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If you are interested mail [email protected] ews " %NEWS Allegations, funerals and porn Talk to the hand... eed to Icn Pro-life campaigner accuses Lord Winston of "aggressive" Has the Government brought in assault knee-,erk leg slation in response to one case of Iniernet adop comment, but he is said to deny that the incident WILLIAM FOSTER took place, Many people have expressed disbelief wise that the researcher behaved in such a way, and it ritain's foremost exoert on fertility research Looking at the difficult world of has been suggested among College circles that the B and one of the world's most respected eating disorders accusations are a way or smearing a high-profile researchers is facing a police investigation of advocate of the "cloning" research while raising assault following last Monday's crucial vote on the profile of their own, small group of "women in stem cell research at the House of Lords. bobble hats". A College source said that he The claims centre around a usually low-profile believed the group were "simply capitalising on an The Editor comes out. Kind of, .pro-life movement, members of which were exaggerat.on". he likes fairy lights.... {protesting outside the Lords as peers arrived for Chelsea Police were unable to comment on the vote. A number of young women, mostly aged whether a complaint had been made against any in their twenties, had set up 101 cardboard sheep particular individual. Meanwhile, ITN confirmed cience im Parliment Square while wearing lab coats to that they had also heard about the alleged inci- Imark the occasion. More news in brief and night- dent, and a spokeswoman added that it was too Lord Winston was giving an interview for a tele- mare wordsearches early to say whether it was one of their camera vision network, believed to be ITN, on the subject crews who had been carrying out the interview, but of the Bill. Ruth Davies, together with "about said that they were "looking twelve friends" said she was abbatical spin into it". "going in to the Lords" when! In a telephone interview What does it take to be an ICU she overheard the Imperial* sabbatical, and do our current with Felix, Miss Davies said College researcher answer- bunch have it? "It epitomises the way the ing a question with what shel whole cloning debate has believed was a lie from her*: been carried out - self- knowledge of stem-cell?* eedback important scientists trying to research. She told Felix that Medical school, manic street silence the voice of the pub- she "calmly, without jumping* preachers & more curries ic." forward, said 'no it is not"'. „ She added "I was part cu- Ms Davies claims that. I larly horrified to be touched physically by Lord Winson. I eviews Lord Winston angrily swung| Lord Winston: Extremist target or tyrant? am profoundly committed to Traffic- Drew's ho* tip. Beautiful round and "looked like he^ the pro-life cause, opposed to abortion and embryo creatures, nice legs, shame was going to hit her", She experimentation, and to feel on my face, my about the script... alledges that the peer then put his hand over her mouth, the aggressive hand of somebody who has mouth and shouted "Shut up. You keep out of it. been so closely invloved in the destruction of I'm a scientist". Subs + Socs human life was deeply repugnant." The 24-year-old barrister explained that she Get fit and get into space Lord Winston was elevated to the House in knew embryonic stem cells are "by nature 1995, and is best known for his work in human fer tumours" and therefore more dangerous than adult tiiity Interviewers have frequently commented on stem cells, contrary to what had been said in the how the walls of his office are covered m photo- interview. She added that she had "picked up quite graphs of childless couples that he has helped a lot of science during the campaign", despite hav- through IVF techniques. Unfortunately, he was More reports, and a spare ing had no scientific training. She also claims that unavailable for comment as Felix went to press Sports Editor would be nice. the TV crew ignored his actions, pretending not to Sarah Macken, director of the pro-life group in Mine's out playing drinking have seen anything, but several witnesses wit- games question, denied that her reporting of the incident nessed the incident. was merely capitalising on a misunderstanding to Ruth Davies added that she had visited Chelsea arloons raise her group's profile, soon after she paid her Police Station in order to make a formal complaint, The gimos go camping second visit to the Felix Office in a day. and is currently planning to press charges against the peer, but is "prepared to accept an apology". Felix was unable to contact Lord Winston for Felix 1196 Cover artwork: "By Blind Faith", Anon 2000 • Felix 29th January 2001 News Fast stream Me Civil Service Fast Stream Programme !Bl Interna tional Nig ht Buffet Dinner, Cultural Show & After-Show P^rty 1st Februar y 2001 Reception: 6pm Venue: Sherfield Building Full Tickets: £14 Special Offer: £10 Tickets Available From Union Front Desk (members) www.su.ic ac.uk/osc iiviurdered student remembered Hflemorial service held for former IC student murdered while teaching in Burundi Martyr church was where Charlotte was con- 3EBEK PICKARD obtained her PhD. The biochemistry depart- ment was kindly represented by Dr. David firmed just a few years ago and also intend- he Memorial service for Charlotte Wilson Leek. The government of Rwanda was not ing to marry her Burundian fiancee, Richard T (age 27) was held last week at St Alban only represented by it's ambassador to Notereyimana, later this year. Charlotte was ihe Martyr Church in Holborn, London, on London, but also by the headmaster of the buried in a small church next to her father in Ithursday the 18th of January. Her murder, school in Kigali where Charlotte taught and Barley ..Hertfordshire, on Friday the 19th of made such an impact in teaching science in January with close friends and family attend- ,,(lth over 20 others, including her fiancee, ing. -curred while travelling to Bujumbura in an inspired and enthusiastic way. Her loss Burundi on a bus. Its random brutality will be deeply felt by all her pupils at the The VSO, along with Charlottes family have shocked many people. school. set up a memorial fund which will be directed The moving service for Charlotte at St Alban, towards the school in Kigali where Charlotte Charlotte was a student in the Biochemistry was led by the Venerable Howard Levvett. taught. cepartment at Imperial College and graduat- Music chosen by her family (her mother ied with a B.Sc. in 1995. After obtaining a Margot, and younger brother and sister, Anyone who wishes to make a donation to PhD in molecular microbiology she decided to Richard and Catherine) and the church this fund should send it to:- kelp the charity Volunteer Services Overseas included pieces from Faure's Requiem which [VSO) in their work in the devastated country was beautifully sung by the Anton Bruckner The Charlotte Wilson Memorial Fund oi Rwanda for a one year period. Her enjoy- Choir with church organist accompaniment. c/o VSO ment and dedication to the post was deeply The Imperial College choir in which Charlotte 31 7 Putney Bridge Rd appreciated by all her school pupils, and was a soprano sang Henry Purcell's "Music London also by the government of Rwanda who were for Queen Mary's Funeral" - again beautiful- SW15 2PN keen to employ her in restructuring the sci- ly sang in the lovely acoustic of St Alban ence curriculum for schools there. church. The whole congregation joined in a To build on what she had already achieved in number of hymns including a her short time in Rwanda would be a marvel- The memorial service at St Alban was attend- poignant "Abide with me". bus gesture that she would have appreciat- ed by many of her friends and fellow students ed. Torn her time in the Biochemistry department This was a fitting memorial to Charlotte, it IC, as well as from St. Mary's where she attended by over 300 people. St Alban the n brief EROTIC SCANDAL? be placed upon the web "in a couple of tor for Laura Bush with details about the liv- hours". Felix photographers and reporters ing quarters, the offices had been cleaned, Areas of the basement of Elec Eng has will always carry identity cards and do not and many of the halls repainted. However, "een sealed off for the past couple of days- presently use digital cameras. If you are ever the republican entourage and their mindless a"egedly due to a member of staff being in any doubt please contact the Felix Office leader were in for a shock when they went to nvestigated by local police for possession of on 48072 or talk to a member of the bar use their computers. The letter "W" was :"e9 a I pornography. Sources within the staff. Action is often taken against people found to be blacked out or missing on almost Apartment say the suspect's computer and falsely claiming to be working for Felix. every keyboard in the White House. ="ice have been sealed off while CID investi- Seriously annoyed by the prank played on gate GEORGE, UM, BUSH them by their democratic adversaries, the conservatives were forced to crawl around under their chairs in search of the missing FELIX PHOTOGRAPHERS The United States may be proud of its abil- ity to alternate peacefully between liberals keys.