e r a l d e d the e n d of exhaustive discussion from the floor w i t h M i . B e r r y h a v i n g to answer more t h a n his fair share of questions.

T h e result of the show of h a n d s was a 60% support for the m o t i o n .

A t the next m i n i - d e b a t e on the 22nd of F e b r u a r y i n M e c h E n g

h u m o u r , tragedy, lust, revenge, m u r d e r a n d a c a t a c l y s m i c finish.

It is set in A l i c a n t e , a n d I a s s u m e the date is s u p p o s e d to be c o n t e m p o r a r y with respect to the time of writing.

T h e matter of the play c o n c e r n s the c h a n g e s in fortune e x p e r i e n c e d by certain individuals in inversely parallel situations, a n d the ultimate b a l a n c e attained.

T h e p r o d u c t i o n is impressive, w i t h strange lighting a r r a n g e m e n t s w h i c h c h a n g e the a t m o s p h e r e from c o m p l a c e n c y to stark terror in s e c o n d s , m u s i c (directed by G o r d o n K e m b e r ) w h i c h is e q u a l l y versatile, a n d a powerful s e n s e of v i s u a l metaphor t h r o u g h o u t w h i c h has b e c o m e o n e of the trademarks of the R . S . C . T h e stage has an offworld look to it, a n d at times it s e e m s as if the play is set inside a g l o w i n g furnace, particularly in the o p e n i n g s e q u e n c e , w h e n the players p r o c e s s a l o n g the stage, s o m e with masks, serving to give an i m p r e s s i o n of c u r s e d misery, o n e a n d all m o v i n g like puppets, tied by the c u t t i n g threads of terrible fate. C h e e r f u l ? T h e rest of the p l a y is completely overpowering, but with the o c c a s i o n a l break for h u m o u r to allow o n e a g as p for breath, even t h e n the h u m o u r has sinister or i r o n i c overtones.

T h e c r i t i c i s m w h i c h c o u l d well be r a i s e d a b o v e all this is as to w h e t h e r the play itself merits s u c h a s t u n n i n g p r o d u c t i o n . I believe so, b e c a u s e the director (Terry H a n d s ) has to p r o d u c e the play to its best advantage, a n d Middleton and Rowley, whilst being e x c e p t i o n a l a times, do not p o s s e s s the wit, continuity or c o n s i s t e n c y of S h a k e s p e a r e . I do not believe that a play is o v e r p r o d u c e d unless it actually detracts from that w h i c h the author has written, and in " T h e C h a n g l i n g " the c o n v e r s e is true.

D i a n a Q u i c k played the part of Beatrice, the p a r a g o n of virtue w h o fell into w i c k e d n e s s a n d vice. If actors a n d actresses really do b e c o m e the part they play w h e n o n stage, I'm s u r p r i s e d s h e survived the first week. S h e portrayed s u c h tragedy a n d i n s p i r e d s u c h pity that at times o n e was struck s e n s e l e s s .

E m r y s J a m e s , an actor w h o s e work I have always a d m i r e d , was as well s u i t e d to-the role of De Flores, the w r e t c h e d servant a n d a c c o m p l i c e to Beatrice as a n y c o u l d have been.

T h e fools i n t h e m a d h o u s e were well p l a y e d too, a n d their keeper L o i l i o (Barrie Rutter) was exceptional.

A l l in all. this is a rivetting p r o d u c t i o n a n d very well w o r t h s e e i n g .

340 the m o t i o n w i l l be, " T h i s H o u s e defends the R i g h t of E v e r y Student to R e m a i n A l o o f F r o m T h e A c t i v i t i e s of T h e i r Student U n i o n . " T h e speakers i n c l u d e C h r i s F o x a n d B e r n a r d S m i t h so it promises to be a great success.

John Shuttleworth Publicity Officer

GO F o l l o w i n g the successful t o u r n a m e n t s held at the e n d of term, G o C l u b is h o l d i n g another Handicap tournament on Sunday the 18th of February in S o u t h s i d e

U p p e r L o u n g e (i.e. this S u n d a y ) starting at about 2 30 p.m.

T h e t o u r n a m e n t will have 3 r o und s a n d free refreshments will be available to t h o s e w h o enter.

T h e e n t r a n c e fee (all of w h i c h goes into the prize fund) is 25 p.

A l l are w e l c o m e to enter a n d entries may be sent or given to me (or J o h n W i n f i e l d P h y s i c s 3) at any t i m e before t h e t o u r n a m e n t o r alternatively turn up o n the day by 2.30 p.m. promptly.

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SOCIETIES' PAGE rate was still increasing at the n a t i o n a l average.

M E D I T A T I O N - i t c o u l d help you to study better!

A society consists of a collection of individuals. T h e increase of coherence a n d H o w w o u l d you like to get r i d of stress, strain and anxiety, and at the same t i m e orderliness found in i n d i v i d u a l life w i l l be increase y o u r concentration, perceptiveness, creativity, self-confidence, m e n t a l reflected in society. E v e n i n B r i t a i n , suffering productivity , a n d l e a r n i n g ability? from strikes a n d social turbulence, if a sufficient n u m b e r of people begin to practise A quote from a student meditator - "Nothing is really hard any more, either at home or at college.

When something comes up, I figure out what the desired results are, how to accomplish them and than take the the T M a n d T M - s i d h i (more a dv a nc e d techniques) programme. ncessary action. The energy and creativity is there and I use it. No problem!"

W o u l d you believe that this c a n be j achieved by a simple n a t u r a l mental '• technique, w h i c h c a n be easily learnt by anyone, i n a few minutes? Transcendental m e d i t a t i o n ( T M ) is a systematic procedure, practised for 15-20 minutes twice daily, sitting comfortably, w i t h the eyes closed. T h e T M t e c h n i q i " allows the m i n d to settle d o w n to a less excited state. T h e person experiences quieter a n d quieter levels of t h i n k i n g till he or she arrives at a state of complete mental stillness. In this state the attention is said to have gone beyond, or transcended, the everyday level of thought - hence the description ' T r a n s c e n d e n t a l M e d i t a t i o n ' . It requires no changes in diet, philosophical outlook, or life-style. N o r does it involve escape or w i t h d r a w a l from life - on the contrary, its p u r p o s e is to m a k e activity m o r e d y n a m i c a n d enjoyable.

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I . C . T . M . Soc., was started to tell as m a n y people as possible about T . M . Here i n I C in the last 10 years hundreds of students a n d staff have learnt T . M .

W e l l j u s t what are the benefits?

Increased Intelligence growth rate!

Intelligence measured as I . Q . has hitherto been thought to reach its peak i n the late teens a n d then r e m a i n constant or even decrease. Students practising T M regularly were found to show a greater increase i n intelligence than a m o n g control students.

O t h e r benefits such as clear thinking, improved concentration, memory, i r i c r e a s e d w e l l - b e i ng a n d reduced anxietyhave a l l been measured at scientific research centres a l l over the w o r l d . As any student knows, l e a r n i n g ability depends on the state of m i n d . A d u l l m i n d comprehends little, but a clear alert m i n d results in m a x i m i s i n g learning ability.

In the T . M . S o c . we have regular talks about the technique, meetings, discussions, parties, outings, a n d plenty of o p p o r t u n i t y for meeting people.

T h e next a n d last introductory talk this term w i l l be held in M e c h . E n g . 664 at 5.30 p m on M o n d a y 19th F e b r u a r y a n d w i l l last about 45 minutes. Those interested (and those sceptical etc!') please come along a n d find out more or come just to eat a n d d r i n k the free tea and biscuits.

J o n Rees IC T M Soc.

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It a l l sounds a little far fetched, doesn't it?

Perhaps, but c a n you be sure?

W h a t e v e r our reaction to M a h a r i s h i M a h e s h Y o g i , the H i m a l a y a n sage, who introduced T M to the W o r l d in 1958, over 2 m i l l i o n people, in a l l walks oflife, have learnt this technique. W i t h about 92,000 meditators in E n g l a n d , a n d a r o u n d 1,500 l e a r n i n g p e r m o n t h . T M is being used extensively in m a n y different fields: educat i on, business, medicine, governmental a n d even m i l i t a r y programmes a l l over the W o r l d . K a i s e r A l u m i n i u m C o m p a n y , the U . S . A r m y , Strategic A i r C o m m a n d , scientists at H o u s t o n Space Centre, the Illinois House of Representatives, C a n a d i a n C i v i l Service, and the U . S . Dept. of H e a l t h , E d u c a t i o n and Welfare a n d m a n y ' b i g n a m e ' academics have t h r o w n their weight behind T M . O v e r 600 research studies at major universities in E u r o p e a n d the States, have shown reults are not only subjective but can be objectively verified.

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T h e practice of T M produces a deep level of rest a n d relaxation, releasing stress a n d fatigue from the nervous system, and resulting in a general improvement of health.

O v e r 100 m e d i c a l practitioners in E n g l a n d have written to the Dept. of H e a l t h a n d Social Security suggesting that T M should be o n the N a t i o n a l H e a l t h Service a n d i n the U S A , 14% of professional baseball a n d football players have taken up T M to i m p r o v e their game.

WATER POLO O n T h u r s d a y 8th our 1st team played a game in the U.L.U. league against university college.

IC started off very well with hard play, this enabled Steve Taylor to s c o r e with a very well placed lob shot. U.C. p u s h e d back, but close marking thwarted their attempts and with a fast turn in play Steve was able to score another goal. U.C. broke back and put in a g o o d goal. Play went backwards and forward until P h i l i p Mills s c o r e d a goal with a hard shot from the right wing. In the s e c o n d quarter U.C. with a few substitute changes started a c o n c e r t e d attack and scored two goals, Steve s c o r e d his third goal with another lob and then U.C. broke back to make the score 4-4. In the third quarter Steve scored another goal and Dave Dunstone s c o r e d a goal from very close in. U.C. however also managed to score three goals.

The final quarter s h o w e d up our weakness with U.C. s c o r i n g another couple of goals and Steve s c o r i n g our final goal, making the final score 7-9.

W i t h a clearer m i n d a n d a fresher body, meditators found social b e h a v i o u r becomes more harmonious; friendships become deeper a n d easier to make. As T M dissolves tensions and fatigue we have more of everything, i n c l u d i n g energy, to live life to the full and give more to everyone.

O n the level of society, studies have shown that as little as 1% of meditators in a c o m m u n i t y is enough to reduce negative tendencies to a measurable extents e.g. road accidents, hospital admissions a n d crime rates have been reduced by, on average, 17% compared to control cities, where the crime

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COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP T h e C o m m u n i t y A c t i o n G r o u p is struggling o n i n its attempts to involve students i n the activities of the real w o r l d .

Its ongoing activities are c o n t i n u i n g as u s u a l but attempts to b r o a d e n the range are p r o g r e s s i n g b u t slowly.

Drivers continue to be the m a i n i n h i b i t i o n as it is b e c o m i n g increasingly difficult to find someone to fill the gaps a n d as the group's activities are almost totally dependent on them it become increasingly difficult to operate. T h i s is w h y I a m t r y i n g to introduce driverless activities like the ' N e w H o r i z o n ' t h i n g I've been p l u g g i n g lately.

Therefore this week's offering is for activities we c a n organize i n conjunction w i t h the I m p e r i a l College R e d Cross Detachment, ( I C R C D ) . T h e I C R C D is i n contact w i t h volunteer agencies that are desperate for people to help in the local hospitals, (not in strike-breaking activities) assisting w i t h the social welfare of patients, something the full time nursing staff just haven't the time to provide but o f w h i c h they say, is just as i m p o r t a nt as the m e d i c a l attention. If you help w i t h some of these activities, the range is wide, from hospital shops to bedside visiting, then contact me o r preferably R o g e r Serpell, o f the I C R C D who c a n put you i n touch w i t h the relevant agency. R o g e r can be contacted v i a i n t e r n a l m a i l (Aeronautics) o r phone i n t e r n a l 3707.

T h e reason I a m issuing these

pleas o n behalf o f the I C R C D is that R o g e r has his hands full w i t h the first a i d side, especially now as they are o n emergency stand-by, for the L o n d o n a m b u l a n c e service a n d doesn't have time to organize the welfare side. If anyone is keen on this sort o f thing, the I C R C D are l o o k i n g for a group leader to take on this administrative side o f the organization, the volunteer need have no first a i d experience but w i l l be given t r a i n i n g i f desired. If y o u are interested please contact R o g e r as soon as possible as this situation has been dragging o n for some time n o w while the hospitals are c r y i n g out for this help.

D o n ' t forget the I C C A G m e e t i n g this M o n d a y , 12.30 p m . G r e e n r o o m , F e b . 19th., Cheers, J o h n Whitehouse C h e m P G . (int.4162)

AFRO-CARRIBBEAN SOCIETY T o A l l T h e A f r o - C a r r i b b e a n Students.

Do Y O U recognise the 'logo' illustrated above ???

No it's not anything to do with the u n d e r g r o u n d , t e c h n i c a l drawing o r faulty Polos. It is, in fact, the s y m b o l of o n e of I.C.'s three major entertainment a n d news media, S T O I C . (Student Television of IC).

O n 20th Feb. is that a m a z i n g event - the Field C u p . F o r an evening of s o l v i n g clues, collecting treasure a n d getting ever s o drunk submit a team to Dave Walls o n the night. T e a m s should consist of five or more If you've never heard of S T O I C people. A l s o needed for this event or are not satisfied by the service are marshals, w h o stay in one p u b provided by S T O I C , do something all night a n d give clues, mark up about it!! J o i n S T O I C and improve points a n d accept lots of a l c o h o l i c the programmes ! S T O I C needs bribes - please put your name up more members s o that it c a n in the G u i l d s U n i o n office as s o o n extend it's coverage to events external to I.C. and also improve O n S u n d a y 25th Feb. are the the coverage of internal events.

G u i l d s S o c c e r Sixes, teams t o be If you are interested o r w o u l d submitted to Clive Whiteside like further details of S T O I C ' S (Mech 3). There are free barrels activities y o u are w e l c o m e to for the winners a n d free transport a t t e n d S T O I C ' S p r o d u c t i o n for all, spectators i n c l u d e d . S o get meetings at 12.40 in the STOIC training all y o u b u d d i n g athletes office in the Union building on even Doss S o c . are s u b m i t t i n g a Mondays and Fridays. Or come to team - G A S P !

HUNK the TV Studio (Near Elec. Eng.) at 16.30 on Wednesdays.

G o u l d a l l those w h o h a v e as y e t t o r e t u r n t he " T E A R O F F " l e a f p l e a s e d o so as s o o n as p o s s i b l e (before t h e f o r t h c o m i n g general meeting).

T h o s e w h o h a v e lost t h e s l i p s c a n n e a t l y w r i t e a n o t e o f s i m i l a r f o r m a t a n d state t h e i r i n t e n t i o n s a p r o p r i a t e l y . A l l slips s h o u l d b e h a n d e d i n at t he security desk o f the M i n i n g a n d M e t a l l u r g y B u i l d i n g (i.e. t h e o n e w i t h l i o n s c u l p t u r e s a t t he e n t r a n c e ! ! ) , b y t he 2 6 t h F e b r u a r y a d d r e s s e d to t h e P u b l i c i t y Officer, A f r o / C a r r i b b e a n Society.

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S o m e imminent events are, the G U I L D S / I F Valentines party to be held in the J C R o n 16th Feb., tickets are 50 p in advance from G u i l d s U n i o n Office, IF and s o c i a l reps, - an event not to be missed with a disco, free food and late bar.

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TEDDY HALL RELAY Lacking for suitably tough competition nearer home, our runners have been forced to venture further afield to exercise their legs.

St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, were hosts for a 4 x 3 mile relay. The site of the first 4 minute mile did not inspire an absentee-weakened team, keeping us out of the medals, these being taken by Bristol, Leicester (2nd and 4th) and Beading. The former won in 65 minutes, almost 3 minutes ahead of our A team. Ian Morton led off, showing well in 5th position along the river, but failing under a late-onset hangover, handing over in 10th to Bryan Acford who streaked round in ourfastesttime of the day to gain four places, eyes set intently on matching a female acquaintance still finishing the first leg. The short legs of Dave Rowson, happy on home ground, could not however cope with the impromptu steeple chase over VII Is left straddling the towpath, passing baton in 7th place to Mick Pickard who held position, striding out over a final straight of 90% puddle to maintain a creditable 7th place.

Way back in 31st, and last, position, the two man Jesus College team encouraged each other on this final quarter mile splash with cries of "Come on Jesus, walk on water".

They paid for their blasphemy.

Meanwhile, a vendetta motivated Gary Longhurst was running hard to place the B team in 21st after the first leg, with Geoff Sherwood recovering from being overtaken by a middle-aged jogger to gain a place but then lose it again, retching under the strain of a sprint finish and a college pork pie. Nick Bullock raised us3 places, demonstrating our strength in depth, which depth abruptly ended with a borrowed Oxford and England orienteer gliding us up to a final 13th position.

This was still too low to avoid a shower queue in changing rooms boasting a dry-ice heated stone floor.

G . Sherwood Last Saturday the 1979 Southern England X-country championships were held at Parliament Hill fields and Hampstead Heath.

North London, and some of the Club were present to compete in the Junior Men's and Senior men's races.

After making use of the luxurious changing facilities and trying to get filmed by the beeb, which seemed to depend on whether or not you were swearing about the complete lack of changing facilities as prompted by the Sound Recordist. We were then ready for the start of the Junior race which consisted of 2 laps of the 3 mile circuit and proved to be very heavy going.

In this race Ian Morton ran well to finish 82nd and Gary Longhurst came 129th.

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After the Junior race the main race of the afternoon the Senior Men's race was then held. This race was of 9 miles duration consisting of 3 laps of the circuit and was of a very high standard, being contested by Athletic Clubs from all over the South of England.

The First IC runner to finish was Mark .Pickard in 256th, who had opted to run in the Senior although he was still a Junior, he was followed home by Brian Acford in 2P2nd, closely followed by Dave Rosen in 348*' • with Geoff Sherwood coming 396th. Mick Kelly was also present and helped with the collecting of numbers and recording the scores.

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T h e c o m p e t i t i o n was blessed w i t h a l o c a l 4 p m b a r extension. I c a n' t t h i n k w h y because Orienteers don't drink alcohol.

The Orienteering Club made its weekly excursion out of town on Sunday, this time to pastures new, pleasant a n d very fast under boot, b y the n a m e o f W o r t h Forest w h i c h sits at the f a r end o f the M 2 3 .

I w o u l d , at this point, like to d i s c l a i m o n b e h a l f o f the c l u b , a l l responsibility for the m a l i c i o u s falsehood p r i n t e d o n these pages last week u n d e r the h e a d i n g o f O r i e n t e e r i n g .

T h i s tale o f drunkedness a n d h e a d - b a n g i n g o r i g i n a t e d f r o m the cross-country c l u b w h i c h s h o u l d have been o b v i o u s to a n y o n e r e a d i n g the article a n y w a y .

T h e d a y ' s best r u n was b y c l u b c a p t a i n A n d y Q u i c k f a l l , r u n n i n g w e l l to w i n the " M e a n B " class by a m a r g i n o f seven-and-ah a l f minutes. C l u b s t a l w a r t s D a v i d R o s e n a n d S t e v e K i r k finished w i t h i n seconds of e a c h other i n 7 t h a n d 8 t h places i n the " M e n A " class, a n d K e n W a r r e n , h a v i n g w o n his w e e k l y battle, g e t t i n g out o f b e d i n time, d a w d l e d r o u n d to finish 11th i n the " M e n 19-

R u n Greenwood P.S. If a n y o n e w o u l d like a ride w i t h a p a t h i n the m i d d l e they s h o u l d see ken r a b b i t .

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I.C. I V H O N G K O N G S . C . (Away) 6-3 The feature of this match, quite apart from the six excellent wins achieved by Kumar and Lakhani, was the bat-smashing Jeff Stean (3rd team captain and voyeur) debacle - a two-piece bat is no excuse for losing three games (I do it with a one-piece bat).

I.C. II V DEPT.OF.EMP.III (away) 6-3 The winning run of the seconds was continued here, despite all three players losing to the D of E number one (who was beaten by a certain fourth team player not long ago).

The match was very close with both Tyre and Sobhampanak having match points against them before finally winning in three games.

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I.C.III V D E P T . O F EMP. IV (Home) 9-0 This was a close match which IC dominated totally - the low point being the brilliant play by Kwaku ping-pong Ansah, (sorry, Frimpong!) who played in my absence (Surrey Univ now lack several signs). Stean and Reed also appeared in this farce (which received rave reviews in the Underground Press!).

I.C. IV V F U L H A M (IV) (Home) The disaster of this week was this loss by default to a far inferior (one place below) team. Pete Rutherford's flu bug (can immortals catch flu?) and the n o n appearance of a second player presented 3 pts to the opposition - i.e. the b ds claimed the match.

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Last Saturday, the Captain of Southampton University Tenpin Bowling team was amazed when London succeeded i n fielding four full teams, including a full ladies team, for the first t i m e i n t w o years.

T h e f o l l o w i n g day, L o n d o n a g a i n m a n a g e d to f i e l d f o u r f u l l t e a m s , even h a v i n g t w o reserves, w h i c h m e a n t the C a p t a i n , Pete C h u r c h y a r d , h a d to select a t e a m f o r the f i r s t t i m e t h i s season.

A f t e r d r o p p i n g h i m s e l f , after o n l y one g a m e , Pete h a d to substitute f o r R o n J o h n s o n , o f K i n g s t o n Poly., who was s u f f e r i n g the after-effects o f too m a n y p a r t i e s a n d too m u c h d r i n k .

H i s a m a z e m e n t t u r n e d to w o r r y w h e n twothirds o f his team failed to a r r i v e by roll-ofi; w i t h about ten minutes to go before L o n d o n were entitled to c l a i m a w a l k o v e r i n the first game, the rest of the a w a y team a r r i v e d , rushed onto the lanes, a n d proceeded to take the u p p e r h a n d . A l t h o u g h the L o n d o n 2 n d a n d 3 r d teams found some consistency i n the second game, both were o n l y level o n points w i t h S o u t h a m p t o n after this stage.

M e a n w h i l e the 1st team looked set for its first defeat o f the year. A f t e r losing two games, the first by o n l y two pins, some m a r v e l l o u s b o w l i n g i n the t h i r d , w i t h a teama v e r a g e o f 191 brought a w i n ; a better total p i n f a l l resulted i n a d r a w , preserving the lst's u n b e a t e n r e c o r d . A n o t h e r consistent game f r o m the 3rds b r o u g h t a 3-1 victory, but the 2nds were u n a b l e to find the same r h y t h m a n d scraped a d r a w by one p i n i n a total of 2279. T h e ladies lost 4-0 despite a 192 game from P a n S a k .

H e n c e o v e r a l l a very close m a t c h was lost 4-6, but the h i g h p i n f a l l kept a l i v e L o n d o n hopes for q u a l i f i c a t i o n to the next r o u n d .

Firsts: Tubby Woo, Roland Hsie, Joe .Ng, Edmond .Ng, Danny Lau. Seconds: Laurence Poon, John Knight, Fred Rad, Brian Macgowan, Ron Johnson.

Thirds: Pete Churchyard, Edgar Fung, Nuri .Nourshargh, Tim Hillyer, Alan Wong.

Ladies: Pan Sak, Linda Sim, Shirin Khamereh, Ruby Wong, Ida Eok.

T h e u n f a m i l i a r lanes at the A i r p o r t resulted i n 4-0 defeats for the ladies a n d the 3rds. T h e 2nds d i d little better, despite a 490 series from A l b e r t Y u e a n d a 202 game from J o h n K n i g h t , a n d o n l y succeeded i n the t h i r d game by one p i n , g i v i n g a 3-1 defeat. T h e o n l y success for L o n d o n c a m e from the lsts w i t h another good total p i n f a l l b r i n g i n g a 3-1 w i n . E d m o n d r o l l e d a 588 series, f o l l o w i n g a 589 from T u b b y on S a t u r d a y , two o f the best series rolled by students n a t i o n a l l y this session. T h e final result was a 2-8 defeat, but a g a i n good p i n f a l l s h o u l d m e a n progression to the quarter-finals.

Firsts: Tubby Woo, Edmond .Ng, Joe .Ng, Roland Hsie, Danny Lau. Seconds: Brian Macgowan, John Knight, Fred Rdd, Albert Yue, Ron Johnson (Pete Churchyard).

Thirds: Baz Heath, Lawrence Poon, .Nourshargh, Tim Hillyer, Edgar Fung.

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Many t h a n k s to a l l w h o played, especially the d r i v e r s and Simon S p u r r i e r w h o was r e s e r v e f o r b o t h matches.

T h i s w e e k e n d , the C l u b f i n i s h e s the Divisional matches, home to P o r t s m o u t h at T o l w o r t h t o m o r r o w , a n d a w a y to P o r t s m o u t h o n S u n d a y .

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W H A T A CUP-TIE IC V 3:3 M I D D L E S E X H O S P I T A L IC V 4:3 M I D D L E S E X H O S P I T A L A f t e r two tense a n d d r a m a t i c g a m e s w i t h M i d d l e s e x H o s p i t a l the F i f t h s , s h o w i n g great d e t e r m i n a t i o n , f i n a l l y w o n their way t h r o u g h to the s e m i - f i n a l s o f the U . L . U . C u p .

In the first game played on S a t u r d a y at Chislehurst a very closefought game was m a r r e d only by a poor referee whose knowledge of the rules was non-existent, positioning d i s b o l i c a l , a n d fitness pathetic.

T h e referee c a p p e d his performance by b o o k i n g the Fifth's c a p t a i n A l a n C a b l e (the m i l d - m a n n e r e d sweeper w h o often quotes lines from Shakespeare at opposing F o r w a r d s ) . O n the credit side the Fifth's always looked i n c o m m a n d i n this first m a t c h a n d A l e d P h i l l i p s p r o d u c e d a s t o r m i n g performance m a k i n g the first goal for J o h n H e a l y a n d scoring w i t h two other spectacular efforts.

It was w i t h this i n m i n d that the Fifth's looked forward to the replay at H a r l i n g t o n o n Wednesday, (several players seeming far h a p p i e r to be going to the ground by coach t h a n someone's car). T h i s m a t c h was however to prove one of the most d r a m a t i c ever seen at H a r l i n g t o n .

lead w h e n B o b D h i l l o n broke u p a M i d d l e s e x attack a n d l a i d the b a l l out to D a m i o n K e l l y w h o ghosted past three defenders before passing the b a l l to J o h n H e a l y w h o was left w i t h the simple task of slotting the b a l l past the keeper from about thirty yards, Middlesex,

T h e early r u n n i n g was made by the Fifths a n d two fine early goals only served to spark M i d d l e s e x into action. T h e first goal by D e n n i s C o o k , a very h a n d y one, c o m i n g from a S t u D i l l o n corner a n d the second an unstoppable drive by A l C a b l e . F o r the r e m a i n d e r of the h a l f M i d d l e s e x were d o i n g most of the a t t a c k i n g a n d o n l y some fine defending by I C kept the score to 3:2.

A t the start of the second-half I C substituted Steve K a y e who, despite h a v i n g played very well, h a d to make way for a n extra forward. T h i s seemed to b r i n g the Fifth's back into the game a n d after good work between Steve M c P h a i l and M a r k Clegg, A d a m Esberger hastened onto the pass a n d seeing the keeper off his line c h i p p e d a super lob over the keeper into the top corner of the net. T h e Fifths were n o w m o v i n g into top gear, a n d finally took the

true to the spirit of this cup-tie, came c h a r g i n g forward a n d for the last twenty minutes play flowed from end to end w i t h both teams h a v i n g several chances to score. In fact i n the d y i n g minutes a M i d d l e s e x f o r w a r d d i d break t h r o u g h the I C defence, a n d it was only a b r e a t h t a k i n g save bt Steve Veats that m a i n t a i n e d I C ' s lead.

W h e n the final whistle was teams departed i n the certain knowledge that they h a d competed in a very fine a n d sporting m a t c h , ( ) > - Foster, S. ( P0, M. y> < Clegg, A. Donaldson, A. Esberger, J. Healy, B. Dhillon, A. Phillips, sab: D. Mallet.

Team (Wed): S. Veats, S. McPhail, S. Kaye, D. Cook, A. Cable, M. Clegg, D. Kelly, A. Esberger, B. Dhillon, S. Dillon, A. Phillips, sub: J. Healy.

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FOUR PTS. FOR FOURTHS! Four vital league points rested on the result of this away game against Guy's seconds. With only ten men the Fourths played their best and most enjoyable game of the season.

It started badly, however, with Guy's taking the lead very early on. A minute later Hanke headed in from O'Kelly's free kick.

G u y ' s s c o r e d from a r e b o u n d later on d u r i n g one of their rare sorties up field. T h e IC equaliser that followed was surely the best goal of the game; H a n k e volleyed a loose ball from outside the area into the top right-hand c o r n e r giving the surprised keeper no c h a n c e whatsoever.

IC s n a t c h e d the initiative and went ahead when Porter k n o c k e d the ball past the keeper after O ' K e l l y had dazzled Harry (theirfullback) with an a m a s i n g run and sent in a v i c i o u s l y curving cross.

J u s t before the interval the IC defence were o u t n u m b e r e d and a low hard shot made the s c o r e at half time, 3-3.

The s e c o n d half began well with R a k e and H a n k e c o m b i n i n g neatly

IC 2 n d ' S R E A C H FINAI ALMOST Last Saturday IC 2nd's played their cup semi-final against QMCII and their luck run out when they were beaten 2-1 after extra time. On the way to the match, spirits were high in anticipation of winning and of the ensuing celebrations. After changing, Phil Niccolls cigars were ceremoniously laid on the dressing room table for consumption by the goal scorers after the game.

T h e c o n d i t i o n s were ideal forthe game; a firm pitch and a fairly strong c r o s s - w i n d giving no particular advantage to either team. IC lost the toss and were s o o n u n d e r pressure from Q M C with A l Betts p r o d u c i n g the best saves of his s e a s o n and Neil Pri ce having to clear off the line for the third match in s u c c e s s i o n . However this early pressure paid off for Q M C when following a very long throw in (to the 6-yard box!) Barry Hatton was adjudged to have e l b o w e d the Q M C centre-forward in the back w h e n c h a l l e n g i n g for the header. Despite polite protests from C h r i s Beer mainly c o n s i s t i n g of " O h no!, O n no! etc." the penalty was given and A l Betts, a l t h o u g h diving the right way, s t o o d no c h a n c e of saving the kick.

F o l l o w i n g this setback, IC played better football and instead of p a s s i n g to their o p p o n e n t s so often, began to create g o o d moves w h i c h p r o d u c e d a few shots at goal. Q M C missed a few easy c h a n c e s of i n c r e a s i n g their lead with IC's defence still playing a bit shakily, but following one of these misses IC s c o r e d their equaliser. Phil N i c c o l l s c o l l e c t e d the ball in midfield and bolted a ball to Dave H i g g s w h o beat the two defenders to the ball and c h i p p e d the ball overthe goalkeeper's head. T h e game c o n s i s t e d , until half time, of a series of attacks from both sides with no more real c h a n c e s being created by either side.

IC played their best football of the match for the first 15 minutes of the s e c o n d half. A l i s t a i r Lenzcner, being fed by balls from A d r i a n C l a r k e , c o n t i n u o u s l y beat Q M C ' s full-back and, c r o s s i n g the ball, c r e a t i n g c h a n c e s for Dave Higgs a n d P a d d y Leaney (substitute for J o h n Demnitz). There were several g o a l m o u t h s c r a m b l e s with A d r i a n C l a r k e hitting the crossbar, Phil N i c c o l l s hitting the goalkeeper's"legs and several balls being cleared off the line. After those frenzied fifteen minutes the g a m e degenerated a bit with Q M C ' s 'smooth self c e n t r e d ' centre-back and extremely beefy right-back d o i n g 2 footed t ackl es on anything that moved, and N. P r i c e trying to even up the casualties d o n n e d his leather gloves to keep his 'delicate' h a n d s w a r m , and k i c k e d the ball as hard as possible in the Q M C midfield player's face.

Unfortunately he o n l y s t o p p e d playing for a c o u p l e of minutes.

IC c o n t i n u e d d o i n g most of the attacking,and Alistair L e n c z n e r remained c o o l after being v i s c i o u s l y h a c k e d d o w n - in fact so c o o l that he froze into the b a c k g r o u n d for the rest of the game. Indeed the o n l y event at any mention from then on to full time was N. (Price's attempt to d o an 'overhead s c i s s o r ' s kick' w h i c h resulted in nothing but great embarrassment.

W h e n the full time whistle went, it was d e c i d e d to play extra time, fifteen minutes e a c h way, however the referee o n l y played ten minutes e a c h as we d i s c o v e r e d having lost. A n y h o w two minutes into extra time Q M C were m a k i n g a rare d a n g e r o u s attack with C h r i s Beer a n d N e i l Pri ce r u n n i n g back c o v e r i n g two forwards. C h r i s Beer, in c l e a r i n g the ball, k i c k e d it straight at Neil Price's face, who, remembering what he had done to the Q M C player earlier in the game, put up his h a n d s to protect his face. In d o i n g so he patted the ball d o w n in the path of one of the Q M C ' s forwards w h o then m i s k i c k e d the ball over A l Bett's head.

T h e ball hit the c r o s s b a r and went in the goal and C h r i s Beer s u m m e d this up s a y i n g ' O h , really'. IC now began desperate attacks with C l i v e Whiteside hitting roof of the net, but time had run out for IC with o n l y ten minutes e a c h way. IC were out, Neil P r i c e had been let d o w n by the rest of the team and is n o w s e e k i n g a transfer. IC t r o o p e d back to the c h a n g i n g rooms, P h i l N i c c o l l s ' cigars were u n c e r e m o n i o u s l y c r u s h e d in the ashtray, Barry Hatton re-applied his hairspray and d o n n e d his shades, C h r i s Beer d i s a p p e a r e d for a sherry party and in his quaint B i r m i n g h a m manner, Paul Barnet s u m m e d up'the day 'So near and yet so far'.

Team: - Betts, Barnet, Hatton, Beer, Price, Clarke, Niccolls, Whiteside, Higgs, Demnitz (Leaney), Lenczner.

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on the right w i n g and O ' K e l l y p o p p e d in the fourth goal.

G u y ' s started to apply the pressure a n d Marten, w h o had performed well in an u n a c c u s t o m e d position was u n l u c k y when the referee (otherwise perfect) pointed to the spot. Thankfully Veats saved m i r a c u l o u s l y but the pressure was sustained.

F u l l - b a c k s Caffyn a n d M o r r i s kept IC in the lead by making many heroic faskfes, a n d overlapping usefully to make the extra man for the

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T h e d a n g e r relented and with Reeve'.s sensible influence as s w e e p e r IC p u s h e d forward a n d w h e n Rowley c h i p p e d through for H a n k e to c o m p l e t e his s u p e r b hat-trick, the result was b e y o n d doubt.

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Page 18, But refectory staff w e r e c o n f u s e d over the students' aims and many took the boycott as a p e r s o n a l attack o n their work. T h e y d i d not understand w h y S o u t h s i d e s h o u l d have been s i n g l e d out a n d h a d expected" the boycott to be called off after the a b a n d o n i n g of a threatened price increase in J a n u a r y .

AFTER T H E BOYCOTT There can no longer be any doubt that students are dissatisfied with the refectory service at this college.

T h e S o u t h s i d e S u p e r v i s o r s a i d s h e had seen many students eating in the refectory for three years, w h i c h d i d not indicate w i d e s p r e a d dissatisfaction. C o m p l a i n t s were usually only about food not being hot e n o u g h a n d staff s a i d that if a student made a g e n u i n e c o m p l a i n t about a meal it was always e x c h a n g e d .

That is the view of IC Union Executive members and several Union Officers after last week's 24-hour boycott call was followed by almost the entire student body.

For much of the day's meal times the refectory was empty save a few lonely eaters who had defied the pickets. Refectory staff stood huddled around the service counter demoralised and watched the pickets turning away customers at the entrance.

Staff had prepared food for about 200 at l u n c h t i m e and said that the meals w o u l d be wasted.

C a t e r i n g M a n a g e r V i c t o r M o o n e y , w h o s e name is s y n o n y m o u s with C o l l e g e food, told F E L I X that the meals w o u l d not be served again the next day. H e s a i d that his t h o u g h t s about the boycott w o u l d be unprintable. S u c h action c o u l d only result in further cuts in services and u n e m p l o y m e n t of refectory staff.

O n l y 45 meals w e r e served in S o u t h s i d e student refectory o n T h u r s d a y : 8 breakfasts, 27 l u n c h e s a n d 10 e v e ni ng meals. In L i n s t e a d H a l l , w h e r e the evening meal is b r o u g h t from the S o u t h s i d e kitchens, only 24 of the 120 residents ate in hall after the U n i o n had a s k e d them to s i g n out in support of the boycott.

He recalled the far greater c h o i c e of refectories available to IC students in the late 60s a n d c l a i m e d that boycott a c t i o n in 1969-70 had brought services d o w n to their present level.

Refecto.'y C o m m i t t e e C h a i r m a n Professor E i l o n is not, however, c o n v i n c e d that there is w i d e s p r e a d dissatisfaction. In his view students o b e y e d t h e b o y c o t t c a l l purely out of loyalty to the U n i o n and because of the p r e s e n c e of pi ckets o n the door. H e pointed out that the boycott leaflet h a d t o l d students to stay away from S o u t h s i d e even if they were satisfied w i th s o m e meals.

H e said that the c h e a p restaurants had an easier task than he as they were o p e n all day a n d 52 weeks a year. H e w a s providing a service taylored to the needs of IC students. This was the only L o n d o n C o l l e g e serving meals at w eekends, he c l a i m e d .

I s a w several people being t u r n e d away by the pickets. A n d the U n i o n ' s alternative food service, w h i c h provided about 120 lunches, certainly i n f l u e n c e d many.

A s if the boycott itself was not e n o u g h , w h e n the refectory c l o s e d 20 minutes early at l u n c h time due to lack of c u s t o m e r s , Paul Davies, one of the pickets, led a g r o u p of students to s i g n the c o m p l a i n t s ' book in protest at the early c l o s i n g .

B u t U n i o n S e c r e t a r y M i k e E l k i n told F E L I X that it w a s mainly staff w h o n e e d e d p e r s u a d i n g not to eat in S o u t h s i d e a n d that many students m a d e n o attempt even to a p p r o a c h the picket line.

What the boycott has achieved remains to be seen. Professor E i l o n , in a statement reprinted elsewhere in F E L I X , says that s u c h a c t i on c a n only u n d e r m i n e the financial p o s i t i o n of the refectories a n d that the burden will fall o n the c u s t o m e r s . T h e food w a s not perfect but improvements were being made.

A n d B a r r y A u s t i n , p r o p o s e r of the boycott m o t i o n at the U n i o n meeting, s a i d that h e visited S o u t h s i d e refectory t h e next d a y a n d p e o p l e h a d told him that they had t a k e n part in the boycott because they a g r e e d w i th its a i m s.

T h e U n i o n alleges that the quality of food is poor, prices are too high a n d inflation p r i c e i n c r e a s e s are t o o great. T h e boycott w a s called to protest at all these.

U n i o n Officers however c o n s i d e r the a c t i on very s u c c e s s f u l and say that the C o l l e g e must n o w take note of students' feelings.

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