T H E N E W S P A P E R O F I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E U N I O N

Monday, October 1,1979 Issue no. 527

What a rush .... A Freshers ' FELIX produced in

six days! The photo is of Co l in Palmer.

We apologise to readers that because Of a

subjudlce rule; the Freihers' FELTX has had to

be censored and rewritten. In the rush some

articles have had to be left out.

INJUNCTION ATTEMPT FAILS IN

FELIX HIGH COURT DRAMA EXEC APPOINT COLIN PALMER ACTING FELIX EDITOR

Fol lowing the failure of his second year

M a t h e m a t i c s e x a m i n a t i o n s , J o h n

Shuttleworth, who was elected FELIX Editor

last March , was deemed by Co l l ege not to be

of 'good academic standing ' . This means that

he cannot be registered as a student for the

session 1979/80. He is barred from taking up

the Sabbat ica l by a Co l l ege Govern ing Body

regulation, wh ich has been accepted by a

Un ion Genera l Meet ing but had not been

incorporated into the Un i on B lue Book.

After taking all things into considerat ion,

inc lud ing the fact that the Sabbat ica l is tied to

the FELIX Editorship, Imperial Co l l ege Un ion

Executive issued a statement deeming J o h n

Shutt leworth to be inel ig ible to take up the

post of FELIX Editor, and appointed Co l in

Palmer Ac t ing Editor, as he was the runner-

up in the or ig inal e lect ion.

IC Un ion Execut ive

8th August , 1979

Sol ic i tors A n s c o m b Hol l ingworth wrote the

fo l lowing letter to Chr i s Fox, President of

Imperial Co l l ege Un ion , on August 15th 1979.

Ma l co lm Bra in , Deputy President, also

received a copy of the letter.

"We act for Mr Shuttleworth who has referred

a copy of the Union Bluebook to us together

with copies of correspondence relevant to his

improper removal as Editor of the Union

newspaper.

Paragraph 19 of the Rule Book states quite

clearly that any amendments to the rules can

only be incorporated into the Book in

accordance with rule Wand the Editor of the

newspaper can only be removed from office

in accordance with rule 4b.

Mr Shuttleworth has therefore been

properly appointed Editor and cannot be

dismissed in the way in which you have

purported to do.

We are therefore writing to you to require

you by next Monday 20th August to confirm

to us in writing that Mr Shuttleworth will be

allowed to continue as Editor and that his

grant be reinstated.

If you are unable to accede to our request

then our client will have no alternative but to

institute proceedings against you and the

Deputy President as officers of the Union for

the appropriate couM order."

O n the 7th September a writ was issued

against Chr i s Fox and Ma l co lm Bra in, (sued

on their own behalf and on behalf of al l other

members of the Executive Commit tee of

Imperial Co l l ege Union) , accompanied by a

summons to attend the High Court of Just i ce

on the 25th September to defend an

appl icat ion for an injunction to reinstate J o h n

Shutt leworth as Editor of FELIX pending the

full hear ing of the case. These were served on

the I9th September and affidavits from J o h n

Shutt leworth, Sheyne Lucock and Mary

At tenborough were co l lected by the Un ion

Sol ic i tors on Friday, 21st September.

The case was due to be heard by a High

Court Judge in Chambers (Q.B.11). At 12:30

all those concerned trooped in and the

appl icat ion by Co l l ege to become jo ined as a

party to the act ion was heard. The barrister

for J o h n Shutt leworth opposed this but

eventually Imperial Co l l ege was given leave

to be jo ined as Second Defendants to the

'on commenced by J o h n Shutt leworth.

e hearing adjourned at'1:00 p.m. and Mr.

K ing embarked on the plaintiff 's case. Th is

lasted some forty-five minutes dur ing which

t h e J u d g e a s k e d m a n y q u e s t i o n s .

At this point the Un ion Barrister, (Col in

Manning ) , rose to r ep l ybu t the Judge bade

him sit, having already dec ided on his

judgement.

In his Judgement, Mr. Jus t i ce McNe i l l

dealt at some length with the various issues

raised by the case. The basic view taken by

the Judge , however, was that the Union 's

Bye- laws cou ld not be read in isolation and

must be taken in context with the Union 's

re lat ionship with the Col lege . Moreover,

membership of the Un ion was restricted to

members of the Co l l ege and as J o h n

Shutt leworth was no longer the latter then he

was not entitled to the rights and benefits of

Un ion membership.

A l l o w i n g a l so for the b a l a n c e of

conven ience between the parties, it was

inappropriate for the Injunction to be

granted.

T h e h e a r i n g e n d e d at 4 :30 p . m .

Sirs,

In this discussion I shall

attempt to analyse as opposed to

describe aspects of the structure o f

this un ion . W e are a l l aware that

the checks and balances wh ich

exist between different sections of

the U n i o n makes for a relatively

democrat ic inst i tut ion in that no

extreme v iew can predominate

for long. However , the very

process ol par t i cu lar sections o f

the union ensuring that their

respective positions are advanced,

or at least not eroded, means that

we are distracted from observing

the existence ol attitudes c o m m o n

to m a n y s e c t i o n s o f t he

union . In this essay I hope to

correct this imbalance to a certa in

extent. O n e of the attitudes

prescient among various sections

of the union is in my view what I

shall ca l l ant i - inte l lectual ism.

T h e most notable offenders in this

respect are institutions such as the

C C U s and the Rug b y C l u b ; it has

been realised for some t ime that

they attempt to degrade those

people who j o i n them wi th such

e v e n t s as t h e i r i n i t i a t i o n

ceremonies. S m o k i n g Concerts p i

doubtful entertainment value,

and . i f the latest example is any­

th ing to judge by, rag mags wh i ch

can only be described as products

o f sick minds. But these are only

symptoms of a creeping disease

wh i ch attempts to cast people,

a n d p e o p1e at a v e r y

impressionable age. in the same

mou ld , the people who belong to

and run the C C U s are afraid of

ind iv idua l i t y since this threatens

their parano id grasp of these

reprehensible institutions. T h e

worst example ol this desire lot

uni formity is in their approach to

the intellect: they do not

consciously realise that they are

ant i - inte l lectual , since they are

not adult enough to do so. Anyone

who is seen tak ing an interest in

t t i " i r academic work, as opposed

to the m i n i m u m amount required

by the examiners, or some other

activity not approved by the

C C L s. is viewed with great

distrust because that person

refuses to be taken in by the t r iba l

hol lcrings ol the C C l ' s . G i v en

tha t i n t e l l e c t u a l s w i l l not

part ic ipate in the pernicious

activities ol the C C l s then it

follows that non-intel lectuals and

in many cases anti- intel lectuals

wi l l lake charge ol the C C l s and

thus perpetuate the system to

clone their own k ind ol beer-

s w i l l i n g l o u t . T h e y t h u s

perpetuate the worst aspect ol the

Engl ish publ ic school t radi t ion

being " a l l chaps together" ,

something Freud would have no

doubt ascribed to a latent

homosexual desire, and at the

same l ime despise the intel lectual

side ol the same publ i c school

t radi t ion so that il is entirely

destroyed. The situation wou ld

not be so bad Were i l not for the

fact that because they are so

prominent w i th in the college and

appeal to the basest instincts of

people, people join them before

they have a chance of discover ing

the C C U s true nature or the

range of avai lable alternatives.

Once in a C C l ' a l l chance of

do ing something different is

immediate ly denied.

Il is therefore evident that these

organisations are detr imenta l to

the life of ind i v idua l students

w i th in the college. I suggest that

consequently they are in breach of

o u r b y - l a w s a n d s e r i o u s

considerat ion should be given to

the abo l i t ion of the C C l s.

Frank James

S O C I A L C L U B S

C O M M I T T E E C H A I R M A N

F.S. 1 don't expect anyone 10

agree with this since to do so

would be to break the C C l ' s

t r ibal (alxios: also they have a lot

ol votes at e l e c t i o n l i m e .

C o p y Da te for next

F r i d a y ' s issue

.... you've missed it!

Last F r iday I went into

Southside Refectory for a meal. I

had stuffed aubergine. A c c o r d i n g

to the price list it cost 67p. W i t h

the aubergine you get a certain

amount of rice. I asked for extra

rice. I then asked lor chips as wel l .

I went to pay. I found I had

s inned .Hav ing rice means you

haven't really had the second

vegetable wh i ch the menu says is

inc luded in the price. Therefor

you pay six pence less than the

menu price.. But rice is an extra

vegetable over and above the two

al lowed which costs 14p. so you

pay 8p more than the menu price.

Fo r this reason, m y " M o o n e y " c o s t

me 75p. I IT d idn ' t have rice, but

peas, I would have paid 67p. Y o u

may be utterly confused. The

point is this; If, in Southside, you

have ma in course plus two veg.

vou pay menu price. If you have 3"

veg. you pay H p more. If you

have 1 veg. you pay 6p less. If the

meal costs 70p, the veg costs 28p,

so the meat bit costs 42p. If you

don't have any veg. at a l l you pay,

accord ing to the rules, 6p less for

every veg. you don't have, leav ing

58p. The meat costs 42p, a gap of

16p. Dear Freshers, go and pay

M o o n e y 16p for no meal

whatsoever.

Seriously, i f M r . Mooney can

expla in this anomoly , I wou ld be

very pleased.

Yours sincerely,

N i ck Davies.

Dear C o l i n ,

Please could you put

this informat ion in the Freshers'

issue of F E L I X : -

Tuesday, 2nd. Oc tober at

7.30pm. in the J C R there w i l l be

the Li fe Sciences Freshers' Par ty

(admission w i l l be free for Li fe

Sciences Freshers - others must

b r ing a bottle after the bar closes)

II you need a space ti l ler please

put the above somewhere else as

wel l (I 'm terrified no-one w i l l

turn up!).

K a t y Ta tche l l ,

L i fe Sciences' Dep. Rep .

Sir ,

H a v i n g spent the late Bank-

Ho l i day weekend in Paris mv

thoughts have turned to bann ing

all smoking on the Unde r g r ound

system. Th is wou ld result in a

cleaner environment for a l l . T h e

M e t r o is an example, in many

ways to our tube system. The

M e t r o rule ol no smoking is

adhered to by al l travellers and

has demonstrated the need for

such a policy here.

Yours Fai thful ly ,

Roger Stotesbury.

Sirs.

W h y , in the bottom right

hand corner of the Letters Page, is

there always a letter pretending

not to be a space li l ler: '

Yours Esoter ical ly ,

E r i c Ja rv i s . R. I .P.

N i c k Davies. R I P

J o h n Whitehouse.

Dave C rabbe .

Pat Leggett.

N E W S IN B R I E F

P R O F . P R Y O R

Imperial Co l lege Union

announces with great regret

the death in London on 14th

J u l y 1979 of P r o f e s s o r

R . N . P r y o r , B . S c , A R S M ,

C E n g , F ICE, FIMinE, F IMM,

Professor of Min ing and Head

of the Department of Mineral

Resources Engineer ing. He

was President of the Institute

of Min ing and Metal lurgy

1 9 7 8 - 9 . (Reprinted from

FELIX No.. 524)

U N I O N F A I L U R E S

A s u s u a l E x a m i n a t i o n

failures took their toll this

year . J o h n S h u t t l e w o r t h ,

FELIX Editor elect, failed his

2nd year Maths exams. ICU

also lost the fol lowing officers

e l e c t : S C A B C h a i r m a n ,

Jeremy Farrel l ; Ents Chai r ­

man, Andy Warne; Elec. Eng.

Dep. Rep., Andy Cannon and

Min .Res .Eng. Dep. Rep., Scott

Murray. R S M U Presidentelect

Chr is Sleap also failed as did

R S C U Hon. Jun ior Treasurer

elect, Nick Davies.

Papers will go up shortly for

all these posts.

I N S U R A N C E P O L I C Y

A summary of the Halls of

R e s i d e n c e a n d P e r s o n a l

Injury Insurance Pol ic ies will

be d i s t r i b u t e d to e a c h

occupier of Co l lege a c c o m ­

odation. They will be posted

ou t w i t h the r e s i d e n c e

bills, which will be received

during the first week of term,

and you are advised to retain

them for future reference.

H E A L T H C E N T R E

Two vacant places have

been fil led in the Col lege 's

Health Centre in Prince's

Gardens. Patr ic ia Ki lshaw has

been appointed as Principal

Nurs ing Off icer and the new

Receptionist is Gay Cha l l -

ands.

Patr ic ia will be organis ing

the 24hr nursing cover and

amongst her other duties in

this al l -year-round job are

Occupat iona l Health work,

organisat ion of staff medicals

and giving family planning

advice.

C O L L E G E H A R D S H I P F U N D

At the Govern ing Body •

Meeting on the last day of last

session it was resolved that no

'on course' student should be

asked to leave if the reason

was f inancial hardship. A

Hardship Fund was made

provision for.

Maz Fellows

U L U P R E S I D E N T S L E T T E R

In a letter to the Union 's

Sabbat icals, Diana Hami l ton-

F a i r l e y , t h i s y e a r s U L U

President, wri tes,"This year is

going to be a year of extreme

difficulty for the student

movement."

The attacks, she says,"are

not only going to come from

the Government but also from

the University central ly and

from each col lege." She

continues,"If we are going to

not only maintain our present

posit ion but improve it we

must be seen to act in a unified

manner and not as fragments

in little bits and pieces. The

c a m p a i g n s w e w i l l be

organis ing this year concern

every student in London and

this must be reflected in our

strategies for campaigns."

LIFE M E M B E R S H I P

The Union has awarded Life

Membership to three people

who recently retired after

giving long service. They are:

F r a n k M c C a f f r e y , U n i o n

C loak room attendant who

was also presented with a pot

by the Bar staff; Jack Argent,

Secur i ty Officer; and Fred

A n n a s , D e p u t y C o l l e g e

Finance Secretary.

I .C.RADIO N E W S T U D I O

Imperial Co l lege Radio will

be broadcast ing for more than

80 hours a week from the

beginning of this sess ion. This

increase is made possible by

the opening of a new stidio in

the basement of 10, Pr ince's

- G a r d e n s . T h e S t a t i o n

broadcasts on 301 metres

Medium Wave.

N E W GIRL IN FELIX

Last week a new FELIX

t y p e s e t t e r o p e r a t o r w a s

a p p o i n t e d . S h e is M a z

Fel lows and FELIX wishes her'

an enjoyable time whilst at IC.

She replaces Gi l l M c C o n w a y

who had been here for 4 years

and left to work nearer her

new home.

N E W W A R D E N S

Most Houses in Evelyn

Gardens have had a new

Warden appointed over the

S u m m e r v a c a t i o n . T h e

except ion is Wil l is Jackson

House where Mr. G . Cunn ing ­

ham cont inues his duties.

BRITISH A M N E S T Y

The newspaper of th is ,

country's sect ion of Amnesty

I n t e r n a t i o n a l , ' B r i t i s h

Amnesty' , is to be stocked by

the Col lege Bookshop. It is

also likely that they will stock

.further Amnesty publ icat ions.

IC S U P E R A G G L A S S E S

Pint glasses, featuring this

.years Rag symbol,are to be

sold during Rag Week. Rag

Chai rperson Rachel Snee told

FELIX that she was del ighted

with the result and that she

expected to sell out "with no

trouble."

T E L E P R O M P T M A C H I N E

The Co l lege Televis ion

Studios have acquired a

teleprompt unit. It wil l greatly

improve the standard of

s c r i p t - b a s e d p r o g r a m m e s

made in the Studio. Amongst

the beneficiar ies wil l be

S T O I C , whose newsreaders

and other presenters will be

able to look directly at the

camera whilst reading their

s c r i p t o f f t h e m a c h i n e

p o s i t i o n e d n e x t to i t .

Y A C H T

The ICU Yacht lost it's

rudder in the Engl ish Channe l

in Ju ly and subsequent ly ran

aground. A l though unfortun­

ate, this meant that the yacht

avoided further destruct ion in

the storm which took several

lives.

P A T A C A R R I E S O N

Posit ive Alternatives to

Abort ion is cont inuing as a

society, despite what they

call "strenuous attempts by

o p p o n e n t s to s top the i r

campaign for the rights of the

unborn and for adequate

facil it ies for pre- and post­

natal care."

The first meeting is on

October 11 in the Union

Concer t Hall with Debby

Sanders, an agnost ic single

parent and National Secretary

of Women in Life, opening the

society. Everyone is welcome

to attend.

S T O I C IS 10

The Student Televis ion of

Imperial Co l lege, S T O I C , ,

enters it's tenth year this

week. We wish them a Happy

Birthday.

P A R K I N G P E R M I T S

The deadl ine for appl ic­

ations for Un ion Park ing

Perrmits is this Friday, 5th

Oct.,at 5pm. Forms can be

obtained from the Un ion

Office.

B A D G E M A C H I N E

After purchase of a badge

making unit, the Union Off ice

can offer a badge making

service. The badges are 1.5

inches in diameter and can

a c c o m o d a t e y o u r o w n

a r t w o r k . If a n y o n e i s

interested, they should see

Roger Stotesbury, the ICU

Hon. S e c , in the Un ion Off ice.

Prices are 9p each for C lubs

and Societ ies and 15p for

individuals.

C A M P A I G N I N G ICU

The ICU banner, photo­

graphed on a recent grants

demonstrat ion, is featured on

Page 33 of the T IME O U T

London Students Gu ide .

Imperial College Union By-Laws

Some minor sections are still pending ratification by the Governing Body.

OBJECTS. •The Imperial College Union {referred to hereafter in these By-Laws as 'the Union') has for its objects: a. The promotion of social intercourse between present and past students •

and academic staff of the Imperial College. b. The encouragement of interest by students in matters outside the College

curriculum, especially cultural and athletic interests. c. The provision of a corporate body of students of the Imperial College to

represent and to safeguard and advance the interests and welfare of the students of the Imperial College.

MEMBERSHIP. the Union s h a l l be of five g rades :

Membership <

i FULL MEMBERSHIP. Registered students of Imperial College, short course ' students during the period of their course, and research assistants who

are not members of the College Senior Common Room, shall be Pull Members of the Union. Full members shall be entitled to the use of all facilities and amenities provided by the Union. LIFE MEMBERSHIP, the Union if: A person shall be entitled to become a Life Member of

i member of the Senior Common Room He has been a research assistant and . for at least one complete session. He is a member of the academic staff. He is a member of the administrative staff, and qualified to degree status (such an application to be subject to the approval of Council) . The subscription for Life Membership of the Union shall be as set out in Appendix B. Life Members shall be entitled to use all the facilities and amenities provided by the Union, with the exceptions that they shall not be entitled to participate in the government or representation of the Union in any capacity or to vote in or take any part in any election of officers or committee members of the Union in any capacity. They shall have speaking rights at General Meetings of the Union, and at the discretion of the Chairman of the Committee, at any other Union Comm­ittee. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP. The Council shall have the power to elect as honorary members of the Union, without payment of subscription, persons of special distinction or persons who have conferred some special benefit on the Union. Honorary members shall be accorded privileges defined at the Lime of the election. TEMPORARY MEMBERSHIP. Old students, part-time students and academic staff OD short-time attendance may become temporary members of the Union for a sum and period voted by Council, Temporary members shall not be entitled to vote for any officer of the Union or Union Club or Society, neither shall they hold such office. Temporary members shall not 'represent the Imperial College in any team. RECIPROCAL MEMBERSHIP. Members of other Universities and Colleges which have signed a Reciprocal Membership Agreement with Imperial College Union shall be granted use of such facilities and amenities as shall be written into the Reciprocal Membership- Agreement.

The ULU Representative, Felix Editor and Union Publicity Officer shall be permanent observers on Council. b. Any member of Council elected by and from a UGM, or College wide ballot,

or the Editor of Felix, shall be deemed dismissed on approval of a two-thirda majority at each of two General Meetings held not leas than 28 College days but not more than 40 College days apart. Thereby all responsibilities and privileges accorded to the holder of office shall be removed. The Union Council shall then appoint an acting holder of office who shall carry out the duties of the dismissed holder of office until such time as the new holder of office be elected. The election shall be by the normal procedures as outlined in (6).

Any departmental representative shall be deemed dismissed after the following procedure: If a petition calling for a meeting to discuss the work of Dep Rep of not less than 10% of the total Union membership of the department is received

. by the Honorary Secretary of the Union, the Honorary Secretary will call a general meeting of the department to which all Union members in the department may attend, and any other Union member. The meeting must be held n»t less than 10 college days after receipt of the petition and not longer that 15 college days after such receipt and shall have department-wide publicity 5 college days before the meeting. The meeting shall be deemed quorate If at least 15% of the student membership of the department is present. If, after discussion, the departmental members present at the meeting vote (by simple majority), on paper ballot, to dismiss the departmental representative she/he will be dismissed and no longer the representative of that department unless re-elected in a subsequent election. The standing orders to be that at a UGM, except clause contradictory to the

t above relating to quorum and voting rights. The President, Honorary Secretary* Deputy President and Editor of Felix may chose to take a Sabbatical Year. If they do ao, they shall receive a full postgraduate grant at the rate accorded to the session in which the majority of their term of office falls. They may reside in a College Hall of Residence for the period of their term of office. The finances of these arrangements shall be the responsibility of the Union Council. No student may have two Sabbatical years as a holder of office of Imperial College Union. The job descriptions of the President, Honorary Secretary, Deputy President and the Editor of Felix are listed in Appendix C. The Sabbatical holders of office may take four weeks holiday during their term of office. They may take a holiday at any time provided is not within the first three weeks of any term nor within the firs last four weeks of their term of office.

The Honorary Secretary shall be the Returning Officer for all election: the event of the ction, an acting n the event of a cting officers pending

SUBBCBIPTIOad,

A l l membership s u b s c r i p t i o n s a r e payab l e i n advance .

o r r r c i R s .

The O f f i c e r s o f the Un ion s h a l l be :

The P r e s i d e n t

The Honora ry S e c r e t a r y

The Deputy P r e s i d e n t

The Honorary T r e a s u r e r

The P r e s i d e n t s o f the C o n s t i t u e n t C o l l e g e U n i o n s , who s h a l l be V i c e

P r e s i d e n t s o f the Un ion

The E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s O f f i c e r

The Academic A f f a i r s O f f i c e r

The We l f a r e O f f i c e r

The PG A f f a i r s O f f i c e r

The Chairman o f the A t h l e t i c C l u b s Committee

The Chairman o f the Overseas S tudent s Committee

The Chairman o f the P u b l i c a t i o n s Board

The Chairman o f the R e c r e a t i o n a l C lub s Committee , ,

The Chairman o f the S o c i a l C l u b Committee <

The Chairman o f the S o c i a l , C u l t u r a l and Amusements Board

The Chairman o f the S i l w o o d Park Committee

The P r e s i d e n t o f the Women's A s s o c i a t i o n

The O f f i c e r s o f the Union s h a l l be r e s p o n s i b l e f o r c a r r y i n g out the

p o l i c y o f the Un ion as de t e rmined by a Genera l Mee t ing .

of the Union shall be vested in a Council, which shall

ical Technology

.MANAGEMENT.

a . The managemer.

c o n s i s t o f :

The O f f i c e r s

One R e p r e s e n t a t i v e each f rom:

The Department o f A e r o n a u t i c s

The Department o f C h e m i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g & Che

The Department o f C h e m i s t r y

The Department o f C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g

The Department o f Computing and C o n t r o l

The Department o f E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g

The Department o f Geo logy

The D i v i s i o n o f L i f e S c i e n c e s

The Department o f Mathmat ics

The Department o f M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g

The Department o f M e t a l l u r g y & M a t e r i a l S c i e n c e

The Department o f M i n e r a l Resources E n g i n e e r i n g

The Department o f P h y s i c s

The Department o f Management S c i e n c e

One R e p r e s e n t a t i v e from each o f the C o n s t i t u e n t C o l l e g e O ld S tudents >

A s s o c i a t i o n , who s h a l l have the power t o v o t e .

The Academic A f f a i r s O f f i c e r s o f the C o n s t i t u e n t C o l l e g e s .

S i x r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s e l e c t e d by and from the I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e Un ion

G e n e r a l Meet ing who s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e the I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e Union

Permanent Working P a r t y .

and referenda under clauses of these By-Laws. I Honorary Secretary wishing to take part in an el Returning Officer s h a l l be elected by Council, vacancy Council shall have the power to appoint an election. The Election for President, Deputy President, Honorary Secretary and Editor of Felix shall be by Campus-wide secret ballot. The election shall be held in the Spring Term of each year before the final Union General Meeting of that terra. In the event of a vacancy occurring for one of these posts, an election shall be held within 3 College weeks. All members of the Union shall be entitled to nominate candidates, who shall be Full Members of the Union. Nomination forms shall be posted 15 College days before the election and nominations shall close 5 College days before the election. Each nomination shall include the signatures of the proposer and 20 seconders. In the event of there being no candidate for a post, the nominations shall remain open until a candidate is nominated. Nominations shall then remain open for a further three College days after the first nomination. An election shall be held after a further 5 College days. In the event of there being only one candidate for a post after nominations have closed, he shall be declared elected. In the event of there being more than one candidate for any post a hustings shall be held between the closure on nominations and the election. The ballot shall be open from lO a.m. to 5 p.m. on two consecutive College days. A member of Council or another nominated by the Returning Officer, who shall not be a candidate or proposer shall be at each ballot box at all times when the ballot is open. The positioning of ballot boxes shall be at the discretion of the Returning Officer.

The Academic A f f a i r s O f f i c e r , the E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s O f f i c e r , t he Wel fa re

O f f i c e r , the U n i v e r s i t y o f London R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , the Rag Cha i rman , Union

Genera l Meet ing Chairman and the Community A c t i o n Chairman s h a l l be e l e c t *

by and from the l a s t Union Gene r a l Meet ing o f the S p r i n g Term.

A l l members o f the Union s h a l l be e n t i t l e d t o nominate c a n d i d a t e s , who

s h a l l be F u l l Members o f the U n i o n . Nominat ion papers s h a l l be po s t ed

10 C o l l e g e days be fo re the e l e c t i o n and nominat ions s h a l l c l o s e a f t e r

8 C o l l e g e days . Each nominat ion s h a l l i n c l u d e the s i g n a t u r e s o f the

propose r and 10 s e conde r s .

In the case o f a vacancy o c c u r r i n g f o r any o f these p o s t s , nomina t i on

papers s h a l l be p o s t ed w i t h i n 5 C o l l e g e d a y s . The e l e c t i o n s h a l l t a k e

p l a c e a t the f i r s t Un ion Gene r a lMee t i ng a f t e r nominat ions have c l o s e d .

In the case o f the r e b e i n g no cand ida t e f o r any o f these p o s t s , nomin ­

a t i o n s s h a l l be a ccep ted a t the Union Genera l Mee t ing . I f no

nominat ions a r e r e c e i v e d a t the Union Gene r a l Meet ing nominat ions s h a l l

remain open u n t i l a c a n d i d a t e i s nominated and then u n t i l t he next Un ion

Genera l Meet ing , a t which any f u r t h e r nominat ions s h a l l be r e c e i v e d and

an e l e c t i o n h e l d .

The Impe r i a l C o l l e g e Union Department R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s s h a l l be e l e c t e d

by b a l l o t d u r i n g the S p r i n g Term. Members may o n l y s t and o r v o t e f o r

the pos t o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e i r own Department as l i s t e d i n C l a u s e 5.

In the event o f a vacancy o c c u r r i n g f o r one o f these p o s t s , an e l e c t i o n

s h a l l be h e l d w i t h i n 4 C o l l e g e weeks.

Nominat ion forms s h a l l be po s t ed i n the Department 15 C o l l e g e days b e f o r e

the e l e c t i o n and nominat ions s h a l l r emain open f o r 10College days . Each

nominat ion s h a l l i n c l u d e the s i g n a t u r e s o f the p ropose r and 10 s e c o nde r s .

In the event o f the r e b e i n g no c a n d i d a t e f o r any p o s t , nominat ions s h a l l

remain open u n t i l a nomina t i on i s r e c e i v e d . Nominat ions s h a l l then

remain open f o r a f u r t h e r 3 C o l l e g e days a f t e r the f i r s t n o m i n a t i o n . An

e l e c t i o n s h a l l be h e l d a f t e r a f u r t h e r 5 C o l l e g e d a y s . In the event o f

t h e r e b e i n g o n l y one c a n d i d a t e f o r a p o s t a f t e r nomina t i ons have c l o s e d

he s h a l l be d e c l a r e d e l e c t e d . The b a l l o t s h a l l be open from 10 a .m.

u n t i l 5 p.m. on one C o l l e g e day . The c u r r e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f a

department s h a l l be the Deputy R e t u r n i n g O f f i c e r f o r the e l e c t i o n o f the

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f the same depar tment .

All elections referred to under clause 5 and in all elections for Imperial College Union delegations, the Single Transferable Vote with Quota System shall be operated as defined in the Voting Schedule appearing in the Blue Book. Amendments to the Voting Schedule shall need the approval of a two-thirds majority at any Imperial College Union General Meeting to become effective. *

In any election of President, Deputy President, Honorary Secretary, if the number of deliberate (written-in) abstentions shall exceed the votes before any subsequent re-allocation the elections shall be declared invalid, and nominations shall be reopened for a further ten College days. \

All Campus wide elections shall be conducted according to the election • rule* appearing in the Blue Book. A change to these rules requires a two-thirds majority at a General Meeting to become effective.

The Honorary Treasurer shall be a member of the Academic Staff of Imperial College mutually acceptable to the Rector and to Council and shall be appointed by the Rector after considering recommendations of Council. The Honorary Treasurer shall be ear officio, an honorary member of the Union with the privileges of a Full Member. The appointment shall be reviewed every three years.

All other members of Council shall be elected constitutions of the bodies electing them.

z c o r d i n g t o the r e s p e c t i v e

Any move to affiliate to or disaffiliate from the National Union of Students shall only be made as the result of a simple majority vote in a College-wide Referendum. This,, result will only be binding if the number of votes cast is greater than or equal to 25% of the total number of Full Members of the Union for the session in which the Referendum occurs.

If the number of deliberate (written-in) abstentions shall exceed the number of votes in the majority then the Referendum shall be invalidated and no further Referenda shall be held on 'the subject until at least a further 10 College weeks have elapsed.

A Referendum shall only be held at the request of a simple majority at any Union General Meeting. A College-wide Referendum shall be interpreted as a ballot held with ballot boxes in every Departmental block and one ballot box at Silwood between 1O.O0 and 17.OO on the day of the Referendum.

T COUNCIL. The Council shall meet at least twice per term-. The Agenda shall be publicly posted and ci-rculated to Council members before the Council Meeting. Meetings shall be called by the President. The Council is responsible for the election and recall of the Union representatives to Imperial College Committees and other bodies, except where this responsibility is delegated by Council to a Sub-Committee. The Finance of the Union shall be administered by the Council, which shall allocate grants to the sub-committees and authorize other Union expenditure. The Council shall be in Office from the 1st day of July to the 30th day of June of the following year. The last meeting of Council in the Summer shall be a joint meeting between the new and retiring Councils.

% ACCOUNTS• a. The Annual Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheets of the Union shall

be in respect of the year end ing JOth June and shall be audited by the College Auditors. The Balance Sheets previously displayed for one week shall be presented at a General Meeting o f the Autumn Term by the Honorary Treasurer.

The Audited Accounts of the Union shall be presented to the Governing Body of the Imperial College before the end o f November following each financial year.

MAJOR SUB-COM«TTEES_. a. The major sub-committees of Council are the Imperial College Union

Athletic Clubs Committee, the Imperial College Union Publications Board, the Imperial College Union Overseas Students' Committee, the Imperial College Union Recreational Clubs Committee, the Imperial College Union Social Clubs Committee and the Imperial College Unior. Social, Cultural and Amusements Board. The Clubs and Societies of the Union shall be Administered by the major sub-committees who shall appoint officers according to their constitutions.

No alteration may be made to the constitution of the major sub-committees without the approval of Council.

OTHER SUB-COMMITTEES• a. The Sub-Committees o f the C o u n c i l s h a l l be :

The External Affairs Committee

The Academic Affairs C o - w l t t e e

The Community Action Group The House Committee The Rag Committee The Welfare Committee The Finance Committee The Silwood Park Committee The Bookshop Committee No alteration to the constitutions o f the se sub -commit tees s h a l l be made

without the approval of Council.

|f EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.

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The President, the Deputy President and Honorary Secretary of the Imperial College Union shall be EX-OFFICI0 members of all Imperial College Union Sub-Committees and Commissions.

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

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The President, Deputy President, the 3 Vice-Presidents and the Honorary Secretary shall form the Executive Committee. The Committee {4 members shall form a quorum) shall meet at least once per week in term time, and as required during vacations. It shall c once r n itself with domestic matters and matters of urgency. Meetings shall :>e called by the President. At each meeting of the Council, the Honorary Secretary shall report on all action taken by the Executive Committee.

DISCIPLINE. The maintenance of discipline in the Union is delegated to the Executive and supervised by the Deputy President or his nominee. The Deputy President shall make arrangements for one of the members of the Union to be on duty during every evening in term-time on which the Union is open. The Union Discipline Procedure is outlined in the Union Discipline Document appearing in the Blue Book. Amendments"' to this Document shall need the approval of a twp-thlrds majority, at any Imperial College Union General Meeting to become effective.

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UNION BUILDING. The Governing Body have set aside, free of rent certain rooms for the use of the Union. These rooms are listed in Appendix A. The Union Building with the exception of the Bar, shall be open during term from 8 a.m. till 12 p.m. on week-days and from 9 a.m. till 12 p.m. on Sundays, unless the permission of the Executive Committee is given for an extension.. During vacation, except for not more than 12 days at Christmas and not more than 12 days at Easter it shall normally be open.

GENERAL MEETINGS. a. At least one General Meeting of the Union shall be called each term.

Fourteen days notice of all such meetings shall be given, and the agenda posted on all Union notice-boards. The Annual General Meeting of the Union, at which the President's Report and the reports of the major sub-committee chairman shall be presented shall be held in the summer term. A quorum shall consist of 300 Full Members of the Union.

b. Meetings shall be called by the President as he sees fit or on the receipt by him of a petition signed by not less than 150 Full Members. Such meetings shall be held within 3 College weeks after receipt of the petition.

c. At least one weeks notice of any motion to be proposed at a General Meeting shall be given. Other motions shall be accepted at the discretion of the Chairman. A motion shall be carried by a simple majority unless it relates to a change in these By-Laws. Motions passed by a General Meeting may be returned once only by Council for reconsideration. Such reference back must be made within one College month.

IMPERIAL COLLEGE WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION.

All Women students shall be members of the Imperial College Women's Association and the Association shall be run according to its Constitution. A portion of the Union Buildings shall be set aside for the use of the members of the Imperial College Women's Association.

No alteration .shall be made to the Constitution of the Imperial College Women's Association without the approval of Council.

fy THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE POSTGRADUATE GROUP• All postgraduates shall be members of the ICPGG and the group shall be run according to its constitution. ' Its aims are to promote action on affairs concerning PG's and to support and finance departmental PG Groups.

No alteration shall be made to the Constitution of the Imperial C o l l e g e

Postgraduate Group without the approval of Council. / J CONSTITUENT COLLEGE UNIONS.

The Royal College of Science Union, the City and Guilds College Union and the Royal School of Mines Union shall be run according to their respective constitutions. They are Integral but autonomous parts of Imperial College Union.

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OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY. The equipment purchased by any Club or Society in the Union shall be the general property of the Union who shall be responsible ultimately for maintenance and protection. An inventory of all Union property shall be drawn up at the end of each financial year. Clubs and Societies shall no hire Union property from one Club or Society to another.

UNION BY-LAWS.

No alteration in the By-Laws of the Union shall be made without the approval of a two-thirds majority at two General Meetings held not less than 28 College days but not more than 40 College days apart. All alterations to the By-Laws must have the approval of the Gove rn ing

Body before becoming effective.

The details of Appendices B and C may be altered by Council. 2| A membership card shall be supplied to each Union Member, a copy o f these

By-Laws shall be available to each Union Member on request.

^Tt These By-Laws cancel all previous versions.

Your very own

copy of the

Union By-Laws

Next Thursday there will

be an historic Union

General Meeting in the

Great Hall. It would help

if you knew something

about the Union if you

are to understand the

events at the UGM.

Boanerges, (Bo' for short) is the

affectionate name used by C i t y

and Gui lds Un ion when referring

to its 1902 James and Browne car.

O n l y one of two of its marque

remaining, the vehicle is indeed a

valuable piece of our national

heritage, and has been at the

College since 1933. Ve ry aptlv

named after the sons of thunder.

Bo is regularly seen rumbl ing

around the neighbourhood and

on special occasions further afield.

Bonersjes is the second ear to be

so-called the fust being a 1908

Rover which was disposed of

around about 1930 when it

became ineligible for the annual

London to Brighton run.

Al ter purchasing Bo ' for/40 in

November 1933. dedicated work

by J C G a i land saw the ear lit and

resplendam f o r the Brighton R u n

of 1934. Since then, w i th the

exception ol the war years and a

few other. Bo' has been an annual

pi lgrm, setting off from H y d e

Park each November to follow in

the wheel tracks of many once

again. O n one such occasion, the

a t t e n t i o n o f H e r M a j e s t y ' s

Constabulary was attracted and

the result was a speeding ticket!

Tha t was the year that Brockbank

the cartoonist used Bo ' as a

subject for a front cover of

Punch . Today , Bo ' is used less for

student rags and such, in

deference to its age, and is being

preserved in a manner more

befitting to a septuagenarian. The

car shows the College's colours o f

maroon and cream, in many parts

of the country by entering events

more specifically a imed at vintage

Bo driver, Bruce Willis, is keen to meet you at Freshers' Fair. Bo will be near the Queen's Lawn.

Bo returns home Bo Ciarage (opposiu FELIX in Prince Consort Road).

and veteran vehicles. The final of

the year is the Manchester-

Blackpool R u n where we carry a

message from the L o r d M a y o r of

L o n d o n to h i s n o r t h e r n

counterpart. Th is is not the only

occasion that we meet his

worship, as Gui lds always shows

the crest at the L o r d Mayor ' s

Show - often with Bo ' and a float.

For the mechanics amongst

you, the engine and gearboxes (!)

are somewhat unusual for the

time. Constructed mainly of

a l u m i n i u m castings with cast i ron

c y l i n d e r s , the eng ine is a

horizontal paral le l transverse

twin of two and a hal f litres (9hp

fo r y o u o l d - t i m e r s ) . T h e

gearboxes (both of them!) sit

either side ofthe ma in drive gears

and the differential wh ich powers

the rear wheel by means of chains

that would br ing a smile to any

Hel l ' s Angel 's face. Designed by a

Mons i eur Mar t i n eau , this novel

configuration d id not stay in

product ion for more than a few

years, the company reverted to an

upright in line four, this br ing ing

about their demise. It is believed

that James and Browne still trade

as gunsmiths in Hammersmi th .

What does the creature from the black lagoon have in common with

dirty Harry: And the answer isn't that they've been

shown in the same season at the National Film Theatre-but that might give you a clue...

It just goes to show what an amazingly wide range of films are shown at the NFT. You can get a choice from nearly 40 every week-from as little as 90p per seat. But it isn't just the best cinema club in London, it's a restaurant, club-bat; coffee bar, and bookshop. It's a place you can go and meet people like you whether they're film nuts or just like going to the movies. Because since being set up by the British Film Institute in 1957, the N F T has become one of the most influential cinema clubs in the world.

the world's most respected film magazine, for a subscription of £3.30.

"Sight and Sound"

and an NFTprogramme.

The worlds films

under one roof.

That means it shows all sorts of films. Recent programmes include such diverse works as the original 70mm versions of 2001 and Close Encounters, a tribute to the respected French director Marcel L'Herbier and a season of English Hitchcock films. In fact, you'll probably find they're showing the sort of films you want to see-and a lot you won't get the chance to see again.

'Star Wars,' and Kevin Brownlow the director of'It happened here.'

For first year students we're offering a special 3 year subscription for £5.50, saving over 20% on the regular price.

1 Nationat Theatre

2 Hay ward Gallery

3 Queen Elizabeth H

4 Royal Festival Hall ^

Fill in the coupon now and get next month's programme brochure free. Or call at the NFT for more details. We're open Monday-Saturday 11.30am to

19.00pm (Sundays 3.30pm to 9.00pm).

Incidentally, 'Dirty Harry' Clint Eastwood had a walk-on part as a lab assistant in 'Revenge of the Creature'-as if you didn't know! •

Free programme brochure.

Post coupon now! To: Membership Dept. F F 1 , The British

Film Institute, 81 Dean Street, London W l .

*11 am a first-year student. I enclose £5.50

i J the specially reduced pnce for 3 years BFI student membership. This entitles me to purchase rickets for the N F T with up to three guests, use of licensed bar, clubroom and restaurant, illustrated N F T programme brochure, BFI News sheet and advanced booking for the London Film Festival.

~| I enclose £2.40. Please make me a ! Student Member of the BFI for 1 year.

The only cinema in London withclubroomand restaurant.

Student members can also use the Information Department and Book Library. They can get Sight and Sound,

See the films and the film people: Charlton Heston

at the NFT

The N F T is easy to get to on the South Bank, between the National Theatre and the Royal Festival Hall.

And if you like films and film people, there are celebrity lectures by people like Charlton Heston John Williams the film composer who wrote the music for

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1 Please send me I next month's programme free.

Name _

Address

C o l l e g e —

C o u r s e —

The National Film Theatre

The British Film Institute

Have you missed any good films lately?

News in

Pictures

( A d v e r t i s e m e n t ) P A N O S " H i s 'n heYs* ha i r a n d beau ty . 50 H a r r i n g t o n R o a d S W 7 .

1 0 % D i s c o u n t for Impe r i a l C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s o n p r o d u c t i o n of th i s adver t .

jjjl Nab and Jo 'helping' with the.

jjjl product ion of Gu i ldshee t last

Saturday.

Last years ' ICU Pres ident , Mary

Attenborough, (left) with Merche Clark,

ICWA President.

The new Sprint amusement machine in

the Union Lower Lounge. By Saturday night

it was out of order.

Mrs Sue Ka l i c insk i in t roduces

students to Linstead Hall.

P U B O F T H E W E E K

T H E C A T H E R I N E W H E E L

Kensington Church Street

The Catherine Wheel serves good

home cooked food. The pub attracts

many students and young people and has

a 'live' atmosphere. The Catherine Wheel

is the first in a new series of 'Pubs of the

week'.

Photos by

; ' i^V' ' ;V

Colin Palmer

Nancy and Kathy will be pleased to serve you.

.Welcome to London -and Welcome to

ULU I

As a student in London you have the

unique advantage of not only belonging

to your college or school union but also

to ULU - your intercollegiate union.

The ULU building is the place where you

can meet students from all over London,

not just the ones from your college or

hall of residence-

There are three sabbatical officers for

the 1979-60 session - elected to represent

you. These are the President, Diana

Hamilton-Fairley, and the two Vice

Presidents, Ian Heap and Deborah Perkin.

Don't hesitate to contact them for advice,

During your college freshers week we

hope to be visiting you on our ULU FUN

BUS, and we shall be making welcoming

speeches along with your own union

officers. Don't miss out on your copy

of the London Student Guide (published

in conjunction with Time Out and other

student organisations in London) -

available free on the F U N BUS or from

the ULU building itself, with more

details of student services in London.

Reception - Union Switchboard

580 9551

Term time 09.30 - 23.00 ) Monday to

Vacation 09.30 - 22.00 ) Saturday

The building will also be open on

Sunday evenings starting from October.

union office For information on entertainments,

activities, societies etc. Posters or

advertisements for display on union

noticeboards should be brought here.

amenities Browse in U N I MART (the student

supermarket and multi-purpose shop)

X which stocks everything you could wantfrom

bicycle lamps and toiletries to

greeting cards, stationary and sweeties -

and all at prices to suit the student

pocket.

X Y Relax in the BAR which stocks several

real ales as well as the usual drinks -

but at unusually low prices! Or eat in

the SNACK-BAR or RITECTORY.

Good value food which can be eaten

on the roof garden in summer.

In ULU you wil l also find a swimming

pool, sauna, gym, woght-rraining

room, squash court, badminton court,

bi l l iards, pinball , table tennis, T . V .

room, music room and a theatre work­

shop. Come along and sample these

delights and more!

london student organisation The London Student Organisation,

area organisation of the National Union

of Students, involves all students in

London, from the universities,

polytechnics, colleges o f F . E . ,

art and health students. It campaigns

for students interests and gives us an

e.fective voice in the City 's polit ics.

•STUDENT ORGANISATIONS-

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Contact: Simon Smith (General

Secretarj) on 637 5892

london student

drama festival For the first time ever London students

wil l have their own drama festival

this year. Sponsored by the Evening

News, the the festival will consist of

the 11 best student productions selected

by professionals from the theatre world.

These wil l be performed on a non­

competitive basis at the Collegiate

Theatre during February 1980. Awards

wil l be made by various interested

bodies. Join your college drama

society or the one at ULU and make sure

you get involved.

Contact Graham Frost, Jane Gibbings

or Eric Graham at ULU on 5809551«x29

sennet >er has t h e ^ " ty\ London s tudents

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newspaper

largest circulation of any in Europe.*

It aims to provide a weekly news

service as well as arts features and

student views. if you would l ike to

join Sennet as a writer, reviewer or

graphic artist contact the Editor,

Jackie Lewis on 580 9551

extension 34.

nursery The day nursery caters for 25 children^

of university students ' Lower fees

for one-parent families. Contact

Astrid Haidysek on 580 9551

extension 41 .

adviser to overseas ^

students . Information and help on any problems

with welfare, law, entertainment,

language courses etc.

Contact: Miss Christine Prince on

580 5035 (And see plans for

O . S . Safety Net on

Saturday|3th October).

accommodation

office Applications for Intercollegiate Hal ls,

as well as private flats, lodgings,

hostels etc.

Contact them on 636 2818.

societies council The Council gives financial and

representational support to all of the

ULU societies which must cover

practically everybody's interests.

Choose from any of the 52 societies

ranging from Ballroom Dancing, to

Iraqi^to Sub Aqua.

How to join? Come along to the

I FRESHERS JAMBOREE on Monday 8th

to Thursday 11 th October from 4.C0pm

onwards.

sports council This caters for sports people of all

abilities from the beginner to the

Olympic champion. In addition to

the facilit ies within ULU, we havean

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freshers jamboree

U L U W E E K

Re-live the days of your youth when

Baden-Powell was the best thing in

shorts and Biggies ruled the airways.

For one week, and one week only

ULU will be disgorging its varied

contents and revealing itself in all its

gaudy glory for the first time since last

year's Freshers Jamboree. Do you

know what SURVIVAL INTERNATION

AL is? N o ? neither do we, but it is

just one of the 62 societies which will

be going through their paces at the

Jamboree which wil l be held every day

from Monday 8th to Thursday 11 th from

4.30 pm. Do you know what

STRUCTURAL RELAXATION is? Can

you afford hot to know? The ULU

Jamboree is the only place in London

where you can watch in gut-rending

anticipation as the Daring ULU

Mountaineers absail down the sirfe or

of Senate House, where you can re­

capture those blissful holiday moments

in Greece as you sway to the exotic

rhythms of The Hellenic Society, where

you can explore the mysterious depths of

the ULU swimming pool, courtesy of the

Sub Aqua clue. And it's al I. absol utely

free (incl . V . A . T . ) . Don't be a

dullard! Leave the security of your

College for one afternoon! The

Freshers Jamboree could change your l i fe.

At the very least you would find out what

H U M A N ETHOLOGY was. •

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athletic ground at New Maiden, a

boathouse at Chiswick and a sailing

club house at Hendon.

There are about 35 clubs ranging from

cricket, soccer and netball to riding,

rifle and orienteering.

For further details of trials e t c . , come

along to the FRESHERS JAMBOREE on

Monday 8th to Thursday 11th October

from 4.30pm onwards.

student representitive

council The SRC consists of delegates from

every college and school of the

university. It fulfil ls a crit ical role

in defending and promoting the

academic, social and financial interest

of its 47,000 students at University

leve l . The SRC researches issues like

grants and fees and international

relations and then both argues its case

to the University Senate and organises

demonstrative action at a college level

Join in the campaigns and fight for

student mass solidarity!

Details from Joe Bailey (Chairperson)

on 580 9551 extension 29.

ulu ents To try and describe ULU ENTS in such a l

a small space is like trying to engrave

'War & Peace' on a pin-head. The last

person to cttempt thr latter was Helmut

Schule, a Bavarian Postmaster - plucky

Helmut got half way through Part III

before being wheeled off to the Sanit-

orium. So, at great risk to my sanity ,

I wil l say, briefly, that ULU ENTS

provide the best in live entertainment -

their Balls are ballsier, their discos are

discoe-er, their films are filmier and

their prices are faintly ridiculous. Come

along to ULU and be ENTertained. N . b .

if you fancy yourself as a ligger/groupie

why not join the ENTS committee, and

gob at your favourite stars from close-

range. You even get paid for enjoying

yourself.

Makes Studio 57 look l ike a Church Hall

Dance. A dazzling combination of

night-club, disco and live music set

against an irridescent back-drop of

cinematographic phenonmena. Wine and

wine your new found chums in the

decadent atmosphere of "Chez ULU"

London's newest trendiest and swingingest

nite-spot where everything is extravagent

except for the prices! Every night from

Monday 8th to Thursday 1 l th 'Chez U L U "

will open its exclusive doors at 8.00pm,

to reveal its plush interior pulsing with

vibrant music from a different band every

night and a Disco Sounc. System so

devastating that detente with the USSR

is severely threatene . W A R N I N G -

"Chez ULU" mcy contain scenes which

will shock and disgust those of nervous

dispositions and they are strongly

advised to stay at home with a mug of

warm milk and a digestive biscuit. ^ \

autumn ball J | The night no one can afford to miss.

Friday 12th October sees the first great

ULU extravaganza of the year when the

floors heave and the building sways to

the strains of the best music around and

students put their health at risk in the

crush for bands, dancing, films and food.

Presented in glorious technicolour, the

season of mists and mellow fruitfulness

myth is exploded as ULU's autumn takes

off in a heat-wave of frolicks, f izz and

frenetic decadence.

Come and jive with hundreds of students

from all over London, watch the midnight

movie with your best friends or share

intimate moments over autumnal edibles

with your newest lover.

Beat the ticket touts and buy your Ball

ticket N O W !

safety net New to Britain? Dont know where to

get good home cooking? Worried about

immigration regulations? The law?

English language classes? Health?

Want to join one of ULU's international

societies?

Then come along on Saturday 13 October

and listen to speakers from the NUS,

the Council for Civ i l Liberties and other

organisations which are there to help you.

Pick up the latest news on the NUS

campaign against quotas and fee increases

for overseas students. Learn how to fight

back! Then relax to some international

entertainment - music, mixing and

merrymaking.

T h e

P r e s i d e n t ' s

B i t

Roger Stotesbury, Chris Fox and

Malcolm Brain. (The Hon. Sec, the

President and the Deputy

Hello people and Freshers

This is the first in the seasons tedious

Pressypieces. I will endeavour to make

them interesting but it is very unlikely

that I wil l .

Despite having to channel vast

proport ions of my energy upon court

cases a n d sol ic i tors letters, I have been

quite busy.

O n e of the big things to blow up just

before the hols was a Tory Government.

B e that as it may, this one has decided to

increase the fees of Overseas Studes,

already unfairly discr iminatory, by a

further 23% above the cost of living

increases. Despite Co l lege 's cont inued

support of on-course students by

Hardship Fund the situation is very

unsatisfactory. The rationing by price is

just one of the Government 's stated

cutbacks in Higher Educat ion and I feel

that it is something we must all concern

ourselves with.

Ma lco lm and I both attended a

conference in Bradford and are totally

commit ted to take part in some

n a t i o n a l l y c o o r d i n a t e d c a m p a i g n .

STAFF

Pam Johnston

Union Recept ionist s ince 1966, Pam

has had to retire due to ill health. I hope

that all students will join me in wishing

her all the best for her future life when

she returns to Canada .

MAZ FELLOWS

Due to the previously announced

departure of Gi l l McConway , Maz has

started as the FEL IX phototypesetter

operator. I hope that her stay with the

Union will be long and enjoyable.

INJUNCTIVITIS

Regard ing the FELIX Editorship, this

matter is stil l sub judice, this means that

only facts can be presented and that is

done elsewhere. I just hope that things

settle down and everyone lives happi ly

ever after.

WUS SCHOLARSHIP

Once again I must urge you to donate

to the W U S Scholarsh ip Fund, a really

worthwile cause.

OUTRO

If you read my report to the U G M there

is plenty more heavy stuff to read and

there's hardly been a mention of kinky

H o n . S e x l i k e t h e o l d d a y s .

I hope your stay here is long, fun and

successfu l .

Anyway, there are three places where I

can usually be confronted:

Union Off ice: internal phone no. 3519

Union Bar

41 Evelyn Gardens: I live in 133 Bernard

Sunley House (just goes to prove some

p e o p l e L I K E S t u d e n t H o u s e s ) .

Please don't hesitate to contact me, for

any reason.

Cheers CHRIS FOX

ICU PRESIDENT

THE BRAIN DRAIN

(or Alky Malky writes again)

THE FRESHERS' BIT

Welcome to IC! This the first of a

series of intensely boring articles, which

a lot of people seem to read anyway in

preference to paying attention to the

first lecture on Friday mornings. I'm

responsible for various odds and sods

concerned with running kthe Union, if

you're interested in how we run things or

have any questions about the Union, do

come and have a word with me (I'm in

the Union Bar most nights). I don't bite!

One of the Union's main funct ions is

to help cater for your social and sport ing

activities. If you've ever wanted to take

up a new hobby but never had adequate

facil it ies available, there's a good

chance you'l l find what you want at the

Fresher's Fair tomorrow, where well

over 100 clubs and societ ies will be

exhibit ing in the Union Bui ld ing and

Sherf ield Lower Refectory. There's

something for everybody, so do come

and have a look round. Societ ies won't

be col lect ing money from freshers, so if

you're interested in any societ ies, give

them your name and they'll get in touch

with you. Don't be put off joining a

society just because you don't think you

know enough about it to be a member,

the whole point of these societ ies is to

givo you the opportunity and training to

do something different.

CRASH PAD

In case you didn't know, we are

providing camp beds in the Union

Bui ld ing for 50p a night for people who

still haven't found anywhere to live-just

turn up between 11:00 and 12:00. I

expect this to go on for about 3 weeks,

after which we'll have to turf people out.

FRESHER' FAIR

Due to the work being done on Beit

Quad, the outdoor stalls have had to be

moved to the Queen's Lawn, and I have

also decided to use the Sherf ield Lower

Refectory so that more stalls can be

accommodated. Details of arrange­

ments have been sent to all stal lholders,

so check your letter racks, and if you

haven't received a note, then come and

see me. With any luck, there should be a

set of maps for the fair and an

alphabetical list of societ ies in this

FELIX somewhere.

The tour STARTS AT 2:30, PLEASE

DO NOT COME BEFORE THIS TIME as

societ ies will be busy setting up their

stalls, which is made much more difficult

if rooms are already crowded with

people.

BAR AND REFECTORY LOSSES

Last year, £4,000 worth of glasses and

£6,000 of crockery and cutlery went

m i s s i n g f rom C o l l e g e bars and

refectories. These losses have to be paid

for by higher bar and refectory prices, so

don't take them away. If these sort of

losses cont inue, the Union may have to

start taking discipl inary action against

people doing so-remember, you're just

making other people pay by the

resulting higher prices.

ELECTIONS

There are some vacancies on two of

the committees which I chair; we need

two ordinary members for the Finance

Commit tee and three for the London

Student Travel Commit tee (which may

be on the way to being changed to the

Services Commit tee by the first Union

meeting on Thursday). Nominat ion

papers for these posts are up on the

Counc i l not iceboard in the Union Lower

Lounge now.

F R E S H E R S F A I R 1979

SHERFIELD LOWER REFECTORY

AND QUEENS LAWN

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Oct. 4th.

Oct. 18th.

Nov. 1st.

Nov. 8th.

Dec. 6th.

E n t s F i l m s 1979/80 Every Thursday Mech Eng 220 6:30 pm only 30p

L ive and Let Die (A).

Start the year w i th this superb Bond film -

James Bond 007 hurtles into act ion in the malevolent,

myst ical wor ld of M r . B i g and Dr . K a n a g a .

Oct. 11th. Ca r r i e (X).

Sissy Spacek stars as the shy bespectacled g i r l , raised in

a state of total ignorance, who calls on hitherto latent

telekinetic powers to achieve a terrible revenge.

E m m ami e He II (X).

Sy lv ia K r i s t e l , the rav ish ing heroine of the first

Emmanue l l e , continues her explorat ion of the exotic

highways and byways of sex in the more picturesque

parts of H o n g K o n g and Ba l i .

Oct. 25th, The A n d r o m e d a Strain (AA).

•A space capsule lands in a desert vi l lage in New M e x i c o

causing the death of a l l the inhabitants w i th the

exception of an o ld m a n and a baby. Superb Science

F i c t i on .

The Kentucky F r i ed Mov ie (X).

Outrageous spoof of everything form beer comercials to

K u n g F u movies by the smashingly sat ir ical revue

group from the K e n t u c k y Fr i ed Theatre in Los

Angeles.

Watership Down (U).

The highly successful fully an imated feature. A smal l

band of rabbits, warned by the premoni t ion that a

terible disaster w i l l overtake their warren, set out in

search of a new home.

NOV. 15th. Soldier Blue (X).

Cand i ce Bergen stars as Cresta Marybe l l e Lee, who

falls in love wi th a private from the cavalry. She learns

that they are p l ann ing an attack on the Cheyennes,

endanger ing the life of her former husband.

NOV. 29th. The P ink Panther (A).

Peter Sellers as the bung l ing Inspector C louseau, who

becomes involved wi th an internat ional jewel . th ieF

D a v i d N i v en is S i r Char les , a wealthy sophisticate.

Rol l e rba l l (AA).

In a not too distant future, a wor ld run by the great

mul t i -nat iona l corporations, the prob lem of poverty

solved and war out lawed in favour of a g r im new

spectator sport.

Dec. 13th. N ine Lives of F r i t z the Cat (X).

Rober t C r u m ' s outrageous hero lives out his nine lives

not only in his fami l iar env ironment of Neon lit slums

among permissiveness, but back in time to the days of

Busby Berke ley ,and also in an O r w e l l i a n future.

Jan. 10th. Convoy (A)

K r i s Kristofferson and A l i M a c g r a w star in this story of

a truck dr iver who involves himsel f in a race wi th his

fellow truckers. T h e i r speeding is stopped by the

sherrifi and a ferocious fight breaks out. The truckers

excape and word reaches other drivers who join l l ie

convov.

Jail. 17th. Jabberwocky (A).

M i c h a e l Pa l i n stars in this story ol the Jabberwoek, a

vile and vicious creature, ravag ing the medieval

k ingdom ol K i n g Bruno the Quest ionable , devour ing

and terroris ing the peasants in the land outside.

Tan. 24th. The Song Rema ins the Same (A).

W i t h the music of L e d Zeppe l in as tour guide, you are

taken from the frenzy of their 1973 Mad i s on Square

Gardens concert to the idy l l i c serenity ol l l i r Brit ish

countryside and the thoughts and emotions ol lire

members of the group..

Jan. 31th. M idn ight Express (X).

The story, based on t ruth , of a young man arrested in

Istanbul for smugg l ing hashish and sentenced to four-

years in prison by a T u r k i s h court. H a v i n g completed

his term in indescribable condit ions, he is sentenced to

a further 30 years.

Feb. 7th. Catch - 22 (X).

Pilots who fly combat missions and want to be

grounded have to be crazy and you must be crazy.to fly,

but il a pilot asks to be grounded, he cannot be crazy

and so must keep flying - A r t Gar funke l stars i n this f i lm

of the book.

Feb. 14th. The Eiger Sanction (AA).

C l i n t Eastwood stars in and directs this en thra l l i ng

story o l a k i l l er who stalks his unknown v i c t im on a

hazardous c l imb of-the N o r t h Face of the Eiger .

Feb. 21st. If (X).

M a l c o l m M a c d o w e l l stars in lindsey Anderson 's

outrageous revolut ionary tilt at t radi t ion. Set in one

house of a large pub l i c school.

Feb. 28th. A m e r i c a n Graf f i t i (AA).

T h e year is 1962 in a smal l town in Ca l i f o rn ia . F o u r

high-school buddies congregate at their local hang-Out .

T h e way these boys and their girl friends spend the

night marks the end of the group anc' their o ld lives.

Mar. 6th. The T h i r t y - Nine Steps (A)

L o n d o n in 1914 seems peaceful but Co lone l S c u d d e r o f

the Br i t ish Intel l igence has unearthed a plot to

assasinate a v is i t ing Pr ime Min i s t e r and thus

precipitate W o r l d W a r 1. Rober t Powel l and D a v i d

Warne r star.

Mar. 13th. Holocaust 2000 (X).

K i r k Douglas and V i r g i n i a M c K e n n a in this story o f a n

industr ia l magnet who reaches the c rowning moment

ol a successful career when his company constructs a

m a m m o t h thermonuclear power plant but strange a n d

sinister events occur.

Mar. 20th. The Canterbury Ta les (X).

R o u n d oi l ' the term w i th this clasic comedy based on

the story of Geoffrey Chauce r . W i nne r of the G o l d e n

Bear A w a r d at the 1972 Ber l in F i l m Fest ival .

Apr. 24th. The F rench Connect ion (X).

O n e of the most successful detective thri l lers ever-

filmed. Based on real-life act ion in the N e w - Y o r k

narcotics squad. It relates the story of a detective as

rough and ruthless as the cr iminals he pursues

May. 1st. The Strange Affair (X). Don ' t miss Susan George and M i c h a e l Y o r k in this

H a r d - h i t t i n g thr i l l e r set in L o n d o n against

the background of the Me t r opo l i t an Pol ice.

M a y . 8th. Young Frankenste in (AA).

M a r t y Fe ldman stars in this superb M e l Brooks film

about T ransy l van ia in 1976. The Grandson o f

Baron Frankenste in is creat ing an improved version o f

the monster from Grampa ' s recipe.

May. 15th. Laserb last (A).

Escape the toils ol revision with this teryifying

encounter between aliens wh i ch occurs above a barren

desert in the U n i t e d States. T h e victors depart but a

laser gun and "powe r pendan t " are left behind and fa l l

into the hands of a young boy.

May. 22nd. Confessions of a D r i v ing

Instructor (X).

W e cou ldn ' t let the year go by wi thout hav ing one oi

the "Confess ions" films so forget about exams lor a

couple of hours and enjoy this outrageous sex - comedy

staring R o b i n Askw i th as the infamous T i m m y Lea .

m F R E S H E R S E V E N T S OCTOBER

Monday 1st: Freshers Reception

230pm Union Building

Tuesday 2 nd •• Union General Meeting|

12 45 Mech Eng 220

Thursday 4 th « Bar Night

7=30pm Union Bar

Saturday 6 th Tiddly winks Down

Oxford Street 930 Union Office

DON'T MISS THESE GUILDS

EVENTS !

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR JAZZ

R E A L A L E CHOIR COMMUNITY ACTION

STUDENT TELEVISION

/

FOLK

concert hall (beit theatre

THIRD FLOOR B R I D G E

TABLE

TENNIS

television

lounge

Roger didn't like the

other photo, so here's

a better one. (Roger's

the one on the left).

JUST A

SEC I trust your're enjoying your first day at

Col lege. My own recol lect ion, of two

years ago, is one of endless queues,

endless talks and an evening initially

spent witn one of my predecessors.

Let me begin by introducing myself; I

like Stanley Kubrick, S loanes, the

Purple Hearts, candlel ight and breaking

into parent's houses. I hate the

Underground,"Char l ie" , t inned food,

watching television and Capital Radio.

I'm living in Keogh Hal l , Room 388.

My job in the Union is one of

c o m m u n i c a t i o n ( ! - e d ) , p l a n n i n g ,

servicing and deal ing with the ind'vidual

needs of Union members. I can be found

in the Union Off ice, in the Beit bui lding,

so please come over if you think that

there is anything we can do for you. An

especial ly good time to come is during

the Fresher's Fair.

This is the first of a number of art icles

which will appear this year- hopeful ly

even if they don't make your pulse

quicken they will at least keep you

actively involved.

The First Week

Here's a list of things you should /must

do in the first week here:

1. Register in Co l lege

2. Get an IC Union card(you will need a

passport photo) and donate 50p to the

W U S Scholarsh ip Appeal

3. Col lect Grant Cheque

4. T a k e pa r t in D e p a r t m e n t a l

photograph

5. Comple te Medica l Card & Medica l

History Card

6. Get a locker in your department

7. Give your address to the departmental

office

8. Start a bank account

9. (If appl icable) Fill in Parking Permit

appl icat ion form before 5pm. Friday

10. Attend Fresher's Fair

11. Attend the Union Genera l Meeting

The First Union Meeting

Yes folks, don't be late, join the queue

and rub shoulders with those who have

learnt that U G M s are perhaps the

ultimate use of one's time. It all happens

at 1pm on Thursday in the Great Hall.

Last year saw an increase in the number

of people turning up for U G M s and I

hope this trend will cont inue. After all, if

you want to make your voice heard, a

really effective way is to turn up and vote

on the issues that affect you. Detais of

U G M s will be found in EXEC NEWS

which is distributed to all departments.

The First Elections

Yes, you've guessed it, some of these

are caused by exam fai lures(We wish

Andy, John , Andy and Scott ah the best).

The posts open now are:

a) FELIX Editor- which will beelected by

Co l lege wide ballot over two days.

b) Elec. Eng. Departmental Represent­

ative- elected by a one day ballot in the

department

c) M i n . R e s . E n g . D e p . R e p .

d) Management Sc ience Dep. Rep

e) 3 ordinary members of the Academic

Affairs Commi tee- elected during U G M

on 16th Oct.

f) 2 ordinary members of the Union

f inance Commit tee

g) 2 ordinary members of the Comuni ty

Ac t ion Group

h) 3 ordinary members of London

Student Travel Commit tee

The papers for a l l these posts are up in

either the Union Lower Lounge or the

respective department, so if you fancy

standing for one of these posts, find out

what it entails and get a proposer and

seconders.

The First Duplicating Demonstration

To use one of the Union Gestetner

Dupl icators, which are situated in the

FELIX Off ice, you must have attended

one of this year's demonstrat ions. The

first is on Monday,8th October at 1pm in

the FELIX Office. So Secretaries of c lubs

and societ ies don't forget. On the same

subject, you will be able to obtain keys

for the dupl icators(providing that you

have registered) and ink and paper from

me in the Union Off ice.

Well , that's all for now. Hope to meet

you soon and have a great time.

Roger Stotesbury

GERMAN MEASLES AND

PREGNANCY

As part of a national campaign to

promote rubella (German measles)

vaccinat ion and thus further to reduce

the number of congen ia l l y handi ­

capped babies, the Health Centre offers

rubella vaccinat ion to all women under

40 in Co l lege and particularly to

students. Al l women are invited to attend

the Health Centre between 10 and 10.30

am on Wednesdays in the Autumn Term

for an initial b lood test to determin if

they have immunity (whetheror not they

have had rubella vaccinat ion already).

Those who have no immunity will then

be sent an appointment for the

vaccinat ion.

PG TIPS

For Fresher P G s . There is no better

introduction to the exist ing ones than to

come along to our bar night on

Wednesday, 3rd October, starting at

6:00 p.m. in Stan's Bar, Souths ide. all

'o ld ' P G s are, of course, equal ly

welcome.

Al l Fresher P G s are automatical ly

members of the IC Postgraduate Group ,

which exists to promote the welfare of

P G s a n d to e n s u r e a d e q u a t e

s o c i a l i z a t i o n a m o n g s t t h e m .

Ploughman's lunches, bar nights and a

trip to Cambr idge were part of our

agenda last year.

It is important for Freshers to

participate in activities outside of ' run-

of-the-mil l ' research and, in addit ion, to

the P G Group, there are many other

societ ies you may join. Look out for the

"Assoc ia ted Studies" booklet wh ich

gives details of many interesting f i lms,

lectures, concerts etc. - you shou ld f ind

something to interest you in that.

If, during your first weeks here, you

find anything puzz l ing, distasteful or

even wonderful about postgraduate life

here, do not hesitate to let either myself

or one of my co l leagues know about it.

We will be available to d iscuss the

activities of the P G Group with you at

our stall in Freshers Fair (Tuesday, 2nd

October - Malco lm tells me it will be in

Sherf ield Lower Refectory).

If you can't make it to that, then come

along to the bar night on Wednesday.

See you amongst the' London Pride and

E S B (drinks are subsid ised to the tune of

lOp per pint).

R I C H A R D E A R L ,

P G Affairs Off icer

LOCATION OF STALLS AT

FRESHERS' FAIR 1979 TUESDA Y OCTOBER 2nd 2:30 pm

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pullout supplement

Glossary of abreviations used on the facing page

SLR Sherfield Lower Refectory •

QL Queen's Lawn

U L R Union Lower Refectory

L L Lower Lounge

U D H Union Dining Hal l

SCR Senior Common Room

C H Concert Hal l

BCR Brown Committee Room (Union, 3rd floor)

R A T T Room at the Top (Union,3rd floor)

T L Television Lounge (Union, 3rd floor)

T T Table Tennis Room (Union, 3rd floor)

ICWA ICWA Lounge (Union, 1st floor, East staircase)

E a s t s t a i r c a s e ) ENTS E n t s R o o m ( U n i o n , g r o u n d f l o o r , E a s t s t a i r c a s e )

FEL IX F E L I X Office (Beit archway) Wes t s t a i r c a s e ) Graffitti G r a f f i t t i W o r k s h o p ( U n i o n , 2nd f l oo r , Wes t s t a i r c a s e )

G y m Union, 2nd floor, central staircase

ICU Union Office (Union, 1st floor, East staircase)

CB Crush Bar (Union, 2nd floor, central staircase)

Welfare Welfare Office (Union, 3rd floor)

1300hrs in the GREAT HALL

ON THURS 4TH OCT

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BE THERE!

RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG RAG

Hello, and yet again welcome to

I.C.. and in particular that crazy

student activity known as Rag. As

you should have gathered by now

f rom the v a r i o u s h a n d b o o k

articles, Rag's main objectives are to

provide enjoyment for Y O U , whilst

raising money for our chosen

charities. Most of the money is

collected on the weekly Rag stunts,

wtiich are organised by each C C U -

so do watch out for their posters,

listen at their U G M s and go out there

and collect, you'l l be surprised how

much fun It is.

We also intend to hold Rag Mag

selling trips every Wednesday

afternoon, providing an excellent

o p p o r t u n i t y t o v i s i t o t h e r

Universities and meet old friends or

merely sample their bars. However,

at the time of writing we are having

difficulties persuading someone to

print our Mag-so it may not be

available immediately.

But the main job of the IC Rag

Committee is to organise that orgy

of lunacy known as Rag Week,

which stretches from 14th to 23rd

November, and includes such

traditional events as Morphy Day,

the R C S Revue, Rag and Drag

Disco, Rag Procession, raft race,

film nighf and Gui lds carnival.

However there are still many gaps

that need filling, especially for

lunch-time events, and to produce

an original and enjoyable Rag week,

we n e e d Y O U R i d e a s a n d

e n t h u s i a s m in i n v e n t i n g a n d

organising new events. So please

come along to our Rag Committee

m e e t i n g s - e v e r y o n e w i l l be

welcomed with open arms and free

beer to the first meeting-next

Monday (6th October) at 7:00p.m. in

the Senior Common Room (1st

floor, Union Building). After that

they will be held on Wednesday

evenings in the ICWA Lounge.

Watch for further details, both of

meetings and of Rag week, in FELIX

and on posters (wherever you see

'Superag' signs).

Now the confusing bit: (if you

aren't confused already!) you'l l have

read in the handbook (I hope) that

we were collecting for kidney

machines, but we've since been

informed that they aren't needed as

all patients get one from the

National Health Service. So we

made Kidney Research one of our

minor charities, and looked around

for something else, which was, like a

kidney machine, of permanent and

direct benefit to someone in need.

We decided to buy 'phonic '

hearing aids for deaf children, as

R C S U had bought one for the

brother of one of our students last

year, and this had demonstrated

their great value in the education of

the deaf, as this child can now speak

properly and attend a normal

secondary school. The aid works on

a radio link which enables the child

to hear his teacher or parent up to

half a mile away, and also eliminates

the background noise which makes

working in' a classroom with a

conventional aid difficult. We are

buying these through the National

Deaf Children's Society, who said,

"It is really a tremendous project

that you are undertaking"- they have

no money available to buy such aids

themselves. We also hope to hold a

joint event with them, involving the

deaf children themselves, aimed at

getting good publicity for both of us.

We also had a problem in that

Alcohol ics Anonymous apparently •

are completely self-financing and

don't accept outside contributions,

so we had to drop them from our list

of beneficiaries. Confused yet? Well

to clarify the situation, the money

raised will be divided as follows:

70% Na t i ona l Deaf C h i l d r e n ' s

Society (to buy 'Phonic Ears')

15% National Kidney Research Fund

15% Br i t i sh Heart F o u n d a t i o n

If you want to find out more about

any of these, please come and see

me and I can give you some leaflets.

Well, after all that rambling, I think

I'd better congratulate you on

having got this far, and rush

speedily to the end. So remember,

the success of the Rag this year

(can't we beat last year's net total of

£12,500?), depends on Y O U R

involvement; so come on the famous

tiddlywinks stunt on Saturday

(you'll hear all about it from your

C C U ) , come to the Rag meetings,

and you'll find it's all a lot of fun. ItS

also very worthwhile. See you

Saturday.

Rae Snee

ICU Rag Chairman

CITY & GUILDS

Welcome to G U I L D S (you' l l hear this

phrase a lot du r ing the first week). Th i s is the

first of, hopefully, weekly articles in F E L I X

by your overworked Pub l i c i t y Off icer wh i ch

w i l l let you know what G u i l d s ' events you

could go to.

The first event is after a morn ing of tedious

formal receptions, the G U I L D S ' Recept ion

at 2.30 p m on M o n d a y 1st. in the U n i o n

Bu i l d ing . Y o u wil l-have the chance to meet a

few of the people in G U I L D S and dr ink some

free beer, followed by a free guided tour of

downtown IC .

Tuesday sees the first U n i o n Genera l

M e e t i n g of the year. Th is is at 12.45 in M e c h .

E n g . 220. Fo r those of you who want serious

discussion go to the I C U meeting, however

the G U I L D S U n i o n meet ing w i l l show you

how a U n i o n meeting should be run. There

w i l l be examples of how to deal w i th bor ing

U n i o n Officers, Ae ronaut i ca l Eng ineer ing

and paper fo ld ing ( paper darts to you) and

above a l l fun. Serious matters are also

discussed such as Academ i c Affairs (Boo!

Hiss! ) . They are not just for U n i o n Officers.

W e rely on you to make G U I L D S the best

C C U at I C so make sure you're there so that

we can have the loudest B O O M A L A K A (the

G U I L D S ' chant) yet heard.

Tuesday afternoon is Freshers' Fa i r . Y o u

can wander round the stalls and see wh i ch

clubs and societies you wou ld l ike to j o in .

D o n ' t forget to visit the G U I L D S stall where

we w i l l be w i l l i n g to part you from your

money and give you sweatshirts and T-shirts

in various styles, sizes and colours in return.

Wednesday is left free for sports trials i f you

are at a l l atheletic.

Thursday 4th. is the first Bar N i gh t of the

term at 7.30 in the U n i o n Bar. Th is is an

event not to be missed at any cost. Th i s is a

chance to let your hair down and make a fool

o f yourself or just watch others do ing so. A n

interesting evening of pleasent inb ib ing ,

communi ty singing (songs for a l l tastes) and

games (Boat Races on dry(?) land). In a l l a

worthwhi le introduct ion to one of G U I L D S

many activities.

Saturday 6th. is the first R a g col lect ion of

the year. Be at the U n i o n Office at 9.30 am to

collect your t idd lywinks and R a g cans and

then off to M a r b l e A r c h for a brisk w ink to

P i ccad i l l y C i r cus extort ing money from the

shoppers for a good cause and stopping the

traffic. A dance round Eros at the end is

fol lowed by relreshments in the Cockney

Pr ide. W e are in compet i t ion wi th the other

C C U ' s so the more people that turn up the

better.

Th is has been a look at the fust week from a

Gui ldsperson 's view and there is more to look

forward to such as a P u b C r a w l and a party in

the second week, solook out lor the posters

and Wotzon to see what is happening. If you

have any questions or just want to see how

G U I L D S runs just drop into the U n i o n

Office on level 3 M e c h . Eng . , we don ' t bite

(with a few exceptions). We look forward to

seeing you at these events.

Bryan,

GU ILDS Publ ic ity Officer.

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iccag

O n e of t h e m o r e o b s c u r e of t h e

a c r o n y m s y o u ' l l f i n d at I C If y o u t a k e t h e

t i m e to f i n d ou t a b o u t u s y o u ' l l f i nd us , at

F r e s h e r s ' F a i r , in t h e r o o m lablted

"concert hall (beit theatre)"

o n t he F a i r G u i d e . W e ' r e b e t w e e n t h e

F o l k C l u b a n d t he E n v i r o n m e n t a l

S o c i e t y . Y e s ! w e ' r e t he C o m m u n i t y

A c t i o n G r o u p . If t h i s is t he so r t of t h i n g

y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t e d in a n d w o u l d l i ke t h e

U n i o n to h e l p y o u ge t it o r g a n i z e d , t h e n

c o m e a n d s e e us , e i t h e r at t he F a i r o r a n y

l u n c h t i m e in t h e r o o m o n t h e t o p f l o o r o f

t h e U n i o n ( take lift to t o p a n d f o l l o w the

s i g n s ) w h e r e I h o p e to h a v e s o m e c o f f e e

g o i n g .

A n i n t e r e s t i n g t i t -b i t to we t y o u r

a p p e t i t e , w e ' r e l o o k i n g fo r v o l u n t e e r s to

m a n t h e t e l e p h o n e l i n e s f o r a B B C T V

" P h o n e - i n " fo r A g e C o n c e r n .

I h o p e to s e e y o u s o o n , D o n ' t m i s s m y

m o t i o n at t he U G M ,

C h e e r s , ... J o h n W h i t e h o u s e .

See y o u at F r e s h e r s '

F a i r

T h e A t h l e t i c C l u b s C o m m i t t e e c ons i s t s o f

t h e c a p t a i n s t r f a l l t h e s p o r t s c l u b s at I m p e r i a l

C o l l e g e . T h r o u g h m e , t h e y a r e r e s p o n s i b l e t o

t h e I C U f o r t h e a c t i v i t i e s t h e y h e l p o r g a n i s e

a n d r u n (i.e. t h e m o n e y t h e y s p e n d b o o z i n g ) .

I f y o u as a p e r s o n , o r a n i n d i v i d u a l ( o r

a n y t h i n g e lse t h a t y o u c a r e to d e s c r i b e

y o u r s e l f as) feel t h a t a n y i m p r o v e m e n t s c a n

be m a d e i n y o u r c l u b o r s p o r t a c t i v i t i e s a t I C ,

t h e n see y o u r c a p t a i n a n d / o r m e a n d w e s h a l l

see w h a t c a n b e d o n e . F u r t h e r m o r e t h e r e a r e

t w o p a r t i c u l a r g r o u p s , t h e P o s t G r a d u a t e

S t u d e n t s a n d t h e G i r l s , t h a t I w o u l d l i k e t o

see t a k i n g a g r e a t e r i n t e r e s t i n t h e s p o r t i n g

a c t i v i t i e s at I C , so i f y o u h a v e a n y s u g g e s t i o n s

f o r n e w c l u b s o r a n y t h i n g e lse , c o m e a n d see

m e .

A n y o n e w i s h i n g to see m e , h u r l a b u s e at

m e , o r d o a n y t h i n g else t o m e , c a n find m e i n

t h e U n i o n O f f i c e ( T u e s d a y l u n c h t i m e s ) ,

C h e m i s t r y D e p a r t m e n t ( v e r y o c c a s i o n a l l y ) ,

R o o m 4 1 8 T i z a r d H a l l o r a n a s s o r t m e n t o f

o t h e r n a u g h t i e r p l a c e s .

S u k i K a l i r a i ( C h e m . 3)

I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E C H E M I C A L

S O C I E T Y

I n t e r e s t e d i n C h e m i s t r y ? T h e n w h y n o t

c o m e to a n I C C h e m i c a l S o c i e t y L e c t u r e .

L a s t y e a r s t o p i c s i n c l u d e d c o l o u r

p h o t o g r a p h y , d e t e c t i o n o f a r t f o r g e r i e s , a n d

c h e m i l u m i n e s c e n c e ( g l o w i n g p o l o m i n t s ! ) .

F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n c o m e a n d see us at

t h e F r e s h e r s ' F a i r , o r a t o u r first l e c t u r e . T h i s

is e n t i t l e d " T h e C h e m i s t r y o f W i n e " , a n d is

g i v e n b y P r o f e s s o r B a r n a r d o n T h u r s d a y ,

1 1 t h O c t o b e r , i n L e c t u r e T h e a t r e B . It

i n c l u d e s free s a m p l e s a n d is f o l l o w e d b y a

c h e e s e a n d w i n e p a r t y . A d m i s s i o n to b o t h

l e c t u r e a n d p a r t y is b y t i c k e t , p r i c e d 7 5 p .

M O D E L A I R C R A F T C L U B

" W h e n I w a s a f r e s h e r , i t w a s n e v e r l i k e t h i s "

s a i d N i c k , v e t e r a n o f c o u n t l e s s I C M A C

sa fa r i s a n d n o w c h a i r m a n e m e r i t u s .

" Y o u n g p e o p l e t o d a y d o n ' t k n o w h o w

b l o o d y l u c k y t h e y a r e ^ " r e p l i e d G r a i n , a c e

c h o p p e r p i l o t a n d e x - s p i t f i r e ( k n o w n as ' g o b '

i n t h e t r a d e ) h e r o D S O a n d b a r .

" D i g g i n ' w e l l r i g h t , " a d d e d N i c k . " I n m y

d a y , y o u ' d b e d a m n l u c k y to get a s p i n o n a

K e b a b ( t r a n s l a t o r s n o t . K e b a b : C / L c o m b a t

p l a n e , m u c h s m e l l , n o i s e a n d g rease . H e n c e

n a m e ) .

" B u t n o w t h e y ' v e got P o w e r P e a s a n t r y ( T r :

t u i t i o n o n I C M A C ' s w o n d e r f u l p o w e r e d

a i r c r a f t w h i c h has t w o sets o f w i n g s f o r

b e g i n n e r s a n d a e r o b a t i c s ) , a n d m e t o t e a c h

t h e m h e l i c o p t e r f l y i n g " p u t i n G r a i n .

" W e l l , m a y b e , " s a i d N i c k d o u b t f u l l y ,

r e c a l l i n g G r a i n ' s a t t e m p t s to f ly h i s L a r k

h e l i c o p t e r th i s s u m m e r ( w h i c h i n c i d e n t a l l y is

a g r e a t m o l e c a t c h e r ) " b u t t h e r e ' s a l w a y s

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

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

o f c o u r s e o u r a n n u a l e a s t e r a n d s u m m e r

t o u r s . "

" A n d w i t h e x p e r t s s u c h as y o u a n d I t o t e a c h

t h e s m , " a d d e d G r a i n , " t h e f r e shers w i l l

p r o b a b l y be w i n n i n g t h e N a t s ( N a t i o n a l

m o d e l g l i d i n g c o m p e t i t i o n s ) n e x t y e a r .

S o w h y d o n ' t Y O U see us at t h e F r e s h e r s '

F a i r . D i s c o v e r t h e secre t o f l i fe , l e a r n to f l y t o y

a e r o p l a n e s . G e t o u t o f t h i s s m o g - r i d d e n h o v e l

at w e e k e n d s . F o r g e t p r o b l e m sheets a n d l a b

r e p o r t s . C o m e fly w i t h us - I C M A C .

M e e t i n g e v e r y T h u r s d a y l u n c h t i m e 1 3 : 0 0 i n

S o u t h s i d e U p p e r L o u n g e o r c o n t a c t N i c k

G r e e n . B o t a n y P G o r J e r e m y S t u t t a r d , E l e c .

E n g . 3 .

G r a e m e D u n b a r

My gir l fr iend's walked out on me. I think I'm pregnant. I'm locked out. What 's the number of Falmouth Hal l? I want to change my course. Where's A l ien show ing? What's the number of V ic tor ia stat ion? I'm stranded in Che lsea , are there any late-night buses? How can I get hold of the Health Cent re? I'd like to be a volunteer. I'm lonely. What 's on at Che lsea Co l l ege tonight? What' the Deputy President s phone number? Where's the nearest branch of Nat. West? I think I've got the c lap. My landlord's hassl ing me. Where's the nearest al l-night chemist? Are there any parties at I.C. tonight? I've taken some pil ls.

Hel lo, Night l ine, can I help you?

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W e l c o m e to I m p e r i a l Co l l ege .

T h i s ar t ic le is to in t roduce you to the Overseas

S t u d e n t s C o m m i t t e e a n d i ts f u n c t i o n s .

There are two m a i n C o m m i t t e e s for Oversea*

students: The Co l l e ge O . S . C . r u n by the sta l l , and

t h e Union O . S . C t u n b y s t u d e n t s .

T h e purpose of the O . S . C . is to he lp Overseas

Students settle d o w n , ar id t o make life a l i t t le

smoother lor them. F o r this purpose , ( l u r i ng the

two weeks p reced ing the A u t u m n T e r m , there is a

recept ion desk set u p to p rov ide in f o rmat i on about

Co l l e ge a n d Co l l e ge life. W e w i l l also be h o l d i n g

in f o rma l discussions every week ( lu r ing the

A u t u m n T e r m . T h i s w i l l be a good oppor tun i ty lor

students to a i r the i r v iews, discuss the i r prob lems

and meet other people. These w o u l d also be useful

l o r students w h o have d i f f i cu l ty in unde r s t and ing

E n g l i s h . W e w i l l also be a r r a n g i n g some talks on

welfare w i t h the he lp of I . C . U . We l fa re Adv i s e r

M i c h a e l A r t h u r .

' IT e var ious na t i ona l societies are a l l l l i a l c d (o

the O . S . C . These are r u n by students a n d they

Organ ise social events such as Discos. F i l m s , a n d

ce lebrat ions of re l ig ious a n d na t i ona l festivals.

Some societies also take an act ive interest in sports.

T h e N a t i o n a l Societ ies are open to all s tudents for

a sma l l subscr ip t i on lee. W c hope to organise an

In te rna t i ona l N i gh t a n d an Overseas Students '

F a i r later on this year.

If you are interested in theatre a n d music and

want to meet people outs ide col lege a good society

is the K e n s i n g t o n C o m m i t t e e of F r i e n d s h i p F o r

Overseas Students.

T h e O.S.C: . is conce rned about the recent large

increases in the T u i t i o n Fees. W e are p l a n n i n g to

take ac t i on about Fees w i t h the help o f I .C . I ' .

W e w o u l d urge you to become invo l v ed in the

O . S . C . a n d take part in the act iv i t ies o f the

N a t i o n a l Societ ies. ' These Societ ies are lor the

benefit o f Students a n d we w o u l d l ike as m a n y

students as possible t ak ing part . W e w o u l d also l ike

to see Overseas Students t ak ing a greater part in

the act iv i t ies o f I .C. U n i o n a n d the var ious c lubs

a n d societies..

W i t h regards to the Co l l ege O.S .C: . a good

person lo know is M r W S Robe r t son R o o m 331

Sher f i e ld B u i l d i n g . H e is the A d v i s e r to Overseas

Students .

Coming Events:

THURSDAY 4th OCTOBER

12:00 Ch inese Society Freshers L u n c h (Concert

hal l )

7 p m Internal ioJ|nl Recep t i on , ( lower refectory

I n i on Bu i l d ing )

SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER

10 a m Tour of L o n d o n by bus. Mee t a l U n i o n

A r c h w a y . Br insra packed l u n c h itffct about

i .2:50

MONDAY 8th OCTOBER

8:30 p m O . S . C . R e c e p t i o n ( L o n e r R c l c c t o i y

U n i o n Bu i l d ing )

Even Miiiu/trr nl 6:00 /»n: OSC Informal l)i.\rm>ion.i

(I iinifi Senior Common Rimni)

Even I' iiesilny at 6:110 pmlCJrilieseSociety Hiiiliiiinlim

/(drill Hull)

Every 'liiinsday al (>:'.$() fun: India Society Hiiilminlim

tCrenl Hall)

SOCI 1^. I I

I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E Y O U T H

HOSTELLING ASSOCIATION

A s stated in the IC Union Handbook,

Imperial Co l lege Youth Hostel l ing

Assoc ia t ion ( ICYHA) is the recreational

c lub you should join if you wish to 'get

away from it al l ' . One has only to look

back over the preceding year's activities

to see just how successful the c lub has

been in it's aim to flee from London.

Dur ing the autumn and spring terms

trips were arranged to the Brecons, Lake

district, Snowdon ia , South Downs and

Yorkshi re. A* Easter a party went to

Scot land, and forthree weeks during the

summer another trip to the Austr ian

Tyrol and the A lsace region of France

was undertaken.

O n arrival at our various destinations

people are free to do as they please. In

this way we hope to appeal to the walker,

c l i m b e r , s k i e r , c y c l i s t , c a n o e i s t ,

photographer and nature lover.

Travel is by minibus, and the transport

costs incurred are subsid ised by the

R C C . Whilst away, we stay in Youth

Hostels, 'huts' or tents and take our own

food with us. In this way costs are

minimised.

In order to arrange our t r ips away, and

also to get to know other members of the

club, we meet on Thursday lunch times

in Souths ide Upper Lounge for 'butties'.

In addit ion to these rather informal

occas ions , we do also visit some very

pleasant London restaurants to sample

'haute cuisine'.

Having wetted your appeitite then, we

look forward to seeing you at Freshers

Fair, where we will be only too pleased to

d iscuss our activities in more detail.

ANNE LEECH

ICYHA Publicity Officer

A MESSAGE FROM DRAMSOC

Imperial Co l lege Dramatic Society is a

congenia l group of people who sit at the

top of the Un ion Bui ld ing, make props,

drink tea, and watch the Co l lege go.

In return for this privilege we put on

2 1/2 product ions a year, organise the

l i g h t i n g f o r n u m e r o u s p a r t i e s

(everything from Fred's 21st to the

S i lwood Annual Ball) and go on theatre

visits.

Dramsoc can be found on the Union

East Sta i rcase (above the Un ion Office)

on the f loor below the top.The door is

usual ly open and tea is always brewing.

In part icular we are short of people

wi l l ing to work backstage, no previous

exper ience needed.

Actors welcome.

Act resses part icularly welcome.

E.mmmmmmmmmm RAILWAY SOCIETY

To most people the mention of

'Rai lway Society ' immediately conjures

up visions of spotty little kids in scruffy

macs standing on railway stations

making a lot of noise and scr ibbl ing

down train numbers.

In ICRS this image is very far from the

truth, and to prove it the society

undertook a continental tour this

summer.- It proved to be a veritable

c u l t u r a l feast i n c o r p o r a t i n g s u c h

Meccas of the railway scene as

Beauvais Cathedral , Eiffel Tower, Notre

Dame, A rc de Tr iomphe, a Jazz concert,

various Span ish swimming pools and

beaches, Basti l le Day celebrations and a

considerable quantity of local vino. The

whole expedit ion was undertaken in a

col lege minibus and we camped at a

number of off-beat places. We ate like

Lords, enjoying Waitrose soup, raviolli

meatballs and marmalade deep in the

Spanish interior. Among our major

discover ies were that the Spanish don't

cal l beer-beer, which caused not a few

problems early on.

In our spare time we even managed to

visit one preserved and two industrial

rai lways which were operated by steam

locomotives.

If you want to hear more about this

trip, and the events which have been

arranged for this sess ion, including a

talk on the first ever trip by Brit ish

enthusiasts to Ch ina (they ended up

visit ing a wide range of porcelain

f a c t o r i e s ) , c o m e a l o n g to ou r

Introductory Meeting at 5.40pm in Mech

Eng 640 on Tuesday 9 October.

IC ISLAMIC SOCIETY

invites everyone to join

them at the F R E S H E R ' FAIR

The Commit tee will be pleased to help

anyone with difficulties in performing

an Islamic way of life - see us at the fair.

The final bow at the end of a Dramsoc

production

BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY -

IMPERIAL C O L L E G E DETATCHMENT

The Imperial Co l lege Brit ish Red

Cross Society is unique in that it is the

only such establ ishment within a

University campus in the Brit ish Isles. It

consists of a Voluntary A id Detachment

and a Members ' Group.

The Voluntary A id Detachment is

made up of uniformed personnel

quali f ied in First A id and Nurs ing who

provide First A id facil it ies as required

within the London area.

We have recently acquired a Ford

Transit Ambulance, furnished with the

most up-to-date equipment which is

based here at Imperial Col lege and may

be found parked beneath the Sherf ield

bui lding.

The Members ' Group primarily acts as

a social welfare volunteers group within

the local communi ty : hospital visit ing,

escort ing disabled and elderly persons

and a s s i s t i n g wi th the men ta l l y

handicapped.

The Society provides opportunit ies

for any member of the Col lege, whether

students or staff, to learn First A id and

Nurs ing and invites You to come along

and learn how to cope in the event of an

accident or i l lness.

We are holding an Introductory

Meeting on THURSDAY 4th OCTOBER

at 6.30pm in the Botany/Zoology

Common Room (under the Union Arch),

where you will have an opportunity to

see what courses are available, to meet

with exist ing members and to inspect

the Detachment ambulance.

See us at Freshers' Fair on the

Queen's Lawn and in the Bo t /Zoo

C o m m o n Room and watch out here in

F E L I X f o r f u t u r e R e d C r o s s

announcements.

For details contact:

Detachment Commandant: - Roger

Serpell Int. Tel. 3707

Members' Group Leader: - Simon

Chandler Maths 2 pigeon holes

I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E P H O T O ­

GRAPHIC SOCIETY

Photsoc, as we are commonly cal led,

has a lot to offer you. So why not come to

our s ta l l at the F r e s h e r s ' Fa i r .

Throughout the year, we hold many

shows and competi t ions. We also have a

shop which is open at least once a week,

and we have a darkroom as well.

Membership is only £1, and you will

easily get that back if you win a prize in

one of our many competi t ions. So be

sure to come and see us.

Sanjit Teelock

(Publicity Officer)

Mint J / „ HUH.!

Mlkf- II

' j ^

Colin Palmer selects articles that

were printed in FELIX twenty years

ago. This week:

** QUESTIONNAIRES **

In January 1959 a new sport

seemed to have taken root among

the mala population ol IC • that

of putting members of ICWA

through questionnaires and

ratings. This may have seamed to

be an amusing game on the

surface, but to the ladles of ICWA

It was a deliberate campaign

calculated to provide a handy

D o e s he

D o e s h e

D o e s he

Doesn't he

D o e s he

H a s he

Is h e a

s p o r t

w e a r

m a k e

believe

a b e a r d + 5

a l o u d s h i r t . . . . +5

h i s o w n o m l e t t e s + 1 0

all women are after the same th ing +10

s p e n d h i s e v e n i n g p l a y i n g c h e s s - 2 0

s a i d t h a t he is a c o n f i r m e d b a t c h e l o r + 1 5

t o u c h l i n e p l a y e r " 1 5

t e l l y o u r i s q u e

h a v e a M a r i l y n

s t o r i e s +15.

M o n r o e c a l e n d a r + 10

+ 5

D o e s he

D o e s h e

D o e s h e s h o w it t o y o u

Does he spend his hol idays and weekends c l imb ing with the boys -20

D o e s h e b e l i e v e i n m o n o g a m y - 1 5

Does he

(a) l i v e at h o m e - 2 0

(b) s h a r e l o d g i n g s - 1 0

(c ) h a v e o w n a p a r t m e n t + 1 5

Is his abode cluttered up with

(a) distract ing objects e.g. family a lbums,sc ient i f ic toys,pets and

f r u i t s , p u z z l e s a n d c l o c k s . - 1 0

(b ) t h e b a r e e s s e n t i a l s + 1 0

D o e s he u s e a c a r t o a d v a n t a g e + 15

p h o n e you b e f o r e 1 0 a m - 1 0

l i k e s h o r t s k i r t s + 5

be l i e v e tha t var i e ty is the s p i c e of l i fe +10

o w n a p a i r o f o l d s l i p p e r s - 1 0

Does he take you straight to the back row in the pictures +10

D o e s h e h a v e a b r u s h c u t Q

Does he say "I can't give you anyth ing but love baby " (beware!) +15

D o e s he r e m e m b e r y o u r b i r t h d a y - 1 0

In a c loudburs t does he

s e n d y o u h o m e - 1 0 t a k e y o u t o h i s p l a c e t o d r y o f f + 10

in the h o m e -10

+ 15

n u m b e r - 1 0

D o e s

D o e s

D o e s

D o e s

he

h e

he

he

(a

(b)

D o e s he

D o e s h e

y o u

y o u

be l i e ve a w o m a n ' s

k e e p a p e t

p l a c e i s

p h o n e H a s h e g i v e n y o u h i s

Does he drown his sorrows In

(a ) C u p o f t e a - 5

(b) " D e c l i n e a n d F a l l of the R o m a n E m p i r e " -20

(c ) W h i s k y o n t h e R o c k s +15

D o e s he t h i n k t h a t L a d y C h a t t e r l y w a s r i g h t +10

Does he l ike his c h i c k e n y o u n g p lump and tender +15

D o e s h e c o m m e n t o n y o u r a p p e a r a n c e +5

guide to the personalities,

characters of the unsuspecting

Icwarlans. A group called

CLEOPATRAS NEEDLE re­

taliated by compiling the

"WA LLULK rating "to help a girl to

separate the wolf Irom the sheep,

and to make an accurate

assessment of any man.

The score oppos i te each quest ion

appl ies to the positive answer, i.e.

"yes". No marks are given for an

a n s w e r i n t h e n e g a t i v e .

RATINGS 225-150: Profess ional bachelor,

rake, Casanova etc - doomed to

be lonely to o ld age if he doesn't

watch out. Likes his l iquor

straight, his cars and women fast.

Not to be trusted. Dynamite to the

weaker of the weaker sex - well left

alone.

150 - 50: Dangerous ; unbeatably

a t t r a c t i v e , u n b e l e l v a b l y i n ­

telligent, unutterably charming ,

all male - so he tells you . A l so

unbearably conce i t ed . Improves

with o ld age, spec ia l ly if left in

co ld storage.

0 and ne i ghbourhood : The go lden

mean. No more need be sa id 1

-50 - -205: Comple te l y dom­

esticated, wi l l not cause any

trouble. No worry about a wolf in

sheep's c lo th ing here

Everything you

wanted to know

about UGMs but

were afraid to ask.

MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SOCIETY

Cheese

& Wine P. FRESHERS* GUIDE TO U.IION GENERAL MEETINGS (U.G.M. ' S)

Introduction.

Union General Meetings decide overal l po l icy of the

Union and also provide the Union with the opportunity of "checking up" on i t s

o f f i ce rs . UGM's are conducted according to a set o f standing orders.

The Chair .

It i s the job of the Chairperson to ensure that the meeting i s kept in order i . e .

that i t i s conducted according to the Standing Orders.

I f you feel thet the meeting i s not being conducted correct ly you should : -

a. Make a "point of o rde r ' . That i s to question whether a Standing Order i s

being properly complied with.

b . I f you disagree with the Chairperson's ru l i ng then you should challenge

his/her ru l ing .

Standing Orders.

Standing Orders d e t a i l how motions and amendments should be taken.

Information.

Standing Orders also define how to ask questions or give information. To do

th i s shout "Information" and i f the speaker accepts your point of Information you

w i l l be allowed to speak (These points of information are not allowed at a l l

during a summing up speech).

Procedural Motions. (See sect ion 20 of Standing Orders)

I f you get bored with a pa r t i cu l a r motion or i f you think a wrong dec i s ion was

taken on a previous matter or i f you want to do something that Standing Orders

does not allow you to do or i f you want the meeting to end and items on the agenda

to go to another one or i f you want to discuss a par t i cu la r motion at a later

meeting or i f you don't l i k e a pa r t i cu l a r speaker or i f you don't want to vote on

a_part icular amendment, you can move one of the procedural motions l i s t e d i n

Section 20.

Procedural Motions can be moved at any time during a debate as long as someone i s

not speaking at the time. The acceptance of a procedural motion however i s at the

Chairpersons d i s c r e t i o n .

It i s nomal pract ise to take one speech in favour and one against procedural

motions and then a vote.

Agenda.

Agenda i s usually in following order:

a. Minutes of t*tt Meeting.

This i s merely to check that the minutes produced are a true record of the

las t meeting.

b. Off icers Reports.

Of f icers reports are presented so that you can check that an o f f i ce r i s

f u l f i l l i n g the job as deta i l ed in her/his job descr ip t ion and as previous

Union General Meetings have requested. Most reports w i l l be in sect ions :

i ) Questions to reports : I f you do not understand a sect ion of the report ,

and feel i t i s not deta i led enough you can ask a question to the

Of f icer concerned.

i i ) Moving Back of Reports: If you are s t i l l not s a t i s f i e d you can move

back a sect ion of the report . "Moving Back" simply means that the

Union does not accept that a report e i ther because act ion taken was

inappropriate or because i t was i n s u f f i c i e n t . Reports sometimes

contain proposals which arc voted on seoerately .

c. Motions: Any member of the Union, who can f ind a seconder ran out a motion

to a Union Meeting.

Motions handed i n 7 days before the meeting must always appear on the agenda.

Other motions are only accepted at the Chairpersons d i s c r e t i o n .

A f ter a proposing speech has been made to a motion ANYBODY (who can f ind

a seconder) CAN MOVE AN AMENDMENT. Write the amendment down and hand i t

to the Chair then you w i l l get the opportunity to sp^ak to amendments.

Only one amendment i s discussed at any one time.

I f an amendment i s passed i t replaces the o r i g i n a l motion and becomes the

"Substantive" motion. Amendments can continue to be made to the substantive.

After a l l amendments have been taken there i s discussion on the substantive

motion.

Only when the motion i t s e l f i s passed has the Union adopted any po l i cy .

Any motion can be passed as long as i t does not contradict tbe By-Laws,

or i t s appendices or the Standing Orders. However a l l these documents can

be amended by procedures outl ined in them.

IF YOU ARE EVER CONFUSED, OR DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO,

ASK A QUESTION TO THE CHAIR.

Physics B u i l d i n g , l e v e l 8

Thurs. Oct. 4th at 8.00 pm

-A chance to meet Maths. &

Physics s t a f f & other students.

Admission free to MOPSOC members

Membership (only 50p� on the door.

C O U N S E L L I N G

W h a t ?

W h o ?

W h e r e ?

W h e n ?

H o w ?

September

The Student Counselling Service is available to any

student who is encountering problems of a social,

domestic, personal or other nature.

If the Counsellor cannot help directly, he may never­

theless be able to suggest someone who can.

Mr Don Adlington.

The Health Department, 14 Prince's Gardens. The

Student Counselling Service is, however, independent of

the health service, the administration and the academic

staff, and is strictly confidential.

Mondays to Fridays, between !0.00 and 17.00 hours,

preferably by appiontment. If there is some urgency,

however, Mr Adlington will see students on any given

day without appointment - though this may entail a

short wait.

Appointments may be made by telephoning Interna!

No. 4205, or through the main College switchboard

(ext. 1036), direct to Mr Adlington; or through the

Health Department receptionist (Internal No. 4271); or

by calling in at the Health Department.

IMPERIAL C O L L E G E C H I N E S E

SOCIETY

CALLING ALL SINOPHILES, ABOUT

OUR SOCIETY ....

Among the several aims of this

society, the noblest has to be to

p r o m o t e c u l t u r a l e x c h a n g e s . '

Frequently, we are kept pretty busy just

by trying to look after the recreational

needs of ou r m e m b e r s , w h e t h e r

intellectually or physical ly as in sports.

In other words, we are here to create

chances so that everyone can come

together and have a good time!

Our list of the year's events-agenda

runs from the annual 'Ch inese New Year

Celebrat ions ' and the 'Farewell Patty', to

the once in a while sightseeing trips,

C h i n e s e f i lm s h o w s and regu la r

Badminton practice sessions — in

readiness for the annual IC - U C

(University Col lege) Games as well as

for enjoyment. We lost to U C C S last

year, but with the help of you new

members we will hopeful ly show those

guys a thing or two this year!

By the way, we are I C C S , I hope you

can work out what U C C S is by now.

Then there are the weekly Lunch-t ime

gatherings! These are opportunit ies for

you to chat with y o u r f r i e n d s (or new

friends) over a cup of after-lunch tea

(usually provided), play a game of

Ch inese chess or even grip to the ever-

present committee members to run

things better ... We also welcome any

wild suggest ions and construci tve

cr i t ic ism. There will also be a wide range

of magazines at hand; from the 'Ming

Pao Monthly ' to 'Ch ina Reconstruct ' ,

and a Malaysian Literal monthly to a

Hong Kong comic .

The emphasis is on good fel lowship,

you can talk in Ch inese , write in

Ch inese, or even play in Ch inese with

fellow Ch inese students when you want

to. Of course, you can also learn about

the Ch inese (we do have some members

of non-Ch inese students), as we hope to

have more non-Ch inese members as

well as Ch inese members!

So if you do fear that you will go nuts

with boredom during your spare time

and would like to unwind with fel low

Ch inese students, then please come to

see us at the Freshers Fair and at our

private fresher's reception... and even

join us.

President: El la F. Y. Shun (CCDII)

Vice President: K.Y. Tan (Maths III)

C O P Y DEADLINE

T O M O R R O W 5:00pm.

The final bow at the end of a Bowling

club production.

IC TENPIN BOWLING CLUB

The IC Tenpin Bowl ing C lub has a

membership that extends from the

beginner upwards. Our bowl ing is based

around a trios league every Wednesday

a f t e r n o o n in t e r m t i m e at the

Charr ington Bowl Tolworth (host of

man y na t i ona l and i n t e rna t i ona l

tournaments in recent years.)

Members of the club also spend the

o c c a s i o n a l S u n d a y t r a v e l l i n g to

tournaments at other universities or

participating in the U C T B A inter-

universities compet i t ion. IC provides

most of the members of the University of

London Bowl ing Team, consist ing of up

to 15 men and at least 5 ladies. Last

season the team did fairly well at this

level of competi t ion (the 'A' Team which

was compr ised of the top 5 bowlers, did

except ional ly well). Members of the

team took many of the individual

honours, the London team having a high

proport ion of the better bowlers in the

"compet i t ion. This year we hope to raise

the standard of the team as a whole in

order to build on this success .

We meet outside the entrance to Aero -

Eng (Opposite Beit Archway) to catch

the club coach at 2.30 on Wednesday

afternoons.

Bowl ing will start on the second

Wednesday of term with casual party

bowl ing, the league should start the

fol lowing week. So whether you have a

180 average or just bowl for fun IC

Tenpin Bowl ing C lub could be the thing

for you.

If you're interested (or could get

interested) come and see us at our stall

at Freshers Fair, or contact me through

the internal mail.

Brian MacGowan

Physics III

IMPERIAL C O L L E G E BILLIARDS AND

SNOOKER CLUB

On the behalf of my committee, I

would like to welcome you to IC ... but I

won't: you freshers' must be fed up with

all these people you don't know

welcoming you to IC. So all I'll do is just

say: 'Hi ! guys and gals', and tell you why

you should join the snooker c lub.

Firstly, we are the most popular

recreational c lub at IC, and we provide

the best value for money (membership

for one year is only 75p). We are also one

of the most successfu l c lubs (we have

won the League every season, and one

of our members has always won the

annual London Col leges ' C h a m p i o n ­

ships).

This year, we will be organis ing a trip

to .go and see Benson and Hedges

compet i t ion. We will also be organis ing

trips to go to Bennett 's, one of the b ig

snooker shops : we have arranged with

them a 10% discount on all purchases.

Lastly, we will be giving lessons in

how to play snooker;

Lesson 1.: For total beginners, to behe ld

approx. once a week during term-time.

Lesson 2: For those who have completed

lesson 1, to be held approx. once a

fortnight dur ing term-time.

The object of these lessons is to

improve the standard of snooker at IC,

and to introduce people to a great form

of relaxation. These lessons are open to

all members of IC; ie students and staff.

You do not have to be a member of the

snooker c lub to attend these lessons

(though you will' have to join if you want

to use the tables afterwards). These

lessons are free, and tuition will be given

by members of the first team and of the

committee.

Lastly once again, the Freshers '

tournament will be held within the next

fortnight. Not ice will be given in FELIX.

See you all at the Freshers' fair, I hope

(Snooker lounge is on the third f loor of

union).

Rastus Odinga Odinga

(President)

JEWISH SOCIETY

C o m e to Jewish Society Stal l on Oct

2nd in the Union Bui ld ing. Full detai ls

about our society, events, meals and

Freshers Party to be given at the stal l .

Shlomo Godsi

M e c h Eng II

or Mike Boyar

Bio C h e m PG

Don't miss the F R E E beer at the

V.M. Soc stall - Freshers' Fair.

By now you will have read the national

press cr i t ic isms and compl iments of the

film 'The Bitch'. Having seen the. film

twice, I feel that it has never lived up to

the expectat ions that I had when I

realised from the publicity that it was the

fol low-up to 'The Stud' .

The plot is very weak and the film is

reaily a list of events vaguely l inked

together by the stars. Joan Col l ins

symbol ises everything about the movie,

and as can be seen in the photograph of

the Rialto, Leicester Square, her name is

almost as big as the Bitch logo itself.

Joan doesn't spend a large ammount of

time on the screen but of course she is

the Bi tch and the film details her

s e d u c t i o n of e v e r y o n e f rom her

chauffeur to the rich and famous.

After our first review a month ago

many people went to see the film and

they were disappointed with it. The

FELIX team went to the World Ga la

Premiere and noticed that even there

some seats were empty; word travels

fast.

It was not a good film but it was a great

exper ience to be able to photograph the

stars.

Joan Collins

Our business manager, Austin Reeve, with

Ian Morse (the printer of FELIX).

Joan Collins at the Gala

World Premiere.

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R E V I E W S

T h e s i l enee o f a d e e p spaee m i s s i o n is

d i s t u r b e d b y a d i s t r ess s i g n a l f r o m a s m a l l

p l a n e t o i d . T h e n e w o f the s p a c e - t u g

N o s t r o m o a w a k e f r o m h y p e r s l e e p e x p e c t i n g

to be a p p r o a c h i n g E a r t h . I n v e s t i g a t i n g the

s i g n a l s t h e y u n w i l l i n g l y e n c o u n t e r a n a l i e n ,

l i f e - f o r m w h i c h is t a k e n a b o a r d as t h e y h e a d

b a c k i n t o s p a c e .

T h i s is the b e g i n n i n g o f t h e r e c e n t l y

r e l e a s e d s p a c e h o r r o r e p i c A L I E N ( X D i r .

R i d l e y S c o t t ) . U n f o r t u n a t e l y f r o m th i s p o i n t

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

p r e d i c t a b l e , as the m o n s t e r p r o c e e d s to

d i s p o s e o f t h e c r e w o n e by o n e . B u t the m o v i e

has a n i m p o r t a n t s a y i n g g r a c e - l h c e x c e l l e n t

a r t i s t s a n d d e s i g n e r s i n v o l v e d .

T h e s t a r o f t h e show is u n d o u b t a b l y the

a l i e n , a r a r e l y seen b u t t r u l y h o r r i f i c c r e a t i o n .

It is the c o n c e p t i o n o f S w i s s a r t i s t H a n s R u d i

G i g e r w h o b a s e d it o n a d r a w i n g f r o m h is

b o o k N c c r o n o m i c a n - a m u s t fo r a n y o n e w h o

a p p r e c i a t e s h i s s t y l e o f m i x i n g m a c h i n e a n d

a n i m a l u n t i l t h e y a r c a l m o s t o n e . T h i s is

e v i d e n t i n h is a l i e n , w h i c h , a l t h o u g h the

e x t e n t o l its i n t e l l i g e n c e is n e v e r m a d e c l e a r ,

d e m o n s t r a t e s its lust l o r v i o l e n c e u s i n g

e x t e n d i b l e ' " t o n g u e " w i t h m e t a l l i c t e e t h . It is

a n e x c e l l e n t m o n s t e r , u n l i k e t h e u s u a l " m a n

i n a r u b b e r s u i t " . G i g e r a l so d e s i g n e d t h e

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

s p a c e - j o c k e y , a v i c t i m o f the a l i e n (see p h o t o ) .

E q u a l l y as i m p r e s s i v e a r e t h e d e s i g n o f t h e

t u g N o s t r o m o a n d its i n t e r i o r . T h i s w a s

m a i n l y . t h e w o r k o i A m e r i c a n c a r t o o n i s t R o n

C o b b s , w h o d e s i g n e d the s h i p i n D a r k S t a r

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

W a r s . H e r e l i e d h e a v i l y o n h o w b e l i e v a b l e h is

sets l o o k e d a n d s u c c e e d e d a d m i r a b l y . T h e

N o s t r o m o is a t u g t o w i n g a h u g e o r e r e f i n e r y

s o m e t w o m i l e s i n l e n g t h . T h e a l i e n has

p l e n t y o l p l a c e s to l a y i n w a i t i n the m a z e o l

l u n l i t c o r r i d o r s a n d s t o r e r o o m s . P o w e r is

r e s e r v e d l o r the m o d u l a r l i v i n g q u a r t e r s a n d

h y p e r s l e e p c h a m b e r s , w h e r e t h e c r e w p l a n

h o w to l i d t h e m s e l v e s o l the b e i n g . T h i s

d a r k n e s s is d e l i b e r a t e l y e m p l o y e d to g i v e a

v a r i a t i o n o n the h a u n t e d h o u s e i d e a , a n d is

u s e d to g r ea t effect, e s p e c i a l l y d u r i n g t h e final

scenes .

B a c k to the p l o t . T h e c r e w c ons i s t s o f a

c a p t a i n D a l l a s ( T o m S k e r i t t ) , t h e h e r o i n e

R i p l e y ( S i g o u r n e y W e a v e r ) , n a v i g a t o r

L a m b e r t ( V e r o n i c a C a r t w r i g h t ) , s c i e n c e

o f f i ce r A s h . ( t a n H o l m e ) , K a n e , B r e t a n d

P a r k e r ( J o h n H u r t , H a r r y D e a n S t a n t o n a n d

Y a p h e t K o t t o ) . T h e i r m i s s i o n is a

c o m m e r c i a l v e n t u r e a n d t h e y a r c d e p i c t e d

v e r y w e l l as c a s u a l , n o r m a l p e o p l e just d o i n g

a j ob l o r m o n e y . T h e i d e a o l d e p a r t i n g f r o m

the u s u a l s u p e r - s m o o t h a s t r o n a u t i m a g e w a s

t h a t o l w r i t e r D a n O ' B a n n o n . c o - w r i t e r a n d

s t a r o f D a r k S t a r . It is q u i t e r e f r e s h i n g to see

t h e c r e w i n c a s u a l , f u n c t i o n a l c l o t h e s r a t h e r

t h a n u n i f o r m s . J o h n H u r t is as e x c e l l e n t as

e v e r as the first v i c t i m o f the a l i e n , w h i l e the

u n k n o w n S i g o u r n c y W e a v e r , the h e r o i n e , is

a l i t t l e u n b e l i e v a b l e .

M y c r i t i c i s m s o f the film a r c b r i e ! b u t

i m p o r t a n t . T o o l i t t l e e m p h a s i s w a s p l a c e d o n

t h e s t o r y - k e e n s c i en t i s t s a n d s c i e n c e - f i c t i o n

fans w i l l find a lew H a w s . I hey a l w a y s c a n .

A l s o b l o o d , go re a n d t e r r o r , e v e n w h e n u s e d

as w e l l as t h e y a r c h e r e , c a n n o t ex is t a l o n e .

A l i e n t ends to i g n o r e m e n t a l s t i m u l a t i o n a n d

re l i e s o n h a r d p h y s i c a l r e a c t i o n ( i t m a k e s y o u

j u m p q u i t e a l e w t i m e s ) . I p e r s o n a l l y e n j o y e d

it v e r y m u c h a n d c a n c e r t a i n l y r e c o m m e n d it

to those w h o e n j o y b e i n g s c a r e d , the a r t w o r k

i n v o l v e d is w h a t w i l l m a k e th i s a m e m o r a b l e

film t h o u g h .

M a r k S m i t h

I n s p a c e n o o n e c a n h e a r y o u s c r e a m .

EDITORIAL

A big T H A N K - Y O U M o the

hundreds of students who helped

produce this FEL IX . T ime and

space are short (It's 7:20 pm on

Sunday night!). Tonight (Monday

1st October) at 8.00 pm IC Folk

C l u b Presents 'Gladstones Bag '

(Comedy Act) in the Un ion Lower

Refectory. It is a B IG event that

deserves larger publicity.

IC "Slopshirts are on sale in the

Lower Lounge at Freshers ' Fair -

P r i c e s as in the h a n d b o o k

(proceeds to rag). Don't bother

washing your dirty underwear ....

buy some rag knickers when y o u

purchase your s lopshirts !

Some ex-tenants of London

Property Services feel that their

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

witheld. If this has happened to you.

Perhaps you would l ike to come to

the Welfare Cent re at 12:45 this

Wednesday and we can d iscuss

further act ion.

A very late news story is the

Lexham Gardens Queue . The

QUEUE:

accomodat ion cr is is is so ser ious

that many students are camping out

to be able to get a place in Lexham

Gardens (only the first 50 are l ikely

to get a place on Monday morning).

Please come into the FELIX office

dur ing Freshers ' Fair. I hope we've

recovered by then!.

C o l i n Pa lmer

Ac t ing FEL IX Editor

R.S.M. Welcome to the smallest, friendliest and BEST

college in IC - the Royal School of Mines. For your

first week we have arranged a veritable cornucopia

of events for your delectation and delight, not to

mention your enjoyment.

Freshers' Week

Monday: 2.30pm. room G20 - Freshers' Union

General Meeting.-*

Tuesday: Freshers' Fair - 2.30pm. Queens Lawn and

in the Union Building. Evening: Ice Skating, meet in

the Union Bar at ^,30pm.

Wednesday: Sports Trials: meet in the Union Bar at

12.30pm.

Thursday: rest.

Friday: Freshers' Pub Crawl: A leisurely tour of the

local hostelries.

Saturday: Tiddle your wink down Oxford Street:

meet in the RSM Union Office at 10.00am. Evening:

back in the JCR: MINES DISCO - BOOZE - FUN ! -

starts at 8.30pm.

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The Phoenix, Magaz ine of Imperia l College U n i o n , offers you the opportunity of attempting

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D E F L E P P A R D

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A section of a letter to the President concerning the subjudice rule

for that matter, report the arguments of either

side in FELIX. Written and verbal reports

shou ld be conf ined solely to a record of what

has happened so far. The subjudice rule, of

course, appl ies equally to other members of

the Un ion and, in your capacity as President,

you must rule out of order any attempt to

Ents apolog ises for no Great Hal l G igs due

to Go rdon . Gi l t rap pul l ing out. There is a

possibi l i ty of legal •e t lon .

P.S. Ents desperately need people.

Perks: Free Concerts , films, etc.

See us at Freshers ' Fair in the Ents Room.

(Stalers also welcome)

In the meantime it is important for the

Officers and Executive Committee of the

Un ion to appreciate that, theoretical ly at

least, the case is still not c losed. J o h n

Shutt leworth is quite entitled to pursue his

c la im for damages for so long as the Law

Society wil l extend his Legal A id Certif icate.

If he does so then, in due course, a Statement

of C la im wil l have to be filed with Defences

served by yourselves and the Co l l ege and the

matter eventually set down for Tr ia l . This

process will take many months and the

hearing would almost certainly not take place

unti l well after the end of the current

academic year. In the meantime the issues

remain subjucice. This means, I'm afraid,

that the rights and wrongs relating to J o h n

Shuttleworth's "d i smissa l " shou ld not be

debated i n t h e U n i o n . Youarequ i t e entitled to

present a report to the Un ion stating what has

happened both in relation to his d ismissal

and the subsequent Court Proceedings but

you are N O T entitled to d iscuss in open

debate the rights and wrongs of the case or,

debate the merits of the case and the present

Editor of FELIX shou ld carefully vet any

articles or letters wh ich appear in its co lumns.

As I see it, however, there is no reason why

elect ions shou ld not be held for the new

Editor of FELIX unless Not ice of Appea l is

l o d g e d w i t h i n the nex t few d a y s .

It is quite possible, however, that J o h n

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D iscont inuance of the present act ion. If he

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available of handling your money-a bank account.

Lloyds Bank, at the sign of the Black Horse, is not only

a safe place to keep your money. Once you have a Lloyds

Bank account, you have a clear idea of where you stand

financially from day to day, an easy means of buying

things and paying bills, and a readily available source of

expert financial advice, all in the strictest confidence and

the friendliest, most helpful way. We give this complete

service from the very day you open your account.

This booklet explains some of the services Lloyds

offers which could be of use to you when you open a

current account.

A current account for dayto'day money management

A current account is the most convenient method

you will find for dealing with your everyday financial

matters. A n d you'll find it really easy to open an account

with Lloyds, at any branch. The first thing you get is a

cheque book, so that when you pay in your grant cheque

or other funds at the start of each term you can draw

cash, pay bills and keep track of what you've spent as the

term progresses. A n d you'll get regular statements giving

an accurate record of every transaction.

Free banking As long as you are a full-time student, we'll look

after your account free of charge, provided you stay in

credit. A n d it's worth noting that if you arrange an

overdraft of up to £50 we'll still nan your account free of

bank charges. Although you will, of course, pay interest

on the loan.

Cashpoint for cash-fast Cashpoint is a special Lloyds cash dispenser that is

available for use in hundreds of our branches throughout

Great Britain, including many branches on or near

university and college campuses. With your Cashpoint

card, issued free to all current account customers, you

can draw out cash at the touch of a button-up to £100 a

day if your account can stand it. Several department stores

in major towns and cities also have Cashpoint, allowing

our customers cash withdrawal facilities when they are

open-that includes Saturdays. A n increasing number of

our branches have Cashpoint outside, which means that

customers can use the machine six days a week outside

banking hours.

S i m p l y s l i p y o u r C a s h p o i n t c a r d i n t o the d ispenser , t ap o u t y o u r o w n

pr i va t e c o d e n u m b e r , a n d the a m o u n t y o u wan t , u p t o £100 a d a y -

p r o v i d e d y o u r a c c o u n t c a n s t a n d ir. T h e n y o u r ca rd a n d the c a s h arc

r e t u r n e d i n u n d e r 4 0 s e conds .

The Cheque Card A Cheque Card carries your name, a specimen of

your signature and your card number. When you want

to pay by cheque for shop purchases, travel tickets,

restaurant bills, for instance, or you want to cash a

cheque for yourself in a bank branch other than your

own, the Cheque Card confirms to the person taking

your cheque that Lloyds Bank will honour i t -up to £50

for any one transaction. It saves you having to carry too

much cash.

O f course, they're not issued to new customers

automatically. Being given one is purely at the discretion

of your bank manager. But anyone over 18 can apply for

one at the branch where the account is kept.

Cheque Card tor conditions see over £50

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T h e L l o y d s B a n k C h e q u e C a r d m a k e s y o u r c h e q u e s as g o o d as

c a s h u p to £50. O r it c a n h e l p y o u cash a c h e q u e f o r u p to £50

at a n y b a n k i n the U K a n d i n m a n y b a n k s a b r o a d .

If you want to save some of your money...

...open a deposit account. Put money in as you like.

Take it out when you want it, subject to seven days'

notice. We pay interest on your money-you'll find

current rates displayed in all our branches.

Standing orders for regular payments

With a current account, you can instruct us to pay

your regular bills-rent, subscriptions and insurance

premiums-by standing order. It relieves you of the need

to remember when payments are due and then of making

out separate cheques for them. The bank remembers for

you and pays them automatically from your account on

the correct day for as long as you tell us to do so.

So you can forget those embarrassing reminders.

In the course of your studies or once you start work,

you may have the opportunity to go abroad, on business

or for pleasure. Lloyds can help by supplying the currency

and travellers' cheques you need. A n d if you have a

Cheque Card you can use it abroad

to cash cheques in banks displaying

the Eurocheque symbol.

Advice and services You'll find your bank manager's advice really useful

before undertaking any new project concerning money-

insurance, house buying, anything involving a financial

committment. It's part of his job to offer advice when

consulted and to help you organise your money to the

best advantage.

From the day you open an account at Lloyds, you'll

find your financial affairs running more smoothly. A n d

you'll be glad you chose Lloyds because, in the future,

we will be able to offer you a wide range of banking

services to help you throughout life, from filling in tax

returns and arranging all types of insurance, to executorship

of your Will.

Come to the sign of the Black Horse now

Opening an account at Lloyds couldn't be easier.

To simplify it as much as possible, just use the

special account opening card attached.

Complete the card and take it to any Lloyds branch.

They can either make arrangements to open an account

for you there, or for an account to be opened at a branch

near where you'll actually be studying. (There's likely to be

a Lloyds branch very close to your college, or even on

the campus.) Then, when you want to bank your grant

cheque, or other funds, you'll have an account ready

and waiting with no extra formalities to go through.

Once you have opened your account, you will be

able to call in and have a word with the manager at any

time about difficulties which might arise. You'll find he

understands the problems that students face, and will be

very happy to see you and discuss your needs. A n d he'll

soon show you there's a lot more than money at the sign

of the Black Horse.

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