Felix Issue 0297, 1971

FELIX GOES IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION, 4th OCTOBER, 1971 No. 302 FREE P. G. GRANTS PIERS... Following the announcement, in late spring, of a rise in coming these recent successes whilst stressing the fact that College Political victimisation fails Felix is pleased to report of which he spent as presi- the value of undergraduate grants comes the news that a they are still insufficient. The major point which still needs that the physics department dent and the other two of similar rise in value of Post-Graduate Science Research Coun- stressing is the need for a re-evaluation of the method of cal- have not succeeded in throw- which he was supported by cil Studentships will be effected from 1st October 1971. culating the S.R.C. grant. The method used at present has the ing out Piers Corbyn, left SRC to do research. wing former president and The grants will rise in three steps yearly from that date as On July 7th he was told following structure, the amounts shown being those for 1970- editor of SENNET. by his supervisor that his follows :— 71:—£380 basic for the period of undergraduate attendance During the summer a bat- "academic performance dur- 1970/71 1971/72 1972/73 1973/74 with an addition of 17 weeks at £1 a day and a general £50 tle has been raging between ing the year had not justified Students living allowance on top of this, which all rounds up nicely to the Piers and the physics de- a recommendation to SRC away from home £550 £630 £650 £675 partment over the possible that his research studentship Students living present £550. withdrawal of his grant, for be continued for its third at home £425 £485 £500 £520 Post-graduates still do not get a London allowance and the coming session. The year", but that he could fin- most important is the fact that the expenses incurred in the struggle began in July and ish what he was doing and In addition to this P.G.'s will in future be able to obtain a has involved in addition to submit it for a DIC and reimbursement of travelling expenses incurred over a total production of their theses have to be taken from their main- Piers and college, the Science M.Phil this October. These of £15, in any year, and the limit of other income earned by tenance grant which has no specific allowance for this. As in Research Council, for whom two statements were later post graduates which falls into the non-deductible category some cases this can amount to £100, an additional allowance Piers obtains his grant, confirmed in writing by a ICASTMS, Imperial College letter to Piers from his head has been raised from £100 to £175. in the final year's grant or a separate money allocation for Union, NUS and a few of department Professor These are all items that N.U.S. have been campaigning for this purpose is imperative. others, all of whom took up Matthews on July 13th. in the past and items on which Imperial College Union has The whole method of evaluating P.G. grants at present does Piers' case. The battle has involved mounds of com- brought great pressure, the introduction of the travel allow- not take into account the fact that undergraduates have 20 Assurances munication between the var- Piers appealed against the ance proving the value of such pressure. The outstanding issue weeks of holiday in which to supplement their income, a privi- ious participants and all con- decision and on July 8th being followed at the moment is that of disparity between lege not open to P.G.'s. cerned must be praised for gave assurances to college P.G. demonstrating fees, and the Union feels that discrepan- the way in which everything that he would finish the work I.C.U. will be trying to highlight these deficiencies at Mar- was so amicably carried cies between one institution and another must be removed. for his Ph.D. by October '72, gate but your support will be needed to carry these proposals out. even though PG's are not In the motion which Imperial College Union will put to the through and also to check any government attempt to intro- Piers has been at college N.U.S. meeting at Margate in November, they will be wel- duce a system of loans for post-graduates. for three years as a PG one Continued on page 8 PHALLUSY TIME McCullough, in that order, that I.C. —an Accommodation Bureau for stu- (two minutes from the District line It has come to the notice of FELIX students should not in future use the dents not run by a couple of old ladies tube station). The flats are in excellent that a certain Union official, during the refectory at the Royal College of Art. (mentioning no names). After placing condition and are generally better than installation of those notorious machines Apparently, R.C.A. students object to advertisements in several local news- those that students would normally in the Union bog, received a not in- queuing longer, particularly since the papers he has obtained a vast number find. considerable number of free samples vast minority of I.C. students made any of addresses of flats, bedsits and digs Each of the flats has two cookers, N from the London Rubber Company. effort to integrate in the minutest sense. which he has been dishing to students two sinks, two bathrooms, a refrigera- FELIX are sceptical as to whether Freshers may be interested that R.C.A. and the like at the rate of about 30 a tor and similar furnishings. Fifty-eight B these will be put to use. That is, other salads were economical, and a very week. He still has many addresses students will be housed, mainly in e than blowing them up as balloons ! We pleasant change from Mooney's. especially digs so if you are still with- double rooms but there is also a small number of single rooms. wonder whether any Union official will W.L.S.A.B. out a place to live pop into the Union This is only a pilot scheme and it is be able to negotiate a sufficient discount This means the West London Stu- office and see him. r hoped that if successful there will be a on these items in order for FELIX to dents Accommodation Bureau. This TENANCY SCHEME IN w arrange a free gift this Christmas. large expansion into this form of autumn in the Union Office Mike RAVENSCOURT PARK accommodation as there are no build- Muller (ex I.C.) has been running a The College recently acquired the i IMPERIAL GASCOIGNE ing or planning worries. service unrivalled anywhere in London leases of eight flats in Ravenscourt Park Apparently, Granada Television have A further advantage is the complete s been rash enough to invite a team from freedom that the scheme allows the e Imperial College to participate in Uni- residents—there are no wardens or sub- versity Challenge. Four team members wardens. plus one reserve are required. Budding intellectuals should give their names FRENCH LETTERS TO THE f and addresses to Linda in the Union EDITOR i Office. Granada will also arrange a free Complaints regarding the aforemen- trip to Manchester for supporters, 40 in tioned machine and the contents there- number, to watch the recording. Appli- of should not be addressed to the editor s cations also to Linda. of FELIX who wishes to stress that he is in no way responsible. He also denies n BRUSH OFF that FELIX will be running a contro- As the tortuous channels of com- versial "French letters to the editor" munication reopen, FELIX has receiv- column. Next week: FELIX Consumer ed a request, via the Registrar at Unit reports. Coming shortly: Road R.C.A., the Domestic Bursar, and John Test. l*age 2 FELIX October 4, 1971 I I Tmmmmm At last the 1971 Editorial COLCUTT McLooge Show Right. Now you know. Social life? No problem! No doubt, for freshers, your first week or two in College Don't blame me, you de- Enjoy yourself any way you will show what a lot the Union has to offer, both of a social Welcome To All Felix Readers cided to come here, it's not like, indulge your every whim. and Recreational and of a Service and Representational This year sees a major change in Felix as you no longer my fault, if you'd asked me What are the Union, the nature. have to pay for it. This means that the few of you who I'd have told you, but you clubs, committees, for but to Old lags Will know this already, but they will recognise actually paid for it before can save your money, and the probably wouldn't have lis- help you relax as you want that there is always more to be done—some tasks concern majority who used to pinch it anyway can now do so with tened, it's your choice, noth- to? You do like drinking and old thorny problems, others concern newer ones, but none a clear conscience. In order to recover our small losses' due ing to do with me. watching TV don't you? It are for that of lesser importance. to lack of sales income, and a larger print order of 2000, What's that, John? don't bother me if you don't, we are restricting each issue to an eight page format.

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