Felix Issue 725, 1986

Moonie Blues Members of the Unification Church, the Moonies, have been canvassing in the College area this week. Calling themselves the 'Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles' (CARP), followers of the cult were seen trying to recruit students outside the Mechanical Engineerig Building on Tuesday and Wednesday. They have now been banned from College premises by security. The Unification Church is an umbrella organisation funded by the Korean millionaire Sun Myung Moon, and operates under at least 60 different names throughout the world. The movement has been widely criticised for using brainwashing indoctrination techniques and exploiting young people. The headquarters of the Unification Church are at Lancaster Gate, Moonies outside Mech Eng on the other side of Hyde Park. CARP also has premises near they were a highly dangerous the insecurities of various Gower Street. organisation who professed to people to fill his own pockets. No other London College offer students a release from He added that they were very contacted by FELIX reported the drudgery of work, but in adept at brainwashing 3 3 seeing the Moonies in recent fact only brainwashed them. He techniques. years, although IC security warned that people who joined Mr Burgess had spoken with TJ A confirmed that they were the cult were separated from people who had attended sighted regularly in South their family, deprived of their meetings, and said that they Kensington at this time of year. belongings, and frequently A _ had received a severe ICU President Carl Burgess ended up 'psychologically psycholgical battering. 'It is in described the Moonies as 'bad damaged'. Mr Burgess said that our best interest to remove the news' when he spoke to FELIX the leader of the Moonies was a moonies from our property' he on Wednesday. He said that conman who was feeding on concluded. FELIX Move Latest College administration have still to move the FELIX office might cause of mortality in developing not reached a final decision be an 'expensive usage of countries. over the plans to move the money which would be better To accommodate the new FELIX Office to the north side spent elsewhere'. Mr Smith is research program it will be AU of Beit Quad. FELIX Editor still investigating the cost of the necessary to expand the Hugh Southey, Business move. existing laboratory facilities. Manager J Martin Taylor and Oft A Professor Anderson, Head of Professor Anderson stressed Union President Carl Burgess the Biology Department, spoke the importance of this research had further discussions with to FELIX about the move on work, and added that it would A 1 College Secretary John Smith Wednesday. He said that he had be best to keep facilities last Friday. Mr Smith accepted applied to College for more together to avoid any need of the arguments against the space for Biology, but added duplication. He did not feel that move, as presented in the paper that how this space should be for Biology to takeover the submitted by Mr Southey two allocated was not directly his Lounge kitchen area instead of CS weeks ago. He was still concern. He said that his the FELIX office and Beit Hall concerned, however, that to use department was receiving TV Lounge would be very the kitchen area behind the external funding for research satisfactory. Professor Lounge to accommodate the into molecular parasitology and Anderson added that in his own space needs of the Biology specifically into developing new view the proposed move of the department, instead of moving diagnostic techniques and he FELIX office, would put the FELIX Office seemed like a Union in a vulnerable position. vaccines to help combat good deal for the Union. infectious diseases in the third Mr Burgess later confirmed world. He explained that these that Mr Smith had agreed that diseases are still the major Free! Friday 31 January No 729 Steve, Bill Goodwin, Kotcheff, Chris Edwards, Richard Smith, Pete Nick Goddard, Nick Hobbis, Richard Ellis, Gardiner, Pete Wilson, Alan Rosemary Hosking, Kamala Rose, Chris Murray, Dave h [ d i t o 11 a Sen, John Burgess, Jane Kingston and Eugene i Spiegel, Chris Stapleton, Zhog. Nige Atkinson, Aaron Moonies of the College is to 'teach FELIX is published by the Editor for and on behalf of Imperial College Members of the Unfication and research at the highest Union Publications Board and is printed by Fourth Avenue, 4 Farnham Royal, Kennington, Telephone 735 6437 and the Imperial College a Church (Moonies) are level'. The teaching Union Print Unit, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BB, Telephone standing outside Mech Eng standards at the College 589 5111 (ext 3515) Editor Hugh Southey. Business Manager J Martin trying to get the names of are so low that College can Taylor Copyright FELIX 1986. ISSN 1040-0711 *5 students Don't get not claim to teach at 'the involved The people who highest level'. This has little you will come in contact to do with UGC funding. It with are sincere. They feel is the result of numerous they have something to old academics being too offer. Unfortunately the concerned with research to people who run the care about students. Unification Church seem Geoff Parsons Banana Split ways the most vital one of less sincere. They seem to FELIX would like to all. The prime reason for want to make a lot of congratulate Geoff Parsons concentration on the money persuading lonely for breaking the British Dear Hugh, external maintenance young people to give all high jump record. I'd just like to say I think repairs and redecorations their valuables away. They Rhino's Willies that Mr Seymour has, to of the Student Houses at do this by brainwashing As requested last term say the least, over-reacted Evelyn Gardens was to you. An IC Student who FELIX has an article on to the abuse he received prevent further had had contact with Rhino's willies. If you like it from the 'Bananas' deterioration of the Moonies wrote in FELIX or dislike it or even read it, bouncers. It may have crumbling fabric. The made him a bit unhappy at suggestion that external the time , but writing to all appearance is the priority the powers that be is going for expenditure is therefore a bit far. substantially inaccurate. In fact, I sympathise with May I also point out that the bouncer's sentiments in the observations made by that I, having met Mr Mike Stone are typical, Seymour six years ago, standard criticisms which I quickly came to the same am happy to counter from conclusion that they did. expenditure on Residence Nevertheless I agree that maintenance and he did not deserve to be improvements. In 1984/85, spat on, however much of a £436,000 was spent on nasty piece of work he Houses as against £159,000 really is. spent on the Halls. The Yours Sincerely, total spent on external Spock works was £130,000 (Houses-Evelyn Gardens) What's A and £35,000 (Halls - Southside). The remaining Hallworth sum was wholly expended on internal maintenance Dear Sir, and improvements. I am grateful to Mike Stone Concerning the problems for his critical report on with contractual labour, Student Houses at Evelyn there is little point in Send A Valentine's Mess age to the love of your life. Gardens (Ref. 24 January increasing College 'You no longer think for please come and tell what issue of FELIX). His supervision when we are yourself as your mind you think of it so that I remarks afford me the surrounded by so many becomes trapped and the know whether to include welcome opportunity of self-appointed Clerks of Moonies milk you dry'. similar articles in future. underlining the general Works who appear to be Moonies are not like Hare St Valentine's FELIX difficulties facing this office experts in just about every Khrisna who seem to most Remember to get those over the maintenance and trade in the building to be people to be harmless small ads in for Valentines improvement of College profession. It is little eccentrics. Contact with Day. Also send in your Residence Stock. wonder that the workmen Moonies can ruin your life. problems for our special The unavailability of themselves are so often Harrods Protest Valetines Day problems public funds, the dearth of confused and bemused or IC Union's protest outside page. competent contractors and should I say amused by it Harrod's last week was an Small Ads skilled tradesmen , the high all. amazing success. Members Anyone can submit small density usage of the I hope these few of the public using Harrods ads for free providing they accommodation coupled comments, hurriedly were made aware of the get them into the FELIX with the mis-use of written, will at least serve to problems facing student. Office before 1.30pm property and equipment by encourage Mr Stone to The protest also attracted Monday. the residents are the main speak to his Warden, read some press coverage. IC Back To Basics sources of the dilemma. An my reports on expenditure Union has a duty to Unfortunately the article on additional problem at and improvements and also organise more protests of page 9 entitled 'Back To Evelyn Gardens has been to follow the example of this kind. It is essential that Basics' appears to be a the absence of the FELIX and visit this office people are made aware of review. It is actually an Housekeeper through to find out more thoroughly the need for better funding opinion article by Chris illness which severely and fairly what constructive for universities.

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