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Carlisle visits College The timely Conservative Society invitation for the Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Mark Carlisle, MP to visit the College gave overseas students an oppurtunity to discuss the differential fees issue. M r C a r l i s l e said: " O n e regrets h a v i n g to m a k e the decision to in tr odu ce ' f u l l cost' fees for overseas students but their n u m b e r s h a d g r o w n to such a size that it cost over £100m per year merely to subsidise their fees. " T h e L a b o u r G o v e r n m e n t t r i e d r e d u c i n g the q u o t a but it d i d n ' t work. T h e result was a totally i n d e s c r i m i n a t e choice of students w i t h o u t enquiries into their financial s i t u a t i o n . W e thought that it was right to do a w a y w i t h i n d e s c r i m i n a t e subsidies. " I w o u l d like to give m o r e i n d i v i d u a l assistance to students f r o m parts of the w o r l d that one wants to help but it is not easy to decide w h o s h o u l d have the top p r i o r i t y . B r i t i s h dependents or students f r o m C y p r u s , w h o have not h o m e universities, or people f r o m the d e v e l o p i n g w o r l d a l l deserve c o n s i d e r a t i o n . " M r C a r l i s l e d i s p u t e d the L o n d o n S t u d e n t Conference's findings that overseas students p r o v i d e a net inflow of £ 3 2 m , c o m m e n t i n g , " t h e Overseas S t u d e n t T r u s t have stated that there was no v a l i d i t y i n the figure of £32m or that overseas students w i l l e n h a n c e o u r e c o n o m i c situation i n future. I n the e n d it comes d o w n to the question — w h a t c a n we do to help p o l i t i c a l needs?" Besides h e a r i n g questions o n overseas student fees, M r C a r l i s l e gave a general talk o n B r i t i s h E d u c a t i o n . H e l i n k e d the future of i n d u s t r y changes of attitudes i n e d u c a t i o n . " W e must emphasise the i m p o r t a n c e of m a t h e m a t i c s a n d science. M o r e girls s h o u l d be encouraged to take e n g i n e e r i n g r a t h e r t h a n persuaded at the age of fourteen that the subject is not for t h e m " . M r C a r l i s l e c o n c l u d e d b y s a y i n g : " I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e is a n a m a l g a m a t i o n of three colleges, the R o y a l C o l l e g e of Science, the R o y a l S c h o o l of M i n e s , a n d C i t y a n d G u i l d s . T h a t c o m b i n a t i o n is a m a r r i a g e w h i c h not o n l y succeeds at I m p e r i a l but is a m a r r i a g e necessary l o r the success of B r i t i s h i n d u s t r y as a w h o l e " .
Hairline Causes Controversy Dave G ayor, City and Guilds President, had his haed totally shaved o n S u n d a y in the U n i o n B a r , at the G u i l d s E l e c t i o n B a r night. M r G a y o r told F E L I X that he considered having his head shaved to be well w o r t h it, as £300 h a d been collected for Rag. E v e n with his head shaved he did not look as funny as R i c h A r c h e r . A lady friend of D a v e ' s e x p r e s s e d a favourable opinion o n his new 'clean cut' appearance, although in general the " M r S m o o t h " image has met with m i x e d reaction.
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Star Man at IC P a t r i c k M o o r e , Britain's most famous amateur a s t r o n o m e r , gave a lecture about the planet M a r s in the P h y s i c s D e p t . last F r i d a y evening . T h e lecture organised by the recently reformed A s t r o n o m i c a l S o c , was well attended and included a general question session. After a brief guide to the conditions o n the planet of the solar system, a historical outline of the astronomical observations of M a r s was given. D r . M o o r e outlined everything from Percival Lowell's f a m o u s ' c a n a l s ' to the r e c e n t V i k i n g mission. T h i s has dispelled the c o m m o n l y held opinion that M a r s c o u l d s u p p o r t at l e a s t primitive vegetation. T h e planet is now k n o w n to be a small, arid w o r l d with a tenuous atmosphere w h i c h c o u l d not support life as we k n o w it.
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H o w e v e r , he c o n c l u d e d with an a p p r a i s a l of t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of colonizing M a r s . O f all the planets it appears that M a r s would best suit a self s u p p o r t i n g h u m a n colony living in an enclosed environment. W h e n a s k e d by F E L I X about his regular appearance o n the B B C ' s S k y A t N i g h t p r o g r a m m e he q u i p p e d , "I'll stay o n as long as they'll have m e ! " P a t r i c k M o o r e was 58 o n W e d nesday. W e at F E L I X w i s h h i m a very happy birthday a n d the best of luck for the future. 4
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Continued from page 94 Tours illegibly A n n e Evans Aero 3 P S : W h o was that handsome fellow s t a n d i n g next to R a y m o n d Baxter? Dear Mr Marshall I ' m w r i t i n g to m a k e a couple of points about I C refectories as c o m p a r e d to o t h e r u n i v e r s i t y refectories. B e i n g a t h i r d year a p p l y i n g for P h D s , etc., I've h a d the pleasure o f s a m p l i n g food at Lancaster, Birmingham and Warwick. A t L a n c a s t e r y o u c o u l d get a g o o d three course m e a l w i t h a choice of several m a i n courses a n d deserts for £1. T h e tables were ready l a i d a n d the cutlery, etc., was spotlessly c l e a n , a n d there was even someone to collect the dishes after y o u h a d l i n i s h e d ! A t B i r m i n g h a m I was taken to the stall refectory where a very good m a i n course a n d p u d d i n g was £ 1 . T h e r e was a wide choice a n d the s t a n d a r d was extremely h i g h . T h e c u t l e r y a n d tables a g a i n were c l e a n . I was also told that a t w o course m e a l i n the u n i o n was about 60p. At W a r w i c k a good main course was about 5 0 p a n d there was a c h o i c e o f a b o u t six. A g a i n the food was excellent. T h e y h a d serviettes s a y i n g " U n i v e r s i t y of W a r w i c k C a t e r i n g Service, o u r a i m is to please at a l l t i m e s " . I only wish the same c o u l d be said about o u r c a t e r i n g . I a m in Linstead H a l l and therefore forced to sample at least three meals p e r week at £1.37 each (or at least p a y for them). T h e s t a n d a r d is far l o w e r t h a n at a n y other u n i v e r s i t y I've s a m p l e d , m o r e expensive, a n d there's n o Page 2
choice ol food. T h e crockery a n d c u t l e r y is often not as c l e a n as it ought to be a n d the food is often c o l d . W e often t h r o w it i n the b i n after one m o u t h f u l . If other universities can provide a good meal with a c h oice for a r o u n d £\ for an u n k n o w n number of people, surely M o o n e y c a n for £1.37 lor a known number. L Cornwall Physics 3 Dear Sir T h e r e are a n u m b e r of c o m ments I w o u l d like to make c o n c e r n i n g the C o n s o c p o l l p u b l i s h e d i n last week's F E L I X . F i r s t , I f i n d it d i f f i c u l t to believe that a p o l l c a r r i e d o u t i n this fashion by a n y p o l i t i c a l g r o u p , not just C o n s o c , c a n hope to p r o d u c e a m e a n i n g f u l result. Second, a n d specifically o n the d i s a r m a m e n t questions, it is clear that i f these questions h a d been phrased a n d or der ed differently quite opposite response m i g h t have resulted. A n e q u a l l y v a l i d o p e n i n g question c o u l d have been: " D o y o u believe there w i l l be a n u c l e a r w a r i n y o u r lifet i m e ? " Perhaps followed by: " D o y o u expect to survive such a w a r ? " A n o t h e r example of C o n s o c ' s bias o n this issue c a n be seen i n the F e b r u a r y e d i t i o n of the C o n s o c C o m i c , M o r n i n g C l o u d . I n s t a t i n g t h e i r case against C N D the C h a i r m a n h a d t h i s t o s a y a b o u t t h e cost o f B r i t a i n ' s independent deterrent: " . . . t h e cost of m a i n t a i n i n g B r i t a i n ' s n u c l e a r deterrent (as opposed to i n t r o d u c i n g a new system) is about £126m per year — o r less t h a n the a n n u a l budget of the L o n d o n B o r o u g h of C a m d e n " . It is, of course, the £ 5 , 0 0 0 m w h i c h w i l l be spent o n the n e w T r i d e n t system that is the i m p o r t a n t figure. F i n a l l y , I w o u l d just like to m e n t i o n last term's U G M where at least five times the n u m b e r o f students p o l l e d b y C o n s o c voted b y a large m a j o r i t y i n f avo u r o f C N D . Tours sincerely M a r t i n Casey Physics P G Dear Sir, L a s t week I was distressed b y the d o u b l e b o o k i n g o f the C o n c e r t H a l l from the 11th to 14th o f M a r c h , w i t h the classic I t a l i a n O p e r a 'II F o r n i c a z i o n e ' c l a s h i n g w i t h o u r o w n final o f the H o m e Counties Amateur Dramatic F e s t i v a l . A f t e r discussion w i t h the d i r e c t o r of 'II F o r n i c a z i o n e ' we have agreed to r u n the two shows c o n c u r r e n t l y , o p e n i n g each night w i t h a shortened version o f the opera. A s a concession we have agreed to a l l o w the o p e r a to take part i n the c o m p e t i t i o n , w h i c h w i l l i n c i d e n t a l l y be j u d g e d by the audiences. T h e results w i l l be p u b l i s h e d i n the n a t i o n a l press (and i n F E L I X ) . Tickets are available from both your FELIX, March
D r a m s o c a n d the bookshop. I w o u l d like to thank M r Lovett, the d i r e c t o r of T l F o r n i c a z i o n e ' for his cooperation i n this matter. Tours faithfully Geoffrey B a r b e r L i a s o n Officer H a m D r a m '81
n o w t w o full-fledged universities a n d t w o colleges i n J u d e a a n d Samaria. B i r Z e i t , a secondary school d u r i n g most of the J o r d a n i a n o c c u p a t i o n was a c c o r d e d u n i v e r sity status i n 1973. Since then, its student body has risen to 1,500. T w o years ago, a p p r o v a l was given for the o p e n i n g of n e w Dear Sir faculties, the enlargement of the W e wish o u r utter disgust b o a r d of governors a n d a large about a c e r t a i n phrase w h i c h scale b u i l d i n g p r o g r a m m e . a p p e a r e d both i n the e d i t o r i a l of T h e i n s t i t u t i o n enjoys c o m N o 577 (referring to the c a p a b i l i plete a c a d e m i c freedom. T h e r e ties of H R H Princess A n n e ) a n d is n o i n t e r f e r e n c e i n i t s p r o also i n the letters t o the E d i t o r i n g r a m m e of studies a n d no N o 578 (referring to y o u r o w n administrative restrictions are special talents). T h i s phrase ("the imposed o n the r u n n i n g o f its d a y intellect of a c a u l i f l o w er a n d the to d a y affairs. a b i l i t y of a m o l l u s c " ) degrades T h e F E L I X article states that not o n l y the c o m m o n slug but a O r d e r N o 854 issued by the West v a r i e t y of other species i n this Bank M i l i t a r y Governor in J u l y p h y l u m — snails, whelks, oysters, 1980 a i m e d to c u r b the a c a d e m i c s q u i d , octupuses, etc. freedom a n d enable the o c c u p a If y o u w a n t to go i n s u l t i n g t i o n authorities to interfere to a n harmless invertebrates we suggest unprecedented extent. I n v i e w of the coelenterates, C r u s t a c e a , the fact t h a t J o r d a n i a n l a w echinoderms or a r a c h n i d s but not a p p l i c a b l e i n the area i n c l u d e d the molluscs. no p r o v i s i o n for the establishWe demand an immediate ment or f u n d i n g o f universities apology. a n d i n o r d e r to a v o i d a legal Tours sincerely v a c u u m , the Israeli A u t h o r i t i e s T h e C a m p a i g n for M o l l u s c a n d d e c i d e d to p r o v i d e a legal a n d Cauliflower Equality a d m i n i s t r a t i v e framework for the functioning of universities, Sit s i m i l a r to those e x i s t i n g w i t h H a v i n g attended the L i n k s respect to universities t h r o u g h o u t "Benefit" Carnival, duly having the w o r l d . p a i d £3 o n the door, we the A c o m m i t t e e of legal a n d undersigned s h o u l d like it to be e d u c a t i o n a l experts considered k n o w n that we d i d not f i n d various forms of legislation a n d ' O t w a y a n d B a r r e t t ' i n the least chose to a m e n d the J o r d a n i a n entertaining. Education and Culture L a w (No W e w o u l d like to correct y o u r 16) 1964 b y e x t e n d i n g its a p p l i article of last F r i d a y w h i c h stated c a t i o n to universities i n the A r e a , that everyone left the C a r n i v a l at thereby preferring to m a i n t a i n the e n d of O t w a y a n d Barrett's local l a w rather t h a n i n t r o d u c i n g act; they left B E F O R E the e n d of new legislation, o r rely u p o n the their performance (a wise move!). more rigorous government H a v i n g read your article we supervisory provisions of the suppose that L i n k s must have A m m a n University L a w . p a i d a sizeable c h u n k of the O r d e r N o 854 thus extends the £1,800 take at the d o o r to the a p p l i c a t i o n of the J o r d a n i a n l a w aforementioned p a i r (how else to t h e i n s t i t u t i o n s f o r h i g h e r did they squander a l l that money?). W a s it r e a l l y w o r t h it as e d u c a t i o n set u p i n the area since the c o m m e n c e m e n t of the Israeli N i g h t l i n e was not better off at the A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . O n the basis of end? — N o D i c e Stevie B a b y ! Israel's obligations u n d e r InterTours R J N e v i n , M R E 1 n a t i o n a l L a w to ensure p u b l i c o r d e r a n d safety, considerations M J M a c C l a n c y , Physics 1 of p u b l i c o r d e r were a d d e d to the Dear Sir c r i t i e r i a for g r a n t i n g licences for O n e c o u l d w r i t e at great the establishment of e d u c a t i o n a l length filling i n the very biased institutions. S i m i l a r l y , the history o f Palestine a n d Israel i n possibility of c o n s i d e r i n g c o n v i c the a r t i c l e " S t u d y i n the S h a d o w tion for security offences o r of the G u n " ( F E L I X 578), b u t I administrative detention was s h a l l r e s t r i c t t h i s l e t t e r to a d d e d to the c r i t e r i a for a p p o i n t p r o v i d i n g a little information i n g or t r a n s f e r r i n g teachers, a n d about B i r Z e i t U n i v e r s i t y . a system of e n t r y permits was instituted i n order to prevent U n d e r the J o r d a n i a n o c c u p a i n f i l t r a t i o n into universities a n d tion from 1948 to 1967 there were colleges by those p a i d a n d no u n i v e r s i t i e s i n J u d e a a n d instructed to disrupt the e d u c a Samaria, a n d the J o r d a n i a n tional system a n d advocate a u t h o r i t i e s r e f u s e d to g r a n t violence. university status to a n y i n s t i t u tion seeking it. H o w e v e r , u n d e r Tours faithfully Israeli a d m i n i s t r a t i o n since 1967, Peter C o o p e r , C E 3 advances have been m a d e i n the M a u r i c e A x e l r o d , Physics 3 e d u c a t i o n a l field, a n d these are
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Ian MacGregor at IC
Small Ads •Ford Escort Van, 1300, M reg, Year's MOT, taxed, good condition, £625ono. Contact Sally, Environmental Technology or 969 8903 evenings. •Honda CB125T2, excellent condition, very reliable, May 1979 but only 5000 miles. Top box too. 80mpg. £400 or offers. Contact A Kimber, Chem Eng 2 or 385 7425. •1 Nakamichl 410 pre-amp, £150.00; 1 lelson AP3 power amp, £176.00; 1 Lelson APIX power amp, £120.00. Phone 5218531 after 7:00pm (Can be delivered to South Kensington area). •Moskovltch 412,1500cc, 35,000 miles, reliable, good runner, £300ono. Ring int 3707. •SCAB PA now available for hire. £5 per night and £100 deposit. Contact Nick Moran, Dramsoc. •Central Stores require the assistance of twelve persons on Wednesday afternoon, March 11, for two to three hours. £2 per hour, cash. Give your name to Stores Superintendent, tel int 2700. •Garden Hall Disco tomorrow night, 8:00pm, Union Lower Refectory, admission 50p. Late Bar. •Wanted: Any member of the RCS academic staff who would be prepared to be the Honourary Senir Treasurer for the RCS Hockey Club. Anybody who is interested — please drop a note in my pigeonhole — R Morgan, Maths 2. •Soup Run every Friday — help badly needed. Meet in the kitchen, Falmouth Hall, at about 10.30 pm. PLEASE make an effort. •To the blond hai red woman. When wil I I get an answer? Should it have been black? •BEI/DNW Wimp of the Week (Feb 2327). S Harrison. •To Low Rider incest gives you tonsilitis. To nun's apprentice — buttons are expensive but you can rip my shirt off any time! To "4-2 di phenol hydrazene singers", sticking it/them? In too many holes gives you rheumatism. •William: one of the few people who stood up to Mooney... sorry he sacked you. Good luck —Stan'sBarStaff(Riki). •Nick thanks for the use of your carrot and pyjamas. Sorry about the candle. Come and use my shower spray any time. — M. •Mr Lovett, hope your teeth recover by Wednesday, Geoffrey Barber. •Commander Plmmeling — Hope you don't get your Belly Arse shot off on the home run on March 10— Biggies and al I the Chappies. •Barber, if any of you boys go on stage next week there'll be trouble, Lovett 'il Fornicazione'. •Andy: Girl is ready, bed is warm. Love Mike.
IC Football Tops IC F O O T B A L L SECONDS c l i n c h e d the U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n D i v i s i o n 1R c h a m p i o n s h i p , w i t h a n e m p h a t i c 6-1 v i c t o r y over Q M C Seconds. T h e title was just r e w a r d lor a side w h i c h has p l a y e d consistently w e l l this season, s c o r i n g a t o t a l of 89 goals w h i l e c o n c e d i n g o n l y 19. E q u a l top scorers w i t h sixteen a piece were M a l c o l m C a r r a n d D i k V e e n m a n . O u t of eight matches p l a y e d , o n ly four points were d r o p p e d a w a y from home. (See sports page for match report.)
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The Min and Met Soc Second Robert Pryor Memorial on Tuesday was given by Mr Ian MacGregor, Chairman British Steel Corporation.
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Professor P r y o r was H e a d of the D e p a r t m e n t o f M i n e r a l Resources E n g i n e e r i n g w h e n he d i e d i n J u l y 1979. P r o f P r y o r was also Pr es ident of the I n s t i t u t i o n of M i n i n g a n d M e t a l l u r g y 1 9 7 8 / 9 . T h e R e c t o r , the L o r d F l o w e r s , c h a i r e d the m e e t i n g a n d d u r i n g his i n t r o d u c t i o n of M r M a c G r e g o r c o m m e n t e d : " I a n has h e l d the j o b of B S C C h a i r m a n for less t h a n a year a n d a l r e a d y the L a d y wjio's not for t u r n i n g has injected a s u m of m o n e y into B S C e q u a l to the w h o l e E d u c a t i o n budget. T h a t s not b a d . . . I s h u d d e r to t h i n k w h a t h e ' l l d o next y e a r . " M r I a n M a c G r e g o r c o m p l e m e n t e d the h i g h q u a l i t y of t e a c h i n g at the R S M a n d said that he a p p r e c i a t e d the h o n o u r of b e i n g asked to speak by the M i n a n d M e t Society. M r M a c G r e g o r began by o u t l i n i n g the history of the B S C . H e u n d e r l i n e d the inefficiency of c o r p o r a t i o n by c o m p a r i n g h o w m a n y people are e m p l o y e d to p r o d u c e the a n n u a l o u t p u t of 12-14m tons of steel i n the U K . W i t h the same o u t p u t of plants i n the U S A a n d J a p a n . 122,000 are o n the B S C p a y r o l l , 38,000 people are e m p l o y e d i n a c o m p a r a b l e U S establishment a n d o n l y 12,000 are needed i n J a p a n . Besides the inefficient use of l a b o u r , M r M a c G r e g o r o u t l i n e d the other weaknesses that led to B S C losses, he emphasised that the cost of energy was greater t h a n those of its competitors because plants were closed at weekends r e q u i r i n g a h e a t i n g u p p e r i o d at the start of the week. " C o n t i n u o u s w o r k i n g is essential." " I n f u t u r e B S C needs to b e c o m e c o m p e t i t i v e . It is o f p r i m e i m p o r t a n c e to get costs d o w n to the other competitors levels by vigorous m a r k e t i n g a n d r e d u c i n g the inefficient use of l a b o u r . L o o k i n g f u r t h e r into the 80s; some experts predict a scarcity i n steel c o i n c i d i n g w i t h a g r o w t h i n the e c o n o m y a n d the level of p r o d u c t i v i t y , " he said. T h e L o r d F l o w e r s c o m m e n t e d that B S C ' s p r o b l e m s were i m m e n s e b u t the prospects were e n c o u r a g i n g . S i r D e r e k E z r a proposed a vote of thanks to I a n M a c G r e g o r : " W e a l l have a vested interest in B S C a n d it w i l l u n d o u b t e d l y be a future success". T h e lecture was w e l l a p p r e c i a t e d bv the large a u d i e n c e w h o filled M e c h E n g 220.
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T H E I C U Monopoly Rag Collection was h e l d last S a t u r d a y . A b o u t t w e n t y - t h r e e people a l l from R C S U took part, a n d raised £184.01. T h e top collectors were a t e a m f r o m C h e m 2 w h o collected over h a l f the total . T o encourage participation breakfast was s u p p l i e d for R C S l m e m b e r s i n the U n i o n Office. T r a d i t i o n a l l y a n R C S U event, two years ago R a e Snee (as R C S V P ) d e c i d e d the event w o u l d be i m p r o v e d as a j o i n t C C U event
p a i d for by I C R a g . A s the event was not very successful this year it seems l i k e l y that c o n t r o l of the event w i l l r e t u r n to R C S U next vear. P a u l J o h n s o n said at the R C S U Results U G M that this vear I C U R a g h a d effectively p a i d for a R C S U event. F E L I X later suggested that by p r o v i d i n g breakfast for t h e i r member s o n ly R C S L were effectively l i m i t i n g entries. T h i s was c o u n t e r e d by a n R C S Exec spokesman who commented that any C C U should be a l l o w e d to p r o v i d e food for t h e i r o w n member s as this was a n o p t i o n a l part of the event. T
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UFC Report ICU FINANCE C O M M I T T E E met last T h u r s d a y to discuss major claims. The Committee authorised M i n e s to b u y n e w f o o t b a l l a n d r u g b y shirts. T h i s is the first t i m e for some years that M i n e s h a d needed to b u y shirts as they have been d o n a t e d by i n d u s t r y in the past. C a v i n g C l u b have been p e r m i t t e d to b u y new ladders to replace a set they h a d w h i c h are n o w six years o l d a n d b e c o m i n g unsafe. T h e M i c r o c o m p u t e r C l u b (only a year o l d , but w i t h over fifty ac ti v e members) were g i v e n £ 5 2 2 for a m i c r o c o m p u t e r . T h e S n o o k e r C l u b were a l l o c a t e d e n o u g h m o n e y to b u y their table. (On Wednesday House C o m m i t tee gave t h e m the use of the o l d T V L o u n g e / I C W A Lounge). D r a m s o c c a n n o w b u y n e w stage lights, w h i c h f o r m p a r t of t h e i r five year p l a n . S a i l i n g C l u b are able to b u y a new D i n g h y as p a r t of their five year p l a n . F E L I X was a l l o c a t e d money to b u y a n olfset l i t h o p r i n t i n g m a c h i n e off the M a t h s D e p a r t m e n t . I C R a d i o c a n n o w b u y a cassette recorder for outside broadcasts. G u i l d s were g i v e n m o n e y to have one of Bo's back wheels r e p a i r e d . T w o s t u d e n t s g o i n g to a n E d u c a t i o n a l Conference i n Z u r i c h were given help with their expenses. A proposal that major c l a i m s should n o w be more t h a n £100 was accepted. A l l c l a i m s put to the m e e t i n g were agreed to a n d one U F C m e m b e r c o m m e n t e d that there was, perhaps, a lack of q u e s t i o n i n g on some items.
Occupational Hazard S T U D E N T S F R O M colleges t h r o u g h o u t L o n d o n have b e g u n a n o c c u p a t i o n at Senate H o u s e , the a d m i n i s t r a t i v e centre of London University. About forty students are o c c u p y i n g the g r o u n d floor as a protest against the G o v e r n m e n t ' s p o l i c y o n Overseas S t u d e n t fees. D u r i n g the week, students at L S E a n d Q u e e n M a r y C o l l e g e also staged protests at t h e i r o w n colleges, a n d the sit i n at U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e is c o n t i n u i n g , more t h a n a week after it b e g a n . It seems possible that U M I S T w i l l stage l i g h t n i n g strikes a n d Sheffield U n i v e r s i t y m a y also have a s i t - i n . S t u d e n t s c u r r e n t l y i n v o l v e d w i t h the L o n d o n s i t - i n asked this week for s u p p o r t f r o m I C students, either b y assisting w i t h the c u r r e n t protest, or starting another.
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RCSU Results T H E R C S E L E C T I O N results were a n n o u n c e d o n T u e s d a y at the R C S Results U G M . T h e total n u m b e r of votes cast were 424, w i t h t w o spoilt papers, hence the q u o t a for the elections was 212. F o r President, the results were: S A b e d i 124. D T h o m p s o n 244, A b s t e n t i o n s 54. F o r V i c e P r e s i d e n t : P G r e e n s t r e e t 196, A E d w a r d s 186, A b s t e n t i o n s 40. A E d w a r d s ' votes were reallocated to give P Greenstreet 279. F o r H o n Sec: A N o r t h 236, N W a t m o u g h 139, A b s t e n t i o n s 47. Thus Dave Thompson, Phil Greenstreet and A n d y N o r t h were a l l elected. C h a r l e s F u l l e r was r e t u r n e d unopposed for H J T a n d T o m O w e n w a s similarly r e t u r n e d as A c a d e m i c Affairs O f f i c e r . T h e m e e t i n g also gave the first r e a d i n g to t h e n e w R C S U C o n s t i t u t i o n , but a m o v e to m a k e the U G M the sovereign b o d y o f R C S U was defeated. A t present the R C S U G e n e r a l C o m m i t t e e is the g o v e r n i n g b o d y , a n d is m a d e up of a c a d e m i c a n d social representatives f r o m a l l d e p a r t ments, U n i o n officers, and others.
A TRIUMPH Bonneville ( A m e r i c a n style) m o t o r b i k e , reg R H Y 4 8 8 L was stolen f r o m the H u x l e y B i k e P a r k last T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a r y 26. T h e b i k e was g o l d c o l o u r e d w i t h a b l a c k top box, a n d a k i n g a n d q u e e n seat. It was taken between 9.15am and 6 . 1 5 p m , a n d a n y o n e w h o saw it between those times (perhaps p a r k e d next to it) o r saw a n y o n e near it, is asked to contact A G u n n , C h e m E n g II v i a the letter racks.
Coe at Hyde Park S E B A S T I A N C O E was one of the h u n d r e d s of students w h o took part i n I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e ' s H y d e P a r k R e l a y last S a t u r d a y . T h e relay was sponsored by the N a t i o n a l W e s t m i n s t e r B a n k a n d staff f r o m the C o l l e g e b r a n c h helped organise the event. T h e t e a m f r o m I m p e r i a l spent most of their t i m e m a r s h a l l i n g a n d so d i d n ' t w i n a m e d a l . Seb's t e a m from L o u g h b o r o u g h w o n the relay i n r e c o r d t i m e , a n d the event was extensively covered b y the n a t i o n a l press.
Ed's Note: D u r i n g the course of the m e e t i n g o u r reporter, p e r haps rather over enthusiastic a b o u t his first assignment c a l l e d M r Price a "simian m o r o n " and " a n addle-brained baboon" and was f o r c i b l y r e m o v e d . I ' m not surprised.
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Icso Moussorgsky/Prokofiev/Dvorak Conductor: Richard Dickins Soloist: Hideko Udagawa 8:00pm in the Great Hall Friday, March 6 Tickets ÂŁ1 (students 75p) from Union Office,
Chris Price atlC A f t e r a n o p e n i n g volley o n T o r y housing policy, Christopher P r i c e , M P a d m i t t e d that this w a s Labour's "Achilles' heel". ( N e a r l y all L a b o u r M P ' s o w n their o w n homes). M r P r i c e t h e n t u r n e d his a t t e n t i o n to p r i v a t e c l i n i c s , w h i c h he saw as a threat to the N H S s a y i n g that " d o c t o r s k i l l m o r e people t h a n they s a v e " . H e even b l a m e d L a b o u r ' s 1970 election defeat o n pressure from the m e d i c a l profession! M o r e was to follow; he proposed t a k i n g over p u b l i c schools a n d u s i n g t h e m for " B o r s t a l s , m e n t a l institutions, and community centres". A t this p o i n t there was a l o u d burst of a p p l a u s e (not f r o m the ten people at this talk b u t f r o m the a u d i e n c e for the Secretary of State for E d u c a t i o n , •Mark C a r l i s l e , w h o was s p e a k i n g one floor below). So this i l l - f a t e d a n d i l l - t i m e d event c a m e to a n end.
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Snee's Titbits Beer Prices Stay Down!! Last Thursday the Refectory Committee decided not to implement any Bar price rises, despite the fact that trade is less than at the same time last year. This is part of the overall decline in the brewing industry as people can't afford to drink as much as they used to, and our bars are suffering along with outside pubs. However Bar Committee unanimously felt that price increases would only serve to drive custom away to local pubs, or altogether, and therefore not increase our total trade. Brewers increases have already taken place this term, and the budget is likely to bring more but these apply to us a n d l o c a l pubs alike — we felt it most important not to add any price rises of our own which would narrow the price gap between us and local pubs. With the aid of a survey of local pub prices (carried out by Marshalls on the Field Cup!), John and I persuaded Dr Schroter, Refectory Committee Chairman, N O T to propose a 2p per pint price rise to the Committee, which I think shows what can be achieved by working together. However we must not get complacent, and the only way to keep our prices down is to use our College Bars. A t present outside pubs are 7-15p per pint more expensive, and the more people who use our bars, the less likely that this gap will narrow. T h e B a r C o m m i t t e e is a l w a y s w i l l i n g to consider suggestions for improvement, so if you have any bright ideas, come and tell me about them, or have a chat to one of our Committee members responsible for monitoring the bars, namely Rich Archer (in the Union Bar) and Roy Francis (Southside). Rape Alarm Prices Down! I have found an alternative supplier for personal rape alarms and am expecting a delivery soon. They will be available from the Union Office for £2.50.
Free Prescriptions A S T H E L A S T meeting of the Health Services User's Committee D r Haines pointed out that students can obtain their prescriptions free of c h a r g e . T h i s is w o r k e d out on the basis of whether the individual has less than £20 per week to live on, having paid rent for that week. Should you fall into the category please pop along to the Health Centre and gather up the relevant form. I have a few here in the office and I will try to get some more as soon as possible. If you need p r e s c r i p t i o n s o n at regular i n t e r v a l s s e a s o n tickets can be purchased. These cost £5.50 for four months or £15 a year. This is well worth it considering that each prescription now costs £1. Please remember to vote on Monday and Tuesday and don't forget about the U G M on Thursday, M a r c h 12 at 1:00pm in the Great Hall. All for now.
Soc Soc H A R R Y Y O U N G went to Moscow in 1922 as the official r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of the B r i t i s h Y o u n g Communist League. H e later became a member of the f i v e - m a n s e c r e t a r i a t of the E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e of the C o m m u n i s t Y o u t h Intern a t i o n a l a n d was o n the c o m m i t t e e w h i c h expelled Trotsky from Russia in 1928. H e had personal knowledge of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky, and yet in 1930 he left Russia disillusioned with the system and in 1940 joined the Socialist Party of G r e a t B r i t a i n , an o r g a n i s a t i o n w h i c h has a l w a y s m a i n t a i n e d t h a t s i n c e 1917 S t a t e Capitalism, not Socialism, was being developed in Russia. W h y did Harry change his mind? C o m e to this meeting and find out. The meeting will be in the Union Upper Lounge at 6:30pm on Monday, M a r c h 9 and is arranged by Soc Soc. Page 6
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M A T L A S T ! o r , s h a U we s a y , s o m e t h i n g approaching the ultimate! Well, hinted at broadly The Home Counties Amateur Dramatic Festival are moving actors and scenery, greasepaint and p r o p s by the p a n t e c h n i c o n f u l l into the Beit Theatre. Though secrecy is prevalent between the companies and the outside world (and even b e t w e e n a c t o r s in the same s h o w , it w o u l d a p p e a r ) it has b e e n a s c e r t a i n e d t h a t the competing groups are: The Basingstoke Cultural Awareness Evening Class Players, who have chosen an unknown Russian masterpiece by a chum of Checkov (a checkhov-mate one assumes); Coe and C o . , manufacturers of railway bogies in Watford, are sending their W o r k s ' Theatre G r o u p , are to present a play in their tradition of sophisticated thrillers. This item is believed to be so sophisticated that the possibility that the butler didn't do it cannot be ruled out!; The little-known H D Lawrence provides the story of North Country mining poverty portrayed by the Wittering Dramatic and Model Aircraft Club; Finally in the final comes the Wapping Little Theatre whose production is thought to reinforce their campaign to prove that Shakespeare wrote Bacon. All the plays may be viewed on each of the four nights Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 March. T i c k e t s p r i c e d at £ 1 are available from the Dramsoc Storeroom or the Bookshop.
Rag Race
Friday, March 6 J C R Party (live band)
Saturday, March 7 Election Rag Collection
Monday, March 9 I n t e r - C C U Swimming Gala
Tuesday, March 10 E l ect io n U G M
Thursday, March 12 Unextraordinary G e n C o m m
The J C R Party will start at 8:00pm. There is no theme, so do not come in fancy dress. The live band will be "Tenpole Tudor". Meet in the Guilds Office at 11:00am for the E l e c t i o n Rag C o l l e c t i o n , preferably in F a n c y D r e s s . T h i s is a g o o d c h a n c e to meet the candidates who are all expected to attend either this or the Rag Race. W e normally beat the other C C U s in the S w i m m i n g G a l a ; we n e e d s w i m m e r s a n d supporters to make sure we do so this year as well. C o u l d volunteer swimmers please sign the list in the Guilds Office. Y o u must know by now that the Election U G M is on Tuesday. Profiles of the candidates are on the Guilds noticeboard — by the clock in M e c h Eng — and their manifestoes were in yesterday's Guildsheet. Please come alonq and vote, even if you are not normally involved in Guilds. Please bring your union card and a pen with you. The meeting will consist of hustings, voting and results and will be followed by a small, wet "initiation" ceremony, for the new executive and a round of drinks for everyone, bought by the President elect. An dy
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IC R A D I O proudly present Y O U R chance to experience the thrill of democratic participation. A s v o t i n g f e v e r h i t s I C , we j u m p o n the bandwagon and offer more votes per person than in any other ballot! It's O N E P E R S O N - T E N V O T E S in T H E E A S T E R (Album) E G G stravaganza!! Last term, we invited anyone to vote for their top five favourite songs for Santa's List. Some p e o p l e a c t u a l l y did vote. A n d now we are launching a chart of IC's T o p 50 A L B U M S of all time. This chart will be calculated from Y O U R V O T E S , and broadcast on IC Radio in the last week of term. T H I S IS W H A T Y O U D O . . . M a k e a list of your own top T E N favourite albums in order of preference, and send it to B I G B U N N Y c/o IC Radio, Southside. Please sign your list with your (real) name, and make sure that your votes reach us by F R I D A Y , M A R C H 13. There are special E A S T E R B U N N Y F O R M S in IC Radio, and on the back of the IC Radio program schedule distributed in Southside — or you may use your own paper
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D I S A R M A M E N T is, and has always been, an e x t r e m e l y e m o t i v e issue. " B a n the B o m b " sloganism is the basis of the movement but concrete progress can only be made by getting to grips with the hard facts surrounding the current problems: Cruise, Trident, Civil Defence, deterrence, etc. In an effort to inform people within College of the real arguments involved the C N D g r o u p will s o o n be d i s t r i b u t i n g t o all departments leaflets on some of these subjects. Please read them. Also, please try to support these two events: Saturday, March 7: Wandsworth Demonstration Against Nuclear Weapons. Speakers: Alf Dubbs, M P and Duncan Campbell. The march begins at 1:00pm at the South end of Clapham C o m m o n and will go to King George's Park via Wandsworth T o w n Hall. Thursday, March 12: Physics L T 1 at 1:30pm. A speaker from the Department of Community Medicine, University College, on " M e d i c a l A s p e c t s of C i v i l D e f e n c e : W h y are H e a l t h A u t h o r i t i e s P l a n n i n g for N u c l e a r W a r ? " . Presented jointly by C N D / E N D . A l l welcome.
Results UGM Joint Broadcast March
Newsbreak will be coming live from the Great Hall to bring you the election results as they are announced, plus the immediate reactions of the successful candidates. This will be in addition to all our regular features, news reports, etc., so keep in touch with all the news around I C , including who will be next year's sabbaticals, watch S T O I C . 1:00pm: Election Newsbreak Special (1) live from the Great Hall. 6:00pm: Election Newsbreak Special (2) live from the T V Studio with commentary on the results and (hopefully) in-depth interviews with the successful candidates. S T O I C broadcasts to the J C R , Southside T V Lounge, and on Channel 21 to Southside, Beit, Linstead and Weeks Hall. FELIX, March 6,1981
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IC Radio's lunchtime programme will include all the r e g u l a r features i n c l u d i n g the O v e r s e a s Students' Spot at 12:30, and from 1:00pm we'll be bringing you coverage from the Results U G M in the Great Hall. IC Radio's Assistant Station Manager, Niel Sykes will be giving regular reports every fifteen minutes in a joint broadcast by S T O I C and IC Radio. So for the best in music and reports of the Results U G M listen to IC Radio between 12 noon and 2:15pm. A further report on the U G M and interviews with the successful candidates will appear in Viewpoint at 8:00pm IC Radio broadcasts on 301m, 999kHz to the P r i n c e s G a r d e n s Halls and by high quality lines to Bars, Common Rooms and Galleries.
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Snooker A L A S , the B t e a m didn't play last week a n d as a result there w a s a distinct lack of e x c i t e m e n t a n d thrills. H o w e v e r the A t e a m a n d C team p l a y e d and they tried h a r d t o m a k e u p for t h e B team's a b s e n c e . T h e A team travelled t o B e d f o r d C o l l e g e a n d p l a y e d u n d e r trying c o n d i t i o n s . T h e bar w a s miles away, the table w a s s o dirty that t h e y c o u l d have g r o w n potatoes o n it. T h e A t e a m still gave a g o o d a c c o u n t of themselves by w i n n i n g 4-1. T h e C t e a m w o n against L S E A team b y 3 frames t o 2. T h i s was rather a p o o r result f o r u s a n d the C t e a m are g r a d u a l l y but s u r e l y s l i p p i n g d o w n t h e league.
Football Seconds IC m a d e heavy weather of d i s p o s i n g of U C T h i r d s a n d it w a s certainly doubtful as to w h e t h e r a 4-0 s c o r e l i n e w a s a true reflection o n t h e g a m e . After t a k i n g an early t w o g o a l lead IC relaxed a n d a l l o w e d U C to build attacks, a n y of w h i c h c o u l d easily have led t o a g o a l . I C ' s first g o a l c a m e w h e n W i g g i n s fired his shot from t h e e d g e of t h e box into t h e c o r n e r of t h e net. A c o u p l e of m i n u t e s later, o n e of a s t r i n g of c o r n e r s w a s c l e a r e d o n l y t o be p u m p e d back t o w a r d s L a k i n w h o beat t h e offside trap a n d then t h e keeper t o give I C a t w o nil lead. W i t h a b o u t twenty m i n u t e s t o go, IC started to p r o d u c e the football that has put them near t h e t o p of the league. H a r t l a n d c o n t i n u e d his i m p r e s s i v e s c o r i n g r e c o r d for t h e s e c o n d s w h e n h e beat the a d v a n c i n g keeper with a fine shot a n d the g a m e w a s finally m a d e safe w h e n A r m s t r o n g took advantage of c o n f u s i o n in the U C d e f e n c e , with a shot from i n s i d e the box. T E A M : Williams, Dunhill, Beer, Armstrong, Griffiths, Lakin, Lay, Wiggins, Hartland, Veenman, Saunders
Results: Saturday, February 28,1981 Football IC 1st X I V St Thomas Hosp 7-1 V QMC 1-0 IC 3rd XI V 5-3 QMC IC4thXI V 4-2 QMC IC 5th XI V St Thomas H o s p IC6thXI 3-1 Hockey IC 1st X I V Barts 3-2 IC2ndXI V Birkbeck Coll 6-0
Football Sixths T H E S i x t h s travelled s o u t h t o C o b h a m o n S a t u r d a y f o r what w a s , o n paper, their most difficult m a t c h of t h e s e a s o n . T h e S i x t h s started c o n f i de n tl y, within o n e minute Chamberlain had w o n a corner, f o l l o w i n g w h i c h R o c h e received t h e ball in the a r e a a n d s m a s h e d it i n . Inspired by F l y n n w h o m a d e a n i m p r e s s i v e debut t h e S i x t h s
b e g a n to play s o m e g o o d f o o t b a l l . T h e s e c o n d goal w a s not long in c o m i n g , Martin's t h r o u g h ball f o u n d H a b e r l i n u n m a r k e d in t h e penalty area, w h o c r a s h e d the ball into the net. R o c h e s c o r e d t h e s i x t h s third goal w h e n he latched o n to T i n k l e r ' s pass a n d f l i c k ed the ball t a n t a l i s i n g l y into the net. With t h e defence; Higham, Bradley, Haberlin, G a r t s i d e , and F l y n n more than equal to the St T h o m a s ' attack IC were able to c o n t i n u e pressing forward. T h e one chance St T h o m a s ' h a d in t h e first half w a s ably saved by H a m p t o n . The second half w a s m o r e even. S t T h o m a s ' relied heavily o n t w o fast forwards and l o n g d r o p k i c k s from their goalkeeper but these tactics proved ineffective against the S i x t h s defence. St T h o m a s ' did s c o r e early in the s e c o n d half w h e n a free kick s k i m m e d off H a b e r l i n ' s head a n d s k i d d e d past the l u c k l e s s Hampton After this setback the Sixths r e c l a i m e d their h o l d o n the g a m e and Martin and C o u s s e n s both n a r r o w l y failed to i n c r e a se the S i x t h s lead. St T h o m a s ' s h o w e d they weren't g o i n g to give in easily w h e n they hit the post but minutes later C h a m b e r l a i n ' s shot just m i s s e d a n d T i n k l e r w a t c h e d h i s shot fly just wide. A t the e n d of the g a m e the S i x t h s had w o n three-one a n d put themselves in a very g o o d position to w i n the league. T E A M : Hampton, Higham, Bradley, Haberlin, Flynn, Tinkler, Martin, Gartside, Coussens, Roche, Chamberlain, Caseau.
Sailing T H E team w a s in S o u t h a m p t o n on S a t u r d a y and was c r u s h i n g l y defeated by a very strong o p p o s i t i o n . T o make matters worse, S o u t h a m p t o n w h o w o u l d p r o b a b l y beat IC at t h e " H a r p " , were sailing their o w n boats ( G . P . 14's) o n S o u t h a m p t o n Waters. H o w e v e r it w a s not a completely wasted day. O n c e the team had lost its league points, the s a i l i n g c o n d i t i o n s being n o t h i n g short of excellent, n u m e r o u s "friendlies" were s a i l e d . T h i s gave the IC team the o p p o r t u n i t y to get a measure of the boats (for next year?). T E A M : Allport, Chadwick, Mills, Murray, Redman, Younghusband.
Hockey Seconds A very s u c c e s s f u l afternoon for the S e c o n d XI was marred only by t h e reluctance of certain players to s c o r e h a t - t r i c k s ! D u e to the a b s e n c e of c a p t a i n a n d X - r a y s p e c i a l i s t M a s o m , G r a y e l e c t e d t o p l a y h i m s e l f at sweeper With this thought in m i n d , the IC forwards started in s e a r c h of a few q u i c k goals. Despite intense early pressure a n d near m i s s e s by C o r n w e l l a n d S t r o o m e r B i r k b e c k held out a n d it began to look as if G r a y might get a t o u c h of the ball! Finally C o r n w e l l r o u n d e d the keeper a n d s l a m m e d the ball h o m e to o p e n t h e s c o r i n g . S h o r t l y afterwards C h e w s c o r e d the s e c o n d from a short corner, the ball taking almost as m a n y deflections as Pete H u g h e s has h a d green cards! T h e e n d of the first half saw s o m e excellent h o c k e y from IC with flowing moves d o w n both sides of the pitch. However, half-time was taken with the s c o r e still 2-0. It didn't stay that w a y for long; G a r m s , o b v i o u s l y i n s p i r e d by the half-time talk, took eighteen s e c o n d s to s c o r e the first of his two goals. T h e s e were split by a penalty, just about c o n v e r t e d by C h e w ! T h e n t h e forward line was t h r o w n into total c o n f u s i o n by t h e sight of full-back M i k e Clift gleefully c h a r g i n g d o w n the pitch in a way that gave a totally new m e a n i n g t o t h e term " d u m m y r u n " ! After we h a d r e c o v e r e d, there was just time for Dave C o r n w e l l to m a k e the final s c o r e 6-0 with a well t a k e n g o a l . T E A M : Jones, Gray, Clift, Pound, Rao, Stroomer, Chew, Garms, Afilaka, Cornwell, Mitchell, Shaw (Umpire). FEUX,
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Football Fourths A F T E R a reshuffle of t h e side the fourths arrived at D i t c h l e y with eleven players, three w h o were m a k i n g their first a p p e a r a n c e for the Fourths. IC were o n top from the start a n d s o o n took the lead after a g o o d run from B u c k l e y w h o gave a g o o d pass to D o l a n w h o s c o r e d from a narrow angle. Five minutes later IC went t w o nil u p after a n excellent dive from H a r t l a n d with B u c k l e y scoring from the resulting penalty. IC went c l o s e several more times in the first half Griffiths par ti c u l ar ly u n l u c k y not to s c o r e with a c l o s e range header but at half time the s c o r e w a s 2-0. Q M C s c o r e d a s h o c k g o a l early in the s e c o n d half a l o n g range shot just beating Veats in g o a l . S o o n after M i l n e r w a s u n l u c k y to give away a penalty. F o r t u n a t e l y the over enthusiastic Q M C penalty taker p l a c e d this well over the bar. IC got their third goal after Davies c h a s e d a t h r o u g h ball from S a u n d e r s and s c o r e d with a well p l a c e d shot. Q M C q u i c k l y p u l l e d back a n o t h e r g o a l while the IC d e f e n c e wasn't l o o k i n g , before M a d d y p l a c e d a g o o d shot to put IC 4-2 up. Q M C were again a l l o w e d back into t h e g a m e w h e n they were aw ar de d a penalty after a firm c h a l l e n g e from C h o w n . Veats d i d well to reach tne penalty but c o u l d n ' t quite stop it! IC finished of t h e g a m e with H a r t l a n d finally getting a goal i n . T E A M : Veats, Milner, Maddy, Griffiths, Chown, Abedajo, Buckley, Dolan, Davies, Hartiund, Saunders. PS: T h a n k s to all those n o n - r e g u l a r fourths w h o played for us. Pat Chown J
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Football Seconds IN T H I S C R U C I A L last m a t c h of t h e s e a s o n , the s e c o n d s got off to a fine start, playing s o m e devastating football w h i c h h a d Q M C ' s defence in terrible trouble. Saunders' impressive dive p e r s u a d e d t h e referee to award a penalty w h i c h w a s c o n v e r t e d by Beer, hitting his shot firmly into the c o r n e r of the net for a 1-0 lead. T h e s e c o n d q u i c k l y followed w h e n S a u n d e r s c o m p l e t e d a g o o d move from t h e right with a shot from c l o s e range. A s u s u a l , IC then relaxed a little a n d e n a b l e d Q M C to work s o m e d a n g e r o u s moves, a l t h o u g h L a y hit a marvellous c u r l i n g shot into t h e t o p right h a n d c o r n e r to make it 3-0. Q M C s t r u c k back however to m a k e it 3-1 and at half-time, t h e g a m e w a s certainly not safe. W i t h i n the first m i n u t e of the s e c o n d half t h o u g h , H a r t l a n d h a d m a d e it 4-1 a n d I C ' s fifth from V e e n m a n f o l l o w e d s o o n after. A g o o d , if s o m e w h a t patchy performance, w a s c a p p e d w h e n Hartland t u r n e d elegantly o n the e d g e of the box a n d fired his shot inside the near post to make the final s c o r e 6-1. M y t h a n k s to all those w h o have p l a y e d for the s e c o n d s d u r i n g t h e s e a s o n a n d to those, w h o s e hard work in o r g a n i s i n g t h e F o o t b a l l C l u b , has made e v e r y t h i n g possible. T w o major factors in t h e teams s u c c e s s were the C l u b ' s s t r e n g t h in depth w h i c h enabled t h e S e c o n d s t o field a very strong side o n every o c c a s i o n , and t h e t r e m e n d o u s spirit that m a d e p l a y i n g in t h e team s u c h an enjoyable o c c u p a t i o n . T E A M : A Williams, S Dunhill, J Beer, M Armstrong, P Lakin, D Griffiths, J Lay, R Wiggins, D Veenman, A Hartland, D Saunders. (Since you've won your league, Jim - I'll let you include teams initials this week - Ed.) Page 7
Bir Zeit Controversy I have received a number of letters (all but one past the c o p y deadline) o n the U N Society article last week entitled " S t u d y in the S h a d o w of the G u n " . S o m e of the correspondents seem to take the line that F E L I X is in support of the article. I s h o u l d like t o r e m i n d y o u that A L L clubs and society articles express O N L Y their o w n views. I d o not agree with all articles printed in F E L I X submitted in s u c h a manner. If I only published what I agreed with, that w o u l d be censorship. I realise the article w a s lengthy, b u t this s h o u l d not be t a k e n as support for it by F E L I X — t h e writer felt he c o u l d not express himself in less words. I have no opinions myself o n the article that I wish to express in the pages of F E L I X , except that I w ou ld strongly defend their right to express their o w n views.
Brunt of the Runt D a v e M u s k e r has quit in his bid for President of I C U . H e seems t o share similar views to myself o n a n u m b e r of U n i o n affairs, yet he offered n o solutions and now he has b a c k e d d o w n . H e didn't even have the courtesy t o inform m e of his stand d o w n s o his manifesto c o u l d be deleted. O r perhaps all he ever intended was t o air his views i n public o n a Presidential platform without putting in the a m o u n t o f w o r k n o r m a l l y r e q u i r e d of a Presidential candidate. I a m glad he has s t o o d d o w n , his k i n d of purile r a m b l i n g w i t h o u t t h e b a c k u p of a d e t e r m i n e d character t o see his complaints of the U n i o n c o r r e c t e d , deserves only contempt.
Copy Deadline People seem to be forgetting that the F E L I X c o p y deadline for A L L copy is 5:30pm M o n d a y . W i t h less people w o r k i n g o n F E L I X now due to e x a m s this deadline will have to be enforced to a greater extent. If y o u h a n d in articles late then I'm afraid that it's just tough titty.
What's On 6
Friday, March
•IC Christian Union Meeting, W o r s h i p a n d T a l k o n Fullness
of the Spirit, 6:30pm, M u s i c R o o m , 53 Prince's
G a t e . After ' P r a y e r M e e t i n g ' from 8:30-10:00pm.
•RCM Students' Association Drama Society
present
N o e l C o w a r d ' s Hay Fever, 7:00pm, Parry T h e a t r e , R C M . A d m i s s i o n free.
•Tall Order with Splendour of Rome, 8:30pm, U n i o n L o w e r L o u n g e , 50p. Mainly a c o n c e r t but disco to fill the gaps. B a r o p e n .
Sunday, March 8 •Wargames Club Meeting, 1:00pm, S C R . Monday, March 9 •Chemsoc Demonstration, the S o n Et
Show
Lumiere
4:30pm, C h e m L T A . W i t h D r J A Salthouse
( U n i u of
Manchester). Free.
•Soc Soc Talk by H a r r y Y o u n g o n Personal of Lenin,
Stalin and Trotsky,
Recollections
6:30pm, Upper
Tuesday, March 10 •Nat Hist Soc Lecture by D r L a m b on making,
Lounge.
Home
Wine-
1:00pm, B o t a n y B a s e m e n t L T . A l l w e l c o m e .
•STOIC Transmission, 1:00pm, J C R a n d Halls. V.GM.s T h e hustings U G M yesterday was fun •Riding Club Meeting, 1:00pm, Elec E n g 1110. (report next week). D o n ' t forget the results •Labour Club presents K e v i n R a m a g e , L P Y S Natural U G M this T h u r s d a y — see who you've been C h a i r m a n speaking o n Poland and Solidarity: The Struggle for Workers' Power, 1:00pm, M a t h s 341. fool enough to elect into office this year. •Jewish Society AGM, 1:25pm, G r e e n C o m m R o o m . Thanks to •The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 6:30pm, M e c h E n g N e w staff m e m b e r Z ar ath u s tra (no kidding 220, 50p ( m e m b e r s 20p). A s t u p e n d o u s S F S o c p r o d u c folks!), M a r k , P a t r i c k , A n d y , C o l i n , M a r t i n , tion. P h i l , S h a n n e , D a v e , P a u l , Pallab, Steve, Ian & •The Microcomputer Club challenges the ChessClub M a z a n d all those people who v o t e d the right to a C h e s s M a t c h , featuring N a s c o m ' s l ' s , N a s c o m ' s 2's a n d P E T s , 7:00pm, H u x l e y 145. S p e c t a t o r s w e l c o m e . C o n way. tact T i m P a n t o n , P h y s i c s 2.
Wednesday, March 11 •Wargames Club Meeting, 1:00pm, S C R . •Talk by Ivor C a t t (a controversial contributor to World)
mnmmm
o n W h a t ' s Wrong
(!?) with
Wireless
Electromagnetism,
1:30pm, Elec E n g 508. N o c h a r g e , all w e l c o m e .
•Hamdram 81 Final,
7:30pm, I C U C o n c e r t Hall. F o u r
plays a n d one o p e r a for only £ 1 . D r a m s c o to d o the curtain raiser.
F r o m the present state of the music store, it is clear that there isn't e n o u g h r o o m there for the c h o i r t o store all the equipment they w o u l d like to. T h i s was brought h o m e to t h e m w h e n they needed a g r a n d piano for a rehearsal, but the only one available was at the b a c k of the store, w e d g e d in b e h i n d all kinds of other accoutrements (see diagram). A s if this wasn't enough of a p r o b l e m , there are t w o things c o m p l i c a t i n g their predicament even further. Firstly, there's n o r o o m t o rotate any of the objects without damaging t h e m , s o the choir will have t o get the piano out by sliding things b a c k w a r d s a n d forwards without t u r n i n g t h e m round. A n d secondly, there's a n officious security regulation w h i c h prohibits t h e m from m o v i n g anything o u t of the store (i.e. off the s h a d e d area) unless they are going to use it, a n d the only thing they need t o use is the grand piano. T h e choir are n o w trying to w o r k out how to get that g r a n d piano o u t of the store in the fewest possible moves. A n y offers of help? (Each m o v e allows y o u to shift any one object.)
Solutions, comments, criticisms to me c/o FELIX Office by Wednesday, 1:00pm. £5 and two tickets to the choir concert will go to the solution which uses fewest moves.
Thursday, March 12 •Mary Whitehouse o n 20th Century Morals,
1:30pm,
H u x l e y 213.
•Lunch-hour concert,
1:30pm, the M u s i c R o o m , 53
Prince's G a t e .
•Hang Gliding Club Meeting,
1:00pm, A b o v e
Stan's
Bar.
•STOIC Transmission,
1:00pm a n d 6:00pm, J C R a n d
Halls. W i t h N e w s b r e a k . • C N D / E N D present a talk by D r M a r k M c C a r t h y ( U C L ) on T h e M e d i c a l A s p e c t s of C i v i l D e f e n c e : Health
Authorities
planning
for Nuclear
Why are the
War?,
1:30pm,
P hysics L T 1 .
•Gliding Club Meeting, 5:30pm, A e r o 254.
•Apocalypse Now, 6:30pm, M e c h E n g 220, •Biochem Soc Party, 7:00pm, J C R . £ 1 . 5 0 .
40p. T i c k e t s from
215 B i o c h e m a n d S o c reps.
Last week's
solution
Clarinet piece by B r a h m s String Q u a r t e t by B e e t h o v e n O b o e & piano piece by S c h u m a n n Piano T r i o by Saint Saer.s H o r n piece by M o z a r t This very easy p u z z l e attracted a m i x t u r e of rapturous approval a n d derogatory disgust, w h i c h is what I've c o m e to expect w h e n I set an easy puzzle. T h e winner is T i m W r i g h t , M a t h s 2, w h o c a n collect his cheque o n M o n d a y afternoon. A l t h o u g h the p u z z l e w a s easy, I h a d still gone t o a lot of trouble to m a k e it musically accurate. Pity s o few people noticed.
•Hamdram 81 Final,
7:30pm, 1 C U C o n c e r t Hall. F o u r
plays a n d one opera for only £ 1. D r a m s o c to d o the curtain raiser.
• U L U Gaysoc Meeting, 8:00pm,
R o o m 2 D , U L U , Malet
Street.
•Soiree Musicale, 7:30
for 8:00pm, M u s i c R o o m , Princes
G a t e . T i c k e t s £ 1 . 2 0 on the d o o r or £1 in a d v a n c e from T i m J o n e s , D o C . Includes food a n d wine.
Recruiting Dowell 6 p m ,
Presentation Schlumberger
T h u r s
C o m m i t e e
12th M a r c h
R o o m
E v e r y o n e
327
Sherfield
w e l c o m e
FELIX is published by the Editor for and on behalf of the Imperial College Union Publications Board, and is printed by the Union Print Unit, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BB. (589 5111 ext. 1048/int. 2881) Copyright FELIX 1981. Editor: S.J. Marshall, Advertising Manager: M.A. Smith. Registered at the GPO as a newspaper.