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'it No 724 firm management and Mr Tony Churchill and Northey has certainly Rosemary Hosking for brought them under keeping our machinery control. Unfortunately, he working; Dave Jones for has also irritated a lot of worrying his way through a people in the process. term's news pages; Bill Perhaps people should Goodwin and Richard think about all the bad Smith for assisting him; Mooney meals they've had Tracy Spalding, Kamala before criticising Northey. Sen and Jane Speigel for Don Ferguson doing more than their share PRESIDENT Carl Burgess pro^ Student Services was in a of naff jobs; J Martin Taylor appalling mess when Don for cooking the books; How can I sum up why Carl should be President in . Governing Body and Finance Ferguson took over. Very Chris Stapleton and Brian about 100 words and Executive needs exact knowledge of the He has shown his ability, to take on any job and students' case because the President will be facing few students had any Morrison for snapping do it excellently, as Rag Chairman and Rag Mag experienced negotiators A strong President who Editor he has revrtabsed Rag and wifl do the same will nol be intimidated by sue h people is needed 10 confidence in the service away; Sunny Bains for for ICU as Prestdenf He has done a lot for IC, put forward the students' case edited the RCS Handbook, was one of the I believe lhat many students do not get involved being provided. Don ensuring the Office is never founders ol IC Wing Chun Club, represented in the Union because there is a gross lack oi appears to be a little less ICU ai ULU and college committees and has communication between ihe Union and (he dull; Chris Edwards for all been the I C observer at the NUS conference geneial student body Consequently many arrogant with 'ordinary' those pieces of artwork I But havmg sax! thai he still exhibits the decisions are made by a small body self interested charac terbtics of the average student parlies behind closed doors The excuse given is students than Michael wanted the day before Greg Simpson thai if anybody wanted to find out. the information is I reety available I believe lhat students should be Arthur was. Unfortunately, yesterday; Andy Vickers for The job of President needs not only experience in told what is happening about all matters before key siting on common ees bul expenence in deahng derisions are made which affect them, in order for though, he is doing a being trendy; John Burgess with people, birth College Admin and students, on iheir views to be heard degree two days a week. and Sarah Kirk for being personal bass Sittmg on high Carl Burgess This means that he is a arty; Richard Ellis for disciphering the illiterate Sabbaticals scribblings of the various 'Many decisions' wrote DEPUTY PRESIDENT Dave Kingston p; sports teams; Mark Cottle Union President, Carl Who is Dave Kingston? for being the Office hippy; Burgess in his election Well, be is a third year Mathematician who has job Yet agan Ihe Union is facing a reductit l»een heavily involved in the less glamourous side disposable income the money spent mainly c Nigel Atkinson and Pete publicity, 'are made by a nf Union lile " posls he has been elected to so lar clubs and CCU's Already this has provoked are social rep . dep rep . safety rep . and GUC arguments between Ihe Major Sub Committees Hobbis for being general small body of self- delegate He has also been awarded RCS social (the bodies who oversee mosl dubs' activities) and I of the problems the CCU's over nexl year's funding This nit is heros; Jim Clayden and interested parties behind esenlly Confronting the Major Suh Committees deflecting this year's Deputy President from the spite ol his CCU rools and has a good Charlie Troup for reviews; closed doors. The excuse job oi trying to obtain as much money as possible viwledge ol ICU. having been a regular lace in Irom College Quite clearly an end to this split is Grenville Manuel for being given is that if anybody «- Union Office over the lasl 12 n needed A lead in this direction has to come from a - why I am promising Dave for Deputy Deputy Piesident who has a wide knowledge of all the Office's token ethnic wanted to find out, the aspects ol ICU. yet is not tighlly connected with Hugh Stiles any pressure group I think thai I fit the bill minority; Debbie Wilkes for information is freely 1 Refectories ponsibU lor the all the science articles and available. I believe that Improvement in relectones is possible next year with a new refectory manager and the proposed Judith Hackney for lots of students should be told....in JCR She I field refectory swap Mascotry capital ideas. order for their views to be jld like to see Mike appear in public more I would like to thank all heard.' Carl was right to Dave Kingsto: the other people who have » attack the way decisions helped this term and whose are made. Very few Quentin Fontana proposed ft1 names I have forgotten. students know or care enthusiam and reliability, all qualities that I feel I have in abund.mi quantities which will enable me Everyone who has helped about what the Union does. tO carry nut the ,ob eltectively and with the of luss Don't waste your vote, vote for this term has been On Monday Council made ICU Hon Sec. wonderful. They managed decisions that could affect Quenlin Fi the clubs of which you're a member, your residences or your academic course. FELIX attempts to tell you about the decisions that have been made, but you really need to know about the topics for discussion so that you can influence the decisions. Carl has failed to carry out his promise to make to answer. I then rang Rob decisions taken by the Northey who gave me the Union more open. Many answer. It turned out that Union officers, FELIX hacks Dave hadn't made the cock etc have found it extremely up that I had feared. difficult to keep in touch Both Dave and Carl have with what Carl is doing. been heavily criticised this Sabbatical Manifestos: Decide for yourself how well we've They have been refused term by Council and FELIX done documents about the Bar so I can understand their little difficult to find. It is to put up with me for a takeover, for example. I reluctance to answer amazing that despite the start. think Carl has made some questions which may result fact that student residence This issue is the work of bad errors this term in his in them being criticised is one of the major all the people mentioned dealings with College and I again. They should realise, problems facing College, above and Eric Ash, Dave am convinced that some of though, that in the long the Student Services Kingston, Gaynor, Roger them could have been term ignoring students will Officer, who is responsible Preece, Dan Salmons, avoided if Carl had told cause them more problems. for residence, is only Aaron Kotcheff and Pete students what was going Rob Northey working a three day week. Wilson. on so that others could Rob Northey has certainly Credits Christmas have advised him. shaken up the refectories. FELIX this term has been a Have a happy Christmas. A Dave Kingston has also The Union Bar has lost two amazing team effort so I term at IC is always a strain tried to prevent students popular members of staff would like to thank so make use of the break. finding out what be is but Southside Bar has everyone who has helped: You deserve it. doing. He can be extremely gained an excellent new aggresive when people refectory. The refectories FELIX is published by the Editor for and on behalf of Imperial College question his actions. I were in a terrible state Union Publication Board and is printed by the Imperial College Union asked him a question a when Northey took them Print Unit, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London SW7: Telephone 01 589 5111 ext 3515: Editor Hugh Southey: Business week ago about the bar over. Mr Mooney had run Manager; J Martin Taylor; Copyright FELIX 1985. ISSN 10140-0711 takeover which he refused them down. They needed 2 11 December 1985 FELIX validate any alternatives to article intended to (week's letters page. It is all heterosexual, reproduction represent homosexuality in to easy to sit back and Sex Appeal orientated sexuality. the 'sex special', there is no moan about something you What in my opinion the mention of lesbians don't like; rising up off your article fails to put across is whatsoever. If it is hard for backside and doing Dear Editor, the sense that being gay in men to come out at IC due something positive about it In a whole issue of FELIX London can be a most rich to the male-dominated is considerably more dedicated to sex, I was and varied experience and males atmosphere, the difficult. Even so here is an rather disappointd to see that despite the problems problems for lesbians must opportunity for you to do the rather marginalised way of being 'out' in an be greater. Failure to even so. in which homosexuality essentially traditional and acknowledge their As you would have was dealt with I also felt male-dominated existence only serves to realised, if you had actually that the subject was treated environment such as IC, reinforce the difficulties bothered to read the QT somewhat inaccurately and much support and faced by lesbian women pieces, the society accepts lacked sensitivity.

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