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F O U N D E D IN 1949 N E W S P A P E R OF IMPERIAL C O L L E G E UNION
N o . 433 F r i d a y . 5 November . 1976 F R E E !
Knightsbridge residents submit their plan for Linstead extension
Linstead Hall plans rejected
College plans for an extension to Linstead Hall have been rejected unanimously by the Town Planning Committee of Westminster City Council. This was despite a recommendation by the Council's own Department of Architecutre and Planning (DAPWCC) that the college scheme be approved.
There are now s e r i o u s fears that the c o l l e g e w i l l l ose i ts anonymous bene fac t i on to b u i l d the h a l l shou ld they f a i l to be 'in a position to start building on the (ex tens ion) s i r e by January 1977', The i t a l i s e d words i nd i ca te a c o n d i t i o n imposed by the benefactor on the £350,000 made a v a i l a b l e to bu i l d the e x t e n s i o n .
Strong o p p o s i t i o n to the new bu i l d i ng has been v o i c e d by the l o c a l Kn igh t sb r i dge A s s o c i a t i o n and a l o c a l res iden t , P r o f e s s o r W igg ins , of Bedford C o l l e g e . B o t h have e x t e n s i v e l y l obb ied P l a n n i n g Commi t tee members w i t h ob jec t i ons to the he ight of the new b u i l d i n g ( seven s toreys ins tead of the or ig ina l L i n s t e a d ' s ten) and the dens i t y o f s tudent numbers i n the P r i n c e s square. A l te rna t i ve p roposa l s for the eas t s i de of the Square have been drawn up for the P r o f e s s o r by a rch i tec t S teven Gard ine r , a r ch i t ec tu ra l correspondent of the Observer newspaper . T h e s e have not been submit ted as a p l ann ing a p p l i c a t i o n , whereas the Kn igh tsb r idge A s s o c i a t i o n recent ly drawn-up scheme has bee n„
Observe rs at the meet ing be l i eve the d e s i g n w i l l b e o f f i c i a l l y re jec ted on the grounds of he ight and genera l a rch i tec tu ra l grounds.
Disgusted R e a c t i o n to the re jec t i on
has va r ied from amazement to d i s a p p o i n t m e n t . U n i o n P res i den t N i c k B r a y s h a w was among the f i rs t -to comment: 'I'm absolutely digusted I'm left with a feeling of total amazement. In my view the members of the Planning Committee have not considered the Imperial College view fairly.' C o l l e g e Secre tary Mr D a v i e s w a s more rese rved : 'The decision is of course, to put it mildly, a .great disappointment.'
Deadline extension P r o f e s s o r Wigg ins was a
l i t t l e more for thr ight : 'College has made an error of judgement and it is sad that they have. They've known for some time that their design was disliked, Tv*e yet to find a member of College who says the rejected design was beautiful or good value for money.'
O n a more hopefu l note he c o n t i n u e d , 'I'm sure the benefactor, who offered money to my own College, will extend the deadline, as he did several times for us.'
Two proposals T h e C o l l e g e had submi t ted
two p roposa l s for P r i n c e ' s Ga rdens to the C o u n c i l ' s Town P l a n n i n g C o m m i t t e e . T h e f i r s t was an ' o u t l i n e ' p r o p o s a l for the deve lopment , in f i ve p h a s e s , of the remain ing s i t e s in the gardens ; the s e c o n d w a s a de ta i l ed p roposa l for phase one of th is s c h e m e , an ex tens i on to L i n s t e a d H a l l on top of the present c a l o r i f i e r chamber . A l t hough not s t r i c t l y in the same s t y l e as the o r i g i n a l b u i l d i n g , the e x t e n s i o n wou ld fo l l ow the ga l l e r y l i n e s of the o r ig ina l b u i l d i n g . Study bedrooms wou ld be on each f loor i n groups of four or f i v e , each w i th i ts own ba th , shower , WC and c o o k i n g f a c i l i t i e s . Three such groups wou ld be on each communal co r r ido r . Other communal and ca te r i ng f a c i l i t i e s wou ld be supp l i ed by the e x i s t i n g L i n s t e a d H a l l .
The new e x t e n s i o n wou ld
A model of College's proposals for an extension to Linstead Hall.
A sketch of the proposals put forward by the Knightsbridge Association (looking from the present Garden Hall on the north of Princes Gardens.
prov ide rooms for 95 students in s i ng l e and doub le rooms. T h e fu l l scheme prov ides rooms for 581 ext ra s tuden ts , 373 of them on the e a s t e r n s i de of the square .
P r i o r to the meet ing the D A P W C C had endorsed the c o l l e g e ' s p l a n s for the C o u n c i l to re jec t the ou t l i ne p r o p o s a l s .
T h e a im beh ind the scheme for the square was to prov ide purpose-bu i l t accommodat ion for a th i rd of the s tudents a t I C . A t present 1,147 (28%) out of 4,131 s tudents are i n C o l l e g e accommodat ion and the C o l l e g e hopes to e v e n tua l l y house another 700 i n
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inside-Felicity - pg 5 Letters — pg 3,10 Bremsstrahling — pg '.0 Fel ix Sport - pg 9,10
11. R A G F E L I X - in two weeks time F E L I X will cost you • 5p. That's because the F E L I X of 19th November will be a special souvenir issue of what's happened during Rag Week, which incidently starts next
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I C W A H e l l o a g a i n , I'm sorry to keep bat t l ing
on about e l e c t i o n s but there appears to be some con fus i on a s regards 'Mr I C W A ' . Nomina t ion papers are now posted and inc lude the pos i t i on of 'Mr I C W A ' . H e too, however , must be proposed and seconded by members of ICWA. S o to those cand ida tes who have been proposed by men (!) p lease wou ld you a s k a member of ICWA to s i g n your nominat ion paper i ns tead . Don ' t forget the papers come down next F r i d a y and the genera l meet ing w i l l be on Monday November 5 t h .
ICWA has now had i ts f i rs t d i s c o and desp i t e the fact that the enter ta iners d idn ' t know how to put a p lug on the i r deck the even ing seemed to be qu i t e s u c c e s s f u l . Many thanks to Made le i ne who he lped c l e a r the refectory and ' J Smith of C C D ' who he lped put the refectory back. (I! — E d ) .
Treasure Hunt A s promised last week , today we are
announc ing the f i r s t c l u e in the Treasure Hunt C o m p e t i t i o n . On th is o c c a s i o n o n l y , we w i l l repeat the c l u e next w e e k . T h e entry fee (for a l l four w e e k s c l u e s ) i s 20p payab le w i th your f i r s t s o l u t i o n . T h i s s a i d so lu t i on must be sent to me (98, B e i t H a l l ) to ar r ive not later than Thursday 18th November at L u n c h t i m e . A s stated las t week the pr i ze is £10 t o the f i r s t person who comp le tes the four c l u e s co r rec t l y . A f t e r the f i r s t c l u e the other fhree c l u e s w i l l appear at the rate of one c l u e per week for the next th ree w e e k s . (No further entry fee requ i red) . So here i s the f i r s t c l u e . .. , NOT BLACK BUT WHITE IN CAPITAL
CONFUSION FOR THE CURRENT UNIT CLEANING UP THE CITY (6 letters)
Coffee shop From now on the ICWA lounge w i l l be
open dur ing the day as a cof fee lounge. Co f fee w i l l be there for the mak ing at the rate of 3p per oup. M a g a z i n e s and a d a i l y paper w i l l . a l s o be p rov ided . O b v i o u s l y t h i s scheme c a n only work w i th your co -ope ra t i on . So if ICWA i s p rov id ing you w i t h a p lace of rest dur ing luncht ime (or any other t ime of the day) then your respect for the f a c i l i t i e s prov ided i s e s s e n t i a l . Hope fu l l y th i s new venture w i l l be a s u c c e s s and I hope very many peop le w i l l make u s e of the f a c i l i t i e s .
T h a n k s a lot and I hope you found someth ing of in terest in th is a r t i c l e .
Isobel D o n n e l l y ' ICWA President
External Affairs With the e l e c t i o n of N U S de lega tes
over, the next s tep is to p r io r i t i se the mot ions and submi t amendments. T h i s w i l l be done at an open Ex te rna l A f f a i r s Meet ing on T u e s d a y 9 t h November at 6.30pm in the Un ion Lower Re fec to ry . S ince it i s an open meet ing everyone present w i l l be ab le to vo te , s o if you are interested p l e a s e come a l o n g .
A n 88-page document l i s t i ng a l l the mot ions has a r r i ved in the union o f f i ce and is a v a i l a b l e if you w i s h to consu l t i t . Mot ions range from N U S s e r v i c e s to Southern A f r i c a and the Env i ronment . If you w i s h to submit an amendment to one of t h e s e , p l ease let me have i t , preferably in w r i t i ng , before T u e s d a y .
A s you are read ing th is I s h a l l be on my way to an NUS S e r v i c e s C o n ference at Che l tenham where N U S w i l l try to e x p l a i n how T rave l lost in the region of £30,000 last yea r , and how they hope to restore it to a break even s i t u a t i o n .
A date for your d iary i s the 17th November when N U S are o rgan is ing a Na t iona l Demo on Grants and C u t s , s tar t ing from Hyde Park Corne r . I C U w i l l be send ing a long a d e l e g a t i o n , and s i n c e i t ' s on a Wednesday af ternoon we shou ld have qu i te a good turnout.
One f ina l p l ea — the Ex te rna l A f f a i r s Commi t tee is s t i l l w i thout a Secre tary , S e r v i c e s L i a s o n O f f i ce r , P R O and P u b l i c i t y o f f i ce r . If anyone is in teres ted in doing any of these wor thwh i le ( s i c ) jobs p l e a s e let me know.
Hugh Barrett E A O External Af fa i rs Of f icer
F E L I X . N O V E M B E R 5th 1976
Linstead Hail Once aga in L i n s t e a d H a l l has
h i t the h e a d l i n e s , a s it d id on the 29th January t h i s year w i t h the L i n s t e a d benefact ion. , T o p i c , the C o l l e g e paper , i s a l s o d ing i ts f i r s t a r t i c l e s i n c e F e b r u a r y on the ex tens ion p lans .
There was some c a u s e t i c f eedback on my ed i to r ia l a forn ight ago, when I announced that F E L I X wou ld be do ing a feature on the e x t e n s i o n . However , nobody has refuted my sugges t i on that more open C o l l e g e d i s c u s s i o n is needed on the sub jec t of the proposed b u i l d i n g .
B u t , when you do start to wade through the p lans for s u c h an immense project you r e a l i s e perhaps why. T h e task i s daunt ing i n that we now have three p lans and an awfu l lot of con t roversy a s to how we shou ld go about spend ing the bene fac to r ' s money.
I have seen a l l three p l a n s . L i k e the Department of A rch i t ec tu re and P l a n n i n g at Westminster C i t y C o u n c i l , I am not pa r t i cu la r l y impressed w i t h the low r i se i d e a , on p r i n c i p l e . In th is respect I l i ke the C o l l e g e p l a n s , a l though I may w e l l f ind c a u s e t o grumble at some of the s e m a t i c s later o n .
Neve r the less in a b u i l d i n g of th is s i z e on this t ight a budget
(£350,000) compromises have to be made. The great th ing i s that C o l l e g e is do ing what i t c a n to get more despera te l y needed accommoda t i on . I t 's a great p i t y that' they have been thwarted over p l ann ing p e r m i s s i o n for the present t ime; let us hope they c a n sa l vage someth ing .
Sports Editing E d i t i n g a r t i c l es i s a n e c e s s a r y
e v i l ; t heo re t i ca l l y , and i d e a l l y , I shou ld not even need to look at the grammar, s p e l l i n g and punc tua t ion of submi t ted ar t i c les . , le t a l o n e , as i n many c a s e s rewr i te them to ta l l y s o they make s e n s e to the reader a n d V a r i t y p i s t .
In rep ly (o my D a v y ' s let ter (page 10), I do not a im to l im i t sport to one page of F E L I X . If good l i v e l y mate r ia l i s submi t ted on t ime then I w i l l pr int i t w i th few, if any , a l t e r a t i o n s . However e a c h a r t i c l e has to earn i t s p lace in F E L I X — hence the two s o c c e r a r t i c l e s pr in ted l a s t .week.
N e v e r t h e l e s s some p l ann ing i s n e c e s s a r y , o the rw ise the paper wou ld a l w a y s be out T u e s d a y . Hence I have to dec ide ear ly in the w e e k (after 2pm Monday) as to what space e a c h s e c t i o n i s get t ing . If that s e c t i o n overruns i t s "quota then a r t i c l e s get chopped by ed i t i ng out paragraphs . A t l e a s t , though, I managed to preserve ha l f of your, (Mr D a v y ' s ) a r t i c l e and" it d id make s e n s e . Others in o ther sec t i ons weren ' t so l u c k y .
Rega rd ing the What 's On and rev iews s e c t i o n s , might I po in t ou t that F E L I X has to cater for other t as tes than yours Mr p a v e y .
Mascots Let me endorse the RCS view
that mascotry should not endanger life and / or limb. I hope that RCS will stick to this principle as Boch as they expect Guilds to.
What's On Forms T h e s * ate now available from the
F E L I X Office. They greatly simplify the job of compiling the column, so we'd be grateful if people would use them.
Slop Shirts Contrary to popular belief neither
(my?) permanent or student staff, supply, issue, se l l , whatever the IC Slop Shirts. They are O N L Y sold between 1pm and 2pm an Monday and Tuesday lunchtimes, O N L Y in the F E L I X outer office.
F E L I X O f f i c e , .Imperial C o l l e g e Un ion , P r ince Consort R o a d , London SW7 2 B B T e l 01 589 5111 ext. 1048/1042/1043 Int. 2881
(6) 1976 C l i v e Dewey Editor
P u b l i s h e d by t h e E d i t o r on behal f of the Imperial C o l lege Un ion P u b l i c a t i o n s Boa rd . P r in ted o f f se t - l i t ho on the Un ion p rem ises .
Many thanks to G i l l M c C o n w a y , Ian M o r s e , J e n Hardy -Smi th , Mark K u s e , Duncan S u s s , C h r i s P a l m e r , Andrew E v a n s , D a v e C r a b b , Howard Chee tham, Terry Westoby p lus a l l the regular con t r ibu to rs . T a too to John O ' L e a r y for the p ic of the mode l .
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• < ii< ?" i I RJM. JLld I v C « U Continued from front page P r i n c e s G a r d e n s . L i n s t e a d , Souths ide and Weeks H a l l s house 590 peop le .
Bo th of the a l te rna t i ve schemes put foward are of a low r i se nature, and cover on l y the area now o c c u p i e d by games cour ts and the car park to the north of the L i n s t e a d c a l o r i f i c chamber . Under the Kn igh t sb r i dge A s s o c i a t i o n p lan s e v e n games courts wou ld form> the north and west per imeters of th is a r e a . O n top of th is wou ld be seven 2-storey maisonet tes each con ta i n i ng rooms for nine s tudents . " The area behind the ma isone t tes wou ld be used to provide three tennis cou r t s , under w h i c h wou ld be a ca r park . O n the norths ide of the Square there wou ld be further 2-s torey maisonet tes above the Sports C e n t r e . T h e s e wou ld a c c o m modate s i x t y s tuden ts . In front of these w o u l d be a conserva to ry .
The scheme from P r o f e s s o r Wigg ins is based on a c o l l e g i a t e s t a i r c a s e p r i n c i p l e favoured by Oxford and Carnbrdige c o l l e g e s . The present ca r park and games court a rea wou ld con ta i n n ine accommodat ion b l o c k s each
of three or four s t o r e y s . Rooms wou ld be let off the cen t ra l s t a i r case at ha l f f loor i n t e r va l s . P r o f e s s o r Wiggins and h i s a r c h i t e c t , Stephen Gard ine r , be l i e ve that the cour tyard atmosphere created w i l l enhance s o c i a l l i f e and prov ide more a t t rac t ive accommodat ion . E a c h b l ock has a roof garden on top, w h i c h i s she l te red from the north by mezzan i re s e c t i o n s . The scheme accommodates 280 s tudents and extra common rooms are e n v i s a g e d . T h e f i rs t stage of th i s p roposa l i n v o l v e s the cons t ruc t i on of three b l o c k s .
So? w h i l s t the C o l l e g e p lans have been re jec ted , the debate as to what is r ight and proper for the square goes o n . On the o n e . hand C o l l e g e , i ts a r c h i t e c t s , and the D A P W C a l l support a medium to h igh r i se d e v e l o p ment, wh i ch wou ld not , they c l a i m , in t roduce a th i rd s t y l e of a rch i tec ture in to P r i n c e s G a r d e n s . -On the o the r ' s ide are the Kn igh tsb r i dge A s s o c i a t i o n and P r o f e s s o r Wigg ins who sepera te l y argue for a low r i s e deve lopment of two to four f l oo r s , and that a new arch i tec tu ra l s t y l e c a n be in t roduced .
Density problems Fur ther argument cent res
around the number of s tudents that ought to be accommodated in the new b u i l d i n g s . C o l l e g e ,
i ts a r c h i t e c t s , the D A P W C C and P r o f e s s o r W igg ins say that a dens i t y o f 200 persons per acre (ppa) i s not i n appropr ia te for s tudent accommodat ion . T h e proposed L i n s t e a d e x t e n s i o n wou ld br ing the d e n s i t y up to 170— 180ppa, T h e Kn igh t sb r i dge A s s o c i a t i o n quote the G L C Deve lopment P l a n recommendat ion of 85—lOOppa for ' domes t i c a c c o m m o d a t i o n ' . T h e i r p roposa l s for the square are based on a dens i t y of 90ppa„ A g a i n s t th is the D A P W C C comment that 85—lOOppa 'is not considered an appropriate yardstick in this case'.
No go to low rise T h e D A P W C C a l s o come
out aga ins t a low r i s e deve lop ment for the square i n thei r report to the P l a n n i n g Commi t tee (paragraph 16):
With regard to the character of Princes Gardens, on one would doubt that the components of that character are strong, whether they be the existing, though much disliked, post war College development; the listed terraces on the west and north side or the fine, matur.e and in some cases 90 foot high, plane trees. The central garden is also large in scale and the entire Square represents a simple and bold. statement which requires to be completed
on the east side in a way which a small scale low rise development would not resolve. It is far this reason that at no. stage have the architects to the college been advised to do other than conform to the lines of the Square, in order to retain the essential characteristic enclosure which is typical of the London Squares.
L o c a l res iden ts had s a i d that the C o l l e g e p l a n s were ' h i d e o u s ' and ' i nappropr ia te for the s q u a r e ' .
A t present the C o l l e g e i s wa i t i ng for the d e c i s i o n to be o f f i c i a l l y communica ted to them before d e c i d i n g on further a c t i o n . It seems l i k e l y , though, that the B o a r d of G o v e r n o r s , who meet on November 19th, w i l l be le f t to dec ide what happens nex t .
Boat Club Awards The f o l l ow ing have been
awarded co lours for l a s t y e a r ' s B o a t C lu fJ :
Ful l Colours
P . O . Langgu th J . F i t z g e r a l d M . J . T y l e r I. H y s l o p
Half Colours M . R . Jones N . G i l l e t t
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&xecutive
" N I V E O U S T A R R A D D I D D L E S ! " the gent leman sc reamed down the phone, " w h e r e i s i t ? " he e x c l a i m e d w i th great urgency.
" B u t I've only just read the last c o p y " , I re tor ted.
"Wha t matter. I 've a dead l ine to meet . . ..FELIX waits for no mortal man,"-he enthused qu i te pro foundly . T h u s . . .
So You Think You're Bored
Hearing About Elections! Y o u th ink you ' re bored hear ing about
e l e c t i o n s ! I'm the mug that has to carry out the job of Return ing Of f i ce r for a l l e l ec t i ons that w . i l occu r s p o r a d i c a l l y throughout th is yea r .
Wel l w e ' v e plugged up a few more ho les — notably the e l e c t i o n for two members of the Permanent Working party (PWP) and one ord inary member of the Un ion F i n a n c e Commi t tee ( U F C ) — and w e ' v e e lec ted the de lega t ion to bring you back some B l a c k p o o l R o c k from the NUS Na t i ona l Con fe rence in December . T o g ive you some idea of the current s ta te of play here are some e l e c t i o n r e s u l t s : -
2 members of PWP: Mr Steve Pa te rson (Squaddy) Mr Duncan S u s s
1 member of U F C ; Mr Dave N i c k s o n
N U S Delegat ion: D e l e g a t e s : Mr N i c k B rayshaw
Mr Hugh Barret t Mr John White Mr R i c k Pa rke r Mr John Morgan
O b s e r v e r s : M i s s Mary At tenborough Mr P a u l Ekpenyong Mr A d r i a n Sudworth
Other e lect ions ratif ied include: Welfare Of f i ce r — John Morgan C a r n i v a l Coord ina tor — Mart in J u d k i n s Mech Eng Dep Rep — T h a c h P h a m .
WHITE L E S by John White
IC Union Hon.Sec.
Unfilled Posts T w o very important pos i t i ons remain
vacan t , and one other has just cropped up, amongst the m i l l i ons lef t .
T h e s e are: (i) ( i i )
(Hi) The
posted an t i c i pa t i on T e a s !
Honorary Jun io r Treasurer Ove rseas Students ' Commit tee Cha i rman (together w i th v a c a n c i e s for 8 ordinary members!) P h y s i c s Dep R e p .
nominat ion papers "for these are and awa i t i ng your s ignature in
of future g lory , and C o u n c i l
Life Membership of the Union At the last U G M , Thursday 28th
Oc tober , I brought a paper w h i c h , on your a c c e p t a n c e , changed the terms and the fees of L i f e Membersh ip of the U n i o n . T h i n g s are now t ighter , we hope, and we feel that no one w i l l now be in a p o s i t i o n
whereby the Un ion cannot dec ide whether they are e l i g i b l e for L i f e Membersh ip of the Un ion or not — th is has occurred in the past under the prev ious terms.
The new terms and fees are as fol l ows :
You are eligible to become a Lite Member of the Imperial College Union lf:-
(a) You have been a member ot the Union for at least one academic year.
(b) You have been research assistant and a member of the senior common room for at least one academic year.
(c) You are a member of the academic staff.
(d) You are a member of the administrative staff, and are qualified to degree status (such an application to be subject to the approval of the Union Council).
F e e s For section (a)
(i) The subscription is £8.00 (previously £6.00) for ex-students at any time after the completion of at least three complete sessions.
(ii) For those who do not complete three sessions the subscription is £12.00 (previously £10.00).
For sections (b), (c) and (d) The subscription is £18.00 (on the
equivalent terms of elegibility, previously £15.00).
T h e s e new terms and fees w i l l come into ef fect on the f i rs t day of the Spr ing Term (Monday January 10th). So why not . . . ask your Mum to buy you L i f e Membersh ip of the Un ion for C h r i s t m a s - w h i l e i t ' s s t i l l at the old rate!
T o he lp you d e c i d e , here 's what you get:
(1) U s e of a l l Un ion F a c i l i t i e s , i nc lud ing jo in ing any c l u b or s o c i e t y .
(2) U s e of Sports Cen t re , i nc lud ing the squash cou r t s .
(3) U s e of C o l l e g e L i b r a r i e s , R e f e c t o r i e s and B a r s .
A l l that, a l l l i fe long! T i l l .anon, fa rewe l l and sa fe home.
Have a n i ce weekend !
I.C. CONSERVATIVE THIS WEEK HOLDING A
SINGERS' NIGHT SOCIETY AT
BEER & BANGER LINSTEAD HALL
SOCIAL 8PM Wed.
SOCIAL 10th November THURSDAY 11th NOVEMBER ALL WELCOME
At 7.30 in the
U N I O N LOWER R E F E C T O R Y
(All Welcome)
CLERK WANTED A p a r t time c l e r i c a l a s s i s t a n t
is wanted for the D E L H I C O M M I T T E E , sa la ry and terms nego t i ab le . The work i s qui te in te res t ing insp i te of usua l d u l l rou t ine . A p p l y to Mr George H o l l i n g s , Room G 2 1 , Meta l lu rgy and Mate r ia l S c i e n c e (Int. 3961).
D E L H I
HANDBOOK EDITOR REQUIRED
Anybody willing to edit next year's I I I Handbook should get in touch with John White, IC Union Honorary Secretary, as soon as possible at the Union office (internal 2488, 2232).
Damned Bullshit!! IAN MORSE
That w e l l known m u s i c a l bog ro l l 'Sounds' has done it a g a i n . S p l a s h e d a c r o s s i t s front page th is week are a b u n c h of l i k e l y l ook ing lads that go by the name of the Damned. Some of you may not even of heard of the band that adorn the cover ted front page s p r e a d , once rese rved on l y for the R o d / E l t o n / M i c k syndrome. The immediate cap t i on reads : 'Damned Head For The Charts- Pistols Hit The Road - Punk is on its way!'
Y e s , you ' ve guessed i t , Sounds has yet aga in taken upon i t s e l f to ram punk rock down the throat of the u n s u s p e c t i n g p u b l i c . N o w don ' t get me wrong , I ' l l sn i f f g lue w i t h the next degenerate , and there 's no one I'd rather see i n L o n d o n today , than a good punk rock band go through i t s p a c e s , but for a mus ic paper to come out w i t h s u c h f a l l a c i e s i s jus t not o n .
L e t s take a c l o s e r look at the head l i ne 'Damned Head For The Charts'. R i gh t , the D a m n e d , I caught their ac t at the R e d C o w a week or s o a g o . It w a s their f i rs t L o n d o n g i g . T h e crowd who turned up came I wou ld th ink , a s much out o f c u r i o s i t y as any th ing , a l s o perhaps encouraged by the fab rev iew g i ven to the group by a Sounds c r i t i c at a g ig i n Bed fo rd the p rev ious week . I, as w e l l as 95% of the aud ience that
n ight , w i l l t e l l y o u boy , were they s h i t . The barrage of sound that eminated from on s tage was greeted not even by what one c o u l d c a l l po l i t e a p p l a u s e by the a t tendence , the major i ty o f w h i c h were a l l s e a s o n e d p u n k s t e r s . 'Head for the Charts'? C l o s e sc ru t i ny of the paragraph g iven to the band on page two r e v e a l s that i n fac t , the D a m n e d ' s f i r s t s i n g l e for the obscure S t i f f l a b e l has s o l d 4 ,000 c o p i e s (so they s a y ) . When you c o n s i d e r that on average a s i n g l e has to s e l l around 25,000 before i t even reaches the T o p T h i r t y , the Sounds head l i ne becomes a bad j o k e .
So what e x a c t l y are the Sounds ed i t o r i a l board up too? Have they a l l gone overboard at the i r newly d i scove red m u s i c form? In fac t , punk- rock as i t i s today dates back to 66 /67 p s y c h a d e l i a when the punks were a b a c k l a s h aga ins t the h ipp ie cu l tu re ; the sort of k i d s w h o ' d rather g ive y o u a k i c k i n the gro in than a f lower, #r maybe i t s just that th is m u s i c paper has trouble f i l l i n g s p a c e .
A n y w a y , you c a n be the bes t judge by go ing a long and l i s t e n i n g to them y o u r s e l v e s . A m o n g the g ig l i s t i n g s there are s p r i n k l e d a few that feature punk bands ; Vibrators, Subway Sect, Clash, Jam, Rockets anu the very wonder fu l Stranglers.
The Mike dinner on Wednesday — as Mike Slone — Murphy saw it
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PHOTSOC COMPETITION RESULTS These are the winning photos from Photsoc's first competition
of the year, held on Tuesday 26th October. The chosen best two overall were both by Miss Lindsay Maxwell, who gets our wholehearted congratulations but in fairness to the rest of us who entered the competition, it was pretty damn close. The general standard of photography was high. Foul play was not suspected.
Jorge Saffar's entry, which won the prize for new members, was also in the running for one of the top spots.
The club runs two fully equipped darkrooms plus a weekly competition, instruction group, forum, lecture on whatever takes our fancy. This Wednesday (10th) we're going to visit the Kodak factory, but that's fully booked up, so you can't go. However on Tuesday 16th we are holding a portrait session with a model and a guest photographer. The latter will demonstrate lighting and other studio techniques, so anyone interested in joining us should come along that night (with a camera of course) to the Union Concert Hall at 7pm.
For more information about Photsoc call John Mattheus (int. 2786) or Deji Demuren (int. 2890).
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No headway on vinyl for US 'stars' WILD C H E R R Y (Epic )
'Funky white folks score in the energy stakes' U l t r a -h i p , s i l k y s l i c k , fonken — people sho ' got enough wh i te -boy imi ta tors , but they keep on coming back in search of ' the real f e e l ' . T h i s bunch get c l o s e , up in both US and our very own s i n g l e s s c e n a r i o s w i th the opener 'Play that Funky music'. S l i gh t l y sub-commodores standard but s t i l l mighty f i ne .
Some good bands have emerged from the bad-ass fonk f i e l d , notably B r a s s C o n s t r u c t i o n , the aforement ioned Motown -maest ros , and war . From th is a lbum it sounds l ike Wi ld Cher ry , even though just a bunch' a h o n k i e s , cou ld be jo in ing the higher e c h e l o n s pretty soon if they mainta in thei r e s s e n c e and energy for longer than a coup le of s i d e s - w o r t h .
The group are made up of Robert P a r i s s i , tw in lead qu i ta rs w i th Bryan B a s s e t t ; A l l e n Wentz on b a s s , and the s k i n - f l i c k i n g of Rona ld B e i f l e . A l though a quar te t , the ac t ion is s t r i c t l y P a r i s s i -con t ro l l ed , producing the proceed ings and penning s i x of the nine a v a i l a b l e s n i p p e t s . The other three are by such sou l luminar ies as Wi l son P i c k e t t , Steve Cropper , and the formidable H o l l a n d -D o z i e r - H o l l a n d midf ie ld t r i o .
Wild Cherry and thei r v i b e s a im at the more immediate ly mobi le parts of the anatomy — feet , arms, h ips — wi th a tai lor-made beat for those who apprec ia te a good sweat on the f loor . I t 's get-up-and-shake- the- funky-cobwebs danc ing mus ic and just the sort of th ing to dyno-rod the c i r c u l a t i o n when y o u ' v e had a c o u p l e .
Mind y o u , the stuf f ing s ta r ts to get a bit th in by the middle of the B - s i d e , w i t h a s h a l l o w dooh-dah c a l l e d 'Hold on' and the s e n s i t i v e l y - t i t l e d 'Get it up' wh ich in the end turns out to be a rather l imp ' o rgan ' -based inst rumental w i th a cer ta in l ack Of thrust about i t . Obv ious B lakoe ma l func t ion . No matter — the band boogies on out at ful l pelt on the c l o s i n g t rack 'What in the funk do you
I t 's not a great m u s i c a l ach ievemen t ; it w a s n ' t intended to be, but as far as v i t a l i t y goes it beats the e y e b a l l s out of bor ing , ove rpa id , o ld farts (Rob in Trower to name but a half) current ly f o l l ow ing the same we l l - t rodden, w e l l - h e e l e d , paths on their supposed ly ' new ' r e l e a s e s .
Fonk field revitalised • j R A H A M C E N T R A L
The thing w i th d i sco - funk bands is that rea l l y they are a l i ve comod i ty . Pu t them in the s te r i l e surrounds of a record ing s tud io , and no matter how hard they try, no way are they going to get anywhere near the feel of thei r s tage a c t . Graham Cen t ra l S ta t ion are no d i f fe rent . I'd probably d ig thei r show any t ime, but play them on an o ld t in box in a Ma ida V a l e squat on a c o l d October n igh t? . N o , the only way a band l i ke th is can do jus t i ce to themse lves is on a l i ve s t a g e , where thankfu l ly p resence and atmosphere count as much — somet imes more — than the songs being la id down.
Try as they do, the Sta t ion just c a n ' t bring the v i ny l a l i v e even though they start w i th the intro to their act - the semi inst rumental 'Entraw', where they inv i te the l is tener to ' a par ty ' . A t f i rs t they appear to have eve ry th ing . S l i c k p r o f e s s i o n a l i s m ? Y o u bet. T ight m u s i c i a n s h i p ? Sure as h e l l . Ha rmon ies?
S T A T I O N - 'M IRROR' f a u l t l e s s , but atmosphere? None .
T h e songs aren ' t a l l that memorable (aga in , not a l w a y s the most important th ing in a l i ve con tex t ) , ranging from the standard funk of 'Do Yah' (no re la t ion to the Move c l a i m ) , the present s i ng l e '/ got a reason', wi th i ts deft reggae s l a n t i n g , sung in a ' sou l y f a l s e t t o ' . On the other hand you can forget the psuedo-gospe l l y r i c i sm of 'Forever'; the song has a n ice me lod ic s y n t h e s i z e r passage running through it.
The best t rack is probably 'Save Me', w h i c h opens up s i d e T w o , and has a par t i cu la r l y ca tchy chorus l ine . A l t hough s t r i ngs and horns are used throughout, they are a l w a y s held back to a l l o w the rhythm sec t i on and v o c a l l ines to be w e l l to the fore.
A l t hough a big act in the S ta tes , where thei r last a lbum went G o l d , in th is country they are des t ined one f e e l s only to be adored in the land of the d i s c o .
WANT TO WIN TWO TICKETS TO THE IC ENTS'
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horslips CONCERT,
IN THE GREAT HALL, SAT. NOV. 13th?
Then just answer this simple contest and you could be going free.
Tickets for Horslips are available in advance from IC Ents in the Union Building price : £1.10 (IC advance price £1).
The questions 1. What Beatles' album consists partly of 'live' roof-top
material ? 2. What Beatles' song includes "Girl With Kaleidoscope
Eyes" ? 3 . What was the name of the deceased Rolling Stone ? 4. What Rolling Stone album was recorded at the Madison
Square Garden ? 5. Which famous Horslips album includes "Dearg Doom"
Answers should be addressed to Tim Fowler,,c/o The Ents Office, IC Union, together with your own address. These should arrive no later than Wednesday (10th November 1976) lunchtime. The winner will be chosen by Ents, whose decision is final and binding.
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FRIDAY 5th NOVEMBER Party Gu i Ids / I f P a r t y : 8pm C o n c e r t H a l l . T i c k e t s £1 from C & G / I F U n i o n s Inc ludes D i s c o , F o o d and Bar T i c k e t .
D i s c o E n t s D^sco . 8 .00pm. Un ion Lower Re fec to ry . 15p. L i n s t e a d H a l l D i s c o : 8pm — Midn igh t . F r e e . C h e a p B o o z e .
F i l m IC F i l m s o c present ' T h e L a d y With The D o g ' 7 .30pm. Mech E n g 220 . A d m i s s i o n by membersh ip card or 25p at the door .
G i g s
E d d i e and T h e Hot R o d s . Thames P o l y W o o l i c h . Count B i s h o p s : Bedford C o l l e g e , Regen ts P a r k . A l c a t r a z : C i t y of London P o l y . T y l a Gang and B u s t e r C r a b b e : D i n g w a l l s , Camden L o c k . F i y i n g A c e s : Greyhound , F u l h a m P a l a c e R d . P a c i f i c Eard rum: Man In .Moon, K i n g s R d . Ca ro l G r i m e s ' L o n d o n B o o g i e B a n d . N a s h v i l l e , North E n d R d . R a h s h a . Ro land K i r k : Ronn ie S c o t t s , F r i t h S t . S a i l o r / S m i t h Darbo : New V i c t o r i a .
C l u b A c t i v i t y
Or ien teer ing C l u b : Meet ing and cheap lunch . 12 .40pm. Un ion S C R .
SATURDAY 6th Party Imperial C o l l e g e Boat C l u b Pa r t y : 8 .00 . IC Boa t H o u s e , Putney Embankment . Men 25p, L a d i e s 15p. I C / C h e l s e a J e w i s h S o c i e t i e s F o l k E v e n i n g : 7 .45pm. 10 D i n g w a l l G a r d e n s , G o l d e r s Green NW11 . A d m i s s i o n £1 or free w i th your own gui tar and s o n g .
G i g s Rahsaan Rouand K i r k : R o n n i e S c o t t s , F r i t h St (439 0747) Moon: N a s h v i l l e West K e n s i n g t o n (603 6071) F l y i n g A c e s : Greyhound , Fu l ham R o a d . C a r o l Gr imes London B o o z i e B a n d : Roches te r , S toke Newington H i g h S t .
D i s c o
Q E C D i s c o . 8 .00pm. Un ion B a r , Campden H i l l , W l . 20p . S U ca rds requ i red . Neares t Tube — H i g h St Kens ing ton .
SUNDAY 7th Bo goes to B r i gh ton : Meet in H y d e Park in night C l o t h s . C o a c h to s e e B o ar r ive in B r i gh ton . £3 ( i nc ludes Lunch) T i c k e t s from P a u l B e n t l e y . G i g s
Strang lers at The Marquee C l u b , Wardour St (437 6603) . P i n k F a i r i e s / S t r i f e / M o t o r h e a d at the Roundhouse , C h a l k Farm R d . (267 2564) . The Ca ro l Gr imes B o o g i e B a n d at the Tor r ing ton , Lodge L a n e , North F i n c h l e y .
MONDAY 8th C l u b A c t i v i t y Meteo ro log i ca l and env i ronmenta l s o c i e t y : F i l m s h o w on numer ica l methods of weather p r e d i c t i o n . 5.30pm. Room 719 New Hux ley B i g .
G i g s Strang lers at the R o c k G a r d e n , C c v e n t Garden (240 3961)
FOLK ARTISTS WANTED Anyone who wants to p lay
w i th the F o l k B a n d w h o grace S t a n ' s B a r every Saturday i s a d v i s e d to see Stan h i m s e l f . L i q u i d refreshment i n l i e u of payment w i l l be p rov ided .
ACC Mini-Bus The A C C mini-bus is now
available for hire on most weekdays (excluding Wedn.) at advantageous rates!
For details contact, Jim Marshall .Chem Eng 3 or Pam in the Union Oi l ice..
ICURCC Would anyone invo lved in
the f o l l ow ing c l u b s , none of w h i c h were represented at the l as t R C C meet ing , .p lease con tac t the R C C in R A T T (Un ion B u i l d i n g ) , or v i a the R C C let ter r ack in the Un ion O f f i c e . Art C l u b , Go C l u b , H is tor ica l Re-enactment Socie ty , Hang-G l i d i n g C l u b , Surf C l u b .
T w o 2 week o ld k i t tens to be g iven away . Con tac t A n g e l a G w a t k i n on 749 5293 (after 6.30pm).
TUESDAY S T O I C : J C R S T O I C : a featuret te on the making of ' A l l the P r e s i d e n t s Men' w i t h Robert Redford and P a u l Newman . J C R in South S ide T V Lounge — Un ion Upper Lounge .
Dinner
Wine H a l l D inner : 7.00 for 7 .00pm. Sher f ie ld B u i l d i n g . £3.55 (Wine inc luded) . A l l a p p l i c a t i o n s to Pat by noon today.
C l u b Act iv i ty S c i e n c e F i c t i o n C l u b : F i l m s h o w and T a l k . ' T h e y Shoot S F M o v i e s don ' they ' by P h i l S t r i c k . 6 .30pm. M E 220. IC J e w i s h S o c i e t y . T a l k by D a v i d L i t m a n o n : ' T h e R e a l i t i e s of A r a b Jewry ' 1.20pm. Mech Eng 6 4 0 .
Misce l laneous Open Meet ing of Ex te rna l A f f a i r s Commi t tee . . 6 .30pm. Un ion Lower Re fec to ry . Ammendments and p r io r i t i es for N U S Con fe rence mot ions . G u i l d s N igh t Out to Queens Ice Skat ing R i n k . 7 .00pm. Un ion B a r . E n q u i r i e s C & G Un ion O f f i c e .
G i g s V i b r a t o r s / J a m at the 100 C l u b , Oxford St 636 0933 . Upp at the Marquee C l u b , Wardour St 437 6603 . R o c k e t s at the ' R e d C o w ' P u b , Hammersmi th . St rang lers at the R o c k H o u s e , A c k l a m H a l l , A c k l a m R o a d .
WEDNESDAY 10ft C l u b Ac t i v i t y Q E C F i l m Soc ie t y 7 .00pm. Queen E l i z a b e t h C o l l e g e , Campden H i l l R o a d , W8. 25p . S U ca rds requ i red. IC F o l k C l u b : S inge rs N igh t , 20 .00 Unconf i rmed p l a c e . F r e e . Bar f a c i l i t i e s w i l l be a v a i l a b l e . S i n g e r s / M u s i c i a n s w e l c o m e wi th open a rms!
Misce l laneous A n Ex-member of the B r i t i s h pregnancy adv iso ry s e r v i c e w i l l ta lk about the work they do . 1.00pm. ICWA Lounge . A l l we l come .
THURSDAY 11th C l u b A c t i v i t y Arab S o c i e t y . F r e s h e r ' s r ecep t i on . 6pm. J C R . T e a and sandwiches f ree. S a i l i n g C l u b . C h e e s e and Wine P a r t y . 6.00pm - M idn igh t . Un ion Senior Common Room. Fur ther d e t a i l s from C h r i s Hart ( P u b l i c i t y of f icer) E l e c E n g 2 . IC C h r i s t i a n U n i o n . A ta lk en t i t l ed " I n Search of G o d " . 1.30pm. U n i o n S C R . Speaker : Dr Pe te r May . Par t of IC C h r i s t i a n Un ion ' B o o k Week ' .
F i l m
IC E n t s present 'So lde r B l u e ' 6 .30pm. Mech Eng 220 . 15p.
Misce l laneous S T O I C : ' L u n c h B reak ' — rounding up the more unusua l a s p e c t s of IC . J C R Sou ths ide U n i o n . 1.00pm. S T O I C : T h i s a f te rnoon 's L u n c h Break repeated to South S ide and the Un ion 6 .00pm.
FRIDAY 12th F i l m IC F i l m s o c present ' L e Boucher ' 7.30pm M e c h . A d m i s s i o n by membership card or 25p at the door .
SATURDAY 13th G i g s H o r s l i p s and A l f A [fa.. 7 .30pm. Great H a l l . T i c k e t s £1.20 on door, £1.10 a d v a n c e , £1.00 IC A d v a n c e . T i c k e t s a v a i l a b l e from IC E n t s of f ice.^ground f loor , U n i o n B u i l d i n g , cppos i t e bar ( lunch t imes) .
The Chemical Engineering Post-graduate Society, invites everyone to a talk on:-
•POST G R A D U A T E EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY' To be given by the well-known critic of University based Research....
DR DUNCAN DAVIES General Manager of Research & Development at ICI.
Place: Chem Eng Lec Theatre 1 Date: Tuesday 9th November. Time: 5pm (Tea from 4.30pm).
ATHLETICS If you are in teres ted in
a t h l e t i c s contac t A D a i c y P h y s i c s 111 v i a in terna l m a i l or A C C le t ter r a c k s .
COAT FOR SALE B l u e T a r t a n W a l l i s coa t
for s a l e . S i z e 12. E x c e l l e n t c o n d i t i o n . £15 or near o f fe rs . C o n t a c t B e c k y Abbo t t , More H o u s e , C r o m w e l l R o a d . . -
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FELIX SPORT L a c r o s s e
Effective possession tactics
St Hel ier ' B ' 5 , v 7 Imperial C o l l e g e
Af te r p l a y i n g St H e l i e r i n a f r iend ly las t week , Imper ia l C o l l e g e aga in headed down to Mi tcham to p lay them i n a f l a g s match (the ' F l a g s ' i s a knockout compe t i t i on ) . A s usua l IC were two p l a y e r s short and s i n c e they had been told that ( th is week) St H e l i e r wou ld have a f u l l team, IC were expec t i ng a hard match .
In fact St H e l i e r on ly had a one man advantage , but they had a heav ier team than the week before. St H e l i e r are noted for be ing a ' p h y s i c a l ' team and th is match was no e x c e p t i o n . The IC de fence q u i c k l y learnt the act of the ' take out ' w h i c h i n v o l v e s mak ing sure that when someone runs into you it h u r t s them them more than i t does you . Meanwh i le I C ' s a t tack were hav ing t roubles of their own , namely that St H e l i e r had a heavy defence so IC were coming from f i f teen to twenty yards out and were e a s i l y snapped up by the goa lkeeper .
F o r most of the f i rs t h a l f St H e l i e r had the upper hand. I C ' s a t tack were hav ing l i t t le
Orienteering
ROSEN WINS THE LEAGUE
s u c c e s s . A t ha l f t ime St H e l i e r l ead 4 - 2 .
Over the in te r va l IC t r ied to rega in some composures A t the start of the th i rd quarter I C somehow came into the a s c e n d - j a n c y . It w a s n ' t so much a c a s e of s c o r i n g lots o f g o a l s , but more a c a s e of k e e p i n g p o s s e s s i o n and jus t p l ugg ing away at g o a l . T h e de fence rea l l y t ightened up so that at the end of the th i rd quarter IC lead by 5—4,
T h e l a s t quarter s tar ted w i t h I C sco r i ng two more g o a l s . T h e y then d e c i d e d to employ the rather dangerous p o l i c y of just keep ing p o s s e s s i o n and not r e a l l y go ing to hard for g o a l . T h i s resu l t ed i n a very ac t i ve l a s t ten minutes as the l ight faded and St H e l i e r repeated ly at tempted to make up the three goa l d i f f e rence , IC managed to ho ld them off and ended a very c l o s e game, the v i c to r s by 7—8,
T e a m : Bill Jackson (Capt), Pete Watson, Bob Strangeway, Rob Morrisson, Richard Forster, Tony Hallett, Tony Armstrong, Martin Trewhella.
A t Camber ley l as t Sunday , the Or ien tee r i ng C l u b took part i n the Southern N a v i g a t o r s E v e n t on B a r o s s a Common , T h i s i s an area of Army l and , c r i s s - c r o s s e d by tank t r a c k s , and the haxards i nc luded ro l l s o f barbed w i re and s l i t t r enches . T h e event o f f i c i a l s were ma in ly Army p e r s o n n e l , w h i c h meant that the event had one or two o d d i t i e s .
The ca r park w a s some way into the common, a l ong a very bumpy t rack, w h i c h shook up the occupan ts of the min ibus s l i g h t l y — perhaps Mar t in K e s s l e r thought he was d r i v ing a landrover . O n the 11 k i lometre ' A ' cou r se , the on ly I C runner was D a v i d R o s e n , who desp i te an Army ' f u n n y ' , comp le ted the course i n 70 minutes 52 s e e s . T h e ' funny ' was that there was an incor rec t con t ro l c o d e — the number on the s i de of the marker w h i c h t e l l s you that you are at the right con t ro l , C o n s e q y e n t l y , he spent a coup le of minutes scou r i ng the a rea , before d e c i d i n g that he had been i n the r ight p l a c e to begin w i t h . H i s t ime was neve r the less fas t enough to make h im the c l e a r w inner of the South E a s t a rea league for 1976, desp i te the fac t that there i s one more league race to go.
There were f i ve IC runners on the ' B ' course for men under 2 1 , Andy Q u i c k f a l l , the newly e l e c t e d . C l u b Secre ta ry , sped round i n 66 minutes 16 s e e s , to put him in 2nd p l a c e , Ian A l v e y was next best i n 80—36, w h i l s t Mark E v a n s got round i n 8 9 - 5 0 ,
Severa l newcomers to the sport came a long and w i s e l y t r ied the shorter c o u r s e s , N i g e l Ward d id the 5 k i l ome t re course in 68—25, w h i l s t on the 4 k i lomet re c o u r s e , M ike Turner took 59—25, Lennar t K a r l s s o n took 82—23, and the new C l u b T reasu re r , R o l a n d Thomas s t r o l l ed round in a l e i s u r e l y 111 m inu tes .
Nex t Sunday , the 7th of November , the C l u b i s going to the New F o r e s t i n Hampsh i re for the November C l a s s i c B a d g e E v e n t , w h i l s t the f o l l o w i n g Sunday, we w i l l be going to F a r l e y Hea th i n Surrey for another ' B a d g e E v e n t ' , We w i l l be tak ing a min ibus to both of these and newcomers are very w e l c o m e . J u s t come a long to our F r i d a y luncht ime meet ings at 12.40pm in the Un ion S C R (on the l s t f loor ) , and s i g n the transport l i s t ,
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c o n v i n c e me (6) 16. Run past w i th hal f the judges for the d i s t a n c e s (6) 2 1 . How many? One shor t ; doesn ' t matter w h i c h (3) 22 . G o d ! Eve ry th ing ends w i th su rp r i se (5) 24 . We start in th is d i rec t i on (4) 2 5 . Adap t w i th these and it may appear as a red spo t . (5) 26. Look of a fast charge (10)
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s l i c e and hur ts ; t ha t ' s wi thout God (10) 6. It has no laugh, and i s s t i l l the same (3)
7 . Worse dread of s n a k e s (5)
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(3) 14. Y a n k s ' tugs w i th a plus (5) 17 . N i x o n narrowly gets back w i t h i n ad jo in ing bu i ld ing (5) 1 8 . A hundred from the cent re leaves the F rench inbetween (5) 19 . U s e d to be up and cut t ing (3) 20 . A r iot over the f ract ion (5) 2 3 . L o w e s t mod s i x e x c l u s i o n s e n s e down in pseudopsy -cho logy (3)
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10 - F E L I X , N O V E M B E R 5th. 1976
FELIX SPORT Rugby
Gutteridge win S e e k i n g a g a i n to do w e l l
in the Gut ter idge C u p (which was so c l o s e to be ing brought to I C l a s t s e a s o n ) , the 1st ventured in to the depth of Her t fo rdsh i re to p lay the s ide they knocked out 4—3 l a s t s e a s o n .
Af ter a p romis ing s tar t , Co t t e r k i c k e d a penal ty to g ive I C a 3 point l e a d . T h i s was soon fo l l owed by a f ine try by West w h i c h resu l t ed from a p r e v i o u s l y unt r ied movement from our b a c k s . A s u c c e s s f u l pena l ty attempt by ' V e t s saw the half-t imer score to 7—3.
With the forwards w i n n i n g on ly a l im i t ed amount of b a l l , the backs began to show some f l a i r . A f t e r a c l e a n p a s s i n g movement W i l l i a m s sco red a n e x c e l l e n t t ry on the r ight w i n g . T a k i n g on 2 men he k i c k e d ahead , ran through (a mass of
opponents) and gather ing the b a l l , went over for a try. Shor t ly af terwards a c r a s h movement by G i l b e r t led to a Co t te r t ry, conver ted to g i ve I C a 1 7 - 3 l e a d .
In the las t 10 minu tes , V e t s turned on the pressure and were rewarded w i t h a c o n s o l a t i o n t ry. Another Co t te r penal ty saw the f i na l score at 20—7, a good resu l t from an enter ta in ing ma tch . There i s s t i l l room for improvement, but the s i de shows great p rom ise . Other r e s u l t s : -I C 1st X V 39 , E s h e r 3rd 4 I C 2 n d - X V 13 , E s h e r 4th 0
If any cons t i tuen t c o l l e g e p l a y e r s want a Saturday game any week , then p l e a s e le t your cap ta in (s ) k n o w .
T h e rugby c l u b s w e e p s t a k e , t h i s week , was by N i g e l W i l t sh i re (Chem E n g 3).
Hockey
Middleton's defeat IC 1 St J o h n s , Cambridge 3
H a v i n g a r r i ved at Cambr idge w i t h e l e v e n p laye rs I C c o n fronted St Johns w i t h the infamous ' M i d d l e t o n S y s t e m ' . T h i s c o n s i s t s o f three fo rwards , four h a l v e s , three b a c k s and a goa lkeeper . T h e i dea b e i n g to
prevent the oppos i t i on s c o r i n g . However , Saturday proved
how even the best theor ies are prone to f a i l u r e . T h e match s tar ted w i th St Johns f i nd ing gaps i n an I C de fence , w h i c h seemed to ta l l y d i s i n t e res ted
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IC L A D I E S S A V E T H E D A Y I C L a d i e s showed the i r
a b i l i t y on Saturday by ga in ing the C l u b ' s * f i r s t ' p o i n t " i n the Southern L e a g u e . T h i s came as somewhat of a s u r p r i s e , s ince the C l u b were e x p e c t i n g a c o n v i n c i n g defeat by a far better Por tsmou th s i d e . Mar ia G e o r g i a d i s d e s e r v e s s p e c i a l ment ion for b o w l i n g a magn i f i cen t 384.
Por tsmouth f i e l d e d a far super ior team w h i c h upset the s tandard o f our l j t s , who, were b o w l i n g very sub-s tandard . T h e 2 mis tr ied hard w i t h Mar t in L y n n r o l l i n g Imper ia ls h ighes t 3core o f the day at 484.
The p rev ious week Imper ia l had an en joyab le Sunday at Southampton at w h i c h P a u l Ba r t ze t t broke the 200 barr ier and set the C l u b off to a f l y i n g s tar t . D e s p i t e th i s we were nar rowly beaten and had to dorwn our sorrows on the return. Ruper t W i l l o x - B a k e r , our dr iver , found a ve ry good pub and negot ia ted the entrance better than the e x i t .
T h e L a d i e s T e a m — Mar low H i l l , P a u l i n e . H a s s a l l , M a r i a G e o r g i a d i s and T i n a V a r g a s .
Simon Sparrier (Captain)
in the game. St J o h n s were q u i c k l y two goa ls up . D o w n the other end of the p i t c h I C forwards mys t i f i ed everyone by their a b i l i t y to s e t up c h a n c e s and then m i s s them. T h e ch i e f cu lp r i t was M idd le ton who spent most of h i s t ime a l te rna t ing between c u r s i n g the the defence and mak ing apo log ies to them as the b a l l went be tween h i s l e g s .
A l though the de fence woke up after the i n t e r v a l , and began to p l a y h o c k e y , they became d i shea r tened by the con t inued i nab i l i t y of the I C forwards to s c o r e . I C then went three goa ls down .
In the las t few minu tes of the game (due to the U m p i r e ' s
generos i ty ) IC sco red a goa l , w h i c h was con tes ted e v e n by their own ( I C ' s ) d e f e n c e . T h e T h e fac t that M idd je ton had sco red w a s f i rs t to much for them. T e a m : R Hulson, M Callun, R Vaz, J Huckle, T Sethi, T Creek, C Parker, P Nowe 11, C Hardy, R Middleton (Capt), S Sorba.
John Huckle
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Sports editing Dear S i r , — A s the author o f the a r t i c l e e n t i t l e s 'Mud-free' wh i ch appeared i n l a s t w e e k ' s F E L I X , I w i s h to point out that the p u b l i s h e d i tem bore l i t t l e resemb lence to the one o r i g i n a l l y submit ted for p u b l i c a t i o n . T h e o r i g ina l con ta i ned d e s c r i p t i o n s o f two even ts in w h i c h d ie C r o s s c o u n t r y C l u b had pa r t i c i pa ted the p rev ious w e e k . T h e featured a r t i c l e c o n s i s t e d of a report on jus t one of these even ts (the desc r i p t i on of the other event was o f
equa l length i n the o r ig ina l , ) and that w a s i n an ed i ted v e r s i o n .
I have it on good author i ty that some of the other spor ts a r t i c l e s p r in ted were a l s o sub jec ted to th is form of gu i l l o t i ne e d i t i n g , and i n one c a s e i n par t i cu la r a report,, submi t ted w a s not p u b l i s h e d w h i l s t the s o c c e r c l u b had two a r t i c l e s on the spor ts page! )
T h i ' i devas ta t ing use of the ed i t o r i a l Derogat ive makes abso lu te nonsense of the
p o l i c y of ~ a s k i n g peop le to wr i te reports for F E L I X . T h e ed i to r , Mr D e w e y , must have a deep contempt for I C sportmen and their l i terary a b i l i t i e s , s i n c e the d ras t i c ac t i on he takes regard ing a r t i c l e s , i s i n order to con f i ne sport to one page in F E L I X .
Sport shou ld have as many pages in F E L I X , as i s n e c e s s a r y i n ordg:r . to p u b l i s h a l l the submi t ted repor t s . T h i s c o u l d be done wi thout i n c r e a s i n g the s i z e of the paper , by removing seve ra l o f the regular fea tures i n F E L I X . B y th i s I am re fer ing to the 'What's on' pages and the rev iews p a g e s , the lat ter
be ing a po in t l ess con t r ibu t ion to F E L I X by s e l f - s t y l e d c r i t i c s whose pretent ious j ou rna l i sm is as j u s t i f i e d as any c l a i m I wou ld make to be an O l y m p i c a th le te . R e v i e w s by better qua l i f i ed peop le c a n be found e l s e w h e r e , s o why have them i n F E L K ?
T h u s , by the removal of the pages o c c u p i e d by these s p a c e consuming t o p i c s , room wou ld be created for a l l a r t i c l e s i n a v i r t ua l l y unedi ted fo rm.
Y o u r s in the hope that th is let ter i s pr in ted i n an uned i ted form.
A D a v e y C a p t X -Coun t r y
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Right on Prof; I know many of our Listeners will want to know the deep significance of your researches to the overall astrological situation.
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Right Wing Dentistry Imperial 1st XI 2 v K ings C o l l e g e 1st XI 0
Imper ia l C o l l e g e ' s f i rs t team fo l l owed up thei r 7—2 c u p w i n over C h e l s e a w i t h th i s w e l l dese rved v i c to r y over K ings on Wednesday.
I C began the game very s l o w l y and for the f i rs t twenty minutes the match was very s c r a p p y . Howeve r , towards the end of the ha l f I C se t t l ed down-and s ta r ted to look dangerous w i th a s e r i e s of r ight w i n g a s s a u l t s on the K i n g s ' de fence . F r o m one such a t tack a d i v i n g attempt by Ian Hunt ingdon went jus t w i d e .
D e s p i t e a coup le of melees in the K i n g s goalmouth the ha l f - t ime score remained at 0-0 ,
In the s e c o n d ha l f I C con t i nued to dominate the game. In fac t , w i t h A n d y B a k e r and Dave B r a b b i n i n comple te con t ro l at the back , .Kev A l l e n hard ly had to make a save throughout the second hal f .
I C opened the sco r i ng w i t h a f ine move down the right w i n g , Ter ry L i n d o n sent over a per fect c r o s s and there was Ian Hunt ingdon — recen t l y
re ins ta ted in to the forward l ine after some trouble w i t h h i s den t is t — to score w i t h a f ine r ight foot sho t . F rom th is po in t I C d id not look back , the i r l ead w a s soon i n c r e a s e d when Steve B a t e s c r o s s e d the b a l l , a g a i n from the r ight w i n g , and Gare th Rober ts ghosted i n at the near pos t to score w i th a g l a n c i n g header .
I C cont inued to s e a r c h for goa ls and were un lucky not to i nc rease thei r t a l l y . One move i n par t i cu la r dese rved a better fa te ; Steve G e e cent red to the near p o s t , T e r r y G r i m wade f l i c k e d it o n , and there was Te r ry L i n d o n to hi t a s tunn ing le f t foot v o l l e y w h i c h w a s magn i f i cen t l y turned away by the goa lkeeper .
T h e las t 10 minutes saw the game degenerate into a s e r i e s of pet ty i n c i d e n t s . Ian Hunt ingdon had a d isagreement w i t h a K i n g s defender and t r ied ( u n s e c c e s s f u l l y ) to ensure that he too wou ld v i s i t the d e n t i s t . T h i s was fo l l owed by the K i n g s c a p t a i n be ing
sent off for q u e s t i o n i n g the re fe ree ' s parentage (Tha t ' s a cute w a y of put t ing " i t —Ed) . N e v e r t h e l e s s I C kept their gr ip on the game and c l a i m e d another two v a l u a b l e p o i n t s . T e a m : Kev Allen, Chris Howley,
Dave Brabbin, Andy Baker, Rob Young, Steve Grimwade, Gareth Roberts, Terry Lindon, lan Huntingdon, Steve Gee.
N B . Ian Hunt ingdon appears by k i nd p e r m i s s i o n of T a m p a B a y M o l a r s .
C r o s s Country
Saturday dampner I C C O C represented the
U n i v e r s i t y of L o n d o n i n the f i rs t Courages L e a g u e match of the s e a s o n . D e s p i t e e x c e l l e n t runs by P a u l C l a r k e a n d George S i v e l l the team cannot f a i l to do better i n future matches. A s i f th is was not enough the day was further spo i l t by a n e x c e s s of r a i n w h i c h accompan ied the team where they went ,
Richmond Ramble O n Wednesday the T e a m , of
s ta lwar ts and f r e s h e r s , competed i n a ' l o c a l ' match aga ins t U L and L S E at L S E ' s c o u r s e . A f te r a good start on the two lap c o u r s e , 4 members, who s h a l l remain anonymous , dropped out l e a v i n g the remainder to f l og round. Now for the good news : P a u l
C l a r k e f i n i s h e d 4 th , Dave R o s e n 6th and Andy D a v e y 7 th , the others in unment ionable p o s i t i o n s .
Mud - Again! H a v i n g been i n v i t e d to
compete i n a race at Southampton we turned up. T h e race was he ld in a l o c a l fo res t , the wetter patches of w h i c h p rov ided more than adequate c o v e r i n g s of s t i c k y , we t , c l i m y , ' c l a y e y ' mud! ! George S i v e l l weathered these cond i t i ons w e l l to f i n i s h 4 th , w i th Steve Webb 17th and P a u l C l a r k e 24th.
Other notable per formances were g i ven by Mar t in C o o p e r , Andy D a v e y , Ian A l v e y , T i m Wai te , B r i a n A c k f o r d and M a u r i c e ' W i l s o n .
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12 - F E L I X , N O V E M B E R 5th 1976
Edinburgh quits NUS
In a referendum las t F r i d a y , the s tudents of E d i n b u r g h U n i v e r s i t y vo ted by 1,894 to 1,675 to d i s a f f i l i a te from N U S .
T h i s d e c i s i o n , made by a h igh 33% turn-out, h a s depr i ved N U S o f £12,000 pa (2.7% of i t s income) as w e l l as 10,000 members .
Of the eight S c o t t i s h u n i v e r s i t i e s , S t ra thc l yde , G l a s g o w and St And rews were a l ready ou ts ide N U S , w h i l s t Dundee , A b e r d e e n , S t i r l i n g and Her iot -Watt con t inue their a f f i l i a t i on
T h e referendum seems to ind i ca te the v i e w s of the ' s i l e n t ma jo r i t y ' , s i n c e a l l the m a i n p o l i t i c a l o rgan iza t i ons at the u n i v e r s i t y , from B road L e f t to F e d e r a t i o n of C o n se rva t i ve S tuden ts , opposed d i s a f f i l i a t i o n .
Comment ing on the d e c i s i o n , as N U S s p o k e s m a n , s a i d : 'After a little while out in the cold, Edinburgh will come back again'.
Further fears F o l l o w i n g the recent
announcement o f further cu t -backs in p u b l i c spend ing , it seems l i k e l y that the S c i e n c e R e s e a r c h C o u n c i l ' s budget for 1980 w i l l be reduced not by a s i x t h , as forecast i n l a s t w e e k ' s Student W o r l d ' , but by a quarter . T h i s makes it a l l the more probable that un i ve rs i t y educa t i on and resea rch w i l l be a f fec ted .
What Is The U.N. UNI? F o u n d e d : 1973 - at the start o f the wor ld r e c e s s i o n . Headquar te rs : T o k y o . R e c t o r : Dr J|tmes H e s t e r , former p res iden t of New Yo rk U n i v e r s i t y . Gove rno rs : c o u n c i l appo in ted by Waldhe im and the U N E S C O c h i e f . M a i n programme: research in to wo r l d hunger. Works through e s t a b l i s h e d u n i v e r s i t i e s and resea rch i n s t i tu tes : T h i s i s more e c o n o m i c a l ! N o w wants 8500m, s o it c a n l i v e off c a p i t a l ,
Wakefield A p i l o t Open U n i v e r s i t y scheme at Wake f i e l d P r i s o n h a s proved so s u c c e s s f u l that i t may be extended to other j a i l s in the count ry .
When the Open U n i v e r s i t y s tar ted i n ' 1971, 16 pr i soners at W a k e f i e l d ' s top secur i t y p r i son en ro l l ed on c o u r s e s . T h e Unde rs tand ing Soc ie ty cou rse proved to be the most popu lar amongst the inmates ; some of whom were se rv i ng l i fe sen tences for murder.
Canteen Boycott Students • at the C e n t r a l
L o n d o n P o l y t e c h n i c boyco t ted the W e l l s Street C a n t e e n last Thu rsday (28th O c t ) as a protest aga ins t r i s i n g p r i c e s and f a l l i n g s tandards i n the P o l y s C a n t e e n s .
A t the start of term, T a y l o r p l a n C a n t e e n s i n c r e a s e d p r i c e s by 18% furthermore they a b o l i s h e d the s u c c e s s f u l mea l -o f - the-day ' (a set mea l at a s l i g h t l y lower p r i ce ) w h i c h operated i n two can teens last year .
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Newspape r , a l s o reports that spot c h e c k s i nd i ca ted that the qua l i t y of food is get t ing w o r s e . It a l s o po in ts out that s i n c e the P o l y h e a v i l y s u b s i d i s e s T a y l o r p l a n — l a s t year to more than £100,000 i t i s in the in te res ts of a l l the s tudents to ensure va lue for money .
Astronomic ler! In the front page lead
story l a s t w e e k ' s THES i t i s sugges ted that government o f f i c i a l s i n the Department of E d u c a t i o n and S c i e n c e are e x p e c t i n g a drop i n numbers of un ive rs i t y s tudents of around 7.000 next year as a resu l t o f fee i n c r e a s e s (see fast week's FELIX). T h i s wou ld be the f i rs t drop s i n c e 1939, and wou ld resu l t in a tota l of 268 ,000 s tuden ts , 17,000 fewer than the government target .
Informed sources at the u n i v e r s i t i e s , however , do not be l i eve that s u c h a drop i s l i k e l y .
Leeds O v e r s e a s Students A t L e e d s
U n i v e r s i t y are re fus ing to pay part of thei r tu i t i on fees in pro tes t a t the 30% i n c r e a s e s i n c e las t yea r , and aga ins t the fac t that the ove rseas s tudents are requi red to pay c o n s i d e r a b l y more than thei r B r i t i s h counterpar ts . T h e overseas s tudents are pay ing £442.80 in to an account s p e c i a l l y opened for the purpose by the Students ' U n i o n , and the U n i o n i s p a y i n g £250 of th is to the U n i v e r s i t y ,
Higher Science Grants Higher grants for students
s tudy ing s c i e n c e and eng ineer ing are be ing cons ide red by the Government , Mrs Sh i re ly W i l l i a m s , E d u c a t i o n Secre tary , s a i d .
T h i s w a s one of the p roposa l s b e i n g cons ide red to encourage young people to take up sub jec t s wh ich are at present u n d e r -s u b s c r i b e d .
Red tape & dark skins The Guardian has exposed
a Government plan that could seriously affect all current and potential overseas students |n Britain.
T h e p l a n i s embodied i n a con f i den t i a l Home O f f i ce and D E S draft c i r c u l a r wh i ch encourages c o l l e g e s and u n i v e r s i t i e s to g ive e v i d e n c e i n c a s e s of v i s a renewa l a p p l i c a t i o n s that the ove rseas s tudent i s in f ac t con t i nu ing w i t h h i s cou rse of s tud ies a n d , i n most c a s e s , that he has attended them regularly'. T h i s p o l i c i n g • p o l i c y w i l l a f fect the 53,000 o v e r s e a s s tudents i n B r i t a i n , of whom 8,500 are at L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t y , mos t l y a s pos tg radua tes , and i t i s d e s i g n e d to 'help to maintain an effective immigration control'.
Knowledge of English A further recommendat ion
i s that u n i v e r s i t i e s refer ove rseas s t uden t s ' a d m i s s i o n a p p l i c a t i o n s to an En t r y C e r t i f i c a t i o n O f f i ce r , an immigrat ion o f f i c i a l i n the i r own count ry , who w i l l be au tho r i sed to examine the s tuden t ' s knowledge of E n g l i s h and h i s f i n a n c i a l s t and ing . A n d th is o f f i c i a l .
w i l l be empowered to re fuse s tudents the r ight to come to B r i t a i n , even if they are sponsored by their own government. C o l l e g e s wou ld a l s o be encouraged to require d e p o s i t s from o v e r s e a s s tudents before admi t t ing them. T h e s e r e s t r i c t i o n s , s a y the c i r c u l a r , are 'in order to prevent wasted journeys to the UK.'
Riot N U S , L S O and other
o rgan iza t ions concerned w i t h fo re ign s tudents have a l ready pro tes ted to the Home O f f i c e about the c i r c u l a r , a n d there i s to be a p i cke t at D E S next T h u r s d a y at 1.30pm. R i c h a r d S i l v e r , P r e s i d e n t of U L U , d e s c r i b e d the news as 'absolutely scandalous', and s a i d , 'We'll go to fantastic lengths to smash this one—If they want a riot on their hands, the Home Office is asking for it'.
In defence- of the c i r c u l a r , Gordon O a k e s M P , M i n i s t e r of State at D E S , s a i d i n a rad io i n te rv iew that i t 'breaks no new ground' and that 'you can't expect the British taxpayer indefinitely to support overseas students'.
Jon Callaghan IC Union and F E L I X regret
to announce the death of Jon Callaghan (Geology I last year) as a result of a mining accident, at the Wheal Jane Mine, Truro, Cornwall. We offer our sympathy to his family and friends.
Tories oppose rival union
A former To ry m in is te r l as t week c r i t i c i s e d the c rea t i on of the B S A a s contrary to the present Tory p o l i c y of reform from w i t h i n the u n i o n s , acco rd ing to a Guard ian report ,
'The NUS is an effective voice for the student case,' he s a i d , 'That is why the Federation of Conservative Students is absolutely right to be taking a very active part in its affairs.'
A U n i v e r s i t y course in swear ing at Manches te r U n i v e r s i t y may have to be c a l led off for l a c k of cand ida tes . T h e cou rse i n " T h e P s y c h o l o g y of S w e a r i n g " has a l ready been a t tacked as a " w a s t e of t a x p a y e r s ' m o n e y " by Mr Normanton, a C h e s h i r e M P ,
Major Claims UFC There w i l l be a Major
C l a i m s Un ion F i n a n c e C o m mit tee at 18.00hrs in the Un ion Sen io r Common Room on Monday 15th November .
Any c l u b an t i c i pa t i ng expend i tu re of a non-annual nature, ie for expendi ture wh i ch cou ld not be a n t i c i pa ted in draf t ing es t ima tes for the year , shou ld contact the i r r espec t i ve major subcommit tee execu t i ve w i th a v iew to hav ing the i r c a s e put foeward .
Please note that claims will not be accepted after t7.00hrs on Wednesday 10th November.
Gestetner Demo Hope fu l l y you re reading
this on F r i d a y morning and so w i l l know know that there is a demo of the D u p l i c a t i n g M a c h i n e s in the F E L I X Outer O f f i ce at 13.00 T O D A Y . A l l those present w i l l be reg is tered to s i g n for the keys to the m a c h i n e s .
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