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ritain's f o r e m o s t e x o e r t on f e r t i l i t y r e s e a r c h and o n e of
the
world's
most
respected
researchers is f a c i n g a p o l i c e i n v e s t i g a t i o n assault f o l l o w i n g
of
l a s t M o n d a y ' s c r u c i a l v o t e on
The c l a i m s c e n t r e a r o u n d a u s u a l l y .pro-life m o v e m e n t ,
members
low-profile
of w h i c h
were
{protesting o u t s i d e the L o r d s as p e e r s a r r i v e d for the vote. A n u m b e r of y o u n g w o m e n , mostly a g e d in their t w e n t i e s , had set up 101 c a r d b o a r d s h e e p im Parliment S q u a r e w h i l e w e a r i n g lab c o a t s
to
Imark the o c c a s i o n . Lord W i n s t o n w a s giving an i n t e r v i e w for a television network, b e l i e v e d to be I T N , on the subject of the B i l l . R u t h D a v i e s , t o g e t h e r w i t h
a d v o c a t e of t h e " c l o n i n g " r e s e a r c h w h i l e r a i s i n g
"about
bobble hats". A C o l l e g e source said that
The Editor comes out. Kind of,
exaggerat.on".
he likes fairy lights....
C h e l s e a P o l i c e w e r e u n a b l e to c o m m e n t particular individual. M e a n w h i l e , ITN
M o r e news in brief and night-
d e n t , a n d a s p o k e s w o m a n a d d e d that it w a s too
mare wordsearches
e a r l y to s a y w h e t h e r it w a s one of their c a m e r a c r e w s w h o had b e e n carrying out the interview, but said that they w e r e " l o o k i n g into it". In a t e l e p h o n e "It
e p i t o m i s e s the way
the
whole cloning debate
her*:
been
carried
out
-
forward, said 'no it is n o t " ' .
bunch have it?
eedback M e d i c a l s c h o o l , m a n i c street preachers & more curries
ic."
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S h e a d d e d "I w a s part cu-
that.
larly horrified to be t o u c h e d
I Lord W i n s t o n a n g r i l y s w u n g |
What does it take to be an ICU sabbatical, and do our current
has
s i l e n c e the v o i c e of the pub-
she "calmly, w i t h o u t j u m p i n g *
abbatical spin
self-
important s c i e n t i s t s trying to
research. S h e told Felix that
L o r d W i n s t o n : E x t r e m i s t t a r g e t or t y r a n t ?
round a n d " l o o k e d l i k e he^ was g o i n g to hit h e r " , S h e alledges that the p e e r then put his hand o v e r her mouth and s h o u t e d " S h u t up. Y o u k e e p out of it. I'm a scientist". The 2 4 - y e a r - o l d b a r r i s t e r e x p l a i n e d t h a t s h e stem
interview
with Felix, M i s s D a v i e s s a i d
stem-cell?*
embryonic
cience
confirmed
t h a t t h e y h a d a l s o h e a r d a b o u t the a l l e g e d inci-
ing a question with w h a t s h e l
knew
on
w h e t h e r a c o m p l a i n t had b e e n m a d e a g a i n s t any
Imperial*
Ms D a v i e s c l a i m s
he
b e l i e v e d the g r o u p w e r e " s i m p l y c a p i t a l i s i n g on an
College r e s e a r c h e r a n s w e r -
of
eating disorders
a c c u s a t i o n s are a w a y or s m e a r i n g a h i g h - p r o f i l e
"going in to the L o r d s " w h e n !
believed w a s a lie f r o m
Looking at the difficult world of
has been s u g g e s t e d a m o n g C o l l e g e c i r c l e s that the
twelve friends" s a i d s h e w a s she o v e r h e a r d t h e
wise
that the r e s e a r c h e r b e h a v e d in s u c h a way, and it
the profile of their o w n , s m a l l group of " w o m e n in
stem cell r e s e a r c h at t h e H o u s e of L o r d s .
knowledge
Has the Government brought in knee-,erk leg slation in response to o n e case of Iniernet a d o p
c o m m e n t , but he is said to d e n y that the incident
WILLIAM F O S T E R
B
to Icn
cells are "by
nature
tumours" and t h e r e f o r e m o r e d a n g e r o u s than adult stem cells, c o n t r a r y to what had b e e n s a i d in the interview. S h e a d d e d that s h e had " p i c k e d up quite a lot of s c i e n c e during the c a m p a i g n " , d e s p i t e having had no s c i e n t i f i c training . S h e a l s o c l a i m s that the TV crew i g n o r e d his a c t i o n s , p r e t e n d i n g not to have s e e n a n y t h i n g , but s e v e r a l w i t n e s s e s w i t -
to
Traffic- Drew's ho* tip. Beautiful
the pro-life c a u s e , o p p o s e d to a b o r t i o n and e m b r y o
creatures, nice legs, shame
experimentation,
about the script...
am profoundly committed
a n d to f e e l o n m y f a c e , m y
m o u t h , the a g g r e s s i v e hand of s o m e b o d y w h o has b e e n s o c l o s e l y i n v l o v e d in t h e d e s t r u c t i o n
Ruth D a v i e s a d d e d that s h e had v i s i t e d C h e l s e a Police Station in o r d e r to m a k e a formal c o m p l a i n t , and is currently planning to p r e s s c h a r g e s a g a i n s t
Subs + Socs
of
h u m a n life w a s d e e p l y r e p u g n a n t . " L o r d W i n s t o n w a s e l e v a t e d t o t h e H o u s e in
Get fit and get into space
1995 , and is best k n o w n for his work in human fer tiiity
Interviewers
have frequently c o m m e n t e d on
how the w a l l s of his o f f i c e are c o v e r e d m photog r a p h s of c h i l d l e s s c o u p l e s t h a t he h a s h e l p e d through
IVF techniques. Unfortunately,
he w a s
S a r a h M a c k e n , d i r e c t o r of the pro-life group in w a s m e r e l y c a p i t a l i s i n g on a m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g
to
r a i s e her g r o u p ' s profile, s o o n a f t e r s h e paid her s e c o n d visit to the Felix O f f i c e in a d a y .
More
reports,
M i n e ' s out p l a y i n g games
arloons The gimos go camping
the peer, but is " p r e p a r e d to a c c e p t an a p o l o g y " . Felix w a s u n a b l e to c o n t a c t L o r d W i n s t o n f o r Felix 1196 C o v e r artwork: " B y Blind Faith", Anon 2000
• Felix • 29th January
2001
and a spare
Sports E d i t o r w o u l d be n i c e .
unavailable for c o m m e n t as Felix went to p r e s s
q u e s t i o n , d e n i e d that her reporting of the incident
nessed the incident.
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iiviurdered student remembered Hflemorial service held for former IC student murdered while teaching in Burundi depart-
M a r t y r church w a s w h e r e C h a r l o t t e w a s con-
m e n t w a s k i n d l y r e p r e s e n t e d by D r . D a v i d
firmed just a f e w y e a r s ago and also intend-
he M e m o r i a l s e r v i c e for C h a r l o t t e W i l s o n
Leek.
ing to marry her B u r u n d i a n f i a n c e e , R i c h a r d
(age
only r e p r e s e n t e d
o b t a i n e d her P h D . The b i o c h e m i s t r y
3EBEK P I C K A R D
T
27) w a s held last w e e k at S t A l b a n
The government
of R w a n d a w a s not
by i t ' s a m b a s s a d o r
to
ihe M a r t y r C h u r c h in H o l b o r n , L o n d o n , on
L o n d o n , but a l s o by the h e a d m a s t e r of the
Ithursday
s c h o o l in Kigali w h e r e C h a r l o t t e taught
the 18th of J a n u a r y .
Her murder,
,, th over 2 0 o t h e r s , i n c l u d i n g her f i a n c e e ,
m a d e such an impact in
N o t e r e y i m a n a , later this y e a r .
Charlotte was
buried in a small churc h next to her father in
and
B a r l e y . . H e r t f o r d s h i r e , on Friday the 19th of
t e a c h i n g s c i e n c e in
J a n u a r y with c l o s e friends and family attend-
(l
-curred
w h i l e t r a v e l l i n g to B u j u m b u r a
in
an i n s p i r e d a n d e n t h u s i a s t i c w a y .
Her loss
ing.
the
The V S O , along with C h a r l o t t e s family have
school.
set up a memorial fund which will be d i r e c t e d
T h e m o v i n g s e r v i c e for C h a r l o t t e at S t A l b a n ,
t o w a r d s the s c h o o l in Kigali w h e r e C h a r l o t t e
Charlotte w a s a s t u d e n t in the B i o c h e m i s t r y
w a s led by t h e V e n e r a b l e H o w a r d
taught.
cepartment at Imperial C o l l e g e and graduat-
M u s i c c h o s e n by h e r f a m i l y
ied with a B . S c . in 1 9 9 5 .
M a r g o t , and y o u n g e r brother
Burundi on a b u s . Its
random
brutality
shocked many p e o p l e .
After obtaining a
PhD in m o l e c u l a r m i c r o b i o l o g y s h e d e c i d e d to
will be d e e p l y felt by all her p u p i l s at
Levvett.
(her
mother
and sister,
R i c h a r d and C a t h e r i n e ) and the
church
A n y o n e w h o w i s h e s to m a k e a d o n a t i o n
kelp the charity V o l u n t e e r S e r v i c e s O v e r s e a s
included p i e c e s from Faure's R e q u i e m which
[VSO) in their work in the d e v a s t a t e d c o u n t r y
w a s beautifully sung by the A n t o n B r u c k n e r
The C h a r l o t t e W i l s o n M e m o r i a l F u n d
oi Rwanda for a one y e a r p e r i o d .
C h o i r with c h u r c h o r g a n i s t
c/o V S O
H e r enjoy-
accompaniment.
ment and d e d i c a t i o n to the post w a s d e e p l y
The Imperial C o l l e g e choir in which
appreciated by
was a soprano sang Henry Purcell's " M u s i c
London
for Q u e e n M a r y ' s
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all h e r s c h o o l p u p i l s , a n d
also by the g o v e r n m e n t of R w a n d a w h o w e r e keen to e m p l o y her in r e s t r u c t u r i n g
the s c i -
F u n e r a l " - a g a i n beautiful-
The w h o l e c o n g r e g a t i o n joined in a
n u m b e r of h y m n s including a The memorial s e r v i c e at S t A l b a n w a s a t t e n d -
b u s g e s t u r e that she would have a p p r e c i a t ed.
Torn her time in t h e B i o c h e m i s t r y d e p a r t m e n t
T h i s w a s a f i t t i n g m e m o r i a l to
it IC, as well as from S t . M a r y ' s w h e r e s h e
a t t e n d e d by over 3 0 0 p e o p l e .
Charlotte,
S t A l b a n the
brief EROTIC
b e p l a c e d u p o n t h e w e b " i n a c o u p l e of
SCANDAL?
h o u r s " . Felix p h o t o g r a p h e r s and Areas of t h e b a s e m e n t of E l e c E n g h a s " en sealed off for the past c o u p l e of d a y s e
" g e d l y d u e to a m e m b e r of s t a f f
a
:
being
e
nv
estigated by local p o l i c e for p o s s e s s i o n of
" 9 a I pornography. e
Sources within
reporters
tor for L a u r a B u s h with d e t a i l s about the living q u a r t e r s , the o f f i c e s had b e e n c l e a n e d ,
will a l w a y s c a r r y i d e n t i t y c a r d s a n d do not
and many of the halls r e p a i n t e d .
p r e s e n t l y use digital c a m e r a s . If you are ever
the r e p u b l i c a n e n t o u r a g e and their m i n d l e s s
in any doubt p l e a s e c o n t a c t the Felix O f f i c e
leader w e r e in for a s h o c k w h e n they went to
on 4 8 0 7 2 or t a l k to a m e m b e r of t h e
t h e s t a f f . A c t i o n is o f t e n t a k e n a g a i n s t
Apartment say the s u s p e c t ' s c o m p u t e r and =
T o build on what s h e had a l r e a d y a c h i e v e d in her short time in R w a n d a w o u l d be a marvel-
poignant "Abide with me".
ed by many of her friends and fellow s t u d e n t s
n
31 7 P u t n e y B r i d g e R d
ly s a n g in the l o v e l y a c o u s t i c of S t A l b a n church.
ence curriculum for s c h o o l s t h e r e .
Charlotte
to
this fund should s e n d it to:-
bar
people
use their c o m p u t e r s .
The letter "W" was
found to be b l a c k e d out or m i s s i n g on almost every
falsely claiming to be working for Felix.
However,
keyboard
in
the
White
House.
S e r i o u s l y a n n o y e d by t h e p r a n k p l a y e d on
"ice have been s e a l e d off while C I D investi-
gate
GEORGE, UM,
t h e m by t h e i r d e m o c r a t i c a d v e r s a r i e s , the
BUSH
c o n s e r v a t i v e s w e r e f o r c e d to c r a w l FELIX
The U n i t e d S t a t e s may be proud of its abil-
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Student attracted
s u s p i c i o n last
Friday
""en he took a n u m b e r of p h o t o g r a p h s of a
around
u n d e r t h e i r c h a i r s in s e a r c h of the m i s s i n g
ity to a l t e r n a t e p e a c e f u l l y b e t w e e n l i b e r a l s
keys.
a n d c o n s e r v a t i v e s , but p r a c t i c a l j o k e s a r e
b e l o w d e s k s , in o t h e r s t h e y w e r e t a p e d to
clearly stili very much a l l o w e d .
In the transi-
In s o m e c a s e s t h e W ' s w e r e
moving ceiling fans and air
stuck
conditioning
niale m e m b e r of the bar staff in the U n i o n
tion last w e e k b e t w e e n the C l i n t o n and the
vents.
while "acting s u s p i c i o u i s l y " . A l t h o u g h he
B u s h a d m i n i s t r a t i o n s all s e e m e d to be going
were humiliated
a s p l a n n e d f o r t h e n e w i n h a b i t a n t s of
would have thought s c o r p i o n s and tarantulas
5
a r
-la
lrt1e
d to be w o r k i n g for F e l i x , he w a s in
the
Session of a digital c a m e r a , and told the
W h i t e H o u s e . Bill had the left the c e r e m o n i a l
nber of staff that the p h o t o g r p a h s would
w e l c o m e letter on his desk, Hillary left a let-
eri
• Felix • 29th January 2001
•
It is really a s h a m e the r e p u b l i c a n s in s u c h a c h i l d i s h w a y , I
much more a p p r o p r i a t e .
News
- Matt
KNOW
N E-i^yr T0 K n e e j e r k
reaction
MARIAM G H O R B A N N E J A D
to
net a d o p t i o n s ? impractical, argues
duce sanctions against people attempting
Providers Association. A code of practice to
to
the
/ice I n t e r n e t Service
for children adopted from overseas. It will intro-
deal
the with illegal material is already being followed the
Twin s B e l i n d a a n d K i m b e r l y lay blissfully
adopt children before a s s e s s m e n t , including a
unaware of the media frenzy surrounding them
£600 fine and three months in prison. However
130 internet firms who are members of the asso-
when they w e r e s n a t c h e d by Flintshire s o c i a l
t h i s w i l l s t i l l not a p p l y t o a d o p t i o n s
ciation.
s e r v i c e s o n t h e n i g h t of T h u r s d a y 1 8 t h of
America, meaning it will be possible for domestic
January. S i n c e their arrival in Britain, they have
a d o p t i o n t e s t s to be b y - p a s s e d by w o u l d - b e
Internet W a t c h Foundation (IWF),
a s s u m e d celebrity s t a t u s . Judith and A l a n
a d o p t e r s in this c o u n t r y . P r e s e n t l y , a n y b o d y
it's been generally a c c e p t e d by ministers and the11
K i l s h a w , the c o u p l e w h o a d o p t e d the girls for
wishing to adopt a child in this country has to
police that the internet service providers don't
£8,200 over the internet, have been threatened
u n d e r g o e x t e n s i v e t e s t i n g l a s t i n g up t o s i x
and can't be expected to know what's on their
with legal action from an American couple, Vickie
months. S o c i a l s e r v i c e s have to carry
servers.' He continued that the industry had tried
and Richard A l l e n . This c o u p l e claim they had
assessment of suitability and medical and police
to s t o p material a p p e a r i n g on the web whichj
already bought the twins for £4,000 from Tina
references have to be obtained.
would be illegal to publish in other forms in thi
J o h n s o n , the head of the adoption brokers the
Adoption w e b s i t e s are to be cracked down on.
'Caring Heart Agency'. T o add to this bizarre set
Health Minister, J o h n Hutton, plans more regula-
of events, the childrens' natural mother, Tranda
tion of the internet. H e has s a i d that
W e c k e r , now also says she wants them back.
internet providers will be prosecuted for
from
out
David Kerr, chief executive of another group, the
U K . W h a t remains unclear is what status ISPs have, since some people say that they are just, I c o n d u i t s for information r a t h e r than
'Fury' w a s P r i m e M i n i s t e r Tony
publishers,
Blair's reaction. J a c k S t r a w ,
and
Home Secretary, was also known
be account
Public opinion is one of revulsion.
a b l e for any
Scandals such as this recent one
illegal materi-
s e e m to h a v e a m u c h g r e a t e r
a l f oun d onI
affect on the G o v e r n m e n t than
them. '
any pressure group could hope to was
published
d i rective
in
which
D e c e m b e r w a s not d u e to be
been accelerated and is now due
will |
b e c o m e law
brought in until J a n u a r y of next year. H o w e v e r , the p r o c e s s has
1
E u ropeanl
have. The W h i t e Paper on adopthat
should
therefore nol
to have been equally d i s g u s t e d .
tion
said ' I think
T h e s o - c a l l e d " n e t t w i n s " , l e f t , and r i g h t , J u d i t h K i l s h a w
within
the
next
two
y e a r s
to be brought in this A p r i l . T h e Government have proposed to tighten laws on
relaying information that breaks British adoption
agrees. But the Department of Health's propos-
adopting from a b r o a d , e a g e r to be seen acting
rules. Enforcing this rule could cause problems,
als contradict this.
swiftly in the w a k e of the Kilshaw fiasco.
due to the vast quantities of information which is
Evidently, in the Government's haste to bring in
C u r r e n t l y , the 1 9 7 6 A d o p t i o n A c t is in place.
a c c e s s i b l e v i a t h e internet . Internet S e r v i c e
reforms to our adoption laws, they have failed to
This act makes it an offence for any advertise-
P r o v i d e r s (ISPs) are not licenced and are not
p r o p e r l y think through t h e n e w legislation. A
ment to be published indicating that a parent or
obligated to register anywhere. Their three main
prison sentence s e e m s a bit harsh while a fine of
guardian want their child to be adopted, or that a
functions are to provide access to the web, 'host-
£ 6 0 0 is a l m o s t p o i n t l e s s , g i v e n t h e huge
person wants to adopt a child, or that any person
ed web space' and bulletin boards where articles
amounts of money people are willing to part with
other than the local social services authority or
can be posted. Therefore, it would be feasible for
to adopt a child in the first instance. Greater reg-
voluntary adoption agency approved by the sec-
the ISPs to ban a website. But fears are that this
ulation of the internet, although important, will
retary of state is willing to make arrangements
could give a site notoriety, prompting many more
do nothing to s t o p a n y o n e hoping to adopt a
for the adoption of a child.
people to look at it. The law would only be appli-
child in the future. The Department of Health did
N e w L a b o u r , like t h e p r e v i o u s C o n s e r v a t i v e
cable to British - based sites, so the Government
not consult the industry before rushing to their
Government, have been slow in reforming adop-
would have no power to shut down any foreign
o w n c o n c l u s i o n s , m e a n i n g w e will have laws
tion laws. The Adoption ( International A s p e c t s )
b a s e d s i t e s . T h e s h e e r s c a l e of t h e
which are impossible to e n f o r c e a n d so be no
A c t 1999 has been p a s s e d although it has not
m a k e s the task of monitoring all
yet been a c t i v a t e d . This will ensure protection
•m
News
internet
information
found on 'hosted web space' and bulletin boards
further forward in stopping the sale of children on the internet.
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t e r n s of b i n g e e a t i n g f o l l o w e d b y v o m i t i n g
weight
and laxative a b u s e . Either w a y t h e relation-
a f f e c t e d will w e a r b a g g y c l o t h e s , e x e r c i s e
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e x c e s s i v e l y , lie a b o u t e a t i n g m e a l s a n d will
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Bulimia
d e s i r e t o g e t b e t t e r , p o s s i b l y altering your
Here physical signs c a n include sore
l i f e s t y l e , b e h a v i o u r a n d c i r c u m s t a n c e s . The
the U K a r e a f f e c t e d by an eating disorder.
throats,
infections,
r e a s o n f o r y o u r p r o b l e m a l s o h a s to be
M a n y g o u n d i a g n o s e d b u t it is b e l i e v e d t h a t
d r y / p o o r skin a n d sleep difficulties. Periods
i n v e s t i g a t e d a n d c h a n g e s m a d e here as
don't s t o p , b u t c a n b e i r r e g u l a r . D u e t o t h e
w e l l a s r e - s h a p i n g y o u r i d e a s a b o u t food
one
in e v e r y h u n d r e d y o u n g w o m e n a r e
repeated
mouth
a n d w e i g h t . R e m e m b e r t h o u g h y o u are not
a f f e c t e d b y B u l i m i a a n d a s m a l l e r , b u t still
vomiting, those with Bulimia often
significant, n u m b e r by anorexia. T h e Royal
p o o r t e e t h a n d will a v o i d g o i n g t o t h e d e n -
a l o n e . M e d i c a l a d v i c e s h o u l d b e sought and
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tist. Psychologically those affected
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that at a n y o n e time 6 0 , 0 0 0
individuals
d e p r e s s e d , a n d exhibit mood swings a n d
important
were receiving treatment for an Anorexia or
highly emotional behaviour. Behaviourally
sons for the eating disorder.
bulimia. Currently, the Eating Disorder
t h e y will e a t l a r g e a m o u n t s of f o o d f o l l o w e d
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by v o m i t i n g o r t h e t a k i n g o f l a x a t i v e s .
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It is n o t o n l y y o u n g w o m e n a f f e c t e d b y
Here are some questions. The more y o u
s u c h d i s o r d e r s . W o m e n of all a g e s a r e
a n s w e r y e s , the more y o u should think
t h e c r a p in y o u r d i e t ; j u n k f o o d , fatty cakes,
a f f e c t e d , a s a r e m e n . A p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 % of
carefully about your relationship with food.
c h o c o l a t e ; r e p l a c i n g w i t h a d d i t i o n a l fruit
those with eating disorders are men and
t r o l l e d p r o g r a m m e . B e g i n w i t h cutting out
a n d v e g e t a b l e s . T a k e a d d i t i o n a l exercise,
many report that the d i s o r d e r b e g a n at
• D o e s food always occupy your thinking?
and
school, with them being overweight and
• D o y o u feel any of these emotions when
s p e a k t o y o u r d o c t o r a b o u t a d v i c e on your
b u l l i e d b e c a u s e o f it. O l d e r m e n a l s o s u f f e r p e r i o d s of e a t i n g d i s o r d e r s at v a r i o u s s t a g e s of their life often a s s o c i a t e w i t h emotional pressures such as the loss/illn e s s of p a r t n e r s / p a r e n t s ,
relationship
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b u i l d u p s l o w l y . R e m e m b e r y o u can
d i e t a n d c h a n g e s t o y o u r life y o u can make
body
size a n d t h e amount y o u eat, all t h e time?
Info/Help
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s u c c e s s f u l if y o u lost w e i g h t ?
breakdowns, job changes and stresses.
• A r e y o u c r i t i c a l o f y o u r s e l f all t h e t i m e ?
0 1 6 0 3 6 2 1 4 1 4 ( w e e k d a y s 9 a m to 6.30pm)'
G a y men make up about 2 0 % of m e n with
• D o y o u think thinness equals happi-
I n f o r m a t i o n p l u s r e s o u r c e s in y o u r area
an e a t i n g d i s o r d e r , a n d is s u c h a p r o b l e m
ness?
due to the 'body beautiful' image of t h e g a y male community.
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W i t h all t h e s e figures t a k e n into c o n s i d -
If y o u f e e l y o u d o h a v e a p r o b l e m t h e
e r a t i o n , t h e r e a r e a b o u t 1 . 1 1 5 million p e o -
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p l e in t h e U K w i t h A n o r e x i a o r B u l i m i a
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T e c h n o l o g y
going?
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Venue: Lecture Theatre 220,
Mechanical Eng.
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IX M c S w e e n ' s t e a m h a s s h o w n that the mete orite c o n t a i n s many w a t e r soluble elements in t h e i n t e r i o r c o m p a r e d to t h o s e in the outer
Science
Brief
in
skin.
The t e a m ' s h y p o t h e s i s is b a s e d on the
logic that the interior of the m e t e o r is similarj in c o m p o s i t i o n to the interior of the planet and t h e e x t e r i o r of t h e m e t e o r s i m i l a r to Mars'
Deadly Virus Created In
w a t e r poor c r u s t .
Mice, Could Humans See
Falkland Island Fire
ft/
The Same?
Severely Damages Fragile I Site of Oil Spili
S c i e n t i s t s in C a n b e r r a , A u s t r a l i a a c c i d e n t a l -
Eco-System
ly c r e a t e d an a g g r e s s i v e a n d d e a d l y m o u s e virus last w e e k that s o m e w o r r y could produce
e x a c e r b a t e d this p a s t w e e k e n d by p o u n d i n g
microbes d e a d l y to h u m a n s . The virus formed
surf w h i c h broke o p e n n e w holes in the s h i p ' s
A five d a y fire c a u s e d by exploding ammuni-|
when a mouse immune system gene was
hull. The spill has now s p r e a d over more than
tion on the F a l k l a n d Islands is f e a r e d to havei
a d d e d to the m o u s e p o x virus in an a t t e m p t to
a 1,200 s q u a r e k i l o m e t e r ( 4 6 0 s q u a r e mile)
lead
d e v e l o p a c o n t r a c e p t i v e to c o n t r o l rat a n d
area.
R o c k h o p p e r p e n g u i n s a n d a l b a t r o s s . Tha
mouse plagues.
" T h e environment a l d a m a g e is e x t r e m e -
the
deaths
of
thousands
of|
blaze b e g a n on J a n u a r y 12 as British Troops
The result w a s the c r e a t i o n
of a v i r u s c a p a b l e of k i l l i n g m a n y
to
w e r e e x p l o d i n g o r d n a n c e from two Argentine,
different
b r e e d s of mice, e v e n t h o s e p r e v i o u s l y immune
p l a n e s d o w n e d in t h e w a r w i t h t h e U K \i
to m o u s e p o x .
y e a r s a g o . T h e f i r e laid w a s t e to the small
D r . B o b S e a m a r k , d i r e c t o r of the
nature p r e s e r v e known as S o u t h J a s o n Island]
Biological C o n t r o l of P e s t A n i m a l s found that
a b o u t 4 8 0 k m ( 3 0 0 m i l e s ) n o r t h e a s t of the
the C o o p e r a t i v e R e s e a r c h C e n t e r for v a c c i n e s for m i c e which normally mousepox were also rendered
s o u t h e r n tip of S o u t h A m e r i c a .
prevent
A d u l t pen-
guins might have b e e n able to flee the flames
substantially
but c h i c k s at this t i m e of y e a r have not yet
w e a k e r against this viral s t r a i n .
b e c o m e mobile and w e r e likely burnt to death. Fire
T h e k e y c o n c e r n is o b v i o u s l y not f o r lab rodent populations but for h u m a n s . S c i e n t i s t s
ly g r a v e "
at the c e n t e r s a y that the m o u s e virus itself
M i n i s t e r R o d o l f o R e n d o n w h o is d e e p l y c o n -
p o s e s no d a n g e r t o p e o p l e , b u t t h a t
cerned about
"this
s a m e m o d i f i c a t i o n c o u l d be m a d e to h u m a n
plants,
said Ecuadorian
Environment
the a r e a ' s unique
birds, and reptiles and
the
(particularly
viruses and this would e n h a n c e their virulence
Darwin's
or at least (strengthen) their ability to kill peo-
Tortoise).
ple" Seamark said.
c o a s t guard have b e e n d i s p a t c h e d to
R e s p o n s i b i l i t y is k e y .
Finches
insects,
Galapagos
Pollution experts from the U S protect
" D i s c o v e r i e s s u c h a s this are being made all
the w i l d l i f e r e f u g e , but e v e n w i t h the a i d of
the time," said Dr. A n n a b e l l e D u n c a n , chief of
the w o r l d ' s b e s t the s i t u a t i o n d o e s not look
m o l e c u l a r s c i e n c e at t h e A u s t r a l i a n g o v e r n -
g o o d at all.
ment's
Commonwealth
Scientific
did
however
witness
astation.
A s if the p h y s i c a l blow dealt to the
9 0 % of the t u s s a c g r a s s s u p p o r t i n g the avian p o p u l a t i o n w a s d e s t r o y e d a n d w i l l take al least 3 y e a r s to r e c o v e r .
S a d l y , this fire only
a g g r a v a t e s an a l r e a d y g r a v e situation for the
nature r e s e r v e w h i c h has e x p e r i e n c e d a 30)1 d e c l i n e in bird p o p u l a t i o n s o v e r the past two decades.
Water Beneath the
tant thing is to e n s u r e they are u s e d for g o o d , S h e has urged
Martian Crust
a stronger B i o l o g i c a l W e a p o n s C o n v e n t i o n , a treaty ratified by s o m e 140 nations pledging not
to
develop
or
stockpile
biological W a t e r m a y h a v e r e c e n t l y f l o w e d on M a r s
weapons.
s a y s H a r r y M c S w e e n f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y of Tennessee.
Galapagos Oil Slick
W h i l e , a b u n d a n t e v i d e n c e in the
form of s u r f a c e f e a t u r e s s u g g e s t s that w a t e r w a s o n c e e x t r e m e l y a b u n d a n t on the planet,
Worsens
s a m p l e s of v o l c a n i c a l l y f o r m e d rocks from the red planet s h o w little sign of having solidified f r o m m a g m a t h a t w a s o n c e r i c h in w a t e r .
The huge oil slick near the G a l a p a g o s
H o w e v e r , a n a l y s i s of a m e t e o r i t e from the red
Islands, which s t a r t e d oozing from a g r o u n d e d
planet known as the S h e r g o t t y , s u g g e s t s that
oil tanker nearly a w e e k and a half a g o , w a s
the
Science
planet
had
a warmer
wetter
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s e a b i r d s on the i s l a n d w a s not bad enough.
and
Industrial R e s e a r c h O r g a n i z a t i o n , " T h e impornot for d e s t r u c t i v e p u r p o s e s . "
crews
R o c k h o p p e r p e n g u i n s c r a w l i n g f r o m the dev-
past.
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1. The first A m e r i c a n naval units to arrive at the s c e n e s of the V i e t n a m and Persian Gulf W a r s were . 2. Operating s y s t e m developed at AT&T B e l l L a b s in 1969. 3. In the 2nd century B C , the G r e e k astronomer compiled the first trigonometric table for solving triangles. 4. C o m m o n chemical that melts at 8 0 0 degrees C e l s i u s . 5. C r a t e r Lake in Oregon occupies the crater of the prehistoric volcano M t . . 6. The G a l a p a g o s islands in the Pacific O c e a n are a province of . 7. Crocodilian unique to the rivers of India. 8. The first scientific illustrator, this man drew the ornithopter as a result of his interest in the flight of birds. 9. This is the study of water on the Earth's surface, excluding the o c e a n s . 10. C h e m i c a l formula for #4. 11. Bruising of the brain, a cranial . 12. The largest collection of the artist in #8's drawings are found at this location. 13. F a m o u s astronomer, the science editor's personal hero. 14. Large flightless carnivorous bird from the Tertiary Period. 15. Film with J o d i e Foster, made in honor of the scientist in # 1 3 .
IMPERIAL
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(Open to all 4th and Final Year Medical Students and PRHOs) Wednesday 7 February 2001: 4.30pm - 7.30pm (includes refreshments) Foyer, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, South Kensington G u e s t S p e a k e r s to i n c l u d e : D r Stands
Elizabeth Paice, Postgraduate
to i n c l u d e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s
Dean
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General Practice, British Medical Association, Royal Navy, Royal College of Physicians, Radiology, Psychiatry, Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), Ophthalmology, Surgery, Imperial College Careers Services Pathology, O&G, Anaesthetics,
•Felix • 29th January 2001
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What would I do? Could you be a sabbatical?
It's election
time you see, and time to decide
very
soon,
you're tempted, here's what you'd be letting yourself in for...
S o you f a n c y running a £3.5 million a n n u a l turnover organisation with 3 0 full-time and 200 part time staff, six sites, two hundred clubs, three deputies and around 1,000 elected student officers? Well some of your more formal responsibilities are b e l o w , with s o m e a d v i c e about e a c h of them: * Uphold the policy and further the aims and objects of the Union - at the end of the day it is your job to see that Council's wish (that is, what the students want) is done. You will also need to be familiar with a great deal of regulations and policies, as peopl e will c o m e to y o u for advice about them and others may take you to task if you break them. * B e the ultimate representative of the Union you represent people on C o l l e g e ' s governing b o d i e s , both a c a d e m i c a n d m a n a g e r i a l , a n d
S o , not a f r a i d to m a k e difficult d e c i s i o n s ? B e u n p o p u l a r ? S i t o n l o t s of m e e t i n g s ? D e a l w i t h l o t s of b i t s of p a p e r ? S a y " n o " quite a lot? T h i s c o u l d be the job for y o u ! S e r i o u s l y t h o u g h , D P ( F & S ) is e f f e c t i v e l y the bank m a n a g e r of the U n i o n , b a l a n c i n g m o n e y in a g a i n s t m o n e y o u t , c h a i r i n g a n u m b e r of c o m m i t t e e s b a s e d a r o u n d f i n a n c e a n d s e r v i c e s , a n d a t t e n d i n g a lot of m e e t i n g s a r o u n d C o l l e g e . Y o u ' l l h a v e to use huge a m o u n t s of tact and p r o f e s s i o n a l ism to k n o w w h e n a club is going to c a u s e financial t rouble , a n d m a k e s u r e it d o e s n ' t happen. T h e s e a r e y o u r main a r e a s of r e s p o n s i b i l i t y :
The^DP(C&SXsna^ o v e r s e e i n g the running a n d m a n a g e m e n t of all I C U c l u b s a n d s o c i e t i e s . H e / S h e w i l l a l s o be r e s p o n s i b l e for ensuring that the C C U c l u b s a n d s o c i e t i e s run in a c c o r d a n c e with I C U p o l i c y , Imperial C o l l e g e p o l i c y a n d the law. Y o u are a l s o r e s p o n s i b l e for e n s u r ing that the I C U health a n d s a f e t y policy is a d h e r e d t o o a n d that all a s p e c t s of I C U run a s s a f e l y a s is p r a c t i c a b l e . *College Committees T h e D P ( C & S ) is r e s p o n s i b l e for r e p r e s e n t ing r e c r e a t i o n a l s t u d e n t a c t i v i t i e s to C o l l e g e . T h i s r e q u i r e s that t h e D P ( C & S ) sit a n u m b e r of c o m m i t t e e s , e a c h of w h i c h m e e t at l e a s t o n c e a t e r m a n d a r e the a p p r o p r i a t e p l a c e to v o i c e c o n c e r n s r e g a r d ing the v a r i o u s a r e a s of s p o r t i n g activity.
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n e e d to p e r f o r m well in front of experienced senior administrators, academics or governors, who've seen plenty of 'your type' before. Y o u will also have to speak to the press (don't shoot your mouth off) and often represent Imperial to the wider world. * B e responsible for the efficient organisation of the Union - if there are problems in any part of the organisation, people aren't getting along or things need to get done, you need to sort it out. T a c t , i n t e g r i t y a n d m a t u r i t y a r e g o o d virtues here. * B e ultimately responsible for the finances of the Union. If the Deputy President (Finance & Services), or the Union's finance department goofs up, it's your fault. Y o u don't have to be a budding accountant, just be sensible and stay on the alert. Don't be put off by all of that though. Anyone
clever enough to get into Imperial can learn a lot on the job, and no-one expect s you to be perfect. Humility and a sense of humour and an ability to get on with people are useful additions if you want to make the year a pleasant one. It can form a solid start to any career, but don't do it just for C V points, as you will need a commitment and an ability to give a damn about students to get through the long winter nights. The good points are - more experience of more useful skills than anything else imaginable, you'll make new friends and many ex-sabbaticals I have met remember much they enjoyed about their s a b b a t i c a l y e a r , e v e n if it w a s twenty years ago. Y o u are your own boss (to an extent - remember that whole democracy thing), and you enjoy more responsibility than many graduates have after years building up their career.
* Budgets Y o u r b i g g e s t t a s k o v e r t h e y e a r is t o b a l ance the budget. This means getting as m u c h m o n e y a s y o u c a n out of C o l l e g e a n d dividing it fairly b e t w e e n s o c i e t i e s , s a l a r i e s and s u b s i d i e s .
C o m m i t t e e , H o u s e C o m m i t t e e (this deals w i t h m a i n t a i n i n g all U n i o n p r e m i s e s ) and Trading, S e r v i c e s and Retail Committees, w h i c h d e a l with b a r s , c a t e r i n g , e n t s , advice a n d the U n i o n S h o p s - y o u ' l l d e f i n i t e l y find y o u have a finger in e v e r y pie.
"College Committees Y o u h a v e to a t t e n d a h u g e n u m b e r of C o l l e g e m e e t i n g s , ranging from the very i m p o r t a n t (a f e w ) to t h e v e r y d u l l ( v e r y m a n y ) . O n v e r y m a n y i s s u e s y o u a n d the P r e s i d e n t will be r e p r e s e n t i n g the s t u d e n t s these are mostly C o l l e g e working groups, a n d will t a k e up a lot of y o u r t i m e .
" T r a i n i n g and a d v i c e T o e n s u r e c l u b s run their f i n a n c e s properly it's up to y o u to train up the t r e a s u r e r s - and to be on hand w h e n t h e y n e e d help. Like it or not, y o u r o f f i c e is the first o n e a l o n g , and w h e n p e o p l e c o m e in to a s k a q u e s t i o n , t h e y ' r e a l m o s t c e r t a i n to r e m e m b e r what y o u s a y , s o y o u ' l l h a v e to m a k e s u r e it's right.
"Union meetings You'll be chairing
Union
Finance
^JinionGo^^ W i t h i n the U n i o n you are an e x - o f f i c i o m e m b e r of all c o m m i t t e e s a n d it is q u i t e w o r t h p o p p i n g in to v a r i o u s m e e t i n g s f r o m time to time just to get y o u r f a c e s e e n e v e n if nothing e l s e , e s p e c i a l l y at the b e g i n n i n g of t h e y e a r . A s a s a b b a t i c a l the D P ( C & S ) has a duty to e n s u r e that levels of s t u d e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i o n a r e m a i n t a i n e d on all c o m m i t t e e s this m e a n s that the D P ( C & S ) will often find h i m / h e r s e l f attending committee's s u c h a s T r a d i n g , S e r v i c e s , R e t a i l e t c . . . T h e s e c o m m i t t e e s are e s s e n t i a l to the d e m o c r a c y of t he U n i o n a n d y o u m u s t attend wherever possible.
if
Freshersrair a b o u t 2 0 0 c o m p a n i e s a r e c o n t a c t e d and l e a f l e t s a r e s e n t to t h e m d e t a i l i n g the price of s t a l l s a n d t h e d a t e / t i m e s of t h e fair e t c . . . T h e c o m p a n i e s w i l l t h e n m a i l back b o o k i n g o r d e r s . T h e D P ( C & S ) will liase w i t h t h e c o n f e r e n c e o f f i c e t o m a k e sure that the r o o m s are a v a i l a b l e (and booked) for the fair.
" D a y to D a y M o s t of t h e D P ( C & S ) ' s t i m e is s p e n t in day to d a y p r o b l e m s o l v i n g and information dissemination tasks. The D P ( C & S ) spends a lot of t i m e a n s w e r i n g q u e s t i o n s , on the p h o n e , by e- m ai l a n d in p e r s o n .
" F r e s h e r s Fair P r o b a b l y the single biggest task that the D P ( C & S ) w i l l f a c e is t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n of
• 29th January 2001 • Felix •
T h e D P (E& W ) s h a l l o v e r s e e
Imperial
C o l l e g e U n i o n ' s d a y - t o - d a y d u t y of c a r e for s t u d e n t s in t h e r e a l m s of e d u c a t i o n a n d welfare. "Representation to College The D P (E& W ) s h a l l sit on t h e f o l l o w i n g College C o m m i t t e e s . S o m e committees have the Deputy President D P (E& W ) as a named member in the Constitution or the C h a i r s will approach the D P (E& W ) directly at the beginning of the academic year. Others have a number of student representatives nominated by Imperial C o l l e g e U n i o n . T h e s e a r e u s u a l l y a r r a n g e d o v e r t h e s u m m e r , u s u a l l y by t h e President in consultation with those who may be nominated. "Within the Union
As Editor of the Union's most widely read publication, e f f e c t i v e l y y o u ' r e in c h a r g e of t h e Union's communication. Which is good, because in theory no-one can tell you what to do. In practice, there's three major limits to this. Firstly, you have to pay for it. Secondly, Felix still costs the Union quite a bit, and they have a perfect right to k n o w w h e r e t h e i r m o n e y ' s going. Thirdly, if you go round upsetting everyone, you'll have very few stories, and very little support the next time you get yourself into trouble. So what does a Felix Editor do (apart from the obvious)? "Union Handbook Together with your predecessor/successor, you have to put a very important 180 page book together. Y o u w o n ' t h a v e to w r i t e a h u g e
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The D P (E& W ) chairs the A c a d e m i c Affairs C o m m i t t e e and Student Development Committee as well as playing a significant part in t h e W e l f a r e Committee and the A c c o m m o d a t i o n C o m m i t t e e . T h e s e provide lines of c o m m u n i c a t i o n through which c o m ments and idea as well as problems and help can flow in both directions. Being a member of both I C U Council and the Executive Committee provides the channels of communication and an opportunity for accountability. Sitting on the Union Finance Committee p r o v i d e s a m e a n s of input on t h e U n i o n ' s finances and exercises the financial responsibility b e s t o w e d on the D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t ( E d u c a t i o n & W e l f a r e ) in the C U F i n a n c i a l R e g u l a t i o n s . B e i n g e x - o f f i c i o on all U n i o n C o m m i t t e e s and sub-committees provides for input on all m a t t e r s r e l a t i n g to I C U . T h i s
excludes the Union Disciplinary Committee for reasons of impartiality. A n involvement of R A G will naturally occur due to the role of a Sabbatical. Taking part in R A G activities is advised, a s in addition to being a great way to relax, it also gets you to meet students
amount of it, but you still have to make sure it's
do a lot of computer work. You have to get good at D T P very quickly, and teach it to a lot of people. Y o u also have to keep an ageing network up and running, or things will start to go horrifically wrong.
all ok, and get some adverts. "Advertising Although you get some money from the Union, next year's Editor will still have to raise a minimum of £20,000 by getting adverts, any way you can. N o adverts, no Felix, no job.... " M anagem en t Unique role this one- you're the only manager who sees a process right through, you'll even do delivery and cleaning. Essentially though, you can't write it by yourself, and you need to recruit and keep an enthusiastic team of sub-editors and writers, right up to the end of the year. "Computers Biggest source of pain in your life, you need to
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"Casework The job includes a certain degree of casework; Students whose problems may be helped from links with College or those students with "general student life problems" may be those students who could be helped by the D P ( E & W ) . Those students who require legal advice, advice of a more practical nature such as visa problems, problems with landlords, problems with money may be better served by seeking help from the Union Adviser.
"Writing Although you don't write the whole thing, you'll still need to cover a lot of stuff- anything not c o v e r e d by y o u r t e a m is now y o u r p r o b l e m . You'll also feel a strange compulsion to write a lot anyway. Y o u won't get a c h a n c e like this again. "Editing Finally, despite the cleaning and accountancy, you are still responsible for a weekly, registered newspaper, and given that if you really screw up, you can go to court, never lose sight of this.
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M o s t l y y e s , I mean there's a l w a y s a r e a s that are not quite e x p e c t e d , but I think the amount I've worked is a lot more than I'd expected or had h o p e d , but I t h i n k s o m e of t h a t worked I've created for myself, It has certainly been very interesting, an experience unlike any other. W h a t have been your main challenges this year? K e e p i n g on g o o d t e r m s w i t h t h e College is always a good challenge, although a difficult challenge, b e c a u s e y o u have two c o m p e t i n g problems; one you have to represent the students, which might or might
Y o u ' v e been D P (F&S) for 6 months n o w , has t h e job b e e n all y o u expected? In s o m e w a y s it's been all I expecte d , in other w a y s it's been very different from what I e x p e c t e d . O v e r a l l , it's b e e n a s g o o d , if not =tter. W h a t have y o u enjoyed most about
"You need to be able to take lots of difficult decisions and justify them."
it? I think the thing I've enjoyed most has been working with the staff and t h e o t h e r s a b b a t i c a l s , to be perfectly honest I couldn't hope for a nicer more talented committed and dedicated bunch of people
H a s t h e j o b b e e n all y o u e x p e c t ed? It's b e e n expected, more work do, but it's
a little harder than I I've d o n e q u i t e a lot than I w a s expecting to been fun.
not be in a g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e College, secondly, you should get on with them to make sure that they're more receptive to your views. S o m e of my work in the structural review of the U n i o n has been quite h a r d , in that a lot of people have very difficult views, and getting them to agree on anything is quite a difficult challenge. W h a t would you say were the qualities that make a good President? Patience and tact are two very useful virtues, the ability to stand on your feet, the ability to believe in yourself, good advocacy skills, so that if you are trying to present something to a group of very distinguished people or w h a t e v e r , the ability to p e r s u a d e
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for the y e a r ? I didn't really have many major a i m s , b e c a u s e now clubs and s o c i e t i e s run p r e t t y w e l l at I m p e r i a l , I'm j u s t t r y i n g to b u i l d on w h a t everyone else has done, make things easier , m a k e our clubs more s u c c e s s f u l than they are already. W h a t have been your main chal-
them as to your line of the argument. You've got to be able to get on with people. A sense of humour, essential, if y o u can't laugh at y o u r s e l f then don't do this job, because you'll need s o m e . E s s e n t i a l l y t h e r e ' s no one overriding skill, it's a whole set of different ones. I would also add that a lot of people grow into the job, you might not think you have all of those skills, but you'll be s u r p r i s e d what you're capable of when you're in this situation. What would be your advice for someone considering standing? Don't be deterred by everything I've just said, the job is very interesting even if it's very hard work
W h a t have been the main c h a l lenges that have faced y ou ? W e l l , coming from what one would call a non-union hack position I had to spend quite a lot of time getting up to s p e e d on how the whole thing w o r k s , but I think that's given me an a d v a n t a g e in a s m u c h t h a t I don't have any preconceptions and I can approach the whole question of what we spend our money on and why with p e r h a p s a f r e s h e r mind. The main challenges internally have been the continuing closure of Beit Hall, which has had an effect on our t r a d i n g p r o f i t s w h i c h has b e e n a s h a m e , but we are confident that next y ea r that will improve. W e ' r e '
also going through something of a staff transition at the moment, and that's been quite interesting to handle. A n d b u d g e t s , naturally, budgets are always a challenge.
l e n g e s during this y e a r ? M y main challenges have been not to g e t p i s s e d off w i t h p e o p l e , I think I've m a n a g e d it so far, and I think I've managed not to piss that many peopl e off, w h i c h w a s one of my big aims for the year.
t h i n g s in. B u t t h a t ' s not been a m a s s i v e f a i l u r e , it's just that it's b e e n one of the h a r d e s t things I've done and I think it could have been done better.
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"My main challenges have been to not get pissed off with people."
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interviews.
You've been President for six months now, has it been what you expected?
"It has certainly been very interesting, an experience like no other"
think they're doing.
W h a t have been the w o r s t things that have happened- what have b e e n y o u r main failings? I haven't had major f a i l u r e s . T h e d o c u m e n t a t i o n p o l i c y is q u i t e a difficult one, it's been quite hard to implement and it's been a struggle to make sure that everyt hin g is up to date s o that clubs aren't getting penalised when they have handed
S o what are the qualities that make a good dpfs? Inquisitiveness, the primary characteristic of a dpfs is to ask searching q u e s t i o n s and to c a r r y on asking them until you actually have the full picture. Y o u need to have a good h e a d for n u m b e r s , o b v i o u s l y , and you need to be able to take difficult d e c i s i o n s and justify them to very e x p e r i e n c e d p e o p l e in all sorts of different fields.
W h a t q u a l i t i e s w o u l d y o u say make a good D P (C&S)? Y o u have to be friendly, you have to be quite o r g a n i s e d , but most of all I think friendly is the best one b e c a u s e p e o p l e c o m e and talk to y o u all d a y , a n d y o u h a v e to be good with p e o p l e . W h a t d o y o u think will b e the main c h a l l e n g e s for y o u r s u q c e s s o r ? To do better than I have done.
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Has it been what you expected? It hasn't, you expect certain things, I expected it to be challenging, and at times it's as much of a challenge as I thought, but s o m e t i m e s it g o e s beyond that and it's also one of those bizarre jobs that gives you a unique feeling. It's difficult to really describe, but it's what you expect, and it's not. It's more work than you think, there's more time to be ploughed in than you naturally think, but it's also rewarding; you expect it to be rewarding, though it's, some days, when you've helped somebody solve a problem, or you've ended an i s s u e that's been going on quite a while, and it makes you have a warm glow, that you've accomplished s o m e t h i n g . It's v e r y
You've been E dit o r f o r s i x m o n t h s now, has it been what you expected so far? I knew it would be a lot of work, and it's been even more than I expected, but it's also been a lot more fun, a lot more stressful, a lot more challenging and a lot more worth it than I thought it would be. What I didn't expect was how the t w o g r o u p s I w o r k with Union and Felix people - would play such a huge role in my life. I'm really lucky to work with such a cool, enthusiastic and talented Felix team. What have b e e n y o u r m a i n c h a l lenges this year? As you might have guessed; getting
You've b e e n P r e s i d e n t f o r s i x months now, has it been w h a t y o u expected s o far? Yeah, it's been everything I expected " d probably more...It's p r o v e d a ery hard job, there have been lots °f Problems over the year. B e c k y did fantastic job last year, sorting out a lot of the course, but it's been hard k - challenging but I've absolutely ' ed it so far, and I'm only upset I'm ° t allowed to do it t w o years running. a
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W h a t are the main challenges youVe faced this year? Don't know how successfully we've managed them, but, W y e coming on board, s o many hundred students, quite far away from the main campuses, also the increased amount of representation w e have on Postgrad c o m m i t t e e s ; it's been a c o m p l e t e nightmare trying to find postgrads to fill the roles, though w e have, well, the majority of them. W h a t would you say are the qualities that make a good D P (E&W)? I think you have to be someone who can listen, someone who enjoys lis-
the issu e out on time has been a nightmare- my first issue coming out two days late was my biggest nightm a r e , a n d t h i n g s all w e n t f l o o p y s t r a i g h t a f t e r C h r i s t m a s , but a r e hopefully getting better. Unfortunately the nature of the job means that things go wrong which are out of my control for which I get the blame- it's just somethin g y o u have to live with. Keeping everyone happy is always going to be hard, but as long as someone comes to talk to me we usually manage to sort things out. W h a t would you s a y were the qualities that make a good Editor?
outside of the now huge sized camp u s e s w e n o w have, out t o w a r d s Charing C r o s s , Hillingdon and Northwick Park, s o reaching everyone, letting them know what's going o n , w h o t h e y c a n talk t o , w h a t ' s going on at home base and such has been difficult, but hopefully we've w o r k e d around that by building up the w e b page and newsletter, because the old methods of posters a n d w o r d of m o u t h a r e n ' t g o o d enough any more. S o what were your main aims when you took on the job? To t r y a n d m a i n t a i n t h e m e d i c s ' ethos within what is now a very big
• N i x • 29th January 2001 •
tening, ask the proper q u e s t i o n s which gets more information out of them. Someone who cares, someone can often see the wider picture but also can focus on the indi-
who basically
vidual's needs. What do you think would be the main challenges for your successor? I think it could be interesting, with the way educational funding is, and with the potential for certain departments to be in deficit for quite a considerable amount of time, I think a serious number of departments will be laying off staff. It's something to remember and keep an eye on, and ensure that the teaching and learning is always maintained at the high standards.
"You have to be someone who can listen."
Tact and listening skills are important, as people are going to tell you things, and you have to be very careful to distinguish what they want you to print from confidential; sometimes it's a subtle difference. Organisational skills are preferable, but not essential. I think persuasion, ability to listen and knowing when to strike and when to b e quiet. Y o u need a s e n s e of humour, definitely. W h a t would be your advice for someone considering standing for Editor? I know I sometimes sound a bit pessimistic- but if you can do the job, do. It's been very tough sometimes, but I've never regretted it.
"I'm really lucky to work with such a cool, talented Felix team."
College structure. M e d i c s are quite unique and therefore have quite unique needs, it's the nature of the c o u r s e . If you're d o i n g a P h y s i c s degree you don't go in in the morning a n d s e e s o m e e i g h t - y e a r - o l d bleeding to death in front of y o u . A n d the very nature that medics do e x p e r i e n c e that m e a n s that t h e y react to a lot of things very differently and have different requirements. To try and maintain the fantastic reputation Mary's and Charing C r o s s had for creating the best r o u n d e d d o c t o r s p o s s i b l e and try and not let the research heavy ethos of Imperial C o l l e g e t a k e over t h e medics.
"I'm only upset I'm not allowed to do it two years running."
Feature
jAII
complaints
should
9 0 ' s it w a s v e r y r e f r e s h i n g
be
to
tion rights a r g u m e n t s .
Perhaps
t w o w e e k s a g o , t h e I C U Curry
read an a r t i c l e on Iran with s o m e
you should devote a whole col-
petition has d r a w n to a success-
a d d r e s s e d to t h e E d i t o r . If n o s a t i s f a c t o r y r e p l y is r e c e i v e d ,
p e r s p e c t i v e . E v e n t h o u g h it w a s
umn to the s u b j e c t s t a c k l e d by
ful
contact I C U Exec v i a the U n i o n
by a f e l l o w I r a n i a n , I h o p e t h a t
the album?
e x t r e m i s t s " behind the
President
the article and the new millenni-
M E D I C I N E F A I L T O S O R T IT OUT
D e a r Felix
"curry whole
d e b a c l e a r e p l e a s e d to have had C a t e r i n g ' s s u p p o r t a n d are said
reporting
Iran
more upbeat i s s u e next, c o n c e n -
to have b e e n c h u f f e d to bits that,
through the British media. This
t r a t e on h a p p y things. Think posi-
the c u r r y h a s b e e n r e t u r n e d to
of
affairs
in
h o p e f u l l y will g e n e r a t e
better
tive,
blues''
the u n i o n , t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for
u n d e r s t a n d i n g of Iranian
affairs
S u r e l y pre C h r i s t m a s ? The c o m -
the next s t a g e - i.e. the return of
hopefully both
post
Christmas
m e r c i a l c o n c e n t r a t i o n of that
hatred
the c u r r y
gone.
Wednesday
things
e v e r y o n e w h o h a s e v e r bought
is C h r i s t m a s h a s
Days aregetting
countries.
longer,
have stopped dying and flowers
I may as well add my ten c e n t s .
will a p p e a r s o o n .
Fatemeh Beyad
H o w would you like not to have a
the
A s for d e p r e s s i o n , p e r h a p s a
s h o u l d be b e n e f i c i a l for
c o m p l a i n i n g about their c o u r s e s ,
While
um act as a w a t e r s h e d for b e t t e r
in this c o u n t r y , w h i c h S e e i n g as so many are currently
close.
-
now
lies
with j,
one to buy t h e m a g a i n .
Look forward P e o p l e w h o v i s i t e d our site were
to the y e a r a h e a d .
personal tutor? For those stu-
e v e r y d a y , not just I
no doubt t e m p t e d to s i g n our on-
d e n t s of t h e old C h a r i n g C r o s s I K N O W I B E L I E V E IN N O T H I N G
and M a r y ' s first y e a r clinical
line p e t i t i o n by the o f f e r of 384 b o t t l e s of beer to be given to the
anything,
B U T IT IS M Y N O T H I N G
medical c o u r s e s this is a reality.
Y o u r s c o m p l e t e l y uninfluenced by
curry fan with the m o s t witty and
Despite complaining, asking and s c r e a m i n g t h e y still h a v e n ' t b e e n
Dear John,
a l l o c a t e d , d e s p i t e p r o m i s e s of
Andrew Jurd
c o m p e l l i n g r e a s o n w h y the dish
C h e m III
s h o u l d be r e i n s t a t e d .
them being here a f t e r the X m a s
I imagine you are overwhelmed
holidays, which is late e n o u g h as
after last w e e k ' s 'interesting' con-
Thanks
Andrew,
tributions
noticed
my HI piece
it is! I p r e s u m e the c a s e is similar
on t h e l e t t e r ' s p a g e ,
O f the
m a n y c l e v e r r e p l i e s w e had to glad
someone
of hero
wor-
sift t h r o u g h ( r e m o v i n g references to r o a d - k i l l s a n d t h e l i k e ) , we
but t h e n I r e m e m b e r t h a t I a m
ship.
For the non
disenchanted
finally
being a l l o c a t e d their clinical per-
probably the only reader (must
indie
kids
you,
K A T H E R I N E L E E , M a t h s I - well
sonal tutors for t h o s e w h o start-
b e b e c a u s e I'm a c h e m i s t ,
referring
with the new c o u r s e s t u d e n t s not
too
amongst
to the classic
m u c h lab time y o u s e e ) .
the Manic
E x a m s are c l o s e , a n y c h a n c e of
I'm
same name once,
getting
point I noticed a g e s ago , but is of
ed their firm r o t a t i o n s in J a n u a r y .
told
some support
before
b a s i c a l l y g o i n g to r a i s e a
like to get
to
p a r t i c u l a r r e l e v a n c e a f t e r t h e last
know a person well enough
to
i s s u e ' s c o n c e n t r a t i o n on d e p r e s -
t h e n ? A l s o , I'd
g i v e me a d e c e n t
reference.
sion.
A m I the only p e r s o n who's
Street
there
was
he
album
Preachers. a book too
of
is
d e c i d e d on a winner-
by
done!
I'm
to c o l l e c t y o u r 16 d o u b l e crates
W e will a r r a n g e with yon
the
of beer from C o b r a .
-Ed K a t h e r i n e ' s w i n n i n g line may be found at w w w . i c u - c u r r i e s . c o m for
BYE BYE G E O L O G Y !
the next few d a y s . In the m e a n t i m e , w e hope you all
Dear Sir,
e n j o y y o u r f o r t h c o m i n g lunches
C u r r e n t l y , this isn't p o s s i b l e with
noticing your subtle references the
If our new r e c t o r really is a 'pas-
at t h e U n i o n , a n d don't let the
the
to The Holy B i b l e throughout y e a -?
the
s i o n a t e b e l i e v e r in t h e
impor-
i n f a m o u s IC a p a t h y put you off
c o u r s e as it is, w e n e v e r s e e t h e
f a v o u r e d w o r k of the w o r l d ' s rich-
education'
doing a n y t h i n g a g a i n - w e didn't!
s a m e p e o p l e for more than
structure
of
the
clinical 6
N o , I don't
est non-profit
w e e k s in our firms!
mean
making organisa-
t i o n ( a m o n g s t o t h e r s ) , but album.
Name Supplied
N o t all of t h e a l b u m is
about depression though, A s with all anonymous get, names
dential no matter what
it's
(Felix 1 1 9 3 , p6), then he c l e a r l y doesn't regard g e o l o g y to be a
All the best
science.
D a n , M a r t i n and S t e v e
I wonder
how
many
o t h e r p e o p l e in s e n i o r m a n a g e -
we
a m a z i n g t h a t t h i s a l b u m is s t i l l
ment
confi-
d e e p l y relevant to a lot of i s s u e s
s h o u l d n ' t w e all b e a l i t t l e w o r -
society faces.
ried?
letters
are completely
the
t a n c e of s c i e n t i f i c
-Ed
I'm s u r p r i s e d you
hold
this
opinion.
And
of a f f a i r s in A m e r i c a , e s p e c i a l l y now that T i p p e r G o r e ' s further
D e a r Felix,
Simon J Wright
As part of the I C U C o u n c i l mail-
M a t h e m a t i c s III
ing list, I w a s really disappointed
r e m o v e d from the political s c e n e ,
to f i n d
a n d t h e B r a d y B i l l s e e m s to be
h e a d e d " L a s t C o u n c i l " referred
INSERT C U R R Y P U N HERE
and m o r e s p e c i f i c a l l y M a r i a m
a p p l i e d to B u s h ' s beliefs and not
D e a r Felix
G h o r b a n n e j a d on h e r e x c e l l e n t
just the o b v i o u s s o n g about c a p i -
A s was r e p o r t e d in N e w s In Brief
a r t i c l e on ' I r a n i a n
tal p u n i s h m e n t .
and the l e t t e r s s e c t i o n s of Felix
sen-
P o l i t i c a l correct-
that
H a m i s h ' s e-mail
to t h e p r e v i o u s c o u n c i l , not the
I'd just like to c o n g r a t u l a t e Felix
w o r k i n g . C o u n t l e s s s o n g s can be
prison
STANDING Dear John,
h a v e n ' t m a d e m o r e of t h e s t a t e HOPE SO
U N F O R T U N A T E MISUNDER-
last c o u n c i l ever as I had hoped.
As e v e r , S o m e o n e
ness s e e m s to be l e s s of a main-
The deadline for letters intended for publication is W e d n e s d a y 12 noon
J a n u a r y ' s i s s u e . H a v i n g g r o w n up
stream
• drop into the office or email f e l i x @ i c . a c . u k . L e t t e r s may be edited for
in E n g l a n d t h r o u g h the 8 0 ' s a n d
c l o n i n g laws h a v e reignited abor-
tences'
in
Monday
22nd
issue
now,
although
ength but not grammar or spelling.
• 29th January 2001
• Felix • •-
Equal Opportunities vs The World Lily Macey, Equal Opportunities officer
also asked the workers in the council building its
expansion and the need to recruit more staff to
1^ role at I C U
self to "keep Christmas celebrations and decora-
a c c o m m o d a t e the change. The purpose of the
I doubt if many of y o u even knew that there
tions to a minimum". The reason given for this sur-
meeting is to decide what qualities these new
uch a thing as an equal opps officer at I C U
prising scrougery w a s to avoid "offending non
staff would have, in order to decide this they con-
h less what they do when they're there. Well I
Christians". Now, imagine if you will that the exact
sult a report from the human resources depart-
. ;y knew that there was one when I lost out to a
same council had a s k e d an ethnic minority - a
ment which details the current workforce ethnici-
-ertain president's sexist views just before the ill-
"non Christian" culture if you will - to "Tone Down"
ty, sex and disability statistics. The report shows
• ted S N K P J R a g W e e k 2000. The equal opps
celebrations of a major religious, festival. There
that the work force is severely lacking in mentally
,fficer is the person at the union who, with the
would have been outrage, a front-page story not
disabled Japanese women. There fore the motion
ielp of my fellow welfare officers, stands up to
just a crappy two inches at the bottom of the cur-
is carried to give preferential employment to men-
allege, other union officials and union members behalf of anyone who feels that they are not
rent affairs summary. "Racist Scandal in London
tally disabled Japanese women. Needless to say
Borough", "Oppression of Minority's beliefs" or
that t h e a c t u a l a t t r i b u t e s of t h e p r o s p e c t i v e
ing treated fairly in any way. S o basically I hang
some thing along those lines. Here the headlines
employees that would be beneficial to the job in
round, adjusting the union Equal opps policy and
s h o u l d have r e a d " O p p r e s s i o n of M a j o r i t y ' s
hand were not discussed at all.
i)t until someone has a problem. Fortunately at
beliefs" because that is basically what positive dis-
Although this is a c o m e d y s k e t c h which has
lCL' -ot many people seem to.
crimination is about the discrimination against the
doubtlessly lost much of its comedy in it's retelling
majority.
here by me it is based however loosely on the
a S s
rllC
q
3
e
via
N
would like to have a small rant now and in
Another example of a situation where positive
truth. Companies and Colleges should not choose
i flings that make me angry. The reading of which
discrimination is rife is human resources. This is
employees or students on a pick and mix basis
nay help to d e s c r i b e t h e c o n c e p t of E q u a l
caused mainly government pressure to improve
j u s t to s a t i s f y t h e d e m a n d s of a n e q u a l i t y
Opportunities a bit more clearly.
e m p l o y m e n t s t a t i s t i c s . If a c o m p a n y is only
o b s e s s e d g o v e r n m e n t . W h e n in actual fact in
employing white males then it is considered racist
doing so they are discriminating against deserving
Equal Opportunities V s Positive Discrimination
and fined or taken to court. This is also true of
people.
Positive discrimination is not positive at all and I
educational institutions. Ever wondered why there
Equal Opportunitie s means just that, Equal.
hope to illustrate this by the w a y of two short
seems to be more and more girls at IC year upon
Not artificially created and improved opportunities
anting issues (when Stef has space) about the
year? There has been a steady increase in num-
for anyone majority or minority at the expense of
In the run up to Christmas I happened upon a
bers from the days when it was a men only col-
everyone else. C r e a t e opportunities and encour-
mall article in the Daily Mail (must be true) about
lege. A silly and hugely over exaggerated exam-
agement. Allow everyone to have chances and
ome strange goings on in a Labour Council bor-
ple of such discrimination is a Hale and P a c e
then on their own merit allow to advance them-
lugh in L o n d o n . A c c o r d i n g to t h e a r t i c l e t h e
sketch. It is set in a boardroom meeting of a big
selves. Having flexibility in the work place, giving
Council officials had decided not to put up the tra-
c o m p a n y between the main heads of manage-
everyone equal opportunities and equal access to
litional street C h r i s t m a s d e c o r a t i o n s and had
ment. The topic of conversation is the forthcoming
equal representation for their individual rights.
•xamples from recent media.
EXTRA C O S T S
their products, pointing to their ranges of contract
at an unusual time this year," and assured that
When out-competing I C U for the right to run a
services set up specially targeted at students.
"something would be sorted out".
bookshop in the college, W a t e r s t o n e s promised
However Carphone warehouse senior sales man-
that the Imperial C o l l e g e branch would become
agers are convinced the problem is real, and have
their flagship academic store. Waterstones book-
been threatening to stop dealing- with O r a n g e
STRANGE S N O W
shops at university campuses have been the sub-
should they continue their discriminatory policy.
Last week Kevin noticed that the snow falling in college a p p e a r e d to be slightly abnormal. The
let of complaints by students who find that textbooks are more expensive in these stores than in
INEFFECTIVE C O M M U N I C A T I O N
Snowflakes appeared to be elongated and had a
•Vaterstones branches on high streets. The com-
This year residences have a shortage of rooms
stringy appearance. Apparently the mutant snow
pany has accepted the student's observations and
which are in halls which are open over Easter.
was yet another consequence of the huge amount
explained that as the sales of text books wer e
S o m e International students needing to stay in
of general muck and grime in the London atmos-
higher in the university branches, price increases
phere, this particular effect being attributed to
effected by publishers would inevitably be passed
detergents in the atmosphere. With the effect of
* more quickly to customers in these branches.
the polluted atmosphere being so apparent with
Kevin has also noticed that there are no second i hand books for sale in the on campus store, unlike
A m o s t l y l i b e l l o u s c o l u m n . K e v i n is a random entity w h o knows nothing
j their Mallet Street and other stores.
about
the snowflakes, Kevin wonders what it is doing to him.
a t
nothing A D V E N T U R E S WITH B A G P U S S halls over the holiday period have been accommo-
Currently
Orange have recently begun to refuse students
d a t e d in S o u t h s i d e , and a r e moving to E v e l y n
DramSoc's cupboard, but is apparently restless to
Mobile phone contracts, solely on due to the fact
Gardens for Easter. In a typical example of one
get out. Current ideas over the future of the huge
'hat they are students. O n e Carphone warehouse
part of college not coordinating its activities with
cat seam rather tame, some however have more
Manager confused as to why one of is customers
another, there is a four night gap between the end
potential such as seeing how often we could get it to appear on the television news. Kevin believes
I -EGAL R E F U S A L
B a g p u s s is s a f e l y c u r l e d up in
"as being consistently turned down by Orange,
of the Residences' license period at Southside,
Systematically adjusted the credit check form until
and the first d a t e at w h i c h r o o m s in E v e l y n
that the cat could be used to maximum comedy
°ecame clear that it was the word student in the
Gardens are available when booked through the
and R A G earning potential on a grand tour of
° upation box that w a s causing the problem,
Conference Office. Kevin has been told that the
London Landmarks.
^ange deny preventing students from accessing
root of the problem was due to: "Easter occurring
1
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• Felix • 29th January 2001 •
mishmash@ic.ac.uk
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DaVinci's:
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M o n d a y 5pm
IT
Alternative Music Society
19:30-21:00 Southside Gym: Shotokan Karate BEGINNERS WELCOME
T u e s d a y
30.1.2001
1pm AstroSoc: Professor Jocylyn Bell-Burnell "In pursuit of Pulsars", Physics LT1 12-1 Inquiry: Civ Eng 301 philip.parker@icac.uk 6pm CivSoc Free talk by Mark Whitby (Wh tby Bird + Partners, VP Inst of Civ Eng) on "Engineering the future" Civ Eng 301 6-8pm Aiuchi Jiu Jitsu: Wilson House Rec Centre BEGINNERS WELCOME 8:15-11ish Community Action Group Soup Run: Weeks Hall Kitchen No Commitment, just turn up 8pm Davinci's: Bar Trivia
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Qefence Class 6:30-8:30pm Wilson House Rec Centre Aiuchi Jiu Jitsu BEGINNERS WELCOME 8:15-11 ish Weeks Hall Kitchen Community Action Group Soup Run: No Commitment, just turn up 6:30pm Internet & E-Commerce Society Mech Eng 220 Prof. Davies Tongett 18:30-22:30 Southside Gym: Shotokan Karate BEGINNERS WELCOME 5-11 Davincis: Cocktail Night 8pm dBs: Salsa Night
F r i d a y
2.2.2001
1pm Southside (Upper Lounge) Photosoc 5pm dB's Animal Experimentation 8pm dBs: Common People
S a t u r d a y
3.2.2001
10-12 Southside Gym: Shotokan Karate BEGINNERS WELCOME S u n d a y
4.2.2001
Interhall Football London Motorcycle Show, Alexandra Palace, contact ICU Motorbike Club 2-4 UDH: Shorinji Kempo 3- 5 Southside Gym: Shotokan Karate BEGINNERS WELCOME
frequency BS2000
Lowfinger
Simply Mortified
Who's Cot The Biscuits?
(Grand Royal)
(Elemental) O n reflection, definitely not similar
BS2000
is t h e s i d e
project
of
to Black G r a p e a s somebody sa«
Beastie B o y , A d a m Horovitz and
to me. Certainly not. Lowfinger are
tour D J A m e r y Smith. W i t h c r e d e n -
way too experimental and sober to
tials like that, I w a s expecting s o m e -
be c o m p a r e d with S h a u n Ryde; ~
thing pretty special, maybe a bit hip-
sad attempt at a comeback. Therv-e
s
hop, maybe a bit punk. W h a t you get
a balls-out (even the girl) rock band
is neither of those, and is like noth-
with an e m p h a s i s on blasting ou
ing I have heard before. If compar-
some quality, funky tunes. There's,
isons must be made, it s o u n d s like
a n u n h e a l t h y i n t e r e s t in fingers
Bis on acid.
( S u p e r Finger,
The tracks are mainly
short,
Airfinger,
With The Fingers,
upbeat ditties, played on a synthe-
Pulling
Beach
Finger
and I don't doubt for a minute tha
siser, while someone plays along on
it's dirty. But hey, what's a fun-lov
drums in the background. There is a
ing group of kids doing if there's no
Spooks
very underground feel to this, and no
s o m e f a s c i n a t i o n with body part
doubt that is the intention. S o m e of
somewhere?
S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume One
the s o n g s a r e great fun, c ut e little
If this is the shape o
things to c o m e this year, then it's
pop numbers. M y favourites are
going to be a cracker.
(Artemis)
Yeari / like BS and The Side to Side.
Christian
S o m e of them are just plain strange. T h e r e is no doubt that this is very experimental. I feel the band is just
S
p o o k s a r e an A m e r i c a n hip-
mentioning. Sweet
hop
m o r e l a i d - b a c k than t h e r e s t of
act consisting
of a
Revenge
is far
playing a r o u n d trying to g e t s o m e
female singer and four male rap-
the a l b u m , with a relaxed beat
i n s p i r a t i o n , r a t h e r t h a n t r y i n g to
pers, or perhaps that should be a
and flowing vocals. Meanwhile,
m a k e g o o d s o n g s . T h e r e a r e high-
female singer, three male rappers
Swindley's
lights, particularly
and one obscure alien hybrid w h o
f e e l a n d t h o u g h it's not b a d in
the first few
t r a c k s , but the g o o d bits don't last
at o n e s t a g e
long enough to make this
album
a c t u a l l y "two g u y s multiplied by
Bailess
w a y . If y o u ' r e w o n d e r i n g
great.
insists that he's
93 guys". W e l l I believe him anyTom
i t s e l f , t h e o n e - t r a c k c h a n g e in
Finelines (Infectious)
style doesn't quite work. M o s t of the other tracks have
T h e l o n g a w a i t e d d e b u t album
a good beat and the o d d interest-
from the "hardest working band in
S . I . O . S . O . S . stands for, I'm afraid
ing feature. However, there's still
B r i t i s h m u s i c " is finally here, the
you'll have to keep on wondering.
t o o much of y o u r a v e r a g e , pre-
wait h a s been well worth it. From start to finish, the sonic assault is
A s for the music, two t r a c k s
d i c t a b l e h i p - h o p f a r e w i t h little
s t a n d out in particular. T h e pol-
melodic interest, lots of repetition
r e l e n t l e s s , both s h i m m e r i n g and
i s h e d Things
and several hundred expletives.
full-on, neck throttling buzzing gui-
I've Seen
has a
chorus a n d a good b a s s
A n interesting skit s e q u e n c e
line, a n d t h e fact that it's t h e i r
runs through the whole album, in
more hooks than you can shake a
current single would surprise no-
w h i c h a p r o m o t e r t r i e s to c o n -
stick at. This is eclecticism meets
one. But perhaps the best track
vince
p o p m e e t s r o c k a l l in o n e . Thel
o n t h e a l b u m is Karma
Hotel,
the group that the other four have
i n f l u e n c e o f S o n i c Y o u t h , My
which boasts another smooth,
far less talent and should be
B l o o d y V a l e n t i n e a n d Nirvana are
each individual member of
t a r r i f f s , t h u n d e r i n g d r u m s and
addictive chorus, a clever chord
d u m p e d . This serves to a d d vari-
ever present. The highlights of the
p r o g r e s s i o n a n d a rapped story-
ety a s well a s being humorous.
album are without a doubt the sin-
line that really m a k e s y o u listen
S.I.O.S.O.S.
Volume
One is
g l e s , Cemented
Shoes,
Pieces
to t h e l y r i c s a s o u r "hero" g e t s
certainly an i m p r e s s i v e a l b u m ,
and the r e - r e l e a s e d Always:
i n v o l v e d in a g a m e of R u s s i a n
though you'd have to be a big fan
Way.
roulette.
of the genre for it to become an
i n c r e d i b l e b a n d a n d m y brother
essential purchase.
knows the bassist!
T h e r e a r e a l s o a c o u p l e of changes in tempo and style worth
Frequency
has a latino
what
catchy
1/
Maracas
My Vitriol
Dave
You''\
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Edwards
• 29th January 2001 • Felix •
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A l b u m
Singles by N o r m a n d W a r u l phoenix
WLM
If I Ever Feel Better
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(Dindisc)
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Kings Of Convenience
i f l E v e r l a s t
Bpiii
Disco of the most heinous k i n d . | i | § | | | |
Quiet Is The New Loud
f§y§iBlack Jesus
(Source)
lllll (Tommy Boy)
The lead singer s e e m s to be halfway
ff§§||§§Another rap-rock c r o s s o v e r
through s o m e particularly nasty hor-
thing going on here, but this one's
mone treatments. He's already had any
quite g o o d . The guitar riff s o u n d s
sense
suspiciously
of
self-respect
surgically
removed.The bass player slaps at his
Bloom,
like
Nirvana's
D U L L , yes D U L L . D U L L is the new loud. ' " W h y would anyone, who
In
but a hook's a hook, innit?
42 K i n g
You've got to give the man a hand
[faking himself into an onanistic fren-
t h o u g h , he m a n a g e s to u s e "the
zy. The guitar strives for 'funky', and
bird, bird, bird, y e s the bird is the
f)-etboard like M a r k Level
W
ell, after the first listen it w a s clearly evident that the title of the album w a s a blatant lie. Quiet is not the new loud, it's
has heard The Radar Bros' The Singing
persevere with this?"
Hatchet,
I thought. Similar style, dissimilar impact. Then something happened. But what it was I was truly unable to pinpoint. I certainly didn't embark upon a 700 page diatribe bemoaning
just a b o u t r e a c h e s ' i n s i p i d ' . O n the
w o r d " and not make it s o u n d silly.
the spiritual and moral decay of society; wherein, I constantly argue
whole, it's very Air and a bit lounge.
Well...
with my wife, rail against my daughter and, eventually, accidentally smother my young son to death (huh?!- music ed). N o , no, I didn't do
Dusted
that but something definitely happened. S l a t e gray became crystal-
Always Remember||F|| to
Respect
Mother
CP 72
clear blue. C l o u d s lifted and cool, cool waves w a s h e d over me. But first... W h o are Kings of C o n v e n i e n c e ? W h y a couple of lovely
your||||||| ^^•Snow (Lakota) f§|
Norwegian chaps answering to Eirik Glambek B o e and Erland O y e , no less. A n d the style of music? W e l l , let me just consult my Bible of the Esoteric (i.e. S m a s h Hits): death metal? Er, no. Two-step garage?
Y o u k n o w I w a s s a y i n g I've got a
Erm, don't think so. A h , here we go, N A M ! N A M , that's the category!
"... else you'll get the beating of your
real p r o b l e m w i t h b a n d s that a r e
A n d why N A M ? W e l l the searing guitars and voluminous bass evoke sensations of flesh-scorching seas of N a p a l m and the ear-drum shred-
life off yer father when he gets home."
younger than me? Well
Aah, those carefree days of childhood.
L a w I get a n o t h e r o n e ! A n d w h e n
Sod's
ding pulse of B-52 carpet-bombing. That or it's an acronym for N e w
This most valuable piece of advice is
they're this g o o d , w h y b o t h e r ! F o r
A c o u s t i c M o v e m e n t (it's a crazy, relativistic world out there kids, you
brought to us c o u r t e s y of D i d o a n d
such a small guy, M a r k G r e a n e y
decide!). Y e s , O K , it is the latter, we're talking nights spent around
Rollo, t a k i n g a n o t - s o - w e l l - e a r n e d
has got a f a n t a s t i c v o i c e . T h e w a y
campfires beneath star-speckled skies, shimmering acoustic guitars,
break from Faithless. The tune is the
it t r a n s f o r m s f r o m a lilt to a g r o w l
pitch-perfect harmonies, woolly jumpers and woolly hats; 1 , 2 , 3 , alto-
kind of uplifting, spiritual positive high
is a b s o l u t e l y p h e n o m e n a l .
gether now.... Personally I prefer squalid-bed-sit-out-of-tune-guitarcroakily-whispererd-vocals and a nice bottle of M a d D o g 2 0 / 2 0 .
that really gets on my tits unless I'm
Somet imes . B e c a u s e this album is nothing less than gorgeous, from
utterly blunted.
Alaska-J Shivaree
opening track Winning
A Battle,
Losing The War through to the finale
of Parallel Lines heart-fluttering swoons abound.
Pop Idiots Goodnight Moon
Something happened all right, what once appeared to be tarnished rock became precious stone.
§|
(London Records)
(Capitol)
Subject matter? W e l l s e e if you can g u e s s , here are s o m e of the s o n g titles Toxic
The birth of a star", glows the Boston
W h a t on earth do A&R people think
Failure
Girl, I Don't Know
and The Girl From
Back
What I Can Save
Then;
You
From,
and Lennon's on sale
they're doing these days? W h o on
again. Y e s , we've heard it all before (unrequited love and emotional
Paul Pioneer P r e s s . Frankly, to call it
e a r t h s i g n s p e o p l e like t h i s ?
It's
decay tied in with the destructive nature of love) but we just can't get
shit gives shit a bad name. It yearns to
a b s u r d , this is a b s o l u t e p a p .
The
enough. S o get down to the record store and buy this album or at
he a Lynchian road movie in song form,
title of the s o n g s u g g e s t s they're
least down-load it from N a p s t e r , just give me c h a n c e to get to my
°ut f a i l s m i s e r a b l y .
talking about themselves, or maybe
department and up-load the beauty. Only joking C o l l e g e Authorities!
Ambrosia P a r s l e y bills and c o o s with
we're s u p p o s e d to think
I've already done the dirty d e e d .
the voice of a pigeon sucking back heli-
g o s h , they're s o o o o o clever, aren't
um, while the backing singers " O o o h "
they?
Globe.
af
"A true original", s l a v e r s S t .
Lead
singer
that...
i d "Aaah" with all the enthusiasm of
Chris
111
Ill
rotting corpses.
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IBM Frequency
Singles
Winner!
Again!!
by N i c k N o r m a n d A n d y Bryoni Lynch, you
|Rae and Christian
Muse Plug in Baby
Get A Life
are a legend!
(Mushroom)
(Studio K7)
Not only have you won the NME Carling Awards Leather Jacket (RRP £ 150), but also you
N o t in the s a m e l e a g u e a s
A f i e r c e return f r o m t h e T i m § | B u c k l e y plagiarists. C r a s h i n g guitars, full on reverb a n d a spirit that s p i t s
their
massively
revered
hit
T h e r e a r e s o m e excit-
Spellbound.
bile in your f ace. M u s e are a c h a n g e d
ing and trippy b a s s b e a t s c o u p l e d
band. This year they could well braek
with s o m e i n t e r e s t i n g soul v o c a l s
from the Radiohead shadow, and be a
provided
very interesting prospect. London
Unfortunately,
s h o w s in Brixton have been lined up
t o g e t h e r in the overall w a s h of the
for early spring, book your front row
tune.
by
Bobby
get to go on a date with Tom, Andy and Drew. You lucky minx! Pop into the Felix office to collect your jacket c ' greatness, and you too could look as good as this lady on the left. Assuming you don't already, of course. Although give us a week to organise it's delivery.
Womack.
t h e y fail to
fit
s e a t s s o o n , a s it's sure to sell out.
N o t e on
the
of
Kings
Llama Farmers
(Beggars Banquet)
W i n n i n g a Battle,
T h e s e g u y s are s o cuddly, b l e s s their
Losing the
little c o t t o n g u i t a r s . band,
they
sound
Runners up will be informed by email in due course. Thanks to everyone who entered. It was, of course, Queens of the Stone Age who were NME's album of the year.
C o n v e n i e n c e
door
War
For a British incredibly
(Source)
A m e r i c a n , d r o p p i n g v o w e l s all o v e r
It w o u l d b e s o e a s y t o r i p
the place, frightful.
a p a r t , j u s t like t h e o t h e r s .
T h e s o n g doesn't
this
Some
really grab y o u , not as g o o d a s s o m e
b a r b e d a t t a c k on t h e i r s e n s i t i v i t y ,
of their previous efforts, but it's O K .
the fact that they probably
I have to s a y I have a real p r o b l e m
t h e s h i t k i c k e d out of t h e m o n a
got
w i t h liking b a n d s t h a t a r e y o u n g e r
r e g u l a r b a s i s at r u g b y p r a c t i c e .
than m e . . .
might u s e A l a n M c G e e ' s p r i c e l e s s insult, " b e d w e t t e r s " .
Hatiras
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Spaced Invader
|jp
Porn Again
I
B u t I can't,
(Rawkus) I cannot d e n y the rumor that I only listened to this a l b u m because
b e c a u s e it's j u s t s o d a m n b e a u t i -
of the title a n d more importantly
ful.
a m selling this if any of you sick and d e s p e r a t e b o y s are interest-
T h e s i m p l e h a r m o n y of
two
the X - r a t e d p r o m o t i o n a l sheet (I
men with two guitars, singing a
e d . . . bids kick off at a fiver). H a v i n g never e n c o u n t e r e d this hip-hop
s a d but s l i g h t l y h o p e f u l s o n g .
outfit b e f o r e I w a s r e a d y to be inf luence d a n d c e r t a i n l y had an open
stands, prettily
(Defected)
Smut Peddlers
where
It
nervous, some-
between
Simon
and
T h e first c o u p l e of t r a c k s definitely don't c o m e at y o u the way I
A g r e a t d a n c e t u n e to get into t h e
Garfunkel and Coldplay.
new year with. C o m e d y lyrics with
t h o u g h I'll n e v e r n e e d her", t h e y
ly didn't inspire the s o u l . This a s i d e , the m o o d is then livened up
and quality bas s line in a ragga style,
s i n g , " e v e n t h o u g h s h e ' s onl y giv-
with the middle of the a l b u m . T h e b e a t s get heav ie r a n d more
this one is gunna stick in y o u r head
ing m e pain / I'll b e on my k n e e s
uplifting a n d the e n e r g y a n d e n t h u s i a s m of t h e v o c a l s leads you to
until you get bored, fed up and snap
to feed her, s p e n d the d a y
the C D over your knee.
m a k e her smile again". T h e s e are
E m e r s o n ' s Underwater through.
Mix
Darren shines
"Even
mind.
to
plain sentiments made glorious b y t h e i r v e r i s i m i l i t u d e . T h i s is t h e
h o p e d t h e y might have d o n e . T h e s l o w build up a n d t a m e lyrics real-
listen o n . A t this point the w h o l e thing falls flat on its f a c e and the e x p e r i e n c e falls a s flat as its start. N o t b a d , but y o u w o u l d get f e d up listening to t r a c k s four and five o v e r a n d o v e r a g a i n .
first t i m e t o d a y I h a v e h e a r d any-
Nick Ho/I
t h i n g I b e l i e v e d , a n d it f e e l s g o o d .
Felix • 29th January
2001
b o o k s
William
Kowalski
J o h n
Le
Carre
John The Eddie's
Constant
11 C
Gardener
Bastard published Published \
Black
b y
H o d d e r
S w a n
i
out
a n d
CONST/f.
Stoughton
m i :
£5.99,
by
n o w
£16.99,
out
GARDFNFR
now.
Eddie M a n n is a l r e a d y a local
world. Despite his inadequacies it
Frightening, h e a r t b r e a k i n g , a n d
sporting hero w h e n his p l a n e is
clear that Thomas really loves his
e x q u i s i t e l y c a l i b r a t e d , J o h n le
shot down in V i e t n a m . His family
g r a n d s o n , a n d o t h e r m e m b e r s of
C a r r e ' s new novel opens with the
Published
has a reputation for reckless brav-
the Mannville community such a s
g r u e s o m e murder of the y o u n g
S t o u g h t o n , £16.99
and beautiful T e s s a Q u a y l e nea r
ery and heroism in w a r , but their
M r and M r s G r u b e r the grocers
fortunes have b e e n d e c l i n i n g f o r
and D r Connor, keep a watchful
northern Kenya's Lake Turkana,
d e c a d e s , s o t h a t t h e y w e r e no
e y e . There is a l s o the most w e l -
t h e b i r t h p l a c e of m a n k i n d . H e r putative A f r i c a n lover a n d travel-
longer t h e p o w e r f u l C e l t i c c l a n
c o m i n g w o m a n in t h e t o w n E l s i e
who gave their name to Mannville,
Orfenbacher, w h o in exchange for
ing c om panion , a doctor with o n e
Ohio. With Eddie's death it s e e m s
free groceries takes Billy through
of the aid agencies, has vanishe d
the Mann dynasty will end with his
the initiations of adolescent sex.
rytellers of our time.
B i l l y h a s o t h e r c o m p a n i o n s in
Tessa's
much older
Hodder
and
Jonathan
Waterstones
f r o m t h e s c e n e of t h e c r i m e .
father T h o m a s , a r e c l u s i v e a l c o -
by
husband,
holic and architect of the ill fated
the g h o s t s of his a n c e s t o r s w h o
business v e n t u r e w h i c h c o s t the
m a i n t a i n a real p r e s e n c e in t h e
British
in
R e m e m b e r that W a t e r s t o n e s on
family t h e i r
money and their
family home. A s Billy makes sense
N a i r o b i , s e t s out on a p e r s o n a l
c a m p u s give a 2 5 % discount to
J u s t i n , a c a r e e r d i p l o m a t at t h e High
Commission
respected place in society. Then a
of his life he also has to b e c o m e
o d y s s e y in pursuit of t h e k i l l e r s
the b o o k s reviewed in Felix (only
baby is a b a n d o n e d on T h o m a s ' s
r e c o n c i l e d w i t h t h e m i s d e e d s of
and their motive. W h a t he might
for the current w e e k s books)
doorstep with a note a t t a c h e d to
six generations of M a n n s , a s he is
know and what
the b a s k e t
reading
"Eddie's
Bastard". This is the story of that baby; a
he
ultimately
quite literally haunted by the sins
l e a r n s m a k e him s u s p e c t a m o n g
of his f o r e f a t h e r s . T h i s is not a
his o w n c o l l e a g u e s a n d a t a r g e t
dark tale however.
for the profiteers w h o killed his
Throughout
Editorial
coming o f a g e n o v e l , b u t o n e
t h e r e is a s t r o n g v e i n of ( s o m e -
wife.
steeped in family legends, a s Billy
times black) humour and the nar-
A
Mann d i s c o v e r s his p l a c e in t h e
rative is imbued with B i l l y ' s opti-
d e c e p t i o n s a n d b e t r a y a l s of
Is there anybody out there w h o
world. T h e novel m a y bet s e t in
mism.
ordinary people caught in political
w o u l d like to review b o o k s for felix? A s it is the beginning of a
master
chronicler
of
the
New E n g l a n d d u r i n g t h e 1 9 7 0 ' s
T h i s is a fine first n o v e l f r o m
conflict, le C a r r e portrays, in T h e
and 8 0 ' s , b u t M a n n v i l l e is s o
K o w a l s k i , which combines a c o m -
C o n s t a n t G a r d e n e r , the dark side
new year, I should hopefully be
smalltown" and the M a n n house
pelling narrative with an a s s u r e d
of unbridled c a p i t a l i s m . His e i g h -
getting alot of new titles into the
e v o c a t i o n of place, p e o p l e d with
teenth novel is also the profoundly
office s o o n . The deal is that if y o u
characters
moving
of a m a n w h o m
r e v i e w t h e book then y o u get to
Billy's
tragedy elevates. Justin Quayle,
keep it. W e get sent all t y p e s of
childhood
a m a t e u r gardener a n d ineffectual
b o o k s not just f i c t i o n .
Afferent to that of his g r a n d f a -
through adolescenc e in an entirely
bureaucrat, seemingly oblivious to
a p p e a l s to you then you email me
ther. W i t h T h o m a s
convincing manner,
his wife's c a u s e , discover s his o w n
at b o o k s . f e l i x @ i c . a c . u k , or email
resources and the extraordinary
w i t h a n y s u g g e s t i o n s of b o o k s
c o u r a g e of the w o m a n he b a r e l y
that
had time to love.
reviewed in this column.
dike a southern s t a t e s Mansion t r a n s p l a n t e d
plantation to the
north) is s o isolated, the environm
ent of Billy's upbringing is hardly increasingly
addicted to Bushmills, Billy has to ' " back on his own resources to a
both
humane and
grotesque. He maintains perspective
from
explaining
some m y s t e r i e s but leaving o t h e r s
d e
a l with the harsh realities of life,
unresolved
Su
c h as a Neanderthal school bully
sequel?). Highly r e c o m m e n d e d .
d the m o n s t r o u s n e i g h b o u r in 'he hou.se on the hill, M r S i m p s o n .
(perhaps
for
a
ar)
'
l s
not however an entirely brutal
P u b l i s h e d by B l a c k
Swan,
story
you would
T h e C o n s t a n t G a r d e n e r is a m a g n i f i c e n t e x p l o r a t i o n of t h e
Jonathan
new w o r l d o r d e r by o n e of t h e
£5.99 Adrian.
N i x • 29th January 2001
like
most compelling and elegant s t o -
Books
If
this
to s e e
screen
The Claim Director:
Michael
Winterbottom Starring:
Peter Mullan, Milla
Jovovich, Nastassja Kinski
Beautiful Creatures
of the early Californian gold rush.
Director: Bill Eagles
A l s o c a r r y i n g the film a l o n g a r e
Starring:
Weisz,
twists and turns it's w a y to an all
s o m e great performances - in par-
Susan Lynch and Alex Norton
too predictable ending, and apart
B
partly
on
Thomas
H a r d y ' s 19th c e n t u r y n o v e l
really isn't that shocking. The plot
t i c u l a r , M u l l a n ' s p o r t r a y a l of the guilt s t r i c k e n town p l u t o c r a t a n d
ased
Rachel
Jovovich's resourceful
brothel
owner stand out.
f r o m o n e m o m e n t w h e r e a man
B
is a f i l m
hits his h e a d s o hard that blood
about two women who are
c o m e s out from behind his eyes,
eautiful
creatures
united when they a c c i d e n t a l l y kill
T h e M a y o r of C a s t e r b r i d g e , the
one of their abusive boyfriends. It
C l a i m is a n e p i c s t o r y of g r e e d ,
T h e f i l m c a n b e s l o w at
love and betrayal set a g a i n s t the
Indeed, the first hour, if you were
b a c k d r o p of t h e A m e r i c a n g o l d rush of the 1800's. In other words, it's a W e s t e r n with snow.
time.
has been touted
as Thelma &
Like Thelma and Louise, there is a
Louise north of the border (the film
good degree of chemistry between
cruel, could be c o n s i d e r e d plain
is set in G l a s g o w ) - not an inaccu-
t h e t w o f e m a l e l e a d s (in fact,]
boring. However, the film redeems
rate d e s c r i p t i o n , e x c e p t it really
t h e r e ' s a s c e n e w h e r e I really!
itself with an excellent second half.
isn't as good as Ridley S c o t t ' s film.
h o p e d it w a s g o i n g to boil over,
Dorothy
nately, it's not enough to carry the
W i n t e r b o t t o m has g o n e to g r e a t Mullan plays Dillon, an Irish immi-
nothing really stands out.
lengths to make the w e s t e r n feel
but it w a s n ' t to be) but unfortu(Lynch)
and
Petula
grant who has struck gold and
in The
and
(Weisz) decide to try to con a ran-
f i l m . In f a c t t h e t w o a c t r e s s e s
m a d e a f o r t u n e - he p r a c t i c a l l y
sparse as possible. The period
s o m o u t of P e t u l a ' s d e c e a s e d
struck up a good friendship on the
o w n s the entire, isolated t o w n of
detail and snow-swept
mountain
boyfriend's gangster brother. Of
s e t , w h i c h g i v e s t h e i r on screen
K i n g d o m C o m e , s i t u a t e d high up
landscapes,
are also stunning.
course, all does not go to plan. The
relationship an extra dimension.
in t h e S i e r r a N e v a d a m o u n t a i n s .
T h e r e isn't a g r e a t a m o u n t
Claim
as haunting
of
visual style of the movie is a bit of
H i s m i s t r e s s is the l o c a l m a d a m
action in the film, nor are there any
a mess, veering wildly
( J o v o v i c h ) and e v e r y t h i n g s e e m s
s h o c k i n g plot t w i s t s but t h e f i l m
pre-war industrial looks and w o o d
to shout about, and the script is, to |
to going swimmingly until the chief
doesn't need them. The central
panelled nautical style interiors. It
be b l u n t , p a i n f u l . T h e humorous
railroad e n g i n e e r a r r i v e s in t o w n
s t o r y is s t r o n g e n o u g h a n d t h e
all h a s a s o r t of m a d e f o r B B C
bits are few and far between. All
a l o n g w i t h an i m p o v e r i s h e d a n d
characters are varied and realistic.
d r a m a look to it. T h e a c t i n g , for
too often the jokes are simply too
poor,
predictable. Don't w a s t e your time
daughter. The e n g i n e e r s d e c i s i o n
D o n ' t g o a n d s e e The
although Lynch and W e i s z are not
with this film - if you want to see a
on w h e r e the r a i l r o a d s h o u l d be
you're in the mood for excitement
too bad.
d e c e n t f e m a l e c r i m e flick, g
laid could make or break the town,
or a c t i o n . If y o u h a v e tie for an
dying
Elena
(Kinski)
and
her
between
t h e m o s t p a r t , is p r e t t y Claim
if
The directing really isn't anything
e t
bound on video (where - hey! - tl>
e
and Elena and her daughter carry
intelligent and slightly
different
Bill E a g l e s s a y s he likes his films
a dark secret from Dillon's past.
movie experience, it could well be
to be "Dark, Funny, and shocking".
that the arts council stops funding
w o r t h a c o u p l e of h o u r s of y o u r
W e l l , o n e out of t h r e e isn't b a d .
unremarkable Brit crime movies.
T h e direction by W i n t e r b o t t o m is
time.
M a k e that two if you like contrived
i m p r e s s i v e . T h e film r e a l l y m a n a g e s to c a p t u r e the e x c i t e m e n t , the hardships, and the a d v e n t u r e
Screen
one-liners and lock-stock style The Claim
girls actually get it on), and pray
is in cinemas now.
Beautiful
Creatures
is out now.
cheesy slapstick humour. The main problem, however, is that the film
• 29th January 2001 • Felix •
I
Tom a
sington Traffic t
Director: S t e v e n S o d e r b e r g h
drug use, to addiction and crime.
S o now y o u ' v e read the r e v i e w s ,
R e m e m b e r the special student
Starring:
A s I've explained, d e s p e r a t e l y not
now it's time to win the c h a n c e to
r a t e s t h e y o f f e r Imperial C o l l e g e
.Michael i
i
B e n i c i o del Douglas
l
Torro,
and
Don
Cheadle
S
teven Soderbergh's latest film is a n e x p e r t l y c r a f t e d
through a s e r i e s of
tale
t r y i n g to g i v e the plot a w a y , the
go and s e e one of the films w e ' v e
students.
structure of the film is very clever.
cast our beady eyes over
answers
The most influential man finds he is
w e e k . O u r f r i e n d s at the O d e o n ,
film.felix@ic.ac.uk
High S t r e e t Kensingt o n have kind-
Wednesday.
at
the
e n d of
the
trafficking
p r o c e s s i.e. watching a loved one
this
your
question
to
by n o o n
tickets
b e c o m e an addict, whilst the non-
for
interrelated
question:
is C h o p p e r , G e o f f r e y Rush played
Don Cheadle and Luis Guzman appeared in which 1998 Steven
in L o v e and G u y P e a r c e was in
he is at the top of the ladder, deal-
periodically between four groups of
ing with corruption at the highest
people each involved with a drug
level. Each subplot
cartel at d i f f e r e n t
intricately s o that the audience can
l e v e l s of t h e
interweaves
Traffic.
of
A s usual send to
descript police officer soon realises
viewpoints. T h e f i l m i t s e l f f l i c k s
J u s t answer this
d e e p and detailed story. A s c a n be e x p e c t e d the acting is
embroiled in the politics high up in
s t r a i g h t f r o m t h e top d r a w ; w i t h
the o r g a n i s a t i o n d u e t o s i m p l y
strong
helping out the military in capturing
i m p r e s s i v e c a s t . T h e c h a r i s m a of
" a s s a s s i n . T h e next t w o s t o r y -
performances
from
Read
L A Confidential.
Soderbergh f i l m ? The K e n s i n g t o n O d e o n is located
Benicio d e l T o r o p l a y s a c o p in darkest M e x i c o w h o s o o n b e c o m e s
Last w e e k s a n s w e r s : M a r k
Philip H e n s l o w e in S h a k e s p e a r e
obtain a full grasp of an extremely
organisation.
a
ly g i v e n us 2 p a i r s
this
explored
about t h e d r u g t r a d e , ]
Competitions!!
WON A SCREEN
COMPETI-
TION A N D NOT
G O T Y O U R
just on the c o r n e r of E a r l s C o u r t
PRIZE
Road and High S t r e e t K e n s i n g t o n .
AN
YET?
DROP
film.felix
EMAIL.
an
C h e a d l e and G u z m a n works partic-
of t h e union b u i l d i n g . T h i s w e e k
per-
ularly well, their chemistry and
two films are s h o w i n g at the fol-
spectives but soon merge into one.
e x c e l l e n t o n e - l i n e r s giving a w e l -
lowing t i m e s :
Catherine
the
c o m e relief to w h a t c a n be v e r y
unsuspected w i f e of a w e a l t h y
intense s c e n e s in the alternate sto-
drug trafficker, w h o following his
rylines. However, whilst Douglas is
'ines start out from different
arr
Zeta-Jones
is
e s t , takes it upon herself to get husband's trial
n e r
impressive as the government offi-
18:00 M e m e n t o
perverted
cial, Z e t a - J o n e s struggles to c o p e
20:30 C h o p p e r
9 a r d l e s s of t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s .
w i t h a part that h a s m o r e d e p t h
This manifests itself a s killing the
than other roles she has previously
witness, who is being guard-
played. However, this is just a nig-
ed by two police ( C h e a d l e and Luis
gle and Traffic, will without doubt,
re
r n a i n
Gu
*rnan). Finally, Douglas plays
ment,
whose
daughter
'INEMA
T h u r s d a y 1 st 18:00 C h o p p e r
be one of the films of the year.
For t h o s e of you who
Traffic is in cinemas now.
o w n c i n e m a located in the U n i o n
T h e p r i c e is p i t t e n c e , s o g o o n ,
C o n c e r t Hall on the s e c o n d floor
treat y o u r s e l v e s to a film!
the new drug tsar for the U S gove r n
T u e s d a y 30th
haven't
20:30 Memento
r e a l i s e d , Imperial C o l l e g e has its
A s c e n d s from a world of c a s u a l
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arts The Genius of Rome: 1592 - 1623
Imperfect
Royal Academy of Arts
The V & A
T
Beaut)
he o t h e r d a y o v e r my m u e s l i ,
If f a s h i o n is y o u r p a s s i o n , then
while enjoying reading that quo-
I head over the road to the V&/\
t i d i a n ( e x c e p t S u n d a y s ) blast of
T h e C a n o n g a l l e r y is h o s t i n g an
unassailable truth that radiates
exhibition called Imperfect Beauty
f r o m 119 F a r r i n g d o n R o a d , E C 1
T h e M a k i n g of
(i.e. The Grauniad),
F a s h i o n P h o t o g r a p h s , that spills,
I must admit
Contemporary
choking on my coffee (and tipping a
the b e a n s on how t h o s e i-D and
g o o d part of it o v e r my left leg),
The Face fashion s h o o t s are con-
w h e n I t u r n e d to p a g e nine. F o r
s t r u c t e d . T h e w o r l d ' s top imagei
here I espied the screaming head-
makers have allowed their sketch
line ' F e m i n i s t c u l t a r o u n d
p a d s , P o l a r o i d ' s a n d r e p r o ' s to
artist
"has no basis.'"
p a s t e d t o g e t h e r into exhibits so
This headline alluded to a painting
that w e c a n have an insight into
(Judith Beheading
how they work.
ca.
Holoformes,
1611) in the latest exhibition at the
Y o u might think this is of no inter-
Royal A c a d e m y (RA) and to its cre-
est, but r e m e m b e r that the prod-
ator, A r t e m e s i a Gentileschi (1593-
u c t o f t h e s e s h o o t s h a s great
1 6 5 2 / 3 ) . Judith is often interpreted
p o w e r in our culture; witness the
a s A r t e m e s i a ' s r e s p o n s e to being
blame p l a c e d on fashion industry
raped by her tutor Agastino Tassi.
for t e e n a g e bulimia, for instance.
S u c h an interpretation
is under -
S o I w a s s o m e w h a t h u m b l e d to
standable - the picture is a shock-
c o n c l u d e that t h e s u c c e s s of theii
ing depiction of two women cutting
final i m a g e s c o m e s f r o m a good
the head off a man.
a r r i v e d at t h i s c o n c l u s i o n ( f r o m
The Cardsharps
N o w , Artemesia has been the sub-
A r t e m e s i a , via the spirit world?).
1595 - pictured) is a fabulous por-
j e c t of m a n y an a c a d e m i c p a p e r
This controversy is more than I can
t r a y a l of t w o o l d s c a m p s t a k i n g
and even a recent
s t o m a c h of a m o r n i n g . S o w h a t
a d v a n t a g e of a slightly c r e d u l o u s
best-seller
(Caravaggio, ca.
by A l e x a n d r a
can be going o n ? C y n i c s might
(but, f r o m t h e f a c i a l e x p r e s s i o n ,
Lapierre); but apparently, much of
argue that this is merely a s h a m e -
slightly suspicious) young man. It is
this is baloney, for it is revealed by
ful attempt by the R A to drum up
easy to see how this painting start-
the R A curator (Beverley Louise
p h o n e y c o n t r o v e r s y for
B r o w n ) t h a t t h e p a i n t i n g is not
p u r p o s e s . A n d w h a t a w a s t e of
caught
actually informed by the experience
good P R girls and boys - the exhi-
Francesco M a r i a del M o n t e , the art
(Artemisia:
A Novel
publicity
e d C a r a v a g g i o ' s c a r e e r w h e n it the
eye
of
Cardinal
of being r a p e d - but by o b s e r v a -
bition is great anyway, with w o r k s
collector (and little-known
tions of public executions (and the
by a l l t h e u s u a l s u s p e c t s ( v a n
of c a n n e d pineapple). This exhibi-
work of Caravaggio, 1571-1610). It
D y c k ; R u b e n s ; B r u e g h e l - not the
tion is absolutely superb and what's
is not e x p l a i n e d h o w M s B r o w n
B r u e g h e l , but his son).
inventor
more, it is a marked improvement on the guff (e.g. Turner: The Watercolours)
0* W
idea, s h e e r hard work and a dose
of good fortune; not from any cor-
Great
porate manifesto or vast manipula-
that the R A has
tion by computer. D r a w your own
been churning out of late.
conclusions.
Will
Chris
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29th January 2001 • Felix
Sou-
BOU '
Y O U !
mperial goes into Space Have you ever thought what it would be like to be in space? D o you find your-
to have Imperial act as central student hub to co-ordinate component and
self looking into the night sky and wondering: 'what if?' O r are you drawn to
integration testing. Eric Trottemant, the Project Coordinator has accepted
space by the challenges it presents to science, technology, and mankind as a
this proposal, and now we need your support!
whole? Then the SSETI project is for you! W e are looking for people enthusiastic enough to spare some of their free The European S p a c e A g e n c y launched the Student S p a c e Exploration &
time to work on the project. W e will not have as much engineering input as
Technology Iniative (SSETI) officially last O c t o b e r with 300 students from
some of the other groups might enjoy, but we will keep in mind the overall
universities all over Europe, when the first steps were taken to build the first
picture, and a good overall understanding of micro-satellite development.
pan-European student satellite. Currently 16 European universities from Pisa
A n d each member will gain an in depth knowledge of the sub-system they
to Manchester are actively participating in the project, which will eventually
are assigned to, acting as co-ordinator to a particular university.
be launched on one of E S A ' s Ariane V rockets. Although this is not the first student satellite built ( T E A M S A T beat us to that), this is the biggest project
Undergraduates, Graduates and Academics are all welcome. At first glance
undertaken so far, and certainly the most international.
this project appears very engineering orientated, but it would be fantastic if w e c o u l d recruit r e s o u r c e s f r o m all d i s c i p l i n e s . M a t h e m a t i c i a n s a n d
Each university takes responsibility of a sub-system, or co-ordinates with
P h y s i c i a n s for calculation and c o m m u n i c a t i o n , C o m p u t e r S c i e n t i s t s for
another group. They communicate with each other via web cams and IRC
O B D H , Chemists and Chemical engineers to get to grips with the Li battery
chats, and there is a huge database in E S A ' s Dutch offices. Examples of sub-
P o w e r s u p p l y a n d the H y d r a z i n e P r o p u l s i o n s y s t e m . W h a t a b o u t the
systems are P a y l o a d , S p a c e c r a f t S t r u c t u r e & C o n f i g u r a t i o n , P o w e r ,
bio/medical students out there, I hear you cry? W e l l , there's still the possibili-
Propulsion, Attitude & Orbit Control Systems, Communication S y s t e m s , and
ty of getting an experiment on board, and I'm sure there's somebody out
On-Board Data Handling and there are more.
there just dying to make use of a micro-gravity environment!
Unfortunately, Imperial does not have its own subsystem. But it is not too
S e n d us an email to s s e t i _ g r o u p @ i c 4 l i f e . n e t . (At last, an ic4life
late to participate in the project. Soon each group will need test their sub-
address!
-Ed)
system. This has to be done in a consistent manner, and has to focus on the integration of all the subsystems before assembling the satellite. O u r plan is
Imperial goes into Space No doubt a f e w IC s t u d e n t s r e s o l v e d to 'go j o g g i n g e v e r y day' or 'join
b e s t Imperial C o l l e g e t e a m s (men a n d w o m e n ) a n d s l o w e s t leg s of
a sports club' on the the first d a y of this millenium, but how many of
the day s o t h e r e is a c h a n c e for a n y o n e to w i n ! ! T h i s y e a r , Fila have
you are still going four w e e k s later?
P e r h a p s you f o u n d running bor-
ing, and the w e a t h e r this y e a r hasn't h e l p e d . . . S o here's a c h a n c e to
h e l p e d us out with o v e r a £ 1 0 0 0 prizes a s an a d d e d incent iv e to you all.
take part in a c o m p e t i t i v e but e x c e p t i o n a l l y fun s p o r t i n g e v e n t with T h e traditional after r a c e party then k i c k s off in D B ' s in the e v e n i n g ,
your friends right on IC's d o o r s t e p .
w h e r e the E u r o p e a n s try to out party the B r i t i s h , u s u a l l y u n s u c c e s s The Hyde Park R e l a y s a r e the largest s p o r t i n g e v e n t o r g a n i s e d by an
fully a n d w e all try to d a n c e with ' p o s t - r a c e legs'.
ICU club with p r e v i o u s e v e n t s attracting o v e r 1 0 0 0 p a r t i c i -
If y o u w o u l d like to t a k e part in
pants, a n d h a v e t a k e n p l a c e
t h i s y e a r s e v e n t , on S a t u r d a y
every y e a r s i n c e 1 9 4 9 .
17th F e b r u a r y , 2 : 0 0 p m , y o u c a n
The
e n t e r at half t h e n o r m a l
race c o n s i s t s m a i n l y of s t u -
jlljfee
dents, but a l s o i n c l u d e s l o c a
if
you
attend
entry
Imperial
C o l l e g e , t h a t ' s j u s t £1 1 p e r
club t e a m s , ' o l d - b o y s ' t e a m s from v a r i o u s u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d
team
also IC staff t e a m s .
women.
There i s |
for
men,
and
£8
for
also a great E u r o p e a n f e e l to the e v e n t w i t h m a n y from
Holland,
Y o u can r e g i s t e r or get
teams
more
info at w w w . s u . i c . a c . u k / c r o s s -
Germany,!
country/hpr
France, B e l g i u m , e t c .
or
hpr@ic.ac.uk th Each team c o n s i s t s of either six If y o u d e c i d e that p e r h a p s a bit
Imen or four w o m e n , a n d t h e y run around a 4 . 6 k m (3.3km w o m e n ) loop a r o u n d H y d e P a r k . A f t e r the
a p r a c t i s e running a r o u n d the park is r e q u i r e d , t h e n c o m e a l o n g to
race, a tea is p r o v i d e d in the J C R a n d prizes are a w a r d e d . A s w e l l a s
o n e of the a t h l e t i c s / c r o s s - c o u n t r y c l u b s training s e s s i o n s , s e e w e b -
;rzes for best t e a m a n d individual r e s u l t s , t h e r e are a l s o a w a r d s for
s i t e for d e t a i l s .
• Felix • 29th January 2001
•
Clubs & Societies
The Felix Crossword 1196, by Wailer N e d . Cryptic Crossword: Down:
Across:
1.
Ignite that pointless Scot-
Beg to leap badly. (4)
2.
A n n i e ' s slogan is next. (8)
10. Odin or C h a o s does it
3.
Lunar pit to confuse when
8.
tish poet! (4)
tested. (3, 2, 5) 9.
11. W e ' r e royal here! (8)
Begins with double pointed flan. (6)
with a roof overhead. (6) 4.
504 died messily when
5.
The plane crashed into
6.
G a m e s he proudly wears.
7.
Ten f a c e s sound like
split. (7)
12. Bad race loss gives rise to sport with funny sticks.
Dumbo, perhaps? (8)
(8) 14. Pick up telephone to get
(6)
the solution. (6) 15 I hear prologue goes
they're commanding Ron
ahead. (7) 17 C a s s e r o l e had hard tailed
to punch a head? (10)
barman, perhaps? (7)
13 It's all legitimate when on deck. (5, 5)
20 To bend from French
16 Defensive measures have
paperwork. (6)
sheep bits. (8)
22 A n y reign overthrown due
18 Hold your bottle to tor-
to desire. (8) 24 Joint of p e a c e ' s r u d d e r
ture the vino! (4, 4)
7
19 O n e - e y e d biking opportu-
(8)
nities? (7)
25 Hair on mineral c a u s e s uproar. (6)
Resisting the tempation to s a y " W a z z u p " so long after it ceased to be fashionable that it's almost making a come-back, I greet you noble puzzlers to the
27 Great reef has plant? (4)
crossword page. If truth be told, I can hardly greet you at all from underneath
28 Clickety-click, plumber's jig! (3, 7)
the pile of completed crossword s in which I have been buried. You all excelled
21 Parted drug for me in having expressed opinion? (6) 23 S o u n d s like a rope break caused a fight? (6)
yourselves last week with lots of correct entries. O u r towering intellectual behemoth for this week is M r T h o m a s C o b b of M a t h s III. He wins a piece of tinsel
26 Telephoned upon hearing
which still s e e m s to be hanging around the Felix office eminating bad luck and
it squeeze d out. (4)
causing any mistakes you might find. This week, I have two pieces of good news for you. Naturally, good news this
Quick Crossword:
week can only be a c c o m p a n i e d by bad news next week, and G u r u Gingagal will fill you in on that shortly. First on the a g e n d a , I have managed to kill the evil
Down:
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unfortunately and unavoidably slightly stained with demon guts, should you
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This brings me decreasingly neatly to the second of my tidings of joy. If you prefer a quickie as o p p o s e d to all that long, laborious exersion that s o m e people go in for, you may enjoy the alternative quick crossword. By a feat of spatial agility which shall remain unequalled until Russia successfully lands the
Solutions to 1 1 9 5 :
defunct Mir s p a c e station on C a r o l Vorderman, the answers to the quick clues C a s t s aspersions, Isolate, Percent, Igloos, Calamari,
on the left will fit in the grid also used by their cryptic counterparts. Thus, I have
Across:
saved countless life-giving and eminently huggable trees, but more importantly
Afternoons, B e r g , A l g a , Overlavish, C h o p p i n g , Skiffs, Adjudge.
my own time so I can w a t c h C o u n t d o w n , which I hear is soon to require a new
Enlarge, M o b i l e telephone. Down:
number-cruncher.
G o o d job, S e a b o a r d , A p o d a l , S t e p , C o n v e n i e n t , Explainers,
Until next week, don't have nightmares - we can get consonants from anywhere. Wailer
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Hell, S c r e a m , Backflip, O v e r a w e , Inferno, S e t t i n g the scene.
Ned
Crossword
• 29th January 2001
• Felix •
Women's I
by Guru
Li
h
Fencing
Victory!
Gingagal
IIC v Surrey 90v67
Capricorn
Scorpio
22nd December-20th January
Getting back on track, with a great start to the N e w Year, a
24th October-22nd November
decidedly small IC ladies team travelled down to Surrey Uni for the return B U S A league match (we won the home match last
Beware of P V A glue this w e e k . . . a s with This w e e k you are a d o p t e d by an alien
term, but were missing our star fencer, Camille R2 Datoo, this
the sudden d i s s a p p e a r a n c e of C I T V ' s art
host
time).
programmes...your
indeed....
craft
work
may
you quite rightly feel very special
Just three fencers made it along - Kaptain Katherine Sisson.
become a little unregulated
Leucha 'Money Bags' Veneer and C o c k n e y ' Clare Grove - with both epee and foil being fenced by everyone. Foil was first, and although there was a great deal of level pegging to start with, about half way through Imperial secured a lead that they were
Gemini
Leo 22nd July-23rd August
22nd May-21st June This w e e k y o u r l u c k s e e m s t o t u r n e d . . . a n d it w o u l d n ' t
be the
not to loose. Everyone performed well, and the final score reflected this - a secure win of 45 v 27.
have only
one....by the n u m b e r of r e c e n t t r i p s to
The epee didn't prove to be quite s o easy, with Surrey rarely
This week you are very very hungry...rav- j more than 5 hits behind, and sometimes taking the lead. The enous...dribbling
all
over
t h e ! state of our team didn't help, with Clare providing entertainment
place...gnawing your friend's arms...star- * by having to borrow kit off of Surrey, and then trying to fence
the dentist it appears that your lover has
ing hungrily at their stomachs....very cun-
too....perhaps c a u t i o u s f o r e p l a y s h o u l d
ning...you
ensue....
again
will
n e v e r h a v e to
with a left-handed weapon (not advisable for the only right-hand-
c o o k , ed member of the team!). Still, we managed to (just about) keep I our heads, with the Kaptain fencing the final bout, taking the score to 45 v 40 for Imperial.
Aries
Aquarius
21st March-20th April
Let's hope for the same result thist week, when the women are fencing Reading and the men are matched against Royal
21st January-19th February
Holloway. If anyone is interested in watching the matches, both 1 are being fenced in d B ' s in the Union this W e d n e s d a y (31st 1 symbiosis with your liver breaks free this January), between 2:30 and 5pm. Feel free to come along and This devil may care attitude you s e e m to 1 week w h i c h is q u i t e a s h o c k all show your support. If you would like to try fencing for yourself, b e a d o p t i n g might l e a v e y o u f r e e a n d • green and covered in goo.... please come along to the Union G y m on a Tuesday or Friday e a s y ....but s p a r e a thought for the : • lunchtime. demons....little bit selfish isn't it «£
The little c r e a t u r e t h a t s b e e n living in
Pisces
Virgo
20th February-20th March This week you y e a r n for s t a b i l t y
i
24th August-23rd September
i
Walking in a winter DiscDoctors Land i
It w a s a b l o o d y c o l d S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g , a n d w e the
and
C a r e e r aspirations begin to spiral out of «I insane/brave/least hung over of DiscDoctors ventured forth to
you begin to plant your roots....which is
c o n t r o l t h i s w e e k w h e n h e a d h u n t e r s j| Cockfosters (which was doing a fine impersonation of Siberia) to
unfortunate as you had p a s s e d them off
c o m e knocking at your door...apparently 1 play Ultimate against Blue-on-Blue (BoB).
3s feet for s u c h a long time now....and
not so i n t e r e s t e d in the quality of y o u r ''
People are beginning to notice....
CV
1
W e used the first several points to practise our Zone and Junk defence but due to the conditions they were not that effec-
I tive. Also the hard ground (which supposedly was soil, but was
Taurus 21st April-21 st May
Sagittarius
I more like soft concrete) resulted in Big G a y injuring his ankle and I so we lost the benefit of his handling ability.
However, "The
23rd November-21 st December•
Claw's" knee injury had got better by this match and thus the Cross words arise this w e e k , when tau- Y o u are a little withdrawn this week....but team was not left lacking in talent eans begin to feel neglected....ahhh poor t h e r e are s o m e d i s e a s e s that y o u just W e soon switched to man on man defence and constantly little loves.... shouldn't share.... - forced B o B to throw backhand, punishing them for their dependr
ence on sidearm throws. This defence was successful and with good interplay between S B G , The Package, Rob and the rest of j the team we slowly cruised to our initial aim of taking the first
l '
Cancer
22nd June-21st July
half. The first point of the second half saw B o B scoring. This was
Libra
because "Macdonalds employee" the Package, macked the disc
24th September-23rd October
high in the air in our end-zone, gifting B o B with an easy catch to score.
^ch
m
uch d a n g e r this w e e k . . . a s y o u
S t r a n g e s c r a t c h i n g s o u n d s from under
Jimmy, Fukwit and Diva demonstrated to the opposition the
underground
y o u r bed are explained this w e e k w h e n
idea of break-away cuts to the end-zone, with well placed hucks,
apparently
you d i s c o v e r your o b s e s s i v e compulsive
resulted in our score notably mounting.
^ making students out of jam and ts of'cars..
flatmate with an icepick lying there...des-
fear of SOci e t y
1" y
a r s
b|
(
a
dark and murky formula student
perat el y trying to get out
forgot you
With continued good play, and some nice first and second cuts from T C and Scot, we eventually beat B o B 17-11.
had left him there....d'oh...
•Felix • 29th January 2001
•
Sport/Horoscopes
Football - a great day out TEAM:
IC1 - 0 Royal Holloway
Morley,
Senner,
Still, we won by a mile. The T o s s e r s !
W i t h no C o m f y , P s y c h o or
G a i t e , P o r r e c a (sub Pratt 40),
Phillipo the squad to play Holloway
S a s l i s - L a g o u d a k i s (sub : M i l l m a n
didn't look that promising, M a l c o m
85), Fumex, B o y c e , Bunnet.
it more often.
lunge. The dirty bunch of * * * t s .
Dunkley, G i l m o r e (capt), C o w l e y ,
-
AOS
- lain
' R o b b i e ' D u n k l e y c a m e up w i t h Nick 'French' Fumex from the 2nds
- John
Don SOP II 1 -
to m a k e their d e b u t s . To be fair with the f r e e z i n g w e a t h e r it w a s
Drinking
10ICVII
IC 2nds 5 - 2 Kings 2nds A n amazing result for the sev-
like playing on a bumpy astroturf
A
pint
downing
knock-out
pitch, which therefore meant that
A double header? League and
enths with only our s e c o n d victory
competition? H o w childish! I don'l
the g a m e w a s s c r a p p y and h a r d .
cup? C a p t a i n injured? P r e s s u r e
of the s e a s o n but a great boost to
think.
H o w e v e r , the IC boys m a n g a g e d
on? N o worry's lads!
team confidence. A s the scoreline
to create soem chances early on, a
Early rounds, like all the rest
s u g g e s t s we totally dominated this
w e r e f r e e from illegal
g a m e e x c e p t for a brief
Early on: M a g i c and 8th seed Tin
lapse
gambling
slick move d o w n the right led to
Kings w e r e bad, very bad! W e
Bunny hitting the post, and it w a s
w e r e all over them to begin with.
when they s c o r e d whilst we w e r e
had to have a s e c o n d pint befon
generally promising.
T h e y held out for a bit but just
already 10 - 0 up.
T i m w e n t t h r o u g h , lain was the first s e e d to go out against, thj
when you thought the worm may W e were 6 - 0
a h e a d at half
surprise p a c k a g e , G a r y Robinson.
G l J o u l e s got injured, and then
h a v e t u r n e d , up p o p s B o y c e e e e
rang himself an a m b u l a n c e , well
with a c r o s s - c u m - s h o t that curls
time after G o p a l had o p e n e d the
M a n y further pints were drunk
done G l , sorry about the foot. Two
in. N e x t up w e have y o u r s p o r t s
scoring about 5 minutes in with a
O n e by one the seeds fell. Tim dis
balls m a n a g e d to go o v e r
the
editor latching on to a through ball
clean strike from 10 y a r d s .
p l a y e d a s h o c k i n g disregard fo
fence, into a garden. O n e was an
on the left a n d driving in a shot
s c o r e d his f i r s t of 4 s o o n a f t e r
clothes and stripped. Paul Davie:
impressive effort from G e o r g e , a
from the edge of the area. S o r t e d .
before A n d y Smith slotted home a
w e n t out e a r l i e r than expected
beautifully s k i e d shot. O t h e r w i s e
A n o t h e r , effort from T B from
p e n a l t y f o r his f i r s t IC g o a l .
the goal came after about 75 mins, when Tony b r o k e d o w n the left, 'crossed' the ball to B u n n y at the
A
s o o n f o l l o w e d by B o l a Bola am
then
skillful direct run d o w n t h e right
P s y c h o S o b e r g . Don't ask me wh(
R i t c h i e Pratt (the c a p t a i n of our
led to G u r d i s h ' s first goal and Sugi
beat who. I'm trashed!
ship) m a d e a b r e a k t h r o u g h
and M a t t grabbed another one
t h e w i n g put us 3 - 0 up
the
far post, who slotted it past their
middle. A well placed pass to lain
a p p e a l s for o f f s i d e . T h i s w o u n d
a n d , one turn and shot later, we
them up slightly and they lost the
had c h a n c e s to m a k e it t w o
but
neither c o u l d finish the e x c e l l e n t
Y a n k s looked on agog, as wel they might! S o n g s were sung but
each before the break.
that's just what songs tend to do. W e had been forced to play 35
S o t h e n , t h e r e w a s a final
minute halves on a tiny pitch after
M a r k "Spillage" Dawkins had pro-
Half time team talk? All well?
S O P turned up an hour late and
duc e d the B o l a B o l a Tankard but
N o t a chance! W e need to work to
our original pitch had been stolen
w h o s e name would be etched ont<
keep it!
by their firsts.
it for time immemorial???
were 4 - 0 up.
plot. G i v i n g the ball a w a y frequently, F u m e x a n d R o b b i e both
Sugi
D e s p i t e the short-
It
was
between
"Even;
chances they c r e a t e d . The only
ened.halves we slotted home 4
other notable event w a s the c o m e -
Substitutions necessary, but it
m o r e g o a l s in t h e s e c o n d h a l f ,
favorite" J o h n D o n and the sturdj
b a c k of t h e c a p t a i n of o u r s h i p
all w e n t a w r y ! T h e y c a m e b a c k ,
including a stunner from
Matt
c h a l l e n g e r C h r i s C u l l e n . Steel)
two goals that should never have
C r o m w e l l : a v o l l e y on t h e t u r n
g l a n c e s met, Ritchie said go am
been (of c o u r s e ) . M a g i c (three in
from the edge of the box. G u r d i s h
down that beer went.
bodys legs a w a y just outside the
three) got our fifth, in off the far
scored after another storming run
box, giving the s p e c t a t o r s a heart
post (was it a c r o s s ? ? ? O f course
d o w n the left this time and S u g i
attack. O t h e r notable performanc-
not!!!). S u b s e q u e n t c h a n c e s were
put away 2 more chances and Ed
es included the G i a n t , w h o had a
c r e a t e d , but no, they were not to
w a s v e r y u n l u c k y not to s c o r e
s u p e r b g a m e . AN G a s s k i p p e r ,
be. R a s h K i n g s
after a mazy run through S O P ' s so
and A l a n C o w l e y (from the half
l e n g e s c a m e i n . J P (not
w a y l i n e ) . N e x t up R U M S
s a v e s today) got an u n n e c e s s a r y
N o w that we know what
then G K T in the semis of the cup.
boot in the face and lain was lucky
feels like to be on the other end of
M O T M : M a l c o m Dunkley
not to be crippled by a two footed
a thrashing we plan to experience
'fast' who after a three month layoff still m a n a g e d to t a k e s o m e -
Sport
and
( f * * k 'em) chalmany
called defence.
W h o won? It w a s J o n Don!
N i c e one. it - lain
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