F O U N D E D IN 1949 N E W S P A P E R OF IMPERIAL C O L L E G E UNION
N o . 433 F r i d a y . 5 November . 1976 F R E E !
Knightsbridge residents submit their plan for Linstead extension
Linstead Hall
plans rejected College plans for an extension to Linstead Hall have
been rejected unanimously by the Town Planning Committee of Westminster City Council. This was despite a recommendation by the Council's own Department of Architecutre and Planning (DAPWCC) that the college scheme be approved.
There are now s e r i o u s fears that the c o l l e g e w i l l l ose i ts
anonymous bene fac t i on to b u i l d the h a l l shou ld they f a i l to be
'in a position to start building on the (ex tens ion) s i r e by January
1977', The i t a l i s e d words i nd i ca te a c o n d i t i o n imposed by the
benefactor on the £350,000 made a v a i l a b l e to bu i l d the e x t e n s i o n .
Strong o p p o s i t i o n to the
new bu i l d i ng has been v o i c e d
by the l o c a l Kn igh t sb r i dge
A s s o c i a t i o n and a l o c a l
res iden t , P r o f e s s o r W igg ins ,
of Bedford C o l l e g e . B o t h
have e x t e n s i v e l y l obb ied
P l a n n i n g Commi t tee members
w i t h ob jec t i ons to the he ight
of the new b u i l d i n g ( seven
s toreys ins tead of the
or ig ina l L i n s t e a d ' s ten) and
the dens i t y o f s tudent
numbers i n the P r i n c e s
square. A l te rna t i ve p roposa l s
for the eas t s i de of the
Square have been drawn up
for the P r o f e s s o r by a rch i tec t
S teven Gard ine r , a r ch i t ec tu ra l
correspondent of the Observer
newspaper . T h e s e have not
been submit ted as a p l ann in g
a p p l i c a t i o n , whereas the
Kn igh tsb r idge A s s o c i a t i o n
recent ly drawn-up scheme has
bee n„
Observe rs at the meet ing
be l i ev e the d e s i g n w i l l b e
o f f i c i a l l y re jec ted on the
grounds of he ight and genera l
a rch i tec tu ra l grounds.
d R e a c t i o n to the re jec t i on
has va r ied from amazement to
d i s a p p o i n t m e n t . U n i o n
P res iden t N i c k B r a y s h a w was
among the f i rs t -to comment:
'I'm absolutely digusted
I'm left with a feeling of total
amazement. In my view the
members of the Planning
Committee have not considered
the Imperial College view
fairly.' C o l l e g e Secre tary
Mr D a v i e s w a s more rese rved :
'The decision is of course,
to put it mildly, a .great
disappointment.'
eP r o f e s s o r Wigg ins was a
l i t t l e more for thr ight : 'College
has made an error of judgement
and it is sad that they have.
They've known for some time
that their design was disliked,
Tv*e yet to find a member of
College who says the rejected
design was beautiful or good
value for money.'
O n a more hopefu l note he
c o n t i n u e d , 'I'm sure the
benefactor, who offered money
to my own College, will
extend the deadline, as he
did several times for us.'
oT h e C o l l e g e had submi t ted
two p roposa l s for P r i n c e ' s
Ga rdens to the C o u n c i l ' s Town
P l a n n i n g C o m m i t t e e . T h e
f i r s t was an ' o u t l i n e ' p r o p o s a l
for the deve lopment , in f i ve
p h a s e s , of the remain ing
s i t e s in the gardens ; the
s e c o n d w a s a de ta i l ed
p roposa l for phase one of th is
s c h e m e , an ex tens i on to
L i n s t e a d H a l l on top of
the present c a l o r i f i e r chamber .
A l t hough not s t r i c t l y in the
same s t y l e as the o r i g i n a l
b u i l d i n g , the e x t e n s i o n wou ld
fo l l ow the ga l l e r y l i n e s of
the o r ig ina l b u i l d i n g . Study
bedrooms wou ld be on each
f loor i n groups of four or f i v e ,
each w i th i ts own ba th ,
shower , WC and c o o k i n g
f a c i l i t i e s . Three such groups
wou ld be on each communal
co r r ido r . Other communal and
ca te r i ng f a c i l i t i e s wou ld be
supp l i ed by the e x i s t i n g
L i n s t e a d H a l l .
The new e x t e n s i o n wou ld
A model of College's proposals for an extension to Linstead Hall.
A sketch of the proposals put forward by the Knightsbridge
Association (looking from the present Garden Hall on the
north of Princes Gardens.
prov ide rooms for 95 students
in s i ng l e and doub le rooms.
T h e fu l l scheme prov ides
rooms for 581 ext ra s tuden ts ,
373 of them on the e a s t e r n
s i de of the square .
P r i o r to the meet ing the
D A P W C C had endorsed the
c o l l e g e ' s p l a n s for the
C o u n c i l to re jec t the ou t l i ne
p r o p o s a l s .
T h e a im beh ind the scheme
for the square was to prov ide
purpose-bu i l t accommodat ion
for a th i rd of the s tudents a t
I C . A t present 1,147 (28%)
out of 4,131 s tudents are i n
C o l l e g e accommodat ion and
the C o l l e g e hopes to e v e n
tua l l y house another 700 i n
Continued on page 3
n r.
inside-Felicity - pg 5
Letters — pg 3,10
Bremsstrahling — pg '.0
Fel ix Sport - pg 9,10
11.
R A G F E L I X - in two
weeks time F E L I X will
cost you • 5p. That's
because the F E L I X of
19th November will be
a special souvenir issue
of what's happened
during Rag Week, which
incidently starts next
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2 - F E L I X , N O V E M B E R 5th 1976
I C W A H e l l o a g a i n , I'm sorry to keep bat t l ing
on about e l e c t i o n s but there appears to
be some con f us i o n a s regards 'Mr I C W A ' .
Nomina t ion papers are now posted and
inc lude the pos i t i on of 'Mr I C W A ' . H e
too, however , must be proposed and
seconded by members of ICWA. S o to
those cand ida tes who have been proposed
by men (!) p lease wou ld you a s k a
member of ICWA to s i g n your nominat ion
paper i ns tead . Don ' t forget the papers
come down next F r i d a y and the genera l
meet ing w i l l be on Monday November 5 t h .
ICWA has now had i ts f i rs t d i s c o and
desp i t e the fact that the enter ta iners
d idn ' t know how to put a p lug on the i r
deck the even ing seemed to be qu i t e
s u c c e s s f u l . Many thanks to Made le i n e
who he lped c l e a r the refectory and
' J Smith of C C D ' who he lped put the
refectory back. (I! — E d ) .
e
A s promised last week , today we are
announc ing the f i r s t c l u e in the Treasure
Hunt C o m p e t i t i o n . On th is o c c a s i o n o n l y ,
we w i l l repeat the c l u e next w e e k . T h e
entry fee (for a l l four w e e k s c l u e s ) i s
20p payab le w i th your f i r s t s o l u t i o n .
T h i s s a i d so lu t i on must be sent to me
(98, B e i t H a l l ) to ar r ive not later than
Thursday 18th November at L u n c h t i m e .
A s stated las t week the pr i ze is £10 t o
the f i r s t person who comp le tes the four
c l u e s co r rec t l y . A f t e r the f i r s t c l u e the
other fhree c l u e s w i l l appear at the rate
of one c l u e per week for the next th ree
w e e k s . (No further entry fee requ i red) . So
here i s the f i r s t c l u e . .. ,
NOT BLACK BUT WHITE IN CAPITAL
CONFUSION FOR THE CURRENT UNIT
CLEANING UP THE CITY (6 letters)
e
From now on the ICWA lounge w i l l be
open dur ing the day as a cof fee lounge.
Co f fee w i l l be there for the mak ing at
the rate of 3p per oup. M a g a z i n e s and a
d a i l y paper w i l l . a l s o be p rov ided .
O b v i o u s l y t h i s scheme c a n only work
w i th your co -ope ra t i on . So if ICWA i s
p rov id ing you w i t h a p lace of rest dur ing
luncht ime (or any other t ime of the day)
then your respect for the f a c i l i t i e s
prov ided i s e s s e n t i a l . Hope fu l l y th i s new
venture w i l l be a s u c c e s s and I hope very
many peop le w i l l make u s e of the f a c i l i t i e s .
T h a n k s a lot and I hope you found
someth ing of in terest in th is a r t i c l e .
Isobel D o n n e l l y '
ICWA President
External Affairs With the e l e c t i o n of N U S de lega tes
over, the next s tep is to p r io r i t i se the
mot ions and submi t amendments. T h i s
w i l l be done at an open Ex te rna l
A f f a i r s Meet ing on T u e s d a y 9 t h November
at 6.30pm in the Un ion Lower Re fec to ry .
S ince it i s an open meet ing everyone
present w i l l be ab le to vo te , s o if you
are interested p l e a s e come a l o n g .
A n 88-page document l i s t i ng a l l the
mot ions has a r r i ved in the union o f f i ce
and is a v a i l a b l e if you w i s h to consu l t
i t . Mot ions range from N U S s e r v i c e s to
Southern A f r i c a and the Env i ronment . If
you w i s h to submit an amendment to
one of t h e s e , p l ease let me have i t ,
preferably in w r i t i ng , before T u e s d a y .
A s you are read ing th is I s h a l l be
on my way to an NUS S e r v i c e s C o n
ference at Che l tenham where N U S w i l l
try to e x p l a i n how T rave l lost in the
region of £30,000 last yea r , and how they
hope to restore it to a break even
s i t u a t i o n .
A date for your d iary i s the 17th
November when N U S are o rgan is ing a
Na t iona l Demo on Grants and C u t s ,
s tar t ing from Hyde Park Corne r . I C U
w i l l be send ing a long a d e l e g a t i o n ,
and s i n c e i t ' s on a Wednesday af ternoon
we shou ld have qu i te a good turnout.
One f ina l p l ea — the Ex te rna l
A f f a i r s Commi t tee is s t i l l w i thout a
Secre tary , S e r v i c e s L i a s o n O f f i ce r ,
P R O and P u b l i c i t y o f f i ce r . If anyone
is in teres ted in doing any of these
wor thwh i le ( s i c ) jobs p l e a s e let me
know.
Hugh Barrett E A O
External Af fa i rs Of f icer
F E L I X . N O V E M B E R 5th 1976
dOnce aga in L i n s t e a d H a l l has
h i t the h e a d l i n e s , a s it d id on the
29th January t h i s year w i t h the
L i n s t e a d benefact ion. , T o p i c , the
C o l l e g e paper , i s a l s o d ing i ts f i r s t
a r t i c l e s i n c e F e b r u a r y on the
ex tens ion p lans .
There was some c a u s e t i c f eedback
on my ed i to r ia l a forn ight ago, when
I announced that F E L I X wou ld be
do ing a feature on the e x t e n s i o n .
However , nobody has refuted my
sugges t i on that more open C o l l e g e
d i s c u s s i o n is needed on the sub jec t
of the proposed b u i l d i n g .
B u t , when you do start to wade
through the p lans for s u c h an
immense project you r e a l i s e perhaps
why. T h e task i s daunt ing i n that we
now have three p lans and an awfu l
lot of con t roversy a s to how we shou ld
go about spend ing the bene fac to r ' s
money.
I have seen a l l three p l a n s . L i k e
the Department of A rch i t ec tu re and
P l a n n i n g at Westminster C i t y C o u n c i l ,
I am not pa r t i cu la r l y impressed w i t h
the low r i se i d e a , on p r i n c i p l e . In
th is respect I l i ke the C o l l e g e p l a n s ,
a l though I may w e l l f ind c a u s e t o
grumble at some of the s e m a t i c s
later o n .
Neve r the less in a b u i l d i n g of
th is s i z e on this t ight a budget
(£350,000) compromises have to be
made. The great th ing i s that C o l l e g e
is do ing what i t c a n to get more
despera te l y needed accommoda t i on .
I t 's a great p i t y that' they have been
thwarted over p l ann in g p e r m i s s i o n
for the present t ime; let us hope they
c a n sa l vage someth ing .
sE d i t i n g a r t i c l es i s a n e c e s s a r y
e v i l ; t heo re t i ca l l y , and i d e a l l y , I
shou ld not even need to look at the
grammar, s p e l l i n g and punc tua t ion of
submi t ted ar t i c les . , le t a l o n e , as i n
many c a s e s rewr i te them to ta l l y s o
they make s e n s e to the reader a n d
V a r i t y p i s t .
In rep ly (o my D a v y ' s let ter (page
10), I do not a im to l im i t sport to one
page of F E L I X . If good l i v e l y mate r ia l
i s submi t ted on t ime then I w i l l pr int
i t w i th few, if any , a l t e r a t i o n s .
However e a c h a r t i c l e has to earn i t s
p lace in F E L I X — hence the two
s o c c e r a r t i c l e s pr in ted l a s t .week.
N e v e r t h e l e s s some p l ann in g i s
n e c e s s a r y , o the rw ise the paper wou ld
a l w a y s be out T u e s d a y . Hence I have
to dec ide ear ly in the w e e k (after
2pm Monday) as to what space e a c h
s e c t i o n i s get t ing . If that s e c t i o n
overruns i t s "quota then a r t i c l e s get
chopped by ed i t i ng out paragraphs .
A t l e a s t , though, I managed to preserve
ha l f of your, (Mr D a v y ' s ) a r t i c l e and"
it d id make s e n s e . Others in o ther
sec t i ons weren ' t so l u c k y .
Rega rd ing the What 's On and
rev iews s e c t i o n s , might I po in t ou t
that F E L I X has to cater for other
t as tes than yours Mr p a v e y .
s Let me endorse the RCS view
that mascotry should not endanger
life and / or limb. I hope that
RCS will stick to this principle as
Boch as they expect Guilds to.
sT h e s * ate now available from the
F E L I X Office. They greatly simplify
the job of compiling the column, so
we'd be grateful if people would
use them.
pContrary to popular belief neither
(my?) permanent or student staff,
supply, issue, se l l , whatever the IC
Slop Shirts. They are O N L Y sold
between 1pm and 2pm an Monday and
Tuesday lunchtimes, O N L Y in the
F E L I X outer office.
F E L I X O f f i c e , .Imperial C o l l e g e
Un ion , P r ince Consort R o a d ,
London SW7 2 B B T e l 01 589 5111
ext. 1048/1042/1043 Int. 2881
) 1976
C l i v e Dewey Editor
P u b l i s h e d by t h e E d i t o r on behal f of
the Imperial C o l lege Un ion P u b l i c a t i o n s
Boa rd . P r in ted o f f se t - l i t ho on the
Un ion p rem ises .
Many thanks to G i l l M c C o n w a y ,
Ian M o r s e , J e n Hardy -Smi th , Mark
K u s e , Duncan S u s s , C h r i s P a l m e r ,
Andrew E v a n s , D a v e C r a b b , Howard
Chee tham, Terry Westoby p lus a l l
the regular con t r ibu to rs . T a too to
John O ' L e a r y for the p ic of the mode l .
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• I RJM.Continued from front
page
P r i n c e s G a r d e n s . L i n s t e a d ,
Souths ide and Weeks H a l l s
house 590 peop le .
Bo th of the a l te rna t i ve
schemes put foward are of a
low r i se nature, and cover
on l y the area now o c c u p i e d
by games cour ts and the car
park to the north of the
L i n s t e a d c a l o r i f i c chamber .
Under the Kn igh t sb r i dge
A s s o c i a t i o n p lan s e v e n
games courts wou ld form> the
north and wes t per imeters of
th is a r e a . O n top of th is
wou l d be seven 2-storey
maisonet tes each con ta i n i n g
rooms for nine s tudents . " The
area behind the ma isone t tes
wou ld be used to provide three
tennis cou r t s , under w h i c h
wou ld be a ca r park . O n the
norths ide of the Square there
wou ld be further 2-s torey
maisonet tes above the Sports
C e n t r e . T h e s e wou ld a c c o m
modate s i x t y s tuden ts . In
front of these w o u l d be a
conserva to ry .
The scheme from P r o f e s s o r
Wigg ins is based on a
c o l l e g i a t e s t a i r c a s e p r i n c i p l e
favoured by Oxford and
Carnbrdige c o l l e g e s . The
present ca r park and games
court a rea wou ld con t a i n n ine
accommodat ion b l o c k s each
of three or four s t o r e y s . Rooms
wou l d be let off the cen t ra l
s t a i r case at ha l f f loor
i n t e r va l s . P r o f e s s o r Wiggins
and h i s a r c h i t e c t , Stephen
Gard ine r , be l i e v e that the
cour tyard atmosphere created
w i l l enhance s o c i a l l i f e and
prov ide more a t t rac t ive
accommodat ion . E a c h b l ock
has a roof garden on top,
w h i c h i s she l te red from the
north by mezzan i re s e c t i o n s .
The scheme accommodates
280 s tudents and extra common
rooms are e n v i s a g e d . T h e
f i rs t stage of th is p roposa l
i n v o l v e s the cons t ruc t i on of
three b l o c k s .
So? w h i l s t the C o l l e g e
p lans have been re jec ted ,
the debate as to what is r ight
and proper for the square
goes o n . On the o n e . hand
C o l l e g e , i ts a r c h i t e c t s , and
the D A P W C a l l support a
medium to h igh r i se d e v e l o p
ment, wh i ch wou ld not , they
c l a i m , in t roduce a th i rd s t y l e
of a rch i tec ture in to P r i n c e s
G a r d e n s . -On the o the r ' s ide
are the Kn igh tsb r i dge
A s s o c i a t i o n and P r o f e s s o r
Wigg ins who sepera te l y argue
for a low r i s e deve lopment
of two to four f l oo r s , and that
a new arch i tec tu ra l s t y l e c a n
be in t roduced .
y
Fur ther argument cent res
around the number of s tudents
that ought to be accommodated
in the new b u i l d i n g s . C o l l e g e ,
i ts a r c h i t e c t s , the D A P W C C
and P r o f e s s o r W igg ins say
that a dens i t y o f 200 persons
per acre (ppa) i s not i n
appropr ia te for s tudent
accommodat ion . T h e proposed
L i n s t e a d e x t e n s i o n wou ld
br ing the d e n s i t y up to 170—
180ppa, T h e Kn igh t sb r i dge
A s s o c i a t i o n quote the G L C
Deve lopment P l a n recommend
at ion of 85—lOOppa for
' domes t i c a c c o m m o d a t i o n ' .
T h e i r p roposa l s for the
square are based on a dens i t y
of 90ppa„ A g a i n s t th is the
D A P W C C comment that
85—lOOppa 'is not considered
an appropriate yardstick in
this case'.
o
T h e D A P W C C a l s o come
out aga ins t a low r i s e deve lop
ment for the square i n thei r
report to the P l a n n i n g
Commi t tee (paragraph 16):
With regard to the character
of Princes Gardens, on one
would doubt that the compon
ents of that character are
strong, whether they be the
existing, though much disliked,
post war College development;
the listed terraces on the
west and north side or the
fine, matur.e and in some
cases 90 foot high, plane trees.
The central garden is also
large in scale and the entire
Square represents a simple
and bold. statement which
requires to be completed
on the east side in a way
which a small scale low
rise development would not
resolve. It is far this reason
that at no. stage have the
architects to the college
been advised to do other than
conform to the lines of the
Square, in order to retain
the essential characteristic
enclosure which is typical of
the London Squares.
L o c a l res iden ts had s a i d
that the C o l l e g e p l a n s were
' h i d e o u s ' and ' i nappropr ia te
for the s q u a r e ' .
A t present the C o l l e g e i s
wa i t i ng for the d e c i s i o n to
be o f f i c i a l l y communica ted
to them before d e c i d i n g on
further a c t i o n . It seems l i k e l y ,
though, that the B o a r d of
G ov e r no r s , who meet on
November 19th, w i l l be le f t
to dec ide what happens nex t .
tThe f o l l ow in g have been
awarded co lours for l a s t y e a r ' s
B o a t C lu fJ :
Ful l Colours
P . O . Langgu th
J . F i t z g e r a l d
M . J . T y l e r
I. H y s l o p
Half Colours
M . R . Jones
N . G i l l e t t
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4 - F E L I X , N O V E M B E R 5th 1976
&xecutive
" N I V E O U S T A R R A D D I D D L E S ! " the gent leman sc reamed down the phone, " w h e r e i s i t ? " he e x c l a i m e d w i th great urgency.
" B u t I've only just read the last c o p y " , I re tor ted.
"Wha t matter. I 've a dead l ine to meet . . ..FELIX waits for no mortal man,"-he enthused qu i te pro foundly . T h u s . . .
o
g
Y o u th ink you ' re bored hear ing about
e l e c t i o n s ! I'm the mug that has to carry
out the job of Return ing Of f i ce r for a l l
e l ec t i ons that w . i l occu r s p o r a d i c a l l y
throughout th is yea r .
Wel l w e ' v e plugged up a few more
ho les — notably the e l e c t i o n for two
members of the Permanent Working party
(PWP) and one ord inary member of the
Un ion F i n a n c e Commi t tee ( U F C ) — and
w e ' v e e lec ted the de lega t ion to bring
you back some B l a c k p o o l R o c k from the
NUS Na t i ona l Con fe rence in December . T o
g ive you some idea of the current s ta te
of play here are some e l e c t i o n r e s u l t s : -
2 members of PWP:
Mr Steve Pa te rson (Squaddy)
Mr Duncan S u s s
1 member of U F C ;
Mr Dave N i c k s o n
N U S Delegat ion:
D e l e g a t e s : Mr N i c k B rayshaw
Mr Hugh Barret t
Mr John White
Mr R i c k Pa rke r
Mr John Morgan
O b s e r v e r s : M i s s Mary At tenborough
Mr P a u l Ekpenyong
Mr A d r i a n Sudworth
Other e lect ions ratif ied include:
Welfare Of f i ce r — John Morgan
C a r n i v a l Coord ina to r — Mart in J u d k i n s
Mech Eng Dep Rep — T h a c h P h a m .
WHITE L E S by John White
IC Union Hon.Sec.
dT w o very important pos i t i ons remain
vacan t , and one other has just cropped
up, amongst the m i l l i on s lef t .
T h e s e are:
(i)
( i i )
(Hi) The
posted an t i c i pa t i on T e a s !
Honorary Jun io r Treasurer
Ove rseas Students ' Commit tee
Cha i rman (together w i th v a c a n c i e s
for 8 ordinary members!)
P h y s i c s Dep R e p .
nominat ion papers "for these are
and awa i t i ng your s ignature in
of future g lory , and C o u n c i l
eAt the last U G M , Thursday 28th
Oc tober , I brought a paper w h i c h , on your
a c c e p t a n c e , changed the terms and the
fees of L i f e Membersh ip of the U n i o n .
T h i n g s are now t ighter , we hope, and we
feel that no one w i l l now be in a p o s i t i o n
whereby the Un ion cannot dec ide whether
they are e l i g i b l e for L i f e Membersh ip of
the Un ion or not — th is has occurred in
the past under the prev ious terms.
The new terms and fees are as
fol l ows :
You are eligible to become a Lite
Member of the Imperial College Union lf:-
(a) You have been a member ot the
Union for at least one academic year.
(b) You have been research assistant
and a member of the senior common room
for at least one academic year.
(c) You are a member of the academic
staff.
(d) You are a member of the admini
strative staff, and are qualified to degree
status (such an application to be subject
to the approval of the Union Council).
F e e s
For section (a)
(i) The subscription is £8.00
(previously £6.00) for ex-students at any
time after the completion of at least
three complete sessions.
(ii) For those who do not complete
three sessions the subscription is £12.00
(previously £10.00).
For sections (b), (c) and (d)
The subscription is £18.00 (on the
equivalent terms of elegibility, pre
viously £15.00).
T h e s e new terms and fees w i l l come
into ef fect on the f i rs t day of the Spr ing
Term (Monday January 10th). So why not . . .
ask your Mum to buy you L i f e Membersh ip
of the Un ion for C h r i s t m a s - w h i l e i t ' s
s t i l l at the old rate!
T o he lp you d e c i d e , here 's what you
get:
(1) U s e of a l l Un ion F a c i l i t i e s ,
i nc lud ing jo in ing any c l u b or s o c i e t y .
(2) U s e of Sports Cen t re , i nc lud ing the
squash cou r t s .
(3) U s e of C o l l e g e L i b r a r i e s , R e f e c t o r i e s
and B a r s .
A l l that, a l l l i fe long!
T i l l .anon, fa rewe l l and sa fe home.
Have a n i ce weekend !
I.C.
CONSERVATIVE THIS WEEK HOLDING A
SINGERS' NIGHT SOCIETY AT
BEER & BANGER LINSTEAD HALL
SOCIAL 8PM Wed.
SOCIAL 10th November
THURSDAY 11th NOVEMBER ALL WELCOME
At 7.30 in the
U N I O N LOWER R E F E C T O R Y
(All Welcome)
KA p a r t time c l e r i c a l a s s i s t a n t
is wanted for the D E L H I
C O M M I T T E E , sa la ry and terms
nego t i ab le . The work i s qui te
in te res t ing insp i te of usua l
d u l l rou t ine . A p p l y to Mr
George H o l l i n g s , Room G 2 1 ,
Meta l lu rgy and Mate r ia l
S c i e n c e (Int. 3961).
D E L H I
KD
Anybody willing to edit
next year's I I I Handbook
should get in touch with John
White, IC Union Honorary
Secretary, as soon as possible
at the Union office (internal
2488, 2232).
Damned Bullshit!! IAN MORSE
That w e l l known m u s i c a l bog ro l l 'Sounds' has done it
a g a i n . S p l a s h e d a c r o s s i t s front page th is week are a b u n c h
of l i k e l y l ook ing lads that go by the name of the Damned. Some
of you may not even of heard of the band that adorn the
cover ted front page s p r e a d , once rese rved on l y for the R o d /
E l t o n / M i c k syndrome. The immediate cap t i on reads : 'Damned
Head For The Charts- Pistols Hit The Road - Punk is on its
way!'
Y e s , you ' ve guessed i t , Sounds has yet aga in taken upon
i t s e l f to ram punk rock down the throat of the u n s u s p e c t i n g
p u b l i c . N o w don ' t get me wrong , I ' l l sn i f f g lue w i t h the next
degenerate , and there 's no one I'd rather see i n L o n d o n today ,
than a good punk rock band go through i t s p a c e s , but for a
mus ic paper to come out w i t h s u c h f a l l a c i e s i s jus t not o n .
L e t s take a c l o s e r look at the head l i ne 'Damned Head For
The Charts'. R igh t , the D a m n e d , I caught their ac t at the R e d
C o w a week or s o a g o . It w a s their f i rs t L o n d o n g i g . T h e
crowd who turned up came I wou ld th ink , a s much out o f
c u r i o s i t y as any th ing , a l s o perhaps encouraged by the fab
rev iew g i ven to the group by a Sounds c r i t i c at a g ig i n Bed fo rd
the p rev ious week . I, as w e l l as 95% of the aud ience that
n ight , w i l l t e l l y o u boy , were they s h i t . The barrage of sound
that eminated from on s tage was greeted not even by what one
c o u l d c a l l po l i t e a p p l a u s e by the a t tendence , the major i ty o f
w h i c h were a l l s e a s o n e d p u n k s t e r s . 'Head for the Charts'?
C l o s e sc ru t i ny of the paragraph g iven to the band on page two
r e v e a l s that i n fac t , the D a m n e d ' s f i r s t s i n g l e for the obscure
S t i f f l a b e l has s o l d 4 ,000 c o p i e s (so they s a y ) . When you
c o n s i d e r that on average a s i n g l e has to s e l l around 25,000
before i t even reaches the T o p T h i r t y , the Sounds head l i ne
becomes a bad j o k e .
So what e x a c t l y are the Sounds ed i t o r i a l board up too?
Have they a l l gone overboard at the i r newly d i scove red m u s i c
form? In fac t , punk- rock as i t i s today dates back to 66 /67
p s y c h a d e l i a when the punks were a b a c k l a s h aga ins t the
h ipp ie cu l tu re ; the sort of k i d s w h o ' d rather g ive y o u a k i c k
i n the gro in than a f lower, #r maybe i t s just that th is m u s i c
paper has trouble f i l l i n g s p a c e .
A n y w a y , you c a n be the bes t judge by go ing a long and
l i s t e n i n g to them y o u r s e l v e s . A m o n g the g ig l i s t i n g s there are
s p r i n k l e d a few that feature punk bands ; Vibrators, Subway
Sect, Clash, Jam, Rockets anu the very wonder fu l Stranglers.
The Mike dinner on Wednesday — as Mike Slone — Murphy saw it
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by Miss Lindsay Maxwell Mech Eng PG by Miss Lindsay Maxwell
PHOTSOC COMPETITION RESULTS These are the winning photos from Photsoc's first competition
of the year, held on Tuesday 26th October. The chosen best two
overall were both by Miss Lindsay Maxwell, who gets our whole
hearted congratulations but in fairness to the rest of us who
entered the competition, it was pretty damn close. The general
standard of photography was high. Foul play was not suspected.
Jorge Saffar's entry, which won the prize for new members,
was also in the running for one of the top spots.
The club runs two fully equipped darkrooms plus a weekly
competition, instruction group, forum, lecture on whatever takes
our fancy. This Wednesday (10th) we're going to visit the
Kodak factory, but that's fully booked up, so you can't go.
However on Tuesday 16th we are holding a portrait session with
a model and a guest photographer. The latter will demonstrate
lighting and other studio techniques, so anyone interested in
joining us should come along that night (with a camera of
course) to the Union Concert Hall at 7pm.
For more information about Photsoc call John Mattheus
(int. 2786) or Deji Demuren (int. 2890).
Best 'New members photo' The precise element by Jorge Saffar Civ Eng dept.
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No headway on vinyl for US 'stars' WILD C H E R R Y (Epic )
'Funky white folks score in the
energy stakes' U l t r a -h i p , s i l k y s l i c k ,
fonken — people sho ' got enough wh i te -
boy imi ta tors , but they keep on coming
back in search of ' the real f e e l ' . T h i s
bunch get c l o s e , up in both US and our
very own s i n g l e s s c e n a r i o s w i th the
opener 'Play that Funky music'. S l i gh t l y
sub-commodores standard but s t i l l mighty
f i ne .
Some good bands have emerged from
the bad-ass fonk f i e l d , notably B r a s s
C o n s t r u c t i o n , the aforement ioned Motown
-maest ros , and war . From th is a lbum it
sounds l ike Wi ld Cher ry , even though
just a bunch' a h o n k i e s , cou ld be
jo in ing the higher ec he lon s pretty soon
if they mainta in thei r e s s e n c e and energy
for longer than a coup le of s i d e s - w o r t h .
The group are made up of Robert
P a r i s s i , tw in lead qu i ta rs w i th Bryan
B a s s e t t ; A l l e n Wentz on b a s s , and the
s k i n - f l i c k i n g of Rona ld B e i f l e . A l though
a quar tet , the ac t ion is s t r i c t l y P a r i s s i -
con t ro l l ed , producing the proceed ings
and penning s i x of the nine a v a i l a b l e
s n i p p e t s . The other three are by such
sou l luminar ies as Wi l son P i c k e t t , Steve
Cropper , and the formidable H o l l a n d -
D o z i e r - H o l l a n d midf ie ld t r i o .
Wild Cherry and thei r v i b e s a im at the
more immediate ly mobi le parts of the
anatomy — feet , arms, h ips — wi th a
tai lor-made beat for those who apprec ia te
a good sweat on the f loor . I t 's get-up-
and-shake- the- funky-cobwebs danc ing
mus ic and just the sort of th ing to
dyno-rod the c i r c u l a t i o n when y o u ' v e
had a c o u p l e .
Mind y o u , the stuf f ing s ta r ts to get
a bit th in by the middle of the B - s i d e ,
w i t h a s h a l l o w dooh-dah c a l l e d 'Hold on'
and the s e n s i t i v e l y - t i t l e d 'Get it up'
wh ich in the end turns out to be a rather
l imp ' o rgan ' -based inst rumental w i th a
cer ta in l ack Of thrust about i t . Obv ious
B lakoe ma l func t ion . No matter — the
band boogies on out at ful l pelt on the
c l o s i n g t rack 'What in the funk do you
I t 's not a great m u s i c a l ach ievemen t ;
it w a s n ' t intended to be, but as far as
v i t a l i t y goes it beats the e y e b a l l s out of
bor ing , ove rpa id , o ld farts (Rob in Trower
to name but a half) current ly f o l l ow ing
the same we l l - t rodden, w e l l - h e e l e d ,
paths on their supposed ly ' new '
r e l e a s e s .
Fonk field revitalised • j R A H A M C E N T R A L
The thing w i th d i sco - funk bands is
that rea l l y they are a l i ve comod i ty . Pu t
them in the s te r i l e surrounds of a
record ing s tud io , and no matter how hard
they try, no way are they going to get
anywhere near the feel of thei r s tage
a c t . Graham Cen t ra l S ta t ion are no
d i f fe rent . I'd probably d ig thei r show
any t ime, but play them on an o ld t in box
in a Ma ida V a l e squat on a c o l d October
n igh t? . N o , the only way a band l i ke
th is can do jus t i ce to themse lves is on
a l i ve s t a g e , where thankfu l ly p resence
and atmosphere count as much — some
t imes more — than the songs being la id
down.
Try as they do, the Sta t ion just c a n ' t
bring the v i ny l a l i v e even though they
start wi th the intro to their act - the semi
inst rumental 'Entraw', where they inv i te
the l is tener to ' a par ty ' . A t f i rs t they
appear to have eve ry th ing . S l i c k
p r o f e s s i o n a l i s m ? Y o u bet. T ight
m u s i c i a n s h i p ? Sure as h e l l . Ha rmon ies?
S T A T I O N - ' M I RRO R'
f a u l t l e s s , but atmosphere? None .
T h e songs aren ' t a l l that memorable
(aga in , not a l w a y s the most important
th ing in a l i ve con tex t ) , ranging from the
standard funk of 'Do Yah' (no re la t ion
to the Move c l a i m ) , the present s i ng l e
'/ got a reason', wi th i ts deft reggae
s l a n t i n g , sung in a ' sou l y f a l s e t t o ' . On
the other hand you can forget the psuedo-
gospe l l y r i c i sm of 'Forever'; the song has
a n ice me lod ic s y n t h e s i z e r passage
running through it.
The best t rack is probably 'Save Me',
w h i c h opens up s i d e T w o , and has a
par t i cu la r l y ca tchy chorus l ine . A l t hough
s t r i ngs and horns are used throughout,
they are a l w a y s held back to a l l o w the
rhythm sec t i on and v o c a l l ines to be
w e l l to the fore.
A l t hough a big act in the S ta tes ,
where thei r last a lbum went G o l d , in th is
country they are des t ined one f e e l s only
to be adored in the land of the d i s c o .
WANT TO WIN TWO TICKETS TO THE IC ENTS'
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IN THE GREAT HALL,
SAT. NOV. 13th?
Then just answer this simple contest and you could be going free.
Tickets for Horslips are available in advance from IC Ents in the Union Building price : £1.10 (IC advance price £1).
The questions 1. What Beatles' album consists partly of 'live' roof-top
material ?
2. What Beatles' song includes "Girl With Kaleidoscope
Eyes" ?
3 . What was the name of the deceased Rolling Stone ?
4. What Rolling Stone album was recorded at the Madison
Square Garden ?
5. Which famous Horslips album includes "Dearg Doom"
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YParty Gu i Ids / I f P a r t y : 8pm C o n c e r t H a l l . T i c k e t s £1 from C & G / I F U n i o n s Inc ludes D i s c o , F o o d and Bar T i c k e t .
D i s c o
E n t s D^sco . 8 .00pm. Un ion Lower Re fec to ry . 15p. L i n s t e a d H a l l D i s c o : 8pm — Midn igh t . F r e e . C h e a p B o o z e .
F i l m
IC F i l m s o c present ' T h e L a d y With The D o g ' 7 .30pm. Mech E n g 220 . A d m i s s i o n by membersh ip card or 25p at the door .
G i g s
E d d i e and T h e Hot R o d s . Thames P o l y W o o l i c h . Count B i s h o p s : Bedford C o l l e g e , Regen ts P a r k . A l c a t r a z : C i t y of London P o l y . T y l a Gang and B u s t e r C r a b b e : D i n g w a l l s , Camden L o c k . F i y i n g A c e s : Greyhound , F u l h a m P a l a c e R d .
P a c i f i c Eard rum: Man In .Moon, K i n g s R d . Ca ro l G r i m e s ' L o n d o n B o o g i e B a n d . N a s h v i l l e , North E n d R d . R a h s h a . Ro land K i r k : Ronn ie S c o t t s , F r i t h S t . S a i l o r / S m i t h Darbo : New V i c t o r i a .
C l u b A c t i v i t y
Or ien teer ing C l u b : Meet ing and cheap lunch . 12 .40pm. Un ion S C R .
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Party
Imperial C o l l e g e Boat C l u b Pa r t y : 8 .00 . IC Boa t H o u s e , Putney Embankment . Men 25p, L a d i e s 15p.
I C / C h e l s e a J e w i s h S o c i e t i e s F o l k E v e n i n g : 7 .45pm. 10 D i n g w a l l G a r d e n s , G o l d e r s Green NW11 . A d m i s s i o n £1 or free w i th your own gui tar and s o n g .
G i g s
Rahsaan Rouand K i r k : R o n n i e S c o t t s , F r i t h St (439 0747) Moon: N a s h v i l l e West K e n s i n g t o n (603 6071) F l y i n g A c e s : Greyhound , F u lha m R o a d . C a r o l Gr imes London B o o z i e B a n d : Roches te r , S toke Newington H i g h S t .
D i s c o
Q E C D i s c o . 8 .00pm. Un ion B a r , Campden H i l l , W l . 20p . S U ca rds requ i red . Neares t Tube — H i g h St Kens ing ton .
YBo goes to B r i gh ton : Meet in H y d e Park in night C l o t h s . C o a c h to
s e e B o ar r ive in B r i gh ton . £3 ( i nc ludes Lunch) T i c k e t s from P a u l
B e n t l e y .
G i g s
Strang lers at The Marquee C l u b , Wardour St (437 6603) . P i n k F a i r i e s / S t r i f e / M o t o r h e a d at the Roundhouse , C h a l k Farm R d . (267 2564) .
The Ca ro l Gr imes B o o g i e B a n d at the Tor r ing ton , Lodge L a n e ,
North F i n c h l e y .
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C l u b A c t i v i t y
Meteo ro log i ca l and env i ronmenta l s o c i e t y : F i l m s h o w on numer ica l methods of weather p r e d i c t i o n . 5.30pm. Room 719 New Hux ley B i g .
G i g s
Strang lers at the R o c k G a r d e n , C c v e n t Garden (240 3961)
KAnyone who wants to p lay
w i th the F o l k B a n d w h o grace
S t a n ' s B a r every Saturday i s
a d v i s e d to see Stan h im s e l f .
L i q u i d refreshment i n l i e u of
payment w i l l be p rov ided .
C
The A C C mini-bus is now
available for hire on most
weekdays (excluding Wedn.)
at advantageous rates!
For details contact, Jim
Marshall .Chem Eng 3 or Pam
in the Union Oi l ice..
C Would anyone invo lved in
the f o l l ow in g c l u b s , none of
w h i c h were represented at
the l as t R C C meet ing , .p lease
con tac t the R C C in R A T T
(Un ion B u i l d i n g ) , or v i a the
R C C let ter r ack in the Un ion
O f f i c e .
Art C l u b , Go C l u b , H is tor ica l
Re-enactment Socie ty , Hang-
G l i d i ng C l u b , Surf C l u b .
T w o 2 week o ld k i t tens to
be g iven away . Con tac t
A n g e l a G w a t k i n on 749 5293
(after 6.30pm).
Y S T O I C : J C R S T O I C : a featuret te on the making of ' A l l the P r e s i d e n t s Men' w i t h Robert Redford and P a u l Newman . J C R in South S ide T V Lounge — Un ion Upper Lounge .
Dinner
Wine H a l l D inner : 7.00 for 7 .00pm. Sher f ie ld B u i l d i n g . £3.55 (Wine inc luded) . A l l a p p l i c a t i o n s to Pat by noon today.
C l u b Act iv i ty
S c i e n c e F i c t i o n C l u b : F i l m s h o w and T a l k . ' T h e y Shoot S F M o v i e s don ' they ' by P h i l S t r i c k . 6 .30pm. M E 220. IC J e w i s h S o c i e t y . T a l k by D a v i d L i t m a n o n : ' T h e R e a l i t i e s of A r a b Jewry ' 1.20pm. Mech Eng 6 4 0 .
Misce l l aneous
Open Meet ing of Ex te rna l A f f a i r s Commi t tee . . 6 .30pm. Un ion Lower Re fec to ry . Ammendments and p r io r i t i es for N U S Con fe rence mot ions . G u i l d s N igh t Out to Queens Ice Skat ing R i n k . 7 .00pm. Un ion B a r . E n q u i r i e s C & G Un ion O f f i c e .
G i g s
V i b r a t o r s / J a m at the 100 C l u b , Oxford St 636 0933 . Upp at the Marquee C l u b , Wardour St 437 6603 . R o c k e t s at the ' R e d C o w ' P u b , Hammersmi th . St rang lers at the R o c k H o u s e , A c k l a m H a l l , A c k l a m R o a d .
YC l u b Ac t i v i t y
Q E C F i l m Soc ie t y 7 .00pm. Queen E l i z a b e t h C o l l e g e , Campden H i l l R o a d , W8. 25p . S U ca rds requ i red. IC F o l k C l u b : S ingers N igh t , 20 .00 Unconf i rmed p l a c e . F r e e . Bar f a c i l i t i e s w i l l be a v a i l a b l e . S i n g e r s / M u s i c i a n s we l c om e wi th open a rms!
Misce l l aneous
A n Ex-member of the B r i t i s h pregnancy adv iso ry s e r v i c e w i l l ta lk
about the work they do . 1.00pm. ICWA Lounge . A l l we l come .
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C l u b A c t i v i t y
Arab S o c i e t y . F r e s h e r ' s r ecep t i on . 6pm. J C R . T e a and sandwiches f ree. S a i l i n g C l u b . C h e e s e and Wine P a r t y . 6.00pm - M idn igh t . Un ion Senior Common Room. Fur ther d e t a i l s from C h r i s Hart ( P u b l i c i t y of f icer) E l e c E n g 2 . IC C h r i s t i a n U n i o n . A ta lk en t i t l ed " I n Search of G o d " . 1.30pm. U n i o n S C R . Speaker : Dr Pe te r May . Par t of IC C h r i s t i a n Un ion ' B o o k Week ' .
F i l m
IC E n t s present 'So lde r B l u e ' 6 .30pm. Mech Eng 220 . 15p.
Misce l l aneous
S T O I C : ' L u n c h B reak ' — rounding up the more unusua l a s p e c t s of IC . J C R Sou ths ide U n i o n . 1.00pm. S T O I C : T h i s a f te rnoon 's L u n c h Break repeated to South S ide and the Un ion 6 .00pm.
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IC F i l m s o c present ' L e Boucher ' 7.30pm M e c h . A d m i s s i o n by membership card or 25p at the door .
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G i g s
H o r s l i p s and A l f A [fa.. 7 .30pm. Great H a l l . T i c k e t s £1.20 on door, £1.10 a d v a n c e , £1.00 IC A d v a n c e . T i c k e t s a v a i l a b l e from IC E n t s of f ice.^ground f loor , U n i o n B u i l d i n g , cppos i t e bar ( lunch t imes) .
The Chemical Engineering Post-graduate Society, invites
everyone to a talk on:-
•POST G R A D U A T E EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY'
To be given by the well-known critic of University based
Research....
DR DUNCAN DAVIES
General Manager of Research & Development at ICI.
Place: Chem Eng Lec Theatre 1
Date: Tuesday 9th November.
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F E L I X N O V E M B E R 5th 1976 - 9
FELIX SPORT L a c r o s s e
Effective possession tactics
St Hel ier ' B ' 5 , v 7 Imperial C o l l e g e
Af te r p l a y i n g St H e l i e r i n
a f r iend ly las t week , Imper ia l
C o l l e g e aga in headed down to
Mi tcham to p lay them i n a
f l a g s match (the ' F l a g s ' i s a
knockout compe t i t i on ) . A s
usua l IC were two p l a y e r s short
and s i n c e they had been told
that ( th is week) St H e l i e r
wou ld have a f u l l team, IC
were expec t i ng a hard match .
In fact St H e l i e r on ly had a
one man advantage , but they
had a heav ier team than the
week before. St H e l i e r are
noted for be ing a ' p h y s i c a l '
team and th is match was no
e x c e p t i o n . The IC de fence
q u i c k l y learnt the act of the
' take out ' w h i c h i n v o l v e s
mak ing sure that when someone
runs into you it h u r t s them
them more than i t does you .
Meanwh i le I C ' s a t tack were
hav ing t roubles of their own ,
namely that St H e l i e r had a
heavy defence so IC were
coming from f i f teen to twenty
yards out and were e a s i l y
snapped up by the goa lkeeper .
F o r most of the f i rs t h a l f
St H e l i e r had the upper hand.
I C ' s a t tack were hav ing l i t t le
Orienteering
ROSEN WINS THE LEAGUE
s u c c e s s . A t ha l f t ime St H e l i e r
l ead 4 - 2 .
Over the in te r va l IC t r ied
to rega in some composures A t
the start of the thi rd quarter IC
somehow came into the a s c e n d - j
a n c y . It w a s n ' t so much a c a s e
of s c o r i n g lots o f g o a l s , but
more a c a s e of k e e p i n g
p o s s e s s i o n and jus t p l ugg ing
away at g o a l . T h e de fence
rea l l y t ightened up so that at
the end of the th i rd quarter IC
lead by 5—4,
T h e l a s t quarter s tar ted w i t h
I C sco r i ng two more g o a l s .
T h e y then d e c i d e d to employ
the rather dangerous p o l i c y
of just keep ing p o s s e s s i o n
and not r e a l l y go ing to hard
for g o a l . T h i s resu l t ed i n a
very ac t i ve l a s t ten minutes as
the l ight faded and St H e l i e r
repeated ly at tempted to make
up the three goa l d i f f e rence , IC
managed to ho ld them off and
ended a very c l o s e game, the
v i c to r s by 7—8,
T e a m : Bill Jackson (Capt),
Pete Watson, Bob Strangeway,
Rob Morrisson, Richard Forster,
Tony Hallett, Tony Armstrong,
Martin Trewhella.
A t Camber ley l as t Sunday ,
the Or ien tee r i ng C l u b took part
i n the Southern N a v i g a t o r s
E v e n t on B a r o s s a Common , T h i s
i s an area of Army l and ,
c r i s s - c r o s s e d by tank t r a c k s ,
and the haxards i nc luded ro l l s
o f barbed w i re and s l i t t r enches .
T h e event o f f i c i a l s were
ma in ly Army p e r s o n n e l , w h i c h
meant that the event had one
or two o d d i t i e s .
The ca r park w a s some way
into the common, a l ong a very
bumpy t rack, w h i c h shook up
the occupan ts of the min ibus
s l i g h t l y — perhaps Mar t in
K e s s l e r thought he was d r i v ing
a landrover . O n the 11 k i lometre
' A ' cou r se , the on ly IC runner
was D a v i d R o s e n , who
desp i te an Army ' f u n n y ' ,
comp le ted the course i n 70
minutes 52 s e e s . T h e ' funny '
was that there was an incor rec t
con t ro l c o d e — the number on
the s i de of the marker w h i c h
t e l l s you that you are at the
right con t ro l , C o n s e q y e n t l y , he
spent a coup le of minutes
scou r i ng the a rea , before
d e c i d i n g that he had been i n
the r ight p l a c e to begin w i t h .
H i s t ime was neve r the less
fas t enough to make h im the
c l e a r w inner of the South E a s t
a rea league for 1976, desp i te
the fac t that there i s one more
league race to go.
There were f i ve IC runners
on the ' B ' course for men under
2 1 , Andy Q u i c k f a l l , the newly
e l e c t e d . C l u b Secre ta ry , sped
round i n 66 minutes 16 s e e s ,
to put him in 2nd p l a c e , Ian
A l v e y was next best i n 80—36,
w h i l s t Mark E v a n s got round i n
8 9 - 5 0 ,
Severa l newcomers to the
sport came a long and w i s e l y
t r ied the shorter c o u r s e s ,
N i g e l Ward d id the 5 k i l ome t re
course in 68—25, w h i l s t on the
4 k i lomet re c o u r s e , M ike
Turner took 59—25, Lennar t
K a r l s s o n took 82—23, and the
new C l u b T reasu re r , R o l a n d
Thomas s t r o l l ed round in a
l e i s u r e l y 111 m inu tes .
Nex t Sunday , the 7th of
November , the C l u b i s going
to the New F o r e s t i n Hampsh i re
for the November C l a s s i c
B a d g e E v e n t , w h i l s t the
f o l l o w i n g Sunday, we w i l l be
going to F a r l e y Hea th i n
Surrey for another ' B a d g e
E v e n t ' , We w i l l be tak ing a
min ibus to both of these and
newcomers are very w e l c o m e .
J u s t come a long to our F r i d a y
luncht ime meet ings at 12.40pm
in the Un ion S C R (on the l s t
f loor ) , and s i g n the transport
l i s t ,
David R o s e n
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A c r o s s
1. A r t , here in F r a n c e , f a i l s
about once to be unrea l . (10)
9. Not german? (5)
1 0 . S a i l around w i th her (4)
13. P lane t in the art ha l l s (5)
14. Beg in persp i r ing for each
one (3)
15 .Sounds as if we ' re on land ;
c o n v i n c e me (6)
16. Run past w i th hal f the
judges for the d i s t a n c e s (6)
2 1 . How many? One shor t ;
doesn ' t matter w h i c h (3)
22 . G o d ! Eve ry th ing ends w i th
su rp r i se (5)
24 . We start in th is d i rec t i on (4)
2 5 . Adap t w i th these and it may
appear as a red spo t . (5)
26. Look of a fast charge (10)
Down
1. Put in one, just for show (10)
2. Turns the whee l s around on
the 18th ; don ' t worry (5)
3 . He star ted it in the s ta t ion
r ig out (10)
4. Heads of Imperial C o l l e g e
observe no s tuden ts ; only
cardboard cu t -ou ts ! (5)
5. With D i e u it makes a s i de
s l i c e and hur ts ; t ha t ' s wi thout
God (10)
6. It has no laugh, and i s s t i l l
the same (3)
7 . Worse dread of s n a k e s (5)
8 . L i t t l e fe l le r c a n preach
about in french a r t i c l e s (10)
1 1 . S t e e l faced sad fate (5)
1 2 . A n y w a y i t ' s s t i l l a su rp r i se
(3) 14. Y a n k s ' tugs w i th a plus (5)
17 . N i x o n narrowly gets back
w i t h i n ad jo in ing bu i ld ing (5)
1 8 . A hundred from the cent re
leaves the F rench inbetween (5)
19 . U s e d to be up and cut t ing (3)
20 . A r iot over the f ract ion (5)
2 3 . L o w e s t mod s i x e x c l u s i o n
s e n s e down in pseudopsy -
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FELIX SPORT Rugby
Gutteridge win S e e k i n g a g a i n to do w e l l
in the Gut ter idge C u p (which was so c l o s e to be ing brought to I C l a s t s e a s o n ) , the 1st ventured in to the depth of Her t fo rdsh i re to p lay the s ide they knocked out 4—3 l a s t s e a s o n .
Af ter a p romis ing s tar t , Co t t e r k i c k e d a penal ty to g ive IC a 3 point l e a d . T h i s was soon fo l l owed by a f ine try by West w h i c h resu l t ed from a p r e v i o u s l y unt r ied movement from our b a c k s . A s u c c e s s f u l pena l ty attempt by ' V e t s saw the half-t imer score to 7—3.
With the forwards w i n n i n g on ly a l im i t ed amount of b a l l , the backs began to show some f l a i r . A f t e r a c l e a n p a s s i n g movement W i l l i a m s sco red a n e x c e l l e n t t ry on the r ight w i n g . T a k i n g on 2 men he k i c k e d ahead , ran through (a mass of
opponents) and gather ing the b a l l , went over for a try. Shor t ly af terwards a c r a s h movement by G i l b e r t led to a Co t te r t ry, conver ted to g i ve I C a 1 7 - 3 l e a d .
In the las t 10 minu tes , V e t s turned on the pressure and were rewarded w i t h a c o n s o l a t i o n t ry. Another Co t te r penal ty saw the f i na l score at 20—7, a good resu l t from an enter ta in ing ma tch . There i s s t i l l room for improvement, but the s i de shows great p rom ise . Other r e s u l t s : -I C 1st X V 39 , E s h e r 3rd 4 I C 2 n d - X V 13 , E s h e r 4th 0
If any cons t i tuen t c o l l e g e p l a y e r s want a Saturday game any week , then p l e a s e le t your cap ta in (s ) k n o w .
T h e rugby c l u b s w e e p s t a k e , t h i s week , was by N i g e l W i l t sh i re (Chem E n g 3).
Hockey
Middleton's defeat IC 1 St J o h n s , Cambridge 3
H a v i n g a r r i ved at Cambr idge
w i t h e l e v e n p laye rs I C c o n
fronted St Johns w i t h the
infamous ' M i d d l e t o n S y s t e m ' .
T h i s c o n s i s t s o f three fo rwards ,
four h a l v e s , three b a c k s and a
goa lkeeper . T h e i dea b e i n g to
prevent the oppos i t i on s c o r i n g .
However , Saturday proved
how even the best theor ies are
prone to f a i l u r e . T h e match
s tar ted w i th St Johns f i nd ing
gaps i n an I C de fence , w h i c h
seemed to ta l l y d i s i n t e res ted
Tenp in Bowl ing
IC L A D I E S S A V E T H E D A Y I C L a d i e s showed the i r
a b i l i t y on Saturday by ga in ing
the C l u b ' s * f i r s t ' p o i n t " i n the
Southern L e a g u e . T h i s came
as somewhat of a s u r p r i s e ,
s ince the C l u b were e x p e c t i n g
a c o n v i n c i n g defeat by a far
better Por t smouth s i d e . Mar ia
G e o r g i a d i s d e s e r v e s s p e c i a l
ment ion for b o w l i n g a mag
n i f i cen t 384.
Por tsmouth f i e l d e d a far
super ior team w h i c h upset
the s tandard o f our l j t s , who,
were b o w l i n g very sub-s tandard .
T h e 2 mis tr ied hard w i t h Mar t in
L y n n r o l l i n g Imper ia ls h ighes t
3core o f the day at 484.
The p rev ious week Imper ia l
had an en joyab le Sunday at
Southampton at w h i c h P a u l
Ba r t ze t t broke the 200 barr ier
and set the C l u b off to a
f l y i n g s tar t . D e s p i t e th i s we
were nar rowly beaten and had
to dorwn our sorrows on the
return. Ruper t W i l l o x - B a k e r , our
dr iver , found a ve ry good pub
and negot ia ted the ent rance
better than the e x i t .
T h e L a d i e s T e a m — Mar low
H i l l , P a u l i n e . H a s s a l l , M a r i a
G e o r g i a d i s and T i n a V a r g a s .
Simon Sparrier
(Captain)
in the game. St J o h n s were
q u i c k l y two goa ls up . D o w n the
other end of the p i t c h I C
forwards mys t i f i ed everyone
by their a b i l i t y to s e t up
c h a n c e s and then m i s s them.
T h e ch i e f cu lp r i t was M idd le ton
who spent most of h i s t ime
a l te rna t ing between c u r s i n g the
the defence and mak ing
apo log ies to them as the b a l l
went be tween h i s l e g s .
A l though the de fence woke
up after the i n t e r v a l , and
began to p l a y h o c k e y , they
became d i shea r tened by the
con t inued i nab i l i t y of the IC
forwards to s c o r e . IC then
went three goa ls down .
In the las t few minutes of
the game (due to the U m p i r e ' s
generos i ty ) IC sco red a goa l ,
w h i c h was con tes ted e v e n by
thei r own ( I C ' s ) d e f e n c e . T h e
T h e fac t that M idd je ton had
sco red w a s f i rs t to much for
them.
T e a m : R Hulson, M Callun, R
Vaz, J Huckle, T Sethi, T
Creek, C Parker, P Nowe 11,
C Hardy, R Middleton (Capt),
S Sorba.
John Huckle
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Sports editing Dear S i r , — A s the author
o f the a r t i c l e e n t i t l e s 'Mud-
free' wh i ch appeared i n l a s t
w e e k ' s F E L I X , I w i s h to
point out that the p u b l i s h e d
i tem bore l i t t l e resemb lence
to the one o r i g i n a l l y submit ted
for p u b l i c a t i o n . T h e o r i g ina l
con ta i ned d e s c r i p t i o n s o f two
even ts in w h i c h d ie C r o s s
c o u n t r y C l u b had pa r t i c i pa ted
the p rev ious w e e k . T h e
featured a r t i c l e c o n s i s t e d of
a report on jus t one of
these even ts (the desc r i p t i on
of the other event was o f
equa l length i n the o r ig ina l , )
and that w a s i n an ed i ted
v e r s i o n .
I have it on good author i ty
that some of the other spor ts
a r t i c l e s p r in ted were a l s o
sub jec ted to th is form of
gu i l l o t i ne e d i t i n g , and i n one
c a s e i n par t i cu la r a report,,
submi t ted w a s not p u b l i s h e d
w h i l s t the s o c c e r c l u b had
two a r t i c l e s on the spor ts
page! )
T h i ' i devas ta t ing use of
the ed i t o r i a l Derogat ive makes
abso lu te nonsense of the
p o l i c y of ~ a s k i n g peop le to
wr i te reports for F E L I X .
T h e ed i to r , Mr D e w e y , must
have a deep contempt for IC
sportmen and their l i terary
a b i l i t i e s , s i n c e the d ras t i c
ac t i on he takes regard ing
a r t i c l e s , i s i n order to
con f i ne sport to one page in
F E L I X .
Sport shou ld have as
many pages in F E L I X , as
i s n e c e s s a r y i n ordg:r . to
p u b l i s h a l l the submi t ted
repor t s . T h i s c o u l d be done
wi thout i n c r e a s i n g the s i z e
of the paper , by removing seve ra l
o f the regular fea tures i n
F E L I X . B y th i s I am re fer ing
to the 'What's on' pages and
the rev iews p a g e s , the lat ter
be ing a po in t l ess con t r ibu t ion
to F E L I X by s e l f - s t y l e d
c r i t i c s whose pretent ious
j ou rna l i sm is as j u s t i f i e d
as any c l a i m I wou ld make
to be an O l y m p i c a th le te .
R e v i e w s by better qua l i f i ed
peop le c a n be found e l s e w h e r e ,
s o why have them i n F E L K ?
T h u s , by the removal of
the pages o c c u p i e d by these
s p a c e consuming t o p i c s ,
room wou ld be created for
a l l a r t i c l e s i n a v i r t ua l l y
unedi ted fo rm.
Y o u r s in the hope that th is
let ter i s pr in ted i n an
uned i ted form.
A D a v e y
C a p t X -Coun t r y
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Tell us .Prof, about the ongoing
science Situation
Right on Prof; I know many of
our Listeners will want to
know the deep significance of
your researches to the
overall astrological situation.
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F E L I X , N O V E M B E R 5th 1976 - 11
FELIX SPORT Footba l l
Right Wing Dentistry Imperial 1st XI 2 v K ings C o l l e g e 1st XI 0
Imper ia l C o l l e g e ' s f i rs t
team fo l l owed up thei r 7—2 c u p
w i n over C h e l s e a w i t h th is
w e l l dese rved v i c to r y over
K ings on Wednesday.
I C began the game very
s l o w l y and for the f i rs t twenty
minutes the match was very
s c r a p p y . Howeve r , towards the
end of the ha l f I C se t t l ed down-
and s ta r ted to look dangerous
w i th a s e r i e s of r ight w i n g
a s s a u l t s on the K i n g s ' de fence .
F r o m one such a t tack a d i v i n g
attempt by Ian Hunt ingdon
went jus t w i d e .
D e s p i t e a coup le of melees
in the K i n g s goalmouth the
ha l f - t ime score remained at 0-0 ,
In the s e c o n d ha l f IC
con t i nued to dominate the game.
In fac t , w i t h A n d y B a k e r and
Dave B r a b b i n i n comple te
con t ro l at the back , .Kev
A l l e n hard ly had to make a
save throughout the second
hal f .
I C opened the sco r i ng w i t h
a f ine move down the right
w i n g , Ter ry L i n d o n sent over a
per fect c r o s s and there was
Ian Hunt ingdon — recen t l y
re ins ta ted in to the forward
l ine after some trouble w i t h
h i s dent is t — to score w i t h
a f ine r ight foot sho t . F rom
th is po in t IC d id not look
back , the i r l ead w a s soon
i n c r e a s e d when Steve B a t e s
c r o s s e d the b a l l , a g a i n from
the r ight w i n g , and Gare th
Rober ts ghosted i n at the
near pos t to score w i th a
g l a n c i n g header .
I C cont inued to s e a r c h
for goa ls and were un lucky not
to i nc rease thei r t a l l y . One
move i n par t i cu la r dese rved a
better fa te ; Steve G e e cent red
to the near p o s t , T e r r y G r i m
wade f l i c k e d it o n , and there
was Te r ry L i n d o n to hi t a
s tunn ing le f t foot v o l l e y
w h i c h w a s magn i f i cen t l y
turned away by the goa lkeeper .
T h e las t 10 minutes saw
the game degenerate into a
s e r i e s of pet ty i n c i d e n t s . Ian
Hunt ingdon had a d isagreement
w i t h a K i n g s defender and
t r ied ( u n s e c c e s s f u l l y ) to ensure
that he too wou ld v i s i t the
d e n t i s t . T h i s was fo l l owed
by the K i n g s c a p t a i n be ing
sent off for q u e s t i o n i n g the
re fe ree ' s parentage (Tha t ' s a
cute w a y of put t ing " i t —Ed) .
N e v e r t h e l e s s I C kept their
gr ip on the game and c l a i m e d
another two v a l u a b l e p o i n t s .
T e a m : Kev Allen, Chris Howley,
Dave Brabbin, Andy Baker, Rob
Young, Steve Grimwade,
Gareth Roberts, Terry Lindon,
lan Huntingdon, Steve Gee.
N B . Ian Hunt ingdon appears
by k i n d p e r m i s s i o n of T a m p a
B a y M o l a r s .
C r o s s Country
Saturday dampner
I C C O C represented the
U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n i n the
f i rs t Courages L e a g u e match
of the s e a s o n . D e s p i t e e x c e l l e n t
runs by P a u l C l a r k e a n d George
S i v e l l the team cannot f a i l to
do better i n future matches. A s
i f th is was not enough the day
was further spo i l t by a n
e x c e s s of r a i n w h i c h
accompan ied the team where
they went ,
d
O n Wednesday the T e a m , of
s ta lwar ts and f r e s h e r s ,
competed i n a ' l o c a l ' match
aga ins t U L and L S E at L S E ' s
c o u r s e . A f te r a good start on
the two lap c o u r s e , 4 members,
who s h a l l remain anonymous ,
dropped out l e a v i n g the
remainder to f l og round. Now
for the good news : P a u l
C l a r k e f i n i s h e d 4 th , Dave
R o s e n 6th and Andy D a v e y 7 th ,
the others in unment ionable
p o s i t i o n s .
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H a v i n g been i n v i t e d to compete i n a race at Southampton we turned up. T h e race was he ld in a l o c a l fo res t , the wetter patches of w h i c h p rov ided more than adequate c o v e r i n g s of s t i c k y , we t , c l i m y , ' c l a y e y ' mud! ! George S i v e l l weathered these cond i t i ons w e l l to f i n i s h 4 th , w i th Steve Webb 17th and P a u l C l a r k e 24th.
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12 - F E L I X , N O V E M B E R 5th 1976
Edinburgh
quits NUS In a referendum las t
F r i d a y , the s tudents of
E d i n b u r g h U n i v e r s i t y vo ted
by 1,894 to 1,675 to d i s
a f f i l i a te from N U S .
T h i s d e c i s i o n , made by a
h igh 33% turn-out, h a s
depr i ved N U S o f £12,000 pa
(2.7% of i t s income) as w e l l
as 10,000 members .
Of the eight S c o t t i s h
u n i v e r s i t i e s , S t ra thc l yde ,
G l a s g o w and St And rews
were a l ready ou ts ide N U S ,
w h i l s t Dundee , A b e r d e e n ,
S t i r l i n g and Her iot -Watt
con t inue their a f f i l i a t i on
T h e referendum seems to
ind i ca te the v i e w s of the
' s i l e n t ma jo r i t y ' , s i n c e a l l
the m a i n p o l i t i c a l o rgan iza t i ons
at the u n i v e r s i t y , from B road
L e f t to F e d e r a t i o n of C o n
se rva t i ve S tuden ts , opposed
d i s a f f i l i a t i o n .
Comment ing on the d e c i s i o n ,
as N U S s p o k e s m a n , s a i d :
'After a little while out in the
cold, Edinburgh will come
back again'.
Further fears F o l l o w i n g the recent
announcement o f further
cu t -backs in p u b l i c spend ing ,
it seems l i k e l y that the
S c i e n c e R e s e a r c h C o u n c i l ' s
budget for 1980 w i l l be
reduced not by a s i x t h , as
forecast i n l a s t w e e k ' s
Student W o r l d ' , but by a quarter .
T h i s makes it a l l the more
probable that un i ve rs i t y
educa t i on and resea rch w i l l
be a f fec ted .
tF o u n d e d : 1973 - at the start o f
the wor ld r e c e s s i o n .
Headquar te rs : T o k y o .
R e c t o r : Dr J|tmes H e s t e r ,
former p res iden t of New Yo rk
U n i v e r s i t y .
Gove rno rs : c o u n c i l appo in ted
by Waldhe im and the U N E S C O
c h i e f .
M a i n programme: research in to
wo r l d hunger.
Works through e s t a b l i s h e d
u n i v e r s i t i e s and resea rch i n s t i
tu tes : T h i s i s more e c o n o m i c a l !
N o w wants 8500m, s o it c a n
l i v e off c a p i t a l ,
d A p i l o t Open U n i v e r s i t y
scheme at Wake f i e l d P r i s o n
h a s proved so s u c c e s s f u l
that i t may be extended to
other j a i l s in the count ry .
When the Open U n i v e r s i t y
s tar ted i n ' 1971, 16 pr i soners
at W a k e f i e l d ' s top secur i t y
p r i son en ro l l ed on c o u r s e s .
T h e Unde rs tand ing Soc ie ty
cou rse proved to be the most
popu lar amongst the inmates ;
some of whom were se rv i ng
l i fe sen tences for murder.
nStudents • at the C e n t r a l
L o n d o n P o l y t e c h n i c boyco t ted
the W e l l s Street C a n t e e n last
Thu rsday (28th O c t ) as a
protest aga ins t r i s i n g p r i c e s
and f a l l i n g s tandards i n the
P o l y s C a n t e e n s .
A t the start of term,
T a y l o r p l a n C a n t e e n s i n c r e a s e d
p r i c e s by 18% furthermore
they a b o l i s h e d the s u c c e s s f u l
mea l -o f - the-day ' (a set mea l
at a s l i g h t l y lower p r i ce )
w h i c h operated i n two can teens
last year .
M c G a r e l , the C L P Un ion
TD
Newspape r , a l s o reports that
spot c h e c k s i nd i ca ted that
the qua l i t y of food is get t ing
w o r s e . It a l s o po in ts out that
s i n c e the P o l y h e a v i l y
s u b s i d i s e s T a y l o r p l a n — l a s t
year to more than £100,000
i t i s in the in te res ts of a l l
the s tudents to ensure va lue
for money .
cIn the front page lead
story l a s t w e e k ' s THES i t
i s sugges ted that government
o f f i c i a l s i n the Department
of E d u c a t i o n and S c i e n c e
are e x p e c t i n g a drop i n
numbers of un ive rs i t y s tudents
of around 7.000 next year as
a resu l t o f fee i n c r e a s e s (see
fast week's FELIX). T h i s
wou l d be the f i rs t drop s i n c e
1939, and wou ld resu l t in a
tota l of 268 ,000 s tuden ts ,
17,000 fewer than the govern
ment target .
Informed sources at the
u n i v e r s i t i e s , however , do not
be l i ev e that s u c h a drop i s
l i k e l y .
s O v e r s e a s Students A t L e e d s
U n i v e r s i t y are re fus ing to pay
part of thei r tu i t i on fees in
pro tes t a t the 30% i n c r e a s e
s i n c e las t yea r , and aga ins t
the fac t that the ove rseas
s tudents are requi red to pay
c o n s i d e r a b l y more than thei r
B r i t i s h counterpar ts . T h e
overseas s tudents are pay ing
£442.80 in to an account
s p e c i a l l y opened for the
purpose by the Students '
U n i o n , and the U n i o n i s
p a y i n g £250 of th is to the
U n i v e r s i t y ,
rHighe r grants for students
s tudy ing s c i e n c e and eng ineer
ing are be ing cons ide red by
the Government , Mrs Sh i re ly
W i l l i a m s , E d u c a t i o n Secre tary ,
s a i d .
T h i s w a s one of the
p roposa l s b e i n g cons ide red
to encourage young people
to take up sub jec t s wh ich
are at present u n d e r -
s u b s c r i b e d .
Red tape & dark skins The Guardian has exposed
a Government plan that could
seriously affect all current
and potential overseas
students |n Britain.
T h e p l a n i s embodied i n a
con f i den t i a l Home O f f i ce and
D E S draft c i r c u l a r wh i ch
encourages c o l l e g e s and
u n i v e r s i t i e s to g ive e v i d e n c e
i n c a s e s of v i s a renewa l
a p p l i c a t i o n s that the ove rseas
s tudent i s in f ac t con t i nu ing
w i t h h i s cou rse of s tud ies
a n d , i n most c a s e s , that he
has attended them regularly'.
T h i s p o l i c i n g • p o l i c y w i l l
a f fect the 53,000 o v e r s e a s
s tudents i n B r i t a i n , of whom
8,500 are at L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t y ,
mos t l y a s pos tg radua tes , and
i t i s d e s i g n e d to 'help to
maintain an effective immig
ration control'.
eA further recommendat ion
i s that u n i v e r s i t i e s refer
ove rseas s t uden t s ' a d m i s s i o n
a p p l i c a t i o n s to an En t r y
C e r t i f i c a t i o n O f f i ce r , an
immigrat ion o f f i c i a l i n the i r
own count ry , who w i l l be
au tho r i sed to examine the
s tuden t ' s knowledge of
E n g l i s h and h i s f i n a n c i a l
s t and ing . A n d th is o f f i c i a l .
w i l l be empowered to re fuse
s tudents the r ight to come to
B r i t a i n , even if they are
sponsored by their own
government. C o l l e g e s wou ld
a l s o be encouraged to require
d e p o s i t s from o v e r s e a s
s tudents before admi t t ing
them. T h e s e r e s t r i c t i o n s ,
s a y the c i r c u l a r , are 'in order
to prevent wasted journeys to
the UK.'
t N U S , L S O and other
o rgan iza t ions concerned w i t h
fo re ign s tudents have a l ready
pro tes ted to the Home O f f i c e
about the c i r c u l a r , a n d there
i s to be a p i cke t at D E S
next T h u r s d a y at 1.30pm.
R i c h a r d S i l v e r , P r e s i d e n t of
U L U , d e s c r i b e d the news as
'absolutely scandalous', and
s a i d , 'We'll go to fantastic
lengths to smash this one—If
they want a riot on their
hands, the Home Office is
asking for it'.
In defence- of the c i r c u l a r ,
Gordon O a k e s M P , M i n i s t e r
of State at D E S , s a i d i n a
rad io i n te rv iew that i t 'breaks
no new ground' and that 'you
can't expect the British
taxpayer indefinitely to
support overseas students'.
Jon Callaghan IC Union and F E L I X regret
to announce the death of Jon
Callaghan (Geology I last year)
as a result of a mining accident,
at the Wheal Jane Mine, Truro,
Cornwall. We offer our sympathy
to his family and friends.
Tories oppose
rival union A former To ry m in is te r
l as t week c r i t i c i s e d the
c rea t i on of the B S A a s
contrary to the present Tory
p o l i c y of reform from w i t h i n
the u n i o n s , acco rd ing to a
Guard ian report ,
'The NUS is an effective
voice for the student case,'
he s a i d , 'That is why the
Federation of Conservative
Students is absolutely right
to be taking a very active
part in its affairs.'
A U n i v e r s i t y course in
swear ing at Manches te r
U n i v e r s i t y may have to be
c a l led off for l a c k of cand ida tes .
T h e cou rse i n " T h e P s y c h o l o g y
of S w e a r i n g " has a l ready been
a t tacked as a " w a s t e of
t a x p a y e r s ' m o n e y " by Mr
Normanton, a C h e s h i r e M P ,
rThere w i l l be a Major
C l a i m s Un ion F i n a n c e C o m
mit tee at 18.00hrs in the
Un ion Sen io r Common Room
on Monday 15th November .
Any c l u b an t i c i pa t i ng
expend i tu re of a non-annual
nature, ie for expendi ture
wh i ch cou ld not be a n t i
c i pa ted in draf t ing es t ima tes
for the year , shou ld contact
the i r r espec t i ve major sub
commit tee execu t i ve w i th a
v iew to hav ing the i r c a s e
put foeward .
Please note that claims
will not be accepted after
t7.00hrs on Wednesday 10th
November.
rHope fu l l y you re reading
this on F r i d a y morning and
so w i l l know know that there
is a demo of the D u p l i c a t i n g
M a c h i n e s in the F E L I X Outer
O f f i ce at 13.00 T O D A Y . A l l
those present w i l l be reg is tered
to s i g n for the keys to the
m a c h i n e s .
RHonda C D 175, K reg i s t ra t i on .
Ve ry good c o n d i t i o n , M e t a l l i c
B l u e ; £145 ono. Must S e l l ,
£20 guarantee g iven for one
month. See C l i f f M i l l e r , 77
B e i t H a l l Int, 2753 ,
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