Drugs Crime Roundup No Joke

A resuscitator and phials of amyl nitrate were stolen from the college Police were called to the Union ambulance this week, worth about Building last Tuesday after reports £900. Also four pedal cycles and of an attempted sale of narcotics. A parts of a fifth were stolen, there man in the Lounge Bar claimed that was an attempt on a motorcycle and he had been approached by a a number of wallets went missing. student who offered him ecstasy or speed. He notified the Deputy Disgruntled President, Jonathan Griffiths, and College Security, who notified A 'disgruntled employee' of the police. college threw a beer barrel through The suspect was searched by the the window of a car last police in the Union Office and was Wednesday, and then followed it up found to be clean. He later denied by trashing the car owner's office that he had offered drugs and said in Sherfield. The names of those that 'it was a joke'. He told Felix involved have been withheld by that the Police 'found nothing - I College Security. wasn't perturbed about it in the slightest'. The student who believed he was being offered drugs Wing Chun complained that he was being harassed by the alleged drug seller Fifty pounds in cash, a number for the rest of the evening. of coats and a valuable watch were Zoe Hellinger, Union President, stolen from the Union Building and Jonathan Griffiths, Deputy changing rooms whilst Wing Chun President have said that if any were practising next door last further drug incident is reported the Wednesday. police will be called immediately. Additionally, if any student is approached by a drug pusher, they Processed should not be afraid to contact those Marc Ellis, aka Penguin, Rag Chairman, A Naga computer processor was in charge. Terry Briley, IC security enjoying a quick dip after tiddlywinking down stolen from Room 314 in the Civil officer, told Felix that the sale of Engineering Building at an drugs 'will not be tolerated'. Oxford Street, See page 15 for further details. estimated cost of £1800. Paper Prize Bar Brawl Violence broke out last Saturday the other was pinned up against a night, 5 October, in front of the car and punched in the back. Three IC students from the Mineral Twenty nine papers were Southside bar. Imperial College Security said Resources Engineering department submitted to the contest. Eight Helen Roberts told Felix that as that they had not received any received prizes from the 1991 papers came from Imperial College. she and three friends came out of reports on the event. Zoe Hellinger, Society of Petroleum Engineers The, first prize winners each the bar they were confronted by Union President, told Felix that Student Paper Contest in Aberdeen received cheques for £400 and were approximately ten men. 'They just once the names of the attackers are this September. invited to present their papers at the carried on being very abusive found she and Ms Roberts intend to Xu Dong Jing was the winner of 1992 conference. Mr Witterman towards us,' said Ms Roberts. She take the event to the College the PhD class whilst Jonathan Copp received a cheque for £100. added that her friends wanted no Disciplinary Committee. was the winner of the undergraduate Mr Jing is still at the college I trouble and wished to leave. Ms Roberts claimed that she or MSc class. Anders Witterman finishing his degree. Messrs Copp This turned into violence in knew one of the assailants, adding was the third prize winner in the and Witterman received their which one of her friends suffered T just want to find out who the other same class. degrees in September. injuries to the face and stomach and people are.' What's On Felix 912 11 October 1991

An up-to-the-minute guide guide Intermediate Rock Southside Gym. Intermediate Ballroom 8.00pm to events in and around Imperial V Roll 6.00pm Bike Club 12.45pm JCR. College. The deadline for entries JCR. Southside Lounge. Southside Disco 8.30pm for this column is 12.30pm Afro-Carib Meeting 6.00pm Cycling Training l.OOpm Southside Bar. Monday lunchtime prior to Concert Hall. Meet at Beit Arch. ICCAG Soup Run 9.15pm publication. Any copy supplied Swimming 6.30pm Wargames l.OOpm Meet Weeks Hall Basement Kitchen. after this will not be included. Sports Centre. UDH. All welcome. Beginners Rock Micro Club Meeting 1.15pm FRIDAY 'n' Roll 7.00pm Top floor NW corner Union Hang Gliding 12.30pm JCR. Building. Small Ads Southside Upper Lounge. IC Shotokan Karate 7.30pm Kung Fu 1.30pm Yacht Club Meeting 12.30pm Southside Gym. Union Gym. ANNOUNCEMENTS Huxley 413. Water Polo 7.30pm Lebanese Society 2.00pm MATURE STUDENTS—come Conservative Soc 12.30pm Sports Centre. General Meeting. Union Dining to lunch on Monday 14th October Physics 737. Latin American 8.00pm Hall. at 12.30pm in Union Lounge for a Rag Meeting 12.40pm JCR. Diving 6.30pm chat. Union Lounge. Swimming Pool. CAN THE FOLLOWING people Friday Prayers l.OOpm Shaolin System Nam collect the prizes from the Guilds Southside Gym. See Islamic Society. TUESDAY Pai Chuan 7.00pm Office for winning at the Casino on Kung Fu 4.30pm C.U. Prayer Meeting 8.30pm Southside Gym. Friday Oct 4: 1st Gavin Hay man, Union Gym. Chaplain's Office Basketball Club 7.30pm Bio 1; 2nd Eleanor Knight, Physics C.U. Prayer Meeting 5.00pm Riding Club Meeting...... 12.30pm Postponed until volleyball court II; 3rd Andy Meecham, Physics 1; 413 Maths. Southside Upper Lounge. reopened. Women's Team 4th Chris Billinge, Mech Eng. Christian Union Meeting....6.00pm ICU Christian Outreach.... 12.30pm Kung Fu Club 7.30pm THANKS TO all those who 308 Computing. Elec Eng 403B. Union Gym. Wu Shu Kwan. helped at the Funky Chicken Party. Swimming 6.30pm SplotSoc 12.30pm TICKETS AVAILABLE for the Sports Centre. Southside Upper Lounge. Last time Guilds Hallowe'en Boat Prty on Fencing Club Training 6.40pm to sign up for first trip. £24 for THURSDAY Thursday 31st October at £5 from Club training. everything. Fencing Training 11.30am Guilds Office. Shaolin System AudioSoc 12.30pm Intermediate & advanced coaching. ANYONE interested in the Nam Pai Chuan 7.30pm S.C.R. Balloon Club Meeting 12.30pm British Paper Aircraft Association Southside Gym. Radio Modellers 12.30pm Southside Upper Lounge. please contact Andrew Chipling on Water Polo 7.30pm Southside Lounge. YHA Meeting 12.30pm Ext 8414, Room 413 Imperial Sports Centre. Cathsoc Mass 12.30pm Southside Upper Lounge. College Dept. Civ Eng, SW7 2BU. Southside Disco 8.30pm Mech Eng 702. Followed by lunch. Pro-Life Wine STOLEN White Mountain Bike, Southside Bar. Sailing Club 12.30pm & Cheese 12.30pm 'Street Stamper' by 'Specialised', Southside Lounge. Clubs Committee Room. contact Stef on x3515. £15 reward. NUS Housing Officer l.OOpm Postgrad Lunch 12.30pm SATURDAY Top floor Union Building. Any Chaplains Office (10 Princes ACCOMMODATION Kung Fu Club 4.30pm housing probs—come along. Gardens). NON—SMOKING girl wanted Wu Shu Kwan in Southside Gym. PhotoSoc l.OOpm Fencing Training 12.30pm for flatshare. £46pw. Close to IC Shotokan Karate 10.00pm Southside Lounge. Beginners Training. Earl's Court tube and shops. 15 Southside Gym. Radio Modellers 5.30pm 3rd World First 12.45pm mins from college. Phone 071-373 Mech Eng. Union Building, Green Committee 5869. Keep Fit 5.30pm Room. Speaker Meeting. SUNDAY Southside Gym. Careers Talk 1.30pm PERSONAL West London Chaplaincy Amenesty International J.30pm LT 213 Huxley. 'The WADE—2nd Year Physics. 'My Sunday Service 10.30am Clubs Committee Room. communications industry' by David God it's huge!!'. Anteroom Sherfield Building. 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Note: ICSF library is open JCR. coming week in LT213 at 1.30 - lunchtimes. Improvers Ballroom 7.00pm 2.20, Thursday 17 October 'The Ballroom Bronze Medal 7.00pm JCR. Communications Industry by David MONDAY JCR. Nightline Meeting 7.30pm Thomas, Recruitment Manager of RockSoc Meeting 12.30pm Grease Rehearsals 7.30pm Room 3A, ULU Building, Malet St, British Telecom. Southside Upper Lounge. Room 308, Huxley Building WC1. Ring 071-436 5561 (6pm to REMINDER: See the Graduate Mature Students Lunch.... 12.30pm (terminal room A). 8am) for more details of introductory Recruitment Programme for details Union Lounge. Yoga 8.00pm meeting. of Employer Presentations for Basketball Club 5.30pm Southside Gym. FilmSoc Film 7.30pm finalists. Postponed until volleyball court Mech Eng 220. 'Return of the Pink WARNING: Fewer vacancies reopened. Men's Team. Panther' in cinemascope. are expected in 1992 in many Keep Fit 5.30pm WEDNESDAY IC Shotokan Karate 7.30pm sectors of the economy. Southside Gym. 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The world is so full of 'isms'— suffused with fag-smoke, innuendo, I was washing my career life away racism, sexism, ageism. Do we racism and ignorance. Most of my with no meaningful work really need to take on board a new data centre colleagues were thinly experience that another company one? I'd say yes because there is a disguised spivs who expressed open would find useful (maybe that was prejudice which has affected me and hostility to the 'bloody graduates', a deliberate corporate policy!). which might affect you also. It is 'bloody foreigners' and of course Anyway, in the end I got the Graduateism. the monstrous regimen of women. 'golden handshake' (in other words my job no longer existed). I suspect it has something to do with my not shutting up and putting Graduateism up with racism (as my manager has often 'advised' me to do! Oh—how You'll be spared the sordid Hence me, being a graduate and a I wish I had taped some of those 'Being a details, but suffice it to say that female and, incidentally, of Indian conversations!!). many companies ask for high origin—it was certainly a very I can't complain too much since calibre graduates without really disconcerting experience to say the I came away with substantial graduate and a having any knowledge of their least. redundancy payment. But it is not personal needs, aspirations or Job satisfaction? In my first four enough to quench the heat of female and of capabilities, and we—delicate months, I had to tab spaces and put resentment although starting a PhD flowers—can be made to work with carriage returns into several very at Imperial almost immediately people who are actively resentful of large documents. My productivity afterwards has certainly softened Indian origin what they see as silver-spoon was measured by how many the blow. upstarts. carriage returns/spell checks and So my advice to my fellow IC So now let the muck-chucking tabs I made per day! (Nobody students is, even in these harsh was a very begin. I was offered a job by a large believes me, but it's true!). The rest economic conditions, do look merchant bank—which looked of my stay at the bank (another one before you leap or you may cause good. I was one of only three year) was equally mind numbing. permanent damage to your career. disconcerting graduates to be taken on in their When I complained about the trivial P.S. Since I left in March of this computing area—which sounded nature of the work, I was told that year, several of the colleagues at great. I was paid megabucks— I "was trying to run before I could Citibank who I did like and respect experience.' which felt brilliant. But then I was walk. Can you imagine how have also left most by their own dumped into a technical back-water, frustrated I felt after a first class accord, with quite a few returning shaken by fears of redundancy and honours degree from Imperial and to university studies! subjected to a working environent an MSc in computing? I felt as if Urmi Basu-Conlin, Materials

FRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEE defence console. He knew he had in iridescent sparkling lights that OOOOOOOOOSCCCCCCSCR- only seconds now before the danced and shone. Stress cursed UUUUUUUNNNNNCHHHH!!! onboard systems would shed their volumes. The bomb had taken out !!! hatreds, violent urges and psychotic his weapons system. Ignoring the Stress dodged the herbal stress tendencies and become vile useless soothing voices and words on the relieving bomb on his port side and things discussing the long term speakers and his screens he flew on. swung his fighter ship around for value of conflict. Stress powered 'Don't let this aggression fester another attack on the leptons. the engines as far as they would go inside, recognise it for what it is, a blackness obscuring your true feelings. Don't be afraid to cry, to confess and become a better person.' Coping with Stress Stress screamed in triumph as his craft charged towards the target ship on collision course. He was not Tightening the higher thought and shot forward to do his bit for afraid to die. He knew that he 1. Action constrictor about his head he the cause that was everything in his would go straight to heaven if he'd gunned the plasma engines sending life. He knew the enemy. He knew died fighting. The rest of eternity The first chapter his earth attack ship screaming the truth. He knew what to do. winning was not something to be towards the alien craft. He had no As intelligence expanding afraid of. thoughts of death, in fact he had torpedoes were dodged and 'Collision in ten seconds.' of a new story. very few thoughts at all due to the destroyed the first effects of the Eagerness. implanted narrow mind controller enemy strike took effect. The 'Collision in eight seconds.' lodged in his cerebrum. He had marching songs on the ship's Swelling lepton ship. blessed its presence several times speakers crackled and cut out and 'Collision in six seconds.' already in this space fight for saving Stress swore hard as their Blurring of vision. him from the aliens' worst, in fact replacement bombarded his ears. 'Collision in five seconds.' only weapon: free thought. 'YOU'VE LOST THAT Feeling of distortion. His onboard defence system LOVING FEELING! WOHOH 'Collision in four seconds.' beeped agressively warning him of THAT LOVING FEELING!' Space is glowing. the approach of a cluster of rational Avoiding the last of the peaceful 'Collision in three seconds.' thought bombs, feared throughout intention mines Stress locked the Brightening light. earth's space fleet for its effects of enemy ship in his sights. 'Collision in two seconds.' clear thoughts, relaxation and 'NOW IT'S GONE, GONE, Flash. Blackness. prejudice-free views. He swung his GONE!' 'Collision in one second.' ship to avoid it and at that instance Eyes ablaze he stabbed the fire Time warp. he was hit. button. AN AGGRESSION From out of his gunports a Could the writer of this article RELIEVING BOMB HAS rainbow of colours emerged, please make contact with the STRUCK US!!! Screamed the showering the space around his ship FELIX Editor on ext 3515. 11 October 1991 Felix 912 Advertisement

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The most elegant stiletto piercing and, with incalculable care and Pele Cranes - Wings of Joy sensitivity, scraping up and down the length of Alison's vertebrae; -Raid The Palace mine too. I'm dying here, slowly, hopelessly, deliciously, dying. My God. Me. I don't deserve to dielike this. Where's My Hate Now I Need It?. My whole passage thro' these sonic night-scapes is fraught with the chill of a primal anguish, and the harsh, angular shadows of a blind fury. Christ knows how I could be so arrogant as to believe that I could adequately translate this for you. I think this might be some kind of Yeah. With such as Leaves of subversive attack on our wonderful Summer, Tomorrow's Tears, royal family. If I slag this I can Hopes Are High, I discover My forget being Lady Lise, can't I? nemesis hidden behind My heart's Right then, this is a bloody terrible desire. My nemesis is the Snow record. On the other hand, it might Queen. You remember Her, don't be the first shot in a campaign to You? She summoned the ghost of close the Camden Palace due to Yes. I have dreaded the prospect of breathing and blew snowflakes on obscene pigs. In that case, I'd like reviewing this. Lost sleep over it. Kay's heart. Well, such fragile, to point out that they do say 'make Damn near cut off the end of my filigree structures are currently some noise', which should be finger because of it. The brute truth colliding with mine, and they're no reserved for people as crass as MC about Wings of Joy is it's colossal,' longer melting... Hammer, and there's a strange kind yet at the same time, gentle and Who gives a damn, I'm past of Country and Western style understated beauty. This is why I caring. Basically, if You're still geeeetar in there as well. It reminds should hate them. I'm supposed to reading this, if you haven't thrown me of Bob Geldof's Vegetarians Of of the state of grace thrust upon articulate suitably elegant prose, it down and gone out and bought Love, The Housemartins, Hothouse them, I should look for any reason and it's supposed to be (reasonably) this fucking record, then you are Flowers, stuff like that. Quite good to criticise (never one to bow to tangible. Making Cranes tangible is first class twat. This is not a random really. Bang goes my knighthood. peer pressure, you know). selling them short, and why should insult. I have concluded this from Lise Yates However, having interviewed they stoop to earthbound flesh when the obvious lack of value You place Alison Shaw and found Her to be they're busy etching a trail to on Life. If you have any all things to this particular man, My infinity?...! disagreement with this, come into' objectivity is looking decidedly Watersong is fine, a deliriously- the office and I will play Adoration G.N.E. punch-drunk. Listening to Wings of layered mesh of heat-damaged to you. It's the last song. It is also Joy, it's easy to conclude that this spray-paint textures enveloping, extraordinary, sullen and gorgeous, -I Want You poor, deluded wanker was always with Alison holding both can and a slight legion of blurring, water- going to be devastated. Bloody well blow-torch. Starblood. Jesus. Give washed features and misshapen floored, in fact. Me air, for fuck's sake. Starblood. definitions. Oh, give Me Wings of Joy that I may bring it to all things. Eskimos & Egypt Carter USM Yes. My loathing Knows no bounds. The Album of the Year. -Don't You Do It -After the David.

Watershed What is Great Northern Electrics? It's the railway line from Kings Wretchedly enough, Carter have Cross to Leeds, York and the North again turned in quite a decent East, and it goes through record. These people are becoming Knebworth. This is a perfectly good naggingly difficult to deal with; if reason to give it a right slagging. When I got my rather grubby mits it was all Clash stylisms and However someone (fresher) did on this one I thought 'great, a dance ridiculous punning (read 'John float the suggestion that I should record that means something, not all Player Special number 666') they possibly listen to the record before this 'move you body, body', shit', would be easily dispensed with. reviewing it. How peculiar. Still, what an amazing and regrettable I make no bones about this; I do not What buggers up my attempt to try anything once, I suppose. It disappointment. like Carter. It is for this reason I make a whipping boy out of Carter starts with something that might Their rip-off of G'n'R's Sweet formally apologise to Ginny of 'Bad is, in this case, a bare keyboard possibly be a train sample. Stop the Child of Mine showed these crass Moon'. I am the last person who opening exuding pathos and record, I want to get off. Somebody rockers in their true light, should represent Felix at a press sensitivity, a line like 'Goodbye, stop it. Never mind, it's gone now. homophobic, macho bullshiters that conference for Carter, but at the Ruby Tuesday; come home, you I'll listen to it all, if you're going have about as much talent as the time, there was no-one else. Sorry. silly cow', and Jimbob's idiomatic to be like that. Sounds a bit indie, flies on my dogs back. This will be Oh, and while there were worse angst howling the above over the a bit Paris Angels, and there's some lost amongst the myriad of Sharon bands at Reading this year, it is not fade. It's one of those peculiar, kind of fruit on the front cover, and Tracy discos around the enough to be a minor improvement social tales, indicting, awkward and which is always a good sign. (Does country. It may bring them chart on shit. So they reckon Andrew jarring. Yeah, on the strength of Bryan Adams have fruit on his front success but would you wont to be Eldritch thinks they're the second this, I might actually grow to like cover? See what I mean?) So, the one to knock Brian Adams off best band around? Yeah, sure. them. Now, for fuck's sake, give perfectly bearable, not particularly number one? I thought not Wayne Hussey believed Him, as me my Steely Dan tape back. offensive to the ears or eyes. Lise Yates Pebbles well. Youthoria.

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one of the greatest pop songs of the Dinosaur JR eighties, Echo and the Bunnymen's Absolution - Various The Cutter-a steaming tune from a -Town and band who never dropped their 'H's or their 'T's and were still one of Country Club. the coolest ever. This is followed Kentish Town, is taken by his fans, though I've by Siouxsie's frantic Hitchcock always found his shoe-staring pastiche, Spellbound. Great stuff. humility and effete vulnerability Shortly after, our attention is trite and laborious. Never Enough dragged by the stupidly OTT Ziggy is great fun though, the most fun Stardust, to consider Bauhaus. This they've been since Love Cats way homage to His Davidness is one of back in '84. Oh, the lost days of few really entertaining pieces youth... The ineffably silly Mission produced by Murphy, Ash and Co., follow this with Deliverance; bags or as I prefer, 'Duran Duran from I'd love to rave about the whole gig 'Tis indeed appropriate that my of swagger and a lyric Robert Plant Hell'. I'm glad they're not around as perhaps anyone would who sees current world view is as black as the would've killed for, this is just anymore - their outdated, pompous one of their favourite bands. The journey to the heart of the about the best they'll ever give us. histrionics and embarrassingly bands were excellent, the sound was Murphy's. Once past the Die laughing. 'arty' posturing are as dead as, excellent, and the draw was excellent. I do, however, feel suspiciously 'goff sleeve, it Killing Joke's (Oh God, NO!) well, Bela Lugosi. After this the obliged to slag off the vast numbers becomes apparent that this is, in glorious Love like Blood. Ok, so Mary Chain's brilliant Some Candy of stage divers. What used to be an fact, 'goff', though any such this was as commercial as sex back Talking is, oddly enough, like a art form indulged in by the few and compilation that does not feature in '85, the last days, but it still breath of fresh air. brave with a finesse that was Pil's Rise, Joy Division's remains a finely- crafted testament And onto A. A.E.. Or rather, not. astounding has now become de Atmosphere or Sisters of Mercy's to spook-pop. The Wonderstuff. A A better Stranglers song wouldn't rigeur- it seems no gig experience Body Electric suffers somewhat barrel of laughs. They always go amiss either, but Depeche Mode is complete without stumbling onto from tunnel vision. remind me of undercover have never been as good as on the stage and falling off again. No So, with blinkers removed, I policemen secreting themselves into Enjoy the Silence. As for the rest, more a buzz but merely a ritual; it's remove the sleeve. The Cure's a drugs ring. Don't let me down the Neffs are great fun, as are the just not good enough... Never Enough opens; it is amusing gently' was always so Creatures, the Damned and to witness how seriously young Bob WORKMANLIKE. It's face-off is N.M.A., but I'm getting tired of To be honest, I can't even writing this. Sadly, the appearance remember the first band's name, let of the Psychedelic Furs does alone what they sounded like, but nothing to dispel the (con)fusion of the listed support band—The Boo feverish, incisive pop, and bloated Radieys—were good. Their version stadium rock. Alice's House or of the now-somewhat-cliche'd President Gas would've been better. fuzzy indie guitar dance music (so Some of these were/still are great excellently played by My Bloody bands, but this representation of Valentine and, more obviously; post-punk rock music seems too Ride) was good, though somewhat often to contradict it's own monotonous. They were lost in an principles. Any self-respecting goth audience who failed to offer any (I know that verges on the self- more support than a few head- contradictory) will already own tossing moptops. Maybe they were most of these, so who is this aimed shot in the back by Impending at? the new kids on the pop scene? Greatness?... liberated metalheads? free-to-rock Now. Now is the time to start yuppies? Tell you what; You spouting a load of wank about how Decide, 'cos I dread to think. fucking excellent Dinosaur were, and it would probably be the truth, Post Scriptum, My little but finally the point of the evening American Rose, now do You became apparent. Despite J's believe Me? legendary apathy, Dinosaur Jr. have David. produced four of the most original albums I've ever heard, and they played all the noise ones tonight. From You 're Living All Over Me to Green Mind, it was all there, and we lapped it up like a dog at it's own vomit. J Mascis dives around power-of-madness vocals. Nick Of the songs themselves, only Big the stage like some headless chicken Odd. We seem to be getting an Galen, one-time member of the Hopes falls short of the mark, but on acid that believes the only route awful lot of stuff resembling demo Shrubs, literally croons his that's only because it follows the to sexual gratification is via a guitar. tapes these days. Champions of psychotic howls in such a way that extraordinary Civil Kong Smasher- Everything about the spectacle was little-known music that We are, it's One is forced to consider genius a it would make Love Will Tear Us over the top. Embellished with that still odd. This is not a gripe. I mean, constituent of dementia, and not the Apart sound as twee as Any Dream extra guitar freakout, almost to the some are good, some are downright other way round. His delivery of Will Do by comparison. WTjife point of glam rock (but not quite), bloody awful. Only one, this one, the line "My bad dreams have all Snow is a staggering, loosely- perhaps the only complaint is that is fucking astonishing. disappeared. I sleep easy for the hinged build-up to a tumultuous the tunes are as catchy as shit on a Mecca have the most lithe, frantic first time in years now that you're bastard child of the Birthday Party shoe; they rattle around in your rhythm section since... I'm beside me" is nothing short of - a wash of discordant keyboard head forever and any amount of reminded of early Gun Club (I just nasty, and must surely inaugurate does nothing to dispel my unease. rolling around on the grass won't didn't want to say it). It's in that him as the King of Melancholia and Yes, it is cruel to be kind to Your get rid of 'em. But, after all, that's vein of deranged, bastardized the most unmitigated Fuck-up in nightmares. More pain, please. the point. groove on which are layered a recording history. God knows why Superbus Augustus hideously edgy guitar and blazing there still only making demos. Dalek Case. Zanie

— 7 — Career's Fair Felix 912 11 October 1991 ICU Career's Fair 1991 On the Queen's Lawn, next Tuesday and Wednesday.

By Monday, all things going to Software.. .and others. The some companies are only coming have any general questions as to plan, there will be a large marquee employers are here not to interview for one day. A full list of companies what to do at the fair. covering two thirds of the Queen's you, but for you to interview them. on each day is listed below. Most The fair is not only open to lawn: the venue for this year's They will not be making any of the companies will have students graduating this year. Any Imperial College Union Career's judgement upon you, but are here brochures and application form at student, whether it be just for Fair. On Tuesday, at 9.30am, the for you to decide which career there stands; these can be taken interest or looking for a Summer doors open giving you the best would best suit you. Or maybe you away and read at length afterwards. vacation job, is very welcome. It is opportunity for finding yourself a have already made up your mind as A list of deadlines for application in your interest to make the most of job after you have graduated. A to the field of work you wish to go forms can be obtained from the this opportunity especially given the wide range of employers are again into, but have yet to decide upon a careers centre office, room 310 current climate where for the first attending this year, with companies company. Sherfield building. There will be a time, graduates are having from backgrounds of Accountancy, The fair is open on both Tuesday careers centre stand at the entrance difficulties in going straight into a Engineering, Scientific Research, and Wednesday of next week and of the marquee - see plan opposite. career. Oil, Banking, Computer is worth attending on both days, as Someone will help you here if you Jeremy Burnell, Careers Fair Manager.

Both Days Both Days Tuesday Wednesday

Albright & Wilson Ltd Ministry of Defence - DES/DSG Bankers Trust Company Air Products PLC Andersen Consulting Mobil BDO Binder Hamlyn ASW Holdings PLC Arthur Andersen Monsanto PLC BOC Barclays Bank Banque Indosuez National Grid PLC Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte Data Sciences British Petroleum National Physical Laboratory DTI Engineering Research Centre BP Research Nestle Esso Exxon Chemical Ltd British Steel Nuclear Electric Fisons PLC PowerGen PLC British Telecom Ove Arup HM Government United Biscuits (UK) Ltd Cadbury Schweppes PLC Police Service Communications Centre Chevron UK Ltd Price Waterhouse Johnson Matthey Technology Davy McKee (Stockton) Ltd Proctor & Gamble Centre ' College Derwent Publications Ltd Rolls Royce Mars DRA Aerospace Division Rowntree Mackintosh Recruitment and Assessment DRA Maritime Division Schlumberger Technica Ltd Career's Service Du Pont (UK) Ltd SD-Scicon Touche Ross Ernst & Young Smithkline Beecham Unilever PLC Grant Thornton TASC - Teaching as a Career will have a KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock Unit Lilly Industries Tate & Lyle PLC Logica WS Atkins stand both days COLLEGE CAREERS OFFICE SHERFIELD, ROOM 310, TELEPHONE: EXT. 3251 Open 10am - 5pm Monday - Friday

— 8 — 11 October 1991 Felix 912 Career's Fair Stand Layout Tuesday 15th October

Coopers & Monsanto PLC Derwenl Recruitment an Lybrand Deloitie Publications Ltd Assessment Services EXIT EXIT

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EXIT TASC - Teaching MAIN Nuclear Electric Andersen as a Career Unit ENTRANCE Consulting

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Schlumberger Ministry of DRA Aerospace DRA Maritime Barclay's National Physica United Biscuits National Grid Powergen PLC Data Sciences Defence- Division Division Bank Laboratory UK Limited PLC DES/DSG

Albright & Grant Thornton Rowntree Nestle WS Atkins Janque Indosuez BP BP Research Price British Steel Wilson Ltd Macintosh Waterhouse 0 X o 111 z. s ASW Ou Pont (UK! Arthur Andersen Police Service Lilly Industries Smithkline Logica Proctor & Engineering Holdings Ltd Beecham Gamble Research PLC Centre

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Main Dining Hall Ante-Room Sherfield Feature Felix 912 11 October 1991 11 October 1991 Felix 912 Feature

The first Monday of term and after And The Family Cat. I thought enthusiastic, awaiting acts of rib- drawn cards he instructed the on the M40 but were slightly more unfortunately none of which were the amazingly stressful registration that they were better than Bob. Sod tickling freshness. assembled mass how to be 'right entertaining than being the said on sale here, they're signed to the process everybody was in need of it, you were there. You were there The compere had a nice line in on'. This is funny for 10 minutes hedgehog. Step Off. same record label as The Cure. So a nice relaxing evening. The New weren't you. No? Then you are one understated laddish humour. Sadly on Paramount City (where Parker Voice of the Beehive, now there's what are they like? Year's Party was anything but. of the saddest, nay the saddest he believed that the only common has appeared) but any longer and it a good live band. 'Monsters And Bloody good, as you're asking. Bob. That's a rather funny name pathetic person in this place. factor in 'Yoof culture is an becomes tedious. Angels', T Say Nothing', classic If you missed this through queueing for a band. Yes. It's short for, err, After that the e-Volution club that undying wish to talk about football. Certainly, the compere was the pop songs all of them. What a coup for a burger or faffing or being Bob. Bob are far and away the best had been running upstairs since He ran through a list of important best thing there (unless Alan Parker to get them to play here. I saw them generally unconscious then you topics such as, The Police, more can find a new joke). Everyone else the other week at Cambridge, and really screwed up this time. football, drugs and your Grandmas present enjoyed themselves, they were bloody good. I wonder 'Fountain Of Youth', 'Kingdom', use of the word 'pop', before although the exchange of the rapier- how they'll fare at ICU? about seven or eight other songs. introducing us to the first act; sharp wit of trained minds was Up the stairs then. Through the And an encore. And about as close It was revealed that Sean Lock definitely absent, the best heckle I door, and what is it. Not B-hives at to stage invasion as I've seen here. Five Days that was performing for the first time at heard was 'fuck off. all. Some kind of crap music, but Shame they're so ugly really. Still, the comedy night. All that I noticed seeing as I am the only person in what do looks matter, it's was that he seemed rather upset this building who actually saw them personality that counts. Your chance to relive happy memories of Freshers' Week. Send a copy of Felix home to your mother and grandmother and her budgie.

band to have played Imperial for, around nine o'clock was flooded by about something, so much so that oooh, between five and ten minutes. those that could still walk. he lost his temper a huge number If, however, you are reading this The music played and the people of times. This ill control emotion The Family Cat review because you can't remember raved, and a generally good time lead to points were Mr Lock Comedy Night compere squat, it's tough shit. I'm not going was had by all. At around half appeared unsure what he was The Giants of Jive to tell you what you missed, and it twelve (or was it latter, I cant talking about. This could have been Shook the World will teach you not to drink to remember?) the sweeting mass said to add a 'surreal element' to the excess. moved downstairs, complete with a 'comic moment', but the better Thank God it's Friday! The last day that doesn't describe them as crap, Ray JellyBelly's Giants Of Jive The Family Cat were much the four feet tall 'e'. At around three known phenomena of of what will probably the most I don't see why I should disagree were, well, jive. I haven't found same. in the morning the hundred or so 'embarrassing silence' was the enjoyable week at Imperial College. with such overwhelming public anyone who likes jive yet, but when What do you mean, you want to people left standing staggered result. Nice try but he needs a bit In addition to the bands and disco opinion, or something. I do, I'll tell you what they thought. know what I thought. What is this, home. more experience. there were the traditonal casino and Candyland All non freshers I thought that they were quite good, Points of View?. After a short break, the awesome, film shows. Outside burgers and the please refer to last years review of but the music just ain't my style Very well then. I thought Bob Wednesday was The Freshers long awaited Alan Parker stormed lethal cocktails were on offer, ready Candyland. I still think they're honey. sounded pretty much the same as Comedy Night aptly named as only onstage. Alan Parker's act to remove your money and your following me, you know, I mean, Next Week. Next Friday, IC ents every other indie guitar band, not Freshers that bought the All-in-One reminded me of the sort of people brain cells. why else would they come to present Spitfire, supported by to say they're bad. Not to say they Freshers week tickets ever go. who appear selling 'Socialist Imperial. I mean, this band have Herb, doors open 9pm, tickets £3 were different either. They just are, Consequently the Concert Hall is Worker' whenever you want to do The Disciples had about as much played Wembley Arena, and have (£2.50 adv. £1.50 ents card). So like John Major just is. wall to wall with the young and a quiet bit of shopping. With hand life as a small squashed hedgehog cooler T-shirts than James or Neds, there

10- — It— Clubs & Societies Felix 912 11 October 1991

Flash Freshers' Tournament 1991 Gordon

The traditional curtain raiser to the After his defeat, Mike Spence are a foot for this years November 7pm, Tuesday 15th Oct, Mech Eng Imperial College Snooker season commented that Aminur was "a Open Snooker Championships. So 220 was held last Sunday. The annual bloody good player'' and went on if you still haven't joined the club Freshers Tournament provided a to predict that he would win the and want to, then come along to the Yep, it's that guy in the silver showcase for new snooker talent at tournament. And so it was that club during any lunch time. underwear saving the universe Imperial. This years finalists had to Aminur Rahman went on to win the again (not to mention the Earth and come through a field of 28 starters tournament without dropping a a few minor races between here and and a marathon five and a half hours frame, thus collecting the £15 first Calling All Mongo). Hear Queen "Dispatch of snooker. prize. The loudest cheer of the War Rocket Ajax to bring back his The first semi-final match was afternoon went to the only female Mature body". See 007 (Timothy Dalton) between Simon Bough (Chemistry) competitor, Helen James, after not get bitten by a green slime and Robert Trosino (Maths). Both defeating her first round opponent. Students thing.See Peter Davison get bitten players reached the semi-finals after But she narrowly failed to reach the by a green slime thing! Experience comfortable wins in the earlier quarter finals, after a gallant effort Are you a mature student and want Brian Blessed tell his men to rounds. In a best of three frame in her second round match. to meet others? If so then come and "Dive!". semi-final, Robert beat Simon two Several competitors were heard have lunch in the Union Lounge on Join ICOF now and save the jobs frames to nil, in 2 close fought to comment on the pleasant Monday 14th October at 12.30pm. of thousands of spaceship model- games. The second semi-final was atmosphere of the Snooker Club, Everyone is welcome. If you can't makers. It only costs £2.50 to between Aminur Rahman located on the top floor of the Union make it and would like to get become a member, and this includes (Chemistry) and Mike Spence building, and how very reasonable involved in this club then please seeing your first film free. (Maths). Aminur made two the £5 membership was for the use contact Michelle Began (Union Otherwise it costs £1 for all paid up successful come backs to win on the of four full size tables for the whole Administrative Receptionist) and members who have already seen a pink and black respectively, beating year. So now the Freshers we'll get in touch with you film this year. For more details turn Mike two frames to nil. tournament has ended, preparations regarding future events. up on the film.

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—12— 11 October 1991 Felix 912 Clubs & Societies Historical Fact or Fiction

Is there room at Imperial College The issue of the truth of Yet, much of what we know from or your girlfriend says she loves for such sentimental drivel as Christianity is an historical one. It science speaks of God, that there is you, or a friend in the burn unit of religion? Here, at one of the world's is an issue of whether there is a a Creator behind the intricate design a hospital or the birth of your first finest institutions of scientific personal God who spoke and acted of nature.We've all known the child. The question will assert itself, inquiry and technological decisively through a man, Jesus 'teleological impulse' that entices us 'why do we have these reactions development (superior in most Christ, and speaks and acts through to say that plants 'want' to get at and impulses?' Is chemistry the last respects to Cambridge, as we all him even now. The historical light, or water 'tries' to stay answer? know), is there a place, ought there evidence that Jesus existed is far together. The most rigorous The mere existance of such be a place, for such unscientific weightier, according to objective, scientific training doesn't obliterate questions doesn't vouch for nonsense as Christianity? commonly accepted criteria, than that nagging sense that 'all this Christianity, but Christianity offers Well is there room in Imperial for the evidence that Julius Caesar came from somewhere'. real answers. For all scientists who Julius Caesar? (That depends - how existed. The contention that Jesus And even more, what we do not happen to also be human beings, did he do in his A-levels?) You was more than a great man is also know, indeed cannot know, from Christianity may merit a bit of cannot prove by any 'scientific well supported by solid historical science speaks for the existance of research. method' that Julius Caesar actually arguments. something beyond science. The If you are interested in knowing ever existed. You cannot do an Beyond the historical issue, longings of the human heart, our more, we are running a series of experiment to demonstrate the however, is an existential one. That well-nigh irresistable desires and presentations and discussions on the validity of the theory that Julius is the issue of what sense, if any, affections, that biochemistry can't core facts of Christianity every Caesar was.Nor can you formulate to make of this life and how to live satisfactorily explain, impel us Tuesday at 12.30 pm in Elec Eng an equation that will yield the it. Scientific research ana towards a higher knowledge than is 403B. Or you can contact me on inevitable result: 'Julius Caesar'. mathematical calculations will accessible to simple laboratory 071-584-2933 or through my The issue of Julius Caesar's never tell you whether there is such work. Easy enough to say it's all a pigeon hole. existance is an historical one, and a thing as iove', or goodness, or matter of electrical impulses and historical questions are not meaning in this activity we call chemical reactions - remind Ben Quant, ICU Christian susceptible to scientific methods. 'life'. yourself of when your father dies, Outreach, Biochem II.

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— 13— Reviews Felix 912 11 October 1991 Waiting for Godot cove. Well, exactly two actually. given that said experiences are so However, Sam (as we know Him) few, consisting mainly of getting manages to simultaneously weave beaten up and mixing with a strange this into what the program notes class of people. There is a lot of claim is an Allegory of the Theatre visual humour and a few great gags, Of The Absurd. Which it may well but the air of melancholy prevails Samuel Beckett wrote Waiting For be, but what this translates to is that (thanks to the script rather than Rik Godot in 1955, which makes it all very little happens over a great deal and Ade's portrayal). The story the more remarkable that it sounds of time. Vladimir and Estragon are turns to metaphor and leaves the extraordinarily as though it were generally unhappy with their lot, audience something to think about. written with Rik Mayall and Adrian although Estragon is pretty much The thinking time easily elapses in Edmonson in mind. Which is just incapable of remembering any of it the time it takes to get outside. as well, since it is none other than and Vladimir is too busy The play may introduce a new they who tread the boards to bring pontificating on the finer points of generation to Beckett or simply us this adaptation (designed by of fortune (OK, tramps) who are philosophy to notice. During their disappoint both purists of literature Derek Jarman, although it could waiting for Godot. That's about it vigil, they repeatedly fail to make and bottom jokes. I liked it, and we equally well have been Derek really. While they wait they discuss sense of their experiences in an saw Harry Enfield in the audience. Griffiths). life etc. and complain of the clap, endless loop which becomes The Grazing Plywood Persil The story tells of two gentlemen not to mention meeting the odd rum steadily more tiresome, especially Baked Bean Gerbil/Tetsuo at the Science Museum Michael Faraday! Charles Babbage! vertical walls. RAL the Robot! What is there to m Don't walk past the video say? screens, they demonstrate some of Well, probably a little bit more the most impressive robotics of the than that would be useful. At the show. My favourites are the pipe moment the Science Museum (free welder and the pipe cleaner. The to IC, kids !) boasts a veritable first welds a section of pipe from feast, nay, glut of exhibitions to the inside whereas the second regale your senses. inches its way along a thin tube, Tying in with the Festival of turning and dragging its multiple Japan, we start with a Robotics in sections round corners and up Japan exhib which features loads straights. With headlights (count them, loads) of our resembling the head of a tapeworm, mechanical Mecchano pals in a it could be straight from a sci-fi variety of exciting 'n' fresh roles. horror movie! Most of the twiddly devils are The second half of the exhibition displaying their skills at useful tasks is interesting, but a little run of the like balancing spinning tops on eggs mill. It contains industrial robots or building small steel boxes with performing more aesthetically flag designs on them. Either that or pleasing tasks, such as portrait climbing walls very badly (ie. with painting and flower arranging. The all the alacrity of a stoned squirrel) technology of the times, but now Every day hundreds of students introduction, however, is worth a and pretending to be on Mars. Lots 100 ! years later the Museum has walk past a major tourist attraction mention, being the most of them do nice arty things, built a working version to without a second glance. The cringe worthy part of the display. It including RAL himself, an Babbage's own specs, all glistening Science Museum, repository of contains an Americanised Alice industrial welding robot who counts brass and clickety-clockety ratchety genius, is currently FREE to Through the Looking Glass dancing (yeah !) and sumi painting things. Hooray ! students at Imperial, so there's no strolling though current technology amongst his hobbies. Jolly nice And upstairs again, a gallery excuse not to see the exhibition of in simulated 3D. Worth a look if paintings he does too; I shall devoted to the life and works of current and futuristic Japanese you can stand it. treasure my black-and- white Michael Faraday and if I have to tell Technology, open until October It's an interesting exhibition, with bamboo for some time to come. you who he is you should be 31st. demonstrations of all the machines Meanwhile, downstairs there's a ashamed of yourself. Lots of weird After an appalling (but short) scheduled throughout the day. You special bit referring to the work of and wonderful electrical video, a small display contains the must not miss the first working Charles Babbage, Esq., the paraphernalia and the man himself precursors to Japanese robots. model of Babbage's difference gentleman responsible for the (despite his great old age) lectures These ancient toys use sand and engine either, situated behind the wonderfully baroque Difference every day. balances to move, delivering tea or shop. Everybody at IC should take Engine. Said Engine was an All good rip roarin' educational tumbling down steps. Through a advantage of the free entrance, abortive attempt to build a fun and free too. Don't forget that doorway, however, one hits the especially you lady engineers, since mechanical Victorian computer, if nothing else you can fight off the forefront of technology with a one of the staff was complaining of which never succeeded in its day. kiddies in Launch Pad and play with walking robot that moves like a the predominance of males. Sounds This failure was put down at the the gizmos. gracefully slow animal and a familiar doesn't it. time to the happy-go-lucky The Flying Gerbil window cleaner that will climb Tetsuo 11 October 1991 Felix 912 Feature Tiddlywinking and Penguin on Monopoly.

Tiddlywinking down Oxford Roses around Eros. Then despite a most of the collectors had arrived! The final total collected was Street is always well attended, but valiant attempt to escape, Penguin A barrel of Flowers Original was £2,804.81, compared with £1,400 this year the turn-out exceeded was grabbed by the CCU Execs and put on by the staff and was off by collected at last year's everyone's expectations. was thrown into the fountain. 7pm. That's 288 pints in itself. The tiddlywinking. The approximate The day began with everyone After lunch, the vans ferried most staff then put on an unsettled totals for the individual CCUs are: assembling at Southside where they people to the Macaulay Arms, London Pride which no-one RCS - £1750 were led in a VERY loud call of Notting Hill Gate, to try to 'Drink- touched as it wasn't fit to drink. No C&G - £870 'Wakey Wakey Southside' by this a-pub-dry'. By mid—afternoon, the others came off tap, but all were Mines - £120 year's RAG chairman, Penguin. bar staff had realised that everyone severely depleted and a couple of The top fresher collector was Union vans then ferried everyone was there for the sole purpose of shorts were drained. All in all, I Tamsin Braisher who managed to to Speaker's Corner (Hyde Park) consuming vast quantities of alcohol reckon it was a triumphant success!' get £53.71 and the overall top for the start of the mammoth with the ultimate aim of drinking Although the pub was not drunk collector was Massie Harper who Tiddlywink. After Kangelas and the place dry. dry, there was an excellent collected £77.43. Both totals are Boomalakas, the tiddlywinking The following information is atmosphere amongst the collectors excellent. Well done to everyone began at about noon. Armed with courtesy of an independent expert: (and a few others). The whole else who collected - every penny RAG collecting cans and a few 'Boddington's and London Pride afternoon and evening was declared helps! tiddly winks, nearly 220 students were off within half an hour, before a complete success. All of the money collected on tiddlywinked there way along Saturday is going to Action Aid, Oxford Street and Regent Street to who help people in the third world Eros, collecting money from the to help themselves. crowds of shoppers as they went. If Tiddlywinking is anything to Two of the inviolate mascots — go by, then this year's RAG Jez and Bo — accompanied the (including the Live Monopoly tiddlywinkers on their travels. Most tomorrow) should be BIG! people finished by about 2pm and despite the fact that it started to rain, Beccy Land everyone joined in Ring-a-Ring-a-

Hiya! It's Penguin, the RAG The catch is that there are lots of Chairman here. Well, last Saturday other RAGs coming to collect for was (almost) beyond belief. We the day, so you'll have to compete raised an amazing £2800, which against them. There are also prizes was double last year's total, and had from us here at IC RAG. Our usual lots of fun too. incentive scheme also operates Great effort was put in by all of (collect £50 for a mug, £150 for a the CCU and Rag people, but Fun and frolics on Oxford Street T-shirt and £300 for a sweatshirt), ultimately it was those who put their so if you've already collected some all into 'collecting, winking and money at Tiddlywinks, you've got drinking' who really made it an raises loads! It's a team game, so which must be carried at all times, a head start! event to remember! So well done to get your team of 4 to 6 together turning up in fancy dress (the sillier Last year, Monopoly raised all concerned! NOW if you haven't already. the better), and by acquiring £4,600, but with our astounding Before I tell you about Live Basically we give each team a set treasure. start to this year, I reckon we could Monopoly (it's great, do it, you'll of clues and each member of each 'Treasure' is always a dubious easily double that! All we need are have fun, we'll raise loads . . . team gets a collecting can. The title, because most people tend to, LOTS of teams collecting LOTS of ooops! Sorry, sales pitch on clues are your team's reason for well let's not beat around the bush money and having LOTS of fun in overdrive) I'd better chuck in some manically mobbing your way all on this one, 'nick' signs and cones. the process! So, dress up, be silly thank-yous. Thanks must go to Dice over our beloved capital. This isn't difficult, let's face it, and we'll see you for registration in and Games who generously donated We've basically got a clue for every anyone can nick a cone! So we're BEIT QUAD from 10am onwards 2,000 tiddlywinks, without which street on the Monopoly board. Each looking for 'clever' treasure. In the (though we want everyone back by the whole day wouldn't have been clue, for which you have to visit the past, clever treasure has included a 6pm, so the sooner you start, the possible. Thanks also to A to Z street to be able to solve, is worth fast-food baseball cap, a fast food more time you have! Geographers' Map Co Ltd, who a certain number of points. The employee's badge saying 'Grim So, Be Mad, Be Silly & Be Part kindly donated 15 colour A to Zs, team with the most points wins. The Reaper, how may I help you?' and Of It!! Cheers, to give as prizes to the top 15 CCU's motorised mascots will be an arrest warrant all of these were PENGUIN - Rag Chair 91/92 freshers. And thanks to all the travelling around to act as obtained by haggle and banter, not drivers and the CCUs for their help. Community Chest and Chance spanner and boltcutters. So there's PS Beccy did this year's clues, so Right well that's enough of me cards, and a roaming jail van will a challenge for you! she's the one to bribe (if you can also be on the prowl to capture any thanking people, now PRIZES. Yes, there are prizes, find out who she is). team it sees. You can also get points MONOPOLY (it's great, do it, too! Firstly there's the prizes from PPS Last Saturday we woke up in other ways. These include you'll have Fun, we'll raise loads MENCAP (for whom we're Southside at the crack of 11am. collecting lots of money (this is the . . . oops sorry again). Live collecting) for the highest personal Look out Beit! Any suggestions for easiest way), having a team mascot Monopoly is always great fun and totals of the day. These are BIG. a Wakey Wakey Evelyn Gardens?

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This is my fourth editorial so far Please write legibly on a piece of and it's not getting any easier. I paper the name of your club (or P"*^ I have the unfortunate handicap of equivalent), the time of the event not being so opinionated that I can am/pm, where it is and what it is, Studies. itorial peculiar address Prince Consort witter on ad nauseam every week. if necessary. Ta muchly. I refer you to the excellent article Road.... Prince. As in Phillip Many apologies to those who got Staff meeting. entitled 'Graduateism' on page 4, Consort...No, Consort. C. O. N. S. their Felix late last week - this was I hereby call a staff meeting for which gives a rarely glimpsed O. R. T Yes, he was because of an emergency which had Monday 12.30 in the Felix office. alternative view of employer's German.... Phillip is Greek, I to take precedence over Felix This time I promise I'll be there. attitudes to graduates. Remember think No, a science college collation. 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7— Letters Felix 912 11 October 1991 LETTERS Forgery Brown The deadline for letters is 12.30pm, the Monday before Clarification Nose publication. Dear Adam, I am writing to congratulate everyone involved in the events Please put letters in organised last week. They were all the Editor's smoothly run and very enjoyable. Friday's event however was slightly pigeonhole in the marred for me by a very Felix Office. unfortunate incident. A member of the RCS Burger crew showed a marked lack of intelligence and 'borrowed' two All letters should be knives from the Mine's Cocktail Dear Adam, addressed to the stall. This resulted in a slight I am writing to clarify a few I wrote 'Forgery' across them, so altercation. As the organiser of the Editor, i.e. 'Dear points made in your news article they could not be used again. Not, Burgers, I would like to apologise about forged £10 notes. as your article implied, that the stall Editor' or 'Dear to Mines and can assure you it will The Carnival organised on the received these notes with forgery Adam' not to any 3rd not happen again. The missing knife Monday of Freshers' Week was not written across them. party. has been recovered and will be the work of the Royal College of On finding the notes, I told Andy returned, contact me somehow. Science Union, but the work of Flanagan, the Union Bar Manager, One of the guests had a Imperial College Union and IC and also the organiser of the IC marvellous idea, if he stole two Ents. All RCS Union organised was Rugby Cocktails. All letters should be bags of burger rolls he could get the burger stall at this event. signed by the author I hope this rectifies the twenty-four burgers free! I hope The notes that were found on the involvement of the RCS Union and you're feeling very proud of but names can be stall were noticed after I had the happenings on Monday night. yourself and would appreciate a £24 returned a forgery to a customer withheld by request. Yours sincerely, donation to Rag to cover the cost. trying to buy some food. I checked Gareth Smith, RCSU Honorary Once again, sorry to Mines. the till and found two others, and Secretary 1988-90 David Ensell, RCS Ents Chair. Sports Centre Investment

Dear Adam, The plan is that this outlay should Proposals to change the Sports be recouped by encouraging more Centre and to develop the Southside use by both college and non-college YOURE BOUND, facilities represent an investment by personnel. Since, during the the College of the order of £0.75m. vacation and at weekends in term time, the Sports Centre is very much under-used this would seem to be a sensible idea from which VACANCY everyone should benefit. WARDENSHIP What we have to ensure is that CLAYPONDS preferential use is retained by The College invites applications for the college personnel and also that the new position of warden at Clayponds which is available from 1st December changes, whilst attracting outside 1991. users, do not represent an unacceptable compromise for Clayponds is an exciting new College At STA TTsvel, we're all seasoned travellers so we should know a thing or two residential development in Ealing, mainly college users. about where you're headed. And because we know the travel business backwards, for 2nd and 3rd year undergrads and These proposals of change have postgrads. we can offer you the best deals on fares - even the flexibility to change your mind as to be approved by the Athletics you go, without having to pay over the top for the privilege. We operate from 120 Committee which is responsible to Wardens receive rent-free offices worldwide. So call in soon. accommodation in return for pastoral the Governing Body for college duties within their residence. The post is open to all non-undergrad members of the sports provision. I have asked Val college. Straw, the Facilities Manager to provide a display of the architects If you would like further info and an Imperial College drawings in the Sports Centre so application form contact Louise Ailward, Sherfield Building that users can see what is planned ext 8690/3276, Room 516, Sherfield. Prince Consort Rd, London SW7 2AZ and can inform their representative Closing date for applications is 31 on the Athletics Committee of their October 1991 opinions. Yours sincerely, ULU TRAVEL Ken Stevens.

— 18— 11 October 1991 Felix 912 Letters Boycott Sports Centre Revolting Squashed Dear Editor, I read with interest the letter by interested in clean, functional Fiction John McMahon Moore in last facilities, than saunas and week's Felix 910 on the subject of solariums, even though these may Dear Editor, to ban Leuchter from entering the sports centre. As captain of the attract more private members. We Regarding article in Freshers' Britain. True, free speech is a basic Imperial College squash club I do not believe that our students Felix entitled 'Imperial Racism': democratic right but nobody should speak for the rest of the committee would ever use a cafe/bar when I am inclined to agree with the be given a platform to stir up racial and the club in endorsing every popular subsidised facilities are Rector Sir Eric Ash et al that hatred. point of Mr McMahon Moore's available across the gardens. 'Academics for Free Speech' is not Many members of the Jewish letter. I enclose a letter sent to every a group actually based at Imperial Society lost grandparents and other member of the South Kensington 3. Charging for courts that are but rather a front for nasty, family members in the gas Sports Committee by the Squash specifically set aside for Squash cowardly racists using our college chambers of Auschwitz and Club committee on 13 September Club members' use seems like a because of its prestigious reputation Majdanek. 1991 voicing our concerns: move aimed directly at eliminating to add credence to their incredulous It is important for all decent any need or desire for the student 'scientific' report. people to prevent history from As concerned students of Imperial to join the Squash Club. We I shall not waste space and time being re-written lest what has College we should like to bring to strongly argue against the proving the holocaust happened, six happened once be allowed to your attention several points arising introduction of charges (£1 for half million men, women and children happen again. from the recent, and the proposed an hour has been proposed). For a can't just disappear, not to mention If there are any Imperial changes to the Sports Centre. club member to play just once a the film-footage and the records of academics out there publishing such Although we are all members of the week will now cost approx. £40 the Eichmann trial (Eichmann revolting fiction, please reveal Squash Club Committee, and have over the year (compared to only £5 himself—may his name be blotted yourselves so we can re-educate a vested interest in the squash Squash Club membership last year). out)—never denied the existence of you, or at least call on all students courts, we believe our concerns to We also fear that the membership the Final Solution) and numerous to boycott your lectures. be relevant to all student users of of the largest ACC club will other pieces of irrefutable evidence. Yours, the Sports Centre. We would diminish and the club performance, Thank God the NUS and others Michael Factor, Acting welcome your consideration and which has been excellent in both were able to force the Home Office Chairman Jewish Society. comments on the following: University League and UAU events (last year the ladies won the London 1. Are all die recent and the planned League and won through to the changes in the best interest of quarter finals of the UAU), will Imperial College students and staff, suffer. The college's sporting for whom, after all, the Sports reputation will also suffer as a How to cope with Centre was originally intended? It consequence. seems increasingly that non-college members are being welcomed and 4. Last year's squash club captain your supervisor... although their season specifically requested to be included ticket/membership costs are in SKSC meetings but was never somewhat greater, they do not informed as to when they took Seminar given by appear to reflect the sort of expense place. Now, more than ever, more that would be involved for these student voice on this committee people to join a private health club seems an increasingly important which would be their alternative. necessity. Can this be guaranteed in Eric Ash We have no objections to private the future? members (except that they crowd We would greatly appreciate a plus others facilities intended for students) but response on these matter. Thank believe their payments should be you for your consideration. employed to subsidise student use; Yours, in this way we feel that the recent Squash Club Committee. 50% increase for a student season PG ticket (now for only nine months, for s who want to We have had two replies so far, one as opposed to twelve!) could surely in support of our case and one from have been avoided. It also seems P. E. Mee claiming 'it had nothing succeed! that private members pay little, to do with him' even though he sits particularly compared to staff, for on the South Ken Sports Mech Eng 220 example anyone off the street (or Committee! from a local mansion) pays only lOp We feel that it is time for the more for a game of squash than people of IC to make a stand to save Fri 18th October someone who works at Imperial our sports centre from what looks College. We are very concerned like impending privatisation. There that the running of the sports centre is enough incentive to stop sport at 5.30pm is being moved towards a private IC with heavy workloads without venture, rather than a college adding a financial burden to it as facility. FREE well. Yours faithfully, 2. Although our sports centre is not C Robinson (for Squash luxurious, students are more Committee).

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The handgun pictured above is the Splatmaster Rapide, classed together with the Kalashnkov. Animal A Crown Court in Wales classed a The decision to class the guidelines are drawn up by the paintball gun, the Splatmaster Splatmaster Rapide as a firearm was Home Office. These may include Rapide, as a prohibited weapon on due to its small size and its use of registration for individuals and the the 2nd October. The gun is now carbon dioxide as a propellant. The licensing of paintball sites. Any ranked in the same weapons class majority of paintball guns in Great moves to outlaw the sport would be Aids as Kalashnikovs, mortars and anti- Britain are not semi-automatic and fought by the European Paintball tank weapons. considerably larger in size. Sports Federation. Judge Hugh Williams ruled that Paintball is a sport currently 'It is business as usual for The 'Ethical Scientist', a new this particular weapon, a semi- enjoyed by many people in this SplotSoc at the moment,' said Nigel magazine published by 'Animal automatic paint gun, was to be put country, Imperial College has its Strevens, a member of the SplotSoc Aid', an anti-vivisection under Section five of the Firearms own paintball society, SplotSoc. Committee, 'our first trip is all set organisation, is being posted to Act 1968. This prevents the use of Police have not yet enforced this for 27th October and so far we have some students in college. The the gun even with a firearms law and it is likely that the ruling received a positive response from magazine claims that they have certificate. will be suspended while official this year's intake.' succeeded in persuading 'A' Level examination boards to offer an alternative to animal dissection as part of a standard course and are Imperial Iraq Link Imperial College hoping to persuade Universities to follow suit. Union Animal Aid's Director commented 'Our campaign aims to Dr Jaafar Dhiah Jaafar, a former the Baghdad Atomic Energy ensure a new breed of more research assisstant at Imperial Centre, but Dr David Websdale of Career's Fair sensitive scientists who will help to College is suspected of being a the Physics Department expressed Marquee on Queen's create a more enlightened future.' major force behind Iraq's nuclear doubt that Dr Jaafar's training was Lawn Animal Aid can be contacted at weapons programme. suitable for the development of 1 5th and 16th October 7 Castle Street, Tonbridge, Kent. Dr Jaafar is the Vice President of atomic weapons. TN9 1BH

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