Felix Issue 1016, 1995
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The Student Newspaper of Imperial College Nol022 24FEB95 Powermacs Pilfered from Huxley BY ANDREW SMITH by a sturdier security lock, was minimal. Some of the stolen possession of a screwdriver and a abandoned after the intruders equipment has already been long-bladed knife. Supervisor An estimated £30,000 of failed to detach it from its bolts. replaced, and the rest is expected Dockman made the arrest of the computer equipment was FELIX has been assured by in the near future. One benefit: male suspect who alleges that damaged or stolen from the Dr Sloman, Assistant Director of first year computing students someone let him into the fourth floor of the Department of Computers and Communication, have had coursework deadlines building using their swipe card. Computing in the early hours of that no confidential information postponed! This incident, together with Saturday morning. Further was held on the hard drives of In a further incident in the the allegation that the computer damage was prevented when a the stolen equipment. All files are Huxley Building Imperial thieves had explained their postgraduate student heard the held in the department's central College Security scored a success suspicious activity by saying that intruders, saving some of the computing service which were with the apprehension of a they were looking for toilets, has department's multi-million backed up the previous night, so dangerous intruder. After being raised concerns that both pounds equipment from being only one day's work should have spotted attempting to break into students and staff are not being targeted. been lost. a tea-room the trespasser was vigilant enough. Mr Terry Briley, Deputy Head of Security, The authorities have acted Dr Sloman said that challenged and attempted to repeated the advice to all college with considerable speed. On attempts to retrieve the lost files escape. users to check the identity of any Wednesday evening Camberly were proving to be very time With the College's mobile suspicious persons, especially police arrested two suspected consuming, but that all would be response unit promptly attending when allowing them access to intruders. They were said to be in recovered eventually. The effects the scene they were able to arrest locked buildings. possession of three serial coded of the theft on students should be the intruder, who was in Sun workstations. Two people were seen wandering round the department during the previous afternoon asking about Powermacs, five of which were later stolen, but they were not reported to Security. Both King's College and University College London are known to have had Powermacs stolen in separate, but possibly related, incidents in the last two weeks. Unlike other departments in college, the Department of Computing keeps records of the serial numbers of all machines, which has enabled certain machines to be recovered. They are now considering tighter security measures after the cable 'Welcome to Imperial College Airport', writes Ivan Chan. The £32,000 ASW 24 'competition class' glider comes and lug system proved under the Imperial College Union five year plan with help from a donation by the Harlington Trust. It will take inadequate. Measures suggested its first mission in a couple of weeks time. "The cheapest way to fly is to learn as a student. 40% of the flight and include attaching alarms to cost is subsidised by the Union", Wendy Yates, Captain of the Gliding Team explained. The annual membership computers, or installing stronger is £29 and each flight costs on average £18. The gliding club is recruiting new members, with an opportunity restraining systems. A different first flight with no obligation to join. Anyone who is interested is welcome to go to the regular meetings on Thursdays type of computer, which was held 1pm in the Aeronautics building Room 266. B news one&two&three editorial&credits three cat&mouse four incoming five clued up six Bs-files: coffee strikes back seven ELECTION EXPLOSION: last years sabbs and manifestoes eight&nine&ten&eleven feature: blue twelve&thirteen feature: election aftershocks - a diary fifteen xtra curricular sixteen&seventeen standby: natural born wranglers eighteen&nineteen&twenty eightdayguide twentytwo&twentythree sport twentyfourQ News Election Little Interest In Guilds BY ANDY SINHARAY Aero 1st year, has put himself worrying lack of interest, one Update forward for the position of senior source in the C&GCU There are still no candidates for Honorary Secretary. The posts of suggested that a relatively high two of the City and Guilds Honorary Junior Treasurer, City proportion of students in Guilds BY ANDREW TSENG, College Union posts, and the & Guilds College Association departments are involved with NEWS EDITOR other positions have only one Representative and Guildsheet other organisations, such as candidate each. Sarah Thomas, Editor are also uncontested. foreign students with their The 1995 sabbatical the current Guilds publicity As felix went to press, no- overseas societies. Other com- j election campaigns officer, is the only nominee for one is standing for the two mentators have blamed the lack £ are underway. After President. With hustings due to remaining executive posts of of interest in Guilds as the usual papers came down last be held today, the unusual lack of Publicity Officer and Enter- 'Imperial apathy problem'. Last Friday, nine candidates interest in the elections has been tainments Officer. The posts of year's voting turnout was around are standing for the four surprising. Academic Affairs Officer and 20%. sabbatical posts. Duncan Tindall, Guildsheet Departmental Societies Officer Hustings are due to take Those confirmed as Editor and Communications will be appointed by separate place on Friday 24th February at standing are: (for President) officer, is standing for Vice- committees. 1.00pm in the Imperial College Miles Ambler, Kevin Ward, President, and James Tuff, an In an attempt to explain the Union Ents Lounge. Sarah White, (for Deputy President Finance & Services) Matthew Crompton, Annie Matthewman, (for Deputy President Clubs & Societies) Luke Gietzen, Tim Townend, Maryam Yahyavi and (for felix Editor and Print Unit Manager) Rachel Walters. New Election is also standing for all posts. Following papers coming down last Friday, the election campaigns have officially started. Which, of course, has resulted in the traditional explosion of election publicity across college! Smoker Ban By Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare spoke candidly at an IC Conservative Society meeting to over 30 people, write Andrew Smith. Unfortunately he insisted that the publicly advertised meeting should be private and so the interesting Medics points that e made about the present prime minister, sexual scandals and his own salary cannot be reported. BY ANDREW TSENG by Devina Hanson, the risks of Science building came a step Eastwood warned that although AND ANDREW SMITH smoking, highlighted by various closer this week. Virginia the signs are encouraging, he is painted sponges, were submitted Bottomley, Secretary of State for not 'counting his chickens'. Mary's students have banned as reasons for the ban. In Health, announced that she is A decision by HEFCE is smoking in Gladys', the St retaliation, those opposed to the willing 'in principle' to commit now expected before Easter with Mary's Hospital Medical School ban advanced claimed that the money to the construction. It is approximately half the money restaurant, following a two day amount of smoke inhaled in still not clear, though, whether anticipated as coming from the referendum. Gladys' would not do any the other main partner in this funding body. With a review by The referendum, held on significant damage to non- new centre of excellence, the the Treasury still continuing, all Wednesday and Thursday, smokers. This was emphasised by Higher Education Funding decisions regarding the exact followed a debate on Tuesday of the opposition table chain Council of England (HEFCE), is amount of money each the motion, 'This house believes smoking their way through the likely to cough up in the near organisation will contribute have that smoking should be banned proceedings. future. yet to be decided. in Gladys". Proposing the 113 votes were cast in favour Dr Rodney Eastwood, Despite the remaining motion were, Paddy, Joffs as the of the motion, while 73 voted Deputy Managing Director who uncertainties all concerned are Ghost of Roy Castle, and Prash, against and 49 voted for a is coordinating Imperial said to be encouraged, as Virginia while Rich Birom, Nick Own and compromise. College's application, admitted Bottomley is the second Cabinet Camilla Blake, spoke against it. In other Mary's related news that he was very pleased by the Minister to have supported the In a heated debate, chaired the erection of the Basic Medical Minister's comments. Dr proposal this month. IJTiM FELIX 2HFGB95 News and Editorial Beit Brawl Arrest News In Brief BY ANDREW SMITH has said that he will decide BY ANDREW SMITH AND decision on whether to elect the whether to drop charges, caution JOHN SINNER candidates who have declared, or A student from Hammersmith or charge the man after to re-open nominations will be College was arrested last Friday consulting the original ULU Election Farce taken at a ULU General Union night after attempting to gain documents, and by making With the University of London Council on 28 February. entry to Imperial College Union further enquiries. Union supposedly representing (ICU). Union stewards recog- The arrest was made possible over 70,000 of the capitals Illegal Parking to Stop nised a group of three students after a steward who was involved students the union elections next Imperial College is having who were thought to have been in the fracas last term recognised Tuesday appear to be somewhat parking barriers installed in involved in an attack at the end the alleged assailant at the farcical.