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Merger

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CCU?

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b l a c k s w i t h o u t

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the joint working party set up to examine closer collaboration between Imperial College and Queen Elizabeth College recommended that the colleges should form an "association with the intent of a merger at a later date". T h e w o r k i n g p a r t y was set up about one m o n t h ago a n d has met r e g u l a r l y d u r i n g N o v e m b e r . T h e proposals are presented in the f o r m of a draft for discussion w i t h i n the colleges. N o decision w i l l be taken u n t i l full consultations have taken place. T h e m a i n theme of the proposal is that Q E C s h o u l d be i n c o r p o r a t e d into I C as a f o u r t h constituent college. T h e bioscience part of Q E C is proposed to be p h y s i c a l l y m o v e d to the I C site, w h i c h w o u l d require a new b u i l d i n g ( p r o b a b l y on the site next to n e w C h e m i s t r y ) . T h e p h y s i c a l sciences at Q E C w o u l d be " a c c o m m o d a t e d elsewhere w i t h i n the u n i v e r s i t y " . J o i n t p l a n n i n g a n d consultative committees are to be set up to achieve a closer w o r k i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p p r i o r to the e v e n t u a l merger. T h e timescale of the proposal is a p p r o x i m a t e l y five years, but m a j o r developments m i g h t be expected before that time . T h e proposal is i n response to the p r o b l e m s of finance a n d student n u m b e r s f a c i n g L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t y . It is not clear however just what financial savings w i l l be m a d e , a n d no m e n t i o n is m a d e of this i n the statement. S t u d e n t n u m b e r s w o u l d p r e s u m a b l y fall, a l t h o u g h the new 'super I C w o u l d be larger t h a n it is now. A petition c a l l i n g lor an Emergency U G M to discuss the matter was received in the U n i o n Office yesterday. T h e Exte r n a l Affairs Committee is meeting at 5:45pm on Tuesday, December 8 in the U n i o n Office to draft,, a motion to the emergency U G M

A - l e v e l s

No. 599

Daily Mail,

Monday.

Imperial College has taken up the call by Lord Scarman for positive discrimination in favour of Britain's under privileged ethnic minorities. In a n a r t i c l e i n M o n d a y ' s Daily Mail L o r d F l o w e r s said that he expected about six special students a year to be taken on for degree courses, s t a r t i n g next O c t o b e r . These w i l l be people w h o are u n a b l e , t h r o u g h no fault of their o w n or lack of a b i l i t y , to q u a l i f y for a place at I m p e r i a l . " T h e y m i g h t have some m e d i o c r e A L e v e l passes or they m i g h t not have any A Levels at a l l . W e have c a r e f u l l y not t a l k e d about c olou r, but c l e a r l y it is a scheme to benefit b l a c k students from places like N o t t i n g H i l l a n d B r i x t o n . W e are g o i n g some way towards c o r r e c t i n g the lack of p r i v i l e g e some students have h a d i n the p a s t , " he said. A l t h o u g h the C o l l e g e has been t h i n k i n g for some time of ways to help people w h o n o r m a l l y w o u l d be u n l i k e l y to get i n , the S c a r m a n R e p o r t has o b v i o u s l y p r e c i p i t a t e d developments to get the C o l l e g e to " d o their b i t " . L o r d F l o w e r s said that he hoped the move w o u l d encourage other universities to c a r r y out s i m i l a r schemes for d e p r i v e d c h i l d r e n . C o l l e g e Secretary J o h n S m i t h said " B u t we're not l o o k i n g for token blacks or a n y t h i n g like that. W e d o n ' t need t h e m . W e w a n t to try a n d take u p w h a t L o r d S c a r m a n said a n d try to do s o m e t h i n g positive about i t . "

Rag Mag Reprieve I C U ' s R a g M a g is once a g a i n a v a i l a b l e a f t e r last T u e s d a y ' s L J G M d e c i d e d to o v e r t u r n a previous decision b a n n i n g it. T h e m e e t i n g opened shortly after 1:00pm w i t h about 400 people i n the G r e a t H a l l . M r N'ick M o r t o n , I C U P r e s i dent, t a l k e d at l e n g t h d u r i n g his report about the proposed merger w i t h Q E C , a n d how he h a d m a n a g e d to appease C o l l e g e . M r Barney M c C a b e , Deputy P r e s i d e n t , in his j o v i a l m a n n e r , took his trousers d o w n , a n d then e x p l a i n e d his enjoyment e q u a t i o n . T h i s was greeted w i t h applause, p r o v i n g that he c a n be q u i t e w i t t y i n flashes. T h e H o n Sec, M r M a r c o L e d w o l d , h a d his r e p o r t a c -

College reacts to Scarman Report

cepted. T h e m o t i o n on Princess A n n e , c o n c e r n i n g her attendance at a m a u l i n g of a buffalo by a tiger, was passed. T h e m o t i o n on the R a g M a g was considered next. Because of a U G M d e c i s i o n last session r e s t r i c t i n g d i s c u s s i o n of a n y m a t t e r to o n c e a t e r m , t h e m o t i o n c o n t a i n e d clauses overc o m i n g this d i I f i cult)'. A l t e r m u c h procedural wranglings a n d a futile attempt to force a p a p e r ballot, it was finally d e c i d e d to p e r m i t the R a g M a g ' s p u b l i c a t i o n to students only. M r P a t r i c k Coll, R a g M a g Editor, told F E L I X later that he was h a p p y w i t h the decision.

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it is m o r e t h a n l i k e l y a " n o n -

extinguisher can obviously

T h a n k s a lot M r M o o n e y ,

biotechnology.

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n e t " book. I n general, '"non-

turn a controllable lire into a

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trial

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catagory

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bookshops from

edi-

received the p u b -

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price

e f f e c t i v e l y loses c o n t r o l . B a s i c

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Weinberg forces fill Physics A p p r o x i m a t e l y 300 p e o p l e p a c k e d Physics L e c t u r e T h e a t r e 1 o n T u e s d a y to hear Steven W e i n b e r g , Professor of Physics at H a r v a r d and- Nobel Laureate (1979) give a lecture on prospects for f u r t h e r u n i f i c a t i o n i n the theory of elementary particles. I m p e r i a l College's Professor A b d u s S a l a m ( w h o w o n his N o b e l P r i z e jointly w i t h W e i n berg) was in the c h a i r . T h e talk was of a highly theoretical n a t u r e ; two of the m a i n p r o b l e m s b e i n g accelerati n g p a r t i c l e s to e n e r g i e s o f around 10 G e V and observing events w h i c h o n l y h a p p e n once very 10 years in an a t o m . C u r r e n t l y the former is i m p o s sible, w h i l e attempts are b e i n g m a d e to s t u d y the l a t t e r i n several locations in A m e r i c a , by o b s e r v i n g thousands of tonnes of water. T h e most d i s a p p o i n t i n g aspect of the event was that the venue was too s m a l l , a n d it h a d been poorly advertised. W i t h a little m o r e effort, even the G r e a t H a l l c o u l d have been filled. 19

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Heinz spills the beans! O n M o n d a y W e l l s o c presented a talk by H e i n z Wolll'e, best k n o w n to the p u b l i c for his appearances i n the B B C ' s ' Y o u n g Scientist' a n d ' G r e a t E g g R a c e ' series. T h e lecture was entitled "Fools for L i v i n g ' , a n d concerned the w o r k d o n e by M r W o l f f e a n d his colleagues at the C l i n i c a l R e search C e n t r e at H a r r o w , a n d others, in p r o d u c i n g devices to e n a b l e the e l d e r l y a n d the d i s a b l e d to live fuller a n d more independent lives. M r Wolffe c o n s i d e r s that the i n c r e a s i n g s p e n d i n g p o w e r of the elderly, coupled with their higherexpectations of l i v i n g standards, w i l l h a v e as l a r g e a n i m p a c t o n c o m m e r c e as that ol teenagers in the 1950s a n d 60s. T h i s development w i l l i n v o l v e j o b c r e a t i o n a n d w i l l also i n c r e a s e the resources devoted to the needs of the y o u n g d i s a b l e d . N e x t week, W e l l s o c present a talk by J i m F r a n c i s , w h o is a m e m b e r ol the B B C S p e c i a l E f f e c t s d e p a r t m e n t a n d has w o r k e d on p r o g r a m m e s such as 'Blakes S e v e n ' a n d ' D r W h o ' .

Jam packed for Hartley

Ecology

New chair in Biotechnology T h e final C e n t e n a r y lecture was g i v e n by Professor B . S . H a r t l e y I R S of the B i o c h e m i s t r y d e p a r t m e n t at I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e . H i s lecture was entitled ' R C S L e a d s into B i o t e c h n o l o g y ' . H e firstly e x p l a i n e d the techniques i n v o l v e d i n p r o d u c i n g c o m m e r c i a l l y i m p o r t a n t materials by b a c t e r i o l o g i c a l f e r m e n t a t i o n . O n e has i n i t i a l l y to isolate the gene c o d i n g for the m a t e r i a l one wishes to m a n u f a c t u r e . T h i s c a n be done by a v a r i e t y of classical m a p p i n g techniques. T h e n it is necessary to excise the gene from the g e n o m e , t h i s is d o n e b y s p e c i f i c e n z y m e s t e r m e d r e s t r i c t i o n endonucleases. It is possible to then isolate the gene by h y b r i d i z a t i o n to a r a d i o a c t i v e messenger R N A . O n c e isolated the fragment has to be inserted in a c l o n i n g vector. T h e c l o n i n g vector is usually a p l a s m i d (a circle of D N A found i n bacteria) that is treated w i t h the same restriction endonuclease that was used o n the d o n o r genome. T h e ends of the gene w i l l then adhere to the ends of the p l a s m i d a n d a h y b r i d D N A structure w i l l be formed. T h e p l a s m i d usually has a a n t i b i o t i c resistant gene so that w h e n the p l a s m i d is inserted in the b a c t e r i a the c u l t u r e c a n be cleared of those w i t h o u t plasmids. T h e b a c t e r i a w i l l then m u l t i p l y a n d generate the desired metabolite. Professor H a r t l e y then w e nt on to describe the w a y a vaccine was developed for hepatitis B virus using this technology in 18 months. H e then discussed the m u c h more c o m p l e x p r o b l e m of c l o n i n g h u m a n interferon (one of several that were later discovered) w h i c h m a i n l y c e n t r e d o n d e v e l o p i n g h i g h p r o d u c i n g strains. Professor H a r t l e y revealed that the b i o c h e m i s t r y d e p a r t m e n t h a d p l a y e d the key role of s o l v i n g the p r o b l e m of large scale f e r m e n t a t i o n of interferon p r o d u c i n g bacteria. H e then o u t l i n e d key areas where the a p p l i c a t i o n of this technology w o u l d have a r e v o l u t i o n a r y effect. T h e y ranged from preventive m e d i c i n e , genetic a d v i c e a n d p l a n t pathology i n the short t e r m to the l o n g t e r m of genetic surgery. H e also discussed his present investigation of the possibility of u s i n g b a c t e r i a to digest hermicelluloses to p r o d u c e e t h a n o l . Professor L e v y a n d D r P a l m e r i n the biology d e p a r t m e n t , he s a i d , were l o o k i n g at the d e g r e d a t i o n o f l i g n i n (a p r i n c i p l e p o l y m e r in w o o d ) in order to provide c o m m e r c i a l l y i m p o r t a n t ph e n o l ic c o m p o u n d s . H e also listed a n u m b e r of b i o c h e m i c a l s such as the a n t i b i o t i c p s e u d o m o n i i acid that h a d been developed at I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e . Professor H a r t l e y t h e n l o o k e d i n t o the f u t u r e . H e a r g u e d p e r s u a s i v e l y that t h e r e were m a n y o p p o r t u n i t i e s o p e n for biotechnology. H e revealed that at a A U T m e e t i n g a m o t i o n h a d been passed stating that biotechnology at I C should not e x p a n d if that meant r e d u n d a n c i e s i n other areas. H e said he c o u l d u n d e r s t a n d this L u d d i t i s m , but was saddened by it. H o w e v e r , he said that he w o u l d do his very best to attract money from p r i v a t e i n d u s t r y to support his r e s e a r c h t e a m . H e t h e n u n v e i l e d his p l a n to e s t a b l i s h w o r k i n b i o t e c h n o l o g y r t I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e . H e w a n t e d to see close c o l a b o r a t i o n between the c h e m i s t r y , biology a n d c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g d e p a r t m e n t s to establish a l i n n base. H e also revealed that the L e v e r h u l m e f o u n d a t i o n w o u l d be f u n d i n g a c h a i r in biotechnology at I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e . In conclusion he said that t h o u g h R C S was not l e a d i n g at the m o m e n t , he w o u l d d o his very best to ensure that it w o u l d i n the future. T h e r e then followed a series of questions. T h e y were i n i t i a t e d by M r G e r a r d F a i r b r o u g h , C h e i f E x e c u t i v e of C e l l t e c h , B r i t a i n ' s first c o m m e r c i a l biotechnology c o m p a n y , w h o h a d i n t r o d u c e d the lecture. A t then e n d of the lecture Professor H a r t l e y was t h a n k e d by his friend a n d c o l l a b o r a t o r Professor B l o w , D e a n of the R o y a l C o l l e g e of Science. Accommodation College A lew places still a v a i l a b l e i n shared rooms in student houses for the rest of the year.

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People not c u r r e n t l y in residence who want Christmas vacation places can contact Student

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party at IC The lirst m e e t i n g this year of the E n v i r o n m e n t a l Society took the form of a talk on M o n d a y by P a u l L k i n s . G e n e r a l Secretary of the E c o l o g y P a r t y , in w h i c h the party's p h i l o s o p h y a n d policies were o u t l i n e d . M r F.lkins stressed that his p a r t y d i d not believe, as d i d the lour m a i n B r i t i s h parties, that i m p r o v e m e n t in the q u a l i t y of life c o u l d be a c h i e v e d by c o n t i n u ously i n c r e a s i n g p r o d u c t i o n a n d c o n s u m p t i o n . H i s party's policies were based on p r o d u c t i o n w i t h the m i n i m u m e c o l o g i c a l d i s r u p t i o n a n d the m a x i m u m c o n s e r v a t i o n , as w e l l as t h e m a i n t e n a n c e of a sustainable p o p u l a t i o n . O v e r a l l the partyadvocated decentralization, increased self-sufficiency a n d a more genuinely democratic, small-scale society; i n p a r t i c u l a r they proposed greater incentives lor the e m p l o y m e n t of people 'the most u n d e r u s e d resource'. N e x t week, the E n v i r o n m e n t a l Society w i l l present a talk by a geologist on the d i s p o s a l of r a d i o a c t i v e waste (1800, M o n d a y 47 P r i n c e ' s G a r d e n s ) ; a f u l l p r o g r a m m e of talks a n d lectures is p l a n n e d for the year.

Cheers for Queen

Mum

P r i n c e C h a r l e s p a i d a visit to the R o y a l C o l l e g e of M u s i c last •Thursday afternoon, accomp a n i e d by the Q u e e n M o t h e r , to receive a n h o n o u r a r y fellowship of the R C M . T h e Q u e e n M o t h e r , however, stole the show yet a g a i n , s t e a l i n g the hearts of c h e e r i n g I C students, i n her s t a n d a r d blue dress, w h i c h succeeded i n d r a w i n g a t t e n t i o n a w a y from C h a r l e s ' b a l d p a t c h . Extraordinary General Meeting A n F j G M h as b e e n c a l l e d to discuss the I C - Q E C merger. It w i l l be h e l d n e x t T h u r s d a y , December 10.

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•VACATION WORK We are a D E S recognised English l a n g u a g e s c h o o l with a new budg et c o u r s e t o p r o m o t e — i f y o u w o u l d like to h e l p w i t h l e a f l e t d i s t r i b u t i o n in C e n t r a l L o n d o n , p l e a s e p h o n e u s n o w o n 9 3 7 - 6 2 2 9 / 5 6 0 2 , b e t w e e n 10:00 and 3:00.

|»The following items are in the Lost Property of the Security Office. If t h e y j a r e n o t c l a i m e d s o o n t h e y will b e s e n t (to t h e N u r s e r y J u m b l e s a l e . If a n y of t h e s e items are r e c o g n i s e d please call at 150 S h e r f i e l d . B r o w n wollen scarf with red & white stripe; green parker coat; navy blue w o o l l e n scarf; b r o w n duffel coat; navy blue/light blue striped scarf; blue waterproof jacket; yellow rainmack; b l u e silk s h o r t s w i t h J o g g e r w r i t t e n o n front; b l a c k p u l l o v e r with H a r p e m b l e m in g o l d ; o r a n g e m a c k ; g r e y p u l l o v e r ; b r o w n i m i t a t i o n s u e d e c o a t , fur c o l l a r and cuffs; b l u e j u m p e r with n a v y blue e d g i n g ; g r e e n s t r i p e d s h i r t ; light g r e e n jumper; m u s t a r d c o l o u r e d scarf; navy b l u e v a l o u r j u m p e r ; light b r o w n j u m p er; j e a n j a c k e t ; g r e e n j u m p e r ; b r o w n plastic a n o r a k; black jacket; waterplastic anorak; black jacket; waterproof jacket blue •Black leather jeans, s i z e 12, v g c , h a r d l y w o r n , £ 6 3 n e w , will a c c e p t £ 4 0 o n o . C o n t a c t H e l e n , 373-8746 (Rm 18). •An amazing grace: A T e a c A - 3 3 0 0 reel-to-reel tape deck (semi-prof e s s i o n a l ) w i t h f o u r fre e 1 0 " N A B r e e l s . A s I s a i d " a m a z i n g " for o n l y £ 2 0 0 . S e r i ous applications only. N o timewasters or tyre kickers. P h o n e Shezi A b e d i , 3 5 2 - 7 4 4 6 (eves).

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• A n g e l a — A p o l o g i e s . W e all m a k e m i s takes, J o n .

•Learn to fly this Christmas C o n t a c t IC Hang-gliding Club, 12:30pm, above Southside Bar o n Mondays or Chris G o l d i n g , M e c h E n g 3. ( A s f e a t u r e d in Punch ) •Blood doning o n T u e s d a y a n d W e d n e s d a y , 1 0 : 0 0 - 1 2 : 0 0 a n d 2:00-4:00, in t h e U n i o n D i n i n g H a l l . P l e a s e g i v e your blood. •BUNAC I n t e r e s t e d in w o r k i n g in t h e USA o r C a n a d a 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 (top f l o o r , U n i o n B u i l d i n g ) this F r i d a y at 1 2 : 3 0 p m . •If interested in forming a Go Club, p l e a s e c o n t a c t H y o u n g - K y S h i n , o n int 2175 o r B . B e l c s a k o n 2435 .

•Socialist

Standard W o u l d

anyone

w h o has read the a b o v e j o u r n a l a n d w i s h e s t o d i s c u s s a n y o f its c o n t e n t s , p l e a s e c o m e to a m e t i n g o n W e d D e c 9 at 1 : 1 5 p m in t h e G r e e n C o m m R m , t o p floor, U n i o n B u i l d i n g . •Sex T h e r e is a n a r t i c l e o n s e x in t h e c u r r e n t ( D e c 81) i s s u e of t h e Socialist Standard w h i c h will b e o n s a l e ( p r i c e 20p) at a d i s c u s s i o n m e e t i n g o n W e d D e c 9 at 1 : 1 5 p m in t h e G r e e n C o m m Rm, top floor, U n i o n B u i l d i n g . All w e l come. •Cupboard to let, K n i g h t s b r i d g e , c o m p l e t e w i t h shelf, in a f r i e n d l y k i t c h e n . A s n i p at £ 2 4 . 5 0 p w . C o n t a c t D . F i r t h , 14 M o n t p e l i e r St.

•General derision: L i n s t e a d C h e m E n g 3 + C o , d e r i d e h o m o s e x u a l s with p o n y tails.

•Jill Congrats o n s e m a p h o r e b a d g e ! •Linstead Arrows rule. U n l u c k y G a r den a n d t h a n k s . W h e r e is t h e petition? P . C . E . E . I . D . I . O .

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•Bisexual Peruvian arts grad s e e k s E s k i m o J e w (ono), male (21+)/female for d e e p t h i n k i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p + t h e a t r e trips. G e n u i n e replies o n l y t o C h e m pigeonhole 'M'. •Bonzo—Don't forget t h e " A n g l i n g T i m e s " a n d thigh length bo o ts o n Sat night—Woodstock.

•Zenon: C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s on y o u r s p e cial p r i z e — C l e v e r y o u ! Next time ask for c h i c k e n l e g s •D-A-K-S-H-l-N-l I c o u l d n ' t resist a challenge. Love, Gary. •Miss Bhenduva; I l i e d , T h u r s

night

w a s m y first t i m e . T h a n k y o u for b e i n g so gentle. B o b Speer.

•Markipoos Turdfeatures & Floppykins. O o d l e s of Congrats o n y o u r e n g a g e m e n t . M a n y h a p p y nuffles, L o v e Southside Drinkers. •Kirt Gerbil Award 1981: S t e p h e n O ' J d'Armitage " L a z y c o w " McHarrison. P S K e e p up the g o o d work(outs), Steve!

h e is t h e C h a i r m a n

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the buck

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•The Paw—Hiding b e h i n d a n o n y m i t y will g e t y o u n o w h e r e . R e v e a l y o u r i dentity a n d d i s p u t e like a m a n . A n d for P e t e ' s s a k e lay off t h e f r o z e n s t e a k s . Love F R O S T .

It's a l m o s t t i m e to c e l e b r a t e T h e festive s e a s o n is n e a r G o o d p e o p l e think of me W h e n s i p p i n g y o u r sherry or beer T h e y e a r is n e a r l y o v e r H a v e I not s e r v e d t h e e w e l l ? G o o d p e o p l e think of m e A n d let's g i v e m e a c h e e r . R i c h a r d 2801

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Three years on the air!

sordid

a l f a i r w i l l h a v e o n I C B a c k in the d i m a n d distant past of D e c e m b e r 1978, IC R a d i o started r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e broadcasting o n m e d i u m wave (301m, 9 9 9 k H z ) , b e c o m i n g the first and o n l y i n n e r - c i t y s t u d e n t r a d i o s t a t i o n i n t h e c o u n t r y . N o t t o be P o l i c e a n d a l s o t h e effects o n o v e r s h a d o w e d by any other anniversary celebrations, they're celebrating our charities. the third anniversary of this s t u p e n d o u s event by having a party with free Yours a rerr sad 'com/dele moron birthday cake. It's going t o take place in Southside B a r this M o n d a y I a n H o d g s o n . E l e c E n g 3 evening (the 7th), between 7:00 a n d 10:00pm. T h r o u g h o u t the evening, p r o g r a m m e s will be b r o a d c a s t from t h e bar, a n d there will be R a g C h a i r m a n . 1980 I competitions, one of the prizes for w h i c h is a really tasteful C h r i s t m a s a l b u m by the Y o b s . A m o n g the o l h e r p r o g r a m m e s to listen out for 'on I C Radio is 'Viewpoint' , tonight a n d every F r i d a y at 8:00pm, w h i c h provides an hour of news and views from the past week; theatre, cinema and gig guides Christmas Dinner in Hall and reviews; a n d what's o n a r o u n d College. A s well as listening to it, you D e c e m b e r 15. Tu.fiO may be interested in contributing to the p r o g r a m m e , whether you're in IC Tickets are still a v a i l a b l e from Radio o r not; if s o , contact Steve H a r t w e l l at the station (int 3440). Features that y o u may be interested in covering c o u ld include: the pros Pat u n t i l M o n d a y . 1:00pm. a n d eons of N U S , o r the residence situation a n d what is behind the possible rent rises. S o don't forget: for free birthday c a k e — S o u t h s i d e B a r o n M o n d a y evening be there (or be s o m e w h e r e else). Rag's

FELIX, December 4, 1981

Desert Rats Nearly a year ago a group of keen and ambitious physicists decided to launch an expedition to what is probably the most widely know desert region, the Sahara. The idea didn't materialise over night; it arose, rather, as a natural p r o g r e s s i o n of e v e n t s s t a r t i n g from a discussion about holiday plans during the long vac. " H a v i n g decided where to go, we then had to decide 'why'?, 'in what?' a n d 'how do we finance it?'" explained Simon Rodan. F r o m this seemingly shambolic starting point d e v e l o p e d an expedition covering 4,000 miles, two thousand in the S a h a r a itself, in two L W B landrovers, over an eight week period during August and September. Ideas for scientific studies were collected and chewed over by the team of six, and three projects were chosen. These were outlined in a document, which also contained the proposed route, dates, modes of transport and predicted expenses, which was submitted to the E x p l o r a t i o n B o a r d of Imperial College, which has a small annual budget f r o k m w h i c h it c a n help fund such ventures. M a l c o l m Risbey, the expedition's treasurer recalls those initial attempts at

c o s t i n g : " w h e n we set a b o u t calculating the cost of the trip we w e r e v e r y u n s u r e as to t h e accuracy of our predictions, but surprisingly perhaps, if you take into account the fact that we now have two landrovers rather than one as originally planned, we have kept remarkably closely to our original estimates." T h e team was interviewed by the b o a r d , and subsequently gained official recognition and a substantial degree of financial assistance. Of the immediate tasks, by far the m o s t p r e s s i n g w a s to get sponsorship, primarily from British Industry. D u r i n g F e b r u a r y and M a r c h , the six members of the team wrote, and p r o d u c e d a b r o c h u r e briefly o u t l i n i n g the expedition. These they sent with a c c o m p a n y i n g letters to m o r e t h a n t w o h u n d r e d a n d fifty companies in the U K requesting aid either in cash or in kind. T h e A l g e r i a n E m b a s s y h a d t o be contacted, and were most helpful' even if tied by too m u c h red tape. A n o t h e r document was p r o d u c e d for t h e A l g e r i a n M i n i s t r y of E d u c a t i o n , in F r e n c h and English, four copies each of this largish fifty page type script. "In the end this was all wasted time since we did not get any response from the Algerians until early N o v e m b e r . "

By J u n e , quite a large amount of help had arrived despite, the p o o r s t a t e of t h e e c o n o m y , w h i c h meant a 4% success rate in terms of useful replies to letters sent c o m p a r e d to a predicted rate of 10% or more, and none of this in the f o r m of d i r e c t ( a n d m u c h needed) financial aid. O n the scientific side, D a v i d Harris and Clive Standley spent many weeks carefully constructing the delicate net flux radiometers needed for the project and devising the scientific procedure for the experiments. T h e aim of the p r i m a r y p r o j e c t was to i n v e s t i g a t e the r e l a t i o n s h i p between heat transfer to and from the desert floor and high altitude water vapour. A s July 28, the scheduled departure date, drew nearer the final stages of preparation were completed, the most detailed available maps studied, routes finalised and an accurate itinerary d r a w n up. D e h y d r a t e d food was bought and items of equipment s u c h as sand ladders, military spec gerricans and frames. A l l the team attended courses on desert survival and first aid, while individual members went on . specialised courses in landrover maintenance, expedition photography, and maintenance of the two chart recorders (which were the m o s t i m p o r t a n t i n d i v i d u a l items in the experiment) at the manufacturers, C h e s s e l l L t d of W o r t h i n g , who had kindly donated the recorders.

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Everything was going to plan until two weeks before the team was due to leave, three of t h e m learned that they had failed an e x a m and they were advised by the department to sit the retakes o n S e p t e m b e r 2. T h e t e a m returned to L o n d o n , where they met Brian M o r g a n , D i r e c t o r of U G Studies, and K e i t h B a r n h a m , Senior T u t o r , and subsequently B o b S c h r o d e r and D o n A d l i n g t o n , C h a i r m a n and Secretary resp e c t i v e l y of the E x p l o r a t i o n B o a r d . It was decided that the b e s t s o l u t i o n , if s p o n s o r s h i p c o m m i t m e n t s w e r e n o t to be ignored, and as the team were still keen to go, was to postpone the trip until the f o l l o w i n g year. Unfortunately since then two m e m b e r s have had second thoughts and have d r o p p e d out, leaving the team with four. " W e w o u l d still like to take eight people this s u m m e r , since we have got the r o o m and we c o u l d do with some fresh ideas," said A n d r e w L a y t o n , the t e a m ' s r e s i d e n t mechanic. S o n o w the team must start once again to get the show rolling, though this year m u c h of the w o r k has already been done. If anyone reading this article feels that they would like to take o n the challenge that the expedition offers, there are four places to be filled before Christmas. Anyone interested should get in t o u c h with S i m o n Rodan, Malcolm Risby, David Harris or A n d r e w L a y t o n all of Physics 2.

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Food For Thought The sad state of IC's refectories T h e e a g e r l y - a w a i t e d r e s u l t s of t h e I C U refectory survey have finally been published, a n d a s e x p e c t e d , they say nothing that was not a l r e a d y k n o w n . T h e m a i n c o n c l u s i o n is that I C catering is unacceptably b a d . T h e report, submitted by M e s s r s L e d wold a n d M o r t o n , also contrives to a v o i d mentioning anything that c o u l d offend the powers o n high, e.g. s a c k i n g M o o n e y a n d l e a s i n g the refectories to a n independent c o m p a n y ; steps that w o u l d most rapidly i m p r o v e the lot of the I C penniless gourmet. T h e report w a s c o m p i l e d from questionnaires distributed in the four m a i n refectories (Sherfield, U n i o n , B u t t e r y a n d Southside) and i n L i n s t e a d . It w a s m a d e o v e r t w o d a y s , M o n d a y 26 a n d T h u r s d a y 29 O c t o b e r ; S a m p l e sizes (i.e. the n u m b e r of forms filled in) range from the relatively small (100) to the pathetic (22). T h e questions c o v e r e d the meal just purchased, refectory service in general, queues, cook-freeze food, recycled food, breakfast service, suggested improvements a n d increased services, bars, H a l l a n d formal dinners, the S o u t h s i d e S h o p a n d " s p e c i a l .reaction noted from c o n s u m e r " (vomiting, rigor mortis?). N o questions were a s k e d c o n c e r n i n g prices, hygiene a n d cleanliness, o r the "foreign s u b s t a n c e s " (e.g. staples, g r o u n d glass) frequently found in tbe food. ' N o results c o n c e r n i n g bars, Hall and formal dinners, o r the s h o p have been published, as m o s t p e o p l e left t h e s e s e c t i o n s b l a n k ; therefore the compilers may a s s u m e that these services are either satisfactory, ignored or the results have n o t been p r o c e s s e d . T h e published survey includes results, a s u m m a r y of the results, a n d c o n c l u s i o n s d r a w n from the s u m m a r y of the results. It is not light bed-time reading a n d was quite a few p a g e s , s o h e r e is a " s u m m a r y of t h e c o n c l u s i o n s d r a w n f o r m t h e s u m m a r y of the results"! A l l quotes are direct. T h e F o u r M a i n Refectories G e n e r a l result: A b o u t half the people questioned i n e a c h refectory were happy with that particular meal. W e are certain that a c o m m e r c i a l venture w o u l d n o t accept s u c h a low level of satisfaction. C o o k - f r e e z e foods: " . . . b e c o m i n g coagulated or c o n g e a l e d too many t i m e s " (as if o n c e isn't enough). " M o s t people a s k e d don't like c o o k freeze food, w h i c h is unfortunate if you get n o c h o i c e for y o u r evening m e a l . " R e c y c l i n g : " M a n y s e e m t o feel t h e y a r e getting r e c y c l e d f o o d . " Cleanliness and Hygiene: " I n every refectory there were complaints about

cleanliness a n d hygiene. S o m e t i m e s the point was made quite strongly suggesting public health inspectors s h o u l d be brought i n . " Staff: " I n e v e r y r e c f e c t o r y th e re w e r e complaints about rude or unpleasant staff." Breakfast and W e e k e n d services: " O n l y 15 people admitted to using the breakfast service 75 people (over 2 days) said they use often the w e e k e n d service often." Prices: " V i r t u a l l y everybody said the prices were t o o h i g h . " Suggested increased services: "It seems that approximately half the people a s k e d want an increase in sandwiches a n d rolls type c o l d food. A b o u t a quarter want a n increase in the range of puddings a n d m o r e fast f o o d . " "there were well over 300 requests for more bar food. " O t h e r remarks: " T h e r e w e r e " (was M a r c o ) " a huge n u m b e r of u n s o l i c i t e d c o m m e n t s about the high quality of the R C A and R C M refectories." Eleven C o n c l u s i o n s 1. T h e refectories simply must improve the allr o u n d level of cleanliness. 2. T h e staff c o u l d be a lot m o r e pleasant. T h i s c o m m e n t should not be t a k e n personally by any m e m b e r of the refectory staff. It is a n overall p r o b l e m of c o m m i t m e n t to students. S t u d e n t s are not the most tactful o r diplomatic b r e e d a n d all we are a s k i n g for is a m o r e tolerant a p p r o a c h from the staff. T h i s might generate a better nature from the students and i m p r o v e the current relationships. 3. M o r e care is needed in the final stages of the process of preparing food for students. T h e s e are simple matters; a bit m o r e care i n meal presentation, trying to keep " h o t " food hot, a n d e n s u r i n g c o r r e c t a m o u n t s are c o o k e d to prevent continually reheating food for the next session. 4. S o m e o n e s o m e w h e r e s h o u l d learn h o w to c o o k chips a n d h o w not to w r e c k vegetables. 5. T h e quality of the meat s h o u l d i m p r o v e — i t has t o o m u c h fat o r gristle a n d is often said t o be u n d e r c o o k e d . O n this subject the fish is not too g o o d either, often said to be "soggy". 6. T h e r e are m a n y specific complaints about types of food w h i c h c o u l d be easily rectified (e.g. solid b a k e d beans, h a r d rice pudding, etc.). 7. Different organisation of queues might be c o n s i d e r e d i n s o m e refectories. 8. T h e r e is a need for a salad bar selling g o o d quality salads at reasonable prices, possibly " a la R C A " w h i c h got several mentions. T h i s c a n be c o m b i n e d w i t h a d e m a n d f o r m o r e s a n d w i c h e s , rolls a n d other c o l d foods. T h e r e

is also a d e m a n d for a n increased range of hot food a n d more variety every day. T h e question "what type of food d o o u r refectories c o o k best?" yielded n o clear favourites, so maybe all types should be offered; casseroles, roasts, fries, grills, etc. W e are formulating a hot f o o d / c o l d food plan. 9. T h e r e is a d e m a n d for more food in the bars. T h i s m a y fit in very well with the point above. 10. T h e d e m a n d for a breakfast service is minimal a n d the justification for this service must n o w be questionable. T h e d e m a n d for a l u n c h - t i m e s e r v i c e is m a s s i v e a n d f o r a n evening service substantial. T h e d e m a n d for the w e e k e n d service is m u c h smaller. Possibly the survey c a p t u r e d the w r o n g people for estimating the need for w e e k e n d meals. Either way w e believe the College has a social duty, a s a c o m m u n i t y , t o p r o v i d e f o o d at t h e weekends. 11. T h e food i n L i n s t e a d is totally unacceptable. T h i s situation must be seriously reviewed immediately. T h e s i t u a t i o n i n L i n s t e a d H a l l is t h a t , apparently as a condition of the presentation of the H a l l t o I C b y a n a n o n y m o u s benefactor, all students must eat there at least three times per week. T h i s costs t h e m £1.27 per meal. T h e results from the L i n s t e a d survey were frightening; o n M o n d a y 8 6 % were " u n h a p p y with the quality of the m e a l " . O n T h u r s d a y , it was 89%. T o the question " a r e y o u generally happy with the service in the refectory?" o n M o n d a y 67% were not, o n T h u r s d a y only 39% were not. O n closer inspection, h ow ever, it was seen that only 19 people were interviewed o n T h u r s d a y c o m p a r e d with 76 o n M o n d a y . T h i s highlights o n e of o u r criticisms of the survey; it w a s unrepresentative. A l l o w i n g for the fact that a vast n u m b e r of students never eat M o o n e y s because they are s o b a d , t o restrict the survey to people eating in refectories w a s ludicrous. In answer to this, M a r c o L e d w o l d claimed that constructive criticism c o u l d only be made by regular refectory users; h o w often, I w o n d e r , d o he a n d N i c k M o r t o n eat Mooneys. A r o u g h calculation reveals that, if only half of the people w h o eat in refectories find the service satisfactory, this means that between 80 a n d 9 0 % of a i l s t u d e n t s a t I C w o u l d welcome improvements. T h e other m a i n c r i t i c i s m is the rather half hearted a p p r o a c h t o the matter. Refectories have been a standing joke n o w for years, a n d s u c h r e m a r k s a s ( a n d I quote from " T h e Plan"). " A nice fresh s a n d w i c h with a c u p of tea o r a drink c o u l d prove a popular l u n c h in these hard times." are not going to cause a revolution. It is to be h o p e d that, having obtained these results, the U n i o n acts o n t h e m ; r e m e m b e r N i c k M o r t o n ' s promise at the first U G M of term?

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also credit facilities

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• D e p t of H u m a n i t i e s

presents

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

1. A n E n g i n e e r l o o k s at B i o l o g y Part

What's On Friday,

December

and

Eric Laithwaite,

the Managing

from

with

Prof

Sherfield.

ing. 'Socialist S t a n d a r d ' . W o u l d a n y o n e w h o has r e a d the a b o v e journal a n d wishes to discuss its c o n t e n t s

please

c o m e to this meeting.

Sea

Part 2 S o l o E x p l o r a t i o n in the S a h a r a with T o m S h e p p a r d ,

•IC

S a h a r a n e x p l o r e r a n d writer, 1:30pm, P i p p a r d T h e a t r e ,

QEC,

Sherfield. ( A r r a n g e d by 1C E x p l o r a t i n B o a r d . )

C h e m 2 for further details.

• S t a r s o n S T O I C with A n d r e w S a c h s , 1:00pm only. A

• 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

c h a n c e for this year's first years, a n d a n y o n e w h o missed

JCR.

S o u t h A f r i c a n N o n - R a c i a l O l y m p i c C o m m i t t e e , 12:30pm,

it last year, to see

H u x l e y 340.

( M a n u e l of Fawlty T o w e r s ) .

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• D i s c u s s i o n , 1:15pm, G r e e n C o m m R m , U n i o n B u i l d Director

1:30pm, Read Theatre,

2. M o u n t a i n , D e s e r t ,

• 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 with s p e a k e r

3 Evolution

our interview with A n d r e w

Trampoline

Soc,

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

C a r n p e n d e n Hill R d . C o n t a c t

Kristen

Hansen,

Sachs

Thursday,

December

• B U N A C w e e k l y m e e t i n g , 12:30pm, G r e e n C o m m R m .

• I n d u s t r i a l S o c t a l k o n Philips Electrical, 1:00pm, C h e m

Rm.

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E n g T h e a t r e 1.

R m , Level 2S, Botany.

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L T 1 . Title ' C h e m i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g — p a s t , present a n d fu-

L S 2 s p e a k i n g on ' T h e Seychelles', with slides, 1:00pm,

ture' by Prof J . F . R i c h a r d s o n .

Botany Basement

•Christian The

Union Fellowship Meeting

V i c t o r y ' , 6:30pm, M u s i c

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2 (level

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

• 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 .

•The monster cheese,

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•Nat

Hist S o c

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• M e t & M a t S o c e v e n i n g l e c t u r e , 6:00pm, R S M G 2 0 .

'The

Basement.

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• S T O I C p r o g r a m m e 'Newsbreak',

B a k e r (IC).

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•Audio Soc

m e e t i n g , 6:30pm, U n i o n U p p e r

be D e a c o n e s s P a m e l a M a g g s , 10:00am, C o n s o r t G a l l e r y .

T h e r e will be n o further A u d i o S o c meetings until next

• 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 .

term.

December

m e e t i n g 'Society for the

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• H . G . W e l l s S o c i e t y presents J i m F r a n c i s , creator of

R m . T h e subject of the meeting is appropriate to H u m a n

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E n g 408. E n t r y by m e m b e r s h i p only.

b e r s , 50p

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• B A S F

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this week!)

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December

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their

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12:30

and

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December

254.

• C h e m S o c lecture a n d d e m o n s t r a t i o n on 'Dioxygen C. • J S o c , 5:45pm, G r e e n C o m m R m . C o m e a n d hear how university students are thrown into jail in R u s s i a . "Is it a • F i s h i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 6:00pm, S t a n s B a r . • I C C N D ; ' L o n d o n after the b o m b ' , 6:30pm, B r o w n C o m -

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me«t 12:50

for 1:00pm at Beit A r c h . B r i n g travel m o n e y .

8 pm

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of Mining House

M i n i n g H o u s e is a m i x e d student r e s i d e n c e in E v e l y n G a r d e n s o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 100 students from all C o l l e g e departments. Applic a t i o n s are invited from a p o s t g r a d u a t e student w h o preferably has two years left at C o l l e g e , for the p o s i t i o n of W a r d e n . A rentfree flat is p r o v i d e d w h i c h is suitable for a couple. The duties of the W a r d e n are to o r g a n i s e the r u n n i n g of the h o u s e both from a s o c i a l and

• B a d m i n t o n C l u b P u b C r a w l , 6:30pm, U n i o n B a r

authority o n H i n d u p h i l o s o p h y a n d culture, lectures o n

• I n d u s t r i a l S o c v i s i t t o P h i l i p s r e s e a r c h l a b s , Redhill,

Wardenship

Princes Gate.

Dining Hall.

A n d y G r i m s h a w Z o o 2.

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• B l o o d D o n i n g , 10:00-12:00am a n d 2:00-4:00pm, U n i o n

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domestic point of view. To this end there are three sub-wardens and a " s h a r e d " h o u s e keeper who are r e s p o n s i b l e to the W a r d e n . Further details c a n be o b t a i n e d from the present holder of the post R i c h a r d Riley (tele eves 373-0593) a n d a p p l i c a t i o n forms from the IC Union Office. C o m p l e t e d a p p l i c a t i o n with details of all relevant e x p e r i e n c e s h o u l d be returned to the IC U n i o n Office no later t h a n Friday, December 11, 1981.

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Vishnu

Narayan,

priest,

lecturer

and

the impact of W e s t e r n culture on the H i n d u way of life in Britain. 1:30pm C h e m E n g L T 2 . A d m i s s i o n

free.

It's the M i n & M e t S c i C h i s l e h u r s t C a v e s U n d e r g r o u n d D i s c o tonight. See R i c h L a w , M i n i n g 3, or c o m e to the U n i o n Office for last minute tickets (£4 each). T h a n k s to everyone w h o t u r n e d n u t to play a n d support the rugby a n d football matches last Saturday. (Congrats a n d c o m m i s e r a t i o n s as r e l e v a n t ! ) . I h o p e everyone is going to support foreign students week events (during the last week of term), w a t c h out for publicity or c o m e and see what's going o n . A s we can't go R a g collecting for a w h i l e — a C h r i s t m a s raffle, with p r o c e e d s going to R a g will be organised, so m a k e sure you've plenty of money on y o u when I'm selling the tickets. T h e C a m b o r n e list c o m e s d o w n o n D e c e m b e r 4, T O D A Y , so put your n a m e u p there quickly if you haven't done so yet! T i c k e t s for the M i n e s Ball are available until D e c e m b e r 16—don't forget to reserve a ticket. Caynor rfWWWWWWWIrWWWWWWWW

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n The IC Union Human Rights Week commences on Monday, and coincides with a slightly more auspicious week of events organised by the United Nations. The aim at IC is to provide students with information about violations of human rights in many parts of the world. More importantly, the dynamic clubs and societies running the events will be illustrating what students here can do to counter such grave abuses. Naturally, euents will be held at lunchtimes and during the evening. Each participating society will be organising their own events, ranging from a filmshow to a picket of the Rector's pad. Unfortunately, Ihe idea of having a Human Rights Week was suggested only recently, meaning that the itinery of events is not yet definite. However, at the time of writing, here are the details, society by society.

Socialist

Society

S o c S o c is c o n c e r n e d about the exploitation of T h i r d W o r l d w o r k e r s ; a particular e x a m pl e of this is coffee pickers, people often receiving less t h a n ÂŁ45 p e r year. It's o b v i o u s that middlemen m a k e vast profits; mentioning n o names, but Nestles has a higher turnover than the earnings of the vast majority of A f r i c a n nations. T h e r e is a n alternative! C a m p a i g n Coffee, a non-profit-making body supplies coffee from T a n z a n i a . W h e n y o u b u y it, a large part- of y o u r m o n e y goes t o the w o r k e r s w h o p i c k e d the beans for y o u a n d s o rightly deserve it. S o c S o c , believing in a fairer deal for the T h i r d W o r l d , is selling C a m p a i g n Coffee every lunchtime in the J C R during H . R . W e e k . Free samples might even be given, just to prove the inferiority of M r M o o n e y ' s p r o d u c e . S o , c o m e along a n d start stirring for a better w o r l d . Additionally, the society is having a speaker from the Society for the P r o t e c t i o n of the U n b o r n C h i l d , T u e s d a y at 6:30pm in the G r e e n C o m m i t t e e R o o m . Naturally, the issue of whether a w oman 's right to abortion or the fundamental right of h u m a n life should have the priority will be discussed.

T h e A l G r o u p will be adding a different aspect to H u m a n Rights W e e k . W e ' r e holding a n hour-long filmshow, screening The Hand and Paradise Lost. ' T h e H a n d ' , a short, animated film, depicts the oppression of the individual behind the Iron C u r t a i n , whilst 'Paradise L o s t ' Conservative Society focuses o n Paraguay, a country ruled by a military dictator for the past seventeen years. C o n s e r v a t i v e Society will be holding a display V e n u e a n d time to be announced. in the J C R o n T h u r s d a y o n human rights W e also intend to have a speaker from o u r violations in the U S S R . B r i t i s h s e c t i o n , e x p l a i n i n g A m n e s t y InterLabour Club national's w o r k . J o h n C l e e s e , Peter C o o k and L a b o u r C l u b will be holding a display in the K a t e B u s h won't be here, but someone more knowledgable will. Definitely an evening event. J C R o n T h u r s d a y o n h u m a n rights violations A t the A l stall in the J C R , you will be able to in C h i l e . play i n the 'Dictator's W o r l d C u p ' (adapted Positive Alternatives t o A b o r t i o n from t h e b o o k Junta United). In addition, C h r i s t m a s cards will be o n sale, and we'll be o n Society hand t o explain the w o r k we're doing on behalf P A T A ' s display in the J C R o n T h u r s d a y will be dealing with the human rights aspect of the of F i r m i n A w a d o n . F i r m i n was a student, just like you; unfortunately, the military dictator in a b o r t i o n debate. Particular emphasis will be B e n i n Oust west of Nigeria) won't tolerate placed o n the u n b o r n child's rights as dfefined in t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s Declaration o n the discussion of his policies, and has had F i r m i n imprisoned for t w o years n o w without trial. Rights of the C h i l d , the E u r o p e a n C o n v e n t i o n Needless t o say, the prison conditions are of H u m a n Rights a n d the decision of the West disgusting. C o m e t o o u r stall, a n d find out G e r m a n supreme court w h i c h decided that how y o u c a n help set the world to rights. u n b o r n children in G e r m a n y were protected by the constitution.

Jewish S o c W h e n l e a n i n g o n b a r s c a n b e a little different Imagine the National F r o n t has gained power in Britain. N o w assume that y o u , upset by this development, wanted to leave the country but they won't allow it. Legally y o u c a n go but in p r a c t i s e . . . t o u g h . 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e h a v e applied, but only 400 people, this year, were granted the permits n o w required to leave the country. D o e s all this s o u n d rather unlikely? W e l l , if you replace Britain with Russia a n d the National F r o n t by the C o m m u n i s t Party, we are describing a situation that exists today. If y o u wish t o k n o w more about how y o u c a n be t h r o w n out of university w h e n all y o u want to do is leave Russia a n d if y o u want t o k n o w what y o u c a n d o t o help, visit o u r stall in the J C R next T h u r s d a y . It won't take y o u long, busy as y o u are i n the hectic eleven week terms of Imperial. In Russia the terms are somewhat longer.

U N Soc West London Chaplaincy S. A m e r i c a is o n e of t h e w o r l d ' s most inhumane continents. Poverty, hunger a n d military dictatorships m a k e the lives of the people there almost as b a d as those of I C students. T h e W e s t L o n d o n C h a p l a i n c y is hosting a n authoritative speaker, recently returned from P e r u , o n this issue. T h e talk is o n T h u r s d a y lunchtime.

T h e r e will definitely be a stall o n T h u r s d a y in the J C R describing the w o r k of this new society. A t least one speaker meeting during the week is being held.

Islamic

Society

W e will be holding a bookstall a n d have a speaker o n W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 9, in the afternoon.

Anti-Apartheid G r o u p T h e A n t i - A p a r t h e i d G r o u p is definitely holding a picket outside the Rector's p a d next Friday at 11:00am. T h i s is to protest against College policy o n South African governmentsponsored students o n the nuclear technology course here. T h e group believes that such students will, o n their return to S o u t h A f r i c a , actively assist i n the production of nuclear weapons. O n a cultural level, the group is offering students here a n opportunity t o appreciate native S o u t h A f r i c a n art. T h e r e will be a n exhibition of paintings by children o n level two of the Sherfield Building.

Baha'i Society Since the beginning of the Iranian revolution, the Baha'is of the w o r l d have greviously borne the news of the persecution of their fellow believers in that country. T h e largest religious minority i n Iran, the Baha'i faith has been e x c l u d e d from the new constitution. O n a large scale, holy places have been destroyed, many Baha'is executed, and private property looted and burned. Life savings have been confiscated, a n d the entire Baha'i c o m m u n i t y is subjected to many forms of discrimination, humiliation, a n d violence. T h e Baha'i faith is a w o r l d religion with its o w n s c r i p t u r e s , l a w s a n d c a l e n d a r . It represents a cross-section of h u man ity, including almost every nationality a n d trade. T h e central teachings are the oneness of G o d , religion a n d m a n k i n d . T h e terrible persecution now being witnessed in Iran stems from an i n t o l e r a n t a t t i t u d e o n t h e part of the authorities there. T h e Baha'i Society will be holding a speaker meeting o n the subject of Baha'is in Iran next T h u r s d a y at 1:00pm, in L e c t u r e Theatre 213, H u x l e y Building.

Catholic

Society

C a t h o l i c Society is using the theme of equality for H u m a n Rights W e e k , believing that nobody s h o u l d be discriminated against as a result of their race, c r e ed or culture. T o this e n d, the society is holding a stall next T h u r s d a y in the JCR. C a t h o l i c Society is helping to give people in T a n z a n i a the right to food. Unfortunately, o u r s p o n s o r e d w a l k t o r a i s e f u n d s f o r a fish farming project is not being held next week, but in early M a r c h . H o w e v e r , the stall should have more information about this.

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4, 1981

SF Soc

IC Bookshop

Ents

If by a slim chance we haven't yet been able to supply the b o o k , or even book s, y o u wish to give as presents this C h r i s t m a s , we do stock book tokens from 50p. These c a n be redeemed in any b o o k s h o p in the British Isles. Reference F E L I X 596, I did hear o n the radio that a bill will be before Parliament in . the new year to legalise brothels! Diaries are useful " s t o c k i n g fillers". W e have a large selection for 1982. A l s o , we h a v e t h e C o l l e g e d i a r y at £ 1 . 5 0 , w h i c h c o v e r s the a c a d e m i c year S e p t e m b e r October.

O K , it's Friday already and you still haven't bought your ' A l m o s t X m a s Party' ticket. Y o u c a n still get them (only £1) from the Ents R o o m or Hall Reps—see Hall noticeboards. The band at tonight's party is a pop/reggae band called 'Bu mbl e and the B e e z ' — h a v e y o u ever heard a reggae band use electronic drums before?! T h e y recently supported both H a z e l O ' C o n n o r a n d J o h n M a r t y n on their British tours and their single is already in the charts.

B o o k - A - B o o k this Christmas Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes Sir A r t h u r C o n a n D o y l e , Penguin £3.95 Gossip 1920-1970 A n d r e w B a r r o w , P a n £3.95 Complete Atlas of Britain Automobile A s s o c i a t i o n , £9.95 James Herriot's Yorkshire M i c h a e l J o s e p h £8.50 Phaidon Dictionary of 20th Century Art Phaidon £4.50 Puzzle Mountain G y l e s B r a n d r e t h , Penguin £4.95 Motor Cyclists' Handbook, David Minton, P a n £5.95 S e c o n d Book of Insults N a n c y M c P h e e , D e u t s c h £3.95 MacmillanEncylopediaof Art M a c m i l l a n £5.95 Queen Victoria' Sketchbook Macmillan £3.95. Thomas Bewick's Birds G o r d o n F r a s e r £4.95 Marilyn lives! J o e l O p p e n h e i m e r , Pipeline £5.95 Bargain Basement Traditional Islamic Craft in Moroccan Architecture V1&2 £180.00 now £130.00. History of World Furniture £ 4 0 . 0 0 now £35.00. Special A n n o u n c e m e n t W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 9, at 2 : 3 0 p m Subject G r o u p Captain Sir Douglas B a d e r — A u t h o r Laddie L u c u s will both be in the B o o k s h o p to sign copies of the only authorised biography of Sir Douglas B a d e r , Flying Colours, H u t c h i n s o n , £8.95. T h e b o o k contains a new and controversial assessment of the Battle of Britain. T h e a u t h o r e x p o s e s for t h e f i r st t i m e Douglas B a d e r ' s tactical concept of the battle and his critics are decisively answered with facts and fresh official evidence. If by unfortunate chance you will not be able to c o m e a n d meet Sir Douglas B a d e r but y o u w o u l d like the b o o k signed, let me k n o w and we will get them to sign for y o u .

Socialist W h i c h British political party has twelve M P s , several h u n d r e d councillors a n d an individual membership of 15,000? T h e answer is the Co-operative Party. T h e co-operative movement is perhaps best k n o w n for its familiar high street shops r u n by local co-operative retail societies and schemes like the M e r i d e n M o t o r c y c l e Co-operative. F e w people are aware of its political wing. O n T u e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 8, P e t e r C l a r k e , a r e s e a r c h o f f i c e r at C o - o p e r a t i v e P a r t y headquarters will be speaking about its aims and, in particular, its novel s c h e m e for tackling youth unemployment through self-supporting groups. T h e meeting is at 1:00pm in M a t h s 341 and all are welcome.

F o r t h c o m i n g events include a 'Heavy R o c k ' night (next Friday) with ' O v e r k i l l ' and 'Blue M a n ' in the L o w e r Refectory—we would like to thank M a r k S m i t h for moving the venue of the F E L I X D i n n e r to allow this event to take place! A n ' X m a s . . . . a t l a s t ' p a r t y is a l s o b e i n g organised for W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 16, in the C o n c e r t Hall. There will be a disco, bar, r o c k b a n d — A Blue Z o o (more about them later) and....and wait for it....cartoons!—all for just £1. F o r just 50p, this T h u r s da y 's film is Taxi Driver. A s y o u will see elsewhere in F E L I X today, n e x t T h u r s d a y we a r e h a v i n g o f f i c i a l elections at 1:00pm in the U p p e r Lounge. If you're at al! interested, please come along as there will also be a general discussion about entertainments at I C .

Wing Chun In C h i n e s e history B u d d h i s m and Shaolin temple are s y n o n y m o u s with K u n g F u . W i n g C h u n K u n g F u has its roots here. A Bu ddh is t nun, who after observing a fight between a white crane and snake devised a system of selfdefence from the action of these animals. She took into account the difference in physique between men and w o m e n when she created the art, whose close range techniques have simple yet fast and lethal moves. Master Y i p M a n introduced the art to H o n g K o n g after the S e c o n d W o r l d W a r . T h r o u g b his students (such as B r u c e Lee and M a s t e r Lau) W i n g C h u n gradually spread across to the western w o r l d . M a s t e r L a u is one of the leading exponents in W i n g C h u n . T h e I C W i n g C h u n C l u b is a division of Master Lau's Wing Chun Academy. To celebrate the birth of our club recently we have arranged a social evening on D e c e m b e r 12, at 7:00pm, in the U n i o n Building. The p r o g r a m m e includes a demonstration of W i n g C h u n K u n g F u by M a s t e r L a u , food, drinks, raffle, music and party games. If you are interested, hurry and get your ticket from Sandeep Jesndasen C i v E n g 3, Edgar Pilkington E E 1 , B e n n y N o t a r i a n n i P h y s 3, U n i o n Office. W i n g C h u n classes are held o n W e d n e s d a y s in the U n i o n G y m between 3:00 a n d 6:00pm; and Saturdays in the U n i o n G y m between 11:00 and 2:00pm

What does the devil do in his spare time? H o w unsmoothly is it possible for the course of true love to run? If y o u want a right good belly laugh and a solution to the problem of evil, then go to Bedazzled, the next S F S o c film on Tuesday in M e c h E n g 220 at 6:30pm. If c o m e d y and theology aren't your bag, then don't forget that Raquel W e l c h is in it (as well as Peter C o o k , Dudley M o o r e , B a r r y H u m p h r i e s and Eleanor B r o n ) . Definitely a film redolent with not-to-bemissedness. While on the subject of films, it has been brought to m y attention that Ents think I don't like t h e m . N o t h i n g c o u l d be further from the truth. A l l my past statements about them were g e n u i n e e x p r e s s i o n s of s y m p a t h y a n d gratitude for blokes with a hard job who so often are blamed w h e n things go wrong and are not mentioned at all when things go right. I w a s n o t b e i n g s a r c a s t i c at a l l , a n d w a s dismayed to learn that I was being taken the wrong way, w h i c h c o m e s as a bit of a blow to a person as articulate as I a m . Still, life's like that. N o jokes this week, and for several weeks no by-line either. Depressing isn't it?

CND T h e meeting of T h u r s d a y , N o v e m b e r 26, was addressed by M i k e T e r r y , an active member of A n t i - A p a r t h e i d . M i k e presented a highly i n f o r m a t i v e a c c o u n t on the h i s t o r y a n d prospects of nuclear proliferation in S o u t h Africa. Unquestionable evidence was presented for the existence of a S o u t h A f r i c a n b o m b , along with disturbing developments in battlefield nuclear shells a n d weapon delivery systems. M i k e laid the blame directly with the U S a n d British policies to provide large amounts of technological assistance for so-called "peaceful development of nuclear reactor facilities". W o r k is now beginning on the p r o d u c t i o n of leaflets a n d e v e n t u a l l y a larger a n d m o r e c o m p r e h e n s i v e n e w s p a p e r . H o w e v e r it is essential that people offer to help in the writing of these. If y o u w o u l d like to contribute in teh form of articles, cartoons, format, or whatever, please send your ideas to C . J . H a r r i e s , M e c h Eng P G , so that we may consider them and tell y o u if we think it's w o r t h doing. A n I C C N D B o o k s h o p is now set up in the J C R e v e r y M o n d a y l u n c h t i m e . P l e a s e go along, and, more importantly encourage those who remain undecided to pay it a visit. T h e final meeting of t e r m , o n T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 10, will be addressed by O w e n G r e e n e , w h o many of y o u will k n o w , has been w o r k i n g with the " L o n d o n After T h e B o m b " S A N A group. H e will be talking about some of the group's preliminary findings.

H.G. Wells Society proudly presents

JIM

FRANCIS

creator of Special Effects for 'THE

HITCH HIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY'

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Natural History L — . v . T h e society organise regular lectures, trips a n d films. S o far this t e r m we have h a d Professor S m y t h a n d D o c t o r L a m b give lectures on parasites from pets and wine-making. W e organised an afternoon trip to S i l w o o d Park field station to introduce first year life scientists to the station a n d the w o r k that is d o n e there a n d two groups from the society went a r o u n d the British M u s e u m (Natural History) during its open days. S o far this term we have been on four bird-watching rips. A t R i c k m a n s w o r t h , we had g o o d views of siskins a n d redpolls a n d at B a r n E l m s Re s e r vo ir we saw goldeneye a n d a kestrel at very close range. W e have also been further afield; at R a i n h a m in E s s e x we saw bramblings a n d a hen harrier despite being under fire f r o m the local army ranges! A t S h eppe y o n the N o r t h K e n t coast we saw another hen harrier a n d a short-eared owl, purple sandpiper and flocks of wintering snow buntings. C o m i n g up we have a lecture by M r A . S e c c o m b e o n ' T h e Wildlife of the Seychelles' a n d a n R S P B film a c c o m p a n i e d by cider a n d cheese. N e x t t e r m we have already organised lectures o n Butterflies by P r of E . Laithwaite, P o l u t i o n by D o c t o r D . D o l b y , a n d S c h i s t o somes by D r C . W r i g h t .

Football

Rugby Seconds

Firsts T o be sung to the tune of " R o b i n H o o d " 1. Bogey R o l l a , Bogey R o l l a w i t h his p a d a n d pen B o g e y - R o l l a , B o g e y - R o l l a l e a v i n g from S o u t h Ken W i t h the I C t e a m J u s t to set the scene Colliers W o o d , Colliers Wood, Colliers W o o d (Chelsea).

O n W e d n e s d a y the S e c o n d X V t r a v e l l e d into the sticks to play the R o y a l V e t s C o l l e g e . W h e n the referee e v e n t u a l l y t u r n e d u p the game started w i t h I C d o m i n a t i n g . 2. Stevie W a r d , Stevie W a r d j u m p i n g for the Aggressive play by the forwards set u p the ball b a l l for the backs w h o , despite changes of Stevie W a r d , Stevie W a r d u p above t h e m a l l po s i t i o n , r a n the b a l l w e l l , e n d i n g i n the left B a l l hits his head w i n g e r R . F r i t h scoring t w o tries, a n d the G o a l k e e p e r de a d right w i n g e r R . F l y n n scoring one. T w o of Stevie W a r d , Stevie W a r d , Stevie W a r d t h e m were converted by M . W i n s o r . (Goal!) T h e vets c a p i t a l i z e d o n a l u l l i n the enthusiasm i n the second q u a r t e r a n d r a n i n (Chelsea Scored) two converted tries. These were p r o b a b l y due to players b e i n g confused by t e c h n i c a l l i n e 3. G . R i c k a r d , G . R i c k a r d star of I C Firsts out calls like ' b o v i n e mastitis'! G . R i c k a r d , G . R i c k a r d o n l y comes i n bursts A f t e r the i n t e r v a l I C r e g a i n e d t h e i r (or so we hear) confidence a n d p l a y e d most of the r e m a i n i n g . D r e s s e d a l l i n blue game i n the o ppo s i ti o n half a n d w i t h good H e m a n a g e d two (or so we hear) f o r w a r d support the b a l l was m o v e d a l o n g G . R i c k a t d, G . R i c k a r d , G . R i c k a r d (Goal(s)) the backs, l e a d i n g to R . F r i t h s c o r i n g his third try. F r o m a w e l l t u n e d penalty m o v e W . A s t o n 4. S. D u n h i l l , S. D u n h i l l like a n antelope crashed over the line to score a n d w i t h M . 5. D u n h i l l , S. D u n h i l l full back c o u l d n ' t cope W i n s o r c o n v e r t i n g this a n d a later p e n a l t y , Crossed just in t i m e I m p e r i a l were the e v e n t u a l w i n n e r s by 29-12. G o a l i e said it's m i n e T e a m : M. Winsor, R. Frith, G. Pike, W. G o a l i e missed, C o a l i e d missed, must be pissed Chapman, R. Flynn, M. Thompson, J. Paixdo, S. (another goal) Bell, C. Cole, J. Hutton, C. Henderson, T. Carr, (ORANGES) D. McGee, W. Aston, M. Pearce.

Community Action If any one is interested in any of the following c o m e t o the meetings, top of the U n i o n , every M o n d a y at 12:30: draughtproofing o l d people's h o m e s o n W e d n e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 9 in the a f t e r n o o n ; h e l p i n g w i t h the c h i l d r e n of b a t t e r e d w i v e s , t a k i n g t h e m to sights i n L o n d o n , etc.; helping with handicapped children o n S a t u r d a y afternoons; s o u p rtins o n Tuesday and T h u r s d a y , meet 10:30pm, F a l m o u t h K i t c h e n s ; visiting p a t i e n t s i n S t P a n c r a s H o s p i t a l or taking t h e m out o n trips. Next Tuesday and Wednesday, November 8 a n d 9, it's b l o o d d o n i n g . Please give y o u r b l o o d , it is needed.

Economy Drive " S t u d e n t d r i v e r " — t h i s produces images of a beat-up M i n i , d o i n g wheel spin starts at traffic lights. W e l l C i t y a n d G u i l d s M o t o r C l u b does like to try other things as well. F o r example o n the 29th of this m o n t h it is organising a n Econorun. T r a n s l a t e d out of jargon this means that competitors will be trying to squeeze every last mile out of each gallon. F o l l o w i n g a challenging route from easy navigation. S o tbe event is not only a competition in its o w n right, but also an excellent i n t r o d u c t i o n to rallying. I c a n hear s o m e of y o u saying " B u t my L a n d R o v e r only ever does 17 miles to the gallon." W e l l , to m a k e things fair, your result is c o m p a r e d to accepted c o n s u m p t i o n figures for the model. S o , if y o u fancy stripping off the roof-rack, winding up the w i n d o w s and trying not to lose any speed on the c o r n e r s , w h y not enter. If y o u have images of throwing a r o u n d a fully p r e p a r e d R S 1 8 0 0 , but have never d r i v e n competitively, why not c o m e along. Details from the M o t o r C l u b noticeboard in M e c h a n i c a l Engineering. Y o u might even enjoy driving economically! Page 10

Judo W e a r r i v e d b r i g h t a n d e a r l y for the t o u r n a m e n t w h i c h was an i n v i t a t i o n t o u r n a m e n t between teams from universities i n E u r o p e . T h e c o m p e t i t i o n s t a r t e d at 10:30am a n d we were d r a w n i n a p o o l w i t h D i j o n , B o c h e n a n d E i n d h o v e n 2 (the h o m e B team). W e were at a slight d i s a d v a n t a g e as we o n l y h a d a six m a n t e a m so i n a n y contest we lost the first bout by default, also o u r team consisted of two b r o w n , two green a n d two orange belts whereas a l l of the other teams were m a i n l y black belts. W e were d r a w n to light B o c h e n lirst a n d m a d e a v a l i a n t effort, w i n n i n g two lights; the losing member s o f the t e a m put u p i n c r e d i b l y good o ppo s i ti o n a n d their loss c a n be b l a m e d on lack ol c o m p e t i t i o n experience. N e x t we (ought D i j o n a n d in the t r a d i t i o n of F r e n c h clubs they were very good, we-only m a n a g e d one d r a w , this time some of the blame c a n be l a i d on bad refcreeing as we got two b a d decisions. In the last light in out pool against one ol the h o m e learns wc m a n a g e d one t h a w a n d sullen-d greatly from la< k ol experience. T h e r e ended the c o m p e t i t i o n lor us so missing the final ' w c were s h o w e r i n g ; w h i c h S t r a s b o u r g w o n . then retired to the Street of a. T h o u s a n d Bats lot a q u i e l d r i n k . Il was g e n e r a l l y d e c i d e d t h a t the n a m f o u g h t i n c r e d i b l y w e l l , perhaps next year wc may do better. FELIX, December

4, 1981

5. D a v i d D e a n , D a v i d D e a n c o v e r i n g a l l the grass D a v i d D e a n , D a v i d D e a n fell u p o n his b o t t o m (again) M a l c o m hit a shot (low) G o a l i e not too hot Stevie W a r d , Stevie W a r d , followed i n (yet a n o t h e r goal) 6. C o r n e r shot, c o r n e r shot c o m i n g f r o m the right A l e d calls, A l e d calls, w i t h his i m p a i r e d sight A l e d ' s out a m i l e Chelsea's a l l a smile ' C a u s e they scored, 'cause they scored, cause they scored. 7. B o g e y - R o l l a , B o g e y - R o l l a sat o n the t r a i n (tube really) ( T o o late hee-hee!) B o g e y - R o l l a , B o g e y - R o l l a felt a little p a i n L o o k s d o w n below It's a l l aglow R a s h is worse, rash is worse, rash is worse Copyright—Vergin

Seconds H a r t l a n d (10) Y e e n m a n (4) W i g g i n s (2) E l s b y (2) Beer (1) (PS: J i m missed a sitter, Steve's knees c o l d , ' 1 9 - 0 to I C . )

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A C C M e e t i n g : on T u e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 8, 6 : 3 0 p m i n the U n i o n Refectory. W i l l a l l c l u b captains a n d w o m e n ' s captains please attend. T h i s w i l l be followed bv a Stoats' R u n .

RESULTS Wednesday,

November

Football

IC I IC II IC III

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Chelsea I Bedford III Bedford II

5-2'A, 19-0 A 9-2 A

Firsts

Rugby

IC I IC II

I C p r o s e d that they are the best squad i n L J L U by v i r t u e of a b r i l l i a n t performance at the U L U C h a m p i o n s h i p s on N o v e m b e r 19. The men's team w o n the men's t r o p h y a n d the w o m e n ' s team h a d representation i n most finals. R i c h a r d L e a c h almost 'stole' the 3 3 m d a s h , t h e n t o o k first p l a c e i n t h e 1 0 0 m b a c k s t r o k e . N i c k L a s t a n d S te ve T a y l o r f i n i s h e d s e c o n d a n d t h i r d i n . the 4 0 0 m freestyle. W h e n R i c h finally r a n out of energy (i.e. c o u l d n ' t finish the 100m butterfly), P a u l Rodger s fought his way into t h i r d place. G r a h a m S i n g l e t o n also picked up points w i t h a t h i r d i n the 100m backstroke. J i m B o u c h e r , the learn c o a c h , finished fifth i n the I . M . a n d t h i r d i n the breaststroke. T h e girls, some of w h o m were c o m p e t i n g for the first time, p r o d u c e d some excellent swims. W e n d y M o o r e a n d C a r o l i n e T o m b s led the way w i t h C a r o l i n e t a k i n g t h i r d place in the 2 0 0 m freestyle a n d I M w h i l e W e n d y finished fourth i n the 3 3 m dash a n d the I M . O t h e r notables were J a n e C a m p b e l l i n the backstroke final a n d M a r i a T u c k w h o was fourth i n the 100m breastroke. The men's A team w o n the medley relay, w i t h o u r B team a close second. In the freestyle relay the A team were second to Bedford C o l l e g e as R i c h let his k i d brother beat h i m on the final leg. T e a m : .V. Last. R. I.each. J. Boiuhci. C. ('•avion, P. Rodger.-,, G. Singleton + 2. .V. Hammond, II'. Moore, (,'. lorn Irs, J. Hillier, J. Campbell, M. Tuck, Francui.se and Man.

©Mater Polo I C W a t e r P o l o team followed up the success of the s w i m m i n g team by w i n n i n g the U L U knock-out last T h u r s d a y at U L U . W e were h a n d i c a p p e d by a n u m b e r of goals to give weaker sides (i.e. the rest!) a chance. E a r l y on we disposed of L o n d o n H o s p i t a l 4-1. w i t h goals f r o m C h r i s and. R i c h a r d ; a n d K i n g s / L S E c o m b i n a t i o n 3-1. N i c k scoring three goals. T h e final took place over four quarters a n d d u e to h a n d i c a p p i n g we started the m a t c h 8-2 d o w n to Bedford C o l l e g e . I C started w e l l , r e d u c i n g the deficit to three goals after the first q u a r t e r , a n d we only t r a i l e d by two goals at the end of the second. A l t h o u g h Bedford's G B i n t e r n a t i o n a l took over i n the t h i r d a n d we went 5 d o w n at one stage, o u r fitness a n d t e a m w o r k e n a b l e d us to light back to be 13-10 d o w n w i t h 1 q u a r t e r to p l a y . D u e to b r i l l i a n t s h o o t i n g we forced exl i a t i m e w i t h the score 14-14 at the e n d of n o r m a l time. T h e first p e r i o d ol e x t r a time was scoreless but I C took the lead for the first time in the m a t c h early i n the second p e r i o d . A l t h o u g h Bedford e q u a l i s e d , C h r i s c l i n c h e d the w i n n e r for us shortly afterwards. T e a m : Leach, Boucher, Gallon, (,'asini, Ashuin, Burnett, Edwards, Hef'jernan, Roberts, Lasl.

Royal Veterinary College' I 8-9(A Roval Veterinary C o l II 29-12TAJ

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Badminton

Ladies

3-6(H)

Kings

Saturday, November

Football

IC I IC III IC V I

vs vs vs

I'C I L'C III I'C V

1 -0i H 2-5(H) 3-3(H)

vs vs VS

Borough R d Coll L'xbridge Bank ol England

0-()(A) G-3(H) l-2(A)

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Hockey

IC 1 IC II IC III

T h e game began H a r l i n g t o n a g a i n the venue. E l s b y m a k i n g his debut. R o u g h stuff by D e a n = b o o k i n g . A h k l e i n j u r y the result. S c o r e d , v i a D e a n tho' he fell d o w n • H a l l t i m e (no oranges, Reeve p i r o u e t t e d like N u r e y e v . E x c i t i n g stuff! T a n t r u m s from X i c c o l l s . U C try to score— R e s i l i e n c e pays o i l . N o w is the end (we w o n ! . Spot the message.

Rugby

IC I IC II

'-9(H) 4-2()(H)

Badminton

IC 11

l-8(H)

QEC

Bowling O n F r i d a y , N o v e m b e r 27. twelve bowlers made their w a y to B i r m i n g h a m to compete in the B i r m i n g h a m M a r a t h o n . B o w l i n g non-stop f r o m m i d n i g h t F r i d a y to m i d d a y S a t u r d a y , all i n a i d of the N S P C C . A l t e r a b r i e f (?) w a r m i n g - u p p e r i o d in the bar, the two teams took their lanes. IC. I, h a d a slow start, but w a r m e d - u p q u i c k l y a n d reached a peak at about 5:00am when Steve B r y e r b o w l e d the team's h i g h game ol 223, for w h i c h he w o n a bottle of wine. F r o m then on the game levelled o i l ' w i t h the team finishing 7th o v e r a l l w i t h 14.548 pins. I C II had a good start a n d a good finish a n d . apart from K e v i n Short w h o b o w l e d well a l l m o r n i n g a n d got the team's h i g h score of 177. not very m u c h h a p p e n e d . T h e (earn c a m e 14th o v e r a l l (out of 15) (thanks to B r u n e i C . w'ho came last) a n d scored 12,128 pins. IC I team: Ray Cook, Chris Wells, Paul Gear. Martin Harrison, Wai Cheong Man, Steve III If7. I C II t e a m : Martin Smith. Kevin Short, Marie Cheong. Colin Grant, Mark Stanley, Hobby I hong.

Q Sailing T h e I C team were not u p at the H a r p b e i n g b e a t e n last w e e k e n d — i n s t e a d t h e y w e r e b e i n g beaten at C a m b r i d g e . H a v i n g tr avelle d d o w n in a n t i c i p a t i o n of sailing " z o o m s " (the new boat C a m b r i d g e have on a p p r o v a l ) on a decent lake. W e found ourselves s a i l i n g decomposing, leaky " L a r k s " on a d u c k p o n d d o w n a m u d d y lane in die m i d d l e of a w o o d . T h e trees a r o u n d the lake made the w i n d u n b e l i e v a b l y shifty a n d light i n c e r t a i n areas. A l l credit to C a m b r i d g e w h o m a n a g e d to spot the headers that you c o u l d almost tack on w i t h o u t m o v i n g the tiller. T e a m : Anita and Pal; Graham A . and Graham I).; Julian and Jim. FELIX, December

4, 1981

Hockey Seconds

T h e seconds m a i n t a i n e d t h e i r fine r u n this w e e k e n d , w i t h a c o n v i n c i n g w i n over l o c a l rivals U x b r i d g e . F o l l o w i n g the shock of h a v i n g eleven players, a n u m p i r e a n d seeing A n d y G a r m s is a suit a n d tie; the team m a d e its o w n w a y to H a r l i n g t o n ; M r G r a y strategically p l a c e d next to T i m M i t c h e l l ' s girlfriend ( H o p e y o u ' r e not r e a d i n g this, Dana!). S t i l l i n s h o c k , the d e I e n c e a l l o w e d U x b r i d g e to take the l e a d , but a goalk eeping e r r o r a l l o w e d T i m to e q u a l i s e a l m o s t i m m e d i a t e l y — p r o b a b l y due to h i m h a v i n g his thighs massaged as a p r e - m a t c h w a r m - u p ! T e a m spirit consequently rose a n d by the interval we were two goals up t h r o u g h an excellent goal by A n d y G a r m s a n d a W y l i e Special. In a l l a line a l l - r o u n d p e r f o r m a n c e by the team, especially M r Stroomer, whose typically-aimles s runs and consequent d e m o l i s h i n g of the U x b r i d g e defence were a n i n s p i r a t i o n to a l l . T h a n k s to A r t h u r for p i t c h A a n d to S a r a h for T i m ' s performance! T e a m : Jones, Cunningham, Whitehead, Ramplon, Roessink, Stroomer (Capt), Garms, Gray, Mitchell, Wylie. Umpire: Mike.

Ladies T o d a y , we d e c i d e d to have a n o t h e r bash at b e a t i n g W y e a n d even m a n a g e d to put out a t e a m of e l e v e n p l a y e r s for the o c c a s i o n . H o w e v e r it was a disastrous game a n d we were soundly beaten (5-2) — it's a p i t y we d i d n ' t p l a y as w e l l as we d i d against t h e m last week. S t i l l , it wasn't a total waste of time because W y e are a f r i e n d l y b u n c h a n d gave us a lovely tea a n d we h a d a super ride t h r o u g h the K e n t c o u n t r y s i d e . W e a r r i v e d so early that we h a d t i m e lor a fifteen mile detour to sec a l l those golden cornfields and r o l l i n g hillsides. F u l l m a r k s to the d r i v e r for some i n v e n t i v e m a n o e u v r i n g a l o n g some very tricky c o u n t r y lanes (I hope his cough gets better). M a n y thanks to J o h n s o n for the constructive c r i t i c i s m (and for u m p i r i n g ) . Team: .1. Conies, . 1 . Longslajj, .1. Crumhie, .1. Wall, M Storey, S. Halbard, A'. Barnell, R. Lane, C. Brown, J. Birbeck, S. Crocker. Page 11

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Q E C - I C Merger E v e n though the statement issued this week was only a draft proposal to be put to both the governing bodies, it is quite obvious that as bot h principals have accepted the draft it will undoubtedly be the basis for any merger. T h u s the students of this College must m a k e their views k n o w n . T h e draft proposal w o u l d seem to suggest that the biosciences from Imperial College w o u l d be c o m b i n e d with the food and nutrition, courses at Q E C to f o r m a fourth Con s titu ent College. I for one think that we should not kiss the Life S c i e n c e s d i v i s i o n g o o d b y e as a sacrificial lamb to save Q E C . T h e R o y a l College of Science of necessity must include the Life S c i e n c e s and already has a strong r e p u t a t i o n and t r a d i t i o n in this field. Establishing a fourth constituent college which w o u l d not have any real status (initially) by c h o p p i n g off a lump of R C S seems ludicrous,

B l a n c h e a n d Melanie were deep in thought over a chess game when W o d g e entered the r o o m a n d w a n d e r e d over to the b o a r d t o w a t c h . B l a n c h e , as usual, was white and after a few minutes thought, she played a move, giving the position s h o w n in the diagram. W i t h m o r e than his c u s t o m a r y politeness, W o d g e waited till the game was over before he started making comments. Melanie (Black)

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especially as R C S already has the status. A n emergency U G M has been called for w h i c h will take place next T h u r s d a y . T h i s is the only way in w h i c h the U n i o n c a n form p o l i c y w i t h t h e d i r e c t i n v o l v e m e n t of t h e students involved. It is up to y o u , the students, to turn up and m a k e y o u r feelings clear. I sympathise with the plight of Q E C , w h o have been hit very h a r d by the c u t s a n d must struggle to s u r v i v e . B u t in k e e p i n g their identity, we must not lose ours. C o m e along to the Emergency U G M being called for next week and let your views be known. B o u n d Editions T h o se people w h o took the wise decision to invest in a b o u n d c o p y of last year's F E L I X will be delighted to k n o w that they have arrived. These c a n be collected from the office and reminders will be sent to those w h o o r d e r e d them. The Knocking Shop Still no response from the College about the a w f u l l y e m b a r r a s s i n g r e f e c t o r y flat i n the U n i o n Q u a d . H o w e v e r , I note a bill before Parliament to legalise brothels, so I suppose M r M o o n e y c o u l d t a k e a d v a n t a g e of t h e situation a n d open a profitable outlet in the U n i o n Building! W e could whell in L a m p o s t L i l and B a c k l a n d B r e n d a and have a really w o n d e r f u l t i m e a n d it w o u l d p r o b a b l y be cheaper than his horrible beefburgers.

r u l e , a n d n e i t h e r of t h e m is p a r t i c u l a r l y o b s c u r e or difficult; t h e y ' r e just a little surprising when you come across them unexpectedly in puzzles. B u t there's no e n passant involved here." " W h a t about castling?" "I think you've h a d enough c l u e s , " grinned W o d g e . " L e t ' s see y o u find this mate in t h r e e . " W h a t was the position w h e n W o d g e entered the r o o m ? W h a t move did B l a n c h e play? W h a t s h o u l d she have played? A n d how did W o d g e d e d u c e that this leads to mate in three? ' M a t e in three', of c o u r s e , means that W h i t e plays a m o v e , then B l a c k , then W h i t e , then B l a c k , a n d then W h i t e mates. Solutions, comments, criticisms to me at the FELIX Office, please. A prize of £5 (donated by Mend-a-Bike) and two tickets to the IC Choir concert will go to the correct solution drawn at 1:00pm on Wednesday.

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T h e S o u n d of Silence S u r p r i s e , surprise! Still not a w o r d about the beef pasties w h i c h M o o n e y has been selling as lamb for G o d k n o w s h o w long. Surely this sort of mistake requires not only an apology but a public explanation. After a l l , there are several groups in College w h o have been extremely offended by the whole affair. M r M o o n e y , o n the other h a n d , is obviously not treating the matter seriously. If I have not received an explanation or denial by M o n d a y (to print next week) then I suppose I shall be free to p r o n o u n c e that M r M o o n e y is p e r s o n a l l y r e s p o n s i b l e , as he obviously, cares little for the thoughts (or stomachs) of the students at Imperial College. S o o w n up V i c — w e r e they lamb or not? If n o t , w h y n o t ? O r are y o u too s c a r e d to explain. Credits M y t h a n k s o n c e again to L e s l y , Peter, J . Martin, Martin, Paul, Christine and Adrian. A s p e c i a l t h a n k - y o u to P a t r i c k (guest writer!) a n d all the w o n d e r f u l c o l l a t o r s (especially Izy).

c a n collect her prize o n M o n d a y afternoon. H o n o u r a b l e mention for A n t o n y Broadbent, P h y s i c s 2, w h o was the only one to find both solutions. Sportsmanship W h e n I've set easy puzzles in the past, it has been obvious that one or two people have submitted duplicate entries, either under their o w n names (!) or names of collaborators. N o w while I grudgingly admit that there's nothing to stop solvers showing their friends the solution, I'm a little a n n o y e d w h e n s u c h unfair practices r e a c h the point they d i d this week, with several sets of duplicate entries, a n d even reports of one m e r c e n a r y ( w h o m 1 won't name) selling the solution in r e t u r n for a n extortionate 75% share of the winnings. S o to protect the interests of those who solve a n d enter legitimately, any of y o u who are d i s c o v e r e d perpetrating unsportsmanlike s c h e m e s in future will find y o u r s e l v e s blacklisted, a n d all y o u r entries will go straight in the b i n . I realise, of course, that s u c h measures cannot prevent malpractice, but it w i l l at l e a s t f o r c e y o u to d i s g u i s e y o u r handwriting o n duplicate entries. Christmas Competition Inspired by M r H u m p h r i e s ' superb letter on page 2, I'm offering a litre of wine and a large C h r i s t m a s p u d for the best anagram of any College personality, building, institution, domestic secretary, etc., etc. C l o s i n g date is M o n d a y week, 1:00pm, a n d 'best' means 'most appropriate , witty, succinct, e t c '

Blanche (White) " D i d y o u realise that from the position when I entered the r o o m , B l a n c h e c o u l d force mate in three m o v e s ? " he enquired. Melanie l o o k e d suspicious. " D o e s it use any of the funny, obscure rules of c h e s s ? " W o d g e laughed, "the only 'funny' rules, as y o u call t h e m , are castling a n d the en passant

Douglas Bader I'm delighted to see that Douglas B a d e r and the author of his official biography (Laddie L u c a s ) will be signing copies of the said tome in the I C B o o k s h o p next W e d n e s d a y afternoon. See B o o k s h o p N e w s (page 9) for details.

T h e r e are two solutions (without c o u n t i n g r o ta tions and reflections) and the diagram shows the less obvious one. T r a c y C a r t e r , C i v E n g 1,

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