a IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION, 11th FEBRUARY, 1971 No. 298 New selection Hall rents News in An increase in the rent in other Colleges in London. Halls and Student Houses The surplus increase, i.e. Brief scheme suggestions appears inevitable for next about 12/-, could go towards session. The Union is propos- the 'building fund'. This Sunday morning newspaper A new selection scheme for place in their second or third ing an increase in Hall rents would enable the College readers in Falmouth Hall would be used for room allo- of £1 per week, and asking Hall and Student Houses, years. If by any chance there cation only.) within a few years to take were heard to pass comment aimed at giving every LC. were too many applicants for that 12/- of this should go out a mortgage for a new on the park bench which undergraduate a year's resi- any one year, the unsuccess- towards a 'building fund' to Northside Hall, or to acquire four winged messengers de- In addition, certain reduc- provide further accommoda- dence, is to be presented by ful handful of people could tions would be necessary in further Student Houses. The posited during the midnight tion. present residents recently the Union to the Student be chosen by a random pro- certain privileged places. movie. Residence Committee. cedure. Students who had It has been realised for voted 3:1 in favour of a * * * lived in an inter-collegiate some time that I.C. rents are rent increase for this purpose, Motorists returning to Re-admissions could be re- though possibly some of In the past, there has not Hall would also be elimin- duced from the present level. exceptionally low — the Princes Gardens late on Sat- been a sufficient number of ated in this circumstance. U.G.C. recommended rent is these residents may consider urday night were somewhat John suggests a minimum of 12/- too much. places to achieve this aim, 8 per cent; the maximum actually £4/10/- p.w. Down delayed by what appeared to but with the advent of Lin- John has suggested reduc- would be set by the other in Evelyn Gardens, rents are It has also been suggested be a Hillman Imp parked in stead Hall and the Student ing the number of postgradu- requirements of the scheme, in fact so low that the Stu- by the College that income the middle of the road. After Houses, there are now almost ates in residence; any P.Gs. and would be 10 per cent to dent Houses cannot make' from block bookings, con- waiting a minute or so in the 1100 places. Since the pres- who were U.Gs. at I.C. 12 per cent. enough surplus to cover the ferences, etc., should go to- hope that the offending veh- cost of future re-furnishing ent undergraduate admission would have had a year in, Wardens places should be wards a buildings fund in- icle would move off, passage target is 950, it is now pos- anyway. Of the 90 places it is and re-decoration. Moreover, stead of subsidising rents in was effected by the simple reduced to around 50, and Hall and House cleaners have sible in theory to offer every- proposed should be given to these should be allocated on the Halls. expedient of mounting the one a place. postgraduates, John suggests recently been given a pay pavement. the advice of the Health rise, which will mean a rent 75 should go to overseas ap- Centre, and not used (as hap- Elsewhere in Felix While ignorant of the rea- plicants, and Hall Commit- increase of about 8/- p.w. son as to why the car was Under the scheme, thought pens in certain halls at pres- anyway. up by Halls and Houses Rep. tees would allocate the rest ent) to allow certain people Page 2 so placed I hope it was a John Sommer half of each to the most worthy appli- a third year's residence. The Union agreed at the Computer Dating warning to motorists who recent Council meeting to year's intake of freshmen cants, using the information Staff places would, under Service persist in parking their cars forward to the Student Resi- with all but the rear quarter would be offered a place by on the application forms. this scheme, be reduced to Page 3 their departments. The rest (N.B. In the case of other one place per Hall, with a dence Committee a sugges- on the pavement of the Gar- would be given a choice of a applicants, this information tion that Hall rents are in- Letters dens itself. This is an un- maximum of three years resi- Page 5 dence. Research assistants creased by £1 per week, necessary inconvenience to would then be counted not which would bring the rents Reviews passers-by who have thus to as Staff, but as P.Gs. to a more realistic level and Page 6 cross the grass—unpleasant more in line with rents at The number of Union To Hell with exams in wet weather. places, 37 at present, would be reviewed, and possibly re- duced. Moreover, holders of 11111111111* Union places would no lon- Action in Physics ger be able to have a third year in Residence. These ideas will be pre- sented by John and the other Union representatives at the Student Residence Commit- tee's meeting on February 9H 24th. Whether they are ac- illl cepted or not, the Union reps intend to push against un- democratic practices in Halls, <' -' J m V ' - ' It such as abuse of Warden's places and election of the Hall Committee during the previous session. Suck Soc The recent acquisition of internal phones by secretar- ies of 3 hall committees in Southside, which was describ- ed by Falmouth Hall com- mittee as childish and one- Two weeks ago, after the noted physics P.G., distressed ing coffee and tea and charg- upmanship, is ostensibly to last union meeting a body of at this state of affairs, made ing the proper amount for prevent complaints about physics undergraduates visit- an open invitation to all these refreshments. Physics noise, etc., from reaching the ed the level 8 common room undergraduates to come up lecturers were seen appear- wardens. Meanwhile such in- in the physics building. Its for coffee. Ironically in his ing in the doorway but few significant people as the Car- uniqueness was in the fact invitation Mr. Corbyn had bothered to stay. One notable nival Co-ordinator and Edit- that the level 8 is normally broken no rules. exception was Dr. Kibble, or of FELIX remain phone- reserved for staff and post- The undergraduates re- who talked freely with the §9e sfomt <Blht <&rotte pljoto less. graduates. Piers Corbyn, mained well-behaved, mak- undergraduates. 2 FELIX February 11th, 1971 Hyde Park Relay Musical notes Contrary to previous sub- and with 6 in a team you (Garden 15) or Paul Clarke 'QUADROPHONY' said in hi-fisoc's programme was performers are talented, versive literature circulated might care to compute the (446 Tizard), if you have not the poster in large letters. In folk music, which could there is audience participa- already done so. however be heard in live tion (and its no, nay round the Halls, this year's energy expended — or better fact, what the hi-fi society form the following evening never . .), and there is a Hyde Park Relay will use still come and watch it . Also we would be most intended to demonstrate in at the folk club concert, star- bar provided on site (the Such is the reputation of pleased to hear from anyone ring Hamish Imlach. Of the gents is three floors below, real live human beings. At the Great Hall last Tuesday who would like to help us as musical societies, the folk but never mind). The corpu- their own request and insis- this event that teams from Continental Universities a marker or tea-ticket col- evening was a method of club is by far the most popu- lent Mr. Imlach certainly tence they will run the 2- lar, for reasons which are made the most of this atmo- fiock(?) to compete with lector on the day as we are 'bringing forward' normal mile 1740-yard course on not difficult to understand. sphere, although 'ethnic' folk most of the British Univer- rather short of manpower; stereo sound by means of paths round the Serpentine! The music is light-hearted enthusiasts were probably sities. Hence our appeal for and after all — this is the additional speakers behind and easily understood, the somewhat disillusioned. In spite of the Post Office's vacant rooms in Hall over world's largest student relay. the listener, putting out a attempts to disrupt the pro- that weekend — if by any Thanks. combination of the two ceedings we have already re- chance you are going away J. A. BOTTERILL received 70 teams' names then please see Jim Botterill (Hon. Organiser) front channels. A selection of records was chosen which What's wrong with a emphasised technical quality, Working Class Hero? resulting in a wide range of styles from Mahler to Zappa. Compere was Andy Finney Our future? (95.3 MHz) who unfor- When the coming aca- gin now and gain the ex- tunately found himself ex- Unbelievable value. New demic year is considered, perience that makes produc- plaining that (i) this was not and unissued in good FELIX could well be in a tion considerably easier. really quadrophony, and (ii) quality Blue/ we were actually only going Grey material grave situation where staff MIDI or are concerned.