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DAVID R O B E R T S

IC's Director

o f Estates,

Ian C a l d w e l l , w a s i n s i m i l a r m i n d , Proposals f o r Imperial's n e w Sports Centre

faced

a tough

reception

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in excess

residents

written

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hundred

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drift a c r o s s

his desk

m a k e a final decision o n O c t o b e r

the o p t i m i s m of Frank M u r r a y , I C ' s

o v e r t h e last f e w y e a r s , b e f o r e t h e

14th.

Sports a n d Leisure M a n a g e r , w h o

current

has seen a constant stream of p r o -

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posals ideas a n d sketches for the

admitted

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which

bad-

f o o t b a l l , golf,

dedicated

improved

aerobics

changing

rooms

a n d weights training facilities a n d a series o f s e l f - c o n t a i n e d r e s i d e n -

visit t o g e t a n i d e a o f t h e p r o j e c t

the p r o p o s a l s f a c e d w a s n o t entire-

work

for basketball, five-a-side

wall,

gym,

either w a y - the p l a n n i n g c o m m i t -

for themselves, before returning to

building

a r c h e r y etc) a n 8 m b y 1 8 m c l i m b -

their certain

t e e h a s a g r e e d t o c o m e o n a site

long

w o u l d see a seven court sports hali

increased noise a n d traffic a n d the

objections.

it's impossible t o build

thing without receiving a stack of

from local residents a n d c o u n c i l lors w h e n they w e r e

p o i n t i n g o u t that "In C e n t r a l don

plan

Felix,

to being

Sports C e n t r e site.

upon.

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Murray

in t h e n e x t f o r t n i g h t , w e ' l l k e e p y o u

was decided

t i a l flats e r e c t e d a b o v e t h e c u r r e n t

"quietly

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posted with all n e w d e v e l o p m e n t s .

£36 000 loss to spell end for Summer Balls? selling only

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were thrown

at s u s p e c t

ing t o construct a n e w Sports C e n -

r a n d o m g r o u p o f students h a v e a

came

tre. S i n c e t h e f a r c e w h i c h l e d t o t h e

d e c e n t c h a n c e o f f i n d i n g the f a c i l i -

proposals

present b u i l d i n g ' s c u r r e n t f o r m (lack

ties

of p l a n n i n g p e r m i s s i o n f o r H a l l s to

necessity f o r s o m e c l u b s t o travel a

t o p o f t h e t e n n i s c o u r t s next t o Lin-

in A u t u m n

b e built o n t o p o n l y b e c a m e

appar-

c o n s i d e r a b l e d i s t a n c e just t o f i n d a

stead turned d o w n , C o l l e g e realised

around 2 7 0 objections from

ent after w o r k o n t h e S p o r t s C e n t r e

s u i t a b l e facility is h a r d l y g o i n g t o d o

that

h a d b e g u n ) it h a s b e e n o b v i o u s that

w o n d e r s f o r p a r t i c i p a t i o n levels.

e n o u g h of I C ' s t r a d e m a r k

T h e last m a j o r p l a n n i n g a t t e m p t

f o r A l l " e t h o s in w h i c h a n y

they're

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after.

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the

t h a t ' s w h y it n e e d s t o b e

built - t h e next q u e s t i o n is w h e r e . . . Since the m i d eighties, a c o n -

needs of the C o l l e g e community. F o r starters, r u n n i n g a serie s o f

potential

money

"Sport

a larg er , i m p r o v e d facility w o u l d b e

little

there's

ber, I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e h a s b e e n try-

n e c e s s a r y t o fully a c c o m m o d a t e t h e

very

able...

For a s l o n g a s a n y o n e c a n r e m e m -

stant s t r e a m o f p r o p o s a l s , d e s i g n s have

for a

combined

sports

a n d halls d e v e l o p m e n t

centre

the local

residents

had had concrete

"in

character".

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proposed

sinking

into

situation

existing s w i m m i n g p o o l w i t h t h e t e n -

ground

f i n a l l y it s e e m s that w e h a v e s o m e -

nis c o u r t s ( a n d b e y o n d ) .

thing o n the table

w a s b e l i e v e d that t h e " S e c r e t

cost

which

has the

into

unacceptable

disruption during construction a n d

A n d three years a n d a f e w other

- complete

with

(less fully d e v e l o p e d )

plans

down

o u t c o m e o f t h e latest r o u n d o f p l a n -

o f f e r a t o n e t i m e o r a n o t h e r - until

major

residents - w h o cited

with local

sites, styles, c o s t s a n d facilities o n

Consequently,

1 9 9 6 a n d , faced

the l i n e , h e r e w e a r e , a w a i t i n g the

is f a r less efficient t h a n c e n t r a l i s i n g

issue).

This p l a n w e n t t o c o m m i t t e e late

the entire

dens,

massive

project.

Consequently, the

d e s i g n e r s t o o k a l a r g e l a t e r a l step

n i n e c o u r t h a l l - u n d e r Princes G a r -

to the sports

it w a s t o a

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centre

o n e new venue

such

o p e n e d - it w a s flatly r e j e c t e d . . .

l o c a l c o m m u n i t y , with a variety o f

analogous

to fund

only give permission to s o m e t h i n g

floated a r o u n d the C o l l e g e a n d the

G y m , the

possible

b l o c k b u i l d i n g motif, a n d w o u l d thus

ming

Southside

Consequently,

s m al l er i n d o o r facilities - t h e s w i m pool,

applications

in 1 9 9 6 . H a v i n g h a d

and

Weights r o o m , the U n i o n G y m etc

planning

back

projects.

massive

ning discussions. So what's the d o w n s i d e ?

possibly linking together the

I n d e e d it Gar-

Well,

b u i l d i n g a n e w H a l l c o u l d m e a n the loss

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G y m (the

t i m e s c a l e w o u l d fit in n i c e l y with the

practice.

d e n " (Princes G a t e G a r d e n s , b e h i n d

Southside

could b e m a d e by building a n e w

Indeed, o n e of the C o l l e g e ' s most

W e e k s H a l l ) w a s initially b o u g h t t o

financing

unitary s p o r t s c e n t r e .

p o w e r f u l a r g u m e n t s is t h a t they h a v e

f u r t h e r this p r o j e c t . A l t h o u g h s u c h a

f u n d e d by t h e s a l e o f o n e o f I C ' s

- quite generally

scheme

t h r e e s p o r t s g r o u n d s - a l t h o u g h the

savings

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s o o p e n ) s p a c e o n c a m p u s . This i s ,

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link. A n y w a y , t h a t ' s a d i s c u s s i o n f o r

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m o r e i m p o r t a n t l y it's t h e n e w s p a -

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a p u b l i c a t i o n t o be p r o u d of.

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Independence

r e p o r t e d ' i n Felix, w h e r e else a r e

problematic.

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expect to see regular updates o n every m a j o r

students g o i n g to find o u t what's

movements,

particu-

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U n l i k e s o m e s t u d e n t n e w s p a p e r s , Felix b e n e f i t s f r o m g u a r a n t e e d i n d e -

larly t h o s e c e n t r e d a r o u n d

q u e n t l y , it r e q u i r e s t h e f u l l a t t e n -

p e n d e n c e f r o m b o t h C o l l e g e a n d t h e U n i o n (despite t h e f a c t that a l a r g e

ial,

tion of a crack t e a m of reporters

p a r t o f o u r i n c o m e c o m e s s t r a i g h t f r o m I C U ) . C o n s e q u e n t l y , this a l l o w s

panicked

to keep y o u

reporters a n d columnists to give honest, u n b i a s e d views a n d e x p l a n a -

New

up t o date with w h a t ' s g o i n g o n in

t i o n s o f a l l t h e b i g issues - w e p r o m o t e the U n i o n w h e r e v e r p o s s i b l e , b u t

tributors

the U n i o n , in t h e h i g h e r e c h e l o n s

t h e interests o f the s t u d e n t s a l w a y s h a v e t o c o m e first. S i m i l a r l y , t h e e d i -

demand.

of C o l l e g e , a n d in t h e l o c a l a r e a .

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for the more

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and/or

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is r u n b y a full t i m e s a b b a t i c a l e d i t o r . F r o m n o w until t h e e n d o f next J u l y

offer your services. W a n t to spout

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off e v e r y w e e k a b o u t

if y o u d o n ' t t h i n k t h a t I'm m a k i n g a p a r t i c u l a r l y g o o d j o b o f it, o r if y o u

love etc etc?

p h o t g r a p h e r s t o enjoy the e x p e n s -

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and

of IC's major (and

in the p o r t a c a b i n s f r o m 9 - 6 M o n d a y t o Friday. If y o u ' r e u n h a p p y with

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over

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must be something f o ryou. Write

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style

music, film, theatre, b o o k s , video,

simple equation.

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reviewers

ums,

you're interested.

there

In p a r t i c u l a r ,

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g a m e s (on all f o r m a t s ) , art, m u s e a n d clubbing,

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES Any club o r society can submit a n article

a r e v i e w , g e t s o m e f r e e stuff - i t ' s a

Encompassing

o f t h e rich simply

Chris Jackso n (caj7@ic.ac.uk) w h o should be able to find a solution.

possible.

REVIEWS

famous? Then

G o d knows

m y r e p l y t h e n t h e next s t a g e is t o c o m p l a i n t o the M e d i a G r o u p C h a i r ,

the coming

a s is h u m a n l y

gigs

life, liberty,

O r have your o w n

cover-

fixtures

Interested?

and

of Harlington,

a n d Teddington,

ing a s m a n y

season

reporters

opinionated

detailing

A n es oteri c c o n c e p t at best, f e a -

planned

tures

Just

encompasses

just

about

anything y o ucare to name. on

Been

a n a m a z i n g h o l i d a y that y o u

want

t o tell

the world

about?

seven want

recent

trips o r s p e a k e r

remember days

to give

notice

activity, events. at

least

if y o u r e a l l y

y o u r p i e c e t o g o in a s p e -

cific issue.

y John Simpson, Director of IC's Careers Service, explains why it pays to think ahead when it comes to finding a career.

been filled already a n d you'll b e

want to d o , that's

lege.

T h e next three o r

lucky

if t h e l o c a l

delaying

four

years

some

grass

e l c o m e to Imperial

Col-

should

council

cutting

wants

o r the local

possibilities.

a m o n g s t the most interesting a n d

g a r d e n c e n t r e n e e d s a dirty p a i r o f

with

enjoyable

hands.

It's w e l l w o r t h w h i l e

friends,

you m a k e the most of the o p p o r -

some

preliminary

tunities a v a i l a b l e at C o l l e g e . W h a t

between

follows

C a l l in at the IC Careers

in y o u r

should

life,

give

provided

you some

job hunting

Christmas

a n d Easter.

ideas f o r your o w n self-develop-

(room

will find i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t

the

significant steps

in your

life

w h e n y o u e n t e r e d t h e sixth f o r m o r w e n t t o Sixth F o r m C o l l e g e . C o m ing t o C o l l e g e

is a n e v e n

Y o u have

tion

3 1 0 Sherfield)

Service

ment. You c a n probably recall o n e of

doing

T r a i n i n g , write

where you Vaca-

to employers

with your C V , call into s o m e s h o p s a n d hotels a n d see who's advertising in t h e l o c a l press. Vacation

jobs

n o excuse f o r out about the

You are surrounded

sources

of information

family,

tutors,

T h e M i l k r o u n d is i n t h e s p r i n g term

of your

interview a p p l i c a n t s o r invite y o u to their L o n d o n O f f i c e s . C h r i s t m a s vacation way

long

p r o c e s s , b u t s o is l i f e , s o it r e a l l y is more time think-

ing abou t your career than

plan-

n i n g y o u r next h o l i d a y o r w e e k e n d

courses

m a j o r recruiters r u n t h e m a n d they

scribed.

away.

S t o p ! I'm o n l y a f r e s h e r - w h y

The

IC C a r e e r s

starting p l a c e .

speak

Service

is a

P o p in a n d

to the information

a r e y o u t e l l i n g m e t h i s ? I'm t e l l i n g you

because

(HE)',

drift t h r o u g h C o l l e g e a n d e m e r g e

Find

with a d e g r e e

more opportunities to d o your o w n

wok

a n c e system - a n d a l l the i n f o r m a -

t h i n g a n d t o s u c c e e d o r f a i l . If y o u

you a r e interested. They give y o u

tion booklets a n d reference

and

do not make

experience

Have

some

mistakes y o u

in j o b hunting,

letter

look

'Prospect

at s o m e

files.

of the

writing a n d interviews, as well as a

videos, attend s o m e seminars o n

learning from one's o w n mistakes

real

careers, get yourself sorted out.

is a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f e x p e r i e n c e ,

work

but d o n ' t waste

employer.

will

not have

learnt

time

anything,

reinventing

everything - build o n the experi-

insight into w h a t it's like to for a

lar

usually free) - i g n o r e s o m e o f it,

essential.

test it o u t , a c c e p t o r r e j e c t it.

Careers

You have already

demonstrat-

even

a n d early

good

you

applications are

Service,

which

has a

of reference

books

and addresses.

ing A levels - o r their e q u i v a l e n t -

A t t h e start o f t h e s e c o n d y e a r

sufficiently well t o b e a t C o l l e g e .

y o u raise y o u r sights higher. N o w

How

are you going

to plan the

is t h e t i m e

next t h r e e , f o u r o r s i x y e a r s ? A n d

organising

I'm

evening

n o t just

academic

talking

studies,

about I'm

your

talking

t o test y o u r

for your

department,

looking

after

a b o u t t h e start o f t h e rest o f y o u r

society

o r t h e fixtures

life.

t e a m . That sounds f a r t o o much What d o youwant to achieve

this t e r m ? M a k i n g f r i e n d s is u s u a l ly

high

o n most

Join

attend

meetings, take

sport,

clubs

people's

How?

develop

list.

a n d societies, up a new

n e w interest

any o f these a r e likely t o b r i n g y o u into c o n t a c t with l i k e - m i n d e d stu-

the finances of

speaking, the

m o r e effort y o u put into s o m e t h i n g the

enjoyment

y o u will g e t

Committee work

is a n e x c e l -

lent p r e p a r a t i o n f o r life a f t e r lege.

run m e e t i n g s , a g r e e a c t i o n s , p e r -

tion.

s u a d e other students to d o things,

the f i n a n c i a l p r e s s u r e s - i n o t h e r

a visit, a play o r a n e w s p a p e r -

words,

just t h i n k o w e m u c h

broke!

So how money

in t h e l o n g v a c a t i o n . If y o u l e a v e job

hunting

until

the vacation

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work within budgets a n d e n d u p with a successful event

you're

t o set a g e n d a s ,

in y o u r first y e a r y o u a r e f e e l i n g

about earning some g o o d

Col-

dents. A n d there's always the b a r

- a party,

effort

in aid of NCH Action For Children

o u t o f it.

Y o u learn

went

i n t o p r o d u c i n g this e d i t i o n o f F e l i x . Y o u s h o u l d start t h i n k i n g s e r i ously

about

your

enjoy

A journey through Thailand

it d o e s t a k e s o m e e f f o r t o n y o u r but, generally

In t h e m e a n t i m e ,

your

like h a r d w o r k I h e a r y o u say. Y e s ,

part

s h o u l d b e y o u r first p r i o r i t y ,

b u t it m u s t n ' t b e y o u r o n l y p r i o r i t y .

21 February - 2 March 2000

of a

to p r o p u p while s p e a k i n g i n s p i r a -

By t h e e n d o f t h e s u m m e r t e r m

skills in

something - a social

future

starts y o u m a y b e t o o l a t e . A l l t h e

b e f o r e t h e e n d o f t h e s e c o n d year.

interesting a n d lucrative jobs have

E n if y o u h a v e n ' t a c l u e w h a t y o u

career h

action for children

else.

is i m p o r t a n t

type o f pay

Start by visiting t h e IC

range

a n d nothing

course a degree

self.

quite well. Jobs a b r o a d a r e p o p u -

e n c e o f o t h e r s - t a k e a d v i c e (it's

e d s o m e p l a n n i n g ability by p a s s -

particular

Some

t o start

p l a n n i n g y o u r life n o w , d o n ' t just

our computer driven careers g u i d -

out about

you need

staff.

i n f o r m a t i v e . Ideally they give y o u

in w h i c h

careers

are normally many times over sub-

t h e c h a n c e t o try o u t s o m e t y p e o f o r future e m p l o y e r

popular

such as marketing but only a f e w

step.

are a

of finding out about

freedom, more independence a n d

significant

T h i s is

It m a y b e a

worth spending

year.

careers

Start

looking.

final

w h e n e m p l o y e r s visit c a m p u s e s t o

a d v i s o r s , libraries a n d the internet.

good

c a n b e most

finding

your-

Sabbatical Manifestos At the request of the new Union President, Felix reprints this year's sabbatical manifestoes as a reminder of what your representatives have promised to do in return for their £14 000 a year. However, political manifestoes are rarely written in plain English, so to make them easier to understand we've passed the text through Felix's state of the art Acme Read-Between-The-Lines-O-Meter™.

ICU President Natasha Newton 3 0 0 w o r d s t o say " m o r e o f the g o o d , less o f the b a d " , still, if p e o p l e a r e w i l l i n g t o r e a d this, h e r e ' s

nothing

I know

thai

getting

to do with manifesto

K e e p it s i m p l e ! L i k e . . . .

tell us.

Simple example, Union people should continThe h a r d w a r e : A s a c c o m m o d a t i o n officer, I a m ,

ue h e l p i n g correct b u d g e t s . After all w h i c h students

w h a t I think o u r U n i o n ' s priorities s h o u l d b e .

we have to do what College

elected

has

at the m o m e n t , a r r a n g i n g m o d e m s a n d P C s f o r W i l -

are h e l p e d if a c l u b d o e s n ' t get its m o n e y .

promises...

But losing

m e r b a l l is definitely

£36,000

in your

on two s u m -

s o n H o u s e a n d s e e i n g c o l l e g e a b o u t internal IC lines. T h e s a m e c o u l d h a p p e n in other outlying halls.

interests...

1. Students Every report the U n i o n m a k e s within itself a n d to the rest of the student b o d y s h o u l d start with w h a t is b e i n g d o n e f o r us students, h o w w e will benefit.

I'll show you all how great

I am.

lyn Gardens,

3. Students

of my friends

live in Eve-

College.

T h e facilities a n d activities o f the U n i o n a r e

T h e info: Every w e e k a list of the m e e t i n g s t a k -

a v a i l a b l e to all of us a n d that n e e d s to be c o m m u -

ing p l a c e a n d s o m e c o n t a c t detail s n e e d s p o s t i n g o n all U n i o n n o t i c e b o a r d s , in Felix a n d Stoic text.

nicated.

Please

don't

take away

my sports

N a h , s**t, I a p p e a r t o h a v e m e n t i o n e d c o m -

T h e objectives f o r all m e e t i n g s s h o u l d b e ,

T h e n if there's s o m e t h i n g that m a y affect y o u , y o u h a v e a c h a n c e t o talk to the p e o p l e i n v o l v e d a n d

ground...

2 . Students

But none

so they can walk into

find out the o u t c o m e .

You won't

want to get involved

. students

m u n i c a t i o n , here w e g o , the s t a n d a r d u n r e a l p r o m -

2 . students

ises yet, yea r after yea r it barely gets better. But f o r

3. students

w h a t it's w o r t h , here are my p r a c t i c a l i d e a s in a d d i -

S o t h a n k s f o r r e a d i n g a n d (this is the cheesy

4 . m o n e y , c o l l e g e ' s o p i n i o n . . . . (give o r t a k e

tion to the o b v i o u s e m a i l , Felix a n d the U n i o n struc-

bit...sorry) r e m e m b e r , a vote f o r T a s h a N e w t o n is a

ture.

vote for students c o m i n g first. C o n t a c t 0 9 5 8 7 0 7

legality a n d o t h e r m i n o r matters).

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Deputy President (Clubs & Societies) - Tim Trailor What

Next year will b e o n e of the most c h a l l e n g i n g years f a c e d by the

mess

last

before,

(C&S).

As I will

years

have

DP(C&S)

and the one before

All

clubs

to clear

left, that

a n d societies

up the the one

or being

forced

following

Be it moving to shut

Health

down

& Safety

portacabins of not

M a n y of the societies b a s e d in South Kensington will b e a c q u i r i n g new facilities courtesy of the

U n i o n s e x p a n s i o n into what was

recently the B i o l o g y

ple

College...best

fields

courtesy

not to mention

them

ing o v e r the h e a d o f next years be the I C S M m e r g e r issue.

Bloody

medics.

team

kicked

medical

Gutteridge

As Exec

Especially

ass in the University Cup

a member

and

as the ICU

(in a h a l l

Some

my friends

are

these

qualities

along

with

passionate

d e s i r e t o d o t h i s j o b , a n d d o it w e l l , t h a t w o u l d m a k e m e a n e x c e l l e n t c a n d i d a t e for the job -

I h a v e b e e n w e l l p l a c e d o v e r this p a s t y e a r

so vote for m e for

[translation]

the

years

communicate

is s o m e o n e w i t h a g r e a t

deal

in London

p o s i t i o n that most s p o r t i n g c l u b s at Imperial

will face

sports

o v e r t h e next (C&S)

1 8 months.

Anybody

w h o doesn't have a

firm b a c k g r o u n d within a sporting club w o u l d

pull

during

with during

whatever sabbaticals

to me... Anyone girls?

(C&S)!

I believe

skills

of k n o w l e d g e c o n c e r n i n g the m e r g e r a n d t h e

taking over as

g o t the necessary

resent t h e m w e l l a l o n g with the d e s i r e t o listen

necessary

will

I have

ra ra ra. Who anyway?

t o a n d s u p p o r t t h e o t h e r c l u b s a n d s o c i e t i e s . It

s o c i e t i e s . I b e l i e v e t h a t it is e s s e n t i a l t h a t n e x t

(C&S)

that

clubs

Club

cou-

though.

hockey,

other

containing

honest...

(C&S)

Hockey, those

I believe

[translation]

about

g r o u n d i n g within the s p o r t i n g fraternity t o rep-

medics)

medics,

cares

competition.

of the I C U Hockey

as a re-app

Rugby

of a

B u t p r o b a b l y t h e b i g g e s t c l o u d still h a n g -

your

ULU.

[translation]

to observe what you want from your clubs a n d

department,

And the acquisition

sports

until

not h a v e the ability t o r e p r e s e n t y o u a n d

BUSA and

many

regulations.

shown

it is n o w a s i m p e r a t i v e a s e v e r t h a t t h e u n i q u e

London

into

having

i d e n t i t y o f I C S M a n d I C U t e a m s is p r e s e r v e d .

are facing

as a result

the I C S M R F C

Un ion appropriately to organisations such as

etc. etc.

upheaval of one kind o r another.

with

themselves to b e a force to b e r e c k o n e d with

I have

the other

sports

our drunken random make seen

acquired

my hockey

the

career

meetings,

teenagers themselves

any seventeen

sabbaticals and I

ULU

available year old

Deputy President (Finance & Services) - Ian Clifford [translation]

Y o u m a y a s k w h y y o u s h o u l d vote f o r Ian C l i f f o r d .

[translation] h a v e n o real

You've

never

heard

of me and /

The job title's got the word

es in, s o I'd better mention

them

Union

Firstly, I h a v e e x p e r i e n c e o f the U n i o n f i n a n c e

the M o u n t a i n e e r i n g C l u b , P i m l i c o C o n n e c t i o n a n d

U n i o n I w o r k with c l u b s & s o c i e t i e s , a s s i s t i n g t h e m

the C a t h o l i c S o c i e t y

with b u d g e t s , c l a i m s a n d u n r a v e l l i n g red t a p e .

[translation]

b o o k s o r crucifixes,

and won.

ford c/o the Union glory

terms

as C&G treasurer

chase

of silly hats for our bar nights.

of my two

was the successful

both

I k n o w h o w the U n i o n runs f r o m a c l u b

f i n a n c e side a s well a s the services s i d e .

donate

Office.

sabbatical

students

a n d union

staff

- I will

be as

You might

manual

without

[translation]

after

T-shirts.

the

& training

with

be able

falling

to read the

asleep.

• O p e n u p the u n i o n t o m o r e students

them to Ian Clif-

W e have no money

the hats and purchasing

finance

Don't

put them though

know

where

- we can't afford

we're

going to

any more

space.

• Re f or m f u n d i n g , p a y m e n t s a n d s t a n d a r d i s e

I w o r k i n the U n i o n R e s o u r c e C e n t r e , h e l p i n g

pur-

I h a v e p r e p a r e d the f i n a n c e s o f the C & G U a s a whole.

buying

please

any s p a r e r o p e s , text

how friendly

treasurers

[translation]

If you have

h a v e f a c e d the d r e a d e d U n i o n b u d g e t i n g r o u n d s

The crowning

• Increase c o m m u n i c a t i o n s

five years a n d a m e m b e r of several c l u b s i n c l u d i n g

system. A s t r e a s u r e r o f the C i t y & G u i l d s C o l l e g e

And we all know

staff are

Next year I a i m to:

S e c o n d l y , I h a v e b e e n a student at I m p e r i a l f o r

policies...

[translation]

serv ic-

somewhere.

subsidies

[translation]

a p p r o a c h a b l e as a s a b b a t i c a l like I a m a s a m e m -

C&G,

b e r of staff. Personal c o n t a c t a n d interest is i m p o r -

tant in e s t a b l i s h i n g a g o o d w o r k i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p .

Catholic

Coincidently

giving

Mountaineering,

Pimlico

money Connection,

Society...

Deputy President (Education & Welfare) - Kevin Butcher Finally I C U has c r e a t e d a s a b b a t i c a l r e s p o n s i b l e

T h i s w i l l b e i n c o n s u l t a t i o n with a l l the

f o r e d u c a t i o n a n d w e l f a r e . I f e e l c o n f i d e n t in t a k -

Union

ing o n a n u n d e f i n e d

tion, welfare, A c a d e m i c Affairs, Student

role a n d creating a j o b

description - e n c o m p a s s i n g a l l aspects of e d u cation a n d welfare.

[translation] provide

It was very

kind of the Union to

me with a "job description"

the president

to take

s t u d e n t I've b e e n i n v o l v e d i n t h e u n i o n : c h a i r o f Imperial Before

Queers Imperial

a n d S C C t r e a s u r e r this I w a s involved

with

year.

clubs of

O x f o r d a n d Aberystwyth a n d was a volunteer for O x f o r d N i g h t l i n e . This e x p e r i e n c e has given m e the n e c e s s a r y m o t i v a t i o n , l i s t e n i n g skills, p e o p l e skills,

approachability

a n d fair

judgement

in Felix a n d t h e C C U

[translation]

Devel-

ly intending

papers.

I am the only

to get something

sabbatical done

this

actualyear...

A w a r e n e s s e v e n t s ( a b o u t t w o p e r term) w i l l c o i n c i d e with s t u d e n t s e x p e r i e n c e s ( e g a c c o m -

tional Quality).

modation

[translation] - I know

and

Come

on, you have

to vote for

the n a m e s o f all the College

staff

S e c o n d l y I intend to ask a s m a n y of the

E&W

s a b b s a c r o s s the c o u n t r y a b o u t their r o l e , t h e i r a n d h o p e s . T h e first t w o w o u l d b e

" f a c t finding"

students

a r e thinking

with W o r l d A I D S D a y , a stress b u s t e r to c o i n c i d e

health week.

I hope to convince C C U

officers

a n d t h e d e p r e p s t o e n s u r e that s t u d e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i o n is f a i r a n d a d e q u a t e a c r o s s a l l d e p a r t ments.

c o m p l e t e d b e f o r e the n e w a c a d e m i c year.

[translation]

when

(as c l o s e a s p o s s i b l e ) with e x a m s a n d a m e n t a l

everything.

concerns

week

a b o u t h o u s i n g , a sexual health week to c o i n c i d e

ftrans/afion] Hopefully

I'll go on lots of e x p e n s e s p a d dep

missions.

reps won't

be quite

the CCU officers as useless

and

as u s u a l . . .

T h i r d l y , s t a r t i n g t h e n e w t e r m with this b a s e , I will c o n s u l t a s m a n y s t u d e n t s a s p o s s i b l e . D P

required for D P (E&W).

[translation]

relevant

(Accommoda-

l e g e o f f i c e r s ( i n c l u d i n g the P r o - R e c t o r f o r E d u c a -

Since c o m i n g to Imperial a s a postgraduate

committees

o p m e n t etc.) t h e c u r r e n t s a b b s a n d v a r i o u s c o l -

and then for

away...

a n d College

Trust me, I'm fluffy

enough

for

(E &W )

will w o r k best if as m a n y p e o p l e a s p o s s i -

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

this job. I have three

main

aims.

Firstly ! i n t e n d t o

work o n the welfare c o m m i t t e e ' s job description .

f a r e brief a n d it t h e j o b is t a i l o r e d to the n e e d s of the students. I w o u l d undertake a regular section

Felix Editor - Dave Roberts Felix is t h e p r i m a r y s o u r c e o f i n f o r m a t i o n f o r

tunity t o tell e v e r y o n e

s t u d e n t s a t I m p e r i a l , s o it's v i t a l t h a t it p r e s e n t s

q u e n t l y , I'll p r o v i d e s p a c e f o r e v e r y c l u b t o w rite

e n o u g h m a t e r i a l for students to r e a c h their o w n

r e v i e w s o f e v e n t s o r p r e v i e w u p c o m i n g activity.

o p i n i o n s o n key issues - whilst the reporting

Similarly,

itself r e m a i n s u n b i a s e d .

i m p r o v e d , with a d e d i c a t e d t e a m

[translation] scandal

Felix

is the primary

and manipulative

articles

College.

I will use subliminal

my views

a c r o s s . Y o u r opinion

source at

Imperial

messaging means

to get nothing.

To t h i s e n d , I'll i n t r o d u c e r e g u l a r i n - d e p t h

and

sports

w h a t they

coverage

photographers to cover

do. Conse-

needs

to be

of reporters

matches at H a r -

ries, rather t h a n h a v i n g to d e d i c a t e their lives t o the

day, say

of the sports

Look,

every hello

I love

Felix.

day and every and write

I'm in the office all night.

something.

Come

Please.

in and I'm des-

perate I'll a l s o h a v e w e e k l y m e e t i n g s a t St M a r y ' s

lington, C o b h a m and Teddington.

[translation]

newspaper.

[translation]

s e e - / k n o w the

names

and Charing Cross, to ensure as wide a range of c o n t r i b u t o r s a s p o s s i b l e .

grounds.

[translationj

Finally, b o t h I C U a n d the C o n s t i t u e n t C o l -

features o n the m a j o r student issues - like U L U , fees a n d C o l l e g e e x p a n s i o n - s o that

t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s a n d justify t h e m s e l v e s - t h u s m a k -

I believe that these c h a n g e s a r e necessary t o

ing our representatives more a c c o u n t a b l e .

e n s u r e t h a t Felix m a i n t a i n s its r o l e a s t h e n e w s -

everyone

on.

Proper dissemination of information

also

[translation]

that

selves?

Felix hits e v e r y c a m p u s o n t h e s a m e d a y , a n d

bullshit

means

proper distribution,

a p p e a r s o n the w e b every

[translation] care

about

Bollocks

Because

ULU, fees,

s o I'll e n s u r e

and College

I'll eat my copy down

first. Please,

to a minimum

them-

keep

your

of 100 words.

Felix is a c l u b , a n d like a n y o t h e r at I m p e r -

week.

at Imperial

ICU and C C U ' s justifying

really

expansion.

like.

C l u b s a n d s o c i e t i e s s h o u l d h a v e the o p p o r -

RAH

/ n e e d t h e m e d i c s to

vote

has a c h a n c e t o u n d e r s t a n d what's really g o i n g

for me...RAH

Because

lege U n i o n s s h o u l d be given space to report o n

TEDDINGTON

p a p e r for the students a n d o f the students, a n d h a v i n g b e e n i n v o l v e d for the best part of three y e a r s - a s a writer, r e v i e w e r , A d v e r t i s i n g M a n ager, Film Editor, a n d n o w Assistant Editor - I

i a l it m u s t b e o p e n t o a l l . A s w e l l a s i n c r e a s e d

h a v e the ability to put these c h a n g e s into p r a c -

publicity

tice.

(especially

during

Freshers

Week)

there needs to b e m o r e f r e e d o m for p e o p l e to w rite o c c a s i o n a l a r t i c l e s , f e a t u r e s o r s h o r t s t o -

[translations] tences.

I write

in very, very

long

sen-

M Each week we hand over a page to one of IC's four faculty unions, and this week it's the turn of the Sabbatical Med School Union President, Becky England, to explain who she is and what she does. We

are now welcoming

o u r sec-

o n d intake o f students into the r e l atively

n e w site

freshers input

should

from

years

from the first

a n d games,

(not t a k i n g

into

n e w a c c o u n t the m o r n i n g after e xpe r i -

at IC. T h e benefit

last

what looks to b e a week of shear fun

years

ences awaiting a n y poor unfortunates).

Details

a r e given

freshers'

t h e m . Last y e a r w a s a p a r t i c u l a r l y

posters a r o u n d the c a m p u s e s . O n

hard year f o r all of o u r students

October

within I C S M .

ICSM

O l d were welcoming

t h e n e w whilst

themselves

b e c o m i n g used to a new ment

a n d medical

ture;

a n d the freshers

environ-

school

struc-

were not

only d e a l i n g with the u s u a l ' f r e s h ers

but also

nightmares'

coping

handbook

in t h e

e n a b l i n g us t o m a k e life e a s i e r f o r

and on

16th w e a r e holding the

Freshers'

Football

Club, of

favourite theme

Ball

with

Chelsea particular

mine

the

"Austin Powers"

(watch

out f o r girls with w e a p o n s

where

you m i g h t not e x p e c t , b o y s , y o u ' d better h o l d o n t o y o u r m o j o l ) . Tickb e o n sail

ets

course within a new

c a m p u s e s when term begins.

building.

will

at t h e m a j o r

w i t h b e i n g t h e first i n t a k e o f a n e w

T h r o u g h o u t the year w e h o p e

This year w e h a v e a relatively fresh

students

union,

although

some faces

have not

has taken the role of

Manson

Vice

President

with

Lizzie

Internal

Robinson

President Gayed

changed....

External

Mary's, n o w Vice

and

Wade

has b e c o m e E d u c a t i o n r e p

for C h a r i n g

C r o s s . I myself

have

hold

events

all the traditional the M e d School

social expects

and also to add some more. ideas

please

direction!

send

them

W e intend

to host the

second ICSM Summer first w e e k

Any

in o u r

Ball in t h e

of July, a firm date

will

be set in t h e n e a r future;

anyone

not b e e n a direct m e m b e r

of the

i n t e r e s t e d in s t a n d i n g f o r

Summer

the c l u b s either c o m e a l o n g t o the

students'

I was

Ball

out for

Freshers'

heavily Week

union involved

1999.

been

although

in I C S M R A G

T h e rest

have all

throughout

events

should

watch

Fair

o n Tuesday 5th

received. As

president

(finally,

few weeks of term.

B u i l d i n g in the a f t e r n o o n , o r c o n -

s c r a p i n g t h r o u g h the n i g h t m a r e o f

tact

2nd MB),

Clubs

a n d Societies

will, as

always b e a n integral part of M e d

the M e d School a n d

S c h o o l life, with a c l u b for 9 9 % of

myself

o r the Clubs

& Socs

rep, Alison Ogilvie. Throughout

the c o m i n g

year

I will b e b a s e d

primarily

o n the S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n

Campus,

in t h e A l e x a n d e r F l e m i n g

Building

the BMS).

(formerly

However, my

I'm s u r e a r e g o i n g t o d o a f a n t a s -

p e o p l e s tastes. The O p e r a

Society

m a n y issues c l o s e to the hearts of

tic j o b o v e r t h e n e x t y e a r .

w i l l b e s t a g i n g ' C r a z y F o r y o u ' in

the m e d i c s will a r i s e T h e future o f

plan,

December,

o u r clinical sites; the future of o u r

spend

sports

Mary's,

Wednesday

Charing

C r o s s a n d every

To b e g i n w e h a v e o u r ERS'

FRESH-

W E E K , running from the 3rd

will

the D r a m s o c

b e active

I'm s u r e

at various

points

grounds;

Social

t h r o u g h o u t the y e a r a n d the m u l t i -

merger

Secretaries, A n n a a n d C h e w y , with

tude o f m u s i c socs will b e sure t o

the

make

course

to the 9th o f O c t o b e r . O u r

help

of Susie

(Treasurer),

M a r i s s a (Secretary), A l i s o n and Cross)

(Clubs

their

presence

felt.

Sports

the new

a n d the repercussions o n

both the o l d a n d n e w students . The students' union aims to repre-

our

a n d J o ; h a v e put

together

Europe. For information o n any of

1st R u g b y t e a m

development

teams a n d

with

Charing

Alia

the prospect of

of the sports

destined f o r

continue to flourish at I C S M

(VPI

Socs),

after

O c t o b e r at the A l e x a n d e r

a n d clubs

Fleming

t h e r e f o r e a n y input will b e readily

e l e c t i o n i n f o , g o i n g u p i n t h e first

involved with t h e o r g a n i s a -

tion of various

chair

sent

the students'

views, a n d

(subject

to change!)

is t o

mornings

a t St

Tuesday

Thursday

lunch

Chelsea and

mornings at

time

second

P l e a s e feel free to c a l l with any queries,

problems

general

grumbles.

Contacts President - Becky England M o b i l e : 0 7 7 1 3 741 0 0 3 Office : 0171 Email:

594

8079

rebecca.england@ic.ac.uk

Officers

Vice Presidents V P (Internal) St M a r y ' s - J o M a n s o n V P (Internal) C h a r i n g C r o s s - A l i a

Fammy

V P (External) - Lizzie R o b i n s o n

The

Westminster.

C l u b s & Societies -Alison O g i l v i e Treasurer - Susie Secretary

Bloch

- Marissa See

The State of the Union

ello,

By Natasha Newton, Imperial College Union President

t o a l l t h e n e w stu-

dents, w e l c o m e back to a l l

like Down

the o l d . W e l l , w h a t a s u m -

to business.

Let's

t o s e e h o w they

ised a t h u stin g s, I h a v e a jar of free l o l l i e s o n m y d e s k a n d h e r e is t h e

Centres

u p d a t e o f w h a t t h e U n i o n is u p t o ,

s h o p this s u m m e r , s a d l y , w e h a v e

cussing

what

lost s o m e o l d f r i e n d s , b u t w e h a v e

Health Centre, w h o have taken a

are d o i n g for y o u a n d quite often,

g a i n e d two new permanent

r e a l interest.

why.

bers,

representatives

S o , w e ' v e b e e n busy, d a V i n c i ' s

Andrew

and

the floor

mem-

manager

D a n i e l t h e System a n d stock

has h a d a b i g facelift a n d I h o p e

clerk.

y o u a g r e e n o w l o o k s tasty. It h a s

h o p e y o u survive Fresher's w e e k !

b e e n a constant battle as the d e m o l i t i o n w o r k g o i n g o n i n t h e rest o f

Welcome

The

Health

gentlemen, we

Centre.

Progress

i n d e e d , the U n i o n a n d the centre

elections

Health

b i g changes

the

sabb

c o m p a r e to ours. W e are n o w dis-

familiar,

been

have

t h e next

are in February!

somewhere

of L o n d o n c o l l e g e s with their o w n

m e r ! To t h e F r e s h e r s , let m e i n t r o -

some

there

start

d u c e t h e c o l u m n . T h i s is a w e e k l y

we as your

w h a t w e p r o m i s e d a n d if y o u d o n ' t

these

results

In a b i g . p a p e r

with t h e

pushing

exer-

Finally, a s p r o m -

list o f t h e u p a n d c o m i n g m e e t i n g s for the week:

- This Week's Union Meetings -

cise, we have extended a n d updated

o u rreciprocal agreements so

your

Union

access

to even

ever

than

card

will

before.

gain you Universities

W e have

also

•

Weds

6th O c t o b e r

MADSAC

U n i o n President meets c o l l e g e a n d the

Health

Centre

for discussions

re t h e s e r v i c e they p r o v i d e e t c .

Beit h a s o v e r s p i l l e d i n t o t h i s e n d

now have regular meetings to dis-

d o n e s p e c i a l d e a l s for the students

•

of t h e b u i l d i n g . H o n e s t l y , it w a s l i k e

cuss

p r o b l e m s o u r students, their

a t S i l w o o d that they w i l l b e a b l e t o

The sabbs, C C U presidents a n d 4

m e m b e r s o f c o u n c i l (to b e e l e c t e d

Thurs 7th O c t o b e r

at o n e point, cut

p a t i e n t s , e n c o u n t e r . If y o u h a v e a

g o o v e r t o R o y a l H o l l o w a y t o party.

w a t e r pipes setting o f fire a l a r m s ,

p r o b l e m w i t h t h e m , y o u s h o u l d talk

As y o u will s e e , o u r s a b b a t i c a l

cut through the

d i r e c t t o t h e i r P r a c t i c e M a n a g e r in

m a n i f e s t o s h a v e b e e n i n c l u d e d in

week-to-week

t h e first i n s t a n c e , b u t y o u c a n still

this i s s u e if F e l i x , s o , f o r t h e 3 0 0 0

Union.

come

odd

French

but

farce

then

they

e l e c t r i c s f o r t h e fire should

alarm!! You

h a v e seen t h e size o f t h e

to us. During the summer

i C U surveyed the other

hole in the men's toilets c e i l i n g !

University

of y o u w h o didn't

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Welfare

By Kevin Butcher, Deputy President (Education & Welfare)

h a t ' s this a l l a b o u t , t h e n ?

new Education a n d

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of w e l f a r e f a c i l i t i e s a t S i l w o o d w e r e reviewed.

Support

comes a greater p r o m o t i o n of the

meningitis

non-commercial

b e e n v a c c i n a t e d - this is N O T t h e

strengthened

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Essential Contacts

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services

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purely

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a n d College has

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start t o i m p r o v e d p r o v i s i o n a t S i l -

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- IC C o u n s e l l o r s -

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(020) 7 5 9 4 9 4 3 0

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s u p p o r t in f u t u r e y e a r s o f study. T h e

you w o u l d raise with y o u r

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d e a d l i n e is t h e e n d o f t h e first t e r m

ment o r routine en qu irie s that the

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than

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• A n d finally...

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benefit f r o m , please g e t in t o u c h

flu-like

s y m p t o m s - p l e a s e visit a d o c t o r o r

other

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protects a g a i n s t type C m e n i n g i t is -

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FELIX

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water in".

This l e a v e s K e v i n w o n -

dering what architectural T o w a r d s the e n d o f last t e r m B a s i c s ,

m a y h a v e b e e n d e s i g n e d into t h e

the S o u t h s i d e p i z z a p l a c e s t art e d t o

South Kensington building.

B a s i c s staff w e r e

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freshers'

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with t h e

relayed to those w h o c a n

into

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their Pizza.

are ushering their mates past them

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students

into p a c k e d fresher's w e e k c a r n i -

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vals o r c o m e d y nights.

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actively w a v e their U n i o n c a r d at

the p e r s o n s e r v i n g t h e m .

trendy, yet student-y e n o u g h to l e a d

Sports

a n d College

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that

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i d i o s y n c r a t i c s o u n d is a h a r d a c t t o f o l l o w , e s p e -

" Y o u say it best w h e n y o u say n o t h i n g at a l l . "

c i a l l y a s the o r i g i n a l i t y n a t u r a l l y s e e m s to v a n i s h

B l u e M o o n Rising

when

c o v e r of d a r k n e s s . A t m o s p h e r i c a n d f i l l e d with a

you

move

into s e c o n d a l b u m n

N o n e t h e l e s s , Liquid ues that m a d e Bring the o u t c o m e

Skin

territory.

h o l d s to t h e s a m e v a l -

it On

a c l a s s i c , a n d whilst

might not be o n quite the

same

k i n d of late seductively h e r a l d s the

s e e s t h e tide g o o u t

under

night C o l o m b i a n m o o d i n e s s , attractive. band

Las

Vegas

Dealer

s o u n d i n g like t h e y ' r e

it's then

really

p l a n e , it's still n i c e to s e e t h a t c h a r t s u c c e s s a n d

e n j o y i n g t h e m s e l v e s a n d I think that this is the

massive

key to t h e i r a p p e a l .

earnings

haven't

dented

Gome's

prou dl y lo-tech s o u n d .

They're

T h e b e g i n n i n g is s i g n a l l e d by H a n g o v e r ,

The

young

m e d i o c r e start that isn't d i s a p p o i n t i n g in that it

land

serves as a gentle r i p p l e of w h a t ' s to f o l l o w . Rev-

d o u g h but w h e n e v e r

o l u t i o n a r y Kind

plods on

and

m u c h in t h e s a m e w a y Whippin'

job

like the p r o v e r b i a l b i g g e r b r o t h e r . kid c o u l d g r a d u a t e with

respect

and

with

honours,

shed-loads

t h e r e ' s a party o r f a m i l y

b u i l d s itself

g e t - t o g e t h e r , it's b i g b r o t h e r with his h a p p y e x i s -

Piccadilly

did

t e n c e that e v e r y o n e s e e m s to like a n d w a n t to

It On

Again.

Gomez

or you

can

cut

Skin

But m e , I'll try a n y t h i n g

twice. Dennis

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in Peace

holidays?

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it's c o n c e i v a b l e

during the

a r e that y o u d i d . that y o u

t r a c k s , w i t h N o One At All a n d Families notably

good

There's

d i d n ' t g i v e n that it's r e l e a s e w a s a s l o w key a s

boat

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Mile

High

re-app o n the Saturday

n o wgone,

when

cars were j a m m i n g into Prince's G a r d e n s all m a n n e r the

various

since

of luggage w a s flowing Hall

musically

entrances.

it w a s q u i t e

foot stampingly alive

and

towards

Strange

that,

radio-friendly -

a n d a military

rhythm

s i g n a l l i n g that they a r e r e a d y t o start m a r c h i n g (already) r o u n d t h e U K live circuit again.

Lyrically,

however,

(see Lock,

Stock

and

Two

is r e c o g n i s e d b y

sampled the

Your

a n d experienced the shotgun chorus of

M o v i n g . A n d a l t h o u g h this s h o u l d h a v e b e e n a

diverted your attention. W e l l it's time y o u g o t b a c k in t h e s w i n g o f t h i n g s , s o sit u p , s h a r p e n y o u r p e n c i l a n d start t a k i n g s o m e notes. Point 1:

of the M o n t h

S u p e r g r a s s h a v e r e l e a s e d their third a l b u m . Point

signature tune. The

rant-driven

/ Am The News

is a n

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obvious single. The gorgeously simple

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is a less o b v i o u s c h o i c e . it m a y

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be mistaken for a N e w Kids

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Excavated

q u a l i t y s o n g s . T h e p r o b l e m , t h o u g h , is t h a t I

F r o m The Modern

You've

o f Pumping

f o l l o w , there w e r e o t h e r t h i n g s g o i n g o n that

will easily suffice -

and

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absurdity

w a r n i n g shot that s o m e t h i n g fairly s p e c i a l w a s t o

rush,

bly l e a v e s t o o s o u r a t a s t e i n s o m e mouths.

f o r this a l b u m .

cheeky

guitar

boys, s o you must fight s o m e m o r e , " p r o b a people's

ing

looking for

b u t if y o u ' r e

akin to a C r a d d o c k

Hundred

a n e w c o n t e n d e r f o r the G o a l

because

shoot-

fodder.

o u d o n ' t k n o w it yet but y o u ' v e b e e n w a i t -

s u r e l y it's a l r e a d y w h i r l i n g r o u n d t h e B B C a s

yet a n o t h e r

n o profit in p e a c e ,

City

t h e n t h e o p e n i n g o f July

mass-murdering teenage

of a l b u m

i m p a c t l i k e t h e River-

( s e e TFI F r i d a y )

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something

b a c k d r o p of recent events in East T i m o r a n d

out in t h e U S , " T h e r e ' s

riff

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once

set a g a i n s t the

examples

no immediate

being

/ Won't

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Grazed

are

understated

2 : It's the best a l b u m this y e a r s o far. If In It For The Money

s a w s o m e sort o f t r a n -

sition f r o m bum-fluff p o p artists t o s e r i o u s m u s i c i a n s , then S u p e r g r a s s r e i n f o r c e s d o u b l e - f o l d the fact that this t ran s i t i o n is w e l l a n d truly c o m p l e t e . This is the s o u n d o f a b a n d hitting its p e a k . T h e s i n g l e s h a v e b e e n f a n t a s t i c . What

Went

c a n ' t s p o t a n y ' m o m e n t s ' . N o m a j o r riff e x h i -

Wrong

bition.

the initial s i n g i n g o f the title line is the o n e o f the

N o emotion-filled

m o s t m e m o r a b l e m o m e n t s o f the a l b u m . V a r i e d

are either extremely early followers o r particularly p e d a n t i c m u s i c a l know-it-alls) a n d it's

s o m e t i m e s s l o g a n e e r i n g - l y silly (Jesus C a m e F r o m

not half b a d . That's

b e c o m e . A n d w h e n there's a fair few other

Outta

options

w o r k that h o l d s itself u p with i m p e c c a b l e b a l a n c e .

good,

though. There

memorable way,

a r e a f e w utterly u n -

o r is it i m - m e m o r a b l e ?

there a r e a f e w c o m p l e t e l y

Any-

forgettable

w e wait

moments

ballad

a n d p r o u d , c o n t e m p l a t i v e ( M a m a <& P a p a ) a n d

n o t to s a y that it's half

these

acoustic

themselves with time. Too often, t h o u g h , the

that

Perhaps

the more

o u t there

- just

will

will p r o b a b l y join t h e m , a s

reveal

m a n y a s their third a l b u m (except those

anthem.

(In Your Head)

disappointed we

look

across

these

pages for examples - w h o wants to wait?

Dennis

Space),

S u p e r g r a s s h a v e c r e a t e d a p i e c e of

T h e kids a r e n ' t just a l r i g h t ; t h e y ' r e o u t s t a n d i n g ! Dennis

a k e T h e Commitments with

'experimental

a n d replace jazz

jungle'

soul

(that's

h o w t h e y d e s c r i b e it in t h e m o v i e , a n d I

can't

think

of anything

appropriate).

(is

anybody's?)

enveloping

but the

soundtrack

dismiss easily. M o r e o v e r , cast

consists

entirely

haunting,

It's c e r t a i n l y d i f f e r e n t t o m o s t o t h e r g r i t t y Brit f l i c k s y o u ' v e s e e n r e c e n t l y , e m b o d y i n g a n

of n e w c o m e r s

a l l o w e d to believe that the actors

genial

are

day South

a n d replace

with

modern

East L o n d o n a n d a m i x e d b a g of

performing

apart.

a s the b o d y of the

to forget

N o w r e m o v e t h e e a s y g o i n g Irish s e t t i n g s a n d characters

al or

is h a r d

you're

themselves

in f r o n t o f y o u ( i n d e e d

that

interesting

attempt

(given a decent around

the soundtrack

album

based

it m i g h t

ditional fairytale

g e n e r i c . T h e s t o r i e s m i g h t b e t o l d in a d i f f e r -

s i v e l i v e sets a n d a l b u m d e a l s

Finally

adjust

ride f r o m o b s c u r i t y to m a s is s u r p r i s i n g l y

t h e l e v e l a n d t h e style o f t h e c o m e d y t o c o r -

believable

r e s p o n d to this n e w s e t t i n g . A n d , h o p e f u l l y ,

extremely

what you're

m a t i c a l l y e x p e c t with m o v i e s o f this t y p e .

left w i t h

shouldn't

Like movies,

all

the

the cast

alongside

the

best

low

millon

with

British

unknowns

response

arriving way

you

auto-

lives

w e a v e in a n d o u t of e a c h

in a n e a t l y

orchestrated

others

w a y , yet t h e i r

i n d i v i d u a l d e s t i n i e s a r e n e v e r r e a l l y in d o u b t . of course,

this

being

band

movie,

Half-a-dozen

And

kids from varying South L o n d o n

backgrounds

there's only really o n e p o s s i b l e e n d i n g . . .

(lone

so to the m o v e

junkie

parents,

broke-but-loving

par-

w h a t ' s left?

A very well

made

movie

" w h a t the hell

i s h s c h o o l i n t e n t o n m a k i n g it b i g . A f e w y e a r s

great things (musical c a m e o s

l a t e r w e r e j o i n t h e m , a little o l d e r , n o t m u c h

director certainly has potential. G M T certain-

o n s h o w , with

as the g r o u p s

that

e n t w a y , b u t t h e y ' r e still t h e s a m e s t o r i e s . T h e characters

for sure. T h e cast p r o b a b l y aren't destined for

will u n d o u b t e d l y

musical cameos

approach

the

e n t s , t h e rich k i d , t h e t o k e n b l a c k guy...) f i n -

a r e t h e y d o i n g t h e r e " r e s p o n s e . In t h i s that

cliched

avoiding

face

recognised

which provokes an automatic

realistic,

and

itself.

And

budget

is p a c k e d

occasional

be a

GMT.

miles away from the pitch for

and

predictable

just

junkies, e g o m a n i a c s , wasting no-hopers a n d apples.

fairly

musical

work)

of g o o d

it's a l s o

the

campaign

m a y well b e t h e truth). C o n s e q u e n t l y , the t r a -

smattering

yet

revive

marketing

vocalist

apply

case, to the

Hinda around

t h r o u g h the m o v i e , a n d M e r c u r y

Hicks

wiser,

a n d not m u c h

careers.

However,

further

through

the r e a l i s a t i o n that

their l i f e is

aside), but the

ly h a s t h e a b i l i t y t o i m m e r s e y o u in a f o r m o f music which you probably wouldn't

normally

half

c a t c h i n g u p with t h e m - a n d ultimately a t r a g -

g o o u t of y o u r w a y to listen t o - a n d whilst

Music

ic a c c i d e n t - s p u r t h e m i n t o a c t i o n , r e s u l t i n g

that m a y ultimately b e it's d o w n f a l l at the b o x

P r i z e w i n n e r T a l v i n S i n g h p u t t i n g in a s t r a n g e -

in t h e u s u a l s e l e c t i o n o f m a k i n g u p , b r a k i n g

o f f i c e , it d o e s g r e a t c r e d i t t o t h e d i r e c t o r . Yet

ly o u t o f p l a c e

in t h e l a s t f e w

u p , f i g h t s a n d a r g u m e n t s . A n d a s t h e y s l i d e in

u l t i m a t e l y t h i s just l e a v e s y o u l o o k i n g f o r a

m i n u t e s . H a r d l y A list, a d m i t t e d l y , b u t a c l e a r

a n d out of the protective e n v i r o n m e n t of the

great

p o i n t e r to th e real strength of th e m o v i e - it's

g r o u p (and the friendships inextricably linked

a n d , sadly, that's what G M T squarely

music. Jazz jungle m a y well not be your thing

to deliver.

appearance

it) s o t h e i r

lives

come

together

fall

m o v i e to g o a l o n g s i d e the soundtrack refuses

Competition

Analyze This Starring: Robert de Niro, Bill Crystal, Lisa Kudrow Director: Harold Ramis

Analyze This

grinning

ety a t t a c k s , h e is f o r c e d t o s e e k t h e h e l p o f a

if w e a r e ,

psychiatrist. T h e reluctant shrink, D r Ben S o b e l

e n d of H i g h Stree K e n s i n g t o n - the N o 9 , 1 0

o b e r t D e N i r o ' s s t a t u s a s a s c r e e n i c o n is

nervous

long since assured - there must be c o u n t -

analysis, but w h en thepressure of o u t m a n e u -

less

v e r i n g his r i v a l m o b s t e r s b e g i n s t o c a u s e a n x i -

world

student

adorned

households

with

image

o f Trav i s

rather

unwisely,

around the

the manically

Bickle

inquiring

candidate

for psycho-

to London?

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y o u will

soon

f i n d o u t h o w e x p e n s i v e t h e c i n e m a is on weekends.

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p e o p l e at t h e K e n s i n g t o n O d e o n

(at t h e f a r

( p l a y e d b y a n i n f o r m Billy C r y s t a l ) r a p i d l y h a s

and

s e e m s t h a t t h e fire i n t h e b e l l y o f t h e y o u t h f u l

to g e t u s e d t o his n e w p a t i e n t ' s h a b i t of t u r n -

t e a m e d u p w i t h us t o g i v e a w a y f i v e p a i r s o f

ing

tickets to see A n a l y z e This f o r free.

Niro

looking at h i m . However,

introspective

responsible

f o r his intense

screen

u p with a b o d y g u a r d

a n d a g u n rather

4 9 buses

stop

right

outside)

have

presence has d w i n d l e d to barely a smolder, as

t h a n a n a p p o i n t m e n t , a n d very s o o n his p r i -

he s e e m s c o n t e n t t o p h o n e in p e r f o r m a n c e s in

v a t e life is a f f e c t e d . M o s t n o t a b l y , his f i a n c e e

is w o r k o u t t h e a n s w e r t o t h e f o l l o w i n g s i m -

(Lisa K u d r o w , o f f e r i n g u p a p e r f o r m a n c e w h i c h

ple q u e s t i o n :

pretty u n d e m a n d i n g ( a n d v e r y l u c r a t i v e )

roles

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could

b o t h e r w i t h W a g the Dog o r Ron/'n? B o b b y f a n s

f r o m a s e l e c t i o n o f Friends

w i l l r e j o i c e , t h e n , a s Analyze

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to l u r e y o u i n t o t h e i r

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f o r first

chair / captain.

a n interesting i d e a o r t e c h n i q u e .

s h o p s a l s o sell red p e s t o , w h i c h h a s

and

trials s e s s i o n o f

world.

training

your

club

t h e y e a r . Turn u p f o r

Full

campus

your

introduc-

n e w s e a s o n will ( U L U

full m a p s a n d details

tion to the windswept

a n d B U S A permitting)

in s u p p l e m e n t a r y s e c -

delights

a p p e a r in next w e e k ' s

tion

ton.

2pm-

free

adventurous,

of Harling-

for

fixtures

the

Felix.

Bryan

Band

little is there o n

Adams

Netaid

Wembley Arena

there

will

The Basic Skill

plays

Boil

skill.

First,

a few

pans. Obviously, the

p a c k e t , d r a i n t h e p a n . If p o s s i b l e ,

the best

choice,

p a n , a n d mix into the p a s t a . Finally,

things

s i m p l y stir in a b o u t a t a b l e s p o o n p e r

t chairty

w h i c h a r e difficult t o d o with a n o n -

from

135 well

stick p a n (eg a c h i e v i n g a g o o d g o l d -

Palais, £ 1 2 . 5 0

£25

although

there

are some

p e r s o n o f pesto .

e n b r o w n finish). T h e o t h e r i m p o r -

spent.

tant characteristic is the thickness o f

Advanced Tip Rosemary and Stilton Pesto

the b a s e - in g e n e r a l , p a n s s h o u l d

a n d Crystal

TV .'

If y o u l o v e S o u t h

Reece

e n o u g h to actually b e

t a l e of a m a f i a h i t m a n

consists o f th ree inter-

star in this

acclaimed

a b l e t o sit t h r o u g h a n -

Kubrick

a n d h i s s h r i n k . It's n o t

linked

tale

no-morals

hour-and-an-hall

Cruise

hard

to guess w h o

tales,

Doug

directed

"Swingers"

Witherspoon

of a

high school

brat a n d

her teacher.

Liman.

The

BBC1,

10:30pm

Sky S p o r t s , 4 p m

Jerry

London

Product

a n d offers a f e w les-

Channel

sons

M r T h o m a s returns t o

football

and

last

c h a n c e to stop United

in t h e art of

D e s , the BBC still h a v e

w r a p p i n g u p t h e title

insightment

the best c o v e r a g e . . .

by C h r i s t m a s .

a n d street f i g h t i n g .

Designing

in the

Digital A g e Particularly

well

suit-

Ally

McBeal

the hell o u t o f

Is t h e r e of

movie

made

any chance

character w h o

could

be described

it's b o t h g e e k y a n d a t the V & A . F r e e t o s t u -

Theatre

dents

£10 -15.

missed?

prisingly free.

Unsur-

they're

described

a t t h e Lyric

"tedious"

Theatre. £10.

Out. £1.50

I'm sure there a r e scientific w a y s o f d o i n g it, but I n o r m a l l y just s h o v e a l l

tasks is to vary the t e m p e r a t u r e .

the in g redien ts in a blender. Just b e

W h e n b o i l i n g a p a n o f water,

c a r e f u l not to o v e r - b l e n d the stilton.

the

w i t h D o c t o r W h o style

countless

first to raise the t e m p e r a t u r e o f the

blender

special

c o m p e t i t o n s a n d lots

water. A s a g e n e r a l rule, y o u s h o u l d

ment. F o r t w o p e o p l e , b l e n d the f o l -

of U S sport o n C 5 .

never turn the heat s o h i g h that g a s

l o w i n g , until s m o o t h :

Emmv

Edinburgh.

Now

m a y not g e t the f o o d hot e n o u g h f o r the d e s i r e d effect. T h e key t o most

mini f o o d

possibly

s t a m p " can't

of chicken

p o s s i b l e . L o a d s of heat is r e q u i r e d a t

reworks

H i g h quality N a t i o n a l

t h e skin

Rugby

something

effects

man-

Der

Rosenkavalier

Jonathan

Miller's

Strauss'

opera

at the

Time

Thurs

& Mon

£2.50 - £50.

bit-

comic

Van Royal

snows

are

impressive

always

a n d well

E N O . organised,

and

6:30.

not

once

' s

pricey. £ 5 . 4 0

World C u p , football

It is i d e a l t o use o n e o f those processors, o r a

with

a n enclosed

hand

attach-

f l a m e s o r a n electric g l o w a r e visible

5 0 g Pine Kernels (or C a s h e w s )

r o u n d the e d g e o f the p a n . W h e n

3 tablespoons Olive O i l

across

the w a t e r is b o i l i n g , a d d t h e f o o d

1 large c h o p p e d garlic clove

the b o a r d a s g a l l e r i e s

y o u w a n t t o b o i l . Y o u will still n e e d t o

a s m a l l c l u m p o f fresh r o s e m a r y

and

theatres

heat the p a n fairly h a r d ,

a f e w d r o p s o f l e m o n juice

for

their

New

Dyck

sport & m o r e

under

How does

ter-sweet

n e w show,

breasts. M a k i n g pes t o is great f u n -

<_ruely o v c

ern

Art's

unevenly. If the h e a t is t o o l o w , y o u

start by turning the heat u p a s f a r a s

The M u s e u m of M o d -

I'll p a s s o n that o n e .

ing

common

sport courtesy o f the

ed to IC students a s

i m p o r t a n t skills to l e a r n . If the heat is t o o great, f o o d will b u r n , o r c o o k

Sky O n e , 8 p m

age to d o s o well?

Hitchcock

p a s t a , stuffing m u s h r o o m s , o r tick-

level o f

to find

new

C h a n n e l 4 , 1 Opt

smash

manag c es

R o s e m a r y a n d stilton c o m b i n e really well in a pes t o w h i c h is i d e a l with f o r

Controlling

Sport,

were

cray

potboik

the temperature

u n d e r a p a n is o n e o f t h e most

Buffy

Sopranos

dancing a

ing)

d e n o m i n a t o r . Sick.

of the

art

because

director of S p e e d 2 ?

as " n o r m a l " ? N o .

'the e s t a b l i s h m e n t ' .

in the Sttes,

largely

d o y o u expect from the

British L i b r a r y e n t i t l e d "The

the

Massive

made

lowest

Contemporary Art

cal

Daughter Well

whole

Six g u y s f r o m S o w e t o

Impressions

horror

h a v e a m o d e r a t e l y thick b a s e .

American Pie

n i n e t i e s. But t h e n w h a t

The

Channel 4, 1 0pm 4, 1 1:05pm

scary

Surely a s h o w at the

Three hours of m u s i -

production,

scare

Thomas

the

possibly

least

Alfred

Post

I think

riot

Mark

Quite

General's

The

Haunting

Gumboots

Candide

Voltaire?

real s h a m e .

Jerry Springer U K

Chelsea's

genius,

charisma a n d ,

y o u ' l l l o v e it.

Chelsea v M a n U

It's

thing y o u ' d expect - n o

shockingly, n o porn. A

o ft h e D a y

despite n o

The

Kenny, C a r t m a n et a l ,

Match

visits

Shut

not u p to any-

M a t h e w Broderick a n d

movies

Park

Sadly,

O n e of t h e y e a r ' s m o s t

live

Eyes W i d e

highly praised

Niro

Somehow,

Park

return t o f o r m with this

plays w h o .

South

Election

has been

a d d s o m e butter o f o l i v e o i l t o the

music

the pasta

m a i n distinction is b e t w e e n non-stick

Tickets

This

After

c o o k e d f o r the t i m e s p e c i f i e d o n t h e

a n d ordinary. For the n o v i c e , n o n -

o f lift

event

as described

water.

important

classics.

idon leg

the pasta

very

stick is p r o b a b l y

t o yet a n o t h e r

v a l u e , tasty m e a l .

a b o v e , a d d i n g a p i n c h o f salt to the

evening

Analyze

Many

To start off, this is a really b a s i c b u t

this is p r o b a b l y the best

c h e c k f o r returns.

supermarkets.

straight in with p a s t a , f o r a g o o d

Boiling Water

o n offer H a m m e r s m i t h

pricey -

jar, f r o m

a d d e d t o m a t o . Y o u c a n mix pes t o

A c r o s s the South K e n from

bican.

Very

for a

the

a n d societies

a s s e m b l e s at the B a r -

line-up

name

with o l i v e o i l , g a r l i c ,

activity g e t s u n d e r w a y

gather

host

quality

is t h e g e n e r a l

pas te , m a d e

sports

plus

this w e e k ? S o little that

Pesto

Hockey, football a n d

How

Gala

will

rugby ployers

The Beta

Scott's

y o u only

Skill section I intend t o c o v e r a s m a l l

words about

Ronnie

Meal Suggestion Pasta with Pesto

two doze n c o m p a n i e s

shadowy

f e l i x @ i c . a c . u k . D o n ' t f o r g e t to i n d i c a t e

Trials

cooking,

ration that the p a n m a y b o i l dry.

n e e d a f e w s i m p l e rules. In the B a s i c

instructions Fair

Cooking

n o in the g y m , k a r a o k e

Bfree

Freshers

o f Felix

the C o n c e r t H a l l , c a s i -

the

o f heat

perature,

series

A l c o h o l free ents in the OSC

s o that a m o u n t

e l c o m e t o the first in a n e w

really is easy. To p r o v e the poi n t , this

lager. Starts p m . (lam

£ 7 (free

Common Traditional

Note

A y

(midnight

plus

laserquest,

floor. Free entry t o a l l sundry.

and

Murray

Comedy

Ball

take

4pm

Night

bar). Give-

night

Freshers

The U n i o n goes retro,

Chelsea

- l a m (mid-

8pm

•

Football

FELIX

f o r runs. too Y2K

seasons

g e a up

millenium

because

n o w the f o o d n e e d s t o b e raised in

salt a n d p e p p e r

Expect

much

t e m p e r a t u r e . A t the p o i n t w h e r e the

To f i n i s h, c h o p 6 0 g o f stilton into

inspired

non-

w a t e r is b o i l i n g , with the f o o d in the

s m a l l c h u n k s , then a d d to the pesto.

p a n , y o u will n e e d t o l o w e r the t e m -

B l e n d f o r a further 1 0 s e c o n d s .

sense to b e unveiled.

Exploation Society FRISBEE 9 9

the

Karakoram

Nigel

were

Thacker

and

H i c k s l e d t h e i r first m a j o r

Simon expedi-

t i o n this s u m m e r t o P a k i s t a n

with

four other I C students. W h a t

fol-

Highway.

doubly

Twenty

eight hours

probably as many

later, a n d

litres i n s w e a t ,

l o w s is t h e i r r e p o r t o f a v e r y s u c -

we arrived in S kardu . The had

been

sheer poison-

not to

h a v e t o p a y extra for this s u c c e s s .

cessful venture.

Diarrhoea, altitude, f o o d

I think

chuffed

quite

drops

scenery

fantastic

with

1000m,

to be

f o u n d only in t h e g r e a t e r

ranges,

ing, iodine, blizzards, glaciers, big

a n d w e felt w e h a d g o t t o k n o w

rivers; s u m m e r must h a v e

t h e c o u n t r y a little. S t i l l , a f t e r fifty

and many have found

arrived

themselves

hours in transit o u r

yet a g a i n o n E x p e d i t i o n . A n d s o it

outlook

w a s f o r t h e six o f us a s w e set o f f

were

into Pakistan.

the A m e r i c a n

Everything departure

went

from

well

London,

our

and

Islamabad soon loomed upon u s ; we

realised

had

how much

perhaps

camp.

aforementioned

A t 3 a m o u r first m o v e t o o k us

t o join

Indeed o u r

Americans, a n d

we fitted in fine. T h e t r e k ( w h i c h i n t e r e s t i n g l y is always

interchangeable

"adventurous

h o p e d they w o u l d b e there!

a n d we

beginning

next hotel w a s full o f exactly t h e

faith w e

p u t in o u r Tour A g e n t s ; w e

eager-student

was flagging,

covering

walk")

amazingly

well,

chaotic ice

to a s m a l l hotel in R a w a l p i n d i , the

fields

older

'ice h i g h w a y ' o f the Biafo G l a c i e r .

abad.

city

neighbouring

Here

Islam-

our guide

recom-

before

for

went

emerging

onto the

5882m,

unclimbed

claiming o n e

peak

"Frisbee

Kayaking was a huge

time so a s to b eable to b e able to

too

m o r n i n g t o c a t c h the forty

climb

Shyok and the Hushe being

flight u p t o S k a r d u ,

but n o ! W e

Our

some

mountains

en-route.

h a d been

dreams

of long

two major

success

m e n d e d w e w a i t till t h e f o l l o w i n g minute

huh!, don't

even

bother

putting them o n t h e plane

Brakk".

h a d o p t e d t o a l l o w plenty o f

cult p e o p l e in the area) a n d as for canoes,

with

dled and swam

rivers, t h e pad-

in l a r g e s e c t i o n s .

(every

river will b e s t o p p e r e d t o 1 5 m a n d lethal).

O f course

problems

none

proved

of these

t o o hard

were far t o k e e n . W a i t twenty f o u r

s n o w c o v e r e d ridges that we c o u l d

T h e w a t e r w a s very fast - p e r h a p s

mination any expedition can

hours in o n e pl ace ! Did they think

ascend,

pen, and ours did.

hand,

were

mad?

eager

Perhaps

f at lazy

N o , we were

Americans?

students

and

young

certainly

perhaps

ice-axe

to o u r glory

7,000m.

maybe

Instead w e f o u n d

many

rock spires a n d sheer faces

that

w e r e n ' t g o i n g t o s t a n d still f o r a

perhaps

day.

Britain's best c l i m b e r s ; w e w o u l d

Instead

negotiate

departure

upon

managed

bus for immediate

have

could

one

to give

be climbed

it a

five

Despite

this

hour drive at 3 5 cen t i g rad e a l o n g

pleased

to make

t h e twenty

w e were

several

ascents

in places

- a n d proved

very p a i n f u l to t h o s e w h o One

epic

ended

swam.

i n us l o s i n g a

Many

thanks for water

Designs

Cascade

b o a t a n d p a d d l e , t h o u g h the b o a t

Therm-a-Rests, D a l l o z Fall t i o n f o r Troll a n d

later r e c o v e r e d

a n dwe car-

gear,

ried a spare p a d d l e . Other

highlights

o f t h e trip

b l o c k g r a z e d his helmet)

and the

r e v e l a t i o n t h a t o u r staff h a d threatened

the sack

with

been

should

our group c o m p l a i n . Surprisingly

final

expedition want

message

would

b e that

many

'experts'

should

Board,

this

year

visited

(Fabrizio's

if y o u

Trust o f t h e R o y a l

anything

to w e Pakistan

friends h a d

(Rob h a d

experience

had

in t h e a r e a

a n d k n e w it w a s a l l t o o t e c h n i c a l ) , the (an

porters

would

surely

Exploration

Expeditionary Explorers'

Geographical

Society.

able expedition o r lead your own, come

along

meant,

last y e a r ) , w e w o u l d c e r t a i n l y n o t

extensive

the Dorset

Thursday

been shot at point blank out there

climb

approved

College's

Society, a n d th e Y o u n g

Society's

we spoke

not have

this

from the

advice

2 0 0 0 for

The expedition was

D O IT!!

H a d w e f o l l o w e d the well pre-departure

Protec-

climbing

To f i n d o u t h o w t o j o i n a suit-

from

to d o something,

a n d Bridgedale

by I m p e r i a l

high standards f o l l o w e d ! My

Grivel

s u p p l y i n g the t e a m with s o c k s .

i n v o l v e d s c e n i c toilet sites, a l m o s t k i l l i n g H i c k s y (a l a r g e f a l l i n g i c e -

hap-

filters a n d

was

f e w years.

discovery

mph

o v e r c o m e , a n d w i t h a little d e t e r -

con

inevitable a s p e c t o f the

diffi-

to the Exploration

Introductory

talk

14 October

12:30,

v e n u e T B A . S p e a k e r s i n c l u d e Prof. Bob Shroter from ICs exploration board, the

a n d Shane

Royal

both

giving

planning

Winsor

Geographical practical

from

Society,

advice o n

a n d funding

your

ven-

t u r e . If y o u a r e u n a b l e t o a t t e n d , or

would

information

a b o u t the s o c i e t y ' s other lectures, please

contact

Nigel

nigel.thacker@ic.ac.uk.

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United stride away while Hakkinen nudges ahead challengers falter at first of Irvine in race for title Football

Formula One

while they're a l m o s t certainly g o i n g

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g o i n g t o w a l k a w a y with e v e r y t h i n g ,

to b e the o n l y British t e a m

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c l i m a x , t h e s c e n e is set f o r a d r a -

a r e n ' t they. W h a t l o o k e d like b e i n g

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in E u rop e

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United a r e

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- looks

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United

progress

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g e t lucky a n d

competitions.

champion,

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n e w battle

Irvine a n d H a k k i n e n f o r

6th position - a n d a m u c h

H a k k i n e n , 3 1 , c l i n c h e d a vital two

championship

a t least U n i t e d c a n ' t w i n t h e C u p

p o i n t s a t last w e e k e n d s

s pru n g into action despite

this s e a s o n . . .

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half-heartedly for m u c h of the r a c e

dissapointing

following

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season

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t h e strategy

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racing

mistakes

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manner

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esting

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e n g i n e e r s . H a k k i n e n ' s first o v e r t a k -

talking a b o u t t h e eternal quest to

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achieve

gring

recapture

their

trademark

stinginess a n d a r r o g a n c e ,

Chelsea

challenge

t h e holy

i n p r o g r e s s . I'm

grail of League

t h e first c o r n e r . in G e r m a n y

involving

Hakkinen

h a v i n g to turn u p t o w a l k a w a y with

can

in a n a c c i d e n t

point.

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attempt

s a w h i m run off the

f o r a n t r a c k , b u t a l a t e r m i s t a k e b y Irvine

made

F o o t b a l l . After years of the Third

exciting, a c t i o n p a c k e d r a c e with a

as the pressure

c a n a f f o r d a c o u p l e o f truly w o r l d

Division

first p l a c e jinx s t r i k i n g f o u r t i m e s .

the Finn t o t a k e 6th p o s i t i o n with

class players o r Liverpool c a n afford

promotion

W i n n e r J o h n n y H e r b e r t t o o k a first

three laps to g o .

to b u y the o t h e r h a l f o f the c o a c h -

s t a d i u m quality a s their justification,

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ing m a n u a l (the s e c t i o n o n d e f e n c e

all t h e big C o n f e r e n c e teams n o w

challengers H e i n z - H a r a l d Frentzen

wouldn't g o amiss).

have

and

c a n l e a r n a little c o n s i s t e n c y , L e e d s

All w e c a n really h o p e for n o w is f o r s o m e t h i n g n a s t y t o h a p p e n t o David

Beckham,

thus p u t t i n g h i m

o u t f o r t h e rest o f the s e a s o n a n d s p a r i n g us h a v i n g to h e a r the w o r d s "this is d e f i n i t e l y B e c k h a m t e r r i t o r y " every time the o p p o s i t i o n c o n c e d e a f r e e kick in t h e i r o w n half. M e a n -

effectively

blocking any

into t h e L e a g u e ,

grounds

League proud.

that

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using

d o the

Consequently, four

o r five y e a r s a f t e r first w i n n i n g t h e

G Pwin

after

title

D a v i d C o u l t h a r d retired in a

race plagued by inclement weather.

Italian

Giancarlo

Fisichella

C o n f e r e n c e , S t e v e n a g e finally l o o k

s p u n o u t h a v i n g t a k e n first

like t h e y ' v e g o t a d e c e n t c h a n c e o f

after

m o v i n g u p into t h e h e a d y w o r l d o

o p t i n g t o take his c h a n c e s

" r e a l f o o t b a l l " . T h e fact that it m i g h t

r a i n . In a r a c e w h i c h s a w F e r r a r i

perform the worst pit stop o f t h e

at the expense

of Orient

m a k e s it e v e n sweeter...

just

Coulthard

season,

leaving

locked

Eddie

place

u p after in t h e

Irvine

lan-

built u p a l l o w e d

With t w o races t o g o ,

Hakki-

nen n o w leads the drivers c h a m p i o n s h i p b y 6 2 p t s t o Irvine's 6 0 p t s , with H e i n z - H a r a l d Frentzen out

of the running

50pts. The action Malaysia

surely

in third o n

n o w moves to

andJapan

with a l l t h e

potential for a n incredibly dramatic f i n i s h - it just r e m a i n s t o b e s e e n h o w vital t h o s e t w o poin t s turn ou t to be.