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ews East meets W e s t hits protest, N e w s in Brief & the entrepreneurs' Challenge
protest i s m Your chance to vote on the year that was- and win a hamper full of goodies
Indian society show blighted as anti-Indian Government {protests infiltrate show only t o find that within t w e n t y - f o u r
[SEAN M O O R E Last T h u r s d a y I C U I n d i a n S o c i e t y h e l d
their
hours that t h e
majority had b e e n ripped d o w n and ruined.
[annual E a s t M e e t s W e s t s h o w . In t h e b i g g e s t
T h e s o c i e t y has s u f f e r e d from similar v a n d a l i s m
(event in C o l l e g e , the this y e a r ' s s h o w s a w o v e r 8 0 0
for a n u m b e r of m o n t h s , a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y h a v e
part
found it v e r y hard to p u b l i c i s e e v e n t s . T h o u g h IC
The show included various
s e c u r i t y w a s briefed on the s i t u a t i o n , t h e p e r p e t r a -
dances, c a t w a l k s , c o m e d y s k e t c h e s , a n d l i v e
tors h a v e y e t t o be f o u n d . T h e c o s t t o t h e Indian
ale, including o v e r 1 5 0 p a r t i c i p a n t s , t a k e [in the sold-out e v e n t .
singing from b o t h e a s t e r n a n d w e s t e r n
cultures.
Some of the m os t a r t i s t i c a l l y t a l e n t e d s t u d e n t s s e t out to d i s p l a y t h a t I m p e r i a l w a s n o t j u s t
about
s o c i e t y (one of the largest s o c s in IC) is e s t i m a t e d to be in e x c e s s of a t h o u s a n d p o u n d s a l t o g e t h e r . W h a t has w o r r i e d s e c u r i t y and the s h o w organis -
Including a g r a c i o u s c a t w a l k and a v e r y
ers s o d e e p l y is t h e well o r g a n i s e d a n d m a s s
lively bollywood d a n c e m a n y p r e s e n t d e s c r i b e d it
o r c h e s t r a t e d n a t u r e of this l a t e s t a t t a c k . T h e
as a t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y a b l e n i g h t .
leaflets were professionally designed and a few
studying.
However, the
event was m a r r e d b y a n u m b e r o f a t t a c k s
from
hundred
sneaked
in p a s t
Union
stewards.
unknown g r o u p s , a p p a r e n t l y t r y i n g t o b r i n g t h e
O r g a n i s e r s a p p e a r e d m y s t i f i e d that t w o h u n d r e d
show into d i s r e p u t e .
l e a f l e t s had b e e n i n s e r t e d in t h e p r o g r a m s , d e s p i t e
jjers, the p h i l o s o p h y o f | |
apparently
:he evening w a s r e p r e -
attended
sented b y n u m e r o u s
five minutes".
eastern a n d w e s t e r n
The
been
monious u n i t y o f t h e
1 called the "National
cultures".
the
Sikh
from
Youth"
and
"Khalsa Human Rights".
beginning
Felix w a s unable to that
minority
were
Jon & Liz b l i n k / d a z z l e d by the bright lights of H o n g Kong
pamphlets
referred t o t w o g r o u p s
became a p p a r e n t
Matt reveals his surprising k n o w l e d g e of mountain m e d i cine, this week hypothermia
left
for "about
jets, s h o w i n g , " a h a r -
However, r i g h t
Alcohol poisoning and Nightline someone to talk to when everyo n e else has g o n e , h o m e a n d you're. . I sad.
the G r e a t Hall having
According t o o r g a n
iiverse
N i n a a n d M i r i a m expose BSE across the E U , a n d some of the h o r r o r s of B l o o d y S u n d a y . Makes you proud, doesn't it?
H q m i s h meets his elderbetters, and V i c k y g t v e s Rag a run-down for fh< veel
contact Khalsa on the H B M number provided, but
[attempting t o u s e t h e night Is an o p p o r t u n i t y f o r r a c i a l
T h e leaflet in q u e s t i o n
[and religious d e m o n s t r a t i o n s . A f t e r t h e y w e r e d i s -
was
able
through
to send
a fax
asking about the
o r g a n i s a t i o n ' s role at Imperial C o l l e g e , a l t h o u g h no
tributed o n s e a t s in t h e G r e a t H a l l , m a n y of t h e
r e s p o n s e had b e e n r e c e i v e d a s Felix went t o p r e s s .
official p r o g r a m m e s f o r t h e e v e n t ( s o m e t w o hun-
The leaflet a l s o r e f e r r e d t o a report c a l l e d "India-
dred) had p a m p h l e t s i n s e r t e d in t h e m w i t h o u t t h e
T o r t u r e , R a p e & D e a t h s in C u s t o d y " by A m n e s t y
organisers' k n o w l e d g e . T h e
professionally-printed
I n t e r n a t i o n a l , w h i c h is n o t a v a i l a b l e a m o n g t h e
pamphlets c o m p l a i n e d of a p p a r e n t a b u s e of n o n -
m a n y r e p o r t s o n t h e Indian G o v e r n m e n t b y t h e
Hindu's in I n d i a . Q u e s t i o n i n g t h e Indian g o v e r n -
human rights w a t c h d o g .
ment's h u m a n r i g h t s r e c o r d , t h e l e a f l e t s a c c u s e d
F o r t u n a t e l y o r g a n i s e r s c o l l e c t e d m o s t of t h e
ia's " N a z i G o v e r n m e n t " o f " E t h n i c c l e a n s i n g " .
leaflets a s s o o n a s t h e y w e r e d i s c o v e r e d , and t h e
Jatil D a m a n i a , V i c e P r e s i d e n t of the Indian S o c i e t y
incident did not substantially overshadow the
condemned t h e p r o t e s t
show, which raised approximately £3000 for chari-
a s a "cowardly
attack",
adding that it w a s " w e d o not d i s p u t e f r e e d o m of
ty.
expression, but it w a s c o m p l e t e l y a g a i n s t the e t h o s
d e s c r i b e d a s "electric" a n d o r g a n i s e r s p r a i s e d t h e
of the e v e n i n g a n d w a s i n a p p r o p r i a t e t o t h e s i t u a -
"enormous" response to the show. However, the
tion."
attempt to j e o p a r d i s e East M e e t s W e s t serious
Even b e f o r e T h u r s d a y n i g h t , t h e s o c i e t y h a d [complained t h a t , a s w i t h t h e i r l a s t t h r e e e v e n t s ,
Secular society make more waves, g o o d things to :ay M r P o l l a r d , a n d B i o c h e m Soc
T h e a t m o s p h e r e at t h e a f t e r s h o w p a r t y w a s
Extra large helping f i i s week o f Diary, to last you all the way to 1 1 9 2 without cold turkey
A l l sorts- i n c l u d i n g a s p e c i a l novelty book review sectionilNo books, you see?
q u e s t i o n s a s t o w h o m o r what o r g a n i s a t i o n c o u l d be behind the p e r s e c u t i o n of the s o c i e t y .
their p o s t e r s had b e e n i n t e r f e r e d w i t h . O r g a n i s e r s had printed 150 c o l o u r p o s t e r s , at a c o s t of £ 4 0 0 ,
Mountaineering + Phoenix. A n d I'm really, really sorry Etch- I'll print it next week.
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of I C U C o u n c i l . C o m e a l o n g to s e e f o r m e r
B O A T C L U B HIT T H E W A V E S
LIVERPOOL C O M M O N
P r e s i d e n t A n d y H e e p s i n t r o d u c e a p a p e r on " C C U s - value for m o n e y " , C & G U present an
announced
Union President Hamish Common was head-
even larger paper going the other way, and an
o r k o n F r i d a y 1 s t w h i c h it is h o p e d m a y
Imperial C o l l e g e r e s e a r c h e r s
ing on a tour of the north last Thursday. In his
argument about a c a t . P a p e r s at C o u n c i l are
improve the abilities of rowers and reduce the
c a p a c i t y a s C h a i r of the Aldwych G r o u p , the
named " P a p e r A " onwards, and President
likelihood
an injury.
student unions of the country's leading univer-
Hamis h C o m m o n is currrently deciding which
Researchers from the B i o d y n a m i c s group stud-
sities, M r C o m m o n was due to meet with the
letter to use after Z . . .
ied elite m e m b e r s of t h e B o a t C l u b using an
V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r s of Leeds & Liverpool to dis-
w
of t h e m
sustaining
MR I s c a n n e r at S t M a r y ' s , which allows s u b -
cuss, student issues at top research universi-
jects to carry out t a s k s normally within it. The
ties. H e w a s then due to meet student repre-
A N D S O T H I S IS C H R I S T M A S . .
images allow the strain on the spine to be moni-
sentatives at N e w c a s t l e , who are pushing the
tored, and showed that differing s t r e s s e s were
i s s u e of top-up
f e e s , a n d is " h o p i n g f o r
get that next w e e k ' s Felix will be the last of the
placed on the spine and lower back when row-
increased dialogue and a journey of less than
year and will come out on W e d n e s d a y . S o keep
ers were either fatigued or deliberately simulat-
nine hours."
an e y e o u t f o r t h e t r o l l e y f o r y o u r
ing poor technique. T h e researcher s are hoping
IN N E E D O F C O U N C I L L I N G ?
from M i s s W o r l d , the results of this y e a r ' s poll
clubs, and are studying a new rowing technique.
and all the scandal w e c a n print just before the Don't forget, tomorrow sees the monthly meet
a
b r i g h t
bumper
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to compare how techniques differ a c r o s s boat
G o t
W i t h two w e e k s until the end of term, don't for-
holidays.
i d e a ?
World's biggest Challenge for student Entrepreneurs launches at Imperial College
T
he I m p e r i a l Centre
College
launches
Entrepreneurship its
inaugural
A short talk by P r o f e s s o r S u e Birley of T h e
Networks). O n the 30th J a n u a r y 2 0 0 1 , the
E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p C e n t r e , " H o w to t u r n a n
n e w R e c t o r of Imperial C o l l e g e , S i r R i c h a r d
Entrepreneurs' C h a l l e n g e o n T h u r s d a y , 7 t h
idea into a b u s i n e s s idea?" will cover the key
S y k e s , f o r m e r C h a i r m a n of G l a x o W e l l c o m e ,
December, 2 0 0 0 in t h e M e c h E n g F o y e r . This
e l e m e n t s of what it takes to turn an idea into
will formerly
two part C h a l l e n g e , t h e Ideas C h a l l e n g e a n d
an e n t r y to t h e Ideas C h a l l e n g e , o n e t h a t
Entrepreneurship C e n t r e , and the twenty
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potential will be a w a r d e d in front of leading
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an e n t r e p r e n e u r herself, is a world-renowne d
figures from b u s i n e s s , g o v e r n m e n t , a c a d e m i a
sive First P r i z e in N e w B u s i n e s s C h a l l e n g e of
P r o f e s s o r of E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p , a p r o l i f i c
and C o l l e g e a l u m n i .
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S t u d e n t s i n t e r e s t e d in t h e C h a l l e n g e , t h e
M a s t e r i n g E n t e r p r i s e series; s h e w a s former-
launch event or a t t e n d i n g a w o r k s h o p should
confirmed p r i z e m o n e y of £ 4 5 , 0 0 0
The E n t r e p r e n e u r s ' C h a l l e n g e L a u n c h P a r t y on the 7 t h D e c e m b e r , b e g i n n i n g at 6 p m in
ly a D i r e c t o r o f N a t w e s t G r o u p a n d w a s
regist e r their interest at C h a l l e n g e @ i c . a c . u k ,
ME220, will give s t u d e n t s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y
to
r e c e n t l y a p p o i n t e d Director of B A e S y s t e m s ,
or
from
one of t h e world's largest a e r o s p a c e and
w w w . e c . m s . i c . a c . u k / c h a l l e n g e for additional
single with a n u m b e r of e m p l o y e e s
London's l e a d i n g f i n a n c i a l i n s t i t u t i o n s a n d
defence companies.
look
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inf or m at ion . P l a c e s will b e s t r i c t l y limited at
Management consultancies (including McKi nsey and B a r c l a y s C a p i t a l ) a n d a n u m -
The Entrepreneurs' Challenge Launch Party
both the L a u n c h P a r t y a n d the w o r k s h o p s , s o
is f o l l o w e d b y a n u m b e r of w o r k s h o p s t h a t
get in touch early. G o o d luck with that million
er of venture c a p i t a l i s t s a n d e n t r e p r e n e u r s
will g i v e s t u d e n t s k e y insights into h o w to
pound i d e a .
hose Imperial s t u d e n t s w i t h ideas will have
complete the two-page summary for the
c h a n c e t o d i s c u s s t h e ins a n d o u t s of build, 9 a b u s i n e s s , o r d e v e l o p i n g their i d e a ,
Ideas S t a g e (closing date: 22nd J a n u a r y 2 0 0 1 ) of that million pound idea. The work-
qualified p r o f e s s i o n a l s . F o r o t h e r s , it will
s h o p s w i l l c a t e r t o all l e v e l s of b u s i n e s s
Imperial
k n o w l e d g e a n d will be run by qualified
A l l i d e a s a n d e n t r i e s w i l l b e h e l d in t h e
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e
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opportunity to m e e t , in a n informal s e t -
9 . e m p l o y e e s of f i r m s in w h i c h t h e y m a y
n e
day wish to w o r k .
pro-
f e s s i o n a l s (including employees of D r e s d n e r
[For f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n ,
T h e E n t r e p r e n e u r s ' C h a l l e n g e is r u n b y College Entrepreneurship
strictest confidence].
K l e i n w o r t B e n s o n , C r e d i t S u i s s e and Digital
Felix • 4th December 2000 •
look at t h e w e b -
site: w w w . e c . m s . i c . a c . u k / c h a l l e n g e
News
Centre.
N E E - w f e T O B S E :
N o t
NINA DE R O Y
j u s t
facing
speculation
a
K N O W
B r i t i s h
p r o b l e m
over the
health of
F
ears over m a d c o w disease h a v e r e s u r f a c e d in E u r o p e
it's c a t t l e . S p a i n h a s a l r e a d y reported
this w e e k , this time w i t h F r a n c e ' s
the
it's f i r s t t w o c a s e s of
d i s e a s e a n d G e r m a n y is
cattle coming under the spot-
described
light. C o n c e r n a b o u t t h e s a f e t y
p l u n g e d into a s t a t e of s h o c k by
as
having
been
of F r e n c h b e e f p r o d u c t s h a s
last w e e k ' s d i s c o v e r y t h a t B S E
been growing, following a recent
has n o w landed on i t ' s s h o r e s .
surge
of B S E
Just a week ago the German
infected cattle and C J D related
g o v e r n m e n t w a s insisting that no
in t h e n u m b e r
deaths, amongst the human pop-
B S E a c t u a l l y e x i s t e d in t h e coun-
ulation.
try.
100 c a s e s
This statement
has since
registered
been retracted and now G e r m a n
of B S E in F r e n c h
farmers are helplessly watching
So far, vets have
herds this y e a r , many of w h i c h
their
w e r e r e c o r d e d in t h e N o r m a n d y
before
beef
market
evaporate
region, where the F r e n c h Prime
t h e i r e y e s . P o l i t i c i a n s in t h e
ed t o c o m e i n t o f o r c e f r o m a s
it's w a y o n t o
e a r l y as t o d a y a n d e a c h t e s t is
Officials
e s t i m a t e d t o c o s t around £ 2 0 p e r
S t a n d a r d s A g e n c y h a v e beer,
t h e U K market!
from
t h e U K Foo
M i n i s t e r Lionel J o s p i n w a s t r y i n g
c o u n t r y a p p e a r to be doing little
cow.
rather
s e n t o v e r t h e r e in order to seel|
to c a l m p u b l i c f e a r s . In a s t a t e -
to a p p e a s e t h e q u a r t e r of a mil-
e x p e n s i v e ; given t h e large num-
a s s u r a n c e s f r o m t h e French govt
ment t o t h e F r e n c h
parliament,
lion G e r m a n s that rely upon cat-
ber of c a t t l e that will have t o be
e r n m e n t that B S E infected meat]
he later a n n o u n c e d s t r i c t e r c o n -
tle farming f o r their livelihood. In
screened-however the commis-
u n s u i t a b l e f o r s a l e on the French
trols for l i v e s t o c k f e e d a n d c a l l e d
a
sion i n s i s t s t h e price is w o r t h it,
m a r k e t , w i l l n o t b e finding it? w a y o n t o o u r s h e l v e s . They an
national
announcement,
This
may seem
for a t e m p o r a r y b a n on t h e s a l e
German Health Minister Andrea
in o r d e r t o g i v e c o n s u m e r s a n
of T - b o n e s t e a k s . H i s p r o p o s a l s
f i s h e r a d v i s e d p e o p l e t o s t i c k to
extra safety guarantee for the
s a i d t o w a n t proof that contain
have s i n c e been e c h o e d by s e n -
o r g a n i c beef o n l y - t h u s e n c o u r a g -
beef that they buy. A s p o k e s m a n
n a t e d m e a t is not being allowesj
ior E U o f f i c i a l s w h o i n s i s t t h a t
ing t h e m to reject t h e remaining
for t h e E U c o m m i s s i o n e r , D a v i d
to
t h e s e m e a s u r e s s h o u l d b e intro-
95%
B y r n e , s a i d : "He
Interestingly
d u c e d , not just t o F r a n c e , but t o
G e r m a n farms. O m a n a n d other
all of t h e 15 E u r o p e a n
Middle Eastern countries
were
the current
member states as well. Europe's
quick to follow suit, they
have
review the implementation
food safety c o m m i s s i o n e r : M r
a n n o u n c e d a b a n on all beef
Union
of t h e m e a t
David Byrne told journalists at a
imports
Brussels news conference :
milk) from F r a n c e ,
t h e r e h a s b e e n c o n c e r n in m y mind a s to t h e c o n t r o l s
relating
r e a r e d on
(with t h e e x c e p t i o n of
c o n s i d e r s it e s s e n t i a l t h a t in circumstances we of
re-enter
trary
the food
chain
h o w e v e r , and corf
t o t h e w i s h e s of man),
o p p o s i t i o n p a r t y m e m b e r s , bott| our g o v e r n m e n t
a n d t h e FSAi
have r e j e c t e d c a l l s for a tempo]
B S E c ont r ols " . A n a l y s t s s a y that there
is a
r a r y b a n o n F r e n c h beef prod-i
s t r o n g c h a n c e both of t h e s e pro-
u c t s , c l a i m i n g t h a t there is I
and
p o s a l s will b e a c c e p t e d by t h e
s c i e n t i f i c r e a s o n f o r them to 1
Switzerland. Similar precautions
member states, and countries
s o . A s t h e F S A chairman himse'
Ireland,
Portugal
1
to meat and b o n e m e a l ( M B M ) in
are also being c o n s i d e r e d by
o u t s i d e t h e E U , s u c h as P o l a n d ,
put it, in a r e c e n t interview c
animal feed. I have put forward
o t h e r G u l f S t a t e s and G r e e c e . In
will
BBC
p r o p o s a l s that a r e e s s e n t i a l f o r
a d e s p e r a t e a t t e m p t to c a l m t h e
m o n i t o r i n g b o d i e s if they wish to
the e n h a n c e m e n t of c o n s u m e r
escalating situation,
continue
c o n f i d e n c e . " S a l e s o f b e e f in
from t h e 15 E U n a t i o n s m e t f o r a
France, alone have slumped by
gruelling 16 hours of talks to dis-
ministers
ha.ve t o s e t up t h e i r o w n
exporting
cattle and
meat p r o d u c t s to E u r o p e .
R a d i o 4 , " T h i s year 1
B r i t a i n w e hav e o v e r 1,000
c a s e s of B S E a s compared 1 o n l y 1 0 0 in F r a n c e . Their n#
H e r e in t h e U K , t h e P r i m e
b e r s a r e s i m p l y g o i n g up f l a
as much as 50% and s o m e coun-
c u s s g r o w i n g f e a r s o v e r what t h e
Minister has apparently
been
ours a r e g o i n g d o w n , but we HI
tries
commission called
"disturbing"
warned that Britons could be
h a v e m o r e . O u r p o s i t i o n is t^'l
S w i t z e r l a n d have g o n e f o r an all
l e v e l s of B S E , in F r a n c e in par-
e a t i n g F r e n c h beef, i n f e c t e d w i t h
the risk from i m p o r t e d meat ^ \
out b a n of c e r t a i n F r e n c h m e a t
ticular. They have since
pro-
B S E . In a letter, p u b l i s h e d in t h e
meat
p r o d u c t s , until t h e y h a v e s u f f i -
p o s e d n e w t e s t s , d e s i g n e d to
T i m e s , T o n y B l a i r w a s told by t h e
greater
cient e v i d e n c e that t h e y a r e s a f e
target
Agricultural
d o m e s t i c m e a t a n d meat p
for human c o n s u m p t i o n .
not b e e n c o v e r e d by t h e e x i s t i n g
B r o w n , that meat from o l d e r ani-
safety c h e c k s . These are expect-
mals, r e a r e d in F r a n c e , c o u l d find
such
as
Italy
and
H o w e v e r F r a n c e is not a l o n e in
•m
News
older animals that
have
minister,
Nick
products than
s h o u l d not ^1 t h e risk
ucts. "
• 4th December 2000 • Felix •
f y r
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N E ' & H r o B l o o d y ARIAM G H O R B A N N E J A D
S u n d a y :
K N O W
D a y
o f
r e c k o n i n g
organiser, informed the crowd that a
Young Hooligans (DYH)' and contin-
7.62mm round in the S L R s . Notably
oday, the inquiry into the deaths
meeting w a s starting at Free Derry
ues that traditional c r o w d control
though, one of those killed, 17 year
f 13 C a t h o l i c s during a p a r a -
Corner, where Miss Devlin, M r
methods such as C S gas and rubber
old Kevin McElhimey, had an entry
troops operation in L o n d o n d e r r y ' s
C o o p e r and Lord B r o c k w a y would
bullets were not proving effective in
wound which measured only 3mm. The pathologists' findings could be
M
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Bogside D i s t r i c t o n J a n u a r y 3 0
be giving speeches. This occurred at
dealing with t h e m . S t o r m o n t a n d
||72, will re-open.
4 . 1 5 p m , ten minutes after a single
W e s t m i n s t e r were keen for the
at fault or the bullet may have been
s h o t w a s fired in W i l l i a m S t r e e t .
Army
fired from a different type of rifle
The announcement of a fresh tri-
to r e s t o r e
p e a c e in t h e
Ijinal was m a d e by Tony B l a i r in
Four or five a r m o u r e d vehicles
province, particularly in the catholic
altogether, possibly a 0.22 in (which
January 1998. O r a l e v i d e n c e w a s
d e s c e n d e d on William Street in an
areas. M o r e relevant to the inquiry
the S A 8 0 fires) . Size of the entry
l/en at Londonderry's Guildhall in
a t t e m p t t o b r e a k up t h e c r o w d .
is the statement Ford made at the
w o u n d a l o n e d o e s not give t h e
March of this year. Lord Saville of
T h o u s a n d s fled as paratroopers
end of the memo, only three weeks
whole picture as the same bullet can
Mewdigate is chairing the inquiry,
emerged from their vehicles. S o m e
prior to the fateful riots of Bloody
produce various dimensions accord-
(Kith costs running to £13m s o far.
tried to m a k e a r r e s t s ; others ran
Sunday. "The minimum force neces-
ing to whether the it was a ricochet,
Although the orig-
t o w a r d s s t r e e t c o r n e r s . T h e s e 21
sary to achieve a restoration of law
the type of body tissue infiltrated
and order is to shoot selected ring-
and the path it follows in the air. It
leaders among the D Y H after clear
seems with just three rifles to exam-
inal t r i b u n a l o f
f
f
Unleashing a furious
a
r
m
y
snipers
1972 led by Lord Chief
Justice
Lord
barrage of bullets
Mdgery found the A r m y t o be inno-
J
J
opened fire unleashing a furious bar-
warnings have been given." He pro-
ine, it will be extremely difficult to
claimed.
e s t a b l i s h the distance from which
cent of any wrongdoing, the families
rage of bullets onto the streets of
of the victims disagreed. Their per-
Bogside. In Fahen Street, one man
w e r e t h e main infantry
sistent campaigning t o get justice
w a s even s e e n holding up a white
deployed by the British Army in the
nesses have stated about the para-
for their relatives has c a u s e d t h e
hankerchief but this did not deter
1970s. However they were phased
troopers firing from close range is true or not.
The self-loading rifles in question weapons
the guns were fired. Thus making it hard to confirm whether what wit-
Prime minister to s e t up this n e w
the soldiers from directing shots at
out steadily until they were eventu-
public inquiry. It will re-examine the
h i m . S o u n d s of m a c h i n e g u n s ,
ally replaced by the S A 8 0 in 1986.
The irony about the whole inquiry
evidence, which could prove that the
thought to be the work of the IRA,
O f t h e 2 0 rifles p r o d u c e d in t h e
is that the truth about the events of
civilian victims were unarmed at the
p u n c t u a t e d t h e c o n t i n u o u s hard
W i d g e r y i n q u i r y , 14 h a v e b e e n
Bioody Sunday was known '25 years
time of the shootings.
b a n g i n g of t h e s e l f - l o a d i n g rifle
destroyed as well as 10 sold to pri-
ago'. The C r o w n would have had 'no
( S L R s ) , attributed t o the British. In
vate companies. Although the
prospect of a successful defence' in
five s e p a r a t e locations
inquir y w a s told t h e 5 rifles left
four specific cases; it was claimed
At a p p r o x i m a t e l y
2.30pm on
Sunday January 30 1972, the march
around
of civilian rights demonstrators left
Bogside thirty people were killed or
Bishofields. It is estimated that the
injured, predominantly young men
*ge crowd comprised of between
but i n c l u d i n g a w o m a n k n o c k e d
be k e p t secure
!0,000 and 20,000 people, certainly
down by a speeding A r m y vehicle.
ly, a further two
'he biggest gathering ever held in
Lawyers for the fourteen victims
would
"most |
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n
probably" e g r o u n
lying
d
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when shot twice at
were destroyed
close
range
°y
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Attorney
General, Sir Peter Rawlinson. Of these men, Wray,
22, was 'most proba-
Londonderry. The event w a s trou-
have accumulated 60,000 pages of
m January of last year, against an
bly' lying o n t h e ground when he
ble-free until the protestors reached
evidence to date. M y s t e r y still sur-
internal Ministry of Defence order.
w a s s h o t t w i c e at c l o s e r a n g e . W i d g e r y had exonerated the Army
e first army barricade on William
rounds the rifles which Lord Saville
O n e of the victim's relatives, J o h n
treet an hour later, barring their
asked t h e Ministry of Defence for,
Kelly, w h o s e younger brother was
on t h e s o l d i e r s ' own v e r s i o n of
^ t r a n c e into t h e G u i l d h a l l a n d
back in 1998. H e had requested al!
killed, w a s o u t r a g e d s a y i n g ; " W e
events along with the forensic evi-
Waterloo Place. It was at this point
the S L R s used by the paratrooper
believe the destruction of the guns
dence given by Dr John Martin. The
the noting started, where it is
so that they could be subject to rig-
just before M r Blair's announcement
Doctor's report suggested that the
o r o u s f o r e n s i c e x a m i n a t i o n . T his
of t h e n e w tribunal p r o v e s t h e r e
d e a d w e r e a r m e d w i t h guns o r
battalion were s t o n e d f o r 10 min-
could reveal whether adapted rifles
was a deliberate attempt to pervert
b o m b s . B u t he has admitted now
tes. C S gas and a w a t e r cannon
o r d e r e d by M a j o r G e n e r a l Robert
the course of justice."
lr|
b
, h a t
a l l e
u
w e r
9ed, that
men of the 2 n d
e used to d i s p e r s e t h e c r o w d ,
^eat J a m e s S t r e e t and S a c k v i l l e
Ford were used on Bloody Sunday.
those tests for lead particles leading
Forensic evidence from the origi-
him t o this conclusion were incon-
nal i n q u i r y c o n c l u d e d t h a t t h e
clusive. The outcome of the tribunal
then in charge of the running of the
ammunition the Army claimed to be
of A p r i l 1 9 7 2 is now s e e m i n g l y
erected, also saw mass
A r m y in N o r t h e r n Ireland. S a v i l l e
using on that Sunday matched the
based
" ence, with soldiers firing rubber
has r e c e n t l y d e c l a s s i f i e d a s e c r e t
post mortems. The entry wounds on
a c c o u n t s of e v e n t s . The B r i t i s h Army fears the exact details of that
^ eet, where two other army harritr
es
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t s as well a s r e l e a s i n g huge
M a j o r G e n e r a l Robert Ford w a s
solely
on the soldiers'
memo from Ford to Lieutenant
t w e l v e of t h e p e o p l e s h o t d e a d
°unts of gas into the crowd.
General Harry Tuzo, his Superior in
m e a s u r e d between 6 - 8 m m ; which
march coming to light after twenty-
^
U l s t e r . H e calls t h e rioters 'Derry
would
eight years of secrecy.
Kevin M c C o r r y , the civil rights
• Felix • 4th December 2000
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entirely
avoid sciences or arts. S e e m s to make perfect sense to me, and more importantly to a lot of experts. The government
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are considering
issues
c h a n g e s ; but don't hold your breath. Time to
couldn't
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• Felix • 4th December 2000 •
:
two
this week- really sorry if we fit you in. we'll try next week
Johnny
News
T h e
m o u n t a i n
m e d i c :
H y p o t h e r m i a
Park with five friends
MATT K A P L A N
during m i d - O c t o b e r | C o n s i d e r i n g the f a c t that last w e e k ' s Felix focused on campus medical care I only think it
nearly ago.
two
years
The weather
a p p r o p r i a t e that w e e x p l o r e t h e q u e s t i o n of
had b e e n c o o l , but
wilderness medical care here in the science sec-
a b o v e f r e e z i n g dur-
tion. S o this is the first of several articles which
ing the day time and
will consider what to do when the forever valiant
well b e l o w f r e e z i n g at
f o u r t h night in t h e
develop when you are far a w a y from medical
back
care facilities.
u n l o a d e d our p a c k s
S o you might ask, what the hell does the sci-
night.
On
ourfjlf
Dr. Weinreb and her team of talented physicians are not available to tackle urgent problems that
country
we
to set up camp and Ij
ence editor of Felix know about wilderness med-
noticed
that
one
icine? W e l l for starters let me be very clear that
member
of
our
I am N O T a d o c t o r , I a m w h a t in A m e r i c a is
group, J a n e , started
called an emergency medic (I think you call them
acting a bit... reclu-
paramedics here in Britain). A n y h o w , I started
sive.
my training on a m b u l a n c e rigs and eventually
her behaviour, I grew
started work placement in the triage division of
more and more con-
the S a c r a m e n t o California e m e r g e n c y room.
cerned, she just did-
I
As I watched
worked with a lot of urban injuries, st abbings ,
n't look right. It's not
automobile accidents, drug addictions, and quite
that "reclusiveness" on its own is indicative of
a lot of gun shot injuries (silly gun legislation in
s o m e sort of m e d i c a l p r o b l e m , h o w e v e r the
the states). Eventually I got interested in doing
presence of a behavioural change certainly is. I
the different types of hypothermia.
back country search and rescue, it s e e m e d a lot
didn't do anything at the time, and in retrospect I
t h r e e major c a t e g o r i e s ; m i l d , m o d e r a t e , and
bit of good, it was then that I stepped in.
B e f o r e I go any further I should comment or
There are
more exciting to me, and I upgraded my medical
should have been more vigilant, because nearly
severe.
t r a i n i n g t h r o u g h s e v e r a l m o d u l e c o u r s e s to
two hours later when I was heating up a kettle
oriented , cool to the touch, uncoordinated, ait
M i l d hypothermics tend to be a bit dis-
include wilderness medicine. I have now worked
of water for some coffee I watched as J a n e was
usually shiver. M o d e r a t e hypothermics areverj
a s the m e d i c a l d i r e c t o r of t h e R o y a l G o r g e
helped out of her tent by her boyfriend, Mark.
cold to the t o u c h , shiver lots, often noticeafci
Wilderness M e d i c a l L o d g e in L a k e Tahoe, C a . ,
S h e was quivering uncontrollably, having terrible
mentally altered, and have terrible trouble mo»-
as the medic for several river rafting expeditions
difficulty manoeuvering, and slurring some of her
on the A m e r i c a n Rive r (I m y s e l f am a rafting
speech.
I had only read about
moderate
guide), and as the
ng a r o u n d .
S e v e r e h y p o t h e r m i a is a critics
1
e m e r g e n c y w h i c h n e e d s t o b e d e a l t will e x t r e m e c a r e , I'll explain this in greater detar
medic on multiple
later.
backpacking treks
of dealing with mild and moderate hypothecs
N o w there are a lot of different methods]
in U . S . n a t i o n a l
in the wilderness, but there is a central theme|
parks.
G E T T H E M W A R M ! This may sound simple, bj
But
when you are out in freezing temperatures wit!
enough
about my training,
no s h e l t e r a r o u n d this is not a l w a y s an easj
lets get
task.
talking
about neat stuff
I brought J a n e back inside her tent and I
like e n v i r o n m e n t
M a r k put her in a sleeping bag. I collected sorm
induced hypother-
water bottles, filled them with the warm « •
mia,
lightning
from the kettle which was on the fire, and p"|
strikes, drownings,
pared to make what is so eloquently known as
and t r a u m a .
human burrito.
The
I took a warm water bottle a
placed it inside the sleeping bag and wrapped'
best w a y to c o m m u n i c a t e h o w to
up against the bottoms of Jane's feet, wrapP*|
deal with such sit-
another one up in her hand, closed up the
uations
and stuck a couple of wool hats on her I
is
also
sleeps.
perhaps the most
considered sticking her boyfriend in the s\(
interesting,
bag with her, after all, we humans make ma^J
and
lous h e a t e r s (and he w a s c e r t a i n l y h a p P j
this is through the telling of a few s t o r i e s .
jum p in) but I d e c i d e d a q a i n s t it.
N a m e s in my s t o r i e s
I did J
have b e e n c h a n g e d for p u r p o s e s of p r i v a c y .
hypothermia in class, but I instantly knew that
b e c a u s e I w a s c o n c e r n e d about J an e
With the winter holidays just around the corner
this w a s it.
the heat out of M a r k and did not want to en 1
it s e e m s appropriate to consider cold illness this
encouraged her to try to warm up, it didn't work.
week, so lets talk hypothermia.
The ambient temperature was well below freez-
I was trekking through Y e l l o w s t o n e National
Science
M a r k p l a c e d her by the fire and
ing and the fire was not large enough to do her a
,1
0
in
having two hypothermics on my hands. spect I think it would have been fine,
re^ J
l n
wate
was no need to risk it since I had warmbut
ri
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• 4th December 2000 • Felix*
joy d i s p o s a l .
I must s t r e s s this point, u s i n g
of
other p e o p l e to w a r m a p a t i e n t c a n b e v e r y
which
is t h a t
with dropping tem-
effective, but you must b e careful a n d use c o m -
peratures
mon sense in making this decision. D o not ever
body's s y s t e m s get
the
put yourself in a position where y o u end up cre-
a bit f r a g i l e a n d
ating a second patient!
shaking a severe
Jane w a r m e d up w i t h i n l e s s t h a n an hour,
hypothermic around
slurped up some warm broth, and ended up fin-
c o u l d lea d to c a r - |$
ishing the trip without a p r o b l e m . B u t what if
diac arrest
she had been suffering from s e v e r e hypother-
nitely bad).
mia? What would she have looked like and how
(defi-
Y o u solve severe
would it h a v e b e e n t r e a t e d ? W e l l , if s e v e r e l y
hypothermia
hypothermic, J a n e w o u l d n e v e r have left her
getting
help via
tent, even with M a r k ' s a s s i s t a n c e . S h e would
mobile
phone,
not have been able to speak at all and would not
radio,
flares,
be aware of the environment around her. S h e
smoke, or by hiking
by
would have been as cold as a river rock and def-
to the closest med-
initely boasting an unhealthy skin colour (a love-
ical c e n t r e
ly bluish/purple). H e r heart and breathing rate
ousl y not a g o o d
(obvi-
will have slowed a lot, and if a pulse is taken she
o p t i o n if y o u a r e
may even a p p e a r dead.
several days away
Scary huh? A s I s t a t e d e a r l i e r , s e v e r e hypothermia c ri t ic aI medical emergency
from such a place). In the states, someone with
hypothermic patient. W e like to think of severe
my t ype of medical certifi-
hypothermics as panes of glass that easily shat-
is a
II
and it does not get
Severe hypothermia is cation would usually be the * ° a critical medical - . 7 • • end up finding, and they emergency would likely contact a firs
p e
r s
n y o u
f
uld
u
ter. S o that's hypothermia in a nutshell. If you find this stuff interesting and want to learn more or just have a few questions please feel free to fire
solved in the back country. Y o u should not move
helicopter rescue group
a severe h y p o t h e r m i c nor s h o u l d y o u t r y to
like L i f e F l i g h t b e f o r e t r a v e l l i n g o u t to t h e
icated, patient, and caring folks over in the cam-
rewarm t h e m ( c o n s t r u c t i n g a s h e l t e r a r o u n d
s e v e r e hypothermic t h e m s e l v e s . S p e e d is not
p u s h e a l t h c e n t r e , t h e y a r e a r e s o u r c e that
them is certainly a d v i s a b l e if p o s s i b l e ) . There
the critical factor in the rescue effort s o much
s h o u l d not be f o r g o t t e n . R e q u e s t s for future
are a lot of reasons for this, the most important
a s s t e a d y a n d g e n t l e m a n a g e m e n t of t h e
wiiderness medical articles are welcomed .
questions to Felix. A l s o remember all those ded-
Sir Alexander Fleming Lecture
CELLS AND THE NATURE OF LIFE g l<§etune Professor Sir Paul Nurse F R S Director-General, Imperial Cancer Research Fund
6 PM Tuesday 5 December 2000 Sir Alexander Fleming Building Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine South Kensington Campus Free admission Wine reception Sponsored
by
the
Arranged
Department by
BioSoc,
william.
* Felix • 4th December 2000 •
of Biology, Imperial
burns@ic.
Imperial
College ac.
uk
College Union
Skyscrapers and palm readers After
having
Kong
to
successfully
admire
the
crossed temples,
of
A r r i v i n g s t r a i g h t f r o m India, H o n g K o n g ' s s t a g g e r i n g t e c h n o l o g y w a s all the
more
s h o c k i n g . The train that s p e d us from the air-
India, both
the
Felix
travel
religious
writers
and
lli.
er c o m e s at a p r i c e and it w a s
immediately
and h e a d e d for the Y u e n Po S t B i r d
e v i d e n t t h a t H o n g K o n g w a s g o i n g to be a
G a r d e n in s e a r c h of c h e a p e n t e r t a i n -
hotel
room in the e a r l y e v e n i n g o n t o N a t h a n road jr
m
' m
ment. O u r guide book informed us that
J e t l a g g e d w e s t u m b l e d out of our
t h e C h i n e s e h a v e long f a v o u r e d
birds
as p e t s , a fact that w a s o b v i o u s when
People
Despite the pessimists, life goes O n •
r u s h e d busily a l o n g
"
with
Hong
in
variety
the highlights of our trip so far. A s we only had a f e w d a y s in H o n g
awash
arrive
E v e r y light f r o m t h e w h o l e c i t y s t o o d
K o n g , w e w e r e up e a r l y t h e next d a y
to f i n d t h e s t r e e t s
Liz
b e f o r e us; it w a s u n d o u b t e d l y o n e of
silent and a m a z i n g l y q u i c k . E f f i c i e n c y howev-
still
and
capitalist
port into the c i t y c e n t r e w a s c l e a n , d e a d l y
c h a l l e n g i n g city to s e e on a b u d g e t .
Jon
w e
Jon Enoch and Liz Wigg
f ^
s a w
e
g
y
•
woven
™
boo c a g e s that
have our f o r t u n e s r e a d . It is s t a g g e r i n g l y hard
the n e v e r - e n d i n g e x p a n s e s of s h o p s w i t h a
filled the c o u n t l e s s stalls and shops that
to m i s s out on s o m e t h i n g w h e n you know the
seemingly
cram the m a r k e t s s t r e e t s . The birds
shoppers.
insatiable
desire
to
spend.
E v e r y w h e r e we looked neon signs hung
off
t e r e d a r o u n d the t e m p l e g a t e s , w e decided to
were
c h a n c e s are you'll never be b a c k . Y o u always
hand fed live g r a s s h o p p e r s using, c h o p s t i c k s
f e e l , "if I don't d o it n o w , I'll n e v e r get the c h a n c e , " w h i c h h a p p e n s a lot while travelling
t o w e r i n g b u i l d i n g s w h i l e t h e n o i s e of
traffic
a n d if s i n g i n g a b i l i t y
h a m m e r e d out a d e a f e n i n g b e a t to
which
h e a l t h t h e n all t h e b i r d s w e r e w e l l
e v e r y o n e but o u r s e l v e s m o v e d in h a r m o n y .
bam
is a n y s i g n of
good looked
(and a l w a y s s e e m s to c o s t us m o n e y ) . Al
after. T h e m a r k e t w a s busy, m o s t l y with old
e l d e r l y l a d y , u s i n g a l l s o r t s of confusing
For a while w e w a l k e d a little lost w i t h i n the
m e n l o o k i n g f o r a f e a t h e r e d f r i e n d to p a s s
c h a r t s and b o o k s , d e c i p h e r e d the lines on our
jungle of s k y s c r a p e r s s o in o r d e r to find our
t h e h o u r s wit h and w e s p e n t an
hands.
bearings w e d e c i d e d to h e a d to V i c t o r i a p e a k
morning w a n d e r i n g the narrow l a n e s .
where astonishing views across the
cities
harbour w e r e p r o m i s e d .
v e r y lucky until w e w e r e forty t h r e e , that we
u n d e r g r o u n d s y s t e m lay t h e W o n g T a i S i n
w o u l d be retired by the a g e of fifty and that
temple. W o n g Tai
s i d e d hill f a c e and like e v e r y o t h e r v i s i t o r to
Sin was a Sheppard
H o n g K o n g , s t o o d h y p n o t i s e d at t h e b e w i l -
w h o , l e g e n d h a s it,
dering
w a s a p p r e n t i c e d to
view
of
the
cityscape.
S h e w o r k e d out that w e w e r e going to be
A short ride a w a y on the i m p r e s s i v e M . R . T
W e t o o k the f u n i c u l a r r a i l w a y up the s t e e p
night
interesting
Developers have, rather predictably, decided
an i m m o r t a l a n d a m o n g
.
.
F
o
^
r
^
Q
f
^
wallets, bring on the third W O f l d
looking a f t e r our livers
II
would
be i
wise
move:
what
a bar
g a i n f o r only
other
to build a s h o p p i n g c o m p l e x at the peak but
things, found a cure for all illness (as you do).
the v i e w from the r o o f t o p out a c r o s s the har-
U n s u r p r i s i n g l y , H o n g K o n g ' s ill flock here in
F e e l i n g guilty a b o u t our e x t r a v a g a n t spend-
bour w a s s e n s a t i o n a l , w e c o u l d s e e for m i l e s .
d r o v e s to p r a y f o r r e d e m p t i o n , a n d as w e
ing, it w a s time to m a k e s o m e cut backs but
H ^ B B M ^ J F ^ ^ ^ B ^ B l ^ ^ ^ f W ° * smell n
i i l l i l '•
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t
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p r p 1-1
- the was
intense, all
as
around
w e r e the n o o d l e b a r s , w h i c h offer all arrays
of w e i r d and w o n d e r f u l c o n c o c t i o n s . Now, we don't now m u c h C a n t o n e s e , in fact none anil
o f f e r e d
w i t h o n e of us b e i n g v e g e t a r i a n , we were
smouldering
playing a d a n g e r o u s g a m e . U s i n g well-honed
bundles
of
sign l a n g u a g e s k i l l s t h o u g h , w e managed to
incense
to
a v o i d the pig t r o t t e r s o u p but w e never did
t he
Gods.
w o r k out w h e t h e r t h e c u p of b r o w n liquid
f| T h e
colour
p l a c e d in front of us w a s for drinking or f°
was
almost
cleaning your chopsticks with.
f
as
O n c e a g a i n t h o u g h , it w a s t i m e to pa *
the
smell,
t h o s e r u c k s a c k s a n d m o v e o n a n d even
with
bright
green red
c
t h o u g h t h e U n i o n J a c k w a s l o w e r e d for
and
final time s o m e t h r e e y e a r s a g o , w e had seer-
pillars
a c i t y in w h i c h , d e s p i t e t h e p e s s i m i s t s , li'
making
e
this
still g o e s o n . W e f o u n d the s t r e e t s still P '
T a o i s t shrine
s a t i n g w i t h e n e r g y a n d t h e s m e l l of money
a
haven
colour the
ul
of
c o n t i n u i n g to float t h r o u g h the thick, hum"!
amid
air. O n the s u r f a c e , H o n g K o n g l o o k s '
urban
grey.
3
W e s t e r n i s e d a s a n y o t h e r m a j o r finanC c e n t r e but lurking at t h e f o o t of the skyscraP
As we saw the rows
Travel Feature
b e i n g h u n g r y a n d in H o n g K o n g w a s not J g o o d s t a r t . T h e only c h e a p i s h p l a c e s to eat
worshipers
as vivid
The bright lights, as seen from Victoria Peak
fifteen p o u n d s e a c h !
of
e r s are the t e m p l e s , n o o d l e b a r s and statSJ of the G o d s that give H o n g K o n g its spice
its
but for t l " rid!
palm
read-
c h a r m and its undying l o n g e v i t y ;
ers
clus-
s a k e of our w a l l e t s , bring on the third wo
• 4th December 2000 • Felix •
Working with our elders and betters by Hamish Common President, Imperial College Union
'Roderick Floud" is not a name many of you will [, familiar with. H e has m a n a g e d , in an elec-
pulling together to p r e s s student-friendly policy out of g o v e r n m e n t , r a t h e r than let
e
tion more fraught and tightly c o n t e s t e d than
ed to w the
w a t c h a s p e c t a c l e of infighting that e n s u r e s w e get pushed to the b o t t o m of the pile.
ven y o u r a v e r a g e s t u d e n t union s a b b a t i c a l
ity of a general election before the end of this
election, being e l e c t e d by 52 to 51 v o t e s to the
a c a d e m i c year, and previous joint s t a n c e s have
M u c h of this d e p e n d s on the leading charac-
presidency
had an effect on government policy and party
ters among the C V C P and Russell G r o u p . The
Chancellors and P r i n c i p a l s ' , the lobbying and
manifestoes.
new C V C P
support o r g a n i s a t i o n for U K u n i v e r s i t i e s . The
I don't know what the c h a n c e s are of this plan
r e c e n t a r t i c l e in the G u a r d i a n E d u c a t i o n a s
CVCP (sort of the C o l l e g e e q u i v a l e n t to the
w o r k i n g in p r a c t i s e . I h a v e n o t i c e d that the
part of his bid for the presidency, talked of the
fv|US, except they're affiliated and we're not) is
a t t i t u d e s of s t u d e n t l e a d e r s and
institutional
student body in ten years' time. His c o m m e n t s
e
' hart
them
tic as it may sound - there is a serious possibil-
of
the
'Committee
of
Vice
P r e s i d e n t , R o d e r i c k F l o u d in a
planning to turn itself from a genteel commit-
heads vary widely on policy and co-operat ion ,
are mixed b l e s s i n g s for s t u d e n t s . H e recognis-
tee, as it w a s founded at the turn of the centu-
a n d if s t u d e n t p o l i t i c s is a n y t h i n g to go by,
es that if w e want to expand education , much
ry, into a more forceful lobbying organisation .
o c c a s i o n s where they agree around a c o m m o n
more m o n e y has to be s p e n t on a c c e s s , but
So how d o e s this affect us? T h e r e shouldn't be
t h e m e are few and far b e t w e e n . Naturally, w e
doesn't s a y w h e r e it's coming from. The thing
a great p r o b l e m f o r us in h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n
wish to push for c o m m i t m e n t s not to increase
that is particularly annoying about
institutions improving their lobbying force with
tuition fees and to ensure that the sort of stu-
f e e s ( i n c r e a s e d f e e s at h i g l y - r a n k e d
government - I have previously c o m m e n t e d on
d e n t s that a t t e n d Imperial are not d i s a d v a n -
tions such as IC) is that it's us that has to pay
differential institu-
the dire lack of government funding and this is
t a g e d by the G o v e r n m e n t ' s plan to i n c r e a s e
t h e m in o r d e r to fund a c o m p l e t e l y different
something s t u d e n t s and university a d m i n s t r a -
student numbers in the w a y it plans.
set of people to study at unviersity. P r o f e s s o r
tions appear to agree on. T h e r e are s o m e peo-
C V C P t h e m s e l v e s are producing a report
Floud's o t h e r ideas of o b s o l e s c e n t t e r m s and
t the ple who would like c o - o p e r a t i o n b e t w e e n stuellinj dent, administrative, staff and institutional rep-
on higher education funding - presently in its
timetables and no-one going to lectures and all
provisional s t a g e s - which will form the basis of
l e a r n i n g o v e r t h e net m a y b e f a r - f e t c h e d ,
). a! resentative o r g a n i s a t i o n s , on m a t t e r s of c o m -
their submissio n to government, just as all the
though he is also one of an increasing number
jsing mon concern to them. This is s o m e t h i n g I have
parties form their m a n i f e s t o e s for the e l e c t i o n .
of p e o p l e w h o a d v o c a t e s t u d e n t s l i v i n g at
n our been a d v o c a t i n g to the A l d w y c h G r o u p
We
I ways
(the
The
a r e hoping to influence this in f a v o u r of
home and commuting to university.
student unions of the top 19 r e s e a r c h institu-
s t u d e n t s - the N U S will undoubtedly be push-
The
to be tions that m a k e up the R u s s e l l G r o u p ) , and is at we
ing an a g e n d a as w e l l : t houg h there is m o r e
A l d w y c h - R u s s e l l m e e t i n g , so this is a c h a n c e
I that livers >e 8
press are
interested
in a n
an approach w e will h a v e t a k e n to our V i c e -
h o p e t h a t t h i s y e a r t h e y m a y c a r e as t h e i r
to get our v i e w s a c r o s s to w i d e r population. If
Chancellor
President wasn't a L a b o u r appointee and d o e s -
you have any views or any particular example
equivalents
last
week
in
an
Aldwych-Russell m e e t i n g . We hope to set up m e e t i n g s t h r o u g h o u t
love
national
the
n't appear to be s e e k i n g a parliamentary seat
about w h e r e student life may, or ought to be
in the next b y - e l e c t i o n . T h e p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s
going in the next f e w y e a r s then tell me. There
bar-| year, and to find c o m m o n ground for joint gov-
may be more impressed by the varying repre-
is a better opportunity this y e a r than for a long
onlyi ernment lobbying. This isn't as silly or unrealis-
s e n t a t i v e o r g a n s a t i o n s in h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n
time, so use it.
send-1 s but lot i
d ea: rray;
v, we 3 and | were
F
irstly an update on what Rag has been doing since the last column; A n
overseas, come here for treatment. Specialist doctors from Great Ormond
open meeting saw us roughly map out Rag week, giving ourselves plenty
Street also go to local hospitals where they offer expert advice on a wide
of hard work to do. Details cannot be revealed here but you will all find out
range of children's medical problems - from heart disease to asthma. Over
soon enough.
Suffice to s a y that w e hope to give you a packed week of
100 different clinics are now run regularly across the country - and the num-
events which aim to include as many members of the college as possible,
ber is growing. Great Ormond Street Hospital is world renowned for its pio-
whilst raising lots of money for two very deserving charities. We also held a gathering to present the cheques from last years R a g .
•oned d tc
Cheques were given to representatives of Alone in
r die
London and the Dyslexia Institute. The event gave
i quid
us all an opportunity to reflect on the past year,
ir fo'
and look forward to the rest of this years efforts.
3
Looking back over all that has been achieved gave us all an idea of the work pack. =ven r the seen , l
involved, and the work w e still have to do to achieve our target of raising '30,000 for charity this year.
S o a big well done to Martin, Farhad and all
involved last year for a fantastic year. Friday N o v e m b e r 17th s a w the annual B B C C h i l d r e n in N e e d appeal.
|fe
pul | Whilst this was not something w e were involved with, Emma W a t s o n from oney umid
'he C h
emistry d e p a r t m e n t c o o r d i n a t e d s o m e serious fundraising which should see a cheque for over ?1100 being sent to the appeal.
S 8
5
nc I
And here are a few w o r d s about our other nominated charity, G r e a t Or
crap' )t'-K
m o n d St. Il
's Britain's biggest specialist hospital for children and is dedicated to
neering work. Alongside the hospital's doctors and nurses are over 200 scientists at the Institute of Child Health, the hospital's research partner. They are investigating the causes of and finding cures for a iJUl.i
wide range of children's illnesses. The Hospital's motto
"V- * is 'The C h i l d First and A l w a y s ' - and it's designed especially with children in mind. For more info visit their website at www.gosh.org For details of forthcoming Rag events, reviews, a new competition and news of our raffle, plus Pete's highly entertaining editorial, visit the Rag website at www.icu-rag.org.uk Coming up this term, we have carol singing at Euston and Liverpool St Station for Alone in London, our big raffle, a few cloakrooms and more. With the end of term fast approaching it is time to look back on how far w e target. Friends have been made and w e have a working committee who I am confident in saying will ensure that we more than meet our target. However, there is still room for new ideas, help and volunteers, so if you are interested in joining us then email us at rag@ic.ac.uk
;
e, r
l t ;
treating and caring for youngsters with the most unusual, complex and rare conditions.
*
Every year over 100,000 children from across the country, and sometimes
9
• Felix • 4th December 2000 •
Finally a big thank you to everyone who has helped us get this far. Enough of my ramblings, have a good week Vick
ments though,
A N A C R I D ATTITUDE...
that. Secondly,
Dear J o h n ,
inaccuracies, when
entific conspiracy against religious
Secular Society on some very irnpo ,
want
evidences. In conclusion, this 'atheist
tant matters that are often misun.
lets not talk about
a priori dismissal' meme finds safety
derstood and misrepresented
in popularit y , rather than in s u b -
would also like to invite him, alonq
stance.
with anyone else who would like to
The second query that might come
ask us questions, to our first meet,
otherwise
to get confused
I'm bound
and I don't
shall we?
Two things to sort out.
not
(1) I am not currently, nor have I
Editor's salaries -Ed
it comes
to
Especially docking
e v e r b e e n , i n v o l v e d in m a s c o t r y activities. I am certainly not a "Guilds spokesman". (Not the impression got, but thanks Ed)
for clearing
A Q U E S T I O N O F N O FAITH
I
it up -
Dear Editor,
If y o u w o u l d like an o f f i c i a l
Guilds statement (or simply want a
A s t h e a c t i n g p r e s i d e n t of
the
r
to mind would be : Does this mean
ing which will be held from 4-6»
that the only thing that matters is
dBs
on
Wednesday
6th
: 0
s c i e n c e , and that s c i e n c e can
D e c e m b e r . A n d finally dear Editor
a n s w e r everything ? C l e a r l y once
thankyou very much for your time
a g a i n t h e S e c u l a r a n s w e r is a
and column space,
resounding no. It would be impossi-
list of all the inaccuracies in your last
S e c u l a r S o c i e t y and the author of
ble for even a hardened Scientist to
article) please get in touch with the
the the S o c i e t i e s posters I feel
derive any defensible moral system
Vice-President, Sarah Bluhme, who
moved to reply to M r Yorke-Smith's
by science alone I Of course emo-
is responsible for all mascotry affi-
letter in your last issue (1190, 27th
tions matter I W h e r e would any of
ars.
December). I feel that I can clarify
us be without love, guilt, anger, hap-
(2) You did not print my letter about
some points of Secular belief to M r
p i n e s s . . . ? Indeed it is obvious to
It has come to my attention
our D P F & S . I am assuming that this
Y o r k e - S m i t h , and answer s o m e of
theists and atheists alike that sci-
t h a t c e r t a i n p e o p l e at Imperial
is because you did not want to print
his questions, something I could not
ence isn't all that matters. A n d as a
C o l l a g e a r e s l i g h t l y l a c k i n g ina
two letters from the s a m e person
do for the author of the previous let-
matter of fact there are questions
sense of humour. While I definitely
(what would you do if both myself
ter (Wes), whose critisism took the
that science (at this moment) cannot
don't w a n t
and the other Mustafa Arif were to
form of a rant rather than that of a
answer, the big 'why' questions that
S c i e n c e vs. Religion argument (my
write in at the same time?) and not
rational argument.
M r Y o r k e - S m i t h w a s alluding to.
own life e x p e r i e n c e s having giver me an incredibly polarised viewol
Yours Sincerely, Nikolai Segura Dear Felix,
to be d r a w n into a
In his letter M r Y o r k e - S m i t h a s k s
H o w e v e r this does not mean that
stuff about Etienne. S o , to spare you
w h e t h e r I am promoting scientism
there must be something else that
the whole d e b a t e ) , I do think that
from having to choose between let-
r a t h e r than s c i e n c e . T h e S e c u l a r
can a n s w e r t h e m . N o r that t h e s e
there is a bit too much sensitivity
Society does indeed believe that the
questions even have a satisfactory
regarding M r Secura's posters.
Scientific m e t h o d , that of rational
answer I
I p e r s o n a l l y feel that the secular societies posters are light-hearted
because you only like printing nasty
ters, I've tagged it on to the end of this one: Following a state of letters from var-
inquiry, is the only philosophically
The question 'why are we here ?' in
ious people publicly expressing their
d e f e n s i b l e m e t h o d of finding out
my opinion is a bit of a null question
M y belief, W e s , is that the "Born OK
Deputy
facts about the Universe. N o w two
in the absense of a creator G o d . If in
the first time" was a reference to the'
President (Finance & S e r v i c e s ) , I
questions will spring to the mind of
fact there is no G o d , then the ques-
Christian philosophy that one has tc
thought I'd write in to say that I think
the religious reader. The first would
tion has no emotionally satisfying
be "born again" within the faith to be
he's doing a sterling job. F r o m my
probably be : Is this a masked a pri-
a n s w e r . W e can scientifically find
"saved" - a little play on words, that's
own experiences so far he seems to
ori rejection of religion and the idea
out about evolution, and the origin of
all. W h e n any group (i.e. not necessarily
grievances
with
our
be competent and c o n s c i e n t o u s . I
of a G o d ?
species, and the regress of the uni-
have also found him to be courteous
T h e a n s w e r is no, t h e S e c u l a r
v e r s e , but in the a b s e n c e of fore-
religious) protests s o loudly about
at all times (although he is known to
Society offers no objections a priori
thought there is no real why . W e
something which is still only someone else's opinion, it tends to gi*
have a short temper).
a g a i n s t the possibilit y of a deity.
just are, its as simple as that. The
They way I see it. A n y D P ( F & S ) is
However we maintain that should a
fact that this is not as emotionally
the impression that they are worried
bound to upset a few people. That is
deity exist the only way of objective-
satisfying an answer as is given in
that the masses won't choose their
the nature of the job. He can't just
ly verifying its existence would be
G e n e s i s is by the by. H o w e v e r it
own group if this individual says sud and such. W h i c h would indicate that
1
let everyone spend w h a t e v e r they
through rational inquiry, be it scien-
does not lead to the conclusion that
w a n t , or he w o u l d n ' t b e d o i n g a
tific or philosophical. What we main-
life or the u n i v e r s e is i n h e r a n t l y
t h e y a r e w o r r i e d t h a t their own
decent job as a treasurer. K e e p up
tain is that there is no rational evi-
worthless because it lacks purpose.
the good work Etienne.
dence for a G o d , and therefore no
Mustafa Arif
In fact, the Secular S o c i e t y values
words aren't as persuasive or strong in foundation. Please note I am not
reason to believe in one. W h a t we
life as much as any other, and wish-
saying this is necessarily the easel
categorically are not saying is that
es only to improve its condition on
but that it is the impression that
s c i e n c e and r a t i o n a l i t y s o m e h o w
planet earth.
comes across. A bit like when some-
preclude the possibility of a deity.
one says "ooohh, what did you t«
about Etienne. 2 letters in a week is
Therefore we do indeed think clearly
I would like to thank M r Yorke-Smith
get up to last night!", and you 9 [
a little greedy
about the evidence of a Palestinian
for his letter, since it has allowed me
really defensive and angry becaus ,
along
teacher 2000 years ago. W e analyse
to clarify exactly the position of the
you know they're right.
with all the other letters I didn't have
all e v i d e n c e in a rational w a y and
room for last week. Some
people
come to conclusions. It is simply a
The deadline for letters intended for publication is W e d n e s d a y 12 no
both
matter of fact that we come to the
- drop into the office or email fe!ix@jc.ac.uk. L e t t e r s may be edited f°
please state their depart-
atheist conclusion, rather than a sci-
length but not grammar or spelling.
No, I don't mind printing good stuff
going
have
though,
so I was
to print it this week,
no
Mustafas
patience...
Can
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• 4th December 2000 • Felix •
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f
Ivlaybe Neil Y o r k e - S m i t h and W e s
area taken up by the (very cramped)
appoint a cycling officer. This would
L e c t u r e s o r g a n i s e d in the coming
jo see the irony in taking a stab at
cycle parks approaches 750 square
provide a focus for cyclists and
weeks by the Biochemistry Society.
fj[r. Segura for voicing his opinions
meters; this would take up a signifi-
reduce the apathy which Hamish
T h e f i r s t l e c t u r e t a k e s p l a c e on
n life's questions, but then doing
cant chunk of Dalby C t . Presumably
referred to. I would guess that the
Thursday 7th December and is presented by the world famous scientist
0
the s a m e thing t h e m s e l v e s . S o I
this would make a central cycle stor-
c y c l i n g p o p u l a t i o n of t h e S o u t h
por- would like to reiterate that I am not 3ur. questioning whether an individuals
age facility impractical as well a s
K e n s i n g t o n c a m p u s will a p p r o a c h
Professor Lord Robert Winston.
undesirable.
10% in the summer months (if there
The lecture
'd. II beliefs a r e c o r r e c t . S o m e of my lone friends, for example, s e e m to think e to that Star Trek is brilliant, when it is
S o if anything is done to improve the
are 400 cycles parked on campus on
Science' asks whether scientists
cycle parking facilities, I would argue
a November lunchtime, then includ-
should be held accountable for the
that it should be mirrored at a num-
ing bikes hidden away in people s
science they create.
eet- quite clearly not.
ber of locations around the campus.
offices, cyclists not on campus and
longer simply about harmless curios-
6 ir
Surely the least we can hope for is
the increased use of cycles in sum-
ity. A s science impacts the whole of
some well-spaced Sheffield r a c k s
mer, this number should rise consid-
society who should decide the moral
iter
with a C C T V c a m e r a t r a i n e d on
erably).
standpoint in cont roversia l issues
:irre Alec Thomas (Physics III)
them.
S u r e l y 7 0 0 or s o cyclists d e s e r v e
such as prenatal genetic screening?
s o m e f o r m of r e c o g n i t i o n .
This
of Regards,
W h a t about s o m e t h i n g b e t t e r ? C Y C L E III
I
For
entitled
lecture
' E t h i c s in
Science is no
is to b e h e l d o n
Thursday 7th December at 6.30pm
suspect that bec aus e the existing
example it would be nice for some-
cycle parking is located in awkward
one to o r g a n i s e d i s c o u n t e d b i k e
in t h e B M S L e c t u r e T h e a t r e 2.
read with interest the recent pieces
nooks and crannies that it would be
maintenance schemes or to repre-
Admission is free with refreshments
in your m a g a z i n e c o v e r i n g c y c l e
difficult to i m p l e m e n t l o c k e r s or
sent the interests of cyclists to the
afterwards.
theft
build secure compounds at the exist-
R o y a l P a r k s or t o t h e L o n d o n
entry. The second high profile lec-
ing locations. I would think that if
Borough
and
ture lined up this term is presented
ition I just took a quick stroll in order to
college are serious about improving
Chelsea.
by Dr Chris Evans, widely regarded
:ria
cycle parking facilities, they might
Finally, I a g r e e with H a m i s h that
a s o n e of t h e m o s t s u c c e s s f u l
I counted
need to allocate some better space
there is nothing particularly difficult
biotechnology entrepreneurs in the
iterj around 4 0 0 c y c l e s locked out side ;
to cycle parking. P e r h a p s college
in achieving improved cycle parking
U K , his lecture is entitled 'Biotech:
:o E the majority of these could be found
should carry out a proper feasibility
if the political will is there and would
the coming revolution'.
(my within 10 or so 'designated locations'
study examining the requirements
urge Hamish to ensure that some-
is on T u e s d a y 12th D e c e m b e r at
iver, | spread around the site. These cycle
for cycle parking and the options
thing does happen.
6.30pm and is probably in the Read
A/ of parks were all in heavy use (80% full,
available. This might include a sur-
Lecture Theatre.
thai say) except for the very large site
vey of how people get to college. I
Yours,
and refreshments will be provided
ivity | outside electrical engineering which
suspect this would reveal that more
Tim Grainger
Dear Felix,
and bike parking. assess the number of cyclists on the
in a South K e n . c a m p u s .
of
Kensington
S i n c e this
THE B I O C H E M I S T R Y
ular empty cycle park is very c l o s e to
help to justify their expenditure and
BETWEEN U S
ted
loss of any car parking spaces.
Dalby C t . it s u g g e s t s that a large
This lecture
Admission is free
after the lecture. Both lectures have
people cycle than drive which would
was about 6 0 % empty.
Arrive early to ensure
a limited capacity and are likely to be highly p o p u l a r .
P l e a s e arrive
early to avoid disappointment.
Dear all,
i OK | new bike shed here w o u l d not be
Besides improving parking facilities
Thank you,
j the ideally placed.
maybe college could be persuaded
I wish to inform the students from all
Andrew Parker,
is tcj
to
subjects about the exciting G u e s t
Biochemistry Society President
o be Besides, I would think that the total nat's
JUST PLAIN INSANE .arily MARTIN O'REILLY
S T E V E N DOUGHTY
origin of various c o m p o n e n t s of these culinary
prepare for a night on the beers with a baguette
masterpieces. There s e e m e d to be no limits to
or a jacket potato?
what qualified to become the basis for a Union
Well some of us have decided that the time has
oout
Curry. Peas, carrots, lamb, mushrooms, potatoes,
come to take action. W e have launched an online
>me-' DAN C L A R K E
turkey, baby sweetcorn (and something that w e
petition at www.icu-curries.com, demanding the
give Do you remember the Union C u r r y ? For those of Tied you who Have only joined us this year, allow me to the' describe to you this strange beast.
are fairly sure was parsnip (you're not even
close
-Ed) ) ail made it into the mix.
their decision and bring it back. W h y should you
such Part rice, part spice and part miscellaneous meat thai veg, the Union C u r r y has been a staple foodowr stuff for generations of IC students. Nutritious
sign it?. Because you too want to see the return of the glorious Union C u r r y of course!
o r
rone I and occasionally delicious, the Union Curry pronot' vided the IC student with their daily dosage of ase. I carbohydrates, proteins, fat and baby sweetcorn thai Specially baby sweetcorn). >me- Every lunch and dinnertime, there w a s a choice tv* between the visually attractive vegetable curry or
f'\
return of the Union Curry. O u r hope is that with enough s i g n a t u r e s , union catering will reverse
But w e
also have an added incentive...
They weren't haute cuisine, but they were ours
Win beer. There, I said it
and we liked them. And union catering has cut us
After hearing of our plight, the nice folks at C o b r a
off cold turkey.
Citing financial constraints (the
B e e r have offered to supply not a bottle, not a
Union Curry was a loss making venture apparent-
crate, but an entire Y E A R S S U P P L Y of C o b r a
ly, but what could be cheaper to produce than a
B e e r to the IC student who c o m e s up with the
clearly labelled but otherwise unidentifiable
curry?), they have killed the curry and replaced it
most original and compelling argument to bring
^eat curry. They wer e cheap and cheerful and
with daily specials. I am all for choice, but what
back the Union Curry .
ce in their own special way, and never failed to
about those of us w h o want to c h o o s e curry?
your vote today at w w w . i c u - c u r r i e s . c o m - and
Park off a conversation speculating on the exact
More to the point, how's a student supposed to
don't forget to tell your friends.
, n e
n|
s
S o don't delay, register
CO'I
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4-6pm
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5pm 6.30 pm
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entries
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5.12.2000 Union Gym: Fencing Aiuchi Jiu Jitsu: Wilson House Rec Centre BEGINNERS WELCOME Wine tasting society, Alexander Fleming Building (Cafe), Everyone welcome Community Action Group Soup Run: Weeks Hall Kitchen No Commitment, just turn up Davinci's: Quiz Night: Win £50 Cash Union: Be afraid. Very. of
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special
out
on
designed
• Felix • 4th December 2000 •
Wednesday to
last
13th
you
December.
well
into
It's
next
a
year
bumper
f r e q u e n c y
Doves and Turin Brakes
Ben Okafor
Live @ Empire
Coffee With Lazarus (Plankton)
Turin B r a k e s have no d e l u s i o n s of t h e i r d e s t i n y a n d f a t e in t h e e v i l world of music, they know that there
N o w , there's a definite conflict
not the next Travis or C o l d p l a y . Y o u
interests in B e n Okafor's music. Q
s e e , they lack a t t i t u d e , a beautiful
the one hand w e have some of tti
front person and most of all they just
s m o o t h e s t r e g g a e you're likely
aren't plain loud enough. W h a t they
hear. It might be a touch overprt
do have is an a b u n d a n c e of c h a r m ,
duced but it's still excellent chill 01
sweet a c o u s t i c melodies and the
fodder for when you've been canirt
ability to turn hauntingly angst when
it too much. Y e t on the other hant
they please. Take, Mind over
we have these absolutely appallini
Money
for e x a m p l e , an e x a m p l e of t h e r e
lyrics that s e e m to have been writ
mini folk R a d i o h e a d t e n d e n c i e s .
A
ten the night before old Ben's hai
band to keep an eye on, but proba-
to h a n d t h e m in ( c o m e o n , yoi
bly b e s t l i s t e n e d t o on
know what I mean) to his recoil
record.
W h e r e a s with D o v e s , their electrify-
label. It shouldn't matter that hes'
ing live s h o w s u r p a s s e s even the L P ,
talking utter c r a p , after all if the
Lost Souls, a sure contender
for
album of the year.
W
ith M o r g a n , it r e a l l y is a
m o r e c o n f i d e n t , s o n g s that use
Manic Street P r e a c h e r s can maki
family affair.
to drag and die out, now lift and
a career of it then so can Okafor
Look over
To cap the D o v e s b e s t y e a r yet,
there on the d r u m s , that's his lit-
drive. E m b r a c e , really are
the
Indeed, if it is the S a t u r d a y nigh:
they sell out the Empire two nights
t l e b r o t h e r , oh a n d on t h e
full p a c k a g e now, a v e r y B r i t i s h
stoners that he's catering for then'
running, get the pick of the b a n d s
with a tambourine that's
Uncle
r o c k b a n d . Ignore the f a c t that
he's perfect: you could talk bollock
"who are m o s t l y likely" to
support
M o r g a n , a n d t h e r e a r e his s i s -
any half wit can sing b e t t e r than
about these lyrics 'til dawn.
them, then turn in a blistering set of
t e r s , in the m i d d l e , s i n g i n g a n d
D a n n y , just feel the a t m o s p h e r e
blood, sweat and guitar
stealing the praise. W h i c h
and dig t h o s e g r o o v e s .
S o n g s like Sea Comes, develop
majesty.
a n d Here
Song
it
are given time and s p a c e to and
soar.
From
Badly
is
unfair, as the g a n g l y , u n a s s u m -
They
bang out all the hits, w e all sing
ing M o r g a n sits to the s i d e with
a l o n g and it's l o v e l y , no a l a r m s
h i s b o x of t r i c k s , g u i d i n g
his
and no s u r p r i s e s . W i t h E m b r a c e ,
beats
y o u get e x a c t l y what it s a y s on
D r a w n B o y ' s b a c k i n g band to a
family through
M e r c u r y n o m i n a t i o n in u n d e r
two
left
his own
and p o p / j a z z c o m b i n a t i o n s . The
the tin, with no p s e u d o - a r t t o s s
years, the D o v e s are here to enjoy
g l o r i o u s Miss
guitar wank. For every Tortoise
t h e m s e l v e s . Utilising stunning v i s u -
with the s u m m e r y s h i m m y
als, ranging from short pretenscious
Sitting
Parker,
as the
in the Sun,
films to hynotic swirls, the band fully
atmospheres
entrance the audience for the whole-
onwards,
set. The D o v e s are sure to do well in
interval with...
but
is f o l l o w e d
not
of
party
album
you
own,
you
need
Dope Radio ( Perfecto/M ushroom)
E m b r a c e s t y l e s i n g - a - l o n g indie
continues,
a n t h e m s to b a l a n c e y o u r
before
T h e y p l a y Save
an
Dope Smugglaz
One
Big Family
life.
Dop e Smugglaz first album, riddled
Hooligan,
with loads of samples from the likes
et a l . A s D a n n y
of classical music to Mark Goodiefs
Me,
Jonny
M a c n a m a r a s t r u t s and n o d s , and
do a lot w o r s e t h a n p u t t i n g t h e i r
V e g a s , w h o is here, to be quite
g r o w s into a prince a m o n g front
ten. Their idea was to make an
album
frankly,
one
m e n , e v e r y o n e helps the
band
album that could be listened to
o t h e r thing must be m e n t i o n e d ,
raise the roof. The lads
from
fat old men really shouldn't strip
L e e d s prove that anyon e can
each song so every time you expe "
in front of 6 0 0 0 p e o p l e , no mat-
play g u i t a r , and no m a t t e r
ence something different. To me, it
ter
y o u a r e , if y o u h a v e t h e
all the end of y e a r polls, you could Lost
C h r i s t m a s List.
S ou/s
on
your
C o m i c extrordinaire,
what
a bit c r a p . O n l y
sum
of
money
is
who tunes
voice, it makes it a very varied lis-
many times, with many layers to rl
hasn't the depth of an album such as
involved. W h i c h after that dour
and s o m e s o u l , it might just be
M o b y Play, but it has the ability to
i n t e r v a l , on an o t h e r w i s e
y o u playing in s u c h v e n u e s g i v e n
grow on you. W i t h some funky g "
a c o u p l e of y e a r s .
tar riffs splashed about big beats it
night
of c e l e b r a t i o n , br ing s us to t h e
ul
E m b r a c e wil l be l y i n g
low
has songs that easily entertain,
play
for the next f e w m o n t h s ,
but
then it has others that just get
t h e right t u n e s , but never really
make sure you check them
out
annoyinq.
hit the t a r g e t . But this y e a r has
next y e a r , they'll s u r p r i s e y o u . A
been different,
quality night of c a b a r e t .
headliners. O n c e , a poor man's O a s i s , a band that could
the band have
matured, grown
relaxed
and
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Marble Valley Sunset Sprinkler (Pork Recordings) M a r b l e V a l l e y w e r e f o r m e d in 1997 by Steve W e s t , the drummer from P a v e m e n t , a n d t h i s , t h e i r second album, is a quirky mix of percussion and synthesiser driven t r a c k s that, d e s p i t e s o u n d i n g strange at first, grow on y o u very quickly. M o s t of t h e s o n g s a r e good, some a r e b a d a n d s e v e r a l are just weird but all of them are unique. If y o u a r e l o o k i n g f o r a substitute f o r t h i s y e a r ' s r a t h e r bland offerings, or if you are just a pavement f a n y o u will p r o b a b l y enjoy this o r i g i n a l , if s l i g h t l y strange, offering. Sunset
Sprinkler
is released on 4th December.
The man himself - The Judge
T u r n m i l l s is d e f i n i t e l y f o r t h o s e
Capital's Clubbing at it's finest
who appreciate quality.
The Gallery, Friday night @ Turnmills
Don't
g e o u s p e o p l e t h o u g h . N o , there
T
he Gallery - Friday night theme
so b e patient. O n c e inside get
a r e n o t t o m a n y of us s t u d e n t s
at Turnmills. F a m o u s galleries
your bearings. T h e main
p a c k i n g t h e d a n c e floor.
room
Instead
Versus The World (Southern)
usually hold several m a s t e r p i e c e s .
hosts t h e big D J s , but a back
prepare yourself for a mainly male
In a clubbing world, T h e G a l l e r y at
room playing funky house and a
and 20-something crowd, dripping
Turnmills held three; J u d g e J u l e s ,
cafe c a n help y o u momentarily
with sweat and rattling with pills.
Kenickie are d e a d , long live The
chill out.
Drinks are expensive, but don't let
Action Time. O n e b a n d , 3 girls
T h e night w a s t o be special. Rarely
dehydration st rike. P a c e yourself
and 3 boys. O n e aim, to pervert
do you see the likes of Timo M a a s ,
throughout
modern music by s t e a m rolling
f o l l o w e d s w i f t l y on t h e d e c k s b y
7:30am s e s s i o n , a v o d k a and red
J u d g e J u l e s . Regularly mentioned
bull will s e t y o u back a s t e e p
naut. As subtle as a brick, their
have t o a g r e e . S i t u a t e d in t h e
by t h e J u d g e o n his radio s h o w ,
£7.50, while a bottle of C o k e is a
whirlwind h a r m o n i e s leave y o u
heart of the C l e r k e n w e l l area near
the G a l l e r y offers weekly a list full
cool £2.50. A l s o d r e s s t o impress,
dazed and c o n f u s e d as they rush
of D J s w h o p l a y t h e r e b e c a u s e
although the hardcore J u d g e fans
through a full album in less than
they want t o , knowing t h e crowd
did m a n a g e to c o n t r a d i c t
30 minutes.
London.
will respond t o their s e t s ,
house rule, being d r e s s e d like air-
To The Action T i m e , talking the
° n arrival at 11:30pm I laughed at
A s I s t o o d in t h e m i d d l e of t h e
port traffic police.
game and looking right is a s
'ne ridiculously i m m e n s e q u e u e s ,
tightly p a c k e d floor d a z e d b y the
A s a n a d d e d extra w e e n d e d the
much as the s o u n d . Thick eyelin-
mainly d u e t o t h e v e r y f a i r £ 1 0
laser lights and surrounded by
night by beating the crowds to the
er, immaculately coiffured black
entry. A v o i d d i s a p p o i n t m e n t a n d
sweaty, eccentric, screaming
D J b o o t h w h e r e w e m a n a g e d to
hair and S e x P i s t o l c o c k i n e s s , it
'eave the union b a r e a r l y . M o s t
trance lovers, I soon realised that
gain a c c e s s , a n d m e e t t w o nice
all adds to their s w a g g e r . A band
' Portantly, The beefy bouncers
t h e G a l l e r y d o e s hold t h e k e y to
geezers called J u l e s and Timo.
aiming high, pushing hard with
have their h e a d s w h e r e t h e s u n
'ultimate clubbing'.
N o t bad for a night out in one of
everything they have. Don't
doesn't s h i n e , s o h a s s l i n g t h e m
W i t h its fluorescent a n d luminous
L o n d o n ' s finest galleries.
expect them to stick around, but
Timo M a a s
and a memorable
atmosphere. D e s c r i b e d by experienced c l u b b e r s a s t h e b e s t night out in L o n d o n , true fans of hardhouse^and t r a n c e w o u l d s u r e l y
Farringdon Tube S t a t i o n , Turnmills is the home of e u p h o r i c m u s i c in
m
about t h e q u e u e i s n o t r e c o m m e
c •
The Action Time
e x p e c t a f l o o r p a c k e d w i t h gor-
n d e d . T h e wait is w o r t h w h i l e ,
the 10:30pm
to
this
the fast thrills a r e fun while they
interior, a b s t r a c t wall projections and elaborate ceiling decorations,
• Felix • 4th December 2000 •
head first a s a punk rock jugger-
Darren
Bailey
last.
Frequency
Singles b y
T o m ,
W a r u l ,
M a n s o o r
Saian Supa Crew
a n d
S t e p h e n
Big Sur
Angela
EP
(Wordplay/Source)
(Arista)
Fantastic single from this French Hip-
This is a bit more like it - one of the
Hop collective. The soulful lyrics c o m -
hundreds of 'next big things' flying
bine s u p e r b l y with S S C ' s
trademark
a b o u t at t h e m o m e n t , it c o m e s
skillful v o c a l dexterity. T h e r e ' s e v e n
a c r o s s like B e l l e a n d S e b a s t i a n ,
s o m e L a t i n v i b e s g o i n g on h e r e .
except it's not wank. Wistful guitar
Angela
w a s in the F r e n c h T o p 5 for
pop of the type that Buffalo Tom do
four w e e k s over the S u m m e r , and it's
so well, with the third track,
great. G e t this now!
For You being especially good.
Waiting
Lo-fidelity Allstars, supported by Space Raiders Last Man Standing
|
IBarker
@ Heaven
Shotgun Mouth
jTrecco Bay EP
(Stand Alone Recordings))
i(Clearsound)
H
aving lost two band members, including their vocalist, around time of their last U K tour two years ago, you might think that the
L o - F i A l l s t a r s have difficulty returning to the s t a g e with the same This lot s e e m to have missed their
presence that they used to have. H o w e v e r their explosive perform-
Ahhh, what's that in my e a r s ? ! ? ! ? Is it
t i m e by a b o u t 5 y e a r s - m i d - 9 0 ' s
ance on the final date of their recent U K tour blew away any doubts
a bee, or a w a s p ? ! ? ! ?
indie
Northern
you might have had about the band. The raucous, adrenalin-filled se: was a statement of intent as the band made clear that they were as
song!
No!
It's this
pop,
in
a
S u p e r - f u z z y b a s s and distor-
U p r o a r / M e n s w e a r style. N o t any-
tion, they sound like angry teenagers,
thing you haven't heard before, and
loud and as energetic as they have ever been, and that "this is NOT;
and aren't t e e n a g e r s so a d o r a b l e
it all sounds a bit dated now.
comeback".
w h e n t h e y ' r e a n g r y . . . T h i s isn't b a d ,
S p a c e Raiders s u p p o r t e d , and c a m p e d it up in Village People out-
probably worth seeing live. W h a t is a
fits. The two frontmen made an enthusiastic duo, who w e r e perhapsi
Shotgun
little too lively for the c r o w d , but all in all not a bad performance.
Mouth?
L o - F i A l l s t a r s c a m e on and s h o w c a s e d their "new sound" - whict s e e m e d to have e l e m e n t s of P r i m a l S c r e a m , D e a t h In V e g a s anc
Bon Jovi
1
Apollo 440
Bentley Rhythm A c e - with a good selection of their new tracks such as The All and Voodoo
Thank You For Loving!
I
Me
Charlie's Angels
Battle
Flag and Disco
House.
They also played old tracks such as
Machine
Gun. This g o o d mix of old and new]
meant that the fans w e r e kept happy whilst also being introduced tt
(Sony)
the new material, all of which w a s played with the s a m e full-on attitude.
(Jambco)
However, I found that the new material lacked s o m e of the dark.i psychotic feel that made their last album so damn g o o d . N o n e of their
I had heard that B o n J o v i ' s latest
Typical Apoll o 4 4 0 fare - the drum-
s e e m e d to have a distinctive sound. In a s e n s e it felt as if they hac|
album Crush w a s a w e l c o m e , rousing
mer having a fit in the background,
lost some of their identity.
revisit
roots.
a f e w g u i t a r s t h r o w n in for g o o d
But hey, that w a s the past, what about n o w ? N o w , they havej
H o w e v e r , this single from their album
measure, and completely devoid of
more than enough talent and m u s i c a l f i r e p o w e r to beat the seve'j
is a b a r e l y w a r m e d - o v e r r e h a s h of
any s e m b l a n c e of being g o o d . N o t
shades of shoeshine out of most of the w h m e y - a r s e d bands around a'|
t h e t r a c k Always
a s bad as Lost In Space,
to
Crossroads.
their
pop-rock
from the
album
This is a rather s i m p l e ,
sappy ballad. Strictly for fans only.
l)
Frequency
but then
that's not much of an achievement.
the moment. Their eclectic mix of styles and moods means that the'l music is always fresh and exciting, and ultimately powerful. I challen9
e
you to go to one of their gigs and not find something that you like.
• 4th December 2000 • Felix • ij
s c r e e n
U r b a n
L e g e n d s :
Director: John Ottman Starring:
Jennifer
Morrison,
Matthew Davis and Eva Mendes
F i n a l
B l a c k
C u t
a n d
rumour inspires our heroine, A m y
Director: James Toback
rap g r o u p ( m e m b e r s of the W u -
( J e n n i f e r Morrison) , to make her
Starring: Brooke Shields, Robert
Tang clan).
t hesi s film a psychological thriller
Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller W h a t stops this from being a total
a b o u t a s e r i a l killer who kills his he s e q u e l to the y e a r b e f o r e
v i c t i m s in the style of urban leg-
last's s t o r y a b o u t a c a m p u s -
e n d s . M o s t of the urban legends
based s e r i a l k i l l e r is ( s o m e w h a t unsurprisingly)
T
W h i t e
A
t first thought,
Black
and
disaster is the cast - unusual, cer-
s e e m s like a t e r r i b l e
tainly, but s o m e fine performanc-
have quite a long run up to them -
Idea for a movie. A picture star-
es. B e n Stiller and J o e Pantoliano
White
story
y o u k n o w something is going to
ring, amongst others, C l a u d i a
t u r n in s o m e g o o d w o r k ,
about a c a m p u s - b a s e d serial killer.
happen but you're not quite sure
Schiffer, N B A star Allan Houston,
D o w n e y J n r . is v e r y a m u s i n g .
This time t h e c a m p u s is A l p i n e
what. This means that half the fun
selected members of the W u - T a n g
W h a t is more surprising is that the
University, the elitist film s c h o o l . It
of the film is trying to guess which
clan, and M i k e Tyson all in a movie
supporting cast isn't too bad -
is the end of term and senior y e a r
urban legend is about to happen.
a b o u t Black
S c h i f f e r and H o u s t o n won't
another
and White
cultures
colliding in modern day N e w York.
students are rushing to finish their
and
be
winning any O s c a r s , but their prese n c e d o e s n ' t kill t h e m o v i e like
thesis films before they graduate.
In many ways this film is similar to
Competition for t h e b e s t film is
all o t h e r s of its genre. The main
The movie is a mess - there s e e m s
made even tougher by the presti-
c h a r a c t e r is a girl with 'issues' in
to be v e r y little structure to it at
have d o n e (i.e. C i n d y C r a w f o r d ,
gious H i t c h c o c k a w a r d ; a p r i z e
h e r p a s t . S h e w o r k s out
all. T h e r e is a w e a k c e n t r a l plot
A a l i y a h e t c ) . A n d T y s o n is j u s t
which not only gives the recipient
before anyone else that everyone
concerning a corrupt cop (Stiller)
himself. The Idea of anyone asking
large sum of money, but also the
is being murdered and that all the
w h o b r i b e s a b a s k e t b a l l s t a r to
Tyson for advice on conflict resolu-
in
m u r d e r s a r e r e l a t e d to her. O f
t h r o w a g a m e with u n e x p e c t e d l y
tion is funny enough, but the scene
Hollywood. A opportunity that film
course, no one believes her. There
tragic c o n s e q u e n c e s . There d o e s -
w h e r e D o w n e y J n r . c o m e s on to him is hilarious.
a
chance
to
make
films
long
other celebrity performances could
students w o u l d l i t e r a l l y kill for.
is s o m e d u b i o u s male i n t e r e s t
n't appear to have been any script
This a c t u a l l y a d d s q u i t e a n i c e
Trevor (Matthew Davies) that you
for this m o v i e - it b o u n c e s from
twist- a sort of
'is it part of the
a r e not q u i t e sure if she s h o u l d
s c e n e to s c e n e without any obvi-
Black
" or part of the film in the film' -
trust and despite the fact that she
o u s d i r e c t i o n , a n d m o s t of it is
t a s t e ; It's i n t e r e s t i n g if n o t h i n g
fllr
w
clearly hugely improvised. There is
e l s e . If y o u c a n s w a l l o w a movie
a woman making a documentary
that's less than the sum of it's col-
screaming, on her own, completely
(Shields) about white teens hang-
lective parts you may find it a stim-
fact the w h o l e s t o r y is q u i t e
unarmed, in the dark. But lets face
ing out in the ghetto pretending to
ulating hour and forty minutes. If
be
y o u ' r e l o o k i n g for s o m e s t o r y in
"niggaz".
Her
husband's
Parate from the first. The only
it, if you like teen thriller slashers
character to c r o s s o v e r is R e e s e
then this will be right up your alley
(Downey
s e e m s to be obvious to everyone
Se
Jnr.)
homosexuality
°retta Devine), the C a m p u s
( p r e f e r a b l y a deserted one with
security guard, a little bit tougher
m i n i m a l l i g h t i n g and a m a s k e d
except her . T h e r e ' s a black gang
still the same; and the rumour
serial killer hiding in the shadows).
who just s e e m to s p e n d
( L
u t
o f
a
is an a c q u i r e d
knows someone is trying to kill her
the
st 'Urban L e g e n d ' .
n
White
s h e r u n s t o w a r d s the soun d of
h i c h d i s t i n g u i s h e s it f r o m
fir
and
n Urban L e g e n d killer at ' s o m e
U n i v
ersity
up t h e c o a s t ' . T h i s
Screen
(In cinemas now).
Katherine
there to stimulate the grey matter, you'll be disappointed.
their
(Black
entire time shagging up in a pent-
now).
h o u s e a p a r t m e n t b e l o n g i n g to a
and
White
is in c i n e m a s Tom
• 4th December 2000 • Felix •
T h e Italian Job Director: Peter Coliinson Starring: Michael Caine,
Noel
Coward and Benny Hill.
H
old
on,
this
isn't
new
p o t e n t i a l . H o w e v e r , due to public
Yes
d e m a n d , such c las s i c films are
c o m p e t i t i o n t i m e and this w e e k
offer
being s h o w n , a year after the first
o u r g o o d p a l s at t h e O d e o n on
M o n d a y to F r i d a y and late night
e v e r y b o d y , o n c e a g a i n it is
w e r e t r i e d . J u s t b e c a u s e of the
High Street
sheer size of the screen and steep
given S c r e e n two pairs of tickets for Urban Legends: Final Cut. A s
Kensington
have
t h e s p e c i a l s t u d e n t r a t e s they IC
people.These
apply
S a t u r d a y . Producing your IC card will get you in for £4.50.
mutter
inclination at which you are p o s i -
under your breath. A n d indeed my
tioned, watching a film in such an
usual just answer this easy ques-
The
little o b s e r v a n t c h e r u b s y o u a r e
e n v i r o n m e n t is a totally
tion in order to merit a free night
teasers w e r e :
not m i s t a k e n , for The Italian
e x p e r i e n c e . The
out at the c i n e m a .
Smashie and Nicey b e i n g Harryi
was
release," I hear you
a
Competitions!
Job
different
Italian
is
Job
a c t u a l l y r e l e a s e d in 1 9 6 9 .
s u p r e m e l y e n j o y a b l e , t h o s e little
However, it is the first film in the
minis s c o o t i n g all o v e r the giant
Which
"After Dark" series appropriately
s c r e e n , in what must be one of the
film G l a d i a t o r
named because they are shown
films
quite late at the BFI I M A X cinema
Britannia image of the 1960's.
that
defined
the
connects and
the
weeks,
H u d s o n is Goldie Hawn's daugh-i
TV
ter, L u c y Liu p l a y s Ling Woo in! A l l e y M c B e a l a n d f i n a l l y Blaine I
C o m e on then get your a n s w e r s in the
last
the
Tuttle
in W a t e r l o o .
to
E n f i e l d ' s c o m i c c r e a t i o n s , Kate I actor
c o o l s e r i e s "I, C l a d i u s "
A l s o , w i t h t h e o p e n i n g of
answers
w a s p l a y e d by Joshual
J a c k s o n in Cruel Intentions.
for a festive visit to a free film!
Y o u ' v e probably heard e n o u g h of
W e l l c o m e W i n g at t h e S c i e n c e T h e
my rantings about how impressive
M u s e u m , IC students can s e e fea-
the I M A X cinema in W a t e r l o o is. It
tures previously reviewed in Felix
ner of Earls C o u r t R o a d and High
noon on W e d n e s d a y , winners are
is e n c a s e d in an o d d c y l i n d r i c a l
for
Street Kensington. Remember,
drawn from my fat hat.
Meet The Parents
6th D e c e m b e r , s o q u i c k entries | (i
the
m e a s i l y s u m of
£5.95
High
Street
Kensington
O d e o n is located just on the cor-
shaped building, interestingly posi-
(remember actual entry is free) at
t i o n e d in t h e m i d d l e of a r o u n d -
the I M A X now residing
a b o u t , w h i c h j u m p s o u t at
you
H o w e v e r , the " A f t e r D a r k " series
after you keep following the S o u t h
is only shown at the BFI I M A X , and
Bank signs out of the underground.
be war ned , it sells out very quickly
Now
However, once you've
negotiated
indeed. The "After D a r k " series is
the pulse racing. S c r e e n has ten
U s u a l rules for this
competition
a p p l y , a n s w e r s to film.felix by
there.
are vital. The deadline will be noon, o here is a competition to get
on
Tuesday, winners
will b
^
e
p r o m p t l y e m a i l e d . T h e screening I
the s u b w a y s and h a n d o v e r y o u r
shown only on the last w e e k e n d of
pairs of t i c k e t s to go and s e e a
s t a r t s at 6 . 3 0 p m at a W e s t End I E
good money, you are s u b m e r g e d in
the month. All of the next films are
p r e v i e w s c r e e n i n g of t h e
new
cinema.
an media experience that only the
all heartily recommended.
R o b e r t D e N i r o f i l m Meet
The
' ' b
This comedy has been a
J u s t a n s w e r this d e a d easy ques- | F
b e s t c i n e m a in B r i t a i n c a n g i v e you.
U s u a l l y s u c h films as The
Italian
Job are not usually shown b e c a u s e
Parents. Titanic - 29th, 30th D e c .
huge s u c c e s s in the S t a t e s hitting
L A Confidential - 26th, 27th J a n .
t h e n u m b e r o n e p o s i t i o n in t h e
G o o d F e l l a s - 23th, 24th Feb.
c h a r t s a n d b a s k i n g in f a n t a s t i c
In w h i c h r e c e n t
Pulp Fiction - 30th, 31st M a r c h
reviews.
starring
they are not I M A X , a n d h e n c e do not s h o w off t h e c i n e m a ' s t r u e
• Felix • 4th December 2000 •
tion to try and win:
I movie
also
T h e s h o w i n g will be on T u e s d a y
o
R o b e r t D e N i r o wa I g s
Billy Crystal married Drew
(i
to
Friend?
Screen
3
s 5
ft
b o o k s
An Englishman in N e w York Editorial I For t h o s e w h o do r e a d t h e book reviews
at m y p o p up m a p (I s o l o v e p l a y i n g t h e
bit hit and m i s s . S o m e b r a n c h e s a r e excellent
j§u have p r o b a b l y s p o t t e d that there aren't
tourist).
with a w i d e range but s o m e ( e s p e c i a l l y the s o
any this w e e k . T h e s i m p l e reason for this is
S u n d a y m o r n i n g I g o t up e a r l y a n d p r o -
c a l l e d " l a r g e s t b o o k s h o p on e a r t h " on 5 t h
that I've d e c i d e d to t a k e a break from London
c e e d e d d o w n t o w n to S o u t h F e r r y . F r o m there
a v e n u e ) c o u l d be sellin g s o c k s for the amount
and c o m e t o t h e r e l a t i v e p e a c e a n d quiet
I t o o k t h e f r e e ferry to S t a t e n Island w h i c h
of
which is N e w Y o r k C i t y .
g i v e s a n e x c e l l e n t v i e w o f t h e S t a t u e of
( W a t e r s t o n e s on P i c c a d i l l y , I h o p e y o u r listening the same goes for you!). S p e c i a l i s t s
interest
it g e n e r a t e s
for book
fans
Having n e v e r b e e n a b r o a d b e f o r e it was
L i b e r t y on the o u t w a r d journey and of the N Y
quite an e x p e r i e n c e on t h e B r i t i s h A i r w a y s
skyline on the w a y b a c k . A s it w a s misty and
and s e c o n d - h a n d p l a c e s a r e e v e r y w h e r e but I
flight to J F K , t h e f o o d w a s edible and only
raining the sight of L a d y Libert y w a s o n e I'll
do
once or t w i c e d i d I i m a g i n e us plummeting
n e v e r forget, no w o n d e r this s y m b o l is such a
B o o k s h o p " on 56th s t r e e t h a s everyt hin g for
mo the A t l a n t i c O c e a n . O n e small point, if
s o u r c e of c o m f o r t a n d h o p e to s o m a n y in
the thriller a n d c r i m e fiction fan (i.e. m e ) , the
you're on an a i r p l a n e w h i c h c r a s h e s what use
this c o u n t r y .
is a little w h i s t l e a n d t o r c h (unless you happen to c r a s h into a d i s c o or club I guess). After a 7 hour flight, m y f i r s t
II
want
to
mention
one, "Mysterious
m e m b e r of staff w a s s o p l e a s a n t I w a n t e d to
That evening F o r b i d d e n B r o a d w a y w a s
t a k e her h o m e with m e .
e x c e l l e n t . F o r t h o s e w h o don't know, F B is a
N e w Y o r k is very e x p e n s i v e . T h e s h o w s on
h u m o u r o u s look at t h e m u s c i c a l s a n d s h o w s
B r o a d w a y a r e a l m o s t d o u b l e what y o u would
T h i S iS SO l i k e t e l e v i s i o n ,
b
Y parodying the music
pay in t h e W e s t - E n d , junk f o o d a n d r e s t a u -
stars. The
r a n t s a r e u n b e l i e v a b l e p r i c e d but e l e c t r i c a l
service and food
g o o d s a r e very c h e a p , A w o r d of w a r n i n g , all
in
theatre
prices in N e w Y o r k a r e without tax (8.5%) s o
half an hour for my l u g g a g e (the excuse being
(the Ellen S t a r d u s t ) w a s s u p e r b , my bill only
be c a r e f u l , t h e p r i c e on t h e label is not t h e
that the c a r g o d o o r s w o u l d not open due to
c a m e to just o v e r $1 1 but I gave $ 1 5 (I never
price your'l! b e p a y i n g .
the cold w e a t h e r ) a n d s t a r i n g at the airport
k n o w what to tip a n d I'm s u c h a s u c k e r for a
police-officers thinking "this is s o like televi-
d a s h i n g and c h a r m i n g w a i t e r ) .
moments
on
American
soil
H
they carry guns!
were s p e n t g o i n g t h r o u g h c u s t o m s , waiting
and
the
B e f o r e c o m i n g to N e w Y o r k , s o m e p e o p l e
sion, they really c a r r y G u n s ! "
B e c a r e f u l of t h e t o i l e t s e s p e c i a l l y t h e f l u s h e s t h e y a r e v e r y p o w e r f u l , I only mention this b e c a u s e I lost a v e r y nice s i l v e r pen in
told me that t h e peopl e in s h o p s and r e s t a u -
B o r d e r s a n d b e f o r e I r e a l i s e d it had fell out of
I had my first experi-
rants w e r e rude a n d unfriendly. I have found
my p o c k e t it w a s p r o b a b l y being s u c k e d into
ence of t h e N Y s u b w a y . F i r s t point, I was
this to b e untrue . W h a t I have w i t n e s s e d is
the B r o o k l y n river.
s c a r e d , it w a s l a t e a n d I w a s t r a v e l l i n g
t h a t if y o u s a y " T h a n k - y o u " t h e c o m m o n
through B r o o k l y n . S e c o n d l y , it m a k e s the
response
London U n d e r g r o u n d look like Virgin's First
smile and "Your
class train c a r r i a g e s . T h e N Y subway is dis-
w e l c o m e " .
gusting, t h e s t a t i o n s l o o k like level one of
S h o w i n g , that if y o u r p l e a s
Huxley and t h e t r a i n s (which do run through
ant to them they a r e cordial
the night) a r e v e r y i n f r e q u e n t . T h e price is
back .
After a quick bus ride (the time by now was approaching midnight)
fair though, $ 1 . 5 0 f o r a n y journey regardless
is
a
II
„ l „ . . ' skyscrapers y o u v e
The usual tourist things have f o l l o w e d : T h e t h e b e s t B o r d e r s t h e r e i s , oh a n d t w o b i g s k y s c r a p e s ) , W a l l S t r e e t (no big d e a l , a
°f a bunk b e d (that w a s an experience and a
rather
half) it w a s time to do N e w York.
England/Threadneedle St), Rockerfeller
inferior
Bank
Of
First things first, I went to Times Square-
C e n t e r (I h a v e f o u n d that I can't s k a t e a n d
Sroadway (a s i g h t w h i c h d u r i n g the day is
my a s s will be hurting for w e e k s ) , M a c y s and
p r e s s i v e but is s p e c t a c u l a r at night) and
B l o o m i n g d a l e s ( M a c y s is the largest s h o p in
° o k e d a s h o w ( w e l l t h r e e to be p r e c i s e ) ,
the w o r l d but I thought it l o o k e d like a large
forbidden B r o a d w a y on S u n d a y evening,
b r a n c h o f D e b e n h a m s , m e n w i l l h a t e it,
h a n t o m o n M o n d a y a n d J e k y l l a n d Hyde
w o m e n ( b e c a u s e of t h e p e r f u m a n d s m e l l y
p
Starring D a v i d H a s s e l h o f f , y o u know the one °
stuff) will love it).
of B a y - w a t c h , t h e o n e without the large
A bit about b o o k s . N e w york d o e s indeed
9'ands) on T u e s d a y . M o s t of S a t u r d a y was
h a v e a n u m b e r of v e r y i m p r e s s i v e b o o k s
Pent walking (so much more of an eye-open-
shops and smaller specialist ones. Barnes
s
u t
e r
r o u
than t a k i n g t h e s u b w a y
everywhere)
and N o b l e s is t h e main c h a i n , a bit like our
n d going " O h , I r e c o g n i s e that" or looking
W a t e r s t o n e s , and like W a t e r s t o n e s c a n be a
Books
m
L o n d o n h a s more •
J
m
h i s t o r y ( w h i c h is
b u i l d i n g s a n d p a r k s ) and
A f t e r a g o o d - n i g h t s s l e e p in t h e hostel
b
London has the edge •
r e f l e c t e d in o u r
(saving m one y to s p e n d on shopping) on top
l m
.
s e e n t h e m all
W o r l d Trade C e n t e r (which holds probably
of where it's to.
In my e y e s N Y is a g r e a t city, but for m e
O n c e yOUVe Seen ten
N e w Y o r k tries to c o m p e n s a t e with s k y s c r a p e s and impressive constructions; for s o m e it w o r k s but for me o n c e you've s e e n 10 s k y s c r a p e s y o u ' v e s e e n t h e m all (I won't be applying for my g r e e n c a r d y e t , the c h a n c e s are I wouldn't
g e t it a n y w a y ) . N e w Y o r k
( e s p e c i a l l y a r o u n d t h e t h e a t r e district and up to c e n t r a l park south) is like the a r e a aroun d T o t t e n h a m C o u r t R d and C e n t r e Point, very nice in s o m e a r e a s but it h a s a slight dirty luck and t o o much neon lighting c a n be rather tacky. I h a v e to g e t g o i n g n o w . I h a v e a r e d Y a n k e e s b a s e b a l l hat t o find a n d I h a v e to t h i n k up a w a y of b r i n g i n g a b o u t 4 0 to 5 0 b o o k s b a c k with m e . I will return next w e e k with more book r e v i e w s if they let me back in the c o u n t r y . Jonathan
Matthews
• 4th December 2000 • Felix
s t a g e
Eye C o n t a c t
4-Play
Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
ICSM Drama Society
E
ye
Contact
had
already
a t t r a c t e d a w a v e of
tabloid
involved with the club.
F
rom the mouths come
the
of
(freshers)
wisdom
of
kings.
was
the third play. A n unsuspel £
ing couple drop round to visit the
C o n t r a s t i n g with the three strong
The format is simple; the new blood
new neighbour - but a s the coupl; m
girl
and
main c h a r a c t e r s (Hugo, A n y a and
to the d r a m a s o c i e t y p e r f o r m s a
s q u a b b l e and bicker like children
near-illiterate
Big
Philip), s o m e of the lesser charac-
s e r i e s of short plays or e x t r a c t s ,
t h e n e i g h b o u r b e g i n s to treaiH
publicity - here w a s a c h a n c e to catch
model,
(allegedly)
man Philip, who also b e c o m e s
cover
.j
Breakfast presenter Kelly Brook in
ters are s o m e w h a t w o o d e n and
staged annually in Gladys.
a new play dealing with the phe-
are let down badly by the s c r i p t
T h e r e is no c e n t r a l t h e m e ;
n o m e n o n of t a b l e d a n c i n g c l u b s .
w h i c h at t i m e s t h r o w s up c l i c h e
p l a y s are c h o s e n e n t i r e l y at the
r o o m " p l a y r a p i d l y b e c o m e s : Ai
The production is a look into the
after cliche. Kelly Brook shows
d i s c r e t i o n of individual d i r e c t o r s ,
s t r a n g e twilight p l a c e of choccfi ij
"sexual d y n a m i c s " of this w o r l d -
she can actually act and is the real
m a k i n g for
diverse
b i c c i e s , M r P o d d i e s a n d grow a
and, to its credit, certainly manages
star of the play, while Keir C h a r l e s
evening. The audience sat around
a d u l t s s t i c k i n g their tongues art -i
to stay a comfortable notch above
puts
performance,
candle-lit tables, drinking wine and
at each other.
1
late-night Channel 5 material.
slightly marred by occasional over-
eating nibbles, and the atmosphere
In c o n t r a s t to t h e domesticityf
K
Kelly B r o o k plays A n y a , a b r a s s y
acting but still making his charac-
was relaxed and friendly.
Mother
table
"Fantasy
ter likeable in its pathos. Terence
The
a London table-
B o o t h is also fabulous as the con-
Michael
Copenhagen,
w o m e n with their own deep-roo: I ed i s s u e s , w h o s t u m b l e throuo/8
dancer
International",
in
in a g o o d
a suitably
them accordingly. W h a t seems t;| G
f i r s t p l a y , an e x c e r p t Frayn's
the
from
be a n o t h e r " m i d d l e - c l a s s living
A p r i l de Angelsl •
Figure.
Positive
•
Hour
followed
fouH 1
dancing club that is struggling to
servative and staid C i t y gent.
explored the wartime relationship of
pull in t h e p u n t e r s . M e a n w h i l e ,
T h e r e is s o m e nudity (all four of
Heisenberg and Bohr, two physicists
life in a m e s s y kmda way. Oh, a* B
Hugo (Keir C h a r l e s ) is a hedonis-
the girls have a brief turn at the
from opposing sides, discussing the
who s w e a r a lot as well. The viva
I
tic, high-flying C i t y banker who is
pole, with Kelly B r o o k at the cli-
possibilities of an atomic bomb... this
cious Positive
•
Hour served well to
besotted with A n y a , and is besot-
max), but it is brief and certainly
complex piece with its mixed mes-
r o u n d off t h e e v e n i n g ' s eventsjH
ted to the extent that he repeat -
n o t t a c k y or g r a t u i t o u s .
s a g e s was strongly a c t e d , and
and the evening ende d to rapWj
edly tries to move their r elat ion -
again, this isn't exactly intellectual
served as a stimulating
ous a p p l a u s e .
ship to the world outside the club
fodder, remaining a glamour show
to the evening.
- A n y a however is having none of
at heart. S o go s ee. (But is it art?
Crazy.For
it and the play is an exploration of
Arts
the f l i r t a t i o u s i n t e r p l a y
Ed).
between
the two - will she c o n c e d e , or will
Sunil
Hugo have to be s a t i s f i e d with a dance to end his evening? Now
all of this has great potential
The Knowledge:
Then
introduction
The
You was not a Gershwin
musical, but an excellent c o n c e p t
Freshers' Plays have always rep<*l
chiatrist and patient consultations.
sented a good night out, and m
The twist here is that the patient
y e a r I am p l e a s e d to report th
c o m e s to realise that she is in a
cast continued this fine tradition-
w a t c h i n g , and a w a r e of the t r u e passage of time... Audio represent-
sub-plots which add to the psycho-
ing the doctor's thoughts, and lighting w e r e used to great effect
the dealings of the d e p r a v e d a n d
a d d to t h e i n g e n i o u s w o r k
frustrated club owner, and also
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larised by The Kinks; for Blake it was a ye olde Canterbury Tales pastiche of the Mediaeval. Mr Blake's bulky printing press, source of all this pseudo-Mediaeval malarkey, sits at the centre of the exhibition like an instrument of torture - and it does a good job inflicting boring Blake upon the Tate punters. Much of the work is religious, with countless, sometimes interesting, even modern (the series for Dante's Inferno) prints but more often degenerating into rather ridiculous allegory. The truth is that this exhibition would be better served outside escribed by Alex James of Mr Blake managed for the next the Tate, in a smaller museum the band Blur as 'the origi- 70 years, until his death in in the provinces (how about the nal Soho nutcase,' William 1827, was to churn out an end- dusty but spectacular FitzBlake, poet, printer and author less series of insipid pictures william in Cambridge?). Since of that rousing hymn from his print shop in Lambeth. much of the fine art in the Tate Jerusalem, was born just off Blur and Blake do actually have has been shipped to Tate Golden Square in the late something in common. They Modern, Tate Britain is now in November of 1757. The both attempt to recapture the transition and sadly bereft of American and French Revo- English past; for Blur it is the purpose. The exhibiition is lutions were to follow, yet all cheeky-chappy Brit style popu- clearly an attempt to reconfig-
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ure the PR image away from modern international art. But the Blake is not good enough to do this, and anyway, it all sits uncomfortably with the Cool Britannia of the Turner Prize (in the adjacent gallery). With the £32 million revamp of Tate Britain continuing apace (due for completion in 2001), we can only hope Sir Nicholas Serota (Director of Tate) wakes up to the disastrous Blake misfire currently splattering over his gallery. Tate Britain could and should do better.
William
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Turner - T h e G r e a t W a t e r c o l o u r s Royal Academy of Art
buildings being rendered in minute detail, a marked contrast to the later watercolours and oils. In the second room holds paintings that are definitively Turner. Atmospheric, dramatic scenes with turbulent wild skies are prevalent, impressions hinted at with only the barest detail. Dark hues in some of the more disturbing storm paintings contrast strongly with the calm serenity of the dawn and dusk scenes. All these paintings have an added level of subtlety, with the watercolour washes sometimes betray the care and attention that have been lavished on each piece. The series entitled Picturesque o mark the 150th anniversary effort into this show, with loans Views in England and Wales is of the death of Turner, the from both UK and US collections, considered to be some of the finest °yal Academy of Art is holding a a fitting tribute to one of their British landscapes ever made, and commemorative exhibition of his most illustrious students. some of the larger compositions tercolour works. There are Initially, the exhibition seems like are very impressive - these conr a hundred pieces here from any other, with the first room trast with some pieces that wouldMinute sketches to large commis- being mainly his early sketches. n't look out of place on a chocolate °ns, chronicling his entire life's His early work shows a keen box. I'm sure distinguished art critk. The RA has put particular architectural awareness, with the ics will be crying out after reading
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this, but I don't know much about art, and I know what I like. There are some striking larger pieces in the third room (is the strongest of the three), accompanied by some verse written by the artist himself. The exhibition in general is a good view of Turner's watercolour work, but I find it difficult to recommend, because of the scandalous five-pound entry fee for students, and because Turner's more familiar work is far better represented for free in the Tate Britain. Tom The
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Phoenix is the annual arts magazine of Imperial College. It's a collec-
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be creative during the holidays. If all goes a c c o r d i n g to s c h e d u l e , tha
opportunity to be a part that distinguished history.
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Mountaineering Club - left dangling? n reflection, it w a s probably a bit optimistic. A late N o v e m b e r
S u n d a y s e e m e d even less promising than S a t u r d a y had. W e drovetj
w e e k e n d in the P e a k D i s t r i c t (not e x a c t l y known for its arid
the world-renowned Grindleford C a f e (that's pronounced "caff", withoul
d e s e r t c l i m a t e ) a f t e r t h e w e t t e s t A u t u m n in c e n t u r i e s w a s
the a c u t e a c c e n t , which is for p o n c e y s o u t h e r n e r s ) for a big, greas)
unlikely to offer much in the way of perfect gritstone conditions. If dry
b r e a k f a s t . It had just about s t o p p e d raining by the t i m e w e reached
O
grit is the nicest thing in the world, then wet grit is definitely up for the
Froggat, our crag of choice for the day. Although the classic slabs lookel
worst.
decidedly wet and unpleasant (which ruled them out, since decent fricj
Still, that didn't deter us. A f t e r a reasonably pleasant minibus journey
tion is the only thing b e t w e e n y o u a n d S h e f f i e l d c a s u a l t y on these,
we arrived in Hathersage Village Hall before midnight, and crashed out in
routes), there w e r e a couple of dry routes to lead and top-rope. W e man-
its relative luxury (relative to a tent on a windswept hillside, anyway).
aged to get a reasonable amount done in the end: couple of nice leads
Saturday looked worryingly grey, but since it wasn't actually raining we made it out of bed reasonably early and headed down to Hathersage B a k e r y , the focal point of a n y P e a k s trip d u e to its i m p r e s s i v e fried breakfast 'monsters'. It w a s c l o s e d . B u g g e r . This w a s definitely a bad
e a s y s o l o i n g and b o u l d e r i n g , and t o p r o p i n g for our less experienced! members. Not an ideal day, but better than sitting in London in the rain. W a n t to get involved in the frightening but fun w o r l d of extreme rock? C o n t a c t simon.coulson@ic.ac.uk
omen. W e w e r e forced to slum it and cook our own breakfast (which, incidentally, was really rather nice). W e d r o v e up to S t a n n a g e E d g e , and c o n s i d e r e d the s t a t e of the rock. It was certainly damp, and the low cloud suggest e d that it wasn't going to get any drier, but it w a s just about climbable. The cold wind failed to deter one of our number from attempting to look like a proper climber by stripping d o w n to shorts and a vest (Fellwanderers brave? Y e a h , right) and soloing up a descent route. A couple of people started to lead s o m e easy routes, without a great deal of enthusiasm, but when it started to rain we decided to give up and go back. S i n c e most of the afternoon w a s available to us, we went shopping for g e a r (the a f o r e m e n t i o n e d f a s h i o n f r e a k s p e n t £ 5 0 on a pair of trousers), debated the possibilities of finding a dry crag (slim) and decided to go to a wall in S h e f f i e l d . The Foundry turned out to be a great place, and at £2 to boulder it m a d e the L o n d o n walls look d e c i d e d l y pricey. Three hours later, pumped , w e retired to our hall for a bite to eat before sampling the w a r e s at the local hostelry. Then c a m e back to the hut and started drinking seriously. S o m e fool discovered the wide range of c o s t u m e s stored in the Hall, and our glorious leader was wearing a dress within minutes (once he'd figured out how to get it on). W e have photos, S i m o n : do you want your mum to s e e them? O n the vague idea that it might be nice t omorrow and we would want to get up early and climb, w e crashed out at around three.
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22nd J u l y - 2 3 r d A u g u s t
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week, perhaps it is a lesson to be more
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Anyone passing Scuthside i n the early rrornings of the 25th and 26th of November would have been surprised to find an intrepid bunch of IC yacht club merbers waiting i n the oold. Two day-trips to the Solait - or at least Portsmouth Harbour had been organised. Undeterred by minor factors such as wind and rain, we piled into the ninibus that would transport us to cur destination - Gosport on Ebrtsrrcuth harbour. After arriving at 9:00am, there followed a quick meeting aboard one of the two Sigma 33s, called Zennor V and Scorcher, which would be our boats for the duration.. The skippers wisely decided, based an the gale warnings on the radio and the deafening whistling of the rigging of the surrounding beats, that we would not venture outside Bortsmouth tferbour.
seen escaping from your room....
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24th O c t o b e r - 2 2 n d N o v e m b e r
After a miserable time lately c o m e s good Noticing that you appear a little swollen fortune this w e e k . . . s o t ake heart...yours this week, prompts a visit to the doctors, not anyone else's....
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mind this week...brain fluid...it'll confuse
week will not bring you the warm feeling *
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We divided into two groups of s i x and proceeded to dan our waterproofs. Each skipper then explained the safety risks and cperaticn of the bewildering array of ropes and cleats to the uninitiated and we cast off. Satcurday' s trip had vaitured to Bort Solent - i n the rain, but Sunday saw the appearance of the sun. We used a mixture of s a i l and motor to reach Fareham and after some anxious moments with high-tension electricity cables, i t was lunchtiire. We rroored and ate an the beats. Gourmet sandwiches (!) , acccrrpanied by fine wine (I) were readily consumed. Then, with a slight break i n the weather after lunch, we cast off and hoisted the prcver trial mainsail. Coasting along at a speed of seven knots, the wind i n cur faces and the sun at cur backs, i t was easy to understand why we had a l l left our cosy beds at 6am that itDming! We returned to the rrarina, moored the boats and, after having to undo i t a l l again to go i n search of diesel we cleaned up and returned to the murLbus. We returned to London a contented bunch after an exhilarating dose of sea a i r and sailing, with the novices among us vo«ing to be back far mare. This i s the first time the Yacht Club had experimaited with cne-day taster sails, which have worked cut being a very cheap way of trying the sport; similar days will prrbably be run next term. If ycu would like to join the mailing l i s t and be informed of forthecming trips or have any queries about the Yacht Club email yacht@ic.ac.uk.
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IC 1454 - 1458 Kings O n W e d n e s d a y 22nd N o v e m b e r , IC Rifle and Pistol C l u b hosted King's C o l l e g e for a friendly rifle match in the Projectile Hall. Each C o l l e g e fielded a team of 8 shooters, with half of Imperial's team being c o m p o s e d of new shooters competing in their first match. A l l the new shooters from both teams performed creditably, with IC's Daniel S c h n e i d e r shooting very well, acheiving 188 (out of 200). Imperial's four experienced shooters all did well, including B e n C h o w d h a r y , G u y Dewhirst and Philip G o l d s . The overall result w a s a win to Imperial, the s c o r e s being; Imperial ; 1464 - King's : 1458. A f t e r w a r d s much fun was had by all, as everyone went over to Southside Bar for s o m e post-match eating and drinking.
between your friends, and then fail to get anymore....
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Sport
• 4th December 2000 • Felix •
F E L I X
SECTION
Rugby IC R u g b y s u p p o r t e d b y
ICII112-51 Reading II
p o s s e s s e d , "limited" the half time
and led to Rich S e p p i n g s bombing
s c o r e to 4 6 - 0.
o v e r in t h e c o r n e r t o o p e n o u r account. The togamen
rallied
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s e c o n d half win to IC. S P E C I A L O F F E R F O R ]J WEEK
ONLY!
E.
It has been said that R u g b y is
S o m e s u b t l e half t i m e a l t e r -
a g a m e of t w o h a l v e s . A n d s o it
a t i o n s t o t h e line up t u r n e d t h e
r e s u l t i n g w i t h their n u m b e r nine
M o h a n . C h a h a l @ i c . a c . u k k,
p r o v e d t o b e . T h e m e n in t o g a s
s e c o n d half into more of a contest.
sneaking over with a little help
c o m p l i m e n t a r y pint of yourp
started scoring early and IC h e a d s
IC had the lion share of p o s s e s s i o n
from the "Windmill" at no.8.
ferred beverage.
began to drop.
a n d t e r r i t o r y t h r o u g h s o m e for-
IC were not finished s t a m p e d -
O h . . . a n d t h i s t h e Dui%
ward driving from Will G r e e n
ing straight b a c k into o p p o s i t i o n
Trophy for excellence went to a-
erally spearheaded b y B o b C o u l t s
d e s p i t e being d i s t r a c t e d for most
t e r r i t o r y . A quick p e n a l t y on t h e
A Dunbar. Finally, our apologies:
with s o m e excellent play with the
of t h e g a m e b y t h e o p p o s i t i o n s
f i v e y a r d lin e f r o m D a v e " B o y o "
to S y l v i a for failure to uphold-
boot (and n o , h e w a s n ' t k i c k i n g ) .
testicles!
W h i t e s a w Titsy eat his o p p o s i t e
fine name.
However w e fought back, lib-
The festival rugby continued
Rick R o b e r t s , p l a y i n g like a m a n
"winger" and cruise over to seal t h e
Ladies Football and Netball W e still w o n !
IC 1sts 24 - 37 Roehampton
w a y , moving o n swiftly. O u r defence has s e e n
It is a rare o c c a s i o n that netball girls are
w e r e simply the best, better than all the rest,
Chorus:
happier days. A n d Roehampton's shooters
not up for it. A n d it is just a s rare for netball
better than, no that's a s far I know. N o one
O h , its such a perfect d a y ,
girls to lack b o u n c e . B u t this w a s o n e of
w a s too keen to break an ankle on the super-
Five goals s c o r e d in the first half,
t h o s e t i m e s . B y b o u n c e , I of c o u r s e m e a n
slippery court, but heck, what's an ankle for
(doo d o o doo doo)
e n e r g y , o o m f , j u m p i n g a b i t , a bit of a i r
the s a k e of netball.... M a y b e w e should learn
J u s t such a perfect game,
b e t w e e n t h e ground and h e r trainers.
t o w e a r o u r h a i r in h i g h p o n y t a i l s , h a v e
W e just kept on scoring more (*2)
A n y w a y , the first quarter wasn't our best
matching stripy s o c k s , shout 'ball' really really
and Roehampton got t h e m s e l v e s a good lead.
loudly (and get blown up for intimidation
J u s t such a perfect d a y ,
T h e 2 n d q u a r t e r o u r f i g h t i n g spirit p o p p e d
hehehe) (sounds a rather malicious tactic
The referee w a s insane,
over to s a y hello and they gained only 4
blowing t h e opposition up, it actually means
B u t w e s c o r e d more and u s e d our brains
goals. A n d the 3 r d q u a r t e r they only got 2 .
b l o w t h e w h i s t l e for a penalty p a s s b e f o r e
13-011!
The last quarter the girls got p s y c h e d up to
any confusion arises and the tabloids c o m e a -
fight even more, mental J e s s and her grunts
knocking) and we'd be sorted.
returned, Hannah's hangover w a s wearing
Chorus:
T h a t o r a pint of r e d b u l l b e f o r e e v e r y
The last quarter, w e got 3 up on them. It
Ladies cash in on more Bucks! 13-0
(doo d o o doo doo) J u s t such a perfect game,
w a s s w e e e e t play. A l l sounds g r a n d , but w e ( A dedication to Lou Reed)
B u c k s college w e r e s o beaten (*2)
R e b e c c a and her a r e totally connecting in the
J u s t a perfect day,
(Instrumental)
circle, in a totally non-sexual w a y of c o u r s e ,
W i n footie match in the park,
before w e over excite the IC men.
Then later, when it got dark,
still l o s t . O u r a t t a c k w a s l o o k i n g g o o o o d . S h i r l e y is h a v i n g a g r e a t
season, and
Hannah didn't do a s much 'shaking of her
Thanks
S}!
l
Dutch K a t e , M o , Tine and the person*" made the pizza and chunky chips!
S c a n d i e s the night before a n d having one too
J u s t a perfect day,
many diet c o k e methinks. H e h e , still we've all
Minibus on the motorway,
been there, playing with a hangover... any-
S k a n k y changing rooms - what the hey!
Sport
to Harp, M e l , Aysha,
L o r a i n e , S u z e , A n n e , M o n a , F r e n c h M^l
W e went h o m e . . .
arse' this w e e k - s o m e t h i n g about going to
£5)
O h , its s u c h a perfect d a y , M a g i c muffins w e r e e a t e n ,
game.
off.
(Righty, we're off to kill ourselves
-
lain & John)
• 4th December 2000 • Felix •
Football - game on First B u s a Point for the
Firsts
IC 1 - 1 L S E
off, the thirds braved the elements and the pub-
ond half started as the first had. M i k e and J o h n ,
lic transport system to reach the blasted w a s t e s
with little defensive duties to do, went on some
of Berrylands and claim the three points
we
des er v ed . It was a gigantic day. A day when wars are won and lost, life cannot compare to days like these. Everyone knew what they had to do. IC firsts needed s o m e B U S A points. The team rose to the challenge. W h e n the ref decided that the game was for nonces only, by giving freekicks for thinking of touching your marker, IC battled for the game. The first half was slack, but a couple of extra gears were found in the second half. Psycho got his first goal for 3 years - a penalty very nearly saved by the keeper. J P made a kwality debut, but couldn't stop the penalty that they had. Eniola was superb playing on the right, Ali G got booked as did J a m e s . W e all then had a few social ales to celebrate the first B U S A point. B r u n e i 3 - 1 IC I
More
blinding runs up the wing while Henry showed us s o m e more of his cheeky play. It looked like cur-
used
to
the
semi-marsh
that
is
tains for L S E but the ref came to their aid. In a
Harlington, the bowling green surface that L S E
rare attack the ball was crossed into our area
play on came as a bit of a shock, but a shock we
and the referee blew up for a penalty for no
used to our advantage. Early doors, we were
apparent reason. Dhruve had obstructed a play-
stroking the ball around the park with panache
er he explained, this was news to Dhurve and
and fluidity. The L S E defense was overweight
anyway, obstruction is usually an indirect free-
and apparently unskilled and so the pace of Phil
kick! Their striker, to be fair took it well, but we
up front and J a m e s down the right wing had
didn't and the referee's life may have been in
them in all sorts of trouble. A s an attacking force
danger.
the economists weren't
much to write
home
This inspired L S E and they looked danger-
about, whatever made it past Paul and sturdy
ous for the first time in the match but
new guy Ian in midfield was not trouble at all for
defense did its job well and they were shut out.
our defense.
At the death, " D a d " Eyers was put through one-
our
They had barely ventured into our half when
on-one with the keeper and got hacked to the
the first goal came, lain hit the ball long down
ground from behind for his trouble. N o surprises
the left for Phil to chase. O n e sprint and a minor
- the ref w a v e d play on but sooner or later he
This was a game we expected to lose. Not the first line that you would expect in a match report? No! But after last times' 9 - 0 defeat, we needed to show some strength. W e had to prove ourselves to B U S A .
scuffle later and Phil was on his own on the edge
had to blow the final whistle and hand us the vic-
of the box and he generously decided to sguare
tory.
Unfortunately we concede d a goal early on but we showed no signs of w e a k n e s s . C o m i n g back strong, Eniola, Comf or t and Tony were superb and soon after a cross from Alan found George and he scored his first goal for IC. HE WENT M E N T A L , that's how much it means. IC were superb for the rest of the half and Alan came close on a free kick.
it's a start...
the ball to an unmarked lain who sidefooted it in for his first goal for IC. It was an open goal but You may have thought
that going
behind
would have kick started our opposition, but no, they were as lethargic as ever. Phil hit the bar as
! Schroders
Pesh began to get into the game going down the left and was on hand to finish off a controversial move for our second goal. J a m e s unleashed Phil
S c h r o d e r s is a l e a d i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l a s s e t
The s e c o n d half proved e v e n t f u l . They scored two goals, somehow, but an ambulance 90t stuck in the mud and Joule's contact lens 9ot semi-lost. Amidst it all, Oily made a comeback on the right wing and we had about three goalmouth scrambles. C o m f o r t put the ball in 'he back of the net but it was deemed offside.
down the left again but this time he was cynical-
management Group
Unfortunately, the score remained at 3 - 1 and it was not our day. But bearing in mind that e y rely on Vauxhall C o n f e r e n c e players to boost their side- we did okay.
full stretch.
ly hacked down by the now desperate, wide-boy defense. Incredibly the ref waved play on but this was James
to
advantage
squared
the
as
loose
ball which Pesh turned in at W i t h the ref clearly on
th
their
side, L S E galvanized
their shower of a team and at least we were given some worthy
Thirds Paper
light
the
blue
touch
the
opposition. break
there
HAIR SAI.ON 7gm
Before were
chances at either end but no more goals.
l
- S f : IV 1 . 2 IC
III
Henry, "Dad" Eyers and Alex
On a day when most matches were called
came
on
for
Pesh,
7
* it " a 2,
H "J h
J a m e s and lain and the sec-
• Felix • 4th December 2000 •
Sport
a.
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