Felix Issue 1223, 2002

25 January Issue 1225 Rob Rouse talks about the pressures (or not) of comedy. (Page 5) Summer Ball Revived In a dramatic reversal of fortune, the While this is undeniably a very kind Summer Ball has been raised from the gift, there must be some reasons for it. dead. While it is certainly still in critical Tom Miller, College Press Officer, said condition (to extend a metaphor), hopes "College sees this as very important part are now once again high that the end of of College life", explaining that it had year party will go ahead. been such a great success last year that it Last week, Felix reported that the Ball would be seen as a great shame not to would be axed, but on the same day that have one again. Felix came out, it was revealed that the Admittedly this money does not cover £20,000 gap in funds would be covered by the full cost of the Ball, but the Union now College. needs only a further £10,000 to ensure no Sen Ganesh, Union President, had loss is made. This money will probably informed Council during last week's ses- come from corporate sponsorship. sion, that it would be inviable to have a One of the questions if the Ball does go Ball this year due to lack of cash. This ahead is that of the venue. While the deci- announcement was greeted with disap- Bumper Cars At Last Year's Ball sion is ultimately the Union's, no word pointment by a majority of students, but has yet been heard from them on this sub- the reality of the situation made this deci- Union officials, and therefore the loss that ject. Mr. Miller, speaking for College, said sion necessary. would be made on the Ball would be too "College is right behind holding it on the However, Mr. Ganesh had spoken to large to swallow. College grounds, and we think it's the College at the beginning of last week, However, on meeting with the Rector, right place to hold it." and they had offered to underwrite the Sir Richard Sykes, a few days later, Mr. will BaU to the tune of £20,000, but this had Ganesh explained the decision, and sur- been in place of paying back a grant that prised everyone by emerging with the the Union insists that College owes any- necessary money, given to the Union as a way. This was deemed unacceptable by gift from College. • h TJijs eeyig either your ers are gonn end up on thJwicRarfsh?^ Tiny sez 'Do Da Crossword college news IC To Gain Independence The Rector, Sir Richard Sykes, and the possible closure of Issue 1225 has announced that the some departmental libraries. College has applied to the He commented that library 25 January 2002 UK's Privy Council for Jjf * ' provision across campus was reserved powers to award its under review and that the Editor: will Dugdale own degrees and so become a way in which students use Deputy Editor: Ali Wren university in its own right. these facilities was being News: Vacant The announcement was made monitored. He also answered Music: Dave Edwards during the Rector's bi-annual questions relating to the Books: Jon Matthews question-and-answer session College's new faculty struc- Arts: Jon Brenner with Imperial students on ture, which is currently being Film: Darius Nikbin 18th January. implemented. Sports: Vacant The Rector The College currently The sale of the Teddington Crossword: Dr. Hot Fudge awards degrees from the for the loss of facilities and sports ground later this year University of London, a feder- services." was both confirmed and With Thanks To: al institution described by the Speaking to Felix, ULU explicitly linked to the fund- Etienne, John S Rector as "a conglomerate of President, Justine Stephens, ing of the sports hall at South lots of damn things." If called Sir Richard Sykes' Kensington. Few medical stu- Felix, Beit Quad, Prince awarded its own degree- plans for an independent IC dents were present and the Consort Road, London, awarding status, Imperial "a blow to the federal collec- moment passed almost with- SW7 2BB will no longer be associated tivism that is the University of out comment. Tel: 020 7594 8072 with the federation and its London." On the subject of accommo- Email: [email protected] union, ULU. It is thought that The Rector spoke at length dation, the Rector confirmed Printed by: MCP Litho Limited IC could gain this independ- about strengthening the that Garden Hall will soon be Felix is a registered ence within the next five Imperial College brand and sold to provide funds for the newspaper: ISSN 1040 - 0711 years. his belief that having its own planned refurbishment of the Copyright © Felix 2002 The push for IC to award its degree-awarding powers Southside halls, which is now own degrees is bound up would help to improve the put at a cost of £25 million. more than that it will only be with the Rector's desire to College's standing as a pres- This will result in the loss of by a few pounds per week." improve both public recogni- tigious international universi- around eighty-two bed- He also outlined his plans tion and the reputation of the ty of the same calibre as spaces, however it is thought for a new £14 million building College both in the UK and Oxford and Cambridge. An that these will be mainly dou- on Dalby Court to house the further afield. Speaking to American student in the audi- ble and triple rooms in the £35 administrative departments Felix after the address, the ence commented that to £50 per week price range. that currently occupy Rector confirmed his inten- Imperial was almost unheard There are plans to refurbish Sherfield. Much of the vacat- tion for the College to become of in the United States and the hall before it is sold in ed space would be filled by a university in its own right that he had to tell friends order that it may achieve a Computing and Maths, along and emphasised his belief back home that he was study- higher price. with provision for unspecified that the University of London ing at 'the University of The College's Strategic "student facilities." The main will see major changes over London' rather than 'Imperial Plan suggests that in order to walkway will also be rebuilt the next five years: "It's not College'. meet the guarantee of accom- within the next three years in just IC that's going down this Other major issues of dis- modation for all first year an attempt to ease the con- road. Other colleges, includ- cussion were the College's undergraduate students, gestion that builds up as stu- ing King's and UCL, are also sports facilities, student replacement accommodation dents hurry between lec- exploring doing the same." accommodation and the num- will be found in privately- tures. Departure from ULU would ber of first-class degrees owned developments. In This was the second ques- result in Imperial students awarded, which the Rector response to questioning, the tion and answer session losing the benefits which said was being monitored, as Rector promised that stu- given by the Rector after a come with membership. it was one of the key meas- dents who were housed by successful trial last year and Imperial College Union ures used in university league the College in. privately- it is hoped that this method of President, Sen Ganesh, tables. owned accommodation would consultation with the student warned that "if the union was The Rector also answered pay rents "controlled by the population over his future to disaffiliate from ULU, we questions regarding the College" and that they would plans for the College will con- would need to ensure that we recently revised opening be "in the same ballpark as tinue. get adequate compensation hours of the Central Library Beit and Southside...if it's Etienne and John S three for each faculty. 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