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Sports Centre plans thrown into doubt
mistic". IC's Director of Estates, DAVID ROBERTS Ian Caldwell, was in similar mind, pointing out that "In Central Lon Proposals for Imperial's new Sports don it's impossible to build any Centre faced a tough reception thing without receiving a stack of from local residents and council objections". lors when they were put forward If permission is granted, work for planning approval last month. will start early next summer on the Well in excess of a hundred year long building work which local residents have submitted would see a seven court sports hali written objections, stating (suitable for basketball, bad increased noise and traffic and the minton, five-a-side football, golf, loss of light as their principle archery etc) an 8m by 1 8m climb objections. Nonetheless, their ing wall, a dedicated aerobics decision is still far from certain gym, improved changing rooms either way - the planning commit Photo: Ed and weights training facilities and tee has agreed to come on a site Spot the space where you can fit a county standard sports hall... a series of self-contained residen visit to get an idea of the project new Centre drift across his desk tial flats erected above the current for themselves, before returning to ly encouraging, it hasn't dented over the last few years, before the Sports Centre site. make a final decision on October the optimism of Frank Murray, IC's current plan was decided upon. With a decision expected with 14th. Sports and Leisure Manager, who Speaking to Felix, Mr Murray in the next fortnight, we'll keep you Whilst the mixed support which has seen a constant stream of pro admitted to being "quietly opti posted with all new developments. the proposals faced was not entire- posals ideas and sketches for the
£36 000 loss to spell end for Summer Balls?
been set - that there is only one DAVID ROBERTS selling only 1400 of a projected for major capital projects) in 1900 tickets. order to cover the loss. This in ball. In other words, there should be no more separate ICSM Balls. Massive losses on last June's As both balls -had full ICU turn will create further problems Rumour has it that as a result of Summer Balls could result in the backing, having been organised for those seeking to guarantee the this caveat the ICU President, axe falling on these traditional by Union groups, ICU will now be necessary funding for next sum Natasha Newton, has rejected end of year parties. faced with covering these losses mer's expansion into the base the offer out of hand. Ms Newton A total of £36 000 was lost from it's own balance sheet. ments of Beit Quad which the is a medical student. on the two balls, with the "offi Whilst the Med School losses can money had been earmarked for. For now, however, the future cial" ICU Ball notching up a £14 be recovered from the remains of One alternative source of of both Summer Balls would seem 000 debt, and the Med School the old Medical School Union income has come to light, howev to be in some doubt, with the Union Ball collapsing £22 000 Reserves, finding sufficient cash to er, as it is believed that certain most likely outcome a smaller into the red. Losses on both pay off the debt on the other ball senior members of College staff scale event organised by ICU's events were due to ticket sales may be more problematic. Indeed have offered to use IC to write-off Events & Marketing Manager. failing to reach expectations, with the Union may be forced to dip the losses, in order to ensure that We'll update you as soon as there the ICU Ball, held at Alexandra into it's strategic reserves (built up the Summer Ball continues. How are any developments. Palace on the last day of term, by bar profits and designed to pay ever, one proviso has allegedly 2 News Felix . 1 October 1999 University quality contol "farce" Big Issue DAVID ROBERTS between different institutions. They so-called "light touch" approach, whereby colleges and universities ., , ,v ( HI >' ' hi are believed t be backed by senior Battle lines are being drawn figures in the government who are with a good track record in QAA asi pu x» is, planning between the two biggest players in keen to see standardised, media audits would undergo simplistic ancf' information; the Higher Eduction world over the friendly, University League Tables "screening" to see if any further format for the new Quality Assur constructed by the QAA. action were necessary. The CVCP Mx Anatomy ance system, due to be introduced Forced into a compromise, the fear that big name universities would nationwide later this year. QAA's latest plan is to split assess automatically get an easy ride,
l! despite the fact that some do not Il I ! i ill ' ( , I ! ' i 1V In the middle sits the Quality ment up into three distinct areas have n outstanding assessment his j. w1 - I lir " ii idown i >' Assurance Agency (QAA), the body (teaching & learning, student pro tory - Oxford and Cambridge, for 1 , i i I, . i irliiiii lhi ynni responsible for assessing and report gression and learning resources) ing on the quality of teaching in all each of which would be based example, have simply refused to let HE universities and colleges, which around a four point scale where the QAA audit them in the past, feto job is in the process of drawing up plans each level is described in words whilst some universities with very to re-invent itself. To one side sits the rather than numbers. Unsurprisingly, good teaching records have per the CVCP are less than impressed formed poorly in the assessment due Sound a;dvieeii:ifor%Eresrjers:: from Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principles (CVCP), the owners of the with this compromise, describing it to their admin systems.
career service- QAA, who are demanding that all as "numerical marking by the back With the new system supposedly judgements on teaching quality are door". The fact that the QAA plan to set to come on line next year (new made verbally. On the other side, mark other areas, such as curricu departmental benchmark guidelines lanffestos the Higher Education Funding lum design and content using a sim are due for release in March) a year Council (HEFCE) insists that numeri ple pass or fail system has hardly of petty squabbling, power broking cal scores should be handed out to helped to bridge the gap. and painful negotiation seems cer allow easy compromises to be made The second battleground is the tain. yearns sdbbaticaIsy::oiidz:fin d;;;:out what they've promised to do. In Brief
SABBATICAL CURSE LIFTED ter a more entrepreneurial atti union meeting, the NUS have tude to engineering. denounced this as undemocratic Early in the summer it looked as if and have forced Southampton to have a referendum in November introduction to ir Med School the so-called 'ICU Sabbatical BYELECTION LOOMS . In- updates hom The Curse' (which has seen elected to decide whether or not to to il ib li o I, sabbaticals forced to resign due A selection of Big names are confirm disaffiliation. to failing exams in each of the gathering to fight it out for the last three years) was going to hit conservative nomination for the STUDENTS STAY AT HOME again, as Med School President Kensington and Chelsea byelec- Becky England failed her 2nd MB tion. The byelection comes about The number of new students
1 as a result of the death of Alan choosing to live at home has i ', ii ; MI s first papers. This normally leads to risen dramatically, from 20.8% i 1 )lus 'ho edttandl being deemed to be in insufficient Clark during the summer, and academic standard - which must take place before Christ last year to 22.6% this year means you cannot pursue the mas. At present former Defence according to UCAS. Bizarrely, the Competitions sabbatical. However, she was for Secretary Michael Portillo is the figure rises to around 36% in tunately allowed to resit the rele hot favourite to be offered the Scotland but falls to 17% in
Win one of five Young Persons vant exams and, having passed nomination for the second safest Wales Conservative seat in the country. Railcards or ihe new Sex: Pistols this time around, took up her post in mid September. CALL FOR PAY INQUIRY ANOTHER ONE GETS AWAY FOR LECTURERS I* SHOW ME THE MONEY Southampton University has Lecturers attacked the govern More money seems to be heading become the latest major Higher ment at the TUC Conference two Reviews towards Imperial courtesy of the Education institution to quit the weeks ago for their failure to governments new Science Enter National Union of Students. They address the problems of low pay
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For as long as anyone can remem there's very little potential for a able... of money were thrown at suspect ber, Imperial College has been try "Sport for All" ethos in which any The last major planning attempt projects. Consequently, it was to ing to construct a new Sports Cen random group of students have a came back in 1996. Having had possible to fund such a massive tre. Since the farce which led to the decent chance of finding the facili proposals for a combined sports project. present building's current form (lack ties they're after. Moreover, the centre and halls development on This plan went to committee late of planning permission for Halls to necessity for some clubs to travel a top of the tennis courts next to Lin- in Autumn 1996 and, faced with be built on top only became appar considerable distance just to find a stead turned down, College realised around 270 objections from local ent after work on the Sports Centre suitable facility is hardly going to do that the local residents had had residents - who cited unacceptable had begun) it has been obvious that wonders for participation levels. enough of IC's trademark concrete disruption during construction and a larger, improved facility would be OK, that's why it needs to be block building motif, and would thus increased traffic when the Centre re necessary to fully accommodate the built - the next question is where... only give permission to something opened - it was flatly rejected... needs of the College community. Since the mid eighties, a con "in character". Consequently, the And three years and a few other For starters, running a series of stant stream of proposals, designs designers took a large lateral step (less fully developed) plans down smaller indoor facilities - the swim and planning applications have and proposed sinking the entire the line, here we are, awaiting the ming pool, Southside Gym, the floated around the College and the centre - complete with a massive outcome of the latest round of plan Weights room, the Union Gym etc local community, with a variety of nine court hall - under Princes Gar ning discussions. is far less efficient than centralising sites, styles, costs and facilities on dens, possibly linking together the So what's the downside? Well, into one new venue (a situation offer at one time or another - until existing swimming pool with the ten building a new Hall could mean the analogous to the sports ground finally it seems that we have some nis courts (and beyond). Indeed it loss of Southside Gym (the issue). Consequently, major cost thing on the table which has the was believed that the "Secret Gar timescale would fit in nicely with the savings and service improvements potential to move into practice. den" (Princes Gate Gardens, behind Southside redevelopment and could be made by building a new Indeed, one of the College's most Weeks Hall) was initially bought to financing could, conceptually, be unitary sports centre. powerful arguments is that they have further this project. Although such a funded by the sale of one of IC's Secondly, there simply isn't - quite generally - tried to fit the scheme might now seem very far three sports grounds - although the enough space at present. Although Centre into every other open (or not etched,it's worth remembering that senior staff involved all deny a direct most clubs and societies can just so open) space on campus. This is, it was drawn up during the infancy link. Anyway, that's a discussion for about squeeze into the existing slots, quite literally, the last option avail of lottery funding, when huge piles another day... MITCHELL MADISON GROUP Strategic Management Consulting Are you: - interested in strategy consulting? ft- . * v 1-.,.. J? '/ - interested in e-commerce? - interested in both?
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WHAT IS FELIX Then why not write about it. Got a Where Are We? burning issue you want to get off Yes, of course Felix is the newspa your chest and turn into a College per for students at Imperial, but Once again Felix has moved house, this time into a pair of salubrious wide debate? Then I know a good more importantly it's the newspa portacabins situated in the campus' Latin Quarter (otherwise known as place to start. Seriously, if there's per written by the students of just off the road between Sherfield and Prince Consort Road, nestled something you want to write Imperial too. It can only function between Physics and the liquid Nitrogen tank). We'll be living here for about then just drop by and have with a broad base of writers, the next twelve months, until the shiny new Union Media Centre is fin a chat - 'no' isn't in the student designers, photographers, ished in the basements of Beit. Until then, you can expect to find the edi editor's vocabulary. reviewers, sub-editors and tor (that'll be me) and a ever-changing collection of assorted sub-edi reporters drawn from across the tors, writers, general hangers-on and squaters gathered around the College who pool their collective playstation and/or computers (depending on the day of the week) at all SCIENCE talents and knowledge to produce hours of the day and night. Drop by if you're interested in writing and a publication to be proud of. I'll offer you a coffee, a seat on the sofa and some very suspect advice Despite the fact that this is one of about what you might like to do. te world's leading Science, Tech nology and Medicine Institutions, NEWS recruiting a team of science writ ers always seems to be surprising Think about it, if something's not ly problematic. Nonetheless, reported'in Felix, where else are Independence expect to see regular updates on students going to find out what's every major movements, particu going on on campus? Conse Unlike some student newspapers, Felix benefits from guaranteed inde larly those centred around Imper quently, it requires the full atten pendence from both College and the Union (despite the fact that a large ial, interspersed with the odd tion of a crack team of reporters part of our income comes straight from ICU). Consequently, this allows panicked re-write of last week's and photographers to keep you reporters and columnists to give honest, unbiased views and explana New Scientist cover story. Con up to date with what's going on in tions of all the big issues - we promote the Union wherever possible, but tributors are very much in the Union, in the higher echelons the interests of the students always have to come first. Similarly, the edi demand. of College, and in the local area. tor isn't directly responsible to the Union President (or indeed any of the Willing volunteers to go under sabbaticals) so Felix has the ability to stand alone as an independent cover and infiltrate the inner entity. COLUMNS workings of Sherfield are desper ately sought. Due to a sudden (and very unex pected) spurt of graduation and PhD completion on the part of SPORT The Editor last year's columnists now's the time for the more committed
This year's sports section should Luckily for me (and hopefully for the quality of the finished product), Felix and/or opinionated of you to be bigger and better than ever. is run by a full time sabbatical editor. From now until the end of next July offer your services. Want to spout We're looking for a dedicated I'm being paid by the Union - in other words you - just to run Felix. So, off every week about life, liberty, team of sports reporters and if you don't think that I'm making a particularly good job of it, or if you love etc etc? Or have your own photgraphers to enjoy the expens disagree with something that I've printed please get in touch - I need space to uncover God knows es paid high-life of Harlington, feedback to do this job properly. I can be reached at what hidden secrets of the rich Cobham and Teddington, cover [email protected], on (020 7 59) 48072 or alternatively I'm usually and famous? Then simply email ing as many of IC's major (and in the portacabins from 9 - 6 Monday to Friday. If you're unhappy with [email protected] minor) fixtures over the coming my reply then the next stage is to complain to the Media Group Chair, season as is humanly possible. Chris Jackson ([email protected]) who should be able to find a solution. Interested? Come to the office ._ j and ask for Gus. CLUBS & SOCIETIES
must be something for you. Write FEATURES Any club or society can submit an REVIEWS a review, get some free stuff - it's article detailing recent activity, a simple equation. In particular, An esoteric concept at best, fea planned trips or speaker events. Encompassing every style of games reviewers are currently in tures encompasses just about Just remember to give at least music, film, theatre, books, video, particularly short supply, so drop anything you care to name. Been seven days notice if you really games (on all formats), art, muse by or email [email protected] if on an amazing holiday that you want your piece to go in a spe ums, gigs and clubbing, there you're interested. want to tell the world about? cific issue. 1 October 1999 Felix Feature Why don't you get a job?
John Simpson, Director of IC's Careers Service, explains why it pays to think ahead when it comes to finding a career.
elcome to Imperial Col been filled already and you'll be want to do, that's no excuse for The Milkround is in the spring lege. The next three or lucky if the local council wants delaying finding out about the term of your final year. This is Wfour years should be some grass cutting or the local possibilities. You are surrounded when employers visit campuses to amongst the most interesting and garden centre needs a dirty pair of with sources of information - interview applicants or invite you enjoyable in your life, provided hands. It's well worthwhile doing friends, family, tutors, careers to their London Offices. Christmas you make the most of the oppor some preliminary job hunting advisors, libraries and the internet. vacation courses are a popular tunities available at College. What between Christmas and Easter. Start looking. It may be a long way of finding out about careers follows should give you some Call in at the IC Careers Service process, but so is life, so it really is such as marketing but only a few ideas for your own self-develop (room 310 Sherfield) where you worth spending more time think major recruiters run them and they ment. will find information about Vaca ing about your career than plan are normally many times over sub tion Training, write to employers You can probably recall one of ning your next holiday or weekend scribed. with your CV, call into some shops the significant steps in your life away. Stop! I'm only a fresher - why and hotels and see who's advertis when you entered the sixth form or The IC Careers Service is a are you telling me this? I'm telling ing in the local press. went to Sixth Form College. Com good starting place. Pop in and you because you need to start ing to College is an even more Vacation jobs can be most speak to the information staff. planning your life now, don't just significant step. You have more informative. Ideally they give you Find out about 'Prospect (HE)', drift through College and emerge freedom, more independence and the chance to try out some type of our computer driven careers guid with a degree and nothing else. more opportunities to do your own wok or future employer in which ance system - and all the informa Of course a degree is important thing and to succeed or fail. If you you are interested. They give you tion booklets and reference files. and should be your first priority, do not make some mistakes you experience in job hunting, letter Have a look at some of the but it mustn't be your only priority. will not have learnt anything, writing and interviews, as well as a videos, attend some seminars on In the meantime, enjoy your learning from one's own mistakes real insight into what it's like to careers, get yourself sorted out. self. is an important part of experience, work for a particular type of but don't waste time reinventing employer. Some even pay you everything - build on the experi quite well. Jobs abroad are popu ence of others - take advice (it's lar and early applications are usually free) - ignore some of it, essential. Start by visiting the IC test it out, accept or reject it. Careers Service, which has a good range of reference books You have already demonstrat and addresses. ed some planning ability by pass ing A levels - or their equivalent - At the start of the second year sufficiently well to be at College. you raise your sights higher. Now 3i9 How are you going to plan the is the time to test your skills in next three, four or six years? And organising something - a social Bike Ride I'm not just talking about your evening for your department, academic studies, I'm talking looking after the finances of a 21 February - 2 March 2000 about the start of the rest of your society or the fixtures of your life. team. That sounds far too much
What do you want to achieve like hard work I hear you say. Yes, A journey through this term? Making friends is usual it does take some effort on your ly high on most people's list. part but, generally speaking, the Thailand How? Join clubs and societies, more effort you put into something attend meetings, take up a new the more enjoyment you will get in aid of NCH Action For Children sport, develop a new interest - out of it. any of these are likely to bring you Committee work is an excel Cycle 400km in 5 days into contact with like-minded stu lent preparation for life after Col dents. And there's always the bar lege. You learn to set agendas, and have the time of your life! to prop up while speaking inspira run meetings, agree actions, per tion. suade other students to do things, Contact Kevin Terry on: By the end of the summer term work within budgets and end up 0171-704 7019 in your first year you are feeling with a successful event - a party, for more details the financial pressures - in other a visit, a play or a newspaper - words, you're broke! So how just think owe much effort went about earning some good money into producing this edition of Felix. in the long vacation. If you leave You should start thinking seri Thailan^QQQ job hunting until the vacation ously about your future career starts you may be too late. All the before the end of the second year. A* nch interesting and lucrative jobs have En if you haven't a clue what you action for children NCH Action For Children is a Registered Charity (No. 215301) 8 Sabbatical Manifestos Felix 1 October 1999 Sabbatical Manifestos
At the request of the new Union President, Felix reprints this year's sabbatical manifestoes as a reminder of what your representatives have promised to do in return for their £14 000 a year. How- ever, political manifestoes are rarely written in plain English, so to make them easier to understand we've passed the text through Felix's state of the art Acme Read-Between-The-Lines-O-Meter™.
ICU President Natasha Newton
300 words to say "more of the good, less of the we have to do what College tell us. Keep it simple! Like.... bad", still, if people are willing to read this, here's Simple example, Union people should contin what I think our Union's priorities should be. ue helping correct budgets. After all which students The hardware: As accommodation officer, I am, [translation] I know thai getting elected has are helped if a club doesn't get its money. at the moment, arranging modems and PCs for Wil nothing to do with manifesto promises... [translation] But losing £36,000 on two sum son House and seeing college about internal IC mer ball is definitely in your interests... lines. The same could happen in other outlying halls. 1. Students [translation] But none of my friends live in Eve Every report the Union makes within itself and 3. Students lyn Gardens, so they can walk into College. to the rest of the student body should start with what The facilities and activities of the Union are The info: Every week a list of the meetings tak is being done for us students, how we will benefit. available to all of us and that needs to be commu ing place and some contact details needs posting [translation] I'll show you all how great I am. nicated. on all Union notice boards, in Felix and Stoic text. [translation] Please don't take away my sports Then if there's something that may affect you, you 2. Students ground... have a chance to talk to the people involved and The objectives for all meetings should be, Nah, s**t, I appear to have mentioned com find out the outcome. 1. students munication, here we go, the standard unreal prom [translation] You won't want to get involved so 2. students ises yet, year after year it barely gets better. But for I'll tell you what to do. 3. students what it's worth, here are my practical ideas in addi So thanks for reading and (this is the cheesy 4. money, college's opinion.... (give or take tion to the obvious email, Felix and the Union struc bit...sorry) remember, a vote forTasha Newton is a legality and other minor matters). ture. vote for students coming first. Contact 0958 707 [translation] Pot the students first. And second. [translafionj ERROR READING DATA ERROR 415 And third. But we need to make some money. And ENGLISH NOT RECOGNISED INPUT ERROR [translation! Help...too...many...jokes.
Deputy President (Clubs & Societies) - Tim Trailor
Next year will be one of the most challenging What with the ICSMRFC having shown not have the ability to represent you and your years faced by the DP (C&S). themselves to be a force to be reckoned with Union appropriately to organisations such as [translation] As I will have to clear up the it is now as imperative as ever that the unique BUSA and ULU. mess last years DP(C&S) left, ad the one identity of ICSM and ICU teams is preserved. [translation] Hockey, hockey, ra ra ra. Who before, and the one before that etc. etc. [translation] Especially as the ICU Rugby cares about those other clubs anyway? All clubs and societies are facing an team kicked medical ass in the University of I believe that I have got the necessary upheaval of one kind or another. London Gutteridge Cup competition. grounding within the sporting fraternity to rep [translation] Be it moving into portacabins As a member of the ICU Hockey Club resent them well along with the desire to listen or being forced to shut down as a result of not Exec and as a re-app (in a hall containing to and support the other clubs and societies. It following Health & Safety regulations. many medics) is these qualities along with a passionate Many of the societies based in South Kens [translation] Some of my friends are desire to do this job, and do it well, that would ington will be acquiring new facilities courtesy medics, honest... make me an excellent candidate for the job - of the Unions expansion into what was until I have been well placed over this past year so vote for me for DP (C&S)! recently the Biology department, to observe what you want from your clubs and [translation] I believe I have acquired the [translation] And the acquisition of a cou societies. I believe that it is essential that next necessary skills during my hockey career to ple of sports fields courtesy of the years DP (C&S) is someone with a great deal communicate with the other sports sabbaticals College...best not to mention them though. of knowledge concerning the merger and the in London during our drunken meetings, and But probably the biggest cloud still hang position that most sporting clubs at Imperial to pull whatever random teenagers I ULU ing over the head of next years DP (C&S) will will face over the next 18 months. Anybody sports sabbaticals make themselves available be the ICSM merger issue. taking over as DP (C&S) who doesn't have a to me... Anyone seen any seventeen year old [translation] Bloody medics. firm background within a sporting club would girls? 1 October 1999 Felix Sabbatical Manifestos 9
Deputy President (Finance & Services) - Ian Clifford
[translation] And we all know how friendly the You may ask why you should vote for Ian Clifford. [translation] The job title's got the word servic Union staff are [translation] You've never heard of me and / es in, so I'd better mention them somewhere. Next year I aim to: have no real policies... Secondly, I have been a student at Imperial for Increase communications & training with Firstly, I have experience of the Union finance five years and a member of several clubs including treasurers system. As treasurer of the City & Guilds College the Mountaineering Club, Pimlico Connection and [translation] You might be able to read the Union I work with clubs & societies, assisting them the Catholic Society finance manual without falling asleep. with budgets, claims and unravelling red tape. I [translation] If you have any spare ropes, text Open up the union to more students have faced the dreaded Union budgeting rounds books or crucifixes, please donate them to Ian Clif [translation] Don't know where we're going to and won. ford c/o the Union Office. We have no money after put them though - we can't afford any more space. [translation] The crowning glory of my two buying the hats and purchasing sabbatical T-shirts. Reform funding, payments and standardise terms as C&G treasurer was the successful pur I work in the Union Resource Centre, helping subsidies chase of silly hats for our bar nights. both students and union staff - I will be as [translation] Coincidently giving more money I have prepared the finances of the C&GU as approachable as a sabbatical like I am as a mem to C&G, Mountaineering, Pimlico Connection, a whole. I know how the Union runs from a club ber of staff. Personal contact and interest is impor Catholic Society... finance side as well as the services side. tant in establishing a good working relationship.
Deputy President (Education & Welfare) - Kevin Butcher
in Felix and the CCU papers. Finally ICU has created a sabbatical responsible This will be in consultation with all the relevant [translation] I am the only sabbatical actual for education and welfare. I feel confident in tak Union and College committees (Accommoda ly intending to get something done this year... ing on an undefined role and creating a job tion, welfare, Academic Affairs, Student Devel opment etc.) the current sabbs and various col Awareness events (about two per term) will description - encompassing all aspects of edu lege officers (including the Pro-Rector for Educa coincide with students experiences (eg accom cation and welfare. tional Quality). modation week when students are thinking [translation] It was very kind of the Union to about housing, a sexual health week to coincide provide me with a "job description" and then for [translation] Come on, you have to vote for with World AIDS Day, a stress buster to coincide the president to take it away... me - I know the names of all the College staff and everything. (as close as possible) with exams and a mental Since coming to Imperial as a postgraduate health week. I hope to convince CCU officers student I've been involved in the union: chair of Secondly I intend to ask as many of the E&W and the dep reps to ensure that student repre Imperial Queers and SCC treasurer this year. sabbs across the country about their role, their sentation is fair and adequate across all depart Before Imperial I was involved with clubs of concerns and hopes. The first two would be ments. completed before the new academic year. Oxford and Aberystwyth and was a volunteer for ftrans/afion] Hopefully the CCU officers and Oxford Nightline. This experience has given me [translation] I'll go on lots of expenses pad dep reps won't be quite as useless as usual... the necessary motivation, listening skills, people "fact finding" missions. skills, approachability and fair judgement Thirdly, starting the new term with this base, required for DP (E&W). I will consult as many students as possible. DP (E&W) will work best if as many people as possi [translation] Trust me, I'm fluffy enough for ble are made aware of the education and wel this job. fare brief and it the job is tailored to the needs of I have three main aims. Firstly ! intend to the students. I would undertake a regular section work on the welfare committee's job description.
Felix Editor - Dave Roberts
ries, rather than having to dedicate their lives to Felix is the primary source of information for tunity to tell everyone what they do. Conse the newspaper. students at Imperial, so it's vital that it presents quently, I'll provide space for every club to write [translation] I love Felix. I'm in the office all enough material for students to reach their own reviews of events or preview upcoming activity. day, every day and every night. Come in and opinions on key issues - whilst the reporting Similarly, sports coverage needs to be itself remains unbiased. improved, with a dedicated team of reporters say hello and write something. Please. I'm des perate [translation] Felix is the primary source of and photographers to cover matches at Har I'll also have weekly meetings at St Mary's scandal and manipulative articles at Imperial lington, Cobham and Teddington. and Charing Cross, to ensure as wide a range College. I will use subliminal messaging to get [translation] Look, see - / know the names my views across. Your opinion means nothing. of the sports grounds. of contributors as possible. [translationj Because / need the medics to To this end, I'll introduce regular in-depth Finally, both ICU and the Constituent Col vote for me...RAH RAH TEDDINGTON features on the major student issues - like ULU, lege Unions should be given space to report on I believe that these changes are necessary to fees and College expansion - so that everyone their activities and justify themselves - thus mak has a chance to understand what's really going ing our representatives more accountable. ensure that Felix maintains its role as the news on. Proper dissemination of information also [translation] ICU and CCU's justifying them paper for the students and of the students, and means proper distribution, so I'll ensure that selves? I'll eat my copy first. Please, keep your having been involved for the best part of three Felix hits every campus on the same day, and bullshit down to a minimum of 100 words. years - as a writer, reviewer, Advertising Man appears on the web every week. Felix is a club, and like any other at Imper ager, Film Editor, and now Assistant Editor - I have the ability to put these changes into prac [translation] Because at Imperial we really ial it must be open to all. As well as increased care about ULU, fees, and College expansion. publicity (especially during Freshers Week) tice. Bollocks more like. there needs to be more freedom for people to [translations] I write in very, very long sen Clubs and societies should have the oppor write occasional articles, features or short sto tences. [fl Union Felix » 1 October 1999 ICSM Union Each week we hand over a page to one of IC's four faculty unions, and this week it's the turn of the Sabbatical Med School Union President, Becky England, to explain who she is and what she does. We are now welcoming our sec what looks to be a week of shear ond intake of students into the rel fun and games, (not taking into atively new site at IC. The new account the morning after experi freshers should benefit from the ences awaiting any poor unfortu input from last years first years nates). Details are given in the enabling us to make life easier for freshers' handbook and on them. Last year was a particularly posters around the campuses. On hard year for all of our students October 16th we are holding the within ICSM. Old were welcoming ICSM Freshers' Ball at Chelsea in the new whilst themselves Football Club, with a particular becoming used to a new environ favourite of mine as the ment and medical school struc theme "Austin Powers" (watch ture; and the freshers were not out for girls with weapons where only dealing with the usual 'fresh you might not expect, boys, you'd ers nightmares' but also coping better hold onto your mojol). Tick with being the first intake of a new ets will be on sail at the major course within a new building. campuses when term begins. This year we have a relatively Throughout the year we hope fresh students union, although to hold all the traditional social some faces have not changed.... events the Med School expects Jo Manson has taken the role of and also to add some more. Any Vice President Internal Mary's, ideas please send them in our with Lizzie Robinson now Vice direction! We intend to host the President External and Wade second ICSM Summer Ball in the Gayed has become Education rep first week of July, a firm date will for Charing Cross. I myself have be set in the near future; anyone not been a direct member of the interested in standing for Summer the clubs either come along to the therefore any input will be readily students' union although I was Ball chair should watch out for Freshers' Fair on Tuesday 5th received. heavily involved in ICSM RAG election info, going up in the first October at the Alexander Fleming As president (finally, after Week 1999. The rest have all few weeks of term. Building in the afternoon, or con scraping through the nightmare of been involved with the organisa Clubs and Societies will, as tact myself or the Clubs & Socs 2nd MB), I will be based primarily tion of various events and clubs always be an integral part of Med rep, Alison Ogilvie. on the South Kensington Campus, throughout the Med School and School life, with a club for 99% of Throughout the coming year in the Alexander Fleming Building I'm sure are going to do a fantas peoples tastes. The Opera Society many issues close to the hearts of (formerly the BMS). However, my tic job over the next year. will be staging 'Crazy For you' in the medics will arise The future of plan, (subject to change!) is to To begin we have our FRESH December, the Dramsoc I'm sure our clinical sites; the future of our spend Tuesday mornings at St ERS' WEEK, running from the 3rd will be active at various points sports grounds; the prospect of Mary's, Wednesday mornings at to the 9th of October. Our Social throughout the year and the multi merger of the sports teams and Charing Cross and every second Secretaries, Anna and Chewy, with tude of music socs will be sure to the development of the new Thursday lunch time at The the help of Susie (Treasurer), make their presence felt. Sports course and the repercussions on Chelsea and Westminster. Marissa (Secretary), Alison (Clubs continue to flourish at ICSM with both the old and new students . Please feel free to call with any and Socs), Alia (VPI Charing our 1st Rugby team destined for The students' union aims to repre queries, problems or general Cross) and Jo; have put together Europe. For information on any of sent the students' views, and grumbles.
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Mobile : 07713 741 003 VP (Internal) St Mary's - Jo Manson Clubs & Societies - Alison Ogilvie Office : 0171 594 8079 VP (Internal) Charing Cross - Alia Fammy Treasurer - Susie Bloch Email: [email protected] VP (External) - Lizzie Robinson Secretary - Marissa See 1 October 1999 Felix Union 11 The State of the Union
ello, to all the new stu By Natasha Newton, Imperial College Union President what we promised and if you don't dents, welcome back to all like it the next sabb elections H the old. Well, what a sum Down to business. Let's start of London colleges with their own are in February! Finally, as prom mer! To the Freshers, let me intro somewhere familiar, there have Health Centres to see how they ised at hustings, I have a jar of free duce the column. This is a weekly been some big changes in the compare to ours. We are now dis lollies on my desk and here is the update of what the Union is up to, shop this summer, sadly, we have cussing these results with the list of the up and coming meetings what we as your representatives lost some old friends, but we have Health Centre, who have taken a for the week: are doing for you and quite often, gained two new permanent mem real interest. why. bers, Andrew the floor manager In a big. paper pushing exer - This Week's Union Meetings - So, we've been busy, da Vinci's and Daniel the System and stock cise, we have extended and updat has had a big facelift and I hope clerk. Welcome gentlemen, we ed our reciprocal agreements so Weds 6th October : MADSAC you agree now looks tasty. It has hope you survive Fresher's week! your Union card will gain you Union President meets college and been a constant battle as the dem The Health Centre. Progress access to even more Universities the Health Centre for discussions olition work going on in the rest of indeed, the Union and the centre than ever before. We have also re the service they provide etc. Beit has over spilled into this end now have regular meetings to dis done special deals for the students Thurs 7th October : ICU Exec of the building. Honestly, it was like cuss problems our students, their at Silwood that they will be able to The sabbs, CCU presidents and 4 a French farce at one point, cut patients, encounter. If you have a go over to Royal Holloway to party. members of council (to be elected water pipes setting of fire alarms, problem with them, you should talk As you will see, our sabbatical 1 2th October) meet to discuss the but then they cut through the direct to their Practice Manager in manifestos have been included in week-to-week management of the electrics for the fire alarm!! You the first instance, but you can still this issue if Felix, so, for the 3000 Union. should have seen the size of the come to us. During the summer odd of you who didn't have a Fri 8th October : RCC Chairs hole in the men's toilets ceiling! iCU surveyed the other University chance to vote for us, you can see and treasurers meeting. Welfare Update
hat's this all about, then? By Kevin Butcher, Deputy President (Education & Welfare) Essential Contacts Well, with the creation of a new Education and ask a firend to look after you. of welfare facilities at Silwood were - Kevin Butcher - WelfarWe Sabbatical - that's me - Don't assume you can't have reviewed. Support links between internal extension 58064 comes a greater promotion of the meningitis purely because you've Silwood and ICU are being [email protected] non-commercial services offered been vaccinated - this is NOT the strengthened and College has by ICU and the representation case. agreed provision for extra Coun - Martin Thomson, Union Adviser - undertaken on your behalf. A full If you have not been vaccinat sellor time, allowing for a regular (020) 7594 8067 breakdown of the services avail ed and are worried then IC Health visit to Silwood by one of the Col [email protected] able to you and the representation Centre will be able to advise and lege Counsellors. This is a good undertaken on your behalf can be arrange for vaccination. start to improved provision at Sil - Nightline - found in the Student Handbook wood. (020) 7631 0101 (available from the Union Recep Student Support Scheme tion). Important issues relating to First and second years are now Registry - IC Counsellors - you, within the Education & Wel funded via the Student Support The Academic Registrar, Ver (020) 7594 9430 fare remit, will be aired here. So Scheme, which includes means- non McClure, will be available in here goes tested help towards tuition fees. his office (339 Sherfield) on Mon - IC Tutors - Under the new rules students have days during term-time from (020) 7594 6430 / 6238 Meningitis a deadline by which they must 1.30pm to 2.00pm. No prior All first year students have apply for support, otherwise they appointment is necessary. This is to - IC Health Centre - been encouraged to get vaccinat will not be eligible for any financial discuss matters other than those (020) 7584 6301 ed for meningitis before arriving at support in future years of study. The you would raise with your Depart College. However, two points need deadline is the end of the first term ment or routine enquiries that the - Samaritans - to be made: of their first year. Registry can help with. 0345 909090 Firstly, overseas students living Even if you think you are not in Halls are especially encouraged eligible for any help with your And finally... - AIDS Helpline - to visit IC Health Centre for a vac tuition fee you still need to apply. If Please feel free to contact Mar 0800 567123 cination. you do not wish to take out any of tin (the Union Advisor) or me with Secondly, the vaccination only the loan: apply, be assessed for any questions or queries - you'll - Alcohol Helpline - protects against type C meningitis - support and then ask for £0. The find my phone number and email 0800 917 8282 which only represents 30% of Student Loans Company will then address below. In particular, if you meningitis cases reported in the have your details and in future have questions or answers to prob - Alone in London - UK. Therefore if you have been years you will be able to apply. lems you feel other students could (020) 7278 4224 vaccinated but still have flu-like benefit from, please get in touch symptoms - please visit a doctor or Welfare at Silwood Park and the problem and solution may - Quitline - call an ambulance to be safe and Over the summer the provision well appear here in future editions. 0800 002200 12 Feedback Felix 1 October 1999
MIND YOUR VAT water in". This leaves Kevin won to hold all the students. dering what architectural novelties Towards the end of last term Basics, may have been designed into the NEW SABBATICALS... the Southside pizza place started to South Kensington building. charge VAT to students purchasing Kevin judges any Union Officer by FELIX food from there. Basics staff were VIDEOCONFERENCE their behaviour, and suspects he instructed by their managers not to will not be the only one unim prompt students for proof of stu MADNESS pressed at sabbaticals abusing dent identity, and to charge VAT if their new-found power to let their ID was not volunteered. Basics The Great Hall is to be used for the cronies into sold-out events for Editorial Staff staff reported to Kevin that this RCS freshers' welcome, with the free. It is likely that the first time change in procedure resulted in 'show' relayed to those who can many impressionable first years see
Edilor. : : ! <' berts many students paying too much for their sabbaticals will be when they Deputy Editor.....Marie Nicoiaou their Pizza. Kevin warns students are ushering their mates past them Asst Ed (Reviews) Vacant that they will be overcharged in this into packed fresher's week carni Asst Ed (Layout) Vacant way by many outlets run by both the vals or comedy nights. Union and College unless they Mish In Kevin's opinion Miss Newton News Arid re w O fo ri; actively wave their Union card at is confident that she is suitably Photograpy. Jonas Lidsay the person serving them. trendy, yet student-y enough to lead Sports „Ou' Pafi a Student's Union. Kevin expects Mash her to be unconcerned with her Science Vacant Music pls| James & Joel; NOVELTY GREEN image, believing that she has got Film Helen Clark A Mostly Harmless Column by the whole student thing sorted. Arts Ben Fisher HOUSE Kevin, a random entity who Most of her time will be spent con Books Vacant knows nothing about nothing centrating on the efficient running Dinrv Vacant Sir Norman Foster, architect of the of her organisation. If she suc BMS building had some problems not fit in by videoconferencing ceeds in proving herself capable of with another of his projects, the technology to the Pippard lecture doing this, it will be useful to her German government building the theatre in Sherfield. Can someone later in life as today's medics are Reichstag, completed shortly after find the prat who is obsessed with expected to be excellent managers ulc.her, our own greenhouse. Government all this videoconfering and as well as doctors. ccy Fng- officials were astonished when videoteaching, and remote learn shortly after moving in they noticed ing nonsense so we can shoot him. The PopTarts are in the toaster,
Thacker that the roof was leaking. A The Royal Geographical Society, and lairing to go. spokesmen for Foster responded to which was used last year is a much the complaint with the statement: more impressive venue, more To comment or contribute: "It was always the intention to allow importantly it also has the capacity http://come.to/mishmash Feedback
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' i li I 111] Il hll jlo ,/ I II I), iSijuse o sieo.j maniiiaon ol - HI i .olvi ill the piol Jems '.I 11 ' ' , '-Hi ' i' I ii i ' I I!I. ,il i ,.,'', ared preparation,' just to produce' a rriedninpiess points oso-'. iviore Dave Swo,, i ii i "Hues All complaints about Felix should be addressed to the Editor. If no satisfactory reply is received please contact the Media Group Chair. Hi« ill 11! ION WHO KIIWSMlTff 8ETT0 HillTHiftft wayputnmk see posters for further details 2 October 1999 . Felix Competiton 15 Win a Young Person's Railcard or a copy of the new Sex Pistols Book As any conscientious traveller knows, rail is the advantage of all these amazing offers, all you to pay your £18, as they have kindly offered up way to go. Coach may be slightly cheaper and need to do is go down to your local Student five railcards for us to give away to Felix read there's much to be said for last miute air fares, Travel Office or BR station with a passport ers. However, we're not just going to hand these but trains have a tendency towards speed and photo, an application form and proof that you things out to the first five random punters who comfort, and, whatever bad comedians may are aged under 26 or a full time student. Oh, walk in off the street. Oh no - that would be say, are a damn sight more reliable. What and the trifling sum of £18, which will entitle too easy. No, we're going to force you to exer could be more useful to the average student, you to a full twelve months of discounted rail cise that thing you keep between your ears. And therefore, than a Young Persons Railcard? Not travel. I don't mean your nose. No, you're going to only does the Young Persons Railcard offer Somewhere above I seem to remember have to exercise your grey matter, and answer one third off all standard rail fares in Great asking the question "what could possibly be bet the following question: Britain, but it also offers savings on the other ter than a Young Person's Railcard?".And, of essentials of a student lifestyle. course, the answer is simple: a free one. Thanks If I were travelling directly to To buy a Young Persons Railcard and take to some very kind PR people, there is no need Inverness, whicn London station would I use? Send answers to [email protected] with the subject The Islamic Society header 'Railcard Comp' before Wednesday evening, along with up-to-date contact details, warmly welcomes all freshers so that Railcards can be sent firectly to te win ners, wthe mi to Imperial College The first five names out of the virtual hat will win themselves a railcard. As ever, the com petition is open to all staff and students of the The Islamic society is one of the largest and dynamic College (although, of course, in this case you'll societies at Imperial College catering for students from need to be under 26 to be able to accept the all over the world. prize). Felix staff, their families and significant others are not eligible. No cash alternative The society is well established in organising social will be offered. Correspondence will not be activities, topical discussions, exhibitions and entered into. The Editor's decision is final. seminars. Additionally for Muslims we provide very good prayer facilities and iftar during the month of And so to prize #2. Think late seventies, Ramadan. think punk and the Sex Pistols. Ingrained in the psyche of a generation, they were the group that Some upcoming events organised by the society this genuinely brought no talent and an inability to year are: sing to the masses - and British popular music hasn't looked back since. Now, Paul Burgess The Islamic Awareness Week and Alan Parker (an illustrator and a writer for The Big Event'99. NME respectively) have teamed up to write Satellite, "the definitive story of the Sex Pistols", Come and visit us at the freshers' fair for a friendly chat covering the memorabilia, locations, photog and your free freshers' pack. Or pop into the prayer raphy and fashion surrounding the Pistols rise room on the 2nd or 3rd of October. to iconic status. To get your hands on a free copy, just email the answer to the following question to [email protected], with the subject header 'Book The Prayer room is Comp' before it gets too dark out on Wednes d situated in day evening: Dwine/'idbi'l, Roa the basement i : Name the Sex Pistols ::c- of 9 Prince's : Gardens original line-up 1Sxn::;i" All winners will be notified by email and their names will be printed in next week's edition. 16 Music Felix 1 October 1999 1 [ iquid skin's the funky stuff that you can stick on Bring It On, albeit in a less eclectic way. It's have a chat with. Gomez may not be heavy on to your fingers for protection when you certainly one that's easy for audiences to march weight players but they have a warm charisma know that they're going to get ripped to along to. The first of a few aural waves then about them that makes you want to keep on lis shredL s by some brutal and unforgiving guitar reaches a peak with the first single off the album tening. You can take Gomez or you can cut strings. It's also an appropriate title to attach to and probably the first to be named after your them out. You don't have to have a clue of what the Gomez sound. While each track is distinc previous album. Or was it the other way they're on about. You could dismiss Liquid Skin tive and different in its own right, there's an around? as Bring It On Again. But me, I'll try anything overall sonic appearance that's hard not to The musical high point is Rosalita, a charm twice. notice. It's this fluidity that is Liquid Skin's ing and addictive acoustic ballad. "You've lost Dennis strongest selling point. your patience. I see myself sink in your estima Following up on Bring it On was never tion. Just please talk to me. I won't portray going to be easy - massive sales and critical myself so pitifully," are lines that make more success based around a very distinctive and sense and have more relevance to me than idiosyncratic sound is a hard act to follow, espe "You say it best when you say nothing at all." cially as the originality naturally seems to vanish Blue Moon Rising sees the tide go out under when you move into second albumn territory. cover of darkness. Atmospheric and filled with a Nonetheless, Liquid Skin holds to the same val kind of late night Colombian moodiness, it's ues that made Bring it On a classic, and whilst seductively attractive. Las Vegas Dealer then the outcome might not be on quite the same heralds the band sounding like they're really plane, it's still nice to see that chart success and enjoying themselves and I think that this is the massive earnings haven't dented Gome's key to their appeal. proudly lo-tech sound. They're like the proverbial bigger brother. The beginning is signalled by Hangover, a The young kid could graduate with honours, mediocre start that isn't disappointing in that it land a job with respect and shed-loads of serves as a gentle ripple of what's to follow. Rev dough but whenever there's a party or family olutionary Kind plods on and builds itself up get-together, it's big brother with his happy exis much in the same way Whippin' Piccadilly did tence that everyone seems to like and want to 1 October 1999 Felix Music 17 Ocean Colour Scene Supergrass One for the Modern Supergrass "i—r I id you hear Profit in Peace during the tracks, with No One At All and Families being ou don't know it yet but you've been wait holidays? Chances are that you did. notably good examples of album fodder. ing for this album. You've sampled the However, it's conceivable that you There's no immediate impact like the River- cheeky absurdity of Pumping On Your Ddidn't given that it's release was as low key as boat Song riff (see TFI Friday) or Hundred YStereo and experienced the shotgun chorus of a re-app on the Saturday now gone, when Mile High City (see Lock, Stock and Two Moving. And although this should have been a cars were jamming into Prince's Gardens and Smoking Barrels) but if you're looking for warning shot that something fairly special was to all manner of luggage was flowing towards something akin to a Craddock guitar rush, follow, there were other things going on that the various Hall entrances. Strange that, then the opening of July will easily suffice - diverted your attention. Well it's time you got since musically it was quite radio-friendly - surely it's already whirling round the BBC as back in the swing of things, so sit up, sharpen foot stampingly alive and a military rhythm a new contender for the Goal of the Month your pencil and start taking some notes. Point 1: signalling that they are ready to start march signature tune. Supergrass have released their third album. Point 2: It's the best album this year so far. ing (already) round the UK live circuit once The rant-driven / Am The News is an again. Lyrically, however, set against the obvious single. The gorgeously simple Step If In It For The Money saw some sort of tran backdrop of recent events in East Timor and By Step is a less obvious choice. Not least sition from bum-fluff pop artists to serious musi yet another mass-murdering teenage shoot because it may be mistaken for a New Kids cians, then Supergrass reinforces double-fold the out in the US, "There's no profit in peace, On The Block cover. Jane She Got Excavated fact that this transition is well and truly complete. boys, so you must fight some more," proba and / Won't Get Grazed are understated This is the sound of a band hitting its peak. bly leaves too sour a taste in some people's quality songs. The problem, though, is that I The singles have been fantastic. What Went mouths. can't spot any 'moments'. No major riff exhi Wrong (In Your Head) will probably join them, as One From The Modern is recognised by bition. No emotion-filled acoustic ballad the initial singing of the title line is the one of the many as their third album (except those that anthem. Perhaps these moments will reveal most memorable moments of the album. Varied are either extremely early followers or partic themselves with time. Too often, though, the and proud, contemplative (Mama <& Papa) and ularly pedantic musical know-it-alls) and it's more we wait the more disappointed we sometimes sloganeering-ly silly (Jesus Came From not half bad. That's not to say that it's half become. And when there's a fair few other Outta Space), Supergrass have created a piece of good, though. There are a few utterly un- options out there - just look across these work that holds itself up with impeccable balance. memorable or is it im-memorable? Any pages for examples - who wants to wait? The kids aren't just alright; they're outstanding! way, there are a few completely forgettable Dennis Dennis 18 Film Felix 1 October 1999 ake The Commitments and replace soul (is it anybody's?) but the haunting, al apart. with 'experimental jazz jungle' (that's enveloping soundtrack is hard to forget or It's certainly different to most other gritty how they describe it in the movie, and I dismiss easily. Moreover, as the body of the Brit flicks you've seen recently, embodying an Tcan't think of anything more appropriate). cast consists entirely of newcomers you're interesting attempt to revive the musical Now remove the easy going Irish settings and allowed to believe that the actors themselves (given a decent marketing campaign based genial characters and replace with modern are performing in front of you (indeed that around the soundtrack album it might just day South East London and a mixed bag of may well be the truth). Consequently, the tra work) yet it's also fairly predictable and junkies, egomaniacs, wasting no-hopers and ditional fairytale ride from obscurity to mas generic. The stories might be told in a differ a smattering of good apples. Finally adjust sive live sets and album deals is surprisingly ent way, but they're still the same stories. The the level and the style of the comedy to cor believable and realistic, avoiding the characters weave in and out of each others respond to this new setting. And, hopefully, extremely cliched approach that you auto lives in a neatly orchestrated way, yet their what you're left with shouldn't be a millon matically expect with movies of this type. individual destinies are never really in doubt. miles away from the pitch for GMT. And so to the move itself. Half-a-dozen And of course, this being a band movie, Like all the best low budget British kids from varying South London backgrounds there's only really one possible ending... movies, the cast is packed with unknowns (lone junkie parents, broke-but-loving par So what's left? A very well made movie alongside the occasional recognised face ents, the rich kid, the token black guy...) fin for sure. The cast probably aren't destined for which provokes an automatic "what the hell ish school intent on making it big. A few years great things (musical cameos aside), but the are they doing there" response. In this case, later we rejoin them, a little older, not much director certainly has potential. GMT certain that response will undoubtedly apply to the wiser, and not much further through their ly has the ability to immerse you in a form of musical cameos on show, with Hinda Hicks careers. However, the realisation that life is music which you probably wouldn't normally arriving as the groups vocalist around half catching up with them - and ultimately a trag go out of your way to listen to - and whilst way through the movie, and Mercury Music ic accident - spur them into action, resulting that may ultimately be it's downfall at the box Prize winner Talvin Singh putting in a strange in the usual selection of making up, braking office, it does great credit to the director. Yet ly out of place appearance in the last few up, fights and arguments. And as they slide in ultimately this just leaves you looking for a minutes. Hardly A list, admittedly, but a clear and out of the protective environment of the great movie to go alongside the soundtrack pointer to the real strength of the movie - it's group (and the friendships inextricably linked and, sadly, that's what GMT squarely refuses music. Jazz jungle may well not be your thing to it) so their lives come together or fall to deliver. 1 October 1999 Felix Film 19 I 1 I 1 I Analyze This Competition Starring: Robert de Niro, Bill Crystal, Lisa Kudrow Director: Harold Ramis Analyze This ft obert De Niro's status as a screen icon is nervous introspective candidate for psycho ew to London? Then you will soon long since assured - there must be count analysis, but when the pressure of outmaneu- find out how expensive the cinema is less student households around the vering his rival mobsters begins to cause anxi on weekends. But fear not! The kind worlRd adorned with the manically grinning ety attacks, he is forced to seek the help of a Npeople at the Kensington Odeon (at the far image of Travis Bickle inquiring if we are, psychiatrist. The reluctant shrink, Dr Ben Sobel end of High Stree Kensington - the No 9, 10 rather unwisely, looking at him. However, it (played by an in form Billy Crystal) rapidly has and 49 buses stop right outside) have seems that the fire in the belly of the youthful to get used to his new patient's habit of turn teamed up with us to give away five pairs of De Niro responsible for his intense screen ing up with a bodyguard and a gun rather tickets to see Analyze This for free. presence has dwindled to barely a smolder, as than an appointment, and very soon his pri To win a pair of tickets, all you have to do he seems content to phone in performances in vate life is affected. Most notably, his fiancee is work out the answer to the following sim pretty undemanding (and very lucrative) roles (Lisa Kudrow, offering up a performance which ple question: and scarper with a fat cheque. Why else did he could probably have been cobbled together bother with Wag the Dog or Ron/'n? Bobby fans from a selection of Friends episodes) certainly How many Oscars has Robert De Niro won will rejoice, then, as Analyze This features the isn't too keen on Ben consorting with members and what were they for? man in top form - albeit in a slightly unexpect of the criminal underworld. ed role. Crucially, the on screen pairing of De Niro Email your answer to [email protected]. Though his best known performances and Crystal is a huge success, both expertly Entries must arrive before midday next should be filed under painstaking method handling the one liners along with the devel Wednesday (the 6th). Winners names will be realism, he has occasionally strayed into the opment of their unusual doctor/patient rela printed in next week's edition of Felix. realm of comedy, notably with the hilarious tionship. This is the work of two masters of Midnight Run. His latest film finds him aiming their craft hitting top form and bouncing off for laughs once again, though trading heavily each other - and thus the result is never in on his image as everyone's favourite mafia doubt. Though the plot looks a little flimsy at hard man. times, the jokes are the sort which make you Reviewers wanted He plays Paul Vitti, head of a New York laugh out loud - and isn't that the most effec Have you read the reviews and thought 'I can crime family and a man used to inspiring fear tive form of therapy? do better than that!'? Then prove it. Call into in his friends and enemies alike. Not really a Simon the Felix office and ask for Helen. Seven Days Felix 1 October 1999 1 October 1999 Felix Seven Days Tasting Notes FELIX E V N DA Y Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday I Wednesday Thursday Friday Next Week Week One : The Basics Rugby World Cup Live Football Freshers Ball Comedy Common People Cabaret Freshers Carnival Standard Union line elcome to the first in a new perature, so that amount of heat England v Italy live in Watch Chelsea take The Union goes retro, Al Murray live on Traditional Wenesday 'Carnival of the up gets underway, series of Felix cooking applied matches the heat which is 1 da Vinci's from 5pm. on Man U in dBs or with Carwash and stage from 8pm. £6 night fayre in dBs Bizarre' with fire eaters, columns. I'm going to being lost. In this way the pan will E (free with Entscord) from 9pm - lam boil gently, without so much evapo da Vinci's. Kick off The Bikini Beach Tickets £3. snake charmers etc, Wattempt the impossible - to provide Welcome Night 4pm Band, plus (midnight bar). £1 plus serious tunes in esday and mday, something for everyone. Cooking ration that the pan may boil dry. N laserquest, Tha' STA Trivia (free with Entscard) really is easy. To prove the point, this 8pm - lam (mid the Concert Hall, casi plus the STA bar quiz night bar). Give Jazz Night Bomb, cocktails and Win £50 or a crate of Alcohol free ents in the no in the gym, karaoke on Tuesday and the column will build up slowly, reaching Meal Suggestion r aways, chill out Gerry LeStrange trio Sony givaways. lager. Starts pm. OSC Disco Concert Hall. in the UDH and traditional cocktails a full roast before Christmas. Pasta with Pesto i room and dance live in dBs from 8- 9pm - 2am (lam Overseas Societie Wel cheese in dBs. 9pm - on Thursday night. For most cooking, you only floor. Free entry to all 10:30pm, with eock- bar), Entry £7 (free Bfree come disco. Free tick 2am. £7 (free with Check next week's need a few simple rules. In the Basic Pasta is great. It is easy to cook, full s :: Alcohol free ents. 8pm. ets at Freshers Fair. Skill section I intend to cover a small of energy, and can be really cheep - and sundry. tait bars Free eniry. with Entscard). entscard). step along the way each week. The and you don't necessarily have to Meal Suggestion will then give make a complex sauce to go with it. instructions for making a whole Pesto is the general name for a Freshers Fair Sports Trials Full programme of meal, without using anything paste, made with olive oil, garlic, Want to see your clubs details listed here? All 250-odd clubs plus Hockey, football and sports and societies beyond the skills covered so far. For and either hard cheese or nuts. You two dozen companies rugby ployers gather activity gets underway the more adventurous, there will can buy a basic green basil pesto in you have to do is email the date, venue and pitch their stall and try in Beit Quad at mid - contact your club also be an Advanced Tip containing a jar, from supermarkets. Many to lure you into their day for first training chair / captain. an interesting idea or technique. shops also sell red pesto, which has time of your meetings or events to shadowy world. and trials session of added tomato. You can mix pesto Across the South Ken the year. Turn up for Full fixtures for the The Basic Skill straight in with pasta, for a good [email protected]. Don't forget to indicate campus from 2pm - your free introduc new season will (ULU Boiling Water value, tasty meal. full maps and details tion to the windswept and BUSA permitting) Boil the pasta as described whether it's a weekly event or a one-off. in supplementary sec delights of Harling appear in next week's To start off, this is a really basic but above, adding a pinch of salt to the tion ton. Felix. very important skill. First, a few water. After the pasta has been words about pans. Obviously, the cooked for the time specified on the main distinction is between non-stick packet, drain the pan. If possible, Ronnie Scott's The Beta Band Bryan Adams Netaid and ordinary. For the novice, non add some butter of olive oil to the Charity Gala How little is there on Wembley Arena plays stick is probably the best choice, pan, and mix into the pasta. Finally, A quality line-up this week? So little that host to yet another idon leg although there are some things simply stir in about a tablespoon per Music assembles at the Bar this is probably the best evening of lift music t chairty which are difficult to do with a non person of pesto. on offer Hammersmith classics. Tickets from bican. Very pricey - event 135 well stick pan (eg achieving a good gold Palais, £12.50 check for returns. £25 spent. en brown finish). The other impor tant characteristic is the thickness of Advanced Tip the base - in general, pans should Rosemary and Stilton Pesto Analyze This Go Election South Park Eyes Wide Shut The Haunting The General's American Pie have a moderately thick base. De Niro and Crystal One of the year's most Mathew Broderick and If you love South Park Sadly, not up to any Quite possibly the Daughter Massive in the Sttes, Controlling the temperature Rosemary and stilton combine really return to form with this highly praised movies Reece Witherspoon enough to actually be thing you'd expect - no least scary horror Well made largely because it under a pan is one of the most well in a pesto which is ideal with for tale of a mafia hitman consists of three inter star in this acclaimed able to sit through an- Kubrick genius, no movie made in the ing) potboik manamanagec s to find a important skills to learn. If the heat is pasta, stuffing mushrooms, or tick Cruise charisma and, Film and his shrink. It's not linked tales, directed tale of a no-morals hour-and-an-hall of nineties. But then what whole new level of too great, food will burn, or cook ing under the skin of chicken Kenny, Cartman et al, shockingly, no porn. A hard to guess who by Doug "Swingers" high school brat and do you expect from the lowest common unevenly. If the heat is too low, you breasts. Making pesto is great fun - you'll love it. real shame. plays who. Liman. her teacher. director of Speed 2? denominator. Sick. may not get the food hot enough for I'm sure there are scientific ways of the desired effect. The key to most doing it, but I normally just shove all tasks is to vary the temperature. the ingredients in a blender. Just be i Match of the Day Chelsea v Man U Jerry Springer UK The Mark Thomas Ally McBeal The Sopranos Buffy Sport, sport & more When boiling a pan of water, careful not to over-blend the stilton. BBC1, 10:30pm Sky Sports, 4pm Jerry visits London Product Channel 4, 1 0pm Channel 4, 1 Opt Sky One, 8pm sport courtesy of the start by turning the heat up as far as It is ideal to use one of those Is there any chance Somehow, despite no It's Chelsea's last and offers a few les Channel 4, 1 1:05pm <_ruely ovc How does something Rugby World Cup, possible. Loads of heat is required at mini food processors, or a hand of a character who TV live football and no chance to stop United sons in the art of Mr Thomas returns to the Emmv with Doctor Who style countless football first to raise the temperature of the blender with an enclosed attach scare the hell out of could be described ment. For two people, blend the fol .' i - Des, the BBC still have wrapping up the title insightment to riot special effects man competitons and lots water. As a general rule, you should as "normal"? No. the best coverage... by Christmas. and street fighting. 'the establishment'. age to do so well? of US sport on C5. never turn the heat so high that gas lowing, until smooth: flames or an electric glow are visible 50g Pine Kernels (or Cashews) round the edge of the pan. When 3 tablespoons Olive Oil Designing in the Candide Post Impressions Gumboots Alfred Hitchcock & Der Rosenkavalier Van Dyck New seasons across the water is boiling, add the food 1 large chopped garlic clove Digital Age Three hours of musi Surely a show at the Six guys from Soweto Contemporary Art Jonathan Miller's Royal the board as galleries you want to boil. You will still need to a small clump of fresh rosemary dancing like cray The Museum of Mod Particularly well suit cal Voltaire? I think British Library entitled reworks Strauss' bit snows are always and theatres gea up heat the pan fairly hard, because a few drops of lemon juice ern Art's new show, ed to IC students as I'll pass on that one. "The art of the were a smash at ter-sweet comic impressive and well for their millenium now the food needs to be raised in salt and pepper described as Arts it's both geeky and at High quality National stamp" can't possibly Edinburgh. Now opera at the ENO. organised, and for runs. Expect much temperature. At the point where the To finish, chop 60g of stilton into "tedious" by Time the V&A. Free to stu Theatre production, be missed? Unsur they're at the Lyric Thurs & Mon 6:30. once ' s not too Y2K inspired non water is boiling, with the food in the small chunks, then add to the pesto. Out. £1.50 dents £10 -15. prisingly free. Theatre. £10. £2.50 - £50. pricey. £5.40 sense to be unveiled. pan, you will need to lower the tem Blend for a further 1 0 seconds. 22 Clubs & Societies Felix 2 October 1999 Exploation Society FRISBEE 99 the Karakoram Highway. I think Nigel Thacker and Simon we were doubly chuffed not to Hicks led their first major expedi have to pay extra for this success. tion this summer to Pakistan with Twenty eight hours later, and four other IC students. What fol probably as many litres in sweat, lows is their report of a very suc we arrived in Skardu. The scenery cessful venture. had been quite fantastic with sheer drops of 1000m, to be Diarrhoea, altitude, food poison found only in the greater ranges, ing, iodine, blizzards, glaciers, big and we felt we had got to know rivers; summer must have arrived the country a little. Still, after fifty and many have found themselves hours in transit our eager-student yet again on Expedition. And so it outlook was flagging, and we was for the six of us as we set off were perhaps beginning to join into Pakistan. the American camp. Indeed our Everything went well on our next hotel was full of exactly the departure from London, and aforementioned Americans, and Islamabad soon loomed upon us; we fitted in fine. we realised how much faith we The trek (which interestingly is had put in our Tour Agents; we always interchangeable for hoped they would be there! "adventurous walk") went well, At 3am our first move took us covering amazingly chaotic ice up to 5882m, claiming one cult people in the area) and as for to a small hotel in Rawalpindi, the fields before emerging onto the unclimbed peak as "Frisbee canoes, huh!, don't even bother older city neighbouring Islam 'ice highway' of the Biafo Glacier. Brakk". putting them on the plane (every abad. Here our guide recom We had opted to allow plenty of Kayaking was a huge success river will be stoppered to 1 5m and mended we wait till the following time so as to be able to be able to too with two major rivers, the lethal). Of course none of these morning to catch the forty minute climb some mountains en-route. Shyok and the Hushe being pad problems proved too hard to flight up to Skardu, but no! We Our dreams had been of long dled and swam in large sections. overcome, and with a little deter were far to keen. Wait twenty four snow covered ridges that we could The water was very fast - perhaps mination any expedition can hap hours in one place! Did they think ascend, perhaps ice-axe in one 30 mph in places - and proved pen, and ours did. we were mad? Perhaps fat lazy hand, to our glory at maybe very painful to those who swam. Many thanks to Cascade Americans? No, we were young 7,000m. Instead we found many One epic ended in us losing a Designs for water filters and eager students and certainly rock spires and sheer faces that boat and paddle, though the boat Therm-a-Rests, Dalloz Fall Protec weren't going to stand still for a perhaps could be climbed by was later recovered and we car tion for Troll and Grivel climbing day. Instead we managed to Britain's best climbers; we would ried a spare paddle. gear, and Bridgedale 2000 for negotiate a bus for immediate have to give it a few years. Other highlights of the trip supplying the team with socks. departure upon the twenty five Despite this discovery we were involved scenic toilet sites, almost The expedition was approved hour drive at 35 centigrade along pleased to make several ascents killing Hicksy (a large falling ice- by Imperial College's Exploration block grazed his helmet) and the Board, the Dorset Expeditionary revelation that our staff had been Society, and the Young Explorers' threatened with the sack should Trust of the Royal Geographical our group complain. Surprisingly Society. high standards followed! To find out how to join a suit My final message from this able expedition or lead your own, expedition would be that if you come along to the Exploration want to do something, DO IT!! Society's Introductory talk on Had we followed the well meant, Thursday 14 October at 12:30, pre-departure advice from the venue TBA. Speakers include Prof. many 'experts' we spoke to we Bob Shroter from ICs exploration should not have visited Pakistan board, and Shane Winsor from this year (Fabrizio's friends had the Royal Geographical Society, been shot at point blank out there both giving practical advice on planning and funding your ven last year), we would certainly not ture. If you are unable to attend, climb anything (Rob had had or would like more information extensive experience in the area about the society's other lectures, and knew it was all too technical), please contact Nigel at the porters would surely con us [email protected]. (an inevitable aspect of the diffi To place an article about your society contact David Roberts at [email protected]. 1 October 1999 Felix Clubs & Societies 23 Pugwash Womens Football coach to prepare for the games. Pugwash is a well-known interna reduce and, when possible, to omen's football at IC is about Wednesday nights are when the wom tional organisation (www.pug- eliminate the actual and potential W fun, competition and team ens team gets together in the bar to wash.org), concerned with global harmful effects of the scientific work. We welcome anyone, no matter talk tactics and encourage team build problems and social and ethical and technological research and what your nationality, discipline or ing through our shared love of beer. issues. It encourages scientists development. We are organising ability, and strive to accommodate any We are also keen to maintain relations and engineers to take responsibil events such as lectures, discus enthusiastic player. with the men's club - we have joint ity for their actions. Pugwash and sions, workshops and seminars in The team competes in the U niver- Christmas and Annual Dinners, where its president Joseph Rotblat areas like arms control, disarma sity of London league and cup com we get together to reminisce about received the Nobel Peace Prize in ment (particularly weapons of petition on Sundays, and in the the seasons highs and lows. 1995 for their efforts towards mass destruction),, sustainable national British Universities Sports nuclear disarmament. The Stu environment and other ethical Association (BUSA) competition on So, when your course gets you dent Pugwash group is guided by issues. Nobel Peace laureate Wednesday afternoons. Last year we down, and stress is at an all time high, the goals and principles of "The Joseph Rotblat will give the inau reached the quarter finals of the share the burden and take it out on Pugwash Conferences on Science gural lecture, and workshops on BUSA competition, and the year some other university on the football and World Affairs". It is con the following topics are envis before we lost on penalties in the pitch. If you love football, fun and cerned about the social impact of aged: military research at IC, semi-final of the ULU cup. Al ongside frolics, join the womens football club science and seeks ways to prevent alternative careers, information the main competitions are a range of and enhance your time at Imperial its misuse. It is also concerned warfare, environmental issues, five-a-side tournaments arranged by College. with reducing the danger of international security, arms other Universities which we also com For more information on the club armed conflict and seeks co export, and ethics in science. pete in. find us at the Freshers Fair (you'll find operative solutions to global For more information on the Moreover, we hope to do even our stall in the MDH), turn up for problems, and thereby tries to ICU Pugwash group, or if you better this year with the influx of more training at midday on Wed nesday, or avert the imminent threats to civil would like to get involved with our medical and off-campus students into contact this years captain, Anne isation. work, please contact Carsten what was previously a purely Imperial Kerr, at [email protected]. Results, fixtures and loads more useful info can The IC Student Pugwash Rohr at [email protected] or check team. also be found on our website: group aims to raise the awareness out our website at We train once a week on Mon www.su.ic.ac.uk/ladiesfootball. of our responsibility to help to www.su.ic.ac.uk/pugwash. day nights with a qualified football SATURDAY 2ND 5PM RUGBY WOULD CUP If PLUS A CHANCE TO WIN CALDERS & TETLEYS POLO SHIRTS ALL AFTERNOON SUNDAY 3RD 4PM PLUS A CHANCE TO WIN CARLSdERG 6 CARLSBERG EXPORT POLO SHIRTS ALL AFTERNOON ICU THE ONLY PLACE ¥§M 81$ SCREEN SPORT 24 Sport Felix 1 October 1999 Welcome to the Wide World of Sport In true newspaper style, this back Association competition kicks off still searching for their first title in looking for eager sports page is reserved for the most ele on Wednesday 13th October with any competition. Whatever your reporters, pundits, statisticians gant, dynamic, perceptive report our Men's Fencing looking to sport, Felix will bring you the lat and photographers, so if you ing emerging from Imperial Col defend their BUSA Championship est results, match reports and fancy yourself as the next John lege. Yes, it's the sport pages, title from the likes of Oxford and team information on Monday Motson, Barry Davies, Trevor and this year you can expect to Loughborough. Men's Volleyball mornings, for your lecture time Brooking or Murray Walker see the results of Imperial's finest may go one better this year to reading pleasure. (potential Jimmy Hill's need not clubs churning their way through clinch the title after reaching the Match reports (in plain Eng apply) and want to experience the whatever the mediocre University finals last year. In the University of lish, on paper, not scrawled illeg combined excitement of live sport of London teams can throw (or London leagues, Men's Football ibly on the back of a beer mat) and an expense account drop kick, hit, pass) at them. Again. are looking to do the double are always welcome on a into the office or email The British Universities Sports again, while the Ladies team are Wednesday night. We're also [email protected]. United stride away while Hakkinen nudges ahead challengers falter at first of Irvine in race for title Football Formula One Oh dear. Once again United are while they're almost certainly going As the 1 998/99 season draws to a guishing just outside a points posi going to walk away with everything, to be the only British team making climax, the scene is set for a dra tion, the retirement of Jaques Vill- aren't they. What looked like being any progress in Europe (unless matic finish to both the Drivers and neuve created a new battle a relatively open season - a three Bobby Robson's magic reaches new Constructors competitions. between Irvine and Hakkinen for horse race at the very least - looks heights or Spurs get lucky and Defending champion, Finn Mika 6th position - and a much needed like a fairly safe bet already. The Ginola starts showing off). Oh well, Hakkinen, 31, clinched a vital two championship point. Hakkinen Premiership would seem to be in at least United can't win the Cup points at last weekends European sprung into action despite racing serious danger of turning into the this season... GP in which Damon Hill ended his half-heartedly for much of the race Scottish Premier, with United only Further down the division's, dissapointing season in a fitting following the strategy mistakes having to turn up to walk away with however, there's a much more inter manner in an accident involving originating from the McClaren the silverware, at least until Arsenal esting challenge in progress. I'm Jarno Trulli and Rubens Barrichello engineers. Hakkinen's first overtak can recapture their trademark talking about the eternal quest to on the first corner. The Nurbur- ing attempt saw him run off the stinginess and arrogance, Chelsea achieve the holy grail of League gring in Germany made for an track, but a later mistake by Irvine can learn a little consistency, Leeds Football. After years of the Third exciting, action packed race with a as the pressure built up allowed can afford a couple of truly world Division effectively blocking any first place jinx striking four times. the Finn to take 6th position with class players or Liverpool can afford promotion into the League, using Winner Johnny Herbert took a first three laps to go. Stewart-Ford GP win after title to buy the other half of the coach stadium quality as their justification, With two races to go, Hakki challengers Heinz-Harald Frentzen ing manual (the section on defence all the big Conference teams now nen now leads the drivers champi and David Coulthard retired in a wouldn't go amiss). have grounds that would do the onship by 62pts to Irvine's 60pts, League proud. Consequently, four race plagued by inclement weath All we can really hope for now with Heinz-Harald Frentzen surely or five years after first winning the er. Italian Giancarlo Fisichella is for something nasty to happen to out of the running in third on Conference, Stevenage finally look spun out having taken first place David Beckham, thus putting him 50pts. The action now moves to like they've got a decent chance of after Coulthard locked up after out for the rest of the season and Malaysia and Japan with all the moving up into the heady world o opting to take his chances in the sparing us having to hear the words potential for an incredibly dramat "real football". The fact that it might rain. In a race which saw Ferrari "this is definitely Beckham territory" ic finish - it just remains to be seen be at the expense of Orient just perform the worst pit stop of the every time the opposition concede how vital those two points turn out makes it even sweeter... season, leaving Eddie Irvine lan a free kick in their own half. Mean to be.