The Newspaper of Imperial College Union GUILDS PROF CRUSHES RCSU RAID Professor Anderson, one of the Gordon Bowser, the Electrical The final attempt was made attention to existing mascotry guests of honour at the Elec Eng Engineering Departmental just before the after dinner rules, notably that there should Freshers' Dinner, prevented Representative, had actively speeches, when some forty be no wanton violence or RCSU from making away with dissuaded freshers from buying students gained access through destruction. An agreement was Spanner and Bolt when he held on tickets for the dinner, and two previous bolted doors. It also reached that there should be of the raiders in a deadlock and consequently only forty-eight was then that Professor Ander- no speeding by CCU vehicles on refused to release him until after people were present in the Senior son demonstrated his hitherto the campus and that all damaged the attackers had withdrawn. Common Room when the City unsuspected wrestling prowess. and injuries sustained during and Guilds' mascots, Spanner Dr Cory was later heard to mascotry raids should be re- and Bolt, arrived by van. A team remark that he wished that all ported immediately to the from the Royal College of formal dinners were as entertain- Union. Science Union attempted to steal ing. The Royal College of Science them as they were unloaded but As a result of the damage Union has accepted- responsi- on being confronted by superior caused during the raid, ICU bility for the damage to the numbers they were forced, by President Stephen Goulder door, for which they are ex- mascotry rules, to retire. summoned the three CCU pected to receive a bill from the Later, a larger group of about Presidents and drew their Estates section. sixty charged the SCR, and during the ensuing scuffle a glass door was shattered showering Dr Cory and the student sitting next to him with broken glass. The student received several cuts for which first aid was admini- Professor Anderson: the next stered. But the attackers were Spanner bearer? again repelled. RED KEN IN SOUTH KEN GLC Leader Ken Livingstone his fingertips he was well able to delivered a red-hot attack on deal with the points raised. Tory policy, and in particular its Mr Livingstone described the crushing of the Fare's Fair convoluted legal background to scheme and its attitude to Civil the Law-Lords' quashing of the Defence, when he spoke as a Greater London Council's fares guest of the Socialist Society to a policy; the legal precedent used packed Great Hall on Tuesday. was the suppression of Poplar Mr Livingstone spoke for an County Council's attempt to hour and then answered ques- give women equal wages in 1900. tions from the audience. 'Red More recently the Attorney Ken' is an expert speaker and continued on back page with all the facts and figures at No. 624BHMMflBHHBJi |Friday, October 22, 1982| indeed the society where every- relying on me to tell him. June last term at which the one's face fits, no matter what Byll Waterson relevant Mines Ents Officer, their interests, creed or colour or ICU Ents Officer John McPherson, was present political allegiance. I can see along with the other CCU Ents nothing in any poster that I have Officers, the ICU Exec and Wellsoc Sexism produced that contradicts this myself and other interested Dear Martin admirable ideal. parties. The result of this As Publicity Officer for the David Rowe meeting was that Ents would be H G Wells Society, I feel bound Dear Martin responsible for booking two gigs to reply to the letter from the So the Wellsoc poster was and a film double bill with other WIST Officers published in last offensive to WIST et al. It was people working as agreed. week's FELIX. meant to be publicity and to Unfortunately, the person In many ways I agree with stand out amongst the junk that responsible for the smooth- what they had to say, and I most societies adorned College running of this event was Phil accept that some people may with over Freshers' Week. What Greenstreet, so whilst I was at have found the poster offensive. with UGM motions and FELIX home, happily booking bands The reason for using the poster articles Wellsoc seems to have with Phil's failure there was no- in question was to attract obtained more attention than one to look after the other people's attention, make them could ever have been hoped for, details and chaos was unleashed. read the poster and make them with the added bonus that WIST Mines & Ents Meanwhile ICU Exec began to come along to Freshers' Fair. In have taken a free trip on our assume that Freshers' Week was these respects it has been a Dear Sir publicity bandwagon. solely an Ents function, as I resounding success. On reading FELIX on Friday I should like to point out that suppose did the CCUs and in I was astounded to discover a I believe, however, that the Wellsoc used a poster with a pair particular Mines. The events letter concerning the Mines lack students of Imperial College do of bare breasts last year to organised by Guilds and RCS in of involvement in Freshers' not wish to pass a UGM motion advertise a lecture on vampires. Freshers' Week showed at least Week—this being the first I'd which would effectively censor There were no UGM motions on that they were aware of the heard of it. Now the idea of College posters. It is gross to that one—perhaps it was thought concept but unfortunately Mines Freshers' Week was, that for the suggest, as do the ladies of more artistic than the last! Given arranged a week of Freshers' first time, there would be a co- WIST, that a publicity officer this sort of ambiguity in reaction events. I can't blame my old ordinated set of activities and should not use pictures which how is a motion calling for mate John Eagleson, I suppose, entertainments in the first week are "totally irrelevant to their almost random, public censor- but as Mines VP he ought to involving all three CCUs, ICU society in order to advertise its ship going to solve any problems? have known where to go tiddly- and IC Ents. A meeting to existence". We will probably have running winking this weekend without arrange details was held in mid- In conclusion, Wellsoc is continued on page 4. Find out about Marketing Management and see if it would suit you The demands of marketing management are high, but so are the rewards - in job satisfaction and material terms. 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Poge2| | October 22,19821 IFELIX A Grand Wink The long-awaited Tiddlywinks place along Oxford Street, but Rag Stunt on Saturday was a after warnings from police and great success, raising £980 for some trouble over collecting charity. None of the expected licences the event was twice put problems from police or Chelsea off and a new venue found. College arose. In keeping with tradition, Nearly a hundred and fifty however, the contingent from students from the three Con- the Royal School of Mines stituent College Unions started winked their tiddles single- from The Vale and tiddlywinked mindedly down the middle of the up King's Road to Sloane road, while the more cautious Square. This represented a break members of C&G and RCS used from tradition, as until this year the pavements. The route took tiddlywinking has always taken them past Chelsea College, Guilds, RCS and HM constabulary were all represented on Saturday. which was expected to be regarded by their students as an to the landlord on behalf of the infringement on their territory; Insecurity Union. but there was no visible reaction Because the money was de- Four bicycles, with an estimated from within. Furthermore, livered direct to MENCAP on total value of £600, were stolen police presence'was limited to a from the College on Wednesday: the same day, individual totals discreet inspector, two sergeants two from in front of the Science and three constables who raised for the three CCUs are not Museum Library, one from in no legal objections until Sloane available.