Founded i n 1949 The Newspaper of Imperial College Union

Lord Flowers of Queensgate, Rector of Imperial College,

chastises Government on Overseas Students fees issue

Imperial College Don accused of being a nurd!

F O R M O S T of this term, residents of the Linstead Extension have been

capturing the interest of many IC students with delightfully cryptic little

messages in their bedroom windows.

M o s t of these have been relatively harmless and juvenile such as

" F a l m o u t h S u c k s " — a n early classic. But Tuesday last week, for a brief

period, the message " M o n r o ' s a n u r d " was seen glaring out across the

gardens (captured by our photographer above).

It was first thought that the snide slogan may have referred to a

Linstead resident but it was later revealed that the reason it was removed

so quickly was because it referred to D r D o n M u n r o , Senior Warden and

C h a i r m a n of ihe Residence Committee .

M o s t of the Linstead residents have refused to speak to F E L I X and

even when faced with the photographic evidence refuse to comment.

However , one Linstead resident told us that the Sub-warden had advised

them to take down the letters before D r M o n r o or D r Carabine (Linstead

Warden) saw them.

THE RECTOR, Lord Flowers, reaffirmed the fundamental

aims of Imperial College in his address to open International

Week last Monday.

Imper ia l Col lege was founded to give a h igh level of scientific

t r a i n i n g to students from a l l over the wor ld . F o r that reason it h a d

governors representing different countries, e.g. A u s t r a l i a and C a n a d a .

T h e Col lege was or ig inal ly intended to serve students from E u r o p e ,

then the C o m m o n w e a l t h , and now the whole w o r l d , and there have

been overseas students here since its format ion .

T h i s year there are 771 overseas students, w h i c h is a 20% reduct ion

on the last session. These students now comprise only 17% of the

student body. In 1978/9 this percentage was 23%. T h i s represents a

dr amat i c change, a n d distorts the purpose a n d character of the

Col lege .

T h e r e are presently students from eighty-five countries, speaking

seventy-five different languages. T h i s m i x of nationalit ies is invaluable

for a c a d e m i c a d v a n c e m e n t . It prov ides a n i n c e n t i v e for so lv ing

problems a l l over the wor ld . It cultivates understanding and tolerance,

a n d leads indirect ly towards wor ld peace.

Some advanced courses are r u n specifically for overseas students,

and more w o u l d be i f needs cou ld be identif ied. In the past, academic

staff have been encouraged to do what interests them. In future needs

must be satisfied first.

T u r n i n g to finance, the Rec tor said that the Government expects

£5,000 per overseas students to be pa id . I C lost i n the last year or so a

quarter of its overseas students, and may continue to lose more. H e

regretted the i m p o s i t i o n o f h i g h fees, but h a d to recognise the

Government ' s policies of cut t ing pub l i c spending. H e added " t o us

the imposi t ion of high fees to reduce the cost to the taxpayer is

administrat ive ly c lumsy, educat ional ly harmfu l , a n d d ip l omat i ca l l y

disastrous".

In L o n d o n there is a h igh proport ion of overseas students a n d the

consequences of higher fees were a p p a l l i n g , especially in medicine. " I

cannot believe that such insensitive foolishness can cont inue for long. I

believe the Government w i l l see the error of its ways" .

"....achievement and promise "

T h e Col lege admits students on the basis of achievement a n d

promise, without regard to the student's beliefs. T h e Col lege does not

necessarily accept the beliefs or actions of its home a n d overseas

students. T h e y are less concerned w i t h the beliefs of a student's parents,

sponsers or government. T h e r ight to come here must be supported, no

matter how strong our own belief. " T h i s basic pr inc ip le must be

u p h e l d " . T h e Col lege , as a n inst i tut ion , is not empowered to take sides,

a n d w i l l achieve noth ing i f it does. By u p h o l d i n g the right of the

i n d i v i d u a l , a n d the rule of reason, we can help men a n d women to see

the folly of conflict and oppression.

In answer to questions, L o r d Flowers doubted whether overseas

students wou ld go back to being charged the same as home students.

H a l f the purpose of a university , especially Imper ia l Col lege, is

research, a n d the Government ' s policies were r d u c i n g the number of

overseas students on these courses. H e hoped however that I C wou ld be

we l l posit ioned to take advantage of any u p t u r n in the economy by

h a v i n g more research sponsored by industry.

No. 577 Friday, February 20,1981 Free!

Dear Steve

In your edi tor ia l last week you

o f f e r e d t h e v i e w t h a t w i t h

educat ion o f the general publ i c

on matters nuclear (presumably

a long the lines of 'Protest and

Surv ive ' ) , a nuclear w a r need not

have the horri f ic consequences

depicted i n ' T h e W a r G a m e ' .

O n this matter, the M i n i s t e r of

State for H o m e Affairs estimated

( M a r c h 16, 1980) that fo l lowing

the measures set out in 'Protest

a n d S u r v i v e ' might reduce the

death to l l (in " t h e sort of nuclear

attack w h i c h we th ink we can

expect" ) from 40m to 25m.

In add i t i on to this, shortages of

uncontaminated food and water;

destruct ion of energy supplies

a n d s a n i t a t i o n ; m i g r a t i o n o f

desperate refugees; w o u l d result

i n violence, disease epidemics,

a n d perhaps starvat ion — more

deaths a n d mass misery.

T h u s , whilst educat ion on c iv i l

defence is of v i ta l importance , it

is a d a n g e r o u s d e c e p t i o n to

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

a n y t h i n g but a shattered and

b r u t a l existence for those r emain ­

ing .

T r a g i c a l l y , the government's

present utterances on the subject

attempt to hush people into a

resigned acceptance o f nuclear

w a r , a n d t h e i r ' c i v i l de fence '

preparat ions have more to do

w i t h m a i n t a i n i n g m a r t i a l law,

than sav ing lives.

A s ever, the only insurance

against the effects o f nuclear war

is never to have such a war.

Yours sincerely

J o n a t h a n Lawrence

Physics 3

Dear Sir

O n T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a r y 12, I

a t t e n d e d the M o p s o c l e c t u r e

g iven by D r M a g n u s P y k e on the

" U n d e r s t a n d a b i l i t y o f Sc ience"

A p p r o x i m a t e l y twenty minutes

into the talk I noticed that the

person in front of me appeared to

be w r i t i n g a report on what D r

Pyke was saying. B e i n g natural ly

curious I read some of it and

concluded that it was factually

accurate but very badly struc­

tured.

O n F r i d a y I read the F E L I X

lead article which was exactly the

same report I had seen being

written d u r i n g the talk. I w i l l

repeat that lor emphasis written

D U R I N G t h e t a l k . T h i s is

extremely bad practice and a

reading of the artic le reveals it to

be an a p p a l l i n g piece of report ing

character ized by adjacent sen­

tences w h i c h have absolutely no

relat ion to each other. T h e piece

d i d not appear to have been

revised or rewritten and it seerm

questionable if it had ever been

r e r e a d b y t h e i n c o m p e t e n t

reporter w h o wrote, nay hacked,

this piece of i l l i terate dr ive l .

I f your newspaper can do no

better than publ ish such verbal

garbage as the m a i n article of the

week then I h u m b l y suggest that

it gives up a l l such report ing and

confine itself to the puerile gossip

c o l u m n s m o r e s u i t e d to y o u r

reporter's prose style.

Tours sincerely

C M Jeffcock ( M r )

Dear Sir

Inc luded in F E L I X 577 was a

letter wri t ten by myself a n d three

others, w h i c h you credited to

R u t h H i l d e b r a n d only. Perhaps

one has to be a ' U n i o n person­

a l i ty ' to have a letter publ ished in

F E L I X , or w o u l d the inc lusion of

two other names have ru ined the

effect of your snide ed i tor ia l note?

(Signatures unreadable - Ed.)

Dear Sir

I a m w r i t i n g against the R o y a l

Schoo l of M i n e s being al lowed to

put on their " a d u l t entertain­

m e n t " o n I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e

ground. Both women and men

a t t e n d th i s C o l l e g e a n d b o t h

should be a l lowed the same rights

a n d status. Presenting women as

mere sex objects is degrading and

insul t ing to the women at this

Col lege w h o certainly do not

a t t e n d it i n t h i s r o l e . M i n e s

pointed out last year that a male

s t r i p p e r was i n c l u d e d i n the

event, w h i c h cou ld thus not be

v iewed as sexist. However , from a

W I S T survey previous the event

last year, we found out that the

audience was very predominat ly

male a n d the male stripper was

considered as a " b i t of a j o k e " .

W e are we l l aware that the

men to w o m e n ratio is rather

large but w o u l d like to suggest

t h a t t h i s p r o b l e m w i l l n o t

d i m i n i s h i f I C continues to offer

services w h i c h undermine the

i m a g e o f w o m e n . M e n w h o

cannot cope w i t h the prob lem on

a personal basis should go a n d

ge t r i d o f t h e i r f r u s t r a t i o n

elsewhere. After a l l L o n d o n is full

o f o p p o r t u n i t i e s . H o w e v e r , a

w a r n i n g a g a i n s t th is k i n d o f

opportunity : it is debasing for

men to have to actual ly pay to

see a w o m a n naked.

If anyone feels strongly enough

to protest against this event, they

are welcome to come and join the

picket on February 27 at 7:00pm.

O t h e r people are invited to think

of the impl icat ions of this " a d u l t

enter ta inment" and to try a n d

see further than being "one of the

lads" . O f course, I wou ld be very

interested in the reply of anyone

who can justify the event on

other than selfish grounds.

W I S T

Dear Sir

If it only costs £10 for I C U to

affiliate to C N D ( F E L I X 576)

t h e n w h y c a n ' t we h a v e a

col lect ion around College (which

w o u l d without doubt raise the

a m o u n t v e r y q u i c k l y ) . T h i s

wou ld surely be a simple solution

to the ' U l t r a V i r e s ' problem since

then the money wou ld be coming

out o f ' p e r s o n a l ' r a t h e r t h a n

'trust ' funds and this wou ld be

a l lowable as far as I can see from

your account of the 1972 court

case. Is it really that simple or

have I misunderstood some v i ta l

point?

I can't help t h i n k i n g that the

more mil i tar ist ic a n d conserva­

tive members of our U n i o n are

o n l y too p l e as e d to see s u c h

c o m p l i c a t i o n s b l o c k i n g t h e

real izat ion of what was after a l l a

U G M d e c i s i o n to a f f i l i a t e to

C N D .

Yours sincerely

M a r k B r o w n

L S 2

Sir

T L a n d U n i o n D e m o c r a c y

Lovers U n i t e ! Never let it be said

that a reasonable idea wasn't

tried.

A n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d i n l as t

minute d is tr ibut ion before the

Hustings U G M on M a r c h 5, or

t a k i n g a few posters to t h e i r

h o m e / f l a t / b e d r o o m w a l l c a n

contact me early next week and

the extra posters or leaflets w i l l

(semi) miraculous ly appear.

O f c o u r s e , e v e r y o n e at the

U G M w i l l be a m a z e d a n d

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

c a n d i d a t e s ' w i t a n d r e p a r t e e

(nudge, wink) .

Dave Wheat ley

c / o I C U n i o n Office

Dear Sir

I should like to take this oppor-

t u n i t y to p u t s t r a i g h t a few

erroneous details contained in

the a r t i c l e w r i t t e n by I C M C

N e w s A g e n c y i n l a s t w e e k ' s

F E L I X . In par t i cu lar , I should

l ike to point out to the M o u n ­

taineer ing C l u b that since it was

they who followed us into the

petrol station, then this w o u l d

indicate that it was S & G who

first had the idea to visit Wales ,

and M o u n t a i n e e r i n g C l u b , short

of ideas, and reading F E L I X the

week before, seized on the idea

themselves, and followed us to

Wales.

C o n t i n u i n g to correct further

details of the artic le , it should be

p o i n t e d o u t t h a t the " p u n y

j a l o p y " was i n f a c t G G P , a

U n i o n m i n i b u s ( A n n i e t a k e

note), a n d that it had been fitted

w i t h a new engine, a n d was thus

being r u n in . Indeed, A n n i e had

given expl ic i t instructions not to

exceed 60mph , a n d the tacho­

graph fitted proves this to be the

case.

After what can only be des­

c r i b e d as a p i e ce o f reck less

d r i v i n g in order to prove some

point in overtaking whilst other

vehicles were approach ing from

the opposite d irect ion, M o u n ­

t a i n e e r i n g C l u b d i d not p u l l

away, nor d i d S & G give chase at

a l l , but rather merely cont inued

at a sedate pace, keeping up wi th

Mounta ineers w i t h perfect ease

a n d control . W e were, however,

surprised at their route, choosing

the A 5 instead of M 6 . W e chose

the latter, a n d arr ived back at

the U n i o n at 12:30am. M o u n ­

taineers, what were you doing?

As to the al legation of fol low­

ing them, what went wrong this

weekend, or d idn ' t you know we

went to Mendips?

S & G Press Officer

Sir

T h e Government is at present

b u l l d o z i n g through Par l iament a

b i l l to reform N a t i o n a l i t y L a w .

It seems that the indecent haste is

to take the minds of the faithful

off the economic position by an

appeal to pr imit ive racism.

C i t z e n s h i p o f t h e U K o r

Colonies was recognised under

the 1948 N a t i o n a l i t y A c t as

conferring considerable rights on

peoples exploited by Imper ia l

B r i t a i n w i t h r e g a r d to f u t u r e

r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h i n the n e w

C o m m o n w e a l t h . H o w e v e r the

increasing conciousness of black

immigrants in this country of

c i v i l rights a n d cu l tura l needs

being openly or tacit ly denied,

a l l i e d w i t h a m i s g u i d e d a n d

misunderstood racism on the side

of m a n y whites, has led to the

i m m i g r a t i o n acts and increasing

harrassment of blacks who are

legally present in the U K —

w h i c h is now being cynica l ly

l e g i t i m i z e d i n a b i l l w h i c h

amounts to a pol icy of induced

repatr iat ion of black people —

many of w h o m have served their

new adopted ; c ommuni ty more

than adequately.

It is proposed to introduce

three classes of c i t izenship —

o n l y one o f w h i c h gives r e a l

rights to residence and services in

Page 2 FEUX, February 20,1981

t h i s c o u n t r y . A c c e s s to t h i s

'Br i t i sh C i t zensh ip ' is by carefully

designed, hereditary and loyaly

quali f ications a n d effectively for

a n y o n e w i t h o u t B r i t i s h b o r n

grandparents is entirely at the

H o m e Secretary's discretion.

Hence a series of fundamental

objections to the proposals can be

made

1. B y def ining the classes of

c i t i z e n s h i p , access to bas i c

c i v i l rights in the U K w i l l be

c o n t r o l l e d t h r o u g h a pass

system w h i c h w i l l inevitably

be more zealously app l i ed to

blacks.

2. T h e Ancestra l qua l i f i ca ­

t ion for c itzenship a n d a pro­

posed difference i n treatment

between even the first class

citizens who acquired the title

through natura l i za t i on or by

b i r t h w i l l be essentially racist

in practice.

3. T h e i l l -def ined principles

by w h i c h the H o m e Secretary

w i l l e x e r c i s e his d i s c r e t i o n

o v e r q u a l i f i c a t i o n for f irst

class c i t izenship w i l l be s imply

a r b i t a r y c o n t r o l o v e r t h e

destiny of black immigrants .

4. T h e o v e r a l l i n c r e a s e d

c o n t r o l o f b l a c k s t h r o u g h

these measures pander to the

w o r s t fasc ist i n s t i n c t s o f a

minor i ty i n B r i t a i n a n d are

a imed at i n d u c i n g repatr ia ­

t ion of black immigrants .

T h e relevance of a l l this to I C

students is:

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

affect a n y C o m m o n w e a l t h

overseas students here who

may wish to- stay i n the U K

after f inishing.

b N o n - o p p o s i t i o n o f a n y

section of the c o m m u n i t y to

these proposals implies ac­

ceptance of a n d co l laborat ion

w i t h racism.

c Leg is lat ion l ike this lays the

basis for pass laws a n d more

and more state contro l of the

i n d i v i d u a l i n B r i t a i n .

A l l the black organisations in

B r i t a i n are fighting the proposals.

It is the duty of everyone to j o i n

wi th them a n d strongly demon­

strate that we condemn racism in

a l l its forms; a n d to remove this

cancer f rom our society for good.

Simon Cox

Dear Sir

W e w o u l d l ike to thank M r

K e i t h C l a r k e ( P h y s i c s T e c h ­

nician) a n d M r Geof f Reason

( M a t h s S n r Techn i c ian ) for a l l

their help i n showing " T h e W a r

G a m e " on Tuesday a n d Wednes­

day.

C N D G r o u p

Congratulations!

T h e r e are precious few morons

at this Col lege w h o cou ld savage

M o o n i e so b la tant ly that a book

Continued on page 4

Anne

Gallops

Home H R H Princess A n n e , who once

c la imed that " g o i n g to university

is a m u c h overrated past ime" is

the next C h a n c e l l o r of L o n d o n

Univers i ty . V o t i n g closed at the

end of last week and the result

was announced on Tuesday. T h e

total votes for each candidate

were Princess A n n e , 23,951, J a c k

Jones, 10,507, Nelson M a n d e l a ,

7,199.

T h i s is the first t ime i n the

U n i v e r s i t y ' s h i s t o r y t h a t the

election has been contested. After

Princess A n n e was nominated ,

the name of e x - T U C leader J a c k

War Game

Packed Out

T H E R E C E N T showing of the

c o n t r o v e r s i a l f i l m " T h e W a r

G a m e " attracted large audiences

this week. O n Tuesday , Physics

Lec ture Theat re 1 was crowded

beyond l ire regulations w h i c h

w o u l d h a v e r e s u l t e d i n some

e m b a r r a s s e d faces s h o u l d the

f o u r - m i n u t e w a r n i n g h a v e

sounded. As a result of this the

f i lm was repeated on Wednesday

a n d also relayed to R o o m 213 in

the H u x l e y B u i l d i n g by monitor .

" T h e W a r G a m e " was made

in 1965 a n d was banned by the

B B C . T h e C N D G r o u p has

organised a pet i t ion to get the

film shown on televsion.

Jones a n d of black nationalist

leader Nelson M a n d e l a were also

p u t f o r w a r d , a n d these here

caused some controversy. J a c k

Jones was described by Bernard

L e v i n , .wri t ing in the Times, as a

"knackered T U C workhorse" , as

L e v i n declared his support for

Princess A n n e . Also in the Times,

a leader article last year suggest­

ed it w o u l d be no loss of face for

Princess A n n e if she lost. M a n ­

dela has been in prison in South

A f r i c a for seventeen years, but his

n o m i n a t o r s s t a t e d t h a t h i s

candidature was a serious one.

T h e position of C h a n c e l l o r is

main ly formal i n c l u d i n g such

things as par t i c i pa t i n g in degree

a w a r d i n g ceremonies.

Elec Eng

Pedal Home

T W O E L E C T R I C A L E n g i n ­

eering four year course teams

c a m e f irst a n d s e c o n d i n the

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

held earl ier this week in Princess

Gardens . Altogether ten teams

entered the compet i t ion , a n d the

winners w i l l receive a trophy for

their efforts. T h e r e were some

ha ir - ra i s ing incidents d u r i n g the

rac ing , however. In one heat, a

group of school ch i ldren w a l k e d

across the track, a n d in another a

lorry w i t h a skip d u m p e d its loap

in the midd le of the course. T h e

peddle-car dr iver avoided it by

swerving into the road. H o w e v e r ,

no one was hurt , and no damage

done.

No to CND I C U W I L L not be af f i l iat ing to

C N D , such payment be ing U l t r a

V i res the Const i tut i on .

M r Passmore was informed

t h a t " t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n o f the

U n i o n does not permit it to make

a n y c o n t r i b u t i o n f r o m U n i o n

funds to promote any outside

i n t e r e s t w h i c h m i g h t n o t be

regarded as either char i table or

e d u c a t i o n a l " by the U n i o n ' s

solicitors this week. As a result,

he h a s a l s o t a k e n s t e p s to

disaffiliate from the c a m p a i g n to

l e g a l i s e c a n a b i s . T h e s o l i c i t o r

a d d e d " t h e U n i o n ' s o f f i c e r s

wou ld be l iable lor m a k i n g such a

payment a n d the C o u r t would

almost certainly grant a n in junc­

t i o n a g a i n s t t h e m r e s t r a i n i n g

such a payment even though it

was approved by a substantial

m a j o r i t y o f a f u l l U n i o n o r

C o u n c i l mee t ing " .

Rag Haul T h e i n t e r - H a l l R a g co l lect ion

was held on Saturday , F e b r u a r y

7, and the fo l lowing amounts

were collected: F a l m o u t h £217,

K e o g h £ 1 9 9 , M i n i n g H o u s e

£117, L instead £98, Se lk i rk £38,

Se lk irk H a l l also collected £330

d u r i n g the R a g procession last

t e r m , b u t t h i s d o e s n o t g o

towards their total. O n the same

day as the i n t e r - H a l l R a g , a n o n -

H a l l t e a m f r o m C h e m i s t r y 2

collected £267. T h e first prize i n

the compet i t ion , a barre l of beer,

w i l l t h e r e f o r e be g o i n g t o

F a l m o u t h H a l l f rom the R a g

Commit tee .

Wake up

with

IC Radio F R O M N E X T M o n d a y , I C

R a d i o w i l l be r e s t a r t i n g i ts

breakfast-time broadcasting.

T h e programmes w i l l r u n for

o v e r a n h o u r e a c h w e e k d a y

m o r n i n g and w i l l inc lude news,

events in Col lege that day, and a

n e w " b e d r o o m o f the w e e k "

f e a t u r e . I C R a d i o h a d t r i e d

breakfast-t ime broadcast ing for a

t r i a l per iod at the beg inning of

the session, a n d Dave Fu l l e r ,

S t a t i o n M a n a g e r , hopes that

t h e s e b r o a d c a s t s w i l l be as

successful as before.

I C R a d i o h a v e n o w been

p e r m i t t e d to c a r r y a d v e r t i s e ­

ments, due to a relaxation in

licence stipulations made by the

H o m e Office. However , c ommer ­

cials w i l l not be appear ing just

yet, as necessary administrat ive

a n d technical work sti l l has to be

done.

Bye Sue

A F O R T N I G H T A G O , a farewell ce lebrat ion for Sue a n d Geof f

K a l i c i n s k i was held in L ins tead H a l l us Sue ended her period as S u b -

W a r d e n and her t ime at I C

Sue used to be U n i o n Wel fare Officer and was later, w i th Geoff,

W a r d e n of S o u t h w e l l House in E v e l y n Gardens . Sue managed to put a

tremendous amount of effort into her job w h i c h has resulted in m a n y of

her ex-residents ( F E L I X E d i t o r inc luded ! t u r n i n g up year afer year for

her notorious N e w Year ' s Eve parties.

T h e E d i t o r a n d stall of F E L I X a l l wish Sue and Geoff a good time

on their V S O work a n d hope it's not too long before they start h a v i n g

N e w Year ' s Eve Parties again .

FELIX, February 20,1981 Page 3

Continued from page 3.

The Pimlico

Connection

THE PIMLICO CONNECTION: For information please

contact Dr Sinclair Goodlad, Room 501 Elec Eng, Int 3080, or

John Hughes, Chairman Pimlico Connection, Linstead 525 or

Elec Eng I . of condolence has been opened in

h i s h o n o u r . S i m i l a r l y , D a r e

A f o l a b i is now surrounded by

throngs of admirers and we l l -

wishers thanks to your horrendous

caricatures of h i m .

T h e m i n d b o g g l e s w h i c h

pathetic wretch is going to be

singled out next for your bri l l iant

popular isat ion treatment.

Tours, intrigued,

P a u l Simons

Chemistry P G

Ed's Note I thank M r Simons for his letter

and pr int below an article he

submitted to F E L I X last term

under the pseudonym S M Ellies.

O n a n b iographica l note, I should

point out that M r Simons is a free­

lance writerforthe./Vi«),S'aVn/w/and

his "De f inat ive G u i d e to F a r t i n g "

is previously unpubl ished.

The Definitive Guide

to Farting

As a new year starts and Moonie

rummages through the dustbins of

S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n l o o k i n g for

i n s p i r a t i o n , m a n y peop le are

d i s c o v e r i n g the e m b a r r a s s i n g

rectal explosions that inevitably

follow a Southside or Refectory

meal. Whilst some may consider

this a devastating faux pas, others

prefer this organic form of non­

verbal communication to ordinary

conversation; in fact, the Rector

has made a career out of it.

There are of course many differ­

ent types of fart. The Morse Fart

requires strict sphincter control

a n d years of pract ise amongst

d e v o t e e s , a n d s h o u l d not be

confused peeps and squeaks of an

ill-concealed fart emanating from

the tightly clasped cheeks of an

amateur.

The SBD (Silent But Deadly) is the

inevitable conclusion to lingering

afterburn from a previous Moonie

beef risotto. Powerful enough to

paralyse a skunk at fifty paces, it

ranks with bestiality, flagellation,

and IC Ents as the lowest form of

human existence. A n i l l wind may

blow good however; whilst waiting

endlessly for photocopy ingmachines

in the L y o n P l a y i a i r L i b r a r y ,

dropping one's guts wil l not only

shorten the waiting list but might

also clear a path to the delectable

Janice at the check-out counter.

One word ol warning though — to

avoid suspicion always be the first

to sniff the air briefly and then

exlaim loudly "Strewth, someone's

really dropped a brick!" .

The Postern Blast is the piece de

r e s i s t a n c e o f f a r t i n g , a n d is

c o m m o n l y caused by d r i n k i n g

Stan's Sam Smiths without sterilis­

ing it in D e t o l be forehand. II

performed correctly it wi l l bring

rapturous applause from cog-

nescenti and a writ from the Noise

Abatement Society. Refrain from

carrying out this manoeuvre in

confined spaces, for although the

Postern Blast is totally devoid of

odour, it can perforate the eardrum

of the unsuspect ing . It is also

advisable to wear reinforcements

o n the backs of t rousers , a n d

nearby windows should be taped

over or covered with a net curtain.

Nonetheless the Postern Blast can

be a favourite party trick, such as

blowing out birthday cake candles,

or igniting the wind and making a

sheet of flame scorch out across the

wallpaper.

One of the more distressing farts

is the Wet One (also k n o w n as

'dropping coconuts'). Often caused

by pre-exam stress, or the anticipa­

tion of a nurses disco, the Wet One

is difficult to prevent, but the more

embarassing side effects can be

minimised by wearing absorbent

underwear. Persistent farting of

this nature may need medica l

attention, or a good sized cork

bung.

So there we have it — love it or

leave it, the fart is no passing phase,

and should be appreciated in al l its

glory. But unti l the social stigma of

letting r ip is overcome, the fart wil l

r e m a i n the b r e e z y secret o f

hundreds of devotees.

L i v e i n S t a r t s B a r :

Jamie Lynne Paradise and

Jimmie Rhythms ( e x Leo Savers Band)

T h i s W e d n e s d a y a t 8 . 3 0

F R E E !

Wednesday, February 25

A L P I N E S P O R T S

H o l b o r n

are al lowing 20% discount o n

n o r m a l pr ices of all their h ik ing

a n d c l imbing equipment at a

special after c los ing hours ses­

s ion start ing at 6:30pm. F u r ­

ther details f rom M C l a r k e ,

Int 3113.

Small Ads •Motorbike helmet, Stadium Scorpion, fibre-glass, size 2, as good as new, £25ono. Phone 567 7825. •Wanted: Lady sitter of either sex. Con­valescent lady needs a sitter; 9:00am to 4:30pm, Mondays to Fridays. No duties, other than to accompany an occasional walk. Would suit graduate student working on thesis. £8 per day. Would suit applicant available two or three days a week only. Near Kew Gardens. Telephone Sarah Hodgson, 940 1 845 anytime. •Parachuting. Anyone interested in or­ganising a parachuting group at IC should see Annie in the Union Office who has all the details. Int 2232. •Sponsored Skip: in aid of Oxfam on Sunday, April 5. Anna Ford, John Conteh, Noel Edmunds and other cele­brities and members of the public will be skipping in Covent Garden Market. Interested? Details and sponsor forms can be had by phoning 348 4225 (day). •Wanted: Any member of the RCS aca­demic staff who would be prepared to be the Honorary Senior Treasurer for the RCS Hockey Club. Anybody who is interested — please drop a note in my pigeonhole. R Morgan, Maths 2.

•Honda 90 1976, 7,000 miles, top box and carrier, good condition, £130ono. J S Sharman, 370 1742 or 445 0730, or Mech Eng letter-racks. •Mike: You wanted another small ad; here it is! Andy

•Watch found in Beit Hall phone boxon Saturday, February 7. Contact Beit Security or DeidreHickey(Subwarden) Int 3021.

The 1981 Gliding Club ANNUAL DINNER

w i l l b e h e l d a t t h e

National Theatre

Restaurant

o n

Friday, February 27 £ 8 t i c k e t s ( £ 1 1 f o r e x -

s t u d e n t s ) i n c l u d i n g w i n e ,

s h e r r y a n d p o r t . T i c k e t s

f r o m C o m m i t t e e m e m ­

b e r s .

IMPERIAL COLLEGE RADIO Broadcasting on 301m, 999kHz to Southside, Linstead and

Garden Halls, and by high quality lines to bars and galleries.

Invitation to all election candidates for the forthcoming

sabbatical elections: Record promotions to help your

campaign. Each promotion will be broadcast on IC Radio at

regular intervals.

Contact Dave Fuller via Internal 3440 or 3636 or via the IC

Radio Southside Studio.

But hurry, studio time is limited, and candidates should

contact IC Radio by Wednesday, February 25 to ensure their

promotion is recorded in time.

Page 4 FEUX, February 20,1981

People to help on the ICV Handbook 1981/2

People are needed to help in the running/production of the H a n d b o o k

in particular the following jobs are available.

Business Manager: T h i s includes handling all business concerned

with the H a n d b o o k production, especially advertising.

Section Editors: Including U n i o n activities, e.g. U n i o n structure,

Clubs /Societ ies Editor, Entertainments Editor, inc. food, drinking,

etc.

T h e jobs detailed do not involved an enormous amount of work.

S o m e require effort now a n d over the s u m m e r (although not

necessarily both).

Articles

S o m e a r e r e q u i r e d n o w , e . g . a G o o d F o o d / P u b G u i d e ,

Shops /markets , etc.

Ideas

If you thought there was anything missing in last year's H a n d b o o k or

previous years or anything was particularly brilliant please let us

know.

A n y b o d y interested in giving help/ideas, etc., please do not hesitate

to contact the F E L I X Office for more information.

P A U L D O N O V A N

H A N D B O O K Editor 1981/2

M0011i.es a corrupfl

. maggot, says

family-split girl HTH.E d a u g h t e r of a w e a l t h y l a n d o w n e r

who gave h is estate to the M o o n i e s

x i b e d the sect i n

. i " a n d

y e s t e r d a y as " a

Torn gleefully from last Saturday's Telegraph.

By Popular Demand The Return Of

flunt ©pidnz Visits friends Episode Eight

The local policeman, P.C. Hartley, cycled unsteadily

home. It was after all the prerogative of the

constabulary to ensure that law and order was

observed and hospitality could not, after all, be

denied. The ditch had been in the village for some

while, indeed, local historians (Brigadier and Mrs.

Charlesworth) considered that it had been a part of

the community since the Middle Ages. Whether or

not this was so, P.C. Hartley made it his unfailing

duty each evening to ride his bicycle into the ditch.

Such constancy could not long go unrewarded - but

it was.

On the train the conspicuous party had apologised,

but the air was still charged with discontent.

Really, it just was not done. Telegraph poles sped

past the window and still Aunt Deidre sat and

looked displeased. Under the seat a black beetle

crawled and cared not one whit for the conspicuous

party.

FEUX, February 20, 1981 Page 5

Links Club Presents a TODAY 7:30 p.m.

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starring In aid of NIGHTLINE

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The Volcanoes (steel band)

Joy Spring Septet (jazz band)

Bar 'till 2 a.m. Disco 'till 2 a.m. Tickets £3.00 Available on door on

Cocktail Bar production of Union card.

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T h e Last 18 Months in Northern Ireland"

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G R A D U A T E , G E T

T H E C R E D I T

Y O U D E S E R V E T h e credit y o u ' l l get f r o m f a m i l y

a n d f r iends for pass ing y o u r exams m a y

be ve r y nice for the ego.

B u t it won ' t pay the b i l l s .

T h e credit y o u ' l l get f r o m us , h o w ­

ever, is des igned to he 1 p y o u do just that .

W e ' l l l e n d y o u u p to £500 w h i c h y o u

won ' t have to start p a y i n g back straight

away.

I f 11 he lp see y o u t h r o u g h that d i f f i ­

cu l t p e r i o d between degree a n d first

salary cheque . W h e n a lot of m o n e y

seems to be go ing out a n d not m u c h

c o m i n g i n .

Y o u m i g h t need it for a deposit o n

a flat. T o pay for a season t icket . E v e n ,

m a y b e , to f inance the replacement of

y o u r ageing L e v i s w i t h

s o m e t h i n g m o r e suitable

for y o u r f irst day at w o r k . B A R C L A Y S

O f course, to qua l i f y for a graduate

loan y o u ' l l have to meet a couple of

cond i t i ons .

Y o u ' l l need to have passed y o u r

degree a n d have a f i r m job offer.

S e c o n d , we're u n l i k e l y to be q u i t e

this generous i f t h r o u g h o ut y o u r s tudent

career you 've p r o v e d a n i n c o r r i g i b l e

spendthr i f t .

A l l y o u have to do is to have a w o r d

w i t h the S tudent Bus iness O f f i c e r at

y o u r local b r a n c h .

H e ' l l discuss a n d arrange the details

of the l oan w i t h y o u .

T h e n w h e n y o u m o v e , he ' l l transfer

y o u r account to the nearest Barc lays

b r a n c h to y o u r new job or h o m e .

H e can't he lp y o u pass y o u r f inals .

B u t he c a n he lp make

life a l i tt le easier once

y o u do .

For full written information write to: Student Account Service, Barclays Bank Limited, 6th Floor, fuxon House, 94 St. Pauls Churchyard, London E C 1 M 8 F H .

FELIX, February 20,1981 Page 7

Reviews

Certificate X . Starring Robert De Niro,

Joe Pesci. Directed by Martin Scorsese.

Now showing at Notting Hill Gate, Classic

Chelsea and Studio Oxford St.

A c r a s h i n g h a n d s e n d s M a r c e l C e r d a n

reeling and the fight is stopped. It is 1949 and

Jake la Mot ta , the B r o n x Bul l , has won the title

Middleweight Champion of the Wor ld .

Raging Bull is based on the bravely honest

autobiography of L a Mot ta , a tough Italian-

Amer i can who quickly falls from being W o r l d

C h a m p i o n to failed night club owner.

The film is not just about boxing; scenes

from various fights punctuate a look at one

man's personal life; his violent temper and

suspicion outside the ring help him to win

f ights , yet r u i n his r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h his

brother Joey and wife Vickie . H e refuses to

deal with the fight racketeers and is thus

prevented from contending the title for many

years.

The boxing scenes are short and to the

point. Fists cause deep thuds and the boxers

sweat, blow and bleed their way to glory. Slow

motion enhances the moment of victory, as L a

Mot ta revels in his trade. H e retires and buys a

night club in which he gives a self-humiliating

comedy act.

In the lead role Robert De N i r o gives a

marvellous performance — he firstly trained as

a boxer and then gained an amazing sixty

pounds in weight to show L a Motta 's later

years. H e is ably supported by Joe Pesci as his

manager and brother, Joey.

The underlying theme of human tragedy is

at times 'quite unbelievable. After all, who in

their right minds could blow all their money

and ruin a marriage to a beautiful wife as Jake

did? It is, however, true and we see a blend of

human emotion and violent action which make

the film entertaining, up to a point.

T h u s I reach the controversy surrounding

the film. A s you no doubt know, there was a

danger at first that it would not be shown in

this country when the two dominant c inema

chains refused to show it. Their reason? That it

was firstly too violent and secondly full of bad

language. Whilst both of these elements are

evident in the film, it is not just a ruthless

exploitation movie. It would not appeal to the

prudish or squeamish, but it is a tragedy to

think that the people running the vast majority

of our cinemas do not believe that there is a

sufficiently adult audience, who can discrimin­

ate between good and bad films, for them to

make a reasonable profit. It is an intelligently

made and artistically important film, which

should be seen by those interested in such

powerful real life dramas.

Mark Smith

ERRATUM O n the front page of this issue we incorrectly

re fer to the R e c t o r as L O R D F l o w e r s of

Queensgate, this should, of course, have read

B A R O N Flowers of Queensgate.

A l s o , in the Editorial on the back page the

Editor refers to the Rector as "sensitive", this

should have read "sensible".

Robert De Niro has not surprisingly been nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Jake La

Motta. He achieved the startling transformation from boxer (left) to overweight slob (right) in only

two months.

e

Battle Beyond The Stars (A, Warner West End, ABC Fulham Rd) is a harmless sci-fi romp from

the Roger Corman stable. Evil warlord Sador (John Saxon) arrives at the planet Akir with an

ultimatum - submit to my rule or I'll turn your planet into a star with my "stellar converter"

(Yipee!).

Not surprisingly the pacifist residents of Akir take offence and send Shad (Richard Thomas) off

to recruit mercenaries. He collects a motley crew - Space Cowboy, Gelt, Nanelia, Cayman (a

huge reptile), Nestor and the voluptuous St Exmin, a valkiri warrior whose ample bosom is only

just restrained by her flimsy costumes.

They return to Akir for a shoot out - in true Magnificent Seven tradition (the film from which i

the plot has been grafted into space). Made on a low budget, the effects add a little glitter to an

otherwise dull film. The occasional flashes of humour are enjoyable, but I doubt whether even the

most faithful scifi college students would find it rewarding. The still shows Cayman and his two

sidekicks the Kelvins (thermal twins!), an example of some of the wonderful make-up used.

Page 8 FELIX, February 20, 198/

Liz's Wee Bit Insurance

There have been rather a lot of incidents of property being stolen over the last few months in various parts of College Residence. The initial problem was the disappearance of several items of luggage from the basement of Linstead Hall. Following discussions with M r Reeves, the Chief Securi ty Off icer , a receipt system has been brought in to o p e r a t i o n . T h e messenger in Linstead Hall has been issued with a triplicate receipt book; one receipt is attached to the item of luggage, one is given to the student and one remains with the messenger. The luggage will not be released until the receipt is presented to the messenger. This system will hopefully tighten up the security of the area and try to prevent luggage being stolen as the Insurance Policy now states that theft cover applies only where there is evidence of forceable and violent entry.

I cannot stress how important it is for you to take care that your rooms are locked and that any valuables are locked away or are separately insured. Students can individually extend the policy to include accidental breakage or loss to s p e c i f i e d i t e m s s u c h as c a m e r a s , s t e r e o equipment, jewellery, etc., on application to Endsleigh and payment of an additional premium. If anyone would like any advice on this matter please don't hesitate to get in touch with me.

INCOST

Preparations for the conference are advancing very well. The working group which is to discuss 'Preparation for a Scientific or Technical Degree' has at last got off the ground — thanks to Shezi and Andy for volunteering. The other three groups are progressing well and have attracted some very interesting speakers.

At the end of January I was visited by the Director of U N E S C O , M r James McDivitt who has been very kind in giving us financial support to the tune of $1,000. U N E S C O will also be sponsoring two delegates from underdeveloped countries. These students are to be found and have their travel and conference fees paid by U N E S C O .

Tickets have been booked for the delegates to attend 'Evita' and a visit to Silwood Park has been arranged for the Sunday. Anyone else who would be interested in helping with the organisation, please get in touch with me.

Elections

Papers went up on Monday, February 16 in the

Union Lower Lounge, for the four sabbatical

posts. Voting will be held in all departments on Monday, 9 and Tuesday 10 March.

Dep Rep nomination papers go up on Monday, February 23 in each department with elections taking place on Monday, March 16.

The papers for the other officers: A A O , E A O , Welfare Officer, U L U Rep, Rag Chairman, U G M Chairman and I C C A G Chairman will be posted in the Union Lower Lounge on Thursday, February 26. The elections for these posts will take place at the U G M on Thursday, March 12 at 1:00pm in the Great Hall.

Volunteers are needed to man ballot boxes on Monday 9, Tuesday 10, and Monday, 16 of March from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Students will be paid £1.00 per hour. Anyone interested please see me or Jen in the Union Office.

U G M s

The attendance at the U G M held on February 5 was rather poor to say the least. I was as disappointed as everyone else. The publicity organised for the meeting was of the same quantity as had been produced for the previous meetings; 2,000 copies of Exec News which were distributed from Monday to Thursday. Further issues were distributed around the Refectories, the Union Lower Lounge, and the J C R at about 11:30am on the Thursday morning.

P W P have kindly taken over my suggestion of a working party to produce ways of encouraging attendance, but I am only sorry that Owen Green and William Cortazzi (Bill the Mole?) felt they could not offer any helpful ideas on this issue. I thought Tim Lawes' suggestions very construc­tive and I hope to have a chat with him about them. Anyone else who thinks they can help more than welcome to attend the P W P meeting on Friday, February 20 at 12:40pm in the Union Office or come and see me.

I entirely agree with Steve in his remarks about the subject matter submitted this year to U G M s . If y ou feel that the subjects which have been submitted do not appeal to you then please formulate a motion which is interesting to you and hopefully to other students as well. The motion deadline for the next UGM is Thursday, February 26, 1981.

Co lours

The deadline for nominations for Social Colours will be the last day of this term, Friday, March 20. Nominations and their justifications should be handed to me in the Union Office.

Sorry this is so lengthy but do think about submitting a motion and remember the next U G M is on Thursday, March 5 at 1:00pm in the Great Hall.

Hope to see you there.

Welfare

Matters Raised Haldane Library

The Haldane Library Committee have formed a working party, of which I am a member, to consider the relationship of the Haldane to the Lyon Piayfair Library and to discuss library facilities for the Humanities ODtions.

At its first meeting last week the following points were discussed:

1. Whether course textbooks for under­graduate humanities options should be in the Haldane or the Lyon Piayfair Library, and what the borrowing arrangements should be (e.g. restricted loan for books used specifically for essays, which will be needed by many students over a short period).

2. The possibility of merging the two libraries with one main entrance and one issue desk, allowing free access to the Haldane collection through the Lyon Piayfair Library.

We need student opinion on this (especially that of people taking Humanities options) so can anyone interested please either come and see me or drop a note into the Union Office by Monday, March 9.

London Student Travel

L S T is looking for Representatives, especially from Halls and House, to distribute a few leaflets, posters, etc., for which you will get a £5.00 voucher off your holiday. Anyone interested please come and see me as soon as possible.

L S T are also holding a Trade Fair on Tuesday,

March 3, in the J C R . There will be about twenty-five travel operators coming so if you're intending' to travel this Easter or Summer make a note in your diary, and look out for more details. Rape Alarms

I have now found a supplier who can sell me the hand-held repell-alarms (which I've previously written about) for only £2.50, so if anyone wants one at this new low price can they come and see me as soon as possible so I can judge whethei there's enough demand to make a bulk order, i Cheap Tube Fares?

John and 1 recently went to a meeting at City University to get all the Universities, Colleges and Polytechnics in L o n d o n together to try and persuade London Transport to give concession­ary rates on tubes and buses for students. Soon there should be a campaign starting and a petition going around, so when it does I hope you'll all sign it, as I'm sure you're all in favour of cheaper fares.

QUOORRUMM! The post of Union General Meeting Chairperson for the 1981/2 session is to be elected soon. The papers go up on February 26, come down on March 9 with the hustings at the U G M on March 12. Have you the nerve to hold back 300 (you'll be lucky) screaming heathens and the ability to run a meeting to its standing orders? In that case you're half way there. If you'd like to stand and have any questions, see Liz Lindsay, Hon Sec or Jon Firth, Mech Eng 3.

Since it seems that some landlords are still fixing electricity meters above the legal resale limit of 4.77p per unit perhaps more positve action is needed. If you are concerned about your meter the L o n d o n Electr i c i ty Consul tat ive C o u n c i l would like to know about it, the number to ring is 638 4803. They will tell you how to check that you are in fact paying too much and, if need be, advise you to initiate legal proceedings. However, a friendly word of warning to the landlord of your intentions may well cause him to think again.

Meanwhile, in desperation at the high cost of electricty, some people are turning to a cheaper form of heating — parafin stoves. I am told by Bob Foggan, our fire chief, that they cannot be used in any College accommodation since parafin stoves and students are a highly combustible combination! However, if you like outside College and decide to use this form of heating make sure you have a heater stamped with BS (British Standard) 3300. This ensures that anyone given to staggering or fumbling around in the dark can knock it over without setting themselves or anyone else alight (the end result of 15 specific laboratory tests which hav eto be passed before the kitemark of the BS Institution is awarded). It is now illegal to sell a paraffin heater without the B S label and consequently many insurance companies will not pay up for fire damage if a heater other than a B S one caused the fire. It doesn't end there either. Bob tells me that the stoves should be taken outside for refilling, and even the paraffin used should comply with the B S code

Another type of risk that we get queries about are T V licences. Unfortunately when the Post Office goes on the prowl it seems to operate on the principle first seen, first served. In other words, the unsuspecting Flatsharer who opens the door may well end up receiving the summons, even if there are ten other people watching the box and the bloke who bought it left the country two years ago. And you can't always rely on the folks back home since their licence only covers you if the T V is purely portable, that is, without any sockets for mains connection.

Finally, just a reminder about the new dental regulations, due to commence at the end of March. If you're 19 or 20 you will no longer get free treatment under the N H S . However, all is not lost for anyone over 18 paying a fairly high rent since this will normally bring you into the category able to claim a refund during term time as well as the holidays. For further information about this ask your dentist or come and consult our leaflets. If you need a N H S dentist in the area we have a list of some, while those students who live in IC Halls as well as the U L Intercollegiate Halls can use the U L U Dental Service at Malet Street, phone number 636 9799.

Sue Telling Student Services

15 Princes Gardens

Bookshop News A L L DIARIES have been reduced by at least a third. You still have ten months to go!

International Writers Day

March 14 at the Purcell Rooms. Organized by P .E .N. , The World Association of Writers. The Bookstall will be run by the speakers: Anthony Burgess, Mario Vargas Llosa, Benny Green and Toni Kanac.

Tickets for lectures and coffee, £4.00, from: P E N , 7 Dilke Street. London, SW3 4JE.

A bit of useless information: The Bank is open 9:30-3:30 for change. As much as we like you, we cannot change £10.00 notes from the service till for 5ps.

Advance Information

Michael Kidrom, the author of "State of the

World Atlas" will be discussing his book on

March 6 at the Read Lecture Theatre at 1:00pm.

Copies are on sale at the Bookshop.

FEUX, February 20,1981 Page 9

F r i d a y , F e b r u a r y 20

L i n k s Carnival

Bristol 24hr Pedal C a r Race

M o n d a y , F e b r u a r y 23

Papers U p , 9:30am

T u e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 24

Field C u p

F r i d a y , F e b r u a r y 27

Papers D o w n , 5:30pm

S u n d a y , M a r c h 1

Election Bar Night

T I C K E T S F O R the Carnival - similar to the

Guilds Rag Week Carnival, but without the films,

and in aid of Nightline - are still available in the

Guilds Office at £3 each. It will star John Otway

and Wild Willy Barrett.

T o enter the Field C u p give your team's names

to Ruth as soon as possible; full details may be

obtained from her.

The job descriptions for the Exec, posts should

have appeared in yesterday's Guildsheet. If you

want to stand for any of the posts, have a chat

with the present relevant Exec, member to find

out exactly what the job is about.

Andy.

T u e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 24

General Committee , 6:30pm, L o w e r Lounge

T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a r y 26

Hustings U G M , 1:00, Physics L T 1

R C S U v R C S A Darts M a t c h , 8:00pm, U n i o n Bar

S a t u r d a y , F e b r u a r y 28

I n t e r - C C U M o n o p o l y , 10:00pm, I C U Office

M o n d a y , M a r c h 2

Elections. Vot ing in all departments

T u e s d a y , M a r c h 3

Results U G M , 1:00pm, Physics L T 1

Bar Night, 7:00pm, U n i o n Bar

T h e St V a l e n t i n e s D a y R a g w a s a g r e a t s u c c e s s

w i t h n e a r l y 30 p e o p l e e n j o y i n g t h e m s e l v e s a n d

£300 r a i s e d f o r R a g . P a r t i c u l a r t h a n k s a r e d u e to

t h e B A M C o for p r o v i d i n g b r e a k f a s t , a n d t o A n d y

S m i t h a n d A n d y W i l s o n o f M o t o r C l u b f o r

b r i n g i n g J e z a l o n g . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to o l d - t i m e r

M a r c o L e d w o l d (22 th i s S u n d a y ) w h o w a s t o p

c o l l e c t o r w i t h o v e r £36.

A s y o u c a n s e e f r o m t h e w h a t ' s o n a b o v e , the

n e x t c o u p l e o f w e e k s a r e p r e t t y b u s y . E l e c t i o n s

a r e u p o n u s a n d c a n d i d a t e s a r e rife i n t h e U n i o n

B a r a n d B o t / Z o o T e a R o o m . A t t e n d a n c e is vital

at t h e H u s t i n g s U G M s o y o u c a n s o r t o u t w h o to

v o t e for . D o n ' t f o r g e t to b r i n g y o u r U n i o n c a r d

a l o n g to e n a b l e y o u t o v o t e .

T h e I n t e r - C C U M o n o p o l y s t u n t is n e x t

S a t u r d a y . F o r m o r e d e t a i l s a b o u t th is , s e e t h e

T h a t ' s a b o u t all for th is w e e k . T u n e in a g a i n

n e x t w e e k , s a m e p l a c e .

Rag

Camborne is now only one day away and I hope

everyone has bought their "value for money" day

tickets. The tickets cost £4.50 and includes travel

to and from Harlington with a meal and beer in

the evening. Even if you haven't a ticket come

along to the games, coaches leave 10:00am

outside R S M .

Remember only seven days to "The Mines

Review" which is at 7:30pm on February 21 in the

J C R , and if you are thinking of standing for a

Union post the papers go up on March 2.

T H E I N T E R - C C U Monopoly takes place next

Saturday commencing at 10:00am in the I C U

Office. This is a sort of treasure hunt around the

various sites on the Monopoly board. Teams of

three or four people must answer clues at each of

the sites and collect money for Rag also. Points

are won for correct answers and for money

collected. Extra points can also be gained by

having the best mascot.

The first three teams win prizes of a case of

Swan, a bottle of whisky and a bottle of wine

respectively. Alternatively winners may have the

cash equivalent.

Only public transport may be used on the

Monopoly. Tube fares cannot be refunded but the

cost of a Red Bus Rover can, if competitors

return it at the end and also collect over £3. It is

not necessary to visit all of the sites but at least

two thirds of them must have been visited if the

team is to be considered for a prize.

Monopoly provides an excellent chance to see

parts of London you wouldn't normally visit and,

incidentally, is a great deal of fun. Copies of the

rules are available from Paul Johnson in the

R C S U Office.

The other big College Rag event is the Great

Imperial College Rag Mag Race 1981 on the

weekend of March 6-8. Competitors leave the

Union Building any time after 2:00pm on the

Friday afternoon and must return to the bar by

closing time on Sunday evening. In the meantime

they travel to all parts of the country and try to

sell as many Rag Mags as possible. Prizes are

given for a) most Rags Mags sold, b) most Rag

Mags sold per hour, c) the furthest distance

travelled from IC and d) the most unusual or

original method of travel. To be considered for

any prize, competitors must have sold at least 150

Rag Mags. People can travel on their own or in

teams but prizes are awarded to individuals. Of

course, no one can win more than one prize. The

prizes for each category are a bottle of spirits and,

in the case of (a) fare refunded or a cash prize

whichever is greater. In the case of (c) adequate

proof must be provided. Entries for the race can

be made via your V P or Soc Rep. Good luck!

Paul Johnson

PhotoSoc Thirty colour prints and fifty slides were entered

in last week's Photographic Society Competition.

The winner of the print competition was P

Minoli (Biochem) and I Hodgson (Mech Eng)

s u b m i t t e d the bes t s l i d e . N H u s e m was

congratulated for getting in the top three for both

B & W a n d c o l o u r . T h e judge was M r s N

Batchelor.

Photosoc have asked F E L I X to encourage

members of the society to come to the New

D a r k r o o m this Sunday , at 2 :00pm, to help

construct a cabinet.

Many good natured comments were made on

why the FELIX photographer had not entered the

colour competition. M r Palmer replied that his

camera only takes black and white pictures.

Con Soc J U S T A BRIEF reminder that Giles Shaw, M P ,

will be in College on Tuesday, February 24, to talk

on The Last 18 Months in Northern Ireland. As

Junior Minister for N Ireland until the recent

C a b i n e t Reshuf f l e , he is most qua l i f i ed to

comment on such controversial issues as political

status for inmates of the Maze Prison, and the

Rev Ian Paisley's "Private Army".

The meeting will take place in Room 139 of the

Huxley Building. Follow the signs from the main

foyer.

Tight Lines A N INTREPID few of the soon to be official

Angling Club set off incredibly early to Richmond

(the advertised trip to the Serpentine was called

off — the Department of Environment is only

accepting permit applications for next season,

which will be allocated on April 1).

The lines were wetted in the Thames by eight

o'clock and what a prolific session it turned out to

be — see last week's Anglers Mail. Victor

B u t o r y s . o n his home r i v e r , was s o o n i n t o

unexpected bream. His swim was alive for well

over an hour, the float having no time to settle

before diving at an incredible rate. Firmness on

the strike was able to ensure a thirty pound plus

bag with just ten fish.

A n d r e w 'We should have gone shopp ing '

Powell, fishing a large eddy pool, was after club in

the finest traditions of M r Crabtree (and Peter).

Legering live frog, a cunningly disguised maggot,

on 31b test line, he was to be rewarded with the

finest specimen to be seen on the Thames for

some years. At 71b it was just an ounce under the

Thames record of 88 years standing.

John 'the rivers are much cleaner in Wales,

boyo' Davies started the first in an unusual set of

experiments for Thames Water. He's after the

B r i t i s h R e c o r d r o d C a u g h t S a l m o n . M o s t

others would have been chuffed at his 231b 4oz

6dr pike. But not our John. Back it went just

before the photographer arrived.

Van Scott (Victor's protege) decided that he

would be an honest fisherman for the rest of his

life. Unfortunately he drew a blank on Saturday.

After such a good first meet, liquid celebration

s h o u l d h a v e b e e n the o r d e r of the d a y .

Unfortunately there was an hour and half left

before they opened . . . for the lunchtime session.

We hope to have some more trips in the near

future. Tentative dates are February 21, March 7

and March 14 (end season special event!); venues

have yet to be decided. Come along to our

meetings on T h u r s d a y luncht ime (12:30pm,

Souths ide U p p e r Lounge) or contact Dave

Kelsall, Chem Eng P G (room G05) to find out

more details.

ICYHA T H E T R I P S to Beachy H e a d and the Peak

District both went very well, despite the lack of

the van for Beachy H e a d , and this evening

(Friday) we shall be off to Somerset, which is

followed in two weeks time, by the Lake District

weekend, where we shall be camping.

The program for the rest of the term is: March

6-8 L a k e D i s t r i c t ; M a r c h 12 A G M ; E a s t e r

Holidays Scotland.

Steve Clarke

ICCAG

A F T E R O U R FIRST trip last week, draught-

proofing the homes of elderly people, we now

have a small core of experts, eager to pass on

their new-found skills to others. Do you have a

way with sticky tape? O r with old ladies? D o you

know the difference? W e l l , it real ly doesn't

matter. All you need is an atom of common sense

(or just "common" will do), and some free time

this Wednesday afternoon, February 25. Meet

Beit A r c h (surprise! ! ) at 12:30pm. A l l fares

refunded.

For more details contact Sean Coyle, Elec Eng

2, or be daring and come to our meeting on

Monday, 12:30pmish, in the I C C A G Room (top

floor Union — turn left at top of stairs and keep

going!).

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Graffitti G R A F F I T T I IS A screen printing club for those who have never heard of it.

For those lucky people who have, I would like to point out that all work undertaken for other clubs/individuals such as tickets and posters is carried out in members own free time, so, please if you want us to print something, try and give us as much notice as possible, preferably a month.

But, of course, you could do it yourself if you so wished — try something new!

Dave Poley M E 2 Secretary

SF Soc W E L C O M E once again to the S F Soc bulletin,

the only bulletin that entertains conjecture, that

refuses to give way to the onslaught of the cash

nexus, and is replete with homilies reflecting the

profound alienation caused by the fragmentation

inherent in the onset of post-industrial society.

First , several germane thoughts intimately

connected with future events involv ing the

society, society in general, and in particular.

March 10. Mark it in your diary. Carve it on

your knees. Emboss it on your heart. For that is

the day of days on which the society improves the

quality of life by showing the Rocky Horror

Picture Show. Not to be missed.

March 8. My birthday. Also Women's Day in

the People's Republic of Mongolia.

Feb 20. B S F A Meeting. Meet Hammersmith

tube 7:30pm.

Short Note on the film Stalker. It is based on

the book Roadside Picnic by Arkadi and Boris

Strugatski, famous Russian S F writers. A s far as I

,know, only one film reviewer has bothered to

mention this.

G o l e m 100, A l f red Bester ' s most recent

published novel is out in paperback. The said

author is definitely one of the top five S F writers

in the world, living or dead. It is his worst novel so

far, which makes it merely very good indeed

instead of the best recently published book. The

Soc library hasn't got a copy, and they're not

getting mine!

This S F Soc bulletin stops suddenly.

Ken Mann

S F Soc Publicity Officer and Pocket Saviour

Operatic

Diversion

Diversion 'TIS L O U D in the praise of the Arts Counci l of

Great Britain I sing! A n d this outburst of offbeat

Huzzah! and Hey Nonny! all caused by a cut.

Aye, there are benefits of fiscal Thatcherism! For

the wonderful City of Wallasey Operatic Society

have, alas for them, been denied a donation from

the A r t s C o u n c i l a n d hence have had to

reschedule their tour of the South East this

spring. Obviously, when economies are essential,

the organisational mind leaps immediately into the

thrift iness nay, downright cheapness , of the

Imperial College Union Concert Hall .

For four nights, March 11-14, the roof shall be

r a i s e d by the me lod ies of that n e g l e c t e d

masterpiece, Maseratis "II Fomicazione". It will

be p e r f o r m e d in an E n g l i s h t r a n s l a t i o n of

Michelangelo Verdi's libretto, on the very same

set that was used in triumphal performance at la

Scala (a famous operatic theatre apparently

named after a bingo hall in Runcorn).

A limited number of tickets, at the discount

price of £1.00 are available from the Dramatic

Society. Collar the most adjacent member (of

Dramsoc) now.

Compiled by Phil Webb

Results

Wednesday, Feb 11,1981

Rugby

IC 1st X V V Kingston Poly 13-9

IC 2nd X V V Q E C 1st 24-0

Football

Q E C 1st

IC 2nd XI V R H C 2-2 IC 5th XI V Charing X 9-2

IC 6th XI V Charing X 0-6

Hockey

Charing X

Guilds V St Barts Hosp 3-2 R C S V U C L 0-6

j v w w w v w v w w w w m f w w v

Football Sixths AFTER being beaten in the semi-final of the

cup on a day when the blustery wind stifled

the natural fluency of the Sixths football, the

Sixths were back to the nitty gritty of league

football.

The game started well for the Sixths with an

early goal; Coussens took full advantage of

some hes i tancy in the C h a r i n g C r o s s

defence, ran through and slotted the ball into

the net. This goal inspired some of the best

football the Sixths have played this year and

they soon went two up following a fine

run and narrow angled shot by Chamberlain.

The Sixths should have gone further ahead

but Bradley missed a penalty after Chamber­

lain had been brought down in the area.

Charing Cross, to their credit, came back

into the game and scored two goals so that at

half time the scores were level.

The Sixths regained the lead soon after the

restart; Roche intercepted a backpass and

scored his fifteenth goal of the season. The

Sixths regained a two goal advantage when

Chamberlain scored following Milner's free

kick. The Sixths appeared to be well on top at

this stage, but performed their usual charitable

act by giving the opposition a goal ten minutes

from the end leaving the result in doubt up to

the final whistle

TEAM: Veats, Higham. Bradley. Haberlin,

Davies. Tinkler, Milner. Gartside. Coussens,

Roche. Chamberlain.

Results

Saturday, Feb 14, 1981

Rugby

IC 1st X V V Side up 2 9-10 IC 2nd X V V Sidcup 3 10-20

Football

IC 5th XI V Chelsea 10-1

IC 6th XI V St Thomas Hosp 2-2

Hockey

IC 1st XI V Ramarqhia Sabba 2-2

IC 2nd XI Enfield 0-1

IC 3rd XI V Uxbridge 3-1

Snooker THE B TEAM won again, hurray! They beat a

med iocre Q M C team, who were more

interested in beer and food than snooker. We

had to rely on two substitutes, namely Algy

and Holt, who both won and now seemed

destined for stardom or a permanent place in

the B team.

The C team who were scheduled to play

Charing Cross were bitterly disappointed

when their opponents failed to turn up and

were forced to take the match five-nil.

The handicap-singles tournament will start

shortly, so get your name down (Snooker

Lounge noticeboard) soon.

Football Sixths THE Sixths faced their toughest match of the

season against their main promotion rivals.

As expected few chances were created by

either side in this competitive match.

With Milner being switched to centre

forward to deputise for the injured, Roche

and Caseau playing in midfield, the Sixths

took a while to settle down.

IC took the lead after half an hour when

good work from Davies allowed Chamberlain

to break free down the left and cross for

Milner to score with a fine header. The Sixths

had to withstand considerable pressure but at

half time were still leading.

After the restart St Thomas' increased the

pace of the game and began to threaten the

IC goal more frequently. The scores were

soon level when a St Thomas ' forward

scored from close range.

The Sixths were spurred into action by this

goal and managed to create several promising

chances before, following a corner, Maynard

steamed into the penalty area and thumped

the ball in the back of the net.

The Sixths lead, however, was short lived

with St Thomas' equalising ten minutes

before the end and could have snatched a late

victory, but for a good save by Hampton and a

Bradley clearance off the line.

T E A M : Hampton, Higham, Bradley,

Maynard, Davies, Tinkler, Gartside, Caseau,

Coussens, Milner, Chamberlain.

Hockey Thirds H A V I N G made a s c e n i c tour of West

Middlesex, we stumbled upon Uxbridge and

found a pitch, where for the third time in a

row, we had to construct the goalposts.

Since neither team had bought an umpire,

Leinster was volunteered, and he obviously

enjoyed his short spell of meglomania, since,

after only half an hour, he had sent off Saluib

Singh Patel of Uxbridge for grievous bodily

harm of Shindler's head. IC took advantage of

this, going 1-0 up, scored by Mitchell in true

indeterminate style. Five minutes into the

second half, Wylie put us further ahead after

convincingly beating four blades of grass and

a goalpost with some sensational stickwork.

This encouraged Uxbridge to counter ,

though they were kept out by Purdy, who

made an impressive debut in goal. The

opposition then decided upon a verbal form

of attack, but it was totally ineffective since

our umpire cannot understand Indian. IC

rounded off an inept performance with

Mitchell scoring a third, while Hughes scored

the best goal of the game, deflecting a shot

into the root of our net.

TEAM: Purdy, Pound, Leinster, Sawers,

Shindler, Moron, Hughes, Hopkins, Taylor,

Wylie, Mahers, Michell.

FEUX, February 20,1981 Page 11

s

Contemptable little snot-rag

I see t h a t 2 3 , 0 0 0 g r a d u a t e s of L o n d o n

University with brains positively bulging with

three years of higher education have seen fit to

elect a stupid stuck-up little bitch whose only

education has been on the back of a horse as

Chancel lor .

W h i l e I c o n c e d e t h a t the c h o i c e for

Chancel lor left a lot to be desired, electing

Princess A n n e (a woman with the intellect of a

cabbage and ability of a slug) devalues any

degree obtained through the University.

W h y didn't someone as gifted and sensitive

as L o r d Flowers stand for election.

Attention sabbatical candidates!!

If you want posters printed by the time the

papers come down — get them in by 10:30am

Monday , February 23.

G e t your manifestoes in by 9:30, Monday ,

M a r c h 2. They will be cut at the 300th word.

Photographs must be black and white.

Thanks to . . . .

A n d y , M a r k , P a t r i c k , C o l i n , P h i l , M a r t i n ,

Carol ine , Shanne, Dave , Paul , Steve, Ian, M a z

and it was also nice meeting M i k e .

ASTRO SOC

OBSERVATION EVENING

Tuesday, February 24

7:00pm onwards Level 8, Physics

Everyone welcome.

HUSTINGS UGM

Thursday, March 5,1:00pm

Come and see prospective sabba­

ticals make promises they're bound to keep. Don't forget, an informed

vote is a right vote.

Students at Primelia College have to manage

on a grant, just like the rest of us, so it was

h a r d l y s u r p r i s i n g t h a t f our e n g i n e e r i n g

s t u d e n t s i n n e e d of a n e v e n i n g ' s h e a v y

drinking found they could only afford one

cylindrical can of beer between them.

N o t having any kind of measuring vessel,

they shared it out in the following way.

They started by removing the circular top of

the can. N e x t , they tilted the can until the level

of beer came to halfway down the inside of the

tilted can. A l l the beer which was poured out of

the can during the operation was caught in a

glass and given to the first student.

The can was then tilted until the beer level

just reached the bottom of the tilted can; again

the beer poured out was caught in a glass, and

this was handed to the second student.

T h e n they tilted the can again, this time until

the level came to halfway down the circular

bottom of the can. This measured the third

student's share, and of course the last student

drank what was left in the can.

It doesn't take very long for an engineer to

drink that m u c h beer, so they had plenty of

t ime a n d suf f i c i ent s o b r i e t y to c o n s i d e r

whether the beer had been divided fairly, and if

not, what proport ion each had received. C a n

you help them?

Solutions, comments and criticisms to me

c/o FEUX Office. There is a prize of £5

(donated by Mend-a-Bike) for the correct

entry randomly selected at 1:00pm on

Wednesday.

Last Week's Solution

M r s F to H , M r s G to I, M r s H to G and M r s I

to F .

This week's prizewinner is Say W e i Foo ,

Elec Eng P G who can collect his prize from the

F E L I X Office.

In the past, we have paid prizewinners out of

petty cash, and this has often meant that

prizewinners have had to keep calling at the

office until there is enough money in the cash

b o x to pay t h e m . I ' m s o r r y a b o u t a n y

embarrassment caused by this; in future there

wil be a cheque payable to the prizewinner

available on the Monday afternoon after the

solution is published.

Each week in this co lumn I invite "Solutions,

comments and crit ic isms." I always publish

the solution, so this week I felt it would be fun

to publ i sh the c o m m e n t s and cr i t i c i sms I

received.

" . . . seems easy to me, judged by the

standard of recent puzzles . . ."

"I've probably got this wrong, can't you

make up some easy ones?"

" A 'nice' puzzle . "

"Doesn ' t seem very difficult — have I made

a mistake?"

"F ive minutes in lecture. If this isn't trivial

what is?"

"If you substitute 'slept with ' for 'received a

Valentine from', it sounds like an evening at

H P H . . ."

So you see what I have to put up with.

Where 's H P H ?

Scaramouche

Friday, February 20

• S o c i a l i s t S o c i e t y B o o k s t a l l , lunchtime, J C R .

Sunday, February 22

• W a r g a m e s C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, U n i o n S C R .

Monday, February 23

• C h e m s o c L e c t u r e Forensic Science, 4:30pm, C h e m

L T C .

• C a m p a i g n for R a c i a l E q u a l i t y , 6:30pm, U n i o n U p p e r

Lounge .

• C h r i s t i a n S c i e n c e L e c t u r e The Science of Christian

Healing by J a c k E Hubbel l , C S B , 7:30pm, R o o m 3 E , U L U

Building, Malet St .

Tuesday, February 24

• I C L i b e r a l C l u b M e e t i n g for anyone interested in

getting the C l u b going again, 12:45pm, G r e e n Committee

R o o m .

• S T O I C T r a n s m i s s i o n : S o Y o u W a n t T o B e A

S a b b a t i c a l O f f i c e r ? Interviews with the IC E x e c about

what their jobs entail and whether they enjoyed it, etc. ,

1:00pm.

• R i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, Elec E n g 110.

• F i g u r e s i n t o L a n d s c a p e — L a n d s c a p e in t o F i g u r e s

3. M o d e r n Art and the Unity of Nature

Professor J o h n White

1:30, Pippard Theatre , Sherfield.

• L e c t u r e a n d D i s c u s s i o n o n t h e G r e e n P l a n with D r

A l an Longe, 1:00pm, Maths 346. L u n c h 30p, 12:30pm.

• M O P S O C L e c t u r e Energy Resources and the Future,

1:00pm, Physics LT2.

• C o n S o c S p e a k e r M e e t i n g , with Giles Shaw M P ,

lfOOpm, Huxley 139.

Wednesday, February 25

• S k i C l u b O u t i n g , 12:30pm prompt, Beit A r c h . Bring

Unioncards and gloves.

• W a r g a m e s C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, S C R U n i o n Build­

ing.

• H e a v e n C a n W a i t , 6:30pm, M e c h E n g 220. 40p.

Thursday, February 26

• Y o u t h H o s t e l l i n g M e e t i n g , 12:30pm, Southside U p p e r

Lounge .

• S o c i a l i s t S o c i e t y M e e t i n g with Stan Rosenthal from

Socialist Environment and Resource Association on E c o -

Socialism, 1:00pm, Maths 340.

• I n d u s t r i a l S o c i e t y L e c t u r e by M r L Montgomery of the

F o r d M o t o r C o m p a n y on Bringing the Ford Escort to the

Market, 1:00pm, C h e m E n g L T 1.

• H a n g G l i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, A b o v e Stan's

Bar.

• L u n c h H o u r C o n c e r t with Margaret Bruce and Peter

Gel lhorn (piano, four hands), 1:30pm, T h e Music R o o m , 53

Prince's Gate .

• G l i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 5:30pm, A e r o 254.

• U L U G a y s o c M e e t i n g , 8:00pm, U L U , Malet Street.

Jewish Week

February 22 to March 1

(JointIC/QEC/CC Event)

• S u n d a y , F e b r u a r y 22: Oriental Evening with four types

of Oriental food and a speaker o n " S e p h a r d i C o m m u ­

nities", 7:00pm, Hollel H o u s e , 1/2 Endsleigh St, W C 1 .

• T u e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 24: Hypnotist , Hillel H o u s e , 7:00.

• W e d n e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 25: Anti-Fascist Resource

Fayre , l O M a m — S i O O p m , Hillel H o u s e .

• T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a r y 26: Soviet Jewry petition in sup­

port of Victor Brasilovsky, lunchtime, J C R .

• S a t u r d a y , F e b r u a r y 28: Annual L A S E R B A L L , 8:00pm,

Hillel H o u s e . Tickets : J Miller, C h e m 1.

• S u n d a y , M a r c h 1: Q u i z - S u p p e r , 7:30pm, Hillel House .

C o n t a c t J Miller, C h e m 1 or D Horovitz , Elec E n g 2.

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