L A T E NEWS Students' fees rise by 24%. > The Government has added a further £145 a year to the tuition fees of 449,000 British students and £295 to those of overseas postgraduates. F r o m September, fees will go up to £740 and £1,525 respectively.
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Friday, February 8th, 1980
O P P O S I N G T H E CORRIE BILL Last Tuesday several members of I C U joined the N U S march and N A C rally opposing the Corrie bill. T h e N U S march from U L U to Westminster was attended by about 4,000 students and also supported by some nurses and other unions. By the time we reached Westminster there were already thousands of people at the N A C rally in Central Hall and in the lobby queues. A t the r a l l y , a m o n g o t h e r s , D a v i d Steel, Liberal M P , spoke out in favour of the act he authored (the 1967 act). H e stressed that however much we try to improve society, women will always need abortions, and it is right that this should be catered for. He was greeted with enthusiastic applause. T o d a y , Friday 8th February, when in all probability the C o r r i e Bill will have its third reading, there will be a women's assembly from 1:00pm onwards in Central Hall, followed by a torchlight procession at 5:30pm.
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRISONERS R E L E A S E D We are happy to announce that both of the IC A m n c i t y C l u b ' s prisoners have recently been released. M r B Nyathi, a Zimbab w e a n , was released o v e r the summer though we have only just received confirmation of this from his wife. H e was convicted of a political offence shortly after the declaration of U D I in 1965. Seven years later, shortly after the completion of his sentence, he was detained without trial under an Emergency Powers A c t . H e is now 'free' but restricted to a particular region of Zimbabwe. H e has been unable to find a job; partly because this is always difficult for expolitical prisoners and partly because whilt he was in jail he developed an injury to his foot. His family is c o n s e q u e n t l y i n n e e d of s o m e financial support. The Indonesian was working as an engineer until he was detained, along with o v e r a h u n d r e d - t h o u s a n d others, shortly after the attempted c o u p of 1965. W e know very little about him but have been writing on his behalf to various authorities over the last three years. Last week we received notice that he has been released. T o the knowledge of AI, neither of these have either used or advocated violence. W e will send some money to help both people soon. T h e collection during last Tuesday's U G M collected £25, we are grateful to all those who contributed.
CARTOON T h e Rector, T h e L o r d Flowers, featured in a cartoon on the front page of last Friday's Times Higher Educational Supplement. The cartoon was coupled with an article discussing the possible effects of the almost complete report o n the financing of medical and dental education in L o n d o n . T h e cartoonist, D a v e S m i t h , said that he drew the cartoon from a photo of T h e L o r d Flowers.
a u d i e n c e w h a t t h e significance of the w o r d ' M o o n e y ' was, C h r i s F o x , I C U president, s h o u t e d o u t , " D o n ' t tell h i m " .
N o t a great d e a l h a s o c c u r r e d w i t h i n the c o n f i n e s of the R S M s i n c e m y last m a s t e r p i e c e so I'll r e s t r i c t m y babblings t o e v e n t s in the n e a r future. T O N I G H T at 6 : 0 0 p m till late, C h a p s C l u b Indoor Fete in Stan's Real A l e B a r . F u n for the all the family a n d e v e r y o n e else w h o c o m e s a l o n g . O n T u e s d a y 12th F e b r u a r y is the R S M U G M . T h i s t i m e there will be a U G M in G 2 0 at 12:30pm. A l s o o n the 12th F e b r u a r y is the R S M A C u r r y S u p e r w i t h beer. It is free for A L L s e c o n d y e a r s i n the R S M , w h o s h o u l d h a v e r e c e i v e d personal invitations by now. This a g o o d o p p o r t u n i t y t o see h o w the O l d S t u d e n t s ' A s s o c i a t i o n w o r k s a n d to m e e t s o m e of its m e m b e r s . F r i d a y 15th a n d S a t u r d a y 16th F e b r u a r y is C a m b o r n e W e e k e n d . U n f o r t u n a t e l y all the t i c k e t s h a v e b e e n s o l d . S u n d a y 17th F e b r u a r y is A N D Y L E W I S ' B I R T H D A Y . O n S a t u r d a y 1st M a r c h there's the N o t t i n g h a m R u g b y Sevens Tournament and on M o n d a y 3rd M a r c h th er e's the S w i m m i n g G a l a , so d o n y o u r w e b b e d feet a n d inflatables a n d get i n t o t r a i n i n g.
The programme was repeated on M o n d a y a n d the B B C will be r e t u r n i n g t o I m p e r i a l later this t e r m to r e c o r d a n o t h e r e d i t i o n of t h e q u i z . ' M o o n e y ' w o n last w e e k s q u i z a n d the p r o d u c e r is h o p i n g t o w r i t e h i m i n t o the s c r i p t of t h e n e x t p r o g r a m m e t o be r e c o r d e d at I C .
B e f o r e the e n d of t e r m , if y o u are i n t e r e s t e d in a n R S M U post please see the p r e s e n t h o l d e r of that post o r B e r n i e P r y o r . E x p r e s s i n g an interest by no m e a n s o b l i g a t e s y o u to s t a n d for anything. S e e y o u tonight B o b the S l o b
M O O N E Y WINS RADIO NEWS QUIZ The 'NEWSQUIZ' panel game p r o g r a m m e that the B B C r e c o r d e d in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall o n T h u r s d a y w a s broadcast early S a t u r d a y afternoon. D u r i n g the p r o g r a m m e the College was mentioned several times; but the most interesting point was w h e n the w o r d ' M o o n e y ' appeared in o n e of t h e q u e s t i o n s , w h i c h e l i c i t e d a large cheer f r o m the audience. H o w e v e r , w h e n B a r r y T o o k , t h e q u e s t i o n m a s t e r , a s k e d the
RCS W e l l J a n u a r y ' s events have c o m e and gone a n d what a m o n t h of indifference. W i t h the election machinery trundelling t o w a r d s the H u s t i n g s U G M o n T h u r s d a y 2 8 t h F e b r u a r y it's t i m e t o d e c i d e w h e t h e r o r not y o u a r e p r e p a r e d t o inject y o u r enthusiasm into the Royal C o l l e g e of S c i e n c e Union. R e m e m b e r e a c h p o s t is w h a t y o u m a k e it s o if y o u t h i n k we got it all w r o n g this y e a r , s t a n d u p a n d t r y t o s o r t it o u t for 1980-81. T u e s d a y ' s N i g h t O u t t o the theatre o n student stand-bys was a moderately rip-roaring success. W i t h o u t b u r n i n g holes in anyone's pockets we c o u l d
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h a v e h a d forty s t a n d - b y seats for e i t h e r Middle Age Spread o r The Last Of The Red Hot Lovers. H o w e v e r , a q u i c k s h o w of h a n d s i n the C o c k n e y P r i d e r e v e a l e d that t h e r e w e r e o n l y s e v e n t e e n of u s , a n d m o s t w a n t e d t o see R i c h a r d B r i e r s a n d P a u l E d d i n g t o n in Middle Age Spread. S o the i n t r e p i d seventeen rushed hotfoot to the Lyric Theatre pausing only t o o r d e r d r i n k s for the half-time i n t e r v a l a n d settled d o w n for a n e v e n i n g of c h e a p , c i v i l i s e d entertainment mar r ed only by a l a c k of s u p p o r t f r o m the rest of the union. L o o k i n g b a c k t o the S o c c e r S i x e s , s i n c e there w a s n o R C S article last week, another enjoyable a f t e r n o o n ' s e n t e r t a i n m e n t w a s s a v o u r e d by o n l y a h a n d f u l of h a r d y a m a t e u r s , mot of w h o m c o u l d n ' t tell one e n d of t h e football f r o m the o t h e r . D e s p i t e an intriguing league s y s t e m , d e p e n d e n t on the single-transferable goal a n d / o r plea bargaining most teams rapidly discovered that a
m o d i c u m of skill w a s n e c e s s a r y a b o u t ÂŁ200 f r o m the p u b l i c . A t o w i n a jug of beer. N o t so free b u s - r o v e r w e n t to e v e r y o n e R C S U a n d I C U . In a n act of w h o c o l l e c t e d m o r e t h a n ÂŁ1.25 u n p a r a l l e l l e d c o r r u p t i o n a a n d so y o u all m i s s e d a c h a n c e to p e c u l i a r a r r a n g e m e n t w a s see L o n d o n for n o t h i n g a n d help m a d e b e t w e e n the t e a m s of the a n o t h e r deaf c h i l d h e a r the w o r d t w o p r e s i d e n t s . B y a l l o w i n g e a c h indifference t h r o u g h a b r a n d n e w o t h e r to s c o r e goals they h o p e d r a d i o h e a r i n g - a i d . t o t r a n s g r e s s their o w n league F i n a l l y dates of f o r t h c o m i n g a n d m o v e o n t o the S u p e r B o w l . e v e n t s : H o w e v e r , despite letting e a c h R u g b y S e v e n s : T h i s S u n d a y , o t h e r s feeble s h o t s in t h e y still 10th F e b r u a r y . If y o u c a n get the c o u l d n o t get t h e r e q u i r e d n a m e of y o u r t e a m t o R a y n u m b e r of goals, c o r n e r s , four- M y e r s , C h e m 2 by m i d d a y y o u leafed c l o v e r s a n d r a b b i t s ' feet to c o u l d still be p l a y i n g . go t h r o u g h to the final. V a l e n t i n e s D i s c o : F r i d a y 15th February in J C R . B u y your In a t h r e e - w a y play-off for first t i c k e t s i n a d v a n c e or else, like p l a c e the I C P A s w o n w i t h the the H a l l o w e e n P a r t y , y o u w o n ' t Biochem P G s second and C h e m get i n . 2 t h i r d . T h e a b s e n c e of a n y t e a m V a l e n t i n e s R a g : S a t u r d a y 16th from P h y s i c s , the largest F e b r u a r y 9:30ish R C S U . C u p i d s d e p a r t m e n t in C o l l e g e m a k e s m e and Worlds Greatest Loversw o n d e r if t h e r e is a n e x i t f r o m the S e d u c e r s or G a n g s t e r s (St B l a c k e t t L a b or if C y r o g e n i c s are Valentines Day Massacre). h a v i n g a n o t h e r go at s u s p e n d e d A n y w a y , as a f o o t n o t e , if y o u animation. w a n t t o s t a n d for a n y U n i o n post O n t o t h e s u b j e c t of r a g . n e x t y e a r d r o p into the U n i o n M o n o p o l y , usually a huge event Office a n y t i m e for a c u p of coffee m a n a g e d t o a t t r a c t a m e r e a n d a c h a t to find o u t w h a t it's all nineteen people who exhorted about.
PEDAL CARS Last week G u i l d s w o n the m e n s pedal car race a r o u n d P r i n c e s G a r d e n s a n d Mines w o n the w o m e n ' s
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O n c e u p o n a time, there lived a s t u d e n t w h o felt t h a t a d e n of t e c h n o l o g y like IC ought to have a society based u p o n the visual asthetics. T h u s c a m e into being the s h a d y world of Graffitti. W a n d e r i n g , homeles s and destitute, these persecuted individuals were banished to the haunted West W i n g of the U n i o n B u i i d i n g . O n the s e c o n d floor of the stair c a s e to the left of t h e r e f e c t o r y , t h e r e s u c h d a n g e r o u s w o r d s as G r a p h i c A r t s c o u l d be k e p t far a w a y f r o m t h e milling E n g i n e e r s and Scientists (and miners) so as not to corrupt their devotion to t e c h n o l o g i c a l endeavour, and the Gross National P r o d u ct. S o m u c h fo r t h e f o u n d i n g . T h e p u r p o s e of the society is to provide an outlet for a n y o n e ' s artistic ability. T h e facilities are o p e n for any g r a p h i c arts (drawing, illustrating, lettering, etc). O v e r t h e y e a r s , t h e i n t e r e s t in s c r e e n printing d e v e l o p e d ; as a means of p r o d u c i n g volumes of publicity or as an e n d in itself. (Incidentally, about 20% of m o d e r n printing is by this method.) T h e a c c u m u l a t i o n of a home-made light table, a p h o t o s o c
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cast-off enlarger, drying racks a n d a vertical s c r e e n w a s h i n g trough followed; together with the largest collection of inks a n d papers (just) East of the R o y a l C o l l e g e of Art. W h a t y o u m a y a s k , is s c r e e n printing? Imagine a method of s q u e e z i n g ink t h r o u g h a s t r e t c h e d m e s h s c r e e n . Partially block out the s c r e e n , as in the d i a g r a m , s o that only letters or designs are left clear for ink to pass through, and that's s c r e e n printing. T h e b l o c k i n g out is mainly by a p h o t o g r a p h i c p r o c e s s , transferring any design o n transparent film, or translucent drafting film. T h e ink p a s s e s t h r o u g h o n t o whatever y o u put underneath; poster paper, tee-shirts, b a d g e size paper, tin cans, plastics, or the table! T h e chief advantage is that any surface c a n be
printed o n with the range of pro fes sional equipment available. Most packaging, tee-shirts, most fabrics, wallpaper, and e n o r m o u s posters are the main uses. With the e q u i p m e n t we have, y o u c o u l d p r o d u c e tee-shirts, b a d g e s or posters for y o u r pet society, hall or house, or for y o u r o w n enjoyment. M e g a l o m a n i a c s c a n see their work all over C o l l e g e a n d further. Societies are free to c o m m i s s i o n posters up to S R A 2 size (on extended A2). What is really n e e d e d is people willing to take up c o m m i s s i o n s . A little t e c h n i q u e can c o v e r fo r a lot of d e t a i l e d a r t i s t i c ability. Imagination is the only limit to the possibilities. A n y potential A n d y Warhols out there? T h e r e ' s no reason why y o u r work shouldn't be as g o o d as any; we use professional inks a n d e q u i p m e n t from S e r i c o l , the largest suppliers in E u r o p e . A n y o n e is w e l c o m e to p o p up to the w o r k s h o p at l u n c h t i m e W e d n e s d a y afternoon, s e e m s to be the most active p e r i o d at t h e m o m e n t . O r c o n t a c t C h r i s S o w d e n , C C D 3 or Dave Wheatley, B i o c h e m 2. D a v e Wheatley
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Dear Sir I w a s d i s m a y e d to see the f i r s t r e a d i n g of t h e m o t i o n p r o p o s i n g the total a b o l i t i o n of the Imperial C o l l e g e W o m e n ' s A s s o c i a t i o n p a s s e d by s u c h a large m a j o r i t y a n d w i t h s u c h l i t t l e d i s c u s s i o n at t h e l a s t U n i o n meeting. The proponents of the m o t i o n p r o d u c e d very verbose and sardonic argum e n t s . T h e y also levelled, I feel, s o m e unjustified c r i t i c i s m s at the association. Many important issues in the debate s e e m to h a v e become clouded, or overlooked c o m p l e t e l y , a n d a l t h o u g h the p r o b l e m is not a n easy o n e it a p p e a r s to c o m p r i s e of three b a s i c a r e a s of d i s c o n t e n t . N a m e l y the e x i s t e n c e of the I C W A L o u n g e , the finance that I C W A r e c e i v e s f r o m the u n i o n a n d the r e p r e s e n t a t i o n that it has on various Union committees and o n council. T h e o b j e c t i o n to the p r e s e n c e of the I C W A L o u n g e s e e m s to m e t o be s i n g u l a r l y l u d i c r o u s as it serves m a n y other functions o t h e r t h a n t h a t of b e i n g a w o m e n ' s l o u n g e . N o t least of these f u n c t i o n s is its use a s a c r a s h p a d at the b e g i n n i n g of the y e a r . T h e r o o m is a l s o u s e d for meetings, rehearsals a n d many o t h e r p u r p o s e s . I see n o r e a s o n why any group with a reasonable c l a i m c a n n o t use it at a n y t i m e t h e y r e q u i r e it. H o w e v e r , for t h o s e p a r t s of the d a y w h e n it is not b e i n g u s e d w h y is it w r o n g to d e d i c a t e it to use b y w o m e n ? I c a n n o t ever r e c a l l h a v i n g h e a r d of a c a s e of w o m e n b a r r i c a d i n g t h e m s e l v e s in the I C W A L o u n g e a n d refusing t o a l l o w a n y o n e else to use it. W h e n o n e c o n s i d e r s that a l m o s t e v e r y o t h e r a r e a in C o l l e g e is p o p u l a t e d p r i m a r i l y by m e n , s i m p l y b y vir tue of the h i g h p e r c e n t a g e of m e n s t u d y i n g at I C , is it u n r e a s o n a b l e to allocate a s m a l l a r e a a s a place w h e r e w o m e n c a n g o a n d feel fairly c o n f i d e n t of f i n d i n g less m e n than women? T h e financial a s p e c t of the p r o b l e m also s e e m s to be s o m e t h i n g of a r e d h e r r i n g d a n g l e d a r o u n d t o m i s l e a d us all. I C W A , like a n y o t h e r g r o u p in the U n i o n , r e c e i v e s its finance f r o m U F C . If the U n i o n believes t h a t it r e c e i v e s m o n e y in d i s p r o p o r t i o n to its r e q u i r e m e n t s t h e n it is u p t o U F C t o m a k e the n e c e s s a r y r e d u c t i o n i n its grant. T o state that I C W A squanders too m u c h money, a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y s h o u l d be a b o l i s h e d t o p r e v e n t this, is like t r y n g to c r a c k a nut with a steam roller. A l l o c a t i n g U n i o n m o n e y to m i n o r i t y g r o u p s is n o t s o m e f o r m of g r a v e s i n as all U n i o n g r a n t s , in
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effect, go to m i n o r i t y i n t e r e s t s . I w o u l d challenge a n y o n e to s h o w me just o n e p i e c e of U n i o n e x p e n d i t u r e that has benefitted e v e r y m e m b e r of the U n i o n . A s an a s i d e , I p e r s o n a l l y w o u l d r a t h e r see X p o u n d s spent o n I C W A t h a n X p o u n d s spent by C C U V P s o n d r i n k s in the bar for rag c o l l e c t o r s . A r g u a b l y , r e p r e s e n t a t i o n is the m o s t i m p o r t a n t f u n c t i o n of I C W A . R e p r e s e n t a t i o n of w o m e n b o t h w i t h i n the U n i o n a n d to the C o l l e g e a u t h o r i t i e s . T h e I C W A P r e s i d e n t is not alone o n C o u n c i l in h a v i n g the specific task of v o i c i n g the v i e w s of a p a r t i c u l a r p o r t i o n of the U n i o n membership. The O S C Chairman, P G A f f a i r s Officer a n d S i l w o o d P a r k R e p r e s e n t a t i v e all have i d e n t i c a l f u n c t i o n s . T h e I C C A G C h a i r m a n e v e n sits o n C o u n c i l to i n f o r m us of the a c t i o n of I C in the " c o m m u n i t y at large". I w o u l d find it strange if, say, the I C C A G C h a i r m a n r e m a i n e d o n C o u n c i l to r e p r e s e n t t h e i n t e r e s t s of the c o m m u n i t y whilst the I C W A P r e s i d e n t , w h o r e p r e s e n t s the v i e w s of w o m e n in C o l l e g e , was r e m o v e d . M a n y people are p e r f e c t l y c a p a b l e of r e p r e s e n t i n g themselves. T h e y have voices l o u d e n o u g h to be h e a r d . M a n y m o r e v o i c e s that are n o t h e a r d and n e e d r e p r e s e n t a t i o n by s o m e p e r s o n o r b o d y m o r e able. T h e y s h o u l d be d e p r i v e d of this right. F u r t h e r , to state the I C W A P r e s i d e n t is u n r e p r e s e n t a t i v e a n d o u t of c o n t a c t w i t h the m e m b e r s h i p a n d that the I C W A C o m m i t t e e p r a c t i s e s s o m e false f o r m of d e m o c r a c y is fallacious. It is n o m o r e o r less d e m o c r a t i c than most other U n i o n comittees. If we are g o i n g t o level the finger at a r e a s of the u n i o n s t r u c t u r e that a r e u n d e m o c r a t i c a n d n o t as r e p r e s e n t a t i v e as they might be I c a n t h i n k of m a n y places to p o i n t it before I C W A . T o s u p p o r t the m o t i o n for the a b o l i t i o n of I C W A is to selfishly steal a w a y the I C W A L o u n g e for s o m e d u b i o u s future p u r p o s e , w h i c h n o b o d y s e e m s to h a v e t h o u g h t m u c h a b o u t . It is to put a s t o p t o all the s o c i a l e v e n t s that I C W A organises a n d prevent women having a corporate r e p r e s e n t a t i v e p o s i t i o n in the U n i o n a n d in C o l l e g e . T o a b o l i s h I C W A is t o s w e e p a w a y a n established, traditional and dignified o r g a n i s a t i o n . It is a n insult to the w o m e n s t u d y i n g at IC a n d to those w o m e n destined t o c o m e here in the future to I hope that this will not happen. Tony C o x Physics 3
Dear Colin T i m e h a s c o m e to d e f e n d s t u d e n t g r a n t s ! A t the last U G M there w a s great c o n f u s i o n a b o u t the m o t i o n o n s t u d e n t g r a n t s . T h e m o t i o n c a l l e d for n a t i o n a l d i s c u s s i o n o n the level of g r a n t s n o t c a l l i n g f o r a n i n c r e a s e . A t p r e s e n t we are o p p o s i n g c u t s in the i n c r e a s e s of e d u c a t i o n a l e x p e n d i t u r e , w e are not yet fighting c u t s in e d u c a tional e x p e n d i t u r e . T o freeze grant levels will effectively devalue s t u d e n t grants b y 20% (a r o u g h e s t i m a t e for inflation o v e r the n e x t year). J o has o b v i o u s l y never lived in n o n - C o l l e g e r e s i d e n c e , as o t h e r w i s e she w o u l d u n d e r s t a n d that m a n y s t u d e n t s c a n n o t live o n their grants. It s h o u l d be r e m e m b e r e d that m a n y s t u d e n t s do not r e c e i v e s p o n s o r s h i p a n d that m a n y s t u d e n t s live in private a c c o m m o d a t i o n viz, flats, bedsits a n d lodgings.
Dear
Dear Sir S u r e l y a n y o n e w o u l d agree t h a t it is i r r e s p o n s i b l e t o deliberately refuse t o see the facts before m a k i n g i m p o r t a n t d e c i s i o n s , b u t that is e x a c t l y what h a p p e n e d at last T u e s d a y ' s U G M when my procedural m o t i o n to p o s t p o n e the I C W A debate w a s de f e a t e d . W h a t I w a s t r y i n g t o say w a s that to m a k e s u c h a d e c i s i o n o n w h e t h e r o r not I C W A was irrelevant, we s h o u l d first see t h e r e s u l t s of the r e c e n t q u e s t i o n n a i r e r a t h e r t h a n rely p u r e l y o n the p a r t i s a n p r e s e n tation of the s p e a k e r s . T h i s o p i n i o n I feel w a s b o r n e o u t w h e n s p e a k e r s f r o m b o t h sides u s e d the s o far u n p u b l i s h e d results of the q u e s t i o n n a i r e to s u p p o r t their side. I realise e v e r y o n e ' s minds h a d b e e n m a d e u p before the m e e t i n g , but o n e h a s to at least p a y lip s e r v i c e to d e m o c r a c y . John Whitehouse Chem P G
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W h i l s t in a n ideal s o c i e t y w e w o u l d c a m p a i g n for the total a b o l i t i o n of the m e a n s test, it s h o u l d be n o t e d that w e c a n hope to w i n this c a m p a i g n i m m e d i a t e l y b u t that the m e a n s test m u s t be p h a s e d out gradually. U n i t l that is a c c o m p l i s h e d w e m u s t c o n t i n u e t o fight for i n c r e a s e s in s t u d e n t g r a n t s so that the grant will n o t b e c o m e devalued and economically m e a n i n g l e s s . T h e s t u d e n t grant s h o u l d allow s t u d e n t s to s t u d y at u n i v e r s i t y a n d we s h o u l d ac tively c a m p a i g n t o e n s u r e this. Y o u r s sincerely Bernard Smith
Colin
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while sport for
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political
reasons. Yours
sincerely
Lawrence
Stucke.
Dear Sir It a p p e a r s that o n l y a b o u t five p e r c e n t of the q u e s t i o n n a i r e sheets w e r e r e t u r n e d . I w o u l d suggest t o y o u that the thing is useless. I t h i n k m o s t s t u d e n t s here h a v e at least a superficial u n d e r s t a n d i n g of r a n d o m sampling in statistics. The questionnaire has only p r o d u c e d d a t a f r o m s t u d e n t s w h o are i n t e r e s t e d in r e t u r n i n g it (5%). In n o w a y c a n this be a truly r a n d o m s a m p l e of I C s t u d e n t s . I e x p e c t s o m e o n e f r o m the m a t h s d e p a r t m e n t might assist y o u in r u n n i n g a m o r e sensible questionnaire. Y o u r s sincerely Barney M c C a b e Physics 2 Dear Colin I a m p e r t u r b e d b y the c o n t i n u o u s e d i t i n g g i v e n to m y snooker article. I think m o s t p e o p l e like a bit of h u m o u r Y o u r s wonderously Gareth Machin Physics 2
T O B E OR N O T T O B E T H A T IS T H E QUESTION (-NAIRE) T h e final results are not, obviously, ready yet since with five sections and, at the final count, 272 acceptably filled questionnaires, it has taken over nine hours just to do the types of College entertainment that people like to experience (including five who ticked 'other'), the best and worst films a n d part of the F E L I X rock and p o p awards. Best Film: Life of Brian (57 votes) Worst Film: Didn't S e e It (22 votes) followed by Star Trek (14 votes) Fanatasia managed to get one vote from a coke drinking, male, Physics 2 undergraduate. F o r the worst film there were nominations for Cannable, S T O I C and Emmanuelle. S i x t y of t h e q u e s t i o n n a i r e s c a m e f r o m women and a few from those who were not quite sure of their sex, and more than a few wrote " y e s " . College Entertainment T h e form most experienced by those who replied to this section was the College bars (182), but films followed closely (168). Other results were discos (109), live concerts (117) and Space Invaders (98). T h e figures in the brackets being the number who ticked that type. Union clubs and societies were the most quoted form of other entertainment; women then voting for parties (6), C C U events (6) and men for I C Radio (6) and pool (6). FELIX ROCK A N D POP AWARDS Only three sections have been checked as yet, but the following results are known: Best Male Singer: Cliff Richard Best Female Singer: Kate B u s h Another Best Single O f T h e Past Year: Brick In The Wall pt 2 T h e best single result was very close with Message In A Bottle and / Don't Like Mondays receiving just one less vote than Pink Floyd's single.
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prize
for the winners.
Cheers, Bryan.
Mary and Malcolm checking questionnaires. Eric Jarvis received nine nominations for Best Male Singer, Katy Thatchell five votes for Best Female Singer a n d Colin Palmer five votes for Male and two for Best Female Singer. A s early results came in he was wondering whether to record a song for I C Radio Eight D a y s A Week. W e received a lot of helpful suggestions for improving F E L I X , hence the new puzzles page. A n y contributions of puzzles for the next issue will be most welcome. T h o s e people who requested more letters will be satisfied if they can get more people to write letters (or even controversial articles). A s for popularity, News was a clear winner with 132 firsts out of 223 votes, the next was L e t t e r s with 35 firsts o u t of 216 a n d 70 seconds. Again more news means more news collectors (and writers). If you are dissatisfied with the amount of news then keep your ears o p e n , for s m a l l items a n d large. A l l c o n tributions will be gratefully received by the News E d (ie me!). M o r e results next week but many thanks to Lars, Paul J U p t o n , Leslie H o r r o c k s a n d D a v e . Mary Freeman PS: LATE RESULT Best A l l T i m e Singles: Bohemian and Nights In White Satin.
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T H E PIMLICO C O N N E C T I O N 1980—1981 Every W e d n e s d a y afternoon from October to January, Imperial College students visit three inner L o n d o n comprehensive schools (Pimlico, Holland Park and Stock well Manor), to help with the teaching of Science and Engineering. The Pimlico Connection is now an official I C U society, and we are trying to r e c r u i t t u t o r s t o e n s u r e the scheme's academic success in the next academic year. It is essential that the schools know well in advance both how many tutors they can expect and what they want to tutor. What d i d . you d o o n W e dn e s da y afternoons last term? Can't remember? Why not do something you'll find worthwhile . . . Become a Link in the Pimlico Connection! If you're at all interested, please contact the following for further details: Clive Chandler, Civ Eng 2; Alan Rogers, Elec Eng 2 or D r J S R G o o d l a d , R o o m 603, Elec E n g . R e m e m b e r , we n e e d p e o p l e t o volunteer N O W to tutor next year. If y o u c a n ' t find u s , d r o p a n o t e through the internal mail and we'll find you!
ALBERT AND T H E BIORHYTHMS "What's
a biorhythm?"
asked
Albert.
C e d r i c frowned, his brow corrugating like mildewed graph paper. H e reached for his Collins English Dictionary: " B i o r h y t h m . . . Biorhythm . . . A h , yes, got it, here it is; it's something y o u can deduce from F E L I X questionnaires — y o u take a whole load of them, add something up, divide it and then you can tell how critical y o u a r e . " " S o u n d s like maths to m e , " said Albert, a note of apprehension in his voice. " U m m . . . n o , can't be — it says the computations can be p e r f o r m e d by a n y member of the F E L I X staff. Apparently . . . " Cedric's voice faltered like a major claim. " G o o d L o r d , what's wrong?" asked Albert, a new, a l t o g e t h e r m o r e v i b r a n t n o t e of apprehension in his voice. " I feel awful; I think I'm g o i n g into a n intellectual critical with a sensitivity p l u s , " whispered C e d r i c , his face paler than the underbelly of a Union H a c k . "I don't think I know what that m e a n s , " said Albert. "Neither do J , " said C e d r i c , his supine form at o d d s with t h e p e r m a n e n t w a v e of t h e Axminster. Albert reached for the dictionary . . . B I O R H Y T H M : S e e F E L I X Questionnaire. F E L I X Q U E S T I O N N A I R E : a cunning device which, in the hands of certain unscrupulous p e o p l e , c a n p r o v e a p o s i t i v e m e n a c e . In particular, closer examination of the ' F o o d and Drink while at College' section may reveal h i t h e r t o u n s u s p e c t e d facets of a p e r s o n ' s b i o r h y t h m . (see B I O R H Y T H M ) (see also INDUCED BIORHYTHM). I N D U C E D B I O R H Y T H M : it has been noted recently that students are peculiarly vulnerable to biorhythmic induction. T h e yearly cycle of lectures a n d s o c i a l f u n c t i o n s with their overtones of boredom and debauchery channel the e n e r g i e s o f t h e a v e r a g e s t u d e n t into troughs and crests, rather like your well-known wave-motion in Physics. " A n d this is a dictionary?"
Albert mused . .
Cycles of intellectual criticals (low level) and pluses (high level) o c c u r in conjunction with examinations, full moons and opening time. Ditto with the physical and the sensitivity side. . . . there was a crash of breaking glass as Albert hurled C e d r i c through the window and climbed out onto the fire escape. Taking as many as one step at a time, he rushed to the bottom a n d ran, with all the speed of a bye-law change, to the F E L I X Office. Frenzied flicking through the m o u n d of questionnaires confirmed his worst fears: "I still don't bleeding understand . . . " Lars
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T h e t y p e s e t t e r s t o r e s o n e line at a ' time a n d outputs photographic paper i n t o a c a s s e t t e w h i c h is t h e n transferred to an automatic developer . . . more next week.
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T h e style of t y p e font c a n be changed by entering codes from the k e y b o a r d o r by c h a n g i n g the disc.
L a s t y e a r ' s e l e c t i o n s for F E L I X E d i t o r w e r e fought o n r a t h e r m u d d y g r o u n d . T h i s y e a r I h o p e that all the . S a b b a t i c a l e l e c t i o n s will be c o n d u c t e d ir^the right spirit.
T h e m i d d l e p h o t o s h o w s the P C B b o a r d s a n d t h e b o t t o m p i c features the lens m e c h a n i s m .
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FELIX THE J O B (PART 1)
If y o u are i n t e r e s t e d in s t a n d i n g for the p o s t t h e n please c o m e in for a c h a t as s o o n as possible. T h i s w e e k I've f e a t u r e d p h o t o s of t h e c o m p u t e r types etter . T h e t o p pic s h o w s the k e y b o a r d w h i c h is a t e r m i n a l w i t h e x t r a k e y s for e n t e r i n g c o l u m n w i d t h s a n d t y p e styles a n d sizes. A full-time o p e r a t o r , M a z , types m o s t of t h e F E L I X c o p y but it is i m p o r t a n t that a F E L I X c a n d i d a t e k n o w s h o w to operate the typesetter (especially for p r o d u c i n g h i s / h e r election publicity).
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DeLaRue seeks graduates eager to pursue exceflence F e w b i g g r o u p s give g r a d u a t e s as b r a c i n g a n d c h a l l e n g i n g a t i m e as DeLaRue. W e expec t t h o se w h o j o i n u s to be a m b i t i o u s ; to h a v e a s t r o n g urge to e x c e l i n t h e i r c h o s e n f i e l d s ; to r e s p o n d w e l l to t h e h i g h s t a n d a r d s expected o f a c o m p a n y w h i c h works with sophisticated technology a n d w h i c h e n j o y s a l e a d i n g p o s i t i o n i n a l l its m a r k e t s . S o a c a r e e r w i t h D e L a R u e is n o s o f t o p t i o n . B u t it d o e s p r o m i s e s o l i d p r a c t i c a l experience o f advanced technologies; a stimulating a n d stretching w o r k i n g e n v i r o n m e n t f o r arts g r a d u a t e s a n d a l l t h e s a t i s f a c t i o n s t h a t g o w i t h b e l o n g i n g t o a famous a n d demonstrably successful international group. D e L a R u e w e l c o m e s t h o s e w h o are eager to p u r s u e e x c e l l e n c e . F o r s u c h m e n a n d w o m e n , t h e r e a r e f o u r w a y s i n . W e s a y a little a b o u t t h e m b e l o w .
Thomas DeLaRue
DeLaRue Systems
Crosfield Electronics
Security Express
T h i s is the o r i g i n a l D e L a R u e C o m p a n y , designing and printing banknotes, bonds, cheques, passports, travellers' c h e q u e s a n d o t h e r speci a l i t e m s for m a n y nations. T h e D i v i s i o n needs A r t s o r S c i e n c e graduates to w o r k as p r o d u c t i o n trainees. O l i v e r G r a y , w h o j o i n e d last year w i t h a degree i n G e r m a n a n d P o l i t i c s a n d is n o w a B a n k n o t e C o n t r o l l e r , puts it l i k e t h i s :
D e L a R u e Systems' m a i n p r o d u c t s are m a c h i n e s to c o u n t , sort a n d d i s p e n s e b a n k n o t e s a n d other docum en ts . E l e c t r o n i c and Mechanical Engineering graduates are n e e d e d to j o i n project d e v e l o p m e n t teams. Languages and Engineering graduates are also n e e d e d to t r a i n for Sales a n d P r o d u c t i o n . K e i t h W e m y s s . w h o j o i n e d as a n E l e c t r o n i c s graduate says:
T h i s D i v i s i o n ' s p r o d u c t range includes M A G N A S C A N E l e c t r o n i c Scanners for c o l o u r separation a n d e n l a r g e m e n t s w i d e range o f press c o n t r o l s a n d laser g r a v u r e f o r e n g r a v i n g printing cylinders. T h e D i v i s i o n needs E l e c t r o n i c , M e c h a n i c a l and Production Engineers. A l s o , graduates w i t h a n y n u m e r a t e d i s c i p l i n e are n e e d e d t o t r a i n as pr o gr a m m er s for software d e v e l o p m e n t . Peter R u s h , a graduate i n E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g describes his first i m p r e s s i o n s o f the firm:
T h i s D i v i s i o n is a h i g h l y successful security transport business concerned w i t h cash-in-transit a n d also a next-day delivery service, provides for non-security g o o d s t h r o u g h o u t the U K . T h e r e is a lively, in ter estin g w o r k c l i m a t e for A r t s or Science graduates. D e r e k M o o r e , a recent graduate s u m s it u p l i k e t h i s :
"The world of banknotes is certainly not routine and each day produces its own unique problems to challenge one's capabilities. I am directly involved with the main product and this makes each day excitingly varied".
"The job is always interesting and varied with very little repetitive work and there are plenty of challenges".
"There was lots of interfacing between electronic engineering, optics, electro-optics, and mechanical engineering. Physicists worked alongside engineers. Laser techniques were used electronically as well as for cutting. There was much advanced engineering going on and I wanted to be a part of it".
"Everybody works hard here but there is none of the gnawing pressure you usually associate with big business. It helps a lot to see yourself in a senior position and you can quickly get involved in higher levels of decision making".
To learn more,and to ask any questions,come and meet the team from D e L a Rue. M a k e an appointment today through your Careers Office or write directly to the Graduate Recruitment Officer,
The De La Rue Company Limited, D e LaRueHouse,3-5 Burlington Gardens,L o n d o n W l A l D L .
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IC 1st XI vs London Hospital 1st XI Their winning ways having suffered a setback in their last game IC firsts
The continuing saga of
the
famous
took the field against L o n d o n Hospital 1st XI in the m o o d to put things right and settle a few scores^fearlier in the season. T h e IC team settled well and took a stranglehold o n the midfield which was to be crucial, A n d y Haralampous in particular was
forceful and full of running, one of his
crossfield passes found Ian Stevenson too busy admiring it to do anything with it, about the only thing Ian did wrong all afternoon. T h e considerable
ladies rugby team
Last Friday the Imperial College Ladies Rugby team were featured o n t h e L o n d o n a n d S . E . s e c t i o n of N A T I O N W I D E . T h e film f e a t u r e d the I C v s U C m a t c h at H a r l i n g t o n w h i c h e n d e d i n a 0-0 d r a w . T h e c a m e r a s f o c u s e d o n all a s p e c t s of t h e g a m e i n c l u d i n g the boat r a c e i n the b a r a f t e r w a r d s . T h e film w a s s p l i c e d w i t h i n t e r v i e w s w i t h b o t h c a p t a i n s a n d E d d i e . E v e r y o n e i n the t e a m w h o s a w it s a i d that t h e y e n j o y e d it. It w a s a pity that the B B C c o u l d n ' t let u s k n o w the s c r e e n i n g d a t e ! T h e t e a m h a v e a l s o hit t h e p r e s s (again!) n o t a b l y the E v e n i n g N e w s ' c e n t r e pages. T h e article w a s r a t h e r t o n g u e i n c h e e k a n d f e a t u r e d a p i c t u r e of a s c r u m . T h e c o n t i n u i n g interest i n L a d i e s R u g b y h a s a l s o b e e n n o t e d by the B B C W o r l d S e r v i c e .
control IC were able to assert was by virtue of good team play from the back all the way through to the forwards. Half time arrived with
feeling
that it was only a matter of time before IC scored. T h e wait for the first goal was not a long one. James Roley intercepted the first pass from the kick off and jinked his way unchallenged through the entire L o n d o n team to beat the goalkeeper with a shot which rebounded off a post. T h e only doubt
was
whether
persuasive
powers
the
ball had crossed
worked o n
the
the
referee
line, but the Captain's
again and the
goal
stood.
Fortified by this deserved success, IC again dominated. T h e forwards looking particularly threatening with G r a h a m Rickard prompting the ever-running D a v e D e a n and James Roley. It was however Chris Hendy who scored the s e c o n d goal. H e seemed slightly surprised that the ball reached him at the far post
through a crowd of three L o n d o n players. Rising to the
occasion he thrust the top half of his person at the ball and managed to thrust it towards the open goal. IC appeared to consider that two goals were enough and eased up slightly, which provided Steve Veats with more work,
IC 5ths vs RSM 2nds: 3 - 2
he
made
horizontal,
thank
one
save tipping the
fine
heavens
he
didn't have
ball r o u n d the to
post
whilst
catch it!
Two-nil was perhaps generous to L o n d o n who had experienced one of IC's
Birkbcck 1st vs IC 5ths: 1 - 2
best performances
so
far this
season.
T e a m : S Veats, J G a m b l e , M C u r r a n , M K e n r i c k , K Reeve, C H e n d y , A Haralampous, I Stevenson,
J Roley, D
Dean
and G
Rickard.
With two thrilling and entertaining matches o n Wednesday and Saturday which both produced nail-biting finishes; the fifths collected yet another four
IC 2nd XI vs Barnes H C W :
points to improve their chances of a late bid for the title.
2-1
W e expect you're all wondering why the IC hockey 2nd XI never gets a
Wednesday's match against R S M 2 was a superbly refereed, well balanced
mention in this illustrious publication. Well, we think that it stems from a
game with either side looking capable of snatching the points until 'Big' D a v e
vicious rumour that maintains that we never win! T h i s remarkable state of
D e a n , covering a lot of ground to run onto a D a m i a n Kelly pass, placed an
affairs was put right o n Saturday when a Barnes team of average age 3 4 V
unstoppable shot out of the reach of the Mines' keeper. Earlier in the match
was well and truly hammered into the ground by the ruthless tactics and
the fifths had taken the lead when N i c k Matthews was sent clear by Russ
effective
Gilbert and made no mistake with his shot. A n d it was N i c k Matthews who laid
managed
hockey that so typifies the play of the seconds.
2
(Actually, we
to scrape through 2-1!).
o n the second goal for J o h n Healy after Mines had equalised his earlier effort.
W e overcame the first hurdle with some ease by persuading the 1st XI
With Mines equalising just before half-time to set up a thrilling second half it
to take captain G o r d o n Baxter off our hands. F r o m this point o n , the
was no surprise that even after the fifths winning goal Mines continued to apply
team could do not wrong. Arriving at the ground forty-five minutes before
pressure o n the IC defence to get another equaliser. Great credit must go to
the opposition, D a v e Cornwell managed to get an excellent snapshot of
defenders, Pat C h o w n , Phil L a k i n , N i c k D a v i d and Bill Caffyn for withstanding
one
member
of the side
relieving himself
of
the
pre-match
tension!
this pressure with great skill and composure. A n d a special mention must be
O n c e o n the pitch we proceeded to c o n Barnes into thinking that we
made the fifths goalkeeper D u n c a n B r o w n who p r o d u c e d four 'world class'
were the 3rd XI. T h e y were so taken in by this that G o r d o n wylie was
saves to deprive the opposition at vital moments.
able to carve through their defence
O n Saturday the fifths faced yet another daunting prospect against a
and score from a narow angle.
A
second goal soon followed, as a defender helpfully kicked Mike C h e w ' s
Birbeck side who had won their last ten games. O n e of the main problems was
shot inside the post. In the second half, the team never quite recovered
found to be transporting players to the ground. With M a r k Clegg the fifths
from being 2-0 up and allowed Barnes to score late on. However, thanks
captain, and tactical genius, unfortunately absent with flu, the fifths were
to good defensive
deprived of an extra car which would have proved invaluable. Paul Gohil's late
record
work and Martin Shaw's
umpiring, we
hung o n
to
an historic victory.
arrival, with car, eased the situation, but D a v e Brannan, Steve Simms (one m),
T h a n k s must also be expressed to keeper Martin 'Banks' C o o p e r for
Pat C h o w n and D a v e Griffiths were still forced to sample the delights of
only touching the ball twice — once to pick it out of the net!; to Steve
L o n d o n transport.
R a m p t o n for effectively body-checking their right-wing whenever he could;
However, when the match did finally kick-off the fifths proved that they had
and to
not been disheartened by these events or Quentin Merrit's navigating, and in a
G o r d o n Wylie
for
not getting
a green
card this
week!
Andy Stoomer and Simon Gray
goalless first half the fifths were unlucky not to score o n several occasions, particularly Quentin Merrit who after a fine run through the Birbeck defence
Falmouth beat Keogh
was robbed of a certain goal when he was cynically uprooted by a Birbeck defender whose crime went completely unpunished by an otherwise excellent
Falmouth Hall beat K e o g h in the football match held this morning in
referee. In the second half D a v e McPhail started to show his true class and was
Two
spectators
watched
the
match,
equalling the
crowd
attendance record, but they left when Falmouth were leading by five goals
consistently causing the Birbeck defence trouble, even before, he sent a
to nil. T h e r e was no violence, except for a couple of minor fouls, which
rasping thirty yard shot into the roof of the Birbeck net. A n d it was he who
resulted in a very clean game; however, in another sense, the game was
made the s e c o n d goal for N i c k Matthews shortly after, following some fine
extremely muddy, in fact the ball virtually refused to bounce and stuck in
work between Steve Sims and Dave Brannan (playing his first full game of the
the m u d quite a lot. O n e player described the game as being more like
season). With Birbeck getting a goal back from a fairly harsh penalty decision,
water
it was left, to what has now become a very solid fifth team defence, to hold out
polo,
and Harry
Jingh
wore
goggles for
part of
the
match.
M i c k M c N i c h o l a s was the major scorer for Falmouth with three of the
for what seemed a very lengthy last ten minutes. It came as no surprise when
six goals; Huddersfield scored one of the two K e o g h goals, the second of
Paul G o h i l , Pat C h o w n , or D a v e Griffiths, and N i c k David did this with
which went in while the Falmouth goalkeeper, Charles Rich, was leaning
consumate ease. O n c e again D u n c a n Brown was also on hand to make several
against his goalpost in the closing seconds of the match, waiting for the
vital, breathtaking saves in the dying minutes. A special mention to Russ
final
Gilbert who when D u n c a n was beaten once from a corner was 'on hand' to make a very handy score.
Park.
Hyde
Caroline holds on
whistle.
Having beaten K e o g h 6-2, against
Linstead who
beat
Falmouth's next game is in a week's Willis J a c k s o n H o u s e
4-2
last
time
Sunday.
FOOTBALL CLUB P ARTISTS — RCS 6-A-SIDE WINNERS AN IMPARTIAL SIDE
N a m e : Steve Veats. Status: P o s t g r a d . Po si ti o n: G o a l k e e p e r R e m a r k s : K n o w n by most as ' H a n d s ' , o n c e s c o r e d a h a t - t r i c k for Q M C b e c o m i n g the first IC player to s c o r e a hat-trick for the o p p o n e n t s . W a s solely responsible for the three points s c o r e d ' against F C P A in the T o u r n a m e n t . Is k n o w n to have p o s e d for a c t i o n p h o t o g r a p h s in F E L I X ( b e f o r e t h e game). D i d not drink after the game! N a m e : C h r i s H e n d y . Status: First Year. Position: Defense R e m a r k s : A n i m a l , eats raw meat and o p p o s i n g players despite defensive role c l a i m s to have been top scorer, lives in a c a g e under a u s p i c e s of first team c a p t a i n . D o e s have o n e r e d e e m i n g feature however, Jill, his girlfriend wh o is free o n W e d n e s d a y a n d Saturday afternoons. Name: Kevan Reeve. Status: Third Year. P o s i t i o n : D e f e n s e R e m a r k s : First team captain, F C P A captain, Chris Hendy's keeper and c a g e c h a n e r , founder member. Steve Veats Appreciation Socity, Father F i g u r e to i n e x p e r i e n c e d first y e a r players (know what I mean). Wears i i 'if* I ' - • shirts next to his skin and h a n g s a r o u n d in bars. M e n t i o n e d in last year's IC Handbook. Name: J o h n Healy. Status: Life M e m b e r of I C U . P o s i t i o n : U n d e r C o n s i d e r a t i o n by E m p l o y e e s R e m a r k s : O l d m a n of the side, fifth team c a p t a i n , lack of offside rule in ccrrnpetition suited his style of play. C o n t i n u a l l y s h o u t i n g E a g l e s despite being t o l d there are n o n e in L o n d o n ; talks a lot, . . . of r u b b i s h mainly. N a m e : B o b b y ' D y l a n ' D h i l l o n . Status: )ld Bo> Position: Attack. R e m a r k s : F o r e i g n b o d y in the team, m e m b e r of illustrious g a n g k n o w n as The Sun Tan Kids. Permanently recovering from e x c e s s a l c o h o l , giving rise to an i m m a c u l a t e b o d y swervestagger thinks all British w o m e n are great. W i s h e s to meet a six foot blond but a n y g i r l of n o r m a l c h e s t s i z e w o u l d be c o n s i d e r e d . N a m e : K e v i n B u c k l e y . S t a t u s : First Year. P o s i t i o n : A t t a c k . R e m a r k s : O w n e r of the ' g a m e s kit' bag, L a u g h i n g C a v a l i e r of s e c o n d s , despite r u m o u r s that he was a third c h o i c e for the team p l a y e d brilliantly, wishes to thank all w h o brought him a drink afterwards. H a s been k n o w n to h o l d up t r a ins (see F E L I X , 25th J a n u a r y ) . Off the field a very quiet p e r s o n e x c e p t w h e n j o i n i n g in a c h o r u s of In M o b i l e . I certify that the a b o v e is a true a n d accurate record. The Beau Brummie
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STAR WRECK T h i s is the story of the Imperial C o l l e g e C a n o e C l u b o n its w e e k e n d m i s s i o n to e x p l o r e the u n c h a r t e d b e n d s of t h e R i v e r D a r t , to s h o o t t r e a c h e r o u s swirling rapids, to boldly p a d d l e where no canoeist has p a d d l e d before. Captain's log: Stardate 25/1/80 5:00pm — C l u b a s s e m b l e d outside U n i o n A r c h . After p r o b l e m s in obtaining o n e of our two vans, we've p h o n e d ' D i a l - a - w r e c k ' who've sent us their Sfar Wreck. 12:00pm: Star Wreck c a n go no further — forty miles outside Exeter — marooned. 3:00am: H a v i n g cleared the anti-matter p o d s a n d d e c o k e d the warp-drive, we eventually arrive at destination. 11:30am: River is low. Thirteen brave c a n o e i s t s e m b a r k on the p e r i l o u s r o c k - d o d g i n g descent, negotiating the likes of 'Lovers L e a p ' a n d 'Triple d r o p ' without too m a n y casualities. 2:00pm: A l l arrive safely, t h o u g h o n e c a n o e leaking too badly to use again. 2:45pm: Half a d o z e n of the more intrepid attempt another run.
4:00pm: T w o more c a n o e s now 'holed'. Several more canoeists have taken an e a r l y b a t h after c a p s i z i n g . R e t u r n h o m e to base at D a r t m o o r E x p e d i t i o n C e n t r e for hot meal. 7:00pm: Off to quiet local in W i d e c o m b for evening. 1 1 : 3 0 p m : H a v e to d i s c i p l i n e two m e m b e r s of the crew, side tracked from duty by a highly s u s p i c i o u s invitation to a pyjama party. 9:00am: T i m e for two more runs before we have to warp back to L o n d o n , s u c c e e d in h o l i n g another nine boats o n rocks. O n l y two boats still O K . N o w we have thirteen 'star wrecks'. 3:30pm: Set off to L o n d o n . 6:00pm: Break journey at Wylyle to 'refuel' crew. 11:30pm: H o m e . Never again . . . B e a m me up, Do ris. If you're interested in joining the crew, why not be 'enterprising' a n d c o m e d o w n to the s w i m m i n g p o o l on T u e s d a y nights at 6:30pm. S e e y o u there . . . Chris
Rider
FOXES Philosophically
HOLE Speaking
T r a d i t i o n a l l y this is a t e r m w h e n e v e r y one settles d o w n to s o m e w o r k a n d e v e r y t h i n g s t a n d s a fair c h a n c e of falling apart. W e l l , I h a v e n ' t fallen a p a r t y e t , but have y o u ? I n v o l v e m e n t is s o m e t h i n g that all four of the college u n i o n s s p e n d m u c h verbiage e x p o u n d i n g , b u t is i t , i n the average s t u d e n t ' s interest if t h e the U n i o n becomes a distraction rather than a n attraction? W h a t I a m c a l l i n g for is a w a r e n e s s . D o n ' t w a n d e r r o u n d like a 1980's v e r s i o n of Tommy (for pinball s u b s t i t u t e s p a c e i n v a d e r s ) . Y o u aren't b l i n d , deaf o r d u m b , t h o u g h m o s t I C s t u d e n t s d o give that impression. I c a n u n d e r s t a n d p e o p l e b e i n g dissatisfied w i t h I C U , I d o n ' t t h i n k it " w a l k s o n w a t e r " either. W h a t I c a n ' t u n d e r s t a n d is the w a y p e o p l e c a n drift o n the tide w i t h o u t s o m u c h as a n a t t e m p t at al te r i n g the c o u r s e .
so far I C U h a s o n l y r a i s e d £800. T h a t is 17p p e r s t u d e n t . S e v e n t e e n p e n c e p e r s t u d e n t ? P l e a s e will y o u give s o m e . m o r e m o n e y . S i m p l y t h e p r i c e of a beer f r o m half t h e I C s t u d e s w o u l d raise £950. T h e r e will be a p r e l i m i n a r y m e e t i n g of a group to organise further collections i n m y office at 12:45 next Thursday.
DISAFFILIATION A s v o u probably k n o w both Kings a n d Reading have disthinged from the N U S , this m e a n s that I C U is n o longer a l o n e i n the o u t s i d e . It will be v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g to see if a n y o t h e r universities follow suit and whether N U S c a n adapt to the financial i m p l i c a t i o n s .
BBC I h o p e that t h o s e w h o w e nt t o t h e R a d i o 4 r e c o r d i n g of the News Quiz e n j o y e d it. T h e r e will a f u r t h e r r e c o r d i n g on 21st F e b r u a r y . Free tickets are available f r o m t h e I C U n i o n Office.
M E G A L O M A N I A (POST U G M )
I have always h a d tendencies towards this u n f o r t u n a t e m e n t a l c o n d i t i o n b u t n o w G a r y N i c h o l s p o s e d t h e " W h a t is a I a m d e t e r m i n e d to let it get o u t of h a n d . H a c k ? " q u e s t i o n . W e l l , it is difficult n o t to T h e inference at t h e U G M that I s p e n d become a hack when y o u spend more m y w h o l e time w r i t i n g letters t o foreign t h a n twelve h o u r s m o s t d a y s u p t o y o u r r egime s is totally u n t r u e . pits i n U n i o n b i z , b u t I d o believe that Y e s , I d o write letter s, as a n d w h e n a ' h a c k d o m ' is m o r e a state of m i n d t h a n a c o n c e r n e d u n i o n o r s u b - c o m m i t t e e sees state of being. I m u s t s a y that I h a v e fit, these letter s, h o w e v e r , t a k e a s m a l l deliberately a v o i d e d s t e e p i n g m y s e l f i n the f r a c t i o n of m i n e a n d t h e p e r m a n e n t staff's m y s t i q u e of S t a n d i n g O r d e r s a n d time. M e e t i n g s , a n d g e n e r a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , P r o c e d u r a l M o t i o n s , b u t I c a n feel t a k e u p far m o r e . O f c o u r s e I c a r e a b o u t hackdom coming on the s e r v i c e s that t h e U n i o n a n d C o l l e g e W U S — IC THIRD W O R L D S C H O L A R offer. It is i r o n i c that I h a d p r o p o s e d a SHIP major c h a n g e i n t h e U n i o n s u b - s t r u c t u r e T h i s is d e s i g n e d t o f u n d a s t u d e n t f r o m to i n c r e a s e t h e U n i o n h a n d i n this a r e a the T h i r d W o r l d o n a relevant M S c just m i n u t e s before this a t t a c k . c o u r s e , a n d it w i l l c o m e a s a g r e a t A n y w a y , m u s t s t o p n o w . I'm p l a y i n g s u r p r i s e to the few of y o u w h o h a v e b e e n squash with President Tito tonight! p e s t e r e d to t h e p o i n t of b a n k r u p t c y that Chris
T H E BRAIN DRAIN A N Y O N E W A N T A JOB? Is there a n y o n e w h o h a s n ' t got a j o b for n e x t y e a r yet w h o : (1) l i k e s w o r k i n g for l o n g , i r r e g u l a r hours. (2) m u s t live o n c a m p u s (in o r d e r that p e o p l e c a n c o m e t o see y o u o r ring y o u u p at a n y time of t h e night). (3) enjoys w o r k i n g o n c o m m i t t e e s (33 at the latest c o u n t , a n d y o u c a n e v e n be c h a i r m a n of s i x of t h e m ) . (4) is p r e p a r e d for d r u n k e n idiots i n the b a r t h r e a t e n i n g t o p u s h y o u r face in. (5) d o e s n ' t m i n d h a v i n g p e o p l e constantly moaning to y o u about what you're doing about bar a n d refectory prices, etc. (6) p e o p l e d o i n g the s a m e as (5) b e h i n d y o u r b a c k (but t e n times as much). (7) l i k e s h a v i n g d u s t b i n f u l l s of m i x e d Mooney/abattoir/fish market slops pou r ed over their head to raise m o n e y for R a g . (8) d o e s n ' t w a n t t o e a r n m u c h money. W a n t t o be a D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t ?
Y o u m u s t be off y o u r f g head. Stand for H o n S e c , o r P r e s i d e n t , o r s o m e t h i n g else silly like that. Seriously, anyone taking o n a Sabbatical U n i o n office e x p e c t i n g it t o be a d o s s w o u l d get a v e r y n a s t y s u r p r i s e . G e t t i n g i n v o l v e d i n the U n i o n c a n be enjoyable, but b e i n g full-time m a k e s a b i g difference; you're expected to work twenty-four h o u r s a d a y , a n d w h e r e v e r y o u g o in C o l l e g e p e o p l e m o a n at y o u . O f c o u r s e there a r e s o m e a d v a n t a g e s ; y o u c a n lead a h e c t i c s o c i a l life (it w o u l d be difficult t o a v o i d this), w h i c h c a n be f u n , a n d if y o u want to go into a management career w h e n y o u leave t h e e x p e r i e n c e y o u gain in t h e U n i o n m a y e n h a n c e y o u r j o b p r o s p e c t s . J u s t r e m e m b e r that d o i n g a s a b b a t i c a l is m a i n l y w o r k , w o r r y , a n d more work — you're basically cheap labour. A n y o n e still seriously c o n s i d e r i n g s t a n d i n g for D P s h o u l d c o m e a n d see m e to l e a r n m o r e a b o u t w h a t is i n v o l v e d sometime soon.
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UNION G E N E R A L MEETINGS A t the U G M o n T h u r s d a y 13th M a r c h , e l e c t i o n s will be h e l d for v a r i o u s I C U n i o n p o s t s i n c l u d i n g U G M C h a i r m a n . P a p e r s will be g o i n g u p o n T h u r s d a y the 2 8 t h of this month. 1979-80 h a s b e e n the first full a c a d e m i c y e a r of this j o b ' s e x i s t e n c e , h o l d e r s h a v i n g b e e n M a l c o l m B r a i n (last a c a d e m i c y e a r ) a n d myself. In t h e o r y , all o n e h as t o d o as C h a i r m a n is t o sit there a n d a n n o u n c e w h i c h i t e m of b u s i n e s s c o m e s n e x t , a s k for s p e e c h e s a n d s a y w h e t h e r the m o t i o n (etc) is p a s s e d o r defeated. F o r s o m e r e a s o n , t h o u g h , it n e v e r really w o r k s o u t like that t i n d e v e n t h e essential familiarity w i t h S t a n d i n g O r d e r s doesn't r e m o v e the n e e d t o 'live o n y o u r w i t s ' w h e n t h i n g s get c o n f l i c t e d . T h e r e a r e still m a n y 'grey a r e a s ' i n t h e S t a n d i n g O r d e r s (eg l e n g t h of s p e e c h e s ! ) a n d m u c h is left to the C h a i r m a n ' s d i s c r e t i o n . I have found that the more y o u understand about what's going o n , the easier the j o b b e c o m e s — s o ' r e a d i n g u p ' o n m o t i o n s a n d a m e n d m e n t s b e f o r e h a n d is useful — especially w h e n o n e is c a l l e d t o m a k e a d e c i s i o n o n ' a m o v e to v o t e ' , ' q u e s t i o n be n o t p u t ' o r ' t a k e it i n p a r t s ' procedural motion. Although motions must be submitted to the H o n S e c s e v e n d a y s b e f o r e h a n d t o b e guaranteed a place o n the A g e n d a , the Chairman may subsequently accept m o t i o n s a n d a m e n d m e n t s at his discretion. S o h e r e ' s the b o t t o m line — n o o n e h a s yet a p p r o a c h e d m e a b o u t s t a n d i n g — if y o u d o p l a n t o s t a n d for U G M C h a i r m a n , I m i g h t be able t o p a s s o n s o m e useful h i n t s . Mick Berry
FIRE E X T I N G U I S H E R S It's b e e n p o i n t e d o u t t o m e that a lot of s t u d e n t s p r o b a b l y live i n a flat w i t h o t h e r s , all h a v i n g v a r i o u s v a l u a b l e i t e m s in r o o m s w i t h n o fire i n s u r a n c e , w h o might like to c l u b to g e th e r to b u y a fire e x t i n g u i s h e r . I c a n get s o m e at a d i s c o u n t p r i c e — a n y o n e w a n t i n g to place a n o r d e r c a n see m e i n t h e U n i o n Office.
MULTIGYM T h e multigym should arrive sometime in M a r c h a n d will be k e p t i n the S p o r t s C e n t r e . It will be available for a n y o n e t o use for w e i g h t - t r a i n i n g o r just g e n e r a l keep-fit e x e r c i s e s . E n t r y t o t h e S p o r t s C e n t r e is 15p b u t is free f o r m e m b e r s of W e i g h t s C l u b (membership El.OOpa).
VANDALISM/THEFT S o m e o n e h a s b r o k e n the l o c k o n o n e of t h e D u r e x m a c h i n e s i n t h e g e n t s ' toilets i n t h e U n i o n . I t a k e a d i m e n o u g h v i e w of p e o p l e a c c i d e n t a l l y s m a s h i n g things w h i l s t t h e y a r e p i s s e d o u t of t h e i r h e a d s ; I like thieves e v e n less. A n y o n e c a u g h t will be h a n d e d o v e r to t h e p o l i c e (eventually), b a n n e d f r o m t h e U n i o n f o r life a n d p u b l i c l y o s t r a c i s e d i n F E L I X , t h e i r d e p a r t m e n t i n f o r m e d , a n d a n y t h i n g else I c a n t h i n k of at t h e t i m e . Y o u have been w a r n e d !
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Motions UGM REPORT President's Business T h e p e t i t i o n to T e d H e a t h against o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s ' fees i n c r e a s e s h a d so far g a t h e r e d 1,500 s i g n a t u r e s (including a p p r o x i m a t e l y 170 f r o m the staff), but no reply h a d b e e n r e c e i v e d to the r e q u e s t for an a p p o i n t m e n t . T h e c r i b sheet o n ' H o w to L o b b y Y o u r M P ' is available for those w h o w o u l d like to d o so. T h e B B C ' N e w s Q u i z ' programme was recorded and b r o a d c a s t , a n d a n o t h e r visit will be t a k i n g p l a c e o n T h u r s d a y 21st F e b r u a r y t h o u g h , s i n c e m o s t of the t i c k e t s w e r e h a n d e d out at the last q u i z , t h e r e a r e o n l y a few t i c k e t s left. is
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Honorary Secretary John Anderson, Tansy Hepton, Andy C h e y n e a n d G a r y N i c h o l s h a v e been c h o s e n at r a n d o m f r o m the C o u n c i l to sit on the E l e c t i o n s C o m m i t t e e . E l e c t i o n r u l e s a n d job d e s r i p t i o n s for those t h i n k i n g of s t a n d i n g for a p o s t c a n be o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e U n i o n Office. T w e n t y p o u n d s h as b e e n a l l o c a t e d to buy a new U n i o n banner.
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1. I C W A ( p r o p o s e d by J o A r m i t a g e ) It t o o k t h i r t y m i n u t e s of d i s c u s s i o n a n d s p e e c h e s to e v e n t u a l l y pass the first r e a d i n g of t h e p r o p o s e d c h a n g e , w h i c h , if p a s s e d at t h e s e c o n d r e a d i n g , will delete t h e I C W A c o n s t i t u t i o n f r o m the B l u e J 3 o o k , c h a n g e the I C W A L o u n g e into the U p p e r L o u n g e a n d r e m o v e the " P r e s i d e n t of the W o m e n ' s A s s o c i a t i o n " f r o m Council. J o h n Whitehouse moved a procedural m o t i o n that the q u e s t i o n be m o v e d to a later m e e t i n g , w h e n the r e s u l t s of the I C W A questionnaire had been published, but this was t u r n e d d o w n by the Chairman. T h e a m e n d m e n t , p r o p o s e d by M a l c o l m B r a i n , t o r e m o v e t h e right of I C W A t o h a v e a specific r o o m (the I C W A L o u n g e ) but delete t h e rest of the by-law c h a n g e w a s n a r r o w l y defeated by 106 to 96. 2. E s t a b l i s h m e n t O f I n t e r n a l S e r v i c e C o m m i t t e e (proposed by C h r i s F o x ) T h e first r e a d i n g w a s p a s s e d w i t h o u t o p p o s i t i o n , s o that t h e S e r v i c e C o m m i t t e e a n d t h e H a l d a n e L i b r a r y C o m m i t t e e m a y be r e p l a c e d by the I n t e r n a l S e r v i c e s Committee. The Deputy President would b e c o m e the c h a i r m a n of this c o m m i t t e e . 3. T o P u t A c a d e m i c S t a n d i n g C l a u s e Into B y - l a w s ( p r o p o s e d by R J S t o t e s b u r y ) T h e second reading was passed without o p p o s i t i o n . T h i s will n o w specifically p r e v e n t a r e p e t i t i o n of the J o h n S h u t t l e w o r t h case.
1. F i n n i s t o n R e p o r t ( p r o p o s e d by R i c k W a l d e n b e r g , s e c o n d e d by M a r k B r o w n ) T h i s m o t i o n n o t e d the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of t h e c o m m i t t e e o f i n q u i r y i n t o t h e e n g i n e e r i n g p r o f e s s i o n w h i c h are that: a. E n g i n e e r i n g c o u r s e s s h o u l d b e c o m e more biased t o w a r d s futures in management. b. T h e s tatu s of engineers s h o u l d be increased. c. T h e e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s h o u l d r e c e i v e a n e x t r a £250 in r e c o g n i t i o n of their i m p o r t a n c e in i n d u s t r y . It a d v i s e d that, s i n c e Imperial C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s w o u l d be greatly effected by this r e p o r t , s t u d e n t s s h o u l d r e a d a s y n o p s i s (the a c t u a l r e p o r t is o v e r 200 p a g e s long) a n d play a role in the d e v e l o p m e n t of a r e s p o n s e to the r e p o r t . B e r n a r d S m i t h ' s p r o p o s e d a m e n d m e n t to the m o t i o n , w h i c h w o u l d a d d t o I C U B e l i e v e s that " E n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s s h o u l d not be c o n s i d e r e d in i s o l a t i o n f r o m the rest of the s t u d e n t b o d y " a n d " T h a t n o n e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s are as i m p o r t a n t to I n d u s t r y as e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s , " was u n f o r t u n a t e l y m i s i n t e r p r e t e d ; b o t h by B e r n i e a n d t h o s e p r e s e n t at the U G M . T h e debate on Bernie's amendment thus b e c a m e m o r e of a q u e s t i o n as t o w h e t h e r engineers s h o u l d r e c e i v e a n e x t r a £250, a n d a l m o s t d e v e l o p e d into a G u i l d s vs T h e R e s t debate. T h e p r o c e d u r a l m o t i o n that the q u e s t i o n be not h e a r d w a s p a s s e d by a m a j o r i t y vote a n d t h u s the a m e n d m e n t w a s defeated. W h e n Bernie tried to o p p o s e the main m o t i o n w i t h e x a c t l y the s a m e s p e e c h he u s e d for the a m e n d m e n t the p r o c e d u r a l m o t i o n that the s p e a k e r be not h e a r d w a s m o v e d , a n d again p a s s e d by a m a j o r i t y vote. The motion was eventually passed, t h o u g h v o t i n g a p p e a r e d t o be close. C h r i s F o x also a n n o u n c e d that S i r M o n t y F i n n i s t o n will be visiting the C o l l e g e o n M o n d a y 3 r d M a r c h , a n d h e n c e m e m b e r s of G u i l d s a n d M i n e s have h a d all l e c t u r e s after 3 : 3 0 p m c a n c e l l e d for that day. A p r o c e d u r a l m o t i o n t o a d j o u r n the m e e t i n g s o that the A n t i - C o r r i e B i l l lobby m a r c h c o u l d be j o i n e d by m e m b e r s of the m e e t i n g w a s not a c c e p t e d . 2. M e g a l o m a n i a ( p r o p o s e d by P M e r r y m a n , s e c o n d e d by S Teelock) T h i s w a s , according to M r M e r r y m a n , o b v i o u s l y a j o k e m o t i o n , a n d in his s p e e c h he put f o r w a r d that the letters w r i t t e n t o the Soviet Embas s y and M r s Thatcher would have n o effect o n t h e i r po l i c i e s a n d , as s u c h , the m o t i o n s p a s s e d r e c e n t l y o n t h o s e s u b j e c t s , a n d the m o t i o n s o n S o u t h A f r i c a a n d C a m b o d i a w e r e futile a n d a w a s t e of U n i o n time . The amendment which proposed to delete I C U i n s t r u c t s , w a s d e f e a t e d a n d the m a i n m o t i o n w a s p a s s e d , in spite of C h r i s F o x ' s statement that the E x e c k n e w that their letters h a d little effect, but that e v e r y bit of o p p o s i t i o n , however s m a l l , helps. T h i s will m e a n that the E A O will n o w h a v e t o a p p l y to the U N , o n behalf of I C U for a seat o n the U N C . T h e m e e t i n g w a s a d j o u r n e d at 2 : 2 0 p m .
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LORD A N N A N AT THE B O A R D O F STUDIES MEETING " S o this is the R i g h t H o n o u r a b l e L o r d A n n a n , the V i c e C h a n c e l l o r of the U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n , " I t h o u g h t as he s p o k e to the B o a r d of S t u d i e s m e e t i n g last W e d n e s d a y . T h i s is the t o p b o d in L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t y , o n e of t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p e o p l e in higher e d u c a t i o n in this c o u n t r y . O n e e x p e c t s to be i m p r e s s e d b y p e o p l e of t h i s s t a t u r e . I w a s n o t i m p r e s s e d at all. F a r f r o m it, the m a n d o e s n ' t k n o w w h a t he's t a l k i n g a b o u t ; a n d that's not m y o p i n i o n , that's fact. " T h e s t u d e n t s ' u n i o n of this college, like all o t h e r colleges, is f i n a n c e d d i r e c t l y by l o c a l e d u c a t i o n a u t h o r i t i e s , " he s a i d . W r o n g . W e are o n e of few s t u d e n t ' s u n i o n s in the c o u n t r y w h i c h r e c e i v e s its grant as a s u b v e n t i o n f r o m the college a n d h e n c e o u r funds c o m e f r o m the b l o c k grant given by the U n i v e r s i t y G r a n t s C o m m i s s i o n to I C . O f the a r e a s w h e r e e c o n o m i e s c o u l d be m a d e in o r d e r to c o p e w i t h the G o v e r n m e n t c u t s , o n e of his p r i n c i p l e suggestions w a s that s t u d e n t s s h o u l d play s p o r t s o n S u n d a y s as w e l l as S a t u r d a y s a n d W e d n e s d a y s so that the n u m b e r of s p o r t s g r o u n d s c o u l d be r e d u c e d . I'm s u r e that will go a n e n o r m o u s w a y t o w a r d s s a v i n g the m a n y millions of p o u n d s that n e e d to be s a v e d . M i n d y o u , S e n a t e H o u s e are d o i n g their bit: a c o u p l e of staff h a v e left a n d t h e y h a v e n ' t b e e n r e p l a c e d he t o l d us emphatically. H o w a b o u t c l o s i n g o n e of the s m a l l e r L o n d o n colleges, somebody asked. ( W h i c h , realistically, is o n e of the few w a y s that really s u b s t a n t i a l savings c o u l d b e m a d e , e v e n t h o u g h it m a y be undesirable.) H e d i d n ' t s o u n d t o o k e e n : it m a y be c o n s i d e r e d by a c o m m i t t e e he's setting u p t o l o o k into it. E x a m c o s t s are c o m i n g u n d e r a t t a c k a l o t t h e s e d a y s , a n d q u i t e r i g h t l y as a d m i n s t r a t i o n of e x a m c o s t s L o n d o n University nearly two million pounds a year. L o r d A n n a n believes in e x a m s t h o u g h , he t o l d u s : " A t h r e e h o u r e x a m is a g o o d test of c h a r a c t e r . . . p u t s the s t u d e n t u n d e r p r e s s u r e ; after a l l , we're all u n d e r p r e s s u r e . " I m u s t a d m i t I f o u n d it difficult not t o l a u g h in the face of this B r i t i s h C o l o n i a l A r m y Stiff U p p e r L i p stuff. W h a t a b o u t the U n i v e r s i t y t r y i n g to raise s o m e m o n e y ? W e l l , he's definitely d o i n g his bit t o help t h e r e . O h yes, he's inviting s o m e t o p i n du s t r i a l i s ts t o the a n n i v e r s a r y d i n n e r of the Q u e e t L M u m being c h a n c e l l o r . A n d by ' r a t i o n a l i s a t i o n ' d o e s he m e a n c u t s ? s h r i n k a g e ? . . . well, w e d i d n ' t a c t u a l l y get a n a n s w e r o n that one. I'll say o n e t h i n g for L o r d A n n a n , he d o e s f u l l y a p p r e c i a t e t h e f o l l y of t h e present government's attitude t o w a r d s higher e d u c a t i o n . H e , like a n y b o d y else w h o has g i v e n the m a t t e r a n y t h o u g h t , realises that the g o v e r n m e n t c a l c u l a t i o n s overseas of ' f u l l e c o n o m i c c o s t ' for s t u d e n t s aren't b a s e d o n c o m m o n sense. S o that w a s the L o r d A n n a n w e ' v e all h e a r d a b o u t . A s I say, I'm not i m p r e s s e d .
Gary Nichols
SINGLE R O O M S FOR £3.50 A WEEK A s m a n y I C s t u d e n t s will k n o w f r o m p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e , it is v e r y difficult t o find a place to r e n t , at a r e a s o n a b l e p r i c e , in L o n d o n . T h e p r o b l e m is s o great that l o c a l c o u n c i l s often have to h o u s e h o m e l e s s families in hotels or b e d a n d breakfast places. S o it is r a t h e r s u r p r i s i n g that there are tens of t h o u s a n d s of e m p t y p r o p e r t i e s , often c o u n c i l o w n e d , d o t t e d a r o u n d L o n d o n . M a n y of the h o u s e s are awaiting r e d e v o l p m e n t — w h i c h m a y t a k e y e a r s — s o m e h a v e s i m p l y b e e n 'lost' by the b u r e a u c r a c i e s i n v o l v e d , o t h e r s are s o m e w h a t derelict, a n d s o o n . T h e a i m of the B a c k d o o r H o u s i n g C o o p e r a t i v e f o r m e d at I C last y e a r , is t o m a k e use of these 'short-life' h o u s e s for its m e m b e r s . E m p t y h o u s e s are easy t o s p o t — especially if they are b o a r d e d u p ! O n c e f o u n d , c h a n c e s of s u c c e s s are best if the p r o p e r t y is c o u n c i l o w n e d . T h e h a r d part is to p e r s u a d e o w n e r s that p a r t i c i p a t i n g is to their a d v a n t a g e . T y p i c a l l y a g r o u p of m e m b e r s f r o m the c o o p e r a t i v e might t a k e over a h o u s e a n d live i n it for six m o n t h s to s e v e r a l y e a r s at a tent of £3.50 p e r week. T h e o w n e r benefits b e c a u s e a n occupied house deteriorates more slowly t h a n a n e m p t y o n e . If the o w n e r is the local c o u n c i l t h e n a n a d d i t i o n a l ' p e r k ' is the rates r e v e n u e , p a i d b y the c o o p e r a t i v e o u t of t h e r e n t r e c e i v e d . A f u r t h e r
a d v a n t a g e to the o w n e r is that the g r o u p u n d e r t a k e s r e a s o n a b l e r e p a i r s to the house. M o s t importantly, homeless people are h o u s e d at l o w r e n t s . O n e s u c h h o u s e is b e i n g r u n by the g r o u p in M o r t l a k e ( S W 1 4 ) . A n u n f u r n i s h e d h o u s e of four b e d r o o m s , l o u n g e , k i t c h e n , bathroom a n d two gardens was occupied by four s t u d e n t s at the c o o p e r a t i v e ' s rent of £3.50 e a c h p e r w e e k . S o u n d interesting? Furniture a n d equipment has been bought s e c o n d - h a n d , o r s c r o u n g e d , a n d despite s o m e early p r o b l e m s (like f l o o d i n g the n e i g h b o u r i n g house!) the p l a c e is n o w v e r y c o m f o r t a b l e , the l i c e n c e will p r o b a b l y last for s i x m o n t h s a n d m a y b e longer. H o u s e s w h i c h n e e d e d lots o f - w o r k w o u l d o n l y be u s e d if they w e r e available for longer a n d s t r u c t u r a l r e p a i r s w o u l d be p a i d for b y the c o o p e r a t i v e — this is w h y a rent is c o l l e c t e d . If y o u like a B o h e m i a n life, s u r r o u n d e d by paint p o t s , fuse b o x e s a n d c o p i e s of Alternative
TUESDAY
WHAT'S ON FRIDAY 8th F E B R U A R Y B A D G E S O C I E T Y M E E T I N G at 5:30pm in the I C W A Lounge. IC C H R I S T I A N U N I O N meet at 6:30pm in the Music R o o m , 53 Prince's Gate. F I L M : NETWORK at 8:00pm in the Hughes Parry Hall, Cartwright G a r d e n s , W C 1 (nearest tubes: Russell Square and Kings Cross). Admission 40p. D I S C O at 8:30pm in Bedford College Union C o m m o n room. Admission 30p and S U cards are required.
or
London;
12th
AN EVEN MORE EXTRAVAGANT ADVENTURE P L A Y G R O U N D REFURBISHMENT E X T R A V A G A N Z A . Meet Union Archway at 10:30am.
MONDAY
11th
FEBRUARY
EXPLORATION SOCIETY INFORMAL M E E T I N G at 12:30pm in Southside Upper Lounge. C O M M U N I S T S O C I E T Y D I S C U S S I O N on State and Revolution at 6:30pm in Botany Common Room. F I L M S O C P R E S E N T : STRAW DOGS with Dustin Hoffman in M e c h E n g 220 at 6:30pm. Admission 40p to non-members and 25p to members.
you
are
FEBRUARY
P H O T S O C S H O P in the betwen 12:30 and 1:30.
Old
Darkroom
R I D I N G C L U B M E E T I N G in R o o m 1110 (level 11) Elec Eng between 1:00 and 2:00. L U N C H T I M E P R O M W I T H W I N D B A N D at 1:00pm, Queen's Tower or environs. ASSOCIATED STUDIES PRESENTS: 1. C h i n a Since M a o : T h e Political Aftermath of Maoism with Prof Richard Harris in the Read Theatre, Sherfield Building at' 1:30pm. 2. Architecture in Britain Since 1945: New Towns A n d Townscape with Lawrence Burton in the Pippard Theatre, Sherfield Building at 1:30pm. STOIC
TRANSMISSION
LECTURE: Sensing floor,
An
in Min
R S M at
DARKROOM
1:00pm.
Introduction Geo
To
Lecture
5:45pm.
All
D E M O at
Remote
Theatre, third
welcome.
7:00pm
in the
Old
Peter Weinberg
The terrace house in Mortlake
ASSOCIATED STUDIES PRESENTS: 1. T h e W o r l d A t W a r (Thames T V ) , episode W o l f P a c k at 1:15pm in the G r e a t H a l l , Sherfield Building. 2. Lunch-hour concert with Hideko Udagawa (violin) and Marios Papadopoulos (piano) in the Music R o o m , 53 Prince's Gate at 1:30pm. G L I D I N G - C L U B M E E T I N G with talk o n Field Landings at 5:30pm in A e r o 254. E N T S F I L M : EIGER SANCTION 220 at 6:30pm. Entrance fee
FRIDAY 15th
in M e c h E n g 30p.
FEBRUARY
IC C H R I S T I A N U N I O N meet at 6:30pm in the Music R o o m , 53 Prince's Gate. V A L E N T I N E S D I S C O at 8 : 1 5 p m in t h e Hughes Parry Hall, Cartwright G a r d e n s , W C 1 (Russel S q or Kings C r o s s tubes) at 8:15pm. Admission 50p to non-members and S U cards are required.
Darkroom.
SUNDAY W E D N E S D A Y 13th
S A T U R D A Y 9th F E B R U A R Y
if
c o o p e r a t i v e l y m i n d e d a n d w o u l d help r u n a g r o u p t o t r y a n d h o u s e people ( i n c l u d i n g yourself), c o m e t o the n e x t m e e t i n g o n T h u r s d a y 14th F e b r u a r y at 12:45pm in the S C R (first floor, U n i o n B u i l d i n g ) a n d help decide about: 1. S t r e e t s u r v e y s t o find m o r e h o u s e s . 2. R e g i s t e r i n g as a l i m i t e d c o m p a n y (this has legal a d v a n t a g e s ) . 3. T h e c o o p e r a t i v e ' s b a n k a c c o u n t . P D Weinberg • DSES P G
FEBRUARY
P I M L I C O C O N N E C T I O N Lunchtime Election M e e t i n g at 1 2 : 3 0 p m in E l e c E n g 606. A l l present and past tutors are urged to attend. R A G C O M M I T T E E M E E T I N G at 7:00pm in B o t / Z o o C o m m o n R o o m . All welcome. LIVE M O D E R N J A Z Z WITH T H E JOHN KOTRE QUARTET A T 8:30pm in Stan's Bar. Free!
THURSDAY
14th
FEBRUARY
T U E S D A Y 19th
FEBRUARY
I C W A P A N C A K E R A C E 1:00pm Beit Q u a d . S T O I C T R A N S M I S S I O N with Happy Birthday To Us, S T O I C ' s tenth anniversary special at 1:00pm and again at 6:00pm. IC C H E M S O C / I C I J O I N T L E C T U R E on Lasers And Molecular Chemistry by Professor D J Bradley F R S (Head of IC Physics) at 5:30pm in C h e m T h C .
FEBRUARY
H A N G - G L I D I N G C L U B M E E T I N G in M e c h Eng 342 at 12:45pm. Constitution changes are being proposed at the meeting as well as flying rules. CHRISTIAN S C I E N C E O P E N MEETING O N TIME at 1:00pm in S e c o n d Year Seminar R o o m , Botany. STOIC
17th
Gallagher and Lyle have cancelled tour.
T R A N S M I S S I O N at
1:00
and
6:00.
FRIDAY 22nd F E B R U A R Y ENTS CONCERT: 7:30pm in C o n c e r t
B E R L I N a n d support Hall. Admission £1.
at
E N T S D I S C O s are held every Friday at 8:00pm in the U n i o n L o w e r L o u n g e . Admission still only 20p.
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I.C. Radio T o p Twenty
COLLEGE
Medium
Wave
Also by line to: Stan's Bar, Linstead Bar, Keogh gallery level, Felix office and coming soon to Tizard gallery level (Pool room).
Ragged
is
Heroes
I.C.
S e x u a l P r o b l e m s is the first of a series of programmes Family
DAOX) 301m I 999kHz
4/2/80
Radio's
Folk
Programme and as such allows it's presenter
students.
1
(7)
Lene Lovich
Angels
2
(1)
Madness
3
(8)
B o o m t o w n Rats
4
(3)
T h e Buggies
T h e Plastic A g e
5
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Barclay J a m e s
Harvest
6
(14)
made
Planning
in collaboration with Association
the
especially
for
Y o u can hear it after the news at
11pm on M o n d a y night.
• M y Girl Someone's
Sheila B . D e v o t i o n
L o o k i n g at Y o u
L o v e on the Line
Spacer
7
(-)
Peter
8
(-)
T h e Flying L i z a r d s
Gabriel
Games
9
(6)
New Music
10
(-)
Joan Armatrading -
11
(10)
12
(-)
Matchbox
13
(-)
T h e Specials
-
Focus
on
lOcc
this
Sunday
at
5pm
is
presented by Simon Littlejohn, who traces the
Without
Frontiers
TV
history of the band from their early beginnings to their present day duality.
Living by N u m b e r s
J o n a n d Vangelis
Rosie
- I Hear Y o u
Now
Rock & Pop Awards
F e l i x
B u z z B u z z a Diddle l ! - Too Much Too Young
O n S u n d a y e v e n i n g b e t w e e n 6.30 a n d 7 p m ,
- L o n d o n Calling
14
(9)
The Clash
15
(-)
T h e Selector
16
(12)
Janis Ian
17
(13)
Frank Zappa
18
(19)
The
19
(18)
T h e Jags
20
(4)
C o l i n P a l m e r , w h o o r g a n i s e d the
- Three Minute Hero
will
- Have M e r c y Love
Only
-
going
through
the
awards,
results
D a v e F u l l e r o n the W i b b l y W o b b l y
- Joe's Garage
Ones
be
T r o u b l e in the
World
Woman's World
with
Wireless
S h o w , i n c l u d i n g a t r a c k b y the w i n n i n g M a l e Vocalist.
- It's Different for Girls
Joe Jackson
Eric Jarvis, an opportunity to give an airing (some of them are old enough to need it) to any records
Compiled
(fusty or otherwise) that take his fancy; of course
I.C.
with the restriction that they can loosely
Sarah
described as Folk music.
be
from
Radio
the
most played records
during
Talbot,
the
last
assisted
by
two
on
weeks
Tony
by
Ferguson.
H e n c e interspersed
between Martin C a r t h y and Richard T h o m p s o n , your ears (provided that you haven't stuck your fingers in them) wiil be assaulted by the likes of
The
new
I.C.
Monday
Radio
evening
chart
at
can
8.30pm
be
heard
in
on
Viewpoint.
Thin Lizzy, A l Stewart, Sonny B o y Williamson, T h o r o g o o d , Roy Harper, Bill Nelson,
George
even live recordings (sic) of Folk C l u b , a topical pome,
the
Colonel
(and
his
thoughts
and
ramblings on the degeneracy of the nation as a whole, and Monday's programme co-ordinator in
Aboue:
particular; sorry Sarah), and Blind L e m o n Pledge
in our catalogue."
(the
request phoned in o n Internal 3440.
one-armed
deaf,
dumb
and blind
blues
"I'll just see
if we have that record
Simon
singer).
W o o d s answers
a
Pfiofo by Jeremy Nunns
All this and more (e.g. nervous breakdowns, live on-air) can be yours for the price of a tranny,
Left: This is not a spoof picture to match the
every M o n d a y night from 6 to 7pm.
heading style, but instead is another reminder to
B. Levin
(mine's a
listen to F o c u s o n lOcc, Sunday at five.
Guinness)
come and
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS T h i s is d o n e
possible
the
past
are
funded
LEAs from
year.
Most
on
and
a
are
their
other
SUs
the
totally
colleges.
vires
large a m o u n t s The
from LEAs
(We
been and
to
go
whole
2.
Voluntary
negotiate
with
fair p a y m e n t
t h e i r colleges which
the
to
LEAs
decide must
a
then
pay. Both
these
systems
have
anomalies,
in
can
to
the
agree
from
from
the
colleges. of
SU
have
passed said
has now
made:
from L E A s a n d a
that
amount
colleges.
are
present compete
to colleges a n d c o l l e g e / u n i o n
finance.
w i t h e a c h o f these is that
NB
14
more
in
years
to
for m o n e y .
T h e a l t e r n a t i v e to
passed. u n i o n s is
the legal restrictions o n h a v e increased —
the
ultra
to bodies outside
Also
LEAs
the
must
the
per
economic with
capita
make
system
climate
in
the
must
be
in w h i c h u n i o n s
academic
its
total
income
on
External
Passmore
External
Affairs
Officer
must
departments
I C U spends a p p r o x i m a t e l y .3%
John
and
be
power.
3. B l o c k a m o u n t to U G C (j£15m) d i s t r i b u t e d T h e problems
but
illegal.
this is that the U G C e a r m a r k s some o f the
more
academic
not
be have
p a y m e n t s i n w h i c h they have n o n e g o t i a t i n g
departments
feature
with
would to
one's o w n responsibility eg to other unions)
d e p a r t m e n t s for o u r m o n e y , a n issue w h i c h
compete
would
use o f this m o n e y
will
we
this
a S U m a y misuse the m o n e y a l l o c a t e d to it as a b o v e ,
of
case
they
preferential to that negotiations.
but
Instruments
that there is n o p u b l i c a c c o u n t a b i l i t y a n d
a g a i n u n i o n s are c o m p e t i n g w i t h a c a d e m i c
our
unions,
i n P a r l i a m e n t a n d some M P s
However and
for
Statutory
T h e problem with autonomous
colleges.
membership
grant
require
vires p a y m e n t s ( p a y m e n t s
funding
been
college
to
ultra
against
colleges
1. F l a t - r a t e fee ( £ 1 5 - 2 0 )
the
unions
policy
eg
payments
if u n i o n s a l l o w some of
proposals
amount
required. These
in'our
u n d e r discussion for s o m e t i m e three
set
capita
made
Also
system
c a n n o t negotiate w i t h the u n i o n s c o n c e r n i n g per
have
payments!)
money
the
restricted
w i t h unions to increase the p e r c a p i t a by
from
autonomous
However,
are
u l t r a vires p a y m e n t s ,
to m a k e
IRA.
ho wev er ,
p e r c a p i t a system thus
finanaces
o n l y result in a decrease
i n the past one college
by n e g o t i a t i n g w i t h
C o l l e g e e a c h year based o n estimates
college
U n i o n facilities. In the a u t o n o m y case it is
I C U at present receives its f u n d i n g from College.
as must
(''/,„„„) Allairs.
EDITED . . . IC BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER CLUB REPORT
MOTORCYCLE CLUB L a s t t e r m w a s o n e of t h e m o s t s u c c e s s f u l periods in the club's short history s i n c e it was formed four years ago. In O c t o b e r the C l u b received an invitation to take part in a competition organised by the B a r k i n g R o a d Safety Officer to find the 'Safe Rider O f T h e Year 1979'. T h e event attracted riders from all over L o n d o n and c o n s i s t e d of a n u m b e r of low s p e e d tests, d e s i g n e d
A n u m b e r of members c o m p e t e in m o t o r c y c l e road racing at C l u b level including Nick J a m e s on another incredibly ancient Velocette (against P u k k a racing Y a m a h a s ? what a man) and a few others are starting this year. T h e C l u b now has strong links with t h e m o t o r c y c l e r a c i n g s c h o o l at B r a n d s H a t c h a n d will be helping to r u n in t h e s c h o o l s n e w b a t c h o f H o n d a 400 twins. We also anticipate another trip to the s c h o o l later this term for tuition, so that all b u d d i n g Barry s h e e n e s can play at being boy racers. T h e C l u b meets every W e d n e s d a y at 1:00pm a b o v e Stan's, and always w e l c o m e s new members, possession of a m o t o r c y c l e is not necessary. 1
to test the riders' b a l a n ce a n d control of their bikes, followed by a H i g h w a y C o d e test. T h e r e was great surprise a m o n g s t the C l u b m e m b e r s when C h r i s Rees, the C l u b ' s C a p t a i n , s o m e o n e not noted for his safe riding, was declared the winner. Dave E d g l e y , C l u b treasurer m a n a g e d a r u n n e r - u p slot, o n his " a m a z i n g " H o n d a C X 5 0 0 (known as a plastic maggot d u e to its shape and material construction). O t h e r IC entrants i n c l u d e d N i c k T a m e s o n his i n c r e d i b l y a n c i e n t V e l o c e t t e 350 v i p e r , w h i c h p r o v e d difficult to handle a r o u n d the staggered bollards a n d he rode into an adjacent brick wall. T h e next competitive event of the term c a m e w h e n four of the C l u b m e m b e r s were invited to attend the Star Pupil Day run by the M o t o r c y c l e S c h o o l at B r a n d s H a t c h . T h e s e m e m b e r s being Bill N a s h , Steve Warin, C h r i s R e e s a n d J u l i a n Harris. T h i s annual competition is run for t h e b e s t t h i r t y - f i v e p u p i l s f r o m approximately 2,500 who attend the s c h o o l in any o n e year, a n d requires entrants to c o m p l e t e ten laps o n the s c h o o l ' s bikes whilst being j u d g e d on. lines, braking, gear c h a n g i n g , s m o o t h ness, etc. T r a c k c o n d i t i o n s o n the day were far from ideal, having rained in t h e m o r n i n g t h e f r a c t i o n w a s at m i n i m u m . Steve a n d Bill were the first of our m e m b e r s to ride a n d c a m e back c o m p l a i n i n g of terrible front and back wheel slides (not r e c o m m e n d e d on two wheels). J u l i a n a n d C h r i s were in the last g r o u p out a n d p r o d u c e d s o m e r e a s o n a b l e lap times with J u l i a n eventually putting in a o n e minute six s e c o n d s (very quick in the wet and fastest of the day). After p r o c e s s i n g t h e r e s u l t s it w a s a n n o u n c e d that J u l i a n had finished s e c o n d , winning fifty p o u n d s a n d a silver trophy while C h r i s w a s fifth c o l l e c t i n g t w e n t y pounds.
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SAILING CLUB IC vs Cambridge University Having beaten O x f o r d on their h o m e w a t e r last w e e k , IC s a i l i n g t e a m travelled to C a m b r i d g e o n S u n d a y to take on that university's team. C o n d i t i o n s were light a n d variable, mainly d u e to the lake (a duck p o n d , actually, I think) being s u r r o u n d e d by trees, but IC took c o m m a n d i n g first, s e c o n d a n d sixth positions at the start of t h e first r a c e . H o w e v e r , h a v i n g taken two lots of penalty points, the team n e e d e d to improve o n the sixth race, and so by the finish the positions were first, s e c o n d a n d third. U n f o r t u nately, C o l i n M u r r a y c o l l i d e d with t e a m - m a t e Ian R o b s o n o n the finish line, resulting in more penalty points, but the positions were g o o d e n o u g h for IC to win the race. In the s e c o n d race, IC were again first, s e c o n d , a n d sixth by the first mark, with team captain J o h n Williams holding a g o o d lead. Nick Ajderian, taking a turn o n the helm, a n d lying s e c o n d , was put under s o m e pressure by the C a m b r i d g e boats, but held out s o that IC finished first, s e c o n d , a n d sixth, winning the race a n d the m a t c h . With h o m e matches against O x f o r d and C a m b r i d g e to c o m e , IC's position in the league looks very strong. T e a m : J o h n Williams (capt), Gill Butler, Ian R o b s o n , Kevin A n d r e w s , C o l i n Murray a n d Nick Ajderian.
O n W e d n e s d a y o c c u r r e d t h e biggest event s i n c e the h o u r before. T h e ' A ' t e a m p l a y e d t h e ' C t e a m o r v i s a v e r s a . In o n e of the m o s t d r a m a t i c a l l y u n m e m o r a b l e s e q u e n c e s i n T r a n s y l v a n i a n h i s t o r y , the 'C t e a m w e r e a n n i h i l a t e d like a B e n n Callaghan interaction with the ' A ' team p l a y i n g w i t h t h e a u t h o r i t y of a P e t e r Purves darts c o m m e n t a r y , the ' C t e a m , e v e n t h o u g h high o n ' s c a r ' m u s i c w e r e defenseless (cor, M a d n e s s ! ) . T h i s first e n c o u n t e r of the d e p r a v e d k i n d , w a s between 'Chalky' White and David C r a s s l a n d . D a v e put u p a p e r f o r m a n c e r e m i n i s c e n t of a p r e g n a n t j a b b e r w o c k y a n d w a s l u c k y n o t to get his u n b e a t e n r e c o r d s q u a s h e d i n t o a flacid p u l p y s l u d g e b y the ' C t e a m ' s e l e c t r i f y i n g (at 'cast telling from the hairstyle) W h i t e . H o w e v e r , D a v e won. N e x t o n was me a n d I lost t o M a r t i n P r o u d l o v e . S o r r y t o let y o u d o w n , R a y R e a r d o n , Next on was M s s r s Teelock and N u t t a l l . M r N u t t a l l , r e c o g n i s e d for his ability t o a c t like the s p a s t i c w h o w o n t h e W o r l d D i s c o D a n c i n g C h a m p i o n s h i p s , put up an erotic p e r f o r m a n c e , but lost, m a y b l e o w i n g t o the fact that his h a n d s n e v e r left h i s H u n g a r i a n m a g i c c u b e e x c e p t t o c h a n g e his n o s e b a g . T e e l o c k w a s as s t u p i d l y , g o r m l e s s l y h a p p y as u s u a l ( w h o w o u l d n ' t be w i t h a h a r e m like his?) a n d c o n g r a t u l a t e d M r N u t t a l l a f t e r w o r d s for l o s i n g . L a s t o n w a s — a d a y late — D a m i a n K e l l y w h o w a s r e s c u e d last w e e k b y s o m e surreptitious misediting by M r P a l m e r (not A r n o l d ) w h o p l a y e d G e o f f K e y m e r . Geoff w o n Last but one on was the m a t c h between G Curtis and C r a s s Tripp, which w a s billed a s a flyweight c o n t e s t w i t h o n e ball o r a s u b m i s s i o n d e c i d i n g the w i n n e r . I d i d h e a r c r i e s of " I s u b m i t " f r o m C u r t i s b u t I t h i n k it w a s the ball w h i c h w o n it for M r T r i p p , g i v i n g the ' A ' t e a m a five-nil win. T h e ' B ' t e a m p l a y e d L S E at h o m e later i n the d a y . T h e ' B ' t e a m ' s r e s e r v i s t s w e r e l e d by M r A Leclezio. S e c o n d o n was Steve 'Frank Spencer' Jeans. Third was andy 'Poleslastin W a r ' Kresewski who sporting 'Moscow O l y m p i c s ' stickers played a true c o m m i amateur-cum-professional to earn a w i n a n d t w o free t i c k e t s t o t r y to e s c c a p e f r o m A l c a t r a z like C l i n t E a s t w o o d really d i d i n real life. F o u r t h o n w a s C M S , I mean C C , Chris Calvert who was w e a r i n g m a t c h i n g leg s h a c k l e s a n d r u c k s a c k . In this i n f o r m a l a t m o s p h e r e , not even a J o h n T r a v o l t a movie c o u l d stop C C from losing (although Urban Cowboy c a m e a c l o s e s e c o n d t o Moment B y Moment i n the J T p o p u l a r i t y s t a k e s ) . L a s t o n w a s P h i l P e t e r s , a t r u e Irish i m m i g r a n t s m u g g l e d inside a t e n p o u n d b o m b i n 1975. H i s e x p l o s i v e a c t i o n , «with as m u c h style as a B o b G e l d o f f h a i r c u t o r a J e s s Y a t e s s e r m o n , w o n h i m the d a y t o give the ' B ' t e a m a four-one w i n . Gareth Machin 15
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