NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION November 13th, 1973 FREE! ISSUE No. 346 1 UGM Thursday 12,45 p.m. in the Great Hall MASSIVE RESPONSE TO GRANTS DEMO OVER 10,000 ON MARCH Over 10,000 students, mainly from Lon- don but some from further afield, turned up for the grants demonstration organised by the London Students Organisation last Wednesday. A rally was held at ihe Friends, Meeting House, Euston Square and speakers included represent atives of Trade Unions, teachers and old age pensioners. The march started at Malet Street at 3 p.m. and moved off chanting slogans down across the Waterloo Bridge to the Department of Edu- cation and Science headquarters on the South bank. Ringed on all sides by peacefully plodding policemen, the march was uneventful and well-ordered. Particularly vocifer- ous was the contingent from the National Union of School Students (NUSS) who were well- equipped with loud- hailers and led the chanting of slogans in many parts of the demo. At times the lilting sopranos of Phillipa Fawcett College when not shouting raucous demands, broke out in song protesting at the level of the grants. The IC contingent was small and con- sisted mainly of "the regulars". Most of the numbers for the march came not from the Col- leges of the University of London, but from the Polytechnics, Teacher Training Colleges and Colleges of Further Education, in and around London. A somewhat be- mused, if sympathetic response was received from members of the public who thronged the pavements to watch and were promptly handed explanatory bumph by enthusiastic girl students. A policeman had to be specially detailed to guard a Rolls-Royce (parked on a yellow line, mid - afternoon!) which was inundated with leaflets from the demonstration. King's College in the Strand was greeted with a chorus of boos and hisses due to the large number of scab students who were watching out of the windows but who re- fused to participate in the march. Two delegates from each College attended a meeting on the grants campaign held during the afternoon. It is not known whether repre- sentatives from IC were there. The next step in the fight for the four basic NUS demands will b e a "work-in", organised on a collegiate basis, to take place on Novem- ber 14th. NUS Secretary acquitted Steve Parry, Secre- tary of the NUS, was arrested, along with several others including Tariq Ali, on a demon- stration in July against Caetano the Portuguese Premier. He was charged with assault but acquitted due to inconsistencies in the police evidence on Thursday 1st Nov- ember. Tariq Ali however was fined £50 despite photographic evidence "disproving" the police case that Ali managed to assault two con- stables while holding a briefcase in his hand. New Chair for Biochem A second chair has been instituted in the Department of Bio- chemistry here at IC to be known as the Rank Chair of Physiological Biochemistry. The Chair will be financed by the J. Arthur Rank Group Charity. It is not known at present who will take up the Chair. UC Give in The boards inscribed with the names of past Presidents, Deputy Presidents and Honor- ary Secretaries of Im- perial College Union have been returned. They were wrenched off the walls of t h e S C R in the Union building a few weeks ago by per- sons not unlike cer- tain of the rabble that claim to inhabit Univer- sity College Engineer- ing Department. Enquiries led by Deputy President Dave Sinclair soon revealed that the above assump- tion was not a million miles from the truth. A telephone call was duly made by Dave Sin- clair, in which the pos- sibility of legal action to retrieve the boards was not left unsaid, to the above-mentioned hoard of butter-fingered mean- derthals who know not the meaning of invio- late. The boards were in- stantly returned last Wednesday and after sterilisation will be soon on show again in all their gilded spendour. PURPLE PITCH This week I have decided to write a totally unpolitical Patch, as I think that there is a great deal within the Union which we must begin to sort out. The main item at the moment is the behaviour of a great number of our students at parties and the like. I have always given students the benefit of the doubt when it comes to their behaviour and attitude to their neighbours, and also those who are working for the benefit of the students, but unfortunately, once one has seen the aftermath of "Student fun" then one begins to wonder how thoughtful students really are. After a while one expects to see broken glasses, broken bottles, some litter and occasionally a little damage, but this term we have been getting into the state of walking up the staircases amid the stench of pints of vomit, urine, and when one enters the toilets finding that some considerate student has deposited human excreta upon both the floor and also the walls. I can, if I try very hard see that once a person is pissed and is desperately trying to impress his friends, that this type of display could be very funny (Ha. Ha.) but I think that if this same person were to find himself with the unenviable task the following morn- ing of having to clear up the mess which he has made, then the situa- tion would be somewhat different. We have got to the state at the moment where the cleaners are about to refuse to clean any of the "Student areas" at all unless some- thing is done about the obnoxious conditions in which the rooms are left. I am not exaggerating when I say that some of the cleaners have been known to make themselves ill by trying to clean the shit and vomit off the floors after student parties the previous night. You may say that the way of preventing this kind of trouble re-occurring is to get hold of the childish prat who is causing the mess and make him clear it up once he is sober, but unfortunately, unless one could d o a vast amount of analysis throughout the college, then it would be very difficult to trace the owner of the aforesaid ex- creta. I am afraid that if this is becoming the 'normal' way for a student to be- have, then I would like to recom- mend to our Academic Affairs Officer that he approach the Board of studies with a view to inserting in every student's syllabus a course in 'Common decency, a n d h o w t o a c t like an adult'. The problem is not merely one of filth and squalor. There is also the problem of noise at parties, and especially excessive noise after 11.00 at night. I would not doubt that a party without music would, for many, be very boring, as they are not great conversationalists at the best of times, but does this noise really have to begin at around 100 decibels and increase in direct pro- portion to the amount of alcohol consumed? Why should it be that I a m getting on average the threat of one indict- ment each week either from the area around the college or from the area around the Hamlet gardens flats?? I fail to see why I should be called from my bed at 12.00 mid- night to quieten a "Party" in Hamlet gardens, and when I phone the flat there is no one on the other end of the phone who is capable of answer- ing the question " C a n I speak to someone in charge of the party". In fact one evening last week I spent almost 20 minutes trying to get through to the organisers of a party in Hamlet gardens, and I got no other reply than from two drunken buffoons on the other end of the line trying to chat each other up. This was, I might add after 12.00 mid- night. It might seem obvious to most sensible students that my accusa- tions are only aimed at that absolute minority who seem incapable of con- ducting their lives in an adult man- ner. As a final note to all, by all means have a good time and get the best from your time in University, but for goodness sake, PLEASE consider those around you, both your fellow students, your neighbours, and also those who are working for the good of the students within the college (ie. Cleaners etc.)., Unless some drastic re-thinking on behalf of the organisers of par- ties etc. is done, the only solution will be for the Union to take discip- linary action against those people who are spoiling the lot of the rest of the student body. It is unjust for a minority to influence decisions against the majority. As a plea to all the students of the college, it is in your own interest to prevent other students from causing a disturbance in any way. The only real way of maintaining discipline is for every student to act as a discip- line officer, and keep things under control. PLEASE HELP U S T O HELP YOU. NORM.
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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
N o v e m b e r 13th, 1973 F R E E ! I S S U E N o . 346
1
U G M
Thursday 12,45 p.m.
in the Great Hall
M A S S I V E R E S P O N S E T O
G R A N T S D E M O O V E R 10,000
O N M A R C H
Over 10,000 students, mainly from Lon
don but some from further afield, turned
up for the grants demonstration organised
by the London Students Organisation last
Wednesday.
A rally w a s he ld at
i h e F r i e n d s , M e e t i n g
H o u s e , E u s t o n S q u a r e
a n d s p e a k e r s i n c l u d e d
r e p r e s e n t a t i ves of
T r a d e U n i o n s , t e a c h e r s
a n d o l d age p e n s i o n e r s .
T h e m a r c h s ta r t ed at
Ma l e t S t ree t at 3 p .m.
a n d m o v e d off c h a n t i n g
s l o g a n s d o w n a c r o s s
the W a t e r l o o B r i d g e to
the D e p a r t m e n t of E d u
c a t i o n a n d S c i e n c e
h e a d q u a r t e r s on the
S o u t h bank .
R i n g e d on al l s i d e s
b y peace fu l l y p l o d d i n g
p o l i c e m e n , the m a r c h
w a s unevent fu l a n d
we l l - o rde r ed .
P a r t i c u l a r l y voc i fer
o u s w a s the c o n t i n g e n t
f r om the N a t i o n a l U n i o n
of S c h o o l S t u d e n t s
( N U S S ) w h o we r e we l l -
e q u i p p e d w i th l o u d -
ha i l e r s a n d l ed the
c h a n t i n g of s l o g a n s in
many par ts of the
d e m o .
A t t imes the l i l t ing
s o p r a n o s of P h i l l i p a
Fawce t t C o l l e g e w h e n
not s h o u t i n g r a u c o u s
d e m a n d s , b r o k e out in
s o n g p ro t e s t i ng at the
level of the g ran t s .
T h e IC c o n t i n g e n t
w a s s m a l l a n d c o n
s i s t ed ma in l y of " t h e
r e g u l a r s " . M o s t of the
n u m b e r s for the m a r c h
c a m e not f rom the C o l
l e ges of the Un i v e r s i t y
of L o n d o n , but f r om the
P o l y t e c h n i c s , T e a c h e r
T r a i n i n g C o l l e g e s a n d
C o l l e g e s of F u r t h e r
E d u c a t i o n , in a n d
a r o u n d L o n d o n .
A s o m e w h a t be
m u s e d , if s y m p a t h e t i c
r e s p o n s e w a s r e c e i v e d
f rom m e m b e r s of the
p u b l i c w h o t h r o n g e d
the p a v e m e n t s to w a t c h
a n d w e r e p r omp t l y
h a n d e d e x p l a n a t o r y
b u m p h by en thus ias t i c
g i r l s tuden t s .
A p o l i c e m a n h a d to
be s p e c i a l l y d e t a i l e d to
g u a r d a R o l l s - R o y c e
( p a r k e d o n a y e l l o w
l ine , m i d - a f t e rnoon ! )
w h i c h w a s i n u n d a t e d
w i th leaf le ts f rom the
d e m o n s t r a t i o n .
K i n g ' s C o l l e g e in the
S t r a n d w a s g r e e t e d
w i th a c h o r u s of b o o s
a n d h i s s e s d u e to the
l a r g e n u m b e r of s c a b
s t u d e n t s w h o w e r e
w a t c h i n g out of the
w i n d o w s but w h o re
f u s e d to p a r t i c i p a t e in
the m a r c h .
T w o d e l e g a t e s f r om
e a c h C o l l e g e a t t e n d e d
a m e e t i n g o n the g r a n t s
c a m p a i g n h e l d d u r i n g
the a f t e rnoon . It is not
k n o w n w h e t h e r repre
s en ta t i v e s f r om IC we r e
there .
T h e next s tep in the
fight for the four b a s i c
N U S d e m a n d s w i l l b e a
" w o r k - i n " , o r g a n i s e d o n
a c o l l e g i a t e b a s i s , to
t ake p l a c e o n N o v e m
ber 14th.
NUS Secretary acquitted Steve Parry, Secre
tary of the NUS, w a s
a r r e s t ed , a l o n g w i th
s eve ra l o the r s i n c l u d i n g
T a r i q A l i , o n a d e m o n
s t ra t i on in J u l y a ga ins t
C a e t a n o the P o r t u g u e s e
P r em i e r .
H e w a s c h a r g e d w i th
a s sau l t but a c q u i t t e d
due to i n c o n s i s t e n c i e s
in the p o l i c e e v i d e n c e
on T h u r s d a y 1st Nov
embe r .
T a r i q A l i h o w e v e r
w a s f ined £50 d e s p i t e
p h o t o g r a p h i c e v i d e n c e
" d i s p r o v i n g " the p o l i c e
c a s e that A l i m a n a g e d
to a s s a u l t two c o n
s t a b l e s w h i l e h o l d i n g a
b r i e f c a s e in h i s h a n d .
New Chair
for
Biochem
A s e c o n d c h a i r h a s
b e e n ins t i tu ted in the
D e p a r t m e n t of B i o
c h e m i s t r y he re at IC to
be k n o w n a s the R a n k
C h a i r of P h y s i o l o g i c a l
B i o c h e m i s t r y . T h e
C h a i r w i l l be f i n a n c e d
by the J . A r t h u r R a n k
G r o u p Cha r i t y .
It i s not k n o w n at
p r e s en t w h o wi l l t ake
up the C h a i r .
U C Give in T h e b o a r d s i n s c r i b e d
w i th the n a m e s of past
P r e s i d e n t s , D e p u t y
P r e s i d e n t s a n d H o n o r
ary S e c r e t a r i e s of Im
per i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n
have b e e n r e tu rned .
T h e y we r e w r e n c h e d
off the w a l l s of the S C R
in the U n i o n b u i l d i n g a
few w e e k s a g o by per
sons not un l ike cer
ta in of the r abb l e that
c l a i m to inhab i t Un iver
sity C o l l e g e E n g i n e e r
ing D e p a r t m e n t .
E n q u i r i e s l ed by
Depu t y P r e s i d e n t Dave
S i n c l a i r s o o n r e vea l ed
that the a b o v e a s s u m p
t ion w a s not a m i l l i on
m i l e s f rom the t ruth .
A t e l e p h o n e c a l l w a s
du l y m a d e by D a v e S i n
c l a i r , in w h i c h the pos
s ib i l i t y of l e ga l a c t i o n to
retr ieve the b o a r d s w a s
not left u n s a i d , to the
a b o v e - m e n t i o n e d h o a r d
of butter- f ingered mean -
d e r t h a l s w h o k n o w not
the m e a n i n g of inv io
late.
T h e b o a r d s we r e in
stant ly r e tu rned last
W e d n e s d a y a n d after
s t e r i l i s a t i on w i l l b e s o o n
o n s h o w a g a i n in a l l
the i r g i l d e d s p e n d o u r .
PURPLE PITCH
T h i s w e e k I have d e c i d e d to wr i te
a to ta l ly u n p o l i t i c a l P a t c h , a s I th ink
that the r e is a g rea t d e a l w i th in the
U n i o n w h i c h w e mus t b e g i n to sort
out. T h e m a i n i tem at the m o m e n t is
the b e h a v i o u r of a great n u m b e r of
our s t u d e n t s at pa r t i e s a n d the l ike .
I have a l w a y s g i v en s t u d e n t s the
benef i t of the d o u b t w h e n it c o m e s
to the i r b e h a v i o u r a n d at t i tude to
the i r n e i g h b o u r s , a n d a l s o t h o s e
w h o a r e w o r k i n g for the benef i t of
the s tuden t s , but un for tunate l y ,
o n c e o n e h a s s e e n the a f t e rmath of
" S t u d e n t f u n " then one b e g i n s to
w o n d e r h o w thought fu l s t u d e n t s
rea l ly are .
A f ter a wh i l e o n e e x p e c t s to see
b r o k e n g l a s s e s , b r o k e n bo t t l es ,
s o m e l itter a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y a l itt le
d a m a g e , but th i s t e rm w e have b e e n
ge t t ing into the state of w a l k i n g up
the s t a i r c a s e s a m i d the s t e n c h of
p ints of vomi t , ur ine , a n d w h e n one
en t e r s the to i l e ts f i nd ing that s o m e
c o n s i d e r a t e s tuden t h a s d e p o s i t e d
h u m a n e x c r e t a u p o n bo th the f loor
a n d a l s o the w a l l s . I c a n , if I try very
h a r d s e e that o n c e a p e r s o n is
p i s s e d a n d is d e s p e r a t e l y t r y ing to
i m p r e s s h i s f r i ends , that th i s t ype of
d i s p l a y c o u l d be very funny (Ha .
Ha. ) but I th ink that if th i s s a m e
p e r s o n we r e to f ind h imse l f w i th the
u n e n v i a b l e t ask the f o l l o w i n g morn
ing of h a v i n g to c l e a r up the m e s s
w h i c h he h a s m a d e , then the s i tua
t i on w o u l d b e s o m e w h a t di f ferent.
W e have got to the s ta te at the
m o m e n t w h e r e the c l e a n e r s a re
a b o u t to r e fuse to c l e a n any of the
" S t u d e n t a r e a s " at a l l u n l e s s s o m e
t h i n g is d o n e a b o u t the o b n o x i o u s
c o n d i t i o n s in w h i c h the r o o m s a r e
left. I a m not e x a g g e r a t i n g w h e n I
say that s o m e of the c l e a n e r s have
b e e n k n o w n to m a k e t h e m s e l v e s i l l
by t r y ing to c l e a n the shit a n d vomi t
off the f l oors after s tuden t pa r t i e s
the p r e v i o u s n ight . Y o u may say that
the way of p r e v en t i ng th i s k i n d of
t r o u b l e r e - o c c u r r i n g is to get h o l d
of the c h i l d i s h prat w h o is c a u s i n g
the m e s s a n d m a k e h i m c l e a r it up
o n c e h e is s obe r , bu t un for tunate l y ,
un less one c o u l d do a vas t amount of
a n a l y s i s t h r o u g h o u t the c o l l e g e ,
then it w o u l d b e very di f f icult to
t r a c e the o w n e r of the a f o r e s a i d ex
c r e t a .
I a m afra id that if th i s i s b e c o m i n g
the ' n o r m a l ' way for a s tuden t to be
have , then I w o u l d l ike to r e c o m
m e n d to o u r A c a d e m i c A f fa i rs
Of f i cer that he a p p r o a c h the B o a r d
of s t u d i e s w i th a v i e w to inse r t i ng in
every s t u d e n t ' s s y l l a b u s a c o u r s e in
' C o m m o n d e c e n c y , a n d h o w to a c t
l i k e a n adu l t ' .
T h e p r o b l e m is not mere l y o n e of
fi lth a n d s q u a l o r . T h e r e is a l s o the
p r o b l e m of n o i s e at par t i e s , a n d
e s p e c i a l l y e x c e s s i v e n o i s e after
11.00 at night . I w o u l d not d o u b t
that a party w i thou t m u s i c w o u l d , for
many , b e very b o r i n g , a s they a re
not g rea t c o n v e r s a t i o n a l i s t s at the
bes t of t imes , but d o e s th is n o i s e
rea l l y have to beg in at a r o u n d 1 0 0
d e c i b e l s a n d i n c r e a s e in d i r e c t p ro
po r t i on to the a m o u n t of a l c o h o l
c o n s u m e d ?
W h y s h o u l d it be that I a m ge t t ing
o n a v e r a g e the threat of o n e ind ic t
ment e a c h w e e k e i ther f rom the
area a r ound the co l l e g e or f r om the
area a r o u n d the H a m l e t ga rdens
f l a t s?? I fai l to s e e w h y I s h o u l d be
c a l l e d f r om my b e d at 12.00 mid
night to qu ie ten a " P a r t y " in H a m l e t
g a r d e n s , a n d w h e n I p h o n e the flat
the re is no one o n the o ther e n d of
the p h o n e w h o is c a p a b l e of answe r
i ng the q u e s t i o n " C a n I s p e a k to
s o m e o n e in c h a r g e of the p a r t y " . In
fact o n e e v e n i n g last w e e k I spen t
a l m o s t 20 m i n u t e s t ry ing to get
t h r o u g h to the o r g a n i s e r s of a par ty
in H a m l e t g a r d e n s , a n d I got n o
o ther rep ly than f r om two d r u n k e n
bu f f oons on the o ther e n d of the l ine
t r y ing to cha t e a c h o ther up . T h i s
w a s , I might a d d after 12.00 m i d
n ight .
It m ight s e e m o b v i o u s to most
s e n s i b l e s t u d e n t s that my a c c u s a
t i ons a r e on ly a i m e d at that a b s o l u t e
m inor i t y w h o s e e m i n c a p a b l e of c o n
d u c t i n g the i r l i v es in a n adu l t m a n
ner .
A s a f ina l no te to a l l , by a l l m e a n s
have a g o o d t ime a n d get the bes t
f r om y o u r t ime in Un ive rs i t y , but for
g o o d n e s s s ake , P L E A S E c o n s i d e r
t h o s e a r o u n d y o u , bo th y o u r f e l l ow
s tuden t s , y o u r n e i g h b o u r s , a n d a l s o
t h o s e w h o are w o r k i n g for the g o o d
of the s t u d e n t s w i th in the c o l l e g e
(ie. C l e a n e r s e t c . ) . ,
U n l e s s s o m e d r a s t i c r e - th ink ing
o n beha l f of the o r g a n i s e r s of par
t i es e tc . is d o n e , the on ly s o l u t i o n
w i l l be for the U n i o n to t ake d i s c i p
l inary a c t i o n a g a i n s t those p e o p l e
w h o a r e s p o i l i n g the lot of the rest
of the s tuden t body . It is unjust for
a m inor i t y to i n f l u ence d e c i s i o n s
a g a i n s t the major i ty .
A s a p l e a to a l l the s t u d e n t s of the
c o l l e g e , it i s in y o u r o w n interest to
preven t o ther s t u d e n t s f rom c a u s i n g
a d i s t u r b a n c e in a n y way. T h e on l y
real way of m a i n t a i n i n g d i s c i p l i n e is
for eve ry s tuden t to ac t a s a d i s c i p
l ine of f icer, a n d k e e p t h i n g s u n d e r
c o n t r o l . P L E A S E H E L P U S T O H E L P
Y O U .
N O R M .
p.. F E L I X November 13th, 1973
NUS to fold ? T h e net resul t of the
Sta l in is t d o m i n a t e d N U S
exec ' s w h e e l i n g s and
dea l ings 'is n o w courting
out : Ba th U n i v e r s i t y and
N e w c a s t l e P o l y t e c h n i c
have a l r eady d i s c u s s e d
mo t i ons to disaf f i l iate
f r om N U S a n d murmwr
ings about d isa f f i l ia t ion
are g r o w i n g l ouder 'in
many co l l e ges th rough
out the count ry .
So far none of these
have been pass ed , a l
though they have neces
s i ta ted the despa t ch of,
N U S pres ident J o h n
Randa l l to co l l e ges
where the m u r m u r i n g s
have g rown into an o m
inous rumble f r om the
right w i n g to do BO.
Randa l l tu rned up at
K i n g ' s on T h u r s d a y
where the first s tages of
disa f f i l ia t ion moves are
oc cu r r i ng to try a n d
quash them. He d i d no t
appear u n d u l y w o r r i e d
by the s u d d e n emerg
ence of these r ight w i n g
tac t i cs as those mo t i ons
w h i c h had been tab l ed
had b e e n k i c k e d out.
W h a t does the N U S
exec th ink about t h i s ?
The story beg ins b a c k in
the last s tages of D i gby
J a c k ' s re ign a t the N U S
Nat i ona l Con f e r ence i n
Exeter , Easter t h i s year
. . . . A m o t i o n w a s
tab l ed b y N U S exec to
sp l i t off N U S se rv i c es
( t ravel , i nsurance , etc. )
f r om N U S so that they
we re f inanc ia l l y ' inde
pendent . The r easons for
do ing so were 'stated as
" t h e ex i s t ing p r o v i s i on
of N U S se rv i ces a n d the
ar rangements for the i r
con t ro l are i n a d e q u a t e " .
H o w e v e r it s e e m e d
strange a t the t i m e that
the exec had a l l o c a t e d
one of its t w o pr io r i t i es
for the con fe rence order
paper to tha t apparent l y
u n c o n t e n t i o u s m o t i o n .
It is clear to all now
that in view of recent
events the N U S exec
was preparing even at
that stage to conscious
ly liquidate NUS.
A l t h o u g h it w a s a rg
ued by the exec that to
sp l i t the se rv i c es off
f r om N U S w o u l d have
saved N U S f r o m a n y
f inanc ia l 'malad ies that
the s e r v i c es might have
c o l l e c t e d , in fact qu i te
the reverse w a s t rue : the
sp l i t t ing ensured that
wha teve r happens to
N U S as a po l i t i c a l b ody ,
lucra t i ve prof i table N U S
Serv ices c a n cont inue
m a k i n g the i r money off
s tudents .
T h e demons t ra t i on
that o c c u r r e d o n W e d
nesday w a s spon tan
eous l y o r g a n i s e d by the
: London S tuden t s Organ
isat ion ( L S O ) , the Lon
don area o r g a n i s a t i o n Of
N U S .
Ear l i e r th i s year the
exec had t h r o w n out a
mo t i on ' ca l l ing for a
nat iona l m a r c h , op t ing
for l oca l demonstra t ion 's
and exp r ess i ons o f sup
port for the grants c a m
pa ign to be o rgan i s ed on
an u n c e n t r a l i s e d l oca l
bas i s .
T o c a p it a l l the N U S
even presented to the
emergency con fe rence ,
he ld at Imper ia l last
t e rm, a mot i on c a l l i n g
for a " w o r k - i n " to be
he ld th i s t e r m .
W h e n ques t i oned on
the nature o f the " w o r k -
i n " they r e p l i e d that it
was up to each i n d i v i
dua l co l l ege to o rgan ise
a " d o - y o u r - o w n - t h i n g "
a l ternat ive s y l l abus to
eve ryday co l l ege l i fe.
Desp i t e t h i s vacu i t y
of l eadersh ip , s tudents
are prepared to fight,
even though the d e m o o n
W e d n e s d a y w a s not or
gan i s ed na t i ona l l y by the
N U S , over 1 0 , 0 0 0 s t u d
ents ( L 6 C es t ima t ed
15 ,000 ) tu rned up, near-
9
ly a l l f r o m L o n d o n , to
vo i c e the i r anger at the
rap id l y v a n i s h i n g va lue
of the grant .
T h e N U S are t ry ing
the d i s g u s t i n g se l l -out
t ac t i c s of eng inee r s '
l eader H u g h S c a n I on
Who, d e sp i t e a p i l e of
t e l eg rams a m i l e h i g h o n
His p l u s h d e s k d e m a n d
ing a nat i ona l s t r ike of
the A U E ' W unt i l the
£75,000 fine is Wi th
d r a w n , offers no leader
s h i p and left it up to
each i n d i v i d u a l a rea or
gan i sa t i on to arrange
s t r ikes / s toppages / go
s l o w s / o v e r t i m e b a n s or
whatever they l i k e .
T h i s c o m e s a s no sur
pr i se of course a s the
C o m m u n i s t 'Party w h o
cont ro l N U S exec have
been con t inua l l y exa l t ing
Soan l on (an e x - C P m e m
ber) i n the c o l u m n s o f
the i r paper a n d cove r ing
up f o r each be t raya l he
has 'done.
Never be fore has the
ques t i on of l eadersh ip
been of s u c h paramount
impor tance i n the T rade
U n i o n s a n d the N U S .
There is not a squeak of
ob jec t ion to the p l u m
met ing va lue of ou r
grants v i s i b l e In the
ac t i ons o f the N U S exec .
They a re p repar ing qui te
c o n s c i o u s l y to h o l d back
any s t rugg le of s tuden t s
that turns into a po l i t i ca l
fight aga ins t the Tory
government . T h i s s i tua
t ion of p o l i t i c a l l y bank
rupt l e a d e r s h i p is a
s t a m p i n g g r ound for the
r ight W ing w h o w i l l use
it to disaf f i l iate f r om the
N U S .
A s N U S co l l apses
r ound the ears o f the
Sta l in is t N U S exec they
Wi l l p lace the b l a m e on
the s tudents just a s i n
C h i l e the r ise to p o w e r
of the J u n t a w a s the
fault of the w o r k i n g and
m i d d l e c l a s ses there .
A r e w e t o let t h e m get
away w i t h th i s f o r one
m o m e n t l onge r ? O n l y
the po l i c y o f i m m e d i a t e
c a s h supp l ementa ry
grants t i ed 'to the s tudent
cos t of l i v ing index can
ma in ta in our deprec ia t
ing s t anda rd o f l i v i n g
and yet they re fuse to
put f o rward such a d e m
and to the T r i enn i a l
R e v i ew o r to ra l l y sup
port for i t among the
s tudents .
The Y S S S w i l l ca i r i -
pa ign mos t ru th l ess l y to
expose and rep lace these
t reacherous leaders and
appea l s to a l l s tudents
Who are n o longer pre
pared to s i t back and
w a t c h the N U S des
t royed by these enemies
of the s tudent movemen t
to jo in t h e m in a fight to
de f end o u r grants a n d
our d e m o c r a t i c r i ghts .
Parking Stickers
I a m s t i l l in p o s s e s s i o n
of over 2 0 p a r k i n g per
m i t s . It s e ems rather
s trange that , c ons ide r
ing the l a c k of off icial
pa rk ing s p a c e , there are
st i l l peop le w a n t i n g to
c o m e to co l l e ge by ca r
and yet not use the c o l
lege park ing that they ' v e
been a l l o ca t ed . For the
sake of others w h o w e r e
u n s u c c e s s f u l in the i r ap
p l i c a t i ons , I th ink it
on ly fa i r that , if these
s t i cke rs are not co l l e c t
ed , they Wi l l be re
a l l o ca t ed .
Electricity Supply
Y o u may be aware
f rom the nat iona l press
and rad io that interrup
t ions t o supp l y may take
p lace due to the power
eng inee r s ' w age s d i s
pute. The London E lec
t r i c i t y B o a r d has i n
f o rmed the co l l ege that,
a l though power cuts a r e
not expec t ed , vo l tage re
d u c t i o n may be Intro
d u c e d at any t i m e .
The norma l opera t ing
var ia t i on of ± 5 % o n the
norma l vo l tage of 4 1 5
vol ts w o u l d , under s u c h
c i r c u m s t a n c e s , not be
ma in ta ined . Reduc t i ons
of up to — 1 0 % (41 .5
volts) can b e expec ted
w i thout w a rn i ng . Conse r
vat ion of e l e c t r i c i t y dur
ing any vo l tage r educ
t ions w i l l be essen t i a l .
The L E B have a l so
w a r n e d us that if the s i t
uat ion deter iorates a
sys t em of p l anned d i s
connec t i ons w i l l be i n
t r o d u c e d .
If you have ever f ound
yourse l f in the m i d d l e of
one of ou r large labora
tor ies late at n ight a n d a
power fa i lure o c curs y ou
may we l l f ind yourse l f i n
a very t i c k l i s h s i t u a t i o n .
T h i s happened to
s o m e unfor tunate peop le
w h o f o u n d themse l v es 'in
their depar tment , in dif
ferent parts o f the b u i l d
ing , at abou t 8 . 3 0 p .m .
one n ight When the
power cab le runn ing
a l ongs ide the b u i l d i n g
s i te f a i l ed . W i t h o u t
to rch or matches they
g roped their w a y past ex
per imenta l r igs a n d other
sources o f dange r and
eventua l l y f ound them
se lves i n a p i t ch dark
co r r ido r . T r y ing to re
member where the sta ir
case w a s (there be ing
no th ing to g i ve them the
fa intest c lue ) p rov i ded
qu i te a task a n d it w a s
10 m inu tes o r so unt i l
they f ound it a n d eventu
a l l y got out.
It is , o f course , a l
ways better if there
are two of you a n d the
secur i ty g u a r d s k n o w
exac t l y whe r e you are .
Even if you have not
taken the precaut i on of
hav ing your o w n to rch
ava i l ab l e , s ecur i t y w i l l
eventua l l y c o m e round
to get peop l e out. Y o u
w o u l d th ink , of course
that the bat tery operat
ing emergency l i gh t i ng
w o u l d 'be p r o v i d e d , but
no s u c h luck , me r c i l e s s
t reasury h a s s e en t o that
and the p r o v i s i o n of s u c h
matters n o w is a very
cos t l y b u s i n e s s . No , the
so lu t i on i s s i m p l e , never
wo rk a l one after no rma l
hours . A l w a y s make
sure that y o u s i gn in and
out at the secur i t y pos t
and i f poss ib l e carry a
torch or have one at a
k n o w n p lace i n your
desk or 'hanging up be
h i n d the door or where -
ever it i s mos t conven
ient.
O f course , i f you
happen to be in the lift at
the t ime , b a d luck . The
co l l e g e ma in t enance en
g ineers have a rout ine
emergency d r i l l w h i c h
requires t h e m to c h e c k
every l i f t eventua l l y .
Lady Flowers' Do
The first of Lady
F l o w e r s ' get toge thers is
be ing h e l d a t 1 7 0
Queens Gate o n Thurs
day , 2 2 n d Novembe r
Beer , soft d r i nks , s n a c k s
and m u s i c w i l l be pro
v i d e d . U n l i k e prev ious
ones, howeve r , ma les
are be ing i n v i t e d . If you
w o u l d l i k e to go p lease
contac t J e n , the U n i o n
C l e rk and your name w i l l
be a d d e d to the l is t . If
you are female , p lease
contac t M a r y Short .
P . A . W .
AGAPE D i g b y J a m e s , R C S
Broadshee t ed i to r , J e s u s
freak and B i b l e m a i n -
l iner , is g r o w i n g ever
more agape at the un-l
para l l e l ed 'po l i t ica l tour-j
m o i l o f t oday ' s s o c i e t y . j
Perhaps if he shut b is|
mouth for a momen t an
thought about the conse
quences of h i s r amb l ings
he w o u l d rea l ise the hor
r ib le impl icat ion 's b eh ind
" S p a r k " , the Na t i ona l
Front S tuden t s A s s o c i a
t ion term'ly newspaper
appear ing on c a m p u s e s .
A g l a n c e at any h i s
tory of the H i t l e r Y o u t h
M o v e m e n t w o u l d w a r n
of the danger's o f a f r iv
o l ous approach to " f a s c -
s o c " .
S u c h N a t i o n a l
ist soc i e t i e s have a l r eady
been e s t ab l i shed at
G o l d s m i t h s Co l l e g e here
in London and i n Exeter
Un i ve r s i t y .
I see that your " c h r i s t
i a n " mouth ings are on ly
s k i n deep for you are
prepared to offer d i s t r i
but ion to a newspaper
w h o s e at t i tude t owards
the quarter or so fore ign
s t u d e n t s in th i s c o l l e g e
is a n y t h i n g but the
c o u r t e s y a n d f r i end l i
ness to w h i c h they are
at p r e s en t a c c u s t o m e d
at I.C.
Seven ' •
attacks
in less
than a
month i
i
Li fe at Leeds U n i v e r s
ity a n d P o l y t e c h n i c is a n
ex t reme ly d a n g e r o u s
affair. A l r e a d y t h i s terrtt
there have been a n u m
ber of a s s a u l t s W h i c h
p rompted U n i v e r s i t y
U n i o n P r e s i d e n t Anldy
J a r o s z to w a r n a l l f emale
s tudents not to venture
out a lone af ter d a r k . H e
s a i d : "I f ind the Whoi&-
s i tuat ion ex t r eme l y d a n
g e r o u s " .
A month - l ong c i t y bus
cur f ew has been i m
posed due to the fre
quency of a t tacks oo
c o nd uc t o r s . A l l buses "m
the ' c i ty s top runn ing at
9 p .m.
Det . -Supt . H o b s o n for
Leeds C i t y Po l i c e , saild
that M r . J a r o s z ' a d v i c e
w a s good but " I t is not
some th ing w e n e e d <tio
get a l a r m e d a b o u t " .
O h , no? W e l l th i s i s
the inventory of a t tacks
that hav e o c c u r r e d
With in the first month 'O f
th is t e rm to Leeds s t u d
ents : '•»•.
M u r d e r s : 2.
A s s a u l t s : 3 .
A t t e m p t e d murde r : 1.
Rape : 1.
If that ' s no th ing to g e t
a l a r m e d a b o u t then per
haps the b l a n d c o m p l a c
ency of Supt . HObson i s ,
Norm Sayles, ICU President
(The unusual cumulo-nimbus formation!
above his head is of unknown origin, butj
always appears when we print his photos)'.
November 13th, 1973 F E L I X .age 3
1 0 , 0 0 0 C O M E O U T
B U T O N L Y 5 0 0 S T A Y T O L I S " W h a t do w e w a n t ? "
— " H i g h e r g r a n t s . "
" W h e n do w e w a n t
t h e m ? " — " n o w ! " These
c r i e s of despera t i on rang
out a l o n g the na t i ona l
grants demons t ra t i on
last W e d n e s d a y after
noon .
A b o u t 1 0 , 0 0 0 s tud
ents f r om a l l over the
count ry turned up for
the m a r c h f r o m M a l e t
Stree t to the Depart
ment of E d u c a t i o n and
S c i e n c e b u i l d i n g near
Wa t e r l o o S ta t i on .
P r om inen t on the
m a r c h w a s a large ban
ner f r om the London
Fede ra t i on of T r ades
C o u n c i l s a m o n g the
m a n y thousands of p lac
a rds , c o l l e g e banners
and a m i s e rab l e f aded
green banner f r om the
Y o u n g L ibera ls .
T h e y por t rayed a
large range of po l i t i c a l
c o n s c i o u s n e s s : for ex
a m p l e the c y n i c a l r ad i
ca ls f r om L S E we r e
shou t ing " L o g i c a l pos i
t i v i s m in , i n , i n ! " , a p l ac
ard f r om P h i l l i p a Faw-
cett co l l ege read " S t u
dents eat b o o k s " and
those f ew s tudents f r om
K i n g ' s (more than f r om
IC I m igh t add ) that
managed to w r es t t h e m
se l ves away f r om their
heavy tomes on theo logy
were shou t ing " G e n e r a l
S t r ike , To r i e s O u t ! "
But they re fused to
budge and the on ly c o n
c e s s i o n they made to
the power o f the 1 0 , 0 0 0
s tudents w a s to a d d 12
moun t ed p o l i c e m e n (on
horses ) to the a l r eady
3-deep layers of men in
b lue ou t s ide the D . E . S .
headquarters .
A t the ra l l y M a x M o r
ris (of the Na t i ona l
U n i o n of Teachers )
made the s o m e w h a t
c ryp t i c s ta tement that
Marga re t Tha tcher is
" m a r c h i n g reso lute ly
b a c k w a r d s into the fu
t u r e " after exp ress ing
h is " s i n c e r e a d m i r a t i o n "
for her only a f ew weeks
ago.
Speakers a lso c ame
f r om tenants ' move
ments , trade un i on i s t s
and o l d age pens i one rs ,
but were on ly l i s t ened to
by about 5 0 0 s tudents
w h o engaged at t imes in
fur ious h e c k l i n g aga inst
the S ta l i n i s t s and Lab
our lefts.
M a n y s tudents d i d
not bother about the
ra l ly r ea l i s ing the fut i l i t y
of the r e h a s h of hack
neyed d r i v e l that has
been f lung at them every
t ime so far, and yet
w h i c h has w o n t h e m a
muni f i cent 5 % grant cut .
Howeve r on the bas i c
ques t i on of h igher
grants , desp i t e the
efforts of N U S to ensure
that not many peop le
turn up by 'ate pub l i c i t y
and bad o rgan i sa t i on
( there w a s o n l y ve te ran
S ta l i n i s t a n d T V star let
J u d y Cot ter to o rgan ise
the M a l e t St . d e m o ) ,
1 0 , 0 0 0 s tudents t u r n e d
up m a i n l y f r om teacher
t ra in ing a n d the s m a l l e r
co l l e ges to s h o w the i r
de t e rmina t i on to f ight f o r
h igher grants .
N . B . a c c o r d i n g to the
" E v e n i n g N e w s " the
number on the d e m o w a s
7 , 5 0 0 , the source of
th i s d i s c r e p a n c y might
have s ome th ing to do
w i t h the f o l l o w i n g . . .
F rances the N U S Press
Officer a sked a po l i ce
m a n h o w many peop le
he e s t ima t ed were on
the d e m o , his reply was
" a b o u t 1 0 , 0 0 0 . " H o w
ever w h e n he s a w her
go into a t e l ephone box
to m a k e a ca l l he d i v ed
in after her a n d p r e s u m
ing her to be a j ourna l
ist s a i d that if she w a s
c a l l i n g her newspaper
then s h e ' d better say
7 , 0 0 0 !
T h e G u a r d i a n ' s repor
ter w a s not w a y l a i d in
t h i s w a y a n d s a i d that
about 1 0 , 0 0 0 s tudents
we re there .
IC was s i n g u l a r l y
w e l l r epresented there
w i t h a m a s s i v e turn-out
of 15 , we l l d one , tha t ' s
one in the eye for S t .
J o h n S t e vas !
A f t e r a l l the exhor ta
t i ons f r o m P r e s . N o r m
Say l e s in last w e e k ' s
Purp l e P a t c h , to m a k e
sure the d e m o is w e l l
suppo r t ed , N O N E of the
U n i o n Exec , j o i n e d the
d emo .
S tuden t s mus t rea l i ze
that the N U S l eadersh ip
in the c o m i n g pe r i od
w i l l f ight t oo th a n d n a i l
to h e a d off a n y s t rugg le
w h i c h mus t of n e c e s s i t y
b ecome a f ight aga ins t
th is Gove rnment . T h i s
w i l l be further borne out
by their m o t i o n s a n d
a m e n d m e n t s in the N U S
Marga t e Con f e r ence .
HIGHER GRANTS FOR
POSTGRADUATES
Sign the Petition!
W e , as m e m b e r s of
imper i a l Co l l e g e , fee l
that w e mus t a d d our
vo i ce to those w h o have
s p o k e n up about the
present a n o m a l y of the
Pos t Gradua t e grant.
F o r Pos t Gradua tes in
L o n d o n , the p r ob l em is
pa r t i cu l a r l y acu te . Ever
s i n c e the London
w e i g h t i n g was a b o l i s h e d
in 1 9 6 2 by the upg rad
ing of the a w a r d for a l l
other P G s tuden ts in
the count ry , the real
va lue of the a w a r d has
been a I l o w e d to fa 11 to
the po int where London
P G s tudents are unab le
to l ive w i t h i n the i r
means .
T h e A s h b y report of
1 9 6 2 stated that the P G
grant s h o u l d be suff icient
to a l l o w a P G s tudent to
enjoy a s t anda rd of l iv
ing higher than that of
a t y p i c a l underg raduate .
A l l w e ask is that the
P G grant be t i ed to the
U G grant by the rat ios
p roposed by N U S , so
that a c c o u n t is taken for
the fact that P G s tudents
have to pay for f o od ,
c l o th ing and a c c o m m o
da t i on for a l l 5 2 w e e k s
of the year . T h i s s h o u l d
a l l o w a P G to enjoy the
same s t andard of l i v ing
as a U G as w e l l as auto
m a t i c a l l y p r o v i d i n g a
London we i gh t i ng , a
benefit en joyed by a l l
other members of the
Un i v e r s i t y .
T h o s e w h o state that
the present l ow leve l of
grants is fair because
the P G grant is not
means tes ted s h o u l d re
m e m b e r that parents
have a l r eady f inanced
their ch i l d r en for 3 years
as U G ' s . Su r e l y th is
suppor t s h o u l d not be
inc r eased to 6 yea rs?
P G s tudents car ry out
a major propor t i on of
the r esearch ca r r i ed out
in B r i t i s h Un i v e r s i t i e s .
Th i s con t r i bu t i on s h o u l d
be a c k n o w l e d g e d by a
major r ev i s i on of the lev
el of the grant for the
next t r i enn i um.
PETITION WORDING
The u n d e r s i g n e d c a l l
upon the DES to m a k e it
part of the i r p o l i c y to
i n c l u d e a L o n d o n a l l o w
ance in the a w a r d s to a l l
persons s t u d y i n g for
h igher degrees w h o are
reg is tered as s tudents of
the co l l e ges a n d s c h o o l s
of L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t y
and a l l c o l l e ges in the
Greater London area .
This is a copy of a
pe t i t i on for h igher post
g raduate grants . It is to
be s i g n e d by a l l ICPGS
a n d hope fu l l y by Sir
B r i an as w e l l .
T e n
For the at tent ion of
M e s s r s . C o r b y n , East
a n d V e a l l : —
W h a t does C E F E con
s ide r are a pe rson ' s bas
ic r i gh ts? Does the
" f r e e d o m " of s o c i a l i s m
a l l o w a m a n f r e edom to
h o l d b is o w n i d e a l i s m ,
e.g. have a re l i g ion
(wh i ch a s o c i a l i s t s h o u l d
c ons i d e r reac t ionary and
i l lusory . )
If the answer is " y e s "
then exp l a in the a c t i on
of a l l k n o w n c o m m u n i s t
reg imes aga ins t idea l
i s m .
If the answer is " n o "
then p lease exp l a in
whether (a) s o c i a l i s m is
an idea ! a r o u n d w h i c h
men mus t be m o u l d e d ,
i.e. c l a i m i n g to be abso
lute t ruth there fore idea l
i s m ) ; (b) s o c i a l i s m is an
idea l to be m o u l d e d by
m a n , the mater ia l w o r l d
etc.
MAURICE M O L O N E Y
Editor's reply to the open
letter to CEFE C E F E ' s ideas of a
pe r son ' s bas i c r ights are
s o m e w h a t c o n f u s e d as
they have no concep t of
" d e m o c r a t i c r i g h t s " , i.e.
those r ights w h i c h have
been w o n by the work
ing c l a s s in the course of
s t rugg le l ike the r ight to
s t r ike , the r ight to a free
na t i ona l i s ed hea l th ser
v i c e , the r ight to a de
cent s t anda rd of l i v ing ,
etc. There are no s u c h
th ings as r ights as
th ings in themse l v e s ,
on ly r ights that are w o n
in c on t inua l s t rugg le
aga ins t the e xp l o i t i n g
c l a s s , a n d that are o n l y
de f ended in further
s t rugg le , w h i c h in cer
ta in pe r i ods , mus t as
s u m e a revo lut ionary
charac te r and resul t in
the ove r throw of the ex
p l o i t i ng c l a s s and the
se t t ing up of the d i c t a
to rsh ip of the exp l o i t ed
c l a s s .
F r e e d o m — ? W h a t is
f r e edom? Is f r e edom the
ab i l i t y to j ump out of a
tenth s torey w i n d o w ?
No, " f r e e d o m is the
apprec i a t i on of neces
s i t y " as Enge l s put it,
a n d by that he meant
that subject as w e are to
l aws of nature, e.g. grav
ity, d i s ease , etc., free
d o m is the r e cogn i t i on
of the necess i t y of those
laws , i.e. of the i r objec
t ive charac te r . It is by
r e cogn i s ing the neces
s i ty of the law of grav
ity, i.e. its a c t i on inde
pendent of our w i l l , that
enab les us to " o v e r
c o m e " it by the use of
ae rop lanes , etc. , i.e. by
the r e cogn i t i on of fur th
er necess i t i e s ( laws) of
nature.
Enge ls w r i t i n g the
in t r oduc t i on to the
" C i v i l W a r in F r a n c e " by
K a r l M a r x po in t s out that
the C o m m u n a r d s (of the
Par i s C o m m u n e of 1871 )
co r r ec t l y a b o l i s h e d a l l
f i nks be tween the c h u r c h
a n d the s tate : they rea l
i s e d " t h a t in relation to
the state, r e l i g i on is a
pure l y pr ivate m a t t e r " .
T h a t is o f c ou r s e c o m
p le te ly necessary — the
i dea l i s t ph i l o s oph i e s
s p r i n g h i s t o r i c a l l y out of
s ca r c i t y and play an
ex t reme ly react ionary
ro le in any po l i t i c a l s i t
uat ion and cannot there
fore be suppor t ed by a
w o r k e r s ' state. A s s o c i a l
i s m a lone c an re lease
a n d co -o rd ina te the pre
s en t l y a va i l ab l e p roduc
t i ve power a n d a b o l i s h
s c a r c i t y — i d e a l i s m w i l l
d i sappear in a s im i l a r
w a y to the ear ly Char t i s t
movemen t w h i c h sp rang
out of poverty a n d ended
th rough prosper i ty .
In the s c h o o l s , of
c ourse , a d i a l e c t i c a l
mate r i a l i s t app roach w i l l
be used t o w a r d s every
sub jec t a n d the on ly re
l i g i on tha t w i l l be taught
w i l l be compara t i v e re
l i g i on taught in a d i a l e c
t i ca l m a t e r i a I ist ap
p r o a c h as part of m a n ' s
s o c i a l pre-h is tory .
The c o m m u n i s t reg
ime ' s ac t i on aga inst re
l i g i on as " e x p o s e d " in
the current issue of
" V o i c e ' a r i s es out of
the need to comba t any
return to i d e a l i s m in
t imes of Hardsh ip d u r i n g
the p e r i od of the d ic tat
o r sh ip of the pro le tar iat
— f o r that w i l l not so l ve
the p r ob l ems .
T h e present " c o m
munis : . " r eg imes are not
even s o c i a l i s t in the
marx s : s ense of the
w o r d e n d have to be
d e s c r i b e d sc i en t i f i ca l l y
as degenera ted w o r k e r s '
s tates , where the Sta l in
ist bureaucrac i e s are in a
s i m i l a r po s i t i on be tween
the Wes t a n d the East
e rn w o r k i n g c l a s s a s the
Trade U n i o n bureauc
racy in th is count ry is
be tween the To r i e s a n d
the B r i t i s h w o r k i n g
c l a ss .
A r i s i n g out of that
e c o n o m i c pos i t i on (the
Sta l in is t bureaucracy )
on ly cer ta in e c o n o m i c
ga ins are poss i b l e a n d
these are on l y l im i t ed
ones . Th i s p r oduce s a
l e s s en ing o f t h e ga ins o f
the w o r k i n g c l a s s (than
are a c tua l l y poss ib l e )
and a l so because th i s
na tura l l y i nvo l v e s not
f ight ing for a n unde r
s t and ing of d i a l e c t i c a l
ma t e r i a l i sm w i t h i n t h e
work ing c l a s s — i d e a l
i s m ga ins a ho ld a n d h a s
to be v i c i o u s l y sup
p ressed .
A l t h o u g h the answer
is in a l im i t ed sense
" y e s " your concep t i on
of s o c i a l i s m is (of
course ) incorrec t . S o c
i a l i s m is not an i dea l in
the sense of a Utopia. It
is a stage of soc ia l
o rgan i sa t i on of m a n
k ind w h i c h is necessary
to run the present p ro
duc t i v e f o r css and deve l
op them further. It is no
more pe rmanent than
was f e u d a l i s m or s l ave
soc i e t i es or the cap i t a l
ist mode of c o m m o d i t y
p r oduc t i on .
The urgency of the
fight for s o c i a l i s m today
ar i ses out of the e con
o m i c c r i s i s , c aused by
the con t rad i c t i ons inher
ent w i t h i n c a p i t a l i s m ,
w h i c h must roso lve it
sel f in f a s c i s m or s o c i a l
i s m .
H a v i n g ^ rasped t'~at
and d e c i d e d upon fig. t-
ing for s o c i a l i s m , then
the means , t a c t i c s , strat
egy, etc. , for that fight
can on ly be a r r i ved at
out of a d i a l e c t i c a l mat
er ia l i s t app roach to the
c l a s s s t rugg le a n d its
h is tory .
A l l other means resu l t
in f a s c i s m .
Page 4 F E L I X November 13th, 1973
MUSIC Neil Young Stagnant
It w a s a very d i s
a p p o i n t e d a u d i e n c e that
left t h e , R a i n b o w last
M o n d a y e v e n i n g after a
d i s j o i n t ed a n d b o r i n g
p e r f o r m a n c e by Ne i l
Y o u n g . T o o m u c h ta lk
a n d not e n o u g h m u s i c ,
was , I th ink , the g e n e r a l
o p i n i o n a n d wha t w a s
p l a y e d , i n c l u d e d n o n e
of h i s bes t ma t e r i a l .
A t l east th ree quar
t e rs of h i s p e r f o r m a n c e
w a s b a c k e d by C r a z y
H o r s e ( n o w r e n a m e d
the S a n t a M o n i c a
F l i e r s ) a n d he on l y
p l a y e d a c o u s t i c gu i t a r
a n d ha rp after l e a v ing
the s t age a n d r e tu rn ing
for a n e n c o r e . T h i s
s t r ange ac t of p e t u l a n c e
o r s a r c a s m c a m e after
on l y 40 m i n u t e s in w h i c h
he h a d c o m m e n t e d o n
the s i l e n c e of the a u d i
e n c e (what d i d he ex
pec t ? ) a n d h a d g i ven up
one of h is lengthy , i n
vo l v ed i n t r o d u c t i o n s due
to shou t of ' R o c k a n d
R o l l ' , ' S o u t h e r n M a n '
a n d ' O h i o ' f r om the a u
d i e n c e . T h e on l y rea l ly
pos i t i v e l y m e m o r a b l e
n u m b e r w a s ' P l e a s e
t ake my a d v i c e ' w h i c h
w a s b a c k e d by a c c o r
d i o n a n d h a r m o n i e s
f r om N i l s L o f g r e n
S o m e o the r n u m b e r s
p l a y e d w e r e T o n i g h t ' s
the n i gh t ' w h i c h o p e n e d
the set a n d w a s inex
p l i c a b l y p l a y e d a g a i n
later o n , ' A l b u q u e r q u e '
a n d C o w g i r l in the S a n d
— ( the f ina l n u m b e r ) —
w h i c h c o n t a i n e d a l o n g
a n d c h a o t i c d o u b l e l e ad
gu i ta r j a m from Y o u n g
a n d Lo f g r en .
At t imes h a w a s arro
gant a n d c y n . c a l a n d it
w a s di f f icult to ie l l w h e n
he w a s b e i n g s e r i o u s .
H e e s t a b l i s h e d no rap
port wi th the a u d i e n c e
w h o r e m a i n e d hope fu l
a n d f rus t ra t ed , i n d e e d
s e v e ra l p e o p l e e ven
w a l k e d out in d i s g u s t
a n d protes t . I r ea l i s e
that he must be b o r e d
w i th p l a y i n g ma t e r i a l
f rom 'Af ter the G o l d -
r u s h ' a n d 'Ha r v e s t '
w h i c h a r e in h i s past ,
but I th ink that the re is
a l a c k of n e w s o n g s in
h i s p r esen t . D o the two
a l b u m s of l ive ma te r i a l ,
o l d t a p e s p l u s a few
n e w s o n g s i n d i c a t e
s t a g n a t i o n ?
Ve r y s a d . P a l a n t i r i o n .
BOOKS IN A F R E E S T A T E
V. S. Naipaui
Penguin 35p
In a F r e e S ta t e it is
a x i o m a t i c that m e n
s h o u l d b e a b l e to
c h a n g e the i r ro l es , but
rare ly i s it o p e n l y re
c o g n i s e d that the ex
p lo i t e r will p r o b a b l y be
c o m e the e x p l o i t e d .
E x p l o i t a t i o n a n d the
part of the u n d e r d o g
s e r v e to c o n n e c t the five
t i gh t l y -drawn p i e c e s in
th i s w e l c o m e a d d i t i o n
to the P e n g u i n l ib rary .
T h e s tory w a s a w a r d e d
the B o o k e r P r i z e in
1971, a n d d e s e r v e d l y
so , for V. S. N a i p a u l ' s
w r i t i ng is , a s a lways ,
e c o n o m i c a l , a n d h i s
c h a r a c t e r i s a t i o n fault
l e ss . W i thou t effort, w e
c o n s i d e r a p r o u d t r a m p
on a s t e a m e r tr ip, feel
the p r o b l e m s of a n In
d i a n i m m i g r a n t in West
e rn S o c i e t y , a n d dr i v e
t h r o u g h A f r i c a w i th two
E n g l i s h expa t r i o t s .
T h o u g h p r o j e c t e d
t h r o u g h these c h a r a c
ters , o u r p i c t u r e is not
af fected or d i s t o r t ed ;
p e o p l e ac t a s w e w o u l d
e x p e c t t h em to, a n d a l
t h o u g h the i r b e h a v i o u r
( c o n t i n u e d p a g e 5)
X - C O U N T R Y F o l l o w i n g o u r ex
t reme ly n a r r o w de feat
at the h a n d s of the Me t .
P o l i c e (6 to c o u n t , the
p o l i c e h a v i n g the first 7
f in i shers ) the . C r o s s
C o u n t r y C l u b set off to
the m i d d l e of K e n t for
a c h a n g e of air a n d a
r a c e a g a i n s t W y e C o l
lege- Not Only w a s there
a c h a n g e of a i r but a l s o
a d r a m a t i c c h a n g e of
resul t , for b o t h o u r
t e a m s bea t W y e ' s s i n
g l e t e a m t h o u g h on l y
b e c a u s e they w e r e l e s s
fit t han we . For the first
t ime eve r w e put o n a
t eam f in i sh w i th o u r first
four r u n n e r s R o b , i a n ,
P a u l a n d Al f , s o far
a h e a d that they w a i t e d
for e a c h o the r a n d f in
i s h e d toge ther , a n d be
h i n d the nex t W y e run
ne r w e r e S t e v e a n d
Ke i th w i th n o c h a n c e of
b e i n g c a u g h t o r c a t c h
i ng up s o i they t oo ran
in toge ther . A n o t h e r
n e w d e p a r t u r e w a s
P a u l ' s sho r t cu t t h r o u g h
a t ho rn b u s h a n d he
f in i shed w i th a n impres
s i ve a m o u n t of b l o o d
f l ow ing f r o m h i s
w o u n d s . S p e a k i n g of de
par tu res , o u r j o u r n e y to
W y e w a s not w i thout in
c i d en t . H a v i n g to
c h a n g e t r a ins at A s h
fo rd w e h a d b e e n in
f o r m e d that the r e w o u l d
be th r ee m i n u t e s be
t w e e n t ra ins . Ian E l l i s
(not Iris) o p t i m i s t i c
at the p u n c t u a l i t y of B R
though t to a n s w e r a c a l l
of na ture a n d e m e r g e d
to s e e the t ra in gather
i n g s p e e d . Fo r tuna te l y ,
the t ra in s t o p p e d ,
t h o u g h w h e t h e r th i s w a s
in r e s p o n s e to l a n ' s c ry
of " c o m e b a c k " o r be
c a u s e a d o o r of the
t ra in h a d b e e n f lung
o p e n by Ke i th an t i c ipa t
ing h i s l e a p i n g a b o a r d
( though Ian w a s run
n i n g in the o p p o s i t e
d i r e c t i o n to the tra in ) is
not yet e s t a b l i s h e d . (It
is r u m o u r e d that Ian
h a s b e e n r e a d i n g a
book : "101 w a y s to
S t a r " , a n d th is may . . .)
T h e c o u r s e w a s up a n d
d o w n s e ve ra l of the
s t e epe r h i l l s n e a r W y e
C o l l e g e a n d for s u c h a
te r ra in it w a s s u r p r i s i n g
there we r e n o b o d i e s
s t r ewn a b o u t the route
after the race , but e v en
D a v e J o n e s a n d Pe t e
J o h n s o n f i n i s h e d , beat
ing the last two of the
five W y e r u n n e r s . F o r
s o m e r e a s o n the resu l t s
we r e w o r k e d out i n c l u d
ing 6 of o u r r u n n e r s in
a t e a m a n d on ly 5 of
the i r s : th i s w a s swif t ly
c o r r e c t e d .
Af ter the r a c e a n d
s o m e hot ly (if not we l l )
c o n t e s t e d g a m e s of b a r
b i l l i a r d s w e t ook part in
a t o r c h — ( r e a l f l a m e ) —
l ight p r o c e s s i o n up a n
other l ong a n d s t e ep h i l l
to a l a rge bon f i re par ty
whe r e there w e r e fire
wo rks , s ome of w h i c h
went w h e e u ' a l l by
t h e m s e l v e s . T h e n the re
w a s a h u r r i e d re turn to
the bar , on l y to f ind it
o p e n , w h e r e f es t i v i t i es
c o n t i n u e d we l l into the
night , or at l eas t unt i l
10.30 p .m. w h e n we h a d
to s t a gge r b a c k to the
s ta t ion to c a t c h the last
t ra in h o m e .
W e d n e s d a y w e w e n t
to T h a m e s P o l y a n d
c o n t i n u e d o u r unbe l i e v
a b l e s u c c e s s . T e a m s A
a n d B b e a t i n g T h a m e s
P o l y w h o w e r e hot ly
p u r s u e d by l . C . W - n k e r s
( c h o o s e f r om the fol
l o w i n g le t ters a , e, i , o,
u) w i th P a d D o n n e l l y a s
a n c h o r m a n (no, not
W - n c h o r man ) in a c o o l
40 m inu t e s . T h e r e we r e
no " h o p l e s s ine f f i c i en
c i e s " that day but D a v e
H o u l b r o o k e d i d m a n a g e
a ' J a m e s B o n d ' l e ap
o n to a m o v i n g t ra in at
E l t h a m W e l l H a l l into
the w r o n g c a r r i a g e .
S o m e t h i n g s i m i l a r to a
g a m e of f oo tba l l t ook
p l a c e be fore the r a c e
w h i c h h a s n o w b e e n
a d o p t e d a s ou r subs t i
tute for a w a r m up .
Dave P a y n e w o u l d l i ke
to b e m e n t i o n e d . ( D o e s
it hur t? )
Y o u r s h o p l e s s l y ,
G . Imp.
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R. C a r b y
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Jazz Club Concert:
Sat., 17th Nov., 8.00 p.m.
MICHAEL G A R R I C K S E X T E T with
Norma Winstone in the Biology
Common Room
Admission 30/40p
Sunday Sessions:
F r e e ! in the Union Lower Lounge,
with bar open.
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SHOCK REVELATION
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FROM GAYSOC Deares t D a r l i n g Ed i to r ,
W h a t a gorgeous b u l
le t in you have — a n d
i t 's on l y been out twice!
— love it to death I
W e l l then, I've h a d
the l ove l i es t thought ,
a n d rather than fret keep
ing secre ts I s a i d to my
sel f , " J u i c y , d a r l i n g , you
s i m p l y must wr i t e and
te l l s o m e o n e " . W e l l ,
dears , it a l l s tar ted the
other days i e -ways i e , just
l i ke th i s :
A f t e r i nnocen t l y m i n
c i n g r ound the lab ( look
ing a f ew of the boys up
. . . a n d down ) I s l i d
A REPLY TO "JUICY"
Dear Ed i to r ,
M y first reac t ion upon
r ead ing the above letter
was to d i s m i s s it as the
rather c h i l d i s h p i l e of
d r i v e l it e v iden t l y i s . It
is hard to see exac t l y
Whats its pu rpose i s . It
can ha rd l y be des i gned
to bo ls ter the au tho r ' s
ego s i n c e he s o m e h o w
neg l e c t ed to s i gn his real
name at the bo t t om, and
v i e w e d as humour it is
over w o r k e d , pre tent ious
a n d downr i gh t t i r ed .
W h i c h ever way y ou look
at it, it doesn ' t say m u c h
for the menta l i t y l u rk ing
a r ound s omewhe r e at its
po in t of o r i g i n .
Howeve r , on re f lec
t i on I r ea l i s ed that it
e f fect ive ly i l lus t ra tes a
rather d i s t r e s s i n g t rend
in s o c i e t y as a w h o l e .
T h i s is the w i d e s p r e a d
a t t i tude that the homo
sexua l is au t oma t i c a l l y
funny . N o w I'm sure w e
a l l know. , a n d love (if
y o u ' l l pa rdon the expres
s ion ) Kenne th W i l l i a m s
a n d h is par t i cu la r b rand
o f humour , (I ' l l d o m y
best to i gnore D i c k
Emery a n d his par t i cu la r
b rand of h u m o u r ) , but
he does perpetuate the
idea of the c a m p " s t e r
e o t y p e " that ex i s ts on l y
a s a s m a l l m ino r i t y of
the gay scene , and he is ,
into a . . . . s t oo l , s l o w l y
(at first) to rest my poor
foo ts ies , w h e n I thought ,
" O o o h ! If on l y I c o u l d
get it out in the o p e n ! "
So I r i pped off my f igure-
hugg ing White jacket (it
rea l ly br ings out m y pos
ture!) and s i m p l y f l ew
back to my r oom for a
c o l d showe r ! A f ter dry
ing myse l f , s l o w l y , (at
f i r s t ) , I wrote d o w n th is
t eeny-weeny note, s ea l
ed it w i t h a b i g k i s s a n d
sent it to that ever so
B U T C H - l o o k i n g Ed i tor of
Fe l i x .
Here it is aga in , dea rs :
" I f any of you boys
when a l l is s a i d a n d
done , ha rmfu l , in that i t ' s
di f f icult to see wha t pro
gress Gay R ights c a n
make w h i l s t th is a t t i tude
pers i s t s (note to M r .
W i t h e r s : It was th is that
I w a s , at the C h e m i s t r y
F r e she r s ' D inne r , rather
inept ly t ry ing to d i s c u s s
w i t h Dr . P h i l l i p s when he
was w h i s k e d off before I
c o u l d make my po int
p roper l y . A l s o I f ound it
necessa ry to re l i eve m y
b l adde r O N C E before
the loya l toast, but I do
apo l og i s e for any f a i l
ings there may be in m y
sense of h u m o u r , and
sense of g ood m a n n e r s ) .
W e l l , enough of th i s
f r i vo l i t y . I'd l ike to take
th is oppor tun i ty to cover
a s e r i ous matter . T o the
charac te r w h o ' s been
w a n d e r i n g r ound the
Co l l e g e tak ing d o w n our
(Gaysoc ) no t i c e s :
I 'm sure that you de
r ive a real sense of p r i d e -
and we l l - b e ing f r om the
know l edge that you ' re
rea l ly d o i n g your bit to
w a r d s ru in ing three m i l
l i on of your compat r i o t s "
l i ves , but I'm a f ra id that
I cannot share your po int
of v i ew , and feel c o m
pe l l ed to do a l l in m y
power to f rustrate your
efforts. It may cos t me a
min t in t ime and dye l ine
paper , but every no t i c e
w i l l be r ep laced as many
t imes as it proves nec -
w o u l d l ike to j o in a
special c l u b , just pop
round to my p lace , after
s ix and w e ' l l f ix you up .
There w i l l be a l l the o l d
favour i tes l ike " S w a p
p ing te l ephone n u m b e r s "
a n d we ' v e even a r ranged
tights pa r t i e s ! . . . Isn't
it jus? wickedl W e ' l l a l l
have a super t ime , and
don ' t fret, I used to be
nervous too (at f irst) " .
W e l l , tha t ' s a l l for
n o w dears . Don ' t forget,
do try and make it. (A l l
the others w i l l ) .
Love and k i sses ,
J u i c y xxx
essary , and I'd hazard a
guess that I've far more
pa t i ence and persever
ance than you can m u s
ter. If you do feel c o m
pe l l ed to make a s tand
aga ins t our " m o r a l d ec
a d e n c e " ( excuse me a
momen t wh i l e I just r inse
the nas ty taste out of m y
mou th ) , then I'd ask you
to s u b m i t an ar t i c l e to
" F e l i x " s ta t ing the case
for Bigotry , but do
p lease s i gn it. I've no
w i s h to s o i l my hands
r ep l y ing to a n o n y m o u s
letters. O the rw i s e keep
your f i l thy f ingers off
other peop l e ' s proper ty
a n d your inter fer ing
nose out o f o t h e r
peop l e ' s pr ivate af fairs.
( Inc identa l l y , y ou m i s s e d
the one in the H a l d a n e
L ib rary ) . I do s e em to
have depar t ed f r om the
tone that a letter to the
Ed i t o r s h o u l d take, but
I 'm ce r ta in l y not go ing
to s top w r i t i n g it n o w !
O n e last po in t (if you
haven ' t a l r eady heard) :
A n y o n e (male or f ema le ,
s t ra ight or gay) Who 's
interested in j o in ing the
I.C. G a y s o c s h o u l d get
in t ouch w i t h me as soon
as poss ib l e .
Love a n d peace ,
D A V E D U C E
(note the spe l l ing )
C h e m i s t r y 1
P .S . — I D O N O T
M I N C E ! I !
I C C A G Soup run Friday
10 p .m . S e l k i r k k i t chen
11 p .m . U n i o n A r c h
O n W e d n e s d a y s the t ime is an hour ear l ier at the same p laces .
Playgroup
2.0 p .m . U n i o n A r c h Sa turday and S u n d a y .
3 . 3 0 p .m . U n i o n A r c h W e d n e s d a y s
(He lp is pa r t i cu la r l y needed on W e d n e s d a y s )
Committee Meeting (open to al l )
T h u r s d a y 15th Nov . 1 p .m. I C C A G office.
LETTER the V i o l i n " in your Nov .
6 i ssue .
Is H.T . Koanan takoo l
t ry ing to be funny w h e n
he refers to Rav i S h a n -
S i r ,
R e f e r e n c e — R e v i e w of
Y e h u d i M e n u h i n ' s W e l l
s o c Leoture " T h e A r t
and S c i e n c e of p l ay ing
kar as " G r a v i s h A n k a " ?
Y o u r s ,
J . P. S i n g h ,
M e c h . E n g .
Nov . 8, 1 9 7 3 .
BOOKS (cont. f r om page 4)
is often i n e x p l i c a b l e , w e
c a n s e e that in the cir
c u m s t a n c e s it is inevit
ab l e .
A s a po r t raya l of re
volt a n d d i f f e rence a s
s e e n n o w by the o r d i n
ary m a n , the b o o k is a
v a l u a b l e p i e c e of d o c u
men ta t i on , yet it of fers
little in the way of a
s o l u t i o n or h o p e for the
future. By its very a m b i -
g u o u s n e s s the p r o b l e m
of di f ferent r a c i a l out
l o o k s de f i es de f in i t i on
. . . a n d hope fu l l y so, for
o n c e it h a s b e e n a c c u r
ate ly d e f i n ed there w i l l
be no r o o m left for
u n d e r s t a n d i n g . C A N D I
M I C E P I E The Co l l e g e is f a c ing
a m ino r invas i on of m i c e ,
beet les a n d other pes ts .
T o dea l w i t h t h e m effect
ive ly a cont rac t has been
p l a c ed w i th a f i rm of
pest cont ro l experts a n d
over the past f ew weeks
you may have seen e v i
dence of their wo rk .
A l t h o u g h these pests
can be e l i m i n a t e d they
w i l l a lways return if
f ood is ava i l ab l e for
them. T o ass i s t the C o l
lege it is essent ia l that
no f ood is left e xposed
— it s h o u l d a lways be
kept in a meta l or p las
t i c s ea l ed conta iner .
Papers w h i c h once c o n
ta ined f ood s h o u l d be
d i s p o s e d of in l i d d e d
dus tb ins and not in
waste paper baskets
(dus tb ins can be f o u n d
in your nearest k i t chen ) .
It is on ly by i n d i v i d u a l
co -opera t ion that pests
can be con t ro l l ed . If you
see any pests , p l ease re
port t h em by r ing ing
INT. 3 9 5 4 — but make
abso lu t e l y sure that y ou
are not a c tua l l y f e ed ing
them !
Q U O T E O F T H E M I N U T E
'Amnesty International: the guys trying to do me out of a job"
— Mid Pete Thomas R.N.
Well, he thought it was funny.
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up to 6 8 per cent on o r d
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S tuden t f l ight barga ins
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Thes e are not no rma l
s c h e d u l e d se rv i ces bu t
a i rcra f t s p e c i a l l y char
tered f r om l ead ing a i r
l ines . S tuden t t ra ins run
to mos t European c i t i e s
and there are No r th Sea ,
Ir ish C h a n n e l , a n d M e d
i terranean s h i p p i n g re
d u c t i o n s . A l s o i n c l u d e d
in the 4 0 page brochure
a r e a c c o m m o d a t i o n
a r rangements , t rave l in
surance and s tudent c o n
c e s s i o n s on B r i t i s h Ra i l
c onnec t i ons .
The fu l l range of
cheap fares is on ly open
to fu l l - t ime s c h o o l a n d
co l l e ge s tudents aged
1 6 - 3 0 , but other groups
a l so benefit. T eache r s ,
l ec turers , s tudent nurses
and young peop le under
21 c a n use s tudent t ra ins
and most s h i p p i n g ser
v i c e s , wh i l e under a n ew
Gove rnmen t ru l ing s tud
ent nurses can travel on
s tudent f l ights to Israel .
N U S T rave l is a sub
s id i a ry of the Na t i ona l
U n i o n of S tuden ts , a n d
was used by o v e r
3 0 0 , 0 0 0 s tudents and
y o u n g peop le last year
F o u n d e d in 1 9 2 2 , it is
n o w the largest s tudent
t rave l bureau in the
w o r l d .
Further in f o rmat i on :
J i m Ta lbo t 0 1 - 4 0 4 5 0 4 1 .
IMPERIAL COLLEGE
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SIBELIUS : Symphony No. 2 in D
E L G A R : Cello Concerto
BRAHMS : Academic Festival Overture
M O Z A R T : Masonic Funeral Music
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14th, 1973
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in
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