http://www.felixonline.co.uk/archive/IC_1991/1991_0915_A by Ravi Pall

Arson Alert A tire started in a lift in Southside at about 2 . 0 0 a m

last Saturday

being treated as arson by the Police.

Union in Dispute

Residents are said to be ' f u r i o u s ' at the lack o f safety including

faulty

in the h a l l ,

break-glasses,

D a n i e l S h i e l d s , the treasurer o f the

affected include F i l m S o c , Jazz and

S o c i a l , C u l t u r a l and

Rock

Amusements

missing fire extinguishers and only

a dispute with the U n i o n . S C A B is

one security guard

one o f the major

in the lift at the bottom o f its shaft.

agreed two.

warden

o f Southside

Halls,

(MSC)

the

sub-committees Union,

and

the

M r T e r r y B r i l e y , o f I C security,

executive o f each M S C must sign

said that the event was ' i n no w a y

a document in w h i c h they are held

meeting

a c c i d e n t a l . . . the toxic fumes c o u l d

liable for fiscal losses incurred by

Shields

fire been d i s c o v e r e d

have

carried

off

residents'.

The

investigating

the

MSC's

constituent

clubs.

later it would not have been put out.

Police

A s it was, one end o f the b u i l d i n g

incident and M r B r i l e y told F e l i x

S C A B society can buy

was

that he h o p e d peer pressure

or deposit m o n e y . S o m e societies

filled

'According

with

plastic

to one p o l i c e

fumes. expert

are

still

b r i n g the culprit f o r w a r d .

would

T would

Without

SCAB

have refused

treasurer,

equipment

to give cash to the

held back his role as

treasurer and during a heated S C A B

said

minutes

the

M r S h i e l d s c l a i m e d that U n i o n bureaucracy

forensic police beleived that had the five

Orchestra,

Society.

T h e arsonist is beleived to have lit

A letter f r o m D r . J o h n H a s s a r d ,

the

Operatic Society, and the D r a m a t i c

a small bonfire o f plastic beer skiffs

instead o f the

Club,

B o a r d ( S C A B ) , has resigned after

yesterday, and

both

Jonathan

U n i o n D e p u t y President, their

positions.

SCAB

defended

Zayeed

Alaam,

c h a i r m a n , h o p e d that

a replacement c o u l d be f o u n d and

be grateful for any information', he

U n i o n until their banking priveleges

that

escape without some people d e a d '

said.

are

w i t h d r a w his resignation.

them.

Societies

Mr.

Shields w o u l d act as treasurer until

Southside w o u l d have been lucky to

returned

Mr.

Griffiths,

it was noted.

could

persuaded

Z o e H e l l i n g e r , U n i o n president, has offered a c o m p r o m i s e , in that Mr

Shields

declaration

can

write

and

submit

his

own

for

approval to the U n i o n . M r Griffiths told F e l i x that he had not heard o f this, and that as all other

MSC

treasurers had signed it, why should Mr

Shields

Newhouse,

different?

Chair

the

Steve Social

C l u b s C o m m i t t e e ( S C C ) told F e l i x that he had not been asked to sign the

document,

and

nor

had

his

treasurer, M a r k R a n d a l l .

The RCS Men's

1st rugby team beat Goldsmith's

College

7 to 6 last Wednesday at

Union General Meeting

Chiswick

Linstead Food Fight Student residents in L i n s t e a d H a l l

they w i s h to eat a meal ouside the

are c o m p l a i n i n g about the p r i c e o f

hall.

their evening meal, provided by the

r e c o u p i n g the m o n e y lost o n these

for

complaints

They

h a l l . T h e w a r d e n , D r Jan B r a d l e y ,

meals,

told F e l i x that she c o n s i d e r e d the

regardless.

have

and their meal

means

is c o o k e d

A c c o r d i n g to a recent

with m o n e y .

O n T h u r s d a y 7th N o v e m b e r there

T h e residents have sought redress this

problem

sending

will

a UGM

Meeting)

the

(Union

General

Union

Concert

College

H a l l . It has been m o v e d f r o m the

administration. D r Bradley said that

E n t s L o u n g e as this has a fire limit

students 'are not getting terribly far

o f 250 people, smaller than q u o r u m

meals to be m u c h better than last

p o l l in the h a l l , about 2 5 % o f the

year, although the students d o not

food

feel that the improvement in quality

because o f people not being there

a c c o r d i n g to one student they have

merits the 40 pence price increase

to eat

'contacted everyone possible.... and

quorate

option o f taking a pack l u n c h with

sent loads o f letters,' but have been

submit a m o t i o n it must be handed

them, but this option is only offered

g i v e n the ' r u n - a r o u n d ' .

imposed.

The

meals

now

cost

ÂŁ2.95.

wasted it. T h e

during students

the

term

have

T h e warden said that students are

o n W e d n e s d a y s and F r i d a y s . T h e y

not able to opt out o f the system i f

would m u c h rather be recompensed

with

the

administration,'

and

for a U G M . T h e C o n c e r t hall has limit

300

meeting.

which

allows

If y o u w i s h

a to

in at the U n i o n O f f i c e by 2 . 3 0 p m on Wednesday.

A n up-to-the-minute guide to events

Kung F u Club

in a n d a r o u n d

W u Shu Kwan in the Union G y m .

T h e deadline

Imperial

College.

f o r entries f o r this

page is 12.30 the M o n d a y p r i o r to

Catholic

4.30pm 6.00pm

Mass

12J0pm

Southside Upper Lounge.

12.30pm

Brown Committee Room.

Southside Upper Lounge. Soc

Parachute C l u b

Physics 737.

Basketball 12.40pm

R a g Meeting

8.00pm

Yoga

give Rag Week ideas.

Southside G y m . Beginners.

3rd W o r l d 1st

12.30pm

8.00pm

Southside Upper Lounge.

5.30pm 5.30pm

Southside G y m . See Islamic Society. 4.30pm

Union G y m .

6.00pm 6.00pm

Meeting

Concert Hall.

5.00pm

C . U . Prayer Meeting

6.30pm

Swimming Sports Centre.

Christian U n i o n

7.30pm

J C R . Beginners' Rock ' n ' Roll.

Water Polo

6.30pm

Dance C l u b

308 Computing. Sports Centre.

7.00pm

Legco Mech Eng 220.

Chaplain's Office

Shaolin System

Riding C l u b Meeting 7.30pm 7.30pm

Water Polo

8.30pm

Disco

2.30pm

Class

6.30pm

12.30pm

Ladies

12.00pm

Tennis

12.30pm

Basketball

Club

...l.OOpm

Small A d s Please note a l l s m a l l ads s h o u l d be signed b y their contributor. T h i s

Balloon C l u b Meeting YHA

Meeting

l.OOpm l.OOpm

Postgrad L u n c h

SUNDAY

1.30pm

5.30pm

Sunday Service

10.30am

Ante-room Sherfield Building.

Wine Tasting Soc Union Dining Hall.

11.00am

Dance C l u b

Careers T a l k

Training

Gardens).

Catholic Chaplaincy Mass.11.00am

Southside Upper Lounge.

Dance C l u b

53 Cromwell Road.

Jud o

Fitness C l u b Intermediate.

6.30pm

Union G y m .

2.00pm

J C R . Adv/Medals Ballroom & Latin.

Dance C l u b Grease Rehearsals

12.30pm

7.30pm

• BLOOD

DONATING

Today!

gym. with 2 4 " frame

for quick

sale—£45 and £65. C o n t a c t K a s i m • IS A N Y O N E out there interested in

1.30pm

Puppet

Building?

If y o u

are

interested, please contact me either

1.30pm

Zancani.

l.OOpm

in w o m e n f r o m overseas who want

• T H E H U B O F F I C E is interested to

Midweek Event

Dance C l u b

into the

c o m m u n i t y . A d v i c e w i l l be g i v e n

5.30pm

cost o f l i v i n g . C o n t a c t A n n i n the

o n e m p l o y m e n t , education and the

Chaplains Office (10 Prince's

J C R . Intermediate/Medals

be integrated

5.30pm

H u b office o n internal 3405. • S P A N K y o u r s e l f senseless

6.00pm Ballroom 7.00pm

with

a wet herring at ' T h r o b b i n g O r g a n ' , 86

B , Lillie

tomorrow

& Latin.

7.00pm

Union

4817. l.OOpm

Southside G y m . Advanced.

Beit Quad store or 8.30pm in

1.00pm

from

Southside G y m all d a y — s i g n up i n

Aero 266.

Canoe

UDH.

12.30pm

General.

members

6.15pm

Tickets

in F a l m o u t h K e o g h H a l l r o o m 108

Fitness C l u b 6.00pm

sparklers! Office.

or P h y s i c s U G pigeonholes. L e o

G l i d i n g C l u b Meeting 6.00pm

F A W K E S . See h i m next

Industry.

ability. Annual membership £6. New

Wargames

12.30pm

• GUY

F r i d a y at S i l w o o d Park. B r i n g y o u r

Huxley L T 2 1 3 . The Pharmaceutical

J C R . Beginners Ballroom and Latin. Club

11.30am

Beginners Training.

College Courts. Players of any welcome.

volume

• T W O R A C I N G b i k e s — 1 0 and 5

Fencing

5.30pm

Clubs Committee Room.

M e n ' s Tennis T e a m Practise

5.45pm

Southside G y m . Intermediate. Amnesty International

the

gears

Fencing T r a i n i n g

Mech Eng.

West L o n d o n Chaplaincy

unless

Gardens).

Aero 253.

Fitness C l u b

printed

Chaplain's Office (10 Princes

Career. Modellers

not be

will

• NANCY—turn

Southside Upper Lounge.

Union Lounge.

Radio

a n d use the M i l k

early

Round.

control d o w n a bit please.

Yacht C l u b

Meet at Beit Arch.

open

to F r i d a y .

THURSDAY

Huxley L T 2 1 3 . Computing—A

10.30am

Monday

requested.

Careers T a l k

Club

310 Sherfield,

Room

Ents Club Night in Union Lounge.

A l l new members C y c l i ng

Advice:

7.30pm 9.30pm

At college courts. Membership £6. welcome.

i n 1992 i n m a n y

7.30pm

Southside Upper Lounge.

Southside Upper Lounge. Ents Meeting

Southside G y m .

for

12.30pm

Southside Lounge. AstroSoc

Presentations

expected

Apply

7.00pm

N a m Pai C h u a n

Union G y m . W u Shu Kwan.

Southside Lounge.

10.00pm

are

10am-5pm

Fencing T r a i n i n g

W u Shu Kwan in Southside G y m .

Employer

V i s i t the Careers A d v i s o r y Service,

Intermediate & advanced coaching.

IC Shotokan Karate

Professional tuition.

down for this year's ski trip.

PhotoSoc

See the Graduate

sectors o f the e c o n o m y .

Southside Lounge. Put your name

4.30pm

Recruitment

Union S C R (old Union Office).

cards. Plus Libido Disco afterwards

SATURDAY

Rogers,

finalists. W a r n i n g : F e w e r vacancies

Union Lounge. £3, £1.50 with Ents

Kung F u Club

David

Manager o f Smithkline Beecham. Reminder:

1.30pm

Libido

Mech Eng 702. Followed by lunch.

Sailing C l u b

Redshaw-Haigney

Recruitment P r o g r a m m e for details

12.30pm

Cathsoc

Ski C l u b Meeting

' T h e P h a r m a c e u t i c a l Industry' b y

Top floor N W corner Union

Kung F u Club

Welfare Week 9.30pm

1.15pm

M i c r o C l u b Meeting

12.30pm

Southside Bar. Comedy C l u b

Tuesday

by M r s W e n d y

Volleyball court.

Southside Lounge. Mass

1.30-2.20pm.

Southside G y m . 12.30pm

Southside Upper Lounge. R a d i o Modellers

Sports Centre.

l.OOpm

Shaolin System 8.30pm

• T h e r e are two C a r e e r s T a l k s this

of Logica. Thursday 7 November:

Swimming Pool.

Southside Upper Lounge. Boardsailing

Southside G y m .

1.30pm

Wargames

D r a m S o c Improv 8.30pm

Careers Information November: 'Computing a Career'

Cycling T r a i n i n g

Kung

TUESDAY C . U . Prayer Meeting

Nam Pai Chuan

Southside Lounge.

Diving

Future of Hong Kong (Cantonese).

9.15pm

c o m i n g week i n L T 2 1 3 H u x l e y at

12.45pm

Bike C l u b

Union G y m .

6.40pm

Club training.

12.45pm

Fitness C l u b

7.30pm

J C R . Latin Beginners.

Fencing C l u b T r a i n i n g

Commons Trip.

Building.

Sports Centre.

Swimming

Meet Beit Arch for House of

7.30pm

Southside G y m . 6.00pm

10.50am

U D H . A l l welcome.

IC Shotokan Karate

Meeting

WEDNESDAY

Meet at Beit Arch.

Dance C l u b

413 Maths.

8.30pm

Disco

Southside Bar.

Southside G y m . Intermediate.

J C R . R'n'R/Latin. Adv/Medals. Afro-Carib

l.OOpm

Prayers

Southside

Meet Weeks Hall Basement.

IC Labour Club

Dance C l u b 12.45pm

Meeting

8.00pm

Dance C l u b

I C C A G Soup R u n

Club

Fitness C l u b

7.30pm

Shotokan Karate

J C R . Advanced Ballroom & Latin.

12.30pm

Volleyball court. Men's Team.

Union Lounge. Everyone welcome to

Southside

Southside G y m .

Southside Upper Lounge.

MONDAY RockSoc Meeting

Hang Gliding

Kung

C a v i n g C l u b Meeting

FRIDAY

Friday

Room 308, Huxley Building (terminal room A ) . Southside G y m .

53 Cromwell Road.

publication.

Conservative

1 November 1991

Felix 915

What's On

R d , Fulham, S W 6

night, 9 p m til the part

warps y o u r soul. D r e s s :

J C R . Beginners Ballroom & Latin.

antelope. E n t r y o n l y with

Union Lounge. Lots of good booze.

B e there o r be a squid.

Sexy o r guppy.

1 November 1991

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What's On

Finborough Arms

Royal Court

M a n in the Moon

373 3842, 118 F i n b o r o u g h R d ,

730 1745/ 5174, Sloane S q ,

351 2876, 392 K i n g ' s r d ,

SW10.

SW1W.

T u e s d a y - S u n d a y , to 23

T u e s d a y - Sunday 8 p m . £6

to N o v 30. Death & the M a i d e n

Stealing the Scene by P h i l

(£3.50 conces.)

by A r i e l D o r s m a n 8 p m £7 (£4

W i l l m o t t . £6 (£5

standby).

8 . 3 0 p m ; 5- 23 N o v .

Theatre Upstairs

Hjalmar Soderberg.

+50p/year

m e m b e r s h i p , to 16 N o v it's o v e r by G e r a l d i n e and E d u a r d o

When Sherman

Machado.

730 2554, Sloane S q ,

Bush Theatre 071 602 3 7 0 3 , S h e p h e r d ' s Grn,

Bush

W12

from N ov

13. B e l f r y by B i l l y

Roche. 7pm.

SW1W.

conces.).

SW3.

Nov.

conces). D r . G l a s by £4.50

(£3.50

7pm.

Riverside Studios

Latchmere Theatre

081 741 2251/3354, C r i s p r d ,

071 223 3108, 503 Battersea pk

W6.

rdSWll.

Royal Court Young People

M e m b e r s h i p R e q u i r e d , to 2

081 960 4 6 4 1 , 309

T h e H a n g o f the G a o l b y

Portobello

Nov.

Gate Theatre Club

rd,

071 229 0 7 0 6 . P r i n c e A l b e r t

Royal National Theatre (NT)

c o n c e s . ) ; 28 N o v

Pub,

11 P e m b r i d g e

071 928 2 0 3 3 , South B a n k , S E 1 .

18 Jan 9 2 . Jack and the

Hill

Wll.

Lyttleton Theatre: to 2

Beanstalk by Kjartan Poskitt.

rd, Notting

M e m b e r s h i p charge, to 9

Nov.

(26 O c t , 2, 9 N o v ) (£4 c o n c e s . ) ;

Mat

2 . 3 0 p m . £7

3 N o v . T h e Same

Nov.

Tartuffe. 7 . 3 0 p m (Matinee 2.30pm);

T h r e e Judgements in O n e by C a l d e r o n de B a r c a . 7 . 3 0 p m .

Howard

W10.

6-9 N o v .

( M a t i n e e Sat 2 . 1 5 p m ) ; Nov.

7 . 3 0 p m . £6 (£5 conces.) - R i n g

Sat

theatre for full performance

Racing

D e m o n , by D a v i d H a r e .

B a k e r . 8 p m . £7 (£4

7.30pm

12-16

local theatres

Napoli Milionaria. 7.30pm

O l d S t o r y / M e d e a by F r a n c a

( M a t i n e e T h u / Sat

R a m e and D a r i o F o . 8 p m .

f r o m 28 N o v . T h e M a d n e s s

Lyric Theatre

G e o r g e III by A l a n Bennett.

Bloomsbury Theatre

081 741 2 3 1 1 , K i n g ' s St,

7.30pm (Matinee

G o r d o n St W C 1 .

Hammersmith, to 30 N o v .

W6.

Lady Audley's

by M a r y B r a d d o n 7 . 4 5 p m . W e d 2 . 3 0 p m , Sat 4 p m . to £7.50; 3 N o v .

1094, H o l l a n d

Willows. 7.15pm

(Matinee

M u r m e r i n g Judges. (Matinee

Lost (Youth) 381 6 1 5 1 , 450 F u l h a m r d ,

SW6.

Rose Theatre Club 225 2501/ 823 9 3 6 0 , 86 F u l h a m SW3.

50p/year m e m b e r s h i p , to 2nd N o v T i m e & the B o d y £4

(£2.50

conces.)/ C l a u d e D u V a i l £6 (£3 conces.) 7 . 3 0 p m / 8 . 3 0 p m

21 N o v - 4 Jan 92. T h e S n o w Q u e e n , adapted by N i c k

(Matinees

12-14 ( M a t i n e e

(Matinee 2 p m ) ;

W8.

071 928 6 3 6 3 , 66 T h e C u t , S E 1 .

T h u r s ) . T h e W i n d in the 2pm);

£4.

The Young Vic

(Matinee

22-25 N o v (Matinee

602 7856/ 371

rd,

(Matinee

Thurs)/26-28 N o v

Holland Park Park,

O l i v i e r T h e a t r e : 7-11 Mat

F o x t r o t by

A n d y Carr 7.30pm.

2.15pm).

Sat)/19-21

£12.75

2.15pm);

Sat

Secret

Stafford. 7 p m (£5.50

Thurs)/ Sat).

7.15pm

15-18

Cottesloe Theatre:

Nov

Coup. 7.30pm

1-4

(Matinee

(except M o n d a y s )

Arkie-

T h e E m i g r a n t s by

S l a w o m i r M r o z e k . 7 . 3 0 p m £5 (£4 c o n c e s . ) ;

O u r T a b l e . 7 . 3 0 p m (Matinee 5-7 N o v . B l a c k

£4 (£3.50 conces.); 5 N o v - 24 Nov.

The

(Matinee

7 . 3 0 p m (Matinee

NW1.

M e m b e r s h i p 75p/year. to 17

Thurs) /

8-9/ 15-19 N o v .

2.30pm).

Arms,

265 C a m d e n H i g h St,

T y p e s , by Steffen S i l v i s . 9 . 3 0 p m

20-23 N o v ( M a t i n e e Sat). 2.30pm);

071 482 4 8 5 7 , O x f o r d

Nov.

2pm).

Sat)/ 11-14 ( M a t i n e e

conces.)

Etcetera Theatre Club

Sat). A r t u r o U i .

7 . 1 5 p m (Matinee

list

times.

11 &

18 N o v .

R o n d e by A r t h u r Schnitzler. Sat

Snow.

Thurs

8 p m £5.50 (£4 conces.); 20 - 8 D e c . (not M o n d a y s )

Nov

Egg

Play by S o p h i a K i n g s h i l l .

2.30pm).

9 . 3 0 p m £4 (£2

conces.)

Olympia Exhibition Centre

Albert Hall 589 8212/3203, K e n s i n g t o n G o r e

603 3344, K e n s i n g t o n

SW7.

Earl's Court

Hammersmith Odeon

385 1200, W a r w i c k

local venues

W14.

rd,

SW5.

081 748 4 0 8 1 , Q u e e n C a r o l i n e St,

W6.

Institute Francais

Gate

Coronet

589 6 2 1 1 , 17 Q u e e n s b e r r y

place

SW7.

727 6 7 0 5 , 103 N o t t i n g H i l l gate,

727 4 0 4 3 , 87 N o t t i n g H i l l gate,

Wll.

Goethe Institute

Fulham Road Cannon 370

581 3344, 50 P r i n c e ' s Gate

2110/2636/1265,

SW7.

SW10.

local

Hammersmith Cannon

U C I Whiteleys 792 3303/3324/3332,

142 F u l h a m r d ,

Queensway

081 748 2388, 207 K i n g ' s st

W2.

W6.

Minema

Putney Cannon

235 4225/4226, 45

081 788 2 2 6 3 , 25 Putney H i g h

792 0 3 2 8 , 191 P o r t o b e l l o r d ,

Knightsbridge

st,

Wll.

SW1X. SW3.

Chelsea Cannon 352 5 0 9 6 , 279 K i n g ' s r d ,

SW15.

Ealing Cannon

Chelsea 351 3724, 206 K i n g ' s r d ,

Electric Cinema

081 567 1075, N o r t h f i e l d a v , Ealing,

W13.

Kensington Odeon W

602 6664, K e n s i n g t o n H i g h St (Nr

SW3.

— 3 —

E a r l ' s C o u r t rd.)

W8.

cinemas

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Felix 915

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Odds and Stuff

Ents Bit

College

contains practical advice o n college

Day

who

Welfare W e e k C o m e d y C l u b . After

A s y o u w i l l have seen f r o m last

policies and details o n h o w

was disappointed by the early finish

all, what better way o f feeling good

w e e k ' s F e l i x article, the w o r k i n g

y o u should meet y o u r

last F r i d a y . Unfortunately we had

to the depths o f y o u r soul than by

party o n the college day submitted

and what to do i f things g o w r o n g .

to close the d i s c o d o o r to

having

its final report to B o a r d o f Studies

If y o u want y o u r free c o p y then get

F i r s t o f a l l — s o r r y to anyone

avert

a right g o o d

laugh?

The

further v i o l e n c e after a c o u p l e o f

C o m e d y C l u b features a whole load

last

fights broke out in the foyer. T h e r e

report

acts,

from

experienced

Although

the

contained

recommendations,

it d i d contain

in touch with y o u r

departmental

postgraduate tutor w h o should be able to supply y o u with one.

seems to be a c o r e o f people at I C

performers wrecks

have never been o n

details o f a f r a m e w o r k for a d a y

Postgraduate

not complete until they have picked

stage before in their lives. S o y o u

w h i c h involves starting at 9 . 0 0 a m ,

Aim:

a fight with s o m e b o d y . Sad people

know what that means—turn up and

lunch

f r o m a) C o l l e g e b) I C U n i o n c) a

indeed.

give ' e m h e l l , kids. D o o r s open at

6 . 0 0 p m . T h e r e f o r e the w h o l e day

Postgraduate

Week,

9 p m for a 9 . 3 0 p m s t a r t — i t 's in the

will

When:

w h i c h means m u c h p a c k i n g in o f

U n i o n L o u n g e so seats are strictly

A l o n g with the f r a m w o r k a set o f

general meeting for postgraduates. Phone

it's

Welfare

who

gibbering

Wednesday.

whose enjoyment o f an e v e n i n g is

Anyway,

to nervous,

often

supervisor

12.00pm,

increased

finishing

one

hour.

meetings

T o discuss what P G s Society.

Each

department

l i m i t e d . P r i c e s : £3, £1.50 to E n t s

guidelines

cardholders. A s usual, there's a late

effectively prevented departments

3501 for the timetable.

f r o m increasing the w o r k l o a d

Who:

casual

sex.

A m o n g s t this general d o o m , g l o o m and despondency, small

point

however,

bar and d i s c o .

is a

light—the

Graham

Ents

Lawton,

Ents C h a i r m a n

Performing Motions

were

included

which by

o f the band who played in the U n i o n

President s h o u l d be a strapping six

Lounge

Bar

last

ICU

Believes—The

Deputy

Saturday.

foot 2 inches with dark hair, so that

E v e r y o n e enjoyed it and they are

the President c a n get o f f with h i m .

invited back anytime. N ext, what's happening this c o m i n g week? There

are cocktails in the U n i o n B a r from

(Events)

7 p m until 9 p m tonight along with

endeavour

ICU

Instructs—The as

returning to

Hon

Sec

officer

implement

ICU

the usual E n t s e v e n i n g . T o m o r r o w

Believes without breaking too many

sees the final o f the R u g b y

election rules.

Cup

between

World

England

President, as m a n y P h D and M S c

the longer day need not be taken by

students as possible. Please c o m e along, it m a y be y o u r only chance to make a difference in

to have a day r u n n i n g f r o m 10 ' t i l

your department's treatment o f y o u .

6 or f r o m

Sports Centre

'til 5.

Studies

did

was

w o r k i n g parties f r a m e w o r k with

not

the

relevant

the

(College

along

Facilities M a n a g e r ) and Jonathan,

guidelines.

the sports centre has returned the relative correct times o f using the

and

D i v i n g club

to their

until the students in each department

swimming

are consulted. T h a t means that a

are

staff student committee w i l l be able

facilities although no decisions have

still

pool. plans

However, to

there

improve

the

to negotiate the method o f use taken

been made yet. W h a t we need is

by each department.

y o u r opinion o n what changes y o u ' d like to see i m p l e m e n t e d so that we

should

negotiations

Straw

Canoe

There

Motions

lengthy Val

decision o n timetabling c a n be made

the

basics.

Following between

H o w e v e r , the agreement is that no

anyone

pass

actually

for Research

for

Union

no timetabling problems can choose

Guidelines

lounge

tutor,

all departments, those w h i c h have

T h e r e is m o r e to it, but that covers

Ents

departmental

in a day. It also r e c o m m e n d e d that

A u s t r a l i a . S o the b i g screen w i l l be the

The

postgraduate

Postgraduates

and

limiting the number o f contact hours

reported last week (!?) the B o a r d o f F i r s t l y , thanks to B o b o and the rest

has

Zoe' H e l l i n g e r o n internal

s m o k i n g , cutting d o w n o n d r i n k i n g and

renouncing

want

booklet

Students written

may

the best

represent e v e r y o n e

w h e n it goes to a committee. T h e r e

submitted to the U n i o n O f f i c e by

college

for

isn't enought space in this F e l i x for

2 . 3 0 p m o n W e d n e s d a y afternoon.

research students' w h i c h contains

the questionnaire, so please c o m e

They

and

details about y o u r life at I C as a

to the U n i o n O f f i c e , Beit Q u a d , or

good old U n i o n General Meeting

seconded by full m e m b e r s o f the

P h D student. It s h o u l d have been

contact

( U G M ) . T h i s is the major forum for

union. Please b r i n g y o u r union card

given out when y o u first arrived but

internal 3502 asap.

students p o l i c y at Imperial C o l l e g e

or registration slip to the U G M .

w i s hi ng to see E n g l a n d r o m p home to an astounding v i c t o r y . O n T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g there's the

U n i o n . It is held in the Concert H a l l at

6pm,

not

listed

should

Friday

proposed

night

there

called

'Guidelines

it seems there was a p r o b l e m w i t h

the

S i l w o o d B o n f i r e Party w h i c h costs

H a n d b o o k as the lounge (due to the

£4, and £3 for the c o a c h there and

lounge h a v i n g a fire limit 5 0 b e l o w

back. T i c k e t s s h o u l d be

available

Jonathan

Zoe' H e l l i n g e r , I C U

f r o m the U n i o n O f f i c e by the time

ULU

y o u read this.

The University of L o n d o n U n i o n

Library

(ULU)

positions)

d o n ' t understand). T h e sabbaticals

T h e f o l l o w i n g Saturday seems to

President

General Union Council, GUC

q u o r u m — h o p e f u l l y this should be if you

distribution. It is v e r y useful as it

explained

at the meeting

Griffiths

G U C representative o n U n i v e r s i t y has teams for most sports.

Users'

Committee

and other officers give reports so i f

If y o u w o u l d like to represent the

y o u h a v e n ' t seen a sabbatical yet

Maidstone poppy day collection and

U n i v e r s i t y i n a sport contact the

and want to then the U G M

Leukaemia Research Pub

U L U Sports C o u n c i l . A d d i t i o n a l l y ,

union has n o m i n a t i o n forms, but i f

they have r u n out contact the U L U

is a

pretty g o o d bet. O t h e r than reports we

have

motions.

allow

These

students to set p o l i c y and mandate the officers to do some w o r k. T h e y are usually set out as three sections

another

check

out

(12.40pm

Rag

Day

with

Crawl,

today's

Rag

Meeting

Union

Lounge)

for

Finally thanks to the C C U s for all last m o n t h and

putting up with m y crap j o k e s . 1)

ICU

Notes—a

list

facts

A p o l o g i e s to all the people

would

society

who

first

GUC

one. C l o s e o f nominations is N o o n , M o n d a y 4th N o v e m b e r . If y o u w o u l d like to have a say, part to play in student affairs, y o u

to circumstances beyond the control

GUC

to be c a r r i e d out.

o f the H o n Sec. I hope y o u enjoyed

Management

the S o l p r o m o though.

positions)

Deputy

5th

Assistant

now

3) I C U Instructs—a list o f actions

Notes—The

Tuesday,

Personal

(071-580 9551) w h o w i l l send y o u

and think y o u have an important

Postgraduate

ICU

President's

N o v e m b e r at 7 p m .

Night, but the band didn't show due

then

U L U E l e c t i o n s E l e c t i o n s for the

turned up o n M o n d a y for the Blues

President is small and a n n o y i n g .

any

f o l l o w i n g posts w i l l be held at the

2) I C U B e l i e v e s , and

example:

form

University-wide

c o n c e r n i n g the m o t i o n .

For

like to

contact the U L U Societies C o u n c i l .

details f r o m P e n g u i n . the free dinners

you

N o m i n a t i o n F o r m s . Y o u r students'

representative

Steve F a r r a n t ,

GUC

I C U H o n Sec ( E v e n t s )

C o m m i t t e e (1 GUC

Officer on

Union

Committee

Current

GUC

P o l i c y covers

w i d e range o f issues, such as the

representative o n E l e c t i o n s on

position)

Poll

Tax,

the

Animal

Rights

C h a r t e r , Overseas Students' F e e s ,

position)

representative

C o m m i t t e e (1

have the opportunity: get a

nomination f o r m and get i n v o l v e d .

Laurels

Changing

Courses,

Mature

Students, and W o m e n ' s Liberation.

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until

college is p l u n g e d deep into c h a o s ,

• Thursday

21st

Hypnosis

RockSoc,

Dramatic

Soc

and

to d o a sponsored something, c o m e

L e c t u r e . It's a m a z i n g . E v e r y year

Operatic Soc as well as cabaret and

to the R a g

novelty

keen

U n i o n lounge at 12.40pm and w e ' l l

excellent

authoris.; y o u a sponsorship f o r m .

pack the G r e a t H a l l (it's we

can

find).

acts

from

participants.

It's

other an

with the long awaited arrival o f R a g

biggest

Week.

y o u ' v e been before y o u ' l l k n o w to

e v e n i n g , really enjoyable and well

This

c o m e again, i f not c o m e

worth g o i n g to.

above).

Seeing as there is a g o o d chance

room

the

because

meeting today

includes

the

in the

SNKPJ

(see

that y o u probably d o n ' t k n o w what

there's nothing like it. A g a i n , it's

all o f the events are, even i f y o u

nof really a lecture, it's a H y p n o s i s

have

S h o w . It's a show in two halves (so

the giant R a g R a i d and o n S u n d a y ,

frantic. A n y help that y o u can give

y o u c a n grab a q u i c k pint f r o m the

the

w o u l d be greatly appreciated, be it

Union

Hyde

been here for m o r e than a

year,

I'll

down.

give

you

a quick

start w i t h ,

run

you

must

the

middle).

Firstly,

T h i s isn't

all that's

happening

d u r i n g R a g W e e k . O n Saturday it's hopeful

trolley

Park

race

(still

around

awaiting

it's

now

arc

away,

only

two

weeks

obviously

getting

from m a n n i n g a d o o r at a

major

realise that because it's R a g W e e k none o f the events are named v e r y well,

maybe

that's

something to

alter for next year. Regardless,

find

out what they are. D o n ' t just rely o n the name, y o u c o u l d miss out o n a

storming

event.

Anyway

largest events are as

T w o W e e k s To G o

the

follows:

• F r i d a y 15th - G u i l d s C a r n i v a l . A s a k i c k o f f to R a g W e e k we c o u l d n ' t really do better than this. T a k i n g over

the

Union

Building

m a n n e r s i m i l a r to that at the end o f Freshers'

Week,

the

Carnival

p r o m i s e s to be huge this year. It's nof really a c a r n i v a l , it's an event. L i v e bands, casino and d i s c o . It's g o i n g to be b i g . • Monday

18th

Mines

Dirty

D i s c o . T h e less y o u wear, the less y o u pay to get i n . A n d yes quite a few get in for free. H o w e v e r

it is

up to y o u . If just wearing a tie to a d i s c o isn't y o u r t h i n g , then w e a r the whole suit. A t the end o f the day the c h o i c e is y o u r s , but make sure y o u c o m e along as it's always

great laugh. • Wednesday Festival.

20th

This

RCS

event

Beer self

explanatory. L o a d s o f people c o m e into

the

Junior C o m m o n

Room

( J C R ) in S h e r f i e l d and d r i n k loads o f different beers. It's the largest

Martin

non-CAMRA

beer

Taylor,

professional

festival

hypnotist, gives a humorous talk o n

deliberately

hypnosis

permission);

on T u e s d a y

it's the

event

just

helping

with

the

Slave A u c t i o n , the C h a r i t y A u c t i o n

stupidities. Just give y o u r name and

and B a r Q u i z and on the Saturday

dept to y o u r S o c R e p , H a l l R e p or

W e d n e s d a y so e v e r y o n e can spend

second half demonstrates just what

after

put a note in m y p i g e o n hole in the

all

he's been o n about.

K a m i k a z e Parachute J u m p . If y o u

U n i o n O f f i c e . S o n o w ' s the time to

don't know what this is yet, find out

B e M a d , B e S i l l y & B e Part o f It!

Britain

and

it's

afternoon

and

most

the

in general,

22nd

then in the

The

Smoking

it's

the

Sponsored

Nude

e v e n i n g d r i n k i n g . Y o u ' l l have to

• Friday

buy the beer glass with this y e a r ' s

C o n c e r t Cabaret. W e just c o u l d n ' t

logo o n and i t ' ll also be y o u r first

close R a g W e e k with an event better

G o r d o n . T h e r e are already a great

Penguin (Marc

chance to buy one o f this year's R a g

than this. It's a refined combination

n u m b e r o f people d o i n g sponsored

C h a i r 91/92.

M a g s , they're great. T u r n up, i f not

o f the best that I C students have to

events d u r i n g the week and i f y o u

to buy beer then to buy a R a g M a g .

offer. I n c l u d i n g acts f r o m Jazz and

see them, sponsor them. If y o u want

phoning

3402

and

ask

for

Cheers, Ellis), R a g

L a s t w e e k e n d saw I C U R a g r a i s e

Children's

raised d u r i n g R a g W e e k , include

Another

another thousand pounds or greater

collector was T a m s i n Braisher who

Multiple Sclerosis, B I B I C ,

Garden on Sunday; a Poppy

Day

for charity, as was managed in the

raised

T u r n i n g Point and a selection o f

collection

three

The

partner, Stuart R i s o n , attributed this

came

to 'the rich businessmen putting the

weekends

amount

raised,

previously. £1,330.76

Fund.

£270.78.

The Her

day's

top

collecting

WWF,

Local Charities.

Covent

Maidstone

Saturday and a L e u k a e m i a Research

T h e s e two collections were then

m o n e y in her R a g C a n instead o f

added

T h e first was o n F r i d a y afternoon

m i n e s a y i n g that t h e y ' d rather give

back by a team o f three selling o l d

reaching h a l f o f last y e a r ' s total

R a g M a g s while o n a w e e k ' s tour

before

o f B r i t a i n ' s other universities. T h i s

realistic target.

into the prosperous part o f the city

it to the g i r l with the nice l e g s ! ' The

second

c o l l e c t i o n was

o n the C i t y o f L o n d o n P u b C r a w l .

Sunday, when students, all in fancy

takes

It was s h o w n that the d e c i s i o n to

dress, went amongst the buskers in

amazing

the

collect

the £83.53

weekend £1,413.87,

brought

P u b C r a w l o n the same afternoon

f r o m two independent collections. w h e n students f r o m I C headed o f f

to by

collection

total

making

the

and

evening.

This

means

that

R a g W e e k starts is a v e r y

T h i s year R a g

is very b i g

and

loads o f fun. S o get i n v o l v e d n o w

C o v e n t G a r d e n M a r k e t and raised

overall total for the year so far a

and give them a hand on one o f their

c o m m u n i t y in the afternoon was a

£675.04

staggering £14,146.64.

collections,

wise one, when at the end o f the day

charities. T h i s year these charities,

£655.72

w h o also benefit f r o m the m o n e y

from

UNICEF,

the

had the

city's

been

business

raised

United

for

Nations

for

ICU

Rag's

chosen

Last year

R a g raised in the region o f £32,400. There

are

three

major

collections before R a g W e e k :

—7—

especially

Crawl. Peter

Taubunt.

the

Pub

Felix 915

Clubs & Societies

1 November 1991

Footballing Heroes On

Sunday

Imperial

October

College

27th,

T h e final g r o u p

Association

match for the

F o o t b a l l C l u b fielded two sides in

was

the U L U

goals

won

2-1

Imperial,

account. A l l credit to W a t s o n

who

thrilling

contest,

and

eventually

and

got tired towards the end. T h e 2nd's

going

both

quarter-final was a thriller against

sympathy goes out to W i l l i e J o h n

who

l s t ' s was against St G e o r g e s

UCL's

way

6-5.

Our

Goldsmiths, with Stanniland getting

M c K n i g h t who missed the d e c i d i n g

M o t s p u r P a r k . T h e y got o f f to an

really shone as the low sun caught

a timely goal

penalty but had p r o v e d to be a good

electrifying start with Stuart Watson

his

troubling the scorers. A great deal

6-a-side tactitioner p r e v i o u s l y that

p l a y i n g some g o o d football

A t h e r t o n tried very hard to b r i n g St

day.

6-a-side

tournament at

down

coming

from

forehead.

Abdo,

Merciful

Martin

praise

with M u t h o o

should

also Steve

the line - the express training really

Georges

showed!

t h r o w i n g the ball into his o w n net,

match w i n n i n g saves to secure the

was

but to no a v a i l .

2 n d ' s s e m i - f i n a l place.

w h o c a n take m u c h p r i d e in getting

T h e 1st team took a little time in

into the g a m e

back

Shilling,

who

made

hundreds

The

ULU

getting a c c u s t o m e d to the 6-a-side

T h e 2nd's had a m o r e c o n v i n c i n g

tactics, and went d o w n 3-0 in their

start to their group, beating C h a r i n g

played

first game against the R o y a l F r e e

C r o s s easily 2 - 0 , with fine goals

p r e v i o u s l y beaten o u r 2 n d ' s 1-0 i n

o n the way.

Hospital. H o w e v e r all hope was not

f r o m C h r i s C o l l i s o n f o l l o w e d by a

the q u a l i f y i n g stages. B y this time

from

lost

groups

g e m o f a d i g by new boy R i c h i e

fitness

Eamman

were the best o f three matches. S o

D i x o n , who had a brilliant day in

C o l l e g e extra pace and organisation

Caldwell

since the q u a l i f y i n g

In the s e m i - f i n a l Imperial New

was

College

tournament Imperial

lst's

both their sides to the semi-finals,

had

and p r o v i d i n g some great football

who

telling and the

6-a-side

a great success for

New

the day,

all learned a lot in particular that

McCann

and

Phil

run funny, and that the Pass

between

against M i d d l e s e x , the performance

m i d f i e l d . ( T h e message is - m i n d

ensured a 2-0 lead. Imperial were

Khyber

improved, with a hammering 4-0

out!)

unlucky

A f g h a n i s t a n and Pakistan; in fact

win. A

fine header f r o m

New

College

(the

eventual

not to get

Watson

winners) provided stiffer opposition

Galloway

opened the s c o r i n g , with additional

and the 2 n d ' s were narrowly beaten

and

goals f r o m

Telis Boltioz,

one

back

t h u m p e d the cross

Tom

Robson

was

as bar

the o n l y unanswered

question is

really

how c a n G a l l o w a y be so ugly w h e n the rest o f his f a m i l y are not? W e

Ruban

1 -0 due to a R a x M u t h o o e r r o r and

s m o k i n ' , but sadly things d i d n ' t go

Abdo.

some blistering N e w C o l l e g e pace.

o u r w a y , and the g a m e ended 2-0

needn't toss a c o i n to a c k n o w l e d g e

Paul N e l s o n c a n feel unlucky about

However

to N e w

Shilling

not getting o n the score sheet after

place

Ranachandran

and

Marv

the 2 n d ' s secured their

College.

IC's

most

important

T h e 2nd's semi-final against U C L

p l a y e r , although e v e r y b o d y p l a y e d

his header was saved o n the line by

stuffing S O A S 2 - 0 , with C o l l i s o n

was a real nail-biter as we took the

extremely w e l l , and have g i v e n the

the

getting his second for the day and

lead

one f r o m A n d y Stanniland.

h o w e v e r a M u t h o o error

opposing

resulting

centre-back.

penalty

was

The

taken

N e l s o n h i m s e l f , and although the divot was unstoppable as it rocketed into

the

top

corner,

the

ball

unfortunately proved a formality for the M i d d l e s e x

keeper.

in the k n o c k o u t stages

So onto the quarter-finals with the lst's playing Baits. A

v e r y tight

from

UCL

Collison

penalty,

rest o f the league a lot to think about

allowed

w h e n they play us this year. M a r v

back into the game. It then

took another fine p e r f o r m a n c e

Abdo

and

Rax

respective

Muthoo,

1st

and

2nd

the team

contest settled by a single goal from

S h i l l i n g to keep the scores

l e v el

captains, must be v e r y

until

went

about the f o r t h c o m i n g season.

even

tighter

Galloway, who

player,

finally

Annan

opened his

full

time.

The

game

straight to penalties w h i c h was

confident

Talkback W e l l after m u c h grovelling, I finally

have handed m e s o m e info, then

although this may be a good idea for

have m a i n l y been a i m e d by C l u b s

persuaded

ignore it. O t h e r w i s e , i f y o u are the

UAU

c o l u m n o f m y o w n , to express m y

captain/chairman/commodore/se-

matches. A n d a favourable

result

o w n v i e w s o n life, and

your

cretary o f a c l u b , then please try to

need not be the o n l y o c c a s i o n that

female

m i n d s with m o r e interesting d r i v e l .

let me k n o w o f any f o r t h c o m i n g

a result be submitted. H o w e v e r , i f

activities such as shooting, ten p i n

events o r the results f r o m p r e v i o u s

the response o f the rugby captain is

bowling

and

weeks. T h i s is after all the magazine

anything to go b y , (several invisible

extra p h y s i c a l ability - so c o m e o n

Societies pages, a l l o w i n g m e to let

for Imperial students, and it w o u l d

promised

still

girls, get y o u r act together and j o i n

o f f steam.

be nice i f we c o u l d report o n the

forgetting huh?) this m a y be a l o n g

in.

happenings

term

Y O U R benefit, to enable Y O U to

Adam

Hopefully, regular

OK,

this

item

may

the

give

fill

become Clubs

for starters, last M o n d a y ,

there was

sitting i n the F e l i x

office, hoping someone w o u l d walk

o f clubs affiliated

I m p e r i a l . A n d furthermore, this is the

fastest,

cheapest

in and place something in either o f

method

the 'Sports R e s u l t s ' or the ' C l u b s

through

and Societies' pigeon holes. Getting

(membership).

rather fed up by the lack o f input,

and

getting

large

message

such

submissions

prospect,

rather

than

one

photographers,

who

are

very

w i l l i n g to a c c o m p a n y C l u b s to any So,

photographs

for

you any

greater

population. and

These

snooker

Clubs

yourselves

are

Certainly require

there

for

and relieve the

tension f r o m all those lectures and course w o r k . If y o u have any c o m m e n t s about

require

this, or any other issue regarding

occasion,

the clubs and societies o f Imperial,

like to b r i n g b a c k the results table

please

a m b l e d b a c k to m y o w n r o o m , and

that (for those who remember) used

m y s e l f or A d a m , and w e ' l l see i f a

to m e o r A d a m , and w e ' l l print the

wrote out a letter directed towards

to be a regular feature a few

photographer

tag

more eloquent letters. F i n a l l y , with

these clubs. H o w e v e r by the time

back.

I had m a i l e d all the letters,

teams

the

ACC

clubs,

years

in touch

for

especially

get

advertise

m e m b e r s h i p , especially a m o n g the

enjoy

F e l i x has at its d i s p o s a l , several

event.

S o m e t i m e i n the future, I w o u l d

event

happening v e r y s o o n .

easiest

audience

major

with

is available

either to

then please d o n ' t hesitate to write

along. T h i s also spices up the rather

E n g l a n d p l a y i n g A u s t r a l i a in the

club

drab look o f the recent C l u b s pages,

Rugby

telepathic thoughts seemed to have

submitting their i n d i v i d u a l results,

w h i c h have been rather sparse o f

w e e k e n d , I'd like to w i s h the lads

had the desired effect, with a deluge

preferably

o f results and reports bei ng handed

lunchtime

in. S o , i f y o u r e c e i v e d a letter, but

folks,

This would from

detailed

i n v o l v e all the

each

ACC

before (that's

Monday

photos.

12.30-1.30pm

you've

forgotten).

report

necessary,

term,

Cup

final

this

all the best, and hope they h a m m e r

W i t h the end o f the first m o n t h of

World

and

the

beginning

the A u s s i e s .

N o v e m b e r , it seems that these pages

K h u r r u m Sair, Sports Editor.

1 November 1991

Tenpin Bowling season

with

Club

began

7-3

match

Rifle Club

Boat Club

FilmSoc

Tenpin their

Clubs & Societies

Felix 915

T h i s week, F i l m S o c is p r o u d to present ' T h i s is S p i n a l T a p ' ,

Rob

Last weekend saw the first major

W e d n e day 2 3 r d o f O c t o b e r

competition

this years first " f u n s h o o t " , a skittle

the

boat

club's

saw

victory o v e r E s s e x U n i v e r s i t y at

Reiner's ('Misery', 'When

Harry

calendar, w h i c h took place at the

blasting

Colchester. Helen A d a m s

battled

M e t Sally') bitingly satirical look at

infamous regatta course o f H e n l e y -

was

bravely in the ladies team, despite

the life o f a r o c k band o n the road.

U p o n - T h a m e s . T h e event, termed

skittles

being

"The

tragic

the ' U p p e r T h a m e s H e a d O f T h e

possible. T h i s was many

B r i t i s h rock outfit b u m b l i n g their

R i v e r ' , was entered by 8 fours and

first chance to try the big (.44)

way across A m e r i c a .

p r o d u c e d a fair amount o f success

and m u c h fun was had throughout

for

the

outnumbered

4:1,

eventually had to concede The

team

but

defeat.

produced

Tap"

c o u l d be any

Imperial.

particular

wins

competition. T h e

to shoot 5 ten p i n off

table

object bowling

fast

people's guns

T h i s is S p i n a l T a p w i l l be s h o w n

w i n n i n g , despite being a m a n short.

at 7 . 3 0 p m o n the 7th o f N o v e m b e r

were

Both

and

in M e c h E n g 2 2 0 . A d m i s s i o n w i l l

S e n i o r 2 and N o v i c e classes, w i t h

approximately 15 seconds and if he

D a v e W i l l i a m s (385) bowled above

be 80p for M e m b e r s and £ 1.80 for

a further 3 second placings attained

c o m e s d o w n to the range sometime

average

Non-members.

as w e l l .

magnificent

performance

Matt B e l l

(400

series)

in c a r r y i n g the team

v i c t o r y . T h e B team rallied after

losing

triumph

the

Whiteman

well

game

first

3-1,

with

(Membership

£6.00 w h i c h entitles y o u to see one f i l m free.)

the

o f b o w l i n g below a blind score with

Hang Gliding

his final g a m e rally. The A

Senior

Florence

and

The

winner

was

time

with

edge s w o r d .

Chadia)

T h i s was the first o f many

fun

shoots we hope to run w h i c h will

and in all we had quite a successful

include skate blasting, clay p i g e o n

day

shooting (with a difference),

out.

However,

any

ne w

members are still w e l c o m e to j o i n

skittle shooting and possibly even

the

club

whether

they

are

beginners or national squad rejects!

team r e c o v e r e d well

afternoon.

Nathan

he can collect his prize o f a double(Myers,

repeated the success o f last y e a r ,

inspiration. Congratulations to D o n T a v e r n e r for avoiding the ignominy

in the

T h e N o v i c e - c o x e d four Puttick,

Wayne

providing

recorded

bug

hunt

(you

know,

b i o m e c h a n i c a l alien monstrosities

T h e c l u b is r u n n i n g a C h r i s t m a s

F o r more information, please get

with a c i d for blood). A l l events are

last

course starting o n Saturday the 14th

in touch with the captain, L a w r e n c e

held in the rifle range w h i c h is in

frame o f the match. T h e match was

of December,

Morgan, Mech Eng

c l i n c h e d with a gutsy

Isle o f W i g h t . T h e course leads to

snatch a 2-2

draw

with the last

frame

for a week, o n the

performance by super C a p t a in Pete

the first certificate in h a n g - g l i d i n g

Sharpe, obtaining his first double

or paragliding. After subsidising the

strike o f the day to nose ahead o f

c o u r s e , the cost is as

the o p p o s i n g team.

Tuition£-105.00

Accommodation'£12.50

T h e team now go on to play Kent, a w a y , o n the 16th N o v e m b e r .

whole

week)

there are any female b o w l e r s out

TOTAL

there P L E A S E contact Pete Sharpe,

For

internal ex. 7 4 8 8 , or meet outside

regular

Aero.

Eng.

2.30pm

every

£142.00

consisted

a mad of

architect.

domes,

ramps,

platforms,

walkways

and

tubes that receded into the distance

piled up o n top o f each other with

other

through the frosted

pieces

halfway

construction into the

mess.

K e r p l u n k before the marbles fall. ' C o m e o n i n . T h e executives are waiting for y o u . ' T h e y walked and

the

guide

into the entrance pulled

out

electronic box.

all

directions.

Light

Royal

another o f those games

that we should have w o n , but in the end were l u c k y not to lose.

November

C i r c l e / D i s t r i c t L i n e to E m b a n k m e n t and w a l k up

most

enjoyable

aspect

The

from

spectators point o f view must surely have been w a t c h i n g the captains

submerged

' U h , thanks.'

see our humanitarian, caring society

'It's wonderful o f y o u to visit u s . '

w o n ' t a l l o w c r u e l experiments o n

' Y e a h , I wonder if y o u . '

its citizens. But y o u ' l l d o f i n e ! '

' A n d I ' m sure y o u ' l l be happy to

filtered help us with a g o o d

glass o f

the

dome and lit up the construction like a

1st X I

Bedford 0

hand grow in size!

T h e staircase spiralled up among boxes,

to C h a r i n g C r o s s B R S t a t i o n

o f the c o m p l e x .

(Mens)

T h i s was

Meet 9am at Charing Cross BR Station Unitside 'Casey Jones')

Friday

w a l k w a y s , glass passages and lifts

rammed

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T h e c o m p l e x looked like a building designed

the

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Wednesday.

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wreck.

cause.'

'If y o u were y o u w o u l d n ' t object

' W e l l , u h , certainly. W h a t is i t ? '

to the self sacrifice and if y o u ' r e not

'We'd

we d o n ' t need y o u r p e r m i s s i o n . D o

experiment

They you.'

continued travelling in this fashion

'I'm human!'

what's requi red , P s D L m C Q s T . '

'What!'

T h e guide grabbed Stress with his

The Inner System

' W h a t ' s that?' 'It's an execdetec, an executive detector. D u e to security reasons it

Chapter

4: Revelation

by Troy

is impossible to find anyone y o u

for a w h i l e ,

want in this b u i l d i n g . T h e signs are

mess

m i s l e a d i n g and w i l l only lead to

bridges until they arrived at a small

'I d o n ' t think

c o n f u s i o n and anyone y o u ask w i l l

d o o r . T h e guide k n o c k e d .

Stress

be subconsciously triggered to stare b l a n k l y at y o u , m u m b l e something and walk off. T h e only way to find someone is by using t h i s . '

rising up above the

v i a tunnels and

stairs

and

'Come in.' They

walked

into

plush,

leather chairs and a large oak desk.

T h e guide d i s p l a y e d the box to

Sitting

behind

it was

man

Stress. A pretty pattern o f buttons,

s i m i l a r make to the guide, another

e m b e l l i s h e d with l o g o g l y p h i c s sat.

m o d e l with greater

underneath a small c i r c u l a r radar screen. T h e guide turned the box a w a y , pressed a button and strode off

down

corridor.

mileage.

' W e l c o m e , visitor, to the central T h e executive was

and

from

the

body,

into

the

signals,

bumped

mean y o u d o n ' t want to

'You'd

rather and

let

selfish

others

die

and to

suppressed and

the the

panic

cerebral

signalled

subconscious reaction m a n e o u v r e .

'Oh,

well.

into

the

executive.

grabbed the execdetec o f f the desk out the d o o r .

Y o u see y o u ' r e not

reached

o f the edges meeting at the back and

unimportant creature. W e ' r e pretty

severing his head.

lucky y o u turned up actually. Y o u

crash

before turning around and escaping

protect y o u r s e l f ! '

but

spiral

triggered

Stress snapped f o r w a r d and d o w n ,

across his face. Stress had visions

needle.

sending the guide o v e r his head to

followed its mazelike path until they of

walked

'It's not that.'

human. Y o u may look pretty human

bottom

executive holding

help save l i v e s ? '

enormous smile that extended right

staircase and ascended into the heart

the

him,

activity

'You

' B u t why m e ? ' wearing

and

N a v a l c h e m i c a l inducers in Stress's

away

guide.

cowardly

complex.'

I...'

backed

arms

towards

They

the

' N o t very nice experiments but it's for a g o o d c a u s e . '

executive

windowless office with unholstered

Tempest.

know

you're

just

All articles copyright contributor.

in Felix remain the of the original

1 November 1991

Felix 915

Music

Rain — IC Union

Levellers -T&C

M a r c Cohn —Dominion

Theatre

'the exquisite pain o f being female', f r o m w h i c h I need a break. Marc

Cohn,

with

his

Kevin

C o s t n e r life p h i l o s o p h y and James T a y l o r concert technique will g o far The

support.

Sandkings are

Sandkings complete

early

with

because

The PWEI,

megaphone,

Of Sound. I

c r o w d , and Definition

d i d n ' t get where I a m today without

(Apologies

Rain.

penchant for t h r o w i n g drinks at the

'Scarlet just stares as the R a i n comes

falling,

I'm

it. M r . S a n d k i n g , seriously nuts.

Castle,

Sandkings

seem restrained. Songs like

one o f them possessing a K e n D o d d

population

H a y wards

Cult,

Rain.

head',

J.R.Hartley

fans.)

Cohn's

a thread o f

slag off? If the truth be k n o w n I

which

along

with

enjoyed the concert more than most

makes

him

for the sheer m e l o d i c i t y o f it.

vocalist for ages. M o r e variation in

mention the support,

Tori

the

its

best

silver,

flexibility new

male

his a c c o m p a n i m e n t s w o u l d help -

A m o s , m a i n l y because I heard one

both in style and m e d i a , but I like

o f her tracks p l a y e d o n R a d i o O n e

what he does

and

I suppose

yesterday. S h e ' s m o r e

knows

way

his

marketable

which

music

he is

g o i n g . A s long as he avoids the trap

but only ' i n the style o f . Shut y o u r

eyes and y o u c o u l d be listening to

audience's wishes he w i l l be one o f

Kate

this decade's true m u s i c i a n s .

Bush,

but

her

material

restricted to the w o r n out topic o f

'It's R a i n i n g m e n ' The

v o i c e carries

than I i m a g i n e d . O K , she c a n sing,

' R a i n d r o p s keep falling o n m y

pandering

his

current

Rbc

Weather

Girls. ' R u d o l p h the red-nosed reindeer' Santa

Heath.

Claus.

'Commercial

Lise Yates

Rain

the best o f

Is it m o r e blessed to praise than to

I'll

R a i n ' The Cure, Prayers for

a l b u m , or failing that, l o c k up the entire

Roy

'In hopelessness, and prayers for

poster. M y kind o f people. M y kind o f band. G o and see them, buy their

Scarlet.

in the Rain

probably.

R a i n ' The

D i s g u s t i n g , dirty grebos,

crowd.

sins

T l o ve the R a i n , here c o m e s the

the c r o w d w i l d . In fact every song drives the c r o w d w i l d . A n d what a

singing

for the R a i n ' Raindancer,

Carry

Me and World Freak Show drive

her

' W a i t i n g for the seasons, praying

are like Waterboys

on speed, and make The

washing

clean a w a y ' Adventures,

k n o w i n g a g o o d riff w h e n I heard The Levellers

he embodies

both and adds m u s i c a l inspiration.

are some l y r i c s about, but not b y ,

Reign'

Insipid

Carpets.

River City People —This is the World

T l o ve to feel the R a i n d o w n in A f r i c a ' Africa,

Toto.

T w i s h it w o u l d R a i n d o w n ' Phil

Collins. A s for elephants, they trumpet. I think I'll stop n o w , and take one o f m y pills. See y o u later.

Lise Yates

The

River

album,

City

Say

preferably

debut

People's

Something

Consolidated —This is Fascism

Good,

in its o r i g i n a l

format

without T H A T c o v e r song, is one o f my favourite albums ever. Heaps upon

heaps

Huskisson Carry

The

St.,

good

Walking

Blame,

songs,

makes

Ice, it

veritable classic. S e a r c h it out at

O n l y once before have I felt this,

o n c e , or any o f the singles f r o m it,

and now

and believe. A s for the new a l b u m ,

record

it's c r a p .

Skorpion tank and viciously destroy

Lise Yates

is the time for a dance

rumble

along

the mentality o f the dance aficionados.

See

the

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Consolidated,

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E n e m y ' , take a g o o d , long look at their subservients and, as the fascist floorshow

ensues,

squashes

Hole — Teenage Whore

them

like beetles ( K e e p d a n c i n g to the

O h g o o d y . A spectacular v i s i o n o f

hydrochloric

beat, say nothing, ask no questions,

anger, and I've always got a lot o f

m e r c u r y , ring the glass r i m with

GET

time for angry people. A s

quick-lime.

I N L I N E ! T h i s is F a s c i s m ) .

Their

line,

hard,

burning

Whore

is taken f r o m

Teenage

the

acid,

one

T h e stereo's

part

playing

album

H e n d r i x and Sabbath slowed d o w n

groove, etches itself around the idea

'Pretty o n the I n s i d e ' , this writer

to 12 R . P . M . W i t h L y d i a L u n c h o n

that fascist aggression is r e b o r n , to

feels c o m p e l l e d to c o m m e n t o n the

v o c a l s . Sounds about right - Jesus,

a certain extent, in dance culture.

irony

avalanche o f fucked-up noise guitar,

ugly

the caustic scream o f v e n o m like T

savagery f r o m a strangely beautiful

subservient that they are sublimated

seen your repulsion and it looks real

w o m a n called C o u r t n e y L o v e . She

g o o d o n y o u ' , and the rusted i r o n

used to sing with Faith

maintain y o u r self-control. D a n c e

touch o f Sonic Youth's

y o u k n o w . S o d the i r o n y . Hole

to it, and y o u ' r e lost.

conspire

frightening easily.

David.

means

vision

Buying

short

people this

could

herein.

somewhat

make lethal.

lumbering

K i m Gordon a

cocktail

Two

parts

it's bitter; the other songs are pretty too, m o r e g r i m ,

f u c k i n g with m y head.

David

monstrous

More, are

1 November 1991

Felix 915

Music

Tin Machin e —Tin Machine II

so a c c o r d i n g l y , I w i l l not waste space o n shit like Baby

Universal,

Big Hurt. Goodbye Mr. Ed, o n the other ha nd , is just about the o n l y

This

is upsetting.

Having

hated

g o o d yardstick by w h i c h to j u d g e

virtually everything yer m a n D a v i d

the p i s s - p o o r . Shopping

has

1980's

Amlapura

I found

simply

produced

since

marvellous Scary Monsters,

m y s e l f l o n g i n g to like this, to be astonished

the

thri l l i ng

and

for

Girls,

You belong in rock n 'roll fail

to end decently,

too

m u c h is bluff e m b e l l i s h m e n t s o n a very

insubstantial

carcass,

yet

unprecedented return o f a p r i m a l

Goodbye

genius. I was

D a v e deadpanning with an almost

about six or

seven

w h e n the re-released Space went to N o .

Oddity

1; a role m o d e l

for

every alienated k i d , the name Major Tom

was e n o u g h to send shivers

throughout them

there.

head.

And

T i n Machine

keep 11

Mr.

is quite l o v e l y ,

moving gentleness. But that, as such as it is k n o w n , is ' i t ' . A n d there's nothing more to be said. S o now y o u know what happened to the man who haunted himself and

millions o f others, the m a n who can

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pop/new romantic. W h e n it was his

queue to kick B o w i e ' s mynstrelles,

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maybe

I'm

I d i d want to be objective, fair, all

he sounds like a regressive, twenty

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David.

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sounds too smug by half. N o matter how m a n y favours

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give it, there is very little here that

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Mannequin on the Move

Boyz ' n ' The Hood

A l t h o u g h seriously lacking in every

'n * the Hood is the debut f d m

Boyz

1 November 1991

written and directed by 23 y e a r - o l d

department,

director J o h n S i n g l e t o n . B o r n and

with m i n i m a l characterisation and

raised

in the South C e n t r a l

Los

plot

not least c r e d i b i l i t y ,

such

mawkish

and

A n g e l e s ghettos, this also provides

saccharine sentimentality that even would

the subject matter for the m o v i e .

Snow

T h e f i l m is based upon the c o m i n g

Mannequin

o f age o f three boys subjected to the

entirely without hope.

drugs and violence that comes with

blanche,

was not

on the Move

Redemption

the territory, and the friendship that

came

from

delightfully c h o r e o g r a p h e d

develops between t h e m . T h e three boys are played by e x - N W A rapper

White

some scenes

reminiscent o f the M a r x Brothers at and

their best. T h e p r o d u c e r s made a

Chestnut, and

provides some o f the means and the

conscious decision to use unknowns

C u b a G o l d i n g Jr as T r e , with L a r r y

hope to escape f r o m the situation.

Ice

Cube.

Morris

Fishbourne, of Spike L e e ' s

School

fame, as T r e ' s father.

Daze

about r i v a l c r a c k warlords shoot-outs

staging

Compton

Western

society

the advertisements

film

T h i s f i l m is not an action m o v i e gangster

works

you

might

see

for this

the

slogan

'Increase the P e a c e ' ; this is the real

in the lead parts and whilst this may be c o m m e n d a b l e their rough edges rendered a v e r y amateur finish to the f i l m . Whilst

message intended. C u t t i n g through the bullshit this

gratuitous

devoid

blood,

violence

and

virtually

alleys, nor is it a depressing three

is quite possibly the best f i l m y o u

e v e r y t h i n g that makes

hour arty epic

c o u l d see this year. B u t d o n ' t take

Terminator

is,

my word for it; beg, borrow or steal

f i l m w i l l appeal to the hopelessly

moreover, funny, real, entertaining

the money to get a ticket and see this

m o o n s t r u c k amongst y o u and g o o d

film.

luck to y o u , and it. Y o u ' l l need it.

American and

about

slums.

thought

life

The

in the

film

John

provoking.

Singleton demonstrates how racism

Splendid.

films

the hits they are, this

M y l a n Lester.

Bob.

Earl's Court Motorfair to l o o k

rather

because

they

similar do

The Reviews Editors wish to point out that this review does not represent the views of Felix or its staff. O r , in fact, anyone else. This film received one and a half lines in the Sunday Times. Barry Norman ignored it. Draw your own conclusions.

Street Asylum

(probably

anyway)

mysterious suicide!! N o t

and

only

W i n g s disturbed by the actions o f

attention wanders irrevocably to the

the others

displays.

increasing violence and awareness.

Volvo

wares

MOR

upended

Peugeot chose to

crash-car; their

had an

with

some

flog

but

also

his

own

Being a true genre video there are

hideous

a few

shite and d r o v e me to the

gratuitous

scenes o f black

leather female d o m i n a t i o n (whips

C a r s ! C a r s ! C a r s ! Is that all there

Reliant R o b i n s , where a shiny blue

A i m e d straight at the heart o f the

and chains),

is ?

three-wheeler tried, against the odds

Dirty Harry exploitation market this

guns and knives appearing regularly

unnecessary

deaths,

and the c o m p e t i t i o n , to l o o k like a

film is remarkable in the fact it isn't

and the reasons behind the mystery

(apart f r o m a bit about the B B C ,

superlative

crap. It is poor but it isn't crap. N o t

c o m i n g directly from 1950's S c i - F i .

some i n - car stereo displays and

leggy blondes (except L y n n F a u l d s -

very crap

All

Lynn

Wood,

In fact, yes, that is all there is

Faulds-Wood

from

course)

year;

W i n g s H a u s e r as the g o o d

cop

this

said,

disturbing

there

right

wing

rather

message

for

w h o joins the elite Special Squad

c o m i n g through this f i l m . Granted,

w h o crack d o w n o n c r i m e H A R D ! !

the story is about a m a n against the

G r a n t e d , a c a r ' s the second biggest

sad

purchase

moment

make,

most

people

but e v e n so,

terrifying

(expensive)

see

will

it was

the

ever quite

excess

shiny metal and

the

people of

reserved

anyway.

photocalls. A l l a r o u n d there were

and that's what makes

they're

this

the M o t o r f a i r such a bizarre idea.

Watchdog)

presumably

willy-substitute.

having their

the lives

greatest as

they

photographed each other sitting in Mercs;

they

encountered

T h i s squad consists o f people

who

scheme, but the message that the

l o o k like the b a d guy extras in the

only

A-Team

c r i m e is by extreme force is rather

MacGyver

and

who

way

to fight the increasing

the

polish guns and spit and swear like

frightening.

excitement o f Renault and d r o o l e d

wot real m e n do. O u t o n patrol the

show a v i d e - c a m v i e w f r o m a car

The

incredibly sad visitors m i n g l i n g in

appreciatively at cars g r o i n - h i g h ,

sensitive W i n g s notices his partner

autoerotic

average

twenty feet long and with bulbous

seems

stand costs h a l f a m i l l i o n p o u n d s ,

heads ( h m m . . so what do y o u think,

h o m i c i d a l p s y c ho s i s , twitching and

robbery,

w h i c h is probably why B M W chose

D r . F r e u d ?). A s for green issues,

sweating

d r u g selling etc.

not

they

forget

' e m ; all y o u get is (yesss)

m i c r o w a v e , w h e n the guy appears

probably felt it wasn't worth having

Volvo

and the R o y a l C o l l e g e

greasy

Art.

fantasy.

attend boy

Enthusiasts

this

racers

and

clamber

immaculately

year;

sandalled

over

their shined

vroom-vrooms. S o what is there to say? After the first few hundre d cars they all start

T h e s h o w ' s not very interesting,

have

verge

the

like a guinea ESP

and

they

pig

in a

bust

that bag

they

pass;

murder,

snatching, fighting,

T h i s f i l m is the k i n d that is o n T . V . late at night and is a bit too

innocent l o o k i n g apartment finding

interesting to turn off.

cans in and sit and enjoy

Unfortunately

the mother

the cars are O K , most o f the people

away.

gardener also gets k i l l e d and that

an innocent

night the partner ' c o m m i t s suicide'. T w o points o f interest!! E S P and

scenes

o f a street and all the acts o f violent crime

a rapist and b l o w i n g

are c r a p .

The Flying Gerbil

opening

Get a

few

(if the

video shop has nothing better).

The Amazing Machine

1 November 1991

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Reviews

Flirting

Holy Terror This

is a

paperback

handily

sized

semi-

w h i c h costs a bit too

m u c h and doesn't

last quite long

e n o u g h . It might have been better the other way r o u n d . Holy

is the second o f

Terror

T h i s is J o h n D u i g o n ' s second f i l m

DCs

in a trilogy that began i n 1987 w i t h

began with the interesting-idea-but-

series,

Elseworlds

which

The Year My Voice Broke, I didn't

below-par

see that but y o u w o n ' t be lost in this

The

movie,

characters in alternate histories and

set in 1965 in f u c k i n g

kangaroo

land.

Donny

Emblig

Gotham

intention

Gaslight.

to place

see h o w they r u n . T h i s o n e ' s about

( N o h a T a y l o r ) is in f o r m five at a

Batman

boy's

Puritans stayed in p o w e r after the

boarding

s c h o o l . L i k e that

in a

world

where the

Dead Poets m o v i e . H o w e v e r this is

Revolution and society is pinned by

no soppy propagandist

heresy, blasphemy and other words

American

shite f i l m , this m o v i e is o n a higher plane. D o n n y has a slight stutter and a biggish

nose—so

he pretty

well

qualifies as the butt o f pisstakes and pranks. H o w e v e r ,

all those other

that e n d in y . It's m o r e o r less an origin story in disguise, and the plot

river, staring across at the b o y ' s

D o n n y meets T h o r d i v e . W e l l , y o u

school,

k n o w what, but that's o n l y part o f

is fairly flimsy, most o f its attraction

it. A l t h o u g h , this movie has no plot,

coming

o n e ; it's well

spot-the-cameo entertainment; the art's nothing special and y o u c o u l d

school;

the g i r l ' s

well,

boarding

had

s o m e w h e r e . A new g i r l , T h o r d i v e

need

from

novelty

value a n d

the

directed, p r o d u c e d and acted. F o r

kids are so w r o n g , for D o n n y is the

daughter o f an A f r i c a n nationalist

a b o a r d i n g school m o v i e , I have to

say the same about the b o o k . I ' d

coolest m o t h e r f u c k e r i n the w o r l d

academic

visiting

rate this one very h i g h l y , I k n o w

wait for Batman meets

(a bit unrealistically c o o l actually)

professor. B e i n g b l a c k , she suffers

cinemas are now shit expensive, but

and intelligent too but obviously not

some r a c i s m but makes a couple o f

i f y o u c a n , see it.

in the scientific sense.

g o o d friends. A t a rugby

Across a

Adjeua

(Thordie who

Newton),

doesn't

match,

Other People's Money

Bambi.

The Flying Gerbil

Somi.

Hunting of the Snark

this m o v i e , as d i d most w h o saw it.

was o f w r i t i n g . T h e story c o n c e r n s

It starts like a second rate slot o n

an eclectic g r o u p of" 19th century

an Imperial C o l l e g e c o m e d y night,

stereotypes sailing away to find a

with D a n n y boy c o m i n g out with so

S n a r k . T h r o u g h brilliant songs a n d

many one-liners, bloody corny ones

aweinspiring

too, that the film looks desperate for

travellers tell o f their reasons for

laughs. I ' m glad to say, h o w e v e r ,

stage

effects

the

g o i n g and hopes. D a v i d M c C a l l u m E v e r since L e w i s C a r r o l l put pen to

(Steel,

In a character cross between that o f

the m i d d l e with the ending be i ng

paper and wrote The Hunting

narrator, L e w i s C a r r o l l , and K e n n y

his role i n Twins

both c o m p l e t e l y

Snark

and War of the

unpredictable

and then refused to e x p l a i n

Roses he plays a doughnut l o v i n g ,

m e a n , h o w d i d they c o m e up with

what it meant, i f a n y t h i n g , it has

sex c r a z e d , v i o l i n p l a y i n g (?!!?),

air cushions?) and v e r y o r i g i n a l .

remained

one o f

'nonsense'

writings.

money

loving,

lawyer

hating,

T h e r e ' s a hell o f a lot c r a m m e d

the

greatest

Mike

Batt's

Everett as the B i l l i a r d M a r k e r head an extremely competent cast. If, as the show tells, each gets what they deserve then this show s h o u l d r u n

doughnut l o v i n g , doughnut l o v i n g ,

into this f i l m , with l o ve rearing its

dramatisation o f the p o e m

is as

and run.

d o u g h n u t . . . . h o n e s t l y he c a n ' t get

ugly head, soppy, tear j e r k i n g bits

great a piece o f theatre as the p o e m

Mylan

e n o u g h o f them g o o d o l ' d u n k i n '

aplenty, laughs b y the l o r r y full,

doughnuts

for breakfast,

Man)

the

that it does i m p r o v e i m m e n s e l y i n

of the

Invisible

D a n n y D e V i t o is back and he's bad.

Lester.

board

m e e t i n g , b e d r o o m , b a l l r o o m (and

Nend-a-Bike

e v e r y w h e r e else that begins with a ' B ' ) , he even sends flowers with the b l o o d y things. A n y w a y where was I, o h yes, well basically he's a W a l l Street

cowboy,

rude,

c r u d e yet

undeniably brilliant, rescuing d y i n g c o m p a n i e s and carting them o f f to

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minutes

before

the fire

w a s entitled

Union. letting

a l a r m went off. C a l l m e old-fashioned, but I take

editoria

There

U n i o n O f f i c e . T h e F e l i x office is

is no excuse for

o f f a student

not

f o r hitting

exactly

far f r o m

the U n i o n

O f f i c e , a n d merely telling m e that

somebody because o f ' h i g h j i n x ' o r

' S u p e r P l u g ' . T h e r e was not m u c h

personal offence when some person

inebriation - it is a c r i m i n a l offence

an article is o n the w a y is not g o o d

in the way o f truth in it. I could bore

or persons u n k n o w n try to m u r d e r

and must be treated as such.

e n o u g h - 1 had to severely edit t w o

you

with

flawless

less seriously,

me a n d 4 0 0 others w h i l e w e are asleep. Setting light to a lift is a n

criminal,

I'll take pity. T h e picture was o f

i n c r e d i b l y effective w a y o f k i l l i n g

lettering d o o r

A l e c B a l d w i n , b y the w a y , so i n

as m a n y people

addition general

Far

moral

justification o f why it was done, but

to a p o l o g i s i n g populace

to the

it all fit. N e x t time I shall b u r n the

signs in the U n i o n

article in front o f the sabbatical in

in a b u i l d i n g as

b u i l d i n g have already been stolen.

question. I know that they are busy,

possible in a short time and I hope

T h i s is partly because the c o m p a n y

but so a m I and I d o n ' t see w h y I

that put them up d i d not use security

should make exceptions for t h e m .

screws,

I w i l l m e n t i o n no names

for the j o k e ,

w h o e v e r it was that p h o n e d u p the

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right.

T h e r e was a factual inaccuracy in the story c a l l e d ' A D a y T o o L o n g ' on the back page. T h i s is c o v e r e d in

response

to a letter

o n the

f o l l o w i n g letters pages.

General Idiocy W e appear to have a psychopath o n the loose

in c o l l e g e .

change,

it's not w o r k i n g

Sherfield.

Apparently

A n d for a there

but m a i n l y because

many

knows w h o she is. Rant o v e r - 1 feel

season' attitude o n other

better n o w .

property. who

people's

stole the b o g r o l l f r o m the

Tempest,

worth living.

J o n t y , J a m e s , B e c c y and P e n g u i n ,

Sex Orgy in Concert Hall There

will

be a U n i o n

the

David,

Jeremy.

Simon, Tintin, Poddy, Sam, Toby,

M e e t i n g ( U G M ) next T h u r s d a y in

Jennifer, K o p h E Perkalaita, E l v i s

the U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l at 6 . 0 0 p m .

Parsley,

M o t i o n s should be submitted to the

Khurrum,

Union

B r a h m s a n d last but least

office

2.30pm

severely, because they m a y decide

attending y o u are declaring that the

to attempt mass m u r d e r again.

Union

events

is r u n n i n g

b y not

Dankgott Sumit,

Freitagist.

Matt,

Hans

become

needs no changes. S o i f y o u want

acceptable amongst some m e m be rs

to n o - c o n f i d e n c e m e o r any other

the fire in the lift at the east e n d o f

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Felix 915

Letters

t blackened

Quit

Is there anyone there?

Dear

Editor,

W h y is nothing at the Q T priced? Is it asking too m u c h to k n o w

how

m u c h we w i l l be asked to pay. T h e

Dear

only

Adam,

Concerning Department's

the

Physics

smoking

policy,

revised at the beginning o f this year.

Dear

that d o n ' t think about

Adam,

Is there any intelligent life out I

B e f o r e I start a torrent o f abuse

not

about

f r o m p o o r , oppressed smokers and

universe

general. A s y o u k n o w , one o f y o u r

believe

a whole,

but

the

from

other students w h o

talking

is never

100%

accurate

(sorry A d a m the truth is out), but neither

is any

other

newspaper,

and

opinions or just p l a i n w r o n g

smoke,

that

(a)

I agree that no

(b)

one

shoul d have to inhale m y s e c o n d -

false.

It used to be the case (last year)

I knew

was

research

can

biased

by and

because I helped create it, but was

should always be approached with

Felix

healthy scepticism.

inundated with

queries

hand smoke.

Well,

complaints,

requests

for

patent

details, no!

that all o f Biackett was non-smoking

T h i s d i d n ' t surprise me

because

the

crisps,

nuts,

flapjacks

and

confectionery? I a m not suggesting

that every

the boxes

lead stories (Super P l u g : Issue 914) was

say

are

item shoul d have a price tag, just

smoking,

priced

journal or similar publication. N e w s

they have a right to a v o i d passive let

items

sandwiches and hot foods. W h y are there not prices for the large range

read. Felix

there?

what they

that the products

are

presented i n . I

presently

frequently

purchase

quite

f r o m the Q T , but this

will

lack o f p r i c i n g is getting to me. I

either do research o r take up j o b s

think that in future I w i l l purchase

Many

graduates

from

where the assessment reports

written

less

the

than I do at present, since I feel that

process.

the price that I pay at the till varies

a c r u c i a l part

flapjacks,

crisps and

drinks

apart f r o m one o f the two c o m m o n

I thought I C as a w h o l e had seen

rooms (and I use this term in a fairly

through

broad

a r o o m with

ruse. H o w e v e r , d u r i n g the last few

C o n s i d e r i n g the n u m b e r o f people

one table, some p a d d e d chairs and

days I have found m o r e people who

fooled by a story made up in thirty

ashtrays). But it served the purpose;

have been taken in by it.

minutes, what hope have they o f

improved

spotting a deliberate scientific hoax

t w o — e s p e c i a l l y the b o o k s h o p

when one next c o m e s

Q T . T h e i mproved service provided

sense—it was

y o u c o u l d cut the atmosphere

this

blatant

journalistic

decision

I can o n l y d r a w two conclusions

there with a chainsaw but with the

from this: E v e r y b o d y in college has

exception o f one or two b l i n d and

forgotten their ' O ' L e v e l Physics or

deaf individuals w h o c o u l d n ' t see

that

the signs, no one s m o k e d anywhere

everything

else and so all the s m o k e r e m a i n e d

honestly d o n ' t k n o w w h i c h o f these

Electrical

in a c o n f i n e d area. If y o u d i d n ' t

could

want to passively s m o k e y o u just

breakdown

d i d n ' t go d o w n

science teaching or the jaded minds

Over

the

processors

there. summer,

were

installed

people

blindly

they

read

worrying, of

believe

in print. a

complete

secondary

school

Yours Steven

making

along?

Engineering

graduate

Alec

Baldwin

anyway?

word down

t h e r e — a valuable facility, useful to all students and not one w h i c h the

area c o u l d go i n Biackett, but

n o w drifts all o v e r the place.

department wishes to have fag ash

S m o k i n g m a y be out o f fashion

are n o w o n l y one step away f r o m

and we m a y be i n a m i n o r i t y , but

shoving

then, to m o v e the s m o k i n g area. It

t r y i n g to eradicate it by

stopping

Prince Consort R o a d for a quick fag

is now

people s m o k i n g in Biackett is not

between lectures. I suppose it is a

really g o i n g to w o r k .

ni c e , b i g o p e n space.

sprayed over. Perfectly

reasonable,

in the foyer o n level 2, a

compl etely o p e n - p l a n area

which

e v e r y o n e must w a l k past to get to their c o m m o n r o o m . T h e

smoke

In their defence, I w i l l say that I haven't a clue where else a smoking

every

smoker

out

onto

Yours, Paul Davison,

over

much

Physics

to pay

the C h r i s t m a s C a p e r and in local

Christmas afternoon

H a p p i e r . T o M a k e a M a r k at I C .

project

T o M a k e some m o n e y when

W e d n e s d a y afternoons

next t e r m .

Anyone

access

you

need it most.

who

or and

appreciated—could

the

Pimlico

students

needs

on to

The Union doesn't r u n the Q T snack bar. Thus the reason for no prices is because College wants to pull a fast one on you again. Legally all items should have a price on them or there should be displayed a price list with a description of the item and its price. The item should be easy to identify from the price list. —Adam.

primary

schools

year

for.

Child

last

Yours, Dave Amin.

Chances.

Make

has certainly

p r i c i n g the products y o u expect us

T h i s t e r m at I C y o u have three B i g To

the

this i m p r o v e m e n t be extended

P . S . W h o w o u l d believe that an like

T h e u n i o n image

is v e r y

sincerely, Newhouse.

look

f r o m day to d a y .

Consort

Caper

December Gallery.

Sunday

1st

Entrants

the must

attend to watch c h i l d r e n test d r i v e the toys and to answer

questions

that the judges may ask. T h e judges

Invent a toy

will be Professor R i c h a r d G r e g o r y , F o u n d e r and D i r e c t o r o f the Bristol Exploratory, Professor Helen Haste of

The Hub

Office

invites you to

How

it? E n t e r

the

facilities

can

contact

Bath

University,

manufacturer

and,

toy

weather

C h r i s t m a s c o m p e t i t i o n to invent,

C h r i s G e r r a r d o n E x t 6122. H e ' s at

permitting, our a l u m n i announcer,

make,

the student's w o r k s h o p where the

Breakfast T i m e ' s

create

a toy.

Entries

accepted in two categories:

are

funny

or serious. T h e First is for a toy that will make a child laugh or purr with

invent a toy.

workshop

model

c l ub

meets

Tuesday

evening. Entries

you must

submitted

Frances W i l s o n .

Y o u c o u l d make m o n e y even i f don't

win

because

all

the

competition entries will be exhibited

pleasure. T h e S e c o n d is for a toy

Thursday 28 N o v e m b e r , 6 p m at the

the

that will demonstrate how some part

Hub

Sherfield

midnight to the messenger desk o n

sale.

Sherfield

All

personal critique with one o f the

c o u n t r y ' s leading lateral thinkers

enter as an individual or as a group.

and the director o f an internationally

the

universe

works—that's

r i g h t — a scientific p r i n c i p l e . T h e r e is a prize o f £200 for each category. T h e toy must be a finished object, robust enough for demonstration at

Office,

Sherfield,

Ground

Floor.

students and staff are eligible Judging

will

take place

at the

first In

December

and m a y

week

be p r i c e d

for

any

case

famous toy maker.

y o u ' l l have

1 November 1991

Felix 915

Letters

Selective questions distort sense Dear

Editor,

the best estimates that c o u l d be

Re. The College

made o f the cost.

Day

A s chairman o f the w orki ng party w h o s e report was discussed b y the

3. T h e M a n a g i n g

B o a r d o f Studies o n 23 O c t o b e r ,

assured us that the cost w o u l d be

Director, who

m a y I correct some factual errors

'next to n o t h i n g ' , is A n g u s F r a s e r ;

in the report i n y o u r issue o f 2 5

G o r d o n M a r s h a l l is the D i r e c t o r o f

October?

Estates.

1. W e (the w orki ng party) reminded

the b o a r d that 'last session student

d e c i s i o n until 11 D e c e m b e r o r any

T h e board

d i d not defer

o p i n i o n was strongly opposed to an

other date; it d e c i d e d that the new

extension o f teaching hours ' (which

hours w i l l operate

shows that w e were aware o f the

1992 (subject to v a r i o u s conditions

from

October

various referenda), but said that ' w e

stated i n o u r report), and that each

k n o w o f no systematic e x p r e s s i o n

academic department should consult

o f students' v i e w s this s e s s i o n . '

its

W e also wrote that 'students (and indeed

staff)

will

need

Your

about

the

selective

Yours sincerely, S. A. V. Swanson.

Dear

quotations distort the sense o f what we

wrote.

2. T h e m a i n reason for considering the change was to make it easier for departments to arrange the c h o i c e o f subjects that many students want and/or need. Last session, the board was i n c l i n e d to m a k e the change,

Sirs.

increasing existing charges

I a m writing to y o u to draw y o u r

Some points are worth making concerning the above letter. 1. I'm glad you're 'aware' of the various referenda. It rather begs the question as to what the point of such referenda are since the College intends to ignore their outcome. Also, claims that you

but deferred a d e c i s i o n until it had

I got w h i c h c o u l d be c o n s i d e r e d as

Sports

h a v i n g the same argument as the

Check us out !

Centre over

the past six

months.

counterargument w a s ' w e l l , I like

Firstly

the plans

f o r the

rebuilding o f the Sports Centre and G y m were

Southside

not made

available to the South K e n s i n g t o n

it'

(membership).

When

Harry

Knutton ( C . A . C . chairman) decided a

meeting

membership

discuss

issue

this be

would

the

necessary and w o u l d be c a l l e d in

architects had presented v e r s i o n 6 ,

September, G o r d o n M a r s h a l l said

despite

'we are g o i n g to d o it a n y w a y ' .

Sports

Committee the fact

that

until

the South

Kensington Sports Committee is the

I have written to the Rector twice

body set up by the G o v e r n i n g B o d y

o n the issue o f ' m e m b e r s h i p ' at the

1968 to be the management

Sports Centre and the o n l y reply o n

committee o f the sporting facilities

who

T h e brief

decisions, V a l e r i e Straw as facilities

g i v e n to the architects by V a l e r i e

manager o r the G o v e r n i n g B o d y ' s

Straw

Committee, was that the college had

South

Kensington.

still

has not been

made

available for discussion or comment interest

t o the S K S C a n d

is e m p o w e r e d

to m a k e such

not yet b r o k e n the l a w .

despite the fact that it is o b v i o u s l y of

W e have a fantastic offer for all y o u students, a cut wash and b l o w d r y by our top stylist (which normally costs around £ 2 1 ) F o r only £ 1 1 M e n £ 1 2 W o m e n

using

the existing structure the only reply

attention to events c o n c e r n i n g the

HAIRDRESSERS 15A H A R R I N G T O N R O A D , SOUTH KENSINGTON 071-823 8968

rather than M D is rather petty. The sentence may be ambiguous, but it isn't wrong. 4. True. This is a factual inaccuracy for which I apologise. In our defence, we tried to confirm the story with a number of people including the Union Office none of whom were in. The story was based on a slightly out of date document, but none of us are prescient so without independent confirmation mistakes are made. —Adam.

introduction o f the new hours.

to be

consulted about the details o f the implementation'.

o w n students

'know of no systematic expression of students' views this session' are i r r e l e v a n t . T h i s makes no difference to the meaning of the quote. Are you saying that despite knowing the views of last year's students, this year's students suddenly think differently? 2. H a v e a l l staff been consulted? H a v e the t r a d e unions? They will have to work longer hours. 3. True. Sorry, though I think that commenting that Gordon Marshall is the Director of Estates

T h e final straw o f this saga is the cancellation o f the joint C A C S K S C

o r i g i n a l l y i n c l u d e d the r e m o v a l o f

meeting o n M o n d a y 28th O c t o b e r

the Rifle Range. T h i s idea was only

suggested

Straw

to a l l o w

complete rethink o n the plans. I

V a l e r i e Straw l o o k at the c o l l e g e ' s

thought that it w a s the j o b o f the

after

Valerie

that

scrapped

obligations under the 1954 L a n d o r d and

Tenant

A c t a n d the

secretary, John V a n d r i d g e - A m e s to 1938 convene and c a n c e l meetings not

D e f e n c e o f the R e a l m A c t .

hers.

It m a y be c o i n c i d e n c e but

S e c o n d l y at the j o i n t meeting o f

another

the college athletics committee and

Darkes

South

Associates,

Kensington

Sports

architect, of

Geoffrey a well

Geoffrey Darkes

respected a n d

Committee the architects plans were

award w i n n i n g practice, was due to

finally s h o w n and a great deal o f

have his feasibility study and plans

disquiet

tabled at this meeting. T h i s means

shown

changes.

to the p r o p o s e d

T h e reasoning

behind

that when the final plans are decided

by G o r d o n M a r s h a l l , was 'to appeal

discussion because the deadline for

to the m i d d l e - a g e d e x e c u t i v e ' and

contracts

w h e n I pointed out that the Sports

D e c e m b e r , i f w o r k is g o i n g to start

Centre was for the students here, he

in the s u m m e r o f 1992.

it as w e l l ' . Because

will

little

upon

said ' O h , I a m sure they w i l l like

there

be v e r y

these changes, w e were i n f o r m e d

etc is

the e n d o f

I a m w i l l i n g to make

available

both architects plans and all other o f a lack o f time the

correspondence on this matter in m y

paper tabled b y V a l e r i e Straw o n

possession to any interested party.

new

Yours faithfully, Nick Roy all, Non-Teaching Staff Rep, South Kensington Sports Committee.

admission

charges

and

membership had only a brief airing. W h e n I questioned the need for a ' m e m b e r s h i p ' charge and that the revenue gained thereby w o u l d be better

— 19—

and fairly

raised

1 November 1991

Felix 915

News

Welfare Accident Prompts Week n Vehicle Wilts

Lord s Show

A l l vehicles are to be banned f r o m

during rag week the mascots will be

The

Union

O n Saturday 9th N o v e m b e r , C i t y

mascotry,

taken out every day. If stolen they

W e l f a r e W e e k finished yesterday.

and G u i l d C o l l e g e U n i o n w i l l be

will

be returned by m i d n i g h t to

A c c o r d i n g to Z o e H e l l i n g e r , U n i o n

participating i n the L o r d M a y o r ' s

and

President, attendance was ' p o o r e r

S h o w . T h i s annual event marks the

Constituent C ol l ege U n i o n s ( C C U ) ,

totalled at the e n d o f rag and a

than

people

change

i n c l u d i n g the executives

mascot exchange effected

attended the anti-stress seminar last

Mayor.

Monday.

it A

members

was

decided

meeting of

the

various

Union

decided

(when

Imperial

College

expected'.

Four

f r o m the o l d to the new

that since v e h i c l e s are ' ha r d e r than

they w i l l be inviolate). T h e most

Tuesday

e v e n rugby p l a y e r s ' they should be

stolen mascot w i l l be awarded an

attendance at the s m o k i n g seminar.

totally

extra fine, payable to r a g .

T h e numbers attending the H e a l t h

F a i r were said to be s i m i l a r to last

passing St. P a u l ' s , the G u i l d h a l l and w i l l stop at the M o n u m e n t for lunch

excluded

from

mascotry.

T h e meeting was arranged

before

the m o t o r accident reported

last

Other suggestions include a fixed

a n d there

s u m for v i o l a t i o n o f a mascot. T h i s

year.

week, but it has figured largely i n

w o u l d be scaled relative to C C U

Welfare

Week

their

sizes. T h e R S M U

Thursday

after

proposed

future

rules

for

is to be made

Posters

was a

advertising arrived

problems

zero

the last

arising

The

show

will

start

at about

1 1 . 0 0 a m at L o n d o n W a l l and w i l l

a route through the C i t y

12.30pm. T h e

approximately

float w i l l then return by a m o r e

m a s c o t r y , designed to i m p r o v e the

inviolate since their n u m b e r s are

with the artwork, but they were not

sport rather than ending it, as the

depleted, and a complete set o f rules

put up until M o n d a y and T u e s d a y

Rector, Sir E r i c , had proposed in

are to be d i s p l a y e d i n each C C U

o f this week.

a letter.

office. T h i s w o u l d be designed to

building

T r a d i t i o n a l l y , C i t y a n d G u i l d s are

T w o other major changes are also

m a k e sure participants realise that

m o o t e d : firstly, mascots s h o u l d be

they are responsible for their o w n

put o n inviolate display i n college

safety.

departments. T h i s means that they

T h e proposals are to be discussed

may not be-stolen in a raid, but must

this e v e n i n g ( F r i d a y ) at a meeting

be taken to a m i n i m u m o f two C C U

o f bearers, C C U V i c e Presidents

events

per term,

and secondly,

direct route to the starting point. T h i s y e a r ' s float has models o f a communications

Play Stopped After Rain

and C C U Presidents.

satellite

from

and a

Canary

Wharf.

a l l o w e d a float for free whereas the c o m p a n i e s taking part have to pay. A c c e s s to the route can be obtained from

either

Mansion

Moorgate,

House

Bank,

Monument

u n d e r g r o u n d stations. V i o l e n c e b r o k e out i n the U n i o n B u i l d i n g last F r i d a y night, after the band

' R a i n ' p l a y e d i n the U n i o n

New Hon Sec

Lounge.

SILWOOD P A R K ENTS PRESENT THE LEGENDARY...

G r a h a m Lawton, Ents chairman,

SILWOOD PARK

and G u i l d s

(C&GU)

have

College

Union

a new H o n o r a r y

students and people attracted to the

Secretary,

U n i o n by B a r extensions had caused

held last T u e s d a y . Kate D a l t o n was

the recent outburst o f v i o l e n c e . H e

elected o v e r Joanne B r o w n b y 48

continued by saying that security

votes to 3 5 .

w i l l not intervene i n disputes, but

BONFIRE NIGHT

City

said a long running dispute between

The

following

a n election

election c o u l d have

been

will call the police. T h e individuals

d e c l a r e d v o i d as the manifestoes

i n v o l v e d are to face a d i s c i p l i n a r y

printed in Guildsheet broke election

committee next F r i d a y .

regulations. T h e two contestants' entries were not put i n alphabetical o r d e r , but as n o objection has been

PARTY!

raised, the result still stands. J i m

Pyrotechnic Party

S h a w , Guildsheet E d i t o r , admitted responsibility

the

L I V E B A N D * BONFIRE B A R B E C U E * FIREWORKS DISCO T I L Y O U DIE TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION

will

two

fireworks

displays next week i n Battersea. The

traditional display

place

i n Battersea

will

p r i n t i n g the

said that he felt it h a d not affected

with: There

manifestoes in the w r o n g order but

take

a n d that,

election

knowledge,

to h i s

no action was be i ng

taken by Joanne B r o w n to annul the election.

Park S W 1 1 ,

w h i l e another w i l l o c c u r i n K i n g G e o r g e ' s P a r k (off Garratt L a n e )

No Parking

simultaneously. T h e K i n g G e o r g e ' s Park

display

specially which

FRIDAY 8 NOV

has

was successfully

the T o o t i n g f i r e w o r k

All this and return coach ticket for £7.00 Tickets NOW available from IC Union Office

had

commissioned

music f o r it,

N o p a r k i n g w i l l be a l l o w e d o n the 7th, 8th and 9th N o v e m b e r

from

used i n

P r i n c e C o n s o r t road northwards to

display last

H y d e Park. L o a d i n g , unloading and

Saturday. B o t h bonfires w i l l be lit

setting d o w n o f passengers w i l l be

o n the 5th N o v e m b e r at 7 . 3 0 p m

prohibited.

with

the f i r e w o r k s

8.00pm

—20—

starting

This

because

R e m e m b r a n c e Sunday events are to be held nearby.