EXCLUSIVE WIN WIN WIN NEXT WEEK Jeff Mills Yet More Latest From the Interview Cinema Tickets Games World Wharton to Resign DAVID ROBERTS the Union found itself one sabbati- year. In the words of Mr Heeps, cal short for in excess of two "Here we go again". Imperial College Union has found months. Although there is insufficient itself without a full compliment Mr Wharton's fellow sabbati- time to run the usual five week of sabbaticals-elect once again, cals-elect also expressed sorrow election process (with only four as Dave Wharton, elected in that he would not be taking up his weeks remaining this term), Mr February as Deputy President elected office. However, they Heeps is determined to see a full (Finance &. Services) for 98/99, is hoped that his decision to stand compliment of sabbaticals elected expected to resign his post today. aside now, would allow a suitable before the summer, to allow a Mr Wharton, a second year replacement to be found, to join smooth hand-over between the maths student, feels certain that he incoming and outgoing officers. will be asked to re-sit the year, and Speaking to Felix he made his feel- thus will automatically be deemed ings very clear, "the position is a unable to take up a sabbatical posi- vital one which we must fill". tion. As a result, he has made the Consequently, he will ask an extra- decision to resign now, to allow his ordinary meeting of the ICU successor to be elected in time to Council, convened at today's AGM, take over from the present incum- to suspend the election regula- bent, Rob Clark, on 1 July. tions. Whilst expressing sorrow for Mr If Council concurs with Mr Wharton on a personal level, ICU Heeps recommendation, this will President Andy Heeps has praised allow the normal fortnight of cam- the decision to stand down, rather paigning to be cut to a single week, than waiting until official results are so that elections can be held in the announced in July. However, he final week of term. Papers for the emphasised that Mr Wharton's post will go up next Wednesday decision to tender his resignation and will be posted for two weeks. rests with him alone, who has The election itself 'is provisionally made a "very bold decision, in the Dave Wharton; exam trouble pencilled in for Wednesday and best interests of the Union". Thursday 24 and 25 June, produc- A decision to await official con- the other victors from February - ing a final result for the final day of firmation of his results could have Dave Hellard, Adam Cherington term. left the Union in the state of limbo and Ed Sexton - as the elected face Although rumours of intended it experienced at the beginning of of ICU. candidatures abound, there are at this year, when DP (Clubs fk The announcement of Dave present no confirmed runners. Societies) elect Smita Chaturvedi Wharton's resignation, made by Anyone interested in standing only discovered she had failed her Andy Heeps at on Thursday after- should contact Andy Heeps or the exams in mid-Summer. The conse- noon, immediately triggers off a present incumbent, Rob Clark, in quent election was thus unable to fresh round of sabbatical elections the Union Office. take place until November 1 1, and - the third set in as many terms this The King's Union Manager Sacked Students' Newspaper at Imperial ED SEXTON one occasion Chirgwin was so month, which he wrote off as "pro- drunk that he refused to leave a motion of the union". He also College King's college student union's building during a fire alarm, despite authorised himself wage advances (KCLSU) general manager, James the presence of the Fire Brigade at and attempted to cover up his mis- Chirgwin, has finally been sacked the incident. At the time Chirgwin deeds by telling one staff member for committing numerous was head licensee of the KCLSU to destroy the bar's safe record Issue offences over the past year, bars and was often found drunk in book. including fraud and drunken union buildings, endangering their Chirgwin rarely turned up to 1117 behaviour. license. union meetings and committed Chirgwin had been suspended Other offences included cash- several other minor offences and 29 May for five months on full pay before ing cheques at the Union, which breaches of union regulations. He 1998 being sacked, revealed KCLSU's later bounced, and running up a was finally sacked for Gross student newspaper, ROAR. On £250 bar tab in a period of one Misconduct. NEWS 29 May 1998 Residents Say No News in Brief... A TEST OF PURE age, and many of the arguments to Diana Memorial both for and against use of the EciSMTtww drug are based on mere ED SEXTON in what is already a congested speculation. area. Art critic Brian Sewell, one of A new ecstasy testing kit, Over 250 Kensington and Chelsea many celebrity residents of designed to test the purity of the residents demanded that plans Kensington, commented to the illegal drug, has come under FELIX ON THE for a 'Diana memorial garden' are BBC that "the garden will be heavy criticism from the drugs scrapped at a public meeting last tacky... simply a focus for silly czar Keith Hellawell. The test, MOVE Tuesday evening. tourists". These 'silly tourists' which will be available to the gen- The garden of remembrance for could reach numbers of five million eral public, detects the presence In order to make way for the Diana, Princess of Wales, has been people a year. Alan Clark, MP for of several chemicals in tablets, Union's dBs development, Felix planned since last year; the Royal Kensington and Chelsea, was less including MDMA, and provides will be vacating its offices in the Parks Agency sub- condemning in his information concerning the North West corner of Beit Quad. mitted proposals to comments, but did effects of the drug. On 5 June, the last issue to be a government com- complain that infor- Keith Hellawell, speaking on produced from the current mittee last mation was not BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, premises will be released, and the December. readily available con- called the test "a step too far", office will be moved temporarily Although exact cerning the garden's claiming that even pure ecstasy to the Clubs and Societies details have yet to design. damaged all parts of the system. Resource Centre, behind the be finalised, the gar- The nature and He was also of the opinion that Union Offices. All enquiries den is thought to use of Diana's mem- users took other drugs to counter- should be made there, and email consist of sixteen ory in memorials and act the effects of ecstasy, and and telephones should work as acres of flowerbeds commercial projects that the kit would encourage drug normal. and walkways within are not exactly new use. During the summer, Felix will the grounds of issues. Only this Tony Puglio, one of the kit's move again, this time to the south Kensington Palace. Alan Clark is not amused week a British inventors, dismissed these claims, side of Beit Quad, where it will A special garden for woman set up five pointing out that such a kit could remain until next year. children and areas for leaving per- 'Diana Memorial Tours', designed save lives. As yet no research has The last issue of the year will sonal tributes [toilets? -Ed] are like- to take visitors by coach around shown conclusively that MDMA be on 24 June. ly to feature among the attractions. the sites of London that featured causes long or short term dam- The plans came under attack at most in the Princess' life, including a special public meeting in her favourite shops and gymnasi- Kensington Town Hall on Tuesday um. The company was set up with evening. Most residents, remem- the approval of the London Tourist bering the chaos caused in the area Board: If the planned memorial UNION AGM last September when Kensington garden goes ahead, Kensington Palace became an impromptu High Street will have much more to The Annual General Meeting of Imperial College Union will take shrine, fear that the garden will worry about than five extra place TODAY at 12.30pm in dBs. Everyone is entitled to attend and attract thousands of tourists and coaches. to vote. All union officers will be presenting reports and will all be thus increase traffic and pollution subject to questioning. BE THERE. Brabazon Basement Falls Foul of the Floods CLARE ASHWIN floors were rounded up to help deposit points. The water was around the hall and their bedrooms basement residents evacuate their thrown up by the drainage system, ankle deep in drain water. The flow Residents of Brabazon House, rooms. unable to cope with the heavy rain- of water headed towards the boiler one of the Charing Cross halls of It soon became a race against fall. Water levels almost reached room, fracturing hot water pipes residence in Pimlico, had their time to empty the contents of the the height of the windowsills out- under the pressure and leaving res- dedicated revision schedule inter- seven rooms affected by the flood. side and it was feared that the idents throughout the building rupted on Tuesday when the Computer equipment, clothing, water would start to come in without hot water. The electricity basement level of the building textbooks, CD players and files of through the windows if the rain failed but was later restored to the flooded due to the heavy rains.