THlHk ...ER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION A project to utilise 'underused space' ballot on College drafts plan exam veto

The Association of University Teachers (AUT) may boycott examinations, if a ballot of the for health club tnion's members agrees. The union decided to ballot its The College has drawn up draft members at an Executive meeting proposals for a Health Club to be an Wednesday. Papers will be placed opposite 'The Gardens' distributed today with replies due restaurant under Southside Hall. It by December 12. The result of the is hoped that the club will include ballot will be known by December multigym and weights facilities and 14. If the ballot agrees, the union a solarium and saunas. If the will 'withdraw entirely from proposals are agreed to as they pass participation in any part of the through Union and College examination process,' from January Committees, construction work, 9 1989. costing around £500,000, could start The ballot comes after the i 1 * >~Lm by the Summer Vacation. J %, i University Authorities Panel (UAP) College Building Planning Officer, ailed to produce a pay offer at a Brian Dennis, has drawn up a draft neeting on Monday. In a report plan of the Health Club, to go before rrom the AUT and the Committee the College's Finance sections and of Vice Chancellors and Principals Union and College Officials. The (CVCP), of which the UAP is a sub- plans propose a conversion of the committee, pay increases were present weights room into a agreed for December 1 1986 and multigym area, and the installation March 11988. The report concluded of a new weights room in what is that a further increase would be currently a large toilet area. desirable by April 11988. This offer When describing his reasons for Keep Fit fans look below for the health club has not been made. the plans, Mr Dennis said 'there is A spokesman from the CVCP said a lot of underused space.' If a weights area and toilet facilities. If the proposals receive a that it had not been possible to make implemented, the plans would also He went on to say that the idea favourable response from the the further pay increase, due to a include provision for a Sports Shop came from last year's Athletics numerous people involved, the lack of funding from the and a reception area and lounge. Clubs Committee (ACC) Chairman, College will take out a loan to fund Government. The next increase for Improvements to the toilet and Rob Gee. the project. Union President, Nigel AUT members is due on April 1 changing facilities in the Martial Arts Mr Smith said that the College's Baker and Manager, Dave Peacock 1989. area above the weights room are Finance section is currently making are keen to see the Union back the In a press statement on also planned. Mr Dennis hopes to 'financial projections', which he project if it is acceptable to them. Wednesday, the AUT said they see a 'quality' development. "There hopes will be available shortly. The Mr Baker told FELIX that he were 'seeking a reasonable pay is no point doing things by halves' 'projections' will look at the possible would like to see the Union use its settlement for 1988 and a he said. opening hours of the proposed income from the Harlington Gravel satisfactory 1989/90 negotiating The proposals include facility, as well as staffing levels and it owns or obtain a loan from the timetable.' They aim to receive a improvements to the ventilation the possibility of a membership College to finance the plans. He settlement in 1989 which will be in system in the area, which have been system. He said that he thought the added that the Union would seek to line with other public sector groups. said to be poor. club -could be run in a similar manage the club if the Union backed The AUT claims that academic College Secretary, John Smith told manner to the College's Sports it. and related staff are being FELIX that the College is hoping to Centre in Prince's Gardens Mr Smith said he thought that the defrauded of 'their legitmate pay 'maximise the use' of the space although, he added, 'it is a very question of management was under Southside, currently used as different kind of facility.' 'something to be decided.'' Continued on back page

ISSUE 819 25 NOV 1988 Letters

with regard to examination resits is quite false, a year ago so that the consequent changes to the as the student himself states. I am in complete Physics timetable could not possibly have had Uncaring agreement with the content of his letter—with the anything to do with the increased Maths intake very minor exception that the letter he received this year. A quick check with any 2nd Year was from our Head of Department, but with my Physics student would have confirmed this. As wholehearted endorsement. No student could be, I explained to the FELIX reporter who telephoned College? or would be, refused any resit to which he/she me, we relinquished the use of Theatre 213 in was entitled under University Regulations. Your Huxley as part of a Colle;;e-wide rationalisation Dear FELIX, understanding of the situation is quite wrong and of the use of lecture theatres. The only new Three years ago my brother was poisoned by you should withdraw your accusation, rather development on tl ront this year was that a one of the chemicals he was using as part of the than imply that you have special knowledge. single lecture on - . Wednesday of term was third year laboratory course of his Chemistry Yours sincerely, rescheduled. Th are very good relations degree at this College. After spending eight F H Berkshire, Director of Undergraduate Studies.betwee n Physic aths and I hope that your weeks in intensive care and a further one and a news item has >ed any Physics students half years in hospital he is left requiring a stick to feel that ,.-.ve been in any way to walk and with permanent brain damage. A Frank disadvantaged 1; ie increased Maths intake this He returned to College last year to finish his year. course with the result that he was awarded a 3rd Yours sincerely, class degree by the Department. Previous to the Gareth /ones, Director of Undergraduate accident he had been capable of at least an upper opinion Studies in Physics. second. I would have thought that on purely compassionate grounds the College could have Dear Editor, made some allowance for the difficulties which An item in the editorial column of last week's he had undergone; the months when even the FELIX strongly implied that the Mathematics Replies to last weight of a sheet caused agonsing pains in his Department have improperly refused to allow a legs, the recurrent hallucinations and nightmares student to resit examinations. This is a false and caused by the prolonged stay in intensive care, offensive suggestion. No students in this weeks letters the list goes on but would, I feel, be of little Department have been deprived of their right to interest to the College authorities. resit any examination they have failed. I can only hope that at the very least the Yours sincerely, Dear Editor, incident highlights the College's attitude to the F G Leppington. Dave Thomas could quite easily have had the undergraduates about whose welfare it professes answer to his queries if he had had the common to be concerned. sense to come to see me. AH stationery items, I would add for anyone thinking of a retort that unless priced by the company concerned, are less they may find their hollow excuses fall on ears A second than the recommended retail price. All books are as deaf to them as their own were to my brother's priced by the publishers. We are not allowed by case. 1 realise that the College is purportedly a a legal agreement to alter that price. Incidentally, centre of excellence, but at what price excellence? Frank opinion 'Ecology' by Begon, Harper & Townsend is Yours, £15.75 in IC Bookshop, and has been since July 7 Healy, Elec Eng 1987. With regard A4 copy safe pockets, if Mr Dear Editor, Thomas would care to buy some for 4p; the Editorial articles in the last two issues of FELIX Bookshop would like to order 200 each of the (11 and 18 November) have suggested that the eight colours, and to show my generous nature, Mathematics Mathematics Department has tried to deprive a I will give him 5p each! The Bookshop is owned student of his right to resit examinations. This by the Students' Union, so we have to make a is false and offensive. profit. That is why Library carrier bags are sold Comment Your persistence in repeating this serious in the Library at cost, and if we sell any, we make accusation, in spite of correspondence that 2p. Bookshop carrier bags are free! So, if Mister pointed out the error, is astonishing and Thomas would care to come and see me, he can mischievous and beyond the bounds of be quoted Recommended Retail Price, and then Dear Editor, reasonable journalism. Your 'understanding of he can choose our price or the manufacturers. After the last two issues of FELIX I find that the situation' is incorrect. Roy Hicks, Bookshop Manager. I must comment about an article, two editorials Let me set the record straight. No students have and a letter. been or will be deprived of their rights to resit examinations; no attempt has been made to take 1. Article headed 'Maths Room' (11 November, such a vindictive course of action. p5) Yours sincerely, Overworked The views attributed to me about the disposition F G Leppington, Head of Department of of Mathematics lecture theatre 213 in Huxley and Mathematics. about Mathematics Department Academic Staff operators are not ones which I hold and I would not express them in such an offensive way even if I did. It Dear FELIX, is also distressing that you should elicit No Problems Just a few lines to explain to Miss Warren what information for a congratulatory (?) piece about our job consists of. We deal with over eighteen an increase in Mathematics undergraduate hundred external calls a day, that's without the recruiting and misrepresent it instead as a grouse in Physics internal help we give, not forgetting that half our about Physics timetabling. Despite the external callers are from overseas calling for implication of your article, I was unaware of any students. such difficulty. Dear Editor, We also have phone gradings to deal with, Your news item headed 'Maths Room' (FELIX, telephone bills and telephone moves to deal with. 2. Editorial (11 November, p3 and 18 November, 11th Nov) suggests that the increased Maths We try out best to help as many people as we p3)—Letter from a student (18 November, p2) intake this year has led to timetable problems in can, if anyone would like to try and do better they It would, of course, be invidious for me to Physics, The writer appears to have been are very welcome to try. comment about the academic progress of a unaware that the Physics Department Yours faithfully, particular student. However, I would like to point relinquished (apart from one or two lectures a Telephone Exchange. out that the particular accusation that you make year) the use of Theatre 213 in Huxley well over

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would halve the membership of the Editorial Committee. House Committee Chairman Adrian Hicks conceded this was a 'mistake'. Council And so, at last, to the motions. The FELIX dinner's jolly good During the motion on investigating They give you lots of yummy food. Sketch the formation of a Union playgroup, A man is coming from the press a rumour circulated that the To tell us what an awful mess investigation was to be reported The papers have become of late In an attempt to prove just how enjoy yourself and be politically back on March 20th because Fi Whilst stuffing his face wacky students can be it was 'right on'. Nicholas is expecting shortly after And filling his plate. decided to hold Monday's Council and a 'state of your liver' testing that. So come along on December 9, on a boat moored on the machine. All Council members have SCC caused a stir by submitting Ask in the FELIX Office any time! Embankment. The boat, a heap of been mandated to use the latter, so a motion advocating clubs holding rust aptly named 'The President' you will probably have the pleasure personal bank accounts containing Evelyn Gardens. A second ceiling had never before experienced of watching Union hacks fainting in Union money. The vision of club has fallen down in Evelyn Gardens. anything quite so tedious. the Bar as they realise they are going chairmen and treasurers treating The Managing Survey of The President's report opened to die in three days time. There were themselves to dinner at the Savoy Residences, Mr Peter Hallworth with discussions on rent levels. also calls for RCS President Steph every year (a privilege confined to claims that it fell down because of Now tht College's Finance and Snell to use the machine last, as she the Industrial Society) was enough dampness caused by students Executive Committee have decided would probably break it. A motion to make the great and exalted of the overfilling their baths or having to donate £50,000 wardens 'national calling for all Council members to Union throw the motion out. showers with the curtains open. Pull rents to the residence account. Hon abstain entirely during the Week In another motion, Nigel and the other one Peter. Sec Wendy Morris intends to Wimp was, strangely enough, defeated by Chas were mandated to read the out of the Union rent strike in the a large majority. White Paper on Student Top-up Mathematics. Felix has received a event of College not diverting funds Deputy President Chas Brereton Loans. Nigel only had two number of letters from the from foreign students into (decorated for services to questions: 'How thick is it?' and Mathematics Department accommodation. deforestation) presented a 'Who actually has to go and buy it complaining about the contents of The meeting passed on to mercifully brief report. The only from HMSO in Holborn?' Why not an editorial two weeks ago and a criticising Christine Taig (Union contentious issue was this desire to treat yourself, Nigel, and do it news story last week. I think it President two years ago) for tying clarify whether Sabbaticals can take yourself. would be sensible to withold the Union into a rent agreement that time off during term time to pursue The best slanging match of comment until I have had the now seems ludicrous. A motion was club activities or work part-time (eg Council was saved until the end. opportunity to discuss the matter finally passed recommending to playing the piano). For the sake of Nigel brought a motion of No with the authors of some of the College that Montpelier Hall be sold pianos everywhere, Mr Brereton Confidence in Sydney Harbour- letters. However, on the subject of for at least £5M, with the money should be told the answer is No. Bridge (name changed in aid of the editorial let me point out that I being used partly to purchase a A verbal addition to Wendy's Comic Relief) as Council's have recieved no new information cheaper, new hall for more students report was his view on non- representative to Governing Body - aside from blanket denials and and partly to reduce the Fisher Hall attendance at Human Rights Week and Finance and Executive (the two demands for retraction - since the mortgage. Unfortunately recent bids Committees. He pointed out that highest College committees). This editorial was published. for Montpelier Hall have not much the Week was conceived by was because Syd had missed F&E Consequently I have had no reason exceeded £4M. someone with a 'less than realistic last Friday when his alarm clock to change my opinions on the Good news at last; the Astroturf view of the world'. As this person failed to go off. After Syd's matter. I accept, however, that the pitch at Harlington has been is now in Peru, Council felt safe to passionate defence, Nigel was the Maths department is entitled to approved by College. Better news; scrap the Week for this year. only person supporting his motion. Most of the rest of Council actively express its own opinions on the President Nigel Baker has been During discussion of a new House voted against. issue. instructed to try and get an Committee constitution, it was I am sure our readers are agreement out of College as to pointed out that under the wording And so, the myth of Union intelligent enough to make up their exactly who owns what at presented, each call of 'quorum' democracy lives on. own minds. Harlington and the Boat House and, more importantly, exactly who the Apathy. It is ironic that FELIX has proceeds of the Harlington Gravel not recieved any comments on the Trust belong to. He seems to have Alcohol Awareness Week subject of the Alternative Prospectus forgotten that the whole thing was which, after all was the issue at investigated by Sydney Harbour- stake in the disputed editorial. It is Bridge last year. Congratulations to sobering to realise that students and Nigel if he ever gets College to sign staff show no interest in issues anything concrete on this issue. SlOe EFFECTS ? - which should be seen to be Calls for support, or otherwise, for VJUAT DO YO0 MfJAN important. They are far more the ULU shutdowns to protest interested in technicalities and against the Poll Tax and DES Union "SIDE EFFECTS * ? defending themselves against minor survey were rapidly abandoned as criticism than they are in issues such irrelevant when Jelly pointed out as the future of Imperial College or that the Poll Tax protest was in the student loans. middle of the Easter vacation. GUC delegates were mandated to point Credits. Mega thanks to Dave this out to the rest of GUC, as they Thomas, Andy Clark, Summit obviously hadn't noticed. Tom Guha, Steve Meyfroidt, Liz Warren, Yates, SCC Chairman, proposed Sez Wilkinson, Phil Hopkins, Dave that as a positive alternative we Smedley, Doug King, Dominic should hold a 'Stop the Poll Tax Strowbridge, John Brigs, Andy Carnival' and a 'Stuff the DES Waller, Noel Curry, Mac, Ali Nizan, Survey Carnival' (names courtesy of Mike Dalton, Rose and Dean and Jelly). Council are always loath to anyone I have forgotten. Staff pass up the opportunity for a party, Meeting and Sherry 12.30 today. so watch out for the Chance to both

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Alternative Cabaret performers like Tom King and his engine. Dustin Hoffman plays the Forget 'The Comedy Story', forget classic routine of piping up about bit of grit that causes the problems. "The Cabaret Jongleurs', for some how suspects in Northern Irish trials Stuients real alternative comedy, get your are going to be found guilty if they Television bod down to the Houses of stay silent, while three people, who Yes, it's baaaaaack!! Pro-celebrity Parliament (a.k.a. 'The Valley that had all claimed their right to silence, hunting is back on our screens. The Time Forgot) and see some real were being tried for plotting to kill show that brought us classic experts like Norman T don't eat Tom King. The coup d'etat came episodes, such as Sean Connery babies, I just torture them' Tebbit or when the judge criticised King on clubbing Rupert the Bear to death miie to Nigel 'Don't worry it's just a blip' the timing of his announcement and with a three-wood. What a lovely Lawson. the press questioned King on this. swing the Scotsman has. Then there Fortunately, the nice o\' His reply? 'No comment.' The guy was when Jack Charlton harpooned government has banned the rather is a comic genius. Hipper—a catch to be proud of. And riskee band of comics, Sinn Fein, who could forget the Christmas life the you know, the ones who would Films Special when Jack Nicholson axed often pop up on the news This week's recommended list: the entire cast of Bambi into tiny reminding us of how absolutely Midnight Runs—The excruciating little bits. This series promises such abhorrent the IRA and their antics story of one man's battle against delights as Norman Bates, Dumbo are. I thought some of their one- diahorrea. De Niro spent three and a twelve-bore shotgun and a liners such as: 'The civilian deaths months eating vindaloos in order to Christmas special involving the cast mniwm caused were a complete and utter get into the part. of 'Cats', Garfield, Felix, accident, nothing to do with us Steak Out—The suspense of two Healthcliffe, Bill, Wharfdale, a meat and all the little gritty bits in really, and we're really, really sorry, people who go out for a steak and cleaver, chainsaw, Howitzer cannon honest guv.' A bit tasteless, but get kidnapped by alien lager louts. short range tactical nuclear weapons thankfully we can forget about them Rattle and Hum—The terrifying story and Nicholas Witchall, Great family the comer which are really and where they come from now. of a man tortured for hours by a sort entertainment, so just sit back and difficult to get at. I prefer the more traditional of rattly/hummy sound in his enjoy. (or cisterns of the world unite)

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Amanullah approached one of the Over eight months were spent carpenters on the building site and raising the necessary sponsorship asked him if he would answer some for the expedition, planning the questions for the energy su i \ ej lite survey and liaising with the carpenter agreed, and sal down Pakistan Council of Appropriate with Henry to fill in one of the Technology (PCAT) and the Aga questionnaires. Goon, the rest of the Khan Rural Support Programme builders had .dipped working and, (AKRSP), the development agencies along with a t >up of school we arranged to work with. On boys, v*ere crowding around, July 5th the expedition left intently curious at this strange Heathrou at the beginning of its spectacle. long |oumey to Baltistan. and the During the summer of lySS, the town of Khaplu. P tistan Energy Survi y Expedition The first culture shock wave hit us travelled to the towni oft Khaplurxftapiu,, iinn as we stepped off the plane at the Northern Areas, M Pakistan. Karachi airport. Pakistan's largest where- it conducted a.1 ssurve y of the city was a feast for all the senses: the sources and uses of domestic mixture of colours, noises and energy. We questioned local smells were a dramatic introduction inhabitants on the types and to this country. We soon exchanged quantities of fuels used for activities these surroundings for the interior such as cooking, heating and of a bus and a 32 hour drive to the taith explains the different roles ot AKRSP, we hired a couple of locals lighting. The aim of the survey was capital Islamabad. men and women in their society: as interpreters: Amanullah and Din to point to alternative energy In Islamabad, we met the men generally sit about all day in the Mohammed joined the team We resources that the population would Chairman of PCAT, a high ranking bazaars, drinking tea and would get them to go and ask for readily accept in order to improve government official, who 'gupshupping', or gossiping, while permission to conduct an interview their quality of life and stop further enthusiastically endorsed our work, the women do the cooking, tend the in a particular house. If this was deforestation in the area. and assigned one of his field officers fields and bring up the children. As forthcoming, and in most cases it At the beginning of the 1987 to help us during the survey. We a result, only the boys go to school was, we would wait silently by the academic year Henry Sullivan and were also received by HM regularly, whereas the girls will be entrance, listening to the scuttling I, both Mechanical Engineers at IC, Ambassador, who turned out to be kept at home to help their mothers. of feet and slamming of doors as the decided that we wanted to make use an ex-governor of Imperial College. These roles only look unfair through ladies of the house were hurriedly of our fledgling Bai^earing skills in The next leg of the journey to the eyes of foreigners who have had ushered out of sight. We would conducting a technology survey in Skardu, the capital of Baltistan, a Christian dominated upbringing. then be shown into the best room a remote and mountainous region involved another 28 hours on buses; Only the most liberated Baltis find of the house, to be greettd by the of the world. With this idea in mind, 6 of them spent on a small roof rack fault with their system. head of the household. A typical we recruited two Physicists, Lynn and shared with a rather fierce We spent three days buying last interview would take between a half Hughes and Phil Startin, and looking goat. minute supplies in the large bazaar and one hour. Frequently, though, together we began to develop a Baltistan was very different to the at Skardu, and arranging a timetable our stay in a house would be longer plan. lowlands of Pakistan. Here, the for our survey with the local AKRSP as our hosts mv nably o.'k a us Our initial hope to visit Bhutan fell people lacked the materia officials before travelling another food and refreshnv gesture through because of the exorbitant possessions or amenities of then 100km eastwards, by jeep, to was particularly .-. nen it tariffs imposed by the Bhutanese on countrymen down south, but Khaplu. Here, our home and base came from the poorer families, who foreign visitors. Instead we chose seemed to have a more hardy and was the Khaplu Government Rest obviously had so little to spare, but Baltistan, as it fulfilled the two main independent character that came House, a one storey stone and still insisted on - Vi mg the very criteria for the expedition. Firstly, from surviving the harsh mountain cement building situated down by best hospitality to of development agencies were already climate. Their facial features bore the river Shyok. The four us After a hard day's interviewing,^ working in the area and the much resemblance to their Tibetan shared one room, two beds and an we would n -11 i to thegue.it house, expedition could collaborate with ancestors who brought Buddhism to odd assortment of chairs. The latter to sit out on the V; these on a survey. Secondly, the the area between the 4th and 7th were strung together to form two a meal ovi-r two hideously region is dominated by the greatest centuries, though now the more rather uncomfortable, inefficient keros*' id concentration of the world's highest population has almost entirely makeshift beds and a strict rota u as or rather, th fai mountains—the Karakoram range of converted to Shia Islam. Their enforced so that we all had our r the most content' the Himalaya. unquestioning bond to the Muslirr share of sleepless nights. the whole exp^Ji: We started the survey as soon a rely on the few - re possible. Unfortunately, PCAT ha! readily available not realised that most Baltis speak bazaar. This Walking up from sea levetlo the summit of a different language to the rest of potatoes, rii Gondorro is equivalent to climbing the Pakistan, so their appointment of powdered -nilk. L> Queen's Tower 79 times Sabz Ali as an interpreter was not culinary exp MitKularlv useful Willi thehelpof developed while surviving on .... .V. ::

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student grants in London, we found two porters, made off into the it increasingly difficult to create mountains. Our trek took us past original and appetising menus from the lofty likes of Mashebrim, these ingredients. The only Chogolisa, K-6 and K-7, though we alleviation to this diet came from the were more modest in our climbing apricots that grew so abundantly in capabilities, and saved our energy the area and the occasional purchase for a successful attempt on the of an anorexic chicken from a local. 19,000ft Gondorro Peak. Morale hit a particularly low ebb As we returned to Islamabad by when we discovered that the small plane, we enjcved fantastic views of yellow lumps in our porridge were the Karakoram. K2, Broad Peak & not flakes from the husk, but were Nanga Parbat were just a few of the actually small worms! We soon peaks that we recognised. To dropped porridge from our culinary celebrate the end of the expedition, repertoire. the chief engineer of PCAT took us After 25 days of interviews and out for an excellent dinner in the questionnaires, we finished the heart of Islamabad. A larger official survey and headed north to Hushe. reception had had to be cancelled We had left ourselves almost 3 because all the government officials weeks for the climbing part of the were observing 10 days mourning expedition, and, with the help of over the death of General Zia. Travel Dossier

Pakistan Getting there—By air to Karachi Drink only purified water or bottled costs approximately £350 (by Gulf soft drinks. Baltistan has its own Air), to Islamabad £650 (BA and specific hazards: Giardia is a PIA). Travel Agents can sometimes microscopic parasite that lives in the find cheaper flights but they will not dusty atmosphere and will strike be direct. Book a seat early for your you down with the runs and cause return journey to England towards fits of bad-egg tasting burps; the the end of August and in September thinner atmosphere in the as this is the busiest time of the year. mountains can lead to altitude Remember to keep PR250 for airport sickness, which can only be cured tax as you leave the country. by rapid descent; and sunburn, Overland is difficult, as it involves which can be avoided by adequate travel in Iran, but it is not protection. impossible. Afghanistan's borders Transport in Pakistan—Cheap, are still closed. uncomfortable buses run frequently Visa—A 6-month tourist visa costs all over the place. Usually 24 hours £30 from the Embassy of Pakistan, booking is needed. Trains exist on 35 Lowndes Square, London SW1X, the lowlands, but are often booked and will usually take 24 hours to be up for weeks in advance. Internal issued. Currency £1 = PR30 flights are reasonable eg. Karachi to (Pakistani Rupees). You can only Islamabad via 'The Night Coach' is take PR100 into the country. Take £30 single and Islamabad to Skardu The curious locals in Hushe US$ cash and travellers cheques but is only £10 single, though this can note that in remote areas, they will be booked up over a month in not change TCs and sometimes no advance, and its running depends Expedition Presentation banks exist at all. heavily on the weather. Are you an Explorer? After reading this account of the We will be giving a presentation Health—Vaccinations needed for Accommodation—Any class to Baltistan Energy Survey Expedition, about the expedition on Tuesday Cholera, Typhoid, Tetanus, Rabies, suit every pocket: would you still like to take part in November 29, at 1.15pm, in lecture Tuberculosis and Polio. Both types Food—Chillis with everything! of Malaria tablets are also necessary. a similar project? Another theatre 342 in the Mechanical expedition is planned for the Engineering Department. summer of 1989, with similar Everyone is welcome especially if objectives to this year's venture. The you are interested in applying for party of 8 people will come from a place on next Summers different colleges of the University proposed expedition, or if you of London, selected in groups of are just curious. twos. Members of each pair should get on well with each other, have done some independent travelling before and be able to cope with the unexpected. Send your personal details together, and include a short list of previous experience and how you would contribute to this expedition, to: Dominic Strowbridge, 4M Department of Mechanical Engineering, Henry interviewing on the building site Imperial College.

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size of Birmingham. Renewable the introduction of natural gas 7/VTHE resources also tend to be somewhat allowed a huge increase in the unreliable. However, some number of homes with central renewable energy resources are very heating, with hardly any total viable, for example hydroelectric increase in energy consumption, schemes. These generally require because of the increased efficiency huge capital investment, but will run very cheaply for years. Some schemes have been very successful and some disastrous (eg in Brazil, Renewable resources FELIX 814). tend to be unreliable Efficiency We could do a lot to conserve our energy resources and reduce of gas boilers, compared to the coal pollution by using energy more fires they :argely replaced. Even so,

Now that winter is closing in on us, more C02 for their energy output, efficiently. This entails both gas boilers are only up to 75% 1 thought it would be appropriate to and coal especially produces a lot of reducing requirements for heat in efficient, so a quarter of the gas vou write about energy. Several aspects sulphur dioxide, a significant industry and houses, and use is still wasted. Recent of this subject appear in the news contributor to acid rain. All fossil recovering the heat released by experiments on the old Ascot water from time to time;. unfortunately fuels when burnt also produce combustion more efficiently. It is heater in my kitchen showed it to there isn't room to go very far here. nitrogen oxides, but this depends often pointed out that the be about 12% efficient. more on the method of combustion generation of electricity is very Improvements to boiler efficiency Production than on the fuel. Nuclear energy wasteful of energy, because for are constantly being investigated by About 90% of the world's energy produces no atmospheric pollution, every unit of electricity produced, British Gas, with features such as needs are met by combustion of but instead, of course, produces something like 1.5 units of heat is condensing the water vapour from fossil fuels; the rest comes mainly radioactive material. We could make thrown away. Schemes to recover the flue gases to recover the latent from nuclear and also hydroelectric a significant reduction in carbon heat. This is easy with the relatively sources. Production and sale of dioxide emissions by replacing all clean flames from gas, but much our fossil fuel energy supply by more difficult with flue gases from nuclear power stations, but the cost No form of energy is coal. Both the efficiency and would be prohibitive and the pollution emission of oil and coal Ninety percent of the increased risk associated with the totally clean fired systems can be improved by world's energy needs increased capacity may be adding water to the fuel. In the case unacceptable. of oil, up to 20% water can be added; the water helps the oil break are met by fossil fuels this heat, eg in district heating into smaller droplets, so improving Renewable Energy schemes, have usually not been mixing with air, it provides a source So what about 'alternative' energy very successful. However, since of OH radicals for the combustion energy is big business and is vital to resources? The quantity of solar electricity can be used much more reactions, and it lowers the flame all nations' economies. It is no radiation incident on the earth is efficiently, the overall energy temperature, reducing the surprise to find that most developed phenomenal, but it is very thinly consumption may be quite good. production of nitrogen oxides. countries have large resources of distributed, as are all renewable For example, electric trains Adding water to coal is not the only energy, and most underdeveloped resources. For example, the annual compared to diesel trains, way of improving its combustion countries do not. There are some average solar energy in Britain is just microwave ovens compared to gas efficiency. British Coal are doing a significant exceptions, particularly O.lkW per square metre. Or to ovens, electric lights compared to lot of research into fluidised bed Japan, which is very short in energy replace just one nuclear power candles, etc. Many advances have combustors. (Coal is ground into resources. In Britain the importance station, we would need 150 square been made in recent years in the small particles and burnt in a of energy can be seen from the large kilometres of solar panels. A similar efficiency of combustion systems vertically fast-moving stream of air.) balance of trade surplus produced energy production from wind and in the transfer of this energy, These have the advantage of being by the oil industry - about £7 billion power would require 300 sixty- largely prompted by oil price rises much smaller than conventional and the sales per year by British metre wind turbines in an area the in the 1970s. On the domestic scene, Coal (£4 billion), British Gas (£7 billion) and the CEGB (£5 billion). Whenever the world price of oil increases significantly, everyone A quarter of the gas gets very worried about the impending energy crisis and what you use is wasted they will do when the oil runs out. These worries evaporate when the price of oil falls again, as we have combustors and because of the seen in the last few years, and increased turbulence and mixing of everyone shelves their plans for the coal and air, the combustion and producing oil from coal, etc. There the heat transfer to the steam pipes are probably reserves of oil easily is more efficient. Another British sufficient for our lifetimes, but the Coal project is coal gasification for time will come when it is cheaper to power generation. Here the coal is use coal than extract the oil from gasified, the gas is burnt, passed increasingly difficult reserves. through a gas turbine to generate electricity and then preheats steam Pollution which is passed through a fluidised No form of energy is totally 'clean'. bed combustor where the rest of the The cleanest fuel is probably natural coal is burnt to produce steam for gas, but even that produces carbon a conventional steam turbine.The dioxide on combustion, with its feasibility of a 2000MW power station using this technology is consequences for the 'greenhouse' Dounreay nuclear power station. effect. Oil and coal produce even being investigated by British Coal.

Page 8 FELIX November 25 1988 Features Wacky & zany! Robin Davison recounts the story of IC

Imperial College of Science and Henry Cole wing of the V&A. Technology was founded by the Laboratories were provided for the federation of three colleges in 1907. instruction of Physics and Biology Two of these, namely; Royal School and a chair of mathematics was of Mines and Royal College of established and in 1881 the School Science had been associated since became the 'Normal School of 1853. Science and Royal School of Mines The RCS has the oldest lineage Its first Dean was TH Huxley who being founded as the College of was perhaps heir to the Prince Chemistry in George Street, Consort's vision for Science and Art Hanover Square in 1815. It became teaching in South Kensington. The the Royal College of Chemistry and circumstances of its foundation and dedicated to the work of Sir growth owe much to fears that Humphrey Davy. It opened Britain would fall behind the accepting 50 students, said to be advanced technology of Germany 'gentlemen of all ages, ranks and of both industrially and militarily. a variety of professions who follow The name Normal School of chemistry as a profession or as the Science was devised as an analogy object of scientific taste'. to the Parisian Ecole Normale but The RSM was founded as the was unpopular and soon changed Government School of Mines and to Royal College of Science. Science Applied to the Arts in The City and Guilds College was Jermyn Street in 1851. It was part of founded,, because in 1876 the the Museum of Practical Geology Corporation and Livery Companies and the Geological Survey and its of the City of London believed their first director was Henry Thomas De attention should be directed to the la Beche. It became the Royal School promotion of technical education. In The 1851 Exhibition of Mines in 1863. 1878 the City and Guilds Institute of A Royal commission of 1870 set London was formed and established Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, At the direction of the Prince up to inquire into 'Scientific the Finsbury Technical College. had a vision for developing South Consort the Commissioner bought, Instruction and the Advancement of The Institute moved to a site, Kensington into an area devoted to the irregularly-shaped 87 acres, at Science' recommended a move of leased at peppercorn rent from the Science and Arts in 1849. By the £3,500 per acre, in 1854 with a loan both Royal Colleges to South 1851 Commissioners, in Exhibition turn of the century the dream was from Parliament. The land was Kensington. This was completed in Road. In December 1884 six fulfilled and in South Kensington undeveloped country estate 1872, to the first Huxley Building in students enrolled—five men and stood; the Royal Albert Hall, The belonging to several families and the Exhibition Road. The building one woman. Royal College of Art, the Royal Smith's charity. remains standing today as the College of Music, the Natural The Commissioners speculated History Museum and, of course, the with the land and set up a 'Main Imperial College of Science and Square' bounded by Kensington, Technology. Exhibition and Cromwell Roads, The idea of holding an 'Exhibition and Prince Albert Road, now of Works of Industry of All Nations' Queen's Gate. The rest was came to Prince Albert as President developed by private builders for of the Royal Society of Arts in June residential housing. 1849. It became the 'Great Sixteen and a half acres of land Exhibition of 1851', arguably still the were sold to Parliament for the greatest of its type to have been held Natural History Museum in 1863, in Britain. It certainly made a which was not staited for a further substantial profit, and the ten years. The Estate of the 1851 centrepiece was 'The Crystal Palace' Commissioners was used for erected in Hyde Park. exhibitions and the Horticultural A Royal Commission of August Society Gardens until 1880. 1850 had run the exhibition making Permanent buildings housed the a profit of £186,000. A second Science and India Museum and the Supplementary Charter of 1851 gave Petent Collection. the body powers to dispose of this The exhibitions of national surplus. The 'Commissioners for the portraits, scientific instruments, Exhibition of 1851' bought an area inventions and colonial artefacts The Royal College of Science building in Exhibition of South Kensington on which enabled the mortgage repayment to Road, now part of the Victoria and Albert Museum scientific and artistic societies could be completed, and the Estate locate themselves to 'extend their allocated sites for eductional influence upon productive institutions in 1880 industry'.

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LIVE them but are more rock orientated, the rough feel of War and Boy about beat and bass and they are also ALBUM them but are more rock orientated. extremely likeable. They don't try to U2 claim them to be better songs, The Tom Tom out cool you like most other but those who preferred the lack of pretentious pop purveyors, they U2 formal structure in early U2 will find simply show you their talent and The much heralded album/film/ little here to comfort them. invite you to have fun, and that's Club book of the tour by the current Of the live stuff the covers, Helter what you do. The Borderline Club, just off! darlings of the music world has Skelter and AU Along the Watchtower Their music is brilliant but subtle. Charing Cross Road is, let's face it, j been added to the Haldane Library's are frenetic and perhaps encapsulate To watch the guitarist (a David quite poxy. Spaghetti western record collection. A chronicle of the U2 live better than versions of Pride Byrne—Norman Jardine lookalike) paraphenalia dripping from every: foshua Tree US Tour of 1987 it is a and Bullet the Blue Sky which moved you think he cannot be playing the surface, bandoliered girls mixture of live songs and new me less than their originals. A sounds which actually emerge, but wandering around trying to sell you' material recorded in such hallowed Gospel choir backing to Still Haven't he is and his guitar gymnastics leave Tequila slammers and the occasional locations as Sun Studios, Memphis Found What I'm Looking For sounded his face unperturbed. Again with bandito in the corner. The lighting where Elvis became the King. fun but made it dangerously like the the bass, about four notes emerge is poor, the stage small and the kind of Bible-bashing Gospel Rock from every pluck or fretting move, Nothing could rival the success of records bad. It makes you feel like U2 have managed to sidestep we thought there must be a backing the foshua Tree and Unforgettable Fire you're in a North Mexican version despite their Christianity. track on the songs. and so U2-have taken leave of those of Liverpool's old Cavern Club, styles to explore their 'true roots'. So all credit to a band who refuse Towards the end they were joined without the enjoyment. Despite this Hence, guest stars include Bob ' to rest upon their laurels and are by Kirsty McColl (she was probably the club has some good bands on, Dylan, co-writing and playing some adventurous. I loved the whole just knocking around the club) and like the Tom Tom Club. particularly insipid organ on Love thing but in discovering their roots did a cover of Velvet Underground's The Tom Tom Club are the Rescue Me, and B B King provides they are moving away from their Femme Fatal (you can forgive the husband (drummer) and wife the highlight of the album with his origins and those who liked Boy may cliches when they're done well). (bassist) team from Talking Heads, performance on When Love Comes To not necessarily feel the same wajfc. Also a bit predictable was the and it shows. Their sound is as clear Town. The new songs have some of about the men. and well produced as that of Byrne's rendition of Once in a Lifetime but so band with a different style. They are what, it was excellent and this was funkier, more emphasis is on the a unique show. j

LIVE the rough feel of War and Boy about structure and beautifully performed by the four voices, contralto and Gothic Voices three tenors. Light relief was Music was just getting started provided by Christopher Page the around the time of the Crusades but non-conducting musical director despite the lack of refinement and who introduced each piece with technique the court minstrels could contemporary writings from the, still write a good tune and period. Christopher Page has filled a gaping This year the Gothic Voices won hole in the classical repertoire with a Gramophone Magazine award for recordings from the Middle Ages of their latest work, Music for the court and secular music by the Knights of the Garter and their finest Gothic Voices. work to date," Music by Abbess Much of the music in this concert Hildegard of Bingen can be found in was written around the time of the the Haldane Library if you are coronation of Richard Coeur De interested in hearing something just Lion, 800 years ago next year. It was a little bit different from Mozart or sung largely in the conducted form, Beethoven. * each part following the same note C.D.L. Southkenders

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The first Campaign of Welfare '89, the Union Welfare project, Fig. 1 DRINKS WHICH HAVE THE takes place next week. The aim SAME ALCOHOL CONTENT of the week is to promote awareness of students at this College about the effects of alcohol, both long and short term. The culmination of the week is a low-alcohol and non- alcoholic drinks promotion in the Union and Southside bars on Thursday evening and % pint 1 glass of 1 glass of 1 single whisky Unit of Friday lunchtime. I hope you of beer table wine sherry or port gin or brandy alcohol will come along and try some drinks that you might even like! the same amount because they have less body fluid to dilute the alcohol. Fig. 2 (Fig. 3) HOW ALCOHOL ENTERS THE BODY The depressant effect of alcohol on ENTERING THE BODY the central nervous system means Alcohol is a depressant drug. When that 'messages' take longer to travel it is swallowed it travels to the along the nerves in the brain. The stomach and small intestine (or gut) result is a dulling and slowing of the and is absorbed through the wall of brain brain's responses or intoxication- the gut into the bloodstream. reaction; thought and coordination alcohol arrives The amount of alcohol in the suffer. It becomes difficult to carry at brain in bloodstream blood and the rate of absorption out complex mental and physical depend on the amount and type of tasks such as operating machinery alcohol drunk, the speed of and, of course, driving. The effects drinking, and the amount of food in vary in severity depending on BAC. the stomach. For a woman it can (Fig. 4). depend on her menstrual cycle, alcohol being absorbed more rapidly just before a period and during HANGOVERS ovulation. If she is taking the Hangovers are partly a kind of poisoning and partly the effects of contraceptive pill, alcohol is dehydration and low blood sugar. absorbed and metabolised more 'Congeners'—the cause of the slowly. poisoning—are impurities present in all alcoholic drinks but in greater quantities in darker drinks such as There is also evidence to suggest stomach brandy or red wine. Dehydration that fizzy drinks carry alcohol more alcohol absorbed into occurs because alcohol is a quickly into the bloodstream. Once bloodstream through diuretic—(ie it stimulates urination). in the blood, alcohol travels to all stomach wall It also stimulates the production of areas of the body within a few insulin, which in-turn reduces sugar minutes quickly affecting the liver levels. Low blood sugar produces working of the brain. (Fig. 2) feelings of drowsiness, weakness, the liver begins to trembling, faintness and hunger. remove alcohol from The acid in the drinks can cause The immediate effects of drinking the blood stomach upsets. depend solely upon the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream—the Although some people find blood alcohol concentration or BAC. intestines drinking a great deal of water helps avoid them, there is no real cure for Blood alcohol concentration varies alcohol absorbed into hangovers. The 'hair of the dog' according to a person's sex, weight, bloodstream through cure is especially dangerous as it can body composition, and speed of small intestine lead to dependence on alcohol, and drinking. Women tend to have a its immediate effect could be to raise higher BAC than men after drinking BAC to riskv levels.

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Fig. 3 DIFFERENT BLOOD ALCOHOL The approximate blood alcohol concentration of Nigel, Fiona, Chas and Wendy after one drink (one unit of CONTENTS alcohol) consumed in one hour will be:

NIGEL FIONA CHAS WENDY 10st 8st 8lb 12st 81b 10st (10 mgs) (21 mgs) (4 mgs) (16 mgs)

does not contain the vitamins, absorbing and using vitamins— working properly. In general, proteins and other necessary especially thiamine, other B vitamin deficiency affects a person's LEAVING THE BODY nutrients present in real food. (Fig. vitamins and vitamin C. The appearance, particularly the skin, 7) resulting stress on the brain, liver and limits the body's ability to fight A small amount of alcohol (less than Alcohol can also stop the body and other organs prevents them off infection. one tenth) is eliminated from the body in urine, breath and sweat. The rest is oxidised—ie like food it Fig. 4 combines with oxygen in the blood THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON ADULT BEHAVIOUR to release heat and energy or calories. However, although alcohol blood alcohol usual blood alcohol usual has some nutritional value, it is of poor quality because it lacks number of drinks content effect on persons number of drinks content effect on persons vitamins, proteins and other Img/IOOm!) of average build |mg/100ml) of average build essential nutrients. Also, unlike food, alcohol is burnt up almost exclusively in the liver which means that the liver is one of the first parts of the body to suffer from excessive 1 pint of beer or 5 pints of beer or drinking. (Fig. 5) 2 glasses of wine or 30 10 whiskies or 150 The liver burns up alcohol a double whisky 1 litre of wine surprisingly slowly. The rate varies t from person to person according to increasing likelihood of loss of self control; body weight and to the enzyme having an accident quarrelsomeness; (dehydrogenase) in the liver, but as exuberance; a general rule it takes as many hours slurred speech as the number of drinks for the body to completely burn up all the alcohol. It is a little known fact that it is possible to fail a breathalyser test 24 hours after stopping 1.5 pint of beer or 6 pints of beer or drinking. (Fig. 6) 3 whiskies or 50 half a bottle spirits 200 half a bottle of or 2 bottles of wine Y wine ALCOHOL, WEIGHT & DIET increasing cheefulness, stagger; double vision; impaired judgement, loss of memory loosening of inhibitions Drinks are high in calories but empty nutritionally. Excessive drinking can lead to obesity because alcohol calories cannot be stored by the body in the same way as calories 2.5 pints of beer % bottle spirits 400 produced by food. This means that 5 whiskies or if alcohol is consumed in addition to 5 glasses of wine oblivion, sleepiness a normal diet, alcohol calories are used by the body while food calories coma are stored as fat. If a person Loss of driving licence 1 bottle spirits 500 death possible decreases food consumption to if caught 600 death certain compensate for alcohol, then poor nutrition is a risk because alcohol

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12 2am 4am 6am 10am barbiturate tablets taken with three or four drinks can kill. ALCOHOL AND STRESS People who both drink and smoke condition that occurs in babies of are terms used to describe a person are at extra risk because alcohol women who drank heavily in who drinks very large amounts of enhances the action of cancer- pregnancy. The symptoms include Because alcohol is a depressant alcohol and who suffers very producing agents such as cigarette physical abnormalities and mental drug, it can act as a tranquillizer, disturbing and painful withdrawal smoke. retardation. Even at fairly moderate reducing stress for moderate symptoms when he or she stops. levels, however, drinking during drinkers. However, regular heavy The only way he or she can avoid pregnancy may have harmful effects drinking can increase stress and withdrawal is to drink more, on the foetus. nervousness when the drinker stops SEX creating a vicious circle, very 'Alcohol dependent' or 'alcoholic' for a day or two or when the body difficult to break. becomes tolerant to alcohol's effects. Many people drink in order to feel The danger in this is that the drinker sexy. Although there is some truth Fig. 7 mav be tempted to drink more and to the claim that people are more HOW MANY CALORIES IN more to overcome stress and sexually aroused when drinking, the YOUR DRINK tension. effect seems to be mostly psychological. In moderate doses alcohol can prolong the length of ALCOHOL AND SLEEP time before a man reaches orgasm and at slightly higher doses it can DRINK CALORIES induce 'impotence' because of its Alcohol's tranquillizing properties muscle relaxant effect. 1 pint of beer 300 may help a person get off to sleep and may indeed be a less harmful tranquillizer than sleeping pills. 1 glass of wine 80 Alcohol-induced sleep, however, is DAMAGE TO HEALTH not REM (rapid eye movement) 1 gin and tonic 140 sleep necessary to provide complete rest. In the long term, drinking more than the relatively safe levels of 14 1 whisky 90 units a week for women and 21 units a week for men can seriously 1 vodka and orange 130 ALCOHOL AND damage health. The throat, brain, liver, heart, pancreas, reproductive OTHER DRUGS organs and stomach can all be Remember: 10,000 extra calories will produce 3 affected by drinking too much over pounds of fat. Alcohol interacts with many other a period of time. This means that Vk pints of beer a day for 2 drugs, often producing a much Liver disease is widely known to stronger effect than expected. be caused by alcohol, but research weeks could put on 3 pounds of weight. Barbiturates, tranquillizers, has also shown links between Two gins and tonic a day for 5 weeks could fatten stimulants, antihistamines can all alcohol and cancer, heart disease, have quite dangerous effects when brain damage, and infertility. Foetal you by 3 pounds. combined with alcohol. One or two Alcohol Syndrome (or FAS) is a

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Myths Surrounding Alcohol Alcohol-free Cocktails Beer is weaker than spirits. Not true—there are ingredients in beer that make absorption and hence *Dream City Tail glass, kirly straw drunkeness slower than in spirits, but the important Half pineapple juke, half red grape juice. Do not fill glass to brim, leave about two inches from top, Liquidise factor is the amount of alcohol consumed, not its form. and serve with cherry and orange. Sweet creamy cocktail. Alcohol is a stimulant. Not true-the initial effects of Green Goddess Tall glass, kirly straw drinking are mild relaxation and elation, but this is due Pineapple and mint to alcohol's depressant effect on the brain. Fill glass to two inches from the brim with pineapple juice, add a cap full of mint syrup. Liquidise and serve with green cherry and orange. Alcohol warms you up. Not true-alcohol raises the Mint creamy cocktail. pulse and blood pressure causing a misleading feeling of Yellow Road Cocktail glass, kirly straw warmth. In fact alcohol causes the body to lose heat. White grape juke, passion fruit juke and Pastis Drinking black coffee, having a cold shower or getting Fill glass nearly to brim with white grape juice, add small amount of fresh air helps 'sober you up'. Not true-the only thing passion fruit and a cap full of pastis. Do not liquidise. Aniseed that does this is time. tasting cocktail. A liquid lunch is a substitute for food. Not true-alcohol Tropical Surprise Cocktail glass, kirly straw '10 fruits', Pastis may be filling, but it does not constitute a sufficient Fill glass nearly to brim, add cap full of pastis and stir. Aniseed dietary intake. tasting cocktail. You can drown your sorrows. Not true-alcohol Tim's Brew Cocktail glass, kirly straw depresses the brain's activity. More often than not Red grape juke, Pastis drinking will increase feelings of unhappiness or Fill glass nearly to brim with red grape juice, add a cap full of pastis, depression. stir. Aniseed tasting cocktail. Alcohol helps you sleep. Not true—after drinking, Mayor's Limo Wine glass, bendy straw Alcohol-free wine, orange juice people often suffer insomnia through waking up during Half fill glass with wine, add orange juice to brim, add cherry and the night. orange. Long cool cocktail.

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of the cervix is really a sexually about are not easy to detect. transmitted disease. It is caused Perhaps the most that can be said either by a virus or a chemical is that the pill is not quite so carried by sperm to the cervix. This unnatural as appears at first site. risk much exceeds the pill effect, The Pill even accepting the Oxford report. The rest of the news is good. The pill is not quite Unnatural, undamaging or Cancer of the endometrium (the lining of the womb) was more likely so unnatural as to occur in women using high- appears at first sight unresearched? oestrogen pills, but the complete Twenty controversial years of forties who was worried by opposite applies to combined pills. research have passed since the bleeding. By excluding all the other Research has shown a halving of the Paradoxically, many pill critics give introduction of the pill but quite possibilities, he eventually diag- risk if the pill is taken for one year little thought to smoking, which is what risk faces pill users is still nosed this as a normal period. She and a threefold reduction after five undoubtedly much more of a something of a mystery. There is had been anxious because she never years. medical risk. one point in the debate, however, remembered having such a thing At least nine studies report a clear- Dr Swann, of the Imperial College which stands out as being before! John Guillard concludes: cut protective effect against cancer Health Centre, compared the alarming. Victor Wynn, Professor 'Far from the myth that periods are of the ovaries. After five years of additional risk taken on by pill-users Emeritus of Human Metabolism at normal and necessary to 'flush out taking the pill there is a two to with the additional risk involved in London University warned 'As a the flues', they really are not what threefold reduction in the risk and studying in London over, say, scientist, I just think about how nature intends.' some protection continues among Southampton. very little research there is and how In conclusion, the pill risk, few experts there are. I think it's although not negligible, is very very worrying'. small, except for women who smoke, are very overweight, or have Oral contraceptives—'the pill'—are other conditions such as high blood now claimed to be the most widely pressure. In such cases the risks used form of contraception. These involved in taking the pill are small artificial hormones work by compared with the medical risks imitating the natural hormones already present. present during pregnancy by preventing the ovaries from releasing ova. They are undoubtedly Fears about the pill EPILOGUE have been in Not a very long time ago having abundance ever since sexual intercourse before marriage its creation was widely accepted as being morally wrong. Sex in itself, in or out of marriage was rarely the most reliable of all disscussed certainly not in public. contraceptives provided that the Today contraception is as normal woman strictly follows the to the average teenager as going to prescribed schedule, usually one pill school, and phrases such as 'sexual daily for three weeks followed by a freedom' are liberally broadcast by week's rest during which there is a the generation of the 60's and 70's period of bleeding like a menstrual with some degree of proudness. period. Those who retain the old stance of Fears about the safety of the pill 'no sex before marrige', whether have been in abundance ever since As a support for this notion, it ex-users for at least ten years, maybe their objection is on religious, moral its creation. People are often does seem that some cancers, such even for life. or other grounds are labelled, at concerned that even if it did not as cancer of the ovary, are It would be wrong to ignore the best, old-fashioned or frigid. have unwanted side-effects, of commoner in women who have had contradictions to this optimism. This situation, in itself, somewhat which there are many, the pill's more rather than less natural Victor Wynn, for one, still remains negates the effect of the slogan main contraceptive effect in menstrual cycles during their lives. unconvinced. He first criticised the sexual freedom'. We are free to suppressing the cyclical activities of Probably for this reason the pill pill in 1969 when he claimed that the choose not only whether we want the ovary and of the pituitary gland seems to be protective against pill could cause severe damage to a to have sex but also whether we is 'unnatural'. However, John certain types of cancer. woman's health. Since then he has don't want to: It is an important Guilleband, in his book The Pill, The Oxford/FPA study-1983 continued his research, emerging feature of our society that those who claims that 'having menstrual cycles from his lab every so often to cause believe that the evidence against and periods is actually not entirely an enormous stir, the latest of these 'sexual immorality' is strong should 'natural'. Biologically, suppression The pill risk, although occasions being two weeks ago. be able to live according to their of the menstrual cycle for years at Wynn's latest huge study of 1,800 views without fear of social a time may, in fact, be a much more not negligible, is very women shows that even low-level rejection. natural state of affairs.' small levonorgestrel contraceptives have Perhaps the most important In the past, before there was too much of an impact on blood criteria for happiness is self-content. effective contraception, the normal lipids (the fats that can build up to If each one of us is capable of thing was for a woman to be either suggests increased rates of cervical cause heart attacks, strokes and accepting first our own, and then pregnant or breast feeding during all cancer with increasing duration of other problems). He claims this is .our neighbours view-point with the child-bearing years. A doctor the pill. After more than eight years likely to put pill-users at a greater respect, then freedom in its true working in central Africa was once the maximum rate was 2-3 times risk of heart disease. But even Wynn ' sense will be a word we can all be visited by a women in her early that in non-users. However, cancer admits that the risks he is talking I proud of.

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little kinky or plain inhuman. The This tempting invitation to peek artist has to settle for the latter in the in at the creative artist at work could shape of NAN300F the demented easily be siezed on as an domestic dalek passed on by 'the opportunity to interpret the work as man down the hall' because his wife autobiographical. The artist-as- has long since departed their voyeur metaphor fits perfectly, of bugged boudoir, taking their only course to Ayckbourn's own craft of daughter, and all his inspiration, playwright, >ut is broad enough to Who Framed Henceforward with her. stand for many creative disciplines. Who could live with a man who Jerome's scheming to win back The potential pitfalls of choosing tape records you every time you daddv's favourite girl by passing off this subject must alwavs be self- Roger Rabbit take a pee, and styles the sounds of his chaotic existence as a picture of indulgence and conceit on the part Cert PG, Odeon Leicester Square sex into steamy synclavier homely tranquility, with the aid of of the writer yielding a mythical From December 2. "'mphonies? That man is Jerome naive escort girl and aspiring actress master-artiste surrounded by stage- Take one of the world's best '">v Ian McKellen) the semi- Zoe, is funny in itself, and lays prop supporting characters, thus producers, Steven Spielberg, and successtul musical innovator who's down jigsaw-cut foundations for providing a rather crude device for directors, Robert Zemeckis; give struggle out of lean times in love, scenes of absolute hilarity in the focussing our attention on the them 740 additional technical staff, life and work forms the theme of second act. Here we see the lawyer, central character. the backing of Disney's Touchstone Ayckbourn's latest play. the wife and child, Jerome and his Indeed McKellen might almost be Pictures, and over £20 million; add Candidates for his partner would new found perfect partner (?!) the author, trapped in the middle of a couple of the finest actors around, have to be pretty eccentric, just a engaged in classic Avckbourn farce. a maypole dance of his own cut-out Bob Hoskins and Christopher characters strangely comes to life. Lloyd, and every Disney and Unusual economy of detail for these Warner cartoon character characters leaves us with a Sloane imaginable. winds up trying to prove his them laugh. It's important to have Ranger, an ageing hippy, a City innocence, and quickly regrets the a laugh. Sometimes a laugh is the slicker, a bunch of brash brats and, decision. They are aided by Delores, only weapon we have.' A only moderately less human, the Valiant's foolish lover, and begin a wonderful philosophy. robot. hopeless search for truth and Maturity is not about being Thankfully Jane Asher brings justice. Close behind is Judge Doom serious. It's knowing when to be abundant humanity to her role as (Lloyd), marvellously created as a serious, and when to revert to the estranged wife, almost enough purely evil creature and childhood. I can say unashamedly, in fact to offer convincing convincingly played. The scene is I sat in a cinema full of kids, knee- competition to her husband's set, the chase is on. high to Roger himself mostly, and constant companion and lover; his The details of the plot I found not laughed with them at the funny little art. just confusing but pretty cartoon characters racing across the Setting the artist's 'pad' in the unfathomable. It all gets explained screen. The sheer technical brilliance anarchic bedlam of a 'rough streets' at the end, the whos and whys, and was enough to fill me with awe and district together with a disparaging makes a strong social comment in a a childhood passion I've not felt for reference to Kilburn draws a strangely amusing way. The film a good many years. I loved every paranoid middle-class chortle at the loses nothing for this complication last second. 'urban jungle' cliche, but the net however. It's about having fun. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is going effect is to add harmlessly to the When Eddie reprimands Roger for to be the blockbuster movie of the 'cred' of our bohemian artist. showing off in public while he's year and I can think of nobody who Audio-visually, however, all credit supposed to be in hiding he justifies wouldn't enjoy it. Be sure to catch to the designers of the moody set it with a line which summarises the it and see what I mean. and to Yasmin Hasmi and Paul The result is Who Framed Roger entire move. 'It's alright, 1 made Andrew Clarke. Todd's musical backbone to the Rabbit, as dazzling and entertaining work. as anv other film you can name. It In the end the sentimental shoot opens with Roger co-starring in a of a finale springs to suddenly, cartoon with Baby Herman ('I've got sucking emotional sap from a half the sex drive of a fifty year old and prepared and shallow soil. The the dinky of a three year old'), contrast of this slow seduction and chasing around the unfeasibly large rapid climax is strangely post- kitchen of a typical cartoon house. ecstatic and ultimately a little The film is spoilt by Roger's acting unsatisfying. though, the director calls cut and a To an understanding of its two stunning transformation to the real themes of love and creativity the world occurs. The effect is play contributes little, but it uses spectacular and a taster for the them to good comic effect. The following one hundred minutes' result is not enlightenment, to be journey around Hollywood and sure, but it is something more than Toontown. the word entertainment has come to Eddie Valiant (Hoskins), a local mean. In the best sense of that word gumshoe, is hired to obtain Henceforward succeeds, like all good evidence proving the infidelity of theatre, in striking out into the stalls Roger's wife Jessica ('I'm not really insisting, with its live presence, that this bad—it's just the way I'm it involves, even moves you. So drawn'). He takes pictures of Jessica allow yourself that luxury and go indulging in a game of patta-cake and see it: the after-dinner with Marvin Acme, a local conversation from th.s one will be businessman, and these are shown light enough not to spoil your post- to Roger in the hope that it will theatre Vindaloo. straighten him up and improve his {Henceforward, by Alan Ayckboum is acting. 'You do what like a rabbit?' at the Vaudeville Theatre, nearest tube When Acme is found dead, Roger Charing Cross) becomes prime suspect. Eddie Mac

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The title of this latest film refers to Ryoko Itazura a diminutive but highly effective junior auditor for the Japanese tax department. The film revolves around a battle of wits between her and Hideki Gondo, the unscrupulous but likeable The Seventh proprietor of several 'adult hotels'. She is unable to link Gondo to the Sign numerous tax frauds in which he is Although not too many footste; involved, despite intense behind the release of The Las investigation. Temptation of Christ in terms o: When Ryoko is promoted to tax pictures which are literally of biblical inspector she quickly distinguishes proportions, The Seventh Sign is herself in this male dominated, high much closer to The Omen in spirit risk profession and when Gondo's and style. ex-mistress phones the department Once again the book of to expose him she heads the Revelations has been pilfered in investigation. The climax of the film order to provide a modern day involves the final raid of Gondo's drama, and, as with The Omen it premises by over one hundred dare- teeters between being a gripping, 'Ryoko makes them pay' devil tax inspectors. The result is a frightening drama and just plain brisk, well directed film with a silly. A Taxing Woman is a Japanese film strong screenplay which conveys The film opens within a genuine with English subtitles which has the intellectual dual between the sense of forboding, as scenes of A Taxing won nine Japanese Academy leading characters and their mutual prophesies of the apocalypse Awards for its cast and director, understanding and respect. become a reality are intercut with Woman Juzo Itami. It is his third attempt at 1 found it extremely enjoyable; the those of a women (Demi Moore), directing, his first film being the fact that it has subtitles should not going through the last months of Cert 18, Chelsea Cinema, highly acclaimed Ososliki (The discourage anyone from seeing it. her second pregnancy already Kings Road. Funeral). D Noske. having lost one child. The relevance of this becomes clear when the messenger, Juryen Prochnow (easily the best reason for seeing the film), visits the woman and it is revealed performance are adequate, all save verge and into silliness. the Supreme Court; the wife a that the seventh, and final, sign of Jurgen Prochnow, who is very It is a classic example of what is suicidal woman, desperate to have the Apocalypse is the birth of a dead impressive, manage to keep the film good and what is bad about current a baby) and the film never even child, signifying that there are no eminently watchable and very Hollywood productions. It is an thinks about straying towards more souls left in the Guf Hall in tense. Until, that is, towards the excellent production of a good, well anything that could be considered Heaven (silly eh?). But the fact that end, when Hollywood constructed well-paced story, but experimental! Once again the the film manages to keep a straight sentimentality rather than the the characterisation is cliched, (the businessmen inhibit the film makers face, the production is excellent and extravagance of the biblical husband is a young successful to the detriment of the audience. the script, direction and prophecies, pushes the film over the lawyer fighting for the oppressed in Noel Curry.

is written in the first person, so we Nico acting, hands in his gun and badge. don't know what the hell is going Cert 18. Nico's wife and son are threatened, A Good Year on either. Except that the real villain Nico Toscani, an Italian-born so he is forced to call in the family. became obvious pretty early on. The American cop in Chicago is the They are part of the Mafia and for the Roses big surprise ten pages from the end unlikely hero of this action thriller. provide a handy service in Mark Timlin, Corgi, £2.99. wasn't at all. Luckily a new He is a Vietnam hardened martial protection. George Bright wants his daughter character, the Arab dealer taking arts expert, which naturally comes Steven Seagal co-produced this Patsy found and hires Nick over the patch, tells us all about it. in useful during the many attempts film and wrote the story, basing the Sharman to do the job. Sharman is This is Mark Timlin's first book, on his life. main character on himself. He also an ex-policeman, ex-drug addict, ex- and the first of a series featuring The complicated and quite rather modestly cast himself in the thief and frankly and ex-bent Nick Sharman. The character isn't implausible plot involves the CIA in title role, and with that in mind, the copper. He is just starting up a entirely believable, being too well league with drug barons, and up to film isn't so bad. Seagal is a 6th private detective agency, needs the educated and worldly wise, yet no good, in central America. Nico degree black belt in Aikado but did money and takes the case against simultaneously too dumb to put the and his partner Dolores Jackson, not want to make a martial arts film. better judgement. clues together. Not what you'd investigate the drugs connection He feels they, 'rarely have any story Quickly he gets tangled up in expect from a C.I.D. Officer really, using that reliable method of beating and continually fall back on non- drugs again, and murder, ex- or not. stop, unrealistic action that glorifies up some neanderthal man in a decapitation, car chases and all the Having said that, after an erratic violence'. What made him write sleazy bar. po they really have these other everyday incidents of South start it settles down well, and is unclear in the publicity notes. bars in America? Nico London's gangland streets. certainly is compelling, as the cover Nico, has served with 'The I was entertained by this film Waterloo to Streatham, Dulwich to states. I think I'll be tempted to buy Agency' before and recognises its despite its drawbacks. It will be Tulse Hill. A trail of confusing clues, Mark Timlin's next book. This is just methods. Na'-irally when the trial popular with students—it doesn't guides him, death follows and the the thing for your next long train becomes hot, he is suspended from require much intelligence to watch. plot stays one step ahead. journey. his job and, in a familiar piece of Robin Davison. That's annoying because the book Andrew Clarke.

November 25 1988 FELIX Page 17 Competition

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DOWN 2. Try air—it's a scarcity! (6) 3. Affirms, one promises. (5) 4. Gold steam ship, for example, is antipodean. (6) 5. Increasing coarseness whilst sketching. (8) 6. He died. Wait upon it will make you see. (7) 7. Two mules and one country cause political murder. (13) 8. Princess's laurel can be ignominous. (13) 12. Singles make clean serves. (4) 16. In asking for it, one will travel over snow. (3) 17. Fixed group. (3) 18. One finds nothing to the north except a charged particle. (3) 19. Knock valve. (3) 21. Mysterious ice store? (8) 24. Lurid north, a daily confusion. (7) 25. Fine linen grass. (4) 27. Chop finely in an affected manner. (6) 28. Turn at mixed up absentee. (6) 31. Lamp from church on high ground. (5) ATTENTION all staff and students GROUP Micro Facilities Ltd. Micro-Facilities Ltd, the first IBM Central House High St. Hampton HiiT ' Middlesex TW12 INS accredited education dealer now offer Tel: 01-943 3922 40% off all IBM PC computers XT 286 with keyboard and mono display (KX0123) 5.25" 20 MB HD DOS 3.3 £999.00* With EGA Colour Display £1349.00* CALL US NOW ON 01-943 3922 *excluding VAT.

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MEN'S HOCKEY SAILING 6 Cheers THE SPORTS PAGEMatc h Report IC 1st XI-2 Mill Hill 1st XI-1 Sunday morning saw IC sailing The first XI took the pitch adopting, team battling the elements in an with Mark Lewis, a 'Libero' attempt to reach Queen Mary sweeper system. The entirely new reservoir for a match against the formation consisted of a couple of City University. players promoted from the 2nd On arrival at the reservoir we team. From the push back, Imperial discovered that there was quite a took control of the midfield with breeze blowing, and 2 intrepid Andy Lewis and Mark Rayfield members of the IC team ventured coming forward at every onto the water to test the conditions. opportunity from defence, the game After a few minor setbacks the two being played in Mill Hill's half. After teams were afloat and the serious sustained pressure, Imperial scored competition began. Some IC sailors from a penalty short corner, through were slow to pick up the new Gary Knaresborough. After several techniques needed to sail the other opportunities for Paul strange boats, resulting in some Skipworth had gone begging, Mill spectacular acrobatics. However, we Hill put the pressure back on put up a good fight and by the end Imperial by scoring minutes before of the day the teams were roughly half-time. In the second half IC level. played their own inimitable brand 2nd XI match winner Max Michaelis All in all, an enjoyable (if wet) of happy hockey. Mill Hill were time was had by all. outclassed in every department and were unable to maintain any LADIES HOCKEY KARATE MEN'S HOCKEY possession. Paul Skipworth partially redeemed himself when M Rayfield constructed an easy scoring Third Class opportunity for him. One umpire UAU Success IC 3rd XI—2 blew for full-time and captain Hari IC lsts—1 RHBNC 3rd XI-0 Vadadevan offered 3 cheers for the Kings lsts—1 Wazari IC 3rd XI—7 opposition. The other umpire then IC lsts—3 Bracknell 3A—1 added some extra time and IC were RHBNC—1 On Saturday November 19, the forced to resume their domination. Despite an influx of high class Club competed i,i the Eighteenth Wednesday saw the 3rd XI's second The final whistle then blew, 6 cheers players, IC ladies have had a tough Portsmouth Invitation Karate taste of UAU success with an for the opposition. start to the season. In the UAU and Tournament and won a large impressive win over the supposedly UL League Premier Division, number of medals and trophies strongest opposition in the division. halfway through term, they had against tough opposition from clubs Although the ball was continuously failed to win a game. A goal against all over Southern England despite in the opposition half as IC piled on BADMINTON Kings College by Meriel Jones last the absence of Maiken Engelstad the pressure, this pressure was Saturday earned a draw and, more (3rd dan), the winner of last year's unrewarded aS the opposition importantly, a boost in confidence, Ladies Kata Competition. goalkeeper pulled off some good Home win Wednesday brought a visit from In the Men's Individual Kata, Paul saves. Ten minutes into the second Royal Holloway in the UAU. Potter came a respectable 5th, but half IC spirits were raised when a On Wednesday we played a UAU Always one of the strongest ladies any disappointment at not reaching short corner was awarded and match at home versus Kent. Men's sides in London Holloway beat IC the finals must must have vanished Martin Grafer made no mistake with I found it incredibly easy due to the 16-0 last year. Not surprisingly, IC when he was later part of the 3 man a fierce drive to end RHBNC's fact that the Kent men's didn't turn entered the game with some team which won the Team Kata stubborn resistance. As the light up. Men's II also found it incredibly trepidation, but also a lot of with a brilliant performance of faded good work by Hansaan Majid easy due to the fact that despite determination. From the outset IC 'Empi'. The synchronisation of the was rewarded when he struck from Kent actually producing a team they played the more skillful team Kata movements of our team close range to make it 2-0 and didn't provide any opposition. The hockey. Debbie Tucker and Sam surpassed that of any of the others. shortly afterwards he came close to Spence soon took command of the ladies team had injury problems and In the final of the Ladies 10th to making it 3-0. midfield, allowing Lisa Preedy and were forced to concede most of the 4th Kyu Kumite (fighting), Sari A much depleted 3rd XI side Gail Barnett to combine well when games and therefore the match 7-2. Lindberg completely outclassed her made it four wins in a row with a attacking down the right. This weekend we entered twelve opponent in the final, quickly spectacular win over some Aggressive stopping and tackling by people in the Hammersmith scoring an 'uppon' with her 'Jodan genuinely good opposition. Indeed, Captain Alison Seward ensured that individuals. Everyone played well Mowashi-Geri' (kick to the head) to early on the opposition looked IC played much of the game inside and we had a few notable successes. win. There were also placings in extremely dangerous and the Holloway '25'. Di Thomas In the men's doubles 'Kid' Kiernick some of the other events. Kate goalkeeper Robert Hunwick had to [finally provided the much deserved and 'Boy' Bartle having come Taylor came second in the do some good work. However, a breakthrough with a determined second in their group lost to Brown/Black Belt Ladies Individual fine individual goal from Steven individual run and shot before half- 'Grandad' Hughes and Steven Kata and joint third in the Kumite. Burton and good, solid defensive itime. In the second half Emma Baddley (oops! I mean Mike Andy Kerley was runner-up in the work to thwart their efforts seemed Pownell had to hold the defence Bradley) in the semi-finals 21-10. 10th to 4th Kyu Mens Kumite losing to break the opposition team and firm against a renewed Holloway 'Grandad' and Mike then went on the final by a 'wazari' in a fight the floodgates opened. Two more attack before Alison Seward put the to win the final 15-5, 15-9. In the which went the distance, and the goals from Steven Burton and one game safe by getting on the end of mixed 'Grandad' and 'Flo-Jo' Mens Kumite Team were narrowly from Vijay Thakur made it 4-0 at a Gail Barnett cross. Di Thomas' Cohen got to the semi-finals after defeated in the semi-final of their half-time and by full-time Steven second goal, made sure that winning their group and lost closely category, losing by 3 wins to 2 Burton had scored 5 goals and Vijay Holloway's late penalty flick goal to 'Captain Boo Boo' and Nisha despite looking set to win when 2-0 Thakur 2, to complete an amazing did not endanger IC's win. Ghelani 21-17. up at one stage. afternoon.

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SQUASH against a team who looked like they had that 'Sunday Morning' feeling. The ladies lost only 12 points between them. A convincing 135 to 12 points victory. Obviously the nice RHBNC Goudie kit put their opponents Squashed (stomachs ?) off. BOAT Our newly sponsored squash teams (by Goudie Squash International) Nigel Collier battles won convincingly against RHBNC Pete Galley on the in the UAU on Wednesday. The Fours against tough opposition. men won 4-1 and the women won rampage at LSE. 5-0. The only person out of the men's Head team to lose was the number 1, Craig Robinson (despite doctor's Last Saturday was the Head of the orders not to play due to a back River race for fours, which is one of injury), other team members feel it the biggest events in the winter had more to do with Union Bar racing calendar, attracting 500 crews food, encountered after last week's from across the country. IC Boat match. Ming Tan (2) won Club had a large entry this year with convincingly 3-0 against a stroppy 12 crews competing at all levels from opponent who encountered firm novice to elite. The results speak for refereeing from Lewis Lenssen. themselves—IC was the only club to Lewis himself (5) won with win three pennants—the novice embarrassing ease. Club captain Ian coxed, the Sen II coxed and Sen I Mercer (4) foxtrotted his opponent coxless fours. The overall results to a simple 3-0 victory whilst were excellent both by the winning Rustom Khumbatta played very crews and the others who narrowly IC's Nigel Collier creates Simon Smith is stopped nicely and won 3-0. missed out in their divisions. Hopefully, this is a pointer to a trouble for the LSE just short of the line. For a change, the ladies had a leisurely 'Sunday Afternoon' match successful season. defence.

Gutter GIRIAIDIUAITIEIS Brothers Research for Tomoirow's Generation At the CEGB, we believe our industry is vital to the community; to this end we After the excitement of Rag Week are seeking high caliyp';:graduat§s and post-graduates with motivation and dies down, what else is there to entertain you around College? |li||mitmej|fwhQ::;pbuld b|g^^p(§|^^|^^^tribLi|^i to lie future of Hopefully, by now, you'll have electricity. We have a number of exciting opportunities to Join otir research seen the publicity around for The Laboratories in:^urre^^^!^^^|^^^|iBi|p|| ;iny of the following Gutter Brothers. If not, then let me say that they're playing tonight areas: (Friday 25th November) in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering m SViechanical and Chemical Union Lounge. Not only that, but there's a disco and a bar extension Engineering Physics II Mathematics fl Computer Science Statistics till 12. Metallurgy and Material Science Chemistry Life Sciences The band are based in London jo addition there are a nti mber of fcfi&ea rch Studentships leading to the award and play excellent R&B skiffle music (this includes the washboards). of a PhD, They are, at present, riding high Competitive salaries and other targe company benefits are offered, mcludmg after completing a very successful ::!r^jdcation:assistance wl|||:;|:|pi|i||||:i|^ tour of the States, and after numerous appearances on Night Interviews will be held in a London hotel from 3-6 January 1989, ff you are Network and other TV slots. interested please telephone Irene McDermott Brown on 01 -634 7220 for an They are one of the best live bands application form or write to her at Courtenay House, 18 Warwick Lane, around and absolutely not to be missed. London EC4P 4EB, quoting reference FE/1/88. The closing date for Doors open at 9pm tonight and applications is 5 December 1988. you can get tickets in advance for £1.50 from the Union Office or the Central Electricity Generating Board Union Snack Bar, or on the door for Division a mere £2. Ents card holders pay just ll||||Fjk £1. The CEGB is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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*ilmsoc over the world, has organised a Dramsoc is proud to announce Freestyle Full-Contact that this hilarious, sidesplitting, f Championship in which senior uproarious, bladder-bursting (and practitioners of the style fight one on other adjectives too numerous to Drop out |Mam one. The actual fighting technique mention) show is the first is very similar to Thai Boxing, production of the year. It can be '1000, 2000, 3000, 4000. Check Full Metal Jacket is next Thursday's combining normal boxing-punches Canopy!' That's right the immortal Filmsoc presentation. Directed by with kicking. The result is a fast and phrase of first time parachutists, a Stanley Kubrik, who gave us the furious fight which is exciting to phrase that nearly all of the 35 classic 2001, it has been critically watch. students that did the course forgot! acclaimed as the best war movie The tournament is to be held in Well wouldn't you forget when ever made. The story comes in two Surbiton, Surrey, on Sunday balanced on your right cheek in the distinct halves, firstly the training, December 11 at 2.00pm. Seats cost doorway of a plane with only your the bit of the film which spawned £6 (a subsidy may be available), and socks and the soles of your boots the unlikely hit single I Want to be if there is enough interest a minibus between you and the ground 2,000 Your Drill Instructor. And secondly, will be organised. For futher feet below. the actual Vietnam war action, shot information, please contact Steve Despite this slight amnesia in a former gas works in London. It Murray (Mech Eng 2), Ali Abidi everybody's parachute opened is disturbing, even frightening in its (Elec Eng 2) or Warren Won (Elec perfectly as they nearly always do realism and quite unlike any war Eng 3). using the static line system that film I've seen before, a remarkable opens the parachute automatically film you won't easily forget. Details HA/isr for you. Once out of the plane and are in What's On. with your canopy fully inflated you have a good two minutes of floating Women gently down, admiring the scenery, Hcso seen in the Concert Hall at 7.30pm being directed by radio to the There will be a meeting of WIST on from Tuesday December 6 to landing spot and generally relaxing. Wednesday December 7 at 12.45pm Saturday December 10 at the It's an excellent feeling! in Huxley 139. Valerie Mainstone of Sibelius incredible, value for money prices Women Against Sexual Harassment Everybody managed to reach the of: ground. The odd one managed to Jean Sibelius was born in a small has kindly agreed to speak at the land in a tree (didn't you Simon) of town in Finland and hence became meeting. WASH is a voluntary Tuesday-Thursday £1.50 which there are only two in the land a world famous rally driver. He is organisation set up to offer advice (concessions) and £2.00 (others) area of 45 acres!! Two other people perhaps best remembered for his and information on sexual Friday & Saturday £2.00 and couldn't be bothered to walk the 800 ability to compose music whilst harassment. Its aim is to develop £2.50. metres from the landing field back driving. Many of his greatest works legal strategies, promote training E to the hangars, so they landed a bit were written whilst competing, programmes and generally to ^^mnesty Intermtioml closer. One of them guided their including 'Karelia Suite', written on increase awareness of the effects parachute neatly between two rows a special stage of the RAC rally, and and implications of sexual of parked aircraft! The other landed perhaps his most famous work, harassment. Members of WASH The Prisoner Finlandia composed whilst in the spectators paddock. work in the law, equal General Pinochet rose to power, competing, successfully in the One opportunities, and counselling Thousand Lakes Tour of Finland. due to the military coup on fields. September 111973. Since then there Tonight, at 8pm in the Great Hall, have been 680 documented cases of Imperial College Symphony 'disappearance' in Chile. Although Orchestra will perform Sibelius' mmsoc the true total may never be known. Violin Concerto, arguably the most Most of these 'disappearances' difficult in the repertoire (composed means that people are abducted by during the most difficult rally, Paris- government agents, then any Dakar). The soloist is Geoffrey Nerds knowledge of arrest or detention is Silver, former leader of the National denied. Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Have you ever had the unfortunate and a secondyear maths student at There have been many experience of someone inflicting IC. Geoffrey has never competed in testimonies by former prisoners, but themself upon you? Have you ever a rally, although, he was born in the discovery of the bodies of 52 been subjected to a being's presence Carshalton, Surrey. 'disappeared' in 1978 provided which is so annoying that visions of irrefutable evidence that Also on tonight's programme are hari kari flow through your mind government agents had arrested Elgar's Symphony in A Flat and constantly? Have you ever had and murdered these victims. In 1987 Mussorgsky's Night on the Bare someone wreck your life so Judge Carlos Cerda Fernandez Mountain. thoroughly that you thought the brought chrages against 38 members Tickets are £2.50, £1.50 (students) Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse of the Armed Forces. Even so many and £1.00 (in advance) and are had been embodied in one man and cases are left unresolved. available from Orchestra members had come to live with you? Amnesty International's two year or the Haldane Library. If the answer to any of these campaign about the 'disappeared' Parachuting is an excellent sport. questions is yes, then you have at hopes to raise public awareness and The initial outlay is quite a lot at £65 H\ Fll Club some point been in contact with....a to inform people of the ongoing but this includes all the training and nerd. violations of human rightsi n Chile. the first jump. Subsequent jumps The Nerd by Larry Shue, was first As part of this campaign there will are only £12 and student members Boxing Day performed in the West End by be a showing of a video entitled 'No of the club receive a subsidy on this. Rowan Atkinson in the titlerole , the Olvidar' on November 29 at 5.30pm, If you're interested in doing a Wu Shu Kwan, the style practised show received rave reviews and was in the Brown Committee Room. The jump, contact Wendy Mclnerney, by the Imperial College Kung Fu awarded 'Best Comedy of the Year' video looks at one particular family, Chem Eng 4, Helen Richardson, Club, is an extremely practical and and 'Best Comedy Performance of 5 members of which disappeared in Chem Eng 4, or come along and see formidable street fighting-technique.th e Year' in the Laurence Olivier 1973. If anyone would like any them in the UDH any Monday at The Wu Shu Kwan Chinese Boxing awards in 1984. It packed out the further information contact Chris 12.30pm. Association, which has branches all theatre for a year. Pote, Chem Eng 2.

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Beginners Ballroom 6.00pm Beginners Ballroom 8.00pm College are welcome to come and What's On JCR. 80p. JCR. 80p. pray for the work of Christians in IC Concert Band Mountaineering College. A guide to events in and around Rehearsal 5.45pm Club Meeting 9.00pm Judo 6.30pm IC. Great Hall. All players please. Southside Upper Lounge. Union Gym. No more beginners. Beginners Rock Beginners always welcome. Filmsoc Film 7.00pm FRIDAY 'n' Roll 6.45pm Mech Eng 220 'Full Metal WEDNESDAY Consoc Meeting 12.30pm UDH. 80p. Jacket'. 50p members, £1 others. ME569. All members welcome. Advanced Ballroom 7.00pm Building Blocks 12.30pm Soup Run 9.15pm Friday Jamaa Prayer 1.00pm JCR. 80p. Mech Eng 702. A course in Meet Week's Hall Basement (back Union Dining Hall. Latin American Christian Education run by West by 11pm). GLC Outing ??.?? Dance Class 8.00pm London Chaplaincies. Everybody Cast at Old White Horse. See UDH. Cha, Samba, Rumba, etc. welcome. Lunch provided for Smallads GLC. 80p only 75p. Christian Union Wellsoc Speaker Caving Club Meeting 1.00pm ANNOUNCEMENTS Meeting 5.30pm Meeting 9.00pm Hamsoc Meeting 1.15pm Jazz & Rock Club Hop- 308 Huxley. Time for prayer, Professor Heinz Wolf. (No venue Third Floor of Union Building. Thursday 1st December in the worship and discussion. supplied-FELIX.) Amateur Radio Society regular Union Lounge. Doors open Poetry Readings 6.30pm weekly meeting. 7.30pm. £1.50 cover charge. TUESDAY University of London School of Ski Lessons 2.00pm Real Ale Society Meeting- Oriental and African Studies Boardsailing Club... 12.30pm Meet Southside Lounge. Come to Thursday 1st December, 7.30 in Room G57. Southside Lounge. Tuesday's meeting to book a Union Crush Bar featuring Fencing Club 12.30pm Audiosoc Meeting 12.30pm place. Bring gloves and thick Ringwood Old Thumper, King Union Gym. Meeting also at 6 Union SCR. Cheap records and socks. and Barnes Old Ale and Golden o'clock. tapes etc. Intermediate Rock Hill Exmoor Ale. ICSO Concert 8.00pm Roman Catholic 'n' Roll Class 2.15pm Brewery Trip—Wednesday 30th Great Hall. Elgar, Sibelius and Mass 12.40pm UDH. 80p. Nov to Tolly Cobbold in Ipswich. the music from the Maxell ad. 702. Mass followed by lunch. Jazz Dance Class 3.15pm Meet at Beit Arch at 4.30pm. Ents Event 9.00pm 50p. UDH. 80p. Wine Tasting—Strewth! It's Union Lounge. "The Gutter Ski Club Meeting 12.45pm Karate 3.30pm Ausie wines and 16 of them too. Brothers' plus disco and bar Southside Lounge. Interested in Southside Gym. Beginners That's 8 seen and 8 blind. One in extension for details. Tickets £2. learning to ski? Already hooked? welcome. Build your fitness and the eye for alcohol awareness Want to try racing? Come and confidence. SATURDAY week. find out more. Open Circle Study 4.30pm Pimlico Connection Society—Ice Karate 10.00am 3rd World First 1.00pm 9 Prince's Gardens. See Islamic Southside Gym. Beginners skating trip on Thursday 1st Dec, 4th Floor, Env Tech, 38 Prince's Soc. Meet 7.30 Union Bar. £3.50. welcome. Build your fitness and Gardens. Orienteering Training 6.15pm confidence. Bar Staff required for lunches Beatles Hour 1.00pm Union Gym. IC Kung Fu 4.30pm in Holland Club. Ring 3902 (Niel For all the best Beatle and Beatle- Kung Fu 7.30pm Southside Gym. Beginners Mason). related material on Cd with Union Gym. Grandmaster CK always welcome. ACCOMMODATION Spenser Lane. Chang's class. Real Ale Soc Trip 6.00pm Male UG needed for double Lunch-Hour Programme...1.15pm Basic Christianity 6.30pm White Horse, Parsons Green, room in flat of 5 in West Read Theatre, Sherfield Building. Senior Common Room, 7th Floor. SW6. Meet at South Ken or at Hampstead. £42 p/w—rebate. A lecture by A Kennaway of the A meeting held by University the pub. Ring 328 6994. Department of Mechanical Christian Outreach examining the Position in double room in SUNDAY Engineering. life and claims of Jesus. 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On a biting cold night whe-; he fog froze in the air and the moon Maria did not have many friends. In a way that hid itself behind the clouds, - wide-eyed waif stood shivering was not her choice. But she never mixed with her outside a tall imposing dance I waiting for the crowds to come out. fellow women who often got together and In the eerie yellow light of the street lamps the majestic buildings of gossiped and laughed about their latest exploits. Vienna cast dark forbidding shadows under which the ghosts ef the They used to sit around a table in their favourite past sang a sad song of decadance. cafe and 'the eldest mistress would take the She longed for warmth. A coal fire burning in a small cosy room where conversation in her own hands. She would then she could sip her hot tea and read a book in her comfortable and inviting ,move from person to person asking intimate bed, or even the warmth of fumbling men desperately wanting to make questions, gently poking for details, taunting if love to her in their sweat stained shirts and their dripping saliva smelling the bespoken girl was young and at the end of of alchohol. The former was a dream, the latter remained the reality, each interview summing up her contorted version and her way to survive. But everyone needs warmth, just like human of the hapless girl's life. That is when everybody beings need water to keep themselves alive, money to survive and love broke into empty laughter which was nervous to retain their sanity. Did it really matter then how one got these things? and too loud. Maria could not stand these social What is right and wrong when it is a question of honour and disgrace? occasions, she found them'an unbearable stress When one is cold one does not think about such dilemmas. One just on her being. does not think. The mind goes numb and the body tells you what to Every day in her life was the same, or worse. do. The body does not know right from wrong. She used to wake up with the taste of sleep in The vast doors to the dance halls opened and extravagantly dressed her mouth and looked outside the windows to people poured out laughing and singing. She tried to recognise those find people buying vegetables in the makeshift mens' faces among the herd whom she had been with and to see if market. In the vast infinitum of time which was thev had a woman by their side. If she was ugly and stout then she her life, she could only remember the sounds was probably their wife (the thought was comforting), otherwise a above the grey monotony of her existence: the whore. If a whore, then why not her instead. Was she growing old? sounds of mules unloading their burden in the Oh that is frightening indeed! cobbled street, raindrops falling on her window Her clientele was varied and quite colourful. She always asked the pane, the heavy panting of her lovers, and her men about themselves. Some did not want to talk but there were others stifled sobs. She often took long walks along the who wished to talk more than anything else. There were the fresh-faced Danube, watching all the young couples go by soldiers in their woollen hats and green uniforms who behind their holding hands and the mist rising from the masquerades of tough young men were mere adolescents wanting to swirling waters into the heaven above. Days see what life is really like before they were slaughtered in the carnage passed like this and turned into years which on the battlefront; then there were the upper middle class men who marked her face, but her life remained the same, had wives and children, but their lives were too uneventful and seeking unchanging and joyless. this forbidden pleasure they found the excitement of little boys stealing Emile Nizan, Elec Eng 2 apples in an orchard. Occasionally pretty faced boys came up to her, London 1988. blushing with embarrassment, trembling with fear and lust, and not knowing what to say. She felt sorry for them because they had undoubtedly been pestered and dared by their'friends to lose their virginity. She made a very good listener and showed her understanding .in the conventional expressions of sympathy. Maria was born in a large family of eight brothers and sisters. Their's was a dingy and morbid house, overcrowded, disorganised and above this sad existence prevailed an overpowering stench of human faeces. Her father had sent her away at the age of nine to work in rich peoples' dm kirn, houses, wash the dishes, wipe the floors and entertain the children. There was nothing her mother could have done to let her stay, she did Rill shall k Mn$n$ out a marts column entitlei 'ON not have the will. Her masters were not always nice to her, the pay was low and all she got to eat were the leftovers. At the age of fourteen THE TUBE' my soon. I skll iwe fu a jull low-tun next a friend of her persuaded her to run away to a more promising life. She ended up on the streets of Vienna selling her body to anyone who week M it suffices to say here that we shall incluk features, cared. She and countless other women like her were the indispensible Pariahs of the society. Condemned and damned, they were nevertheless! stories, ofinions etc. gears in the machinery and, ironically, very human too. She often had the money to buy a new dress, she even had the memory of the whispered words of love in her ear by so many men. But her's was So watch Ms space..... a false world; a world that had been pronounced morally wrong by priests and law-givers whose hypocrisy and corrupt values were neve: questioned. She could not find solace in religion. Her parents had beei religious but that had not given her any comfort. The men who callei on her went to Church on Sundays but did that make them better human beings? Neither did she have a lover, somebody with whom she could talk to and snuggle up to on cold evenings.

November 25 1988 FELIX Page 23 News IndSoc AUT This week's ceiling collapse action weakens A ceiling collapsed in Evelynj safety of the ceilings in Evelyn Gardens' Southwell House early' Gardens. Continued from front page this week. "There is no problem with the Rag increase,' adding that 'Universities The occupant of the room was in buildings' he said. DO HAVE some resources to make the bathroom when a five foot Southwell House Warden, Ken This year's Rag Week has raised a reasonable offer.' square section of ceiling fell in. This Young, told FELIX T think it's about over £7500, according to Rag 'They say they can't afford much is the second such incident within time it was given less flippant Chairman, Fiona Nicholas. The but propose to offer even less,' said the space of a month. consideration'. He pointed out that figure is considerably less than last AUT General Secretary, Diana Southwell House Warden Ken previous ceiling collapses were not year's total of £10,500. Warwick, speaking on the AUP's Young commented; 'It's only a| the result of dampness and' Miss Nicholas said that the main refusal to make a pay offer. matter of time before someone is! explained that the buildings 'should reason for the fall was the Careers The IC branch of the AUT was injured'. be sound enough' to cope with Fair's clash with Rag Week , for unable to comment on the issue Managing Surveyor of Residences leaking baths and showers. which a £500 compensation fee is to yesterday, since the union's Peter Hallworth insisted that there Mr Hallworth now intends to be paid to Rag. She also blamed the committee had not met to discuss was no danger to students living in replace the shower curtains b) loss of Chas Brereton's Piano the issue for release to the press. Evelyn Gardens. He said that the sealing doors, but says he can do- Marathon this year. In the past, Mr The union is holding a meeting next ceilings frequently collapsed when nothing about the problems which Brereton's 24 hour Piano Marathon Thursday, at which IC Union students used showers without arise when baths overflow. has raised over £1500 for charity President, Nigel Baker is to speak drawing the curtains or filled baths "The reason for the problem is the during Rag Week. for the Students' Union. to the rim before getting in. Mr abuse of facilities' he said, 'if Mr Baker now plans to take a Hallworth went on to say that there students don't abuse the facilities motion to the Students' Union were no plans to reappraise the they have no need to worry'. General Meeting next Tuesday, to gain an official policy on the And dispute. RCS forged cards fiasco finally...

Five members of RCS Union were colour photocopier, but a There were red faces all around S. Africa caught with forged Union cards spokesman from FELIX commented when QT Society arranged for the during a failed Mascotry attempt at that the cards could only have been Rector's house to be put up for sale. a Royal School of Mines Union printed in the Union Print Unit. An advertisment was placed in The General Meeting on Monday Mr Williams is critical of the way Times and Evening Standard last debate week offering the residence for £5m. lunchtime. The IC Union executive IC Union has reacted to the incident. IC Debating Society presented the will be meeting on Tuesday to 'We've shown how ridiculous theii Deputy President Chas Brereton's first of two speeches on 'The Future decide what action to take over the security system is and they are just phone number was given as the for South Africa' yesterday. forgeries. trying to discredit us for their own contact number. Mr Brereton told During the presentation Cedric The UGM was gate crashed by fallibility' he said. FELIX that he had had several Mayson, representing the African nine members of the RCS who He is particularly critical of Union interesting offers. The Rector was National Congress, described his posed as Mining students in an President, Nigel Baker, who, he unavailable for comment. vision of a non-racial future which attempt to steal the Mines Mascot, says 'is taking a very strong holier he believes will occur in his lifetime. Davy. The students were recognised than thou attitude considering what SUBWARDEN Mr Mayson became a 'banned as not belonging to the RSM and he got up to when he was Rag Chairman' Applications are invited for the position of person' in his country for his were detained whilst the Mines Subwarden of Garden Hall, a hall with 87 friendship with ANC members. He mascot was carried to safety. Five of The Union are currently male residents situated in Princes Gardens. was charged with High Treason in the students were found to be investigating a move to print The Subwarden's duties are to assist the 1983 and now lives in exile. carrying forged Union Cards. personalised Union cards. The cards Warden in the day-to-day running of the He believes 80% of South Africans RCS Vice President, Dave will be labelled with the bar code; hall and in disciplinary and social matters. want to live in a united and Williams told FELIX that the forged currently used by the library systen Any member of the College who expects to be at the College for a further two or more democratic society and claims cards had been nbotocopied on a and will double as library ticke'.. years is welcome to apply. Candidates Apaitheid is maintained for an should be sociable, mature, responsible and economic advantage by the white resourceful. The successful applicant will be community, and not because of any provided with free accommodation suitable racial dogma. London Student editor goes for a single person. He answered questions on the Application forms are available from the Freedom of Charter of 1955, the Accommodation Office and should be sent policy document held by all anti- The Editor of 'London Student' (LS) the University of London Union to: apartheid organisations. Mr Mayson newspaper resigned last week after General Meeting on Wednesday Dr Simon Walker stated that many of the opinions the Editorial Board 'expressed night. A statement was issued in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Further information can be obtained from held by Britains were the result of disgust about her performance', last edition of LS which claimed that Miss Headon had resigned in order Dr Simon Walker (int 3666 or 6247) or Dr unconscious racism, particularly the according to an LS spokesman Ian Metcalfe (int 4323 or 3634). You are lack of support for sanctions against yesterday. to 'continue her career as a freelance strongly urged to make informal contact South Africa. The Board felt that the editorship journalist.' with either of the above before submitting Jan Castlyn from the South of the newspaper should be The new Editor, Justin Simler, an application. African Embassy will address the questionned before a forum but refused to comment on the change. The closing date for applications is 2nd same question next week. Editor Jane Headon resigned before December 1988.

FELIX is published by the Editor for and on behalf of Imperial College Union Publication Board and is printed by the Imperial College Union Print Unit, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BB (Tel 01-589 5111 ext 3515). Editor: Bill Goodwin. Business Manager.Liz Warren. Advertising Manager: Nick Jones. Copyright FELIX 1988 ISSN 1040-0711.