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Felix Issue 0572, 1981 Founded in 1949 The Newspaper of Imperial College Union Commemoration Day 1981 *f¥cuK*u^ <t lovely time Ti/iaA- cjtuc were fane! Report on page 3. Due to the breakdown of the FELIX photo- typesetter this issue was completed on other equipment and this prevented us from correcting pages 4 and 11. The front page, back page and page 3 may also seem a little unusual. My sincere apologies—we will return normal service as soon as possible! No 593 Friday, October 23,1981 Free! so fond of quoting at us. Mr Sir fresher with pent-up frustra- Benn has said that the police I am mystified by your tions (and too many cliches) is would be made'more account- cricket correspondent's state- have a good time. F--k the able' to the community ment (FELIX No 590) that CCUs, nick a mascot, if you whatever l/ml mav mean : by the partnership of 1(>2 by can (that'll bugger 'cm;, or gaining control ol ihe police Everett and Skirrow against something smaller (e.g. B lone, which is what Benn Plymouth College is "a record McCabe and give him to means, a Benn government College second wicket run another college) if you can't, would have the ability lo spree.'' Can he actually be bill please, please do some- control the state and suppress unaware that Oldland C98) thing. those individuals who weir so and Hammcrlon (95)'put on J on>\ rlejiliieil l/iroii^/i mi/air "anti-social' as in resist Ins H>2 lor the second wicket in i\a»i marking, elf. regime. I could rai t \ on Ibe 98 minutes against LSE on H44HS (House 44 Hit Squad) list of things which Benn has June 2 1954.' IC then scored PS: Mav Xi< me Mortonguc announced thai he would do 244-4 dec in 2 hours 5 minutes preside wisely over our bill this would become tedi- and dismissed LSE for 129 beloved ICU. ous, and I think thai I lie (Hammerton (i-ll. Aull .'i- PPS: Anv BSH inmates (or above examples arc sullic lent :'>:;. others) who want further inlb, in show ihat he does want io Incidentally. Dave Everett's we have a grapevine among sei up a Soviel «.i> le slalc in i enliiiy was the lirst made on re-apps. this cotmtrv. the Devon lour by a batsman One must not, as Robert with the nickname 'Sluinpv Sir Kelsey appears lo do. believe Chimp", huI pie v ions pel - Please cut all the long, Deal Mark ihe rhetoric or freedom w liieh Ibrrnrrs of ibis leal include boring letters. '"The majority ol socialists Benn preaches | Lenin did the players known as "Gnome" 7 a arc not pow ei -crazed dictators same One nnisi exercise and 'Dwarf. Jasper in the making". So wrote independent critical judge- ) out \ /iiil/i/iilly Robert Kclsev in FELIX 592 Sir ment of the motives of people Ken Weale in his letter defending social- Another year is under way such as Benn. It is a pity that Sir ism. The obvious implication and already EXTS is under many people are so intoxicated We. of H44HS. would like ol this statement is that a mi- attack. Twice, in your most by the philosophy of power to reply to the mention made nority ol socialists are powcr- recent issue we were criticized that Benn preaches that they about us in last week's FELIX. c raxed dictators in lite making. unjustly. cannot see what their actions As we agree with the general It is all too obvious from his Firstly. SF Soc ALIEN- will ultimately lead to. The tone of the letter, we will take speeches that Tony Benn atcd' your readers by claiming Labour Party is not to be the reference to our esteemed (formerly Viscount Stansgalc) that EXTS were charging trusted. organisation as a humorous Tails into this latter category.! exorbitant fees for hire of Tours sincerely aside, and take no further Mr Kelsey continued his projectors. This is not the Frank James action against Mr/Mrs/Miss letter bv saving, (jnite rightly, case. for. approximately 50% Ms J. Hollier, ignoring the that Russia is not a socialist ol the charge is a refundable couple of unfortunate phrases state. But if Tony Benn and deposit to ensure that (as included. his friends seize power in this Dear Sir happened last year) the Meanwhile we would like country then wc will, as he I thought you might like to projectors are not unrcmit- to take this opportunity to has stated on numerous inform your readers ol some ol lably damaged. We do not welcome freshers to this occasions, turn our nation the great videocasse11es suggest for a moment that SF wonderful College; now into a country run very much we have available to view in Soc is responsible for this but you've looked around and on Russian lines, il not bv the library on Level 4 (West), how can we charge one Ibund how boring this place is Russia herself. Mr Benn has most of our collection ol tapes society without charging (and how boring most of you made it quite clear that lie (some 80+) are on course re- another? Of course we would are) perhaps you are wonder- would nationalise all major lated topics, but the following not have based these charges ing how to liven things up a industries in this country and might be ol general interest without complete Union bit. To set the scene H44HS is many minor ones as well. He too: (Health and Safety) Visi- approval. Why should ENTS not so much a College club has said that .the 'media is ble Display Units—A Doctor's deprive anyone (including (we prefer to operate outside biased against socialism and a view"; (Careers) YVe have 1 1 ourselves) of showing films the system), as a movement, socialist government would careers tapes from companies without some form of cover. especially at this time to guide therefore have to 'rectify' the ranging from Shell to British Secondly, why did your young lost souls floundering imbalance. The means by Rail and also some Civil Ser- (unnamed) reviewer make the in their new found freedom. which Benn would do this I vice careers tapes; (Comput- absurd claim that we were nol Mention has already been leave to the readers' imagina- ing) Lots ol computing tapes represented at the freshers' made of our lighter side, but tion.) He has said that the including our own rerr in- CCU party when the acting we are more serious, though socialist members of parlia- teresting "Office of the IC ENTS Officer was respon- this is generally seen by others ment would be accountable to Professional". sible for booking the band as a policy of creating as the National Executive Com* A full list is available in and ensured the smooth much havoc and disorder and mittce (i.e. Politburo) ol the LPL and anyone is welcome running of the event? Other rebelling against our superiors Labour Party and mil to their to see anv ol the tapes we have EXTS committee members as possible. However these constituencies who elected in the Library (Mon-Fri 9:M0- were employed both at the people do not appreciate the them: this incidentally is a. 5:30). film and selling tickets for the deeper social meaning ol our flagrant breach with the Thanks a lot. freshers' concert at the time. act ions. principles of the English Roger Fail>cv 1 ours Thus our message to you. Revolution which Mr Benn is. Lyon Playlair Library Paul Beliord young adventurous bored Page 2 FELIX, October 23, 1981 Cab Rag Mag hits student Rector Soldiers On controversy At approximately 1:30 on In a speech given yesterday afternoon at the Commemoration Monday, an IC student was Day celebrations in the Albert Hall the Rector, Lord Flowers, urged graduates to support Imperial College through the lean invoked in an accident on Last Friday City and Guilds vears ahead. Prince Consort Road. Union took the unprecedented According to eye-witnesses, step of refusing to sell this he was waiting on his bicycle year's ICU Rag Mag. They in the middle ol the road objected to some of the (between Chem Eng and more contentious jokes con- Physics). As he turned he cerning the recent 'H' Block moved into the path of an hunger strike, and the York- oncoming taxi which was shire Ripper case. travelling at normal speed. Copies of the publication He was hit broadside on and were brought to the ICU pushed along for about two Council meeting on Monday. yeards—being lucky not to go After Council had glanced under the taxi. He was lucky through the magazine there only to sustain a cut on the was an extensive discussion. head, his bike seeming a The President was asked write-off and the taxi suffering if he had checked the proofs a slightly stoved-in grille and Using rhetoric more typical of an Army Major than a leading before they were taken away a smashed indicator. academic Lord Flowers described the way in which the world to the printers. He claimed Police and ambulance were recession affected institutions such as our own and suggested tac- that he had taken the proofs quickly on the scene and tics for fighting the way through to more pleasant places. to look at but had subse- having been attended At the very outset Lord Flowers reminded his listeners of quently delegated the job to to by a doctor before the the present financial situation by intimating that Imperial College somebody else in the Union ambulance arrived, was may not be able to afford another Commemoration Ceremony.
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