Felix Issue 406, 1976
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Vote on Mon 1st and Tues 2nd March for sabbatical officers, DP and NUS delegation'. FOUNDED IN 1949 NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION N: 413 Friday 27th February, 1976 FREE! Coup de Cologne COLOGNE UNIVERSITY won this years Hyde Park Road Relay and so, for the first time in its 28 year history, the winners trophy goes abroad. The six man team covered the eighteen mile course (each runner completing one three mile lap) in a time of 85 minutes 23 seconds. The last team home, in a time of 125 minutes 17 seconds were the courageous and dogged team from Mons University in Belgium. For their valiant effort, and for coming last for four consecutive years, they were presented with The start of the race — far left captain of the Cologne team and a wooden spoon at the second from the right lan Ellis, IC Captain. end of the tea-time pre- sentation ceremony. The race was started Flowers who unfortunately Later in the evening, very informally with a was ill, presented the medals whilst attempting to rock a quiet "are you ready ... Go" and trophies to the winning car across Queens Gate from one of the officials. teams. The Lady Roderic Hill they were caught in the act In the first three laps the Cup for the winning team by a passing police patrol lead positions changed went to Cologne University. car. Two members of the radically each time runners The Steve Webb Trophy for team, unable to make a came to the end of a lap. the second fastest team went sufficiently fast escape However, after the fourth to Loughborough College A were apprehended by the lap, six teams emerged as team. The Imperial College Law and taken to the local contenders for the leading Union Cup which is awarded station. There they became positions. to the fastest team from a college with under 500 male unable to understand English Sweat... and were discharged without students went to Borough charges being made. They were Lough- Road College who came fourth borough College's A and B in a time of 87 minutes 17 teams, Durham University, seconds. Medals were Blood..'. Borough Road College, awarded to each member of the trophy winning teams. Exactly 100 teams began Manchester University and the race at three o'clock on Collogne University. Over Saturday at the start in the duration of the race the ...and beer. last lap set out over 20 Rotten Row and 97 teams Congratulations are due finished. According to one minutes after the race had been won! to the Imperial College Cross seasoned runner, the ground Country Club, their executive The lap record was was very hard and the committee and especially equalled for the third time long straight section on the to Rich Harrington for in as many years by David north side of the Se'rpentine organising the event with Moorcroft of Loughborough was ... unpleasant. This such efficiency. The Road College A team. He covered was because runners were Relay has become an important his lap of 2 miles and 1740 able to see the course event in most British and yards course in in 13 minut stretching out in front of them some Continental Universities 21 seconds and won the for miles and miles. calenders and will hopefully medal for the fastest runner Sixteen Continental remain so. Universities from Belgium, in the competition. West Germany and the Oh by the way, the IC Toil... Netherlands competed in contingent came 24th. A notable run from Rob Allinson what is, for IC, a prestigious The Union building provided on the third leg lifted us from event. Birmingham University, very cramped changing the favourites to win were 40th to 22nd and there and showering facilities approximately, we remained. unable to attend due to the for competitors. It was in affects of flu and the loss the Union Dining Room that David Moorcroft, Loughborough of Ron Smedley to an Inter- Mr Teague, deputising College. Equalled lap record national Championship match. very capably for Lady for 3rd time in as many years. mix A CHAPLAINCY EVENT Wotzon A SHROVE Friday 27th The Railways in Victorian Society 1. Town and Country IC FILM SOC present "CUL- by PROF JACK SIMMONS, TUESDAY BARN DE-SAC". 7.15pm. Great Hall. Prof of History, Leicester Adm by membership only Univ. Theatre B, Sherfield (obtainable at the door). Building. 1.30pm. IC ENTS 'Almost' free disco. HALL DINNER in the DANCE 8.00pm. Union Lower Refectory Sherfield Building. 7.00 for Adm lOp. 7.30pm. See Pat in the Union QEC: "STAN ARNOLD" plus Office by 12.00 noon today. Tuesday 2nd March support. New Common Room INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST Bar 8.00pm. Adm FREE. SOCIETY. Discussion meeting on'Recent events in Portugal". Saturday 28th 8.00pm 1.00pm Maths 540. MATHEMATICAL' AND PHYSICAL SOCIETY: A JCR(Sherfield Building) Sunday 29th lecture on the "Magnetic IC Catholic Chaplaincy: Containment of Plasmas" Reading the Bible by MARIA (an alternative to the use of LIVE MUSIC BAR ISAACS, Prof of Scripture lasers for the production of Studies at Heythrop College. controlled nuclear fussion) 7.30pm at More House, 53 by Prof MG HAINES, IC 20p PAY AT THE DOOR Cromwell Rd. All welcome. Physics dept. 1.30pm Physics Monday 1st March Lecture Theatre 3. WELLSOC: "The Zaire Wednesday 3rd Expedition", A talk by the Nothing happening??!! World's most famous explorer Thursday 4th The Fremlin Cup MAJOR JOHN BLASHFORD- ASSOCIATED STUDIES: The IC Open Singles Darts Competition SMITH. Mech Eng 220. 7.30pm. Documentary Film Movement. Tuesday 2nd Film: GALE IS DEAD. Entries are now being accepted for this RAILWAY SOCIETY: "Swiss Theatre A, Sherfield Building. Railways Today" by MR FW 1.30pm. competition which is a knockout. The competition HUNT. Mech Eng 664 at Lunch-hour Concert. The should be completed this term so entries will be 5.40pm. Library, 53 Prince's Gate. fc&G Motor Club: A talk by Safety Films: One Million open until February 28th.' These should be given TONY POND and BRIAN Hours, And Then There Were CULCHETH of British Two. Mech Eng 220. to the staff of the Union Bar.'The entrance fee Leyland plus a film of last IC ENTS FILM: "THUNDER- is 20p (lOp to Darts Club members). year's tour of Britain. Mech BOLT AND LIGHTFOOT" Eng 542. 7.00pm. Adm 2Qp or Mech Ens 220. 6.30pm AdmlOp. The winner will be presented with the Fremlin by membership card, Friday 5th Pot which he retains for one year and will be ASSOCIATED STUDIES: The IC FILM SOC: "CRIES AND Documentary Film Movement WHISPERS". Mech Eng 220 engraved with their name. 2. The Impact of War by 7.15pm. Adm by membership. HARRY WATT, Director of ENTS 'Almost' FREE Disco. ATTENTION ALL DARTS PLAYERS' North Sea etc. Theatre A, Union Lower Refectory. Sherfield Building. T.30pm. 8.00pm. Adm lOp. WATCH THIS SPACE YOUR CHANCE TO GO IMPROVE YOUR Voluntary Service FOR SALE UP QUEEN'S TOWER Overseas AND SEE A VIEW NOT TO HONDA 175cc double cylinder, BE MISSED Talk and slides four stroke. £120 o.n.o. - MORE INFO. NEXT WEEK EXAM at 1.30pm inclusive of crash helmet, Fri 27th Feb (today!) roll bars and "fairing". RESULTS- Civ Eng 201 Contact Riz Shakir, Beit IC RAG Hall letter-rack, internal (and feel free by July) phones 3637 or 3915. Wishes to announce an open FOR SALE meeting in the ICWA LOUNGE Cynical? Try us ... AMSTRAD IC 2000 MK 2 on TUESDAY 9th MARCH at TRANSCENDENTAL In good condition — just FOR SALE 7.00pm in order to select next years minor charity MEDITATION been serviced. £25 o.n.o. Brand new B-flat trumpet with (gasp!) Elec Eng 606 Contact Paul Ekpenyong via FELIX office int 2881. luxury case. Unused and If you know any small, Tues March 2nd 5.45pm. in perfect condition. Worth under-developed, unfinanced well over £50. Sell for £40 charity (other than yourself) Communist Party Branch Revised o.n.o. on whose behalf you are Apply Richard Folk son willing to speak for a few Programme Of Meetings Mech Eng 2. minutes, do come along. Education/discussion Meetings or phone 01-888 1976 evenings. Monday evenings at 7.30 in IOWA lounge, Union Building. CLEANING Mon. 1st March AS 20% OF THE women Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State — session Nightline cleaning staff and forewomen 3, tie Roman State, the German State, the beginning of civilisa- are off sick with influenza, tion. Introduced by Paul Watkins. there will necessarily be Mon. 8th a cut-back in non-essential Socialist Democracy in the Soviet Union and Britain — Peter cleaning services. Priority Holland. ( a follow up to the debate now taking place in will be given to hygiene, 'Marxism Today', theoretical journal of the CPGB, and the particularly as related to branch public meeting — see below) women's cloakrooms. Mon. 15th We would ask you to Origin of the Family — session 4, development of Marxist bear with us, by not adding analysis since Engels. Sue Beardon (journalist, National to the difficulty by making Exec, CPGB) minor complaints during the 581 2468 (int. 2468) Public Meeting next few weeks, until the Tues 3rd at 1.00pm, Mech Eng 664 or come round to influenza epidemic subsides. Socialist Democracy 8 Prince's Gardens Thank you, Speaker, GERRY COHEN, London District Secretary and 6.00pm to 9.00am. National Executive member, CPGB. Domestic Superintendent Everybody welcome to all meetings. 3 FELIX IC Astronomical Society Well, here we go again - for you. planning social events then 'all the fun of the 'ayre' as There is no mystic when you are a potential Ents the elections get under way.