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FELIX

THE NEWSPAPER

O F IMPERIAL C O L L E G E U N I O N

F r i d a y 9 t h M a y , 1980

Issue N o . 552

QUESTIONS A S K E D IN C O M M O N S A F T E R IC D E M O Following the demonstrations

by Imperial College students last week

there

has

been

T U C Day of Action

much

comment in the National Press and questions have been asked in the House of Commons.

Mr

John

Page,

the

London Transport Strike?

Con-

N e x t W e d n e s d a y ( 1 4 t h ) is t h e national T U C D a y of A c t i o n against various government policies, particularly c u t b a c k s in p u b l i c spending. O n e of the effects of this is likely to be n o p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t available in L o n d o n o n Wednesday, which is likely to make it impossible for many staff a n d students to be able to come into College.

servative M P for Harrow West, asked " W h o are these pro and anti Ayatolla demonstrators who are upsetting local residents and generally turning the area into a beer garden?

Are

they students? Are they

attending to their studies? Who is

paying for them if they are

students?"

JEZ

Letters and what the papers said: page 2, The president of I C U comments: page 5, Editorial: page 12

Jezebel, the motorised mascot A f t e r l e a v i n g C r a w l e y , t h e the traditional pattern. A local Buccaneer) of t h e R o y a l C o l l e g e o f S c i e n c e s p e c t a t o r s a n d traffic t h i c k e n e d hostelry (not the U n i o n , has h a d a very busy up. T h i n g s continued smoothly, was v i s i t e d for l u n c h , the b a n k h o l i d a y w e e k e n d . T h e a n d t h e a r r i v al o n t h e seafront dodgems were visited for the highlight w a s u n d o u b t e d l y h e r w a s g r e e t e d b y t h e P A a n - post-prandial entertainment. Jez s u c c e s s f u l a n d t r o u b l e f r e e n o u n c e m e n t " A n d n o w t h e didn't win the beauty contest, a r r i v a l o n B r i g h t o n ' s seafront r o w d y b u n c h a r e h e r e . I d o n ' t and the journey home involved after p a r t a k i n g i n the n i n e t e e n t h k n o w q u i t e w h a t the c h a n t i n g i s ; the occasional halt — usually a n n u a l H i s t o r i c C o m m e r c i a l we'll h a v e t o t r y a n d find o u t " . near a public house.

Vehicle Club's run to Brighton.

E v e n after S e a n O ' B o y l e h a d By midnight, Jez was safely T h e d a y s t a r t e d at t h e u n - e x p l a i n e d t h e i n t r i c a c i e s of a back in College and two veridcts e a r t h l y h o u r o f 4 : 0 0 a m . T w o K a n g e l a , t h e a n n o u n c e r s t i l l were announced.

1. A good time was had by all. h o u r s later, J e z e b e l w a s sitting s e e m e d totally b e m u s e d .

T h e rest of the d a y f o l l o w e d 2. W e wuz robbed! o u t s i d e S o u t h s i d e , whilst h e r c r e w ate their fill o f the b r e a k f a s t b e i n g s e r v e d i n the R C S U O f f i c e .

(Many thanks are due to Rae S n e e a n d h e r willing b a n d o f helpers). J e z then m o v e d o n t o B a t t e r s e a P a r k , the start o f the run.

A t her appointed hour, J e z m o v e d off f o l l o w e d c l o s e l y b y a strange looking vehicle,apparently called B o , w h i c h h a d c o m e along to wish her well. T h e run t o t h e halfway halt at C r a w l e y w a s peaceful, with a s u r p r i s i n g n u m b e r of s p e c t a t o r s c o n s i d e r i n g the h o u r !

Severed of the College trade unions have jointly asked College to allow their members to have the day off work in o r d e r that they m a y participate in meetings a n d demonstrations which are being organised in L o n d o n as part of the Day of A c t i o n , and also so that in this w a y t h e C o l l e g e c a n s h o w its opposition to cutbacks in university education. T h e College trade unions are hoping to organise a meeting in College at 11:30 o n the Wednesday followed by a march to Central Hall, Westminster.

The effect of the transport strike is likely to be that many College servies (eg, refectories) will not be able to operate as normal, and it is hoped that departments will make every effort to rearrange lectures since many students will be unable to atend many students will be unable to attend College that day.

F o r any students who must be in College o n Wednesday (eg, due to ongoing practical work) and who are unable to arrange an alternative to public transport, the U n i o n will be providing camp beds in the I C W A Lounge on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Please donate 5p to WUS for this issue of F E L I X

IMPERIAL C O L L E G E S T U D E N T D E M O The TIMES I wish to express my absolute IN T H E dismay at the spectacle I saw last students from Imperial College T h e a t m o s p h e r e near the week in Kensington Park. It seemed s a n g Rule Britannia a n d the I r a n i a n E m b a s s y at P r i n c e s to me that a very substantial NATIONAL British and A m e r i c a n national Gate, Kensington changed number of IC students found anthems, and shouted " G o y e s t e r d a y f r o m farce a n d near enjoyment in making an utter farce out of an important, and potentially h o m e y o u b u m s " . T h e Iranians in c a r n i v a l t o m o m e n t s of frightenPRESS very volatile situation. Not only the p a r k a m i d a c r o w d of s e v e r a l ing nationalistic f e r v o u r w h e n Dear

Colin

Friday

May 2nd

were they putting over their views rival g r o u p s of c h a n t i n g d e m o n in a completely irrational and - s t r a t o r s f a c e d e a c h o t h e r in the disgraceful manner by jeering at w a r m s p r i n g s u n s h i n e while the Iranian protesters, like some rioting h o s t a g e s sat o u t the s e c o n d d a y school kids, but they also succeeded of t h e i r o r d e a l . in drawing the attention of the world's media in the process.

A policeman's ankle was There is no better way to damb r o k e n a n d several arrests were age the reputation of Imperial made w h e n police separated two Collge, than to display ourselves in g r o u p s of p r o - K h o m e i n i Iranians. such a stupid, uncivilised and F i v e p o l i c e m e n s t r u g g l e d to p i n ignorant way. d o w n a frantic d e m o n s t r a t o r I am ashamed to belong to a w h o lashed out with hands a n d College, where more people find it feet. preferable to shout, jeer, and sing T h e r e w e r e o t h e r a r r e s t s later inane songs about the Iranian regime, than to bother attending w h e n p o l i c e e a s e d a g r o u p of UGMs to formulate official, demoBritish and Amer ic an s away cratic and realistic college policy. f r o m m o r e t h a n 100 Iranians k e p t The fact that the 'RCS piano' was b y t h e police in t h e p a r k . T h e also present, does nothing to m a i n g r o u p of a b o u t 300 in attempt to alleviate the problem, Kensington R o a d were penned but simply lowers those involved to b e t w e e n e d lines of p o l i c e m e n . the level of their critised Iranian counterparts.

Vburs faithfully A

Sickener), IC

Dear

Student

Colin

As students of this college we feel obliged to condemn in the strongest possible terms the action of various members of the Union during the siege of the Iranian Embassy last Thursday (1st May).

Their counter-demonstration complete with piano and community singing would have been a great success in the Union Bar, but in the circumstances betrayed a complete indifference to the tragic events going on in Iran and many other parts of the world and to the lives of those held hostage inside the embassy. It has been claimed that some of the policemen present appeared to be enjoying the performance. These did not, however, include those with the overall responsibility for the operation whose task of bringing the siege to a peaceful conclusion was not

A b a n n e r s a y i n g " F r e e the Y a n k s " w a s h u n g f r o m a b l o c k of flats a n d a g r o u p of a b o u t 100 B r i t a i n s a n d A m e r i c a n s l e d by

made easier by the irresponsible attitude of the IC contingent. Their action could have led to a riot and their coverage on T V on Thursday evening very probably led to the presence of skinheads on the following afternoon obviously out for a 'bit of fun'.

On Friday afternoon a question was asked in the House of Commons as to who these "irresponsible" counter-demonstrators were who made the task of the police harder.

Are these really the type of people who can be trusted to take up responsible positons in society in the near future?

Yours sincerely A Gujral A Nicolaou C Temple-Bird Ian Hodgson Kirsten Pratt J T Czernuszka

h u n d r e d people r e t o r t e d by c h a n t i n g p r o - K h o m e i n i a n d antiA m e r i c a n slogans.

T h e students brought a piano t o l e a d the singing a n d a g r o u p of drum-beating, saffrbm-robed B u d d h i s t s a p p e a r e d , o n ly to be shepherded by police away from the m a i n d e m o n s t r a t i o n .

The Friday

GUARDIAN May

2nd

In m i d - a f t e r n o o n after a false r e p o r t that the B r i t i s h E m b a s s y in T e h r a n h ad been occupied, students from Imperial College, w h i c h is n e a r the I r a n i a n embassy in K n i g h t s b r i d g e marched through Hyde Park chanting " K h o m e i n i out", and although police moved to prevent trouble between the Iranian students ;and the counter-demonstrators, there w e r e s o m e scuffles.

A policeman was injured and was t a k e n to St S t e p h e n ' s Hospital, F u l h a m with a susp e c t e d f r a c t u r e d leg.

The

SUN

Saturday

2

May

MAIL

2nd

T h e r e w a s a n e l d e r l y lady of amazing voice and astonishing v e n o m w h o bawled, ' D e a t h to the o l d b a s t a r d ' as c o u n t e r point t o e v e r y c h a n t of ' K h o m e i n i !

Khomeini!, and a drum-andtambourine procession from a file of saffron-clad B u d d h i s t m o n k s , suffling past a s m u c h i n their o w n w o r l d as a d r u n k w h o c a m e o u t of t h e b u s h e s , s a n g ' M a y b e It's B e c a u s e I'm a L o n d o n e r ' ... a n d p a s s e d f r o m our view.

T h e n came more opposition still, w i t h the a p p e a r a n c e of 100 students from London University's Imperial College.

T h e i r banners invited: ' W a n t to die for K h o m e i n i : T h e n d r o p dead.'

T h e y gave us J e r u s a l e m , R u l e B r i t a n n i a ... L a n d of H o p e a n d G l o r y a n d t h e n t h e football anthem G o H o m e Y e r B U m s , G o h o m e t o the t u n e of A u l d L a n g S y n e , O u t s i d e the A l b e r t H a l l a n d all m u s i c a l life w a s t h e r e .

3rd

U n d e r the headline, 'RULE BRITANNIA! SINGING STUDENTS SILENCE IRANIANS' they p r i n t e d : T h e r o w d y m o b s of Iranians outside the besieged L o n d o n e m b a s s y w e r e finally s i l e n c e d yesterday... by a g o o d old British sing-song.

It c a m e f r o m 150 m o c k e r s b o i s t e r o u s s t u d e n t s f r o m the nearby Imperial College in Kensington.

And their ear-splitting s i n g a l o n g , t o s u c h f a v o u r i t e s as Rule Britannia, clearly startled the well-drilled ranks of Ayatollah K h o m e i n i devotees.

- BOMBS FOR THE BOYS? Dear Colin T h a t S o u t h A f r i c a ( S A ) a l r e a d y has a n u c l e a r a r s e n a l is d i s t u r b i n g , b u t t h e fact that I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e m i g h t be r e s p o n s i b l e for h e l p i n g t h e m to d e v e l o p more h o r r i f y i n g t e r r o r w e a p o n s is unacceptable.

T h e g r o w i n g d e v e l o p m e n t of S A ' s n u c l e a r t e c h n o l o g y h as sufficiently w o r r i e d U n i t e d S t a t e s a u t h o r i t i e s e n o u g h for t w o S o u t h A f r i c a n n u c l e a r s c i e n t i s t s t o be a s k e d t o leave the U S a n d this m u s t p o i n t t o the g r a v i t y of the s i t u a t i o n .

S o u t h e r n A f r i c a is a d e s t a b i l i s e d a r e a c o n t a i n e d a r a c i s t n a t i o n ( S A ) , yet if y o u r e a d the J o h a n n e s b u r g p r e s s ; full page a d v e r t s leap f r o m the p r i n t , offering y o u t h e

May

The DAILY

Friday

T h e students sang G o H o m e Y o u B u m s , t o t h e t u n e of A u l d Lang Syne - and He'll B e C o m i n g Round A Camel When He C o m e s , t o t h e t u n e of S h e ' l l B e Coming Round The Mountain.

T h e n t h e y g a v e a v a r i a t i o n of a football c h a n t : If Y o u H a t e the A y a t o l l a h C l a p Y o u r H a n d s .

They also infuriated the rapidly-dwindling Khomeini followers by humming the A m e r i c a n national anthem.

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c h a n c e of a n i n d u s t r i a l s p o n s o r s h i p t o t a k e y o u to I C w h e r e y o u will l e a r n h o w to m a k e fuel for S o u t h A f r i c a n b o m b s ( C h e m E n g M s c in N u c l e a r T e c h n o l o g y ) . W h o is this m a g n i f i c e n t l y b e n e v e l o n t c o m p a n y , willing t o s p o n s o r y o u in the q u e s t for k n o w l e d g e ?

N o n e o t h e r t h a n the state c o n t r o l l e d E S C O M ( E l e c t r i c i t y S u p p l y C o m m i s i o n of S o u t h A f r i c a ) . T h e i r a i m ? T o help the d e v e l o p m e n t of n u c l e a r t e c h n o l o g y i n their racist country.

If w e allow I C t o offer s u c h a c o u r s e to S A s t u d e n t s , a p a r t f r o m a i d i n g S A to gain its o w n e n d s , w e will be d i r e c t l y c o n t r a v e n i n g U N policy o n nuclear collaboration with S A ( r e s o l u t i o n 3 3 / 1 8 3 G ) w h i c h calls, ' u p o n all

states to c e a s e f o r t h w i t h all n u c l e a r c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h the r a c i s t r e g i m e a n d t o take measures to prevent s u c h collaborat i o n by institutes w i t h i n their j u r i s d i c t i o n ' .

T h u s , i n the i n t e r e s t s of w o r l d p e a c e , the A p a r t h e i d G r o u p at I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e calls u p o n L o r d F l o w e r s t o a s s u r e the w o r l d that n o S A s t u d e n t s will be taught n u c l e a r t e c h n o l o g y at I C u n t i l the d o w n f a l l of the abominable racist state.

W e further e x p e c t that all r e a s o n a b l e s t u d e n t s at I C will s u p p o r t this d e m a n d .

Kevin Courtney Co-ordinator A n t i - A p a r t h e i d G r o u p at I C

RAG Ff-TE W e l l , despite t h e I r a n i a n E m b a s s y S i e g e , and numerous other problems (such as t h e p o s i t i o n i n g of t h e stage d i r e c t l y i n front of t h e Q u e e n ' s T o w e r d o o r s ! ) , t h e 1980 R a g F e t e finally m a n a g e d t o get underway. Although the weather was s o m e w h a t o v e r c a s t a n d chilly, t h e event was well attended, by students, local residents, a n d 'passers-by' w h o were l u r e d d o w n f r o m the n e a r b y d e m o n s t r a t i o n s w i t h t h e a i d of ' H o r r i d s ' s i g n p o s t s a n d sandwich boards!

I t h i n k m o s t p e o p l e w h o w e nt t h o r oughly enjoyed themselves, as I most c e r t a i n l y d i d — despite b e i n g ' h i t ' w i t h c u s t a r d pies t w i c e ! M a n y t h a n k s m u s t g o t o t h e large n u m b e r of p e o p l e w h o p u t i n a lot of effort to p r o v i d e u s w i t h stalls, n a m e l y m e m b e r s of I C W i v e s C l u b , I C W A , Liberal Club, Hamsoc, Microcomputer Club, Vegsoc, I C C A G , Selkirk, L i n s t e a d a n d K e o g h H a l l s , R a y l e i g h (I think!) H o u s e , t h e C C U s , C h a p s , L i n k s a n d t h e 22 C l u b c o m p l e t e w i t h d o n k e y s !

A l s o thanks to J a n e Lavers a n d Roger for r u n n i n g stalls single h a n d e d ; J a z z C l u b for c o n t i n u i n g t o e n t e r t a i n u s u n d e r b a d c o n d i t i o n s ; I C R a d i o for p r o v i d i n g t h e P A s y s t e m a n d t h e R e d C r o s s for l o o k i n g after t h e (fortunately m i n o r ) casualties.

Sold to the B a ron in the corner with more money than sense S p e c i a l t h a n k s m u s t go t o C h r i s for organising the Barbeque, and coordinating the move to the Queen's T o w e r L a w n (not to mention shifting tables, e t c ) , B a r n e y for a n a m a z i n g a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g a u c t i o n ; R u t h for being h e r u s u a l efficient self despite h a v i n g b e e n ill i n t h e H e a l t h C e n t r e all w e e k , S t e v i e for the o r i g i n a l ' H o r r i d s ' i d e a a n d t h e h a r d w o r k he p u t i n t o h i s v e r y e n t e r p r i s i n g p u b l i c i t y , a n d of c o u r s e A n n i e for a l l h e r help t h r o u g h o u t t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n .

I w o u l d also like to t h a n k A l a n for r u n n i n g the b a r at s u c h s h o r t n o t i c e , B i l l the e l e c t r i c i a n for b e i n g e x t r e m e l y helpful a n d s o r t i n g o u t all o u r p o w e r p r o b l e m s , a n d especially S t a n , for getting u s t h e l i c e n c e , a n d all his h a r d w o r k p e r s u a d i n g sales r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s to d o n a t e g o o d s t o us.

I t h i n k I've got t o t h e e n d of t h e list n o w , b u t if I've m i s s e d y o u r n a m e off, I assure y o u that e v e r y h e l p i n g h a n d w a s greatly a p p r e c i a t e d a n d w a s vital i n t h e s u c c e s s of the event — w e ' v e r a i s e d o v e r £600 at o u r p r e s e n t e s t i m a t e , a n d will release t h e final t o t a l w h e n a l l t h e figures are s o r t e d o u t . A l l i n a l l I w a s v e r y pleased, a n d t h o u g h t it a n e x c e l l e n t finale t o a great y e a r for R a g .

T h e following h a v e w o n raffle p r i z e s , please collect t h e m f r o m A n n i e i n t h e I C U Office as s o o n a s p o s s i b l e : M K M a k b u l S i n g h , L S 1; S S m i t h , C h e m 1 a n d W i l l i a m C o r t a z z i , C h e m E n g 1.

Rae

Steve Uroves

J o Armitage scores a hit on Rich A r c h e r , next year's R C S President

P S : I was so preoccupied with the s u c c e s s of t h e F e t e that I a l m o s t forgot about t h e F u l h a m C a r n i v a l P r o c e s s i o n o n M o n d a y , in w h i c h we h a d a float.

Unfortunately due to the busy bank holiday w e e k e n d n o t that m a n y p e o p l e w e r e o n the f l o a t , b u t t h o s e p r e s e n t certainty e n j o y e d t h e p r o c e s s i o n of a b o u t eighty floats, m o s t of w h i c h h a d a lively ' s p r i n g ' air a b o u t t h e m , a n d s e v e r a l w e n t b a c k to B i s h o p s P a r k a f t e r w a r d t o en j oy the C a r n i v a l itself. T h e c r e d i t for o u r float is entirely d u e t o M i k e R i c h a r d s o n w h o d e s i g n e d a n d built it, w i t h t h e help of D a v e , B r y a n , T o n y a n d other G u i l d s m e n w h o s e n a m e s I c a n ' t r e m e m b e r . It w a s a s u p e r b j o b for t h e time a n d m a t e r i a l s available, a n d I l o o k f o r w a r d to s e e i n g their L o r d M a y o r s S h o w n e x t y e a r .

RED C R O S S F L A G D A Y

ICWA A G M

RCS A G M

BOL**CKS T O ENTS

Tomorrow (Saturday 10th May) is Red Cross Hag Day, when we are licensed to collect from the public on the street. Why not enjoy the novelty of legal street collection and collect for the London branch of the Red C r o s s . Meet in the Union Lower Lounge Saturday morning between 9:30 and 10:30 to collect your can and license.

The ICWA Annual General Meeting will be held at 12:30pm in the I C W A L o u n g e o n T u e s d a y 13th May. T h e elections of next year's committee will be held at this meeting.

The R C S A n n u a l G e n e r a l Meeting will be held o n Tuesday 13th May at 1:00pm in the Great Hall. During the meeting there will be a presentation -of colours, presentation of the Derek B o n d M e m o r i a l A w a r d a n d the election of the Assistant Honorary Secretary. There will also be a swim across the Round P o n d andinitiation o f the new Exec.

GIG 7:30pm in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall Admission by badge.

40p On sale all over College.

For Sale Stereo Casseivcr, £80 ono. Contact N Melting, Tizard 515 or Civ Eng letter racks.

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Parking Permits

CITY A N D GUILDS After a n enforced absence due to e x a m i n a t i o n s b e y o n d m y c o n t r o l I have r e t u r n e d t o inflict m o r e articles o n y o u .

The R a g Fete on Saturday was a success despite being moved to the Q u e e n s L a w n , w i t h G u i l d s t a k i n g £120 for R a g w i t h o u r stalls. T h e H i t S q u a d made yet a n o t h e r r e t u r n a n d m a n a g e d t o get m o s t of t h e people there. B u c k e t s of c o l d w a t e r were t h r o w n at u n f o r t u n a t e G u i l d s p e o p l e i n t h e cage ( t h a n k s t o the p e r s o n w h o bought m e a s c o t c h while I w a s u n d e r there). N o w o n t o s o m e very i m p o r t a n t dates.

Tuesday 13th May. T h i s is t h e A n n u a l A G M and Handover Union Meeting. This t a k e s p l a c e o n t h e s t e p s of t h e A l b e r t M e m o r i a l a t 1:00pm. D u r i n g this m e e t i n g the N e w E x e c will c o m p e t e in the t r o u s e r l e s s boat r a c e w i t h u s lot t o m a r k the h a n d o v e r a n d the v a r i o u s slightly silly a w a r d s will b e p r e s e n t e d s u c h a s T i t of the Y e a r , C o c k U p of t h e Y e a r a n d others. O n a more serious note the awards of Half a n d Full C o l o u r s for s e r v i c e s t o t h e U n i o n will a l s o t a k e place.

In t h e e v e n i n g , at 5:30pm there is t h e Joint G e n e r a l C o m m i t t e e Meeting in the U n i o n D i n i n g H a l l . T h i s is a very important meeting as all the annual r e p o r t s will b e g i v e n a n d elections for t h e m a n y p o t s d e t a i l e d i n t h e last Guildsheet.

If y o u w a n t t o c o m e ( y o u h a v e t o be t h e r e if y o u w a n t o t b e elected) see S a r a i n t h e O f f i c e , a l s o c o m e a n d s e e u s if y o u are i n t e r e s t e d i n a n y of t h e p o s t s . T h e m e e t i n g is f o l l o w e d ; b y a n a d j o u r n m e n t t o the S C R w h e r e there will the W i n e Draughts between the outgoing and incoming President a n d V i c e President.

F o o d a n d d r i n k will a l s o b e available for the c e l e b r a t i o n s .

Saturday 17th is t h e G u i l d s M y s t e r y T r i p t o t h e S e a s i d e . A final fling before the exams with a l l the traditional p l e a s u r e s of the seaside. F u n f a i r s , p a d d l i n g , e t c . T i c k e t s will be available i n the office.

See

y o u at these

events.

Bryan

Dinner In Hall Dinners-in-Hall will be held on the following dates during the Summer T e r m : 20th M a y a n d 17th June.

Members of the S C R wishing to attend are requested to complete the Application F o r m s distributed during the Spring T e r m and forward them Miss V F White R o o m 158 Sherfield Building Additional forms may be obtained from Miss V F White by telephoning Internal'2225 or from Miss K Dailly on Internal 2231.

Students wishing to attend Dinneri n - H a l l s h o u l d c o n t i n u e to b o o k through the I C S U Office. t o :

4

(a) those benefits outlined above. (b) medical expenses up to £1000. (c) extra travelling expenses, due to illness or injury of student, or close relative, up to £6000.

I a m c o n v i n c e d that s o m e of y o u w h o w e r e given p e r m i t s last O c t o b e r a r e n o longer u s i n g t h e m . / / this applies to you, return it to me in the Union Office or tell me. T h i s i s m o s t i m p o r t a n t a s I h a v e r e c e n t l y s p o k e n t o o n e o r t w o people w h o urgently r e q u i r e a p a r k i n g place.

Bikes A g a i n there have b e e n r e c e n t i n s t a n c e s of b i k e s being s t o l e n f r o m C o l l e g e . S o d o l o c k t h e m u p well, m a k e a note of t h e frame n u m b e r , e t c , e t c . F u r t h e r m o r e , it is up to y o u to take out insurance o n them B i k e s a r e e x e m p t e d f r o m m o s t policies including those possessed by the U n i o n .

Met and Mat Dep Rep Election T h e r e will b e a n e l e c t i o n o n M o n d a y in the M e t a n d M a t D e p a r t m e n t t o elect a departmental representative. T w o candidates a r e s t a n d i n g : J C z e r n u s k a a n d A Htun.

V o t i n g will take place from 9 : 0 0 a m t o 5:00pm.

Y o u m a y b e i n t e r e s t e d t o k n o w that the A s s o c i a t i o n of B r i t i s h C y c l i s t s have launcehed C Y C L E G U A R D — a simple club m e m b e r s h i p scheme that entitles cycle owners to comprehensive insurance c o v e r a s well as m a n y o t h e r benefits.

AGM T h e A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g of I C U is o n T u e s d a y 2 0 t h M a y at 1:00pm i n t h e J C R .

M o t i o n s for d i s c u s s i o n s h o u l d b e h a n d e d t o m e b y 5:00pm o n T u e s d a y 13th M a y .

F o r t h e basic fee of £9.50 p e r a n n u m , C Y C L E G U A R D m e m b e r s will automatically be entitled to the following i n s u r a n c e benefits, b a c k e d by t w o leding insurance companies:

Insurance Following a n a d which appeared in the last issue of Topic. I s h o u l d like t o r e m i n d you that we have a G r o u p P e r s o n a l A c c i d e n t I n s u r a n c e P o l i c y . A s u m m a r y of this is: Group Personal Accident Insurance — World Wide Cover a) A l l students who are attending College o n a full-time basis or attending short p o s t g r a u d a t e courses are c o v e r e d in respect of personal injury incurred during the course of their studies; b) P G students are covered 24 hours a day throughout the year excluding the times w h e n they are o n p e r s o n a l holidays or vacations not involving their studies; c) U G students are covered 24 hours a day during term time. d) Students do not have to be in college or on college business to be covered and they are also insured whilst on college or union sponsored activities outside term time, eg, field trips, sports tours, etc. e) Benefits: Death £500; Permanent and Total Disablement (graduated scale) £2000; Temporary Total Disablement £10 per week up to a maximum of 104 weeks from the fifth week of disability onwards. Subject to benefit not exceeding 75% of the claimants average weekly income.

In addition, a maximum of 500 students in any one year are covered anywhere in the world, whilst engaged in university or union organised sports, etc, in respect of:

1. L o s s o r d a m a g e to t h e i r c y c l e b y accident, fire, loss or theft to a replacement value of up to £200.

2.

T h i r d party liability up to £250,000.

3. V a r i a b l e p e r s o n a l c o v e r u p to £ 2 5 0 ( a d d i t i o n a l c o v e r is a v a i l a b l e at e x t r a charge).

M e m b e r s h i p f o r m s a r e available f r o m l o c a l c y c l e d e a l e r s o r b y p h o n i n g 3609720. as Insurance companies (such C U / E n d s l e i g h o r N a t W e s t ) also offer B i k e Insurance. I a m not i n a position to r e c o m m e n d C y c l e g u a r d as o p p o s e d t o t h e alternatives. a

Sport Equipment Sale T h e r e will be a sale of s p o r t s e q u i p m e n t i n t h e J C R o n W e d n e s d a y 14th, T h u r s d a y 15th a n d F r i d a y 16th of M a y .

Rag Fete If y o u w e n t I'm s u r e y o u e n j o y e d it. I h a d p l e n t y of f u n r u n n i n g t h e ' F i n d T h e Buried Loot' stall. C o n g r a t s toT i m M i t c h e l l ( M e c h E n g 1) w h o w o n £5. T h e answer, by the way, was the Pier, o n the Serpentine, H y d e Park.

Roger Stotesbury ICU Hon Sec

For Sale 1300 V A N D E N P L A S four door saloon (as A u s t i n - M o r r i s 1300) November 1971 (K Reg), 52,000 miles, 12 months M O T and tax, reliable, well maintained. G o o d tyres.

Olympia Electric Typewriter Office Model Type S940. Recently

Honda CB550F2 S-Reg, only 8,000 s e r v i c e d . E x c e l l e n t c o n d i t i o n . miles, crash bars, rack, T T l O O s , C o m p l e t e w i t h m a i n s l e a d a n d taxed, excellent condition. £750 ono. ' cushioned base. £220 ono. Contact D Ghani, Civ Eng 3.

Contact Geoff Cox, Elec Eng 3.

£540 ono. Mini Van Dec 1971 (K Reg) with side windows, one private owner only. Eight months M O T , 7 7 , 0 0 0 m i l e s , well m a i n t a i n e d , reliable. G o o d tyres. Fitted towing bracket — used for towing small dinghy (laser). Ideal sportsperson's car. £230 ono. Inspection at Walton or Imperial College or by arrangement. Phone Walton-on-Thames (98) 44269.

Mitsuki 135mm f2.8 telephoto lens with case, less than one year old. £10o0 the pair, but will split.

Practica S T L 3 S L R camera. Just over one year old, with case. Contact Geoff Cox, Elec Eng 3 or 01-9476935.

Twelve Foot Beach Caster, two years old, but rarely used.

Paul Archer, Mech Eng 3.

Contact

Urgently needed: Stereo-microscope for loan for two weeks. C h a r acteristics: Magnification 75x, minimum working distance 38mm, minim u m field diameter 2.5mm. Neither illumination system n o r stage platform required. If you know of a microscope having these characterGuerrero, istics please contact Tony Internal 3434.

WRITING IN FELIX? Just a Prcssypiccc!

S o n o w t h e e x c i t e m e n t of i n t e r n a t i o n a l terrorism has died d o w n a n d everyone c a n r e t u r n t o their daily c h o r e s . I w o u l d like t o say that I t h o u g h t a n u m b e r of I C s t u d e n t s e x a c e r b a t e d what w a s a l r e a d y a volatile s i t u a t i o n by their r a t h e r i m m a t u r e actions outside the E m b a s s y .

B y r e v i s i n g t h e figures p r e s e n t e d at t h e Finance Sub-committee a n d introducing e c o n o m i e s i n v a r i o u s areas it w a s possible to c o u n t e r p r o p o s e a n i n c r e a s e of 3 0 % ; S o u t h s i d e r o o m £19.20, T r i p l e R o o m £9.00. ( T h i s d o e s h v e to t a k e n i n the c o n t e x t of t h e fact t h a t i n c r e a s e s last D e c e m b e r were avoided a n d replaced by one-off e c o n o m i e s i n d e c o r a t i n g ) . N e v e r t h e less, 3 0 % is a v e r y h i g h p e r c e n t a g e w h e n c o m p a r e d w i t h a 14.9% grant i n c r e a s e .

F u r t h e r r e d u c t i o n s in t h e i n c r e a s e w e r e p r e s s e d for b u t c a n o n l y b e o b t a i n e d b y reconsidering the Evelyn G a r d e n s Lease r e p a y m e n t s w h i c h is w h y t h e m e e t i n g h a s referred the matter back.

Meanwhile . . .

I a m currently in negotiation with St Stephen's Hospital Physiotherapy Department, the S p o r t s M e d i c i n e F o u n d a t i o n , an d the Health C e n t r e , with a view to setting up a Sports a n d O r t h o p a e d i c injury c l i n i c at C o l l e g e n e x t y e a r .

I b r o u g h t u p t h e p o i n t o n B o r e d of S t u d i e s that s t u d e n t s w h o live i n W e e k s and G a r d e n have suffered serious interference i n t h e r e v i s i o n o v e r t h e last week and those who are currently i n v o l v e d i n e x a m s s h o u l d have t h e e v e n t s at t h e E m b a s s y t a k e n i n t o into a c c o u n t w h e n considering the results.

T h e last m i n u t e t r a n s f e r of t h e F e t e into the College complex certainly c h a n g e d t h e a t m o s p h e r e of t h e event b u t the profitability s e e m s n o t t o h a v e b e e n affected. W e l l d o n e e v e r y o n e w h o w o r k e d h a r d t o m a k e it a s u c c e s s a n d t h a n k s t o the C o l l e g e staff w h o e n d u r e d t h e c h a n g e of v e n u e .

Wardens' Places A n d Re-Apps

Rents T h e s e c o n d r o u n d of d i s c u s s i o n s o n r e n t levels for next year o c c u r r e d o n the Student Residence Committee, any decision was referred to a future, u n s c h e d u l e d , m e e t i n g after t h e d i s c u s s i o n h ad ranged through the various extremes.

T h e basic p r o p o s a l f r o m C o l l e g e F i n a n c e s e c t i o n is that rents be i n c r e a s e d b y a n o v e r a l l figure of a b o u t 4 0 % , p u t t i n g S o u t h s i d e H a l l r o o m s u p t o £20.50, but setting a triple i n a S t u d e n t H o u s e at £10.

The same Student Residence Committee d e c i d e d t o r e c o m m e n d that t h e right of W a r d e n ' s P l a c e s b e n o t i n c l u d e d i n future H a l l W a r d e n c o n t r a c t s . It also d e c i d e d t o r e d u c e t h e n u m b e r of r e - a p p s for t h e y e a r 1981-2 t o a set figure for e a c h H a l l / H o u s e giving a t o t a l of a b o u t 7% for t h e w h o l e of College residence. These were both proposed by the U n i o n reps in an attempt t o i n c r e a s e t h e n u m b e r of s t u d e n t s w h o spend one year in a H a l l / H o u s e .

W o r k hard, keep your nose clean, a n d wash your hands.

Tally H o !

CHRIS

Wardenship O f Hamlet And Cambridge Gardens T h e successful candidate will be a postgraduate, preferably married, and likely to stay at IC for another two years.

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A flat is provided for the Warden, rent free, and he/she will receive an entertainments allowance.

T h e position will become vacant f r o m t h e m i d d l e of S e p t e m b e r 1980.

Application forms are available f r o m the U n i o n O f f i c e , a n d the R e s i d e n c e O f f i c e , R o o m 161, Sherfield Building, and the closing

date for applications is Friday 23rd May.

Share-A-Fare: T h e response to the advert was so dismal that if you want or can offer a lift to College, please drop a line to Room 6M19 Huxley. I make no promises — it depends on the response — but n o t h i n g v e n t u r e d nothing.„List of all participants sent out to those who reply.

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Sub-Warden — Falmouth Hall A p p l i c a t i o n s a r e i n v i t e d for the post of Sub-Warden of Falmouth H a l l . T h e H a l l c o m p r i s e s of a p p r o x i m a t e l y 60% male a n d 40% female students. N o r m a l l y the successful applicant will be a post g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t of o u t g o i n g personality and responsible outlook.

Rent-free accommodation is provided. T h e essential duties of S u b Warden will be to assit the W a r d e n in the running of the Hall. Further details may be obtained from D r P W J o w i t t , C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g dep a r t m e n t , to w h o m a p p l i c a t i o n s should be addressed together with a curriculum vitae to arrive no later than Friday 23rd of M a y 1980.

Pail Hillisms 5

PERIAL COLLEGE

QADDO 301m I 999kHz Medium to Southside & Linstead

Wave Halls

Also by High - Quality Line to: Stan's and Linstead Bars, Keogh and Falmouth Galleries, Tizard Pool Room (sometimes), Felix Office and now Union Bar.

UESBWB I.C. R a d i o

A Roof Over Your Head Next Year ?

on Alan Parsons

(Part 2)

On Sunday at 5pm you can hear the second of

(2)

The Cure

(9)

Pete T o w n s e n d

3

(3)

New Music Sky -

(6) (10)

The Members

present

6

(1)

T h e Pretenders

bedsit

7

(11)

B o z Scaggs

a c c o m o d a t i o n s c e n e a n d it's m a n y pitfalls

8

(8)

J o n a Lewie

Walmsley

Bedsit

looks

and loopholes.

Jane

Jungle".

at

London's

- Rough Boys

- T h i s W o r l d of W a t e r

5

"The

Toccata -

Romance - T a l k o f the T o w n

- Breakdown Dead Ahead -

Y o u ' l l always find m e in the

kitchen at parties

T h i s should be compulsive 9

(7)

Squeeze

10

(4)

Steve Hackett

- T h e Show

11

(15)

Philip L y n o t t

Dear

12

(•)

S h a m '69 • T e l l the C h i l d r e n

13

(-)

T h e Undertones

14

(18)

T h e Ramones

housing group answer your questions about

15

(16)

T h e Police

accomodation;

16

(•)

Peter G a b r i e l

17

(-)

The Chords

listening f o r a n y o n e w h o h a s n o t y e t got anywhere

to

live

next

y e a r ; originally

broarcast o n Capital Radio.

T h e n between 8 and 9pm Michael Arthur a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f r o m t h e short-life you

can

ring

in

on

Internal 3440 a n d s p e a k t o t h e m yourself.

these two programmes in which Alan Parsons,

T h e n o n T u e s d a y e v e n i n g , V i e w p o i n t will i n c l u d e a l o o k at t h e U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n

some of the music that he has produced, and this

A c c o m o d a t i o n Service between 7 and 8pm.

week some of his 'Own' music as well.

18

(-)

19

(17)

20

(5)

Pulling M u s s e l s

the Shell

Lonely

Hearts

- M y Perfect C o u s i n

- R o c k a n d Roll R a d i o

• B r i n g o n the N i g h t - N o Self C o n t r o l - Something's Missing

Rodney Franklin Ali T h o m p s o n Madness

Miss

from

- The Groove

- L i v e every M i n u t e

- W o r k , R e s t a n d Play E P

C o m p i l e d f r o m the most played r e c o r d s o n I . C . R a d i o during

what's

5/5/80

• A Forest

4

one of Britain's better-known producers, looks at

FRIDAY

1 2

O n M o n d a y evening between 7 and 8pm we

and Focus

T o p Twenty

the

past

two

weeks

by

Sarah

Talbot

o n

9th M A Y

Nursery Jumble Sale between 10:30 and 1:30 in the Consort Gallery, Sherfield Building.

C h y and Guilds Talk on Bo in Elec Eng 408 between 1:30 and 2:00pm.

C U Meeting with talk on God's Justice And Wrath by T Cooper at 6:30pm in the Music Room, 53 Prince's Gate.

SATURDAY

10th M A Y

Gliding C l u b 50th Anniversay Dinner at 7:30 in the Rembrandt Ballroom. Tickets available from A Burden (Civ Eng 2).

Bol**cks to Ents Gig at 7:30pm in the Union Concert Hall. Admission by badge, priced 40p.

Available all around College.

MONDAY

12th M O N D A Y

T H U R S D A Y 15th M A Y Liberal Club A G M in the SCR from 12:30pm.

All members and anyone interested come along and decide how the Club will be run next year.

Public H e a r i n g in defence of Vyacheslav Bakhmin conducted by Louis Blom-Cooper, Q C between 2:30 and 5:00pm, Central Hall, Westminster. Refreshements from 5:00 to 7:30pm and a public meeting between 7:30 and 9:00pm, chaired by Peter Cadogan.

S T O I C transmission 12:45pm and 6:00pm.

Hot Air Balloon Club Informal Meeting at 12:30pm, above Stan's Bar.

Communist Society A G M with speaker Ian McKay, the National Student Organiser of the Communist Party, in the I C W A Lounge at 6:30pm.

Badge S o c A G M at 5:30pm. Venue to be announced.

Ceilidh presented by Folk Club and Vegsoc in the J C R from 8:00pm till late. Admission 60p (includes food).

IC Christian Union Meeting with a talk by Stephen Williams on God's Grace at 6:30pm in • the Music Room, 53 Prince's Gate.

TUESDAY

13th M A Y

P H O T S O C S H O P between 12:30 and 1:30pm in the Old Darkroom.

R i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g between 1:30pm in Elec Eng 1110.

WEDNESDAY

12:30 and

14th M A Y

G r a f f i t t i ' A t H o m e ' between 12:30 and 1:00pm in the Graffitti Workshop, Second Floor, West Staircase, Union Building.

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FRIDAY

16th M A Y

Hughes Parry Hall Gig and Disco with the Crooks and Rare at 8:15pm. Tickets £1.50 in advance from H P H Bar or M Richardson, Selkirk Room 477. S U cards are required.

(Nearest tubes Russell Square or Charing (Nearest tubes Russell Square or Kings Cross).

IC Choir's Summer Concert in the Great Hall at 8:00pm.-Tickets priced 75p (nonstudents £1.10) available from choir members, Union Office or Haldane Library.

Beer 'n' Bangers Thurs 15th May 5:30 — 7:00 170 Queen's Gate Names to Jen by 1:00pm 13th May.

IC L I B E R A L The

Liberal

Wednesday SCR

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of the U n i o n

past,

present

CLUB

A G M

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BLOOD be in

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on

and

the

and

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will be here

21st,

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interested,

Officers

f o r n e x t y e a r will b e e l e c t e d , a n d

320

the

of the C l u b

quarter

next year

along.

P a p e r s f o r t h e e l e c t i o n of officers, are up.

o n M a y 20th

in the U n i o n Dining Hall.

T h e y need at least 320

discussed.

lives.

pints (from

people). Preferably, eight every

are

now

who

have

eligible

had

jaundice

to give

b l o o d , if

they have not h a d it within the last This

Saturday,

hosting

a

economics.

Young new

This

Liberal

ground,

economic ecology.

I C Liberal

Young

Liberal is

a n area

movement with

growth,

much

valuable

speakers the

part

will

time

than

is

details

meet

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12:30pm

effort

to

malaria,

Kidney

epilepsy,

heart

are

Thursday

still

also,

people

from

anaemia,

who

unable

currently or any

game

IC

I

played

the

first

London

round

in

the

Winter Knockout

Lambeth opened the scoring,

diabetes, o r tuberto give — suffering infection.

If y o u want to give blood,

first

minute,

from

in the

a man up situation.

IC fought back with Phil Mills and Phil Twaits

each hitting the woodwork

failing

to

please

In

the

but

score. second

quarter

IC

took

sign up o n the notice in the J C R . s o that we k n o w how many

people

control

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The American-Iranian Conflict: —Some T h e tense, heated atmosphere which p e r v a d e s the c u r r e n t I r a n i a n - A m e r i c a n c o n f l a g r a t i o n of interests has r e c e i v e d e x h a u s t i v e c o v e r a g e i n the m e d i a , as s h o u l d b e t h e case. A n d w h a t w i t h the p r e s e n t seige of Iran's L o n d o n E m b a s s y , we i n E n g l a n d c a n n o w s m e l l the s m o u l d e r i n g f u m e s of t h i s p r o l o n g e d d i s p u t e w i t h o u r o w n nostrils. H o w e v e r , the o v e r a l l e m p h a s i s i n the press has b e e n o n e - s i d e d . T h e general t o n e of these multifarious reports, when they have v e n t u r e d f r o m the purely factuai, has e x p r e s s e d three things; o u t r a g e , at the ' b a r b a r i c ' b e h a v i o u r of the Iranian people; b e w i l d e r m e n t , i n t h e face of w h a t to m a n y o c c i d e n t a l s is a n entirely alien c u l t u r e ; a n d a n x i e t y , at t h e frightening possibilities germane in the dispute.

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T h e last point will n o t c o n c e r n u s here, t h o u g h of c o u r s e it is of t h e greatest c o n c e r n to a l l , p r e c i s e l y b e c a u s e , as i n di vi du al s , w e a r e i m p o t e n t to resolve it.

Facets T h e general r e a c t i o n of the W e s t e r n m e d i a , t h e n , h a s s t r e s s e d these elements of o u t r a g e a n d b e w i l d e r m e n t , b u t h a s n o t e v e n a t t e m p t e d t o b a l a n c e its n o t o r i o u s l y ' biased coverage by e n d e a v o u r i n g to u n d e r s t a n d the heritage, c u l t u r e , h i s t o r y a n d religion of the Iranian people. T o give a d e t a i l e d d e s c r i p t i o n of these facets of a p e o p l e w h o s e c u l t u r e is as r i c h as a n y E u r o p e a n n a t i o n far e x c e e d s the s c o p e of this a b b r e v i a t e d a c c o u n t , in w h i c h I i n t e n d to raise just a few k e y p o i n t s .

T h e s e will, I h o p e , e x p l a i n i n part o r i n full t h e o r i g i n s of t h e a s t o n i s h m e n t a n d indignation with which W e s t e r n m a n has p e r c e i v e d t h e present t u r b u l e n c e i n Iran.

Sandstorm F i r s t l y , it s e e m s t o m e t h a t t h e a p p a r e n t l y a n a r c h i c n a t u r e of t h e r e v o l u t i o n i n Iran h a s b l o w n u p a s w i r l i ng s a n d s t o r m of riots a n d m a r c h e s w h i c h has h i d d e n t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y a t a v i s m that has o c c u r r e d there: n a m e l y , the fusion of C h u r c h a n d S t a t e . T h e p a t t e r n of a n u n c h a n g i n g c o m m u n i t y w i t h priests at its h e a d is t h e oldest of t h e great c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s of A s i a . T h e s u d d e n r e s u r g e n c e of t h i s p h e n o m e n o n has, from the W e s t e r n viewpoint, merely complicated a political s i t u t a t i o n that is as s l i p p e r y as butter. T h e s t a t e s m e n of E u r o p e a n d A m e r i c a are usually m e n w h o have g r a s p e d t h e reins of p o w e r f r o m t h e street, o r m o r e tr adition ally , f r o m t h e d r a w i n g r o o m . In s t a r k c o n t r a s t , i n Iran, the G r a n d A y a t o l l a h K h o m e i n i steers b o t h t h e s h i p of state, a n d t h e vehicle of religion, M o h a m m e d i s m . S u c h a p o s i t i o n of p o w e r h a s n o t b e e n s e e n i n E u r o p e s i n c e t h e d e c l e n s i o n of t h e P a p a l E m p i r e .

8

Historical

Perspectives

R e l i g i o n t h e n , with its a c c o u t r e m e n t s of m o r a l s a n d m o r e s , is clearly a protagonist in this f a s c i n a t i n g e p i s o d e i n w o r l d history. F o r n o t o n l y are t h e nations of Iran a n d A m e r i c a vying against one a n o t h e r , b u t , as I will go o n to s h o w , the entire W e l t a n s c h a u u n g s (world-views) of these people a r e in o p p o s t i o n ; a n d w h e r e there is conflict, there is friction a n d fire.

C e n t r a l t o a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e p e o p l e of Islam ( w h i c h incidentally m e a n s G o d ) is their genealogy. T h i s s t e m s f r o m the S a n d s k i r t w o r d ' a y r a ' (to w h i c h the w o r d s A r y a n a n d Iran c o r r e s p o n d ) w h i c h m e a n s 'noble'. T h e A r y a n s originally inhabited parts of p r e s e n t - d a y India, but s o m e m i g r a t e d w e s t w a r d s , w h e r e they settled in a n d a r o u n d I r a n , a n d later i n parts of northern Europe.

N o w , a p o p u l a r m i s c o n c e p t i o n is to a s s o c i a t e the ' a r y a n ' w i t h ' m a s t e r ' , w h e n a m o r e a p p r o p r i a t e epithet is ' m a s c u l i n e ' . It is h e r e t h a t w e s e e t h e c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n the A r y a n a n d M o h a m m e d i s m , w h i c h , m u s t r a n k as the c h a u v a n i s t i c religion p a r e x c e l l e n c e . Y e t there is a final link i n the c h a i n , for w e c a n n o t b u t n o w fail to c o r r e l a t e M o h a m m e d i s m w i t h that o t h e r p a t r i a r c h i a l religion, S e m i t i s m . T h e r e s e m b l a n c e s b e t w e e n these t w o n e e d no further clarification other than a r e a d i n g of the O l d T e s t a m e n t a n d the K o r a n . B o t h stress t h e c o m m a n d m e n t of o b e d i e n c e , of r e s i g n a t i o n before G o d , a n d the i m p o r t a n c e of w o r s h i p , p r a y e r a n d fasting.

Gloating T h e D r a c o n i a n laws, w h i c h , for e x a m p l e , d e m a n d the e x e c u t i o n of the offender o n m a n y c o u n t s , a r e m e r e l y a n o t h e r facet of t h e A r y a n - M u s l i m - O l d T e s t a m e n t m o r a l i t y w h i c h p e r m e a t e s the Iranian w a y of life. F r o m t h e W e s t e r n p e r s p e c t i v e , c o n d i t i o n e d as w e a r e b y the so-called m o t i v e s of civilisation a n d the C h r i s t i a n , N e w T e s t a m e n t d o c t r i n e of m e r c y a n d forgiveness, the h a r s h brutality of these p u n i s h m e n t s a r e offensive i n p r i n c i p l e a n d p r a c t c e . In the s a m e w a y , it is n o w a p p r o p r i a t e that C h u r c h a n d state are o n c e again u n i t e d u n d e r a single b a n n e r , for, as i n m a n y M u s l i m c o u n t r i e s , the c o v e n a n t of M o h a m m e d is v i g o r o u s l y u p h e l d by t h e l a w of the land. F o r e x a m p l e , it is often the c a s e that if a m a n v i o l a t e s t h e e d i c t of d a y l i g h t f a s t i n g decreed during the M u s l i m religious f e s t i v a l o f R a m a d a n , t h e o f f e n c e is punishable by law.

Today, then, we see the Iranians c o u r a g e o u s l y refusing t o be i n t i m i d a t e d

by A m e r i c a a n d R u s s i a , the A t l a s a n d H e r c u l e s of t h e w o r l d ; w e s e e t h e m t h r e a t e n i n g to ' t r y a n d e x e c u t e ' (as a p p o s i t e p h r a s e w h i c h crystallises the a b s o l u t e n e s s of their stand) Iranian political p r i s o n e r s if a n y m e m b e r of their L o n d o n E m b a s s y delegation is m u r d e r e d ; a n d w e see t h e m gloating like c h i l d r e n

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o v e r t h e i g n o m i n i o u s f ai l u re of t h e A m e r i c a n m i s e n t e r p i ise to free their hostages. A n d it is m o r e c o i n c i d e n t a l that the G e r m a n s have a w o r d for this k i n d of m a l i c i o u s e n j o y m e n t of o t h e r s ' m i s f o r t u n e . . . . . it is ' s c h a d e n f r e u d e ' , o r literally 'joy i n harm'.

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N e v e r t h e l e s s , before I e n d , I w o u l d d r a w y o u r a t t e n t i o n to a n o t h e r p r o m i n e n t feature of this crisis w h i c h c a n be s e e n f r o m a h i s t o r i c a l p e r s p e c t i v e . A n d it is h e r e t h a t w e at l a s t f i n d a c o m m o n element. F o r it is clear that b o t h . the A m e r i c a n a n d Iranian people have r e a c t e d in the s a m e irrational w a y t o w a r d their ' o p p o n e n t s ' . In A m e r i c a , there is a c o l l e c t i v e h a t r e d a n d d e r i s i o n of t h e Iranian pe o pl e , a n d , I d a r e s a y , the reverse is e q u a l l y t r u e . Y e t , h i s t o r i c a l l y , b o t h c o u n t r i e s a r e s u s c e p t i b l e t o this k i n d of collective e m n i t y . In the 1950s, w e s a w every ' t r u e ' A m e r i c a n c i t i z e n r e s p o n d to M c C a r t h y ' s call to r i d the c o u n t r y of the s c o u r g e of C o m m u n i s m , while r e c e n t l y , i n Iran, there has b e e n the s a m e k i n d of deranged collective hatred directed towards the Dynastic ruling-class, personified by the e x - S h a h . B u t it is a n o t i c e a b l e t r a i t of p e o p l e w i t h A r y a n blood in their veins that they are p a r t i c u l a r l y p r o n e t o this u n a n i m i t y of c o n s c i o u s n e s s , for just fifty years ago, the N a z i s w e r e the h u n t e r s , the J e w s the witches.

No panacea T h u s , the dispute b e t w e e n these t w o nations is n o w n o longer m e r e l y a political q u a r r e l , n o r i s it s i m p l y a m a t t e r of a tyrannical S h a h a n d two score and ten hostages; it h a s e s c a l a t e d into a bitter conflict b e t w e e n v a l u e - s y s t e m s , moralities a n d religions. T h e r e w o u l d s e e m to be n o p a n a c e a to a dire crisis s u c h as this, w h e r e b o t h parties feel aggreived a n d w r o n g e d , a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y sense the s c a l e s of j u s t i c e to be t i l t e d i n t h e i r d i r e c t i o n . T h i s s e e m s to be p a r t i c u l a r l y true here b e c a u s e , as I have clarified in t h e a f o r e g o i n g , t h e r e is n o c o m m o n c u l t u r a l o r religious n e x u s b e t w e e n the t w o p e o p l e s ; as a result, there exists n o single i m p a r t i a l , higher p o w e r to w h i c h these w a r r i n g p e o p l e s c o u l d present their r e s p e c t i v e grievances.

We must look beyond man-made i n s t i t u t i o n s o r t h e f r a m e - w o r k of international law for the eventual r e s o l u t i o n to this c r i s i s ; ultimately, there is a l w a y s o n e u n b r e a k a b l e b o n d t h a t t r a n s c e n d s all differences of belief, a n d beneath which every individual, every n a t i o n , is knit into a single family . . . n a m e l y h o m o sapiens. It is the u n i v e r s a l love of m a n k i n d , t h e p h i l a d e l p h i a n instinct, that c a n a n d m u s t dissolve all barriers between C a u c a s i a n , M o n g o l i a n , Slav, Indian, N e g r o a n d Aborigine.

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The search for durable solutions to these problems continues and it is quite obvious that by providing e d u c a t i o n in B r i t a i n for refugee s t u d e n t s we are only h e l p i n g a tiny n u m b e r . H o w e v e r , l i b e r a l asylum policies by the industrialised n a t i o n s a n d the p r o v i s i o n of education for those refugees taken in has to be a part of the attempt to find an overall solution. There must be recognition of the role that refugee students can play in the development either of their own c o u n t r i e s w h e n they c a n r e t u r n home, or to other countries in the same region. Providing education in the industrialised countries is one way in w h i c h t h i s r o l e c a n be recognised. It is therefore important that aid policy should not only help provide education but also enable those who have finished their education to use their skills in the poorer countries.

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come.

At present 68.4% of all overseas students studying in the U K come from eighteen c o u n t r i e s : the majority of these countries are not among those listed by the U N as the Least Developed Countries, ie the poorest.

T h e t r e n d s i n c e 1975 is t h a t fewer students have come from the poorest countries and more from the less poor. Although there are no statistics available yet o n the continued on next page 9

continued from previous page n u m b e r of o v e r s e a s s t u d e n t s in 1978/9, the increase in costs for that year, for the current year and that predicted at current prices for next year, bode ill.

The net result will only make it increasingly difficult for the poorest countries to send their students to the U K unless c o m p e n s a t i o n is made through the aid programme.

It is not likely t h o u g h , that the T o r y g o v e r n m e n t will t a k e t h e initiative to assist the many students from the Least Developed Countries w h o c a n n o t a f f o r d to p a y the higher fees.

T h e e f f e c t s of t h i s a r e n o t difficult to predict: 1. A s the numbers of skilled and highly educated nationals increase in the richej countries, those in the poorer countries will decease; the

gap between rich and poor countries will continue to grow.

2. T h e gap between the rich and poor in the poor countries themselves will c o n t i n u e to g r o w — governments will not be able to a f f o r d to s e n d as m a n y p o o r students o n scholarships while the sons and daughters of the small rich elite class in those countries will still be able to afford the fees.

T h e T o r y manifesto itself says that the g o v e r n m e n t i n t e n d s to " m a i n t a i n the e x c e l l e n c e of o u r higher educational system" and " t o help the poorer nations through national and international programmes of a i d " . T h e only way it can hope to keep these promises is by allowing foreig n a n d refugee students to study in Britain without imposing quotas of discriminatory fees.

Soviet Prisoner's Defence T o Be Conducted In London Important figures in the fight against psychiatric abuse in the USSR will appear in public at Central Hall, Westminster, at 2:30pm on Thursday 15th May. The occasion consists of a public defence of V y a c h e s l a v Bakhim, conducted by Louis BlomCooper, Q C , followed by a press conference and public meeting.

Many people in the USSR are, because of their opinions, imprisoned in hospital and forcibly given unsuitable and harmful medical treatment on the pretext that their u n o r t h o d o x beliefs constitute insanity. There is in Moscow a Working Commssion to investigate the use of psychiatry for political purposes; not surprisingly its

members are persecuted. Bakhim is a founder member of the Working Commision who is now in prison.

The purpose of Thursday's meeting is to give him, albeit in his absence, the public defence which he was denied in his own country, and to stop the spreading acceptance of, and indifference to, the illegal practices of the Soviet authorities; for the keeping alive of better standards in the rest of the world is the Soviet victims' only hope.

Among those giving evidence will be General Pyotr Grigorenko, who was stripped of his rank and honours and set to psychiatric hospital after criticising Stlain; Vladimir Bukousky, exiled dissenter; a British and a Soviet psychiatrist; and a London barrister, Brian Wrobel, who has twice visited the Working Commission.

Charles Penman

Subwarden of Weeks Hall

Small Projects T h e n e e d t o e n c o u r a g e d e v e l o p m e n t e d u c a t i o n w i t h i n the U K s t u d e n t m o v e m e n t has l o n g b e e n a major c o n c e r n of W U S . A s a d e v e l o p m e n t agency w o r k i n g in the T h i r d W o r l d , W U S has r e c o g n i s e d the n e e d to i n c r e a s e u n d e r s t a n d i n g a b o u t global social, economic and politicial relationships and conditions, p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e w h i c h are r e s p o n s i b l e for u n d e r - d e v e l o p m e n t .

A t W U S , d e v e l o p m e n t e d u c a t i o n is d i r e c t l y c o n c e r n e d w i t h issues of h u m a n rights, dignity, self-reliance, a n d s o c i a l justice in b o t h d e v e l o p e d a n d d e v e l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s . T h r o u g h p r o g r a m m e s for d e v e l o p m e n t e d u c a t i o n , W U S is a t t e m p t i n g t o e n c o u r a g e i n v o l v e m e n t a n d a c t i o n for i m p r o v e m e n t , a n d t o b r e a k d o w n attitudes a n d m i s c o n c e p t i o n s w h i c h exist within the student m o v e m e n t a b o u t the T h i r d W o r l d .

In o r d e r to e n c o u r a g e d e v e l o p m e n t e d u c a t i o n in colleges, W U S selects t h r e e S m a l l P r o j e c t s e a c h y e a r w h i c h l e n d t h e m s e l v e s to c a m p a i g n w o r k w i t h i n the s t u d e n t m o v e m e n t . T h e projects are c h o s e n b e c a u s e t h e y r e p r e s e n t t h e efforts of g r o u p s i n T h i r d W o r l d c o u n t r i e s to p r o v i d e e d u c a t i o n a l facilities as a step t o w a r d s self-determination.

Charlotte Maxeke Residential Creche — Tanzania S i n c e the early s i x t i e s , an ever increasing number of black South Africans have been leaving South Africa, fleeing persecuation. The p o l i t i c a l t u r m o i l in S o u t h A f r i c a during 1976 meant that even more South African blacks fled South Africa and joined the already large South African exile population in other African countries.

T h e Charlotte M a x e k e Residential C r e c h e was opened in Junelast year, in the s m a l l T a n z a n i a n t o w n of M o r o g o r o . T h e aims of the creche are many. It is essential that the children's intellectual, emotional and cultural needs are properly cared for.

It is equally important not only to help the exiled mothers care for their children properly, but to allow them sufficient time to continue their own education. T h e r e is also the need to introduce the concept of child care education to the black S o u t h African community. It has always been a struggle for parents to provide for their c h i l d r e n ' s material needs.

Parents have been able to give very little a t t e n t i o n to t h e i r y o u n g children's intellectual and physical development.

This has had a particularly bad effect on slow learners and physically handicapped children.

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T h e successful operation of this pilot project will do much to help develop the concept of child care e d u c a t i o n , a n d p e r h a p s lay the foundation for proper care for preschool children in South Africa in the future.

Right now, the creche needs much material support if it is to achieve the goals it has set for itself. A list of materials needed by the creche is available from W U S ( U K ) who will fly out all the materials collected by participating groups to the creche.

Djibouti Library Project It would be surprising if Djibouti were w e l l k n o w n . It o n l y c a m e i n t o existence as an independent republic in 1977, after 117 years as a F r e n c h colony. Although independent, it is still tied to France.

It is of a country without any industry or agriculture, the education system is practically non-existent; only eighteen D j i b o u t i a n s have completed a university education, and there are a mere dozen local doctors and engineers, unemployment is above 50% and rising.

Since 1977 there has, however, been a rapid influx of foreigners into Djibouti; not tourists but refugees.

M o s t are s t u d e n t s , s o m e are Ethiopians and others Eritreans.

Summer Job Available from July to October at the

8 Princes Gardens External telephone: 584-0950 or Internal 4228.

The position of Subwarden of Weeks Hall will be available from October 1980. The post provides rent free accommodation in a small flat in return for light but continuous duties assisting the Warden mainly in running some amenities and acting as Secretary to the Hall Committee.

Weeks Hall is a small Hall by College standards, housing sixty-five male students in single rooms, built as the donation of Vickers Ltd to a high standard of amenities and opened in 1959. There are, however, structural problems and special regulations have to be observed to ensure the safety of residents.

Biorhythms A free information sheet and comprehensive questionnaire, plus details of computer charts and kits from R o o m 6M19 Huxley Building.

Applications are invited from responsible postgraduate students, research assistants or young members of the academic staff who expect to be able to serve for either two or three years. Please apply in writing by 6th June 1980, to the Warden, Dr D Monro, giving full details of qualifications and experience.

In an attempt to alleviate their plight, to ensure that where and when their basic needs are met they are not condemned to a wasteful existance with no opportunity to develop their mind, their potential, WUS(UK) is helping to establish a library.

There is a great need for English ' language publications (non-existent in French-speaking Djibouti); some periodicals have already been sent.

Once immediate needs are being met it is hoped that provision may be extended into education assistance to the local population and the other refugee groups in the country.

launching of a campaign to wipe out illiteracy, the training of local health monitors to teach basic hygiene and first aid, the installation of safe water supplies and the construction of adequate housing.

Rather than choose one specific project, WUS(UK) is encouraging local groups to support a series of reconstruction projects. While these projects refer mainly to the physical reconstruction of damaged institutions, they are an integral part of the expansion and reorganisation of the health and educational sectors to provide basic facilites for the whole of the population.

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Educational Reconstruction In Nicaragua Following the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship in July 1978, the Government of National Reconstruction was faced with an enormous task, not only in terms of repairing the physical damage inflicted on schools and other public buildings by the Civil War, but also in the need to provide such basic facilities as education and health care for the majority of the population.

Reconstruction of the health and educational s e c t o r , therefore, involves not just the rebuilding of schools and hospitals, but the

This year's Third World Scholarship Campaign has so far raised £1200. The target figure is £2000+.

Anyone with a few minutes to spare on the afternoon of Wednesday 14th May is needed in the Union Office to help WUS. If you can not make this but are interested in WUS, contact Chris Fox (Union Office), Tim Hillyer (Maths 3) or Mary Attenborough (Maths PG).

Thanks for your 5p.

Chris Fox Tim Hillyer

CRICKET C L U B

BOAT CLUB

The match between IC thirds and South Stan more C C proved to be a fitting foil for the drama of the siege near C o l l e g e — it was extremely boring. Phil Maguire was captain, in the absence of anyone else who could toss a coin, and he duly 'allowed' South Stanmore to elect to bat (thus e n s u r i n g a m a t c h of r e a s o n a b l e length).

At f o r t y - t w o f o r two (with two b a t s m e n i n , who were o b v i o u s l y students of the Royal C o l l e g e of A g r i c u l t u r e ) , a final total of o n e h u n d r e d s e e m e d l i k e l y , a n d this l o o k e d within r e a c h ; h o w e v e r , a furious spell of l e g - s i d e thrashing added forty runs in only three overs a n d , thus d e m o r a l i s e d M a g u i r e ' s Magicians could not hold back the • flood of runs, taking only four more wickets.

At tea, South Stanmore declared setting the slightly unlikely target of 172 runs to win in an hour plus twenty overs.

The features of the IC fielding were the u n e x p e c t e d s h a r p n e s s , in the outfield and paticularly at slip Stean taking two catches) and the fine bowling of Redmond, whose scything leg-cutters accounted for three of the six dismissals.

When IC replied, the emphasis was

on defence, but when Croft and then Turner departed, eleven for two was the sorry state. Forshaw held up one end admirably and Maguire made a solid twenty.

However, any action these four had suplied was soon forgotten as Hewkin and Redmond batted for sixteen overs while adding just thirty runs. Redmond departing for eleven, Hewkin and Stean then batted for another five overs adding about thirty more runs mainly with inside edges and hoicks through the gaps in the eight man fielding side (only noticed after the match!).

IC reached a semi-respectable 85 for 6 at the close and thus drew with a rather annoyed Stanmore side.

But the following Saturday's match was quite indescribable — suffice it to record (for someone's posterity) the scores, Brondesbury 223 for 8 wickets, IC III 51 all out (and this included six ducks from only ten 'batsmen').

It might be interesting to note that the thirds had ten men despite Salter allowing us to leave college with only eight — we physicists have hidden talents.

HANG GLIDING

how close to the line you were when you landed. The task was complicated by the wind being a little strong and at an angle to the hill. Unfortunately, during this task one of our pilots crashed a club glider putting both it and himself out of action until Sunday.

He was not badly hurt, suffering only a bruised foot and pride.

Bruce flew next for IC on his glider, and as it was only his third flight on it, put up a reasonable score. I was the last IC member to fly and on an unfamiliar glider was only about halfway up the score sheet.

The task was then run a second time as the conditions had improved even more and this time both Bruce and I were placed near the top. Free flying was then declared for the rest of the day.

Next morning after a party the night before and about forty people sleeping in Marc's house we staggered off to a 700ft high hill to find the wind gusting to between 38 and 40mph and so the rest of the competition was blown out.

After working out the results, I was third and Bruce fifth in the novices section. Unfortunately we didn't have enough flyers to qualifty for the team trophy which was won by Swansea. I would like to thank the whole team and commiserate with those unable to fly a n d h o p e that next year we improve upon a very creditable start to competitive flying.

Chris Golding

On the third and fourth of May, two teams from IC took part in the first British Inter-University Hang Gliding Competition, flown in South Wales and organised by Marc Asquith of S w a n s e a University. T e a m s from Swansea, Loughborough and Aberystwyth took part.

Six of us, Dave Bird, Chris Golding, B r u c e G o l d s m i t h , Ian H o d k i n s o n , Denis Howe and Paul Lanchester set off on Friday lunchtime for Marc's house, where we and about twenty others were to stay! After meeting the o p p o s i t i o n / s u s s i n g out the local p u b / c r a s h i n g out, we awoke on Saturday to find the wind 'blowing a Haslie' and in the worst possible direction. However, after several cups of coffee it had moderated enough for a training slope to be used. Upon arrival the conditions were eyil, but an open task was run d u r i n g which people who took part felt that the object was surviving, not flying. At least one pilot flew to within one foot of the ground in an effort to achieve the task.

As our teams were composed of novices only, we had to wait for conditions to improve, which they did by about three thirty, after a second open task. The first novice task was a distance/accuracy task with points for distance flown along a line and also

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At Putney, the Men's N o v i c e IV raced against King's C o l l e g e in the first round, and found they could not match the e x p e r i e n c e of half the King's first VIII, losing by about two lengths. In the Novice Sculls event.

Alistair Rowe, who was competing in his first sculling race, had a hard row in the first round, eventually beating his Auriol RC opponent by one length.

In the semi-final he had a comfortable win over a L o n d on R C sculler, bu then his lack of e x p e r i e n c e in i sculling boat showed when he lost his final to a very powerful sculler frorc Kingston RC. In the Senior C VIII'! event, the second VIII had a hard, but comfortable row to win the heat. In their s e m i - f i n a l an easy win over National Westminster Bank R C put them in the final against Emanuel School. The schoolboy crew took ar early lead of about a quarter length in the final, but could not get away from the IC VIII. However, a sustained burst

by E m a n u e l at about the halfway point saw them increase their lead to three quarters of a length and the-eventually won by one length.

Meanwhile, up at Barnes, the Ladies VIII had a comfortable semi-final win to put them in the final. In this race they had to race Weybridge R C , a very powerful Ladies Club. However, the IC VIII gradually drew away from them and eased off towards the finish line, winning by about three lengths, thus recording the first win at an open event by an IC crew this year.

On M o n d a y , the Men's first and second VIII were at Thorpe Park, near Staines, competing in the Metropolitan Regatta — one of the oldest regattas in the calendar, and claimed by its organisers to the s e c o n d only to Henley Royal. The racing was held on a four-lane course, and so the crews only had to finish in second place ir their heats to qualify for the next round. The second VIII, again competing in the serious ' C event once more managed to qualify for the final.

In the final they were up against King's School Canterbury, along with Staines RC and St Paul's School who they had already beaten. As in the semi-final, St Paul's took an early lead, but it then became apparent that they had settled for only second place in the semi, and they gradually drew away from the IC crew. In the closinc stages of the race, with St P a u l ? about one and a quarter lengths ; front, the Canterbury schoolboys jus rowed through IC, leaving the seconc VIII in third place, having lost the second final in three days.

T h e first VII c o m p e t i n g in thi serious 'A' event had somewhat of ar easier time, having a straight fina against AuriOl RC and Barclays Bam RC. Off the start, the IC VIII took ar early lead, only to let Auriol come back at them. A late spurt by the IC VIII saw them draw away again, to win theis presigious event by two thirds o a length.

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Editorial T h o s e of u s w h o w i t n e s s e d the t r i u m p h of t h e S A S at the Iranian E m b a s s y h a v e h a d the g o o d f o r t u n e t o h a v e s e e n a G r e a t British success.

T h e d e m o n s t r a t i o n by IC students o u t s i d e the A l b e r t H a l l c o u l d h a v e t u r n e d i n t o a d i s a s t e r f o r t h e r e p u t a t i o n of Imperial. W e were l u c k y to have the p r e s s o n o u r side. T h e y u n d e r s t o o d that we w e r e o n l y h a v i n g a bit of f u n .

H o w e v e r , I felt u n e a s y w a t c h i n g the d e m o , b u t it d i d give t h e p r e s s s o m e t h i n g t o p h o t o g r a p h a n d t o o k the s t e a m o u t of t h e I r a n i a n s t u d e n t d e m o n s t r a t i o n . I spent a long night w i t h the Iranians o n the e v e n i n g of t h e siege a n d I d i d t r y to understand their views.

In a n a p p e a l t o the B r i t i s h p e o p l e t h e y said: " W e a r e staging a g a t h e r i n g o u t s i d e t h e E m b a s s y of the R e p u b l i c of Iran t o s h o w o u r s o l i d a r i t y w i t h the c a p t i v e s inside the E m b a s s y a n d to express our r e a d i n e s s t o be e x c h a n g e d w i t h the Iranian a n d n o n - I r a n i a n h o s t a g e s a n d

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a l s o to p r o t e s t a g a i n s t the l a c k of p r o t e c t i o n offered to the I r a n i a n E m b a s s y while the B r i t i s h E m b a s s y i n Iran is b e i n g fully p r o t e c t e d b y the Iranian a u t h o r i t i e s .

W e h a v e b e e n s u r r o u n d e d b y the P o l i c e a n d have b e e n k e p t i n i s o l a t i o n from our other compatriots.

T h e P o l i c e have t o l d us that o u r stay h e r e is legal. Inspite of o u r legal s t a t u s , the P o l i c e h a v e r e f u s e d f o o d a n d d r i n k to be g i v e n t o us a n d toilet has also been refused.

T h e i m p r e s s i o n is g i v e n t h r o u g h the m e d i a that w e h a v e b e e n c o n f r o n t ing the B r i t i s h P o l i c e . W e v i g o u r o u s l y d e n y this a n d state that w e are here for p e a c e f u l p u r p o s e s a n d o u r m e s s g e is: 1. W e e x p r e s s o u r s u p p o r t of I m a m K h o m e i n i a n d o u r s o l i d a r i t y w i t h the Iranian a n d n o n - I r a n i a n hostages k e p t in o u r E m b a s s y .

2. W e e x p r e s s o u r p r o t e s t against the B r i t i s h a u t h o r i t i e s for n o t h a v i n g p r o v i d e d a d e q u a t e p r o t e c t i o n for o u r e m b a s s y i n the first i n s t a n c e while the B r i t i s h E m b a s s y i n T e h r a n h as a l w a y s e n j o y e d full p r o t e c t i o n p r o v i d e d b y the Iranian a u t h o r i t i e s .

3. W e e x p r e s s o u r willingness t o be e x c h a n g e d w i t h the Iranian a n d n o n Iranian h o s t a g e s k e p t in o u r E m b a s s y .

T h e s i e g e h a s left us w i t h m a n y m e m o r i e s a n d for s o m e l u c k y p h o t o g r a p h e r s i m a g e s of the siege h a v e b e e n r e c o r d e d on film. Students with g o o d p i c t u r e s h a v e h a d v a r i o u s d e g r e e s of success with magazines and newspapers.

S e v e r a l h a v e h a d their films s c r a t c h e d a n d it w o u l d b e u s e f u l if I c o u l d g i v e general advice to people with exclusive p i c t u r e s of the siege a n d future events.

H o w e v e r , a lot d e p e n d s o n the c i r c u m stances. National papers do not want c o l o u r film b e c a u s e it t a k e s a l o n g time t o d e v e l o p . It s e e m s that g o i n g to a n a g e n c y s u c h a s the P r e s s A s s o c i a t i o n is a g o o d bet.

A s t u d e n t p h o t o g r a p h e r w h o t o o k his u n d e v e l o p e d b l a c k a n d w h i t e film t o the S u n w a s g i v e n b a c k a v e r y badly s c r a t c h e d set of negatives after the Sun h a d t a k e n t w o g o o d p r i n t s of the film. It m a y be coincidence but several other incidents i m p l y that t h e r e is a t r e n d . P a p e r s w i s h i n g t o h a v e e x c l u s i v e p h o t o s a r r a n g e for the film t o be s c r a t c h e d so that n o o n e else will be able t o use it.

If y o u d o t a k e c o l o u r p i c t u r e s there is still a m a r k e t if y o u sell to the c o l o u r g l o s s y m a g a z i n e s s u c h a s Time, Now, Newsweek and other Sunday magazines.

Y o u m u s t m o v e fast. If y o u h a v e p i c t u r e s of the siege a n d h a v e n ' t s t a r t e d negotiations then you're p r o b a b l y too late.

H o w e v e r , I h o p e t o be s e e i n g the E d i t o r of Impact m a g a z i n e t o d a y , s o if y o u h a v e any pics w o r t h putting in an international m a g t h e n c o m e t o the F E L I X Office a s s o o n a s possible.

Ironically, the E d i t o r of Impact w a s a h o s t a g e in the I r a n i a n E m b a s s y siege a n d I h o p e t o print a n i n t e r v i e w w i t h h i m i n next Friday's F E L I X .

A p a r t f r o m J e z g o i n g to B r i g h t o n , a s u c c e s s f u l R a g F e t e a n d the r e s o l u t i o n t o the siege, etc, e t c , a lot h as h a p p e n e d t o d i s t r a c t the I C s t u d e n t f r o m h i s / h e r h a r d struggle t o p a s s e x a m s . D o n ' t forget the R C S A G M n e x t T u e s d a y o r if y o u ' r e in G u i l d s their h a n d o v e r o n the s t e p s of the A l b e r t H a l l is o n the s a m e d a y .

R a e h as t h a n k e d e v e r y o n e w h o h e l p e d w i t h the R a g F e t e a n d I w o u l d like t o c o n g r a t u l a t e h e r o n the s u c c e s s of the Fete. I met an exhausted Rae walking back after the event a n d she s e e m e d p l e a s e d w i t h the r e s p o n s e . T h e B a r b e q u e provided me with a welcome meal a n d I wish we c o u l d have t h e m more often b e c a u s e it is a g o o d time t o m e e t p e o p l e o u t s i d e o n e ' s u s u a l g r o u p of friends.

T h e R e d C r o s s h a v e b e e n c o l l e c t i n g all w e e k at I C a n d a l i c e n s e h a s b e e n o b t a i n e d for t o m o r r o w ' s street c o l l e c t i o n .

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T h i s w e e k F E L I X a s k s d o n a t i o n s for W U S . If y o u h a v e g i v e n s o m e of y o u r grant t o W U S t h e n I t h a n k y o u . F o r m o s t of us the T h i r d W o r l d a n d r e f u g e e p r o b l e m s are m o r e t h a n at a d i s t a n c e f r o m o u r c o m f o r t a b l e w a y of life. H o w e v e r , s e v e r a l s t u d e n t s h a v e g i v e n u p their time t o h e l p c o l l e c t y o u r five p e n c e s for this F E L I X a n d I a m grateful for their h e l p . If y o u w o u l d like t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t W U S t h e n t u r n t o page n i n e .

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T h a n k s t o e v e r y o n e w h o h as h e l p e d a r a t h e r t i r e d F E L I X E d i t o r this w e e k . If y o u ' d like a rest f r o m e x a m r e v i s i o n , w h y n o t w r i t e a n a m u s i n g a r t i c l e for F E L I X . If y o u ' v e got a n y g o o d p i c t u r e s that s u m u p t h i s y e a r at I C I'd l i k e to see t h e m b e c a u s e a F E L I X r e v i e w of the y e a r will be p u t t o g e t h e r o v e r the n e x t few w e e k s .

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F E L I X is p u b l i s h e d by the E d i t o r , o n b e h a l f of t h e I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n P u b l i c a t i o n s B o a r d . " F E L I X is p r i n t e d o n t h e U n i o n p r e m i s e s i n P r i n c e C o n s o r t R o a d , L o n d o n S W 7 .

E d i t o r C . R P a l m e r . F E L I X I S S N 0 1 4 0 - 0 7 1 1 . R e g i s t e r e d at t h e P o s t O f f i c e . C o p y r i g h t F E U X • 1980. F E L I X , the E d i t o r of F E L I X a n d U n i o n O f f i c e r s c a n n o t a c c e p t l i a b i l i t y i n r e s p e c t of e r r o r s or omis s ions c o n t a i n e d in articles herein.