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Issue No . 517 Fr i day , 11th May, 1979
T H E N E W S P A P E R O F I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E U N I O N
UGM CHANGES BY-LAWS and Policy on Abortion
Merche Clark speaking against motion on abortion
NEWS IN BRIEF Jez Threats Anger Executive
Students from Queen Mary
Co l l e g e sprayed blue pa int over
the two l i ons at the foot of the
Q u e e n ' s Tower l a s t Sunday
Morning.
A n d on Tuesday IC Un i on
rece ived a threat that J e z w a s
" n e x t on the l i s t " .
The threat came in a le t ter
composed of words cut from
newspapers . It read: " M a r y
roars back at her o l d f r i ends .
L o o k after your fire eng ine .
Next on the l i s t ? We w i l l w in
in the long r u n " . M a r y is Q M C ' s
mascot , k idnapped by IC s tud
ents ea r l i e r this year .
E x e c u t i v e members were
furious because J e z , the R C S U
fire eng ine , is an inv i o l a t e
mascot . Deputy P r e s i d e n t
Ma l c o lm B r a i n to ld a Un i on
meet ing that he would report to
the po l ice any a t tacks on J e z .
R C S U P r es iden t C h r i s F o x
v i s i t e d Q M C Un i on on Tuesday
afternoon and spoke to their
V i c e P r e s iden t N i g e l Woodcock.
He exp l a ined which of I C ' s
mascots cou ld be ra ided and
wh i ch were inv i o l a t e , and i n
formed h im that any ac t i on
aga ins t J e z would be regarded
a s c r i m i n a l . N i g e l Woodcock
s a i d that he would look into
the matter and cons ider making
a contr ibut ion to the c l e a n i n g
of the l i o n s .
Th i s is the second time this
year that the l i ons have been
pa in t ed . On 8th December they
were found covered in red paint
wh i ch was removed by C o l l e g e
workmen before i t had a chance
to dry.
News in Brief continued on
back page.
It is now possible to remove a Departmental Representative from
office. The By-Law change had its second hearing at last Tuesday's
UGM. To dismiss a Dep Rep it is necessary to draw up a petition with at
least 10% support from that department and present this to the Hon Sec
of ICU who will then call a general meeting of the department where a
discussion will be followed by a ballot.
This change was necessary because there was previously no method
of oust ing Dep Reps from their posts.
A l so past its s econd reading was a c lause stating that the U L U Rep,
FELIX Editor and Union Publ ic i ty Officer shou ld be permanent
observers on C o unc i l .
Some confusion reigned over
Jeremy Farrell 's amendment to
the Standing Orders. This was in
fact designed to clarify previous
amendments to the standing
orders.
The original changes c on
cerned the right to speak for and
against procedural motions but
was not clearly worded and this
a m e n d m e n t w a s a i m e d at
rectifying the situation.
The proposed change was
e v e n t u a l l y w i t h d r a w n to be
•discussed at a later date.
Only six people stood for P W P
so no elect ion was required and
Mike Elk in must surely be
d i s a p p o i n t e d at m i s s i n g an
opportunity to demonstrate his
skil l with STV. The six ratified
were Gary Dearmer, Mick Berry,
Mark Clegg , Tansy Hepton, David
Lyons and Co l in Palmer.
J ohn Passmore was ratified as
External Affairs Officer for the rest
of this sess ion.
T im Hil lyer was elected at the
U G M by a show of hands, in
preference to the absent lain
Shack lock , and will be joined on
the E A C by Kevin Courtney,
ratified as Ordinary Member.
N o c a n d i d a t e s were ful ly
nominated for Union Finance
C o m m i t t e e , U n i o n P u b l i c i t y
Officer and the Publ ic i ty Officer of
the External Affairs Committee.
The one ba l l o t taken was for
Union House Committee where
four candidates were contesting
for three places. Those elected
were J Tidy, M Town and M
Wiszowaty.
Barry Aust in spoke to his
motion withdrawing support from
the National Abor t ion Campa ign
and putting a motion to U L U
Student Representative C o u n c i l
to d o l i k e w i s e . M r A u s t i n
explained with a visual aid that
abort ion late in pregnancy was
'abhorrent'.
A n amendment proposed by
Bryan Smith deleting previous
U n i o n p o l i c y was n a r r o w l y
passed. A second 'delete all and
insert...' amendment proposed by
Kirsten Pratt urged that ICU write
to N A C voic ing our disapproval at
late a b o r t i o n s but d i d not
a d v o c a t e U L U w i t h d r a w i n g
support. This was defeated and
the main motion carried despite a
speech against from Merche
Clark.
ICU President Mary At ten
borough said afterwards that
because the U G M was so poorly
attended and immediate act ion
was required by this motion she
would be recommending to
Counc i l that they refer this back to
a future U G M .
Iranian Society proposed a
motion deleting all previous
pol icy on Iran, cal l ing on ICU to
support the Iranian Revolution
and condemn discr iminat ion
a g a i n s t I ran ian s t u d e n t s in
Britain.
A n amendment proposed by
Tony C o x was passed which
r id iculed the original motion, but
before a vote could be taken
Kirsten Pratt chal lenged the
quorum and the show ended.
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As proposer of Gruffydd Wyn
Jenkins for IGU A A O , I should
like to comment on the short
article on him which appeared in
last week's News In Brief.
Firstly, there was a little
confusion about the reason for his
resignation:
It was believed that his academic
standard was not good enough.
However, the real reason was that
he was thinking of standing again
next year, when he would have
more experience and do an even
better job, if elected. In his
unselfishness he decided to resign
for the time being.
Secondly, he was voted in fairly
and secretly at a quorate U G M ,
and I fail to see how it can be
assumed that the Miners, in
particular, voted for him.
I hope that the Union is
grateful for the invaluable work
which he has done so far.
A l l the best,
Iain Shacklock
Dear John, - Having been
involved in Meet IC on
• Wednesday 2nd May on the IC
Rag stall and having seen the
interest shown by the hundred or
so residents who attended the
function. I feel that it would be
much more desirable if this event
could be extended, possibly over
several days. This would enable
the college not only to encourage
more local residents to attend, but
also to invite representatives from
different companies with a view to
interesting them in employing
students from IC. It should also be
possible to allow the students to
iook around the exhibition, which
obviously took a lot of time and
effort to prepare, to let them get a
better idea of what is happening
in other departments.
This, I think, would be
valuable both for the college and
for the visitors.
Yours sincerely,
(love and Kisses)
Tansy Hepton
Dear Sir, - I object to being
treated as an imbecile each time a
General Election comes round. I
knew that my vote would have no
effect on the result in my
constituency as a Conservative
M P was bound to be returned
with an increased majority. How
much longer will the intelligent
voter have to put up with a
situation where there are over 400
safe seats in which his/her vote is
bound to be wasted?
O f course, now that a Tory
government has been returned
with a substantial majority, there
will be no further mention of
electoral reform for five years
since they do not need to reiy on
Liberal votes to maintain a
majority. The cruel irony is that if
we had had proport iona l
representation at this election, the
Liberals would have had about 90
seats and would, in fact, hold the
balance of power.
We need to restore to people
the sense that their vote counts, no
matter who is cast for. The 'first-
past-the-post' system merely leads
to negative voting whereby
people do not vote according to
their true convictions.
Yours, etc
R i cha rd E a r l
Physics P G (Laser Group)
Blackett Laboratory
Dear John, -1 would like to thank
Mr Mooney and his staff for their
efforts at the RCS Annual dinner.
They gave me a lovely meal, even
though I am a 'difficult'
vegetar ian . I know Sara
McGuinness would also like to
express her appreciation.
K i r s t en Pratt
Dear Sir, - I wish to express my
gratitude to the Tizard Hall
warden for vetoeing my re-
application to hall after being
passed by the reselection
committee, (very democratic!).
T h e reason g iven : my
unsu i tab le a t t i tude be ing
detrimental to hall life. This
complete judgement of my
character being backed up by the
numerous trouble incidents
(none!) and our very lengtthy
acquaintance (at least two
minutes).
My gratitude also for his excellent
timing, it now being impossible to
apply for Hamlet Gardens
accommdation and therefore a
big question mark over my future
'home".
Obviously as warden he
considers there to be excellent
reasons for this action. But as I am
sure many would agree, reaching
a decision of this importance from
a small conversation, an amount
of non-complimentary heresay
and the total rejection of a
committtee (who are obviously
better acquainted with myself
than the warden is ever likely to
be!) does not correspond with the
helpful, understanding and fair
person I associate with the post of
warden.!
Yours , a dissatisfied
T i z a r d Resident
Eds note - .Name and Dept. supplied.
W H A T ' S ONI FRIDAY 11th May
C L U B ACTIVITY
IMPERIAL College Christian Union Christians in the Real World: II 'At
work' John Clarke-HTB, and Advisory Body. 6.30pm. Music Room, 53
Princes Gate. »
MONDAY 14th May
A C C GENERAL MEETING
5.45pm, Bot-Zoo Common Room. Free! Anyone interested in standing
for a post on next year's committee should attend.
MISCELLANEOUS
Photosoc Shop. 12.45-1.15pm. Room 211 Linstead. Competition prints
now awaiting collection.
TUESDAY 15th May
CLUB ACTIVITY
DEBATE - 1.00pm, Huxley 340. Admission by membership - 20p.
Motion: 'This house believes that free abortion should be available on
demand'. (Guest speakers).
RIDING Club 1.00pm - 2.00pm. Electrical Engineering. Room 1009,
Level 10. Bookings, Club News, All members welcome.
MISCELLANEOUS
STOIC Transmission 'Rocky Horror Picutre Show' Part 1 13.00. JCR,
Union TV Lounge, Southside Halls, Southside Lower TV Lounge. First
of 3 Part serial starring Christopher Biggins.
WEDNESDAY 16th May
C L U B ACTIVITY
'JAZZ Club end of term triple Bill'. 8.30 - 11.00. Stans Bar. Free.
'Whatever your interest in jazz then you're sure to find something to
please you in Stans tonight. Modern, Trad and Big Band Jazz are all on
the bill".
THURSDAY 17th May
MISCELLANEOUS
PHOTOSOC Shop. 12.45 - 1.15pm Linstead Room 532. Competition
prints now awaiting collection.
STOIC Transmission 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' Part 2.13.00. JCR,
Union TV Lounge, Southside Halls, Southside Lower TV Lounge.
Second of three part serial starring Christopher Biggins.
STOIC Transmission - repeat of Monty Python Programme. 18.00.
Union TV Lounge, Southside Halls, Southside Lower TV Lounge.
Sir Arthur Acland English Essay Prize
1978 - 79
1. T h e ob jec t o f the c o m p e t i t i o n is to e n c o u r a g e the w r i t i n g o f
g o o d E n g l i s h .
2. T h e c o m p e t i t i o n is o p e n to a l l r eg i s t e red s tuden ts o f the
C o l l e g e .
3. E s s a y s m u s t r e a c h the R e g i s t r a r no t l a t e r t h a n 1
O c t o b e r 1979.
4. A t o t a l o f £90 is a v a i l a b l e for the a w a r d o f a first p r i z e o f £50,
a s e cond p r i z e o f £25 a n d a t h i r d p r i z e o f £15.
5. A successful c a n d i d a t e m a y no t c o m p e t e a g a i n .
6. P r i z e essays m a y be p u b l i s h e d sub jec t to the p e r m i s s i o n o f
the C o l l e g e .
7. A c a n d i d a t e m u s t s u b m i t a n o r i g i n a l E n g l i s h essay o f a b o u t
3 ,000 to 5 ,000 w o r d s i n l e n g t h o n o n e o f the suggested top i cs
l i s t ed b e l o w o r o n a n y t o p i c o f h i s c h o i c e . A l l essays s h o u l d be
r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d a b l e to the n o n - s p e c i a l i s t r e ade r .
The importance of cars.
A scenario for a world of expensive energy supplies.
Does Britain need a National Theatre?
Censorship.
Waste.
Punk.
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Rent Increases
I was p leased to see that a long-term (70 year) lease for
a l l the E v e l y n Gardens student houses has been bought.
Admittedly the twenty-two per cent rent rise w i l l come as a
shock to most, but i t ' s worth it for the advantages in the
long run.
Ken Weale, the Union Senior Treasurer, has pointed out
that i f the short-term lease had been bought instead then
the resultant increase in ground rent would s t i l l have to be
paid for. E i the r way the rents would go up, but th is way IC
hangs onto E v e l y n Gardens for another 70 years .
Meet IC Day
Rumours abound as to the cost of "Mee t Imperial C o l l
e g e " . Fortunate ly the often-quoted figure of £70,000 was
tota l ly inaccurate , the f ina l figure being about £1500. With
200 guests in a l l I'm sure that re lat ions between us and the
residents w i l l have been improved.
It does seem a p i ty , though, that very few students had a
chance to v i s i t the d i sp lays or see the Sherf ie ld B u i l d i n g
decked with f lowers. A one-afternoon event does not do
jus t i c e to the effort and hard work put in by the staff. Pe r
haps i f i t had lasted longer more res idents would have been
able to come and more students could have appreciated the
wide range of academic/recreat ional f a c i l i t i e s IC has to
offer.
F E L I X Election
At l a s t ! A contested post for Photographic Rep on the
Committee. The e l ec t ion w i l l be he ld at 12.30 in the F E L I X
Office today." A l l members are urged to attend and vote.
I C U Handbook
The copy deadl ine for a l l a r t i c l es for next year ' s Hand
book i s June 10th. A l l c lubs and soc i e t i es , Un ion Of f icers
etc who have something to say to next year ' s intake should
have their copy (typed please) i n by then at the very latest.
What a week!
May 7th to 10th must eas i l y rate as the worst week I've
ever had. Not only did the bank hol iday put us one day be
hind schedule but things grew steadi ly worse, cu lmin ia t ing
in the se l f -destruct ion of the Comp Set late Wednesday
night. Many thanks to A M International for their speedy ser
v i c e . No thanks to Simon (when do I get a mention) Mi lner
for start ing the rumours about Me l K i n k i e and mysel f . We're
just good f r iends. Cheers ,
John
NEWS IN BRIEF More Opposit ion To Quotas
The Un i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n ' s
Jo in t Committee of Senate and
the Students Representa t i ve
C o u n c i l has come out aga ins t
any quotas on overseas student
numbers. The Committee is
opposed to any l im i t s on
academic freedom and upholds
the u n i v e r s i t y ' s r ight to dec ide
a d m i s s i o n .
In 1981 students w i l l be r e
presented on L o n d o n Un i ve r
s i t y ' s Senate by the Un i v e r s i t y
O f L o n d o n Un i on P r e s i d en t and
ten student senators , s i x of
whom w i l l be facul ty represent
a t i v e s . The Jo in t Committee
has agreed to increase the num
ber of i ts own student members
from f ive to s i x and these are
to be e l e c t ed as facul ty repre-
sena t i v es as a "dummy r u n "
for 1981. T h i s procedure i s sub
j e c t to agreement by the U L U
S t u d e n t s Representa t i ve
C o u n c i l .
No Opposit ion To Mass ive Rent R i se
A n expec ted 22 per cent rent r i s e in h a l l s and student houses
has provoked no ob jec t ions from Un i on Of f icers or ord inary
s tudents .
A t l a s t T u e s d a y ' s U n i o n meet ing P r e s i d e n t Mary A t t e n b o r
ough ou t l ined the proposa l wh i ch wou ld increase Souths ide rents
to £14.00 per week from £11.50.
She exp la ined that the r i s e , which i s greater than an in f l a t i on
inc rease , i s necessa ry to start repayment of a £670,000 loan made
to the Student Re s i d ence A c c o u n t from C o l l e g e funds .
The loan i s for the purchase of the 70 year l ease on a l l the
student houses in E v e l y n Gardens as w e l l as on three extra
houses to be a va i l ab l e in about seven y ea r s . The present l ease
was due to lapse next year and wou ld otherwise have on ly been re
newable for seven y ea r s . The interest rate on the loan i s 10 per
cent and i t i s to be repa id over 35 y ea r s .
Mary At tenborough 's v i ew i s that C o l l e g e is a c t i n g to safeguard
future student r es idence , a l ine w h i c h the Un i on has been urg ing
for a long t ime. A l though the rent r i se i s large she i s in favour of
i t s accep tance , and be l i e v e s that i f th i s purchase goes ahead
Co l l e g e w i l l be favourably d i sposed to mak ing more money a v a i l
able for accommodat ion shou ld any further property i n E v e l y n
Gardens come onto the market.
The r ise i s not as large as was f i r s t mooted. C o l l e g e ' s F i n a n c e
Of f ice ear l i e r a s k e d for a 27 per cent r ise based on ma in ta in ing
Res i d enc e A c c o u n t reserve funds at a l e v e l of 10 per cent of ex
pendi ture . The present rate reduces the reserves to about 7 per
cent .
Mary Attenborough i s w a i t i n g for further student r eac t i on before
informing Co l l ege o f the U n i o n ' s cons ide red v i e w .
Good Response From Residents
The Rec tor has r ece i v ed about 30 le t ters so far from l o c a l
res idents who came to l a s t week's " M e e t I C " day s a y i n g how much
they enjoyed the af ternoon. C a p t a i n L i n d l e y who o rgan i s ed the
event is very p l e a s ed wi th the response . He hopes the C o l l e g e
can mainta in the i n i t i a t i v e and conso l ida te the contac ts made w i th
l o c a l r es idents . But C o l l e g e has not dec ided whether to organise
s im i l a r events in future y ea r s .
The cos t of " M e e t I C " was about £1,500, of wh i ch the l a rges t
s ing le item was ca te r ing . The organ isers tr ied to save money by
produc ing much of the mater ia l w i th in C o l l e g e .
The f ina l total of guests was around 200, severa l of whom
arr ived later in the af ternoon. The figure of 130 quoted in l a s t
week ' s F E L I X was the number who had ar r i ved in the f i r s t hour.
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? MEET FIONA GILSON: IF's PUBLICITY OFFICER.
Well, before m y esteemed
President and your esteemed
Editor start going on at me , I
had better put pen to paper
and do as promised, write an
article about myse l f (what an
awful thought!)
H o w e v e r , I a m not t o o k e e n
on b o r i n g p e o p l e s o l w i l l be as
b r i e f a s I c a n . I, l i k e a l l t h i s
y e a r ' s IF E x e c , a m on the 2
yea r c o u r s e for b u d d i n g ,
y o u n g , b i - l i n g u a l s ec re ta r i e s .
A l though I come from Guernsey
d o n ' t r e c k o n o n g e t t i n g t o o
m a n y free p i n t s out o f me ! ! I
c a n a n d have b e e n seen at not
t o o i n f r e q u e n t i n t e r va l s i n
e i ther S t a n ' s ba r or the U n i o n
bar, so I t h i n k my face i s
a l r e ady fa ir ly w e l l k n o w n .
H o w e v e r , I have just h a d my
ha i r cut so d o n ' t b e s u r p r i s e d
i f at first y o u d o n ' t r e c o g n i s e
me .
N o w , a b o u t my j ob i n the
U n i o n . I a m the P u b l i c i t y
O f f i c e r , a t i t le w h i c h c o v e r s a
m u l t i t u d e o f s in s i n c l u d i n g t h e
p u b l i c a t i o n o f a b r o a d s h e e t
n o w a n d t h e n (al l a r t i c l e s
a b o u t c l u b s e t c v e r y
w e l c o m e ) . But , apar t f r o m
that , I have to p u b l i c i z e any
f o r t h c o m i n g events w h i c h are
m o r e o f t e n t h a n n o t
c o n n e c t e d w i t h IC . B e c a u s e
our c o l l e g e is so s m a l l we
rea l l y d o a p p r e c i a t e b e i n g
ab l e to be i n v o l v e d w i th a l l
y o u r ac t i v i t i e s , so p l e a s e d o n ' t
hes i t a t e t o c o n t a c t m e or any
o the r member o f t he U n i o n i f
y o u t h i n k that t h e p r e s e n c e o f
y o u n g l a d i e s w o u l d b e
w e l c o m e d at any event.
W e w o u l d a l s o l i k e t o see
m o r e IC p e o p l e c o m i n g down
to I F to v is i t us a n d o u r
o v e r w o r k e d co f fee m a c h i n e s .
T h e U n i o n r o o m c a n be f o u n d
at 13A C r o m w e l l M e w s a n d
y o u a r e a l l m o r e t h a n
w e l c o m e . H o w e v e r , d u e to the
p o w e r s that be, t h i s w e l c o m e
c a n on ly be e x t e n d e d f r om
12.50 to 1.30pm - short but very
sw e et!
W e l l , as I a m not a very
p ro l i f i c wr i te r , t ha t ' s abou t a l l I
hav e to say, but if, at any t ime ,
y o u see m e a r o u n d c o l l e g e
(IC) d o c o m e a n d have a chat -
I 'd be on ly t o o p l e a s e d .
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i im i i im i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
ADVERTISEMENT Elk's Epistle (8) D O Y O U O W N L E S S
W E A L T H T H A N Y O U N E E D
T O K E E P Y O U R S E L F A L I V E
F R O M W E E K T O W E E K ?
H u n g r y ? In need of shelter?
U n a b l e to keep your body warm?
W e l l here's news of a group you
can't afford not to be in — T H E
W O R K I N G C L A S S .
Y e s , for just eight hours a day,
forty eight weeks a year for al l
your active adult l i fe, you can
become a member of the world 's
fastest growing class. A n d what's
more , W E P A Y Y O U F O R
Y O U R L A B O U R P O W E R !
Th is is how it works . Y o u come
to one of our thousands of
employers — the technical term is
capital ists, but don ' t worry about
that — and he gives you a J O B .
F r o m then on you make goods for
us — commodi t ies — and we sell
them to people with money to
buy them. In return you get
W A G E S — or , if you work hard
and buy a suit we give you
S A L A R I E S ! Y o u can spend your
wages or salaries on anything you
need wi th O N E S I M P L E
C O N D I T I O N — you have to buy
cheap to stay alive.
W H A T ' S I N IT F O R U S ?
No th ing at a l l . W e employ you
because we want to use our
superior bra in power to help the
less fortunate majority keep
al ive. A s an added bonus we take
the P R O F I T S f rom your surplus
labour in order to maintain our
standard of l iv ing.
A s a W O R K E R you get plenty
o f facilities. Cheap H O L I D A Y S
on crowded beaches in specially
al located resorts, jo l ly
entertainments on the
T E L E V I S I O N and R A D I O to
keep you happy for the day
ahead, and free P U B L I C
H O U S E S where you can drown
your sorrows while boosting our
profits.
L i fe in the work ing class is
F U N , H A R D W O R K and
V E R Y R E W A R D I N G . W e need
Y O U to help us to help you !
A n d one f inal thing. W E ' R E
D E M O C R A T I C ! That 's right!
Every five years we give you the
right to elect our representatives
into power again!
Not that m u c h to say this week
(Just as well - I have not got
that m u c h time) except that i f
you are a regular attendfer of
U G M s you will know that we
are renewing all union policy
that is more than three years
old. At Tuesdays U G M I
brought to the attention of the
U G M the internal section of
the Un ion Policy Document
(pages 6-16). If no amend
ments are received within a
week of the next U G M then it
is automatically ratified for
another three years unless a
specific mot ion is put forward
deleting or amending it.
Consider yourself notified!
Smoke In
I f y o u are i n t e r e s t e d i n
g o i n g a l o n g to th i s d o p e
s m o k e , o r g a n i s e d by the
' S m o k e y B e a r s ' , t h e n mee t by
the Be i t A r c h w a y at 2 p m o n
S a t u r d a y ( t omor r row ) , a n d
e v e r ybody f r o m I C w i l l be a b l e
to float u p the r e t o g e t h e r o n
c l o u d 9! It is i n H y d e Pa rk , by
the way.
W e l l , I a m a f ra id that is a l l . I
a m so d i s g u s t e d at on ly
r a i s i n g a pal try 50p w h e n I w a s
so ld at the fete that I a m not
m e n t i o n i n g sex th i s week .
Love and Kisses
Mike Elkin
I C O N Imperial College Review
May 1979 PRICE 20p
The copy deadline for the ICU Handbook is 10th June.
IN THE C O M P A N Y OF SCIENTISTS... Mickey Davies
L A D A K H JOURNEY Owen Greene TWO STYLES OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Alan Harris REALITY Eric Laithwaite
REVIEWS by Harold Allan, Hans Brill,
Martin Ceadel, Sue Crawley, David Hardwick,
Don Monro, Eric Stables, Judith Stringer,
John Thole, Peter Turner
On sale at IC Bookshop,
the Haldane, Lyon Playfair and some
departmental libraries
Day By Day A ROUND-UP OF LAST W E E K ' S N E W S
P a g e 5
Wednesday 2nd KGB Snatch back escape man
Russian defector, A lexander Istomin,
granted polit ical asylum in Britain a fortnight
ago, was back in Moscow tonight.
Soviet K G B agents discovered his hideout
where Brit ish security men were shadowing
him for his own protection. First indicat ions
are that they found the 31 year o ld journalist
on Tuesday night, subjected him to intensive
pressure and took him back to Soviet territory
... the Russian Embassy in Mil l ionaires Row,
Kensington.
A lexander was a trainee with Novosty, the
official Soviet feature news agency with
London offices at Rosary Gardens in South
Kensington.
Russia 's latest defector to the West, known
in Whitehall as 'Gutsy Ga l ina ' was still in
Britain after making a dash to freedom at
London Airport on Monday night. Ga l ina
Orionova, an interpreter with the Soviet Folk
Dance Group agreed to meet the Russ ian
Embassy 'Heavy men' who try to persuade
runaways to change their mind. She told
them she wou ld not go back to Moscow
whatever they said.
The WHO are back
The W H O made an emotional comeback,
tonight, with their first concert s ince the
death of drummer Keith Moon , eight months
ago.
It was the group's first stage performance
for three years: almost 4,000 fans packed the
Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London.
Thursday 3rd General Election
A Genera l Elect ion was held today. There
was a 76% turnout even with bad weather in
the North of Eng land.
Durham University president elect stands
down
Durham Student Un ion president elect,
Chr is J ohnson , resigned last week. Cr i t i c i sm
of Mr J o h n s o n started after a 'highly
controversial performance' at N U S
Conference.
T h e D u r h a m s t u d e n t ' s n e w s p a p e r ,
Palatinate, descr ibes how a motion to D S U
C o u n c i l moved that Mr J o h n s o n shou ld be
censured giving the fol lowing reasons.
(1) He cast his vote for a 'joke' candidate in
the elect ions for a sabbat ical treasurer in
N U S .
(2) He persuaded the delegation to instigate
an Emergency motion which , it transpired,
was inaccurate and even s landerous to
another student.
(3) He missed the last sess ion of the
conference in B lackpoo l without informing
other members of the delegation.
Mr Johnson ' s supporters state that 'Chris
stood for President in the belief that what the
President did should always be relevant to the
ordinary student, that student unions often
take themselves too seriously and consider
themselves to be more important than they
actually are and he felt it important to rise
above all the petty political squabbles that
don't benefit anybody but waste a lot of time'.
Friday 4th Conservatives win General Election
Britain's first woman Prime Minister,
Margaret Thatcher, leads a Conservat ive
Government that has an overall majority of
43.
33 million hamburgers
The first branch of Amer ica 's oldest cafe
chain has had to c lose 'because it's just worn
out'. The Little White Castle, Indianapolis,
has so ld 33 mil l ion burgers and 16 mil l ion
cups of coffee s ince 1927, and may even be
reconstructed at publ ic expense as a
museum piece and landmark.
Cat causes power failure
A stray cat wandered into an electricity
sub-stat ion in Hami l ton, Ontario, stepped on
a live wire and caused a power failure lasting
25 minutes in the city. The cat was sl ightly
s inged.
Saturday 5th The New 'Old' Cabinet
The Pr ime Minister anounced her new
cabinet this weekend. The oldest member is
Lord Hai lsham (71), the Lord Chance l lor . The
cho ice of Lord Carr ington as Foreign
Secretary has received favourable comments
from Amer i ca and South Afr ica. Wil l iam
Whitelaw, the new Home Secretary, is one of
the older minsters while the youngest is the
Minister of Transport, Mr Norman Fowler
(41).
The only other woman in the cabinet is Mrs
Sally Oppenhe im the Minister for State,
Trade, Minister for Consumer Affairs.
Other Cabinet members inc lude Sir
G e o f f r e y H o w e , C h a n c e l l o r o f ' t h e
Exchequer. Sir Keith Jo s eph has the task of
looking after industry and Mr Francis Pym is
the Defence Secretary.
The vanishing white egg
White eggs, normally 1 p a dozen cheaper in
the shops than eggs with brown shells, may
eventually vanish from the shops. Poultry
breeders compla in that publ ic demand is so
low that they are losing moeny breeding
ch ickens to lay them.
A l though white eggs taste the same and are
just as wholesome, housewives prefer to pay
extra for brown eggs.
Sunday 6th Electrocution death at baptism
16 year o ld Gi lbert Wi l l iamson moaned and
pitched forward dur ing his total immersion
baptism in a 10ft long pool at the C h u r c h of
G o d at Ga ls ton Ayrshire . It is assumed that he
died by e lectrocut ion.
P o l i c e warn s ta te l y homes
The Bank hol iday tomorrow is a good time
for the growing band of historic home owners
who let the publ ic pay to come and visit their
property. However, pol ice warn that some
visitors' motives are not to admire the
architecture but to come and case the ancient
joint.
Broughton castle was burgled last month.
Apparent ly theives had paid 70p to wander at
leisure round the castle giving them the
opportunity to get the lie of the land. The
owners say that most members of the publ ic
behave impeccably with the odd except ion of
the 'toucher and opener'who cannot bear just
to look.
Monday 7th Tranquillisers linked with cancer growth
It has been c la imed by a research team that
mild tranquil isers, used daily by mil l ions of
people, may accelerate the growth of cancer .
They have found that diazepam, the active
ingredient in Valium and similar drugs, seems
to promote the growth of cance rs in tests on
ra t s .
The Long Leave
A Germany based Amer i can soldier who
deserted in 1951 and hid in his fiancee's
Ber l in appartment for 28 years, has given
himself up to the authorit ies. He had no
support after the woman died. He said 'I spent
all my time in one room, and never ventured
out.'
Nuclear protest
Opponents of nuclear energy are to hold
demonstrat ions in 11 European countr ies on
June 3rd. The protests will take place in such
places as West Germany, France, Britain and
Italy.
Tuesday 8th Thorpe trial starts
Jeremy Thorpe, who lost his seat in the
General Elect ion, is to stand trial in the O ld
Bailey. He is accused of consp i r ing with three
other men to murder Mr Norman Scott, a
former male model . The trial is expected to
last up to three months.
Cloudless beer
Car lsberg have announced that they have
found out how to put an end to icloudy beer.
The firm's Research Centre in Copenhagen
says that c loudiness is due to substances
cal led polyphenols wh ich are found in barley.
Car lsberg have found barley strains with no
polyphenols in them, so that beer will
naturally stay clear.
Radio Marathon
Broadcaster David Carter, helped by IC
Radio, ended a non-stop 48 and half hours on
the air after raising more than £10,000 for
charity. The money was raised from an
auct ion in which the listeners took part. The
marathon sess ion; on B B C Radio London was
a w o r l d r e c o r d for " l o n g d i s t a n c e "
broadcast ing.
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Welfare It is often said that if you want to find somewhere decent to live, you
have got to start looking for M a long time in advance of when you want it.
Unfortunately, this does not always work unless you are prepared to
start paying rent at the full rate from the moment that you find what you
are looking for.
There are still some landladies who are prepared to make bookings for
next year during the Summer term, they tend to be more of the lodgings
variety rather than any of the more independent kinds of
accommodation. The University of London Accommodation Office is
by far the best place to go to for this kind of bookable accommodation
and, if you want to use them, their procedure is set out below.
Apart from places where you live in the landladies house, there are not
many places that you can book in advance because most landlords are
more interested in keeping their places full rather than in having
students as tenants and this means that you have to compete for
accommodation with a great many people who are here all the year
round and who are quite happy to take a place on during the Summer for
- the rest of the Year.
The Summer period and the first term are not the best time for finding
accommodation, because from June until September a lot of landlords
let to overseas visitors at grossly inflated rates and then from September
onwards you are competing with thousnds of other students looking for
exactly the same kind of accommodation. This means that if you can't
find anything that you can book in advance, you have to be prepared for
the mad scramble at the beginning of term.
The best thing that you can do this term is to contact the University of
London Accommodation Office and the Welfare Centre towards the end
of this month and otherwise keep your ears open for news of anyone
giving up accommodation this term which might be available in the
Autumn.
ULU Accommodation Office
Procedure for Current Students
Single Students Rooms
Those seeking single or double roooms for September/October
should call at the Accommodation Office in late May/early June
allowing themselves a few free days to look at the accommodation.
(Flats for one person, ie room and kitchen or more, are included here,
but they are very difficult to find and expensive.) A retaining fee does not
have to be paid for this type of accommodation when it is booked in
advance. After the end of term priority is given to students who will be
new to London. Current students who have not found accommodation
by then, however, can consult the notice board in the Accommodation
Office.
FINDING SOMEWHERE TO LIVE FOR NEXT YEAR.
If you want some tips on finding somewhere to live next year and if you would like to find out how the U L U A c c o m m o d a t i o n O f f i c e , C o l l e g e Residence Office and Union Welfare Centre can help you, come along and hear all about it at:
12:45 Monday 14th May in the SCR on the first
floor of the Union Bldg.
How About A Place To Live Next Year For £3 per week?
If enough people are interested, there is a possibility
that we may be able to form an IC Housing C o - o p and
take on some short life properties which could be done-
up and which would then provide very cheap
accommodation for two years or so.
'Short-life' properties are those which have been
earmarked for demolition (so that the area can be
redeveloped rather than because they are about to fall
down!). Cuts in public expenditure have meant delays in
redevelopment and so the houses have been left empty in
the hope that one day there will be enough money to
carry out the redevelopment.
Some of these houses have been left empty for some
time and they need quite a lot of work doing to them to
make them habitable. The idea is that those interested in
living there next year could do the work during the
summer vacation and pay back the cost of materials and
outside help in the form of rent over the next two years. If
you are interested and feel that you could make a fairly
heavy committment to the scheme this summer, contact
the Welfare Centre on the third floor of the Union
Building.
Single Students Flats
Any accommodation larger than one room with cooking facilities is
considered a flat. Only very few owners of such property will take a
booking for the next session without charging full rent during the
vacation. Unless the group is able to pay rent from late June/early July it
is unlikely that a flat will be found before the end of term, but enquiries
can be made from late May onwards. Otherwise, the search should start
about four weeks before the rent can be paid and the earlier in
September this is the better. It is advisable to allow at least a few days to
find a flat; in September it is often possible to book temporary
accommodation in the Halls of Residence whilst seeking a flat for the
term.
Married students
Current students requiring accommodation for a couple or family are
advised to try and find it in July or August rather than leave it until
September. It is generally fruitless to start looking more than four weeks
before the rent can first be paid. Addresses cannot be sent out of
London and the mailing list service is generally suspended in late July.
WARDENSHIPS O F MINING HOUSE, RAYLEIGH HOUSE AND SOUTHWELL HOUSE. Applications are invited for the Wardenships of the
above houses. The positions will become vacant
from the end of August 1979.
T h e successful a p p l i c a n t s w i l l p r e f e r a b l y be m a r r i e d
p o s t g r a d u a t e s w h o have been at the C o l l e g e for a b o u t a
year . T h e persons c o n c e r n e d s h o u l d :
a) H a v e some e x p e r i e n c e i n , a n d enjoy , h a n d l i n g
s tudent af fa irs
b) hav e the a b i l i t y to t ake a n a c t i v e p a r t i n the
a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a n d soc i a l l i fe of the house
c) he l i k e l y to stay at I C for a n o t h e r t w o years
A flat is p r o v i d e d for the W a r d e n , rent free, a n d he/she
w i l l r e c e i v e a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t s a l l o w a n c e .
A p p l i c a t i o n s f o rms are a v a i l a b l e f r o m the U n i o n O f f i c e ,
a n d the R e s i d e n c e O f f i c e , R o o m 161, S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g ,
a n d a p p l i c a t i o n s c lose o n F r i d a y , 25th M a y , 1979.
F o r f u r the r i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a c t the present W a r d e n s i n
the even ings :
Pe t e M o n r o ( M i n i n g H o u s e ) te l . no . 373 0593
D a v e M i l l a r d ( R a y l e i g h H o u s e ) t e l .no . 5 8 9 1329
S u e K a f i c i n s k i ( S o u t h w e l l H o u s e ) . . . . te l . no . 3 7 0 4 8 6 4
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R E V I E W S
Two Sides and Two Cinemas
Often an evening spent in the dark
witnessing a director 's work can offer
us an important insight into our
society. Such happened on two nights
last week. At the Curzon in Hotel r idden
Mayfa i r and then at the Odeon F i l m
centre, Br isto l I saw O l m i ' s 'The Tree of
Wooden Clogs ' and 'The Chant of
J i m m y B lacksmi th ' respectively.
T h e C u r z o n is U l t r a smooth, but amidst
the perspex decor and soft l i ght ing a negro
stood upright dut i ful ly tak ing our tickets.
O l m i ' s masterpiece explores the arduous and
spir i tual life of peasant farmers, amidst ru ra l
northern Italy at the turn of the century.
Here women are equal w i th men, animals are
slaughtered for the next meal and the
suffering in life is rewarded by a 'place in
heaven'. Yet it is also an age of the
landowner and change. Th is backdrop
provides O l m i w i th a r i ch texture of ideas,
incidents and messages. A young ch i ld has to
walk each morn ing to school because the
priest declares he is too bright to remain
uneducated. Those who remain behind strive
to have their tomatoes ready first for market,
or to save the life of a bu l l by prayer. It is a
study of a way of life now gone from Europe .
Technology has brought mater ia l wealth and
different life-styles. W i t h this in m i n d how
easy it is to realise the cause of so many of
society's problems. T h e vanda l at the bus
stop is a symptom of a deeper trouble. Whi l s t
man may enjoy his 5.3 l itre car or his 125
Inter -Ci ty trains some have rebelled, unable
to accept this destiny for man. T h e peasants
in the film worked the land, followed the
changes in the season and looked to G o d for
sp ir i tua l guidance. Today we press the digits
on our calculators for a l i v ing, follow the
league tables and look to the Costa Brava for
relief. O l m i clearly accepts that their lifestyles
were harsh, very harsh. But. 1 feel, l ike me he
senses something lost. M a n has the
opportuni ty for expression of belief and ideas
today l ike never before. W e have t ime to
develop our minds, explore and understand
our universe, etc. etc. yet we are in danger of
losing the aspects of our character and
lifestyles once so precious and highly regarded
M a n y hope we can hold on to them, and it
won't be easy. O u r society, w i th al l its index-
l inked wages and neon lights, w i l l c rumble .
Pe rhaps we should not turn our backs on a
society where people stil l hold personal
beliefs, live for the good of a smal l communi t y
and constantly improve themselves. Th is
cannot happen by be ing shut up in high-rise
counc i l flats in front of A n n a Fo rd .
J immy B lacksmi th is a half white, hal l
aborigine youth caught amongst the
minef ie ld of a v icar who says he is not an
aborigine, and r a n look forward to a lile well
away from the likes of them, and the
employers; bigoted and prejudiced. Where
he seeks work he finds fear and resentment,
where he seeks justice he finds none. As one of
the players says it only takes a second to k i l l ,
and how right that is, yet behind this
moment 's act ion for J immy there has been
constant persecution throughout his life.
F ina l l y it is the efforts of white women to
take his white wife and ch i l d away from h im
that produces the anatomica l equivalent of
the elastic l im i t jpfafc hacks 5 people to
death.
BRAM T C H A I K O V S K Y : Strange man
Changed man. (Radar)
Bram Tchaikovsky may be strange, and
since his days with the Motors he may even be
changed, but if this record is any indication,
he is also currently directionless. Despite
having said that, this album is exactly what he
thinks the band, also called 'Bram
Tchaikovsky' (for want of anything better?),
should be doing. Although it leaves him
uncommitted, half-way between pop and
solid rock, it is an impressive debut album
which demonstrates well the band's potential
and promises much for the future.
Well I'll save my other moans for later, let's
consider the music. 'Robber' is the first track
and despite the tight sound of this exciting
trio, which also comprises Micky Broadbent
on guitars and Keith Boyce on drums, it's not
very adventurous; 'He's a robber, he'll steal
your heart away.' - no wonder there isn't a
word-sheet included in the package.
The opening lines of the title track possibly
sum up the dilemma in which the group finds
itself: 'Ladies and gents let me introduce
myself to you, I'm not really sure what I'm
supposed to do...'.
It's a pretty good song though, but 'Lonely
dancer' into which it runs is better. There are
shades of the Beach Boys' 'Sloop John B' on
the intro to 'I'm the one that's leaving' but this
song of unrequited love degenerates. The
final track on this side, however, is superb;
'G i r l of my dreams' the present single, with
Bram T. and Broadbent both on vocals, is the
kind of music to put a smile on the sourest
face. There's even Mike Oldfield on Tubular
Bel ls if you can find them.
Side Two is definitely weaker, possib ly
because Bram T. himself has written all but
one of the tracks, the except ion being a
headsdown version of ' lm a believer', and
'nobody knows ' are readily d isposable ;
cal lous I know, but they are. The only feature
of note on 'Lady from the U S A ' is the bass
guitar and backing vocals of Motors leader
Nick Garvey, dropping in to help his old mate,
as he does on product ion - to its detriment. In
fact, it is probably this unwi l l ingness to
separate himself from his past that stifles
Bram Tchaikovsky, both man and group.
Fortunately, these are all qu ick ly forgotten
when 'Sarah smi les ' and 'Turn on the light'
complete the a lbum. Both are excellent, one a
commerc ia l , bouncy pop tune, the other a
jarring rocker. But here again the lack of
direction comes in; 'Sarah smi les ' is over
produced - are they afraid of putting out a
straight pop song (apparently not - it was
their first s ingle last July ) and 'Turn on the
light' has all the sharp edges filed down, the
band on a tight rein.
Sti l l , on the whole the songs are good, neat
hooks abound and they might even be
danceable. Do yourself a favour and get in on
the ground floor of what promises big things.
Jon Firth
A t the triple-screened Odeon in Bristol this
f i lm certainly isn't getting the audience it
deserves. They were up and down like yo-yos,
and were as noisy a group of cinema-goers as I
can remember. W h a t was worse though was
that they were as bigotted as the Aus t ra l i an
posse in the f i lm. It might seem an elitist view
but I reckon that the great majority d id not
a l low themselves to question the mean ing
behind the f i lm. They were more interested
in stuffing pop corn discussing the A A
pat ro lman rape tr ia l , ice cream and putt ing
their hand as far as possible up their partner's
skirt. N o w there is noth ing wrong in that you
cry and indeed there isn't really. However ,
seeing films in L o n d o n you are thankful ly
spared the excesses of a prov inc ia l or
suburban audience.
I l ' vou have seen the film try swopping the
location o f the film from Aus t ra l i a at the turn
of the century to Br ick Lane today and you
wi l l see how real the dangers are. T h e ticket
collector at the C u r z o n has a job today but
tomorrow ... T h e n he might find himself the
v i c t im of abuse, inequality and fear. T h e
crowd in Bristol would not go out oft heir way
to help h im. Hopeful ly we would .
There can never be any excuse for voilenee
and murder . Yet when il happens should we
not attempt to understand the causes of it.
and how they could be e l iminated. O n l y
when we have, can a decision be made as to
whether a more important pr ior i ty is to
defend society wi th every punishment and
weapon avai lable.
There arc two sides (or more) to the
problems I have raised above. As diverse as
the cinemas where 1 saw the films.
Both deserve your attention and thought.
Roger Stotesbury
S M A L L A D S FOR SALE
R e ' s o n a t a a c o u s t i c g u i t a r .
Virtually new. £20 or nearest offer.
C O N T A C T : R. Whi twor th ,
Linstead 532.
WANTED
Flat for S u m m e r V a c a t i o n .
Academic visitors require flat
from 16th June till end of August
or beginning of September.
Please C O N T A C T : Mrs. Younis,
Room 902. Electrical Engineering
Department (INT. Tel. 3122).
FLAT AVAILABLE
for quiet C O U P L E (no under
graduates).
The flat consists of:
-large double bed-sitt ing-room
-large kitchen/diner
-bathroom
Locat ion: near South Kensington
tube station.
Rent: £40.00 per week (returnable
deposit: 1 month's.rent)
C O N T A C T : Mrs. A. Konarski , Tel.
584 5545.
TO LET
Over the Summer. Rooms (5) in a
large house in Dulwich Vil lage.
Singles and/or doubles. Price to
include gas and electricity, use of
kitchen, dining room, living room
and two bath rooms. Main line
station 2 mins walk.
TEL: 733 8137 and ask for Mike or
Paul.
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Billiards and Snooker
KEYMER DOE8 IT AGAIN! - B U T ONLY JUST!
Last Saturday (5th May) saw the ULU Snooker Championship,
second only to the embassy world championship, with £10 as first prize,
and £2,000,000 for a maximum 147. 21 contestants entered (2 LSE,
2RHC, 1 Guy's, 1 Charing Cross Hospital, 15 IC). The contest started at
11am, and yours truly was lucky enough to draw Geoffrey Donald
Stokes Keymer, the defending champion, in the first match of the day
(needless to say that I got hammered). Mr Keymer, in fact, had it easy for
most of the day until he got to the semi-final and met a very on-form
Dave Crossland. He scraped through 2-0, and at 11pm, the first frame of
the final started. Mr Keymer's opponent was Keith Underwood, from
Guy's Hospital, who had played steadily and well all day. Keymer,
feeling the title so close, played casually for the first two frames, and lost
both of them, Keith Underwood taking all the chances that were
presented to him. In the third frame, however, Geoff asserted himself,
and won 90-8. The fourth frame was nail-biting, eventually going to a
black ball shoot-out. Keymer succeeded in potting the black after
Underwood narrowly missed a long pot. And so everything depended
on the fifth and final frame, and once again Keymer asserted himself,
and won convincingly. So at 1.15am, Sunday morning, I handed Geoff
the first prize of £10, and he became the first student to successfully,
defend his title.
I would like to thank the following staunch members of IC Snooker
Club, who refereed matches and helped me get everything ready for the
contest: Mark Cherry, Martin Proudlove, Alex Cameron, Gareth Machin,
Steve Jeans, Geoff Keymer and John Healy.
Club Matters: There will be a joint
committee meeting on Wed 16th
May in the Union TV Lounge at
1pm. Any member of the club is
welcome, but may only speak at
the Chair's discretion (this is not a
general meeting). Among the
items on the agenda are the
discussion of the estimates of
expenditure for next year, and the
handing over of power to the new
committee.
Other Matters: As of last week, a
new system of booking the table
has been in action.
It gives all members a better
chance to book the hours they
want so after the exams, why not
come and have a nice relaxing
game of snooker? Next year, I
hope to field 3 teams to play
against other London Colleges. If
you would like to play in any one
of them, why don't you come up
and see me some time? Unlike
previous years, everyone will be
given a chance to play in a team if
they are good enough, not only a
selected few. I will elaborate on
this matter later.
Rastus Adolf Napoleon
God Ted Lowe Odinga Odinga
(Nearly President)
I . C . R ETAIN T R OPHY
T h e annual intercollegiate
sailing trophy, the castaways
cup, was held at the welsh
harp last Monday . IC entered
two teams, A lst team and an
A team, which were drawn in
separate leagues.
T h e 1 st t e a m eas i ly q u a l i f i e d
for the la ter r o u n d s , w i n n i n g
every m a t c h i n the i r l e a g u e .
M e a n w h i l e the A t e a m los t
u n f o r t u n a t e l y t o a u n i t e d
h o s p i t a l s t e a m , after t o o l o n g
in the bar at l u n c h t i m e , so they
finished r u n n e r s - u p i n the i r
l e a g u e .
T h i s m e a n t I C 1 st v I C A i n
one s em i final a n d U n i t e d
H o s p i t a l s v C h e l s e a C o l l e g e in
the other . O u r s em i f i na l w a s
s o m e t h i n g o f a n e e d l e m a t c h
w i t h I C l s t s e v e n t u a l l y
p r e v a i l i n g . U n i t e d H o s p i t a l s
w o n the o the r s emi f ina l .
T h e 1 sts t h e n p r o c e e d e d to
wa lk the final w i n n i n g 1,2,3 i n
b o t h r a c e s a n d t h u s w i n n i n g
the t r o p h y for the f o u r t h y ea r
i n s u c c e s s i o n .
I R o b s o n
1 si Team:- I Robson, P
W e ed on, X Till ell, fCAndr ews,
J Williams, D Culshaw.
A Team:- D Derby, G Til muss,
S Curwen, S Day, G Howes, J
Wilkin s.
Poor Results At National Championship
Four I C R P C s h o o t e r s jo ined the
UL team for the B U S F National
C h a m p i o n s h i p at H a m a n d
Petersham R C on Sat 5th May.
The condit ions were remarkably
difficult with rapidly chang ing
wind and light, occas iona l rain
s h o w e r s a n d s u b s t a n t i a l
refraction problems caused by
temperature variations. General ly
poor scores resulted.
Team of 8 (25 yards)
Scores are points dropped.
Max imum score in brackets.
1st London 56 off (2400)
2nd Exeter 84
3rd Ed inburgh 87
Quartet (50 and 100 yards, max
score 1600)
1st London 56 off
2nd Surrey 66
3rd Reading 68
Pairs (100 yards, max score 400)
Hatcher and Davies (UC) 11 off
B a r r i n g t o n ( Q M C ) C o u t t s
(Exeter) 11
Bel lr inger (Guys) and Jones (UC)
12Kolbe and Jo l leys (Phys PG) 17
Bloomf ie ld (Mech Eng 2) and
Itzcovitz (UC) 18
Individual (ex. 700)
2nd J o h n Bloomf ie ld 15 off
3rd Geoff Kolbe 15 off
(tie broken at 100 yards)
8th Andrew Jo l leys 23 off
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.ONDON rruDENT RAVEL
T h i s , (he s e c o n d , p r o s a i c , n o t - r e a l l y - a n - a d v e r t i s e m e n t to How
f r o m my p e n i s m u c h d e l a y e d b u t let's h o p e not t o o late. F i r s t the
i m p o r t a n t news . S o m e s u m m e r b r o c h u r e s have a r r i v ed a n d c a n
be c o n s u l t e d i n t h e L S T O f f i c e (that i s sti l l i n t h e U n i o n L o w e r
L o u n g e next to the p i n b a l l m a c h i n e s ) . S e c o n d , as I r e p o r t e d in
my last a r t i c l e we w e r e l o o k i n g for s o m e b o d y to sit on a
M a n a g e m e n t C o m m i t t e e . I ha v e b e e n i n c o r r e s p o n d e n c e w i th
a n e x - P r e s i d en t o f the A s s o c i a t i o n o f B r i t i s h T r a v e l A g e n t s a n d
a m m e e t i n g h i m t o d a y ( t h e d a y o f wr i t ing ) i n t h e h o p e t h a t he w i l l
be o f s o m e a s s i s t a n c e .
T h e s u m m e r b r o c h u r e s l ist
m o s t o f t h e j o u r n e y s ,
d e s t i n a t i o n s a n d h o l i d a y s
a v a i l a b l e f r o m L S T a n d they
c a n al l be b o o k e d at our
c a m p u s off ice. A l s o a v a i l a b l e
is T r a v e l I n s u r a n c e a n d the
I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t u d e n t Ident i t y
C a r d w h i c h is i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y
r e c o g n i s e d a s p r o o f o f
s tudent s ta tus a n d o c c a s i o n
al ly r e q u i r e d in o rde r to g a i n
c e r t a i n c o n c e s s i o n s a va i l ab l e
to s tuden ts .
T h e m u s e is not w i t h me, so
I sha l l k e e p th i s a r t i c l e short
( s i ghs o f rel ie f , a l l a r o u n d ) . I f
y o u have r e a l i s e d that y o u
have a lot o fy our grant left a n d
y o u wan t to go on h o l i d a y th i s
s u m m e r ca l l i n (when the
of f ice is o p e n , the r e are s ome
p o s t e r s a r o u n d a n d a n o t i c e
on the door ) a n d s e e w h a t y o u r
T r a v e l C o m p a n y h a s to offer.
Dracula Strikes Again
The 'National Blood Transfusion Service' will be visiting IC on
Tuesday and Wednesday 29th and 30th May. They need 320
contributions of blood (from 320 people) to make it worth their while so
I hope you will give them your full support. In exchange you will receive
a drink of some sort and some biscuits. Also you will have the
satisfaction of knowing that your blood is going to help someone who
needs it more.
To avoid 'bunching' and the consequent inefficiencies, there is, or
should be, a notice in the JCR where you can select your own particular
time slot (with apologies to Kinkie and the Celts) and assist with the
smooth running of the collection. Optimum is 8 people per quarter hour.
The actual donating takes place in the Union Concert Hall in the
Union building. If you are unable to commit yourself to a specific time
you can always turn up on the day and see if you can be squeezed in.
Thanks, John Whitehouse.
Chem PG int. 4162.
P.S. I have some background leaflets on blood groups and Rhesus
babies if anyone would like to see them.
G Since the last F E L I X article Guilds collected £100 at the R a g
M a g trip to Oxford and an unknown amount of money at the
R a g Fete which brings the Guilds R a g total to over £4300. Some
future Guilds events are:
Saturday 12th M a y - G u i l d s M o t or C l u b A u t o t e st. P l e a se d o not
pa rk in the m a i n car pa rk ( o u t s i d e S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g ) o n that
day.
Tuesday 15th M a y - H a n d O v e r U n i o n M e e t i n g , t o be h e l d
out s ide the A l b e r t M e m o r i a l at 1.00pm. T h e same e v e n i n g i s the
J o i n t G e n e r a l C o m m i t t e e M e e t i n g at 5.30/6.00pm. in the U n i o n
D i n i n g H a l l . O b s e r v e r s are w e l c o m e but see J o first.
Saturday 19th M a y - M y s t e r y T r i p to the S e a s i d e . T i c k e t s 25p
f r o m G u i l d s U n i o n O f f i c e i n a d v a n c e . M e e t at 9 .00am at the
U n i o n A r c h .
Hunk
MARANATHA •
Near ly they stood who fell;
Themselves as they look back
See always in the track
T h e one false step, where a l l
Even yet, by lightest swerve
O f foot not yet enslaved,
By smallest tremor of the smallest nerve,
M i g h t have been saved.
Near l y they fell who stand,
A n d wi th cold after fear
Look back to mark how near
They grazed the Sirens' l and ,
Wonde r ing that subtle fate,
By threads so spidery fine,
The choice of ways so smal l , the event so great,
Shou ld thus entwine.
Therefore oh, man , have fear
Lest oldest fears be true,
Lest thou too far pursue
T h e road that seems so clear,
A n d step, secure, a hair 's
Breadth past the hair -breadth bourne,
W h i c h , be ing once crossed forever unawares,
Denies return.
f r o m 'The P i l g r im ' s Regress' ,
C.S. Lewis
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R E V I E W S I
Spirits Having Flown - Bee Gees (RSO)
If the title of this record is any comment
upon the musica l content then I tend to agree,
there does not seem to be much 'spirit' in the
music.
There is a great temptation to slang any
new piece of music from the Bee Gees, if
oniy because of the s ickness affecting crit ics,
being that the approval of the music press
must be inversely proport ional to the group's
popularity with the record buying publ ic.
However in this case, I think that a lot of the
cr i t ic ism levelled at the G i b b Brothers is
deserved. 'Spirits Having F lown' is unoriginal ,
lacks variation and shows the brothers as
being totally uncreative. I believe that this
a lbum is a waste of talent, wh ich the G ibbs
surely have.
It seems that fol lowing the success of
'Saturday Night Fever' the Bee Gees 'rightly'
decided that there was more money to be
made from fol lowing that blue-print.
In general this a lbum can be very well
summed up by a phrase used for descr ib ing
one of El ton John ' s albums, by a non-
understanding mother 'But it all sounds the
same'. Having heard the singles you don't
need to listen to the LP. But perhaps this is an
unfair generalisation, there is a definate
variation in tempo, some songs are fast,
others slow. A lso there is one moderately
pleasing track, at the end of the entire album,
'Unti l ' , which is two minutes and twenty-five
seconds long, the vocals are harsher, not so
highly-pitched, disco-beat is absent (in fact it
is difficult to detect any beat at all) and p l eas
ant use is made of a string sect ion. Much of
this songs mediocre success though must be
due to its brevity.
Having been a mite vitriolic above, let's get
onto the good points. The Bee G e e s know
how to s ing, they hit every noteexactly, and if
you don't get very irritated by their insistence
on s inging falsetto, the harmonies stick
together very well. The majority of the songs
have a highly formularized structure,
consist ing of a short chord sequence
repeated cont inuous ly throughout the song,
with an adequate, if unimaginative, rhythm
laid down on the drums, not forgetting the
squeaky vocals; all excellent d isco material,
and very catchy tunes. There is one
outstanding sax solo, from Gary Brown
R E C O R D S (unfortunately only outstanding due to the
quality of the rest of the music, it would not
stand up against anything played by the
venerable Grover Washington Jnr or any
other saxophone master), which occurs
during 'stop, think again' .
It is hardly surpr is ing that no word sheet is
suppl ied with the a lbum, unless it was printed
with very large letters not much of the sheet
would be filled, and as for the lyrical content,
every song on the record is a love song, and
mostly of the type Boy-loves-gir l , g ir l-no-
longer-loves-boy . I am still trying to work out
what is meant by the lines:
I did not realise that it was possible to c l imb
love.
The main cr i t ic ism of 'Spirits ' is that it is
very similar to previous material that the Bee
Gees have produced, and that most tracks on
the a lbum are extremely alike. I also happen
to find their squeaky s ing ing decidedly
irksome.
This sort of music is eminently suitable for
pip ing into a cafe, as background music to
s lurping coffee.
Chris Watts
TENNIS O n Saturday the 1st V I had
their first out ing o l the year w i th
an away match against Wycombe
House. Be ing unable to secure
A C C Transport the team and an
A - Z trotted o i f t oOs t e r l y by tube.
O n a r r i v ing on the great West
R o a d we were told where to go by
a smart g ir l in a sports car and had
to ask someone else the way.
W e set off to groans from the
secretary who d id not want to
walk owing to a rough Fr iday
n i g h t . A s we w a l k e d , we
marvel led at the large planes in
the sky, and exc la imed 'isn't
nature wonderful ' . T h e n , wait for
it, concorde (chorus of trumpets).
Traff ic g round to a halt, a p ram
ran into a tree and O 'Boy l e fell
over (he too was not feeling his
best).
After such excitement the
whole was ready for any th ing and
we soon found W y c o m b e House
(credit to Sean who had the
book). O w i n g to the ra in we had
to look elsewhere for dry courts.
H a p p i l y Osterly is a mat ing
ground for tennis courts of a l l
bread and colour and we were
soon p lay ing on the local counci l
tarmac courts.
The match progressed to a
happy ending (like a l l stories
should) w i th only one short break
for ra in, I C w inn ing by 11 1/2 sets
to 6 1/2. Everyone played well at
times, though almost everyone
was afflicted wi th nerves, lack of
practice and the effects of the
previous night, especially Sean
who shal l r emain nameless.
A n excellent tea followed wi th
the team contr i v ing to finish
e v e r y l a s t m o r c e l . S e a n
threatened to spoon up the j a m
but we got a lucky reprieve.
In conclusion, it was an
excellent start to the season with
everyone enjoying the summer
spor t o f b o m b a r d i n g t h e i r
opponents as hard as they could.
Simon Middelboe
The Team: -
Adrian Clarke
David Cornwell
Simon Middleboe
Sean O'Boyle
Noori .Nounhargh
Dave Green
IC 1st XI v South Stanmore J C R I C K E T IC 2nd XI v Chelsea College 1st
The 1st XI finally found
opposition of their own standard.
South Stan">ore fielded an
unhealthy looking bunch of
Pensioners who might have been
more at home in a cardiac ward.
Topl is won the toss and
g e n e r o u s l y i n v i t e d S o u t h
Stanmore to bat. Early on the
wheelchairs got rusty in the rain
and even Stantiford was quick
enough in the field to produce a
run-out. After this Ellacott was
able to rip through their batting
with his s low left-arm leg-breaks.
He f inished with 6 wickets. Two of
these wickets fell to lucky sl ip
catches by Pitts whose nose is
s h a r p e r t h a n h is r e a c t i o n s .
Meanwhi le Chadband had lulled
the opposi t ion into a false sense
of security and p icked up a wicket
thanks to a magnif icent ful l -
length, one handed catch by
Mano Mylvalganan. There was
also another run-out and South
Stanmore dec lared at 60 for 9.
This declarat ion was anobv ious
mistake as Stantiford was out to
prove that he is the luckiest
batsman in col lege. A series of
dropped catches and edged shots
meant that he managed to reach a
fluky 43 runs in a first wicket stand
of 61 with Mylvalganan. The latter
c o m p l a i n e d b i t t e r l y t h a t
S t a n t i f o r d h a d ' f a r m e d the
b o w l i n g ' . F a r m i n g w a s an
appropriate term for Stantifords
innings.
The outcome of this afternoon
of fun and gaiety was, therefore, a
win for IC by ten wickets.
S p e a k i n g as an i m p a r t i a l
observer, I can only say the first
eleven had the luck of the gods
and obv iously needed to promote
key members of the 2nd XI.
South Stanmore: 60 for 9 dec
IC: 61 forO
Result : Narrow victory
Rock Minton
The Original Sports Journalist
P.S. Any resemblance to real fact
in this report is purely
coincidental.
Skipper Furnish started the day
off as he meant to go on - badly.
He arrived late but we would have
been better off if he had not come
at all. After demonstrating his
talents as ace tosser, he
misguidedly elected to bat. The
two opening batsmen offered an
interesting contrast in style.
Morton looked the classical
straight bat whilst Kenrick would
have been more at home in a hay
b a r n . S o m e h o w K e n r i c k
cultivated 34 runs in an impressive
looking opening stand of 69,
(soixante-neuf to you Hewkin).
Furnish then came to the
crease. The quickest thing he d id
all day was to leave again after an
edgy 5 runs. The day was saved by
John (I didn't miss out this time in
Oxford) Care. With his c lassy
forward defensive swipe over mid-
wicket managed 28 not out.
At this stage Furnish made a
huge blunder. He declared at 144
for 2 depriv ing IC of certain
victory, and, more importantly,
depriv ing the excellent Morton of
a certain century. Mor ton had to
settle for a meagre 73 not out.
The IC bowl ing was opened by
Dean and Wyatt. Their opening
attack had the penetration of a wet
r ice-pudding. The joke was
carried to a farce by introducing
Care to the fray. The three
bowlers bowled a mixture of full
tosses and long-hops and it was
no surpr ise when Che lsea raced
to 146 for 3 to win. Care blamed
the f ielding and saved some
specia l abuse for Morton who
missed a s tumping. It shou ld be
pointed out, however, that Morton
was so surpr ised by Care 's
straight ball (his rare speciality)
that the thought of a s tumping
was far from his mind.
A p a r t f r o m the a p p a l i n g
captaincy, the only other noteabie
feature of the game was the sub
arctic condit ions. The teams were
continual ly on and off the pitch
and this obviously spoilt the IC
teams concentrat ion which may
account for the defeat.
IC : 144 for 2 declared (very
sporting)
Che lsea : 146 for 3
Result: Lucky win for Che lsea .
Rock Minton
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1 F O O T B A L L
IC IV 5 v 1 Goldsmiths III C a n Anyone Stop Rowley?
People say that games are won and lost i n midf ie ld , but
unless a team has a reliable goal-scorer, mid f ie ld control goes
to waste. However when a team possesses such a lethal
m a r k s m a n as James Rowley the norma l l y exhausting tasks in
a game become a pleasure.
Thus it was with great confidence that IC IV faced this top of the
tabic clash against league leaders Goldsmiths III. Even 'preacher of
doom' Bill CafTyn was forced to admit before the game that given the
right conditions we might actually win. When the rest ofthe team heard
that Bill had given the ok, confidence reached a peak.
So it was that the full strength IC team took the pitch against the
team that had beaten them 4-0 earlier in the season (to work up some
aggression Bill CafTyn told some jokes before the game).
James Rowley went close very early on when he stole between two
defenders only to be foiled by an excellent reflex save by the Goldsmiths
goalkeeper. Minutes later O'Kelly outsmarted the opposition's right
back and his cross (somehow) found John Shuttleworth (FELIX Editor
elect) who scored easily. Another O'Kelly pass was measured into
Rowleys path and he made no mistake when he rounded the keeper and
slotted the ball in.
The third goal came when a
Goldsmith's goal kick went
straight to Rowley who volleyed
the ball past the shocked goalie
from 30 yards. This goal typifies
the quick thinking and excellent
control which is such a large part
of Rowley's vital contribution to
the team.
Rowley finished his first half
hat-trick after some good work in
left midfield by recent acquisition
Glen Millar. From a corner
Goldsmiths snatched a late first
half goal that even the athletic
goalkeeper Witts [joint IC
footballer of the year) failed to
stop.
J u s t b e f o r e h a l f - t i m e
Shuttleworth (injured in a tackle)
was replaced by Nick Matthews
whose positive and decisive runs
were at the centre of many ofthe
second half attacks.
In the solid IC defense, Steve
Veats returning to his natural
position as centre half, was most
noticeably in control,particularly
in the air against a swilling w ind
and the Goldsmith's attack (in
that order).
Despite their near total control
and with the help of goal shy
O'Kel ly and Marten, IC added
only one goal in the second half
when a good combination of
Matthews and Rake put Rowley
through for his fourth.
So Imperial came out victors by
5-1, a scoreline which in no way
flattered them, in particular on
their first half performance.This
was the teams 8th win the last 10
games, scoring 47 goals in the'
process. James Rowley has now
scored 20 league goals in his
season's total of 39! A point of
interest is that player-manager
Okelly would not deny that Brian
Clough had been in touch about a
possible James Rowley - Trevor
Francis swap. He did however ask
to be quoted when he said. James
Rowley Is an IC I]' player. This
situation will continue until Ihe end oj
the season. After that we are open lo
offers.
Team:- Harry Wills. Rill Caffyn.
Xeil Morris. Sine Veats. Phil Lakin
leapt). Glen Millar. Steve Marten.
Keith Rake. Paddy O'Kelly (player-
manager). James Rowley. John
Shultlrworlh. sub: Xick Matthews.
IC IV 2 v 1 RHC III F o u r t h s out-wit t H o l l o w a y
With a masterful display of goalkeeping agility, Barry Witts
played perhaps his best game of the season to help IC IV to
victory by 2-1 against R H C III. T h e co-holder ofthe Manhe i m
trophy was called upon onmany occasions tomake brave saves
from the onrushing R H C forwards, and he was not found
wanting!
T h e day s tar ted w i t h the u s u a l h a g g l i n g over players in t h e
U n i o n l o u n g e . E x p e r i e n c e d m a n a g e r O ' K e l l y t h o u g h t
a f t e rwards that h i s m o s t ma jo r c o n t r i b u t i o n to the game was i n
fact to field 11 p l aye r s , t h o u g h th i s c o u l d not have b e e n done
w i t h o u t c o - o p e r a t i o n f r o m I C 1 c a p t a i n K e v i n R e e v e . T h a n k s
K e v !
B e f o r e the game , g o a l k e e p e r W i t t s p r o d u c e d a glorified mug
( w h i c h he c l a i m e d w a s the Manhe im trophy) a n d a n i n s t a m a t i c
s o w e posed for p h o t o g r a p h s a n d w h e n we finally d e c i d e d what
c o l o u r we w a n t e d to p lay i n , the g a m e got u n d e r way.
P l a y i n g a g a i n s t a s t r o n g w i n d , I C w e r e u n l u c k y no t to t a k e a n
ear ly l e a d w h e n O ' K e l l y hit the bar with a s p e c u l a t i v e a t t emp t
a n d H a n k e hit t he pos t f r o m the r e b o u n d . T h e g o a l tha t I C
w a n t e d c a m e m id -way through the first half when H a n k e
c o l l e c t e d the ba l l a n d r a c e d past the H o l l o w a y d e f e n c e str ik ing
the ba l l f i rmly i n t o the c o r n e r o f the net.
T h e n there was a sudden sharp
change in the weather causing
painful sheets of sleet to be dr iven
toward the I C goa lmouth. Th is
p r o d u c e d a l m o s t c o n s t a n t
pressure on the I C defence for the
rest of the ha l f since the I C
forwards found it difficult to run
into the sleet wi thout closing their
eyes (though some wou ld c la im
that the 'les yeux fermes'
technique is an essential feature of
their play anyway! )
H a v i n g survived the first hal f
w i th a 1-0 lead, I C were
desappointed to find that the
w i n d had died down so that
Ho l l oway were not faced wi th any
meteorological problems in the
second half. However in the first
20 minutes of this half. IC played
their best football and after
Hanke . M i l l a r . O ' K e l l y and
Row ley had al l gone close. K e i t h
R a k e made no mistake from a
through bal l by Rowley and IC
went into a 2-0 lead. Deservedly
H o l l o w a y b e g a n to fight
b a c k (not a l w a y s fairly) a n d
they s c o r e d a w e l l - t a k e n g o a l
w i t h a b o u t ten m i n u t e s left to
p lay . H o w e v e r they neve r
l o o k e d l i k e l y t o e q u a l i s e a n d
i n d e e d it w a s fitting that
I m p e r i a l w e r e o n the a t t ack
w h e n the final w h i s t l e w a s
b l o w n .
S o yet a n o t h e r w i n for I C IV ,
w h i c h m a k e s n i n e w i n s i n the
last e l e v en g a m e s , b r i n g i n g
t h e m even c l o s e r to the t o p o f
the t ab l e a n d a p o s s i b l e
l e a g u e t i t le.
Team:- Barry Wills, Neil
M orri s, Bill Caffyn, St ev e Veals,
Phil Lakin (capl). Glen Millar,
James R owl ey, K eilh Rake,
Paddy O'Kelly, Tom Hanke,
,\'i ck Mall h ews.
Balliol College, Oxford 180 for 6 declared
For a match due to begin at 2.15, 2.00 arrived and found only 9 IC
players at Balliol and Just 1 member of the Oxford team. The four latest
arrivals from IC therefore wisely elected to sample the local
Brakes pears and less local Wadworths. At 2.30 all of both teams were
present, Maqulre and Salter having caught a stopping train from
Paddington.
IC won the toss and having barely examined the wicket but closely
examined the batting line-up, Balliol were asked to bat.
Salter was conned into acting as wicket keeper for the day and spent
half the afternoon re-enacting a stumping once performed when he was
16; unfortunately whilst the batsman's feet were firmly in the crease.
Despite the odd extraneous appeal from the slips it wasn't until the
Oxford College were 98 without loss that a half-hearted question from
Bunten received a dubious Ibw decision to remove one of the openers.
Balliol now pressed on more quickly, and IC did well, with a bowling
attack mainly from Care and Wyatt, who took 2 wickets each, and sharp
outfielding to contain the opposition to 180 for 6 when the declaration
came.
Imperial College 2nd XI 60 for 7 Match Drawn.
IC had 55 minutes plus 20 overs to reach the target, and never really
had a chance to chase the total, losing opener Smith, unluckily to
another dubious decision, in the 3rd over. Uncharacteristically Furnish
had scored 9 when the IC total was on 9, but then managed to avoid a
straight ball on middle stump, so that he could do some umpiring. More
IC wickets fell quickly, but some solid batting from Bunten and Wyatt,
and later Maguire, saw IC through to the close.
In the bar we congratulated ourselves on allowing 2 opposition
players to score 50, and another to take 5 wickets, as this gave them the
privilege of each buying a jug of their excellent Hook Norton brew.
We finally left by British Rail and car between 9.00 and 10.30, when
Care, Wyatt and Bunten proved how hard they had played by failing to
raise enough energy to push start the captain's car, so that he was
forced to use the subtle method of cleaning the spark plugs.
Team: M Furnish, P Smith, J Care, Ft Clothier, A Bunten, D Salter, E
Manors, T Wyatt, P Maguire, D Fenton, D Heath(!)
NEWS IN BRIEF IC Radio In London Marathon Programme
E l e v e n members of I C Rad i o
he lped Rad i o L o n d o n set a new
wor ld record for the longest
cont inuous radio programme
l a s t weekend, and found the
exper ience immensely en joy
ab le .
The programme was broad
cas t on Rad i o L o n d o n and
Rad i o Medway from 6.00am on
Sunday un t i l 6.30am on T u e s
day. It was a l s o t ransmit ted
by IC R a d i o from 1.00 to 8.00
am on both n igh ts , and IC R a d i o
staf f were proud to hear their
s ta t i on ident i f i e r inc luded in
the broadcast every 15 minutes
throughout the n ight .
The I C Rad i o vo lunteers
prov ided main ly " h a n d s o f f "
product ion back-up in seve ra l
shi f ts throughout the programme.
IC R a d i o Stat ion Manager John
A l l e n put in a tota l of 30 hours
i n c l u d i n g both n igh ts , p rov id ing
a s s i s t a n c e to R a d i o L o n d o n ' s
producer D a v i d Car te r . Other
students answered te lephones ,
manned recept ion and showed
par t i es of v i s i t o r s around the
s ta t i on .
The programme has as i t s
a im the r a i s i n g of money i n an
appea l for the Year of the
C h i l d . O v e r £10,000was p ledged
dur ing the programme. The
money w i l l go into a fund ad
min is t e red by , the Marylebone
Rotary C l u b to be d i s t r ibu ted
among ch i l d r en ' s c h a r i t i e s .
Throughout the broadcast
l i s t ene rs phoned in and p l edged
money in exchange for ded i ca -
t i ons , reguests and g i f ts . A
number of items were auc t i oned
i n c l u d i n g a s igned c r i c k e t bat
wh i ch ra i s ed £150.
Severa l show b u s i n e s s guests
took part i n c l ud i ng D i c k i e
Henderson, Tony B l a c k b u r n ,
Simon B a t e s , and Lo r ra ine
C h a s e , who he lped by donat ing
money or g i f ts . Ac to r R i c h a r d
Br i e rs of the " G o o d L i f e "
donated his t rousers .
Much of the programme was
chat , records were p l a yed , and
mus i c i ans performed l i v e on the
a i r .
Many of those invo l ved work
ed hard for hours at a t ime. John
A l l e n s a i d afterwards that he
was very happy w i th the way it
had gone. I C Rad i o staf f h a d
gained useful exper i ence .
Fees Rise Protest
The E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s C o m
mittee is c a l l i n g for a lobby o f
the C o l l e g e Governors f o l l ow ing
the recent ly announced r i se in
tu i t ion fees.
They want the Co l l e g e to
stop charg ing overseas students
more than home students and to
set up a hardsh ip fund for
students who cannot meet the
new fees.
The Governors ' F i n a n c e and
E x e c u t i v e Commit tees are meet
ing on 25th May and tu i t ion fees
i s on their agenda. The lobby
w i l l b e outs ide 170 Queens Gate
from 10.30am. The E x t e r n a l
A f f a i r s Committee w i l l a l s o pre
sent the Governors w i th a
pe t i t i on s i gned by students
b a c k i n g their demands.
T h i s ac t i on fo l lows a month
l ong campaign aga ins t fee i n
c r eases l a s t term.
Colour Lunchbreak
S T O I C (Student T e l e v i s i o n
of Imper ia l Co l l ege ) broadcast
their f i rs t major t e l e v i s i o n pro
gramme in co l our yes terday .
The product ion was their regular
lunchbreak programme.
T h i s has been made p o s s i b l e
f o l l ow ing the purchase by the
Co l l e ge T V Studio of a co l our
camera and ed i t ing equipment
wh i ch i s a va i l ab l e to S T O I C .
Co l ou r can now be r ece i v ed in
Southside but not in the J C R .
Future Housing Considered
A new Co l l e g e committee
for the development of student
accommodat ion i s to be formed.
Its br ie f w i l l inc lude cons ide r
a t i on of the se t t ing up of head
tenancy arrangements and hous
i ng a s s o c i a t i o n s .
The proposa l came from the
C o l l e g e ' s Student Re s i d ence
Commit tee . The Un i on has
recent ly been p r e s s i n g for head
tenancy schemes.
New Houses
Conve rs i on work on the new
student hous ing at 9 P r i n c e s
Gardens is on target and f ive
f lats w i l l be ready in October ,
U n i o n P r e s i d e n t Mary A t t en
borough told T u e s d a y ' s U n i o n
meet ing .
Most of the f l a ts can accom
modate four students and a p p l i
ca t ions w i l l be dea l t w i th by the
C o l l e g e Res idence o f f i ce .
The recent ly acqu i r ed student
house at 53 E v e l y n Gardens w i l l
a l s o be ready in October and
w i l l house about 20 s tudents .
Furniture Go Ahead
C o l l e g e has agreed to furn ish
the new L i n s t e a d H a l l ex ten
s i o n to the same standard as
e x i s t i n g L i n s t e a d H a l l rooms.
The a l l o c a t i o n of £35,000
from the U n i v e r s i t y Grants
Committee was found to be i n
adequate to furnish the new h a l l
of r es idence even us ing the
cheapes t furniture. The Rec t o r
has now sa id that Co l l e g e w i l l
f ind extra money.
Postgraduate Elections
I C ' s postgraduate students
are to e l e c t next y ea r ' s P o s t
graduate A f fa i rs O f f i ce r on
Thursday 31st May. T h e i r
A n n u a l Genera l Meet ing , wh i ch
w i l l be at 1.00pm in the U n i o n
Senior Common Room, w i l l a l s o
e l e c t the Pos tgraduate Group
Commit tee . Pape r s for these
posts w i l l be pos ted in the
U n i o n L o w e r L o u n g e .
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