15 March 1999 KEEP THE CAT FREE WBt EST 1949 The Students' Newspaper at Imperial College Goldsmiths' Gain Tuition Victory

Student power has struck a mammoth blow Goldsmiths' are jubilant, and feel their in the ongoing campaign against tuition By Andrew Ofori actions were fully justified, although the fees. Students at Goldsmiths' College were campaign has had its detractors, with some rewarded with college support on fees porary accommodation with a dedicated nated in the submittal of an early-day students unhappy with the disruption to after staging a 175 hour occupation of their sleeping area. motion in the Commons supporting the their courses; one psychology student com Whitehead Building, in a potent response As the conflict escalated to occupation objective of the occupation, "Ultimately mented "Many of us have tried talking to to students being threatened with expul the college informed protestors it had no this was a confrontation with the Govern the student leaders and to those involved sion for failure to pay tuition fees. intention of withdrawing its letters of ter ment" said Goldsmiths' Union General Sec in the occupation, but we are ignored or Union negotiations with the college mination. But the campaign was fortified retary Sophie Bolt, as she highlighted the shouted down". Sophie Bolt, however, came to an abrupt end when eight stu by support from a number of celebrities significance of the motion. feels the resentment stems from the dents, who had not paid their fees, such as Labour's Ken Livlgstone, comedi Protestors accepted a High court order actions of the College during occupation, received letters terminating their registra ans Jeremy Hardy and Mark Thomas, and to end the occupation last Friday, after the referring to their complete withdrawal of tion. According to the Union "It became Rob Newman, who went so far as to give college backed down over the expulsions: lectures in the building when the protes clear college were prepared to Intimidate a free show inside the building. ICU sup "No student will be excluded from college tors made every effort to facilitate them students", and a rally consisting of 250 stu port came in a letter from Dave Hellard, in because of his or her inability to pay fees, and the imposition of a blood-relatives dents was the first manifestation of their which he stated: "With the NUS currently provided this can be shown to be the only policy for visitors to Halls. discontent. The Union subsequently called dormant and the threat of differential fees case." Ben Pimlott, Warden of the College According to London Student (24 Feb an Emergency General Meeting where ever real, it is down to the individual Stu stated: "The College frequently calls on the ruary) IC students could soon have their the occupation was decided upon. The dent Unions to show how damaging Government to increase funding for further own tuition battle to fight, with the possi and higher education." Whitehead Building was taken over on 26 tuition fees have been and that the Gov ble introduction of Top-up' fees in addition February, coincidentally the NUS 'Day of ernment not the students need to bridge "I therefore fully support calls to ensure to the annual £1000 tuition fees. They are Action' against tuition fees. In what was the funding gap." Goldsmiths' Union were that students, as well as the sector in gen designed to cover the extra costs incurred described by one Union member as a "mil appreciative of the President's backing eral, receive an adequate share of the by attending one of the country's elite uni itary operation", the protesters organised commenting, "When you've got support nation's resources, in line with the Gov versities. The claims were refuted by Col various administrative roles such as secu from Imperial you know you're doing ernment's education pledge to prioritise lege Secretary Tony Mitcheson, who stated, rity and a food committee, and turned the well...it really was heart-warming". education at every level." "The College has no plans to introduce dif academic and finance building into tem The groundswell of support culmi Members of the Union hierarchy at ferential fees".

"Best Week Ever For IC Sport Inside.. m

An amazing series of victories for IC's Foot ball, Hockey, Rugby, Athletics and Fencing By David Roberts L e ttOf S - Ince in trouble again 6 squads should see our trophy cabinet col lapsing under the shear weight of cups, ACC Colours -fulllist 7 awards, league titles and shields which have been awarded in the last seven days Columns-Education? 8 alone. ICU President Dave Hellard simply described the results as "fantastic". Film -The Thin Red Line 12 The most prestigious win came from IC's fencers, who regained the BUSA MUSiC - Afghan Whigs 14 National Championship they last won two years ago. Fully justifying their reputation ClubSCene -Samsara 17 as the country's top student squad (thanks to a liberal dose of individual champions GameS-PoolShark 20 and national squad members), they rapidly saw off both Loughborough and Oxford. BOOkS - Shadow Dancer 22 Despite a couple of brief scares, the final Photo: Dave IC cruise home to claim the BUSA Fencing Championships result was never really in doubt, especially ArtS- Random Dance 23 when the total superiority of our foil team not be said of IC's Footballers - making their tory, it was in fact a very tight contest until (Ed Rysdale, Dave Davidgeand Henry Mor victory even more impressive. Ignoring a the final fifteen minutes, when a hat-trick Sport - IC Win Everything 25 ton) became apparent. For a full report see UL Cup drought dating back to 1983, they from Warren Brayn, a screaming top-comer back page. notched up a brilliant 5-1 win, to bring the shot from Amo Addo, and a morale sap- Diversions-The next 7 days 27 Whilst the Fencers pick up champi London-wide UL Cup back to Imperial. onships on a regular basis, the same can- Although the result suggests a landslide vic Continued on Page 2 2 News 15 March 1999 ICSM Elections

The sixth and final name was added to VP for Mary's; Alia Fammy, who takes the list of sabbaticals who will see in the By David Roberts reponsibility for the Charing Cross cam new milleniim last week, after Becky pus; and Lizzie Robinson, who is now England was elected as ICSM President. VP (External) elect. All three secured issue 1140 Standing unopposed, Becky even easy victories against RON. In other tually eased home, with a comfortable key positions, Susy Bloch was elected 15 March 1999 313-83 victory over the ever-present Treasurer, Marissa See will take over as New Election. Miss England stood on a Secretary, and Shazia Munir claims Editor: Ed Sexton policy of increased integration between responsibility for Medics Rag. Assistant LoilorS films David Roberts the old medical schools, whilst "fight further elections will take place News Editor: Andrew Ofori ing for a Medics identity to be main next term, to fill uncontested posts MUSK: I dilors: Dennis Patrickson tained in 2001". She will take over from (including the important Sports & Soci " Jason Ramanathan present incumbent Wade Gayed on 1 Photo: Dave Becky (left) celebrates in eties role), and to re-poll the position Arts & Books Editor: Helena Cocheme August, as the third (and, potentially, traditional sabbatical style of Mary's Social Secretary, which Games Editor: Gary Smith the last) sabbatical President of ICSM. Returning Officer Katie Sheehan was Clubsccne. Giles Morrison, Elsewhere, a plethora of non-sab three Vice-President postions were forced to declare a draw after the fifth Gurminder Marwaha &Joel Lewis batical officers were also elected. The filled by; Jo Manson, who will become recount. Sports Editor: Gus Paul Imperial Home To Best Parking Inferno

beneath the bonnet and ran into the BMS Sport In London: Offical By Andrew Ofori building to report it. According to eye wit ness accounts, the fire worsened despite the attempts of two students and a secu Continued from Page 1 rity officer. On their arrival, the Emergency Response Team tackled the blaze with ping fifth from Dave Stewart secured the extinguishers and a water hose, Kensing victory. More impressively still, the Pre ton tire Brigade arrived just after 5pm, miership title should be secured within opened the bonnet with a 4ft crowbar and the next few days (IC only need three had put out the flames five minutes later. points from three games to be assured of Having realised the situation and left victory), to ensure an historic double. For the l-reg Peugeot, the owner actually a full match report see back page. IN returned to the vehicle to retrieve personal The most impressive scoreline of the belongings, actions described as "a bit silly" week, however, came at Teddington last by the College's Eire Risk Assessment Con Wednesday, when IC Rugby met ICSM for sultant. He went on to explain that with the :' : the semi-final of the Gutteridge Cup. bonnet down and only smoke being visi Although IC are a fast improving team, no Photo: Andy Mmmmm. Hot. ble, "it probably looked safe". one at the match - including many of the Photo: Dave ICSM (right) - big losers. The fire, which originated in the car's players - ever believed that they had a As the smoke cleared last Tuesday after engine, melted the light cluster, burst both chance against the Medics, who are rated will be played this Wednesday; two noon the forlorn skeleton of a car bonnet front tyres and blistered the paint-work on amongst the top two or three student coaches will be available for spectators emerged as the culprit of a fire that had the the adjacent vehicle. After giving his sides in the country. who would like to attend this great day out local fire brigade in attendance. account of the incident the owner spoke However, within the first couple of - meet outside the LJnion at 12:30. As a visiting academic was reversing to his insurance company and eventually minutes, IC broke from midfield and shot- Elsewhere, there was League success into a parking space next to the Queen's attended the C&GCA General Committee off down the touchllne to give Andy Mayes for both IC Hockey and ICSM Football. The fawn he noticed smoke emanating from meeting for which he had come. a try in the corner. The stunned sense of Hockey squad has now secured the UL Pre disbelief that fell over the pitch-exploded miership title, and should (hopefully) have into empassioned shouting minutes later made that a double with high hopes for UL when the ball squirmed loose on the try- Cup victory last Saturday (after Felix went line, to give Chris Dickinson an easy try. The to press). Full report on back page. ICSM Medics tried to raise their game, but a con Football will join IC in the UL Premiership version and penalty from Dickinson moved next season, after securing the First Divi the scoreline to 15-0, and even a break sion championship. They too had high away try from ICSM's Simon Rogers left hopes of a double, with the EJH Cup played them eight points behind, with the score last Sunday. Full report next week.

15-7 at half-time. After the break, the Finally, IC Athletics stormed to victory Medics rapidly closed the gap to just one in the ULU Championships. The IC squad Last Friday and Saturday, around five available on topics ranging from insects point, and normal service seemed to be won every relay to finish on a massive 414 thousand people descended on College to the Internet. There are several events resumed. But that was as close as they got, points, to win by an emphatic 120 points for BAYSDAY, the British Association's lined up across the country this weekfor and a magnificent try from Dave Gol, cou over Royal Holloway in second place, lor Youth Section, the opening event of SET99. The closest to home are at the Sci- pled with two penalties and a conversion a full report see back page. National Science Week; Science, Engi- ence Museum, which is running "Sci- from the boot of the ever reliable Dickin Congratulations to all those involved neering and Technology 99 (SET99). ence After Dark" evenings throughout son left the final score at 28-14. The final in this amazing display. Demonstrations and workshops were the week with live jazz.

Felix, Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BB Internal tel: 58072 Internal fax: 48072 External tel & fax: 0171 594 8072 URL www.su.ic.ac.uk/felix [email protected] Printed at MCP Litho Limited, Units B2 & B3, Flatton Square, 16 - 16a Baldwins Gardens, london EC1N 7RJ Felix is a registered newspaper: ISSN 1040 - 0711 Felix is produced for and on behalf of Imperial College Union Publication Board. Copyright © Felix 1999. Photographic copyrights remain with photographers. WHERE WILL YOU BE LIVING IN 1999/2000?

YOUR ACCOMMODATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

Where to live Where to look

Paying the Rent ^ Inventories

Deposits

Who to live with Contracts

A talk given by ULAO staff in association with the Private Housing Office

Date: Wednesday 17m March Time: 5pm Place: Room 220, Mechanical Engineering 4 News 15 March 1999 RCS Elections Face New Unis In Doubt

Traditional Turnout Woe Sir Ronald Oxburgh, significantly greater Rector of Imperial By Sunil Rao than in the polytech The Royal College of help the RCSU College, has nics. With a few Science Union By Gareth Morgan improve next year. declined an invitation from London First, exceptions, many institutions that were elected a new Presi Current Welfare the campaign group, to join learning in once highly regarded polytechnics are dent and two out of officer Jason McKee London', a consortium of universities in now second-rate universities. three Vice Presidents and President the capital. Imperial however remains a The refusal of Imperial to join "Learn last Tuesday. The Simon Torn both member of the 'Russell group', an Ivy ing in London" comes after Thames Valley results were comfortably League of older universities, an elite set of University, famous for its courses in kite announced at a defeated RON to institutions that pride themselves on the flying, rock music and curry making, was barnight, which also win the otherwise emphasis they place on research. As Sir publicly named as Britain's first failing Uni celebrated the birth uncontested posts Ronald Oxburgh explained in the Evening versity. The former Polytechnic of West day of their mascot, of Vice President Standard, the universities in this group all London, originally the Ealing School of Theta. Clubs and Enter share a belief in the importance of acad Art, was damned in a November report tainments) and Vice emic standards, in "quality not quantity". from the Quality Assurance Agency, the Around a hun President (Finance) University College London, another mem higher education watchdog, forcing the dred and forty votes respectively. ber of this group, has similarly refused to resignation of vice-chancellor, Dr Mike were cast in each join the consortium. While Imperial, Uni Fitzgerald. A report published by the Gov election, represent Departmental versity College London and the London ernment-funded Higher Education Statis ing around five per Photo: Rachael The Returning Officer Representative elec- School of Economics took three of the top tics Agency last August also revealed that cent of the hits rush-hour tions also took five places in The Times Good University over 15 per cent of students from Thames electorate. This place. Richard Guide, all of London's nine new universi Valley remained unemployed six months compares to a turnout of about fifteen Berridge, Peter Niell and Jonathan Bren ties appear in the bottom third of the after graduation, second only to Coventry. percent in the recent Sabbatical elec ner easily won in the Chemistry, Physics table, with the Universities of East London, tions. This did mean, however, that the and Maths departments. Biochemistry According to Peter Williams, director North London and London Guildhall Uni counting took less than an hour to com and Biology elections were delayed by of institutional review at the Quality Assur versity all appearing in the bottom ten. plete. the departments' recent exams but will ance Agency, the new universities should

Will Bently, currently the RCSU'sVice take place soon. The Rector expressed his belief that acknowledge that degrees must continue President (Finance), was elected as Pres Surprise guests at the barnight were the creation of the new universities dur to be constructive, while balancing the ident, collecting sixty-three votes after City and Guilds mascots, Spanner and ing 1992 in a bid to abolish what he desire to increase student numbers. one reallocation and defeating James Bolt, along for the occasion (and free described as the "binary divide" between "Higher education must stay higher. If stu Farrar, the other candidate and Editor of beer). The highlight of the evening was polytechnics and universities was "largely dents come out with a degree which Broadsheet. Mr Bently said that he was the life-sized Theta cake, made for the driven financially", because the unit costs nobody believes in, it is not going to do "happy to have won", and hoped to occasion by Simon Torn and Jo Churchill. of education in the older universities were them any favours". Sports Hall Delay Bust-A-Gut

The plans for the every year we On Friday 5 March, of a high standard, new sports hall, By the Newsteam have to spend tens the Bust-a-gut com By Oliver & Greg and kept the crowd refurbished tennis of thousands of edy club in dB's was entertained. courts and redevelopment of Beit pounds just putting right the physical filled to capacity with many people being After the interval, with another no- Quad may all be in jeopardy this week. damage caused by reckless students, turned away at the door. As usual, Mark show from the Open Mic contestant, the The applications for the redevelop- not to mention the money and time Home (Union Ents Manager), introduced evening moved onto the headline act mcnts, currently going through West spent on reconciling local residences Ihe night announcing the unfortunate Chris Addison. Those of us who remem minster and Chelsea County Council, and the council." news that the scheduled headline act, ber his performance from last year were have hit set backs caused by the In one of the incidences a peanut Steve Best, had stood us up! No one more than pleasantly surprised that his actions of a few students. David Hel butter jar smashed through a garage minded as he was to be replaced by the routine had improved significantly! He lard, President of Imperial College window, damaging an antique Ferrari. award-winning comedian Chris Addison. began with a popular display of hatred Union explained "all major develop Hellard added, "for some reason stu The highlight of Mark's introduction was towards lesser Universities than our own, ments in South Kensington have to go dents find this funny. The individuals a brilliant put-down to the heckles from and also referring (somewhat controver through the local council. For an appli involved happened to be from other Dave Hellard "The best thing you've said sially) to medics as being arrogant! He cation to be approved it has to have universities and we are currently trying all year!" - for once Dave was speech handled all of the heckles he received the backing of the local residents. Nor to track them down. Under the terms less. superbly well, although mid way through, his act became baffled by a students mally this is not a problem, but when of the Southside license, though, stu The evening then continued with taste in hats, which was quickly confis our students continually terrorise them, dents are responsible for their guests' the first of the scheduled acts of the cated by Chris. After his act concluded, they are hardly likely to back proposals actions and from now on College will night, Lee Canterbury. Within moments the shouts of "encore" and enthusiastic that will bring more students into the discipline on this basis. College are not of him rising onto the stage, it became applause convinced him to return to the area." happy and will come down on any sim apparent that, in a word, he was a com stage with a few more minutes of The cause of the problem appears ilar incidents like a ton of bricks, what plete Brummie nutter! He involved the humour. And just for you Chris - he was to be two incidences in the last two ever they give as punishment, I'll make audience right from the start, by unusu escorted from the stage by 80 strippers! weeks in Southside halls, where stu sure they double it." ally heckling them, before they had much (I guess you had to be there). dents have reportedly been throwing He finished by saying "the actions of a chance to start on him. As a result, bottles, marmite jars and various other of these students could have ended all he enticed the crowd into an above aver The next comedy night will take place glass objects off the hall balconies hopes of a new sports centre, some age number of heckles. At first he han on 19 March, with headline act Dave causing damage, distress and extreme thing that is desperately needed and dled these with great skill, but then Gorman, and support from Robin Ince. danger to nearby residences. One would improve the day to day life of seemed to lose heart, as he just couldn't We hope this will be as enjoyable as all Senior College Official stated that hundreds of students." keep up! Despite this, his material was the others have been this term. CENTENARY LECTURE SERIES: MAKING PIGS FLY Great Engineering Achievements of the Last 100 Years

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Professor John Burland Deputy Head, Civil Engineering

f F" Mech Eng Lecture Theatre 342, 5-6pm Thursday 18th March 1999

City & Guilds College Union Centenary 1898 - 1998

City & Guilds College Union proudly presents: GREAT EGG RACE

j | Construct a flying contraption to carry a single Egg from The Queen's Tower to the safety of terra firma. Enter as a Party of 5

Wednesday 17th March 1999, 2pm Lecture Theatre 220 Mechanical Engineering Building Imperial College

Entry £5 per Team For more details, contact: Free Food & Drink [email protected] Tools & Materials Supplied 6 Letters 15 March 1999

Fellwanderers' Coverage changed his mind, stating that he had Day Off for Star Wars? never consented to the sale of his ser Dear Felix, vices. Does he add duplicity to his Dear Felix, other sins? Or was someone else I would like to complement you on responsible for this outrage? One of the few policies to emerge your most excellent allocation of space We would like the upstanding cit from the ICU hustings was president in the 1st March issue. In his letter in izens of Imperial College to be aware elect Natasha Newton's aim to "get issue 1139, Mr. Cockayne, the RSM- of the terrible situation. The parties everyone the day off to go and see the Notice regarding next RFC captain, says he was 'shocked to concerned would like to emphasise new Star Wars movie". I'm obviously in see that Fellwalking had a whole half that they have no wish for the moneys favour of a day off, and I would like to week's Felix page' in that issue. But I think it's paid by them to RAG to be returned, know how she's done in achieving good for non-sporting clubs to have a merely that Mr Ince admit that he has this. Please note that the final bit of publicity once in a while. A lot failed to live up to the spirit of the of effort went into that article, and I game and take some action to rectify Yours, issue of term, Issue 1141, think it makes an interesting change this. ftom the inane rubbish that the sports Gareth Klose will be published on teams churn out every week - their Yours sincerely, Comp II reports are just scrawled down in a Barrett, Tucker and Sharman Wednesday 24 March, and half-drunken haze on Wednesday soliciting services on behalf of WellImpe, ho w about It Tasha? Actually, isn't nights, whereas our's are scrawled rial College Union Dramatic Societythe ne w Star Wars film coming out dur NOT next Monday. down in a half-drunken haze on Sun Technical Crew ing the summer holidays... could be a day nights. close escape for our President Elect. - Ed Deadlines remain the

Cheers, same as usual. Newton's "Immaturity" James Clarke (Phys. 4) SingSoc Spectacular President, ICU Fellwanderers Dear Editor Deadline for letters is Dear IC, PS. Please note the correct name of I am writing a quick letter to express 12noon Wednesday. our club - get it right lads! my great irritation about an event that I write to congratulate the Singaporean occurred at the St Mary's Hustings for Society on their production "ON Made Please would readers ICSM posts relating to St Mary's, just in Singapore", held in the Great Hall on last week. At this meet the traditional the 6th. It was superbly run, enter Include the words 'Letter Ince Ignores RAG Rules process of questioning the candidates taining, informative and an absolute for the various posts was been carried bargain at £3! for Publication' In the Dear Felix, out cordially, up to the point that our The evening included a Lion ICU President Elect, Natasha Newton, dance, acappella, martial arts, and header of their letters Chris Ince, our fine DP(F+S), has most opened her mouth. She asked a can even a musical depicting the history of disappointingly failed to live up to didate about the contents of a private Singapore! Star of the show IMHO from now on. Cheers. promises made to, and accepted in conversation they had with her, where was my friend Alcthea with a beauti good faith by, the esteemed mem the candidate was asking her in con fully sung rendition from City of Letters may be edited for bers of the Dramatic Society technical fidence various questions concerning Angels, supported by her band Lae crew. On a fair day in early 1999 a tra their candidacy. Ms Newton was ask Kudos. The creativity and effort that length, but will not be ditional auction of indentured per ing whether this did not weaken the has gone into preparing the scripts, sonnel was held within the grounds of candidate's position. costumes, props and rehearsals for altered in any other way. this noble establishment that we know OK so what's so wrong with this? this evening spectacular is a great a as Imperial College Union. At the said Well the audience immediately sensed tribute to the Society's members, all of Letters need not be auction Mr Ince was purchased for the the wrong in the nature of the ques whom have coursework and revision substantial sum of twenty pounds ster tion, Ms Newton had deliberately looming ahead. signed, but a swipe card ling (approximately 32 euro); an scraped up the contents of a private For those of you who have never amount raised jointly by Messrs Paul conversation that the candidate (also been to a 'SingSoc' event, I would must be shown when sub Hickman, lain Campbell, Jonathan a friend of mine) had stupidly assumed strongly urge you to go! I'm not a Dixon and Nicholas Towers. was to be held in confidence. To their member, but as non members we mitting anonymous letters. To their grave disappointment Mr credit both the crowd and the chair have the most to gain! Not only will Ince never put in an appearance to made their feelings known. you be impresesd by the SAS timing carry out the services thus purchased. At worst our new President Elect and precision, but their events are No small degree of distress was expe was playing cheap politics for cheap always a feast of uplifting sound, Contributions for next term rienced by his temporary masters as a gain, at best her immaturity was show colour and imagination. The pride and result of this failure. We would like to ing. Giving her the benefit of the patriotism that holds these students Bits the exam season approaches. hereby request that the said gentle doubt, I'd advise her to grow up, together so tightly for love of their :roany of Felix's regular man, Mr Chris Ince, be requested to maybe an adviser would be useful. country and people really has to be :i :ifind themselves urn contribute an amount of money to the Standing for candidacy in Hustings is admired, and I thank them for sharing in the ne\ organisation known as Imperial Col not easy at the best of times and our a piece of their little island with mc on iTdp have any free lime next term. lege Union RAG, as a penalty for his President, of all people, should support this night. :.;i|j|a:se consider writing disgraceful oversight. The said amount candidates with good advice and not ijilldline for articles for the !irs! issue is to be determined by Imperial Col undermine them thereafter. Yours, i»i of next term is Tuesday 20 April. lege Union RAG,.but should be no less than the sum paid in the original trans yours sincerely Kai Wing Shiu action. Maths and Computing 3 Mr Ince initially agreed to perform Deepak Ray the service which was to take place 5th yr. medic after International Night - but later 15 March 1999 acc Colours & Small Ads

Below Is the list of people who were awarded ACC Colours for 1998/99

Special mention should be made of the recipients of the Sports Personality of the year award for outstanding contribution to the development of sport at ICU - jointly Panos Protopapas and Theodore Mouroutls - and the Sports Person of the Year award for exceptional sporting achievement - going to Louise Moran.

Social Colours Judo Half Colours Men's Rugbv Boat Ten Pin Bowling Duncan Brett Charlie Cunnel Simon Jones Graham Johnston Association Football Ladies' Rugbv Association Football David Hogg Peter Holt Elizabeth Ivory Andy Swiff Claire Smith Dave Stewart David Gol Robert Sanders Vollevball Laurence Reed Christina Fell Alex Marcus-Walker Sailing N igel Atkins Pcrrick Penet Andy Binstead Netball Cricket Andy Smith Alex Virgo Rui Pinho Martin Archbold Klrstie Gosland Imran Khan Simon Keen Robert Dennis Panos Protopapas Badminton Orienteering Yann Lewis Ski Ashton Shuttleworth Chun Ming Leung Weeshang Yap Neil Thompson Andrew Ferguson Gareth Hall Marie-Claire Crossman Stcphan Schultes Basketball Men's Rugbv Jon Ainsworth Alex Wright Cross Country & Athletics Carlo Bortolozzo Theodore Mouroutis Tim Denyer Fencing David Best Bethan Hopewell Cricket David Best Katherine Sisson Ten Pin BowlinO Cycling Nathaniel Williams Ahley Jarvis Robert Nuernburg Richard Norris Tarik Djeddour Sports Personality Peter Franke Sailing Andreas Sakka Ultimate l-risbee Hedley Skelton Cross Country & Athletics Ben Zabell Philip Leung Jolyon Thompson Fencing of the Year David Robinson Ski Hockev Vollevball Louise Moran Cvcling Nikki Roberts Richard Setchfield Marko Lamsa Philip Miller Joint Award Tom Thompson Swimming & Wateroolo Katrina Manson Stephane Alfroid Hockev Panos Protopapas Fencing James Reddick Ben Keylock Michael Meiser Lucy Robinson (Volleyball) Clare Grove Fen Pin Bowling Ladies' Rugbv Women's Football Rifle and Pistol Club Theodore Mouroutis Hockey Kirsty Cameron ClareBowen Anne Kerr Leonora Lang (Basketball) Graham Rowbottom Ultimate Frisbee Jo Ftardwick Rachel Sharpc Men's RuObv Cassie Chinkin Tom Coerkamp Orienteering Daniel Higazi Sports Person of Laurna Corner Women's Football Gareth Jones Sailing Michelle Wong Hege Markhus Rifle and Pistol Club Full Colours Chris Balding the Year Araminta Sugden Phil Golds Ski Simon Maycock Association Football David Wahl Louis Moran (Fencing) Jamie Foulstone Tristan Ranger Chris Soberg Sarah Hughes

Railcard Competition

Well done to all of you who correctly identified that Clapham Junction claims to be Btltain's busiest railway station. Unfortunately there can be only five winners, and Subwarden Vacancy Ihcy are, Rupert Burbldge, Paul Hodgson, Sallehuddln Abdul Latlf, Sam Crawley, Caroline Ellis. Please tell the editor your address If you have not already done so. Bernard Sunley House Engineering Info Resources Programming Tuition 16 March, 1-2pm INSPEC Applications are invited for the position of Subwarden, Having trouble with your computing course? For private tuition by first class 18 March, 1-2pm Metadex which will become vacant shortly. Bernard Sunley House IC computing graduate, call James on is an Imperial College residence in Evelyn Gardens, about on 0181 378 5442 or email All take place in Central Library Level15 5 minute s walk from College, containing approximately [email protected] 120 Undergraduate residents.

Bicycle Hospital Arcade Machine For Sale The Subwarden will assist the Warden in the running of the House, particularly in regard to the social life of the house, pastoral care and discipline. The main demands Low cost bicycle repairs, spares and JAMMA compatible. sales on campus. on the Subwarden are during evenings and weekends. In Call James on 0181 378 5442 or email Many game boards available, return the Subwarden will receive a rent free room within [email protected] the house. email Mike [email protected] App for the Subwarden position should be either Studio Room to Let Cereal Killer Posi te or senior Undergraduate students at the coll<

Large, 5 mins walk from Ealing Broadway) and two other bands on stage station & shopping centre. Application forms may be obtained from Richard Own phone & fridge, shared kitchen & 8.45pm Sunday March 21st Dashwood (Room CI 2, Materials Department, bathroom. Well furnished & equipped. ext 46774) and the Student Accommodation Office £3.50 with flyer, £4 on the door (15 Princes Gardens). £350 pem, no bills Bull & Gate, 389 Kentish Town Road, NW5 - 0171 485 5358 Reduced deposit for IC people. Suit one nearest tube and train Kentish Town The closing date for applications is 14th April 1999 quiet nonsmoker. http://mesmdec.me.lc.ac.uk/~rwd/ck/ Contact Nick Black ext 49060 Contact Paul [email protected] s Science 15 March 1999 The Great Education Debate

You're probably paying a lot for your education, but are you getting your money's worth? Is your degree course prepar ing you to go out Into the great wide world of work? Will you have the skills that employers want? Do you even know what those skills are? Hilary Cadman looks into why current teaching methods aren't the best way forward...

he workplace today is constantly A final year project may well provide the actually notice if their lecturer suddenly changing and employers, in sci only opportunity for a science student to slipped from 'critical' to 'accepting' mode T ence and in other fields, value use initiative and be creative. Overall, the - somehow I doubt it. Since the Web adaptable people with a wide range of system encourages students to become could offer no concrete solutions, I skills, like initiative, problem- solving, more like walking textbooks than useful decided to look elsewhere for ideas on communication, creativity, self-confi scientists. how to improve science teaching. dence, flexibility and Can science be teamwork. Unfortu the system encour taught in a way that ast year, news coverage of the nately, schools and develops the skills 'Young Engineers of Britain1 caught universities have done ages students to employers want? A L my eye, when a couple of 14 year little to respond to quick look at the Inter olds from my home town won the award these needs, particu become more like net suggests that it can for their age group. Impressed by their larly in science. and surely over a mil achievement and thinking they must Traditional science walking textbooks lion web sites cant be have some acquired some useful skills in education generally wrong. Okay, not devising their entry, I went along to Ban concentrates on single than useful scien many of them are crofts school to meet the girls, Gemma answer questions and about science, but Hancock and Kobika Sritharan, and their on facts, which must tists" most do imply that par teacher, Steven Woolley. Gemma and be learnt and regurgi ticular education Kobika won the award for a small device tated when exams come round (and can methods, applied to any topic, will they named 'Cloudburst', which is then be forgotten). Lectures are still the encourage the type of skills needed in pegged on the washing line to detect main method of teaching at university the modern work environment. In true rain and indicate when clothes are dry. Hello, anyone awake at the back? level, but what do you learn from them scientific manner, I was sceptical of these Impressively articulate, the girls explained - are you expected to participate, to claims, for example, the suggestion that how their idea originated from an intro that Gemma and Kobika's success is not engage your brain, to contribute? More creating an 'accepting atmosphere1 in ductory course in electronics, when they an isolated event. In the lower sixth, likely it is just a matter of attempting to the classroom leads students to be more were asked to think of an application for pupils are encouraged to enter a scheme stay awake and note down everything creative sounds fine in theory, but how a circuit completed by water. which links teams of four students with the lecturer says or writes on the board. is it achieved in practice? Would students Challenged to make the device they an engineering company. Assisted by a had suggested, the girls did so, working mentor from industry the team works mainly in their spare time in the school's over a period of 5 months on solving a Engineering club. Steven Woolley' real problem identified by the company. emphasised how the students had Participation in the project provides stu worked independently on the project, dents with valuable skills, and gives them bringing their own ideas and enthusiasm an advantage when competing for bur to solving problems. With no prompting saries and scholarships at university level. the girls formulated a questionnaire and As a selective, fee-paying school Ban asked people to test crofts obviously has the device, produced "an 'accepting excellent facilities, but a booklet explaining Steven Woolley how the idea devel atmosphere' in the believes that students oped and estimated at less well-endowed the cost. Steven Wool- classroom leads stu institutions could ben ley acted more as facil efit equally from this itator than teacher - dents to be more sort of activity. Cur offering encourage rently he is encourag ment, giving guidance creative" ing pupils from state on computer software schools in Essex to and sourcing materials rather than compete in the 'Micromouse' competi imparting knowledge. tions, where contestants produce a small This type of project, where students device able to follow a white line, or devise and solve a problem themselves, negotiate a maze. The downside is that appears to be conducive to learning. these schemes are not part of the gen Now on their fifth prototype and burst eral curriculum, students undertake them ing with ideas for further improvements, in their free time, if they have an enthu the girls have acquired various skills in siastic teacher and sufficient motivation. producing and presenting their inven Surely such activities, which equip tion, including practical expertise, design, students with a multitude of sought-after computing, teamwork, problem-solving, skills, could be incorporated into science self-confidence and communication. education in schools and universities to Koblka Srltharan (left) and Gemma Hancock (right) with the 'Cloudburst' device. Awards filling a table in the school's produce a more relevant teaching pro Picture by kind permission of the llford Recorder newspaperEngineering club room testify to the fact gramme. Date: Friday 19thN Venue: Main Dinin Time: 7:30pm until

Poetry, Speech on Persian lit Iranian music, 'Alvand' and Iranian style sandwiches ava

For tickets please contac [email protected]; i 10 Columns 15 March 1999

Clayponds' Village Hall let, which is supposed to be an inde ings. Price aside, it's not a king's ran Budget and Beer pendent, self-financing enterprise. som, amounting to roughly the Rector's Methinks that IC is being less than accommodation, hospitality and car 'layponds has, over the years, even-handed hire budget "he budget dust has settled and, been good to me, Not because in their deal last year. despite outward appearances to G I have lived there - I've only vis ings. If you Simon Baker Moreover, it Vth e contrary, Gordon Brown has ited a couple of times - but rather for assume the would not done a smash and grab raid, albeit the fact that it has given me many a col role of Devil's need to be witI h tiunprecedente d subtlety. As a umn on account of its propensity to advocate to found in one homeowner with a penchant for the produce bizarre statements and actions accept for a year's bud odd Marlboro Light, I feel decidedly from College. Those of you who have minute that get. The miffed, but looking beyond the trauma been here longer than is healthy will residents money would inflicted on my own wallet, the initial recall the spate of burglaries, caused in should pay be borrowed, feeling that we were in for a bonanza part by locks less secure than a choco for such requiring only has now completely subsided. The new late chastity belt, and the wholly unnec improve interest, 10p tax band sounds good in principle, essary recarpeting exercise, which cost ments, it is repayment but is little more than a gimmick. More a fortune and was opposed by almost surely right and mainte over it replaces the 20p rate on a band all the residents. Now the long-run that the costs nance to be that was twice as wide. The proposed ning saga of the Village Hall has resur are borne charge in any cut off the basic rate next year, by faced. It would seem that this is now a College one year. which time many of you will be earn possibility, but only with an enormous wide. As the Given that ing, is to be welcomed. However, if condition - a rent rise. This, as you housing Residences Brown was serious about helping the might imagine, has gone down like a stock is spend over lost paid workers, he would have lead balloon, and raises a number of upgraded, £18,000 increased allowances by a significant important issues. this would annually on percentage, thereby taking more peo mean that the Clay First and foremost, this would ple out of the tax system altogether. most people ponds' gar establish a precedent for accommo The problem is that this doesn't give would even dens, a few dation improvements to be funded by such snappy headlines, and since New tually benefit extra thou increases in rent. This could have very Voice of Reason Labour would not allow their media from any sand for the damaging implications, particularly for image to be sullied by such tawdry village hall seems perfectly possible. In matters as economics, it had to bite the the South Ken estate, where consider rent increases, paying for other peo fact, if you plonked the building on a dust. The opportunity to reform the able work is needed. If this move is ple's benefits one year, only to be the flowerbed, you might break even... unacceptable Child Benefit system was allowed lo succeed, it would give the recipient in subsequent years. Though not taken, which is unfortunate. Such College the ability to block all expen seemingly practical, this is not without Seriously, this is, in the grand a universal benefit, diture on upgrades difficulty; if students scheme of things, indeed any univer to hall social facili "Given that Resi gave the impression a trivial matter. It "...it is time that the sal handout, is ties. It seems a fair that they were pre has tied up com indefensible. It is bet that people in dences spend over pared to tolerate mittees for ages, damn thing was built high time that it residences such as rent rises that were wasted the time of should be means Garden Hall would £18,000 annually on ring-fenced for highly salaried and people got on with tested or replaced never stand for improvements, I fear members of Col with a more suit higher rents given the Clayponds' gar that that trust would lege staff, the total more important issues, able payment. the current stan soon be abused, the cost of which prob dards they are projects becoming dens, a few extra ably starts to such as how the enor However, Gor 'enjoying.' Many more tenuously approach the pro don Brown would consider that linked to the stated thousand for the vil ject cost. Seventy- mous Beit Hall redevel deserves much the College is failing aim. five grand won't praise for one of to deliver the level lage hall seems per Then wc come even buy you a opment is going to pay his actions, namely of service that its res to the cost. As our flowerbed these the freezing of idents (i.e. cus fectly possible." dear old friend Ian days, and since the for itself..." alcohol excise tomers) could Caldwell suggests, it provision of stu duty. In the best reasonably expect. Upping the not should not cost more than £75,000. dent social facilities sits at the core of traditions of Pebble Mill, that links inconsiderable rent would simply add Many residents think this is a tad high, the College's responsibilities, it is time nicely to my next subject. Southside insult to injury. In this case, it may only which may be explained by a couple of that the damn thing was built and peo Bar, about which I have been unfor be 90p per week, but what if it were to factors. It may be due to a slightly over- ple got on with more important issues, givably quiet of late, is currently stag reach £2, £5, £10 in other cases? Then ambitious vision for the facility; as I such as how the I lell is the enormous ing the annual Hog's Breath Beer there is the question of limiting the rise have said before, Ian and his design Beit Hall redevelopment going to pay Festival, lor those of you who insist on to Clayponds. The College may claim team did a cracking for itself, despite the confining yourselves to wishy-washy that only the boys and girls in Faling will job with the JCR. "...New Labour would doubtlessly flawless lager, now is the time to repent for benefit from the building, but is this This, on the other projections of its your sins. As always, the range is their usual policy? Was the tvelyn Gar hand, probably not allow their media main protagonist, superb, though there are probably dens refurbishment funded entirely by requires a slightly the Conference more of the unusual beers down there its residents? I don't know, but since more spartan image to be sullied by Office, so ably led by at the moment. If you want to try some they are not each paying £500 per design. The cost may the indubitably pro thing very out of the ordinary, get your- week, I suspect not. Did Catering fund also be due in part such tawdry matters fessional, but ever so self a pint of Air over Tongham, the entire cost of the JCR/QT redevel to the anticipated slightly litigious marvellous taste but a tad strong at opment? No, the Union's income from use of College Annette De Lima. If 9%. The posters suggest half-pints only, the STA rent was slashed in order to as economics..." Approved Cowboys, we slip up on that but you decide. I would mention how meet some of the cost. You could, at highly skilled in taking the public sec one, I shall be re-donning the old hard ever, that when I supped said bitter, I a squeeze, justify the JCR bit of the pro tor for a ride. Such problems tend to be hat to avoid the fallout. left my laptop on a train at East Croy ject, but their money has effectively manifested more acutely in the small don. Tread carefully, my children. been used to fund a rival catering out- works rathet than BMS-size undcrtak- 15 March 1999 Columns 11 Presidential Talk-Back

his week I'm here to inform you but never acted us the hardship no more than 750 words, include their about some awards and other upon, now that the David Hellard, ICU President fund to buy books name, address, daytime contact num Texciting goodies and actually space is available with arc back with a ber if possible, college course and year praise part of the College. though, there's vengeance. Nomi of study and submit it to Matt Hyde, One of the goals I set myself to do nothing in our way nations for the Dil University of London, Malet Street, by the end of the year was set up and we've already lons Excellence and London, WC1L 7HY. If you could also training for students in key skills, espe received £2000 from Achievement include their personal tutor or super cially in training with a emphasis on the careers service Awards are now visors contact number if relevant as interview skills, CV writing, how to give every year for the open. The top prize well, this would improve their chances. presentations, the list goes on. What project. The idea is of 'London Student I think it's only right that the 'London I didn't realise at the time was that the to provide a Union of the Year' has a Student of the Year' is from Imperial. College Careers Service already has an run facility where prize of £600 so is Finally the greatest Imperial musi extensive programme that deals with you can register and well worth going cians since Brian May are set for a almost everything I had in mind, how receive information for, not to mention three gig tour, with yours truly on the refreshing. If you haven't used it yet, on part lime/ tem the CV points The tambourine for one of the songs. Cala- please do; it could substantially porary jobs through- ' awards recognise mari are starting off at the Bull & Gate improve your chances of getting out London. Our the extraordinary on Tuesday 16th March (10.45). 389 through every stage of the application current plan will determination and Kentish Town, moving onto the Rock process. (I'm not just writing all ofthis allow you to register through the inter fortitude displayed by students who Garden on the 24th and finishing off because they've promised the Union net or the office and when a job have persued their studies success in our own dBs on the 25th. If you £2000 a year for the Jobshop.) comes in that fits your specifications fully despite difficult or adverse cir haven't seen them yet, they're some This nicely brings me onto my next you will be emailed about the details cumstance. So if you know of anyone thing not to be missed, managing to subject (seamless link.) I am currently and various information will be dis who has gone through hell due to headline the Rock Garden (Covent Gar drawing up a business plan for a Job- played about the College. Any com financial, physical or personal reasons den) on the back of just one demo shop to be housed in the east wing ments on what else you would want and has still come out shining, please tape. You can find out more about basement of Beit Quad when it such a service to provide, as ever pres- nominate them. All you have to do is them at http://listen.to/calamari/ on reopens in October 2000. The idea has [email protected]. write a typewritten resume of why you the Internet or ask for Alex Wright been knocking around for a few years, Dillons, the people who brought think they should receive the award in behind the Union bar. 12 Film 15 March 1999

The Thin Red Line * * *

Starring : Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, James Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson Director: Terrence Malick

espite being one of the most between good and evil (or at least not acclaimed directors of his gener when viewed from this level). But we've D ation, director Terrence Malick been there before. Other directors have hasn't made a movie in the last twenty made the same point, and made it far bet years. And, to be honest, it shows. What ter. Moreover, they've made it without the he presents us with here reeks of seven need to throw in a megastar every few ties anti-Nam anger, coupled with the minutes to wake the audience up (there's kind of long-drawn-out, meandering no other reason for the sudden appear style that was popular when the entire ances of Travolta, Cusack and Clooney). audience was out of their head on psy They've also done it without resorting to chedelic drugs. the kind of "meaningful" voice-overs that sound like they've been written by a On paper, it might sound danger bunch of stoned English students. ously close to Saving Private Ryan territory - a 'realistic' (yet all-star) vision of what it Harsh all this may sound, but the was really like for the average squaddie in point is that if a great director (Badlands the Second World War, delivered from a and Days of Heaven attest to that) keeps very American perspective. However, us waiting for twenty years, and then his whilst Ryan still displayed certain elements movie is hailed as "the most important of your bog-standard Sunday afternoon He's behind you. BANC. Oh, he was on your side.film o fSorry. the nineties" , you're going to have war movie. The Thin Red Line has far very high expectations. As it stands, it's a more in common with Platoon, Full Metalpassion . It bumbles along, without plot or stop streams of grisly images (although decent movie, fuelled with some cracking Jacket and Apocalypse Now - this, motivationof , and finally reaches a point none to match the Omaha landings in performances and brilliant cinematogra course, is no bad thing. Yet whilst the lat where it simply stops. For no apparent rea Spielberg's movie), and resolutely refuses phy - but by refusing to justify its running time or provide us with anything new, it ter were fired by their directors personal son. Apart from the fact that, having to let you pick out the good guys and the must ultimately, be judged a visions (and indeed experience), to create meandered along for three hours, any bad guys - and from that point of view it disappointment. Q a truly seminal, life-altering picture of war, more would seem excessive. succeeds. You're forced to understand The Thin Red Line is devoid of any driving Like Private Ryan, it provides non(onc e again) that this isn't a battle Dave

Want to edit your own magazine? Want to be responsible for a £50 000 budget? Want to change the way the Union works? Want to tell the rest of the country what IC's like? Or just want something good to put on your CV?

Election papers for next year's Publications Board Committee are now up on the Union notice board (on the first floor of Beit Quad) for the following positions: Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Phoenix Editor, Alternative Prospectus Editor & Web Editor. Voting will take place at the Pub Board AGM in the Felix Office at 6pm on Thursday. So, sign-up if you're interested, or email [email protected] for more info. 15 March 1999 Film 13 Reviews Festen *** A Civil Starring : Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen Director: Thomas Vinterberg Action

ome people really try to make life escribed as "a new fast paced difficult for themselves. You know legal thriller starringjohn Travolta Sthe type - the ones who can't write Dand Robert Duvall", A Civil Action down the right answer just because it's is based on a true story and hits the right; the ones who insist on arguing screens in the UK this month. The orig their political or religious beliefs at three inal motion picture score for Touchstone in the morning; the ones who do Aero. Pictures is writen by Danny Flfman, and Well, fesfen is a brilliant example of what is scheduled for release on the 15th. this outlook can do to you. Flfman has an impressive list of cred Four years ago, a bunch of young its, with scores for 'Batman', 'Batman Danish directors (including Vinterberg) Returns', 'Dick Tracy', 'Midnight Run' got together and drew up a set of film and 'Mission Impossible' to name but a making rules, which they called Dogme few. This list can now boast the sound 95. Under these rules, they may only use track to 'A Civil Action'. As you'd expect natural lighting, and must film exclusively Danish cinema. All In the best possiblefro taste.m a lega l thriller the songs arc all on camcorders. They called these rules a ominous sounding as Flfman uses the orchestra to full, and you can just imag "vow of chastity" and insisted that only graininess and fly-on-the-wall camera they run the gamut of human emotion, ine Travolta as the big legal hot-shot. thus could they ensure that their art work), and gives the movie an Injection via frantic, sex, massive arguments and There are twenty two tracks on the CD, remained pure and true. Of course, every of pace and urgency into a subject area even suicide. A happy tale it certainly including the start and ending credits, one else thought they were completely which intrinsically lacks these two ele isn't, but by leaving his movie free of any but remember that this is a soundtrack barmy. ments - Mike Leigh-esque family drama. moralising or sentiment, Vinterberg has so all the songs last a couple of minutes So does it work? Well, sort of. You see, Festen translates as The Celconstructed a hard-hitting and vibrant at the most. Q Because, despite all their talk of purity, it ebration, and it's this party - the 60th birthdrama . Dogme remains a strange concept still comes across like a series of gimicy day of an aristocrat - which provides the which I certainly wouldn't recommend Ourminder (and sea-sick) camera positions. On the focus for the movie. We meet the guests to aspiring film-makers, but it has, at least, other hand, it adds an impressively real as they prepare for dinner, and watch by proved that it can work. Q Winners & solutions for last week's istic slant (through faux-documentary as, over the course of the next few hours, Dave competition will appear next week

Sports League Co-ordinator CENTRE FOR COMPUTING GRADUATE PLACEMENT SERVICES Full-time position on a 1 year contract from 1 August 1999 to 31 July 2000

The University of London Union organises one of the largest student sporting leagues in the country. We co- UG Employment in 1999 ordinate sport for over 250 teams in ten different sports, catering for approximately 3000 students in over twenty colleges of the University of London. The Centre has a number of vacancies for The candidate we are looking for should have a general undergraduates to work for the Centre this summer. interest in sport. You will be working in a busy students' union when the ability to set and meet deadlines will be There are several areas of work, involving PCs and all-important. You will be expected to organise fixture Year 2000 compliance (across all the College schedules, referee allocation, facility hire and you will be responsible for event management. The ideal candidate campuses). Two of the posts will be located at the should be a University of London graduate, with a sound Royal Horticultural Society (located in Victoria). knowledge of MS Word, e-mail and the internet, with an aptitude to quickly learn Windows 95 based generic software packages. A reasonable knowledge of PC hardware and systems is needed, with knowledge of Windows NT Salary £13,428 inclusive of £2,134 London Weighting Allowance an advantage. Training in the Year 2000 compliance

It is intended that this post is a one year only "graduate testing will be given. placement" to gain experience in sports administration and development. Payment is in the range £150 to £180 per week. No student will be allowed to work more than 10 weeks. If you would like an informal chat about this post please ring Neil Walker, Sports Development Officer, on 0171 664 Please send your applications by e-mail to: 2006, or contact Samantha Forde, Administration [email protected] Manager, ULU Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY or telephone our 24 hr answerphone on 0171 664 2075 for an application pack. You should give your department, year and course of study. Also the name of your personal tutor. Closing date for applications is 10.00am, Wednesday, 31 March 1999 with interviews being held early in the Interviews will be arranged early in the summer term. summer term. We are striving to be an Equal Opportunities Employer 14 Music 15 March 1999

Singles Albums

Layia Kayllf * Shakespear In Love (sic) THE AFGHAN WHIGS

.tPy*-:;-). :T'" :'. :i'.iv ^.rso::.:-::'''': his band have been going for rather than a nice collection of phrases, 11 years now and have released something many bands are guilty of. T numerous albums. They were Greg Dulli, the lead singer, has the first non-northwestern band signed stated that 'guilt takes a backseat to lust to the Sub-pop label - the label that on this album.' He should know, as after would first launch Nirvana into the lime all he has sole credit for almost all the light. Times change and the band are songs. Although he may be slightly mis

.dy .dv-'.'^'S ' ; V--. -si; T-iy now with Columbia, this being their stating things as on the song Neglekted, debut for the label. So it seems strange he states 'You can fuck my body, baby.

V : that a label of Columbia's size only But pleeze (sic), don't fuck my mind'. PyW'-'y'i ' : '''V-;,.:: .''' :'.-"' f thinks about pushing the record now, Otherwise it's true, lust completely dom considering it was released in October inates things. Not a surprise when you y/:;/>':.i.;'''-y:U>;;y i-ydy: y ^i'lyy :v of last year. Apparently this has some read interviews with Dulli. The tone of thing to do with the band touring here the record is on the whole mellow, but :.:'' ' y'iy >';:.y.. soon or something along these lines. there are times when the music and The album has been touted as being vocals decide to soar. the Whigs' most mature record yet, and The album never really goes at whilst I'm not familiar enough with their things full pace. Some times the pace is The 'Whigs - don't mess with them earlier material to comment on this, it is picked up a little, as on the track John Echo & The Bunnyrnen - EVfta/ are you or their mother'll 'ave ya. fair to say that there is a maturity to the The Baptist which manages to sound going lo do with your life? sound. Perhaps some of this is due to like a theme from a seventies cop movie. the fact that the band have enlisted the The album isn't perfect, for a start it's a support of The Royal Orleans Revue. little short - there's eleven tracks, of This means that the sound is supple which one is an instrumental and mented to the point of sounding full, but another is twenty seconds of some never to the point of being overwhelm woman supposedly in the act with Dulli. ing. This record is a lot more than your Otherwise the only other complaint is basic rock album - strings, pianos and that the style of most songs is not that female backing vocals are all used In varied. Other than these complaints ways that have impact and yet remain there's nothing majorly wrong - and subtle. The songs themselves are well the packaging's quite good as well. 0 written, managing to appear as songs Jamie

LIZ HORSMAN Heavy High

yp:';i;q:.5K>v!0' i > ; '!;': : i'v /.- yyv;:

;v :d: i.!.';;;.:,:; .>,. il'iyyyy'o' t the grand old age of Forty That's not to say the entire album is [''{ :-"v ';.;y: i y ..'V.'yr'yV-f iT/

! : : ; ::::: : S : A A A :: A: i A :! ^ :' A: A' ' A ^ .A;A :A AiAA:Ai odd, pop/rock music is a poly- drivel. The upbeat numbers may sound A mesmeric beast, diverse and like a poor Sheryl Crow (yes, that bad) : "':\'.:<'' AA' i : '! >: 0 7.1' '\ O li- |; A : :!y eclectic as ever, bul simultaneously but the slower numbers do attract your repetitive and self-indulgent. What attention, but in the words of George

\A^-y'cV,;.i.!:'i, A :.;. r. ' .. -.:- -'<!;;:. goes around does indeed come Lucas, 'Emotionally involving the audi around: Janis Joplin; singing, guitars, ence is easy. Anybody can do it blind bass, drums, very good indeed, fiz folded, get a kitten and have some guy Horsman; singing, guitars, bass, drums, wring its neck.' Viz. pop-rock music; not much cop really. Same structure, mournful singing, piano and a splash of

: !'!. .1 i;> ;i > : ;"..rh 7AA ; different product. Consider an strings may engage on a superficial level, American Gl casting an impressible but they don't necessarily effect a deep- gaze: filmed by Spellberg, crass and rooted emotional response; on the sur '':'y.ii\\ :;.i'-^''i-''i'-i io.:.y . : 'iyynli.-.A- laboured; filmed by Malick, subtle emo face all is well, but deep down obvious

.'':v:; : -v.'!; hV'v VTV'-I'-J' 11 :>W'A: tion of immeasurable depth. Same and empty semantics prevail. El

: iv-K ji'.;: v .y^si: v .'^v:'J;.y-v-i .;;.U structure, different product. Chris

!V| :;.' . il.'ii;-- >'::':; ! !A.y A:.A Is;.: ': - Books and covers, books and covers, Liz Horsman - not quite got round I fall for it every time. Great case and lay

: : ; ;:' :i'i";'. -i"--."^^.-':..".: :'1;:y/v :;:'f;';:.i;: to chucking out all her old Felixes. out, not so great contents. When will I

! ' . .' A' "'A : : i '. '" learn? Mind you, as a German answering Fred once said, 'If existence isn't an aes thetic phenomenon then what else is it?' And Liz, you would of got away with it, if it wasn't for those pesky kids telling you. to open your mouth and play your gui tar. Carlsberg Ice DAVE GORMAN

ROBIN INCE Fri 19thdBs8pm£2.50/£2 M s ":"::s *CU Your Union - Pun for Ybv IMPERIAL. COI.LLCIK UNION 16 Music 15 March 1999 Singles Albums PIST.ON

;' ' v:::::::::::::i:;ii:i::::::ii:^^yi::: Sell Out **y2

;y>.-M"!y ! ji r^Vi rj:,, i,'::, :/,:. i'ji ; . ah! Turn the amps up to eleven. watered-down Metallica. I hate Metallica: ..;.!' " ,i ihiJiTi Put a scary black T-shirt on. Lace James Hetfield reminds me of that long ":'«;;: I :ur?r;:-; ::nf f »I.c-ir >-».;' R your DMs all the way to the top. time Sooty sufferer Matthew Corbett. Do a bit of head banging. Let's RAWK! But it's a bit harsh to say I hated Sell Out, r >'! : Or not as the case may be. I still have a soft spot for all this soft Hard ofiVjlrV., Sikklv ' ' Once upon a time I would have Rock (to coin a musical phrase). I'm

: rather pleased that it's not all 'Kill your t'0f;:i!,.;;0i!i ifiC Vfff ;.:,kCv : ! unreservedly given this full marks but rj. . hi; i: :,'.::: times change. Alas, Pist.on haven't cot dog/ Burn your settee/ Rah, chugga, toned on to this and whilst it's a decent chugga' and more of a pleasant 'Let's album it'll never win any prizes in the have tea/ Go for cake/ Hoover the living originality stakes. If you've ever listened room, yeah' vibe which is in part due to to any of the Metal Hammer free CDs those non-threatening vocals. ":-(: yr y. you don't need to buy Sell Out because The most disappointing aspect of you'll have heard it all before. the whole album is the nagging suspi It's sooooo formulaic: chugging cion that Pist.on just aren't trying. I lis power chords on the fast songs, mon tened to a track of theirs that I had lying strous strumming on the slow ones and around called Down And Out and it's all this is kept in line by thunderous exactly the same. It's three years old. drums and a bass you can't quite hear. You'd have thought that in that amount Don't get me wrong, the way the album of time their music would have found a

arid my live if is put together is without fault and the little direction, but it seems to have fust ' :.lh their Plst.On - pumping Iron. songs aren't necessarily bad, it's just that stagnated and they're quite happy to they're not memorable. Every song runs leave it that way. Perhaps if I'd taken time into every other one and if you're not to listen to the lyrics I'd have got more careful you can lose track of where you out of it but I really wasn't that interested. And I didn't mention the immense hilar are; I missed two tracks while listening to ity of their name once. Aren't I a good this because I wasn't paying enough boy? CI attention. One thing I did notice though was Christian that Rest sounds disturbingly like those pre-pubescent Antipodean rockers Sil- verchair and the rest of the album is

THE PETER SOUND ORCHESTER & REMIXERS Warp Back To Earth 66/99 ****

fter the rant about mediocre to go to sleep. electronic and dance music The first CD containing the remixes A compilations a couple of weeks is lends itself to a much more interactive ago, it wouldn't be unreasonable to listening session. The sounds are atmos expect a similar amount of raving this pheric, sometimes eerie and always >;Uirne:', ihe.jSu xno.- week. However, as dance music compi involving. The piano part on the Coldcut bit!'they treed to learn it) iun I hern- lations go. Warp Back to Earth has mucremih x of Peter in Space is a beautifu more to offer than your average offer sound that works effectively alongside ing. For a start, there's two CDs, each \hoM±. Ai the inurncnl loud, bellowing electronic effects. This with its own style and each with its own tune also includes a strings part that is iikc:? knirhikwk'io uf, ?;,;,-: -it t;v.-;..; merits. brought into the tune every so often

Aiii . ..-:- raw :.)K" As a package the album, consists of and adds even more to warp the lis work by the Peter-Thomas-Sound-Orch- tener to worlds uncharted. Another ester. The first CD contains remixes of album highlight comes from the Japan PTSO tracks by a whole host of artists, ese Yoshinori Sunahara who brings a including a number of wonderful high quality sound to the album with I pi n moments courtesy of mix maestros Cold- PTvsYS. cut, pop-pioneers Saint Ettiene and the Definitely not an album to bring you i super-chilled Stereolab. The second CD down to earth. More one to beam you : i : ':::: Saint Ettlene - pop-tastlc angels In is pure PTSO, and there is no overlap of to space and beyond. Brilliant. H footle boots. tracks between the discs. crashy The sound of PTSO is quite unique. James I suppose the most appropriate descrip tion would be one of a mix between a lack ei,i.w.(!.' iniere'j'' . ambient and classical. Many of the PTSO tunes lack a beat, and this does on occa pel sion sound odd, but the PTSO disc does make a perfect CD to put on if you want 15 March 1999 Clubscene 17

Fallen Angels @ Hanover Grand

Hanover Street, W1. Fridays, E5/E12, have got in for free before 11:30pm or Foncett, DJ Marble and Justin Ballard. guy charges sweet fuck all and you still 10pm-3.30am. Capacity - 1,200. Dress for only a fiver after, and I had given Also the packed dancefloor and decor all have a great night. Fallen Angels was code - none. away two hundred of them. added to the atmosphere. There were good - not mind blowing, but very Within minutes of getting on the dance two rooms running, the main floor with impressive nonetheless. The music is Last Friday Joel, Stephen (my mate from floor, I was grabbed by a woman who all the house music and the downstairs great, and there is a good, warm friendly the IC IVs football team) and I met up to kept telling me her name was Louise. I room with old classics and more funky atmosphere in the club (it's a mixed review what we thought would just be thought "Result"! Having only been In sounds. night). It's not going to cost an arm and an ordinary night of clubbing at the the club ten minutes I was being pulled This night, as a few others, including a leg to get in, and you don't have to Hanover Grand. Naturally, we had to - things were looking up. It was only after Propaganda (voted London's best club drink. Indeed, for the entry price it's a have a few drinks before the club and the 'Louise' in question dragged me night out in 'Timeout'), are run by John fantastic night out. Enigma will be play decided to try the 'lovely' bars of Soho. away to a quiet spot and said her name and Krista (their company is called ing at HG again soon and I'll have more This was a bad move as we had to keep was not Louise and that she was, in fact, Enigma). When I asked John why he tickets for free entry, so if you're inter restraining Joel from entering various after some contraband narcotics. (I'm charged so little for entry into club when ested then pop into Felix for details on 'establishments' - after all we had to sure you can work out which ones rhyme everyone else charged a fortune, he this and other Enigma nights. review a club and he could always come with Louise) that I knew that I hadn't told me that he didn't believe that peo back later. . So on to the club. pulled. On top of that I clearly looked like ple should pay silly prices to get Into a The theme of the night in the Hanover a drug dealer. Perhaps I should have club, especially students. Of course, was 'High Noon' and it was no surprise sold her a couple of Strepsils (I had a sore they make their money at the bar (£3.50 that many of the people in there were throat that night). starting prices) but then it's up to you if dressed in various cowboy outfits. The The music was great, a range of house you buy a drink. It's an attitude that Gurm club itself was quite packed, many from music varying from cheesey to the should be applauded - when so many IC - since if you had a flyer you could harder side all expertly mixed by Frankie promoters are charging a fortune this Singles

Single of the Week sion which is great for easy listening. Twin. There are a few mixes on this great Flashback There is also a dub mix which gives a single. The first is a chilled out, slow beat 'Start Da Move' superb progressive angle and the album version - a slow melodic song that makes Superb euro-house track coming out of version gives a D&B interpretation. great listening. The other two mixes are Italy on the Slamm label, the 12" has simply weird. They have weird names three mixes, with the A side giving you (one is a maths formula!!) and are a col a very uplifting, progressive euro-track. Brooke Russell lection of random sounds. Not as good Full of pianos, strings and breakdowns. 'So Sweet' as some of his earlier work, it's still a The other side has a couple of house A great R&B track. This features additonal good single. Check out the sleeve of the mixes. It's a great dance track with a very vocals from Mr Gentleman and is a funky 12". catchy tune. upliftng track. The radio mix is the best, but for soemthing more slow and a bit deep check out the Headrush mix. Won Hollls P Munroe T-Power derful vocals, great tune, top single. 'I'm Lonely' Who Gives a Funk' An excellent slow, deep house tune Funky single, but too boring and far too which was completed in 3 hours and was bland. There are two different singles on Freestylers co-written by Terence Trent D'Arby the 12" and the second is simply a funk 'B-Boy Stance' (remember him? No, didn't think so), track with a hard bass line. Both tunes Not a bad hip-hop/funk track but too sampling his "And I need to be with go on forever and you get bored waiting boring and all the mixes sound the same. someone tonight". There are a few for the track to kick in - sadly, it never The vocals are clear and the tune is really mixes on the CD version. The first two does. catchy. But there are seven mixes, and sound exactly the same, whilst the last is once you've heard the first track, you've a very fast, progressive version. Out this heard the CD. If there was more variety month. there it would be great. j&M Weed 'If Only U Could See' Excellent single with a host of remixes AphexTwIn giving lots of variety. A couple of mixes Wlndowllcker' Gurm give a very vocal, uplifting and chilled ver More superb muscial madness from the 18 Clubscene 15 March 1999 Escape From Samsara @ The Fridge

Brixton, SW2. Fridays, £12, 10pm-6am. package, but with a difference. Yes, the Capacity - 1,000. Dress code - wear familiar list of features spring to mind: whatever you want. brilliant LJV decorations, weird dancers on stilts, fabulous venue, jugglers, happy Last week Clubscene ventured south beautiful people, no attitude, funky of the river once again on your behalf. music, top DJs, balloon drops, freebies at The venue was the stunning Fridge and the end (bananas in this place), nice the night the fantastic, or should I say leg promoters, etc. But Escape From Samsara endary, Escape from Samsara. firstly, has that little bit extra, that something let's get one little thing out of the way. you can't quite put your finger on. I Where exactly is Samsara, and, on this think it has got to do with the vibe of the showing, why on earth would you want night, but don't quote me on this one. to escape from it? Well, in the interest of See, they've got me talking all New Age your general education I picked up my now - that's how good the night is. Go old copy of the Oxford Children's Atlas, and try it yourself. and had a look. But no luck-apparently Once again, I'll say it - this is the best the place doesn't exist, apart from in night you can go to in London. There is the vivid Imaginations of the funkiest of absolutely no contest. Escape from your London's clubbers. And if it did exist everyday student worries by escaping then it would be the most wonderful to Samsara. I know I will (every Friday if place to escape from. possible). I won't mince my words on this one. Magical, Mythical, Monumental This is quite simply the best night in the country's capital. Monumental is the only way to describe this trancey-tribal fest. Quite a good start to any review, I'd say. And now I'm afraid that I'm going to be unable to describe exactly what it was like (especially considering my mea Roobarb gre writing talents!). But there is a reason for my apprehension. You see to really appreciate what Escape From Samsara Is all about you have to go along yourself and see what all the fuss is about. And seeing is part of the believing with Escape From Samsara. This is just as much a visual and spiritual experience as it is an aural one. The night is the whole Shifting Gears Competition

Thanks to the lovely little people at Hard Hands label, we have the chance to give away 2 tickets to their wonderful Shifting Gears night at the spectacular Mass nightclub in Brixton. The tickets are worth £12 each and are for the Friday 19th of March outing. All you have to do is to answer this fairly easy question:

What way the name of the collaboration between Leftfleld and John Lyden of the Sex Pistols?

A bit of a blast from the past I know, but to get your hands on this prize just c- mail me, Giles Morrison, with the right answer of course, on either:

[email protected] [email protected] 15 March 1999 Clubscene 19

(Millennium) Sasha playing one of their sets. Lots of vari ital Destroyer, to the dark, brooding mon Albums ety, great album. ster that is Cyborg X's 'Cryogenic State.' A mis-leading title for a good album. There really aren't any album-fillers in this Album of the Week Deep house is a great mix of good house package, although some tracks do stand Blu Peter tunes, but they are certainly not deep Various clear from the rest, which can occasionally "Wldescreen & Digital' house tunes. Coming out soon on Mille 'ClusterFuck' begin to sound a tad repetitive. And the best of these is easily Creeper ll's 'Spoke,'- (React) nium records, this 16 track compilation fea (Stay Up Forever) tures a very impressive track-listing, a bouncy, confident piece of softish

Brilliant hardbag/Nu-nrg sounds from including tunes by Studio 45, soulsearcher, Underground techno of the finest techno that would get any crowd going to the fantastic pioneering DJ/producer Blu Cassio, Plastic Avengers and an impressive quality - the only way to describe this col the limit. Peter. This is a great album which shows piano track "Never" from John Aquaviva. lection of tracks from some of the artists Some of these tracks were played by off Blu Peter's skills at their very best. It's not deep house, nor is it anything on the ever-reliable Stay Up Forever/Clus the DJs at Escape From Samsara recently, Including the club smash "Blue Air" all the new, but the tracks are all great (rare for ter labels. Although you may not recognise and if that isn't a compliment then I don't tracks are great, and don't actually sound a mix album) and Is definitely worth check some of the artist's names, when looked know what is. Although ClusterFuck is not the same, giving you that 'value for money ing out. at more closely all the big names that even half as trancey as what you'd expect feeling'. If you like the fast beats and you'd associate with the label have a hand from the Escape From Samsara people, it sounds that are Nu-nrg, then check out in writing or producing most of the tracks. is still packed full of enough twists and this album. The Flava of the Underground The drum-based influence of artists such turns to keep any lover of dance music Out on React Records very soon (Inventive) as D.A.V.L. the Drummer, Chris Liberator, interested in listening, or dancing, to it all and DDR, is evident throughout the album. night long. A compilation album from the fledg So are the ultra-layered melodies that This is for those of you who love a bit always come with a Stay Up Forever Botchit Breaks 2 ling Inventive label bringing together of British techno, but also it's one in the release. The Urban Funk Philosophies' some of the better tunes from the UK soul eye-of those who think techno is dull, (Botchit & Scarper) ful garage scene. I got this album on tape There is a nice mix of songs within the mindless, and going nowhere. Listen up so the quality was crap but it does sound album, reflecting the wide range of and realise how wrong you are. Good double-CD compilation featur like a decent album, and it's good to know sounds that fall within this genre of dance Out Now ing a mixture of funk/ jazz/ nu-skool/hip- that someone is out there getting people music. People often think of techno as hop and all other genres in the 5th album to notice the soul-garage genre which Is being highly one-dimensional and stereo fromthe Botchit & Scarper label. The CD slowly becoming very popular. The track- typical. But, as usual, they are sadly mis features Freq Nasty, Orange Krush and listing is good, with tracks ranging from taken, and this is most definitely shown up Raw Deal. There Is a bit of variety in the slow and funky, to the faster garage on this record. ClusterFuck explores album, but then towards the end of the sound. Tracks include "Feeling Fine", techno's landscape in detail, from the album you get a feeling of deja vu. Not "Groove in Me", "Ultimate Love" and "Body" happy, almost chilled-out 'Frontier' by Dig- Roobarb and Gurm bad, and certainly worth checking out. to name a few. I'm sure the whole thing sounds better on CD. ICU Jazz & Rock presents MrsWood/Blu Peter 'Bitter and Twisted' Weed (React) 'Hard to Kill'

'Bitter and Twisted' is a fast pumping Cracking debut album from the duet double CD mixed by Mrs Wood and Blu known as Weed. This is an album which CALAMARI Peter. Over two hours long, It is a mix of assimilates 80's electronic pop, jazz noir the very best hard house and pumping and Detroit and European techno as well Nu-nrg tunes including many of the clas as taking inspiration from Portishead and sics from a couple of years ago. Massive Attack. The CD features ten tracks which vary from progressive, to D&B through to chilled-out - similar to the music

Deep House you might hear in Ibiza, or Digweed and

Preview - Swallow

It costs less than a tenner and the night runs from 10pm - 6am. The music pol icy Is techno, drum and bass and house 16/FThrBull&Gate - strictly no cheese!! There's a whole host of DJs on the night including Colin Dale, Nicky Blackmarket and Darren Pearce to 24/3 The Rock Garden name a few. Swallow takes place at Arch 5 (on the corner of Crucifix Lane and Shand Street), London Bridge, SE1. 25/3 Imperial College For more details, ask in Felix. £8 NUS/£10 info: http://listen.to/calamari London's most exciting night gets it's regular slot as of the 19th March. Swal low is going to be a fantastic night, It's run for students and young people; peo Gurm flyers available at union office ple who want to go out and have fun. 20 Games 15 March 1999

Metal Gear Solid (PSX) Konami

From the opening cine as possible, there are a lot matic sequence Metal Gear more of them than there are Solid oozes the quality and of you. As experience has sophistication very few con shown me - if you are get sole games ever approach. If ting into a fight either have ever they wanted to turn this superiority or be able to run into a film, the screenplay and and hide well. the storyboard have already It is also at this point in been written. Just find a direc- the game that the detail v.. lor, a cast and a couple ol smacks you firmly in the face HWafn million for special effects and and refuses to release your oven I could gel it oommi- gaze. The characters actu sioned. As Solid Snake you ally breathe, and being in This game is good, very very good. In fact are an ex-member of an elite the Arctic clouds of mist billow launchers Is called Bazooka Bunny - I this game is so good that within a few genetically modified fighting out. Guards hear when you run don't think so. days of playing this game the flat, in squad called FOX-HOUND. Most through pools of water and actu This game has been called the last one of its few moments of clarity, went of them have turned bad, cap ally come to have a look at what great Playstation game before the out and replaced the small portable TV tured an Alaskan nuclear made the noise. They can also Playstation 2 arrives, and as much as I with a rather larger twenty-eight inch weapons storage facility and follow the tracks you leave in the would hate to believe it this might be behemoth. This game is so good that threatened to launch a nuclear snow. The graphics themselves true. Gran Tourismo 2 might try to chal there were even discussions on equip missile at the Pentagon. Coming hardly differ In detail from those lenge it but here ladies and gentlemen ping the flat with a living room stereo. out of retirement you have used in the cut scenes - every is what may well prove to be the console Believe it or not this game can seriously twenty four hours to find out if thing combines to form the illu game of the millcnium. damage your overdraft. they have the capibility to sion that you arc in an interactive Gary S. launch a weapon and movie. if so to disable it If there could be before they do. Things arc not a complaint about this game that simple and there is a whiff it would be the translations of an ulterior plot behind it all. from Japanese. If you wanted You arrive at the sub base to create an image of a fear with no weapons. At this point less killer and interragator you realise that this game is who had a fetish for colt pis not a slaughter tens of soldiers tols one of the least frighten and get out with only a scratch ing names you could choose game. This game is all about would be Revolver Ocelot. So evading the terrorists as much the guy who likes rocket Competition Corner

Gremlin Giveaway - Champion : nuff said Answers and Winners It's finally time. After hyping it up last week Championship Manager 3 Its time to dish out the prizes and put is on its way to destroy lives and make white faced zombies to all those some poor mad Liverpool supporters whose fanatical following of football fails to end at 4:45 every Saturday. out of their misery, as if fiverpool was I or all those who fail to heed the warning Eidos have supplied a the first BRITISH european cup winner. single hit of this highly addictive game for the first victim to send in the correct answers to the following questions, [email protected] Anyway the answers and winners were:- Which Clubs do the following celebs claim to support? PooEshark (a big hint is the four divisions) The Hustler and the colour of money were the two pool films featuring Paul Premier League Division 1 Newman. 1. Eddie Jordan 4. Jasper Carrott Winner: Jan Evetts (Chemistry) 2. Nigel Kennedy 3. Zoe Ball Premier Manager 99 Celtic won the European Cup in 1967, Division 2 thus beating Liverpool by a good few 5. Hugh Grant years. 6. Jo Whlley Winner: Adam Uttley (Physics) Division 3 Cheers to the guys and gals at Gremlin; 7. John Motson winners can pick their prizes up from the JU €pii Felix office - if they find me. 15 March 1999 Games 21

LiveWire (PSX)

you and generally prevented detod by a series oi i you from colouring the making life short and brutal warn whole grid in. but also a gaggle of compet Well time and technol ing wire painters all trying to ogy has moved on, but with grab more of the grid than games like Asteroids being you. This might seem harsh updated, and the retro game but as always there are always scene growing stronger, it is ways to grab special items by time to dust off a few of colouring in. certain squares. those ideas and tinker with These might be weapons to them for the millennium. hunt down and stop the other LiveWire is the reanimated wire painters in their tracks or and tweaked Amidar. It has they might set off a tusami of A long time ago, in an arcade a long way Its mother's chin you square colouring. They rules in order to keep him losing for away there was a game called Amidar. In see. might even set up a another day or so. other arcades it was known as painter but LiveWire is played nice booby trap that It's the return of the multiplay puz the idea was the same. Move your little over a series of different will teach your oppo zle game,- while one may well be fun character round a series of connected zones, ranging from nents not to mess with according to Delia, two is definitely much squares and rectangles colouring in the Oceanic, Wild West, fun your blocks. Whatever more enjoyable. If you areTetris-ed out, path as you run. As soon as you coloured lair, Spooky and Space, they are just make sure and feeling listless, take LiveWire twice a all four sides of a rectangle it became but the idea Is the pretty you get there before day; it's just what the doctor ordered. yours, but as in life things were slightly much the same. Follow they do. It might be a Gary 5. more complex and chasing you round the lines, complete the puzzle the grid were little nasties who harassed squares and claim the game but * ' ; e boxes. The graphics are standing still and thinking loo (gMimaai excellent and the animation long will reward you with ly^ir™ cartoon-like, but good. deleat, although rushing ipiTS'-f Aurally Sci have managed to about like a headless chicken get in a professional DJ in to produces the same result as mm mix ten or so tracks - Allister well. Think fast and think on Whitehead no less - and so the move; defeat dealt by the ' the music completely dumps < omputer is one thine,, deleal on bland puzzle game style is even more galling when it ** sound. happens to come from your Back to the game, this Scottish flatmate to whom 11311:1 time you arc not just hin- you only explained half the

Rollcage Psygnosis

sound of the nose of the tic; following the track is just fast angular anti-gravity one way of finishing the race craft - one way to go from (the big bouncy tyres love first to last fairly quickly. offroading). They have also Rollcage Instead takes a kept the weapon and EC much more wheels-on- speedups parts from Wipeout. the-ground approach. In The weapons are less intelli fact they make the gent and less powerful (no wheels much bigger than 'contender eliminated' delight the car is tall, and so if you from this game), but are no flip it can keep on going...even if you are After Wipeout and Wipeout 2097 Psyg- less fun - the ice-sheet (now honestly do improved, the angular hovercrafts that upside down. The tyres also have the abil nosis had time to think about things. not write in asking what this does), and served Wipeout so well are replaced by ity to stick like dried cornflakes to the last They had just produced two of the best the leader missile which follows, catches much more complex and curved vehi cereal bowl, race games on any console - ever. Even up and finally cles, without losing any of the flowing enabling some better was that the vehicles didn't have :oes head to motion that Wipcout had. In fact this quite impres wheels and carried enough firepower head with the games looks even more arcade than the sive stunts to simplify parking in central London. leader are arcade Wipeout XL ride - with very little involving the The problem now was what to do both humour pop-up, the now expected lens flare sides and tops next. They might produce nice sensible laden. In fact effects and brilliant backgrounds. The of tunnels - racing games like Formula 1, but how the Wipeout soundtrack is also impressive, with music why go round could they produce a weird and wacky heme runs tracks from Fat Boy Slim and Receiver. your opponent race game that could be original and hrough the The package has quality stamped all when you can compare favourably against the hover- whole game. through it. go over? bowers from the Wipeout series. The For all those Wipeout fans, the future In Wipcout you didn't touch the The racing graphics have has great big knobbly tyres. ground; if you did it was the scraping is fast and fran been heavily Gary S. 22 Books/Arts 15 March 1999 SHADOW DANCER by Tom Bradby

go out of the window, make a dirty Colette gets caught one day trying to gripping emotional dilemma is 'will mess on the pavement and disappear bomb Waterloo station and becomes a Colette take responsibility for her two out of sight down the gutter to make 'tout' in return for not being jailed. Her kids or die fighting for the cause?' To be way for shocks and sensationalism. One MI5 controller, the hunky David Ryan honest, I didn't really mind either way, constantly feels like one is reading an (no relation of Tom Clancy's Jack) falls and as I read the last page before I adaptation of a very poor Channel Five for her and she falls for him. They foil started the book, I already knew the TV movie, wanton nudity and all. a series of plots as the book draws to answer. Characters are thinned down to eas its ridiculous denouement. The main problem with the narra ily recognised stereotypes so the writer Bradby deserves credit for his easy tive is that one can spot where the fic doesn't have to bother describing them reading style. He is clear and informa tion ends and the facts begin. The street lUIVI fully. These protagonists have hunky tive, as befits his job, ITN Northern Ire names are real but the people walking names like 'Jack Ryan' or 'Bruce Wayne'. land correspondent. His journalistic along them are false. The methods of They are put in an 'exciting' situation. A pedigree also shows in his ability to execution are genuine but the victims chain Of events inevitably leads to some give a sense of context. The action seem unreal. Still, one wouldn't want to spectacular end-piece where the forces takes place in London and Belfast. He be disturbed by such superficial enter of righteousness overcome the evil clearly owns an A to I of both cities, taining tat. doers by a hair's breadth - not the kind judging by the way that he describes I have to admit that I did want to of plot lines discussed on The Late every detail of even the most trivial know what happened next at almost lii" Show. Action is king, art is nothing. wanderings of his characters. He cap every stage of the book. It had a grip Oh yes, the book. It lives up to all tures the mood of the province well and ping roller coaster plot, which had me don't read many airport thrillers. I the above, but has some redeeming highlights the incredible disparity engrossed. However, as soon as I fin hadn't read one for quite some time features. Colette Is the attractive sister between life in Ulster and life in Eng ished the book I didn't feel in any way I when I was offered the chance to of Gerry McVeigh, leader of the IRA land. The detail shows he has done moved by the tragedy. In fact, the book review this one, and now I remember Belfast brigade and total nutter. Her good research - pity he hasn't done so had no deeper effect on me than why - they are unsatisfying. This genre other brother, imaginatively named well when thinking up plots and char acquainting me with some street names is great for avoiding eye contact with Paddy, is also a high ranking Republican. acters. in Belfast. other passengers on long tube jour They hang around with a crowd of The whole book has a sense of neys, but to expect more than several Seans, Kierans, Murphys and other deja vu. All the policemen act like Tosh lain days of ridiculous violence and gratu stereotypical Irish types planting bombs Lyons from The Bill and all the terrorists itous sex is optimistic. Character devel and kneecapping shopkeepers. Unlucky are thuggish maniacs. The ubiquitous Published by Corgi, £5.99 opment and natural plot progression NASH ENSEMBLE - FOCUS ON THE MUSIC OF HARRISON BIRTWISTLE Pureed Room, South Bank Centre

leading musical figure for over 30 years. The first half concluded with another and pianist Ian Brown. It was followed by The Nash Ensemble's concert pro Birtwistle piece from 1969, his Cantata, Birtwistle's Duets for Storab, a set of si gramme opened with a performance of incorporating fragments of Ancient flute duets inspired by Scottish folk music Birtwistle's 1969 arrangements of motets Greek texts translated into English. The (more in form than in style); the music by two medieval composers: Ock- musicians' parts comprise a number of proved interesting, but in the end, left eghem's Ut Heremita Solus and Hoque-options from which they pick-and-choose me a little cold. tus David by Guillaume de Machaut. Thewha t to play at any given moment. The The concert finished with one of combination of medieval melodic lines result is a spontaneous and exciting Birtwistle's most recent works, The and modern orchestration was striking. atmosphere that is maintained through Woman and the Hare for reciter, soprano The clashes of instrumental colour and a musical landscape, ranging from the and ensemble. The libretto is by transposition of octave ranges created a mysterious and delicate to the furious Birtwistle's friend, the poet David quirky and original sound world, without and overwhelming. Claron McFadden's Harsent, who was asked by the com ever obscuring the original musical mate performance was once again astonish poser to provide a text that was "both ing. rial. delicate and yet violent", for a woman's This was followed by Debussy's Trois The second half opened with The voice. The same description could be he composer Harrison Birtwistle poemes de Stephane Mallarme, settingSoldier'ss Tale Suite - five extracts froappliem d to the music, which is by turns came to major public attention with of poems by the writer better known as Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale, arrangegentled , intriguing, terrifying and ulti Tthe performance of his piece Panic, the inspiration behind the composer's by the composer for violin, clarinet and mately quite chilling - a truly amazing for saxophone, drummer and orchestra, Prelude de I'Apres-midi d'un faune.pian oTh (the e original is for narrator, actors, aural experience, which only served to at the Last Night of the 1995 BBC Proms. original music (for voice and piano) was dancer and seven musicians). It tells the confirm something I've believed ever Aside from the inevitable outcry (some arranged by composer Colin Matthews story of a soldier who makes a deal with since seeing his opera Punch and Judy people complained before they'd even for an ensemble of two flutes, two clar the devil, selling his violin for great riches over the Summer,- that Harrison Birtwistle heard the piece), this event established inets, piano and string quartet - the - but he turns out to have sold his hap is quite simply one of the most brilliant him as a kind of British Patron Saint of same instrumentation used by Ravel. piness with his violin. The piece received and compelling composers writing today. Contemporary Music, a deserved posi The result, sung by soprano Claron a passionate performance by violinist tion for a composer who has been a McFadden, was delightful. Leo Phillips, clarinettist Richard Hosford Joe 15 March 1999 Arts 23 SULPHUR 16 - RANDOM DANCE COMPANY Queen Elizabeth Hall

he Random Dance Company has tronic screens, then they project ani been part of the contemporary mated dancers on the performers, cre Tdance scene for quite a while, cre ating an inspired duo between reality ating some of the most exciting and dar and virtuality. At this point, the show ing works around. They combine really strikes the audience. The various traditional modern moves with elec ideas include a dancer covered in black tronically animated Images. The artistic with others in white with flashing neon director and choreographer, Wayne lights. The end sequence is beautiful McGregor, has assembled a company with all of the elements of the show of 8 dancers including himself. Apart effectively coming to their natural from being on the cutting edge of dance, heights. he is also a respected choreographer in By the time the dancers have fin theatre and film - he has worked on A Lit ished performing, you get the feeling of tle Night Music, Anthony and Cleopatra having experienced something extraor at the National, at the Royal Cleansed dinary. This is definitely groundbreaking Court and the film version of the play art, incorporating the more established Bent. His latest piece is a 70-minute long aspects of dance with the ultra-modern mix of his usual ingredients; tremen techniques of computers. This does raise dously innovative dance moves blended the questions of how well these kinds of with computer-animated images, which crossovers actually work and whether tend to be projected on the back of the they can still be considered as art. I think stage while the dancers are performing. the answers arc to be found in works like At the beginning, the artists come on Sulphur 16. The mixture of different dressed entirely in red (one of the media is perfect and the result is awe dancers is also the costume designer). some. The energy that comes across Most of the moves are done lying on the from the close collaboration between floor. The electronic music that opens the these artists is inspiring for people who show is very intense and becomes quite are looking for new directions in art.

difficult to bear after a short while. But These are 'in your face1 ways of stating this is part of McGregor's world. The that anything is possible as long as the dancing is very slow at first, but gradually initial ideas and actual work are good. as the piece unfolds, the show gets more Sulphur 16 is without a doubt brilliant interesting. The music develops variety, stuff. The company will be back in Lon alternating between ambient, more fran don later this month (28th March), so tic sounds and classical string music. The don't miss them. computer animations appear later on. At first, the artists simply play with the elec D. ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE English National Opera, London Coliseum

ecently, I reviewed the stunning she dies instantly. Amor returns to save the situation, some modern with no particular style. In fact, production of Parsifal at the ENO. how resuscitating her, and the couple lives happily. The spir the dancing was more about movement ROrpheus and Eurydice is another its also stop being tormented in heil and apparently and giving the opera a physical touch. opera running there simultaneously. It . become free. At this point, a little girl walks around It was very effective and the use of the was written in the 18th century by the the stage throwing red petals everywhere. set was quite amazing. The decor rep composer Gluck. The show Is a revival of The story is definitely not the reason to go to this resented hell with lots of rocks scat a very successful 1997 production. The opera. I even had a fight with a friend about whether this tered all over the stage in no obvious original director, Martha Clarke has version was faithful to the original myth or not. The singing layout. The dancers used these rocks to revamped it slightly with the help of is wonderful. The role of Orpheus is sung by a counter show the different moods of the hero. another director, but overall she has tenor, which is in my opinion the most beautiful At one point, they were naked, adding stayed faithful to her first staging. The voice in opera. The two women were also very a strong dimension of bareness and story of Orpheus and Eurydice is very good but somehow the Polish artist, Arlur Ste- sadness to the second act. The directing famous - an old myth that is always . fanowicz, managed to outshine his co-stars, and design are both in tune with the per being retold. The opera begins with jjk The music is simply delicious, poetic and formers. This is light entertainment, very Orpheus in hell. The spirits dance i:;;:!i Glui k's ideas arc; lovely, with brief (only one and a half hours without around him and he feels that he has lost a choir singing throughout an interval) and accessible to music- his wife Eurydice forever. Amor appears, k the opera, sometimes lovers and newcomers alike. The ENO in the form of a woman, and tries to backing up Stcfanowicz has once more shown its ability to put comfort Orpheus. He is then cursed; if in the most beautiful on brilliant productions that draw he wishes to keep his wife, he must I way. The spirits are crowds. This is definitely worth seeing. never look at Eurydicc straight in the '' played by eight dancers. eyes. Of course, Orpheus does so and Ihe < horeography is very D. 24 IC Radio 15 March 1999

o

DJ's Sianide & Desire have been presenting a hardcore and hard house dance show for the last 18 months. Over this period,

they have developed a reputation for being on the cutting edge of dance music and presenting an excellent quality show. This

week they tell us about the new releases on the scene ...

At present, the hardcore scene seej|rs lobe coming on very nicely, with plenty of I lard house is still a very promim ut usic on the scene, being played out new tunes and remixes from the like! of Ham, Storm, BANG!, Hixxy, ct cetera. Sony's at a large amount of clubs around Bhdon. A fSw labels are producing some excel support of many of the finest producers led to the release of the 'Nuffin But Noise1 lent quality material currently, almost to the point where you can buy a record off compilation, opening up this style of music to a wider audience. With the quality the label without even hearing it! Below are some reviews of my favourite tracks of tunes going from strength to strength, hardcore should survive for years to come. this week ... Also, thanks to Kaos and Energy for coming down last Thursday evening for the inter view.

Cover Up - Case I Tekno Kings - The Spirit [Shock Records]

A stupidly catchy tune by an artist whose name cannot be mentioned. Absolutely A typical Shock Records release: good bass line, pumping beats and excellent break brilliant breakdowns but is a little on the slow side compared to some of the other downs. The flip side remix is quite a bit faster, with harsher synths and a more intense tunes being released at the moment. This has to be my tune of the week as it has feel about It. It seems as if Shock is going from strength to strength at the been produced beautifully and just flows from beginning to end. Top marks to the moment with releases being on an almost fortnightly basis. geezer who made this one.

Dreadland (Sy + Unknown Remix) Digital Masters - Terminator [Quosh Records] [Shock Records]

Builds even further on the remix of Yet another release from Shock Tiny Tot's Discoland by adding a wicked Records, this really is a quality tunc. drum & bass section with a seriously Samples are dropped in from the film deep bass line, perfect for scratchat- 'Terminator' at such a rate not to go tacks. The original vocals have been over the top. The Schwarzenegger kept but the majority of the instru mix is the best of the two, but it's a mentation has been changed. All in all tough decision to make, as both of a top remix. them are wicked tunes. The dark bass line and the +150bpm beat makes this DJ Sy DJ Seduction track yet another classic.

Becks - Dynamite (The remix) [Stage One] Hard Beat 5 EP-Vaiious artists [Nucleuz]

This is one of my favourite tunes at the moment, probably due to the excellent vocals, Three excellent cuts here from a label that you can rely on. My personal favourite cleverly panned melody and the general energy which it seems to possess. This is by The 49ers and is a track called / got the music. The sounds used are of a ver one is guaranteed to get people moving and get those hands in the air. Watch old skool nature backed by a good strong beat with nice, flowing vocals over the out for the Stage One album "WOW! What a Rush" which features this tune and loads breakdown. The other two tracks are of a slightly down tempo style with some of other great remixes by artists such as Triple J. cheeky samples dropped in to say the least! My advice - buy it. Now.

DJ Seduction - Leaving the world behind (Ham remix) [Impact Records] Code 42 Higher- [United Ravers Recordings]

I considered the original version of this tune released on Hardcore Heaven record A release from Europe on a label which has now got an unbeatable reputation on ings (Seductions sub-label) to be as good as Sedders gets, but when you get Ham the trance scene. It was no surprise to find that this was an excellently produced doing a remix, you know it is going to be good. The lush breakdowns have remained tunc, with a slightly slower remix to accompany the main track. Wicked vocals, similar to the original but the rest of the tune has had a proper Next Generation pounding beats and deep acid b-lines, need I say any more. At over 1 SObpm, this workout and the result is brilliant. Another Impact classic. music is not for the light-hearted.

Ham, Demo + Justin Time - Here I Am (Ham remix) [Stage One]

When I first heard this song I was pretty critical as DJ Brisk did a really good remix Lock on to Sianide and Desire every Thursday night a couple of years ago. Once the vocals kicked in I thought to myself "This really is different". The whole thing has been reworked and the vocals have been sub between 10 and 11 p.m. on IC Radio - 999 am. Spin UK! tly vocoded, which really makes this tune stand out from the previous remixes. Ham seems to be the man for remixes at the moment, let's hope we hear even more like this in the future. 15 March 1999 Sport 25

LADIES HOCKEY HOCKEY - DISCO SQUAD VICTORIOUS AGAIN

Ists happy with win; 2nds with defeat Disco Squad 6 the sprawling St George's keeper. The St. Georges II 0 fourth goal was Fabio's second, and it IC Ladies I.. another 'quality' goal. She meant to was a beaut. He flicked the ball with UCL...! bobble it in really. With the final of the ULU Cup looming, a reverse-stick from the top of the D, Throughout the match everyone this match was never going be more over the keeper and into the top left We came, we conquered. Big style. played superbly (because we're fab) than a warm-up for the big day. It was hand corner of the George's goal. It We expected to win of course, but and we were most pleased to come played out on the same pitch that will was inspired. not thanks to such quality goals by away with such an emphatic victory. see us crush the St Mary's scum into The second half was a pretty the Hummingbird. Throughout the first They were pissed off, but we didn't dust, scattering them in Filtrum's ring- relaxed affair, what with the 5-0 score half we kicked ass and were never care. So what if we weighed more wind. Only fate knows where this tor and all. Viagra the keeper kindly got out of their half. The passing was flu than them! rid breeze of final judgement will take a brew going, and our defence settled ent, the co-ordination was fine, and our vanquished foes, but such is the down for a nice cuppa. Meanwhile, we were obviously the superior side. IC Ladies II.. destiny awaiting those foolish enough Fabio got carded for dismembering The first goal came after a serious UCL to challenge the Disco Squad. one of the opposition, and Indian Car amount of pressure. Hummingbird Onto the match. Cocky pre-match pet Catalogue scored. Fabio's pleas captured the ball and after fiddling The ladies 2nd learn finished the sea banter involved score lines well into that he didn't realise that such behav around a bit eventually decided to son in style, with Warwick scoring our double figures, and although our dom iour has been illegal since '97 fell on flick the ball into the corner in that cool second goal of the season. Admit ination of the match did not quite deaf ears. Joker gave him a big grin collected manner. Hurrah! The second tedly, the opposition scored seven, reach those heights, wc still kicked and sent him off. The goal was a goal came thick and fast when Hum but we don't let these minor details ass grandioso-style. The first half saw cushty little number, finished with a mingbird decided again to score after disturb us. We had the largest turnout five strikes hit the back of the St reverse stick flick over the keeper's giving the keeper the ball. Unfortu ever, with 16 women (none of whom George's net, a hat-trick and two goals legs into the back of the net. Nice. nately the goalie couldn't keep her could play hockey). But to the resound coming from The Sundance Kid and And so the Disco Boys continue legs closed and she was well and truly ing cheers of the men's Ists, we sur Fabio respectively. This midway score their triumphant run. Although some nutmeged. passed all previous games by getting line was even more remarkable con of us may be starting to feel some Half time came and went - copi the ball out of our half. The forward sidering that Fulltum defected to St nerves about the up-coming show ous amounts of oranges were con line finally shone and gave their goalie George's for the entire half. Our first down, we know in our heart-of-hearts sumed and the warriors continued to some grief - we were unlucky not to goal was scored by The Sundance Kid. that there is only going to be one win teach UCL a tough lesson. As the war score more. Slipping round the opposition like ner on Saturday. The one and only, some trout on speed, he skinned four riors tired, the game became more UC? IC. I see. We're all right. the disco boys! We're going all the open, but Hummingbird thought she defenders before sliding the ball from way! Nice... would finish matters by scoring a tight angle inside the near post, past

'A "Touch of Ciass'

i vnvw.suJc^aGok/summerbalhii * _

< Lonsborough J(pom/ Me^ancfra

RIFLE CLUB ULTIMATE FRISBEE NETBALL HOCKEY

University of London v The World Brunei Falcons 15 IC 9 ICII 3 IC 9 King's 48 Royal Holloway II 3

At 6.30am on Saturday ULU should have This was IC's first away match of the At the start of the match we were all in In this UL league 6-pointer the points left for Sutton Coldfield, but unfortu south-east outdoor league. After win a positive mood, hoping that playing at ended up shared. After a tense 15 min nately one member of the team didn't ning our first 3 matches fairly convinc home would give us a badly needed utes we found ourselves 2-0 down to get up in time (Sorryl). Arriving late to the ingly we were confident of delivering advantage over a team that had already 2 soft goals. The 2nd goal, though, sight of snowflakes the size of dinner another ass-kicking. Things started going beaten us twice this season. gave our team impetus to play like a plates, the team quickly established a bit pear-shaped when our 4 most expe The 1 st quarter was promising with team inspired with smooth one-touch themselves and, fighting their Friday rienced players were forced to miss the good defence from Alex, Kirstie and hockey and great movement off the night excesses, got down to some seri match due to illness or work load (or per Dorothy keeping the ball out of the IC ball. Our first goal came when Geog ous shooting. haps back problems and laziness). goal third. Vikki and Paula worked with raphy Teacher negotiated a pass With so many IC members on the We were ready to clock up another much determination in the centre third through the terrain, taking the play up team (6 out of 10) the outcome was momentous IC victory. That was until the to feed the ball to the shooters. The a level to Multi-Storey who slotted the almost inevitable, with London beating threatening black skies chose this point return of Sarah after a wrist injury to part ball into the bottom right corner. Com Edinburgh by a comfortable 1 point to piss all over us. It was quite evident ner Sally meant that we had our first full ments from the goalscorer are reported (1158 to 1157), with no other teams when Brunei started to score In to the team in a long time. as containing phrases such as "the great coming close. Notable performances wind, as well as with the wind, that this Some dynamic changes to the IC est goal at Harlington" but this has not came from London Captain Rachael was not going to be another 'easy' win. team in the last quarter caused a dra been confirmed. Ambrose (193) and Gareth Hllller (195). We came up with the novel idea of matic increase in pace; with 5 minutes We went in at half-time 2-1 down Philip Golds (192) and Dan Booker(191) tactics, or even possibly a strategy, as a left to go, the shooters finally managed and with an inspiring speech by Jean- were the other notable IC scores. way of overcoming our 3 point deficit. to find the net, doubling IC's goal tally. Claude, we went out to win. Holloway Rachael and Gareth both went on to the We returned to the battle ground with However, we are pleased to report quickly found themselves tango'd, friendly England-Scotland international a feeling that we could win. How care that since the last King's match, Abbie although not very efficiently. Holloway with Rachael getting a maximum 100 In less, Brunei rapidly knocked up a 5 point has sorted herself out, putting in a then, against the run of play, scored an one of her shoots. lead, to which IC had no reply. The last decent performance without any bla illegal goal, which was blatantly lifted in Other notable events include beat point of the match went to Brunei as tant dissent to the umpire. Previously the D. With 15 minutes to go, a suc ing Southampton at a Mini-Bus rocking well. There was little chance for a flow she managed to piss off the King's cap cessful navigation from Geography competition and a declaration of ing team performance, but 'Short Bald tain (who umpired) over her failure to Teacher found the back of the goal. shenanigans against Edinburgh who Guy' did score over half our points. We return to her line in an acceptable time. Many opportunities were present during engraved themselves as the 1997 win were out played in harsh conditions, Never mind girls - an easy three the match for IC and several times the ners even though London won that but there will be revenge. points for us against ICSM next week ball was cleared off their goal line. Game year. (yeah, right!) summary? Our brilliance versus their luck. 15 March 1999 Sport & Diversions 27

FOOTBALL - WINNEY. WINNEY. WIN. WIN - CAN NOTHING STOP IC?

UCL 1 2 This was followed by a sweet free-kick drunk as a lord, and Stu "Arrested" Cook half 10-0, man-of-the-match Mike encour ICI 4 from John Donovan which was finished and Adam "Five in his belly" Gibson both aging us to go with the flow! After stern by "mighty maestro" Martin Archibald (2- had 5 pints before kick off. resistance from the Heythrop defence, Well, the cup was won on Saturday and 0). A chip from Julian sent Amah on his LSE IV's are the only team who can the first goal eventually came, and it on Wednesday we put ourselves top of way, who finished brilliantly (3-0). AJohn match us for spirit, but even that wasn't caused an avalanche. With memories of the league needing one more win from Donovan free-kick set up No.4 which enough today. Nima "the man" Jalali was '98 undiminished, the French partner three games to do the double. was headed in by 10 ft Tony (4-0). The superb and Stephen "should've scored" ship in midfield took hold of the game. The game was won in the first half 1st half was rounded off by the man in Dewar pulled through. Although we Super-sub Raby came on to his custom thanks to goals from Amo, Till and Jamie. form when Amah held off 3 players, were one-nil down at halftime, we knew ary good effect, scoring one of the three Amo's goal came from an excellent turned and scored from the edge of the we could turn it around. In the 2nd half hat-tricks of the day, the others from move involving Warren, Till and Alex. 18 yard box (5-0). we were quite simply first class. Ricki top-scorer "the Doc" and stressed out Unlike previous games, we got stronger A replica of the 3 rd goal saw 10ft equalised with a goal he lashed into the "Stan." Even "Wild Thing" grabbed a after we scored proving to UCL that we Tony head-in another well executed John back of the net, and from then on we brace! The game was also notable for are the best in London. It was another D free-kick (6-0). The 2nd half was going showed the true passion of the fourths. the comeback of the "Polish Pillar" in class move that led to the second, War the same way as the first when defender The back four played exceptionally well, defence, and the discovery of the cap ren and Jamie created a half chance for Peter Campbell had the ball in his sights Nick "Rollerblades" Chapman, Richard tain-to-be Nikolich as a dead-ball spe Till who smashed it into the top corner. and DUCKED 6-1, what.a disgrace. This "Skinny" Taylor and Elliot "Warren" New- cialist. "Dirty" Warren made the third goal. He insult enraged the It's and Jules ripped some all playing out of their skins, leav This result assures the sixths of a received the ball inside the box within another swinging free-kick (7-1). ing Stu with nothing to do in the 2nd half. top-half finish, above arch rivals Kings VI seconds he was on the deck and a Whilst Pete Campbell picked himself It was left to Gurm to score the winner and is the culmination of a great term, penalty was awarded. Jamie tried his up from the floor. Amah scored his hat- and what a goal it was! including recent victories 5-0 over Gold hardest to miss but the keeper was trick after he beautifully controlled a high What a game, what a performance, smiths, 8-1 against Georges and a 4-2 fooled by the "slow' ball. ball and left the third team's defence what a result. We truly are the best humdinger over the aforementioned The second half was a scrappy affair behind (8-1). fourth team in London. Jurassic Park! Berrylands boys. All together now, "From as UCL finally made a game of it with This one-sided game was finished by the pubs of South Kensington..." some forward surges, but in spells we still Darren "how many chances" Carpenter ICVI 14 produced some class football. It was dur when he finally stopped kicking mud Heythrop College 1 NEXT WEEK: SEASON REVIEWS ing one of these spells when Marcos- and fumbled the ball into the net (9-1). Walker-ka-ka scored a nice goal after a This was an awkward match, played The sixth's team last home game of the OK guys, next week is the last issue of slick move. in a good spirit with very little foul play. season resulted in our record win, a 14- the term and marks the end of the A final mention goes to Lee Jackson who 1 thrashing of Division Six's so-called seaon for rugby, hockey, football and ICII 9 had a blinding game for the third team. "God squad", who had themselves some of the other sports. If you want it III 1 picked up a shock point against pace-set a season review, I need them by LSEIV 1 ters RSM II only last Wednesday. Wednesday. It will be a great help if This was a difficult match for both sides IC IV 2 The first goal came early, with a con you could type them up and e-mail to as the It's were battling to hold onto the fident piece of finishing from midfield [email protected]. top of the league, whereas the Ill's were Wednesday's game was important for general Alex, followed by a further three Sorry for the people that didn't get fighting to stay out of the relegation two reasons. Firstly we needed to con on the half, punctuated by a lone reply in this week (Roller Hockey, RSM zone. tinue our quality winning streak, and sec from the visitors. And we hadn't even Hockey, Fencing), but I ran out of space. It was immediately clear why IC It's ondly we needed to prove we were the started playing yet. Cheers also to Melvin for helping type are on top of the league when the ill skip best fourth team in London. After the skipper's inspiring half-time reports up. See you lot in 10 days! per curled in one of his free-kicks (1-0). Dave "the Suit" Wishart turned up talk, we just about shaded the second Cus

Around IC Mon 15 Tues 16 Wed 17 Thurs 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21

CGCU Elections-voting Wine Tasting, dBs 6pmTal k by Patrick Bolger of LP Record Sale, Central LP Record Sale, Central Clayponds International Malaysian Nite - ICU Today and Tuesday LEPRA, UDH 12pm Library Level 1 at Library Level 1 at Food Evening - contact Malaysian Society, Great 10am-5pm STA Bar Trivia Quiz Contact [email protected] entrance to Haldane entrance to Haldane [email protected] Hall 4pm Night - DaVinci's 8pm 12-2pm 12-2pm CAG: Tools for Self ClubXS, ICU, FREE Reliance, Basement of CAG: Soup Run, Base 9pm-1am CAG: Soup Run, Base Bust-A-Gut Comedy club Beit Quad 6pm ment Kitchen, Weeks ment Kitchen, Weeks - dB's £2.50/£2.00 8pm Hall 8pm Hall 8pm Clayponds Cocktails Caving Club Meeting Cocktail Night, DaVinci's Night - contact Southside Upper Lounge 5-11 pm [email protected] 9pm Fiesta Greco-Latina, pizza, sangria, live music, bar extension, £4/£5, JCR 8.30pm-1.30am

The Common People - ICU £1 9pm-2am 28 /~t*^^ Sport 15 March 1999 Imperial kick arse! FOOTBALL FENCING IC turn on style as ULU cup comes to South Ken ic regain BUSA trophy QMW 1 ren who latched on to a perfect thirty yards. We arrived bright and early on Saturday ICI 5 through ball from Jamie and slotted it The instant the ball left his foot morning, and immediately drew Lough home. However, after we scored, our screaming for mercy, everyone knew it borough in the semis. Fencing epee were After sixteen years In the wilderness, play seemed to deteriorate and ten would end up in the top corner. Rob Neurnberg, Ed Rysdale and Karaoke the mighty IC 1st team has won some mins before the break QMW was level. The only word that can be used to Dave Davidge. Rob fenced very well winning silverware. We had made it to the final We came into the changing room describe the celebration is carnage. all his fights, with Dave and Ed won two out last year only to lose to LSE by a slen with our heads down but thanks to a Fans broke through the stewards and of three each. Sabre came next, with der four goal margin, so as you can stern talking to by Jamie, everyone's atti streamed onto the pitch, Yellow Sub Thorsten destroying all his opponents and imagine passions were running high. tudes changed in the second half and marine could be heard in all neighbor our captain, Dave Hughes, winning two out Credit must go to QMW whose fans things started to click. Our defense ing countries and Magic downed a of three, and making up for a lacklustre per turned up with drums, trumpets and tightened up to its usual "crab's arse" bottle of whisky to earn the "Fan of the formance from Mo Mansoori. So Karaoke even played Take That as their players self. QMW's main striker was kept match" award. Dave, Ed and Henry Morton had to fence entered the arena. However, they did under control by Chris and so-so who QMW had no reply to this and every and win two fights to make sure we were lack a certain something - talent! played on despite having his face time we had the ball we looked like through - they did and we were. After lunch People should not be fooled by mauled earlier in the game. They had scoring. Dirty Warren finished off a we lined up against Oxford (1998 champi the hefty scoreline; this was a close no more play down the left either as squeaky clean performance with two ons). Lpee (their strongest weapon) was first game at 1 -1 until about fifteen minutes this was religiously guarded by Brother more excellent goals to get his hat- again and Rob was unfortunate not to win to go when Amo broke the hearts of Phil. trick, and big Dave silenced the crowd all three. Both Ed and Karaoke Dave did well QMW with a wonder strike. Our sexy midfield started playing with the fifth. to get a fight each. So to the sabre, and again Despite taking an early lead Impe some sexy football but despite efforts A huge thankyou must go to all of we won 4 out of 9 (Mo taking two fights and rial looked very nervous in the first half. from Alex, Till and Dave we couldn't you that came to support us. You Dave and Thorsten winning one each), This may have something to do with the break through. spurred us on and I hope we did you which took us into the final weapon (foil) abuse each player received from Chris Then came the turning the point of proud. needing to win six. There was probably Soberg in the player profiles In the pro the game, with about fifteen minutes hope in the hearts of Oxford, but this was gram. I would like to take this oppor to go and a couple of minutes after Eric soon vanquished by wonderful fighting tunity to return the favour, you fat had brilliantly saved a long distance from our follists. They all won without prob Norwegian turd! shot, Amo picked up the ball on the lems to take the BUSA team trophy back into The first goal came from Dirty War right, cut inside and tried his luck form IC possesion after a one year absence.

SCOREBOARD ATHLETICS HOCKEY

FOOTBALL Imperial whitewash League Champions! Wednesday 10th March ULU League On Saturday 6th March the athletes of ULU remaining sprint final was the men's 200m IC Firsts rose from a quiet decade and UCL 1 2-4 ICI descended on Tooting Bee track to contest but hopes of the day's first 1-2-3 had to stormed to UL Cup victory last year. ICII 9-1 IC III the intercollegiate championships and wait, as Ed Johnson, competing in his This time around, the team's experience IC IV 2-1 UCL III book their places in the ULU squad for fourth event, came second, clocking the and maturity showed, and outright dom Royal Hoi. 15-0 IC Ladies BUSA. same time as the winner. ination was quickly achieved in the BUSA LSE IV 1-2 IC IV Only four colleges entered full teams The steeplechase saw a tactical battle qualifiers. Then, came Xmas, down to ICSM 6 - 0 RHUL for the team competition and the result as the Imperial pack hung back and let the business: the London League and Cup. (ICSM promoted to ULU Premier Ige) was rarely in doubt after the first half- early leader get wet. The team coped well Outstanding performances include the ICVI 14-1 Heythrop hour. Imperial entered every event with to finish as the first four runners. 9-2 trouncing of UC LMS, 7-1 at St. Barts Saturday 6th March two or three (always willing) athletes in The day finished with Imperial winning and 6-1 to finish off QMW. After 6 of the ULU Cup Final most. all four relays after Holloway dropped their 7 games in the league, we had done IC 5-1 QMW Marie, Mike and Dave contested the baton in the rush for revenge in the 4 x enough. Imperial are League Champi Pole Vault and Michele and Anne com 100m. ons for the first time in many, many RUGBY pleted ICs first 1-2 in the women's ham The final table was; years! ICI 28-14 ICSM I mer. Khaled and Marie won the individual I.Imperial 414 With a solid defence featuring the (The report never turned up. Sorry) high jumps with Khaled eventually clear 2. Holloway 294 greatest skipper since the war, Mr T; a ing 1.95m for his first victory of the day. 3. Queen Mary / Westfield 117 legendary midfield, including one of HOCKEY On the track Angus set a P.B. in a sur 4. St Georges 66 the greatest players IC has ever seen; ICII 3-3 Royal Hoi prise 5K win, while Julia took the 100 and Khaled and Marie finished as the days and a forward line that has scored in Disco Sqd. 6 - 0 St. Georges Katherine the 400 in 60.2. Imperial were most successful individuals. Khaled excess of 72 goals thus far, (excluding RSM 2-0 UCL III now well ahead of their nearest rivals. clocked three wins, a 4th and a 5th, while those by the midfield and defence), the James and Julia won the 400m hurdles Marie won three events and finished sec IC band wagon has once more moved MISCELLANEOUS events in 59.1 and 77.1 respectively. ond in three others. There were many on its way to the UL Cup Final. Brunei 15-9 Ultimate Frisbee Souhad finished 2nd and 3rd in the triple other unsung heroes including Boaz, Reaching the Final was achieved IC Netball 9 - 48 King's and long jumps, while Nadia came 2nd in Andreas, Ed Lee, Anna and Giles who with three convincing wins over St. the 800m. Marvin and Hedley finally turned threw, jumped, hurdled and ran whenever Georges, QMW and UCL scoring 16 Note for anyone wanting to go up with Marv collecting precious points in asked. The trophy was collected and goals along the way. This display of the 110 hurdles, long and triple jump. everyone retired for some well earned to Gutterldge Cup Final (Rugby); champagne hockey has meant that we drinks. With the majority of team here next coaches leave from Union 12.30 Vicki Frew completed her IC adoption play Royal Holloway in the final, again. and in the absence of serious competition year, Mike and Khaled shouldn't have to We'll report next week with news of the Wednesday. All welcome! won the 1500 and 3000m. The only try too hard to retain the trophy. IC 1st teams double... without a doubt.