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Rag Mag No to

Banned NUS!

A motion banning this year's ICU Rag Mag was passed and one proposing a referendum and re-affiliation to the NUS defeated at Tuesday's UGM. The meeting opened at 1:03pm in a fairly packed Great Hall.

F o l l o w i n g the U G M C h a i r man's

example

that

items

we shall

1 to

say

5 on

ordinary

members

members

elaboration because

Working

concerned

just

referred

to

E x e c N e w s ( w h e r e i t e m s 1 to 5 were

to b e f o u n d ) ;

tions

were

reports

no

asked

the

President

Nick

M o r t o n a d d e d that s ometh ing concrete

should emerge

the I C / Q E C haps

the

A

of

and

Union

procedural

passed

two

Finance

Dave Aaronovitch,

(per-

College)

and

the A s s o c i a t i o n of U n i v e r s i t y D a y of A c t i o n

on

18.

NUS President,

addressed

the UGM on

Tuesday.

which

motion moved

was

Sticking their oars in

NUS

speech u n t i l after the m o t i o n

T h e n o n s h i t - f l i n g i n g p a r t o f M o r p h y D a y w e n t as f o l l o w s :

on a proposed

Lowry Eights (mens novice): 1st G u i l d s , 2 n d M i n e s , 3 r d R C S .

referendum.

Bill D u r o d i e then outlined financial

reasons

for

selling

the R a g M a g .

After

u r g e d the m e m b e r s to s u p p o r t

November

Permanent

Committee.

from

talks soon

I Q

Teachers'

the

Party

President D a v e Aaronovitch's

passed.

However,

of

members

ques-

and

the

E l e c t i o n s w e r e h e l d for f o u r

the

a g e n d a almost passed w i t h o u t those

of

A c a d e m i c Affairs Committee.

a vote

amendment

to

allow

the

b a n n i n g sale

to

1st M i n e s , 2 n d R C S , 3 r d

Ladies Fours:

Guilds.

Rugger Eights:

1st G u i l d s , 2 n d M i n e s , 3 r d R C S .

Morphy Eights

(senior men):

After

1st M i n e s , 2 n d G u i l d s , 3 r d R C S .

sellotapin g their boat

waterproof,

back

together

to

make

it

t h e G u i l d s L o w r y E i g h t w e r e l a t e at t h e s t a r t , b u t

r e p l a c e t h e o r i g i n a l m o t i o n to

w e n t o n to w i n e a s i l y w i t h R C S t r a i l i n g i n t h i r d p l a c e at t h e

sell

the

finish.

was

held

mag

a

card

vote

amended

T h e s t a r t i n g l i n e of the L a d i e s R a c e was m o v e d i n o r d e r to

even include a report in Exec

m o t i o n passed. T h e m a g w i l l

a v o i d a n o i l t a n k e r (?) a n c h o r e d i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e r i v e r . A f t e r

News

no

n o w b e w i t h d r a w n f r o m sale.

a closely contested

Barney

McCabe

and

was

couldn't

asked

and

the

race the M i n e s c r e w

repeated

last y e a r s

victory.

because

A m o t i o n to h o l d a r e f e r e n -

M i k e was present his c u r r e n t

d u m o n w h e t h e r o r not lo re-

T h e R u g g e r E i g h t s d r i f t e d for the greater p a r t o f the course,

r e p o r t (!) a n d t h e o n e r e f e r r e d

affiliate to N U S was p r o p o s e d

b e i n g u n a b l e to l i n e u p c o r r e c t l y u n t i l o p p o s i t e t h e b o a t h o u s e .

back from the previous U G M

by J . S t a n l e y , opposed by N .

T h e e v e n t u a l w i n n e r s were G u i l d s after a close race.

were

Morton

questions,

although

accepted.

C h r i s W e b b ( M a n Sci) a n d Martin mons Dcp

Reps

posts

were ratified

a n d the f o l l o w i n g

were

also

ratified:

Editor Dave Rowe; Officer

as

Rich

Archer;

Officer

Simon

dinary

members

AP

Publicity

Shaw; of

Ents 2

or-

ICCAG

R u t h Moses and J a n e C a m p bell; F E L I X ger

Business M a n a -

Caroline Godin;

demic

Aca-

Affairs Cttee ordinary

member

Neil

Martin.

There

were no other candidates lor

596

on

a

David

Aaronovitch then

gave a forceful speech

mostly

o n w h a t the N U S has a c h i e v e d and

T h e r e w a s a n e x c i t i n g finish t o t h e M o r p h y R a c e ; M i n e s a n d G u i l d s w e r e n e c k a n d n e c k u n t i l G u i l d s s t r o k e m a n lost h i s o a r

hopes

though have

most

to

achieve of

appeared

his in

(alfigures

F E L I X

d u e to a f a u l t y g a t e . M i n e s w e n t o n t o w i n . R C S u p h e l d a n a n c i e n t t r a d i t i o n b y c o m i n g last a g a i n ! ( E x c e p t l o r t h e l a d i e s ! ) T h e r e is s o m e d i s p u t e o v e r t h e t o w p a t h g o i n g s - o n . claim

that

they

t h a n s a y i n g that I C U s h o u l d j o i n . A l t h o u g h be w a s r a t h e r ' s u r l y ' at t h e start he s h o u l d be

g i v e n c r e d i t for

his

delivery

and

patience,

s t i c k i n g to

the point.

The

meeting adjourned

at

won

the M o r p h y O a r by

pulling

Guilds

it o v e r

a

p r e v i o u s l y d e s i g n a t e d ' l i n e ' , b u t t h e n a l l o w e d M i n e s to r e t a k e i t .

Whereupon

t h e M i n e r s p u t it i n t h e i r v a n a n d d r o v e

several times this year) r a t h e r

2:24pm.

No.

defeated

vote.

Bellamy/Tony Sym-

(DoC)

and

away.

Stop Press!

O n T h u r s d a y the C o l l e g e b r a n c h o f the A S T M S passed a r e s o l u t i o n s u p p o r t i n g a n a t i o n a l d i r e c t i v e w i t h r e g a r d to r e d u n d a n c i e s . T h e y feel t h a t it has b e c o m e o b v i o u s that the c u r r e n t cuts i n G o v e r n m e n t e x p e n d i t u r e , c o u p l e d w i t h the i n t e r n a l p r i o r i t i e s of the R e c t o r , w i l l result i n m a n y r e d u n d a n c i e s next y e a r a n d subsequent i n d u s t r i a l a c t i o n on t h e i r par*. They h o p e to be j o i n e d bv the C o l l e g e A C T , N A L G O , a n d N U P E m e m b e r s o n a rally a n d l o b b y next W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n . A n y students w i s h i n g to j o i n t h e m w i l l be w e l c o m e .

F u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n o n the m e e t i n g at C o l l e g e next W e d n e s d a y w i l l be a d v e r t i s e d soon.

Friday, November 13,1981

Free!

can't

Sir W e w o u l d l i k e to t a k e t h i s opportunity possible arising

to

correct

any

misunderstanding from

your "Brighton

Correspondent"

(Ho

Ho)

2.

were

not

being

the m o r e

mature

as l o n g as

five

years".

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have

their

kiddies fun

we

the

Union

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a r e t w o Hats i n t h e

Quad

long

been

which

have

for

designated

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refectory stall w h o arc r e q u i r e d to w o r k u n s o c i a l h o u r s . was

occupied

One

a

few

earlier than expected,

to

get

m a r r i e d . It n o w a w a i t s m u c h needed

redecoration

and

its

f u t u r e use is b e i n g r e c o n s i d e r e d in

accordance

with

present

p o l i c y . T h e o t h e r w a s a l s o let continuously ago.

until

since w h e n

occupied

two

years

it h as

for short

been

periods

lours

was

probably

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by

a

G u i l d s m a n t h i s is o n l y to expected. most

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all know

Guildsmen

hope

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be

that

have

Andy

this

made.

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the

Smith,

Tours

sincerely

R C S

Motor

Club Chairman

to

London

I am

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under

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broadcast

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R a d i o 4 o n S a t u r d a y , N o v 7.

It

is

President

strange

that

of the N U S

the could

not have therefore been at I C on November

together

may

ask.

today

you

Tons sincerely Anne

Mitchell

negotiations

success.

Both

East

a n d W e s t h a v e t h e a b i l i t y to

more price?

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Harris

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not

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t h e p o i n t of

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now

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the

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obvious

con-

c l u s i o n t h a t S a t a n w o r s h i p is

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Mark

L a s t week y o u asked for let-

doctrine

ters a b o u t " a n y t h i n g w h i c h r e -

a v a i l a b l e to t h e t h i n k i n g m a n .

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the o n l y

tenable

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m a n y others t h i n k

likewise;

perhaps

there

exists

demand

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a

room

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Satanic U n i o n , complete

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price

t h a t t h e s o u r c e s o f his i n f o r m -

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to s t o c k p i l e n u c l e a r

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last

months

after

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refectory

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are falling.

pass Next week's letters office by

thrill-packed

must

reach

the

1:30pm M o n d a y .

Jo witt's second home Potential

student

accommodation

in Southside

UGM: FELIX Comment

is b e i n g

At the U G M last T u e s d a y two important issues concerning ICU were discussed, namely whether ICU should re-affiliate to the NUS and also whether the controversial Rag Mag should go on sale.

left

v a c a n t b e c a u s e o f a s t r a n g e sense o f p r i o r i t i e s o n t h e p a r t o f t h e Students Residents' Committee, headed The

retirement

of S i m o n

by D r D o n

Monro.

Perry (ex-Selkirk Warden)

and

F r a n k P o t t e r ( e x - K e o g h W a r d e n ) h as m a d e a v a i l a b l e t h i s n e w a c c o m m o d a t i o n , w h i c h consists o l t w o l u x u r y , penthouse

As

three-bedroomed

rent of about £100

per

the R a g M a g , a very active discussion took the

contents

of

place

this U n i o n p u b l i c a t i o n .

R u s h t o n (Guilds President) delivered a well received

flats, e a c h p r o v i d i n g p l a c e s for f o u r s t u d e n t s , a t a

suggested

for

concerning

Andy

statement

o n the subject, s t a t i n g that there was no p o i n t i n p r o d u c i n g a

flat.

m a g a z i n e p r i m a r i l y d e s i g n e d at c o l l e c t i n g m o n e y

D r P a u l J o w i t t ( F a l m o u t h / K e o g h ) h as d e c i d e d t h a t he w a n t s

for d i s a b l e d

to m o v e i n t o o n e o f t h e flats s i n c e it is l a r g e r t h a n t h e o n e he l i v e s

p e o p l e w h e n t h a t v e r y s a m e m a g a z i n e ' t o o k t h e piss o u t o f t h e m ' .

i n n o w . H o w e v e r J o w i t t h as i n s i s t e d t h a t t h e flat be r e n o v a t e d

It w a s v e r y c l e a r t h a t M r R u s h t o n h a d c a p t u r e d t h e c r u x o f t h e

b e f o r e he a n d his f a m i l y m o v e i n . U n t i l t h e J o w i t t s d o m o v e i n ,

issue s i n c e t h e e n s u i n g v o t e w a s i n f a v o u r o f s t o p p i n g t h e sale o f

t h e i r flat w i l l n o t be a v a i l a b l e to let to - s t u d e n t s .

the M a g . to

A s for the q u e s t i o n of I C U ' s status w i t h respect to the N U S , a

students u n t i l the b e g i n n i n g o f n e x t t e r m at the earliest, i n spite

d e b a t e took p l a c e i n w h i c h N i c k M o r t o n o p p o s e d the m o t i o n of

o f t h e f a c t t h a t n o c o n v e r s i o n o f t h e flats n e e d s t o be u n d e r t a k e n .

joining and a somewhat

As

i f t h i s d e l a y i s n ' t e n o u g h , n e i t h e r flat w i l l be o f f e r e d

T h e o n l y e x c u s e g i v e n f o r t h i s d e l a y is t h a t t h e s u r v e y o r

feeble speaker spoke

in favour.

It w a s e v i d e n t t h a t t h e c o n s e n s u s o f o p i n i o n i n t h e a u d i e n c e

for

H a l l s a n d H o u s e s has left C o l l e g e a n d i f he is n o t r e p l a c e d , a

w a s o n N i c k ' s s i d e . H e w a s v e r y c l e a r to p o i n t o u t t h a t

further delay w i l l result.

extraction of m o n e y

A s u s u a l , rents for C o l l e g e a c c o m m o d a t i o n

reviewed

n a m e l y , c l u b s a n d s o c i e t i e s , as w e l l as t h e S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s w a s

that

c e r t a i n l y a p r i c e t h a t I C U w a s n o t p r e p a r e d t o p a y for j o i n i n g a

w i l l be

i n J a n u a r y . Is i t , t h e r e f o r e j u s t

a coincidence

"completion"

flats also h a p p e n s

date

for

the

two

the

f r o m o t h e r areas of the U n i o n ' s activities

the

to

be

" l a r g e l y ineffectual o r g a n i s a t i o n " . I n this respect F E L I X

stands

w i t h N i c k i n t h a t w e c a n n o t g i v e a n y k i n d o f s u p p o r t for m p v e s

January?

M o n r o h as e x p r e s s e d a b e l i e f t h a t " F E L I X

towards a reafliliation of I C U with N U S .

isn't really into

H a v i n g s a i d t h i s - w e w o u l d a l s o l i k e to p o i n t o u t t h a t w e a r e

m a k i n g constructive r emar k s ."

T h e points b e i n g m a d e are: i n v i e w of the present need

c e r t a i n l y n o t i m p r e s s e d at t h e w a y t h e N U S issue w a s d i s c u s s e d .

for

redecorated

It is r e c o g n i s e d t h a t M r A a r o n o v i t c h d i d n o t c o m e t o s p e a k

at a l l ? W h y c a n ' t J o w i t t l i v e i n t h e flat w h i l e r e d e c o r a t i o n is i n

o n t h e m o t i o n ( a n d a l s o t h a t he is a C o m m i e ) . H o w e v e r it w a s

progress?

definitely

e x p e n d i t u r e c u t s ; w h y d o e s J o w i t t ' s flat h a v e t o b e Why

leave

two

flats v a c a n t ,

when

they c o u l d

be

rude

of

the

meeting

not

to

allow

M r

b e e n a l l o w e d to i n f o r m the a u d i e n c e a b o u t the a c t i v i t i e s o f the

week)?

Most

quite

A a r o n o v i t c h t o s p e a k b e f o r e t h e m o t i o n . I n f a c t , he s h o u l d h a v e

e a r n i n g e x t r a r e n t s f o r C o l l e g e ( a m o u n t i n g t o at least £ 2 0 0 p e r importantly, what

Residents'

Committee?

It

is t h e

p r i o r i t y of the

is o b v i o u s l y

not

the

N U S , w h a t it s t a n d s f o r , etc., b e f o r e t h e m o t i o n c o n c e r n i n g t h e

Student

provision

of

p r o p o s e d r e f e r e n d u m . W e also believe that N i c k ( A c t i o n M a n )

C o l l e g e a c c o m m o d a t i o n for t h e use o f s t u d e n t s — a c o n t r a d i c t i o n

Morton

in

A a r o n o v i t c h s p e a k h i s c ase a t t h e a p p r o p r i a t e

terms?

s h o u l d have spoken out strongly in f a v o u r of letting time.

F E L I X m a y w e l l be a c c u s e d o l n o t r e a l l y b e i n g " i n t o m a k i n g c o n s t r u c t i v e r e m a r k s " — i f the a b o v e c o m m e n t s c a n i n a n y w a y

Brandt Report

b e seen as u n c o n s t r u c t i v e

M r Qulubuddin Aziz,

That "awfully embarrassing refectory flat"

ter

of Information

of P a k i s t a n ) c a m e to I C

w o u l d n o t s e e m t o b e w h a t it

on

ing

is

Report. The Report

Union below)

H a t " in

Building

(pictured

is " d e s i g n a t e d

refectory

staff who

unsocial hours", to

the

College

for

work

according

Secretary,

John

S m i t h (see l e t t e r s p a g e ) . T h i s

actually

used

two

weeks a g o to address s t u d e n t s

So, that " a w f u l l y embarrassrefectory

Minis-

(Embassy

for

if

the

the

Brandt

Commission's concerns

p e o p l e w h o r e g u l a r l y e n t e r it

the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f the R i c h

are a n y t h i n g to go

North

For

the

past

by.

few

towards

the

Poorer'

South.

months

In short M r A z i z typified a

those m e m b e r s o f the refectory staff w h o have b e e n seen u s i n g

Western

the

his v e r y f e e b l e a d v o c a t i o n

flat

have

accompanied

normally by

been

an array

of

career

y o u n g l a d i e s . It s e e m s t h a t t h e

concerning Heath

of

a

"knocking

shop"

used,

presumably,

avoid

wives

and

rather

than

sociable

to

girlfriends

because

of

un-

hours.

in of

the R e p o r t . D e s p i t e a question

flat

is m o r e

diplomat

certainly

is n o t

work unsociable

required

to

two

flats

in

the

was

Union

that

M r

intimately

i n v o l v e d w i t h the p r e p a r a t i o n of the report) h a d

hours.

T h e fact r e m a i n s that there are

t h e fact

(who

condemned

the recent m e e t i n g in K a n k o o n of the r i c h a n d p o o r

country

of

the

Building which remain empty

l e a d e r s as a c o m p l e t e w a s t e o l '

s u m m e r h o l i d a y w h e n the

flat

for

opportunity, M r Aziz simply

Indeed, was

at

the e n d

genuinely required by

temporary

worker

in

a

the

long

dubious They

periods usage

could

(and

and at

have

present.

should)

be

s t a t e d t h a t he c o n s i d e r e d meeting

as

u s e d for a b e t t e r p u r p o s e o r a t

forward

Domestic

least r e d e c o r a t e d a n d u s e d f o r

e n t i t l e d to his o w n

L i n d l e y h a d the key a n d

the

flat w a s n o t a v a i l a b l e . C a p t a i n Lindley

can

hardly

be

des-

c r i b e d as " r e f e c t o r y s t a l l " a n d

their

stated

purpose.

Surely

the C o l l e g e s h o u l d not p r o v i d e "free h o t e l r o o m " for couples?

FELIX, November 13, 1981

"needy"

Although

everyone M r

the

movement

r e f e c t o r y , it w a s r e v e a l e d t h a t Secretary, C a p t a i n

and

a

was

opinion.

Aziz

pre-

s e n t e d his t a l k v e r y e l o q u e n t l y his a r g u m e n t w a s v e r y b l a n d and

superficial.

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Company

EXEC VIEWS

Letter

sent

to S. K l e r ,

President o fIndian Society

T h e response at the U G M t o the demonstratio n o n N o v e m b e r 18 was o n N o v e m b e r 6 not exactly overwhelming. T h e day of action is important t o s h o w the government that lecturers, non-academic staff a n d students are strongly Dear Sn o p p o s e d t o the c u t b a c k s in the university sector. Please consider going It w a s w i t h a g r e a t d e a l o l even if y o u were not attracted to the idea at the meeting. regret that 1 learnt f r o m M r T h e day of action was actually initiated by the A s s o c i a t i o n of University T e a c h e r s ( A U T ) . T h e other university trade unions and N U S decided to P a r s o n s o f t h e u n f o r t u n a t e join i n . Staff and students are c o m i n g from all over the country. T h e y will e r r o r i n t h e S t u d e n t ' s B u t t e r y be lobbying M P s a n d holding meetings at W e s t m i n s t e r .

Sherfield B i d d i n g , where we In L o n d o n , the issue was specifically t a k e n up with relation to hard hit wrongly i n f o r m e d o u r cuscolleges, specifically C h e l s e a College. S o , all involved in L o n d o n are t o m e r s t h a t t h e pasties c o n going t o m a r c h from C h e l s e a t o W e s t m i n s t e r .

If y o u want to take part in the m a r c h and lobby simply turn up in the t a i n e d s h e e p m e a t a n d n o t U n i o n Office at 12:30pm o n W e d n e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 18. H o w e v e r , it beef. w o u l d be a help if you gave me y o u r name and address in advance as our T h e e r r o r has a r i s e n b e c a u s e c a m p u s trade unions have a plan to organise people into constituency vie h a v e c h a n g e d o u r s u p p l i e r s , groups. p r e v i o u s l y these p a s t i e s w e r e Nick supplied byMessrs Feller and

Insuring a fair deal?

The seasonal epidemic of salesman in the IC Halls selling Life Assurance is probably almost over, but for anyone who may still be within the ten day 'cooling-off period, or has not yet been approached, here are a few facts and comments that may effect a cure or provide some immunity.

The main reasons put forward for taking out Life Assurance seem to be as an investment and/or to protect any dependants. For most students these ends may be best achieved through separate arrangements such as a building society account plus term insurance for life cover only (this can cost as little as £10-15per yr for £10,000 cover). For a clear analysis of the benefits and disadvantages of life assurance, life insurance and various investment schemes try Money Which (Sept and June 1979, available from the Haldane Library). The magazine does not recommend any type of whole life assurance for anyone, but finds that life assurance linked to a building society scheme and index-linked save-as-you-earn investments are worth considering, depending on your circumstances.

If you are approached by a salesman or seek advice from insurance brokers, or insurance company agents, such as accountants, solicitors and estate agents, it is worth remembering that these people may receive a very substantial commission from your policy, depending on the type you choose. On a whole life policy costing £20 a month this could be £144 the first year, £72 the second year and then £6 a year for the next 18 years, whereas on shorterterm policies (where the tax subsidy still applies) commission may be as low as £10.

Insurance salesman must also abide by various legal requirements and certain codes of practice drawn up by their trade associations, at risk at losing their agency. The most important of these is their duty to ensure that you understand the long-term nature of such a policy and what will happen if you stop it before the agreed term. The tenday cooling-off period must also be clearly indicated, in writing; this may be done by letter after you have agreed to take on a policy which in effect gives you longer than ten days from the original decision.

Other codes of practice require salesmen to call at a reasonable time, or by appointment, to tell you which company or companies they represent, and not to make unfair criticisms of other insurers.

If you have already accepted a policy which you are not happy about and feel that you were inadequately informed by the salesman it could still be possible to wriggle out of it without any loss of premiums. The Student Services Office may be able to assist in this For anyone else considering such policies: if in doubf-don't!

Sue

Telling

A rare opportunity to see the classic fiim adapted for the screen by Wells himself from the story The Shape of Things to Come. It is a bleak vision

of the future which includs some marvellous visual work and music.

6:30pm, Mech Eng 220, Monday November 16 Page 4

The

to Peters

staff

we

Limited.

themselves

were

unaware o f anv alteration in the

contents.

My

apology has come too

late to be p u b l i s h e d i n F E L I X as

theclosing

Monday

date was

a n d I therefore a m

w r i t i n g to y o u direct i n order t h a t y o u m a y pass o n t o y o u r members mine and the Refectory

Stall

sincere

concerned

apologies,

very

assuring

t h e m at t h e s a m e t i m e t h a t n o offence w a s i n t e n d e d . )-uur.\ faithfully Y.J. Refectory

Mooney Manager

E d ' s note: A copy of this letter was also sent to m e and is printed w o r d for w o r d as an apology to all those offended by s u c h an elementary and annoying mistake.

Small Ads •Car for sale: H i l l m a n Imp, F reg, M o T till M a y , g o o d r u n n i n g o r d e r , £ 2 0 0 .

C o n t a c t J o o n int 2232.

•Ford Cortina Estate, K r e g , 4 m o n t h s MoT, good condition, recon engine, 4,000 miles, £ 2 5 0 . C o n t a c t B. D j o a n o s , Aero P G .

•Textbooks for sale: " 1 , 0 0 0 t h i n g s to d o w i t h c o l d c u s t a r d ( V o l II)" b y A .

W a n g , a n d others. C o n t a c t S.W. Nield, A e r o 2.

•Suzuki 100A,

V r e g , 6,000 m i l e s , r e d paintwork, taxed, v g c o n , £ 2 0 0 C o n tact C o r i n n e S a m m o n , B i o c h e m U G pigeonholes. A l s o M reg C B 1 7 5 needs s o m e attention, a n y offers c o n s i d e r e d .

•Amplifier, A l p h a A X 5 0 0 ( 2 x 2 5 w ) a n d G a r r a r d S P 2 5 belt d r i v e t u r n t a b l e ( i n c plinth a n d cartridge), £ 3 0 e a c h . C o n tact K . R e e v e , M a t h s 2 o r 3 7 3 - 8 3 0 7 evenings.

•Could anyone w h o w i t n e s s e d t h e a c cident between a black mini a n d a motorcycle in Exhibition R d near Southside on Monday morning. Please c o n t a c t M i k e H a r r i s o n ( M e c h E n g 3) asap via letter-racks.

•Would the person w h o lost a g o l d p e n please contact Sherfield Security.

• Y o g a — a n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in a y o g a c l a s s within t h e C o l l e g e please ring David B u r b i d g e (experienced Iyengar trained teacher) on 677-7463/769-6544 or write t o 7 5 L e i g h a m C o u r t R o a d .

SW16.

• B U N A C — I n t e r e s t e d in w o r k i n g in t h e USA this s u m m e r . T h e n c o m e to the Green Committee R o o m , Union bldng, t o p f l o o r , this F r i d a y at 1 2 : 3 0 p m .

•IC Social Democrats: If y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t e d in j o i n i n g u s c o n t a c t C o l i n B u t l e r , B i o c h e m P G (int 3 5 2 1 ) .

•IC Social Democrats cheese & wine party, C h e m R m 231, 6 p m , T u e s N o v 17. E n t r y o n l y 5 0 p ( p l u s 5 0 p m e m b e r ship available o n the door).

•Who the bloody hell is t h e o w n e r of that b l u e F o r d C o n s u l ( A C D 9 1 B ) w i t h t h e flat t y r e o u t s i d e C h e m i s t r y ?

•Special Friday 13th trip to a r o m a n t i c Swedish place. C o n t a c t Brian Stevens, C h e m 2.

•Westbury Standard Electric Guitar,

•Watership

8mths old, Simms-watt 100wvalveamp and M a r s h a l l 4x12 ( C e l e s t o n drivers) cabinet, £295ono. Contact Shezi A b e d i , P h y s i c s 2 or 352-7446evenings.

R e a s o n for s a l e : e m i g r a t i n g .

b o o k ; s e e n t h e film; n o w t h e h e r o s e e k s pastures anew—anything considered.

Contact Bunny, C h e m P G .

•Attention: Flump Soc d e s p e r a t e l y r e quires n e w members; must be under 5'1" n e a r l y e l l i p t i c a l in s h a p e a n d h a v e no dress-sense. Apply Cynthia Stroch, B i o c h e m 2 ( P o o n - f a c e n e e d not apply as Billian w o u l d n ' t k n o w w h i c h way to turn).

Volkswagen beetle 1500, white, 1969, MoT, radio, good condition, £380. Tel 444-5695 (anytime).

•Yet another bargain: L i n n S o n d e k LP12 turntable (C'Nirvana'D) rega R200 arm, R e g a R100 cartridge A l l brand n e w with 3yr guarantee, £ 3 2 0 .

C o n t a c t S h e z i A b e d i , P h y s i c s 2 or 3527446 e v e n i n g s ( A u d i o S o c C h a i r d e i t y ) .

•2 Joan Armatrading tickets for T u e s .

D e c 15. C o n t a c t C o l i n C r a w f o r d D o C 2 letter-racks (Huxley R347).

•Large bean bag (6ftx3ft), d a r k / l i g h t

b r o w n c a n v u s , £ 3 5 ; small bean bag (1 person) dark brown canvas, £ 2 0 ; Fridge/freezer—almost n e w ( c o s t o v e r £ 1 0 0 ) , £ 7 0 ; Audio Signal Generator, accurate switched ranges sine/square,

£ 3 5 ; Large rattan folding screen, £ 4 5 Enquiries to Nigel, 402-0987 evenings.

•Share a flat with a FELIX reader. W e l l . large h o u s e i n C h i s w i c k really, a n d there are 3 of us. O w n r o o m with basin, £ 1 5 p w a n d bills. N o n - s m o k e r . P h o n e 994-2281.

•Temporary Clerical Assistant r e q u i r -

H.G.Wells Film Things to Come

a n d recently

changed

ed t o help with c o d i n g of m e d i c a l notes for r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t o n a n o r e x i a n e r vosa. Full-time o rpart-time. Suitable for P h D s t u d e n t . K n o w l e d g e o f m e d i cal/scientific terminology w o u l d be an advantage. Salary £3,718 a n d £967 per a n n u m (£2. 7 3 p e r hour). F o r further information please contact Dr A .

M a n n , A c a d e m i c Department of P s y chiatry, R o y a l F r e e H o s p i t a l , P o n d St., L o n d o n N W 3 (794-0500 ext 3719).

FEUX, November 13, 1981

Down—you've r e a d t h e

•Guis has got off his arse at last. N e x t M o n d a y is a L i n s t e a d C l u b b a r n i t e .

Real ale, initiations, punishments, s o n g s and C h e m E n g 3 zulu warrior en masse. Bring o w n whips. Best frocks to be w o r n .

•H44(Re-app)HS, C h r i s t m a s g r e e t ings, from H 1 0 9 H S . K e e p u p t h e b a d work a n d g o easy o n the l e m m i n g s . P S : S e e y o u at M i k e ' s p a r t y , B S H 4 4 , 7:30, b r i n g a botle. A l l w e l c o m e .

•BE2/DNW/309 w a n g o f t h e w e e k ( N o v 13): S t e v e H a r r i s o n ( W i m p ) .

•IC Rag Mag for sale, £ 2 5 g e n u i n e c a l l e r s o n l y to T o m O w e n , P h y s i c s 3.

•Large furnished room in flat, s h a r e d k i t c h e n a n d b a t h , £ 8 0 p c m a n d bills.

Male, 2 3 + . A v a i l a b l e b e g i n n i n g of D e c .

R i n g K a t h y (int) 2 3 5 7 f o r d e t a i l s .

•Mini Clubman, H reg, 1 2 m t h s M o T , excellent m e c h a n i c s , very g o o d b o d y w o r k , t o p s 9 0 m p h yet v e r y e c o n o m i c a l , radio, front spoiler, g o l d revolution wheels. R e d u n d a n c y forces sale. £ 7 2 0 ovno. N o detailers. Contact Paul D o n o v a n , D o C 2.

•Cyprus Society: A n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d c o n t a c t K y p r o s P . ( C i v E n g 1), S a v v a s L. ( D o C 3), H a r r i s K . ( M e c h E n g 2), P a r s y Z . ( D S E S ) o r s i g n p o s t e r in J C R , Sherfield Building.

Rag W e e k is u p o n us, C e n t e n a r y Fortnight is r a p i d l y a p p r o a c h i n g , a n d R C S U is d i s i n tegrating into a state of utter chaos. But we're still organised enough to bring y o u the winning raft in the Raft Race on S u n d a y morning, provided enough of y o u turn up on Saturday to help with construction, in the Office, and on S u n d a y at 9:30 in Princes G d n s to cheer us on and to help carry the raft.

The S m o k i n g C o n c e r t on N o v 19 promises to be the best yet, judging by the entries so far, and just wait for the spiffing exec s k e t c h .

O n S u n d a y , N o v 22, there is to be a football match in H y d e P a r k , us versus G u i l d s , up to 300 per side. T h i s should be pretty entertaining so please c o m e along. Finally, the results of the Raffle were as follows: 1st L i n d a B u r r y , M 2 ; 2nd A n d r e w L a y t o n , P h y s 2; 3 r d F r a n c e s Williams, L S 2 .

D o n ' t forget to buy y o u r ball tickets as s o o n as p o s s i b l e , a n d I h o p e y o u a l l e n j o y yourselves.

Phil

O n c e a year the R o y a l S c h o o l of M i n e s opens its doors to sixth form students and staff.

F u n d e d by industry, the O p e n D a y strives to

bring about an awareness of the opportunities in m i n e r a l e x p l o i t a t i o n i n d u s t r i e s a n d b y h o l d i n g e x h i b i t i o n s by i n d u s t r y at R S M , cultivate an interest in the Royal S c h o o l and Imperial College.

The event is organised by student academic societies from the three departments within R S M : Mining and Mineral Technology, G e o l o g y , and Metallurgy and Material Science.

O n M o n d a y , 400 sixth formers will be s h o w n a r o u n d the hallowed halls of learning by willing R S M undergraduate volunteers (bribed by cancelled lectures free food and beer at the end). O n view will be 'what R S M c a n offer to y o u ' stands amongst 'look what our c o mpan y does with T H I S ! ' exhibitions.

" I C Social D e m o c r a t s exist to foster interest in Social D e m o c r a c y as outlined in the statement of the principles of the S D P " — s o reads part of our constitution. T o help achieve this we hold regular meetings (see W h a t ' s O n in F E L I X ) and social events. O u r first social event this term will be on T u e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 17 at 6:00pm in R o o m 231, C h e m i s t r y , where we shall have a cheese and wine evening. E n t r y is only 50p plus membership (available o n the door for 50p). .Everybody (staff and students alike) is welcome.

T h e big C r o s b y battle is c o m i n g up s o o n , a n d anyone who w o u l d like to help canvass should contact C o l i n Butler, B i o c h e m P G for details.

Hamsoc

City & Guilds L o t s of things for y o u to do this week so I'll start at the beginning: Saturday is the L o r d M a y o r s P r o c e s s i o n , so c o m e along and cheer us or just watch the tele.

Sunday: w a t c h the top three sink in the S e r p e n t i n e — m e e t P r i n c e s G d n s at 10:30.

M o n d a y : R a g gig w i t h T a n d o r i C a s s e t t e .

Friday: C a r n i v a l — t i c k e t s already going fast.

See advert.

Advance warning: Pavlos Restaurant trip on N o v e m b e r 25; H a m m e r s m i t h P u b C r a w l , N o v e m b e r 26; Y e a r Rag, N o v e m b e r 28.

A l l the other events last week were really good. T h a n k s again to M a r k for accepting this late article.

Dave Forshaw

To the Presidents of the City and Guilds College Union and Royal School of Mines Union.

I hereby challenge you and your Unions to a 300-a-side football match on Sunday, November 22, between Hyde Park Corner and Marble Arch.

Nineteenth Century rules will, of course, apply.

Yours in anticipation Thompson D.P. on behalf of the illustrious Royal College of Science Union RCS

SDP

REGALIA

Scarves Acrylic £5.00 Pure Wool £7.00 Stickpins £0.25 Sweatshirts Hooded £6.00 Block Lettered £4.50 Italic £5.00 T-Shirts Block Lettered £2.00 Italic £2.50 Long Sleeved £2.00 Vests £1.50 Ties Silk bow ties £1.50 Silk General £3.90 Terylene General £1.70 R C S Regalia is obtainable from R C S Union Office (above Southside Shop) Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 1:00 and 2:30pm.

H a m s o c meets o n c e again this W e d n e s d a y .

N o v e m b e r 18 for a talk entitled ' F r e q u e n c y S y n t h e s i s — A practical p r o b l e m ' by D r C h r i s Isham. A s the title suggests the talk isn't heavy o n the theory but includes lots of practical demonstrations. T h e meeting will take place in R m 5 0 8 , E l e c E n g , at 1:30pm. A n y o n e is welcome to c o m e along, membership is not required.

D o n ' t forget our morse classes which take place every W e d n e s d a y at 1:00pm, R m 1207 Elec E n g (although this week because of the talk they will take place at the earlier time of 12:30pm). If y o u are interested in joining the society c o m e along to one of our meetings or the morse class.

OLD CENTRALIANS

D R . Twist F C G I Director of John Brown Engineers and Constructors Ltd. Chairman of two subsidiary companies.

Chairman, Education Committee, Institution of Chemical Engineers.

Educated at City and Guilds College, Chemical Engineering Department, 1948-51.

This man is an Old Centralian-how about you?

For further information contact: Helen Brookes, Room 303, Sherfield Building, Mike Richardson, City and Guilds Union Office, Mechanical Engineering dept.

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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

ICYHA A n o t h e r week gone and another w e e k e n d trip away from the monotony of College. T h i s time we took to wheels and spent last Saturday and Sunday cycling a r o u n d the Chilterns. W e arrived in small groups d u r i n g Friday evening at Ffenly Y o u t h H o s t e l close to a delightful stretch of the T h a m e s . O n Saturday we cycled west a n d n o r th through woods a n d open h i l l s i d e s a l o n g the r i d g e of the C h i l t e r n s .

R e t u r n to the hostel was d o w n a five mile long hill with very little traffic and no sharp bends.

This hilll and the flat stretch at the bottom meant the last seven miles were covered in twenty minutes.

O n S u n d a y we h e a d e d n o r t h i o W e s t W y c o m b e along one of the many valleys in the area. A t West W y c o m e we w a l k e d up a small hill to a viewpoint and also descended into the hillside in the old chalk workings. W e then made the mistake of following D a v e Marshall to the station at H i g h W y c o m b e . H i s answer to a road closed in the centre of t o w n was to lead us up a very long one in seven hill a n d then straight d o w n again to a point not far from where we started.

A s to the future, tonight a group is off to the C o t s w o l d s , in two weeks there is a trip to S n o w d o n i a and on the final w e e k e n d before the b r e a k its the Y o r k s h i r e D a l e s . F o r information about any of these c o m e along to o u r w e e k l y m e e t i n g s in S o u t h s i d e U p p e r L o u n g e on T h u r s d a y , 12:30 till 2:00.

Consoc Last F r i d a y ' s visit to the H o u s e of C o m m o n s w a s a s u c c e s s . A f t e r a q u i c k visit t o S t .

S t e p h a n ' s T a v e r n the p a r t y went to the visitors' gallery in the C o m m o n s for about an hour. T h e session then finished a n d we met Peter B r o o k e , the local M P , a n d then had a guided tour of the H o u s e s of Parliament.

A few tickets for the A n y o n e for Denis theatre trip on N o v e m b e r 24 are still available.

If y o u would like to go, contact Geoff K n o x c / o C h e m E n g letter-racks, and include £3.50 (by cheque) per ticket required.

O n Tuesday, N o v e m b e r 17 we have our first speaker meeting of the year: William Whitelaw M P will be speaking about his post as H o m e S e c r e t a r y in M e c h E n g 220 at 1:00pm. Seats are reserved for members at the front until ten minutes to one.

John Pattison

Industrial M o r e propaganda from the "Industry is G r e a t " publicity machine.

Following the tremendous s u c c e s s of the British G a s a n d Unilever talks, o n M o n d a y , N o v e m b e r 16, a top executive addresses a nod o u b t - p a c k e d C h e m E n g Theatre 1 o n the s u b j e c t " E d u c a t i o n a n d I n d u s t r y — H o w it affects y o u ! " T h e action begins at 1:00pm, so be there early to be sure of a seat!

T h e A m a z i n g A r t h u r A n d e r s o n Business G a m e is held o n W e d n e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 18, so those budding A r n o l d W e i n s t o c k s who are indulging had better not forget!!

O n F r i d a y , N o v e m b e r 20, a posse of motor fiends leaves at 12:45 from Beit A r c h for the F o r d P r o d u c t i o n line at D a g e n h a m , so h u r r y out of lechers! A l s o , if y o u can't go o n a trip, please cancel ( M a r k Skeates, D o C 2 ) as s o o n as possible so that our reserves c a n step in; o u r M a r k often rips to shreds those who turn up late to cancel!

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Angling

Community Action

Group

S o u p runs as usual—details in W h a t ' s O n column.

N e x t d r a u g h t - p r o o f i n g s e s s i o n is o n N o v e m b e r 25 (Wednesday afternoon) which i n vo l ve s going to about two h o u s e s a n d blocking tbe c r a c k s in windows and d o o r s for elderly people. C o m e to the meeting at 12:30 on M o n d a y at the top of the U n i o n Building for details.

A n y o n e interested in helping with handi c a p p e d children o n Saturdays in A c t i o n please c o m e to the meeting as well.

Anyone interested in helping battered w i v e s ? T h i s c a n be d o n e by t a k i n g t h e i r children out for trips to m u s e u m s , etc. T h i s is great fun for the children a n d helpers a n d also a big help for their mothers. Please, if you are interested contact L o r a i n e W e e k s , F a l m o u t h 228 or I C C A G , meeting at 12:30 at the top of the U n i o n Building o n M o n d a y . N o regular commitment needed.

Amnesty This week I C A m n e s t y launched its campaign in earnest; for the release of our adopted prisoner. M r F i r i m a n A w a d o n , w h o has been held without change since N o v e m b e r 1979, in Benin.

W e wish to thank everybody w h o participated in the letter-signing yesterday, a n d we h o p e that this will help to i m p r o v e M r A w a d o n ' s conditions in prison.

T h e letter-writing was arranged to coincide with Benin's National D a y (when we hope that the letters will arrive) and this s h o u l d greatly help to improve the chances of his release.

If y o u are interested in helping to secure the release of prisoners of conscience a r o u n d the world please c o m e to the A m n e s t y meeting, every T u e s d a y , 5:30pm, G r e e n C o m m i t t e e R o o m (top floor of the U n i o n Building).

SF Soc A l l the S o c events for the rest of this t e r m will be o n a completely different plane from last T u e s d a y s film (shaggy-god story or diabolical Ligeti as some prefer) apart from the maybe events (the famous not yet revealed). N e x t o n the agenda is a live event, namely 'Superheroes W h a t ' s M y L i n e ? ' a b o n a game for people with a boffo sense of h u m o u r , last w o n

by A d a m A d a m a n t . T h i s o c c u r s o n T u e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 17 in the G r e e n C o m m i t t e e R o o m .

Possible unconfirmed events I'm allowed to talk about include a visit from S F author B a r r i n g t o n Bayley (not a pseudonym), the m a n responsible for the strangest short story I've ever read, a n d a showing of Sex Pirates of the Blood Asteroid about w h i c h m o r e s o m e other time. Material wanted for N M E 3 , the world's worst fanzine. N o — I take that back. Previous issues have contained articles o n : the bra in S F ; h o w to be hip in a post-street society; the chocolate c a k e in S F ; a n d h o w t o m a k e a M o e b i u s postcard. J u s t imagine it! A n S F S o c Bulletin 28 pages long! B u t be w a r n e d , we won't accept any old rubbish. J u s t most old rubbish (illustrations, reviews, articles, poetry, minutes, cartoons, sediment from your subconscious smeared o n a page (fiction), apothegms, incriminating photos, music, used safety m a t c h b o x e s , etc.) 10-10 till we d o it again.

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Dustmnn

Last T h u r s d a y ( N o v 5) at our regular meeting in Southside B a r , the club committee was formed consisting of: C h a i r m a n D ave Kelsall; Secretary Victor Batorijs; Treasurer J o h n Davies; Freshwater C a p t a i n Steve Edlridge; and two auxiliary committee members A n d y C h a p m a n and D ave J o h n s o n . T h e post of S e a C o m m o d o r e remains open. W e now also have a constitution w h i c h is in the process of being submitted. A s for our next outing, this will be o n Saturday, N o v e m b e r 14 (any enquiries ring D a v e Kelsall on int 2594) and hopefully there will be an outing every fortnight from now o n , If y o u want to k n o w more about the club c o m e to Southside B a r at 6:00pm any T h u r s d a y and meet s o m e members.

Yacht S i x t e e n members, mainly beginners, travelled d o w n to L y m i n g t o n for the I C Y a c h t C l u b ' s s e c o n d outing this season.

C o n t r a r y to the weather forecast of gales and rain, S a t u r d a y p r o v i d e d surprisingly w a r m , sunny weather a n d a 15knt following wind. S o m e very energetic foredeck w o r k enabled the O O D 3 4 to arrive at our first s c h e d u l e d s t o p — C o w e s , o n ' t h e Isle of Wight—just before the R e d A d m i r a l 37. T h e appearance of a m a n demanding money for mooring c o m b i n e d with the fact that the pubs had closed, prompted a quick decision to sail immediately for G o s p o r t , our port of call for the night.

T h e evening was misspent in an elusive pub, the name of which has been washed from our memories by G a l e s Best.

W i t h the arrival of S u n d a y morning it was s o o n apparent that the weather and both the skippers had deteriorated. T h e beat back to L y m i n g t o n in 25-35knt winds and poor visibility was very exhilarating and gave the crews of the boats a taste of real sailing.

T h e next Y a c h t C l u b meeting will take place in the Botany C o m m o n R o o m at 12:30pm on Thursday.

Dave Martin

Bookshop News A s y o u k n o w , so long as there is a d e m a n d , the B o o k s h o p will stock most things. O f t e n we are guided by requests from students or tutors. A s the main request the past week has been for ear plugs I would be grateful if the tutor c o n c e r n e d could get in touch with me, so I will have some idea as to the number of students who will want them.

N e x t week O p e n University Press will be exhibiting a wide range of their titles, both in the shop a n d in the window.

New Titles Ly/e Antique Review, 7.50 Ly/e A r t s Review, £7.50 Ly/e Arms and Armour Review, £7.50 Antique Dealers Pocket Book, £2.50 Basic Astronomy

by H . H a y s m a n , T h o m a s R e e d , £4.25 Simple Navigation by the Sun by D a v i d S m i t h , T h o m a s R e e d , £5.95 Reed's Nautical Almanac, Thomas Reed, £8.95.

E g o n Ronay's Lucas Guide 1982, Penguin B o o k s , £6.50 P a s s the Port by Christian B r a n n , £1.95 P a s s the Port Again by C h r i s t i a n B r a n n , £1.95 Shike Time of the Dragons by Robert S h e a , F o n t a n a , £1.75.

TM A f t e r half a d o z e n i n t r o d u c t o r y t a l k s o n transcendtal meditation held so far this t e r m at College, a lot of people have had the chance to learn this effortless, p r a c t i c a l mental technique.

A few years back there were more than 300 meditators at I C . It would be great to see that number again, because not only does T M rapidly bring many benefits to those who practice it, but people for w h o m it is so natural and effortless to be constantly happly and lively surely have a positive and uplifting effect on everyone a r o u n d them.

S o if you'd like to find out more about T M contact Ric M o r g a n (Physics 2) or Oliver K l e y n ( C h e m E n g P G , int 3818). Introductory talks are held every M o n d a y at 8:00pm in K e n s i n g t o n L i b r a r y , C a m p d e n Hill R o a d (off K e n H i g h St).

A n d finally, for those who have just learnt and for all the other meditators at College, there will be a meeting at 5:30pm in H u x l e y 411 o n M o n d a y , N o v e m b e r 16.

See you there.

T r a n s p o r t s p o k e s m a n claimed: " T h i s fair fares deal of L a b o u r ' s is a total disaster". T o r y controlled B r o m l e y C o u n c i l are trying to have the fare scheme declared illegal by the C o u r t of A p p e a l . A right wing pressure group, A i m s of Industry, has launched a £300,000 ' H i t Livingstone' appeal. Its director claimed that " M r L i v i n g s t o n e and his s u p p o r t e r s are persistently breaking the law".

W h e r e d o e s all this leave the G L C ?

C o u n c i l l o r Dave W e t z e l , the left-wing G L C T r a n s p o r t s p o k e s m a n responsible for L o n d o n T r a n s p o r t ' s new scheme, will be speaking at Imperial on Tuesday, N o v e m b e r 17 at 1:00pm in M a t h s 341. A l l members of the College are i n v i t e d to c o m e to t h i s m e e t i n g a n d a s k questions about G L C policies.

Organised

by IC Labour Club

Baha'i " T o promote the spiritual, educational and humanitarian teachings of h u m a n brotherhood."

T h e new Baha'i H o u s e of W o r s h i p being built in Delhi, India, will comprise numerous shells

containing nine sides and imitate an opening lotus flower, as s h o w n in the picture. T h e lotus will blossom over Delhi rising some 35m above the streets, with the outermost leaves turned through 180 degrees to cover nine glazed entrances. T o w e r i n g above will be two layers of concrete leaves enclosing a large circular gathering place.

It will stands as a S y m b o l of U n i t y for people of all religions and will have its d o o r s open to all peoples of all races. W i t h i n its walls only the h u m a n voice, will be raised either singing, chanting or reading. O n l y selections from the H o l y Scriptures of the W o r l d ' s Religions will be u s e d a n d n o p r e a c h i n g or a d m i n i s t r a t i v e activity will take place in the temple.

A l t h o u g h the lotus flower has no particular religious significance for the Baha'i, it has strong associations with Indian culture and was chosen to dictate the building's distinctive shape. A model of the temple was used in w i n d tunnel tests at Imperial College.

Below: A model of the Baha'i House of Worship which was tested at Imperial College.

Labour L o n d o n T r a n s p o r t ' s new fares scheme which c a m e into operation six weeks ago cost £70m.

A further £50m was used to write off L o n d o n T r a n s p o r t ' s deficit. T h e G o v e r n m e n t has withheld £96m in grants from the G r e a t e r L o n d o n C o u n c i l bringing the total cost of the 25% cut in fares to £216m.

T h e L a b o u r controlled G L C claims that fare cuts will save the average L o n d o n e r £1.50 a week. H o w e v e r the scheme has met with: fierce c r i t i c i s m f r o m the C o n s e r v a t i v e Opposition , ratepayers' associations and business.

Councillor Harold Mote, G L C Opposition

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inevitable indigestion which grips you after one of V i c t o r M o o n e y ' s delightful dishes. A n y w a y , he handed an envelope to her ladyship and asked her to burn it. L a d y F (obviously in a bit of a flap h a v n g not d o n n e d the n o r m a l s e q u i n e d l e o t a r d of a m a g i c i a n ' s assitant) didn't do what you or I might and catch one corner alight in the candle flame. Instead she thrust the envelope directly above the candle, which caught fire in the middle and burnt rapidly o u t w a r d towards her fingers. B e i n g a smart old coot she then dropped the flaming mass....onto the paper tablecloth. Meanwhile the blindfolded magician was getting a little suspicious as he could smell burning and heard the c l a t t e r i n g of p e o p l e b e a t i n g b a c k the flames.

Rubber reminder M y good friend A r n o l d Scrote, U n i o n dustman and well-known socialite, passed me the f o l l o w i n g m e m o r a n d u m f r o m N i c k M o r t o n ' s bin the other day. It is nice to see office practice extended to debts of honour.

T h e moral of the story? Y o u may be able to t a k e a h o r s e to w a t e r , b u t y o u c a n ' t necessarily teach it new tricks.

Silly; Secretaries

Va Slack 8ook It appears that there's some confusion over exactly what I write about. People seem to think that I make up stories-not so. Every/thing included is b a s e d o n actual events, even if I embroider a little for added effect. Donations still generously received, although in-jokes and other such rubbish will be ritually burnt.

Just good friends L a z y D e p u t y President, B a r n e y M c C a b e , has i s s u e d a c h a l l e n g e to me to give any d o c u m e n t a r y e v i d e n c e t h a t he l i v e d at 1 Wharfedale St. last year. O f course, I should have explained that Barney was not a rent paying resident, merely a freeloading vagrant who always slept there. T h e landlord, no doubt, was unaware of the e x t r a inhabitant.

H e c l a i m s t h a t last y e a r he l i v e d in a S t r e a t h a m r o o m in W a v e r t r e e R o a d : true, that is the address w h i c h he shared with R C S U V P P h i l G r e e n s t r e e t a n d f r o m w h e r e he a n d several other people (who were actually living in E a r l s C o u r t ) c l a i m e d ficitious t r a v e l l i n g expenses from their L E A s .

O h yes, and if there were five men claiming to live in the S t r e a t h a m r o o m , how c o m e it only has one double bed? M r M c C a b e and C o are obviously very good "friends".

It h as a l w a y s b e e n a c o n s t a n t s o u r c e of amazement to me that secretaries are so willing to lie about the whereabouts of their bosses. T h e Editor assures me that most of College block are either " i n meetings" or "at l u n c h " for ninety-five per cent of their day, if we believe their secretaries. Particularly bad w e r e the h a g s w h o w o r k for R e f e c t o r y M a n a g e r M r M o o n e y and B o o k i n g s Manager M r Schaffner, whose aim w o u l d seem to keep their bosses as rested as possible and be very obstructive to any callers.

A n y w a y a more amusing incident o c c u r r e d the other week when the C h a i r m a n of the O r c h e s t r a t e l e p h o n e d the S i l w o o d P a r k W a r d e n about the annual orchestra weekend at the field station. " H e ' s in a meeting" she was told at first, but after explaining her enquiry the secretary melted: " O h , I'll go and see if he's really at a meeting then".

Quotes "If I don't get any action on the education cuts

by C h r i s t m a s , I'll resign," N i c k M o r t o n , I C U President. " T h i s E x e c u t i v e will t a k e s o m e b e a t i n g , " Barney M c C a b e , I C U Deputy President. " A r e you taping this?" C a p t a i n Lindley, D o m e s t i c Secretary (to F E L I X Editor). " T h e r e are going to be some drastic changes in the r e f e c t o r i e s b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s , " N i c k M o r t o n at first U G M of term. " H e was even more boring than I a m , " M a r t i n Taylor, E A O (about D a v i d O w e n ) . " C o n s o c are having a big go at IF. T r y i n g to stick ourselves in there," T i m L a w e s , C o n s o c .

Baron's Books B a r o n F l o w e r s of Queensgate in the C i t y of W e s t m i n s t e r , R e c t o r of Imperial College (Bri) is indeed a m a n of the w o r l d . W h y only the other day, while browsing through his wellladen bookshelf, I dis c over ed a marvellous book on social sciences entitled " T h e P r o f e s s i o n a l s — A n i n - d e p t h s t u d y of prostitutes, their lives a n d clients".

B u t o n t h e s h e l f of h i s wife M a r y , the effervescent first lady of I C , I found a real gem: " H o w to L i v e with a N e u r o t i c H u s b a n d " . W e l l there's a turn up for the books!

Flaming success H a v i n g mentioned L a d y F l o w e r s I must relate the story of her performance at a recent G u i l d s dinner.

A f t e r the meal, s o m e blindfolded clown or other was performing magic tricks to amuse the new intake and help them forget the

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Broken vow G u i l d s President A n d y R u s h t o n vowed not to drink too m u c h on the lunchtime before the C i v i l Engineering F r e s h e r s ' D i n n e r , despite the fact that it was his initiation into the L i n k s C l u b (a sort of b o o z y ex patriots association).

H i s resolve s o o n b r o k e and he began to swill b a c k r u m and b l a c k s like there was no t o m o r r o w . Before long he leapt up on the bar and (being 6ft 6in with the roof only 6ft above the bar) began to lose his balance. W i t h a sideways fall he connected with a w o o d e n

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bench and was rushed, bleeding, to the Health Centre.

H e r e he remained for three hours and could not remember being very concerned how D r A d d e n b r o k e was putting in his three stitches.

H e kept wanting to k n o w whether she was "putting the knots in properly".

Still in a state of semi-consciousness he was t a k e n to S t S t e p h e n s H o s p i t a l in the I C ambulance and came a r o u n d on the way. H e was released from hospital at 10:30am the next day.

It would have been quite amusing to take him along to the dinner a n y w a y — h e would have been m u c h quieter than usual and could have layed, spark out on the table along with Spanner and bolt.

An American Werewolf in London Cert X Director John Landis Starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne and Jenny Agutter.

Now showing at the Odeon Leicester Square.

David and J a c k , two young A m e r i c a n hitchhikers, brave the m o o r s of N o r t h e r n England on the first step of their E u r o p e a n tour, but are a t t a c k e d by a savage animal under the full m o o n . J a c k is killed and D a v i d wakes up three weeks later in a L o n d o n hospital. H e is visited by the undead spirit of his friend w h o tells D a v i d that he will b e c o m e a werewolf in two days time and must kill himself in order to release the undead from limbo and prevent further deaths.

N o w all this may s o u n d fairly ridiculous and that is what director J o h n L a n d i s exploits to create a unique and horrific " c o m e d y " film.

Being visited by a wise-cracking corpse is enough to m a k e y o u think you've lost your marbles, but turn into a werewolf a n d eat people? N e v e r .

W h a t follows is one of the most unusual and technically s o u n d films of recent years. T h e big t r e a t i s , of c o u r s e , t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n sequence. This was pre-empted a little in The Howling (which L a n d i s admitted "pissed me off" and "stole our thunder") but L a n d i s ' film is in a c o m p l e t e l y d i f f e r e n t c l a s s , u s i n g t h e transformation as part of and not just the climax of action. Full credit must go to R i c k B a k e r for an amazing two minute sequence in w h i c h bone and s k i n are s t r e t c h e d a n d snapped as D a v i d b e c o m e s a werewolf before y o u r eyes. T h e r e are only mechanical effects

A big hand for David Kessler, or more appropriately for director John Landis and Rick make-up and effects). The film was first shown Baker (who created some extraordinary at the London Film Festival and premiered on Wednesday... .under the full moon. (not special opticals) w h i c h are particularly impressive w h e n D a v i d ' s hand elongates to a paw and a snout bursts forward and sprouts fangs.

A d m i t t e d the film has its f a u l t s : the c o m p l e t e d werewolf runs a r o u n d on all fours in a most unconvincing manner (the upright giants in The Howling being more impressive) and for a wolfman movie w h i c h avoids all of the normal cliches, it is sad that the ending is so

appallingly predictable.

Nevertheless, I cannot r e m e m b e r a film which actually scared me a n d made me laugh, occasionally at the same time. O h yes, and wait a r o u n d for the final credits as there are a few funny lines there too. ( A n y resemblance to any characters living, dead or u n d e a d ) O n e for all y o u old-time h o r r o r buffs (as well House fans) b u t n o t for t h e as Animal S

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Š Citizens Band Cert AA Director Jonathan Demme Starring Paul la Mat, Candy Clark Pulman Now showing at the Paris T h e c o n c e p t of silicon n a r c i s sm e m b r a c e d without question or contradiction. T h e films plural plot, s t r u c t u r e d about twentieth century t e c h n o l o g y , offers t h e o p p o r t u n i t y for a n exploration of individual relationships within a society under stress. Instead the vestige of a promising story crumbles into a m o n o g a m o u s mish-mash. T h e only real hero to emerge f r o m t h i s film is t h e c o r p o r a t e i n d i v i d u a l c e l e b r a t i n g h i s i s o l a t i o n i n a n a c t of ignominious masturbation. T h i s is glory.

T h e films s t a c c a t t o , m i n i m a l , o p e n i n g scenes, that promise m u c h that is not fulfilled, are b o u n d together by the d i s e m b o d i e d sensuallity of ' E l e c t r a ' w h o se voice alone is enough to cause the virginal ' W a r l o c k ' to ejaculate amidst his soft focus, soft music fantasies. T h e twist is that E l e c t r a herself is frustrated by her jumbled affairs with Blaine and D e a n , two brothers w h o represent the acceptable opposites of behaviour. Blaine, the rebel d o w n to his open shirt, is eventually given the civic seal of approval for rescuing a

hapless lorry driver, C h r o m e A n g e l , while D e a n is the c o a c h on a school team who c o m p e t e s for the prettiest prize but loses her to Blaine w h o m he finally forgives from the entrenched safety of an A m e r i c a n nuclear family.

In fact all t h e c o n f l i c t s a r e e v e n t u a l l y r e s o l v e d w i t h i n a m a n i f e s t a t i o n of t h e A m e r i c a n d r e a m . E v e n C h r o m e A n g e l , who is discovered to be a bigamist, does not cross the bounds of male sexuality within the family and i n s t e a d p r a c t i c e s a f o r m of d u p l i c a t e m o n o g a m y while the technical and physical separation of Blaine a n d E l e c t r a is deified by a C B wedding ceremony. N o contact, no illusion disturbed. Y o u are left with the impression that E l e c t r a is closer to W a r l o c k a n d his lonely masturbation than to her future husband.

H o w e v e r , once she is m a r r i e d she is of no more interest to any other character and even W a r l o c k is seen disappearing after the doyen of female sexuality, a prostitute n a m e d D e b b i e and the one w o m a n in this film w h o is allowed, to some extent, to express herself without a man. but even she has a pseudo-husband in C h r o m e A n g e l , who flaunts the d e c a y e d ethos nl male promiscuity.

The promise of this film, however, apart from the s c h i z o p h r e n i c interest generated by each character having two names, a n o r m a l a n d a CB h a n d l e , is lost i n a v a p i d r e enactment of ethics given wheels and the anger in loneliness of the characters a n d the d i c h o t o m y of a d u a l p l o t a r e n e v e r fully exploited.

David Gill FELIX, November

13, 1981

Mark

Smith

Fishing

Time and Place S u n d a y , N o v e m b e r 15, 10:30 after I C B a r Night. M e e t in Beit Q u a d .

Rules 1. T h e judges decision is final.

2. T h e judges decision may be stupid.

3. S e c o n d prize may be bigger and better than first prize.

4. O r there may not be prizes.

5. T e a m s of 6-10 only will be acceptable, so arrange yourself o n a departmental, hall or idiosyncratic basis in groups of no less than 7.

6. O n l y foot-power may be used as transport.

7. T h e event will start in Beit Q u a d w h e n the judges emerge from the bar.

8. T h e rules apply to all teams/some t e a m s / n o teams at all.

Advice T h e following may be of use: 1. Fishing tackle.

2. V i c t o r i a n c o s t u m e .

3. A crate of S w a n .

4. A t o r c h .

5. A life-size m o d e l of B . M c C a b e .

6. A n A - Z .

7. Wellington b o o t s / w a de r s .

8. >/ lb margarine.

9. A g o o d after-dinner story.

10. A detailed account of the pros a n d c o n s of NUS. 11. Proof that y o u have w a t c h e d at least one S T O I C programme.

12. Bait (see no 3).

Ignore the advice at your peril.

Hail F O B .

The Judges 2

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RESULTS

( f j Football

-Wednesday, N o v e m b e r 4 Football IC I IC II K: in IC I V IC V IC V I IC V I I

vs vs vs vs vs vs

Kings I Kings II Goldsmiths II Kings III Goldsmiths III Kings I V LSE V

Rugby IC 1

vs

RHC

7-0(H)

YS

Westminster H M S Chelsea College

0-0(H) 1-1 (A)

QMC

(i-3(A)

Hockey IC I Ladies

VS

vs

Badminton vs IC I

3-0(A) 0-0(A) 2-3(A) 3-8(H) 12-3(A) 4-2(H) 2-2(A)

Firsts

Ladies

F o l l o w i n g a " t a c t i c a l " reshuffle of the " c r a p " m i d f i e l d , I C First X I strolled (?) to a 3-0 w i n at K i n g s . T h e team were treated to an i n d e p t h a n a l y s i s of t h e i r d e f i c i e n c i e s by Stephen ' G i e l g u d ' W a r d .

T h e first h a l f was v e r y / e x t r e m e l y / p r e t t y u n e x c i t i n g ( P h i l rose a n d h e a d e d the b a l l / m a n ) . T h e one incident of note was A l e d W i l l i a m s ' d e s t r u c t i o n of the o p p o s i n g f o r w a r d w i t h the efficiency of a P a n z a D i v i s i o n , " d i s l o c a t i n g " his shoulder in the again!) N o process. ( P h i l headed the b a l l one realised that our keeper h a d concussion, he k n e w little about the second half! C a r r a n d R i c k a r d scored. fn the second half, R i c k a r d b e g a n challenging Niccoll's domination, heading the b a l l t w i c e , p r o v i n g that the b a l l i s softer t h a n the head. P h i l finally established his s u p e r i o r i t y w i t h . . . . " P h i l ' s b a l l . . . . N o , it i s n ' t ! " , as he d r i f t e d a g o o d t w o y a r d s u n d e r n e a t h it! Steve " W e l l he k i c k e d me earlier o n " W a r d p r a c t i c e d euthanasia on their f o r w a r d a n d then collected a superb straight right from W i l l i a m s .

F i n a l l y , D e a n t u r n e d on a m a n h o l e cover a n d squeezed it i n , to prove that the net does stop the b a l l . . . . w h y d o e s he always fall over?

T e a m : Same as usual.

Badminton O n c e a g a i n I C p r o v e d its s u p e r i o r i t y in the F i r s t D i v i s i o n by b e a t i n g Q M C F i r s t s , p r o b a b l y o u r toughest o p p o s i t i o n i n the Division.

O n e o f o u r t w o E n g l a n d Y o u t h players ( C .

H u f l l e t ) was u n a b l e to p l a y , w h i c h caused some team p a i r rearrangements. H o w e v e r , S. W i l l i s was able to play a n d c o n t r i b u t e d greatly to the team's w i n . T h e lirst p a i r ( H . K . W o n g a n d I. B u l l ) a g a i n c o n t i n u e d their 100% record w i n n i n g a l l three ol their matches, t h o u g h they d i d d r o p a set against the Q M C first p a i r — d o n ' t do it a g a i n !

T h e second p a i r w o n t w o out ol three, w h i c h is a good start lor the n e w c o m e r to the team G . A d a m s o n .

The t h i r d p a i r w o n o n l y one out ol three, p r o b a b l y due to c o m p l a c e n c y brought by the success o f the lirst two pairs.

T h e final result was 0-3 to I C . T h e M e n s 1 have n o w w o n the first four matches of the season a n d look strong e n o u g h to w i n the rest p r o v i d e d the team c a n be consistent in their attendanc e (yes, C h r i s ! ) .

T e a m : /.. Yap, H.K. Wong, 1. Bull, G. Adamson, T. Lai, ,V. Willis.

Rugby

&

Gutteridge

Cup

A lethargic Imperial X V played an equally lethargic R o y a l H o l l o w a y X V i n a game w h i c h must have bored the pants of a l l the keen supporters. C o n s i d e r i n g the i m p o r t a n c e o f the g a m e , the lack of urgency, p a r t i c u l a r l y i n the backs, was w o r r y i n g .

T h e forwards, especially the Iront row of M a n z o n i , de R o h a n , a l w a y s keen in the loose, too, a n d R i c h a r d s were i n line form. A s a result the pack p r o v i d e d m o r e t h a n a fair share of c l e a n b a l l g o i n g forwards, but the b a l l was i n v a r i a b l y lost or wasted by a back d i v i s i o n w h i c h still hasn't l e a r n e d the art of r u n n i n g onto a ball.

T h e l i n a l result was 7-0 in f a v o u r of I C , a result w h i c h c o u l d have been m u c h greater h a d the I C " k i c k e r s " been i n a n y sort of f o r m — o n l y one k i c k was successful out ol m o r e t h a n ten attempts. T h e o n l y try ol the d a y c a m e f r o m R . D o w n s , the right w i n g .

T e a m : P. Eastland, R. Downs, A. Davies, P. Hardee, O. Miles, G. Fazakerley,. S. Johns, J. Manzoni, C. de Rohan, P. Richards, A. Warhy (Capt), P. Verity, D. McGee, W. Aston, W. King.

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Hockey O n W e d n e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 4, I C L a d i e s H o c k e y team p l a y e d a league m a t c h against Chelsea C o l l e g e . There were several l o n g corners given to I C yet they d i d not succeed in scoring. F o r t u n a t e l y C h e l s e a C o l l e g e also d i d not score a n d at h a l f - t i m e the score was an exasperating 0-0.

I C , d e t e r m i n e d to p u t the b a l l past Chelsea's goalie, kept the pressure going a n d m a n a g e d to s c o r e . U n f o r t u n a t e l y t h e opponents also scored a n d so I C had to leave the p i t c h w i t h a 1-1 d r a w .

M a n y thanks to C h r i s T i l y w h o h a d the job of u m p i r i n g for both sides.

Firsts I C began this game w i t h h i g h hopes or r e t a i n i n g their 100% record on Wednesdays.

It was soon a p p a r e n t , however, that the team was intent on l o w e r i n g its standards to e q u a l those ol the opposition. T h u s , despite m u c h t e r r i t o r i a l a n d possessional advantage, a n d w i t h d u b i o u s u m p i r i n g , the Firsts failed to a n n i h i l a t e t h e o p p o s i t i o n . I n the e n d a d i s a p p o i n t e d I m p e r i a l team h a d to settle for one point.

T e a m : Butler, Coaleswor/h, Riley, Franklin, Parker, Clarke, Rao, Ayers, Bell, Bateson.

UL Mens 6-a-side

1-4(A) 2'/,-2'>, 3-2(A) 2' j-2' .

0-5(H)

After meeting early on a cold S u n d a y m o r n i n g the I C h o c k e y s i x - a - s i d e s q u a d headed lor M o t s p u r P a r k somewhere d o w n the A 3 .

T h e c o m p e t i t i o n took the f o r m of seven groups to p l a y as a league the winners of each group g o i n g t h r o u g h to quarter-finals. T h e other colleges in o u r group were Be df o r d , M i d d l e s e x , W y e a n d G u y s , of w h o m Bedford d i d not t u r n up, l e a v i n g o n l y three games for I C to play i n the group. I C w o n their group w i t h o u t c o n c e d i n g a goal, b e a t i n g G u y s 6-0, M i d d l e s e x 2-0, a n d d r a w i n g w i t h W y e 0-0.

T h e o ppo s i ti o n in the q u a r t e r - f i n a l was G o l d s m i t h s w h o we beat easily 3-0, w h i l e t r y i n g to conserve energy for the semi-final.

H a v i n g sensed the possibility of w i n n i n g the t o u r n a m e n t , the I C t e a m q u i c k l y dispensed of Westminster in the semi-finals by b e a t i n g t h e m 2-0.

T h i s took us into the final against Q E C , the m a t c h b e i n g p l a y e d i m m e d i a t e l y due to f a d i n g light. B o t h teams were tired a n d I C were u n d e r s o m e i n i t i a l pressure d u r i n g w h i c h time Q E C scored, the shot b e i n g squeezed past a defender on the line. I C then began to use the full w i d t h of the p i t c h a n d took c o m m a n d of the game, k e e pi ng the b a l l in the Q E C half. T h e aggressive play was r e w a r d e d by a goal from Bansal to even the scoreline at 1-1. A l t h o u g h k e e pi n g Q E C u n d e r pressure I C were u n a b l e to capitalise a n d the score at the final whistle stood at 1-1.

U n d e r the c o m p e t i t i o n rules an extra p e r i o d of u p to five minutes was to be p l a y e d w i t h the first t e a m to score b e i n g the winners. I C resumed the game i n a n energetic m a n n e r a n d sustained pressure on the Q E C defence was r e w a r d e d by a w e l l - t a k e n goal from Bell.

A l l four courts at the Sports C e n t r e have n o w been r e p a i r e d a n d member s s h o u l d f i n d that bookings are a v a i l a b l e for M o n d a y a n d W e d n e s d a y evenings.

H e n c e I C w o n the c o m p e t i t i o n scoring a total of fifteen goals w h i l e c o n c e d i n g o n l y one. T h e s q u a d was A y e r s , R i l e y , Coatesworth, Clarke, F r a n k l i n , R a o , Bansal, Bell.

Q

Sailing

T h e I C t e a m w e r e at the " H a r p " on S a t u r d a y to sail two teams from S u r r e y University.

T h e m o r n i n g races started in very light w i n d but despite this the somewhat heavier I C team beat the S u r r e y ladies t e a m in two races.

O v e r l u n c h the w i n d strengthened a n d was near ideal for team r a c i n g by the time the lirst race against Surrey's first team was due.

S h o w i n g o v e r a l l greater r a c i n g a b i l i t y they finally w o n b e i n g lirst, t h i r d , a n d fourth.

T h e second race also saw I C i n defeat b e i n g i n f o u r t h , filth a n d sixth places r o u n d i n g the f i n a l m a r k a n d despite a m a r v e l l o u s l i n a l beat by K e n n e d y t a k i n g h i m f r o m fifth to second place. T h e t e a m a g a i n lost b e i n g second, fifth a n d sixth.

T e a m : Dalton, Kennedy, Mills, Redman, Toslevin, 1 ounghusband.

Squash L a s t week saw the S e c o n d s a n d T h i r d s m a i n t a i n their u n b e a t e n records (just), w h i l e the Firsts a n d F o u r t h s both suffered b a d defeats.

IC IC IC IC IC

1 2 2 3 4

vs vs vs vs vs

London Hosp 1 LSE2 Westlield London Hosp 2 Middlesex Hosp 3

FELIX, November 13, 1981

RESULTS Saturday, November

7

Football

IC I ic: II IC H I IC v i IC V I I

VS

vs vs vs vs

LSE I LSE II LSE III LSE IV K t ' H III

3-2(H)

G-l(H) 3-4(H)

l-l(H) 4-4(A)

Hockey

IC I I C II I C III

vs YS vs

l-l(A)

Sonning Sonning Sonning

2-1(H)

0-3(A)

Volleyball IC laced W i l l e s d e n in their second consecutive h o m e m a t c h a n d i m m e d i a t e l y c a r r i e d o n w h e r e t h e y h a d left o f f t h e previous week. I n a very short time a 13-4 lead h a d been b u i l t up. U n f o r t u n a t e l y Peter Ronge injured an ankle preventing him t a k i n g a n y further part i n the game. A f t e r the s u b s t i t u t i o n I C went on to finish o i l the first set 15-4. In the second set the absence o l T C ' s centre smasher became a p p a r e n t as they s t r u g g l e d to r e o r g a n i s e t h e m s e l v e s . T h i s resulted i n the set b e i n g the closest of the m a t c h , the score 15-9 to I m p e r i a l . I n the final set I m p e r i a l showed a m a r k e d i m p r o v e m e n t to w i n c o m f o r t a b l y 15-4. T h e most notable aspect of this set was Peter W a l k e r w i n n i n g ten consecutive points on his service. I n the e n d the s c o r e l i n e was p r o b a b l y more impressive t h a n the p e r f o r m a n c e m e r i t e d a n d the fact that I C were never i n a n y t r o u b l e was m a i n l y d u e to the disorganisation of the opposition.

T h a n k s t h i s w e e k go to C a r o l i n e for m a s t e r i n g the score sheet a n d S i l v a n a for the photography.

Team:

P.

Walker,

Range, A. Adehajo,

A.

Green,

P. Dias-lMlcaca,

M.

Lam, M.

P.

Heilor.

H a s the cat r e c o v e r e d f r o m e a t i n g the budgie? F r o m y o u r l o v i n g son, B o g e y - R o l l a .

P S : I've just r e m e m b e r e d , I saw this game today, the strips were lovely, fleeced l i n e d for P h i l N i c c o l l s (seems like a nice boy!). T h e blues beat the reds 3-2 w i t h R i c k a r d s c o r i n g a h a t - t r i c k for I C . P h i l kept passing to the lovely red shirts, p i t y he h a d a blue one on. K e v passed to G r a h a m w i t h the efficiency of A r n o l d P a l m e r w i t h a sand i r o n , a n d he scored. T h e n it was h a l f - t i m e , but I d i d n ' t get a piece of orange a g a i n .

The reds scored two goals. It looked like c u r t a i n s , but it was just the pretty kits. T h e n R i c k a r d scored a n d scored a g a i n . T h e blues were s m i l i n g , w e l l it c o u l d have been the sun on t h e i r super-sheen shirts. T h e n the nice referee blew his whistle (shiney, not plastic).

P P S : C a n y o u m a k e me some nice p o m poms for m y socks? B y the w a y the team was the same as u s u a l , but different.

Seconds A w e l l - t u r n e d out (thanks D a v e ) I C team started w i t h an u n f a i r advantage as C a p t a i n R o n W i g g i n s h a d to referee, thus r e d u c i n g I C to ten m e n a n d e l i m i n a t i n g o u r m i d f i e l d weakness. I C got off to a good start w h e n J i m B e e r a n d A n d y H a r t l a n d c o m b i n e d to s c r a m b l e the b a l l over the line f o l l o w i n g a corner. W i t h M a r t i n A r m s t r o n g m a r k i n g the entire L S E m i d f i e l d , I C went further a h e a d w i t h a w e l l - t a k e n H a r t l a n d goal. L S E then r e p l i e d w i t h a goal that was o n l y twenty yards offside (thanks R o n ) .

T h e second h a l f started w i t h I C u n d e r tremendous pressure but the defence h e l d out a n d a break d o w n the left led to yet another t a p - i n (sorry J i m , b r i l l i a n t goal) f r o m J . Beer E s q . T h i s was q u i c k l y followed by the goal of the season from A n d y H a r t l a n d w h o m a d e a m e n d s l o r m i s s i n g ten open goals on W e d n e s d a y by s m a s h i n g the b a l l i n f r o m w i d e on the r i g h t . T h e previously u n b e a t e n L S E side were by n o w somewhat d e m o r a l i s e d a n d D i c k V e e n m a n took l u l l a d v a n t a g e to a d d two more goals a n d m a k e the final score 6-1.

Team: Griffiths,

X Country O n S a t u r d a y , w i t h weather to order, a h a p p y b a n d set out for G u i l d f o r d a n d the S t a g H i l l R e l a y . T e a m selection was very t r i c k y but was solved by c o m b i n i n g the mens a n d w o m e n s teams, l e a v i n g the c r i p p l e d Pete H o l d s w o r t h as team p h o t o g r a p h e r .

R u s s e ll W e s t o n m a d e a v a l i a n t elfort o n the first leg against stiff o p p o s i t i o n . R o b e r t M o r r i s o n r a n a good leg to pave the w a y for C a r o l i n e W a l t o n to m a k e her debut for I C .

D a v e B a r r e t t g a i n e d a few p l a c e s , t h i s pos itio n was m a i n t a i n e d by J o n Frost a n d K e l v i n A c f o r d w h o b r o u g h t the t e a m h o m e in the m i d d l e of the field.

Football Firsts D e a r M u m m y (and D a d d y . . . w h o e v e r he m a y be), I a m still a l i v e (my rash has gone).

.V. M.

Veals,

J.

Powell,

M.

Burns,

J.

Armstrong,

D. Etsby, D. Veenman, A. Harlland.

Wiggim (20'20).

Beer, Q.

D.

Merrill,

Referee: R.

T h i n g s looked o m i n o u s lor I C a w a y to K i n g s C o l l e g e H o s p i t a l T h i r d s . O n l y ten players t u r n e d up a n d K i n g s took the lead after two minutes.

H o w e v e r the tide soon t u r n e d w h e n new boy W i l l F a u l l d i d n ' t o n three occasions a n d c o m p l e t e d his h a t - t r i c k i n s i d e tw enty minutes; his first a n d t h i r d goals b e i n g of the highest q u a l i t y . U n f o r t u n a t e l y two defensive errors a l l o w e d K i n g s to e q u a l i z e before halftime.

M i d w a y t h r o u g h the second h a l f K i n g s s c o r ed a g a i n a n d t h e n lost a p l a y e r themselves t h r o u g h i n j u r y .

F i n a l l y w i t h abou t three minutes left T o m D o n o v a n received the b a l l eighteen yards from the K i n g s goal a n d after what seemed an age released it to Pete F i s h w i c k w h o p e r f o r m e d the honours a n d secured a n o t h e r late d r a w w i t h a line shot to the net. :

Team: Lopiz,

R.

Bird,

P. Rodgers, T.

Donovan,

M.

Lenczner,

C. Baker,

P. .Xagle,

D.

P. Fishwick,

C.

II'. Faull, . V. O. Body.

Footnote: Quote from Rob Bird, Manager goalie

"Does anyone know any goalies?"

FELIX, November 13, 1981

Hockey Firsts

T h i s m a t c h b e i n g a f r i e n d l y , the C a p t a i n d e c i d e d to e xpe r i me n t w i t h a few p o s i t i o n a l changes. A f t e r s e t t l i n g d o w n , the t e a m c o m p l e t e d w e l l , a n d S o n n i n g were a bit fortunate t o . t a k e the lead m i d w a y t h r o u g h the first half.

A f t e r the i n t e r v a l , we i n c r e a s e d the pressure on the o p p o s i t i o n keeper, a n d e v e n t u a l l y gained a d e r v e d equaliser scored

by R a o .

T h a n k s go to P h i l W e b b for u m p i r i n g .

Team: Clarke,

Bullet,

Coalesworth,

Bell, Ayers, Bansal,

Riley,

Rao,

Franklin,

Cray,

Galley.

Seconds A tremendous p e r f o r m a n c e by the Seconds w h o , despite b e i n g forced to p l a y w i t h o n l y nine m e n , totally o u t p l a y e d a strong S o n n i n g t e a m . O u r w o r k r a t e was never m a t c h e d by S o n n i n g a n d it p a i d d i v i d e n d s early i n the g a m e w h e n one of G o r d o n W y l i e s m a n y fine runs b r o u g h t a short corner.

A n d y W h i t e h e a d brought a l l his defensive skills to bear i n s t r i k i n g the c o r n e r ; e x e c u t i n g a c l e a n stop a n d t h e n m a k i n g a total c o c k - u p of the shot! T h e b a l l t r i c k l e d f o r w a r d to M i k e P i t k e t h l e y w h o c h i p p e d it past the goalkeeper for T i m M i t c h e l l to sweep home. S o n n i n g then t r i e d to lilt themselves a n d finally got a goal f r o m a l o n g c o r n e r w h e n our lack of n u m b e r s t o l d against us.

A t h a l f - t i m e the S o n n i n g c a p t a i n offered to let us have one of t h e i r players, to w h i c h we were t e m p t e d to reply that he c o u l d have one of ours! T h i s a t t i t u d e was f i r m l y v i n d i c a t e d in the second h a l f as we c o n t i n u e d to put the opposition u n d e r pressure. T h e w i n n e r came through A n d y Stroomer who, having c o n v i n c e d the goalkeeper that he h a d totally lost c o n t r o l , finally m a n a g e d to score from the narrowest of angles.

T h e defence h u n g on s u p e r b l y to give us a deserved v i c t o r y w h i c h was e n j o y e d by everyone (even S o n n i n g ! ) .

Team: Pilkethly,

Jones, Roessink, Slroomer, Farmer,

Ramplon, Wylie,

Whitehead, Mitchell.

Thirds

Sevenths

Bradley,

ft

I C w o u l d have w o n this g a m e but for a lew p r o b l e m s . These p r o b l e m s arose i n the last q u a r t e r of the g a m e consisting of three goals scored by the o p p o s i t i o n . Despite the fact that three goals were c o n c e d e d the defence p l a y e d w e l l w i t h C h r i s a n d Steve h o l d i n g the attack w e l l a n d then s u p p o r t i n g o u r o w n attack w i t h some good passes. T h e first goal was u n f o r t u n a t e as it was scored w h e n the b a l l was t h o u g h t to have been cleared. T h e other two goals c a m e as I C pushed f o r w a r d t h r o u g h the m i d f i e l d w i t h some good p l a y by B r i a n , t r y i n g to get the d r a w we deserved.

T h e f r o n t l i n e of T i m , M a r t i n a n d E d created some good chances but were u n a b l e to convert t h e m into goals. O v e r a few j a r s (40p a pint) after the game it was d e c i d e d that we a l l p l a y e d w e l l a n d there was m u c h c o m p l e m e n t i n g a n d p r a i s i n g by the I C T h i r d s sell-appreciation group.

M a n y thanks to A n d y P u r d y , w h o is still i n j u r e d , for d o i n g a good job as u m p i r e .

Team: McGuire,

and

Williams,

M.

Taylor

E. Mahers, C.

Pound,

(Captain),

T. Allen,

E.

G. Shindler. S. Witter, S. C.

Callell,

P.

Sharpe.

U m p i r e : .1. Purdy.

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Rag M a g I personally couldn't give two hoots about what happens to the Rag M a g now. I can see that it might have caused offence and as a majority of people agree to banning it, then that's fair enough. I trust now that efforts will be d o u b l e d by those who voted to ban it to recoup the lost money.

H o w e v e r , I doubt that this will happen. T h e people who turned out en masse to vote seemed to be the religious groups in College. I d o u b t w h e t h e r m a n y of these people will bother putting in extra time to collect money.

This brings me on to the two things w h i c h have really annoyed me over the whole affair.

Firstly, the C h a p l a i n c y have deliberately d i s o b e y e d the C o u n c i l m o t i o n ( r e s t r i c t i n g sales of the magazine to IC students) by sending it out to several charities, s u c h as L e p r a (the B r i t i s h L e p r o s y A s s o c i a t i o n ) .

W h a t ' s the point in banning it to preserve the so-called "good n a m e " of Imperial College when the C h a p l a i n c y have done their best to spread the w o r d all over the country? These self-righteous prats should have waited until after the U G M before trying to apply external pressures, if it was at all necessary. However they j u m p e d the gun and have c a u s e d m u c h of the damage they claim they were trying to prevent.

S e c o n d l y , the proposer of the amended m o t i o n to ban the Rag M a g , Stephen G o u l d e r said "I w o r k e d in a pathology lab over the s u m m e r , w h i c h was next to a spastics home. I certainly don't find spastic jokes funny."

W h a t he failed to mention was the reason for his credit in the magazine. H i s c o n t r i b u t i o n : How does a burns victim pick his nose?

Out of a catalogue.

H e failed to mention that on the other side of the pathology lab was a burns unit. D o I smell a hypocrite?

Links Cup I received the following letter from some of the College members of the L i n k s C l u b .

Dear Mark T h e L i n k s ' C u p was taken from the U n i o n Bar last T h u r s d a y evening and a forfeit trail has been set for its return. T h e C u p is not a violate mascot, it is simply a C l u b possession. If we were to c o m p l y with the demands of those who have the C u p , this would set a precedent that any grudge against a club or society could be settled by stealing possessions of that club or society and demanding s u c h forfeits. F o r this reason we must decline the Treasure Trail and ask those who have taken the C u p to arrange for its return. W e invite those who criticise the C l u b to express their views in the pages of F E L I X , but beg that they consider the many members no longer at College who value the C u p greatly and against w h o m they c a n surely hold no personal grudge.

Yours sincerely T h e College members of the L i n k s C l u b .

What's On Monday,

November

side B a r .

• A t a l k e n t i t l e d " E d u c a t i o n arid I n d u s t r y — H o w

A g a i n it seems that nobody took a decision until embarrassing questions were a s k e d . This must be true, because the final decision on r e n t i n g o u t t h e f l a t s w a s left u n t i l l a s t Wednesday. W o u l d someone care to explain why?

Credits A n awful lot of my time has been saved by the aid of the following: Lesley, M a r t i n , Christine, Peter, Paul, Eddie, Shams, Caroline, Jes.

they

affect y o u ! " , 1:00pm, C h e m E n g L T 1. F r e e !

• T M S o c Meeting,5:30pm,

Huxley411.

Non-meditators

w e l c o m e after 6:30pm.

• D a n c i n g C l u b A d v a n c e d C l a s s , 7:30pm, J C R .

• R a g G i g , 8:00pm, U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall, £ 1 . T a n d o o r i Cassette

a n d s u p p o r t , bar a n d disco. S h o u l d be really

groovy.

Tuesday,

November

17

• 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. N o m i nal charge for lunch.

• I C B o a r d s a i l i n g C l u b , 12:30

a n d 6:15,

per L o u n g e . C o n t a c t N i c k Ajderian

Penthouse Flat V e r y soon after I started asking questions a b o u t the e m p t y p e n t h o u s flats a b o v e Southside (which were formerly o c c u p p i e d by two wardens) the miraculous decision was made to rent them out from J a n u a r y .

H o w e v e r , this means that a term's rent has already been lost (amounting to over £2,000) for no good reason. W h y weren't the flats r e a d y for use in O c t o b e r ? It s e e m s t h a t F a l m o u t h / K e o g h W a r d e n D r Paul Jowitt is b e i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y g r e e d y in d e m a n d i n g a bigger flat, supposedly because of his family (but, more likely I think, because he wants a flat as big as D r H u t c h i n s o n ' s , the T i z a r d / Selkirk Warden). N o t only this, but his new flat must be redecorated before he moves in, so he is effectively holding on to two penthouse flats.

16

• H a n g - g l i d i n g C l u b m e e t i n g , 12:30pm, a b o v e S o u t h

Southside U p -

M e c h E n g 3 or A n d y

G r i m s h a w , Z o o 2.

• L a b o u r C l u b s p e a k e r m e e t i n g with C o u n c i l l o r D a v e Wetzel, Greater L o n d o n Council Transport Spokesman, speaking about the G L C ' s new transport policy, 1:00pm, M a t h s 341. F r e e . Ail w e l c o m e .

• M e c h E n g S o c m e e t i n g with A l a n C a v e , E c o n o m i c s D e p t of T U C speaking o n " T r a d e U n i o n s in the A g e of the C h i p " , 1:00pm, M e c h E n g 342. F r e e .

• S P T E l e c E n g S o c t a l k by S q u a d r o n L e a d e r Hallam R A F on O p t i c a l G u i d a n c e S y s t e m s for Missiles, 1:00pm, EE406. All welcome.

• S F S o c G a m e : Superhero's

What's

1:00pm,

My_ Line,

G r e e n C o m m i t t e e R o o m . F r e e (members). C o m e along a n d take part (or not if y o u just like watching).

• S T O I C programme—University;

T h e eight

Challenge

students remaining in the contest "fight it o u t " in front of the c a m e r a s for the four places in IC's University C h a l lenge team. W a t c h in the J C R , Southside T V L o u n g e , S o u t h s i d e , Beit, Linst ea d or W e e k s H a l l . T h e p r o g r a m m e will be s h o w n at 1:00 a n d 6:00pm.

•William Whitelaw Secretary",

M P talks on " M y role as

1:00pm, M e c h E n g 220.

Home

A l l welcome.

Pre-

sented IC C o n s e r v a t i v e Society.

• I C E N D present R o y D e a n , D i r e c t o r , A r m s C o n t r o l a n d Disarmament

Research

wealth

on "Prospects

Office

C o n t r o l N e g o t i a t i o n s ", •A Coffee

Unit, Foreign and

Common-

in the Multilateral A r m s

1:15pm, P hysics L T 2 .

Cacophony,

1:30pm, N o 58. A r r a n g e d by

Imperial College J S o c .

•IC A m n e s t y G r o u p Meeting,5:30pm,

Green Commit-

tee R o o m , top floor, U n i o n Building.

I must lastly point out that D a v e W e t z e l , the G L C Transport s p o k e s m a n (who is partly responsible for the Fare's Fair scheme) will be at College on Tuesday.

•Socialist Voice',

Society

6:30pm,

speaker

Green

meeting

Committee

'Women's

Room,

top

floor,

U n i o n Building.

M e e t i n g , 6:30pm, P hysics L T 2 .

•Astrosoc

Members

only (anyone c a n join at door).

T h e highlight of Rag W e e k at Primelia College is the celebrated dwile flonking competition. In each r o u n d , each of two contestants tries to f l o n k t h e o t h e r ' s d w i l e b e f o r e h i s o w n is flonked. A s s o o n as the judge decides that there has been a valid flonking, the loser retires a n d the winner stays on to meet a newcomer in a new r o u n d . T h e entire process is repeated over and over until seventeen rounds have been fought.

This year there were seven contestants, none of w h o m ever played as many as three consecutive rounds. C r u m b l e , the reigning c h a m p i o n , suffered the humiliation of being the first of all the competitors to have his dwile flonked, although to his credit, he didn't lose a r o u n d thereafter.

W h o played whom? Well Bumble and D r u d g e each played a r o u n d with each of the others. A m b l e ' played two rounds with Eager

and one with C r u m b l e . Eager flonked the dwiles of F u m b l e and G r u m b l e .

N o w if y o u count up, y o u will see that I've n a m e d the two contestants in sixteen of the rounds. T h e missing r o u n d (which may have involved contestants who had met on another occasion) was played between whom?

Solutions, comment, criticism to me at the FELIX Office by Wednesday 1:00pm, please. £5 (donated by Mend-a-Bike) to the correct entry randomly selected at that time.

Last Week's Solution 61181 w h i c h , by an astounding coincidence, is the date on w h i c h the puzzle was set. C h r i s B r a n n i c k , M a t h s 1, c a n collect his fiver on M o n d a y afternoon.

Last week's hero, W e a t h e r s p o o n , is based on a character in a children's puppet series w h i c h was s h o w n on television when I was about eight years old. ' featured a jolly k i n g / d u k e , a snooty queen/duchess with an equally snooty pet dragon called P o n go, and in the cat-infested basement of their home lived a doddery mad scientist called W e a t h e r s p o o n .

C a n anyone remember more about the series (e.g. its title)? I'd love to be reminded.

• D a n c i n g C l u b B e g i n n e r s C l a s s , 7:30pm, J C R .

• I C C A G S o u p R u n , meet 10:30pm, F a l m o u t h K i t c h e n s .

Wednesday,

November

18

• P a r t 2 of a series of seminars entitled "4 for the G o s p e l M a k e r s " , 12:30pm, C h a p l a i n ' s Office. F o o d p r o v i d e d .

• P o t P o u r r i , 12:40pm, 9 G Princes G d n s , 50p lunch.

• W a r g a m e s C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, U n i o n S C R .

•IC

Trampoline Soc,

QEC,

Campenden

meet 5:30pm, C o u r t a u l d Hall,

Hill R d . C o n t a c t

Kristen H a n s e n ,

C h e m 2.

• D a n c i n g C l u b A l t e r n a t i v e B e g i n n e r s C l a s s , 7:30pm, JCR. • T M S o c : " T h e C o n s c i o u s E a r t h " a talk by Peter Russell, 7:45pm, H u x l e y 341. A l l meditators

Thursday,

welcome.

November

19

• B i b l e S t u d y , 12:40pm, A 9 Linst ea d Hall. 50p l u n c h . A l s o 6:00pm dinner at H i n d e Street then theatre trip.

• I C C N D O p e n M e e t i n g a n d discussion, 1:00pm, U p p e r L o u n g e . All w e l c o m e .

•Jewish M o m m as

or F r e e W o m e n ,

1:30pm, H u x l e y

R m 341. A debate on whether w o m e n are " s e c o n d class c i t i z e n s " in J u d a i s m .

•Chemsoc

L e c t u r e " C h e m i s t r y and Plants", Prof R . L .

W a i n , F R S , C B E , 5:30pm, L T C .

• 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.

• F i s h i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 6:00pm, Stan's B a r .

•Ents ME220,

f i l m : Danish

Blue/Secrets

of

Sex,

6:30pm,

50p.

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: M A Smith, Advertising

Manager:

S M Giblin.

R o y a l

College

of

Science

U n i o n

P r o g r a m m e of Events Monday November 16

The Lord Todd, OM, FRS, President of the Society of Chemical Industry: Lecture.

Chemistry past and present. The Lord Flowers, FRS, Rector of Imperial College, in the chair. The Great Hall, Sherfield Building, 1 pm.

H.G. Wells Society: Film - Things to come.

Room 220, Mechanical Engineering Building, 6.30 pm.

Centenary Exhibition of college archives opens in the Consort Gallery, Sherfield Building.

Tuesday November 17

A.H.

W a t k i n s , President of

H.G.

W e l l s — T h e early years. P h y s i c s : L e c t u r e T h e a t r e

Wednesday November 18

Concertante of London.

Mozart wind music. Consort Gallery, 1 pm.

Thursday November 19

Smoking Concert: an old college tradition. An evening of Victorian music hall entertainment. In aid of the National Deaf Children's Society. Union Concert Hall, 7 pm.

Saturday November 21

Charity Rag in Victorian costume.

Details from the Imperial College Union Office.

Sunday November 22

Football in nineteenth century dress, Hyde Park.

Details from the Royal College of Science Union Office.

Monday November 23

H.G. Wells Society: Film - The man who could work miracles.

Mechanical Engineering Building, Room 220, 6.30 pm.

Tuesday November 24

Professor G.J. Whitrow: Lecture. One hundred years of the Royal College of Science: Personalities and achievements. Chemistry Department, Lecture Theatre B, 5.30 pm.

Wednesday November 25

Imperial College Symphony Orchestra. Centenary Concert.

Great Hall, Sherfield Building, 8 p m . Tickets available from the Haldane Library: £1, students 7 5 p .

Thursday November 26

Professor B.S. Hartley, F R S . L e c t u r e . Royal College of Science leading into Biotechnology.

Read Lecture Theatre, S h e r f i e l d Building, 1.30 pm.

Friday November 27

Centenary Dinner and B a l l . G u e s t o f h o n o u r , Professor Sir Andrew Huxley, President of the R o y a l S o c i e t y . B l a c k tie. Sherfield Building, 7.30 pm - 2 am.

Double ticket, price £ 2 8 , available f r o m the RCS Union Office , South Side.

the

National

H . G . Wells Society

Lecture,

1, B l a c k c t t L a b o r a t o r y .

There will also be two small displays of historical m a t e r i a l o n view d u r i n g the c e l e b r a t i o n s .

H . G . Wells and the Royal College of Science. In the H a l d a n e L i b r a r y , l e v e l 2 , S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g .

Records of Silwood Park, the Imperial College Field Station. The main lift hall, level 4, Sherfield Building.

1:30pm.

featuring:

The

V

^° 4*

Members

plus Lucky Saddles The Flying Padovanis The Frogs Not the Miles Davis Quintet +The Volcanoes

(steel band)

Films: Harold and Maude It C a m e from Outer Space (in 3d!)

K

-A5TA /

M a r x Brothers at the Circus Bar until 4am

Tickets £3.50 from C C U Offices

B

G

- Nov 14th. 7-30pm. £1-00 -

G CONCERT

MON.

PLAYS: The Education of Skinny Spew by Howard Brenton; Black Mass by Edward Bond

HALL

LATE FILMS: The Secret Policeman's Ball; The Tenant by Roman Polanski

16. £1

+Brass Q u i n t e t , Futile H u r l i n g , also real ale bar U n i o n Concert Hall