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Lecture
Success
Audience falls asleep! Members of the recently re-formed H.G. Wells Society sat agog last Monday night to witness a startling demonstration of hypnosis. Martin S Taylor, an IC postgraduate and a Member of the Magic Circle gave an impromptu talk and demonstration at only a few hours' notice after Prof Eric reported sick with flu. Laithwaite After a brief introductory talk. M a r t i n
quickly
hypnotised
Iburteen volunteers together w i t h a m e m b e r of the a u d i e n c e w h o w e n t i n t o a t r a n c e i n h i s seat. Martin
then went
on
to i n d u c e
a number
of
remarkable
The first rag stunt, iiddlywinks down Oxford Street, was a storming success (see CCU articles for totals). After the traditional Ring O'Roses around Eros, everybody adjourned to the Cockney Pride for a well deserved drink. (Photo: Steve Groves)
p h y s i c a l effects i n his s u b j e c t s : c a t a l e p s y , i n w h i c h s u b j e c t s w e r e unable
to
bend
analgesia,
their arms
until
released
in w h i c h the skin w i t h i n
by
a septate
the
hypnotist,
drawn on
the
Dr Owen Labours On
s u b j e c t ' s h a n d b e c a m e so n u m b t h a t he c o u l d not feel a p i n p r i c k , s e l e c t i v e d e a f n e s s , i n w h i c h s u b j e c t s c o u l d h e a r n o t h i n g u n t i l thev felt
the h y p n o t i s t
touch
t h e i r h a n d s , artel a m n e s i a , i n w h i c h
s u b j e c t s c o u l d not r e m e m b e r w h a t h a d h a p p e n e d to t h e m . A l s o t h e r e w a s s o m e v e r y e n t e r t a i n i n g effects: m o s t o l t h e m w e r e s u g g e s t e d by t h e a u d i e n c e : s u b j e c t s w e r e t o l d they w e r e
orches-
t r a l m u s i c i a n s a n d p r e c e e d e d to play i m a g i n a r y i n s t r u m e n t s w i t h great gusto. O n e subject b e c a m e a n o r a t o r a n d gave a p a r t i c u l a r l y m o v i n g s p e e c h c o n s i s t i n g o n l y o l t h e fust f o u r l e t t e r s o f t h e a l p h a b e t . S o m e w e r e t o l d t h a t thev w o u l d l i n d a n o r d i n a r y p i e c e o f p r o s e e n o r m o u s l y f u n n y a n d t h e y s p l i t t h e i r s i d e s l a u g h i n g at a description of Wellsoe (alright, maybe
t h a t is n o l so o d d
after
all...). T h e y sheltered f r o m a n i m a g i n a r y s h o w e r of r a i n a n d a b i t i n g c o l d s p e l l . W h e n t o l d it w a s u n b e a r a b l y h o t — n o , t h e y d i d n o t t a k e t h e i r c l o t h e s o i l , b u t t h e v l o o k e d d i s t i n c t l y r e a d y to. T h e h i g h l i g h t of the e v e n i n g c a m e w h e n one subject was t o l d that w h e n he l o o k e d t h r o u g h a p a i r o l s p e c t a c l e s m a d e B i g g i e s - s t y l e I r o m h i s l i n g e r s a n d t h u m b s he w o u l d he a b l e to sec t h r o u g h everyones'
c l o t h e s . H i s e x p r e s s i o n a n d l e n g t h o l t i m e he s p e n t
u s i n g his n e w m a g i c s p e c t a c l e s w a s s i m p l y h i l a r i o u s . Hre w a s t o l d t h a t t he effect w o u l d last a l t e r he c a m e o u t o f t he t r a n e e a n d s u r e e n o u g h he w a s s t i l l g a z i n g t h r o u g h h i s l i n g e r s w h e n t h e a u d i e n c e left at t h e e n d o f t h e l e c t u r e . H e e v e n passed t h e m l o a f r i e n d l o
Dr
David Owen,
founder
member
of the S o c i a l
Democratic
P a r t y , d e l i v e r e d a n a d d r e s s to a p a c k e d a u d i e n c e o n T u e s d a y i n the G r e a t
Hall.
E m p h a s i s i n g t h e n e e d to be a w a r e o f a d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n m a r k e t a n d p u b l i c s e c t o r e c o n o m i e s , he c l a i m e d t h a t t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r has n o t f l o u r i s h e d d u e to i n d i s c r i m i n a t e l y a p p l i e d r u l e s and
regulations
and
that
the
amalgamation
of
public
and
p r i v a t e has l e a d to t h e " w o r s t o f t w o w o r l d s " . D r O w e n c r i t i c i s e d n a t i o n a l i s e d i n d u s t r i e s , p o i n t i n g o u t t h a t they d i d n o t r e l a t e to market
trends
and
should
be
fragmented
to
achieve
better
r u n n i n g a n d p r o d u c t i v i t y . H e s a i d that one o f the a i m s of the Social Democrats
w a s to a c h i e v e
h e a l t h s e r v i c e as a n
d e c e n t r a l i s a t i o n , g i v i n g the
example.
O n t h e r o l e o f his p a r t y , he s a i d t h a t t h e r e is n o s i n g l e c o u r s e ol a c t i o n i n o v e r c o m i n g t h e c o u n t r y ' s p r o b l e m s , b u t t h a t a series ol " m a r g i n a l " a d j u s t m e n t s
" h a s t o be
made".
C h a l l e n g e d by a m e m b e r of the a u d i e n c e w h o said that the S D P s have no leader, D r O w e n defended
his p o s i t i o n b y s a y i n g
t h a t t o o m u c h i m p o r t a n c e w a s a t t a c h e d to h a v i n g a l e a d e r a n d ' that people were m i s g u i d e d i n " a p e i n g the p r e s i d e n t i a l s y s t e m " .
Erratum
Dr
A n y b o d y w i s h i n g t o u s e t h e R o y a l C o l l e g e of A r t r e f e c t o r y s h o u l d n o t e t h a t v i s i t o r s a r e o n l y w e l c o m e after and
not
before
Handbook.
No. 592
these
times
as w r o n g l y
Owen
also spoke
in favour of reduced
taxation, arms
c o n t r o l a n d d i s a r m a m e n t . H e stressed t h e n e e d for a n i m p r o v e d
1pm and 6pm
stated
in the I C U
h e a l t h s e r v i c e for w h i c h p e o p l e w i l l h a v e t o p a y . W i t h r e g a r d to e d u c a t i o n , t h e S D P vv i l l a l l o w i n d e p e n d e n t s c h o o l s to c o n t i n u e but w i t h o u t f i n a n c i a l support
f r o m the
government.
" W e a i m to m a k e i n t e r v e n t i o n s w h i c h are w e l l - j u d g e d , w e l l t h o u g h t - o u t — to l a s t , " s a i d D r
Friday, October 16,1981
Owen.
Free!
adequate
Sir In
D u r i n g the l i r s H e w d a y s of
r Letters to
IM
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Editor
11
Congratulations new
post
as
on
esteemed
journal,
seems
be
to
your
Editor of
of
our
which
its
w o u l d like the o p p o r t u n i t y to
eration
Stu-
i t . is d e s i g n e d to g i v e a b e e r o l
respond in a cjuieter a n d m o r e
dents ( F C S ) a n d put u p by o u r
great consistency (even t h o u g h
serious
without
very o w n local b r a n c h of that
it m a y b e t o o Fizzy a n d o f p o o r
r e s o r t i n g to s l o g a n s o r i n s u l t s .
o r g a n i s a t i o n the I C C o n s e r v a -
taste to m a n y ) . T h e J C R s u r -
tive
passes i t s e l f i n t h e c o n s i s t e n c y
The
majority
boring,
use
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readable of
generally
rubbish.' T h e
Smith
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unletter
obvious
socialists
a large
number
of Conservative
Society.
of
Some
of
the
posters
took quotations
leaders
to t h e S o c i a l
a r e i n fact m o t i v a t e d m o r e b y
cratic a n d the L a b o u r parties
concern
completely
for p e o p l e less f o r t u -
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by the F e d -
power.-crazed
not
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out of the context
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beers—consistently
bad. Please,
can
something
in w h i c h they were o r g i n a l l y
employ
t he
which
made a n d presented t h e m i n a
stand
b e l o n g s to a l l p e o p l e e q u a l l y .
m a n n e r w h i c h was m i s l e a d i n g
being employed
c nvironment
business
under-
they
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are
concerned
less
to say t h e l e a s t . I n t h e c ase o f
b r e w e r i e s be a s k e d to e x p l a i n
powerful
and
the ' S o c i a l D e m o c r a t i c ' poster
to t h e m h o w
than with
trying
to
ent
poster
If this were
not
the C o n s e r v a t i v e
Russian nism.
freshers
there
black
propaganda.
The
v e r y fact t h a t t h e C o n s e r v a t i v e t a c t i c s is a n a d m i s s i o n o f w e a k -
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ness. T h e y h a v e n o a r g u m e n t s
that S o c i a l i s m doesn't
work;
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me to
by
which
they
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defend
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beer
s e l l i n g good
pubs
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T h i s C o l l e g e is v e r y p r e o c -
in
s h o u l d be. but the
to
them-
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them
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w h a t they l a u g h i n g l y call p o l i order
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and tell
p a r t y is p r e p a r e d to use s u c h
the lirst
like
who
p i n t — f o r g e t the C o l l e g e bars,
of been
Conservatives quote
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the FCS
pleased
B u t R u s s i a is t h e
example
at a
contact
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of
glance it w a s
poster; such a poster therefore
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system
that
comes into the odious category
we n e i t h e r s u p p o r t to
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indeed
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support
case, t h e n they w o u l d better a d v i s e d to
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being
achieve a fairer distribution of
be
be
done. C a n the C o l l e g e either
n a t e t h a n t h e m s e l v e s , a n d for
nor
verbose and
of
to
d i c t a t o r s i n the m a k i n g . T h e y
achieved;
the
subjected
manner,
(impeccable) s t a n d a r d . I was w h a t is
for
beer?
a little d i s a p p o i n t e d w i t h letters p a g e h o w e v e r ,
have
excuse
posters p r o d u c e d
usual the
they
observed
with
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do
good
by the C o n s e r v a t i v e S o c i e t y . I
wealthy /)«tr
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with
safety,
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organisers
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selves t h e i r v e r y
existence—a
of the F r e s h e r s ' F a i r a p p e a r to
c o l u m n s too long. M r G o u l d e r
a n d this present
piece of dialectic if ever there
have neglected any considera-
is ec|ually b o r i n g , b u t at least
have
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closing down,
example;
h as
it seems t o be
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loquent
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Government
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unemployment
up,
i n f l a t i o n is s t i l l
a b o v e 10%, p u b l i c s e r v i c e s — I
t i o n o f safety b y p l a c i n g b o t h
was. T h e posters w h i c h were p r o d u c e d cost m o n e y . that
the
Something
Government
has
t h e j u d o C l u b a n d the F e n c i n g Club
in
the
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itself w o u l d
have
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in
rela-
b i c k e r i n g o f the B S H 44 hit
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basic
b e e n a s s u r i n g us for t h e past
t i v e l y , t h o u g h not c o m p l e t e l y ,
s q u a d ( n o w the B S H r e - a p hit
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least
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type
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lor
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pay
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Arms
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N o w l e t ' s get t h i s s t r a i g h t . I ' m here
to
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brings
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made
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subject:
b u t for t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f b o t h
beer.
longer IC
must
endure
the
unpalatable
available
points a r o u n d the Southside
the
s p a c e be a v a i l a b l e to t h e J u d o
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various
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not
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landing
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p r o p e r l y I c a n tell
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a
tional
requested
of
to t h a t t r a d i -
vacation
m y m i n d back H o w
whole
b u t is a n y b e e r c o s t i n g 5 0 p o r
start, b u t if I d o i t ' l l be d o n e you!
Tuesday's
summer
specifically
the
discussion.
a
when I'll
Against
R e t u r n i n g to C o l l e g e a l t e r ths
was
that
«ell r e a l a l e — m a y b e
humUiate
and
speaker
SVVAPO
the the
N a m i b i a ) to be f o l l o w e d b y a
senior m e m b e r s of the C o l l e g e administration
at
week
include
for
Freshers' F a i r was s u b m i t t e d it
gym
during
F r a n k James Sir
the
recpiest
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of
and
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spectators
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meetings
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a very dangerous both
for
bright
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many
either!
and a
i n the G r e e n
a n d it's not u p to
not just
first,
yourself
p a r t o f the b u i l d i n g m a d e the
discredit their opponents.
already.
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count them
them
has
f u t u r e s e c o n d , please c o m e to
meeting
count
taxes
concerned
people
securing
and
high
money
don't stand and
to
taxes,
pays
of
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one
space w i t h chairs f r o m a n o t h e r
t h a t it is n o w a p r i v i l e g e a n d
appeared—I me
taking up
who
mittee
copies.
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by
•really b e n e f i t o n l y those
on
two
but
is
G:30pm,
for
thus so
not
mentioned
would
p r e p a r e d to c u t e d u c a t i o n
C a p t a i n L i n d l e y jokes, it h as been
It
seem that the G o v e r n m e n t
II y o u ' r e J.
supply.
cuts
soon. 3 ours sincerely
Ordinary
standards
falling;
who
thalis.
cut.
living
people's are
is o f
some
tax
e v i d e n c e ot, a sense o f h u m o u r , even
if it
say
taking wastes my
it d o e s ,
The
mat width being only
and
a hall
Kelscy
i f i t , as it d o e s , tastes o f s i c k .
stration
Eng 2
M a y I ask w h o e v e r is r e s p o n -
meant
d e m o n s t r a t i o n s c o u l d be used.
down
our
sible
lime
and
t h e b e e r , i f t h e y feel t h a t t h e i r pipe
for
the c o n d i t i o n i n g
c l e a n i n g and flushing
FELIX, October 16, 1981
of is-
The
put
none
on, of
i n fact
the
it
planned
separation of the
two
d e m o n s t r a t i o n areas was also
totally inadequate, being only bout
o f fast m o v e m e n t
both
the J u d o a n d F e n c i n g d e m o n strators
Un-saintly Southampton
A Voice on the airwaves
a l e w feet it m e a n t t h a t a l t e r a
left
their o w n area
L a s t S u n d a y , at 4 : 3 0 p m , t h e
and
crossed
into the other,
first
this
involved
the fencing
radio show
specifically
d e m o n s t r a t o r s w a l k i n g o n the
40,000
Judo
air.
m a t w e a r i n g shoes, f o r
w h i c h the J u d o mats are not designed. when
students
O He r i n g student
O n e o f t h e b a s i c safety r u l e s p r a c t i c i n g J u d o is
London's to the
took
a mixture of
news,
views,
what's
o n a n d s p o r t , S t u d e n t V o i c e is to
be a regular feature of
" n e v e r t u r n y o u r b a c k o n the
Radio
a c t i o n " b e c a u s e J u d o is a fast
programming.
m o v i n g sport a n d i f y o u a r e
to be a i m e d
at
London's
T h e show
weekend
is c l o s e l y
linked
not w a t c h i n g t h e a c t i o n y o u
to t h e L o n d o n S t u d e n t J o u r -
won't
see it i f it c o m e s y o u r
nalist G r o u p , a n d c o n t a i n s a
way.
T h e proximity
variety o f news items f r om a l l
demonstration that
those
o f the
areas
meant
watching the
the
London
week's
show
colleges; included
last items
f e n c i n g h a d t h e i r backs to the
a b o u t t h e theft o f B o ' s l a m p s ,
Judo
only
the
M o n t p e l i e r Street
15ft w i d e m e a n t t h a t f r o m t h e
and
the d i l a p i d a t e d c o n d i t i o n
centre (where w e customarily
of Weeks
mat. this being
s t a r t ) it w o u l d t a k e o n l y t w o steps t o r e a c h t h e e d g e o f t h e mat a n d then any executed
from
technique
there
would
Voice
course, be i n direct with
will,
of
competi-
IC's o w n radio
station. B u t after l i s t e n i n g to
h a v e m a d e it e x t r e m e l y l i k e l y
the
that
gramme,
a spectator was kicked,
Hall.
Student tion
Hall,
first
edition o f the proNeil
Sykes, the
no m a t t e r h o w carefully the
station m a n a g e r o f I C R a d i o ,
technique was
was not impressed.
Yours complaint
that
is n o t e d
arrangement next
executed.
hoping
this
"Personally,
I
wouldn't
a n d t h e listen to i t , " said M r Sykes,
corrected for
year.
who
will
nevertheless
be
m e e t i n g the challenge w i t h a Martin Johnson
Judo Club Captain
new S u n d a y afternoon or comedy
music
show.
Small Ads
•IF girts with spare time. If y o u have
t h e s e s , r e p o r t s a n d p a p e r s that y o u w o u l d like p r o f e s s i o n a l l y t y p e d at r e a s o n a b l e rates. C o n t a c t E l i z M o o r e v i a Physics pigeonholes.
•HH Digital echo unit £ 1 0 0 ; l a r g e r u c k sack £25. Both hardly used. Contact R a y S i m p k i n , P h y s i c s 3. •Pocket stereo cassette player with h e a d p h o n e s , c a r r y i n g straps, etc.. £ 5 5 o n o . S e e K Lippiatt, E E 2 . •Polaroid SX70 Mkll land c a m e r a , £ 5 0 o n o inc film a n d flashes; 2 7 " c h r o m e b i c y c l e w h e e l s a n d t u b e s , t y r e s , front and back, £ 5 each. Denis Howe, Phys i c s 3, o r 2 8 9 - 6 0 5 7 . •1958 Morris Traveller, e x c e l l e n t r u n n e r , M O T u n t i l J u n e 1982, n e a r l y v e t e r a n , £ 2 5 0 o n o . D a v e G a y e r , M E letterracks.
•100
watt guitar amplifier
(Combo) w i t h 2 x 1 2 " s p e a k e r s a n d r e v e r b unit, must sell, therefore o n l y £ 1 5 0 . Roger, Int 3 9 8 4 ( L y o n P i a y f a i r L i b ) o r 7 3 6 7371. •Aiwa ADM700 cassette deck, D o l b y , M P X filter, 3 h e a d c u a l m o t o r . O n l y 2 m t h s o l d , r a r e l y u s e d . Still u n d e r g u a r antee, £ 2 0 0 o n o . C o n t a c t T i m Hillyer, 723-9574.
•Aiwa CSJ-1 'Walkman' stereo radiocassette, m e t a l / n o r m a l tape, headp h o n e s . 2 mths o l d . M u s t sell £ 8 0 C o n t a c t R. C h u n g , E E 3 . •1973 Clubman Estate, g o o d c o n d i tion, n e w tyres a n d exhaust. Recent brake service. 9 mths M O T . £450. C o n tact N e i l M u t t o c k . M E 3 . •Wanted Mech Eng PG a n d M S c s t u dent for Postgraduate Studies C o m m i t t e e . Y o u r v i e w s a r e n e e d e d to i m p r o v e t h e P G lot. C o n t a c t D a v e G a y e r , M E letter-racks.
•Dble rm available in l a r g e 2 b d r m flat
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•The Biophysics Group is desperately l o o k i n g f o r c o l o u r b l i n d s t u d e n t s or staff to h e l p with their r e s e a r c h o n c o l o u r v i s i o n . If y o u c a n h e l p p l e a s e c o n t a c t Isobel H e n d r i c k s , R m 7 1 4 P h y s i c s d e p t , int 2925. T h a n k - y o u .
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• One extra room in 204 H a m l e t G d n s for 1 girl S h a r e d r o o m . £ 1 4 p w M i s s L a t c h m a n at a b o v e .
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•Found
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•Dramatic Soc are p r o d u c i n g a d o u D i e bill this D e c e m b e r Was He Anyone by N . F S i m p s o n a n d A Dark Rainbow by lain B l a i r . A u d i t i o n s a r e o n S u n d a y , O c t 18. at 2:30 M e e t in the S t o r e r o o m b e f o r e h a n d or in the C o n c e r t H a l l . •G-365 beautiful d a y s — A
• Breakers: A n y b o d y
i n t e r e s t e d in
forming a citizens band society please c o n t a c t A d y P a c e . M E 1 . A n e y e b a l l will be a n n o u n c e d soon! • M u s i c i a n s w a n t e d : d r u m s , bass, sax, g u i t a r s , v i o l i n , k e y b o a r d s , etc. to f o r m versatile rock b a n d . C o n t a c t Eric' o n int 3 9 0 8 or via D r a m s o c / I C R a d i o / F e l i x 1
Southside Bar had to be closed at 8:45pm on Saturday/ night when the activities of 33 football players from Southampton University got completely out of hand. , * I a T h e three teams left soon alter the bar closed and only then d i d the harstalf discover the damage they h a d caused. O n e of the bench seats had caved in a n d w a l l p a p e r had been r i ppe d Irom the w a l l . At 7:00pm, when the footballers first a r r i v e d in the b a r their beh aviour was described as quiet, but later they started to play d r i n k i n g games and became rowdy. T h e S o u t h a m p t o n players were j u m p i n g o n the seats, pissing u p walls a n d r i p p i n g all their clothes off when the b a r was eventually closed by the t w o ' staff o n duty. T h e footballers gained access to t h e b a r w h e n a r e s i d e n t inadvertantly opened a door i n F a l m o u t h H a l l . The security g u a r d , w h o was a r g u i n g with them a l the time, was unable to slop them. P h i l Nieolls, the C a p t a i n of I m p e r i a l College's football team, has since tried to telephone the C a p t a i n of the S o u t h a m p t o n teams to c o m p l a i n about the incident, but has so far been unable to talk to h i m . N i c k M o r t o n . I CI U n i o n President, has suggested that S o u t h a m p t o n w i l l be sent I he bill for damages.
Blue Cheese Conservative M P M r Peter Brooke attended Consoe's Cheese and W i n e Party o n M o n d a y . I C l " President N i c k M o r t o n was there solely to ask M r Brooke to e x p l a i n the reason for education cuts, a n d was t o l d that the Government didn't intend l o w e r i n g education spending at the time o f i n c G e n e r a l E l e c t i o n ; however, as defence spending rose, t h e C l e g g R e p o r t o n . teachers' pay was h o n o u r e d , a n d the G o v e r n m e n t couldn't economise on n a t i o n a l i n d u s t r y , e d tic a I i o n r u t s b a d t o b e adopted he said. A s k e d about lurtiier cuts. M r Brooke said that these w o u l d be embarrassing if thev occurred. O n the Nationality B i l l . M i Brooke believed il lo have been " c h a n g e d out ol a l l r e c o g n i t i o n " , a n d t h a i t h e B i l l c o u l d he deleaied in P a r l i a m e n t .
Colour
Vision
S T O I C , Student 'Television of I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e , have now completed their colour network with the installation ol a new colour m o n i t o r i n the J C R . Y o u can now watch S T O I C i n the ) C R . Southside T V Lounge, Beit, Linsteacl a n d Weeks H a l l — all i n glorious c o l o u r ! (See W h a t ' s O n for p r o g r a m m e details.)
FELIX, October 16, 1981
Ladies
h o c k e y
s u c c e s s O n S u n d a y , O c t o b e r 11. I C ladies hockey team won the- U L s e v e n - a - s i d e t o u r n a m e n t at M o t s p u r Park. They w o n their group to get into the q u a r t e r finals against G u y s a n d then beat R o y a l H o l l o w a y in the semis a n d W y e i n the final to take the shield. This is an e n c o u r a g i n g start to the season a n d it is hoped that the ladies c a n consolidate this success. W e l l done. Electrician electrocuted A w o r k m a n was r u s h e d to hospital last Wednesday afternoon, after a small explosion i n the new M o n t p e l i e r Street H a l l . T h e accident occurred when the w o r k m a n , who was r e p a i r i n g a w a l l , i n a d v e r t a n t l y severed a m a i n electricity cable, shorting out t h e H a l l ' s entire- s u p p l y . F o r t u n a t e l y , the w o r k m a n was not seriously h u r l , a n d was later released from hospital h a v i n g been treated for m i n o r burns a n d shock. T e c h n i c i a n s from the Colleges Estates department w o r k e d late into the- evening to restore the H a l l ' s power supply. Anyone interested in going to Salford t o m o r r o w ( O c t o b e r 17) to d e m o n s t r a t e against e d u c a tion c u t b a c k s , c o n t a c t M a r c o in the U n i o n Office, i m m e d i a t e l y . ( C o a c h will be p r o v i d e d . ) Page 3
Going for a song IC student sings in Beethoven's Austin Allen is at Imperial College for one year working in nuclear technology for BNF Ltd. Today, Friday, October 16, sponsored by Air U K , he will s i n g a r e c i t a l of B e e t h o v e n ' s m u s i c in B e e t h o v e n ' s house in Bonn. Austin
is
from
the
West
Quartet including an appear-
and
a n c e at W e s t m i n i s t e r A b b e y .
Beethovenhaus
The
two
played an i m p r o m p t u recital
s p o n s o r i n g t h e tout
Aachen
by request o f the " D i r e k t o r " .
the p a r t y out
Unfortunately,
no
from Leeds Airport. A i r U K
B e e t h o v e n i n his c u r r e n t r e p -
H e w A u s t i n to I r e l a n d r e c e n t l y
choir
special and
giving
concerts
in
Dusseldorf—singing
music
by
Jiirg
presence and
are
of
the
would
quartet guests.
Baur
to
in
the
composer—
have
liked
again
b.e
the
their
Unfortunately,
the
when
ertoire
he
house
and
visited
he
he
had
played
and Schubert
the
in Bonn
Chopin
instead.
When
Austin
ten vears at the U n i v e r s i t y o f
are
to
t o g i v e a r e c i t a l a n d . to m a k e
B r a d f o r d . W h i l e h e w a s at t h e
Germany
so
amends,
Austin
has
university
Austin
is
Der
entirely
Beethoven's
Kleine
M a d r i g a l c h o r on
with
he
the
began
singing
'Coronet
Quartet'
from H a l i f a x . A little over live
own
as
in October singing
and
with
t h e i r guest.
his
He
h as
a programme
of
He
will
sing
invited them
the
' A d e l a i d e ' a n d the 'An
die
feme
generously
to
by
Hying
Amsterdam
he s a n g w i t h t h e
and
they
are
Uni-
versity of B r a d f o r d C h a m b e r Choir
Germany,
travel
when
U K
A u s t i n a n d P a u l w o u l d be i n
other m e m b e r s of the quartet to
Air
the Beethovenhaus k n e w that
R i d i n g o f Y o r k s h i r e a n d spent
unable
cians in G e r m a n y .
in
Dublin,
Bray.
On
sang
a
occasion
recital
of
folksongs
and
chosen
the w o r l d p r e m i e r e of
'Wed-
music.
d i n g Songs' by A n d r e w F o r d ,
cantata song-cycle
Geliebtc'
and
international
Kilkenny
that
the
Fellow
i n M u s i c at
the
University of Bradford. When
Austin
f i n i s h e s at
years ago, l o u r s o l o i s t s — S h e i l a
chosen
Simpson, Margaret Tennant,
B r i t i s h m u s i c for the
R o y Sykes a n d A u s t i n — w e r e
a n d will singsongs by Purcell,
Saunders,
invited
folk
by
play Beethoven's P i a n o Sonata
Allan
Poe's
Victorian
N o 3 i n E H a t . T h e p a r t y is
7 mor
ol llu Soul, a n o p e r a a(
b a l l a d s a n d , by s p e c i a l request
c o m p l e t e d by J o h n D u n n , the
present
being
poet f r o m U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e ,
Andrew
Ford
a
Devlin.
to g i v e
Halifax
and
gether
si nee
'Coronet with
a eoncerl
have
sung
then
Quartet'.
as
casts
for
at
Festival, BBC
tothe
Together
performances
Edinburgh
in
the
broad-
and
concert
song
Britten, of
the
occasion
arrangements some
choir,
S u l l i v a n — the
some
Gilbert
choir
fell
in
love with Gilbert a n d S u l l i v an when
the
quartet
'Contemplative Fashion' and
visited ' D e r K l e i n e M a d r i g a l -
' R e g u l a r R o y a l Q u e e n ' i n the
chor'
in
1980
town
of H a l i f a x — i n
1980.
The
small student
choir
p i a n i s t f r o m E l l a n d is t r a v e l -
Easter
l i n g w i t h A u s t i n as h i s a c c o m -
returned this
the
year
concerts
visit
and with
at
sang the
twin
several Coronet
fiancee,
friend
also o n
of
tour, .will
Austin's who
"is
I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e he w i l l l e a r n the role of J o h n A l l a n ( E d g a r father,
in
written and
programme.
Paul
Iredale,
the
concert
panist. P a u l a c c o m p a n i e d quartet
i n the
tour
in
IC Refectory Committee proudly presents the return of the
the 1980
50p
Nick I was pleased to see a well attended, interesting U G M last week. But where were the rest of y o u ? A n y w a y , whether or not y o u were at that meeting y o u c a n help us all out with a m i n i m u m of effort. T h e meeting passed a m o t i o n to write letters t o M P s to defend ourselves against the c u t s . T h e Exte r n a l Affairs Officer and I have drawn u p a s t a n d a r d letter a n d it has n o w been duplicated. C o p i e s are available in the U n i o n Office along with a list of M P s . A l l we are a s k i n g you to do is sign a c o p y , put y o u r h o m e address on it a n d we will mail it to your M P . Simple. If y o u have the time to m a k e it m o r e personal y o u c a n write it out in y o u r o w n handwriting. T h e r e is little point in d o i n g this unless we have a lot of letters. Please p o p over a n d help this campaign. Finally (for this week anyway) o n the cuts, w o u l d those people who wanted t o go o n the S a l f o r d d e m o n s t r a t i o n please c o m e a n d see me in the office today. Barney F i r s t of all I'd like to say that I'm very sorry to have c a u s e d J u d o C l u b a n d F e n c i n g C l u b so m u c h trouble during the F r e s h e r s ' Fair and to assure t h e m that I shall advise my s u c c e s s o r not to m a k e this same mistake. N o w I'd like to apologise to ' W a r g a m e s ' for the disgraceful way in w h i c h they were driven out of the S C R by R C S U beer d r i n k e r s . H o w e v e r , I must e m p h a s i z e to anyone using the U n i o n B u i l d i n g o r its facilities that if there is a p r o b l e m then the sooner they tell me the sooner it will get rectified (actually I'm quite g o o d at sorting out these sorts of problems). If you've a complaint please c o m e up to the U n i o n Office and fill in an "official apology from the D P " f o r m a n d get me to sign it. P S : If y o u r c l u b o r society needs storage s p a c e , e.g. a c u p b o a r d or a r o o m then d r o p m e a line a n d I'll see what I c a n do.
FEUX,
October
PINT Southside. in the Union and Take advantage of this amazingly generous bargain as it is for a LIMITED PERIOD ONLY. A l l draught bitters in the U n i o n and at least one in Southside will be held at 50p a pint for the period Sunday, October 4 to Saturday, October 31 inclusive.
16, 1981
I'oe: by
Graham
l o o k i n g alter the three m u s i -
EXEC VIEWS
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Elizabeth
included
rous in E n g l a n d , the quartet Aachen—the
Paul's
Parking Below
is
Window
the
list of
stickers
successful
will be
Permits
parking permit
allocated
to
these
Unsuccessful
applicants.
applicants
to
1981/2 applicants can
a p p l i c a t i o n f r o m the 5:30pm
23
and
appeals will a p p e a r in F E L I X o n
the
Union
Office
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DALEY, S. DANESHMEND, L . K . DAUD, N.R. DEANS, I. A . DIAMANT, A. DOL PING, A. DOUGLAS, K. DUNNETT, A . R . G .
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a Unioncard.
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the
Friday,
a p p e a l by
Office
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Safety Notice Explosion Danger from Interchangeable Primary and Rechargeable Batteries Equipment s u c h as pocket calculators, pocket tape recorders and s o m e measuring instruments c a n usually be used with the options of (a) p r i m a r y b a t t e r i e s , ' ( b ) r e c h a r g e a b l e b a t t e r i e s a n d (c) m a i n s a d a p t o r s . M a i n s a d a p t o r s c a n be u s e d t o r e c h a r g e t h e r e c h a r g e a b l e b a t t e r i e s in s o m e t y p e s of equipment. T h e primary a n d rechargeable b a t t e r i e s in c o m m o n u s e h a v e the s a m e dimensions and are physically interchange able, so the only way of finding out w h i c h is in use is by inspection. If mains adaptors are used with equipment fitted with primary batteries and these are not automatically disconnected, the r e s u l t i n g a t t e m p t to " r e c h a r g e " t h e p r i m a r y b a t t e r i e s m a y r e s u l t in a m i n o r explosion. This p r o b l e m cannot be easily o v e r c o m e by modification of the equipment a n d it is advised that the equipment be labelled to indicate the type of battery in use, e.g. "Rechargeable cells" or " P r i m a r y batteries, to be r e m o v e d before using mains a d a p t o r " .
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After a somewhat hectic start to the term, and a very successful Freshers' Fair (despite having stall 13!), Astrosoc has finally "lifted o f f and seems ready to reach for the stars (both of the twinkling and the famous variety). F o l l o w i n g an i n f o r m a l , o p e n committee meeting during which plans for the coming term were discussed, and a very interesting talk by Dr Blackwell yesterday, we are now looking forward to Professor Ring's lecture on 'Modern Astronomical Instrumentation'. It will be held in 304 Huxley at 6:30pm and will be followed by a social evening with free coffee and biscuits for all (but do look out for our Treasurer....he will be on the prowl eager to collect your subscriptions if you haven't joined). Plans are afoot to investigate our O b s e r v a t o r y a n d / o r a s s o r t e d pieces of equipment at Silwood Park with a view to starting up an observing group, so if you always wanted to have a go at civil engineering, or, bored with your Rubik's cube, want something a little more challenging (such as a s s e m b l i n g a twelve i n c h C a s s e g r a i n telescope), either come to a meeting or 'Watch this space' (but preferably both), for. further news.
Surf A Surf Club in the middle of London? The IC Surf Club exists for those amongst us who feel the need to rush down to Cornwall on a Friday night, then jump into ice-cold water with 6ft of glass fibre attached to their leg by an elastic band. The first trip of the year is this weekend (too late, you've missed it!) but there are vacancies for the next trip in two weeks time. If you want to come along and/or find out about the Surf Club, come along to Southside Bar (upstairs) next Tuesday (October 20) at 1:00pm. For further details about the Surf Club contact Paul Sunderland (ME3) via letterracks.
Industrial Thank you to all those who attended our first presentation on Tuesday. Congratulations to those who joined us then; if you didn't, you still can at any function. Our first visit is on Friday, October 23 when we grace British Airways with our presence and will be looking around the airport and maintenance departments. Meet in Beit Arch at 10:00am to learn how to take planes to bits. Y o u will need a little money to pay a share of minibus costs, and youH no doubt be heartbroken to miss a couple of lechers! By the way, if you are over 21, the society needs you to drive minibuses. A clean, tidy driving licence is also useful.
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With a few problems from suppliers, I think we have managed to meet most of both your and I I N A U G U R A L M E E T I N G the tutors' n e e d s . W e have had a few problems. We ordered Exercise Books in early 12-30 P M M O N D A Y 19 OCTOBER June, and to date, we still have not got them. We have the eminent author/lecturer whose GREEK COMMITTEE ROOM. T O P FLOOR UNION BUILDING publisher couldn't find his books as they have moved the warehouse. The student with a 1977 R e c o m m e n d e d R e a d i n g L i s t , who Amnesty International campaigns for the complained he couldn't find any of the books. release of men and women who are imprisoned The usual Publisher Reports: R/P, R / P / U / C , for their political or religious beliefs or for their BND, R/P/N/D, T / O / S , O / S, O / P, N/K. R/E, r a c e , c o i o u r , language or ethnic o r i g i n, N / E , L / E O N L Y , N / Y / P . The first student who provided they have not used or advocated comes to jne with the correct meaning of the violence. Such people are called "Prisoners of ' above abbreviations gets a £2.00 Book Token. Conscience". Amnesty International opposes torture, -On a more serious note, NO EXIT means inhuman treatment and capital punishment in "please do not leave by this door". EXIT ail cases and without reservation. means "you can leave by this door". With so many coming in the shop, it is easier to come Amnesty International is strictly nonin one door and go out the other. Book prices political. It works for Prisoners of Conscience are set by the p u b l i s h e r s , not by the in countries as diverse as El Salvador, Russia, Bookshop; and by law, we cannot reduce that South Africa and Iran. price except when a book is more than two For anyone who missed the Amnesty years old. International stall at Freshers' Fair (because there wasn't one) this meeting is to re-launch Exhibitons in the B o o k s h o p IC Amnesty Group. If you are concerned October 19-23: Staedtler Drawing Equipment. about basic human rights—the rights to life November 2-6: George Godwin Ltd, technical and dignity, freedom of speech (without and scientific books. advocating violence), security from persecuN o v e m b e r 16-20: O p e n University, b o o ks tion and torture—for all people, please come published by O U . to this meting and/or contact Robert Kelsey, Nov 30 to Dec 4: Academic Press, all their Civ Eng 2. publications. January 18-22: International Labour Office, books on management science.
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imperial College Gliding Club re-asserted itself as a force to be reckoned with in early July by There will be a freshers tournament this competing in the inter-universities task week Saturday and possibly Sunday, depending at Duxford (near Cambridge). A group of eight upon numbers. Any first years interested in members drove to Duxford on June 28 with playing for our teams should take part in this three gliders: a Bocian two-seater, a club tournament, if possible. There is a list of Libeile and an Astir single seater. competitors in the Snooker Room, and entries The competition began the following day will be accepted up until 10:00am on Saturday with teams from Cambridge (the hosts), morning. Ed i n b u rg h, Salford, Surrey, Birmingham, At present there is an unfilled committee Wales. Leicester and Nottingham. The aim of position, papers for this post are now up. the exercise was to fly a set course, generally S u b s c r i p t i o n s are still being t a k e n at starting and finishing at Duxford. Each glider lunchtimes in the S n o o k e r R o o m — d o n ' t was handicapped, points being awarded for forget, only members are allowed to use the distance travelled along the course and speed. tables and equipment. T o make this fairer the gliders were divided (You don't have to be a member to enter I into two classes: one for glass fibre models and freshers' tournament.) one for wood/fabric/metal. The Astir and Club Libelle comprised 40% of the glass-fibre class, while the Bocian was one of twelve lower performance gliders. A n introductory evening will be held in The first day was notable in that it was the Southside Upper Lounge on Monday, October only day when more than 50% of the gliders 19. All standards are welcome, with tuition for made it back to Duxford, including two of the beginners. N o obligation to part with any IC gliders. The third glider, the Astir, made a money (as yet). If you're interested but cannot somewhat unconventional landing on an come on Monday and we don't have your I airstrip in a cornfield, but was subsequently name already, drop a note in my pigeonhole. j found to be O K to fly, leaving us still with our Neil Hampton, Physics 3
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full complement of aircraft. T h e s e c o n d day was the only non-flying day, owing to a howling gale w h i c h grounded everything, so we spent the day navigating the C a m in a punt. T h e remaining days were all flyable, though the tasks set tended to be rather ambitious, i.e. almost everyone landed out in fields every day. O n the fourth day five gliders landed within a few minutes of e a c h other in a small field some distance from the airfield. T h e field wasn't a particularly g o o d one for landing i n , but after o n e glider h a d l a n d e d there the rest just followed. O n the final day eight gliders came d o w n at RAF H e n l o w , including all three IC gliders. It was generally agreed that the competition was g o o d fun and well w o r t h entering. T h e two glass gliders came second and fourth out of a field of five, but our star performance was the B o c i a n w h i c h w o r k e d its way up the field to c o m e third out of twelve. T h e G l i d i n g C l u b not only takes part in competitions, but also trains pilots. If y o u think y o u might like to learn to fly why not come along to one of our meetings every T h u r s d a y at 5:30pm in A e r o 254; new members are always welcome.
SF Soc Wittgenstein o n c e said "if y o u can't talk about it, point to i t . " T h i s is all very well, but it does m a k e S F S o c bulletins very difficult to write, or think about for that matter. W h i c h leads us straight o n to the news. W e have oodles of m e m b e r s . T h i s is good. W e need as many as possible, so if y o u haven't joined, do (meetings lunchtime Southside U p p e r L o u n g e Fridays) either at a meeting or a film showing. T o be quite blunt, we need member s because E N T S are trying to stop a n y o n e b u t t h e m s e l v e s s h o w i n g f i l m s by imposing severe financial restraints without any warning (this way no one could apply for a U n i o n grant increase to compensate in time). Things are not as black as they may seem from the foregoing though, so be of g o o d cheer. I have no doubt that next terms choice of films will be just as g o o d (come to a meeting if you wish to influence that choice, or indeed b o r r o w a b o o k from our library (no lending time limit unless s o m e o n e really wants to read what you've borrowed)).
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T h e Geology F r e s h e r s ' D i n n e r is on tonight. E v e r y o n e s h o u l d m e e t in t h e U n i o n B a r between 6:00 and 6:30pm. If any first year does not k n o w w h i c h s e c o n d year geologist is taking h i m / h e r , c o m e to R S M U at lunchtime to find out. T o m o r r o w is the M i n e s / I F D i s c o in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall at 8:00pm. T h e John Watts Band are playing and bar tickets will be available before 11:00pm. T h e F i n a n c e G e n e r a l C o m m i t t e e meeting will be held on M o n d a y , O c t o b e r 19 at 5:30pm in the M i n i n g C o n f e r e n c e R o o m (first floor)—all social reps, club captains, treasurer, etc. must attend. D o n ' t forget the R S M U G M on T u e s d a y , O c t o b e r 20 in G 2 0 at 12:45pm. Finally thanks to everyone who participated in our F r e s h e r s ' W e e k events, especially those who came tiddlywinking—we raised £403.50 that m o r n i n g — t h e best total per capita of the three C C U s . T h e highest individual collecter w a s D a v e M o l e s w o r t h of M i n i n g 2 w h o collected £36.04. W e l l done! FELIX, October
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T o all those who came out o n T i d d l y w i n k s thanks very m u c h . W e collected £630 and judging by the n u m b e r who came back to the office afterwards, everybody enjoyed themselves. T o m o r r o w s e e s t h e s e c o n d s t u n t , the C h r i s t m a s stunt, so let's see all y o u winkers out in festive spirit, 10:30am R C S U Office, asking people to give us the money they won't have in D e c e m b e r . P a p e r s are now up for ordinary members of the E n t s C o m m i t t e e so if you are interested in arranging entertainments for the rest of us please put your name up. T i c k e t s are still available for the remaining dinners, so hurry to buy, and remember that a ticket for any dinner entitles y o u to entry to bot h the P h y s i c s and Life Sciences parties. A n d finally, tickets for the R C S O c t o b e r raffle are on sale from reps and officers next week, top prize £10, with other smaller prizes, for only 10 pence per ticket. Page 7
Oblomov 1979, Oblomov (U) (Nikita Mikhalkov, USSR) 140 mins, subtitles. Now showing at the Paris Pullman. Certificate U. O b l o m o v . T h e problem of work, or rather its ethic, personified into a gentle O b l o m o v and his classical foil Stoltz. This conflict, which g i v e s t h e f i l m a n u n d e r l y i n g t e n s i o n , is swaddled in a simple plot that offers barely no restriction to the development of the central characters. O b l o m o v will not get up, his best friend, Stoltz, will not lie d o w n . T h e story unwinds. O b l o m o v is a gentleman, Stoltz his family's protege. T h e disparity of the two is further enhanced by differing nationalities (Qblmov Russian, Stoltz G e r m a n ) which together with their physique and outlook is juxtaposed to their friendship. This really is a film of images rather than a continuous thread, a personalised view of humanity that is abstracted to the point of being out of time, a reflection of the timeless c o n f l i c t s O b l o m o v e n c o u n t e r s in his relationship with others. W h e n O b l o m o v is eventually stirred it is not d u e t o t h e e x o r t a t i o n s of S t o l t z o r h i s worsening financial circumstances, but it is rather the personal experience of love that m o v e s h i m i n t o t h e ' s o c i a l ' w o r l d . H e is thwarted and loses the object of his desire to Stoltz but it is indicative of the isolation of O b l o m o v that C l a r a , the prize of a ritualised a n d b a r e l y a c k n o w l e d g e d c o m p e t i t i o n , is hardly more than a caricature, is ephemeral a n d the loss of the object is almost incidental to the sense of failure portrayed by O b i o m o v . H i s c h i l d h o o d , u n f o l d e d b y a s e r i e s of flashbacks, is enchantingly photographed and religiously sentimentafwith a brightly lit figure moving through a pastel and ever receding b a c k g r o u n d . These scenes provide justification for the philosophy O b l o m o v expounds d u r i n g tffe f i l m . S t o l t z , t h e f r i e n d l y b u t pawnlike businessman, is eventually shown as passing through the tragedy of others with a t e r r i f y i n g m o r a l i m p u n i t y . E v e n his " t r a p p i n g s " , s u c h as his c h i l d - l i k e wife, are portrayed as hardly impinging on his narrowminded, finally caged, self. The film ends with a scene almost identical to the opening s h o t s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a child running across
an undefined plane calling " M o t h e r " . This reference to mother, together with the 'closed cycle' of similar opening and closing, are tied in with O b l o m o v ' s reasoning to make the whole enterprise a moral exposition embodied by characters but eventually greater than the individual. A simple, beautifully crafted and very Russian film.
History of the World (Parti) Brooks, Certificate AA. Starring Mel Madelaine Kahn, Pamela Stephenson. Directed by Mel Brooks. Now showing all over London. H e y folks! G i v e ear! Y o u ' v e read the school textbooks, now see the film: only don't expect the same thing! But has M e l B r o o k s really rewritten history, or has he merely pointed out s o m e of the d e t a i l that h i s t o r i a n s h a v e , throughout ages, considered a little...well... naughty? O r is there any truth in the rumour that history itself is subjected to D-notices from someone in a rather highish position, ff this is so then fear n O more, people of the world! Y o u shall forever be illuminated, for this is the H I S T O R Y O F T H E W O R L D (Part O n e , to be precise); and its s t a r / p r o d u c e r / w r i t e r / director, M r M e l B r o o k s , in his o w n modest way calls it an 'epic'. History of the World Part One is the sort of stuff that would make C . B . D e Mille and D . W . Griffith turn, nay, rotate in their graves. T h e film starts at the dawn of m a n k i n d and goes on to the stone age, the R o m a n Empire, the Spanish Inquisition and the F r e n c h Revolution, all being narrated throughout by O r s o n Wells (whose laryngitis has got considerably better, so it seems). T h e film is in the typical zany M e l B r o o k s style, though, for my taste, the slapstick often becomes a little too monotonous. E v e n though the cinema audience wasn't exactly rolling over the aisle with laughter, the film definitely has its moments of originality, and is worth seeing, if only for these. It isn't the best comedy of the year, and definitly not the best M e l B r o o k s comedy, but it's worth a try anyway. A l s o starring in the film is Pamela Stephenson, who is as charming and sexy as ever. S o , if you want to see what the stone age men really got up to, if you want to meet E m p r e s s N y m p h o "the sultry, sensuous, sinful seductress of all R o m e " , if you want to go to Louis the X V I t h ' s court and find out what a Garcon-de-pisse is, then (in his own words again) M e l B r o o k s is going to tell you "....the whole truth, whether it's true or not". A m e n . Philip
Going down Really well T h e five-piece rock band 'Really' caused quite a stir at the G u i l d s ' F r e s h e r s ' P a r t y last Thursday. T h e usual half-hour spot reserved for entertainers was lengthened by the two e n c o r e s d e m a n d e d by the i m p r e s s e d I C crowd. A l l members of the band agreed that they had enjoyed playing in the J C R and were pleased with the sound that they had made. L e a d vocalist, M a r i a n , and bass and lead guitarists D ave and M a r k claim to be strongly influenced by Elvis Costello w h o m they have supported in concert. Bass player Dave seems more reminiscent of a bald Ian D u r y . Really played in the U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall as support band to W i l d Willy Barrett and J o h n O t w a y last term and I'm sure that the IC E N T S C o m m i t t e e (not r e p r e s e n t e d at the p a r t y incidentally) will be keen to give Really another booking. Meanwhile for those of you who would like another chance to see the Leeds-based band, their next gig is at the Moonlight C l u b , West H a m p s t e a d on O c t o b e r 29.
T h e Sports C e n t r e on the north side ol P r i n c e ' s G a r d e n s m a y he u s e d by a l l members of the College a n d their guests. T h e most p o p u l a r facilities arc the s w i m m i n g pool and the squash courts. O p e n i n g times ( e x l u d i n g time reserved for the various C o l l e g e A t h l e t i c s C l u b s ; a n d charges for the s w i m m i n g pool for tins session are: Opening Times M o n d a v . T u c s d a v . T h u r s d a v : 0900-1830. Wednesday: 0900-1400. 1400-1830 Students onlv: 1900-2100 F a m i l y night. F r i d a v : 0900-1730; 1730-1830 L a d i e s ' night. S a t u r d a y : 0900-1600. Charges Entry fee per swim Students: 25p Stall and all c h i l d r e n : 40p Guests: 50p Season tickets (valid until 31 J u l y 1982) Students: ÂŁ5 Students ( C l u b members): ÂŁ3.50 Stall' and a l l c h i l d r e n : fl-i. Friends a n d neighbours may also use 11 itpool: they should write to M i s s S . L . J a c o b s . .Assistant Secretary, S l i c r l i e l d B u i l d i n g . D i n i n g t e r m the sr/iiasli courh may be b o o k e d o n l y by m e m b e r s of I C U n i o n . Bookings must be made in person at the Sports C e n t r e one week in advance a n d only one hall hour period may be booked for each day. P a y m e n t is a l the t i m e of b o o k i n g a n d charges are as follows: Students 25p: Stall 50p. Friends a n d neighbours are not c u r r e n t l y eligible to use the squash courts. A l l users of the S p o i l s C e n t r e may be r e q u i r e d to identify themselves on entry. Students should show their U n i o n or C l u b membership c a r d . Stall may o b t a i n identity cars Irom the Domestic M a n a g e r ' s secretary. R o o m 354. Sheffield B u i l d i n g . Friends a n d neighbours are issued with m e m b e r s h i p cards on their lirst visit. 1
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Football Firsts A l t e r an impressive start the first eleven were r a t h e r u n f o r t u n a t e lo find themselves eventual losers. F o r the first hall I C were the d o m i n a n t team s t r i n g i n g their passes together effectively to test t h e S o u t h a m p t o n d e f e n c e o n numerous occasions. T h e prolonged period of pressure resulted i n a p a i r of goals for E l l i o t t . T h e lirst from a good shot f o l l o w i n g a solo r u n h e a t i n g several m e n a n d the second a neat piece ol finishing from an intelligent t h r o u g h ball from R i c k a r d . T h r o u g h o u t this period W i l l i a m s in the I C goal had had a quiet time but he began to see more a c t i o n towards the end of the hall as S o u t h a m p t o n started to find their way into the game. S o u t h a m p t o n ' s game c o n t i n u e d lo i m p r o v e i n the second half, as the I C team began to live in what was after a l l their lirst game ol the new season. A good t h r o u g h ball gave the S o u t h a m p t o n forwards the d r o p on the I C defence for the first time a n d an e x e m p l a r y piece of finishing made the score 2-1. Af te r this I C left the dclence exposed on several occasions, a n d finally a h a l f cleared ball found a free m a n on the edge of the penalty area whose mis-hit shot Hew into the l o p corner lo equalise. H o w e v e r S o u t h a m p t o n ' s w i n n i n g goal was a p e r s o n a l d i s a s t e r for K e v R e e v e w h o c o n t i n u e d to find the- corner of the I C goal rather t h a n the d i s m a y e d W i l l i a m s . I C 1st X I : Williams, Curran, Xelson, Ward, Reeve (When I head 'em, they don'I slop 'emJ,' Court, Lay, Elliott, Elsby, ( '.<m\ Richard. Sub:, Hiitislades.
Seconds A n i n s p i r a t i o n a l C a p t a i n ' s display by R . W i g g i n s led to the Seconds first victory ol the season. A r r e s t e d w i t h o u t u n d e r p a n t s on the C r o m w e l l R o a d the previous night he scored a 'Hash' goal after only twenty seconds ol this game. A l t e r twenty minutes his shot from twenty yards sent twenty supporters (!!) w i l d on the t o u c h l i n e s . D a v e D e a n c l i n i c a l l y finished off the first h a l f s c o r i n g w i t h a tremendous d r i v e from twenty yards. T h e second hall began w i t h Saunders s c o r i n g from an acute angle w i t h a w e l l - p l a n n e d setpiece. S o u t h a m p t o n s superior fitness told as they scored three q u i c k goals but some good delence i n c l u d i n g some line saves from the t e m p e r a m e n t a l g e n i u s k e e p e r , S. V e a t s a l l o w e d I C to h a n g on. A special m e n t i o n should be given to the two new faces i n the team: A n d y Page a n d M i c k P o w e l l , w h o both made impressive starts. A f t e r the m a t c h , history was m a d e w h e n
Rowing W h a t was it? W a s it the r a i n a l four o'clock or the boats not t i n n i n g up at Freshers' F a i r t i l l n e a r l y t h r e e . ' W h a t e v e r i i was t h e 'beginners' response to the Boat C l u b was pretty d i s a p p o i n t i n g . I C Boat C l u b is alive a n d k i c k i n g a n d l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to a successful year. But we need more people, especially beginners, w o m e n of any s t a n d a r d , a n d coxes. ( X B : Last year 35% of the Boal C l u b was women.) W e row from our w e l l - e q u i p p e d boathouse just the other side of Putney B r i d g e , on W e d n e s d a y s a n d S a t u r d a y s lor everyone a n d S u n d a y s l o r the m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d m e n . T r a i n i n g has already started since we have two or three events this term. There are four or live events next term a n d a regatta every other week in the s u m m e r , c u l m i n a t i n g in a n i p to Henley regatta for the l o p eights in J u l y . A n y o n e interested should either w r i t e to me in M e e h E n g letter-racks or see us clown at t h e b o a t h o u s e o n W e d n e s d a y s o r Saturdays. Ian Sim/ison
X Country T h e lirst race of the season was held last Saturday at M a n o r P a r k F a r m . G u i l d f o r d . It was also the lirst race in the R e e b o k L e a g u e . \\ e journeyed to G u i l d f o r d fairly uneventfully apart from m i s l a y i n g one of the team before we bad reached W a t e r l o o ! H o w e v e r , we rejoined o u r colleague before (be b e g i n n i n g ol the race. The course was, as usual, a little on the quaggy side, w i t h a gentle d r i z z l e a c c o m p a n i ment, bul this d i d n o t h i n g but increase the pleasure of the- pasty a n d tea p r o v i d e d after the finish. O u t ol the dozen men's teams entered we were p i p p e d at the post to come twelfth, despite a c o m m e n d a b l e achievement of 21st position by T . Asleriades. O u r lady m e m b e r , S a r a Pearson, also deserves credit lor c o m i n g twelfth. I w o u l d like to thank I he o i l i e r members of the n a m : P. H o l d s w o r t h , R . W e s t o n , R . M o r r i s o n . M . Benson a n d A . B r i t t o n for their support. Jonathan Prost
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Hockey Ladies
' f l i c day started badly w i t h 1G a r r i v i n g an hour l a i c due to infrequent t r a i n s — h e n c e the " I r a n i s t r i p " between W i m b l e d o n and M o t s p u r P a r k w h e n we a l l c h a n g e d into k i t ! Two teams were s u b m i t t e d ihis year; both played extremely w e l l . H o w e v e r , our B team were d r a w n i n a t o u g h section a n d w o n one out of lour g a m e s — J u l i e scored the two goals FELIX, October
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t h e r e — i n the last game she suffered a knee injury a n d was taken off. M y hopes lor the A t e a m were not d i s a p p o i n t e d — w e w o n o u r section a n d then went on lo heat G u y s I in the q u a r t e r - f i n a l s , R H G I in the semis a n d W Y E I i n the finals! N o w the U L S h i e l d is ours, we're set lor a Successful season. M y thanks to a l l w h o played especially A l i s o n C r u m h i e , w h o scored a l l o u r goals. A l i s o n C o a l e s , for s a v i n g many goals. S a r a H a l l i a r d a n d .Melanie Storey lor defending so well a n d A l i s o n W a l l lor p l a c i n g so w e l l . A l l the A learn have been selected lor U L U trials. A Team; Caroline Brown. Carol Thomas, Alison Crumhie, Alison (.nates. Alison Wall. Alelunie Storey and Sara Halliard. B 'Team: halhy Byrne, Sue Crocket. Alelanie I'ask. Julie liriheek, Amanda liowll, Michelle Buchanan, and Jean Child. C Brown
Firsts A l t e r a tentative b e g i n n i n g in t h e i r m a t c h at E n f i e l d , I G went ahead m i d w a y t h r o u g h the fust half thanks to a debut goal by B e n s a l . The firsts c o n t i n u e d to cause the o p p o s i t i o n problems, par ti c u l ar l y when e x p l o i t i n g the gaps It-It in their defence as (hey threw m e n forward (o try a n d save the game. U n f o r tunately, they were able to scramble a goal w i t h the last touch of the m a t c h .
Seconds C o m i n g into this m a t c h w i t h a v i r t u a l l y u n t r i e d learn. I G found il difficult to settle d o w n a n d play as a unit. The delence. w i t h C h r i s B i r d a n d A n d y W h i t e h e a d l o o k i n g very solid had lo cope w i t h strong A m e r s h a m pressure over the first hall an hour. It was then t h a i Pete H u g h e s ran into one o l the outbreaks ol violence that seem to have dogged his short career. H a v i n g heard his colleague b e i n g threatened w i t h ' a c l o c k i n g ' by a m e m b e r of the- o p p o s i t i o n . A n d y G a r m s was inspired to go on one ol his deceptively aimless d r i b b l e s a n d finally r a n into a loot. F r o m the r e s u l t i n g short c o r n e r the b a l l c a m e lo H u g h e s w h o paused at the top ol his b a c k s w i n g as il u n d e c i d e d as to whether he should change to a 9 - i r o n , a n d finally crashed the ball into the net. f i n s left I C w i l h a rather undeserved 1-0 lead at h a l l - l i m e . In the second hall however. A m e r s h a m look a d v a n t a g e of their superior mate li-lilness lo score twice after consistent pressure-. Despite- the defeat. IG c a n le>ok w i t h confidence lo their 100% record in terms ol goals score-el from sliols cm goal. T e a m : Slnlei. Hampton, Roessink. Bird. Whilthead. Slroomer. Hitches. Jfimieson. (ittty. (iiirms. Battstttt. S/n/,,. . \nrly Slttiittttt i 1
Thirds IG started w e l l . T i m M i t c h e l l soon put i n a l u c k y goal a n d proceeded to prove (hat it was a l l u k e by h i t t i n g the post on more t h a n three occasions. O u r elderly oppositio n h a d two n e t b o u n d shots d i s a l l o w e d a n d f u r t h e r attacks were h a m p e r e d by the b r i c k - w a l l effect of Peter C u n n i n g h a m . A goal levelled the scores to end the m a t c h , but not before one last effort by the C a p t a i n , w h i c h was b l o c k e d by o u r o w n f u l l - b a c k w h o was i n the process of o b s t r u c t i n g the o p p o s i t i o n goalkeeper. Page 9
p o i n t s r a i s e d by M r M a r s h a l l in F E L I X 591. T h e m a i n q u e s t i o n is, w h y are these flats left e m p t y for long p e r i o d s of time while a c c o m m o d a t i o n in L o n d o n is so s c a r c e ?
O n l y ten pages this week folks, but don't worry! I've managed to recruit a few new staff members and have thus spent a lot of time e x p l a i n i n g t h e v a r i o u s s t a g e s of F E L I X p r o d u c t i o n . A s s o o n as t h e y a r e m o r e confident things will speed up and a regular twelve or sixteen page issue will (hopefully) be possible. A mere ten pages means that I've had to be a little severe a n d c h o p a few articles and small ads. It couldn't be helped and I'll try to include them next week. C o p y Deadline I'll have to go o n and on about this until I'm blue in the face, but here goes A n y article for inclusion in Friday's F E L I X must reach the office not later than 1:30pm M o n d a y . N o w that we've all settled i n , I will have no qualms about destroying anything received after this time. Refectory flats It d i s a p p o i n t s m e that J o h n S m i t h , C o l l e g e S e c r e t a r y h as n o t r e p l i e d to
the the
U G M Inadequacy E v e n t h o u g h the m o t i o n o n Iranian s t u d e n t s w a s p a s s e d at the last U G M , I w a s d i s m a y e d to d i s c o v e r that the p r o p o s e r of the m o t i o n College. w a s not in fact a student of this Admittedly, the situation is fairly difficult in this c a s e , but surely this s h o u l d h a v e b e e n e x p l a i n e d to t h e m e e t i n g a n d t h e i r p e r m i s s i o n a s k e d to hear an e x t e r n a l proposer. Instead the decision was made by the U G M C h a i r m a n , S t e p h e n G o u l d e r , w h o will hopefully k e e p the m e e t i n g fully i n f o r m e d in the future. P a s s the s i c k - b a g , Alice! David Owen W h i l s t b e i n g p l e a s e d that D o c t o r O w e n s h o u l d c o m e to o u r C o l l e g e a n d l e c t u r e o n the S D P , I w a s rather d i s a p p o i n t e d that he gave s u c h a dull and boring speech. I p o p p e d in at the b a c k of the G r e a t H a l l a n d after ten m i n u t e s f o u n d the p r o s p e c t of a hard afternoon's slog on F E L I X more a p p e a l i n g . W h a t e v e r h a p p e n e d to i n s p i r i n g oratory and exciting commentary?
What's Friday,
On
October
16
• L i b r a r y M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, L o u n g e above Stans. •Christian
U n i o n F e l l o w s h i p E v e n i n g , 6:30pm,
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Princes G a t e (Music R o o m ) . Coffee a n d biscuits after the meeting.
Saturday,
October
17
• C r o s s C o u n t r y U C L R e l a y . See J o h n F r o s t . 12:30, U n i o n Building M a i n Staircase.
Sunday, •Wargames
October
18
C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, U n i o n S C R .
Monday,
October
19
• U n i t e d N a t i o n s S o c i e t y , 12:30pm, S o u t h s i d e U p p e r Lounge. • A m n e s t y I n t e r n a t i o n a l I n a u g u r a l M e e t i n g , 12:30pm, G r e e n C o m m i t t e e R o o m (top floor, U n i o n Building). The
•Chemsoc: Cigarettes,
Chemistry
and
Physics
of
Smoking
with Prof C . F . Cullis, C i t y U n i v L T C , O l d
C h e m i s t r y Building.
Tuesday,
October
20
• S T O I C p r o g r a m m e : A chance to find out m o r e about S T O I C — h o w it began a n d what it is. A t 1:00pm, in the J C R , Southside T V L o u n g e , Beit, L i n s t e a d a n d W e e k s Halls.
T h e Credits M y grateful thanks to the following people; M a r t i n , Steve, S h a m s (to w h o m I grovellingly apologise), D ebbie, J a n e , Paul, Peter, Eddie, Stephen, M o e z , Richard, M i c h a e l , Lesley (you're wonderful), D ave and friend, Phil, Steve G r o v e s , M a z and Ian.
• C a t h o l i c M a s s a n d l u n c h , 12:30pm, C h e m 231. • S o c i a l i s t S o c i e t y S p e a k e r M e e t i n g o n S W A P O , 6:30, G r e e n C o m m i t t e e R o o m (top floor, U n i o n Building). •Boardsailing (Windsurfing)
M e e t i n g , 12:30, S o u t h -
side U p p e r L o u n g e . • D e p t of H u m a n i t i e s p r e s e n t : 1.. Seventy Y e a r s of C h i n e s e Revolution, 1911-81 Part 2: W a r and Civil W a r
with Prof R i c h a r d H a r r i s ,
visiting professor in F a r E a s t e r n Affairs, I C ; lately D e p u t y F o r e i g n E d i t o r of The Times,
B u t u n l o c k i n g a n d r e l o c k i n g d o o r s is tedious, jailer wants to go to bed; so can you help him by showing how he can get A into the cell where G now is, and the others following on in alphabetical order anticlockwise r o u n d the ring, using the smallest number of moves. W h e n G e n e r a l Reisenschein arrested seven dissidents on a charge of suspected S D P tendencies, he instructed his jailer to put A in the first cell, B in the second, and so on r o u n d t o G , s t a r t i n g n e x t t o the e n t r a n c e a n d w o r k i n g anti-clockwise. A l a s , the jailer thought he said clockwise, and when he found out his m i s t a k e the p r i s o n e r s had a l r e a d y been allocated cells as s h o w n in the diagram. Fortunately, all is not lost, for although to allow two prisoners to see each other before interrogation would be a serious b r e a c h of security, a n d to allow any of t h e m through the main gate w o u l d be unthinkable, it is quite permissible to leave a prisoner l o c k e d in the keyhole-shaped area in the centre. .
Solutions, comments and criticisms to me at 1:00pm the FELIX Office by next Wednesday please. There is a £5 prize (donated by Menda-Bike) for the correct entry randomly selected at that time. T h e solution to the puzzle in the F r e s h e r s ' F E L I X is Richard Beit Civ Eng Simon Southside DoC Tim Garden Biochem Quentin Weeks Aeronautics
1:30, R e a d T h e a t r e .
2. P r o b l e m s of the British E c o n o m y Part 2:
E x p e r i e n c e U n d e r the T h a t c h e r G o v e r n m e n t ,
with Professor W . B . R e d d a w y , lately Professor of Political E c o n o m y , C a m b r i d g e , 1:30, P i p p a r d T h e a t r e , Sherfield. M e e t i n g , 6:30pm, H u x l e y 340.
•Astrosoc
With Prof
Ring. Coffee a n d biscuits afterwards. M e m b e r s only (anyone can join at the
door.)
Wednesday,
October
21
• M o p s o c v i s i t to B B C T V C e n t r e , 12:30pm. F u r t h e r details from committee
members.
• C r o s s C o u n t r y — o u r very o w n R i c h m o n d P a r k friendly race. M e e t
c h a n g e d at 1:00pm, U n i o n Building main
staircase. • I n t r o d u c t o r y talk o n T r a n s c e n d e n t a l M e d i t a t i o n , ' 1 : 0 0 p m , 341
H u x l e y Building (maths dept).
Everyone
welcome. •Wargames
C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, U n i o n S C R .
• A e r o s o c : the R A F engineering liaison team a r e giving a talk o n engineering in the R A F , 2:00pm, R m 266 R o d e r i c
T h e winner is C h r i s B a n n o c k , Physics 2. T h e solution to the handbook puzzle: first E, followed by D , B , A and C in that order. B told the others that only E had beaten h i m . This prize was w o n by J o n a t h a n H o l m e s , Physics 1. T h e cheques c a n be collected from the F E L I X Office from M o n d a y afternoon. A n d as for last week's quickies, there are many single-syllable words with eight letters: S T R E N G T H , T H O U G H T S , S T R A P P E D etc. S T R E T C H E D has nine, and there doesn't seem to be a reason why there shouldn't be a ten-letter one. ( S C R A U N C H E D ? ) There are three six "letter words with no vowels. R H Y T H M is fairly obvious, and if R H Y T H M S is a w o r d , then there's a seven letter one. D R Y F L Y is a technique in fishing, a n d t h e r e ' s the l o v e l y a s t r o n o m i c a l t e r m SYZYGY. T h e only w o r d 1 k n o w with five consecutive vowels is Q U E U E 1 N G , and the w o r d which starts with seven consecutive consonants and ends with nine is S T R Y C H N I N E . ( O h , you thought I meant !).
Hill ( A e r o Eng). • I C R a g C o m m i t t e e M e e t i n g , 3:45 7:00pm. U n i o n D i n
ing Hall. All welcome. Free beer!
Thursday,
October
22
• I C Y a c h t C l u b M e e t i n g , 12:30pm, B o t a n y C o m m o n Room. • S o c i e t y M e e t i n g o f I C U S D P S o c , 12:50pm, M i n i n g G e o l o g y L T ( r o o m 3.14). •Wargames
C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, S o u t h s i d e U p p e r
L o u n g e (above Stans). • D e p t of H u m a n i t i e s present: C O M M E M O R A T I O N D A Y , 2:30pm Presentation C e r e m o n y in the R o y a l Albert Hall. Special visitor: A . M . M u i r Wood,
F R S , S e n i o r Partner, Sir William H a l c r o w a n d
Partners. (Students without tickets wishing to attend will be admitted before 2:15pm at the main d o o r o n p r o d u c tion of their UnioVTcard). • G l i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 5:30pm, A e r o 254.
India S o c i e t y Diwali C e l e b r a t i o n s C u l t u r a l E n t e r t a i n m e n t s and disco S a t u r d a y , O c t o b e r 24, J C R , 7:30pm T i c k e t s £1.50 available f r o m S. C . K l e r , C h e m Eng P G . Including the dancers.
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