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7 June 2002 Issue 1239

The Student Newspaper for Imperial College

http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/felix/

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The Diary, because (Anne) Frankly there's not much else. (Page 2)

Imperial College and Science Museum Libraries

Summer Ball Tomorrow! You've only got until the end of today to buy your tickets for the Summer Ball. Tickets have been selling fast, and the evening looks set to be a memorable one, w i t h live performances from both Comershop and the James Taylor Quartet - who performed at last year's successful event - as w e l l as Imperial College's very o w n B i g Band, Jazz a n d Rock bands. There w i l l also be live sets from the Scratch Perverts, the Dreem Team's Timmi

prices; these include several stores w i t h i n the Moss Bros group, a n d Pegaso o n Kensington High Street. If you have still not purchased your ticket for this once-in-a-year event, then they are available from the branch of Waterstone's on campus, the Union reception, and also in the J C R this lunchtime. More information about this year's event is available from the website www.su.ic.ac.uk/summerball. John S

Magic, and ICU's former resident cheesemeister Mark Home, amongst others. Last year's funfair w i l l be making a welcome return. In addition, there w i l l also be a 'Test Your Strength' machine and candy floss w i l l be available to add to the fairground atmosphere of the event. The event's organisers have been able to negotiate discounts w i t h various outfitters enabling those wishing to go to the event to hire suitable attire at bargain

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Oil Be Damned Firefighters were called to Imperial's Charing Cross campus i n the early hours of Bank Holiday Tuesday after an electrical fault caused a generator to spill diesel oil w i t h i n the hospital. The spillage came about after a fuse b l e w in the electrical circuitry of an unoccupied lab block. This caused a level switch to malfunction w h i c h resulted i n its failure to regulate the amount of diesel being d r a w n into t h e generator. Security officers at the campus smelt the overflowing oil and alerted the fire brigade, w h o were able to shut d o w n the power to the block on their arrival, before co-ordinating a clear-up operation. A n on-site

engineer was able to repair the electrical fault. A spokesperson for the Charing Cross campus - one of the sites of the College's School of Medicine - told Felix that although early reports h a d c l a i m e d that t e n thousand litres of diesel oil had escaped, the spillage was in fact only a minor one and that the hospital's generators are tested regularly to ensure that they are i n good w o r k i n g order. They added that no-one had been harmed or placed in danger by the incident a n d that the spillage had been cleared up without any detrimental effect on either the hospital's patients or their care. JohnS

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this week

This Week

Editorial

Weekend

To say my joy k n e w no b o u n d s

as w h e n

w o u l d be s u c h an understate-

W K D the other day: that left

ment that it w o u l d equivocate

me feeling like someone w a s

Dolly Mixtures

slowly

do y o u mean in abundance, What but also plenty of the you're not going? The other staples of trance biggest social event of

brain

around inside my skull. But

Ocean is quite a large lake. reliably

yes, disturbance i n the force it

informed that c o m p l a i n i n g of

w a s , a n d since then I have

my w o r k load is not done, a n d

h a d the feeling that some b a d

that if I do it, I s h o ul d just

things are going to happen.

delete it instantly, a n d

And

such,

to.

things have happened, but I

However, I suspect that y o u

can't really believe they war-

have

been

I'm

can't

not

help

going

but

notice

the

rather d i m i n u t i v e nature

Union Events

since then

some

bad

r a n t e d quite the feeling

dread that w a s h e d over me.

Felix this week, a n d I feel that

M a y b e I'm just paranoid, but I

this requires an explanation.

suspect that the next editorial

You see, this w e e k all m y sub

I w r i te w i l l possibly be

editors have

most surreal of the year.

got

something

better to do t h a n write, there

the

the final issue editorials

financial crisis, a n d of course

editors i n the past, and have

the

noticed that many of them are

prospectus,

w h i c h is due at the printer's

along the lines of 'Well it's the

M o n d a y morning. A s w e l l as

e n d of an era, and I'm off to

the g i g that I have on Monday,

get a job, e t c ' This isn't quite

for w h i c h I k n o w nothing, but

the same w i t h me, because I'll

that's

be here next year, so I'm not

problem,

shouldn't really c o m p l a i n .

feeling even remotely nostal-

So don't ask, basically.

gic, but for all those final year

This w e e k e n d , on the other

students out there: w e l l done

hand, is g o i n g to be a w h o l e

and good luck. I, however, a m

b u n d l e of laughs. Don't forget

staying

that there is the summer ball,

here

i n Beit

Quad

w h e r e it's w a r m and comfort-

able. H a v i n g said that, w h e n

attending, a n d on top of that,

my time to leave does come,

which

I shall certainly

I'm g o i n g to be h a v i n g a lot of

I'll probably be a gibbering

house guests, w h i c h w o u l d be

w r e c k w h e n I finally emerge

an incredibly good t h i n g apart

b l i n k i n g and g a s p i n g from the

from

basements

the

fact

that

they're

g o i n g to be sitting around (or

after

possibly

through the winter

sleeping) in

room, w h i l e

I a m forced

my to my

then. So

for

the

thwarted

bet t er

only

b y the p u b l i s h i n g

long

hibernation

have

conclude

months,

(since

no a d v e r t i s i n g

p u t t h i s a d in), go

way.

Theatre

the

Of Science t a l k o n

T u e s d a y i n L e c t u r e Theatre 1 the

Physics

the force on Monday, a n d I

must admit that it has left me

Student

Dept.

largely s h a k e n since then. Not

d i a r y for m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n

quite, admittedly, as s h a k e n

A n d finally: Go on, you!

Activities

sugary goodness.

the u n d i s p u t e d k i n g of

8pm

cheese, M a r k H o m e . S i l l y Season Yes, it's that time of year everyone

again, w h e n a financial theme at the ia;Pa

finished, for the year and

environment,

are free to frolic in the

:p'!'6Mf'.".ymsxiivff; relaxed

has finished, or nearly

parks

namely:

thou

hearts'

Monster's Ball

Star Wars E p i s o d e II

Racist prison guard falls

I've

decided

begin

in love w i t h the wife of a this square i n the m i d executed. dle a n d t h e n come back

m a n he just

for w h i c h Halle and finish off the begin-

Movie

Berry w o n Best Actress n i n g , on general release

today

England v Argentina The

because

George Luc as , I can't be

Oscar.

Hand

'86. D a v i d

Futurama in Simpsons

God

Beckham's

creator

Groening's

Once comedy

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arsed, quite frankly.

stand

about

genically

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Sky One, Sunday

Garlic

Destiny's Child

Keeping the vampires at I bay

thought

d o w n s t r o k e three

with

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that

had

guitar music a n d melod- Perhaps ic vocals. U p a n d com- a p p e a r

7pm

the

these

split

up?

trio

will

t h a n k s to

the

ing indie b a n d perform w o n d e r s of holographic in the capital.

projection.

Metro Club, Oxford St

London Arena,

all

students graduating

Saturday

space,

a n d p r o m i s e d that I w o u l d

business, if one c a n put it that I felt a large disturbance i n

butterfly

and y o u c a n all l a u g h at me

love life takes a massive t u r n

work. I do love it w h e n

its

like a

and house as w e l l , pack- the U n i o n calendar w i t h aged together i n all their C o r n e r s h o p , J T Q a n d

Room l Union top floor

I have b e e n looking back at

is no n e w s , not to mention the alternative

Summer Ball

Cheese

Living Room: Money

Student Activities

twisting

At The Movies

Pacific

Television & Radio

the

Gigs & Concerts

that

Blue

See the

Theatre & Galleries

saying

I tried some

Friday

Featuring that

Penult unate

evening performance

revamped '80s s h o w set

painting,

artwork

architecture, design and

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Wednesday Thursday

Monday

Tuesday

Monday The first d a y of t h e week, the 161st d a y of the year and the start of the penultimate w e e k at College. C a n y o u t e l l that there's not m u c h going on today?

Trivia S h o w off your general knowledge skills i n the Union's weekly quiz night and take your pick of the u s u a l prizes: £50 or alcohol. I k n o w w h i c h I'd choose...

C h e e s y Wotsits

Union Bar

More cheddar t h a n w i l l fit i n a nicely pa c ka g e d packet of cheese flavour corn puffs. Party into Thursday morning at the Union. 8pm

While a w a y an evening w i t h stimulating conversation a n d highbrow chit chat. Alternatively, just get sloshed at t h e Union's w a t e r i n g hole. Union bar, all night

Dolly Mixtures Taking a hint of house, a wee d r a m of trance together w i t h a large helping of cheese a n d m i x i n g it u p b i g stylee in an enormous m u s i c a l melting pot.

Alternative Music

Theatre O f Science

England v Nigeria

Bed

I m p e r i a l College C h o i r

B i - w e e k ly m e e t i n g of the Union .society that Hunk': there's more to life and to music than the Manic Street Preachers. Da Vinci's, 5pm

Simon Singh and Richard Wiseman will !»:• giving ralk:, on probability . A n d rnincl tricks. Hopefully this will make you betti i at poker! Blacken LT 1. 7pm. £3

Set your alarm clock this m a t c h could see Engl an d progress to tl ie second round of the World C u p or fail miserably at the first hurdle 7 30am

Si • it s • ome to this Reset youi body clock A "i,«'< alt. ! • ' . ) - . - ' going on to party a l l night. Even bettei if it's w i t h someone else Yoiirrorim; Ml <lay

Concert featuring the m u s i c of R o s s i n i and Bach. A l l together now la la la la laaaa. Tickets £7/£3.S0 Holy Trinity Church. 8pm

Dragonfly Not t h e name of t h e horse that Basil Fawlty secretly bet on, b u t the tale of h o w a grieving doctor is contacted b y his late wife through his patients.

About A Boy ...leaving no mystery as to w h a t t h i s film is about. A d a p t a t i o n of Nick Hornby's novel starring H u g h Grant, Toni Collette a n d Rachel Weisz.

Not Another Movie

The one and only Jools along w i t h some boogaloo beats from his Rhythm and Blues from the last 70 years 9pm Radio

Teen Unfaithful The marriage of a couple ...hear hear. C a s h i n g - i n living i n the N e w York goes awry in the w a k e of American s u b u r b s Pie and Road Trip, a stu- w h e n the wife indulges dent is bet that he won't in an alduterous fling. be able to turn an ugly Stars Richard Gere a n d Diane Lane. girl into a prom queen.

Spiderman

V Graham Norton

The B i g A l S h o w

Big Brother

More outrageous chai and irreverent stunts courtesy of television's king of camp, the one and only Victor G r a h a m \Mwt(i£yyy: Channel 10 35pm

;ligg:SSl;i Dld ip/lie' .ia@ul.ar- v-rsakdyy: views Bred Findlay, the aftei noon laugh-a' n e w face of British •' . .::•;. ' . • • ': • ' ... rock,' ar; lead singei of i i • v. \ ; , „ \>. Valentine and ex of Kula Pus ' ' y ' ' .... ;:i||||l7^;v:|:- ; kicks. icradio.com, 1pm "Radio i, 2pr,y

Chris Moyles

Cutting Edge news-based G o o d v i b r a t i o n s cour- T o p i c a l tesy of the ex-Beach Boy, Tuesday night comedy fresh from his perform- w i t h the C u t t i n g E d g e ance at t h e Q u e e n ' s team. Go have a l augh at Jubilee Party at London's premier comedy venue. B u c k i n g h a m Palace. Royal Festival Hall, 8pm Comedy Store, 8pm

Kelli A l i The voice b e h i n d t h e Sneaker P i m p s ' hits Six Underground a n d Spin Spin Sugar strikes out on her o w n in North London.

Fun Lovin' Criminals

ScaJa, N19, 7.30pm

Astoria, 7pm

We W i l l Rock You

Riverdance Shipwrecked girl • a- .... so ! 'f!: :il!>:' ^ sscve Despite . d a n c i n g lovesick Duke not know mg hei t w i n brother is long, this Irish d a n c e still alive. Comedy, sixteenth century stylee. f Hatter':;mwi,.. Shakespeare s Globe Hammersmith Apollo

Brian Wilson

Queen and Ben Elton's critically savaged musical w i t h a plot rather less elaborate than 1C a l u m n u s Brian M a y ' s Hal;:.; 7Dominion, 7 30pm

Friday

Bang A star-studded cast and a flying car. What more could you ask of a West End musical? Truly scrumptious. Palladium. 7.30pm

Habitually committing cri mes w h i c h m a y or may not be illegal, H u e y and the boys take to the stage, for i t ' s M i l l e r time.

Nerdy high-school student g a i n s spider-like abilities to create a b i g budget movie containi n g more blunders t h a n any other. on general release

today

Davina M c C a l l presides over the hordes of ..creaming fans in need of p s y c h i a t r i c help as another of the housemates is evicted. Channel A. 10pm Ronan Keating Life is a rollercoaster say he, full of u p s a n d d o w n s . W e must surely be h e a d i n g d o w n w a r d at t h e moment if i t ' s come to this. Wembley Arena, 7.30pm Full Monty A d v e r t i s e d on tho premise that there's a chance that the male members of the cast w i l l get their I;:it oW' B»yMg": inur.aii in abundance. Prince or Wales, 7.45pm

coffee break

Crossword by Mummy Huffwell BIG SCREENS imperial - college

Presents live sport o n t h e

union

BEIT Q U A D

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international Rugby Union Saturday 8th June 2pm South Africa v Wales Saturday 8th June 12.30pm Brazil v C h i n a Sunday 9th June 12.30pm J a p a n v Russia M o n d a y 10th June Tunisia v Belgium 10am Portugal v P o l a n d 12.30pm Tuesday 11th June Ireland v Saudi A r a b i a 12.30pm W e d n e s d a y 12th June Spain v South Africa 12.30pm Thursday 13th June Italy v M e x i c o 12.30pm Friday 14th June South Korea v Portugal 12.30pm

Across 1. Back if genuine limbs s i g n a l danger. (4,6) 8. I s w i n d l e College, legendary. (6) 9. Toilets and t w o points become firm. (6) 10. Inhale drug, after I'm an apron. (6) 11. A r g u e over silly rental of garage tool. (6) 12. A c h a i n of o p p o s i n g E v e n i n g Standards around right one. (6) 13. 16. 17. 21. 23. 24.

Deviant q u e e n to go on tirade. (6) U S A cut orgiastic m u s i c a l instruments. (8,7) B a d Bert w e n t to the French threefold. (6)

A v e r a g e substance. (6) Range of s a n d w i c h e s ? (6) M a d m a n c a n a i m wildly. (6) 25. Nakedness lover has novel length, w e hear. (6) 26. Artful director general takes overdose next to casualty. (6) 27. Shit tremor produces electronic component. (10)

Down 1. Slapper follows nothing College's w r o n g b e g i n n i n g . (5,5) 2. Hooligan from B r a z i l i a n city meets the Queen. (6) 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 11. 14. 15.

Inside layers of ships? (6) A cigar w e a r y liar is in train. (7,8) I smile, or something like it. (6) Pulling advice gets your extremities drunk, w e hear. (3,3)

Drink contains British sweat monkey. (6) Rib beginner w i t h spiky plant. (6) Rise after Jesus, distastefully brought up. (6) Slave driver horribly masks threat. (10) 18. A b o u t a boy, logically fathom. (6) 19. G a m e part of your nose. (6) 20. Score woefully before time for prostitute. (6) 21. Cruelly pester mother for bottle of champagne. (6) 22. In short, sibling, b e adamant. (6)

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