Felix Issue 504, 1979
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Issue No. 518 Friday, 18th May, 1979 THE NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL Of)I I FOE UNION ALLOM CUP VICTORY Boat Club Sweeps the Board The victorious IC Eights On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 9th, the men of Imperial College Boat Club turned up in strength at the explanatory gestures. IC was able University of London Boat House at Strand-on-the-Green, OPEN EIGHTS to pull through unscathed, and Kew, to take part in the Allom Cup regatta for UL Colleges. THE ALLOM CUP Here. IC was the meat in the had a clear lead by the halfway Only three colleges stood any real chance of winning in the sandwich between QMC and mark. The crew relaxed into a various events making up the regatta. Firstly, Imperial UCH. UCH was on the water steady three-quarter pressure, College, with a Henley win behind them, and recent experience early, waiting for the other eights, and passed the finishing post. of competing at National level at the ARA's Nottingham who were waiting for their 'The Ship' at Moitlake. easy meetings. Secondly, UCH, strong in college rowing, but, respective coxless boats to return winners. As QMC came last Mr seldom noted elsewhere. Finally, QMC, who had 'persuaded' and double up for the big event. Hill was unable to repeat former several of their men rowing in the ULU squad to turn out for claims of coming second. QMC on the day. Mr Hill and a few other friends from the UL squad were making a IC's only loss was when the Conditions were good, and were only spoiled by a few last trv for a pot in a glass-fibre novice eight were narrowly brainless motor launch drivers who caused several near 'CARBOCRAFT' eight while IC defeated by UCH 'novices', accidents. were using 'in house' technology, winners ofthe IT. head novice THE EVENTS rowing 'THE PRIORY', and the pennant a levy weeks previously. OPEN SCULLS- Chris 'Bomber' Howell beat QMC/UL superstar UCH crew were in a conventional Mr Hill did not go away empty- handed: QMC' won the coxed 'Donny' Hill, and is continuing his bid to rise from novice to elite in one wooden boat. pairs event, by default, as no-one year. With surprisingly little else had such a boat. COXLESS PAIRS- Alan Cooper and Colin Southall's meteoric and jockeying at the start, the three erratic start so unnerved Mr Hill and his companion that they gave up eights were lined up, and the race within 50 yrds ofthe start. Result- a walkover. started. IC produced a very As a result of these Allom Cup average start, and had to row performances, Chris Howell, a COXED FOURS- Steve Pumphrey's determined crew finally notched through between QMC (to pair, and two lours, will be up a win against UCH. Mr Hill didn't enter this one because of his elite Middlesex) and UCH (to Surrey): representing the University of status... as these were slowly converging London at the British Universities COXLESS FOURS-...but he was allowed to row in this event. It didn't the IC cox had a problem on his Championship: they will, of do him much good, however, as the IC boat, which had been competing hands.. Tactfully ignoring the UL course, be rowing in Imperial with National Squad crews the previous weekend, took nearly two umpire, and with the aid of College colours. lengths oil'QMC over this short course. I WHAT'S ON Following the Union Meeting hospital alone and is advised to FRIDAY 18th May held on Tues 8lh May at which a have a friend or relative to stay CONCERT motion was passed withdrawing the night in case of complications. IC CHOI R Concert - 8.00pm, Great Hall. Tickets £1.10 (75p to students). support from the National In a 2 year trial monitored by Bach - Cantata No 21 (Ich Hatte Viel Bekummernis)sBerger - Brazilian Abortion Campaign (NAC). I DHSS (ended June 1978) BP AS have since contacted NAC and and PAS (London) carried out Psalm,Bizet - Te Deum,Moeran-Nocturne. have found that many of the more than 10,000 day-care CLUB ACTIVITY premises, on which the vote was abortions without mishap. IMPERIAL College Christian Union Christians in the Real World: III taken, were untrue. I would like Councelling and assement is 'Alone'. 6.30pm. Music Room, 53 Princes Gate. therefore, to put forward the facts given beforehand. concerning NAC and hope that MONDAY 21st May I hope this has clarified the the motion will IJC re-discussed CLUB ACTIVITY situation and I hope further with a full appraisal of the facts by discussion on the topic will YACHT Club AGM. 12.45, Physics Dept Common Room. Yacht is now a wider spectrum of students at concern itself with facts and not, sailable. Nomination papers for posts on notice board in southside - IC. as happened at the meeting, with Elections on Monday. The NAC supports aliortion on uninformed biassed opinions. The MISCELLANEOUS demand. It nowhere states that it fundamental difference between PHOTOSOC shop 12.45-1-15pm. Linstead 211. Please collect your condones 'killing a child within a NAC and its oppenents is that competition prints!! few hours of its birth'. Abortion NAC allows people the means 'terminating a pregnancy' opportunity to have their own TUESDAY 22nd May .not killing a child. So if Barry belief without imposing them on MISCELLANEOUS Austin and his friends can keep a others. ICU Annual General Meeting. 1.00pm. Concert Hall. Union cards child in an incubator and allow it In conclusion we know that required. Announcement of General awards. Motion on Abortion, to live, all well & good, I've no Christians and Barry Austin Handover ceremony. objections. What NAC and the believe life is sacred, but isn't the ICWA AGM including elections. 1.00pm. ICWA Lounge. Womens Movement are quality of life important too? interested in is the woman's right STOIC TRANSMISSION 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' last part. 13.00. Merche Clark to choose what becomes of her JCR, Union, Southside Halls, Southside Lower TV Lounge. body: that it should be her Maths 2 THURSDAY 24th May decision to have a child, not a Dear Sir, - As two occasional doctors or the state or the church. readers of FELIX, we find it CLUB ACTIVITY Only when women have this right surprising that the Editor has now ASCENSION DAY Service. 7.30pm. Union SCR. (West London will they be able to take an equal stooped so low as to devote two Chaplaincies). part in this society. complete columns to the petty MISCELLANEOUS The present law on abortion self-indulgent ramblings of Mr PHOTOSOC Shop. 12.45 - 1.15pm. Linstead 532. Please collect your (1967) requires the concent of two Barry Austin. competition prints. doctors who feel that con- We can fully undestand now STOIC TRANSMISSION 'Lunch break' 13.00 Repeated 18.00 (except tinuation of pregnancy would after reading such self-centred endanger the health - physical or childish rantings in your columns, JCR) JCR, Union, Southside Halls, Southside Lower TV Lounge. mental of the woman; injure the the reactions of students of other lives of her children that are London Colleges on hearing the already alive or if there is any name Imperial College. It is now substantial risk that the child obvious that the high academic could be severely handicapped. standing is not matched by the NAC is certainly opposed to maturity of its students. Don't forget the profiteering by abortions. All We can only hope that, like us, legal institutions performing Mr Austin is a third year student, abortions do so only under so that future students will not be scrutiny of the NHS. BP AS and treated to such depressing rubbish PAS are both registered again. chairitics, ie non-profit-making, charging /75-80 for an early Yours sincerely, abortion, £130 for a later one. Christopher C Bose Chem III This sum is considerably less than Nicholas P Fitzhugh Elec Eng AGM for a full term baby. NAC (unlike III LIFE and SPUC) campaign for Dear Sir, - It is nice to know that research into pregnancy testing, IC students enjoy fresh air and at 1:00pm in the contraception and safe methods of sunshine but shameful that such abortion. apparently intelligent people are The main argument at the so selfish and inconsiderate as to CONCERT HALL meeting was 'late' abortions (after leave their litter for all in Beit 16 weeks). In 1974 0.8% of all Quad to bear with every time we aliortions in England and Wales have good weather. I'm sure that were performed after 20 weeks, all the people who carry their Tues. 22nd May the majority lor medical reasons. meals and drink out into the quad Another point was that of Day- are capable of carrying their MOTION ON ABORTION Care abortions. There are at empties to an appropriate rubbish present 12 Day-Care units run by bin. HANDOVER CEREMONY NHS in Britain. This type of LRM Dawson, abortion enables women to have Zoology their terminations at an early stage of pregnancy (up to 12 Dear Sir, - I feel that I must write Union policy on abortion. As with which proposed anything like a weeks) with the minimum of aboout the last ICUGM, held on all the anti-abortion letters to positive alternative. Then, alter delay or imposition of a heavy Tuesday May 8th. The first FELIX it was interesting to note the vote was taken, a large section strain on either nursing stall or motion, proposed by Mr B that all the speakers in favour of of the minute percentage of the NHS financial resources (^35 as Austin, was totally negative the motion and the first College present decided to leave compared to £112 for overnight - showing no positive alternative to amendment were male.