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The Students' Newspaper at Imperial College Medics In Motorway Madness

A combination of chance coincidence By David Roberts Having failed to find a lift on the main bad planning and ill-luck resulted in road leading away from the motorway, an inauspicious start to the inaugural IC tingham and then catching a coach to and regional radio stations. they "attempted to secure a lift along Med School Union Rag Week, when Edinburgh. Furthermore, early BBC traf With first-hand reports now avail the slip road and eventually proceeded seven students participating in the Rag fic reports suggesting that "pedestri able, however, the incident has taken along the hard shoulder of the Motor Dash to Edinburgh were stopped by the ans were stopping traffic...on all three on a more innocent tone, described as way itself...we hoped that either there police for attempting to hitch-hike on lanes of the motorway" were dispelled "stupid but not malicious" by College was a service station nearby, or else we the Ml. by the first police officers to arrive on Tutor Anna Thomas-Betts. Ihc medics would be able to obtain a lift by show News of the incident first filtered the scene, who found "seven IC stu left South Ken in full medical greens ing our rag signs". through on Friday evening, when the dents...who were on the hard shoulder with instructions to hitch-hike to Not In a statement given to College, BBC contacted both the College and about half a mile north ofjunction 11". tingham. They were told that female the first years clearly pointed out that the Union in response to traffic reports, Unfortunately, the cause of those students should not accept lifts on their "none of us were aware at the time that which claimed that protestors were involved was further hindered by the own, but were apparently given "no fur we were doing anything illegal, and at causing a hold-up on the Ml just out fact that a cameraman from Anglia TV ther instructions...they did not advise us no point did we enter any lane of the side of Luton. These "protesters" turned happened to be accompanying the that hitch-hiking on the motorway was Motorway". Nonetheless, the police out to be nothing of the kind, and police, filming a fly-on-the-wall docu illegal". A passing lorry driver gave the soon arrived, and temporarily stopped were in fact a group of seven first year mentary, and consequently the inci seven students in question a lift to the Northbound traffic whilst they medics participating in the Rag Dash, dent made its way onto Saturday's TV Luton, but when they were dropped off which involved hitch-hiking to Not round-up, as well as several national they had no idea where they were. Continued on Page 2

St Mary's Lead Battle Against CJD Inside..m Bits & Pieces 4 The CJD Research Centre at St Mary's have since died, three of whom were Hospital has developed a new method By Gareth Morgan confirmed as suffering from nvCJD. Other Letters 6 of diagnosing the new variant of prion proteins were not detected. The Creutzfeldt Jakob's Disease. The were carried out in Level 3 Biohazard success of the test opens the possibility Editorial &SmallAds 7 researchers, led by ICSM's Prof John conditions; only one stage down from for pre-death testing of suspected nvCJD Collinge, tested samples from tonsils of those used to handle pathogens such as cases. It could also be used in a screen Opinion - ICSM Merger 8 patients suffering from suspected prion the Ebola virus. Seven of the 68 tonsil ing programme to determine the extent diseases. of the disease, but since CotU.mnS - Cooking 9 Prion diseases, such as there is no cure, this is unlikely to go ahead CJD, are caused by a build up Normal Conformer Rogue Conformer , Elections 10 (speculative) , of an abnormal form of a prion | One possible problem protein in the brain, causing :;" posed by the research is that Malaysia 11 severe neurological disorders, the prion protein, which is and eventually death. Until resistant to normal sterilisa- Science - Paranormal 12 now, however, it has been ^ tion procedures, could corn impossible to diagnose the s' aminate surgical instruments Feature - Nepal 14 condition except by examin f during routine operations. II ing sections of brain tissue is possible that disposable Film 16 after death. nvCJD has been surgical instruments could linked to the BSE epidemic in become standard in many Arts 18 cattle, and 34 people in Britain procedures. have died in the past few Prof Collinge has said Computer Games 20 years. lhat the next goal is to find a The research, published non-invasive test for the dis- Music 22 in The Lancet on 15 January, Photo: UCSF A normal prion and the defective version ease, ideally using a blood tested for the presence of the sample. Unfortunately, the Clubscene 24 particular prion which causes nvCJD in samples tested (including controls from question of whether Britain is poised on immune system tissues such as tonsils. routine tonsil operations), were shown to the brink of an epidemic of nvCJD Sport 27 Due to the nature of the prion, the tests contain the prion. Of these patients, four remains unanswered. Diversions 27 2 News 25 January 1999 Cornwall Eclipsed

11 August 1999 promises to be an excit phere and the consequent degrada ing day for stargazers and scientists By Sunil Rao tion in high-frequency communications issue 1133 alike. For the first time in over seventy and changes in wind patterns, and the years, Great Britain will be graced by ing (summer time) in Cornwall, and generation of atmospheric waves, all of 25 January 1999 the serenely staggering sight of a Total about 20-25 minutes later in France which will be studied by groups of Solar Eclipse. For most Britons, this and Germany. Totality will last for just British scientists. Editor: Ed Sexton will probably be the last chance to wit over two minutes in Cornwall. Inevitably, most hotels and B&B Assistant Editor & Films: David Roberts ness the glorious spectacle of the Eclipses occur when the Sun, the accommodation in the path of totality News Editor: Andrew Ofori appearance of the 'diamond ring' as Earth and the Moon arc all lined up. have been booked up months in Music Editors: Dennis Patrickson the sun reappears from behind its Solar Eclipses occur at New Moon advance. However, accommodation & Jason Ramanathan shroud - the next solar eclipse to when the Moon comes in between will be available in homes as well as Arts Editor: Helena Cocheme achieve totality across Great Britain will the Earth and the Sun. On average, a farms, which can be booked from a Games Editor: Gary Smith not occur before 2090. total solar eclipse occurs somewhere in number of travel agents. For the more Clubscene: Giles Morrison The eclipse will be total over a path the world every eighteen months. 'adventurous' and/or monetarily well- & Joel Lewis stretching from India up to the North However, total eclipses occur at any endowed, eclipse tours can also be Sports Editor: Gus Paul Atlantic passing over the Isles of Scilly, given place only once every several booked to Bavaria and Turkey, among Photographic Editor: William Lorenz Cornwall, south-west Devon and hundred years on average. For other destinations, as can cruises to the Guernsey before touching north-east instance, the last total eclipse visible in Black Sea. Wherever you plan to view ern France, Luxembourg, southern London occurred in 1715; the next will the eclipse, do take care not to view Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Roma not occur till 2135! Solar Eclipses give the sun without adequate protection - nia - where the eclipse will be at its scientists a valuable opportunity to carelessness, willful or otherwise, might In brief... greatest before moving into Asia. It study the corona of the sun, the result in serious eye damage or even will occur shortly after 11 in the morn- changes that occur in the upper atmos blindness. Consoc Sieged

A slightly unusual site was to be seen by the audience for the latest Consoc Oxford Fees Mean Business event. John Gummer was harassed (for cash) by medics in surgical gowns in aid Oxford University is considering setting versity library cards confiscated, accord of Rag. John Gummer is the former sec up a new undergraduate course, with By Ed Sexton ing to some sources. It is unclear what retary of state for the environment and fees that could amount to £15,000 every will happen if the students refuse to pay, is reknowned for feeding his young year. This goes against the government's not add up". Part of the reason for the with the University Registrar, David daughter a burger at the height of the decision that fees should not be larger extortionate fees is the prospect of staff Hulme, being quoted as saying "I will beef scare. Gummers emphasised the than the £1,000 most universities are at the new school being paid up to twice handle that situation as and when it harmonisation of Europe's pollution lev charging. Oxford's standard salary of £40,500. arises". els and how this might be achieved. He The course is a four year business National Union of Students sources A march against tuition fees took stated that pollution from nearby coun degree, designed by Oxford's modern were quoted as being "shocked and dis place last Friday (22 January) in Oxford tries had a greater effect than was per business school, and is discussed in appointed... we said that the £1,000 City Centre. Although details were haps realised, and no matter how much detail in the 15 January issue of The tuition fee would be the thin end of the unavailable at the time of going to press, we cut pollution, we are still bombarded Times Higher Education Supplement. I n wedge". Tony Benn and Jeremy Corbyn were by those abroad. the article Professor Kay, director of the Meanwhile the four remaining believed to be present at the march, school, is quoted as saying "We would Oxford students who have not paid their which was hoped to attract in excess of TUC Visits Labsoc have to charge... the economics just do £1,000 tuition fee have had their uni 2,000 students. John Monks, the general secretary of the TUC, paid LabSoc a visit last week. He she also noted that she will treat the panic. They had been led to believe was keen to point out the need for Ml Mishap students exactly as if they were from that they faced very serious punish Unions despite a reduced manufactur any other department, and the unfor ment, but were given no idea of what ing base and demographic changes. Continued From Page 2 tunate media coverage of the event to do or who to talk to. In their own Mr Monks attempted to make clear will not have an impact on her deci words, they were "completely in the what a Union stands for, emphasising it spoke to the students. They explained sion. Asked what he felt would form a dark". It was only when they talked to is not merely to cause trouble with man that it was illegal to walk on the hard suitable penalty, ICU President Dave their Hall Warden that they gained an agement but is there to appeal to those shoulder and, according to PC Cambers Hellard suggested that "the publicity explanation of the disciplinary system, who are insecure and uncertain in the (the officer on the scene) gave them "a that has surrounded the students is and were put in contact with the Col workplace. He states that he is expect very stern talking to". The medics almost punishment enough...I'd hope lege advice and welfare system. The ing job losses later this year with the caught a taxi to the nearest service for, at most, a menial punishment". level of information provided by the implementation of minimum wages and station, where they were picked up by More worrying, however, is the organisers has also been questioned by fielded questions on this matter. a Union minibus and sent home. treatment that the students received senior ICU figures, with Deputy Presi College is treating the event very from their own Union. They were all dent Marie Nicholaou describing it as Bike Safety seriously, and the investigation now interrogated individually by Wade "A great idea that was poorly organised by the Medical Students Union. A lot lies in the hands of Dr Anna Thomas- Gayed, President of ICSMSU - an action Bike Coding will take place in the Shcr- more care should go into their fundrais- Betts. She made it clear that action is described as "wholly inappropriate" by field foyer between 10am and 4pm ing events next year". Wade Gayed was necessary because the incident could several senior sources - and as a result from 26 to 28 January. have had grave consequences - but returned to Halls in a state of extreme unavailable for comment.

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After an unpromising start (see Page 1), pctitors managing to circumnavigate the the inaugural IC Med School Rag Week By David Roberts Reynolds' bar with their boiled eggs in took-off last week, combining traditional tact. Whilst this might seem simple, the elements and events from the Charing sive victory in the parsnip game (covering However, the toughest game of the fact that the eggs are inserted in your Cross and St Mary's calendar. a parsnip with lipstick with your hands tied evening - the egg race - produced a boxer shorts and every girl in the room is Monday saw a series of 'Rag Games' behind your back...you had to be there). three-way draw, with none of the com- under orders to break them makes this a at Charing Cross, designed to conclu very very dangerous event. sively prove which campus is home to the The final result saw Charing Cross superior students. In a quest to secure ulti come from behind to score a victory, mate victory for their team, students from and notch up a victory in the drinking con BMS, St Mary's and the Cross performed test whilst the scores were being a variety of increasingly bizzare (and counted. hugely entertaining games), largely based Tuesday night saw Rag revues at around the twin Rag themes of nudity both Charing Cross and St Mary's. Both and drinking. were packed out and regarded as hilari A close-run contest thus saw Mary's ous by all those present. Wednesday saw victorious in the Tubthumping ___„ the first big fundraising event, Challenge (downing vodka, with the Invasion of London lager, cider and whiskey) and launched from every campus, downing a pint of God-knows and securing a big pile of cash what (which appeared to for this year's charity, the include an entire fish), whilst British Heart foundatiion. Charing Cross notched up full The final two elements of points in the Kebab contest (and Rag Week - the Circle Line Pub thus retained the cup) and the Crawl and the Rag Ball - took nude yard downing. Not to be place after Felix went to press, outdone, two talented first years so look out for a full report in from the BMS scorred an impres- next week's edition.

Sedrick: Safe No Longer

pounds to have the safe removed, as it By Ed Sexton weighs about half a tonne. Exactly how RCSU removed the safe is unknown, but City and Guilds Union mascot, Sedrick it was raised up on blocks, making lifting Safe, has been stolen by the Royal College it with a fork lift relatively easy. of Science Union. The mascot was taken At the time of writing RCSU had yet to sometime during the weekend of 16-17 open the safe door, meaning that accord January, and is currently being held ing to C&GU sources "they have yet to get securely at an undisclosed location. the whole mascot". With the decline of C&GU declared the safe to be their mascotry in recent years what will happen violate mascot, meaning that it can be next is open to debate. C&GU could stolen without fear of prosecution, earlier reclaim Sedrick by paying £50 to RAG, or on tfH.; term. The decision was allegedly they could decide to steal the safe back taken in the hope that C&GU would rid off the RCSU. Given their apparent desire itself of the safe, an aspiration which to throw out the safe, they may simply for would seem to have been fulfilled. Appar get about it, leaving RCSU with the task of ently it would have cost C&GU around fifty picking the lock.

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consider themselves in competition with reconsider its pricing scheme, I wonder If Oi You! STOP! READ THIS! ICU is to be found in the amount of input it would be possible for the Union to take Lay Off The Pills! that the CCU's themselves have in the ICU. over the running of the shop. The Union Dear Felix, The majority of Officers In the CCU's are also Shop and the Union Newsagents are far Dear Felix, Firstly, can I thank everyone that turned members of the appropriate ICU commit better in this regard than the Southside I'm writing for a bit of a moan at last up at Shaft on the first week of term - you tee and work together for the good of the Shop is, and I do hope something can be weeks "Agony or Ecstasy?" article. In no made the hassle of getting the new capac students in general, not just those in their done to repair the sorry situation. way do I encourage the use of drugs or rec ity totally worth it, seeing 900 of you going own CCU. The current Welfare Officer, for ommend them, but if you are going to do mental made us realise that the effort had example, is also on the ICU welfare com Yours sincerely, an article about ecstasy, then you might been worth it. mittee, and is not there merely to sit and consider getting somebody who has had But ICU isn't all about drinking and look pretty, but is also involved in repre Sunil Rao (1st year ISE) experience with the drug to write the arti dancing, so we want to find out what you senting the students. This can be seen by cle. Yes, taken in extreme quanities pills can all really think about your Union, and any the current Welfare Surgeries running in the fuck you up, but this can also happent with suggestions you might have to improve it. RCSU office on Mondays between 12.30 Teaching Troubles alcohol, dope or even vast quanities of To do this, we'll be doing the following and 1.30pm. chocolate. Most people don't use pills as a things: Mr Baker appears to be implying a Dear Felix, general drug but more as a recreational i) The introduction of comments and them and us situation, which does not in I write in response to the article drug for clubbing. The person who wrote suggestions leaflets. fact exist. We would say that in everything "Brightening Prospects" (Issue 1131) by this article has obviously had a bad experi You will find these in all the Union the CCU's and ICU work together for the Claire Bayntun. This is just a (lot of) word(s) ence with pills, and although this does hap outlets, and they are there so you can have good of the students. However, the sug of warning. In July 1994 I spent 4 weeks (of pen to most people every so often, it is a direct input on any of our services - you gestion that this is not the aim of all involved a planned 8) with Teaching Abroad in usually due to misuse of the drug and a can tell us about anything that annoys you, shows that there is an underlying problem Moldova, a former Soviet republic. I was general lack of common sense. The effects or any suggestions you might have to of the view of the CCU's that the college stu working as an English language assistant for of pills described in the article are uncom improve things. All you have to do is fill it dents are fed by such articles as those Romianian university students who were on mon and It sounds as if she's been given in and put it in one of the collection boxes. found in Mr Baker's column. a summer course. Which was fine. What a dodgy deal. Pills aren't good or bad but The Union will try and respond to any prob was not fine was the feeling that I had been they are individual, so don't get caught in lems within a week and any suggestions Yours Sincerely, truly stitched up by a certain Dr Peter Slowe a Rutt and think they are the spawn of that get put into practice will be rewarded (of Teaching Abroad fame). I shall detail his Satan, because they're not. with a E5 ICU voucher. Simon Torn (RCSU President) crimes:- ii) The introduction of focus groups. Joanna Churchill (RCSU Publicity Officer) a) The cost was £550. This was to cover Anonymous Basically, over the next week many of James Farrar (RCSU Publications Chair) a return journey to Moldova, my food and you will be chosen at random and sent let board, and one supposes the salaries of the ters about how you can get involved in year-offites whose care and organistational Get Your Kit Off! groups that will discuss good and bad Southside Shop skills I entrusted. things about each of the following areas: b) £550 sounds quite cheap for 8 Dear Felix, Union services, bars and catering, ents, Dear Felix, weeks away you may say. True, but I was As a former SNkPJer myself, I feel I and Union Retail. As a not overly atypical first-year student n't in New York, I was in Belsty. I calculated should clear up this matter of gender for the If you arc chosen we'd really like to currently residing in halls in Prince's Gar that my return journey cost (at a maximum) SNKPJ. This week's Felix [Issue 1132 - Ed] (p hear your views, and to encourage you, dens, I find myself on occasion discovering £100. We went on a bus you see. Even 12) states that you must be male to partic we'll be offering free food and wine at the that I have run out of milk or juice or what though we were told that a flight was in ipate in the SNKPJ. The Police are adamant groups. If you are not chosen at random, ever cssential-ish grocery item I've man order. A bus is fine. 24 hours on a bus is that this is not really acceptable, and are but really want to get involved, then you can aged to leave lying around or have, quite fine. As is 48. As is 72. Well 72 isn't, but rel liable to charge people this year. When I got e-mail me on [email protected], and I can simply, consumed. So now where do I go ative to 100 on one that only stops every 10 caught in my first year, they said that they send you details about the groups. to replenish my stock? The nearest super hours and doesn't have a toilet, and has 10 could quite easily have charged me with Remember ICU is here to improve the market - Sainsbury's on Cromwell Road is a too many people on it, it is (Ok that is). public indecency (£1000 fine and 14 days quality of your life as students, and we good twenty-minute walk away. Hart's and c) He claimed that my 550 covered my in jail), but would have no case against me can't do that unless you tell us what you Lord's are closer but usually considerably board etc. This was possibly his biggest if there were a female participant. The lack want, so get involved! more expensive; aaaahhh, I hear you say, and most regretful lie. I stayed with a lovely of females in previous years is not due to there's always the Southside Shop, but this Moldovan family, for them it was honour any rule or tradition, merely that none of Cheers place is extortionate, to say the very very to have a westerner staying at there home. them have the courage to get their kit off least. I was treated like royalty, with the best hos and run naked for charity. The reasoning Mark Home (Events & Marketing Man To me at least, it seems patently absurd pitality they could offer. Had my £550 con behind the official viewpoint is that women ager) that a shop run by a college, primarily for tributed in any way to this? Oh, no. are allowed to be offended if they see the benefit of its students who almost by Everything I received was from the pocket men's tackle, but not if there are a few fan definition are by and large in a state not far of a Moldovan lorry driver. How guilty did nies on show as well. This is mad, but there RCSU Retaliates removed from poverty, should be at all I feel? I left them 100 dollars saying it was is a legal precedent, so that's what counts. "pricey". Apparently, "insistent" students for my one 3 minute phonecall to the Uk. In fact, a few years ago, a female mem Dear Felix, receive a 10% discount, but the issue still Claire Bayntun is correct, working ber of college volunteered for the SNKPJ. Firstly as members and secondly as remains - the prices are still high - and a fur abroad within an entirely new and fasci Unfortunately, she got sponsored more officers of the RCSU, we would like to reply ther question crops up - why is it only "insis nating culture is worthwhile (and yes IC stu money _not_ to take her kit off, so stayed to the column in last week's issue by Simon tent" students who are thus privileged? dents, I'm sure it earns your ever-so-valuable at home. Can I also add that the SNKPJ was Baker. Why not everybody else? It's about time CV points). But Dr Slowe is, from my expe one of the weirdest and proudest moments In the RCSU Presidency elections, the something was done about this place -1 rience, selling you a dream at a price. He of my life, running past the screaming percentage of electorate that voted was mean, is this college meant to be a mere is making money from the kind of ideas that crowds, stopping traffic, and generally hav about 5%. In the ICU Deputy President money-making machine, whose sole pur Ms Bayntuns' article espoused. If you want ing a laugh. The victory lap round the Albert (Clubs and Societies) elections, last term, pose of existence is the churning out of to work abroad it is not necessary to pay Hall singing 'Rule Britannia' should be rein approximately the same percentage of the streams of. fresh, bright-faced graduates anyone anything to organise it for you, stated this year, if people have the energy. electorate recorded their votes, and in the clutching their degree certificates year after sort something out yourself. I believe that elections for ICU President Dave Hellard year? Surely not! The College bears the employers also value initiative. Cheers, about 9% of the electorate voted. Even in responsibility of providing us with services the elections for Felix Editor, only about 9% it is reasonable to expect, and this is one Yours sincerely, Mike voted. such service! The question as to whether the CCU's If it's not possible for the College to Nick Chatterton 25 January 1999 Editorial & Small Ads j^e 7

Stop Right There and Read This demic courses to the price of beer in the Apology to CX RAG 97-98 And on the Same Subject... Union, the funding for your club to the dis Put down that pen/pint/reefer, stop flick counts you get on the high street. I would like to apologise for a slight inac This week is ICU Rag week, traditionally ing through these pages without reading Even if you don't have a social life and curacy in the article entitled 'College a feeble attempt at fundraising when them, and pay attention. It's time you got are here just to get a degtee, remember Behind Medical Union's Cash Chaos' compared to the Medics' efforts. This is involved with your Union. Mark Home's let that sabbaticals are highly influential in which appeared on page 1 of Felix 1131. not the fault of the organisers - Sarah ter on page 6 outlines two ways you can deciding which companies recruit from IC. In the sentence which reads "...the Coburn has done an excellent job. So influence what happens at this university. If you don't care about any of these things money raised by last year's Charing Cross why not show your appreciation and go Read it. Elections are approaching, and all then fine, don't participate - just don't rag was credited to the reserve account, along to at least one of the Rag events the sabbaticals are hoping that some of complain that things aren't the way you'd rather than given to the charities con this week. There's also a Rag Mag avail you will consider standing. If you can't be like them. For example, consider Mr Rao's cerned...", Charing Cross should have able for a mere 70p (or half a pint). bothered to take up Mark Home's offer letter on Southside Shop's extortionate been replaced by St Mary's. The Charing Gareth Morgan has been in my office and don't want to be a Sabb, then at least prices - something I'm sure most of us Cross rag was well organised and ran toiling over its production for many a vote. The letter from the RCSU demon have experienced. If enough students smoothly in 97-98. Furthermore, all the week, so perhaps you could pick up a strates how much a poor turnout at elec complained loudly, wrote letters, attended money was eventually given to all the copy next time you're near the Union tions undermines the officer concerned meetings, then maybe we could do some charities concerned from all the Rags. I'm Office? You never know, it might actually when they are doing the job. These peo thing about it. You have a voice, you have sorry this apology didn't go in last week make you laugh... Oh, and finally, I do ple really do affect your university life; representatives, you have a vote - use and isn't on the news pages - other Rag know how to run a bath Simon (sorry to everything from the contents of your aca- them. news took over... have to cut down your letter...) - td

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n Wednesday 27 January the in a way few subjects can. Whereas If they were to take minibuses then the peting with them academically. There Imperial Medics Rugby team minibuses were always subsidised potential cost to each player would be must be many good academics that O will play Newcastle in the Eng before the merger with IC, this will about £150 per season just to train pass over IC to go to Oxford or Cam lish Students' Final at Banbury to see not be the case as of Autumn 1999. which would put off most people. A bridge because their sporting instincts which team is the best in the country; Under the new guidelines transport loss of subsidy and other funding will cannot be satisfied. Why not hand out not the best in London, not in the for League matches will only be sub result in talented players being unable a bit more money and make IC the South, but in the whole of England. By sidised by up to 40%, whilst transport to play and in fewer training sessions equal, and maybe better, of any uni reaching the final they are already for training will not be subsidised at all. of lower quality. Yes, this may mean versity in the country. College deems deemed to be better than any other This would mean a charge of around that the students can play safely, but it fit to blow over a hundred thousand team in London, better than Lough pounds on pretty plants but only gives borough, better than Brunei, and so £716,000 for all student activities, both on. Just reaching the final is a momen sporting and non-sporting. £716,000 tous achievement which should be for 10,000 students is £71.60 per stu acknowledged. The medics have also dent per year for all clubs and societies been given a bye to the quarter finals as well as for paying sabbaticals, staff of BLJSA, and have gained entry in the costs, cleaning, security and so on. European competition by virtue of win This is just not enough. To provide ning the Premier League South, where one football team with one kit and 3 they overcame such teams as Bath, footballs alone costs £43 per player, Bristol and the current national cham not taking into account affiliation, pions, Brunei. travel, referees, coaching, training I am a footballer and not a big fan pitches, bibs, pumps, compulsory teas of rugby, but I take immense pride in for opposition and so on. the achievements of the rugby boys as I have never been aware of major they are representing our medical funding problems for clubs and soci school, no, my medical school. They eties before the merger with IC and are attracting lots of plaudits and pos when they arise they will cause much itive attention and are raising the pro resentment. Dave Ftellard said to me, file of ICSM. Of course, other clubs arc "the problem is not that you're going doing so too, but the attention is to have it especially bad now, it's just focussed on the rugby at the moment. that you've always had it good in the I intend to be at the match and hope past". Be that as it may, everything is as many people as possible will come relative. To my mind merging with IC along to offer their support, which will result in medics' clubs and soci should make for a brilliant day out. I eties feeling hard done by and feeling especially hope the first years come resentment at the merger. Other IC along and join in, as this cup final will students must realise that this resent probably be the first time that they ment is not directed towards them in get a good idea of what ICSM and any way as they like us are just mere being a medic is all about. I feel sorry pawns. IC clubs have had a bum deal for them as they are a bit isolated from for a while and now it seems it is the the rest of the Med school being down turn of the medics. at South Ken. This, coupled with the The rugby team is attracting plau fact that their new course is completely dits in the national press and from alien to everyone else, has resulted in every university in the country. They the strange situation of unfamiliarity. £60 for taking a minibus for training for will they be any good? They will still do are seen as Imperial first and medics I hope that this will slowly become a couple of hours. This charge would well, due to the spirit of the indlvidu- second and arc raising the profile of resolved because the intimacy and have to be borne by the clubs as fund- als, but I cannot believe that we would Imperial in a way that a million pyra camaraderie of the medical school is ing will not be given to cover it. This ever compete as one of the best two midal tea bags (a product of IC its best feature, and my overriding would also apply to friendlies and tour teams in the country ever again. A research) could never do. Their success memory so far. matches, resulting in considerable similar degradation of all other teams is in no small part due to their coach Along with the camaraderie comes charges being passed onto players, will occur with people being forced to whose £9,000 fees are paid for by a a collective pride in the achievements who already pay out for the 'privilege' compete at levels beneath their talent, group of consultants. If it were not for of others, and the English Students' of playing. It is also entirely conceivable that cer- their generosity then such success Cup could be the first major sporting Transport subsidy for training is tain clubs will no longer be able to might not be possible. It is brilliant for triumph of ICSM this academic year. essential. It has been proposed by ICU afford to run due to financial prob- the students that they do this and at My biggest worry, however, is rather that minibuses could be subsidised for lems, which would be a terrible waste, the same time a shame that the fund than any forthcoming successes sports such as rugby, where special It is a shame that College docs ing for this and for other sports docs paving the way for even more next training (such as scrummaging) is not contribute more to student activi- not come from more direct beneficia year, that they may never be repli essential for safety. The rugby team, ties given the potential that lies within ries such as IC, and in turn ICU. cated again, this would only be due to for example, train twice a week, every the student body. Imperial College Please make sure you are there on a lack of funding and resources. week, for about twenty weeks; about could be renowned for its sporting 27 January to see the National Cup Minibuses are very important to med forty sessions in all. That is what it achievements in a way that Oxford final. You may never get another ical students, and can stir up passions takes to become national champions, and Cambridge arc, as well as com- chance. 25 January 1999 Columns 9

Welcome to the new Felix cooking column. My 3 tablespoons of cream to taste (for me, this means loads of black pepper!). aim in these articles is to show that anyone can knock juice of half a lemon Finally add a little water (from the pan if you boiled the up great food, without it costing the earth or taking ages salt and pepper broccoli) to take the mixture to the consistency of sin to make. In my opinion you can get a long way simply gle cream. by having some idea of what ingredients go together, The first stage is to cook the broccoli. Unfortunately Add the pesto to a pan containing cooked and and roughly what to do with them. broccoli is a very submissive vegetable, when simply drained pasta, then stir well and serve. I'm not a big fan of recipes. It seems to me that far boiled a good deal of the flavor is surrendered to the more is achieved by getting off the beaten track and tak water. The ideal solution is to steam it. If you must boil, Leek and Managetout Soup, Serves 4 ing a few risks. Recipes are a good way of learning new make sure the juices are saved for later. Either way, cook techniques and good combinations of ingredients, but until pretty much all the bite is gone, about 10-15 min they can't list all the options. The important thing to utes. Ihis soup is really warming but has a fantasticly fresh remember is that for most everyday cooking, recipes flavor. It almost feels like spring has come early. Man should only be a guideline. Far too many things can vary agetout are available cheaply at markets, but the recipe between your kitchen and that of the recipe's creator is good with dwarf beans too. You really need access for the exact quantities of ingredients to matter. Simi to one of those hand blenders to mush the whole larly, the suggested Ingredients can often be substituted thing at the end. If that is a problem, just chop up every if you don't have the exact item mentioned. Cooks thing really finely. To start off with, here are a couple of light dishes both of which can be whipped up in under half an hour. 2 medium leaks They're both great for lunch, or as a starter. 200g of mangetout 30g ish of butter (preferably unsalted) Broccoli Pesto, Serves 2 Corner 1.5 pints of vegetable stock 1 tablespoon of plain flour a couple of tablespoons of double cream When you talk about pesto, most people think of salt and pepper the green stuff in supermarket jars. While the classic basil pesto is incredibly versatile, its only part of the pesto lop and tail the leaks and chop into fairly small slices. story. You can make a pesto out of pretty much anything. While the broccoli is cooking chop the garlic finely, Heat the butter in a fair sized sauce-pan and saute the The only essential ingredients are olive oil, garlic, and then fry very gently in the olive oil for a minute or two. leaks gently for about 10 minutes until soft. Mix in the either cheese or nuts. This tecipe is one of my favorites. Be really careful not to let the garlic burn, frazzled gar flour and cook for another minute, then add the stock, Its just fantastic served with a heap of fresh pasta. lic must rank as one of the most unpleasant of tastes. stirring all the time to avoid lumps. Ihrow in the When the broccoli is done add it to the garlic, and mangetout and boil until they're ready to eat, about 1 medium head of broccoli, chopped fry slowly for about 10 minutes, squashing any remain another 15 minutes. 25g grated parmasan ing big lumps. By this point the mixture in the pan should Remove the pan from the heat, then whizz it with 2 cloves of garlic be really soft, and quite smooth. Turn off the hob, then the hand blender. Add the cream and season. 2 tablespoons of olive oil mix in the cream, parmasan and lemon juice. Season

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should you care? The results of these elections will change the face and possibly the content of the Union over the

next year. There are five positions up for grabs; If you're thinking of standing, here's what to do.

President DP (Education and job welfare) Responsible for the whole lot; if the Union gets sued you're in the dock. job Deals with the College about general - Represent students to College on Union issues educational matters - first point of contact for outsiders - Organise welfare campaigns - fots of public speaking - Deal with case studies - Signs lots of cheques Perks Perks Current Sabbaticals, L to R: Ed Sexton, Chris Ince, Marie Nicholaou & David Hellard - First year of the position so can - Lots of expensive dinners define its role - Free Holidays - Job satisfaction and thanks - Mixing with the powerful and great Get a Proposer and Twenty Seconders - Not everybody hates you - £8,000 + accommodation - £8.000 + accommodation Your proposer will introduce you in your edgeable about the way the Union runs, Hustings and sometimes help run your is therefore helpful. It doesn't matter DP (Clubs and election campaign. Having a proposer who the seconders arc, as long as DP (Finance and who knows a lot of people, or is they're students, as no one ever finds Societies) respected as someone who is knowl out. Services)

jab Write A Manifesto Job - Overseeing the running of - Responsible for the finances of clubs and societies This will be published in Felix and often this or have no policies then you can just all of the clubs and societies - Student Development of is the starting point of your questioning outline why you would be good at the - Sorts out the allocation clubs and societies in Hustings. In your manifesto you should job, and any Union experience and of money to them - Preparing Sports teams for outline what your policies and plans are involvement you've had, however small - Responsible for the medical merger for the next year. If you don't want to do (no experience is not always a bad thing.) commercial services - External representation - Authorises lots of cheques on sporting issues Handle Hustings - Conventionally keeps the Union computer network running Perks You will be questioned with the other icals, reading past issues of felix (espe - Mixing with the mote social candidates about your suitability for the cially the news and letters pages) and side of the Union job and other policies that you may not reading previous ICU Council minutes. - Large potential for bribery - Tickets to various sporting have stated. It's worth doing a bit of This should give you some idea of what -Job in the city guaranteed events throughout the year research so that you don't look like a the current issues are, feelings of some - See President's list, as he often fills in| - Can claim the glory for complete idiot. The best sources are talk of the students towards them and the - £8,000 + accommodation sporting successes ing to the present and previous sabbat way in which the Union works. - £8.000 + accommodation Run A Campaign Hustings

Felix Editor These tend to take the form of mass pos radio or the television station are com £1.00 A PINT AT tering of the campuses, varying from mon. If you haven't met people from job the funny to the 'these are my policies' other campuses yet get out to one of the SOUTH KEN - Running Felix as a club to the 'look I'm sexy' type of posters, all bars and meet them; bring a large wal - Running Felix as a Newspaper finishing with a 'so vote for me'. There let, there's nothing that a free drink can't Monday 15 February - Students Handbook have been various other ways of seizing settle. You could even be outrageous - Securing Advertising votes used in the past. Flyers arc the and visit some Union meetings and look dB's, South Ken most obvious, and adverts in Felix, on the keen. Perks Tuesday 16 February - More negotiable office hours Get People Out To Vote - Fast-track to journalism Reynolds Bar, Charing Cross: - Invites to press conferences This is the hardest part. No matter how through the Union Office. Taking the - Direct influence on students well you've done so far, unless you can two days of voting off to get your face Wednesday 17 February and the College get people out of bed and to the ballot around is advisable. The golden number - £8,000 + accommodation box, there's no point. To vote students of votes to win seems to be around 700, Gladys', St. Mary's need an ICU card that can be obtained but this year we're hoping for more. 25 January 1999 Columns 11 Tremor in Malaysia as Holy Festival Looms Nik B Hafiz

s Malaysians, who are predomi gations of his sexual misconduct be nantly Muslims, prepared for the struck out, citing them to be irrelevent A Eid-ul-Fltr which marked the following the state prosecutor's amend completion of the holy month of ment of the corruption charges he is Ramadhan, the country was again now facing. stunned by rather shocking news. This is considered very If the expulsion of Mr Anwar unfavourable for Anwar, for after weeks Ibrahim from the posts of Deputy of media exposure of prosecution wit Prime Minister and Finance Minister nesses claiming he committed sodomy last September can be likened to an and had an affair with his former sec earthquake, then the much delayed retary's wife, his lawyers are now admission by the government that unable to counter the case presented Anwar was brutally beaten while in by the prosecution as they could no police custody was more of a large Mr Ibrahim on his way to court longer refer to the sexual claims. How tremor in nature. One subsequent ever, it is Anwar's portrayal that matters; result of this revelation was the resig underhanded methods, brainwashing to Abdullah Badawi, previously the For he has spent many months having his nation of the most senior police officer prisoners and brutality. eign Minister, who was also appointed character assassinated without a plat in the country, the Inspector-General of Deputy Prime Minister, ending months form to defend himself. The move also the Police, Rahim Noor, who took full n the political front, the Prime of speculation as to who will succeed created even more complications for responsibility on behalf of the police. Minister, Dr Mahathir, reshuf Dr Mahathir as Prime Minister. Anwar Ibrahim's defence team as the The police force had been very much in O fled the Cabinet earlier this trial enters its second round, with the the limelight ever since Anwar month. One of the notable changes he n the courtroom Anwar was dealt defence now calling their witnesses, appeared in public sporting a black eye made was he himself relinquished the another massive blow, as the pre who include the accused himself and and over the months was severely scru posts of Home Minister and lirst siding judge, Augustine Paul, possibly the Prime Minister as well. tinised by the public over allegations of Finance Minister. He passed the baton ordered that all evidence involving alle

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Nobel Laureate he acknowledges that he commands a "better attention fac tor" than young physicists expressing similar views; they, he says, would have to overcome the "laughter effect." cience EJcii Galileo is frequently mentioned, so do the SMN scientists consider them selves modern day Galilees? In their case, paradoxically, they would be under siege by orthodox science and not the Church. The response is varied, with Lorimer seeing some similarity; "...a lot of scientists are not prepared, like the cardinals, to look down the telescope...to look at evidence which is going to undermine the way they understand the world." Prof Chris Clark, council member and physicist, feels that it is arguable that Galileo 'asked for it'; he points out that the The paranormal, near death experiences, telepathy - science fiction or science fact? SMN take a different approach, that These are Just some of the subjects being debated by the Scientific and Medical Network, they are not "...trying to launch a frontal attack on science but to extend it...real an organisation whose membership boasts, not bare feet hippies, but some of the best ising that we are all trying to discover names in science. Simone Macmillan investigates... the truth." How would the Network like to change the way science is run in the n 1973 a British civil servant, George from the inside out." pered by the limitations of both ortho UK? By focussing on education, incor Blaker, teamed up with GP Patrick There is a strong emphasis on the dox science and orthodox theology." porating courses in the history and phi I Shackleton, and founded the Scien spiritual in SMN literature; both Lorimer However, he does believe that con losophy of science into science A level tific and Medical Network. Their remit and Fenwick share an interest in near sciousness sutvives physical death; "in and undergraduate programmes. Prof was to establish "a death experiences, fen a nutshell my thesis is Josephson adds he'd like broader spiritually "...Conscious wick is involved in a pro that we are all connected "...we are all to tell those in charge inspired understanding of ject studying this and share one con that the present situation the world." Blaker, who ness has been phenominum based at sciousness...what we arc connected and in science is "absurd", for had held posts in numer two centres attached to doing to others we are in as a physicist he has ous government depart ripped out of UK hospitals. Although a sense doing to our share one con learnt "that there's an ments, was concerned by Fenwick won't be drawn selves...the golden rule is incredible range of pos- the restrictions placed on science..." on whether there's life not just a precept, but sciousness..." siblities in nature - in a scientific debate and after death, he says that actually the way things complex situation, you funding. The founders thought that near death experience, poetry and work given the oneness and connect should not think that something is people would turn to doctors and sci meditative states indicate that reality edness of consciousness." impossible." entists for "...credible explanations of consists of "love, light and conscious Is orthodox science still prejudiced why the world and conditions were as ness." Fenwick adds that he would against SMN views? Nobel Laureate for further Information: they were." So initially, membership believe in God, if the term could be (physics,1973) Prof Brian Josephson, The Scientific and Medical Network, was by invitation only, being directed at broadened to encompass an intelligent whose interests include psychokinesis David Lorimer, Cibliston Mill, Collins- senior scientists and doctors. Today, conscious force, forimer has written a or the influence of mind on matter, burgh, Leven, Life KY9 1JS, Scotland anyone can join, but full membership book on near death experiences; 'The thinks that it is. Hence his web page on is generally reserved for graduates. The Whole in One'. He describes himself as the internet where, amongst other www. cis.plym.ac. uk/SclMedNet/home.htm Network now has 3000 membets world spiritual rather than religious, saying things, he prints articles to counter the wide, two thirds of which are from sci that "a lot of members have made that "negative propaganda...denouncing Prof Josephson's web page: entific backgrounds. distinction, because people feel ham parapsychology." As a professor and http://www. tcm.phy. cam.ac. uk/-bdJ10/ The Network sees itself mainly as a forum for discussion and the dissemi nation of information. It publishes its own journal, has local discussion groups, and organises conferences, two of which are open to the general public. It has Charitable Trust status, being largely funded by subscriptions. Underpinning many of the mem bers' interests is the challenge of estab lishing a science of consciousness, and a movement away from objective sci ence to a science of the subjective. "Consciousness has been ripped out of science" according to Dr Peter Fen- wick, Chairman of the SMN Council, and an eminent Consultant Neuropsy- chlatrist. Director David Lorimer con curs, saying science "cannot be treated from the first person objective point of view...we as human beings are looking ASu in m e i to R € m e m G P

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\ 14 Feature 25 January 1999 25 January 1999 Feature 15 m Last autumn, a six-strong group of IC students headed for the mighty Himalayas, With a little help from sherpas, cooks and porters they succeeded in trekking through the Rolwaling valley and climbing peaks in excess of six thousand meters. Jeremy Thomson reports on the success of the expedition.

alty until it became embarrassing. On the day of the climb, Alan was ill leaving just It's half past five in the morning, ten degrees below zero someone has left behind fixed ropes, we reach a little As we ascended the steep-sided Rolwaling valley Tom and sherpa Pasang. They made a bold attempt, but and we're camped on rubble at 5700 meters above sea plateau and take a rest. Concerned about getting frost with its powerful river, the scenery began to change. We found the glacier badly crevassed. After having negoti level. You try getting out of bed. bite I whip off the boots and begin massaging my toes. soon left the steamy sub-tropical jungles behind and ated several very steep ice steps, they were finally The thought of all the effort we've put in so far, cou The sherpas join in and in no time they're pink and progressed through deciduous woodland to scrubby thwarted by a huge crevasse just a hundred vertical pled with several cups of warm tea, provide just enough happy again (the toes, that is). rhododendrons and juniper. Few tourists visit here, and meters from the summit. We traverse around into the it is as authentic a sherpa settlement sunshine and follow an elegant ridge asyou will find. The houses are small line that swings around onto the and simple and the locals cultivate horizon. The crest is narrow and potatoes and raise yaks. When we fragile, so we follow some tracks a reach the highest village, Na, we are little below passing sparkling ice well above the tree line and the res caves and snow formations straight idents have deserted for the winter. out of a seismology textbook. From this airy spot, we Presently, the summit ridge looms launched an excursion to climb two into sight, a handsome broken peaks - Yalung Ri and the unfortu snowline stretching away ahead. nately named Ramdung. While the After negotiating a few steep sections first went well, our progress on the the top is suddenly in reach. All second was hampered by deep snow fatigue drops away to be replaced by and misleading maps, and it was a silly and intoxicating sense of summitted only on the second euphoria. We've done it! 6225m Twenty thousand feet up on top of Parchanio attempt by the expedition 'B-team'. high in the middle of the most beau Buoyed up by our successful Farm houses in Rolwaling valley tiful mountains tn the world The tasy than an intention, that is until we wrote a detailed: we tipped everything out onto the road and watched attempts on our fust leal lumalavas Avalanche on Bigphera Go Shar weather's perfect (as Pasang's Lama prospectus and applied to the IC Exploration Board for helpless as chaos ensued. Out of the maelstrom emerged we started the gruelling trek to the lop of the valley

:: momentum to shed the lovely down sleeping bags and predicted), the air is ludicrously clear and the sky's so funding They approved the plan and gave US 1:3000 We thirteen porters Vimh fully loaded carrying baskets asrdlS^ken ji^di::srbiry glaciers. Camping in precari- Reflections prepare for the climb. After four weeks of trekking and big it's black around the edges. 1 throw my arms around found a sixth climber contacted ^agency in Kadi* attached by a i opesu ound their torehea$J& and we were ois spots we had ro be wan, ot stone fall and were lucky Tom, who has just arrived, and nearly break his nose! climbing, today we hope to reach the summit of; thf: Imandit and thete was no goto* back Off?' enough to witness a dramatic avalanche |iist tar enough Flying back to Kathmandu from a minute airstrip in mountain Parchamo. At about 6225m or 20,800 feet it with my helmet. Thffi!f^^^rPhii^||e^ steeply upwards through away not to pose any dangei By the time we reached an aging Twin-Otter left us some spare time to reflect on is taller than Mont Blanc and Ben Nevis combined and! ¥,-. From our eyrie we can see a hundred miles each -green paddv tieids and past little houses and villages. the high Tesi Labsra pass we were exhausted and con the trip. It's difficult to imagine a country less similar to a greater altitude than any of us have ventured to way and have a clear view of Mount Everest Makaiu Trekking in the Valley .Already we had cncot«n|«.t three unexpected problems tused from the altitude and sunlight, but had made it England than Nepal, socially, culturally and geographi before. ^the fish-fail mountain'), Amadahlam and many more. - ihiense heat, ma||prare maps and very irritating lit over the notorious crossing without incident. cally While climbing in the Himalayas was a wonderful As we prepare, nervous glances shoot back and forth In fact, our incredible panorama includes eiglir of the We departejyif the end ot Septemhet in order to trek tle children If After the Parchamo climb, we quickly dropped experience, it's the friendly, uncomplicated attitude and amongst us and the hill above, bathed in watery dawn earth's fourteen SOOOm-peaks. in die dry,|?bst monsoon season. A long and compli- The next tew weeks were spent gradually climbing down into the Kluimbu (Everest) valley which in con infectious cheerfulness of the Nepalese that I'll remem sunlight. Unlike Alpine climbing, we have neither reli ney took us to Nepal s capital Kathmandu, throughJusli green valleys, to,reach rhe Rolwaling trast is teeming with mostly American trekkcrs armed ber] The respect and tolerance generated by Hindu and able maps nor guide books, nor even an accurate value whrfFJliere Wils so mut:\i t0 F>uy and organise that we - proper, fne'trail d'dssed dramatic suspension bridges, with flailing ski poles. The kluimbu has done well from Buddhist worship, the happy attitude of locals who for the mountain's height, so we're apprehensive about From Small Steps... : to suffer from culture shock, and even diarrhoea, passed gigantic waterfalls and plunged up and down mountaineering (Everest attempts pass through here) were poor but not worried about it and the truly different what may lie ahead. e slippery and the houses are large and strong, tea houses, shops, art and culture of Nepal - these are what set the experi The climb starts by heading back to the pass we It all started more than a year ago, when after a good u g h t ..rock faces. schools and even surgeries are plentiful on the well built ence apart. Will I return to Nepal? You can be sure of it! crossed the day before, which day's climbing in Wales Alan turned 10 Ugh The giant trail and it was with a slight sense of at 5700m is one of the high to me and unceremoniously said food and rolling disappointment that we re-entered est regularly used in Nepal, "let's go on an expedition". At the e q«ip- hills were civilisation with its cafes, electric and affords superlative views rime I wasn't keen, feeling the same mem for covered lights and real toilets. of both the Khumbu (Ever way about mountaineering as drunk an efttire every We still had one more peak to est) valley ahead of us and driving - great fun but unacccptably reginijjnt where try, which lies high up on the west the Rolwaling valley from dangerous. of the with little of the trail in a. little-visited valley where we came. By last Christmas though the G h u rk a terraced called Eumding Karka: An infuriating We rope together into plans were starting to condense and a r tf| y . fields and few days spent getting lost and hack two parties of four and our we had five people interested, all of hired two the tiny ing through rhododendron forest houses of expedition leader, Alan, leads up the gentle snofv slopes us IC students. We bought a map of Nepal, fashioned sherpas finally rook us to our destination, the farm at a good steady pace. The tack of oxygen at this height the 'trekking peaks' from bhi-tae and stiuk them on the two cooks, towering above which was the triple ers. The makes everything feel twice map, (Trekking peaks are a set of e i g h t mountain Kwangde. By now. winter locals as steep as it really is, and it's apparently randomly selected p o r t e r s was setting in and the nights were were curi important not to fatigue medium size mountains with afford and a bus getting cold and the days shorter. ous, but yourself early on. able peak fees). One area stood out a n d After some debate, only two mem Photo: Alan Geer friendly The sun has not yet - the Rolwaling valley - which h e a d e d bers wanted to attempt the climb Approaching the col near Ramdung and very reached us and it is deathly ncludes three trekking peaks, gave towards which was die most difficult so far. They found the geog helpful cold, especially on the feet.: sensible acclimatisation and a good Tibet. raphy massively changed since the map was written, and our I'm climbing in leather boots varied trek. At a with a new lake blocking the way to two of the three Find out more on our website: sherpas rather than die warmer plas The prospect of travelling half little town (R^*** „ .^®s*,„JIF Photo:Alan Geer peaks. Turning their attention to the third, Kwangde www.geocities.com/colosseum/park/7885

tic ones and my toes are np^fjetenjiThoms* way a(T0SS t|le g|0be to climb in the called Head sherpa Pasang checking the Kwangde seen from the Everest valley treated us Nup, Alan and Tom set up an even-yet-still-higher Thanks to the Imperial College Exploration soon numb. Mercifully, after a steeper climb on which world's highest mountains still seemed more of a fan B a r a b i s e weight of one of the porter's baskets like roy camp and went for it. Board for their generous support. 16 Film 25 January 1999 Reviews The Siege * * *

Starring : Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub Director: Edward Zwick

s far as Hollywood is concerned, fering partner (Shalhoub) doesn't trust action-thriller is undoubtedly the anyone when the army start setting up A genre to be in right now. Look at internment camps. Basically, it's para the likes of Enemy of the State - king of noia city. the high octane action movie Jerry But if all that sounds typically Holly Bruckheimer produces a film with plot wood - cheering on America as it flattens and substance. It's even got good act the rest of the world - then think again. ing. Similarly, Ronin and even Star Trek: The senator who suggests "bombing Insurrection eschewed explosions and the shit" out of Libya, Iran or Iraq in retal bodycount in favour of tension, believ- iation is instantly shouted down, and the ability and plot. Sure, their were some final half-hour resolutely sets out to prove (excellent) set pieces, but these are dri that terrorism is a state of mind, not a ven more by the needs of the high nationality. The only problem Is that you tech, high-danger storyline than the know you've seen each scene done bet producer's demand that you blow ter somewhere else. The surveillance in something up every three minutes. Enemy of the Stare was light years ahead, So it is with The Siege. It's got Bruce the negotiation hung on a sharper knife- Willis In it. It's got a hell of a lot of ter edge in The Negotiator, and the cameo rorists in it. It's even got the US Army from Bill Clinton was far more entertain patrolling the streets of Brooklyn. Yet ing in Contact what Initially sounds like a blood coated That's two deep-pan perrerronl and mushroom. To go. The real problem with The Siege. no-brainer quickly shows itself to be far however, is that it's deeply seated in the more politically aware, far more tense He takes assistance from a CIA spook us believe is endemic in the US under American psyche. In Europe, where and far more surprising than you might (Bening) who happens to cross his path, cover security system) sets in. Willis clearly we're far more used to terrorist atrocities, at first imagine. but to no avail, and soon the army is doesn't trust Bening, thanks to her dubi and didn't demand that the troops Washington is an FBI agent who, by called in to defend the city - under the ous role in the Gulf War. Washington marched into London when the Canary tracking down one set of arab terrorists leadership of Willis. Suddenly the movie doesn't trust Willis, believing that bring Wharf bomb exploded, it just seems like uncovers a massive web of Islamic shifts into gear, as the systematic back- ing tanks onto the streets can only result overkill. Q extremists prepared to destroy New York. stabbing (which the movies would have in violence. And Washington's long-suf Dave Meet Joe Black * * * * Film

Starring : Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani Competition Director: Martin Brest

n early candidate for most biz- Last week's film competition proved far zare plot concept of 1999, Meet harder than I had first imagined, with AJoe Black is nothing if not origi only a handful of entrants correctly iden nal. For starters, at $100 million its far tifying the four actors who have so far and away the most expensive romance played Annakin Skywalker in the Star ever filmed - with not an effect in sight. Wars movies. The correct answer was, of Secondly, it stars Brad Pitt as Death. course: One of the world's most idolised men, playing the grim reaper. Interesting. David Prowse (Body of Darth Vader) As ideas for a romance go, this is James Earl Jones (Voice of darth Vader) pretty off the wall, with death deciding Sebastian Shaw (Return of the Jedl) to come to Earth, to find out what being Jake Lloyd (The Phantom Menace) human is all about. He takes up resi dence in Anthony Hopkins palatial home The first five correct entries out of the hat (you can see where the budget went), this week were from: on the understanding that he won't kill

Hopkins whilst he learns about mortality. Vicky Hudson What he doesn't realise, however, is Steve Roberts that the previous owner of the body he Death claearly knows all the best holldayspots. Anne Lyndon has taken has met Hopkins' daughter, Jamie Clydesdale Forlani. That very morning, they met in a fused when Pitt turns up at her father's results is unashamedly romantic. Add to Adam Scoot diner, and Forlani began to fall in love house that evening... that the fact that the ending is far from with the real Pitt. (Watch out for what Admittedly, on paper this probably predictable, and the whole thing looks Could all prisewinners please drop into happens in the final seconds of the sounds like pretty cheesy, entirely pre absolutely gorgeous, and you've got a the Felix office (in the south-east corner scene, as its worth the price of admission dictable stuff. However, thanks to brilliant top film. Chick flick? Yeah - so what? Q of Beit Quad) sometime this week to alone.) Suffice to say, she is very con- performances from all three leads, what Dave collect their prizes. Thanks. "...consistently intelligent, illuminating and engrossing." geoff andrew - time out

Thanks to his two girlfriends, Blake's about to learn a new sexual position. Honesty.

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FROM FRIDAY JANUARY 29 ODEON ^ DUKE OF YORK VIRGIN KENSINGTON BRIGHTON CRAWLEY 0870 50 50 007 01273 626 261 0541 505145 AND AT SELECTED CINEMAS 18 Arts 25 January 1999 IN FLAME Bush Theatre

ituated above the Fringe & Firkin The play explores the relationship a neutral background, smoothing the Until 6th February pub, the Bush theatre provides a between past and present, alternating transition between scenes, separated in S cosy and casual environment for between modern day London and Edwar time by ninety years. Nearest tube: Goldhawk Road/Shepherds viewing innovative, contemporary pro dian Yorkshire. The parallel story lines Public sympathy wavers with each Bush ductions. Billed as "a play about a beauty, linked by family ties, often involving the thrilling revelation, bringing personal Performance times: Monday - Saturday, a frump, a mad mother, a dead girl, an same actors, are skilfully and logically involvement lo a new dimension. The 8pm idiot, a calamitous boy and a handsome intertwined, avoiding any risk of confu captivating denouement induced gasps Tickets: £10, concessions £7 stranger" (quite a mouthful but enough sion. As the play unfolds, the contrasting of surprise from the audience, as the final variety to peak anyone's curiosity), In parts - some eccentric, others mundane, pieces of the puzzle fell into place. In Flame by Charlotte Jones is fantastic. but all recognisably human - interact. Flame is elegantly crafted and flows at a After several drinks at the bar, the audi The result is an enchanting concoction of natural pace, maintaining your interest ence responded spontaneously to the convincing drama, interspersed with gen until the very last breath. witty script, sympathetic characters and uine comic moments. unpredictable twists of the plot. The simplistic, abstract set serves as Helena LORD OF THE FLIES Lyric Theatre Hammersmith

illiam Golding's Nobel Prize- largely due to the cast's often exagger winning novel published in ated interpretation of boyish manner W 1954 is a modern classic, forget isms, facial expressions and postures. for a moment that this book is a famil The concept of masculinity is iar favourite of GCSE reading lists. This degraded by the overwhelming obses scathing portrayal of society is inge sion with hunting, fuelled by illusory niously disguised as a fable. Marooned nightmares, which gradually replaces on a deserted, exotic island after a plane their survival instinct and expectation of crash, a group of seemingly innocent rescue. The leading characters spring to and disciplined schoolboys is trans life - Ralph, the well-meaning leader. formed into a tribe of bloodthirsty and Piggy, the vulnerable victim of merciless murderous savages. teasing and Merridew, the threatning As you witness the horrific meta tormentor. The brutal destruction of the morphosis of human nature, a feeling of metaphoric microcosm is shocking and eerie discomfort and profound disgust thought-provoking. The energetic pro sweeps over you. The excitement of duction is extremely powerful, basically escaping from the grasp of authority dis spelling doom and gloom for mankind. integrates into bloodcurdling terror and anarchy. Even during the interval, the Helena audience is haunted by the shrill buzzing

of insects resounding from a loud Until 6th February speaker (enough to put anyone off their

ice-cream). Nearest tube: Hammersmith A handful of scantly clad adult actors Performance times: daily (except Sun prancing around the stage playing snotty day) 7.30pm children might seem ridiculous, yet the Tickets: £5 - El 6 (Mondays all seats £5) performance is thoroughly convincing, 25 January 1999 Arts 19

he Almeida Theatre Company con a catalyst to the whole situation. They all tinues its exciting season with this feel encouraged to leave Vassa. The VASSA Tstaging of Vassa by Maxim Gorky, a father finally dies and the household piece rarely seen in Britain. The play is set breaks down when they realise that in a provincial Russian town house, Vassa inherits all the business. Her sons' Albery Theatre owned by a typical family belonging to dreams of going to Moscow with their the new commercial class, where the own money collapse. "houses are made of stone - and the The story is a fascinating attack on people of iron". The central character of materialistic values and their influence on the story is Vassa, the mother of the families. Gorky takes pleasure in show family. She is the head of the household, ing the worst in human beings. Vassa has since her husband is bed-ridden, and absolutely no sympathy for her children. runs their 30-year-old business. She She is an extremely strong woman, orders everyone around like a tyrant: helped by her daughter. Vassa's tragedy her two sons-are both afflicted by hand is that she is fighting for her family, but icaps. Pavel, the youngest is a cripple that at the same time against them. Whatever everyone, including his beautiful wife she does, she comes across as a heart Lyudmilla, mocks. Semyon, the eldest less matriarch who is obsessed only with can't express himself properly because personal interests. he is so scared of his mother. His wife, The play is very well staged with Natalya, is a brilliant creation - a woman only one decor throughout the three who believes in her values so blindly acts, the actors are perfect. Sheila Han that it is funny. A few other characters cock makes an intense Vassa, David Ten- live in the house too - Vassa's brother-in- nant's Pavel is profoundly determined law Prokhor, Lyudmilla's father and a and the others artists play their parts few servants who spend all their time splendidly. Vassa and Anna create a won eavesdropping. derful duo, carrying most of the perfor The story begins to unfold com mance on their shoulders. Howard pletely when Vassa's daughter Anna Davies does a great job of directing the appears. She had been thrown out of the energy of these two women. I his is the house about 10 years before and, on her atre at its most entertaining. arrival, receives a very warm welcome. Everyone starts dancing around the D. house. Anna and Vassa decide to become allies and discover all the fam Until 27th March ily's deepest secrets and plans. We find out that Prokhor wants to withdraw his Nearest tube: Leicester Square investment in the business and leave. Tickets: Standby for concessions £10 Every single person in the family Is Performance times: Monday - Saturday, unhappy and Anna's presence serves as 7.30pm

Etcetera Theatre

ove's Labours Lost is by no means There are the usual benefits of fringe the greatest of Shakespeare's plays. theatre productions situated above a L Some of the characters are almost pub in that you can take your drinks into dress rehearsals for future couples in the auditorium; only the very cramped his later works. The acting is certainly seating conditions mean that you will good. This is rather fortunate, as there is probably end up sitting on top of your very little else for the performance to rely neighbour and spilling your glass (to on. The set consists of a few strategically some of you, this may sound like an placed pieces of green-painted card ideal night out!). Most comic moments board, and the costumes and lighting are lie with the obscure Spaniard who wan definitely minimalist. The cast is rather ders on and off stage, and can do amaz small, and there are more characters ing things with his left eyebrow. This than actors; if you can get over the fact spirited comedy is worth a visit, but this that some of the actors appear to be isn't going to change your life. schizophrenic (because they occasionally

come on in different costumes with dif Anna ferent accents), you should be just fine.

The action takes place in 1920s Until 31st January Bloomsbury society (a modernisation that works moderately well), with mis Nearest tube: Camden Town guided noblemen dedicated to intellec Tickets: £7, concessions £5 tual pursuits abstaining from womankind Performance times: Tuesday - Saturday only to have their plans thwarted by 7pm, Sunday 6pm resourceful females. 20 Games 25 January 1999 Thief - The Dark Project (PC) Eidos

Like a thief in the night, you stole my smells perfect a bit miffed and attempts to show you heart. Well, if it wasn't bolted down and awfully harmony, the colour of your stomach lining). housed in a lead-lined box outside like a Garrett has The levels arc very large, and with Euston station this game would do just certain been the dynamic lighting effects and poly that. But enough of my personal life; Ninja employed gons making up the surroundings they Thief : The Dark Project (to give it its game to do a are graphically impressive. Good as the rather long and not all that helpful sub called few jobs graphics are, it is the use of sound that title) is a complete steal of a game. Keep Tenchu for a mys is really original. Throw a bottle onto the your mass murdering Quake series, for on the terious floor and if the guard hears it, they will get the subtle interaction of Half-life char Playsta character investigate the bangs and clatters (an acters just remember above all to keep tion. called Con Ideal opportunity to send a guard the to the shadows and above all keep Smell, stantino. wrong way for a few minutes). Voices stealthy in this original first-person action- yes,- These jobs grow louder as they approach, and can adventure. taste, no. involve be used to time your attacks. For the first So how original is original? The main Perhaps getting in time, it makes more sense to listen for character Garrett was once a petty cut- there is a certain need to use stealth and and out of buildings without attracting enemies rather than pop round corners purse, who after doing a bit of training intelligence. A game where running in too much attention from the guards to look for them. Thief has managed to with the local hooded mystics who call with a pair of size eleven pixie boots either plodding the beat round town or steal the title of intelligent action adven themselves the watchers (or something gives the wrong impression but sneaking actually guarding the house. The best turer from both the busomed Lara and equally mystic), has become a master of up from the shadows and smacking way to do this is to hide from them. the fully kitted Ninja. Whether Metal Gear evasion, weapons and has the unnerving them over the head with a bit of lead in Extinguishing candles and lamps with Solid will just leapfrog them all will be a ability to nick anything not nailed down. a leather bag cuts out the need for all your water arrows and you create your competition worth watching. Apart from the kleptomania element it those nasty embarassing first night con own shadows to skulk in. Place moss on Gary S. versations. But why the floor to should intelligent deaden your foot game play be lim steps. If you really ited to any one have to take them game? Anyway, out it is possible killing people in this and a good deal game is generally safer to do it at frowned upon range. The bow (though take heed becomes the of the generally bit). sniper weapon of Set in one of choice and a nice those thousands of clean arrow in the alternate worlds neck will silence where swords and the most annoying magic exist, though of guards (if you never in a state of miss, the guard is Competition News

Activision Christmas Combos Gradunet Competition Thanks to Beatwax (Not quite dead)

for those lucky, lucky folks that decided to risk all by coming into the Felix office and telling all about their Xmas logs your prizes are finally here. You know who you of^aicfijoot all are - well hopefully you remember the brown paper list. Just come to the office ^BBJB^Bf (BJ ^BBP™? ^BBBfW ^BBW^P BP BW ^BBBW^' ^BW? Umir and show me your student card and those little packages of delight will be yours. virfcua/ careers office And finally but not definately not least, thanks to Guy at Beatwax for sorting us out with the prizes, and Anna for the Heretic2 event at the Shoot 'n' Surf just off Oxford St. So for all those who didnt win, here's what you could have won if you had only Those guys from Gradunet havent closed the competition for those 5 playstations. bothered to come into the office..heh heh. So entering it might well be a chance to win a late Christmas present.

B9Q3) Vt* Entry details: To enter the competition, join free on the Friendfactory website (www.friendfac- tory.co.uk) then fill in the competition entry card on Gradunct (www.gradunet.co.uk).

Once registered on Friendfactory you will have a new friendFactory email address. Simply enter this address into the competition card on Gradunct and name three game titles for the playstation. Competition closes in Early Feb 1999

Only one entry per person. Terms and conditions apply. 25 January 1999 Games 21 Gadget Watch - Gameboy Color (Nintendo)

The Gameboy has been about forever- or tem that if they designed a completely The sound doesn't seem to have been so it seems. First there was the brick new system they would have to develop messed about with - though my version shaped, battery hungry, fuzzy screened a whole new software library. So Nin seemed to be set at a much more civi Gameboy. The banc of family get togeth tendo instead have released the Game lized quiet volume when compared to er everywhere, where little ten year olds boy Color. Essentially it looks and the old gamcboy pocket. The data link would bleep and beep their way to an performs like a has been early bedtime. Then there was the pocket gameboy speeded up and gameboy. The new sleek, clear screened pocket after a they have added toy for all those who had grown up with large dose of an infra-red data the bricks, but had now all realised that steroids (check conttol port so form was above function. These little that battery that you can play No honest - It looks good In colour pieces became the professional nerd's bulge at the linked games favourite travel companion. Then came back and dis without looking So worth buying? lor the gamcboy the multicoloured pocket versions, where agree). It plays n. I ike a character freaks and cultists a definate yes - though silver cases were replaced with colours of most of the old Ljl from a techno- some of these guys probably own a the rainbow as well as the odd trans roms as well as MHfe. bondage party, Gamcboy light (even smaller than the parent version. doing a good i I_J_j(pr (but expect the pocket). I or those who get bored on But for all these improvements - colour job. universal remote the long journeys, another yes (you weight, battery life, clearer screens - the One of the obvious improvements is control cartridge and car alarm decoder might even get to wind up the annoying games themselves were black and white the new screen, made by Sharp. Gone stories to appear in the technophobic mobile users), tor everyone else? Well as - surely not a worthy product to sell in the are those annoying contrast controls that parts of the press), finally there is a more gadgets go it is neat, below seventy next millennium. Nintendo though had meant that tilting the screen changed it powerful processor (so all of the steroids pounds and will keep you occupied a problem. The problem was in many from nuclear blast bright to nuclear win haven't gone straight to the screen or to through the long dark hours. Its great for ways a problem of its own success. So ter black. The screen also displays the its rear), though it is able to use a slow insomniacs as well as kids, (though the many games (over 1000) had been colours perfectly sharply and believe it or mode to prevent the older games being insomniacs will need a torch - the screen brought out for the black and white sys not the colours do make a difference. too fast. isn't backlit) Gary S.

Preview Ville 2 Bullfrog and Codemasters attempt to float our boats Bullfrog - Dungeon Keeper 2

In the old days, before the days of 3D and Max, and Dungeon Keeper. abounded that there were versions deep claw. The magic clement has also been video cards, Dungeon keeper at bullfrog towers filled with true polygon improved with new spells and better games had to appealed to the creatures rather effects. Bull be good using same amateur sadists than the dissa- frog has also things called that would tear wings pointing blocky announced sprites. A from flies and sprites that pos the launch game without attempt to fry ants sessed our PC's. of a Dun a sense of with magnifying Well Bullfrog geon humout was a glasses. In Dungeon have decided to Keeper 2 game to be Keeper you created recreate that battle server, played late in your own dungeon, rumour, and the just so you the evening, filled it with evil beautiful poly and twelve usually by abominations and gons arc every friends can yourself. Fortu dark mistresses in where. Now you chase each nately games with a sense of humour black leather, and then let them do rather can also take other were about in number and groups could nasty and evil things to heroes and control of your characters and stuff the around a virtual dark place with horned be seen gathered round games like Sam adventurers that wandered in. Rumours dwarf by your own bile demon's foul devils and bondage girls. Nice eh Jeff?

Codemasters - Micromachines 64 Turbo

The Nintendo 64 is unfortunately dead and enjoyable Playstation 3-D version CI in the water. In the classic case of too last year. The N64's 3D capabilities will little quality, and too late, Codemasters not have been particularly stretched have announced that Micromachines but with up to 8 people able to play 64 Turbo will finally make it out in time expect it to be another of those Gold- for the Faster holidays. eneye style, gather round the IV, Micromachines, that rather classic everyone having fun games (just pre 2D game on the old Megadrive, man vent those bad loser Capricorns from aged to spawn an incredibly playable taking it too seriously). 22 Music 25 January 1999 Albums Singles

Muse - Muscle Museum EP After a great introduction of classical VARIOUS ARTISTS guitars playing Godfather music, the dis Toasted tortion kicks in and a protege of Thorn Yorke enters creating the sound of t's a hard life being a fan of guitar otgy of distortion but pulls away from the Radiohead 5 years ago. Still good, music nowadays. When you meet brink every time, resisting the urge and though. people and the talk turns to music, heightening the tension - brilliant. Iyou realise that when you say you like Sketty's Call Me In short circuits and Desert Eagle Discs - The Lovers to listen to music that rocks with atti breaks into an utterly unforgettable cho This is a hip-hop song full of the excit tude and guitars that resonate with rus - essential listening, fance Riley's ing new sounds coming from this side exhillaration, people just think, 'Oh Genevieve bobs along with a jovial, of the Atlantic, The relaxed Bristolian right, you mean, boring indie shite.' On funky, druggy Hammond riff-very cool. dark and lonely nights in Linstead, I've Veer's Another Astronaut melds intelli lain awake and contemplated a change gent guitar pop sensibilities with rising in my music lifestyle -1 could listen to vocal deliveries - superb, f reeboy's Down dance music instead. It's fresh. It's inno With You throws us a mix of Beach Boys' vative. It (sometimes) isn't repetitively harmonies and runalong rush-inducing boring and uninspiring and if I listened rhythms - excellent. to it long enough I might even find So get yourself an indie pie before myself actually dancing in the Union some fat bastard scoffs what's left. Get next to the lovely women of Imperial it while it's got attitude. Get it while it's instead of wandering round and occas- hot. Get it while it's exciting. Get it before sionally spilling my drink. Dance music. you get fed up. Get it while you can. Toasted. It's the way forward. I'm gonna go for it! Come on kids, treat yourselves. Get Excellent. Yeah, right. And I guess the Pope Toasted EH Full stop. smokes dope at Lent! Toasted is a col Dennis. beats mix effortlessly with the yearning lection of unknown artists from Beat- plea of "Why can't we be lovers?' but the wax telling the public that the guitar inevitable rap finds Its way in, between scene can be inspiring and uplifing. It's the choruses. thirteen tracks of which ten or eleven are really quite perfect pop songs - songs Serum - Know How about love, cigarettes, break-ups and This band is basically a load of annoying fuck-ups. Self-pity hasn't felt this good in American college kids doing their best ages. My faith has been restored. to rip-off Green Day. You're left with the It's an absolute tragedy that I can't feeling that this is what Hanson will mention every single band on this com sound like when that little drummer's pilation. Multiscreen's Big City Loser con plums drop. tinually threatens to burst into a great big FatBoy Slim - Praise You Well, you probably know this song, given that it's been at number 1 recently. 'Bro GOOBER PATROL ken record' is not a term that you'd The Unbearable Lightness Of Being Drunk want applied to your song, but Praise You with Its repetitive sampling of the

hese guys are signed to the Fat half of the album. The main cause of this they are a generic band on a label that Wreck label which means that is bad production. Punk is meant to be caters for almost exclusively one sound. those who actually care about sloppily produced but when the album All in all this would be a good album Twest coast punk will already have an reaches the song High Times, the bass if it wasn't for a dodgy production job. idea of what this will be like. Everyone winds up in the right place in the mix and The band do deserve congratulations else probably won't have a clue and you realise that this is what was wrong. on a good title though, H probably won't be that interested For the rest of the album all is well - the Jamie either. As is usual for virtually every band manage to alternate well between band on Fat Wreck, Goober Patrol have fast and slower sections. However, the taken more than a slight influence from first half of this album appears worse in NOFX - which isn't that suprising con this light, although this may well be *&£ \ ¥ sidering that Fat Mike both runs the solved in a live situation which is always label and plays in NOFX. He even man the best place to experience this style of end of the word 'should', sounds just ages to turn up in the liner notes. music. like one. Of course, those of you who Anyway, on to the album itself. As I The songs themselves tend to have have been raving about FatBoy Slim this said, this is west coast punk. Forget about a political slant most of the time. past year will think It's a piece of Inspired Green Day, Rancid and Offspring - this Although the band do write a couple of genius. isn't one of your over poppy attempts. songs on drinking: 1000th Beer and the This is punk the way it's meant to be title track. The odd thing about these Little Mothers - Your Twisted Sister played, kind of. You see the album starts songs is that for once a band has written Fusing the stoned trip-hop of Massive off less than stupendously. The songs about alcohol and managed to appear Attack, the psychedelic drippy beats of themselves are good. However, the without strong views on the to drink or Primal Scream and some down-to-earth speed of the music at first is a tad not to drink subject - quite a rarity really. vocals from the Jeff Buckley school of annonying - the rhythm isn't right for The last song on the album, / Forget singing. Little Mothers have both the tal dancing nor is it fast enough for mosh- Your Name, is probably the strongest. ent and bandname to take them to ing. It manages to fall between the two The band get upset with 'trendy' bands, great things in 1999 H with a disturbing tendency for the first which is slightly ironic considering that Ed J 25 January 1999 23 Hia Bomb! British R&B Bules OK!

What's Up People! Anothet year has rolled on by and in the history of hip hop and now the establishment we're all left wondering where the hell it went, in fact have acknowledged Ms Hill. TLc are back/ I'm still trying to figure out where the nineties went. Everything is happening so fast, I'm stood still while the Kle'shay are the latest all girl group to hit the A long time ago in a recording studio far far away, a world whizzes by all around me, or at least that's the streets. I know what you're thinking, there are already group called lfC recorded their one and only hit in th way it seems. Record companies just add to my con way too many all girl groups out there, most of them UK to date, Waterfalls. Then they disappeared off the fusion with the number of records that are appearing, are shit, so why do we need another one? Well we don't face of the earth! every week there are more releases. Now don't get me need no more, at least no more Spice Girls or Bewitched Well now TIC arc back, and have had a complete wrong I love to see more tunes but the problem is types whose sheer existence I struggle to justify, all I image change...gone arc the attitudes and the bad girl they're not all tunes, about a quarter are a waste of vinyl. think is that there arc far too many stupid little shits with images, and in is the new, modern image of I EC. The problem seems to stem from the massive output money out there buying that crap. Kleshay are differ Alright, so they've changed their image, so what? Well coming out of the States, not only is the R&B market ent - they make qualily music. As I tried to point out ear they've also got a new album coming out in I ebruary, flooded with records but the quality just isn't there. To lier Kleshay are a British group who make tunes that are and having heard the first lew tracks, it is safe to say me more important than just the sheer number of easily as good as anything coming from the States. I heir the album is fucking superb. Ihe album is called fan releases is the fact that these releases are holding first single Reasons dropped in the autumn; it didn't Mail and the spectrum of tracks is large, there are back British artists and good quality tunes. My case in cause much excitement even though it was a solid tune drum and bass tracks with hard hitting vocals, ballads, point is Another Level, a fantastic group that just could showing off the vocals of the girls over a wicked back thumping bass lines and some superb R&B tunes. IEC n't get a record deal over here, they were passed over beat. Now they're back with their second single an up have pulled out all the slops on this album, and this is again and again, they eventually got their deal from the tempo number called Rush, this is a fine tune that reflected by the; huge range of top producers working States. Surely though someone on, this side should have deserves to do well - so represent and check it out. . on the album, including Babyface and Jermaine Dupris picked them up, but no! British R&B has not been get to name a couple. ting nearly enough props and we gotta correct that, Timbaland is doing it! This year has started off with The album is out in I ebruary on the 22nd in the UK British R&B and hip-hop is on a high and we've got to Timbaland bangin' out two A class tunes that quite sim and the 23rd in the US! More news soon... keep it there. There is more than enough talent out ply do it. first up there is the Destiny's Child tune Gel Gurm there and it amazes me how people refuse to acknowl On The Bus which started to surface at the end of the edge it. Groups like Another fevel. Damage, Nine year on promo copy. This is so good that with most still Yards, Kle'shay and solo artists like Shola Ama, Kele Le unable to get hold of it the Why Do Loots Fall In Love Roc and Lyden David Hall are representing British style soundtrack has been selling like hot-cakes just so peeps and we gotta represent for them and all the others try can check this wicked tune. About the same time Sony ing to make it. released a lead up single for the second set from Gin- uwine, the absolutely stomping What's So Different, Tim Quick piece of news coming out of the States, the baland pulls out all the stops and goddamn if this isn't Grammy nominations were announced and Lauryn Hill a tune that everyone needs to check and check fast picked up a record ten nominations for her solo album cause this is so hot its burning up. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The album was hailed Milen as one of the best hip-hop albums of the year, if not

BEVERLEY KNIGHT What I #een Checking

'PZOblQM MIA' Get On The Bus by Destiny's Child lirnbaiand production is on point, n 1993 On this entirely co-written album she has been the girls kick It on vocals Wolverhampton reunited with producers 2B3 as well as collaborations born singer with the leading lights of the UK R&B scene Carl Mac What's So Different by Glnuwlne Beverley Knight intosh, Dodge and Don-E. The album kicks off with the Goddamn I his is good had just started classic tune Made it Back featuring the renowned US 'My Love Is Your Love' by Whitney Houston - college and never hip-hop artist Redman reflecting the difficulties of the I'm loving it sung outside of past few years. The rough and smooth experiences of church, which had the past is where Beverley draws most of her lyrics. The Doc's Da Name by Redman been a vital train album includes the recent summer track Rewind, which This pisses all over RZA's & even Meth's albums, ing ground and has the same kind of message as Made it Back and her the best Wu album yet an influence that recent release Sista, Sista. There are also some other still remains with classic tracks such as the laid back AWOL and the Rush by Kle'shay her now. Two meaningful Strong Hand. The album finishes with a tune Excellent up tempo number from years later Bev The Need of You which has a blues feel and really this first class British trio burst on to the shows the raw talent Beverley has. You better recognise! scene at the raw age She has definitely lived up to her first album show Too Old For Me by Jerome of 21 with her debut album, B-Tunk, containing hits ing she really has got what it takes to succeed. BK is def Latest tune from Bad Boy camp has little Jerome such as Flavour of the Old Skool and Movin on Up. initely the most talented female UK R&B act now and showing of his vocal talents to the; max The success of B-Funk saw Bev receive her first award watch for her live band performances which are from the Black Music Awards for Britain's best Female absolutely mind blowing. BK is currently on tour sup Gimme Me Some More by Busta Rhymes R&B act. Instead of exploding and continuing from this porting Morcheeba. Forget all this US cheese music for Busta Is one bad ass mutha who's success, she went underground as she tried to extri now and recognise the raw UK talent of Beverley giving all you can take cate herself from DOME, the label that launched her, Knight. for EMI records. Now, aged 24, Beverley is a little older Do You Feel Me by Men Of Vision and wiser has made it back after her recent success at Nim Darkchlld on production and you will the MOBO's with her brilliant sophomore Prodigal feel this phat tune Sista. 24 Clubscene 25 January 1999

Singles Specimen A@ IC

SINGLE OF THE WEEK Vengaboys I ollowing their success at the end of term bash last term, the Prodigy sounding Spec Lucid 'We Like to Party' imen A return to play at our union on the 29th of January. I heir album. Pulse, will 'Crazy' be released soon, as will the first single. Watch this space for some great CD give This track is not too disimilar from "Up aways in the next few weeks! Following their top 7 smash "I Can't Help and Down" and will be just as big. It's a Myself", Lucid return with what will be bit faster than "Up and Down" with Wig- one of the biggest tunes of the year. field sounding vocals - remember "Sat 5 Club Computation The track is called Crazy, and is currently urday Night"?? It's a fast and fun tune riding high in the club charts. Released with Ihe trademark fast euro house beat. next month. Crazy is more of a mix of Watch out for the Vengaboys in '99. indie and club genres with a background **** beat similar to their first single, and the CDs to win! To celebrate the launch of the great dept, and home address (as the record result is a great tune. new album Licensed to Thrill, mixed live company will post out the CDs direct to ** Bizarre Inc. by John '00' Fleming, Clubscene have got you!), and hand them in to Gurm at 'Playing with Knives' 5 of these mix albums to give WitM;#ffiore every lunchtime, and I'll rhe album features top arftsls such as need to see your swipe card. Winners

Bounty Killer rail Paul does the business on this great Jon the Dentist and Paul van Ovk To\ in uJ.;be.;chQsen this Friday lunch time at 'It's a Party' old favourite. Full of pianos, break a copy of (his mix album < ompllalian all about Iprfj, so ( ome down to see if downs and "hands in the air" vocals, it's you have to do is answer this question: you've won. Many thanks to Mark and Oh dear! If you like very, very, very slow a track doing very well in the clubs at the I' uli. ,ii I'huture Trax for supplyng the R&B. then this is a track for you. Pro moment. Comes with plenty of remixes, Where Is John W Fleming's current Lon CDs. duced by Wycliff Jean, it samples the line but we like the Tall Paul mix the best. don club residency? "Ain't nobody, loves me better...". The- House music at its best. (a) Parkllfe @ Cloud CD single comes with 6 remixes which (b) Wildlife @ Heaven all sound the same. Becoming com (c) Sexllfe @ Angels mercial next month, it will probably be Answers on a postcard with your name, Gurm a big hit. but it's too slow by far. amestown feat. Jocelyn Brown Released 8/2/99 'I Believe' B.O.P. feat. The Soulystics Brick Nation feat. Craig Travis Any track which has this diva on vocals "After The Love Is Gone" "I Like It" is a must buy and this track is no excep (latt Boy Records) (Velocity Recordings) Blu Peter tion A soulful, garage tunc with plenty 'Blue Air' of pianos and Brown's distinctive vocals Fatt Boy usually come out with some Average garage tune from Brick Nation make this a great tune. Comes with underground garage classics, but this gets the remix treatment for the festive Deep and epic house track - a sublime loads of remixes which give the track a isn't one of their better efforts. It just season. The remixes are standard stuff mixture of techno and trance. It makes more house/ speed garage sound, but doesn't stand out from the glut of garage and don't really elevate this tune from its a refreshing change to the nu-cnergy the full-on club mix is the best. Excellent! tunes that exist at the moment. Come on non-descript beginnings. Not brilliant, stuff Blu Peter normally produces. This boys you can do better than this. but not awful either. is more of a Sasha/Digwced track. It comes with a couple of mixes on the 12" which sound pretty much the same but Marley Wills are both good. Above reviews by Gurm "Rugged & Tuff" Brasstooth feat. Pa-Melle (Mecca Recordings) "Celebrate Life" (Well Built) Standard garage twiddling - nice vocals

The Songstress -0 but doesn't really go anywhere special. 'See Line Woman' With "Celebrate Life" we have the exact Apparently it's been a big hit with lots of opposite. This is high quality garage - underground garage DJs (so it can't be A rather classy interpretation of Nina good enough to be caned at some of all bad), but for me it's a definite miss. Simone's "See Line Woman" which London's premier underground nights, In fact, the B-side, "How Long" by Saman- comes with some superb mixes from such as Twice as Nice, Cookies & Cream, tha, shits all over the lead track. Todd Edwards and Full Intention. It's and Pure Silk. All the mixes are bursting more of a chill out track than anything, with the same quality. Most funky. but well worth checking out, especially The rest of the reviews if you liked the original version. by Roobarb iCU IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION Field Cup '99

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RUGBY INTERVIEW

CCU's do battle Sam Hignett is a first year Materials stu You said about your engineer - what back into the car. dent at Imperial. But he also spends a does he do? C&G29-19RCS third of his year doing something mar Accidents I suppose are part of the job? ginally more interesting - driving racing He looks after my car basically. He The long awaited showdown between cars. He was interviewed about his pas makes any adjustments that need to be Well most of us will try to avoid having then CCUs had been given extra mean sion: made, prepares the car before I drive it accidents, but they happen simply ing by the verbal activities of Dave "it's and rebuilds it when I crash it. The rela because you are so close to the edge. I a forgone conclusion" Hogg. Tell us about your racing? tionship that you have with your engi think that I am quite good and generally Wednesday afternoon saw the neer is really important and can be the don't crash race cars, but the formula assembling of a strong C&GU team I reckon that all told, I will spend about difference between winning and losing. Vauxhall championship is pretty aggres teaming with talent and expertise. C&G 100 days in a racing car this year. It is the same for all the guys that I work sive and there is a fair amount of con were forced to deplete our reserves with. I have a manager, a guy who tact, so there are quite a few moments. bench with the loss of C&G's Adrian The Formula Vauxhall Is your major does the PR work for me, the team man "Flying hooker" Jacobs to the RCS wing. championship this year. Tell us about It. ager and my engineer. If you work hard How do your family view your racing with This error of judgement was paid for in for them and show enthusiasm they will the risks Involved? the first few minutes when small patch Well in '99 I am driving for John Vilage work hard for you, and you will be com of wind assisted RCS pressure concluded Automotive in the British Formula Vaux petitive. They are great and were the ones who with the flying hooker crossing over the hall Championship, racing a lOOcc TKM got me into it in the first place and so are line to make it a 0-7 nightmare start. kart and doing a couple of Formula Ford How does all this affect your life as a stu well aware that the highs are high and The sturdy men at C&G responded by races. That's all at the moment. dent? the lows are low. No, they are all really blasting up the pitch for Dave "Energlzer supportive as is my girlfriend, and I think bunny" Pearce to dive over. A reluc That's all. How much time does that take Well at times I am testing twice a week she gets the worst of it sometimes. tance to soil their new shirt by tackling up? and racing all weekend, that means I am was cruelly exploited by Andy fittle who doing up to 800 racing miles and 600 It all sounds quite serious, Is It? took a light jog through their defence. It Is 16 races all around the country on travelling miles a week, so it can be It wasn't, but it is beginning to dawn on Our boy Sven scored another con the TOCA package, so I am one of the quite a strain. Work hard, play hard. me how serious it is all getting. Contracts verted try and half-time brought the support races for the British Touring Car have six digits in them and my girlfriend wind to our backs with the score 17-7. Championship. There is full satellite and And what about your social life? met some random bloke in f ranee who, The second half started with a mighty some terrestrial television coverage and much to her surprise, mentioned my RCS push into our steely defence. C&G plenty of press coverage, so it is a really No, that doesn't suffer. I am really lucky name when talking about motor racing. took everything and wanted more, good championship for young up and in that all my friends are really support I signed a contract the other day that repulsing attacks with crunching tackles coming drivers. ive of what I do and so help me out a stated that I wasn't allowed to ski, rock from Nipply, Sven, John and everyone. lot. I don't really drink, that's a fitness climb, parachute or partake in any other Mistakes were punished, the Sublime And the car? thing, but I still have a real laugh and dangerous activities for the rest of the Chicmutter ran half the length of the make an arse of myself as much as any year. pitch to score shortly followed by a scyth It's a single seater, so the wheels stick drunk person. Actually I am quite good What about the future, what do you ing run from Sven. out like a F1 car, but it has no wings or at that. hope to do? RCS pulled themselves out of the other downforce aids. I am told that off One season at a time. Let's see how we mud and started to show us how it the line, if you get it right, it will go from So you have to be fit to race? go this year. should done scoring 2 late tries giving 0 - lOOmph in under 5 seconds so it is But do you have any exciting plans or C&G a nervous last 5 minutes. The mar pretty quick. All the cars are identical and Yes, reasonably. It is as much about opportunities? gin between the teams was measured so it is just up to the driver and the engi being able to concentrate in extreme I am doing a publicity photo shoot with in brutal tackling everywhere and some neer to set the car up and make it com environments. It isn't that hard physically one of the girls who models these won hard running from Will and Sven. petitive at each circuit. At somewhere to drive the car, it is coping wilh the G- der bra things. Another day, another ref., things could short like Brands indy circuit there is less loadings and keeping a clear head. Also You have a glrlfrelnd have been different, but as the sun set than a second between pole and 20th the fitter you are the less likely you are Yeah. over Harlington it was the C&G boys on the grid so it is close hard racing. to injure yourself when you stick the car Originally published elsewhere signing in the circle. in a wall, and so the sooner you can get

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HOCKEY/GTK lose out to Imperial FOOTBALL Silwood stomp on IC 6ths

IC I 3 -2 GTKI IC Ladles 16-0 GTK Ladles I IC 6ths 2-7 Silwood ParkXI Howard Wilson managed to score a fifth before half time. The only team to beat us this year, The girls were warmed up and raring to The newly established Silwood Park 1 st After a relaxed half time by the Sil revenge was expected - and revenge go in good time. But where was our XI played in their first competitive match woodians, replenished by succulent we got. opposition? When they finally turned up, on Wednesday 9th December against oranges and bananas, it wasn't long Eventually. Things didn't go to plan the match that followed was nothing Imperial's London based 6th team. before another goal was scored, this as we went 2-0 down and a severe bash short of a stormer. Bagpuss and Kinky There was an air of apprehension and time by the home team, pulling the ing was on the cards. Up stepped Fluffy Boots were on top form, and Purple yet joviality in the team minibus, as Sil score back to 2 - S. The Silwood team producing one of the fiercest shots of all Helmet got her oar in as usual (I). wood began the expectant journey hadn't finished at the goal mouth how season, duly tipped in by Spag bol. The opposition used every dirty trick towards Heathrow. Irregular training ever, and Milton scored another to bring 2-1 at half time and a comeback in the book, even bringing in a an older was all that the Silwoodians had in prepa the score line to 2 - 6. The only hope for looked imminent. A game of 2 halves, male substitute, who was ugly (w**ker). ration as time is at a premium at the the South Ken team at this stage, was to we actually kept up the pressure and But the girls were in "fighting" form and ground breaking research facility. try and score on the break, but they became the dominating team. finally "walked away" with a 6-0 win, Upon arrival at the Harlington sports couldn't break through the cast iron Several scary moments in our goal subject to appeal. ground the more youthful IC team defence maintained by the two fullbacks, mouth came and went but the eventual Roz had an early birthday bath whilst seemed disconcerted with the prospect Richie Hetherington and Neil Holmes. score of 3-2 was deserved. GTK went home sulking. of playing the more mature members of Later in the second half Steve Edgington Imperial College. As the whistle blew to scoted a blistering goal, which flew past YET MORE HOCKEY begin the game, prc-match nerves were the keeper, and Thomas Pope hoped to LADIES HOCKEY quickly quelled when the first goal went finish off the opposition, but unfortu Medic's get the best of IC III in from Justin Travis for the Silwoodians. nately Justin was seen to have fouled the IC II 0 - 3 King's II This enhanced the close-knit team spirit 6ths and caused the goal to be disal IC III 2 - 4 ICSM which has been the essence of the Sil lowed. Having nearly missed the train because wood team, and it wasn't long before With light fading the final whistle was Underdown had forgotten her shorts, Wednesday started with the shabby the second glorious Silwood goal went blown with a score of 7 - 2 in Silwoods we arrived in time to have our first runts that call themselves ICSM manag in, scored by Konrad Dolphin. favour, and the after match drink went proper pre-match warm-up of the sea ing to turn up on time. With a mixture At thirty-five minutes into the game Sil down smoother than manna from son. Impressive or what? With our new of poor players and maybe some 1st wood had scored 4, 2 more coming heaven. Many thanks to Rob and the shirts as well, we looked damn fine and team ringers (?). ICSM were forced from Milton Mendonca and again from 6ths at South Ken and Richy at Silwood played brilliantly. During the first half straight onto the back foot. Voracious Justin. Late pressure in the first half for organising the match, and we look Chunderbird and Keyhole did a great job winger Chris Bull and flexible Ree Haque meant that after Dave trench saved the forward to meeting again later in the sea of cheering us on - so much so that we set up a continuous flow of near misses ball off the line twice, the 6ths man son. only conceded two goals. The first one and really-should-have-beens. Stunned aged to pull one back. However, was a really fluky deflection off the post by the ferocity of this attack, ICSM and the second one was a lucky hit scarcely knew what to do with the ball through the goalie's legs. Apart from when the managed to get it. Frequent this Alice had a storming game saving ICSM blunders and kak-handedness put some really impressive shots on goal. Inter Bar Darts League the ball firmly back in their D, and really One awesome save involved Alice the question should be asked "What scooping the ball off the ground and Team Won Lost For Against Points are these guys doing in the same league over the backline. The umpire wasn't Southside 3 1 29 as us?" With Tommy Cantle clenching 31 6 too impressed by this tactic, but it was Holland his buttocks for once and skinning the 2 2 37 23 4 n't until Alice actually grabbed the ball Club defence throughout the match and with her hands in another save that he ICU 1 3 24 Cheeseman the 2nd team groupie 36 2 awarded a penalty flick. Alice took it all spooning his shot at freedom but played in her stride and her intimidating stance like a legend for us. We felt raped at the The first half of the darts league has caused the opposition to miss by miles. The second half of the league starts result, the brave three's missing lethal now been completed. Most matches King's came back strongly, and as they today (Monday 25 January) with the Hol weapons Ben Jervis and Jim Taylor were were very close with the exception of the approached our goal, our defence land Club at ICU. The full fixtures are outrageously pipped 4-2. moved aside like Moses parting the Red first two victories by the Holland Club listed below. The presentation will take (Do you think the above may have been Sea, giving the opposition a clear sight over ICU and Southside. The highest place after the final match on 8 March. written by the IC team?) of goal. Fortunately, Vannessa came to scote of 140 was achieved by Jeff from There will also be a knockout tour the rescue at the last minute and saved ICU, Andy and Garcth from Southside nament for all members of the three what would otherwise have been a cer SCOREBOARD and Pete from the Holland Club. The sides on 15 March. Any student or staff tain goal. We countered this with an best check out was again tied with Jeff member of Imperial College interested amazing break, which we very nearly from ICU (again) and Sue from the Hol in entering should leave their name at scored from. HOCKEY land Club, both with 66. the Union Bar. Priority will be given to IC I 3 - 2 GTK team members. In the 2nd half we started in high IC III 2-4 ICSM spirits and played even better, putting Ladies I 6 - 0 GTK Ladies I several passes together. We made sev Ladies II 0 - 3 King's Ladies II 25 January ICU V Holland Club eral more good breaks with Chloe play 1 lebruary Southside V ICU ing like a demon. Kings got one more FOOTBALL 8 February Holland Club V Southside goal, but apart from this minor lapse we ("Friendly") RSM I 3 - 5 IC IV/V 22 February Southside V Holland Club were fantastic. Having come up a ICVI 2 - 7 Silwood Park XI 1 March Holland Club V ICU league this year we are doing really well 8 March ICU V Southside and at this rate maybe we'll even win a RUGBY game soon? C&G 29-19 RCS