FOUNDED IN 1949 NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION No. 432 Friday, 29 October, 1976 FREE! Sennet future uncertain after Wednesday's non-appearance Money problems at Sennet The long-terrr. future of Sennet. London's Student Paper, a decision by the Sennet Guilds smash seems uncertain following its non-publication on Wednesday. editorial board is expected by Christmas. Two ideas The paper is self-financing and has to meet its printing bills seriously being considered up Harrods with advertising revenue to ensure publication. On this are a reducation in circulation week's issue there was insufficient advertising to cover and a fortnightly Sennet, even a four page issue. It was Mr Silver's decision, of which has to be repaid as Chairman of ULU's General each week. Sennet still gets RCS election Purposes Committee (GPC), its offices within the ULU Kathy Taylor, a third year to cancel this week's Sennet. Building free of charge, but Life Scientist, was this week The GPC acts as a financial Sennet executives have to elected as RCS Union Honorary watchdog over the paper in report each week to Mr Silver Junior Treasurer. In Monday's view of losses incurred by on the paper's financial department ballot she beat the paper in the last few health. Vivienne Benson and Costas years. Any loss by Sennet has In the short-term neither Takas, After the reallocation to be made up from funds Richard Silver nor Anne of Ms Benson's votes, under otherwise destined for ULU Tudor see the paper's non- the STU voting schedule, Ms sports and social clubs. appearance affecting its Taylor won by margin of affecting business confidence However Sennet's Advert- 133 to 107 votes from Mr Takas. in it. ising Manager, Anne Tudor, Her election was ratified at a assured FELIX that the paper However, Anne Tudor does badly attended RCS Union already had enough advertising see problems in the future, meeting on Tuesday lunchtime. to produce issues for the 'After Christmas London next two weeks. This was could be without its own confirmed by Richard Silver, student paper.' She feels that Keogh death University of London Union 'certain other student pub- (ULU) President. lications that have come on It is with deep regret that the advertising scene' causing the Union has to announce Guilds VP Dave Lord Up till this year Sennet had Sennet's revenue to drop. On the death of Mr Mohammed outside Harrods received a grant from GPC, the other hand Richard Silver Haliar Rahman. equivalent to a Science Guilds Union did an estimated sees problems ahead should Mr Rahman was a Post- Research Council Post £200\s worth of damage to National Student come out graduate . in the Chemistry Graduate grant. This was to Harrods, last Saturday, when more regularly. department and intending to sustain a sabbatical editor. one of their competitors in return home to Bangladesh at Arrangements are now Actionto counter decreasing the annual 'Silly Sports' com- the beginning of next year. different and the paper gets revenue is already being petition accidently fell into a He was found dead in his room a loan from GPC, a proportion drawn up by Sennet staff and small plate glass window. in Keogh last weekend by a The girl concerned was not friend, a post mortem has seriously hurt, although she since shown that he died was cut around her posterior. peacefully of natural causes. The reason for the high cost Mascot wrangles We would like to take this of damage lies in the fact that Allegations are flying opportunity to pass on con- all Harrods windows are fitted between the RCS and C&G were involved in this fight, dolences to his friends and with 'trembler' sensing devises Union offices following an but admit that Guildsheet relatives. to thwart thieves and bomb abortive attempt by Guilds to editor John Elkin thought that outrages. It is romoured that steal RCS's mascot, Theta, at his buddies were- in trouble. the Guilds action started the the Mathematics Fresher's Mr Elkin drove his car at s-inside evacuation of two floors of dinner on Tuesday. the store. the gathering mob at the The mascot raid came just entrance to the Sherfield C&G Union will not have to before the start of the dinner, Building. Here he was surround- STOP PRESS pay for the damage, although as Theta was being driven to ed by the mob and his ignition URGENT AD. a store representative warned level one Sherfield Building in keys removed. Although the Application forms are Guilds not to ask Harrods for a JR van. As the van approached fracas continued, say RCS, now available for the a Rag donation. post of Warden of Hamlet the building two Guildsmen Theta was successfully passed The Silly Sports proved and Cambridge Gardens. blocked the entrance into the over the bonnet of Mr Elkins very successful and £341.40 dinner. Guilds then claim that Perks include free car into the dinner. was collected for charity. RCS when the ,14 doors were opened residence and an Union, collecting outside the they were more people in the No-one was seriously hurt, entertainment allowance. Motor Show at Earls Court van than expected, so the raid although two RCS freshers Application forms from received cuts to their legs' netted £188 in ninety minutes. was called off. IC Union and Residence during the incident. One office. Applications RCS tell a different tale. Pictures of Silly Sports — page 3 Theta bearer was pinned close 12th November. They say that the Guildsmen to the wall of the Sherfield were caught between two Building by the car, thus COPY DEADLINE FOR factions of scientists and a sustaining bruises to his legs. fracas developed. C&GU Mr Elkin drove off using a NEXT ISSUE 2PM MONDAY refute that their members spare set of keys. 2 - FELIX, OCTOBER 29th 1976 PG affairs corner ICWA Flower arranging & all that Treasure hunts, Also on the social side, we hope to finished with this article, the first PG encourage social intercourse between committee of the term will be over. frivolity PGs at department level. We can offer Hopefully, this austere body will have small subsidies and large amounts of deliberated on the course and content of discos & general advice to anybody interested in organising the group's activities for the next few them. ' months. Now that the novelty of lecture going Our Work during the summer with the As far as the social side of the has worn off, ICWA has decided to run associated studies department to sue if groups activities go, I hope soon to be a Treasure Hunt Competition. Next week the Associated and General studies able to announce the first PG extravaganza the first clue will appear in FELIX and could be better advertised for PGs is now of the term. In the meanwhile, bright (for the benefit of those who only read bearing fruit. Many PGs have already ideas for future events are always FELIX fortnightly) the first clue will be signed up to broaden the frontiers of welcome, providing they are reasonably repeated the week after. Thereafter a their conscious minds and many more decent and legal. further three clues will appear, one each are attending the lunch hour programmes. week for three weeks. There are several courses which do not Back to Politics The cost of entering will be 20p (all start until the spring, and the general Meanwhile, in the big bad outside entry fees to Rag) and each answer studies are open to anybody, any must be sent to Room 98 Beit Hall, to Tuesday or Thursday lunchtime. For more world, the fee situation for 1977—78 is still simmering. As new proposals come arrive not later than the following Thurs- details, contact your department office day lunchtime. The final winner will be or else the Associated Studies office. in, it begins to sound more like an auction than a debate. The ULU Post- presented with £10 at the ICWA disco Subsidies graduate Committee is at the moment on Sat 11th December. Hopefully every- trying to collect its views on this matter. thing will be made clearer next week The beginning of term rush is finally In the meantime, it will help us to with the appearance of the first clue. dying down, and most of the people who assess the effect on IC PGs if those who Please take part — its all in a good came here to take flower arranging have contemplate hardship or financial cause. finally found the error of their ways — difficulties in the event of a large rise although the first few weeks of a physics Elections in fees, could get in touch with me. degree can be misleading. I should have more to tell you in my As I said nomination papers went up The Postgraduate group is beginning next article, after the committee meeting, today. There are vacancies for the to awaken to the new blood in our Don't forget to look out for the greatest posts of Hon Sec, Treasurer, Mines membership. A very promising number of social event since the sinking of the Rep, Life Sciences Rep, Ents Officer, PGs contacted the group at the freshers Titanic. Well—back to my flower arranging. Publicity Officer, Freshers Rep and fair and showed an active interest in the vlr ICWA. group's activities. By the time Clive's. Rick Parker cosmic word shuffling equipment has PG Affairs Officer Freshers' Voice The poor freshers get inundated with committees offering the post of Freshers Rep.