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FOUNDED IN 1949 NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION
No. 401 Friday 14th November, 1975 FREE!
Ms Cowell to visit IC
The Senior Catering Committee meeting being Adviser to the Department held over a snack lunch in of Education and Science the Penthouse dining room and the University Grants in Southside. Girl raped Committee, Ms Cowell, is When Ms Cowell undertook to visit Southside refectory a similar enquiry for Kings next Tuesday, 18th November. College she twisted her It appears she will be ankle slipping down a set Police seek witnesses conducting a one day enquiry of stairs. She subsequently into the running of the wrote a report based on her refectories. She will also two hour stay there until LAST MONDAY night, between 10.30pm and 11.00pm, attend a special Refectory her mishap. a student was forcibly raped at knife point in the ladies toilet in the Union Building opposite the ICWA Lounge. Police are anxious to interview two young Cuts Action ladies who visited the toilets during this period. In the next few weeks all students to lobby They also wish to interview a man of the following students will be stepping-up parliament on 26th November action against education in support of the North West description: Age 20 - 23; height 6ft; of West Indian or cuts in their own areas. Region of the TUC against African origin; medium build; medium brown complexion, Action will involve picketing unemployment. A second local authority offices, rallies, lobby on 28th November, is hair - Black Afro style; deep set eyes; small nose marches and holding con- being held to protest against and soft spoken. The man was wearing a light tan ferences and the cuts. the cuts in the number of London students are teacher training places. raincoat, a light brown V - neck jumper with a green demonstrating on 20th Colleges facing closure stripe around the neck, a light coloured shirt and a November against the ILEA'S will be taking wreaths with proposals to cut down the them to the lobby and a pair of dark coloured corduroy trousers. number of overseas students funeral service is planned. Will any person (including the two ladies mentioned in London's colleges. The In addition, a petition will effect of this, would in some be presented to the DES above) who was in the vicinity of the toilets at the cases, lead to closure of protesting at the cuts and a material time, or who has any information at all, that particular college and deputation will go to the in others, the slashing of ILEA to protest against please contact the Security Officer immediately on courses. rationalisation measures for the infer London area. Internal Telephone 2741 or call at the Security Office. The NUS is calling on
rewarded with a positve reply (after all, it is full Heroine foils City raid of concrete!) The student left only to return five minutes later, Last Friday five 'heavies' this time accompanied by from the City University made four others and asked for an unsuccessful bid to relieve more Rag Mags. As Norma the Royal School of Mines turned to find the Rag Mags, of their mascot Davy. How- he was pounced on by two ever, the unlucky raiders of the group whilst the were not only thwarted in other three made off with their attempt, but were in Davy. fact trying to make-off with Norma being an experienced the defnnct mascot which had voyeur reacted quickly to been left in the window the situation. He smacked of the Mines Union office. one of the raiders in the It was this exhibitionism teeth and broke free from which the City raiders thought his boundage. He then to tame. t rushed out of the office Tbe saga began at about and immediately came face 5.00pm in the evening when to face with another one of a non descript student the five raiders. Without arrived in the RSMU office batting an eyelid, he sank to enquire if there were any the raider with a 17% degree Rag Mags for sale. Arkwright — the raider didn't Martyn 'Norma' Levy who bat an eyelid either. was holding the fort, the In two bounds he had Mines brain cell and a caught up with the self- Flash Gordon comic at the appointed Davy bearers, time, then sold a Rag Mag deftly throttled one and to the student. Having checked the others' bags the transaction, the student with his mining boot. Thus asked if the Davy on display the attempt to steal the was heavy and was Mines ex-mascot was foiled. Friday 14th Hall Dinner in the Sherfield Building. 7.00 for 7.30pm Dress: Lounge suits. City and Guilds Carnival: 'Viv Stanshall & Greysers', 'Roger Ruskin Spear' plus 'Andy Thunderclap Newman'. Jazz Band, Disco Wednesday 19th and Film show. 8.00pm in the Union Building. Adm: £1.50. IC Folk Club presents 'Magic Lantern' in the Union Lower Tickets from C&GU office. Refectory at 8.00pm. Adm: members 25p, non-members 45p. QEC: Rag Ball with'GOA/ZALES'. Fancy dress. 8.00pm in the Membership 60p. Courtauld Hall. Adm: 80p adv, £1.00 at the door. Thursday 20th Saturday 15th ICWA General Meeting.in the ICWA lounge at 12.30pm. Rag Procession: Meet in Imperial Institute Road at 10.00am. ICWA Social evening for overseas and Postgraduate students at Rag Concert: 'GONG'. 8.00pm in the Great Hall. 6.30pm in the ICWA lounge. Associated Studies: Lunch-hour Concert. The Library, 53 Prince's Sunday 16th Gate. Films: One Man's China; 3. 'The People's Army', 4. "Eight or Chelsea: Films:- 'Day at the Races' and "Marx Brothers Go Nine in the Morning' in Theatre A, Sherfield Building at 1.30pm. West'. 7.00pm in the Lightfoot Hall. Adm. 15p. First Steps in Science: Jesus or Archaeology? Prof Don Wiseman Professor of Assyriology, UL. Theatre B, Sherfield Building at Monday 17th 1.30pm. (IC Christian Union).
IC Union Council meeting at 6.00pm in the Union SCR. Friday 21st IC Film Sec presents 'Ivan The Terrible' in Mech Eng 220 at Tuesday 18th 7.15pm. Admission by membership card only. Membership £1.50. IC Ents 'Almost' Free Disco in the Union Lower Refectory Careers Opportunities Talks: 'The Graduate and Accountancy' starting 8.00pm. Great sounds — Adm: 10p. by Miss S Dunn, Institute of Chartered Accountants. Elec Eng 408 at 1.30pm. Saturady 22nd Associated Studies: The Industrial Archaeologist at Work: 3. The Sound of Industrial Archaeology by Denis Smith, Chairman, IC Ents present 'George Melly' plus Burlesque In a super Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society. Theatre B, entertaining concert designed to blow your mind?! Great Hall. Sherfield Building at 1.30pm. 8.00pm. Adm: IC adv 70p, adv 80p, at the door £1.00. What is Baroque? Mrs Helen Langdon of the Central School of Chelsea: "Magna Carta' in concert in the Lightfoot Hall, Manressa Art and Design talks about Baroque Painting. Theatre A, Sherfield Road SW3. Start 8.00pm. Adm: 60p. Building.at 1.30pm.
Essay Competition on Fruit Juices
The Eighth International Fruit Juice Congress will take of the page only, using double spacing and having a wide place in Merano, Northern Italy, from May 17 to 22, 1976. margin at the sides. The jury is composed of members In order to stimulate interest in the Congress and in the of the Scientific-Technical Commission of th e International field of fruit juices, the organising committee of the international Federation of Fruit Juice Producers and Its International Fruit Congress invites students of departments decisions are final. The six best papers will be published of food science or similar departments of universities, in the Congress Proceedings. The authors of the three best technical colleges and polytechnics to participate in an papers will be invited to attend the Congress. essay competition. Papers submitted must deal with one or Participants resident in Great Britain, who must be more aspects of fruit juices (eg chemistry, technology, younger than 25 on May 1, 1976. are invited to send their economics, nutrition, legal aspects etc), may not be longer papers to Dr I- Vi Heech, Research Station, Long Ashton, than 6,000 words and must be typed in one of the Congress Bristol, BS18 9AF, before January 15, 1976. Successful languages (English, French, Italian or German) on one side candidates will be notified individually before March 1, 1976.
appears to be defeatist in its attitude to the problem. However, I would contend that Mr Teague and other leaders of this Union enjoy grass-roots support. Where were the grass-roots at the first UGM of this session when the refectories problem was being discussed? I feel that a solution to this problem would be for the Union to take over the running of the Union refectory. It could then employ an outside catering concern to run it Telix and charge prices that would compete with Mr Mooney's Refectories prices. This would thus break the monopoly that Mr Mooney has on the catering in this College. I look forward to seeing some reaction to this idea. "Speciality of the house: vast piles of grey, mushy chips". That is the opinion of the Sennet reporter, John Halls of Residence Ryan, when he visited the refectories at IC." In fact, in the survey which covered four other colleges and ULU, Mr Te.ague in his 'Peter Patter' last week asked for we come out bottom of the list. some reaction to bis comments on refectories and halls of It is for this very reason that the refectories are suffering residence cleaning. I am glad to see that there has been from a decrease in turnover thus making it almost certain some response (see latters to the editor, page 6), albeit that there will be a further increase in refectory prices at only a meagre one. Although I would lend my support to Christmas. Or will the College take the drastic step of the suggestions put forward by our two correspondants closing one of the refectories? If so which one? The Union this week, the matter is not so easily resolved. The Lower Refectory? suggestion that we cut down on cleaning would mean' a There has been a lot of talk, most of it sensible, if reduction in cleaning staff and as far as I am aware the somewhat impracticable, on the ways we might try to other Union involved, NUPE, has not been consulted as solve the refectories problem. One snch idea, was put yet regarding this. But this does not detract from the fact forward by Mr Williams (see FELIX no. 399). I agree that that students in halls of residence get it too damn good. if there existed an air of mutual co-operation between the opposing factions then we would have a basis for progress. I. further agree that the Union, in the person of Mr Teague FILIX 3 The Girl Next Door PROFILE: Cynthia Rogers,
CYNTHIA ROGERS is the kind of girl we all wish lived Thesaurus in an attempt to next door during our child- crystallise the blend of hood: vivacious, fun to be honesty, dedication, patience, with, always with a willing understanding and mischievous ear and an almost titillating gorgeousness. sparkle in her eyes. She is The origins of Nightllnego this year's Coordinator of back to 1971 when it was felt Nightline, the confidential that the College's student organisation which is run by suicide rate was becoming a students from all over London major cause for concern. for students who are in Stories of students jumping trouble, lonely, board, fed up out of Southside, leaping off or just finding it difficult to Queen's Tower and taking cope with things. Running poison were fast becoming a Nightline ;s a full-time job a moribund folklore. A similar and the post therefore carries scheme was * being run by r a sabbatical year. The work is students at Essex University, not easy, but she enjoys the so Imperial College was quick immense satisfaction which to realise the potential behind the job gives her because she the idea of providing premises gets to meet "...lots of in Prince's Gardens with an interesting people: not only external telephone. Whilst IC's the callers, but the Nightliners was only the second Nightline whom I work with and the to be set up, today similar Student Unions in the London . schemes are run by students area which I have to approach at nearly all the colleges, to get them involved in universities and polytechnics Nightline". throughout the country; but it is only in the London area that Cynthia is twenty-two, a sabbatical is provided by all unattached, comes from the colleges actually sub- Boreham Wood in Hertfordshire, scribing to the scheme. This got her BSc in Nutrition from was considered necessary Queen Elizabeth College, because so many previous London, in June 1974 and Coordinators had failed their instinctively jumps at the Cynthia Rogers exams due to their Nightline sound of a telephone. Before committment. becoming the Nightline Co- themselves." ordinator she spent a year at How does one become a Night- Just then the telephone Garnett Teacher Training How many Nightline line volunteer? "First off they rings. She dashes from where College. volunteers do you have helping have to contact us. We then you? "About sixty-five have a chat to them to try and we are sitting into another She speaks genuinely and students drawn from all over determine whether the person's room where the 'phone is, sincerely and avoids using London." motive for becoming a Nlght- calling out as she goes, "If tones more suited to either How many calls do you get per llner seems reasonable. The I'm more than two minutes, it a confessional or a passionate night? "On average, about person then has to be trained could take some time". It does. crusade. There is no feeling three a night." to cope with the multitude of I understand. of exaggerated friendliness Do you ever get any abusive different situations which can run amok to the point of callers? "Rarely." arise during an evening at gullibility or dogmatic fervour Do you ever have any hoaz Nightline." "Anyone wishing to contact ranting up its own orifice. But callers? "Never." What qualities do you look tor Nightline, for whatever reason, so much easily recognisable How much money do you should go along to 8 Prince's than definable and definitely in a potential Nlghtliner? "They receive to cover the costs of have to be easy to talk to. Gardens, or phone Int. 2468 or warrants more than, a quick running Nightline? Generally they are people who GPO 581 2468 between 6pm thumb through Roget's "It is run on a shoe-string budget." are not preoccupied with and 9am.''
taking soup to the vagrants of floor!) and our thanks goes to Charing Cross or supervising those who attended as well as adventure playgrounds. Yes, those who took part. we thought, very nice too - Wednesday evening saw the but what about helping IC staging of one of the zanlest students? Thus Ian quickly parties in College — the followed Riz to an untimely ICWA 20's Revival Party. It Km was amazing to see so many 'death'. That left Nick and myself, people floating around in The Balloon Debate both of us having convinced costumes which were pure Picture a hot air balloon found ourselves last Tuesday those present during the first Scott Fitzgerald. coasting high above the earth evening during ICWA's second two rounds of our worthwhile Limbswerequlckly loosened with four people in it. The debate, a Balloon debate. contribution to the quality of by the (almost!) copious punch balloon begins to tear Itself The first round of the life. In the final round I was and It was not long before away from the basket, the debate Involved slandering called on to speak first and the floor was full of latter being too heavy. If the everyone else on the platform warmeo to my task by numerous enthusiastic charlestoners. balloon is ever to reach the and projecting one's own role glasses of sherry, I portrayed MargetSMmmlng(IF President) ground safely three of the as vital to IC. my job of being one which had Margaret Slimming (IF people in it will have to be Riz saw himself as being massive Implication for the President) and John Kearns ejected, the person remaining most essential to Union whole of humanity. It was a (Carnival Co-ordinater) judged being the one whose continued members because — well let's pity nobody else thought so as the .Charleston competition existence can be deemed face It — he's got the keys to I too went tumbling out of the which proved a hard task, the most essential to the community the Union Building. Very few balloon leaving Nick Brayshaw champagne finally being in which he or she lives. people were impressed by that as the balloon's affable and awarded to a gaily bedecked line of argument, hence Riz girl called Olivia who dis- This was the situation in deserving captain. was first to be ejected from the appeared back into the crowd which Nick Brayshaw (RSMU The debate was lively, good before we could discover President), Riz Shakir (ICU balloon. humoured and witty (even If, Deputy President), Ian Jowett Ian saw his job as one of thanks to John Downs, most of (ICCAG Chairman) and myself helping people whether in the wit did come from the Continued m page 4 4 FELIX
Continued from page 3 The Balloon Debate NUS Women's Conference anything of her origins. The New Chelsea Ragtime Band continued to play whilst everyone adjourned to the Political diatribe and lesbianism Quad with sparklers, returning Dani Salvadori later to finish off what was left of the food. Moira Robinson The response to the Idea At six o'clock on Saturday was very encouraging and we morning, before the rest of IC brought out very strongly with many small colleges we would like to thank everyone had recovered from Friday in one of the workshops felt that areas should have who helped make the evening night, two brave delegates we attended on 'Setting up a delegate status. This was a success. set off for Bristol to attend women's campaign in a small narrowly defeated (after 3 ICWA Diary the NUS Women's Conference. college'. Many women felt recounts!) when It came to a Tuesday, 18th Nov: ICWA This was part of the NUS that they could not run . an vote. We also voted against Lounge 7.00pm, ICWA debate; women's campaign which was effective women's group with autonomous women's groups 'This house believes that set up In 1972 to promote men present. This was a feeling that it was an women who are raped ask for both the awareness of women's rationale that we did not impractical and patronising if. Upholding the motion; issues amongst the student really understand since Ideas view, especially in this Jack Gratus (author of 'The body, and hopefully provide cannot be changed unless College! Victim' opposing the motion; some solutions to problems everybody is educated. Besides The business got through Margaret Allen (features editor raised by these Issues. which very few men I know in the afternoon was con- for 'The Times') The conference, which was would enjoy sitting listening tinually being Interupted packed, was opened by Maria to 20 women discuss their by the militant lesbians who Thursday 20th Nov: ICWA Loftus, the guest speaker problems for 2 hours. A challenged everything that Lounge 12.30pm. ICWA from Islington Trades' Council, common experience was was said and sung loudly General Meeting speaking on how the Trades that women's groups were most through many peoples speeches. ICWA Lounge 6.30pm. Overseas Unions and the NUS could effective when tied to social Feelings at the conference and PG Social evening. further the women's campaign. activities, which made me were very > strongly against This speech was largely think that perhaps ICWA is them, and for us, at least, irrelevant since it considered the perfect solution; an their activities proved so only the case of the TUC and established body bringing boring we were on the point Meditation women workers. It seemed wornens issues to the fore! of walking out. Our overall far removed from any aspects After lunch, the session impressions on leaving the and Science: of student life, and the speaker began with a talk on NAC, conference were ones of did little to tie In the experience which raised the same points dlsatlsfaction at the rudeness of the TUC with that of the as the conference held in of many people present and East NUS. In common with many college a few weeks ago. the Irrelevance of much that politicians she also spoke for These have already been was said. longer than was necessary. fully reported In FELIX. The main argument concerning These ideas did not really There was then an attempt meets West come into the conference the network was whether by the lesbians present, to people sent from area groups again. In fact the rest of the throw the men out, which TRANSCENDENTAL time revolved around two should have delegate or resulted in uproar (a common observer status. This may MEDITATION (TM) was themes: the problems that ' state during the conference) brought to the West 16 years women had setting up closed seem a petty point, _but In and 90% of the people there fact Involves the question ago by Maharishi Mehesh Yogi. groups, because under the NUS, voting against them. The It is a simple technique a financed group is not allowed of small colleges who cannot resolutions were then debated. afford to send delegates to of deep meditation which is to be closed, and the foundation These brought out vividly the practiced for 15/20 minutes of the Network. This was a conference, and therefore two themes of the conference must be represented by their twice a day sitting comfortably started in order to combine and In fact veiws were split with the eyes closed. all the women's groups in areas. The points against almost in half. The motions this were that areas are not As opposed to other colleges throughout the covered the network, the issues methods of meditation or country so that they work towards working effectively at present women face and the divisive and that areas should pay for self development, it does a common ideal. nature of autonomous women's not require any concentration small col leges to send delegates. groups. Coming from a part of London or contemplation, belief, The first of these ideas was faith, changes of diet, standing on the head or any change in one's life style. Over the last 5 years, there has been a great deal of WELLSOC interest in the technique among research scientists. Over 300 experiments have Crime, and how to get away with it been published to date, which indicate that during Alan Lodge TM a deep state of integrated Shaw, professional scientist depth. We are very lucky rest is achieved. At the Here beginneth another and amateur criminal, will at IC if we are interested same time, brainwave activity, advice-laden missive from be able to help us. Dr in this section, as not a as measured by EEG (electro- WELLSOC, this time reporting Shaw gave us some definitions. hundred yards from here is encephalograph), become more on our meeting on Monday A professional is a person a rather superb national orderly. Research findings 10th November. We would who professes to doing a art collection, the V & A. after mediation show a have liked to have printed job (in the literal sense), According to Dr Shaw, the greater coordination between a full transcription of Dr while an amateur is someone thing to go for are the body and mind, improved Shaw's informative lecture, who loves doing something, Chinese brass items, of health, improved social but they wouldn't let us. if you define the word from which he considerately relations and an increase (And the editor of this the Latin root. Thus, all showed us photographs. He in learning ability and learned journal wouldn't criminals in the fortune declined to be more specific academic performance. approve either.) But to help group are amateurs. Q.E.D. about things like security The transcendental you, I will tell you as much Now what branch of guard rounds, which was a Meditation technique can be as I think I can get away crime do you want to go into? pity. Now If any of you have learnt in seven easy steps, with. According to the Home shares in Nat West, sell the first of which is coming If you want to go into Office list (they're very them. Although I didn't quite to an Introductory Talk crime, you have a reason. obliging, are the Home Office) understand the details, but held by Soc every Thursday (If you don't, you're a there are 107 to chose from, our speaker has a very good at 1.15pm in Room 407A psychopath.) These reasons but there are only really method for extracting money in the Elec Eng department. are either fame or fortune. three main popular types, from the bank's computer. There are also regular If you want fame, not getting namely Loot, Sex and drugs, I wish I could tell you meetings for members of TM found out is a bit awkward, and Sudden death. Even more, but I have to go now. Soc every Tuesday at 5.45pm. as AI Capone could teli these three are subjects to Don't forget the film next Any enquiries should be you. But In truth, most of occupy a lifetime of study, week: Phase 4 is coming! addressed to Charles Osborn us want the fortune side so only the first subject, All right, officer, I'll come (Elec Eng 3). of crime, and with this Dr Loot, was covered in any quietly. FF.LIX 5
Them (ie Union v. College) kind of confrontation. POOH'S CO*1M£ft "College provides the refectory service, so it's up to them to solve its problems" - this is an attitude I cannot support. The NUS is telling Student Unions to stand together with local Trade Unions so that they (the Refectory prices : The Student Unions) will be able to apply greater pressure to the Colleges and Universities. Has anyone ever thought of standing together with the Colleges and Universities themselves. For that is exactly what I Cynics are Defeatists believe this Union should be doing. Often in the past (take Norm Sayles" year as President, for example) In my article on refectories two weeks ago ("The the Union has approached the College practically cap Refectory Price Syndrome: Trust is needed"), I suggested in hand asking for this, that and the other. More often tentative proposals which, if endorsed by the College than not, College has coughed up the goods. So isn't and the Students Union in a spirit of unprecedented it about time that this Union began to show its cooperation, might ease the refectory price escalation appreciation just a little, instead of spiking it with (not "solve the refectory economic crisis at a stroke" nails and recklessly perpetuating the refectory as one 'silly billy' (if you'll forgive the pun) put it) account loss? and improve the quality ot the meals and the service available in the refectories, especially Southside. I Sorry, Mr Gerrard. I'm unconvinced. I must however sketched out a rough embryo of an idea declaring that applaud the fact that you are prepared to air your it would still need to be developed by both the College views explicitly and foster discussion on this and the Union officials if it were to emerge as a controversial issue. mutually viable proposition. Mr Teague on the other hand appears to have I am pleased to record the groundswelI of support adopted a disappointingly low profile on the subject. for the idea amongst not only IC students (-some of I am glad to see that he does not want the refectories those who approached me were total strangers) but to be closed. Pity he cannot recognise that he is also the College refectory staff, the Bar staff and accelerating things to that situation. We appear the highest echelons of the College administration. to agree that the first obstacle is the quality of food. I further stated "Doubtless smug little cynics ... Fair enough. But just because Mr Mooney refuses to will point out the difficulties." Mr Peter Teague and admit that there is room for improvement in Southside Mr Bill Gerrard (see FELIX last week) have clearly meals does not surely mean the end of the matter. I identified themselves as such. Frankly, I am sickened I believe that this Union is entitled to expect from its by their defeatism'. elected leadership some determination and a measure Mr Gerrard s ambitious "repudiation" is a mochery of negotiating ability. This Union should not have to of fact when he says "Mr Teague put the basic idea tolerate .such morbidity as "Well I'm sorry, but Mr Mr Williams was suggesting to these people last Mooney refuses to admit that the food served in South- summer! V This is just not true'. Did Mr Teague at side is below par, so there's little we can really do." that time offer to campaign to fill the refectories if That is just shying away at the first fence because the College kept the prices down? No. Therein lies the if looks a little high. If Mr Teague could convince the vital difference. Mr Teague and the other leaders of Rector that Southside food is substandard, do you this Union have the power to do this because they believe that Mr Mooney would stick to his story? Try enjoy the grass-roots support of this Union. It is it and see. therefore almost the ultimate carrot to dangle in front When one of the refectories does close, it will be of the College. It's an excellent bargaining standpoint principally IC students who will suffer as well as and I wonder if Peter realised this when he discussed the associated refectory staff who will lose their the matter with the College last summer; I wonder if he jobs. Today's defeatists will turn to the College, say realises this now. After all, in order to negotiate "It is your fault for making excessive price increases" successfully one has to have something of value, to offer. and waggle their fingers at Mr Mooney. tie in turn will It is up to the Union's leadership to recognise that face this Union and say "It's your own fault for it does have something to bargain with. pinching my customers. You have succeeded in making As for Mr Gerrard's idealogical objections, I am staff redundant and seriously inconveniencing your unable to endorse his philosphical pretensions. When own Union members." Give it some thought. Write and the whole of the education sector is under financial tell FELIX what you think. attack from the government, I believe that it is And as for J J Stuart of Maths 1, write on! inappropriate to look at Imperial College as an Us v. MIKE WILLIAMS
Floor reps Assuming that- I can stagger through the rest of Rag Week, There is a certain motley I hope that I will see you at crew who are supposed to the UGM — either that, or send represent the views of the me a wreath. Mutters Floor at Council, UGM's etc. This ooes not mean that they represent the maintenance John department, but that if any oj "ordinary" (horrible word) Arising members feel that something The Haldane Library and should be discussed, the Floor rep, having no specified TOUCHSTONE field ol responsibility, should the Union Xmas Hall Dinner Can we afford our be the person to raise that Did you know that the topic with. They can then Architectural Heritage? Union supplies the cash for This mad extravaganza take it further if necessary. Guest speaker: the buying of "file under will take place on Tuesday This year's elite are:- R.W. McDowall popular" records and fictional 9th December. It is a DJ on the recreational books? You did affair and for a mere £2.55, UGM 29th and 30th November not — oh dear! Well we do and a five course special can be so the moral of the story is — yours. Forms are available This takes place next at if you want a particular piece form Jen or Pat in the Union Thursday and our delegates to Silwood Park. of plastic, fill in the request office and it is first come NUS conference must be Those interested In going form which is available in first serve! Oh yes! You will elected at this meeting. please forward your name the Library. That is the only be limited to nine guests, so Motions going to conference, to Miss Hilary Burgess in way that our book and record try not to bring the whole especially those with amend- Sherfield 546B. Int. 4180. buyers can find out what family along; just your ments tabled by IC also you want. father's side. have to be discussed. 6 FELIX IC amendments to NUS Motions
Doe Policy Heading NUS Democracy and Autonomy 10. Tabled by Strathclyde and Edinburgh Universities Conference notes: i) ' that NUS is a federal body within which each CO is an autonomous unit. ii) that the body elected to implement national policy decided by COs is the Executive and that this is accountable to National Conference for all it does. iii) the beginning of an orchestrated attack on SU funding by government both as part of education cuts, and as an attempt to limit the powers of students in opposing those cuts. iv) that this attack is being complemented and made credible by accusations from some quarters that unions "mis—spend" money, because they are undemcoratic. Conference believes: i) that direct democracy is the strength of NUS in that it is par ticipatory and encourages the maximum involvement of membership in most cases. ii) the significant gains that have been made over the past five years are a result of NUS actively campaigning on this basis. iii) that at national level, in most cases union GMs are the sovereign body of the union, and that it is the alibility to become involved in debate and decision making which develops union conscious- ness and are the mark of a democratic union. iv) that active participation and involvement are essential if students are to be successful in the campaigns which have just been launched. v) the NUS is one of the most democratice organisations of its kind. Conference affirms: i) its commitment at all levels to direct democracy and active participation of the membership which is best served by all delegates being directly elected by all members of the constituent bodies. ii) its opposition to methods which seek to by—pass mass involvement and which result in bureaucracy and careerism in union affairs. iii) its commitment to two national delegate conferences a year in order to instruct and control the Executive. Conference categorically declares: that in the fight to oppose cutbacks in the attacks on union finance, the traditions of direct involvement in decision making and action will be the critical factor. MUX 6a Delete paragraph (b) of Clause 21B (4) and inert: "If the vacancy should occur after the beginning of Ordinary Conference, but before the Executive changeover at the end of the Ordinary (Inference, it shall be filled by the person who at the election was elected to that position but who has not yet taken office. A person so co-opted shall become a full member of the Executive". In Clause 23(2) insert after 'elections' in the third line 'The regulations governing National Ballot in accordance with Clause 21A(i) although contained in the election regulations, shall be subject to change only in accordance with Clause j6 notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 34". 3. That the Executive elections shall first take place in March 1977. Conference instructs: 1. Elections Committee: to draft appropriate regulations and standing orders to provide for the following: a) A secret ballot of Ordinary members of the National Union, in the same manner as the N.U.M. pit head ballot. b) The distribution and circulation of electoral information and documentation. c) A system of returning officers and a national count to be arranged and approved by the Electoral Reform Society. d) A formal Declaration in accordance with Clause 21A of the Constitution. Amendment 1 Tabled by St John's College Ocford Delete all and insert: "Conference resolves to add at the end of Clause 21A(1) of the Constitution the following: 'The Elections for the Executive Officers specified in Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) shall not take place until all reports to the Conference have been formally adopted or dealt with under Standing Order 40(i)(a), (b) , (c) or (d)." Amendment 2 Tabled by Brunei University Add: Conference roves j 1. NUS is ft>r the benefit of Members. 2. The basic breakdown of communication between NUS and individual students. 3. The Minority Report on the Structure of the National Union which was submitted to Margate Conference 1974 and in particular the words: "No political grouping sheuld be scared of making the structure more representative, if they are it reflects a fear that the current position is unrepresentative of existing student .opinion and fear of an inability to win students to a political position". 4. That elections to the Executive are carried out on a delegate basis rather than on a card vote basis . 5. That many delegates from COs to Conference are not elected in a secret ballot open to all members of the COs. 6. That individual student members of NUS cannot participate directly in the election of the NUS Executive. Conference believes: 1. That while Constituent Organiations have been the constitutional membership of NUS, it ia time to recognise the reality of the fact that individual students are the proper membership of NUS. 2. That any talk of democracy in Colleges through Student representation on Academic Boards and Governors' Boards is made nonsensical as individual students have no direct way of electing the most important student Committee of all - the NUS Executive. 3. That the majority of individual students have no confidence in the present structure of the National Union. 4. That the Executive as presently constituted does not represent the real opinions of individual students. 5. That direct democracy would strengthen NUS and direct elections of the Executive would en- courage more involvement of the Membership in the process of decision making in the National Union. 6. That active participation and involvement are essential if students are to be successful in pre- serving their rights and that this is bea* served by all delegates biing directly elected by all members of Constituent Organisation. 7. That NTS is one of the most bureaucratic organisation of its kind and that taking office in NUS is regarded by many as a s tep towards a political career. 8. That the only way forward for the National Union is to have all the Executive elected in a secret ballot cpen to all individual student members of the NUS. FELIX 1 Policy Heading: Overseas Students 119 Tabled by NUS Executive South Dank Polytchnic, Bradford and Path Universities Conference notes: 1. The alarming increase in discrimination against overseas students as exemplified by a) the recent increase in tuition fees. b) the new interpretation of the Immigration Laws, which has resulted in larger numbers of students being faced with deportation. c) the widening differential between hostel fees for 'home students' and overseas students. 2. The Report of the CVCP Study Group on Postgraduate Education. 3. The ILEA document which proposes that thenumber of overseas students in ILEA colleges be drastically reduced, and that this would mean the closure of at least one college, or several departments, and the termination of courses in every college. k. The recent paper of 135/75 Standing Advisory Committe for Further Education Conference reaffirms its opposition to Conference believes that: 1. The present attacks constitute a deliberate and systematic attempt to exclude from post-school education, overseas students who are not privately wealthy or backed by Government or business- interests, and that the consequence of this is to restrict educational opportunity to the ruling elite in those countries. 2. That these attacks are a reflection of the way in which the grants system and the cuts in educational expenditure are restricting educational opportunity in Britain. 3. That overseas students are being attacked because their isolation and the restrictions on their activities make i t difficult for them to wage a campaign; and that these attacks are only precursors to attacks on the rest of the student body. k. That the ILEA proposals demonstrate the need for unity between students, because discrimination against overseas students directly affects home students. Conference further believes that: 1. The presence of overseas students in Britain is a particularly valuable form of overseas aid; and that that nid should be available to all sections of society in those countries, not just those with wealth and influence; that further discrimination only restricts opportunity more and more to the wealthy. 2. That overseas students contribute significantly to the broadening of the experiences of British students and to the building of a multi-cultural society in Britain. 3. That the Government's promise in the 1975 White Page on Racial Discrimination that there should be no discrimination in education should be adhered to completely, ie that discrimination in tuition fees and hostel fees would unlawful. Conference calls on the Government to adhere to the spirit and provisions of the White Paper and to end discrimination against overseas students. Conference condemns the view that the shortage of finance in education can be in any way solved by making students pay for that shortage, whether through discriminatory fees or any other manner; nor should the responsibility for that shortage be directed at a minority group like overseas students. Ins truetions: Executive to co-operate with CCOSO, NCCL and JCWI to force the government t6 implement the proposals of the White Paper. COs, Areas to oppose further fee increases in tuition or hostel charges; AMENDMENT 1 Tabled by Bradford and Bath Union Instructions to NUS 1. to call a day of action on overseas students. 2. to co-ordinate a national campaign to actively oppose the discriminatory policy on differential fees. Instructions to CPs 1. oppose discriminatory fees in their institution. __2_^__BU2pojrt_the_NVS_day of action. Wardenship of the Hamlet and Cambridge Gardens Flats. From 25 years ago... The present Warden of the Hamlet and Cambridge Gardens Head Tenancy Scheme is resigning with effect From FELIX issue no. 12, 3rd Nov. 1950 from 31st December 1975. Applications are Invited from students of the College 22nd October 1950 to fill the position with effect .from 1st January 1976. Sir, — In accordance with your invitation for modification The successful applicant will be a married postgraduate, of the form for the letter home, may I suggest that the phrase who has been a student at the College for about a year. 'your erring son' be changed to 'your erring son/daughter'. He should have some experience of handling student After all, there are at least 42 daughters in the College affairs, and be likely to be at IC for another two years. at the moment and their interests should not be neglected. Rent-free accommodation, and an entertainments allow- Yours faithfully, ance. N Raged. (ICWA) Application forms are available from the Union Office, (Hear, hear! And if Miss Raged will let me have her 'phone and the Residence Office. Applications will close on number, I will see that her interests are not neglected - Ed) 20th November 1975. mix Utfan to tfai EMfoi In fact I would assert that the problem!! either take mu6h effort or take The Future "numbers" approach is Yours faithfully, up much of the students' time, bankrupt, both morally and as nor would the workload of the DORI SCHMETTERLING. Sir, — Friday evening should a. help in defining what Is staircase cleaner by any Dept of Chemistry. have been restful, but then I meant by a population problem, greater than that of either of read Lord Rothschild's or even "the" population the present landing cleaners. speech in FELIX 400! problem. Yours sincerely, The kindest descriptions Cleaning The rest of my reactions RSL WILKS. of it would be "silly", or Sir, — Since Peter Teague is form a rag-bag of a set that 316 Falmouth Hall, "childish", or perhaps seems finite but unbounded: awaiting a reaction to his "naive". But can one apply the specious beginning — column of the 7th of November: such terms, without censure, "The most important members here it is. r to the public pronouncements of this audience have only Having collected as many of so important a figure in our recently started their adult opinions as possible on the Bar prices establishment? I think not. lives"; the pompous vacuity hall of residence matter, Sir, — It is with some concern For it Is troubling to suspect — eg "...the H-bomb, which, I feel that most students that I note that the bar prices such limited awareness in a incidentally, I predict will would be quite happy having are about to be Increased man Of influence. Let me not intentionally be used in their rooms cleaned only once again. summarise my reactions. your lifetime" - whew!, once a week and making Over the past two years "The Future" (title of thanks Lord R, and to think their own beds, pr<«.'iding we have seen a steady erosion the speech) is a matter not S'd been worrying about it all this would cut the cost of in the price differential just of interest, as it has this time!; and so it goes on — residence. The prices paid between the College Bars and always been, but of profound these extracts are just from in our halls are not high local Public Houses. This and fundamental concern on the first two paragraphs. by London standards; but latest price rise has produced the part of a great many it seems a pity to waste money May I finish on the good the situation whereby this people. The prospects for on a function which is largely Lord's level, by speculating differential has become humanity, or indeed the unnecessary, instead of that he'd taken a drug which negligible or even in some biosphere, seem bleak indeed, leaving it in the students' he forgot to mention: "Nonsin", cases, non-existent. In an and a speech which failed to pocket. the effects of which are effort to maximise profits inject humour or compassion revealed by the speech. The Yours faithfully, and thus offset any refectory into the subject might at question Is, should it be 1st year, deficit, the Bar Committee least have afforded it a more have opted for the I ay mans banned? Division of Life Science serious and mature way out, missing the point consideration. As it was we Yours sincerely, that prices and turnover are Sir, — I am writing in response were presented with various JOHN SHADE, inter-related. It is by no technocratic oddments, real to Peter Teague's article in means certain that higher Physics PG imagined, such as "extasin", FELIX No. 400 regarding the prices will produce a higher a pleasure drug, or (another effect the cleaning staff's profit. Indeed sales are travesty of a serious matter) wages have on hall bills. a I ready down on the a dabble Jn the implications Sir, — A number of people It. seems to me that one corresponding period last of genetic engineering. seem to entertain the idea cleaner per landing is a session. Students will no that a solution to the wo-id's luxury most students cannot longer travel Into College for The major "focus" seemed population problem lies in the afford. I would suggest one a drink on the basis of price to be population growth. While export of people to somewhere cleaner per staircase per hall, alone. I am no great expert on this off this planet. thus cutting the cleaners and subject, I did participate In the I was very glad to see their wage bill to a third at a It is also time to point out World Population Conference that Lord Rothschild in his stroke. The cleaners duties that the large -number of in Bucharest last year, and Commemoration day speech, should be reduced to polishing outside bookings going through in several preceding The Future, printed in FELIX or^hoovering the floor of each the College enjoy the privilege conferences on population, issue. no. 400'., strongly of the three landings once a of drinking at 'the normal IC and I would at least claim to indicated the absurdity of this week. The three sets of rates. Surely if the profits are be familiar with the works of notion, at least for a long toilets, shower and bath to be Increased then the non- experts in this field, as well time to come. I would like would still be cleaned daily College persons utilising the as with the feelings of to drive the point home with as at present. The cleaners bars should be called upon to activists in organisations some simple calculations. could also collect up dirty pay a realistic price after dinner services. concerned with population Let us be very optimistic linen and distribute the clean phenomena in Britain and and suppose that the. growth ones. I would urge the Bar abroad. From this viewpoint, Committee, and especially of the present world's Students would then dust Lord Rothschild's words the student representatives to population of around 4000 their rooms, clean their seem nothing short of crass. reconsjder the pricing policies million is reduced to 1% sinks, and make their own Producing and caring for By looking for Increased per year. That means 40 beds. Once a week, dirty children is a most intimate profits from the students they million, yes forty mi i I ion, linen should be left folded on and precious part of human are In danger of killing the new people. In one year. the corners of the bed ready life, and the problems of bars and turning last year's That means 110 thousand a for collection by the cleaners. growth and distribution of the small profit Into a loss. day or about 4600 chaps The students would then total population is not helped and chapettes born every remake their beds with the I remain Sir, your obedient or clarified by dehumanising hour. clean linen. servant, it through absurd and emotive extrapolations of growth rates. Try getting rid of that I do not think tha' anv of KEITH N AHLERS lot; it's some logistical the above suggestions would President C&GU. THE CHier ErvfG-lMEEft. 6EAMS C«PTN. CORK t DOC DCAA/N TO A MEW "j ,'| jpLftNrr.... j^$/7J; THftT DKuKJUEK)', 9 mix Reviews Concerts Stackridge and Sparrow in the Great "buddling in the 200's", was very concert. This is invalid, especially Hall in a time of high inflation — that Is, enjoyable. when records are bloody expensive. We After the Lord Mayor's Show comes One of the highlights of the evening could hear everyword of Sparrow's set. ...Stackridge. was their rendition of some Beach Boys Not so with Stackridge. melodies which they did with marvelous Beyond this general comment, their harmonisation. They ended the set with a Bid adieu to the Stackridge of old. old songs, light-hearted "soft" rock, medley of "oldies but goodies" which Last Saturday's gig in the Great Hall were great. "Fish in a Glass" featured had a stomping finish. Tnis had the saw a mish-mash of the old and the new. some lovely sax playing while "Good 't audience clamouring for more and so we The saying "You can teach an old dog Looking" had most people tapping had an encore! "Great", I thought. new tricks" sprang to my mind halfway their feet lightly on the floor. Their Obviously the band were either under through their set — it seemed appropriate musical pieces were interesting — at orders to get off quick and stop hogging the time. All this was a pity, as the not being vocal, one did not have to the limelight, or they only new one other support band, a chirpy little outfit called try and pick up the words. "Sparrow", had done enough to set the song, either way it was unfortunate that "Slater's Waltz" began with a quiet scene for a really astral (one up on we were subjected to a truly nauseating piano solo, then gradually in came sax, cosmic) concert. piece dating from those sugary days of the all-American kid called "Graduation guitar and mellotron. All in all, quite Sparrow are a useful five man band breathtaking. On the other hand, who are obviously never going to make it Day". This is definitely not one for listening to - to quote the lady(?) on my "Coniston Water", in which we were big, but will aiways go down well in asked to visualise "the waves lapping clubs or as support acts. Their act is a right, "It's the Mike Summers Singers". Nonetheless, a good set from Sparrow. on the shore", the trees in the wind", little too polished, and they had an and a tramp having ** *, was a failure. annoying habit of all going "doo-wah" And so the Stackridge". Having done at the end of a number-ugh! Musically my best to get high on Swan lager Pink Floyd play this sort of stuff they showed tremendous versatility — (Australian goats piddle), I sat back, some what better, and borrowing some the lead guitarist can "really lay down girdled my loins, and waited to be of the-rifts from Crimson's" "Lizard" some mean tracks, man" (from the row zonked out. did not 'exactly endear itself- to yours behind me). The Band, overall, were too loud, truly. The encore was- a rousiifg version of "Your Mother Should Know". More They sound like an up-dated Barron and seemed to fall into the trap which like it would have been appreciated. Knights - what do you mean, who's so many "big" bands do. The assumption On the whole then, Sparrow played Barron Knights? They did sing some of that everyone in the audience knows the well — Stackridge were also present. their own compositions and one called words to the songs and that, therefore, "O Doctor", which is out now and we do not have to hear them at the Records Bruce Springsteen - "Born to Run" (C Before putting record to turntable, than the music, which remains relatively pianist who finally starts to play. This is Bruce Springsteen was just an American pedestrian throughout the album apart followed, on side 2, by the title-track and songsmith to me who, by all accounts, had from the occasional sax or piano filler. current single but remains the same old the prospect of a big future as the re- The lyrics on the other hand, much in the story - good lyrics, mediocre music. The vitalised successor to Dylan. He was Dylan mould, are strong and well-balanced first taste to appear does so painfully late signed to CBS by John Hammond who to carry across the intended punk/street on "Meeting across the river", where a introduced such artists as Billie Holiday life ambience with maximum clarity and softer, more complete song, filled with Bob Dylan, and Aretha Franklin to the force. imaginative musicianship emerges, music public, so if past experience and At first there seems strong evidence carried along on a wave of piano and present expenditure on the promotion of to suggest that Roy Bittan is the first fully guitar. For superior quality than the Springsteen is anything to go by, great programmable keyboards player, so rantings of previous numbers ."Jungle- things are expected in the next few years. monotonous is his contribution for the land", the closer, is also impressive — fine lyrics wejdad to a substantial rocker Once, in the grooves, the initial impact bulk of the record, but life seems evident providing the best sax solo of the set. are the raspy vocals - a mixture of Roger when he very occassional ly steps outside Chapman, Joe Cocker and at times Lee the beat. Indeed the best moments are "Born to run" is an album of evocative, Marvin; if a sufficiently-efficient groin- consistently the first few bars of each pungent lyrics set to unexceptional music squeezer could be produced. The opening track, where some scope is provided for by an artist tipped to be one of CBS's track, " Thunder road" resembles the invention before the all-consuming beat major moneyspinners. For those who early 'Little Feat' product — simple moves in to render inactive any possible want to crown a new Dylan, be it on their trucking music with primitive beat and finesse that might germinate. own heads, because essentially Bruce .light, Tonky piano - No frills. It's "Blackstreets" already V» into side Springsteen is a product of their making. quickly apparent that whatever strength 1, provides the first punch of the album, the songs have lies in the lyrics rather with lines spat rather than sung, and a Climax Blues Band: Stamp Album (BTM) There is always a difference between amplifies the use of instrumentation that's been stripped of its basic soul groups who play and sing their own and the basic vocals/rythm combination origins. songs and those who are just vocal of this genre. Their music seems to 'Spirit Returning' is more reminiscent groups like Faith Hope and Charity. be drawn from all the best schools of of the recent soft soul era that seems to The Climax Blues Band have blended jazz, rock, blues, sould and rock'n'roll have faded for the moment. This track together a good and exciting new The jazzy type rock is expressed In has somewhat more depth and should sound which can only be described '/ am Constant' which tails off catch on In discos If anyone ever as soul-rock. beautifully in a kind of ragtime blues cares to play It. The guitar work on the first track, sound. On the whole the second side is 'Using the power', on side one of this For sheer delightful funk, however, a disappointment after the first side album is as good as some I've heard one has to listen to 'Running out of In which the group really excelled. The on what is usually described as hard- time'. noticeable thing about the album is rock records. The second track on side two 'Rusty the way In which the music revolves The album is full of good solid Nail/The Devil Knows' is aptly named - round the instruments which are well rythms and this is more than reflected being toned down with an introduction played. It is almost as If they are in the second track, 'Mr Goodtime'. of soul rythms. The next track, 'Loosen- speaking out the music. This track shows the group at up', bears absolutely no resemblance to their most innovative — a completely the other songs on the album. It sounds Continued on page 10 new sound In soul which extends and more like a rag-time blues number 10 FELIX Continued from page J RECORD REVIEWS Bee Gees: Main Course (RSO) The album includes the hit single described as quite good. 'Country to this album which is produced, arranged 'Jive Talkin' which has proved to be Lanes' takes one back to when they and conducted by Van 'Hustle' McCoy. just about the best thing the group has had 'Massuchusetts' as a hit single It's certainly full of good things but done. However, the album kick-offs with and It Is surprising that with variation suffers from chronic superficiality and 'Nights on Broadway' their latest single in arrangement the fundamental sound commercialism. The tracks worthy of which has not yet Droken into MM's has not aged very much. note are the first two on side one viz; singles Chart but is climbing through the In fact after the first sidethey 'Let's Go to the Disco' 'Just One Look' US singles chart. I would say that this completely shake off the funky side 'Disco Dan and 'To Each His Own' are track was far superior to the former previously prevalent and slide into also quite good especially the latter although not quite In the same disco their more conventional style although which is currently making it at the classic class. they have Improved tremendously In this number one spot in the US soul top 20. sphere. Certainly if I had to recommend Still, on with the album, 'Wind of However, this is not surprising since any of the above three albums, I Chance' is a very pleasant track still McCoy uses a re-hasfted version of would reccommend this one as the carrying the overtones of funk which the 'Hustle' arrangement in it. Certainly best value overall. Indeed, it is quite underlay most of the album with the the Hustle rythms are most noticeable different experience of the Bee Gees exception of Songbird' which is a throughout but on 'To Each His Own' at possibly their best. typical top of the pops average smoochy. the temptation proves to be too much. The most beautiful, pleasant and This album is unlikely to make it in contemporary song on the album is Britain although some of the tracks 'Fanny (be tender with my love)'. It if released as singles stand a very is musically the most developed. It Faith Hope & Charity: Faith Hope & good chance and in this category one employs an exhilarating mixture of Charity (RCA) would include 'Mellow Me' an exciting vocals from within the group which is song with good use of the vocal talent well executed. 'Let's Go to the Disco' where the of the group — they definitely do not After dismissing the first track on music is out of sight sing this trio of lack in this field. Definitely an easy side two — It probably went to their two females and one male and by some listening album but useful at parties to heads with a title like 'All This Making strange coincidence he is Hope. Well, give the DJ a rest! Love'! - the rest of this side can be I only got as far as my room to listen Paul Ekpenyong IC Open Doubles Darts Competiton SEASOC The new WHITBREAD CUP presents "Naturally it's Rubber", "Engineering with Rubber" Entries should be given in to the Union Bar staff by "Standard Malaysian Rubber" November 28th. on 18th November 1975 Beer prizes for the finalists. Entry fee 15p per pair in Mech Eng 220 at 6.30pm till 7.45pm. (lOp Darts Club members) All members of the College are welcomed. MONEY SPINNERS Sat |5 Nov CLEAR LIGHT ORCHESTRA JC adv £110 Adv £1-30 on door £1-30 FILM — Thurs 27 Nov T Lnion Lower Refectory FRIDAYS 8pm TIEKETS AVAILABLE from IC Union I2-30-J3-3O Cross Country The A's turned out full verted. Jon Pitcher, preserving HOCKEY of confidence and looking his energy for this week's forward to a good game. That game, ran in the last try to Imperial College 2 kick-off was arranged for complete his hat-trick — the 11 o'clock (with Twickenham highlight of the afternoon. Ettessa 4 by Jim Marshall in mind) but by that time (He thought differently about Belsize Park had ten men it later when he was pushed In suffering the first only on the field and were up the stairs to the bar to buy league defeat this season, point IC were well on top expected no more than a jug.). and had complete control IC played their best hockey another two. As the referee In the end IC ran out easy of the game. Unfortunately this term, although two for the Extra's game had winners by seven tries and two 'gift' goals In the space defensive errors cost them failed to turn up it was one conversion (30 points) of two minutes completely the match. Ettessa, who decided that the remaining to one converted try (6 destroyed IC's superiority have scored on average five fourteen should take on the points). It was a game best and rhythm, putting Ettessa goals per game in the League, twelve from Belsize Park. forgotten. And how long are in comand of the game started the match as this As soon as that was settled we going to persevere with though not by any great form suggests, showing interest in the game waned. fixtures against Belsize skill on their part. To rub sharpness in attack. After Park (II) who have no failed salt into the wounds, the There was no real ten minutes they were given to turn up with anything umpire allowed a fourth concentration at any time a penalty which was easily like a full team on three goal to count, after the during the game and the converted. At this point IC occasions during the last whistle had been blown for play was very scrappy. IC woke up and started two years? an offence. This completed were winning so much ball contensting the control of that people were falling midfield and beginning to the unrepresentive score Next week the A's will line In a game which IC over each other in an attempt have to play a lot better, put pressure on the Ettessa to score. When half-time defence. Towards the end at least deserved a draw, as of course they are capable, having two goals dissallowed arrived IC were only 12 — 6 if they are going to put of the half, IC were awarded in the lead, having let a penalty from which Kim by their umpire. the same score past Team:- C Brown, K Houlden, Belsize Park in for a try University College (III). Houlden scored. After the which they converted. break IC played some very J Marshall, I Hodgson, J Team:- M Gibson; L Davies; impressive hockey, taking Andrews, A floss, J Latter, The second half was a C Becque; B Leeson; J the lead through an excellent M Isles, T Tutu, fl Fatania, bit better. AI Harery ran Pitcher; H Duncan; AI goal by Mike Isles. At this A Brewster. in the second of his usual Harefy; B Bubb; T Fitz- two tries, and Hugh Duncan gerald; M Zawarotco; C scored his second try of the Cuthbertson; K Hawkins; N season and that was con- Wiltshire; M Siomiak. RUGBY By Christopher Cuthbertson Badminton Imperial College A's: 30 Belsize Park (II): 6 Imperial Mixed 1st 2 After an uneventful Bedford 1st 7 journey, four separate groups opposition from the anti- finished. In this the toughest of runners met at Wye Ellis weapon ("well, Iran The race was followed fixture of the year, Imperial College, to form a running 6 miles last night, and by the annual procession did well to take even in two team of nine, plus a wide 6 miles this morning, so of masochists from the games. Helped by Bedford range of assorted accessories, I didn't bother"). village to a point miles up who had to play a normal who had come "under the After these two, there in the dark, wherea big fire substitute man but hindered thumb" or just for something were six consecutive IC was burning. There were by the absence of their to do. We ran against three runners, including an excellent added hazards to this captain R Hopton, many games 16ths of the Wye team, run by "I'm only here for excursion, due to various were close enough to almost including the latest anti- the training" "Isherwood, undersized juvenile fire- make a difference to the Ellis weapon. who has apparently been rishs who seemed to enjoy score. Still the games were The race progressed up off the beer recently. Then waving flaming played in a friendly, and and down the followed a four minute gap around the procession. jovial atmosphere even when slope of the Wye College before the final four runners The previous Wednesday, the Stackridge roadies began mountain (1600ft, 900ft, arrived — during this time again, with a much depleted moving their equipment 400ft, 150ft ?), for about four Mr Davy seemed to reacquire team, we visted the non- into the Great Hall. miles or five and a half his taste for beer, which he event of the University Bedford, having 5 or 6 miles depending on who was lost on that fateful Monday College, 150th Aniversary players in the ULU team asked. While certain members night a couple of weeks Celebrations. We came were deserved winners and slogged up and down these ago. The final result was second in the relay which will undoubtedly remain virtical slopes, the accessories that only the third team was organised, but since so unbeaten throught the were having a guided tour was beaten by Wye, thanks few people went, there seems remainder of the season. to a fine run by one of the of the College, and arrived to be little or no information Team:- Ken Bownes, Wendy imports, who came in during back just in time to see on what happened. In fact, Lowe, John Gowlett, Kim a short period after the Ian Ellis sprinting in, did an IC team really enter Lim, Ian Mayne, Sally race was thought to have against virtually non-existant this race? Calhoun. by Kenneth F Bownes Hertford College 3—2 and The three teams met up were our only success, as the again in Oxford that evening Firsts lost to St Edmund's to commence the serious THE FORERUNNERS Hall, 4 - 2. This was a business of drinking. Having Football This Anglo-American rather ill-tempered 'friendly' tried two pubs we eventually Folk/Rock group have (not our " fault, of course), settled in the Red Lion, On Saturday 25th October, several LP's to their where we commandeered about Oxford resounded to Welsh the first half of which was credit and have appeared fifty per cent of the saloon, accents and cries of "Nice, conducted under police on Belgian TV and many and ignoring requests to innit?" as Jim I ley's Red surveillance. After the European campusses "turn it down" etc, sat Army descended upon the game the Firsts went back to Only 50p. round drinking and singing. unsuspecting city. We were St Edmund's to make friends Thursday 20th November Somehow we all got back to there to play our annual with the opposition, and 8pm. Union Refectory coach; thirty-odd steaming fixtures against three privileged watched "Doctor Who" on the Tickets at Door colleges. The second XI College television (high spot shapes in good voice and looking forward to the Sponsored by Campus played St John's College and of the day for some, wasn't Crusade For Christ lost 6-1. The third XI beat it Terry?). Cambridge trip next term. 12 Lord Mayor's Show 75 Tclix Newspaper of Imperial College Union Editor Paul Ekpenyong FELIX © 1975 Published by the Editor on behalf of the Imperial College Union Publications Board'. Printed offset- litho on the Unlbn premises. Cast of FELIX helpers in order of non-appearance John McCloskey, Technical Manager Gill M^Conway Hon- Production Managers Phil Dean, Photographic Editor Andrew Hall, Sports Editor Terry Westoby, Arts Editor Ulysses Ma, Assistant News Editor Karen Gadd, Features Writer Nigel Williams, Photographer David Knights Andrew Walker Technical Assistants Anne David Duncan Suss, Business Manager Tony Jones Cartoonists Chris Tom Critics Staff Mike Williams, Consultant Editor FELIX Office, Imperial College Union, Prince Consort. Road, London SW7 2BB. Int. 2881 Members of Guilds Union carrying the fourteen feet long Tefc 01 - 589 5111 ext 1048/1042/3 wooden replica of Spanner in the procession. were the hordes that represented The Lord Mayor's Show Kings College and the City 1975 was quite successful University both of whom despite a few mishaps during together with Guilds are ADVERTISEMENT the day. However, these did invited to join the procession not mar a throughly enjoyable each year because of their occasion in which one of close ties with the City of the major land marks was London. Boanerges' survival throughout There were many bands in the day with absolutely no the procession including the PHOTSDC need for attention. She even Drums and Pipes of London achieved 'fame' by appearing Irish rifles! on television! If singing and marching Unfortunately Guilds, who were not enough to keep people usually manage to shine on warm, then whisky certainly takes Photographs for College Societies. this occasion, were unable to was — at least a bottle of enter a float this year. They did this burning liquid was reported not have any materials to build doing the ranks of the Blues We supply high quality colour or black & white photos of a float and being unable and Royals - the horse even society events, dramatic production, teams etc at very got a sip!?! to beg or borrow a lorry, did reasonable prices. without one. Although the flatfoots On the other hand, they were out In force, many If you are interested in using this service contact Phil Dean souvenirs were collected nearly put a spanner in the in Physics I. works with a fourteen feet en route and everyone retired long wooden replica of the at the end of the procession real 'spanner'. Also present for a well earned rest. PROF BREMSSTRAHLUNG Darnrnit man ' Don't you Besides , BERT is o-f How about. " Thou Course pre-programmed see p ersuadina the 3y Shalt not clean Sir- Prof! Are you sure Rector to allow BfcRT to ojith Bremsstrablong's Brian's cor with it's u/iae to Let BEKT Nash his car, I gain Laws of Robotics I out of the lab-?" BriUo pad 5 ! " irnmediate respecCabil.it ij how do they go now ^ -for my robotic proj ect.s 1 HDOOC- 6b FELIX Policy Heading - NUS Constitution 111. Tabled by: Manchester. St Andrew's. Newcastle. Aston, Brunei. Birmingham and Surrey Universitites Newcastle and City Polytechnics, Carlisle and tfewcastle Colleges of Art, St Mary's, Newcastle, Mohkwearmouth and M>rth Tyneside CFEs; Glasgow CT, Durham Agricultural College, Bulmershe CE, and Cambridge S.U. Conference notes: 1. The majority of students feel alienated from NUS Executive. 2. The majority of students cannot directly participate in electing the NUS Exeotive. Conference believes: 1. Having an indirect election remote from most students is a major cause of the alienation. 2. The situation will be alleviated by the NUS Executive being elected by a national ballot of all Ordinary Members. Conference resolves: 1. That all members of Executive shall be elected by a secret ballot of the Ordinary members of the National Union. 2, That the following amendments be made to the Constitution: Constitution re-wording of Section 21A: In Clause 21A(i) delete all and insert: "All members of the Executive specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) , (d) of Clause 21(2) shall be elected by a secret ballot of the ordinary members of the National Union. Delete subsection (8) of Clause 21A. Renumber subsections (2) to (7) of clause 21A as (3) to (8) of Clause 21A. Insert new subsection (2) to Clause 21A. "Sich ballot shall take place during the first week in March and the elected candidates shall join the Executive at the end of the ordinary meeting of Conference first following, and retiring members shall leave the Executive on the 31st August of the year following that in which they are elected. Until the 30th June the less recently elected holder of each office shall have precedence and responsibility for the performance of the furction of the office and the holder of the office shall be designated by the name of his office followed by the work "elect". From 1st July the more recently elected holder of each office stall have precedence and responsibiltiy for the performance of the functions of the office and the other shall be designated by the name of his office, preceded by the word 'retiring'. In Clause 21A(13)(a)(ii) delete all after 'more than' in the 2nd line and insert: "twelve weeks before the date fixed for the holding of the Executive elect ions, that an extraordinary election for the purpose of electing a new Executive shall be held within a specified period, being not less than four weeks nor more than ten weeks, and that that meeting of Conference which expressed 'no confidence' in the Executive shall appoint an interim Executive which shall retire upon the Declaration of the result of the extraordinary election." In Clause 21A (13) (a) (iii) delete all after "end within" in the 2nd line and insert: "twelve weeks before the date fixed for the holding of the Executive elections, then an interim Executive shall be appointed at that meeting and the interim Executive shall retire upon the Declaration of the result of the Election". Delete paragraph (c) of Clause 21A (13) and re-number paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of Clause 21A (13) as (c), (d) and (e). In paragraph (c) of Clause 21A (13) deleteall after "elections regulatins" in 3rd line and before 'The Elections Committee' in the 7th line and insert: "and provide for the appointment of the interim Executive." Section 21B - delete paragraph (b) of Clause 21B(2) &insert: "If the vacancy should occur after the beginning of Ordinary Conference but before the Executive changeover at the end of the Ordinary Conference, it shall be filled by the person who at the election was elected to that position but who has not yet taken office. A person so co-opted shall become a full member of the Executive. Delete paragraph (b) of Clause 21B(2) and insert: "If the vacancy should occur after the beginning of Ordinary Conference but before the Executive changeover at the end of the Ordinary Conference, it shall be filled by the person who at the election was elected to that position but who has not yet taken office. A person so co-opted shall become a full member of the Executive. 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