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ALL THE EDITOR'S MEN FELIX Financing- The Full Story T h e U n i o n has f o r c e d F E L I X to d r a s t i c a l l y r e d u c e p r i n t i n g c h a r g e s a n d c o m p l e t e l y r e v i s e its o w n e s t i m a t e s for next y e a r ' s e x p e n d i t u r e f o l l o w i n g a c c u s a t i o n s o f p r o f i t e e r i n g on printing jobs.

back £400 into the P u b l i c a t i o n s Board reserve account to compensate for o v e r c h a r g i n g o n this year's I C U H a n d b o o k .

J o h n S h u t t l e w o r t h , one o f the three c a n d i d a t e s i n next week's election for F E L I X E d i t o r , p u b l i s h e d a c a m p a i g n b r o a d s h e e t " F l L E - X " last F r i d a y i n w h i c h he a c c u s e d successive F E L I X E d i t o r s a n d B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r s o f m a k i n g a 500 per cent p r o f i t on offset-litho p r i n t i n g i n s t e a d o f b r e a k i n g even as people h a d been l e d to believe. H e also c l a i m e d that F E L I X was r u l e d b y a " F E L I X Club Clique".

O n e of the people at the centre of the r o w is ofcourse the F E L I X E d i t o r J o h n H a r r i s . H e told me that he h a d cooperated w i t h j o h n Shuttleworth and the other investigations because the m a t t e r h a d been w e i g h i n g heavily o n his conscience for some time. H e h a d been bothered by it since last term but h a d not done a n y t h i n g "because it seemed easier to perpetuate the system than to fight to change it".

T o the best of his knowledge J o h n S h u t t l e w o r t h ' s allegations were c o m p l e t e l y true.

T h e L i b e r a l C l u b n e w s p a p e r F O R W A R D ! not u n e x p e c t e d l y took u p the s t o r y on Ttresday this week a n d p u b l i s h e d the results of their own detailed investigation.

T h e P r i n t U n i t has always c h a r g e d for paper, plates, extras a n d m a c h i n e time, the latter b e i n g the cost of p a y i n g the l i t h o operator.

H o w e v e r , F E L I X itself has o n l y h a d to pay for paper, the other costs being p a i d by C o l l e g e .

T h i s has given rise to huge profits. F o r e x a m p l e the F E L I X accounts for the last six m o n t h s o f l 978 show a n income o f £l ,521 from offset-litho p r i n t i n g a n d do not m e n t i o n e x p e n d i t u r e on plates or m a c h i n e time.

H o w e v e r , w h e n F E L I X Business M a n a g e r D a v e C r a b b e s u b m i t t e d his estimates for next year he c l a i m e d a n income of o n l y £550 o n p r i n t i n g a n d typesetting jobs a n d asked for a U n i o n grant of£2,800. A further i n c o m e of £1,200 f r o m a d v e r t i s i n g meant that the total e x p e n d i t u r e by F E L I X was estimated at £4,550.

J o h n S h u t t l e w o r t h was not the o n l y person to suspect that s o m e t h i n g was w r o n g . I C L i b e r a l C l u b h a d l o n g suspected that charges were too h i g h a n d U n i o n President M a r y Attenborough h a d also seen the d i s c r e p a n c y between the accounts a n d the estimates. She h a d t queried this at a meeting of I C Union Publications Board, but Publications Board C h a i r m a n J o h n A l l e n was u n a b l e to take u p the m a t t e r fully before the story broke.

d o w n to the cost of paper plus a 50p profit m a r g i n for the U n i o n , clubs a n d societies. T h i s w i l l o n l y take effect next session so that F E L I X does not face sudden financial difficulties now.

I n d i v i d u a l s , a p a r t from election candidates, w i l l still face higher charges.

J o h n A l l e n said that he h a d been aware of the profit b e i n g made. H e showed me copies of estimates prepared by Dave C r a b b e for b o t h F E L I X a n d the I C U n i o n H a n d b o o k , in w h i c h a £450 s u m for p r i n t i n g the H a n d b o o k d i d not a p p e a r as i n c o m e i n the F E L I X estimates.

A m e e t i n g of P u b l i c a t i o n s B o a r d o n M o n d a y de c i ded to set u p a n e q u i p m e n t fund for the P r i n t U n i t to pay for new m a c h i n e r y formerly financed out of F E L I X profits. Profit from outside p r i n t i n g a n d typesetting j o b s w o u l d enter this fund w h i c h w i l l be used firstly to replace the l i t ho unit.

A f t e r the p u b l i c a t i o n of F I L E X a U n i o n Finance Committee m e e t i n g cut p r i n t i n g charges

Because the h i d d e n income w i l l no longer be a v a i l a b l e , F E L I X is n o w c l a i m i n g a £3,571 grant from the U n i o n , the true cost of p r o d u c i n g F E L I X n o w b e i n g put at £5,321.

P u b l i c a t i o n s B o a r d also h e a r d that F E L I X h a d agreed to pay

O n e of the p r i n c i p a l accused is D u n c a n Suss, last year's E d i t o r a n d formerly Business M a n a g e r .

H e denied h a v i n g personally increased the p r i n t i n g rates at the e n d of 1976 as he h a d at that time resigned as Business M a n a g e r .

B u t , he e x p l a i n e d , the charges h a d gone u p because Clive Dewey, then Editor, had overspent his budget a n d was h e a d i n g for a £1,000 deficit. T h e U n i o n h a d set the h i g h charges to overcome Clive Dewey's overspending.

H e went o n to say that it d i d not m a t t e r w h a t F E L I X charged clubs a n d societies because the p r i n t i n g costs were reflected in the grant they got from the U n i o n a n d the m o n e y was a l l c o m i n g from the College anyway.

P r i n t i n g costs outside C o l l e ge were at least twice as h i g h .

T h e surplus cash h a d a l l been p u t to excellent use, he c o n t i n u e d .

F E L I X had acquired a camera, platemaker and a phtotypesetter,ad vastly i m p r o v e d the q u a l i t y of w o r k p r o d u c e d a n d saved the U n i o n from h a v i n g to go to c o m m e r c i a l concerns. H e estimated that the new e q u i p m e n t was saving the LJnion u p to £2,000 per year.

H e d e n i e d that F E L f X was c o n t r o l l e d by a F E L I X C l u b C l i q u e p o i n t i n g out that F E L I X C l u b was o n l y a social c l u b . H e hoped J o h n Shuttleworth would apologise for some of his statements.

T h e m a i n o u t c o m e of the r o w is the r e d u c t i o n i n p r i n t i n g charges.

T h e issue has o v e r s h a d o w e d a l l others i n the election for F E L I X E d i t o r as b o t h J o h n S h u t t l e w o r t h a n d D a v i d C r a b b e are c a n d i d a t e s for the post - the t h i r d is C o l i n Palmer.

John Shuttleworth's allegations of c o n t r o l by a F E L I X C l u b C l i q u e have been followed by accusations that the U n i o n is t r y i n g to take over F E L I X .

N o b o d y has been accused of personal g a i n or c o r r u p t i o n , o n l y of o b t a i n i n g m o n e y for F E L I X by covert means. It is' to be h o p e d that F E L I X has not suffered u n d u l y a n d that everyone w i l l benefit from the matter b e i n g cleared tip.

REGULATOR PROPOSALS A staggering 20 per cent refectory price rise per year could result from a new regulator proposed by Refectory Committee Chairman Professor Eilon.

But Union President Mary Attenborough has written a paper which argues that a much smaller price rise could cover Increased wage costs. And the Rector has said that no new scheme will be applied until he is fully satisfied that it is justified.

Refectory C o m m i t t e e met o n T h u r s d a y last week to d r a w up a f o r m u l a for a new regulator w h i c h c o u l d up prices in line with i n c r e a s e s in b o t h f o o d a n d w a g e costs, following protests by Imperial C o l l e g e U n i o n over the way the regulator is c u r r e n t l y applied. contd. on back page

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S i r , - I w o u l d like to m a k e a few points o n some of the ideas going a r o u n d I C at the m o m e n t ; most of these v i e w p o i n t s are not new to the C o l l e g e , but they a l l seem to be m o r e a n d m o r e prevalent at present.

It seems that m a n y I C students c l a i m that h u m a n existence is u n r e l a t e d to a n y permanent, changeless standards; i n fact, I t h i n k they m e a n that no such standards exist at a l l , but rather that e v e r y t h i n g is based o n the c h a n g e a b l e beliefs a n d practices of society. H o w e v e r , I don't believe that these people have r e a l l y thought out w h a t this means: one i n e v i t a b l e consequence, for e x a m p l e , is that the whole a r g u m e n t about H u m a n R i g h t s becomes a nonsense. It means that we c a n o n l y ar g ue that, since o u r ' W e s t e r n ' governments t h i n k it's r a t h e r nice for people to have lots o f freedoms, then we s h o u l d a l l try to force this br i g ht idea onto the nasty R u s s i a n s , C h i l e a n s , etc!

N o w I d o n ' t believe this is w h a t people m e a n w h e n they talk a b o u t H u m a n R i g h t s : they are intrinsic, referring to t h e i n a l i e n a b l e rights o f a l l h u m a n beings, rights w h i c h exist w i t h o u t reference to the c o n d i t i o n s u n d e r w h i c h a n y o n e m i g h t be l i v i n g . It's w o r t h a d d i n g here that these R i g h t s are c h a l l e n g e d by a l l of us i n some w a y o f other, because it is very costly to give e v e r y b o d y R i g h t s - but that doesn't m e a n it is g o o d to oppress the weak to reduce this cost to ourselves!

A n o t h e r idea f l o a t i n g a r o u n d is that h u m a n beings are quite unrestricted to d o whatever they w a n t , a n y m o r a l code b e i n g m o r e a m a t t e r of personal convenience t h a n o f l a s t i n g u t i l i t y . B u t this v i e w is quite u n w o r k a b l e i n practice. F o r example, men a n d w o m e n c a n d o m a n y things that are positively h a r m f u l to others e.g. s t a b b i n g passers-by to death for the sake of it; or two near blood-relations c a n conceive a child by h a v i n g intercourse, thereby s t o r i n g u p almost c e r t a i n t r o u b l e for themselves, the c h i l d a n d for society as a whole, just by exercising their a b i l i t y to c o m m i t incest.

I f a n y o n e w o u l d like to live i n a society where no rules o u t l a w i n g such a n t i - s o c i a l b e h a v i o u r , then they are u n u s u a l to say the least!

W e need to have a c e r t a i n a m o u n t of laws to protect i n d i v i d u a l s a n d society - t h o u g h , of course, people w i l l generally disagree o n how extensive such legislation s h o u l d be. S o m e laws w i l l have to extend into the p r i v a c y of i n d i v i d u a l s (it w o u l d be q u i t e impossible to prove m a n y offences i f courts c o u l d not d e m a n d a witness to reveal the contents of a secret c o n v e r s a t i o n , etc.) - but this need s h o u l d be assessed i n terms of the cost to i n d i v i d u a l s a n d to society as a w hole.

J u s t because m e n a n d w o m e n

are constructed (physically, m e n t a l l y a n d s p i r i t u a l l y ) so that they c a n utilise t h e i r resources i n different (i.e. conflicting) ways does not m e a n that one of those ways is not better t h a n a l l the rest.

T h e Welfare State c a n be used or abused, but it was clearly i n t e n d e d to be used p r o p e r l y a n d so b r i n g great relief to a l l sections of the c o m m u n i t y . It is c e r t a i n that m a n y people are out to grab w h a t they c a n , m o r e t h a n their fair share, a n d so take away from those i n greater need. Y o u c o u l d say such a n a t t i t u d e is just as good as everyone a c c e p t i n g their fair share, but such a n a t t i t u d e w i l l d e m o l i s h the whole concept of the W e l f a r e State a n y w a y !

M a n y people w o u l d say (in so m a n y words) that m a n k i n d is a " c o s m i c a c c i d e n t " . T h i s implies that h u m a n existence, h a v i n g begun by accident, must c o n t i n u e i n a like m a n n e r . T h u s it w o u l d seem foolish to try to do a n y t h i n g definite (i.e. deliberately) since a l l y o u r actions must necessarily be accidental! However, I don't t h i n k m a n y final-year students are w i l l i n g to accept this - as if means that their attempts at revision a n d their success or failure i n the exams are merely accidents! W e l l , I k n o w I ' m not the w o r l d ' s ideal student, but even I hope to be able to answer questions better if I bother to do m o r e revision - d o n ' t y o u !

N o w , a l l these comments are based on a simple consideration of experience of h u m a n life. It has not been necessary to go into a n y obscure system of p h i l o s o p h y or beliefs. A s it happens, I have personally a p p l i e d these attitudes to a system that includes a l l of t h e m ; I do not believe that it is possible to prove (scientifically or p h i l o s o p h i c a l l y ) every aspect of m y faith from first principles (otherwise I w o u l d n ' t be b e l i e v i n g i n a n y t h i n g , I 'd just be a c c e p t i n g a set of facts) but I do believe that it's very easy to justify m y faith, i n terms of h u m a n experience a n d c o n d i t i o n s a n d the need for a foolp r o o f solution to o u r problems. O f course, I often have m y doubts a b o u t s o m e t h i n g or other; but I have yet to be dissatisfied w i t h a n y of the reassurances I have f o u n d i n response to m y doubts; a n d it w o u l d seem that there are always answers to m y questions (although I don't often u n d e r s t a n d m u c h about these, because, like the rest of h u m a n i t y - p r o b a b l y m o r e so - I tend to be r a t h e r thick: if I h a d n ' t said it, y o u w o u l d have!).

So w h a t is this system of faith that I h o l d to be true? - it is centred a r o u n d one m a n , a carpenter by trade, whose life so fascinates me that I have stared for a l o n g time at it. T h e r e is n o t h i n g I have f o u n d to regret in this m a n : there is e v e r y t h i n g I have found that is good, p u r e a n d

attractive. T h e claims m a d e by this m a n m a k e it very difficult to ignore h i m - even if y o u t h i n k he was m a d , then it's a good idea to t h i n k out some reasons, just in case y o u get attracted to the u n u s u a l things he c l a i m e d to be able to offer!

So, why not accept the challenge to take another look at the m a n I have m e n t i o n e d , just i n case there might be s o m e t h i n g of value for y o u r life? (His n a m e is Jesus of N a z a r e t h , a n d he has quite a few followers, even i n IC!) Y o u r s sincerely, T o n y Leech M a t e r i a l s Science 111 P.S. A s I didn't mention a certain B o o k even once, this letter m a y prove o f especial interest to y t u r readers!

D e a r S i r . - Please a l l o w me to reply to the letter by K i r s t e n P r a t t i n last week's F E L I X .

T h e letter refers to menstrual e x t r a c t i o n i n terms w h i c h m a k e it seem preferable to a ' n o r m a l ' a b o r t i o n . It is not. A n a b o r t i o n is the k i l l i n g of a n u n b o r n c h i l d , however it is executed and w h e t h e r the time i n t e r v a l from c o n c e p t i o n is one day, one week or one m o n t h . W h e n a w o m a n uses this m e t h o d of a b o r t i o n , she knows w h a t she is d o i n g : if she is pregnant she is p e r f o r m i n g an a b o r t i o n , k i l l i n g her c h i l d . T h e major difference from a ' n o r m a l ' a b o r t i o n is that w i t h "heads being thrown in buckets of bits of bodies" the e n d result is m o r e obvious.

K i r s t e n P r a t t says that "80% of abortions take place before 12 weeks, when the baby is about 3" long with its knees bent up". A s w e l l as knees bent u p the b a b y also has easily distinguishable toes, fingers, ears etc.

Its a p p e a r a n c e is little different from that of a n e w - b o r n b a b y ; i n fact it resembles the newb o r n b a b y m o r e t h a n the newb o r n b a b y resembles a n a d u l t .

T h e fact that a n u n b o r n b a b y is less developed t h a n a n a d u l t is no a r g u m e n t i n favour of a b o r t i o n , it merely emphasises the fact that life, from c o n c e p t i o n to death, is a c o n t i n u o u s process of change.

C o n c e r n i n g further points i n the letter, the issue is not one of forcing a w o m a n to have a c h i l d or of d e n y i n g a w o m a n the right to decide w h e t h e r or not she has a c h i l d . I n a l l but a very s m a l l m i n o r i t y o f instances the w o m a n has chosen to take the risk. B y the t i m e she is pregnant, the w o m a n has exercised her choice; she a n d the father are fully responsible for the life i n her w o m b , a n d a b o r t i o n is s i m p l y a n attempt at n e g a t i n g that responsibility, the easy way out. T h e existence of such an escape route does not m e a n that it should be u s e d .

Instead, assistance must be given the w o m a n i n a l l ways possible to help her cope with pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood. The

father must be m a d e to face his responsibilities to m o t h e r a n d c h i l d . If after its b i r t h , the m o t h e r decides that she cannot b r i n g u p the b a b y then there are m a n y childless couples w h o w o u l d be delighted to be able to adopt it.

F o r every c h i l d a v a i l a b l e for a d o p t i o n there are about 20 w o u l d - b e a d o p t i v e parents.

O n the subject of rape, a terrible c r i m e of violence has been c o m m i t t e d against the w o m a n w h o m ay , as a result, be pregnant.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , the act of rape cannot be undone ; there is no use p r e t e n d i n g that it c a n , even to a slight degree. It is sometimes a r g u e d that a n a b o r t i o n c a n reduce the t r a u m a by r e l i e v i n g the w o m a n o f a constant r e m i n d e r of the h o r r i b l e event. H o w e v e r , to do this involves the k i l l i n g of one person. F r o m a n o t h e r point of view, a b o r t i o n is k n o w n to be a t r a u m a t i c experience i n m a n y cases, a n d it m a y a d d to the woman's suffering.

It also increases the risk of any further c h i l d r e n the w o m a n m a y have of b e i n g b o r n deformed. T h e major point I w o u l d make, however, is that noone has the right to deny that c h i l d a c o n t i n u e d existence.

It is the p r e v e n t i o n of rape a n d the care, consideration and acceptance w h i c h must be given a w o m a n w h o has been r a p e d that are i m p o r t a n t . F o r t u n a t e l y , rape is rare a n d c o n c e p t i o n f r o m it even rarer.

A b o r t i o n s h o u l d be seen as the k i l l i n g of a n innocent h u m a n b e i n g for the convenience of others. T h e emphasis s h o u l d be on lessening the apparent inconvenience caused by the c h i l d : o n r e m o v i n g the prejudice against u n m a r r i e d mothers, the h a n d i c a p p e d a n d the illegitimate; on providing the assistance, f i n a n c i a l or otherwise, that a n u n m a r r i e d (or u n w i l l i n g ) m o t h e r father) may need; on (or i m p r o v i n g facilities a n d care for the h a n d i c a p p e d ; on p r e v e n t i n g rape; o n b r i n g i n g c h i l d r e n i n t o a society where they are a l l e q u a l l y accepted, loved a n d e d u c a t e d a n d where none of t h e m are m a d e to feel u n w a n t e d . A c h i e v i n g such ends w i l l never be easy, but a question is not answered by r u b b i n g it out. A b o r t i o n is the easy w a y out, for parents a n d society: it is not the r i g h t way.

Y o u r s sincerely, Sean K e l l y ( C h e m i s t r y 1) D e a r S i r , - I w o u l d like to m a k e a c o m m e n t on the e d i t o r i a l of the ' m o u r n i n g c l o u d ' . M a y I point out that since J a n C z e r n u s k a is non-existent, his 'threat to the fabric of o u r society' is p r o b a b l y also non-existent.

I therefore feel that the e di t or c o u l d spend his a n d his readers' time o n more w o r t h w h i l e topics.

Yours, Jan Czernuszka

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When the cat's away....

By now the "great FELIX scandal" will be common knowledge, and by this time next week it will probably all have been forgotten. Personally, I am very relieved that the story concerning our Litho-charges has come to light and deeply grateful to those who helped me come to the decisions that played a part in its exposure.

Although I was bothered about the rates when I was Business Manager it has taken six months of my Editorship to get around to doing anything about it.

Hopefully the situation will improve from now on, but one or two things still need to be said.

Firstly, there is no danger of the Union taking over FELIX. The Print Unit belongs to the Union anyway: the final say in what is or is not printed belongs to Pub. Board. Production of FELIX has always been the responsibility of the Editor as, I'm sure, it will continue to be.

Secondly, although FELIX, and hence the Union, has gained plenty of new and expensive equipment as a result of the deception, such deceit cannot possibly be justified. It's this kind of "ends justify the means" argument that has perpetuated the fraud for so long. Clubs and Societies have a right to know what they are being charged for, and they should certainly not be used to subsidise this unit. The "We know what's best for you in the long run" attitude is a very dangerous one indeed.

One man show to Democracy Another complaint that is levelled at FELIX from time to time is that it is a clique.

Hopefully, the new FELIX constitution will smash that impression once and for all.

Whilst retaining Editorial Freedom, the Editor is now part of a committee which regularly discusses the content and policy of FELIX. Also, this structure will make it easier to attract and retain student volunteers who want to help on the paper, especially during Freshers' Week which is, in any case, a very busy time for the Editor. All in all it should create a more sociable and open FELIX. Doubtless this will come as a great blow to those who would rather retain power by restricting information or hide behind a host of technical terms. All I can say to them is, tough!

A subscription has yet to be fixed, but as soon as it is FELIX will be open for general membership. Also, papers for next year's committee will be going up next term so if you're thinking of standing....

D e a r S i r , - J u s t because I t h i n k tHe Socialist P a r t y of G r e a t B r i t a i n is a cont raversi al o r g a n i s a t i o n that c a n p r o v i d e a n interesting a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g discussion does not mean I agree w i t h it. I w o u l d have preferred it i f y o u h a d kept m y n a m e off the e n d o f the article.

I w o u l d like to reply to M i s s Pratt's points (the e di t or has requested me to be brief).

A l t h o u g h it m a y not a p p e a r so superficially, m e n have more to g a i n from freely - available abortion than women. A m a n can easily evade a l l responsibility for l o o k i n g after a w o m a n a n d his c h i l d by t e l l i n g her to go a n d have a n a b o r t i o n . T o k i l l her o w n c h i l d goes against all a woman's m a t e r n a l instincts, h o w e v e r far removed a w o m a n may imagine the foetus to be. H o w m a n y w o m e n w h o do not wish to have a n a b o r t i o n are b u l l i e d a n d pressurised by boyfriends, etc. into parents, husbands h a v i n g one?

Yes, o f course abortions is a t r a u m a t i c experience. T h a t is another reason w h y organisations like P A T A try to help a w o m a n w h o wishes to a v o i d one i n every way they c a n .

T o justify k i l l i n g a person because he isn't really h u m a n because he's 3 " l o n g is as r i d i c u l o u s as s a y i n g someone c a n be k i l l e d because he is not really h u m a n because he's got b l a c k skin (or because she's a w o m a n ! )

The Future Final details have yet to be worked out, but as of July f st there will be three new rates for Litho-printing as well as the new typesetting facility. But, increased load on the print unit will inevitably cause delays, resulting in a much longer turnaround then at present.

Forthcoming Events After the meaty stuff there are a few events you should know about. There will be a Lunchtime Prom in the Consort Gallery on Tuesday 13th March at 1:00 p.m. The programme includes Vaughan Williams, Bach and Vivaldi, played by the Consort Chamber Orchestra.

Today sees the Grants Demonstration march from DES to Hyde Park. The aims are to stop grants falling below the cost of living, ending of financial dependence on parents and ending discretionary awards. The NUS didn't want us to go on this march, so there's an added i ncentive. Constact Tim Hillyer or Mary Attenborough in the Union Office for further details.

Notification of Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Athletic Grounds Committee will take place just before the Results U.G.M. at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday 15th March in the Great Hall. All members of the Union are invited to attend this meeting which ratifies next year's committee.

Vandalism As a result of mis-use of the College headliner machine during the scramble to produce election publicity, the door to the headliner room will, in future, be locked. Anyone wanting headliner for official Union work only will have to come and see me for the key.

Credits Many thanks to everyone at IC Radio especially John Allen for so quickly installing a speaker in the FELIX Office. It really makes working at night a lot easier. To "Harvey and the DJ", who gave us lots of laughs on Wednesday night as well as playing our requests, all I can say is, Paste-downs indeed! Cheers, John P S . Don't forget to vote!

N o matter h o w good a person's reasons m a v be I w o u l d not like T H E M to decide to take M Y life no m a t t e r h o w m u c h they m a y t h i n k it is for m y benefit.

s u d d e n change i n the interpreta t i o n of the grant regulations, due to w h i c h m y local a u t h o r i t y has n o w rectified its decision o n m y eligibility.

The presence of abortion provides the powers - that - be w i t h a good excuse for not improving the conditions i n society for adequate care o f the " u n w a n t e d " child.

I emphasize m y gratitude to our R e c t o r for his genuine belie! a n d support for e q u a l i t y i n e d u c a t i o n , a n d his c o n c e r n w i t h students' welfare. I w o u l d also like to t ha n k o u r R e g i s t r a r , M r . M e e and our Deputy Registrar, M r .

W a r d , for their s y m p a t h y a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f o u r worries about f i n a n c i a l difficulties. M r .

M e e has w r i t t e n a n d telephoned m a n y times on m y behalf. I believe this has h a d the strongest influence u p o n the e d u c a t i o n department.

W i t h the shortage o f c h i l d r e n for a d o p t i o n i n this c o u n t r y it is quite easy for a w o m a n to give her c h i l d to selected foster parents i f she cannot b r i n g it u p " t h e w a y she wants t o " . D o y o u t h i n k h a v i n g h e r c h i l d a d o p t e d is more t r a u m a t i c for a w o m a n t h a n k i l l i n g it?

N e i t h e r I, n o r P A T A , are p u t t i n g a n y pressure at a l l o n M i s s P r a t t to have (conceive) a c h i l d .

It's her choice, not ours. B u t once the c h i l d is created it is the duty of M i s s P r a t t a n d everyone else i n society to respect its right to live.

Conception from rape is extremely rare. A n d rape isn't too c o m m o n either.

M o s t o f the other points M i s s P r a t t raised were dealt w i t h i n m y first letter. I suggest M i s s Pratt reads m y first letter again.

Barry Austin

D e a r S i r , - I a m w r i t i n g to t h a n k our College A d m i n i s t r a t i o n and o u r S t u d e n t U n i o n for the actions they have taken c o n c e r n i n g the

People w h o deserve m y special thanks are o u r welfare adviser vnd the President of o u r U n i o n .

B e i n g a graduate i n law, M i c h a e l A r t h u r has exerted tremendous efforts with his p r o f o u n d knowledge to elucidate e x p l i c i t l y of 'ordinary the meaning residence' i n his very w e l l w r i t t e n essay, w h i c h has impressed the e d u c a t i o n a u t h o r i t y . A b o v e a l l , it was our President, Mary A t t e n b o r o u g h , w h o first brought our grievance to the attention of the R e c t o r a n d the G o v e r n i n g B o d y of the College. A l s o I appreciate greatly the n u m e r o u s letters sent a n d visits p a i d to the MP's concerned a n d the D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n by o u r President, to w h o m I sincerely express m y gratitude.

F i n a l l y , a n d most i m p o r t a n t l y , I must m e n t i o n that there are seven students w h o are still d e p r i v e d of a grant, unreasona b l y . I have h e a r d that the U n i o n is p l a n n i n g to take legal a c t i o n o n their behalf. I hope this w i l l be successful.

In a w o r d , I a m g l a d that o u r C o l l e g e cares abeut the welfare of its students. I p r o c l a i m the injustice of the difficulties inflicted upon the students c o n c e r n e d a n d I request y o u r support i n their i m m i n e n t legal battle.

F.Y. L i Chem. Eng. 1

D e a r S i r , - R e p o r t s i n F E L I X are usually concise, I'd always thought d u e to l a c k o f space.

E l e c t i o n manifestos are cut at the 3 0 0 t h w o r d . W h y then was a 1,743 w o r d (1,753 i n c l u d i n g title a n d credits) piece o f p r o p a g a n d a for T h e Socialist P a r t y of G r e a t B r i t a i n i n c l u d e d i n last week's issue?

S u r e l y this k i n d o f m a t e r i a l is better suited to f l y - p o s t i n g b y the relevant society, (- i n the same w a y G o d S q u a d plague everyone w i t h St. J o h n ' s Gospels) - at t h e i r o w n expense. A l s o I ' d like to k n o w if, to m a k e it fair, y o u propose to p r i n t s i m i l a r length 'manifestos' f r o m the Conservatives, L i b e r a l s , C o m m u n i s t s , Scottish N a t i o n a l ists P a r t y , N a t i o n a l F r o n t ....

R a c h e l Snee

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W H A T ' S ONI F R I D A Y 9th M a r c h THEATRE

DISCO E N T S D i s c o a n d Bar - 8.30 p.m. U n i o n L o w e r L o u n g e .

10 p.

FILM I.C. F I L M S O C . - presents A M a n C a l l e d H orse. 7.00 p.m. M . E . 220.

M e m b e r s Free. N o n - m e m b e r s 20 p.

MISCELLANEOUS S P E A K E R F R O M T E A R F U N D - 6.30 p.m.

Gate.

M u s i c R o o m , 53 P r i n c e s

S U N D A Y 11th M a r c h C L U B ACTIVITY L I B E R A L C L U B - 7 p.m., St an' s Bar, S o u t h s i d e . Informal M e e t i n g . A l l welcome.

MISCELLANEOUS I.C. R A D I O - 8.00 a.m.- W a k e U p with Harvey. 11.00 - T h e W i b b l y W o b b l y Wireless S h o w . 1 . 0 0 - G r o o v i n . 4.00 - R o u n d t a b l e . 5 . 0 0 - F o l k M u s i c . 6 . 0 0 - G o o d evening. 8 . 0 0 - V i e w p o i n t - E l e c t i o n S p e c i a l . 10.00T h r o u g h midnight.

M O N D A Y 12th M a r c h C L U B ACTIVITY E X P L O R A T I O N S O C I E T Y M E E T I N G - 6.00 p.m. Z o o l o g y B a s e m e n t L e c t u r e Theatre - " T h e T a n a River E x p e d i t i o n (1976)" by Nigel W i n s e r (Leader).

C O M M U N I S T S O C I E T Y - G r a h a m D o w d a l l s p e a k i n g on the C a m p a i g n against the S U S L a w . 6.30 p.m. I C W A L o u n g e . A l l W e l c o m e .

MISCELLANEOUS IC R A D I O - 5 . 0 0 p.m. - G o o d E v e n i n g . 6.00 - F o c u s . 7 . 0 0 - V i e w p o i n t .

9.00 - R o u n d a b o u t . 11.00 - T h r o u g h M i d n i g h t .

T U E S D A Y 13th M a r c h C L U B ACTIVITY R I D I N G C L U B - 1 3 . 0 0 - 14.00. E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g Dept. R o o m 1110, Level,11. Information, B o o k i n g s a n d U L U R i d i n g C l u b News. 1 3 . 0 0 14.00. E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g Dept. R o o m 1110. Level 11. A l l w e l c o m e .

I.C. C O N S E R V A T I V E S O C I E T Y A N N U A L G E N E R A L M E E T I N G - 1.00 p.m. H u x l e y 644. E l e c t i o n s will take place for next year's executive. A l l m e m b e r s are invited to attend.

R A I L S O C T A L K - J . B . Manson on Civil Engineering on T h e Souther n R e g i o n . 17.40. M e c h E n g 640. E v e r y o n e w e l c o m e .

I.C. P H O T O G R A P H I C S O C I E T Y A N N U A L G E N E R A L M E E T I N G A N D C O M P E T I T I O N R E S U L T S - 7.00p.m. Union S C R . Forfurtherdetailsof c o m p e t i t i o n see F E L I X N o . 511.

A U D I O S O C I E T Y - D e m o n s t r a t i o n by R o g e r D r i s c o l l , entitled " A u d i o s i g n a l s a n d s y s t e m s " . 7.00 p.m. I C W A L o u n g e . 20 p to n o n - m e m b e r s , m e m b e r s free. R o g e r D r i s c o i l is a w e l l - k n o w n personality in the A u d i o field, a reviewer a n d c o n s u l t a n t with a scientific training. H e is also a lecturer in A c o u s t i c s at Poly, of N o r t h L o n d o n .

MISCELLANEOUS

" T R A V E S T I E S " by T o m S t o p p a r d - 7 . 3 0 p.m. U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall. 75 p.

T i c k e t s available o n the d o o r or in a d v a n c e from D r a m a t i c S o c i e t y Storeroom.

C L U B ACTIVITY R A D S O C D I N N E R - 7.30 p.m. M a r c o P o l o Restaurant, K i n g ' s R o a d .

Meet in S h a c k 7 p.m. S e e N o t i c e in S h a c k for details.

M O P S O C L E C T U R E - by Dr. R . C . M . Learner. " T o w a r d s a 1000-inch O p t i c a l T e l e s c o p e - T h e B e g i n n i n g s of A 15-year P r o g r a m m e " . 1-15 pm. P h y s i c s L.T.2.

MISCELLANEOUS R E S U L T S U N I O N G E N E R A L M E E T I N G - 1.00 p.m. Great Hall, Sherfield B u i l d i n g . Results of S a b b a t i c a l E l e c t i o n s a n d E l e c t i o n s of other officers.

STOIC T R A N S M I S S I O N - "LIVE TRANSMISSION O F E L E C T I O N U . G . M . " - 13.00. J C R , U n i o n T.V. L o u n g e , S o u t h s i d e H a l l s (Except Tizard) S o u t h s i d e L o w e r T.V. L o u n g e (Nr. Stans) S T O I C T R A N S M I S S I O N - " L i v e Interviews with S u c c e s s f u l E l e c t i o n C a n d i d a t e s " 18.00. U n i o n T V L o u n g e , S o u t h s i d e H a l l s (-except Tizard), S o u t h s i d e L o w e r T V L o u n g e (Nr. Stans).

IC P H O T S O C S H O P - 12.45 - 1.15. L i n s t e a d Hall. R o o m 532.

I.C. R A D I O - s a m e as T u e s d a y except 5-7 p.m. - G o o d E v e n i n g .

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 P r i n c e ' s G a t e . L u n c h - hour c o n c e r t Sergei B e z k o r v a n y (violin) a n d Philip G a m m o n (piano).

Social Cultural and Amusements Board

SCAB FRIDAY

ENTs Disco MONDAY F O L K C L U B present T h e i r M u s i c i a n s Night. D i g out y o u r o l d guitars, whistles a n d w a s h b o a r d s a n d c o m e a l o n g for a g o o d evening. U n i o n L o w e r Refectory 8.00. A d m i s s i o n free.

WEDNESDAY T H E I.C. B i g B a n d Live In S t a n s B a r 8 . 3 0 - 1 1 . 0 0 . C o m e a n d L i s t e n to a selection of J a z z from the 1920's to the present day. A d m i s s i o n Free.

THURSDAY T H E E N T S F I L M - " J o e K i d d " . 6.30 p.m. in M e c h . E n g . 220. A d m i s s i o n 30 p.

FRIDAY T H E E N T S Disco.

S T O I C T R A N S M I S S I O N - " F i n a l S e l e c t i o n of IC Univesity C h a l l e n g e T e a m " . 13.00. J C R , U n i o n T V L o u n g e , S o u t h s i d e H a l l s (except Tizard), S o u t h s i d e L o w e r T V L o u n g e (Nr. Stans) I.C. R A D I O - 1 2 . 0 0 - 2 . 1 5 p.m. M i d d a y S p i n ( B r o a d c a s t to J . C . R . , A l a n s B a r a n d S t a n s Bar). E v e n i n g s a m e as M o n but 6.00 p m That's J a z z .

W E D N E S D A Y 14th M a r c h THEATRE " T R A V E S T I E S " by T o m S t o p p a r d - 7 . 3 0 p.m. U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall. 75 p.

T i c k e t s A v a i l a b l e o n the D o o r or in a d v a n c e from D r a m a t i c S o c i e t y Storeroom.

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.

ICWA Lounge. Discussion Meeting.

T E N P I N B O W L I N G - Meet 2.30 A e r o . ( o p p. U n i o n A r c h ) .

MISCELLANEOUS I.C. R A D I O - 6 . 0 0 - G o o d E v e n i n g . 6.40-301 N e w s l i n e . Rest of E v e n i n g same as Monday.

T H U R S D A Y 15th M a r c h FILM E N T s F i l m - J o e K i d d . 6.30. M e c h . E n g . 220. 3 0 p. C l i n t E a s t w o o d as a B o u n t y H u n t e r H i r e d to s h o o t M e x i c a n Peasants.

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY present OCTAVIUS CRITCHLEY from the Health and Safety Exec. speaking on •

'Regulation and practial aspects of Industrial Safety in High Technology Installations with particular reference to Radiological protection.

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DHSS Begging Letter A r e y o u one o f the l u c k y m a n y w h o recently r e c e i v e d a begging letter from the Department of Health and Social Security?

W h a t is being asked of you is to cough u p i n the form of Class 3 o r Voluntary contributions. If you pay these it won't entitle y o u to u n e m p l o y m e n t benefit or sickness benefit but they do count towards less i m m e d i a t e benefits such as Maternity Grant, Widows Benefit, Retirement Pension, Child's Special Allowance a n d D e a t h G r a n t . If you want to p a y them there is a special concession for students (and people in prison) in that these c o n t r i b u t i o n s c a n be p a i d any time u p to the end of the sixth tax year f o l l o w i n g the year your course (or i m p r i s o n m e n t ) ends.

A n o t h e r point w o r t h b e a r i n g in m i n d is that it is possible to get the basic pension at the s t a n d a r d rate despite a five year gap i n y o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n record a n d y o u are credited w i t h c o n t r i b u t i o n s for

the years i n w h i c h y o u r 16th, 17th a n d 18th b i r t h d a y s fell. So even i f you have faith in the c o n t i n u a n c e of c i v i l i s a t i o n - as-we-know-it for l o n g enough to a l l o w you to get a pension, so l o n g as y o u d o n ' t have any more time off d u r i n g y o u r e a r n i n g life, the fact that y o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n record for y o u r time at college isn't fully p a i d u p shoul dn' t m a t e r i a l l y effect y o u r position.

A s far as the m a t e r n i t y grant and the death grant are concerned, the cost m a k i n g u p y o u r record is likely to exceed the a m o u n t y o u w o u l d get back even if y o u d i d become eligible for those grants!

If y o u w a n t to go a n y further into this fascinating topic I've got lots of relevant leaflets u p i n the Welfare C e n t r e but i f y o u decide to send the aforementioned letter to its rightful destination - the wastepaper basket, it is u n l i k e l y that y o u w i l l have to regret it.

Michael Arthur Welfare Adviser

Unrest at U L U The University of London Union is going through a stormy time at the moment, with discussions and arguments continuing over a proposed new Constitution.

At the moment there are three separate bodies responsible for running the Union - The Sports Council, The Societies Council and the' Students' Representative Council.

The two sabbatical officers are elected by and responsible to the Annual Assembly of all three Councils. Therefore they are accountable to a body which only meets once a year, which is rather undemocratic.

For several years n o w , attempts have been made to i n t r o d u c e c h a n g e s to t he C o n s t i t u t i o n w h i c h w o u l d make the U n i o n more like officers other U n i o n s , with elected executive a n d s a b b a t i c a l r e s p o n s i b l e to o n e o v e r r i d i n g E l e c t o r a l B o d y w h i c h meets more than o n c e a year!

Therefore it's been p r o p o s e d , as a result of m u c h long hard b a r g a i n i n g a n d d i s c u s s i o n , that constituent c o l l e g e s s h o u l d s e n d delegates to a U n i o n C o u n c i l w h i c h w o u l d meet at least 8 times a year, a n d from w h i c h t he E x e c u t i v e and Officers w o u l d be elected. A l s o , 2 m e m be r s of the E x e c u t i v e w o u l d be n o m i n a t e d from e a c h of the S p o r t s and S o c i e t i e s C o u n c i l s .

S o far, all p r o g r e s s on c h a n g i n g the c o ns t i t ut i on has been b l o c k e d by the S p o r t s C o u n c i l w h o are p a r a n o i d that they might lose s o m e of their power with t he i n t r o d u c t i o n of d e m o c r a c y . However, an e m e r g e n c y meeting of the A s s e m b l y of C o u n c i l s was recently c a l l e d , a n d both sides (i.e. S p o r t s C o u n c i l versus the rest) were ke y e d up for a battle, but d u e to s o m e very b u r e a u c r a t i c b u n g l i n g and a p p a l l i n g C h a i r m a n s h i p , the meeting had t o be adjourned. It's now been called again for W e d n e s d a y 21st M a r c h , a n d I hope that this time (it last c o i n c i d e d with t he R e c t o r s p e a k i n g at C o u n c i l ) w e c a n s e n d o u r full delegation. O u r mandate is quite dear, b e c a u s e all that is being p r o p o s e d is that University U n i o n is run a l o n g s i m i l a r lines to o u r o w n U n i o n here at Imperial.

It has b e c o m e a matter of u r g e n c y b e c a u s e the new Statutes of the UR+vfiÂŤrsity allow for student senators for the first time, but w e have n o m e a n s of e l e c t i n g t h e m at present.

Looking for Work Next Year?

There's still time to s t a n d for the post of E x t e r n a l Affairs Officer for next s e s s i o n , s o if you're at all interested, then don't hesitate to c o n t a c t me to find out about t he (enormous!) amount of work involved.

M e a n w h i l e , don't forget about the G r a n t s D e m o n s t r a t i o n today, e s p e c i a l l y if y o u ' r e o n e of t he many affected by the means test.

We've just taken delivery of another 1000 c o p i e s of N a t i o n a l Student.

If there's not a n y in y o u r department, then they're outside the F E L I X officer S h e y n e Lucock External Affairs Officer

Mistaken Identity A chapter from the everyday life of a Union Hack.... Scene: The waiting room of a health centre dMtewhere in Prince's Gardens.

Seated, stage left, jean-clad student contemplating nervously his imminent encounter with a hypodermic needle. Enter from stage right a Health Centre official.

Sees student and speaks. " W a i t i n g for t he d o c t o r ? " "Mmm" " A r e n ' t y o u s o m e t h i n g in t he Union?"

"Yes...Welfare Officer" " D o n ' t be silly, y o u can't be - I've met M i c h a e l Arthur...."

The above situation will b e c o m e all t o o familiar for t he p e r s o n w h o iS elected as next year's Welfare Officer. F o r t h o s e of y o u w h o don't know, M i c h a e l A r t h u r is the "Welfare A d v i s e r " a n d as s u c h is a full-time U n i o n e m p l o y e e ; the Welfare Officer is an elected student post.

The Welfare Adviser c o n c e r n s himself with r u n n i n g t he welfare cent re (3rd floor U n i o n B u i l d i n g ) w h e r e he gives advice and help on s u c h matters as legal problems, accommodation, consumer advice, dentists etc. j The Welfare Officer represents I.C. students in welfare matters.

H e c h e c k s that the U n i o n a n d

College Welfare services are b e i n g r u n c o r r e c t l y a n d also c o n s i d e r s ways in w h i c h they may be improved. T h e Welfare Officer w o r k s c l o s e l y with the Welfare A d v i s e r and so provides him with useful feedback as t o the current p r o b l e m s a n d feelings of t he student body.

The job entails: (1) Sitting o n I.C.U. C o u n c i l (3 m e e t i n g s a term) (2) C h a i r m a n s h i p of t he U n i o n Welfare Cttee. (meets every 2-3 weeks on a Tuesday lunchtime).

This body exists to d i s c u s s current welfare issues a n d is a fruitful s o u r c e of ideas.

(3) M e m b e r s h i p of t he f o l l o w i n g C o l l e g e Cttees (one meeting of e a c h C t t e e per term) Student R e s i d e n c e Cttee Student Welfare Cttee M e d i c a l S e r v i c e s Cttee Overseas S t u d e n t s C t t e e N u r s e r y S t e e r i n g Cttee S o if y o u ' r e t h i n k i n g of s t a n d i n g y o u have until 17.00 o n M o n d a y .

T h e paper is up in t he U n i o n L o w e r L o u n g e for t he e l e c t i o n at the U G M o n T h u r s d a y 15th March.

P e r s o n a l l y I have f o u n d the j ob to b e f a s c i n a t i n g - it's a m a z i n g the k i n d of things y o u find o u t !

Paul Davey Welfare Officer 1978-1979

Elk Encounters of the Election Kind W e l l folks, the t i m e h a s a l m o s t c o m e to p u t y o u r m a r k against the n a m e o f the c a n d i d a t e y o u m o s t p r e f e r f o r the s a b b a t i c a l officers - a n d I'll e x p l a i n exactly the sort o f m a r k y o u w i l l be m a k i n g (At least I hope y o u ' l l be m a k i n g - t h e r e ' s no n e e d to vent y o u r s e x u a l f r u s t r a t i o n o n the b a l l o t paper). A s I s a i d last week, the v o t i n g s y s t e m u s e d at I m p e r i a l is c a l l e d S T V (standing f o r single t r a n s f e r a b l e vote). Instead o f j u s t n o m i n a t i n g one c a n d i d a t e b y a n X as is done i n g e n e r a l a n d l o c a l a u t h o r i t y election y o u c a n place a l l the c a n d i d a t e s i n a n o r d e r o f p r e f e r e n c e b y (believe it o r not) n u m b e r s 1,2,3 etc.

T h e good t h i n g about this system is that it does not lead to t w o candidates, w h o attract support b r o a d l y f r o m t he same quarters, ' s p l i t t i n g ' their votes a n d l e t t i ng a 3rd c a n d i d a t e not q u i t e as p o p u l a r or w e l l q u a l i f i e d get elected, it r o u g h l y works like this: T h e first count sorts out the papers into piles o f first preferences for the candidates, a n d if the l e a d i n g c a n d i d a t e has got less than half the votes cast (called the quota), then the last person's votes are reallocated i.e. his second preferences are then taken into a c c o u n t a n d r e d i s t r i b u t e d a m o n g the r e m a i n i n g candidates. T h i s carries on u n t i l (a) the l e a d i n g c a n d i d a t e has got m o r e t h a n half the votes cast, c o u n t i n g second, t h i r d preferences etc. o r (b) there is o n l y one c a n d i d a t e left. - In b o t h cases that person is elected.

W e l l d i d y o u u n d e r s t a n d a l l that? Y o u ' r e a better person t h a n m e if you d i d . A l l I c a n say is that I've definitely m a d e H o n . Sec. the most sexual post there is this year a n d I w i l l c o n t i n u e to p l a y erotic games w i t h next year's set o f U n i o n officers l o n g alter I've ceased being H o n .

Sec. N o w d o n ' t forget - vote M o n d a y or T u e s d a y - b r i n g y o u r U n i o n C a r d - it's y o u r U n i o n . I f y o u can't be here on M o n d a y or T u e s d a y ior a g o o d reason e.g. job interviews you m a y vote in a d v a n c e , come u p a n d see m e i n the U n i o n Office, ravage m y b o d y l o r a c o u p l e of m i n u t e s u n t i l I cry " n o m o r e " a n d I ' l l see what I c a n d o (even if y o u don't ravage me).

Cheers, Mike Elkin P . S . D o n ' t forget the results U G M - T h u r s d a y 15th M a r c h , 1 p . m . , G r e a t H a l l , E l e c t i o n o f o t h e r U n i o n Officers a n d spicey sexual games i n v o l v i n g a l l sorts o f b i z a r r e fantasies.

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REVIEWSI "The Deer hunter" (X, director Michael Cimino) is s u c h a film that its theme is e s t a b l i s h e d in its o p e n i n g shot. A massive juggernaut t h u n d e r s past the c a m e r a out of shot; in t h e b a c k g r o u n d are the blast furnaces of a P e n n s y l v a n i a n steel mill. A s surely as the juggernaut arrives so will the effects of V i e t n a m , a n d not just on t h o s e w h o are enlisted.

R o b e r t de N i r o plays M i c h a e l , w h o along with c l o s e friends N i c k a n d Stephen, is s c h e d u l e d for a tour of duty of Vietnam.

Before t h e y leave their loves a n d a c o m m u n i t y steeped in ethnic solidarity and c o m r a d s h i p , they g o o n one last deer h u n t together. M i c h a e l e m e r g e s as the leader, hard s t u b b o r n a n d rational. "One shot is what it's all about; the deer has to be taken with one shot". T h e piano p l a y i n g afterwards, as they relax is s l o w l y but surely d r o w n e d by the s o u n d of helicopter b l a d e s . T h e n in a marvellous edit we cut to the horrors of war and the waste of h u m a n life.

Ernest Hemingway w r o t e in h i s i n t r o d u c t i o n to the a n t h o l o g y ' M e n at War' the following "...when you have read this you will know that there are no worse things to be gone through than men have not been, through before". T h e three, n o w reunited,

swap the horrors of war for the horrors of a Viet C o n g prisoner c a m p . With rythmic editing of c l o s e - u p s , a game of R u s s i a n Roulette is performed; The prisoners as pawns a n d the captors as gamblers. T h e barrel is s p u n and c l a s p e d . With one bullet in the g u n the prisoner holds it up to his temple.

If it g o e s off, y o u witness an e x p l o s i o n and the ri ppi ng apart of the h u m a n head. S u c h is the film-powerful a n d direct.

T h i s g a m e is the u n d e r l y i n g thread t h r o u g h o u t - c u l m i n a t i n g in M i c h a e l trying to save N i c k . In a c h a o t i c S a i g o n , he faces Nick a c r o s s the other side of the table having bought his way into the game.

'Remember Nick, is this what you really want? It only takes one bullet, remember Deer Hunting'.

It is no c o i n c i d e n c e : whilst we witness a gun firing into a temple, it is war that is d e s t r o y i n g the m i n d s of the y o u n g men.

Robert

de Nero as

Michael

TENPIN BOWLING THE Al TO SOUTHAMPTON A f t e r s p e n d i n g a couple o f weeks s t r u g g l i n g to a r r a n g e a t e a m o f nine to b o w l at S o u t h a m p t o n last w e e k e n d , . hectic a c t i v i t y at the last m i n u t e ( O K exaggerating) m e a n t that two I'm teams travelled down on Saturday. Was it w o r t h the j o u r n e y a n d a l l the h a s s l e s ?

O v e r a l l , yes, w i t h the f i r s t t e a m c o m i n g a w a y w i t h a few t r o p h i e s a n d s o m e good individual performances.

T h e S o u t h a m p t o n T r i o s were based on teams of nine; six m e n a n d three ladies.

Every one b o w l e d one series i n either a men's or ladies' t r i o a n d then a n o t h e r series in a m i x e d t r i o (two m e n a n d one lady). L a t e entrants (ourselves) a n d late a r r i v a l s (not us for a c h a n g e ) m a d e lane allocations difficult for the organizers, but o n the w h o l e they c o p e d w e l l , despite n u m e r o u s m a c h i n e b r e a k d o w n s a n d stoppages.

M o s t o f the L o n d o n teams f o u n d problems in a d a p t i n g to the lanes at B i t t e r n e . T h i s is a c o m m o n h a n d i c a p for those w h o generally

T h e Deer Hunter' is about the way war affects the i n d i v i d u a l and c h a n g e s his life.

B a c k home, M i c h a e l , in the s e c o n d deer hunt and the s p l e n d o u r of the scenery, cannot even bring himself to kill the deer. Meryl Streep, already widely praised for her portrali of N i c k ' s girl friend L i n d a , s u m s everything up w h e n s h e says 'Did you ever think it would turn out like this?'

b o w l at T o l w o r t h , where the conditons on the lanes are different from just about every other centre i n B r i t a i n . In p a r t i c u l a r , E d g a r F u n g took a c o u p l e of games to c o n t r o l his hook a n d find a good line, r o l l i n g a 74 first game. It was not u n t i l the sixth a n d final game that T u b b y W o o , w i t h a 230, a n d B r i a n M a c G o w a n , w i t h a personal best 226, reached their best; w i t h E d m o n d N g ' s t o u r n a m e n t high-game of 235, L o n d o n h a d the best three i n d i v i d u a l games of the t o u r n a m e n t , an excellent achievement.

The team bowling was more d i s a p p o i n t i n g , apart from the A l team w i n n i n g the men's trios section c o n v i n c i n g l y .

T h e team of E d m o n d N g , w i t h a 588 series, A l b e r t W o n g , a n d T u b b y W o o , w i t h 533, well deserved their victory, e m p h a s i s i n g the strength of L o n d o n ' s first team. E d m o n d N g ' s 588 series was the second best of the day, but a n inconsistent second series, i n c l u d i n g a 99 game, took away any hopes of victory in the men's t o u r n a m e n t average c o m p e t i t i o n .

H o w e v e r T u b b y W o o , w i t h a fine 557, g i v i n g a t o u r n a m e n t average of 182 came second, the w i n n e r a v e r a g i n g 189.

Michael

in the horrors

of

Vietnam

D i rect or M i c h a e l C i m i n o , this being o n l y his s e c o n d venture as writer-director of a major motion picture, gives u s a s c o p e o f time and place. Interlaced is a steel mill town, with a stark s k y l i n e that juts up from the w o o d e d hills, a n d the battlefield of Vietnam. O n l y M i c h a e l survives intact from the horrors, pulling together the strands of his life.

Robert de Niro, as the hard-living/hardw o r k i n g steelworker achieves a brilliant performance. N o other actor goes into s u c h m e t i c u l o u s detail to capture a character. A l s o o u t s t a n d i n g are C h r i s t o p h e r W a l k i n , as N i c k w h o loses contact with his b a c k g r o u n d , M e r y l Streep w h o made her film debut in ' J u l i a ' , a n d J o h n S a v a g e w h o plays Steven: 'It has nothing to do with whether we should or should not have been in Vietnam. It's just about guys who are touched by War'.

T h e film is a s a d i n d i c t m e n t for the h u m a n race but a tribute to the c o u r a g e of the individual. Nick tells M i c h a e l before they leave 'Don't leave me over there' a n d he didn't: except that N i c k was dead. A destroyed m i n d was blown away by one s h o t that's what it's all about.

Roger Stotesbury

T h e uneven team b o w l i n g b r o u g h t the L o n d o n A team o n l y t h i r d place, well b e h i n d S o u t h a m p t o n a n d B u r n e l . T h e B team came n i n t h a n d last a n d w i l l refuse to discuss this result w i t h anyone. learns: London A: Edmond .\~g, Albert Wong, Tubby Woo, Roland Hsie, Joe ,\'g, Danny Law, Ida Eok, Louisa Lau, Ruby Wong.

T o t a l p i n f a l l : 8047 London H: Brian MacGowan, Peter Churchyard, Edgar Fung, Tim Hillyer, Joe Wong, Jackie Ladder, Su Tick, EuFu Salavalian, Dela Wong T o t a l p i n f a l l : 6737 good news: i n the Excel More C h a m p i o n s h i p , the H o u s e C h a m p i o n s h i p of the C h a r r i n g t o n B o w l , T o l w o r t h , held recently, T u b b y W o o came t h i r d a n d R o l a n d H s i e c a m e sixth, two excellent performances.

T h e I n t c r - C C U c h a m p i o n s h i p w i l l be held on W e d n e s d a y 2 1 s t M a r c h a n d w i l l be r u n on a trios basis. E a c h C C U w i l l have two teams, one m a d e u p from bowlers i n the C l u b , the other from C C U stars. T h e C l u b A G M w i l l be held the same day at T o l w o r t h , so the m i n i b u s w i l l leave a little earlier. M o r e details next week.

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Wednesday 28th Computer Shakespeare A n o l d h y p o t h e s i s states that if a c r o w d of m o n k e y s were to tap endlessly a n d at r a n d o m on typewriters they w o u l d eventually write the c o m p l e t e w o r k s of S h a k e s p e a r e .

Dr. W i l l i a m Bennet, professor of p h y s i c s at Yale University, h a s t h r o w n fresh d o u b t o n the hypothesis. H e c a l c u l a t e d that if a trillion (1,000,000,000,000) m o n k e y s were to type 10 r a n d o m l y c h o s e n c h a r a c t e r s at the rate of one a s e c o n d it w o u l d take, o n average, more than a trillion t i m e s a s l o n g a s t h e Universe has been in e x i s t e n c e to arrive at: "To be or not to be, that is the question."

Dr. B e n n e t believes that with the u s e of rules b a s e d o n the frequency with w h i c h letter c o m b i n a t i o n s o c c u r in a given language a c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m e d to s i m u l a t e the hypothetical m o n k e y s c o u l d achieve in minutes s o m e startlingly intelligible, if not quite S h a k e s p e a r e a n , passages.

D u r i n g o n e all-night run he w a s presented with the output, ' T o dea now nat to be will and calawroutrould."This then be does doesorns is the nearest t h e c o m p u t e r r e a c h e d to a c h i e v i n g t h e c e l e b r a t e d p a s s a g e in Hamlet.

Thursday Ist Steam train marks Paddington anniversary T h e 1929-built G W R 4-6-0 c l a s s l o c o m o t i ve K i n g G e o r g e V left P a d d i n g t o n Station for D i d c o t to mark the 125th anniversary of P a d d i n g t o n station.

T h o u s a n d s t u r n e d out to w a t c h it make a n o s t a l g i c d a y trip with 600 enthusiasts on board. A brass b a n d gave it a send-off as c r o w d s waved from bridges, footpaths a n d stations.

T h e K i n g G e o r g e made the 53 mile trip to D i d c o t but an overheated axle-box meant that it c o u l d not m a k e the return trip to Paddington.

Beggar dies leaving over a quarter of a million A legless b e g g a r k n o w n as " E d d i e the M o n k e y M a n " b e c a u s e of the m o n k e y he u s e d to help h i m p a n h a n d l i n g o n the streets of W a s h i n g t o n for more than 30 years, d i e d in F l o r i d a leaving an estate of $691,000.

In 1972, another b e g g a r a c c u s e d h i m of u s i n g the m o n e y he e a r n e d o n the streets to buy property i n F l o r i d a . E d d i e s a i d at that time, "If I had money and property do you think I'd be sitting out in the cold all day? If you think begging is a good life ....just try it."

Friday 2nd Devolution Referendums M i n i s t e r s a p p e a r e d ready to accept that there n o w is no possibility of p r e s s i n g a h e a d with d e v o l u t i o n even in S c o t l a n d w h e r e 32.9 per cent voted Y e s . A s for Wales, w h i c h p r o d u c e d a derisory 11.8 per cent Y e s vote, the issue is a d e a d d u c k .

Traffic wardens back to normal working After five m o n t h s of free p a r k i n g , motorists will have to b e g i n feeding p a r k i n g meters.

1,300 traffic wardens e m p l o y e d by the Met. P o l i c e will return to full-time work.

T h e y have been w o r k i n g to rule s i n c e last O c t o b e r over a 9-and-a-half per cent pay c l a i m . T h e w a r d e n s d e c i d e d t o d a y to r e s u m e n o r m a l work while their case w a s sent to arbitration. D u r i n g the d i s p u t e w a r d e n s have b a n n e d overtime a n d refused to issue tickets a n d reset meters.

Editor to be chosen for MAYFAIR It is s o m e t h i n g of a r e c o r d in Fleet Street that for five years there have been no editorial in a certain m a g a z i n e but vacancies M A Y F A I R - "entertainment for m e n " is perhaps an understandable exception.

N o fewer than fifty a p p l i c a n t s have a p p l i e d for the j o b of editor. J o u r n a l i s t s , from veterans of what s o m e o n e c a l l e d the s e c o n d oldest profession to bright e y e d y o u n g m e n c l u t c h i n g s h o r t h a n d certificates have all s h o w n interest in the job.

T h e present editor, M r . K e n n e t h B o u n d , s a i d that the particularly s u c c e s s f u l a p p l i c a n t will "be groomed to lead MAYFAIR into the eighties "' "/ don't think there are many people who can conceive of a job part of which is to sit in an editor's chair and decide whether a young lady has the right figure or not to model. It is an interesting diversion."

Saturday 3rd Second referendum in Scotland?

T h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r is being urged to c o n s i d e r a d a r i n g plan to keep his government alive. H e has been a s k e d by prodevolution M P s to give voters a s e c o n d referendum in S c o t l a n d . T h e i r g r o u n d s are that the electors were not able to u n d e r s t a n d the i n s - a n d - o u t s of devolution.

Coronation Street vote Disaster will strike at the Rover's R e t u r n a n d viewers were a s k e d w h o they w o u l d like to s e e out of the p r o g r a m m e . 362 said A l b e r t T a t l o c k s h o u l d g o b e c a u s e he w a s a n o l d misery. 24 s a i d all of t h e m s h o u l d get the c h o p a n d 2 voted Jor the cat.

Sunday 4th Carter calls in 5ada A last effort to save the c a m p D a v i d agreements has been m a d e by President Carter. H e is urging P r e s i d e n t Sadat of Egypt to c o m e to W a s h i n g t o n for talks with h i m a n d M r . B e g i n before t h e Israeli P r i m e M i n i s t e r leaves the U S A .

Mr. B e g i n s p o k e today of President C a r t e r as "an honest man" a n d "my friend" but he also determinedly refused to d e s c r i b e h i m as an honest broker. H e e n c o u r a g e d the view that M r . C a r t e r is s u p p o r t i n g the E g y p t i a n side in negotiations w h i c h Mr. B e g i n c o n t i n u e s to d e s c r i b e as "in a deep crisis".

Indian and Pakistani medicine men to be studied A three-year study into the activities of Indian a n d P a k i s t a n i m e d i c i n e m e n a m o n g Britain's immigrant c o m m u n i t i e s is to lead to a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n to the D H S S that they s h o u l d be regulated but tolerated.

T h e m a n in charge of the project, P r o f e s s o r S t a n l e y Davis, believes that " H a k i m s " a n d " V a i d s " perform services that c a n n o t be directly r e p l a c e d by Western m e d i c i n e .

A herbal preparation c a l l e d R e s e r p i n e taken in India for centuries, is n o w being u s e d

by Western d o c t o r s as a n effective treatment for h y p e r t e n s i o n a n d migraine, w h i l e a m e d i c i n e c a l l e d V i n c h r i s t i n e , prepare d from the periwinkle, is n o w being u s e d to alleviate leukaemia.

Monday 5th Storm breaks over nurses pay Britain's nurses were offered a 9 % rise - a pay offer virtually identical to that m a d e to w o r k e r s w h o d i d their best to disrupt t h e Health Service.

T h e first reaction from the nurses, w h o last m o n t h refused to take a n y a c t i o n that w o u l d harm patients, was disgust a n d anger.

No more Scotch Whiskey for Amin Britain b a n n e d , this e v e n i n g , t h e ' w h i s k y airlift' that has p u m p e d s u p p l i e s of S c o t c h to President Idi A m i n . A m i n ' s shattered a r m y are p o i s e d for a fight-to-the-death c o u n t e r attack in S o u t h e r n U g a n d a o n forces intent o n o v e r t h r o w i ng h i m . T h e D e p a r t m e n t of T r a d e order forbids all air c a r g o e s leaving B r i t a in for U g a n d a from n o w o n .

Elton John named top British singer C a p i t a l R a d i o a w a r d e d 31 y e a r - o l d E l t o n J o h n the title " T o p British S i n g e r " . E l t o n w a s e m b a r r a s s e d a n d s a i d that 'new wave' s i n g e r a n d writer Elvis C o s t e l l o s h o u l d have w o n .

Kate B u s h was n a m e d best British female singer and best British n e w c o m e r .

Tuesday 6th Vietnamese agree to peace talks V i e t n a m agreed to meet C h i n a for p e a c e negotiations. However, C h i n e s e t r o o p s must be w i t h d r a w n from V i e t n a m e s e S o i l before talks c a n b e g i n .

C h i n a c l a i m e d an "important victory" over a "swell-headed and extremely arrogant" V i e t n a m . C h i n a termed its a c t i o n in V i e t n a m a defensive counter-attack against repeated killings a n d s h o o t i n g s of C h i n e s e border g u a r d s a n d c i v i l i a n s.

T h e r e has been n o reliable information from P e k i n g o n the progress of the C h i n e s e withdrawal.

Prince Philip teaches Russia a lesson P r i n c e P h i l i p i n s p e c t e d the M o s c o w O l y m p i c e q u e s t r i a n facilities today. H e p o i n t e d out that there weren't e n o u g h t seats for the d r e s s a g e events.

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President

CANDIDATE: Sheyne Lucock PROPOSER: Paul Fairbairn T h e r e are m a n y areas where more u n i o n w o r k needs to be done.

O n accommodation, C o l l e g e should part w i t h its ^ m i l l i o n o r so invested in stocks a n d shares a n d purchase property lor t u r n i n g into student residence w i t h the resulting i n c o m e from rents r e p l a c i n g the invested income. T h i s w o u l d go a l o n g way to solving o u r a c c o m m o d a t i o n crisis.

O n i n d o o r s p o r t s , C o l l e g e should oiler l a n d free for b u i l d i n g a new University o f L o n d o n I n d o o r Sports H a l l (either N o r t h s i d e or next to C h e m i s t r y ) . T h i s w o u l d provide facilities for sports such as b a d m i n t o n a n d basketball.

On refectories, c o n t i n u e d pressure s h o u l d be put o n C o l l e g e to operate a better a n d cheaper service, a n d I believe the U n i o n ought to consider r u n n i n g a snack bar itself O n t u i t i o n fees, the C o l l e g e should set up a h a r d s h i p fund to cover h a r d s h i p a r i s i n g from increases, w h i c h w o u l d also cover a l l areas o f f i n a n c i a l h a r d s h i p .

President

O n c a r e e r s , far more people should be e n c o u r a g e d to m a k e use of the Prestel careers d a t a service at College, a n d we s h o u l d rectify the fact that the U n i v e r s i t y is presently understaffed w i t h regard to full-time careers advisors.

O n e n t e r t a i n m e n t s , we s h o u l d ensure that we c a n use the G r e a t H a l l regularly for concerts.

On. academic standards, some departments s h o u l d look far more closely at a p p l i c a n t s ' i n d i v i d u a l a p t i t u d e for p a r t i c u l a r courses, to try to cut d o w n failure rates.

I have sat o n both the A c a d e m i c a n d E x t e r n a l Affairs C o m m i t t e e s , a n d been Chairman, IC Postgraduate G r o u p (I'm a B o t a n y P G ) . A m o n g other things, I ' m now C h a i r m a n , IC U n i o n Council and on the College G o v e r n i n g Body.

V o t e for the person w i t h most experience a n d a b i l i t y to deal w i t h a variety o f u n i o n w o r k a n d w i t h the enthusiasm to investigate the widespread needs o f I C students. I hope y o u w i l l agree, that is m e !

Sheyne L u c o c k

CANDIDATE: Chris Fox PROPOSER: Dave Walls

I C Ents Fees Grants Employment A l l these have different p r o b l e m s a n d i m p l i c a t i o n s a n d no one s h o u l d be dealt w i t h to the exclusion of any other.

C H R I S F O X is ...

R C S U President I C U V i c e President I C U Representative on; G o v e r n i n g body Finance and Executive Refectory c o m m i t t e e Athletics committee A n u n d e r g r a d u a t e student o f C h e m i s t r y

T h e reason I t h i n k that 1 s h o u l d be elected President o f I C U is that I have p r o v e n experience i n a d m i n i s t r a t i o n c o u p l e d w i t h awareness o f A L L sides o f college life g i v i n g me a b a l a n c e d view o f the U n i o n .

I C U , whilst representing I C students at a college (and N a t i o n a l ) level, has, p e r i o d i c a l l y t a k e n itself too seriously. S o c i a l life IS i m p o r t a n t . B u t n o single facet is A L L important.

I a m the o n l y c a n d i d a t e c a p a b l e o f t a k i n g this v i e w p o i n t w i t h e n o u g h perspective. I c a n m a k e I C U m o r e representative o f I C students.

T h e issues w h i c h I feel have p a r t i c u l a r i m p o r t a n c e a n d relevance to students are; Welfare Accommodation Refectories

V O T E IN THE S A B B A T I C A L

A s well as d a i l y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d representation I believe that the U n i o n s h o u l d enter more fully into the services-type role. Possible areas l o r this expansion are; F o r e i g n E x c h a n g e W e e k - A separate scheme, r u n o n the same lines as F o r e i g n Students W e e k i n R S M , but open to a l l I C students. T h i s c o u l d not be set up in one year but I w o u l d like to start this as a l o n g t e r m project.

J C R Stalls - I w o u l d like to encourage more a n d different stall holders offering genuine reductions.

D i s c o u n t S c h e m e - T h i s has been suggested as a job for the D P w h o m I w i l l support a n d help i n this difficult venture.

I ask you to support m y c a m p a i g n .

V O T E CHRIS F O X - 1 For

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Tangible I C U .

Representative.

Balanced.

Chris Fox

E L E C T I O N S -RESULTS

NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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CANDIDATE: John Shuttleworth PROPOSER: Mick Berry

FELIX Editor

T h e last two editors have w o r k e d h a r d to e q u i p the Office w i t h the facilities needed to produce F E L I X i n d e p e n d e n t l y a n d at a h i g h s t a n d a r d w i t h v a r i a t i o n of typeface, layout a n d appearance. T h e next E d i t o r must p r o d u c e a newspaper w o r t h y of these efforts a n d expenditure.

T o do this efficiently a n d effectively m o r e people must be w e l c o m e d to work on F E L I X .

I believe the interest is there but • encouragement has been l a c k i n g . It's necessary for an E d i t o r to spend some time each week on o r g a n i s i n g a n d c o - o r d i n a t i n g his stall'.

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M o s t r e g u l a r c o n t r i b u t o r s have said they i ntend to get more i n v o l v e d next year. N o one w i l l be discouraged.

If o n l y a few people contribute r e g u l a r l y the paper seems the same every week a n d gets criticised for lack of ideas and variety.

A l l the present F E L I X stall' w o u l d be happy to w o r k w i t h me next year a n d this is a good base to b u i l d on.

I'm l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to being Y O U R E d i t o r so don't disappoint me.

John Shuttleworth

CANDIDATE: David Crabbe PROPOSER: Duncan Suss

If elected. I w i l l pursue policies w h i c h m a k e F E L I X reflect the varied interests a n d activities of a l l I C students. T o do this, I w i l l introduce:

I believe in full use of inventive layout, cartoons a n d photos to p r o d u c e a v i s u a l l y a p p e a l i n g F E L I X : n o b o d y enjoys r e a d i n g a paper that looks b o r i n g .

I n f o r m a t i o n is needed for news a n d features, a n d I have already a p p r o a c h e d clubs a n d D e p . Reps, about the possibility of a " F E L I X R E P R E S E N T A T I V E " in each c l u b a n d d e p a r t m e n t . These a m b i t i o u s , but realistic, ideas require staff, so I w i l l m a k e the Office atmosphere more sociable.

Cheers!

David Crabbe To perform this d e m a n d i n g job successfully, the E d i t o r must have c e r t a i n essential abilities. H e must he t e c h n i c a l l y competent; he must u n d e r s t a n d fully the

Sec.

B a r r i n g any majoi breakdowns I can't see why F E L I X should slip below I (> good pages.

I w o u l d n ' t relish leaving out a m article merely because s p a ' e is tight. I don't foresee too m u c h p r o b l e m w i t h layout p r o v i d e d things are o r g a n i z e d properly and I k n o w I'm capable of d o i n g this. It's not noimc to be easy a n d I i n t e n d to earn my S a b b a t i c a l by eonsciencious h a r d work and d e d i c a t i o n w i t h drive, i m a g i n a t i o n a n d enterprise.

Y o u ' d be shocked to find F E L I X change, so I'll w a r n y o u it w i l l be different but I'll keep some of the " t r a d e m a r k s " of this s e a r since I see next session as a c o n t i n u a t i o n a n d not a restart.

- more student and department news; - regular 'events' features; - supplements on post-College life e.g. house purchase, careers, holidays

Hon.

I have experience w i t h the e q u i p m e n t in use and the techniques used in p r o d u c t i o n , and I feel confident thai I w o u l d do well if I found myself in charge.

o p e r a t i o n of Offset L i t h o a n d the a n c i l l a r y e q u i p m e n t a n d the p r o d u c t i o n of F E L I X everything. H e must be able to attract a n d keep staff t h r o u g h o u t the year. It is also useful if he is a competent w r i t e r a n d is f a m i l i a r w i t h m a n y of the personalities of U n i o n a n d College.

I believe D A V I D C R A B B E fulfills these criteria far better t h a n any other c a n d i d a t e .

In his three years at I m p e r i a l , he has been F E L I X N e w s E d i t o r (1976 - 77), last year's I C U n i o n H a n d b o o k E d i t o r (which m a d e full use of the new e q u i p m e n t , was the biggest yet. a n d h a d the most inventive designs of a n y recent U n i o n H a n d b o o k ) a n d is c u r r e n t l y F E L I X Business M a n a g e r (which involves m a k i n g sure F E L I X doesn't overspend).

D a v i d has also attended C o u n c i l a n d U G M ' s and is a m e m b e r of P u b l i c a t i o n s B o a r d . H e has not only experience a n d proven a b i l i t y , but ideas, inventiveness arjd d e d i c a t i o n . I a m absolutely certain that 1

IT'S B E T T E R T O V O T E FOR CRABBE Duncan Suss F E L I X E d i t o r 1977-78.

CANDIDATE: Roger Stotesbury PROPOSER: Jo Armitage I ' m keen to see next year a well organised, effective a n d w i d e l y supported U n i o n . It is the role of o u r U n i o n to look after o u r welfare, interests a n d to provide the o p p o r t u n i t y lor an active social life.

T h i s comes d o w n to a c o n c e r n lor each i n d i v i d u a l a n d what each of us looks for in our years here. I sec the H o n . S e e ' s role as one of t w o - w a y c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d organisation. H e n c e as w e l l as c o o r d i n a t i n g U n i o n Affairs he s h o u l d be a p p r o a c h a b l e a n d socially active. H e must be on h a n d to c a r r y out the d a i l y w o r k r e q u i r e d in the office but also anxious to c o n t i n u a l l y w i d e n the scope a n d outlook of the U n i o n .

T h e know ledge I have gained as this year's I C U A c a d e m i c Affairs Officer w i l l be i n v a l u a b l e . T h r o u g h o u t I have s h o w n the sense of purpose a n d personal i n v o l v e m e n t needed to get results. A s m y work dealt w i t h

all areas of C o l l e ge I ' m also aware of the dependence on c o m m u n i c a t i o n . M y two years here have given me the belief that o u r Exec, must be personally interested a n d concerned in a l l aspects of college life. A s editor of the A l t e r n a t i v e Prospectus I've shown I ' m c a p a b l e of that!

T w o points! P u b l i c i t y for U G M ' s must go h a n d in h a n d w i t h e n c o u r a g i n g everyone 10 submit motions; U G M ' s must be m a a e w o r t h attending. S e c o n d l y I w o u l d take an interest in any problems f a c i n g C l u b s a n d Societies offering assistance where ever possible.

W h a t I c a n oiler as H o n . Sec. is based o n a clear insight of w h a t the job entails. 1'hus, I know very w e l l of the r o u t i n e tasks a n d the d e d i c a t i o n needed to c a r r y t h e m out efficiently w i t h m i n i m a l fuss. I have the experience, i n i t i a t i v e a n d e n t h u s i a s m to d o the j o b w e l l .

Roger Stotesbury.

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IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION S P R I N G

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I u s e d to t h i n k t h a t the c u c k o o heralded the arrival of spring but this year it's T h e " D a i l y M a i l Ideal H o m e Exhibition", n o w at E a r l s C o u r t a n d c e l e b r a t i n g s e v e n t y one years of fame.

It's c e r t a i n l y w e l l w o r t h a v i s i t ; to s a y t h a t t h e r e i s p l e n t y t o see i s a n u n d e r s t a t e m e n t , i n s h o r t it's got everything.

Home improvements and labours a v i n g feature strongly w i t h furniture, design a n d decor.

There are sections devoted to gardeni ng , leisure, food a n d domestic e q u i p m e n t p l u s e x h i b i t i o n houses, one o f w h i c h has r o o m s selected f r o m those o f i a v o u r i t e T V s t a r s s u c h as E r n i e W i s e and Bruce Forsyth.

P r o b a b l y most useful (if y o u h a v e a n y m o n e y left) is a s e c t i o n d e v o t e d to i n v e s t m e n t e t c . Its g o o d to see a l l t h e b i g savers i n a c o n f i n e d space a n d p r o v i d e s an excellent opportunity to 'shop around*.

L a b o u r - s a v i n g inventions of special note include a vacuum cleaner a t t a c h m e n t to e n a b l e it to r e m o v e a l l t h e t h i n g s it r e m o v e s a n y w a y o n l y m o r e e f f i c i e n t l y : a d e v i c e t o k e e p gas c o o k e r s clean a n d a rope that doesn t need knots.

A view of 'Acorn Magna' with cricket on the common G o a n d visit A c o r n M a g n a , The N a t i o n a l T r u s t M o d e l V i l l a g e . It's t r u l y a m a z i n g , a n d so r e a l i s t i c to a n y o n e w h o has l i v e d i n a village. E a c h of the b u i l d i n g s is m o d e l l e d o n s o m e w h e r e i n t h i s c o u n t r y a n d yet t h e y a l l b l e n d together so that y o u ' d n e v e r k n o w .

T o u r i n g t h e h o u s e s is t i m e c o n s u m i n g , t h o u g h n o t to b e m i s s e d s i n c e it g i v e s a n e x c e l l e n t o p p o r t u n i t y to v i e w i d e a l s i n t h e i r p l a c e . I feel I m u s t c r i t i c i s e t h e p o o r l i g h t i n g o n t h e s t a i r c a s e s t h o u g h , as 1 t h i n k t h e r e is a n o v e r r i d i n g safety f a c t o r w h i c h has been i g n o r e d .

y Y o u m a y n o t a l l be i n t o r e v o l u t i o n a r y g u t t e r i n g or w a t e f s o N a e * * . ( t h o u g h s u r p r i s i n g l y I fojjfnd UiTerrl i n t f c g u i n g ) .

B u t 6 ^ r M r a H i v e ^ i r r a / t i l e s fere H o u n d to I / impress!***" •> T h e r e ' s lots for e v e r y o n e a n d w i t h r o b o t s to t a l k to, p l e n t y to eat a n d d r i n k a n d a l l y o u r fab. R a d i o statittis present e x c e p t I . C . ( w h y ? ) . It exofceds m e r e 'window shopping'. / A d m i s s i o n is £1.20 a n d , fift :r 5 p . m . , d o w n to 95p.

S o n i p a l o r g to t h e e x h i b i t i o n i n its n e w i d e a l l i o n e at E a r l s C o u r t (one s t o p f r o m G l o n c e iter R o a d T u b e S t a t i o n ) . T h e s h o w o n e r s at 10 a m a n d you get t h r o w n o u t a\i9 p r n ^ o n l y d o n ' t go S u n d a y ' c o s t h e dXors w i l l be locked. |\

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SOCIETIES' David Cobham Won't Like Your Lab Report

STOIC B B C Struggle to Follow STOIC Initiative!!!

The B B C are at present industrial unrest experiencing d u e to their staff's o p p o s i t i o n to E N G (Electronic N e w s G a t h e r ing). Until recently most of the B B C ' s news material was recorded o n film, but they have started to r e c o r d news o n video tape ( E N G ) and this is threatening s o m e of their e m p l o y e e s with r e d u n d a n c y (e.g. F i l m p r o c e s s i n g staff).

S T O I C have been u s i n g E N G for several years n o w without experiencing any industrial unrest, except, possibly, o n c o l d Saturday m o r n i n g rag c o l l e c t i o n s .

T h e new c o l o u r television for the S o u t h s i d e L o w e r T V L o u n g e has arrived a n d will be installed as s o o n as possible.

Next W e e k s P r o g r a m m e s ....

Tuesday 13th: Final s e l e c t i o n of IC University C h a l l e n g e T e a m .

Thursday 15th: Live T r a n s m i s s i o n of E l e c t i o n U G M .

For Further Details S e e " W h a t s On".

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Well, p r o b a b l y not. A n y w a y , David is really interested in what you think of his new film.

T h i s latest full-length feature film is T a r k a T h e O t t e r ' - r e v i e w e d on S T O I C a fortnight a g o . It depicts the life story of T a r k a , a n d as s u c h is the first film to totally involve a n i m a l s as the stars.

B e c a u s e of this, it has been a s s u m e d by the m e d i a to be a ' C h i l d r e n s F i l m ' - w h i c h is in fact totally untrue.

T o correct this, a n d to see what sensible, mature students think of it, D a v i d has sent us 70 free tickets for a p r o m o t i o n a l s h o w i n g , s o this is y o u r c h a n c e to s e e t h e film free and talk to the man w h o p r o d u c e d and directed it.

T h e s h o w i n g will be o n Friday 16th March at 127, Waldour Street (Rank Films Distribution Centre).

A reception has been o r g a n i s e d before (7.00for 7.30) a n d afterthe film.

Zoologists or similar are e s p e c i a l l y w e l c o m e as David is particularly interested in h o w t h e y view the film.

T o get y o u r ticket, d r o p into the T V studios (Elec E n g 208) o n the w a l k w ay at l u n c h t i m e , or contact Paul Johnson Elec. Eng. 2.

Last weekend, members of I.C. Radio Society operated their short-wave station, G 5 Y C , in the ARRL DX contest; the aim of the event being to contact as many American and Canadian amateurs as possible in a 48-hour period.

This involved a lot of hard work for all involved; ana being up at rather unsociable hours for the few keener members of the club willing to volunteer for the early morning shifts.

Unfortunately, teething troubles with their n e w 2 kilowatt linear amplifier forced the station to operate at r e d u c e d power for the first 12 h o u r s of the contest.

T h i s meant that the s o c i e t y w a s not in the r u n n i n g for the t o p placings, but they were nevertheless able to m a k e a very respectable 1,222 c o n t a c t s .

In spite of the difficulties, the event was a great s u c c e s s , with

radio c o n d i t i o n s at their best for many years: mainly d u e to the approaching sunspot maximum.

T h e e x p e r i e n c e g a i n e d by the society's newer operators s h o u l d prove useful for next year's contest, in w h i c h they h o p e to be more competitive.

S i g n a l reports received from A m e r i c a n stations were always excellent, a n d it w o u l d s e e m that the c l u b has n o w regained its F o r m e r reputation of being " t h e strongest s i g n a l out of E u r o p e . " T h e contest was well c o v e r e d by c o l l e g e media, with " u p to the m i n u t e " c o v e r a g e by I.C. R a d i o , a n d v i d e o t a p i n g by S T O I C , to be u s e d in a f o r t h c o m i n g p r o g r a m m e t h e a c t i v i t i e s of featuring RADSOC. T h e s o c i e t y ' s next important event will be the o p e r a t i o n of a d e m o n s t r a t i o n station at I.C. Fete.

Russell Whitworth

£10 Y e s , t h a t is the p r i z e for the best p h o t o i n o u r "Photos of College" competition.

College Block want c o l o u r slides o f a n y t h i n g connected w i th College, its life a n d times.

C o p i e s o f the c h o s e n p i c t u r e s w i l l be t a k e n a n d k e p t b y the college for

s h o w i n g , a n d the o r i g i n a l s w i l l be r e t u r n e d to the authors.

A l l y o u h a v e to d o is m a r k y o u r entries w i t h your name, department a n d year, p u t t h e m i n a n envelope addressed to N.G. T o o b y a n d h a n d t h e m i n to the P h y s i c s before 13th messenger

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AFRO-CARIBBEAN T h e t i m e has c o m e for the election o f a n e w E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e , to as it were, break new g r o u n d i n the provision and direction of events r e l a t e d to the c u l t u r e and experiences of the African-Caribbean students at I.C. Theftnindalion has been l a i d in terms oi support from embassies willing J<> l o a n ' films, a n d an interested m e m b e r s h i p ; help Irom outside the C o l l e g e a n d m u c h more v a l u a b l e m o r a l support i r o m w i t h i n . Y o u r a n decide

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where the growth in activities, c o m m u n i c a t i o n , i n f o r m a t i o n etc. will be. by attending the forthcoming Annual General M e e t i n g a n d electing y o u r officers to do the job.

T h e m e e t i n g in R o o m 508, E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g Dept., is on W e d n e s d a y 14th M a r c h a n d starts at 12.40pm (snacks provided).

I hope you enjoy yourself at the A C S D i s c o tonight in the J C R . It starts at 8 p m . see y o u there.

Harold Wilson Chairman

TALES OF SANJIT T E E L O C K O n c e u p o n a t i m e , o n the third ftoor of the U n i o n b u i l d i n g , there lived a little m a n . H i s n a m e was T i p t o e s , the l a u g h i n g g n o m e .

T i o t o e s led a lovely life. H e m i s s p e n t his y o u t h (well, his t i m e at IC anyway) b y p l a y i n g s n o o k e r from d a w n to d u s k . T h e n , o n e day, two devils f r o m t h e l a n d of Maffstoo c a m e into the s n o o k e r lounge, a n d m a d e h i s life a misery.

Within m o m e n t s , t h e fluky s h o t s of o n e of these tormenters, R a s t u s Odinga Odinga Odinga (who c o m e s f r o m M a u r i t i u s , not 'Mauritious'), a n d the cheeky c o m m e n t s of the other, U L U C h a m p , s o o n m a d e T i p t o e s into a festering c r i p p l e . N o m o r e w a s he the l a u g h i n g g n o m e . Instead, the s n o o k e r table b e c a m e a battle-

g r o u n d , each p o c k e t being just s m a l l e n o u g h to keep him for amassing big breaks. His language deteriorated.

He b e c a m e s h o r t - t e m p e r e d (though whether he was ever l o n g tempered is to be queried!)...

If y o u w o u l d like to see this v i c i o u s little dwarf losing his t e m p e r (probably at m e f o r w r i t i n g this article), a n d y o u are a m e m b e r of the s n o o k e r c l u b , why not c o m e up o n W e d . 14th M a r c h to the S n o o k e r c l u b ' s A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g at 1.00 p.m. in the U n i o n T V L o u n g e . N o m i n a t i o n p a p e r s for next year's committee a r e n o w up in the s n o o k e r lounge, a n d will be taken d o w n o n M o n .

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DEBSOC ELECTIONS A b r i e f g l a n c e at t h e U n i o n L o w e r L o u n g e N o t i c e B o a r d will reveal nothing. A m o r e careful inspection will b r i n g to l i g h t the - D e b s o c N o m i n a t i o n s P a p e r s !

W h e n y o u (as a D e b s o c M e m b e r ) s t a n d f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g posts, h e r e is a p p r o x i m a t e l y w h a t y o u a r e l e t t i n g y o u r s e l f i n f o r : Chairman Does e v e r y t h i n g he/she c a n ' t get a n y o n e else to d o . T h i s involves a large a m o u n t of c h a s i n g people up - e.g. c o m m i t t e e members a n d prospective speakers. T h e c h a i r m a n of D e b a t i n g Society also sits o n the social, c u l t u r a l a n d amusements b o a r d ( S C A B ) a n d gets i n v o l v e d as a n ' i m p a r t i a l c o - o r d i n a t o r ' i n such things as ' W e l f a r e Day' and I C U events such as last years N . U . S . Debate. T h i s j o b m a y w e l l be easier next year n o w the society has a h e a l t h y m e m b e r s h i p a n d the committee has w e l l defined roles. T h e job is difficult but r e w a r d i n g a n d satisfying w h e n a debate is a success. H a v e a G o !

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Does most of e v e r y t h i n g that the C h a i r m a n instructs h i m to do. H a s to be p r e p a r e d to deputize for the C h a i r m a n a n d do various tasks to ensure the s m o o t h r u n n i n g of the society. These tasks i n c l u d e a l l those of the C h a i r m a n a n d so it is essential that you get o n w i t h next year's C h a i r m a n . If interested a n d you feel that you c o u l d do a good j o b then w h y not see me, a n d stand for the post.

Dave H a d d o n T h e O t h e r M a j o r Posts a r e !

H o n Sec T h e H o n Sec is responsible for t a k i n g the m i n u t e s of meetings, h e l p i n g the treasurer collect memberships a n d w r i t i n g letters to prospective speakers.

Publicity Officer Debsoc requires a lot of p u b l i c i t y lor events a n d therefore a good p u b l i c i t y officer. If'you are w i l l i n g to donate time to such a h i g h position in Debsoc then d o n ' t hesitate to stand.

Other Posts T h e r e are eight other posts you m i g ht desire to stand for, w h i c h are self-explanatory from their titles.

Papers are now u p i n the U n i o n L o w e r L o u n g e so j o i n n o w (contact M . B e r r y M a t h s II or come to o u r M o n d a y meetings at 12.30 H u x l e y 348) a n d stand for a post in Debsoc.

H o p i n g that y o u w i l l push the m e m b e r s h i p into three figures (we almost did).

W o u l d a l l members please contact T h e H o n Sec ( B a r r y A u s t i n P h y s i c s II) before W e d n e s d a y 14th M a r c h .

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E l e c t i o n p a p e r s for the Exec, p o s t s are n o w d o w n a n d p r o f i l e s are g o i n g u p . F o u r o f the p o s t s are c o n t e s t e d , with two candidates standing for each. T h e y are, President, Vice President, Academic Affairs Officer and Honorary Junior Treasurer.

The posts of Hon. Secretary, Entertainments C h a i r m a n , O l d Centrailians R e p . a n d P u b l i c i t y O f f i c e r have one c a n d i d a t e e a c h a l t h o u g h it is p o s s i b l e t h a t o t h e r c a n d i d a t e s m a y s t a n d d o w n to these p o s t s .

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N o w to less serious things, O n S a t u r d a y the i n t e r - C . C . U . M o n o p o l y took place to w h i c h 35 G u i l d s m e n , 11 r.c.s. a n d no miners t u r n e d u p a n d spent most of the day d a s h i n g r o u n d a l l the real places on the m o n o p o l y B o a r d , s o l v i n g clues a n d c o l l e c t i n g for R a g . I was t h o r o u g h l y k n a c k e r e d even t h o u g h I gave u p at 2.00 p . m . G u i l d s collected ,£149 w i t h m o r e cans still to c o m e at the time of w r i t i n g .

T h e E l e c t i o n B a r N i g h t on S u n d a y was a t h o r o u g h l y boozy a n d noisy affair w i t h p l e n t y of yards d r u n k (not necessarily well), boat races raced a n d songs sung.

By n o w the i n t e r - C . G . U . S w i m m i n g G a l a w i l l be over. I f we w o n , c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to those w h o took part, if we lost commiserations. I ' l l have m o r e to say a b o u t that next week.

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T u e 13th M a r c h : - E L E C T I O N U N I O N M E E T I N G .

T h u r s 15th M a r c h : - M E C H . E N G . S O C . F I R S T A N N U A L D I N N E R . Guest speaker, D r . B o a z j a r r e t t . Tickets £4.50 from K e i t h T u m e i n the C a n d G U n i o n Office.

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I.C. W A T E R POLO CLUB

CROSS COUNTRY CLUB

On Tuesday 20th two I.C. teams turned up to play in the ULU League at Malet Street.

I.C. 1 was to play G u y s Hospital and I.C. 2 was to play St. Thomases.

As Sunday paper sports readers may have seen, Mike McLeod won the National Cross Country Championships at Luton last Saturday and Gateshead won the team race.

What the papers didn't tell, however, was of the fortunes of the I.C. team. Now read on.

I.C. 1 was the first to play. W e got off to a fast start with P h i l i p Mills s c o r i n g a g o a l with a hard shot from the left w i n g . G u y s however, with tight m a r k i n g a n d a c c u r a t e passing, were able to level the s c o r e almost immediately. I.C. repeatedly p u s h e d forward, but were foiled by tight m a r k i n g . In the s e c o n d a n d third quarters, G u y s s c o r e d another c o u p l e of goals after rapidly breaking from their m e n . Dave R o b e r t s played well in goal, but h a d difficulty s t o p p i n g the " C a n n o n B a l l " s h o t s that were p r o d u c e d by G u y s centre forward. In the last quarter after a hard push forward by I.C., Dave D u n s t o n e got fouled very hard and was a w a r d e d a penalty w h i c h he got. G u y s s c o r e d the last goal to bring the final s c o r e to 2:4.

Team: D. Dunstone, P- Mills, D. Roberts, Bradley, D. Papacostantinov, B. Davies, Buckland.

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In an e p i c race in w h i c h Steve Ovett c o u l d c o m e no better than 6th a n d B r e n d a n Foster only 19th, the mighty S t u Littlewood a s t o u n d e d e v e r y o n e to finish a magnificent five h u n d r e d and fifty ninth. Steve W e b b , of s o m e w h e r e in the Blackett L a b o r a t o r y and captain of Hercules Wimbledon, was s h u n n e d by his o w n c l u b and so c h o s e to run for us, c o n t r i b u t i n g 617 points to the team score. B r y a n A c f o r d failed a b y s m a l l y in his attempt to beat B r e n d a n Foster, but nevertheless just about finished in the first half of the field in 833rd place. Geoff S h e r w o o d , r u n n i n g in his first National, s u c c e s s f u l l y broke the four figure barrier to be 987th. M a r c h P i c k a r d , having c o m p e t e d in a 55 (five five) mile charity race in M a n c h e s t e r earlier in the m o r n i n g (!), arrived minutes before the start and p u s h e d his day mileage to 64 whilst f i n i s h i n g 1034th.

I.C.2 n o w p l a y e d their g a m e against St. Thomases.

T h e IC f o r w a r d s p u s h e d forward from the throw in, a n d Pat Porter was able to s c o r e from a g o o d pass c o m p l e t e l y t a k i n g the goal keeper off his g u a r d . I.C.'s next g o a l was also s c o r e d by Pat w i t h a l o n g shot from the right wing.

St. T h o m a s e s g a i n e d p o s s e s s i o n of the ball and s c o r e d a l u c k y goal. T h e y were, however, c o m p l e t e l y out p l a y e d a n d were not given another o p p o r t u n i t y to break. A s if to stress that I.C. were very m u c h in c o n t r o l Pat s c o r e d his t h i rd g o a l of t h e m a t c h by neatly p l a c i n g the ball t h r o u g h the goal keeper's h a n d s .

In the s e c o n d half of the g a m e Dave Roberts s c o r e d after s w i m m i n g up the left w i n g . IC's last goal was s c o r e d by Dimitri P a p a c o s t a n t i n o v w i t h a flick shot from in front of the goal. T h e final s c o r e to a welldeserved w i n by I.C. was 5-1.

Team: P. Porter, D. Roberts, Papacostantinov, B. Davies, M. Cherry, Bradley.

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O n T h u r s d a y 2 2 n d I.C.1 played another g a m e in the U L U L e a g u e a g a i n s t University College.

T h e g o a l s c o r i n g was o p e n e d by Dave D u n s t o n e with a s t r o n g s w i m u p the p o o l a n d a hard shot in g o a l . U . C . p u s h e d back but were prevented from s c o r i n g by g o o d m a r k i n g by o u r b a c k s . Dave s c o r e d I.C.'s s e c o n d g o a l after an a c c u r a t e pass from the back. In the s e c o n d quarter U . C . put a l u c k y s h o t past Dave R o b e r t s w h o w a s p l a y i n g in goal for the first two quarters. However almost i m m e d i a t e l y P h i l i p Mills s c o r e d after b r e a k i n g off his m a n . I.C. was p l a y i n g well as a team with tight m a r k i n g a n d c o v e r i n g back, b e c a u s e of this play U . C . were given little o p p o r t u n i t y to score.

In the third quarter U . C . p u s h e d forward a n d s c o r e d with a very hard a n d a c c u r a t e shot w h i c h left o u r goalie s t a n d i n g . I.C. p u s h e d back i m m e d i a t e l y with a n o t h e r g o a l s c o r e d

by P h i l i p T h e s c o r e w a s p u s h e d u p to 5:3 by the e n d of the third quarter, o u r other g o a l b e i n g s c o r e d by Dave. In the final quarter

B y the t i m e this r e p o r t is p r i n t e d , I s h a l l u n d o u b t e d l y have been beaten at the R . C . S . P r e s s y E l e c t i o n s a n d be j u s t the T . T . P u b l i c i t y n o b o d y a g a i n ah, well, on w i t h the s h o w a n d a l l that T w o weeks since the last report ( l u c k y j o h n H a r r i s ! ) due to lack of matches, but the two results from a fortnight ago are: CUP M A T C H (away) v D E P T . O F E M P L O Y II

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T h e fourths d i d extremely w e l l against a team two divisions higher ( h a v i n g beaten D .of E in the previous round) but were just edged out of the c u p this time. R u t h e r f o r d won three matches a n d L a m b e r t one.

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Mark Thwaites, c o m p e t i n g in the J u n i o r race against many p e o p l e a year older and vastly more e x p e r i e n c e d , c o m p l e t e d the t o u g h 6 miles c o u r s e in 443rd place.

Unfortunately, s i n c e M a r k was o u r o n l y c o m p e t i t o r we were unable to repeat last year's performance w h e n we finished the last c o m p l e t e team.

O n c e again the selectors have i g n o r e d the potential wealth of talent that we p o s s e s s in the c l u b , a n d c h o s e n the first 9 finishers to represent E n g l a n d in the International in Ireland. We must obviously claim i n d e p e n d e n c e for I.C. and t h u s s e n d o u r o w n team.

T h i s report was brought to y o u by y o u r o n the-spot team of observers - Steve Kirk (Team Manager), Maurice Wilson (Team Recorder) and Ian Morton (Photographer).

bright side however, second place (and hence promotion) is v i r t u a l l y assured now.

T A B L E TENNIS

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M e a n w h i l e , R i c h H a r r i n g t o n a n d Pete J o h n s o n were having a private battle to see w h o c o u l d finish closest to the n u m b e r o n their vest. R i c h (1321) w o n by being 1317th, a n d t h u s c o m p l e t e d the I.C. s c o r i n g team, and Pete (1323) was a c l o s e s e c o n d in 1334th.

O u r team total of 5347 points (only 5149 b e h i n d G a t e s h e a d ) was sufficient to leave us in o u r usual position of about 100th.

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A n o t h e r r a m p a g i n g w i n for the firsts keeps their hopes of p r o m o t i o n very healthy, w i t h o n l y a h a n d f u l of matches to play. ( Y o u c a n dp it K u m a r ! ) .

F a r less successful were I.C. I V v B A R B I C A N II ( H o m e ) . T h i s 5-4 defeat seriously i m p a i r e d - nay, has almost c e r t a i n l y destroyed, their p r o m o t i o n hopes unless a c o u p l e of m i n o r miracles o c c u r - like the thirds b e a t i n g B A R B I C A N in two weeks time.

A l s o last weekend saw a s m a l l I . C . contingent (plus several U . L . U . players from I.C.) in the T h a m e s P o l y t e c h n i c O p e n Championships.

A n o t h e r defeat for the thirds means that they w i l l be the least successful I . C . side this season - guess w h o plays for the t h i r d s ! Las t week, a disaster for the 2nds against G A I X S F O R D I V . the top t e a m in D i v . V .

H a d the 2nds w o n . they w o u l d have gone top, but they lost 5-4 away, w i t h T y e a n d R u t h e r f o r d w i n n i n g two games each. O n the

T h e most successful player was K a r t i k L a k h a n i ( C h e m 2) who reached the q u a r t e r final of the men's singles, but R u t h e r f o r d , Stean a n d S i n g a r a j a h were less fortunate, b e i n g e l i m i n a t e d in rounds two or three.

Dave s c o r e d yet another g o a l for I.C. to m a k e the final s c o r e 6:3. I.C. w i n n i n g a well played game, a n d hopefully starting a l o n g s t r i n g of wins yet a g a i n .

however, still m a n a g e d to s c o r e o n e goal with a g o o d pass a n d flick in front of o u r g o a l .

7 e a m : S. Taylor, D. Dunstone, P. Mills, D. Roberts, N. Buckland, S. Hadden, B. Bradley, J. Grove.

O n Friday 2nd M a r c h I.C.2 p l a y e d a M i d d l e s e x L e a g u e m a t c h against H o u n s l o w .

T h e match started with a c o u p l e of I.C.s players not present. In the first quarter H o u n s l o w s e e m e d to have played all their o w n way, they s c o r e d three goals by breaking t h r o u g h I.C.'s slightly d i s o r g a n i z e d defence.

However, in the s e c o n d quarter IC p u l l e d together as a team a n d s t o p p e d most of H o u n s l o w ' s breaks at goal. H o u n s l o w ,

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In the third quarter after the arrival of D a v e C h a d w i c k , I.C. p l a y e d a n attacking game.

Dave o p e n e d I.C.'s s c o r i n g after a s w i m up the p o o l a n d a shot into the left of the goal. He s c o r e d another two g o a l s in rapid s u c c e s s i o n with fast a n d aggressive play. H o u n s l o w were a w a r d e d a penalty halfway t h r o u g h the quarter d u e to a slight m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g , a n d with that, p u s h e d the s c o r e up to 3:5.

In the final quarter Dave was a w a r d e d a penalty w h i c h he got and H o u n s l o w m a n a g e d to s c o r e o n e more g o a l to m a k e the final s c o r e 4:6.

Team: D. Chadwick, M. Cherry, P. Porter, Dale, E. Iverson, B. Bradley, B. Davies, Papacostantinov, S. Madden.

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I.C. WIN IN FINAL

IC IV: LAKIN GOAL CLINCHES POINTS

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A g o a l in the d y i n g s e c o n d s by IC IV w o n d e r - c a p t a i n Phil Lakin was e n o u g h to e n s u r e victory o n S a t u r d a y by 24-0 against Q E C II. With four points at stake, the team felt that we n e e d e d an early b r e a k t h r o u g h a n d i n d e e d this h a p p e n e d w h e n Steve M a r t e n was fortunate to s c o r e in the fifth n a n o s e c o n d of the (until then) hotly c o n t e s t e d l e a g u e g a m e .

Utility m a n , S t e v e Veats, s u r g e d t h r o u g h shortly afterwards to sneak a s e c o n d g o a l u n d e r the unfortunate Q E C g o a l k e e p e r .

R e a l i s i n g that if Steve Veats c a n s c o r e s o c a n a n y o n e , playe r m a n a g e r P a d d y O ' K e l l y m a d e a (very) deliberate run into the penalty a r e a a n d blasted a third past the d e p a i r i n g keeper.

Q E C c a m e c l o s e to s c o r i n g when L a k i n m i s - h e a d e d a ' c l e a r a n c e ' a n d o n l y a brilliant save by a g i l e B a r r y Witts in goal foiled his attempt at scoring.

Further g o a l s w e r e a d d e d by u n s t o p p a b l e James R o w l e y - the IV's t op s c o r e r -, Neil Catford, making an impressive debut and powerful D a v e H i g g s on loan from IC II. By half-time the s c o r e w a s 11-0 but the t eam were w a r n e d , by ruthless m a n a g e r O ' K e l l y , not to s l a c k e n in the s e c o n d half. A target of a further 11 g o a l s was s e t and the fourths started a g a i n in m e a n m o o d , s e a r c h i n g for more goals.

G o a l s w e r e f l o w i n g freely until O ' K e l l y d e c i d e d that he w a n t e d a hat-trick and that he wasn't going to pass to a n y o n e until he got it. T h e r e then f o l l o w e d a l o n g p e r i o d of m i s s e d c h a n c e s until finally he put his third goal away .

G o a l k e e p e r B a r r y Witts was s w i t c h e d with t w o - g o a l hero Steve V e a t s a n d rose to the outfield c h a l l e n g e by s c o r i n g a goal f r o m a s o l o run starting in his o w n half of the field.

Somewhere in between, J a m e s R o w l e y had m a n a g e d to a m a s s 5 g o a l s a n d S t e v e M a r t e n an i n c r e d i b l e 6! N e i l C a t f o r d a l s o f i n i s h e d off his debut hat-trick a n d the s c o r e was 22-0 w h e n w e realise d that all four d e f e n d e r s had failed to s c o r e . H a r d m a n B i l l C a f f y n (who before the m a t c h had cast d o u b t s o n o u r ability to win - well d o n e Bill!) m a d e his w a y to a spot 30 y a r d s from the Q E C g o a l a n d waited for the ball. T h e Q E C d e f e n c e , not w i s h i n g to i n c u r his wrath, p a s s e d the ball to him and he t h u n d e r e d the ball i n t o t h e t o p c o r n e r of the net for the 23rd a n d best taken goal of the g a m e . P h i l L a k i n stole in for the all- im por t an t 24th a n d s o o n after, the ref blew the final whistle.

It s h o u l d be p o i n t e d out that the 2 n o n - s c o r i n g d e f e n d e r s G i l e s B r e r e t o n a n d Neil M o r r i s - had d e c i d e d that it w o u l d be t o o e m b a r r a s s i n g to s c o r e o n l y o n e goal s o they d e c i d e d not to bother and were content to c o n t e m p l a t e the m e a n i n g of life for most of the match.

T h i s is believed to be by far the biggest league victory in U L U history s o well d o n e IC IV for w i n n i n g their o w n p l a c e in the a n n a l s of U L U s o c c e r .

T h e fourths w o u l d a l s o like to point out that in a c h i e v i n g t h i s result they s c o r e d o n e goal every four minutes which d i s p r o v e s a t heory b y ' t h e o l d man of f o o t b a l l ' J o h n H e a l y a n d his right h a n d man poetL a u r e a t e A l C a b l e that no IC IV player c o u l d run the length of the pitch in less than five minutes.

Scorers: Steve Marten (6), James Rowley (5), Paddy O'Kelly (3), Neil Catford (3), Dave Higgs (2), Steve Veats (2), Phil Lakin (1), Bill Caffyn (1), Barry Witts (1).

Team: Witts, Morris, Veats, Lakin, Brereton, Catford, O'Kelly, Rowley.

Caffyn, Higgs, Marten,

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IC went into this g a m e n e e d i n g a w i n to keep u p t h e i r challenge f o r the p r e m i e r d i v i s i o n title a n d this w a s expected to be a d i f f i c u l t g a m e . G o l d s m i t h ' s a r e also w e l l p l a c e d i n the league a n d on S a t u r d a y (10th M a r c h ) contest the c u p f i n a l w i t h RHC. I C took some t i m e to settle but managed to w i t h s t a n d G o l d smith's early attacks. A f t e r about h a l f a n h o u r the game a p p e a r e d to be s t a g n a t i n g w i t h neither side getting the u p p e r h a n d . T h e n G r a h a m R i c k a r d received the b a l l o n the left w i n g , j i n k e d past a couple o f G o l d s m i t h s ' defenders

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I.C. R u g b y t r a v e l l e d to the U . L . U . g r o u n d at M o t s p u r P a r k to take o n G u y ' s i n the F i n a l o f the G u t t e r i d g e Plate C o m p e t i t i o n a n d after a m e d i o c r e p e r f o r m a n c e e m e r g e d clear w i n n e r s b y the above scoreline.

O n inspecting the p i t c h we were a m a z e d to find that the lines had been l a i d d o w n over the lines of a football p i t c h . T h i s left criss-crosses o f w h i t e chalk everywhere a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y - b a d was the tr\ line where two lines r a n p a r a l l e l one y a r d apart m a k i n g it difficult to know whit h was the correct line. T h i s was to play quite a role in the m a t c h .

I . C . began disastrously - b e i n g 6 - 0 d o w n w i t h i n five minutes but m a n a g e d to p u l l things together somewhat after D a v e L i l l e y h a d scored an opportunist try f o l l o w i n g their_full back f u m b l i n g a c h i p by R o n n i e H o w a r d . T h i s was q u i c k l y followed by a penalty goal from the boot o f M a u r i c e Cotter.

N o w that I.C. were i n the lead for the first t i m e they p r o d u c e d some o f the best play seen i n the m a t c h . T h i s c u l m i n a t e d i n a fine team try finished off by Peter G o r i n g after some excellent back u p play. Before this E d d y B u d g e n h a d p u t over a really 'monster' d r o p goal.

T h e second h a l f saw G u y ' s i m m e d i a t e l y increase their score w i t h a penalty kick a n d for a time before h a m m e r i n g a superb shot into the roof o f the net . I C defended this lead well the second half, throughout occasionally t h r e a t e n i n g to extend t h e i r lead w i t h q u i c k , incisive moves. T o w a r d s the e n d of the game the pressure on the I C goal began to m o u n t with Goldsmiths' gaining a number of free-kicks w i t h theatrics that really warranted Oscar nominations.

I C d ef ended bravely, T s o u k k a s m a k i n g t w o particularly noteworthy saves, but i n the last five m i n u t e s they conceded a p e n a l t y w h e n R u t t y was a d j u d g e d to have fouled a n opposing forward.

However G o l d s m i t h s ' were i n c a p a b l e o f c o n v e r t i n g even this o p p o r t u n i t y into a goal, a n d i n the d y i n g minutes o f the game R i c h a r d a d d e d I C ' s second goal w i t h a n o t h e r terrific shot.

Team: Tsoukkas, Rutty, Reeve, henrick, Price, Clarke, Black, Johnson, K. McPhail, Kenrick, Brindle.

IC 1st XI 0 UCH IC o v e r c a m e t h e i r recent loss o f three p o i n t s to R H C i n a d o u b l e - h e a d e r (notice h o w defeats a r e n e v e r r e p o r t e d ) , w i t h a g o o d w i n over a r a t h e r p o o r h o s p i t a l side. T h i s r e s u l t leaves t h e m w i t h a n o u t s i d e chance o f w i n n i n g the U . L .

it looked as i f I . C . were g o i n g to crack.

T h i s was not to be because a further t r y a n d conversion by C o t t e r elevated the score b e y o n d G u y ' s reach. T h i s was a n o t h e r good try w i t h a d u m m y scissors putting J o h n Chanceller through a n d l e a v i n g C o t t e r to finish off.

Just after this M a u r i c e a d d e d a n o t h e r p e n a l t y to n o t c h u p the a b o v e total.

H o w e v e r , the score w o u l d have been m o r e i f yours t r u l y h a d not d o w n e d the b a l l o n the soccer line w h e n seemingly t h r o u g h to a n easy try.

T h a n k s very m u c h to a l l those w h o came a l o n g to support us, b y the w a y !

S. T o w n s e n d league, t h o u g h it is n o w essential to w i n the remaining games.

Having a l r e a d y defeated t h i s t e a m 5 1 e a r l i e r this season I C w e r e not expecting too much difficulty a n d this o v e r c o n f i dence s h o w e d i n the e a r l y p a r t o f the g a m e .

S o m e good moves were p u t together from tbe start w i t h R u t t y a t t e m p t i n g to score by b o o t i n g both b a l l a n d goalkeeper into the net. U C H came back w e l l a n d Tsoukkas h a d to m a k e a n extrovert d i v i n g save to p u s h away a shot from the U C H centre f o r w a r d . I C ' s early confidence began to w a n e as the game m o v e d on w i t h no score i n their favour.

H o w e v e r after half-time the game changed c o m p l e t e l y as the I C players realised they n o w h a d the w i n d at t h e i r backs (not a reference to P h i l B r i n d l e ' s t u r d fetish). It was not l o n g before the first goal went i n as P a v e r , r e m e m b e r i n g at last to keep his head d o w n w h e n he shoots, rifled home a low, h a r d shot to give the U C H keeper no chance. A f t e r this first goal the o p p o s i t i o n folded u p a n d I C began l o p l a y w i t h a lot m o r e confidence. F u r t h e r goals came from B r i n d l e (2) a n d J o h n s o n , t h o u g h the final score s h o u l d c e r t a i n l y have been h i g h e r t h a n 4-0.

Team: Tsoukkas; Rutty, Reeve, Paver, Kenrick, Black, Johnson, Davies, Rickard, Brindle, Stevenson.

Page 16 contd. from front page, A l l a g r e e d that i n c r e a s e d f o o d costs should' now apply only to the " f o o d e l e m e n t " in t h e meal price - about 0.56 per cent. T h e difference Of o p i n i o n a r o s e over the c a l c u l a t i o n of the w a g e inflation element.

Professor Eilon's scheme involves a 1 p e r c e n t rise e a c h m o n t h t o c o v e r a n alleged 2 0 per cent i n c r e a s e in labour c o s t s .

However, M a r y A t t e n b o r o u g h has s a i d that his m e t h o d d o e s not a c c o u n t for i n c r e a s e d turnover in the refectories r e d u c i n g the i n c r e a s e i n l a b o u r cost p e r meal.

S h e has p r o p o s e d a 0.2 per cent m o n t h l y p r i c e rise with a 1.3 per cent i n c r e a s e at the b e g i n n i n g of

FELIX

the f i n a n c i a l year o n 1st A u g u s t .

This is based o n an 8 per cent w a g e settlement.

Mary A t t e n b o r o u g h told a F E L I X reporter that s h e t h o u g h t Professor E i l o n ' s s c h e m e w a s a b s u r d . P r i c e s c o u l d g o up by 10 per cent in 5 months, w h i c h was far more t han necessary. | S h e w a s angry that the meeting was not a l l o w e d to vote o n the new s c h e m e as Professor E i l o n said it w a s E x e c u t i v e a c t i o n . But the C o m m i t t e e d i d vote against a n y termly price rise for next term.

T h e U n i o n is t a k i n g no further action until the R e c t o r makes k n o w n his views o n the new regulator.

CONSTITUTION

FELIX is an IC Union Society as well as a newspaper, following the Union Publication Board's acceptance of a five-page FELIX Constitution last Monday.

According to the Constitution proposed by FELIX Editor John Harris, the objects of the Society are: a) to aid the Editor in the production of the paper b) to provide for social activity among those who help on the paper c) to make available to its members knowledge and use of the facilities of the Union Print Unit.

The Editor and Business Manager, c u r r e n t l y the only officially e x i s t i n g F E L I X posts, will *be ex-officio m e m b e r s of t h e i

F E L I X C o m m i t t e e w h i c h will i n c l u d e eight other members elected at the F E L I X A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g early in t h e s u m m e r term. T h e E d i t o r a n d B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r will c o n t i n u e to be elected by the U n i o n .

STRIPPERS

T h e W o m e n i n Science a n d T e c h n o l o g y g r o u p is to picket Mines Revue on Thursday because there w i l l be strippers o n the b i l l .

A l t h o u g h b o t h a male a n d female stripper w i l l be featured the w o m e n feel that the presence of a m a l e s t r i p p e r o n this occasion w i l l m a k e n o difference to the w a y i n w h i c h such events degrade w o m e n . W o m e n are still being treated as sex objects, whereas a single m a l e stripper w i l l not c h a n g e the a t t i t u d e of m e n towards each other. In a n y case t w o wrongs d o not m a k e a right, say W i S T .

A W i S T spokeswoman p o i n t e d out that the advertisments for the Revue depicted only a woman, w h i c h showed w h a t the event organisers were really t h i n k i n g about.

T h e R e v u e w i l l be i n the J u n i o r C o m m o n R o o m a n d the w o m e n w i l l be p i c k e t i n g outside before the 8.00 p . m . start. T h e g r o u p have p i c k e t e d R C S S m o k i n g C o n c e r t for the last few years i n protest against the presence of strippers there.

Pete w a s late for a trip to a n open-cast c o a l field o r g a n i s e d by the M i n a n d M e t Society. H e had been t o ld that a s t u f f e d goat had been hidden on t h e other side of the wall that r u n s a l o n g s i d e P r i n c e C o n s o r t R o a d .

H e vaulted over the wall a n d c r a s h e d t h r o u g h the wired glass.

Peter B a m f o r d ' p h o n e d for an a m b u l a n c e and w a s the first to reach Pete. Mr. H o d d i n o t ' s face w a s covered in b l o o d a n d there was a large piece of glas p r o t r u d i n g from just u n d e r his eye. Pete was in a state of s h o c k a n d was w o r r i e d b e c a u s e he c o u l d n ' t see. However Mr. H o d d i n o t , r e n o w n for his strength o n the r u g b y field, s o o n m a n a g e d to recover from the s h o c k .

Pete w a s sent to St. Stevens hospital a n d h a d an operation last T u e s d a y . After a short spell in intensive care he is now high-spirited and eager to c o m e back to c o l lege. H e is e x p e c t e d to have left hospital by the time F E L I X is p u b l i s h e d a n d h a s had many visitors .... "almost all of RSM" a n d several staff.

College Secretary Gives Lecture M i c k e y D a v i e s , the College Secretary, w h o h a s been at IC since 1962 is to reti re o n 30th J u n e this year.

O n T u e s d a y he gave a n e n t e r t a i n i n g r e t i r e m e n t lecture entitled " I n the c o m p a n y o f s c i e n t i s t s " i n w h i c h he r e m i n i s c e d about the y e a r s he h a s spent i n the College.

T h e C o m m i t t e e posts will be Honorary Secretary, Social Secretary, N e w s Editor, S p o r t s Editor, Reviews Editor, P h o t o g r a p h i c Rep., M e d i a R e p . a n d o n e ordinary member.

I n some respects things h a d c h a n g e d little, he said. I n 1962 I C U n i o n was outside N U S , i n 1979 likewise. C o m p l a i n t s about M o o n e y ' s chips were the same then as n o w .

In 1962 the College budget was £3 m i l l i o n w h i l e i n 1979 it h a d arisen to £27 m i l l i o n , he c o n t i n u e d . T h e 1978-9 income from t u i t i o n fees alone was greater t h a n the total C o l l e g e i n c o m e i n 1962.

T h e S o c i e t y is a separate entity from the " F E L I X C l u b " to w h i c h m e m b e r s have to be elected by the existing m e m b e r s h i p .

O v e r the years he h a d seen a n increase i n staff a n d student i n v o l v e m e n t i n the College a n d more d e m o c r a c y . "Indeed we are now living in a time of more democracy and less money which some would say is not a very good combination".

Several people have w e l c o m e d the i n t r o d u c t i o n of the F E L I X Constitution and expressed a hope that it will provide the framework for more students to b e c o m e involved in F E L I X .

T u r n i n g to the future he expressed c o n c e r n over the College's i n c o m e a n d a desire for more flexible a d m i n i s t r a t i o n .

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NEWS IN BRIEF MORE

H O N S E CI N H O S P I T A L At 7.38, last Friday morning, Pete Hoddinot (RSM Hon. Sec.) fell 20 ft. through a wired cast glass skylight, above a storeroom in Mines, and landed on a pile ot asbestos which helped to break his fall. A few years ago a French boy died falling through the same skylight.

CANNABIS - ICU INFORMS GOVERNMENT Union President Mary A t t e n b o r o u g h has w r i t t e n to the H o m e Secretary M e r l y n Rees i n f o r m i n g h i m of I C U n i o n ' s decision to s u p p o r t t h e legalisation of cannabis.

In her letter she p o i n t e d out that there is no evidence that s m o k i n g pot is h a r m f u l , a n d expressed a hope that "the Government will take note of the feelings of Ihe millions of people who have tried cannabis and suffered no ill effects".

M a r y ' s letter follows a decision at a recent U n i o n M e e t i n g to support the l e g a l i s a t i on of c a n n a b i s a n d affiliate to the "Legalise C a n n a b i s " campaign.

H e c o n c l u d e d his talk w i t h a q u o t a t i o n from W . H . A u d e n : "When in the company of scientists I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing room full of dukes."

NEW

SCHOLARSHIP

T h e W o r l d U n i v e r s i t y Service has proposed a new scholarship to enable a " t h i r d w o r l d " student to study at I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e.

The scholarship w o u l d be tenable for a one-year M . S c . course. T h e C o l l e g e w o u l d waive t u i t i o n fees, a n d money to cover the student's l i v i n g costs w o u l d be raised from academics. T h e College D e a n s have suggested that the R e c t o r a n d U n i o n President M a r y A t t e n b o r o u g h launch an appeal.

I C U n i o n raised £500 for the W o r l d U n i v e r s i t y Service at the b e g i n n i n g of the session w h e n students were i n v i t e d to donate 50p w h e n c o l l e c t i n g their U n i o n cards.

MP T O HELP ICU

Geoff E d g e , L a b o u r M P for A l d r i d g e B r o w n h i l l s , has agreed I C U C L A I M S M O R E M O N E Y to arrange a m e e t i n g between of I m p e r i a l representatives I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n is to College U n i o n a n d personal ask College for a £134,000 grant advisers to E d u c a t i o n Secretary next session to pay for r u n n i n g the S h i r l e y W i l l i a m s i n response to U n i o n a n d a l l its clubs a n d I C U ' s t u i t i o n fees c a m p a i g n . societies.

T h i s figure represents a 16.5 per cent increase o n this year's grant a n d was a r r i v e d at after detailed c o n s i d e r a t i o n of estimates s u b m i t t e d by a l l U n i o n bodies.

Union President Mary A t t e n b o r o u g h ' s home is i n M r .

Edge's constituency near B i r m i n g h a m a n d she l o b b i e d h i m last M o n d a y as part of the Union's campaign.

Mr. Edge, a m e m b e r of L a b o u r ' s T r i b u n e G r o u p , used to w o r k for the D e p a r t m e n t of E d u c a t i o n a n d Science. H e w i l l try to fix the m e e t i n g as soon as possible.

A p a r t from t u i t i o n fees, M a r y A t t e n b o r o u g h intends to raise the question of" the G o v e r n m e n t ' s general attitude towards overseas students a n d the p r o b l e m of the o r d i n a r y residence definition.

ICU O N GRANTS

MARCH

I C U n i o n is to p a r t i c i p a t e i n N U S ' s grants m a r c h today a n d p r o v i d e a float despite N U S ' s decision not to a l l o w I C U to take part as a n organisation.

A n E x t e r n a l Affairs C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g on W e d n e s d a y decided to ignore the N U S b a n , i m p o s e d because I C U is no longer a m e m b e r . T h e float w i l l depict the grant problems of overseas postgraduate students a n d the means test. A c o a c h w i l l be l e a v i n g the U n i o n A r c h at 1.15 p.m.

RCS ELECTIONS T h e election for the t o p posts i n R C S U n i o n held o n T u e s d a y this week has been declared inquorate.

A n R C S Union M e e t i n g today is to decide whether to ratify the results.

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Wed. 25**April.

I Come and run on a TARTAN TRACK . transport to and from the stadium will be provided.

R.C.S. v C.&G. v R.S.M. Events :Men -

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Coach will leave for stadium at 1 pm. Special arrangements for transport will be made for those students having exams, in the morning of the

25*t Will these students please give

their names in to Pete Barry or to any X-country club official so that we may know how many to provide for .