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Issue No. 536

UGM REPORT The news was a n n o u n c e d at the U G M last T u e s d a y that the students at IC halls of residence face an increase of £1.00a week o n their rent to make up for the £70,000 shortfall i n c u r r e d b y the halls d u e to a lack of c o n f e r e n c e b o o k i n g s d u r i n g the s u m m e r vacation, t h e student h o u s e s a n d H a m l e t Gardens, w h i c h made a profit, were e x e m p t e d from this increase but they will be hit by the d e c r e a s e in the f u r n i s h i n g a l l o w a n c e w h i c h is used o n o c c a s i o n s to replace old o r buy new essential e q u i p m e n t s u c h as c o o k e r s , w a s h i n g m a c h i n e s a n d fridges. T h e U n i o n H a l d a n e Library C o m m i t t e e has still not reached a n y agreement with the C o l l e g e H L C as to the three records and the cassette that the C H L C are w i t h o l d i n g from the library b e c a u s e they feel they are 'unsuitable'. The U H L C believe they s h o u l d be r e s p o n s i b l e for a n y c e n s o r s h i p of the r e c o r d s that they buy a n d that the r e c o r d s in q u e s t i o n are acceptable.

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After a s u c c e s s f u l c h a l l e n g e to the order of the a g e n d a , the motion o n the P u b l i c Image Of IC w a s debated a n d the p r o p o s e d a m m e n d m e n t that the reference to "beerswilling louts with latent homosexual t e n d e n c i e s " was offensive to gays a n d s h o u l d be r e p l a c e d w a s p a s s e d A majority also p a s s e d the m o t i o n . The A n t i - C o r r i e Bill motion w a s moved straight to a vote, and passed b y a large majority. The main debate was p r o p o u n d e d at the last U G M w h e n a c h a l l e n g e to the q u o r u m was made and u p h e l d before the vote was taken The motion O n The U n d e r g r o u n d was also p a s s e d with the a m m e n d m e n t to I C U E n v i r o n m e n t a l W e e k got o i l l o a g o o d star! instructs that IC s h o u l d atend the e d u c a t i o n yesterday. The p h o t o g r a p h , a b o v e , is o f a r u b b i s h cuts protest march o r g a n i s e d by t h e T U C f o r collection being pushed into a hired van. T h e W e d n e s d a y 28 November. T h e a m m e n d m e n t r u b b i s h was c o l l e c t e d lor the F r i e n d s of tin- E a r t h p r o p o s e d that the c a m p a i g n s h o u l d focus o n a n d w i l l be used as part o f a m a j o r c a m p a i g n t o the overseas students fees increase rather b r i n g h o m e to the w o r l d t h e serious wastage ol than the c u t s in general was defeated.

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I w a s e s p e c i a l l y p l e a s e d that s o m e of. the new events s u c h as R a g a r a m a a n d the C C U Boat R a c e c a m e o f f w e l l a n d I n a t u r a l resourses b y o u r m o d e r n society. Late News: Hall rents will probably not now D e t a i l s o l ' E n v i r o n m e n t a l W e e k a r e i n R o g e r hope they w i l l c o n t i n u e i n future years. be increased (see above). S t o t e s b u r y ' s s u p p l e m e n t b e t w e e n the c e n t r e pages (continued on page 15)

Dear C o l i n T h e External Affairs C o m m i t t e e h e l d o n M o n d a y 26 N o v e m b e r d e c i d e d the f o l l o w i n g : E A C Notes 1. That the advertising of the past two U G M s has been s a d l y l a c k i n g a n d inadequate. 2. O n M o n d a y 26 N o v e m b e r , the failure of the E x e c N e w s to appear. 3. That these duties c o m e u n d e r the brief of the H o n S e c and/or P u b l i c i t y Officer. 4. That U n i o n p o l i c y states that U G M s must be given ten C o l l e g e d a y s (fourteen o r i d i n a r y days) notice. 5. That the q u o r a c y of the U G M on 6 November was successfully challenged. 6. That the a b s e n c e of E x e c N e w s restricted the activities of E A C (26 November). E A C Believes 1. T h a t the lack of p u b l i c i t y d i v o r c e s the U n i o n from its membership. 2. That the a b s e n c e of E x e c N e w s inhibits the efficiency and democratic running and debating of U n i o n Affairs. E A C d i s l i k e s the attitude of the H o n S e c in these matters. E A C Instructs 1. T h e H o n S e c to pull his s o c k s up. 2. T h e H o n S e c to e n s u r e that s u c h p u b l i c i t y is produced a c c o r d i n g to U n i o n policy. T h i s m o t i o n w a s p a s s e d nem c o n at E A C o n 26 N o v e m b e r a n d has been forwarded to F E L I X for publication. J o h n Passmore Ext Affairs Officer Dear S i r R e c e n t l y various m e m b e r s of C o l l e g e have t a k e n t h o u g h t l e s s pleasure in t h r o w i n g various items of r u b b i s h o n M o r p h y Day, E x e c T o r t u r e a n d ' R a g Hit S q u a d ' o u t i n g s , at S T O I C m e m b e r s w h i l e they are operating the portable video r e c o r d i n g e q u i p m e n t . We w o u l d like to point out that if the equipment were broken, replacement would cost a p p r o x i m a t e l y ÂŁ1,500. We w o u l d thus appreciate p e o p l e s h o w i n g respect for the e qui pm e nt . Y o u r s faithfully B r y a n Steel Hon Sec STOIC

Sir Yet a g a i n the R C S B o r e d o m C o m m i t t e e is on the r a m p a g e in FELIX correspondence. Frank J a m e s ' latest strange h y p o t h e s i s w o u l d s e e m to be that C C U s c a u s e p e o p l e to behave strangely, h e n c e p e o p l e seek refuge from strange behaviour by socialising with C C U types, w h e r e u p o n they are immediately leapt o n (by h o m o s e x u a l s ? ) a n d degraded so that they feel i n c l i n e d to leave C o l l e g e . O n several o c c a s i o n s , I have felt i n c l i n e d to leave IC forever. T h i s seems to be a c o m m o n feeling in M e c h Eng 2 - perhaps going some way to e x p l a i n i n g the h i g h 2 n d year failure rates. A s a primaeval being - that is a mere mortal - my basic needs are: i. F o o d (preferably g o o d food) ii. Accomodation (preferably comfortable, affordable a n d with a reasonable degree of privacy, ie not s h a r i n g a triple room). iii. A soft, w a r m female. If a freshman arrives at C o l l e g e a n d d e c i d e s that M o o n e y s are awful, he doesn't like s h a r i n g a r o o m in a seedy hotel with a total stranger a n d that he'd better tie a knot in it, we don't s t a n d m u c h c h a n c e of k e e p i n g the poor guy. Dear S i r I have s t u d i e d the pr o bl em of those students at IC w h o want a b o r t i o n o n d e m a n d in great depth a n d have d e c i d e d that they may need to seek c o u n s e l l i n g advice. T h e i r p r o b l e m isn't u n c o m m o n a m o n g s t abortionists. It begins with their arithmetic i n a c c u r a c y . In many of their p u b l i c a t i o n s they c l a i m that in P o r t u g a l 2,000 women die each year from backstreet abortions. T h e a c t u a l figure for deaths from all c a u s e s of w o m e n aged 15-44 in P o r t u g a l in the most recent year for w h i c h figures are available is 2,062 (source: U n i t e d Nations). T h e i r s e c o n d p r o b l e m is extreme self-centredness leading to a belief that w o m e n have the right to destroy an individual to avoid i n c o n v e n i e n c e to themselves. Their final p r o b l e m is a desire to be unpleasant to individuals or g r o u p s of individuals that they do not personally know, particularly Roman Catholics whom they portray as m i n d l e s s morons. A l l i e d to this i s t h e i r e x c l u s i o n and hatred of people presenting differeing views. Most often this feeling results from an inability to u n d e r s t a n d c o n c e p t s that are derived from scientific facts. A b o r t i o n i s t s w h o seek help with their p r o b l e m s might find the following p u b l i c a t i o n s useful: A Doctor's Creed by A l e c k B o u r n e ; T h e report of the E u r o p e a n C o m m i s i o n of H u m a n Rights on the B r u g g e m a n n a n d S c h e u t e n

I don't see I C U busting a gut to solve any of these primary p r o b l e m s of IC student life. Frank J a m e s himself even m a n a g e d to help lose University C h a l l e n g e (if this guy is so smart etc.) N o w for an illogical c h a n g e of topic. Why shouldn't Steve H u t c h i n g ' s letter to C o l i n P a l m e r be p u b l i s h e d ? We have been inundated with news about J o h n Shuttleworth s u i n g I C U , so we s h o u l d be forewarned about the next incredible waste of time, m o n e y a n d energy to c o m e our way. S u r e it's the p r i n c i p l e that matters. T h e p r i n c i p l e here is whether it is worth s t a n d i n g on the letter of law for every mistake that a n y b o d y makes. If y o u drove through London without e x c e e d i n g any s p e e d limits, y o u w o u l d be a rolling road block. J u s t w h y d o e s H u t c h i n g s need his back s c r a t c h e d by W a t m o u g h a n y w a y ? S u r e l y the quality or otherwise of his p h o t o g r a p h s s h o u l d speak for themselves. I s e e m to remember t h e m as fairly u n s p e c t a c u l a r . A s for H u t c h i n g s letter, I'd like to make him look silly, but I think he's d o n e well e n o u g h for himself. Y o u r s faithfully Ken Strachan

case; T h e Decleration on the Rights of the C h i l d a d o p t e d by the United Nations. Y o u r s helpfully J Stanley Dear E d In a strange way D i s g u s t e d of T u n b r i d g e Wells is right. F o r myself, as the C o r r i e Bill is c l o s e to my heart, I w o u l d like to see s o m e t h i n g d o n e . T h e p r o p e r way is not t h r o u g h s l a n g i n g m at c he s at U G M s , but at C h r i s t m a s tea parties, so I hereby invite M i s s C l a r k a n d c r e w to a d i s c u s s i o n over m i n c e pies. I suggest in the Bot Z o o C o m m o n R o o m o n e evening, if s h e w o u l d contact me to arrange a time. Love J Evans Physics 1 Dear Sir I realise that a great deal will probably be said about those w h o helped at C a r n i v a l , but I felt that my o w n band of helpers d i d s u c h an i n c r e d i b l e job, that I had to thank t h e m directly for the effort that they put in. S o , Steve C arpent er, A n n e E v a n s , M a r y Freeman, C h r i s G e a r y , Lesley H o r r o c k s , J e z , M a r y Johiffe, M a r y Morrison, Mika Nakimura, Sue Newson, Laurie Tomlinson, M e l a n i e V a u g h a n , Diane W i l l i a m s a n d of c o u r s e Ian Taylor, THANKS. Ruth H i l d e b r a n d Aero 2

Dear S i r H a v i n g been at Imperial C o l l e g e s i n c e the b e g i n n i n g of O c t o b e r , a n d having listened to the 'Frank J a m e s on C C U s ' debate ever since, it appears the p r o b l e m is one of maturity, or the lack of it, of students a n d their respective C C U s . I w o u l d suggest this is not the fault of the student or the C C U s , but the fault lies in the system that allows direct entry to (any) university from the 6th form. T h e c h o i c e of g o i n g directly to university from one's 6th form (which is the majority c a s e for most prospective students) is, I feel, a soft o p t i o n w h i c h allows the student to avoid the real w o r l d for an extra three or so years. T h e s o l u t i o n , as I see it, is to stop direct entry a n d replace it with c o m p u l s o r y deferment for one, or preferably two, years. D u r i n g this time away from the e d u c a t i o n system, the potential student w o u l d have a greater opportunity to b r o a d e n his/her m i n d and c o m e into c o n t a c t with a wide range of p e o p l e from all walks of life (there is life b e y o n d m i n i n g , e n g i n e e r i ng a n d s c i e n c e , actually). A l s o , w o r k i n g d u r i n g this one or two year's 'off is g o o d e x p e r i e n c e as it destroys a n y illusions that one may have about the w o r l d o u t s i de of e d u c a t i o n being a nice, easy place to have to exist a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y makes y o u appreciate university more. Before I'm shot d o w n by a n y o n e w h o t h i n k s I am old before my time, b o r i n g etc, bear this in m i n d : most, if not all, of my exw o r k m a t e s (yes, I was at work for over two years before j o i n i n g Imperial) s h o w a maturity that few students I have seen attain, a n d enjoy yet are still a b l e to themselves d o w n the pub, have fun and lead as full a life as p o s s i b l e without being B - O - R - l N - G . T h e y are also of the o p i n i o n that s o m e (not all) of the activities of the C C U s are "pathetic", " m o r o n i c " etc, a l t h o u g h they do agree that the C C U s do s o m e g o o d (I give t h e m a b a l a n c e d view, y o u see). T h u s , to re-iterate what I s a i d , earlier, it is not the students o r t h e C C U s w h o are to blame for their lack of maturity, it is the s y s t e m s fault for not a l l o w i n g t h e m to attain it. Y o u r s sincerely Simon Jerome Dear Sir T h a n k G o d for the new expensive tills in the refectories. O n c e the c a s h i e r s have got the hang of them, a n d the q u e u e s are shortened (instead of getting longer) diners c a n be out of the place q u i c k l y e n o u g h to survive the e x p e r i e n c e of the e x p e n s i v e food. Yours (Tunbridge that wasn't me) M i c k Berry

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NOT A UGM REPORT

D E M O C R A C Y AND DISRUPTION

T h i s report of the U n i o n G e n e r a l meeting held last T u e s d a y is entitled Not a UGM Report

After the Executive- reports and the election for U L U S C R (who?), the motion everyone had been waiting for was m o v e d first o n the agenda. T h e m o t i o n c o n c e r n e d the E x e c u t i v e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for IC's failure on University C h a l l e n g e (or was it the mascot's fault?)'. T w o attempts were m a d e to s u b v e r t t h e c o u r s e of d e m o c r a c y and get the meeting to revert to s e r i o u s b u s i n e s s , both were decisively q u a s h e d . Before the motion was passed, the anti-gay remarks were at least deleted, t h o u g h I did expect s o m e o n e from the Left to delete the o n e sexist remark c o n c e r n i n g the need for more w o m e n at IC to help the team s c o r e . T h e y c o u l d perhaps have inserted: " T o e n c o u r a g e s o c i a l o g y students in order to get more M a r x " but that w o u l d perhaps given too m u c h of a different E n g e l on the subject.

WASHOUT A w a s h d o w n every eight years, with a new coat in between, is all residents in the Halls can expect in the future! Further mbre there will be no more s e w i n g m a c h i n e s and student h o u s e s will have problems buying fridges.' In case y o u are still c o n f u s e d , just remember: the Halls made a loss in the s u m m e r w h e n students were not here (but Mooney breakfasts were c o m p u l s o r y for conferences), whereas Hamlet G a r d e n s and the H o u s e s made a profit (with no M o o n e y breakfast), so clearly the Hall residents (who have just moved in) have to pay more particularly, s i n c e they are mostly first years, they are not aware of the 22% increase they have already had this year. Perhap s we should really blame Refectory C o m m i t t e e (last year's) and ask them for £1.00 e a c h , or £70,000 (whichever is greater!).

C U T S OUT, DEMOS IN, HUMAN RIGHTS ADJOURNED T h e final motion p a s s e d was on e d u c a t i o n cuts when a representative of the Conservative party failed to limit the motion just to the issue of overseas students fees. By now I C U will already have gone undergroun d and d e m o n s t r a t e d but H u m a n R i g h t s remained u n d i s c u s s e d , but on the agenda. The painting that was taken from the Bot Zoo Common Room has still not been returned. The loss of the painting is extremely embarassing to the college as it was on loan from a goodfriend of IC,

AGAINST THE CORRIE BILL At last the motion against the C o r r i e anti-abortion bill was passed. A l t h o u g h we still don't know whether M e r c h e Clark was ever u n b o r n , we did learn (from a gentleman w h o was definately born) that w o m e n can't be trusted to control their own bodies b e c a u s e they by are f o r c e d into abortions u n s c r u p u l o u s men (who are the real

HALDANE L T h e meeting heard of the c e n s o r s h i p being operated in H a l d a n e L against records being bought by st ts. M o s t p e o p l e agreed that this p o l i c y was a load of excrement.

D u r i n g the s e c o n d half, U C put o u r tryline u n d e r a lot of pressure, but our defence stood firm until, after a line out, the ball b o u n c e d right to their n u m b e r eight to dive over for a try. F r o m the restart U C again, put our defence to the test a n d it was not until twenty minutes that U C managed to s c o r e again, t h r o u g h a fine individual run by their winger. M a n y teams w o u l d have given up at this point, but not IC L a d i e s : U n d e r the dr i v i ng leadership of S m e l l y Shirley, they put in a t r e m e n d o u s fight back a n d t h r o u s h s o m e inspired k i c k i n g by H o t l i p s a n d s o m e d e t e r m i n e d forward play, IC were o n the brink of s c o r i n g w h e n the final whistle blew S o the m a t c h e n d e d in defeat for IC Ladies, but t h e p e r f o r m a n c e of the w h o l e team, in every respect, was s o m e t h i n g to be p r o u d of Great try L a d i e s ! !

IC LADIES XV vs U C LADIES XV: 4-10 T h e first ladies m a t c h of the s e a s o n took place at H a r l i n g t o n last S u n d a y m o r n i n g . F o r a n y o n e e x p e c t i n g to see a farce, there w a s a great d i s a p p o i n t m e n t , for this m a t c h was played at a s u r p r i s i n g l y h i g h s t a n d a r d a n d both teams put o n a m o r e t han c o m p e t a n t e x h i b t i o n of r u g b y football. U n d e r the lawful eye of referee, "I didn't mean it" G u n n e r , U C k i c k e d off. Immediately, IC m a d e u s e of their s u p e r i o r b a c k s a n d l a u n c h e d a c o u n t e r attack, w h i c h eventaully broke d o w n o n the U C 25yd line. A l t h o u g h it was clear that the U C pack were stronger than o u r s , we w e r e able to obtain g o o d p o s s e s s i o n t h r o u g h s o m e excellent t a c k l i n g by the w h o l e team a n d s o m e i n s p i r e d r u c k i n g by o u r pack. T h i s hard work eventually led to a try, w h e n T h u n d e r T h i g h s made, a blind break a n d beat two t ackl es for a fine try. t h e c o n v e r s i o n attempt by C o r n e t t o was u n l u c k y to just s c r a p e the o u t s i de of the post. After the restart U C began to w i n their share of p o s s e s s i o n , but they were s t u n n e d at the t a c k l i n g ability of the w h o l e IC team; H o t l i p s H o o d , A n i m a l a n d H a p p y H o o k e r , to name just a few. D u e to this s u p e r b t a c k l i n g , IC were able to set u p s o m e g o o d attacking moves t h o r u g h the fly half. D o d g e r . T h i s led to s o m e fine runs from wingers, D o s s e r a n d C o r n e t t o . S m u r f a n d Streaker a l s o s h o w e d their c l a s s in the centre with S t r e a k e r s h o w i n g her legs o n more than o n e o c c a s i o n . S h e w a s u n l u c k y to fall t w o y a r d s short of the line after o n e particular run that even H o r r o r S m a r t w o u l d have been p r o u d of. S o t h e first half e n d e d with IC u n l u c k y to have o n l y four points o n the b o a r d .

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IC S T U D E N T S A T T E N D EDUCATION CUTS PROTEST MARCH A c o n t i n g e n t of IC students i n c l u d i n g D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t of I C U , M a l c o l m B r a i n t o o k part in the e d u c a t i o n c u t s protest m a r c h o n Wednesday. T h e massive gathering of trade u n i o n s , colleges and universities (including Lancaster, Bath, S u s s e s a n d Essex), s c h o o l s and left-wing political parties began to m o v e off from H y d e Park nearly o n s c h e d u l e although, d u e to the large n u m b e r s present, the IC contingent d i d not leave until after 4:00pm. The first u n i o n g r o u p s arrived at the H o u s e of Parliament at about twenty past three a n d from that time a n y o n e w a l k i n g back al o ng the route of the m a r c h e n c o u n t e r e d a n almost c o n t i n u o u s p r o c e s s i o n of people, banners a n d placards. T h e y w o u l d also have been leafletted, p r e s s u r e d to b u y various leftwing n e w s p a p e r s a n d have heard the intermittent chants. T h e m a r c h w a s followed by a l o b b y i n g of M P s .

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CITY & GUILDS P h e w ! T h a n k G o d R a g Week is over! T e n r e a l l y hectic days o f non-stop action i n a n d a r o u n d College. T u e s d a y was the D i s g u s t i n g G a m e s i n the Q u a d . I t h i n k we chose s o m e r e a l l y disgusting g a m e s ; s o m e people n e v e r w a n t to see another b a k e d bean a g a i n ! T h e Beer F e s t i v a l o n W e d n e s d a y was great f u n w i t h m a n y excellent p i n t s o f ale b e i n g d r u n k . T h u r s d a y was Exec T o r t u r e w i t h a m i x t u r e p r e p a r e d by M r P J Leggett w h i c h exceeded the b o u n d s o f c o m m o n decency. H o w e v e r , he r e c e i v e d a f a i r p r o p o r t i o n o f this m u c k over h i m s e l f . O v e r £100 was collected for R a g . C a r n i v a l was o n F r i d a y w i t h o v e r 1,000 people attending. T h e b a n d s went d o w n w e l l , especially U r c h i n a n d the Steel B a n d a n d e v e r y b o d y enjoyed themselves. A n y b o d y w h o has seen a G u i l d s s h i e l d a r o u n d , the fancy one w h i c h went m i s s i n g at C a r n i v a l , please tell us or give it back. It is not a m a s c o t , it is an inviolate (that is not violate) decoration. As you m a y know, our Honorary Secretary, M a r k H o p e has resigned, due to a c a d e m i c p r e s s u r e . T h i s m e a n s we have to elect a new H o n Sec. P a p e r s w i l l c o m e d o w n at 5:30pm t o d a y (Friday). If y o u s t i l l want to s t a n d see us i n the U n i o n O f f i c e, t h e n get y o u r n a m e o n the p a p e r w i t h ten seconders. T h i s is an i m p o r t a n t post w i t h m a n y r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . A j o b d e s c r i p t i o n has been c i r c u l a t e d , so r e a d t h i s a n d c o m e a n d f i n d out m o r e i n the Office. T h e elections w i l l take place at the U n i o n m e e t i n g o n II D e c e m b e r .

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T O D A Y at 8:00pm the I F p a r t y i n the J C R . T i c k e t s are 50p a n d they are available f r o m the O f f i c e . S U N D A Y 2nd is G u i l d s R u g b y Sevens. D o n ' t forget to enter a t e a m for t h i s o r just come along and support your team. T h e c o a c h leaves Beit A r c h at 10:00am, so don't be late. T h e r e w i l l be food a n d a f i l m i n the evening for those going. T U E S D A Y 4th is the G e n C o m again. L o t s o f f u n a n d c o n s t i t u t i o n s . See J o i f y o u w a n t to c o m e as a n o b s e r v e r . 5:30 for 6:00 i n the U n i o n S D H . W E D N E S D A Y 5th is the t r i p to see the LIFE OF BRIAN. Tickets and i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m the G u i l d s Office. T H U R S D A Y 6th is the G r a d u a t i n g Y e a r Student R e c e p t i o n . T i c k e t s a n d info f r o m U n i o n Office. S A T U R D A Y 8th is Y e a r R a g . A l l the years go out to t r y a n d get the m o s t m o n e y for R a g . See N a b to b o o k y o u r spot. BRYAN

MINES J u s t a shor t one this week ( " T h a n k G o d ! " I hear y o u cry). Not m u c h has h a p p e n e d o f note i n the last week. A l l those who attended the lecture by Stan Foster on Coal W o r l d w i d e were given food for thought. C o p i e s o f the p a p e r he p r e s e n t e d are i n all R S M libraries. T u e s d a y saw P r o f e s s o r Pushley's lecture on C r y s t a l S t r u c t u r e s T h r o u g h T h e E l e c t r o n M i c r o s c o p e followed by the M e t & M a t S c i Soc H o t Pot Supper w h i c h everyone enjoyed.

F U T U R E EVENTS T O M O R R O W C a r d i f f are c o m i n g u p to p l a y R S M at r u g b y a n d soccer, so y o u r s u p p o r t w i l l be needed especially i n the b a r i n the evening. It is r u m o u r e d that W y n J e n k i n s is c o m i n g w i t h t h e m . MONDAY 3 D E C E M B E R - H a v i n g just r e t u r n e d f r o m s o m e three weeks i n China, R S M Professors Cohen and B r o w n w i l l be g i v i n g a lecture on their Impressions O f T h e Chinese M i n e r a l Industrie s i n M L T at 6:00pm. C O M E ALONG! T U E S D A Y 4 D E C E M B E R - St B a r b a r a s D a y . St B a r b a r a is the p a t r o n saint o f m i n e r s , so it is conceivable that a few toasts w i l l be d r u n k i n the U n i o n Bar.

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D E C E M B E R - F o r e i g n Students' Week 1979. FRIDAY 14 D E C E M B E R - M i n e s B a l l . T h e s o c i a l event o f the year. D o u b l e tickets £17.00 f r o m s o c i a l reps or U n i o n Office.

T h e h y p o c r i s y of o u r s o c i e t y is manifested most strongly by p e o p l e w h o not only cannot be honest with others but c a n n o t be honest even with themselves about their gay tendencies a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y feel a need to prove that they are straight either by being violently o p p o s e d to or by ridiculing gay people, or alternatively by a d o p t i n g a dominant male chauvanist attitude towards women. O n e object of IC G A Y S O C is to e n c o u r a g e the freedom, truth a n d o p e n n e s s w h i c h the c o n d i t i o n i n g a n d c o n v e n t i o n s of s o c i e t y frequently s u p p r e s s by f o r c i ng men a n d w o m e n into the stereotype roles set d o w n by itself. H o w s a d it is that s o c i e t y kills and buries our true thoughts a n d feelings while people w h o refuse to bury the truth a n d refuse to a c c e p t the stereotype of c o n v e n t i o n are rejected by s o c i e t y and made to feel guilty or insane. Fortunately s o m e gays have the c o u r a g e to face a hostile s o c i e t y a n d this has led to gay d e m o n s t r a t i o n s like the one recently in New York of over 100,000 gay w o m e n a n d gay men demonstrating against legal d i s c r i m i n a t i o n against gays. That prejudice a n d d i s c r i m i n a t i o n against gays stills exists is well illustrated by the recent c a s e of D a n White w h o literally got away with murder. H o w c o u l d D a n White, w h o murdered the S a n F r a n c i s c o Mayor, G e o r g e M o s c o m e and his s u p e r v i s o r Harvey Milk, w h o fired nine bullets into his victims a n d shot e a c h one twice in the back of the head, w h o h a d clearly premeditated the murders as he had s m u g g l e d the s h o t g u n into the building a n d shot the two men in different rooms, how c o u l d he not be found guilty of m u r d e r ? Well, Harvey Milk w a s gay a n d the Mayor, G e o r g e M o s c o n e , t h o u g h not gay, strongly s u p p o r t e d the rights of gays a n d t h o u g h of c o u r s e not explicitly stated, the undertones of prejudice a n d bigotry have clearly led to this blatant travesty of justice. Bob Rigby (Chairman, IC Gaysoc) ULU G A Y S O C have m e e t i n g s every T h u r s d a y at 8:00pm in room 2 D of the University of L o n d o n U n i o n , Malet Street (nearest tubes: G o o d g e Street or R u s s e l Square) EVERYONE W E L C O M E !

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NOWHERE T O G O FOR CHRISTMAS? Many people have nowhere to go for the rest of the year either - as anyone who has been on the soup run will tell you. C r i s i s at C h r i s t m a s runs a shelter from 23 to 28 December in London and needs volunteers to help throughout that period. You can come for just one day, or for the whole week. Help is also needed before and after to prepare the centre and to clear up. For more information, contact Fiona Sinclair (Maths 2 letter racks). F O O D AND C L O T H E S Are you looking forward to lots of good food and clothes for Christmas? How about sparing a thought for the homeless and hungry of London. These people do not have much of a life, so try to give them a happy Christmas - it doesn't take much. Please bring donations of food (stuff that will keep until Christmas!) and warm clothes, to the ICCAG room at lunchtime (top of the Union building follow the signs) or to Selkirk 666 Donations are also welcome, please make cheques payable to Crisis at Christmas. For more information please contact Fiona Sinclair (Maths 2 letter racks)

E NO UG H ROPE O n e requirement for a s u c c e s s f u l s q u e e z e is the 'rectification of the count', w h i c h just c o n s i s t s of l o s i n g s o m e t r i c ks until y o u c a n m a k e all but o n e of the rest. I n the h a n d below the d e f e n c e c o - o p e r a t e d admi rabl y. T h e natural b i d d i n g is given b e l o w with the deal:

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For the first time, this year's S c a b Night took the form of a revue. It opened with a Buster Keaton film. The General, a g o o d film, THE PIT From the black abyss of the pit come vague but I think enjoyed as much for its incongruity rumblings. Are these the death throes of the as anything else. S P 3 played us a session of slumbering giant or the firey birth of some golden jazz rock a n d the drummer is to be phoenix? Only God and EE Doc' Smith can tell, for c o m m e n d e d . T h e band's performance was the SF Club's hierarchy have finally obtained some impressive. Shakespeare must be oscillating films (fanfare of angelic voices rises to a crescendo in h i s grave after D e r r i c k Everett's and then fades away) On 4 December we have the interpretation of all his plyas in forty minutes. long awaited Protect X set in 2118 AD it has the A s a member of the cast, I felt the atmosphere badies sending *ur hero back to the 1960s to was hilarious, Dramsoc was acting well and rediscover the Secret. I'm not giving away any more judging by the giggles rising from the than that but it's real SF with a better story line than darkened halt even the audience enjoyed it! most of Hollywood's morass of glamour SciFi SALE OFCHRISTMAS

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(except Alien) On 11 December we have the Another band rose from the roadies' thinking man's Betty Boop in the lithe form of Ms confusion; Paradox, who played well but Jane Fonda. Barbarella is perverted (leather and would have been much improved by more plastic fetishes etc etc), sick, tasteless and very, very power, a cleaner sound, and a tidying up of funny - for anyone with an open - if twisted - mindragged edges. Together with Ms JF are John Philip Law (who?) Ken Russell's The Boyfriend ended Scab and Marcel Marceau (we think he's the one hanging on wires from the ceiling) so come early-for a seat. Night. In my opinion we saw a revue that far Both are brought by SF Club Promotions outclassed last year's motley affair. Roll o n Corporation (Amalg) and will be shown at 7:00pm in next year, and thanks to all who took part, Huxley 213. Entrance is free to members both artistes and audience. 50p) a n d o n l y 20p to Graham Brand (membership plebians/perverts.

There has been an acute lack of action and protest against the effect of cuts o n all aspects of education a n d as s u c h , the Governments Education Bill will go through early next year, without consultation with those effected or any real protest against it. Cuts will then start to bite and many people will want to do something as standards and opportunities decline. N U S has been ineffective, but action resulting from a c o ordinated campaign in the universities of the southwest has resulted in contacts with lecturers, college staff and the N U T . T h is is encouraging and must take place at IC. We must o p p o s e all cuts at IC that will result in a decrease of academic standards a n d opportunities, and try and convince College staff of the foolishness of cuts on principle. We must make contact with other colleges, organisations and individuals with a view to forming a broad based campaign (which is not pie in the sky, many people feel very strongly o n this and this strength of feeling will increase) to inform people and act to get the cuts c h a n g e d . Turn up at the meeting today at 12:45 in M e c h E n g 664 and give your views. We will also be planning publicity events, the first o n e being the leafletting of the underground during the rush hour on Friday 7 December. IC coffin bearers and leafletters will be needed! Philip C o l e Chem Eng 1

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Iranian students threatened to kill their 49 remaining hostages if t h e A m e r i c a n taskforce, w h i c h s a i l e d for international waters off Iran, intervened. T h e students are taking seriously reports that President Carter will not stand idly by if the hostages were put on trial.

FRIDAY 23

E M B A S S Y IN PAKISTAN ATTACKED

T h e U S E m b a s s y in P a k i s t a n was s t o r m e d by a mob and one U S marine was shot dead. The A m e r i c a n s trapped inside had to be rescued by troops ordered into the g r o u n d s by President Z i a . T h e riots seem to have been s p a r k e d off by r u m o u r s that ' A m e r i c a n and Israeli agents' were responsible for the seizure of the G r a n d M o s q u e in M e c c a and A y a t o l l a h K h o m e i n i broadcas t a statement b a c k i n g up the rumour.

MINERS TO VOTE ON STRIKE

B L ' s future was in the b a l a n c e while the c o m p a n y c o n s i d e r e d whether to s c r a p the survival plan in the event of strikes in s uppo r t of M r Derek R o b i n s o n being m a d e official. If this happens, management s o u r c e s s a i d that the B L B o a r d might withdraw its request for ÂŁ200 million in slate, w h i c h w o u l d mean more redundancies.

ZAMBIAN CRISIS Fears that the L a n c a s t e r H o u s e talks c o u l d c o l l a p s e wider the strain of Z a m b i a n crisis a n d the d e a d l o c k over ceasefire lead to an apeal by M r s T h a t c h e r for a q u i c k agreement. The statement said that the achievements s h o u l d not be j e o p a r d i s e d by 'ill-judged actions or decisions'. T h e talks were 'within an a c e of s u c c e s s ' a n d that d e a d l o c k over ceasefire c o u l d lead to previous d e c i s i o n s being unravelled.

IRA MAN G E T S LIFE S E N T E N C E

Leaders of 230,000 miners rejected the 2 0 % pay offer and called for support for disruptive action. A pithead ballot will be held o n 30 November and the result will be a n n o u n c e d on 6 D e c e m b e r .

T h o m a s M c M a h o n , one of the P r o v i s i o n a l IRA's b o m b makers, was c o n v i c t e d of killing Earl M o u n t b a t t e n in a boat e x p l o s i o n and s e n t e n c e d for life.

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In the latest Treasury e c o n o m i c forecasts a deficit of ÂŁ2 billion is projected in 1980, a l t h o u g h inflation is e x p e c t e d to fall from 17% to 14% by the e n d of 1980, the e c o n o m y is expected to d e c l i ne by 2%, despite r e a c h i n g self-sufficiency in o i l . T h e mortgage rate is to be increased from 11 3/4% to a r e c o r d 1 5 % from J a n u a r y 1st. T h i s is the biggest ever rise in the cost of h o m e loans a n d h o m e - b u y e r s face a j u m p of over 2 0 % in monthly mortgage payments.

Several police officers are e x p e c t e d to be arrested in the next few weeks in O p e r a t i o n C o u n t r y m a n , the biggest ever investigation into L o n d o n police c o r r u p t i o n . Detectives involved in the operation w h i c h has been r u n n i n g for a year feel that they have been prevented from t a k i n g action against several s u s p e c t s . T h e y blame this on the policy of the - D i rect or of P u b l i c P r o s e c u t i o n s of o n l y rarely giving i m m u n i t y to informants a n d on the protective 'i m m uni t y' of the L o n d o n police. S o far, one officer has been arrested on a minor c h a r g e a n d seven s u s p e n d e d .

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T h e C h i n e s e a c c u s e d the V i e t n a m e s e army of c a u s i n g a million deaths in C a m b o d i a and hinted that another C h i n e s e invasion of Vietnam might b e c o m e necessary s o o n . The C h i n e s e delegat M r H a n N i a n l o n g , at a new r o u n d of border talks in P e k i n g also a c c u s e d Vietnamese forrces of " t y r a n n i c a l rule and p l u n d e r i n g in C a m b o d i a " and c l a i m e d that the deaths took p l a c e d u r i n g ruthless ' m o p p i n g u p ' operations and m a s s a c r e s A l t h o u g h the V i e t n a m e s e delegate repeated their p r o p o s a l that both sides of the dispute s h u l d s i g n a n o n - a g g r e s s i o n agreement, M r Han is reported to have c o n c e n t r a t e d on Cambodia.

T h e first safe and c h e a p anti-rabies injection is now available. T h e v a c c i n e is p r o d u c e d from h u m a n tissue and s o free from foreign body reaction c a u s e d by earlier vaccines. A b o u t 100 people have been given the injections at a weekly c l i n i c at British A i r w a y s V i c t o r i a Station terminal. N o side effects have been reported.

BRITISH HEART TRANSPLANT T h e seventh heart transplant to take place in Britain was c o m p l e t e d after a six hour o p e r a t i o n at P a p w o r t h H o s p i t a l n e a r C a m b r i d g e . T h e patient is s a i d to be breathing on his o w n and the heart functi oni ng well.

SUNDAY 25 REPORT ON OBSCENITY LAWS The W i l l i a m s C o m m i t t e e w h i c h has been investigating p o r n o g r a p h y laws for two years is to recommend withdrawal of film c e n s o r s h i p powers from local authorities, establisment of a statutory board of film c e n s o r s a n d a l i c e n s i n g system w h i c h will enable designated c i n e m a s to show p o r n o g r a p h i c films. P u b l i c d i s p l a y s of ' o b s c e n e ' material w o u l d be banned but hard core material will be more a c c e s s i b l e to adults.

US EMBASSY H O S T A G E S CRISIS The U N Secretary G e n e r a l , Dr Kurt W a l d h e i m , a s k e d the President of the Security C o u n c i l to c o n v e n e an urgent meeting of the C o u n c i l to deal with the "grave situation w h i c h has arisen in the relations between the U S and Iran". Dr W a l d h e i m s a i d that the t e n s i o n had now esclated to a point where the w o r l d is facing the most serius threat s i n c e the C u b a missile crisis of 1962.

MONDAY 26 HOSPITAL PICKET LINE Scuffles resulted today when about 200 junior d o c t o r s and nurses staged a c o u n t e r d e m o n s t r a t i o n against the picket line at C h a r i n g C r o s s H o s p i t a l w h i c h has been refusing to allow the delivery of any heating oil. T h e hospital has been brought near to c l o s u r e with o n l y 330 patients, 463 empty beds and c o n t i n g e n c y plans to evacuate the patients. A n out-patient suffering from throat and lung c a n c e r a p p r o a c h e d the picket line and told t h e m that the w o u l d die if the did not recieve daily treatment. T h e d i s p u t e is over the d i s m i s s a l of two engineers. T h e strikers c l a i m that the two men were v i c t i m i s e d by hospital m a n a g e m e n t b e c a u s e they were w o r k i n g to rule. T h e 50 strikers have d e n i e d the order to return to work.

CAMBODIANS NOT RECEIVING FOOD AID C a m b o d i a n refugees arriving in T h a i l a n d have c l a i m e d that V i e t n a m e s e t r o o p s are stealing international food aid. T h e refugees, in contrast to the U n i t e d N a t i o n s ' C h i l d r e n ' s F u n d and the International R e d C r o s s , c l a i m that they have recieved little of the foreign aid that has been delivered over the past tow months. A l m o s t all of the refugees believe that Vietnam is out to exterminate the C a m b o d i a n race.

TUESDAY 27 INQUIRY

EXAMINE ROBINSON SACKING

The leaders of the e n g i n e e r i n g w o r k e r s ' union agreed with Sir M i c h a e l E d w a r d e s , the B L C h a i r m a n , to instruct their m e m b e r s to return to work immediately. T h i s d e c i s i o n c a u s e d anger in the Transport, and G e n e r a l W o r k e r s ' U n i o n w h i c h d e c l a r e d the strike official. T h e E n g i n e e r i n g U n i o n ' s d e c i s i o n has made it inevitable that the T G W U will have to halt its o w n strike. Instead of taking official a c t i o n the A V E W will h o l d its o w n inquiry into the s a c k i n g .

TECHNICIANS' DISPUTE HALTS BBC TV STUDIOS A dispute with t e c h n i c i a n s has halted p r o d u c t i o n in L o n d o n s t u d i o s . T h e last r e m ai ni ng t e c h n i c a l operations crew w a l k e d out on a twenty-four hour strike today. T h e B B C has b e g u n to draw up television s c h e d u l e s c o n t a i n i n g i n c r e a s i n g n u m b e r s of films a n d p r o g r a m m e s w h i c h have been s h o w n before.

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mm) The Industrial Society is the College's newest and fastest growing student club. Despite being formed only last October, we already have 70 members and a wide diversity of activities. So far this term, these have included a visit to the Airfix factory at Wandesworth, a behind the curtain tour of a major branch of Lloyd's bank and a presentation by M a r s o n the manufacturing of its products. In all our events we try to get at the hard facts behind the organisation: from the

SOVA What is it like trying to learn to live a normal life again attei a spell In prison? Or il you're in prison, alone and adjusting to a new environment? It's hot easy, but SOVA tries to help offenders, ex-offenders and thse on probation by organising: prison visiting, working in a bail unit, literacy help, in and out of prison, adventure weekends for the 'young at risk' and help for crime victims. If you've had no experience in probation or social work, the Society for Voluntary Associates run groups and lectures to inform you of the contemporary problems and ways of overcoming them. 8

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A head prop show fondness (8) Fool part time delayed (11) Vicious attack (9) Guide (4) Show fear (7) Short carry on sandwich (7) Metric base refuge takes note (10) Tack on then (6) Piper perhaps? (5) Exclaim push (7) Short relation snake (7) Permits (7) Tax (4) Communicate which underground (6) Trojan horses? (5) Night light (4) in the words of the immortal bard.... lan Forrester.

technical, the industrial relations, the financial and the careers viewpoints. In the case of visits, this means not just a tour of the works but also a critical d i s c u s s i o n with the staff and managers. We try to cater for a wide range of interests and needs and next term will see such activities as a presentation by Courtaulds and in early February a visit to the Ford production line at Dagenham. The most immediate of our future events is a talk by Unilever on the role of the accountant in industry, which will take place next Wednesday 13 December in the Bot/Zoo common room. This will be an illustrated talk and refreshments will be provided. If you can make it this Wednesday and you have not yet joined, look-out for notices of future events or drop me a line and I shall send you more details of our activities as they are arranged.

S Milner Probation work is not a popular field to work in, it's difficult and demanding, but it can be very rewarding by involving you directly with people in need of help. If you think you may beinterested in joining the Voluntary Associates and contributing a few hours, once in a while, to do something constructive and useful, please contact me for further details, or any ICCAG member (distinguished by the ICCAG badge) or come to the next ICCAG meeting on Monday 3 December at 12:30pm in the Union, 3rd floor. Kate Hill Biol 2

FELIX WILL BE REVIEWING MIKE HARDING WHEN HE APPEARS AT THE DOMINION THEATRE ON 4 DECEMBER We hope to live up to the compliment "FELIX seems to have a predilection for the more light-hearted aspects Of College life" (Reproduced

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ENVIRONMENTAL WEEK CONTINUES FRIDAY 30th NOVEMBER 7.00pm PHYSICS LT 1 Chemical aspects of Farming and Food Production With 50,000 h e c t a r e s o f l a n d i n B r i t a i n b e i n g l o s t each year t o roads and expanding towns, e f f i c i e n t a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t i o n i s a growing n e c e s s i t y i n B r i t a i n . In f a c t we are remarkably s u c c e s s f a l and are with H o l l a n d , t h e most e f f i c i e n t farmers i n Europe. But what i s the c o s t ? Energy i n t e n s i v e f e r t i l i s e r s have to be used i n i n c r e a s i n g q u a n t i t i e s , p e s t s are becoming r e s i s t a n t to the chemicals used a g a i n s t them, not t o mention n i t r a t e c o n t a m i n a t i o n of our water s u p p l i e s , s e r i o u s impact on our w i l d l i f e and l o s s o f a t t r a c t i v e hedgerows. What i s the a g r i c u l t u r a l f u t u r e f o r Britain? ICU's Environmental Week P r e s e n t s Mr. R.G. Hughes (Senior Agronomist) and Dr. J . McGuinness (Senio r S c i e n t i f i c O f f i c e r ) from ADAS and Mr. Widdowson from the S o i l A s s o c i a t i o n , i n what promises t o be a l i v e l y and i n f o r m a t i v e d i s c u s s i o n on the "Chemical Aspects o f Farming and Food P r o d u c t i o n " . ÂŁgjj f&&&,'i m

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BROTHERS K PLUS DISCO FRIDAY 30th NOVEMBER 8:30pm T I C K E T S F R O M UNION THE UNION BUILDING O F F I C E 75p IMPERIAL COLLEGE

SAT lst and SUN 2nd W h i l s t the r e s t of Environmental Week i s concerned w i t h s t i m u l a t i n g thoughts and d i s c u s s i o n on v a r i o u s key environmental i s s u e s , t h i s weekend has the a c t i o n , and i s a chance to get a c t i v e l y and p o s i t i v e l y i n v o l v e d i n h e l p i n g o t h e r s with t h e i r environment. Adventure playgrounds g i v e k i d s from h e a v i l y b u i l t up areas a p l a c e o f t h e i r own t o p l a y , meet t h e i r f r i e n d s and develop i n . As such they p r o v i d e a necessary focus f o r these c h i l d r e n . We looked at many of the adventure playgrounds i n London, the good and the bad. We chose H o l l y S t r e e t because i t i s completely c l o s e d at the moment. A l o t o f work needs t o be done, new s t r u c t u r e s need t o be b u i l t , a p i e c e o f waste l a n d has to be dug over to make a garden, The k i d s themselves w i l l h e l p too but t a e r e s too much f o r them t o do murals need p a i n t i n g . on t h e i r own. L e t s get H o l l y S t r e e t open f o r the c h i l d r e n of Hackney a g a i n . We're a l l meeting under the B e i t Archway at 10.30am on Saturday and Sunday morning or at H o l l y S t r e e t , Hackney, E8 at 11.30am. Dress up warmly and b r i n g a f r i e n d i t ' l l be l o t s of f u n .

M O N D A Y 3rd D E C THE ENVIRONMENTAL I M P A C T O F T H E OIL INDUSTRY 1:00pm Centre for Env Tec with Mr. Macintosh ( S h e l l ) LONDON'S F U T U R E (Organised by RCS En. S o c i e t y ) TRANSPORT POLICY 7pm PHYSICS 1 ARE WE ^tk GOL\G ROl WD I.V -^H LONDON'S F U T U R E CIRCLES? TRANSPORT POLICY .

Cheap energy and consumer s o c i e t y gave r i s e t o suburban sprawl and the decay o f i n n e r c i t i e s d u r i n g the 50's i n the U.S.A. U n t i l r e c e n t l y i t was thought that U.K. cities were f o l l o w i n g the same p a t t e r n . T h i s i s now b e i n g q u e s t i o n e d as i s the i n f l u e n c e o f t r a n s p o r t urban p a t t e r n s . In the midst of t h i s are i d e a s o f o f f i c e d e c e n t r a l i s a t i o n , new town growth and i n n e r c i t y decay. London i s a c i t y which was b u i l t by and f o r an empire, one c o l l a p s e o f which has l e f t an u n n e c e s s a r i l y l a r g e c a p i t a l c i t y f o r the U.K. f a c e d , w i t h c o n g e s t i o n and i n c r e a s i n g energy p r i c e s London's T r a n s p o r t P o l i c y i s probably the most important l i f e o f i t s i n h a b i t a n t s and where they l i v e and work.

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advancement and change the l i m i t a t i o n b e i n g an economic one. The c o n t e n t i o u s q u e s t i o n i s then what, t o conserve, o r f o r some, what not t o d e v e l o p . Though people o f t e n know i n s t i n c t i v e l y when c o n s e r v a t i o n i s necessary , i n many cases i t s h o u l d be t h e r o l e o f p r e s s u r e groups, t o p o i n t out l e s s obvious t a r g e t s f o r the c o n s e r v a t i o n o f t h r e a t e n e d s p e c i e s , areas o r b u i l d i n g s . In the c o n t e x t o f i n c r e a s i n g p u b l i c conciousness i t i s important t o l a y out the p r i n c i p l e s , and o r g a n i s e i d e a s on "What t o Conserve".

ENVIRONMENT AND THE THIRD WORLD 7:00pm Maths 341 w i t h Dr. Leo P y l e . (Organised by IC Communist

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ENVIRONMENTAL BEGINS 1.00pm FAIR WED 5th DEC With

Friends of the Earth World Wildlife Fund National Coal Board ESSO Town and Country Planning Vale of Belvoir Soil Association Methane production VOLE Greenpeace World Wildlife Fund Compassion in World farming Victorian Society Sand and Gravel Association Cyclist Tourist Club Nature Conservancy Council S A V E Britain's Heritage Trust for Conservation Volunteers Environmental Society National Society tor Clean Air British Society for Social Responsibility in Science AND MANY. MANY M O R E BE THERE!

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T H U R S 6th D E C 'AN ENERGY FUTURE FOR BRITAIN?' EEC AND T H E 1.15pm M E C H E N G 220 E N V I R O N M E N T 4:30pm Consort Gallery

The British S o c i e t y for Social Responsibility in S c i e n c e c o n f e r e n c e was hosted this year by Imperial C o l l e g e S c i e n c e for P e o p l e G r o u p and took place on Saturday 24 N o v e m b e r at IC. All the d i s c u s s i o n s were rivetting (as usual) but the d i s c u s s i o n on M i c r o p r o c e s s o r s in particular prompted me to o v e r c o m e my usual lethargy and read the articles I had a r o u n d on the issue and set d o w n a personal view of s o m e of the issues involved.

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O c c a s i o n a l l y one c o u l d believe that the chip can do everything; i n c l u d i n g flying across the atlantic. Unfortunately this isn't so far from the truth. C r u i s e missiles c a n ; arriving at allocated spots with remarkable p r e c i s i o n . M i c r o e l e c t r o n i c s were originally dev elope d by the defence industry. However, y o u can't always judge a child by its parent (though have y o u ever w o n d e r e d why there are s o many electronic war games around - the U n i o n L o w e r L o u n g e being no exception!).

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T h e new t e c h n o l o g y is revolutionising everything from c a s h registers and calculators, petrol p u m p s a n d pinballs to t e l e v i s i o n s , t y p e s e t t e r s and t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s . E v e r y t h i n g is getting smaller, therefore using less material. T h e p r o d u c t i o n of c h i p s is not energy intensive and therefore aids conservation. In the p r o c e s s of greater m e c h a n i s a t i o n , boring a n d repetitive jobs are being e n d e d - or are they? Unfortunately the c h i p is stealing many skilled jobs, p e o p l e are replaced by m a c h n e s without c o n s i d e r a t i o n of the social implications. W h o w o u l d y o u rather greet at a service station: an efficient self-service petrol p u m p with flashing green lights, or a friendly petrol pump attendant w h o chats away to y o u to add a bit of c h e e r t o y o u r d a y ? T h e job of secretaries is being r e d u c e d to c o p y typing by w o r d p r o c e s s o r s that have preprogrammed layout and s i m p l e editing, skilled welders are r e d u c e d to m a c h i n e minders, even a brain s u r g e o n can be replaced by a m a c h i n e (with the help of a junior doctor). Whereas, lots of really dreary repetitive jobs are not being c h a n g e d by new t e c h n o l o g y ; dustmen, p a c k a g i n g workers, postmen etc, while existing skilled jobs are being deskilled. Y o u may be thinking: well, if there's no future in brain surgery there is at least s o m e in software, but even there y o u c o u l d be w r o n g . C o m p u t e r s are now being p r o g r a m m e d to develop their own software in many instances. Estimates of structural u n e m p l o y m e n t

due to the new .technology vary, but 2 1/2 million in Britain s e e m s to be a likely figure for the near future. Of the people in work, we c o u l d be left with a technocratic elite and deskilled masses.

Joint meeting: Science for People and Communist S o c with Dr Leo Pyle speaking on THE THIRD W O R L D A N D THE ENVIRONMENT in M a t h s 341 on Tuesday 4 December at 7:00pm. 'THE ONLY THING I WOULDN'T SWOP MY JOB FOR IS UNEMPLOYMENT' (QUOTE FROM A C O A L MINER) M a n y people are s u g g e s t i n g that what is needed is to move away from society's idea of 'work ethic' and to train people in the art of leisure. T h i s idealistic view s e e m s to ignore the current education cuts and cuts in the arts and other facilities. It seems unlikely, if you are o n e of the u n l u c k y u n e m p l o y e d that y o u will have anything more interesting or s o c i a l l y useful to do than to play on an electric T V g a m e all day (that's if you can afford it on the dole!).

IN N E X T FRIDAY'S 30th A n n i v e r s a r y FELIX COLIN PALMER, OF THE COMPUTING & C O N T R O L DEPT W I L L BEGIN A SERIES O F A R T I C L E S ON COMPUTERS MUSIC COMPOSING THE LUDDITE

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P er hap s the Luddites weren't so bad after all? Unfortunately most of the old movement was s h i p p e d to Australia. T h e y aren't d o i n g so badly there

however, the Australian T U C has just d e c i d e d to attempt to enforce a five y e a r moratorium o n the further introduction of new t e c h n o l o g y . However, my view is that it is p o s s i b l e to make constructive use of the m i c r o c h i p but y o u have to begin from a different standpoint.

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S o m e people w o u l d reply that it's the m a c h i n e s , if its IQ is over 120. It has been suggested that if c o m p u t e r s develop an. intelligence quotient of this figure then we will have to c o n s i d e r whether they are human and perhaps make it a punishable offence to switch them off. (This brings into q u e s t i o n how to regard p e o p l e with an IQ below 120!) B e f o r e t h e w h o l e debate'gets out of hand we ought to r e m e m b e r t h a t m a c h i n e s a r e dev elope d as tools to help h u m a n k i n d (or s h o u l d be). Unfortunately we are not always united on o u r definition of progress. Current industrialists s e e m to regard progress as anything that costs less (in money terms). H u m a n labour is expensive and best e x p e n d e d a n d machine s have the a d d e d advantage of not tending to d i s o b e y orders. Ideally society s h o u l d d i s c u s s the implications of the new t e c h n o l o g y on each o c c a s i o n it may be i n t r o d u c e d . A future does exist for the new t e c h n o l o g y that can benefit us all. It o p e n s up the way to ending the divide between work and leisure and to develop further creative skills. However, its present use is to d e h u m a n i s e the w o r k p l a c e and pit the human being against the s u p p o s e d greater skill and s p e e d of the m a c h i n e . In a capitalist society where d e m o c r a c y is defined as 'those w h o o w n s h o u l d decide', it is difficult to exert any real c o n t r o l over the i n t r o d u c t i o n of m i c r o p r o c e s s o r s . T r a d e unions have struggled over the last century for the workers right to s o m e control over work c o n d i t i o n s . T h e new t e c h n o l o g y makes their role even more decisive. In the short term they need to fight for it only to be i n t r o d u c e d in cases where the wor k in g week is s h o r t e n e d , there is increased, a n d / o r diversified p r o d u c t i o n and where the wor k in g environment is not d e h u m a n i s e d , with all workers being given opportunities to develop skills. Greater 'efficiency' is not the only criterion to be used. Unfortunately these things are never simple. International competition exerts a tremendous pressure for a c c e p t i n g new t e c h n o l o g y without s u c h stringent c o n d i t i o n s , but if society is to be saved from the horrors of a 'brave new w o r l d ' we must all at least begin the fight for s o c i a l control of the microchip. Mary Attenborough

THIS SUNDAY I.C. RADIO CELEBRATES:

FERIAli COLLEGE

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One year of Medium Wave transmissions on 301m /999kHz. I.C. R a d i o started five years a g o w h e n p r o g r a m m e s were recorded on a d i s c o c o n s o l e a n d broadcast o n c e a week to the J . C . R . P r o g r a m m e quantity and quality i n c r e a c e d gradually. In 1977 a line was installed to Stan's bar; the present S t a t i o n Manager, Harvey N a d i n presented the first p r o g r a m m e to there. S i n c e then severel other outlets have been fitted a r o u n d C o l l e g e . N o n - m u s i c p r o g r a m m i n g is an imporant part of o u r s c h e d u l e , and the N e w s service, w h i c h started about two years a g o , provides C o l l e g e news a n d information w h i c h might be of interest to students. F o l l o w i n g a s u c e s s f u l a p p l i c a t i o n to the H o m e Office for a test l i c e n c e , a transmitter was built d u r i n g 1978 to broadcast to the Halls of R e s i d e n c e a r o u n d P r i n c e ' s G a r d e n s ; After a H o m e Office test a l i c e n c e w a s granted o n 30th N o v e m b e r last, a n d regular t r a n s m i s s i o n s began two days later. Y o u c a n look back at the p r o g r e s s of the station d u r i n g the past year at 6 p m o n S u n d a y in Focus.

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Gerard Jennings

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THE DEVILS Next W e d n e s d a y sees the o p e n i n g night of D r a m s o c ' s latest p r o d u c t i o n , THE DEVILS by J o h n W h i t i n g . Set in the F r a n c e of L o u i s XIII a n d C a r d i n a l R i c h e l i e u , it is b a s e d o n historical events, as portrayed by A l d o u s H u x l e y in The Devils of Loudon. T h e story revolves a r o u n d B u r b a i n G r a n d i e r (played by R i c h a r d J o n e s of ME1), a powerful, but lecherous m e m b e r of the high c l e r g y . His u n d o i n g , in more than one s e n s e , c o m e s in the f o r m of a y o u n g girl, Phillipe, daughter of the town prosecutor. Parallel s c e n e s involve a sister in a convent, w h o has never met G r a n d i e r . H o w e v e r , s h e hysterically c l a i m s he has d e f l o w e r e d her. S h e s e e m s to represent repressed sexuality, as the p r o d u c e r R i c h a r d K i n g , an ex IC student put it: " H a s more h a n g - u p s than F r e u d ever t h o u g h t of." T h e play w a s written in the early sixties s h o r t l y after the M c C a r t h y era, and e l e m e n t s a l s o of Miller's The Crucible are f o u n d . T h e attitudes of the B o u r g e o r i s i e , as e x e m p l i f i e d by the t o w n ' s d o c t o r a n d pharmacist, to the decadence of G r a n d i e r are a l s o interesting. O n e m e m b e r of the cast w h o will be familiar to many is E r i c J a r v i s , as C a r d i n a l R i c h e l i e u . It is r u m o u r e d he n e e d e d s p e c i a l p e r m i s s i o n to e m e r g e f r o m his h o m e in a b r o o m c u p b o a r d , l o c a t e d s o m e w h e r e in C o l l e g e ! T h e d r e s s rehersal s h o w e d , a s s u m i n g all g o e s fairly s m o o t h l y , that with familiar t h e m e s of sex a n d v i o l e n c e s p u n together slightly differently, the D r a m s o c p r o d u c t i o n will definately be worth a look.

J O H N MILES C O N C E R T with Roy Sundholm as support T h e r e were a b o u t 600 p e o p l e in the G r e a t hall w h e n R o y S u n d h o l m , t h e s u p p o r t act, started his set just after 8:15 o n M o n d a y e v e n i n g . R o y d e s c r i b e s his m u s i c as " m o d e r n R o c k ' n ' R o l l " w h i c h is a very apt d e s c r i p t i o n ; each of the eight s o n g s that he played w a s up-tempo, a l t h o u g h there w a s certainly a variation in style. H i s a l b u m The Chinese Method w a s r e c o r d e d with s e s s i o n m u s i c i a n s a n d the s i x - p i e c e g r o u p he h a d o n stage h a d only been t o g e t h e r for two months, but they s e e m e d to play t o g e t h e r r e m a r k a b l y well. A p a r t from R o y S u n d h o l m o n lead v o c a l s a n d guitar, there were t w o other guitarists, bass, d r u m s a n d k e y b o a r d s . T h e latter, t h o u g h , were u n d e r u s e d , being s w a m p e d by the guitars. Of the s o n g s that he played, I most liked the s e c o n d n u m b e r The Girls Are Out Now w h i c h w a s fast R o c k ' n ' R o l l a n d apart from a g o o d tune, h a d m o r e life than m a n y of t h e others. After that he l a u n c h e d into his n e w s i n g l e Did You Ever Have A Heart w h i c h w a s quite a r a u n c h y n u m b e r . O f t h e r e m a i n i n g s o n g s , several s e e m e d to have a distinct heavy metal influence, but with a s t r o n g drum/bass beat, a n d a c o u p l e r e m i n d e d me a little of Foreigner.

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e s p e c i a l l y V P s , f o r the m a n y they were i n v o l v e d i n .

events

I ' m greatly i n d e b t e d to everyone w h o h e l p e d i n any way, a n d s p e c i a l t h a n k s to C h a p s C l u b for t h e i r h i g h l y s u c c e s s f u l R a g a r a m a , I hope there's a n o t h e r next year; Brendon, M r Mooney and D r a m s o c P y r o s o c f o r the B a r b e q u e : the R C S E n t s C o m m i t t e e (except m e ) , especially R i c h a n d M a r c o for b r i n g i n g excellence b a c k i n t o the S m o k i n g C o n c e r t a n d everyone w h o h e l p e d at the Rag and D r a g Disco, including M r s YVeale, H a r r y F a i r b r o t h e r , A n n i e and Malcolm Brain for Lathaen j u d g i n g , H a r v e y for the d i s c o , N i c k f o r T h e other b i g event w a s s u r e l y the c o m p e r e i n g a n d a l l the R C S s t a l w a r t s P r o c e s s i o n , a n d a l t h o u g h it left m e who set u p o r c l e a r e d u p a n d a l s o b e h i n d after about fifteeen m i n u t e s , I apologies to P a u l w h o w a s o n the d o o r was quite s a t i s f i e d to have seen it get o f f p r a c t i c a l l y a l l night. T h a n k s to the (almost) w i t h o u t a h i t c h ; a t a s k w h i c h Underwater C l u b for giving u p their I stated ' S u n d a y l i e - i n to e ns ur e the safety o f t h e seemed impossible when w o r k i n g o n it last J u l y ! I ' m s u r e Raft Race; Adrian Black for everyone w h o went enjoyed it; even the s p o n s o r e d l y s w i m m i n g the Serpentine P o l i c e w h o were r e a l l y great, a n d o f h i s o w n a c c o r d ( m a d fool!); C h r i s a n d t h a n k s goes to the C C U s , S e l k i r k H a l l N a b f o r a n enjoyable R u g b y m a t c h a n d a n d the R e d C r o s s f o r p u t t i n g o n floats, B a r n i g h t ; K a r e n a n d J o n for the D J i n g at not to m e n t i o n K i r s t e n a n d A d r i a n , o u r Tuesday's Disco a n d of course M e s s r s resident Michelin Men. The F o x a n d O ' B o y l e f o r the B a n k J o b a c c o m p a n y i n g collection.was also v e r y afterwards. Also Pat and M a r k for successful, a n d a special mention m u s t b e i n g nice to m e at the E x e c T o r t u r e (I be g i v e n to J o , w h o not o n l y collected was i l l - honest!); E n t s , e s p e c i a l l y B r i a n the m o s t m o n e y , b u t m a n a g e d to pass for d i s c o , f i l m s , etc a n d B a r n e y f o r o d d s o n h e r e n t h u s i a s m to the few h e r o i c a n d ends; the U n i o n B a r s t a f f f o r t h e i r G u i l d s p e o p l e w h o went out a g a i n t h a r d w o r k t h r o u g h o u t the week; R o g e r collect i n the evening, t h u s b r i n g i n g the S e r p e l l a n d h i s R e d C r o s s contingent d a y ' s t o t a l to o v e r £ 1,100, e n o u g h to b u y for being a r o u n d r e a d y to cope w i t h t w o r a d i o - h e a r i n g aids w h i c h we s h o u l d d i s a s t e r s ; C o l i n for g e n e r a l e n t h u s i a s m be able to b u y a n d p r e s e n t s o m e t i m e a n d the s e l l i n g o f F E L I X ; M a c at N a t next t e r m . West for so c h e e r f u l l y h a n d l i n g the m o n e y we kept g i v i n g h i m a n d f i n a l l y W e l l t i m e a n d space don't p e r m i t m e Ian T a y l o r a n d a l l the G u i l d s p e o p l e w h o to go t h r o u g h every event, b u t t h a n k s h e l p e d m a k e C a r n i v a l its u s u a l r o a r i n g m u s t go to everyone w h o staged a n success. event, ie Scab, A e r o s o c , F o l k C l u b etc and particularly the C C U E x e c s , W e l l , not quite f i n a l l y , as s o m e people deserve an extra-special mention, W h e n J o h n Miles c a m e o n stage at 9:30 n a m e l y : Steve T y s o n , f o r p r o d u c i n g (by w h i c h time the a u d i e n c e h a d s w e l l e d t o s u p e r b p o s t e r s at a m o m e n t s notice; about 700), he gave a m u c h more professional i m p r e s s i o n right from the start; K i r s t e n a n d J a n for i n t e r m i n a b l y likewise it w a s o b v i o u s w h o the c r o w d h a d s i t t i n g o n d o o r s a n d generally b e i n g waited for. T h e very start of his act w a s useful; P a t a n d N a b for d o i n g the d i r t y o b v i o u s l y p l a n n e d a n d r e m i n d e d m e of the work a n d generally always being way the F l o y d u s e d to start their c o n c e r t s . a r o u n d to do e v e r y t h i n g , not to m e n t i o n In the s e c o n d n u m b e r High Fly, his first k e e p i n g m e a m u s e d (every time!); single, t h e lighting a n d s p e c i a l effects were A n n i e f o r help a n d i n s p i r a t i o n since it first u s e d with c r o s s e d s p o t l i g h t s from below a l l s t a r t e d last J u l y a n d especially R u t h on J o h n Miles a n d s m o k e a r o u n d his legs. for being super-efficient i n c o n t r o l l i n g T h e s o n g itself. I felt w a s rather more rocky the m o n e y a n d for g e n e r a l a n d endless than the original, with harder v o c a l s He went help, not to m e n t i o n m o r a l s u p p o r t . straight from that into the title track of his first P H E W ! W e l l , there y o u are, i f I've a l b u m , Rebel w h i c h he s u n g with feeling, forgotten to m e n t i o n y o u i n p r i n t , c o m e b a c k e d by effective bass and k e y b o a r d s . a n d beat m e u p , a n d i f you've a n y ideas After Bad Blood from his latest a l b u m for f u t u r e events the Fete, then c o m e to More Miles Per Hour he played Pull tne Damn the R a g C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g o n Thing Down, w h i c h despi te its age. was given W e d n e s d a y 5 N o v e m b e r at 7:00pm i n a very m o d e r n treatment: the most notable the I C W A L o u n g e . thing about it w a s the d r u m orientated Cheers, Rae. instrumental at the e n d , with s u p e r b s t r o b e

A n o t h e r n e w event w a s the Beer F e s t i v a l , w h i c h w a s a great success, the S u p e r a g glasses b e i n g i n great d e m a n d , a n d (despite the e x t r e m e cheapness o f the beer) m a k i n g a h e a l t h y profit. T h e credi t f o r t h i s s u p e r b event m u s t go to N i c k M o r t o n , w h o o r g a n i s e d it a l l , w i t h a little h e l p f r o m C h r i s B r u t o n , T i m a n d the R e a l A l e Soc c r o w d , a n d o f c o u r s e D r a m s o c f o r the scaffolding. I'd also like to t h a n k everyone w h o h e l p e d serve, c l e a r u p etc, a n d e s p e c i a l l y Scout a n d G u i d e C l u b w h o d i d the food.

lighting u n d e r the d r u m kit. J o h n M i l e s then i n t r o d u c e d the b a n d : apart from himself o n v o c a l s a n d lead guitar, there w a s B o b M a r s h a l l o n bass a n d other guitars, Barry B l a c k o n d r u m s a n d B r i a n C h a p m a n p l a y i n g three separate k e y b o a r d s . His new s i n g l e Don't Give Me Your Sympathy w a s next. Very u p t e m p o but typically J o h n Miles

NICOLE will be having a FANTASTIC

KNITWEAR

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in the JCR on TUESDAY 4th DECEMBER Jerseys from £6.95 and jumpers from £7.95. 15

PREVIEWS T h i s week I thought I'd look at s o m e of the films w h i c h will be released in the next few months. B e i n g the C h r i s t m a s period, many of the major distributors will be releasing films w h i c h they hope will make m u c h money. Most prominent is the long-awaited and m u c h praised Apocalypse Now from director F r a n c i s F o r d C o p p o l a . Seven years in the m a k i n g , this film is b o u n d to be the centre of attention due to its c o n t r o v e r s i a l t r e a t m e n t of Vietnam. Strangely, there will be two versions; a titleless 70mm version for the West E n d and a titled 35mm version (complete with different ending!) for countrywid e release. S o m e people just like being difficult. I'm assured by R o g e r Stotesbury that it is brilliant, but I shall need to see it to be c o n v i n c e d . Next on the extravaganza list is the a m a z i n g Star Trek - The Motion Picture. I say a m a z i n g , as it is quite strange how a television series w h i c h started way back in 1966 can survive to b e c o m e a film and still have the s am e stars. Older, in different uniforms and a b o a r d a new Enterprise, Kirk, S p o c k , Scotty, C h e k o v , S u l u , U h u r a , M c C o y and even N u r s e C h a p p e l are all still there to save the Earth from certain destruction. Admitted Kirk is now an A d m i r a l , C a p t a i n D e k k e r runs the Enterprise and there is a bald, female navigator, but things are b o u n d to be just the same. However, I have been informed that the specia l effects are very realistic (ie expensive) and i n c l u d e a photon torpedo being created and fired d o w n a tube o n the Enterprise. I hope to review the film fully in the last F E L I X of term, as it will be released on Saturday 15fh D e c e m b e r at the E m p i r e Leicester S q u a r e and s i m u l t a n e o u s l y at many c i n e m a s all over the country.

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Still ort the s p a c e theme (no groans please) is D i s n e y ' s The Black Hole. T h i s is D i s n e y ' s most expensive project to date and als o their first ' A ' certificate. It c o n c e r n s the discovery of a huge s p a c e vessel, the U S S C y g n u s , c i r c l i n g a black h o l e . Its c o m m a n d e r , D r H a n s Reinhardt, is the only h u m a n a b o a r d and insists o n m a k i n g his rescuers witness his descent into the black hole, where he believes he will find another universe and eternal life. W e l l , well, there's o n e born every minute isn't there. S e r i o u s l y , t h o u g h , despite the wonderful, expensive publicity, the wonder f ul , expensive s p e c i a l effects and the wonderful, expensive c i n e m a tickets, I doubt whether this will appeal to many of y o u . It looks like a children's film, but perhaps y o u c a n keep one of y o u r grotty little c o u s i n s quiet with it as a C h r i s t m a s treat - that'll be my e x c u s e to s e e it. I hope to review this fully as well at a later date.

Productions

C r e e p i n g up at the start of D e c e m b e r is o n e w e l c o m e light note. Peter Sellers stars in a remake of The Prisoner of Zenda w h i c h will undoubtabl y be cast in his o w n life style (he wrote most of it). Great c o m e d i e s are few and far between, s o I hope that the recent release of M o n t y P y t h o n ' s Life of Brian is not a bad o m e n . A l s o due for release is Meteor, a disaster movie in w h i c h the earth is e n d a n g e r e d by a s h o w e r of huge meteors. A star-studded cast is i n c l u d e d for g o o d measure with s o m e new and technicall y difficult s p e c i a l effects. I hope it's worthwhile. A l l in all, D e c e m b e r looks quite p r o m i s i n g with a broad range of films to cover most tastes. Incidently, it is rumoured that besides T h e S o u n d of M u s i c , Chitty Chitty B a n g B a n g , etc, we may see 2001: A S p a c e O d y s s e y on televison over C h r i s t m a s . A real c l a s s i c not to be m i s s e d . Mark Smith

IHPERIKL. C O L L ECjE ekhPHOhM ORCHE5TRIA T h o s e p e o p l e w h o attended W e d n e s d a y involving rivalry in love, class i n s u r g e n c y a n d s o r r o w in night's concert given by IC S y m p h o n y . r e p r e s s i o n , O r c h e s t r a must have left the Great Hall »sixteenth century B u r g u n d y . Unfortunately feeling well satisfied with their evening's o r c h e s t r a felt ill at ease a m o n g s u c h entertainment. T h e orchestra c o n d u c t e d by extravagent s u r r o u n d i n g s a n d one felt the R i c h a r d D i c k i n s and led by David Bogle, gave c b e c a m e rather d i s o r g a n i s e d a n d a performance w h i c h w a s spirited a n d u n c o o r d i n a t e d . It was a d i s a p p o i n t i n g start enthusiastic a n d a l t h o u g h by no means but the players rapidly recovered themselves. T h e orchestra was joined by H i d e k o perfect the players created a very favourable k „ i , . u » „ m , i , « m , n i f . f o r t h_e p e r. f o „r .m a n c. e o f. impression ofi their ability to make m u s i c . .U .d .a .g a w a. M e d e l s s o h n s Violin C o n c e r t o . S i n c e her first s o l o a p p e a r a n c e at the age of fifteen M i s s The concert o p e n e d with the Overture C o l a s B r e u g n o n by K a b l e v s k y . This lively U d a g a w a has appeared in c o n c e r t s a n d o n c o m p o s i t i o n reflects the m o o d s of a stormy television throughout the world a n d has also t h e

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AFTER THE FIRE Interview and The Passengers at the Rainbow This was the final date of a two month tour, in w h i c h After the Fire played fortyfive gigs. I arrived at the R a i n b o w expecting to see the place about halffull, and was immediately struck by the number of people milling around in the foyer. Promptly at eight, the first band T h e Passengers made their entry and started pumping away, as usual, the bass was far too loud, but otherwise all the s o n g s except one reggae number(did not work at all) were thoroughly enjoyable as a warm-up for the main event. It was a shame that the lyrics were totally indeciperable. Visually the band need a lot of improvement if they are g o i n g to be worth seeing on stage. T h e lead singer gave the impression that he was imitating Elvis C o s t e l l o , whilst all their stage stances looked constructed and so awkward that they almost looked c o m i c a l . T h e strongest two s o n g s were their single 'Two Lovers' and the one they finished with ' S o m e t h i n g A b o u t You I Don't Like'. At this point everyone shuffled out to get their half-pizzas and extortionate liquid malt in the fifteen minutes before

Interview c a m e on. I'd heard of this band somewhere in the distant past and consequently was expecting something rather g o o d , however, I was to be disappointed. The most entertaining part of their set was when the bassist broke his guitar strap and endeavoured to finish playing the rest of the song in a series of contorted positions. In appearance , and the way they moved about on stage, Interview c o u l d have been s o m e of the relics of the punk movement, but musically they c o u l d not have been m u c h further removed. I found them quite boring. T h e s o n g s they strung out by i n c l u d i n g long instrumental passages inbetween the singing, whilst the vocalist ambled aimlessly about the stage trying to look as though he was enjoying himself. It was just as well that the a u d i e n c e had reverted to throwing darts to keep themselves entertained, throwing them back gave him something to do. Eventually Interview finished, and letthe rest of us stagger out for our, by now, warm and uncomfortable seats. Everything had been running exactly to time so far and After the Fire cont inue d in the same business-like fashion. After an interval of exactly fifteen minutes, whilst the safety curtain was still d o w n , the T h u n d e r b i r d s theme

played at Imperial for the l u n c h hour concerts. T h e M e n d e l s s o h n c o n c e r t o is o n e of the best k n o w n and best loved of c o n c e r t o s in all m u s i c a l c i r c l e s. Discrete interplay between soloist a n d o r c h e s t r a is of c o u r s e essential a n d care must be taken that the o r c h e s t r a d o e s not s i m p l y a c c o m p a n y t h e s o l o i s t but a l s o c o m p l e m e n t s her. M i s s U d a g a w a a n d I C S O performed the c o n c e r t o magnificently. A l t h o u g h the strings were occasionally blurred a n d in the last movement the w i n d players-had difficulty in m a t c h i n g the soloist's c r a c k i n g pace, it w a s nonetheless a striking performance a n d a credit to all those involved. T h e o r c h e s t r a c o m p l e t e d the c o n c e r t with the s e c o n d s y m p h o n y in E m i n o r by R a c h m a n i n o v , an extended work requiring, one w o u l d have thought, both skill a n d experience a m o n g the players. T h i s was an exciting a n d d a r i n g u n d e r t a k i n g for the C o l l e g e o r c h e s t r a a n d must have been a t r e m e n d o u s c h a l l e n g e to c o n d u c t o r a n d players alike. T h e s y m p h o n y , written at the turn of the last century, a b o u n d s with rich a n d romantic melodies w h i c h are carried t h r o u g h the string s e c t i o n s while the w i n d g r o u p s in rather a stark contrast p r o n o u n c e urgent d e m a n d i n g themes. However, the m e l o d i c care of the work predominates t h r o u g h o u t and the s y m p h o n y ends triumphantly in a m o o d of o p t i m i s m . U n d e r the s u p e r b direction of R i c h a r d D i c k e n s IC O r c h e s t r a gave a creditable performance of a s y m p h o n y w h i c h must inspire awe, even in the best orchestras, with an admirable peformance by Sally Donegari of the clarinet solo. Full c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s s h o u l d go to R i c h a r d D i c k e n s who has s u c c e s s f u l l y created s u c h a capable a n d enthusiastic amateur o r c h e s t r a . I hope he remains with them for s o m e time. Sue McClaughry

tune c a m e over on the D i s c o and evidently (a lot of the a u d i e n c e must have seen A T F before) this was the signal for the c r o w d to erupt into raptures and rush to the front. The safety curtain was raised revealing an empty stage, but for vacant drum kit and organ. Thunderbird s gave way to ' J o y ' , a track from their a l b u m , and the band ran on the stage starting playing over the top of the d i s c o . The only criticism that can be raised at their performance was the lack of movement, but this can only be expected as two of the four were playing stationary instruments. The fifty minute set c a m e to an end remarkably s o o n , the band was called back for the obligatory encore and played 'Laser Love', then were called back again for a s e c o n d encor e with a jammed-up, very A T F version of the Beatles' 'Help'. I went to the concert expecting to hear a very well played, boring version of After the Fire's L P . T h e quality of the sound was every bit as g o o d as I expected, but the atmosphere was electric, I've rarely been to a concert with s u c h an exciting hum in the air. If you missed them this time, you'll be paying a lot more next time a r o u n d . Chris Watts 17

RUGBY REPORT LONDON

HOSPITAL vs ICRFC 1sts: 14-3

The quarterfinals of the Gutteridge Cup saw ICRFC 1sts taking on the might of London Hospital. Hopes of repeating the Cup final victory of two seasons ago were high, but London proved to be the stronger side and won a hard, tight game by a score of 14-3. Imperial started strongly and dominated the first quarter. They took the lead with a penalty goal, but a breakaway try for London gave the home side a lead of 6-3 at half-time. The second half saw London increase the score with two further tries and although Imperial battled hard in the closing minutes they did not succeed in crossing their opponent's line. However, the IC team played well and this was satisfying after a recent series of disappointing losses. Team verdict after the game was that IC had lost to a good side and so everybody retired to the bar to drown their sorrows and celebrate somebody's birthday! Thanks must go to John Dyson who kindly played a scrum half and who proceeded to give a fine, all-round display. Team: S Gunn, R Davies, J Mauzoui, A Warby, R Smart, P Goring, S Townsend, J Austin, J Dyson, E Budgen, P Dunleary, J Chandler, W Burgoyne, R Parkinson, and D Pullen. Reserves: A Loraus, D Lilley and B Thomas. Robin Oavies S E R I A L C O L L E G E 6 t h XI v s S O A S 2 n d XI: 6-1 The afternoon of 21 November saw history being made in the fog-bound environs of Greenford. That memorable afternoon saw IC 6ths clinch their first win in living memory. After a disappointing result in the cup the previous Saturday and as a result of four changes in the team IC cruised to a 6-1 victory over S O A S 2nds. Any doubts resulting from travel fatigue and the anomalous behaviour of the chocolate machine in North Acton were promptly dispelled as IC won the toss. Within sixty seconds IC were in the lead, a perfect cross from Daniel Wolfson on the right found the head of a S O A S defender who neatly flicked the ball past his goalkeeper and into the net. Spurred on by the remarkably unprecedented event of being in the lead, Wolfson added two more superb goals to IC's tally after some skilful runs down the left by Gary Slater and Neil Muttock. With the threat of having to buy a round if he scored again, Wolfson decided not to score any more, although he did hit the cross-bar. A period of frustration foliwed which saw S O A S have some near misses. They would have scored had it not been for the determined tackling of IC defence consisted of - Sola, Bradley, Davies and Tinkler. A dangerous moment came when S O A S won a free kick just outside the penalty area and a certain goal was prevented when -George Adach headed the S O A S striker instead of the ball. The game sprang back into life with the ball breaking from defence to Ken Baldwin on the right. He went past three defenders and with only the keeper to beat he hit the post but managed to control the awkward rebound and this time made no mistake. A few minutes later in a near identical Baldwin scored again.

S O A S pulled one back just before half-time to make the score 5-1. The second half saw IC in some messy moves ending in long range shots which had no hope of going in. The fog gradually began to come down and in one of the better moves George Adach received the ball from Nigel Audin just outside the penalty area and the swerving ball was too much for the keeper to hold and IC were 6-1 up. (In my unbiased opinion this was the finest goal of the game - ego trip!). Towards the end the fog was so bad that the goalposts were just visisble from the halfway line. The S O A S captain - a true sportsman in the face ot defeat - agreed to play to the end. I would like to thank Paul Archer, the substitute who cheered on from the touchline although he couldn't see anything. To all our loyal supporters like Zap and Marek who couldn't get tickets for the match but assure me were there in spirit, I hope this report makes up for their disappointment. The team was: Rynbeek, Tinkler, Bradley, Sola, Davies, Audin, Adach (Capt), Muttock, Baldwin, Wolfson and Slater. George Adach

TABLE TENNIS IC 2 v s B S C 2 ( A W A Y ) : 2-7 This must be the most nauseating result the 2nds have managed this year. A defeat by a team from a division lower than themselves. Again Andy 'Tye-ered of life' suffered three ignominious thrashings (I'll supply the razor blades), Phil (Well he lost too!) Walker was about as much good as a muscle-bound clam, and Bob Edde just excapes my worst sarcasm (only because he's foreign and I'm not racist, bwanal). However, IC 4 vs T E X A C O 2 was another bucket of shit. We all played like a gas (and Texaco cracked like a an egg-SHELL), to win 9-0. ESSO-specially good was Phallic Slywon (even though blind in two eyes) and we can all look forward to having our next round match sometime during the Christmas holidays. The thirds, lead by Stiff Jeans (put it away Jeff!), had a buy, and so too did Sheik Singalonga-bedy-by-rajah's team the (f) worsts. Nastier than usual, Lord Peter Whimsical

THE H A M S O C BIT(S) Right, let's try again! If you are (not surprisingly) uncertain about what the title means, taking it left to right: T H E self explanatory H A M S O C the high-powered non-harmonic soon-no-longer-3kHz-offchannel we-also-walk-dogs Amateur Radio Society of Imperial College B I T S elementary 'particles' of information. In other words, this is an article'by your local, worldwide radio station, some H A M S O C members being qualified to operate radio transmitters, and thus talk to people all over the world, which in my typical roundabout, lop-sided manner, brings me to my first point. Please will anyone wanting to take the Radio Amateur's examination next May write to me care of the physics undergraduate letter rack, or just collar me some time. We are going to run classes for the May R A E next term, and so I would like to know who will definately be taking the exam and who will just be coming to the classes. We are also considering giving out printed notes, so if you could indicate whether you would pay, say 50p for these, I would be grateful. Incidentally, don't forget that the morse classes are still running: Elec Eng 1207 at 1:00pm every Wednesday. Anyway, for those not familiar with H A M S O C , this is what we do: So far this term, we have had several outings, from a trip to Leicester, to a radiocontrolled pub-crawl, and also, several talks, the most popular being a stimulating lecture by Professor Laithwaite, which was much appreciated. As to forthcoming activities, in the remainder of this term we have a talk by Mr Harry, from the Home Office on Interference Problems and we will probably have either a 'fox hunt' or 'treasure hunt' on Wimbledon Common. Since it is possible to succeed in

ventures like this without a transmitter, obviously unlicensed members will be able to participate fully. Other thrills we have lined up include constructional projects which we are trying to raise funds for. One of these, stemming out of the Microwaves talk, is to build a pair of 10 GHz transceivers. Will all the people who have said they are interested (and those that haven't, who are) please get in touch with Frank Rowsell, Elec Eng 1. Also, anyone interested in getting some sort of RTTY set-up going (particularly anyone who knows anything at all about it) please get hold of me. Next term's arrangements "are still a little nebulous as far as talks etc go but I can say that the RAE classes are a certainty (provided somebody is interested!) and one definite talk w i l l be D r B i g n e l l o n Satellite Communications. We are also trying to organise a rather novel visit (ever wonder how they're (!!) electronically tested?). Finally, come on girls, where are you? There isn't a micro-gram of male chauvanism in H A M S O C you know, is it just the brand of deordorant I'm using? Anyway, if you're interested in us, why not come up and see us one Wednesday afternoon? You'll find us in a wooden hut on the roof of Elec Eng, so if H A M S O C appeals to you, or you just want to know what sort of pratt writes articles like this, I'll see you up there on Wednesday! J Savage

Campaign Against Blood Sport please note A 'fox hunt' is a sort of direction finding contest, sort of radio-controlled orienteering

IMPERIAL C O L L E G E O n W e d n e s d a y last, the immortal C team w o r k e d over the infamous a n d u n f a m o u s B team. E v a d i n g the h o m o s e x u a l advances of the B team captain a n d his jolly crew of nice boys, w e a d v a n c e d to o u r corners, refusing bluntly to spank them, s o the g a m e started. T h e frothing Leclezio, r u b b e d his t h i g h in anger at seeing w e ' d s w i t c h e d our order and put o u r best player Dave 'we'll fight t h e m o n the beaches' Nuttall. T h e g a m e heated u p when A l i c e 'show us y o u r legs' C a m e r o n was ordered to be evicted by L e c l e z i o only to s e e L e c l e z i o later s p o r t i n g a gigantic shiner o n his right eye (don't mention Iran S o c ) . Nuttal lost, s o he has to s p e n d a t h r o b b i n g night with our team 'goer' A l e x C a m e r o n ( P h y s i c s 3) Y O U c a n book a night with him as well. Next, those two beer c h u m s , C u r t i s (C team) and Calvert played and needless t o say, Calvert lost (for a change) p l a y i n g like a wet c o p y of the Daily Star (or s e e m i n g t o play with one). Well, I p l a y e d next a n d needless t o say, s i n c e I'm wonderful, brilliant, g o r g e o u s , superb, exquisite, slick A N D W e l s h , I w o n . M a y b e it's s o m e t h i n g to d o with the fact that my opponent, M r J e a n s , w a s suffering from d e l u s i o n s of heterosexuality w h i c h were totally out of character with the bloke. D a m i a n 'asthematic h o b g o b l i n ' K e l l y w a s on for us against the w o r m y d i a r r h o e a extract, T o m s k y w h o just can't win g a m e s of s n o o k e r to save his life. I don't like p u n i s h i n g him like this b e c a u s e he is sensitive but why, oh w h y G o d , d i d y o u p r o d u c e s u c h a weak s i c k l y s n o o k e r player of this calabre, I mean he played like a c h e w e d up foetus a n d fully

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deserves these t i c k i n g s off - s o no more bleeding subservient grovelling towards me please, M r M c L e l l a n d for mercy. T h i s means that the s c o r e was a 3-1 win to the C team and a as a formality o u r weak link A l e x (vital statistics 24-36-24-11/2) C a m e r o n played that dark, silent 'Valentino with glasses' figure A n d y 'Iron C u r t a i n ' ' K r e s e w s k i . A l i c e played like a n a l b i n o p e n q u i n s u n b a t h i n g a n d flipped his lid a n d lost o w i n g to political jostling from A y a t o l a h L e c l e z i o who a c c u s e d him of s p y i n g a n d forthwith received a black eye (see earlier). S o the final result was 3-2to the C team, w h o are still t o p of the league. (I've got t h e m well unde r c o n t r o l now, s i n c e I've had training in z o o k e e p i n g ) /

TEAMS B T e a m : A M a z i o , T Repellant, S J o n e s (Capt), C Cavity, a n d A ?. C Team: A Cameroons, G BrilliantWonderful, D S m e l l y , G Shitartus a n d D Fuckall. T h e A team played L S E B (or w a s it with themsleves - w h o c a n tell). A m i d a n air of severe t e n s i o n o w i n g to the fact that their two star players (and only decent players) d r o p p e d out to g o to the E n g l a n d m at ch (must have foggy minds), Pressy T e a urn, i m p e r s i n a t i n g a p u n k a wallah, put his foot d o w n a n d d e m a n d e d that they w o u l d w i n even t h o u g h the team w a s worse than the s p a s t i c s shot putting team. First on was Dave 'our m a n in H o n g K o n g , C h i n a , J a p a n a n d any other slanty-eyed c o u n t r y ' C r o s s l a n d

TENPIN BOWLING A s o u t l i n e d in last week's report, the C l u b ' s opening match promised a g o o d season. Saturday's home match against S o u t h a m p t o n bore out this conf i dence. R o n J o h n s o n of K i n g s t o n Poly, but b o w l i n g for us, led the firsts to an easy 200 pin 4-0 w i n , with a fine 608 series; while the ladies in w i n n i n g 40 a c h i e v e d their first victory i n at least four years. M e a n w h i l e the s e c o n d s h a d c r u i s e d to a healthy 2-0 lead, almost let it slip, but held o n for a 3-1 win. S o everything l o o k e d set for a 100% result: the thirds h a d rallied well to g o into the final g a m e level, a n d a total 10-0 result s e e m e d possible. It was not to be: R o y of the Rovers, or his b o w l i n g equivalent, is not to be f o u n d in the IC thirds a n d a d i s a p p o i n t i n g c o l l a p s e led to a 3-1 defeat and an overall 8-2 victory. Nevertheless, this was our first victory over S o u t h a m p t o n in recent years a n d gave the team c o n f i d e n c e for S u n d a y ' s m at ch at Brunei. TEAMS Firsts: R o n J o h n s o n , J o h n K n i g h t , B r i a n M a c G o w a n , Danny Lau and Tubby Woo. S e c o n d s : J o e W o n g , T i m Hillyer, L a w r e n c e P o o n , Robert C h e u n g a n d J o e N g . T h i r d s : P a u l J e y n e s , R a y C o o k , Stuart C o x , T h o m a s W o n g a n d Nigel Heath. Ladies: Delia Wong, Marie Cheong, Merhala Thurai, Ruby Wong and Lousia Lau. Eventually, everyone got to the Airport B o w l o n S u n d a y , for the l u n c h t i m e m a t c h , only to find the roll-off delayed by half-anhour. T h e firsts a g a i n w o n , a l t h o u g h o n l y o n the last ball of the day. D a n n y L a u b o w l e d at

10 pins, n e e d i n g two to w i n a n d got a s o l i d 8 t o give a 3-1 w i n . L i k e w i s e the s e c o n d s s c r a p e d a w i n , having s u r p r i s e d themselves by d r a w i n g level at 1-1 a n d then s u r p r i s i n g B r u n e i b y p r o d u c i n g a g o o d 806 team game, to p r o d u c e a 3-1 result. D i s a p p o i n t i n g l y , the thirds a n d ladies found the B r u n e i teams too strong o n their home lanes a n d w e r e p r o b a b l y al so tired from t h e m at ch o n Saturday. B o t h teams s l u m p e d 4-0. T h e overall result was a 6-4 defeat, the best we have d o n e against B r u n e i . A w i n w o u l d have given us a c h a n c e of t o p p i n g the S o u t h East Division, if a s s u m i n g a g o o d victory in the remaining match. However, it was another g o o d result. W e n o w have an excellent team and are n o w b e g i n n i n g to get the results. B a r r i n g any more auto-electrical mishaps, this s h o u l d continue. TEAMS Firsts: R o n J o h n s o n . J o h n Knight. Brian M a c G o w a n . J o e Ng and Danny Lau. S e c o n d s : T h o m a s W o n g . T i m Hillyer, N e i l Hunt. Albert Y u e and Robert C h e u n g . Thirds: Paul Jeynes. Ray Cook. Lawrence P o o n , Nigel Heath a n d Nigel W i n d s o r Ladies: D e l i a Wong, Marie C h e o n g , M e r h a l a Thurai, R u b y W o n g a n d L o u s i a L a u . T h e r e will be league bowling next W e d n e s d a y as usual. T h e m i n i b u s leaves from A e r o (opposite Beit Arch) at 2-30 prompt. M a n y thanks to everyone who played last w e e k e n d , e s pe c i al ly those w h o p u s h started my car. Cheers, Tim.

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who showed his d i p l o m a t i c t o u c h b y castrating his o p p o n e n t w h o didn't see a n y balls and was annihilated l i k e a k i l o o f napalm inside a R u s s i a n labour c a m p . Next to the s i c k l y c o l o u r e d cloth was happy boy P r o u d i o v e , o u r IF correspondent, w h o s e lumpy performance p r o v i d e d as m u c h entertainment to the c r o w d as seeing the pope's b o d y lying in state. H e was the victor sylvestor of the A team w h o . w e re 2-0 up. O n to the b o w l i n g green c a m e M r T e a u r n himself t h i n k i n g he c o u l d play s n o o k e r w h i c h is about the s a m e as t h i n k i n g he was a British citizen (joke). H e played with as m u c h c o n t r o l as a h e d g e h o g in a nudist c a m p a n d w a s t h o r o u g h l y m a s s a c r e d like a R h o d e s i a n commoner. S e a n off A r m s t r o n g w a s o n next. It has been hinted that this person does not look like a toothless l e p r e c h a u n . T h e person w h o said that must be married to a p i n n o c h i o nosed bag of flies. What a c h r o n i c p e r f o r m a n c e he put up. A deaf bat w a s more use to the team a n d w o u l d have certainly h a d m o r e c h a n c e of s c o r i n g (in both s e n s e s of the word). Last t o play was o n e of Harvey S m i t h ' s horse S a n y o m u s i c centre w h o s e links with c h a i r m e n M a o have been c o m p a r e d with Margaret Thatcher's c o n n e c t i o n s with G a y s o c (re c o n s i d e r a b l e ) . His y e l l o w streak - didn't s h o w a n d he k u n g fued his way to a d r a m a t i c ' b u l l in a c h i n a s h o p ' w i n . T e a m : D P i s s l a n d , M Randilover, S T e a u r n (capt), S B a r m p o t a n d S Y u w h o . . Grandpa

FOOTBALL IC 6ths G E T FA IN C U P IC 6ths vs C h a r i n g C r o s s 3rds: 1-5 IC 6ths biggest c h a n c e for fame a n d glory yet c a m e in this 2nd r o u n d c u p match. After sailing t h r o u g h the first r o u n d IC started well a n d after ten minutes h a d not only a c h i e v e d their target of not c o n c e d i n g a goal but h a d also created a few s c o r i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s . T h e n , with IC p l a y i n g their best football of the s e a s o n a n d very m u c h against the run of play, the o p p o s i t i o n s c o r e d . T h i s quirk of fate w a s a c c e p t e d i n a s i m i l a r p h i l o s o p h i c a l m a n n e r as the previous 28 have been this s e a s o n a n d despite c o n t i n u i n g pressure IC f o u n d themselves 1-0 d o w n at half-time. D u r i n g the interval IC sportingly offered C h a r i n g C r o s s t h e o r a n g e s first a n d w e r e rewarded for this gesture by being left the smallest o r a n g e segments. A s a direct result of this lack of refreshment IC f o u n d themselves 3-0 d o w n shortly after the restart. A g a i n , IC c a m e forward but s o o n f o u n d themselves 4-0 d o w n (sorry about that lads!). This goal s e e m e d to a d d more zest to IC's already b u i l d i n g attack a n d s o o n they w o n a free kick just outside the area. G e o r g e A d a c h ' s p i n - p o i n t e d kick f o u n d Dave ( c o u l d I just s a y this is the first time I've appeared in F E L I X ? ) B r a a l e y rising a b o v e the defence to n o d the ball past the keepers d e s p a i r i n g dive. F r o m then o n IC pulled all the stops out and c a m e c l o s e many times before a l l o w i n g C h a r i n g C r o s s a c o n s o l a t i o n goal just before the e n d . T e a m : N a m e s not given t o a v o i d p r o s e c u t i o n . D Tinkler 19

FELIX is published by the Editor, on behalf of the Imperial College Union Publications Board. FELIX is printed on the Union premises in Prince Consort Road. London SW7. Editor: C R Palmer FELIX ISSN 0140-0711. Registered at the Post Office. Copyright FELIX 1979.

EDITORIAL M a n y p e o p l e have s w o r n at me, p u b l i c l y c r i t i c i s e d a n d generally c o m p l a i n e d about the style of F E L I X . At last T u e s d a y ' s U G M and in the Li be r al N e w s p a p e r c o m m e n t s were m a d e w h i c h were personal attacks o n me. I am aware that F E L I X is nowhere near perfect and I welcome constructive criticism and a d v i c e but I w i s h that personality c l a s h e s c o u l d be kept out of the F E L I X d i s c u s s i o n . Imperial is h e a d i n g towards the 1980's with its m i n d f o c u s s e d o n the c u t s that are inevitable. At the moment their true nature is

u n r e a l i s e d by the majority of people. In next w e e k s 30th A n n i v e r s a r y F E L I X we .shall not o n l y look back o v e r t h e last years but w e s h a l l a l s o try to predict the results of the present s c h e m e s to save money. Bicycles: R o g e r has a s k e d m e to correct his article of last week w h e r e he wrote that B i k e s are insured by the U n i o n if y o u live in C o l l e g e r e s i d e n c e a n d that the B i k e is kept o n C o l l e g e premises. B i k e s are in fact NOT insured. The a n s w e r is to s e c u r e y o u r B i k e as best y o u c a n , but J e r e m y N u n n s , h a d his B i k e stolen despite the fact that it w a s p a d l o c k e d with a strong steel c h a i n . I a m aware of the g a n g s that o p e r a t e in this area a n d I have c h a l l e n g e d a Spanish gentleman w h o was overinterested in the B i k e s o u t s i d e M e c h . E n g . He e x p l a i n e d that he was interested in p u r c h a s i n g a B i k e for a friend in S p a i n . W a t c h out for B i k e thieves a n d if y o u notice anything s u s p i c i o u s contact C o l l e g e S e c u r i t y .

TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER

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FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER C O M M U N I S T P A R T Y B O O K S T A L L in J C R between 12:30 a n d 1:30pm. Marxist and radical b o o k s will be available. G E N E R A L M E E T I N G in the I C W A L o u n g e at 1:00pm. I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E C H R I S T I A N U N I O N in the M u s i c R o o m , 53 P r i n c e s G a t e at 6:30pm. DISCUSSION ON THE CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF FARMING AND FOOD P R O D U C T I O N in P h y s i c s LT1 at 7:00pm. D I S C O A N D G I G W I T H B R O T H E R S K at 8:30pm in the U n i o n B u i l d i n g . T i c k e t s o n sale at I C U Office p r i c e d 75p. D I S C O at 8:30pm in B e d f o r d C o l l e g e U n i o n C o m m o n R o o m . A d m i s s i o n 50p and S U c a r d s are required. O P E N M E E T I N G O N E D U C A T I O N C U T S in M e c h E n g 664 at 12:45.

SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND FUN Meet at 10:30am at Beit A r c h w a y .

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I C W A D I S C O W I T H T H E M I X D I X at 7:00pm in the U n i o n L o w e r Refectory. A d m i s s i o n 50p in a d v a n c e or 75p on the night.

STOIC TRANSMISSION J A C K S O N at 1:00pm.

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Finally a big t h a n k - y o u to Ian a n d M a z for not o n l y p r o d u c i n g F E L I X but for giving advice a n d s uppo r t d u r i n g a period of trials a n d tribulations, c o u p l e d with a general c u t b a c k in my s l e e p i n g q u o t a . Colin Palmer (FELIX Editor)

THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER

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N E W S - B R E A K , S T O I C T R A N S M I S S I O N at 1:00pm and 6:00pm.

R I D I N G C L U B meet in R o o m 1110 (level 11) El ec E n g between 1:00 and 2:00pm to book rides a n d d i s c u s s c l u b activities. M O P S O C L E C T U R E on R a t i o n a l M y t h s Of M o d e r n P h y s i c s by Mr J E C o l b e c k (Goldsmiths) at 1:15 in P h y s i c s LT3. W I N D B A N D C O N C E R T at 1:00pm at Q u e e n s Tower. Free.

A N E N E R G Y F U T U R E F O R B R I T A I N at 1:15pm in M e c h E n g 220 with L o r d Flowers,

D E B A T E O N W H A T T O C O N S E R V E at 1:00pm in M e c h E n g 220. L O V E A N D D E A T H a n d T H E B I G S H A V E at 5:30 a n d 8:00pm in Bedford C o l l e g e T u k e 97. A d m i s s i o n 25p a n d 30p. Please ring 935-5867 to c h e c k availability. JOINT MEETING OF S C I E N C E FOR P E O P L E A N D C O M M U N I S T S O C I E T Y with Dr Leo Pyle s p e a k i n g on T h e T h i r d W o r l d A n d T h e Environment at 7:00pm in M a t h s 341. S F C L U B F I L M : P R O J E C T X at 7:00pm in H u x l e y 213. A d m i s s i o n 20p to n o n - m e m b e r s . ASSOCIATED STUDIES PRESENT: 1. A lecture on Eastern A f r i c a : A Potential Fo r S m a l l E x p e d i t i o n s by Dr David P h i l l i p s o n in the R e a d Theatre, Sherfield B u i l d i n g at 1:30pm. 2. A l e c t u r e on Darwinismus and Materialismus by Professor A Rupert Hall in the P i p p a r d Theatre, Sherfield B u i l d i n g at 1:30pm.

Dr David O w e n , Sir Derek Ezra, Nigel Forman MP, Lord Tanlow and Michael Robson. T H E D E V I L S in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall at 7:30pm. T i c k e t s £1.00. G L I D I N G C L U B M E E T I N G at 5:30pm in A e r o 254. RECREATIONAL CLUBS COMMITTEE G E N E R A L M E E T I N G at 6:00pm in I C W A L o u n g e . A l l R C C C h a i r m e n please attend. ENTS FILM: THE A D V E N T U R E OF B A R R Y M C K E N Z I E at 6:30pm in M E 220. P r i c e 30p. BEDFORD COLLEGE FOLK CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY with A d r i a n M a y s i n g i n g , playing guitar a n d ukelele in the Oliver Bar at 8:30pm. A d m i s s i o n 80p a n d S U c a r d s are required. ASSOCIATED STUDIES PRESENT: 1. Film: Victoria, Q u e e n A n d E m p r e s s at 1:15pm in the Great Hall. 2. L u n c h - h o u r C o n c e r t with the K o e n i g P i a n o A n d W i n d E n s e m b l e in the M u s i c R o o m , 53 Prince's Gate.

FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER

SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND FUN Meet at Beit A r c h w a y at 10:30am.

Credits: A r e d u e to Margaret R a m s e y , J e r e m y N u n n s , P a u l W i l l i a m s, A u s t i n Reeve a n d Mary Freeman among others e s p e c i a l l y the c o l l a t i n g team that m i r a c u l o u s l y e m e r g e s at my time of greatest need w h e n my energy is almost e x h a u s t e d . Don't forget the 30th A n n i v e r s a r y F E L I X dinner o n the 7th D e c e m b e r to w h i c h e v e r y o n e is w e l c o m e ; see F E L I X Office or posters for further details. M y thanks a l s o to Lars W e r n b e r g - M o l l e r for his work with the F E L I X S O C I E T Y w h i c h is now p r o v i d i n g valuable c o n t r i b u t i o n s , a d v i c e and feedback. T h e next meeting is on M o n d a y at 12:45 in the F E L I X Office and a n y o n e interested in F E L I X is urged to attend.

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MONDAY 3 DECEMBER E N V S O C T A L K by M r M a c i n t o s h of Shell C h e m i c a l s o n his c o m p a n y ' s a p p r o a c h to e n v i r o n m e n t a l issues at 1:00pm in the C e n t r e for E n v i r o n m e n t a l T e c h n o l o g y , 48 Princes Gardens. M I N & M E T S O C presents a lecture by Professors C o h e n and B r o w n on their i m p r e s s i o n s of t h e C h i n e s e m i n e r a l industries in M L T at 6:00pm. OPEN DISCUSSION ON LONDON'S F U T U R E T R A N S P O R T P O L I C Y in P h y s i c s LT1 at 7:00pm. S O U T H O F T H E B O R D E R at B e d f o r d C o l l e g e J a z z C l u b at 8:30pm in their U n i o n C o m m o n R o o m . A d m i s s i o n 75p and S U c a r d s are required.

WEDNESDAY 5 DECEMBER E N V I R O N M E N T A L FAIR at 1:00pm in J C R . H A M S O C T A L K by Mr Harry from the H o m e Office on Interference at 2:30pm in E l e c E n g 5 0 8 . A d m i s s i o n 10p to non-Hamsoc members. DEBATE ON INDUSTRY AND THE E N V I R O N M E N T c h a i r e d by Prof S u t t o n at 7:00pm in J C R . INDUSTRIAL S O C I E T Y presentation by Unilever on The Role Of The A c c o u n t a n t In A Multinational O r g a n i s a t i o n in Bot Zoo C o m m o n R o o m . Free. T H E D E V I L S in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall at 7:30pm. T i c k e t s £1.00. W O R K S H O P O N T H E E N V I R O N M E N T in J C R at 8:30pm. IC B I G B A N D live in Stans at 8:30pm. Free.

T H E D E V I L S in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall at 7:30pm. T i c k e t s £1.00. B E D F O R D C O L L E G E C H R I S T M A S B A L L at 8:00pm in their U n i o n C o m m o n R o o m . T i c k e t s p r i c e d £3.30 from K e n S t r a c h a n , M e c h E n g 2.

SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER L A S T N I G H T O F T H E D E V I L S in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall. T i c k e t s £1.00.

TUESDAY 11 DECEMBER F R E E G I G with B l a n k S p a c e , the Beat a n d the A n d r o i d s of M U in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall at 7:30pm. S P C L U B F I L M : B A R B A R E L L A in H u x l e y 213 at 7:00pm. A d m i s s i o n to n o n - m e m b e r s : 20p.