(the untold story of the wild west) The latest film to star Mario van Peebles rides in on page 17 2 News Channel CCUs Elect New Exec Members Tunnel Linked ill!! By Imperial Dr Stefan Szymanski, has linked increases in Dover ferry brochure prices with plans to open the Channel Tunnel. Dr Szymanski is illilS an Economics lecturer in the Management School. In a paper entitled, 'Making Hay While The Sun Shines', Dr Szymanski discusses the reasons for effectively doubling car ferry prices. islaSaSlisS: Christmas Caper Comes! The Imperial College Christmas Caper will take place this year on Sunday 5th December. A pigeonhole waiting to be used. Guilds' elect their Vice-President today. The annual event is being organised by the HUB Office. It BY LYNN BRAVEY representatives." announced tonight. aims to introduce children to Fellow candidate, Steve The Royal College of Science science, technology and medicine Hustings were held last Tuesday for Hoborough, echoed these views by Union also held elections this through an 'unforgettable party'. the post of Vice-President in the suggesting that "college media week. Four members of their Tickets, at a cost of £3 for City and Guilds College Union should be used to it's full committee were elected on Monday adults, are available from the HUB (C&GCU). Hopeful candidates advantage". He added: "I've also at their Union General Meeting. Office (x3021). The HUB Office pledged themselves to improving been doing the job for six weeks." These were Stephen Dorman, are also looking for people to help student involvement in C&GCU The hustings were poorly Honorary Secretary; Chris Barry, with entertainment, science games affairs if they are elected. attended, though Mark Walton, Broadsheet Editor; Sean Rands, and craft stalls. "Union meetings will be better Honorary Secretary and Returning Assistant Broadsheet Editor; Simon publicised and a greater diversity of Officer for the election, commented Cooper, Archivist. students encouraged to take part in that it was "good to have interest When asked to comment on his them," promised Benjamin Maxwell, from freshers". Paul Griffith, appointment, Stephen Dorman said, speaking at the Hustings. President of the C&GCU said that "It was nice to receive acknowl- Happy He also stated that this would be it was "the fist time a vote has been edgement for a job that I've been done by "better communication taken for an individual post". The doing for four weeks anyway!". Birthday between the Union and departmental results of the election will be £19,000 BT Fraud BY MICHAEL INGRAM high marks in project work. line to the house. A short time later, After discovering the fraud, the man emerged from a An ex-student of Imperial College British Telecom traced the calls to neighbouring house and attempted was arrested this week ending a a house in Earls Court Square,. to reconnect the line. He was long-running telephone fraud. The which had been previously arrested and taken to Kensington man, who cannot be named, wired occupied by the ex-student. The police station. into the British Telecom system in police and Imperial College The man could not be charged order to avoid paying international security were brought in, and a immediately as he fell asleep in the phone charges. Before being suspect identified. station while waiting to be caught, he is alleged to have made A stake-out was set up in order questioned. As police codes of over £19,000 worth of calls to to watch the house, which the man practice prevent the waking of Sir Frank Cooper, Chairman of Malaysia, mostly at night. had vacated in September. In the detainees, he was ordered to return Imperial College's Governing The man had previously studied early hours of Sunday Morning, for questioning on Wednesday. The Body, celebrates his 71st birthday for an MSc degree at Imperial while a call was being made, man was formally charged of fraud on Thursday. Felix wishes him College, which he failed despite technicians disconnected the phone yesterday. many happy returns. The deadline for articles is Friday at 6pm News 3 Cadogan To John Patten announces reforms of Students' Be DG Unions in the new Education Bill BY JOE MCFADDEN Sir John Cadogan, visiting Professor of Chemistry at Imperial Student Union Reform in College, has been appointed Director General of Research Councils. He has responsibility Education Bill over the Government's Science and Engineering strategy in the wake of the Science White Paper. Sir John BY ANDREW TSENG, Lorna Fitzsimons, President of from 'non-core' services in an will advise on funding decisions for NEWS EDITOR the NUS, denounced the bill as executive decision rather than a university science, which has a lacking 'all detail and fact, but will parliamentary bill will allow for budget of over one billion pounds The Government has come under give power to the Secretary of State more discretion and may permit per year. He retired last year as intense criticism from student to decide upon whatever social societies, for example, to be Director of Research at BP, where leaders this week after the pub- regulations he deems fit'. directly funded as core bodies. he had introduced an improved lication of the Education Bill. In What classifies as being 'core' Those non-political societies not system of Research and what has been seen by some funded has been left unclear. The classified as core may still retain Development funding. In an observers as an Anti-National bill states that public money may university and Government interview with Felix, Sir John said Union of Students (NUS) bill, the only be used for services 'specified funding, say insiders. he was 'delighted and overawed' Education Bill, published this by regulations made by the Sec- Andrew Wensley, President of by the announcement, seeing it as a Wednesday, introduces a 'core' and retary of State'. Ms Fitzsimons, Imperial College Union, said, "The "great opportunity to do something 'non-core' funding structure. accusing John Patten of ignoring minister seems to have ignored the for science." It demands that campus unions the results of his 'consultation exer- majority of comments put to him, Sir John's appointment ballot members annually over cise' said, "It must be made clear to by student unions, academics and continues the Government's policy affiliation to the NUS. John Patten, Parliament, to the public and to universities during five-months of of improving the partnership Education Secretary, in a statement students, exactly what this Bill will consultation." between university science and said, 'the Government has already entail - which student union The bill, introduced in the industry. Both new Research abolished the closed shop in the activities will be publicly funded House of Lords is being spear- Councils have also appointed Trade Union sector. Now we want and which will be funded by the headed by Education Minister, Chairmen with backgrounds in to give students the power to individual student." Baroness Blatch. As yet Mr Patten industry. William Waldegrave, choose for themselves what col- However, Government sources has made no comment on the bill in Minister for Science, said he was lective involvement they want'. have said that segregating 'core' the House of Commons. "delighted to have John Cadogan as the first Director General". Southside Bar Wednesday 1 st December: Monday 29th November: Launch of THEAKSTON OLD TWIN NETWORK PECULIER The Ultimate £1.32 pint in Pub Quizzes Sunday 28th November: Wednesday 1st December: At 8:00 p.m. GAYMER'S OLDE ENGLISH THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE Cider CRADLE Only £1.04 pint Friday 3rd December: K.G.B. NIGHT K Cider £1.20 bottle Lots of prizes T-Shirts, B'Ball caps, etc. Feature Artful Dodging In The Capital In a one man show, Marcus Alexander introduces you to art in London. Either you can bow your head, gain a permanent from music to art. Yes, art! Why, you may say, slouch, mumble about Laplace Transforms and should I be interested in that? Quite simply The National Gallery become one of thousands of apathetic zombies because it is everywhere and everything. ("The at Imperial College who can't relate to anything secret of life is in art" -O.W.) You've heard the name, you may even have more complex than a spanner, An interest in art will give you a greater seen it at Trafalgar Square, but have you ever Or... understanding of anything else, from TV to dared to look inside? The National Gallery You can do something about it! London is quantum mathematics. Contrary to popular houses the national collection of Western the cultural capital of the world, where you can belief, art is not for pretentious arty farty European Painting dating from the 13th Century find whatever your tastes require, be it high class students with silly hats, but it is for you. So right up to the 20th Century, which basically theatre or Soho peep shows. Go out, venture where can I find it? Well, on this page, I, as means that it has just about everything. It would onto the streets and discover it all for yourself. cultural ambassador to Imperial College, will take days to explore the cavernous interiors and Visit a museum (there are three within five lead you by the hand to the bizarre, the curious, see all of the 2,200 paintings, so it's much better minutes walk of Imperial College), go to the the mind-blowing, whatever it is that's going on just to pop in when passing to have a quick look theatre, involve yourself. After all, no-one else in the world of the visual.