Founded in 1949 The Newspaper of Imperial College Union

NO MORE

WANKING

IN WEEKS

-OFFICIAL

Senior W a r d e n D r D o n M o n r o

has proposed plans to house two

students in single rooms in Weeks

H a l l , of w h i c h he is also W a r d e n ,

next year.

Weeks H a l l is a m i x e d H a l l

w i t h 64 single rooms a n d it is

proposed to " d o u b l e u p " eight of

these . T h e p l a n w i l l i n v o l v e

p u t t i n g b u n k beds in the rooms

and has been put forward as a

means of offering a l l freshers a

place in residence.

T h e r e has been widespread

objections to the idea on the

grounds that the rooms are m u c h

too smal l .

I C U President M r N i c k M o r ­

ton was to ld oi the scheme several

w e e k s a g o a n d a g r e e d " i n

p r i n c i p l e " . N e i t h e r he nor D r

M o n r o consulted any students. It

was only when a student became

aware ol the scheme a n d objected

that the U n i o n dec ided to oppose

i t , a l t h o u g h t h e y c o u l d n o t

formulate po l i cy as C o u n c i l was

inquorate on M o n d a y .

U n i o n W e l f a r e O f f i c e r M r

N i c k P y n e discussed the scheme

at yesterday's H a l l s S u b - C o m ­

mittee meeting, but the outcome

is u n k n o w n at the t ime ol go ing

to press.

President-elect Steve G o u l d e r

said " I t ' l l stop on J u l y 1st," whi le

as an alternat ive to testing the

s c h e m e o n s t u d e n t s , F E L I X

E d i t o r M r M a r k S m i t h suggested

t h a t D r M o n r o a n d his s u b -

w ar de n test the scheme t h e m ­

selves by s h a r i n g a r o o m d u r i n g

the s u m m e r (hence fac i l i ta t ing

the use o f t h e i r fiats for the

S u m m e r L e t t i n g Scheme too).

M o r e details should be a v a i l ­

able next week.

REFECTORY TO CLOSE!

A plan to close the Union Lower Refectory and open a pub-style food outlet in the Union Lower Lounge was revealed by IC Union President Nick Morton late last week. The proposals, first discussed as long ago as February, include the possibility of demolishing the recently built partition in the Lower Lounge.

Morton brings house down Residents of the Montpelier St. Hall have at last gained the

support of the Union President Mr Nick Morton over their

complaints about the current state of the building.

A typical Montpelier St bathroom; note view to room below (right) and mallet (foreground). Photo Jane Williams.

T h e discovery o f d ry rot in the H a l l has led to extensive repair work,

i n v o l v i n g serious noise a n d dust problems d u r i n g the v i t a l e x a m i n a t i o n

per iod .

M r M o r t o n was in formed over two weeks ago that a group of

residents h a d wr i t ten to Student Services c o m p l a i n i n g about the

current work a n d the lack of facilities in the H a l l . Some h a d refused to

pay rent but M r M o r t o n to ld F ' E L I X that " I ' m go ing to do abosultely

no th ing for them u n t i l they come up to the U n i o n Office to see

me—and you can quote me on t h a t ! "

E a r l i e r this week a resident approached the President w i t h a copy of

their letter a n d he f inal ly agreed to act on their behalf.

W h e n F E L I X visited the b u i l d i n g on Tuesday w o r k m e n from the

Phoen ix Restorat ion C o m p a n y showed us the extent o f the rot. T h e y

are at present c o m p l e t i n g work on the kitchens a n d bathrooms on one

side of the b u i l d i n g up to the second tloor, w h i c h have been out of use

•for over a m o n t h . W h e n these are in use aga in they w i l l start on the

same areas in the other side o f the H a l l .

T h e process of restoration involves r i p p i n g away plaster a n d wood,

t reat ing affected surfaces a n d then rep lac ing these materials . T h i s

results in a certa in amount o f very unpleasant dust, as wel l as noise a n d

inconvenience. D r y rot, we were in formed does spread very q u i c k l y

a n d the w o r k m a n said it was necessary to treat it as soon as possible

before m a n y floors a n d ceilings became unsafe.

T h e proposals or ig inate from the

Co l l ege Refectory C o m m i t t e e ,

c h a i r e d by D r R . Schroter a n d

w e r e the s u b j e c t o f e x t e n s i v e

discussions yesterday afternoon

b e t w e e n M r N i c k M o r t o n ,

A c t i n g D P M i s s C h r i s t i n e T e l l e r

a n d c o n c e r n e d p a r t i e s i n t h e

Col lege a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . These no

doubt inc lude Refectory M a n a ­

ger V i c t o r M o o n e y , the manager

o f t h e L o w e r R e f e c t o r y a n d

representatives from the Estates

department (who w o u l d employ

p e o p l e t o k n o c k d o w n t h e

par t i t i on w h i c h they e m p l o y e d

people to b u i l d last summer ! ) .

T h e c los ing of the L o w e r Refec­

tory w o u l d , i n N i c k M o r t o n ' s

eyes, be favourable , he thinks

that the space can be used by the

LInion for other purposes i n c l u d ­

i n g sports (table tennis, b a d m i n ­

ton, etc.) a n d the usual use for

discos.

T h e o l d c l oakroom at the foot

of the centra l U n i o n staircase

w o u l d be used as a k i t chen a n d a

h o l e k n o c k e d i n t o the L o w e r

L o u n g e to act as a serving area.

T h i s w o u l d m e a n that the games

m a c h i n e s w o u l d h a v e t o be

moved a n d , under the current

p l a n , these w o u l d be p laced in

the Ents R o o m whi le Ents w o u l d

be moved to the L o w e r Refectory

k i tchen .

Eff ic iency of service under the

new scheme w o u l d have to be

very good; a p u b style outlet

w o u l d have to satisfy the large

n u m b e r o f students who current ly

arr ive in the L o w e r Refectory

a r o u n d 12:30pm. N o details of

M r M o o n e y ' s plans are k n o w n at

the t ime of go ing to press, but it is

c l e a r t h a t t h e m o v e w o u l d

invo lve substantial problems for

a m a n w h o cannot adequate ly

| r u n the present system.

No. 615 Friday May 21,1982 Free!

Dear Mark

I feel it's about time the

events of the South Atlantic-

got a mention in the pages of

F E L I X . M a n y of the more

i g n o r a n t a n d i l l - i n f o r m e d

students around College think

they are only here to get a-

degree so wider po l i t i ca l issues

are irrelevant to their self-

contained, insular cocoon of

self delusion and wel l worn

platitudes. I wou ld like to

point out to those people that

they are l i v i n g i n the real

wor ld an d its about time they

grew up and opened their

eyes to this fact; College is an

i d e a l f o r u m for i n t e l l i g e n t

d e b a t e o f t h e i m p o r t a n t

po l i t i ca l issues w h i c h concern

each and every one of us.

R e t u r n i n g to the Falklands ,

I fail to see why this anachron-

. i s t i c r e m n a n t o f b y g o n e

Brit ish Imperial ism has to cost

this country thirty odd lives to

d a t e , a n d s e v e r a l b i l l i o n

pounds which could be far

better spent elsewhere, not to

m e n t i o n the l ives of three

hundred Argentinians, who

are, after a l l , only pawns in

t h e p o w e r s t r a t e g y o f a

contemptible fascist regime

g u i l t y of i n n u m e r a b l e v i o ­

lations of human rights.

T h e g o v e r n m e n t has, o f

course, as with a l l its policies,

a c t e d h i g h h a n d e d l y a n d

without due consideration of

the consequences, motivated

solely by the desire to reflate

its popularity in the hope of

w i n n i n g the next e l e c t i o n .

T h e decision to send the task

force fits into the predictable

pattern of events one is now

condit ioned to expect from

the emotionless zombies who

are c l inging to power by any

means they can.

T o them, it seems perfectly

natural to waste ^ l O b i l l i o n

pounds on a ludicrous naval

exercise around the F a l k l a n d

Islands rather than spending

it to create employment for

some of the 3m unemployed.

T h e y chose their present

h i g h h a n d e d m i l i t a r i s t i c

course of action, which puts

them in a comparible league

as the A r g e n t i n i a n j u n t a ,

rather than over a sensible

and peaceful solution. T h e

Islanders should have been

g i v e n the c h a n c e of b e i n g

evacuated and flown back to

B r i t a i n and then sovereignity

immediately handed over to

the islands rightful owners,

the Argentinians , instead of

w h i c h the government has

d u g us i n t o a n u n t e n a b l e

p o s i t i o n w h i c h it is t r y i n g

through its intransigence to

mainta in . I would hope that a

m o t i o n i n s u p p o r t o f the

A r g e n t i n i a n s c l a i m to the

Falklands w i l l receive support

from al l the th ink ing members

of this College at the next

U G M .

Yours

R . S . A lexander

Dear Sir

Last Saturday's R a g Fete

was a great success, and I 'd

like to thank everybody who

came along but in part icular

the Minesmen who not only

had a good turnout of stalls

( inc luding the peep show!)

but seemed to be the only

students spending money, and

carry ing off most of the Rafl le

prizes. Cheers lads.

Yours

J o h n ( R S M V P )

P S : T h e p o o r M o g g i e ' s

been on paracetamol a l l week

and stil l isn't the better for the

28 passengers she carried.

Dear Mark

Isn't it about time that R a g

changed its charity . F o r the

three years that I 've been

here, the money has always

gone to the N a t i o n a l Deaf

C h i l d r e n ' s S o c i e t y . I t ' s a

worthy cause I ' m sure, but

there are also many other

worthy charities.

So w h y has the N D C S

r e c e i v e d so m u c h s u p p o r t

from Rag? Is it that the R a g

Committee is so busy try ing to

stay i n tack a n d suppress

internal squabbl ing that it

hasn't any time to decide to

whom the money should be

given; or is i t that they are so

unimaginative that they can't

think of another charity.

I ' m told that there is a

meeting at which a l l this is

decided; i f so, it's never been

sufficiently advertised. If the

R a g C o m m i t t e e e x p e c t s

p e o p l e to p a r t i c i p a t e i n

collecting and raising money,

then it ought to al low them to

have some say in where it

goes.

Yours sincerely

Graeme Shaw-

PS : O K — s a y it's not con­

structive cr it ic ism, but I ' m

w i l l i n g to provide suggestions,

i f t h e y t e l l me w h e n the

meeting is.

Dear Mark

I have to protest about the

lack of controversy in F E L I X

614. Y o u have left me wi th

nothing to correct or compla in

about. I have nothing against

accurate factual reporting in

principle but I do appreciate

the regular opportunity to

s c r ibe y o u a note . K i n d l y

ensure this does not happen

again.

Yours

N i c k

Obituary

Richard Tate

R i c h a r d T a t e , a research assistant in the

Department of Comput ing , was hit and killed

by a train on Wednesday, M a y 12, at the age of

31.

O n graduating from Brasenose College,

O x f o r d , where he was awarded an M A in

mathematics, he worked at Cortaulds for

several years before moving to Zambia to join

a mining firm. Returning to England in 1978 he

took an M S c in Comput ing at IC and was

placed top in his year. H e then worked for

Sc i con for a short while before returning to the

Department as a Research Assistant.

Richard possessed considerable musical and

artisitic abilities about which he was almost

embarrassingly modest. A s well as singing lead

in the barbershop quartet 'Four to a Bar ' , well

k n o w n to I C s t u d e n t s , he p l a y e d s e v e r a l

musical instruments well and was a talented

composer and arranger. While in Zambia he

was musical director of a production of Oliver,

a job which involved rearranging the entire

s c o r e to su i t the r a n g e a n d a b i l i t i e s of

musicians available. His skills as a graphic

artist will be remembered not only by those

who visited his flat or received a Christmas

card from him, but even by anyone who

passed by his office door.

But he will be remembered best for his sense

of humour and friendliness towards everyone.

W h o but Richard would compose and record a

musical jingle for his telephone answering

machine? His openness about his own life

made it easy for his friends to share any of

their problems with h im. H e will be missed by

everyone he came into contact with.

MST

Richard Tate had shown himself to be a person

of outstanding promise. H e had already made

a major contribution to the research work of

the department. For nine months he was a

leading member of the Augusta project team,

work which culminated in papers presented at

a conference at the N P L where Richard's

contribution was widely considered to be the

most outstanding. H e had already actively

entered into the planning of a new project

showing great insight and judgement.

H e h a d a l s o d e m o n s t r a t e d a f la i r f or

teaching both in lectures, where his artistic

talents were used to the full, and in supervising

projects. H e will be sadly missed by all his

colleagues.

VAD

Page 2 FELIX, May 21, 1982

Council cancelled again!

Last M o n d a y ' s I C U C o u n c i l meet ing failed to open due to inquoracy ,

as over 50% of the 47 members of C o u n c i l fa i led to t u r n up .

T h e meet ing was to have discussed several impor tant matters,

i n c l u d i n g the proposed l inen service for H a l l s , the p l a n to r u n a n

experiment housing two people in Weeks H a l l rooms a n d the a w a r d i n g

of colours.

U n i o n President M r N i c k M o r t o n ca l l ed the absent members " a

bunch of miserable shits" a n d said " t h e y ' d better t u r n up on M o n d a y ,

M a y 24, when we ' l l try to have another m e e t i n g . " H e confessed that

some important Col lege committees were meet ing this week for w h i c h

C o u n c i l s h o u l d h a v e d e c i d e d U n i o n p o l i c y . H o w e v e r , i n a

meg lomaniac outburst he said " I f no other fuckers can be bothered to

t u r n up then C h r i s t i n e T e l l e r a n d I w i l l m a k e some b i - l a t e r a l

decis ions!" T h i s obviously indicates that M r M o r t o n d i d not wish to

ho ld in formal talks w i t h the twenty C o u n c i l members who did t u r n up

on M o n d a y or even consult H o n o r a r y Secretary M r M a r c o L e d w o l d .

Next M o n d a y ' s C o u n c i l meet ing w i l l also discuss a mot ion r e m o v i n g

depar tmenta l representatives from I C U C o u n c i l a n d transferr ing

their duties to C C U academic al lairs officers. T h i s mot ion has been

prompte d by the fact that only two dep reps attended last M o n d a y ' s

meeting.

The Southside Brothel T h e l i n a l conversion of the lounge area of the Southside Bar to

V i c t o r i a n style should be completed w i t h i n the next month .

T h i s conversion is be ing f inanced by brewery loans a n d was started

in J a n u a r y . Presently a l l the seating area needs to be upholstered a n d

the l i gh t ing work has sti l l to be f inished.

T h e wood pane l l ing a n d flock wa l lpaper is already completed

a l though it is hoped to h ang some pictures on the walls. H o w e v e r Bar

M a n a g e r M r H a r r y M a g n a y w o u l d l ike the pictures to change o n a

two mon th ly basis.

A l l the work is be ing done by outside firms a n d (the lack of) co­

o r d i n a t i o n between these, a n d general adminis t rat ive delay is be ing

given as the reason for the extended complet ion date.

A lmost a l l of the s tructural work beh ind the bar has been finished

a n d is a great improvement on the o ld real ale bar, w h i c h is adjacent

the V i c t o r i a n bar a n d is now only used for functions. T h e modif icat ions

have a lready i m p r o v e d condit ions l or bar staff a n d the qua l i ty of the

beer, l ead ing to an increase in turnover .

At present there a ie l ive real ales avai labe (one from each brewery

f inanc ing the conversion) and it is hoped to have a sixth p u m p on soon.

In add i t i on to pics a n d rolls current ly avai lab le H a r r y , an I C m i n i n g

graduate , intends to stock p loughmans lunches a n d hot food soon a n d

also to increase the range of wines a n d cocktails . Several cocktails ,

i n c l u d i n g some exclusive to Southside, are a lready avai lab le a n d

inc lude a green var iety , Windscale.

There are also ambi t ious plans to show l i lms , more live bands a n d

perhaps even plays but these are un l ike ly to material ise before next

October . These w o u l d be financed by the B a r Ameni t i e s fund w h i c h is

p a r t i a l l y f u n d e d by the prof i ts o f v ideo games a n d poo l tables

be longing lo the refectories (who r u n a l l Col lege bars).

T h e current alterations do not seem to be caus ing undue discomfort

lo the patrons, a l though one customer was heard to say " I t ' s changed

again ; it's l ike a b r o t h e l . "

Guilds win Gala

G u i l d s beat R C S by 111-81 in

the ' i n t e r - C C U s w i m m i n g gala

last M o n d a y . T h e event was held

in the sports centre a n d a sizeable

c r o w d a t t e n d e d d e s p i t e t h e

fai lure of M i n e s to field a team.

R C S w o n the mens race 52-42

but G u i l d s easily w o n the ladies

race a n d also w o n the water polo

match to give them a comfortable

v ictory .

T h e r e was also a n executive

race w h i c h d i d not count towards

the compet i t i on points a n d this

was w o n by R C S .

Let's get

physical T h e t h i r d Physics O p e n D a y

w h i c h was held last F r i d a y was

a n u n q u a l i f i e d s u c c e s s w i t h

a l m o s t f o u r h u n d r e d s i x t h -

formers at tending .

P r o f B u t t e r w o r t h , H e a d o f

D e p a r t m e n t , gave a short w e l ­

c o m i n g speech a n d D r M e i k l e

gave a short lecture on astro­

nomy.

T h e O p e n D a y was first held

in 1980 a n d is always organised

by p h y s i c s u n d e r g r a d u a t e s ,

p r i n c i p a l l y the d e p a r t m e n t a l

representative who this year is

M r D o n a l Bradley .

M a r k S m i t h , current ly F E L I X

E d i t o r , organised the event in

1980 a n d this year gave a short

talk about life at university .

A major part of the O p e n D a y

is a d isplay o f first year l a b o r a ­

tory projects a n d this year they

inc luded biophysics, computer

s imulat ions o f radio -act ive decay

a n d R u b i k ' s C u b e , ho lography

a n d a study of the t ime of a r r i v a l

o f s t u d e n t s f o r t h e i r e a r l y

m o r n i n g lectures.

Rag Fete

Sucess

I C U n i o n R a g Fete took place on

S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n o n t h e

Queen 's L a w n . A b o u t 400 people

a t t e n d e d a n d o v e r £ 4 0 0 was

raised for char i ty . T h e fete was

o p e n e d b y the R e c t o r , L o r d

Flowers .

T h e Queen ' s T o w e r was open

for those w h o wanted to pay 30p

to go u p it a n d other enter ta in ­

ments inc luded the r i t u a l shav ing

o f P r e s i d e n t - e l e c t M r S t e v e

G o u l d e r .

A n o t h e r a t t r a c t i o n was the

s o g g y - s p o n g e t h r o w i n g s t a l l

w h i c h gave an oppor tun i ty for

part ic ipants to release their pent-

up frustrations. F i n a l l y , L a d y

F l o w e r s a n d I C W i v e s C l u b

o f f e red h o m e - m a d e j a m s a n d

preserves for sale on their stal l .

Who gives

a damn

about Mike? T h e r e has been absolutely no

progress in the search for the I C

U n i o n mascot M i k e . In fact there

has b e e n n o ef fort e x p e n d e d

whatsoever.

T h e 1701b micrometer , w h i c h

w e n t m i s s i n g f r o m t h e I C U

Office in the early hours of M a y

6. seems to have been forgotten

a b o u t a l r e a d y . T h e A c t i n g

D e p u t y President. M i s s C h r i s t i n e

Te l l e r has quite r ight ly left the

matter for the President a n d H o n

Sec to deal w i t h as they were

r e s p o n s i b l e f o r l e a v i n g M i k e

unattended in the U n i o n Office.

H o w e v e r , I C U President N i c k

M o r t o n to ld F E L I X " D o you

th ink a n y b o d y real ly cares about

the t h i n g ? "

An apology

F E L I X w o u l d l ike to apologise for a serious omission w h i c h occurred in

the M a y 7 issue. A m i d s t the excitement of the loss of the U n i o n mascot

M i k e , we failed to c a n y a report on the U G M w h i c h took place on

Tuesday , M a y 4. H o w e v e r , our on-the-spot reporter N . W i l l s o n has

managed to recal l the f o l l owing about this exc i t ing a n d extremely

important occasion.

About twenty boring farts gathered for the non-event of the term, the I'GM in

the (ireat Hall on Tuesday. May 4. Some fat bloke with a moustache, or maybe

the fat slob with the beard, opened the meeting several minutes late. Quorum was

challenged and the fat slob with the beard ignored it. At a second attempt at

challenging quorum the bearded slob tried lo wiggle out of it by demanding to see

the challengers' unioncards. even though one of the challengers (me) was known to

him by sight. Ian House, the other challenger, showed his card. The meeting

closed aflei one minute anil twenty-fire seconds.

T h e I C U A n n u a l G e n e r a l meet ing w i l l take place on Tuesday , M a y

25, at 1:00pm in the Great H a l l — s e e you there!

FELIX, May 21, 1982 Page 3

A Science Student's

Discomfort

by Tim Larcombe

Have you ever in your studies of science asked

yourself any of the following questions? W h y

a m I here? W h a t is this I'm studying? What 's

the purpose of this lab report? W h a t is the

lecturer saying? W h y is he saying it? W h e r e did

it c ome from? W h y should I believe it? W h y is

it so d i f f i cu l t to l e a r n ? W h y a r e s c i e n c e

students as they are? H o w do I relate science

• to the world? Is it valid or a big c o n tr ick? Is it

the truth? Is it the absolute truth? — G o d ' s

truth if you like. If you haven't asked any of

these questions, stop here.

If they have crossed your mind , have you

got s a t i s f a c t o r y a n s w e r s to t h e m ? T h e s e

questions have constantly arisen in this, my

first year at Col lege. They didn't arise before at

school , because I d id other things apart from

sc ience — therefore I d idn ' t have to feel

comfortable with it. But as we know things are

different now.

I believe the root of these questions lies in

the fact that I could not put science and

technology in a context relating to the whole

wor ld . T r u e , you see manifestations of science

and technology everywhere but that does not

explain what they are.

After a lot of sou! searching such a context

s u d d e n l y d a w n e d o n m e . It m a y not be

completely true but I think it has elements of

truth in it. A l s o I think it answers some of those

questions and makes me feel happier with

what I'm doing. The purpose of this piece of

writing is to describe that context . It is not

researched, studies or anything like that and in

describing it I may not fully justify what I say,

but it is my gut reaction. I want to convey and

so please bear in mind these qualifications.

M y aim is to share.

First ly , science. W h a t is it and is it true? I

now view it as mankind's attempt to describe

nature ; to quanti fy nature ; to u n d e r s t a n d

nature; to answer one of the eternal questions:

" W h e r e a m I ? " ; p o s s i b l y a n a t t e m p t to

manipulate nature. F o r instance Nature says

"There is a quantity" — of grass perhaps, or

anything. It is man who counts the blades of

grass. Nature says "If this thing whizzes round

too fast it will break" . M a n says that the

centrifugal force will stress the shaft beyond its

shear strength and it will fracture in a certain

way. H e makes his measurement, does his

maths and predicts what will happen and why

on the basis of past experience.

Nature doesn't have to explain why things

happen in the order they do — man does —

entropy he calls it.

So that's what it is. Science is the abstract

description of nature. Science is one of man's

inventions to understand the universe.

But is science true? M y answer is yes and no

— h o w convenient! It is true that it seems to

work consistently, but it is not the absolute

truth. If that were the case then it would be the

one and only description, totally different.

However , having said that, let us not forget

that the inventors of science, the people who

d e s c r i b e , w e r e t h e l i k e s of P y t h a g o r a s ,

Gal l i leo , N e w t o n , Einstein — geniuses and

thousands of other "sub-geniuses" following

on . These people were "one in a mi l l i on" and

their work merits great respect.

What about the study of technology? In this

c o n t e x t it b e c o m e s a n a b s t r a c t i o n of a n

abstraction. M a n inventing uses of science

which he invented to describe nature, and the

beautiful thing is that it works—things do

happen as predicted—space shuttles.

If one views science in this way, effectively

you are removing yourself from involvement

a n d seeing it for what it is, which is m u c h more

comfortable. W h a t are the implications of this?

I do not pretend to have thought these things

through thoroughly but let our imaginations

wander. B y removing yourself from involve­

ment and seeing things for what they are, are

you not widening your capacity for creativity

a n d l a t e r a l t h i n k i n g ? D o y o u f ee l t h a t

technology is sometimes used solely because

one knows how to do it and that knowledge is

given as justification for its use? I also wonder

that if science was taught in this context rather

than being battered into you ( "You 'd better

believe it or else you won't pass.") , perhaps the

a w f u l b a r r i e r s b e t w e e n s c i e n c e a n d a r t s

wouldn't exist.

V i ew ed in this light, I think science and

technology will become easier to accept, learn

a n d use, given what it is. N o w get back to

lectures and revision and your future. H o w do

you feel? G o o d luck with your exams?

Travel Insurance This perennial role as harbinger of d o o m and gloom is not something I

approach with great delight, but as part of preventative welfare it seems

useful if only to catch one or two of you who may go abroad this summer

without adequate insurance cover, particularly those relating to possible

medical expenses. T h e following, rather bizarre as well as cautionary list,

is a random sample from the claims settled by one insurance company

during the past year.

U S A

appendectomy

meningitis

major heart attack*

back trouble

Netherlands

fall*

Austria

Fractured femur

Greece

fractured clavicle

Switzerland

fractured back and arm

Hong Kong

ear infection

.Japan

stomach operation

Trinidad

funeral

Canada

fractured leg

£3,360

£2,900

£20,000

£3,600

£850

£1,800

£1,800

£2,400

£1,400

£1,450

£1,000

£3,000

France

gall bladder £2,400

Germany £2,400 fractured hip £2,400

appendectomy £1,200

Italy £3,680 knocked over by a car £3,680

Egypt £2,160 stomach upset £2,160

Iran £5,500 limb injury, with amputation £5,500

Algeria £1,470 car crash £1,470

Saudia Arabia £6,000 hit by rocks* £6,000

Kenya £1,200 appendectomy* £1,200

India £5,000 ulcerative colitis* £5,000

Brazil

insect bites £900

Visits to a doctor and routine medication can cost around £75 in N o r t h

A m e r i c a and f rom £30 to £60 in Europe .

If you are visiting another E E C country you can get medical treatment

on exactly the same terms as its own insured people, so long as you meet

certain requirements a n d apply for the appropriate form ( E l 11, for which

you need to fill in leaflet S A 3 0 , obtainable from any D H S S office or

Student Services). T o be eligible you need to be a U K national, a national

of another E E C country , a stateless person or a refugee, and also to be

either under 19yrs or to have been insured as an employed person at

some time during the last two tax years. Unfortunately this leaves some

people, including many students, without recourse to any free medical

treatment in the E E C . Even those w h o are covered will benefit from extra

insurance since some countries still require individuals to pay quite a

substantial contribution. In France and Belgium for example patients

must pay around 25% of all treatment costs.

In addition there are reciprocal health care arrangements with Austr ia ,

Bulgaria, the Channe l Islands, Czechos lovak ia , G e r m a n Democrat ic

Republic , Hungary , M a l t a , N e w Zealand, N o r w a y , Po land , Portugal ,

Rumania , Sweden, U S S R and Yugoslavia . D H S S leaflet S A 3 0 gives

details of the free services available to any traveller with a U K passport

and/or N H S card. Hospi ta l treatment is usually free, but not necessarily

medicine, dental treatment or treatment at a doctor 's surgery.

M o s t insurance companies have increased the medical expenses limit

dramatically in the last year or so without an equivalent increase in

premiums. It's not easy to give any general guidelines to the most

economical schemes since they tend to vary considerably according to

the type and duration of cover required, but it is well worth comparing

policies; one may be best for a two week trip to Europe while another

may be more economical for six weeks in N o r t h A m e r i c a . W e do have

some examples which can be looked through at this office, including

some of those arranged by the main banks , such as N a t W e s t . W e also

have Endsleigh's application forms; although they specialise in student

insurance they are not necessarily the most advantageous.

If you are already covered by a work camp abroad, in a group or

package travel arrangement it is advisable to obtain precise details since

certain risks may not be included, or not sufficiently covered. M o s t

insurance policy application forms only contain a brief summary of the

cover provided, so when arranging your o w n it is also advisable to inspect

the full policy, with all the conditions and exclusions which apply, prior to

purchase.

Student Services Office, 15 Princes Gardens.

• 3 Queen tickets, 6hr concert, Milton Keynes, June 5, £9ono. Contact S. Halbard via Chem 1 letter-racks. •Squash rackets: Classic 003, £12ea. Contact D.V. Molesworth, 370-1817, MRE racks, Sports Centre, Squash Club noticeboard.

•Stereo music centre and speakers,

Sanyo G2711 super. Excellent condi­

tion, £95ono. Apply 222-4754 (eves) or

Cilia Collis, Health Centre, ext 4209.

•Found: blue pullover after Silwood

Ball. Write to C. Fuller, Physics 2.

•Single room available for female

student in flat of 7 (3 male, 3 female) in

Hamlet Gdns next year. £17.50pw,

gas and electricity extra. Contact

Erica Fuller, Physics 1.

• C o s i n a 200mm 13.5 M42 fit lens, with

case £35. Excellent condition. Contact

S. Carter, Chem Eng 3.

• B i c y c l e , gents , 3 gears , perfect

mechanics but looks a little untidy—

doesn't catch thieve's eyes! £27ono.

Contact Glen Sansom, 312 Falmouth

hall, 589-9207/9217.

• 2 car seats—head rests, reclining, tilt

forward, mustard coloured cloth, new

c o n d i t i o n , £ 4 2 o n o . C o n t a c t G l e n

Sansom, 312 Falmouth Hall, 589-9207.

•Queen tickets at Milton Keynes, Sat

June 5, six hour concert and includes

Teardrop Explodes. Contact Q.P .

Granger, RSM letter-racks or 373-

4092 evenings.

Page 4 FELIX, May 21, 1982

Bookshop News

T h e f o l l o w i n g n e w t i t l es are p u b l i s h e d by " V a n N o s t r a n d

Re inho ld " during M a y / J u n e .

Plastics, materials & processes -Schwartz & G o o d m a n , £46.30

Mircoprocessors & microcomputer systems 2nd e d - G u t h i k o n d a

V . Rao , £31.05

Introduction to quartz crystal unit design-Virgi l Bo t tom, £22.55

Modern automotive structural ana /ys i s -Kamal & Wolf , £29.35

Valve engineering-Zimmerman & Hart , £20.85

Network s ys tems -Sharma , De Sousa & Ingle, £25.45

Applied multidimensional systems r h e o r y - N . K . Bose , £25.10

Encyclopedia of management-Carl Heye l , £48.90

New in Paperback Operating sys tems-Harry K a t z a n , £10.15

Dictionary of logical terms & s ymbo / s -Caro l K o r n Greenste in ,

£8.45

Your small business c o m p u t e r - D o n a l d Shaw, £9.30

Practical management for productivity-John Minr i chs , £8.45

General New Titles Vogue young beauty-Browwen Meredith, Allen Lane, £9.95

Ce/ebr i fy -Thomas T h o m p s o n , Al len Lane , £7.95

The voice of experience-R.D. La ing , A l l e n Lan e , £7.50

Soul of a new machine—Tracy Kidder , A l l en Lane , £7.50

IC Radio

Congratulations to the valiant six

members of the T e n Tors team

w h o f o u g h t h e a t , e x h a u s t i o n ,

b l i s t e r s a n d l a c k of w a t e r to

complete the 55 mile course. Wel l ,

five of them completed it, and the

sixth only dropped out at the ninth

tour with the "biggest blister seen

all weekend" according to the

medical post covering his heel. A

pity it was the captain, but that's

how things go.

M a n y thanks also to the people

w h o h e l p e d at the R a g F e t e ,

especially F iona , and to those who

a t t e n d e d t h e S w i m m i n g G a l a

when it finally happened.

D o n ' t forget to s tar t a s k i n g

C h a s about the Freshers ' Dinner

tickets, F i ona about her wonderful

Rag events, and K a r l about taking

his clothes off at barnights and

other unsavoury activities in the

Bar .

Photos and articles will still be

accepted for the handbook, black

and white pictures only please,

especially if they're like the ones

we have of N i c k M o r t o n in action.

osc

There will be elections and an

A G M in M e c h E n g 220 on W e d ,

M a y 26 at 12:30pm. Please attend,

there will be some refreshments as

well. Nominations for the various

posts should be written on the

sheet outside the U n i o n Office.

S C C

The papers for S C C C h a i r m a n ,

H o n Sec and Asst H o n Sec are

n o w up i n t h e U n i o n L o w e r

Lounge. The A G M will take place

on June 3 preceded by an exec

meeting on Ju ne 1.

If anyone knows of a member of

staff willing to act as our Honorary

Senior Treasurer will they please

contact me.

Stephen Goulder

City & Guilds

The fun event this week is the trip

to the seaside this Saturday, M a y

22. Tickets for this secret destina­

tion with a spanking new 'roller-

coaster ' are £1.50 available from

Gui lds U n i o n Office. F u n to be

had by all. Later this term, after

the exams, we hope to have a trip

to Brussels . S ign up in the U n i o n

Office. See you Saturday.

S u m m e r Le t t ing S c h e m e

Students and staff at IC wanting

summer accommodation in Halls

and student Houses can apply now

on forms available from the Student

Services Office, 15 Princes Gardnes.

Closing date for applications is May

28. R e n t s same as t e r m t i m e .

Students already in College accom­

modation can move in from June 27.

Others can move in from July 5.

Period extends to September 25.

•Summer sublet: flat for 2 in K i l b u r n , very near tube and buses to West E n d . A v a i l a b l e f r o m m i d - J u l y , £ 1 9 p w . Con tac t B. Perk ins , G e o l o g y 2. • A College flat tor 2-3 students is a v a i l a b l e n o w in F u l h a m . £ 5 5 p w . F u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m S t u d e n t Serv ices Off ice . 15 Pr inces Gardens . •Wanted: P G to t e a c h , p a r t - t i m e , compu te r studies to O Level next year. V e r y s m a l l i n f o r m a l c l a s s . S o m e exper ience , e.g. P i m l i c o C o n n e c t i o n , wou ld be an advantage. Contac t J o h n C o z e n s , E lec E n g . int 3138 for further in format ion

G r e e t i n g s , m u s i c l o v e r s ! (I

thought that a really corny phrase

w o u l d be a g o o d w a y to s t a r

because then the quality of the

article can only improve.) Y e s , IC

R a d i o is s t i l l a l i v e a n d w e l l ,

contrary to a recent Argentine

military communique. There are

e v e n i n g p r o g r a m m e s , w h i c h

include information about enter­

tainment in and around College

(for those who want a break from

revision) also there is the request

p r o g r a m m e , w h e r e y o u t h e

listener can choose the music.

However , Monday sees the return

of the world-famous (well about)

IC Radio Breakfast Show. It

includes music to get you ready

for the day, what's on in College

and lots of other stuff, so tune in

s o m e t i m e b e t w e e n 8 :00 a n d

9 : 1 5 a m o n M o n d a y . A n o t h e r

programme to watch out for is:

" J a s p e r o n S u n d a y — I t ' s what

S u n d a y ' s been m i s s i n g " , w h e n

Jasper plays loads of 'great' a lbum

music almost non-stop on Sunday

afternoons starting at 3:00pm.

F i n a l l y , if y o u t h o u g h t that

reception of IC Radio was a bit

bad in Southside last term, I hope

that you will be pleased to learn

that during the vac, our trans­

mitter went to transmitter hospi­

tal; after several hours in surgery,

it is now feeling much better and it

is quite a lot easier to listen to IC

Radio on 301m (999kHz) medium

wave. T a ta for now, see you next

, week!

The Clash?

Will all club and society presidents

and secretaries please note that I C U

U G M s h a v e b e e n set for the

following dates: Thurs Oct 7; Tues

Nov 9; Tues Dec 7; Tues Feb 1;

Thurs March 3 (Hustings); Thurs

March 10 (Results); Tues May 3;

Tues May 24 ( A G M ) . Could you

please try and avoid events clashing

with these dates.

I would also like to know the dates

of a n y m e e t i n g s that y o u are

organising so that a large calendar

can be made for consultation by

other clubs and societies to avoid

c lashes of major funct ions . T h i s

calendar will be on display in the

Union Office.

Any ideas for Freshers Week? To

recap Phil's suggestions: Monday:

C C U U G M s , N e w Year ' s Party ;

Tuesday: Freshers ' Fair H a l l / C l u b

nights out. etc.; Thursday Ents big

film double bill; Fr iday: J C R Party;

S a t u r d a y : R a g S t u n t , S p o r t s ,

medium-sized band or barbeque.

Th an ks and good luck with your

e***s!

Mary Freeman

ICU Hon Sec Elect

S u b w a r d e n

A s s i s t a n t S u b w a r d e n s

F a l m o u t h / K e o g h H a l l s

Successful applicants would nor­

mally be postgraduates, but applica­

t ions f r o m o t h e r s c o n s i d e r e d ) .

Applications including a concise but

informative curriculum vitas to Dr P

W Jowitt, C iv Eng dept. Closing

date May 28.

IIDESHOP

Opposite Southside Main Entrance Groceries, Sportswear, IC Regalia are on sale. Opening Hours Mon-Thurs 8-30-2-30 3-30- 6 00 Fri 8-30-2-30 4-30-6-00 Sat 8-30 - 2-30 3-30 - 6 00

FELIX, May 21, 1982 Page 5

Marco's Swedish Beano

Last week I attended the sixth International Conference of Students of

T e c h n o l o g y at the U n i v e r s i t y of L u l e a S w e d e n , the n o r t h e r n m o s t

Institute of Technology in the world . There were a total of 28 delegates

from G r e e c e , Yugos lav ia , Po land , the Nether lands , Ireland, F in land ,

USSR and Sweden . I was the only delegate from the U K .

W e arrived in L u l e a on M o n d a y , M a y 10 for the official opening of the

conference after which we were allocated to students who would be our

hosts for the week . T h e fo l lowing day saw the start of a hect i c

programme that left everyone shattered by the end of the week. W e had

to be at the Col lege at 8:00am most mornings and discussion sessions

normally went on until 9:30pm.

Tr ips were organised to a steel factory, a research centre and an iron

ore mine. These visits consisted of a lecture and then a tour. T h e size of

the ore mine was stunning; we toured 600m below ground in a coach on

asphalted roads a n d h a d lunch in their canteen 500m d o w n . O t h e r trips

were arranged to a conference centre, around the city of Lulea and to a

skiing resort—across the arctic circle. Unfortunately we were too late to

be able to ski as there was not enough snow and we were too early in the

year to be able to see the midnight sun although we were quite close with

only V/2 hours of darkness .

A t various points dur ing the day we would split up into groups for

discussions. A t first there was a large amount of information exchange on

how o u r respective educat ion systems w o r k e d and our students unions.

W e went o n to discuss technical development with specific reference to

comput ing and the effects on society both positive and negative. A l l

sessions were minuted and a booklet will be produced and forwarded to

participants with a s u m m a r y of these discussions. A t the end of the week

all the delegates put together a F ina l D o c u m e n t with a statement from

the conference stating that " I N C O S T 82 agreed that it is important that

the technologist takes his or her responsibility for the technology that

they develop. It was also agreed that in these days when development is

more important than ever, it is necessary to put more resources into

technical educat ion and research . "

Union Honorary Secretary Marco Ledwold has just returned from a £200 all expenses paid trip to Sweden on the Union! He reports his findings.

Since dr inking is frowned upon in Sweden the nights were not spent in

bars but in saunas where informal discussion would continue together

with singing sessions, the repertoire ranging from Morning Has Broken

to Four and Twenty Virgins. T h e week ended with the tenth anniversary

dinner of the university attended by many local celebrities and over 500

students and members of staff.

I enjoyed the conference immensely and made many friends and I was

s o r r y to have to leave at the end of the week. I w o u l d s trongly

r e commend that we continue to participate in I N C O S T which gives

students internationally a chance to meet each other as people and

discuss issues of technological importance , and not as politicians as is the

case with other international student conventions.

Marco Ledwold

ICU Hon Sec

Beit Hall

Subwarden

A p p l i c a t i o n s a r e i n v i t e d f r o m

female postgraduates for the post

of Sub W a r d e n in Beit H a l l .

T h e S u b W a r d e n w i l l w o r k

t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e m a l e S u b

W a r d e n , the Hal l Bursar and the

H a l l C o m m i t t e e , a s s i s t i n g the

W a r d e n in the organisation of the

social life of the Hal l and helping to

maintain a n atmosphere of co­

operative responsibility within the

resident community .

Self-contained accommodat ion

s u i t a b l e for a s ing le p e r s o n is

provided for the Sub W a r d e n who

will generally be a postgraduate in

the first year of a course of study.

T h e post is tenable for a period of

t w o y e a r s in c o m p l i a n c e w i t h

statutory regulations.

Appl icat ions in writing, including

a brief resume of activities and

experience, should be sent to D r .

C . Hal ls , W a r d e n , Beit Hal l .

C l o s i n g date: Ju ne 4 1982.

Please note: As from June 1 a l l

stationery (gestetner stencils, paper,

etc.) and postage from the Union

Office must be paid for in cash.

H . G . W e l l s S o c i e t y

proudly presents

L a d v Flowers a n d the I C Wives C l u b invite you to a F R E E

B E E R A N D B A N G E R S i n the Rector ' s P a d (170 Queensgate)

on Wednesday , M a y 26. N a m e s to J e n by 5:00pm, T O D A Y .

Techniques in Modern Medicine M O N D A Y 24 MAY

7:30pm

Eiec Eng 408

Page 6 FELIX, May 21, 1982

BRUM

Rowing

H a m m e r s m i t h Regatta — A p r i l 24

H a v i n g spent a week at Hen ley in preparat ion

the squad were ready (?) for compet i t ion .

V I I I — e n t e r e d Senior C and Senior B.

After a good race in the semi- f inal of Senior C

the e i g h t m o v e d a w a y f r o m R e a d i n g

Un iver s i ty in the final to w i n by 3 lengths.

I n S e n i o r B the u b i q u i t o u s T i d e w a y

condit ions took a hand (the boat filled up

w i t h water) a n d from being a length up the

eight were rowed d o w n by 2 / t length by the

L e a R . C . (Rats!) .

(Coxless) I V — t h e senior four had a good

race but as in times to come, the steering

proved rather w a y w a r d , a n d they lost to

eventual winners, R e a d i n g U n i v .

Putney A m a t e u r — M a y 1

V I I I — d o u b l e d up again Senior C a n d Senior

B. T h i s t ime no mistake.

Senior B was against Westminster School

and the eight pounced on a n early mistake

and went away lo w i n easily.

S e n i o r C — the final was r a t h e r m o r e

d i f f i c u l t a g a i n s t S h i p l a k e C o l l e g e b u t a

m a r g i n of 2 / 3 length was mainta ined .

I V — t h i s time coxed, a n d steering better

the four produced a gutsy row to come

behind to w i n by ' / 2 length over a fast

Gravesend crew. (Champion ! )

C o a c h Pete Summers showed us a l l the

way by w i n n i n g novice sculls (at last!).

M e t r o p o l i t a n — M a y 2

V I I I — n o w at Senior B the eight flushed w i t h

success produced a 'monster ' row in the 4-

lane straight final to leave the L e a R C for

dead a n d a v. fast St. E d w a r d s crew by 2

lengths. T h e time was not far (1 second) off

C a m b r i d g e Univers i ty ' s w i n n i n g Senior A

and elite t ime.

I V — a g a i n they were coxed but left their

late burst too late and lost.

Ghent (Belgium) — M a y 8 and 9

F o l l o w i n g an idea of our boa tma n we went to

Ghent Internat ina l Regatta .

V I I I — b e c a u s e of a couple of over-age

elements we had to row senior eights both

days. But the experience of r o w i n g against

crews l ike the Fr en ch nat ional squad was v.

beneficial.

The London to Brighton Bike Ride Saturday 22nd M a y 1982

Leav ing C l a p h a m C o m m o n at 7 .00a .m.

M e e t B e i t A r c h 6 : 3 0 .

I V — o n Saturday they were disqual i f ied

(they decided to 'take a T o b y ' . O n S u n d a y

they h a d a straight f inal a n d obviously felt

they hadn ' t seen enough of the course the day

before, so they explored most of a l l 5 lanes on

the way down.

T h a m e s Dit ton and Putney T o w n —

M a y 15

N o v i c e g i r l s d i d the C o l l e g e p r o u d b y

w i n n i n g their event at Putney T o w n .

M e a n w h i l e back on the farm (Thames

• Di t ton ) .

V I I I — t h e eight doub led up in Senior B

a n d Senior A . T h e y bit off a bit more than

they cou ld chew (5 races was just too many)

and they lost their two finals in close, fast

races.

I V — t h e S e n i o r A f o u r a g a i n w e r e

w a y w a r d o n s t e e r i n g ( t h i s is g e t t i n g

monotoneous) a n d cou ld not quite make up

the deficit.

J o h n O ' B r i e n came close in the scul l ing ,

but suffered from some odd steering requests

from the umpire .

V e s t a Dashes — M a y 16

I V — J o h n (fat man) U r r y d i d it again , a n d

after two attempts the I V were disquali f ied

by a rather a m a z i n g u m p i r i n g d e c i s i o n — " I

was a m a z e d " — J o h n .

Ladies I V — t h e girls looked good for a w i n

but a bad start left them too m u c h to do over

the sprint course.

V I I I — Senior A eights was entered w i t h a

scratch crew; the I V plus others from the

eight and J . O ' B . T h e final was so close that it

was ca l led a dead heat and we had to re-row,

the boys made no mistake and came through

off a stormer of a start to w i n by / 2 length.

C r e w s

G i r l s : B. A l i s o n 2, V a l 3, J u l i a 4, D o m i n i q u e

cox.

V I I I : Bow J e r r y 2, Eugenio 3, A n d y 4,

Stuart 5, P a d d y 6, M a r k / W . G . (the o ld men)

7, M a r t i n stroke. Pete cox. Ian.

I V : Bow C h r i s 2. J o h n 3. G r e g stroke, A l .

(This was the order sometimes.)

E p i c Vesta Dashes:

Bow J o h n f — i n g h-11 O ' B r i e n

2 Eugenio ' K n o b b e r ' M e n d e z

3 A n d y ' M o a n e r ' M c C o n n e l l

4 A l ' C h a m p i o n ' Rowe

5 G r e g ' M a r v i n ' H a r d i n g

6 C h r i s ' P r a y i n g M a n t i s ' A d a m s

7 J o h n 'Let ' s G o ' U r r v

8 Pete 'Headache ' A l l e n

C o x S imeth 'come on you b ds' A g a l a -

ten-watts.

Tennis

As man\ of you w i l l know by now, the

L ins tead courts arc being resurfaced. T h e

surface w i l l be tarmac and the nets and posts

w i l l be replaced. It is not expected that the

courts w i l l be rcadv before J u n e 16. E v e n

t h e n , use w i l l be r e s t r i c t e d because the

surface must be al lowed to harden.

The men's team have a strong squad of

players to choose from this season, and is now

through to the second round o l the Midd lesex

C u p . Spec ia l credit must go to the team

superstars C . L a n g e r v i n . R. D a o u d a n d G .

Pike .

It is hoped that a men's open tournament

may be arranged for the end of term. A n y o n e

i n t e r e s t e d s h o u l d see the t e n n i s c l u b

not iceboard in the Sports Centre .

Cricket IC vs Inst of E d

H e i g h ho! N e v e r d i d the cornflakes taste

better, never d i d the eggs taste fresher or the

bacon crispier i n the Bussey household last

T h u r s d a y morn ing . W h y you ask? W e l l w h e n

the chips were d o w n for the I C C r i c k e t team

on that fateful Wednesday afternoon, y o u n g

Steve Bussey (he admits to be ing only 42)

scored two runs off the lost b a l l to secure

v i c t o r y for I C a g a i n s t some I n s t i t u t e of

E d u c a t i o n celebrating afterwards w i t h h a l f a

shandy Steve said " I remember the last t ime

I scored a r u n . It was just after the W o r l d

C u p (1966) w h e n I delicately snicked the b a l l

past the wicket-keeper for s ingle . "

Af ter another hal f a shandy Steve was put

to b e d , w a k i n g n e x t m o r n i n g to r e a d -

headlines i n The Sun about his activities w i t h

the V i c a r ' s wife.

T h e only other notable performance i n this

m a t c h was H i n m e r ' s b o w l i n g l ike a m a n w i t h

no arms a n d E a s t l a n d being hit for six onto

the m a i n r u n w a y at Heathrow.

T e a m : White, Simpkin, Bell, Helsby,

Eastland, Marsden, Bussey, Farmer, Tear,

I Hinmers, Heptinstall.

Score: Institute of E d u c a t i o n 125 for 8, I C

126 for.8.

IC vs St. Peters Oxford

ILast Saturday saw another memorable I C

victory against St. Peters Col lege, O x f o r d .

In i t ia l problems began w i t h most of the I C

team setting off for C a m b r i d g e a n d by the

a p p o i n t e d s t a r t i n g t i m e o n l y f o u r I C

members were present, ad journment to the

local pub was then decided as the best course

of action. T h r e e hours later a c r u m p l e d I C

team took to the field. East land opened the

bowl ing w i t h his donkey drops a n d daisy

cutters ac companied at the other end by that

eloquent co l on ia l H i n m e r s , b o w l i n g l ike a

m a n e m b a r r a s s e d a b o u t h i s u n d e r a r m

o d o u r s . F a i r l y s o o n w i t h w i t h s o m e

b e n e v o l e n t u m p i r i n g , S t . P e t e r s w e r e

reduced to 22 for 5. It wou ld have been for six

except for that remarkable slip fielder Be l l

(who inc identa l ly bears a str ik ing resem­

blance to H e n r y the H i p p o , that w e l l - k n o w n

ballet star), who proved that he was a dab

h a n d at d r o p p i n g catches (a qu ick ment ion^

for his sponsors, Tef lon) . Bussey then got the

sixth by b o w l i n g a straight ba l l , but Eas t land

made up for this unsport ing show by a i m i n g

for Bel l at second slip, who not be ing as

stupid as most of us wou ld have h i m , moved

da int i ly out of the way of the b a l l , onto the

skipper's foot, who was not impressed (how

could he have been w i t h that weight on it!?)

F i n a l l y we a l l trooped off w i th opposit ion

dec lar ing of 124 for 8.c

As our innings began, it started to r a i n a n d

W h i t e decided that he d id not want to get

wet, so he got out. H e n r y the H i p p o then

went i n , scored a few runs, and then retired

w i t h a n o r e x i a n e r v o s a , due to his vas t

amount of r u n n i n g between the wickets. N e x t

out was ' O o h - aar - me - bac k ' S i m p k i n a n d he

was fol lowed by the infamous I C m i d d l e

o r d e r c o l l a p s e , o n l y to be s a v e d b y the

coolness of T e a r a n d W a t e r , who turned

certain defeat into definate v ic tory by two

wickets.

Scores: St Peters Col lege , O x f o r d 124 for 8;

I C 125 for 8.

FELIX, May 21, 1982 Page 7

What's On

Is Nick Morton Insane? Bumbl ing mascoteer N i c k M o r t o n is showing

his true co lours again! O l d peabrain spent

M o n d a y evening screaming about people not

turning up to IC C o u n c i l , and yet which little

schemes crop up this week? O n l y the closing

of the L o w e r Refectory, demolit ion of the

partition and the sharing of W e e k s Hal l rooms.

H e says that he and the Archange l Teller will

have to make all the decisions that C o u n c i l

didn't . However , he's k n o w n about all these

important items since February and only sees

fit to mention then now, while people are busy

with exams.

C r i k e y N i c k , give us a break! If you were

really bothered about student opinions (which

you obviously aren't) you would have told us

earlier. So shut you fat gob and sit down!

Montpelier St.

Further evidence of M o r t o n ' s premature senile

decay comes with his haughty I'm not doing

anything for Montpelier St. until they come to

me attitude.

H e was elected to serve student interests

and yet for the second time he is willing to sit

on his backside in the U n i o n Office until

Montpel ier St . c ome crawling to the Mighty

M o r t o n , cap in hand. It's amazing how M o r t o n

m a i n t a i n s that he ' s r e p r e s e n t i n g s t u d e n t s

considering that he's spent the best part of the

year helping College, to rip-off and deceive

these same students.

But then again, I hear that he does want a

place on the College staff and a wardenship

next year

Annual Reports

T h e A G M o n T u e s d a y s h o u l d be a r e a l

wheeze! The annual reports of the great three

are enclosed in this issue and, as you can see,

they are the normal m i s h m a s h of boring

rubbish and half-truths. If you manage to read

them end to end and attend the A G M on

Tuesday I hear you'l l get social co lours !

VGA

A t Tuesday 's A G M the President will award I C

U n i o n Genera l A w a r d s to a lucky few who

(supposedly) have given a great deal for the

U n i o n . H e says that he's had sleepless nights

deciding these, so here's a helping hand:

N i c k M o r t o n : you're joking!

Chr is t ine Teller: a dead cert (and she'll

get a U G A ) .

Barney M c C a b e : 1,000—1

M a r c o Ledwo ld : (Who he?—Ed.)

The Rector and why not? He ' s given

J o h n Smi th them everything else.

Scaramouche : Wel l , if Chr is t ine Teller

gets one and J o h n

S m i t h doesn't, a d d 4,

think of a reason why

N i c k should give

himself one and you'l l

win a haircut from

Mend-a -Bike .

N . Wi l l son : 2—1 (services to litera­

ture).

Bo b Hold ing : 3—1

Wil l iam C o r t a z z i : 99—1

J . M a r t i n Taylor : 2,000—1

Competition Time

The winner of last week's competit ion is one

N . Wi l l son of Physics 2 whose suggestion for

the whereabouts of M i k e is:

Martin S. Taylor has it-he's using it to

measure the size of his head!

H e wins a Jingles haircut voucher (on the

condit ion that Mart in and I can attend the

shearing and take photos).

This week's competiton: seeing as people

may be doubling up in W e e k s H a l l , I think it

needs a new name. A Jingles hair cut voucher

for the wittiest suggestion (plus a weekend for

two in Weeks Hall ! ) .

Credits

Th an ks to Peter, Dave , Soheel , Jane , Pallab,

N . , Lesley (welcome back!) , M a r t i n S., Jes ,

R a m z i , Stuart (to be cont inued ), Paul Bailey

and co. , and all the collators.

Friday, May 21 •Soup Run, 10:30pm, Falmouth Kitchens.

Monday, May 24 •Inaugural meeting of the club provisionally known

as the 373 Club, 5:45pm, meet in the Union Lower

Lounge. A n y ladies who are students, members of staff,

or officers of the Imperial Col lege of Sc ience and

Technology and who are interested, in discussing the

formation of this club in the tradition (not the practice) of

existing L inks , '22 and Chaps , are invited to attend.

• Wellsoc proudly present "Techn iques in M o d e r n

Medic ine" by-dr Shallice, 7:30pm, EE408.

•Dancing club advanced class, 7:30pm, J C R .

Tuesday, May 25 •Jazz Club A G M , 1:00pm, Jazz Rm.

•Badminton A G M , 7:30pm, O l d Chemistry Building.

C o m e and elect next year's officers.

•Soup Run, 10:30pm, Falmouth Ktchns.

Wednesday, May 26 • O S C A G M , 12:30pm, M e c h Eng 220.

•Dancing club intermediate class, 7:30pm, J C R .

Thursday, May 27 •Yacht Club A G M , 12:30pm, Bot /Zoo C o m m o n Rm.

•Turn It O n Again (second of three programmes), 1:00

and 6:00pm, J C R , Southside T V Lounge, Beit, Linstead,

Weeks and Garden Halls. A browse through the S T O I C

archives , featuring material recorded over the last

academic year.

T H E PHOENIX 1982

Available free from

FELIX Office

IC Union Office

Bookshop

Haldane Library

Just over a year ago I descr ibed the intriguing

telephone system in the East E u r o p e a n town

of Kuratowsk igrad . Y o u will remember that

there is no central telephone exchange, and

you can only phone one house from another if

there is an independent underground cable

j o i n i n g the two h o u s e s . N o u n d e r g r o u n d

cables cross , and no cable passes under a

house; each cable serves only the two houses

at its ends.

N o w when I set the puzzle , I mentioned that

a f r i e n d w h o l ives in the t o w n ' p r o u d l y

informed me that he is connected to six of his

friends, and no one in the town is connected to

less than five others' . This means there must

be at least fourteen houses in the town (see

diagram). But my friend has since written to

point out a slight inaccuracy: while I was right

in saying that no one is connected to less than

five others, I should have said that my friend is

the only p e s o n c o n n e c t e d to e x a c t l y s i x

others.

So now what is the smallest number of

houses there could be in Kuratowskigrad?

S h o w your answer is possible by drawing a

possible network of telephone lines.

Solutions, comments, criticisms to me at the

FELIX Office, please. £5 (donated by Mend-a-

Bike) for the best solution received by

Wednesday 1:00pm.

Last Week's Solution

O k a y , so it was easy, but in the summer term

they have to be easy or no one enters. A n d

although it was pretty trivial several people still

took nearly half an hour to find the solution. O f

forty-three entries, the winner is C . N . G o h of

Elec Eng 3 and he can collect his cheque on

M o n d a y afternoon.

FELIX is published by the Editor for and on behalf of the Imperial College

Consort Road, London SW7 2BB (589-5111 ext 1048 int 2881) Copyright

Union Publications Board, and is printed by the Union Print Unit, Prince

FELIX 1982. Editor: M A Smith, Advertising Manager: S M Giblin.

ANNUAL REPORTS President's Annual Report

University Cuts

T h e most impor tant i ssue of the year was p robab ly

the government ' s mass ive cu tback in univers i ty

fund ing . A l t h o u g h med ia ted by the Univers i ty G r a n t s

C o m m i t t e e ( U G C ) , the cu ts were c lear ly gove rnmen t

po l i cy and not a s u d d e n w ish to ra t iona l ise by the

univers i t ies themse lves .

T h e cuts wi l l have se r ious ef fects o n al l un ive rs i ­

t ies, i nc l ud ing Imper ia l C o l l e g e , and I t r ied to convey

the gravity of the s i tuat ion to the s tudent body . My

s u c c e s s was l imi ted but I C U d id s e n d over one h u n ­

dred letters to M P s and a lso m a n a g e d a token pre­

s e n c e o n t h e m a r c h a n d l o b b y of P a r l i a m e n t

in November . T h e repl ies to s o m e of the letters was

e n c o u r a g i n g .

T h e ac t ion taken by I C U was hardly ex tens ive and

left me w o n d e r i n g how to c o n v i n c e ou r s tudents

tha t a m a j o r a t t a c k o n t h e u n i v e r s i t i e s w o u l d

ser ious ly affect their s u c c e s s o r s , if not themse lves .

However , we were on ly a sma l l part of a mass ive

nat ional c a m p a i g n inco rpora t ing s tudents , t rade

u n i o n i s t s , a c a d e m i c s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t o r s . T h i s

c a m p a i g n has not s u c c e e d e d in revers ing the cuts

but has ensu red further cu ts are not i m p o s e d .

O n a loca l level , we have seen var ious at tempts to

save money a round the C o l l e g e . T h e c r u n c h here

wi l l c o m e after I have left as the major item of

expend i tu re in C o l l e g e is sa lar ies . Wi l l vo luntary

res igna t ions and ret i rements be e n o u g h , or wi l l

there be c o m p u l s o r y r e d u n d a n c i e s ? If there are,

pe rhaps ind iv idua l s tudents wi l l wake up to the

reality of government educa t i on po l i cy . Never m ind

l i m i t e d a c c e s s to l i b r a r i e s , o r f e w e r p r a c t i c a l

c lasses , how wi l l s tuden ts feel when their favour i te

lec turer is axed?

Queen Elizabeth College

O n e response to the cuts in L o n d o n has been the

cons ide ra t i on of C o l l e g e mergers . O n e or two may

wel l c o m e to f ru i t ion, ta lks between B e d f o r d and

R o y a l H o l l o w a y be ing par t icu lar ly wel l a d v a n c e d .

O n e merger c o n s i d e r e d was between Imperial

and Q u e e n E l i zabe th . The init ial ta lks star ted in

ear ly N o v e m b e r a n d I repor ted this to a U G M on

N o v e m b e r 10. T h e meet ing n o d d e d their heads and

sa id no th ing . A week later I repor ted to C o u n c i l that

a wo rk i n g party had been set up to c o n s i d e r the

merger . In that report I s tated that I felt no th ing

w o u l d c o m e of the ta lks b e c a u s e of a c a d e m i c

oppos i t i on . C o u n c i l n o d d e d its co l lec t i ve head and

sa id very little.

A b o u t three weeks later it b e c a m e c lear that the

most l ikely " a r e a of c l ose r c o l l a b o r a t i o n " was in the

life s c i e n c e s . S u d d e n l y R S C U and espec ia l l y the

b io log is ts were up in a rms. What was go ing o n ?

W h y hadn' t the Pres iden t to ld us about all th is? I

n o d d e d my head and sa id very little.

T h e init ial c o n c e r n of ou r s tudents s e e m e d to be

over the future of the A R C S and the h is tory of R C S

t r a d i t i o n s . E v e n t u a l l y s a n i t y p r e v a i l e d a n d an

e m e r g e n c y U G M d e c i d e d it s h o u l d be more wor r ied

a b o u t s t a n d a r d s , s t u d e n t n u m b e r s a n d c o u r s e

op t ions wi th in the Univers i ty . I C U adop ted the

po l i cy that if we were fo rced to live wi th the cuts , we

s h o u l d offer the hand of f r i endsh ip to another

C o l l e g e (albeit under cer ta in cond i t i ons ) . Whether

o r not they took up the offer was up to them.

Eventua l ly the offer was not taken up b e c a u s e the

cond i t i ons agreed by I C U and a large body of

Imperial a c a d e m i c s were too str ingent for Q E C . T h e

a c a d e m i c d i f fe rences between the two co l l eges

were too large. A Q E C / K i n g s merger is now be ing

d i s c u s s e d .

Grant Cuts

A n o t h e r way of sav ing money on h igher educa t i on

is to cut s tudent grants . A 4% r ise for next year

together wi th no c h a n g e s in the levels at wh i ch

parenta l con t r ibu t ions are ca l cu la ted is obv ious l y a

cut in real terms.

The re s e e m s little a n y b o d y can d o to pe rsuade a

non- l i s ten ing government that we are a p p r o a c h i n g

poverty. T h e one g l immer of hope has c o m e f rom

the C h a i r m a n of the H o u s e of C o m m o n s E d u c a t i o n

C o m m i t t e e , M r C h r i s t o p h e r P r i ce M P . H e has s h o w n

an interest in the resul ts of our C o s t of L iv ing survey

and I hope S i m o n R o d a n can make an effect ive

c a m p a i g n out of this over the next f i f teen mon ths . It

is qui te obv ious that IC s tudents are not go ing to

c a m p a i g n by m a s s e d demons t ra t ions on the streets,

s o it is f o r t u n a t e tha t I b e l i e v e w e l l - r e a s o n e d

a rguments put to M P s are a far more ef fect ive

c a m p a i g n i n g tact ic . T h a n k s S i m o n and g o o d luck !

T h e governmen t has she lved the idea of part ly

rep lac ing grants with a loan s c h e m e as they w o u l d

be unab le to get the deta i led leg is la t ion necessa ry

th rough this Par l iament . T h i s is g o o d news but may

on ly be a tempora ry repr ieve as they sti l l be l ieve it is

a g o o d idea. I don't .

Overseas Students

The numbers of overseas s tudents at IC c o n t i n u e d

to dec l i ne as a result of h igh fees.

A m inor c o n c e s s i o n on th is front was that the

gove rnmen t d id not inc rease the fees for ove rseas

s c i e n c e and eng ineer ing s tudents .

A loss for overseas s tudents was that in future

most of them wi l l have to pay fees for hosp i ta l

t reatment du r ing the first year of their stay in the

U K .

M o s t of t h i s r e p o r t s o f a r h a s b e e n r a t h e r

dep ress i ng . T h e s i tuat ion is ser ious and the mora le

of the h igher educa t i on sec tor is low. However , it is

not all bad and I C U had a major s t roke of luck in the

c a m p a i g n aga ins t "Fu l l C o s t " fees for overseas

s tudents :

Open Door

T h a n k s to the init iat ive of R o g e r S to tesbury two

years ago , I C U was presented with the c h a n c e to

make a T V p r o g r a m m e for B B C 2 on the sub jec t of

ful l cost fees for overseas s tudents .

I w a s q u i t e p l e a s e d w i t h t h e e n d r e s u l t ; t h e

p rog ramme made its point in a reasoned fash ion

wi thout resor t ing to sensat iona l is t te lev is ion . T h e

feedback I have had f rom C o l l e g e staff, s tudents

and one ex-s tudent agrees it was a we l l -p resen ted

case . Unfor tunate ly I have on ly had two letters f rom

comp le te s t rangers . I thought more peop le w o u l d be

interested in further in fo rmat ion on the top i c (there

is cer ta in ly a lot to offer). St i l l , the aud ience s h o u l d

have been a round the mi l l ion mark and if we have

made just a few peop le more aware of the p rob lem

then we have ach ieved our a im.

It was cer ta in ly qu i te fun to make the p r o g r a m m e

but none of it w o u l d have been poss ib le wi thout the

team. T h a n k s to G o r d o n Quar tey , N i c k L a m b r o u

and M a r c o for their research , Barney for f ind ing a

supe rb quo te f rom Henry II! and a very spec ia l

thanks to L a w r e n c e Wind ley w h o gave up a great

deal of h is t ime to help in research and p roduc t i on .

Some Jolly Bits

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s are due to our Un ivers i ty C h a l l e n g e

team for w inn ing three t imes to qual i fy for the

knock -ou t part of the compet i t i on . Regre tab ly , th is

report was wri t ten before the quar ter- f ina l against

St. A n d r e w s was reco rded .

I was very p leased that the R u g b y C l u b and

F o o t b a l l C l u b b o t h w o n t h e i r U n i v e r s i t y C u p

compet i t i ons .

It was a p leasure to host the Br i t i sh Univers i ty

C h e s s C h a m p i o n s h i p a n d a U n i v e r s i t y C h e s s

in ternat ional in the U n i o n . (All the o rgan isa t ion

br i l l iant ly car r ied out by T im Wright.)

Thank fu l l y , these sort of events remain an integral

and important part of s tudent life at IC.

Academic Affairs

L i ke my p redecesso r , I bel ieve the U n i o n ' s work on

the a c a d e m i c front is c ruc ia l .

F o r t h e u n d e r g r a d u a t e , w e o b v i o u s l y w a n t

lecturers with the best qual i ty lec tu r ing sk i l l s . I hope

t ra in ing c o u r s e s wi l l con t i nue to be taken ser ious ly

by p roba t ionary lecturers, even as the money for

s u c h c o u r s e s d e c r e a s e s . H o w e v e r , I b e c a m e

c o n c e r n e d with more e x p e r i e n c e d lecturers. H o w

do we tel l them the m e s s a g e is not get t ing a c r o s s to

t h e s t u d e n t c o n s u m e r ? T h e a n s w e r w a s t h e

in t roduc t ion th roughou t C o l l e g e of ques t ionna i res

o n e a c h cou rse . T h e s e have had s o m e s u c c e s s in

p h y s i c s where lecturers have noted d issa t i s fac t ion

wi th their s p e e d , handwr i t ing or whatever. I hope

the sys tem wi l l work in every depar tment but it is

very m u c h up to the A c a d e m i c Af fa i rs C o m m i t t e e to

ensure it does .

O n the ques t i on of s tudent feedback , I was most

imp ressed by the open d i s c u s s i o n of an M S c c o u r s e

in the g e o l o g y depar tment I a t tended. T h e frank

e x c h a n g e of v iews was h igh ly cons t ruc t i ve . F o r

sma l l g r o u p s this sys tem is ideal and m a y be wor th

cons ide ra t i on in other depar tments .

R e s e a r c h pos tg raduates have a very di f ferent

p rob lem (c lose to my heart, th is one!) . T h e over ­

r u n n i n g o f r e s e a r c h t i m e h a s a t t r a c t e d t h e

cons ide ra t i on of staff, s tudents , admin is t ra to rs a n d

the nat ional press th is year. B e c a u s e p ressu re is

c o m i n g f rom many quar ters, improvements o n the

sys tem are be ing found . B o a r d of S tud ies at IC

passed p roposa l s to take greater care with se l ec t i on

of s tudents , to inc lude the p rogress of a lec turers '

r e s e a r c h s t u d e n t s w h e n r e v i e w i n g a l e c t u r e r ' s

p romo t i on , to l imit the number of s tudents per

superv i so r and to press for a c l o s e p lann ing of the

third year between student and superv isor . T h e s e

c h a n g e s are s teps in the right d i rec t ion . At G r a d u a t e

S t u d i e s C o m m i t t e e , I C U p r e s s e d f o r c l o s e r

mon i to r ing of a research s tudents p rogress at the

end of the first year. It is better to leave then than drag

on the p rob lems . Fo rma l mon i to r ing is O K , but most

usefu l w o u l d be a c h a n g e in att i tude. N o s t i gma

shou l d at tach to a research s tudent w h o leaves after

o n e y e a r . T h e c h a n g e f r o m u n d e r g r a d u a t e to

pos tg raduate is a mass ive one and it is inevi table

that it wi l l not suit everyone .

I was less p leased wi th the B o a r d of S tud ies d e c i ­

s ion to l imit the wr i t i ng -up per iod to 3 months . D o u g

A rms t rong and I t r ied to warn P G s this w o u l d

h a p p e n b o t h t h r o u g h the p a g e s of F E L I X a n d

through depar tmenta l con tac ts . D id a n y b o d y seem

to ca re? No . T h e d e c i s i o n s l i pped by u n o p p o s e d .

Residence

Th is sub jec t made me rather unpopu la r in many

parts.

I w e l c o m e d the C o l l e g e ' s pu r chas e of a new Hal l

in Mon tpe l i e r Street. I h o p e (when f i nances have

eased again) that I C U wi l l con t i nue to adopt the

cons t ruc t i ve long- te rm v iew that it is r ight to ob ta in

more C o l l e g e a c c o m m o d a t i o n .

However , there is no doub t that s u c h p u r c h a s e s

can br ing shor t - te rm f inanc ia l p rob lems a n d these

were obv ious th is year. T h e pr ice of b u y i n g and

conver t ing Mon tpe l i e r Street c o m b i n e d wi th h igh

interest rates and a su rp r i se inc rease in heat ing

charges meant the r es i dence a c c o u n t w o u l d not

ba lance for 1981/2. T h e ac t ion taken w a s to cut

d o w n o n f u r n i s h i n g s a n d r e d e c o r a t i o n s a n d

inc rease rents. W h e n su rveyed , the major i ty of Ha l l

res idents sa id they w o u l d prefer a rent i nc rease to a

further cu tback in fu rn i sh ings , etc. Re luc tan t l y I

agreed to the rent increase. T h e on iy o ther c o u r s e of

ac t ion open to me was to o rgan i s e a rent st r ike. Th i s

op t ion was not cons t ruc t i ve as eventua l ly future

res idents w o u l d bear the c o s t — m o n e y wou ld not

sudden l y appear f rom C o l l e g e or anywhe re e lse to

subs id i se our rents. Indeed, h idden subs id i es f rom

C o l l e g e wi l l be d i sappea r i ng over the next few years

w h i c h is g o i n g to m a k e b a l a n c i n g the s t u d e n t

res idence a c c o u n t i nc reas ing l y dif f icult .

( Incidental ly, most of the m o n e y lost t h rough the

refectory boycot t a few years ago a lso had to be

r e c l a i m e d f r o m t h e c o n s u m e r . H o w e l s e a r e

boycot ts or s t r ikes f i n a n c e d ? S a c k a lecturer or

two? A r e shor t - te rm benef i ts to one year 's s tudents

wor th the long- te rm losses to future s tuden ts?

W h e n wi l l s tuden ts rea l ise that there is no mag ica l

fund to cover these th ings?) .

S o what to the future of res idence? The heat ing

p rob lem wi l l be dealt wi th wi th in a year as we take

t h e r e s i d e n c e s o f f t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f t h e

Env i ronment ' s heat ing supp ly . T h e deco ra t i ng and

re furb ishment p r o g r a m m e must be re instated. Let

us hope that the money is w ise ly spent , it has not

a lways been in the past, e.g. the insta l lat ion of

doub l e power socke t s in s o m e S o u t h s i d e rooms this

year for no apparent reason . The re are s h a b b y and

posi t ive ly unsa fe areas and fac i l i t ies are not up to

t h e s t a n d a r d s r e q u i r e d b y t o d a y ' s s t u d e n t .

Hope fu l l y interest c h a r g e s wi l l s tab i l i se (Fa l k land

I s l a n d s p e r m i t t i n g ) , a n d w e h a v e m a d e m a j o r

sav ings for next year in the removal of the l inen

serv ice . T h e sav ings wi l l be in the fo rm of n o n -

rep lacement of ret i r ing c leaners as wel l as ac tua l

laundry bi l ls. A l l th is means the inc rease for next

year 's rents shou l d be rough ly the s a m e as the

inc rease in the grant.

A s f a r as o b t a i n i n g m o r e a c c o m m o d a t i o n is

c o n c e r n e d , pe rhaps the answe r at p resent l ies in

H e a d T e n a n c i e s w h e r e no great cap i ta l out lay is

invo lved . T h i s year M i c h a e l A r t hu r has p i c k e d up the

o d d p roper ty wi th one o r two major proper t ies in the

p i p e l i n e at p r e s e n t . M i c h a e l a l s o h a s a m o r e

amb i t i ous pro jec t for a s tudent v i l lage. I w o u l d

adv ise my s u c c e s s o r to fo l low this idea as it has

great po tent ia l .

D o n M o n r o is ret i r ing as S e n i o r W a r d e n and

dese rves the U n i o n ' s t hanks for the work he has

d o n e , even if we don' t l ike his s ty le of d o i n g it.

Welfare

Whi ls t half o n the sub jec t of S tuden t Se rv i ces , al l

we l fa re mat ters s e e m to have been hand led in

P r i n c e s G a r d e n s . I h a v e h a d v e r y f e w w e l f a r e

p rob lems a c r o s s my desk th is year. I have a lso had

no comp la in t s about S tuden t S e r v i c e s s o I a s s u m e

t h e y h a v e s u c c e s s f u l l y h a n d l e d a l l w e l f a r e

p rob lems . T h a n k s to M i c h a e l and to S u e Te l l i ng .

In the w ide r sense , the U n i o n has been act ive in

the wel fare f ie ld. N i ck P y n e (with a little he lp f rom

me) s u c c e e d e d in get t ing the insta l la t ion of secur i ty

bo l ts in S o u t h s i d e . T h i s w a s a ma jor s tep fo rward in

the p reven t ion of rape a n d poss ib l y theft. N i c k a lso

o r g a n i s e d We la re Week . W e l l o rgan i sed and badly

a t tended, h is efforts were was ted o n IC s tudents . I

h o p e o u r We l fa re C o m m i t t e e can p r o d u c e a wel fare

book le t th is year w h i c h wi l l be ano ther s tep forward.

T h e Hea l th C e n t r e is under f i nanc ia l p ressure and

m e t h o d s of m a i n t a i n i n g a l l f a c i l i t i e s a r e b e i n g

e x a m i n e d . T h e r e have been no c o m p l a i n t s to me

abou t the Hea l th C e n t r e , a p leasan t c h a n g e f rom

f o u r o r f i v e y e a r s a g o . C r e d i t m u s t g o to t he

D i rec to r , D r H a i n e s I regret he is m o v i n g o n to new

pas tu res .

Morton ' s Mystery

I t hough t I w o u l d put th is in here to c h e c k how m a n y

peop l e real ly read the w h o l e report . T h e r e is a

s c h e m e of ma jor impo r t ance to the U n i o n under

d i s c u s s i o n in C o l l e g e . It may c o m e to l ight du r ing

my term of o f f ice or it may be left to next year 's

execut ive .

Bars

I have real ly en joyed my job as B a r C o m m i t t e e

C h a i r m a n th is year.

Wi th a dec l i ne in the d r inks indust ry na t ionwide ,

C o l l e g e bars have he ld up very wel l . T h i s is part ly

d u e to s e n s i b l e p o l i c y o n p r i c e s i n c l u d i n g an

O c t o b e r d i scoun t and to the guest a le s c h e m e . I

h o p e t j iese po l i c i es wi l l con t inue .

S u c c e s s h a s a l s o b e e n d u e to c h a n g e s in

ind iv idua l bars.

Ove r the s u m m e r , B a r n e y , the ba rmen and I

d i s c u s s e d the poss ib l e c h a n g e s to the U n i o n Lower

L o u n g e . A l l of us set to di f ferent aspec ts of the

c h a n g e s a n d we e n d e d up w i th a par t i t ion, a new

carpet , h a n d p u m p s and decen t beer. A l l p roved

s u c c e s s f u l a n d the bar has been o p e n for most of

the year. T h e m u c h ma l i gned part i t ion, " M c C a b e '

Fo l l y " , has great ly imp roved the a t m o s p h e r e of the

d r i nk ing area.

B i g g e r c h a n g e s c a m e in S o u t h s i d e . B r e w e r y

loans were ob ta ined a n d a great dea l of redecora t ion

w a s car r ied out . I be l ieve S o u t h s i d e s h o u l d be a real

s h o w p i e c e b a r by t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r . T h e

s u r r o u n d i n g s wi l l be very p leasant w h e n al l the work

is c o m p l e t e a n d p ic tu res ob ta ined (and thereby

hangs a tale!). A d d to th is g o o d qual i ty beer, bar

s n a c k s , p leasant ba rmen and o c c a s i o n a l enter ta in­

ment a n d the bar s h o u l d real ly do wel l .

M y t h a n k s t o R o y a n d t h e r e s t o f t h e B a r

C o m m i t t e e . A l s o to e v e r y b o d y e lse w h o of fered

sugges t i ons for improvemen ts (both b ig and smal l )

in the bars. F ina l l y my thanks to the ba rmen but

e s p e c i a l l y D i r t y H a r r y In S o u t h s i d e . H i s l ist of

s u g g e s t i o n s w a s v i r t u a l l y e n d l e s s a n d h i s

e n t h u s i a s m to i m p l e m e n t t h e m w a s ( n o r m a l l y )

equa l l y inf in i te.

Refectories

T h e U n i o n s tar ted the year wi th a survey. T h i s

Involved a vast a m o u n t of work but all w a s p robab ly

wor thwh i le . T h e resul ts were both use fu l and used.

A new range of s a n d w i c h e s and sa lads was put in

t h e B u t t e r y . T h e f e e d b a c k , i n c l u d i n g w r i t t e n

c o m p l i m e n t s in the s u g g e s t i o n s a n d comp la in t s

box, w a s al l g o o d about the new range.

T h e survey a l so th rew up (!) the fact that s imp le

matters l ike the c o o k i n g of vege tab les in S o u t h s i d e

a n d t h e S h e r f i e l d m a i n r e f e c t o r y w e r e b e i n g

m i s h a n d l e d . T h e s e c o m p l a i n t s were all f o l l owed up

by M r M o o n e y and s h o u l d have led to improve­

ments .

F i n a l l y , t h e s u r v e y b r o u g h t t o l i g h t m a n y

c o m p l a i n t s abou t the ca te r ing in L i ns tead . Mark

G i l le t te and the rest of L i ns tead Ha l l C o m m i t t e e

f o l l owed these up. A cessa t i on of ca ter ing in the Ha l l

is poss ib l e but was not wan ted by the major i ty of

res idents . Instead Mark has negot ia ted a number of

c h a n g e s in the serv ice , i nc l ud ing a cafeter ia s ty le

se r v i ce o n trial th is term.

T h e S o u t h s i d e Refec to ry was moved d o w n a f loor

ove r Easter . Th i s idea c a m e f rom the Refec to ry

C o m m i t t e e C h a i r m a n a n d w a s l a r g e l y to s a v e

m o n e y . S a v i n g m o n e y is impor tant as it wi l l be

re f lec ted in the pr ices . I C U hopes that the move wi l l

a l so improve qua l i t y by put t ing the outlet nearer the

k i t chens .

T h e U n i o n Refec to ry has lost a lot of cus tomers

s i n c e I first c a m e to C o l l e g e . G o n e are the days

w h e n there is a q u e u e a r o u n d three wa l l s of the

r o o m . T h e r e are b ig c h a n g e s under cons ide ra t i on at

present . T h e p roposa l is to c l os e the lower refectory

a n d use the L o w e r L o u n g e as a ca ter ing out let. T h e

s ty le of se rv i ce wi l l c h a n g e , p robab ly towards a wy ie

bar t ype serv ice . I th ink these c h a n g e s wi l l great ly

imp rove ca ter ing in the U n i o n .

If t hese c h a n g e s take p lace, tak ing over the L o w e r

Re fec to r y b e c o m e s an irrelevant i ssue . However , I

d i d s a y I w o u l d i n v e s t i g a t e t h i s m a t t e r in my

man i fes to last year . I have s p o k e n to a n u m b e r of

U n i o n P r e s i d e n t s in o the r c o l l e g e s a b o u t the i r

c a t e r i n g . I h a v e a l s o s e e n c a t e r i n g a c c o u n t s

p repa red by other univers i t ies. S o m e of the losses

are spec tacu la r ! P W P v is i ted a c o u p l e of v iable

out le ts in L o n d o n but o n ba lance I th ink it w o u l d be

a f i nanc ia l d isas ter to attempt a takeover . Bes ides ,

the C o l l e g e p robab ly w o u l d not a l l ow it.

F ina l l y , the U n i o n s h o u l d thank Dr S c h r o t e r for his

work as Re fec to ry C o m m i t t e e C h a i r m a n over the

last three years . I bel ieve he has a lways w o r k e d with

the interests of the c o n s u m e r at heart, he is acu te ly

aware of the s o c i a l role of ca ter ing in this C o l l e g e

and he has a lways been keen to co -ope ra te wi th the

U n i o n . T h a n k s B o b .

U G M s and Council Meetings

At the t ime of wr i t ing , s ix out of eight U G M s have

been quora te at one s tage. Th i s is an improvement

a n d I don' t ca re why that is; if we need to d i s cus s

R a g M a g s every meet ing then that 's f ine by me. The

impor tant point is to get peop le to meet ings so they

c a n see what the U n i o n is all about .

U G M s have of ten been fun but rarely has a

mee t ing g iven me an idea to c h a s e up. Indeed, the

on l y manda te I reca l l f rom a mot ion was to c h e c k up

o n ou r C h a n c e l l o r ' s behav iour in N e p a l .

S im i la r l y C o u n c i l has g iven me little to do but

C o u n c i l meet ings have had the added d rawback of

l a c k of i n t e r e s t by i ts m e m b e r s . T w o C o u n c i l

mee t i ngs to date have ended inquorate . St i l l , they

h a v e b e e n f u n at t i m e s a n d it h a s o f t e n b e e n

a m u s i n g to observe po l i t ica l backs tabb ing f rom

s o m e members .

Rag

O h dear ! I w o u l d have l iked to be able to report the

e x e c u t i v e t o o k an a c t i v e p a r t in p r o m o t i n g

co l l ec t i ons . Regre tab ly my invo lvement has on ly

been to negot ia te wi th civi l servants at S c o t l a n d

Y a r d a n d w i t h v a r i o u s f i n a n c i a l b o f f i n s o v e r

a c c o u n t s and l i cences .

R o n y n e M a c D o n k e y and his commi t tee have

w o r k e d very hard to sa lvage some th i ng f rom the

mess and I hope we wi l l see R a g back on a s o u n d

foo t ing next year .

FELIX

In genera l F E L I X has been l ively but has o n c e or

tw ice s l i pped into sensa t i ona l i sm . However , I know

Mar k presents s tor ies the way he feels s tudents w ish

to read them. Ma rk ' s ed i tor ia ls have genera l l y been

w e l c o m e d as cons t ruc t i ve c r i t i c i sm and on ly o n c e

d i d I feel he w a s be ing unfair . O n e regret about

F E L I X was that the layout was exac t l y the same as

the year before and th is may lead peop le to look

b a c k o n M a r k ' s y e a r a s a n e x t e n s i o n o f h i s

p redecesso r ' s .

Mark Smi th deserves the Un ion ' s thanks. H e has

w o r k e d h a r d at w h a t is a r g u a b l y t h e h a r d e s t

sabba t i ca l job. I hope it hasn' t wo rn him down too

m u c h !

Personnel

It has been a p leasure to add J o H e w a n i c k a to our

staff. S h e has proved to be to lerant and cha rm ing

and has many admirers .

O the r pe rsonne l matters have involved negot i ­

a t ing w a g e r ises for ou r staff and keep ing them

happy ! For tunate ly , this has not been too dif f icult .

Last s u m m e r I was invo lved with a long ser ies of

w a r d e n s h i p i n t e r v i e w s . T h e s e g e n e r a l l y p r o v e d

i n t e r e s t i n g a n d I t h i n k t h e r i gh t p e o p l e w e r e

a p p o i n t e d . H o w e v e r , b e c a u s e o f p e r s o n a l

invo lvement I canno t c l a im to have ac tua l ly en joyed

most se lec t i on p rocedu res .

Barney McCabe

O n e of the most newswor thy events of the year was

B a r n e y ' s r e s i g n a t i o n f r o m t h e p o s t of D e p u t y

Pres iden t . T h i s d e c i s i o n was prec ip i ta ted by a no

c o n f i d e n c e vote at C o u n c i l . However , there was

m u c h more beh ind the d e c i s i o n than just a few

h a c k s g e t t i n g u p s e t . T h e d e c i s i o n w a s o n l y

Ba rney ' s . I th ink the job had c e a s e d to enter ta in h im

and th is made him lazy. Ba rney felt very s t rong ly

that I C U s h o u l d be more fun and enter ta inment .

P e r h a p s he was right but there wi l l a lways be bor ing

aspec ts to the D P ' s job, it canno t all be fun. Ba rney

w a s not very g o o d at the bor ing bits and left one or

two in terest ing tang les over f i nance , etc., b e c a u s e

he had not taken the t ime and care wi th the bor ing

bi ts. Ba rney ' s love of enter ta inment o c c a s i o n a l l y

made h im fun a r o u n d the of f icer but at o ther t imes his

p lay ing of ban jos , etc., was b loody irr i tat ing.

St i l l he was an o c c a s i o n a l s o u r c e of nove l ideas

and a lways loyal to me, M a r c o and the U n i o n and for

that, at least, I thank h im.

I must report o n three aspec ts of his job w h i c h I

have been invo lved wi th e i ther before or after his

res igna t ion .

Finance and Clubs and Societies

W e have spent a lot of money th is year. Last year 's

o f f icers left us a heal thy ba lance and we have made

great in roads into this. Th i s has been a p leasure as it

has been a lmost ent i re ly d u e to new act iv i t ies wi th in

c l u b s and soc ie t i es or comp le te l y new c l ubs . I have

sa id it be fore but invo lvement wi th in c l ubs and

soc ie t i es is poss ib l y the most impor tant part of I C U .

Wi th the other of f icers of the U n i o n , I p repared the

es t imates for next year 's budget . T h e p rob lems all

c o m e o n the i n c o m e rather than the expend i tu re

whe re s u b - c o m m i t t e e cha i rmen and C C U P r e s i ­

dents s h o w e d great restraint. At the t ime of wr i t ing, I

am not su re how m u c h the C o l l e g e wi l l a l loca te us

so the extent of the p rob lems is unde te rm ined .

W e have conso l i da ted the five year p lans and we

h a v e a v e r y c l e a r p i c t u r e of w h e r e e q u i p m e n t

expend i tu re is g o i n g over the next few years .

Shop

Over the summer , Ba rney and I i ndependen t l y c a m e

up wi th the idea of a U n i o n S h o p . Af ter ta lks and

fur ther though ts it was d e c i d e d to go into a joint

venture in the S o u t h s i d e S h o p with the refector ies.

Esta tes d id the conve rs i on qu i ck l y and all was ready

for the start of term.

Tee th ing p rob lems a rose f rom our end in the re­

o rde r i ng of s tock and the p romot ion of spor ts

g o o d s . It was very d i sappo in t i ng that the s tudents

were unaware that we were se l l ing s o m e of the

cheapes t g o o d s in L o n d o n .

However , the s h o p wi l l st i l l make a t rad ing profit

th is year and with s o m e work f rom s u c c e s s i v e D P s

s h o u l d make a real is t ic annua l return on the init ial

investment .

C e r t a i n l y t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e s h o p h a s

improved and the refector ies have benef i ted f rom

the joint venture.

Games Machines

The re were a number of reasons why the U n i o n lost

m o n e y th is year on ou r vend ing opera t ion . Ba rney ' s

b igges t mis take w a s that he d id not ac tua l ly real ise

th is was happen ing .

However , it won' t happen aga in . C h r i s t i n e Te l le r

a n d I h a v e n e g o t i a t e d a d e a l w i t h a d i f f e r e n t

c o m p a n y o n w h i c h it is v i r tual ly imposs ib l e for us to

lose out.

Bureaucracy and Fiddly Bits

I have spent a vast amoun t of t ime dea l ing with

enqu i r ies and p rob lems f rom students and many

o ther peop le . T h e s e c o m e in the form of te lephone

ca l ls , letters or pe rsona l vis i ts. It was inevi table that I

w o u l d s p e n d a lot of t ime o n s u c h matters and

thankfu l ly they have been var ied e n o u g h to remain

in terest ing. A l l these enqu i r ies and p rob lems are

e i ther too rout ine or too de l ica te to report here.

T h e C o l l e g e bu reaurc racy does of ten take t ime to

chu rn out response but it has not been too bad this

y e a r , e s p e c i a l l y as m a n y s e c t i o n s h a v e b e e n

u n d e r s t a f f e d t h a n k s ( a g a i n ) to U G C c u t s .

Su rp r i s i ng l y , the U n i o n is equa l l y bad and it has

often taken ages to sort out f inanc ia l or other

matters w i th c l ub or un ion of f ices.

Me

At the end of a very lengthy report, I thought I might

add a few pe rsona l c o m m e n t s . I have tho rough l y

en joyed th is year. Apar t f rom the month of A p r i l , I

have w o r k e d ex t remely hard both in te rms of hours

and product iv i ty (but y o u on ly have my word for it).

O n l y o c c a s i o n a l l y has the j ob got to me and I

apo log i se to t hose w h o have suf fered f rom my

s u d d e n d i scove ry that I am capab le of l os ing my

temper .

It is in my charac te r to be a p e a c e m a k e r and a

d ip lomat w h i c h is one reason I s t ood o n a p lat form

of coope ra t i on wi th C o l l e g e . T h e other g o o d reason

is that the more I th ink about it the more I be l ieve the

on ly way fo rward is by coope ra t i on . I of ten feel

C o l l e g e o f f i c e r s a n d c h a i r m e n o f C o l l e g e

commi t tees are m i sunde rs tood by s tudents as be ing

" t h e m " aga ins t " u s " . This- is w r o n g , most of them

have the g o o d of the s tudents at heart. Un fo r ­

tunate ly they a lso have the p rob lem of ba lanc ing the

books , a n d vir tual ly every th ing c o m e s d o w n to

money in the end . I h o p e next year 's execu t i ve wi l l

be to lerant and aware of the p rob lems f a c e d by the

C o l l e g e as a w h o l e and I hope they can main ta in

g o o d re la t ionsh ips wi th the C o l l e g e admin is t ra t ion .

Af ter that d iat r ibe above, I must thank the many

peop le o n the " C o l l e g e s i de " , espec ia l l y J o h n Smi th .

A l s o I must thank the U n i o n of f icers w h o have, in

genera l , w o r k e d hard , espec ia l l y at the start of the

year, and they have been very g o o d about keep ing

me in fo rmed of what they are up to. T h a n k s a lso to

my po l i t ica l adv isers i nc lud ing " T h e Th ink Tank " ,

C h r i s W e b b and C o l i n . A b ig thank -you to peop le

f rom a w h o l e range of s o u r c e s , too n u m e r o u s to

men t ion , w h o have kept me enter ta ined over a beer

or two. T h e more soc ia l s ide of the job has been a

p leasure .

S p e c i a l thanks to

T h e '22 C l u b for their con t i nued insp i ra t ion.

Ph i l i p Na than for res tor ing my c o n f i d e n c e on two

separate o c c a s i o n s .

C h r i s t i n e Te l le r for do ing a huge amount of work

both before and after Ba rney ' s demise . (This is

b a c k - s l a p p i n g amongs t hacks.)

M a r c o for his s o u n d and re l iab le suppor t .

K e n Wea le for con t i nued ded i ca t i on to the c a u s e

desp i te p rob lems wi th U n i o n jun ior t reasurers .

J e n , J o and Pat w h o s e efforts and g o o d nature are

b e y o n d desc r ip t i on . I have fa l ien in love with all

three.

Nick Morton

President

1981/2

Deputy President's Annual Report

Introduction

M y c la im to write this report is t enuous at the least.

At present I am the act ing Depu ty Pres iden t for a

t e r m of t h r e e m o n t h s o n l y a n d o n l y by t h e

agreement of f ive peop le at that, but I have been

invo lved in many aspec ts of the D P ' s job th roughou t

t h e y e a r a n d I t h i n k t h e r e s h o u l d b e s o m e

a s s e s s m e n t of t h e y e a r e v e n if it is g l a r i n g l y

i ncomp le te .

Finance

Th is has been a hard year f inanc ia l l y main ly due to

the loss of ea rn ings f rom severa l s o u r c e s and the

r u n d o w n of H o u s e and F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e funds.

Th i s wi l l ref lect next year in a further dec reas e of

f l ex ib i l i t y in a l m o s t a l l a r e a s a n d I p a r t i c u l a r l y

sympa th i se wi th those smal l c l ubs and soc ie t ies

w h o wi l l p robab l y suffer most.

O n e of the areas of f i nance that has a lways

wor r ied me is the cor re la t ion be tween the a l loca t ion

of large a m o u n t s of m o n e y and an e loquent or loud

mou th (a past A C C C h a i r m a n be ing a pr ime s inner

in th is respect) at U F C major c l a ims meet ings . N i ck

and I in i t iated a new sys tem ear l ier this year based

o n the set t ing up of f ive year p lans star ted by Rae .

W e have rep laced major equ ipmen t c l a im s by five

year p lans in o rder that ou r major expend i tu re can

be a s s e s s e d in advance . I hope th is wil l remove the

persona l i t ies aspec t of major c la ims , t hough I th ink

five years is too long a per iod , two or three years in

advanc e w o u l d be suf f ic ient , and wi l l make the

set t ing up of p lans less daun t ing for c lubs . I hope

that c l a im s wi l l now be a s s e s s e d more on their

meri ts. T h e r e wi l l st i l l be a fund for un fo rseen

e m e r g e n c i e s so no one wi l l lose out.

House Committee and internal Services

I have been very d i sappo in ted at the pe r fo rmance of

these two commi t tees . I have sat on both of them

th roughou t the year and have felt the meet ings to be

a was te of t ime. T h e low a t tendance and comp le te

d i s i n t e r e s t of m e m b e r s a t t e n d i n g the m e e t i n g s

con f i rms my s u s p i c i o n s that peop le s tand for these

commi t tees in o rder to add another tag to a list of

commi t tees for their o w n se l f i sh a ims. In the case of

H o u s e C o m m i t t e e the interest of the other o rd inary

m e m b e r s in b o t h l o n g a n d s h o r t t e r m i s s u e s

af fect ing the U n i o n Bu i l d i ng s e e m e d non-ex is tan t

and even with Internal Se rv i ces (where apart f rom

the E x e c and P W P , e a c h member is s u p p o s e d l y

respons ib le for a par t icu lar area) a t tendance and

c o n s t r u c t i v e i n t e r e s t w e r e m i n i m a l , w i t h s o m e

not icab le excep t i ons . Th i s is par t icu lar ly wo r r y i ng

s i nce many of the p rob lems this year were in areas

s u p p o s e d l y cove red by Internal Serv i ces .

A n y w a y , N i ck and I wi l l p ropose a c h a n g e in the

s t ructure of both of these commi t tees that I hope to

see th rough next year. A l l I can say to peop le w h o

s t a n d f o r c o m m i t t e e s w i t h o u t t a k i n g t h e p o s t

ser ious ly is B E W A R E .

H o u s e C o m m i t t e e has made several major and

con t rovers ia l pu rchases th is year. We 've added a

part i t ion to the L o w e r L o u n g e and upg raded the

fu rn ish ings , c h a n g e d the key sys tem in the U n i o n

Bu i l d i ng , bought a baby g rand p iano for the C o n c e r t

Ha l l , recarpeted S o u t h s i d e Te lev i s ion L o u n g e and

decora ted the C o n c e r t Ha l l d ress ing rooms. There

have a lso been many smal l but important add i t ions

to the fu rn ish ings , par t icu lar ly we've bought several

c u p b o a r d s though at present I'm hav ing t roub le

t rac ing their whereabou ts . T h e lockers in the G y m

have a lso been rep laced and we've spent all yea r

t ry ing to buy new typewr i ters . I'm present ly t ry ing to

f ind out whether we had a redecora t ing a l l owance

f rom C o l l e g e and if s o what Ba rney d id with it!

Internal Serv i ces has done virtual ly noth ing this

y e a r , t h o u g h w h e t h e r t h e f a u l t l i e s w i t h t h e

commi t tee or the Depu ty Pres ident is a matter of

con jec tu re . Internal Se rv i ces covers areas l ike the

L i b r a r i e s , B o o k s h o p , B a r s a n d a m u s e m e n t

mach ines , and more recent ly the S h o p . Desp i te

p ressure f rom the Commi t t ee , no s u m m a r y of the

state of the S h o p was fo r thcoming f rom Ba rney so

little po l icy was dec i de d upon . However this is in

hand now.

Union Building, Bookings and Defects

T h e U n i o n Bu i l d i ng is in a sad state of repair , the

rooms are shodd ie r and c u t b a c k s in the C o l l e g e

redecora t ing p rog ram are def in i te ly s h o w i n g . G o o d

areas at the momen t are the U p p e r L o u n g e and

Lower L o u n g e , a par t icu lar ly bad area is the S C R

w h i c h is v ir tual ly un fu rn ished . Th i s room has great

potent ia l as a large commi t tee meet ings room and

I'm sure is wor th improv ing .

T h e b o o k i n g sys tem has been chao t i c with the

c o m p e t i n g interests of so many g roups and severa l

par t icu lar ly t r oub lesome ou ts ide book ings . T h e

v i c i o u s c i r c l e of a n i n c r e a s i n g l y u n a t t r a c t i v e

bu i l d ing and a greater need to generate i n c o m e f r o m

externa l b o o k i n g s is b e c o m i n g a major p rob lem.

Th i s is c o u p l e d wi th a lack of meet ing and s to rage

space for o w n c l ubs . For tunate ly major c h a n g e s are

in the air!

T h e defec ts I have dealt with have been many and

var ious rang ing f rom the d e c a y i n g mens toi lets

ou ts ide the Bar and their ef fects on the basemen ts

(my thanks to the var ious men who prov ide me with

deta i led repor ts of the state of the toi lets) to the

d i s t u r b i n g b r e a k - i n s In t h e G y m s t o r e , m o s t

p robab ly f rom an ou ts ide body l ook ing for one of

those b loody masco ts .

Amusement Machines

By Easter , the a m u s e m e n t mach ines were vir tual ly

unusab le and had c l o c k e d up a def ic i t of £500. Wi th

the add i t iona l cos t of get t ing rid of the in famous

cof fee mach ine , this area of the a c c o u n t s was

l ook ing d i sma l . N i ck and I negot ia ted a cont rac t , wi th

a new f i rm, that is safer for low turnover but less

lucrat ive for large earn ings in an at tempt to c o m b a t

loss of ea rn ings th rough b reak- ins and vanda l i sm

( t he c a u s e s B a r n e y a t t r i b u t e d to t h e l o s s of

earn ings) . T h o u g h it is ear ly days , the m a c h i n e s

seem more s u c c e s s f u l , there have been no b reak- ins

and the se rv i ce we have rece ived has been g o o d .

Southside Shop

Th is is p robab ly the greatest innovat ion in the

D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t ' s a r e a s i n c e the j o b b e c a m e

sabba t i ca l , and was a marve l lous idea c o n c e i v e d by

Ba rney and N i ck . Howeve r p rac t ica l d i f f icu l t ies and

the neglect of ted ious day - to -day aspec ts s u c h as

reorder ing have lead to a rather tough first year. T h e

S h o p n o w h a s a p a r t - t i m e m a n a g e r a n d t h e

o rgan isa t ion f ina l ly s e e m s to be set t l ing d o w n . Th i s

is the a rea to w h i c h I have devoted the greatest

p ropor t ion of my t ime a n d I hope to see th ings on a

f i rm bas is by the end of J u n e , there is sti l l p lenty of

s c o p e for deve lopmen t over the next two or three

years .

A S h o p C o m m i t t e e has been fo rmed and I hope to

see an independen t rep s i t t ing o n th is commi t t ee

and the rehashed Internal Se rv i ces . I'd l ike to thank

those peop le in C o l l e g e w h o at t imes have s e e m e d

more c o n c e r n e d over the fate of the S h o p than the

U n i o n has itself, espec ia l l y L i n a P e l h a m , R o y H i c k s

and Dave S m i t h .

College and Union Committees

I h a v e h a d v e r y l i t t l e c o n t a c t w i t h C o l l d g e

commi t tees as Ba rney and I never d i s c u s s e d t hem

and Ph i l has a l ready s tepped in here. I'm su re most

s tudents aren't in terested anyway .

S imi lar ly , my con tac t with U n i o n commi t t ees that

I d i d n ' t a l r e a d y s i t o n h a s b e e n m i n i m a l . M y

apo log ies .

Council

What a waste of t ime, pe rhaps w h e n C o u n c i l is

c o m p o s e d of o f f i c e r s w h o f ee l s o m e s e n s e of

respons ib i l i t y to the U n i o n and to the s tudents they

serve, C o u n c i l wi l l earn s o m e respect . A first move

in this d i rec t ion must be to remove s o m e of the

members , the obv ious c h o i c e s e e m s to be the Q e p

R e p s w h o w i t h a c o u p l e o f e x c e p t i o n s h a v e

con t r ibu ted no th ing this year and seem to me to be

amply represented by the A c a d e m i c Af fa i rs Of f i ce r

and the three C C U A A O s . T h e other b o d y I w o u l d

l ike to see removed is P W P .

Odds and Sods

Severa l areas I've had little con tac t wi th:

T ranspor t—th is s e e m s fairly s tab le now and is

runn ing to break even t hough we are not p rov id ing

enough vans to meet all our needs.

B o o k s h o p — t h i s is vast ly improved th is year. I am

sorry that last year 's p rob lems have not reso lved

themselves.

Finally

I'd l ike to thank all those who 've suppo r ted me in my

unp receden ted s i tuat ion, espec ia l l y Mat thew T o n k s

who has under taken many prac t ica l jobs for me, the

Un io n staff (heroes) , M a r c o (par t icu lar ly for h is he lp

with the no t i ceboards ) and f inal ly that d runken

degenera te N i ck , the on ly Pres iden t under w h o m I

wou ld have cons ide re d s u c h a r id i cu lous p ropo ­

si t ion (?!).

Christine Teller

Acting Deputy President

March-June 1982

Honorary Secretary's Annual Report

International Conference of Students of Technology

Th is year 's I N C O S T , the s ixth he ld s o far, was

origir fal ly in tended to be he ld in P o l a n d in K a t o w i c e

but unfor tunate ly after the onset of mart ia l law

c o m m u n i c a t i o n was imposs ib le and I heard no th ing

f rom P o l a n d for months . The S w e d e s w h o were to

be the al ternat ive o rgan ize rs if P o l a n d c o u l d not

host the c o n f e r e n c e then took on the task A l t h o u g h

hav ing little t ime they set to the task wi th great

e n t h u s i a s m s e t t i n g up a s c h e d u l e of w o r k i n g

g r o u p s , t o u r s a n d f u n c t i o n s a n d a m a z i n g l y

ob ta in ing e n o u g h s p o n s o r s h i p f rom indust ry to

make the c o n f e r e n c e free apart f rom return fare to

the count ry . A t the t ime of wr i t ing the c o n f e r e n c e

has not yet been held but I sha l l report o n my return

what I am sure wi l l be a most s u c c e s s f u l and usefu l

c o n f e r e n c e w h i c h I hope IC wi l l con t i nue to suppor t

by c o n t i n u i n g t o s e n d d e l e g a t e s a n d m a y b e

genera t ing interest in o ther U K univers i t ies w h o

have not par t i c ipa ted act ive ly in the past.

Elections

i) Sabbatical T h e sabba t i ca l e lec t ions this year

were a great s o u r c e of con t rove rsy wi th c o n f u s i o n

all r ound over e lec t ion p rocedu re , interpretat ion of

the v o t i n g s c h e d u l e a n d m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g of

te rm ino logy . L u c k i l y in the end sense prevai led and

peop le rea l ised that the e lec t ions had not been

u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l l y r u n o r b i a s e d to a n y o n e

cand ida te a n d were therefore fair and c o u l d s tand .

T h e ma in point of con ten t ion was whether or not a

cand ida te has to pass quo ta . O u r vot ing s c h e d u l e

states that if there is on ly one post then it is not

necessa ry to pass quo ta and th is is on l y a level set

w h i c h o n c e p a s s e d , i n d i c a t e s tha t n o f u r t h e r

rea l loca t ions need take p lace.

In one s e n s e it is lucky that th is has o c c u r r e d

b e c a u s e it has resu l ted in many peop le tak ing an

i n t e r e s t in t h e e l e c t i o n s a n d a l s o o u r v o t i n g

schedu le poss ib l y wi th a v iew to rev iewing it. T h e r e

have even been s u g g e s t i o n s of not u s i n g S T V but

u s i n g t h e f i r s t p a s t t h e p o s t s y s t e m , s u r e l y a

g o d s e n d for future H o n Sees ! !

ii)Others There have been many elections at various

U G M s throughout the year quite a few of which

have been contested; which is good to see, even if

the contestor is only a joke candidate; because then

the candidates have to fight for their post rather

than blithely sail in.

For some of the elections I placed job descriptions

in FELIX and I think this was quite useful in

attracting people who would not normally have

stood because they would not have known what the

positions entailed.

Discipline

The Union Disciplinary Committee will only have

met once this year which either means you've all

been very well behaved or have been too crafty to be

caught. In the case of thefts from the pinball

machines earlier this year the latter applies despite

attempts at surveillance.

Gestetners and Photocopiers

There have been many times this year when I have

nearly resorted to physical violence with these

machines. Anyone who has been in contact with

either will understand the frustration of trying to

gently coax one of these machines into operating

properly when they are being stubborn. Unfor­

tunately I have many dealings with these machines

in producing papers for meetings and it is amazing

how the administration of the Union clogs up when

they are inoperative. If anyone at IC could produce

an infallible desk top photocopier they'd become

millionaires overnight.

Parking Permits

These are allocated in the first two weeks of the

autumn term and appeals in the third week. Then

there are no more permits available for allocation

unless somebody returns their permits. Try as hard

as I could to explain this, there are some people who

cannot take no for an answer and have to be told to

s - off!

I appreciate the parking problems in London and

the expense of a residents parking permit but

unfortunately we only have a limited number of

parking spaces for offer. Next year the situation will

be worse due to the construction of an automatic

barrier by the Exhibition Road entrance and other

construct ion work in the Co l l ege the Union's

allocation has to be reduced by 17 spaces. Half of

these will be returned the following year when some

work is finished but students must be made to

realise the scarcity of parking space before they

bring their cars down to College, preferably with a

note in the Union Handbook and thus only those

with most need for a car will bring them down.

Union Directory

This publication produced by the Hon Sec lists all

the Union's clubs and societies and the names of the

people who run them plus the names of the Union's

officers, the C C U officers and others such as FELIX,

Student Services, etc.

This is an enormous help in guiding people in the

right direction when they ask how they can join a

club or when we want to contact clubs for other

reasons. But the Directory depended on newly

elected club officers to bring/send their names to

the Union Office which I would appeal to you to do

this year for your own benefit as well as ours.

I must thank Mark Smith for having it printed and

folding it before the beginning of term when he was

busy with production of the Freshers' edition of

FELIX.

Exec News and U G M s

This year I have pasted up Exec News in the FELIX

Office and it has been printed as an insert in FELIX.

It was thought originally that this would encourage

more people to come along to U G M s as each person

would be individually notified and also they would

know exactly what business was to be discussed

which would enable them to participate more

actively in the meeting. Unfortunately this has not

always been the case with what must be classed as

the worst ever attended and shortest U G M on

record being held in the Great Hall on May 4 1982.

The attendance was around 30 and the meeting

lasted less than a minute before the quorum was

cal led, and rightly so! There were factors that

definitely detracted from attendance such as

societies organising meetings at the same time,

having visiting MPs and lab sessions starting before

they should. But on the other hand the meetings

that have been best attended were those discussing

major internal issues such as the Rag Mag, or the

sabbatical hustings and results UGMs.

Steps should be taken in future to ensure that

societies do not organise meetings that clash with

U G M s . Next year's Exec plan to have a large

calendar on which all clubs and societies can place

the date and times of their meetings and I consider

this to be a step in the right direction to having

better attended UGMs.

The problem of content of a U G M is more difficult,

if there is nothing of interest being presented or

be ing d i s c u s s e d then people will not attend

meetings even if there is nothing else to attend.

Hopefully though the day will never come when a

U G M has nothing to discuss and the record set on

May 4 will stand unbeaten for a long time to come.

Commemoration Ball

After all my panicing this was a very successful

function enjoyed by many ex-students, for most

probably their last major College function. I really

enjoyed organizing the Ball and would like to thank

Jen for working out the seating plan, the wine

waiters, and the heroes who stayed till early hours of

the morning and helped me clear up.

My predecessor Liz Lindsay put in to operation a

plan to get the Blue Book on floppy disc in the

College Publications department, but unfortunately

when I went over with a copy they baulked at the

size. They stated that in the present financial climate

they were short of staff as they could make no new

appointments, and therefore could not spare the

time to type the document onto disc. So I was back

to square one and started to hunt around the

College for other facilities. Eventually I was offered

the use of the word processor facilities in College

Block but I had to find people who would be willing

to do the actual typing in once they had been

trained by a member of the department. Two

volunteers came forward, Fiona Owen and Stephen

Bleazard and I would like to thank them for all the

work they have put in and are still putting in, into

typing up the Blue Book.

Open Door

I enjoyed taking part in the production of the Open

Door programme and seeing behind the scenes in

the B B C .

Most of the credit must go to Nick Morton,

Lawrence Windley and Nick Lambrou who put a

tremendous amount of effort and work into its

production. I must say thank you to Mac and Val of

the B B C for putting up with us and I hope they

enjoyed making it as much as we did.

Insurance

I have made an effort to get as many clubs and

societies inventories updated as possible. This is

essential to ensure that lost or defunct equipment is

no longer insured and also that new items of

equipment are insured, more importantly the latter

which is most common and costs the Union most

money in the event of an accident. This has resulted

in an increase in our premium over the lasi year

and also there have been several major items

bought that have been added to the po l icy .

Commercial Union, our insurers have this year

refused none of our claims which have been

numerous ranging from £9 for a board game to over

£200 for a set of water polo sweatshirts.

There have been several small claims on our

Endesleigh Block Halls of Residence Policy which

have been settled but unfortunately there was one

for stereo equipment stolen out of a Southside

basement. Due to there being access to many

people basements are high risk areas for theft and

therefore are not covered and people place their

belongings there at their own risk. Bear this in mind

if you wish to store possessions over the summer

vacation.

Vans

We have a fleet of four transits for use by clubs and

societies and also for private hire. Unfortunately this

year we have been plagued with breakdowns

resulting in large repair bills and also loss of

revenue while the vans are off the road. Thus the

Transport Account is not as healthy as it could be.

Accidents have also eaten away at our no-claims

bonus which has dwindled the account further.

Hopeful ly now that the vans have had major

overhauls we should be able to pull in some income

which will be needed for the future when a van

needs replacing.

Sports Day

This year for the first time Sports Day was organised

by the Athletics Clubs Committee rather than the

C C U s as in the past. This proved to be a step in the

right direction with many people taking part on the

day, ranging from good athletes to people just

taking part for fun. Overall the day was a great

success and credit must go to Kev Reeve, Lesley

Horrocks, Mary Harrington and Jane Hillyer for ail

the effort they put into organising the event. All the

winners will be presented with medals at the A G M

together with trophies for the best all-round male

and female athletes.

Most of the Sports Day trophies were stolen in

1980 and I have been replacing them this year using

the money received from the insurers. Nearly all the

trophies have been replaced but unfortunately it is

not possible to engrave the names of the past

winners as this would be far too expensive, in most

cases more than the actual cost of the trophy. All

that remains to be done is to have photographs

taken of the trophies for our records in case they are

stolen or lost.

Rag

This year Rag has almost come to a standstill beset

by problems inherited from previous years. A lot of

groundwork has been done to clear up the mess and

set a firm base from which to move forward in the

coming years although slowly at first, still being

shackled by having no licences. There are various

ideas afoot to collect on charities licences and also

Rag Week itself will be moved to the second term to

give the committees more time to organise bigger

and better events.

Although there are no collections going on at

present at the time of writing the Rag Fete is coming

up and I am sure it will be very successful if the

amount of work put in by the Rag Chairman Ronan

MacDonald is anything to go by. He also deserves

credit for taking on the sinking ship that Rag was

and setting it on the right course for future success.

Cologne

In February Jezebel the motorized mascot of R C S , a

1916 Dennis Fire engine went over to Cologne to

take part in its famous Karnival together with about

20 R C S students and myself. Jezebel took part in

two c a r n i v a l s ; o n e of w h i c h was t e l e v i s e d

throughout Europe. Everyone enjoyed the weekend

tremendously and it is a memory of this year that

will stand out. I hope RCS Motor Club will continue

to participate in the Karnival in future years!

I've greatly enjoyed my year as Hon Sec, though

it's been very hard work at times, it's been an

experience that I wouldn't have missed.

I would like to thank Nick, a President with

incredible patience, one who it has been a pleasure

to work with and drink to excess with.

Also Barney for his raspberries, roller skating

sessions, conker fights, gin and tonics, curries and

every time he stopped playing the flute.

I couldn't forget Christ ine who has done an

incredible job at the same time as revising for her

finals.

Last but definitely not least I would like to thank

Jen, Pat and Jo three wonderful people without

whom I couldn't have made it through the year. .

Marco Ledwold

Honorary Secretary

1981/2

VIEWS

IMPERIAL C O L L E G E UNION

A N N U A L G E N E R A L MEETING

M A Y 25th M E C H E N G 220 1pm

1 Jfim?*es of the Last Meeting.

2 Matters A r i s i n g from the Minutes

3. P r e s i d e n t ' s Business.

4. Deputy P r e s i d e n t ' s Business.

5. Honorary S e c r e t a r y ' s Business.

6. CCU Reports.

7. Other O f f i c e r s ' Reports.

8. Motions.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

Some of my r e p o r t i s rehashed from the emergency meeting on

25th March but I w i l l s t a r t w i t h a matter which must be

minuted:-

Deputy P r e s i d e n t .

Barney McCabe r e s i g n e d with e f f e c t from A p r i l 2nd 1982.

The E x e c u t i v e h e l d an emergency meeting on 25th March and

appointed C h r i s t i n e T e l l e r as A c t i n g Deputy P r e s i d e n t . It

i s both i m p r a c t i c a l t o run an e l e c t i o n t h i s term and

r i d i c u l o u s t o expect anybody t o stand f o r the post of

Deputy P r e s i d e n t f o r a couple of months when exams are

looming. We must remain with an a c t i n g Deputy P r e s i d e n t .

I make the f o l l o w i n g recommendations to t h i s UGM:-

i ) Endorse the E x e c u t i v e ' s appointment of C h r i s t i n e as

A c t i n g Deputy P r e s i d e n t .

i i ) In view o f the work l o a d , o f f e r some reward, not i n the

form o f a s a l a r y but i n the form o f p a y i n g the r e n t f o r

58 B e i t H a l l where C h r i s i s now l i v i n g . ( I n c i d e n t a l l y

t h i s was the arrangement b e f o r e the post was made

s a b b a t i c a l ) .

i i i ) A u t h o r i s e t h a t C h r i s t i n e ' s name i s engraved on the

Deputy P r e s i d e n t ' s pot and added to the Honours Board

i n the Union D i n i n g H a l l .

S i c k Bay.

The h e a l t h s e r v i c e i s under c o n s i d e r a b l e p r e s s u r e to reduce

c o s t s ( l i k e the whole C o l l e g e ) and the area most th r e a t e n e d

i s the s i c k bay. The p r o p o s a l i s to charge f i r s t year

r e s i d e n t s a compulsory i n s u r a n c e premium (about £10) on

t h e i r f i r s t h a l l b i l l . T h i s w i l l e n t i t l e i n d i v i d u a l s t o

f r e e s i c k bay treatment f o r 3 years. F i r s t y ears not i n

h a l l w i l l be a b l e t o j o i n v o l u n t a r i l y . A system w i l l be

worked out f o r second and t h i r d y e a r s . I was i n i t i a l l y

a g a i n s t a compulsory insurance but have changed my mind

s i n c e i t i s t h a t o r no s i c k bay. I propose we accept the

idea i n p r i n c i p l e .

Redundancies.

The Rector presented a p l a n at the l a s t Governing Body

f o r redundancies, again emphasizing that they may not be

necessary i n the near f u t u r e . The C o l l e g e branch of the

AUT have id e a s f o r r a i s i n g or s a v i n g money to prevent

redundancies. Some of these ideas d i r e c t l y a f f e c t s t u d e n t s

so I sent my comments i n w r i t i n g t o Governing Body.

C h a n c e l l o r ' s G l a s s .

I attended a r e c e p t i o n f o r the C h a n c e l l o r , HRH P r i n c e s s

Anne, at ULU and c l e v e r l y o b t a i n e d the very g l a s s from

which she was d r i n k i n g , (Coke!). I hope the Rag Chairman

w i l l be a b l e to r a f f l e t h i s m a g n i f i c e n t trophy at t h i s

meeting.

C h a n c e l l o r ' s Behaviour.

T a l k i n g of HRH I s t i l l have not s a t i s f a c t o r i l y r e s o l v e d

the b u f f a l o / t i g e r a f f a i r but i t i s i n hand.

Residence.

The i d e a of paying r e n t over the v a c a t i o n as d i s c u s s e d l a s t

term has been s h e l v e d .

aners i n the h a l l s are r e t

r e p l a c e d . The c u r r e n t s t

ned with a s l i g h t drop i n

and l a n d i n g s but the l i n e

s means d i r t y sheets and p

c l e a n ones as happens at p

i o n s are c o n t i n u i n g on the

d I would l i k e t o see a ce

T h i s way students w i l l

b r i n g i n g t h e i r own. T h i s

ce i s s u b j e c t to the p r o v i

y which should be of benef

et s a v i n g s on laundry b i l l

o u t l i n e d above w i l l be bet

r e n t .

i r i n g t h i s summer

andards of c l e a n i n g

the frequency of

n s e r v i c e w i l l

i l l o w c a s e s w i l l not

r e s e n t on a weekly

p r o v i s i o n of the

n t r a l v o l u n t a r y

have the c h o i c e of

proposed w i t h -

s i o n of a c e n t r a l

i t t o the whole

s and c l e a n e r s

ween 7 and 8% of a

A number of c l e

and w i l l not be

w i l l be m a i n t a i

c l e a n i n g s t a i r s

d i s a p p e a r . T h i

be r e p l a c e d by

b a s i s . D i s c u s s

l i n e n i t s e l f an

h i r i n g f a c i l i t y

h i r i n g l i n e n or

drawal o f s e r v i

laundry, f a c i l i t

C o l l e g e . The n

from the s t e p s

students weekly

R e f e c t o r i e s .

The Southside R e f e c t o r y has f i n a l l y moved downstairs. It

i s e s s e n t i a l that the Union gets feedback from s t u d e n t s on

the q u a l i t y of the food i n the new set-up. P l e a s e i n f o r m

me or Marco o f any c o m p l a i n t s , s u g g e s t i o n s or even

compliments. I f the complaints box has moved downstairs,

simply use t h a t .

And now a few words about the o u t s i d e world:-

Cost of L i v i n g Survey.

If you are amongst the lucky 200 who have been randomly,

s e l e c t e d f o r t h i s survey, p l e a s e f i l l i t - i n and send i t

back to the Union.

T h i s has become p a r t i c u l a r l y important s i n c e C h r i s t o p h e r

P r i c e , M.P., Chairman of the Commons S e l e c t Committee on

Education i s keen to l e a r n the r e s u l t s .

Thanks to Simon Rodan f o r c o - o r d i n a t i n g t h i s survey.

Student Loans.

The government has once again s h e l v e d plans f o r i n t r o d u c i n g

loans as p a r t replacement l o r student g r a n t s . T h i s i s not

because they have gone o f f the i d e a but because the

l e g i s l a t i o n i s too c o m p l i c a t e d and would probably not get

through Parliament d u r i n g t h i s governments l i f e time. What­

ever the reasons, the s h e l v i n g i s good news.

Overseas .Students and the NHS.

And now the bad news, (but i t c o u l d have been worse).

Overseas v i s i t o r s r e g i s t e r i n g with a d o c t o r a f t e r October

1st 1982 are to pay f e e s f o r H o s p i t a l treatment. It seems

G.P. treatment w i l l remain f r e e t o Overseas Students though

w i t h ot h e r v i s i t o r s t h i s w i l l be up to the G.P. h i m s e l f .

The c o n c e s s i o n i s t h a t v i s i t o r s ( i n c l u d i n g s t u d e n t s ) who

have been r e s i d e n t i n the U.K.,. f o r more than 12 months w i l l

get. f u l l NHS treatment. T h i s i s of l i t t l e use to students on

one year M.Sc. c o u r s e s . '

My a p o l o g i e s f o r not r e p o r t i n g t h i s t o an e a r l i e r meeting.

It i s an important i s s u e anrl UKCOSA are c o n t i n u i n g to look

i n t o i t .

REPORT OF ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Shop.

The shop w i l l be having a s a l e of s p o r t s goods s t a r t i n g on

May 10th at 11am. There are many items reduced i n c l u d i n g

squash, badminton and t e n n i s r a c k e t s and footwear. An

i n c r e a s e i n p u b l i c i t y and the range of goods should improve

the shop c o n s i d e r a b l y t h i s term.

Vending.

New machines have now been i n s t a l l e d i n the Lower Lounge

under s l i g h t l y more f a v o u r a b l e c o n d i t i o n s . I s h a l l be

c h e c k i n g them r e g u l a r l y . I s h a l l be r e p o r t i n g to I n t e r n a l

S e r v i c e s and UFC on the s t a t e of the vending account.

U n i o n B u i l d i n g .

At the b e g i n n i n g of term, the b u i l d i n g was reasonabl y

ordered with c h a i r s e t c . , i n t h e i r c o r r e c t rooms. The s t a t e

of f u r n i s h i n g s i s however not good at p r e s e n t . C l e a n i n g

m a t e r i a l s (mops, brooms, dusbin l i n e r s e t c . ) are once more

a v a i l a b l e . To use them you. w i l l have to leave your Union

Card or a d e p o s i t with me which w i l l not be r e t u r n e d u n t i l

the room y o u used and the c l e a n i n g cupboard have been

checked.

N o t i c e Boards.

These have i n g e n e r a l been t i d i e d up and I have a l l o c a t e d

areas to a l l those c l u b s who requested them e a r l i e r i n the

s e s s i o n . There are now forms a v a i l a b l e f o r s o c i e t i e s who

would l i k e an area but missed out b e f o r e . I s h a l l

r e a l l o c a t e areas at the end of the s e s s i o n .

There are s t i l l l a r g e areas t h a t w i l l remain f o r general

use. P l e a s e do not s t a p l e i n t o n o t i c e b o a r d s , I w i l l p r o v i d e

drawing p i n s on request. ( P l e a s e send a l l complaints about

the s t a t e of n o t i c e b o a r d s to Marco Ledwold)

5-Year Plans.

I would l i k e updated or new plans as soon as p o s s i b l e ( t o

Nick or m y s e l f ) . These should be up t o s e s s i o n 86/87 and

estimates should i n c l u d e d e t a i l s as to whether VAT i s

i n c l u d e d or not.

EXAMS.

I have a couple t h i s term and t h e r e f o r e w i l l o n l y be i n the

o f f i c e 12.00 - 2.00 and 5.00 - 6.00. Jen and Jo w i l l cover

f o r the r e s t of the day and I can always be contacted i n

emergencies.

AWARDING OF

SOCIAL COLOURS

AND

SPORTS DAY MEDALS!

M O T I O N S

MOTION ON SOUTH AFRICA Proposed by A n t i A p a r t h e i d Group

Seconded by L i b e r a l Club

Labour Club

S o c i a l i s t S o c i e t y

ICU Notes:

1. The South A f r i c a n system of government i s r a c i s t ,

r e p r e s s i v e , and i n d i r e c t c o n t r a v e n t i o n of the U n i t e d

d e c l a r a t i o n on Human R i g h t s .

2. The South A f r i c a n f o r c e s are i n i l l e g a l o c cupation of

Namibia and p e r p e t u a l l y make a t t a c k s a g a i n s t

n e i g h b o u r i n g c o u n t r i e s such as Angola.

3. B r i t i s h Nuclear F u e l s L t d . has a c o n t r a c t to r e c e i v e

uranium between 1977-84 from the Rossing mine i n

Namibia, and the B r i t i s h - b a s e d t r a n s n a t i o n a l Rio T i n t o

Z i n c has the l a r g e s t e q u i t y h o l d i n g i n Rossing. T h i s

i s a l l i n c o n t r a v e n t i o n of the UN p o l i c y on Namibia.

4. The c o l l e g e Careers Advisory S e r v i c e c o n s t a n t l y

i n v i t e s companies such as RTZ and Anglo-American, or

i t s s u b s i d i a r i e s , t o I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e and helps i n

t h e i r e f f o r t s t o r e c r u i t white st u d e n t s t o work i n

South A f r i c a .

5. 1982 i s the UN I n t e r n a t i o n a l Year f o r the M o b i l i s a t i o n

of S a n c t i o n s a g a i n s t South A f r i c a .

ICU B e l i e v e s :

1. A p a r t h e i d i s wrong and every e f f o r t should be taken to

end support of the regime.

2. The c o l l e g e Careers A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e i s wrong i n

i n v i t i n g companies to the c o l l e g e to r e c r u i t s t u d e n t s

to work i n South A f r i c a , permanently or d u r i n g a

v a c a t i o n , and should be d i s c o u r a g e d .

ICU I n s t r u c t s :

1. The Union and E x e c u t i v e to take a c t i o n t o prevent the

c o l l e g e ' s Careers A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e from i n v i t i n g

companies i n v o l v e d i n r e c r u i t i n g s t u d e n t s to work i n

South A f r i c a and f o r the E x e c u t i v e t o r e p o r t back t o

the next UGM.

2. The Union and E x e c u t i v e to support the UN I n t e r n a t i o n a l

Year f o r the M o b i l i s a t i o n of S a n c t i o n s a g a i n s t South

A f r i c a , by p u b l i c i s i n g i t .

AMENDED MOTION ON SOUTH AFRICA

Del e t e ICU I n s t r u c t s 2. and i n s e r t 3:-

"The Union and E x e c u t i v e to support the UN I n t e r n a t i o n a l

Year f o r the M o b i l i s a t i o n of S a n c t i o n s Against South

A f r i c a " .

and i n s e r t 2:-

The Union to p r o v i d e a l t e r n a t i v e c a r e e r s i n f o r m a t i o n to a l l

Union members who are b e i n g i n t e r v i e w e d by companies that

are r e c r u i t i n g f o r South A f r i c a and Namibia.

MOTION ON SEALS.

Proposed by: A. Delamore.

ICf Notes:

That the European Parliament have voted i n favour of a ban

being p l a c e d on the import of Harp and Hooded s e a l s k i n s and

other products to n a t i o n s of the European Community.

W<? a l s o note that f o r t h i s ban to be e n f o r c e d i t must f i r s t

bo r a t i f i e d by m i n i s t e r s of the C o u n c i l of Europe.

ICU B e l i e v e s :

That The European Parliament should be c o n g r a t u l a t e d on i t s

d e c i s i o n to recommend the ban.

We f u r t h e r b e l i e v e that the U n i t e d Kingdom's r e p r e s e n t a t i v e

in the C o u n c i l of Europe should vote t h a t the ban be

r a t i f i e d and e n f o r c e d r i g o r o u s l y .

U T I n s t r u c t s :

That the P r e s i d e n t of the Union w r i t e to the Prime M i n i s t e r ,

and o t h e r s as may be thought a p p r o p r i a t e , to express the

view of the ICU as embodied i n t h i s motion.

We a l s o i n s t r u c t that help be f r e e l y g i v e n to a l l Union

members who wish to w r i t e to t h e i r M.P.'s or otherwise

support the b e l i e f s expressed by t h i s motion.