Whose Bar is it Anyway?

College Secretary John Smith has agreed to discuss plans for the Union to take control of the Union Bar, following a meeting with Union President Carl Burgess on Monday. Mr Smith and Mr Burgess will each be investigating the feasibility of a takeover and will report to House Committee on November 6. Feelings have been running high all week as a result of the seven day bar boycott which was imposed at the last UGM. Mr Smith commented to FELIX The Union Bar on Wednesday that the issue had become rather immotive. Conflicting keen to see that better use was customers on any evening, most stories have been circulating made of some rooms, such as of whom have been non- about the prospects of the the kitchens behind the Union students or workmen. The Union Bar coming under the Lounge. Union bar was entirely empty Union's control. On Monday Mr Burgess was also keen to for most of Wednesday night, evening Mr Burgess was point out that there was a large usually one of the busiest confident that the Union would amount of investigation work to evenings of the week. Refectory soon be taking over the bar.By be done before proposals could manger Rob Northey and Tuesday afternoon he was more be submitted. He said that he Southside Bar manager Roger cautious and was only prepared would like to see the whole of Pownell both complimented to say that plans were 'in hand'. the north side of the Union Carl Burgess and the students Mr Burgess told FELIX that Building under Union control. on a very effective boycott. Mr the boycott was not intended as The bar boycott appears to Burgess said that there was no a move to bring the bar under have been very succesful with need for further action after the Union control. The boycott, he only a very small number of end of the week, as the students said, was simply a students choosing to drink in had successfully made their demonstration of dissatisfaction College bars. Southside bar has feelings known. with the way the bars were had no more than twenty being run by refectory manager Rob Northey. Mr Burgess stressed that he had made this point clear to Mr Smith. Mr Smith wrote a letter to Mr Southside Shuffle Burgess on Tuesday outlining the position for possible Southside residents are disruption would be caused by negotiations. He told FELIX on complaining about the construction work involved. Friday that the control of the modifications to the kitchen An alternative has been Union Bar should be discussed facilities. Work is already in suggested by the Selkirk in a 'wider context', and that progress to convert one committee. This is to expand there was a considerable bedroom on each staircase into the existing kitchen facilities, amount of preliminary work to a kitchen, and the present replacing the lockers and tables be done. He said that there kitchen and laundry room on with extra cookers. The lockers were several matters of the gallery level of each hall and tables would be placed in significance which had been into bedrooms. the now ex-laundry room, along 'left unresolved' and referred to The current plan is opposed with the staircase fridges. It is his discussions with last year's by both the Tizard and Selkirk intended by the committee that Union Executive about the Hall Committees; at present the drying room in the ex- control of rooms in the Union both are made up entirely of laundry be retained, and they Building. He denied that the second and third year re-apps. will be pressing for the central Union would necessarily face a They feel that the changes laundry to be expanded. substantial cut in its subvention would 'considerably IC Union and the Student from College if control of the inconvenience' students with Residence Committee are in bar was transferred. He added, bedrooms on the gallery level, favour of staircase kitchens. J however, that matters such as who would have to put up with Martin Taylor, one of last year's the maintenance and upkeep of noise from the frequent social student representatives on the the Union building would also gatherings there. The SRC pointed out that the enter into any discussions of committees feel also that problems were discussed by the plans for the whole of the Union staircase kitchens would prove SRC in May and it was decided Building. He said that he was 'smelly' and 'noisy' serving only that the advantages of the keen to clear up the very vague to shift the social focus away proposals now being position of who had control of from the gallery and into the implimented outweighted any the building. He was particularly staircase. Furthermore disadvantages. Free! Friday 11 October No 716 Conservative Society stall happened to another reading 'Support the society the President spoke Contras with FCS', a poster Poster Protest sharply and angerily to a Life Sci Dies? which popular objections UGM about the need to later induced them to respect the posters of cover. Lest the support of a societies in College. If major political party should Dear Carl, people continue to take Dear Sir, lend respectability to their This is an official , written down our posters it will get The Life Science Party has cause, let's be clear about complaint. Firstly I wish to out of hand and I would become a traditional part of the contras: These guerrilla complain about the like you to do something freshers week. It is always organisations are tasteless, insulting and about it now. IS widely attended by a large attempting the armed offending posters IC Thank you number of students in the overthrow of a popular and Conservative Society yours sincerely hope that they will be able democratically-elected desplayed at their Fresher's Michael Newman to benefit from a party with government. The elections Fair stall. Thses included a better mix of the sexes. of November 1984 which one that said 'Hiroshima On Tuesday evening returned the Sandinista was a nuclear free zone', Newman Protest around 11.30pm whilst Front to power were the another supported the walking along the walkway most freely-conducted ever Contras, others deprected Dear Sir, I came across a number of seen in Nicaragua, and Arthur Scargill as a fascist, Thank you for publishing people coming away from were approved by an all- Ken Livingstone as a that delightful piece of the party obviously rather party group of British MP'S terrorist and compared prose from Michael unhappy with the evenings and Lords, including the socialism with fascism. As entertainment. Newman last week. I'm glad Conservative David Ashby. a socialist and peace to see that Michael's I went along to see what The Tory government, campaigner I find these eloquence and intelligence was happening. I was however, which chose not grossly insulting, and have not been dimmed by horrified to find out what to send its own official appear to be aimed simply his recent 'absence' from the Life Science party observers, have decided in to incite anger and the College scene. consisted of. The amount advance that the elections violence. They do not put I am sure that all this years of organisation that had would be a 'Soviet-style over Consoc's political Freshmen will have been gone into the party was sham' (Reagan's words), aims or views, then simply impressed by Michael minimal. The disco was the now claims to know insult and smear their Newmans concern over worst, I've ever seen. Poor enough about those opponents. If these posters Human Rights, Nuclear and sound quality and elections to support were against a particular Biological Warfare and continuous 'alternative' violence overthrow of th religion, or race, or sex I sexism which is no doubt music without much variety resulting authorities in am sure you and your the first offensive in his didn't make dancing very 'Winter Campaign' for easy. Some effort had been morality which those of us made to create some who have been at IC for atmosphere by having four some time have been spot lights on the ceiling. subjected to several times This was beautifully before. I wonder how long complemented by eight after the publication of his flashing coloured lights to article it will be before the really finish off the affect. first UGM motion on these No expense spared! issues appears? Then of course a cash bar which closed promply I would just like to point at 11.00pm without anyone out to all the people who realising it. All this are not familiar with such provided for £2 a head. favour of a return of the Exec would act. I am 'classic IC debates' that On a very rough late dictator Somoza's asking you to treat this they consider and Analyse calculation these were private army. matter the same . To very carefully what Michael Newman has to say before probably 300 people Bearing in mind the reprimand Consoc and not coming to any conclusion attending bringing in £600. brave words of Mrs to allow them to put any of about just how righteous If the disco and lights had Thatcher regarding the offending posters up cost £50 it would have been around College. If you he really is. As an example, terrorists, which the Mister Newman is on extortionate. This still gives Contras are, and her require to be 'picketed' a clear profit of £500 into action I can collect written record in a past reluctance even to deny issue of FELIX that he allowing for another £50 for trade to the murderous twenty signatures of misc expenses. protest. I might add that no counts himself as one of regime in South Africa, those members of the It cannot be right for a how can Conservative other political stall, including CND displayed population who group of students to make support for the Contras be masturbates over so much money from an consistent with government any insulting or tasteless posters. pornographic magazines. event that they do not take policy, let alone justified?. When I read that sort of trouble to organise Suffice it to say that even My second complaint is hypocrisy I wonder how properly. the Tories are somewhat that during the Tuesday of sincere he is about the I suggest that in future shamefaced about the Fresher Fair someone took other issues he raises. years, the Life Science matters: knowing that it down all ICCND's posters party is not promoted as a would be publicly along the walkway, by I am looking forward to freshers week events. unacceptable openly to Mech Eng and in Sherfield. some entertaining UGM's. Roger Preece block aid to Nicaragua, These were not offensive, Yours sincerely Michael Jones President C&G they sought to 'delay' it on simply advertising our stall Mining Geology PG technicalities, as a leak to and had a picture of a the Guardian revealed. skeleton reading 'protest FSLN vs FCS Even the FCS Death-and and survive', the slogan Glory boys at Freshers' Fair being 'don't you wish you A Joke quibbled when challenged, were better informed'. Our posters were selectively Sir, saying that IC Consoc has Dear Editor, taken down, others being Forgive me for returning no policy of its own left. This is a very serious How may Imperial College once more to a subject regarding Nicaragua.. matter to us, as we depend Union Executive upon which I am already a Yours (in full flow) Sabbaticals does it take to notorious bore; that of upon our publicity posters Peter Hobbis and pay for them, apart change a lightbulb? Nicaragua. Many students Chair, IC Soc Soc Four. will have seen at Freshers' from the effort to put them up. Last year when this Robert MacRae Fair a poster on the Beit Hall 2 Friday 11 October FELIX name is Nastassja Kinski article stated that the ne ^nds, not eight, and and not Natasha, Nastassia eight for the Boat Club college settled the rest of Spelling Mistak or any other such similar would cost the union aboui me five and a half thousand approximation, I can assure eight thousand pounds. In pound bill. you that I have this fact, after the Boat Club Having set the record Dear Sir, information on the very won the Visitors' Challenge straight, I would like to add It is a popular myth that best possible authority! Cup at Henley Royal that this year Imperial scientists cannot spell, and Yours etc Regatta, an event open to College's reputation in the it must be said that your P A Fernandex any academic institution in rowing world has attracted organ does little to set the Physics 3 the world, produced the the sort of oarsmen which matter to rights but I was fastest novice eight in the could make the club the A particuarly moved to write country, and finished the most sucessful rowing club to after seeing the entry in Rowing Retail season with a record fifty in the Country. This would 3 the freshers' FELIX victories (three times that not be possible without this concerning Film Night on of any other university or new eight, which we at the Thursday 3 October. While Dear Sir, college boat club), College Boat Club are very grateful I must agree with your With regard to the article offered to buy a much for. critic that any film with the entitled 'Boat Bonanza' in needed eight in Yours faithfully star of Tess in it is worth the Frshers edition, I conjunction with the Union. Guy Pooley going to see, I must point noticed an error of some The sum paid by the Union Captain IC Rowing Club out that the young lady's five thousand pounds, the was three thousand

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Union Bar Student and Graduate Firstly let me congratulate Financial Planning Division Carl Burgess on apparently This company are getting College in a wandering around the position where they are place trying to rip you off prepared to negoitiate selling you cowboy about giving students insurance policies. Don't control of The Union Bar. buy one of their policies. One has to ask, though, They have been banned Congratulations Little and Large! whether this is the time for from the halls and houses. the Union to take control of If you see their selesmen Felix is published by the Editor for and on behalf of Imperial College the bar. Apparently the wandering around get your Union Publications Board and is printed by the Union Print Unit, warden to throw them out. Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London SW7: Telephone 01-589 Union are being offered the 5111 Ext 3515: Editor Hugh Southey: Business Manager: J Martin Taylor: bar in exchange for the Copyright FELIX 1985. ISSN 10140-0711. Lounge. The Lounge is argueably the best venue FELIX for parties in College. The FELIX welcomes opinion only problem with it is that articles and feature articles it is rather small. In on any subject. If you want addition the Union has to express a view on any been arguing for years that subject or write a feature loin the the north side of Beit on something just come to should be Union controlled. the Office with the article Worldbeaters To give up part of the north and we will try to publish it side would be a bad If you want to write a letter Flights Trains Tours Accommodation mistakes. The Life Sciences to FELIX, submit a small ad Ski Holidays ISIS Insurance ISIC Cards Division has been keen to or advertisement in the take over parts of the small ads, please drop your Group Rates Weekend Breaks Union for years. If they letter/advert to the FELIX were given the Lounge they office before 1.30 Monday. would try to claim other parts of the Union. If College eventually offer the Union the Union Bar Credits without any conditions Unfortunately Tony has attached, it must think been ill this has mean't that carefully before deciding to some people have had to run the Bar. Nobody in the work really hard. Special ULU Travel Union has given much thanks to Steve and Mark thought to how the Union Hunter for making sure this Imperial College, The Junior Common Room, would then manage its weeks issue was printed. In Sherfield Building, Prince Consort Road, trading outlets. The Union addition thanks to John would almost certainly Burgess, Joe Claydon, Jon London SW7. 01-581 8882 need a full time Trading Coupe, Sarah Kirk, Nick Manager. This would cost Shackley, Don the the Union £10,000 a year. Cartoonist, whose surname A Service of This would be in addition I've forgotten, Debbie to a Bar Manager and a Wilkes, Mark Cottle, Catering Manager. The Andrew Vickers, J Martin, management structure Mike Stone, Tracy, Judith would need to be changed Hackney, Nige Atkinson, in other ways. Basically we Dave Jones, all the would have to become Collators, Rosemary more professional. The Hosking, Brian Morrison, STft Union is capable of running Grenvil Manuel, Russel Cox, Chris Edwards and a bar. It just needs to think everyone who turned up to The Worldbeaters about it how it should run an introductory session. GOVERNMENT BONDED UNDER ATOL 822 the Bar. r/r~ IN ASSOCIATION WITH SATAC CHARTERERS FELIX Friday 11 October 9 Potty Time Michael Bentine attracted a large and appreciative audience when he spoke on 'The Art of Creation' at the Wellsoc meeting in Mech Eng 220 on Monday evening. Best know for The Goon Show and his television series Potty Time, Mr Bentine displayed a broad knowledge of science Michael Bentine receives a cheque for Save the Children and a great appreciation of the creative abilities Fund after drawing the raffle prizes. of the human brain. enquiries into the orgins of The central theme of Mr could be both helpful and the bogus letter. He said Bentine's talk was that the detrimental to creative that the authors would be mind must be allowed to be thought. He cited the Look in serious trouble if their creative in order to sinister example of the identity was discovered. advanced the frontiers of Nuremberg Rally as a core knowledge. He said that it of a 'creative destructive Sharp was too easy to allow one's force' which had imagination and creativity manipulated people to hate. All students who do not Come to to be shifted by Mr Bentine said that very pay their hall bills on time rationalision. Men who had little was known about the will face a surcharge of made great advancements workings of the human £15. Student Services have the : in sc ence, he said, had mind, and spoke of his confirmed that this amount been able to raise their experiences of the will be added to all invoices Cabaret level of thinking to the paranormal (or, as the not settled by Thursday 17 supra-conscious' and so stressed, the 'normal'). In a October. find the inspiration to make A good time was had by all similar way, few people Any students who will (or at least those who 'Quantum leap' appreciated the full extent not be able to pay by this advancements. He turned up) at the Ents of their imaginative powers, date should see Lesley comedy night, held on compared this mode of he conducted by Gillingham in the Student thought to that of a child Tuesday in the Union encouraging his listeners to Services Office (15, Princes Lounge. Compere Arthur where imagination was not pursue a creative course Gardens) and fill in a late hindered by the Smith introduced John throughout their careers; to payment form to avoid the Sparks, who followed his accumulation of 'rational' 'dream the impossible surcharges. knowledge. 'drunken' piece with a dream'. hilarious ventriloquist act, Mr Bentine also The talk was followed by making excellent use of a discussed what factors a raffle of which raised brick and a pedal bin. In influenced the state of £143 for Save the Children. the next act, Steve Kolgar mind and the ability to Mr Bentine was thanked by Blue gave some side-spliting think imaginatively. Herzian Professor Eric Laithwaite hints on survival for frequencies, such as in and Wellsoc committee students. pieces of music, he said, member Michael Newman. Joke Ents are hoping for a better turnout next week (Tuesday 15) when the A fake newsletter, evening will be compered supposedly representing a by John Hegley. politically far-right College society was received by many members of the Computing Department on Wednesday. The 'Imperial College British Society' newsletter expressed views which many students found offensive. The circular gave a fictional list of future events, including a speaker meeting with Patrick Harrington, an ex-student of the Polytechnic of North London who was much in the news last year because of his connections with the National Front. The Imperial College students raised around £3000 for 'Society' claimed to have children's charities when they took part In the traditional invited MP Enoch Powell to Tlddlywlnklng Rag event on Saturday. speak at IC about his views Guilds raised £1385 and were the most successful of the on repatriation. CCU teams. Top collector was Robin Andrew of Civ Eng Job Job Fiasco at an Ents 2. RCS raised £1034 Eleanor Malcolm of Maths 3 raised Union president Carl Cabaret Night the most for RCS with £47.14. Burgess is making

4 Friday 11 October FELIX Rob Northey: The Interview

FELIX: How do you think just standard in the trade. not into College, which your first six months as F: How succesful do you never has been done, so, Refectory Manager have feel the boycott has been? you know, the scope is gone? N: I had no real doubt that unending. Obviously the Rob Northey: Not too badly it would have a certain students will tell us in time — could have been worse. impact. We will not see what they would like us to F: How do you think you whether it will have any do, and that's what we're is about to be appointed have developed the bars? lasting impact because its here to do; provide a Union Bar manager. Would N: Well...that's a leading not been on for long service for all the students. your like to comment on question isn't it? enough. It is counter- F: Have you spoken to IC this? F: You've been accused of productive as one hopes President, Carl Burgess N: Not a hope: I wouldn't c ignoring the Union Bar. Do that the bars will produce about this recently? employ a relative. you think you have good surpluses in the N: All the improvements F: Another accusation 1 improved that bar? future so that more work have gone through the Bar that's going round is that-l N: It's my understanding can be done to improve Committee and the Bar think we must have a A that the Union Bar had a them. The money lost Committee Chairman, like person a day dropping in at lot of money spent on it during this week, and the all major policy decisions. the FELIX Office to ask us recently and was very set in profit lost is going into F:How do you feel about this quesion-a different its ways. other pubs which will Mr Burgess' conduct. Have person a day to tell us this F: Brian and Doug have obviously be deterimental you any comments on the exclusive story-is that £200 complained that a lot of the to the bars themselves. We way Mr Burgess is leading was borrowed from petty odd jobs that needed to be have large schemes for the students... cash. Have you got any done have been ignored? Southside which we hope (silence) comment on this story? N: I've taken Estates over to do out of the surpluses. Without a receipt. Obviously if we don't make N:...Oh as far as Bar there to show them all the Committees, the Vice N: A load of codswallop. jobs that needed doing the surpluses we anticipate, F: Going on to the bar these will be curtailed. President is the Chairman over there, not that long prices increases. Why were Quite a lot of work has of our Committee, but Mr ago. Burgess has acted very the increases put on, and already been started over do you feel that they are F: Is it true that you weren't there. well, and he has ensured happy with the that the protest has been too large? performance of the Brian F: A lot of people at the carried off peacefully, and N: We're only following the and Doug at the New Years UGM last Thursday felt that acted under his members' agreements with the Union Party? beer was over-priced. You wishes. in February 1984. Infact the N: I felt that we needed have also been accused of F: Would you oppose any margins are slightly less extra bar facilities to cut taking £20,000 from the movement for the Union to than was proposed by the down some of the queues. bars to support the take over the bar? Union at that stage. Some F: Does that mean you felt refectories. How much N: That is not a decision of the drinks have actually that the Union should have money do you feel the bars that I would make; that is gone down since then, run a can bar?. should make. an administration decision. despite two budget N: A mobile bar or a can N: Policy decisions over the I've been employed to run increases. For instance, a bar or some other bar of financing of the bars and the Union bar; if the pint of Blackthorn,is now some description. Can bars refectories are not down to administration wishes to 62p and it was proposed to were run there in the past, me. They are down to the hand it over to the be 62p in February '84. so the concept has already Governors and the Rector students, then it's up to Prior to February '84 it was been used over there, so I and the administration. I them. 66 pence a pint. Fosters' was thinking of improving obviously have not set the F: How have you and your which was 72p prior to the facilities by breaking trends. Any surpluses are staff reacted to the agreement, is now 66p and queues down so that ploughed back into student situation in particular a lot it was 62p on the proposed people weren't all facilities, and I would like of abuse seems to have scheme, meaning that in condensed into one small to see a reasonable surplus been hurled in your fact it hasn't increased in area. produced in the future, so direction. cost apart from the budget increases. Guinness has F: Do you feel that given therefore the facilities can N: I think most of the abuse risen, due to the cost of it, the almost record takings be improved and possibly is not acutually meant—the but in two years its gone of the Union Bar during the be made into the finest majority of the people from 66p to 74p, but prior New Year's Party, that the ones in London. mean it in a non-malicious to the agreement it was critcisms were unfair? F: You mentioned way, although there are 69p. Anymore? N: No, because we put on a Southside. How would you one or two people who F: Is Roger Pownell going like to see Southside perhaps mean it in a separate bar on the Friday, to be the new sort of 'super improved. malicious way, and and took a very similar bar manager' for the whole basically we take it in the amount of money, despite N: I'd like to expand the college. the boycott on the Union facilities offer better ranges spirit that very often it's Bar. The subsiduary bar, of food, perhaps better meant. N: Super bar mangers have serving just beer and cans wines, and then increase F: You said here..you said been talked about for many took over £750. Obviously comfort. A certain amount that if you didn't improve years here, no decision has that sort of amount of work needs doing over the situation in eighteen been reached at this time. indicates that it took the there in the near future like months you'd leave. Is Whether Imperial College pressure off the main bars. reflooring. I'd like to see a there any temptation to has a bar manager over all F: Why did you ask Brian more entertainment being leave, given all the stick their bars will depend upon and Doug to leave the provided there. There are you're having over the the outcome of Union Bar on Tuesday after many more—there's much current sitution? negotiations with the Union they resigned. scope to provide better N:l was warned about it and many other areas. N: It's fairly standard in the facilities—not purely to before I came, so therefore F:Finally yourself, how do trade that when people are make more money, the general trend is acting you feel you've performed leaving very often you don't because as I said I'd like to true to form. over the first 6 months. expect them to work out anticipate that all the F: One of the rumours N: I said it would take 2 their notice. Not any surpluses are ploughed going around about you is years to decide that. accusation against them its back into student facilities; that a near relative of yours F: Thank you. FELIX Friday 11 October 2 Parking The Belt Permits

Professor Eric Ash, the new the economic success of Urn Rector, is proving to be the Colony but proved up Permits can be collected somewhat enigmatic. to the task, ensuring that from ICU Hon Sec, Quentin Members of the academic income from one-armed Fontana in the IC Union staff are particularly bandits kept the place Office any time after concerned. One elderly afloat. Perhaps a job as a Monday lunchtimes academic, who has seen 'turf accountant' lies ahead; many a Rector come and with people like the Union's Name/Organisation Reg Number PS Ow 8977 MOY go in his time, reported that administrator, Jen Hardy- MJ Naylor ETY 660L Ash was 'earnest and Smith, losing some of their ICU HLO D Morten KUW 601X sincere — and we're all hard-earned pennies on the ICU KLO S Mortezaie BLP 317Y ICU OLE S McHale UVL 68X very worried about if. gee-gees every Wednesday ICU AHU R Marsden AUP 655L he would have no difficulty Tony Churchill SD Moore BRW 393T in living in the style to SCC P Lambert NRX 499R which he has become OSC B Gerginov KRO 146P RSMU P Lansiaux PPL 949R accustommed. C&GU Luke Walker B438 YUR D lutsan ORC 196W John Smith will, no RCSU J Hackney PKJ 785M doubt, be here for Guilds Motor Club M Hunter LMX 564P considerably longer than Guilds Motor Club SA Hussain REB 336S AC Greenfield ULW 998M ICU Prseident, Carl Guilds Motor Club Guilds Motor Club C Frail SLK 440R Burgess. The most Guilds Motor Club NG Folland MFJ 540P convincing sign of his M Chryssanthopoulos CBY 745Y PD Evans JJC 993P impending demise is the B Cox PPA 759W A Epstein CGN 832S BA Clarke CGT 542K M Deakin WWP 237S fact that a motion of M Carman ABT491K censure can be passed C Divine JBK 701P TS Daltaban WGJ 731R JGP310N despite being proposed by D Paraskevopoulous A453 XJM Z Doulgeri RLE 373R G Prout megabore J Martin Taylor. P Fiannigan NVK 733R SHB 969 Y Kuan Yew Pang LLA 312K S Gouvras A433 XOX Mr Taylor is a failed M Priestley SSG 268 Y presidential candidate D Gritsis LJO 246S F Mutamedi John Smith, Turf himself (he received fewer G Galeros MCW 396X N Kapur Accountant RCJ Hallewell A658 SNO SW Kim TLR 963W votes than the joke PT Healy ETR 249W E Hadjiconstantinou SYE 843R Perhaps College Secretary, candidate, who won the M Husain A656 GGV E Hosseini ENJ 47V John Smith, should also be election in this instance) S Jeropoulos XLD 276X A Howard TME 659 Y worried. Mr Smith's way back in 1982. Martin's S Kellas DTW 51X Z Gray B333 NLM YYN 5477 reputation is that of a monotonous Lancastrian P Kelkanis G Germanopoulos FGK 5777 FA Kalhor YPM 502S V Gembala - JME 606N devious administrator, drawl and extreme right- SJ Lane DYB 7867 JP Felix UGP 128R quietly getting his own way wing views are normally WK Liu DLC 435T A Folefac RPF 511X with no visible sign of quite enough to lose him PS Lee B806 WYF C Deeney RHS 892R blood except when the odd any vote but Carl's HM Lakhani A649 FAP S Brock 87 76 EEV Estates offical gets exiled S Little CUP 380 T M Chung RPF 362X blunderings were just too P Monson ENW 983K OPL 302R to Silwood Park. He may H Chhatwal much for even Martin to M Maccarini RRT922M W Cole CG Y 764X find it rather more difficult manage to disguise. Can L Oliva YLW 305S Nightline General to cope with earnestness Carl save himself with a IM Pettifor WEG 825 7 J Chapman AOP 957 and sincerity and return to last charge on the Sherfield P Idundun WLY 502S AJ Cholfwinski HBM 3357 the Foreign Office, where building and kill the RDR Motta NAR 622V ER Ariyanaykam SJT 677X KG Smith OMD 386X J Bromley WAH 686H such qualities are not snorting dragon, in the JV1N Sodha SEX 417V A Alshaikh 2325 FLO found in abundance. form of Refectory Manager BF Shahgaldi KGO 761Y FE Yazdy JAL 680N John Smith's Rob Northey? I suspect F Sternfeld M Zalaf TKM 97 qualifications for a job in that there are a few trip- A Suleman RCP 607P H Todokuru GTM 86T J Whiteman RDD 309R URO 823 W the FO spring from as wires awaiting Carl before SS Sian A AM C450 BND SA Shah DLE 453W Governor of the Gilbert and he can get his hands on the K Ahmed SLL 945R DM Peterson WFO 7757 Ellis Islands. He had the Union Bar and improve his AL Breeze PYN 740L ME Ozlat HGU 458V difficult task of ensuring chances of survival. C Pollock UIA 157Z CYR Murthy B544 UUR P Bevan PEM 107T GHJ Rea BYD 956S M Sedgwick YKK 312S P Stewart KFS 951X P Sekhon TYF »»»I»'T you jc»»w- MC Sheahan A51 KLR TS Sheriff GKK 400Y K Sotirchos THN 915S JJ Stedman SRO 203D JMM Sturleon DFS 697L M Saberi-Movahed HAV 22Y S Tarzi XMK 8687 TC Tan KYR 972X CLM Tiana KYH 562X BS Tan PVM 448R D Vaswani LYM 19S H Wilson LHU 539P CW Wong YYP 443T J Watt XSO 892Y AP Williams PYP 169R P Whitmore ECP54S JCE Wright FGH 997T SC Yiangou LCT 75X P Fiannigan 88 Y 88S ti Friday 11 October FELIX Brixton

Over the past months, street riots have become a frequent occurence in this country. But few people have yet to be caught in one. For those uninitiated, Andrew Vickers describes the scene in Brixton two ft weeks ago. ill Picture the scene—a fourth Four friends and I had as we waikea tne iuu yaras trouble by walking to our year classroom, the teacher planned to meet at Brixton stretch, 2 or of about 10 flat via Streatham, Tulse standing behind a desk, tube station at 6.30 that white faces amongst Hill and Heme Hill. He frantically calling for the evening before venturing hundreds of black ones, we eventually arrived at return of order to the into the glittering streets of felt fear in every step, the Loughborough Junction to crowd of unruly school Streatham for a night of trick was to look find riot police on one side children. Picture the fun. Imagine the shock the unconcerned and of him and the mob on the problems she has been two of us felt as we walked purposeful. One damning other, Legging if came faced with, the child who right into the stare, one wrong word or very easily to him as the took offence at being mugging—eight West simply just the look of fear petrol bombs started to fall. ticked off for not doing his Indian men were attacking could make the next gang In the tenth floor homework, the friends who an Asian shopkeeper. After set upon us. It took three sanctuary that is number 49 support their classmate by several rowdy seconds of minitues to cover the we were able to look on the yelling at their tutor and intimidation they hurried distance and in that the disaster strewn streets of time we saw shops looted, then the rest of the kids away, leaving their victims Brixton in stunned petrol bombs thrown, and who can sense the clothes tattered and blood disbelief, a disbelief one man stabbed. ingredients of disorder stained. He was lucky, he eclipsed by the horrifying being poured into the was not seriously hurt. Still Our next encounter was reality of what we had melting pot. Picture the reeling from this encounter, Railton Road, the 'frontline' seen. lout who lights the fire by we walked on to Brixton of the '81 riots, now flowing flicking the first elastic Road to see a squad of riot with escaping looters band and watch the whole police keeping their eager to get home with the mess erupt in a frenzied distance from a raging spoils of their rampage. boil—a riot. crowd. The main road was After minutes of nervous Remember school riots? teeming with people trying debate, we decided to head Remember the to see what was happening. for Coldharbour Lane and likely trouble spots rather apprehensive excitment I caught a glimpse of a half than delay our return to the you felt as everyone around brick streaking though the flat and refuge. There we you was pushing a air before spotting Steve, one of my other friends, witnessed more arson. Half normally well ordered way down this road we had environment into chaos? outside the tube station. (Of course you didn't participate). Weren't these events part of the spice of school life? Part of your Education and a warning for your future? Now expand the What drives the minds of scenario. As a venue, take the people involved in the the streets, replace the unrepentant criminality that teacher with an even more was evident that night, and authoritarian body—the Old to a lesser degree on the Bill. The aggrieved school following nights? Who child becomes an enraged caused it? Michael Grooce, member of the community. Inspector Douglas The friends are her friends Lovecock, the Do Gooders and relatives, and the rest of the local community, the of the class becomes the Once inside the foyer, we to stop as countless West whole community, Margaret rest of the community. heard that all incoming Indians ran across the road Thatcher or the Throw in a Smith and trains were terminating at , pulled down a metal grille, communists. And why the Wesson 38 revolver and Stockwell. Steve left us to smashed a window and hell do store keepers and what have your got? You try and find his girlfriend made off with entire innocent bystanders need guessed it—a riot— but there and the doors were contents of an electrical to suffer for the mistakes and failings of people with now you're in Brixton and locked to the keep the shop before a van load of whom they have no in grave danger. looters out. The riot police drove around the concern? You've heard it on the apprehension in this place corner. A corner on which radio, you've seen it on was almost physical. How a furniture shop and four Let us see Brixton as a television, you might even safe were we? How safe flats stood. Hours later that thriving inner city area have read it in the was our flat-mate? She had corner was a smouldering once again and soon! newspapers, but for most stayed behind and was all heap of rubble. Londoners Brixton and the on her own in the flat.We Barrington Road meant PS Poor old Ernie Harris has disturbances of the 28th 'phoned her to say we relative safety, entering our had several offers of a new September are unreal. They would try to get back. flat was a blessed relief. piano to replace the one did not experience it There is a stretch of The same relief was felt burnt in his gutted flat. themselves. And they do Brixton Road between the by my other flatmate. He not know what it was really tube station and the Town got off the tube at like to be caught in the Hall that is normally alive Stockwell station and worst example of violence with shoppers and people walked straight into the on the streets of London enjoying the sunny, friendly battle. He then took great since April 1981. atmophere. That evening, care to avoid anymore

FELIX Friday 11 October 7 international flavour whole contraption, boasting nearly 200 including the bodyshell, entrants and we weighs a crippling 70lbs, at Ift materialised sporting our least, of which the new, vicious violet bodyshell's own support C&G bodyshell. In predictably frame contributes a lousy weather, on an uphill wasteful 15lbs. To progress 2 sprint section, we clocked we must build a new an awesome 39.2mph, a machine and, to this end, meager 4mph beind four undergraduate Bluebell, augering well for research projects have PelSL a top speed of around been proposed, liased 50mph on the flat with less together, to engineer a new harrassment from the machine. The Bicycle—humble foot- classics:- elements. Thus we, up until The bones of the new servant of the people, Recumbent bicyles—the now a self-confessed joke HPV have already been rolling anachronism and Bean and Bluebell, the team in our 'Whale', now sketchily mapped out available in its current form latter and recent world have a well deserved through practical and since the turn of the record holder at about 56 respect on the circuit, competative experience, as century, its timeless profile mph; variants on our own especially since our team well as some theory, giving theme, notably, the aquiline bound and locked in the is, at present, conspiciously an elegant and novel Vector and its sacred tombs of the Union unatheletic. A similarly approach to the problem of dopplegangers; Jouta's Internationale de Cyclistes. omenous result was HPV design. It will be a powered front wheel and Any new variant is stifled at achieved in the open circuit tricycle of the same steered rear wheels which birth—need I mention the race. configuration as the lean the rider into the Olympics and the solid Windcheetah but that is corners; recumbent, One further product of wheel? For competitive where all parity ends. tandem tricycles, the this prestigious ocassion is comparision, I concede, a Firsly, the new design uses sleekest exponent of three that we have, apparently, necessary evil, but for the entirely full size wheels and being Dark Horse—the been presented with the commuter keeping up with high pressure tyres. The variants are practically chance to diversify into the the age of the track-suit elongated, tear drop limitless. water, having been given and Sony Walkman, the hull, propeller, drive shaped nacelle of the rider requiring of his trusty C&G HPV club, itself, is sytem and foil moulds to compartment is elevated at velocipede a modicum of just in its formative stages make our own tandem least a foot off the ground speed and safety keeping having only recently sprung hydrofoil. Anyone willing to to avoid wasting the limited him and his baggage dry from the mightly loins of stick these together will power for forward motion and warm, not so good. the Oddysian charity have the undoubted on ground effects and has Progress, desert us not in venture Pedal GB '83, pleasure of burning off the rider as recumbent as our time of need! Beware, wherein our Herculean boat club at a least 15 possible. It will be made as oh stalwart Bike, your days adventurers pedaled the knots. a fiber-glass honeycomb are numbered for, lo, the Windcheetah around the sandwhich monocoque advent of the Human 3,675 miles of the entire After this potted and which , coupled with the powered Veicle (HPV) is British costline in 10 and a contestably over-florid the aerofoil section fin nigh! half days amassing £4,600 introduction to our history housing trhe rear wheel and achievements, which I HPV? Almost anything for the RNLI. In those (the fin doubling as a T hope has caught your with a MacDonald's fueled heady days the girder at the weakest point Windcheetah inhabited a mental eye, now down to in the riders pallet, under engine, in the air, on land the heavy stuff. and water, but which less than graceful, Kevlar his bottom.) , provides the So far our club has eeked endeavours to use modern bodyshell carrying the structural rigidity of the uninspiring handle of the out its existence upon the techniques and vehicle. The steered front 'Animated Bathtub', so broad and bounteous back understanding to the wheels are housed christened in of our best of burden, the outboard in their own machines utmost acknowledgement of its, Windcheetah. As I pointed nacelles, at the end of advantage, on land such frankly ungainly out previously, in HPV 'wings', to keep the frontal vehicles capitalise on vastly countenance, still it did the performance the name of area as low as possible. superior aerodynamics; first job; countless inquisitive the game is frontal area, The projects split up as place your coppers stopped us to be although mass is also a follows:- rider/pilot/engine/mug so struck dumb by its total weighty factor; in both as to present the minimal lack of an engine and its respects the Windcheetah 1) Determine the lowest frontal area, usually well quite a sight to see it is crampingly restrictive. frontal area rider orientaion reclined or occasionally flat pulling away from a Transit Body shell design is with most efficient muscle on his chest (recumbent or doing 65. .ultimately limited by the use; design seat to avoid prone to the dictates of the vehicle back injury, for maximum jargonmongering After this, in a bid to beneath it, and our present adjustability (club members cogniscenti), then mix in nurture the sappling club, one has possibly the come in many marvellous painfully coloured fairing to we affiliated to the British largest frontal area on the shapes and sizes) and for taste, et voila—HPV. Human Powered Club circuit (although its drag, easy access to chain and We have one such loyal (BHPC). This as rated by performance , gearing beneath it. agglomeration of back- is comparatively low). The i steed—the Windcheetah. I 2) Design the had best rattle off a brief street boffins and budding spec':- enthusiasts sets out to foist Windcheetah MklllA s1; the word of the human Recumbent tricycle, two powered activist (well aren't we all) on the " front wheels, main breaking power in paired unenlightened ear of Joe H hub-breaks; low -slung Public, to seek out bucket seat and joystick empathic sponsors and to control, chain-rings and unite other like-minded cranks out front; 24 " rear visionaries of human power driven wheel with 46 " to in all the disciplines. They 120 " gearing. also organise competative I might say that the events which we frequently above is by no means the attend, the most recent of these being the Festival of undisputed, ideal solution Human Power at Milton and that diversity seems to Keynes. This gathering of be the designers prevailing the clans had a distinctly watch-word. To site a few

4 Friday 11 October FELIX monocoque and other interference drag between structural elements. The the wheel nacelles and the seat mountings will riders compartment. probably be part of the 4) Overall mechanics; eg integral structure and, steering-design joysticks bearing in mind the forces and con-rods, front wheel transmitted through, and mounting castings, king pin from, the rider, this will be orientation and wheelbase a critical area to stop him geometry (the last two accidentally pulling the being critical as far as monocoque apart around steering characteristics and him. Also, the wings might roll resistance are mm have to be hollow to take concerned). Also the chain- break cables and con-rods system-bearings for the and attaching the wings to cranks, wheels etc and the main body will take their setting into the U great thought, since they monocoque, facilities for as have to take large bending large a gear range as moments from turning. possible (eg maybe a new summer, and to smoothe think we should go and Furthermore, internal front changer design to the way to this goal, the reap our own due share. aluminium torsion boxes cope with derailing the club is well connected, via And for you incipient media will have to be designed chain between designs of the auspices of the BHPC mega-stars out in FELIX because the monocoque vastly varied diameter, an to an enormous welter of Land the TV press and cannot close over the rider extra chain tensioner apart other designers practical radio Harpies are becoming where he needs a clear from a standard rear experience and to suppliers ever more eager to lap HPV canopy. derailer cage.) of suitable metals, plastics, Leavings. composites and Whatever your angle, be 3) Aerodynamics of the Our object is to build a components. it athletic, engineering or vehicle. As I have just machine where each part is Finally , to spur any just a perverse desire to alluded, the monocoque designed to mesh exactly flagging interests, I should laugh at other peole We'd does not constitute the with the whole, as opposed draw your collective love to have a natter with entire exterior. Light to a vehicle where each attention to some of the you, especially if you might weight, single web GRP area is a separate design less than altruistic rewards be interested in doing one skins will form quite a lot of experiment, all lashed for such endeavours, to of the projects in a relevant the aerodynamic surface of together to give the name but a few—the department. If that is your the vehicle, especially at finished product (with such Dupont flat speed prize inclination then contact us the nose and tail where the trundling autistics, disaster ($100,000); the practical via the pigeon holes in the honeycomb reinforcement is a frequent and costly HPV competition (last year C&G Union office or write is incapable of being bedfellow-ask Cranfield £10,000); the sponsors for to Rupert Hart ME PG or curved in two planes, Technical College). 3 Milton Keynes, who it Mathew Colebourne DoC anyway. One effect which Hopefully we should be seems are willing to through internal mail. determines the mimimum able to start construction of Piers Gaffney wheelbase, is to avoid the new machine next sponsor further events, put up £8,000 this time and I Captain '84-85 We are also stockists of: Rotring, Staedtler, Pentel, Swann-Stabilo, Chartwell & many other fine art graphic, , and technical drawing materials

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FELIX Friday 11 October 9 damaged as a result of vulnerability of a earthquake activity they structure, danger to life need to be restored to and possible financial HI their original strength, not loss, are all important. Earthquakes just 'patched up'. Building The importance of each in areas that are known to factor varies considerably have poor foundations depending on the area Earthquakes are one of buidling materials and should be avoided, and you are looking at. For the most destructive foundations may respond high population densities instance, here in the natural hazards, both in to future earth quakes, in danger areas can cause United Kingdom there is a terms of loss of life and then the results may not problems. By visiting the very low natrual hazard damage to man-made be reliable. It is really site of a destructive and yet many structures, structures. The recent only through the field earthquake it is possible because of their high earthquakes in Mexico study of earthquakes that to see how all the vulnerability, have a high have demonstrated this our understanding of their different factors influence risk. In some areas of the in. world, like Pakistan, the fact only too clearly, with complexity increases. the extent of the damage. financial factor is much a death toll in the The Engineering The assessment of less signicant because the thousands and large areas Seismology group base Earthquake risk coupled of Mexico City left in with attempts to mimimse cost of rebuilding their work on field damaged structures is ruins. In the aftermath of experience and send it is central to the group's this catastrophe it is clear work. When determining quite Tow. Being able to representatives to visit the assess earthquake risk that much or the site of major earthquakes, the risk, many factors destruction could have accurately is particularly been avoided if buildings important for insurance had been more efficiently companies. designed and Research carried out by constructed. the Engineering Since the turn of the Seismology group is century more than 1.5 providing a valuable million people have been contribution in the search killed as a result of for a fuller understanding earthquakes, and the of the worldwide damage has amounted to earthquake problem. more than £300,000 Their findings are of geat million. With the spread of value. Here in the United urban settlements and the Kindgdom, which has increased financial many hazardous investment in earthquake structures such as regions of the world, the bridges, dams and toll has been steadily chemical plants that must rising. In recent years the be able to withstand use of improved structural minor 'quakes'. Although design to try and Earthquakes cannot be minimise this damage has prevented technological become one of the more like the recent ones in developments give us the Mexico. The study of have to be taken into rapidly expanding account; the natural power to minimise their technologies. earthquake damaged- destructive potential. structures, such as those hazard of an area, the Engineering Seismology shown in the is an interdisciplinary photographs, can give a technology, that valuable insight into ways combines our knowledge of improving design and of earthquakes, with construction. Although it engineering in an attempt is virtually impossible to to design new structures design for zero damage, more safely, and improve the total collapse of the resistance of older buildings can be avoided. ones. Here at Imperial In the event of an College, in the Civil earthquake the large Engineering Department, amonts of energy that are there is an Engineering released have to be Seismology Section absorbed somewhere. In a CONTROL & ELECTRICAL headed by Professor N badly designed buildling, Ambraseys. The section the weak points of a has around fifteen structure will be identified postgraduate students of and total collapse of the which a high proportion building can follow. The come from overseas, in group at Imperial College COME ON DOWN!/ particular from countries take advantage of this fact affected by earthquakes. and use a 'Failsafe' Earthquates are caused technique in their building for when energy stored in the design in such a way that earth's crust is suddenly if there is an earthquake CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN released. This energy parts may fail, but the travels through the earth main structure will remain CONTROL/ELECTRICAL ENG'G. in the form or seismic intact. waves, which are greatly Inefficient design of affected by the earth's structures is only part of with interior and the superficial the problem. The findings geology of an area. Local of the group showed that FREE BEER & SANDWICHES. topography, soil there are many other conditions, and bedrock steps that can be taken to BY JULIAN AMEY & CHRIS. GARTON. formation can vary minimise risk. It is considerably from one important that (IC 80-83) area to another, and so construction work is accurate predictions of carefully supervised to at the form earth movments ensure that finished might take is very structures keep to the SHERFIELD BUjLDjMQ ANTE ROOM difficult. If purely original design theoretical models are specifications. When used to assess the way buildings become MONDAY 2ltt. OCT. jj 6pm.

10 Friday 11 October FELIX The metaphor of food in 'Dim to the front in the Sum—a little Piece of Heart' Odeon/Empire etc and (Screen on the Hill) extends you'll get a real pain in the not only throughout the film, neck. but seemingly into the The Barbican is showing names of people involved in Insignificance (a film which > the makng of it too, with two should really mean Chews (acting) and a Seltzer something to IC Students (Screenplay). since its main characters The story concerns the are Marilyn Monroe and 5 relationship between three Albert Einstein) until 10th Chinese Americans, October and then Pale mother, daughter and uncle reviews Rider from the 11th to 17th, and also between the two after which it switches to a cultures. The uncle are daughter are 'similar casualties' of this culture clash and are far more westernised then the Dim Sum: Chinese for soap. mother, who wishes for little more then to see the marriage of her daughter. Joe Claydon goes to Chinatown. Her haste in this desire is prompted by a fortune Jon Coupe on the pros and cons of alcohol-free cinema. teller's prediction of her imminent death at the age of 62. Craven and tells the tale of switched to showing more bewildering succession of The use of approriately a group of kids attacked, popular films, albeit only Walt Disney movies and static camera work and usually fatally, in their those with some claim to 'five versions of Carmen by nice little ironies, such as dreams. The idea itself is intellectual respectability. five noted directors'. the 'potato chip' in amongst clever enough, but Recent films have included the mah jong set and the unfortunately is so badly Wetherby and The baseball commentary over handled that the suspense Shooting Party. Pale Rider shots of Chinese is diffuse, adding a certain is coming later this month. ornaments, adequately irony to the heroine's With such an demonstrate the director, advice 'don't fall asleep'. unexceptional choice of Wayne Wang's skill in story Stick to the day job, Wes. films, normally showing telling. All in all it's a very after they have finished at refreshing change from the Leicester Square, the usual Hollywood Barbican sounds like a very McDonalds. good place to avoid — and If further incentive were would be, if not for its required there is an A forty pence tube ride on students discount scheme interesting entree in the the Circle Line can take (operating about ten to form of 'Koclo: Heartbeat you to a very different sort fifteen minutes before the Dummers of Japan' which of cinema at the Barbican start of a film and reducing affords the rare opportunity Centre. Very different in the the cost of a ticket from £3 to see a group of people type of film it shows, no; to £2) and the cinema's determinedly attempting to different in price and comparative luxury. bludgeon the crap out of comfort, yes. Inside the theatre there is barrels with the aid of The Barbican is one of air conditioning, thick Indian clubs. Remarkable. London's biggest carpet and enormous Nightmare on Elm Street, independant cinemas. armchairs, instead of tatty on the other hand, is Most of its rivals run an folding seats. Sound and neither delightful, amusing aggressive programme of vision quality are superb So long as the Barbican is or highly recommended. It art movies and cult films and the screen is showing a film you want to is written and directed by but the Barbican seems to comfortably watchable see then its the place to philosophy lecturer Wes have lost its nerve and has from any seat (sit too close see it. a comparable candidate for The Scotsman's coveted Taking liberties award, John Tordoff's production of Reynard The Fox at The Young Vic with literature. captures the crisp atmosphere of Masefield's John Burgess looks at the last of the Fringe. epic poem with similar aptitude. The poem is so One of the largest tragedies delight and the doubtless her limited world. neatly cleft into two parts of this year's Edinburgh consternation of the The script and the that is seems almost tailor- Festival was the failure of Assembly Rooms, production are quite made for adaptation. The Scotsman to award Edinburgh's most fantastic. Using quite However, despite their Scream Blue Murder a well successful venture since remarkable theatrical burning perserverance, the deserved Fringe First. Greyfriars Bobby. techniques, the play moves cast of five have some Instead, these three foot Now The Shadow with almost cinematic difficulty in proving their success symbols were Syndicate have taken their precision, using the dedication convincing until awarded to the usual gamut non-award winning play to combination of cabaret and well into the second act. of large professional the Gate Theatre, Notting powerful choreography to Often lack of action and companies with only the Hill. A radical adaptation of enhance its effect.These ideas threaten to bring the odd notable exception, Emile Zola's Therese superb experiments do not tension, brilliantly built up, (such as Red Rose Racquin, the play traces marr the production in any to an anti-climatic end. Theatre's extraordinary the events surrounding the way, but complements the Beatrix and Sigmund). murder of her husband, by Despite this, John Forunately this did little to actoin perfectly, flowing in Tordoff gives an energetic her lover and he/seif, and a way rarely seen in most deter their more discerning how her guilt leads to the performance as Reynard, 'modern adaptations' today. audiences, much to their destruction of everything in holding the suspense of the Although not, in my view. tale (tail?) to the very end. FELIX Friday 11 October 11 very well. A number of wanted very badly by election. guests from RSMU and another group, but they The conference was Guilds RCSU joined in along with had to settle for the Winter brought to its feet when two girls from an American Gardens, Blackpool). somebody removed the Last Saturday was a great College consisting of 80% In the jovial atmosphere chairs during the rousing day for Guilds; over 150 female. They had a lot of of the conference hall the closing speech by the Party people turned up to tiddly- nice things to say about the speeches were kept short Leader: 'And I tell you wink for Rag. The way they had been looked and decisive, mainly due to brothers and sisters, that as enthusiasm and energy that after and want to bring the quanty of Jelly and the democratically elected everyone put in resulted in their friends to the next Custard present. leader of their society, I V us raising more money Guilds events. This only The policies decided have been given a clear than ever before and being proves that a successful, upon, and referred to the mandate by the majority of the top CCU. Thank you fun night out without National Executive, should my members to wish you a for everyone who helped. everyone having to vomit, ensure that QT builds on very good night!'. My only slight regret is to prove what a good last year's success and So the conference realizing how many drinkers they are, results in becomes a powerful force season ends for another Guildsmen and women who a much more social in..in whatever it's year with QT promoted to wanted to come and would environment that attracts supposed to be a powerful the first division, hopefully have loved it, couldn't quite others both in and outside force in. qualifying for Europe next make the effort to get out Guilds. The shock decision to year. of bed. Don't worry, there In the mean time we look announce a candidate for will be plenty of other forward to seeing you all, ICU President come as opportunity to contribute. with members of staff, at quite a surprise. Normal Orienteering The next big event is your departmental dinners, policy dictates an Imperial college Monopoly Rag on Saturday which shouldn't be missed announcement in the Orienteering Club had a 19 October. When we play by anyone, undergraduates Spring term, but the grass- tremendous start to the monopoly in London and and post graduates alike. roots membership of QT, actually visit Old kent Road the rank and file, felt that season, dominating the and Angel Islington, and their man would benefit GLC championships, the everywhere else, though we from prolonged publicity ladies tipped the men with hope that 'Go directly to throughout the year. An a win in W19 by Nora Jail' will not feature in our QT amendment to the motion Tanner, and a third in W21 partucular version. Rag is a which was subsequently by Sally McLean. Best good opportunity to do Our political correspondant passed, ensured that for placed of the men were something for people writes after the fiascos of security reasons the name Tom Foster and Andy outside the College who the SDP and Labour party of the candidate would be Shoreman second and third need help whilst having fun conferences it was a withheld from the press. in M19. ourselves and giving the welcome relief last night to This constant fear of Club meetings are in public something to be present at the big political assassination Southside Bar Thursday brighten up their day. one—the QT conference could possibly harm QT's evenings and Fridays 12.30 The pub crawl on the held in the prestigious chances of forming the in the Union Upper Saturday night also went Union Lounge (apparently majority party at the next Lounge.

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Friday 11 October FELIX the being Duncan and entrance to Southside Sundays at 10.00am with Nigel for their remarkable Refectory (where all the their bikes and come along. jazz dancing with half of details were given) and you Even if you haven't got SF the ladies teams present. can have a wonderful your bikes here yet you can The following morning afternoon sailing. still come to our meetings The tube train rattled started with stiff legs, sore in the Southside Lounge on noisily through Brompton head and exagerated Thursdays at 12.30pm to let Road tube station while the stories—all of which us know what you want death throes of the world showed in the Hockey and from the cycling club and still echoed in my ears. We before long we were Chaplaincy to find out what we are had been got at. Some looking for extra players, planning to do in the future bastard had switched the whilst the local Doctor Fight World Poverty On Tuesday October 22 (details of which are posted third reel, and God Truth made running repairs with on the JCR Walkway notice and the American Way had needle and thread to Chris there will be a mass lobby on the House of Commons. board). not truimphed. Instead the and Nigel's eyebrows. Our first ride on manic machine had The event is organised by The tournamant ended the major development Wednesday, went round launched an attack on with the team 9th out of Richmond Park, which is a Russia. agencies and churches. Its 16th not too bad after purpose will be to urge the fairly enormous expanse of Well that film wasn't playing 8 matches and the Government to give much grass trees and furry Wargames, which we all only mixed game of the more support to the Third creatures large and small). enjoy last Tuesday. As this tournaments! World. On Sunday we went to piece of literary Unfortuantely the writer Speakers include Neil Mac Donalds in Windsor incompetence can not give a full report of (we also called at the castle spontaneously reproduces Kinnock, David Steel and the return journey, espec- Timothy Rainson. Tickets just to say hi to from my pen arrangements ially the boat trip but by all everyobody) Though will be under way for the are £1 and can be obtained accounts the team was a from the Chaplaincy, 10 slightly windier than resit SF Soc film. great success and should preferred we all stuck Unfortunately, since Princes Gardens. A party become a regular summer will be leaving Beit Arch at together and a good time decisions will be made in event for the Hockey club. was had by all. two days time (yesterday to 1.15pm. Many thanks to Rolf for Anyway, we look forward you) details cannot be Everyone in this country his hard work in organising to seeing you on our rides revealed. Suffice it to say benefits from the use of the tournament. or at our meetings. that anybody who came to child labour in plantations the library meeting will and mines in South Sunday: Cycling club. have seen SF Soc decision America from cheap tea 10.00am Beit Arch see JCR making (argument) in full and coffee, from white rule Walkway notice board for swing. Details will reach in South Africa, there is no details. you as soon as I know avoiding this. Wednesday: Cycling club them. Sailing Faced with such issues it 2.00pm Beit Arch see JCR Walkway notice board for Meanwhile, you canwhile is difficult to know what to Imperial College Sailing do. Events such as this details. away the hours 'till the resit Thursday: Cycling club film by reading books form Club is one of the top mass lobby are very university clubs in the important. They are a sign meeting 12.30pm Southside our 1000 book Lounge. Come along for library—open each country. We compete in a that people do care. The details. Thursday at 1pm in the wide variety of tournments mass slaughter in Ethiopia green Committee Room. and manage to win quite a is an act of man not an act Who knows what else few. Last year we visited of God. It is about narrow might happen at these such exotic places as minded western Holland, Ireland and government allowing whole meetings? Come along and Rifle & Pistol find out. Bradford. nation to collapse for the For the Lesser Yellow sake of short term interests. Third stall from the left, In a democratic country the Level 1 Gents Wellies there's plenty of Rifle and Pistol Club a club Physics Dept. of calibre The College Rifle and Pistol Club is now open for business—why not come along and join? The range, Hockey in the College Sports Centre, Prince's Gardens, is After receiving an invitation open every lunchtime earlier on in the year a throughout the week and team of first, second and all Wednesday afternoon. third XI players converged For an annual on London over the membership fee of just summer for a weekend £2.75, you can shoot rifle tournament in Holland. on Mondays and Fridays, Despite loosing the odd pistols on Tuesdays and sleeping bag on the Thursdays and both motorway the journey to disciplines on Wednesdays. Ternkursen was uneventful, No experience is necessary ending up with some fine as basic coaching will be international opportunity to mess about governement is the people given to all new members. cuisine?—Chinese, (seeing and learn on Wednesday and we allow this to The club has a good that everywhere else was afternoon's at the Welsh happen then we are to selection of 0.22 pistols and closed). Harp Reservoir. There blame. Anschutz and BSA 0.22 The Saturday started we've got^eight Firefly rifles for members' use. uncharacteristically with a dinghies plus an excellent Opportunities to shoot full- first minute goal for club-house which we share Cycling bore will be given at IC—could this winning with other colleges. There's regular full-bore pistol >treak at last? Yes and No a cheap bar selling beer etc So, you've missed the first sessions at the club and a we won two and lost two plus a kitchen providing two epic adventures of the number of full-bore rifle and finished second in the food to hungry sailors. cycling club? Don't panic trips to Bisley. The club will group. However it was not For those who would like it's not too late to join in. also enter several till the Saturday night that to try the sport then come Anyone is welcome to turn competitions this year and the team really along on Wednesday. Just up at Beit Arch on members will be welcome showed—Most notable that sign the notice next to the Wednesdays at 2.00pm or to take part.

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1245h TV Lounges Queens Watch Stoic Special Reports Yacht Club meeting to fix dates and crews for first 9 Princes Gardens 5 IC Islamic Society Prayers weekends sailing. All welcome Southside Lounge 1300h Boardsailing Club. Regular meeting to organise Wed JCR afternoon trips. ICCND Bookshop Buy your Membership £4. posters badges and cards. 10% discount to members. Jazz Club Trip out to be announced. Union Building Islamic Society congregational prayer.

Beit Gym Keep Fit Please bring suitable clothing and jogging shoes. 1315h Pippard Theatre, Sherfield 1730h Building Beit Arch 1930h Exploration to the World's Trip to Wales. Ap-Tech Soc Physics LT 1 Largest Caves weekend at the Centre for H G Wells Society proudly Alternative Technology. presents Prof Laithwaite 1330h Price £14. 1300h speaking on 'Is Science Lecture Theatre 213, overtaking Science Huxley Building Senior Common Room Fiction?'. Tea afterwards. Careers Talks Wargames Meeting. 10 - Finance— Banking and 15% discount available on Great Hall Accountancy Mr J L games. Membership £1.50. IC Badminton Night. Watson Everyone welcome. 9 Princes Gardens 1800h Islamic Society prayers 2000h Southside Gym Junior Common Room Imperial Workout. Wear 1630h Beginners Dancing Class something comfortable, Union Gym and bring training shoes. Wu Shu Kwan Kick the Exercise mat is also useful. boring Sunday habit, Tuesday 50p per lesson, £1 literally! Learn to look after membership. yourself and enjoy fitness with IC Kung Fu Club TV Lounges Watch Stoic for Special 123011 Reports Monday Southside Upper Lounge Scout & Guides lunchtime 1815h butties. Union Senior Common Room Union Upper Lounge Supermarket Wine Tasting 1230h Audio Society Southside Upper Lounge (Sainsbury's)—A chance to Scout & Guides lunchtime 1245h savour a selection of fine butties. wines from Britain's largest Physics Level 8 Common wine retailer. Cost £1.50. 1830h 1245h Room Mopsoc Cheese and Wine i Commonwealth Institute UDH 1830h Galleries Rag Committee Meeting all 1300h Union Gym International Rainforest welcome. All soc reps must Judo Coaching Session. Huxley Bundling 340 Instruction from BJA Rally. Forests or famine? be present. Question Time Debate Speakers include David resident ant guest John Smith College instructors. All welcome, Bellamy Live music etc. 1300h Secretary, Graham Brown, Admission £2 Beit Gym especially beginners. 60p ex Consoc Chairman, mat fee. Keep Fit. Please bring Danny Finklestein young suitable clothing and i Volleyball court SDP National Chair plus i Badminton Club. Everyone jogging shoes. 1900h Piers the Socialist ready to Junior Common Room welcome. answer your questions. 9 Princes Gardens Dancing Club Intermediate IC Islamic Society Prayers Junior Common Room Sunday 1800h Advanced Dancing Class Union Upper Lounge Jewish Society Event The Lounge, Union Building 1100h Feshers Fiasco Come and JCR Southside Gym meet Opsoc have a sing Muslim Students Gathering. Imperial Workout. Wear and be done with a quality South-East Regional something comfortable, Barn Dance. gathering of Muslim and bring training shoes. students. Tickets 50p, Exercise mat is also useful. 1930h preferably in advance from 50p per lesson, £1 Music Room 53, Princes Islamic Society. membership. Gate Opsoc Rehearsal meet in 14 Friday 11 October FELIX Southside Bar before hand TV Lounges Ltd and British Steel for refreshment. 1900h Watch Stoic Keep in touch (Metallurgy/Mat Sci, Dr J Junior Common Room with the latest College and Williamson, Dr Brian 2000h Advanced Dancing Class City news. Plus film Walker and Mr Bob Avis Junior Common Room reviews. Beginners Dancing Class 1730h See notice on Junior 9 Princes Gardens Aero 254 Common Room Door IC Islamic Society Prayers Gliding Club Meeting. Dance Club Advanced Arranging lifts to Lasham, Wednesday Class. Green Committee videos & films. Room-Top floor of Union 20.00h building Junior Common Room SFSoc Library meeting. Great Hall City University, St Medals Dancing Class Access to the SFSoc library John St of over 1000 titles, plus Intermediate Technology 1230h Evening discussion and Development Group Annual Southside Upper Lounge Junior Common Room organisation of future Meeting. Scout & Guides lunchtime Southern Comfort promo events. butties. and disco 1745h 1315h Mech Eng 342 1300h Thursday The Great Hall, Sherfield Imperial Choir. This is the 9 Princes Gardens Building first rehearsal and everyone IC Islamic Society Prayers Great Railway journeys of is welcome —no auditions the World, Confessions of a required. Senior Common Room Train Spotter Wargames Meeting 1800h 1230h 1330h Bot Zoo Common Room Beit Gym Union Upper Lounge 9 Prince's Gardens Christian Union Meeting Keep Fit. Please bring Audio Society Quranic Recitation suitable clothing and TV Lounges jogging shoes. Southside Upper Lounge The music Room, 53, Watch Stoic for College Scout & Guides lunchtime prince's Gate news 1315h butties. Lunch hour concert The 9 Prince's Gardens (base- Marwood Ensemble Oboe 1830*1 met) 1245h Quartet by Mozart and Union Gym Islamic teachings course Lounge above Southside Serenade By Dohnanyi Judo Coaching Session. series D: Muslim Beliefs. Socialist Society Meeting Instruction from BJA Lecture Theatre 213 resident ant guest 1400h 1300h Ground Floor Huxley instructors. All welcome, Mech Eng Foyer Mopsoc Modern Laser Building especially beginners. 60p Make Kids Toys for Applications lecture by Dr Career Talks Applications mat fee. handicapped children Keith Burnett. Mr Brian Hyde—IBM (UK)

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You remember hearing Catch 'The Dragon's Tale' about all the image at the Apollo this week building that went into the while prices are still low. launching of The Roaring The play stars Penelope Boys'? Successful or not, Keith in an analysis of the these noisy young men will life of a busy career be live on stage on ^l-D'E-A'S woman. Starts Wednesday. Tuesday at the Marquee. Call 437—2663 for tickets. Do they live up (or down) to their created image? DANCE Decide for yourself. Call JAZZ BALLET 437—6603 for information. See the 'Dave Chambers Book now for the Northern A new dance/theatre group Quartet' at Sir George Ballet Theatre's new series will present its very first CABARET Robey this Sunday between to be shown atthe Dominion. programme on Oct 12 and 13 noon and 2 pm. Chambers Included in the set is the at 8 pm and 6.30 pm At the 'Man in the Moon' plays a mean saxaphone so sensational new 'Othello', respectively. The company, Theatre, on Monday Oct don't miss the show — call the music for which was called 'Dance Unlimited', will 14, an amazing gang of 263—4581 to find out more. written in just four weeks... perform three pieces in a set comic acts looks like riding but which received a ten called 'Camouflages'. onto the scene. 'The ART minute standing ovation Choreographed by Mathew Magnificent Seven' — a when it was first shown up Hamilton and Kyrie collective name for North. Choreography by Hardiman, this presentation Juda/Rowan this week performers such as Mike Robert de Warren. To book will appear at the Dance presents a double—bill of Mulkerrin, John Lee, call 580—9562. Attic. Phone 212—214tofind modern art. 'Three Decades 'Nickelodeon', and 'The out more. Vicious Boys' — will leap of Contemporary Art' starts FRINGE into action at 8 pm. Phone off this week in 'The 60's' 351—2876 for details. and is strongly biased The 'Young Vic' is now ROCK towards abstract art. This presenting 'Reynard the particular show finishes on Fox' by John Masefield. What do '20 Flight FUN Oct 19 to give way to the Keith Grant is excellent as Rockers', 'Wilko Johnson', next decade. The other a fox who seems doomed and 'Martha Reeves and the The 'Fundation' team are abstractionist exhibition, to be ripped apart by a Vandellas' have in appearing at the Tramshed 'Masterpieces of the Avant savage pack of hounds. As common? All of them will on Friday and Saturday at Garde', is a fine collection good in London as was be at Dingwalls' sometime 8.30 pm (Oct 11 and 12). of early Russian and claimed in Edinburgh. this week, along with Musical—comedy... lots of German work and won't Directed by John Tordoff. numerous other bands. To fun! Call 855—3371 for close until mid Dec. Phone For tickets/information call check out what's on and further information. 637—5517 for details. 928—6363. when, call 267—4967.

FELIX Friday 11 October 15 a) Lyrics. Song writing is c) Limericks. Now Again a £10 for the best difficult, but it's quite easy normally associated with contribution to the FELIX to take the tune of well- bawdy lines and Bog Wall office by Monday 14 known song and fit your humour, but is a serious October. own words to suit. This is and well-documented See you in seven days exampled in an episode of poetry-form which is easy when all those new to The Phil Silvers Show when to write. No examples are London get their chance to Sgt Bilko writes a song for needed, and the most be a real-life Cockney and his new draftee (Elvis topical ones recieved will the promised Song words Palvin) entitled Brown be printed here or saved for are unveiled. suede Combat Boots and is the next Rag Mag! also how some of the popular College Bar Night songs arose! My favourite contemporary examples are Ballad of John Parkes and a rip-off of the Mac Donalds commercial tune, which we will print with authors permission (and censorship allowing) next time.

b)Riddles. A favourite with children, whose jokes Welcome once more to the tend to be along the line of world where you can use a question followed by an your brain and pen-power answer, which is a crude in pursuits other than form of the riddle-class pushing back the frontiers riddles and Nursery rhymes of Science. Obviously our popular in the Victorian last task was much too Era. I picked this one out of ambitious, so this week The Dandy many years we'll make it very easy, but ago... still keeping rhyme. Choose What's the start of eternity, from any or all, of the The end of time and Space, following, but keep the The beginning of every end subject matter to London And end of every place? or IC. Think about it.

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