TT IV The student newspaper of I Imperial College Issue 1035 October 6th, 1995 Hizb-ut-Tahrir Move into Imperial

BY ANDY SINHARAY Islamic state as such, but were Police were called to an incident merely "raising awareness." on Prince Consort Road on According to sources at ICU, Tuesday after confrontations the group's aggressive style between the Islamic Liberation warranted concern among Party and the organisers of the Union Stewards who asked Freshers' Fair. A group of them to relocate. students representing Hizb-ut- When this failed, College Tahrir were involved in security called the Police, who unauthorised activities just watched from outside the newly outside Beit Quad. refurbished Aeronautics Chem- While the officially ical Engineering entrance. recognised Imperial College Shortly afterwards they asked Islamic Society had a legal stand the group to move slightly to in the Sherfield Ante Room, one side as they were blocking certain members of an the main Union entrance. internationally renowned radical However the Hizb-ut-Tahrir grouping decided that this was campaigners complied with this not sufficiently prominent. request. Hizb-ut-Tahrir feel that Hizb-ut-Tahrir came to both their organisation and prominence in October 1994 Islam in general, have been after allegedly distributing anti- subjected to a media smear semitic and homophobic BY IVAN CHAN campaign portraying them as literature at the University The annual Freshers' Flea Market - another creative name for evil extremists. Distributing London Union, and IC's own freshers' fair - took place on Tuesday afternoon. While committee leaflets from a stand outside Islamic Society distanced itself members of clubs and societies tried to get as many members as Beit Arch on Prince Consort from the group, as have many possible, freshers and non-freshers received more and more leaflets. Road, entitled "Discovering mainstream Muslims. Students readily solved the problem of excessive pamphlets by Islam", they claim that the A thirty-year-old inter- getting rid of them in the nearest bin. "western secular way of life is national organisation, Hizb-ut- Almost 200 clubs, societies and businesses braved the rain to not working". Tahrir feel that western display their wares around the Queen's Lawn, Sherfield building However, one of the problems such as poverty and and throughout ICU. organisers claimed that they unemployment could be solved "I think it was a great success," said Tim Townend, Deputy were not proponents of an continued on page 2 President (Clubs and Societies).

Drinking to Excess Fire in Garden Hall

ICU staff angrily denounced an Graham Cox, IC Fire Officer, article in last week's Time Out has denied there is any problem which suggested that Imperial with the fire alarm system in the students have a problem with light of a fire in Garden Hall last drinking to excess. month. Page 3 Page 2 TWO . FELIX FRIDAY OCTOBER 6TH 1995 Fire Officer: News in brief

Beit Moves While Lucy had not left anything Alarms are Fine After the months of confusion, particularly valuable in the store, Imperial Estates are openly she has lost a number of things of discussing their plans to move sentimental value, including her BY ANDY SINHARAY insists. Imperial College Union over to old rowing medals. As a number A burning dust sheet, apparently In view of the over-activity the Sherfield building. Sarah of different people have access to left by contractors, almost of the Linstead Fire Alarms, the White, ICU president, has been keys to the store, it seems caused a serious fire in Garden Fire Officer stressed that he had given a copy of the final unlikely that ICU will be able to Hall during September. With the no concern over the system's feasibility study undertaken by find the culprit. main entrance to the hall filled reliability. In contrast it has been architects Trout and MacAslan in with smoke, a female security suggested to Felix that Security preparation for a meeting with Freshers' Full Up guard managed to put out the had no knowledge of the fire Director of Estates Ian Caldwell The ICU Freshers' events have flames using two fire until alerted by a Garden Hall next week. "I am delighted we sold out every night this week, extinguishers. resident are making some progress," and there are no tickets left for Speculation that the fire was Mr Cox said that the Sarah said, although she is still tonight's carnival. Entertain- concerned about the lack of started by a burning cigarette majority of these alarms were ments Manager Mark Home student representation on the butt, dropped by one of the hall's caused by students tampering insists that students without crucial Building Committee. summer residents, is with the system or by tickets should not turn up at the unconfirmed as the cause inadvertently exposing detectors event, as they will not be able to remains a mystery. With at least to cooking fumes. Andy Mourned get in. He says he is 'delighted' one alarm not sounding a The Fire Officer went on to Andrew Flanagan, who was ICU with the success of the events. considerable number of residents indicate that similar systems are Bars Manager between 1991 and There have been a number did not even attempt to exit the widely used in hotels, "and there 1993, died of AIDS this week. of problems during the week: on hall. hasn't been a fatality since the There will be a service at Monday evening, the building Speaking to Felix, Graham Fire Precautions Act". He Golders Green Crematorium at had to be evacuated when the Cox, Imperial College's Fire attributed the excess of alarms in 3pm this afternoon. fire alarms went off. Badly Officer, played down the the halls of residences to the functioning vents meant that gas incident insisting that there was positioning and relatively high C&S Break-in from the smoke machine no real blaze as such. "Dust number of kitchen facilities in It is still not known just how accumulated at the top of the sheets do not readily burn ... it's student buildings. much has been lost in the theft building. On Wednesday even- unlikely that it would have done The contractors, to whom from the clubs and societies ing, a window was broken in the Union lounge. It is not known anything," he said. the burning dust sheets store room last month. The store who was responsible. Mr Cox further asserted belonged, have now finished on the top floor of the union that a subwarden had attempted their work in Garden Hall. building was broken into at some to extinguish the sheet before Mr Cox said though that in stage over the summer, but it is Erratum alerting security. The fire, which future such items would have to not known exactly when. The In Felix 1034 we mistakenly occurred in the early hours of 15 be locked away when not in use damage was only discovered described the attempted suicide September did not result in any to reduce any fire risk, though when last year's ICU President as being from the Mechanical injuries, and following the why regulations to such effect Lucy Chothia went back to Engineering department. He was activation of the alarms the Hall did not previously exit remains reclaim some things she had left in fact from the department of was promptly cleared, Mr Cox unclear. in the room over the summer. Electrical Engineering.

Hizb ut Tahrir continued from some of their negative publicity, universities, but were strongest in the freshers' fair at University page 1 also claiming that their campaign London. "They are really bad,"he College London, and that there was being stifled by student added, citing newspaper reports had even been a bomb scare. One by embracing an Islamic way of unions like that of Imperial of their anti-semitic, anti- source at UCLSU said the group life, especially in Britain, where College. democracy, extremist views and had "been very disruptive and they claimed the political system In spite of their apparently their support of anti-Israeli intimidating, and were harassing merely offers "capitalism and mild publicity, Hizb-ut-Tahrir terrorist action. If they appeared students" and had been ignoring more capitalism". are well known for their on campus again, he said, they pleas for them to stop. They were In response in an incident extremist views. The Deputy would have to removed for consequently banned from the where Hizb-ut-Tahrir students President for Clubs & Societies, trespassing, as happened on Freshers' Fair but proceeded to reportedly "sat in" on a meeting Tim Townend, told Felix that Tuesday, though he conceded take over the stalls of the Arab of Kings College London's Jewish "they're a recognised terrorist that it was problematic for other and Pakistani Societies. In the Society, they said that Muslims organisation, banned from Arab college issues such as freedom of light of these events, Sarah said should have the right to listen to states... [and] banned from most speech. that there were now plans for a other ideologies. They also said universities." He added that last Imperial College Union ULU-wide telephone support that they were quite prepared to year it was believed that they President Sarah White said that service should such activity occur go on the record and account for were active in about 50 similar activity had taken place at again. NEWS FELIX FRIDAY OCTOBER 6TH 1995 . THREE IC Drink Problem Denied PC Alcohol Awareness Campaign Planned Clive Reports

Dear Readers, Welcome to Imperial College. I am the local community officer for the area. My involvement at the college is to report crimes, give student talks, organise crime prevention displays and code pedal cycles. I will assist in any personal or police matters. My advice to you at present: do not carry large sums of money around the street. Please do not leave property unattended in College, and always report any crimes immediately.

Returning students enjoyed the start of the new term at the Freshers' events this week.

BY ALEX FEAKS than anywhere else". ICU has reported drink related incidents College authorities reacted recently begun to enforce a over the last few years strongly to suggestions policy of not allowing those causedthe College to published this week in London's obviously drunk onto their establishing a policy on drinking listing magazine, Time Out, that licensed premises, and last year for both students and staff. For Imperial College has a problem the CCU Presidents signed a example, College Catering have with student drinking. The document stating alcohol been instructed to not hold article said that there was consumption at their events is lunchtime promotions to bring "excessive drinking on campus" not obligatory. These moves are them into line with the Union. at Imperial. part of co-ordinated attempt to A House Committee met in Alan Swanson, Pro-Rector de-institutionalise excessive June to discuss the issue and (Educational Quality) thought student drinking and the informal talks with Union the report to be inaccurate, behaviour it can encourage. representatives over the highlighting what, in reality, Most excessive and rowdy summer agreed on increasing effects only a small number of drinking is annoying for other awareness of drink related students. "Our best estimate is bar users and an unpleasant problems, including holding an that the average spent per morning after for the 'Awareness Week' sometime student per annum on drink is participants PC Clive Coleman, this term. only about £100." whose beat includes the PC Coleman joined with Even allowing for the campus, said that incidents for the Union and College auth- students at Imperial who spend which he is called out to college orities in endorsing a new little or no money in college for are often drink related. initiative on campus - Bar Watch bars, this figure implies that These are most commonly - following the 'barred from one, Clive Coleman there is only a core of a few neighbours complaining about barred from all' principle. Union Homebeat Officer people who are drinking a lot. the noise, although there have staff have, however, been Grosvenor Sector Office Sarah White, ICU been more serious reluctant to set up any kind of Belgravia Police Station, President, was "annoyed that offencesincluding a number of 'rogue's gallery' of offenders, 202 - 206 Buckingham Palace the article created a negative assaults on Union stewards in saying that it create a 'Big Road SW1 image of the College," and the past year. Brother' image that they would insisted that IC was "no worse A rise in the number of rather avoid. Tel. 730 1212 FELIX FRIDAY OCTOBER 6TH 1995 . FIVE FOUR . FELIX FRIDAY OCTOBER 6TH 1995 FEATURES FEATURES

Sandwich politics: The best thing since Sliced Bread? David finds himself stuck between the extra thick cut prices of the local Sarnie Stalls, wondering if perhaps they've bitten off more than they can chew QT Priced the same as the Southside Shop, despite its rather more student centred location (less chance of naughty ousiders Settling into college life involves (ir)regulating one's joints shows a surprisingly small difference (if any) getting a cheap eat!) Generally in appalling disrepair, no reasonable eating habits in one way or another. Like it or not, in service, and certainly in price. Considering the justification for the prices. unless you are a budding Master Chef, sooner or fact that Catering outlets do not have to bear the later you will find the pleasure and instant overheads laid on those shops one would expect satisfaction offered to you by the ubiquitous them to be cheaper. At the very least because they sandwich. should be non-profit making service providers, The Catering department, controller of all the profits should either be reinvested in the outlet main alimentary outlets on campus other than itself, or go towards subsidising the items they sell to DaVinci's and the Union Bar, is responsible for students..Neither of these is the case at present. providing such foodstuffs to the College populace. Strict price controls imposed by Catering To the impoverished student, now tackling management ensure that all outlets have profit as larger debts than ever, a good deal on cheap food their prime goal. In the case of the SCR (Senior should therefore be of prime interest. It seems Common Room) and the MDH (Main Dining Hall) put the prices up if we didn't have to", he strange then that Catering do not reflect this this is understandable as their combined loss for Southside Shop made tidy profits during that same maintained, " we're here for the students, but we necessity. A quick comparison of the local private 94/95 was in excess of £187,000. However, both period (£58,145 and £22,036 respectively). The shops, scattered around the page, to the College run the Queens Tower Snack Bar (QT) and the Southside Bar came a close second at £51,327 profit have to break even". for 94/95 (Figures from Monthly Catering Accounts Students, the predominant customer-base, are as JULY 1995). These are net-profit figures quoted usual the hardest hit. If Catering is to control the after all other refurbishment costs/administrative monopoly of food outlets on Campus surely it fees, etc... have been deducted from the takings. should ensure that, in places such as the QT, subsidies are made available to students. There is no Southside Shop A reluctant last resort for lazy One cannot help but ask whether these profits reason for staff and students to support this starving students. Prices are reasonable for the area(£1.10 to £1.50 for might be better put to use subsidising the cost of department if nothing is ever given back, either in yer average sandwich!) A student shop? You could've fooled me! student purchases, and in the very least improving terms of price or by refurbishing the surroundings "...Milk's cheaper at Harrods", I've heard. the quality of areas such as the JCR. Instead they are poured into the abyss created by the losses Catering and improving their quality. incurs due to the SCR and MDH. Happily it has The shadow of the Imperal College Students been recognised that the bulk of the aforementioned Union's imminent move to the Sherfield Building losses are due to the appalling situation these outlets (see news in brief) has given rise to rumours that are in. Catering may devolve its responsibilities to Union Catering which will then take control of all food Harts Although a little far (Next to Gloucester road or John Foster, Catering Manager: "Staff currently outlets on the South Kensington Campus Premises. South Ken tube stations) Harts offer a large range of sandwiches enjoy high wages and long holidays... comparable to If this is so, Union Catering would have to maintain matching those in the QT and Southside Shop both in price and academic level." Mr Foster also mentioned a high its high standards while streamlining the operation it in quality. For those who like to take a little exercise before rate of sickness amongst staff; this means contract inherits to ensure long term benefits to students, lunch. (Open 24 hours) workers have to be hired regularly and at premium rates to cover for the regular absences. "We wouldn't staff and the Union are guaranteed.

Greenfields Imperial students enjoying a bite at Greenfields, the cosmopolitan sandwich bar on Exhibition Road near SandWICh ShOP An earthy shop, tucked away South Ken Station. A secret-ish spot guarded by its clientele. High on Gloucester Road. Another secret bargain joint. Again, prices quality food, fair to expensive prices though. competitive with College outlets, with the added special half- price sandwich deal after 4.00pm. Great vegetable samosas and real chips too! GRADUATES

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But it takes more than logic alone to make real progress and that is one of the reasons why we can offer such a unique and stimulating opportunity to graduates. In the motor industry, we are facing a time of greater change than ever before, and to meet this challenge we rely on fresh ideas from people with imagination.

For a copy of our graduate brochure please contact the careers service or see below for details of our milkround visit.

We will be visiting Imperial very soon,

Our Presentation will be in the Ante Room at 6pm on Friday 20th October, Our milkround interviews are scheduled for Friday 8th December so your application must be received by Friday 27th October.

These vacancies are open to both men and women regardless of ethnic origin

in line with Ford's equal opportunities policy. a'sm^ FEATURES FELIX FRIDAY OCTOBER 6TH 1995 . SEVEN

READING TO REFRESH

Tired of wading through textbooks for that vital solution? Why not try relaxing with the Haldane Collection...

Last year Felix published a witty alternative include Auto Car and Motor, Radio Times, Union and selected by student buyers elect- guide to the Central Library, complete with Newsweek, Private Eye, Plays and Players, ed each year. This year we are fortunate to map. As this showed incontrovertibly that and Which. Newspapers are held for one have buyers already (if no-one is elected, the most memorable feature of the Haldane week, and one of our most frequently asked nothing is bought) and your suggestions will Collection are the "cool music bit", NME, enquiries is where back issues can be found. be welcome. You may give these directly to the newspapers, and the Audio-Visual Room, Here are some of the many answers to this. A the buyers, Sarah White and Matt Crompton this account of the College's Humanities and complete run of the Times (mostly in micro- in ICU, or fill in a library recommendation recreational library will take up the story form) can be seen by Science Museum library form which the staff will forward to them. from there. staff on level 3 of the IC and Science All CDs, by the way, popular or classical are The Haldane collection is situated on Museum, and the Financial Times from 1993 charged at 50p per issue (which compares level one of the Imperial College and Science onwards (updated quarterly) can be consult- very favourably with many public libraries). Museum libraries, and lends most of its stock ed on CD-ROM in the Electronic The classical section of the Music library (books, maps, printed music and sound Information Services, level 2. Other newspa- consists of books, periodicals such as Opera, recordings) on the IC and SML ticket. It has pers and periodicals are held in nearby public printed music including vocal scores, minia- two primary functions - to support the teach- libraries; the Haldane holds copies of the ture scores, chamber music parts, and record- ing of the Humanities Programme ings on CD and cassette. These are other academic activity, and to of interest to both the new and provide material for all members more experienced listener. There of the College to read or listen to are favourites such as Vivaldi's in those increasingly precious Four Seasons and Pavarotti albums, leisure moments. As the purpose a good stock of standard repertoire of this article is to emphasise the and works well beyond — lesser latter function ("all work and no known works, the avant garde, and play..." - those who can't com- early music, for example. A wide plete the quotation can look it up selection of language courses on in the Oxford Dictionary of .. \ U! cassette are also held in the Music English Proverbs), academic fea- library. tures will be mentioned only in Reading and listening are of course passing. These include the afore- not the only services provided. The mentioned Audio-Visual Haldane staff (Jane Agnew, Anna Collection, which the alternative Bozic, and myself) are glad to guide found to be "alas... for College purpos- Kensington and Westminster location lists. answer your enquiries or to refer queries spe- es only". You are of course welcome to pick World Wide Web is becoming increas- cialised beyond the scope of Haldane else- up a handout or come and ask about itl ingly useful for news and other information. where. Nearby libraries which Imperial The range of the Haldane's 40,000 vol- For example, if someone else is using the cur- College students may consult for reference umes is wide. Subjects covered in the great- rent FT, selective information from it, includ- include the Royal Geographical Society, est depth are mostly those in which courses ing the top story and technology report can Royal College of Music and National Sound are taught, such as history, politics, philoso- be seen on the web. If you wish to get a list- Archive. phy and literature, as well as art and music. ing of, for example, the weeks' science pro- Finally the Haldane puts on exhibitions Travel and biography are well represented, grammes without scrutinising every page of and cultural events. This term it is marking and other subjects covered include sport, the Radio Times, the BBC schedules of tele- the Purcell tercentenary with an informal humour, popular medicine, car manuals, psy- vision and radio programmes provide a quick exhibition and with a recital of Purcell chology, feminism, crime, law, language and overview. Ask the Haldane staff to demon- recordings from the National Sound Archive consumer issues. There is a good collection of strate, or try it yourself on the PC cluster by Timothy Day, Curator of Western Art current fiction, which is one of the more pop- (level two). Music at the Archive, and broadcaster on ular sections of the library; we now have a The Music collection is both popular and Radio 3, on Tuesday 14 November at 5:30pm second copy of John Grisham's The classical. In the popular section, besides speak (admission free). Next term we hope Chamber, but there are still queues, so you NME and other magazines, there are cas- to have a well-known science fiction writer to are strongly encouraged to reserve early! settes and CDs. the "Jazz, Folk and Pop" col- speak. Watch for announcements in the Daily newspapers and some sixty period- lection is dominated by rock and its develop- library, on the walkways, in IC Reporter. icals of general interest are taken. The latter ments. These recordings are purchased by IC EIGHT . FELIX FRIDAY OCTOBER 6TH 1995 DIARY

edit suite, fluffy boom-mike, studios, etc..) See us at the media buffet ( October Stoic and a once-in-a-lifetime change to see behind 9th, 7pm, Union Lounge) or at the Stoic the scenes of the world's most influential Food n Drink evening (18th, 7pm, Stoic The student television of Imperial College is medium. studios). run for students by students, and produces a We also have subsidised trips to Or just email us at [email protected] (isn't wide range of programme material from the Museum of the Moving Image and other TV technology wonderful). Schedules for the serious to the downright weird, which are / film places, as well as often getting to be in week's broadcast can usually be found in broadcast over our extensive cable network BBC studio audiences for free. Felix. to college and halls. We also compete annually in the If you wish to get involved in any way Annual membership of Stoic gives free National Student Television Awards, where please contact us (hell, you might even enjoy access to all our broadcast standard we have won many awards (damn we're it). Student TV, Union Building, Level 3, equipment (cameras, vision / audio mixer, good). extension 48104

12.45 Technobytes 12.45 Technobytes Schedule Investigating everything from Investigating everything from Cyberculture to the rebirth of intelligent Cyberculture to the rebirth of intelligent science fiction science fiction October 9-13 1.05 Illicit Entrance 12.35 Pub Guide Film premiere by Eliott Parish James Caseys alcoholic romp around a MONDAY 9TH OCTOBER 1.30 Shutdown to BBC1 South Kensington Pub 1.30 Neighbours 1.05 What Was The Big Idea Then? The very best of London's Exhibitions 12.05 Uhura interview 1.30 Shutdown to BBC1 A cast member from the original series of WEDNESDAY 11 TH OCTOBER 1.30 Neighbours Star Trek reveals all. 12.10 Short Short Sharp Shock 12.05 Shorts FRIDAY 1 3TH OCTOBER 12.35 The Report More tit-bits of entertainment The news and features magazine 12.35 Pub Guide designed to keep students informed, James Caseys alcoholic romp around a 12.05 Uhura interview enlightened and entertained South Kensington Pub A cast member from the original series of 1.05 GBH 12.45 Wash & Go Star Trek reveals all. Gross Bodily Harm? Documentary about London's oldest 12.10 Shorts 1.30 Shutdown to BBC1 Launderette Even more tit-bits of entertainment 1.30 Neighbours 1.00 Shutdown to BBC1 12.35 The Report 1.00 BBC News The news and features magazine 1.30 Neighbours designed to keep students informed, TUESDAY 10TH OCTOBER enlightened and entertained 1.05 At The Flicks THURSDAY 12TH OCTOBER Reviewing the latest releases at the 12.05 Best of Freshers Week cinema All the fun and frolics from the first week 1.30 Shutdown to BBC1 of term 12.05 Best of Freshers Week 1.30 Neighbours

the oct 7th oct 8th

Nothing on - recover from Freshers' week Y.H.A. Freshers' Walk week and do some shopping. Meet 9am South Ken tube station. Walk around the South Downs. ahead Saturday Sunday DIARY FELIX FRIDAY OCTOBER 6TH 1995 . NINE monday tuesday wednes

Publications Board Y.H.A. Pimlico Connection k€u Media Buffet Freshers Bufffet & Slides Mech Eng 7th floor, 2-5pm 7pm Ents Lounge, Union Building. Wine, 7pm, Union Senior Common Rm Student tutors training session, cheese and wine (free!) courtesy of those who take upon the various guises of Rupert Bar Trivia Quiz Jewish Society a Murdoch at Imperial. 8pm, Davinci's Bar, Union Bdg. London Region Jewish Meet STOIC, IC Radio and of course Pit your wits against the mighty Dan & try to Students' Freshers' party y\Y Felix... win a crate of beer. 8pm Hillel House (See left). \ Price £4. T

Rollerblade Society oct 9th oct 10th 12:15pm Southside Upper Lounge Meeting followed by Hockey in Then on Thursday 19th October, from Hyde park (weather dependent). Jewish Society 12pm onwards, in the Senior Common Room in the Union, there is our Freshers' Wargames & Roleplaying Hello and Welcome to Imperial College bagel lunch which will give you a chance to Society Jewish Society. We weren't at Freshers' fair, meet us. It's free to all. but that doesn't mean we are not still here! If you have any questions, or would like lpm, Table Tennis Room We have plenty of things lined up for this somewhere to go for the festival of term, starting with next Wednesday, 11th Tabernacles, please call Rabbi Jonathan Dove FROLIK October. At 8pm at Hillel House, 1-2 the London Region Chaplain on 0171 380 9pm-lam, Union Building Endsleigh St, Euston, there is Intro 95, the 0207, or drop us a note in our pigeonhole in Indulge in a bit of a "FROLIK", London Region Jewish Students' Freshers' the Union Office. party tunes for all the energetic party. There will be two live bands, barfly The Jewish Society is contactable at types & midweek party animals. and loads of other things from 8pm, priced [email protected] or look for us on the Web at FREE entry. £3. Come along, it's a great chance to meet http://www.su.ic.ac.Uk/clubs/societies/scc/j other London students! soc. htm oct 11th

Professor Doya, of Osaka City University Nippon Kempo is currently expanding to Nippon Kempo either in Japan or on his training visits to the IC. There exists a unique opportunity for IC UK. In 1992, a UK team consisting of 80% students and staff to be trained by coaches The ULU Nippon Kempo team are Currently that have accumulated a wealth of World Champions. In March, the Japanese experience. Those who join the IC are coming to the UK with determination to club will automatically have member- regain the title. ship of the ULU club. This harbours Nippon Kempo is a relatively modern the rather intriguing tradition of having combat sport. Unlike most other commonly at least one or two UK resident known ancient and mystical Japanese martial Japanese who take up Nippon Kempo arts, Nippon Kempo can boast a history of from scratch with us. Anyone interest- only 65 years. Muneumi Sawayama set about ed in Nippon Kempo is welcome. The 00 developing a sport the was free of the rituals club atmosphere is friendly and and dogma that restricted the traditional arts relaxed and you will be able to train at to a narrow group of techniques. Nippon your own pace. If you want to become Kempo incorporates all and any technique a champion, then we will get you that can be effectively, safely and practically there,but if you want to get fit, have applied in combat, using a full suit of protec- fun and learn how to protect yourself, tive body armour, fashioned around ancient j*. you are equally welcome. Most mem- Samurai armour. The sport is based on scor- bers who train regularly are able to ing points using tact and skill rather than a achieve a black belt, first-aid and knockout, thus avoiding most of the injuries SOAS club members won the Nippon coaching qualifications as well as fitness and that commonly occur inmartial arts. Kempo World Championship. This was high- confidence by the time they graduate. The core of Nippon Kempo is at the ly unexpected by the Japanese and they are For training times and more information, University of London club, which is based at currently preparing with vengeance for the contact Ian mercer, Department of SOAS (in Russell Square). All the club's next International Championship due to be Chemistry (0171 594 5807, internal 45807, senior members and coaches have been held in Birmingham, March '96. Teams from [email protected]) or David Akera (0171 trained by Physiology and Sports Science Italy, France and America are also expected. 631 5291 - work). TEN . FELIX FRIDAY OCTOBER 6TH 1995 DIARY

Bust-a-Gut Comedy Club

Sean Lock and John Fothergill represent the first of five Newcastle Brown Ale National Corned)' Network acts who are coming to Imperial College on alternate Fridays this Autumn. In the past twelve months Sean Lock (right) has toured nationally with Mark LaMarr as well as Newman and Baddiel, including an appearance at Britain's biggest ever comedy gig at Wembley Arena in front of 12,000 people. Apparently, Sean's distinctive brand of unique and utterly original comedy, combining an off-beam style with the sort of jokes you wouldn't expect outside secure homes for the irretreivably disturbed, has established at the very forefront of British stand-up. oct 12 th

Jewish Society Freshers' Bagel Lunch 12pm Senior Common Room

Exploration Society Talk - 'Exploration at I.C Professor Schroter 12:30pm, Biology W2/3 (underneath Beit Archway). Admission free. (See right) oct 13th next IC Youth Hostel Association 1pm Southside Upper Lounge. Bust-A-Gut Comedy Night Regular Meeting Sean Lock & John Fothergill Doors 8pm, show 8.30pm diary Conservative Society ICU concert hall lpm, Southside Upper Lounge. The first "Bust-A-Gut" comedy night. Regular meeting. Limited seats available. Price £2.50 / £2 EntsCard holders. deadline: Cocktail Night Free T-shirt to the first fifty to arrive. t From 5pm, Davinci's bar (see above) Style & sophistication in a glass. Climax noon, h Mountaineering Club 10pm - 2am, ICU 7pm, Southside Upper Lounge. Anything goes club night. Regular social meeting, lam bar. u all welcome! Price £1 or FREE to EntsCard holders. October r s d a y f r i d a y 9th DIARY FELIX FRIDAY OCTOBER 6TH 1995 . ELEVEN

and the Explosoc committee on how these Exploration organisations can help students plan and accomplish expeditions around the world. Absolutely everyone is welcome and Society admission is free. Imperial College is unique in having an Explosoc cordially invites you to slip inside Exploration Board, a body able to provide its sleeping bag!* expedition funding, equipment and advice. A student expedition organised via the Exploration Board is given the priviledge of bearing the college name, a considerable boon when approaching media companies "Heavily influenced by the ZZ Top song and potential sponsors. 'Sleeping Bag'. All expeditions require detailed research in their initial stages. Imperial is very well situated in this respect since the Royal Geographical Society, Alpine Club and the London museums are all near to college and have useful resources. Explosoc offers you the opportunity to hear funny and exciting talks by talented and experienced explorers. It also provides a forum - or platform, if you prefer - for immense inter sexual exchange and copious amounts of social intercourse. And if you're hungry for more you can spice up your own c.v. and be dead impressive at future interviews by becoming Explosoc's Exploration Reporter; the post involves operating alongside the committee (themselves I.C. students) by producing IC Hidden Garhwal Expedition: Porters reports of each Explosoc gathering for Felix - crossing the Parbali River, Indian Himalaya please contact the committee if you're interested. For more information about Explosoc The Exploration Society will meet for please contact the committee or see us at our the first time this year on Thursday 12th first lecture: October at 12:30pm in Biology W2/3 Asa Atherton (Chairman), Biology UG, (underneath Beit Archway). This 0181 847 3292. Phil Wickens (Secretary), introduction to the society is entitled Biology PG, 0181 847 3292. Jim Evans 'Exploration at I.C . It will include talks by (Treasurer), Mech. Eng. PG, 0181 870 IC Hidden Garhwal Expedition: Nomadic Professor Schroter (I.C. Exploration Board), 0792. Mark Evans (Liaison Officer), Mech. Herdsman in the Indian Himalaya (Parbali Shane Winser (Royal Geographical Society) Eng. PG, 0181 870 0792 Valley)

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displayed. ipvi \ MfBB^B^B&^MBB. ; Very few of them are realistic. Reflecting ^f^B'. i B? ^By% their use in ritualistic and religious ceremonies BB^BBBBBBB^BBl they show the whole gambit of human emotions, from grinning clowns to eerie witch-doctor howlefs. There are also examples of Coptic Christian and Islamic art which also shed new light on the traditional examples that we are more familiar with. The Coptic crucifixions are particularly good in this respect. Overall however, the exhibition does suffer from being no more than the sum of its parts. There's no strand to tie the whole thing together, like the continent it's something of an enigma. film: assassins,^,,. elliiloici guide:

So Sylvester Stallone returns in another film made Lethal Weapon and Die Hard, but :!pi:|il|liii|!g I : ft - " j , J In, £'i < Jthc i involving guns, murder and redemption. unsurprisingly it lacks both films' humour. i imgo wed 8 Stallone (Robert Rath) is your stereotypical Another problem is that you can't help feeling rob roy thnr 8 assassin who has had enough of lolling. With just that the film is too much like the Specialist and one more assignment he hopes to retire. that wasn't such a good film either. Unfortunately he is not alone and so is unable to complete his last mission in tube; ken liigh street. £6.50, peace. . ' b lore 5pi » .41 Miguel Bain (Antonio Banderas) is m i! hen hi - someone. However being an assassin 3MHM 1 r . f....' jivl 'Wore with a conscience Rath is unable to kill a the vi 1 v., " >'(..30,f*.2') woman and in true style doesn't complete the assignment - has he fallen bravchcart 1, 4.40, S 20 in love with this woman? $20 million f then becomes the asking fee for the retrieval of the information. renoii 01 71 S37 8402 I*:; Aft. li scjiiajs The film lasts for just over i\.o ' i - - , 50 << * hours, and you can't help feeling it's been < 3 i t>, v, 3 ) stretched to its limits. The plot, much i ! oH v* I 30, ' like a book, starts and stops with a different chapter - first there is the . . i. 7 1 . :±i I 72 i encounter between the two assassins at a lube; you M, walk it funeral, then there's the race to find :. ->' i \ till!!! , Electra and to end it all the final show ; r> M h IU m ,6 R3 t down. Assassins possesses that easy going JlK*'3te:iillli,a: action that will delight testosterone/ 0171 7274043 adrenaline addicts. The action sequences it hill gas v 5 ' Y> ... *ttr t * t out . are extremely Hong Kong in style i.e. " . - -w^ior L13 ! S dA loads of bullets, sparks, explosions and the usual suspects 9.15 that 'gun in each hand' syndrome. It was l si J - rd 11 iSai i also was made by the same people who mrs parkc-r Jv the v. < ink- film: forget paris™^ prince charles : Idyllic romance is now over for Mickey Gordon in motels with a staple diet of junk food. He If (Billy Crystal) and Ellen Andrews (Debra stops working as a referee and starts selling cars, squa Winger). They have fallen in love, the point at while she goes back into the airline business - \'. % *r> „i. jr J < Rs1 V.,1 - which most films finish. What's left for them is now he's unhappy. Compromise leads to work, marriage, kids, and of course divorce. But unhappiness and so the relationship slowly bid bns tu 4 wed 9.10 first how they get there. starts to break down. pal garret and billv the kid Mickey goes to France to fulfil his dead Forget Paris has that neurotic humour father's wish - to be buried with his World War indicative to all films with Billy Crystal. At times straw dogs hi !1 II army buddies in a particular village. Problems the film feels like Crystal doing stand up the n> kv horror pkture arise when the airline loses the casket. Help comedy, but its mixture of narrative from |P:il|iJ||||: comes from Ellen, a public relations officer for different couples, who know the full Crystal disclosure sat I the airline company. She's also an American, and Winger saga, and the fact it isn't about the ;; .I «it KJ . u " ' i w< vl u.1 / which delights Mickey to no end, and of course beginning of the relationship, allows for a a relationship ensue. different on perspective of a romantic comedy. wliat's eating gilbert grape? tut? I 30 But everything goes against this And romantic comedies are always fun to legends of dietall ttie 4 relationship. She's in France, he's in America watch anyway, since it is always possible to spot | : ' p-m^iw t and his work (a basketball referee) has him similarities with a personal relationship or with sale passage wed I 30 travelling from state to state. However, she friends. Still Forget Paris has a large number of interview with the vampire leaves France and comes to America to be with what appear to be tall tales and peculiar stories, her lover, her darling, her sweetie, (you know and so has a desirable if unpredictable nature, what I mean). They are together but Ellen is not This said, it remains extremely funny and will happy following Mickey around America, living help you soothe over those post summer blues. thft»*ni> albums: compilationSt,nt„ - and the worst of this situation is that the Billy Joel version of 'Light as a Breeze' is one of the Music compilations are a double-edged sword. better covers on the record. More proble- shepherds, bush tropire For example, compare and discuss tower of matically Sting manages to sing 'Sisters of M74 song: the songs of Leonard Cohen and rare on Mercy' at a different speed to the backing air: volume 2. instruments of the Chieftains, which is On the face of it the songs of Leonard somewhat off-putting, and then we have to Cohen would seem to be an excellent place to endure Bono talking, rather than singing, 6 o tober start for 'compilation heaven'. Critically 'Hallelujah'. Maybe the problem is that : A 2'i]>m acclaimed songs from a reasonably unknown everyone's trying to be clever; too clever for the artist are popularly reinterpreted by mainstream songs of Leonard Cohen obviously. stars such as Elton John, Bono, Tori Amos, Sting, In complete contrast the subtitle to Rare on Peter Gabriel and Billy Joel. BILLY JOEL! Yes Air: volume 2 is "live sessionsfrom KCRW's you now start to see that other edge biting - you morning becomes eclectic" - people you've get the most ridiculous paring of song and singer probably not heard of (excluding those you have such as Tanya Donelly of Belly and the Cranberries) singing live on KCPcW, a Californian radio station. The rest of the collection certainly fulfils that subtitle; as track after track roll on with understated bands playing their most understated A AWU'c; songs. Bettie Serveert slowdive through C14.50-CHSJ5K»«?J2 'Palomine' with the controlled despair that has become their trademark and

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gig: matador records european tour part 2* Some say that Matador Records are the coolest The implausibly named Railroad Jerk record label on the face of the planet. Of course opened proceedings with a wave of a guitar most people don't actually express a preference, stolenfrom the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion If matador not actually having heard of Matador Records or (incidentally another Matador band, but you anything, and that's the point. If Matador are knew that anyway because you've not heard of are cool it's cool it's because no-one has heard of them or the Jon Spencer have you?). Something borrowed waves of obscure and down right lo-fi bands they from the blues and added to the present, they release records for. played funky stuff and even managed to get a because Take the first part of their European tour harmonica in on the act. which gave us Chavez, the Amps and the mighty Helium were next, with frontsperson Mary no-one has Guided By Voices. The Amps (headed by Kim Timony's particular blend of womyn-voodoo- Deal of the Breeders) 'stole' the show and kitsch marking out a territory all of its own. heard of despite the fact that GBV headlined, a Bailter Space swirled on for over an hour of significant section of the crowd vanished after droning and trance-inducing riffing. Sometimes them. Deal and co had finished playing. there were melodies to hang on to, othertimes Part two contained such notables as Railroad the audience was left to fall down a seemingly Jerk and Helium, with Bailter Space headlining. bottomless pit of disfocuss. But all the time, Not many Billboards top 100 hits in that line-up Bailter Space operated with wide grins slashed you'd imagine, correctly. And yet because across their faces. Being cool never meant not Matador Records are cool, there were some enjoying yourself great sounds. august 5th

Pills: 2 Paludrine, 0 Nurofen (hurrah!), 3 erythromycin, 0 imodium (very good), 8 El m Habiby fast acting throat lozenges f °gg Got up early today and went riding. Here the locals have given up fleecing goats in favour of fleecing tourists. Find a stable owner who wants august 4th a to charge a mere fortnight's salary to let us ride up to Cheops. All of a sudden I find myself on a massive Arab stallion galloping across the desert. It's not every day you get to act out Pills: 2 Paludrine, 2 Nurofen (better!), 3 Lawrence of Arabia, although I would have erythromycin, 2 imodium, 5 El Habiby fast been able to get into the atmosphere a bit acting throat lozenges better had my horse not been named after Freddie Mercury. View over the pyramids from Cairo is rather oddly positioned on the scale of a rise Vz mile away is breamtaking, but my development. It may be the gateway to the inner thighs are sore for the next two days. Arab world, the colourful hub where the It's Simon's turn to get ill today: he describes it Mediterranean meets Africa meets the Middle as 'feeling somewhat billions'. I don't East, but it's also managed to pick up all that is understand this, but a bit of further explanation bad about the Western world. I guess it was and it appears that it's the sensation you get in inevitable that McDonald's would be here. your stomach when you've just drunk six pints Overgrazing land in the Amazon basin to of very fizzy lager. Sounds a bit unpleasant. destroy the local economy of lower Egypt is Encounter a wedding party on the way back: probably quite cool in these days of global . cars tcxrting their horns, people whooping and communication. yelling. The procession moves down the street But I really cannot deal with Cairo suffering ledbv a bunch of bridesmaids in scarlet and from the awful screech of Western crime meets blacfe, chanting and singing to the beat of a materialism in the car alarm. Ihave ho wizened old lady drumming. She's carried up objections to being woken up at 5:30am by the on shoulders, and her arms move so fast they call to prayer.11 may not leel particularly ;! / are a blur. Somewhat incongrously, they arc strongly that Allah \va Akbar! at that time in / followed by six blokes in dinner dress wearing the morning, but the sound of it echoing round shiny red bow ties. the city is a beautiful ethereal thing. However, I Despite the fart that I too am feeling a little deeply resent getting roused from my Slumbers bilious now, we stagger out lor some falafel. by the wail of someone's oversensitive Peugeot. 6 pence a go: bargain. Still, that was at noon, so I suppose I didn't suffer that badly. I lay in bed perusing the 4:30 am I wonder if vomit is a cultural thing. At assortment of little bottles on the table beside home, it seems to be based around carrots, no me. Began to wonder how many calories a pill matter what you've eaten. Now it's a rather has, perhaps that explains why I wasn't at all alarming a shade of green. hungry yesterday. Rather belatedly start to read all the little instmction booklets they come with, absentmindedly at first, and then with increasing fear. If I were to come down with all the side effects this little collection can inflict, I Cairo: wouldhave blured vision, drowsiness, headaches, stomach and gut upsets, and car alarms and constipation. Also am a little concerned as to weddings and the composition of the harmless looking little throat lozenges I picked up yesterday. At the freddie time I was more concerned that the chemist I got them from was called 'El Gomurrhea mercury Pharmacie'. Decide I had better stay in bed.

12:30pm Stop panicking and realise I feel much better than yesterday. Get up and go shopping. Have rather an amusing time at the Khan el Khalili bazaar. 'Hey! You want something special for the lovely lady? I have good price! Come and see my real papyrus. Is good quality just for you! Is made by Tutankhamun 2000 years ago!' I buy a rug. It's very nice. EIGHTEEN . FELIX FRIDAY OCTOBER 6TH 1995 LETTERS

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September 95 COUNCIL TAX , EDITORIAL STUDENTS AND Welcome to the first edi- SPOUSES. tion of the Advice Office Television Licences Driving Newsletter. If a property (dwelling) is Licences occupied solely by full-time If you use a television, you UKCOSA, an advisory The newsletter will pro- students, that property is need a licence. You can organisation for international vide information and advice exempt from the council tax. purchase a licence from the students have suggested that on topics which we hope This means that you do not post office. The cost of a international students obtain a may be relevant to you. have to pay council tax if colour television licence from UK licence if they plan to everyone you share the prop- 1st April 1995 is £86.50 and remain in Britain for longer the cost of a black and white In this first edition we have erty with is also a full-time than twelve months to avoid television licence is now information on licences - student. serious legal problems. £28.50. television and the driving This may involve having to variety. There is also Until 1st April 1995, students who shared the property with You need a colour licence if take a UK driving test information on the much their non-British spouse were you have a black and white depending on which national loved Council tax. The liable to pay 75% of the television connected to a licence is held. articles on stress and car- council tax bill if the spouse video recorder. bon monoxide poisoning was not a full time student. Further information can be have been included just in It is a criminal offence to obtained from DVLA, case you missed them in This has now changed. A watch a television without a Swansea, SA6 7JL. Felix. And in case you need non-British spouse (or licence and if found guilty, Details are available from the medical treatment, there are dependent) who is forbidden face a fine. Union Reception area. details of N.H.S. charges. to work in the UK or claim The newsletter also includes public funds and who lives details on how to doal with with a full-time student is harassment and the Adviser exempt from paying the addresses specific issues in council tax. her problem page. This amendment will be of Some useful organisations particular use to international have been listed in case you students who have faced The bad news need to contact them. great difficulty paying the N.H.S charges increased in International students can council tax when they were April. Prescription charges also claim help with N.H.S. joined by their family, for medication will increase Remember, if you need tree charges without any effect on especially as council tax from £4.75 to £5.25 per item. immigration status as it does and confidential advice, benefit was included in the not constitute 'recourse to make an appointment with forbidden 'recourse to public The good news public funds'. the Adviser. You can do this funds' rule. Students may be entitled to at the Union Office or by help with N.H.S. charges. You can claim help with ringing 0171 594 8060. Students needing further This will help to pay for N.H.S. charges by completing Hope \ou find the newslet- advice or experiencing N.H.S. prescriptions, N.H.S form AG1. The form is ter useful. dental treatment, glasses and problems should consult available from the Union sight tests, N.H.S. wigs and the Adviser or UKCOSA. reception area, health centres Minever Kavlak fabric supports and travel to and social security offices. Union Adviser hospital for N.H.S. treatment.

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work is done, contact the It is possible that you think that your case in the strictest Environmental Health Officer you have never been harassed confidence. She will have ACCIDENTS AND at the local Council. & that may be true. However, details of other contacts if INJURIES. you can never assume that appropriate. Dear Min harassment does not effect / had a cycling accident and NURSERY FEES you. *ICU has a harassment policy, suffered physical injury. Can I Dear Min.... & deals with cases of harassment.Support will be claim compensation ? My child has a place at Day So, what is harassment ? provided & disciplinary action Nursery, but I can't afford the The common feature of can be taken against the First seek legal advice in a fees. Is there any help ? harassment is that it makes a FREE interview with a solici- person feel inferior. It is a form harasser. A copy of the policy is available from the Union tor, under the Accident Legal YES- College may be able to of offensive behaviour or Office. Advice Scheme. For details of help with the fees.Further language & may include solicitors offering this service information is available from derogratory remarks, ridicule, ring the accident line on 0500 Don Adlington. The Union offensive "jokes", & violence. *In some cases legal action 192939 (Freephone number) also has limited funds to help. Some forms of harassment can may be appropriate. Further You will need to fill in a form be recognised outright. Other information can be obtained to assess your claim. Contact more indirect forms are not so from the Union adviser. EXTRA FUNDING. the Union Adviser for details. easy to identify but are just as Options include Court orders, Dear Min damaging to a persons well which order the person to stop the harassment or action, Is there anyone who can give being. under the Criminal Justice & students financial assistance ? SPOUSES AND Anyone can be harassed. Public Order Act 1994. This VISAS act makes "intentional harass- Many students face financial Harassment is often based on Dear Min.... ment" a criminal offence. difficulty, but there are a few negative stereotypes & the I'm a Student from a visa Legal action can also be taken options. most common forms include national country. I want my regarding physical assault. In Access Funds can assist sexism, racism, homophobia, husband/. wife to join these cases further advice "home" students in hardship. & harassment against people me. What must I do? should be sought immediately Applications are available with disabilities. from the Union adviser. from the College Fees Office, Your spouse can apply to Room 334, Sherfield Building. If you are being harassed or come to Britain as your International students may have been in the past, there are REMEMBER - you do not dependent. You need to show apply to the College Hardship a number of ways of dealing have to put up with harass- you have adequate support Trust for assistance.Trusts & with the issue. Some of the ment. Seek advice immediate- (income) & accomodation to charities can give some assis- following suggestions may ly from the Union Adviser, live together . tance. help: who will listen and discuss Your spouse needs to apply Further information can be your case with you in the for a visa from the British obtained from the Union *Keep a record of all incidents strictest confidence. Consulate. If granted, she/he Adviser. This will help if you need to will have the right to stay here pursue action, or when ICU believes harassment is a for the same period as your explaining the situation to serious issue and will always TENANTS & study. If you need more others. Make a note of the deal with it as such. LANDLORDS advice see the Union Advisor. time, date, witnesses etc. Dear Min Note your spouse can only / have an Assured Shorthold work if he/she has a a visa for *Tell the harasser to stop the Tenancy. The Landlord won't 12 months or more. harassment. Explain that you fix the roof. What can I do ? find it offensive & you may All these enquiries are take further action if it persists. Under Section 11 Of the 1985 fictitious- any resemblance to Landlord & Tenant act, your actual cases or people is * Confide in someone who you Landlord has a legal duty to entirely coincidental. can talk to easily. This could be carry out structural repairs. a close friend, someone in the Write your Landlord a list of Union or College or a counsel- work required, quoting Section lor. The Union Adviser will 11. Keep a copy of the letter & provide support & deal with send it recorded delivery. If no STUDENT HARDSHIP RISING

It is evident from the number when most students already Is Your Gas A of students using the Union face having to repay student Advice service that student loans and large debts when Killer? financial hardship is continu- they leave college. It is Carbon monoxide poisoning ing to increase . There are thought that 18 to 21 year old from faulty gas heaters many examples of students students are accumulating poses a real threat to us all. working long hours for low debts over £2,000 and it is Approximately 30 or 40 wages and others who have possible that older students deaths occur in this way The not eaten for several days in may run debts up to £6,000. It every year and students are order to pay essential bills is possible that the growing often the victims. Advice such as rent and fuel bills. financial pressures may dis- courage people from poorer Carbon monoxide is diffi- The budget at the end of backgrounds from embarking cult to detect as it cannot be Centre 1994 was not good news for on higher education courses seen and does not necessari- students. Gillian Shepherd, in the future. ly smell.There arc, however, Secretary of State for a few danger signs to look- DO YOU NEED Education, revealed that insti- It can be said that student out for, such as stains at the FREE tutions will have to make an poverty exists now and top of a gas heater or a yel- almost 3.5% financial cut on measures which may worsen low/orange flame. AND each person as student the situation should be strong- But the best way of ensuring CONFIDENTIAL numbers rise. The rates for ly opposed. How can stu- your appliance is safe, is to grants will be reduced by 8% dents who have to worry have it checked by a quali- ADVICE ? which will result in more about meeting their basic fied person (CO.R.G.I. students having to rely on finances be expected to cope REGISTERED). loans. with the pressure of their FOR ADVICE Mature students will be badly studies? The good news is that from affected by the abolishment 31st October 1994, land- ON ALL of the allowance received by It may be possible for institu- lords/ladies have a legal ASPECTS OF students over twenty six. All tions to introduce schemes to responsibility to ensure that in all, funding for higher assist students in financial gas appliances are checked LIFE education is to be cut by £25 difficulty such as providing every 12 months. They have million in each of the next cheaper to keep an inspection record CONTACT THE two academic years and will accommodation,cheaper which must be made avail- ADVICE continue at the new reduced meals,help with books and able to students. A gas safe- figure into 1997/8. To make cheaper nursery places. Some ty action line has been set up CENTRE. matters worse students are colleges have set up systems to provide information. facing long delays in having to waive or reduce fees in They can be contacted by- their applications processed cases of extreme hardship. phoning (freephone) 0800 APPOINTMENTS for a student loan . 300 363. CAN BE MADE AT Current provisions such as the THE UNION OFFICE While looking at the financial access and hardship trust have All in all, these changes may OR BY PHONING problems faced by home helped many students to cope help students to protect 0171 594 8060. students, wc should with the pressures that finan- themselves against unneces- remember that international cial hardship brings. sarv death. students outside the EEC do A WIDE RANGE OF not receive Local Education The start of a new academic If you are in any you FREE LEAFLETS Authority grants and cannot year can surely be the most can seek advict the ARE AVAILABLE apply for student loans. stressful time of the year for Union Adviser. many students. This article is FROM THE There are discussions taking intended to highlight some of UNION OFFICE. place which consider ways in the financial problems which can increase the pressure on which students can pay for This edition of the advice students. their education. Recent sug- office newsletter has been gestions include the idea of produced with the help of students repaying mainte- If you are experiencing Mark H., Andy T, & Jackie nance and possiibly fee costs financial difficulties, seek Cummins. through national insurance iCU advice from the Union and tax. This added burden Adviser. would be very worrying IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION SEPTEMBER 1995 0171-792 1200(9am to 9pm) Legal Action for Women LAW CENTRE (Counselling, support, drop-in King's Cross Women's Centre centre) LIST OF USEFUL (CHECK DIRECTORY FOR 71 Tonbridge Street NEAREST CENTRE) CONTACTS LONDON WCIH 9DZ Aidslink 0171-837 7509 LESBIAN AND GAY 0483 300150 (Specific legal advice for women (Helpline) GENERAL on many issues .including HARASSMENT domestic violence .racism ,rape.) National Aids Helpline Minever Kavlak, Union Lesbian and Gay 0800 567 123 Adviser Rights of Women, Employment Rights (DEALS WITH ALL TYPES 52-54 Featherstone Street, 21 Old Ford Street, Terrence Higgins Trust OF ENQUIRIES) ECIY 8RT E2 9 LP Helpline 0171 242 1010 ICU Advice Office 0171-251 6577 0171 704 6066 Beit Quad (Free legal advice and pressure Legal line 0171 405 2381 Administration 0171 831 0330 0171 594 8060 (ext. 48060) to group) Lesbian and Gay (Information & advice) make appointments. Switchboard. 0171 594 8067 (ext 48067) Women Against Sexual 0171 837 7314 (answering machine when inter- Harrasment Positively Women (Information , counselling and viewing) 312 The Chandlery 5 Sebastian Street email [email protected] referral service.) 50 Westminister Bridge Road EC 13 OHE SE1 7QY 0171 490 5515/ 0171 495 Union Sabbatical Officers 0171-721 7593 Gay and Lesbian Legal (GLLAD) 5515 ICU, Beit Quad (Support and advice to those Advice 67-59 Cowcross Street, (Assists women with HIV/AIDS) 0171 594 8060 (ext48060) harassed and campaigns. Free Pigeon-holes in Union Office legal advice.) ECIN 6BP 0171 253 2043/0171 976 Blackliners 0171 738 5274/7458 The Health Centre Women's Advice & 0840 (Assists black people with Princes Garden, ext 49375 Counselling: (Advice ,assistance on legal HIV/AIDS) 0181 692 6268 problems.) Disabilities Officer Loretto O'Callaghan Women's Therapy Centre PACE DRUGS Room 324, Sherfield. ext 48935 0171 263 6200 0171 263 6200 (Counselling for gay and lesbian The Hungerford Project people) Nightline (6pm to Sam) Women & Girls Network 32A Wardour Street 0171 436 5561 (sexual harrassemenf) W1V 3HJ 0171 404 1234 PEOPLE WITH 0171-437 3523 ULU Advice Line DISABILITIES (Information & drop-in Centre 0171 580 9551 ext 225 London Womens Centre 0171 831 1492, (Activities, Release - National Drugs Citizens Advice Bureau advice, information) SKILL:National Bureau for Helpline Old Town Hall students with disailities. 0171 603 8654 Kings Road RACIAL 336 Brixton Road Chelsea SW3 HARASSMENT SW9 7AA Drugs Helpline 0171 351 2114/351 0487 0171-274 0565 0800 776600 (tel. 0171 251 2000 for details of Commission for Racial nearest bureau) Disability Law Service Equality, SCODA 16 Princeton Street (Standing Conference On Drug Central London Law Centre Elliot House,10-12 Allington WC1R4BB Abuse) 47 Charing Cross Road Street, 0171-831 8031 0171 636 7866 0171 437 5854 SW1E 5EH (Legal advice & information) (tel 0171 387 8570 for details of 0181 828 7022 nearest law centre) City Centre RADAR VIOLENCE/SEXUAL (Royal Association For WOMEN Sophia House ASSAULT Disability and Rehabilitation) 32-35 Featherstone Street 0171 250 3222 London Rape Crisis Centre 0171 608 1339 London Women's Aid LRCC, 0171 251 6537 PO Box 69 Minority Rights Group LONDON WC1X 9NJ Limited, PEOPLE WITH Everyman Centre 0171 837 1600 379 Brixton Road, 0171 793 0155 (Support and counselling for LONDON SW9 7DE AIDS/H.I.V. (Help for violent men) women who have been raped) 0171 978 9498 (Securing of justice for minority London Lighthouse Victim Support SURVIVORS (7-10PM) 0171 groups.) 0171 735 9166 . . 833 3737 (Support for women 111-117 Lancaster Road who have been raped) Wll 1QT