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Snip, Snip, Snip Union Finance Committee has decided on a programme of cuts to save £2,650 from the proposed Union budgets for next year at a meeting last Friday. T h e cuts are needed because one Union's proposed expenditure for next year exceeded expected income by a substantial amount.

U F C have: • C u t c o n t i n g e n c y f r o m £6,000 to £ 4 , 0 0 0 • £ 3 0 0 0 h a s to b e f o u n d f r o m t h e c u r r e n t t r a n s p o r t b u d g e t of £ 8 0 0 0 to c o n t r i b u t e to t h e n e w m i n i b u s . T h i s w i l l r e s u l t in i n c r e a s e d h i r e c h a r g e s nex t year.

• C u t a l m o s t all of t h e U n i o n ' s s u b s i d y of a l c o h o l . T h e r e w i l l be no s u b s i d y for the Constituent College Unions ( C C U s ) to b u y b e e r , n o s u b s i d y f o r R e a l A l e S o c to b u y b e e r and Wine Tasting Soc's subsidy of w i n e w i l l b e c u t to 2 0 % . T h i s will save £1500.

• D e c i d e d the U n i o n s h o u l d b u d g e t f o r a d e f i c i t of £ 2 0 0 0 £3000 w h i c h they h o p e will be met f r o m i n c r e a s e d b o o k s h o p i n c o m e a n d m o n e y u n s p e n t at t h e e n d of t h i s y e a r , • a g r e e d that C a n o e C l u b s h o u l d c u t its b u d g e t b y £ 6 5 0 .

• C u t t h e C C U s b y £ 1 5 0 0 . It h a s b e e n s u g g e s t e d t h a t m o s t of

t h i s m o n e y s h o u l d b e r a i s e d by t h e c l o s u r e of t h e C C U rifle a n d pistol clubs.

• C u t the M a j o r S u b C o m m i t t e e s ( M S C ) by £ 5 0 0 . £ 1 5 0 of w h i c h

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will be cut f r o m R e c r e a t i o n a l C l u b s C o m m i t t e e ( R C C ) , £100 will be cut f r o m Athletics C l u b s Committee (ACC) and P u b l i c a t i o n s B o a r d a n d £50 w i l l be cut f r o m the other M S C s .

• C u t the other U n i o n committees (including welfare,

Second Time Around Departments have been a s k e d to i n t r o d u c e S e p t e m b e r r e s i t s f o r s e c o n d y e a r s . In t h e first r e p o r t of t h e U n d e r g r a d u a t e S t u d i e s C o m m i t t e e . T h e report, w h i c h w i l l b e p r e s e n t e d to t h e B o a r d of S t u d i e s o n J u n e 2 5 t h , c o n t a i n s a n u m b e r of o t h e r r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s for major c h a n g e s in t h e w a y u n d e r g r a d u a t e c o u r s e s are r u n .

The Undergraduate Studies Committee, which includes a m o n g its m e m b e r s a c a d e m i c s , ICU president C a r l B u r g e s s and t h e C C U A A O s , w a s set u p to l o o k at w a y s of i m p r o v i n g undergraduate education.

T h e r e p o r t s a y s that ' m a n y s t u d e n t s w h o resit in S e p t e m b e r after ' f a i l i n g ' t h e i r first y e a r examinations, subsequently achieve a creditable honours d e g r e e . It c o n c l u d e s t h a t t h e l a c k of s e c o n d - y e a r S e p t e m b e r Free!

resit e x a m i n a t i o n s l e a d s to u n n e c e s s a r y failures a n d also wastes students' time.

Engineering departments h a v e b e e n a s k e d in t h e r e p o r t to l o o k at w a y s of r e d u c i n g f a i l u r e rates. It r e c o m m e n d s t h e e n g i n e e r i n g d e p a r t m e n t s l o o k at w a y s of a d o p t i n g a c o u r s e unit s y s t e m s i m i l a r to that a d o p t e d in m a n y s c i e n c e s u b j e c t s t h i s W o u l d m e a n that s t u d e n t s w e r e n o t r e q u i r e d to p a s s e v e r y s i n g l e part of t h e i r c o u r s e .

T h e total w o r k load p l a c e d o n a s t u d e n t s h o u l d be l i m i t e d t o about forty h o u r s a w e e k a c c o r d i n g to t h e r e p o r t w h i c h s u g g e s t that o r g a n i s e d learning t i m e s h o u l d be a r o u n d t w e n t y h o u r s and students s h o u l d be d o i n g a b o u t ten to f i f t e e n h o u r s of s o l i d w o r k s u c h a s w r i t i n g essays.

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e x t e r n a l affairs, r a g , etc) u p to £500.

It h a d b e e n i n i t i a l l y s u g g e s t e d that U F C m i g h t d e c i d e to completely cut several high s p e n d i n g c l u b s . A n u m b e r of c l u b s under threat were a s k e d to j u s t i f y t h e i r s p e n d i n g to t h e m e e t i n g . R o y a l S c h o o l of M i n e s U n i o n ( R S M U ) president Dave P e a r c e p r o p o s e d that yacht, b a l l o o n a n d gliding s h o u l d be ciosed. Social Cultural and Amusements Board (SCAB) Chairman Nick Shackley p r o p o s e d that t h e m e e t i n g s h o u l d g o into c l o s e d s e s s i o n while M r Pearce's proposal was b e i n g d i s c u s s e d . It w a s f i n a l l y defeated although the vote was d e s c r i b e d as b e i n g f a i r l y c l o s e .

Deputy President Dave K i n g s t o n told F E L I X that the 'meeting went fairly well'. H e s a i d t h a t it h a d a d o p t e d t h e m o s t b u s i n e s s like a p p r o a c h of any U n i o n meeting this year.

T h e m e m b e r s of U F C w e n t in wit h the attitude that they h a d to d e c i d e t h e r e a n d t h e n w h e r e t h e c u t s w e r e to b e m a d e .

Recreational Clubs Committee Chairman Tim P a l m e r s a i d that t h e m e e t i n g w e n t far better t h a n it c o u l d h a v e . 'I w a s v e r y p l e a s e d t h a t t h e y d i d n ' t start c u t t i n g c l u b s ' he said. the report include: • T h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of a c e r t i f i c a t e of t e a c h i n g e x c e l l e n c e that w o u l d be a w a r d e d a n n u a l l y to not m o r e t h a n 3 0 % of a c a d e m i c staff a n d that w o u l d b e a n i m p o r t a n t f a c t o r in p r o m o t i o n .

• T h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of c o u r s e s in learning skills • T h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of a C o l l e g e w i d e r a t i n g of t e a c h i n g .

ICU President Carl Burgess d e s c i b e d t h e r e p o r t a s t h e best that c o u l d be a c h i e v e d in t h e t i m e a v a i l a b l e . ' S o m e of t h e p r o p o s a l s are fairly radical' he s a i d 'but t h e y a r e n e c e s s a r y ' . H e predicted that there w o u l d be a lot of h e a t e d d i s c u s s i o n at B o a r d of S t u d i e s . H e h o p e d , t h o u g h , that ' r e a s o n w i l l w i n out'.

I C U A c a d e m i c Affairs Officer J M a r t i n T a y l o r s a i d that t h e committee recommendations ' s e e m like g o o d c o m m o n s e n s e p r o p o s a l s that s h o u l d have been adopted years ago. I remain sceptical about whether t h e y w i l l r e s u l t in s i g n i f i c a n t changes'.

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T h e r e are o n ly two F E L I X s left until the e n d of term.

T h a t m e a n s if y o u want to get a n y o p i n i o n articles, letters, articles o n y o u r c l u b s etc you've only got two m o r e c h a n c e s before the e n d of term. T a k e the opportunity to tell the students of Imperial C o l l e g e what's bothering y o u . Letters a n d o p i n i o n s . s h o u l d be in by 1.30pm o n M o n d a y for next Friday's issue a n d 1.30pm o n the final M o n d a y for the last issue of term.

Reports t h e w h i m s of a f e w U n i o n In t h e light of c o m m e n t s politicos. This essentially m a d e to m e last w e e k I m e a n s that if c u t s a r e to b e t h o u g h t t h a t I'd better m a d e , its t h e c l u b s , justify the editorial o n the societies and C C U s who A G M . T h e a i m of t h e h a v e to b e c u t . T h e U n i o n e d i t o r i a l w a s not to c r i t i c i s e has no policy on what Carl Burgess, Dave c r i t e r i a s h o u l d b e u s e d to K i n g s t o n or P e t e W i l s o n f o r make these cuts. For the e x p r e s s i n g their views. I last t w o y e a r s t r a n s p o r t h a s can hardly criticise people been p i c k e d upon as an for that w h e n I write an e a s y target. W h e n y o u c u t editorial ever week. M y t r a n s p o r t n o c l u b is s e e n to c o m m e n t s w e r e a i m e d at b e s a v a g e d s o e a c h of t h e '

means other clubs close.

T h e U n i o n c a n not b e e x p e c t e d to s u p p o r t e v e r y c l u b . If t h e U n i o n attempted to support every club I could form a S p a c e Shuttle C l u b and expect t h e U n i o n to s u p p o r t m y c l u b ' s a t t e m p t to b u i l d a S p a c e Shuttle.

UGC M a n y Imperial D e p a r t m e n t s w i l l be r e l i e v e d b y t h e n e w s they've been marked as o u t s t a n d i n g by the U G C .

M a n y parents a r o u n d the country must be c o n s i d e r i n g t r y i n g to p e r s u a d e t h e i r c h i l d r e n to g o to I m p e r i a l a s a r e s u l t of t h i s b o o s t to I C s i m a g e .

U n f o r t u n a t l e y w h a t f e w of t h e s e p a r e n t s r e a l i s e is that the ratings include no a s s e s s m e n t of t h e undergraduate course.

R e s e a r c h at I C m a y w e l l b e w o n d e r f u l but it d o e s n ' t m e a n that IC runs g o o d undergraduate courses.

G o o d r e s e a r c h e r s a r e not necessarily good teachers.

IC h a s m a d e real e f f o r t s (through the Undergraduate Studies C o m m i t t e e as m u c h as a n y t h i n g e l s e ) to i m p r o v e t e a c h i n g at I C . I h o p e that t h e U G C m a r k s w o n ' t result in U n d e r g r a d u a t e S t u d i e s

Committee work being ignored.

T h e r e c e n t r e p o r t of t h e U S C is o n e of t h e m o s t s e n s i b l e d o c u m e n t s to h a v e b e e n p r o d u c e d at I C in y e a r s . It h a s m a d e s o m e excellent recommendations that if a d o p t e d , s h o u l d result in real i m p r o v e m e n t s in t h e u n d e r g r a d u a t e c o u r s e s . I h o p e that d e p a r t m e n t s d o n ' t rest o n t h e i r l a u r e l s but t a k e t h e r e p o r t to heart.

Cornish Tin A n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in s a v i n g C o r n i s h tin s h o u l d g o to t h e F E L I X o f f i c e or t h e C C U offices a n d s i g n the petition.

Festival Eye The Stonehenge magazine, F e s t i v a l E y e , is o n s a l e in the F E L I X office price 70p.

CREDITS T h a n k s to J M a r t i n T a y l o r for organising collating w h i l e I w e n t to a d i n n e r , Judith Hackney and Chris E d w a r d s for s p e n d i n g h o u r s o n t h e i r parts of t h e i s s u e , D a v e J o n e s , Ian Thomas, Jon Burgess, Simon Lewis, Jim Clayden, Rosemary Hosking, Tony Churchill, Dave Rowe, A a r o n Kotcheff, J a n e Spiegel, Bill G o o d w i n , and e v e r y o n e I've f o r g o t t e n .

FELIX is published by the Editor for and on behalf of Imperial College Union Publications Board and is printed by the Imperial College Union Print Unit, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BB, (Tel 01-589 5111 , I ext 3515). The Editor of FELIX is Hugh Southey and The Business Manager is J Martin Taylor. Copyright FELIX 1986. ISSN 1040-0711. /

Club and get a grant to fly into space.

Form a Space Shuttle p r a i s i n g the A G M for being Major Sub Committee c o n s i s t e n t in r e f u s i n g t o Chairmen can go away and a c c e p t p e r s o n a l o p i n i o n s in teli t h e i r c l u b s that t h e y ' v e r e p o r t s . If C a r l , o r t h e b e e n s a v e d . In p r a c t i s e o t h e r s w a n t to e x p r e s s t h e i r t h o u g h t h e s e c u t s in o p i n i o n s in a n a r t i c l e o r t r a n s p o r t h a v e s e v e r e l y hit letter I w i l l b e m o r e t h a n the sports and recreational h a p p y to a c c e p t it a n d p r i n t c l u b s . S p o r t s c l u b s like it. rugby and recreational c l u b s like m o u n t a i n e e r i n g Union Cuts r e q u i r e t h e i r m e m b e r s to F o r t h e t h i r d y e a r in a r o w spend most weekends Union Finance Committee persuing their activities. h a s b e e n f o r c e d to s c r a p e T h e c u t in t r a n s p o r t a r o u n d to f i n d o v e r ÂŁ 1 0 0 0 0 f u n d i n g m e a n that t h e y to c u t off t h e b u d g e t s of also require their m e m b e r s the clubs, societies and to s p e n d a l a r g e a m o u n t of C C U s . This problem seems m o n e y persuing their l i k e l y o c c u r next y e a r . T h e i n t e r e s t s . In t h e n e a r f u t u r e p r o b l e m is that t h e U n i o n o n e of t h e s e c l u b s t h a t h a s very few well d e f i n e d r e q u i r e s its m e m b e r s to f i n a n c i a l p r i o r i t i e s . It is s p e n d large a m o u n t s on g e n e r a l l y a c c e p t e d that transport may close o f f i c e c o s t s ( p r i m a r i l y staff b e c a u s e of t h e c u t s . T h e n w a g e s ) c a n not b e c u t a s all t h e r e c e n t f i n e w o r d s these are fixed by C o l l e g e s a y i n g that t h e U n i o n a n d not s u b j e c t t o s h o u l d try a n d s u p p o r t n e g o t i t o n b e w t e e n the e v e r y c l u b wil l be s e e n a U n i o n a n d its staff. T h i s worthless. o b v i o u s l y is t h e c o r r e c t thing to d o s i n c e the I b e l i e v e that U F C s h o u l d p e r m a n e n t staff's p a y not be a f r a i d of p r i o r i t i s i n g c e r t a i n c l u b s e v e n if it s h o u l d not b e s u b j e c t to 2

Undergraduate Studies Defended Dear Sir T h e first t w o p a r a g r a p h s of M r J M a r t i n T a y l o r ' s report as A c a d e m i c Affairs Officer make an unwarranted a t t a c k o n t h e c o n d u c t of the U n d e r g r a d u a t e S t u d i e s C o m m i t t e e , and the p r e p a r a t i o n of its first a n n u a l report. H e a l l e g e s that p u b l i c a t i o n of t h e C o m m i t t e e ' s report was d e l a y e d s o that its c o n c l u s i o n s c o u l d be ' w a t e r e d - d o w n s o a s to s t a n d a n y c h a n c e of b e i n g a c c e p t e d by the B o a r d of Studies'.

Three student members w e r e p r e s e n t at t h e last m e e t i n g of t h e C o m m i t t e e .

T h e f i n a l f o r m of t h e r e p o r t w a s a g r e e d by the Committee without any d i s s e n t (apart f r o m s m a l l

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drafting points w h i c h they a g r e e d to d e l e g a t e to m e ) .

T h e report has been sent to all H e a d s of D e p a r t m e n t s , Senior Tutors and Directors of U n d e r g r a d u a t e S t u d i e s .

It h a s b e e n i s s u e d n o w to allow about a month for d i s c u s s i o n before the B o a r d of S t u d i e s c o n s i d e r it. A n y m e m b e r of t h e c o m m i t t e e wil l c o n f i r m that not u n a u t h o r i s e d c h a n g e s have been made.

T h e r e is n o f o u n d a t i o n for the statement about w a t e r i n g d o w n t h e report.

T h e r e is n o o c c a s i o n f o r a n y of t h e c o m p l a i n t s in t h e s e c o n d p a r a g r a p h ('it's the s a m e old s t o r y . . . A c a d e m i c s a r e still t o o s t u c k in t h e i r c o m f o r t a b l e w a y s to m a k e any hard decisions about t h e f u t u r e of h i g h e r education').

O n e of t h e m o s t e n c o u r a g i n g f e a t u r e s of t h e Undergraduate Studies C o m m i t t e e has b e e n the

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positive and constructive co-operation between students and staff in addressing themselves to the extremely difficult problems of undergraduate teaching in the 1980's. We have written a report which may be considered radical, but which points towards some practical routes to improvement in our teaching, which is already compared favourably to other U K universities. It has been sent out as we wrote it, and I hope students and staff will discuss the issues it raises as widely as possible.

Yours sincerely David Blow Chairman, Undergraduate Studies Committee

AIDS: Why FELIX Got It Wrong

Dear Hugh, This letter concerns the article that appeared in FELIX two weeks ago (16th May) on the subject of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

Despite the fact that I, and other Biochemists/Medics who read the article felt it to be poorly written, it is perhaps more important to correct the inaccuracies and comment on some of the matters not raised.

White Blood Cells (WBC), and particularly T Lymphocytes, which are those cells specifically infected by the AIDS virus, are not produced in the Thymus, which it should be noted is not found in the neck. A s the article later suggested, W B C originate from precursor stem cells in the bone marrow.

Unfortunately this was not the only example of misleading journalism.

Cure versus vaccine? At the present time trie advances being made tend to suggest that a cure is the more probable of the two. Various drugs that inhibit an enzyme (Reverse Transcriptase) specific to the AIDS virus which is not utilised by the human metabolism are undergoing trials. However, it is very important to be aware that a miracle cure is unlikely in the near future.

Government spending on AIDS and all its related problems is minimal. O n e page advertisements in the national press warning of the danger of AIDS are not FELIX

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Dear Sir, Have any of your readers noticed the incredible similarity between Chelsea and England superhero J Martin Taylor and FELIX superhack Kerry Dixon. I wonder if they are by any chance related?

Yours Ken Bates (pp Adam Jefferson DOC 3) going to save lives.

Although no figures exist, a virulent strain of the virus causing AIDS ( H T L V III) has claimed the lives of large numbers of men and women in central Africa .

Since the virus is thought to have originated in this area of the world, it is likely that the growth of spread of the disease is more advanced than in the U K or the U S A . That could mean that millions are infected.

T o o often articles on AIDS forget the Southern Hemisphere.

Kerry

J Martin

who have been tested for the presence of antibodies to the AIDS virus and are positive (infected), but are, to all intents and purposes, fit and well physically. Even if the percentage of these people who go on to develop AIDS is small, there is no way at the present time that an individual can know if s/he will fall within that group or not. Living with this as a possible prospect has resulted in a great deal of trauma.

T h e most well-informed group dealing with AIDS in this country is the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). T h e T H T was set up to: 'inform, advise and help on AIDS'.

At the present time the T H T suggests the following data: Between 20,000 and 50,000 people are infected with the AIDS virus in the UK. T h e number in the U S A is thought to be close to 2 million. 10 to 15% of those infected go onto develop AIDS, and of these, close on 100% die. 15% of those infected suffer from AIDS related symptoms.

The remaining 70% are alive and well. This information raises three important points: Firstly, whether or not all those infected are aware of the fact and are taking necessary precautions to prevent spread of the AIDS virus.

Secondly, how meaningful any application of statistics can be when the sample number is so small and thought to be so non-randomised. How many married homosexual men, bisexual men or men 'secretly' practicing homosexual acts are infected?

Thirdly, the emotional suffering of those people

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The latest twist in the complexity of the AIDS viral infection is the relatively new observation/symptom of dementia and other brain disease. How long does this take to occur, and what percentage of peope will it affect?

T h e above deals with only a fraction of the problems AIDS has brought. What are we doing about it?

Yours sincerely, Simon Lewis

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Dear Hugh, I n o t i c e d that Nightline w a s , m e n t i o n e d in t h e U n i o n Annual Reports. This year has been a hard one for N i g h t l i n e in t h a t I h a v e h a d to constantly c a m p a i g n to s e c u r e its f u t u r e . T h i s battle h a s n o w b e e n w o n , a s t h e m a i n s c h o o l s of L o n d o n University have a g r e e d to c o n t r i b u t e to N i g h t l i n e at a rate of 3 0 p e n c e per student. T h i s c a m p a i g n w o u l d not have b e e n p o s s i b l e without the support which we received f r o m t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of Imperial C o l l e g e over the past year, a n d I w o u l d like to t a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o thank them. I woul d also like to thank Pete W i l s o n i f o r t h e a c t i v e s u p p o r t that [| h e h a s g i v e n m e t h i s y e a r , h a n d I c o m m e n d h i m for t h e I enthusiasm which he ! b r o u g h t to t h e p o s t of : Welfare Officer.

Nightline has-been saved I in order to provide a : service for L o n d o n ' s ; i student a n d I urge every I s t u d e n t w h o r e a d s t h i s to I r e m e m b e r t h a t if t h e y ;: w o u l d l i k e s o m e } information or a chat we i are only a p h o n e call away. sincerely I Yours I j Anne Cox II Nightline Director

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, Dear Hugh, j B e i n g a s t u d e n t r e s i d i n g at S i l w o o d Park I a m very j r a r e l y u p at S o u t h Kensington. A s with most S i l w o o d residents I have a s e n s e of d e t a c h m e n t a n d sometimes complete isolation from the events and h a p p e n i n g s up there.

However your FELIX publications have m a d e up j for this by being an e x c e l l e n t s o u r c e of information o n the activities of t h e C o l l e g e , U n i o n o r otherwise.

I d o not t h i n k t h e p a p e r h a s b e e n 'filled with incomprehensible and \ esoteric articles'. Indeed a I g r e a t d e a l of t h e m h a v e li b e e n i n t e r e s t i n g a n d I' w o r t h w h i l e t o r e a d a n d 1 your editorials have been 1 c l e v e r l y w r i t t e n a n d to t h e | point. I w o u l d therefore like 1 to c o n g r a t u l a t e a n d t h a n k | y o u f o r y o u r first rate || efforts this year a n d h o p e

' well funded U n i o n with a l a r g e r a n g e of a c t i v i t i e s is almost as important a draw for students as having g o o d , relevant a n d interesting c o u r s e s , or having a more normal male to f e m a l e ratio. T h e n e w R e c t o r has started to act o n t h e latter p r o b l e m s , h e must now do something about U n i o n funding, or the s t r a i n s f r o m l a c k of f u n d i n g will severely d a m a g e the U n i o n structure. Indeed s o m e of t h e strife s e e n within the U n i o n this year m a y w e l l b e d u e to t h e o p p o s i n g factions fighting e a c h other for more m o n e y , w i t h t h e E x e c c a u g h t in t h e m i d d l e in a n i m p o s s i b l e postion.

y o u or your s u c c e s o r carries on the g o o d work.

Yours Neville Bainbridge Silwood Park ps I h o p e a great m a n y s t u d e n t s h a v e r e s p o n d e d to the vindictive criticism l e v e l l e d at y o u a n d o t h e r s b y t h e s a b b a t i c a l s . E v e n if the A G M passes the report I t h i n k it w o u l d b e a s a d l o s s if y o u w e r e to r e s i g n from your position.

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Dear Hugh, I w a s not s u r p r i s e d b y t h e r e s u l t s of t h e e m e r g e n c y U F C on Friday, where a g e n e r a l a n d rather untidy trimming process was applied a c r o s s the b o a r d , rather than o n e or two high spending clubs being disbanded. Nobody would w a n t to d i s b a n d c l u b s a n d s u c h a c t i o n is a l w a y s e a s y to c o n d e m n , but d i f f i c u l t to support. General cutbacks bring their o w n problems, t h o u g h , a n d all c l u b s have suffered s u c h cuts over the past few years. T h e p r o b l e m w e have n o w is t h a t m o s t of t h e d e a d w o o d has been removed, and any further cuts will curtail m a n y c l u b s ' a c t i v i t i e s . It is time that C o l l e g e realised that h a v i n g a s t r o n g a n d

T h e r e are two other things w h i c h m a y be d o n e by the U n i o n to ease the s i t u a t i o n . F i r s t l y , it c a n make obtaining s p o n s o r s h i p by c l u b s a worthwhile activity, a n d secondly something should be d o n e about the ridiculous spending sprees that t h e M S C ' s a r e e n c o u r a g e d t o i n d u l g e in a s a r e s u l t of u n s p e n t m o n e y r e v e r t i n g to t h e U n i o n at t h e e n d of e a c h y e a r . A s w e s t a n d at t h e m o m e n t , if a c l u b c a n g a i n s p o n s o r s h i p , that m o n e y will be r e m o v e d f r o m their g r a n t , s o that t h e U n i o n a n d not t h e c l u b b e n e f i t s .

T h e p r o b l e m w i t h t h i s is that t h o s e w o r k i n g for a c l u b see the time spent

My girlfriend's walked out on me.

I think I'm pregnant.

I'm locked out.

What's the number of Falmouth Hall?

I want to change my course.

Where's Scanners showing?

What's the number of Victoria Station?

I'm stranded, are there any late-night buses?

How can I get hold of the Health Centre?

I'd like to be a volunteer.

I'm lonely.

What's on at Chelsea College tonight?

Where's the nearest Barclays Bank?

My landlord's hassling me.

Where's the nearest all-night chemist?

Are there any parties at IC tonight?

I've taken some pills.

l o o k i n g for m o n e y a s w a s t e d s i n c e t h e y d o not f i n a n c i a l l y b e n e f i t in t h e end. A more equitable s i t u a t i o n , h e l p i n g all i n v o l v e d , w o u l d b e to t a k e o n l y half t h e f u n d s r a i s e d from a c l u b ' s grant, s o that b o t h U n i o n a n d c l u b are b e t t e r off. A s f o r t h e c l a w b a c k of f u n d s , a g a i n s o m e d i v i s o n of t h e m o n e y left o v e r w o u l d a c t to reward those w h o have s a v e d m o n e y rather than penalise them as n o w occurs. The arrangements for this w o u l d have to be c a r e f u l l y t a i l o r e d to t h e n e e d s of t h e p a r t i c u l a r M S C ' s , since A C C has rather different a r r a n g e m e n t s to S C C f o r example. This process w o u l d not b e e a s y to w o r k out, but w o u l d bring a b o u t m o r e e n c o u r a g e m e n t s to save money. I would t h e r e f o r e s u g g e s t that n e x t year's exec think deeply about s u c h matters over the s u m m e r , a n d , hopefully, b e a b l e to p r o p o s e s o m e p l a n at t h e start of n e x t y e a r that is m o r e r e a s o n a b l e t h a n the c u r r e n t s i t u a t i o n . It s h o u l d a l s o b e m a d e c l e a r to C o l l e g e that t h e U n i o n is not a b o d y w h o s e funds c a n be cut indefinitely without s o m e serious repercussions for t h e rest of I C .

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mfsflBRflin Even Dumber There are many classic procedural puzzles like this one, usually to do with various animals and people crossing rivers. T h e best way to solve them is to write on little pieces of paper and shuffle them around. This was the solution I got in eleven moves: 1) Dumbest down, stone up.

2) Stone down.

3) Dumder down, stone and dumbest up.

4) Stone down.

5) Dumbest d o w n , stone up.

6) Dumb and stone down, dumb and dumbest up.

7-11) Repeat steps 1-5.

T h e only correct entry was from S Denye, C h e m Eng 3.

Well done, as usual, y o u can collect your prize from the FELIX office after 1.00pm Monday.

Puzzles of this sort were a favourite of Lewis Carroll who suggested an even harder version of the above involving animals to be lowered that have to be held. I may try setting one like that later.

There will be no Megabrain next week but I'll be back for an end of term special, for which all submissions would be gratefully received (to Megabrain c / o FELIX Office).

All Union Clubs and Societies Please fill in and return your freshers fair forms and your directory forms as this helps your club and the Union run that little bit more efficiently Thanks Kathy Tait Union Receptionist

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• U R O P Dr M J Lee is offering a summer bursary for a U R O P student to work with his group in the Thin Film laboratory in Electrical Engineering. The project will involve measurements in the field of thin film semiconductor technology. Suitable for Physicists, Electrical Engineering or Materials Science students—other physical sciences or engineering students would be considered.

Contact Dr M J Lee, Room 704, Electrical Engineering, Ext 5194 • B a r n Dance J C R Tues 17 June, 7.30-11.30pm. Bar £1.50

FOR S A L E • A I W A V900LW Twin-deck midisystem, half year old £ 4 5 0 (New £650) • Y a m a h a DT80 Scrambler, all black and attractive, one year old with very very low mileage, plus 2 helmets, £550.

• D u a l C5-515 turntable with Basik cartridge, £ 5 0 .

• A and R A60 Amplifier: 2 years old, very good condition £110.

• S o n y Walkman WM-F20: (latest Model) with FM radio, good condition and almost new £60.

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•Steve Turtle—come out of your One person £38pw incl, two people £28pw incl. Phone 789 0817 evenings I shell.

LOST • L o s t ! One cream-coloured bath towel last reported seen hanging over a rail in the Imperial College Swimming Pool on Wednesday 21st May about 6pm. If you took it by mistake please could you return it to the Sports Centre as soon as possible, or contact Rachel Fowler Civ Eng 1 or Rayleigh House Tel 01 589 7823.

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The Week In Science Time Out Meets Tomorrow's World

Skills In Action T h e City a n d Guilds of L o n d o n Institute has an exhibition entitled Skills In Action at the Science Museum, running until 1 June.

City a n d Guilds, as well as its involvement with IC, also provides curricula, examinations and qualifications to set standards of knowledge and skills for trainees in jobs in industry, commerce and the public services. City and Guilds courses and certificates cover technologies from agriculture, catering, construction, electrical and electronic, mechanical and maintenance engineering, to vehicle a n d many other personal a n d scientific services.

The exhibition at the Science Museum aims to demonstrate the range of industrial skills and technologies on offer from C & G .

Starting on the ground floor, the exhibition k i c k s off w i t h a m a s s i v e b a n k of b u t t o n s to p r e s s , a p a r a d i s e for s c h o o l c h i l d r e n . T h e buttons activate a c o m p u t e r screen, whic h gives information about the courses and qualifications that C & G o f f e r s . A l s o o n the g r o u n d floor is a Prestel simulation c o n t a i n i n g t h e 6 0 p a g e s of t e l e t e x t that C & G h a s maintained for over three years. T h e s e frames have been stacked on computer d i s c , s o t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of schoolkids, or IC students, running up massive Science Museum telephone b i l s is e l i m i n a t e d .

P i c k u p a g u i d e at t h e g r o u n d floor stand, a n d this wil l l e a d y o u to t h e first f l o o r e x h i b i t s . First a r e a n industrial lathe, a n d a d e s k top robot, being operated by students from the Crawley Training Association. The seven-axis r o b o t , c a l l e d N e p t u n e 2, is controlled by a B B C c o m p u t e r with a c o n n e c t i o n to the parallel interface. T h i s enables the r o b o t t o b e a d d r e s s e d a s if it i s part of t h e c o m p u t e r m e m o r y . E a c h a x i s of t h e r o b o t is c o n t r o l l e d t h r o u g h a rack-and-pinion system by double hydraulic c y l i n d e r s c o n t a i n i n g water.

C o m p l e m e n t a r y to Neptune 2 is a s c a l e d - d o w n simulator, used for teaching. Users can guide the robot a r m , a n d movements are recorded digitally by the computer.

T h e industrial applications are in p a i n t - s p r a y i n g a n d spot welding, but the s c a l e d - d o w n version is s h o w n p a c k i n g eggs into cartons.

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Representatives from Southgate Technical College and Radio Rentals staff a d i s p l a y s h o w i n g adjustment s a n d fault l o c a t i o n in m o d e r n v i d e o machines.

Weaving doesn't sound a very m o d e r n or high-tech a c t i v i t y , b u t it is a v e r y o r d e r l y craft, w h i c h l e n d s itself w e l l t o n u m e r i c a l control by computer. A s e a c h weft t h r e a d i s w o v e n it m u s t g o o v e r a n d u n d e r the warp a c c o r d i n g to the designer's plan. T h e instructions to g o over a n d u n d e r c a n b e h e l d in a computer memory, freeing the designer from the t e d i u m of t h e p r e s e n t m a n u a l m e t h o d . In t h e demonstration, weavers f r o m t h e L o n d o n C o l l e g e of Furniture make up d e s i g n s o n t h e s c r e e n of a B B C micro, a n d then sample them as cloth—the micro controls the shafts o n the l o o m f o r e a c h p a s s of t h e thread. Designs c a n be c h a n g e d at t h e p u s h of a b u t t o n a n d , o n c e the* d e s i g n e r h a s it right, t h e p r o g r a m c a n b e sent to high-speed looms for fullscale production.

O n the s e c o n d floor, the m a j o r a t t r a c t i o n is t h e electronic composition and laser printing display b y the Rank Xerox information technology centre. T h e workstation combines wordprocessor, typesetter a n d g r a p h i c l a y o u t artist, claims Rank. Documents are created o n a d o u b l e page, high-resolution screen controlled by keyboard and a m o u s e ^ a p o i n t i n g d e v i c e that a l l o w s t h e u s e r to m o v e a p o i n t o n the s c r e e n to pull d o w n menus, draw figures, shade areas, etc. T h e workstation

The Neptune 2 in action is c o n n e c t e d t o a l a s e r p r i n t e r , c a p a b l e of p r o d u c i n g 12 p a g e s a m i n u t e , w i t h a r e s o l u t i o n of 90,000 points to the s q u a r e inch. Demonstrating the system are students from the R a n k X e r o x information t e c h n o l o g y c e n t r e in S l o u g h , w h e r e 16-18 y e a r olds on Youth Training Schemes a n d disabled a d u l t s a c q u i r e IT S k i l l s , leading to a C & G qualifications.

S k i l l s in a c t i o n r u n s u n t i l 1 J u n e , a n d then from 20 O c t o b e r until 2 N o v e m b e r at t h e S c i e n c e M u s e u m , o p e n 10am to 5 p m M d n d a y to S a t u r d a y a n d 2 . 3 0 p m t o 5 p m S u n d a y . A d m i s s i o n is free, a n d unlike s o m e other m u s e u m s in S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n , t h e r e is n o attempt to s h a m e y o u into making a 'contribution'.

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For the past eight years, Trevor N u n n has been a r t i s t i c d i r e c t o r of t h e Royal Shakespeare c o m p a n y . It s h o u l d c o m e as no surprise therefore t h a t h i s first m a j o r f e a t u r e f i l m is full of s o m e of t h i s country's finest actors a n d actresses.

T h e f i l m is set a g a i n s t a b a c k g r o u n d of t h e Reformation when a large n u m b e r of i n d i v i d u a l s h a d acquired wealth and property by removing Roman Catholic monks i f r o m their monasteries a n d w e r e h e n c e a n x i o u s to prevent the throne r e t u r n i n g to a R o m a n C a t h o l i c . T o a c h i e v e this t h e D u k e of Northumberland arranges for the quiet s c h o l a r l y L a d y ' J a n e G r e y to s u c e e d the ' d y i n g E d w a r d VI a n d f o r h e r to m a r r y h i s s o n , t h e I libertine Lord G u i l f o r d .

T h e r e s u l t i n g p i e c e is a | mixture between a well i illustrated history lesson I a n d a d i s c o u r s e on the ] relationship between power a n d evil a n d a r o m a n c e , a n d a s s u c h s u c e e d s rather w e l l o n all l e v e l s . T h e n a t u r e of t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p s I requires s o m e i c o n c e n t r a t i o n e a r l y o n , but t h e s t o r y is p r e t t y s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d after that, a n d t h e a c t i n g a n d t h e c h o i c e of locations are excellent.

S o m e of t h e h u m a n i s t I t e n d e n c i e s of t h e y o u n g | c o u p l e s a r e a bit l a b o u r e d , b u t u l t i m a t e l y it's a v e r y e n j o y a b l e p i e c e of entertainment.

W h i l s t o n t h e s u b j e c t of t h e a t r e , I'd l i k e to m e n t i o n the marvellous The Lightship. It's s e t t i n g h a s t h e s a m e l i m i t e d n u m b e r of s c e n e s a s a p l a y a n d it is t h i s c l a u s t r o p h o b i a that

g i v e s t h i s f i l m a lot of it's power.

R o b e r t Duvall plays the l e a d e r of a g r o u p of t h r e e c r i m i n a l s w h o c o m e to b e stranded on Klaus Maria Brandauer's lightship.

T h e r e t h e n e n s u e s a battle of w i t s b e t w e e n t h e brilliantly evil R o b e r t Duvall a n d the pacifist captain.

M a r c y in a c o f f e e b a r o n e evening. S h e gives him a friends's number and when h e p e t s h o m e he d e c i d e s to try a n d c o n t a c t h e r a g a i n .

T h i s l e a d s h i m to a nightmare journey through downtown Soho when everything (and I m e a n everything) g o e s w r o n g . At o n e p o i n t w h e n h e is b e i n g

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Marriage Of Convenience Initially t h e s t o r y c o n t a i n s a m o r e d e t a i l e d a n a l y s i s of the r e a s o n s for the b e h a v i o u r of t h e t w o protagonists and the questions thus prompted but director J e r z y Skolmowski has shrewdly d e c i d e d to c o n c e n t r a t e o n the s u s p e n s e and has m a n a g e d to p r o d u c e a v e r y tense thriller without s a c r i f i c i n g d e p t h of characterisation. I didn't breathe properly for one a n d half h o u r s ; h i g h l y recommended.

Having mentioned the s e c o n d b e s t of t h i s w e e k s films I may as well mention t h e best, After Hours. It is a wonderfully imaginative comedy about a computer programmer's disastrous n i g h t o u t in S o h o . P a u l ( G r i f f i n D u n n e , last s e e n in v a r y i n g s t a t e s of d e c a y in American Werewolf in London) m e e t s t h e a t t r a c t i v e but d i s t r a c t e d

c h a s e d by a m o b he sees a killing through a b e d r o o m window and and comments 'They'll probably blame me f o r that t o o ' .

Director Martin Scorsese l a u n c h e s the a u d i e n c e straight into the breakneck p a c e right f r o m the o p e n i n g shot, and then g o e s o n to m a k e e v e n t h e m o s t i n n o c u o u s b u n c h of k e y s a fearful object. T h e most imaginative and enjoyable film I have seen for a long time; w o n d e r f u l .

'My M o m told me never to d o this': C T h o m a s H o w e l l ' s first l i n e w h e n he p i c k s u p The Hitcher, Rutger Hauer. Believe me h i s m u m w a s right. R u t g e r H a u e r (in g r a v e d a n g e r of b e i n g t y p e c a s t ) t u r n s o u t to b e a n A n g e l of D e a t h w h o g o e s a r o u n d killing people (as A n g e l s of D e a t h are w o n t to d o I s u p p o s e ) a n d a s k s o u r h e r o , J i m to h e l p h i m . J i m is t h e n

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c o n s i s t e n t l y f r a m e d f o r all t h e evil d e e d s a n d h a s a hard time e s c a p i n g the authorities and tracking d o w n t h e evil J o h n R y d e r ( M r H a u e r ) , at the s a m e time.

It's a c t u a l l y a v e r y g o o d f i l m , a n d a d e b u t w o r t h y of c o m p a r i s o n with S p i e l b e r g ' s Duel, w i t h some superb photography, from J o h n Searle who f i l m e d Witness a n d s o m e c a r c h a s e s that a r e not a l l b o r i n g . W o r t h a visit if y o u ' v e s e e n the other films m e n t i o n e d s o far.

In t h e 19th C e n t u r y , anatomists were only a l l o w e d to w o r k o n t h e b o d i e s of h a n g e d m ur der er s . T h e r e f o r e the dedicated Dr Thomas Rock, w h o felt t h a t t h e e n d j u s t i f i e d t h e m e a n s in t h e quest for knowledge, paid m o n e y for c o r p s e s , the f r e s h e r t h e better, l e a d i n g F a l l e n a n d B r o o m to m u r d e r p e o p l e to e a r n a comparatively comfortable living.

Doctor and the Devils is directed by Freddie Francis w h o w a s the c i n e m a p h o t o g r a p h e r o n Elephant Man a n d Dune but w h o also directed a large n u m b e r of H a m m e r H o r r o r f i l m s . T h i s b a c k g r o u n d is u n f o r t u n a t e l y e v i d e n t in t h i s latest f i l m , a n d t h o u g h it d o e s i m p r o v e it's d i f f i c u l t to s h a k e off t h i s initial reaction.

Jonathan Pryce and Stephen Rea come across a s a bit of a c o m e d y d u o a s Fallen a n d B r o o m a n d the f i l m f a i l s to a d d r e s s itself to Dr Rock's obvious moral d i l e m m a . P e r h a p s the original b o o k by Dylan T h o m a s is better.

Jim Clayden.

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I ilda Murrell was m u r d e r e d o n t h e 21st M a r c h 1984. A s e v e n t y eight year old ex-rose grower, she was deeply c o m m i t t e d to t h e p e a c e movement and dared to s p e a k out a b o u t w h a t s h e felt. T h e T r i c y c l e in association with The Sheffield C r u c i b l e present C h r i s Martin's investigation into the death, a n d events s u r r o u n d i n g t h e d e a t h of Hilda Murrell.

T h e r e is n o plot in t h e c o n v e n t i o n a l s e n s e , t h i s is not a conventional play.

K e y d a t e s a r e u s e d to string the v a r i o u s different a c c o u n t s a n d p i e c e s of evidence together. Hilda Murrell, her nephew Robert G r e e n (a retired R o y a l Naval C o m m a n d e r involved in i n t e l l i g e n c e ) , a r e p o r t e r , MP, police spokesperson, peace campaigner and n u c l e a r scientist f o r m the c o r e of t h e c h a r a c t e r s i n v o l v e d . E a c h s p e a k s out, s o m e t i m e s in t h e f o r m of a d i a l o g u e , s o m e t i m e s to t h e a u d i e n c e directly. T h e p l a c e a n d t i m e of e a c h line of t h o u g h t v a r i e s but is defined by the character(s) in q u e s t i o n . A c t 1 a n d m o s t of A c t 2 e x a m i n e s t h e events surrounding Hilda Murrell's death from every

angle, a n d details large a m o u n t s of i n f o r m a t i o n .

T h e e n d of A c t 2 d r a w s t h e k n o w n e v i d e n c e to a c l o s e . T h i s is f o l l o w e d b y a n e p i l o g u e w h e r e it is r e v e a l e d t h a t t h e text of t h e p l a y , w h i l s t in t h e c a r e of the Post Office, h a d been opened between sender and receiver by s o m e person(s) u n k n o w n . This p a r a d o x i c a l e v e n t s e r v e s to e x p o s e t h e ' S t a t e ' still further, for the big q u e s t i o n that this i n v e s t i g a t i o n p o s e s is w h e t h e r o r not t h e d e a t h of t h i s o l d l a d y w a s a ' S t a t e crime'. N o fingers are pointed. C h r i s Martin a v o i d s t h e pitfall of o n e s i d e d n e s s , but t h e n w i t h t h e e v i d e n c e to h a n d , n o f i n g e r s n e e d to b e pointed. T h e investigation is p a i n f u l l y f a c t u a l a n d t h e a u d i e n c e is left to d e c i d e f o r itself a s to t h e c a u s e s of Hilda Murrell's death.

Who killed Hilda Murrell is a v e r y i m p o r t a n t p l a y , it raises various questions: t h e p o w e r of W h i t e h a l l o v e r P a r l i a m e n t , t h e s e c r e c y of o u r s o c i e t y , t h e b a s i s of our democracy. For people who care about these things and what they e n c o m p a s s , Who Killed Hilda'Murrell s h o u l d b e s e e n ; P o l i t i c a l d r a m a at its best.

Simon Lewis.

•Annie Raitt as Hilda Murrell gives a fine performance at The Tricycle Theatre and captures the fire and passion of this highly motivated lady.

s The Almeida Theatre until June 7th Creditors, w r i t t e n in 1888 deal s with the t i m e l e s s p r o b l e m s of r e l a t i o n s h i p s , specifically those between men and women. The hundred years separating t h e first p e r f o r m a n c e of Creditors in a s m a l l e x p e r i m e n t a l t h e a t r e in C o p e n h a g e n , a n d its latest r u n at the A l m e i d a h a v e n o effect o n t h e p o t e n c y a n d e a s e with w h i c h the a u d i e n c e c a n relate to Stringberg's misogynistic and confused words.

S e t e n t i r e l y in t h e p u b l i c r o o m of a s e a s i d e B & B t h e a c t i o n falls n e a t l y into t h r e e scenarios: Initially A d o l f , a p a i n t e r t u r n e d s c u l p t o r , is f o u n d with the manipulative and scheming Gustav, superficially just another g u e s t of t h e h o t e l . T h e y spend s o m e time discussing Adolf's FELIX

disabilities. His neurosis w i t h r e g a r d to h i s w i f e T e k l a , w h o he s u s p e c t s is being unfaithful, a n d her u n n a m e d first h u s b a n d , r e f e r r e d to a s b e i n g s o m e t h i n g of a f o o l . G u s t a v m a n a g e s to c o n v i n c e t h e e a s i l y led A d o l f that h i s w i f e is t h e w o r s t p o s s i b l e c u r e for his p h y s i c a l a n d increasingly mental ailments: 'For a w o m a n , loving m ean s taking..this w o m a n has eaten your soul, your courage..'

'I g a v e a n d g a v e a n d g a v e until I h a d n o t h i n g left..'. G u s t a v l e a v e s h a v i n g s o w n t h e s e e d of d o u b t in Adolf's mind.

Tekla enters unsuspecting, and gradually as she and Adolf talk, h i s j e a l o u s y a n d f e a r about l o s i n g the w o m a n he 'worships like a g o d ' 'who h a s d e s t r o y e d m y faith in myself unwinds.

T h r o u g h o u t this e n s u i n g

trauma, Adolf becomes increasingly ambivalent t o w a r d s his w i f e a s t h e r e m e m b r e n c e of h e r f e e l i n g f o r h e r first h u s b a n d u n f o l d s . A d o l f l e a v e s in a rage.

A s if b y s o m e m a g i c a l c o i n c i d e n c e , T e k l a ' s first h u s b a n d e n t e r s , a n d not s u r p r i s i n g l y he a n d G u s t a v are o n e a n d the s a m e ! At first G u s t a v a t t e m p t s to w o o his ex-wife and a p p e a r s to h a v e g e n u i n e f e e l i n g f o r her. H o w e v e r , a s T e k l a r e a l i s e s that A d o l f ' s anger has been c a u s e d by Gustav's intervention, G u s t a v s h o w s h i s t r u e self, f o r h e is t h e C r e d i t o r w h o h a s c o m e to c o l l e c t h i s d e b t of h o n o u r b y destroying Adolf and Tekla.

Adolf has been listening t h r o u g h o u t t h i s b o u t of hard truth, a n d finally he staggers in, pale and shaking, collapses and dies. T ek la e m b r a c e s his limp body. Gustav stands

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. truimphant.

T h e p e r f o r m a n c e of Ian M c D i a r m i d was particularly memorable. He truly c a p t u r e s the c y n i c i s m s a n d m a n i p u l a t i v e q u a l i t i e s of Gustav.

Creditors h a s b e e n described by many as being largely autobiographical. Indeed t h e p l a y ' s i n v o l v e m e n t of two men with one w o m a n bares a striking r e s e m b l e n c e to S t r i n d b e r g ' s o w n life.

Creditors is c o n f u s i n g but in a s e n s e it s e t s o u t w i t h t h i s e n d in m i n d . U l t i m a t e l y r e l a t i o n s h i p s a r e far f r o m s i m p l e . P e r h a p s Creditors deal s with the a m b i v a l e n c e of m e n t o w a r d s w o m e n , Gustav and Adolf represent t h e t w o o p p o s i t e s i d e s of the c o i n : 'I n e e d h e r to w o r s h i p like G o d . . . I c a n ' t l i v e w i t h o u t s o m e t h i n g to worship.'

Simon Lewis.

West End Shows The Edinburgh Festival is probably thj largest arts festival of its kind — known more for the antics of the Fringe than for its traditional concerts.

Imperial College is itself a major contributor, present not only as an acting company, but as one of the more important venues: Venue 126 — Theatre West End. volunteers and part-timers.

Their job is to offer help to both acting groups and the people who run venues, and to produce a 96-page brochure detailing every show in the three weeks of the festival to give away to the crowds of tourists and theatre-goers that pack the doorway of the ticket office.

Imperial College itself contributes, both to the acting side and to the less glamorous side of running a theatre for It is the first week in August, those three weeks. T h e and all over Edinburgh teams Dramatic Society operates armed with scaffolding and under the name of Theatre screwdrivers are attacking West E n d , running a venue in church halls, assembly rooms a church hall at the west end and even crypts. In a space of less than seven days all will be of Princes Street, overlooked by the Castle itself. Since its transformed from empty inception in 1983, T W E has rooms into fully operational grown to become one of the theatres and auditoria. Garish largest venues on the Fringe circus tents will appear in in terms-of the number of parks and gardens all around shows it stages, competing the city. Buskers and street with semi-professional artists converge on squares companies like T i c T o e and and outside galleries. Venues the Pleasance Theatre. range from the dingy depths T he Theatre itself consists of Cepha's Cellar — where a of two auditoria, one in the dud seat can land you behind church hall itself which seats a pillar, unable to see the 120; and a smaller evening stage — to the cavernous venue downstairs, seating 50, spaces of the Assembly converted from its daytime use R o o m s in G e o r g e Street. as a cafe, known as the However, all are part of the Cornerstone.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Although Theatre West End While the 'official' Festival rolls on with its military tattoos and traditional concerts for the tourists, the Fringe takes care of the new ground in theatre.

Last year, the Fringe fielded somewhere in the region of 900 shows, and is expected to go up by 10% this year, to give well over a thousand. It has reached a point where the Fringe is better known across the world than the festival which gave it a reason to exist. Edinburgh has become synonymous with outrageous street theatre and undecipherable plays. T h e Fringe is coordinated from a small office in a road running between the Castle and Holyrood Palace, known as the Royal Mile. There are two permanent staff, assisted by

exists as a venue for only three weeks, the job of running it lasts for nearly a year. Just before the end of the autumn term, in December, the four members of the Executive, who have the task of creating the theatre for yet another year, have to be elected. T h e Exec consists of an Administrator, a Treasurer, a Technical Co-ordinator and a Publicity Officer. T h e Administrator has the unenviable job of negotiating the contract for the rental of the premises, dealing with all 21 of the individual companies wanting to hire slots and on top of that find somewhere to live in Edinburgh for the entire staff. T he Treasurer's job is fairly self-explanatory — the accountant and signer of the cheques. T h e Technical C o ordinator has to organise the fitting out of both theatres with lighting, sound and even seats. T he Publicity Officer's main task is to produce a brochure detailing all the 26 shows to be performed at TWE. T he first job of the Exec is to produce a prospectus to be sent out to the theatre-groups around the country who are looking to go to Edinburgh.

T he selling of slots is

reinforced by the monthly Fringe meetings which begin in January. Taking place at the Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden, the first two are reminiscent of cattle markets as venue managers are paraded before their potential sub-lets.

S o o n , after various changes as groups drop out and are replaced, the slots are all filled. O n c e this is done, tickets can be ordered and the details sent off to the Fringe Office to be included amongst the incredible array of groups at other theatres in the Fringe Guide.

During May, the sub-lets are chased up for their brochure entries and for their special technical requirements. Where

t e do they want the slide projector? How many red lanterns? T h e n , all the paraphenalia is ordered, ready to be shipped to Edinburgh.

Eventually, on the first

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Saturday in August, the van is loaded up and driven along the M1 on its way to Scotland.

Meanwhile, the Exec and the staff, the people who have to build the theatre out of an empty church hall crowd onto trains and coaches to meet again, early on Sunday morning. When they finally arive, tired and hungry, there are just four days left to construct both auditoria.

Archaic verse...to modern farce

Originally the hall is just a long empty room, with a pile of chairs in one corner. Into this space is built a scaffolding structure to hold up all the lanterns to light the stage. T he chairs themselves are taken and nailed down to rostra to give three raked tiers of seats.

Meanwhile, for the Cornerstone, a lighting rig is devised which can be erected in les than an hour each night after the cafe closes. Direction boards are constructed and painted so that people can find the venues which are tucked behind the C h u r c h building itself.

Work eventually finishes on Thursday with the first of the technical rehearsals and the

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fire inspection. Before any audiences can be allowed in, a licence has to be obtained which requires that the teatre obeys all the fire regulations.

T he main problem is that the fire officers have another 150 or so venues to inspect in just a couple of days. It is quite remarkable how such a small department can c o p e with the enormous workload.

After all this, shows can begin to be performed at T W E .

In all, 26 shows will be staged this year, the same as 1985's total, ranging from the archaic verse of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner'to the modern farce of Dario Fo's 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist'. Most, especially in the first week, will be subjected to the almost arbitrary hands of reviewers hauled in by the Scotsman, the largest daily north of the border, and Radio Forth, together with cameo appearances from Time Out and City Limits.

Eventually, with the end of August, the festival grinds to a halt, and Theatre West End must be emptied in less than half the time it took to build, often with far fewer than the set-up — the 'strike', as it is known, is far less glamorous.

T he hall is cleared out and cleaned up, ticket money allocated to the sub-lets and the long process of tidying up all the accounts begins; all ready for the next year.

A Sideways Look (Warning: the opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the FELIX Editor or of the author even. This does not detract, however, from the possible veracity of the arguments put forward).

At this time of year, abounding, as I'm sure nobody needs reminding, with exams, a strange process takes place. While waiting outside exam rooms you meet people you've never seen before.

No, that's not quite accurate. They may have been glimpsed in the front rows of lectures, or found in libraries late at night pouring over problem sheets and coursework, but they hardly have a high profile within department, hall or club. They might be

T H E RATIO...

So now, with some constructive action being taken on T he Ratio by College, Department and Union alike, will the future be rosy, with a more involved Union and a better social life for everyone, including these faceless workers? A s far as the social life goes, yes, things will definitely get better, but there will be side effects. T he effect the Rector hopes to produce by increasing the male:to female ratio is to reduce the amount of beer-swilling debauchery that happens at the moment. This will almost certainly happen, and IC's bad reputation will decrease. However, there will be other effects. When these newly involved

...a better social life for everyone, including these faceless workers? people are socialising, for members of one or two example, they will not be clubs, usually departmental doing the work they would clubs like M O P S O C or C h e m Eng S o c , or societies be without the improved social atmosphere. like Wellsoc that demand As a result of this their no heavy commitments, but grades will suffer, worse they never spend more degrees will be acquired, than one night a week and the good part of the away from work. You find the same people ensconsed College's reputation will decrease as well. in their rooms, if you ever Is this all so much errant have the misfortune to take twaddle put together to a questionnaire around a Hall of Residence, sitting at bring a little needless complexity into your lives, their desk beavering away.

Yes, these are the people, < or is there some possible evidence for this? T he little frequently described as evidence I do have is that boring and apathetic, who single sex schools seem in form an underlying and many cases to do better ubiquitous foundation to academically than c o the departments of IC. T h e educational establishments tradgedy of it is that (this is particularly true of however much they get girls schools), and that the slagged off by the rest of single sex Oxbridge us for failing to take Colleges do have excellent advantage of the unique academic records. (Philby, facilities available during Burgess and Maclean their time at College, they though came from one of all do well, get excellent degrees through hard work, these as well). Pretty weak evidence I know, but who and find good, if boring, can tell? Perhaps a better jobs after. A n d what do the signature for this article questionnaires taken round would be a Cassandra, the to these people show?

Trojan seer whose They slag IC off for prophecies, though providing a lousy social accurate, nobody ever life. The reason they believed. I will sign suggest for the bad social otherwise, however. life? That much vaunted A n o n of Ibid and discussed item:

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But is it good for you? a r e m o s t l y s a t u r a t e d . If y o u r d i e t c o n t a i n s l a r g e a m o u n t s of fatty meats, butter and c h e e s e then y o u s h o u l d think s e r i o u s l y about substituting m a r g a r i n e for butter, o l i v e oil f o r lard a n d l o w fat c h e e s e s for t h o s e tasty full-fat soft o n e s .

R e m e m b e r that t h e s e c r e t of h e a l t h y e a t i n g is b a l a n c e a n d t h e o c c a s i o n a l i n d u l g e n c e is e a s i l y c o r r e c t e d in t h e d a y s that follow.

It seems like this year is health consciousness year. T h e papers are full of fad diets and alternative medicine articles. Every nutritionist stresses the need for a healthy diet, daily relaxation and physical fitness.

S o why does J o e Student ignore this bombardment and continue to eat those stodgy puddings and jam doughnuts.

Many people think that healthy eating means forfeiting all their I favourite foods and having to c h o m p i o n boring or tasteless vegetables.

Others disregard healthy food because they believe it to be difficult to prepare and time consuming. It's much easier to open a packet of crisps and a can of cola than to create your own minestrone soup.

T h e p r o p o r t i o n s of t h e d i f f e r e n t k i n d s of f o o d a r e v e r y i m p o r t a n t . A h e a l t h y b o d y n e e d s f i v e p a r t s of c a r b o h y d r a t e to o n e part of p r o t e i n a n d o n e of fat. If y o u u p s e t y o u r b a l a n c e t h e n y o u ' v e g o t n o c a u s e to c o m p l a i n w h e n y o u keep o n getting those recurring colds.

A s c a r b o h y d r a t e s are the principle s o u r c e of e n e r g y it is q u i t e e a s y to s u r v i v e o n j u s t a diet of w h i t e s u g a r a n d w a t e r but t h i s d o e s n ' t k e e p y o u r tissues healthy and functioning p r o p e r l y . It's m u c h b e t t e r to d e r i v e y o u r e n e r g y f r o m t h e s t a r c h in p o t a t o e s o r t h e n a t u r a l s u g a r s in fruit.

F o r p r o p e r f u n c t i o n i n g of t h e i n t e s t i n e s y o u n e e d f i b r e . It is c o m p o s e d of c o m p l e x

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c a r b o h y d r a t e s w h i c h the b o d y c a n n o t d i g e s t s o t h a t it p a s s e s through the b o d y u n c h a n g e d , t r a p p i n g saturated fats, r e d u c i n g the a b s o r p t i o n of c h o l e s t e r o l a n d s w e l l i n g up in w a t e r to g i v e t h a t f u l l f e e l i n g . M o s t r e f i n e d f o o d s h a v e all t h e f i b r e r e m o v e d s o it's e s s e n t i a l t h a t y o u e i t h e r a d d b r a n to y o u r d i e t o r start e a t i n g w h o l e m e a l f o o d s .

Fats are c o m p l e t e l y u n n e c e s s a r y after t h e first s i x m o n t h s of life a s a h e a l t h y liver p r o d u c e s s u f f i c e n t c h o l e s t e r o l f o r all t h e b o d y ' s n e e d s .

It is k n o w n n o w t h a t h i g h c o n c e n t r a t i o n s of s a t u r a t e d fat in the b l o o d st ream are c l o s e l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h heart d i s e a s e . F o r this reason the d a n g e r f o o d s are t h o s e c o n t a i n i n g a n i m a l fats w h i c h

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In O c t o b e r 1 9 8 3 t h e N a t i o n a l Advisory Committee on Nutrition Education ( N A C N E ) published r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s for british eating.

In a l e n g t h y r e p o r t it d i d not s u g g e s t r a d i c a l c h a n g e s in d i e t but g r a d u a l m o v e m e n t a w a y f r o m fat a n d c a r b o h y d r a t e s to a h i g h e r - f i b r e d i e t a n d s m a l l e r p o r t i o n s of t h e d a n g e r foods.

It s u g g e s t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g guidelines for eating: F A T Y o u s h o u l d try to r e a c h a fat c o n s u m p t i o n of n o m o r e t h a n 3 0 % of y o u r t o t a l c a l o r i e s . T h a t ' s a t arget of a b o u t 9 0 g r a m s . O n l y 3 0 g r a m s s h o u l d b e s a t u r a t e d (fats f r o m m e a t , pastry, c h e e s e , milk a n d c h o c o l a t e ) .

S o , no more Mars bars today!

S U G A R T h e s u g g e s t e d t a r g e t is about 20kg per year (which m a y s o u n d a n a w f u l lot but t h e c u r r e n t c o n s u m p t i o n is a r o u n d 4 5 k g p e r h e a d ) . T r y c u t t i n g d o w n that w h i t e s u g a r in t e a a n d c o f f e e o r c h a n g i n g to b r o w n s u g a r if y o u feel y o u c a n ' t d o w i t h o u t it. M o s t of t h e s u g a r c o n s u m e d is in m a n u f a c t u r e d f o o d s such as baked beans and tinned soups.

OTHER CARBOHYDRATES 5 5 % of t h e c a l o r i e c o n t e n t of y o u r diet s h o u l d be c o n t r i b u t e d by c a r b o h y d r a t e s . If y o u ' r e c u t t i n g d o w n o n t h e ' b a d ' c a r b s t h e n it m e a n s boosting the ' g o o d ' o n e s s u c h a s fruit s u g a r s a n d s t a r c h . S o eat m o r e b r e a d , p o t a t o e s , fruit a n d vegetables.

F I B R E E s s e n t i a l . At least 30 g r a m s of f i b r e a d a y w h i c h m e a n s lots of wholemeal bread and pastas.

S A L T At present Mr Average c o n s u m e s 8-12g per day w h i c h s h o u l d b e r e d u c e d to 5 - 7 g .

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t In a bid to improve the diets of the average IC student, I picked four people and asked them to list all that they had consumed in the previous 24 hours Charles, a first year Physicist Breakfast

Lunch

Orange Cornflakes, milk, no sugar 2 pieces of toast with margarine and marmalade O n e cup of tea.

Minestrone Soup Two slices of white bread.

Dinner One lamb chop Rice Sweetcorn.

Others 1 packet of crisps C a n of coke.

H u g h , a fourth year Chemical Engineer.

No set meal times.

Olive Bread and Pate Pasty A Southside pizza 3 cans of Fosters 2 pints of Castelmaine 1 tea Chris, a first year Computing scientist.

Breakfast None Lunch Ham Bap Dinner Two packets of crisp 2 pints of Directors.

Dave, a third year Mechanical Engineer Breakfast 3 Weetabix and milk 2 cups of coffee Lunch 1 tin of sardines on 2 slices of toast 2 oranges Dinner 1/4 lb cheeseburger and chips 1/2 packet of crackers 1 tomato juice and Worcester sauce 1 pint of Guinness.

My first reaction was how on earth does Chris survive? Secondly it confirmed all my fears about IC's average consumption. Charles diet is reasonable. He has 3 square meals a day but it's high in carbohydrates and low in fibre. He needs to substitute a good wholemeal bread for that white stuff and perhaps a high fibre cereal instead of cornflakes. Minestrone soup has a high sugar content as does tinned sweetcorn and that can FELIX

of coke. His fat intake, though, is fine as he uses margarine and has about half a pint of milk.

Hugh's diet, however, is sadly lacking in most of the essentials.

Pate and cheese are both high in saturated fats as is the pastry in the pasty. Biscuits and bread are high in carbohydrates and contain little fibre and that pizza, although topped with various vegetables, provides very little nutrients in proportion to the number of calories it contains. T he average adult should consume one pint of beer a day but Hugh has far exceeded this.

Their is no nutrition in a can of Fosters but loads of lovely calories and that alcohol overworks the liver.

My advice to Hugh is to think about what he is eating and not to treat everything he consumes as a convenient filler. He needs to eat at least a piece of fruit a day and a good helping of greens which are good sources of riboflavin, folic acid, and iron, magnesium and calcium. A s with Charles, he needs to boost his fibre intake. Y o u must have bad bowel problems Hugh! If time is money then bread, rice and pasta all contain certain amounts of fibre. Cut down on the fast foods and alcohol and if the nearest food is in the Union Bar then nothings better than a packet of peanuts for added protein.

There's little I can say about Chris' diet the only protein has been derived from the ham in the bap. He needs more fruit, vegetables, breads, cereals, fish, nuts, and poultry because he's lacking fibre, vitamins A, B , C , and D, iron and trace minerals such as magnesium and potassium.

Dave's diet has to be one of the best (for a student). His fibre is derived from the Weetabix, toast and crackers, his vitamins from the fruit juice, oranges and fishes, his protein from the sardines and burger and iron in his Guinness. T he only bad point is the lack of vegetables and those chips with his cheeseburger.

Deep fat fried food is definitely out!.

All of these diets show that a busy Southside student relies heavily on easy-to-prepare or fast food.

Perhaps this is a case for better kitchen facilities? Even so, this is no excuse for the unhealthy diets prevalent at this college.

Here's how my hypothetical, student would eat.

Breakfast Bran flakes, sultanas and milk Wholemeal toast and magarine One cup of tea.

Lunch Baked potato and cottage cheese Serving of raw mushroom or peppers O n e cup of coffee or apple juice.

Dinner Chilli pot (see recipe) Fruit or yogurt Fruit juice Snacks Peanuts Oat crunchie bar.

Friday 30 May

Chilli Pot (serves 1) Calories 310 Preparation 5 mins Cooking 45 mins.

Contains red kidney beans which are extremely high in fibre and very low in fat. Both beef and beans contain a variety of B Vitamins.

Ingredients 1 small onion, c h o p p e d finely 4oz lean minced beef Garlic to taste 1 teaspoon chilli power or to taste 3 teaspoons tomato puree 4fl oz chicken stock 2 c h o p p e d tomatoes c h o p p e d green pepper pepper, to taste 1 can of red kidney beans rinsed and | drained Method Place the onion and minced beef in a saucepan over medium heat and cook without adding extra fat until evenly browned. A d d garlic chilli, tomato puree, stock, tomatoes, pepper and green pepper. Bring to boil, cover and simmer for 35 mins A d d beans and cook for a further 5 minutes.

Healthy cooking isn't just a matter of using fresh, nutritious foods but ' how you cook them as well.

Boiling Destroys vitamins and minerals such as B Complex and Vitamin C .

Frying A d d s fat in most cases. T h e j best form is stir-frying which combines steaming and frying. A j small amount of oil is heated intensely before pieces of c h o p p e d food are added. This seals the food quickly and reduces the loss of vitamins and minerals.

Roasting Particularly healthy as it doesn't require additional fat. Always cover with foil to retain the moisture.

Steaming Healthiest way of preparing fish and vegetables with little vitamin loss.

Microwave T h e shorter co o ki ng time! preserves more of the vitamins andj reheated food loses fewer minerals.

G o o d food can be tasty and quick tol prepare. All it takes is a little bit of thought and planning. Just remember that balance is essential and that you can still eat all those things you really like in moderation.

Take pleasure in what you eat but always ask: It is good for you?

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Today 1230h Above Southside Bar Hanging Gliding Meeting every week.

1830h Music Room, 53 Princes Gate Tear Fund. A talk to Christian Union by John Ellis.

Barbados Training Well done to all those who passed their grading on Wednesday—we'll try to arrange for all those who require belts to get them before the end of term.

Paul Potter (Vice-Captain of I C K C - 2 n d KYU) and Jeremy Hague (Treasurer of ICKC-3rd KYU) have been asked to accompany Imperial's instructor, Caesar Andrews (3rd Dan), to Barbados this summer in order to train with and compete against the Barbados Shotokan Karate Team in the run up to the Pan American Karate Games (To be held in

Trinidad in early July). This is the second time that Senei Andrews, born in nearby Grenada, has been asked to teach in Barbados.

Training will be hard, 3 times a day in Temperatures around 83 degrees in the shade, and the competition even harder (some medals are expected to won by the team in the games). T h e two students are eagerly awaiting a reply from 'Fighting Arts International'—A well known martial arts magazine—for which they hope to be able to write an

article on their experiences in Barbados. It is hoped that such exposure will attract some sponsorsphip for the trip—some assistance has already been offered in the way of reduced air-fares from Sensei Andrews' sponsors, Transatlantic Wings.

Sensei Andrews has lately been celebrating the production of his performance of the Kata 'unsu' on Video, and the request from Pan books to write a book on Karate. We wish him every success with these ventures.

Cycling

New Officers Thursday

1930h ULU, Room 2E U L U Gay and Lesbian meeting.

Last Friday saw Cycling Club's A G M . We all met at Southside at 7.30, and then rushed off to Luba's Bistro immediately, because Martin Bell had booked us in for 7.30! Anyway, between the Pojarsky and Semic, the following were elected for next years

HANDBOOK O n e of the first contacts you had with Imperial College after you knew you'd be coming here was the Imperial College Union Handbook. This publication is produced over the Summer vacation by the elected editor on behalf of the Union and sent to all the incoming students. It aims to introduce them to the Union, College and the local area and act as a reference book for the whole duration of the their degree.

Next year's Handbook is being compilled at the moment and we need your help in producing a new

All clubs are asked to clear their pigeon holes in the Union Office. Any club not doing so will have their stuff thrown in the bin.

officers.

Captain Matthew Whitaker, Vice Captain Steve Turtle, Treasurer Peter Hartigan, Secretary Martin Bell, FELIX Officer Andy Major, Touring S e c Mike C o l c l o u g h .

A few members of Cycling C l u b were busy

racing last weekend Scott Heyhoe and Peter Hartigan raced in the Blackmore Criterium in Essex last Monday, whilst last Saturday Wayne Morley produced a time of 1-6-40 in the Middlesex R C 25 mile T T at Newbury.

All contributors get a free copy of the finished magazine and a lucky draw of all the entries will take place with a prize of £5.

3 FAVOURITE RESTAUR A N T S A N D W H Y (Prices?

Service?)

restaurant and pub guide.

Just write the information needed below on a piece of 1 N A M E A N D D E P T paper and post it in the box 2 FAVOURITE PUBS A N D provided just inside the W H Y (Prices? Decor?)

FELIX office in Beit Q u a d .

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Have you noticed the number of the puesdo-hippies there are around College.

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world football. Despite this Right now I've got the .they managed to beat France football out of the way, I can I and Uruguay, two of the best start being artfarty. The other countries in the world, in the day I was sitting in the bath run up to the Cup. They start and an Alabanian mountain the tournament against Italy cyclist came up to me and on Saturday (see above for spat on me...Sorry I was details) in what should be the getting carried away. There match of the week. England seems to be a lot going on. play their first game of the Musically the highlight seems tournament against Portugal to be The Comunards and on Tuesday (BBC 11pm). To Sheila Smith on Friday night be honest if England don't at the Royal Festiavl Hall. stuff the Portuguese who have Sommerville and Coles had a players strike in the run promise an evening of raw, up to the tournament, they undiluted soul. Also on don't stand a chance.

Friday is an illuminated 400 Scotland start their campaign Blows gig at the St Matthews with a game against Denmark Meeting Place. I don't know on Wednesday (ITV 11pm). much about them but I'm told Scotland will have their work that they are a crucial band

For anyone interested in art, the International Contemporary Art Festival at Olympia has got to be a must.

Open until Sunday (11am8pm) its the biggest art exhibition in Europe this year.

If you want to go and see a film go and see Helena Bonham-Carter in Lady Jane (review elsewhere). I haven't seen as good a film in ages.

Its really slushy so I liked it as I'm getting romantic.

Before I start churning out pages on marriage etc and ruin Chris Edwards' chance to piss about with arty farty layout, I'd better finish off with cricket. Middlesex play Sussex at Lords in the quarter finals of Benson and Hedges on Wednesday. Don't miss it!

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I Eight Outstanding E i g h t r e s e a r c h s u b j e c t s at Imperial C o l l e g e are rated as o u t s t a n d i n g by the University Grants Committee. T h e University Grants Committee made t h e i r a s s e s s m e n t a s part of t h e i r p r o c e s s for f i x i n g t h e g r a n t s to b e g i v e n to Universities. T h e subjects rated as o u t s t a n d i n g were Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical, Aeronautical and Production Engineering. Pure and Applied Biology, Electrical Engineering, Metalurgy and Management S c i e n c e were rated as better than average. G e o l o g y , Mineral Engineering and the

r e s e a r c h c e n t r e s w e r e rated as average. H u m a n i t i e s w e r e rated b e l o w a v e r a g e .

T h e U G C sent a detailed letter to all u n i v e r s i t i e s o n T u e s d a y night e x p l a i n i n g h o w they a s s e s s e d the University's grant. Included in t h e letter is a n a s s e s s m e n t of e a c h d e p a r t m e n t . T h i s is b a s e d o n q u a l i t y of r e s e a r c h a n d t h e a m o u n t of m o n e y t h e department receives from outside the university s y s t e m to s u p p o r t . It g i v e s n o i n d i c a t i o n of t h e q u a l i t y of t e a c h i n g .

Pro Rector Prof A l a n S w a n s o n told FELIX y e s t e r d a y t h a t t h e letter g i v i n g d e t a i l s of o u r research rating a n d the e a r l i e r letter g i v i n g d e t a i l s of a 1.3% rise in g r a n t in

c a s h t e r m s ( s e e last w e e k ' s F E L I X ) meant the outlook w a s not a s b a d as it m i g h t have been. He said, though, the outlook was as bad as the C o l l e g e had expected.

T h e C o l l e g e w o u l d , he said, look for m o n e y f r o m outside. This would be h e l p e d by the high rating g i v e n to o u r r e s e a r c h . It w o u l d m e a n , t h o u g h , that a c a d e m i c s w o u l d be r e s t r i c t e d to d o t h e w o r k that their s p o n s o r s w a n t e d t h e m to d o .

Union President Carl B u r g e s s said the below average rating for the Humanities Department s h o w e d there was insufficient provision for humanities.

Clean-Up

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U n i o n Officers are worried that t h e U n i o n m a y h a v e to take r e s p o n s i b i l t y for the c l e a n i n g of t h e U n i o n Building. At present C o l l e g e organise the c l e a n i n g of t h e w h o l e of the C o l l e g e centrally.

C o l l e g e plan, t h o u g h , to make each department r e s p o n s i b l e for o r g a n i s i n g its c l e a n i n g . T h e U n i o n feel t h a t it w o u l d h a v e p r o b l e m s d o i n g this a n d will ask the College personnel section n e x t w e e k to e x e m p t t h e m from the new p l a n .

The victim

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Union Hon S e c Quentin F o n t a n a h a d his t e d d y b e a r k i d n a p p e d o n S u n d a y by a d a n g e r o u s m a s k e d raider.

T h e t e d d y b e a r w a s h e l d to r a n s o m by R a g .

Mr Fontana told FELIX o n W e d n e s d a y that h e w a s very upset by the kidnap.

H e s a i d t h a t it h a d m e a n t he 'didn't have anything to s n u g g l e u p to'. H e s a i d that he h a d a s k e d the m a s k e d r a i d e r i n t o his r o o m to g i v e her coffee. H e admitted that a l t h o u g h h e d i d n ' t have any kidnap insurance he p a i d the r a n s o m i b e c a u s e h e h a d to s a v e 16

criminal. teddy. H e s a i d he w a s s o u p s e t that h e w e n t to t h e Charles Wells brewery on T u e s d a y t o get ' p i s s e d ' .

T h e masked raider told F E L I X that M r F o n t a n a had paid the r a n s o m . S h e said that s h e realised that M r F o n t a n a was attached to his teddy w h e n s h e s a w him 'sulking w h e n ever C h r i s t i n e hit h i s h e a d against the wall' so she d e c i d e d t o k i d n a p it.

It i s u n d e r s t o o d t h e t e d d y w a s r e t u r n e d to M r F o n t a n a at 6 p m o n W e d n e s d a y evening.

Winners T h e r a g raffle f o r a g u a r a n t e e d p l a c e in H a l l w a s w o n by ticket n u m b e r 432. T h e w i n n e r s h o u l d go and see Student Services as s o o n as p o s s i b l e . T i c k e t n u m b e r 806 w o n a meal for two. T i c k e t n u m b e r 804 w o n a h a i r c u t a s d i d 133.

T i c k e t n u m b e r 63 w o n a 2lb b o x of c h o c o l a t e s . A l l t h e s e prize winners should go to the U n i o n O f f i c e to c o l l e c t their prize.

Friday 30 May

ASTMS Say No A g r o u p is b e i n g set u p at I m p e r i a l to c o l l a t e a n d exchange information on the Starwars pr ogr am . T h e g r o u p w i l l c o n s i s t of t h e e l e c t r o n i c s for p e a c e group, the computing and social responsibility group a n d other interested parties in a n d o u t s i d e of C o l l e g e .

T h e g r o u p is b e i n g o r g a n i s e d by J o h n F e c a m p t h e A S T M S ( A s s o c i a t i o n of Scientific.Technical and M a n a g e r i a l Staff) r e p r e s e n t a t i v e at I m p e r i a l M r F e c a m p h o p e s that t h e g r o u p wil l p r o v i d e i n f o r m a t i o n to e n a b l e 'those with a political p u n c h ' to a s k a p p r o p r i a t e q u e s i t i o n s in P a r l i a m e n t .

T h e move follows the A S T M S d e c i s i o n o n the 12th of M a y to c a m p a i g n against Star Wars research contracts, o n the g r o u n d s that t h e m o n e y w o u l d b e better spent e l s e w h e r e , a n d t h e S D I is l i k e l y to p r o v o k e a S o v i e t first s t r i k e .

Grounds Will Be OK

W o r k o n t h e e x t r a c t i o n of gravel f r o m the C o l l e g e ' s s p o r t s g r o u n d at H a r l i n g t o n is set to start a s s o o n a s the cricket s e a s o n has e n d e d . A t t h e last m e e t i n g of A t h l e t i c s G r o u n d Committee College Groundsman Mick Reynolds presented plans for pitches d u r i n g the work.

U n i o n representatives said that they w e r e m o r e than satisfied with the plans.

T h e y said there were e n o u g h pitchs for the Union's needs. Union H o n S e c Quentin Fontana said that in a d d i t i o n t h e w o r k w a s l i k e l y to i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y of t h e p i t c h s . T h i s b e c a u s e they are d e v e l o p i n g r i d g e s at present a n d the work will give the C o l l e g e the o p p o r t u n i t y to r e l a y t h e p i t c h e s s o that r i d g e s w i l l unable to develop.

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