The Newspaper of Imperial College Union

NO FLOWER S BY REQUEST Ex-Honorary Secretary Mary Freeman will hot receive a vote of \

thanks from the Union. A motion instructing the Union Executive to

send her twenty red roses as a token of appreciation was heavily

defeated at Tuesday's Union General Meeting.

The controversy began when blame for the non-appearance of

C o l i n C o o p e r o b j e c t e d to

President Stephen G o u l d e r ' s

report, on the grounds of factual

inaccuracy over whether the

H o n o r a r y Secretary was to

Anti-sexism in action: Peter Burt

modelling the new Life Sciences

sweatshirt.

No. 6 2 5 H H H H H M H 1

the previous week's Exec News.

A vote was taken, and despite a

large number of abstentions a

major i ty voted to refer the

report to the next U G M .

Ultra Vires When the motion of Miss

F r e e m a n ' s r e s i g n a t i o n was

reached, the question of whether

buying roses was Ultra Vires

(illegal under the Union Consti-

tuion) was raised by Stephen

Bishop, the C & G U President.

The question was left unresolved

while C o l i n C o o p e r (newly

elected to the Permanent Work­

ing Party) proposed the motion,

which expressed regrets at the

circumstances of Miss Freeman's

resignation, thanked her for her

work in the Union and ordered

the Union to buy her the roses.

The motion went unopposed

until Christine Teller, last year's

acting Deputy President, ad­

dressed the meeting. She said

that she had never liked Miss

Freeman, who had at no time

understood the Hon See's job.

Bitching Session M r Cooper replied that as the

meeting had now degenerated

into a 'bi tching session' , he

c o u l d p o i n t out that M i s s

Freeman had frequently worked

far later into the night than the

rest of the Union staff, and that

her job was made very difficult

for her by the dislike that the

Union staff showed her.

M r Goulder then briefly lost

his temper while trying to submit

information out of turn. When

Nick Pyne, the Chairman, had

silenced him, Jen Hardy-Smith

continued on back page

is

The Rector delivered a cautiously optimistic speech at Commemoration

Day yesterday. In his address in the Albert Hal l , he outlined the

difficulties that Imperial and the University of London had suffered in

the last year, but welcomed what he saw as a more rational approach by

the government after their earlier 'blind prejudice' against further

education.

DP: McCallion

Takes Over John McCallion, a third year

mathematics student, was elected

U n i o n Deputy President last

week. He takes the post left open

when Deputy President-elect Phil

Greenstreet failed his final exams

last summer.

Last year M r McCallion was

appointed Rag Treasurer and

successfully resolved some of the

convoluted legal and financial

difficulties left by successive Rag

committees . H e wil l not be

working as a full-time salaried

sabbatical officer, but he will be

available three afternoons a

week in the Union Office. John McCallion

I Friday, October 29,19821 IFree!

IC Council Sir

I would like to correct the

inaccurate description of the

House Committee given by Nick

Pyne in last week's F E L I X . The

partition that used to be in the

Lower Lounge was ordered by

Barney M c C a b e without any

approval by House Committee.

I would also disagree with

Nick 's comment that House

C o m m i t t e e spend a lot of

money. This year it has been

alloted only £15,000 to cover all

the maintenance of the Union

Building and the replacement of

its equipment . The grant is

£5,000 bigger than it was to have

been to cover the costs involved

in the move of the refectory.

Most of the money goes to

repair the damage done by

v a n d a l i s m and over excited

parties. Considering that it costs

£2,000 just to paint one room it

is amazing that the building is

not in a worse state than it is. I

do agree with Nick though that

it ought to look better. Perhaps

since he is on the PWP he should

suggest that that group recon­

sider the money House Commit­

tee get, after they have dis­

covered the true facts.

Colin Cooper

House Committee member

Dear Sir

Thanks for the explanation

about IC Council last week—I

had forgotten about it, even

though I am an ex (Dep Rep)

member.

The trouble with Council is

not that it has too many mem­

bers, nor that it drags on for too

l o n g , ne i ther is it b o r i n g .

(Though it has, it does and it is!)

The main probems are (really):

1. It forgets what it is about

(ie managing the Union).

2. It is (often) weakly chaired.

3. It does not work to a

timetable.

4. It is (always) full of prats

more interested in politics than

in dojng the jobs for which they

..were elected, who use their ex

P o g e 2

officio positions on Council to

expose their narrow mindedness.

Much of the problem lies in

the duplication of effort between

C C U s and I C U (look at the

world of academic affairs). That

is another topic.

Yours, believing that nothing ever

changes

David Kelsall

Chem Eng P G

Lust and

Pornography

Dear FELIX

After my first day at Imperial

I was not impressed (nearer

violently sick) perhaps it was the

silly jokes of the Union officials

or perhaps it was a little white

booklet called ...but afraid to

ask. O p e n i n g this b o o k , I

expected a student's eye view of

IC before my eyes, but found a

student's eye view of sex. While I

am not naive enough to think

by pretending it does not happen

it will not happen, and I do not

ask that all IC should observe

my moral code, all I ask that all

IC should not impose its moral

code onto me! (Note the first

page of the pamphlet which

implied that it was essential

r e a d i n g for f reshers ) . T h i s

pamphlet all but ignored the

alternative philosophy to sex put

forward by a number of religious

and non-religious phycologists.

What treatment that was given

o f this a l t e r n a t i v e was the

implication that no real people

believe this, I assure you there

are.

I would like to comment on

the implication that the safe

p e r i o d was the m e t h o d o f

contraception for Catholics. I do

not i n t e n d to put f o r w a r d

arguments for or against contra­

ception but only to say that the

church has told us that it's use is

extremely damaging to one's

spiritual life and so are not to be

used. The use of contraceptives

as with murder is a matter of

conscience but is damaging to

the user and therefore a wrong.

My third point concerns the first

Guildsheet cover and the H G

Wells Society poster. I agreed

the lusting for the body in it's

own right is dehumanising. If

women are treated inhumanely

not just in this way but in

explicit pornography also (the

principle's the same) then is it

not suprising (and I put this as a

question) that in some cases

where women are held in very

low regard by men, rape and

sexual assault.

Mark Alderton

E E

Dear Martin,

Well, I seem to have come in for

quite a lot of stick in this week's

F E L I X . Whilst I don't give a

damn about most of it, I feel that

I must reply to the letter from

our dear friend Mark Alderton.

I'm sorry, but I just don't accept

that in " . . .but were afraid to

ask" we were trying to impose

any moral code on anyone. I can

accept that anyone with such a

sheltered upbringing as Mark

has obviously had might find

some of the material shocking,

but if he could only overcome

his inhibitions and actually read

the material, he might find that

far f r o m taking any m o r a l

standpoint, that the publication

aims to give factual information.

Whilst Mark may feel that, when

the time comes (doubtless after

H o l y wedlock), that all will

come n a t u r a l l y . W e l l , I am

afraid to say that it doesn't, and

neglect of such information can

lead to a lot of hardship for all

involved.

Really Mark, isn't it time that

you grew up and faced the world

as it is? You can't bury your

head and pretend that it doesn't

happen for the rest of your life!

Yours etc.

Nick Pyne

Editor ". . .but were

afraid to ask"

Southside Cafe

Sir

I wish to complain, not about

the f o o d i n the S o u t h s i d e

Refectory (not yet) but of some

of the people who use it.

It would appear to be an open

house for every builders labour­

er in the area. Not only do they

come into the refectory in dirty

overalls, but more often smoth­

ered in cement etc; but it would

appear that you are open to

abuse if you ask them not to rub

against your clothes, and like

most people, I like a bit of

builders dust on my food, it's an

aid to digestion.

If the powers that be want a

workman's cafe to operate in

Southside, then I would suggest

that they o p e n a r e f e c t o r y

somewhere for students.

Yours sincerely

3 1st Year Chemists

News Reporting

Dear Sir

A news item appeared in

F E L I X last week, on the back

page, entitled "Debsoc Comes

O u t " . This item did not appear

on the letters page or the

edi tor ia l or reviews, it was

plainly news. Yet on reading the

[October 29,19821

story one not only finds several

minor and excusable mistakes

but one discovers the opinion of

the writer.

The anonymous contributor

uses rhetor ica l language to

support the opposers of the

motion "This House believes

Multilateralists live in a Dream

W o r l d " .

Mr Curry was the best speaker,

but to go so far as to say his

metaphors were charming and

that they complemented solid

arguments by M r Sketch exceeds

the boundaries of news reporting.

You may argue that the bound­

aries are very hazy and I will

agree. Even so, here they were

definitely over-reached. Y o u

may argue that news is bound to

include opinions of the reporters,

if it is to such an extent as to

distort the event being described

I believe the reporter has failed

in his/her task. In this particular

case no mention whatsoever was

given of the argument of the

proposer, the reader is not even

told if indeed they had one.

If the F E L I X staff recognises

what it prints as opinionated it

should either give alternative

views of the same event or state

in each issue that the news is not

news but the opinions of its

writers.

Michael Newman

Life Sci 1

(Proposer of the motion)

Miscellany at Large

Dear Editor

Bravo! A rare triumph of art

over the harsh utilitarianism of

Imperial . Scorning the over­

worn cliches of white squares to

write in, the F E L I X calendar

explores exciting new reaches of

illegibility as the proud owner

tries to compress more and more

information into a smaller and

smaller white triangle as term

progresses. Surely a poignant

metaphor of student life.

Robert Macrae

Dear Mr Taylor

Your readers may be interested

to learn that we sold an extremely

encouraging number of Life Sci

sweatshirts after the now infant

ous modelling session.

Yours sincerely

Peter Burt

Dear Martin S Taylor,

Why is it that the Letters to the

Editor always take up exactly

one page, and there is never a

small gap left at the foot of the

last column?

Yours sincerely

J Martin Taylor

H H H M H H H M H H H FELIX

Sex Posters

Banned

Controversy and h u m o u r were

the h a l l m a r k s o f T u e s d a y ' s

U n i o n G e n e r a l M e e t i n g , which

w a s a b l y ( i f e c c e n t r i c a l l y )

c h a i r e d b y N i c k P y n e i n a

turban .

I r o n i c a l l y , i n v i e w o f the

U n i o n President's memo (printed

o n page 4) the meeting was easily

q u o r a t e u n t i l the e n d o f the

m o t i o n o n M a r y F r e e m a n ,

which is covered elsewhere. The

other m o t i o n to be discussed in

depth was o n sexism and had

been left over f r o m the last,

inquorate , U G M .

Sexism

The m o t i o n was proposed by

Susan Watts and Louise N a h o n ,

and expressed concern at the

number of posters i n College

which offend women .

T w o amendments were passed,

and the m o t i o n was carried by

four votes.

The result o f this is that i f

twenty members o f the U n i o n

who f ind a poster offensive take

a p e t i t i o n t o the H o n o r a r y

S e c r e t a r y o r U n i o n P u b l i c i t y

Officer (although both posts are

currently vacant) the complaint

w i l l be considered by the House

Commit tee . If it is upheld , the

of fending society w i l l be fined i n

p r o p o r t i o n to the number o f

posters displayed.

Elect ions

M r G o u l d e r (as acting Re turn ing

Officer) announced that papers

for the post o f H o n Sec had been

posted on M o n d a y and w o u l d

come d o w n on F r i d a y , N o v e m ­

ber 5.

The m o t i o n on M a r y F r e e m a n

ended at 2:25 a n d in face o f the

ensuing exodus, M r Pyne a d ­

j ourned the meeting.

Susan Watts, Louise Nahon and Nick Pyne

Unaccountable

Bar-gains

M a n y members o f the U n i o n are

worr ied by repeated refusals to

p u b l i s h f u l l a c c o u n t s f o r the

Col lege bars, a n d by moves to

decrease U n i o n influence in the

r u n n i n g of refectories and bars.

I C U President Stephen G o u l d e r

has been accused of not keeping

s t u d e n t s i n f o r m e d o f t h e s e

events.

R o y F r a n c i s , the Secretary o f

the B a r sub-committee and an

active campaigner for more open

accounts, was removed f rom the

c o m m i t t e e b y the A c a d e m i c

Staff Assembly w h i c h he repre­

sents. H e had been secretary for

four years.

T h e b a r s u b - c o m m i t t e e ' s

terms of reference are at present

to r e p o r t o n b a r p o l i c y a n d

^finance to the Refectory C o m ­

mittee a n d to advise a n d super­

vise the Refectory Manager ' s

r u n n i n g o f the bars. It comprises

seven members , o f w h o m two

are students, a n d one o f these (at

present M r G o u l d e r ) must be

cha i rman . A new set o f terms o f

I reference w i l l severely cur ta i l the

I committee 's power , a n d the neSv

cha i rman w i l l be appo inted by

the c h a i r m a n of the Refectory

Commit tee , a post current ly held

by D r B o b Schroter.

M r G o u l d e r to ld F E L I X that

he d i d n o t b e l i e v e t h a t t h e

changes w o u l d affect the U n i o n ' s

power on the c o m m i i tee. H e also

said that the fu l l accounts were

n o t m a d e a v a i l a b l e t o t h e

committee because they w o u l d

be open to mis interpretat ion by

people, who d i d not understand

them. H e also po inted out that

the bars are a l l audited at regular

intervals .

A m o t i o n submitted to Tues ­

d a y ' s U G M , i n s t r u c t i n g t h e

C o u n c i l to oppose the new terms

of reference was not heard o n

Tuesday because the meeting

was ad journed. It is expected to

come up at the next U G M , o n

November 7.

D r B o b S c h r o t e r w a s a p ­

p r o a c h e d f o r c o m m e n t , b u t

refused to speak to F E L I X .

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FELIX i |October29,19821 Paged

Mary: Who's to Blame? Last Friday Union Honorary Secretary Mary Freeman resigned after receiving an 'insulting' memo from President Stephen Goulder. Mr Goulder has subsequently published the memo which is reproduced below together with his report which was referred back at Tuesday's UGM, and Mary Freeman's reaction to the whole affair.

6It is with great regret that

I have to i n f o r m this

m e e t i n g t h a t M a r y

Freeman resigned on Fr iday

as from 12:45 that day.

The circumstances behind

.her resignation stretch back

i n t o the b e g i n n i n g o f the

summer vacat ion when our

sabbaticals started. By the

start of this week the problem

was such that in my view she

f n m . STEPHEN GOULDER.

r „ MARY F R E E M A N .

Hon Sec. A Union sabbatical

is not easy.

I therefore sent M a r y a

c o n f i d e n t i a l m e m o r a n d u m .

Since I had to leave for the

University of London Union

at 11:45 and M a r y had not

come in until 11:15 I judged

that it w o u l d be better to

d i s c u s s the m e m o af ter I

returned.

When I returned at 2:30

22nd O c t o b e r , 1 9 8 2 .

W h i l e D u t y O f f i c e r a t t h e G u i l d s g i g y e s t e r d a y e v e n i n g

I c o l l a t e d some o f t o d a y s i s s u e s o f F E L I X . They d i d n o t

c o n t a i n an EXEC NEWS i n f a c t t h e o n l y n o t i f i c a t i o n o f

t h e UGM o f t h e 2 6 t h O c t o b e r h a d been g i v e n by M a r t i n i n

h i s E d i t o r i a l - t h i s I b e l i e v e was u n s o l i c i t e d by y o u .

On e n q u i r i n g I d i s c o v e r e d t h a t EXEC NEWS had y e t t o be

p a s t e d u p . T h e r e was a l s o no s i g n o f any c a m e r a r e a d y

a r t w o r k f o r t h e UGM p o s t e r . T h i s i s a l m o s t c e r t a i n l y

l i k e l y t o l e a d t o i n q u o r a c y a t T u e s d a y ' s UGM, i f t h i s

d o e s o c c u r I t h i n k y o u m u s t c o n s i d e r y o u r p o s i t i o n v e r y

c a r e f u l l y .

I am w e l l a w a r e o f t h e w o r k l o a d g i v e n by t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n

t o t h e H o n . S e c . b u t I h a v e s e e n b o t h L i z L i n d s a y and

M a r c o L e d w o l d c o p e q u i t e w e l l . They b o t h h a d , on numerous

o c c a s i o n s , t o work l a t e i n t o t h e e v e n i n g . T h i s was

e s p e c i a l l y t r u e o f L i z who had t o g e s t e t n e r EXEC NEWS.

You do n o t e n d e a r y o u r s e l f t o C o u n c i l by c o m p l a i n i n g a b o u t

y o u r w o r k l o a d . When y o u s t o o d f o r e l e c t i o n y o u s h o u l d

h a v e b e e n w e l l a w a r e o f t h e c o m m i t t m e n t s o f t h e j o b , y o u

a s k e d t h e h u s t i n g s UGM t o t r u s t y o u - i t d i d , you must

f u l f i l y o u r c o m m i t t m e n t t o t h e m .

I w o u l d a l s o hope t h a t y o u c o u l d be i n t h e o f f i c e b e f o r e

1 0 . 0 0 a m i n t h e m o r n i n g s , I f e e l s u r e t h a t i f y o u d i d t h i s

y o u w o u l d n o t need t o s t a y i n t h e o f f i c e q u i t e so l a t e

as y o u d o .

had lost the conf idence of

Council and of the permanent

s t a f f . S h e h a d f a i l e d to

produce an Exec News or' any

U G M p o s t e r s , the U n i o n

Directory was late, she failed

to come into the office before

1 0 : 3 0 - 1 1 : 0 0 , d e s p i t e the

i m p o r t a n c e o f a l l o c a t i n g

parking permits. This late start

meant that she had to work

into the evening but this is

par for the course for any

M a r y had resigned and left

the o f f i c e ; I a t t e m p t e d to

contact her but could not. She

had a l r e a d y i n f o r m e d the

U n i o n and media . I held a

news conference at 3:30 and

circulated my memo. At 5:30

the Exec met and noted her

resignation and appointed me

returning officer in order

to deal with the Deputy

President's election.

u me

9 Reasons for my

Resignation

Dear Martin

I am writing this letter in

order to clear up any mistaken

impressions that might surround

my resignation.

T h e m a i n r e a s o n for my

resignation was the letter that

Steve sent me regarding the non­

appearance of Exec News in last

week's F E L I X and instructing

me to be in the office by 10:00am

in future. The latter request

might seem reasonable, if you do

not take into account the reason

for my arrival at times after this

was due to the fact that the

previous night I would have

been working in the office until

gone 11:00pm O K , so Marco

and Liz may have managed this,

but was it for every single night

(bar two: Friday 15 when I went

to the Life Sci dinner and last

Thursday) for two and a half

weeks?

It was obvious from the start

of my sabbatical post that 1 was

not well liked by Steve and

Christine amongst others, but I

had hoped that this would not

interfere with my capability of

doing my job.

As regards my job. 1 felt that I

and previous Hon Sees alone

were qualified to know what the

job entailed (yes my habit of

reading sections of the Blue

Book did include my job des­

cription). Is it surprising then

that I felt insulted when Steve

said that I was not doing my job?

"Surely, " you ask, "he must

have had reasons for thinking

that you were not?" " Y e s , " I

answer, "but that does not mean

he can reason correctly."

There are three 'reasons' that I

can come up with.

The non-appearance of Exec

News

Steve handed me his article for

this M o n d a y (after Pat , the

typist, had gone home). That

e v e n i n g and the f o l l o w i n g

morning I was preparing papers

for C o u n c i l on the Tuesday

evening writing up and p r o ­

ducing U F C minutes. On Tues­

day evening I had C o u n c i l

(which finished at 8:30) and I

then wrote and typed up the

H o n o r a r y S e c r e t a r y ' s a n d

Returning Officers's reports for

Exec News and pasted up the

minutes a n d p a p er s of the

p r e v i o u s C o u n c i l i n t o the

Minute Book. I finished this

somewhere between 1:00 and

2:00am and by this time the

F E L I X Office was empty. I thus

gave the papers to you on the

Wednesday morning as soon as I

came in. You complained at the

time that the deadline was

5:30pm Monday, and I gave you

the reasons why it could not

have been in by then. I also

reminded you that it is part of

the F E L I X Editor's job descrip­

tion to "produce a supplement

to F E L I X in the issue prior to

each U G M , c o n t a i n i n g a l l

minutes, reports, motions and

all matters to be discussed at the

U G M . " (I obviously did not

quote this in full, I just use it to

illustrate how badly thought out

some JDs are—reproducing the

minutes would mean an extra

page at least in each F E L I X ) .

That the Union Directory was not

produced for the start of term

Firstly, my job description says

"at the start of the session".

Secondly, last year was the first

time in several years that it was

produced for the start of session.

T h i r d l y , it was ready for

printing in the form that Mark

Smith suggested that I paste it

up in two weeks before the start

of session. (Unfortunately his

' idea to paste up the typed sheets

and reduce it onto the plate

instead of reducing it f irst ,

pasting it up and making the

plate normally, did not work. So

I was left the week before term

started with twenty sheets to

reduce from A3 to A4 and to

then paste up. I succeeded in

reducing half of these sheets).

Publicising the U G M

a) This is the Publicity Offi­

cer's job (though I am "res­

ponsible for (v) all U n i o n

publicity, overall, " ) .

b) A Publicity Officer was not

elected last term (no-one stood

for the post and, because the

first Summer U G M last year was

inqourate, no nominations were

taken at the U G M ) .

c) I told Steve that I doubted

that I would have time to do the

poster at the Wednesday Exec

meeting.

d) Steve arrives at the office

around 9:00am, leaves around

5:30/6:30pm has worked on

F E L I X (else why would he be

Chairman of the F E L I X Club

and go down there at 3:00pm

each day for a cup of tea) and

has evenings off.

If anyone else knows of any

other reasons why Steve thinks

that I was not doing my job I

would like to know (but you will

have to hurry, I am "allowed the

use of (this) room until the end

of the month"). I would also like

to k n o w why he (via f irst

C h r i s t i n e a n d t h e n J o h n

McCallion (whom I wish the

best of luck in his new job as

DP)) was in such a hurry to get

my Union Office keys back on

Friday evening after I had said

that I would need doing over the

next couple of weeks over the

weekend (which) would be the

only time I had free, since I

would be job and flat hunting

during his office hours), but

then I suppose he thought that I

would do what he would do in

my situation and do something

as chi ld ish as destory some

papers or w h a t e v e r . A s he

refused my offer to help out, I

presume he w i l l now need

someone to help in the office

sorting out what needs doing. So

if anyone has some spare time, I

think Steve will (by the time you

are reading this) be grateful of

the help.

Yours sincerely

Mary Freeman

BSc(Eng) (Hons)

P p g e 4 October 29,1982 FELIX

Mary Freeman

It is p robab ly a good th ing that

M a r y F r e e m a n has resigned as

H o n o r a r y S e c r e t a r y ; h e r u n ­

popu lar i ty in the U n i o n Office

was m a k i n g it impossible for the

U n i o n to r u n smooth ly a n d there

were several impor tant deadlines

she fai led to meet.

But the circumstances w h i c h

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

p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e n a t u r e a n d

source o f m u c h of the c r i t i c i sm

levelled at her give some cause

for concern. M a r y was attacked

as lazy , ineffectual a n d hav ing

no real concept o f the H o n See's

j ob . N o n e o f these cr it ic isms is

direct ly v a l i d . H e r m a i n fault

(albeit a serious one, a n d one

w h i c h cannot be condoned) is

that she h a d no sense o f p r i o r i ty

in her w o r k ; l ittle jobs w h i c h

shou ld have been brushed aside

were dealt w i t h i n such pernickety

detai l that larger, more impor tant

issues were left untouched , a n d

w o r k which kept her in the office

late into the evening prevented

her f r o m deal ing wi th urgent

enquiries at 9:30 in the m o r n i n g .

Y e t h o w were these f a u l t s

dealt with? Surely the correct

p r o c e d u r e w o u l d be f o r t h e

President to ask M a r y into his

office for what is k n o w n euphe­

mist ical ly as 'a quiet w o r d ' or ,

more seriously, a ' f o r m a l r epr i ­

m a n d ' . T h i s w a s n o t d o n e .

Instead, the on ly c r i t i c i sm M a r y

received was in the f o r m of snide

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

D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t C h r i s t i n e

Tel ler a n d p o m p o u s noises f r o m

Stephen. Such attacks are rarely

m a d e d i r e c t l y t o the p e r s o n

concerned, a n d so M a r y was left

to p i ck up purely negative, n o n -

constructive cr i t i c i sm f r o m the

grapevine o f U n i o n hacks w h o

hang a r o u n d the U n i o n Of f i c e—

i n c l u d i n g , a s t o n i s h i n g l y , the

EDITORIAL U n i o n permanent staff, who are

s u p p o s e d t o be b e l o w t h e

H o n o r a r y Secretary a n d shou ld

certainly k n o w their pos i t i on

better than this. Ne i ther was the

cr i t i c i sm restrained to factual

fai l ings, a n d people w h o ought

to be m o r e r e s p o n s i b l e were

h a p p y to m i n g l e c r u e l j o k e s

about M a r y ' s pr ivate life w i th

serious c r i t i c i sm, a n d , moreover ,

wi thout restrict ing the gossip to

other U n i o n hacks alone.

W h y have the U n i o n been so

unhelpful? The reason is f ound

in the first words o f Chr i s t ine

T e l l e r ' s speech at T u e s d a y ' s

U G M : " I never l iked M a r y f r o m

the s t a r t . " It is because the

U n i o n have a l lowed their per­

sonal feelings against M a r y to

influence the way they treated

her i n her j o b that undoubted

fail ings were exacerbated.

One final example o f Stephen

G o u l d e r ' s unkindness : O n the

F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n a f t e r h e r

resignation M a r y was re laxing

with some friends in the D r a m s o c

store. She had kept the keys to

her office to enable her to t idy

up over the weekend, a n d leave a

n o t e f o r t h e n e w H o n S e c

descr ibing the jobs w h i c h were

or weren't finished, the contents

o f the files, a n d so on a n d so

forth . Stephen then arr ived at

the d o o r a n d s e n t i n J o h n

M c C a l l i o n ( w h o h a d at t h a t

s t a g e b e e n D P f o r j u s t t e n

minutes) as a k i n d o f bali f f , to

d e m a n d the return o f the keys.

W h e n M a r y refused, Stephen

himsel f entered, took the keys,

and wi th a w h i r l o f pompous

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

a b o u t M a r y ' s i n c o m p e t e n c e ,

s tormed off.

N o , M a r y was not a good

H o n o r a r y Secretary, but d i d she

have to be forced out so u n ­

p l e a s a n t l y ? I n h e r l e t t e r o f

r e s i g n a t i o n she c o m p l a i n e d

about a lack o f compass ion in

the U n i o n ; j u d g i n g f r o m the

reaction since she left, she seems

to have been right.

M a s c o t r y

M a s c o t r y is one o f the great

tradit ions o f L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t y ,

a n d of Imper ia l Col lege wi th its

three C C U s i n p a r t i c u l a r . It

provides a lot o f fun , excitement

and a challenge to the ski l ls o f

the various U n i o n personnel a n d

raises a large amount o f money

for char i ty at the same t ime.

T w o weeks ago, R C S U made

an attempt to steal Spanner a n d

B o l t f r o m the Elec E n g Freshers '

d inner . The attempt was beaten

o f f ( by P r o f e s s o r A n d e r s o n ,

amongst others, as reported last

week) but apart f r o m getting a

l i t t l e t o o v i o l e n t i t w a s a

reasonable attempt at a mascot

r a i d , a n d wel l w i th in the spir it

a n d rules o f rriascotry.

But since then, R C S U have

been turn ing up i n smal l numbers

to act as a ' w o r r y i n g par ty ' at

s u b s e q u e n t f r e s h e r s ' d i n n e r s .

The numbers invo lved are so

smal l that no serious attempt at

theft is intended; the intruders

are merely there to ' w o r r y ' the

G u i l d s m e n o r g a n i s i n g t h e

dinner . Is there any purpose to

this? It seems that the on ly th ing

it achieves is to prevent G u i l d s -

m e n f r o m a t t e n d i n g t o t h e

business i n h a n d (ie we l coming

freshers a n d enjoying a relaxed

meal in a social atmosphere) a n d

a n n o y i n g t h e v i s i t i n g s t a f f

members. In fact, several c o m ­

p l a i n t s h a v e b e e n m a d e b y

engineering lecturers about the

w o r r y i n g parties.

I f a serious ra id is intended ,

t h e n w e l l a n d g o o d , b u t J o

prov ide smal l groups o f pickets

to hang a r o u n d the door o f the

r e f e c t o r y is j u s t w h a t i t i s

intended to b e — a p a i n in the

neck.

F E L I X Staff

T h a n k s to everyone w h o turned

up after my a p p e a l last week,

a n d thanks to a l l those w h o were

so p a t i e n t w i t h t h e f o l d i n g

machine on T h u r s d a y .

H o w e v e r , we st i l l need news

r e p o r t e r s a n d p h o t o g r a p h e r s ,

par t i cu lar ly any w h o can spare

t ime on T h u r s d a y afternoons. It

doesn't have to be a regular

c ommitment , just as l ong as we

k n o w you 're there i f we need

you . A n y o n e r e interested, see me

today or any F r i d a y or early i n

the week, a n d I ' l l be happy to

tell y o u more about the j ob .

Impossible Without

Lee P a d d o n , M a r k S m i t h , N i c k

Bedd ing , N i c k H i l l a n d N i c k

W i l l s o n f o r r e v i e w s , P e t e r

Rodgers , Ingr id C h a r l t o n a n d

N i c k Pyne for past ing-up , H u g h

Southey for W h a t ' s O n , D a v e

R o w e , D a v e P a r r y a n d N e v i l l e

M i l e s f o r p h o t o g r a p h y , P i n -

occhio a n d W a l k a b o u t - L o o k s e e

f o r t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e c o l u m n s ,

C h r i s M a l l a b a n d for the sports

page, C a r o l i n e Foers for the

letters page, A d r i a n James for

the news, Petra B a r r y for getting

in the way, M a z , Peter a n d any

errors or omissions.

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

Y O U A R E I N a l ong featureless

c o r r i d o r wi th concrete wal ls , l it

by br i l l iant flourescent tubes set

into the ce i l ing. A sign on the

wa l l reads ' H u x l e y Leve l 3'. The

area is deserted except for the

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

w o r k i n g late in to the evening.

A n ar row label led ' F I R E E X I T '

points east.

— W a v e r o d

Suddengly a fire bell sounds w i t h

a deafening c lang ing r ing .

— R u n

W h i c h way?

— E a s t

T h e r e i s a j u n c t i o n i n t h e

co r r idor here, and a w i n d i n g

flight o f steps extends up a n d

B E L O W

d o w n . A n ar row label led ' F I R E

E X I T ' points d o w n the staircase.

— D o w n

Y o u are on a land ing on the

s t a i r c a s e . A n a r r o w l a b e l l e d

' F I R E E X I T ' points d o w n . The

fire bel l seems to be r ing ing even

louder , a n d there is a distinct

feeling o f w a r m t h .

— D o w n

Y o u a r e at the f o o t o f t h e

staircase, deep in the bowels o f

the b u i l d i n g . It is very hot now,

a n d the f irebell is r ing ing even

louder . T w o corr idors face y o u .

• i i i i i i i i i i i i i 1 l_ tjrj_ I I II I I I l~-l-l~l~l~l~l~l~l~T"l~l~l I • • * • • • • • • • » • I • • • • t 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

One heads east a n d is label led

' F I R E E X I T ' . The other leads

south and is label led D A N G E R

N o A d m i t t a n c e . A d w a r f wear ing

asbestos c loak tells y o u w i t h

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

co r r idor leads to freedom, the

other to a locked d o o r

S O L U T I O N S T O the previous

paragraph shou ld be wri t ten on

an o l d five p o u n d note a n d sent

to ' B e l o w the B e l t ' , F E L I X .

M e a n w h i l e , talk o f fire regula ­

tions reminds me that the cho i r

have just returned f r o m their

a n n u a l weekend away at C o b -

h a m H a l l , a private g ir ls ' s choo l

i n r u r a l K e n t . The cho ir are

there at h a l f - t e r m w h e n the

inmates are on ho l iday , but this

d idn ' t stop certain tenors a n d

basses h a v i n g their hopes raised

by the fire regulations w h i c h

began " O n hear ing the fire be l l ,

c h e c k t h a t t h e g i r l o r g i r l s

sleeping next to y o u have heard

the a l a r m . . . " But this story is

i m p r o v e d o n by a c lergyman

fr iend who , at an ecclesiastical

conference, was also bi l letted i n

g i r l s ' school a n d f o u n d a bel l

push next to his bed w i t h the

s i g n " R i n g t h i s b e l l i f y o u

require a mistress d u r i n g the

n i g h t . "

I October 29,1982 Page 5

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This Walkabout-Looksee is right on our doorstep: an exhibition of handcrafted Indian textiles at the Royal College of Art. On the day the exhibition opened, the catalogue had been held up in Bombay and no press photos were available! I shall chat descriptively instead! The four goals of life

In the Indian concept of life, the universe and everything (sic), man is made up of the physical, the emotional, the mental, and the spiritual. The body is conceived of as a chariot; the self rides the chariot with the intellect as the chariot driver; the mind is the reins and the senses are the horses. If man achieves a balanee between Self, senses and mind, he will attain a state of detachment and release. Such balance can be reached by following the four goals of life: first ' dharma '—duty ; then 'artha'—wealth-winning; thirdly 'kama'— —desire; which includes the pleasure of festivals, music and sport, as well as sexual enjoyment; and finally 'moshka'—release from the cycle of birth and death.

The period of 'artha' is expressly practical, temporal things like gaining power and piling up worldly goods. And art itself belongs to the world of sense perceptions, the pursuit of duty, power and pleasure. So India early evo lved the many pro fess i ona l trades responsible for producing the necessities of life. Weavers wove intricate patterns of cloth, coloured with vegetable dyes; silver-, copper-, bronze- and iron-smiths embellished the householder's life with decorations on all sorts of useful objects.

The Master Weavers' Exhibition

The exhibition shows the great range of skills within the tradition of handcrafted textiles. Huge, brass and copper vessels, the sort that Ali Baba and the forty thieves would fit into, serve as accessories to the textiles. They are rather effective, in a slightly self-conscious interior-design way — I liked the contrast between the rounded volume of unpolished, heavy metal and the glowing colours and intricate designs of the silks and cottons, hung flat, like pictures.

All sorts of different techniques have been used to decorate the spreads and hangings: block printing, dye painting, tie-dying, quilting and applique. The patterns may be geometrical in rich earthy colours, or made up of stylised flowers. This is where the classic 'Liberty' patterns drew their inspiration! You'll also recognise the Kashmiri 'boteh' or cone motif, which has come to be known as the 'Paisley pattern'. Other hangings are pictorial: there are four versions of the Tree of Life design, each more exuberant than the last. The branches of the tree twist and loop, bearing fairy-tale flowers and birds of paradise. The pinks and blue-greens glow, the gold glitters, and the parrots are on their way to an English chintz.

But, the fabulously rich brocades have to be seen to be believed. One complete gallery is devoted to a display of brocade silk yardages from Varanasi (Benares), and golden cloth saris, also of Varanasi brocade. The walls shimmer, from red-gold through a metallic spectrum of cool p istachio-s i lver . How fortunate that saries do not date! Some of-these are likely to become heirlooms, in the same way as an English silver teapot.

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REVIEWS! Downstairs, bamboo poles are arranged like

open-ended wigwams, tented with saris; silks in the courtly colours of the peacock, cottons in blazing reds and ochre browns. Some are so fine as to be almost transparent. They conjure up the brightness of a tropical sun: imagine the pavements round the dyers shops running with lemon and vermilion, as the dyers walk back and forth with wet cloth billowing in the

breeze while it dries...or, better still, pop around to the R C A and see the end product!

Where, when £?

The Handcrafted Textiles of India is at the Royal College of Art, Kensington.Gore, SW7, until November 17. Open Mon-Sat, 10:00-6:00pm, Wed 10:00-8:00pm, Sun 2:00-6:00pm. Admission is free.

The Awakening Earth: Our Evolutionary Leap, by Peter Russell, Routledge & Kegan, Paul £4.95

Maybe in these times it's reasonable that there should be a market for blatant cheer-up books but even so it's hard to imagine anyone taking this book seriously. Peter Russell seems to have moved into a field already exploited by cranks like Von Daniken and Lyall Watson. The latter has written several books in a 'gee it's wonoerful' tone of voice, and may well have inspired Russell to write the way he does; one of Dr Watson's books (Lifetide) is included in the Further Reading section. The publishers have decided to sell this one by abandoning any appearance of restraint and making pretty ludicrous claims on behalf of the book, for example: "...We now hold the evolutionary future of humanity in our own hands—or rather in our own heads. The next major development would be the linking of individual minds into a planetary consciousness: the Earth would become a single sentient being." Of course anyone who's inclined to believe this should seek medical advice as soon as possible, but the publishers clearly reckon that this is the way to sell their book—ie go for the credulous loonies for all you're worth. Peter Russell himself is more restrained but has been

taken in by Eastern mysticism among other things, having previously written The TM Technique, and Meditation, and he also gives Maharishi Mahesh Yogi the top of the billing in the acknowledgements. The book itself follows the sort of format that would appeal to people who want to read something tremendously profound and significant (Prologue, Part One, Part Two, Epilogue, and so on), with snatches from p h y s i c s , c h e m i s t r y , psycho logy , mysticism, levitation, etc, etc. It has numerous tables and diagrams, quotes from the Tao Te Ching, and chapter after chapter reading like this: "In addition to learning a dualistic language, the growing child learns from his parents how to hink and behave. If the parents are seen to be working on the assumption that T am 'in here', completely seperate from the environment 'out there', then the child learns to adopt the same model and begins to develop his own thinking along the same lines. So the skin-encapsulated ego developes." All in all it's largely bogus rubbish, although well written and very learned.

Nick Willson

I October 29,19821 FELIX

With Tron (U, Odeon Leicester Square) Disney once more regain their position as

great innovators in the field of movie making.

By using a dazzling mixture of live action,

animation and computer generated imagery

they have produced a timely fantasy utilising

some of the latest high technology effects.

The great breakthrough is, of course, the

extensive use of C o m p u t e r Generated

Imagery (henceforth, CGI). Director Steven

Lisberger conceived the story of TRON

several years ago; acknowledging the immense

popularity of video games he imagined a

parallel electronic dimension where video

games were played out in a life and death

struggle between 'programs'. These programs

are the alter-egos of their programmers (or

'users') in the real world. CGI were the ideal

tool to use for representing this imaginary

electronic world.

The film opens with a painful explanation of

the basic premise and we are introduced to

Flynn, a former programmer from E N C O M (a

communications conglomerate) who now runs

a video arcade. He is busy at a V D U tapping

into the E N C O M information system in order

to prove that Dillinger (now in control of

E N C O M ) perpetrated the most ghastly and

trendy crime imaginable—he stole Flynn's

brilliant video programs for Space Paranoids

and several other successful games.

In the electronic world we see Clu, an

electronic warrior who looks like Flynn,

attempting to evade capture by the henchmen

of Sark (the electronic alter-ego of Dillinger).

He is captured and executed, or rather 'de-

rezzed' (de-resolution!), and disappears from

the games grid.

These scenes are in the deep blue, glowing

electronic world but...meanu>riiie back in the

real world...(as a caption tells us) Dillinger is

summoned by the evil M C P (Master Control

Program) that he created and warned of

Flynn's interference. Access to the E N C O M

system is restricted, but Alan and Lora (two of

Flynn's friends) warn him. In a final attempt to

gain the evidence he requires Flynn is

smuggled into E N C O M to gain direct access.

But this time the M C P fights back—Flynn is

digitised and physically transported into the

electronic world (a la Wizard of Oz).

Well all this sounds pretty ingenious, but it is

not until this point the film really takes off.

Flynn is trapped in a totally alien world ruled

REVIEWS by the M C P and has to battle against Sark in

an electronic arena for survival. He meets

T R O N , mightiest of the video warriors, who is

a program designed by Alan to monitor the

accumulation of information in the system.

The tyrannical Sark thus attempts to stop

T R O N and Flynn reaching the heart of the

C P U and overthrowing the M C P .

The C G I is mainly used for creating

vehicles; Sark commands a massive floating

carrier from which he controls a force of tanks

and recognizers (floating vehicles which stomp

on renegade programs with cartoon elegance).

The most impressive sequence is undoubtedly

during a game where amazing light-cycles

envelop the players (achieved with hand

animation) and then rush off in computer

generated vehicles to make their opponents

crash.

These sequences were created by the

Mathematical Applications Group Inc (MAGI)

using a fascinating system called Synthavision.

For the uninitiated, there are several ways of

generating computer images which have been

developed over the past twenty years or so.

Synthavision was originally designed by

physicists trying to simulate the path taken by

nuclear particles in radiation experiments. By

replacing particle rays with light rays it

synthesises photography by tracing a light

beam (in reverse) from an imaginary camera to

an imaginary object. When this beam strikes

the object additional information on the

position of light source, texture, reflectivity

and so on complete the picture for that point.

By repeating the process for the whole field of

view a picture is 'painted' electronically and,

with enough information, can have totally

convincing shading and perspective.

Another system used on the film by

Information International Inc (or Triple-I)

involves forming an object from a large

number of flat polygons, with curves being

smoothed out by various averaging processes.

The problem here for many years was that a

complete description of the 3-D object was

programmed in and the computer had to then

decide which pieces of hidden detail should be

removed when looking from any particular

viewpoint. This takes a lot of computing time

and only recently have people been able to

speed up the process using bigger and better

computers.

MAGI's Synthavision process ingeniously

circumvents this need. Dr Philip Mittelman of

MAGI explains that his physicists needed to

deal with solid objects in their radiation

simulations and hence created a set of 3-D

'primitives' from which an object could be

formed (eg sphere, cube, ellipsoid). By adding

and subtracting these 3-D units an object is

Sark (David Warner) backed by one of the few disappointing creations-the MCP (a sort of rainbow

coloured whirlpool). As Sark's power increased the vein-like circuits of his suit glow brighter.

One of the marvellous computer generated light-

cycles.

generated so that the light beam from the

imaginary camera merely recognises the first

surface it strikes—hence no hidden detail

problem!

This is, of course , a very superficial

description of the computer imaging process.

It is impossible to go into too much detail here

(for those interested I suggest you consult a

textbook or issues six and eight of a

marvellous American effects magazine called

C i n e f e x for an i n t r o d u c t i o n ) but the

possibilities that these techniques represent

will undoubtedly revolutionise the film industry

in future years—imagine creating a totally

convincing spacecraft (without the need for

models) taking over with a joystick on your

V D U and simply sailing through a pre­

determined background sequence. All the

moves will be stored in memory, so to correct

a mistake there would be no need for the

costly re-shooting of film—just recall from

memory and do it again! It is not until the

whole scene (or film) is complete that the

transfer to film is even necessary.

Indeed, what Star Wars did for motion

control photography (models, bluescreens,

computer controlled motion systems etc)

T R O N should do for CGI. Within a few years

there will probably be a host of imitators and

even George Lucas is ploughing money into

his own CGI unit—for a future part of the

Star Wars saga no doubt. Besides this many

other aspects of image processing, from the

work done on satellite photographs to the

development of 'user friendly' interfaces (like

data tablets on which artists can paint with an

electronic brush) will soon be spilling into the

entertainment industry. Digital film printers,

electronic compositing and high resolution

video will become standard tools.

T R O N itself is just a start and it's not a great

film by any means. Some ridiculous ideas and

acting don't complement the more ingenious

effects too well.

Bruce Boxleitner (Who?) as T R O N is far too

wimpish and Jeff Bridges portrays Flynn as a

wisecracking idiot who couldn't possibly know

a bit (byte) if he saw one.

However, there is some punchy dialogue

(for instance, when the M C P threatens Sark

with banishment to a pocket calculator) and

the 53 minutes of film in the electronic

dimension is just staggering. Of this about

fifteen minutes is achieved using CGI and the

rest is live action enhanced with hand

animation.

This is another revolutionary technique; the

live action was all shot in black and white,

blown up onto ����������h transparent eels

coloured using back-lit animation. This is very

much like standard Disney animation, except

that the eels on the animation stand are

illuminated from behind (rather than above)

with various colours to achieve the pulsing

electric suits the actors wear.

There are many more faults with the film but

overall it is harmless fun and at times very

entertaining (if you can see past the acting). As

a demonstration of the potential effects of

computer graphics in the entertainment

industry it is a milestone and, for.this reason

alone, should not be missed.

FlUXl | October 29,1982 Poge7|

REVIEW

Old Fashioned Brilliance

Five Days One Summer, produced and directed by Fred Zinnemann opens Thursday October 28 at Warner West End and Fulham ABC.

Five Days One Summer is the latest film from

one of Hollywood's most experienced and

prolific directors. Fred Z immerman, whose.

career stretches back to just before the war. It

is, indeed, in this period, 1932 to be exact, that

he has chosen to place his new work.

Despite the fact that Sean Connery , who

plays D r Meridith, will probably get the largest

billing in the publicity, and commands one's

attention whilst on the screen, the central

character, Kate , is played by the unknown

Betsy Brantley. The central character in any

Zimmerman film is usually in conflict with

themselves, and often with society (ie Sir

Thomas M o r e in A Man For All Seasons) and

as the story unfolds, her dilemma becomes

clear: she is in love with an older married man.

She is by turns elated and depressed. Elated at

last to be with him on an alpine holiday;

depressed at the inevitable consequences of

her action and turn between her feelings for

the young guide and her lifelong obsession

with her uncle.

In itself, a humdrum menage a trois, but the

story, meticulously told, is set against the

b r e a t h t a k i n g b a c k d r o p of the a lps . It is

sobering in a time when our minds are numbed

by special effects and dazzling sets that such

an 'old fashioned' film, using merely the natural

elements and brilliant photography, can be just

as stunning.

The film is brought to a dramatic cl imax as

the audience try to identify the figure in the

snow, and try to read Kate 's feelings in her

face as she runs towards him.

A beaut i fu l l y made f i lm , but I c o u l d n ' t

escape a feeling of deja vu. I'm sure that a film

with a very similar plot was made in the early

fifties by a British studio, I just can't remember

the title. C o u l d anyone enlighten me?

Lee Paddon

Men of Arts and

Silly Parts Commemoration Day starring Brian Flowers, Stephen Goulder, Professor John Albery and a cast of thousands. Directed by John Smith at the Royal Albert Hall.

T h e l ights d i m m e d a n d a d e a t h l y h u s h

ensued. This was the moment we had been

w a i t i n g for . P e r f o r m e d o n l y o n c e a y e a r ,

Commemoration Day r a n k s w i t h G d t f e r -

ddmmerung at the Bayreuth Festival and the

Passion Play at O b e r a m m e r g a u i n the

international artistic calendar . People had

come for and wide for this great event,

A note on the organ, and a procession burst

forth upon the aisle. A n d how easy it was to

s p o t t h e f a m i l i a r commedia dell'arte

characters! A l l the stock figures were there:

d u n c e s , c l o w n s , q u a c k s a n d a l i b e r a l

assortment of buffoons, all dressed gaily in

their colourful robes. The procession marched

slowly to the- front of the auditorium to the

a c c o m p a n i m e n t of the most i n v i g o r a t i n g

music. H o w proud the great Verd i would have

been of this!

Brian Flowers rose from his seat. A lifelong

actor, his outstanding acting ability has taken

him to high places. But what a speech! What a

truly magnificent speech, and what a great

man! One is tempted recall the words of the

V i c t o r i a n p o e t a n d n a t u r a l i s t , S t a n l e y

R u m b o l d M e a d o w s w h o d i e d i n t r a g i c

obscurity:

Oh mighty Zeus! Words stronger than thy

sinewy limbs.

Oh Daphne! Words fairer than thy rounded

breasts,

Oh rapturous art! Oh fair creature from

Arcady!

Yes, words more profound than the Caves

of Aad in the province of Baghdad,

Words more thrusting than the hind legs of

the South American dung beetle,

Oh sweet rapture!

Oh divine rapture!

Oh heavenly bliss!

etc etc

Great though Flowers ' oratory was, it was,

alas, totally devoid of any gesticulation. A pity,

since a suitably placed gesture of the arm

could easily have provided his speech with the

odd graceful flourish.

Judging from his speech, Flowers is an

angry man: he dealt with M r s T's government,

A pathetic wretch falls prostrate before the King (Sir Henry Fisher).

Angel of Death? IRA terrorism as portrayed in Angel'.

Angel, written and directed by Neil Jordan, cert AA, opening at the Scala and Paris Pullman on November 4.

When saxophonist Danny witnesses the

murder of his band's manager and a deaf girl

he met at the gig, he is doomed to follow a

Deafhiw'sh-like trail of revenge and murder to

kill the IRA gang responsible.

His response is not immediate but once he

has acquired the gang's gun and killed its

owner he sets about his task in earnest.

Obviously this plot is very serious but the

film totally fails to convey this through weak

acting and a loose narrative the only salient

point made is the anonymity and normality of

the murder gang in the fabric of society, other

comment on the Irish problem is non-existent.

A non-Irish audience will find even less in the

film (who is Dickie Rock? What is the Soldier's

Song?) but some may recognise the high-

r a n k i n g J e w i s h po l i ce of f icer B l o o m f r o m

Joyce's Ulysses.

Angel was made by the Mot ion Picture

C o m p a n y of Ireland for the big screen but will

shortly be shown on Channel 4. However

previous B B C productions about Northern

Ireland My Dear Palestrina and Shadows On

Our Skin (whose star makes an appearance in

Angel as a fa i th -hea ler ) are m u c h m o r e

informed, relevant and also entertaining than

Angel.

Peter Rodgers

[October 29 ,

tyranny, the triumph of the individual over the

state, and the deplorable increase in the price

of sausages. He is clearly a man with a mission,

but his s p e e c h fell shor t of a n o u t r i g h t

condemnation of the human race. But , the

length! Even Hitler never spoke so long.

M r S t e p h e n G o u l d e r t h e n rose in his

capacity as the 'Student Orator ' and delivered

a fine verbal display. This is a remarkable feat,

considering M r Goulder 's speech impediment.

It is not widely known that an unfortunate

incident befell M r Goulder over the summer

when he was mauled by a savage beast lurking

in the depths of Hyde Park whilst on his way

home. (It is believed that he was mistaken for a

bear in the evening light, and let's face it, this

does seem a likely hypothesis in view of M r

Goulder 's appearance). The extent of the

damage was such that M r Goulder was rushed

off to the Intensive Care Unit at L o n d o n Zoo,

and his remarkable recovery bears testimony

to the genuis of the N H S . But as Voltaire's

Professor Pangloss would say, all bad things

result in something good, and the good side of

•the incident was that D r Tony Haines was

given a remarkable opportunity of writing fives

papers on a most unusual topic. This was the

rea l r e a s o n for D r H a i n e s ' p r o m o t i o n to

Whitehall . There, one learns something new

every day, doesn't one? N o w , where was I?

A h , yes! The Prisoners!

The stage thronged with prisoners (newly

1982 • ^ — ^ • ^ M

Prof John Albery as an unconvincing Great

Inquisitor

elected graduates) rounded up after the war

(waged by those in the procession)- A n d such

a pitiful sight they looked, dressed as they

were in black sackcloth with heads hung low.

E a c h was s u m m o n e d to the s in i s t e r k i n g

(played by Sir Henry Fisher) to be condemned

to death. The incredibly evil High Priest (Brian

Flowers) presided over this whole wretched

business. I shall never forget the hideous smile

on the K i n g as the prisoners were condemned

and the tragic indifference written across the

face of the High Priest. Truly , these characters

must represent the most evil creations of our

time. The imminence of all these deaths was

represented, at the end of the scene, by' a choir

of the angelic host.

The G r a n d Inquisitor next struck upon the

proceedings. Played by Professor John Albery

(and described as the 'Staff Orator ' in the

programme notes), the man was clearly out of

his depth. It is sad to see a great actor taking

on a tragic role for which he is not suited. Prof

Albery is much better at light farce. The G r a n d

I n q u i s i t o r p r e s e n t e d p e n i t e n t s , that i s ,

reformed prisoners to the King .

The tragic indifference on the face of Flowers (consult text for fuller details).

Brian Flowers as the monstrously wicked High

Priest.

Yesterday's performance of Commemor­

ation Day did not feature the 'Special Vis i tor '

(always described as such in the programme

notes but who represents, of course, the

Glorified Being (ie a god)). However in past

p e r f o r m a n c e s th is c h a r a c t e r was a lways

unconvincing and, at worst, confusing. The

Glorified Being, having miraculously appeared,

was meant to impart advice to the wretched

prisoners for the Hereafter, but always acted

and behaved like an ordinary mortal. This has

always been the fault of the director, J o h n

S m i t h , w h o b e l i e v e s , n a i v e l y , t h a t s u c h

simplistic ideas would fool a British audience. If

he were only to take the obvious course and

stand the character primly on a richly ornate

pedestal (in the Baroque style), or to herald his

arrival at the podium with a trumpet fanfare,

then there would never be any misunder­

standing. The absence of the Glorified Being

yesterday made a very welcome break from

tradition, and one can only hope that Smith

doesn't choose to revive this dreadful creation

next season.

The end of this epic drama was rounded off

in a g r a n d m a n n e r . W i t h the m a n i a c a l

rantings on the organ signifying the anguish

of the sou ls in p u r g a t o r y , the p r i s o n e r s

s y m b o l i c a l l y d e s c e n d e d to the c a t a c o m b s

below the Royal Albert Hal l . A l l in all this was

an excellent performance, firmly reasserting

the work's place in the mainstream of Brit ish

pompous drama.

Student Standbys will be available next year

at a price of 2 V 2 p .

Nick Bedding

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M a r a Hari by Chris Judge Smith, Lene Lovich and Les Chappell, directed by Hilary Westlake, Lyric Studio Theatre, Hammersmith.

Who remembers the T V interview in those

heady new wave days when Lene Lovich said

she would like to experiment with some music

theatre work in the future? Well, here she is,

appearing in Mata Han (a musical in which she

has the leading role) in the studio theatre of a

shredded wheat box known as the Lyric,

Hammersmith.

Such a venture for a pop music performer

one would expect to be a mere ego trip. Not so

with Lene, she seems to be in her natural

habitat in this production! However, 'slick' isn't

a word I'd use to describe the show. After the

first five minutes or so (which one spends in

Top of the Pops fashion—working out that

she's not actually miming) it becomes obvious

that the mixing and sound are all wrong. The

synthesiser music drowns out Lovich's voice.

Margaretha Geertuida Zelle (alias Mata

Hari) was a famous dancer at the beginning of

this century. Despite her Dutch origin she

convinced the whole of Europe that she was

Indian and that her exotic nude performances

Dr Neil Harris, one of IC's Careers Advisers

and Alistair Kirk ( C h a i r m a n , Industrial

Society) introduce the

Imperial College Careers Fair Date: next Wednesday, November 3

Place: Junior Common Room

Time: 9:30am — 1:00pm and 2:00pm —

5:30pm

Designed for final-year students, but others

welcome.

Meeting Employers There are already several ways for IC students

to meet employers . There ' s the formal

Graduate Recruitment Programme, when 250

firms hold 'Milkround' interviews. Then there

are presentations by firms, and old student

associations careers evenings. Less formally,

the Industrial Society has arranged eight visits

to companies this term.

The Need for a Careers Fair However, none of these enables you to make

direct comparisons between firms in one day.

So, the Industrial Society and the Careers

Advisory Service have organised the first IC

Careers Fair.

The Fair The Careers Fair isn't part of a selection

process by the sixty firms attending. The sole

purpose is to help final year students find out

about job vacancies in 1983. You should also

be able to penetrate the 'public relations' gloss

which covers some recruitment brochures.

Each firm is attending only one session.

Either morning (9:30am to 1:00pm) or

afternoon (2:00 to 5:30pm). The College's

Careers Advisers will also be there to give

advice.

The following firms haven't yet decided

when they're coming: Berger Paints, Cargill

(UK), Ego Computers, London Fire Brigade,

Marconi Communication Systems, Mars

Limited, Royal Navy.

Company Reps Two types of company representatives will

attend the Fair. The Graduate Recruitment

M A T A H A R I

How much thought do you give to a future

career?

Managers will let you know where you could fit

into their firms. Interrogate them while you've

got the chance!

•How much money will I get?

•Will my performance be reviewed regularly,

and will it be linked to rewards?

•What if I don't want to do research work?

•Can I specialise in one area?

These are some questions you could ask

them. However, do be a little tactful with some

of the reps, especially Mr John Longenderfer—

he's the Vice President of Lutron Electronics,

and he's flying in from America specially to

meet you.

The second type of company reps are the

ex-IC students. They joined their firms about

three years ago—grill them, too:

•What does your work involve?

•How relevant is my degree subject?

•How good is the firm at recognising talent?

Conclusion Although the Careers Fair is designed for final

year students seeking jobs, it will also help

other students.

Whatever stage you've reched in your ideas

about careers, go to the Fair and tell us how

helpful it's been to you. We'll then be able to

improve it ready for next year.

were authentic Hindu religious dances. Mata

Hari was equally renowned for her mysterious

and scandalous private life. She had numerous

wealthy and powerful lovers.

Somehow Mata Hari became involved with

the German Secret Service at the outbreak of

the First World War. O n returning to Paris

from Berlin she was recruited as a double

agent by the French, but later was arrested by

them and shot as a German spy.

The production at the Lyric is based on this

story and co-authored by Lovich, Les Chapell

(who did the Stiff records with Lene) and Chris

Judge Smith (of Van Der Graff Generator

fame). It is an experimental form of music

theatre and should therefore be encouraged.

However, one suspects that without the

special talent and charisma of Ms Lovich it

would probably flop.

The musical continues until November 13,

so ask your granny who Mata Hari was, then

take the tube to Hammersmith and find out

yourself.

Nick Hill

Firms Attending

Morning Session

Air Products

British Aerospace (Dynamics Group)

British Oxygen Company

Chessell Ltd

Civil Service Commission

Ernst & Whinney

Ford

H M Govt Communications Centre

Johnson Matthey

Lucas Industries

Lutron Electronics

Marconi Avionics

Mobil North Sea Ltd

Ove Arup Partnership

Pilkington

RTZ Services

Raychem

Reckitt & Colman '

Reed Group

Sauter Automation

Scicon (Consultancy)

Shell

Spicer & Pegler

Systems Designers

T I Group

Touche Ross & C o

Unilever

Afternoon Session

Regular ARmy (RE & REME)

Arthur Andersen & C o (CA)

Arthur Andersen & C o (MC)

Assn of Certified Accountants

B B C (Engineering)

BICC

British Rail

British Steel Corporation

Barclays Bank

Bechtel

Blue Circle

Burroughs Machines

Courtaulds

Davy McKee (Minerals & Metals)

Ernst & Whinney

G E C Measurements

Glaxo Group Research

Hewlett Packard

Kodak

Littlewoods

Marathon Oil

Metropolitan Police

Mobil Oil C o Ltd

National Coal Board

Procter & Gamble

RAF

SPL International

CAREERS FAIR IN COLLEGE

PogeK) October 29,1982 ma

ICLUBS & SOCIETIESI ICCAG

Chr is tmas is coming up folks, which might

have cheerful prospects for some but for the

homeless it can be quite a dismal time. Cr is is at

Christmas is an organisation which tries to

help these people in L o n d o n . This year they

n e e d v o l u n t e e r s t o go o n a s p o n s o r e d

pilgrimage from Canterbury to L o n d o n on

December 4 and 5. A l s o needed are people to

stand at checkpoints. O v e r the Chr is tmas

period there is a crisis centre which provides

s h e l t e r a n d f o o d for h o m e l e s s p e o p l e .

Volunteers are needed for eight hour periods

of helping at the centre, help to set it up and

clear up and also drivers over the age of

twenty-five with or without a car. If you could

possibly help with any of the above please

c o m e to t h e C o m m u n i t y A c t i o n G r o u p

meeting every Monday , 12:30 in the Rag Office

(next to Snooker) or contact Rebecca M a y ,

Physics 3.

Filmsoc

Apologies to the masses w h o thronged Beit

Q u a d last Fr iday , desperately looking for the

Flicker b u t m y e x c u s e , t h o u g h h a r d to

stomach, was ac curate—London Co -op had

indeed provided us with two soundtracks and

no film.

This week it will be different! F o r one thing

we will be in ME220 again and for another we

are getting the film from a somewhat more

reliable if mundane source: Rank F i lm Hire .

The film is Network-a superb satire on the

A m e r i c a n media. Peter F i n c h plays a T V

anchorman who on learning he is to be sacked

due to falling ratings has a breakdown. The T V

company still allow him to make one last show

and then the film starts.

S o t on ight at 8:30 in M E 2 2 0 is w h e r e

everyone's gonna be (I hope). It's free to

members and an incredibly cheap 50p to non-

members .

A l l that guff about people wanting to help

or form a film-making branch still applies so

please come along.

In case you think you've been robbed at 30p,

dear members, we have been given a credit by

L o n d o n F i lm Co -o p and hence will screen

Flicker at a later date.

Jewish Soc

Following the success of our first Friday night

meal, several more will be added t o this term's

Bookshop News Obviously the serious part is now over, we are

having to reorder our Aster ix titles!

N o g r ipes th i s w e e k , l i k e me y o u are

a c c e p t i n g c r a n k y t u r n s t i l e s , p a p e r b a g s ,

receipts, etc.

Only nine weeks to Chr is tmas . Keep your

eyes on the window. W e are ordering some

good titles that will make ideal presents.

F o r those i n t e r e s t e d , we have a g o o d

selection of slide rules, all at a very reasonable

price.

New Titles British Museum Natural History - Whitehead

& Keates, Philip Wi lson Publ £7.95

We Learned to S k i - S u n d a y Times , Col l ins ,

£8.95

Complete Handbook of Video - O w e n & D u n -

ton, Al len Lane £8.95

Within Whicker World - A l a n W h i c k e r , E l m

Tree B o o k s £8.95

M a s t e r Chefs of France Recipe Book - C o u r -

tine, Dav id & Char les £9.50

Flight of the Condor - Andrews , C o l l i n s / B B C

£12.95

Birdwatch round Britain — Dougal l & A x e l l ,

Col l ins £8.95

American London - N e w s o n , Q B o o k s £4.50*

Alternative London - Otherwise Press £3.50

Quiz Yourself - David Self, W a r d L o c k £1.25

The Silent Intruder - Panati & H u d s o n , Pan

£1.75

Hardacre - Wingate, Pan £1.50

Ghos f Story - S traub , Futura £1.95

Shuttlecock - Swift, Penguin , £2.25

Hobgoblin - C o y n e , Fontana , £1.75

Quest for the well of souls - C h a l k e r , Penguin

£1.75

programme of events. If interested, either ask

me for more information after Call My Bluff on

Tuesday (see What ' s O n for details) or contact

me via the Jewish Society letter-rack in the

U n i o n O f f i c e . T h e F r i d a y g a t h e r i n g s wi l l

include kiddush; the C a l l M y Bluff will include

M a r t i n S Taylor !

SF Soc

I refuse to mention — —.

Seeing this epic film reduced to twelve

inches of pit i ful b lack a n d white s c a n n e d

twenty-five times a second down the screen

has destroyed my faith in the T V . B u t even this

i n h u m a n d e c i m a t i o n c o u l d n ' t so f ten that

pathetic ending

T h o u g h , as my learned friend Phaedius

pointed out the idea of Smiley pulling out his

light sabre a n d thrusting it between the ribs of

some truculent Russian double agent does

have some limited appeal.

A l l I c a n say i s — T h a n k G o d t h e y a r e

bumping off L u k e and the fecklee Princess.

Yours, date as postmark

ICNAC

H o l i d a y s i n A m e r i c a h a v e b e c o m e q u i t e

popular over the last few years, but did you

know you cou ld work there as well to help pay

for it all? W o r k permits aren't easy to get, but

the Brit ish Universities N o r t h A m e r i c a C l u b

can get one for you.

C & G U organised a very successful Rag M a g

selling trip to O x f o r d at the weekend with over

four hundred copies of 'Janet and J o h n ' being

sold. Thanks very m u c h to all who came; it

was certainly a very pleasant day. Tonight is of

course the IC Ents Hal loween Party in the

J C R . Monday sees the Mechanica l Engineering

F r e s h e r s ' D i n n e r , a n d T h u r s d a y the j o int

A e r o / D e p a r t m e n t of C o m p u t i n g F r e s h e r s '

Dinner at which Jenny Jones will be the guest

speaker. The D o C dinner was postponed

because of poor ticket sales and so D o C

freshers' dinner tickets are valid for the joint

D o C / A e r o n a u t i c a l event. Finally o n Friday

N o v e m b e r 5, G u i l d s E n t e r t a i n m e n t s w i l l

present the G u y Fawkes Party in the J C R with

a late bar a n d the b a n d R o m a n H o l i d a y .

R o m a n Hol iday recently appeared at the U L U

Intro Ba l l , those who saw them there will

undoubtedly wish to see them again.

T h a n k s to everyone who helped out with the

Paint Y o u r Face disco even though it was

made fairly difficult for us to clear up. H o p e

those who attended the M e t & Mat S c i dinner

last week enjoyed it and remember the M i n

Res E n g one tonight (6:30pm in the U n i o n

Bar) . An y o n e who wants to go to Cardiff on

November 13 for some fun and games please

sign up. S e e you all at the U G M on Tuesday

(12:45pm in G20) .

B U N A C is a non-profit making organisation

run for students, by students, w h i c h operates

an exchange programme enabling students at

B r i t i s h u n i v e r s i t i e s ( i n c l u d i n g o v e r s e a s

students) to work in the U S A and C a n a d a for

the summer. W e arrange your work permit,

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

accommodat ion in A m e r i c a and also have an

office in N e w Y o r k to give you any help you

might need during your stay in the States.

Y o u have lots of choice in the type of work

you do. Y o u could work as a counsellor on a

k i d s ' s u m m e r c a m p ( B U N A C A M P ) , w o r k

b e h i n d the s c e n e s in the c a m p k i t c h e n s

( K A M P ) , p ick tobacco in O n t a r i o , o r f ind

your o w n job any where you like. (We can help

you with our o w n job directories, full of jobs

recommended by previous ' B U N A C e r s ' . )

C o m e and find out more at one of our

weekly meetings every Fr iday lunchtime in the

J C R or contact Paul M a k i n s o n , C h e m E n g 4

via the letter-racks.

Audio Soc

Celest ion will be demonstrating speakers from

throughout their range; both the superlative

S L 6 s and the budget 110s will be here. They

will be presenting a discussion, illustrated by a

slideshow, in which they will no doubt expand

the v i r t u e s of t h e i r l a ser i n t e r f e r o m e t r y

program! C o m e along to the U p p e r U n i o n

Lounge on Tuesday N o v e m b e r 2 at 6:30pm

and ' l i s ten to the music!

Nat Hist Soc

R e g u l a r e x c u r s i o n s o u t o f L o n d o n a r e

relatively new in the Natura l His tory society

and we have just passed through our first year.

Whereas most outdoor societies exchange the

greyness of L o n d o n for the equally barren

mountain areas, to us there is a n alternative in

the coastal estuaries and marshes which are

teeming with wildlife. Y o u can see all the

variety a n d excitement of life o n the plains o f

S e r e n g e t i j u s t p a s t G r a v e s e n d w h e r e a

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

parallels a cheetah breaking through-a herd o f

antelope. (?-Ed)

Caught the imagination? T h e r e is a meeting

at 12:30pm today in B o t / Z o o C o m m o n R o o m ,

opposite F E L I X , to discuss trips this t e rm.

F o o d is provided and other information f rom

Ralph G r o v e r , Physics 3 or K e i t h V a n n i n g , Life

S c i 3.

FELIX October 29,1982 |PageH

PORT

Rifle & Pistol

L uckily, the first three weeks of

term have passed without any

fatalities on the range, although

murder has been in most peoples

hiinds on occasions. When Tim

Higgs is down the range, however,

thoughts t u r n to admiration at

the shoot ing abi l i ty of this

mature second year chemist.

L a s t Wednesday he d e m o n ­

strated the '3 point' shooting

position to several new members

who were held spellbound by

T i m ' s technique . H o p e f u l l y ,

W e d n e s d a y ' s match against

Middlesex Hospitals will give

him a chance to really show

himself up.

New shooters are still required

for team selection, so if anyone

can average ninety or more, he

or she may be able to shoot for

IC sometime during the year.

Even if your average isn't that

high we have an internal knock­

out competition, contact Mark

Bourke for details. Indeed, at

I C R P C we have something for

everyone, but if Tim or the other

range officers can't help you,

just try Steve Harrison (Club

Captain, contact via Elec Eng

letter-racks), he will know the

answer to your problems.

^ Hockey

Seconds

IC vs Kings 3-0

What a messy start to the season

this is proving to be for Imperial.

Playing one of the few teams we

struggled against last season,

Imperial once again found it

hard to penetrate a skilful and

•confident Barts side. It was only

through some sharp defensive

work by sweeper Andy Stewart

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available from the Union and

Southside Bars at 60p per pint

after this date.

and keeper Chris Jones that

prevented some promising Barts

attacks being converted to goals.

However, by half-time Barts

were a deserved goal up from

one of their numerous corner

one of their numerous short

corners.

Half-time was to provide little

change to Imperial's waning

enthusiasm (after all, we are the

best college team in L o n d o n —

ain't we!) and we were soon two

goals down.

H o w e v e r , with about ten

minutes to go Mangat Bansal

flicked the ball over a prostrate

goalie which seemed to provide

the incentive we needed. Within

a few minutes skipper Ayres

completed a good solo run with

a nicely f inished g o a l . . . t h e n

proceded to miss two sitters. A h

well...we were lucky! "Is it really

worth playing?"...is this really

the College first team?

Seconds

IC vs Surrey 10-�After many hours of travelling

and a short stop at a waterhole

our twelve brave men arrived at

Guildford in their vain search

for the all-knowing all-eating

ostrich that is known to frequent

those desolate parts.

H o w e v e r , having not yet

r e c o v e r e d f r o m the jet leg

provided by Rodger's driving we

were confronted by a hoard

painted blue and white primarily

sent to distract from our mission.

T h e battle c o m m e n c e d with

initial confusion allowing us to

both inflict and sustain injuries

of a twofold nature; this dead­

lock being r u p t u r e d shortly

before a tactical retreat allowed

us to regroup before our final

surge. At this point our leader

Whitehead made a br i l l iant

decision that entirely changed

the course of the battle: that is,

substituted himself.

The second battle ensued and

these barbarians were overawed

by the skill of Gammy Pencil

and Paul De Doo Doo Doo De

Daa Daa Daa Bonnet and seven

m o r e s u c c e s s f u l s k i r m i s h e s

finally brought them to their

knees.

The battle over a n d st i l l

lacking both liquid and solid

sustenance the evening found

our fearless few still searching

for this m y t h i c a l beast and

pondering over the meaning of

life.

Team: C Jones, B Franklin, D

Wigney, M Pitkethly, N Farmer,

A Whitehead (Capt), P Dumb-

londski (2). N Hope (2), M

Bansaal (3). A Purdie (I), S

Witter (I), R Roessink (1).

Regrettably Will is not available write now...

S o w h y n o t w r i t e f o r The Phoenix y o u r s e l f ?

The Phoenix is the magazine of I�

Union� and exists to allow students to express their artistic and literary talents.

Articles� short stories� poems� photos and drawings on any subject are all required. Don't worry about literary merit - all contributions will be considered.

Any offerings should be sent to Dave Rowe ��� m 2) or the Felix Office as soon as possible.

Page12I I October 29,19821 FEUX

Volleyball

The V o l l e y b a l l C l u b has begun

the year on the right foot, w i th a

fair number o f interested (and

interesting!) people t u r n i n g up

to o u r practise sessions. O u r a i m

this year is to put up two men's

teams and a ladies ' team, and we

n e e d a f e w m o r e p e o p l e t o

achieve that—so i f you ' re at a l l

handy at j u m p i n g and h i t t ing

( a h , so y o u h a d a y o u n g e r

brother, too! ) , or i f you 're just

cur ious , come a long to a session

o n W e d n e s d a y o r S a t u r d a y

afternoons (both beginning at

1330h).

W e also have a special ladies-

only session on Tuesday evenings,

f r o m 1730 to 1900 or so, when

the net is at the correct height for

w o m e n (ie eight inches lower

than for men!) , which makes

things a lot easier.

A l l sessions are in the V o l l e y ­

bal l C o u r t on the second f loor o f

the o l d C h e m i s t r y B u i l d i n g

beh ind Biochemistry ( fo l low the

signs up the i r o n staircase).

A n y queries, then contact me,

P e t e r D i a s - L a l c a c a , v i a E l e c

E n g P G letter-racks o r N a d a E l -

Yass i r , the ladies capta in , v ia

L i fe Sci 2 letter-racks.

Q Sailing

The Imper ia l team began the

s e a s o n u n a u s p i c i o u s l y at the

Castaway 's ' F o o t ' T r o p h y .

Twenty teams f r o m a r o u n d

the country assembled in a foggy

force zero at the weekend to sail

f o r the t r o p h y . I C m a d e a

hopeful start beating Castaways

second team (just) a r r iv ing at the

f inish line ahead of some people

w h o , in previous years, have

sailed not only in the Univers i ty

F i rs t team but also the B r i t i s h

Univers i t ies team. H o w e v e r , not

s u r p r i s i n g l y , c o n s i d e r i n g the

greater experience and speed of

m a n y of the teams, I C d i d not

cont inue to w i n but were often

f o u n d team rach ing each other

w i t h the oppos i t i on some (con­

siderable) distance in front i n an

unassailable pos i t i on .

It's an o l d , o l d story of 'The

F o o t ' . A l l the other c lub teams

have been sa i l ing a l l summer and

are wel l in pract ice , whereas the

Imper ia l team had been formed

on the previous Wednesday a n d

never s a i l e d t o g e t h e r b e f o r e

Saturday . A l l we c o u l d hope to

do was beat the other university

teams present—this we (almost)

d i d beating C a m b r i d g e a n d U L

FELIX • • B S M M H H 9 H H I

Ladies , but loos ing to U L 1 . N o

panic a n d hope for the future.

Inc idental ly , U L 1 were los­

ing semi-f inalists. U L 2 w o u l d

have lost to I C had the two met.

B o t h U L teams consisted main ly

o f I C p e o p l e — w h i c h s e e m s

crazy but there it is. The trophy

was w o n by C a s t a w a y s f i r s t

team.

T e a m : Graham, Graham, Pete,

Dave, Julian, Jim, Richard, Mike.

Snooker

The A team has made a slow

start in their first season in the

L o n d o n S h i p p i n g C o m p a n i e s

l e a g u e . T h e y w e r e n a r r o w l y

d e f e a t e d 7;5 b y t h e l e a g u e

champions f r o m S i lver town last

w e e k a l t h o u g h w i t h s l i g h t l y

m o r e l u c k a n d s l i g h t l y l ess

a l coho l c onsumpt i on it c ou ld

h a v e been a d i f f e r e n t s t o r y .

T h o m a s o n w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y

u n l u c k y when he acc idental ly

conceded his frame. The s tan­

d a r d o f play i n this league is

clearly m u c h higher than the

U L U league w h i c h was d o m ­

inated by I C last year, but the

team is confident that they w i l l

w i n the title.

T h e r e w i l l be a p o t - l u c k

d o u b l e s t o u r n a m e n t i n t h e

c oming weeks w h i c h is open to

a l l c lub members (if y o u are not

a member yet, b r ing £1 to the

Snooker R o o m any luncht ime) .

Deta i l s o f a l l t ournament , a n d

matches, w i l l be o n the Snooker

C l u b not i ceboard .

Cross Country

Richmond Park

The th i rd race o f the season was

our o w n I C fr iendly at R i c h m o n d

P a r k a n d a f t e r l a s t y e a r ' s

disaster (when only one person

went the right way due to a lack

o f markers) it was hoped that

this year w o u l d be more success­

fu l . The race was due off at

3 : 0 0 p m b u t b y t e n p a s t t h e

captain (who was the on ly one

who knew the course) had st i l l

n o t t u r n e d u p . T h e r e w e r e

visions o f last year repeating

itself u n t i l the capta in , att ired i n

a rather grotty tracksuit a n d

r id ing what l o o k e d to be his

granny 's bone-shaker appeared

over the h i l l . E v e n t u a l l y the race

got underway (in the t rad i t i ona l

ra in shower) w i th H u g h D i x o n

f in ish ing fourth a n d newcomer

T i m Scott do ing wel l i n seventh

place. A large I C contingent

ensured o u r first team o f second

place and a good t ime was h a d

by a l l (except the captain w h o

almost has his beard shaved).

A t ra in ing schedule has been

put up o n the cross country

not iceboard so i f you want to get

fit to race, or even for f u n , why

not turn up and tra in wi th other

people—it ' s much more enjoy­

able than o n your o w n .

Southampton

C l u b members gained their first

m e d a l success o f the s e a s o n

compet ing for L o n d o n U n i v e r ­

sity at S o u t h a m p t o n on Oct 23.

Over the five miles course o f

quite m u d d y w o o d l a n d tracks

we f inished t h i r d team out o f

seventeen ( IC had three members

o f the five man team). H u g h

D i x o n ran well to f in ish sixteenth

wi th G r a h a m H a r k e r f in ish ing

t h i r t y - f o u r t h . T h e t e a m was

c o m p l e t e d b y J e f f H u d s o n

f in ishing thirteenth in his first

run for I C .

Squash

Firs t the bad news. The first a n d

th i rd teams both lost whilst the

f o u r t h t e a m o n l y w o n by a

walkover .

The good is that H o w a r d B i l l s

and Laaeque D a n e s h m e n d have

recently been selected for the

U L U first team.

M e m b e r s h i p has s o a r e d t o

approx imate ly 140, a n d better

st i l l is that temporary ladders

have been put up at last which

should open up lines o f c o m m u n

shou ld open lines o f c o m m u n i ­

c a t i o n b e t w e e n p r e v i o u s l y

unacquainted players o f s imi lar

standing. It is hoped to replace

them in the next three weeks or

so b y s o m e o f r a t h e r m o r e

robust construct ion , A C C funds

wi l l ing .

Badminton

Firsts

I C vs Q M C 8-1

O u r 1st pa i r (Steve a n d Lee)

started the season wel l p l a y i n g

against a Q M C 1st p a i r w h i c h

s h o w e d a l o t o f a b i l i t y a n d

enthusiasm but not the exped ­

i e n c e to overcame the s k i l l a n d

tact ical abi l i ty o f our players.

H o w e v e r , our 2nd pa i r , a new

p a i r i n g who have not had any

match experience together, were

not so fortunate in that they met

a Q M C 2nd pa i r w h i c h c o m ­

bined wel l in c o - o rd inat i on a n d

tactics a n d w h o defeated our

pair i n two straight sets. A f t e r

t h i s i n i t i a l s e t b a c k , the t e a m

settled d o w n to p l a y i n g to the

s t a n d a r d e x p e c t e d o f the 1st

D i v i s i o n t rophy holders and the

game was w o n quite comfor tab ly

8-1, with the help o f a relatively

large group o f I C supporters

who watched avid ly t i l l the end.

T h a n k s to al l the team w h o

played.

T e a m p r a c t i c e n i g h t s o n

Tuesdays—team selection based

on these nights. Be there.

T e a m : S Willis, L Yap, I Bull,

D Demico, I Othman, T Lai.

Ladies

I C vs Q M C 8-1

A f ter forfeit ing one game due to

the n o n - a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e i r

captain a n d a second pa i r player

in the first ha l f -hour o f p lay ,

Q M C proceded to lose game

after game. I C ' s first pa i r , A n d r e

a n d S u e , p l a y e d w i t h c o m ­

m a n d i n g author i ty conceding a

total o f on ly nineteen points in

six games. Jane and D o t f o l ­

lowed their team-mate 's i n i t i a ­

tive a n d w o n bo th their matches

convinc ingly . M i r a n d a a n d A n n

after defeating Q M C ' s first a n d

th i rd pair were perhaps un for ­

t u n a t e i n l o s i n g t o Q M C ' s

second p a i r — b u t a l l i n a l l a

thoroughly satisfying morn ing ' s

play by I C .

T e a m : A Rickard, S Newton

(first pair), J Radford, D Payne

(second pair), M Bellchambers, A

Lister (3rd pair).

Lacrosse

L a d i e s l a c r o s s e i s a s p o r t

conspicuous by its absence at I C .

H o w e v e r by l o o k i n g a l i t t l e

further afield it is possible to

p lay for a team or a l ternat ively

just for fun . T h i s can be a c c o m ­

pl ished by t u r n i n g up at the

U L U G y m in M a l e t Street at

2 : 0 0 p m o n W e d n e s d a y a f t e r ­

n o o n s . H e r e y o u w i l l f i n d

( h o p e f u l l y ) t h e U L U l a d i e s

lacrosse c lub t r a i n i n g h a r d (?).

The c lub medt every Wednes ­

d a y a n d p l a y m a t c h e s m o s t

Saturdays . In past seasons the

teams have done very wel l a n d

seasons have inc luded tours to

such places as the U S A .

F o r any further i n f o r m a t i o n

contact A n n e W o n n a c o t t v i a

C h e m 3 letter-racks.

• • H H H H H H Page 13 October 29,1982

Today

Whatever you think of

Enoch Powell's politics,

'he is an indisputably

great speaker; see him

in Mech Eng 220 on

Tuesday

1230h Chem Eng

LT4

UNSoc will hold a discussion

on health and education pro­

grammes in the Third World

1230h JCR

IC North America Club meeting

1230h Dining Hall

CND hold their first open

meeting of term.

1245h Bot Zoo Common Room

Natural History Society meeting

1300h Union Concert Hall

Islamic Society Friday Prayers.

1730h Common Room

Introductory Talk on Free Fall

Parachuting

-Thruxton Parachute Club will

try and persuade you to go on a

beginners' course at £52.25

including the first jump.

j o n n . 301m/999khz

l O U U n Southside Bars

IC Radio present the Nick

Bleech programme.

1830h Old Darkroom, Beit Quad

Photosoc give a black and

white printing demonstration.

Sign up on the Photosoc

noticeboard.

1930h Building

ULU Ents present Orchestra

Jazira . Admiss ion £2 in a d ­

vance, £2.50 on the door.

2000h

2030h Mech

Film Soc present Network.

Admission 50p.

Parachuting, Friday 1700h

2130h Southside

Bar

Dramsoc present The Covent

Garden Tragedy by Henry

Fielding.

-This play, about an eighteenth

century whorehouse, has only

been performed twelve times in

it s two hundred and fifty year

history. This is your chance to

see one of Dramsoc's Edin­

burgh Fringe productions.

Halloween Party with band

Sisters of Mercy (not as adver

tised). Admission £1.

2200h 301m/999kHz

Southside Bars

IC Radio presents 'two pints of

milk and a packet of cornflakes

please!'Guess where this live

programme is being presented

from and win a pile of singles.

2230h Falmouth Kitchens

Soup Run

Sunday

0915h Consort Gallery

Prayer Meeting

1000h Beit Arch

Cycle Club Run Bring £2 for

your train fare.

"lOOOh Consort Gallery

Chaplaincy Communion Ser­

vice Coffee is available after­

wards.

1130h Football Match Willis

J a c k s o n H o u s e vs P h y s i c s

Wanderers

More

House

1130h More House

Catholic Mass

1800h Catholic Mass followed by a

talk on Fransiscan Church,

music. Supper is available.

Monday

1230h Rag Office

Community Action Group

meeting «

1300h Senior Common Room

Labour Club meeting

1300h Bot/Zoo

Common Room

Sci Fi Soc trip to see Tron at

the Leicester Square Odeon.

Chemistry

Theatre C 1730h Chemsoc present Prof L

Cromlie of Nottingham Univ,

talking on 'Cannabis and its

Chemistry'.

1830h Old Darkroom, Beit Quad

Photosoc give a black and white

printing demonstration. Sign

up on the Photosoc notice-

board.

1930h Elec Eng

408

Wellsoc present John Pap-

worth of the Fourth World

Society.

1930h J C R

Advanced Dancing Club

Tuesday

1230h Senior Common Room

Badge Soc meeting

1245h Mines UGM

G20

i3oqi

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• TV

Lounges

STOIC present 'STOIC Special

Reports' with features on Tower,

Bridge and Guilds Motor Club.

wmmmmMmommm FELIX

1300h Union

Dining Hall

Jewish Society present 'Call My

Bluff: IC Union vs Jewish Soc.

-IC Union can not fail to win

with Stephen Goulder and

Martin S Taylor in the side.

1300h Civ Eng 201

Friends of Palestine Society

meeting.

1300h Mech Eng

220

Enoch Powell, Official Unionist

MP, speaks on Unemployment.

-Enoch Powell's extreme right

wing views are found across

the length and breadth of the

country. However often the

detailed arguments behind

these policies are ignored

despite the fact that Mr Powell

is one of Britain's best orators.

His views on one of the present

government's most unpopular

policies will be well worth

listening to even if one dis-

agress with them.

J A A A U Pippard Theatre

l O J U n Sherfield Building

Mirrors to an Age? Three

Victorian painters. Richard

Ormond presents the first

lecture of the series on Sir

Edwin Landseer.

1315h Mech

Eng

Mech Eng Soc present 'Japan

an Inside View'. A talk given by

a student who has worked at

Nissan, in Japan, on robot

automation.

1730h Volleyball Court

Volleyball training

1730h Brown Committee Room

Amnesty International meeting

1800h Union SCR

Wine Tasting Society meeting

Huxley

213 1800h Socialist Society present a

speaker from the Christian

socialist movement.

1830h Old Darkroom

Photosoc give a black and

white printing demonstration

Sign up on the Photosoc

noticeboard.

1830h Union

Upper Lounge

Audio Soc present a demon­

stration from the hi-fi makers

Celestion International.

1830h J C R

Silver Medal Dancing Class

1900h Outside old Chemistry

Ski Club trip to Hillingdon

dry slope. Bring £3.25 and

Unioncard.

1930h J C R

Beginners' Dancing Class

1930h Southside Lounge

Liberal Club meeting

2230h Falmouth Kitchens

Soup Run

Wednesday

0930h J C R

Industrial Society and Careers

Advisory Service present a

Careers' Fair.

-With over thirty companies

in attendance, final students

should not miss this.

1230h Chem Eng

E400

Methodist Society present Rev

Peter Sutcliffe who will talk on

T h e Will of God' .

-Rev Sutcliffe is chairman

of the London and South East

district of the Methodist

Church.

1345h Physics Level 2

MOPSOC visit to the Telecom

Technology Showcase.

1400h J C R

Careers Fair part two with a

different thirty firms.

1400h Union Upper Lounge

Dramsoc Acting Workshop

John Papworth talks to Wellsoc on Monday, about the Fourth World

Society.

1830h J C R

Bronze Medal Dancing Class

1930h J C R

Beginners' Dancing Class

Thursday

1230h Mines

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Scout and Guide Club talk on

meteorology.

1230h Southside Upper Lounge

ICYHA butties meeting

1230H J C R

Amnesty International have

organised 'Sign a postcard,

light a candle, save a life'.

1300h TV

Lounges

STOIC present the ' N e w s -

Break' bonfire night special.

J A A A L Read Theatre

l O U U n Sherfield Building

This House believes that Private

Education should be abolished

proposed the Chairman of the

G L C , Sir Ashley Bramall and

opposed by Conservative MP

John Selwyn Gummer.

-The Department of Humani­

ties and the Debating Society

must be praised for bringing

together two professional

orators to debate such an

important motion.

1300h Chem Eng

LT2

Rt Hon Stanley Orme, Shadow

Secretary of State for Industry,

speaks to the Industrial Society

on 'The Meaning of Industrial

Democracy'.

-The Labour Party's views on

industrial democracy are con­

troversial so it will be interest­

ing to see how a prominent

member of the party defends

them.

1300h Huxley

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|NUS NUS President Neil

Stewart will be talking on

the NUS.

-With ICU outside the NUS Mr

Stewart will definitely try to

persuade you to join. However

think about what ICU can do

with the extra money it saves.

1300h Physics

LT2

MOPSOC Lecture Stochastic

metastability' by Prof Ian

Percival of Queen Mary's

College.

1300h Union

S C R

The SDP a talk by Hugh

Stephenson, editor of the New

Statesman.

-Is there no way that the

political and social societies

at College could avoid having

so many prominent people at

College at the same time?

1300h 2T0 Guilds UGM with a trial

1330h Great

Hall

The Ascent of Man Pt 3

The Grain in the Stone.

J A A A L Music Room

l O O U n 53 Princes Gate

Lunch Hour Concert Gundrun

Edwards (violin) and Harold

Britten (piano).

1700h Biochemistry

702

Biochemical Society lecture

'The U N C operon and sythesis

of A T P in E coli, nitrodiondria

and diloroplasts' by Dr John

Walker of Cambridge.

1730h Aero 254

Gliding Club meeting

1800h T V

Lounges

STOIC repeat the lunchtime

broadcast.

1830h Old Darkroom

Photosoc give a black and

white printing demonstration.

Sign up on Photosoc notice-

board.

'Mech Eng

220 1830h Ents present Psycho. 50p

admission.

-This Hitchcock is possibly the

classic horror film of all time.

This film will make up for the

^deficiencies of Dressed to Kill

Not to be missed.

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War of

the Roses continued from front page

addressed the meeting ( M r s

H a r d y - S m i t h is the U n i o n

A d m i n i s t r a t o r , one o f the

permanent staff who work in the

U n i o n Office and take their,

instruction from the President).

She said that Miss Freeman had

rarely been in the office before

eleven o'clock, and had several

times been late for appointments

because " s h e had a sleeping

problem". Stephen Goulder, Colin Cooper, and Nick Pyne at Tuesday's UGM

PINCCCI-IIO

N o doubt you're all aware of the sad fate of the

D e L i r i u m motor company, whose founder has

just been arrested. T o find out the latest, I

sought out his adviser in the Belfast plant,

Paddy D e Polstery, and asked him to outline

the present situation.

" W e l l , S i r , " he said, "we've got 6916 De

L i r i u m cars in the hangar over there, and

they've been there for the last thirteen months.

The mechanics say that the cars are just

starting to fall apart; next month one car will

have to be disposed of, the second month four

cars will have to be disposed of, the third

month nine cars and so on . In other words, the

number of cars that will fall apart in any month

in the in the future is the square of the number

of months hence that that month is. The

Official Receiver has said that, unless a firm

steps in in time, then I shall be sacked when

the number of cars in the hangar is equal to the

number of months that the cars have been in

the hangar."

I was e x p r e s s i n g m y s y m p a t h y for his

unfortunate plight, when he leaned across the

table, tapped the side of his nose conspirator-

ially and whispered.

"I've got some friends who used to work

here, though, and, starting this month, they're

going to steal into the plant and produce two

cars a month, to keep the stocks up and keep

me in a job a bit longer."

A t this I bid him farewell, not wishing to tell

h i m t h a t he w o u l d k e e p h i s j o b f o r a

further—how many months?

Solutions, comments,criticisms to me at the

FELIX Office by Wednesday, 1:00pm. £5 from,

Mend-a-Bike for a randomly selected entry.

L = Locomotive

2 = Second Class C o a c h

R = Restaurant C a r

P = Pul lman C o a c h

Last week's solution

It was very interesting trying to decipher the

various attempts sent in to the problem of

Ki l l inbuckton . M a n y people sent in '8 moves'

a t t e m p t s , b u t a d j u s t i n g f o r r e a l i s m (ie

assuming the lengths of track are slightly

longer than stated, in order to accommodate

the corners, and assuming the trains are not of

negligible width) the 'best' solution, in my

humble opinion, was that of Reg Langford of

C i v Eng 2, who can collect his £5 cheque from

the F E L I X Office after 1:30pm on Monday .

The diagrams should be self-explanatory;

both the locomotive and Pullman car are

d i r e c t i o n a l , the s e c o n d c lass c o a c h a n d

restaurant car are not.

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