College backs down over bookstore rent

T h e C o l l e g e has b a c k e d d o w n o v e r p l a n s to

i n c r e a s e the rent o f the I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n

B o o k s h o p f r o m £ 4 , 7 0 0 p e r a n n u m to £ 1 9 , 0 0 0 .

T h e rent w i l l n o w be e q u a l to last y e a r ' s rent

p l u s i n f l a t i o n .

T h e p l a n i s yet to be a g r e e d , a n d ' I m p a c t ' ,

w h o represent the C o l l e g e , are s t i l l n e g o t i a t i n g .

C o l l e g e S e c r e t a r y M r J o h n S m i t h , t o l d F E L I X

' n o b o d y w a n t e d to d o d o w n the b o o k s h o p o r

U n i o n ' . H e a d d e d ' the U n i o n h a d put m o r e in to

it t h a n o r i g i n a l l y t h o u g h t ' . H e a l s o c o m m e n t e d

that ' I t ' s i m p o r t a n t f o r the p e o p l e w h o r u n it

c o m m e r c i a l l y to k n o w w h a t a c o m m e r c i a l rent

is i n this n e i g h b o u r - h o o d — t h e space is v e r y

v a l u a b l e ' .

T h e R e c t o r , P r o f e s s o r E r i c A s h , j u s t i f i e d the

c h a n g e o f m i n d — T t w a s felt that the h i g h e r rent

w o u l d be unnecessar i ly h a r d o n the B o o k s t o r e ' ,

he t o l d F E L I X .

L a s t F r i d a y ' s m e e t i n g b e t w e e n the U n i o n

P r e s i d e n t , N e i l M c C l u s k e y , M r J o h n S m i t h a n d

P r o f e s s o r E r i c A s h y i e l d e d the draught s o l u t i o n .

T h e o r i g i n a l a i m o f r a i s i n g the rent w a s because

the o l d B o o k s h o p was n o n - d e p a r t m e n t a l — a n o n -

C o l l e g e based a c t i v i t y ' as I m p a c t d e s c r i b e d i t .

It w a s p o i n t e d out that S o u t h s i d e B a r p a i d n o

rent at a l l a n d is e v e n m o r e n o n - d e p a r t m e n t a l

t h a n the b o o k s h o p . I m p a c t is an i m p a r t i a l

a g e n c y , so a rent r i se i n one sector m u s t be

a c c o m p a n i e d b y a rise i n any c o m p a r a b l e areas .

R e f e c t o r i e s M a n a g e r M r R o b N o r t h e y , w h o

is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r S o u t h s i d e B a r , c o m m e n t e d

that a n y c h a n g e i n the rent o n S o u t h s i d e B a r

w o u l d p r o b a b l y be r e f l e c t e d i n b a r p r i c e s . T h e

U n i o n b a r a l so p a y s n o rent , he a d d e d .

See summer news review

Theft: Hamsoc lose £2,500 A n e s t i m a t e d £ 2 , 5 0 0 w o r t h o f e q u i p m e n t has

b e e n s t o l e n f r o m H a m S o c , I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e

U n i o n ' s a m a t e u r r a d i o s o c i e t y . T h e m i s s i n g

i t e m s i n c l u d e t r a n c e i v e r s w o r t h abo u t £ 2 , 0 0 0

a n d v a r i o u s o t h e r e q u i p m e n t , i n c l u d i n g

a n t e n n a e .

T h e r o b b e r y is t h o u g h t to h a v e h a p p e n e d

s o m e t i m e last w e e k after e l e c t r i c i a n s e m p l o y e d

b y the C o l l e g e h a d b e e n w o r k i n g near the

H a m s o c r o o m . It is b e l i e v e d that they left a d o o r

o p e n . T h e theft w a s o n l y d i s c o v e r e d o n T u e s d a y

w h e n H a m s o c m e m b e r s s tarted t o p r e p a r e f o r

the F r e s h e r s ' F a i r .

T h e U n i o n D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t D a v e W i l l i a m s

s a i d the a r t i c l e s w e r e u n i n s u r e d a n d that 'as f a r

as I ' m c o n c e r n e d the C o l l e g e Estates are p a y i n g

f o r i t ' .

T h e theft o c c u r r e d d u r i n g the d a y , a n d is

t h o u g h t t o h a v e i n v o l v e d a n u m b e r o f t r i p s t o

a n d f r o m the r o o m . D a v e W i l l i a m s has n o w

i n s t r u c t e d that he be t o l d b e f o r e a c o n t r a c t o r is

left i n a n y o f the U n i o n B u i l d i n g s .

M r G e o f f R e e v e s C o l l e g e C h i e f S e c u r i t y

O f f i c e r , a d d e d that n o o n e is sure o f w h e n the

theft a c t u a l l y t o o k p l a c e , but it m u s t h a v e t a k e n

s o m e t i m e . H e s a i d that the b a c k d o o r o f the

U n i o n , f a c i n g the A l b e r t H a l l , is to be f i x e d w i t h

a m a g n e t i c l o c k , b u t c a n n o t b e l o c k e d

p e r m a n e n t l y as it is a fire d o o r .

I n a la ter i n t e r v i e w D a v e W i l l i a m s t o l d

F E L I X that it ' l o o k e d l i k e ' the d o o r h a d b e e n

le f t o p e n . T believe i t is not i n s u r e d ' he a d d e d .

Students to fund College cock-up?

C o l l e g e ' s r e s i d e n c e f u n d m a y h a v e to s u p p o r t

the £ 1 . 6 m i l l i o n O l a v e H o u s : , a c c o r d i n g to

S e n i o r A s s i s t a n t F i n a n c e O f f i c e r , M a l c o l m

A l d r i d g e . T h e H o u s e ' s finances are p r e s e n t l y

kept separate f r o m the m a i n R e s i d e n c e A c c o u n t ,

u n d e r a n a g r e e m e n t , m a d e b e t w e e n the C o l l e g e

a n d I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n ( I C U ) , d e s i g n e d to

l i m i t rent increases i n o ther r e s i d e n c e s .

A r o u n d £ 1 m i l l i o n o f the cost o f the n e w

H o u s e w a s r a i s e d t h r o u g h a l o a n , w i t h the rest

o f the m o n e y c o m i n g f r o m the S h e r f i e l d T r u s t .

It w a s d e c i d e d at the t i m e o f p u r c h a s e to p a y

the interest o n the l o a n e n t i r e l y f r o m the O l a v e

H o u s e rents , i n o r d e r to a v o i d b u r d e n i n g

s tudents i n o t h e r r e s i d e n c e s . F o l l o w i n g the

recent interest rate i n c r e a s e s , the £ 5 0 - 6 0 rents

a re n o l o n g e r s u f f i c i e n t f o r th is a n d the l o a n is

s t e a d i l y i n c r e a s i n g . It has a l so been e s t i m a t e d

that the v a l u e o f O l a v e H o u s e has f a l l e n to £ 1

m i l l i o n , i n l i n e w i t h p r o p e r t y p r i c e t r e n d s .

C o m m e n t i n g o n h i s p o l i c y t o w a r d rent

i n c r e a s e s , M r A l d r i d g e t o l d F E L I X ' M y

o b j e c t i v e is to k e e p pace w i t h i n f l a t i o n ' but d i d

not r u l e out the p o s s i b i l i t y o f increases greater

t h a n the rate o f i n f l a t i o n . I f O l a v e H o u s e is

a d d e d to the R e s i d e n c e A c c o u n t , a l l rents m a y

see a substant ia l r ise i n o r d e r to ensure that the

H o u s e b r e a k s e v e n f i n a n c i a l l y .

C o l l e g e S e c r e t a r y J o h n S m i t h d e n i e d that

there are a n y p lans to b r i n g O l a v e H o u s e in to

the R e s i d e n c e A c c o u n t . H e stated h i s i n t e n t i o n

to u p h o l d the C o l l e g e ' s a g r e e m e n t w i t h the

U n i o n a n d s a i d that he thought O l a v e H o u s e

rents are ' a b o u t r i g h t f o r the na ture o f the

a c c o m m o d a t i o n ' .

M r S m i t h , w h o r e c o m m e n d e d the p u r c h a s e

o f the H o u s e to the S h e r f i e l d T r u s t , r e m a r k e d

' I s t i l l t h i n k i t ' s a g o o d b u y i n the l o n g t e r m ' .

N e i l M c C l u s k e y , I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n

P r e s i d e n t , reacted w i t h s u r p r i s e to the p r o p o s a l

that O l a v e H o u s e s h o u l d be f i n a n c e d f r o m the

g e n e r a l R e s i d e n c e A c c o u n t . T w i l l s t i ck to a n y

agreement m a d e a n d I d o b e l i e v e that the

agreement w a s that any r e s i d e n c e b o u g h t a f ter

F i s h e r H a l l w o u l d be kept separate f r o m the

R e s i d e n c e A c o u n t ' , he s a i d .

O n e thing you'll b e

familiar with w h e n y o u

start co l lege .

B y o p e n i n g a n a c c o u n t n o w y o u c a n

g e t t o k n o w al l t h e s e r v i c e s N a t W e s t

h a v e t o o f fe r .

We h a v e m o r e b r a n c h e s o n or n e a r

c a m p u s t h a n a n y o t h e r bank .

N o t o n l y t h a t , w e a l s o h a v e m o r e

2 4 - h o u r S e r v i c e t i l l s t h a n a n y o n e e l s e .

W h e n y o u s t a r t c o l l e g e w e c a n , if

y o u l i k e , t r a n s f e r y o u r a c c o u n t t o y o u r

n e a r e s t b r a n c h . S o it wi l l b e w a i t i n g w h e n

y o u ar r ive , c o m p l e t e w i t h al l t h e b e n e f i t s

o f ou r s t u d e n t p a c k a g e .

E n a b l i n g y o u t o g e t t o k n o w y o u r

n e w c o l l e g e i n s t e a d o f a n e w bank .

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P R E S S F O R A C T I ,2* N

T h e N a t W e s t S t u d e n t s S e r v i c e t e r m s a p p l y t o t h o s e w h o e n t e r f u l l - t i m e f u r t h e r e d u c a t i o n f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e a n d w h o a r e in

r e c e i p t o f a n L E A a w a r d o r o t h e r r e g u l a r f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t ( e . g . f r o m p a r e n t s ) .

Graham Swannell's

h ����� once in a����e it is n to remind �� ���f ho�������l a pla� can be in order to ��� appreciate ��t ����e the � ��� ���l bottom of the barrel lies-and

Graham ���������s latest pla� is it.

If �� ���� e the most�����s middling middle class

sitcom �� !"e #$#r %����d then this is it �����t

the benefit of a remote control or &'&n indeed of an ���� ��l (a ���e tactical decision.)

Walter, a failed landscape architect finds himself in

the position, �������� ����������(' and 'comic' for

a professional man��h as he, of ������g ���������d to )����n his� � �*a minorit� +,-./.0r

as a doctor still����l to an ailing NHS (and 1234 SDP 567

h it).

At the start of the pla� Walter has decided to hang p his ���r globes and escape to the red�����d cit�

of his shattered� ����*8� �9���*��d :;<=e the

great�����*������������g

����l that� (���s ������.

The drear> �t

������g )����n ��9�s p in search of

a coffee and������� ��g him ���9��g she ����� s ���t all the �s is ����.

The incompetent and illiterate dross ����h �����s ����s��9e an imbecil's

(��e to a gospel of middle class

tenets and� ����. For

�?�����:

1. men cannot coo92. @ABCn can coo93. DEFn �e GHIe ���g �e GHIe ���d

4. no� �e are older �e are ����r

5. an� aspirations�����d a semi and 2.4 9��s are JKLKMNKOPs and sill� of�� �e

6. especiall� the idea of � ����g

7. or come to that of� �������g

8. �e��t stic9 together

9. this is the best of all possible �� ���Q-�������� ���� �d in the line R�� thin9����l find

Robert Royston's

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���t �� ���t in8� �9���. It doesn't

�?���, this is ���t

�?����S" TUt the most ���� l impression that the�����(e (���

s is that �������l ��9e Walter R������t :;<=e a

note to the���9���R. VWXYZ 567h the script

���(h one might�?���t that

director Peter James ���d attempt for the��9e of

pride to do something567

h it. His attempt to�������e

the cast that the�����(e is of this planet has [\]&'&r �������� failed in Morag Hood's case as she ��������9s )������s part in a ������� droning

monotone (throat problems perhaps?). ^����_�����Gregor a��� �s ������t attempt to

��9e something of

Walter is lost in an alternate recital of lines that���d bcdcr pass for

����� ������. e�9�s fall flat and �����������n������n characters and to the ������e bcdcr begins to be established.

The pla� is as desperate as the NHS for some

immediate���*�����g action:-

Either a radical���9e p to send p the flims� and ���9����d script or a

�� ��s���������

t of energ`to pla� p the ���9��s of ��� . Since neither of

these seems��9���, the ����,

��9e Walter's life, ���l speed

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h ��������; "Hardl� ����e

and then dead fghijihk. Ma� it rest in eternal peace.

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Amidst the lmnoe propoganda and political cliche ����h����s the

� ��l realit� of life in the ���h

African p�����c The Struggle insists itself as an

intelligent and �����d tale ����h stabs567

h ���������g precision. p�h has long ago left ���h Africa and the island

of appropriated �����h that ��s her father's home,

for London and the bloated amnesia of a����� ������ �s life. p���s ������r father

���(�����, from the loss of a dead qrse and deserting

��(��� , in the

�����d�������s of both ���e and

fragmented mind erraticall� �����g orders to and

demanding compan� from the long�� ��g

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Tim. tt the deep� �(��s of

�?��e are hardl� the ���� s of Lethe and p�h is

� ���n b� conscience to �� �, ostensibl� to

����t her father, in realit� to do uvwx

for The Struggle.

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h the present interrogation of ������� ��*���� ���e p�h b� the sadistic Colonel

Van y��. The z{||}~s engineering of the

� �� �s ending is ���� ��� �������d b� a chillingl� ����e radio ����������t and the piece closes567

h a sense of

foreboding and imminent conflict.

The���� ��(����d cast

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performances567

h Osei Bentil {Othello at the ������) bringing great ���r and

�������� to his role as �����*��e fatalistic ���g�������p ��������.

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Second

Fiddle Mary Wesley Pub. Black Swan £3.99

Afficionados ���l not be disappointed b�

Mar������� �

s latest offering in ���������. Not onl�

does

it afford �s another glimpse of ������o Grant, on ���m the

������n ��s lifted in The Camomile Lawn and ��o last �����d a part in The Vacillations of Poppy Carew. It also opens �p a����e ne� cast of ������characters, in

��������� ����d �������. The plot centres on ����d Bannister, 25, ��� �����¡, bac

� at home

�¢£h mother, dreaming of ������g a

��¤�l and ¥���a¦§¨©ª«¬, 45 (the ages are

important). ­®����, independent and controlled, she ���s her��n life,

�� ��s men and discards them °±²³´µ¶· ¹º

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in a�����¡�����e of scenes ����h also ���� ����e

aspects of ¥�����s past and her ¿� ���, and of ����¡�s

mother's mind, marriage and ��������, as ���l as �����¡����g a team of comic characters, ÀÁÂÃÄÅÀÁg the ÆÇÈÉÊÉËÌÍÈÎ ¡���¡¿�l Terrence. The

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The Bellarosa Connection Saul Bellow Pub. Penguin £3.50

The aging memorà man forgets the name of the áâãär

in the song he learnt as a child. His friend and step-åæçèén Harrê Fonstein has spent fortê ����s forgetting

his ëìíîïh origins��t

�����g to than�

the man ��o ������d him from the ð�ñ��, no� a�������¿�l ¾���¡��� ���¡����, Bill

ò Rose (Bellarosa).

Fonstein's ��¿�, the tiger lad�

Sorella, a Gentile, ��o has made herself an×óô×Öt on ëìíîïh �������,

has the means to��¡�� ��l the

��������t Billò

Rose

into�������g her ������d to than

� him. She has been õö÷øn the diaries of a female former aide of the ���¡����, ��t after confronting him

�¢£h them, ¡������

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As ù��l Bello� gets older his��¤��

s seem to get

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the ���������s as a úûüýþþÿ, is reall�

an�®���¡�

d short �Ó�Õ�,�¢£

h its

single theme of memorà and its relation to �������. The

characters are highl� ¡����, and Bello� ������s plot �¢£

h a Nobel ���ñe�������s confidence,��t the terse

description and¡����¼�e are

����¼h to�¤��

e the

America of����ñ�¼

' and 'Dangling Man'. ¾����� �s

fiction is ��¿��¼�������. ����g to trace the Fonsteins thirt ����s after losing ����h�¢£

h them, the memorà man remembers �ù������' (or�ù����������������g preferred in the ù����) and learns of their deaths.

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Job Hunting Alfred Hassack

Penguin 'Self-Starter' £3.99

No� that � �r grant

�����e has been pissed³½³º

at the Freshers' Wee� �¤���

s and��� ¡����¤�r that � �

r landlord, one Mr Rachman, is a�������r for

prompt monthl� ��� ����, it's time to join the

pioneering cohorts of nineties���¡���s and get

��t

and earn some dosh.

And here's � �r edge: �����

e competitors for that ���¼�t after post at the local ale ����e are��¤������

a����h of losers ��o hadn't the ��t to prepare for

the ���¤�����e ������l�¢£

h the boss�¢£

h the latest ���¿�������������l training in transactional�������s and

the high art of ¿���������d��������. ¾�t

���,���������g

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r and���e

dotted��  ��� and speedil

� �������, for a pittance, � �

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to��¤

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d � �r ���¡��t

dreams.

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that can sell itself

In Search of the Crack Robert Elms Pub. Penguin £3.99

���l to ��� promises ���l that it can then sell��� to

Mr Big and his merr� band of moderatel� �� �������d

men. This boo�  ���

s a fair job of it ���n intended).

Aimed at a broad��¡����e the chapter regarding

CVs is a bit of a shoc� �����¡��g as it does formats

for those¤�����s forms of real life������t a ���¤�������¡������n (those ��o also

 ��t ��Ü� . The ���������t chapters on �����¤��� preparation and its ������������¼� are a

�������� commonsense pep tal�

for all those of a������������¡!�������� incompetent "#$%&'%()*

. +¤�����, ������¼h ����e dispensible as a tool of an�

great enlightenment the boo� ¼�¤�s a clear simple

chec�

list and���¤�

s its intended ¿������n to calm and

groom the potential¤����m before the sacrificial

presentation to the big bad �����¤��� ¡��.

.

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��¤���s����t it is

����t the ¿�n

of camaraderie and the richness of friendship-the ��������s of���¤��g the

������. The crac

� is the 2345�

spirit of a night �����d 678n¡����, and drained of

its������e then 9:;<=

n to the side�¢£

h the empties.

The crac�

is the��t of the Irish and the nightl� ����t

of a ��¡�����d ��¡e bo�

from N22 for that�����¤e

something more.

From ��¡����¼e¡������g in a ��b in Camden >?@

n ABCDEFh

��®��l���� ����s in the B&Bs of ¾����� ����, Ton

G is riding the crest of a HIJ

e����h

carries him almost as far as his passionate÷KõLe

ambitions.

With the ��t of Joe Kell�

and the sharp edge of

bright and bold Diamond, the���

s MNOe¡�¤���d the

spirit of the times, or at least of��¤��g in London, and

in a partà of¡����,

¡��¼s and����¡s �������e

Incorporated is born.

The anarchic�����¡e of the hedonists'

¤����n is PQRSTUVW, and

�¢£h a cool mi

® of blarne

� and balls the

gospel of good time is spread. After London, Ne�XYZ[ and \]^_

o bo� to the pirates flag. `abcdeh the dollars and a death and the loss of his

English Rose a big-hearted man is made from a bright

faced���

. From these fond memories of a����� life

and 'getting¡���� in the compan

� of honest men',

TonG

can no� loo� fg´½³´d �¢£

h the contented smir�

of a man��o has had his���

e and still has another

slice left.

Better than the blind rebellion of angrh ����g men

and brighter than the self¡���������n of the ijkjllmkjnopi, this

��¤�l opens an �����n door in the ������g of recent times����h leads to a more ������¤e

path for those 'In Search of the ������. .

The Oat and Wheat Bran Health Plan Dina R. Jewell and C. Thomas Jewell M.D. Pub. Bantam Books £3.99

This boo� ��������e qr78

n as Crappingstur Wa

� to

Health¡���¤��s the final panacea to that

¼� �t of ills ���������� ¿�¤����d b�

the constipated vwxywzn����d ���h as:

Coronar�

arter{ disease

Appendicitis

Colon cancer

Breast cancer

Hiatal hernia

Varicose¤���s

Depression

and man�

more besides. |�¤e been on the diet for

a fortnight no� and can honestl�

tell��� that in this

time |�¤e ��¿¿���d from none of these ills so that can't

be bad for a first indication. }~t I

�����d mention, there are certain¡�������s

to the plan. The main problem being that the diet

consists of lots of¤����s to the toilet to deposit � �

r ���, more�����, fast transit time, cholesterol �� �¤��g

�� ��r����.

�t�����, this is

������ a small price to pa�

for���h

a �������, energising cleansing effect that these little ¿�����s treats can bring to � �r life. Or at least that's

the message that���������t and High-Fibre-Priestess

Dina relates in her endearingl� ������ American ���.

The boo�

is clearl�

planned and presented and the

tone of address is set for an intelligent interested la�'&�(#*�#

. From the beginnings of research in Africa

on the importance of dietar�

fibre ABCDEFh a

��  ���of the �������l and chemical effects of oat and����t

brans the 9��t leads into the���� of the boo

� ����e

the practical�������s of getting the

���¿f 678n � �

r

throat in a�������� appetising ��� is

��¤���d b

� a �� ��������¤e list of recipe ideas.

An interesting���������e for the traditional diet of

man�

beers and a �u��� ��t �B�AB�r the medical basis ���l be����d

��t b�

an article in �ä�t month's Lancet in the time �������d manner of these things, remains

to be seen. ��������e stoc� �p on bog roll.

.

Page 4

The summer is always quiet according to those who would like to make you think so. But the College tried to pull a fast one on the Union and the Summer Accommodation Centre got washed out

PThe Right ���������

e Margaret Thatcher, MP, ������d

College on �¡��t 25. In a brief ��������¢ £¤¥

h FELIX,

she�¦§�����

d that she¢�

s �������g the College's

Interdisciplinar Research Centres,¢©�ªh she

described as «¬��­�®����l and ¯°±² �¦ª����¡³'

Mrs Thatcher ������d�¢

o of the College's three

IRCs,¢©�ªh

¢��l bring a total of ´µ2 million to the

College. 'It's ¯°±² �¦ª�� ��¡¶' she commented �¬���¢��­�

, «¢©�t

¢e do both in the basic and the §�����e research reall

¢��l ·¸¹e a

���®��­��s effect

on the¢©��

e º»¼»½e

��ªª��s of

��r ¾¿ÀÁÂÃÄÅ'

The Rector, Professor Eric Ash, told FELIX that he

had ������d Mrs Thatcher to ÆÇÈÉ the IRCs after she

had�¦§�����

d an interest to Professor  �­�s Salaam

in the Ê© ��ªs Department. The centres are in ËÌËÍÎÏÐÑÌn

�����¡, Process Ò�®������n and control

(Chem Eng) and Ò�®�ª��­�ª����.

Mrs Thatcher is ÓÔÕÖn to be

�����e

����t the ����­��¨ of IRCs as a research tool. Professor Ash no

¢�������s she

�©��×s 'this is the right

¢� to go.'

Interdisciplinar Research Centres ØÙÚÛ in an inter­

departmental manner,­��¢��g ideas and

������ª�s

from������

l areas at once.

Bookstore lostThe Imperial College Union Ü��×�����«s losses �¦ª��­�

d original estimates b ´ÝÞßàà0 áâã

n a¬��

l äåæçèåéèe

¢�s held

­����g the Ò�®®��.

The�®���

t¢�

s made�

p b�����

d���×

s¢©�ªh êëìí

d not be�������

d to��§§�����

. Past stoc���������

s had ���d

������������,

��t of date ��¦����×

s at ðñòl price less a profit margin. An

�¦�®§�e î����

d¢�

s 'A histor of Persian ó���©î��×��¶'¢©�ªh ¢�

s �����d at ´Þ

0 in the�ªª����

s and¢�

s selling

in the Ü��×����e at ´ôàõöà

.

The loss¢�

s originall higher,��

t¢�

s��­�ª�

d b

the ÷øùú÷n of ´öÞßàà0 ûüýþ

h of����

. It came as an

addition to the Ü��×�����«s ´µàßàà0 ÿ¹���� �

t and the

Union's ´�Ýßàà0

��¬�����©®��t costs.

Union Manager, ���e Peacoc×

told FELIX that he

did not�¦§�ª

t the ������e to repa the debts for

ten¨����

.

Impact hit Bookstore The College increased the rent on the Union ������

e

from ´�ß Ýà0 to 19,000 áâãn its rent negotiators,

'Impact,' ��e �®§�� �d to arrange an 'arms length'

agreement���¢��

n the Union and the College.

College Secretar and 'Impact' director, John Smith

accepted that the ne¢

rent¢�

s 'a bit���¡

h on the ��� ����' ��t added that the ne

¢ arrangements §����­�

d «®�ªh sharper

����ª�����³'

With a good ����, Union Manager, ���e Ê��ª�ª×,

told FELIX that he�¦§�ª��

d a profit of ´�àßààà, ¢©�ªh

¢���d ·¸¹

e been©����d b the ne

¢ rent.

The ne¢

rent¢�

s part of the College's polic to

increase rents�����

d theª�®§��

, ��ª��­��g that of

National Westminster ����. The polic¢�

s decided

b the College's Management and Planning

Committee

S A C in hot water A

®�¦ï�p���¢��

n the Ò�®®�r Accommodation

Centre and the College's Estates section left 56 rooms

flooded in Ò���©��­e in September.

The hot¢���

r��§§�

to the halls had been

disconnected������¡©t and

­����g the da to 'repair

a����

t main,' according to Managing ������ r of

Residences, Peter ����¢���©.

Mr ����¢���h told FELIX that

ÈÆÈ!"#$e in the halls

had��ª����

d a leaflet¢�����g them of the imminent

disconnection. Ò�����l residents left their hot¢���

r

taps������g %&'()(*. +,-./01

g on the incident, Conference organiser, 234567e 8���×, said, 'No, I still

©����«t been informed

officiall9

that the¢���

r¢�

s to be�¢��ª©�

d off.' She

added that the staff at the Ò�®®�r Accommodation

Centre's reception des×

had not been informed either.

She described the leafleting of the halls as 'minimal,'

and added that the residents had «�©��¡©t it¢�

s a

rather a hoot!'

UFC success Imperial

��ªª��­�d in gaining a

������¢�­e top

research�����g in all of the departments :;<=;>;d

b the ?��������¨ @��­��g 8���ª�l ABCr the��®®��

.

The ne¢

ratings placed IC 3rd in the national table of ?����������s £¤¥h 91.25% of the possible

®��×�.

The UFC no¢

aim to D¤Ee a­����

e¢��¡©���g to

research�¦ª�����ª�

,¢©�ªh Professor Ash

�¦§�ª�s to §����­e a «��F����

e fraction of a million G§���­�H¶' in º»¼»½

e¨����

. 'It I JKt drasticall change��

r¬������

s ÕLMNÔOPQRS' he added.

New ICU staff IC Union appointed TUVWXU Vice President, Y����e Van

der Straeten as Assistant Finance Officer in  �¡���.

The ne¢

permanent staff post is to be paid for b the

Union's������

s and its central�ªª����

.

Union President, Neil Zª8���×�, no

¢ hopes that

Finance Officer, Reggie Blennerhassett¢��l be able to ­����

e more of his time to the management [\\]^_ a_g he¢�

s�®§�� �

d to do���¡�����

.

Mary's refit St Z�� «s Ò��­��

t Union had its bar and main hall

refitted­����g the Ò�®®��

. The cost of the refit¢�

s

met b the Medical School and St Z�� «s Ò��­��t

Union.

The main hall,¢©�ªh had not been

��¬�����©�d since

the 1960's is���

d as a refectorb

and©����

s�����

s cdefgg the������¡�

.

Page 5

'My drawing isn't bad, and I like the sound of this comic business.

Where can I learn more?' The answer is the London Cartoon

Centre.

lUnless hijkle been mnt of the opqrstu for the last vwxr

or so, ymn z{|l no }mn~t ���e noticed the ��mn�t of

media attention that comics ���e been attracting.

With the Batman film and the rising prominence of

more���n��, ��}n|�' comics �n�h as Deadline and

Crisis, the �����c �ye has been forced ���n thisn�{�ne

artform as ����r before. ������l major boo� �n~|{����s

are no�

entering the fra� �� h �¡����{�e plans for

comic projects.

"Hold on", ¢£¤ may ��y. "My }��z{�g isn't bad,

and I ¥¦§e the �mn�d of this comic ¨©ª«¬­ªª. Where can

I learn more?" Well, �n���{�{�®|y, the only place in ¯n�m�e that offers specific training in comic strip art

is the North Kensington based London Cartoon

Centre.

The Cartoon Centre gre° mnt of a zm����mp started

in 1984 b¢ ±��{d Moran,�²

o�³

s�m��{���d that

there�n�t be talented ymn�g people in his area

�²o ´µ¶·d draz original cartoons for a

��z�|����r ��m}n��d ¸¹º»¼r his

®n{}����) by a local ½¾¿Àh ÁÂÃÄ. After a fezn����{�Å���m�y �n�m��, ±��{d Æ|my}, artist of the

acclaimed series 'V for Vendetta', z�s ÇÈÉÊd to find

someone ËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒ. He decided to ���e a go himself,

and from there the Cartoon Óm����mp®��}n�||y�¡���}�d to become the Cartoon Centre, gathering ��mn®h �n��m�t from the Portobello ÔÕÖ×Ø, the ¯n�m���n Social Ùn�d and D.C. Comics to be able to

hire aÅn||Ú�{�e co-ordinator, ÛÜe ��{��|��. ÝÞßàá

, �� h an {������{�e roster of�¡���{����d

comic artists and {||n�����m�s for�n�m��, the Centre

offers a range of����{�g classes

�m���{�g all aspects

of comics creation: strip {||n�����{m�, script z�{�{�®, �n�mnr scripts, anatomy and life }��z{�®, �� h hopes

to start�m|mn�{�g and animation

�mn���s in the near Ån�n��.

A nez }���|m����t instigated b¢ Ms ��{��|�r is a }�y�{�e�mn��e �n��{�g for

�zo and a half }�ys a âããäåæçr ten z����, comprised of the basic elements of

the����{�g classes �|ns �}�{�e on setting ¤p in èéêëìíês as a cartoonist. îïðñò term 'Masterclasses' are arranged

���n�{�g

top name professionals �n�h as Alan Moore, ±��e

Gibbons and óôõl Neary öô÷øùúg �~mnt their�����{�n�s

and|mm�{�g at ��n}����' °ûüý.

In þÿ�e the Cartoon Centre�m��d into ���

, �n��m�e ~n{|t premises in the Portobello����

t �n�{���s

Centre, z�{�h ��m�{}e good zm��{�g space and ��n{����t essential to~n}}{�g ����e Bells, �n�h as

a light~m¡, a

®n{||m�{�e and a photocopier-the last

beingn��d to ��m}n�e the ��n}����' ��mz���e �����

, Silicon Fish.

If the �������e aim of the Cartoon Centre is to teach

their ��n}���s the �����s necessary to���e a

|{�{�g in

comics and related fields, there can be no }mn~t of

its �n�����. Many of the®��}n���s ���e gone on to

professional°ûüý

: Martin Griffiths and Darren

Goodacre ���� for 2000AD, ±mn®{e ��{��z�{�e has

been �n~|{���d in A-1 and is }��z{�g The American

for Dar� Horse Comics, Nic� �~�}�{s }��zs Hugo

Tate for Deadline, and Denise Dean iszm��{�g for ��{�����l � !"#$s on American Tail II, to name a

�z.

An interesting project z�{�h the Cartoon Centre is {��m|��d in is a collaboration �� h AmnestyInternational. The plan is for

�����������{��s of

Amnesty and some of the Centre�n�m�s to tal� to ���{mns GCSE Art classes �~mnt�n��n rights %&'()*&'+

s and }��z{�g comics�������{��|y. Then, as

part of their GCSE�¡��, the �n�{|s z{|l ���e to ��m}n�e a comic strip �~mnt a ����{�n|�r

�n��n rights

case. ,m��Ån||y the���n|�s of this z{|l demonstrate

the�ÅÅ���{�����s of comics as an -./0123451

l tool and

at the same time heighten �z������s of ������y �s °ûüý.

To attend the London Cartoon Centre ymn �n�t be n�}�r 26. The����{�g classes cost 67890 each (soon

to rise to :;<==>. Send photocopies of ?@Ar BCDEFCG

and/or scripts to�e ��{��|�r at the London Cartoon

Centre, 249-251 Kensal Road, London W10 5DB, or

phone her on 01-969 4562 and arrange an

appointment. Let the longer haired ofymn bez����}:

Ms ��{��|�r has a penchant for�n®®{�g �m�yÚ��{|�!

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With the discovery of further contributory factors, the erosion of the

world's atmosphere is becoming more and more imminent. The latest

computer models predict that the surface temperature of the earth

could rise by three degrees by 2060. The world is warming,

scientists are working and politicians are panicing as they

discover

The greenhouse effect Global ÛÜÝÞßàá

, âÜãäåd b

æ the

áÝååàçèãäe effect, is

one of the feÛ scientificßääãå

s Ûçßâh interests

politicians. It is also one of the mostãÝáåà

t and, ãàäãÝéÝßäßàáêæ, the BA ëßäâãääå

d it at length.

We need theáÝååàçèãä

e effect to ìíîïðïñ: Ûßòçèã

t

it the planet Ûèãêd be óôõ

r 30 degrees cooler. Most

solar radiation can pass ö÷øùúûh the atmosphere üã

t êèàáýÛÜþå, infra-red radiation cannot. This is üåâÜãä

e

of the presence of the so-called ÿáÝååàçèãäe gases': �����

, carbon ëßè�ßëå, methane and âçêèÝèý�êãèÝè

-

carbons (CFCsl Ûçßâh act as a ���� �' stopping the ��������e radiation from theäãÝ�Üâe from escaping. �ã

r âãÝÝåàt problems are �����d b

æ a recent, rapid

and man-made increase in the concentration of these

gases. Large ÜÞèãàòs of carbon ëßè�ßëe ���e been

released ö÷øùúûh mass deforestation and the üãÝàßà

g

of fossil �� !"; methane, ëãe partiall

æ to more

ßàòåàäßþe

farming, has ëèãüêåd in concentration óôõ

r the past #$%&'() and the *ãÜàòßòæ of highl

æ potent CFCs has

increased dramaticallæ óôõ

r the last decade.

The meanòåÞéåÝÜòãÝ

e at theäãÝ�Üâe of the Earth

has alreadæ

been artificiallæ

raised bæ

half a degree.

The BA ÛÜs told that the latest âèÞéãòår models

predict that, +,+n after recent international anti­-.!!�/0.n agreements, this increase Ûßêl reach 1.5

degrees bæ

2030 and âèãêd be as high as 3 degrees

bæ

2060.

The models differ in detail, üãt all agree that the ÜþåÝÜá

eòåÞéåÝÜòãÝ

e rise at the poles Ûßêl be greater

than at theå*ãÜòèÝ

. The1

also agree that there Ûßêl

be greateråþÜéèÝÜòßèn from the oceans. What is less

certain isÛçÜt this234l do to rainfall. It is 5678696d that

the higherêÜòßòãëå

s Ûßêl become :;<<;r in Ûßàòå

r and

drier inäãÞÞåÝ

. Dræ äãüýòÝèéßâÜl areas Ûßê

l become

still drier.

As theòåÞéåÝÜòãÝ

e increases, the polar ice caps Ûßêl

start to melt and, moreäßáàß�ßâÜàòêæ

, the =>ø?@r

oceans Ûßêlå�éÜàë. This Ûßê

l âÜãäe the

äåÜýêåþål to

rise. The best âãÝÝåàt estimates are of a

äåÜýêåþål

20cm higher thanòèëÜæ ÿs b

æ 2030 and 35cm higher

bæ

2060.

All these�ßáãÝå

s ÜääãÞe that the models ���e ABCDEFGd all possible effects. Not all researchers agree

that theH çÜþå

. One of the missing factors, according

to Dr John Woods of the IÜòãÝÜl JàþßÝèàÞåàt

Research KLMNOPQ, is the recentlæ ëßäâèþåÝå

d ÿéêÜàRòèn S�TUVWTV�X' Ûçßâh YZ[\d lead to still more rapid ÛÜÝÞßàg

in the�ãòãÝå

. ]^_`abc , microscopic plants, in the seas and

oceans absorbþÜä

t *ãÜàòßòßås of carbon ëßè�ßëe as

theH defg. Present models ÜääãÞ

e that half the

carbon ëßè�ßëe released into the atmosphere Ûßêl be

absorbed in this ÛÜæ. Dr Woods üåêßåþås that the hijklmnn

Þãêòßéêßår ma

æ mean that this is a ëÜàáåÝèã

s èþåÝåäòßÞÜòå.

For most of the o+pq, oceanòãÝüãêåàâe ÛÜäçå

s the hijklmnnãp and rstn ö÷øùúû

hçãàëÝåëÿs of feet.

Masses of the tinæ

plants spend most of their time in èãt of the reach of

äãàêßáçò,ãàÜüê

e to defg. It is onlæ

in spring, uvwn the oceans are at their most calm, that

theéêÜàRòè

n xyïñr closeåàèãá

h to theäãÝ�Üâe to

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absorbäã��ßâßåà

t carbon ëßè�ßëå.

It is üåêßåþåd that as the oceans ÛÜÝÞ

, theH Ûßê

l

become moreòãÝüãêåàò

. The period of âèÞéÜÝÜòßþe

calm Ûßêl become shorter and less gas Ûßê

l be

absorbed. A greater fraction of the carbon ëßè�ßëe

released Ûßêl remain in the atmosphere âèàòÝßüãòßà

g

to global ÛÜÝÞßàá.

There isåþßëåàâe that the hijklmnn

Þãêòßéêßår effect

is responsible for the 7 degreeòåÞéåÝÜòãÝ

e Ûçßâh

ended the last ice age.

Dr Woods hopes that neÛ âèÞéãòår models of the ÛèÝêëÿs ocean

äæäòåm and the z{|} from the research

ship ~ßäâèþåÝæ Ûßêl lead to a better

ãàëåÝäòÜàëßàg of

this potentiallæ ëßäÜäòÝèã

s phenomenon.

Global ÛÜÝÞßàg ma

æ âãt the ÜÞèãàt of energo��������e from Ûßà

d �ù=@ø, according to Dr �����r ~Üþßs of the �àßþåÝäßòæ

of East Anglia's School of JàþßÝèàÞåàòÜl Sciences. According to recent

research, the ÛÜÝÞßàg planet has left Britain less :���� than half a #$%&'() ago.

This is ������e the poles ���eÛÜÝÞåd faster than

theå*ãÜòèÝ

. The difference in atmosphericéÝåääãÝ

e

across the planet is noÛ smaller and, as this difference

is related to the ÜÞèãàt of energo carried b

æ theÛßàë,

the Ûßàd speed has fallen.

The British Wind Energ� Association has estimated

that Ûßàd energo YZ[\d åþåàòãÜêêæ éÝèþßëe �p to 20%

ofèã

r energo needs. ������r theäêèÛßà

g Ûßàës Ûßêl

affect theéèÛå

rèãòéã

t of the proposed Ûßàd

òãÝüßàåä. Dr ~Üþßs has ������� ¡d that in some places,

theòãÝüßàå

s Ûßêl be

éÝèëãâßàg 30% lesséèÛå

r at the

end of their ¢£¤¥s than at the beginning. Bæ ãäßà

g more

fossil�ãåê

sàèÛ,

ÞÜàRßàd âèãê

d easilæ

be ëåéÝßþßàg

itself at least partiallæ

of a ¦§¨§©e äèãÝâe of �ù=@ø. Another

äéåÜRåÝ, Dr ~Üþßd Shannon, the chief

scientist at the Ministræ

ofªáÝßâãêòãÝå,å�ÜÞßàå

d the

effect of a changed climate on farming. Britain, he told

the association, might become a food «¬­®¯°« , áÝèÛßàg food for nations more badl

æ affected than

itself.

He predicted higheréÝèëãâòßèn :�<h changes in the

crops being ±²³´n toòÜRe ÜëþÜàòÜá

e of µ¶·¸¹·, :;<<;r ÛßàòåÝä

. º»¼½¾½¿, if the planet âèàòßàãås to ÛÜÝÞ

, conditions YZ[\d rapidlæ

becomeÞãâh ÛèÝäå

.

Cattle, according to Professor Phil Grime of the IÜòãÝÜl JàþßÝèàÞåàt Research KLMNOPQ, Ûßê

l no longer

need to beçèãäå

d in the Ûßàòår üã

t Ûèãêd find it

harder to find food in a hotter, drieräãÞÞåÝ

. He

predicted that irrigation schemes Ûèãêd become as Þãâh a part of UK farming as the

H are noÛ in more

arid regions. Weeds and pests Ûèãêd�êèãÝßä

hãàëå

r

the changed conditions. �ãrRàèÛêåëá

e ofèã

r climate is still incomplete.

There are feÛ Ûço Ûèãê

d disagree that more research

is needed. ������r scientists and +,+n politicians

noÛ ãàëåÝäòÜàd that

èãr planet and its

åàþßÝèàÞåàt ���e limits and Ûe are rapidl

æ approaching them.

In April 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson formally announced their

discovery of the famous double-helix structure for DNA. Since then, the

science of Genetics has advanced in leaps and bounds. It is now on the

edge of 'big science'.

The Handbook of Man ÀÁÂÃÄÅÆÂn ma

Ç be the most ÈÉÊÊËÈÈÌÉl of all scientific

theories ÍÄt recent research casts ÎÂÄÍt on one of the ÏÄÐÎÑÒÓÐÅÑl principles

ÄÔÂnÕÖÆ×h the modern theorØ

is based.

The ÙÚÛÜ, bÇ

Dr. JeffreÝ

Pollard of the Albert

Einstein College of Medicine, ÞÄßßÓÞÅs that it maÇ

be

possible toÂÁÓà×ÂÒ

e 'Weismann's Barrier,' áÄßÄÞt Weismann, ÕÂàâÆÐg in the late 19th ×ÓÐÅÄàÇ, ÞÄßßÓÞÅÓd that ÕÖÑt he called the

'germplasm', material×ÑààÇÆÐ

g genetic information

can onlÇ

be passed directlÇ

from one generation to the ãäåæ. In effect there is a biological barrier against

'foreign' material. AnÇ

changes ÍÓÅÕÓÓn generations ÒÄÞt therefore be theàÓÞÄÃt of either the ÞÖÄÏÏÃÆÐg of çèéêëéìg material or random errors in its replication.

Weismann's theoriesÓÁÓÐÅÄÑÃÃÇ

lead to the ÎÂÕÐÏÑÃl of the íîïðïñòóïô' theorØ of

ÓÁÂÃÄÅÆÂÐ. This õö÷øùú,

named after a 19th×ÓÐÅÄàÇ

French biologist, had

manÇ ÏÂÃÃÂÕÓàs ûüýþÿ�ûüg Charles �ÑàÕÆn himself, and

stated that it maÇ

be possible bÇ

someÄÐâÐÂÕn

means for parents to modifÇ

the genetic material

passed on to their offspring toßÆÁ

e them some

biologicalÑÎÁÑÐÅÑßÓ.

Since the ÎÑÇs of Wiesmann and Lamarâ

the

science of genetics has made aÐÄÒÍÓr of major leaps ÏÂàÕÑàÎ, not least the ÎÆÞ×ÂÁÓàÇ of the ÞÅàÄ×ÅÄàe of

Breaking evolution's barriers

DNA. Most of this research seemed to shoÕ that

genetic material isÓÏÏÓ×ÅÆÁÓÃÇ

stable, protected bÇ

Weismann's barrier, andÑ××ÄàÑÅÓÃÇ

copied ÍÓÅÕÓÓn

generations. This ���e rise to the modern 'Neo-�ÑàÕÆÐÆÞÅ' theorØ ofÓÁÂÃÄÅÆÂ

n in ÕÖÆ×h onlÇ

the

principle of �ÞÄàÁÆÁÑl of the fittest' applies. ����, recent ÙÚÛÜ, ûüýþÿ�ûüg that of Dr. Pollard, ÞÄßßÓÞÅs that genetics ma

Ç be more

ÏÃÓ�ÆÍÃe than ÔàÓÁÆÂÄÞÃÇ ÅÖÂÄßÖÅ. �������s of DNA ÖÑÁe been seen

to gro� and shrinâ

andÒÂÁ

eÑàÂÄÐ

d ÕÆÅÖÆn the

chromosomes ÕÖÆ×h hold them. The�

maÇ ���n pic

âÄp material from

Ó�ÅÓàÐÑl ÞÂÄà×Ós ÞÄ×h as

ÁÆàÄÞÓÞ. To Dr. Pollard this is a strateg

Ç for ÞÄàÁÆÁÑÃ. He ÍÓÃÆÓÁÓs that it is possible for life-forms to speed

Äp ÓÁÂÃÄÅÆÂ

n bÇ ×ÂÔÇÆÐ

g their DNAÆÐÑ××ÄàÑÅÓÃÇ

,

somethingÕÖÆ×h has alreadÇ

beenÂÍÞÓàÁÓd in certain

bacteria. It maÇ

also be possible for higher animals to

alter the genes of sperm and egg cells in response to

changes in theÓÐÁÆàÂÐÒÓÐÅ

.

Dr. Pollard ÍÓÃÆÓÁÓs that×ÂÐÅàÂÁÓàÞÆÑl

Ó�ÔÓàÆÒÓÐÅs ����g 'harmless'

ÁÆàÄÞÓs to transfer neÕ genetic

material into cells×ÂÄÃ

d bacâ Ä

p his ÙÚÛÜ. He does

not, ������ ,ÑÎÁÂ×ÑÅe a !"#$!n to

ÔÄàe %ÑÒÑàâÆÞÒ.

In hisÁÓàÞÆÂn of

ÓÁÂÃÄÅÆÂn ÞÄàÁÆÁÑl of the fittest is still

the mostÔÂÕÓàÏÄl

ÆÐÏ ÃÄÓÐ×Ó&ÑÃl he has done is

ÔÄt

a feÕ holes in Weismann's barrier.

The ÖÄÒÑn genome is ÕÖÑt carries the information ÕÖÆ×hÒÑâÓ

sÄ

s ÕÖÑt '()*(. It is in effect the

'Handbooâ

of Man' and, according to Sir Walter

Bodmer the director of research at the Imperial Cancer

Research +ÄÐÎ, ÕÆÅÖÆn 15ÇÓÑà

s it maÇ ÖÑÁe been

decoded.

DNA, the basic ÞÅÄÏf of life, contains ÕÆÅÖÆn it's ÏÑÒÂÄs ,-./0e heli

� a long 1234256e consisting of 7ÄÞt ÏÂÄ

r basic×ÂÐÞÅÆÅÄÓÐÅs or bases. It 89:;s 3,000 million

bases to define a ÖÄÒÑn being, ÎÆÁÆÎÓd into 46

chromosomes. Inherited diseases areÏÑÄÃÅ

s in this <=>?=@A=: BCDEFe cell anaemia, the G���HIJg of arteries

bÇ

misshapen blood cells, isâÐÂÕn to be

×ÑÄÞÓd bÇ

one error in a 146-base ÞÓKÄÓÐ×Ó. Other conditions ÞÄ×h as LÄÞ×ÄÃÑr DistrophÇ

and Arthritis ÖÑÁe been

traced to ÎÓÏÓ×ÅÆÁe genes. Cancer isâÐÂÕn to be a

'geneticÏÃÑÕ �.

MÓÅ, despite these ÞÄ××ÓÞÞÓÞ, geneticists ÖÑÁe

decoded onlÇ

a tinÇ

part of the total ÞÓKÄÓÐ×Ó. Sir

Walter and his×ÂÃÃÓÑßÄÓ

s in the NÄÒÑn Genome

Organisation (HUGO) ÍÓÃÆÓÁe that the ÕÑÇ OPQR�Qd STU

l be toÄÐÞ×àÑÒÍÃe the rest.

This gigantic international project×ÂÄÃ

d cost as ÒÄ×h as V2 billion spread WXYr all the

×ÂÄÐÅàÆÓs ÆÐÁÂÃÁÓÎ. Not

ÒÄ×Ö, said Sir Walter, compared ÕÆÅh

'the odd trident missile or theÅÑâÓ&ÂÁÓ

r of 7ÄÞt one

American hotel chain'

The problem has beenÃÆâÓÐÓ

d toÅÑâÆÐ

g fragments

of Z[\t from a dictionarÇ

and, bÇ

findingÂÄ

t ]^_`e

thea ÂÁÓàÃÑÔ

, piecing the complete dictionarÇ

bacâ

together. SomeÓ�ÔÓàÅ

s ÍÓÃÆÓÁe that this ÕÆÃl need ×ÂÒÔÄÅÓàs 10,000 times faster than those in

ÄÞe ÅÂÎÑÇ.

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Achaeologists are now learning more about how our ancestors lived from what they definitely wanted to leave behind...

The passed and the present The science of archaeolog

b once concerned itself onl

bcdeh bones, potter

b and

efghijfg. More recentl

b it has gklhmng

d to opqgrijoh things as the

iejnb of animal

and plant deposits and, as Andrec

Jones of the rmqdfpsgmehl Archaeolog

b Unit of tuvw xmdqgfideb

told

the BA, ofcyh

t is easilb

the oldest ofyjsh

n z{|}~}|}��. Jones is an

gklgft on the archaeolog

b of gkofgsgme

.

Hehf�jg

s that bb dngmed�bdm

g faeces among the

debris of a dig,sjoh can be learnt

h�pjt the diet, the

state of health and the standards ofyb�dgm

e of its

former inhabitants.

There are fec

other methods forgkl�pfdm

g these ���������r aspects of life. Historical

npojsgmehfbgqdngmoe is scarceh�eypj�

h historians do �mpc that yb�dgme had a lo

c priorit

b in

sgndgqhl times. There

iscfdeeg

ngqdngmoe of

�fg�jgme�b pqgf��pcdmg

cesspools andlfdsdedq

e�hqhepfdg

s that emptied onto

the street. People in the 14th ogmejfb eypj�yt nothing

offg�dgqdm

geygsig�qg

s at nightpj

t of the bedroom cdmnpc, and

lj��dc latrines, apart from being

�d�eyb, ���

e�hqpjfde

eyhjme

s forsj��gfi

. �joh a societb

offers richldo�dm�s for someone

�d�e Andrec

Jones.

The first problem that anb gkofgsgm

t archaeologist

faces ���n he

qdides a site is that of separating ogmejfdgi�p�d faeces from other ancient organic

materialijoh as

chiee food and animal

njm�. ��pfejmheg�b�' the BA

chs told, 'the ancient

gkofgsgmt ngegoedqe has clear o�jgs to

�p��pc�'

The eggs of the parasiticcpfs

scydoh

�dqe inside

animal intestines are fairlb

resilient and can be easilb

andhoojfheg�b identified after being

�jfdgd for eypjihmn

s ofbghfi

. The problem is notdngmed�bdm

g the

eggs�j

tdngmed�bdm

g thejm�pfejmhe

e host. �ydlcpfm

eggs are ajig�j

l o�jg: the

� are large and easil

brecognisable

�jt the

cydlcpfm is �mpcn to infect

pigs, dogs, mice, rats and sheep ascg�

l asyjsh

n

beings.

For help, the researchersejfmg

d to the bodies from

the bogs: ancientyjsh

n remainslfgigfqg

d intact in

the acidic conditions of a peat marsh. These bodies yhqe been

�pjmd to be parasitised b

b cydlcpfss of ���������r species, the eggs of

cydoh are significantlb

smaller than those�pjm

d in other animals. This ���e

researchers an ideal methodcde

hcydoh to separate yjsh

n and animalgkofgsgme

.

Theegoymd�j

e helped identifb

the so-called � �pbns

Ban¡ ¢£¤¥'gkohqhegd in tuvw

as being ofyjsh

n origin:

it containedhfpjm

d 133 000cydlcpf

m eggs per

gram.

There are other o�jgi. Latrine pits contain large ¦§¨©ª«ª«¬

s of recognisablb

intact cereal bran. Fish

bonesyhq

e also been�pjmn

. The bones are of ���������r interest to Jones

cyo carried

pjt a series

ofgklgfdsgme

s to see if the� opj�d be traced bac� to yjshmi

.

Anjmmhsg

dgklgfdsgmeg

r ate acyp�

e �dllgr and

faeces���

e collected ­®r the

�p��pcdmg

cgg�. These ���e

�pjmd to contain a small

mjs�gr of fish bones ofjiygd and partiall

b ndiip�qgd in

gkhoe�b the same chb as those

�pjmd in the latrines. This is significant:

fish bones can °±²³´³e in conditions that can destro

bparasite eggs.

Archaeologists are noc

learning moreh�pj

t hocpj

r ancestors�dqg

d fromcyh

t the�

definitelb chmeg

d

to�ghq

e behind.

New brains for old Fool's gold Alchem

b is

sjoh more than µjit aqhd

n attempt to

transform base metals into gold. It is asjoh more

complicatedij�µgot

cydoh encompassed the�fgcdm

g

of medicines and potions andngqg�plg

d the basic

principlescydoh became the modern science of oygsdiefb

. Itch

s theij�µgot of the onl

b meeting of

the British Association's Historb

of Science section.

Alchemb

came in manb

forms: from the Islamic opjmefdgi, from China and from rjfplg

. Islamic

alchemb

stilliypc

s itself todab

in the chemistal

terminologb

inijoh

cpfns as ¶·¸¹·¸º¶, 'alcohol' and �g�dkdf�.

In China, alchemists���

e regarded as healers and jigd Saltpetre »¼pehiidj

m Nitrate) as alpcgf�j

l

medicine, solpcgf�j

l in fact that steps���

eeh�gn

tofgnjoe its strength. B

b 300AD the

� ���e heating

itcde

h �j�lyjf; b

b 850AD someone had

eypj�yt of

adding honeb

to thesdkejfg

. As anb

good chemistcd�

l

tellbpj ¼pehiidj

m Nitrate, �j�lyjr and a

ipjfoe of

Carbonijoh as Hone

b are the ingredients of �jmlpcngf

.

Alchemb

also florished in Britain, Issac ½gcepn

spent timeiejnbdm

g theij�µgot and it did not die

pjt ¾¿ÀÁl a ogmejfb or so after his death. The last person

to attempt to demonstrate alchemb

in this opjmefbchs a man called Price. He

chs called before a

meeting the Âpbhl Ãmiedejedpn to

�dqe a demonstration. xmijflfdidm��b

he failed andch

s so ashamed that he

commited ÄÅÆÇÆÈe at the meeting. No one has�p��pcg

d

in his footsteps.

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Professor Éhqdd Marsden is one of the fe

c researchers cypi

e ÊËÌÍ has attracted the attention of the World's

media. Hech

s one of the pioneers in theji

e of foetal

cells to repair the damaged brains of theqdoedss of ÎÏÐÑÁ¿ÒÓ¿Ô

s disease. The cellslfpnjoe the chemical

dopaminecydoh

ij��gfgfi' brains

�ho�. Âgogme�b, he

has tried togkegm

d theegoymd�j

e to the repair of igqgfgd spinal

mgfqgi.

So far, the onlb

spinal ÕÖÌ×e gklgfdsgmes

yhqe been

on animals and the ÊËÌÍ on

¼hf�dmipmdis,h�eypj�

h

it is noc jidm

gyjsh

n�jdmg

a pigs, hasbg

t tolfpnjoe ØÙÚÛÜÚØÜÚg

fgij�ei. The condition of the first.patients

has onlb

slightlb dslfpqgn

.

Églfgiidqgi, people for

cypm the World is jmfgsdeedm��b hc�j

l and onlb �d�g�b to get

cpfig, cpj�

d probablb

noteh�e comfort from the latest ÝÞßàáâãâä«à

l research; the� opj�d be right. Âgogdqgd

cdinps, according to Dr Shirle

b Fisher of �efheyo�bne xmdqgfideb

,ihb

s that there is a�hj�

t in the chb a

nglfgiidqe

lgfogdqgsgqdngmog. He or she is

more�d�g�b to

pqgf�gmgfh�dig, to be pessimistic and

to accept blame. This is�g�dgqg

d to lead to a loss of spedqhedpn and a drop in self esteem. åæçèéèr recent laborator

b gqdngmoe seems to

indicate that the depressed are good µjn�gs of gqdngmoe 'especiallb ���

n µjn�dmg the relationship �gecgg

ncyh

t the� do and

cyht happens.'. It is the

Professor Marsden iscpf�dmg on refining the egoymd�j

ecydoh is so

igmidedqe that something as

apparentlb

insignificant as theeydo�mgis of the needle jig

d can affectcygeyg

r a grafteh�gs or not. He

blames the press for raisingij��gfgfi

' hopes and nfdqdmg researchers to ÊËÌÍ

faster than the� iypj�

d yhqe done.

At the moment, it caneh�e

jp to si

k aborted �pgejig

s tolfpqdn

egmpj�

h material to treat one

patient. êëìíîíï, it ma

b be possible in the

�jejfg, to

replace thesecde

h geneticallb

alteredi�dn cells or

clones of brain cellseh�gn from a single

�pgeji.

non-depressedcy

o distort thegqdngmog: the

� tend to

bepqgf�pledsdiedo.

Dr Fisher, perhapspqgf�pledsdiedoh��b

, does not �ðñ���òe that life is

�gmjdmg�b a bad deal

cydoh most

people seem to be able to ignore. Instead depression

mab

be a biological tric� tohqpd

defpj��g

.

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b not to confront �cdmmgfi�.

Bb lj��do�b jmngfiehedm

g their abilities,nglfgiidq

e

'losers' are able to controligmidedq

eidejhedpm

scdeypj

t ÇóÅÄÆôgefpj��

ecde

h those of higher �fhm��. The

egoymd�je can get

pjt of control: a person

cyo ihb

s 'I'm no good' too often mab gqgmejh��b

endjp jmmgogiihfd�b maintaining a

fgljehedpn for being

incompetent.

Sadder but wiser?

The Ents crew tell you about the party to end the week with.

The Freshers' Ball s

Wednesdaõ

night is one of the most ö÷øùúûr of all the

Ents÷ü÷ýþÿ

. We öùn a FREE disco in the Ents ��ùýøe ����� �÷�ý÷ÿ�ûõ. Also some�÷�ý÷ÿ�ûõ

s �e �úl be öùýýýg joint parties ��h other collegesú e St �ûöõ �s

and the AIFS.

Thisõ÷ûö�s disco�úl �÷ûþùöe an ��ö�ü÷d light sho�

and the possibilitõ

of theme nights and, of ��ùöÿ÷, all

the latest and greatestÿ�ùý�

s in chart ��ùÿe indi etc.

The disco is alsoûüûúû�úe for hire for halls, societies

and�öüûþe parties at the cheapest prices ������. The

Ents disco can beùÿ÷

d inþ�o forms: the ��÷d ��ùýøe

disco or a mobile disco. Ifõ�ù

areþ�ý ýg of �ûüýg

a part� contact meüa the Ents pigeonhole in the

Union Office.

n

I hopeõ�ù

all÷ý��õ÷

d Mondaõ

and Wednesdaõ

night

and are raring to go for tonight-Partõ

Night! If � !"#e

missed the�ù�ú�þõ for tonight

õ�ù need glasses

�ùt �ùÿ

t in caseõ�ù �ûü÷, I'll öùn $%&'()h it *ù� úõ. The

bands are Big Town Playboys, Jivin' Instructors and

Dave, Puppy and the Happy Dogs. We also +,-e a

casino, late bar, ��� þûúÿ, late discos and food. All

in all an÷��÷úú÷ýt night's entertainment.

Other÷ü÷ýþ

s planned in the term ./0123e the Muscle

Shoal on October 20th in the ��ùýøe and other

assorted ���÷�õ, bands and discos

����� Frida

õ night 456758

t October 13th). More details nearer the time.

We still 9:;e some Ents cards ifûýõ�ý

e hasn't got

one and�ûýþs one, priced <=. >?@A?e��o failed to

picB ùp their Freshers' Wee

þ� ÷t on Mondaõ

can

come to the Union Office and �e �úl ö÷�ùýd the ��ý÷õ.

CDEFGs to HIHJKLMe��o helped

�ùt on Monda

õ and

Wednesdaõ

and ifõ�ù ��ùúd ú e to become one of

the ý�û��ùs Ents creN �e are �ûüýg a meeting on OPQRSTU at 1pm in the ��ùýø÷.

Nirvana—Bleach Bleach is the

�÷�ùt

ûú�ùm from Nirvana. The

V are ÷���ý÷ýþ

s of WXYZ[\ øöùýø÷' ö�� , a bitú e Husker

Du or perhaps Motorhead ��h a little sophistication.

(A pitõ

reallõ

as Motorhead's charm is their lac

of

sophistication.) It is öû�,ùý�ö÷þ÷ýþ�ùs ]^_``,

performed in a ��ö �ûýú e fashion bõ

the ��ùr piece

Nirvana and��úÿt it does not 9:;e ûýõþ�ýg special

to abcdbefgbch it from the rest of this genre it satisfies

the�ûö ÷þ. There are a fe� hijkl screams from mnopqrs

t tùö�t Kolan,�ûöþ�ùúûöúõ on Scoff and the �ùö�ùÿúõ titled Floyd the Besler, the occasional

øùþûr

riff and a uvwxvm section ��h the energy of a z{|}~����h on speed. As��÷ú��õ

' and�þùý÷

' are not

factors here, modem���ùúû

r�ùÿc is

ùýú ÷úõ to be

transformed by Nirvana�ù

t the� 0�21

d teach Guns W Roses a thing or

þ�oû��ù

tXYZ[\ ö�� .

Phillip Boa

A German, ���r ��m theÿ÷ö�ùs

�ùÿc papers are

apparentlõ �ûüýg orgasms, Container Love,

�ùt on ��úõ��r is a totall

õ ùý�÷��öû�úe dirge in���h Phil øöùýþs ú e a tramp and his partner Pia ���s toÿ�ùý

d ���e a boredÿù�÷ö�ûö ÷t ��÷� �ùt girl. It

úû� s the

blandness of the S-A-W�öùm machine

�ùt at least

Sinita ���s not toÿ�ùý

dú e the shop assistant.

He's probablõ

so intelligent that he gains his

inspiration from �þöûüýÿ i and Schoenberg in ���h

case he'll ����r�û

e the Top 40. For ���r

information the B-side isÿù�þ÷úõ

called Annie Rides

the Lover Bember and itsû���ùÿþc ü÷öÿ�n is as bland

as the A-side.

Son of the Sun—One On Crysalis �÷ûý��úe One's

ýù��÷r of the beat, majestic þ�ù��ýø,

�ù��ýg pop to dance,�ù��

,ÿ p and hop'

is not half as bad as the press release��ùúd 9:;e ùs �÷ú÷ü÷. One is not *ùþe 'a �ú��÷

r in a forest of�÷÷�ÿ' �ù

t is a three piece��o can plaõ

and sing a decent

toon and�úl probablõ

fail toþö�ù�úe the DJs at Radio

1 at all. ���Y[Yr this is ��ût popÿ��ùúd be.

Danceable ��h �ûú���ûõ intelligent and intelligible úõö�ÿ, it �÷ûþùö÷s no female orgasms,

ÿ÷�ùûl ýýù÷ý�o

and a no hope dance remi�

on the flip-side. �v�u���v wrecommended all ö�ùýd ¡¢¡n

þ��ùøh the�

are

reminiscent of �ú�õd Cole at times.

Jethro Tull Hammersmith Odeon

21õ÷ûös on from their conception, Jethro£¤¥l are still

going strong,��úü�ùs to

�ùÿ�ûl fashion and

promoting a ne¦

LP Rock Island.

To the fore is Ian Anderson, still manicallõ

snorting

andøöùýþýg into his �úùþe ��úÿt standing on one leg

or singing of farming problems andú÷��÷ö�ùs tramps

bõ

the name of §*ùûúùýø. His lecherõ

is ¡¢¡n less

repressedý��û�ûõ

s�ù�øýg b

õ the slic

sho� that

accompanied Kissing Willie or the scantilõ

clad���ûn ��o

ÿ���÷d

ùs her 'Wisp of cotton panties'

�ùöýg

Night in Budapest. �ù���öþ÷d bõ ¨ûü

e Pegg and Martin Alcoc

(no�the

�öüýg force behind Fairport Convention), Doane

Perr�

and Martin Borne, Tull seem to 9:;e ��ùýd a

stable ©ª«¬­® . Borne, beardless for the first time °±°², no� has pretentions as an

:³ µ9 ¶o and ý�ùúø÷d in ÷ý�ùø

h��ÿþùöýg to

�û e

ùp for the others' lac

of

it,�ù

t it�ûs the

÷ý��õ�÷ýt ��h���h the

� all

�úûõ÷d ûö�ùýd in

�÷þ�÷÷n

ýù��÷ös ���h made the sho�intimate.§ú��� �s 'coal

�öü÷ý' ÷õ��ûö�s öùýýýg

�ùt

of steam and· ¹¹@ºs�ü�ún miming' made the concert

an occasion to be remembered rather than »¼½¾-rehearsed

ü�÷o effects that manõ

concerts 9:;e no�become.

Material from Rock Island, a patchõ

collection of

familiar ideas �ûs eclipsed b

õ older songs ��h an

emphasis still on the ¿ÀÁÂÃm of '73'. Aqualung Huron

43 and Cheap Day Return no¦

being Tull standards

and Locomotive Bxxxx acting as an encore, as ÄÅÄÆÇ. The Renaissance of the old roc

stars has ��ü÷ö÷d the

fact that Tull ����r stopped doing it and �úl probablõ��ýþýùe long after the Stones brea

ùp again.

Page 11

What really goes on at political conferences? What do all those delegates do when not grabbing their

minutes of fame before the TV cameras. Andy Waller walked down the middle of the road to the Social

Liberal Democratic conference to find out.

Salad days What better ÈÉÊ is there to ÈËÌd Íp ÎÏÐr ÑÍÒÒÓr

holidaÔ

than going to a political conference? I ÑÍÕÕÖÑe

there are at least ÑÓ×ÓØÉl million better ÙÚÛÜ, ÝÍt this

is a report from someone ÈÞo ÈÉs sillÊ ÓÌÖÍßh to àÍÒp onto the nearest Rapide coach and head áÖÈn

to Brighton at the beginning of September. âÓãÍØËäÊ is one of the major headaches at anÊ

major

conference these áÉÊs and it certainlÊ ãÉÍÑÓd me

some problems.åØØË×ËÌg to register ÞÓÉ×ËæÊ ladenÈËäh çèéêëìçe and sleeping bag IÈÉs promptlÊ

told íîÖÍcan't go in there ÈËäh those'. ïðñòóòr I

ãÖÍæáÌít äÉôe

them direct to mÊ

digs as I needed to collect theôÓÊ

from the õö÷øh Stall inside the conference centre. ùúûüýþÿ�: and mÊ ÑÞÖÍæáÓØs didn't feel that

ÒÍãh ���� ���f onlÊ

I hadn't listened to mÊ

mother ÑÍßßÓÑäËÌg that ��a àÍÒÕÓØ. AôËÌáæÊ porter at the

Grand Hotel �ãÖÌ×ÓÌËÓÌäæÊ � �t door) said that IãÖÍæd æÓÉ×e them in the lobb

Ê ÍÌäËl I got mÊ ôÓÊ

.

That problem sortedÖÍä, I

×ÓÌäÍØÓd ÉØÖÍÌd the

sights and ÑÖÍÌás of the×ÉØËÖÍs stalls in the

conference centre. IäÞÖÍßÞt that British �ÍãæÓÉr �ÍÓæs ���

e ÈÉÑäËÌg their time, ÝÍt I did get a rather nice

telescopicôÓÊØËÌß�ÕÓn off them. Wandering ÉØÖÍÌá,

there���

eÊÓ

t more freebies to be had: a free ÑÓÈËÌg ��� , pen andôÓÊØËÌg from the �ÖÊÉl Ban

ô of

Scotland-at least I noÈ had mÊ ôÓÊ

toÕÍt on the ôÓÊ

rings.

There are ÑÓ×ÓØÉl bars in the Brighton Centre and

inäØÊËÌg to find one of them open I ÑäÍÒÝæÓd across

the conference hallñ�ò�

e (horror of horrors) someone

IôÌÓÈ ÈÉs

ÒÉôËÌg a rather sillÊ

speech. So I left: it ÈÉs onlÊ

the English Federal Conference, a sort of ÈÉØÒ�Íp session to the real thing. BÊ

then itÈÉs time

toãÞÓãô�Ën and chat ÈËäh one of the major political

commentators ofÖÍr áÉÊ �a äÉ�i áØË×ÓØ. He admitted

that he had once×ÖäÓ

d for Ís in the past ÝÍtÓÌ�ÍËØÓd

as to ÈÞÊ ÉÌÊÖÌe bothered to ÞÉ×e a conference �� n there ÈÉÑÌít going to be a General Election for ÑÍãh a long time, and ÈÞÓäÞÓr Èe had alreadÊ

sorted ÖÍt hoÈ the×ÖäÓ

s���

e going to go áÍØËÌg the !"##"$%&g ÈÓÓô. I said that Èe '()(*+t that sort of

aÕÉØäÊ. ,ÍãôËæÊ Èe then reached Brighton Pol

Ê Halls.

What on earth is there to do at a partÊ

conference?

This being mÊ

first proper one, it tooô

me a feÈ áÉÊs

to -./0 ÖÍt theØÍæÓÑ.

1. Wander ÉÝÖÍtæÖÖôËÌg as

äÞÖÍßhÊÖÍ ôÌÖÈ ÈÞÉt ÊÖÍ are doing, and ÑÉÊËÌg a brief hello to 123454r

ÊÖÍcan remember from the last conference, ÝÊ�ÓæÓãäËÖÌ, 67896:l meeting or ÝØÓÉô;ÉÑä. When

ÊÖÍ ÞÉ×e been äÞØÖÍßh <=<>?@Ae once then start againäØÊËÌg to get

onäÓæÓ×ËÑËÖn doing it.

'SOCIAL 1

r& LIBERAL"

DEMOCRATS:

2. BÍt in 30 million ÑÕÓÉôÓØís cards in the hope that ÊÖÍÈËæl get called and then ÞÍØØËÓáæÊ learn the speech ÊÖÍ CDEFe on the ÝÍs that morning.

3. Go to as manÊ

freeæÍÌãÞÓs or ÝÍ;;Óäs as

ÊÖÍ can.

As forØÍæe three,ÈÞËæÑt it is part

Ê polic

Ê to deplore

anÊ

'political'Ó�ÕÓÌáËäÍØe on

ÕØÓ�ÕØË×ÉäËÑÉäËÖn Éá×ÓØäËÑËÌg bÊ

the major ÍäËæËäËÓs GHIe ÈÉäÓr and ÓæÓãäØËãËäÊ, this does not stopÊÖÍ from eating an

Ê free

food or beer on offer.

PaddÊ åÑÞáÖÈÌís first speech to the conference

began in Mandarin (from his áÉÊs in the Special Boat âÓØ×ËãÓ) ÈÞËãh has to be a first. The;Íæl conference ÈÉs opened on the Monda

Ê morning b

Ê the JÉÊÖr of

Brighton. There;ÖææÖÈÓd some interesting debates

and some not so interesting debates. Whilst it is

flattering for a political partÊ

to ÞÉ×eÓ�äÓÌÑË×e

æË×e ãÖ×ÓØÉße onäÓæÓ×ËÑËÖÌ, I ÈÖÌáÓr ÈÞo ÉãäÍÉææÊÈÉäãÞÓs it, apart from the feÈ äÞÖÍÑÉÌd part

Ê ;ÉËäÞ;Íl

or åÍÌt FloÈÞo has been tipped off that her darling ÌÓÕÞÓÈ�ÌËÓãe is ÉÝÖÍt toÒÉôe a major

ãÖÌäØÖ×ÓØÑËÉl

speech in aÕÍææ�Ö×Ór she

ôÌËääÓd them for Christmas.

On MondaÊ

afternoon I áÍäË;ÍææÊ ÝÖÍßÞt mÊ

speciallK

signed copÊ

of LÉ×Ëd Steel's ÉÍäÖÝËÖßØÉÕÞÊ. It ÈÉs

also possible to get other ÝÖÖôs signed bÊ

their ÉÍäÞÖØÑ. I ÑÍÕÕÖÑe it ÈÉs sheer coincidence that all

these ÝÖÖôs bÊ

the partÊ

hierarchÊ

cameÖÍt at ÉÝÖÍt

the time of the conference. After all,ÖÍØs is not a MNOPMQl

ÕÉØäÊ, is it? RSTUVWX saÈ the bigßÍÌs being ÝØÖÍßÞt

ÖÍt for �ÊÓÑ, the cliche YZ[e it \]\^) the defence debate.

Trident ÈÉs accepted readÊ

for the � �t General

Election, alongÈËäh the rest of a paper on East-West

relations. The policÊ

process isãÍØØÓÌäæÊ íáÓæËÝÓØÉäË×Ó'

i.e. preliminarÊ

papers are prepared, _abcaad_,

amended and then passed, rather than being made on

the hoof. ThereÈÉs an attempt to alter this and the

debateÕØÖáÍãÓd the memorable

�ÍÖäe efghe a looô

at the person sitting � �t toÊÖÍ, does she loo

ô GHIe

a Trot?". Well personallÊ

I hadn'täÞÖÍßÞt of Ian iØËßßæÓÑÈÖØäÞís former secretar

Ê in

�ÍËäe that ãÖÌäÓ�ä. jklmn da

Ê each delegate ÈÉs bombarded b

ÊÞÍÌáØÓás of leaflets, papers and áÖãÍÒÓÌäs and so ÈËäh ÓÌ×ËØÖÌÒÓÌäÉl concerns being at the heart of the

partÊ ÖÍr oÖÍÌãËææÖØs from åáÍr pqrst áÖÈn the road) ÕØÖ×ËáÓd eco-bins to

ØÓãÊãæe all this ÈÉÑäe paper.

The press seemed to beãÖ×ÓØËÌg a completel

Êdifferent conference and one enlightening stor

Ê came

from theõö÷øh Stallñ�ò�

e someoneÈÉs approached

bÊ

a Today reporter ÈÞo ÈÉÌäÓd a comment ÉÝÖÍt

PaddÊ åÑÞáÖÈn allegedl

Ê äÉôËÌg Íp a tuvw large ÑÍËäe

in the Grand at the BÉØäÊ ís Ó�ÕÓÌÑÓ. It transpired that

he had alreadÊ ÈØËääÓn the article ÉÝÖÍt the õö÷øh

Wing's indignation before he ÉØØË×Óá.

We���

e also all alarmed to hear that Sir �ÍÑÑÓl

Johnson (MP for xyz{|y{}}, Nairn and Lochaber) ÈÉs ÉÝÖÍt to resign as Whip. He did saÊ

that he hadn't 454n ÑÕÖôÓn to the press, ÝÍt the bright

ÊÖÍÌg thing

of the old SDP, Charles ~ÓÌÌÓáÊ, said that itÈÉs his ÖÈn;ÉÍæt to be

ÒËÑ�ÍÖäÓd bÊ ÑÉÊËÌg nothing at all. ��÷�����

night saÈ the traditional sing song and

perhaps the bestãÖÌäØËÝÍäËÖn to the name debate

coming from a rendition of 'Socialiberaldemo-M�Q�PM���PQ��N��MP����. Other ÉÒÍÑËÌg ditties ËÌãæÍáÓd

'0 Pad,ÖÍr help in ages

ÕÉÑä��Ír hope for months to ãÖÒÓ��Éôe thÊ ãÖÒÕÍäÓr in both hands/And stic

ô it...'

to theäÍÌe "0 Lord,

ÖÍr help in ages past", ÈÞËãh

goes to shoÈ that454

n a 'non-conformist' partÊôÌÖÈs

äÍÌÓs from 'Ancient and Modern'.

Finall�

came the speech the�

had all beenÈÉËäËÌg

for. The adoring members, and454

n thoseÈËähÈÖÖææÊÕÍææÖ×ÓØs (of ÈÞËãh thereãÖÍæd onl

Ê ÞÉ×e been a ÞÉÌá;Íæ�, sat and listened to BÉááÊ ís Leadership

Speech. The standingÖ×ÉäËÖn ÈÖÍæd ÞÉ×e lasted

longer, onlÊ

I thinô

Baroness SearÈÉÌäÓd to sit áÖÈn

after;Ë×e

ÒËÌÍäÓÑ. �ÖÒÓÈÉØd ÝÖÍÌd ÈËäh mÊ

SLDØÖãô

, PaddÊ

pen and

other memorabilia, it did cross mÊ

mind that ÑÓ×ÓØÉl

of mÊ

friends ÈÖÍæd consider me slightlÊ

mad for ÞÉ×ËÌg been to a partÊ

conference, ÝÍtÌÓ×ÓØäÞÓæÓÑs

it's ���b����l � �tÊÓÉr for me.

Page 12

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College at the end of the ¯°±². Firstl

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an organisation that cannot ĵ §�­§® protect itself.

Name and address withheld.

Molto fascisti Dear Dave,

Isn't it ðàññ¯ hoò

nothing óôór seems to change?

The¸µ ê«­t of this

¬«¡ �¡g of spleen on m¢ part is

the �¦¡Å«�¥µ§§® ¡«µ �³l and�¡¥¦�ѳ �¬e

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foisted on the ne� �¡ ³¹e b®

that�«§§ã¹¡¦�n bastion

of tolerance, the Imperial College·¦¡¸«�¬³ �¬e õ¦­�« ®, a

Æ�¦µp of�¡Å�¬�ŵ³§s so

Å«¬¦ «d toѳ�¹«t

forces that theÒ cannot°ö°

n bring º«Ñ¸«§¬«s to

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the ÷©ød 'Union' in their£ò

n title, despite the ¸º³Ñ«¥µl fact that the Union ¥µ¡Ås them, and that

theÒ are all members of it.

What º³¬e theÒ done? Well,�º³t do ¢£¤ «ÃÄ«­ ?

The¢ º³¬e once again§³µ¡­º«d

 º«Ñ«§¬«s on a ­�µ¸³Åe toùúûm their�¡ �Å�¦µs propaganda into the

minds of the gentle and the innocent. A campaign of üýþÿ���l º³§¥ã �µ º, Ħ� ¦¡¦µs generalisation and blind

self-satisfaction, prompted b¢ a ®Ä�­³l 'I'm alright �³­¹' ³  � µÅ«, and directed at the ����l targets

¸µ­h

as Socialists, members of the NUS (not all of �º¦m

attend or ����d�³  «¥µl conferences, no platform

policies or the IRA) and the poor old º¦Ñ¦¸«Ãµ³§ ,

appears to be the standard opening shot in�º³t ��§l almost certainl

® be an increasingl

® ignorant and �� ����g ¯°±².

The old Federation of·¦¡¸«�¬³ �¬e õ µÅ«¡ s ò�

s ��ƺ  §® regarded as a gross political embarrassment b®

the­µ��«¡t

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the name has changed: The��§§¥µl blindness and ¬�­�¦µs intolerance are êµ t the same.

I º³¬e noŦµ t that the

·¦¡¸«�¬³ �¬e Societ® ����:

a) Write to·¦¡¸«�¬³ �¬e Head Office, naming me

as a¸µ ¬«�¸�¬«, and

b) Write a repl®

to this �� h ¸«¬«�³l pages of

statistics Ä�¦¬�¡g the fairness of õ µÅ«¡t Loans and

the·¦Ñѵ¡� ® Charge. For an encore, theÒ ��§l then

eat the �µ««¡ás �£òér and ����e that the Moon is

made of§µ

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Yours,

Andy Bannister.

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TOMORROW,

MEET

For further details please come to the Rag Meeting today at 12.35 in

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AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE GUIDE TO EVENTS IN AND

AROUND IMPERIAL COLLEGE

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BENEFITS & RIGHTS 12th & 13th October

ll.30-3.00pm JCR Thursday 12th October

Miranda Pascal, DSS Kensington Daril Matthews, Tenancy Advice &

Housing Benefits Yve Posner, ICU Welfare Adviser Schimps Carruthers, Chelsea CAB

Friday 13th October Peter Barker, Housing Benefits Jennifer Hunt, Tenancy Advice

Cathy Presland, UKCOSA Yve Posner, ICU Welfare Adviser

IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION WELFARE

TUESDAU 5.30pm

ULUC =A0�

n of Freshers' Fair. Malet Street.

a 6.30pm _ abcdefacbg Meeting for all those interested. Biolog+

Seminar Room W2 (Beit Arch).

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WEDNESDAU all day

All sports facilities in ULU will be free to ULU

cardholders for one day only.

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P O S T G R A D U A T E S

please note The Maths Advice Centre gives guidance to

PGs on mathematical problems connected with

their research projects. Please contact:

Dr Geoff Stephenson, Room 6M24, Maths Dept.

Tel: 5752 For an informal discussion of your problem

LOST & FOUND POLL TAX CERTIFICATES IN UNION OFFICE: Nicolas Y H Chong, Orhan W D Ertughml, Seamus P

Gallagher, George Misseyannis, Mark J Randall,

Tajinder S Sandhu, Simon E Spew, Andrew D Turner

COLLEGE REGISTRATION SLIPS: Nicolas Y H Chong, Orhan W D Ertughrul, Seamus P

Gallagher, Shiraz IHussain, Wai-Yee M Kwok, Marcos

Marl, George Misseyannis, Julian P Morelli, Mark J

Randall, Tae J Suh. Andrew D Turner, Georgina J

Waide

Also handed in from Freshers Fair: Glasses in grey

plastic case

AUDITIONS

For Dramatic Society production of

Woyzeck (by Georg Buchner). No acting

experience necessary.

Come to Dramsoc in far right hand corner of Beit Quad at top of stairs 2.30pm Wednesday 11th October or 2.30pm Sunday 15th October

S m a l l A d s

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F e l i X

This ���� has seen the beginning of the College's � ¡¢£¤¥¦n of promises. I am not §¢¨£©ªg¢�¥«t the

official ¬ ¥­¬¡®§«­; I am §¢¨£©ªg¢�¥«t

¨¢°e ±¥«­¡.

John Smith promised that last ²¡¢ ³s ¬« ®´¢­e of ¯¨¢°e ±¥«­e ¦¥«¨d not �« ¤¡n the residence

­²­§¡m

and¦¥«¨

d therefore µ¶·e no effect on rents in other

halls­«®

h as ¸¥«§´­©¤e and ¹º»¼½n Gardens. I �¡ ©¡°e

this promise. ¸¢¤², Mr Smith¦©

l be¨¡¢°©ª

g the

College after Christmas and the hoods in Sherfield are

going to do their best to see¥§´¡ ¦©­¡. Malcolm

Aldridge has said that he¡¾¬¡®§s to see the

´¥«­e

enter into the Residence­²­§¡m this ¿ÀÁÂ, if §«¤¡ª§s

Residence Committee agrees to it. Don't forget that

SRC is onl² an¢¤°©­¥ ² �¥¤², ÃÄÅÆÇÆÈ. If the College ¦¢ª§s to force the decision the

É can and ÊËÌÌ. I �¡ ©¡°e

that this ÍÎÏr¦©¨

l see this Ð¥°¡. If the College gets ÑÒÑÓ ÔÕÖh it, it¦©

l be the shiniest thing this College

has done so far. College �¥«× t¨¢°

e ±¥«­e for ØÙÚÛm and it is no¦ ÜÝÞßh ØÙà

: áâã ­´¥«¨dáe pa²for their

®¥®£ä«¬­?

I µ¶·e heard that­§«¤¡ªt re-apps µ¶·e been åæçèn

free rooms in halls for the ���� before term on the

condition that theÉ

clean the halls. This is ©¤©®«¨¥«­

.

If theÉ éêëe¦¥ £©ªg

¤« ©ªg the ¸«ÐС , the

É ¦¥«¨d µ¶·e  ¡®¡©°¡

d free accommodation and a¦¢×¡

. For

information, the halls that I µ¶·e heard¢�¥«t so far

areìíîïðd and Willisñ¢®£­¥n ±¥«­¡. §«¤¡ª§s had to

clean fridges¦´©®

h the cleaners and´¥«­¡£¡¡¬¡ s éêëe too incompetent to arrange

¤« ©ªg the ¸«ÐС .

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s flora and ò¢«ªa × ¥¦©ªg in them óôõr the

­«ÐС , ¦´©®h¦¥«¨

d µ¶·e � ¥£¡n ö÷öøù health and safet²  «e«ª¤¡

r the­«ª

, if

the right people had been informed. I shall µ¶·e no úûüýþs¢�¥«t doing so in the ò«§« ¡, after this. ÿ¥«¨d

the lad² in charge of arranging things ���e the­«ÐСr

letting of halls please tell me áâã she is ripping off ­§«¤¡ª§s ���e this?�¡s Loretto O'Callaghan,²¥« µ¶·e «­¡d­¨¢°

e¨¢�¥«r in order to scrape a feá ����a ¬¥«ª¤s

¥«t of the

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the most ©¤©®«¨¥«

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is Joe ÿ¢ §¦ ©× §, Willis ñ¢®£­¥n Warden. He charged

a­§«¤¡ªt

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at the end of last term. I£ª¥¦ ²¥« messed

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git in the last©­­«

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simple term ����'¦¥«¨

d be far more¢®®« ¢§e after

his speech at the Freshers's reception on �¥ª¤¢²; ®¥ªª©°©ª×, after all, implies too great a deal of

®«ªª©ªg §´¥«× §. I am standing here

ª¥¦, of

®¥« ­¡, ÔÕÖh m²

paint � «­h in hand,¦¢©§©ªg for the

³× ¥¦ªä«¬­³, ¦´©®h I am

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Isaacs, Ale¾

Ball, Ale¾

Challis, BJ, ���n Jones,

Morgan Pimblett, Chris Home, Cath² ������, Alistair

Goodall and �«§ , Jason, Adam, �©�, Chris Stapleton, �¥«g King, Fiona Nicholas and Neil �®ÿ¨«­£¡² �p !"#$s Bill, áe still get on.)

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for his science special,©ª®¨«¤©ª

g 'The shit article.'

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Harrington and his× ¥¦©ª

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Lorraine Rogerson and B.A. Costello for �¥¥£­; Richard ÿ ¥«®h and Chris Stapleton for the Cartoon ò¡¢§« ¡; And

B Waller for the Salads; BJ for the ents

info, and AndB Bannister for being an all

 ¥«ªd nice ׫² and help. C´¢ª£­, as

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FELIX is OPQRSTUVd bW

the editor for and on behalf of Imperial College Union XYZ[\] _ \ as Board and is printed b

W the Imperial College Union Print Unit,

Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BB (Tel. 01-589 5111 bct 35151.

Editor: defe ghijkiW, lmnopins Manager: Stef Smith.qjfirsonopg Manager:

Ramin teuone. vwxWroyzt FELIX 1989. ISSN 1040-0711

A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES ON OFFER WITH

ICI OVER CHRISTMAS

The career opportunities for graduates in the 1990's

seem to be becoming increasingly diverse. As a result, more

and more students are looking for their first job within

organisations that are international, flexible, competitive

and world leaders in technical innovation.

With so much to look for, it is an advantage to get an

early introduction to such an organisation and meet the

people within it.

Id's Christmas courses provide the ideal opportunity

to find out more about the people and careers described in

the corporate literature.

If you're interested in attending a Christmas course in Engineering, Marketing, Physics, Chemistry

or Material Science, or you just want to find out more about a career in ICI, contact your careers office and

ask for the relevant ICI brochure and application form.

AUT pay claim T h e n a t i o n a l e x e c u t i v e o f the A s s o c i a t i o n o f U n i v e r s i t y

T e a c h e r s ( A U T ) has r e c o m m e n d e d a s a l a r y c l a i m o f 2 7 %

f o r L I n i v e r s i t y staff .

T h e d o c u m e n t is b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d by A U T m e m b e r s a n d

m a y be a d o p t e d as p o l i c y at a s p e c i a l c o u n c i l m e e t i n g o n

S a t u r d a y 14th O c t o b e r . T h e A U T c l a i m that the increase is

need ed to 'ha l t the a p p a l l i n g d e c l i n e i n a c a d e m i c re la ted

sa lar ies o v e r the past d e c a d e ' .

A s p o k e s m a n f o r the A U T t o l d F E L I X that the c l a i m w a s

' h i g h w i t h respec t to the last p a y c l a i m , but not w i t h respect

to c o m p a r a b l e j o b s ' a n d that it w a s ' c e r t a i n l y not

u n r e a s o n a b l e ' . S h e a d d e d that the C h a n c e l l o r o f the

C o m m i t t e e o f V i c e C h a n c e l l o r s a n d P r i n c i p l e s ( C V C P ) w e r e

' u n l i k e l y to a w a r d the f u l l w h a c k ' . O n the p o s s i b i l i t y o f a

s t r ike she c o m m e n t e d that such thoughts w e r e ' w e e k s a h e a d ' .

T h e R e c t o r , P r o f e s s o r E r i c A s h , sa id that ' A c a d e m i c s are

g r o s s l y u n d e r p a i d a n d i t ' s abo u t t i m e the G o v e r n m e n t

r e a l i s e d t h i s ' . D u r i n g the last A U T s t r ike o v e r p a y c l a i m s

P r o f e s s o r A s h w r o t e a let ter to The Times c o n d e m n i n g the

A U T ' s a c t i o n .

Poll tax protest T h e m a i n event at y e s t e r d a y ' s U n i o n G e n e r a l M e e t i n g w a s

the f i n a l U n i o n p o l i c y o n P o l l T a x . A n o r i g i n a l m o t i o n ,

p r o p o s e d b y M r E d g a r D e n n y , o f S o c i a l i s t W o r k e r Students

S o c i e t y , w a s a m e n d e d to c a l l f o r the U n i o n to ' s u p p o r t a n d

c o o r d i n a t e a n y l a w f u l a c t i o n a g a i n s t the P o l l T a x . '

T h e o r i g i n a l m o t i o n i n s t r u c t e d the U n i o n E x e c u t i v e to

w r i t e to the C o l l e g e , d e m a n d i n g that they d o not h a n d o v e r

n a m e s to the P o l l T a x R e g i s t r a r . M r D e n n y e x p l a i n e d that

he d i d not a c t u a l l y e x p e c t the C o l l e g e author i t i es to c o m p l y ,

b u t it w o u l d let t h e m k n o w the student p o s i t i o n . N o s u c h

let ter w i l l n o w be w r i t t e n a c c o r d i n g to the m o t i o n a m e n d e d

b y H a l C a l a m v o k i s .

O t h e r matters i n c l u d e d a n n o u n c e m e n t s o f f i n a n c i a l

a ss i s tance f o r parents w h o put c h i l d r e n in to the d a y n u r s e r y

a n d a n e w e l e c t i o n f o r the I C U n i o n W o m e n ' s O f f i c e r

f o l l o w i n g N i c k y F o x ' s r e s i g n a t i o n d u e to w o r k p r e s s u r e .

Willy J deficit W i l l i s - J a c k s o n H o u s e i s c h a r g i n g five p o u n d s to each o f last

y e a r ' s r e s i d e n t s to b a l a n c e the £ 7 5 0 w h i c h w a s o v e r s p e n t

last y e a r .

M r Joe C a r t w r i g h t , w a r d e n o f W i l l i s - J a c k s o n H o u s e stated

that s o m e o f th is d e f i c i t w a s due to o v e r s p e n d i n g by the last

w a r d e n , so he w a s o n l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r about £ 5 8 0 o f i t . H e

b l a m e d it o n a n e r r o r i n the a c c o u n t i n g s y s t e m . ' I b a s i c a l l y

m a d e a m i s t a k e as to h o w m u c h it w o u l d a l l c o s t ' s a i d M r

C a r t w r i g h t .

U n i o n P r e s i d e n t N e i l M c C l u s k e y said ' I f anyone c o m p l a i n s

the U n i o n w i l l b a c k t h e m a l l the w a y ' .

Residence losses A loss o f £ 1 7 5 , 0 0 0 w a s m a d e o n the Student R e s i d e n c e

A c c o u n t ' s £ 2 . 4 m i l l i o n t u r n o v e r last y e a r . T h i s f o l l o w s a

£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 loss i n the p r e v i o u s y e a r .

J o h n S m i t h , C o l l e g e S e c r e t a r y , t o i d F E L I X that a l a r g e

p r o p o r t i o n o f the m o n e y h a d been spent o n b r i n g i n g the

r e s i d e n c e s u p to fire safety s tandards . H e a l s o c o m m e n t e d

that m o n e y w a s b e i n g spent o n i m p r o v i n g the g e n e r a l

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

m a i n t e n a n c e costs i n the f u t u r e .

M r S m i t h suggested that the c o n t i n u i n g losses c o u l d be

r e d u c e d by ' g o o d m a n a g e m e n t ' o f student r e s i d e n c e s , i n

p a r t i c u l a r by r e d u c i n g the n u m b e r o f r o o m s w h i c h are vacant

at a n y g i v e n t i m e . ' T h e r e are a l w a y s o p p o r t u n i t i e s to m a k e

t h i n g s be t te r ' , he s a i d , i n defence o f the past s tandard o f

m a n a g e m e n t .

Honda founder M r S o i c h i r o H o n d a , the f o u n d e r o f the H o n d a M o t o r

C o m p a n y , v i s i t e d the c o l l e g e o n T u e s d a y f o r the first t i m e

s ince b e i n g m a d e a f e l l o w o f I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e o n last y e a r ' s

C o m m e m o r a t i o n D a y .

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