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INSIDE FELIX THIS WEEK Page 2: Letters on ICWA, student grants and others.

Page 3: FELIX editor in hospital.

Page 5: Finniston report outline.

Page 7: Chris Fox talks to Edward Heath, Prowler seen again, and election details.

Page 8: RSMU's success at Camborne — a full report.

Pages 9 and 10: Reviews.

Pages 14 and 15: Sport — Trackside report from Bristol, hockey success, ICFC fourths get to finals and IC win Southern Universities Regatta

Friday, 22nd February, 1980

Issue uo. 545

T H E NEWSPAPER O F IMPERIAL C O L L E G E UNION

Last Monday afternoon, M a r k S m i t h was in the IC honoured Professor Abdus Great Hall to see the lecture Salam, winner of the 1979 he gave to over a thousand Nobel Prize for Physics. students and staff.

"CAN

I UNIFY GRAVITY?"

T h e Professor, w h o has held the chair of T h e o r e t i c a l P h y s i c s a t t h e C o l l e g e s i n c e its f o r m a t i o n i n 1957, w a s a w a r d e d the prize jointly with Professors S h e l d o n G l a s h o w a n d S t e v e W e i n b e r g of H a r v a r d U n i v e r s i t y f o r t h e i r w o r k o n t h e t h e o r y of the unified weak a n d electromagnetic ineraction between elementary particles.

T h e R e c t o r t o o k t h e c h a i r a n d at 4:30'pm s t a r t e d to a d d r e s s a p a c k e d G r e a t Hall. H e admitted that he h a d n e v e r s e e n t h e h a l l a s full, w i t h p e o p l e s q u e e z i n g i n t o all t h e a v a i l a b l e s p a c e . T h e a u d i e n c e , w h i c h i n c l u d e d m a n y of t h e P r o f e s s o r ' s past a n d p r e s e n t c o l l e a g u e s , heard a glowing account of his many a c h i e v e m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g little k n o w n f a c t s concerning his career. F o r instance, the R e c t o r a d m i t t e d that he w a s offered the chair of Theoretical P h y s i c s before S a l a m a n d h a d t u r n e d it d o w n !

results f r o m the bigger particle a c c e l e r a t o r s c o n g r a t u l a t e d , not only for hjs n o w u n d e r c o n s t r u c t i o n a r o u n d the w o r l d . a c h i e v e m e n t s , b u t also for p r o v i d i n g a n H e introduced concepts w h i c h seem very interesting a n d entertaining afternoon. strange, such as supergravity a n d PER C A P I T A S Y S T E M antigravity, with explanations w h i c h were scant enough t o p r o m o t e interest i n those Despite the Government's intention to y o u n g p h y s i c i s t s i n t h e a u d i e n c e . H e m a k e all students unions funded directly c o n c l u d e d w i t h a n o p t i m i s t i c l o o k at t h e f r o m t h e 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 f u t u r e a n d r e c e i v e d a w e l l - e a r n e d a n d ( w h i c h is h o w I C U is c u r r e n t l y f u n d e d ) s u s t a i n e d b u r s t of a p p l a u s e f r o m t h e c r o w d . t h e f i n a n c e a n d e x e c u t i v e committees A v o t e of t h a n k s w a s p r o p o s e d by v o t e d la»t F r i d a y a n d a c c e p t e d t h e P r o f e s s o r M a t t h e w s f r o m B a t h U n i v e r s i t y , principal that I C U s h o u l d be financed o n who was formerly Salam's supervisor during the p e r c a p i t a s y s t e m ( w h a t a l l o t h e i his P h D at C a m b r i d g e . H e a d d e d t o t h e s t u d e n t u n i o n s d o ) , f o r t h e o n e y e a r t h e R e c t o r ' s c o m m e n t s a n d c l e a r l y p o i n t e d o u t G o v e r n m e n t a l l o w s it.

Salam's dedication to physics.

T h i s e n t a i l s a n a d d i t i o n a l figure b e i n g T h e t h a n k s of t h e s t u d e n t s p r e s e n t c a n a d d e d o n t o t h e C o l l e g e t u i t i o n f e e s , b e s t b e e x p r e s s e d b y t h e i r s u b s e q u e n t w h i c h will t h e n b e p a s s e d o n t o t h e U n i o n . c o m m e n t s . M a n y f o u n d it ' i n s p i r i n g ' a s w e l l P r o v i s i o n w i l l b e m a d e f o r s t u d e n t s as i n f o r m a t i v e . T h e P r o f e s s o r m u s t b e s u f f e r i n g h a r d s h i o .

Following his introduction, Professor S a l a m started his lecture with a s u m m a r y of t h e s t a t e of u n i f i c a t i o n t h e o r y i n 1 9 5 6 , w h e n he began his work. H e proceeded to e x p l a i n , i n historical o r d e r , h o w h e a n d his c o n t e m p o r a r i e s d e v e l o p e d a link b e t w e e n t w o of t h e f u n d a m e n t a l f o r c e s of nature, the weak nuclear a n d electric forces. U s i n g suitably simple terms h e w as able to k e e p t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e audience for well over a n hour, i n what p r o v e d t o b e a brilliant a n d i n f o r m a t i v e lecture.

O f s p e c i a l n o t e w a s his w a r m , h u m o r o u s p r e s e n t a t i o n ; at o n e p o i n t n e a r i n g t h e e n d of the lecture he t u r n e d to the R e c t o r a n d q u i p p e d , " C a n I unify g r a v i t y ? It'll t a k e m e ten m i n u t e s . " T h i s w a s greeted with tremendous applause.

T h r o u g h o u t the whole lecture S a l a m was not satisfied with just p r e s e n t i n g present knowledge. H e e x t e n d e d the ideas where possible t o illustrate points for t h e future i n v e s t i g a t i o n . I n d e e d , t h e final t e n m i n u t e s included m u c h speculation o n the possible

Picture of the annua! Pedal Car Race held in Bristol last weekend. Three teams from IC entered: one Mines and two from Guilds. Report on page 14.

LETTERS Dear Colin A s two of the "infestations" of the Maths C o m m o n Room (who have as much right to be there as any other mathematicians) we would like to reply to the letters concerning I C W A in last week's F E L I X .

W e feel that I C W A does represent the views of women on Council since it holds general meetings regularly (the next being o n Tuesday 4th M a r c h at 1:00pm in the I C W A Lounge) w h e r e relevant topics are discussed and women's opinions noted. Katy Tatchell and Kirsten Pratt are on Council to represent Life Scientists' and Mathematicians' interests, whereas Merche C l a r k is there specifically to present women's issues.

There is also the possibility, in future years, of there being no women at all o n Council, except the I C W A President.

T h e point was raised that women do not have the right to choose whether to be a member of I C W A or not. T h e same could be said of the C C U s or even I C U . T h e choice is over whether or not to take an active p a r t a n d unlike O p s o c and Ladies Rugby, no particular skills are required to enjoy the company of women.

W e feel that our integration into College life has been helped by the existence of I C W A , and although many women are able t o get o n i n t h e C o l l e g e atmosphere, I C W A is present to benefit the minority who cannot.

Yo u r s sincerely Celia Martin Lorraine Elston Maths 3 v

Dear Colin T h e r e a p p e a r s t o be a misunderstanding around the arguments for the retention of Imperial College W o m e n ' s Association. Fiona Sinclair (FELIX 544) has said that women " c a n get on in a minority". I agree, clearly women can

Dear Colin Re Bernard Smith's letter on student grants and education cuts. T h e grants motion wa% inferring that L o n d o n students should get an increased grant in relation to provincial students.

This, I believe, is a selfish attitude since we know the government is cutting back on education expenditure and the only way we could get an increase is at the expense of provincial students.

Since attempts have been made to single out L o n d o n University, and in particular Imperial College as a 'special case' it would have further isolated us from the rest of the student population, if

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manage. They can get top Union posts and many take full part in social activities organised by many other groups other than ICWA. T h e question is not, can we survive without I C W A (as we can probably survive without lots of things, eg ICU!) but does I C W A help or hinder the .status, welfare and social life of women (and men). In discussing this question beware of being sidetracked into merely discussing what I C W A does or says at any particular point in time and whether it could have been done better. I C W A is always open to constructive criticism.

Many of the statements going a r o u n d are gross m i s r e p r e sentations of the truth. T o take • only one example : the I C W A newsletter at the start of the year advertised the Germa n Measles c a m p a i g n o r g a n i s e d by the Health Centre, yet Fiona claims I C W A wanted nothing to do with i t . T h i s s t a r t l i n g p i e c e of deduction is based (I discovered) on somebody somewhere forgetting to take away s o m e leaflets given to them on this subject.

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I C W A is an umbrella organisation for any activities that women want to organise. I C W A is presently going through a difficult transition period in that many of the traditional functions it organised, such as the Ball, h a v e c e a s e d to be widely a p p r e c i a t e d but not e n o u g h people have yet injected new ideas for social activities. Despite this there have, this year, been a very successful Freshers T e a , Christmas Debate and a Bar Night, to say nothing of various smaller event s (trips to the theatre a n d to self defenc e classes).

Returning to the question, does I C W A help or hinder?

Firstly, it is not just because women are a minority that they have some common interests and problems. T h e problem is

passed. It would have been further evidence, to them, that IC students are self-centred and u n i n t e r e s t e d in s t u d e n t s in general.

W e should be concentrating more on the effects of the real cuts in education. Bernard has stated that we are opposing cuts in the 'increases of educational expenditure'. This is a fallacy. M r J o h n Smith, the College secretary, has said that over the next four years the College grant may drop from £30m to £27m. In no way can this be called a cut in proposed 'increases'.

A s far as the means test is concerned, I would be interested

one of society at large. Women are still discriminated against in job opportunities and society still portrays the image of the 'quiet woman at home' or the 'sexy woman about town' or various other stereotypes. It is difficult to find many television series with say the hero a women engineer.

It d o e s h e l p to h a v e an organisation where women can get together on a social level to convince themselves that to be a woman engineer or scientist does not make you any more of a freak than the next engineer or scientist. Y o u can often get the feeling that IC is still only just tolerating women (I need only m e n t i o n M i n e s male only freshers' dinners as one example). F o r women to organise our own social activities does something to tip the balance back in our favour. (By the way, none of I C W A ' s social events have ever been women only — it is in the I C W A constitution to encourage social intercourse between men and women.)

and discrimination in opportunities in this college and society is by ignoring the whole problem, and if women's special needs and problems can be solved without any joint discussion amongst those affected, shouldn't we close down all. special interest g r o u p s given any p a r t i c u l a r status by the Union, including the postgraduate group and the overseas students committee?

There clearly is a case for the retention of I C W A with its present status — not because without it women are weak but because with it we are stronger. I hope that all women who want to continue the battle to further enhance the status of women at IC will attend the next I C W A general meeting to plan the next stage of the campaign.

Love Mary Attenborough Maths P G Photo

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Mickie.

O n the welfare side, the case for I C W A is indisputable." O n the issues of e n s u r i n g a d e q u a t e contraceptive advice, abortion facilities, in discussing security against attack at College, I C W A has a clear role which it has always played. O f course individual women can raise these issues, but a particular organisation or individual (eg, I C W A President) is needed whose job it is to look into these issues.

T o those who argue that the existence of I C W A hinders the progress of women because we admit to not being able to manage as individuals, I will just ask two questions. Margaret T h a t c h e r is P r i m e M i n i s t e r , simultaneously nursery education and facilities are being cut.

Has, therefore, an individual w o m a n ' s s u c c e s s h e l p e d or hindered the progress of women as a whole? Secondly, if it is true that the way to solve the problem of stereotyping women's roles

to hear what Bernard is trying to say, his first sentence in the second paragraph makes little sense. I agree that the means test should be abolished and that all students should get increased g r a n t s to t a k e a c c o u n t of i n f l a t i o n , b u t s u r e l y at t h e moment the most important issue must be cuts in education.

W e must oppose them fully and effectively, otherwise the education system in this country will degenerate rapidly.

Yo u r s sincerely A n d y Nicoiaou EE3

The FELIX Editor taking it easy in St Stephen's Hospital last Tuesday night. (See News In Brief story on facing page.)

Dear Sir It is my deepest regret to inform you that my opinion of the weekly Imperial C o l l e g e student newspaper F E L I X has b e e n rapidly d e t e r i o r a t i n g . I discovered very little from the issues of the past six months a p a r t f r o m a few p i c t u r e s which are designed to provoke s e x u a l e x c i t e m e n t . Is t h i s suggesting the existence of a probable room for improvement, or is this a direct reflection of the quality of thinking among the students of a so-called highly recognised academic establishment.

A postgraduate Physics Dept

N E W S IN B R I E F Overseas Students Committee, as| is the International Evening which is to be held in the J C R tonight.

FELIX F E L L A H F A L L S FRACTURING FOOT FIASCO

I N T E R N A T I O N A L FAIR

Thursday 19th February, L o n d o n : T o d a y at 12:30pm, F E L I X Editor, C o l i n P a l m e r , while h e r o i c a l l y chasing a police car in search of news, fell and severely fractured (and dislocated) his foot.

After a cursory inspection at the health centre, Colin was rushed by ambulance to St Stephens's hospital.

A doctor there rapidly diagnosed the trouble and sent him up to the X-ray unit. (Mild concussion was also suspected, but later discounted when the hospital staff discovered that he always acts that way.)

This first set of X-rays however, p u z z l e d the r a d i o g r a p h e r a n d a second set had to be taken. E v e n then the problem was not solved and a specialist had to be called in. It was at this point that Colin realised to quote: "It's not just a sprained ankle!"

Doctors then decided that the fracture would have to be manipulated and an operating theatre was swiftly made ready. In preparation a local anaesthetic was administered in conjunction with a tourniquet above the knee. All the while, Colin was t a k i n g d o z e n s of p i c t u r e s . . . selflessly thinking of news for F E L I X .

After major surgery had been completed, a few more X-rays were t a k e n for t h e h o s p i t a l a r c h i v e s because of the 'unusual' nature of the injury. It turned out that Colin's f r a c t u r e a p p r o x i m a t e d to a L e s Franc fracture, a c o m m o n discomfiture during the Napoleonic wars, when soldiers frequently had gun carriages ride over their feet.

Colin will have to stay in hospital for 48-72 hours until the swelling has subsided. T h e n he will be in Dlaster for between six to eight weeks and will also be on crutches.

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This photo by Steve Groves was taken last Saturday, outside Harrods, on the RCSU rag event. A report appears on page 4 but, we can add that about £140 was raised.

T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l F a i r was organised as part of International Week by the Overseas Students Committee. There were many stalls a r o u n d the J C R o n W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n , m o s t of w h i c h h a d colourful displays, and books a n d leaflets available. T h e majority of the overseas societies present supplied regional food and drinks.

There were two films o n G r e e c e and one on Dakar, Senegal. A n d there was also folk-dancing.

Several other societies, mostly religious, also supported this event.

T h e r e was also a V S O (Voluntary Service O v e r s e a s ) stall, and a collection for W U S scholarship.

This event ws not as well attended as it should have been considering the effort these societies had put in.

FALSE ALARM OVERSEAS STUDENTS WEEK A voluntary service overseas on Monday night followed by a discussion heralded the start of Overseas S t u d e n t W e e k at I m p e r i a l . T h e d e b a t e o n T u e s d a y a b o u t the motion " T h i s H o u s e believes that Western nations hinder the progress of the d e v e l o p i n g n a t i o n s " was attended by N U S President, T r e v o r Phillips, who spoke for the motion, and was opposed by Martin Stevens, Conservative M P for Fulham. T h e motion was carried, but without speeches from the floor due to lack of time.

B o t h of t h e s e e v e n t s a n d the International Fair o n Wednesday in the J C R were o r g a n i s e d by the

A f a l s e a l a r m at the C o l l e g e branch of the National Westminster bank o n Tuesday brought police rushing to College thinking there A/as a hold-up. A c c o r d i n g to the police, the alarm, which is triggered f there is an attempted hold-up; vas set off by a short-circuit in the 3 P O line connecting the alarm at he bank to the police station.

FARE INCREASES T h e f a r e s o n t h e c o a c h e s to and from H a r l i n g t o n are being raised to £1.00 (an increase of 40p) from the start of the next session.

This was decided by the Athletic Clubs Committee, with agreement from the clubs, in the preparation for next year's estimates.

Various parts of universities are being given the evil eye as part of the cuts, and university nurseries and creches have not escaped.

Previous University Grants Committee ( U G C ) policy recommended that universities should not subsidise creches or nurseries for s t u d e n t s a n d staff w i t h y o u n g children with money from public funds. A directive from the U G C to all universities now alters this recommendation to an instruction, with 1st August 1980 as a cut-off d a t e at t h e l a t e s t . Y e t o n l y in January, U G C Chairman, Dr Edward Parkes, defended university autonomy and told M P s that the U G C "bends over backwards" not to instruct universities how to spend their m o n e y . O f c o u r s e , not all the money a university receives is from public funds. A n d some of a n u r s e r y ' s c o s t s a r e c o v e r e d by fees. But many universities will be affected by this d i r e c t i v e , whilst probably not saving much money from it. Birmingham, for one, is expecting to close down its nursery, making a saving of about £5,000 out of a total annual income of over £66 million.

In most universities this directive will affect both students and staff a l i k e a n d w o m e n in p a r t i c u l a r , meaning that they are left with two o p t i o n s : not to c o m e ( b a c k ) to university or to find some other, a l m o s t c e r t a i n l y m u c h less c o n venient, nursery facility. S o m e fear in many cases the decision will be the former.

BOLLARDS A N D PAVING STONES The repairing and construction works beside Southside are nearing completion. T h e work, which started just over a month ago, involves putting a dozen concrete bollards and three wooden benches along the edge of the pavement by Prince's Gardens. O n e of the reasons for putting in the bollards is to prevent cars from parking o n the pavement, which not only cause inconvenience but also cracks the paving stones — a n u m b e r of w h i c h t h e C o l l e g e workman have had to replace in the past due to cars parking on them.

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JEZEBEL GOES T O T H E PARK The finish of the Pancake Race did not see the end of the wetness.

A heavy overloaded 1916 Dennis fire engine (Jez to her chums) sped to t h e s i t e of a n a l l e g e d f i r e .

Bravely ignoring the ' N o Unauthori s e d E n t r a n c e " s i g n s , she w a s brought to rest on the far side of the Serpentine. After a brief hiatus, the fire fighting equipment was run out, the suction hose placed in the 'Serp' and ducks, drakes and rowing boats were soon scattered by salvoes from the newly restored pump. A crowd gathered and the p o l i c e k e p t t h e i r d i s t a n c e seemingly in silent admiration.

It was only as things were being packed up that a representative of 'the e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' s t o p p e d b y , saying it was O K by him but please ask next time.

There was also a false alarm in I he vicinity of The Queens. Later that day a fire engine called by to investigate.

NURSERY EDUCATION?

THEFT F R O M L A D I E S ' CHANGING ROOMS

Andy Smith, Secretary of the RCS Motor Club, holds the nozzle during the first public showing of the capabilities of Jez, now restored to 100% working order and ready for action.

O n T h u r s d a y last w e e k , t w o y o u t h s were s e e n in the l a d i e s ' c h a n g i n g r o o m s in the U n i o n B u i l d i n g . W h e n d i s t u r b e d by a m>. nber of the Ladies' Boat C l u b , the two escaped across the Q u a d without being caught. It was later f o u n d t h a t a s m a l l a m o u n t of money had been taken from someone's pockets, but it is thought that they had not been given sufficient time to take more than this.

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Lo t s of people have already announced their intention of taking part in the Great imperial Rag M a g Selling Competition next weekend from Friday 29th February to Sunday 2nd M a r c h and hopefully there will be lots more. T h e basic idea is to go somewhere for the weekend, either on your own or in teams of up to four people, a n d sell as many Rag Mags as possible. There are izes for travelling the furthest, selling ine most Rag Mags, travelling in the most original manner and seUing the most Rag Mags per hour Remember y o u have to sell at least a hundred to qualify, and the time limits are from Friday lunchtime to Sunday evening when the bell rings in the Union Bar Entries must be in to Rae Snee, via your V P o r S o c R e p , by M o n d a y 25th February. More detailed rules are in last week's F E L I X or available from your soc . reps. _ T

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R C S A s y o u a l l n o t i c e d i n last w e e k ' s Broadsheet, it's now R C S election time (the papers come down tomorrow if you want t o s t a n d ) . N e x t T h u r s d a y 28th F e b r u a r y candidates for the President, Vice President, Honorary Secretary, H J T and Academic Affairs Officer are required to speak o n why they want to be elected and how they intend to run your Union.

This Hustings Union General Meeting is extremely important a nd since these people will directly influence your life in the R o y a l C o l l e g e of S c i e n c e I would advise y o u strongly to come to Physics Lecture Theatre 1 at 12:45pm. T h e voting takes place o n Monday 3rd M a r c h by paper ballot using the single transferable vote system.

O n t o the subject of R a g a n d the Valentines Rag Stunt managed to attract fifteen p e o p l e , t w o of w h o m were t o o tired to collect anything at all, but still staggered down to Harrods clutching a virgin rag c a n to lend moral support to the rest of us. Y o u may laugh, but at least they m a d e s o m e effort whilst everyone wallowed in the romantic alcoholic warmth left from the Valentines Party which had been organised for you by some of the' people o n the Rag Stunt.

Let's see a bit more involvement, even if it's o n l y a m o r n i n g s t a n d i n g o u t s i d e Harrods with a rag c a n .

A n y w a y , Imperial College R a g has adopted a n R C S idea to sell Rag Mags.

There is doubtless an article o n the Great Imperial Rag Race somewhere else in the paper, but I'd just like to reiterate that it is open to every one of y o u .

If you're going away next weekend see Rachel Snee, or ring int 4255 and put your name down for the race. T a k e a pile of Rag Mags away and sell them. There are prizes for the most R a g Mags sold, the m o s t s o l d p e r h o u r , t h e farthest distance travelled from I C and the most unusual method of travel. Let's bring all these prizes to R C S a n d make sure the R a g Mag m a k e s a profit for t h e deaf children.

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O K everyone, you can stop worrying about how bored you'll be on 8th March, because you're alj invited to . . . yes, a jelly and ice cream party! About fifty deaf children and various T V celebrities are c o m i n g a l o n g for a T o s s - t h e - C a b e r competition in Prince's Gardens, which will be followed by tea in Southside, so if you like children and silly games this is an event specially for y o u . It is a g o o d chance to meet some of the children who will be receiving the phonic hearing aids which we've been collecting for this year, and the more people there the better so come along if you want a good Saturday afternoon.

M I N E S W e fed Camborne and we fed Camborne . . . What a fantastic weekend. That will go down in the annals of history as one of the most successful and enjoyable weekends the R S M has ever had. Many many thanks must go to Pete ' D o you want to play on my p i a n o ? ' N e w m a n w h o o r g a n i s e d with supreme efficiency the best of a hundred not so sober miners, without losing any. (A w r i t e - u p of t h e w e e k e n d a p p e a r s ' somewhere else in this issue of FELIX.)

on March 1st. Coaches leave 9:30am.

Supporters most welcome.

Question: What's the difference between an African elephant and Cuthbert?!

CITY A N D G U I LD S

Publicity Officers L o g Guildsdate 80.02.

A quick review of what has happened d u r i n g the last week. L a s t F r i d a y the Valentines Party was a great success with the J C R being packed to capacity with By the time of printing some definite course will be taken over the future of e v e r y b o d y celebrating the day in the , freshers' dinners. Depending on the results appropriate manner. T h e Pedal car Race from the G e n C o m m last Tuesday I will on the same day was also quite fun. Many propose some sort of change. congratulations to the ladies' team for winning the ladies competition and also to This Sunday sees the R S M Soccer Sixes.

Anybody who wishes to enter a team must everybody who turned up to help. This see Steve Hinde or Dave Everett (Min Geol week saw the Field C u p with many pints 3 or M i n 2 respectively). TODAY should b e i n g d r u n k , I still want to k n o w if prove to be another excellent day out at anybody got a plastic inflatable person.

Hariington.

T h e results are as follows: W e are coming to the time of year - 1st: T e a m W — A R B S 1st team wtih when we have to dig out our webbed feet 213.2 points/head. and hands for the Swimming Gala on 3rd 2nd: T e a m C — Barry's Boot Boys with M a r c h . T h e p r i z e for this is a large 204.7 points/head. beautiful shield which can be seen in the 3 r d : T e a m R — H a r r y ' s H e r m i t s with * I C U Office. This year, with the help of 194.8 points/head. you budding swimmers, it will hopefully T h e cup will be presented at the Guilds return to its rightful owners — the R S M .

Election U G M on 11th March.

Now as your representative on the , T h e events coming up are: Bookshop Committee, I ought to tell you Sunday 24th February T H E G U I L D S what R S M paraphenalia there is for you S O C C E R S I X E S . There is still time to get to buy: hand painted wall shields £5; R S M teams in to Giles Brereton in the Union cufflinks £ 1 . 3 4 ; s t i c k p i n s 2 5 p ; blazer Office or M E 3 . T h e coaches for the teams b u t t o n s , large 5 p , s m a l l 4 p ; b l a z e r and supporters will leave Beit A r c h at e m b r o i d e r e d badges £ 8 . 1 2 ; R S M full 10:30am. colours ties (silk) £3.22; R S M half colours Monday 25th February the election ties (silk) £3.22; R S M squares £1.91; K S M papers go up on the Guilds noticeboard. full colours squares £1.91; R S M sports the job descriptions have been published ribbon (for wrapping around boaters!) 19p in Guildsheet.

But you can still come and a yard. see lis in the Office if you are considering Now if anyone wants to buy any of the standing. T h e papers will come down at above — you must produce your union 5:30pm on Friday 29th. card.

If y o u a r e c o n s i d e r i n g standing for Well boys, many thanks for the support Publicity Officer remember that you will last weekend. have to write an article like this for F E L I X Cheers every week.

Bernie Cheers P S : I M M I N E N T . Nottingham 6s and 7s Bryan

OUTLINE O F T H E REPORT O F T H E C O M M I T T E E O F INQUIRY INTO T H E ENGINEERING PROFESSION P u r p o s e : T o review t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s of British Industry for engineers (profession and technical) and the satisfaction of those needs; utilization of engineers; the role of engineering institutions — and the usefulness of registration for engineers.

Investigation of British Industry, Engineering, and National Economic Needs.

T h e report notes the following p r o b l e m s (among others): many disappearing industries, increasing i m p o r t / e x p o r t r a t i o , d e c r e a s i n g share in world trade, low corporate profits, and a corporate tendency to neglect exploring markets before p r o d u c t i o n .

Conclusion: engineers and engineering (the "engineering dimension") must be better developed and utilized by industry in order to become more competitive with high-quality, high value-added goods.

Engineering Dimension Analysis 1. Engineers lack the status and recognition afforded them in other countries; low salaries and poor career prospects accompany the problem.

2. Corporations are reluctant or unable to d e v o t e m u c h m o n e y to d e v e l o p i n g n e w technologies necessary for competition (ie a starved engineering dimension).

3. Firms do not utilise engineers talents fully: most aren't advanced into upper management, lack of recognition for successes and failures, innovation not encouraged.

4. T h e engineers d i m e n s i o n must include market analysis a n d i n t e r a c t i o n ; it is not detached from sales.

5. Supply of engineers is probably less than demand; shortage of technicians (engineers deployed as technicians); severe shortage of the well-qualified.

The main recommendations are: 1. There should be an Engineering Authority, set up by statute and funded by Government.

It would have about twenty members, most of them being engineers, and would promote and strengthen e n g i n e e r i n g within the British industry and economy. T h e present Engineers' Registration Board would be abolished and engineers would be registered through the Authority.

This would be for supportive roles in industry.

The whole system would have many opportunities for transfer a n d present engineers would be registered in relation to the structure.

There is a proposal for an extra ÂŁ250 incentive grant per year for B E n g / M Eng students.

4. Regional centres funded by the Engineering Authority should be set up to promote training.

Engineers should have a statutory right to paid leave for study.

5. T h e Authority should initiate a programme to promote the importance of engineers in i n d u s t r y e s p c i a l l y a i m e d at e m p l o y e r s .

Employers should review career and salary structures to improve incentives and should support the training of young graduates. There should be more exchanges between enginners in industry and engineering teachers in order that engineers can impart more knowledge to the students and that teachers can keep up to date with developments in industry.

2. R e g i s t r a t i o n w o u l d be v o l u n t a r y b u t , hopefully, industry will take the lead by making it, " i n effect, a licence to practice". A new code of practice would be drawn up, a a breach of which may led to deregistration.

3. There should be a three route course (to combat status problems and the previously mentioned problems; introduces training with a "synthesis of technical, human, and financial consideration" and the development of wider skills).

The totally new three-tier structure would be introduced based o n academic courses but but r e q u i r i n g a p r o g r a m m e of s t r u c t u r e postgraduate training and experience. The three tiers of registration are: 1. Registered Engineer (Diploma) R Eng (Dip) A four year undergraduate course leading to M Eng followed by two years in industry gaining experience. F o r top 25% of engineers, (those showing "early potential for leadership in the development of advanced technology or in the management of engineering operations").

6. Schools should keep options open as long as p o s s i b l e s o that m o r e s t u d e n t s m a y be encouraged to enter engineering; mathematics and physics should be taught to the age of sixteen or later. More careers information should be provided to encourage students to go into engineering.

Overall, the Report emphasises that British Industry is declining and in order to regain a position in the international market, better quality g o o d s , p a r t i c u l a r l y m a n u f a c t u r i n g goods, must be produced. This can only occur if more engineers are produced. T h e future e n g i n e e r s h o u l d h a v e a c o m m i t m e n t to innovation and production and should have a g r e a t e r s o c i a l s t a n d i n g . T h e q u a l i t y of engineers and engineering teachers should be improved in industry, and there should be greater a c c e s s to r e s e a r c h a n d a greater implementation of ideas and new developments.

2. Registered Engineers R Eng A three to three and a half year undergraduate course based on B Eng degree with appropriate postgraduate training and experience lasting two years. This course is slightly more basic and geared more towards p r e p a r a t i o n for mainstream engineering work.

3. Registered Engineer (Associate) R Eng (Assoc) This would be mainly part-time and sandwich, with H E D sandwich and structured working experience leading to registration in five years.

Rick Woldenberg, John Passmore, Roger Stotesbury.

A E W Nimrod Come and hear

the inside story M a r c o n i A v i o n i c s , in S o u t h H e r t f o r d s h i r e , c a n o p e n y o u r e y e s to t e c h n o l o g i e s y o u ' v e p r o b a b l y o n l y t h e o r i s e d a b o u t . B y j o i n i n g u s y o u ' d b e c o m e p e r s o n a l l y r e s p o n s i b l e for a k e y task o n t h e A i r b o r n e E a r l y W a r n i n g N i m r o d o r o n e o f o u r o t h e r h i g h t e c h n o l o g y projects.

W e e n c o u r a g e all o u r g r a d u a t e s , m a l e or f e m a l e , to u s e their flair a n d initiative a n d w e s e e to it that t h e y h a v e the o p p o r t u n i t i e s to d e v e l o p their c a r e e r s t o t h e full within o u r stimulating a n d highly professional environment. y o u h a v e a d e g r e e in e l e c t r o n i c s , c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e , maths, physics, m e c h a n i c a l engineering, control engineering or a related subject, y o u c o u l d b e all set for a h i g h level ot i n v o l v e m e n t in s o m e of t h e w o r l d ' s m o s t s o p h i s t i c a t e d e l e c t r o n i c s projects.

T h e s e projects, a n d t h e c h a l l e n g e s a n d r e w a r d s that a r e a part of t h e m , will b e t h e s u b j e c t s of t h e i n f o r m a l m e e t i n g we'll b e h o l d i n g at y o u r C o l l e g e o n t h e 2 6 t h a n d 2 7 t h F e b r u a r y ( d e t a i l s at y o u r c a r e e r s office).

We'll p r e s e n t y o u with t h e full facts a n d there will be p l e n t y of o p p o r t u n i t y for y o u to p u t f o r w a r d a n y g u e s t i o n s y o u c a r e t o ask. In fact, you'll h e a r e v e r y t h i n g y o u n e e d to

k n o w a b o u t |Oining us.

W e h o p e to s e e y o u . but if y o u can't m a k e it. p l e a s e contact S h e i l a M i l b a n k . M a r c o n i A v i o n i c s L i m i t e d , E l s t r e e Way. B o r e h a m w o o d . Herts. W D 6 IRX. T e l e p h o n e 0 1 - 9 5 3 2 0 3 0 extn 3 2 3 0 d u r i n g office h o u r s o r 01-207 3 4 5 5 at w e e k e n d s .

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WHAT'S O N FRIDAY 22nd FEBRUARY IC CHRISTIAN UNION meet at 6:30pm in the Music Room, 53 Prince's Gate.

E N T S C O N C E R T : BERLIN and support at 7:30pm in the Concert Hall. Tickets only £1.

E N T S DISCO Union Lower Lounge 8:00pm.

Only 20p.

MONDAY 25th FEBRUARY EXPLORATION SOCIETY INFORMAL MEETING at 12:30pm in Southside Upper Lounge.

EXT ERNA L AFFAIRS O P E N MEETING to discuss the future of ICU with/without NUS at 12:45pm in Union. (Committee please note: T h e r e will be a quick meeting at 12:30pm prompt prior to the open meeting.)

C O M M U N I S T SO CI ETY DISCUSSION on the Labour Party at 6.30pm in the ICWA Lounge.

FOLK C L U B PRESENT: LES BARKER AND MRS A C K R O Y D at 8:00pm in the Lower Refectory.

TUESDAY 26th FEBRUARY P H O T S O C S H O P in the O l d Darkroom between 12:30 and 1:30.

M E C H E N G S O C TALK on Manufacture Of High Speed Trains by Barry Cook of BR Engineering at 1:00pm in Mech Eng 542.

STOIC TRANSMISSION WITH M A G N U S P U K E at 1:00pm.

RIDING C L U B meet between 1:00pm and 2:00pm in Room 1110 (level 11) Elec Eng. RAILWAY SO CI ETY MEETING in Maths 340 at 5:40pm. Mr M Hanscomb will be speaking on Western Region Signalling.

RESULTS O F ICWA QUESTIONNAIRE As a result of the last I C W A general meeting a questionnaire was given to all women in college and 201 replies were received. 118 of these women felt they got enough entertainment at college' although only 60 took part in any C C U activities. The only reason given for not participating was that C C U activities were childish and aimed at males. Over half of the replies were received from women not in college accomodation and 18 of these said they felt the need of extra contact with other women.

60 women had previously attended I C W A functions and of those who had not the majority cited lack of publicity, money or time as their reason for not attending.

Bad publicity for I C W A functions and amenities does appear to be a considerable problem; 28 women did not know where the I C W A lounge is situated and 130 women were unaware of all the amenities available to them e.g.coffee, newspapers, typewriter.

83 women said they would be willing to participate in new I C W A events like theatre trips, courses, squash ladders if they were organised and 43 women said they would be willing to help organise.

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A S S O C I A T E D STUDIES PRESENT: Christianity and the New Africa with Dr John Newton, Superintendent of the West London Mission in the Read Theatre at 1:30pm. (Arranged by IC Methodist Soc.) M E T A N D M A T SCI S O C L E C T U R E at 6:00pm in Mines G20. The Rev R Lancaster talking about fireworks.

PARACHUTING COURSE INTRODUCTORY TALK at 6:00pm in Elec Eng 403a.

P H O T S O C L E C T U R E at 7:30pm in Sherfield SCR on Using Electronic Flash by W H Chadwick with a practical demonstration with two models. Bring your camera.

MICROCOMPUTER C L U B presents a talk about FORTH by the owner in Maths 140 at 7:00pm.

FRIDAY 29th FEBRUARY IC CHRISTIAN UNION at 6:30pm in the Music Room, 53 Prince's Gate.

SUNDAY 2nd MARCH MARCH O F T H E S L O B S featuring Charlie Parka and starring Albetos Y Los Paranoias and the Smirks at 7:30pm in the Great Hall.

Tickets £1.75 (£1.25 in advance) and SU cards are required. Tickets available now from Ents Room, and R C S and Guilds Offices.

TUESDAY 4th MARCH A U D I O S O C M E E T I N G with a talk on digital r e c o r d i n g t e c h n i q u e s by A n g u s MacKenzie.

WEDNESDAY 27th FEBRUARY EXPLORATION SOCIETY FILM LIVE ON FOREVER -OZE PARK at 6:00pm in Biochem 302.

PUB HUNT at 7:00pm. Meet Stan's Bar. M I C R O C O M P U T E R C L U B O P E N D\Y from 12:45pm to 3:00pm.

FORTHCOMING

EVENTS

Monday 3rd March FINNISTON A N D THE FUTURE 2pm and 6pm M e c h . E n g . 220 S e e n e x t w e e k for . f u l l details a n d P a g e 5 for s y n o p s i s of r e p o r t .

THURSDAY 28th FEBRUARY S T O I C T R A N S M I S S I O N at 1:00pm and 6:00pm. Includes News-Break.

M O P S O C L E C T U R E with DR A L Hodson ( U n i v of L e e d s ) o n Cosmic Ray Air Showers - the key to free quarks?

GLIDING C L U B MEETING at 5:30pm in Aero 254.

GEOPHYSICAL SOCIETY present a lecture

by Dr J W Norman, Photogeology Dep IC on Straight And Impact Tectonics In Our Solar System at 5:45pm (tea at 5:30pm).

ENTS FILM: American Graffiti in Maths 312 at 6:30pm. Entrance 30p.

F R I D A Y 14th M A R C H IC C H O I R C O N C E R T KENSINGTON NEW TOWN HALL 8:00pm T i c k e t s f r o m U n i o n Office

There was a great deal of confusion over the difference between WIST (a feminist group) and ICWA with 103 women not aware of the difference. In a space left for additional comments replies included 'uses ICWA to express feminist views', 'ICWA is a form of sexual discrimination and does little to further the cause of women at I C , 'Now that women are allowed in bars there is no need for a women's lounge.'

Also 'Disband ICWA and incorporate WIST with G A Y S O C . Stop wasting paper and my time', 'Some of the women presently involved in ICWA are obsessed with men being dominant', 'men-hating sexist organisation'.

The most obvious results from the anti-ICWA comments showed women were unaware of the meaning of feminism and a desire to prevent any feminists taking an active position in ICWA Amongst the comments in favour of I C W A there were 'women at IC are oppressed', 'I do think ICWA is a valuable institution','! feel it serves a purpose', 'There is a need for such a non-feminist women's group in such a male dominated college',Td like to see I C W A propitiated in college. I wasn't aware of the amenities available in the

ICWA lounge but shall henceforth endeavour to take advantage of them', 'It maybe another superfluous society but why not have such a nice superfluous society'.

Taking the comments as a whole 60 women were generally in favour of the continuation of ICWA, 50 were against and the remainder did not express any opinion. Can the needs of these 60 women be ignored?

Debbie James FELIX acting Editor writes; The interpretation of the replies to the questionnaire was hotly disputed at the last Union General Meeting.

R O G E R C H A P P E L L , vice-captain o the I C R u g b y club, was e l e c t e d M r .

I C W A f o r 6 6 / 6 7 at t h e I c w a p a r t y last week.

T h e c o m p e t i t i o n for the post h a d b e e n intense.

In h i s c a n v a s s i n g R i c h a r d J a c k s o n e v e n w e n t to t h e e x t e n t of s e n d i n g V a l e n t i n e c a r d s to all the m e m b e r s of t h e I C W A c o r r i d o r i n B e i t Hall.

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T h e party was, h o w e v e r , m a r r e d by the irresponsible behaviour of a n u m b e r o f ' g e n t l e m e n ' a t t r a c t e d by the free b e e r o n tap. M a n y s e e m e d l o be c e l e b r a t i n g the IC R u g b y team's v i c t o r y t o get t o t h e final of t h e Gutteridge C u p .

I C W A P r e s i d e n t h a d s o m e difficult y i n controlling the mob, with little a s s i s t a n c e from the student officers present.

ICU E X E C ARTICLI / WAS

THERE

CHRIS F O X —

NOT JUST A SEC?

1980

Next week is packed with dates for your diary:

S o t h e r e I w a s a n d in he w a l k e d . I w a s s u r p r i s e d to find that T e d H e a t h l o o k e d just like he d o e s in his p h o t o g r a p h s , o n l y he w a s s h o r t e r t h a n e x p e c t e d .

A f t e r the usual p r e l i m i n a r i e s , I h a n d e d over the 1,750+ s t u d e n t signatures a n d t h e 273 staff o n e s ( w h ' c h p a r t i c u l a r l y i m p r e s s e d him). I t h e n told h o w the present G o v e r n m e n t ' s policy o n overseas students would: (a) A f f e c t Imperia l C o l l e g e — T h e r e d u c t i o n in n u m b e r of o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s , the m a s s i v e r e d u c t i o n in the C o l l e g e grant, a n d the p o t e n t i a l loss in e x p e r t i s e , eg, A b d u s S a l a m (a s i g n a t o r y of t h e p e t i t i o n ) w a s a n o v e r s e a s student. (b) A f f e c t T h e C o u n t r y — T h e g e n e r a l effects a n d the fact that o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s d o n ' t c o s t as m u c h as the G o v e r n m e n t says. (c) A f f e c t T h e O v e r s e a s S t u d e n t s — The W U S report which shows how t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of a p p l i c a t i o n s h a s changed, the T h i r d W o r l d being r e d u c e d greatly.

In reply the R i g h t H o n E H e a t h O B E M P s a i d that he a g r e e d w i t h m e , that the G o v e r n m e n t w a s ' s h o r t s i g h t e d ' o n this issue, that o t h e r b a c k b e n c h C o n s e r v a t i v e M P s a g r e e d w i t h h i m a n d he t h o u g h t that they might be able to m a k e s o m e c h a n g e s in the p r o p o s e d legislation. H e c o n c l u d e d by s a y i n g that the p e t i t i o n (the first he h a d received) w a s a g o o d w a y of getting things s t a r t e d .

W h a t h a p p e n e d may or may not significantly c h a n g e the c o u r s e of h i s t o r y , but of all the p r o t e s t s , e t c , we have o r g a n i s e d I feel it m u s t r a n k as o n e of the most successful.

P h i l C o l e a n d the o t h e r m e m b e r s of the Cu ts C o m m i t t e e along with External Affairs will be o r g a n i s i n g a c o n f e r e n c e of v a r i o u s b o d i e s i n v o l v e d in e d u c a t i o n , w h i c h will be d i s c u s s i n g the m o r e b r o a d a s p e c t s of the c u t s . T h e p r o v i s i o n a l date for this is 15th M a r c h .

SURVEY O N ACCOMMODATION Y o u l u c k y 10% will have r e c e i v e d y o u r q u e s t i o n n a i r e f r o m M i c h a e l A r t h u r , if y o u ' v e not filled it in please d o so as the info f r o m this is n e e d e d vitally. Fill it in and hand it in!

A s y o u m a y be a w a r e t h e r e is a m o t i o n being p r o p o s e d at a U G M n e x t T u e s d a y c a l l i n g for a r e f e r e n d u m on N U S Affiliation. P l e a s e d o m a k e e v e r y effort to c o m e to the m e e t i n g a n d h e a r m e s p e a k against it.

S o t h e r e I w a s , c o u l d n ' t see the m a t c h , but the s c o r e b o a r d . . . a n d I w a s th e r e.

Chris

COUNCIL O n M o n d a y night the Rector, L o r d Flowers, is our guest at the C o u n c i l Meeting. T h i s is a customary arrangement which gives members a chance to put their views to him. A s always anyone may observe. It begins at 6:00pm in the SCR.

EGM T h e r e are five motions tabled for the E G M on Tuesday. T h e s e will be printed o n a couple of sheets of A 4 and circulated around College on Friday and M o n d a y . T h e motions are: Police and Dossers; Olympic G a m e s ; Lecturing Standards; N U S Referendum; University Nurseries.

REFECTORIES FoNowing the open letter to D r R C Schroter ( p u b l i s h e d in F E L I X last week) the U n i o n refectory reps have been invited to speak to him on Tuesday at 3:30pm.

FINNISTON Sir M o n t y Finniston will speak at College on M o n d a y 3 r d M a r c h at 2:00pm in M e c h E n g 220. Later the same day, at 6:00pm, there will be a n o p e n d i s c u s s i o n o n the e d u c a t i o n a l aspects of the report.

ELECTIONS 1.

SABBATICALS Papers for the posts of President, Secretary, Deputy President and F E L I X Editor will remain up in the Lower Lounge for one more week.

2. DEPARTMENTAL REPS It is n o w time to elect s u c c e s s o r s to y o u r departmental representatives. Papers will be going up o n M o n d a y morning in your department for fourteen College days. If you wish to stand, and let me say it is a most worthwhile job, please see the present holder of the post and read the following job description.

DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE 1. A departmental representative primarily exists to represent the views of the student m e m b e r s of the department.

2. T o ensure democratic elections of A c a d e m i c a n d S o c i a l R e p s , f o l l o w i n g A A C r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , for each year in the department a n d to liaise with the P o s t g r a d u a t e A f f a i r s O f f i c e r o v e r e l e c t i o n of postgraduate departmental rep.

3. T o take an interest in all areas of c o n c e r n to students in the department, most particularly those c o n c e r n i n g the a c a d e m i c , s o c i a l a n d t u t o r i n g arrangements for that department a n d to c o o r d i n a t e the writing of the department's Alternative P r o s p e c t u s entry.

4. T o c o o r d i n a t e the a c a d e m i c a n d s o c i a l r e p r e sentatives holding regular o p e n meetings, publicised whenever possible, with b o t h g r o u p s in o r d e r to better u n d e r s t a n d the academic problems a n d social needs of the department.

5. T o organise the student side of the staff student committee. T o ensure that all problems relevant to that c o m m i t t e e a r e d i s c u s s e d t h e r e o n . T o t a k e m a t e r s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y t h e c o n c e r n of the staff student co m m it t ee up directly with whatever other p e r s o n or b o d y may be c o n c e r n e d . T o make certain minutes are posted within the department a n d one S S C is held a term.

6. T o socil 7. T o in all wider

attempt to ensure proper study facilities a n d facilities in the department. attempt to stimulate interest in the department a c a d e m i c a n d social matters a n d questions of a educational matter.

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sit o n I C U C o u n c i l , taking an interest in all of c o n c e r n to t h e U n i o n a n d s t u d e n t s at

PROWLER SEEN AGAIN T h e r a p e a l a r m in the U n i o n l a d i e s ' toilets was set off at 5:30 last W e d n e s d a y by a w o m a n who had been disturbed by a m a n w i t h a similar d e s c r i p t i o n t o the p r o w l e r s e e n h e r e in p r e v i o u s y e a r s . T h e police w e r e c a l l e d i n , b u t a r r i v e d t o o late to c a t c h h i m .

His description is negro, about six foot five, very broad, short hair, aged between twenty-five and thirty.

A n y o n e seeing a n y o n e of this a p p e a r a n c e s h o u l d c o n t a c t m e o r s o m e o n e else in the U n i o n Office (or in the e v e n i n g s s o m e o n e w o r k i n g in the B a r ) I M M E D I A T E L Y .

M a l c o l m Brain

I m p e r i a l a n d m a y , as a C o u n c i l m e m b e r , sit o n various c o m m i t t e e s to represent I C U .

9. T o c o m m u n i c a t e c a m p a i g n policies a n d elections of I C U a n d the r e s p e c t i v e C C U to d e p a r t m e n t a l members.

10. T o sit o n the A c a d e m i c Affairs C o m m i t t e e s of I C U a n d their C C U . T o sit on general committees of their respective C C U . T o sit o n Engineering B o a r d , if representing a Guilds department. S h o u l d attend U n i o n General Meetings.

11. T o take an active part in the introduction of students to I C a n d their departments.

12. T o take an active part in the interviewing sy st em of prospective students.

3.

OFFICERS T h e officers of the U n i o n for next year are elected at the Results U G M , o n T h u r s d a y 13th M a r c h . If y o u w i s h t o s t a n d f o r U G M Chairman, Academic Affairs Officer, External Affairs Officer, Welfare Officer, C o m m u n i t y A c t i o n G r o u p C h a i r m a n , R a g C h a i r m a n or U L U Representative d o come and see me for a job d e s c r i p t i o n . A n d a l s o see the p r e s e n t holder of the post. Papers go up on T h u r s d a y 28th February, a n d remain up for eight days.

4. T w o resignations mean we have two posts vacant. If you wish to be Welfare Officer or C o m m u n i t y A c t i o n G r o u p C h a i r m a n put your name up on the noticeboard. Papers c o m e down on M o n d a y 3rd M a r c h .

BALLOT BOXES W e need people to man the ballot boxes o n M o n d a y 10th and Tuesday 11th M a r c h (the dates of the College-wide sabbatical elections).

Y o u will be paid £1.00 an hour. Se e J e n , the U n i o n Administrator, to put your name down.

RECIPROCAL

ARRANGEMENTS

W e have two new arrangements. O n e with the New University of Ulster and the other with Tufts in L o n d o n (41-42 Stanhope Gardens).

T u f t s U n i v e r s i t y is an i n s t i t u t i o n b a s e d in Boston which runs a programme in L o n d o n for its third year undergraduates. T h e y have about forty male and female students here at any one time. T h e y will now be able to join in our College life, if they wish.

FINALLY T h a n k s go to the Chinese Society for a lovely evening to celebrate their new year and A b d u s Salam for giving us the best lecture I have ever seen.

EGM THIS TUE SDAY 1PM GREAT H A L L T O DISCUSS BUSINESS L E F T O V E R F R O M T H E L A S T MEETING A N D A MOTION PROPOSING A REFERENDUM O N N U S AFFILIATION.

Roger

Stotesbury

CAMBORNE FEBRUARY

1980

O n the morning of Friday 15th February, ninety-seven Miners congregated in the front entrance of Mines for the biannual trip down to Camborne. Amidst the expressions, were the solemn worried look of the players to the exuberant cheeful look of the s u p p o r t e r s . T h e c o a c h e s d e p a r t e d at 10:00am, o n e to the familiar sound of Swan cans opening, the other to the quietness of Steve Gatley's Poker Ring. Three stops were endured on the eight hour journey and at one in particular, Messrs Pryor and Flectcher 'commandeered* two female hitchhikers to accompany the supporters coach, much to the chagrin of the players, and M r Hofmeyr in particular.

Arrival in Camborne at 6:00pm, realised the ineptitude of the C a m b o r n e S c h o o l of Mines organisational capabilities. After checking in at the many hotels dotted around Camborne, a few of us trooped off to the well-endowed leisure centre to watch the badminton, squash and table tennis tournaments. Following an eight hour coach journey, none of our players felt fighting fit, but nevertheless put up a great performance. Their badminton team ran ours to a close second (5-0), while the table tennis, under the leadership of General Julian 'Broken Finger' Norley, crushed their opponents 8-2. T h e squash was a close run affair with Camborne pipping us at the post 3-2, even though we won first and second places with love games through Dirk 'Bogart' Remijse and Ian Stevenson. W e all then retired to the Tyacks Hotel where there was a disco with an accompanying sign ' N o D a n c i n g Allowed'! M a n y hours later we all retired, looking forward to beating C a m b o r n e o n the morrow; little did we know!

Saturday dawned, bright and sunny, a vast difference from the c o r r e s p o n d i n g time two years p r e v i o u s l y . C a m b o r n e then informed us that the football would be at 10:30am instead of hockey and the hockey would then be o n an all weather pitch.

Thus there was a mad scramble to find braining shoes.

Camborne being one of the most important football matches of the season, meant that the Mines first team had to stay in their hotel on the Friday night previous to the match, this was just as well since the bar didn't close until 1:00pm, and most people drank too much.

Morning came with us finding that Camborne played on what resembled a pile of manure. Both sides found it very difficult to play on six inches of mud, especially since the ball didn't bounce or roll. T h e wings had quite firm ground with grass o n , and consequently most attacks came from this direction.

Mines went ahead through T o m Hanke straight after the kickoff, with Camborne equalising a few minutes later. F r o m then until the second half the Camborne goal came under constant pressure. Ian .Stevenson put us 2-1 up with a tremendous left foot drive from twenty yards out to the bottom left-hand post.

Later Si'.kri Yahya made it 3-1 with some neat footwork in the penalty area. Camborne then had another attack, where in a puddle; the Camborne player and Stewart Briggs fell over each other, with a penalty the decision. That made it 3-2. Until halftime the Camborne keeper made some good saves to keep the score down.

T h e second half started with Mines under pressure for five minutes, which then broke with a good move down the left wing with T o m Hanke slotting in our fourth goal. Sukri made it 5-2 with an 'Archies' opportunists goal from outside the box. Later our keeper Mick Redwood brilliantly saved a penalty at the foot

of t h e post. T o m ' s h a t - t r i c k g o a l c a m e f r o m a n i m p o s s i b l e angle o n t h e by-line after a g o o d c h a s i n g r u n .

In t h e last few m i n u t e s a r a r e C a m b o r n e a t t a c k , d u e t o o u r full-back b e i n g i n j u r e d , gave t h e m a c o n s o l a t i o n goal t o m a k e the final s c o r e 6-3.

M o s t of the p l a y w a s i n m i d f i e l d w h e r e the ball w a s b e i n g d u g o u t of the p i t c h . T h i s b r o u g h t d o w n t h e s t a n d a r d of b o t h t e a m s , t h o u g h o n g o o d g r o u n d it w o u l d h a v e b e e n t o o easy for us.

T h e k e e n s e c o n d t e a m p l a y e r s that filled the g a p s , Iain H o u s e a n d S t e w a r t B r i q q s . a n d a l s o Ian S t e v e n s o n f r o m I C fitted in v e r y w e l l w i t h Ian a n d T o m c o m p e t i n g for m a n - o f - t h e - m a t c h T h e game was really m a d e by the many supporters w h o r a i s e d t h e s t a n d a r d of b o t h t e a m s o n a difficult s u r f a c e .

T h e h o c k e y s t a r t e d i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r w a r d s , a n d w i t h plenty of s u p p o r t f r o m the t o u c h l i n e s , R S M s o o n t o o k the l e a d . W i t h G e n e r a l s S t e v e G a t l e y a n d Ian C r o w e in m i d f i e l d , R S M n e v e r lost c o n t r o l of t h e g a m e . M y s e l f n o t b e i n g a n e x p e r t at h o c k e y , I c o u l d n o t d e t a i l a m o n g s t the s w i n g i n g s t i c k s , w h o in fact w e r e the s c o r e r s . W e w o n c o m f o r t a b l y 4-1 a n d c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s go to M i k e L a n g l e y w h o s u r v i v e d the m a t c h w i t h o u t a cigarette.

W e n o w h a d o n e h o u r until the start of the B o t t l e M a t c h . T h i s w a s p l e n t y of t i m e t o s t o c k u p o n the f o o d a n d a l c o h o l i c s t a k e s .

T h e B o t t l e , w h i c h s t a n d s b e h i n d the U n i o n B a r , h a s b e e n p l a y e d for b e t w e e n R S M a n d C S M s i n c e 1945, a l t h o u g h this c o n t e s t originally s t a r t e d in the 1920s.

T h e rivalry b e t w e e n the o n l y t w o S c h o o l of M i n e s in the c o u n t r y is intense a n d m o s t of the prestige of the w e e k e n d a n d of t h e s u c c e s s i v e y e a r lies in the w i n n i n g of the B o t t l e .

K i c k - o f f w a s d u e at 3 : 0 0 p m . W e s t w a r d T e l e v i s i o n w e r e there a n d s o w a s o u r r e s i d e n t r e p o r t e r in C o r n w a l l ; C o l i n ' C h e e r s ' P a l m e r . T h e t w o t e a m s c a m e o n t o the field t o a n e n o r m o u s r o a r from t h e 300+ c r o w d . R S M i m m e d i a t e l y t o o k c o n t r o l a n d after fifteen m i n u t e s , B r y a n M e c k l e n b e r g h c h a r g e d d o w n a k i c k , fell o n t h e ball a n d s c o r e d . F i v e m i n u t e s later, R S M w o n a s c r u m o n their ten y a r d line, D a v e R h o d e s r e c e i v e d the ball, a n d p r o c e e d e d t o m a k e o n e of the m o s t i n c r e d i b l e b r e a k s I've ever s e e n in a r u g b y m a t c h . A f t e r s i d e s t e p p i n g six m e n , he p a s s e d to A n d y L e w i s w h o t r i p p e d a n d d i v e d a full t e n y a r d s o v e r the line i n t h e c o r n e r . T h e g a m e r e m a i n e d in the C a m b o r n e half w i t h c o n s t a n t p r e s s u r e f r o m the R S M f o r w a r d s a n d w i t h beautiful probing k i c k s from D a v e Rhodes. T h e next try came from a s c r u m o n t h e twenty-five. B y m a k i n g u s e of a w e l l - r e h e a r s e d m o v e i n t h e c e n t r e s , P a u l A t h e r l e y o n the left w i n g h a d a n o v e r l a p a n d s c o r e d ; K e i t h M a y n a r d c o n v e r t e d . A t half-time R S M w e r e 14-0 i n t h e l e a d . I m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e t u r n a r o u n d .

M a y n a r d a d d e d a penalty a n d a s h o r t w h i le later a d d e d a s e c o n d (20-0). B u t in the t r u e style of the B o t t l e m a t c h , C a m b o r n e d i d n o t give u p a n d they d i d a p p l y s h o r t b u r s t s of p r e s s u r e in the m i d d l e of the half. W i t h t i m e virtually g o n e , R S M l a u n c h e d a n assault o n the C a m b o r n e line. A f t e r o n e d i s a l l o w e d t r y , D a v e H o f m e y r s t a r t e d t o f i n d a l o t of r o o m a t t h e b a s e of t h e s c r u m a n d e v e n t u a l l y f i n i s h e d off a l o v e l y m o v e w h i c h w a s h a n d l e d b y m a n y of the t e a m . T h e final s c o r e s t o o d at 24-0, the highest e v e r m a r g i n ; the p r e v i o u s highest being 20-8 in 1938!

F o l o w i n g a r a t h e r d i s o r g a n i s e d s u p p e r in the e v e n i n g w e d u l y c e l e b r a t e d in the b a r , t o p o u r o n t o the c o a c h e s at 12:30 a n d a r r i v e b l e a r y - e y e d at S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n at 7:30am.

I w o u l d like t o t h a n k all the p l a y e r s for their w o n d e r f u l t e a m efforts a n d t h a n k all the s u p p o r t e r s for the m a g n i f i c e n t e n c o u r a g e m e n t they gave t o all t e a m s .

Thanks Bernard Pryor With football report by Steve Hinde.

REVIEWS

Adapted from Euripides and other classical authors by John Barton and Kenneth Cauander. Directed by John Barton. RSC, Aldwych.

T h i s is a n i m m e n s e t h e a t r i c a l e x t r a v a ganza in three evenings, a compression, o r distillation of t h e Iliad t h r o w n in for g o o d m e a s u r e . Y o u c o u l d t r y just the first part b e f o r e d e c i d i n g t o see t h e r e m a i n d e r , but b u y i n g t i c k e t s for all t h r e e s a v e d me t w e n t y p e r c e n t . J u d g i n g by the q u e u e at the b o x office, it's u n l i k e y that y o u ' l l get a student standby ticket.

W h i l e h a v i n g n o p r e t e n s i o n s to a c l a s s i c a l e d u c a t i o n , y o u r r e v i e w e r d i d not e n t e r t h e A l d w y c h th eatr e w i t h o u t s o m e previous ideas about the T r o j a n W a r a n d the O r e s f e i a . Y o u cannot look in any d i r e c t i o n of m o d e r n literature a n d d r a m a (not t o m e n t i o n C h a u c e r a n d S h a k e s p e a r e ) w i t h o u t e n c o u n t e r i n g a reflection of these ancient stories: T S Eliot, J P Sartre and E O ' N e i l l , to n a m e but three, have r e w o r k e d t h e G r e e k tragedies, a n d they are a l s o the basis of t h e fair p r o p o r t i o n of opera texts ( " L a Belle Helene", "Elekra").

H o w e v e r , be n o t affrighted that this is a lot of h i g h - b r o w c u l t u r e ; there's plenty of s e x , v i o l e n c e , i n c e s t a n d b u c k e t s of b l o o d . In fact, first-class family e n t e r t a i n ment.

A l t h o u g h the text is not s t i l t e d , neither is it a s a b s u r d l y c o l l o i q u i a l as the recent T V d r a m a t i s a t i o n of the Orestia.

In o r d e r to c o m p r e s s the p l a y s , J o h n B a r t o n has cut m o s t of the longer s p e e c h e s a n d s i n ce we a r e s e e i n g a c o m p l e t e c y c l e , the s y n o p s e s a r e u n n e c e s s a r y at the start of e a c h play. T h e r e is therefore o n l y one P r o l o g u e , a c o m p i l a t i o n of m y t h s w i t h w h i c h the C h o r u s (female t h r o u g h o u t ) set the s c e n e .

B y s e e i n g the full c y c l e , w e see all the l o o s e e n d s of t h e i n d i v i d u a l p l a y s t i e d t o g e t h e r , a n d therefore the stories y o u a l r e a d y k n o w are m o r e u n d e r s t a n d a b l e .

F o r e x a m p l e , it i s e a s i e r t o s e e w h y O r e s t e s c a r v e s u p his m o t h e r w i t h a n a x e if y o u k n o w t h a t s h e k i l l e d h i s f a t h e r ( A g a m e m n o n ) , in t u r n b e c a u s e he h a d ( r e l u c t a n t l y ) s a c r i f i c e d his d a u g h t e r (Iphigenia) t o the g o d s .

M o s t of the plays follow the s t a n d a r d p a t t e r n of G r e e k d r a m a , v i z , g r o w i n g conflict leading to a violent c l i m a x , in w h i c h a c t o r s c h a r g e offstage w i t h v i c i o u s l o o k i n g w e a p o n s a n d their v i c t i m s stagger o n bleeding. O n l y in the t h i r d e v e n i n g , " T h e G o d s " d o w e e n c o u n t e r the d e u x e x machina; i n e a c h of t h e l a s t t h r e e p l a y s , a deity a p p e a r s at the e n d of t o s o r t it all o u t . M y heart w e n t o u t t o J o h n S h r a p n e l , as A p o l l o , w h o has a v e r y t o n g u e - i n - c h e e k s p e e c h a t t h e e n d of " O r e s t e s " a n d , s i n c e this follows the o n l y c o m e d y ( " H e l e n " ) the a u d i e n c e are still r a t h e r giggly. In fact, the g o d s are t r e a t e d as a j o k e t h r o u g h o u t , e s p e c i a l l y the d u m b e b l o n d e T h e t i s , m o t h e r of A p o l l o , w h o c a n t w i s t Z e u s a r o u n d her little finger; A r t e m i s and A p h r o d i t e never actually a p p e a r but get c u r s e d a lot a n d o n l y A t h e n a (Billie W h i t e l a w ) w a n t s to give the m o r t a l s a fair d e a l .

Billie W h i t e l a w also gave a fine p e r f o r m a n c e in the title role of " A n d r o m a c h e " , the m o s t s u b s t a n t i a l play in " T h e G o d s " . T h e difficult title role of " E l e k t r a " was p l a y e d very forcefully by L y n n Dearth.

A c h i l l e s , the " b e s t w a r r i o r of the G r e e k s " , w a s p l a y e d (by M i k e G w i l y m , w h o a l s o t a k e s t h e p a r t of O r e s t e s ) s o m e w h e r e b e t w e e n the p a n s y d e p i c t e d

by S h a k e s p e a r e a n d the w a r r i o r of the Iliad. A f t e r s e e n g his m o t h e r , o n e c o u l d o n l y e x p e c t h i m t o be p r e t t y m i x e d - u p .

A c h i l l e s ' slave B r i s e i s ( J e n n y L i p m a n ) , the c a u s e of his r o w w i t h A g a m e m n o n ( J o h n S h r a p n e l ) w a s one of the s t r o n g e s t m i n o r c h a r a c t e r s . In o u r o p i n i o n , the m o s t o u t s t a n d i n g a c t o r w a s E d w i n R i c h f i e l d as T a l t h y b i u s , the m a n w h o gets all the dirty j o b s like m u r d e r i n g u n w a n t e d children._ T h e d i r e c t i o n is t h o r o u g h a n d i m a g i n ative, a n d m o r e realistic t h a n a n y ancient production w o u l d have been. T h e C h o r u s

MIKE SMALL

RUTHERFORD CREEP'S DAY (Charisma)

H e r a l d e d by a s t i c k e r o n the c o v e r w h i c h says: " A G e n e s i s s o l o a l b u m ; M i k e R u t h e r f o r d — G u i t a r s " . T h i s is a s u p e r b offering, p o s s i b l y the best of the ' s p l i n t e r ' a l b u m s r e c e n t l y p r o d u c e d by m e m b e r s of G e n e s i s ( a l t h o u g h T o n y B a n k s ' offering was as part of B r a n d X ) .

T h e first side is a c o n t i n u o u s t h e m e about, oddly enough, Small Creep's D a y ( i n s p i r e d by the b o o k of the s a m e n a m e b y P e t e r C u r r e l l B r o w n ) . O n e of t h e s e v e n s e c t i o n s , " W o r k i n g In L i n e " is the n e w single, w h i c h has b e e n getting a fair a m o u n t of a i r p l a y o n I C R a d i o . T h e w h o l e p i e c e of m u s i c hangs together v e r y well, b u t e a c h s e c t i o n is d e f i n i t e l y d i f f e r e n t ; m o r e s o t h a n the s e p a r a t e p a r t s of the Floyd's "Shine O n Y o u C r a z y Diamond".

It is, in fact, a l m o s t half a n h o u r l o n g , a n d

a l w a y s h a v e s o m e bu s i n e ss t o attencj. t o , r a t h e r t h a n the static C h o r u s w h i c h t h e original production would have used, 2,000 y e a r s ago. P u r i s t s might s a y that a d i r e c t o r s h o u l d k e e p to the a u t h o r ' s i n t e n t i o n s a n d a t t e m p t to r e p r o d u c e the a n c i e n t style of p r e s e n t a t i o n ; I s u s p e c t that this w o u l d be e x t r e m e l y b o r i n g for a m o d e r n audience. P e r h a p s d r a m a has " p r o g r e s s e d " s i n c e 3 0 0 B C , s o that e v e n within classical forms a n d ancient texts, " l i v e " th eatr e c a n be c r e a t e d . In the u s u a l style of the R S C , a d a n c e w a s i n t e r j e c t e d at e a c h of m a n y p o i n t s in the c y c l e , a n d the g r a n d finale is a s e q u e n c e of d a n c e s .

T h e amplified m u s i c i r r i t a t e d me a little at first, b u t b y t h e e n d t h e r e c u r r i n g t u n e s were growing o n me.

O t h e r r e v i e w s of this p r o d u c t i o n h a v e concentrated on inferring a political message, s o m e a n a c h r o n i s m s are i n t r o d u c e d in o r d e r to relate t h e a c t i o n tp t h e m o d e r n world; the soldiers' uniforms are a l m o s t m o d e r n , a n d O r e s t e s a n d friends use m a c h i n e g u n s . B u t t h e r e is n o single political message. T h e use of a n entirely female c h o r u s , a n d t h e large p r o p o r t i o n of s p e e c h e s f r o m female c h a r a c t e r s , s e e m t o give t h e p r o d u c t i o n a " f e m i n i s t " slant; b u t the m e s s a g e s e e m s to be m o r e a b o u t h o w the G r e e k s t r e a t e d w o m e n than a b o u t w o m e n i n m o d e r n society. T h e r e is not so m u c h one m e s s a g e as one viewpoint of the s u b j e c t s , as f r a m e d by the s e l e c t i o n of t e x t s . T h e p o w e r of the g o d s is p l a y e d d o w n , a n d the m o t i v a t i o n of h u m a n g r e e d , j e a l o u s y a n d revenge is s h o w n c l e a r l y . E v e n the c h a r a c t e r s c o m e t o realise that the g o d s they w o r s h i p are really a s p e c t s of their o w n p e r s o n a l i t i e s ; a n d that A t h e n a ( W i s d o m ) is the g o d to follow, r a t h e r t h a n a n y o t h e r .

Stongly recommended.

Derrick

Everett

is m o s t l y i n s t r u m e n t a l w i t h s o m e v o c a l s i n each section, sung by N o e l M c C a l l a .

T h e s e c o n d side is c o m p o s e d of five, separate tracks and opens with " M o o n s h i n e " ; a t r a c k w h i c h leaves the listener i n n o d o u b t that this is by a m e m b e r of G e n e s i s . It's p o s s i b l y the s t r o n g e s t t r a c k o n the a l b u m a n d r e m i n d s m e o L a c o u p l e of t r a c k s o n t h e last G e n e s i s a l b u m ". . . a n d t h e n there w e r e t h r e e . . .".

T h e o t h e r t r a c k s s t a n d u p well in this c o n t e x t , e s p e c i a l l y " R o m a n i " , w h i c h has a g o o d m e l o d i c r h y t h m , yet r o c k s a l o n g , again v e r y m u c h i n the G e n e s i s style. T h e similarity c o u l d be b e c a u s e the a l b u m is p r o d u c e d b y D a v i d H e n t c h e l l , the s a m e p r o d u c e r as G e n e s i s use.

I t h i n k that this is certainly a n e x c e l l e n t a l b u m , even the sleeve d e s i g n , by H i p g n o s i s , is v e r y e y e - c a t c h i n g . I h a v e n o h e s i t a t i o n in r e c o m m e n d i n g this a l b u m t o a n y o n e ; it's almost as g o o d as a new Genesis album.

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B y w a y of e x p l a n a t i o n , Cox And Box w a s presented by Imperial O p e r a , a new s o c i e t y w h o s e m e m b e r s a r e n o t at C o l l e g e , but have links with O p s o c (IC O p e r a t i c S o c i e t y ) , w h i c h is c o n f u s i n g , but t h e y like t o m a i n t a i n the d i s t i n c t i o n . T h e opera concerns two lodgers who both o c c u p y the s a m e r o o m , b u t are u n a w a r e of the fact, a s o n e w o r k s i n the d a y t i m e a n d the o t h e r at night. T h e l a n d l o r d (the t h i r d a n d final c h a r a c t e r ) c a s h e s in until

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If literature is the reflection of life as we live it, t h e n this n e w , a n d excellently p r o d u c e d , e d i t i o n of Phoenix articulates t h e lives of m a n y of us at this C o l l e g e , a n d , I w o u l d s u s p e c t the lives of m a n y in this c o u n t r y . It is u n f o r t u n a t e b u t t r u e , that most student literary efforts are elliptical t o the p o i n t of o b s c u r i t y , m a i n l y , I w o u l d suspect, to hide a fundamental l a c k of i m a g i n a t i o n . T h i s is definitely n o t Steve t h e c a s e w i t h The Phoenix.

M a r s h a l l a n d h i s d e d i c a t e d b a n d ot h e l p e r s h a v e p r o d u c e d a j o u r n a l (for want of a better w o r d ) , t h e a r t i c l e s of w h i c h are in the m a i n very readable and u n d e r s t a n d a b l e . T h e r e w e r e t w o or t h r e e w h i c h I c o u l d n o t follow — t h e fault probably being m y o w n .

B e f o r e I c o m e t o t h e m a i n subject of t h i s r e v i e w , the w a y s o m e a r t i c l e s reflect life i n this C o l l e g e , I will give a n all too b r i e f a c c o u n t of s o m e of t h e o t h e r c o n t e n t s , i n o r d e r t o give a flavour of the whole. B o t h Steve Marshall and M a r k S m i t h h a v e s p e n t c o n s i d e r a b l e t i m e in the a f t h i v e s r e s e a r c h i n g t h e past issues of Phoenix, a n d have r epr in ted, quite justifably, some otherwise unknown m a t e r i a l . T h e r e is a s e l e c t i o n of w r i t i n g from past editorials, reporting o n s u c h e v e n t s a s t h e c l o s i n g of the o l d U n i o n B u i l d i n g t o h o w t o w r i t e for The Phoenix.

B u t , m y favourite e x t r a c t m u s t , naturally, be the a c c o u n t of S C C s o m e q u a r t e r c e n t u r y a g o , w h e n it f o r b a d the f o r m a t i o n of the M e t h o d i s t S o c i e t y b e c a u s e it w a s ' s e c t a r i a n ' ! T h e real r e a s o n w a s that S C C was b e c o m i n g too large with the f o r m a t i o n of n e w s o c i e t i e s , a n d h a d , for the s a k e of a d m i n i s t r a t i v e efficiency, t o be split u p i n t o the m a j o r s u b c o m m i t t e e s .

A l s o r e p r i n t e d , a p p a r e n t l y for the first t i m e is H G W e l l s ' The Chronic Argonauts.

H G W e l l s , w h e n h e w a s a s t u d e n t at this C o l l e g e f o u n d e d The Phoenix and p u b l i s h e d his e a r l y s t o r i e s in it; h e later c o n s i d e r e d t h e m s o b a d that he a t t e m p t e d Phoenix, t o d e s t r o y all b a c k c o p i e s of The b u t as will be a p p r e c i a t e d w i t h o u t total s u c c e s s . A s is p o i n t e d o u t this e a r l y s t o r y c o n t a i n s t h e e m b r y o for b o t h the T i m e Machine a n d Invisible Man. In The Chronic Argonauts we see the genesis of W e l l s ' s p r o s e style a n d a l s o w h y h e a t t e m p t e d to

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the t w o m e n c o n f r o n t e a c h o t h e r a n d after a comic interlude identify t h e m s e l v e s as l o n g lost b r o t h e r s . T h e c a s t i n g h e r e was q u e s t i o n a b l e ; might not the s t r o n g e r v o i c e of S g t B o u n c e r , the l a n d l o r d , have b e e n p a i r e d with o n e of the b r o t h e r s , to p r e v e n t the r a t h e r ones i d e d d u e t s that the b r o t h e r s sang?

O n the o t h e r h a n d The Sorcerer, the m a i n e v e n t , i n v o l v e d a cast of s o m e fortythree p e o p l e a n d w a s p r e s e n t e d by O p s o c . w i t h the w e l l - c o n s t r u c t e d set, the stage in the U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l was a little t o o s m a l l for the c h o r u s of villagers, w h o h a d t o c r a m t h e m s e l v e s into the side of the stage t o leave r o o m for the m a i n c h a r a c t e r s , but for all that, the singing was clear a n d unified a n d the acting a b o v e r e p r o a c h . It was to the o r c h e s t r a ' s c r e d i t that d u r i n g the p e r f o r m a n c e they p l a y e d as a c c o m p a n i s t s , r a t h e r t h a n

d e s t r o y the s t o r y s i n c e it d o e s not really bear c o m p a r i s o n with his later w o r k .

H o w e v e r , the s t o r y d o e s s t a n d u p by itself a n d is m o s t definitely w o r t h r e a d i n g t o see h o w W e l l s later d e v e l o p e d the ideas w h i c h he h a d as a s t u d e n t in this C o l l e g e .

T h e s t o r y is illustrated by m o d e r n b l a c k a n d w h i t e d r a w i n g s a n d are of a h i g h quality, e s p e c i a l l y that f a c i n g the o p e n i n g p a g e of t h e s t o r y b y Ian W i e c z o r e k . T h e g e n e r a l s t a n d a r d of illustration in The Phoenix is high; there are t w o ' s t r i p ' c a r t o o n s , o n e in m o d e r n style, w h i c h I d i d not c a r e for p a r t i c u l a r l y . T h e o t h e r is in ' V i c t o r i a n ' style a n d c o n t a i n s p a s t i c h e s in w o r d s a n d d r a w i n g s of the s e c r e t t h o u g h t s of p e o p l e in a V i c t o r i a n village, p r e s u m a b l y i n s p i r e d by Under Milk Wood.

T h e t h e m e w h i c h is p r o m i n e n t t h r o u g h o u t the w h o l e j o u r n a l a p p e a r s to be a d e s c r i p t i o n of the l a c k of b a s i c h u m a n c o n t a c t in life t o d a y , w h i c h , ironically i n c l u d e s b e i n g pa r t of a c r o w d . T h i s t h e m e is especially e p i t o m i s e d by Ian H o l l i d a y ' s c a r t o o n ' S o u t h s i d e F i r s t W e e k ' , Ian W i e c z o r e k ' s p o e m 'So Different' a n d K C M a n n ' s brilliant s h o r t e v o c a t i o n ' T h e r e H a s Never Been Anyone Famous Called T r e v o r ' . If there is a n y one in this C o l l e g e w h o s a y s he c a n n o t feel a n y s y m p a t h y for ' T r e v o r ' , t h e n he is either a liar, v e r y l u c k y , o r T r e v o r himself! I c a n n o t d o full justice to the s t o r y , but will s i m p l y say that it is a d e s c r i p t i o n of a m a n w h o fulfils all that is e x p e c t e d of h i m , s a c r i f i c i n g , in the p r o c e s s , all h o p e of a n y d e e p p e r s o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p ; b u t at the s a m e t i m e he d o e s not p e r c e i v e that this is w h a t he is d o i n g . K C M a n n has not o n l y c o n s t r u c t e d a tightly knit e s s a y , but it is m i n u t e l y o b s e r v e d , w i t h o u t b e c o m i n g t e d i o u s , a n d is tautly w r i t t e n .

In r e l a t i o n to this t h e m e — essentially of the n o n - r e a l i s a t i o n of a n y p u r p o s e of life — Ian H o l l i d a y ' s c a r t o o n ' S o u t h s i d e F i r s t W e e k ' shows two students o n opposite sides of a w a l l , w o n d e r i n g if t h e r e is a n y b o d y t h e r e to be c o n t a c t e d . In the event of s u c h c o n t a c t e x i s t i n g t h e n Ian W i e c z o r e k ' s p o e m " S o D i f f e r e n t " c a r r i e s this to e x t r e m e s a n d suggests that p e o p l e b e c o m e " o n e of the c r o w d " , in o t h e r w o r d s p e o p l e are not different. H e illustrates this by suggesting that the " c r o w d " e n f o r c e s its will o n e a c h i n d i v i d u a l "different y o u ' r e not, s a m e n e s s e x u d e s " . T h i s , it will be a p p r e c i a t e d , r e t u r n s u s t o the c h a r a c t e r of ' T r e v o r ' , w h o is

s h i n i n g t h r o u g h in their o w n right.

T o give a s y n o p s i s of the plot, d r a w n from the c o m p r e h e n s i v e p r o g r a m m e n o t e s , the o p e r a c e n t r e s o n the b e t r o t h a l a n d m a r r i a g e of a y o u n g c o u p l e w h o s u b s e q u e n t l y t a k e it u p o n t h e m s e l v e s to m a k e t h e i n h a b i t a n t s of t h e i r v i l l a g e a party to their o w n g o o d f o r t u n e . T o this e n d they a c q u i r e the s e r v i c e s of J W e l l s and C o , Family Sorcerers, with unfortunate c o n s e q u e n c e s , b u t (sigh of relief) a happy ending.

Lars Wernberq-Moller

f o r c e d by c o n v e n t i o n s , u n p e r c e i v e d by himself to follow a p a r t i c u l a r p a t h .

If the p i c t u r e I have p a i n t e d a p p e a r s g l o o m y , it is n o t m e a n t to be, but I see no point in w r i t i n g r o m a n t i c n o n s e n s e w h i c h c a n n o t r e l a t e to p e o p l e ' s l i v e s . In p r o d u c i n g this e d i t i o n of The Phoenix, S t e v e M a r s h a l l has a t t e m p t e d to say s o m e t h i n g a b o u t the w a y we live, in this college in p a r t i c u l a r a n d in this c o u n t r y ( a n d A m e r i c a ? ) in general. H e is to be c o n g r a t u l a t e d in u n e a r t h i n g a - c o l l e c t i o n of w r i t e r s a n d a r t i s t s w h o a r e a b l e to express, simply and with a considerable a m o u n t of i m a g i n a t i o n , ideas a b o u t the w a y we live. I disagree p r o f o u n d l y w i t h M a c b e t h ' s v i e w that "life is full of s o u n d a n d fury, signifying n o t h i n g " , but we d o n e e d to k n o w w h e r e we are going a n d these w o r k s in The Phoenix e x p r e s s quite clearly that we d o not k n o w , it is u p to us to try a n d find out.

Frank

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BEST CAPTION T h i s was the hardest c o m p e t ition to judge and in the end it came down to two captions, and in spite of obtaining several other opinions, we canot reduce it down to one!

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15. Epoch The first drawn correct 16. Stretch of fast water answer will be awarded with a 17. Jewelled twins • £1.

20. Comic G o d 21. Sparkling conversation 24. Olympic event in discussion 25. Deserter 26. 10th month before Julius 27. Well-known religion 32. Everyman's dream 34. Short unit 35. Scaled female animal with musical tone 36. Singular opposite of noes 38. Spotted in haste 40. Contract 41. Who's friend (1, 3) 42. Record company 43. Anatomical lubricant (5, 6) 45. Vigorous warm feeling 46. Rendevous with female informer 48. Dead fire tree 49. Point of annoyance 51. Brain surgeon's necessity 53. Alright 54. Almighty 55. Used to 56. Instrumental in exclusion of Guilds President 57. Prototype nibble 59. Using acid on plate to reproduce 61. Liquid form of 43(a)?

62. Training boy 66. Prayer ending 68. Strong cheese 69. Plagued 70. Wax is this, but not necessarily palatable!

DOWN 1. Charybdis 2. Inactive, but not for writing 3. Head of wheat 4. Mad pub 5. Negative 6. Pertaining to 7. Vase of tea?

8. The case being such 9. Burden 10. Sacred Chinese Queen's Tower 11. Perculation of fluids 12. Comedy, solstice (1, 9, 6, 5) 14. Zone improvement plan 18. Egyptian G o d 19. You should look here every day!

22. Commercial radio is a member of this, abbr.

23. Field rest?

27. Appeal to 28. Boy in gala day 30. Earth pig (in Afrikaans) 31. Highest N C O in regiment 33. Delightful sauce 34. Tergiversation 37. Epoch 39. Winter fur 42. Estimated arrival time, abbr.

44. Salute 47. For us the reverse of pedagogy 50j Alluvium in bank 51. Vestal record 52. Surplus trap 53. Sloping (2, 1, 4), as placed on tape!

58. Quick 60. Rolling stone under wandering star 61. Guilt 63. Satyr in kitchen cupboard!

64. For example 65. Mineral 66. Sounds as if you are ill, perhaps you have three sheets in the wind because of it!

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The Brighton Connection . . . or How to make a Radio Programme from a Shoebox It is a (little known)

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successful singer - songwriter w h o has b e c o m e a point of musical

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This S u n d a y ' s Focus brings into view b o t h the m a n a n d the music.

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looks at the n u m e r o u s people that he has w o r k e d with, made quite a reputable name for himself, to m o r e recent times, where he has enjoyed the s u c c e s s of albums s u c h Passages".

T h e p r o g r a m m e follows A l Stewart's musical career and will include tracks from all eight of his

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O n S u n d a y B o w l i n g C l u b sent two teams to Portsmouth to c o m p e t e in the P o r t s m o u t h Q u a d s t o u r n a m e n t (four m a n teams).

After a brush with the Law, involving invisible no-entry signs, the A learn got to Portsmouth to find the B team already there a n d the lanes in g o o d condition.

Six g a m e s later the A team h a d f i n s i h e d with a d i s a p p o i n t i n g total (only two players, Ray C o o k and Brian MacGowan bowled above average).

H o w e v e r t h e B team, l e d by t h e brilliant bowling of T u b b y W o o a n d J o e N g , h a d already w o n the t o u r n ament. T h e high point of their play was an exceptional 821 f o u r - m a n team g a m e with T u b b y s c o r i n g 256 (the best bowled in the day) a n d 242 from J o e . T u b b y took most of the personal prizes a n d the most important, the t o u r n a m e n t t r o p h y , will g o in t h e U n i o n Office with the o n e E d m o n d a n d T u b b y w o n for the C l u b at the Brunei University D o u b l e s T o u r n a m e n t last month at the Heathrow Airport Bowl.

We still have r o o m for a n y o n e interested in bowling in our W e d n e s d a y afternoon s e s s i o n s at T o l w o r t h , Surrey, l e a v i n g t h e e n t r a n c e to A e r o E n g (opposite Beit Archway) at 2:30pm.

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A n o t h e r event f o r this t e r m is t h e H a m s o c D i n n e r . T h i s will b e h e l d i n t h e ' G o o d Earth Restaurant' o n Friday 7th M a r c h , a n d will c o s t a m e r e ÂŁ4.35 d r i n k e x c l u d e d . A n y o n e w h o w a n t s t o g o (and it will be w o r t h going to) give their n a m e s , and a o n e p o u n d , nonreturnable deposit to R u s s e l l W h i t w o r t h , E l e c E n g P G . H e will b e u p i n t h e S h a c k o n W e d n e s d a y .

O n the night w e will meet in the ' C h e l s e a P o t t e r ' , a p u b o n the K i n g s R o a d at a b o u t seven o'clock.

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DEBATING SOCIETY house believes that ICWA serves a useful purpose

A captive, though due to the large size of the r o o m , n o t a n o v e r f l o w i n g a u d i e n c e , a t t e n d e d t h e s e c o n d in a series of weekly debates being held by thesociety. T h e speakers o n this occasion were G w e n Griffiths and Mike B r o w n .

G w e n , who was p r o p o s i n g the m o t i o n , c l a i m e d that to a b o l i s h I C W A w o u l d be a negative a p p r o a c h to t h e p r o b l e m s o f t h e association, and although very little is presently being achieved, a change in the constitution would enable members to enjoy more benefits t h a t t h e a s s o c i a t i o n c o u l d p r o v i d e . In opposition to this, Mike put forward his view that I C W A had once served a useful function (when women first came to IC) but now this p u r p o s e h a d d i s a p p e r e d a n d I C W A is n o longer able to communicate with its members.

T h e m o t i o n w a s e v e n t u a l l y d e f e a t e d by a convincing majority.

H o p e f u l l y , future d e b a t e s will be o n t h e l e g a l i s a t i o n of c a n n a b i s , a n d e u t h a n a s i a , publicity will be given at a later date. Everyone is welcome, and if you would like to speak please contact me, via my departmental letter rack.

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IC SAILING CLUB Saturday saw IC sailing team's third s u c c e s s i v e victory over O x f o r d University. T w o races were sailed in the extremely light winds. IC won the first race by a narrow margin of V points taking first, third a n d fourth places and several penalty points.

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A T e a m : J o h n Knight, R a y C o o k , T i m Hillyer, a n d Brian M a c G o w a n .

B T e a m : T u b b y Woo, E d m o n d N g , Albert W o n g a n d J o e N g .

T h a n k s to everyone for bowling and to T i m for getting us there (despite ' n o n e n d o r s a b l e ' delays).

Brian

The second r a c e w a s w o n in c o n v i n c i n g style with first, s e c o n d and third places at the finish.

T e a m : J Williams, D C o l e s h a w , J Baxter, C Patterson, N Ajderian a n d Jill.

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SPORT 24hr P E D A L C A R R A C E In k e e p i n g w i t h t r a d i t i o n , G u i l d s ent ere d two t e a m s in the N a t io n al Twenty-four hour Pedal C a r Race, held annually at Whitchurch Airfield, Bristol.

T w o minibuses containing the teams, back-up crew and others, left College at 10:30am o n Friday and arrived in Bristol at 2:00pm, one hour before the race was due to start. After a couple of practice laps it was discovered that one of the pedals o n the m e n ' s car h a d almost sheared off and so emergency repairs were made to it. This problem caused a great deal of trouble throughout the race and was undoubtedly the reason why the men's team did not win their race, thus p r o v i n g to R o l l s R o y c e (the eventual winners) that it should not need a £3,000 c a r n o r a r e s e a r c h a n d d ev el o p m en t budget of £90,000 to win the race.

Unfortunately, the problem meant that the men's team started the race forty-five minutes late. T h e ladies' team also had mechanical problems at the start and they started the race twenty minutes late. Until about 10:00pm, the men had to make regular pit stops in order to tighten their pedal up, but then, someone thought of swopping the pedals round, solving the problem for the next four hours. It was about this time that some supporters arrived in the form of Jamie, Bryan and Mark, giving a boast in morale by their presence and a boast in speed by their pushing.

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lf£ fielding o n e of their strongest sides ever, p r o g r e s s e d to the final of the University of L o n d o n C u p at the e x p e n s e of a s t r e n g t h e n e d Q M C side.

T h i s will be the first time in seven years that an IC s i d e has reached the final a n d on this performance they stand a g o o d c h a n c e of lifting the C u p as the climax of an otherwise average season.

Despite various delays — late arrival of o n e player a n d the captain's kit not being available — the IC side reached D y t c h l e y s in g o o d time for the start.

T h e y were met by a Q M C side full of c o n f i d e n c e — the Q M C team having 'imported' three star players from the U L team wh o had in turn brought a l o n g a c o a c h l o a d of supporters.

T h e quiet, conf'dent, carefree a p p r o a c h of the IC side s h o u l d have w a r n e d the Q M C side of i m p e n d i n g disaster — the Q M C s i d e however w e r e t o o i n v o l v e d in an a m a z i n g series of w a r m - u p exercises in front of their a d m i r i n g supporters to notice t h e w a r m i n g - u p r o u t i n e of t h e IC centre-half.

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m a n a g e d to finish it at 3 : 0 0 p m o n Saturday, twenty-four hours after it had begun, by a piece of surreptitious pushing and the judicious use of the remaining (functional) pedal.

At about 2:00am, the pedal broke again on the men's car and so the car was brought in for a lengthy pit stop whilst the pedal was virtually remade. This also gave the team a welcome break and a chance to get some sleep.

Meanwhile, the ladies had overtaken the Marrey Ferguson team who were the early leaders, and were gradually increasing their lead.

At about 3:00am, the heavens opened a n d the t r a c k b e c a m e a m u d b a t h .

Anyone who went out in the car became instantly covered in a thin layer of mud.

T h e rain continued until about 9:00am a n d the i n t er v en i n g h o u r s were very miserable. By this time, the members of both teams were almost comatose, responding only to the cry of, " O i , it's your turn next" at intervals ot approximately six minutes. Luckily, there were n o m a j o r m i s h a p s d u r i n g this r a i n y season, but almost as the last drops of rain fell, misfortune (and M a r r e y Ferguson) overtook the ladies' team when the steering failed o n their c a r . T h i s needed a lengthy pit stop to repair it, causing the ladies to take the lead.

So, all in all, a mixed twenty-four hours for G u i l d s . T h e ladies m a n a g e d to become the National Ladies Pedal C a r Champions in the car which won the men's race exactly ten years ago, whilst the men were prevented from achieving the double bv a faulty pedal.

However, this piece of bad luck only spurred them on to greater things and a tremendous push by the ladies enabled t h e m to regain the lead wh ic h they maintined right to the end of the race.

During this period, they. overtook even the leading men's teams on some of their laps.

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Bird does her lap for the winning Guilds's ladies team.

M e n s : Alun Griffiths, Tony Heals, Ian Hodgson, Paul Makinson, J o n Stanley, Dave Woollard, and Frank R o w s e l l and Mike Richardson (reserves).

Ladies: J o Armitage, Caroline T Bird, Polly Dunbreck, Ruth Hildebrand, Sara McGuiness, Mary Morrison, Sue N e w s o n and S U P Ridd.

The men's team, on the other hand, were not so fortunate. T h e pedal finally broke beyond all repair thirty minutes before the end of the race, but they

he was to c a u s e to the result of the m a t c h a n d the Q M C players ego.

P o o n F o o k L o k e , st udy ing in C C D 3, is a first c h o i c e player for his country a n d p l a y s w e e k l y for o n e of the premier c l u b s in E u r o p e , Southgate.

P l a y i n g against the C o w b o y s of Q M C , h e p r o c e e d e d in the., f i r s t t w e n t y minutes to antagonise e a c h a n d every o n e of the o p p o n e n t s by sheer skill.

T h e first goal was s c o r e d at the far post by J o h n s o n Afilaka following a left s i d e d m o v e a n d s h o t b y t h e veteran of the team B o b M i d d l e t o n .

T h e s e c o n d goal was set up by P o o n beating five players a n d releasing a perfectly weighted pass to G r a e m e Forbes, to hit first time into the roof of the net. A c t i n g C a p t a i n , T o n y Debarr s c o r e d the third with an accidental cross wh ic h went into the net a n d the fourth goal was s c o r e d from a penalty stroke by C h r i s Rielly after two IC players had c l a i m e d that the ball had g o n e into the net following a shot.

IC thus netted four goals in a match they c o u l d have s c o r e d ten, but in c u p competitions it's the result that counts.

IC now g o on to the final in three w e e k s t i m e q u i e t l y c o n f i d e n t of s u c c e s s , w h i c h as in this p e r f o r m a n c e s h o u l d c o m e their way.

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O n the w e e k e n d of the 16th a n ^ 17th of February the British Students C h a m p i o n s h i p s were held at Crystal P a l a c e ; c o m p r i s i n g of the m e n ' s with the w o m e n s individual c h a m p i o n with the w o m e n ' s individual c h a m p i o n ships and team events being held simultaneously on the S u n d a y .

O n the Saturday i n the under 60kg c a t e g o r y O w e n T u l t y of I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e t o o k t h e b r o n z e in t h e University Individual C h a m p i o n s h i p s and a bronze in the British Students Individual C h a m p i o n s h i p s i n the under 72kg category.

T h e S u n d a y started with the fireman team c h a m p i o n s h i p s and L o n d o n Universities entered a team c o m p r i s i n g of O Tulty (IC), R S p e n c e r ( C h e l s e a College), T O ' B r i e n (IC), P N e w m a n (UC) and M Gannon (Middlesex Hospital) w h o fought splendidly to win the event, being awarded gold medals and the Yukio T a n i Vase.

Meanwhile in the British Students Women's Individual C h a m p i o n s h i p s , Hazel M c C u l l o c k of IC fought her way through to the final to take the silver award in the under 72kg category.

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SPORT IC WIN SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES REGATTA FOR SEVENTH YEAR RUNNING T h e men's senior s q u a d had a clean s w e e p at R e a d i n g l a s t S a t u r d a y winning the C h a m p i o n s h i p Eights, the s e c o n d eights a n d the C h a m p i o n s h i p Sculling.

T h e firs t e i g h t d i s p o s e d of t w o C a m b r i d g e colleges, E m m a n u e l and C h u r c h i l l , at little more than a firm p a d d l e a n d then drew R e a d i n g , the host crew, in the final. T h i s was a most exciting race in w h i c h the eight c a m e back from / length d o w n a n d c o o l l y ' rowed t h r o u g h to win by a V length. T h i s is the seventh c o n s e c u t i v e year that we have w o n this c o m p e t i t i o n .

T h e s e c o n d eight after a t o u g h race with O s l a r (Oxford medical students) comfortably beat E m m a n u e l s e c o n d e i g h t . In t h e f i n a l t h e y m e t t h e defenders, S o u t h a m p t o n first eight.

After a disastrous start in this e p i c race in w h i c h S o u t h a m p t o n g a i n e d clear water, o u r valiant s e c o n d eight r o w e d t h r o u g h t h e m to w i n by a length.

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ICFC It took IC fourths 195 minutes to qualify for the final of the c u p against K C H s e c o n d s . T h e first match was a tense, hard-fought g a m e w h i c h c o u l d s o easily have g o n e either way. In the first h a l f , I C r e a l l y d o m i n a t e d t h e game, p u s h i n g forward all the time, creating several chances.

Andy Hartland s c o r e d from o n e of these a n d D a m i a n N n o c h i r i hit the post with a powerful shot from the e d g e of the area. T h e s e c o n d half started badly for IC with K C H p u s h i n g forward strongly t h r o u g h s o m e g o o d work from their midfield. T h e i r pressure paid off after about ten minutes with them equalising with a s o m e w h a t c l u m s y h e a d e d goal.

U r g e d o n b y t h i s , t h e y s t a r t e d to dominate, f o r c i n g Steve Veats to make s o m e fine saves a n d Neil Morris to clear off the line. However, the defence s t o o d firm a n d IC, o n c e more, started controlling the g a m e , hitting the post a n d narrowly missing several times.

Extra time h a d to be played a n d the g a m e e n d e d in stalemate.

T h e replay started m u c h the s a m e as the first m a t c h with a fiercely c o n t e s t e d battle in the midfield, but right from the onset IC's determination a n d c o n f i d e n c e c o n t r o l l e d the play. After five minutes Paul G a l v i n n i p p e d in to s c o r e from A n d y ' s flick o n a n d then started the rout. IC threw themselves into attack virtually pulverising K C H . T h e i r keeper m a d e several s p e c t a c u l a r saves before Neil R e d m a y n e got up to a c o r n e r to h e a d in. F r o m the very next c o r n e r a K C H defender had to s c o o p t h e b a l l off t h e l i n e f r o m R i c h a r d D o l a n ' s effort giving a penalty w h i c h was s o m e h o w saved by their keeper.

M o y s e y faced s eem in g l y insuperable . lengths to St Peters C o l l e g e , O x f o r d . o d d s . O n e of the four entrants was a A i l in a l l we c a m e a w a y w i t h T h a m e s T r a d e s m a n Elite sculler nineteen pint pots a n d two trophies, (representing the R o y a l Agricultural most of wh ic h were suitably wetted C o l l e g e ) . In the first race Pete led that n i g h t . E v e r y o n e w h o e n t e r e d from the start but was p u s h e d all the t h o r o u g h l y enjoyed themselves except way beating his R e a d i n g o p p o n e n t by perha ps for the fact that the b o a t 1V lengths. H e now had the Elite house ran out of beer by the time the sculler in the final. Despite being a senior crews had won, possibly length d o w n for most of the c o u r s e his b e c a u s e the ladies crew f i n i s h e d perserverance was rewarded when his earlier? o p p o n e n t faded in the h o m e straight TEAMS a n d Pete sprinted t h r o u g h to win by First Eight: T i m J o s l i n , Steve W e b b , six or seven lengths.

Miles Fellows, T o n y R e y n o l d s , C h r i s O u r extremely c a p a b l e ladies crew G e a r y , R i c h a r d F e a r n h e a d , J o h n Urry, were unfortunate e n o u g h to draw the Bill B r a d b u r y a n d Steve C r a m p t o n .

C a m b r i d g e University W o m e n s first S e c o n d Eight: B o b M a d d o c k s , Steve eight (the female equivalent of the Collier, Alastair Rowe, Pete A l l e n , Paul C a m b r i d g e B l u e B o a t ) in t h e first Gerrard, Chris Adams, E d Hobhouse, r o u n d . Despite IC's aggressive rowing, Matt Pritchard and Ian S i m p s o n .

C a m b r i d g e w o n easily and we had Ladies Eight: Liz L i n d s a y , S a r a G r a y , only the c o n s o l a t i o n that C a m b r i d g e Angela Burgess, Jo Pearson, Ann d e s t r o y e d all the other crews that they T o n e y , G w e n Griffiths, Nonie Ray, r a c e d in the competition. It s e e m s C a t h y Weir, a n d Bill Partridge. unfair that C U W B C was allowed to Novice Eight: Pete T e b b u t t , J o h n enter when neither of the Blue boats Vedy, J o h n M a r s d e n , Stuart A l l i n s o n , were allowed to, it w o u l d have been a Richard Redhead, John Marsden, better c o m p e t i t i o n without them.

J o h n Hargraves, Mark A g n e w and O u r freshers novice eight lacked the Mark C a n v i n . fitness a n d e x p e r i e n c e of the O x b r i d g e c r e w s w h o row six days a week.

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IC started the s e c o n d half as furiously as they e n d e d the first.

Paul s c o r e d with a neatly taken half. v o l l e y after two m i n u t e s , q u i c k l y followed by A n d y ' s first. A n d y s c o r e d again s o o n after having run t h r o u g h m o s t of t h e i r d e f e n c e , a n d a few minutes later Q u e n t i n was b u n d l e d over in their area for another penalty.

T h i s time Neil R e d m a y n e took a short r u n - u p (over 25 yards) and s l a m m e d it into the bottom right-hand corner. T h e p e r f o r m a n c e w a s r o u n d e d off b y D a m i a n s m a s h i n g o n e in from the e d g e of the box a n d A n d y getting his hat trick. T h e whole team was s u p e r b .

T h a n k s to s u p e r linesman Melvin and h o p e to see all of IC. At M o t s p u r Park on Saturday 15th M a r c h for the final against L S E s e c o n d s .

T h e s q u a d : S Veats, N Morris, S Kaye, M F l y n n , D Griffiths, S S i m s , D Nnochiri, R Dolan, A Hartland, P Galvin, R Hawa, Q Merrit and D Brannan.

WATER POLO O n T u e s d a y 12th February, IC had a c o u p l e of g a m e s for the U L U L e a g u e .

IC firsts, playing in the first division, were the first to play against G u y s Hospital. G u y s o p e n e d the s c o r e in the first quarter, but we equalised at the b e g i n n i n g of the s e c o n d quarter, w h e n Phil Thwaites p a s s e d the ball to Barry A s h w i n a n d his shot hit the base of the post a n d went in. G u y s returned to the attack a n d s c o r e d another g o a l, but B a r r y e q u a l i s e d a g a i n with a p o w e r f u l s h o t f r o m far a w a y o u t .

However, G u y s s c o r e d o n e more by the e n d of the third quarter. At the final quarter, Barry awarded a penalty, but his shot hit the post a n d c a m e out! We kept the pressure o n and two more shots by Nick Last and A d r i a n

Butler hit the posts! A n o t h e r shot by Phil Mills just c r o s s e d the goal line, but the referee thought it didn't a n d he didn't count it! Finally, G u y s s c o r e d o n e more goal to make the final s c o r e 4-2 to them. T h e s c o r e is rather heavy for IC, w h o h a d a s u p e r g a m e a n d would have certainly a c h i e v e d a better result it they hadn't been so u n l u c k y .

T e a m : D Roberts, N B u c k l a n d , A Butler, P Mills, N Last, P Thwaites, B Ashwin.

It was IC 2nds next, playing in the second division against London Hospital seconds. The opposition started the g a m e very aggressively a n d they were 2-0 up by the e n d of t h e s e c o n d q u a r t e r . In t h e t h i r d quarter we pulled ourselves together and we started playing m u c h better.

Nigel C h a p m a n and Phil Sinclair stopped LH2 scoring and Bob Bradley and C o l i n B u t c h e l o r o r g a n i s e d our efforts m i d p o o l . Nick Ajderian p a s s e d the ball to Pat Porter a n d he s c o r e d our first g o a l . At the beginning of the final quarter, L H 2 had a shot and the ball s t o p p e d o n the goal line, but the referee c o u n t e d it as a g o a l, being under pressure from the L H s u p p o r t e r s !

Dimitri P a p a c o n s t a n t i n o u s c o r e d our s e c o n d g o a l, after receiving the ball from J o h n Heffernon, to make the final s c o r e 3-2 to them.

Team: B Bradley, P Sinclair, N Ajderian, P Porter, J Hefferman, N C h a p m a n , D Papaconstantinou and C Butchelor.

We w o u l d have p r o d u c e d better results, if the referees hadn't been markedly against us in both games.

A c t u a l l y , o n e of them admitted later at the bar that L H 2 ' s shot didn't c r o s s the goal line!

Dimitri

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B A C K P A G E NEWS PANCAKE R A C E Last Tuesday saw the annual I C W A Pancake Race in the Beit A r c h w a y , which just happened to clash, yet again, with the testing of the fire hoses.

Again six women challenged our heroic I C U Executive to six laps of the Quad. With frying pans in hand, watched o n by three hundred, the race started just after 1:00pm. It was a close race, which the E x e c won by one short I C W A member's head.

Aferwards the teams dried off and enjoyed pancakes.

T h e pictures show the team members under attack. N o effect was spared to inflict maximum havoc. A t intervals around the course fire hose testers squirted the runners at close distance w i t h d u s t b i n l o a d s a d d e d fo r extra effect.

Lastly the match was refereed by the U n i o n Adminstrator, J e n Ha rdy -Smit h, who replaced, at short, notice, the hospital-bound C o l i n Palmer.

TWENTY-FOUR HOUR IRONING

Photo by Steve Groves

Photo by Steve .Groves

Above left: Roger Stotesbury charges around the Quad.

Above tight: Sean OWoyle about to hand over.

Below: Bob Holding, with the hose, Steve Masterman with the dustbin, and John Afilka with the bucket, get Gwen Griffiths.

Photo by Mickie Marsh

The turnover in the Southside Shop has gone up by 40%. This follows the introduction of more lines, at more competitive prices and in more economic quantities.

Pies and pasties are now on sale as well as frozen lines. Next week wine will also be on sale.

WEEKEND REFECTORY ; ARRANGEMENTS

T H E DEBATE LIVES O N After an a c t i o n - p a c k e d forty minutes of intense intellectual combat, the house finally voted on the motion "This house believes the A m e r i c a n s landing o n the m o o n was an afront to lunar rights". After numerous references to 'Lunarians', T h e United Planets Universal Declaration on the Rights of AD Beings' (UPUDRAB) and the ' H e n G e t s O n e (Stone Henge) Gravity Transmit Beam' the motion was finally passed convincingly.

C a n d i d a t e s for U n i o n posts are asked to have t h e i r m a n i f e s t o s (300 words and photograph) in the FELIX Office by 5:30 on Thursday 28th February or they will not be published in FELIX.

STOIC This week STOIC celebrated its tenth birthday, with two special programmes.

SOUTHSIDE SHOP

EGM T h e G r e a t Hall o n T u e s d a y lunchtime will be the scene of the U G M . Again IC's relationship to the N U S will be discussed A motion proposed calls for a referendum, the only way I C U can reaffiHate. If the motion is passed this would be at the same time as the sabbatical elections, ie Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th March.

PLEASE NOTE

To raise money for their tour to Amsterdam members of Rag and IC Rugby Club organised a twentyfour hour ironing session. Visitors to the Union Concert Hall were suprised to see hefty blokes leaning iron in hands, dealing with the problems of 36B bras, shirts and curtains.

On Wednesday night, nearly half way through the ordeal F E L I X asked Steve G u n n if anything remarkable had happened. He replied that there had been a pink jump suit which changed shades of pink on ironing. Also he told how Adam Warby had spilt Swan all o v e r an u n f o r t u n a t e p e r s o n ' s trousers.

A delivery service was organised to collect clothes from the halls and houses. FELIX was told by Steve Townsend, team captain, that £300 was expected to be raised.

ENTS C O N C E R T S IC Ents are presenting the heavy metal group Berlin, in the Concert Hall, tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets on sale at the door. O n Sunday week (2nd March) another gig features The

CharSe

Parkas

(the

Afbertos).

This is in the Great Hall at 7:30pm.

Tickets are £1.25 in advance and are available from the Ents, Guilds, or R C S Union Offices.

Colin Palmer is in hospital, so I have coordinated the production of this week's FELIX. I've enjoyed it immensely, but must thank all those who rallied round: Mark Smith, Ian, Maz, Tim Hiflyer, Mary Freeman, Lars Wernberg-Medler, Jeremy Nunns and IC Radio for some of the news.

I hope you enjoy reading this week's FELIX and will want to contribute to future editions.

Now I must return to my job as Secretaryrthe challenge over.

Roger Stotesbury Acting FELIX Editor

NEW

U L U PRESIDENT

Nominations for next year's University of London Union President closed on Wednesday with only one candidate standing.

A s a result of this, it now looks c e r t a i n that A n n a C l a r k , the current President of Westfield C o l l e g e , will be the sabbatical President of U L U for the 1980/81 session.

Mr Mooney, refectory manager, told FELIX that the numbers using the r e f e c t o r y s e r v i c e s at the weekend have continually decreased until it has now reached a point where it is no longer an economic outlet. T o counteract this drain and to reduce our losses it is proposed to take the following steps: 1. Reduce the prices of the food served for the weekend only.

2. Cut the number of staff to a minimum which, while it may mean the customers wait a little longer, will save in the region of £25 per day.

3. Readjust the menu in the light of current demand.

From the menus it will be noted that the prices have been reduced between ten and fifteen percent.

R C S U Piano missing Any information on its whereabouts will be gratefully received by the R C S U president, Sean O'Boyle.

FELIX is published by the Editor, on behalf of the Imperial College Union Publications Board. FELIX is printed on the Union premises in Prince Consort Road, London. SW7.

Editor: C R Palmer FELIX ISSN 0140-0711. Registered at the Post Office, Copyright FELIX 1980.

FELIX, the Editor of FELIX and Union Officers cannot accept liability in respect of errors of omissions contained in articles herein.