College Changes Policy?

The Union have responded angrily to a suggestion that College may change their policy of not forcing students to leave Demonstrate Now! courses due to financial hardship. Students are to demonstrate from 10.30 this morning outside the Rector's residence at 170 Queensgate while College Governors arrive for a Governing Body meeting which may make this change. The suggestion comes in the wake oi the Budget announcement ofa 20 per cent tuition fees rise for overseas students resulting in an almost 30 per cent rise over fe.es at the start of this session. In the past self-financing students suffering financial hardship have received College help with fees enabling them to finish their courses. But the Rector told Union President Mary Attenborough last Friday that College may no longer be able to afford to do this. Mary has written to the already been paid for. Governors arguing against such a Later today at the Governors' change. She points out that lunch, to which all members of forcing students to leave would the incoming Union Council are deprive College ofthe fee income invited, students will be raising they are still able to pay. the question of overseas students' HalfTC's research students are fees and many will display badges from overseas and therefore such with slogans protesting aginst any a policy could prove a severe blow change in College policy. for research at the College, especially coming on top of the £5 OCCUPATION THREAT million Budget cut in Research If the Governors go ahead and Council expenditure. change College policy on students The University Grants suffering financial hardship they Committee met yesterday to could be faced with a student discuss where expenditure cuts occupation next term. could be made. The Rector hopes Deputy President Malcolm that savings can be made at IC Brain has submitted a motion to without endangering jobs. go to the first L'nion meeting of Linstead Hall furniture is, next term proposing that the 170 Queens Gale: scene of today's demo however, not threatened, as it has Union occupy a room in College. ACCOMMODATION BICYCLES John Smith, the new College The Union are to press for NEWS IN BRIEF Secretary, is to meet Union better facilities for bicycle storage PARKING COLLEGE COVER-UP Welfare Adviser Michael Arthur in College following several thefts to discuss ways College can help throughout this year. Because there have been less A Union member has alleged with the student accommodation Departments will be asked to applications for July parking that College is trying to play problem. provide room inside buildings if permits in College than places down the involvement of an IC possible and the Union are to available the Union will not be Student in a toilet role throwing To be included in the consider setting up a bicycle rack issuing permits. incident at the Epsom Derby discussions will be head tenancy arrangements. in the Beit Quad. Instead students wishing to recently. Nightline has also been caught bring cars into College grounds ALTERNATIVE The Jockey Club were furious up in the plight of students will be asked to register with when someone threw a toilet role looking lor somewhere to live. In PROSPECTUS parking attendant John Fuller. at horses, interfering with the their annual report to the College The University of London CHAIRMAN ELECTED race. The media called the man a Welfare Committee they reveal Union Alternative Prospectus moron and an imbecile. The Union Permanent that they get calls from homeless Conference is to take place in Working Party has elected Gary The student was identified students almost every night at the November at Queen Mary Dearmer to be its chairman next from television film of the Derby beginning of the year. They can College. It is being held at the session. All six of its members sit and is believed to be from the only respond by referring students instigation of ICLJ Academic on Council. Royal School of Mines. to other agencies. Affairs Officer Roger Stotesbury. Dear Sir, - In his letter of 15th One more point from Mick's which may or may not agree with capable of drafting a simple little June (FELIX 522) Mr Purewal 5.5 inch paragraph, yes I was at them. policy motion, then that'sjust too bad. The only problem with ICU claims that he knew that I had Smoking Concert and 1 thought Barry Austin is right about the is that there is no system like the written the letter signed that most of the audience was latest motion on Abortion: I had courts to restrain Council or the 'Independent Observer" (FELIX guilty of disruption and excess already pointed out to several Executive from acting beyond 521). In fact, he didn't know until consumption of free beer. But this people including Barry Austin, their proper powers. I told bim. I have borne no is irrelevant to the argument (before the motion was discussed), personal grudge against Mr about undemocratic minorities. that, in that form, it could not be I can only hope that the next Purewal, as he alleges. Indeed, if I wish next year's Revue understood as instructing t In- Council will not be so blatantly he will care to read the India Soc organisers the best of luck in their Executive or Council to do high-handed as to invent new election memorandum, he will attempts to persuade the anything. I had not noticed the powers for itself! If the policy on find that I was one of the people audience to behave themselves. internal inconsistencies that the 'NAC' has been 'deleted' by who proposed him for the Barry has pointed out, although this present Council, then it is the Sean claims that Rich Archer presidency. It was Mr Purewal's these seem to result from the duty of the incoming Council to explained the reasons for the reaction to his defeat, rather than amendment. Neither had I overturn such a decision and, on name 'Highlights Revue', and any animosity, which prompted noticed that the policy could not behalf of their predecessors, to then justifies Rich's lack of me to write to FELIX. affect any existing policy, as has apologise to the next UGM for explanation by saying that the been correctly shown in Barry's having previously acted ultra Yours faithfully. name is obvious. Obvious it may letter. It is no use whatever vires (beyond their proper be to you and many others, but V Dhanak Council saying that the policy powers). there are people to whom it is not meant to do these things - if the Dear John. - Just dropping a line at all obvious. Saying that it is proponents of such ideas cannot Yours faithfully, to let you know that whatever obvious does not in any case find from amongst themselves Sonia may or may not write, or constitute an explanation. Not Tony Leech, articulate, clear-headed persons even if she only thinks it; we everyone watches the same Materials Science 3 disagree with it. television programmes. llllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Rick Archer I am glad that Sean does not Sean O'Boyle mind people airing their views in Chris Fox public. It would be a sad day for SCIENCE RESEARCH Mich Maghar the democratic body which he heads if he did mind. Dear John, - I am glad that my COUNCIL: letter of two weeks ago, of which Finally, having livened up your the prime purpose was to fill a last few FELICES with a bit of RESEARCH STUDENTSHIPS quarter page space on page 2 of not too serious correspondence, I FELIX, has given rise to hope everyone has a good summer correspondence filling half a and perhaps we shall meet again CLEARING HOUSE FOR ENGINEERING RESEARCH page. some day. STUDENTSHIPS - 1979 From the three letters of last Yours sincerely, week it seems that the higher Sonia Hochfelder echelons of the Royal College of The Council's Engineering Board has been concerned at the low P.S. In view of their letter take-up of its quota research studentships in recent years and new Science Union do not themselves elsewhere on this page, may I know exactly what they are to do arrangements are being made for the 1979 awarding exercise to assure readers that I think RCSLI improve the situation. A clearing house for students seeking about the stripper at their is wonderful. 'Revue'. engineering research studentships will operate in the period 11 June- 31 July. There will also be a small reserve of studentships available to So may I venture a final Sir, - I do not recall any response departments that have filled their quota studentship allocations and opinion and say that the featuring from IC Executive or Council have further eligible candidates seeking awards. We hope that this will ofa stripper might be just slightly having been made on Barrv help departments achieve a full take-up of their quota allocations. inconsistent with the intention of Austin's letter in FELIX No. 520. putting on a quality revue. Presumably, Council had just The normal SRC Appeals procedure will continue to redistribute As for Chris Fox, no doubt he quietly ignored the points unused studentships during August in the first instance in accordance will learn during his year as ICU contained in that letter! Well, I with Council's general allocation between Science and Engineering. In President to express himself for one object to such an attitude, previous years the Appeals exercise has been too late for some students accurately and unambiguously, because an important principle is since by then they had made other arrangements - hence the clearing or he will have trouble not only involved. house exercise this year. with FELIX reporters. If Parliament passes a To return once again to the particular Act that happens to be Prospective research students are advised in the first instance to problem of the 'undemocratic faulty, the Government has no contact the head of the relevant department to see if quota studentships minorities', this concept was only power to presume a 'correct' are available. In case of difficulty students should telephone the SRC voiced to me by Chris Fox in version of that Act - it has to Engineering Secretariat for details of departments that have unfilled answer to a question about introduce a Bill into Parliament studentships. This clearing house will operate between 11 June and 31 whether protests by women had to amend the existing legislation, July 1979, Departments which have difficulty in filling their quotas may been a factor contributing to the thereby removing the mistakes. It also contact the Engineering Secretariat (Mrs Marion Bird, Swindon change in the nature of Smoking is only after this that the 'correct' (0793) 26222, Extension 2429) for names of students seeking awards. Concert. I did not need to 'divine version becomes law. Chris' thoughts' as Sean O'Boyle Now all this applies, by There will be a reserve of up to 24 research studentships which may makes out. I still fail to see how analogy, to IC Union. A UGM be applied for on a first come first served basis by departments that have anyone can construe that Chris may pass a particular policy. This filled their quota research studentships ie when SRC has received as meant any other group than the may include particular mandates many applications for eligible students as allocated. Nominations of women protesters referred to in or directives. But for these to have eligible candidates for reserve studentships should be made in the the question. If he did then he was any effect, they must be phrased normal way except that the top of the front page of the application form even more inept in his use of the in the correct terms. ICU Council must be marked Clearing House Reserve. English language than he makes has no power to take the attitude, out. 'Well, the UGM really meant However, only Rich Archer, such and such, even though they Studentships from this reserve will cease to be available after 31 July Sean O'Boyle and Mick Maghar didn't actually say that, so that's 1979 when the normal SRC Appeals procedure operates. claim to explain which other what we will do.' If Council are These arrangements will apply only to quota research studentships people Chris meant while Chris uncertain, or if they would like a allocated by the Science Research Concil's Engineering Board; they do himself remains silent. As this is particular policy of a UGM not apply to Case Awards. the last FELIX this term we shall altered, then they have to bring probably never know. the matter before another UGM, Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Policy Reversal The End is Nigh Today, a Governing Body meeting may decide to totally It's rather a funny feeling, sitting here, writing my last reverse their previous policy concerning overseas students Editorial. After three years of chasing around after a degree this attending courses at IC who find themselves in financial last year has given me a chance to pause and take a good look at difficulties due to circumstances beyond their control. It 'is IC. I can't say I like the place, but many individuals have made obviously unfair that a student should be made to leave through it brighter by helping either FELIX or myself. I'll list them in no fault of his/her own and I feel that the reputation of the the order in which they spring to mind. college will suffer as a direct result. The quality of research carried out at IC will fall as well since about half of our research Thank-you; students are from overseas. Malcolm Brain, Mary Attenborough, Mike Elkin, Sheyne Lucock, Paul Fairbairn, John Shuttleworth, Dave Haddon, Present policy is to help self-financing students and the Colin Palmer, Jill Dawson, Sonia Hochfelder, Dave Crabbe, Governors must be persuaded to maintain this stand. You can Paul Williams, Mark Smith, Jen, Pat and Annie in the Union help by demonstrating outside 170 Queens Gate at 10.30 this Office, all those in IC Radio especially John Allen, everyone in morning. Your stay at IC may depend on it! Beit who helps collate, the Central Stores and College Block stall Bar Committee Nomination who liven up my Friday morning and Julie and Fe from IF.

Malcolm Brain will be nominated for the post of Bar Without the regular crowd in the tea room I would have given Committee Chairman, by the President, at the first Refectory up long ago and without the many favours granted by Arthur Committee meeting of next term. He has not yet been appointed Carter, Sue and Steve at AM International, FELIX would have as stated in News in Brief below. not appeared on more than one occasion. Shuttleworth's First Stand Anita Lai and Gill McConway have put up with both So! There he was: gear lever in one hand and AM reference varitypers and phototypesetters in typing FELIX and I am manual in the other (1850 model). 'Why not do something special for deeply grateful to them both. Ian Morse has printed (almost) all your last issue?' he inquired, innocently. Little did I know when I ol my FELICES and on time: many thanks Ian. agreed to increase the number of pages what fiendish scheme I'd like to wish those of you leaving IC the best of luck in the John S. planned to perpetrate. Print it himself!!! God, you future and offer my'commiserations to those stuck here for should have seen the mess! Purple ink everywhere. Still it was a another year. lot of fun, assaulting an under-age offset-litho all night in the FELIX Office. What do you mean we had no alternative!? At least you'll have John S. - type FELICES to read. That's beside the point. The End is Here.

DAY NURSERY his wile, Union Deputy President Day nursery charges to Malcolm Brain, who smothered NEWS IN BRIEF students are to go up by £1 per his cornflakes in beer, and other students including Paul Fairbairn BEIT SAFETY BLOOD GIVEN week to £16. Charges to staff will be £20.80, representing a 6.7 per clad in pyjamas and a tie. Harvey- College are at last to take action A total of 268 students gave cent increase. The subsidy of soon found that he had barely- over the safety of women in Beit blood over two days this term £5,000 for student places remains enough food to cope with demand Hall where the main door to the when the National Blood the same as last year. despite a shopping spree the day hostel cannot be locked. Transfusion Service visited the before. College. Chelsea College, which has five Estates section is to begin work places in the nursery has been told The programme required a on strengthening the doors and The Service has sent a message to withdraw early in 1980 because special two-way line, laid from providing good locks to prevent of thanks to all volunteers. the nursery is becoming Harvey's Keogh room to the strangers entering at night. Last year 369 students gave overcrowded. Chelsea College is station control room in the Discussions are to take place blood over a period of three days. having difficulties finding a Southside basement where the building to house their nursery. operating was done. about the possible provision of an A barrel of beer awarded to the answerphone system for all Beit department giving the most blood UNION CARD The breakfast itself continued residents. went to Life Sciences but it has until well after the three-hour Next year's Union card will programme had ended, except for BEER RIP-OFF not been claimed to date. include an advertisement by the some members of the station who WELFARE CENTRE USED Malcolm Brain, piss artist National Westminster Bank. The had to prepare the equipment lor extraordinary, has been About 3,000 visits were made to Union will receive £450. one of IC Radio's more usual appointed chairman of the Bar the Union Welfare Centre this The deal means that plans to outside broadcasts that evening, Committee for next session. He year. The Union see this as include a list of useful telephone from Stan's Bar in Southside. takes over from Andy Middleton. confirmation that the Centre is numbers have been dropped. A bar price survey by Andy fulfilling a need not previously RAG RECORD recognised to exist by College, RADIO FIRST Middlcton has shown that IC bar Imperial College Rag has especially as an accommodation prices are of the same order as Last Sunday IC Radio achieved a record collection this service. pubs elsewhere in South broadcast what could be the first year. Figures released this week Kensington. UNION MONEY CUT real breakfast programme ever. show that almost £16,000- was He told Council that this was a The Union is to receive Assistant Station Manager collected. matter for concern as IC prices £\26,525 from College in 1979/80. Harvey Nadin, who usually does The previous record stood at are the most expensive in the This is a cut of ,£7,500 on the the Sunday morning slot, decided £9,000 and last year's total was University of London and are estimate put in by the Union and to celebrate the end of term by £7,500. higher than in pubs in many of the has meant that an overall 4 per presenting the show live from his areas where students live. cent cut has been forced on all bedroom and providing a full BRAIN DAMAGE expenditure. breakfast lor anyone who turned It is College policy that IC bars Deputy President Malcolm up. should be as profitable as possible. Union Finance Committee, Brain estimates that the 2p VAT The Union are to try to reverse meeting last Friday, decided not People began arriving soon increase on a pint of beer this policy which will probably to cut the grant to City and Guilds alter the eight o'clock start, coffee announced in the Budget on require a Governing Body Union as their original estimate mugs in hand, and included the Tuesday will cost him an extra decision. had been very low. Hall Warden, Frank Potter, and £20 per year. MEET NINUSHKA PROVAZNIK: IPs RAG REP

My name is N i n 11 s h k a in Czechoslovakian so that none Provaznik. and like all the other of you could read it. We have a 'What IF?' girls'I am slaving my slightly different alphabet and I heart out on a two year course at wasn't sure whether the typesetter LTnstitut Francais due Royame could cope with so many strange Uni. just a stones throw from characters, so in the end I decided South Kensington tube station. not to write one at all.

I was recently elected as Rag I think it is important that more Rep for IF Students' Union. This socializing exist between IC and doesn't mean that I resemble a IF. rag doll but that I am responsible Not just between the FELIX for selling IF shirts which are excellent value for money. Editor and the IF executive but more generally. As you can see from the photo I If you perchance to find have a great passion for sitting on yourself close to IF don't hesitate motor ears so beware all you but walk right in and say Hi! BMW owners. Someone will be glad to see you and I would just love to sell you an I have more fantasies too IF shirt or sit on your motor ear. numerous to mention but I dread the day that I reach the age ol 20. Love and kisses, I was going to write this article Ninushka

MEET VIRGINIA CHALMERS: IPs TREASURER

Well, everyone else seems to Union room, not forgetting, of have found something of interest curse, our beloved coffee to say to you all so I shall try not to machines, (when they are let the side down. actually working!). My name is Virginia Chalmers My main duties are to settle and I am the treasurer of the IF any bills that we receive (if we Union, (mainly because I was the have any money left in the bank at only one stupid enough to stand the time), to pay in all the money for the position). we make from the things we sell, and to keep a constant supply of 2ps in the Union Room for our I was born in the North East of coffee machines. Scotland, but when I was 2 years old my family moved down to the All of us in the Union here are South of tmgland where we lived trying desperately lo get more- for about 10 years. We then girls involved with the Union and moved back up to Scotland to a the activities organised by- small fishing town called Imperial. However, this has Arbroath where we have been for proved quite difficult as a great the last 5 years. percentage of the girls live outside of London and commute When I finished mv () levels. I everyday. It is therefore very went to France to stay with a difficult for them to take part in family lor 6 months. With m\ any of the evening activities. consequent knowledge of the We shall keep on al them all the French language. I rami: ba'k lo same and hopefully some of them, England and took the entrance at least, wiH respond. exam lot the French Institute. I'd just like to say a qUick Well now that you kno\ a little thankyou to all last year's Union bit about mc and how I c sjiric to for helping us to get settled in this be at IF. I -hall try to 'II you year and explaining to us exactly something ol what m\ job a- what our jobs entail. We do treasurer entail-. appreciate their help. As you probably already know Well I think that's about it. the French Institute is » very Please feel free to come down and small college and consequent!) visit us in the Union Room our Union is not as rich a- we sometime. All visitors are would like it to be. Our main welcome, but we accept no sources of income are from the responsibility lor the coffee. sweat-shirts, tee-shirts, stationery and sweets that we sell in the Ginny Day By Day A ROUND-UP OF LAST WEEK'S NEWS

Vatican. They want Latin to be adopted as broke out of a safari park and slaughtered a Wednesday 13th Europe's official language - with 30-minute goat, a pig and another buffalo. Later when a lessons on TV for three months as an neighbouring camel peered into his pen Albert bit his head off. Tornado jet crash starts sea hunt introduction Prototype 08 ofthe new 1,400 m.p.h. swing- I wondered why I was forced to learn Latin wing Tornado jet crashed mysteriously into nursery rhymes obviously all those happy the sea 40 miles off Blackpool on Tuesday. An hours chanting amo, amas, amat, amamus, Sunday 17th urgent salvage operation began today to amatis, amant - were to be for some future recover the wreckage of the plane. purpose. Malaysians tow refugees back to sea The Tornado is being built jointly by Britain, West Germany and Italy. It is due to Friday 15th Malaysian patrol boats towed 5 vessels replace all the RAF's Lightning and Phantom containing about 2,500 recently arrived boat fighters, Buccaneer and Vulcan bombers people back into international waters. Queen's birthday honours list over the next few years. Announcing Malaysia's new refugee policy The Ministry of Defence has asked aircraft Mrs Thatcher gave Diana Neave, widow of the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Mahatmia scientists at Farnborough to rebuild the her closest political advisor who was killed by Mohamad, said legislation would soon be wreckage as it is recovered. a car bomb at the Commons, a seat in the passed to allow the nation's security forces to House of Lords in appreciation of her 'shoot on sight' Indo-Chinese refugees trying Piers Corbyn sentenced courage. to enter Malaysian territorial waters in small Squatters' leader Piers Corbyn was Margaret Weston, first woman director of craft. sentenced to 28 days in jail for resisting the the Science Museum becomes a Dame. mass evictions in Huntley Street, Camden, Jimmy Young was awarded an OBE. Mrs last August. Imperial College External Affairs Thatcher got on famously with JY & some Monday 18th Committee brought the Huntley Street political experts believe that his show - on evictions to the attention of students at IC by which all three party leaders appeared during showing a video tape last year. the election campaign - had more influence SALT 2 arms treaty signed on the result than any other broadcasting The SALT 2 arms limitation treaty, signed outlet. in Vienna today by the United States Thursday 14th and Russia, was hailed as "a victory in the Allergic to the 20th century battle tor peace" by President Carter and as Shadow Cabinet announced A new allergy that is beginning to affect an "defending the right to live' by Mr Brezhnev. Peter Shore was given the portfolio of increasing number of Americans is being dubbed, "an allergy to the 20th century". An President Carter now faces a battle in the Foreign Affairs. Dr David Owen covers Senate. He warned a joint session of Energy. Mr Healey came first in the ballot for allergist described the case of Scott Jablin. He stated that his patient developed a Congress that a setback to SALT policy would the shadow cabinet and, as expected, was be "an invitation to disaster".' appointed shadow chancellor. Second was poisonous substance inside his body John Silkin, the ex-Agriculture Minister. whenever he came in contact with modern Mr Carter faces a bitter struggle to get the Third was Mr Shore and Roy Hattersley came domestic furniture - everything from the treaty ratified by a two-thirds majority of the fourth. television to the telephone, from chairs to Senate. Opposition to the pact is based carpets. mainly on the grounds that it fails to restrain In addition to the shadow cabinet Russki arms build up enough. members, there are three other possible Mr Jablin has to spend every 24 hours contenders forthefuture leadership. Mr Benn sitting or sleeping on a wooden bench in a chose to return to the back benches. Mrs friend's backyard. He breathes bottled air Williams may come back to the Commons via through a cotton mask with a charcoal filter. Tuesday 19th a by-election and Mr Roy Jenkins, now Allergists predict that there are going to be many more people witn the same problem. President of the European Commission, The End could make a return to British politics within They say that the more garbage we put into two years. the world the more people there will be whose Britain is facing the prospect of inflation bodies break down from it. rising to 17% by the time College restarts next Sioux still fight for rights Autumn. Petrol could have risen to nearly £2 Viewers of the television programme, per gallon as Arab oil supplies continue to be Centennial, will probably sympathise with the cut back. This week has seen President struggle of the American Indians. Saturday 16th Brezhnev talking with the American Descendents of Sitting Bull, the Sioux President. The 72-year old Soviet leader has Chief shot by the US Cavalry in 1890, were England beat Pakistan by 14 runs shown signs of ill health. Will he be replaced by a leader less interested in detente? Jeremy angered by a Washington court award of After a thrilling match against Pakistan, Thorpe's trial filled the national papers this millions of dollars in compensation for the England finished top of their group B league week seizure of their lands a century ago. in the Prudential World Cup Cricket what new scandal will be The Judge ruled that the Sioux are entitled Tournament. In the semi finals, played on discovered in Oct '79? Next term a new team to $17,500,000 for the 'fair market value' ofthe Wednesday, England take on New Zealand, will describe how Britain and the world face Black Hills of Dakota, because the and Pakistan meet the West Indies. tbe problems that emerge from day to day. confiscation in 1877 violated the Indians' Hippo with a killer streak constitutional rights. They are eligible to A giant problem is the plight of the South Adelaide Zoo bought Albert the Hippo receive interest which the court estimated Vietnamese refugees for some just knowing that he was a difficult creature. could be as high as $115 million. another item in a world full of news stories - Albert, alias Brutus, is an incurable terrorist for the people fighting for survival a The Indians are worried that the bulk of hippo who savagely went on the rampage a nightmare that won't go away. their award will disappear into the pockets of few days ago, crashed through his steel pen Washington lawyers. at the zoo and killed a water buffalo who lived Day by Day was written by Jill Dawson and Ego amo te; tu es virgo formosa next door. Only then was it discovered that Colin Palmer News extracts were based on Albert has a record. I love you; you are a smasher. "Latin - the copy from copy from the Daily Telegraph, new tongue of the new Europe" says the Back in 1973 when he was called Brutus he Daily Mail and The Guardian. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiinmiimniini"""""'11"1""""

the Talists only to employ creatures from their own continent. The creatures from An Autumn Fairy Tale overseas could then only rely on help from their homelands. There was much poverty There once was a land called Imperia. amongst the garrions, yillions, etc, and the In this land lived many strange and wonderful creatures who studied the magical Onion pleaded with the Baron to be merciful. arts to teach the rest of the world and to create new and exciting contraptions that For a time the Baron whipped and tortured would make life easier for their fellow creatures. Many travelled from far distant lew and the community was able to be worlds to come to Imperia and looked strange compared to the ordinary inhabitants relatively peaceful. of the continent of Ken Sing Ton in which Imperia stood. Creatures from overseas, (Yellow yillons, green garrions, and red ransis) played happily with the blue bizons Then, one autumn, as the trees in the forest that came from local continents. glinted red, brown and yellow in the light of In the beginning the magic was all good magic and the creatures used wisely the the sun low in the sky a terrible cry set up in many bags of gold placed in their position by other inhabitants of the continent. the land. The leaders ol the Onion rushed to However, it cannot be assumed that the creatures met no problems. Surrounding the the castle. In front of the castle ranged the land of Imperia was a great forest. Baron and all his servants, each carrying Each of our friendly creatures could have built his own tree hut with plenty of space. some terrible instrument of torture and However, the land was ruled by the Talists who employed black demons called Capits. threatening a cowering creature from The Capits could lly from tree to tree protecting them from occupation even if their own overseas. Above the crowd towered the vision masters had no purpose in mind for the trees. The fligh. of the Capits was a terrible sight. As they of Des, dressed in Black and perching on the top ol the castle checking that his edicts were rose in groups to light off any offenders against their rule, the very sun itself would be blotted out performed. The noise of screaming and by a huge black cloud of squalling flesh. shouting filled the air and the Capits in Our creatures lived in fear ol the Capits and the Talists who controlled the trees outside their curiosity flew over above until, seeing Des, little land, so they tried to grow their own trees inside the boundaries of safety. The trees grew they scattered back in the forest. slowly and space became scarce because the ground was filled with the equipment they needed to successfully perform their magic. Eventually, despite the creatures sharing many trees many The creatures from overseas began to leave had to seek a compromise with the demons outside and they bribed the Capits with gold. One of the land. The magic ol the land was no longer the smallest pots of gold was given to the individual creatures in order to keep a tree hut in good so great and much new magic was not order and buy lbod and personal equipment. The creatures had to offer up to half of what they developed. However, the torture continued had been given this way in order to be able to bribe the greedy Capits. and the land never returned to its happy Because of the problem ol the trees and many other problems all the creatures of Imperia met contentment. together and had a great discussion. The whole land was lil led with the chatter of voices and the Eventually the blue bizons were the only Capits lied for a while from the edge of the forest in fear of the sound of so many yillons, garrions ones remaining and they were sad at having bizons and ransis meeting together. They decided to form a great organisation called the Onion. lost their friends and there was much It would be called the Onion because it would bring them close together like the layers ol an mourning in the land. onion and because, while its organisations would grow, like the onion, underground, its leaves on the surface would spread manifold from the effect of their actions. They elected many leaders lor the Onion and the leaders appointed wise people to help them find the best action to take and to help organise the parties and other activities, (sports like gambolling, reacting and sombling). organisetl by the Onion. You may have thought that only the w ild forest. The Onion organised its member creatures of the land ruled over the magic in creatures to organise raids on this pot and Imperia and decided how to guard the pots of were sometimes successful in bettering their gold but in this I would have misled you. lot - but that is another story. Over the land there in fact ruled a Baron who The purpose of this story is to tell of a time was appointed by the Wizard Dcsdree when the wizardry of Des came under the (known as Des for short). Des and his servant, control of evil people within the continent. Unitia Grasson Conti (known as UGC), These evil people wanted to foster hatred issued edicts to the Baron and the Baron amongst the people of the continent and would have to accept their wrath if he claimed that the pots of gold in Imperia (and disobeyed. other such lands were being used for outside The Baron appointed servants to guard the purposes. They wished to take control of the pots of gold which were stored in his castle in magic learnt and developed at Imperia to use the centre of the land. The Baron would often only for their own people and did not want it lean out of level 5 of his castle and stare to be shared amongst the people of the world around at the land he controlled. However, and the universe. the Baron did not always rule wisely. Often he was too busy to take not ice of the problems A time came to pass when Des and UGC of the creatures in his control even when the ordered the Baron to create a new pot of gold leaders of the Onion came to see him. The to be many times greater than the ones Baron travelled to different continents or already in his possession. He was to use the sometimes he went off to play games with sweat and labour of the green garrions, the other Barons from that continent who held red ransis and yellow yillons. He was to make great meetings. them all pay into the pot and if they did not xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx he would whip them and torture them until The sen ants appointed by the Baron were There is one small chance that you they would be forced to leave the land of strange animals. Not all liked the little could help prevent that terrifying Imperia. creatures inhabiting the land. One such was a autumn from coming about. Go out now wolf called Sammy who guarded the pot of The day the Baron boomed bis and demonstrate outside gold that was meant to help the little announcement out of the castle the creatures 170 Queen's Gate creatures grow good food to live oil. The wolf wept and wailed. The Onion organised many at the like the look of the gold and didn't like to big meetings and everyone was united MEETING OF GOVERNORS allow any ol it out of the pot. He would howl against the creation of the new pot. The 10.30am TODAY all night staring at the gold & during the day Baron said that he had no choice but to obey You can save the yellow yillons, green silently pad around the levels of the castle Des or else he would himself IK: sent from the garrions and red ransis and protect the with a hungry look of hatred in his eyes. It land. The (realtires from overseas worked was rumoured that in his past Sammy had hard in the outside forests to try to gain some good magic of Imperia. worked for the Talists and most thought he gold but the Talists paid them little. Later, MARY ATTENBOROUGH would be better serving the creatures of the the evil people controlling Des also ordered Onion President imimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim IIIIIIII iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Wardenship of Mel Kinkie's Last Ride Southwell House Do you want a chance to help lots of students? Have you a good sense of humour ? Are you a postgraduate (preferably married)? Are you staying at college for at least another year? Are you mad?

The Wardenship of Southwell House will become vacant from the end of August, and if your answer is "Yes" to all the above questions then you have the chance of winning a RENT FREE flat for possibly up to three years together with an allowance to entertain all your students. Application forms are available NOW from the Union Office, and the Residence Office, Room 161, Sherfield Building. Applications close on Monday, 16th July, 1979. For further information contact the present Warden in the evening: Sue Kalicinski. Tel. no. 370 4864. MARANATHA God's glory and man's dignity Lord, our Lord, your greatness is seen in all the world! Your praise reaches up to the heavens; it is sung by children and babies. You have built a fortress against your foes to stop your enemies and adversaries. It's not easy trying to write your lite; and that includes When I look at the sky, which you have made, a farewell article. I've thought membership of all clubs and at the moon and the stars, which you set in their places - long and hard and I'm still not societies and use" of the Sports what is man, that you think of him; quite sure what to say. This is Centre. It's an opportunity you mere man, that you care for him? the last official article / can't afford to miss. Yet you made him inferior only to yourself; report I'll write as Hon. As regards parking permits for you crowned him with glory and honour. Secretary, and brings to an July -1 discussed it with the traffic You made him ruler over all you have made; end three years of writing for warden at the Exhibition Rd you placed him over all things; Broadsheet and FELIX (what entrance, John Fuller, and we sheep and cattle, and wild animals too; a comparison!), and in many decided that instead of issuing the birds and the fish, ways brings to an end 4 years actual permits, if you wish to park and all the creatures in the seas. at IC; and I'm not sure what to over the Summer and have not Lord, our Lord, say. I've got mixed feelings got a permit, simply register with your greatness is seen in all the world! about the impending end, and him. From 'Sing a new song' my new life as a real person Well that's got the information Psalm 8 Collins. once again - it'll be nice to enter the somewhat calmer, bit over; and almost the article bit JJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIK5 saner outside world again; over. I'll just end with a lyric from but then I've certainly had an obscure song by Peter some good times here, had an Hammill called childlike faith in | FINALSEND | amazing array of exper- childhood's End: iences and met a fantastic 'Though dark is the highway H Sharp sweet empty bitterness 5 variety of people - one thing I and the peaks distance breaks my There is nothing left but this JS don't think I'll ever lose are heart Three years and now they're finished; 2 the strong emotional ties I Though I never shall see it S The final aloe kiss 2 feel with IC. The last four Still I play my part years have been a formative Believing what waits for us 3 And all the friends I've known? No-more. experience (I think that's the Is the Cosmos compared with the 2 Scattered on some other shores ™ right term). dust of the past ™ Their lives with mine will nevermore In the death of mere humans ™ So closely touch and interlink. JJ Anyway - all you people out LIFE - SHALL - START. Nothing will ever be the same; there probably aren't interested in the parting thoughts of an How's that for an obscure Though some will lose and some will gain aging hack who's found that ending? This day to all brings strange rewards eternal and everlasting life And thoughts to haunt our drunkeness Hope to see you around again doesn't exist in Imperial College sometime. And when I think of all my fears Union. Actually it does sort of - Cheers, And all those lost and happy years ™ for the paltry sum of £9.00 you And all the days I've yet to see ... can become a life member of K !U, Mike Elkin Why are my eyes so filled with tears...? - which entitles you to the use of P.S. Sex isn't everything, you know! Eiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir. all Union facilities for the rest of Crossword No. 523

Across Down I. Form in which inoculation was 1. Tributes for the winner that first thought of? (4,2,2,4) almost made a grand slam (8) 8. Is good enough for some 2. A ghost story that has one animals quaking is such a good story! (8) 9. Find 50% of the services 3. Whose acid has been spilled? unplayable but can get one back (4) (6,4) 4. White, unlike the cock? (5) 10. Present, perhaps, but nervous 5. But it could be the product of (5) an active imagination (4,5) II. Efficiently executed (4) 12. Show your contempt for the 6. Ittellsthebill-posterwhattodo perfume? (5) with what where! (6) 14. Courage that's no help to you 7. Puts down on paper what I in the dentist's chair! (5) have been pondering over (7) 15. What one is paid to take a 13. He'll give out (5) chance? (6,5) 14. A very fine example of man's 20. The efficent new employee creativeness (5) comes so as reward for not being a sleepy-head (5,2,4) 16. For Mrs Green, a wild duck (9) 21. Having an obvious similarity 17. Who made the hat Dusty's to a bell? (5) seen around in? (8) 23. What the pick-pocket may 18. Gets the dining-rooms in an keep his eye on (5) awful state? (6,2) 25. Hal has, unfortunately, gone 19. Say something nice about all cockney! (4) how well the lawn looks after its 26. Goes and pierces it! (5) rolling? (7) 28. But they won't help a woman There will be a £1 prize for the solution to the 22. In which the early bird lies to cut down on her shopping! (10) above crossword. You've got the whole holiday awaiting the worm? (6) 29. Unlike potatoes, they don't, we hear, have eyes (4) so you should stand a good chance. Entries to 24. Being sharp and incisive and taking in the man (5) 30. You might, in the silence the FELIX Office by the end ofthe first week of before a grenade explodes next term. 27. Turning north, south or west, (4,1,3,4) presumably, from the school (4) Crossword No. 521 Crossword No. 500

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Only one correct solution was received this being from No correct solutions were submitted for this stiff one. Carolyn Ault, Room 534 Sherfield. Congratulations on (Shame on you.) The answer is above for anyone who is winning the prize of £1 and good luck with this week's still trying to solve it. teaser. COLD FINGERS It was probably a taste for adventure that Twittens I Have Known... induced him to spend a frozen weekend delivering 1500 leaflets in a small seaside from an Original Idea town on the East Coast for a political cause that he had never expressed a loyalty to, by Pete Spencer-Phillips advertising a meeting with the well-known gourmet Clement Freud. When your fingers are that cold, and you get them trapped in that and written by Sheyne Lucock many vicious letterboxes, then I would have thought you'd never want to see the place The astonishing fact that you're still again. Not a bit of it. Back the next weekend reading FELIX now at the end of the year for an encounter with the man himself, and probably means that you're an even more more frozen fingers. avid reader than the Editor, who gave up reading it himself after the first three issues! CONSCIENCE So who is this Editor - the face behind page The disappointment of never having got it three? Quite obviously some of you will think together with the other two sabbaticals who he's a complete idiot and you could have also live in Room 434 Linstead (a grammatical done much better yourself. Others will have error in one of his first issues which led to all been continually amazed at the ever kinds of confusions & interests) was never increasing standard of technical excellence quite overcome in spite of the thrill of marking with each passing issue. up Mel Kinkie's deliciously erotic articles ANGELIC each week. So he developed a social conscience to make up for it. From a truly At first, John Harris seemed such a quiet right-wing reactionary view-point and an and unassuming lad, exuding innocence absolute mistrust of anything red or feminist from somewhat angelic features. Though and Mary in particular, there has been a things are not always what they seem, and in steady shift in both his opinions and ideas this case, could not have been further from never parallelled in the course of history. the truth. Perhaps the most striking event in this PASSION transformation was the result of an hour-long It all started on the PG Outing to discussion over a Mooney with Mary one Cambridge last July which was also attended Sunday night (it takes that long to chew it - by the three sabbaticals. The Beer Festival. the Mooney, not Mary) on the fine details of The punting (with someone falling in). The the Single Transferable Vote. Now, believe it effect was traumatic. From lagerand lime and or not, but the new FELIX Society is the only FELIX to real ale and passion overnight. Union club which elects its officers and PERSEVERENCE committee by proportional representation!! He's even got to the stage of beating such During the autumn term, the fact that FELIX seasoned campaigners such as Mary and appeared at all is a great credit to John's myself at a quite complex General Election perseverence and dedication. Practically Ecstasy! Board Game - but Risk! is probably still his single-handed, often working right through favourite. the night at least twice a week, he produced issues of FELIX to a standard far higher than MORE FOIBLES FROGS in previous years, which was undoubtedly The second most obscure foible relates to New information recently came to light responsible for attracting and keeping the the model (illustrated) - one of many he has during a close inspection of his native habitat high calibre student staff he has been blessed built in his spare time - of what is purported to in Bath. It was then that Mary realised where with for the last two terms. be a nucleotide (fundamental building block she'd seen those eyes before. Frogs. Lots of FOIBLES of DNA) of quite peculiar stereochemical them. They stare at each other for hours, proportions. Not that John is a biologist, but But do FELIX Editors have time for them probably remembering the days when prolonged exposure to complex biological he used to catch flies and dangle them on bits anything else? Certainly John's main chit-chat over tea twice a day can seriously preoccupation outside the FELIX office is of string for their supper. He also used to have affect anyone's mental health - and FELIX a meaningful relationship with a large white spending as much time as possible in the Editors are more susceptible than most to any Bot/Zoo Common Room, which is rabbit. Used to take it for walkies on a lead. kind of royalty - whether they be Duchesses Into the woods. Say no more. conveniently situated just three yards away. of Duke St or not! As it approaches ten o'clock there is a definite Usually when you write a profile of speeding up of the metabolic rate, a rythmic There's more! He reads dictionaries! someone, the temptation is to exaggerate. twitching of the drinking paw, a nervous Geological ones. Physical ones. And, you Fortunately I haven't had to. It's with regret rolling of the eyes and then - wham! He's guessed it, Biological ones! But he doesn't that one realises that John could end up on gone! When the dust clears, one is able to stop there. He actually bought a copy of an the traditional straight career ladder along follow the well-worn tracks leading direct to excellent Biology A-level text-book, and with everyone else leaving all his foibles the serving hatch, where, in the midst of what started to wade through it from chapter one. behind him. That would be a pity. appears to be a cataleptic fit, a cup of tea and It'll be point quadrats in Beit Quad next! a caramel wafer are hustled away to be consumed with even greater vigour than the NOCTURNAL day before. Once more, calm is restored - Apart from the PG trip to Cambridge, a lot until just before three o'clock, when the same of interesting things have happened during ritual is repeated. Although now, of course, the year. Like there was the time we decided Mrs Adams's irresistable charm and to go with Roger Stotesbury for a drink in Kew tea-making expertise means that the one night. "Are you sure it's quicker to go to preliminary drooling is maintained for at least Gunnersbury Station?" asked John when it another half-hour. And his Mum can't was time to go home. We never found it, but understand why he's started to drink tea after had to walk all the way back to College, on the all these years! way calling at a Chinese take-away in the While we're on the subject of foibles, John Fulham Palace Road which John assured us certainly has plenty, and it's difficult to know did quite excellent nocturnal chips, having where to start to describe them. often frequented it in the middle of the night. Why? We never did find out, but apparently Perhaps the most obsure foibles relate to it's better than Westminster Bridge at one in the two pictures on this page. The Stockpot the morning. Restaurant is a rather nice, relatively cheap place to eat not too far from College - just He used to go to Barnet a lot, too. Well, it'sa behind Harrods. So I can't think why he'd nice place is Barnet - right at the end of the Opposite Duke St. travel miles to the one near Duke Street ? Northern Line. iiiiiiiiiiiiimm i mil mi minimi mini iiimimmimi I 1979 saw the first boycott of a Refectory for quite some time i JIiwas very successful. THURSlwjKciALITY

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DO SO!! Boycott

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Thursday February 8 th. This year's Rag Fete was opened by Mr. Chris Biggins and it starred the IC Dalek. SOCIETIES1 PAGE^ RIDING CLUB Billiards & Snooker Following the Club's AGM and the vote of thanks for the committee 1978-79, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who Just a world to let all you PGs and students living in London helped with the running ofthe Club and all the courageous members know that the snooker lounge will be open during the summer who continued riding throughout the bleak winter defying horses and hoi s. Since I also live in London, I will pop in now and again to elements! make sure that everything is okay. This year, we were able for the first time to form two groups to I would be very grateful if you would leave the room clean and represent IC at the ULU League fixtures, therefore I would like to tidy, and always replace the cover after use. Please take extra thank Anita Heathcote, Cathryn Grey-Turner, lona Parkinson from care with the cues, because if a tip falls off, it might not be stuck Institut Francais and Amanda Still (CCO) Julian Singer ( Geology), back on for some time. Sue Wright (Zoology) from IC, not forgetting our ULU representative Paul Ellis (Physics). I find that the lounge or tables are being misused, I will lock up the balls. With regards to the new 'pilot scheme' of having Riding Club T- shirts printed, the price will be around £2.20 and they will be ready by I hope you all have a good holiday. We, the committee, have or just after the end of term, when everybody will be notified, by planned a lot of events for next year, so there's something to internal mail, ofthe Club's meeting with the T-Shirts on sale (also on look forward to. Freshers' Fair). The T-Shirts will be sold to present or past Club Sanjit Teelock members. (President) Finally, I wish you all the best lor your examination results/future Environmental Society career/research slogging! We are at last able to carry out our threat to run an Env. Soc, field trip Lucas Siorvanes (Physics 3) Chairman and are proposing to terrorise the population of Suffolk one weekend in August. Full details of itinerary, cost etc cannot be worked out until we havea full list of names, but the trip will be subsidised from Env. Soc. funds and LIFE MEMBERSHIP should not cost more than £10 for the weekend. The dates are provisionally set as Friday 24th August - Sunday 26th August, and visits Don't forget to get your Life Membership card NOW to Minsmere, an RSPB bird reserve, and the Adnams Brewery are before you leave College, and save all that messing about planned. If you are interested in coming, plase contact Dave Trevor- with envelopes, stamps and the queues at the Post Office. Jones at the Centre for Environmental Technology (Int 3703) before Friday 29th June. The number of places is limited, and those who come will have to become Society members if they are not already. Although the weekend is in the middle of the Summer Vacation undergraduates FORMS AVAILABLE FROM JEN IN THE UNION OFFICE. are very welcome to come: the awkward timing is rather unfortunate and not in any way intended to discriminate against undergrads! SUMMER RECRUITMENT FAIR

Members of the Personnel Staff of

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11th JULY 1979

and will be pleased to meet science students who will be graduating this year with a good, preferably honours, degree to tell them about opportunities with the Company.

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During the course of the coming academic year, as an annomymous union officer, I shall be writingregular articles on those aspects of college life that we didn't dare mention in the handbook. Week by week you will be kept informed with the current problems being dealt with by the union disciplinary committee on which I sit ex-officio as victim (1 presently hold the post of union scape-goat). Some ofthe most important problems I aim to deal with are summed up by a few ofthe titles my articles shall be headed with. For example: - How to get thrown out of your ilat (part 1) Five easy ways of failing exams (written with voice of experience) How to get thrown out of your Hat (part 2). How to get a place on union disciplinary committee. Kill ambition and stand for ten union posts. How to get round your cleaner. How to cook food better than College can (short article). How to get thrown out of your ilat (part 3). On a more serious vein will be a being thrown out of flats so I have syringe and the problems of OD. got to know Michael Arthur and (overdraft). On a less serious I the Welfare Centre in the Union shall be making a feasibility study Building. The Accomodation Don Havedad downing a metre (whoops) in Beit Quad of the prospects of turning the Office at 8 Princes Gardens Union Building into a Casino, an confuses me and I often find idea proposed by at least two myself in the Day Nursery by TEMPORARY presidential candidates. mistake. The Student Councellor lives ACCOMMODATION I aim to show that Welfare can somewhere in No. 12 though I'm be fun and will follow this year's not sure exactly where since he FOR FLAT HUNTERS Welfare Day where condom moved upstairs so I am now blowing, dirty films and free beer consulting Nightline in No. 10. From 16th September the deposit will be charged. No were the attractions. I envisage a Union will be able to provide booking will be necessary as the Welfare Night and perhaps, As the unanimously elected accomodation in Southside Halls service will be run informally depending on how things go, a Secretary's friend I shall be going for a week and in Crash Pad in from the Union Office, so all you Morning After. night release (they only let me in the Union Building from 23rd have to do is call in to the Union during the day) to the local Communication between the September. The cost will be fifty Office when you arrive in London secretarial college. various services provided by the pence per night and sleeping bags and we'll take it from there. college will be at its best next To finish, why not ask yourself will be necessary as linen will Wahay! year as I have a rare foot deseasc a serious question "Why are you neither be provided in the Union Dave Haddon and so am constantly in the reading this?" or Southside Halls. For those Health Centre. I am perpetually accommodated in Southside a key Welfare Bod Don Havedad SMALL ADS WANTED Student to look after Sally (5) and Bill (3) from 4-16 July while their mother is away at a conference and father working. Either good FEES UP 30pc pay or own room for month of July or longer. Camberwell. Contact Alison Telfer, Botany internal 2282 or 274 5335. LIFT OFFERED Hardship Fund to be scrapped? on 30th June to Greece - Join Bristol University minibus group Stop Change in College Policy to Greece via:- Paris, Monaco, Venice and Yugoslav coast taking ten days down; tents provided. Cost one way £38; for touring and return £95. Contact Rob, 0272- 36314. CONGRATULATIONS to: Jon Coates, Linnet Workman DEMONSTRATE and Chris Sangster, Rebecca Smith, both of whom have announced their engagements over the past OUTSIDE 170 QUEENS GATE week. Best Wishes from RSM Rugby Club. 10.30 am FOR SALE . Folk Guitar. EKO RANGER 6. Italian made, very good condition. £35 o.n.o. Ring 794 6733 Flat 1. FRIDAY 22nd JUNE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 4

REVIEWS I

The Power That Preserves Despite having failed the Land on the previous occasions Covenant is summoned for a third time, two years before the A Leper's Tale completion of Foul's scheme. Foul has all but succeeded in enslaving the Land. The once beautiful countryside is now held in the grip trust Covenant? Do they have any choice? The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - The of an unnatural winter and Lords' Keep, the Plagued by self-doubt, they must join forces Unbeliever. (Fontana). last stronghold, is besieged by a massive with Covenant against Foul in the hope that When I first started reading this trilogy by army of Foul's creations. the former will be able to use his magic white- Stephen Donaldson I thought 'Oh dear! A gold wedding ring. But despite the legends Without the seductions of beauty, Lord of the Rings -American Style'. The map Covenant summons all his anger, his last inside the front cover, the Land with its promising 'salvation or damnation' from the defence, and sets out to personally destroy magical inhabitants, the volcano and the wielder of the wild magic, to Covenant his Foul. The final confrontation was, I felt, threat of an evil Lord Foul started bells ring remains a painful reminder of his broken something of an anti-climax, yet was ringing in my head like noon in a clock- marriage. perfectly in keeping with Covenant's makers. The further I read, the worse it got: a The first book sets the scene and magical talisman, The Staff of Law, had been introduces many of the characters that character. lost during the last battle with Foul and appear in the following books. On the surface At this point I must mention what to me was recently found by this demented creature, it is a simple story concerning the Quest for the most powerful character in the book - Drool Rockworm, who lives under a the Staff of Law, but many of Covenant's Lord Mhoram. Initially described as 'a man mountain. Sound familiar? But just as I was actions have far - reaching repercussions who looked as if he could surprise fate itself if prepared to slate these three books into the which only become apparent in the third driven to his last' Mhoram bides his time until ground the story takes a very unusual twist. book. the last book. It was Mhoram who, as the youngest Lord, listened to and understood Lord Foul's Bane Covenant's reluctance to help. It was Mhoram again, forty-seven years later as High Lord, Meet Thomas Covenant, writer and happily who discovered the reason the Lords were married modern-day American whose life is losing the battle and unravelled the secret shattered when the doctors tell him he has behind Covenant's 'white gold'. leprosy. He becomes an outcast, divorced by his wife and shunned by the townsfolk who All in all this is a very powerful and go to such lengths as paying his bills to sometimes deeply moving account of a remove any excuse he may have for visiting struggle between the forces of good and evil. the town. Determined to fight back against Each character has his/her strengths and social ostracism, Covenant marches weaknesses which are exploited to create defiantly into town, but while crossing the acts of tremendous bravery or incredible road is run down by a police car. stupidity. Donaldson describes the Land in a vivid fashion with more depth than Tolkien. He awakes in the Land, a virtual paradise, Certainly the characters are more believable. whose inhabitants hail him as the re- incarnation of a legendary hero. This is where The use of symbols, a complex story-line, Donaldson departs from the traditional good true-to-life characters and vivid narration of vs evil fairtytale. There is no straight battle momentous events make these books the between opposing forces here. Lord Foul has most interesting and enjoyable I've ever read. a complex forty-nine year plan for conquest I strongly recommend you all to go out and of the Land which involves manipulating the buy them. Land's protectors, the Lords, for his own John Harris ends. Lord Foul tells Covenant to warn the Lords and also that Drool Rockworm has found the Staff of Law. Throughout his time in the Land, though, Covenant stubbornly refuses that any of it exists. He maintains that he is dreaming and that the Land & its peoples are figments of his deranged mind: believing himself to be in a coma following the car accident. Being a leper, and therefore without any hope of being cured, Covenant has to preserve his precious self-disciplines. Any The lllearth War cut or bruise can deteriorate his condition The second book begins with Covenant and lead to a hideous death by cumulative back home, having been released from rotting. He sees the Land as a seduction he hospital. After only a few days he is must resist, for it he drops his defences then summoned to the Land, where forty years he will surely die in the 'real' world when he have passed since his last visit. Lord Foul has wakes up. Each time Covenant steels himself now gained control of The lllearth Stone and against the beauty of the Land his resolve is uses it to wage open war with a vast army. worn down. The 'Illusion' that his leprosy is cured, the health and vitality of the We are introduced to Hile Troy, also countryside, the trust of the people, all summoned from the 'real' world, who is a combine to drive him insane if he trusts his brilliant tactician and convinced he can gain a senses. Never before have I read about a strategic advantage over Foul's armies and more unlikely, or more unwilling, hero. thus defeat them. The conflicting philosophies of Troy and Covenant are Yet by maintaining his own integrity brilliantly handled by Donaldson. The one Covenant becomes Foul's pawn, unwittingly believing passionately in the Land and doing causing suffering and betraying those who his utmost to defend it, the other doing his trusted him. utmost to disbelieve it and yet only narrowly The position of the Lords is hardly much failing to thwart Foul's plan. Again the story is better. Sworn to an Oath of Peace, they find complicated by the two mens' relationships themselves forced to defend the Land against with High Lord Elena, theirtriumphs and their Foul using the minimum of force. Can they failures. Calais Trip On Wednesday 13th June (unlucky for some) a notorious bunch from the Royal College of Science descended upon Charing Cross Station at 8 a.m. en route for Calais. IC A crate of Swan later they arrived in Dover and then suffered a Channel crossing by hovercraft. On arrival in "la belle France" and having exasperated the bus driver by offering 50 franc notes for a 3 franc journey, it was decided to /LIBERAL partake in a cup of "cafe au lait". This created total confusion even with the help of Steve's French dictionary - but they succeeded in the end. As the French are an hour ahead they arrived with all the shops closed for lunch. This decided the course of action and everyone went / CLUB \ their separate ways. Some members of the party felt very extravagant and invested in The Liberal Club held its last meeting of the year on Tuesday and was oysters, lobster and numerous bottles of wine. Others had French bread able to congratulate its new treasurer, Richard Earl, both on his election and plonk at 3 francs a bottle in the park. as Chairman of the IC Postgraduate Group and to the College A stock of wine was built up before boarding the bus to the hoverport Governing Body and Finance and Executive Committees. where a large amount of duty free spirits was purchased. But The future of FORWARD! was discussed and Sonia Hochfelder was unfortunately the homeward journey was rather rough and poor appointed Editor of the Freshers' issue, and Richard Earl was appointed Patrick lost his lobster! Editor of the subsequent issue in October. Back on the train once the wine was produced the carriage cleared Tribute was paid to Paul Fairbairn's editorship of FORWARD! and to rapidly due to the singing of those very polite songs everyone knows so the enormous amount of time he spent on both this and his position as well! Club Chairman. All the more commendable considering he was also The intrepid band arrived back in London at 9 p.m. with plenty of Civil Engineering Departmental Representative, on countless Union time to get to the Union Bar before closing time. This proved fatal for committees and trying hard to get a degree. He will be missed by all certain individuals but an excellent day was had by all, thanks to Nick members of the Club, and we wish him all the best for the future. Davies who worked hard to organise this monster event. It was felt that the Club certainly had a role to play as a pressure group, keeping a watchful eye over both Union and College affairs. Ill Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illl The incoming Chairman, Gary Southside. This will be an IC LiberalClubduringtheautumn a fairer and more just society, Dearmer, said that he hoped that informal meeting and should term. where the individual can be free in the coming year the Club would provide an opportunity for both from oppression and exploitation. Over the years Club members be even more active than last year freshers and latent Liberals to ask Clearly, with the recent election have taken a keen interest in in spreading the message of questions about Liberalism (and of both one of the most right-wing Union affairs, and this year Liberalism throughout the also to down a few pints of ESB)! Governments since the war, and around a quarter of the Union College. The meeting agreed that one of the most reactionary of Council membership were the Club should strike a balance recent IC Union administrations, IC Liberal Club was formed in members of IC Liberal Club, and between College issues and it will become increasingly I974 when Alan Beith, MP, many more contributed in some national issues in FORWARD! important that an alternative attended the inaugural meeting. way to FORWARD! which tripled This was agreed after new strategy is presented, which is Since then many distinguished its circulation this year. Publicity Officer Matthew politicians have spoken at Club relevant to the vast majority of IC Huntbach had called for more meetings and events, including Jo The ongoing battle is, of course, students. It will be the task of IC discussion of national issues in Grimond, Lord Gladwyn, Peter to convince as many people as Liberal Club to put forward a new the newspaper. Hain, Lord Avebury, and, most possible at College that economic strategy both radical recently, the Liberal leader David Liberalism can provide a radical and just in its nature, which lays a An exciting new event for next Steel, who opened the national and effective solution to the far greater emphasis on the role of year will be a weekly meeting at conference of the Union of Liberal country's problems, and that you the community in both industry 12.30 p.m. in Stan's Bar Students which was organised by don't have to be a socialist to want and Government.

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'Back to the Egg' - Wings opus. (Is the title 'Back to the Egg' headbang into the fast and furious sessions are on side 2 - the a clue??) 'Spin it on' - almost New Wave, 'Rockestra Theme' and 'So glad to It's strange that the word Having said all that, I must add this. See what I mean about see you here'. So, if you've always 'album' should be used to variety? And we're only halfway wanted to hear the sound of 5 describe LP records. Normally, that the music is very good, and I like the record very much indeed. through side 1. guitarists, 3 drummers, 4 bassists, the word refers to a collection, a 3 pianists, 2 'keyboard' players, 4 There are, of course, the weak The slightly worrying thing group of things with a common percussionists (non-drummers?), points - for instance, on how many about it all is; a lot of it has been theme - 1,238 pictures of Auntie and 4 Horn players all slogging records have you heard the old done before - by McCartney Margie on Blackpool Pier every away together, then this is for you. trick of tuning a radio into a song himself. Phrases that I have just summer since 1949. With records, This combination has limited which just happens to be the next used, like ' - a typical Wings...' are however, it's often impossible to interest - give me a spoons and on the record? If this trick annoys the give-away. Make no mistake, regard them as anything but 10 comb duet any day. songs coincidentally on the same you (and it certainly does me), they're all good, but then they disc. So it is with this 'album'. then try and avoid track 1, side 1, were when he did them the first Wings, under Paul McCartney, 'Reception'. Not an auspicious time. So what are the conclusions? start - the music itself is fine, but Well, Wings are marking time with have always produced very varied A slight change comes with 2 of why oh why throw in the effects? this one. It's good, and will find its records - the sheer range of songs the tracks on side 2, featuring the way into the collections of all is impressive - but on this new From there on in, you have to famed 'Rockestra'. I'm sure you McCartney devotees, and a few collection it would seem that keep your wits about you. The remember last summer, and the others too. And by the way, my McCartney has lost his way. Not next song 'Getting Closer', is a dark mutterings about the favourite song is 'After the Ball' - it only are the songs almost good Wings soft-rocker, followed greatest collection of Rock sounds just like 'Amazing Grace'. confusingly varied in pace and quickly by a typical McCartney musicians ...' and so on - all Oh what a give-away ... style, but many hark back (or ballad-style crooner, 'We're open supposedly recording together across) to some other Wings tonight'. Then headlong and for McCartney. The fruits of these Simon Milner

Rickie Lee Jones - In one way the music sounds The musicianship of the There are two tracks worth Rickie Lee Jones (Warner disjointed, though disjointed may- backing band seems to be quietly- singling out from the rest. One, Bros). be inaccurate, there is a competent whilst doing little else the single 'Chuck E's in Love' coherency about it, yet each note but accentuating the vocals, until gives a good standard for assessing A few weeks ago the 'Old Grey from each instrument seems to it gets pushed to the front, as in the rest of the album, although it Whistle Test' did a short feature have been individually placed, 'Young Blood' especially when is perhaps a little more catchy and on Rickie Lee Jones, showing a often only seeming to blend the music becomes a lot tighter irresistable than most tracks it wonderfully produced pro- together, when strung together and the sound gets much more relies on a slow rhythm motional film of herself walking with the singing. exciting instrumentally. strummed out on guitar, with a around town and peforming with slightly unimaginative drum her band. Together the film and section, backing up RLJ singing the pair of songs stirred up enough She has already been compared up front. interest that the release of the with Springsteen, and perhaps If you're one of those peoplei single did not go unnoticed the lyrics do have some quality in that read a lot into the Lyrics of a Also, 'Danny's All Star Joint' - (although IC Radio were unable common with some of his, yet this song you may be disappointed bringing back memories of to play it) and the single 'Chuck album is infinitely more relaxing, with these: although at first sight 'Telephone Man' by Merrie E's in Love' persuaded me to go the vocals more controlled, more they appear to be trying to say a Wilson, - which if you can out and get a copy of the album. compelling listening and she is lot, upon closer inspection they understand all the American Although I did not know quite certainly prettier. become casual observations slang stands out as the strongest what to expect I fell in love with rather than constructive track on the album, here RLJ the album right away. moves much more towards jazz The closest comparison must comments on anything. Rickie than on any of the other tracks. This girl, coming from the same be, and I don't mean to be too Lee Jones sometimes sings in such background as the Eagles, Steve rude, Merrie Wilson. RLJ a way that words arc barely- So il you're looking for Miller and similar West Coast manages to give the same distinguishable and are more ^something a little laid back to Musicians, has come out with a personal feel to a song, in the important for the mood and tone relax to I'd go as far as style of her own, virtually singing breathy loose way the lyrics roll in which they are such than for recommending this. the Blues. olf her tongue. their content. Chris Watts

JOHN OTWAY - 'Where did I go right,' asks Otway. good. But back at the good bits: neatly with the vocals. 'What Let's face it, John, you're not urn, there aren't any more. What better time than now to take a look Where did I go Right (Polydor) fooling anyone. this album does have is three at your life,' Otway sings, 'guess good tracks but that's hardly a you never got nothing right.' John Otway has had a recommendation to buy. reputation as a real head case. Yet the album title sums up the The only other track worth an Well forget that, because on this Otway spirt; a cross between All the songs on the LP, which honourable mention is 'Blue Eyes showing he's calmed down so confidence (I have succeeded) and incidently lasts all of thirty five of the Belle', a slow, graceful song much that even Clement Freud anarchical self-destruction minutes, are written by Otway, of young love and marital loyalty; seems lively in comparison. The (despite all my efforts to the except 'The Highwayman', a 'their's was a love that could never music has always been pretty contrary, I have succeeded), superb adaptation of a poem by be' - type slush - but it works. basic, but the lyrics of the Otway - which has in the past worked but Alfred Noyes, which is far and The current single, 'Frightened Wild Willy Barrett duo easily in this case flounders. away the best track, and it's not and Scared', is so nondescript overcompensated. Thinking back Redeeming features? Well the even recent material. Synthesised that I couldn't even remember to the classics, 'Really Free', production of Neil Innes (of wind, atmospheric organ music which track it was after I first 'Josephine' and 'Beware of the Bonzo Dog Band and Monty and Otway's curious vocal style all heard the album. But then the Flowers' (for example), all had Python fame) is excellent, so at lend themselves to the fine whole thing is like that - stark, amusing, interesting and very least every track has a fighting rendition. The opening number, sometimes purposely so, with accessible story lines What we chance, but somehow something 'Makes good music', provides a little relief. In fact I actually fell have here is bland music and always pulls it down. The cliches, solid foundation for the album, asleep listening to the first side, so lyrics that are either boring and the painfully old-fashioned music the infectious rhythm of this semi- I suppose it may pick up on the cliched or just plain unintelligible. or just the fact that the song is no autobiographical song blending insomniac's market i„„ Ci,fK 3CRICKET RCSU vs RCSA Kention Traders _ 119 all out The highlight of the RCS sporting calendar is the annual cricket match against the old students association. For the IC 1st XI 119 for 7 first time this year there was a cup to be played for, the Stan Raimes trophy. As there was something to play for, RCSU took Wednesday 6th June it seriously and selected the best eleven cricketers available Having waited for 4 members of the side to finish exams, ignoring the tradition of selecting 'Union Hacks'. supercaptain Furnish eventually led the 1st XI out to Harlington to The RCSU XI were led by A.N. Arb whose first master stroke of the face Kenton Traders. The toss was lost as per usual and IC were put in day was to win the toss and put RCSA in to bat. It was only at this stage the field. we discovered RCSA had twelve men but we allowed this small The field was set accurately by our hero and play began. Wyatt anomoly to pass, knowing we could bowl them out-. The bowling was opened the bowling, unsure of his physical state, he-finished his exams opened by the Sylph-like figure ol Swain. Bowling at unbelievable pace, on Monday and didn't know much of Tuesday or Wednesday mornings Swain picked up a useful early wicket and returned in a later spell to save a large hangover. The openers started to settle down and score pick up two more. The other opening bowler was Imran Misra whose some very lucky runs. The 1st wicket fell at 42 when a leg side glance fell medium-pace seamers were a real education and probably deserved into Davis' gloves, both Davis and Wyatt were too surprised to realise more than the one wicket they realised. that this constituted a wicket, the batsman, however, knew he'd been The change bowlers were Elkin The RCSU number lour outsmarted and began to long trek back to the pavilion. Wyatt struck (who?) and Archer. Both bowled carried many of our hopes on his again at 53 when another shot went into the air, this time, however, with great guile and accuracy and shoulders, we were relying on supercaptain Furnish decided to wake up and take the catch. were unlucky to be slogged all Brain to see us through to a win. Chadband and Fifield were stump and bring super captain to around the park without taking This was not to be as Hewkin ran then brought into the attack, the the crease. any wickets. At this stage the him out before Brain had got off game was slipping away from the mark. Next in was the other former obviously suffering from Runs began to come quickly RCSU and the skipper was forced man in the team who is on next using his brain m the morning. with this partnership, Tomlinson to bring himself on. This selfish year's IC exec, CI still can't the latter taking an expensive ,25) fell to a slightlv misjudged move did remove the classy remember his name,. He cut. drove wicket and bowling well within hoick to low corner. Run-out Sudworth and reduced the and hooked his way to a classy- himself. Kenton Traders then Turner (4) joined Furnish who

scoring rate. A.N. Arb also duck before being bowled by a began to score freely, so Heath eventuallv decided to give his

collected two other wickets later rank full-toss. However, by this was brought into the attack. partner a dose of his own

in the game. RCSA still looked stage Hewkin was redeeming Their batsman was so surprised medicjne and return him to the

threatening and RCSU were himself by scoring a few runs. He that he spooned an easy catch. pav{li0n. Maguire and Furnish

forced to employ their secret finished on 68 n.o. and with the Heath, also surprised at his good then began to put the pressure on, weapon. The deadly bowling of support of the number six fortune, preceded to bowl 3 Supercaptain evading an

this man (whose name eludes me bastman managed to w in the cup wides. Their 5th batsman took a almightv appeal then racing to 37

at present) produced two wickets, for the Union side by a convincing sharp run to Wyatt, obviously when he was caugnt at square leg

sixteen (approx.) wides and great six wickets. aware of the latter's condition. 'unaware' of this fielder's

but Wyatt's recovery was presence! Maguire (26) then fell laughter from the massive crowd. A good evening uas then had in and the 5th wicket had to a V ry straight ball and put The other two wickets fell the bar with plentv of beer, songs complete e fallen. The Traders then pressure on Wyatt and Bradlev to through run-outs. The first was and sillv games jhe Union side continued to score quickly, score the winning runs. Bradley due to an amazingly perverted beat the Association at an Wyatt. returning to the attack, (0) wasn T- # r/- . , c 11 J u team:- Davis, 1 omtinson, ritiela, good early on but O'Boyle lost his RCSA and Art,u" a« Harlington example to be followed. However, _ . , ' for providing us with such an T\ im\ e J . J A rurnisn (subercaptj I urner, Maguire, Davis (17) lound a top edge and ... ' r r / > a head and holed out alter scoring , . . , Wyatt, Bradley, (Maaband, Vincent, only seven vuns. This meant enjovable da\ was caught on the boundary. ^ ^ - Gunn had a chance to show us his Not my cork in, Fifield (1) decided to move his bat true class. Roving Reporter around a straight ball on the off Fart Murnshin

British Students Assistant Subwardenships Marathon Championships Assistant Subwardens in Falmouth Hall At least one vacancy will occur lor the 1979/80 Session in Falmouth Mark Pickard ran his fastest ever marathon on Sunday to finish 11th in Hall in the posts of Assistant Subwarden. Falmouth Hall is one of the the British Student Championships. The race was held at Sandbach, larger Southside Halls in Princes Gardens, and next Session will Cheshire on aflat 3 lap course, reputedly the fastest marathon course in accommodate approximately 28 female and 90 male students. The Britain. Mark's time of 2 hours 40 minutes 44 seconds was all the more assistant subwardens receive rent free accommodation in a study- remarkable for the fact that he had completed a 40 mile walk in the Lake bedroom. Each has certain specific duties in the running of the Hall as District the previous day. well as general responsibility in assisting the Warden. These posts are a The other IC runner in the London team was David Rosen, having a good training ground lor eventual Subwardenships. steady run to finish 17th in 2-51-25. With lan Duncan of University Young members of staff or postgraduate students of either sex who College making up the team, London took third place behind Durham are single and feel they are qualified and will make a positive and Leeds. * contribution to the life of the Hall are invited toapply in writing by 6th David Rosen, July 1979 to the Warden, Dr DM Monro , Falmouth Hall, Princes Astronomy Gardens, London, SW7 1LU. Welfare Committee. This makes elected by the External Affairs student involvement in the welfare Committee and three by a Union JOINT COUNCIL of the wider community an aim meeting. of the Committee. The sentence "let's go to the Union Building" has taken on a whole London Student Travel Council Crash pad A charge of 50p per new meaning and students now have to think twice before accepting voted to put forward Chris Hunt night is to be made for use of this apparently innocent invitation. for the vacant directorship on the crash pad, going up to £1.00 from For at its meeting on Monday IC Union Council agreed to allow sexual LST Board. Malcolm Brain's the second week of term. The intercourse on Union premises provided it Is "discreet and challenge was unsuccessful. Senior Common Room is to be unavoidable". used instead ofthe ICWA Lounge. The motion was proposed by Mike "Mel Kinkie" Elkin, Union Environmental week Council Honorary Secretary, and was the culmination of a long campaign in his Duty Officers The Duty Officer voted £100 to organise an FELIX articles in which the subject of sex probably received more system by which Council Environmental week to be held attention than any other issue. members volunteer to be early next term. The money will go towards paying speakers' Supporting his motion Mike Elkin said that sexual intercourse had responsible for certain evenings expenses and publicity. occurred this year in the Union Building but the Executive had "turneda during the year is to be blind eye to it". This decision followed naturally from Union policy in reintroduced. support of gay rights and the legalisation of cannabis, he argued. Ballot boxes Council refused to Amusement machines Malcolm increase the payment made to Council had made fornication a discipline offence in 1974, a policy Brain is to investigate the student volunteers manning revoked by this week's decision. It will be up to the Executive to decide installation of amusement ballot boxes. The rate stays at £1 when sex is "unavoidabe". machines in the Junior Common per hour. The meeting was attended by Haldane Library Members heard Room to increase Union income. members of both the current and that the Chairman of the Haldane Pots Following a decision earlier the incoming Councils. The bulk Library Committee had permitted Meetings At least one Executive this term to introduce pots for of its business concerned the the music librarian to withold member is to attempt to attend departmental representatives at annual reports of Union officers records bought by the Union each Union committee meeting. A the rate of three each year, and committees, and elections of record buyer for the library. central diary of these meetings is Executive members drew lots members to represent the Union Council condemned this to be kept. resulting in pots for Life Sciences, on College committees next year. censorship and asked that it Met and Mat Sci and Electrical should not occur again. Associated studies Council Engineering representatives. In a keenly contested election pledged itself to fight any for the three Union observers on Engineering Board The City and discontinuation of services by the Awards In recognition of their College's Governing Body and Guilds Union Academic Affairs Associated studies department. outstanding contribution to the Finance and Executive Commi- Officer reported how useful the Union, retiring Council awarded ttees Chris Fox, incoming Union existence of Engineering Board University of London Union Our pots and honorary life member- President, Malcolm Brain, Deputy has been. Council asked the four representation on the ULU ship of the Union to Mary President and Richard Earl, Academic Affairs Officers to look Students' Representative Council Attenborough, Sheyne Lucock, incoming Postgraduate Affairs into the possibility of forming is increased to eight. The three and John Allen. Mike Elkin was Officer, were elected, defeating similar Boards for Mines and existing members are the awarded either a pot or life seven other candidates. Science. President, External Affairs Officer membership, and Bob Hart, Mark Council went on to discuss Welfare Council agreed a change and ULU Representative. In Corrigan and John Harris several motions and proposals. to the constitution of the Union addition two members will be received life membership only.

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