Founded in 1949 NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION FREE!
NO. 385 FRIDAY, 25TH APRIL, 1975
Watch Out! It's Big T! NO LICENCE AT THE recent NUS Annual Conference at Llandudno, Trevor Phillips, the current ICU President, was elected as one of the four vice-presidents of NUS. Trevor, who beat off his nearest rival for the post by a FOR IC RADIO substantial majority, will take IT WAS revealed last Tuesday that the Home Office will not be granting IC Radio a licence. up the job on August lst; it will thus run concurrently with Although this is a temporary setback, it is nevertheless a big disappointment to the IC Radio his ULU Presidency. team who have been awaiting the Home Office's reply to their request for a licence for several months. The refusal, which surprised many, was the result of a Lancaster students are thorough investigation of the More Trouble at Lancaster — angry at the severity of the system IC Radio proposed to tribunal's verdict and at a use. Their findings suggested meeting held on Wednesday that the system of several Five Students Expelled night decided to stage an separate transmitters, (initially academic strike to culminate one each on Weeks, Beit and FIVE STUDENTS, including the Union President, Dick Soper, with the NUS-sponsored Southside), each of which would have been expelled from Lancaster University for their part in National Demonstration in feed a number of small induction the 11-day occupation of the campus administrative block last Lancaster on Wednesday 30th loop aerials would cause too month. April, 1975. much radio interference on local ICU Council have passed a residents' sets. The signal Of the thirty-three students from this source would be originally charged, only three resolution supporting the suspended sentences . Lancaster students and will proportional to the seventh were cleared by the disciplinary power of the distance away The students involved are be asked at the next Council tribunal set up to adjudicate seeking legal advice and will from the source. their cases. Five others were meeting to make available be appealing to the three-iman resources to send students from A recommendation to IC suspended for a year, another appeals and equity committee. Radio to use a system employ- fifteen students were fined IC to the National demonstra- Those failing in their appeal tion in Lancaster. Anyone who ing a "leaky, co-axial cable" between £15 and £30, two were have the right of a second will be able to attend should as a suitable alternative has reprimanded, and a further hearing by Pro-Vice-Chancellor contact the President in the been made by the Home Office. three students given one year Professor Austin Woolrych. Union Office. This system would give rise to a cylindrical signal. Using a "co-axial, leaky MEL (Blazing Saddles) BROOKS AT IC cable" had been discussed by (Continued on back page) STOIC, the IC Student Television Service, managed to scoop the BBC and other media with their interview of Mel Brooks, the American film director, during the Easter vacation. Watch Out! Well-known as the director of the immensely successful satirical western "Blazing Saddles". Mr Brooks is in this country to promote his latest film "Young Frankenstein". He had the STOIC Studio It's Big P! in fits of laughter with his gags and antics. When asked why Young Frankenstein was filmed in black AT THE recent NUS Student and white, he replied "Somebody stole our crayons." Journalist Conference at Shef- Present in the studio when the interview was field, Paul Ekpenyong, next being recorded were reporters from the Kensington year's Editor of FELIX, was Post and LBC Radio. They were continually asking elected to die National Student how STOIC had managed to arrange it all and scoop Journalist Committee. the BBC who interviewed Mel Brooks the following The main function of the day, STOIC just smiled benignly. committee is to organise the The programme can be seen on STOIC next next Student Journalist Confer- Thursday at 1pm in the Union, JCR and Southside. It ence (which will be a three-day will also be showing on ILEA Channel 7 at 3.15pm event next year). Members of the same day. the committee are also expected (Photo by Neville Miles). to chair some of the conference debates. t FiLIX
Michael Williams
Press Distortion during the NUS. "But are you a marxist?" being able to define the parameters of Annual Conference'. "Yes" said Charles quite simply . respectable debate .The omission of just Later on the new President estirnated one issue from a discussion can often THROUGHOUT the five-day confer- that he was, politically speaking, to.the mean that the debate's conclusion wilt ernce, reports appeared every morning in left of Government minister Tony Bean, be* predictable." most of the national newspapers. Person- and that if there were further cuts in Gov- After seeing the distorted press cov- ally speaking I found it most disturbing ernment spending on education, then stu- erage given to this conference, I am to find that many of the reports (and in dent militancy on the campus might well inclined to agree. particular those appearing in the Tele- increase . It would appear that that was graph, the Mirror, the Express and the all the Press wanted to hear for the fol- Mail) lacked any kind of real perspective lowing morning, most of the nationals concerning the fundamental issues being talked sensationally about the NUS being As you will see, this issue contains debated and the wide ranging spectrum in the hands of a left-wing extremist who an inserted advertisement from Endsleigh of student opinion which was being pre- promised a stepping-up of student mili- Insurance. It is advisable to read it before sented . The distorted scenarios being tancy. There was practically zero report- deciding to throw it away for although you churned out by the Press (with the excep- ing on the policies and issues which had may already have some kind of insurance, tion of the Morning Star and to some ex- been aired at the Press conference. Endsleigh are quickly becoming extremely tent the Guardian) were disappointing to This kind of distortion was exactly competitive in the student market. There say the least. that which had been predicted by Mr are statistics- to prove it! The most vulgar example occured Francis-Beckett, the NUS Press Officer, when Charles Clarke, the National Trea- at the Student Journalist Conference held surer, was elected to the NUS Presidency. At the Press conference which immedi- at Sheffield Polytechnic on April 2nd/3rd: The winner of last week's £3 Prize ately followed, one of the first things "Newspapers do not openly tell us Vapation Crossword, is B.M.A. Rozali, a which the national Press asked was what to think about issues. They do Mechanical Engineering postgraduate. "Are you a Communist?" something much more questionable: they Finishing the crossword must have been "No, I am a member of the Labour select what they think the issues are. quite an achievement since two clues had Party" came the reply. Newspapers have the terrible power of accidentally been missed out.
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7 Saunders Road, Dept. of Physics Sheffield, S2 5EQ . 20th April 1975 Dear Sir, FELIX .23rd March, 1975. It is good to see "FELIX" NEWSPAPER OF IC UNION Dear Sir, taking an active interest in the With reference to the item EEC Referendum (Editorial, Editor: Michael J.L. Williams headed 'Horrible Hippies' on April 18), and no doubt there p.? of FELIX No. 383 dated will be much controversy on the subject in college over the March 13th, I have the post- Published by the Editor on behalf of the card before me as I write and next few weeks. In particular I can assure you it gives every there will beposter campaigns, Imperial College Union appearnce of being a genuine which brings me to the point Publications Board. communication. The fact that of this letter. Posters at IC the writer gave neither her full don't stay up very long anyway, name or address says ali that but it was noticeable that pro. Printed Offset-litho on the Union premises'. EEC posters put up last term needs to be said about her. Thanks to Gill, Ian, Paul and John Also, she cannot even get cur disappeared, or were defaced, names right .The card is add- very quickly indeed. Perhaps ressed to "The 'Misses' Harr- at this early point in the FELIX Office, Imperial College Union, campaign the President could ison and Ward", although the Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BB. other long-haired member of make a statement about the our team is called Higgins and "ground rules" concerning Telephone: we have no-one called Harri- political posters, and confirm 01-589 5111 Ext. 2166/2154 (lnt.2881) son . whether removal of rival posters is or is not a discip- The ironic thing is that linary offence. apart from two of us having Yours faithfully long hair we were one of the HALL DINNERS Tony Jones, straightest-looking teams to Hall Dinners will all be appear for a long time! Three Please Note Physics 2, held in College Block of us were fully equipped with this term. Bookings for Hall Dinners suits, collars and ties, and 29th April may be made on Thursdays the fourth (the one who "does- Your team gave us a very 13th May - Wine Hall Dinner and up until 12 NOON on n't even possess a shirt") exciting game and ran us very 27th May - Friday for the following was wearing a perfectly decent close, with the result in doubt 3rd June Tuesday.. Any booking sweater. right up to the end. However, 10th June - Wine Hall Dinner which has not been paid As to how the text of this when all is said and done, one (Dinner Jackets) for by that time will be communication came to be inescapable fact remains. Price: Hall Dinner - 95p. considered as cancelled. known to FELIX, I think the WE WON!! Bookings for the Wine Hall fact that a very good friend of Yours faithfully, (Sherry - 5p, paid for at Dinner on 10th June will mine attends IJC. and that I dinner) not be accepted until wrote to her recently quoting Ray Ward Wine Hall Dinner - £1.45p Monday, 12th May. the contents of the postcard (Member of Hull (wine included) may have something to do with University Chal- Please note new closing time. it. lenge team.) mix 3 1F Only:. DEFINING PG
Margaret Slimming ROLES
DO YOU know that I have used two bottles of ink, several ALL POST-GRADUATES are In an ambiguous position but pads ot paper and much brainpower (not to mention practically some more so than others. This was the kind of conclusion to the entire week-end) attempting to write my first (and last?) emerge from one of several workshop sessions at a recent NUS article for that infamous college newspaper, "FELIX"? sponsored conference on post-graduate education held In South- The end of last term saw a new Union Exec installed at 14, ampton. Delegates attempted to classify that diverse collection of Cromwell Place (which, people holding one degree and case any of you hadn't realised strictly to themselves — and working for another in poly- is the "hang-out" of 200 who can blame them?! How technics, universities or from. conference delegates, "young ladies"). In all, there many of you, for instance, independent research Institu- hammered home the point that are ten Exec, members — all would recognize me? tions. there is no necessary connection of whom play an imprtant part I realize that I am being between research assistant in the running of the Institute very presumptious in supposing Richard Upton type funding and lack of control including being a vital link that of you want to get to know on the one hand or research between I.C.and the rest of us anyway! After all, one tends The first step was to studentship type funding and the College. As you will no to forget that there Is a small identify two end points of a high autonomy one the other. doubt have realized by now, I female colony residing in the continuum characterising post- There was clearly some have been elected to the post male stronghold of IC, and graduate activity. At one pole ambiguity in the minds of many of President, with my support- although 200 girls won't make lie the taught courses which delegates on the advantages ers as follows —(let's face it, a vast difference to the represent an extension of and problems that might accrue when this article has been situation, It's better that undergraduate activity often, if a higher proportion of research published, I'll need more than nothing, isn't it? What do you though not inevitably, being post graduates were to be supporters!):- expect anyway — miracles? focused on vocational training funded on an employed basis. Vice-President: Carole Burtt O.K.then, miracles you will rahter than advanced education. While some were keen to remove Secretary: Janina Chichlowska get! At the other extreme are the the charitable connotations of Social Secretary: Sarah Jones Article seen in the local activities of those registered the grant system, others felt Treasurer: Lindsay Salt newspaper reads as follows: for higher degrees and engaged that employment would tend to Rag Rep: Lorna Thomas In the wilds of South Ken- entirely on research on a reduce the research workers' USK Rep: Jill McNaughton sington there have been particular problem. Some control over the project in hand. within this latter group may Travel Rep: Fiona Monaghan reports of strange things going This issue (among others) have a large element of Boadsheet Ed.: Catherine Gill on. A new discovery has been could usefully be debated discretion in the choice and So now there is no excuse made in the celibate atmos- among IC Postgraduates at a execution of the work they dor whatsoever for any members phere of the world-famous forthcoming meeting of ICPGG "Imperial College of Science Others have little or no say of IC to say that they don't (look out for details). Clearly and Technology", after endless in the selection of research know the "Who's Who" of IF the issues involved are not research and much heated problems or the direction of Union! straightforward since most argument. It has been decided the work they undertake. This year, in fact, one of post-graduates,especially those to call the new discovery "the Many (but not all) research my objects is to further our who bear that label for more relations with IC.. Let's be IF girl". assistants share this second than one year, are engaged in a honest — how many of you position with a proportion of Is it another revolution — complex amalgam of research know more than five girls from those on post-graduate or is it just another story of contribution, technique acquisi- IF? Those that do are, I am "boy meets girl"? Don't Miss studentships, particularly those tion and broad education. sure, few and far between, or, next week's thrilling operating in scientific and at least, are keeping the fact Let thoughtful discussion instalment! technological areas. Reports begin 20tlj g>tubent Bra ma jfastfoal
Steve Grove
(Collegiate Theatre, Royal Court and Young Vic, April 6th-12th.) slow start (in an unheated actors had removed their make- Collegiate Theatre) with an up. This was followed by the CONTRARY TO expectations, the Sunday Times National adequate but uninspiring per- Bristol Revunions, which Student Drama Festival is alive and well, and may be living in formance from Bangor of contained more original ideas Edinburgh next year. While most people were under the impression Beckett's "Waiting For in 50 minutes than in a decade that the 20th festival was to be the last, Harold Evans, the Sunday Godot". It was not until the of Smoking Concerts. Times Editor, has said that he will do all he can to ensure that Wednesday that cheers were Student writing was thin on the newspaper's sponsorship heard in the theatre for the the ground this year, much of continues. A second sponsor is naturalism there was varied Drama Studio's brilliant mime- the new work being adaptations. tremendously In quality; at one said to be "waiting in the fantasy "Prufrock", based Most noteworthy were two end of the spectrum lay a tired wings", and will certainly be (very loosely) on T.S. Eliot's plays be Joe Richards (admitt- necessary next year, when a and shallow production of poem. This was an Inspired edly a more mature student) similar festival will probably "The Lion in Winter", which collage of scenes: Prufrock at and "God, Herbert, Donne and cost its backers £20,000. only reached respectability home, at the cinema, in a The Devil" by 19-year-old through the capable performance restaurant etc, each one Michael Boyd, who described of Nevin Harris as Henry II, For many people, part- delicately yet precisely his work as a nasty blasphem- icularly those who attended while at the other end was, for executed by a very profession- ous, glib little comedy. last year's festival at Cardiff, me, one of the week's high- al company (incidentally Actually it was a rather the events of April 6th to 12th lights, namely a faultless featuring Vanessa, daughter of pleasant and very enjoyable were rahter disappointing. presentation of Athol Fugard's our very own Prof. Ford!) sketch about what might happen Although the general standard "People are Living There" by if the Devil went on strike. of selected productions was Bristol University Drama Dept. The elusive (and virtually suitably impressive, there was Theatre of the absurd was indefinable) "Festival atmos- As a whole the Festival little to captivate or enthrall well represented by Keele's phere"never really established suffered from its tenuous the audiences. Since selection polished performance of "Le itself unitl the end of the nature; with nine plays at the for the festival is based Piege de Med use" by Erik week, when the final perform- Royal Court and Young Vic simply upon "dramatic effect- Satie, and "The Chairs" ance of Wall Hall's "Oh! Mr there was little sense of a iveness", there can be no produced by Aberystwyth, who Asquith" (a play about Suff- Festival Centre. There were guarantee of a balanced transformed lonesco tottering ragettes in a Music Hall also too many productions ..37 programme; this year saw a ancients into agile, whirling setting) was assisted by a plays in 6 days puts a strain preponderance of white faces dancers. vocal audience who continued on even the most fanatical of and bare stages. What little The Festival got off to a with the show long after the theatre-goers. 4 FELIX NUS ANNUAL THE NUS Annual Conference took place against a background of rising anxiety Debate on Education . from the left-wing over the emergence of the right-wing personified by the presence of Wednesday 5.13p m .(lasted about 90mins) the Radical Action Group, the Liberals and the bogey-men of the Federation of THE SUBSTANTIVE motion was eighteen Conservative Students. But in the end many of the election pundits were proved right pages long and was consequently impossible to digest in the time available before the debate with the Broad Left sweeping into power claiming eleven of the fifteen Executive began . The points it raised were extremely positions being contested. wide-ranging — so much so that it lacked any cohesion whatsoever. For every sane point The conference itself was, at times, a pain in the rear to listen to. The highlight that the motion raised, there were twenty others of the proceedings was undoubtedly the elections where candidates slanged each which fell into one or more of the following headings: idealistic claptrap; dramatic over- other incessantly and raced to see who is the most verbose political hack alive. The statements; cross generalisations. It was clear Broad Left speeches were undoubtedly the most theatrical; the WRP speeches were that very little back-up research had been done in order to add weight to some of the claims the most entertaining with every other word "struggle" or "slump"; but the accolade under the "conference notes" heading . The for the best speech of the conference must go to Liberal Richard AHanach who had "Conference instructs" section was a wondrous bubble of demanding, condemning, organising, the conference in hysterics with his dead pan delivery and tongue in cheek remarks. mobilising etc etc so typical of the Trotskyist "The Broad Left" he said "are a bunch of hot-house plants.We Liberals can survive motions. It was naturally torn to shreds in favour of the "delete all and insert" amendment in harsher climates"He got a standing ovation. one (co-proposed by ICU) which bore the distinguishing trade mark of the Broad Left: John Randall's opening speech outlined the four main issue which were to be slickness .By simply avoiding extremist jargon, discussed viz., housing, grants, education and the EEC. Due to the limitations of the movers of this amendment gained a clear advantage and in addition, the clear, cohesive space, it is just those four motions plus the emergency motions which were not way in which the document was presented must guillotined into obscurity which are covered in this report. have made this motion a winner all the way . The amendment (later to become the In his very last speech as the President of NUS, Randall paid tribute to the NUS substantive) said that the expansion of staff and made a few semi-prophetic remarks about the future. He warned the left-wing education since the mid-'sixties has been mainly in the area of technological and job- about the emergence of the right-wing. He praised Hugh Lanning (now National orientated courses and that this expansion has Treasurer - elect) for breaking away from sectarian politics and going independent as been designed to produce even more graduates tailor-made to become part of the big-business he himself had done two years ago. His parting shot was aimed at the Broad Left. machinery and thus contribute to capitalism. "They may think of themselves as God's gift to the Union, but heaven help us if they The system is a very strong one due to the infiltration of ' 'business interest'' into the ever consider that the Union is God's gift to them!" Clearly the epitaph to end all area of education through financing research epitaphs. and representation on college governing bodies . This is not in the interests of students, and moves have been made to try and combat the system. It goes on to criticise competitiveness Debate on Housing was desperate for housing. in education (i THIS YEAR'S NUS Easter conference was held for the first time at Llandudno (in preference to Margate) dur- ing the period April 7th - 11th. Here we present the highlights of this gruelling five-day spectacle designed to mirror student opinion nationally. MIKE WILLIAMS reports. The new Exec THE ELECTION SLATES The new National Executive of NUS APART FROM a few odd exceptions, took the IS challenge for power especially (with the exception of the Welsh and the NUS elections were strictly sectarian the bid for the presidency by Terry Povey, Scottish area chairmen, who are elected with nearly sixty candidates standing for a member of this year's NUS Executive. elsewhere) is as follows:- the fifteen Executive posts on a specific In the elections for the four top posts President: Charles Clarke (Cambridge U., platform aligned with a particular politi- and the four vice-presidencies, IS came Broad Left). cal group. Whilst this tended to help the second in all but one of these. Dep. Pres; Alastair Stewart (Bristol U., delegates' analysis of the candidates, Moving on further we come to by far Broad Left). sectarian wrangling, bitching and blatant the strongest group in the NUS today, Treasurer: Hugh Lanning (Birmingham slanging often disrupted the proceedings. the Broad Left (BL). Often smeared by Poly, Independent). As far as I could make out, the left wing other factions of the Left, members of Secretary: Sue Slipman (Inst.of Education, groups differed from one another margin- this alliance of Communists, Left Lab- Broad Left). ally in their respective analyses of iss- our and non-aligned Socialists were duly V Pres {Areas): John Webster (Architec- ues and principally in the respective elected to eleven posts on the national tural Assoc., Broad Left). tactics they wished to adopt in dealing executive. V.Pres .(Services): Pete Ashby (Warwick with the issues, some being more extreme The BL is generally considered to be U., Broad Left). than others. the moderate alternative to the other V.Pres.(Education): Trev Phillips (Imper- Starting at the extreme left of the pol- Trotskyist groups.But whilst being the ial College, Broad Left). itical spectrum we have the Worker's object of contempt (envy?) for all the V.Pres.(Welare): Jez Lloyd (Liverpool U., Revolutionary Party (WRP). A biased other political groups, no-one could fail Broad Left). critique of the election slates offered by to be impressed by the amount of prepar- Exec. Officers: Pete Gillard (Leeds U., the Broad Left sums it up succinctly: ation which the BL put into its candid- Int. Socialists). "No NUS election would be the same ates' election campaigns. The personal- Rex Osborn (Inst, of Education, Broad without the WRP Cassandras yelling ised 'vote!' stickers were novel and on Left). about the imminent end of everything. It the whole, the BL candidates (including Jacqui Webber (Jordonhill College, Broad is comforting to know that despite our Trevor Phillips) proved themselves to be Left). warts, the WRP will 'unconditionally de- shrewd election strategists . Exec. Comm. Members: Perry Cooper fend us all from the attacks of the capit- Further to the right are the Liberals . (South Bank Poly, Broad Left). alist state'.We can walk the streets of Their joint manifesto "The Piccadilly Val Coultas (Oxford Poly, (Int. Marxist Llandudno in peace: we have nothing to Line" was at first scoffed at as unim- Group). fear. portant. It was the BL who betrayed their Francis Hayden (Bristol U., Liberal). In the elections for the top four posts, concern about them when they devoted Chris Morgan (St. Andrew's U., Broad the average number of votes cast for the nearly three pages of their election slates Left). WRP candidates was around seven out of critique to criticising the Libs (by far a total of about 700 . the longest criticism of all). The flattery 4* ttte structure of the education system. Next in succession is the Internation- thereby accorded to the Liberals was not The mandates listed at the end of the motion entirely without foundation because in are more organisational in their application al Marxist Group IMG) .Before the elec- than militant. It shows the typical Broad Left tions, the IMG attempted to form an the vast majority of the elections, their strategy of approaching problems little by alliance with other ultra-left groups but candidates tended to come fairly consis- little, building up a strong base of support tently third. Their presidential candidate, enhanced by good inter-constituent organisa- they clearly failed. Categorised by many tional communication rather than running (along with WRP, NOLS and IS) under Francis Hayden, managed to get elected headlong into stubborn confrontation which as an Executive Committee Member. would make things worse rather than better. It the "struggle, struggle - crisis, crisis" is this which is the essential root of the heading, members of the IMG described Still further to the right is the Radi- Trotskyist jibe of "wishiwashiness" so often themselves as revolutionaries. They gen- cal Action Group (RAG). The slightest directed at the Broad Left. My own personal erally commanded less than fifty votes mention of RAG at the conference pro- comment would be that if all the mandates duced a tirade of jeers, so one can im- listed are fulfilled, and all the CJD.'S co- in each election, but did succeed in agine the fate which befell their sole can- operate then fine . But I fear that the mandates raising enough support to get Val Coultas themselves are extremely vulnerable to didate for President, Andy Vallence- elected as an Executive Committee Mem- Executive complacency (this is really why Al Owen . Together with emergence of the Stewart was censured over Surrey's rent strike) ber. liberals and the presence of the Federa- and constituent organisation apathy (and we all On to the National Organisation of know what that means). But with a large tion of Conservative of Students (FCS, majority of Broad Left amongst its members, Labour Students (NOLS).This appears who did not put up any official candid- I'm sure the NUS Executive can prove my to be a relatively new group on the NUS cynicism wrong. ates themselves), RAG constituted the scene. The Labour Party Executive did core of what the left-wing groups called The IC Union Delegation all voted FOR the not, in fact, endorse this slate due to "the right-wing backlash". Vallence- Education motion . the apparently undemocratic way in which Owen polled a mere seventy-three votes their candidates' nominations were con- in the presidential election, but narrowly* trived. They placed great emphasis on Debate on the EEC missed getting elected as an Executive militancy but little else. Each NOLS Officer. candidate advertised their slate at the Thursday llAOajn. (lasted in total Of the remaining unaligned candidates, hustings inevitably inviting contempt- about 2 hours 15 mins). only one requires mention: Hugh Latining, uous jeers. In the election of the top THE WHOLE question of the Common who stood as an Independent Socialist Market struck me as approximately peculiar. four posts, the highest number of votes There was never any suggestion that the after having a bust-up with the IS. It conference should debate whether Britain recorded for a NOLS candidate was appears that IS wanted Lanning, already should stay in or remain outside the EEC; thirty-one. a member of the Executive, to stand for a the arguments centred on just how the NUS Next we come to the International could best campaign to get Britain out! post other than Treasurer. He refused Indeed, John, Randall's opening speech Socialists (IS). and was thus branded a careerist by IS. seemed to pre-empt the very idea of an in/out The IS were predictably the strongest Supported by John Randall (who, when debate: "But my question tonight is not concerned with the choice between staying in challengers to the Broad left's supremacy elected, stood as an Independent Social- and coming out of the Market. My question is in the elections and so understandably ist), Lanning pushed ahead and even* how do we campaign and how do we express the IS/BL friction was often manifested. tually succeeded in beating favourite best our opposition to the Common Market." The section on the IS in the Broad Left's The substantive motion (one of the John Carr (Broad Left) who is ULU Pre- shortest, only two-and-a-third pages long) widely-circulated critique of the election sident this year. (Continued on page 10,) slates shows'just how seriously the BL FEREIMC 7 FELIX FELIX 'Down the Tunnel' by W.A.C. JEDRZEJOWICZ lst local B&W 'Bomb Burst' by V. PHILLIPS highly commended open slide PTjOTOQTUIPTpC S0C3ETY COItlPETTOOR D. ALANACH: 1st Landscape slide. HERE ARE some of the from 28th April for one week. Portrait F. COOKE 3rd open slide Natural History winning photographs from the 1st W.A.C.Mier-Jedr zejowicz annual photographic society 1st B.Walker The full results are:- 2nd B. Walker competition which was run at 2nd M.P.. Isles Local 3rd B.Walker the end of last term. This com- Colour Prints: Open petition attracked over 230 1st W.A.C. Mier-Jedrzejowicz entries in 7 categories - over Equal 1st 2nd W A.C. Mier-Jedrzejowicz V.. Erkmen double last year's entry. The Landscape winners shared £35 in prizes W.A JC. Mier-Jedrzejowicz Colour Transparencies: Open presented at the Society's 1st D. Alanach 1st D. Alanach Wine and Cheese party. Black And White Prints: Open 2nd W.A.C. Mier-Jedrzejowicz 2nd R. Forster 3rd R.S.Newmann Black and white print and 1st B.Walker 3rd F. Cooke colour print entries will be on 2nd B.Walker Highly Commended Highly Commended show on level 1 College block 3rd W.AC Mier-Jedrzejowicz V. Phillips R5. Newmann FELIX Photographic Competition First Prize: £5 (Entry fees will be added to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes.) Rules: 1. The competition is open to all student and staff mem- bers of Imperial College. 2. The category is "Open Transparencies" (35mm or 2V. sq.) 3. The entry fee (Per 5 transparencies entered) will be 25p ( 20p for Photsoc members). 4. All entries must have: bottom left corner of the view- ing side marked; and the entrant's name and college address on each transparency. 5. FELIX reserves the right to publish any of the ent- ries. 6. CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS FRIDAY, MAY 2nd, 1975. Entries and enquiries to FELIX office or R.S. Newmann, Mech. Eng. 3. . .The competition will be adjudicated by a Central Agency judge. 'Pacific Highway Turramurra' by B .WALKER lst Natural History slide R.S. NEWMANN Highly commended landscape slide 'Worried' by W.A.C. MIER-JEDRZEJOWICZ 1st Portrait B&W 8 FELIX PREC3 P3CE THE SUMMER TERM is, as always, The recent silence of the national the term of reflection, boozing, serious Press as regards student affairs has Trevor Phillips study, boozing, examinations, boozing, been quite deafening. Before the confer- young love, yet more boozy and frantic ence the Daily Telegraph & Daily Express were overwhelmingly rejected, particularly last-minute revision. An unearthly hush were falling over themselves to attack on the Education motion. descends upon the College, and worried the NUS and to hail the heroes of the Perhaps what hurt the Press most was undergraduates, laden with books and that the heroes that they had built out of papers scuffle around muttering "Must "right-wing revival". Where are they now? RAG coordinator, Andy Val lance-Owen, do some work now." and the Liberal, Francis Hayden, proved For the Union, it is a time of consoli- "This makes the position of the to be equally shallow, incompetent, and dation and preparation; there are loose media on students quite clear: attack inadequate. Hayden crept on to the ends to be cleared up, projects to be them whenjou can - otherwise never completed, discussions to be concluded. Executive through the combined votes of Briefings must be prepared for our say a good word about them." the Federation of Conservative Students, successors; hopefully, so that they are ' Liberals, RAG and some of the Ultra- in a better position at the start of their Perhaps there is little for the left—hardly a distinguished array of terms that we were, and don't have to "Express" and "Smellygraph" to attack. supporters. Neither of these two worthies spend half the year on bureaucracy; putt- Charles Clarke, the new President, was, took any part in the policy debates on ing things in order; finding out how things to the surprise of all the pundits, only the bread-and-butter issues; they only work; (then having to change them, 29 votes out of 700 short of a first-round took part in elections. It seems that if anyway). victory, demonstrating his wide support. they want the support and respect ot The major issues discussed were Grants students they must deliver coherent and Cuts, Housing, Education and the alternative policies on housing, etc., "(the Governing Body's decisions EEC and the Lancaster dispute, all of rather than simply carving out careers on allocation of finance) ...are demonstrably critical importance and for themselves. guaranteed to wring anguished howls concern to students; thus the conference This makes the position ot the media of distress from students and staff could not be accused of irrelevance. The on students quite clear: attack them when alike..." policy passed was, in general, good, and you can — otherwise never say a good the position of the Ultra-Left and Right word about them. Everyone anxiously awaits the results of the Governing Body's decisions on allocation of finance. These are guaranteed to wring anguished howls of distress from students and staff alike; despite the £465m. UGC grant to universities for 1975-6, the Government has again decided THE ANNOUNCEMENT of yet another Development Ministry bursaries will be to chop the education budget by £76m rise in the tuition fees of overseas students forced to pay it. Mr Prentice admitted that this time. Yet more evidence ot disast- in universities and further education in it would mean hardship for some students, rous Government policy on public colleges comes as no surprise to most bu t sa id tha t un i vers i t ies and LEA's shou I d expenditure. people. Events of recent months, particul- exercise discretion in these cases .The There is good news and bad news on arly fee rises imposed by local education Chairman of the Committee of Vice-Chan- Hall and House rents .The good news is authorities, and a growing controversy cellors and Principals promptly pointed that the Student Residence Committee over the number and status of the 80,000 out, however, that was hardly reasonable, approved the negotiated deal of a 75p overseas students in Britain made it almost as no extra funds were being provided for rise in Halls, with no change in House Inevitable that such action would be taken this purpose. This could result in a situa- rents. In the present circumstances, I quite soon. tion where many overseas students are regard this as favourable, compared to forced to drop out of their courses for Mr Prentice, the Secretary of State for the position when we started talks. At lack of funds — thus incurring an appalling Education and Science, announcing the that time we were being asked to accept waste of the student's time, talent and increases for F.E. Colleges on March 18th, rises of £2.00 for both Halls and Houses! resources. said fees for courses below degree level The bad news is that the agreement This is the latest development in a would increase by around £50 and that stands only for the Autumn term, on the recent series of moves which will fees for other courses would go up by some understanding that a review would take question the right of overseas students to 20 per cent .These increases apply for all place only if the rate of inflation was study in Britain, under the same conditions students, of course, but since students on as 'home students'. Theseevents include such that rents could not possibly be grants have their fees paid by their LEA, press articles, the setting up of a joint maintained at the new level. There it Is particularly the overseas student who CVCP/UGC working party, speeches, and appears to be a tacit agreement amongst will be hit, since most overseas students evidence to parliamentary committees Vice-Chancellors that they will increase pay their own fees. rents in accordance with UGC self- calling for a reduction in the number of The rise is only one of several in overseas students (particularly postgrad- balancing rules, rather than in keeping different sectors of post-school education; with student grants. uates) in Britain. Possibly the most perhaps the most notable of the others is significant event is the likely capitulation the Increase in Open University tuition of Bradford University Senate, (which has "...perhaps the vice-chancellors fees. All the fee increases are part of the held out against differential and discrim- should stop victimising students... continuing trend to cut back on government atory fees for overseas students for eight and begin to use their much-vaunted expenditure on education. The results of years), to "economic pressures". this policy have been alarming, and in- strength...in getting a decent grant clude the closure of several colleges, The NUS strongly opposes the differen- for their students." forced mergers, and the dropping of courses tial fees, and is preparing to step up its throughout the country as well as an over- campaign to repeal them, in conjunction /( seems to me that this is a trend all lowering of student target numbers, and with the Co-ordinating Committee of guaranteed to produce frequent (and a drastic contraction in the supply of Overseas Students Organisation, particul- steep) rent rises, and with it, the teachers. arly during the summer term and at the "spectre" of yet more rent strikes; These cuts have in general fallen on start of the Autumn. perhaps the vice-chancel lors should those sectors and students least able to It is ironic, however, that the fees stop victimising students, as at Lancast- afford it, as in the case of overseas increase may succeed in achieving the opposite of its aims. The financial saving er, and begin to use their much-vaunted students. They have also meant a severe is unlikely to be great, as the increase strength by getting the UGC to repeal reduction in educational opportunity for may cause students to drop out, and is the unworkable sell-balancing rules, or already disadvantaged sections of the clearly a disincentive to recruitment . in getting a decent grant tor their students community, working people, women, immigrants, and overseas students. It is, Furthermore, the aid to development I will be writing about the actual of course, no coincidence, that these are represented by trained and qualified campaigns brought forward from Llandudno the sections least able to resist such an personnel may be nullified by restricting next week. The report of the ICU delega attack effectively. entry to those overseas students able to tion will be presented at the next UGM, The increase to overseas students repre . pay — the wealthy and government- on Thursday May 1st (MAYDAY!), with sponsored. Thus prohibitive fees may reccommendations on it, for that UGM to sents a sizable sum. All but a few thousand actually negate one of the major benefits adopt. Watch for Exec News. overseas students in receipt of overseas of having overseas students in Britain. 9 FELIX PRIZE CROSSWORD No.15 Xam Across: I. He likes bargains, and where he gets them (4,4). 5. Covers with a cloth American curtains (6). 9. Right Roman to be round quietly on answer (8). 10. Decays back to the queen, who keeps things (6). II. Paper on the dunce's head (8). 13. Hung-up saint rarely sounded bells (6). 14. Trap a number in reverse (3). 16. Like a rose, extra large in actual surroundings (6). 19. I'm a fool, having circular teeth with a drink (7). 20. Those batting own Scots mad .... (6). 21 mine, of 501 grams (3). 26. Nudges the Spanish weapons (6). 27. Poisonous chemical com- posed of nickel, cobalt, titanium and neon (8). 28. Tailless crow, not quite tall provides lichen (6). 29. Self-centred, oddly one goes 'twitch' (8). 30. I'm the fool Dot let out (6). 31. Unable to hear in the extreme, it's said, but put up a fight (8). Down: 1 .Unkempt, to wit, a bird (6). 2. You'd be cooler like this in the classroom (6). 3. Getting up, Esau works with- out a wife (6). 4. An Italian Is able, after a short tussle .... (6). 6 to put up a share, round going round (8). 7. Small stomach right In deep, brought up and interchanged (8). 8. Wander from one's course in street Elgar put up around his centre (8). 12. Write with violin in bird (7). 15. Untouched after service, successful flyer .... (3). Answers to PRIZE 16 has to take one gram in CROSSWORD No. 14 gear (3). Despite the fact that two clues ACROSS: 1. Ubiquitous. 5. IC . were accidentally omitted from 17. Fifty- one detected (heard) 8. Endow . 10. Calling. 11. Prag- last week's vacation crossword, and permitted (8). Entries must reach the matic. 12. Korea. 13.Ordinary. several students still managed 18. Rob is not to change the FELIX office by noon next 15. Rabbi. 16 .Malice. 18. Home. to cope with this unfortunate line of the storm (8). 19. Nod. 20. Rhetoric. Wednesday. The winning disadvantage. 19. Fifty lob swan — could be a 23. Supersonic. solution will be drawn out of Since this particular sheet good missile in winter! (8). the Editors Hat. The Editor's of FELIX Is being printed on 23. Tonight, it's heard, there's Wednesday morning, the winner DOWN: 1. Unemployment.2. India. decision will be final. explosives .... (6). 3. Taciturn. 4 . Unlock. 6. Cog- of the £3 prize which was offered 24 coloured can, Eddy (6). itation. 7. Diatribe.9. Woman. last week will be named in this 25. Marsh land, initially corp- 14. Delude. 15. Robots. week's Editorial. oration effluent dump, encircled 17. Corfu. 21. Eve. 22. Inn. with wire (6). PROF BREMSSTRAHLUNG Hey look Pro-j"! I've -found a strange new X-ray skat* in the Satellite observations! (^What do jou reckon ^rofj~^) 10 FELIX NUS Annual Conference (Continued from page 9.) REVIEWS highlighted the loss of national sovereignity prepared and circulated to Trade Unions and ana the serious restriction of economic constituent organisations. All this goes to freedom which would ensue. Laws and taxes support the view of one of my Press colleagues acted by the EEC Commission cannot that there exists an old Broad Left adage which enacted by the EEC Commission cannot be states "We must take the campaign forward and RECORDS changed or repealed by the Parliament at broaden it". Westminster. One interesting point brought out The Trot sky is t groups were clearly not Jack Llewellyn was that students in Norway played an satisfied with this Broad Left motion. They important role in opposing the EEC during argued that much of what was being proposed their referendum. Another was that the had been tried before with "bugger all referendum is weighted in such a way as to success". The International Socialists lor Tangerine Dream: Alpha Centauri (Super) encourage voting in favour of continuous example wanted the Executive to concentrate British membership of the EEC. on the development of mass disruptive action THIS IS one of Tangerine Dream's The argument concerning the "anti- rather than "pussy f ooling about getting democratic' ' nature of the EEC was deftly nowhere". The IS amendment was consistently earlier conceptions (released in this extended into the area of big- business and couched in terms of criticism of the Executive country for the first time by Polydor), the anti-working class British educational and possibly for that reason alone it was characterised by the absence of mello- system both of which the EEC would give rejected. trons. Whilst there are perceptible sustenance. The 'renegotiations' of Wilson Only two amendments were carried: one were branded as 'a sham*. related to the closure of Furzedown College, crudities in the production (such as And yet another NUS campaign is to take the other to the exploitation of nursery nurses Imbalance of the various parts), the wing. Yet again links are to be sought with as cheap labour. score is unmistakeably T.D., who were Trade Unions. As this was the last major debate of the Out of the eight amendments, only one conference, a delegate from Reading took it then a raw fusion of musical Initiatives (again from the Broad Left) was accepted. upon himself to exploit the impatient mood of soon to mature and produce such enique Amendments 7 and 8 were guillotined by the the conference (the debate had already lasted classics as "Phaedra "and most recently time limit on the debate (they were both pro- well over two hours). In proposing amendment Europe); amendment 6 condemned referenda eighteen, he managed to use all the words "Rubycon". in general and was thrown out; amendment 4 which, during the course of the conference, had Tangerine Dream create a unique kind was tabled by NOLS and tried to inject too become meaningless cliches . Words such as much dogma into the proceedings (it was "struggle", "crisis'',''slump'' all received of "cosmic atmosphere" with their music therefore rejected); amendment 3 called for hysterical cheers and laughter. The amendment - only Pink Floyd at their most imagina- the NUS to remain neutral throughout the called for the President-elect to present John tive come anywhere near this particular Referendum campaign (this was torn to Randall and Steve Parry with a box of 'Hacks' shreds); amendments 2 and 1 called for a cough sweets as a token of appreciation. The area of musical sound. Whereas so many 'YES' vote and were rejected; amendment 5 speaker received a s tanding ovation with other musicians will search for gimmicky called for a "no sharing of 'NO' platforms hysterical cheering. Conference then broke into lyrics, a commercial tune ( — the lost with racists or fascists" line to be taken ''For he's a jolly good fellow". The amendment chord?), Tangerine Dream explore the when campaigning for withdrawal and this was nevertheless defeated however. was accepted. The IC Union Delagation all voted FOR the uncharted regions of musical surrealism Once again, the campaign is to be "broadly the motion on Grants. by juxtaposing differently syntheslsed based .'' textures which are decorated with The IC Union Delegation all ABSTAINED reverberating tonal clusters. The effect from voting on the EEC motion. Emergency Motions Debates is stunning. Friday, 19.32a.m. (lasted two hours). Debate on Grants and Cuts . SINCE THERE had been a total of Dionne Warwick®: Then Came You seventeen emergency motions tabled for (Warner Bros.) Thursday, 8.22p.m. lasted well over 3 hours discussion an STV ballot had been held the night previously to determine the order of AS IN much of the other motions, much of priority in which the motions would be taken. THE MAGICAL velvet lustre which the debating during this session was sectarian. The first priority was the ABORTION BILL The substantive motion, which was thirteen MOTION . belongs to the voice of Dionne Warwicke pages long, was proposed by the Broad Left. The motion condemned the James White glows with a mature warmth in this, her The first amendment (only three-and-a-half Abortion Bill (which is intended to amend the latest album. pages long) was predictably a "delete all and 1967 Abortion Act) as an instrument which insert" one from the International Socialists. would undoubtedly reduce legal abortions The presentation is much the same as After this first amendment was squashed there and called for "free abortion on demand from it has been in the past: a backdrop of followed a total of EIGHTEEN more amend- the NHS." There is to be a campaign to fight orchestral depth characterised by a strong ments, only two of which were accepted. the White Bill which will enclude the dis- The main motion itself emphasised the need tribution of a booklet entitled *A Woman's piano score against which the vocal line for a continuing campaign over the discrimina- Right to Choose.' winds its vibrant way. Nearly all the tory and inadequate grant system as well as All but one of the IC Union Delegation voted melodies have been penned by the old man the cutbacks in educational expenditure and it for the Abortion Bill motion; Nick Payne of soul, arranger/composer Jerry Ragovoy condemned the "belt-tightening sympathies abstained. aroused by the Social Contract.'' Several who insures that his final product has a important points were noted » The Minister for The second priority was the LANCASTER high sheen to it. Education, Mr Prentice, has decided to reduce DISPUTE MOTION. This motion clearly the number of places in teacher training outlined the situation which the students at The best cuts to my taste are "Who colleges to 60,000 by 1981. Ome point made Lancaster University find themselves in. The Knows" and "We'll Bum Our Bridges which, I understand, is very relevant to RSM is root of the prbblem is historical in that the Behind Us"; the former because of the that a student grant is paid for 32 weeks yet University authorities have refused to recog- many students are expected to study during the nise the students union as a body with the fundamental strength in the simple triple holidays. Therefore many students are "full- right to negotiate on behalf of its members. The time signature and the latter because of time students on a part-time grants". Whilst authorities appear to be taking a tough line in its excellent lyrics. vacation study grants exist, they are discretion- the hopes that if they win then a precedent ary awards and can be very difficult to obtain. for other colleges ana universities to take a An obvious must for DW fans and a A call was later made for grants to be extended similar line will be set. The motion called for damn fine soul album into the bargain. to cover the two short vacations. The govern- lots of support, campaigning etc. mental annual grant review was criticised since it considered only the level of grants and not The IC Union Delegation all voted FOR the Tangerine Dream: Rubycon (Virgin) the basic structure of the grants system. Lancaster Dispute motion. Apparently some students unions have achieved some measure of success in the fight agdinst The third priority was the VIETNAM Wispy textures of white noise merge the erosion of their grants by refectory and hall MOTION. This motion condemned the Daily with a synthesised background harmonic Mail and American sponsored airlifts of fee increases through the use of tactics such cluster supported by a mellotron textural as refectory boycotts, rent strikes etc. Vietnamese orphans and the stand adopted by the media concerning the situation in Indo- base and the latest Tangerine Dream Once again the blame for the education cuts China. The motion pointed out that the is put on the shoulders of the right-wing International Red Cross support this view. The album pulsates into life. dominated Labour Cabinet which, it would The motion called for an end to all US military Side one is a gem: after blindly appear, by economising on the education sector and political involvement in Vietnam, the groping into a cloudy dreamland with is attempting to help out big business. Means recognition of the Provisional Revolutionary testing received its perfunctory hammering . Government. Resolutions are to be sent to Mr softly floating concords echoing in phase, A call was made for colleges to incur a deficit Wilson and the US Embassy, as well as a the music transcends the mood to become rather than pass on price increases in refector- message of support to the PRG. ies and halls of residence, LEA's and the DES a tense rhythmic phrase which survives are to be asked to take full responsibility for The IC Union Delegation all voted FOR the endless changes of texture until, finally day nurseries and to finance them. motion on Vietnam. spent, it staggers and fades. It seems as though there will be no more The fourth priority was the CASH GRANTS 'Weeks of Action'. Instead, the NUS will try to Side two is equally innovative, if for MOTION. This motion noted the success of different reason. After a section remin- concentrate simply on 'Days of Action'. There St . Mary's College of Education in submitting will be several of these during the first term of a workable cash grant scheme to the DES which, iscent an air-raid, a strong unitary rhythm the next academic session aimed at educating in a complete change of attitude, implemented develops. Then in succession it moves students as to the rationale behind the cuts the motion called for this tactic to be extended and their effects. and supported and was passed overwhelmingly. on to duple, triple, quadruple, quintuple, The general demands which the NUS will be septuple, back to quadruple and then to making include the democratisation of all institutions of higher and further education, The rC Union Delegation all voted FOR the complex triple time signatures. (After the implementation of the NUS grants claim, an Cash Grants Motion . that I understanably get lost).As in side end to cuts in teacher training, no increases in Ail the other emergency motions were one, the tension finally fades as the catering prices and hall fees more frequently guillotined including one which was very tongue than annually, equal fees for ALL overseas in cheek: it called for the NUS to mount a becomes that of an uneasy soliquy . students. national campaign of solidarity with the people Tangerine Dream's music is music to The tactics which the motion calls for are of Tottenham "in their struggle against the predominantly organisational ones. Links are reactionary clique of the Football League listen to in private - it reaches within to be forged with Trade Unions and consultative leadership." The motion would have called liason committees set up. Once again the upon the NUS Executive to organise a referen- one and conjures up many images. No identifiably Broad Left tactic of "good dum, "binding on the Football League" of all words can do justice to this record: you communications" is prevalent. Campaigns and the people of Tottenham on the question: 'Do just have to buy it to appreciate it. protests are to be initiated with informative you think Spurs should remain in the 1st back-up publicity. Briefing documents are to be Division?' . FItlX _ some figui merit sat 26th april attention PLANXTY 90p i.e. Cl adv Cl.lOdoor sat 3rd may HORSLIPS others merit n CASIC 80p i.e. 90p adv £1 door fx-io CONCERT TICKETS AVAIL ABIC FROM I.C.U. OFFICE 12.30 to 1-30 CUBIC VOLUME Determine the cubic volume (V) of the figure shown left, FILMS - when r = 2 (cm) and r, = 15 (cm). J [FORMULA] V = 2n2 r, r «T PROGRAMME 15» ON DOOR - ME220 ~ 6-30 OPERATION READ-OUT thurs 24th april 2QB<-2BD15D2.'2B 1 1 84.352~| (cm') |=V] THE GETAWAY CASIO CALCULATORS BACKED BYabtTI Automatic Business Machines Limited, ABM House, 11 Wyfold Road, London, SW6. thurs lst may AVAILABLE FROM: Currys Carrefour HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER Laskys Underwoods (Chemists) TAKING OFF Hie her career. This, her second Solo album BOOKS' since the demise of Stone the Crows, is A few singles in the woodwork this a step back- albeit perhaps a more com- James Wilkinson week .. Percy Sledge: III Be Your Every- fortable one- to her rock orionated past., thing (Capricorn) as opposed to her previous effort and the attempts to make her into some sort of Joan Hemingway and Paul Bomecarrere: In the mould of "When a man Loves a Soul Queen. What is clear however, is Woman" sung with more style and abil- Rosebud (Penguin) that she must get people around her cap- ity than the vast glut of singles spewed able of choosing material that Is suitable This powerful thriller has been trans- into the top 30 these days - quality does- for her undoubted talent. lated from the french by Joan Hemingway. n't seem to count in the 45's market. The majority of songs included here Laurent Martin a high ranking french in- This is soft soul at it's best.It's a good are just average, exceptions being Free's tellegence officer has to deal with the thing that not all the real artists have "Wishing Well", "Coming on Strong", blackmail of the western governments by packed their bags. written by Zoot Money and former Crows Palestinian terrorists who have kidnapp- Lyn Paul: Love (Polydor) drummer Colin Allan, and the Sutherland's ed five girls, daughters of rich and pow- '/ was in chains'. "I saw him standing erful men. In the words of the cover The Seekers, the New Seekers, Lyn there' is definitely given a flat outing, "Sehrantz, the anarchist, wanted des- Paul - it's all the same unimaginative whilst Les Sayer's 'In my Life' is a non- truction; Hacam. the Palestenian, want- schmaltz. A million songsmlths wielding starter. The other material Is barely ed freedom for his people; and five mill- but one tune, and all doomed to oblivious. average. ionaires wanted their daughters back. It's as originally written as it is titled, Laurent, secret agent deals with them presumably for that 'lucrative' under 5's The lady sings as superbly as ever and the musicians involved play well all; even the girls." I didn't put It down - over 50's band of the record-buying until I had finished (4am). public (someone must buy it). The IB- enough, although Brian Breezes' guitar side's titled "/ Could Get Arrested". lacks its usual cut and thrust of his live work. 10-4 officer! Unpalatable dress . Paul Ekpenyong Ralph McTell: El Progresso b/w Grande Mike McGear Seas Breezes (Warner Affair-(Warner Bros.) Alistair Maclean The Way To Dusty Brothers) From the "McGear" album, this is an Gone it seems are the days when the harm- Death appalling deformation of the Bryan Ferry less McTell was happy enough singing his simple songs to simple people. ALISTAIR MACLEAN has chosen the composition. If he'd wanted Reggue he Grand Prix racing circuits of Europe as would have written It. Although that's Not content with the 'Sunday colour supple- ment' zhmuck of 'Streets', with his latest the setting for his latest book, 'The Way rather a tasteless effort the other A-side To Dusty Death'. It flares into action "Glvin grease a ride" has a rockirf offering, the man lays it on the line where he intends his next mortgage repayments to with the central character involved in a neanderthallc beat penned by brother crash that causes the death of one of his Paul McCartney and with the right ex- come from - namely the ever gullible gen- eral public. To say this single is an abor- colleagues. Johnny Harlow (the hero) Is posure could Initiate a few ripples on the first acused of murder and then of having rather mediocre singles horizon. tion would be an understatement. El Ralpho tells us in his best broken-English about lost his nerve as failure follows him in his dark-eyed signorita (with a rose bet-, successive races. Ian Morse ween her teeth), complete with the inevi- The pace of the book is fast, the sus- table fanfare of trumpets, castanets and pence gripping and the plot superb. I hope Maggie Bell: Suicide Sal (Polydor) just about everything else that would make the film moguls do make a film of this an ideal fortnight in Benidorm for Mr & Mrs one - its bound to be as big a hit as the book is . It went straight to number one LISTENING TO this record I cannot Joe Public. Could be this summer's 'Viva position in The Sunday Times paper-backs help feeling whether Maggie Bell is Espana' Best-Sellers league. really clear what she wants to do with The B side is'nt. 12 FELIX IC GOLF CLUB WINS LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP IC POWERED to an easy victory in the London Championships at Walton Heath last Easter holidays .It was the first time that IC FIVE NEW has taken the trophy since 1933 and yet the team played as though the trophy was as much a part of the College furniture as the Queen's GLIDING Tower. The first team of Bill Calderwood, John Mendonca, and Ed SOLO PILOTS Clutton played with breath- taking style. Despite the delighted with this result, heavens remaining open all particularly since most of us DURING THE VACATION. day they took the trophy with had left our home comforts in CLUB record scores and for good order to venture down to measure by a record margin of sodden Walton Heath. All the That makes a total of nine students trained to solo standard 27 shots .Of particular note opposing teams had entered so far this year. was Ed Clutton who also took teams of four of which one This Easter saw two five-day courses held down at our base a gross score prize.His play would not count in both airfield at Lasham .There, despite bad weather, including on one left many observers awestruck morning and afternoon (this occasion four inches of snow, over two hundred instructional and few would believe that allows for someone in the flights were achieved resultinjg such mature power play could side having an off-day). With in five students being allowed typical boldness the IC WARNING come from a Maths fresher. to go solo.Thanks must be The Daily Telegraph corres- committee only placed three Would those residents in given to the instructors, Paul pondent aptly described him in each team in the certain Minton (Civ Eng Lecturer), Southside who throw paper as 'a long-hitting golf knowledge that none of our Doug Walker (Ex-IC Physics) aeroplanes into Prince's machine'. The roles played boys would let us down. None and John Young who willingly Gate Mews take note of the by Bill Calderwood and John did . gave us their spare time and fact that residents in the Mendonca were hardly support- Thus we have achieved the effort. Mews have given a strict ing and their scores left them first leg of the unprecedented Our more advanced members undertaking that they will close to winning individual treble we so earnestly seek. I have not been idle either with take legal action should prizes. shall report further as news this occur in future. The two second-year members The only side capable of comes in our standing in both Mews residents will qualifying to fly our high- keeping the winning margin the South and Eastern league performance Dart 174.Also attempt to involve the from being much wider than as well as our defence of the several duration flights were Litter Act for which the 27 shots was none other than University Championships made qualifying their pilots penalty is a maximum of our second team of Bob Allan, which we won last year for for BronZe 'C badges and, £100. YOU HAVE BEEN Rich Brown, and Nigel Foster. the first time. also, at long last, our Captain WARNED! No other side was in sight. Nigel Foster. has been cleared for cross- Naturally we were all country flying and aerobatics This year probably repre- WANTED sents one of the most success- RCSU O'level student wants to ful in our 45-year history and brush up proficiency in ANNUAL DINNER it is hoped that it will continue Lady Flowers with many hours of soaring Friday 2nd May, 7.00 for * SPANISH Beer & Bangers during the summer and hund- 7.30 pjn* College Block. '* BIOLOGY 5.30 - 7.30pm, May 5ih. reds of miles of cross country Guest Speaker: * MODERN MATHS at 170 Queens Gate, flying done. Dr Germaine Greer BEFORE her exams in Names to Jen, Union Office N.D.L. Author of the summer term. 'The Female Eunuch'. Is willing to pay AT Tickets £1.80 from Social LEAST £1.25 per hour CARRY THE TORCH NO LICENCE Reps and RCSU Office . Contact: Mrs Neufeld, FOR EUROPE! 636-6465 (Goodge St area) TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION FOR IC RADIO through central London STUDENT HOUSES Tuesday April 29th (Continued from front page) SUMMER LETTING SCHEME Meet speakers' corner 8.0 pat. IC Radio prior to this, but they A MANAGER AND ASSISTANT MANAGERS Start 8.30, finish ULU. had opted for the second system are required for the Summer Letting Scheme STUDENTS FOR A because they were of the opin- in Evelyn Gardens UNITED EUROPE ion that it would not give so The Manager will be paid £28.00 per week and Assistant much radio interference. How- Managers £25.00 per week, all with free accommodation and ever, it would appear that IC Radio intend to comply with National Insurance Stamp paid by the Scheme. Both the Women in Science Manager and Assistant Managers will be required to work for the suggestion put to them.It & is understood that the "leaky, the full length of the Scheme - 28th June to 24th September, Technology Group co-axial cable" system might 1975. presents prove to be the cheaper of the Application forms can be opbtained from the Residence Office, MARGARET ALLEN two. Features Editor of the Times A spokesman for IC Radio Room 161, College Block, and should be returned there by Thursday, May lst, 7.00pm commented: "We are extremely 5.00 p.m. Thursday, 1st May. Interviews will be held very ICWA Lounge dissappointed that the Home shortly afterwards. "Women in Industry" Office did not inform us sooner. This is a full'lime job. All are Welcome Nevertheless, we shall be looking into the matter". Further details regarding ANYONE Vacation Work this new development will be who is willing to represent the Union in attending the Civic Service available at the campus Radio of the City of Westminster in Westminster Abbey on Sunday, June Anyone interested in working AGM on Monday, 28th April, 15th at Ham should give their name to Jen, the Union Clerk by May in a Butlin's Holiday camp 1975. The meeting is being 16th. The Service itself will be a Special Service (not Statutory Matins) and will be attended by The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and during the summer should held in the IC Radio room in Councillors of Westminster in Civic State. There is no limit to the contact Jen the Union Office. Southside and begins at 6.15pm. numbers attending. WHEN YOU'RE IN THE SOUP WE'LLCARRYTHECAN i 0 ....dmnMBE::: 11 iiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iili^illiiiliiiiilliili[imiiiiiil|!irrii[''i When you insure with Endsleigh we carry the can. Not you. And that's exactly why Endsleigh was set up. 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