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Cheers! 2 News Doctors Suspended at St Mary's BY JOE MCFADDEN Mr Abramovitch made the considering whether to sue the herself and that the complaint was initial diagnosis but the operation hospital. He said: "I am absolutely made by the patient's relatives. Two surgeons at St Mary's was handled by another surgeon. disgusted and I will make sure they "I have been a consultant 24 Hospital have been suspended after Later the tumour was found to be pay for how they have left me." years and am known for the accusations of the unnecessary benign and a formal apology was Mrs Mary Ghilchik, a preservation of the breast" said removal of a man's voice-box and given to Mr Oliver who is now consultant general surgeon at St Mrs Ghilchik. a women's breast. unable to speak properly. Mary's Hospital, was also An internal inquiry into Mrs Consultant Solomon Abramo- An inquiry is underway to suspended in March after a patient Ghilchik's conduct in the case has vitch was suspended in May after decide whether the voice-box was of hers had a mastectomy even been completed and an external Vincent Oliver, aged 68, had his removed unnecessarily and though no cancer was present. inquiry has begun. voice-box removed when cancer establish Mr Abramovitch's role in Mrs Ghilchik maintains that the was suspected. the matter. Mr Oliver is patient had requested the operation Huddersfield University Heads Resign BY MIKE INGRAM confidence motion was supported institution join the group of Labour MP Barry Sheerman. by 935 of the total of 954 Britain's newest universities. He The President of the university The Chancellor and Vice- university staff. was due to retire in 1996. council, Dr Peter Fielden, said: Chancellor of Huddersfield The Vice Chancellor, Professor The vote of no confidence "He has reached a point when it University are to resign. Kenneth Durrands (65), announced happened after a year of protests makes sense to step aside for a new The announcement earlier this his early retirement from the post from staff and students over losing Vice-Chancellor." week came after the staff of the after having built up the former their places on the university's The Chancellor of the university almost unanimously polytechnic from 2,200 students in governing council. After the vote, university, Mr Reg Cross (74) also passed a vote of no confidence in 1970 to a current total of 12,000 Professor Durrands was asked to announced his resignation, saying the Governing Body. The no students. He also saw the "consider his position" by the local he could not ignore the referendum. Union Comings and Goings Fair Play? BY JOE MCFADDEN Picton, in response to claims of Rag slogan. The slogan, 'Muff BY JOE MCFADDEN AND PATRICK WOOD widespread disapproval of Mr Dive 95', was chosen by Rag Wensley's handling of the members at an official meeting. The Imperial College Sports Centre The Annual General Meeting of constitution during the year. Mr The Rag Committee has already will be altering its prices on 1st Imperial College Union last Friday Thomas refused to allow the received a letter objecting to the January 1995. was attended by less than fifty motion to be discussed under Any slogan, which the sender felt was As yet, no details of the new people. This means that under one Other Business, suggesting that offensive. Any offense caused prices have been given, but some per cent of students at Imperial nothing constructive would come would, according to next year's students have predicted they will were present for the one time the from such a discussion. Rag Committee, be counter- continue to favour South Union Sabbaticals and other Union Mr Thomas added that if the productive to Rag's main purpose Kensington residents in setting Officers account for their meeting disagreed, it could no of raising money for charity. prices for all users of the Sports achievements during the year. confidence him as UGM Chair, It was pointed out from the Centre. On this occasion, however, which no one attempted. He also floor that, in the light of this year's Any comments about planned accountability seemed to be described this year's UGMs as "a slogan, 'Fungal Spore 94', to pass changes should be directed towards something of a taboo subject. An crock of shit". the motion would suggest that ICU the Sports Centre, or alternatively attempt to introduce a motion The AGM also ratified the finds oral sex more offensive than you could talk to one of next year's censuring ICU president Andy elections of David Goddard to the the abuse of hallucinogenic Sabbatical officers in the Union Wensley was rejected by UGM post of Transport Officer, and substances. Office. chair Paul Thomas (Felix 1003). Gareth Bellamy and Ed Cortis as The revised slogan for next year The motion had originally been Alternative Prospective Editors. will be chosen at another rag proposed by Royal College of A motion was then passed meeting. Science Union President Rhian allowing Rag to alter next year's Sprog Rose Atkins, the Felix typesetter, Book Fair Success gave birth to a healthy 71b 13 ounce baby girl last Wednesday. An Imperial College Union Book If successful, the Book Fair will President-elect Lucy Chothia Rose took maternity leave from Fair was held over two days in the be repeated on a larger scale next was involved in organising the her job at Easter and the Felix staff JCR this term. The fair allowed year. The possibility also exists Book Fair, after her election would like to offer our students to sell used text books, that the Union Bookstore may also promise of a second-hand congratulations on the happy event. which will be resold on a non- begin to sell second-hand text bookstore was found to be Sources have suggested she will profit basis at the start of next term. books next year. impractical this year. name the baby "Rotaprint". Don't Forget! Non-Smokers Die Every Day Spot the Spoof Story 3 Hot, Sticky Summer Ftang Ftang BYE BYE "Well," he said, "It may that entropy is no longer breaking down. The The College yawned today as it universe may have reached the nadir became apparent that nothing at all of its cyclic contractions. Or it may was happening. Felix reporters indicate that everyone has buggered limping back to base seemed in off home for the summer." poor spirits. "It isn't like a war out But Dr Beardy-Glasses, a logician there," said one hack. in the mathematics department In an attempt to unravel the contested our findings: "No news is mystery we probed the sleeping good news. Therefore, there is news." Professor Whizbang, of the ghostlike Miss Lucy Choke-Her snarled: Physics department, for more details. "Sleeping? Who, me? Not me g'vner." Jon Jordan's Beard BY THE SEASIDE campaign with his posters, which Dan, Lucy and a somewhat mysterious hand the 'goatee' claimed were blatantly Tintin, erstwhile Music Editor of misrepresentative. They featured Whispers have reached Felix that Care to comment, Dan? Lucy? Felix who also parades under the the brush slapped over Tintin's face President-elect Lucy Choccy- Eager for the salubrious details, we name 'J. Jordan', was found last with the caption "What difference?" Biscuit and Deputy President-elect tried to contact the alleged love night sobbing in a pool of tears. emboldened beneath. The poster 'Desperate' Dan Look are said to birds for their comments on the His grief was caused by the was withdrawn when a poll have been spending a lot of time in rumours we're so blatantly defeat of his appendage, a small revealed that 9/10 voters couldn't each others' company. propagating. Of course, they denied rust-coloured 'goatee' effect, in the see any likeness. The tenth, 'Mr J', Associates report long late-night everything...or at least they would elections for the Felix Mascot. The insisted there was "No similarity at phone calls between the pair and have if we 'd actually reached them. eventual winner was a bog brush all!" before punching me in the they have been spotted leaving each Isn't sabbatical co-operation reclining under the toilet. Mr Brush face. Miss Chicken Chow-Mein others' homes in the early hours. wonderful? caused controversy during the also declined to shave. 5 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS i„<iUding BEST ACTOR TOM HANKS Clubs and Societies Arty Summer Bridge Victory TWE Go Off Now that the academic year is over, many of Thursday 16th June saw the long awaited clash you will want that much needed break, while between IC and ULU. IC produced its full quota To Edinburgh some of you will still be working, be it in of eight players. Unfortunately ULU could only UROP, MSc, PhD, jobs or whatever. In either offer four players through ill health. This summer will see a number of IC students case, you might feel like taking up art - from Consequently, two IC Bridge Club players from all over the country converging on scratch or as a once-forgotten hobby. defected to the other side, resulting in A Scotland, or more specifically Edinburgh. The To encourage you, IC Union's Leonardo Stallone and M Schaffer playing for ULU. This reason? Well, Theatre West End will be (Fine Arts) Society will be holding art was a fitting penalty for them as Stallone building a theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe workshops, taught by Royal College of Art wangled his way into the IC Bridge Club Festival.

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