"Hg, •Mi FELIX TBI Paul Shanley recommends. Just remember that it's only the bookies who win. INSIDE Baron Following the shock revelation last issue that I was going to scrap the Baron, there has been a flood of 3 News protests. I am going to spend the next three days conducting a straw poll g Union around College on the subject. If the majority want to keep The Baron, 7 Baron then it will be resurrected. the runner-up. Controversy Just as I promised ten days ago—a attracted any more people to the My editorials seem to have caused a 3 SciTech bumper edition of FELIX which will Union and 'Quorum' has been abused great deal of controversy recently. I take until the end of term to plough just as much in there as it was in the even have lesser editors mentioning them in their editorials. My 'election 9 Baron through! We've got loads of features, Great Hall last year. At least in the reports and letters, and the whole Great Hall you had a fair idea of who results' editorial was written while I the winner. thing took a very long time to put was interested in the Union and how was in an extremely cynical mood. I together—so appreciate it. it was run. Your voice could be heard still stand by what I said, because Mr 11 Libel My favourite bits in FELIX this and everything was treated in a more Goodwin distorted 'facts' in his term have to include the features on serious fashion than it has been this election material in order to win, I am year. I think that next year's UGM not alone in my feelings. 12 The famous few body language and courtship gestures. This week we have featured Chairman should consider moving the at Imperial graphology as the centrespread. This venue back to the Great Hall and sort Print Unit science is almost as fascinating as out some serious publicity for such Due to the printer's oncoming 14 Opinion observing people. Am I the only one events. This year's has been abysmal. temporary nervous breakdown, the who has spent the last month watching While on the subject of the abuse Print Unit will be closed from today Why do CU want to people making open crotch displays of the call of Quorum, I must say how for a month. I'll still be in the Office be a part of the at one another? Before I used to think stupid and childish it was of our over the Easter holidays if you need Union? that particular people were President to call Quorum in the any photocopying done, artwork sexy/charming/charismatic but now I middle of a Union General Meeting advice or technical process work 15 News Review just know that they can use their body just because the meeting was not done. language to its full effect. taking the direction he wanted. Finally 1 (J The new Graphology can also reveal more about your character, although it is Gambling Roll on the holidays, don't eat too Democrats a far cruder way of analysing your Should FELIX be encouraging many Easter Eggs and get as much — have they a part friends. I spent the weekend students to gamble their grants away? revision done as you can. If you're around College over the vacation, to play? discovering that I am an egotist who This is a question that several people enjoys dominating others. But I knew have asked me recently. I think that drop by for a chat, and if you're in that already. it is a harmless bit of fun because I Physics I can probably try to help you 17 How to lose know when to stop. Unfortunately I with your problem sheets! Happy an Election Quorum know of at least one student who is Easter! in severe debt and still gambles. the Chris Martin In the last issue I was severely restricted for space so I was unable Auntie Judi's advice is only gamble Way! to write about the Results Union if you can afford to lose your stake General Meeting which took place and don't put bets on any of the horses Cjxx>< 18 The two weeks ago. I decided to sit to the workings of back of the meeting with the students Editor-in-chief Judith Hackney who were more interested in eating Business Manager Chris Martin Community their QT burgers than watching the Reviews Editors Andrew Clarke Action antics of various Union Officers. I and Sumit Guha spent most of the meeting explaining Clubs Editor Andrew Waller 19 to curious observers what was Sports Editors Dominic Strowbridge Family histories happening the other side of the room. and 'Hector' Sullivan They were none the wiser. Procedure Science Editor Steve Black 20 Graphology is a hard thing to explain. Features Editor Kamala Sen Typesetting Rose Atkins When the voting took place it was Printing Dean Vaughan 22 Puzzles clear that only about eighty people Contributors: Chris Jones, Paul Shanley, Martyn Peck, Andrew were actually taking part in the Thompson, William Lumb, Martin Cole, Lloyd Ruddock, Andrew 23 The meeting. There were over three Daglish, Pippa Salmon, Chris Martin, Sunny Bains, Adrian Bourne, hundred people in the room but the Simon Bradshaw, Noel Curry, Phil Young, Adrian Grainger, Al Birch, alternative meeting was clearly inquorate. Rodger Houghton, Dave Jones, John Noble, Andrew Waller, Francis budget I am of the opinion that the idea of Barr, R McRitchie, Roy, Dave Smedley, Max Kallios, Steve Black, taking the General Meetings into the Sam Lee, and all the people who turned up to collate yesterday. JCR hasn't worked—it hasn't FELIX is published by the Editor for and on behalf of Imperial College Union Publication Board and is printed by the Imperial College Union Print Unit, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BB (Tel 01-589 5111 ext 3515). Editor: Judith Hackney. Business Manager: Chris Martin. Copyright FELIX 1988 ISSN 1040-0711. 2 Wednesday 23rd March 1988 FELIX I\l ews Spanner & Bolt liberated Lawson gets rid of covenants The Royal College of Science Union Parents whose children enter higher at home. Outside London, the grant (RCSU) successfully liberated both education for the first time this is £2050 for students not living at mascots of the City & Guilds Union Autumn will be expected to pay up home. (C&GU), Spanner & Bolt, yesterday. to 25% less towards the student's Parental contributions are A member of RCSU managed to maintenance, following last week's calculated according to 'residual stowaway in the car which was Budget. The difference will be made income' from the scales shown below: carrying the mascots, after they had up by their Local Education left a C&GU meeting. The car was Authority. left behind Linstead Hall, with the The reduction is compensation for Parental contribution scales in full mascots still in the boot. The student the end of the tax relief on student then called the Mascotry team which covenants taken out after the Budget Residual Scale 1 Scale 2 opened the boot and took the mascots. and is much higher than had been income (existing reduced At first Guilds denied that the predicted. An unpublished report by scale) scale) mascots had been taken but later it the Department of Education and became clear that RCSU had indeed Science, however, shows that about 9900 50 37 C&GU President elect Ralph removed them. 40% of dependent students receive 10000 64 48 Greenwell holds Spanner aloft RCSU plan to ransom the mascots less than the assessed amount from 11000 207 155 back to Guilds for Rag. their parents. 12000 350 262 The City and Guilds Hustings UGM took place yesterday. The Presidential The old and new assessment scales 12600 435 326 candidates, Ralph Greenwell—proposed by Duncan Royle, and Chris will run side by side for the next four 13000 515 386 Home—proposed by Chris Greenwood, each had three minutes to say academic years. Grants for students 14000 715 536 why they thought they should be elected next year. With neither candidate already in full-time higher education 15000 915 686 reaching quota on the first allocation, the second placed votes were counted. will still be calculated from the scales 16000 1115 836 This proved to be the closest ever presidential election in the history of as announced last December, whether 17000 1315 986 Guilds with 49 first place votes and 62 second place votes cast for each there is an existing covenant or not. 18000 1515 1136 candidate. Under Guilds election rules, it was left for Returning Officer, Exceptions to this rule will be students 18400 1595 1196 Alan Hepper, to have the casting vote. He ruled that as Mr Greenwell who entered higher education before 19000 1745 1309 was a second year, the vote should be cast in his favour, and so he was the age of eighteen, whose birthdays 20000 1995 1496 elected and subsequently ratified as next year's President. are after Budget day. Students who 21000 2245 1684 In the election for Vice-President, Max Kallios was returned unopposed change courses will continue to be 22000 2495 1871 after Chris Home announced his decision not to stand down to VP assessed under the old system unless 23000 2745 2059 candidate. there is at least two years between 24000 2995 2246 The election for Hon Sec was close with Murray Williamson polling 61 courses. 25000 3245 2434 votes to Chris Greenwood's 51.