FRESHERS' FAIR TOMORROW UGM THURSDAY FOUNDED IN 1949 NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION No.395 Monday, 30th September 1975 FREE! "ECONOMIC Refectory PHILOSOPHY OF SHEER LUNACY1' price bombshell Only 14 per cent of all full time students receive the full grant of £740 Charles Clarke, President of NUS, revealed Any hope that IC students might have entertained about an improved standard of at a press conference given on living due to the new level of grant took a severe blow when at the last Governing Body the 11 th September. meeting of the 1974/75 session, it was announced that refectory prices were to be Referring to the effects of increased by 40%. This increase together with the 16% increase in hall rents; 17%% for the educational cuts he said, Hamlet Gardens; not to mention the increase in the cost of books and stationery are The whole of the education system is being starved of just a few of the increases to be met from the £155 increase over last year's grant of money .Massive educa'tion cuts £655. are forcing all students to accept a reduced standard of The increase essentially When asked to comment on dinners has not increased by education and excluding many stems from the UGC's (Univer- the increases and the reasons any substantial amount. To from post school education sity Grants Committee's) behind them the Deputy aggravate an already desperate altogether". ruling which requires that President, Riz Shakir said, situation, it appears that these He urged LEA's to stand refectories and halls of "/ cannot foresee the dinners will in fact cost up to firm and opposed the cuts even residence be run on a self- refectories enjoying the same 59% more than they did last at the risk of becoming balancing basis. The size of level of cu stom, since for the year. This seems to contradict "educational Clay Crosses'". the increase was determined in poor quality of food, such high the Refectory Committee's The NUS would be mustering view of a catering deficit of prices can only be described decision, on June 5th, recom- all its strength to fight the £78,000 incurred in the financial as unreasonable. This will mending to the Governing Body cuts and central to tlnjit year which ended last July. mean that a further round of that internal formal dinners be campaign will be working Theoretically, this increase increases will be needed at subject to an increase of 40% with the TUC, especially at a will enable the objective of Christmas and a snowballing whereas those for outside local level. self-balancing to be achieved effect will set in. The only organisations should cost 60% assuming there is no decline thing that can result out of this more than previously. The NUS would also seek in the number of customers charade, is the downfall of the the cooperation of parent- using the refectories. teacher associations . A lobby present catering system and in UGM motion process causing a lot of of Parliament has been Increases opposed hardship to students." This organised for Tuesday, 21st view is also endorsed by the A large proportion, of a October, by the SE region of Student representatives on student's grant is spent on the TUC which they will Governing Body strongly other members of the ICU Executive. food therefore this will be a mobilise students for. Also, opposed the magnitude of the matter of great concern to them for one week starting on the increases. In addition they throughout the coming session. 27th October, 31 Polytechnics expressed the view that Formal dinners up 60% Indeed, a motion expressing will be in occupation as a termly reviews of refectory this very feeling is being protest against the cuts in prices and hall rents were This is going to hit brought to the Union General public expenditure. totally unacceptable unless particularly hard at CCU mee ting be ing he Id on Thursday, Methods of pressuring LEA's student grants were to be Freshers Dinners since the 2nd October in the Great Hall included sending delegations similarly reviewed. amount allocated to these at 1.00 pm. to meet LEA officials, working in alliance with other pressure groups and through the Labour movement. There would also be direct action involving President recovers- SCAB Chairman resigns picketing and occupying LEA offices . Peter Teague, the Imperial Mo one has taken over in an He went on to describe the College Union President, is Freshers reception this acting capacity as yet, but a government's economic policy recovering from an operation he morning. SCAB executive meeting "is as an "economic philosophy underwent ten days ago. The It was confirmed a few days being called to appoint some- of sheer lunacy". What they operation was to remove a ago that Alan Jones, SCAB one to this position. A new should do is to abolish the £6 hernia discovered eaily last Chairman and last year's RCS SCAB Chairman will have to be pay limit, enforce strict price January. Pete had been waiting Ents officer had contracted elected at the second Union and import controls and since then to go into hospital glandular fever. It will be at General Meeting of this term increase public expenditure. for the operation. least six weeks before he will along with about 30 other Union He also cast ridicule on the He will have to take it easy be recovered enough to attend officers . The need to elect so visits to colleges taking place for a few weeks but this will College, In the light of this, he many new officers arose due to soon. He saw no point in them not however, prevent him from has resigned his post as SCAB the fact that several of them if no money was being given to delivering his speech at the Chairman . failed their exams. the colleges being visited. 2 mix Mondav 29th ROCK PUBS IC Folk Club present Mike Harding and others in the Union Lower refectory at 8.00 pm. Adm; members 25p, non-members 45p. Golden Lion, 490 Fulham Rd, SW6. (Fulham Broadway tube). Membership 6 Op. The Greyhound, 175 Fulham Palace Rd, W6. (Hammersmith tube). Tuesday 30th The Kensington, Russell Gardens, Holland Road, W14 (Sheperds Freshers Fair (2.00 pm — 530 pm). Union Bar and Lounge bar Bush tube). open from 3.00 pm. Western Counties, 8 London Street, W2 (Paddington tube). QEC 0ua«ft Elizabeth College): Free disco 7 30 pm - 10.46;pm Windsor Caste, 309 Harrow Road, W9 (Westbourne Park tube). in the New Common Room Bar. Brecknock,227 Camden Road, NW1 (Camden tube). Wednesday lst Oct IC Folk Club present 'The City Waites'and others — details as under Monday 29th. CLUBS QEC: Free group — details as under Tuesday 30th . Dingwalls (Camden Lock, NW1 Camden Town/Chalk Farm tube). Chelsea College: Folk Night with Mike Absalom at 9.00 pm Open 8.00 pm — 2 JOO am. Food and drink very expensive (lager Adm Free. 43p, Tankard 40p.) Adm £1 - £1.50 weekdays; £2 weekends. Good IC Film See showing ' Klute' starring Donald Sutherland and Jane disco and bands are above average. Fonda in Mech Eng 220 at 7 J5 pm.Adm free. Marguee (90 Wardour Street, W1 . Piccadilly Circus tube). Thursday 2nd Open 7.00 pm-11 JJO pm, 7 days a week. One of London's top STOIC: Mike Williams talkes to the Rector in the first of a series. places to listen to up and coming bands .Drink reasonably priced Chelsea: Film "Cabaret" starring Liza Minelli. Also Tom & (lager 36p, 'E' 28p). Main drawback is that it becomes a sweafbox Jerry cartoon. Start 7.15 pm. Adm 20p. when full. Adm. 50p — 75p. Students with SU cards get special QEC: Freshers Bail with "Moon" and support. Also disco.730 reductions . pm in Courtauld Ha 11. Adm 50padv, 65p on the door. 100 Club (100 Oxford Street, W1 . Tottenham Court Road tube). ' FrMay 3rd Open 7 days a week 730 pm — Midnight .The club caters mainly IC Film Sec Showing 'Satyricon' in the Great Hall at 7.15 pm. for jazz enthusiasts with rock nights usually falling on Tuesdays . Adm to members only. Membership obtainable at the door. Licenced bar and Chinese restaurant reasonably priced.Adm.60p QEC: Free gwup — details as under Tuesday 30th. - £1. Chelsea:Disco.8 pm — 11 pm.Adm 10p. Speakeasy (48 Margaret Street, W1. Oxford Circus tube). Saturday 4th The haunt of would-be superstars, past superstars and- young IC Ents oresent "Greenslade" in the Great Hall at 8.00 pm Adm ladies who years ago were known as 'groupies'. Expensive £1.10 (IC students only in adv), £1.20 adv (others) and £1.20 at drinks and restaurant. Open 1030 pm — 4 JD0 am most days of the the door. week. Good groups. Membership required (£550 a year). Adm 50p -21. Chelsea: Freshers Ball with 'Nutz* and Warren Harry and the Yum Nashville (171 Ncrthend Road, W14 . Next to West Kensington tube). • Yum Band. Food. 8 pm - 11 45 pm Adm .75p. This former 'Country and Western' stronghold has recently opened Sunday 5th its doors to rock music and is fast becoming one of the best pubs Chelsea: Showing "Straw Dogs" starring Dustin Hoffman .Adm15p. in London.Rock groups play seven nights a week — most acts in midweek being free. The trig name bands play at weekends. Adm.75p. Much has been made of the London pub-rock scene in recent years. Below is a list of local taverns where you can sample Hope and Anchor (297 Upper Street, N1 .Highbury Islington tube).