IMP £ { XAft } The Student Newspaper of Imperial College Issue 1248 I S/ U /2__ The five wise virgins. Bo' being prepared for REFERENCE Sports has XV of a very her journey. And what a different variety... journey... B§ COLLECTION Back Page Page 4 Imperial College and Science Museum Libraries Strike Hits College College was much quieter than that rise to around £4,000. usual on Thursday when staff One member of technical staff walked out over pay across the on strike told Felix, "We are very capital. bitter that management get Official pickets were set up out- £16,000 London allowance and side most entrances to College, they won't even talk to us." though movement around College Despite the strike, no talks was generally unhindered, partic- were scheduled between the ularly for students. However, staff University of London and staff protesting outside buildings unions to resolve the dispute. made up only a fraction of those Unison announced that a focus away from work, as many others of the strike would be the declined to cross picket lines, Queen's visit to King's College, regardless of their support for where she is expected to open a strike action. new library. Many departments, such as Picketers were in good spirits, but cold.. The AUT's general secretary Physics, officially cancelled lec- told the BBC "When reasonable turers for the day, but in others of staff walking out for the day. protest about the amount of extra staff are pushed to strike, vice- most lectures ran as normal. Four of the main staff unions - money awarded to university chancellors should sit down with At Imperial College Union, the the Association of University workers in the capital. It has the unions and seek a resolution. strike had little effect on student Teachers, Unison, NAFTHE and been fixed at £2,134 since 1992 So far, they have not done this." services, despite some members Amicus - called a strike to but the unions would like to see AW 'Speaker Van Man' Is Back What's your worldview? His A regular feature of life at also been asked to take the People are going to find out... Imperial College returned this salesmen to cash machines, and week when men selling speakers physical threats have been made Come on, people. There is so out of the back of a van started against those who refuse to buy. much going on in college this pestering students. College Security strongly month, and I only received two The "speaker van man" phe- advise students to stay away letters... tut tut. nomenon crops up each year. from the vans - so far this week The van's passengers call a stu- a white van and a green van Two pages of science, examin dent over as if to ask directions, (S904 NGW) have both been ing everyone's favourite illegal I claim that they've had a delivery used, and there may well be drug: cannabis. I of speakers rejected and that more - but can do nothing to they are trying to shift them at a stop them as long as they remain I was hoping that the manic knock-down price. on public roads. AW street preachers had given up In the past, the speakers have by now. But apparently not. found to be either broken or of • E-mail your speaker van man 15th November 2002 very low quality. Buyers have sightings to [email protected]. Speaker van man caught on camera "Have we said anything quotable this week?" "No." http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/felix/ [email protected] 02 NEWS FELIX Graduates Unprepared? A new survey of final year uni- believing that university should Universities UK, said there was a Issue 1248 versity students published today be about preparation for a pro- difference between enhancing reveals that 46% do not feel pre- fessional career. This was com- students' general skills and Editor Will Dugdale pared for work. pared to 70% of students ques- preparing them for a specific job Deputy Editor Alisdair Wren The survey of over 1,000 stu- tioned at UCL, LSE, Imperial and or profession. Science Rosie Chandler dents, conducted on behalf of Kings College London. "Some jobs require a specific Music Sajini Wijetilleka TeachFirst, found that two thirds Additionally, it was discovered degree subject, and additional Film Simon North of students thought that that just over half of the students studies - others do not," said Liz Biggs University should be about know what they want to do after Baroness Warwick. "What is Web Jenny Lewis preparing students for a profes- they graduate. clear is that higher education Coffee Break Mike 'n' Jim sional career, but less than half Money was rated by students helps students develop transfer- Sports Alex Coby thought it had succeeded. as their primary goal for five able skills that are useful in their International Ed Henley Students were questioned at years after graduation, followed subsequent careers." Fashion Louise Willingale several universities across the closely by respect; family was Gail Dawes UK and Ireland. Oxbridge stu- rated as their primary goal twen- • More information about the Books Roz Bulleid dents proved to be much more ty years after graduation. TeachFirst programme and theoretically-minded than Diana Warwick, chief execu- recent press articles can be Felix, Beit Quadrangle, Prince London students with only 43% tive of the umbrella group found at www.teachfirst.org.uk. Consort Road, London SW7 2BB save a liatJOII Tel: 020 7594 8072 THE CHILDREN OF IRAQ E-mail: [email protected] Felix is a registered newspaper: ISSN 1040-0711 Copyright © Felix 2002 WHERE WILL THE CHILDREN PLAY? Printed by Witherbys, EC1 Imperial College Islamic Society - Ramadhan 1423 AH TH€ R€TURN Of TH€ 40% DISCOUNT II * Subway Restaurants is the world's largest submarine sandwich Franchise, with more than 17,000 locations in 72 countries. * Due to the popularity of our recent "Freshers" promotion for I.C. students. 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The razor blades were his A minute later and the hell is in all half-decent programming to "And what about you, what's idea," he says, somewhat glumly. full swing. Ann is in her under- bore you to death with this this bath full of?" Standing to one side, there is a wear, and all the while Will is ser- year's... Children in Need." "Razor blades" says a man, in a deep laugh. "Keep up the good enading her with "I want to take Suddenly your eyelids are bath full of razor blades. work, Derek!" says Richard, with this moment, and make it last for- descending faster than your bank "Owch! You must be completely a cackle. "It's this or the top-up ever..." You wonder whether he balance. Consciousness is fading mad!" fees, you see," he says, turning to really means it. quicker than the chances that "I was almost sectioned." Gaby Roslin. "Surprisingly warm, "Give us your money, give us you'll stick to your resolution to do "What's your name?" under the glare of these lights," he your fucking money, now, please!" "a bit more work" this term. Your "I'm Sir Derek Roberts, Provost says, fanning himself with a large sobs Bob Geldof, eerily reminis- body collapses in a heap, just like of UCL" handful of fifty pound notes. cent of his famous Live Aid quote, the analogies in this paragraph. although this time the anger is Then you wake up to hear Toby replaced by terror, and there are Anstis say "And now we cross tears in his eyes. "The smell is over to BBC Dullsby...". Charity! appaling... people here are "This crazy man is sitting in a dying!" he says, as Ann's bra bath full of maggots!" shouts comes flying in his direction. Gaby Roslin. "And how much have you Back to the studio, and there's Will's song reaches a climax, "They're crawling up my nose. I raised for Children in Need?" Nicky Campbell from Watchdog. Nicky Campbell wipes the sick off think they're biting me inside." "Children in Need?" "Right, we've got Will Young and his chin and while Ann is danc- He's a man sitting in a bath, as "Yes... the BBC charity enter- Ann Widdecombe in the studio, ing, her breasts knock out two part of a line of men sitting in tainment phone-in extravaganza and as we said earlier, if we didn't cameramen. She moves a large baths, and the baths are full of type thing." have four million pounds by now, fold of skin out of the way and the typical "cray-zee" things that "Actually I'm raising money for Ann would be performing a sexy reaches for her knickers, and baths get full of at this time of Imperial College and UCL..