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Issue 1042 FELIX November 24th 1995 Students Snatch Intruder in Weeks

BY MARK BRIDGE lenged anyone at Evelyn Gardens A man alleged to have been until Tuesday night, when a man responsible for a series of bur- entered a room and encountered glaries in student halls was taken two residents who immediately into custody at Belgravia Police called security. The man ran off. Station on Tuesday night. One of the two residents, in The man was apprehended a ground floor room, said his sus- in Weeks Hall after he entered a picions were aroused when he PHOTO: WILLIAM LORENTZ woman's room claiming he was saw a man looking in through "Sarah Sucks Spirit from Sleazy Sex Serfs". A poor turnout and looking for a toilet. A group of their window earlier that wranglings over funds with the Rag Committee marred the usually students followed the intruder evening. A man said to fit the buoyant Mines 'Dirty Disco' on Wednesday. News in Brief, page 2 and alerted College Security, description of this intruder was detaining the man until Police apprehended later that night at arrived. Weeks. The two Evelyn Gardens The description of the man residents were called to see if E's With Ease? caught at Weeks apparently fits they could identify the man. that of a 6'3" Afro-Caribbean The police could only com- BY ALEX FEAKES AND BEN considered getting ecstasy man who has been spotted wan- ment that enquiries were contin- WILKINS tablets to be fairly easy at dering around Evelyn Gardens uing at Belgravia. However, it is IC Students spoke about the Imperial, there being an exten- on many occasions. He typically believed that the man could be a ease of obtaining drugs on cam- sive drug sub-culture here, tried to gain entry from the back part of a group of three people pus when they were interviewed where drugs are readily obtain- of the building and proceeded to who have been targeting IC this on national radio last week. able. Research by Felix has try students' doors for entry. A year. Radio 4's PM program last revealed that there is a big mar- large number of items were Security sources say there Thursday was investigating the ket for Ecstasy at IC, London reported missing during this has been a general increase in rave and dance culture amongst colleges' students tending to be period. Several residents report- petty crime reports from resi- today's youth, with special refer- more into the 'drug scene' than ed incidents in which the man dents of Imperial halls. In one ence to the drug Ecstasy, known other universities. would ask to borrow a pen, and incident a laptop computer was as 'E', and the extent of its use The biggest consumers of E then leave. found discarded in a bathroom amongst students in London.. tend to be young people living in No one had actually chal- when the thief was scared off. The second year students Continued on page 2

IC Meets Chris Smith Linstead Bar Woes RCSU To Move Chris Smith MP, Shadow Linstead Hall saw further The Royal College of spokesman on Social Security, ructions as one of its re-apps was Science Union is to have tem- was at Imperial on Wednesday thrown out of hall after a tri- porary offices in Biology. Their talking to a select audience. He bunal into the Hallowe'en party new premises in civil engineering spoke to the Labour Club about fiasco. The hall bar has been are not yet ready, and their cur- the Information Superhighway closed and re-opened twice in rent accommodation will soon and other issues. page 2 the past two weeks. page 3 be demolished. page 4 TWO . FELIX FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 1995 NEWS

Continued from front page birthday and subsequently col- London taking advantage of the lapsed into a coma from which ready supply in the southeast. she did not recover. News in brief Ecstasy mainly comes into the Some users he knew had country from Holland and experienced problems when BY MARK BRIDGE for the poor organisation of, and Belgium but there are also many using E; one person had had fits AND DIPAK GHOSH turn-out at events during Rag factories in this country, though and spasms after taking the drug, Week. they tend to be smaller and less and another had suffered from Web Editor organised. liver problems. He was keen to The Student Representative Damp Disciplinary Felix spoke to a dealer, Mr emphasise that having reliable Council ratified the creation of A Union Disciplinary Wright, who has supplied contacts helps to ensure that the the new student office of Web Committee convened on Imperial students with E in the Es you buy are pure or safe, but Editor in their meeting on Tuesday night reprimanded a past. He explained that some of the only way you can be fairly November 14th at St Mary's physics and a mathematics stu- the basis for IC's Ecstasy culture certain is to try one, or at least to Union. dent and imposed a twenty lay in the popularity of E a few know someone who has taken The Officer will be respon- pound fine for urinating from years ago amongst those who one. sible for ensuring that laws relat- the fourth floor of the Union went to raves. Since about 1992, Faced with the decline in ing to publications, which are de building. when rave was at its height, he the use of E, Mr Wright said that facto applicable to the electronic The Union also informed has seen a decrease in demand cocaine is definitely becoming media, are not contravened and their counterparts at Brighton and price. This more or less more popular, more readily also that Union and College University about the conduct of agrees with the figures that the available and less expensive. guidelines are met in all such one of their philosophy students Police have published in the "Even poor students are doing Club and Society publications. who was also involved in the past. coke these days," he said. Other responsibilities of the incident. No further action was When asked how much "People tend to move on from E post will include ensuring that pursued against this student money he made peddling his to cocaine, and I would say most memory allocations for the pages however. wares around college, Mr Wright of the people who were into are not exceeded. Nomination declined to reveal exact figures. Ecstasy in 1991 are now doing papers are going to be drawn up Tom King He did say that if you buy Es in coke." and the Council will select Tom King, Conservative MP for the 1000s, you can expect to pay College authorities have in someone at their first meeting Bridgwater, visited Imperial about £5 each, and then sell the past expressed concern over next term. College and spoke to an informal them on for £15 individually. the level of drug use at IC, espe- The system is currently gathering as a guest of the "The largest dealers buy from cially the use of cannabis. The E maintained on an informal basis Imperial College Conservative the factories in units of 10- threat is one that has largely gone by Matt Crompton, Deputy Society on Wednesday. 20,000 pills." unreported so far, with few if President for Finance and Mr Wright said he had any incidents being Ecstasy- Services. UCAS Admissions become more wary of the effects related. A rise in cocaine use UCAS agreed new admissions of the drug following the tragic could worry the College, as the Disappointing Rag procedures for universities over death of Leah Betts and the effects on its users are greater A Rag source blamed the the weekend, likely to include a ensuing public debate. Leah took and more long lasting than those absence of a Rag Chair for two two stage results and interview her first E on her eighteenth of Ecstasy and cannabis. weeks in the middle of the term process. Labour Looks to the Future with IT

BY ALEX FEAKES chance if nothing were done to n't had a chance to follow up Chris Smith, Labour MP for harness and exploit Britain's ideas, especially the Information Islington South and Finsbury and advantages in this field. He par- Superhighway. Shadow Cabinet spokesman on ticularly emphasised the role of Rejecting criticism of the Social Services, was a guest of the telecommunications giant BT recent 'policy on the hoof scan- IC's Labour Society on in creating the country-wide net- dals in the national press, he said Wedneday. Making up for the work of cabling required to that the problem been solved. delay getting to IC, Mr Smith achieve the goal of allowing He went on to state the Party's plunged straight into a discourse everyone access to the internet. line on the privatisation of BR, about the opportunities for After his speech, Mr Smith saying that Labour are adamant Britain heralded by the opened the floor to questions, that the scheme will fail, and it is Information Revolution. with subjects ranging from pay- only a matter of time before any PHOTO: ALEX FEAKES Citing some examples of ment for the internet terminals partial privatisation is reversed. Labour MP Chris Smith looked how the widespread use of mod- to the decision-making process Mr Smith finished his talk satisfied after answering ques- ern technology and computers of the Labour Party. by explaining how Labour will tions. He concentrated on the had increased knowledge and Commenting on his recent move fund its ideas, including the use structure of IT's future under a improved learning, the MP said from the Heritage portfolio, he of more private capital for pro- Labour government. he felt that it would be a wasted said it was a shame that he had- jects. NEWS FELIX FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 1995 . THREE Tribunal Dubbed a "Witch-Hunt"

BY JONATHAN TROUT seven days. In addition, he has already drunk. An independent edly be less harsh than the tri- A Linstead re-app has been been banned from all communal observer noted that anyone in bunal. expelled from the hall following areas of Linstead. the bar could have served Mr Fortunately, this did not drunken behaviour during the However, the most unex- Deeley that night, as he was cel- include being thrown out of hall, now infamous Halloween party. pected proceedings of the tri- ebrating his birthday. This but his penalty was as severe as it The residents' tribunal of bunal dealt with the accusations included a sub-warden, who was could be without his permanent Andrew Deeley took place in the against Linstead Bar Chair Nick allegedly seen behind the bar eviction. He was fined £100 and Chemistry building last Friday Hudson. In an attempt to por- serving people whilst drunk him- banned from the buying, selling morning. tray Deeley's diminished respon- self. or consumption of alcohol in all Before the tribunal it was sibility, Adam Torry, a friend of The tribunal ruled that in areas of Linstead Hall. Mr widely expected that Mr Deeley Mr Deeley, inadvertently asked light of this new information Hudson was "shocked at the would escape with a £100 fine, Mr Hudson a leading question Linstead Bar was to be closed College's reaction", but some but the weight of the charges regarding licensing laws, specifi- again; then in a bizarre turn of have remarked that, unlike Mr brought against him, ranging cally whether Mr Hudson had events it was inexplicably Deeley, his good relationship from indecent exposure to served Mr Deeley a "Green reopened in time for that night's with the warden saved him from threatening the life of a sub-war- Lizard", an extremely alcoholic normal 7pm start. a worse fate. den and blackmail, left no one cocktail. Nick Hudson was stripped The doctor was reluctant to present in much doubt as to the It transpired that he had of his bar duties by Earl comment on last week's events, outcome. indeed served a close friend of Lancaster that afternoon, and saying that such matters are not After 35 minutes of deliber- Deeley, knowing that the drink only found out the following day for public discourse. Others pre- ation, the tribunal decided that was for him. In his defence, Mr that his case would not be taken sent were not so happy with the Mr Deeley's tenure at Linstead Hudson said that he had only before a tribunal. His punish- result, one labelling it as a Hall should be terminated, just arrived at the bar, and did ment would be decided by Dr 'witch-hunt' and another as an and his room vacated within not know that Mr Deeley was Lancaster, and would undoubt- unfair 'kangaroo court'.

The enduring nature of the Southside Halls of residence are Bikes for BMS illustrated by the remarkable coincidence of one student BY DIPAK GHOSH Furthermore, car-parks are to be being allocated the same room Temporary bike sheds are to be re-located to another site. Mrs in hall as his father had occu- built during the construction of Straw also said that this tempo- pied thirty years ago. the Basic Medical Science build- rary bike shed will be safe for The top photograph, taken ing, but plans for permanent bike students during the construc- in 1967, shows the student's sheds for the BMS students have tion. mother in the Tizard room a few yet to be finalised. Students concerned for the years after the hall was built. At present, the bike sheds safety of their bikes may want to This September, when dropping are scattered around the college, have them coded for free next her son off at Imperial College but the bike shed for the BMS week in the Sherfield anteroom, to start his four year Chem Eng will be the result of "an integrat- between 10am and 4pm. PC degree, his parents took the bot- ed approach" according to Clive Coleman will be on hand tom photo. However, the chair College Facilities manager to discuss any aspects of crime the student's mother is sitting in Valerie Straw, who is responsi- prevention around college. the same in both photos, with only the covering having ble for buildings planning at IC. PHOTO: IVAN CHAN changed. Mm The 'Twilight Zone' experi- ence, as one of the re-apps called it, was emphasised by the fact that the only alterations to the room over the years had been the addition of a carpet, a new bed and new curtains. Southside Halls were origi- nally built in the sixties as a temporary measure to house the growing numbers of students at IC. They were only meant to last for twenty years, but are now listed. FOUR . FELIX FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 1995 NEWS RCSU Move to Biology

BY THE NEWS TEAM emphasising that College had The Royal College of Science been as helpful as possible. Union offices will move to tem- Val Straw, Facilities porary accommodation in the Manager, met the RCSU execu- Biology department on tive on Wednesday and December 4th. Their current explained that there was no premises in the Old Chemistry alternative but to move the building will become untenable offices into temporary accom- when the power and water sup- modation. The Old Royal plies are cut off in preparation College of Science building is for the building's demolition in being demolished so that build- early 1996. ing of the new Basic Medical The Union will eventually Sciences complex can begin. PHOTO: ALEX FEAKES move to customised premises in Construction of the centre, set The pavement in front of the Huxley building was occupied for a the Civil Engineering depart- to open in 1997, is already short time on Wednesday as Bangladeshi dissidents demonstrated ment, but they look set to behind schedule. outside their Embassy. The protesters declared a hunger strike to remain in the temporary accom- RCSU members are con- support the previous President, who is gravely ill in hospital, and modation until the end of cerned that the move will make needs specialist treatment. Although the group had been met by an January. "At the moment there's it difficult for them to operate embassy official, they got little attention from South Kensington's very little definite timescale," effectively and be readily avail- populace. RCS Honourary Secretary Stuart able to their members. The new Jenkins said. location will only be accessible to The Union Executive have be approved. The RCSU 1920's Whilst admitting that they holders of Biology department asked the biology department to fire engine, Jez, will remain in weren't happy with the situation, swipe cards outside standard allow wider access, but the the condemned chemistry build- he said that they 'couldn't com- working hours, keeping most RCSU admitted that it was ing for the foreseeable future, as plain' about the way the Estates RCSU members from the 'extremely unlikely' that such a no alternative garage space is department had treated them, offices. breach of college security would available.

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and the approach, yet the Labour MP Clare Short It was recently estimated that ecsta- > was universally condemned for merely sug- sy kills 50 people a year in Britain. This is world gesting that there should be public debate largely due to the environment in which its Let's be honest. I'm addicted, and so are on legalising certain drugs. taken - hot and frantic night-clubs. The you. To what? Take your pick: alcohol, cig- government has responded by releasing a arettes, chocolate, caffeine, ecstasy... white paper that proposes to force such Ecstasy? Surely its a little odd to include venues to provide free fresh cold it in such a list? Perhaps not. It seems water. that many young people regard popping Alcohol kills hundreds and is responsi- an E as being about as illegal as swiping ble for over half the rapes and murders the odd traffic cone. committed each year, but John Major Witness Leah Bett's untimely death isn't rushing to crack down on pubs and last week. She was a bright, sensible off-licenses. This is because it's (mis- young girl with everything going for her. takenly) believed that alcohol can be Her parents - an ex-police officer and a j used responsibly and isn't a significant nurse - had been responsible in her i danger to one's health. upbringing and warned her of the dangers Why doesn't the government admit of taking drugs. Yet in the early hours of that it can't stop people taking drugs (of Sunday last week, Leah collapsed an later both the legal and illegal kind)? It should died after taking a pill of unadulterated instead concentrate its effort on making it Ecstasy. safer for drug users. If this means legalising Why did she do it? The answer is sim- some drugs, then that's for the best. ple. Drugs are fun. Drugs make you feel Legalisation may also reduce the crime associated with drugs - The Economist has good. This is what today's young people been in favour of decriminalisation since believe, inspired by such sayings as, "If you 1993, along with a group of senior police can remember the 60s then you weren't officers and judges who suggested it was there". The 'good times' ethic of the previ- time to "think the unthinkable." ous generation has been translated into the drug and rave scene of today. It is society as a whole, not just the gov- The media's response to Leah's death ernment, needs to address the issue of drug was predictable; "It Could Be Your Child" use in a mature and honest manner. Whilst screamed the headlines. Ministers will no the use of drugs should not be encouraged, doubt be under pressure to 'get tough' on the responsible use of drugs should be drugs and increase prison sentences for drug emphasised. Until this happens, more offences. young people will die for simply trying to But for the last 20 years this has been having a good time. happening and the "war against drugs" is Mark Baker V^being lost. What is needed is a new

2. Drambuie is: 5. You stop drinking when: yourself: a) a Scottish castle? a) you've reached your limit alcoholic? b) a damn fine whiskey b) you've run out of money c) too expensive - aftershave is better value c) the bar's run out of beer Do you drink too much? Think you can han- dle your beer? Find out simply and quickly if 3. You drink to celebrate: 6. You go home from the pub in you are an alcoholic with this invaluable a) finishing your exams a) a car Felix self-test. Just honestly answer the fol- b) finishing your problem sheets b) a taxi lowing questions, then check your score... c) finishing your last drink c) an ambulance

1. You buy your beer from: 4. You get drunk: 7. The best place to pick up girls is: a) the pub a) on your birthday a) in tutorials b) the off-license b) on your friends' birthday b) in pubs c) the brewery c) it's always somebody's birthday! c) in hospital (hey, nurses uniforms!) FEATURE FELIX FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 1995

tent). Boys can only safely drink 1.5 pints a day ' please! Having a dependence on alcohol so that - another target that is easy to exceed if you you can't get through the day without a don't count the empty glasses! At Imperial, 90% of the population drink drink. If you would like more information socially; 5% are teetotal; and 5% have a When drinking habits interfere with your about alcohol use pick up a leaflet from the drinking problem. Of the 90% of social work, family and relationships with friends. Advice Unit or your G.P. drinkers, many will at some time in their As students most of us drink socially, If you would like help with a drinking lives fall into the category of problem but do you realise how much you drink? problem there are lots of support groups drinkers and will need to take steps to con- Remember 14 units a week is the same as 7 available trol their drinking. pints of lager. So girls, if you drink a couple Drinkline 0171 332 0202 A "drinking problem" can be defined in of glasses of wine with a meal on Monday Alcohol Concern 0171 833 3471 several ways: and two pints of lager after sport on Alcoholics Anonymous 0171 352 3001 Drinking in excess of the recommended Wednesday, the safe amount to drink over WEEKLY limits of 14 units for women and the weekend would be 4 pints or 8 glasses Enjoy alcohol, don't abuse it. 21 units for men. (The difference is due to of wine. It would be very easy to exceed Richard Bowker differences in body weight and fat con- the limit if there was a party on Saturday. Welfare Rep. 5MHM55U

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Here are a few medical facts: Some simple methods can help us to cut Alcohol is a very addictive drug. down the total amount we drink without Excessive alcohol in the long term causes; decreasing the fun we have with friends: Impotence & infertility (not a bad thing Keep a drinking diary with some people) Knowing how much you drink and with Liver cirrhosis whom can help you cut out that pint or i glass of wine that wasn't really necessary. j Brain damage (how can you tell?) Choose a low-alcohol or non-alcoholic I Life threatening gastric bleeding drink sometimes. Premature death (as opposed to dying You don't need a drink to enjoy yourself. on time?) Pace your drinking throughout the j Excessive alcohol in the short term causes; evening. Loss of bodily functions (except for your Slow your drinking down. mouth) Buy half pints or interrupt alcohol with Life threatening behaviour (such as call- non-alcoholic drinks ing Tim Townend a poof) If you are drunk stop drinking! Those Painful vomiting (you feel better after- extra pints won't improve you enjoyment wards though) of the evening. Inhaling your own vomit (and other Choose when you are going to drink nasty substances like nicotine) There are lots of other places to socialise Respiratory depression, coma and then other than the bar death, (ooh, joy!)

8. On a day trip to France you bring back: Now check your answers for the verdict... Mostly C's: a) a model of the Eiffel Tower You eat your cornflakes covered with b) as much drink as you can carry Mostly As: Boddington's. Less than five pints a night is c) as much drink as the ferry can carry You either don't drink at all or drink only in for losers only. You like playing [insert sport small quantities. You'd rather be doing work here] because they have such great drinking 9. You favourite watering hole is: - after all, that's why you're at university. games. Work? That's lifting the pint to your a) Linstead Bar Who wants to spend all their cash on booze mouth. You are a typical Imperial Student. b) Union Bar or Southside Bar anyway? You are a typical Imperial Student. c) I can never remember where I drink... A, B and C for all questions: Mostly B's: You are beyond hope. You drink like a fish 10. Sex on the beach is: You like the odd drink or two, but you know and when you're not drinking, you're uncon- a) sandy and unhygenic where your limits are. But what did happen scious. You are probably ICU Deputy b) a good idea! at the Fresher's Frolik? You are a typical President for Clubs and Socs (any year). c) better with Jack Daniels and Malibu Imperial student. Mark Baker and Tim St.Clair EIGHT . FELIX FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 1995 FEATURE

nee of Taking a break of at least a month or two Why then is MDMA a class A drug ^ i realm before taking it again is advisable. (the same as crack and heroin) and speed I don't think MDMA is psychological- in class B? Speed is physically and psycho- ly addictive as such, but the scene that goes logically addictive and can really mess you Ecstasy has hit the headlines again. The with it can be. The feeling you get with an up, but is considered by the government to Sun said that the death of Leah Betts was a E, in a club with a thousand like-minded be less harmful than MDMA, which they tragedy and no-one deserved to lose a child souls is absolutely amazing, possibly the continually refuse to test to see how safe it like that. I don't think anyone would dis- best in the world. However, it can all seem is. In 1977 MDA and all it's analogues were agree with that, but the sub- wmm^ made illegal. I can understand sequent deluge of moralistic jjr why MDA was banned knee-jerk reactions were because its pretty nasty stuff nothing more than brain- with a low toxic dose, but washed propaganda written there was no real evidence to by journalists who have prob- outlaw MDMA in the first ably never seen an E before, place. let alone taken one. Michael Howard and his So what is Ecstasy? In a cronies are keen to stamp out decent strength pure tablet Ecstasy, the scourge of there should be 100-150mg today's youth, but in actual of MDMA (n-methyl 3, 4 fact E is helping to keep crime methylenedioxyampheta- figures down. The more peo- mine); in reality there is sometimes a bit fake afterwards and the next day you ple there are in clubs taking E and being MDEA, MDA, speed, caffeine... you name are left feeling rather spaced out (partly nice to each other, the fewer there are in it. Ingesting such a tablet of MDMA due to over-exercise). As Jarvis Cocker pubs starting fights. induces euphoria, empathy and greatly puts it "I seem to have left an important Even though we approach the twenty- increased tactile sensation. It is not physi- part of my brain somewhere, somewhere infirs t century the government's attitude cally addictive but prolonged regular use a field in Hampshire." Having said that, a towards drugs remains blinkered and self- does bring on a tolerance. This is because of good night's sleep will sort you out and I righteous in the extreme. To me, it stinks a depletion of seratonin levels in the brain, don't think it is a very dangerous drug, cer- of tabloid politics. which can leave you feeling depressed. tainly less so than speed. By lain Bailie .

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book: e and the dance cultureJerem y 0- insight: what causes hangovers?^k^i column: simon baker album: the beatles - anthology 1 babemagnet W~ gig: human league^M^ album: skyscraper - superstate^ - singles:,, album: alice in chains - alice in chains^ gig: buffalo tonintn album: Catherine wheel - happy days^ film: goldeneye^h turner W ' — he British hangover has a few inter- esting equivalents in various conti- nental languages. For instance, if >in you went on a booze-cruise to TFrance thefinal stage of your drinking binge would be called 'gueule de bois' (literally: wooden face). In Spain you might suffer 'la What Causes Hangovers? resaca', which roughly translated means 'back- Waking up feeling like death itself is a normal component of wash', and in Germany "der Kater" implies you are in an indolent, apathetic state similar to that student life. But what is the scientific reason for all those missed of a cat. Finally, in Norway, "tommermenn" nine o'clock lectures? Sabine Louet explains the cause of the curse refers to a carpenter's noisy work that goes on of the morning after. and on in your head. Since the hangover is such a universal phenomenon, I decided to interview Dr Peter Dorward, my GP, to find in the blood stream depends on the out what causes the familiar symp- weight, age and sex of the drinker. toms of the hangover, and what can Whatever the feminists say, the bio- be done to prevent them. logical evidence shows that Mother Nature built women with more sub- © Symptom: I'm dying of thirst cutaneous fat and a smaller blood vol- The main consequence of drinking ume than men. Unfortunately, this is dehydration. What makes you feel dictates that alcohol concentration so thirsty in the morning is a hormon- will always be higher in women than al process linked to the Anti Diuretic in men for the same amount of alco- Hormone (ADH if you prefer). hol consumed. Alcohol stops its production and makes the kidneys produce a lot of It is worth considering that there is urine. This means you loose all your no way to accelerate the removal of water supplies. alcohol from the blood. Hence, after an evening where you drink more © Symptom: My body hurts than 6 pints, you might still be above Dr Dorward explained that the the driving limit the next morning. 12 immediate physical cause of pain and hours are necessary to clear it all. nausea is due to an irritation of the stomach called gastritis. It usually If you want to avoid a hangover, the takes few days of abstinence for it to best way to do it is this: before you go heal. to bed, simply to drink an amount of water equal to the amount of alcohol © Symptom: I feel like death you drunk earlier that evening (this No less than a third of the alcohol may not always be practical, either intake goes directly into the blood because you couldn't hold ten pints of stream via the stomach walls. The water all at once or because you can't remaining alcohol is absorbed rapidly remember what you've had). in the small intestine. As a result, con- It appears that for heavy drinkers, taminated blood goes through all the the fall of alcohol level causes anxiety. organs and cells before reaching the brain. the body. In fact, genetic factors are responsible Ironically, the only cure for addicts is to give for the availability of these enzymes and this them more alcohol. As Joe.E.Lewis underlined, © Symptom: My head hurts means susceptibility to alcohol addiction could it's a vicious cycle where you finally end up say- By the time the contaminated blood reaches be genetic too. ing : " I drink to forget that I drink". the brain, you are bound to be subject to a lb a sober observer, heavy drinkers can often headache. Red wines and most other dark bev- appear to be nervous or be seen to shake. This is erages contain tannin. These impurities make a sign of alcohol addiction and is probably caused headaches worse because they poison you. You by a drop in alcohol level in the blood. Alcohol exposed will find it absolutely preferable to drink vodka A few tips on our favourite drug: the faster if you wish to avoid the consequences of this alcohol is absorbed, the higher the peak in con- We drink ethanol C2H5OH which is a toxin accumulation. centration of alcohol in the blood. The same colourless, flammable liquid with a mild amount of alcohol absorbed slowly won't cause odour and strong taste. Unfortunately, it's not that easy to avoid a you to feel as drunk, but it will remain in your headache - other factors are involved. Inside the blood for a longer period. Choosing to down a B Among other uses it is required for pick- liver, chemical and enzymatic processes convert few whiskeys will therefore have more effect in I ling, polishing and paint stripping. alcohol (known as ethanol to its intimate con- the short term than 'a few beers'. Fizzy drinks noisseurs) into a highly toxic substance called like Champagne or gin and tonic are absorbed Our daily energy needs can be met by the acetaldehyde. Further chemical processes will even more quickly. However, taking a meal will equivalent of 15 to 25 pints of beer, which then reduce this toxin to acetate, a harmless slow down the absorption by around 50% since is enough tokil l you. chemical, but the efficiency of this process the stomach will empty more slowly. depends on the amount of enzyme available in More generally, the level of alcohol contained X simon baker fair, it does have additional fea- tures such as fire detection to Things are not going to plan. I had justify its cost, but even by IC already prepared a stinging attack standards, this project has been on the Rag Mag and I was so confi- catastrophic in the extreme. dent that it would be as bad as The installation has dragged on usual, I nearly didn't bother to buy for years at God knows what a copy. But I was ever eager to 'check ... facts cost, resulting in false alarms on a near daily basis before writing idlings', and to my total surprise for weeks. Given the contempt that people it's actually quite funny in places. Mind you, understandably have for it, one shudders to think putting an ICU Rag sticker on the Central what would happen in the event of a real fire. London Phone Book would have been a huge It seems that I ruffled the feathers of our step forward after last year's pathetic attempt. president with my views on her and Ghassan Last week saw the State opening of Karrian and a reinforcement of the points raised Parliament and the Queen's Speech. Sixteen by Nooman Haque. While I stand by what I said, bills were announced, the majority of which perhaps I was a little mischievous at times. Sarah seem to be fairly unexciting. The one part that was quite right about my failure to read the New has caused controversy is the Asylum and Solutions document, but as she has since very Immigration Bill. The main aim of this legislation kindly provided me with a copy I hope to return is to cut the number of illegal immigrants and to this issue in the future. At first glance, it is cer- speed up the acceptance of genuine cases. It will tainly written in more measured tones than the also cut the level of benefits paid to asylum seek- Trotskyite drivel one gets from the NUS. ers, in order to deter those seeking a higher stan- I am quite sure that the Editor is not the dard of living by masquerading as political only person bewildered at the budgetary refugees. 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Rag Meeting Gliding Club Gliding Club Gliding at Lasham Airfield. (R) Gliding at Lasham Airfield 1.10pm. Ents Lounge. (R) Contact [email protected] SocSoc Come to Thursday meeting first. (R) Pakistan Society 1 - 5pm. Doom II Contest, Huxley 308. 3 - 5pm. Basketball practice in the union gym. Fitness Club Bring trainers! Contact Kashif, Aero II, Ents 2pm. Intermediate aerobics. (R) [email protected]. (R) 1.30 - 3pm. Sunday Lunch served at Davinci's - Ents STANDING ROOM ONLY - Live football, ConSoc 8pm Tonight: The penultimate ( Is it that time ARSENAL v. BLACKBURN coverage from noon Britten's War Requiem, Royal Festival Hal! already?) BUST A GUT COMEDY CLUB. This on the BIG Screen. Davinci's. Email for details. week features Ed. Byrne, & the lightening comic mind of the 1995 Perrier Nominee Boothby Graffoe (see page 19). And this week we Saturday sunday guarantee there are FREE T-shirts to the 1st fifty in. Two top acts, & ah open mic spot, for just £2.50 or £2 with an entscard. Doors open 8pm. 10 - 2am. If you just wanna party ... "Climax". 4 hours of top tunes. £1/ FREE before 9pm or with an entscard.

friday Socrates Soc The Socrates Society is a relatively new Imperial Gliding Club society which was established at the end of the IC Gliding Club made their annual summer tour this year to Le Blanc,France, the home of the European last term. Soaring Club, run by three times world champion Brian Spreckley, and his wife Gill. Le Blanc is situated -Is the SocSoc a philosophical society? in the Massif Centrale, approximately 50 kilometres east of Poitiers. No. Although the weather was very hot and sunny, the soaring conditions were far from ideal, and so -So, what is SocSoc then? much of the time was spent swimming and canoeing in the nearby river in order to keep cool. Despite the A Social Society whose aim is to organise poor soaring weather, two students, Andrew Fowler and Alex Borak, managed to do their Silver distance events and to attempt to bring together students (a flight of 50 km or more). Andrew flew to Poitiers Airport and Alex flew to Chateauroux. at a social level, away from the stresses of student Despite the 39° heat, some still decided to go flying, and Mark Sadler was sent off on his first solo. life at Imperial Later in the evening, a barbecue was held. It was here that a group of visiting Dutch people showed us -What is our next event? how to do an initiation ceremony for the newly soloed. This involved a lot of tomato ketchup and beer A Doom II Contest is being held in the {which ended up on ' ..JQ^/ £f Lecture Theatre 308, Huxley, on Saturday 25th Mark) and being held November, between the hours of l-5pm. If down on a table while intererested, just pop along to the venue. being spanked by each -The SocSoc and the Internet... of the over friendly And finally, since just having an email Dutch contingent in address is no longer in fashion, we have a turn. Mark's only Webpage, where you can find more information comment afterwards about this mysterious society. The URL is was "You have to pay http://www.su.ic.ac.uk/clubs/societies/scc/- good money for that socrates_society/socsoc.html back home!". Towards the end of the second week, the weather improved slightly, and on the Thursday Ken Bell did his Silver Distance to Issoudun (northeast of Chateauroux). On Saturday, the weather got much better for soaring, and Jane Lewis in our ASW 24 declared a 300 km flight. Peter Masson and Alex Borak also set off on the 300 km in our two seat Grob 103. The task was to go from Le Blanc to Poitiers Airport and then on to a river bridge in St Florent and then back to Le Blanc, taking photos of each turn point as they were turned. Jane completed the flight in 5 hours (having struggled under some overcast from Chateauroux to St Florent) to get her gold distance and diamond goal badges. Peter and Alex also went round in a little over 4 hours. Most of us left the next morning, but Ken stayed on, as the weather was looking good, and managed to complete 150 km on only his second cross-country flight. DIARY FELIX FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 1995 . SEVENTEEN

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27 28 november november november Cathsoc IC Sailing Club 12.00 pm. Sir Leon Bagritt Centre. 12.15pm. Meet outside Southside, go sailing. (R) Student Industrial Society Level 1 Mech Eng. (R) 12 - 2pm. Tennis room, upstairs in Union. (R) Skate Society Fitness Club IC Sailing Club 12.15pm. Southside Lounge. (R) 12.30pm. Beginners body toning (45 mins) 5.30pm. Beginners aerobics 12.45 - 1.45pm. Southside Upper Lounge. (R) Fitness Club 6.30pm. Intermediate aerobics. (R) 1.15pm. (R) Jewish Society Audio Soc 12.15 - 1.15pm. Bagel Lunch. SCR, Union. 1.00pm, Southside Lounge. Want to buy cheap IC Symphony Orchestra Info : jsoclJDic.ac.uk (R) CDs? Interested in borrowing high-end HiFi? We 7 - 10pm. Great Hall. (R) have it all... (R) Ski Club Circus Skills Ents 5 - 8pm. Come along and learn to juggle! 5.30 - 8.30pm. Get fed up! Davinci's catering has 12.30 - 1.15 pm. Southside Upper Lounge. (R) Union Lounge. all chillis, curries, & dish of the day for just a QUID! ArtSoc More info : [email protected] (R) 8 - lam. Relieve all your sporting tensions with 12.30 - 1.30pm. Union Dining Hall. Come and "FROLIK". Fitness Club sign up for our many trips to Musicals. (R) Concert Band 5.30pm. Advanced aerobics. (R) Wednesday 5.15pm. Great Hall, Sherfield. Any ability. (R) IC Bridge Club 6pm in the Clubs Committee Room, Cross Country Union Building. (R) HamSoc 5.00pm. Circuit training. Union gym. (R) icsf - Science Fiction The Amateur Radio Society is back! In the last French Soc 7pm in STOIC Studios: Video 'Buckaroo Banzaia few weeks we have been making efforts to bring 6pm Chem Eng lecture theatre 3. White - the across the 8th Dimension'! the society back into action and now we can second of the 'bleu blanc rouge' triolgy, but you http://www.ph.ic.ac.uk/moontg/ (R) finally announce our first event: 29th November don't need to have seen the first one to we will have an open day(12:00-l 5:00) where understand it. IQ anyone interested can come around the HamSoc 7:30pm. Further Info: [email protected] or shack (top floor Union Building) and find out Squash Club Night http://pink.doc.ic.ac.uk/IC/ (R) more about the society. 8 - 10pm. Sports Centre. (R) There is about £15,000 worth of equipment Canoe Club available for licensed members to use, and we are IC 2nd Orchestra 7pm. Beit Quad. All levels welcome, and free going to be offering lessons to help members that 7 - 9pm. Great Hall. All welcome. (R) instruction. (R) do not hold an Amateur Radio Licence to obtain one, or to upgrade their already existing one. ICCAG OpSoc Rehearsal There are also going to be other events, but it 8.15pm. Weeks Hall basement. Soup run for the 7:30pm. Sandy Wilson's The BoyFriend. all depends on YOUR interest. If you hold a homeless. (R) UCH. (R) license or you are interested in getting one, or you just want to find out more about this exciting Ents hobby of radio communication then do come monday 8pm. Rollercoasting out of control... the packed along! For more details email [email protected]. mayhem that has become Dan's BAR TRIVIA. If you want to win £50, Davinci's is the place to be, if you want a seat I'd say get there early! Spanish Soc icsf Presents ... the WINTER WARM UP on When you want your planet saved from aliens tuesday Saturday 2nd December. It's getting chilly, but from the 8th Dimension, you don't call a that's no problem. Come swing to some latin vibes superhero with his pants over his tights. You call and keep the soul merry. Buckaroo Banzai, top neurosurgeon, jet car pilot, particle physicist, vocalist and chief plank spanker Yoga Classes with rock'n'rollers "Buckaroo Banzai & The Hong Kong Cavalliers". Only he can solve the mystery - Ever thought about doing something completely why was everyone born in New Jersy in 1938 different? If you come to college to expand your named John? Why do they all wear such crappy mind, then yoga classes could be just what you've suits? And is it a coincidence that 1938 New been looking for.Manage those stress levels using Jersy was the scene for Orson Wells' alien invasion breathing exercises; improve your flexability by radio show hoax? To find out the answers, come effective stretching, and discover yourself through along on Tuesday at 7pm to the STOIC Studioson meditation. the top floor of the union building. There are classes held twice weekly Also, if you fancy seeing any SF work in (Southside Gym: Tuesday 12.15-1.45pm, print, how about submitting some material for our Wednesday 2.30-4.00pm), and everyone is publication 'PARSEC? welcome. See the Webpage for more details: Experienced or just curious, it's a great http://www.ph.ic.ac.uk/moontg/ chance to try something really alternative. EIGHTEEN . FELIX FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 1995 DIARY

stoic thursday friday 12pm Michael Portillo at Imperial A chance to see the contraversial MP in action - 30 1 hear all about his hopes and aspirations for the forthcoming year. november december lpm Level 3 Yacht Club Meeting Entertainment Extraveganza! Music, games and 12.30pm. Lecture Theatre 2, Physics. (R) Rag Meeting showbiz interviews, all adding up to a totally 1.10pm Ents Lounge. (R) interactive experience. Fitness Club Islamic Society 1.30pm Short, Sharp Shock 12.30pm. Die Hard circuit training Friday Prayer Short films and bytes of infotainment. 5.30pm. Beginners aerobics. (R) lpm. Southside Gym. (R) 1.40pm Technobytes Science and Technology series: 'Space' and our ConSoc Fitness Club quest to conquer distant parts of our galaxy. Debate on Europe, 12.30pm, Brown Committee 5.30pm. Advanced Step Aerobics (R) YOUR HELP NEEDED Room, Union. Preparation is underway for a Christmas edition Ents of our Film programme, 'Moviezone'. If you Gliding Club Another night of specialist tastes as ICU indulges would like to take part in this or any other aspect in SEX ON THE BEACH, a throbbing night of of television, come and see us at lpm on lpm. Aero 266. (R) swing, soul, funk, hip-hop, calypso & a touch of Wednesday in our studio on Level 3 of the Union. jungle. If you enjoyed the OSC welcome night VIDEO DIARIES Mountaineering Club you'll love this. £1/ FREE before 9 or with an If you want to make a short filmed item about an 7pm, Social, SouthsideUpper Lounge. (R) entscard. aspect of your life, a pastime, a sporting interest Christian Union or just a subject that you feel strongly about, we 6.30 - 7.45pm. SCR in the Union. friday want to hear from you. Come and see us as above. (Right above the bar). (R)

ICCAG 8.15pm. Weeks Hall basement. Soup run for the ArtSoc homeless. (R) ArtSoc arranges for you to see shows in London at subsidised rates. Ronnie Scott's is an internationally Ents renowned jazz club lurking behind Soho. A few weeks ago 22 members went along to enjoy a lively More umbrellas than M&S, and all the plastic evening of rhythmic jazz. Low ceilings and picture packed walls created the perfect atmosphere to balance animals you could want at Davinci's COCKTAIL the exciting Cuban music. The music and dancing continued until the last of us left at 2am. NIGHT, and of course the best value cocktails in Who said ArtSoc only went to see musicals'. London. This term we have sold cut price tickets to see Fame, The Importance of being Earnest, Classical Spectacular at the Albert Hall, Cats, Eddie Izzard, Swan Lake and Les Miserables, with A Christmas Carol thursday by the RSC planned for week 10. Come along to our meetings on Mondays between 12.30 and 1.30 in the union Dining Hall. New members are welcome. There's a term packed full of shows for after Hellenic Soc Christmas. Membership £4. [email protected] for more information.

The Hellenic Society presents its first event for the year: the Greek Evening will take place on 1st OSC Week December in the main dining hall. The next big event that the Overseas Students Committee has planned is the annual OSC WEEK, from Greek food will be served from 8.30 - the 27th of November to the 1 st of December. This is where all the overseas societies of Imperial College 10.30pm. Drink, Live Music and Dancing until have the opportunity to promote and educate others in their culture, and increase recognition and 2.00am. For details visit our Web pages at awareness of the activities their society organises. http://daedalus.ee.ic.ac.uk:8001/, where you can Each day of the week there will be different overseas societies holding a stand in the JCR. There will also find information about the other activities of be posters up around college advertising which societies are on which day. Some societies will be present the Society. You can e-mail n.doukas, all day but the majority will be concentrating their efforts in the lunch period of 12 noon - 2pm. This is s.xanthopoulos, t.mouroutis or [email protected]. when each society will be most active. Please note that you will not se many posters As well as having the opportunity to sample the various cultures there is a chance to join any of the around for this, or any of our events, around societies and so benefit from all of the events each respective society organises. This is an ideal way to get College. The society has decided to have no more involved with any of the overseas societies or to increase your current involvement. than three posters per event in order to reduce pollution and save trees. Student Industrial Society

Product Development Business Game Wednesday 29th November 1995 at 13.30 to 17.00 in Computing 308, followed by food & drinks. The IC Student Industrial Society presents it's 2nd business game of the year with Procter & Gamble. It's open to ALL Chemists, Biochemists and Chemical Engineers. The game will take the form of a product development case study. It involves data analysis, strategic thinking, technical product understanding, team work and role playing. The participants will experience the type of work and decision making that involved in a technical management job in industry. If interested contact Ganesh Uttam (Chairman, Industrial Society, Biochemistry Undergraduate (pigeon holes) or via email [email protected]) to register. Note: smart dress and bring your own calculator. DIARY FELIX FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 1995 . NINETEEN

Yacht Racing The British Student Nationals and the EDHEC Student Regatta represent the Yacht Club's highlight of this year's racing programme. The Student Nationals are held during the last weekend of March, involving the 20 most competitive crews in the country. The EDHEC regatta is the largest international student event on the continent: 3000 students will meet in La Rochelle (France), from 20 to 28 April to compete in the most gruelling series of races. Apart from the high level of racing, the crew also represents the College during the social events organised by the sponsors present at the race. WORK HARD, PLAY HARD !! We have already raised one third of the necessary budget but are currently looking for further sponsorship to meet our ambitious targets. Anybody who has ideas or contacts for sponsorship/publicity, should come forward and contact Anthony 0171 376 8326 or e.mail [email protected] Charles 0171 594 2011 or e.mail [email protected]

Canoeing Club Dart Trip

Yes, I know these things are really boring so I will of most students.Out onto the water in the Overall the Saturday night was much quieter leave out the in jokes but if your lectures were that morning: the rain the night before had not quite except when the chairman, Ross Oldfield, decided interesting you would not be reading this anyway. done its job but it was still coming down and the in a drunken haze to get out of the wrong side of Our trip started in a generally bad way, no river was on the increase. True to the nature of the bed, next to a wall, and scratch around looking keys, no rain and, for those of you who might be things, some people decided that upright was not for an exit. A few kicks to the head soon sorted this driving the minibuses, they do fit under the the correct way to shoot rapids. Most of these small problem out.In the morning, (well just about) Sainsbury's height restriction without a roofrack unfortunates soon learned that an upright position the river was much fuller. Loads of water means and as long as the tyres are not too hard. is preferable however and the day was spent more fun and fewer rocks to spank into. Altogether Arriving in the early morning as usual we were perfecting this new mode of travel. Fortunately the a much more successful day with much less pleasantly surprised to find that our host had built water was quite warm so no-one got really cold and swimming and a good time was had by all. a massive fire and the bunkhouse was actually at least our new kit was fully tested for leaks and If you want to join the canoeing club we meet warm. There are only so many jokes you can make warmth.After a day on the river we went to the pub up in Beit Quad on Tuesdays at 7.15 pm and go about snoring and shaky beds so enough said. as if I had to mention it. The food was a wise over to the swimming pool at 7.30. Join us there or In the morning we were up in time to watch choice but the price list for beer had been stolen e mail me on n.shirtcliffe@ ic.ac.uk. the Power rangers, an event unheard of in the lives from the Gloucester Hotel.

Bust-A-Gut Comedy Club Do you want toj_giv e "They give you a chnuc. It goes like this. It is some A#ifeE:.s|ȣ!;jiii>^ every your club or society one that comes straight from your blicity for free in Auntie'J; yce. (thirty- Felix! '."} Then the diary pages are for you! It starts with the word "either", and it has "or" in it, twice, (fifty-four) and it goes like this. To get an entry for an event or meeting into Either your write 250 words for the student Felix: simply write all the information on a slip magazine, or you talk lo the student journalist, of paper and bring it in to Felix by noon the individually, on the telephone, or, wait foi it, in the Monday before publication. Anything flesh. Urgh-. (eighty-eight) Student |oumalists are submitted after then will only go into that hard lo classify. No two are the same. But every third Friday's edition at the discretion of the editor, one is. Every third one is drunk. One in Sheffield was the position of Jupiter in the night sky, bribe so drua;<. v - if lying flat on the floor money, and perhaps the amount of free space over, His first question was, "1 lolim left. ble flu ' His second question was more colourful; a bold mix of Tetley's and kebab which, To put an article into Felix: Write down under roughly translated, meant, "Could someone put me 300 words and bring it in (again before noon on in the . oma-position, please?" {one sixty three, one Monday). We especially love people who bring sixty-sCcJsrt,: in disks with their articles (PC format - Word All student magazines are shit. This is not my 6, Wordperfect or ASCII Text please). You opinion, This is what student journalists tell me. So 1 can use an article to remind the populace what am only reporting it. (one ninety two)* great events your society holds, and to promote To be honest, I've never read one. (two hundred and upcoming events. Please note that if we have a lot in one week, they may be edited and This is an advert. I'm doing a gig at your university descriptions of minibus driving experiences with an Irishman with long hair called Ed Byrne, who and cliquey 'in' jokes will be the first to go. If is very funny, considering he's about twelve. Please you bring in a picture with your article then come, though don't feel obliged. We get paid anyway. we'll love you even more! Be nice to yourselves, (two hundred and fifty) Imperial College Symphony Orchestra

HUMPERDINCK Overture Hansel und Gretel FINZI Clarinet Concerto PROKOFIEV Symphony No 5

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57™ Please contact the Student Accommodation Office, 15 Princes Across: Down: Gardens (tel: 0171 594 9444). I. Thorn with point provoked a 1. Child is learning to build burning] (9) tower (5) 6. Stayed on nothing at horse 2. An unusual piece of toast! (7) show (5) 3. Thing named after I went back 9. Rub the wrong way in court, round for £25 (6) saying it was a plant (7) 4. The cruelty of the flock? (10) 10. The unfashionable arrived, as 5. Many think that's the way it's a result (7) done, on a boat (4) Careers Information To Rent II. Protesting on the porch? (8) 6. Reluctant to cite rent as unrea- There are two careers talks this Room in shared home in 12. Makes a fuss because it's sonable... (8) coming week at 1.00 - 1.50 pm Fulham, £237p.c.m. chilly on board ship (6) 7. ...but lower it anyway, because in college. (0171) 7367824 / 5948223 14. Crash into burnt remains (4) of damp spot (7) 15. Annette embraces the second 8. Wake late after deliveries — Tuesday 28 November: Queens Gate Gardens: person in France to become heard bell ring, and got up (9) "Opportunities with Physics" treble/double/kitchen/bath bal- queen (10) 13. Warning notice in exhibition by Andrew Wallard, Deputy cony/living room/heating/hot 17. Confused when it didn't add may go before (10) Director, NPL, in Physics LT 1. water inclusive £62 per week, 5 up! (10) 14. Is German poster outside, on people. 19. Packed in time to catch cur- the stairs? (10) Thursday 30 November: As above but no balcony £58 per rent (4) 16. Absence is half sensible, out- "Accountancy" by Geoff week for 5 people. 22. In diplomacy, it's everything! side — indicates loosening up Griffin, Human Resources (0171) 486 0089 (6) 18. Can't be worth recording (7) Partner, Baker Tilly, in the Clore 23.One hospital in Slough is 20. Strong fragrance, and I notice LT. Earls Court: single room in shar- demolished — it's ghastly! it's about (7) All students are welcome to ed flat available immediately 26. Make proposal to the French 21. Raise the alarm about king attend. No need to book - just (0171) 584 8932 about display (7) who might steal (6) turn up. Subwardenship 27. They walk an Alsatian on a 24. Dug up about a quarter (of A vacancy exists for a subwar- golf course! (7) the garden), then watered it (5) "Improve your Interview Skills" den in Evelyn gardens. In return 28. Ties up next to islands (5) 25. Kick off the boat (4) is an Interactive Workshop run for rent-free accommodation, 29. Blonde might pull, in that on Wednesday 29th November subwardens are expected to direction (9) from 2 - 4 pm in Huxley Room 344. Sign up in the Careers help in all matters pertaining to Office. the successful funning of the :A AA -; ; A W£M£ WBM'-^^fM^&M^SSMSkiM^ Hall. Applicants must be regis- >": : A iciillif ISA ¥$% WiSSBWl^WM^SXSSB For more information and tered students and should be careers advice come to the planning to be at IC for at least Careers Office, Room 310 one and a half years. Application fledged, Ifl.Neutron bombs, I I .Infantile, I3.0rigjnals, 14.Belarus, Sherfield Building, which is forms are available from 15 open between 10am and Princes Gardens: closing date is 5:15pm Monday to Friday. 1st December. TWENTY-TWO FELIX FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 1995 LETTERS

Letters to Felix: OSC WEEK DOMINATED BY CONSOC Editor, Dear Felix, L To increase overall awareness of the various Nooman Haque raised some Congrattilations on your very important points in his arti- report about John Glimmer's overseas cultures present in Imperial College cle last week. The Prime visit! I can tell whoever wrote it 2. To promote the activities of the various overseas Minister, the new Foreign has a bright future in journalism, societies Secretary and the Conservative tabloid journalism that is... Party are completely opposed to ...In future could you please the dated Utopian fantasy of report about our speakers accu- Eurofederalism. It is vital that rately. Malcolm Rifkind gets unequivo- Yours cal support from the Commons Ian Davey and the country for his defence Consoc Secretary of our sovereignty at the coming Intergovernmental Conference Dear Ed, (IGC). His position will be After Michael Ludlam's undermined if the Labour Party amusing article about the lack of opportunistically accuses the women at Imperial, I couldn't Government of "being isolation- resist bringing up yet another ist" etc when the disagreements point in this long running debate, start... Michael asks 'where else can you We will challenge Labour to find so many men alone in one Most active per denounce the manifesto when place?' ...how about in industry? we debate Europe, a crucial issue Face it guys, 27% is an incredibly 12noon - 2pm at the next election, with them high ratio compared to life in the on Thursday November 30th at 'real world', especially for those 12.30 pm in the Brown who pursue a career in engineer- Committee Room. Perhaps they ing... I spent my year out work- will also be able to explain why ing for a major chemical compa- the French and German govern- ny where there were less than ments are trying to postpone the 2% women on site. Coming to IGC until after a possible Labour college, even to Mech Eng, was a BEIT HALL victory in order to strengthen real change. Even the sciences at their position. school for a female are dominat- ed by males. I never really SUB-WARDEN REQUIRED Ian Bayley expected university to be any Con Soc Chairman different, although it appears A vacancy exists for the post of Sub-Warden in Beit Hall. most of my male friends did. We are seeking to appoint a suitable individual to this post Editor, Many students have been It's time IC man stopped from the start of February 1996. The duties include; pastoral incensed by the dreadful account bemoaning his fate and, to put it care of students, organisation of social events and involve- of the John Gummer meeting in bluntly, 'got a life'! How do you ment in the day to day running of the Hall. The successful Felix... expect to meet women (ever!) if candidate is expected to be highly motivated to carry out ...If Felix continue to pro- you spend your evenings either these type of activities. The ability to take responsibility duce such grot then we shall rec- working (yes, I meet the geeks) whilst maintaining friendly relations with students is essen- ommend that only a photograph or in the bar with the lads. There tial. Although the post is open to any member of College a of the Minister talking should be as many female students as men post-graduate student or post-doctoral researcher with a incorporated into the issue. If in London... Try visiting ULU or minimum of 18 months remaining in the College is pre- this is too much trouble it may join those clubs and societies that have a male/female mix ferred. The accommodation available with this post is suit- be a good idea for you not to and/or visit other colleges in able for a couple. bother. Readers will, of course, be able to read a factual account London. If you don't take the on our WWW pages. The biased initiative now, when do you Applications comprising a covering letter, a curriculum vitae element is deliberately kept to a think all these women are going and two letters of reference should be sent to Dr Jon minimum. to materialise in your life? Marangos, LASP 2, Physics (47857 (Work) or 49453 (Flat)). Regards, Suzanne McDermott The closing date for applications is the 15th December 1995 Geoff Boon Mech Eng II (although under certain circumstances later applications may Consoc Vice Chairman be considered). EDITORIAL FELIX FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24TH 1995 . TWENTY-THREE

Dear Felix, I am writing in reply to Geoff Boon's letter in the Nov. THE FELIX 10th issue of Felix where he FOUNDED 1949 defended Tory grant cuts. PRODUCED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION Firstly he fails to mention PUBLICATIONS BOARD that the already minimal stu- FELIX PRINTED BY THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION PRINT UNIT dent grant has been cut by 10% BEIT QUAD PRINCE CONSORT ROAD LONDON SW7 2BB over the last two years... A TELEPHONE/FAX 0171 594 8072 recent survey showed that the EDITOR: RACHEL WALTERS average debt for students WEEK PRINTERS: ANDY THOMPSON AND JEREMY between 18 and 21 is £2,500 BUSINESS MANAGER: JULIETTE DECOCK rising to £4,500 in the age group ADVERTISING MANAGER: WEI LEE over 26. the indispensable COPYRIGHT FELIX 1995. This debt along with high guide for Felix ISSN 1040-0711 graduate unemployment dis- courages young people from contributors and distressing really. There are some working and lower middle class shaving foam bits of the human anatomy that families from entering higher helpers really don't look their best being education... Another recent sur- Now, I do my best to keep a jiggled around the union foyer. vey has shown that the richest monday, high noon certain degree of good humour And, quite frankly, there are 20% of families receive ten as I go about my work, and I more tasteful places to perform times more of the money spent didn't particularly mind that I oral sex. on HE than the poorest 20%... clubs & societies had large amounts of shaving The cuts in grants reflects the foam smeared about my person erratum overall underfunding of educa- articles deadline this afternoon. It's just, well, tion in the last sixteen years. there didn't particularly seem to The 'Press Officer' of This merely highlights the be a great deal of point to the ConSoc has just been in to say short-termism of this govern- monday 1.20pm exercise. that he would like to make it ment. They were happy to It seems perfectly reason- known that the society disclaims encourage student numbers to 1 reviewers' able that our sabbaticals should all connection with the letter in 3 young people but then be mocked in public for the sake from his Chairman opposite. So abandoned them by failing to of the common good, but the now you know. realise the overall long-term meeting charming gentlemen who benefits of a well educated chained me to the rails of Da crimbo spesh' workforce. We now see that our monday 6pm Vincis were singularly incapable major competitors are all better of telling me quite why. 'It's for Next week's Felix will be trained and better educated Rag! It's for Rag' was all I got, the final Friday issue of the term: letters deadline and they couldn't even tell me than us which can only have we will be preparing a action- what charities they were sup- detrimental economic effects. packed bumper Christmas issue porting. However, Mr Boon wants monday 6pm to come out on the final to see students paying for the And I hardly felt inspired to Wednesday of term, December conservatives to cut taxes for news meeting trust the good judgement of 13th. their rich friends. The promise those fun-loving Raggies in a Contributions of any shape of tax cuts for the rich will not week full of allegations of the or hue would be lovely (though be enough to blind the British tuesday 6pm Mines Dirty Disco Organisers those of left-leaning tendencies electorate at the next election. drinking the evening's proceeds. will be particularly made a fuss So Mr Boon, stop defend- features meeting Wednesday night was all a bit of to redress the balance!) ing the indefensible and recog- nise this as yet another flawed thursday night Tory policy. EDITORIAL TEAM: C. Unwin NEWS: ALEX FEAKES FEATURES: MARK BAKER Physics III collating fii: JEREMY MUSIC: VIK BANSAL CINEMA: WEI LEE PHOTOGRAPHY: IVAN CHAN & WILLIAM LORENZ Letters may be edited for SPORT: JONATHAN TROUT PUZZLES: CATFISH friday morning SCIENCE: BEN WILKINS CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: SANDALS length, especially when we get three from the same club. SLAVES TO THE COLLATOR: Deadline for letters: another Felix hits MARK, TIM 6pm Monday the street... Please bring your union DELIVERIES: card for identification. MARK FELIX FRIDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 1995 . TWENTY-FOUR SPORT No Surprise FELIX SPORT as Hockey Team Lose X-Country IC's Karate Boys Once More Run Rings Fortunately for IC's hockey team, Forest's 7-0 thrashing at Sweep the Board Around Sad the weekend makes their 4-0 defeat at the hands of the After several weeks of arduous about two minutes and first up Zambeian National Metallurgists training and sparring practice, was Alex who had a comfortable UCL Men Society (6th XI), (aka RHUL) four members of the Shotokan victory over his first round oppo- seem almost respectable. Karate Club signed up for nent. Tom then was thrown into As the teams lined up for the Almost. I am sure that, had the the South East London the fray, and managed to win start, Imperial realised them- referee added another five min- Championships. The day kicked with a perfectly executed round- selves to be missing two runners. utes injury time, IC could have off with the Kata competition in house kick. Edson continued this Initial investigations showed even hit the ball. the morning, allowing IC's boys winning streak into the second that Tom was distracted by a There is an old adage that to assess the competition and and third rounds whilst Tom, to 'babe' (or a rhinoceros, depend- it's the competing that counts, begin the psyche up. Two contes- his lack of experience and gener- ing on whose opinion you take), not the winning. Sadly for IC, its tants from Imperial, Alexander al nice guy attitude lost to a sec- whilst Jurgen was smitten with the coach ride home that counts, Bistis and Dmitri Tsapoulis were ond dan black belt in the third. who appeared to be Great Uncle as they are summarily unable to entered into the junior grades Edson though was seeded to fight Bulgaria. compete. kumite (sparring) whilst Edson this black belt in the final. Missing the start though After a poor start, IC's sec- Dos Santos and Thomas Hill Before that however, "Hard would appear to be of little ond XI's already low numbers were fighting against brown and Man" Dmitiri and Alex "the keen importance as two thirds of the were further depleted to nine by black belts. one" were to fight and beat all IC team got lost. Obviously G.Michael taking an early ambu- The tournament was run on the other competitors in their Emily didn't as she is dead good lance ride to A&E. a "knockout" system, meaning category which meant an all IC at map reading, and not a whing- After his remains had been that if you lost a fight you were final. The fight itself was techni- ing little girlie, honest. removed from the pitch a stir- out for the day. Each fight lasted cally imperfect, with both stu- Feeling somewhat embar- ring and relentless effort by IC dents receiving warnings rassed by the ease with which resulted in P.D.File leveling the about leaving the ring, but they had defeated UCL, IC match at one all, earning the sec- FOOTBALL | some good techniques offered them a chance to settle onds a draw which, of course, WOMEN'S came into play before the the score: a competitive Quad should have been victory... IC 0 - 3 GOLDSMITHS \ end, when Dmitri finally run. Despite Satomi's eagerness triumphed, with Alex tak- the rest of the team lived up to RUGBY | Sports News ing the silver. its lightweight reputation and, MEN'S 1 Then came the big clash. amidst complaints of having Blackburn Rovers put their ic 0 - 50 LSE Edson walked up to the 'insufficient equipment', Championship challenge back on IC II 0 - 25 LSE II ring as the crowd fell into returned to their homework, track with a 7-0 destruction of WOMEN'S 1 a respectful silence. The leaving IC's victorious runners to Nottinghan Forest, in a match which VIRGINS DIDN'T SAY two fighters bowed, then celebrate in the Union. included a hat-trick for Alan fell into their fighting Shearer. HOCKEY stances. Blows were MEN'S i exchanged, but it was IC 0 - 4 UCH | Edson who scored first, South Africa's Rugby Union side IC II 1 - 0 RHUL with a well executed looked very comfortable in beating IC III 1 - 7 QMW II backhand strike, underlin- Cunning England 24-14 at Twickenham last WOMEN'S ing his more confident and Saturday. IC 1 - 0 ST GEORGE'S aggressive approach, Advice Going into his "Edson FENCING shuffle" routine to con- Goldsmiths 3-0 ICWFC England's ladies footballers consoli- MEN'S fuse his opponent, he was The simple moral of this game dated their position in their qualifica- IC 15 - 12 QMW declared winner after a is: never, ever, ever wear fluores- tion attempt for next year's WOMEN'S long drawn out bout. cent pink gloves if you intend to European Championships by beating IC 1 0 - 8 QMW handle the football in the box. their Croatian counterparts by five

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