Felix Issue 0921, 1992

Cuts Sabbatical Elections The Government has been accused of trying to use charity research funds to offset university funding cuts. This follows the announcement of plans for a 40% increase in university laboratory charges. The move has been condemned by research institutions, and medical charities are threatening a mass pull out of research at British universities. Over 400 scientific posts are under immediate threat following warnings from the Cancer Research Campaign (CRC) that it intends to cancel its £25 million investment in cancer treatment. The CRC scientific director, Professor Gordon McVie, said 'we are not going to pay more to do the same research. We will spend our money elsewhere in our institutes'. The overall figure that could be affected is £300 million annually. Most of this money comes from medical research charities such as Use your vote carefully. Look what happened last time. the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Fifteen candidates have declared 18 seconders; and Rick Bilby, and Sarah Harland, proposed by the Cancer Research Campaign, the that they are standing for an IC proposed by James Briadt, with 12 Steve Newhouse, seven seconders. Wellcome Trust and others. In the Union sabbatical post. The seconders. The sabbatical campaign is past these bodies have paid for campaign begins tonight, when The last time that five candidates wound down by the Felix editor research project costs while sabbatical papers come down at ran for president was 1985/6 and it election. The three candidates are: universities have provided support 5.30pm. Eleven of the candidates is believed that one additional Jonty Beavan, proposed by Richard facilities such as technicians, are fully seconded and the other candidate will be standing for Eyers, fully seconded; New libraries and administration. The four are expected to have president by the time papers come Election, as before; and Toby new Government funding plans difficulties in ensuring they are fully down. The deputy presidental race Jones, proposed by Sarah Harland, require universities to cost and seconded. is a straight contest between Phil fully seconded. charge for the real price of research With little known about the Sharp and New Election. Both Twenty other students are in their laboratories. This could lead candidates the campaign is in candidates are fully proposed and standing for non sabbatical posts. to a price rise of 40%. danger of becoming completely seconded. An earlier candidate, These are handbook editor, The consequence of this is likely anonymous, but hustings are Charles Tomkins, withdrew from honorary member of council, to be a cut of 40% in the value of expected to breathe life into this the contest over the weekend. academic affairs officer, welfare research projects. David Bowles, worthless corpse. The Honorary Secretary (Events) officer, external affairs officers, rag the vice provost of University The presidential candidates are: campaign has produced a choice chairman, ents chairman, ICCAG College London said that in 1990, Anthony Baldwin, proposed by selection of five: Nick Allen, chairman, UGM chairman, University College accepted £9 Bruce Hall, and fully seconded; proposed by Laurie McNamee, women's officer and housing million in donations, but will now Chris Davidson, proposed by Mark fully seconded; New Election, officer. have to charge an additional £3 Jackson, also fully seconded; New proposed by Steve Farrant, no This information was correct at million. Liverpool University Election, proposed by Steve seconder needed; Aled Fenner, the time of writing, though more researchers have warned that 'if the Farrant, and in no need of proposed by David Goddard, fully recent developments may render research charities refuse to pay, we seconders; Angelo Gardini, seconded; Stefan Smith, proposed this story innaccurate. will be in dire straits'.(iCNN) proposed by Richard Murray, with by Chris Pease, eight seconders; Manifesto Issue — see pages 14, 15 & 16 Letters Felix 928 28 February 1992 C&G Dinner and Dance AIDS Dear Adam, Unfortunately (here comes the expect from these people. I am writing to say what a great gripe) we did not hear a word due Now I understand that everyone Awareness evening I had at the C&G Dinner to the noise generated by the tables had had a few drinks, and I agree and Dance at the Waldorf, and to at the far end of the hall. that the PA system may not have thank everyone whose hard work Their continual chattering and been quite adequate for the size of Week made it a night I will never forget. drunken cackles were illtimed to say the room, but everyone could see As you no doubt know, the guest the least and showed an extreme Mr Symes was talking. Surely they of honour was Bob Symes (better lack of courtesy and manners. could have kept their mouths shut known as the old eccentric, with the Tim Proctor (C&G Pres), having for a few minutes like the rest of us. Dear Adam, amazing beard and moustache, struggled through the same They were downright rude. AIDS Awareness Week from 'Tomorrow's World'). He embarrassing hub-bub during his Ten out of ten to Mr Symes for 24th-28th February 1992 struck me as an interesting speaker, speech, discretely walked round to carrying on like a true professional. On behalf of the organisers of the and I hear his after-dinner speech ask them to keep it down, but Marianne Goggin, Aids Awareness week we would was highly original and witty. obviously this was too much to Physics 3. like to thank you for the space which was given to this initiative in the last edition. However we were somewhat concerned and perplexed by the photographs used in support Felix La rceny of the articles particularly the one Dear Adam, Dramsoc, Imperial College Union, further £1,800 by ICU and £1,000 which appeared beneath the heading This is to let you know that I was City & Guilds Union, Royal School from the Rector, the remainder 'The Terrence Higgins Trust'. Not responsible for the removal and of Mines Union, Royal College of being offered by the CCU's. only was this picture wholly reallocation of the copies of Felix Science Union, Conference Office, In fact this money will never be inappropriate considering the assigned to the Old Chemistry Sherfield Safety, Security and the used as ticket sales covered the subject matter, it also sought to Building. This action was Holland Club amongst others. underwritten costs, so the trivialise the work of this unjustified and uncalled for. Agreed, the first night was rough production cost approximately organisation and our attempts at However... around the edges, as may be £2,000. Hopefully, now we have increasing people's understanding I find it difficult to have much expected, but after that I found little tested the ground next year's show of a serious issue. respect for any publication that will truth in the article in question. The (the Great Hall has already been The Aids Awareness Week is one print, in the fashion of the tabloid most notable 'mistake' being the booked) will be cheaper to stage. of a number of health and welfare or gutter press, an article which quote T found myself wondering Perhaps there is a sublime policy initiatives which the College and the contains so much that is not even where £8,000 of Imperial College of 'something for everyone' at work Student Union will be running. We misinformed fact, but sheer fiction. money had gone', I can tell you in the innermost depths of the Felix hope that any future articles will I refer of course to Steve now that at no time was £8,000 of production staff. Because after all have constructive and relevant Newhouse's 'Grease Review', a Imperial College Union (ICU) the above rant there is a section of supporting illustrations, if any are man who by his own admission had money likely to go anywhere as Felix that I regularly enjoy, that is considered necessary. never seen a show on this scale in they had only subsidised the show the travel documentaries often Yours sincerely, rehearsal, or on the stage at this to £1,000 (including Opsoc and featured, these are always Ola Oluiode, college! Surely then not the most Dramsoc show budgets), as had the interesting and amusing, Employee Relations Office on qualified writer to report on a show Rector. The rest of the £8,000 show congratulations. behalf of IC Union Welfare that for a few weeks united Opsoc, budget was underwritten by a Yours faithfully, Committee and the Personnel and Darren Holmes, Chem 2. Administrative Services Division. Libellous piece of Journalism Dear Adam, division the 4th team should play in, 3rd teams do not deserve this football is. Who was responsible for the I have been through the football wording after working especially I would like to end by saying that, libellous piece of journalism club archives, which go back to hard to achieve places near the top if we had wanted 16 lines of accompanying the ULU football 1984, and found that IC4th's have of their respective divisions this fallacies to accompany the tables, league tables in FELIX, issue 927? always played in Division 4 making year. we would have provided them I took the effort to get the ULU the possible promotion even more 4. My biggest bone of contention ourselves. If, in future, you write tables to you, and in return I did not impressive an achievement. It is, in regards the end comment: a piece about the football club, expect some 'journalist' to write fact, the 5th and 6th teams who are 'What more can you expect from please have the decency to ask me cynical, incorrect and down-right playing in a division 'too high', such a pathetic lot?' for the accurate details—I am bad mannered rubbish about which is due to the past effort of Perhaps this was supposed to be available in the Union every Imperial's six mens football teams.

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