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RCS Centenary Kicks Off

Short Sharp Willie at IC Mr William Whitelaw, the Home Secretary for State, addressed the Conservative Society on Tuesday, November 17. The title of the lecture was "My role as Home Secretary". A p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 5 0 s t u d e n t s t u r n e d u p i n M e c h E n g 2 2 0 to hear M r W h i t e l a w speak. O f the subjects t a l k e d about

were

race relations, the role of the l a w a n d , of course, I r e l a n d . In

all the

speech,

uncontroversial time took Also

although

well

received,

a n d afterwards a somewhat

was

quite

furtive question

place.

present

I n a f a s c i n a t i n g l e c t u r e e n t i t l e d " C h e m i s t r y past present",

were

four

uniformed

policemen

plus

some

a l s o b e l i e v e d t h a t a n u n o f f i c i a l G u i l d s h i t s q u a d w e r e g o i n g to tlan M r W h i t e l a w a n d this w o u l d seem to e x p l a i n the presence Q1 G u i l d s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a t t h e d o o r t o p r e v e n t t h i s h a p p e n i n g . In general, M r W h i t e l a w was r e a f f i r m i n g the G o v e r n m e n t ' s p o l i c y . O f m a n y of the questions asked were

such

i n q u i r i e s as t o M r I a n P a i s l e y ' s r e c e n t a c t i v i t i e s as w e l l as t h e r e t i r e m e n t o f L o r d D e n n i n g . A n o t h e r issue w h i c h w a s r a i s e d c o n c e r n e d t h e e m e r g e n c e o f t h e S D P , o n t h i s issue M r W h i t e l a w s i m p l y stated that " t h e S o c i a l D e m o c r a t s have no Mr

policy".

W h i t e l a w delivered a well-received

.and

he a n s w e r e d

the questions

quite

speech compre-

h e n s i v e l y , to t h e c o n s i d e r a b l e s a t i s f a c t i o n o f t h e a u d i e n c e , w h o b y t h e i r a p p l a u s e at t h e e n d o f the talk i n d i c a t e d t h e i r gratefulness of M r Whitelaw's acceptance

of their i n v i t a -

t i o n to c o m e to I C .

Left:

who

597

some

the

important

steps

and

the

had

been

involved

in Chemistry and

the C h e m i c a l

I n d u s t r y for o v e r 5 0 y e a r s , h e p r e s e n t e d a p e r s o n a l v i e w o f t h e subject w i t h a care a n d insight w h i c h b e t r a y e d deep

concern

a n d e x c i t e m e n t for its f u t u r e . T h e R e c t o r c h a i r e d the m e e t i n g a n d a vote of t h a n k s was proposed

by D r B l o w , D e a n of R C S .

Monday

evening

exhibition commemorating

the

c e n t e n a r y was o p e n e d i n the C o n s o r t G a l l e r y . T h e e x h i b i t i o n , organised

M r s J . Pingree the C o l l e g e A r c h i v i s t ,

contains

h i s t o r i c a l m a t e r i a l f r o m the v a r i o u s d e p a r t m e n t s o f R C S a n d g i v e s a g o o d o p p o r t u n i t y to see s o m e g l i m p s e s o f t h e C o l l e g e ' s p a s t . It w i l l r e m a i n o p e n u n t i l t h e e n d o f t e r m . Tuesday Watkins, spoke

l u n c h t i m e was

Chairman

marked

lecture

o f the n a t i o n a l H . G . W e l l s S o c i e t y

" H . G . Wells-the early years".

H. who

outlined

the

c h i l d h o o d a n d e a r l y m a n h o o d o f W e l l s , i n c l u d i n g his t i m e at the

R o y a l College

audience

of Science,

in Physics L T

a disappointingly

small

A l u n c h t i m e concert by C o n c e r t a n t e of L o n d o n , a w i n d octet, was h e l d on W e d n e s d a y . It w a s w e l l a t t e n d e d a n d o b v i o u s l y en j oyed by a l l those present. T h e centenary events c o n t i n u e

While/aw

Williams)

ad(Photo

Right:

Lord

Todd

swing during the first Centenary Jane

outlined

next week.

dresses the meeting. Jane

d e v e l o p m e n t o f c h e m i s t r y o v e r t h e p a s t 100 y e a r s . A s s o m e o n e

p l a i n e d c l o t h e s p o l i c e f o r t h e H o m e S e c r e t a r y ' s p r o t e c t i o n . It is

economic

The centenary celebrations of the Royal College of Science were started on Monday by Lord Todd, OM FRS, President of the Society of Chemical Industry.

lecture.

full RCS

(Photo

Williams)

Friday, November 20,1981

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p r i c e , a n d t h a t is w h a t w e sell

w o u l d h a v e b e e n to t h e i m a g e

it a t .

o f I C , a n d to t h e f u t u r e o f t h e

The o n l y t i m e we

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period,

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why,

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in 'Mission

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in and

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the

fact

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it n e c e s s a r y

identity

beneath

p s e u d o n y m , a n d i g n o r i n g the fact

that

h as

written

l e t t e r so d i s j o i n t e d it v e r g e s o n

o n t h e i r U n i o n , o r just to h a v e

gratefully accepted

what

illiteracy, I a m greatly piqued

collected the beer on M o n d a y

must have been an extremely

that he d a r e insinuate that I

I asked the I C R a g T r e a s u r e r

b o r i n g p r o g r a m m e for h i m t o

most

t o r e f u n d t h e m o n e y to m e by-

compere.

various

good chat, a laugh a n d

few

paper

their

darts

head?

students

just

d a m n about give

the

listen.

seemed didn't

others

a chance

will

mature enough On

give

Tuesday

l u n c h t i m e at

latest.

have

anything

from M a t t S m i t h

as t h r e a t e n e d , I h a v e s t o p p e d

it, nor d i d they

When

things

thrown

people

lo take

these

seriously? the R a g

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n a m e s of the o t h e r c h a r a c t e r s

Mark

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r e d u c e t h e p r i c e . It is n i c e to know

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the cheques.

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hear

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t h e c h e q u e s i n t h e first p l a c e , M a g issue, I

to say

to a l l the

there w o u l d not have been Beer F'estival. I deeply

regret

" p u r i t a n s " w h o voted against

having

that, if one

B e e r F e s t i v a l . Y o u r s i n disgust

does not like the

j o k es i n t h e R a g M a g . he d o e s

with

n o t n e e d to r e a d it o r s e l l i t .

and

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democracy

also

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against,

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one

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not

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satire w h i c h

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some extent. W c must accept

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truly

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Treasurer.

R C S U Dear your

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letter

Andy

Rushton

Being an avid reader of all bright

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and

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beautiful.

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Harris

was

from quite

thank

and

other

m e m b e r s o f G u i l d s U n i o n for assistance

they

Conservative

gave

the

Society

"Hit Squad"

rumoured

p l a n e d for the C o n s o c

Meet-

i n g w i t h W i l l i e W h i t e l a w this lunchtime. I

hope

T h e p r i c e o f a b o o k is set b y the

security,

the

price. book

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chance in

when

the

price

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diller ent f r o m the one o n

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invoice,

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publishers Page 2

check as

with

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correct

dignity,

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the

select

homosexual louts

the

original

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team

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worse t h a n the chosen was

for

any team"

ICU

Exec

l e t t e r to B a m b e r

write

Gascoigne...

a s k i n g h i m to e n s u r e t h a t o u r the

will

a b l e to

questions

ensuring

that

answer

time

science

questions are i n c l u d e d i n the programme.

those

created the

students Guilds

than

the

idiots

who

for police

involved

and

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attack

who

violent

politicians

how

approach Or

showed ability

team.

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thrilled

the

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the

fights

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who

dismisses c h i l d r e n ' s television lightly

devoid of Dear I

must

totally

emotion.

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take

this

o p p o r t u n i t y to s u p p l y a n s w e r s lo points m a d e 1.

undead

last

Satan and

week.

U n i o n

kicking

the

f o r m of v a r i o u s creatures various

who

ceremonies

tine. 2. W e

l o c o m e to I C

have

the

scoring. to

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goat

be-

l o n g i n g to C o s s a r b e c a u s e w c need

a blood the

sacrifice

potency

the

c u r s e w c a r e g o i n g to p u t o n Moonev

St. W a l p u r g i s .

celebration

is q u i l t " so

il C o s s a r

c o u l d s u p p l y us w i t h a v i r g i n then

can

have

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goal

back.

both

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Masterson

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detrimental

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such a n attack, if attempted. FELIX, November

Nog.

between N o g b a d the B a d a n d

increase

W c a r c e a g e r l y w a i t i n g for in a i i a n

of the

long time away

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in H y d e P a r k bv the S e r p e n -

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unfamiliar

classic

o b t a i n e d the I C L o n d o n sign

were

B o o k s h o p has t o sell it at t h a t

during

p r o v i d i n g security against an

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cool

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disruption

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the

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to s a v e

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the

means

not d e p r i v i n g o t h e r p e o p l e o f things

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remained

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w i s h i n g lo can

A s t r a l P l a n e at a n y

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Four

Horsemen

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Apocalypse 20,

1981

RCS

Getting together with QEC

win

raft race Despite the

near-capsize a n d

air-resistance of Dave

T h o m p s o n ' s shorts, R C S w o n Sunday's

raft

race

in a

thrilling split-hair Guilds

came

finish.

second

in a

s t r o n g field o f t w o , a n d c l a i m s that

Mines

won with an

"invisible raft" were

dis-

counted d u e to lack o f photographic The

set o u t f r o m

P r i n c e s G d n s at 10:45am, a n d the

advantage

quid

of the ultra-

lightweight cardboard a n d plastic craft o f R C S

l o o k e d into b y officials o f b o t h colleges i n o r d e r to d e t e r m i n e A

w h e t h e r this c a n be a c h i e v e d efficiently o r i n d e e d at a l l . QEC

has approximately

1 , 2 0 0 s t u d e n t s a n d its c a m p u s is

b a s i c a l l y d i v i d e d i n t o t w o b u i l d i n g s , the o l d e r o f the t w o houses halls o f residences, a l i b r a r y a n d the a d m i n s t r a t i o n section a n d the

departments

of microbiology

a n d nutrition whereas the

other b u i l d i n g encompasses the physics, maths a n d chemistry The

for Q E C f o r t h e session

U G C budget

e x p e n d i t u r e is / , 2 . 7 4 m ( c o m p a r e d

1981/2 for

to a n e x p e n d i t u r e budget o f

£23.91 m for I C ) . H o w e v e r Q E C have been u n d e r considerable financial

strain recently, considerably

m o r e so t h a n I C .

A l t h o u g h n o t h i n g s o l i d h a s t a k e n p l a c e c o n c e r n i n g t h e issue

became

o n e o f t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s b e i n g d i s c u s s e d ; i s t h a t o f m o v i n g life

apparent

as t h e y t o o k t h e A s G u i l d s also h a d to sciences across to t h e Q E C c a m p u s . W h e n N i c k M o r t o n was questioned about the " m e r g e r " of a s s e m b l e t h e i r t h r e e - p a r t raft lead.

before l a u n c h i n g , R C S l a n d e d

two student unions (with somewhat

with a three-minute lead.

that the Q E C students a r e " v e r y p r o N U S " a n d " q u i t e

D u e t o a last m i n u t e c o u r s e to a v o i d

change Mines'

divers,

landed

behind

non-existent both bars

sides

(in the

fenced-olf l i d o area) a n d h a d to

pass

t h e rafts over t h e

becomes part o f I C there w o u l d be a very strong cause for

QEC a

relerendum. A s f o r t h e h i s t o r y o f t h i s p o s s i b i l i t y o f m e r g e r it a p p e a r s t h a t

after

the Swinnerton-Dyer

Southside i n a time of

they

five

minutes

later alter

having

their exec chat

passing

policeman.

to a

the u n r a l t l i k e structure o f the R C S c r a f t ; it h as b e e n o f f i c i a l l y as a

were

approach As

open

wasmade

for his o w n

suggested

it w a s at t h i s stage

that a n

by Q E C .

Nick

stated

that

w o u l d be given considerable

taken by the governing body by about

D a v e W e t z e l , the G L C trans-

paying

port spokesman,

per

week

for r e d u c e d

" c r y i n g her crocodile

policy

L a b o u r ' s p l a n for

Transport

was his

A s is n o w a p p a r e n t ,

accused

could

lessen t h i s a m o u n t b y

present

r e s t o r i n g t h e g r a n t it w i t h e l d

is t o i m p r o v e

services

from the G L C .

reduce

lares. A U t o p i a n

Dave

didn't

the possible

comprehensive,

current

the v i c i n i t y o f the H a l l .

transport system.

c a t w a s k n o w n to I C

that

tears",

that

situation, he said, w o u l d be a free

public

Agreeing

t h i s is a s o c i a l i s t i d e a l ,

G L C

comment

against the

as r e g a r d s

supplementary

levying

rates.

How-

he personally

would

ever,

n a m e s w h i c h it is n o t n e c e s -

that

rather take a " m o r a l s t a n d "

sary

extremists b y s a y i n g he h a d n ' t

against

"ready

carry out L a b o u r ' s manifesto.

by many

other

here. T h e feline

friend

by such

b o d i e s as t h e R C S U as w e l l as vided weary

Editor.

H e pro-

companionship students

after

a hard

about

County

Hall

housed

anything in M a r x

the G L C " .

M r

Overall, London Transport

Wet/.el

accused

fares h a v e b e e n r e d u c e d b y a

tary

third.

trying

M r Wetzel

that the former

claimed

Conservative

the l a w t h a n fail to

cillors.

t o stifle

Montpelier

gested

S i . Hall

h a d earlier

that

figure

w o u l d be a suitable Present

sug-

o f £24 amount.

at t h e m e e t i n g

were

representatives o f the Student U n i o n , i n c l u d i n g N i e k M o t ton (ICU

President).

T h e general feeling amongst residents

is t h a t

although a

rebate

recognises

ditions

at t h e start o f t e r m

that

con-

were

not satisfactory, the

value

o f £20 is a

meagre

figure.

unlikely action rebate,

that

will

somewhat

It is h i g h l y any further

be taken. T h e

which

will

be de-

d u c t e d f r o m next term's rent, a b o u t £ 1 , 7 0 0 to the C o l l e g e .

p l a n n e d t o i n c r e a s e fares b y a

the

quarter.

commercial

M o n t y was g i v e n to the cat b y D r D o n M o n r o w h o brought h i m d o w n f r o m W e e k s H a l l to

Dave

Quoting

said

controversial rate w o u l d

that

figures,

supplementary mean

Londoners

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local

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levying the

M r Heseltinc was

missed

b y a l l .T h e n a m e

Secre-

M i c h a e l Heseltinc of

G L C

administrationhad

consequently

Environment

d a y at t h e C o l l e g e a n d w i l l be

M o n t p e l i e r Street.

The

committee

outcomes of the

action

D a v e dismissed the allegations

FELIX

r e b a t e w a s p u t at £ 2 0 .

fares.

that the G o v e r n m e n t

a fatal accident o n a road i n

the

be a w a r d e d . T h e v a l u e o l this

M r s Thatcher of

saying

M o n t p e l i e r Street c a t suffered

affections

p e l i e r Street residents s h o u l d

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Naturally,

and

covers

. that a rent rebate for M o n t -

of£1.30

theme.

15, M o n t y the

addressed

a n average

the L a b o u r C l u b o n T u e s d a y .

In the early hours o l S u n d a y ,

o f this

last

concluded

December.

s Fair Fellah

November

to repeat

week

weight.

I n a n y event, a decision w h e t h e r o r not to c o l l a b o r a t e w i l l be

Dave confirmed

history

Wednesday

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London

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described

left

l a c t o r u p t h e r o a d " . N i c k w e n t o n t o state t h a t a t s u c h t i m e as

collaboration between

minutes, with G u i l d s w a l k i n g

different views) he stated

w i n g " h e so s t a t e d t h a t h e w o u l d " h a t e t o h a v e a n a n t a g o n i s t i c

railings. R C S arrived back at fifteen

rebate

T h e p o s s i b i l i t y o l a c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n I C a n d Q E C is b e i n g

departments.

evidence. teams

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burden

of rates

t a x p a y e r s to

individuals. This, Dave said, was " t o t a l l y u n a c c e p t a b l e u s . . . a n d to L o n d o n e r s " .

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deed.

Small Ads •I just have to sell this: W e s t b u r y S t a n d a r d E l e c t r i c guitar, S i m m s - W a t t 100w valve a m p a n d a M a r s h a l l 4x12 cabinet, £ 2 5 0 o n o . R e a s o n for sale: m o t h e r - i n law m o v i n g in, e q u i p m e n t m o v i n g o u t a n d I desperately need the money. Contact Shezi Abedi, Phys 2 or 3527446 (eves).

•Tickets to s e e t h e P r e t e n d e r s at t h e L y c e u m o n S u n d a y , D e c e m b e r 13 a r e a v a i l a b l e f r o m C l a i r e , C h e m E n g 1. r e s p r a y , g o o d l o o k e r , 4 0 m p g , 11 m t h s MoT, £ 5 0 0 , 584-0854. •Honda CD 175 motorbike, T r e g , o n l y 3, 20 0 m i l e s , just s e r v i c e d / o v e r h a u l e d , excellent c o n d i t i o n , £ 2 7 5 (quick sale). C o n t a c t D a v i d Firth, R m 2 G 4 B e r n a r d S u n l e y H o u s e , 42 Evelyn G d n s or u s e P h y s i c s p i g e o n h o l e s to a r r a n g e meeting. •Fiat 127, 1 0 5 0 c l i m m a c u l a t e c o n d i tion, stereo-cassette, 1 owner, £1,800. C o n t a c t R a b i o n int 3 7 1 4 . •110WPC amplifier: T r i o K A 8 0 1 , 4mths old, £280. Contact W . Pennington, C h e m E n g . • J U M B L E S A L E : T h e Gloucester Playg r o u p w i l l b e h o l d i n g a j u m b l e s a l e at St Stephens C h u r c h Hall, E m p e r o r s Gate, S W 7 o nSaturday, December 5 from 11:30am to 3:00pm. Y o u r jumble c a n b e c o l l e c t ( o r d e l i v e r if y o u c a n ) call the Playgroup o n 370-4746,10:3012:30 Mon-Fri. Please help us. P r o c e e d s will g o t o w a r d s e q u i p m e n t f o r the Playgroup.

•Well done Roger 250 a night a n d still

•Ric: Is T M a s uplifting a s a P l a y t e x

going

bra?

strong.

•BUNAC:

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 G r e e n C o m m i t t e e R o o m t h i s F r i d a y at 12:30pm. •Guides: A n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in h e l p i n g w i t h G u i d e s o r B r o w n i e s in S o u t h K e n contact M . Yorston, B i o c h e m P G . •Expedition to the Sahara Desert; a n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in g o i n g a n d w i l l i n g t o help with the preparatory work, please contact M . Risby, S. Rodan, Phys 2 or 218 H a m l e t G d n s , R a v e n s c o u r t P a r k , Hammersmith, SW6 O T S . • A C C : T h e n e x t m e e t i n g will b e o n T u e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 6. •Thank you everyone w h o h e l p e d o n the 1 4 t h — C h r i s .

•IC Wing Tsun Club invites y o u to a p a r t y — m u s i c , f o o d , d r i n k s , raffle, p a r ty g a m e s a n d a d e m o n s t r a t i o n b y M a s ter L a u o n S a t u r d a y , D e c 12, 6 : 3 0 p m . S e e next w e e k ' s F E L I X for further d e tails.

•IC Tap Dancing Society

m o re inform a t i o n f r o m K a t e A y l i n g , R m 72 W e e k s Hall.

•Light Removals B u s i n e s s w a s great, I g o t m a n y calls N o w m o s t o f t h e t i m e I just s c r a t c h m y balls Y e s , I'm still in t h e v i c i n i t y C a u s e I'm like y o u I like m o n e y M a k e m e h a p p y Ring R i c h a r d o n 2801.

•Dear Andy, H a v e a w o n d e r f u l b i r t h day o n Sunday Gillian.

a n d night.

Love

•Happy birthday Martin Cruft. B e s t w i s h e s a n d g o o d l u c k in t h e M o n t p e l i e r P o o l ladder ( W h e n t h e table w o r k s ) — Shawn. •Croydon H i g h R u l e O K ?

•Melissa f o u n d t h e limits o f l u b r i c a t i o n yet? Free consultations anytime J . •Battered Wives: Is a n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in h e l p i n g t h e m by t a k i n g t h e i r c h i l d r e n out to s e e L o n d o n a n d the C h r i s t m a s lights? S e e C o m m u n i t y A c t i o n c o l u m n for d e t a i l s .

•Several reduced price tickets r e m a i n ing f o r Amadeus o n N o v 24. C o n t a c t C h r i s T e l l e r (Int 2854). •1 bdrm for 2 p e r s o n s in fully e q u i p p e d b a s e m e n t g a r d e n flat, just off H o l l a n d Pk, £ 2 0 p w , a v a i l a b l e n o w , J u l i a n S h i e l , P h y s 2, o r 9 3 8 - 1 2 6 0 .

•Flat swap: n e w l y m o d e r n i s e d 1 d b l e , 2 sgles, ktchn, bthrm, 2 mins G l o u c e s t e r R d , £ 7 5 p w , i n c . S w a p for flat for four with l o u n g e , a n y w h e r e . R e a s o n s for l e a v i n g r e v e a l e d t o g e n u i n e a p p l i cants only. A p p l y to M s O n g , M a t h s U G letter-racks.

•Get into whesals: c o n t a c t S . E r r i n g ton, 84 W e e k s Hall.

• Guilds Hit Squad:

W h e r e t h e hell w e r e y o u 10:20 C h e m ? C h e m 2. •Brian h o w ' s y o u r B r i t i s h f r i e n d s h i p ? M a k i n g for international recognition?

•Vote JEZ for U L U P a e d o p h i l e

Rep.

•Cyprus Society:

A n y o n e interested s i g n t h e p o s t e r in J C R , S h e r f i e l d o r c o n t a c t K y p r o s P . ( C i v E n g 1), H a r i s K . ( M e c h E n g 2), S a v v a s ( D o C 3 ) , P a r s y Z . (DSES).

•College Accommodation: A n u m b e r of p l a c e s a r e a v a i l a b l e in s h a r e d r o o m s for m a l e s ( a n d o n e f o r f e m a l e ) . A l s o o n e single room for male P G . C o n t a c t S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s for further details.

•Ann D: Y o u n e v e r d i d a p o l o g i s e for t h e fairy l i q u i d .

•Many thanks

to e v e r y o n e w h o v i s i t e d m e in s i c k b a y l a s t w e e k a n d t o P at a n d J e a n f o r l o o k i n g after m e s o w e l l Rebecca.

•House 12 Room 21 Hit Squad w i s h t o a n n o u n c e their f o r m a t i o n , t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n o f t h e H 1 2 R 2 1 H S will b e d r a w n u p at t h e f o r t h c o m i n g S G M . S o l i d a r i t y greetings to H44(Re-app)HS and H109HS. P S : Does H33HS actually exist? •Dexter thinks t h a t

Patrick F o n d l e - w i l ly s h o u l d c h e c k h i s f a c t s , C y n t h i a i s s p h e r i c a l . P S :G u e s s w h oB r i a n is h u m p i n g t o m o r r o w .

• Quote: " I t w o n ' t b e l o n g b e f o r e s t r a i g h t s e x is r ea l l y h i p " — M r A . P e a r s o n (309). • BE2/DNW/309 wang of the week: Steve Harrison a n d G r a h a m K e n n e d y (shared). •Ric: P l e a s e b e q u i e t e r in y o u r r o o m at n i g h t , w e ' r e s u r e T M isn't that n o i s y . H44HS.

•622 Squadron memborial dinner M e n u : grapefruit a la geiger. h a d d o c k balls with t o m a t o s a u c e , gammon, boiled c a b b a g e with t o m a t o s a u c e . P a r k i n (with t o m a t o s a u c e ) . Coffee (red p l a s t i c m u g s ) . D r e s s : E d w a r d i a n curtain material. V e n u e : M i n i n g H o u s e Art Gallery. (Sponsored by RollsRoyce.)

•Hope Guis and his Gang of "C's", are not lying o n their arses, w h e n they get their w e t - d r e a m ; best w i s h e s from the a n t i - C - l a n d i n g retributionists (new members welcome).

•Cypriot students: C o m e to K E F . I V . m e e t i n g o n N o v 21 at 2 : 0 0 p m , C o l l e g i ate T h e a t r e , U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e , G o r d o n S t , W C 1 . A l s o a ' C y p r u s N i g h t ' at 8:00pm s a m e d a y , same place £ 1 . 5 0 including food, drink, d a n c i n g

Thinking about your career?

Students in all degree disciplines are invited If y o u are u n a b l e to attend, but w o u l d l i k e to k n o w more, y o u c a n to a presentation by a c o p y of our latest b r o c h u r e Ford Motor Company Ltd. get and information about our l i k e l y r e q u i r e m e n t s for 1982 from y o u r C a r e e r s Office. Alternatively, write to D a v i d W a r r e l l , R o o m 1/178 F o r d M o t o r C o m p a n y Limited, E a g l e Way, W a r l e y , Brentwood, Essex.

FELIX, November

20, 1981

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Mines Open Day C a r e f u l inspection of the Small A d s c o l u m n in F E L I X w o u l d have forewarned diligent readers of the advent of our second annual o p e n day last M o n d a y . H o w does one measure the " s u c c e s s " of s u c h an event; attendance, interest, n u m b e r of exhibitors, standard of exhibition, organisation or whether interviewees claim that the day turned t h e m onto a course at R S M . I claim that the " s u c c e s s " is a combination of all of these and that individuals should take their o w n opinion: 477 'junior students' attended representing 88 schools with 39 teachers in attendance. W e actually invited 465 schools a n d got replies from about 120. T h e deficit of 345 is worth noting—especially in the present economic climate. M a y b e s c h o o l principals place more importance o n l l ' / P on postage than a potential degree with subsequent career. 2

Interest value is directly proportional to the interest of the person being exhibited to. In our invitation we offered five places to each school with the intent of precluding 6th form outings. O n e s c h o o l brought 16 students, all of w h o m he claimed were interested. Exhibition staff are the best to judge the actual interest a n d I quote: "I was surprised to note that rather than having eight people gazing into space and one p e r s o n p a y i n g attention your O p e n D a y was the reverse of t h i s . " ( M i n P r o c stand);

" T h e r e does seem to be a genuine interest from the majority of people attending." ( B P stand) A n d one from a student: "I wish I had been able to see this exhibition before I chose my A L e v e l s " — t h e r e i n lies a p r o b l e m . W e had 34 exhibitions overall, of w h i c h 16 were s u p p l i e d by c o m p a n i e s . A l l the exhibitions high quality and interest value and all reflected the diligence of the exhibitor to portray their field to its best. O n e representative from a mining c o m p a n y d i d , however, think that his c o m p a n y should buck its ideas up a bit—I had to agree! Experience from last year showed that you have to split students in to groups and guide them a r o u n d . A Laissez-faire system does not w o r k at all. W e used c o o r d i n a t o r s on each floor and is the muster r o o m and this appeared to w o r k reasonably well although, at the peak hour (11:00-12:00) we did have a little bit of trouble c o - o r d i n a t i n g effectively. G u i d e s s h o w e d their group a r o u n d his/her respective department and then returned the group to the muster r o o m — T h i s system appeared to w o r k well. A s for whether our O p e n D a y will convince prospective students to come to the R S M to do a course is not, I believe, a matter of significance. If we have managed to impart i n f o r m a t i o n to c a r e e r s t e a c h e r s — w h o are remarkably ill-informed about Mineral R e s o u r c e s E n g i n e e r i n g — t h e n we have succeeded. Finally, 1 must thank the people who w o r k e d extremely well to make the day work. It would be unfair to name a few as it might belittle those w h o did a small but vital function at the right time. CM. Sleap Open D a y Committee Chairman

Centenary Ball Tickets I am still quite willing to accept cheques for the "Ball of the Century"—but time is running out. If you want to go, you need a ticket. These will be distributed next week. If anyone has not yet received a receipt, please let me know immediately in case your cheque has not reached me. Cheques may be sent to me through the internal mail. Alternatively, I will be in the R C S U Office (above Southside Shop) on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday lunchtime. After Wednesday (Nov 25) lunchtime, no more tickets will be sold. Yes, you've got it—this is an ultimatum. Andrew North Hon Secretary RCS Union PS: No Riff Raff.

Guilds Motor Rally An outsider's view s e v e n m i n u t e s b e h i n d us (too c l o s e f o r 8:30pm I arrive at the congregational area c o m f o r t — t h e r e ' s meant to be about a halfbeside Chemistry amid much activity; John hour gap). V e d y , Motor C l u b Captain, tells me that 1 2 : 1 5 a m F o r no a p p a r e n t r e a s o n the they have a full complement of twelve cars alternator starts w o r k i n g a g a i n , a n d we heave (all their rally licence allows) and that the s i g h s of relief. weather looks set for a good night's driving. I meet some of the marshalls, who keep track 12:30am W e hear over the radio that two of all the competitors' cars and time them the cars seem to have got l o s t — s o m e of the through the various sections of the route. navigation c l u e s can be quite cryptic. They keep in touch with each other by a 12:55 W e plant a P C board on o n e of the licenced radio amateur in each of the ten two long legs of a triangle—any rally cars marshall's cars (not CB). The competitors w h o try to s a v e t i m e b y c u t t i n g off t h a t cars are scrutinised to make sure that they're s e c t i o n will miss it and lose points. fit for the hard driving they'll receive and one 01:35 T h e two errant cars have f o u n d the by one they make for the start in the heart of route a g a i n , but a navigator in another c a r is Kent, in fact Toys Hill, the highest point of the rather the w o r s e for wear, and s o they retire county. I join the rally organiser, and we before he t h r o w s up his supper. We have make our way there as well. m a d e up s o m e time and are well ahead of the 10:45pm the quiet of a National Trust car lead car. park is disturbed by 22 cars preparing for the 01:45am Arrive at half-way point—a c h a n c e trip. to have a rest and s o m e thermos coffee. 11:15pm I leave in the course opening car, 02:15am Off again, to more h i g h - s p e e d which goes round the route ahead of all the driving t h r o u g h narrow c o u n t r y lanes, giving competitors, checking the road, and putting instructions to the marshalls along the route, passage control (PC) boards by the side of a n d feeling the effect of lack of sleep as the the road, each with a symbol on it which the driver and navigator survive on caffeine competitors have to note down to prove that tablets. they did traverse the correct route. We meet 03:55am We 'plant' the last P C board a n d race the first (stationary) marshall's car, and give for the finish at an even higher s p e e d than our them their instructions. usual hair-raising pace. 4:10am T h e first competitors arrive at the 11:25pm T h e alternator in our Escort finish and the task of a d d i n g up all the marks appears to pack up—leaving the headlights, begins. It s e e m s that there had been no radio and engine to run down the battery. The car stalls a couple of times and muscle power " a c c i d e n t s a n d n o - o n e got totally lost o n the rally. gets it going again, but no one knows how long the battery will last. 04:45 T h e p r o v i s i o n a l results are a n n o u n c e d , the winners being Kift and G a y l o r . 12:00am Half-way through the first section 05:10 H e a d back to C o l l e g e and a very (of two) and we're getting rather paranoid w e l c o m e bed, r e a c h e d just as d a w n broke. about our battery, which seems to be nearing Jasper its limit. The leading competitor's car is only Page 6

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20,

1981

It must be quite a c o m e d o w n for musicians who've played H a m m e r s m i t h O d e o n and been involved in the first satellite broadcast of a r o c k concert to play to a c r o w d not reaching three figures. The r e a s o n for the p o o r c r o w d was insufficient publicity w h i c h resulted f r o m a misunderstanding between Ents a n d I C R a g Committee. H o w e v e r the concert did not lose money, but this should not ease the conscience of those w h o couldn't be bothered to attend. It only cost £1. A s for the m u s i c , the b a n d played a l o u d , if restrained, mixture of 'heavy' r o c k with liberal inclusion of tapes a n d various other effects. T h e y s o u n d e d best w h e n playing progressive c h o r d sequences a n d although their hearts are in the r i g h t p l a c e l y r i c a l l y ( s i n g i n g a b o u t unequal distribution of w e a l t h — T h i r d W o r l d Briefcases) it was difficult to hear the vocals clearly. Best n u m b e r s i n c l u d e d D a n c i n g D a y s and C l o n e on the P h o n e w h i c h along with 'cleaning up' of other material c o u l d form the basis of an impressive debut a l b u m . Driving force in the b a n d is Z a l C l e m i n s o n (guitar, vocals a n d writer of all the songs) who founded the b a n d with B a r r i e m o r e B a r l o w (drums). O t h e r m e m b e r s are Ch ar l ie T u m a h i (bass) a n d R o n L e a k y (keyboards). S u p p o r t was J o n B e n n s whose songs about subjects close to I C students' hears went d o w n well. Finally, although T a n d o o r i Cassette's show a l l o w e d little i m p r o v i s a t i o n ( o p e n i n g a n d closing with a tape) it was highly insensitive and ignorant of s o m e o n e to play a r e c o r d over a P A without giving the b a n d the opportunity to earn an encore.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Re-act-or This is the first 'state-of-the-art' a l b u m from Neil Y o u n g for quite some time, all the songs being written in the year of release, unlike his past three albums. It also features C r a z y H o r s e throughout and I was tempted to say that its sameness was due to C r a z y H o r s e ' s lack of imagination but a listen to their ' C r a z y M o o n ' p r o v e d that wrong. S o is it Neil? H a s time caught up with him at last? Well he no longer produces guitar classics like C o w g i r l , H u r r i c a n e or C o r t e z , but many of his albums are classics without any of the super 'guitar-hero' bit viz G o l d r u s h , O n the B e a c h , Tonight's the Night and Rust N e v e r Sleeps. A more plausible explanation is that p r e v i o u s l y o n l y t w o o r three of the c u r r e n t genre of songs appeared o n each album so really this album is a case of overkill and lacks variety.

Meet Hyde Park Corner/CCU

It starts promisingly with ' O p e r a Star' a n d 'Surfer J o e and M o e the Sleaze' but his most u n i n s p i r i n g t r a c k e v e r b r i n g s the e n t i r e machinry to a halt. T w o lines ' G o t mashed potatoes/Ain't got no T-bone' are repeated in various sequences over nine minutes of the s a m e m u s i c — give me his c o u n t r y - r o c k anyday! Side two is a panorama of A m e r i c a (albeit limited)—Detroit, public service employment, the S o u t h e r n Pacific R a i l r o a d a n d the M i d w e s t — i t s musical hero undoubtedly being Ralph Molina with excellent d r u m m i n g t h r o u g h o u t , n o t a b l y o n S h o t s , a s o n g of enormous potential spoilt by Y o u n g ' s rough and ready attitude to recording. Generally Y o u n g fans will like this album while others are entitled to ask what's all the fuss about.

What's On

interview with Michael Aspel recorded two weeks ago. He is pictured here in the College TV Studio with interviewer Mike Hackett. (Photo: Paul Markwell.) • W e e k l y m e e t i n g o f I C B o a r d s a i l i n g C l u b , 12:30 and

• M o t o r C l u b F i l m N i g h t : V For

6:15pm, S o u t h s i d e U p p e r L o u n g e . C o n t a c t N i c k Ajderian

All Seasons,

November

• A n t i - A p a r t h e i d G r o u p M e e t i n g , 12:30pm, U n i o n D i n ng Hall. •Demonstration

a n d T a l k about the B B C M i c r o by

J o h n C o l l of A c o r n , 7:00pm, L T 1 4 5 H u x l e y . free, 30p for n o n - m e m b e r s .

Members

T h e B B C M i c r o is said by

s o m e to be " t h e best thing since sliced b r e a d " . O r g a n i s e d by IC M i c r o c o m p u t e r C l u b .

n o t i c e b o a r d in M e c h E n g .

floor, U n i o n Building. O p e n to e v e r y b o d y . • S T O I C c e l e b r i t y i n t e r v i e w with M i c h a e l A s p e l ,

1:00

a n d 6:00pm.

November

1:30,

Overture.

November

Thursday,

• V e g s o c M e e t i n g , 12:30pm, R m 433 H u x l e y .

A g e of K a n d i n s k y with Prof M i c a h e l Biddiss, Prof of H i s t ,

•STOIC

Reading, 1:30pm, P i p p a r d T h e a t r e , Sherfield.

( l p m only), S o u t h s i d e T V L o u n g e , S o u t h s i d e , Beit, L i n -

featuring N e w s b r e a k ,

• C o f f e e C a c o p h o n y , 1:30pm, N o 58. Last one of t e r m .

stead a n d W e e k s Halls.

•IC Amnesty

•Methsoc

G r o u p M e e t i n g , 5:30pm, G r e e n C o m m

R o o m (top floor, U n i o n Building).

Metals,

Mat

S c i L e c t u r e : Super

B i b l e S t u d y at 12:40

Street at 6:00pm followed by After Plastic

Forming

1:00

a n d dinner at H i n d e the Rain p r o d u c t i o n by

£2.00.

6:00pm, M i n e s G 2 0 .

• C h r i s t i a n S c i e n c e G r o u p M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, S e m i n a r R o o m , L e v e l 2S, B o t a n y .

Refectory,

(anyone c a n join at door).

Committee r o o m . F r e e (members).

• S o c i a l i s t S o c i e t y S p e a k e r M e e t i n g : British U n i o n for

•ICCND:

the Abolition of V i v i s e c t i o n , 6:30pm, G r e e n

South

members,

£1

non-members.

Types

Sunday,

November

a n d 6:00pm, J C R

m e m b e r s of H i n d e St Methodist C h u r c h . C o s t £ 1 . 5 0 or

•Astrosoc

50p

M e e t i n g , 6:30pm, P h y s L T 2 . M e m b e r s only

Committee

• S F S o c T a l k by B a r r i n g t o n J . Bayley, 1:00pm, G r e e n Nuclear

Africa,

Weapons

Proliferation-the

Room.

• D e p t of H u m a n i t i e s

• 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 .

1. F i l m : T h e W o r l d at W a r ( T h a m e s T V )

P r e a c h e r : R e v D a v i d Mullins, 10:00am, A n t e - R o o m , S h e r -

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

field Building.

November

presents

Part 6: W o l f P a c t , 1:15pm, G r e a t Hall. R m , 53 P r i n c e s G a t e . 3. R C S leads into B i o t e c h n o l o g y with Prof B . S . H a r t l e y ,

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

Wednesday,

November

• F o u r f o r t h e G o s p e l M a k e r s Part 3: F o o d P r o v i d e d ,

side B a r . Man

Who

Could

Work

Miracles

(film), 6:30pm, M e c h E n g 220, 20p. E v e r y b o d y w e l c o m e . • 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 .

Tuesday,

2. L u n c h H o u r C o n c e r t : A r i o n Piano T r i o , 1:30pm, M u s i c _

• 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 .

• W e l l s o c present The

case

1:00pm, U p p e r L o u n g e .

• W e s t L o n d o n C h a p l a i n c y S e r v i c e a n d C G M with

Monday,

2. E u r o p e ' s C u l t u r e a l Revolution, 1880-1914 Part 3: T h e

• A f r o - C a r i b b e a n S o c i e t y D i s c o , 8:00pm, U n i o n L o w e r music featured: F u n k , J a z z , S o c a , Reggae.

(75p

B e e t h o v e n : Triple C o n c e r t o ; B r a h m s : A c a d e m i c Festival

presents

SCR.

• I C O r c h e s t r a C o n c e r t , 8:00pm, G r e a t H a l l , £1

to students). F e a t u r i n g R i m s k y K o r s a k o v : S h e h e r a z a d e ;

• W i n e - T a s t i n g S o c i e t y : A u s t r i a n W i n e , 6:00pm, U n i o n

Saturday,

For

• 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 , 7:30pm, JCR.

•Met

• 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 .

and A Car

• W I S T M e e t i n g ( w o m e n s group), 12:30am, S C R , first

1. M a n - m a d e , G o d - m a d e with Prof Eric Laithwaite, R e a d T h e a t r e , Sherfield.

Victory

7:00pm, M i n e s 303. F u r t h e r details o n club

M E 3 or A n d y G r i m s h a w Z o o 2 for further details.

• D e p t of H u m a n i t i e s

Friday,

Offices at Noon.

November

FRS,

Prof of B i o c h e m i s t r y , Imperial C o l l e g e ,

1:30pm,

Read T h e a t r e , Sherfield. ( A r r a n g e d by R C S U n i o n ) .

12:30pm, C h a p l a i n s Office.

• G l i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 5:30pm, A e r o

• M e t h s o c T a l k by D a v i d W i n w o o d of M A Y C , 12:40pm,

• 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 .

9 G P r i n c e s G d n s . L u n c h 50p.

• R a g F i l m : One

• 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 .

ME220,

Flew

Over

the Cuckoo's

254. Nest,

6:30pm,

50p.

• I C T r a m p o l i n e S o c , 5:30pm, C o u r t a u l d Hall, Q E C ,

• J . S o c Q u e s t i o n s T i m e , 1:30pm, H u x l e y 341.

• 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 -

C a m p e n d e n Hill R d . C o n t a c t K r i s t e n H a n s e n , C h e m 2 for

• R e a l A l e S o c M e e t i n g , 7:30pm, C r u s h B a r , U n i o n , £1

nal c h a r g e for l u n c h .

further details.

m e m b e r s h i p , S U c a r d s r e q u i r e d . 3 real ales!

FELIX, November

20,

1981

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CONSTITUENT COLLEGE UNIONS

City

Guilds

H e r e endeth Rag W e e k , and as yet another fun-packed ten days comes to a close, tonight we r e a c h the event of the year: G U I L D S C A R N I V A L . W i t h live bands playing all night, t h r e e f i l m s , f o o d a n d a b a r e x t e n s i o n till 4 : 0 0 a m i t ' s s o m e t h i n g n o t to be m i s s e d . T i c k e t s are £3.50 f r o m C C U Offices in advance, and £4.00 on the door. W e then give you three days to recover b e f o r e we t a k e y o u o u t to P a u l o s o n W e d n e s d a y to eat as m u c h food as y o u c a n for only £4 (tickets from G u i l d s Office) and if you're not into Brazilian food there's always the H a m m e r s m i t h pub c r a w l on T h u r s d a y — meet 6:30 for 7:00pm in the U n i o n B a r . Finally congratulations to all those who helped o n the "fantastic" float, a n d many thanks to M i k e for all the many hours of hard w o r k . I hope to see y o u all tonight. Love, Neil. P S : D o n ' t forget to see your social reps for details of the Y e a r Rag (Saturday, N o v e m b e r 28).

T h e O p e n D a y went very well with approximately 400 students and 100 staff members a n d exhibitors attending. T h a n k s to everyone w h o helped out. T h e M i n e s Dirty D i s c o last week was a great success, but we didn't quite manage a raft for the raft race on Sunday. T o m o r r o w (Saturday) morning the annual R S M U v R S M A rugby match is being played at Harlington. A n y o n e wishing to go and see the m a t c h please contact Paul Atherley (Mining 3). T i c k e t s for the M i n & M e t S c i Chislehurst C a v e s D i s c o on D e c e m b e r 4 are available in the U n i o n Office at £4 each. T i c k e t s for the M i n e s Ball, on D e c e m b e r 8, are also available in R S M U Office at £25 a double ticket. T h i s includes a four-course meal, sherry, wine, port, jazz band, cabaret, disco a n d late b a r — i t is the best event in the R S M calendar, so don't miss it! Gaynor

One Hundred \ears of the Royal College of Science

1881 Saturday November 21

Page 8

Sunday November 22

Charity Rag in Victorian costume. Details from the Imperial College Union Office. Football in nineteenth century dress, Hyde Park. Details from the RCS Union Office.

Monday November 23

H.G. Wells Society film: The man who could work miracles, Mech Eng 220, 6:30pm.

Tuesday November 24

Prof G.J. Whitrow Lecture: One hundred years of

Wednesday November 25

Imperial College Symphony Orchestra Centenary Concert, Great Hall, 8:00pm, £1 (studs 75p).

Thursday November 26

Prof B.S. Hartley, FRS Lecture: Royal College of of Science leading into Biotechnology, Read LT, Sherfield, 1:30pm.

Friday November 27

Centenary Dinner and Ball. Guest of Honour Prof Sir Andrew Huxley, President of the Royal Society Black tie. Sherfield Building 7:30pm-2:00am.

the Royal College of Science: Personalities and achievements, Chem LT B, 5:30pm.

FELIX, November 20,

1981

F r e s h from the successes of the Raft Race and the S m o k i n g C o n c e r t , here is yet another R C S flop. M y article. But apart from this, everything is in good w o r k i n g order, even D a v e , and the mon th s of preparation for the Ball are reaching fulfilment. It's going to be a g o o d one, chaps. T o m o r r o w we are all (yes, all—that means you too) going out on the m a m m o t h C e n t e n a r y Stunt either dressed in V i c t o r i a n c o s t u m e , or in possession of 100 of anything. M e e t between 10:00 and 10:30am in the R C S U Office. R e a d y o u r ' W h a t ' s O n ' . C h e c k the C e n t e n a r y P r o g r a m m e s . D o n ' t misss the lectures by incredibly famous scientists. But most of all, have a nice time. Phil, RCSU VP

Bookshop News A s o u r C h r i s t m a s s e l e c t i o n is s l o w l y c o m i n g into the S h o p each week, I will do a small review of some of the newer titles. Vera Britten's War Diary 1913-1917, G o l l a n c z L t d , £8.50. T h i s will be warmly welcomed by a whole new generation as w e l l as m a n y o l d e r r e a d e r s w h o s t i l l treasure the memory of Testament of Youth w h i c h we understand to again be revived on television. B e s t of J.J.-John J u n i o r , Sidgwick and J a c k s o n , £6.95. T h i s book recaptures the anger, the c o m p a s s i o n and the laughter of Britain's leading columnist. Places of B r i t a i n - L e s l i e Hidden T h o m a s , A r l i n g t o n B o o k s , £9.95. A travel b o o k with a difference. It will appeal to all those who love the romance of strange places. Leslie T h o m a s ' adventures range f r o m t e h f i r st s t r e e t in E n g l a n d t o a lighthouse in the fare north of Shetland. Wines of the World-Andre Simon, M a c D o n a l d , £18.95. T h i s is the second edition of a book by one of the greatest authorities on wine. Serena Sutcliffe has brought together fourteen experts in their o w n areas, to provide up-to-date information on all the wine p r o d u c i n g regions of the world. David Bailey's Book of Photography,D e n t , £14.95. T h e author believes that photography is as m u c h an art as it a science, therefore he gives the necessary b a c k g r o u n d and technical information o n the whole of photography. Sugar and S p i c e - R o n n i e B a r k e r , H o d d e r & S t o u g h t o n , £4.50. T h i s is a picture b o o k w h i c h sings a song of praise to the ladies: girls, w o m e n , call them what y o u will. A l l the illustrations depict an age gone by. A wonderful b o o k , full of c h a r m , h u m o u r a n d sadness. Culperers Complete Herbal, Harvey Sale, £7.50. D o you suffer from ' c h i c k w e e d w a t e r w o r t ' , ' g r e a t e r ' or e v e n ' d w a r f spruge' or maybe 'calves snout'? If y o u do, y o u s h o u l d get a c o p y of this marvellous book. T h i s edition is a true facsimile of the 1826 edition; herbs a n d their uses are presented in alphabetical order.

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

H.G. Wells Soc Wellsoc will be showing another classic H . G . Wells film on M o n d a y as part of the R C S C e n t e n a r y celebrations. The Man Who Could Work Miracles is about what happens w h e n the G i v e r of P o w e r is tempted into giving an earthling the p o w e r of unlimited miracle w o r k i n g . T h i s , of c o u r s e , leads to d i s a s t e r o u s c o n s e q u e n c e s , w i t h infinite power c o r r u p t i n g infinitely with one or two interesting chronologically out of joint situations on the way. T h e film was made in 1937 a n d (like Things to Come) was scripted by H . G . W e l l s himself. A l e x a n d e r K o r d a directed this classic w h i c h is best r e m e m b e r e d for the cinematic effects (which are by no means too old hat for m o r e sophisticated audiences of today) a n d Ralph Richardson's marvellous portrayal of C o l o n e l Winstanly. The Man who Could Work Miracles will be s h o w n on M o n d a y , N o v e m b e r 23 at 6:30pm in M e c h E n g 220.

Yacht Last weekend's sailing was one of the most eventful yet. Eleven sailors a n d two captains manned two yachts, Q u i n t a a n d C h u r c h i l l , b o t h b e r t h e d at L y m i n g t o n . T h e w e a t h e r forecast p r e d i c t e d fair w i n d s so we w e r e determined to get out of the Solent. S a t u r d a y s a w us d r i f t i n g s l o w l y f r o m L y m i n g t o n to S t u d l a n d B a y (near Poole) via the Needles. Q u i n t a d i d some nifty spinnaker w o r k a n d made fair progress but C h u r c h i l l ' s s k i p p e r t o o k things m o r e g e r i a t r i c a l l y . A t S t u d l a n d , Q u i n t a ' s captain s h o w e d he was a landluvver by steaming his yacht a g r o u n d . T h e evening's entertainment was mainly alcoholic but there were also s o m e jolly japes with dinghies and buckets of water. Sunday brought near perfect sailing weather so at 6:40am we set off to go r o u n d the Isle of Wight before returning to L y m i n g t o n . Q u i n t a ' s captain, tempting fate, kept close t o the island all the w a y a n d s u r e e n o u g h t h e y w e n t aground while doing 7 / knots with spinnaker up. B o t h yachts got bac k to base at about 3:30pm. S o if y o u like the idea of yachtingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;offshore or on shore (we have skippers w h i c h cater for all tastes) why not c o m e t o meeting, 12:30pm T h u r s d a y s in B o t a n y C o m m o n R o o m (under Beit A r c h ) . 1

S F Soc H e r e we are again. O h G o d . W h a t have I got to talk about this week. A h yes. B a r r i n g t o n J . Bayley is c o m i n g to talk to us, o n T h r u s d a y , N o v e m b e r 26 a t 1 : 0 0 p m i n t h e G r e e n C o m m i t t e e R o o m . N i c e b l o k e , B a r r y . First time I met h i m he bought a n N M E 2. W r i t t e n some good stuff, too. I like " S o u l of a R o b o t " best, but others prefer " F u l l of C h r o n o p o l i s " . Still, anyone w h o c a n reply to " H i , I'm Phillip" with " H i , I'm p i s s e d " can't be b a d . Re ' 2 0 0 T E n t s Q u o t e : " s o r r y ' b o u t the s o u n d , but overseas buggered the a m p . " T h e mind boggles. Y o u might like to k n o w what the people w h o were at last week's meeting chose as films for next t e r m . If y o u don't like it, r e m e m b e r y o u c o u l d have helped c h o o s e if y o u ' d c o m e . J a n u a r y ' T i m e After T i m e ' ; F e b r u a r y 'Plan 9 from O u t e r S p a c e ' with 'Relativity'; M a r c h ' C a r r i e ' ; E n d of M a r c h Easter B u n n y S p e c i a l : 'Night of the L e p r e s ' and ' B u g s B u n n y G o e s to Mars'. Life's a farce.

Liberal O n T u e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 24, there will be a meeting of I C Liberals at 1:00pm in the G r e e n C o m m i t t e e R o o m . Items to be considered will be the forthcoming visit of Stuart M o l e , party c a n d i d a t e for C h e l m s f o r d and political assistant to D a v i d Steel; and the p r o d u c t i o n and articles for the next edition of ' F o r w a r d ' . If y o u have a complaint about I C U , government cuts, party politics, or can compile a c r o s s w o r d , d r a w cartoons a n d basically have a lot of talent, then c o m e along. F o r w a r d is a voice independent of the sabbaticals, so let's have y o u r view s. B y the way, next year sometime we hope to be holding a meeting in conjunciton with S D P S o c at w h i c h D a v i d Steel will be speaking.

Anti-Apartheid In S o u t h Africa the white minority (one in four or less) deprive black people of basic h u m an a n d democratic rightsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the right to freedom of speech a n d mo ve me n t ; the right to education, housing a n d health; the right to vote. T h e s y s t e m of A p a r t h e i d ( m e a n i n g " s e p a r a t e d e v e l o p m e n t " ) is s u p p o s e d l y d e s i g n e d t o enable various cultural a n d ethnic groups to remain distinct and self-governing. In reality it is the means by w h i c h the whites divide and rule. T h e b l a c k s ' shanty towns are bulldozed to the g r o u n d , a n d the blacks themselves are forced into infertile " h o m e l a n d s " whether they want to go " h o m e " or not. S o u t h Afr ic a's e c o n o m y laregly depends u p o n the exploitation of mineral resources (such as gold, diamonds and u r a n i u m from Namibia) a n d to achieve this as economically as possible the white S o u t h Africans depend on the exploitation of cheap, black, frequently migrant labour. T h u s it is in the government's interest to perpetuate institutionalised racism, w h a t e v e r t h e y m a y say a b o u t t h e i r g o o d intentions. Imperial College A n t i - A p a r t h e i d G r o u p was re-formed last Friday. O n Friday, N o v e m b e r 20 (lunchtime today) there will be a speaker meeting in the U n i o n Building. N e x t week there'll be a display in the Junior C o m m o n R o o m for two days or more. In the near future we'll be c o n c e r n e d with the unresolved issue of South African government sponsored students o n nuclear technology courses at Imperial College.

Astrosoc After a brief respite last week, A s t r o s o c has now b o u n c e d back with a very full programme of events for the last few eeks of term. First and foremost, there is the E G M on M o n d a y , N o v e m b e r 23 at 5:30pm in L T 2 , when this year's committee will be elected. Y o u still have until Friday evening to put your name forward as a candidate (don't forget the proposer and two seconders as well) and even if you don't want to be a committee member, please c o m e and take part in the voting. T h e following day we resume our regular lecture p r o g r a m m e with Prof Kibble of the Theoretical Physics G r o u p speaking on something cosmological (coffee and biscuits afterwards). T h e n on the W e d n e s d a y , we have the first of what we hope will be regular observing meetings. This will be at 2:00pm in the " W a v e - g u i d e " in Physics (Level 1). W e hope to start w o r k on 6" a n d 8" refractors, to enable serious observing to start before the e n d of this t e r m , and also to discuss the subject matter of a proposed three-lecture " c o u r s e " o n practical observing techniques. FELIX, November 20,

1981

S o at l a s t A s t r o s o c h a s p r o v i d e d a n a l t e r n a t i v e to l e c t u r e s for t h o s e m e m b e r s interested in watching the s k y (or should I say the clouds, in this climate?!), but don't let that stop y o u c o m i n g to lectures as well if y o u want!

Ents This is the first of a series from the n e w i m p r o v e d E n t s . In our roles of providing films, discos a n d bands we're off to a c r a c k i n g start with O n e Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (concluding R a g W e e k ) . A s usual with o u r T h u r s d a y films, it is in M e c h E n g 220 at 6:30pm (only 50p!). A l s o b o o k a date in your diary for the E n t s " A l m o s t C h r i s t m a s P a r t y " w i t h " B u m b l e a n d the B e e z " , disco and bar o n D e c e m b e r 4 in the J C R . T h e week after c e r t a i n m e m b e r s of t h e E n t s C o m m i t t e e present " O v e r k i l l " in the L o w e r Refectory (December 11), so get out your d e n i m a n d leather. T i c k e t s for these a n d all other events available from the Ents R o o m or from y o u r Hall Reprsentatives (see Hall noticeboards). F i n a l l y , y o u ' r e a l l w e l c o m e to a t t e n d o u r Tuesday meeting at 1:00pm (Ents R o o m ) .

Labour T h e club is meeting this Tuesday, N o v e m b e r 24, at 1:00pm in the U n i o n U p p e r L o u n g e (next to i C U Office). T h e m a i n item o n the agenda is deciding the m o t i o n to be submitted to t h e N a t i o n a l O r g a n i s a t i o n of L a b o u r Students conference. A l l m e m b e r s ;are urged to a t t e n d t h i s i m p o r t a n t m e e t i n g . N e w members are, as always, welcome.

Christian Science C h r i s t i a n Science is a practical religion based on a spiritual understanding of the Bible, w h i c h is demonstrated through healing a n d in day-today living. The C h r i s t i a n Science G r o u p meets every Thursday during t e r m in the S e m i n a r R o o m , Level 2S, B o t a n y at 1:00pm. A n y o n e who is interested is most welcome to c o m e to our meeting.

Vegsoc A n y o n e interested in joining Vegsoc in order to eat vegetarian food in a group, please contact C l a r e S m i t h , or look for notices about our next meeting on N o v e m b e r 26. O r if y o u want to c o m e for a bite to eat in the R C A we gather at Beit A r c h at 12:30 on T h u r s d a y s !

Doug Scott at IC D o u g S c o t t , the w o r ld famous mountaineer, will be giving a talk, here at Imperial College, on S a t u r d a y , N o v e m b e r 28. T h e talk will be given in the G r e a t H a l l , starting at 7:30pm, and ' will be about D o u g S c o t t ' s latest expeditions, namely one with R e i n h o l d M e s s n e r to M a k a l u , a n d a n e x p e d i t i o n e a r l i e r i n the y e a r to Shivling, the ' M a t t e r h o r n ' of the H i m a l a y a s . The talk will be with slides, and certainly should not be missed as anyone will tell y o u if they have been to one of his earlier talks. T h e talk is being organised by the S c o u t a n d G u i d e C l u b , with proceeds going to R a g . T i c k e t s c a n be obtained from m e m b e r s of S & G C l u b a n d also from the M o u n t a i n e e r i n g Club. Page 9

Industrial I begin this week by gnashing my teeth about the disappearance of posters from along the w a l k w a y ; this happened between 9:30 and 12:30 of a m o r n i n g which is exceeding naff. W e have h e a r d that other societies lose theirs m o r e regularly—perhaps there is a B l u - T a c k fetishists a r o u n d ! M o n d a y ' s talk was a n o t h e r m o n s t e r e v e n t — m a n y thanks to the chosen(?) few w h o c a m e along and a big W H Y N O T ? to those w h o didn't. O u r next opus is the visit to F o r d s at D a g e n h a m — p c i k e t lines permitting. A l l trippers meet at Beit A r c h at 12:45pm. Finally, many thanks to our new deputy officers w h o m a k e the committee's job easier!

Wins Tsun A d i v i s i o n of S i m o n L a u ' s M a r t i a l A r t s A c a d e m c y of W i n g T s u n K u n g F u was formed recently at Imperial College. W i n g T s u n is an art which does not emphasise a clash of force with force, but on the clever use of one's force s o a s t o o v e r c o m e t h e f o r c e of o n e ' s opponent, with fast and deadly moves. W e are having our first social event on S a t u r d a y , D e c e m b e r 12 at 6:30pm at I C . W e have lined up a programme with variety, consisting of a d e m o n s t r a t i o n of the art by M a s t e r L a u a n d students. (Master L a u is the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e w h o sits on the t e c h n i c a l committee of British K u n g F u C o u n c i l . ) The p r o g r a m m e also includes a raffle, party games, m u s i c , food a n d drinks. In the meantime if y o u want to find out more about the art or party, please feel free to c o n t a c t the following p e r s o n s : B e n n y Notartanni P h y s 3, W i n g L a i P h y s 3, S a n d e e p C i v E n g 3, or c o m e along to our session at the U n i o n G y m on W e d n e s d a y or S a t u r d a y between 3:00 and 6:00 and 11:00 and 2:00 respectively.

Snooker In one of the most rivetting, exciting matches ' t h e s n o o k e r lounge has seen for years, the C team beat the A team. Things started well for T r i p p ' s boys ( A team) w h en Calvert beat H u r f o r d , but w h en L a w r e n c e potted everything in sight to beat a stunned T h o m a s o n to make it 1-1, it became obvious that things weren't going the way T r i p p planned. T h e next m a t c h was a real nail-biter, culminating in A n d y "It was a bit e m b a r r a s s i n g , r e a l l y " K r u s s e w k i slamming i n the pink and black against President W h i t e w h o registered his disgust by trying to m a k e a whole in the floor with his cue. It was n o w 2-1 to the C team, so it was left ot N . G a s k i l l E s q . to save his side from a fate worse than death. H e was up against C team C a p t J e n n i n g s , w h o h ad just got back from the loo in time. In a m a t c h of nervous tension filled s n o o o k e r , G a s k i l l edged ahead and w h e n he potted the pink the immortal w o r d s were uttered "I have w o n , haven't I?" B u t no! H e was wrong! A miscalculation from a maths student! A n d in a few shots time he was heard to describe the events as "the worst day in m y life" as Jennnings potted the black to ensure v i c t o r y for his team. A n irate trip then p r o c e e d e d to crucify Paul "I think that went as e x p e c t e d " H o l t , to m a k e the final score 3-2. A m i d all this m a y h e m , the B team s tor med to the top of the league by taking out L S E A team 3-2. T h e foundations were laid by W a r d a n d a n excellent show of controlled aggression by S i m p k i n , leaving the captain to finish it off (just) in the final frame.

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Football

Firsts

RESULTS Wednesday,

November

Football

IC I IC IV IC Y

vs C h e l s e a C o l l e g e I vs G o l d s m i t h s Ml vs R o y a l H o l l o w a y III

5-1 ( H ) 7-3(A) 2-2(A)

Rugby

I C II

vs R o c h a m p t c

I5-(i(A)

Dear M u m m y S T O P Found Daddy? S T O P W e lost toss S T O P K i c k e d off S T O P Scored S T O P O r a n g e s S T O P P h i l swore S T O P M a l c o l m swore S T O P M a r t i n missed S T O P A l e d saved S T O P T h e v scored S T O P W e scored S T O P W e scored S T O P 5-1 S T O P R e t i r e d to bar S T O P Love Frank Bogevrolla PS: S T O P Rash returned S T O P

Fourths

Rugby Seconds O n W e d n e s d a y the second X V went v i a L o n d o n T r a n s p o r t into deepest R o e h a m p t o n for a m a t c h against R o e h a m p t o n Institute. T h e team was, as always, beset by m a n y p r o b l e m s , but most of these were sorted out in the somewhat u n u s u al c h a n g i n g rooms, as a c e r t a i n second row m o a n e d his way to prop! T h e game itself was dictated m a i n l y by I b r w a r d p l a y , as the w i d t h of the p i t c h left a great deal to be desired lor the backs, a n d hence some heavy r u c k i n g a n d m a u l i n g took place, l e a d i n g to the occasional case of over e n t h u s i a s m . T h e new found k i c k i n g a b i l i t y of M W i n s o r , a i d e d by the less than expansive p i t c h , put us 6-3 up at h a l l - t i m e , i.e. two penalties to one. T h e game c o n t i n u e d i n m u c h the same v e i n i n the second hall w i t h m u c h good f o r w a r d p l a y , ' f l i c other points of the m a t c h c a m e from another p e n a l t y , a n d a fortunate breakaway try from N . B r u m m e l l , w h i c h was also c o n v e r t e d , l e a v i n g the final score at 15-0 to I m p e r i a l . O n c e a g a i n it was good to see the team s p i r i t a n d e n t h u s i a s m o v e r c o m i n g the considerable reorganisation problems, especially i n the pack on this forwards' day. T e a m : A. Math, R. Frith, M. Winsor, .V. Brumtnel, R. Flynn, Al. Simmons, J. Paixdo, S. Bell, C. Cole, T. Can, C. Henderson, A. Ralph, J. Austin, II'. Aston, J. Weir.

Bowling A l u l l team t u r n e d up for the first m a t c h of the season at H e a t h r o w B o w l against B r u n e i U n i v e r s i t y . B o w l i n g started at 12:00 noon a n d c o n t i n u e d t h r o u g h o u t the a f t e r n o o n u n t i l 3:00-3:30pm. O u r A team h ad the closest ol a l l the matches n a r r o w l y losing the first game by H i pins, losing the second game but w i n n i n g the t h i r d , thanks m a i n l y to the personal effort by A n d y M c M u l l e n w h o scored 200+ a n d good team b a c k i n g from the rest ol the A players. B, ('. a n d the ladies teams were convincinglybeaten a l t h o u g h the B team c l i n c h e d one final game in their m a t c h . T h e o v e r a l l score was 2-14.

FELIX, November 20,

1981

A l o n g t i r i n g journey across the border into u n c h a r t e r e d territory ( K e n t ) was r e w a r d e d w i t h a comfortable w i n against G o l d s m i t h s III. T h e f o u r t h s started well when Dave G l a d m a n hit a right loot shot against the underside of the bar lor a spectacular goal. G o l d s m i t h s e q u a l i s e d but the F o u r t h s regained the lead w h e n J o h n R i g b y ' s shot s q u i r m e d u n d e r the goalkeeper a n d over the line. R i g b y notched an accurately placed second soon alter. A c o u n t e r - a t t a c k led to a line solo goal by D a v e H a r d y a n d the first h a l f scoring was c o m p l e t e d by R i c h D o l a n w h e n his long range d r i v e went t h r o u g h a c r o w d ol players. G o l d s m i t h s restarted f r a n t i c a l l y a n d scored f o l l o w i n g a corner, but the defence stood u p well to further pressure, w i t h D a v e K i n d r e d outstanding. A n d y M c M a h o n ' s goal after a free kick stopped any slight chance of G o l d s m i t h s recovery a n d the job was finished w i t h a w e l l taken goal by R i c h H e a t h . T e a m : Slater. Maddy,

McMahon,

Hardy,

Kindred, David, Heath,

Dolan, Gladman,

Ri^by,

Me. Yieliolas.

X Country O n W e d n e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 11, the second race i n the U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n L e a g u e took plact at U x b r i d g e . The course was over 2.3 miles of quite firm g r o u n d (except for the occasional deep d i t c h a n d m u d d y p u d d l e ) , the m e n d o i n g two laps a n d the w o m e n one. W i t h the ladies team out i n full force (all three of us!), S a r a h Pearson a n d C a r o l y n W a l t o n battled it out at the finish to come seventeenth a n d eighteenth ( C a r o l y n should have p i p p e d S a r a h to the post, but confusion as to where the finish a c t u a l l y was reversed the result). A few moments later N i c o l a B a k e r c ame i n , a good t h i r t i e t h . Tasso Asteriades c a m e e i g h t h i n the mens race a n d other c r e d i t a b l e performances c a m e from J o n a t h a n Frost, Steve T a y l o r , R u s s e l , M i k e Jones. T h a n k s to everyone w h o t u r n e d up m a k i n g a great team spirit, a n d to Steve R i m m e r , w h o gave up his spare time to make a guest appearance. W e all missed the presence of our c a p t a i n , Pete, however, w h o was h a v i n g treatment on his injured knee at the time. L e t s hope he'll be r a c i n g a g a i n soon.

RESULTS Saturday, November

Football IC I

vs R H C I

2-2(A)

I C III

vs Q M C II

2-3(H)

IC IV

vs R o y a l H o l l o w a y I

4-1(A)

IC V

vs Q M C III

8-3(H)

Rugby IC I

vs F o r d S p o r t s

I C II

vs C i t y l . ' n i v II

20-4(H) fi(i-0(A)

vs Staines

0-3(A) 3-l(H)

Hockey

IC I I C II

vs O l d M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s

Squash

4-1

IC I

vs L S I - I

IC 2

vs St M a r y ' s H o s p i t a l

IC 3

vs S i G e o r g e s H o s p i t a l

5-0

IC 4

vs S I B S 3

0-5

Q Sailing The I C t e a m were a g a i n tip at the H a r p to sail U L s second t e a m , w h i c h c o n t a i n e d two defectors Irom I m p e r i a l . A l t e r obvious ploys by a " h e a v y w e i g h t " U L 2 team to delay the start of r a c i n g due to the light w i n d , they were persuaded to take to the water, they then proceeded to beat the I C team i n two races by 15.5 points to I C ' s 26. U L 2 d i d however c o n t a i n one e x - B r i t i s h U n i v e r s i t i e s t e a m m e m b e r , so the result s h o u l d not perhaps be t a k e n as s u c h a b a d r e f l e c t i o n o n I C ' s p e r f o r m a n c e as m i g h t at lirst appear. T e a m : Ajderian, 1 ounghusband.

Kennedy, Redman,

Toslevin,

Rugby Firsts

H a v i n g been let d o w n by the P o l i c e on W e d n e s d a y we were about to get extremely u n a m u s e d w h e n at last F o r d Sports t u r n e d up. T h e m a t c h was really a non-event f r o m the point ol view ol good r u g b y , as F o r d Sports m a i n o b j e c t i v e s e e m e d to be r e m o v i n g peoples heads. H o w e v e r , some good r u n n i n g from the backs gave Steve T h o m p s o n two w e l l - w o r k e d tries, and in general IC c o n t r o l l e d the g a m e t h r o u g h t h e i r s u p e r i o r litmus. U n f o r t u n a t e l y it was a difficult g a m e to Heal in a l l seriousness a n d no d o u b t our lixtui'es secretary w i l l omit this team Irom the fixtures list next year. P r e p a r a t i o n lor the G u t t e r i d g e C u p ( | i i a i t e r - l i n a l is w e l l u n d e r way w i t h practices on S u n d a y . M o n d a y a n d T u e s d a y . W e a l l h o p e tn p u t a g o o d p e r f o r m a n c e i n o n W e d n e s d a y a n d get the result that I t h i n k the it ,un deserves t h r o u g h t h e i r h a r d w o r k — good luck lads.

The Sports power c r a z e d the F o o t b a l l existence a n d interesting as

E d i t o r (who denies b e i n g a m e g l o m a n i a c ) wishes to t h a n k Firsts lor b r i g h t e n i n g u p her hopes that their football is as their reports. C a r r y on folks!

(£j Football Firsts D e a r M u m m y , do not t h i n k g o i n g to a l l these football matches is d e t r i m e n t a l to m y studies, here are this week's lecture notes. C o a c h J o u r n e y + I C Firsts = R o y a l H o l l o w a y . P. N i c c o l l s + L i n k s = V e r y Pissed. Changing Rooms + Lock - K e y = L o n g Wait. M u m m y + U n k n o w n D a d d y - Referee. H e n c e : I C = R o y a l H o l l o w a y + Referee. IC Front 3 + Shooting = G o a l K i c k . Referee + R o v a l H o l l o w a v + Offside = C o a l (Boo!). D . D e a n + T w o Feet = C o n f u s i o n . I). D e a n + 180 degrees from v e r t i c a l = S h o o t i n g position. (Jed + P e n d u l u m M o t i o n - Defence - Front 3 + GOAL! Referee + W h i s t l e + S u n d i a l - sun = H a l f Time. S. Y e a t s + Save - b a l l = G o a l (Boo!) M . C u r r a n + W i n g e r = Fisticulls. H e n c e : S. W a r d - B r a i n + f o r e a r m smash B o o k i n g (about time!). H e n c e : S. W a r d + B o o k i n g = I n j u r e d O p p o s i tion. G a m e + E l e v e n M c n t o i d s = I C Pressure. B a l l + S. W a r d ' s H e a d + M a l c o m ' s p o m poms! = GOAL! D . D e a n + M o m e n t u m + W h i t e Stick = D e a d keeper. Referee + P a n i c + W i l l to live = F u l l T i m e . R o y a l H o l l o w a y + Beans on Toast = S m e l l y coach. D . D e a n + Beans on Toast = " W h e r e ' s the fish and chip shop". P. N i c c o l l s + L a c k of S e l f C o n t r o l = T e a Service. I C + O r i e n t e e r i n g C o u r s e = " W h e r e ' s the coach.'" M . C a n - + I). D e a n + B a r + Beer = L a t e Return. But: C o a c h D r i v e r + T h o u g h t s of L a n d Speed R e c o r d = R e t u r n at O p e n i n g l i m e . STOP Footnote: V + D = D o c t o r ('flic rash returns!) W e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s + p o l l e n count + b r o k e n stick = ladies hockey report. Bye F r a n k B o g e y - R o l l a .

Fourths T w o weeks after defeating R o y a l H o l l o w a y II 5-4 in the C u p , I C F o u r t h s r e t u r n e d to beat the same team by a more c o n v i n c i n g m a r g i n . H o l l o w a y were m a d e to regret several m i s s e d c h a n c e s w h e n , a l t e r a cross b y G l a d m a n , their keeper c o u l d o n l y p a r r y a shot f r o m M c N i c h o l a s a n d J o h n R i g b y Ion eel in the r e b o u n d . M c N i c h o l a s then gave a n a c t i o n replay oi his goal a fortnight earlier w h e n his twenty y a r d d r i v e d i p p e d just u n d e r the crossbar. R i c h D o l a n was u n l u c k y w h e n his p e n a l t y

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kick hit a post, but R i g b y was l u c k i e r w h e n a defensive mistake a l l o w e d h i m to h a m m e r the b a l l home for his e i g h t h goal of the season. M i n u t e s later, he scored the n i n t h w i t h a l o o p i n g header w h i c h the H o l l o w a y keeper c o u l d o n l y stand a n d a d m i r e . T e a m : Slater, Higham, Maddy, Kindred, Heath. Savage, Peplinski, Dolan, Gladman, Rigby, Me. \ ieholas.

Hockey Firsts H a v i n g w a i t e d h a l f an hour for o u r c a p t a i n we then followed h i m i n a c o n v o v of three cars to darkest Staines. A l t e r crossing the w r o n g b r i d g e , c o m p l e t i n g three U - t u r n s , a n d g e t t i n g separated we finally a l l a r r i v e d at the g r o u n d . It obviously wasn't g o i n g lo lie a very good d a y ! R i g h t f r o m the s t a r t , S t a i n e s p u t the C o l l e g e defence u n d e r pressure. G o o d work by keeper Statter kept t h e m out u n t i l we a l l o w e d the h o m e side some s h o o t i n g practice w h o e v e n t u a l l y scored. T w o minutes later Staines increased their lead (no c o m m e n t ) . I C at last w o k e - u p (what were y o u d o i n g F r i d a y n i g h t , Bell?) a n d d o m i n a t e d the rest of ihe lirst h a l f (about live minutes) c r e a t i n g some good chances but f a i l i n g to convert them. A still' team talk at h a l f - t i m e d i d n o t h i n g to i m p r o v e the s i t u a t i o n . In the second h a l f F r a n k l i n was " g r e e n c a r d e d " (jug!) a n d one of the Staines players sent-oll. but still the I C side m a d e l i t t l e / n o impression on the home defence. Staines scored a t h i r d i n the c l o s i n g stages of the game a n d I C h a d to settle for second place a g a i n . T h a n k s to K a r e n a n d M a r i a n l o r e n d u r i n g the c o l d . T e a m : Slaller, Coalesworlh, Parker, Franklin, Riley, Clarke, Rao. Ayers, Pell, Pansal. Paleson.

Seconds W h e n the r u n n i n g start to the L e M a n s 2 4 h r race was d i s c o n t i n u e d several years ago, the race lost one of its d i s t i n c t i v e q u a l i t i e s , rather as if the gas holders outside the O v a l cricket g r o u n d were to be d i s m a n t l e d . T h i s season hockey has lost is bully-off, a l o n g w i t h several o t h e r a d j u s t m e n t s to l'he r u l e s . H o c k e y entered new realms i n by t r y i n g to achieve p a r i t y at i t s r e s t a r t s , i c e h o c k e y a n d basketball followed w i t h the face-oil' a n d the tip-off. I m p e r i a l a c h i e v e d a line r u n n i n g start on S a t u r d a y , g o i n g into a three goal lead by h a l l - t i m e . W i t h a c a p t a i n like S t r o o m e r , w h o in full llight resembles a full c a v a l r y charge by h i m s e l f , s u c h a b e g i n n i n g s e e m e d a p p r o p r i a t e . T h e game was at that stage over as a contest. In the second period I m p e r i a l were able to throttle back, ant! all hough O l d M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s s c o r e d the p r o v e r b i a l c o n s o l a t i o n goal we were able to cruise into the M u l s a n n e S t r a i g h t u n h i n d e r e d . F a r m e r , W y l i e a n d M i t c h e l l (though not necessarily i n that order) scored for I m p e r i a l . T e a m : Puller, Cunningham. Pilkethlv, Hughes, Rampton, Roessink, Stroomer, Garms, Gray, Parmer, Wylie, Mitchell.

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D u e to a n u n f o r t u n a t e b l o c k a g e (of t h e typesetter-not constipation) you will, no doubt, have received this issue later than normal. A t the time of writing I'm not sure whether it'll be iate Friday or M o n d a y morning—I apologise for any delay, but it is due to circumstances beyond my c o n t r o l . I c a n assure y o u that my disappointment will be greater than yours. R o y a l C o l l e g e o f Science Centenary O h well, I cannot remain silent. It would be a wild exaggeration to assert that the events so far have been a great success. S o m e of the blame must be aimed at the R C S U n i o n , who (despite having a fortnight's worth of events handed to them o n a plate) have not generated the necessary enthusiasm for the celebration. But apart from this it is y o u , the students of Imperial College, w h o are losing out. T h e events have been publicised in F E L I X a n d with p o s t e r s — d o y o u really need the importance of the event r a m m e d down your throats?

Executive Names The appeal for nicknames for the Executive has received an overwhelming response. T h e results are (in reverse order, of course): N i c k M o r t o n : W h o ? , It'll be done by X m a s , Action Man. Barney M c C a b e : G r u m p y , L a z y , T h e G o a t . M a r c o L e d w o l d : Y e s Barney, Y e s N i c k , Y e s Jen. Dave T h o m p s o n : T h e Slob (all 52 entries). Andy Rushton: M r Nice G u y , The Walking Lampost. Ross B a x t e r : N o entries (but he's w o r k i n g on it). Several suggestions were made as to what I should be called—but I didn't approve of that sort of language in print, so stop it! Guilds Hit Squad It has b e c o m e quite apparent that the G u i l d s Hit S q u a d is getting a bit out of hand. Raising money by having a lot of fun is O K , but there are limits. It's no use raising money if, in the process, y o u start to become a real pain in the arse. There's a time a n d place for everytntng. M o s t people, including lecturers, c a n take a joke, but disturbing busy people at the wrong time a n d creating a lot of mess c a n only cause a lot of b a d feeling amongst the teaching a n d technical staff. S o stop acting like a bunch of moronic thugs and use a little bit of c o m m o n sense. K e e p things to a reasonable level and you'll give everyone a lot of laughs too.

At the start of term, I invited anyone w h o felt so inclined to set a puzzle for this c o l u m n . A n A m e r i c a n correspondent w h o (in a subtle p a r o d y of m y o w n n o m - d e - g u e r r e ) s i g n s himself ' C h a r l e q u i n ' wrote as follows: Dear Scaramouche I don't k n o w if y o u have such things in your country, but here one is often confronted with multiple choice exams. E a c h question of these tests has seven possible answers, labelled A - G and one is supposed to check off the right one. Students have since the inception of these exams devoted m u c h effort to finding the " p a t t e r n " to the correct answers a n d recently a friend of mine succeeded. T h e test w h i c h m y f r i e n d s u c c e s s f u l l y analysed was in two parts—the first consisting of 41 questions o n English history, a n d the second of 101 questions on A m e r i c a n history. She has a good knowledge of English history and c o u l d d e t e r m i n e , or reduce to two possibilities all but three of these questions as follows: 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A or C 6. D 7. E or G 8. E 9. F or G 10. A or E 11. D 12. A or C 13. D 14. C

15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.

B C G B or G G unknown B or F E unknown C or F D or F unknown E D

29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.

E A A B C E F G A F A D A

or F or E or D

Y o u are fortunate to be at this College whilst R C S is in its centenary year. W e have a Credits chance to c o m m e m o r a t e a hundred years of N e w s : S h a m s Jabbar (Editor), J a n e , A d r i a n achievement a n d look forward to the future. " a n d Alistair. A s an institution of higher education the R C S Sport: Lesley H o r r o c k s (Editor) and M a r y (not has a long tradition of excellence, and it is this Editor). which should be maintained a n d a p p l a u d e d — Reviews: Peter a n d D a v i d . or E for it is this w h i c h has lead to the current Photos: Jane a n d Martin. standards in the College a n d to the great Puzzles: S. M o u c h e . or C opportunities offered to the students. W e owe Collation: all the nameless superheroes. a debt of gratitude to those whose hard w o r k Mr Smith's hair was arranged a n d has made all this possible. S he was able to determine the first three performed by Blaster Bates. answers of the second part to be G , E , and C . Key grip Peter. T o m y m i n d it is a great pity that most of the T h e n she recognized the pattern, a n d quickly present student population cannot appreciate Technical A d v i s o r s Eddie, Paul, Peter a n d filled in the remaining answers. Lesley. the true significances of these celebrations. I W h a t is the pattern? shall enjoy each event regardless a n d invite (Shoes by Ravel.) End of credits M a z a n d Ian. Solutions, comments, criticisms to me at the y o u to join m e . FELIX Office, please. £5 (donated by Mend-aOrchestra's Bike) and two tickets to IC CARNIVAL t o n i g h t , not to be m i s s e d ! Tickets are still available from Pat concert next Wednesday for the correct B a n d s , discos, films, food, bar, cocktails, all till solution drawn on Wednesday at 1:00pm. in the Union Office for the wee hours. T i c k e t s £3.50 in adv, £4.00 o n CHRISTMAS H A L L DINNER Last Week's Solution door. Fumble and Grumble. HELP! D r i v e r (over 21) needed S a t u r da y , on December 16 Stripped of its verbal trappings, the problem N o v e m b e r 28, for birdwatchers trip to N . price £6.60. entails adding one line to the diagram so that all K e n t . C o n t a c t R . G r o v e r , Physics 2. seventeen lines will form one continuous chain starting at C and ending at a point adjacent to C.

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