p The Student Newspaper of Imperial College J[ J^J I j[ \ssue 958 19th February 1993 Charter IC Dance team win Choas by Declan Curry Proposals for the Higher Education Student's Charter have been delayed after a furious row split the Cabinet yesterday. The Charter, which was to have been published in ten days time, plans to strip Local Education Authorities (LEAs) of grant and fee paying powers. The Government proposals may also force students to pay the full running costs of clubs and societies. The use of Government money for political societies and the National Union of Students would stop. Rumours about the content of the Charter had already been reported in the media, but Felix and The Guardian have been leaked the most comprehensive details yet. The Charter came before the Cabinet Sub-committee on Education this week, with the proposals leading to a cabinet split. Supporters of the IC Dance Club took most of the medals last Sunday, in the Southern Dance '93 at Weston Super Mare. Education Secretary's plan for the if the transfer of loan awarding spending. This leaves little or sabbatical posts, and their Government to centralise the powers to the unitary body will lead nothing for peripheral spending, replacement with professional payment of £2.6 billion of grants to the winding up of the Student which would have to be covered by managers and volunteer students. and fees were opposed by those Loan Company. The Company may a levy on club and society members. Ultra vires (out of rules) ministers who feared upsetting continue in order to collect existing It has yet to be decided if student regulations, which ban unions from Conservative Party supporters in debts, or these debts may be representation on college political campaigning, will be local government. Despite what a transferred to the unitary body. committees will be funded out of strengthened so that student unions senior civil servant described as College student unions will core or peripheral spending. One would only be allowed to campaign 'chaos', this morning's Guardian remain funded through the block money saving option being on issues directly relevant to will report that the Higher grant paid to the college, but this considered is the abolition of students. Education Student's Charter should money will be broken down into be law for the academic year two categories: 'core funding' and starting in October 1994. 'peripheral funding'. Core funding Election News The Charter proposes the creation will be used for union of a single 'unitary' authority for administration, welfare services, Further developments in the race Dram Soc president Daniel Shields awarding grants and loans to catering, and commercial services. for IC sabatical places see three The candidates to date are: (for students, and for the payment of Peripheral funding will be used for more candidates puting themselves president) Rachel Mountford and fees to colleges. Currently, loans clubs and societies. Funding for forward for election. Andrew Wensley.(for Deputy are paid by the Glasgow-based sports and athletic societies, we are Andrew Wensley (Maths 3) who President) David Goddard and Student Loan Company, and fees told, will be considered as core is proposed by the RSMu president Hugh Eland.(for Hon Sec Events) and grants are paid by LEAs, or funding. Paul Holmes, is standing for Charles Leary and Max Jalil. (for their equivalents in Scotland and It is expected that all of a union's president. For Deputy President, Felix Editor/Print Unit Manager) Northern Ireland. It is not specified grant would be consumed by core Hugh Eland (EE 3) is proposed by Ian "Poddy" Davis, Beccy Land 4/5 8/9 10/11 14-17 Readers' Riley Euro- Reviews Letters Finishes Off Drinking Round-Up N ews 19 February 1993 Felix 958 Alien sparks trouble Da Vinci's winner The Result of the 'Drink your way The prize of a voucher worth by our News Staff Fiction Society was accused of around the world' competition was £178 in air travel, equal to two Controversy has broken out breaking copyright laws by announced in Da Vinci's cafe bar return flights to Paris, can be between two Imperial College planning to charge for showing a this Wednesday. claimed in the Union office from Union (ICU) societies over video of 'Alien 3'. The dispute was The winner was the holder of Dominic Wilkinson. The winner proposed screenings of the film exacerbated by ICU FilmSoc's blue ticket number 208, which had must produce the winner ticket 'Alien 3'. ICU FilmSoc and ICU charging both members and non- the name Fey Thompson and the before claiming the voucher. Science Fiction Society both members for admission to a internal extension number 4848. planned to show the film in the particular film. Both sides same week, and to charge an threatened to call in the police. admission fee for the respective A resolution was reached after Minister visits screenings. the intervention of ICU officers. by Gareth Light said that the minister wanted to see The confusion over the ICU Science Fiction Society will William Waldegrave, the Science the centre's facilities, and 'discuss screenings led to ill-feeling between now show James Cameron's Minister, paid a private visit to the interface' between science and both societies, neither of whom 'Aliens', and the Society's members Imperial College on Wednesday industry. Mr Waldegrave was were happy over the other's will be allowed into the FilmSoc morning. Mr Waldegrave toured impressed with the IRC's 'excellent decision to show the film. The screening of 'Alien 3', at the same the Interdisciplinary Research applied research', and 'the sldrrnishing eventually led to claims entrance fee as FilmSoc members. Centre (IRC) for Process Systems education of both Post- and of copyright infringement. By Felix has been told.that, after taking Engineering. Martin Bell, Mr Undergraduates'. charging admission fees, ICU legal advice, ICU also ruled that the Waldegrave's Private Secretary, FilmSoc was said to be in Science Fiction Society should not contravention of an agreement with charge an entrance fee for their film the film distributors. ICU Science screenings. Account clampdown by Gareth Light those responsible for the Imperial College Union has this management of accounts in the club Ovens out of halls week ruled that the possession of or society that may be in breach of by Jacob Andelin Committee. private or external bank accounts by this rule. All club and society Residents of Beit Hall New Hostel Raman Kamani, an MSc student clubs and societies - which is in accounts are officially held centrally have complained this week about living in Beit Hall this year, said breach of regulations - will no by ICU to maintain their charitable the redesign of their kitchens. A that the majority of students were longer be tolerated. This could lead status. new College Estates Division policy dissatisfied with the lack of ovens to college disciplinary action against dictates that grills and ovens are to and grills. He added that these cuts be omitted when a kitchen is were unhealthy, as it meant that refurbished. This has already students would be frying more IC Radio bid stopped happened in the newly refurbished food, and misusing microwaves, Holbein House, although Holbein leading to food poisoning. Mr by Jacob Andelin October. An FM licence costs four residents have the use of one oven Kamani did concede that the Imperial College Radio's thousand pounds for a two week on the ground floor. kitchens were otherwise of a very application for funds from the period, which includes the cost of The New Beit Hostel residents high standard. Imperial College Trust has been publicity and equipment. David are only able to use the oven in the College officials declined to refused. The money would have Cohen, IC Radio Station Manager, old hostel, which involves a walk comment to Felix, but said that the been used to obtain an FM licence. told Felix that the station will be across Beit Quad. The complaints new policy would lead to an IC Radio had originally planned to approaching other organisations for of Hostel residents have been taken increase in hygiene and safety. have the FM licence for a trial the money. up with the College Housing period around Fresher's Week this Government fails to halt hospital fears by A Tseng and D Curry Royal Brompton and Royal run', and said that the NHS could 'were widely supported', and 'are The fate of Charing Cross Hospital Marsden Hospitals at the moment not 'sustain extensive overlap or in line with long standing policy' of is still unclear after this week's was hailed by staff and patients at duplication in this part of London'. the University of London. Sir Government response to the both hospitals. Bill Bain, Royal The plans for the new Chelsea Bernard proposed the merger of the Tomlinson report. The report, Brampton's Chief Executive, said Health Sciences Centre builds on current nine hospital medical which examined rationalisation of that the Royal Brompton is earlier proposals for a merger schools to major colleges of the London healthcare, recommended 'anxious' to discuss the organisation between Imperial College and the University of London, forming four last October that the Royal of medicine in the Chelsea area. Charing Cross Westminster medical 'superschools'. John Brompton and Royal Marsden Part of this reconstruction will Medical School. Patten, the Education Secretary, has Hospitals should relocate to the involve the formation of a new The Government response to the asked the Higher Education Charing Cross site, creating a 'Chelsea Health Sciences Centre', Tomlinson Report also says that St.