http://www.felixonline.co.uk/archive/IC_1999/1999_1156_A by Ravi Pall

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U n i o n officers have b e e n

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Imperial C o l l e g e U n i o n h a s b e e n

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of disrup-

Council

Islamic Sharin.

by a group

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the possibility

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branch Metropolitan

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their

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I C U President

Tasha N e w t o n has issued a warning a b o u t the ' L o n d o n C h u r c h o f Love',

a group

w h oare sending

their constitu-

out e m a i l q u e s t i o n n a i r e s , offering

tion requires their officers to sign

t h e c h a n c e t o b e c o m e a p r i e s t . It

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number,

versity o f L o n d o n U n i o n h a s a l e r t -

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travenes the Union's e qu a l o p p o r -

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ed the L o n d o n

Religious groups w h o are not I C U

t u n i t i e s p o l i c y , b u t is r e q u i r e d b y

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c l u b s w e r e n o t g i v e n stalls at t h e

their o w n f u n d i n g rules. C h r i s t i a n

r e c e i v e s this e m a i l s h o u l d

Freshers' Fair, a n d w e r e

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c o l l e g e s e e k i n g f u l l u n i v e r s i t y status w i l l

have

t o d e m o n s t r a t e an

i m p e c c a b l e r e c o r d o f q u a l i t y over

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o v e r the s u m m e r , B o l a n d

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at l e a s t f i v e y e a r s . A p p l i c a n t s will

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tary o f S t a t e f o r D e f e n c e , h a s b e e n

w h i c h b o r e the brunt o f the f l o o d -

a u t o m a t i c a l l y f a i l if a n institution

gests I'm d o i n g s o m e t h i n g w r o n g .

selected a s the C o n s e r v a t i v e

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C o n s u l t i n g p r e s e n t a t i o n last T u e s -

isters a r e p l a n n i n g t o a d o p t con-

o n e became the

t r o v e r s i a l p l a n s t o f o r c e institutions

night after

worse

f o r drink.

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apply

separately

awarding

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s o b e r o f the t w o later

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f o r degree

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medical

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to the brand n e w

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submerged

under

six f e e t o f w a t e r , c a u s i n g m i l l i o n s

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the o t h e r a f i e n d i s h c r o s s w o r d .

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when

Imperial

material

O n o n e h a n d a c o m e d y profile, o n

f o r three

A l a n C l a r k e , the p r e v i o u s MP, d i e d

w e e k , w i t h e n d l e s s p a g e s of quality

be open

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e a r l i e r this y e a r . T h e c o n s t i t u e n c y We

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have

announced

strict

r u l e s g o v e r n i n g t h e u s e o f t h e title

flagrante

"university"

l o c k e r r o o m o n W e d n e s d a y morn-

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will

instantly

of p o u n d s worth o f d a m a g e . T h e

rule o u t bids f o r university

b u i l d i n g i n q u e s t i o n is s i t u a t e d o n

f r o m at least 1 1 h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n

t h e G u y ' s H o s p i t a l site n e a r

institutions.

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don

Bridge, and

w e e k - silverware b e g i n s to b e c k o n .

for M e d i c s , Dentists a n d

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Any college aspiring to univer-

Biomed-

sity c o l l e g e s t a t u s o r a n y u n i v e r s i t y

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t o t h e c o u p l e w h o w e r e c a u g h t in

ing.

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unknown, layout

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identities

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d u e t o t h e fortuitous

o f t h e l o c k e r s . W e didn't

think that a n y o n e them.

i n t h e Maths

h e r e h a d it in

Cocktail of Chaos JAMES H O L I A N

peak

when

Major Mines Makeover

o n e undergraduate

RICHARD H O E Y

m e m b e r o f the C h e m i c a l Engineering

neering c o c k t a i l party w a s a n i g h t

d o w n o n t h e c o n c r e t e just o f f t h e

plans t o refurbish the Royal

most o f the revellers w o u l d like t o

m a i n walkway. Having c o n s u m e d a

of M i n e s . T h e b u i l d i n g is a m o n g s t

Engineering

plentiful a m o u n t o f a l c o h o l i c c o c k -

the s h a b b i e s t i n t h e U n i v e r s i t y , b u t

Society h a d p l a n n e d a lightly a l c o -

tails it w a s t h o u g h t that t h e d e l i n -

a full m a k e o v e r w o u l d h a v e c o s t a

hol fuelled e v e n i n g o f N o v e m b e r 2 ,

q u e n t m a y b e suffering f r o m toxic

massive

fun f o r students a n d lecturers a l i k e .

shock.

w o u l d have also taken many years,

forget. T h e C h e m i c a l

However,

they

d i d not expect the

night of tumult that e n s u e d . The

engineers,

for their

usually

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known

capacity for

department

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face

Funding shortages have disrupted

The a n n u a l fresher's c h e m i c a l e n g i -

w a s duly

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causing

nearby C h e l s e a & Westminster hos-

h u n d r e d s o f s t u d e n t s a n d staff it

pital.

houses.

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in t h e w a r d w a s

required with a drip to c l e a n o u t the

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suspiciously

victims

stomach

b u i l d i n g in s e v e r a l p h a s e s . T h i s w a y

w a s not

the majority o f the Royal S c h o o l o f

early

in t h e e v e n i n g .

but a

The event s o o n b e c a m e a w i l d a f f a i r

pumping

procedure

with rows b r e a k i n g o u t a l l o v e r a n d

r e q u i r e d . S o m e victims o f t h e night

involves

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of the

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serious

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c a n remain

open

during

spread over a number of buildings, w ill a l s o b e b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r i n t h e new-look S c h o o l . These estimated

cost a n

proposals

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pounds. A n

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it was not l o n g b e f o r e c o l l e g e s e c u -

held those serving the drinks r e s p o n -

refurbishment work.

rity a r r i v e d o n t h e s c e n e .

sible f o r plying the traditional mix-

a g e r Ian C a l d w e l l t o l d Felix that t h e

under the "Poor

tures with c o p i o u s v o d k a .

initial a i m o f t h e p r o j e c t is t o b r i n g

but

together key infrastructure such a s

through the sale

lecture

M a n a g e m e n t School building. The

evenings a r e n o t g e n e r a l l y

Tuesday known

for their e x c i t e m e n t a n d t h e r e q u i r e d

M e m b e r s of the C h e m i c a l E n g i -

theatres,

neering

college security t o full stretch. O n e

w h o o r g a n i s e d t h e event,

security o f f i c e r c o m m e n t e d that d e d -

to c o m m e n t a s Felix w e n t t o press.

scattered

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security

staff

should

employed f o r these events in future. T h e e v e n i n g s m e s s r e a c h e d its

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the organisation

security p r e s e n c e a t t h e e v e n t p u l l e d

declined

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library s p a c e , w h i c h

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instead

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money

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m a y also

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o r lease

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department w o u l d then b e m o v e d into

the Royal

School

of M i n e s ,

a l t h o u g h it is n o t k n o w n h o w k e e n

further a c t i o n will b e t a k e n against

a r o u n d t h e s t a i r c a s e s a n d n e w lifts.

it w i l l b e t o c o m p l y

a n y o f t h e guilty p a r t i e s .

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across L o n d o n to find help In t h e h e a r t o f B l o o m s b u r y a

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the University

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London

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big benefit

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London

college

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student

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a l l , it's n o t t h e U n i o n t h a t ' s p a y i n g ,

s p e c i a l B U S A entry a r r a n g e m e n t s .

as part of the p r o b l e m .

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w h e r e v e r t h e r e is n o s e r i o u s i n t e r -

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wider scale than would be possi-

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en years a g o the news w a s plastered with e n v i -

s t r o p h i c a s it s e e m e d , w h y n o t ?

r o n m e n t a l c o n c e r n s . Every w e e k w h e n I w a s i n

p l a n n i n g f o r t h e d a y w h e n l a r g e t r a c t s o f t h e country

j u n i o r s c h o o l t h e b i g g e s t n e w s story w o u l d b e

d i s a p p e a r into the s e a , p a l m trees b e c o m e c o m m o n -

something

t o d o with

Global

Warming

place

at C l a c t o n

a n d British

S h o u l d w e still be

farmers

b e c o m e the

O z o n e D e p l e t i o n - s o m u c h s o that every s c h o o l k i d

w o r l d ' s m a j o r p r o d u c e r of oliv es ? O r has everything

in o u r g e n e r a t i o n

changed?

c a n still q u i t e

happily

run off a

d e c e n t essay o n the environmental i m p a c t of m a n k i n d at a m o m e n t ' s n o t i c e . If it w a s n ' t s e a level rises ( c u e

In t r u t h , t h e r e a r e t h r e e g e n u i n e l y p l a u s i b l e e x p l a nations for what has h a p p e n e d

here:

w o r r y i n g pictures o f large c h u n k s of ice c a p falling into t h e s e a ) it w a s " t h e hottest s u m m e r o n r e c o r d " ( c u e c o m e d y p i c t u r e s o f British p e o p l e t u r n i n g b e e t r o o t r e d on Blackpool (cue

beach)

o r the d a n g e r s of skin

Australian cricket team

covered

cancer

in w a r paint).

O n e w a y a n d another, the i m p e n d i n g environmental c a t a s t r o p h e that w e w o u l d a l l h a v e t o f a c e w i t h i n o u r lifetimes s e e m e d a s s u r e d . And

now...?

When

1 .) N e w s

b l i n d n e s s h a s set in - f o r t h e s a m e

reason

t h a t y o u n o l o n g e r f i n d s t a r v i n g A f r i c a n s o r mass m u r d e r i n g A m e r i c a n s o n the front p a g e

of even

the m o s t s e r i o u s p r e s s , e n v i r o n m e n t a l d o o m s i m ply isn't n e w s a n y m o r e . 2. ) W e s o l v e d the p r o b l e m - the e n d l e s s summits a n d c o u n c i l s of ministers that w e h a v e to e n d u r e final-

w a s t h e last t i m e

you saw

ly a c h i e v e d s o m e t h i n g c o n s t r u c t i v e ( b e s i d e s g o o d

T r e v o r M c D o n a l d g r a v e l y a n n o u n c i n g t h e results o f t h e

PR) a n d b r o u g h t a b o u t a q u i c k - f i x s o l u t i o n t o the

latest r e s e a r c h i n t o t h e G r e e n h o u s e Effect o r a H o r i -

world's crises.

zon

documentary

explaining

how Cambridge was

3. ) T h e scientists w e r e w r o n g - the b a n e o f m o d e r n

g o i n g t o b e c o m e a s e a s i d e resort w i t h i n t h e next t w e n -

news

a r g u m e n t (think G M f o o d s , t h e B S E s a g a etc) a n d

years?

Quite

obviously,

the environment

is n o

l o n g e r n e w s (yo u o n l y h a v e t o c o m p a r e t h e p o p u l a r i -

coverage

is t h e o v e r - s i m p l i f i e d

this is s i m p l y a n o t h e r e x a m p l e .

ty o f t h e G r e e n Party t e n y e a r s a g o w i t h r e c e n t e l e c t i o n results t o s e e that) - b u t , if t h e p r o b l e m w a s a s c a t a -

Let's l o o k a t t h e e v i d e n c e :

scientific

e c o u r s e o f it's thirty y e a r (or so) l i f e - s p a n t h e r o t t i n g

v e g e t a t i o n left b e n e a t h t h e l a k e w i l l r e l e a s e a b o u t a s much

o, a r e w e really all d o o m e d ?

W e l l , t h e w o r l d is

However,

u n d o u b t e d l y g e t t i n g hotter, w i t h f i g u r e s r e l e a s e d b y

the U S G o v e r n m e n t s E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r o t e c t i o n A g e n c y

c a r b o n dioxide as burning d o w n

most of the

w o o d l a n d in W e s t e r n E u r o p e . w h i l s t it's e a s i e r t o s h u n t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y

o n t o s o m e o n e w h o c a n ' t a f f o r d t o rectify t h e p r o b l e m ,

has

e v e n t u a l l y a s h a r e in t h e b l a m e h a s t o b e t a k e n (after

i n c r e a s e d b y 0 . 5 - 0 . 6 째 C i n t h e last h u n d r e d y e a r s , w i t h

all the Industrial Revolution w a s hardly the most e n v i -

showing that g l o b a l

mean

surface temperature

the t e n hottest y e a r s i n t h i s p e r i o d f a l l i n g in t h e e i g h t -

r o n m e n t a l l y c o n s c i o u s p e r i o d i n British history). T h u s

ies a n d n i n e t i e s

t h e R i o S u m m i t in 1 9 9 2 w a s c a l l e d t o b r i n g t h e w o r l d ' s

and

1 9 9 8 officially d e c l a r e d

the

to attempt

together

t o sort

o u t this

mess.

w a r m e s t y e a r o n r e c o r d . H o w e v e r , in g l o b a l t e r m s t h e

leaders

picture is m u c h m o r e c o m p l e x : n i g h t - t i m e l o w s a r e ris-

A l t h o u g h m a n y o f t h o s e p r e s e n t u s e d it a s a

blatant

ing a b o u t t w i c e a s f a s t a s d a y - t i m e h i g h s ; s i m i l a r l y w i n -

opportunity to present their e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y

friendly

ter t e m p e r a t u r e s a r e w a r m i n g f a s t w h i l s t s u m m e r t e m -

i m a g e , it d i d p r o d u c e a v e r y i m p o r t a n t b a s i s f o r f u r t h e r

p e r a t u r e s s e e m t o s h o w little t r e n d . M o r e o v e r , a l a r g e

c h a n g e in the s h a p e of the F r a m e w o r k C o n v e n t i o n o n

section o f l e a d i n g e x p e r t s a r e u n c o n v i n c e d t h a t t h e

C l i m a t e C h a n g e ( F C C C ) . T h e s i g n a t o r i e s o f t h e treaty

atmosphere

all

is w a r m i n g

face, a s satellite d a t a

in c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e s u r does

not show any warming

trends, a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y insist t h a t w e still h a v e m u c h to

promised

induced)

push

for anthropogenic

(human

greenhouse gas emissions to reach

"levels

that w o u l d p r e v e n t d a n g e r o u s a n t h r o p o g e n i c i n t e r f e r -

climate

e n c e with the c l i m a t e system". T h e F C C C a l s o r e q u i r e d

At the s a m e t i m e , the s n o w c o v e r in the N o r t h e r n

tories of g r e e n h o u s e g a s e m i s s i o n s , so that further o u t -

learn

about

the physics

behind

global

that a l l s i g n a t o r i e s d e v e l o p a n d u p d a t e n a t i o n a l i n v e n -

change.

have

put c o u l d b e closely m o n i t o r e d . This f r a m e w o r k h a s

d e c r e a s e d (as a n y s e a s o n e d s k i e r w i l l tell y o u ) , l e a d i n g

s i n c e b e e n m o d i f i e d a n d f u r t h e r e n d o r s e d by c o n t i n -

Hemisphere a n d floating ice in the Arctic O c e a n

to a g l o b a l s e a l e v e l rise o f b e t w e e n (depending

o n which

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set o f r e s e a r c h

findings yo u

u e d m e e t i n g s s u c h a s t h e K y o t o S u m m i t in 1 9 9 7 . H o w ever, a t t h e s a m e t i m e r e s e a r c h i n t o c a r b o n d i o x i d e

believe) o v e r t h e c o u r s e o f t h e last c e n t u r y . A s i m i l a r

s i n k s (ie m a j o r a r e a s o f f o r e s t a n d v e g e t a t i o n

t i m e - s c a l e is a l s o b e l i e v e d t o h a v e s e e n a o n e p e r c e n t

soak up h u m a n b a s e d emissions) have created

i n c r e a s e in g l o b a l p r e c i p i t a t i o n ( a l t h o u g h r a i n f a l l p a t -

s i o n s in t h e s c i e n t i f i c c o m m u n i t y , w i t h l e a d i n g f i g u r e s

terns w o u l d

pre-

s u g g e s t i n g that t h e s h e e r v o l u m e o f f o r e s t r y in t h e U S

S o f a r s o g o o d - it a l l s o u n d s s u s p i c i o u s l y l i k e t h e

t i c a l l y g o u n c h e c k e d - l e a v i n g t h e rest o f t h e w o r l d t o

seem

to have

become

l o t less

which divi-

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dictable a l o n g the way).

figures I h e a r d a t s c h o o l - b u t w h a t d o e s it a l l m e a n ?

sort o u t t h e m e s s .

W e l l , t h e lates t p r e d i c t i o n s s u g g e s t t h a t a v e r a g e g l o b -

In t o t a l , t h e r e f o r e , w h i l s t i n t e r n a t i o n a l l e a d e r s h a v e

al t e m p e r a t u r e s c o u l d rise 1 - 4 째 C b y 2 1 0 0 (with m a j o r

m a d e m a n y pretty s p e e c h e s o n t h e s u b j e c t , t h e r e ' s a n

r e g i o n a l v a r i a t i o n s ) . A s a r e s u l t , s o i l m o i s t u r e (ie a r e a s

u n d e r s t a n d a b l e lack of desire to g o back to their c o u n -

of fertile soil) w i l l d i m i n i s h w h i l s t r a i n f a l l i n c r e a s e s , a n d

try a n d a c t u a l l y f o r c e f a c t o r i e s t o c l o s e a n d p r o d u c t i o n

sea l e v e l w i l l rise a n y t h i n g u p t o t w o f e e t o n a g l o b a l

m e t h o d s t o alter. W h i l s t m o v e s h a v e b e g u n t o b e m a d e

scale ( l o c a l v a l u e s a r e m u c h h a r d e r t o q u a n t i f y ) .

in s l o w i n g t h e e m i s s i o n o f g r e e n h o u s e g a s s e s , t h e t o t a l

T h u s , w h i l s t t h e lates t f i g u r e s a r e s o m e w h a t

less

dramatic t h a n those originally projected (don't expect

p r o d u c t i o n rate h a s t h u s n o t a l t e r e d s u b s t a n t i a l l y s i n c e t h e lat e e i g h t i e s .

London to b e c o m e s u b m e r g e d o r the h o m e counties to b e c o m e a d e s e r t in o u r l i f e t i m e s ) t h e n e w s c e r t a i n l y

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seem

scaremongering

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guilty of a d e g r e e

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Effect will h a v e a

o w h a t a r e w e left s a y i n g ?

T h a t y e s , this c r i s i s is

real, a n d that yes, n o g o v e r n m e n t o n the planet has

so far d o n e anything substantial t o m a k e a difference.

very s e r i o u s i m p a c t o n t h e s h a p e o f h u m a n c i v i l i s a t i o n .

A n d , O K , that y e s , w e c e r t a i n l y d o n ' t k n o w

enough

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about

t o fully

the m e c h a n i s m s

of climate

change

explain or analyse what's g o i n g o n - but nonetheless

more?

we're

certainly

aware

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without

some

significant

m o v e m e n t o n the behalf of the world's major powers,

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nce the Western W o r l d finally cottone d o n t o the fact that g l o b a l w a r m i n g

w a s r e a l (a f e a t t h a t

isn't a n y o f this n e w s a n y m o r e ? H a v i n g a c c e p t e d t h a t

amount

points t w o a n d three a r e only partly the c a u s e , w e h a v e

of s c i e n t i f i c e v i d e n c e t o a c c o m p l i s h ) t h e m i s s i o n b e g a n

t o a c c e p t that, in a bizarre f o r m of c o m p a s s i o n f a t i g u e ,

to p a s s t h e b u c k o n t o s o m e o n e e l s e . T h e first t a s k w a s

we simply don't care any more. W e simply forget about

to e x p l a i n t h a t it w a s n ' t a c t u a l l y t h e W e s t ' s p r o b l e m ,

an d the nineties b e g a n with b l a m e b e i n g firmly shifted

o f t e n , a n d , in a s t r a n g e w a y , w e e v e n t u a l l y g i v e u p a n d

took a n impressively l o n g time a n d a massive

problem once

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us in t h e f a c e o n c e t o o

onto ailing Russian p o w e r plants a n d fossil fuel b u r n -

a c c e p t o u r fates simply b e c a u s e w e ' v e b e c o m e

ing T h i r d W o r l d c o u n t r i e s ( w h o h a d u s u a l l y b u i l t t h e i r

w i t h t h e i s s u e in h a n d . U n t i l e v e r y t h i n g

p o w e r stations with o u r m o n e y . . . ) . I n d e e d , o n e of the

w r o n g - o r a r a n d o m s c i e n t i s t starts t o s p o u t o f f r a n -

most c o m i c a l e x a m p l e s of a c o m p l e t e thought remains the A s w a n

lack of f o r e -

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armageddon -

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system

i n g a n d r e t a i n i n g t h e best p e o p l e .

i n g at t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f i n t r o d u c i n g

of t h e r e s e a r c h i n c o m e , r e p r e s e n t s

w h e n t h e r e w a s less e m p h a s i s o n

S o , I s p e n d a lot o f m y t i m e m e e t -

a A u d i o V i s u a l l i n k - u p s y s t e m very

a r o u n d 5 0 % of the C o l l e g e payroll

r e s e a r c h . N o w , h o w e v e r , t h e r e is a

i n g p e o p l e a n d trying t o sell t h e m

similar to o u r o w n . M o r e o v e r , the

a n d has 2 5 % of the students.

n e e d to translate research into c l i n -

the v i s i o n . I'm a l s o w o r k i n g t o b u i l d

Council

i c a l p r a c t i c e , w h i c h in t u r n r e q u i r e s

b r i d g e s with o t h e r d e p a r t m e n t s - it

S c h o o l s ( w h i c h I h a p p e n t o b e the

In e s s e n c e , m y r o l e is t o fulfil the

Medical

become

School's

a centre

mission:

of international

w o u l d be idiotic to have a n i s o l a t e d

c h a i r o f at present) meets regularly a n d prov ide s a m e a n s to bring all

research

because

world-class

needs

enormous

also

means

that

School, completely

sepa-

r a t e f r o m t h e rest o f t h e C o l l e g e , s o

stu-

we have n u m e r o u s interdepartmen-

C o u n c i l for the

d e n t s a r e b e i n g t a u g h t by p e o p l e

tal p r o j e c t s c u r r e n t l y in o p e r a t i o n .

quality of o u r c o u r s e s . . . w h e n the

w h o a r e at t h e c u t t i n g e d g e o f t h e i r

I n d e e d t h e first t h i n g I d i d w h e n I

p r o d u c e d their p a p e r

called

f i e l d a n d c a n thus e x c i t e a n d i n f o r m

" T o m o r r o w s D o c t o r s " it p r e c i p i t a t e d

as they

major

restructuring

teaching. decrease

medical

recommended

in t e a c h i n g a s t r e a m o f

our

providing a

teach,

beneficial

environment

students.

Moreover,

basing

teaching

from

much

the

for

visited Imperial

the

Research

the w or k

t h a t t h e r e is a m i n i m a l s i z e ( s o m e -

of the separate

Medical

S c h o o l s , a n d o n e of these w a s d e s -

t h i n g in t h e r e g i o n o f forty

entirely

ignated to specifically l o o k at what

per group) beneath which

s e e m s t o suffer, s o s i z e c l e a r l y is a n

medical

g o i n g o n in t h e O l d C o l l e g e . . .

a n e w c o u r s e that is u n i q u e in t h e

that s t u d e n t s a r e f a r m o r e likely t o

means

research

was

already

advantage.

the

people research

other

hand,

t h e r e is a l w a y s t h e d a n g e r t h a t s t u -

meaningful

What's your relationship with the National Health Service? W e a r e critically d e p e n d e n t o n

a n d s o w e ' r e l o o k i n g at w a y s o f c r e -

medicine

N o n e t h e l e s s , there's still a b i g

the N H S f o r t h e d e l i v e r y o f o u r c u r -

a t i n g s m a l l e r g r o u p s within the stu-

i n c r e a s i n g l y i m p o r t a n t in

U K in t h e w a y that t h e m o d u l a r B S c

r e m e m b e r w h a t they've b e e n t a u g h t

elements a r e taught, w h i c h I think

and

will

way.

become

becomes

results

shift

The

Assessment Exercise s ee m to show

a r o u n d l e a r n i n g by r o t e t o a m u c h approach

In terms of student numbers, is bigger always better?

b a c k in 1 9 9 5 w a s

ing. C o n s e q u e n t l y we've i n t r o d u c e d

practical

the s c h o o l s together.

t o set u p six a u d i t g r o u p s t o l o o k at

facts a n d a n i n c r e a s e in s e l f - l e a r n -

vance

Medical

masses,

base...This

GMC

m e r g e r s t o g e n e r a t e f a r g r e a t e r crit-

research a n d to p r o v i d e world-class

Medical

Heads

ical

t e a c h i n g . I'm a l s o r e s p o n s i b l e t o t h e General

critical science

as the to

rele-

learn

in a

dents

will feel

lost in a n

anony-

mous, amorphous Medical School,

factual b a s e , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y the

ricu lum a n d f o r a c c e s s to patients

dent

t h e 21 st C e n t u r y .

G M C h a v e f o r c e d us t o identify o u r

f o r c l i n i c a l r e s e a r c h . In r e t u r n , t h e

every i n d i v i d u a l feels n o t i c e d a n d

core courses a n d focus o n them -

N H S gains a great d e a l of expertise

c a r e d for.

How would you describe the merger?

which

and

We've d o n e

really

tough

process,

access

to cutting-edge

never

b e c a u s e every professor o r lecturer

niques. T h e f o r m a t i o n of I C S M h a s

w o u l d like t o t h i n k that w h a t they

h a d a n e x t r a o r d i n a r y effect o n t h e

uate

a r e t e a c h i n g is e s s e n t i a l .

schools, two

post-

which

will e n s u r e

that

tech-

want to d o - m e r g e t w o u n d e r g r a d teaching

what you'd

is a

body

Finally, when will the merger process finally be complete?

However,

pattern a n d delivery of health c a r e

different

w e ' v e b e e n r e a l l y ru t h l ess a n d c o n -

in L o n d o n , a n d w e r e m a i n a t t h e

running,

courses, a variety of c a m p u s e s a n d

sequently we've m a n a g e d to free u p

f o r e f r o n t o f this p r o c e s s a s a l e a d -

the e n d s of a l l o u r current courses

a b r a n d n e w b u i l d i n g . N a t u r a l l y , it's

far m o r e time for practical learning.

i n g p a r t n e r in t h e W e s t L o n d o n Part-

t o w a r d s t h e style o f o u r n e w c o u r s e ,

a very stressful p r o c e s s , b u t m y j o b

We're a l w a y s g o i n g to b e f a c e d

nership

consists of

is t o h o l d t h e w h o l e t h i n g t o g e t h e r

by t h e p r o b l e m o f g e o g r a p h y . C o n -

ICSM,

from

b e i n g s o l d yesterday's g o o d s .

s e q u e n t l y , w e ' v e set u p t h e i n t e r a c -

West L o n d o n a n d the Chief Execu-

tive v i d e o link s y s t e m , w h i c h is just

tives o f a l l t h e l o c a l trusts).

graduate schools, several

a n d s h o w e v e r y o n e the a d v a n t a g e s of t h e m e r g e r ; t h e b i g g e r

picture

that we're a l l w o r k i n g t o w a r d s . C r i t ically, w e n e e d t o i n c o r p o r a t e t h e ethos a n d traditions of all the o l d e r

coming

o n line,

which

is a

very

n e w i d e a s , a n d thus c r e a t e s o m e -

it's p a r t s .

future.

together,

style L o n d o n m e d i c a l s c h o o l s i m p l y

How important is research?

(currently

U n l i k e t h e o t h e r rest o f I m p e r i -

tional

departments.

School conven-

ing of a series of c o g n a t e groups across

was

departments a n d divisions to inte-

Noah's Ark,

which

act

research

ry m e d i c a l t e a c h i n g . T h e s i t u a t i o n with

helps to highlight a n d bring

leading

services

to the d e v e l o p -

the vertical

under

Case

consideration

the S e c r e t a r y o f State) w h i c h gests a serie s o f m a j o r

by sug-

relocations

horizontally lines

of our

that

no-one

Ultimately,

feels

that

move

they're

are

mergers

never

t e n s i o n of l o c a l g e o g r a p h y .

What

w e ' v e d o n e is t o a v o i d b a s i n g d i v i s i o n s o r c o u r s e s at i n d i v i d u a l sites, s o that g r o u p s m e e t u p o n a c r o s s c a m p u s basis a n d provide the glue that

holds

the

Nonetheless,

for o u r research divisions.

alumni

Will what you're doing here set an example that other medical schools will be following?

fine,

Consequently

we've d e v e l o p e d a structure consist-

w as n 't c o m p a t i b l e w i t h 2 1 s t C e n t u -

analogous

Forum areas

NHS

it's c r i t i c a l that w e

c o m p l e t e . . . t h e r e w i l l a l w a y s b e the

ment of the Strategic O u t l i n e

doesn't m a p directly o n t o

T h e structure of a typical o l d -

The special

a l , research in the M e d i c a l

How does that effect teaching?

(which

representatives

i m p o r t a n t part of o u r p l a n s f o r the

s c h o o l s a n d t h e n b u i l d in o u r o w n

t h i n g that's g r e a t e r t h a n t h e s u m o f

Forum

W i t h s o m a n y c o u r s e s currently

with

system

they'll their

together.

always

o w n v i s i o n s of

t h e i r o l d m e d i c a l s c h o o l s - w h i c h is

A s pect s of w h a t we're d o i n g a r e certainly

u n d e r very c l o s e

scrutiny

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Council Tomorrow night, the sovereign body of ICU will meet to discuss the important and interesting stuff from the last month. We'll also have a star appearance from the ULU President Matt Butt who will be talking on ULU services for ICU and answering your questions. Council is open to all members of ICU and if you get bored half way through you can wander down to the bar and come back! Union Dining Hall, 6.30pm, Tuesday.

academic career, you ever want to apply again. It's not an easy decision to go into debt, but it's one that the best part of 7,000 current IC students have made! - This Week's Union Meetings Mon 8th Nov ULU Council Tue 9th Nov 6.30pm ICU Council in the Union Dining Hall 9pm C A G Soup Run

Meningitis As most of you will know and presumably read in this issue, IC has had a meningitis case in one of the Halls. It's a very sad thing to happen and there will lots of people who feel personally affected by someone they know being seriously ill. It's hard to miss the posters telling you the symptoms but I would like to reiterate that those of you who have had the jab are only protected against type C bacterial meningitis, not type B (twice as common) or viral (less serious, but still nasty). For a while now, we will

all be feeling paranoid about hangovers, headaches and drunk friends, but that is no bad thing. Quick action is essential in meningitis cases, having worked the 'other side' of A&E, I can promise that nobody will criticise you for bringing someone in who turns out not to have meningitis. Access Funds For those of you who are feeling broke, a little ray of sunlight. If you have already taken out a loan for this academic session then you are eligible to apply for an Access loan.

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they h a d a t t e n d e d a l m o s t a n y o t h e r university in the

this situation is fully e x p l o i t e d to o u r a d v a n t a g e .

country, they w o u l d e a r n a better c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f

a b o u t to b e c r e a t e d . mailed to

Kevin suggests i d e a s a r e e-

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p a s s e d o n . P l e a s e b e inventive, K e v i n w o u l d rather

degree. There never has been a convincing expla-

the a r e a s b e i n n o m i n a t e , t h a n f i n d himself e a t i n g in

n a t i o n a n s w e r t o the q u e s t i o n : w h y w h e n I C takes

the " O x b u r g h L o u n g e " o r p a t r o n i s i n g " R o n a l d ' s " .

in s u c h w e l l - q u a l i f i e d students d o e s it h a v e s u c h a

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A Mostly Harmless Column by Kevin, a random entity who knows nothing about nothing

e x c e l l e n c e " . T h e b a l o n e y e x c u s e f o r this bizarre a c t currently c i r c u l a t i n g I C S M h a s b e e n that the a w a r d was, not for the n e w network, but for a p r o m o t i o n al v i d e o p r o d u c t i o n : " T r a i n i n g T o m o r r o w ' s

relatively l o w p r o p o r t i o n o f Firsts b e i n g a w a r d e d ?

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Estates D i v i s i o n o c c u p i e d t h e p r e m i s e s they

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if the f i a s c o is not over, a n d the system is not w o r k -

s o l u t i o n that Felix h a v e b e e n w a i t i n g

eight

w e e k s f o r c a n ' t b e a s s i m p l e a s s o m e o n e f r o m the

i n g perfectly, students s h o u l d e n s u r e their v iews a r e

C C S flicking a switch, o u l d it?

h e a r d at the p r e s e n t a t i o n o n 2 5 N o v e m b e r .

T h e Rector, will b e retiring f r o m I C shortly after the start of the next a c a d e m i c year. Beit, a n d the e x h i bition a r e just e x a m p l e s o f the m a n y efforts that a r e

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tific scouser, a n d g u a r a n t e e his retire-

claiming to have discovered

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by 1 3 f o u r t h y e a r I C S M

ten

dents

Editor.

David Roberts

Deputy Editor....Marie Nichoiaou

to the Rector

October October

(dated

but published

on 2 5

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the r e c o r d straight. A s the

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in I C S M B u l l e t i n m a d e

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to " a video Training

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n o t the AVIT

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Jonas Lindsay

I accept, in

June,

been

very

repeat

as w a smade

that

indeed

the apologies

student

the

colleagues d o

Keep talking,

and I

that

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have

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CAUTIOUSLY

CONVERT John

clear

the situation has

poor

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many

appears

Green,

I C S M Secretary

D e a r Felix,

system.

Following

C O L U M N I S T S BITE B A C K

many

publicised

the editorial

i s s u e l 1 5 5 e x t o l l i n g the virtues o f C a s h C o n v e r t e r s , c a n I just p o i n t

Dear

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out that the

a surprising number of

bargain

C D s a n dvideos o n

time

A l t h o u g h t h e c o l u m n is n o n -

s c a l e s w h i c h a r e referred t o in the

c o n t r o v e r s i a l (I s u s p e c t ) t h i s w e e k ,

( p e r h a p s I s h o u l d put a l l e g e d l y in

sale

there

a r e actually

letter w e r e set o u t in t h e Position

I really feel that I n e e d t o a n s w e r

t h e r e just i n c a s e a n y o n e

S t a t e m e n t a b o u t the AVIT System

my critics directly - in p a r t i c u l a r

to sue for libel).

which I issued o n 2 9 June

S i m o n B a k e r ' s letter.

1999;

this c l e a r l y states that interactivity will b e a c h i e v e d ber

"on/by 6 O c t o -

1999". The

system

is f u l l y

operational a n d

interactive. There remains a n u m ber

o f c o m m i s s i o n i n g details t o

etc)

to d o a g o o d

b u t i n e s s e n c e t h e s y s t e m is

finished. At a lecture a week o rso a g o ,

j o b without

being

widely

the medics

insulted S i m o n

students

n o r the lecturers

system without m u c h training

and

thor-

briefing.

col-

of mine w h o

w o r k e d a t the K i n g s H e a t h in

Birmingham

graduating. very

H e tells

common

branch

f o r a year

f o rdodgy

blokes to c o m e

how

in with

a n d they

much misinformation was deliber-

usually

ately fed t o h i m d u r i n g his years

like S T L G 2

at FELIX, s i m p l y b e c a u s e

people

w h o he w a s , particularly

looking hundreds

his c o l u m n

D i d this

make

better?

extremely

patronising to sug-

that

we should

ICU.

Last t i m e

had notbeen

ridiculous

each.

everyone

convinced

actually

were

t o sell,

in t h e shop

that

stolen,

they

were

but unless the

p e r s o n w a n t i n g t o sell them a c t u -

S e c o n d l y , M r . B a k e r f a i l e d : it

gest

needed

for something

Now was

after

m e it w a s

of C D s w h i c h they c l a i m e d

was clearly not sufficient - neither

w e r e abl e t o use such a c o m p l e x

roundly

a n o l d friend

theirs

from the Union?

cate h o w t o use t h e system; that

have

three

u m n , o f t e n w i t h o u t r e a d i n g it first.

installation

indi-

decides

Does Mr. Baker also realise

knew

known".

B a k e r f o r his

a q u i c k b r i e f i n g w a s g i v e n by the technicians

one's

W h a t rubbish. For the past years,

nicked

T h e s o u r c e o f this i n f o r m a t i o n

H e s a y s t h a t " i t is i m p o s s i b l e

identity

p o s i t i o n n o w is t h a t t h e

not attack

I checked, renamed

FELIX

PRAVDA,

ally says 'these a r e n i c k e d ' , then a t l e a s t l e g a l l y t h e s h o p is i n t h e c l e a r b e c a u s e they are not k n o w ingly h a n d l i n g stolen g o o d s . T h e m o r a l i t y o f t h e o p e r a t i o n is r a t h e r

T h e r e f o r e r a t h e r t h a n use the sys-

a n d f r e e o p i n i o n s w e r e still w e l -

t e m straight a w a y with the d a n g e r

c o m e . BreakPoint will not suck u p

my friend finally r e s i g n e d after a

of teachers

b e i n g u n a w a r e o f its

friend o f his c a m e

functionality

a n d capability a n d

also

students

Baker cover

a r e n o w e m b a r k i n g o n a full

tions.

the danger

the President

union

rejecting th e system o u t of h a n d

of training to ensure

officer

o r a n y other

(in t h e w a y

was known u p their

to) t o

misguided

T i m Trailor,

a n d in fact

questionable,

into the shop

M r . to find a T V o n sale w h i c h h a d help

inten-

been

stolen from

his girlfriend's

flat the w e e k b e f o r e .

admirably,

I just t h o u g h t

I would

point

p r o v e d t h a t t h i s is n o t n e c e s s a r y

this

that the system c a n b e used p r o p -

as w e finally g o t s o m e

would

erly

t i o n o f his u n i o n p o l i c y in a very

s o m e o n e else's stolen C D collec-

important "field".

tion, because

a n d t o its f u l l

When

capabilities.

staff a r e t r a i n e d

then the

s y s t e m w i l l b e u s e d . M e a n w h i l e it

explana-

Mr. Baker goes o n t o suggest

out, because feel

that I turn m y m a n y g u n s o n t h e w e r e s t o l e n .

cast m o d e only.

Sherfield Building, a n dit's Borg-

T h i s s y s t e m is o n e o f t h e m o s t a n d sophisticated

any-

personally

b a d about

buying

I k n o w h o w l o n g it

w o u l d t a k e t o r e p l a c e m y o w n if it

will c o n t i n u e t o b e used in b r o a d -

complex

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not either.

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job hunting.

P o r t i l l o t o p a r l i a m e n t . T h e r e willy

Student Rights as Consumers? Student Debt?

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about,

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elections (go Ken g o ) , but I don't

their assistance

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wouldn't

happen

them, and

Felix I'd

seeking counselling. Thanks.

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last

w e e k ' s D e a t h in V e g a s c o m petition. got

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and

Westtife Westiife (RCA)

Ian Brown Golden Greats (Parlophone)

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David

Lewis

N o w , there a r e m a n y r e a s o n s to dislike Westiife: they d e s c r i b e t h e m s e l v e s as

The

g o t a brillian t n i g h t o u t with

a ' B o y B a n d ' (a c o l l e c t i v e n o u n m o r e a b h o r r e d t h a n the Tory Party), they don't

u n d i g n i f i e d c o l l a p s e of the S t o n e

n i n e f r i e n d s c o u r t e s y o f Felix,

write their o w n m u s i c , they can't play instruments a n d they w e a r t h o s e m a t c h -

h a v e s e e n the f o r m e r b a n d m e m b e r s try

C a r l i n g a n d D e a t h in V e g a s .

i n g puffer w a i s t c o a t things.

and

This w e e k w e ' v e g o t a

Beth

years

since

fail to

the

acrimonious

and Roses

past g l o r i e s . J o h n

recreate

S q u i r e g a v e us the c y n i c a l , market-led dis-

O r t o n c o m p e t i t i o n with s o m e

O f c o u r s e , they've b e e n h u g e l y successful (another t h i n g w e hate in this

aster that w a s the S e a h o r s e s .

lovely prizes i n c l u d i n g

country), h a v i n g recently p e r c h e d quite h a p p i l y at the t o p of the charts with

M o u n t f i e l d fell o n his feet a n d j o i n e d Pri-

signed C D s .

some

If y o u w a n t to

their third n u m b e r o n e single Flying

Without

Wings.

A n d this their self-titled

mal

Scream.

get lucky y o u ' v e g o t t o enter.

d e b u t a l b u m will, n o d o u b t , t a k e u p r e s i d e n c e at the s a m e s p o t in the a l b u m

Unfinished

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ch art , as they relentlessly recruit the nation's youth into their f a n b a s e .

tiche

f o r details).

Ian

Monkey only

G a r y 'Mani'

Brown's

first a l b u m ,

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pas-

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and

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u n u s e d Roses o u t t a k e s , d o m i n a t e d by his

... frequency... ... james rants...

T h e s e five Irish b l o k e s d o h a v e a n a d v a n t a g e o v e r their ' S m a s h Hits' p e e r s ,

bitterness t o w a r d s S q u i r e , a n d particularly

however,, i n a s m u c h as they h a v e b e e n f a v o u r a b l y t o u c h e d by the h a n d of

the guitarist's c o c a i n e u s e .

Saint R o n a n . A n d if you're g o i n g to b e m a n a g e d by a n y o n e then h o w a b o u t , u m , o h yes, the l e a d s i n g e r of the b a n d w h o practically w r o t e the B o y B a n d

Handbook.

a c r o s s as a s m a l l , but n o t insignificant, tri-

Pretty g o o d start really, a n d it d o e s a v o i d all t h o s e u s u a l t a b l o i d

this

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h e a d a c h e s of h e a d l i n e s s c r e a m i n g a b o u t infighting a n d the d e s p o t i c m a n -

u m p h . The inauspicious o p e n e r

like to p i c k u p o n letter o n

a g e m e n t versus a b u n c h of n a i v e y o u n g s c a m p s .

High

the l a c k o f d r u g s a r t i c l e s in

n i c e guys.

They're Irish. They're all

pages

last

week.

W e a l l k n o w that E d ' s obsession

proved

dope

Fountain. O k , s o it's easy to b e c y n i c a l but I'm a f r a i d I actu all y quite e n j o y e d

Westiife.

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by the

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H o w e v e r f r o m h er e o n in the

M o n k e y K i n g finds his r h y t h m . 'Jingle j a n g l e , here's the jailer' snarls B r o w n o n Free

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a s H e r Majesty's p r i s o n sen/ice

q u i t e a f e a t u r e last y e a r a n d

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feels the full f o r c e of his bile.

I s u p p o s e w e w i l l a l l m i s s his

ter h o w h a r d y o u resist.

u n s u r p r i s i n g l y,

views.

Anyway, drugs

always

been

ingredient clubs about

and

important

I think

time

have

music

and

that

ran

it's

some

articles within the p a g e s frequency. views,

Any

rants

articles,

would

assured.

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there

a r e m o r e t h a n just a f e w o f us a r o u n d c a m p u s w h o q u i t e d i f f e r e n t at

are

weekends

to t h e w a y w e a r e d u r i n g t h e w e e k . M a k e it l a r g e l

given

our

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hero's

recent

d e t a i n m e n t f o l l o w i n g a n a i r r a g e incident, W i t h s e v e n t e e n tracks a n d o v e r a n h o u r of m u s i c they a r e b e i n g a m b i t i o u s -

freedom

e v e n the m o s t d e v o t e d will b e w a n i n g by the e n d . There's a b a d c h o i c e of

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c o v e r v e r s i o n half w a y t h r o u g h in the f o r m of the ultra naff S e a s o n s in the

fully w e a v e s a d e s o l a t e , a b s o r b i n g p a t h .

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(why?) a n d Extreme's

than Words.

recurrent

lyrical

Soldiers'

theme. master-

I'd b e h a r d p u s h e d to predict

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Late in the d a y t h i n g s start to get strange

half, p o s s i b l y M o m e n t s w h i c h stands o u t f r o m s o m e of the o t h e r

with Dolphins

m e d i o c r e tracks .

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Monkeys

emerging

f r o m p o r t e n t o u s o r i g i n s to reveal o n e of

a p p r e c i a t e d a n d if y o u s e n d m e a n y stuff, a n o n y m n i t y

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Felix that a p p e a r e d o n t h e s e hallowed

is c o m p o u n d e d

the a l b u m s rare t u n e s . Finally w e c o m e to This is not a brilliant a l b u m a n d w h a t they d o is not o r i g i n a l , but at least they

the s t u n n i n g S a b a s o n i c o s , the l a n g u i d a n d

a r e d o i n g it better t h a n most.

f r a g i l e result of a c o l l a b o r a t i o n

n u m b e r o n e - If I Let You Go.

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O k a y , lyrically it's not

between

Ian a n d s o m e S o u t h A m e r i c a n c h u m s .

C h a u c e r but it h a s o n e of the most infectiously s i n g a l o n g c h o r u s e s s i n c e /

fitting f i n a l e to a r e c o r d w h i c h is intermit-

Will Survive.

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wonderful,

but

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The Masked

Bandit

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Gilles Peterson INCredible Sound of (INCredible)

Barry White Staying Power (BMG)

In a series that h a s p r e v i o u s l y f e a -

This a l b u m is the greatest p i e c e o f

S i n c e I'd o n l y h e a r d t h e n a m e o n

tured the likes o f Tr e v o r N e l s o n a n d

shite e v e r t o b e p l a y e d o n m y stereo.

the r a d i o b e f o r e r e v i e w i n g this, I

I d o n ' t even k n o w why w e bother

w a s half-expecting s o m e kind of

r e v i e w i n g it.

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compilations the

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deserves While

Peterson m a y c o m e f r o m t h e s a m e Radio

1 stable as M r N e l s o n a n d

moment.

electro-Euro-pap o n the w o r l d .

was therfore pleasantly surprised

Yes, he d o e s h a v e the m o s t

increcibly d e e p a n d sensuous voice, of sex.

O n this a l b u m

three w h o s e

t h o u g h , h e just s o u n d s o l d a n d p e r Hearing

h i m say

verted.

ing o n the biggest

m a k e s m e think of a p a e d o p h i l e tryi n g t o get his w a y with a c h i l d .

around

to d i s c o v e r that

Ooberman

are

in f a c t a) a d o p t e d S c o u s e , a n d b) talented, debatable name

aside.

"baby"

diluted by the e x p e r i e n c e o f w o r k station

"uber

unleash

cool.

the v o i c e

radio

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M s W h i l e y , h e is the o n l y o n e o f the s o u n d has not b e e n

(as

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gusting. The o p e r a t i n g level o f G i l l e s Peter-

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s o n is t h e r e f o r e q u i t e different t o his

T h e m u s i c is s o i n c r e d i b l y m i n i m a l i s -

c o l l e a g u e s . W i t h m o r e i n f l u e n c e s in

tic y o u h ardl y n o t i c e it. T h e lyrics a r e

For t h o s e w h o s e r o c k histories only

his s o u n d t h a n there a r e b o o k s in

s o d i l u t e d they m a k e n o o d l e s o u p

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the library, his s o u n d is m a t c h e d by

s o u n d poetic.

split, J o e S t r u m m e r w a s f r o n t m a n f o r The

n o other. I n d e e d this c o m p i l a t i o n p r o v i d e s the b u y e r with a n item that

The

album

Clash.

London

Calling,

T h e C a s b a h a n d I Fought

n e v e r t a k e s off, it just

Rock

The Law

is quite a rarity, a s t h e a l b u m c a p -

flows, forever churning out m o n o t o -

w e r e chief a m o n g a s u c c e s s i o n of

tures t h e best o f b o t h G i l l e s Peter-

n o u s synthesised k e y b o a r d c a c k , o n

classic

son's r a d i o a n d c l u b D J sets. There's

t o p o f w h i c h Barry W h i t e r a m b l e s o n

Q u e e n ' s Silver J u b i l e e year. This is

all the f u n k , v i b e a n d e c l e c t i c i s m

a b o u t getting u p , l a y i n g d o w n , a n d

o n l y his s e c o n d s o l o effort in the thir-

that y o u c o u l d i m a g i n e a s t h e t u n e s

all

teen years s i n c e T h e C l a s h d i s b a n d -

r a n g e f r o m all-time c l a s s i c s t o just-

g o i n g o n in his o l d - m a n h e a d .

the other

perverted

activities So - Liverpool as the c o n t i n u i n g

tracks

starting

from

the

ed.

spiritual h o m e of catchy, i n n o v a -

off-the-press fresh f l a v a s .

tive p o p r e c o r d s ? W e l l , p r o b a b l y .

T h e a l b u m is g e n e r a l l y m e l l o w , with

G i l e s P et ers o n is thus m a n a g i n g t o

T h e a l b u m is a little s l o w t o s t a r t ,

reggae

m a i n t a i n his s o u n d a n d c u l t u r e in a

with

m u s i c feel t o s ev era l of the tracks

supposedly

chart-friendly

m i n e f i e l d o f b l a n d n e s s that b r i n g s

p r e v i o u s s i n g l e s Million

so many d o w n . W h i l e the s o u n d of

Blossoms

his r a d i o - a n d - l a b e l m a t e s b e c o m e s

m u c h to shout a b o u t , but b e y o n d

m o r e a n d m o r e m a i n s t r e a m every

these

w e e k , the s o u n d o f G i l e s

There's

Falling

Suns

being

and

nothing

style

and a

guitar

s u c h a s Sandpaper

Blues

world

with its

A f r i c a n c h a n t i n g . Strummer's

voice

w o u l d at times still h a v e difficulty giv-

high.

ing B o b D y l a n a run f o r his m o n e y

o n this

o n tracks like Th e R o a d to Rock 'n'

g o e s f r o m strength t o s t r e n g t h . Put

a l b u m - a hell of a lot. F r o m up-

Roll a n d Yalla Yalta. S o don't b e put

simply, t h e s o u n d o f G i l e s P et ers o n

for-it

c a n b e s u m m e d u p in o n e w o r d -

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emotion

engaging

to h a u n t i n g multilay-

symphonic

splendour

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incredible.

lot h a p p e n i n g

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band

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this An

record.

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honest,

and

often

uplifting

a l b u m . It d e s e r v e s t o g e t s o m e air-

Sorry D i s a , w e c a n ' t a g r e e . After lis-

It m a y b e s a i d t h a t t h e o d d t r a c k

t i m e e v e n o n A O R stations. Less c o n -

t e n i n g t o M r W h i t e ' s latest offering

becomes

frontational than

extensively in the office w e ' d give it at

m u s i c , b u t f r o m t h e s e first a l b u m

f ans will still w a n t t o b u y it. If y o u

least a t h ree .

beginnings,

weren't into T h e C l a s h (or w e r e t o o

it's

perfect

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for b a c k g r o u n d

while w e work. comment?

music

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background

Ooberman

should

g o far. M a y b e e v e n u b e r a l l e s ?

Matt

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were,

y o u n g then), it's w o r t h a punt n o w .

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0 Music

Felix • 8

r 1999

frequency Basement Jaxx Jump and Shout (XL Recordings) Gouryella Walhalla (Code Blue)

B a s e m e n t Jaxx s e e m to h a v e a

with a style t h a t a l m o s t s o u n d s like a

away from singing about a fictional

bad

their other tunes a few m o r e

but

forgive

consider make

easy

rhythms,

but

listens

character

in t h e

taken

a r e e n o u g h t o w i n y o u o v e r . T h e lyri-

graphical

cal delivery c o m e s from an

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African

have

third

much

mood.

moved

person

beyond

me.

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and

autobio-

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quite

absolutely

barn-

storming track.

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had

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little h e l p

the C h e m i c a l

is a b o u t D a m o n ' s s p l i t w i t h

you

t r i b e s m a n , a n d a l l in a l l this is B a s e -

ex-partner Justine F r i s c h m a n n .

The

but

ment Jaxx classic. Don't be surprised

s o n g is p e n s i v e i n m o o d , b e u t i f u l i n

out

if t h e s e l a d s f e a t u r e h i g h l y in Felix's

tone;

o n e a f t e r a n o t h e r is just

e n d of year charts.

have ever h e a r d .

want

some

mixes

the

saddest

songs

Burren

way

they

gorgeous

immense.

turn

tracks

This

killer a n d with this the

from

•

and

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the

from

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Armin Van

crashing

songs

way

you

masterful

newer

when

the

dance.

music

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err t o w a r d s the c h e e s e y

spectrum,

way

with b e a t s . J u m p a n d S h o u t k i c k s in

T u n e s f r o m this lot m a y

e n d of t h e d a n c e

Primal Scream Swastika Eyes (Creation)

Blur No Distance Left to Run (Food)

boys

•

pleases

are

laying

some

lucious

tions

for

down

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their

album.

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Dillinger Cocaine In My Brain (Mercury)

the

"theme pro-

tune f r o m the T4 gramme wood

North

Holly-

High" which

cover-mounted

Supergrass Mary (Pariophone)

Dina Carroll Say You Love Me (Mercury)

sticker

with Supergrass a l b u m s kee p getting bet-

Slightly

ter a n d

Olympics,

sales

seen

Channel

Sundays

get

lower

conversely

and

their

l ow e r . This

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boy

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b a n d with R 'n' B

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suasions

b e t t e r yet

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weaker

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E s c a p i n g . A n d this y e a r it w a s

is if y o u ' v e g o t

charm

a n d n o t this o n e .

in y o u r b r a i n .

puddy". neither.

This

"chocolate song

e n o u g h quirky brilliance a n d

with

s o n g o u t a c o u p l e of m o n t h s a g o -

goody" and

and

single

retains

still

In ver-

song

( w h e r e G a z s i n g s a b o u t s h o c k i n g his girlfriend)

1976.

eponymous

"goody

brim funky

beats usually heard Sly

ragga

with a lot of silly p h r a s such

rapping

this

Q u a r t z . In 1 9 9 3 it w a s the w o n d e r - c h o r u s g o e s : "A k n i f e , a

ing a n d t h e f u n but h a r d l y i n n o v a t i v e Stereo.

years

the

turns

a c o v e r of It's Too

with a n o t h e r silky s o u l

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than

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with o n l y o n e d e c e n t s o n g . In 1 9 9 0

t u n e . T h e title is r h y m e d

regular

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over

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the

h e l p f u l l y i n f o r m s us c a n

relaxed

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cocaine

to s o o n b e c o m e infectious.

by Ed,

Ben

James...

reviews and

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Fear Factory @ Brixton Academy .. heavy metal rocks!...

Beth Orton @ Shepherds Bush Empire .. sweet lips, sweeter songs... A f t e r s e l l i n g o u t h e r F r i d a y n i g h t s h o w , B e t h O r t o n m a n a g e d t o fill the

Say w h a t y o u will a b o u t m e t a l - "It's just a l o a d of o l d n o i s e . . . T h a t bloke's just

E m p i r e f o r this e x t r a n i g h t t o o ; p e o p l e h a v e r e a d s o m u c h a b o u t this 2 8

s h o u t i n g . . . They h a v e silly shorts, etc" - but f o r s h e e r e m o t i o n a l i m p a c t , this

y e a r - o l d that they a r e c u r i o u s t o k n o w w h a t sort o f a n artist c a n get b o t h

stuff w o r k s better t h a n any O a s i s b a l l a d o r Italian o p e r a . Tonight's i n c r e d i b l e

of h e r a l b u m s o n t h e M e r c u r y p r i z e s h or t l i s t a n d yet b e t w i c e o v e r l o o k e d

s h o w w a s b o t h d r a i n i n g a n d cathartic . First u p : W i l l H a v e n .

for the a w a r d . N o n - l y r i c a l insights into her character , however, w e r e not a b u n d a n t s i n c e s h e w a s n o t in a v e r y c o n v e r s i v e m o o d . I n s t e a d , s h e let

It starts with f e e d b a c k . T h e b a n d c o m e o n in suits a n d p r o m p t l y e x p l o d e , f o l -

h e r s i n g i n g d o t h e t a l k i n g (if y o u s e e w h a t I m e a n ) a n d i m p r e s s e d the

l o w e d q u i c k l y by the m o s h p i t . T h e m u s i c simply s h r e d s the air to p i e c e s . T h e

e n t i r e a u d i e n c e w i t h h e r i n c r e d i b l e v o i c e . It is in a live c o n t e x t that s i n g e r s

b a n d sway, jerk a n d thrash a b o u t , c a u g h t in the m a e l s t r o m of n o i s e they're

c a n r e a l l y p r o v e t h e m s e l v e s ; t h e m e d i o c r e c a n s p l i c e t o g e t h e r the b e s t s t u -

unleashing.

d i o t a k e s o n r e c o r d , b u t t h e r e is n o r o o m f o r e r r o r o n s t a g e . O r t o n justi-

a n d s u f f o c a t e d by it, until there's n o o p t i o n o t h e r t h a n to s c r e a m a l o n g a n d

f i e d h e r e n v i a b l e r e p u t a t i o n d u r i n g h e r 1 V2 h o u r set last S a t u r d a y ,

which

i n c l u d e d a n e w , a p p a r e n t l y u n t i t l e d s o n g ( a l t h o u g h I'd h a z a r d a g u e s s at S o Long)

a n d a c o v e r v e r s i o n of T h e Ronette's / Wish

I Never

Saw

The

W i t h s o m e t h i n g this intense, this p r i m a l , y o u b e c o m e e n v e l o p e d

p u m p y o u r fist in the air. T h e s e n s e of f e a r a n d a n g e r e x p r e s s e d o n s t a g e is ailt o o h u m a n . It e n d s with f e e d b a c k . Totally i n s p i r a t i o n a l .

SunNext: F e a r Factory. For nine y e a r s , they've b e e n h o n i n g their b r a n d of industri-

shine.

al m e t a l to a brutal art. T h e m u s i c s e e m s s o i n h u m a n l y p r e c i s e , w h a t with the For m o s t of that time she r e m a i n e d u n s p e c t a c u l a r l y r o o t e d to the centre

players s t a b b i n g out riffs like m a c h i n e s , a n d the m a c h i n e - g u n d r u m m e r . H o w -

of a s i z e a b l e s t a g e in a d a p p l e d , p u r e w h i t e s p o t l i g h t . S h e w a s j o i n e d by

ever, it's p r e v e n t e d f r o m b e i n g a c l i n i c a l exercise by f r o n t m a n B u r t o n . H e d o e s -

an 8-piece

n't play guitar, s o he's free to c o n n e c t with the a u d i e n c e , p r o v i d i n g that h u m a n

b a n d ( i n c l u d i n g a m a n d o l i n player a n d string section)

who

filled out the s o u n d effectively a n d permitted her to ditch the guitar for a

link the m u s i c n e e d s . H i s c r o o n e d c h o r u s e s a n d rallying cries to j u m p h i g h e r

few s o n g s , d u r i n g w h i c h t i m e s h e s e e m e d t o l o o s e n h e r u p a little. L a c k

a n d s i n g l o u d e r m a k e the vital d i f f e r e n c e .

of e n e r g y a f f l i c t e d t h e c r o w d t o o , a l t h o u g h this p r o b a b l y h a d less to d o with the b e t t e r - t h a n - a v e r a g e

s u p p o r t b a n d , D o v e s , t h a n the a g e

demo-

A n d then G a r y N u m a n c o m e s o n , a n d I'm s u d d e n l y r e m i n d e d why F e a r F a c tory a r e a b l e to fill s u c h a l a r g e v e n u e to b r e a k i n g p o i n t . T h e i r c o v e r of C a r s '

g r a p h i c o f t h e a u d i e n c e (i.e. t h e r e w e r e a lot of o l d f o g i e s a b o u t ) .

is very b i g stateside. T h e m a t i c a l l y , it's the c o r r e c t s o n g f o r t h e m to d o , c o n Things c h a n g e d w h e n Beth r e v e a l e d that she w a s to be j o i n e d for a duet

c e r n e d as it is with their f a v o u r i t e subjects of t e c h n o l o g y a n d m a c h i n e s , but

by o n e of t h e c o l l a b o r a t o r s o n h e r Central

tonight it just s o u n d s like the o r i g i n a l p l a y e d at twenty times the v o l u m e . O n e

R e s e r v a t i o n a l b u m , Terry C o l -

lier, w h o h a d h i m s e l f p l a y e d a c o u p l e o f g i g s a t t h e E m p i r e d u r i n g O c t o -

glitch in a n o t h e r w i s e routinely excellent s h o w . F a c e facts: M e t a l is great.

Kunal

ber. H a l f t h e c r o w d w a s e c s t a t i c ; t h e o t h e r h a l f w e r e left a s k i n g t h e i r m a t e s w h o t h e h e l l h e is. V i s i b l y , B e t h w a s o n e o f t h o s e e x c i t e d by his p r e s e n c e .

They

p e r f o r m e d s o m e o f his s o n g s , a n d t h e p a i r ' s v o i c e s w o r k e d

well

...Competition News... BETH ORTON:

t o g e t h e r . It's just a s h a m e t h a t t h e last s o n g o f a l o n g e n c o r e w a s s p o i l t by

WIN, WIN, WIN!!

m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g s b e t w e e n t h e m a n d t e c h n i c a l d i f f i c u l t i e s - it w a s a r a r e

g o o d i e s i n c l u d i n g a s i g n e d c o p y of h e r latest a l b u m , a f e w m o r e u n s i g n e d

s l i p . C l e a r l y , t h e d a n c e a b l e b e a t s f r o m t h e r e c o r d s w e r e a b s e n t in this live

c o p i e s a n d s o m e lovely posters.

set, b u t this w a s n o g r e a t l o s s , it just m e a n t that n o b o d y c o u l d h i d e b e h i n d

q u e s t i o n to f e l i x @ i c . a c . u k . N i c e !

expensive p r o d u c e r s . I shall refrain, however, f r o m saying that w e

were

t r e a t e d t o f o l k m u s i c , s i n c e 'folk' is o n e o f t h o s e w o r d s (like ' c o u n t r y

This w e e k f o r my lovely r e a d e r s I've g o t s o m e Beth O r t o n

W h a t is the name

To win just s e n d a n s w e r s to the f o l l o w i n g

of Beth Orton's

recent

album?

BEDROCK ALBUM:

w e s t e r n ' a n d ' B e l g i u m ' ) w h i c h just m a k e s m e t u r n off. T h a t w o u l d b e u n r e a -

T h e B e d r o c k c o m p e t i t i o n run a few a g o w a s w o n by Patrick G i l f e a t h e r f r o m the

s o n a b l e : Beth O r t o n d e s e r v e s a g o o d listen.

H u m a n i t i e s S c h o o l s o there'll b e s o m e funky tunes o n his stereo t h e n .

DEATH IN VEGAS: B e t h O r t o n ' s Central

Reservation

a l b u m is o u t n o w . To w i n a c o p y

a n d s o m e o t h e r g o o d i e s e n t e r the c o m p e t i t i o n to t h e right

Valmik

T h e lucky w i n n e r of last w e e k s m a s s i v e g o o d i e b a g w a s D a v i d Lewis. H e gets 1 0 free g i g tickets, 1 0 free t-shirts a n d a crate of beer, w h i c h s h o u l d g u a r a n tee h i m a n d his m a t e s a g o o d t i m e .

Have a good one!

frequency x/^

P13

^^^^

After Fabric's l a u n c h

week-

end being a raging success all

round,

weekend

the

Recommended Clubbing

Torture Garden Halloween Event @ Mass .. fancy fetish fun and frolicks...

Fabric Live @ Fabric second

at the v e n u e

had

Not

quite

the

Skin

Two

Rubber

Ball,

but

part

of the

weekend's

M o r e clubs that m a y tak e y o u r fancy...

e v e n t s a n d n o d o u b t m a n y o f t h e s a m e p e o p l e w e r e t h e r e last S a t u r d a y i n t h i s g r e a t v e n u e , w h i c h is a c o n v e r t e d c h u r c h . T o r t u r e den

holds

large

events

random

venues

random

Gar-

intervals.

Thursday

J 1th November

Bedrock @ Heaven; £6

quite a n act to f o l l o w . W i t h

W h a t t h e y a l l h a v e i n c o m m o n is a f a n t a s t i c , f r i e n d l y a t m o s p h e r e ,

B e d r o c k is a c l u b n i g h t g o i n g p l a c e s . Last

drum'n'bass

loud

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

month's

room

probably

the

o n the p e o p l e , chill out r o o m s , a n d b a s i c a l l y o n e of the best nights

B e a c h d o w n in B r i g h t o n w e r e o u t o f this

b e s t w a y t o d e s c r i b e it) a n d

out a r o u n d . Feast y o u r eyes o n the p e o p l e , the v i d e o v i s u a l s , the

w o r l d , a n d this b a s h w o n ' t d i s a p p o i n t .

J a m e s Lavelle, the

Scratch

p e r f o r m a n c e artists, d a n c e a n d drink. The d u n g e o n b o a s t s a n u m -

Friday

P e r v e r t s a n d c o in t h e m a i n

b e r of p i e c e s of scary l o o k i n g e q u i p m e n t w h i c h p e o p l e w e r e tied

Undertom @ Trenz; £6

room

t o / o n / i n e t c . D o n ' t b e s c a r e d , b i z a r r e a s it m a y s e e m , t h e y w e r e a l l

H i g h energy uplifting a c i d t e c h n o tance

London

l a u g h i n g a n d s m i l i n g , a n d p e r f e c t l y h a p p y t o b e t h e r e ! M o s t (if n o t

o n the t o p f l o o r with a m o r e d e e p

all) v e n u e s h a v e a d u n g e o n r o o m w h e r e p e o p l e c a n " p l a y " , b u t y o u

spiritual

(that's

it w a s

rival

any

that

night.

the

line

other

Thankfully

the

n i g h t s at

12th

Heaven

and

The

November

experience

had

and down

night was far f r o m a d i s a p -

don't h a v e to a n d n o o n e will m a k e y o u . All h a v e c h a n g i n g r o o m s ,

b e l o w . T h i s is a c l u b p r o m o t e d by t w o

pointment.

so you

ex-Imperial p e o p l e so get there a n d sup-

can

embarrassed The

room

styles

complimented as

the

perfectly

each

beats

throughout Indeed

the

venue.

the

achieved

other

thundered

volumes

in the l o u d

come to

in n o r m a l c l o t h e s a n d

out

your

e n f o r c e d - y o u will feel a w k w a r d ever,

rubber

is O K

too, and

dress.

if y o u

Dress

are

codes

(i.e.

and

French maid/nurse/mili-

M i l k ' n ' 2 Sugars parties are always worth

less e x p e n s i v e . T h e

cheapest

stuff is P V C , y o u c a n g e t a f u l l o u t f i t e . g . a d r e s s f o r a b o u t

Get

clothes/equipment

for fetish events

seem

hurting

our

from

"Paradiso"

ears.

Fabric

Live

will

remain for

venue,

arrived

nightclubs

Cam-

Zeitgeist or Murra y

and

Vern, usually costing £10-15 a n d

most

O K , so m a y b e you're interested - or

Sunday

Metalheadz @ Dingwalls; £6

top

can

b e just a n o t h e r c l u b , it is f i n e t o just d r i n k a n d d a n c e

- and

14th

H a v e y o u b e e n yet ? If n o t t h e n w h y n o t ?

If y o u l i k e t h e i d e a b u t h a v e n ' t g o t t h e n e r v e , try F u l l Tilt a t E l e c t r i c

To have

B a l l r o o m i n C a m d e n o n a F r i d a y n i g h t . It's

invite

the

things

Goth/Alternative/Rock,

word

a n d y o u don't h a v e to g o quite as e x t r e m e - b l a c k will d o !

can

fetish

o n l y get better.

your

club

us along,

we like it we'll female

e-mail: phone:

Patch

November

G e t , get d o w n !

reputation

are and

w a t c h their r e a c t i o n s . As l o n g as y o u dress right, o n c e y o u get there

around

rooms

y o u c a n b e a s o u t r a g e o u s o r a s c o n s e r v a t i v e a s y o u w a n t t o b e - it

these

two

has

it a g o , y o u a r e g u a r a n t e e d t o h a v e a g o o d t i m e , s o w h y n o t try it?

gets

Dave Clarke and Andy Weatherall

lately, but this n i g h t s h o u l d b e t h e first of

m a y n o t h a v e t h e n a m e yet,

and

Headstart @ Turnmills; £5

As for

m a n y p e o p l e d o just t h a t . If y o u a r e o p e n m i n d e d e n o u g h t o g i v e

assured,

that o t h e r s c a n o n l y d r e a m o f putting o n

headlining Headstart's

growing

any-

a resurgence.

of the

fast

unmatched

It is a f a b u l o u s n i g h t o u t , a n d i n f i n i t e l y a m u s i n g t o t a k e f r i e n d s a n d

long

London.

system

truth H e a d s t a r t h a s b e e n l a g g i n g a bit

nights

sound

this s h o u l d b e a g o o d o n e . To tell the

one

w h e r e in the c a p i t a l , F a b r i c b o a s t s a night

ber b a l l , but most w e e k e n d s there are events - l o o k out f o r C l u b

sure

Fabric

but

With

just m o r b i d l y c u r i o u s - a n d w a n t t o g o . W e l l , y o u ' v e m i s s e d t h e r u b -

brilliant

however

k e e p s its r e s i d e n c y . the

Station,

13rd November

Fabric @ Fabric; £12

Rub, C l u b Flesh, Submission, and various others.

was

b r i l l i a n t n i g h t , a n d I'm

night

Old

d e n , a n d a variety of other p l a c e s . Tickets for clubs f r o m P a r a d i s o ,

clubs run 1 0 - 4 a m or 1 0 - 6 a m .

Anyway

n a o v e r f r o m S a n F r a n c i s o t o d e l i v e r the beats a n d cuts.

" M u r r a y a n d V e r n " a n d " B l a c k R o s e " , b o t h in S t a b l e s M a r k e t ,

who

a look. This week they've got M a r k Fari-

£30,

Saturday C o m p t o n Street, " H o n o u r " o n Lower M a r s h n e a r W a t e r l o o

pals,

fetish

m o s t p l a c e s w i l l b a r g a i n if y o u h a v e t h e n e r v e t o !

Perfect t h o u g h f o r m e

and

p o r t . It w i l l b e a g r e a t n i g h t .

The Weekly Sessions @ The Annexe; £8

not for the s e n s i t i v e - e a r e d .

are

room

are quite p h e n o m e n a l

appreciate

too

How-

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

cyber/punk/futuristic/role play

tary/lingerie)

change,

added

to this list just

we'll

check

put it

down

it out and if

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Piccadilly Theatre - Piccadily tube

Bridewell Theatre - Blackfriars tube

Finished

ÂŁ1 2 . 5 0 standby

ÂŁ8 C o n e .

A gallery o f vast tapestries, a b s t r a c t

wooden

S p e n d Spend

Spend,

w h i c h h a s b e e n h a i l e d a s " T h e Best

Higher

Than

Bab/e w a s d i r e c t e d a n d p r o -

sculptures a n d p a v i n g s l a b s . B e f o r e e x p e r i e n c i n g

N e w British M u s i c a l in Y e a r s " by s o m e c r i t i c s , o p e n e d a t t h e

d u c e d b y ex-IC e n g i n e e r s ; C l i v e

them in the flesh, y o u m i g h t b e f o r g i v e n f o r t h i n k -

Piccadilly Theatre a c o u p l e of weeks a g o . A s the house-

a n d Tim Sawers,

ing that these a r e just the h a c k n e y e d h a l l m a r k s

lights f a d e a n d t h e o v e r t u r e starts y o u f e e l a s t h o u g h y o u

Dramsoc.

of a c o n c e p t u a l artist. If y o u still think this after

a r e i n f o r a treat.

T h e o r c h e s t r a t i o n is a h a p p y

Pagent

o f w h o w e r e in

medium

having seen this m a j o r retrospective o f t h e artist

b e t w e e n p o p a n d j a z z , t h e set is s l i c k a n d y o u g e t t h e f e e l -

A l i g h i e r o e Boetti, I h a v e d o u b t s a b o u t y o u r s a n -

ing that the p r o d u c e r s certainly

ity.

S p e n t b u c k e t l o a d s in putting the s h o w o n stage.

W h i l e b e i n g mostly u n k n o w n in t h e U K , t h e d i s -

The

tinctive style o f Boetti h a s a cult f o l l o w i n g a c r o s s

woman

the Atlantic a n d o v e r the C h a n n e l . H e started i n

r a g s , b y v i r t u e o f f o o t b a l l p o o l s , g o i n g t h r o u g h five

the mid-sixties with

b a n d s a l o n g the way.

have Spent,

both

Spent a n d

C l i v e Swift - the h u s b a n d f r o m " K e e p i n g Up Appearances"

- w h o played Cardinal

a n d M a t t h a u s , s h o w e d h o w g o o d actors w e s e e in g e n e r a l c r a p o n T V often a r e ; a

P o p A r t (Ping

Pong,

Stiff

show

is b a s e d

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So, the 43rd London Film Festival is here. It kicks off with the premiere of this film, which fully deserves its top billing. It is a film of quality, with superb acting and fantastic cinematography. Set in the American Civil War, this film will not be your average IC student's cup of tea: there are no light sabres or flashy special effects, no Keanu Reeves wandering about with nice shades on. It is a film at the other end of the spectrum; it involves you by stirring your emotions and telling a rousing story rather than throwing hundreds of computer generated images at you. And what a nice change it is as well. The film follows the fortunes of a group of pro-Southern Bushwhackers around the Missouri-Kansas border in the 1 860's. For those of you who not up to speed on your American Civil War history, I will quickly explain. In 1 854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed which meant that States had to vote on whether they would allow slavery. They would then be either slave states or free states. However violent conflicts in and around Kansas ensued with pro-slavery settlers, allied with people from neighbouring Missouri, fighting anti-slavery Kansas "Jay-Hawkers". Soon afterwards, the Civil War broke out, with Missouri (now a slave state) siding with the Northern Union, rather than the Southern Confederacy, i.e. most of the states surrounding it. What followed was division of loyalties, even between members of families and led to local militia "Bushwhackers" (pro-Confederacy) undertaking guerrilla warfare against the North's Union soldiers and sympathisers. The worst atrocity was the Lawrence Massacre (re-created in the film) in which the town of Lawrence was ransacked by pro-Confederacy militia with the loss of 1 80 lives. So we follow in the trials and tribulations of a small band of men, firstly as they hide in the hills during the winter from the army, and then into the spring where differing opinions lead the group to disband. Leaving their companions behind, Jake Roedel (Tobey Maguire) and a former slave Daniel Holt (Jeffrey Wright), try to put the violence and brutality behind them by heading south and making a new start for themselves. The characters having slowly realised that the situation is hopeless and futile; the only people the Bushwhackers are killing are innocents. They are not killing members of the army but their families. But the other members of his unit are not so sympathetic and would prefer to stay until the bitter end, showing that these men had no real humanity and were nothing short of animals. Maguire plays a difficult part excellently, as does Wright, but the whole cast must be congratulated on a fine performance. The production of the film is first rate with director Ang Lee showing again (after Sense and Sensibility) that he is an accomplished period filmmaker. The emotions are stirred effectively by the struggles of the central characters, while the realism is of war is often sickeningly displayed. You could do far worse than spending a few hours watching a film of this calibre. Drew

Ok, the cinema was in Brixton, it was a bit messy, everybody was trying to sell us "puff" and the number of people watching this preview equalled your average ICU presidential election voting turnout (about eight). Bad omens for a film I knew nothing about having had the tickets thrust at me only hours before. "It's got the doctor from Eastenders in it," was all the information I was told. Things started to look up when the cinema started playing Big Band music in the time gap between the film starting and all eight people turning up. This was going to a British Film and a very cool one at that. I wasn't let down. East Is East' is set around a large Pakistani family living in Salford (the director's hometown) in 1 971. The father came over from Pakistan in 1937, leaving behind his first wife, and married an English woman. They raised seven children and run a chip shop. The father is determined to impose his Pakistani beliefs onto his offspring. One such belief is arranged marriages. When he arranges for his two eldest sons to be married to two of the ugliest girls on the planet, things start to blow up in his face. Whilst this all sounds very serious, the whole plot revolves around a set of comic set pieces, involving circumcision, the thick girl next door, the racist bigot across the road and one sons attempts at modern art. From the start it was obvious that 'East Is East' had a script with the calibre of a 1 2 bore shot gun. Well written, sharp, witty, hilarious, touching, sensitive and glorious are all words that could be used to describe the script writing. One moment you are rolling about on the floor and then before you know it you are almost crying at the sadness of the leading roles. This was not just due to the script. All of the actors managed to portray such a sense of realism that, even in some of the more obtusely funny scenes, your level of empathy was huge. You just believed in the characters and the story as a whole. This level of involvement is also heightened if you have ever had any Pakistani friends who have gone through the whole arranged marriage thing, and helped them get through all the cultural clashes that go on when East meets West. Another aspect that added to the atmosphere of the film was the attention to detail in the clothing and sets. It looked and felt like a genuine 1971 Salford street. Film Four has done it again: produced a low budget, all British, different but brilliant film. Ok, so I only recognised one actor and I haven't a clue who the director is, but this film is fantastic, touching and hilarious and, for me, better than 'The Full Monty'.

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East Is East Competition

So have you been to ICU cinema yet? C'mon then get going. Did you know it has one of the largest screens in London and a brand new amazing sound system. Well, now you do. This week ICU cinema is showing the piss-your-pants funny South Park and hilarious Analyse This. Both are definately five star films so if didn't get to see these films over the summer now's your chance.

This week's competition courtesy of the Odeon Kensington gives you the chance to win tickets to see 'East is East'. Have you read the review and decided that you would like to see it? If so enter this competition and you and a friend could be going to see East Is East for free.

South Park (in case you haven't been on this planet for the last 12 months) is an adult cartoon about four kids living in a town called South Park. There has been a TV series and mass merchandising so I think everyone knows what I'm talking about. This film is one of the funniest films of the year and is a must see for all students. You will find yourself quoting for weeks after this film so be warned. South Park contains explicit language so if you don't like the word f*** and get offended by bad language don't bother watching this film. While the language in the TV series in bleeped out, the naughty words in this film are not. Apparently, this film uses the F-word more times than Pulp Fiction. Now that's an achievement. Analyse This is a comedy starring Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal. You probably read the review in the first edition and never got to see it as you were too busy doing Freshers Week. Well now you can see Analyse This in the comfort of the Union. De Niro is a gangster (what a surprise!) who has 'issues' and needs a psychiatrist to help him sort himself out. Crystal is the unfortunate psychiatrist who has to deal with him. Also starring in Analyse This is Lisa Kudrow (Pheobe from Friends) who's character is not that dissimilar to Pheobe. She plays Crystal's wife to-be. The film follows the antics of this off-the-wall patient-doctor relationship. Both films are being shown on Monday and Tuesday evenings in the Union but as always make sure you check the posters on the walkway or the advertisement somewhere in Felix for the times and details of prices. Ok, it doesn't show the latest blockbusters, but as least it's cheap and you can take your beer and curry in with you. ICU Cinema is looking for staff to sell tickets, ice-creams and do other stuff so if you fancy getting to watch free films or would like to know how a cinema works then get in touch with the cinema. Either ask the people working at the cinema when you go this week or mail them at cinema@ic.ac.uk.

Instead of the normal answer a question and you could win a prize just e-mail film.felix @ ic.ac.uk telling me why you want to go and see this film. Please try and be imaginative, as I hate reading boring e-mails. The more interesting the answer the better your chances of winning this week. The best five emails will win and be able to enjoy a night out for zero pence. Just make sure you e-mail films by 1 2 noon on Wednesday October. Congratulations to the winners of last week's Pushing Tin competition. They are : A Georgilidakis D Mcshane S Jasay E Bray A Majid Please call by the Felix office to collect your tickets or mail us at the above e-mail address to make other arrangements.

Offers, Offers, Offers If you have been entering the competitions and not winning do not despair. The Odeon Kensington has a money saving scheme. You are able to purchase a film credit booklet for ÂŁ 4 7 . I know that sounds a lot of money but read on to find out what you get. Your little booklet contians, amongst other things, 8 cinema tickets - so in effect you get two tickets completely free. You also get 4 vouchers for money off drinks and popcorn, discounts on subscription to Heat and Empire magazines, a voucher for a discount film soundtrack and a chance to win their groovy competition. Sounds good, doesn't it. It is a really good offer especially if you enjoy going to the cinema quite a lot. Odeon Kensington is situated at the far end of High Street Kensington and you can buy the film credit booklet fom the box-office there.

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trained

began

the

his

Central Hal

professional

c a r e e r as a n a c t o r with a string of

BBC.

Manchester

Exeter.

L o o k i n g f u r t h e r a f i e l d still, H a l recently

ular

show

Hal Cruttenden

and

debut

gone

s u c c e s s i o n of s e l l - o u t p e r f o r m a n c -

his

has

h e a d l i n e v e n u e s a r o u n d the c o u n and

the

clubs

Jongleurs He face

Dublin

people...

reaching

a c r o s s the rest of the c o u n t r y , f r o m

p u r p o s e , m o r e like a Polaris, or a

Since

House

Hoot.

performed

comedy

and

L o n d o n c i r c u i t i n c l u d i n g the C o m e -

S i m o n (right) is r i s i n g f a s t - n o t l i k e

long oppressed

Q C

tralian

returned Comedy

from

the

Festival

has Aus-

and

the

E d i n b u r g h Fringe, w h e r e he starred in a

very s u c c e s s f u l

three-handed

show.

The Felix Crossword, by Turnip Henry s

1. O u t d o o r j a m b o r e e

4. N o b l e m a n with title g o e s

s u p o r t f o r p o r t a l . (8)

S o u t h f o r p i e r c i n g p l a c e s . (8)

2. G r e e k letter m a y b e

7. Start a story in a n c i e n t

i m p l e m e n t e d , initially, in

times.

(1,4,4,3)

9. Yes, G e r m a n c o r n f o r this

1 . L e a v e s piles of s a n d . (7)

has

s h a p e s . (6) 3 . S w a n h a s r i n g . (6)

m a n . (5)

4. O n e m i l e u p , N a t h a n

1 0 . M o n e y skill. (6)

g o e s East to kill s o m e o n e .

1 1 . C o v e r e d with printer ink,

(9)

he s i n g s . (7)

5. A m a l l returns c r e a t u r e .

1 3 . A r o t o r c h o p s u p the

(5)

s p e a k e r . (6)

6. N o t in the W e s t , but

1 4. O b t a i n c o d f o r M a r s u p i -

e v e r y w h e r e e l s e a hill is

a l . (9)

p o l i t i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t . (7)

1 6 . A l l points to spy s e l l i n g

7. P r e - m o n g o l i a n : very o l d

p a p e r s . (9)

crockery.

1 8. Just w h a t o n e n e e d s f o r

8. Fa r f a r a w a y , a n d

the t r a i n . (6)

m o r e t h a n a bit o l d . (4,3,5 )

(7,5) perhaps

1 9. Live h e r e w e a r i n g

1 0 . R e v o l u t i o n i s t runs slowly

m o n k ' s c l o t h i n g . (7)

o n s n o w . (7)

2 2 . L o r r a i n e ' s f o o d . (6)

1 2 . A c c e s s o r y to s u i c i d e . (7)

24. Geometrist who sounds

15. Self-imposed handicap,

a bit greasy, p e r h a p s . (5)

prehaps because one can

2 5 . Messy Spica hairdos

d o it all a l o n e .

m a k e o n e horny. (1 2)

1 7. W a r m gusts f r o m u n d e r -

2 6 . C o n f e s s e d to h a v i n g

w e a r . (8)

(3-6)

b e e n let i n . (8)

1 8 . M e x i c a n that m a k e s y o u

2 7 . W h i l e f a l l i n g over, b a b y

h a p p y , p e r h a p s . (7)

Answer to 1155

turns a l i e n to R e l i g i o u s S t u d -

2 0 . L o o k after c o t that

Across:

ies. (7)

C w m , A a r d v a r k s , A m b e r , H e i f e r , P a b l o , L i p o p h i l i c , Elu te, M o o g , O b e l i s k ,

makes

room...(6)

B a r g a i n , N o a h , R e a l m , D e c a h e d r o n , Tutti, H o b b i t , D i a z o , M o d e r a t e s , N u t .

2 1 . ...for d w e l l e r : w o r k e r

Down:

with i n s i d e - o u t net. (6)

C o m p a n i o n , M a r b l e , A b s o l u t i o n , A n d S p a m , A l i b i , Sir, H i p p o , Elite, Leek,

G a r g a n t u a n , Gnarliest, Burn, C r e d o , Overt, Hirsute, M u t t o n , A m b l e , H u m .

2 3 . Tall h e a d g e a r f o r d r u m kit. (2-3)

I like a l t e r n a t i v e s p e l l i n g s . . . t h e y m a k e m y life e as i e r . but d o b e c a r e f u l ( w o u l d I lie to y o u ? ) .

I p r o m i s e t h e y ' r e all v a l i d ,

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Fencers keep QMW on the hop

d Hockey 2nds

Fencing Men's Fencing (Bints)

EPEE:

ing o f D a v e " . . . s o , are you s i n g l e ? " A P K D a v i d g e , D a v e "Jaws" Hughes

A f t e r t h e last m a t c h , w e w e r e p r e -

and

QMW

pared to change

g o m e r y ( a l s o m a k i n g his d e b u t ) . A

were

gonna

turn-out...

o u r tactics - w e

win.A n almost

Marino

"Never

full

here"

Pete " t h e L e p r e c h a u n "

convincingly who

good

fence

Mont-

Riding the b o o g i e - b o a r d , o n the Bints 1 7 - 1 0

QMW

selection

rechaun

w a s unlucky a n d having

before them. The

Ladies Fencing (Wannabe Bints)

Meaty

John,

only w o n o n e fight. W i t h the m a t c h

Joe-Joe "Lightweight" W o n g

(mak-

n o w firmly in t h e Bints' g r a s p w e

i n g his I C first t e a m d e b u t ) a n d M o

could now afford to ease up, spar-

a very c o m p e t i t i v e t e a m

"Captain Animal"

ing Q M W

and

w a s sabre:

weapon

Mansoori. O u r

first t i m e w i t h t h r e e s a b r e u r s o n t h e sabre t e a m

crushing defeat.

with M e a t y

per-

a n d Animal

w i n n i n g a l l their fights a n d

hit b y t h e d r e a d e d

The

fencers

action.

flu bug.

a n d Multi-Storey

boys

were

Bruce

IC0-1

down.

shocked

into

Lee a n d Jean

C l a u d e v a n D a m m e destroyed the

The team consisted of " L e g a l " C a p -

midfield, steady

tain

wide a n d G e o g r a p h y Teacher fin-

Katherine,

"Cockney"

Clare

E d d i e t o o k it o u t

G r o v e and Ursula "Titi's" Marciniomi w h o f e n c e d a d m i r a b l y a g a i n s t a

Finally

team of regular international play-

developed

Riccardo

ers ( t h e y ' r e b l o o d y g o o d a t f e n c i n g

force.

Sapienza,

t o o l ) . M a n y o f the fights w e r e c l o s e

for the e a r l i e r c o c k - u p by finishing

p r o v i d i n g excitement for the

the attack m o v e o f the m i l l e n n i u m .

Epee

w a s next w i t h

E x c e l l e n t d i s p l a y by t h e I C s a b r e u r s

"The

( g o o d skills b o y s ! ) .

Jaws a n d Lightweight. T h e Stallion

Italian

Stallion"

men's

i s h e d off s u b l i m e m o v e 1 -11 the 2 n d team into

a fluid

t e a m , but a l a s victory was not ours

Geography

Teacher

w e a p o n s (and a l s o f e n c e d well). H e

f o r the t a k i n g . H o p e f u l l y the ( c o m -

third

a n d only

his prowess

with

have

attacking

Captain Chunder made up

his

showed

SABRE:

of o u r regular

goal,

open

QMW

Light-

w e i g h t o n l y l o s i n g o n e o f h i s 5-4.

many

C a p t a i n C h u n d e r missed

scored a n own goal.

year

this

d i d not g o as

start

planned. an

Unfortunately Q M W p r o d u c e d

were

FOIL:

turned

o u t t o b e o u r best w e a p o n formance

the e m b a r r a s s m e n t o f a

m e a n t that w e totally Q M W in w h a t

outclassed

crest o f a w a v e I C 2 n d s s w e e p a l l

w o n a l l h i s fights (nice o n e

D a v e ) . Jaws w o n two a n d the Lep-

First

Kings

by A P K

J a n a h a n b e i n g t h e o n l y first t e a m w h o w a s missing.

IC II ..

goal,

swept

in t h e

t h e ref ere e

w o n a l l t h r e e o f his f i g h t s w i t h e a s e .

plete) t e a m w i l l f a r e b e t t e r a g a i n s t

prevented

QMW.

Jaws

K i n g s next w e e k .

a n d ready to g o , the disco squad

a n d Lightweight

failed to

Fired u p

should be afraid of revenge.

impress the ladies b a d m i n t o n t e a m F o i l next a n d t h e t e a m c o n s i s t -

a landslide.

W a n n a b e Bints 1 - 1 7

by l o s i n g a l l t h e i r f i g h t s .

QMW

Very

afraid!

ICSM Mountaineering Society

mountaineering

out-

District) w a s put t o the test, o n l y this

a n a r r o w p a t h that is steeply c a r v e d

ciently

overdue

t i m e in a m o r e a u t h e n t i c setting. I still

into the m o u n t a i n s i d e l a c e d with t h e

w e a v i n g the r o p e b e t w e e n fixed b o u l -

venture

side Britain w a s l o n g

with

"natural"

protection,

but it n e e d e d t h e incentive t o

r e m e m b e r vividly h e a r i n g a g o n i s i n g

ice. W h a t a m I d o i n g ? Reason

goes

d e r s t o k e e p safety t o t h e forefront

t a k e o n t h e o r g a n i s i n g a n d sorting

cries f o r h e l p a s K a t e rapidly d i s a p -

o u t o f the w i n d o w - best just a c c e p t

without s a c r i f i c i n g s p e e d . O n l y o n the

out that s u c h a n u n d e r t a k i n g requires

peared

- C a r o l i n e d i d a first class j o b .

view. O h , d i d w e l a u g h !

down

a n icy c r a c k , o u t o f

w h a t e v e r c o m e s y o u r w a y - just p u t

h a r d e r s e c t i o n s o n e c l i m b s w h i l e the

o n e f o o t in front o f t h e other. N o t

o t h e r belays i n the c o n v e n t i o n a l way.

even time for photographs.

A l l t o o s o o n w e r e a c h e d the hut a n d

t h e 19th o f July w e w e a r

W h e n the S u n a p p e a r e d w e w e r e

ready. G o t a c r o s s the C h a n n e l w i t h -

a l r e a d y well o n o u r way. " C l i m b s l o w -

F o u r a n d a half h o u r s after start-

out t h r o w i n g up but m a d e u p f o r it o n

ly, c o n s e r v e energy, k e e p g o i n g b u t

ing off, bot h g r o u p s r e a c h e d the t o p

ipating

several r o u n d a b o u t s o n t h e w a y t o

d o n ' t s t o p " w a s t h e instruction f r o m

at 4 , 0 2 7 metres, the highest p o i n t f o r

schnapps while b a n g i n g o n a c o w

Switzerland.

bell).

spent the rest o f the a f t e r n o o n p a r t i c in local

customs

(drinking

after

the front. U p a n d u p d i g g i n g o u r

s o m e o f us. S o m e s w e a t e d b l o o d t o

leaving W i l s o n h o u s e, w e arrived at

c r a m p o n s into steep ice, put o n e f o o t

get

our

in front of the other, w a t c h o u t f o r the

w h a t a l l t h e fuss w a s a b o u t . Yet a l l

ings o f c o f f e e , b r e a d , butter, c h e e s e

Eighteen

destination

hours

o n the campsite

there,

while

others

wondered

A b i g b r e a k f a s t with extra h e l p -

c r e v a s s e s next t o y o u , s pik e i n , step

a g r e e d u p o n o n e thing, a n incredibly

a n d the j a m put us o n the right f r a m e

If a c t i o n w a s the key w o r d , there

up - the ridge l o o k s miles u p o n the

g o o d f e e l i n g s t a n d i n g o n t o p o f the

of m i n d f o r a d a y o f r o c k c l i m b i n g .

was e n o u g h in the next three d a y s t o

sky. A f t e r a n h o u r w e c a n still m e a s -

world

v iews a l l

O u r route p o s s e s s e s everything a n y -

satisfy the biggest o f a p p e t i t e s , start-

ure the d i s t a n c e b e h i n d us but l o o k -

a r o u n d us. T h e S u n is o u t in full f o r c e

o n e c o u l d wish for. S t e e p w a l l s , airy

ing off with a l es s o n o n h o w t o a n d

ing a h e a d it still feels a s e n d l e s s a s

a n d w e a r e at p e a c e with o u r s u r -

traverses, s o m e tricky m a n t e l s h e l v e s ,

h o w not to b e h a v e o n a glacier. Kevin

b e f o r e . B l a c k dots o n the white b a c k -

r o u n d i n g s . " H e a v e n " (even the h e a v y

a slight o v e r h a n g a n d a s a b o n u s a

(Batman) o u r o t h e r g u i d e t o o k t h e

ground

breathing has seized a n d the only

"Tyrolean

more experienced g r o u p , while Robin

p e o p l e a r o u n d but all that is a u d i b l e

s o u n d s a r e a faint b r e e z e a n d t h e b e t w e e n t w o r o c k y s p i k e s , s o m e d i s -

(friend o f B a t m a n ) t o o k the rest. W e

are thumps in the snow, o c c a s i o n a l

clicking of o u r cameras).

p r a c t i c e d step cu ttin g, front p o i n t i n g ,

click

moving

b r e a t h i n g - plenty of that.

" S h o e n b l i c h " in S a a s G r u n d .

up an d down

steep i c e ,

show

from

that there

a r e other

a n ice a x e a n d heavy

with

breathtaking

traverse"

(a r o p e

set u p

t a n c e a p a r t , w h e r e y o u c l i p yourself in

A f t e r a bite to eat, w e w e r e r e a d y

a n d pull h a n d o v e r h a n d a c r o s s the

to g o d o w n , this t i m e o n t h e s o u t h

v o i d ) . T h a t c o m p l e t e d o u r three-day

snow

side to get to the " A l m a g e l l e r h u t " , o u r

c o u r s e . R o b i n a n d K e v i n w e r e o n the

axes a n d t h e m o r e a w k w a r d j o b o f

b r i d g e s , p a s s i n g sheets of ice with i c i -

a b o d e f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g night. T h e

whole

locating them a g a i n . Crevasse rescu-

cles like g i a n t l a n c e s d a n g l i n g f r o m its

route is m i x e d s n o w , ice a n d roc k a n d

f o r m a n c e s , w i s h e d us luck a n d stay

ing (as w e h a d p r a c t i c e d i n the L a k e

s i d e , s c a l i n g steep walls o r just f o l l o w

w e learnt t o m o v e d o w n (in pairs) effi-

safe.

j u m p i n g a c r o s s c r e v a s s e s , b u r y i n g ice

Crossing

frail

looking

pretty satisfied with o u r p e r -

Seconds slay St. George's

Ladies Football

Ladies Hockey IC II

St George's

Having been told that we didn't have any opponents, the girls boarded the coach eagerly to head for their walkover. But when we got to the pitch, we found not only a full team but one with plenty of subs. As there were only 8 of us (since Underdown had a rather too good night at Scandies the night before and was deemed to ill to play, plus a few others who missed the coach), Chunderbird kidnapped 3 football players, Marie, Vasso and Sarah whilst the team battled on. Despite the fact that the opponents had a full team and we only had 8, we were storming and whilst the football girls were having a quick lesson at hockey on the sidelines , Katie

sneaked a crafty one past the Sun. 31st Oct. goalie and we were 1 - 0 up. IC Ladies 2 The football girls were at times LSE 1 a little confused by the rules of The witches of LSE tried their best hockey, but they were great. to cast their spell on IC this Half time came and went Halloween but failed. Ex-IC quickly and we continued in striker Juliet was up to her style. Patsy's classy goal swiftly usual tricks, hacking our followed and we were on a roll. defence down and LSE hadn't George's had a shot at goal but changed a bit since we beat that was easily dismissed by our them last year 1 -0. fabulous goalie Louise. That IC went ahead after about was the only attempt they had 15 mins thanks to Marie's divon goal. After this slight shock, the girls were back to work and ing header off a flicked on corjust before full time, Tinkyner. From then on it was an Winky cunningly defected the evenly matched game of offside ball into the net making our vicping-pong mostly due to great tory complete. Just as well we defensive tactical manoeuvres turned up, otherwise it would from both sides. Jasmine slid have been a 6-0 defeat for us. one away after a cross/shot Once again we are grateful to skidded across the goal face the football girls Marie, Vasso and Juliet put one past our and Sarah and we'll return the stand in keeper Mel to leave it favour soon. 2-1 to IC at full time.

Ladies Rugby IC Virgins UCL

Football 35 0

Our winning ways continue its now 3 out of 3. A period of intense pressure straight from kick off led to a penalty that Romy duly converted. We were then straight back at them again and after a long period of pressure Romy crashed through to score, and then converted her try. Despite excellent play by their fly half, our forwards were stunning and no. 8 Claire powered through 5 players to score. An excellent break by Clare allowed Joe to score her 1 st try. Then Betsy scored a runaway try to complete the half. The good play continued into the second half and we were starting to look impressive. After spending much of the half in scrums. We ended up on their line and Kate went over in the comer for her debut try. The game finished with another try from Betsy. Well done to Jessamy Miriam and Emma for their 1 st matches. Rs. You're not supposed to laugh at Kryzi's conversion attempt when you were all too chicken to try.

Ladies split a pair Wed. 3rd Nov. IC Ladies QMW Q M W beat us 9-0 the previous week, mainly because only 9 people turned up for the match. This week, with a full team and three subs, we felt we were in with a chance. The game was almost evenly matched in the first half hour. IC had a few chances but lacked finishing touches. Q M W finally pierced through the IC defence, but we were back in the game with an excellent individual effort from Becky. With the score 1 - 1 30 seconds from half time, we still felt we were in with a chance to get three points from the game, but a lack of chances in the second half didn't yield any more goals. Q M W were luckier, winning the game with a shot going in off the post from outside the area.

IC shooters in charge

IC I

ICSM

From the start, I.C. lsts controlled the play. Slick passing throughout the team left the defence a little bored, so bored in fact that the medics managed to take the lead with their first, and last chance of the half. Finishing proved to be a slight problem for most of this game with numerous chances going begging. The score was finally levelled just before half-time when Marcos found out he could kick again! The second half followed the same pattern as the first: loads of chances, loads of misses. Nak finally gave the 1 sts a well-earned lead finishing from close range after a slapstick goalmouth scramble. The third came from Private Waight, scoring with his head from Steve's corner. The best goal of all came next with Marcos scoring again after a controlled build up, to wrap up the game. At the end of the day, a comfortable win for the lsts, and the margin of victory could easily have been more.

Rifle Shooting During the summer, three mem- bridge, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Oxford, Reading and Southampbers of the Imperial College Union Rifle and Pistol club ton universities, London came entered the National Rifle Associ- fourth in the musketeers (short ation's 130th Imperial Meeting. and middle distances), 2nd in the This event attracted over a thou- university's long range and 1 st in sand competitors from all over the universities aggregate matchthe world for two weeks of indi- es. Andrew also shot for the winvidual team matches. ning England team in the UniverIn the individual competitions sities National Match. The social side of the meeting Philip Golds scored an excellent 49.7 (ex 50.10) in the 900 yard proved equally enjoyable with Conan Doyle competition to fin- events such as the annual Univerish 59th and was placed in the sity of London Hog Roast, which Clementi Smith and Elkington catered for over 120 people and aggregates. Gareth Hillier shot involved the cooking of a whole well in his first proper Bisley lamb and a pig on the barbecue. Phil and Gareth narrowly avoided meeting, being placed on five prized lists including 14th in the being put on the barbecue themAdmiral Hutton Tyro Trophy. selves, having arrived wearing Andrew Eldridge made the top polo shirts bearing the legend fifty in six competitions, including "Smallbore: for men who don't 6th place in the final of the St need big guns" Georges Prize. Al! in all, the meeting proved All three IC shooters shot for very successful for the shooters University of London in the BUSA representing IC. Our thanks to team matches. Against opposi- ICU for their support of entry. tion from Bath, Bristol, C a m -

SCOREBOARD

Medics prove tough nut to crack HOCKEY

ICSM Hockey

IC I

11-2

RUMS

IC III

11-1

RUMS

IC W m n I I G K T I ..

a n d c l a s s y . A f r e e hit t o t h e e d g e

zone.

ICSM I

The

depleted

ICSM

squad

ICSM

players made

With

working

the

as a

4 - 1 ICSM 3 -4 Goldsmiths

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

I C IV

2 - 6 Kings

the ball in off the f a r post.

I C VI

7 - 2 LSE

I C VII

3-11

IC Ladies

1 -2 Q M W

The s e c o n d half s a w the m i d -

unit, a n d the midfield industrious

field a r e a o p e n u p a s f a t i g u e set

to Boyle a n d H a d f i e l d t o create

in. But the only g o a l o f the

c h a n c e s a t t h e G K T e n d . T h e first

was a g a i n s c o r e d o n the counter,

despite

goal

came

when

mem-

won

from

hope

than

However,

of many

true

crucial

from a

short-corner

counter

attacking

b e r s o f t h e s i d e , it w a s t h e r e t u r n

breakaway.

T h e short

of H u g o B o y c e that w a s t o h a v e

strike

Fishpool

biggest

influence

the and

match. Hispresence added defensive

steel

both

from

corner worming

squirming through a sea of

b o o t s a n d sticks, before

a n d attacking

rassingly

flair to the critical centre m i d f i e l d

board.

nudging

the

Once

again

t h e lads

started

Duggin

started t h e

ICSM

thus

crucial

points, a n d G K T were sent

back

The

were

Want to see your team in print? Then get your

blatently off

but

o n ethrough the

second

reports to the Portacabins on Wednesday evening

the s e c o n d r o u n d o f t h e L e a g u e . w ent o n e better

o n her

r a c e , b a c k e d u p by t h e e v e r - p r e s ent

Luise

(14th)

a n d debutant

half

m e n toed

t h e line a n d

B e n - R o n l e d h o m e t h e m e n in 5 t h

before the g a m e h e wasn't quite a s

decrease

T h e first try c a m e

c l a s s tries w e r e s c o r e d a n d o n e n o t

p l a c e h a v i n g s e e n slightly m o r e o f

from a strong run f r o m Sven J u p p

s o c l a s s y try f o r M a t t P o o l i p s , w h o

Neil

playing o n the wing, quickly

came

Gaffer

good

l o w e d b y a b e l l y f l o p o f a try b y

and

M a t t t h e twat.

G.A.Y.

T h e t h i r d try c a m e

a well

with

some

deserved

but t w o

nice try.

runs Dave

G o l also s c o r e d a quality

(9th) a n d Frank w h o

except

bird!

scored

from

a p p a l l i n g , the c o a c h driver w a s a

K i n g s A s . W e return t o d o battle i n

D a n a n d Tref, a s w e l l a s t h e s u b s

knob,

a fortnight at W i m b l e d o n

who

g o o d kicking form H o g g y lead to a

C h r i s t m a s IC s h o u l d b e t o p of the

g o o d w i n . Roll o n next w e e k .

league.

his best

mates

were in g o o d

voice.

Craig

W i t h e r s a l s o h a d a n a w e s o m e first

more.

but g o o d

The

play

ref w a s

a n d some

filling, entertaining black s p a c e .

En|oy.

B o y (24) c o m p l e t e d the A t e a m .

good

have

e n j o y t h e u p c o m i n g star o f s p a c e

h o m e b e f o r e J o d i e (20) a n d D a i s y

T h e runners c o n t i n u e d t o pile

A l l in all a

but w e should

o u r r e a d e r s with a n o p p u r t u n i t y t o

s p a n k e d the r a c e in 1 5 t h w e r e next

haps?) Rainey yet a g a i n t o s c o r e ,

game

nately b e e n h e a d - h u n t e d b y " T h e M i r r o r " t o star o n t h e i r front p a g e

ex-

and

great d u m m i e s .

running

The

key m a n S t e v n s (a little g r e e d y p e r -

with

elusive

he wanted.

w a s excellent support

try with

than

from a n o t h e r superb r u n by m o n -

There

yard

has enjoyed e x p o s u r e here over t h e last f e w w e e k s , h a s , u n f o r t u -

In its p l a c e t h e r e f o r e , w e p r o v i d e

104

saw a

in p e r f o r m a n c e

T h e e n t e r t a i n i n g w h i te s p a c e that

D e l i e s in 2 9 t h c o m p l e t e d t h e l a d i e team.

sharp as usual.

fol-

3ARTS

defensive display.

g a p s in their d e f e n c e .

h a d 2 8 pies a n d 3 0 u n i o n curries

3 5 -0 U C L

R i c h m o n d Park w a s t h e setting f o r

approached

force

IC Ladies

IC Darts L e a g u e :

W e increased the pace as

couldn't

5 0 - 0 St M a r y ' s

S o u t h s i d e 9 - 6 IC United

s e c o n d p l a c e last t i m e t o w i n t h e

time

3 4 - 0 Bucks

I C III

at h o w t o b r e a k d o w n s u c h s o l i d

Cross Country

side

IC I

back-

the

T h e G K T r e p l y w a s swift

their

RUGBY

away

half

superman"

keeper for

Dorchie

side.

g a m e , but d u e t o the fact that h e ' d

Hadfield

try w h i l e t h e ref. w a s n ' t l o o k i n g a n d

rucking.

"disco

half

to t h e d r a w i n g b o a r d , p e r p l e x e d

The o p p o s i t i o n g o t in a flukey

well s o m e g o o d s c r u m m a g i n g a n d This w e e k J a m i e

three

KCL

embar-

g a m e f o r t h e 1 sts.

l o b by

matchwinner.

gained

Rugby

Buckinghamshire Chilterns

deft

cleared the prostrate

Rugby lads kick bucks IC I

OOTBALL

I C II

stole

missing, the voyage w as more

loss

the

defence

splendidly

IC I

G K T centre-forward

in t h e i r t a c k l i n g c o v e r , it w a s left

expectation. the

across anony-

regular

side.

four

w a s blitzed

D, a n d t h e h i t h e r t o

mous

er-attacks.

With

the area

revolved a r o u n d abs orbi n g pres-

again

GKT

sure, a n d relying o n rapid count-

m a d e t h e trek t o o n e o f t h e less

to t a k e o n a t a l e n t e d a n d y o u n g

gameplan

the

s a l u b r i o u s parts o f S o u t h

London

3 - 1 Georges

in a n d b e f o r e w e k n e w it o u r B + C

teams

h a d beaten

UCL

W a t c h this s p a c e .

and

a n d by

Great.