T H E NEWSPAPER O F IMPERIAL C O L L E G E UNION
Will R A G raise £20,000 — see page 3
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Friday 30th May 1980
News
Imperial O p e r a Review o n page 9
Have you seen this man? T h e assailant's d e s c r i p tion: Age: 19—25 Height: 5'10"—6' Slim Build C o l o u r of S k i n : L i g h t Brown Hair: Afro (with sides trimmed) Features: F r e c k l e s or pock marks on cheeks. Teeth: fairly long and narrow. Eyes: dark He was dressed in blue jeans, brown crew neck sweater and a white teeshirt.
HELP! H A V E Y O U S E E N THIS
MAN?
W e r e y o u i n S o u t h s i d e , Saturday 17th M a y between 6:00pm a n d midnight? D i d y o u see anyone answering the d e s c r i p t i o n given o r similar to the identikit picutre? If so when a n d where? If not, c a n y o u help eliminate places a n d times. A l l information, whether positively identifying or not will help build up a picture of events. If y o u were i n S o u t h s i d e at the date a n d times stated y o u s h o u l d s e n d the answers t o the above questions t o :
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Appeal from C C U Presidents Dear Sir, We write to you concerning the abhorrent act that was committed last week in Southside. It is very distressing to find that such an act can be perpetrated within the earshot of many students. We, ourselves, having a close ear to the Union grapevine and also the feelings of the non-Union hack student, find that the feelings within IC and ICU are no more than "concerned". A N Y political action, political fervour or political leanings, motivates some student(s) into writing to FELIX, speaking at U G M s , printing endless reams of international statistics but when a vile act is committed against one of our fellow students, how many people have been actively concerned? What have College been doing about it? Action is required now; not in a few days time, not in a few weeks or months but now. The question raised last week relating to the security arrangements and the numerous entrances into Southside will take months to solve. Even now entrances are left open to anybody. Surely this comes under the umbrella of security patrol which seems to be non-existent. The attacker must be stopped immediately. The description was in last week's FELIX and this is where you (staff and students alike) can help. you ever in Southside on i) Were Saturday night? ii) Did you ever travel in the FalmouthTizard lifts on Saturday night? iii) Did you notice the attacker in the bar at any time during the evening? iv) Did you see the assailant in the locality at all?
Even if your answers are negative, they help build up a positive picture of the events. Please, please write in with ANY information to the IC Union Office. These obscene acts must be stopped at all costs, so make a concerted effort to free the ladies of this college of a most terrifying and evil experience. Please
T H E IC U N I O N
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Issue No 555
help.
Yours sincerely Bernie Pryor Sean O 'Boyle Jo Armitage
College is for study or Profits? S o m e of the visiting F r e n c h s c h o o l k i d s , o n c a m p u s t o eat in S o u t h s i d e , t r i e d t o set fire t o c a r r o o f s a n d the ladies toilet o v e r the l o n g w e e k e n d . F u r t h e r m o r e , the c o m m o t i o n c a u s e d w a s again u n a c c e p t a b l e at a t i m e of r e v i s i o n j u s t p r i o r t o e x a m s . O v e r the past w e e k s the n u m b e r of t h e s e p a r t i e s , w i t h a n age r a n g e of thirteen to seventeen, has i n c r e a s e d r a p i d l y . W h i l s t t h e y m a y be s t a y i n g in a n e a r b y h o t e l d u r i n g their sight-seeing trip to L o n d o n , they eat their l u n c h a n d e v e n i n g meals h e r e . T h e a r r a n g e m e n t is through S company which prints and d i s t r i b u t e s D i n e r s C a r d s t o the c o n t i n e n t . A c a r d gives t h e h o l d e r f o o d t o t h e v a l u e of ÂŁ1.25 i n the S o u t h s i d e R e f e c t o r y . T h e s c h e m e w a s i n t r o d u c e d s o m e time ago in order to increase refectory r e v e n u e . H o w e v e r , for t h o s e in S o u t h s i d e the s i t u a t i o n b e c a m e i n t o l e r a b l e . S i n c e the b e g i n n i n g of t e r m t h e r e have b e e n 150 o r s o e a t i n g t h e i r m e a l s h e r e. T w o p r o b l e m s a r i s e . F i r s t l y at l u n c h t i m e large q u e u e s of k i d s s t r e t c h e d t o the d o o r of the r e f e c t o r y , i m m e d i a t e l y p u t t i n g off I C students w h o w o u l d have eaten there. ( S o m e of the r e f e c t o r y staff t r i e d t o see that s t u d e n t s w e n t first.) In t h e e v e n i n g , with the parties often u n s u p e r v i s e d , Southside became a playground. O n c e inside they r a n u p a n d d o w n the stairs to the a n n o y a n c e of, a m o n g s t o t h e r s , the s e c u r i t y g u a r d . O u t s i d e i n the c a r p a r k a r e a a n d b e s i d e the m e w s t e n s of k i d s let off s t e a m after a d a y c o o p e d u p i n the c o a c h . T h i s l e a d to a n u n p r e d i c t e d l e v e l of c o m p l a i n t s f r o m s t u d e n t s t o t h e w a r d e n s , s u b w a r d e n s a n d U n i o n . It h a s also led to f r i c t i o n w i t h the M e w s r e s i d e n t s , o n e e v e n w e n t t o the e x t e n t of taking photos. T h e Refectory Suggestions r a i s e d t h e m a t t e r at t h e Committee. T h e problem was s t o o d by those w h o d i d not facts a n d of c o u r s e t h e ' p r o f i t '
Committee Refectorynot underk n o w the f r o m these
k i d s w a s the o v e r - r i d i n g factor. A n y w a y t h e y d e c i d e d it w o u l d b e a g o o d i d e a a s k i n g the k i d s t o be quiet! T h e s a m e d a y the e v e n i n g c o m m o t i o n l a s t e d until nine o'clock. The F r e n c h teachers complained to the r e f e c t o r y staff w h i l s t t h e i r k i d s played havoc with those revision timet a b l e s . M a t t e r s w e r e left w i t h t w o m e m b e r s of t h e R e f e c t o r y C o m m i t t e e w h o t r i e d to k e e p o r d e r . S i n c e t h e n the U n i o n C o u n c i l d e c i d e d that " n o profit making venture must be at the expense of normal life" a n d t h a t i n c l u d e s r e v i s i o n i n o n e ' s r o o m . T h i s is i n l i n e w i t h t h e P r a t t R e p o r t of s o m e year s b a c k , w r i t t e n after c o m p l a i n t s f r o m technicians that conference bookings were upsetting their own refectory outlets. T h e U n i o n ' s letter t o D r R C S c h r o t e r d e m a n d e d that the s c h e m e be d r o p p e d o r that alternative a r r a n g e m e n t s be m a d e . • It a l s o p o i n t e d o u t that there w e r e o t h e r w a y s that the p r i c e s c o u l d be b r o u g h t d o w n , w h i c h w e r e n o t against the ruling of the P r a t t R e p o r t . M r M o o n e y a n d D r S c h r o t e r have b e e n e n d e a v o u r i n g t o d e v e l o p e a s o l u t i o n to the p r o b l e m w h i c h will be a c c e p t a b l e t o u s . T o this e n d a n u m b e r of a c t i o n s h a v e been taken: 1. No bookings between 1st and 13th June have been accepted. We are committed, however, to a couple on the 5th and 6th June. We are also commited to a considerable number during the last week of May. 2. Mr Mooney has agreed that, with the exception of the weekend times and provided there is no clash with the dinner bookings in the Sherfield Building, both lunches and dinners will be served to the visitors in the Sherfield Building rather than Southside. It is unfortunately not possible to use this approach on the weekends for obvious reasons. 3. The Central Organisers and the Party Organisers have been, and are being, repeatedly contacted to warn them of the importance of decorous behaviour
PG A G M T H U R S D A Y 12th J U N E 1:00pm in the SENIOR C O M M O N R O O M Papers in the L o w e r Lounge. Barrel of real ale available.
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and a letter has been produced in French which is given to each tour party leader instructing them exactly what to do. expense 4. Finally, at the Refectory's student marshalls are being sort for to help control the students.
A t t h e t i m e o f w r i t i n g it i s u n c l e a r e x a c t l y h o w s u c c e s s f u l t h e s c h e m e is f r o m a s t u d e n t v i e w p o i n t . It is after all n e c e s s a r y for a m e m b e r of the r e f e c t o r y staff t o g o o v e r t o S o u t h s i d e a n d m a r s h a l l t h e m t o S h e r f i e l d a n d o n e c a n n e v e r be s u r e w h e n they will t u r n u p . S o t h e r e is a n e x t r a b u r d e n o n the staff a n d the n e c e s s i t y t o o p e n S h e r f i e l d i n the e v e n i n g s . T h i s m e a n s a d e c r e a s e in the ' p r o f i t ' m a r g i n , b u t o n this p o i n t it s h o u l d be s a i d that n o figures h a v e b e e n p r e s e n t t o s h o w that this ' p r o f i t ' is a b s o l u t e l y n e c e s s a r y . S o a f t e r t h r e e w e e k s o f h a s s l e s it s e e m s that C o l l e g e h a v e a c c e p t e d that C o l l e g e life c o m e s first a n d the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t h e g u e s t falls o n t h o s e w h o invite a guest i n t o C o l l e g e . T h r e e w e e k s w h i c h led to m u c h c o m p l a i n t s , e x t r a w o r k for the w a r d e n s i n S e l k i r k a n d K e o g h , a n d t r o u b l e for the S u b - w a r d e n s w h o t r i e d to c o n t r o l the c h i l d i s h a c t i o n s of a s m a l l m i n o r i t y of o u r s t u d e n t s , a n d a s e r i o u s threat of a r s o n . H o p e f u l l y s a n i t y h as n o w r e t u r n e d a n d that this is a l e s s o n t o m a n y . F o r w e all u n d e r s t a n d that non-academic services m u s t n o t l o s e C o l l e g e m o n e y , b u t this s h o u l d n o t be at t h e e x p e n s e of a c a d e m i c a n d a c c e p t a b l e college life. F a i l u r e of the r e f e c t o r i e s t o realise the d i f f i c u l t i e s d i d put a question m a r k o n m a n y things. H o w e v e r , w h a t h a p p e n s n o w is s o m e what unclear, D r R C Schroter hopes that "the actions taken will both relieve the tension between residents and others, and will retain some means of raising funds to help underwrite catering costs." A f t e r a l l , h i s t a s k is a d i f f i c u l t a n d vertually impossible one. M r M o o n e y is q u o t e d as s a y i n g : trouble it brings, it just isn't worth
SICK? DISGUSTING? PERVERTED? // you know any ;'orces answering this description, send them to Dave Jago, Rag M a g Editor, c / o T h e Felix Office, or tell me in person. Pint reward for the vilest, but 'nice' jokes also considered.
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T h e Joint Rag Committee met on Wednesday 14th M a y a n d among its tasks was that of choosing, from the long list of helpful charities which write to us, our beneficiaries for next year. I am happy to report that the overwhelming feeling was that we should continue to support the National Deaf Children's Society, and I think this reflects the importance of personal contact (such as the C a b e r Tossing) and also that we know every penny we raise will buy much-needed equipment which would simply not be available from any other source. This trend was underlined in the minor charities we c h o s e : £ 3 , 0 0 0 is t o be given to A c t i o n in Distress, a children's charity working in the T h i r d W o r l d , to be used for a specific project about which we will get full details, and £5,000 will be used to run a project called A C T I V E which designs and produces various aids for the specific individual needs of handicapped children and adults. A s well as the close liason d u e to the fact we a r e its sole s o u r c e of income, we hope to involve the engineering students in the design aspect. Also at the meeting the officers for next year were elected, as follows: Secretary: Alan Edwards Junior Treasurer: J o n Davis Publicity Officer: Steve T y s o n Rag M a g Editor: Dave Jago I a m sure they will all do a great job, and w i s h t h e m , a n d Ian H o d g s o n , the n e w C h a i r m a n , every success for next year. H O W E V E R , if you think that there's no life left in this year's officers, you couldn't be more w r o n g , b e c a u s e we also f o u n d out at the meeting that we've raised just over £18,000 and with that m a g i c n u m b e r 20,000 within o u r grasp, we just couldn't resist it. S O , on Saturday 14th June there will be a Final Fling Collection, g i v i n g y o u y o u r last c h a n c e t h i s y e a r t o d o y o u r b i t f o r an extremely worthwhile cause. T h e collection will be run from all C C U offices, with a 'Life oi Brian' theme (although y o u can d o any other stunt if you like) and there will be a free party in the evening for everyone who has helped. But if you can't be there on the day, don't just put it out of your mind — there are plenty of other ways of making money, whether its a sponsored event by your club, society or Hall, selling Rag Mags or a small collections: around the departmental staff perhaps, or just round a few local pubs when out with your mates (you could even have a sponsored revision!). Really there are lots of ways in which you can have fun and raise money at the same time, so if you want to help, please contact me via IC U n i o n Office, or your C C U , and we'll supply cans, licences, sponsor forms or anything else you need. P L E A S E , P L E A S E , P L E A S E think about it, a n d make an effort — even if y o u only collect for half an hour you'll be helping us to help up to about twenty more deaf children this year. RAE
L E T T E R S first of these is that he has nothing to say, the second that he doesn't know when to stop saying it. Language is supposed to be an instrument of communication, not a 'smokescreen' for ignorance. If one has nothing to say then say nothing!
Dear Sir On reading this week's FELIX I thought that all the varieties of S Imperialis had been described on page three, only to find a sixth manifesting itself on page four! I refer of course to S Imp pseudointellectualis, yes — Justin'wounded' Newland was at it again.
W o r s e than the quantity of verbal diarrhoea which Mr N has been able to produce is the actual nature of it. The 'points' made by him in both of the writings printed by F E L I X over the past three weeks do not bear the hallmarks of an informed historian trying to capture the truth from the facts in the most concise possible combination of well chosen words, as I suspect Mr N would like to think they do. Instead they betray him as a bigot who has taken it upon himself to judge a culture worlds
As the readers of FELIX are by now all too painfully aware, J N considers that a scribe of his calibre may by Divine Right inflict upon a fortunate readership any such drivel he might feel 'inspired' to write. Are we not 'privileged' to be allowed such glimpses of the insights of so stimulating a historianphilosopher as Mr Newland right here in our own little paper? There'are just two flaws in what Mr N calls his 'literary style'. The Dear Justin Newland Anyone whose prose is published can expect to receive criticism. It is the writer's responsibility to sift through comments on his work and find the valid complaints and learn from them, also to reply to those points that require a rejoinder. It is not his duty to compound any original felony by insulting those who make perfectly reasonable comments on his style. As to the confinement of "aesthetic comments" (your phrase, not mine) to the issue of the matching of style to content, I believe that in some dim and distant era the essay was considered as a highly respected art form. Incidentally an art form that Miss Anne Marie Tomsett (one of the recipients of your tongue's sharper edge, last week) is adept at to the extent of jointly being awarded the Arthur Acland Essay Prize, only a year or so ago. Justin, dearest heart, of course you may use metaphor, simile and any literary embellishment save cliche; but try not to be verbose, and, please try to use embellish-
ments to accentuate the points you wish to make, not merely to show off. Clarity and economy are more important components of an articulate style of writing than any mere embroidery. Your vocabulary is admittedly extensive, but there is the world of differencebetweenusinganunfamiliar word because it exactly, conveys the meaning intended (or because it allows a little alliteration or otherwise sounds nice), and using a word because you looked it up in a dictionary this morning and thought it looked obscure. F E L I X is a magazine, not a 'crib sheet' for Call •My
Bluff.
As to the content of your articles, my world weary eyes find them invariably naive and insufferably pompous (as would eyes more cynical, find my, so far unwritten, opinions of world politics, the human situation, life, the universe, and everything). At the risk of provoking the derision and hostility of some of my
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apart from his own purely by his own standards and, furthermore, as an ill-informed 'pseud' who attempts to force square historical facts into r o u n d p r e s e n t - d a y situations. If Mr N is ever to make future contributions to F E L I X or any publication (not I trust without careful consideration on his part) then if he wishes to be treated with respect at all he will have to acquire that most elusive of virtues, namely humility. I would strongly recommend to him that such a deflation of his over-sensitive ego would quickly rid his writing of the overtly patron<sing and pointlessly sarcastic tone which make him so offensive to those who have to read the crap.
problem is what can only be called 'pseudo-idealism' — ie naive to the point of stupidity. The 'springs of humanism' have yet to prevent one war — to start with J N seems to have forgotten about the fundamental opposition of different nations to each other, never mind in this specific instance the resentment h a r b o u r e d by Iran, not without cause, for the US.
Perhaps Mr N believes that some of what he has written is worthwhile — his ' s o l u t i o n ' to the U S / I r a n
If I may 'couch my concluding remarks in a figure of speech' — if Mr Newland must toss off his ego with such ill-considered trash as we've seen recently will he do us all a favour and keep it out of FELIX, then at least we won't have to watch. Yours exhaustively Mark Benson LSI
readers, I will couch my concluding marks in a figure of speech (not to mention rip them off directly from the end of last week's epistle). It is only when every author's belief in the English language, or some other medium embodying the principles of communication, has been nourished by the rains of time that the flower of universal style and articulacy will prosper. Until then we must endure the stench of cliche, the sickness of the cumbersome sentence, the confusion of millions, and the most nauseous sight on this earth . . . the bickering of writers. Cheers, etc Eric Jarvis
Dear Colin With regard to the current plague of French kids around Southside; on Sunday I considered having a Mooney at 12:30 (a quite respectable hour for lunch), but upon finding Southside Refectory full of our foreign visitors, changed my mind. Exactly the same situation occurred at 5:20pm, whereupon I patronised one of the local 'fast food' stores. Mooney is cutting his own throat in accommodating these obnoxious kids, who are disrupting the eating habits and revision of students at this crucial time of year. Yours hungrily Jasper (Jeremy Nunns)
THE
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T h e Huxley C l u b was formed in 1979 by a group of IC graduates w h o h a v e e n t e r e d the t e a c h i n g profession. T h e objects of the C l u b a r e to e s t a b l i s h a n d m a i n t a i n contact between I C graduates now teaching and to create a closer and m o r e a b i d i n g link between their schools a n d the C o l l e g e t h a n otherwise exists. T h e C l u b meets twice a year: during the winter for an A n n u a l D i n n e r , usually i n L o n d o n , a n d again in the summer for a more informal gathering outside Lorfdon, at which guests are welcome. Membership is open to any ex-IC g r a d u a t e or p o s t g r a d u a t e n o w teaching. There is no subscription, but an appropriate charge to those attending is made to meet the cost of each function. Anyone eligible who would like to join the Huxley C l u b is a s k e d to w r i t e to t h e Chairman: Mr David Rossell 21 Mallard Road Selsdvn Vale South Croydon (Telephone: 01-651-2819) T h e C l u b would also like to be of assistance to any present IC students c o n t e m p l a t i n g or i n t e n d i n g a teaching career, by enabling them to meet ex-IC people now teaching and perhaps visit a school or two. A n y such are cordially invited to get in touch with the Club's IC Corresp o n d e n t , M r J o h n T h o l e , at 53 Prince's Gate (internal 2659).
ICCAG If you've finished your exams or want a breather, why not come to Holly Street Adventure Playground this Saturday, 31st May (meet at Beit arch at 10:30am, transport provided). Help is needed to build climbing frames, tree houses and the like, so if you want some fresh air and exercise, but at the same time do something that is worthwhile and enjoyable, why not come along. Anybody is welcome. Volunteers are needed to accompany disabled people on day outings to Bexhill-on-Sea in early July (2nd and 8th). If you ae interested, come to the I C C A G Room (top floor, Union Building) any Monday at 12:30 or contact Mike Smith (Life Sciences 2).
CRICKET C L U B A G M The Cricket Club Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 2nd June at 1:15 in the Green Committee Room, Union Building. Nominations for next year's committee members can be made on the club notice board by the Union Bar.
W o u l d the p e r s o n who removed/stole A C C pot 2 from the Union Bar on Saturday 26th April please return it to the bar or to me (Tim Hillyer, Maths 3). Liquid reward — no questions asked.
R E V I E W S THE
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CHRONICLE Robert Hunter
At 11:00am on 6th November 1971, Bering Sea time, James R Schlesinger gave the 'go', triggering a nuclear phenomenon whose force was measured at five megatons, flaming to the temperature of the sun, instanteously carving a cavern the size of four football fields in diameter out of what had before been solid Aleutian rock. Rare peregrine falcons and bald eagles sitting on rock ledges had their legs driven up through their bodies. Some one thousand sea otters died in the Bering Sea, their ears split by the shockwave, their wet brown bodies left to wash up on the shore for weeks afterwards. was the offical statement. "Everything has gone as expected," A n emotive passage; the book the n u c l e a r tests o n the A l e u t i a n is full of t h e m . A t t i m e s the Islands, off A l a s k a . It follows s e n t i m e n t a l i t y g o e s a little o v e r " the i s o l a t e d b e g i n n i n g s , a lone t h e t o p . T h e b o o k i s f u l l o f fishing s m a c k sailing t h r o u g h i r o m a n t i c images; facing the the N o r t h Pacific w i n t e r to h a r p o o n s of the R u s s i a n w h a l e r s ; " b e a r w i t n e s s " at t h e b o m b s t a n d i n g o v e r b a b y H a r p seals; tests. sailing into n u c l e a r test z o n e s . T h e c a u s e of t h e w h a l e , a n d A n o r g a n i s a t i o n b o r n of t h e t h e e x p o n e n t i a l g r o w t h of W e s t C o a s t hippie m o v e m e n t affiliated g r o u p s . in Pacific C a n a d a ; f o u n d e d o n T h e C a n a d i a n h u n t s a n d the universal love a n d c o n c e r n , f a m o u s c l u b b i n g seals c a m p a i g n . d r i v e n by e m o t i o n a n d s h o w m a n A n d then flair; the G r e e n p e a c e m o v e m e n t The book stops curiously. B y has b e e n at the forefront of 1977 the g r o u p h a d r e a l i s e d a "emotion conservation", cuddly large m e m b e r s h i p , a n d was seal p u p s , majestic l e v i a t h a n s . fragmenting into numerous R i g h t o r w r o n g is n o t for m e to factions pulling in different judge. It w a s effective. It still is d i r e c t i o n s . It s i g n a l l e d the e n d a n d m a k e s a great s t o r y . of R o b e r t H u n t e r ' s i n v o l v e m e n t T h e " c h r o n i c l e " t r a c e s the b e g i n n i n g s of t h e m o v e m e n t t h r o u g h t h e p e r s o n a l v i e w of o n e m a n , a r e p o r t e r by t r a d e , w h o w a s i n at the b e g i n n i n g a n d b e c a m e the p r e s i d e n t for a while. The d o c u m e n t a r y app r o a c h drags in places, but c o n t r a s t s w i t h highs of e m o t i o n a l frenzy. . It b e g a n w i t h o p p o s i t i o n to
C O T T O N W O O L AND SAXOPHONES Young Marble Giants/Essential Logic The Nashville North End Road Friday 23rd May London SW5 Dear Sid Saw the Young Marble Giants I can r e c o m m e n d them wholeheartedly, and I'm going to try to catch them next time they play within striking distance. As you probably know from listening to the album they're a sort of sparse, minimalist reggaeish band with the gaps in the music being as important as the notes in between. There's only three of them: Phil Moxham, organ and guitar (puts in the brilliant little touches); Stuart Moxham, bass and organ (keeps the whole show running â&#x20AC;&#x201D; well, sort of trolling along anyway); Alison Statton, vocals (sounds as if she's singing to herself, looks totally unlike yer average lady frontperson, none of this fancy clothes, tight trousers rubbish, she looks the sort of girl you want to
with Greenpeace. G r e e n p e a c e still e x i s t s . In o t h e r h a n d s . T h e i r o n y of the B r i t i s h e d i t i o n of the b o o k is that the cover depicts a composite with the " R a i n b o w W a r r i q r " ; a s h i p f u n d e d b y the E u r o p e a n G r e e n p e a c e i n 1978 m e r i t i n g o n l y a final p a r a g r a p h on page 240. DW
Robert Hunter was born in 1941. He was ecology correspondent and columnist on the Vancouver Sun where he became involved in the original protests over the Aleutian nuclear tests. He was a founder member o f Greenpeace and for some time its President.
drag off stage and wrap in cotton wool to protect her from the nasties). They use a rhy,.im box instead of a drummer, but blend around it so well that it's not obtrusive, and succeed in producing far more interesting and varied rhythms than the likes of After the Fire, Gary Numan and New Musik. The organ had a lovely 'warm' sound and considering only one effects pedal was used during the set, they produced a hell of a range of guitar sounds. The songs are very impressive, and despite the stark way they're presented, they are actually quite 'catchy'. All in all, like nobody I'd ever heard before, and they seemed to enjoy it as much as we did. Jeremy and I sang along, Pinball bopped away merrily, Dave Jago tapped his feet and swayed about a bit, and even Steve Marshall and Simon Turner enjoyed it. Logic were disappointing. They used (way back in the mists of time, ie, last year) to have all these unexpected rhythm changes and so on, and I used to get drenched in
sweat bopping away at the front at Logic gigs. Not so this time, I merely worked up a mild flush (or thereabouts), they just weren't as infectious somehow. The new bass player, John, an ex-busker (doesn't sing with them, but he's got a phenomenal voice, if I remember correctly), anyway where was I? He's a brilliant bassist, the original five fingers and a thumb job, but he takes over the sound too much. Lora's sax playing was somewhat staid, and looking back on it the news songs are too p o l i s h e d , though I'd say they still knock spots off most bands a r o u n d . Pinball said they'd become too accomplished and lost whatever it was they used to have. He'd seen them on Thursday as well, and said they were worse then. They still seem to care about the audience though. I don't know if it was coincidence, but during a gap while they were fixing a snare drum, I asked the bass player to get them to play Wake Up 'cause I had to go before the set finished and it was down on the song list (impru-
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dently placed on the stage just in front of me) as the last song (this sentence is appalling!) and they played it as their next song. Nice, eh! I had to miss the end of the set to go off and do this 'ere radio programme, but apparently some pea-brained imbecile of a skinhead s p r a y e d the stage with a fire extinguisher (and the band played on!). He was probably a relative of the mindless excrement that beat someone up in this toilets during the interval. It seems to me that there's at least as much trouble at the Nashville as there ever was, despite their ridiculous 21+ only rule. Anyway, a fun time was had by nearly all. See the Young Marble Giants if you can, and Essential Logic have still got what it takes even if they're not showing it too much at the minute. Got to pack up writing now 'cause the records coming to an end and if I don't set the next one off there'll be an embarassing pause. Cheers Eric O'Cola
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F R I D A Y 6th J U N E IC Christian Union Meeting at 6 : 3 0 p m in t h e M u s i c R o o m , 53 P r i n c e s G a t e . W i t h talk o n G o dN o w by V e r n o n Blackmore.
posters Dear C o l i n T h o u g h I m a y have b e c o m e short-tempered while revising, I feel that it is still a quite reasonable reaction to be enraged by a n u m b e r of posters I have seen about the college. T h e thin end of the wedge was a poster depicting a m u s h r o o m cloud rising from a cooling tower. H o w subtle! W h a t breath-taking imagery! C l o s e study revealed that the power station using the towers was not included in the picture. Circumstantical evidence would s u g g e s t t hat t h e h i d d e n p o w e r station was not nuclear. D u m b posters do not contribute to the nuclear debate. I heartily congratulate whoever took any of them down. T o d a y I saw an even worse example. Published by E c o r o p a , it is called " N u c l e a r Power — T h e F a c t s " . A lively little poster, it has a short introduction and then twentythree questions and answers. T h e intro hints that the nuclear industry is a c o n s p i r a c y of p s y c h o p a t h i c faceless businessmen out to poison as many people as they can while being paid lots of money to build engines of distruction (or power s t a t i o n s as t h e n o n - e c o l o g i c a l l y minded sometimes call them). A r e the m e n of B N F L a n d U K A E A freemasons? O r perhaps illuminati? O f the twenty-three questions which follow, numbers 22 and 23 are a n s w e r e d quite reasonably. T h e rest a r e a n s w e r e d with a patchwork of irrelevancy, answers which mislead by telling some of the truth but not all of it, and the occasional statement which is just not true. S o m e answers are cunning, others insult the intelligence of the reader. I will not go into details, so as to shorten the letter (already overlong), but will in a subsequent letter if whoever put the post up writes an answer to this letter in FELIX.
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SCAB A G M At the S C A B A G M o n Tuesday, the election for C h a i r m a n was very closely contended between Nick M o r a n and F i o n a Sinclair, the post b e i n g w o n by F i o n a . N i c k t h e n stood down to the post of Treasurer. David Britton was u n o p p o s e d as Secretary.
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Perhaps he or she is the same person who put up poster number 3. It is titled "Studies of the H u m a n A u r a " and is a hideous example of the reconciliation of Biblical fundam e n t a l i s m with m o d e r n s c i e n c e s c h o o l of t h o u g h t . I n e e d n o t describe it in detail, as they have proliferated around College like a n intellectual cancer. It appears to refer to the relation between the
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IC got off to a g o o d start with s o m e aggressive umpiring by Salter who called every other ball a wide! As the extras score raced along, Guy Simpkins and Andy Harris played some attacking strokes. After Simpkin was dismissed for 22, Harris took control of the innings and soon reached 50. He c o n t i n u e d p l a y i n g with d e v i l a n d p a n a c h e and p u n i s h e d the b o w l i n g to reach his century in less than 100 minutes before finally being dismissed for 110, which included 14 fours and a six. Harris was ably supported by Eckersley (21) and Maquire (12no). At tea, IC declared at 200 for 6. Borough Road, showing ail the aggressi v e n e s s of a s t u f f e d p a r r o t , m a d e n o attempt to chase IC's total. Their negative approach to the game ensured a long and boring innings which, at the close of play, stood at 77 for 5. However, the IC bowlers were unlucky not to bowl-out the a g r i culturally-minded Borough Road hackers. Ratnam took 1 for 23 for 15 off 9 and S i m p k i n was u n f o r t u n a t e l y u n a b l e to purchase a wicket with his daisy cutters. Result: a moral victory to IC by a wide margin! Idvad Ratles
laying o n of hands and the "unity of life", a n d quantum mechanics. W h a t is c r a n k r e l i g i o n ( t h e s e posters c o m e from California) doing at I C ? Especially this mutant hybrid of the teachings of M a d a m e Blavatsky, Billy G r a h a m , Wilhelm Reich, Timothy Leary, Pierre Teilhard de C h a r d i n and D r J o h n S Bell. This monster is implausible and one may hope it will soon die.
O h well, against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. G i v e me r a t i o n a l ity with a s e n s e of h u m o u r every time. P o k e r - f a c e d anti-rationalism should be hunted down. Remember why J e a n Harlow died. Y o u r s temporarily purged of anger, K C Mann (President of the Justin Newland D i e d F o r Y o u Society)
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L a s t w e e k I C w a s t h e v e n u e f o r t h e first p e r f o r m a n c e of a n authentic v e r s i o n of O f f e n b a c h ' s La Belle H6l&ne, ie, a v e r s i o n different f r o m t h a t u s u a l l y p e r f o r m e d . T h e l a t t e r c o n t a i n s m a t e r i a l f r o m o t h e r o p e r e t t a s b y t h e c o m p o s e r . Imperial O p e r a p r e s e n t e d t h e original s c o r e w i t h a n e w t r a n s l a t i o n b y G e o f f r e y D u n n , w h i c h (I a m a s s u r e d ) is faithful t o t h e o r i g i n a l , a n d i n places quite hilarious. T h e plot c o n c e r n s , o n its surface, t h e e v e n t s l e a d i n g u p t o t h e T r o j a n W a r , b u t is i n fact a satire o n d e c a d e n t P a r i s i a n s o c i e t y in t h e 1860s, w i t h a H i g h P r i e s t c h e a t i n g at c a r d s a n d a n O r e s t e s s u r r o u n d e d b y ladies of d o u b t f u l v i r t u e (not i n c l u d i n g h i s s is ter ). t h e h u m o u r i n t h e lines. M i k e Imperial Opera is a c o m p a n y newly-formed by current a n d e x - m e m b e r s of I C O p e r a t i c S o c i e t y , m o s t l y g r a d u a t e s of I C or v a r i o u s m u s i c c o l l e g e s . I n fact, a g r o u p of v e r y t a l e n t e d a n d experienced singers a n d m u s i c i a n s . T h e r e w a s sufficient v o c a l talent t o ' d o u b l e - u p ' t h e principal parts, with Penny Beavan a n dDeborah Johnson singing Helen o n alternate evenings a n d Brian Parsons alternating as Paris with T e r r y Newcombe. P r o d u c t i o n a n d designs were adde d some topical references a n d stage b u s i n e s s t o e n h a n c e
Withers d i d the honours with the b a t o n , a n d A n n A l d e r s o n p r o d u c e d elaborate costumes f r o m a tiny b u d g e t ( n o s t u d e n t u n i o n s u b s i d i e s , of c o u r s e ! ) . L a s t b u t n o t least, a c r o w d of ex-stage m a n a g e r s w e r e m a n ipulating screwdrivers a n d paint b r u s h e s t o p r o v i d e s c e n e r y and paddle-steamer (complete with smoking chimney). Without a n y possible doubt w h a t e v e r , a s u c c e s s f u l first major p r o d u c t i o n for t h e I m p e r i a l O p e r a c o m p a n y a n d a suitable c h o i c e for O f f e n b a c h ' s c e n t e n a r y year. D
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Tragic death of College Chief Security Officer MR ARTHUR DAWSON R e a d e r s of F E L I X will be s a d d e n e d t o l e a r n of t h e s u d d e n d e a t h y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g of M r A r t h u r D a w s o n , t h e C o l l e g e C h i e f S e c u r i t y O f f i c e r . M r D a w s o n , w h o w a s 6 2 , c a m e t o t h e C o l l e g e in S e p t e m b e r 1970 after a l o n g c a r e e r i n t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n P o l i c e F o r c e . H e w a s a m e m b e r of t h e Institute of I n d u s t r i a l S e c u r i t y . A l l m e m e b e r s of t h e C o l l e g e e x t e n d their c o n d o l e n c e s a n d s y m p a t h y t o M r s D a w s o n a n d t o h e r family.
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Mews incident A n u r g e n t n o t i c e w a s sent t o ail r e s i d e n t s of L i n s t e a d H a l l o n W e d n e s d a y . It w a s w r i t t e n b y the W a r d e n , D r C a r a b i n e . T h e n o t i c e s t a t e d that t h e r e has been a very serious incident resulting in two b r o k e n windows and considerable distress to residents in the M e w s houses behind the Hall. P o l i c e a r e investigating t h e damage, believed to have o c c u r r e d o n S a t u r d a y night. It m a y w e l l be s h o w n that o b j e c t s were t h r o w n from L i n s t e a d H a l l . T h e W a r d e n s a i d that t h e result c o u l d easily h a v e b e e n s e r i o u s o r fatal injury. T h e r e is little e v i d e n c e a s y e t t o i m p l y i n v o l v e m e n t of L i n s t e a d • H a l l , b u t e v e n if t h e p o l i c e enquiry is inconclusive, the W a r d e n fears t h a t t h e H a l l will remain under suspicion. D r C a r a b i n e s a i d that it is h a r d t o
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Fire and G l u e O n M o n d a y evening a small fire w a s s t a r t e d i n t h e L a d i e s ' T o i l e t s i n S o u t h s i d e . A pile of toilet rolls were set afire b y visiting F r e n c h s c h o o l k i d s . T h e same evening, the Messengers' O f f i ce at t h e e n t r a n c e to Falmouth a n d Tizard Halls was glued up. Superglue was sprayed into the lock. Several attempts were made to force open the door without success. T h e i n c i d e n t left t h e a r e a n e a r t h e lift w i t h o u t lights — t h e s a m e lifts that w e r e u s e d by t h e rapist last w e e k .
L a s t S a t u r d a y night a p r i v a t e party i n the J C R w a s gatecrashed by skinheads. A door was vandalised by a youth with a crowbar a n d the wire mesh r e i n f o r c e d glass w a s s m a s h e d . T h e student w h o b o o k e d the J C R lost h i s d e p o s i t a l t h o u g h he h a d n o t h i n g t o d o w i t h t h e incident.
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