24 March 1999 KEEP THE CAT FREE EST 1949 The Students' Newspaper at Imperial College Imperial Do the Double In Hockey, Football and Rugby A fantastic year of sport has climaxed with By David Roberts where, an extra-time victory for ICSM in IC's sportsmen and women securing UL the UH Football final meant that the League and Cup doubles in Hockey, medics have made a clean sweep of all Football and Rugby, as well as a long list three major Medical School trophies. of other trophies that includes the pres• Meanwhile, cup finals day in Rugby tigious Gutteridge Cup for Rugby. saw victory for both the Mens and Wom• In Hockey, the Mens Firsts added ens squads. Having beaten ICSM last Cup triumph to the Premiership title week, the mens team went on to com• secured last week, running out a 4-2 vic• plete an historic Gutteridge Cup triumph tory over Royal Holloway. Displaying their with a 15-10 win over GKT (this year's first clear superiority from the start, victory division champions), thanks to tries from was never in doubt, and after putting Andy Mayes and Dan lligazi and: the three goals past the Egham keeper in the ever-reliable boot of Chris Dickinson. first fifteen minutes, Holloway were sim• More impressively still, the women's ply playing for dignity. team stormed to a landslide victory (also Their victory was all the sweeter over GKT) and went on to collect medals thanks to earlier victories from the Mens Photos: Dave Victorious captains collect their trophies - the UL Hockey for both the UL Cup and the UL League Thirds in the Reserves Cup and the ICSM Cup (left) and the Gutteridge Cup (right). - which they won with an undefeated Womens Firsts in the UL Ladies Cup Final. record and a massive +197 points differ• The medics also triumphed in the Hos• finals this year. to leave them four points clear of LSE in ence. Clearly the merger between the IC pitals Cup, where the Mens team added Moving from astroturf to grass saw second place. Coming on top of last and ICSM teams which took place at the to a miserable week for GKT, the oppo• IC's Football Firsts wrapping up the Pre• week's UL Cup win, this completes a beginning of the year is reaping big sition in many of IC's most memorable miership title with a 1-0 victory over UCL, very impressive double for ICFC. Else• rewards. Butt To Lead ULU Into Next Century Inside... A tightjy-fought contest has seen Matt By David Roberts of ULU Council. A fresh election for the Letters - Replyto DRay 6 Butt elected as next year's Universitf-of post will take place at the beginning of London Union President. The ULU Coun• next term, by which time a compro• Editorial - icuv students 7 cil Chair beat off tough competition mise candidate will hopefully have from Goldsmiths' leader Sophie Bolt by emerged. Columns- Voice of Reason O a margin o'f 37-27, promising to be Elections for the two other Vice Pres• "responsive, committed and innovative" idents saw far happier results for those GameS -SimCity3000 1 3 in fulfiling his primary pledge to "take involved, with both Dennis Fernando ULU out to the Colleges". Alongside and Charlotte Aldridgc completing sim• Jumbo Crossword 16 every other candidate, he also promised ple victories over New Election. Mr Fer• to fight against differential fees, with or nando, the Goldsmiths finance & Columns - All Campbell 18 without the support of the NUS. Societies Officer, will take over the same The big story of the elections, how• portfolio at ULU, whist Ms Aldridge, a rel• Features-faster tig Guide 19 ever, was the victory of New Election in ative outsider in student politics, the race for the role of Vice President secured the role of VP Sports. Film -American HistoryX 22 Welfare & Education. Although both of The final sabbatical position, that the candidates were well known ULU of London Student Editor, was a straight Clubscene -John Avery 24 facets, both Allan Siao Ming Witherlck Photo: Dave Matt Butt delivers fight between a continuation of the and Seth Atkin received a trouncing his winning manifesto present tabloid style, and a move Music - The new Blur album 26 from RON, which polled 40 out of 66 of , towards a broadsheet feel. Voting pro• the votes cast. Although voting for RON defeated in the same election last year, duced an overwhelming majority in ArtS -Jackson Pollock 32 is very rare at ULU, the result was not and Mr Atkin is renowned as one of the favour of the red-top tabloid advocated greeted as surprising - Mr Witherick was most outspoken and radical members by current LS Arts Editor Chris Campbell. Sport - Imperial wins again 37 News 24 March 1999 C&G Elections KEEP THE c In one of the most surprising results of By David Roberts returned as Vice-President with 189 out this year's election season, Dinesh of 350 votes cast, and Phil Buckman issue 1141 Ganesarajah has snatched victory in the takes over the financial reins as Trea• race for the City & Guilds Presidency. surer after a simple victory over New 24 March 1999 Mr Ganesarajah, the current Guild- Election. A similar result saw Rob Hasle- sheet Editor and one-time candidate hurst securing a second term as C&G Editor: Ed Sexton for both the RCS and ICSM Presidential Academic Affairs Officer. The remaining Assistant Editor & films: David Roberts roles, beat off a very strong challenge positions were filled by Khilian Shah News Editor.- Andrew Ofori from Sanela Etodzic, who lost by a mere (Secretary), Sunil Rao (Guildsheet Edi• Music Fditors: Dennis Patrickson six votes on the second reallocation. tor), Dimitrios Petoussls (Publicity Offi• & Jason Ramanathan Having discounted the votes cast for cer) and Phil "Spanner" Mitchell (CGCA Arts & Books Editor: Helena Cocheme Matt Collins and New Election, the final Rep). Games Editor: Gary Smith tally read 147 to 141 In Mr Ganesarajah's Photo: Will The count In progress The total turnout (In excess of 350) Clubscene: Giles Morrison, favour. The fourth candidate, ICU has been warmly greeted as evidence Gurminder Marwaha & Joel Lewis Deputy President Marie Nicholaou, with• Elsewhere, Tom Watson scored an of an outstanding year of growth and Sports Editor: Gus Paul drew before the close of polling. easy victory over Chris Buckley to be development in C&G. Photographic Editor: William Lorenz Historic UCL Occupation Victory By Ben Fisher On Friday 19 March the management of UCf were forced on to the defensive over their proposed expulsion of 30 stu• dents who can not pay their fees. A pas• sionate group of students occupied the Financial Centre of UCL and refused to budge until management agreed to meet them. A week earlier (12 March) approximately 150 students had occu• pied the financial corridors bringing offi• cial business to a grinding halt. The occupiers linked arms and sat on the floor in peaceful demonstration. This lasted 30 hours, during which time a high court injunction was passed. The occupation ended when the bailiffs made an entrance with the use of crow• bars and sledgehammers, dragging stu• dents out one by one. Despite the threat of being thrown out of college, students maintained their promise not to "resist or assist" and were carried out by the bailiffs. The latest occupation was on a much smaller scale, but passions are still run• On Monday, the UCL student body now leading the battle against student backs down completely. In the words of ning high. Matt Whltecross, (3rd year are due to talk to their management fees. Both Goldsmiths and SOAS were one emotional student, "There is no com• English) who took part in the occupations directly. UCL management believes the successful in similar campaigns. Signify• promise between them, who want to run said; "The way we were treated by UCL rumours are a "willful misinterpretation of ing that the battle is now going nation this university like a business and us, management and their hired apes was university policy totally untrue and wide; Nottingham and Manchester uni• who say free education is a right" absolutely criminal." These two pieces of without provocation". Their actual policy versities have contacted the organisers as The pro Rector of Imperial, Tim Clark, direct action have forced the manage• is that undergraduates who are in debt they were "inspired" by UCL's action. commented, "Our policy Is to deal with ment of UCL into a historic concession,- shall have "...their examination results As the first wave of occupations in all matters relating to individual students the Provost, Vice Provost, Registrar and withheld and not be allowed to enter the twenty years hits UCL, the UCL union on their merits. However much we may Deputy Dean have agreed to meet with next year of study". sabbaticals are all in Dallas. The action is personally regret the charging of fees, we the students and discuss the matter face Alex Shand (second year Medic) not officiated by UCL Union, resulting in are faced with the reality that this is now to face in a meeting run by the occupa• stated "we want to show UCL manage• much anger from the activists. The occu• the law of the land. We have been enor• tion committee. The key objective is a ment that we are not afraid to stand up pation committee consider the result a mously Impressed by the responsible promise that if a student is unable to pay for our fellow students' ability to learn not victory, but arc not prepared to relax attitude of IC students and have done their debt then their education should ability to pay".