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F R E S H E R S ' FAIR

TOMORROW

UGM T H U R S D A Y

F O U N D E D IN 1949 NEWSPAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION

No.395 Monday, 30th September 1975 F R E E !

Refectory

price bombshell Any hope that IC students might have entertained about an improved standard of

living due to the new level of grant took a severe blow when at the last Governing Body

meeting of the 1974/75 session, it was announced that refectory prices were to be

increased by 40%. This increase together with the 16% increase in hall rents; 17%% for

Hamlet Gardens; not to mention the increase in the cost of books and stationery are

just a few of the increases to be met from the £155 increase over last year's grant of

£655.

The increase e s s e n t i a l l y stems from the U G C ' s (Un iver ­s i t y Grants Commi t t e e ' s ) ru l i ng w h i c h requires that re fector ies and h a l l s of res idence be run on a se l f -ba l anc ing b a s i s . The s i z e of the increase was determined i n v i ew of a ca t e r ing de f i c i t of £78,000 incurred in the f i n a n c i a l year w h i c h ended l a s t J u l y . T h e o r e t i c a l l y , th is increase w i l l enable the object ive of s e l f - ba l anc ing to be ach i e v ed a s s u m i n g there i s no dec l i n e in the number of customers u s i n g the r e f e c to r i e s .

Increases opposed

Student representa t i ves on Govern ing B o d y s t rong ly opposed the magnitude of the i n c r e a s e s . In a d d i t i o n they expressed the v i ew that termly r e v i ews of re fectory p r i ces and h a l l rents were t o t a l l y unaccep tab l e un l e s s student grants were to be s i m i l a r l y r e v i ewed .

When a s k e d to comment on the increases and the reasons beh ind them the Deputy P r e s i d e n t , R i z Shak i r s a i d ,

"/ cannot foresee the refectories enjoying the same level of cu stom, since for the poor quality of food, such high prices can only be described as unreasonable. This will mean that a further round of increases will be needed at Christmas and a snowballing effect will set in. The only thing that can result out of this charade, is the downfall of the present catering system and in process causing a lot of hardship to students." T h i s v i ew i s a l s o endorsed by the other members of the I C U E x e c u t i v e .

Formal dinners up 60%

T h i s i s go ing to h i t pa r t i cu l a r l y hard at C C U Freshe r s D inners s i n c e the amount a l l o c a t e d to these

d inners has not inc reased by any s u b s t a n t i a l amount . T o aggravate a n a l r eady desperate s i t u a t i o n , it appears that these d inners w i l l i n fact c o s t up to 59% more than they d i d l a s t yea r . T h i s seems to cont rad i c t the Re fec tory Commi t t ee ' s d e c i s i o n , on June 5th , recom­mending to the Govern ing B o d y that in t e rna l formal d inners be sub jec t to an increase of 40% whereas those for outs ide o rgan isa t i ons shou ld c o s t 60% more than p r e v i o u s l y .

UGM motion

A large proportion, of a s tudent ' s grant i s spent on food therefore th is w i l l be a matter of great conce rn to them throughout the coming s e s s i o n . Indeed, a mot ion e x p r e s s i n g th is very f e e l i ng is be ing brought to the U n i o n G e n e r a l mee t ing be i n g he Id on Thursday , 2nd October i n the Great H a l l at 1.00 p m .

President recovers- SCAB Chairman resigns

Peter Teague, the Imperial C o l l e g e Union President, is recovering from an operation he underwent ten days ago. The operation was to remove a hernia discovered eaily last January. Pete had been waiting since then to go into hospital for the operation.

He will have to take it easy for a few weeks but this will not however, prevent him from delivering his speech at the

Freshers reception this morning.

It was confirmed a few days ago that Alan Jones, SCAB Chairman and last year's RCS Ents officer had contracted glandular fever. It will be at least six weeks before he will be recovered enough to attend College, In the light of this, he has resigned his post as SCAB Chairman .

Mo one has taken over in an acting capacity as yet, but a S C A B executive meeting "is being called to appoint some­one to this position. A new SCAB Chairman will have to be elected at the second Union General Meeting of this term along with about 30 other Union officers . The need to elect so many new officers arose due to the fact that several of them failed their exams.

" E C O N O M I C

P H I L O S O P H Y

OF S H E E R

L U N A C Y 1 ' On l y 14 per cent of a l l f u l l

t ime students r ece i ve the f u l l grant of £740 C h a r l e s C l a r k e , P r e s i d e n t of N U S , revea led at a press conference g i ven on the 11 th September .

Re fe r r ing to the ef fects of the educa t i ona l cuts he s a i d ,

The whole of the education system is being starved of money .Massive educa'tion cuts are forcing all students to accept a reduced standard of education and excluding many from post school education altogether".

He urged L E A ' s to s tand f i rm and opposed the cuts even at the r i s k of becoming "educational Clay Crosses'". The N U S wou ld be muster ing a l l i ts strength to fight the cuts and cen t r a l to tlnjit campa ign w i l l be work ing w i th the T U C , e s p e c i a l l y at a l o c a l l e v e l .

The N U S would a l s o seek the coopera t ion of parent-teacher a s s o c i a t i o n s . A lobby of Pa r l i amen t has been o rgan ised for T u e s d a y , 21s t October , by the S E reg ion of the T U C w h i c h they w i l l m o b i l i s e students f o r . A l s o , for one week s tar t ing on the 27th October , 31 P o l y t e c h n i c s w i l l be i n occupa t i on as a protest aga ins t the cuts i n p u b l i c expend i ture .

Methods of p ressur ing L E A ' s i n c luded send ing de lega t ions to meet L E A o f f i c i a l s , work ing in a l l i a n c e w i th other pressure groups and through the Labour movement. There wou ld a l s o be d i r e c t a c t i o n i n v o l v i n g p i c k e t i n g and o c cupy ing L E A o f f i ces .

He went on to desc r ibe the government 's economic p o l i c y as an "economic philosophy of sheer lunacy". What they shou ld do i s to a b o l i s h the £6 pay l i m i t , enforce s t r i c t p r i ce and import cont ro l s and increase pub l i c expend i ture . He a l s o c a s t r i d i c u l e on the v i s i t s to co l l e g e s t ak ing p lace s o o n . He saw no po int i n them i f no money was being g i ven to the c o l l e g e s be ing v i s i t e d .

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Mondav 29th IC F o l k C l u b present Mike Hard ing and others in the Un ion Lower refectory at 8 .00 p m . A d m ; members 25p , non-members 4 5 p . Membersh ip 6 O p . Tuesday 30th

F r e she r s F a i r (2.00 pm — 5 3 0 pm) . Un i on Bar and Lounge bar open from 3 .00 p m . Q E C 0ua«ft E l i z a b e t h C o l l e g e ) : F r e e d i s c o 7 3 0 pm - 10.46;pm in the New Common Room B a r . Wednesday l s t Oct

IC F o l k C l u b present ' T h e C i t y W a i t e s ' a n d others — d e t a i l s a s under Monday 2 9 t h . Q E C : F r e e group — d e t a i l s as under T u e s d a y 30th . C h e l s e a C o l l e g e : F o l k N ight w i th Mike A b s a l o m at 9.00 pm A d m F r e e .

IC F i l m See show ing ' K l u t e ' s tar r ing D o n a l d Suther land and Jane Fonda in Mech E n g 220 at 7 J 5 p m . A d m free.

Thursday 2nd S T O I C : M ike W i l l i a m s t a l k e s to the Rec t o r in the f i r s t of a s e r i e s . C h e l s e a : F i l m " C a b a r e t " s t a r r ing L i z a M i n e l l i . A l s o Tom & Jerry ca r t oon . Start 7.15 pm. A d m 2 0 p .

Q E C : F r e s h e r s B a i l w i t h " M o o n " and s u p p o r t . A l s o d i s c o . 7 3 0 pm in Cour t au ld Ha 11. A d m 5 0 p a d v , 65p on the d o o r .

F r M a y 3rd IC F i l m Sec Showing ' S a t y r i c o n ' in the Great H a l l at 7.15 pm. A d m to members o n l y . Membersh ip ob ta inab le a t the doo r . Q E C : F r e e g w u p — de t a i l s as under T u e s d a y 3 0 t h . C h e l s e a : D i s c o . 8 pm — 11 p m . A d m 1 0 p .

Saturday 4th IC E n t s oresent " G r e e n s l a d e " in the Great H a l l at 8.00 pm A d m £1.10 (IC s tudents only in adv ) , £1.20 adv (others) and £1.20 at the d o o r .

C h e l s e a : F r e s h e r s B a l l w i t h ' N u t z * and Warren Harry and the Y u m

• Y u m B a n d . F o o d . 8 pm - 11 4 5 pm A d m . 7 5 p .

Sunday 5th C h e l s e a : Showing " S t r a w D o g s " s ta r r ing D u s t i n Hoffman . A d m 1 5 p .

Much has been made of the London pub-rock s c ene in recent y e a r s . B e l o w is a l i s t of l o ca l taverns where you can sample l ive rock free of charge . Fo r fu l l e r d e t a i l s of a t t rac t i ons at these a n d other venues then 20p w i l l be w e l l spent on a copy of ' T i m e Out ' — pub l i shed every Thursday .

R O C K PUBS

Golden Lion, 4 9 0 F u l h a m R d , SW6. (Fu lham Broadway t u b e ) .

The Greyhound, 175 F u l h a m P a l a c e R d , W 6 . (Hammersmith t u b e ) .

The Kensington, R u s s e l l G a r d e n s , Ho l l and R o a d , W14 (Sheperds

B u s h tube ) .

Western Counties, 8 London Street , W2 (Padd ing ton t u b e ) . Windsor Caste, 309 Harrow R o a d , W9 (Westbourne Pa rk t u b e ) . Brecknock,227 C a m d e n R o a d , NW1 (Camden tube ) .

C L U B S

Dingwalls (Camden L o c k , NW1 Camden T o w n / C h a l k F a r m tube ) . Open 8.00 pm — 2 JOO a m . Food and d r ink very e xpens i v e ( lager 43p, Tankard 40p.) A d m £1 - £1.50 w e e k d a y s ; £2 w e e k e n d s . Good d i s c o and bands are above ave rage .

Marguee (90 Wardour Street , W1 . P i c c a d i l l y C i r c u s t u b e ) .

Open 7.00 p m - 1 1 JJO pm, 7 days a w e e k . One of L ondon ' s top p laces to l i s t e n to up and coming bands . D r i n k r easonab ly pr iced (lager 36p , ' E ' 2 8 p ) . Ma in d rawback is that it becomes a sweafbox when f u l l . A d m . 50p — 7 5 p . Students w i t h S U ca rds get s p e c i a l reduct ions .

100 Club (100 Oxford Street , W1 . Tot tenham Cour t Road t u b e ) . . ' Open 7 days a week 7 3 0 pm — Midnight . T h e c l u b ca te rs ma in ly for j a zz e n t h u s i a s t s w i t h rock nights u s u a l l y f a l l i n g on T u e s d a y s . L i c e n c e d bar and C h i n e s e restaurant r easonab l y p r i c e d . A d m . 6 0 p - £ 1 .

Speakeasy (48 Margaret St ree t , W1 . Oxford C i r c u s tube ) .

The haunt of would-be s u p e r s t a r s , past supers ta rs and- young

lad ies who years ago were known as ' g r o u p i e s ' . E x p e n s i v e

d r inks and r es taurant . Open 1 0 3 0 pm — 4 JD0 am most days of the

week . Good g r oups . Membership required (£550 a y e a r ) . A d m 50p

- 2 1 .

Nashville (171 Ncrthend R o a d , W14 . Nex t to West Kens ing t on tube).

T h i s former ' C o u n t r y and Wes te rn ' s t rongho ld has r ecent l y opened

its doors to rock mus i c and is fast becoming one of the best pubs

in L o n d o n . R o c k groups play s e v en nights a week — most a c t s in

midweek be ing f ree . The trig name bands play at w e e k e n d s .

A d m . 7 5 p .

Hope and Anchor (297 Upper Stree t , N1 . H i g h b u r y I s l ing ton t u b e ) .

Groups play in a s m a l l c e l l a r w h i c h c a n become very cramped and

swea ty when the pub is f u l l , but on the who le a good a tmosphere .

A g a i n , average pr iced l iqour of reasonab le q u a l i t y . A d m 4 0 — 7 0 p .

S L I C E Save

Lighting and

Imperial

College

Energy

Help to SLICE c osts by using energy

wisely in the College .In 1975 energy

costs, mainly for heating and electricity,

are estimated t» increase by about 50%

over last year. With no increase in the

Government grant to the College, this

means that YOU will have to make do with less - facilities

e g. laboratory materials, lecture notes, UNION grant, in

order to pay the increased energy bills.

You can help by:

"Closing all external doors and windows

'Switching off all unnecessary lights

•Using minimum hot water

•Thinking twice before switching on power con­

suming equipment - even if you are doing a

routine experiment.

•Remembering to switch off as soon as you have

finished.

In these ways you can help to SLICE the bills and help

yourself at the same time .

Any suggestions for SLICING energy costs should be

sent to

SLICE c/o Dept .of Electrical Engineering .

FELIX NEEDS YOU

l i s wot you ' re reading is F E L I X , the w e e k l y newspaper ;U , .Due to the unt imely p a s s i n g of some of last year ' s

T h i of I C U . staf f we s t i l l have a few v a c a n c i e s left u n f i l l e d , v i z :

S u b - E d i t o r s Fea tu res Ed i t o r News E d i t o r s A d v e r t i s i n g Manager Photographic E d i t o r s Reporters Rev i ewe rs Secretary ( female?)

Purveyors of s c u r r i l o u s g o s s i p hot from the depths of the Un ion bar or the upper e che l ons of the C o l l e g e a d m i n .

A n d of course a l l news , a r t i c l e s , comments , f ea tures , and letters wou ld be gra te fu l l y a c c ep t ed , e s p e c i a l l y those w i th a h i gh c o e f f i c i ent of r e a d a b i l i t y .

Drop into the F E L I X o f f ice , just ins ide Be i t A r c h w a y on the r ight , dur ing F r e s h e r s F a i r (tomorrow) .We are having special demos to show you how it's a l l done .See you!

Rector's welcome to Freshers It g i ves me great p leasure to we lcome

a l l F r e she rs to Imperial C o l l e g e , whether they be undergraduates, postgraduates - or, indeed, s ta f f . I look forward to meet ing many of you dur ing your s tay w i th u s , and In the meantime I w i s h you every s u c c e s s and happ iness .

George Santayana , phi losopher and sometime professor a t Harvard , once wrote : " T h e funct ion of dons Is to expound a few c l a s s i c documents and to hand down as large and p leasant a store a s poss ib l e of academic hab i t s , maxims and a n e c d o t e s . " I doubt whether many present members of the academic staf f of Imperia l C o l l e g e would recogn ise them-s l e v e s from . S a n t a y a n a ' s d e s c r i p t i o n !

Moreover, the staff are not here to lecture A T you, but to learn WITH you.

A l though they s t i l l try to impart the i r knowledge and exper i ence In a s p leasant a manner a s p o s s i b l e , they work much harder than may once have been the c a s e to ensure that the courses you have chosen to fo l low are not only i n t e l l e c tua l l y s a t i s f y i n g but are a l s o re levant to your present and future ca r e e r s . Your work w i l l be supported by some of the most up-to-date equipment and methods a v a i l a b l e to the w o r l d . Moreover, the staf f are not here to lecture af you , but to learn with y o u . T h a t , at l eas t , is the i d e a l to w h i c h we a s p i r e , even if, through pressure of numbers and shortage of f inance and human f r a i l t i e s , we don ' t a l w a y s s u c c e e d . Don ' t expect to be spoon- fed, however: you are here to learn, and learning Is not qu i t e the same as being taught!

I have jus t mentioned shortage of f inance . Inf lat ion has hit un i v e r s i t i e s even harder than most other s ec to r s of the community because of the way we are f i n a n c e d . Imperial C o l lege Is no except i on , nei ther better off* nor worse than the res t . Over the past few years we have had to pay for unprecedent ly h igh wage r i s e s and have had to face a doub l ing in fuel and food b i l l s at a t ime when our Income has not been fu l l y supplemented for the Inf lat ion over w h i c h w e have no c o n t r o l .

...as with Mr Micawber, where we have an annual expenditure in excess of income the result is misery,...

Most B r i t i s h un i v e r s i t i e s are a lmost en t i r e l y dependent upon government f u n d s . In our own c a s e only about 12% der i ves from non-government s o u r c e s , and a t a t ime of indus t r i a l r e c e s s i o n there is l i t t l e hope of inc reas ing tha t . We do not have ex t ens i v e reserves e i ther , and what we have are rap id ly d w i n d l i n g because we have been u n w i l l i n g to pass

The Rec to r , S i r B r i an F l o w e r s

on the fu l l e f fects of Inf lat ion immediately. However , a s w i th Mr M icawber , where we have an annua l expendi ture in e x c e s s of income the resu l t is mise ry , and s o we must s t r i v e to bring them into e q u i l i b r i u m without s a c r i f i c i n g our high academic s t a n d a r d s .

..only too w e l l a w a r e of tljem insufficiency of the present student maintenance grant, and I shall continue to press publicly for the restoration of its earlier purchasing power.

A l though severe f i nanc i a l cu t s are hav ing to be a p p l i e d , a l l areas of expendi ture are therefore be ing ca r e fu l l y s tud i ed to make sure these cu ts f a l l where they w i l l do least damage. In two a r eas , however , we have l i t t l e c h o i c e because of government r e gu l a t i ons . I refer, of c ou r s e , to the recent r i s e in refectory pr ices a n d , to a l e sse r ex tent , in h a l l f ees , where the government i n s i s t s that h a l l s and re fector ies s h a l l pay the i r way wi thout s u b s i d y . T h i s means that when the c o s t s of fue l , food and wages r i s e , pr i ces are forced up too. We s h a l l make every economy we c a n . and we s h a l l we lcome your v i ews on how to do better . We are a l s o only too w e l l aware of the insu f f i c i ency of the present student maintenance grant, and I s h a l l cont inue to press p u b l i c l y for the res torat ion of i ts ear l i e r purchas ing power. In the meant ime, however , there i s no doubt that owing to the Incons is tency of

government p o l i c i e s s tudents are tx* lng caught between the S c y l l a of r i s i n g pr i ces

and the C h a r y b d i s of a g r o s s l y insu f f i c i en t grant .

So not everything is gloomy; we are not yet digging up the croquet lawn to grow soya beans for the refectory!

We must a l s o use every r e spons ib l e m e a n s - a n d I s t r e s s t h e w o r d " r e s p o n s i b l e " ! - to urge upon the government a fa i rer treatment of higher e d u c a t i o n . A s far a s th i s C o l l e g e is concerned we have a good c a s e . We pride ourse l v es on the later s u c c e s s e s of our s tudents and on the a p p l i c a t i o n of the r e su l t s of our researches to the p rac t i c a l problems of a complex indus t r i a l s o c i e t y . We make great ef forts to adapt to current needs and it is for th i s reason that we hope shor t l y to increase our efforts in s u c h t o p i c a l matters a s energy s t u d i e s , env i ronmenta l technology and indus t r i a l h a z a r d s . Whi l e con t inu ing to mainta in the h ighest s tandards In s c i e n t i f i c work we inc r eas ing l y try to cater for those of you who w i s h to pursue caree rs in b u s i n e s s or commerce or pub l i c admin i s t r a t i on , by prov id ing jo int honours courses w h i c h combine a s c i e n t i f i c or t e chno l o g i c a l sub j ec t w i t h Management S c i e n c e or Industr ia l S o c i o l o g y . A n d when the economic c i r cums tances are better we a l s o have plans for improving and ex tend ing the campus , i nc lud ing the prov i s i on of more student a ccomoda t i on .

I also hope you will contribute to its welfare as you would to your home, not least by playing an active part in the affairs of the Union.

So not every th ing Is g loomy; we are not yet d i gg ing up the croquet lawn to grow s o y a beans for the refectory! I can assu r e you we s h a l l do a l l w e c a n to make sure your t ime here both prof i table and p l easan t . I hope you w i l l use a l l f a c i l i t i e s of the C o l l e g e to the f u l l ; for the t ime being it is your home. I a l s o hope you w i l l contr ibute to Its we l fare a s you wou ld to your home, not least by p lay ing an a c t i v e part in the a f f a i r s of the U n i o n .

If I have dwe l t rather a lot on f inance in t h i s a r t i c l e it i s on ly part ly because of the economic s i t u a t i o n . It is no bad th ing that u n i v e r s i t i e s shou ld be forced by f i n a n c i a l s t r ingency to examine eyery a s p e c t of the i r work and even to recon- . s i d e r the e s s e n t i a l purpose of the i r e x i s t e n c e ; we shou ld not be a f ra id to sub jec t our own ins t i tu t i on to s c i e n t i f i c s c r u t i n y , whether it be the academic departments , the p lay ing f i e l d s , the admin i s t ra t i on or the u n i o n . The end resu l t might e ven be a more e f fec t ive C o l l e g e .

RSMU for fun!

by Nick Brayshaw.

President of Mines Union.

On behal f of the R o y a l Schoo l of M ines U n i o n , i t i s both a n honour and a p leasure to we lcome a l l the M i n i n g , Geo logy and Meta l lurgy f reshers to Imperial C o l l e g e and to the R S M .

B e i n g the s m a l l e s t Cons t i tuen t C o l l e g e (by numbers) , it is e s s e n t i a l that we

mainta in a h igh degree of par t i c ipa t i on to compete w i th and beat opponents , and it is largely up to you , a s f reshers , to a s s i s t by making an effort to p lay for, or support the RSM dur ing the coming year .

If you do not get the chance dur ing the f i rst couple of days of term, you w i l l have the opportunity of meeting myse l f and fe l low of f icers (those who passed the i r exams , anyway) in the very near future a t a U n i o n Meet ing (a lways great fun! ) , a Ni te -Out (even better fun!! ) or your F r e she r s D inner (the u l t imate ! ! ! )

A f t e r the s c a t h i n g i n c i s i o n s made into our Un ion ranks f o l l ow ing last terms exam r e s u l t s , many Un i on posts are now un f i l l ed and s o the f i r s t job of the new term is e l e c t i ons in order to f ind rep lacements for some of our dear l y - departed c o l l e a g u e s .

Some of the posts are idea l for freshers to have a bash at , for example , P u b l i c i t y o f f icer and News l e t t e r Ed i t o r w h i l s t some posts are s t r i c t l y for " o l d l a g s " , for example , Rugby C a p t a i n .

Dur ing the f i r s t few days of term, there is a l w a y s plenty to do , but one event not to m i ss is the " A n n u a l F r eshe rs Pub -C r a w l " on T u e s d a y , 30th September . En t ry forms and p l a s t i c bags (for those of a nervous d i s po s i t i on ) w i l l be handed out at the Mines F r e s h e r s Meet ing on Mon, afternoon or at the F r e she r s F a i r on T u e s . a f ternoon, w i th the c r a w l commencing at 6.00 pm in the Un i on B a r .

The maces for the best c raw le rs w i l l be presented on the f o l l ow ing T u e s , wh i ch is the f i r s t Un i on Meet ing of the year (a lways good for a laugh!)

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Congra tu la t i ons on be ing a s tudent at l C at the start of another year whether you are a new comer or an exam wounded v e t e r an . T o Introduce myse l f ; I am S t e l l a God f rey , a third year (aspir ing) P h y s i c i s t and ICWA Pres ident for the coming s e s s i o n . I hope to have the opportunity of meet ing you in the ICWA lounge at F r eshe rs F a i r tomorrow. Represen ta t i v es from the var ious groups w i t h i n ICWA w i l l be present and refreshments w i l l be provided free of charge .

ICWA is concerned w i th the wel fare and s o c i a l l i f e of the women at C o l l e g e . With regards to we l f a re , the new post of Duputy P res ident has been created e s p e c i a l l y to cope w i th the problems a r i s i n g , p e cu l i a r to w o m e n . T h i s y ea r ' s D P is D a n i Sa l vador ! and she i s a second year P h y s i c i s t as is A l i s o n H a l s t e ad the ICWA Honorary Secre tary . They w i l l both be present at the F r e she r s r ecep t i on .

D i r e c t l y l inked w i th ICWA wel fare Involvement i s the Women in S c i e n c e and Techno logy Group wh i ch began i ts e v o lu t i on dur ing the last s e s s i o n . The a ims of the group are to exp lore the d i f f i c u l t i e s they encounter in s o do ing .

Mutters T h i s " M u t t e r s " w i l l be the longest on

record . I can say that p o s i t i v e l y . So s i t d o w n . t a k e a c u p of coffee in the left hand, and read on —

The f i rs t U G M of term w i l l be th is T h u r s d a y . A s you must known by now, the p r inc ipa l b u s i n e s s w i l l be the Re fec tor i es i s s u e . E l s e w h e r e in th is " F E L I X " , a motion Is worded . P l e a s e read, and cons ide r i t . If you d i sagree w i t h a l l j , or part of i t , by a l l means table an amendment. Homeless?

If you ' re one of those un lucky enough to s t i l l be home l e s s , t h e n , w h i l s t you look for a f l a t , the Un ion w i l l be operat ing a c rash pad scheme where you can at least s lumber to the ea r l y hours , and have a wash . If you want to take advantage of th is s e r v i c e , w h i c h , i n c i d en ta l l y is Free (gasp! ) , then come to the Un ion and get your name on the l i s t . Parking.

If you are the proud owner of a motor v e h i c l e , then , to park in C o l l e g e , you must a l s o be the proud owner of a myster ious p iece of paper known as a " p a r k i n g p e r m i t " . These w i l l b e a l l o c a t e d by a Un ion Commit tee on Saturday 4th Oc t . , and if you want a park ing p l ace , then you must f i l l i n , and return, the form a v a i l a b l e from the U n i o n Of f ice before that date . If you own a motor c y c l e , p lease see Mr D a w s o n In Se cu r i t y , Sher f l e ld B u i l d i n g , and he w i l l i s sue a permit . Union Handbooks & Publications.

Three p u b l i c a t i o n s , a l l c on ta in ing inc red ib l y va luab l e informat ion, that you cou ldn ' t p o s s i b l y afford to do wi thout , are now a v a i l a b l e ; the I C U , U L U & NUS handbooks . T o be s e r i ous these are of some r e l e vance , e s p e c i a l l y the ICU one (unbiased v i e w , here) , w h i c h con ta ins we l fare & accommodat ion information, a s w e l l a s the c l u b l i s t s , e t c . C o n s i d e r i n g , that they ' re a l l free, they ' re e x c e l l en t va lue for money . P l e a s e come and take one of each of them, from e i ther t ie r eg i s t ra t i on d e s k s , or the U n i o n .

Registrat ion Cards.

T h i s y ea r ' s ICU Membership C a r d s w i l l a s w i th NUS C a r d s , need a passport

The group meets dur ing Wednesday lunch time and a l l members of ICWA are we lcome to a t t end , in con junc t i on w i th these meet ings , lectures by s u c c e s s f u l women s c i e n t i s t s are be ing organised for the coming s e s s i o n . Karen Gadd and other members of the group w i l l be present at the F r e s h e r s recept ion to t e l l you more about the agenda for next y e a r .

ICWA has its own sports c l u b capta ined by A n i t a T e l l a m from Botany 3 . The sports c l u b or ICWSC as it is known has e n t h u s i a s t i c r ow ing , hockey and netba l l teams to name but three. F o r those who wou ld l i k e to en ro l l or merely to f ind out more d e t a i l s about ICWSC, there w i l l be the opportunity of meeting A n i t a tomorrow at Freshers F a i r .

S o c i a l l y . ICWA is one of the more a c t i v e bod ies in C o l l e g e o rgan is ing a d inner , a b a l l , lunch-part ies and more general events dur ing the s e s s i o n . The f i rst o f t h ese , the annual D inner , takes p lace on Monday, October 6 t h . A f t e r the d inner there w i l l be a cabaret and a bar ex t ens i on unt i l 1.00 a m . T i c k e t s can be purchased (yes ! Y o u ' v e guessed It) at the F r e she r s F a i r or later from mysel f In

Arising photo, and an au tho r i s i ng s tamp. T h i s has been done because many shopkeepers wou ldn ' t take our prev ious cards a s being proof of ident i ty (for s tudent r educ t i ons , e t c . ) . The nearest photo booths are at W o o l w o r t h s In H i gh S t . K e n . , and G l ouces t e r Road Tube S ta t i on , and before anyone a s k s , I'd better e x p l a i n that when the " P h o t o - B o o t h p e o p l e " were contacted s e ve ra l months ago , they s a i d that they cou ldn ' t put a temporary booth In the Un ion unt i l next week ; ie . 6th Oct . ( u t i l i t y coe f f i c i en t - 0 0 3 ) . A n y w a y , reg is t ra t ion cards w i l l be stamped in the J C R , on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday th is week, and after that (you guessed It) in the Un i on O f f i c e . NUS cards w i l l a l s o be a v a i l a b l e t h e n .

Elections.

T h i s p lace Is p lagued w i t h committees, not that, in Itself is bad, its just that it invo lves c o u n t l e s s e l e c t i o n s ; and that Is not, per s e , a bad th ing e i ther , th is be ing the democrat i c wor ld that we l ive In. But the c runch comes when hal f the people e l ec t ed f a i l the i r e xams ! ",To lose one Council member might be regarded as

unfortunate, to lose five looks like

carelessness" to misquote a w e l l known V i c t o r i a n P l a y w r i g h t . So here f o l l ows a l i s t of those p l aces now vacan t . If you are Interested In e i ther s tand ing or just cur ious as to what some of the posts do, "Dome up and see me sometime" (ugh another quote ) .

1. E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s Of f i cer ; 2 . Student Res i dence Of f i cer ; 3 . Communi ty A c t i o n Group C h a i r m a n . 4 . Welare Off leer; 5 . F l o o r Rep ;

E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s Commi t t e e : -6a) P u b l i c i t y O f f i ce r ;

b) U S K Co-ord ina tor ; c) P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s Of f i cer ;

d) Secre tary ; e) P l u s four ordinary members;

1 1 . Community A c t i o n Group (2 ordinary members);

1 2 . H o u s e Commit tee (3 ordinary members)

13 . Un i on F i n a n c e Commit tee (1 ordinary member);

1 4 . Accommodat i on Commit tee (2 ord inary

Be i t H a l l , room 1 2 1 . We have as our V i c e P r e s i d en t , Lady

F l o w e r s . A s w e l l a s be ing present (hopeful ly! ) at the F r e s h e r s F a i r tomorrow, L a d y F l o w e r s w i l l be ho ld ing an Informal ' B e e r ' n ' B ange r s ' tea in 170 Queen ' s Gate at 5.30 pm on October 16 th . Anyone w i s h i n g to attend shou ld contact e i ther myse l f or J e n In the Un i on O f f i c e .

Lady A n n T h o m e i s the women 's Senior Tutor and you w i l l be ab l e to meet her tomorrow at the F a i r or c e r t a i n l y some time dur ing the coming t e rm .

Among the f a c i l i t i e s a v a i l a b l e to ICWA members is the use of a typewri ter and a sew ing mach ine . The ICWA lounge, s i tua ted on the f i r s t f loor of the Un ion B u i l d i n g , is where the F r eshe rs recept ion w i l l be h e l d . The lounge is a common room for use from 9.30 am unt i l 5 3 0 pm. It has cof fee f a c i l i t i e s and magaz ines and newspapers are prov ided .

F i n a l l y , (sigh) I have nothing more to say other than , see you at the F r e she r s F a i r tomorrow or i f not, at the A'nnual D inner on Monday !

Stella Godfrey

members);

1 5 . Welfare Commit tee (2 ordinary members);

1 6 . A cadem i c A f f a i r s Commit tee (3 ordinary members);

1 7 . Un ion Ha ldane L ibrary Commit tee (4 ordinary members);

18. C h a i r m a n , Un ion Ha ldane L ibrary Commit t ee ;

19 . A s s i s t a n t H o n . S e c . , Un ion Ha ldane L ibrary Commit tee ;

2 0 . Un ion P u b l i c a t i o n s Board (2 ordinary members) .

2 1 . U L U Rep resen ta t i v e . 2 2 . Overseas Students Commit tee (4

ordinary members) . That lot , you may ga the r , con ta ins

some very important posts — and the P G A O has a l s o to be e l e c t e d ! I regard it as damaging to the U n i o n that s o many posts are vacant at the start of term, and I intend to r a i s e the problem at C o u n c i l , and get some a c t i o n on it — for more e x c i t i n g d e t a i l s see the " F E L I X " report on the October 13 th . C o u n c i l Mee t ing .

Tittle Tattle.

I'm nearly f i n i s h e d , s o award your­s e l v e s ten points and another cup of coffee for get t ing th is far. One more point w h i c h I th ink needs making is that, in the Un ion of f ice , a l l members have a very powerful focus for information . We have information about a host of th ings , from the addresses of l ega l a i d centres (not to mention the Uno in s o l i c i t o r ) , to d i r ec t l ines w i th NUS at E n d s i e i g h S t ree t . I, pe rsona l l y , wou ld be de l i gh t ed to he lp anyone who is s e ek ing information about E n d s l e i g h , the Rent A c t , good l oca l pubs, or any th ing remotely to do w i th C o l l e g e . Indeed, I intend to run a r t i c l e s on such t op i cs in future e d i t i o n s . So if you need informat ion, I wou ld hope that one of the p laces y o u ' l l come to w i l l be the U n i o n . Fo r example , d id you know that B R T r a v e l C a r d s are a v a i l a b l e as from 1st October at the cos t of £5.40p. ( i n c . V A T ) ? W e l l , never m ind . T h a t ' s about it for now; i n c i d en ta l l y , I d i dn ' t s tart th is a r t i c l e w i th a f lowery 'Welcome F r e s h e r s ' bit because by the end of the week 8 reckon that y o u ' l l have been we lcomed qui te often enough. See you around, John

John Downs is the very approachable

and very witty Honorary Secretary of

Imperial College Union.

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is s tepped on (7) 18 . H i d e the l i d in g inger , the

queen ' s gone f l y i ng (7) 20 .He a I leges rude cad is

deranged (7) 22 . K i n g from A l a m o G u l c h (5) 23 .Sounds low, the German

charger (6) 2 6 . S e e s m a l l number re turn ing ,

ruf f ian (4) 27 . M i se rab l e E g y p t i a n organ?

(5,5) 28 . Rough drawing of pointed

v e s s e l ( 6 )

2 9 . S a i l o r to obta in

ob jec t ive (6)

Down 2 . A r m bone from a beaut i fu l

na iad (4) 3 . Wet the bed on both s ides (5 ) 4 . Another game about

Luc i f e r (7) 5. F i r ea rms very warm after

th is (7) 6. F i n i s h on pro f ess i ona l v e i n ,

the fruit of ones labour (3,7) 7. Ruin cricketer's spectacles

on northern desert (5)

8 . John's 18 in the beginning for stream (6)

11 Permanent reminder of the heart of Rome in colour (6)

14 . Adjusting implement for maximum efficiency? It should pitch correctly (6,4)

16 .The college doubles up over the French make of a wintry sign (6)

18 . Put one thousand in under roof for a flutter (6)

1 9 . Local boy made good by crude oil in Gath (7)

2 0 .Irascible number one is superior to insect (7)

21 Middled night boots for 'base mechanicals' (6) .

2 4 . Air from Act one 'The Rheingold' (5)

2 5 . Anger becomes pointless but st i l l remains (4)

A c r o s s 1. Shake up drab Rugby Un i on

recept ion (6) 2 . C o s t l y kind of fowl? (6) 9. A n n and I get con fused w i th

th is period (4,6) 10 . A to Z e d rearranged for

carpenters tool (4)

1 2 . Look out to the South for a channe l between two s a n d ­banks (6)

13 .Make one mis take or another (5)

15 .Spoonbender tucks into food to do th i s (7)

1 7 . E c c e n t r i c in S p a n i s h t ra in

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D O W N : 1 L u n e t t e 2 . E n s i g n 3 .Optic 5 Modern dress 6 R i s k 7 Content 8 A c r e r 13 J a m O ' Shanter 14.Nonet 1 6 . L o b 18 .Proud 20 .Ap t 22 A c c l a i m 2 4 . A l k a l i s 2 6 . P o l i c e 2 8 P . i n k 29.Sunny 30 .S t o l

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6 F E L I X

A report on the

4th annual Southern Africa Conference

The conference he ld at Sa l ford Un i v e r s i t y on the weekend of the f i rst week in J u l y (4 - 6 J u l y 1975) was opened by Sue S l i p m a n , the new NUS Na t i ona l Sec r e t a r y . In a brief speech she la id down the foundat ions of what was to become a very in teres t ing and very ins t ruc t i ve con f e r ence . She was fo l lowed by J e n M c C l e l l a n d . A A M F i e l d Of f icer and execut i ve member .Ms M c C l e l l a n d out l ined the tasks w h i c h A A M per forms.

"AAM is basically an information

distributor," she s a i d ."Our main job is

to laise with organisations who support

the Liberation movements in Southern

Africa." A A M a l s o he ld seminars and cou ld provide speake r s for t a l k s . "AAM is a membership organisation and I would

ask those of you who have not joined

already to do so", she c o n c l u d e d .

The in t roduct ions were fo l l owed by two f i lms , one be ing the now famous "Last Grove at Dimbaza" . The f i r s t f i lm

concerned Namib i a and its l ibera t ion movement S W A P O (South West A f r i c a P e o p l e ' s Organ i sa t i on for N a m i b i a ) . It provided an h i s t o r i c a l background to the strugg les in Namib i a and a l s o gave an insight to the a c t i v i t i e s of S W A P O . S W A P O was not only l ead ing a r e vo lu t i on ­ary s t rugg le , it was a l s o educa t ing its supporters and members p o l i t i c a l l y in the p r o c e s s .

Throughout the con ference , members of the l ibera t i on movement s t r e s s ed the very high importance they gave to th is aspec t of their work .

Barry M in i s low of C F M A G (Committee for Freedom in Mozambique , A n g o l a and Guinea ) showed s l i d e s taken ea r l i e r th is year in Mozamb ique . F R E L I M O hav ing led the Mozambiquane to independence were s t renuous ly t ry ing to bring mass l i te a cy to the country and s o create p o l i t i c a l awareness amongst the mass of the popu la t i on . One s i g n i f i c a n t point to emerge i s that F R E L I M O d id not fight to end wh i t e domina t i on . It fought aga ins t a minori ty group (of wh i t e s and b lacks ) led by the wh i t e Por tugese upper c l a s s in Portugal who d i d not have the support of the Portugese work ing c l a s s who were mandator i ly c onsc r i p t ed to fight the F R E L I M O g u e r i l l a s ,

F R E L I M O have set In motion an in tens ive and r a d i c a l programme w h i c h w i l l br ing the country prosper i ty and resul t in the es tab l i shment of a peoples r e p u b l i c . The s u c c e s s of their t ask Is regarded a s of the utmost importance, s i n c e it wou ld se t a precedent in the trend in w h i c h revo lut ionary governments deve lop , e s p e c i a l l y in Southern A f r i c a .

The s econd and longest day of the conference began w i t h a speech by Joe S l o v o , a South A f r i c a n barr is ter , who is now in e x i l e . Mr S l o v o is a l ead ing figure in the l i be ra t i on movement of South A f r i c a and defended many p o l i t i c a l t r i a l s . In the T reason T r i a l s of 1958-61 he was h imse l f a defendant.

In a speech l as t ing nearly an hour Mr S l o vo a t t a c k e d , vehement ly , Mr V o r s t e r ' s regime s a y i n g , "The institutionalisation of rascism in South Africa is what places

apartheid oppression^part from any other

form of oppression". He went o n . "The

view of the moral libera lists that apartheid

and white supremacy will die a natural

death has been demonstrably shattered in

the last three decades. Industrial progress

has forced the apartheid regime to suck

''in more and more blacks thus giving them

rights that they would not otherwise

enjoy ... the increasing dependence of

the white colonialists on black sweat and

skill makes the whites more jealous of

their supremacy and In this context it can

be seen that the apartheid regime is

retreating - no matter how minimal this

retreat i s " .

He a l s o a t t acked the B a n t u s t a n i s a t i o n and " d e t e n t e " p o l i c i e s of Vors te r dec la r ing "Vorster is now fanatically

seeking to create dialogue and institute a

neo-colonialist system by the setting up

of the Bantu homelands with puppet black

officials." It i s these very homelands w h i c h are now be ing used a s dumping grounds for " p a s s l a w s " o f f enders .

"Armed struggle is the only way to

bring down the apartheid regime and to

counsel otherwise is to admit submission"

he conc luded a s de lega tes rose to g ive him a thunderous o v a t i o n . T h i s v i ew is now the l ine wh i ch the O A U is adopt ing and w i t h there be ing a real p o s s i b i l i t y of a " b l a c k l ibera t ion army be ing s e t up by them to he l p a ch i e v e t h i s a i m . ' A l l the speakers who fo l l owed a l s o re i terated th is in their s p e e c h e s . There was no deny ing the Increased mi l i tant a t t i tudes of leavers of the l i be ra t i on o r gan i sa t i ons .

Mr J o h n s o n N d h l o v u , A N C (Z imbabwe) spoke next on the s i tua t i on in Z imbabwe (Rhodes ia ) and the events that had taken p lace up to da te . The unity agreement reached by the var ious l iberat ion move ­ments in Z imbabwe led to the formation of a jo int commit tee . Its task was to draft a c o ns t i t u t i on for the reconst i tu ted A N C (Zimbabwe) and s e c o n d l y , to draft a programme of the ob jec t i ves w h i c h the l ibera t ion had to a c h i e v e . "Unfortunately it (the committee) failed in this task" and

further "attempts to set up a congress to

formalise the leadership of this body and

make them responsible to the peoples also

failed", Mr N d n l o v u s a i d .

He went on to say that he be l i eved that F R E L I M O shou ld be compensated for any l o s s e s Incurred dur ing the f i gh t ing . Thus he we l comed t h e d e v e l o p e d C o m m o n ­wea l th nat ions (Canada , U K , A u s t r a l i a , and N Z ) proposa l to a s s i s t the F R E L I M O government f i n a n c i a l l y a s w e l l as t e c h n i c a l l y .

M l s c k Muyongo, a c t i n g V P of S W A P O , then took up the c a s e of the l ibera t ion strugg le in N a m i b i a . He s t r e s s ed the need to look at the pos i t i v e approach be ing taken in N a m i b i a . "Do not believe all you read in the British press", he

commented . He was a l s o op t im i s t i c that the in f ight ing t ak ing p lace wou ld be overcome. N a m i b i a ' s problems were f i r s t l y the presence of South A f r i c a and s e cond l y the fore ign investors who w i s h ed to mainta in the s ta tus q u o . "Vorster's pretentious claims to wanting the problem

of Namibia solved is just a front put on

in the UN for international recognition of

hjs "detente" policies," he s a i d .

In h i s speech he made the point that U N were unable to take any cons t ruc t i v e s t eps to try and reso l ve the problems of N a m i b i a . T h i s i nab i l i t y w a s the r esu l t of vetoes e x e r c i s ed by B r i t a i n , F r a n c e , and USA in the U N Secur i t y C o u n c i l . H o w e v e r , the U N was a good platform from w h i c h

? W A P O Could rece i ve in te rnat iona l

support for i ts f ight to l iberate and

ach i e v e Independence for the peoples of

N a m i b i a .

The only remain ing country whose problems had not been spoken of was A n g o l a . Barry Muns low , member of the Commit tee for Freedom in Mozambique , A n g o l a and Gu inea ( C F M A G ) , remedied th is in an e loquent d e l i v e r y . A n g o l a occup ied a unique pos i t i on in A f r i c a due to its r i c h n e s s in natura l resources inc lud ing o i l and g o l d . T h i s meant that huge amounts of fore ign investment poured into the count ry .

However , some of th i s money was a l s o used to back F N L A (Nat iona l F ron t for the L i b e r a t i o n of A n g o l a ) . F N L A , whose leader Ho lden Rober ts is the brother- in- law of Gene ra l Mobutu, is a l s o backed by the Z a i r e government. Consequen t l y , many of the F N L A troops are Z a i r e a n s and one can only communicate w i th them in F r e n c h ! U N I T A (Nat iona l Un ion for the T o t a l Independence of Ango la ) is the South A f r i c a n backed so c a l l e d l ibe ra t i on o r g a n i s a t i o n . T h i r d , but by no means l eas t , is M P L A (Popular Movement for the L i b e ra t i on of Ango la ) wh i ch has r ece i ved communist b a c k i n g . It represents " p o p u l a r democrat i c powe r " invo l v ing nine m i l l i o n A n g o l a n s in t h i n k i n g , pa r t i c ipa t ing and implement ing the government in order to ach i e v e economic and s o c i a l independence .

Duma N o kw a , e x e cu t i v e member of A N C (South A f r i c a ) a n d Z o l a Zembe jo ined the l ine of d i s t i n g u i s h e d speakers at the con f e rence . Mr Nokwa ta lked at length and w i th emoti on about Bram F i scher and the ind ign i ty and degredat ion he suffered at the hands of the South A f r i c a n r eg ime . A p p a r e n t l y , South A f r i c a want h i s ashes In pr ison for fear of a shr ime be ing erected In h i s honour . Conference stood in s i l e n c e for one minute to pay tr ibute to Bram F ischer .

Z o l a Zembe desc r i b ed the treatment metted out to h imse l f and fe l low pr isoners i n i a l l i ts gory d e t a l I . Shocked de legates l i s tened to ta l es of bruta l i ty comparable only w i t h N a z i torture s e s s i o n s . There had been over 11 m i l l i o n people imprisoned on " p o l i t i c a l c h a r g e s " between 1948 and 1 9 7 5 . H i s s o n , we learned, had just been a r res t ed , beaten up and had h i s eardrums burst .

It was aga ins t th is background that de legates he ld d i s c u s s i o n s and eventual ly passed r eso lu t i ons to support and campaign on the Issue of l ibera t ion for Southern A f r i c a . The campa ign w i l l be centred around two areas — s o l i d a r i t y and combatt ing c o l l a b o r a t i o n . The so l i da r i t y a spec t of the campa ign w i l l invo lve such a c t i o n s a s adopt ion of s tudents , s end ing med ica l packs to M P L A , S W A P O e tc and sponsored w a l k s . Cen t r a l to the campaign a s a whole w i l l be NUS l i a i s on w i th A M M (Ant l -Apar the ld Move­ment and work w i th trade unions at a l oca l l e v e l .

T h i s , the fourth annua l conference and at tracted the largest number of de legates ever, from the largest number of c o n ­st i tuent o r g a n i s a t i o n s . The conference a l s o benef i ted enormously from the presence of prominent members of the A N C (A f r i can Na t i ona l Congress ) and l iberat ion movements such as S W A P O .

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A Life i n the

Day of R C S U by Steve Brightman, RCSU President.

Once upon a t ime, or yesterday to be p r e c i s e , fresteer Egber t found h imse l f at South Kens ing ton tube s t a t i on w i t h two s u i t c a s e s , a budgie cage a n d a go l d f i sh b o w l , s t i l l wonder ing why he had turned down C a m b r i d g e . He meandered s l o w l y a l ong a seeming ly e n d l e s s , b r i c k - b u i l t s * " h o u s e t u n n e l , and after knee ing a n over e n t h u s i a s t i c busker in the g ro in , found h imse l f confronted by a b l o ck of luxury f l a ts l o c a l l y known as S o u t h s i d e .

Before he cou ld say S i r B r i a n F l o w e r s (he is the b loke speak ing to you w h i l e you read th i s ) , he w a s w h i s k e d a c r o s s to the g leaming new U n i o n of f ice in W2 where he met lots of interes t ing people and learnt some of the many th ings that he wou ld be get t ing up to dur ing h i s three year s t ay at IC .

What d i d Egber t d i s c o v e r ? Was i t the secre t of t h e U n i v e r s e ? T o f ind out, come to the Fre she r s Un ion Meet ing at 2 3 0 pm today in P h y s i c s lecture theatre 1 . Otherwise , drop into the Un i on of f ice (along the wa lkway at the Maths department and) or come and meet us in the Un i on B a r any e v en ing .

Hav ing depos i ted h i s wo r l d l y be long ings in one of the rooms

he hurr ied round the corner to f ind h i s department. F i f t e en ever-6o-bor lng minutes later he staggered out t h i n k i n g " t h i s c an ' t be i t " .

A n d then . : and then ( repet i ­t i on for dramat ic ef fect — fai led; in the d i s t a n c e he esp i ed a strange l ook ing f i gure approach^ i n g . A s the f igure drew c l o s e r , J

Egber t c o u l d see that on top of a faded R C S T / s h i r t w a s . a gown(!) and above that a top hat w i th a mouse s tuck in the r i m . Fur ther inves t i ga t i on r e v e a l e d th is to be the p r e s i d e n t ^ ) of the R o y a l C o l l e g e of S c i e n c e Un i on and furthermore, he was a lmost human!I (Sub-spec ies Br ightman SC . )

RAG Rag week th i s year is to be

F r i d a y 7th Nov - Saturday 1 3 t h . A l though events have not yet been f i n a l i s e d , we are hoping to start the w e e k off w i t h the rag and drag Compe t i t i on Compared by " A famous na t i ona l p e r s o n a l i t y " . B a r - B - Q u e , S o c i a l C l u b s ' e ven ings ( i n c l . B l u e f i lms ) , E n t s C o n c e r t , Drunk-a-pub-dry . Morphy day and s o on w i l l be occur ing dur ing that week and we hope to get a n o t h e r " f a m o u s na t i ona l p e r s o n a l i t y " for a f ina l rag d i s c o .

A s 2nd and 3rd years w i l l probably know, c o l l e c t i o n s are not u s u a l l y l imited to R a g Week but cont inue over the f i rs t two terms w i th a frequency depending on the C C U V i c e P r e s i d e n t s .

F o r once, the po l i c e in Kens ing ton and Sco t l and y a r d , have been r ea l l y sweet . . . we can have a rag p rocess i on and even c o l l e c t on i t ! So far we have only got one lorry for the f loats but I'm a b s o l u t e l y conf ident that w e ' l l get offers of thousands more (hopeful ly one or two nove l ty v e h i c l e s (and Je z ! ) w i l l be there ) .

T h i s year we are o rgan i s ing a lo t tery . P r i z e s are coming in t h i c k and fas t ; ' G u i n n e s s Po ts S e t s ' , lots of be e r , a sso r t ed perfumeries from Germaine M o n t e l l , Dor l thy G r a y , C h r i s t bn

D i o r , records (Duane A l l m a n , Roy B u c h a n a n , A r t Tatum) and lots of other goodies too. T i c k e t s shou ld be a v a i l a b l e at F r e s h e r s F a i r and on through the term un t i l Rag Week when the draw w i l l probably be h e l d .

L a s t year R a g c o l l e c t e d £8,500. T h i s year £10.00 shou ld be no sweat for f ine chaps l i k e y o u . R e a l men (and real women too please) are needed to ' s tage manage ' e v en t s , s o p lease come to the R a g s t a l l on F r e s h e r s Day and see our pretty d i s p l a y s . A l s o

come to the f i r s t Rag meet ing (w i l l be adve r t i s ed around co l l ege ) at w h i c h there w i l l be free beer. C udd l e s .

John Kearns,

Rag Co—ordinator

Y O U R

D O E S N ' T M A T T E R . I F Y O U WANT TO P L A Y H O C K E Y A T L C , P L E A S E COME TO T H E S T A L L A T F R E S H E R S FA IR OR C O N T A C T A . BREWSTER CHEMISTRY P O S T G R A D U A T E

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Ttogal fcollest of £dence Braon

Welcomes y o u to Imper ia l C o l l e g e

and inv i t e s you to i t s

F R E S H E R S ' U N I O N

G E N E R A L M E E T I N G

O N M O N D A Y 2 9 T H ( T O D A Y ! )

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Phys ics Lecture Theatre I

F R E S H E R S ' P O S T S E L E C T I O N S , F R E E B E E R ,

Q U E E N O F J E Z C O N T E S T , S L I D E S O F L A S T Y E A R .

and

F R E S H E R S ' FA IR

our s t a l l w i l l be i n through the le ft door

as y o u go through the U n i o n A r c h .

H A L L DINNERS - AUTUMN TERM 1975

Held on T U E S D A Y evenings in the Sheffield Bui lding . 7 o n — C h ° ™ 7 3 0 p.m. Dinner 7.00 - 7 3 0 p.m . Sherry

Charges: Ha l l Dinner

Wine Ha l l Dinner

Christmas Dinner

£1 35p (plus 10p sherry) £2 35p (wine & sherry 1

included) £2 60p (wine & sherry

included)

D a t e s :

7th October 14th October 21st October 28th October

4th November - Wine Night 11th November 18th November 25th November

9 th December - Christmas Dinner

To book places for Ha l l Dinners see P A T in the Union Office, D E A D L I N E - 12 noon, F R I D A Y S . .

Booking for Christmas Dinner w i l l not be Accepted until

Monday, 10th November .

D r e s s : Lounge su i ts , except for the last Wine Ha l l Dinner of

each term when evening dress (black Tie) w i l l be worn.

Telix This being T H E freshers issue, I ought to and do begin

by welcoming ai l the freshmen to Imperial College, and Imperial College Union. No doubt many of you are completely bewildered, confused and in some cases totaly naused off by the charade that accompanies the beginning of each new session. I hope that from this issue of F E L I X you can derive an insight into the running of the Union, its function and the way you can take advantage of the facilities it offers.

One of the main topics that we should and will be focusing our attention on is the staggering increase in Hall rents ."These two things together with the deteriorating value of the pound have made utter nonsense of the 21.8% increase in students' grants '.'The end result is to further lower an already poor standard of living that students have to a level approaching destitution.

The situation is bad enough if one receives a full grant but recent research by NUS (National Union of Students) has shown that only 14% of a l l students receive the full grant. Some of the worst hit categories of students include the means tested students who do not receive their parental contribution; married students; self financing or mature students and postgraduate students .The latter are particularly badly done by, due to the fact that they have to be at college for almost the full year.'

The shortsightedness which the college hierarchy have shown on their part, leaves one absolutely cold." In my view increasing refectory prices is a false economy and it fails* to get down to the roots of the problems, that the catering service at IC is now facing.

It is about time that students in this college took some positive action to ensure that reasonable quality of food is made available at prices they can afford.

The news of Alan Jones's illness comes as a blow to those of us who know him well and is magnified by his resignation from the post of S C A B (Social Cultural and Amusements Board) chairman. He has always been a very active and friendly person; full of ideas and has contributed greatly to the social life of RCSU (Royal College of Science Union) as chairman of RCSU Ents Committee, and would have been an invaluable asset to IC Union.

I am sure a l l of you would join me in wishing him a speedy recovery .

I would also like to welcome back Pete 'league, the ICU

President, on behalf of al l IC students after his operation.

T o those of you who are not familiar with the production of what you are now reading, I would like to extend an

' invitation to come air! visit us at the Freshers Fair , tomorrow .When you will Bot only be able to join us in the next issue but will also he «ble to buy F E L I X T-shirts and and be able to acquire a F E L I X badge free. I look forward to seeing you. ^

Newspaper of Imperial College Union

Editor

Paul Ekpenyong FELIX © 1975

Published by the Editor on behalf of the Imperial College Union Publications Board'. Printed offset-litho on the Unfbn premises.

Many thanks to Gi l l , Ian, Mike and Riz without whom this issue would have been an impossibility.

FEL IX Office, Imperial College Union, Prince Consort

Road, London SVV7 2BB.

RIZ LA READ tCU Deputy President by Riz Shakir

A lot of you have probably come from s m a l l t owns , v i l l a g e s or

at the most a c i t y of a m i l l i o n inhabi tants and you are used

t o s econdary s c h o o l s of a s i z e that in proport ion to IC is l ike a dot

on. the map of Great B r i t a i n . S o it i s on ly natura l for you to f ee l

a b i t lost in th i s c i t y of over 12 m i l l i o n and a n ins t i tu t i on of

4600 .

Teh 01 - 589 5111 ext 1048/1042/3 Inf. 2881

. Y o u can he lp to re l i eve th is s i tua t i on by mix ing w i th those peop le who are a l r eady here and talking advantage of s u c h

opportuni t ies that may a r i s e through funct ions organised f o r . the beg inn ing of the s e s s i o n .

In the f o l l ow ipg paragraphs f . 'd I ike to introduce the F r e s h e r s F a i r and a few a s p e c t s that my job e n t a i l s .

A s the name impl i es th i s par t i cu la r event is for your benefit s o that you can f am i l i a r i s e yourse l f w i t h the c h o i c e of c l u b s and s o c i e t i e s w h i c h are a v a i l a b l e to y o u . However , as has happened on most o c c a s s i o n s of th is nature there are those people, who

r misuse it and indeed some c l u b s and s o c i e t i e s or s h o u l d

11 s a y , some of the i r o f f i c i a l s , w i l l try to use th i s a s a means of ex tor t ing money from y o u , ' the poor d e f ense l e s s F r e s h e r ' . S o B E W A R E of those b l a c k -sheep (after a l l , there are one or two in every f l o ck ) .

The warn ing hav ing been g i ven I wou ld l i ke to point out that a great many of the c l u b s are very s i n c e r e and wou ld only l ike you to draw the enjoyment from the i r funct ions as they have done in their membership wi th the c l u b .

The c h o i c e of c l u b s i s var i ed great ly and a l l the var ious tas tes and preferences are catered for and I am sure each and everyone of you w i l l f ind some sor t of s o c i a l , c u l t u r a l , a t h l e t i c or s u c h other f i e ld a s may interest you in th is spec t rum of over a 100 c lubs and s o c i e t i e s .

There fore , I'd a d v i c e you to go to the F a i r , look a round , try out for a few days what the c l u b has to offer then if it is your c u p of t ea , jo in i t . The Fair wil l be held between 2.00-pm and 5.30 pm tomorrow in the Union Building.

House Commit tee

T h i s is a committee w h i c h i s r e spons ib l e for the upkeep of the Un i on B u i l d i n g . The Deputy P res iden t (me) is the Cha i rman of t h i s committee and as s u c h , I am respons ib l e for redecorat ing and mainta in ing d i s c i p l i n e w i t h i n the U n i o n B u i l d i n g . I am a l s o r e spons ib l e

for its s e cu r i t y . A m a s s i v e redecora t ion

programme has been in progress dur ing the v a c a t i o n . T h i s e n t a i l e d a t o ta l r edecora t ion cf something approach ing hal f of the Un i on B u i l d i n g . T h i s has c o s t a great d e a l of money hence I must a s k you to take a s much ca fe a s pos s i b l e to preserve i t s present s t a t e of c l e a n l i n e s s s i n c e it w i l l be seven years before s u c h a programme c a n be under taken .

I wou ld l ike to appea l to you to re f ra in from putt ing posters on the wa I Is . May I a d d , as a note of wa rn ing , that any c l u b , s o c i e t y , or i n d i v i d u a l for that matter, found gu i l t y of th is d i sag reeab l e prac t i ce w i l l be heav i ly p e n a l i s e d .

No t i ce boards w i l l be provided to meet the needs of d i s p l a y i n g posters to adve r t i s e s u c h events a s may require th is .

Book ings Dur ing your s tay at C o l l e g e

the need may a r i s e for you to book a room be it for a twenty-f i rs t birthday party, concer t , a d i s c o or e v en lunch pa r t i e s . A l l you do i s approach me or Mrs J en Hardy-Smith in the Un i on of f ice and we w i l l do our best to p rov ideyou w i t h the necessary ty pe of room req u i red . B y the way , there is no charge a s s u c h for IC s tuden t s . However , a depos i t is charged w h i c h is re turnable on your • l eav ing the room in a reasonab le c o n d i t i o n .

I have very r ecent l y managed to acqu i r e the usage of a su i t ab l e party room in the Sher f i e ld B u i l d i n g w h i c h w i l l a l l ow you to make a great d e a l mere no ise than if you were to have a party in the B e i t Quad a r ea . T o book th i s room you must approach me persona l l y not l ess than ten days in advance of the date on w h i c h the party is to be held s o that the necessary arrangements can be made.

I hope your s t a y at Imperial C o l l e g e is a happy one and that you w i l l not hes i ta te to come and see me if you encounter any problems in your c o l l e g e l i f e . I look forward to s e e i n g you a l l throughout the coming s e s s i o n .

COPT DATE: TUESDAY 30TH BEFORE NOON.

A l l articles missing this deadline

w i l l be zapped to smithereens.

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P e t e r P a t t e r Welcome a l l you that have sojourned

to t h i s es tab l i shment of academla in sea rch of knowledge , truth, and a degree . I hope that you a l l have an en joyab le and s u c c e s s f u l time here in t h i s , one of the true B a s t i o n s of s c i e n c e and technology .

One of the problems that many of you that are at U n i v e r s i t y for the f i rst t ime, w i l l f ace , is to ach i e v e the correct ba lance between the time that you spend on your a cademic li fe and s o c i a l l i f e . A t Imperial C o l l e g e there are over e ighty c l u b s and s o c i e t i e s of fer ing a w ide range of a c t i v i t i e s . Y o u may never have had the chance to take-part in some of these a c t i v i t i e s in the p a s t . I would warn you to be c a r e f u l , and s e n s i b l e . Do not

;commlt a great dea l of the time w h i c h you have to the a c t i v i t i e s of c l u b s and s o c i e t i e s un t i l you at least know what demands your academic work is go ing to make on y o u . It is e a sy to over-commit yourse l f when you f i rst get to c o l l e g e , I know. I d i d . On the other hand, however , I wou ld urge you to take part In at least some of the c l u b s and s o c i e t i e s that the Un i on p rov ides . I feel that you w i l l have de f in i t e l y m i ssed out on a very important facet of U n i v e r s i t y E d u c a t i o n , if you do only academic work and take no part In the s o c i a l l i fe of IC .

We must remember however, that we are the Union...and the Union should be doing those things that we wish it to do.

The Un i on p lays an integral part In l i fe a t I C . We must remember however , that we are the U n i o n . Eve ry student here^ is au tomat i ca l l y a member, and the U n i o n " shou ld be do ing those th ings that we w i s h It to d o . F o r the Un ion to do s u c h thhngs it Is important that you a l l make f ee l ings known. So take part in Un ion Gene ra l Mee t ings , ta lk to your Depar t ­mental Rep r e s en ta t i v e s , or come to the Un i on Of f i ce and ta lk to any of the O f f i c e r s .

. Accommodat i on has been c a u s i n g many people problems over the past few weeks. Apar t from the d i f f i c u l t i e s In f ind ing accommodat ion In London , there are a l s o ' those problems w h i c h c an a r i s e out of the plethora of complex l e g i s l a t i o n w h i c h covers- the accommodat ion f i e ld . The 1974

by Peter Teague, ICU President

Rent A c t , the ques t i on of l i c enc e s instead of Tenancy Agreements , and Secur i t y of Tenure are a l l d i f f i cu l t q u e s t i o n s . If you have any problems over accommodat i on , p l ease come t o the Un i on Of f i ce and see e i ther John or m y s e l f . We w i l l g i ve you a l l the he lp we c a n . T h e same ho lds for other l ega l prob lems, grants problems, in fact just about a n y t h i n g . W e w i l l a l w a y s try to f ind the s o l u t i o n s .

It is in the interests of all in College , to have a relatively cheap, good quality and convenient catering service on the campus.

Another problem of immediate conce rn is that of refectory p r i c e s . The refectory pr ices were increased by forty per cent on September 1st in a n attempt to inc r ease tak ings by a s i m i l a r amount in order to cover a large de f i c i t expec t ed in the coming year . The pr ice increase i s , of c o u r s e , d r i v ing people away from the r e f e c t o r i e s . Instead, they are br ing ing s a n d w i c h e s , or eat ing e l s e w h e r e . It i s in the in teres ts of a l l in co l l e g e to have a r e l a t i v e l y cheap , good qua l i t y and conven ient ca t e r ing s e r v i c e on the c a m p u s . In order to see whether or not th i s i s p o s s i b l e , g i ven the cons t ra in ts p laced on the r e f ec to r i es , I hope that the Un i on w i l l se t up a s m a l l Working Par ty t o inves t i ga t e if it were conducted c o r r e c t l y . T h e ques t i on of re fector ies w i l l be d i s c u s s e d at the f i rs t Un i on Genera l Meet ing and 1 hope that A L L of you w i l l come a l o n g .

...the government is expected to cut another £520 million from the education budget over the next four years.

A major feature of the coming year i s going to be the NUS Grants and C u t s C a m p a i g n . F o l l o w i n g its po l i c y of cu t t i ng , P u b l i c E x p e n d i t u r e , as a means of

d e a l i n g w i th the present E c o n o m i c C r i s i s , the government is expec ted to cut another £520 m i l l i o n from the educa t i on budget over the next four y e a r s . T h i s f o l l ows cu ts of £465 m i l l i o n over the last two y e a r s . T h e s e outs mean that next

year the expendi ture on educa t i on w i l l have on ly increased by 1.6% and w i th in f l a t i on running at something over 2 5 % th i s me.ans that in rea l terms the educa t i on budget has been cut by some 2 3 % . What e f fect w i l l t h i s h a v e ? W e l l w i t h the p l a c e s in T eache r T r a in ing C o l l e g e s be ing ha l ved we w i l l s oon s e e a s t eady increase in c l a s s s i z e s in Pr imary and Secondary S c h o o l s . The Inner London E d u c a t i o n Author i t y s a y s that it w i l l have to ' l o s e ' about f i ve hundred teachers next year , and hopes that It c an do th is by natura l w a s t a g e . In the H igher E d u c a t i o n s ec t o r the e f f ec ts a re d i f f i cu l t to e s t i m a t e .

This means that universities are having to begin 'freezing posts'. . .

U n i v e r s i t i e s u s u a l l y have about 97% of their budget commit ted , on s a l a r i e s e t c . , and the room for f l e x i b i l i t y in the budget is very s m a l l . T h i s means that U n i v e r s i t i e s are hav ing to begin ' f r e e z ing p o s t s ' , that Is, not r ep l a c ing staf f that l e a v e . How q u i c k l y t h i s w i l l e f fect l ec tur ing and demonstrat ing is hard to t e l l .The problems w h i c h some ins t i tu t i ons face as a resu l t of these cu t s are very comp l ex . The p o l i c y of cu t t ing educa t i ona l s p e n d i n g Is very short s i g h t e d . When the economic c r i s i s i s over we w i l l need w e l l educa t ed , in t e l l i g en t people , par t i cu la r l y s c i e n t i s t s and eng inee r s , to ensure that the economy gets onto i ts feet aga in q u i c k l y . I hope to be a b l e to g ive you more information about the E d u c a t i o n C u t s , and their e f fec ts in subsequent i s sues of F E L I X and in l e a f l e t sd i s t r i bu t ed around C o l l e g e . We c a n then dec ide whether or not we want to take any ac t i ons aga ins t these c u t s , and what form any poss i b l e a c t i o n c o u l d t a k e .

The policy of cutting educational spending is very short sighted.

In c o n c l u d i n g th i s Peter Pat ter I just want to s a y that I hope the F r e s h e r ' s E v e n t s go off w e l l , and that we a l l have a good y ea r . If you have any prob lems, or just want to say h e l l o , I s h a l l be a t F r e s h e r ' s F a i r and F r e s h e r ' s T e a . I hope to s e e you a l l t h en .

Refectories Motion IC Union Notes:

(i) The Increase in Re fec tory P r i c e s of forty per c en t , w h i c h was approved by the Govern ing Body at i ts June meet ing , and put into ef fect on 1st September 1 975.

( i i ) Tha t t h i s increase i s severe in c ompar i s i on w i t h the increase of twenty- two per cent in the s tudent g r a n t .

( i i i ) That Re fec tory P r i c e s are now to be rev iewed termly , desp i t e the fact that the student grant is f i xed on an a n n u a l basis.

(iv) Tha t the pr ice increase has not been accompan i ed by any improvement in the q u a l i t y of the food se rved in the re f ec to r i es , w h i c h ranges from the to l e rab l e to the t o t a l l y i n - ed ib l e .

(V) That the pr ice increase means that many l o ca l ca fes and restaurants now have comparab le pr i ces t o those in the r e f e c t o r i e s , and food of a better q u a l i t y .

(vi) That the re fector ies are run on an en t i r e l y be l f - ba l anc ing f inance s y s t e m , a l though many other i ns t i tu t i ons s i m i l a r to IC have dec i d ed that t h i s i s imposs ib l e i n a t ime of h i gh i n f l a t i o n .

IC Union Believes:

(i) That the C o l l e g e , when a c c e p t i n g s tuden t s , must a l s o

a ccep t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y to provide reasonab le f ood , at a pr ice w h i c h

is c o n s i s t e n t w i t h the s tudent g r a n t .

( i i ) That the s i t u a t i o n in the re fec tor i es at present . Is s u c h

that e a c h s tudent s h o u l d s e r i o u s l y c o n s i d e r whether the food

offered, for the pr ice w h i c h must be p a i d , makes the re fector ies

the best p lace to e a t .

IC Union Instructs:

The Executive to inves t i ga t e a l t e rna t i v e p l aces t o ea t , both in

and around C o l l e g e , and to urge people to make use of any s u c h

a l t e r n a t i v e s .

The Union Representatives on Refectory Committee to communicate the content of t h i s mot ion t o the Re fec tory Commit tee

at the e a r l i e s t oppor tuni ty , and to press s t rong l y for the Re fec tory

Commit tee to set up an independent inqu i ry , t o f ind those a reas

in w h i c h Improvements and economies are p o s s i b l e w i t h i n the

ca te r ing s y s t em at Imperial C o l l e g e .

Motion proposed by Peter Teague

Seconded by Riz Shakir

10 JILIX

B R A M S 0 E T O U R R E P O R T

F o r the th i rd year in s u c c e s s i o n the Imperial C o l l e g e Un ion Dramat i c Soc i e t y (known f am i l i a r l y as Dramsoc) chose to tour in the south of Eng land dur ing the f i r s t two weeks of J u l y . B y way of a change from our e s t a b l i s hed pattern of p lays out of copyr ight , we s e l e c t ed two modern works — " H a n d s A c r o s s The S e a " by Noe l Coward and " T h e R e a l Inspector H o u n d " by Tom S toppard . The latter p lay w a s a new presenta t ion of part of our December product ion w h i l s t the former has never been p u b l i c l y performed at IC .

S o it w a s that we loaded two large vans w i th enough thea t r i c a l equipment to keep our t e c h n i c i a n s happy for a fortnight, and enough food to keep the a c t o r s rep le te for a few d a y s ; for If has been observed by generat ions of Dramsoc tour i s t s that whereas Lyming ton has a n ample supp l y of c h e e s e , B rans t on p i c k l e and bread, the chance of f ind ing a P817 va l v e or a c i r c u l a r gobo are remote .

Our f i rs t port of c a l l was the Lord Mayor T r e l oa r C o l l e g e for handicapped boys at A l t o n . They were par t i cu la r l y e n t h u s i a s t i c when an ac tor in a w h e e l ­c h a i r attempted to run down a f e l l ow t h e s p i a n . H a v i n g negot iated var ious one way s t r e e t s , new forest ponies and s o on we found ourse l ves at L y m i n g t o n . Now c l e a r l y , if you are an amb i t i ous yach tsman .Lymington is the p lace to be, for It is

by Thomas Stevenson

de l i gh t fu l l y s i tua t ed on the Lymington R i v e r and is conven ient for the Isle of Wight ferry . However the inhabi tants are not keen theatre goers and it was only w i th a great dea l of cavor t ing up the h igh street in our cos tumes and purchas ing large numbers of S t . J o h n ' s Ambu lance Br igade f lags that we were ab le to get the h a l l 2 0 % f u l l , ( con fess ion - the to ta l c a p a c i t y of the h a l l is only about s i x t y ) , for the F r i d a y n tght performance. Sa turday ' s performance fared better as large numbers of l oya l fans motored down from London to g i v e us suppor t - swe l l i ng the aud i ence to twenty . Perhaps next year we shou ld return to our ea r l i e r pract ice of performing period p i eces s i n c e people tend to not i ce you in the market on Saturday morning if you are d r essed as a Roman centur ion whereas they th ink no th ing of someone wear ing evening d r e s s .

Our next s t op was in Beaumlns te r , Do rse t . Here the on ly th ing of note was the remarkable midnight thunderstorm and gale force w i n d s . Fo r tuna t e l y a house w a s provided for our accomodat ion and we had ample time to s t r i ke our tents by the l ight of the prolonged f l ashes of l i gh tn ing . Apar t from th i s one night , the weather was remarkably good though, of c ourse , we were not to know of the heat wave to come.

F i n a l l y we reached Dorches t e r and its C o r n Exchange (where. Hardy fanat i cs w i l l remember, Ba thsheba Eve rdene saw Sergeant T r o y , whom she thought drowned). The i n i t i a l aud ience . response was d i s a p p o i n t i n g , desp i t e the profusion of posters and handb i l l s d i s t r ibuted among the l o c a l s . We were saved by the l oca l c a r n i v a l p rocess i on wh i ch we entered and two hec t i c days were spent preparing eye - ca t ch ing posters and decora t i ons w i th wh i ch to adorn our v a n . In the s p a c e of hal f an hour we d i s p o s e d of one thousand hand b i l l s and the f o l l ow ing niqht saw them f lood ing in to w i t n e s s our f ina l n i gh t . It was a pity that we marred such a s u c c e s s f u l pub l i c i t y e x e r c i s e by our natura l exuberance in the f i na l perform­a n c e . Our retrun to London was w i thout . inc ident - s u p r i s i n g c ons i d e r i ng the merry­making that had gone on the previous night

Our thanks are due to s o many people that it wou ld be imposs ib l e to name them a l l here . D e s p i t e the apparent h e c t i c nature of the tour much time was found for drinking*, sw imming , f resbee ing and sun-worsh ipp ing . * If th is sounds l ike your g l a s s of c i d e r Why not j o in us? Our storeroom on the 21/i f loor of the Un i on Of f ice i s open for ta lk and cof fee unt i l qu i t e late e a c h e ven ing . O u r . p lans for the s e s s i o n are not en t i r e l y f i n a l i s e d , s o that you s t i l l have a chance to p lan our future.

A l t e r n a t i v e

A r t i c l e

Union, bar to open

Sunday luncht imcs! The Un i on bar w i l l , as of th is Sundays . Tha t is the news for male dominated ba r .

Mr B rendan C l e m e n t s , who runs the bar , s a i d he hoped to prov ide food at these t i m e s .

The summer haze c l e a r s s l o w l y and the leaves that were green turn t o brown, w h i l e my ha i r , w h i c h was brown, turns to gray a s the new s e s s i o n s taggers towards us ever more r a p i d l y .

The autumn f inds me back In the U n i o n o f f i ce , now wear ing my A A D (Academic A f f a i r s Of f icer ) hat and surrounded by the new e x e c u t i v e . It is amus ing to see the good, the bad and the ugly wa t ch ing J e n and Pat w lnd -up the Un i on machinery ready for the new yea r . I have just not iced that our dear pres ident is at present rep laced by a cardboard cut-out Teague w h i l e the r ea l th ing Is apparent l y undergoing major s t ruc tura l repairs and redeco­rat ing (rumour has it that he is hav ing a B B C v o i c e transplant) .

Enough of th is gay banter, I must get on w i th A c a d e m i c A f f a i r s before my vocabulary Is expended and I am forced to resort to tauto logy -

Look ing thro* my newly acqu i r ed f i l e s I f ind that unt i l last year academic af fa irs c o n s i s t e d of throwing darts at newspaper cut t ings of Lord Murray or even further back , S i r E r i c A s h b y - but t imes are a c h a n g i n g . My predecessor se t a n unfortunate precedent by do ing a lot of work and

get t ing A A C recogn ised a s a body w h i c h cou ld be use fu l in the running and s t ruc tur ing of C o l lege academic l i f e .

There are two major i s sues on the A A f i l e s at the moment. The f i r s t is an attempt to combat f a l l i n g student numbers by producing a n A l t e rna t i v e P r o s p e c t u s . The C o l l e g e ' g l o s s y ' t e l l s everyone how many Nobe l pr ize w inners we have a s w e l l a s use fu l informa­t i on l ike the number of course uni ts ca r r i ed by the E t r u s c a n A r cheo l o g y opt ion (very few). It Is hoped that the Un ion produced prospectus wou ld compl iment and not compete w i t h the o f f i c i a l prospectus by prov id ing I n f o r m a t i o n on accomoda t i on , how to f ind f la ts and student op in ion of c o u r s e s . T h i s might d i s p e l many of the myths surrounding IC and London w h i c h e x i s t in the minds of many prospect ive s t u d e n t s .

The academic s tand ing of the C o l l e g e Is no longer the s o l e conce rn of a prospect ive s t uden t . The p o s s i b i l i t y of a h a l l p l a c e , the s o c i a l l i fe and the d i f f i cu l t y of f ind ing a l t e rna t i ve accommodat i on , a l l we i gh heav i l y on s u c h a s tuden t ' s m i n d . I am sure that if we c a n provide a r e a l i s t i c p ic ture of l i fe at IC th is w i l l

a t t ract people , not f r ighten them off a s some academic staff s eem to f e a r .

The second Issue concerns the e xpans i on and deve lopment of a s s o c i a t e d and genera l s t u d i e s . A t present most d e p a r t m e n t s only . a l l o w a s s o c i a t e d s tud i es in the th i rd year - If t h en .We wou ld i d e a l l y , l i ke to see a s s o c i a t e d s tud i e s a v a i l a b l e for at l e a s t , a hal f unit per year and t imetabled to prevent c l a s h e s w i th departmental courses . T h i s wou ld enab le study of a language a s part of a degree course for ins tance .

It is time many departments r ea l i s ed that the s o l e purpose of undergraduate t each ing is not to produce research students and that un i v e r s i t y educa t i on shou ld not be en t i r e l y concerned w i th se l f perpetuation but a l s o w i t h an educa t i on use fu l t o themse Ives arid s cc l e ty .

Jus t before I f a l l out of the bottom of my c o l umn , may I say that you have academic year r epresenta t i ves , a department representat ive and C C U A A O ready and w i l l i n g to he lp w i th any problems you may have , but p lease f ee l free to see me a t a n v t i m e .

Rick Parker, AAO

term open dur ing lunch time o n regular customers of th i s once

T h i s wou ld c o n s i s t ma in ly of p i es and other su i t ab l e foods w h i c h c o u l d be kept heated in the b a r .

R e s i d e n t s of B e i t H a l l r equ i r ing a s n a c k lunch on Sundays w i l l thus not have far to go in s e a r c h of the ir l u n c h . P r i o r to th i s the bar never opened on Sundays dur ing l u n c h t ime .

There are a l s o no refectory s e r v i c e s a v a i l a b l e in the U n i o n on Sundays hence the idea to provide s n a c k lunches in the U n i o n b a r .

N U S

T r a v e l NUS Travel will be open from today and throughout the term from 1030am t i l l 3 30pm . You can obtain British Rai l Cards from NUS Travel Office in the Union Lower Lounge . They cost £5 40 . You w i l l require a passport size photo­graph and a registration card . A lso available is the new

' STUDENT T R A V E L L E R '

plus details of all winter holidays

FEL IX 11

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

14 P r i n c e ' s Gardens

1. The H e a l t h Cent re is open and a Nurs ing S i s t e r is regular at tendance at the f o l l ow ing t imes :

Term

V a c a t i o n

Monday to F r i d a y Saturday Monday to F r i d a y

09 00 to 17 00 10 00 to 11 00 1 0 00 to 17 00

2 . Consu l t a t i ons w i th C o l l e g e M e d i c a l Of f i cers are

arranged by appointment: urgent c a s e s w i l l be seen w i thout

appo intment .

' Phone R e c e p t i o n i s t Internal 4271 / G P O 5895111 ext .1892

3 : Inoculat ion and v a c c i n a t i o n can be arranged at the

Hea l th C e n t r e . N B Have your inocu la t i ons w e l l before you

trave I.

4 . The C o l l e g e a d v i s e s a l l s tudents to reg is ter w i th a l oca l doctor in London . Students l i v i n g at home shou ld remain reg is tered w i th the i r fami ly doc tor . The C o l l e g e P h y s i c i a n is w i l l i n g to accept reg i s t ra t ions from students who l ive in a H a l l of R e s i d e n c e or in lodgings in the f o l l ow ing Po s t a l A r e a s : -

S W 1 , 3 , 4 , 6. 7 , 8, 10 , 1 1 . W 1. 2 , 4 , 6 , 8, 9 . 10 , 1 1 , 12 , 1 4 .

5 . The Hea l th Centre Is sta f fed at night IN T E R M T I M E O N L Y . D u r i n g V a c a t i o n s , a Doc tor is on ca l I ( foremergenc ies on l y ) .

6. T e l ephones Internal Hea l th Centre (Day) 4209

Day A ppolntments 4271 Out of H ours 4444

G P O

589-5111 ex t . 1 039

1892

Emergency

& R a d i a t i o n Ac i d en t s

A t a l l t imes dur ing and outs ide normal hours :

999 5999 (from Hux l e y B l d g . T e l . 0 - )

00999 (from H u x l e y B l d g .Te l .8 - ) In the event of a R a d i a t i o n A c c i d e n t the sw i t chboard w i l l connect ' the c a l l e r to the f i r s t a v a i l a b l e person on a s p e c i a l rad ia t i on emergency l i s t .

D E N T A L S E R V I C E S

Rout ine denta l care c a n be obtained through the Na t i ona l Hea l th S e r v i c e . The M e d i c a l Of f i cer s t rong ly recommends that a l l s tudents shou ld have tw i ce y ea r l y Denta l Inspect ions (which are wi thout charge) a s denta l c a r i e s is prevalent in the student age group. The f o l l i w i n g den t i s t s have C o n ­su l t i n g Rooms in the near neigbourhood and have expressed w i l l i n g n e s s to provide treatment to any C o l l e g e S tuden t . Appo intments should be made by Te l ephone .

New s tudents r equ i r ing den ta l treatment p l ease c o n t a c t : -

Mr R G Mor r i s , B D S , L D S , R C S ,

10A , Thur loe Street ,

London , SW7. T e l : 584-1773

Mr IR Be i d e r , B D S L o n d .

10A , Thur loe Street ,

London , SWT T e l : 584-1773

Mrs E G M R o s e , B D S , L D S , R C S ,

20 Hereford Square ,

London SW7 . T e l : 373-8610

Treatment for emergenc i es for the i r own pat i en ts i s

u s u a l i y a v a i l a b l e ou ts ide o f f i ce hours .

In the event of an emergency s u c h as an acc iden t or a b s c e s s , treatment can be obtained from the Res iden t Den ta l House Surgeon, St_. G e o r g e ' s H o s p i t a l , Hyde Park Corner , SW1, or from:-

U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e D e n t a l S e r v i c e , Un iver ­s i t y S t . , W C 1 E 6 J J .

Monday - F r i d a y 0900 - 1100 . A f t e rnoons :

1345 - 1 5 3 0 . S a t u r d a y : - 0 9 0 0 - 1 1 0 0 .

R o y a l D e n t a l H o s p i t a l , 32 L e i c e s t e r

Square , W C 2 H 7 L J .

Monday - F r i d a y 0900 - 1700 .

Tfta r 1 s . r n l i i g i L . a l

Lncsing glass Three of the most important factors cont r ibut ing to the inter­

pretat ion of one ' s nata l chart are the pos i t i ons of the Sun and Moon (the s i g n s and houses they occupy) and the A s c e n d a n t wh i ch is the s i g n r i s i n g at the eas te rn hor i zon . T h e Sun represents the Se l f or one ' s e s s e n c e whereas the Ascendant is the image presented to the immediate env i r onment . The moon ru les one ' s emot ions and inner nature a s w e l l as the r e sponse , imag inat ion and persona l h a b i t s . However , the pos i t i ons of the other p lanets and their a s p e c t s play just a s an important r o l e .

A person ' s Sun s i g n is a reasonab le off-the-cuff guess about h i s genera l charac te r and t r a i t s . A n y t h i n g more is a pretty rough cu f f . A n y h o w , g u e s s i n g sun s i g n s makes an in teres t ing par lour-game .

A R I E S - (22 M a r - 2 1 A p r ) : R u l e d by Mars , A r l a n s ' b a s i c

nature is to be f i r s t . E n t h u s i a s t i c , energe t i c , impetuous impatient and ardent . C a n in i t i a t e and foresee the end of b ig projects but often m i s s e s d e t a i l s . F u l l of v i v a c i t y and spon tane i t y . In love , adventurous , romant ic and pass ionate .

T A U R U S - y (21 A p r i 1—21 May ) : Ru l ed by V e n u s , the Taurean ' s nature is p r a c t i c a l , w e l l - b a l a n c e d and c a l m . Industr ious w i t h a s l ow tempo and pa t i en t . P eace l o v ing . Often too f i xed in ideas and h a b i t s . In l ove , a f f ec t i ona te , pass ionate and p o s s e s i v e .

G E M I N I - HE (22 M a y - 2 2 J u n ) : R u l e d by Mercury , the G e m i n i a n

has a v e r sa t i l e c h a r a c t e r . Sh r e w d , ingenuous, l i v e l y , w i t t y ,

'adaptable and q u i c k minded . But u s u a l l y e x c i t a b l e and nervous .

In love , enjoys f l i r t i n g and p l ay ing games .

C A N C E R - aS (23 J u n - 2 3 J u l ) : R u l e d by the Moon , the

C a nc e r i an Is emot iona l and s e n s i t i v e . Impress ionab le , i n t u i t i v e ,

shrewd and a r t i s t i c nature . K i n d and loya l to f r iends and loved

ones . A t t a ched to memmories. Home l o v ing . Romant i c and t enac i ous

In love mat t e r s .

L E O - *R, (24 J u l - 2 3 Aug ) : Ru l ed by the S u n . Hence the Sun

in L e o has a s t rong i n f l u e n c e . E n d o w s a powerful c h a r a c t e r .

F o r c e f u l , c o n s c i e n t i o u s , proud, generous, f u l l of a u t h o r i t y .

A m b i t i o u s , c l ea r minded and p o s s e s i v e , often o s t e n t a t i o u s .

D i s l i k e s be ing c r i t i c i s e d or Ignored. In love , generous but may be

s e l f i s h .

V I R G Q - ^ (24 A u g - 2 3 Sep) : R u l e d by Mercury , the V i r g o n is

a pe r f e c t i on i s t . P r a c t i c a l , a n a l y t i c a l , a l e r t , prudent, punctual and

hones t . In b u s i n e s s , dependable and e x c e p t i o n a l l y hard w o r k i n g .

Aware of the f au l t s of others and often too c r i t i c a l . In iove , the

head rules the heart .

L I B R A - £ 2 : (24 S e p - 2 3 Oc t ) : R u l e d by V e n u s , a L l b r a n has an

a t t rac t i ve o u t l o o k . Cha rm ing , s o c i a b l e and d i p l o m a t i c . P eac e fu l

and harmonious nature . However , often i n d e c i s i v e . G i f t ed w i th a

mind for c o m p a r i s o n s . Good apprec i a t i on of ar ts and nuance . In

love, romantic but u s u a l l y in love w i th love .

S C O R P I O — PTW (24 O c t - 2 2 Nov ) : R u l e d by Mars and P l u t o . A » -

in tu i t i v e and percept ive na ture . Penetra t ing m i n d . C o n t r o l l e d

exter ior but deep inner e m o t i o n s . Magnet ic p e r sona l i t y . Somet imes

s a r c a s t i c and resent fu l but often a good s e n s e of humour. In l ove ,

in tense ly pass i ona te and jea lous but f a i t h f u l .

S A G I T T A R I U S - -+> (23 N o v - 2 2 D e c ) : Ru l ed by J u p i t e r , the A r c h e r Is thought fu l , t rus t fu l , l o y a l , honest and g e n e r o u s . H a s percept ive i n t e l l i g e n c e . Often more p h i l o s o p h i c a l than p r a c t i c a l .

.T ruth fu l and outspoken nature may lead to b l u n t n e s s . Sense of j u s t i c e . In love , adventurous and must be f ree .

C A P R I C O R N - V$ (23 D e c - 2 0 J a n ) : R u l e d by Sa tu rn , the Goat is r ese rved , d i s c i p l i n e d , c a l m , amb i t i ous , cau t i ous and pa t i en t . Ra t i ona l mind and ob j ec t i ve but u s u a l l y u n o r i g i n a l . Good w i th d e t a i l s and a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . L i k e the V i r g o n , dependable and hard wo rk ing . In love , shy and c a l c u l a t i n g but f a i th fu l .

A Q U A R I U S - ^ (21 J a n - 1 9 F e b ) : Ru led by U r a n u s . C h a r m i n g , unconven t i ona l , s e n s i t i v e and Idea l i s t i c nature . Invent ive and o r i g i n a l . Seeks progress , reform, and new i d eas . Somet imes de tached . E n j o y s exchang ing ideas and c h a l l e n g i n g e s t a b l i s h e d w a y s . In l ove , independent , f r i end ly and g ene rous .

P I S C E S - 5€ (20 F e b - 2 1 Mar) : Ru l ed by Nep tune , the F i s h

Has a k i n d , s e n s i t i v e and adaptab le nature . Impress ionab le ,

imaginat ive and c r ea t i v e w i t h a r t i s t i c and poet ic t e n d e n c i e s .

L o v e s g lamour . Vague about money and often betrayed by the

memmory. Somet imes daydreaming . In love very emot iona l a n d

generous g i v ing many presents . S K

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

A S W E E T T R A N S V E S T I T E F R O M T R A N S E X U A L T R A N S Y L V A N N I A ; thats how F r a n k N . Fur ter ( T i m C u r r y ) a n n o u n c e s h imse l f to an unsuspec t ing coup le (Susan Sarandon and Barry B o s t w i c k ) who have arr ived a t h i s c a s t l e at the time of the A n n u a l T ransy I vann ian C o n v e n t i o n . They w i tne s s the c rea t i on of Rocky (Peter H inwood ) , a perfect male spec imen , from a tank of refr igerated c h e m i c a l s . Then E d d i e (Meatloaf) the v i c t i m of one of F r a n k s ea r l i e r exper iments breaks loose from a large re fr igerator. C l a d in T sh i r t and den ims and as t r ide wh i l s t s i n g i n g the R o c k ' n ' R o l l number "What ever happened to Saturday night", v intage Har ley D a v i d s o n he terror i zes the T ransy I v a n n i a n s .

Upse t by th is outburst , F r ank k i l l s him and makes good use of h i s c a r c a s s the f o l l ow ing e v e n i n g . No , th is is not a cheap porn mov ie , it Is a stra ight forward adapta t i on of the stage mus i ca l "The Rocky Horror Show" w i th book, music and l y r i c s wr i t ten by R i cha rd O ' B r i e n who Inc ldent ly p lays the part of R i f f Ra f f , a hunch back handy man, In the f i l m .

The stage play has been running s i n c e January 1973 , th is obv i ous l y speaks w e l l for the m u s i c . It is "50 ' s s t y l e R o c k played w i th ' 7 0 ' s t e chn i ques . The rythyms are s i m p l e and very very c a t c h y . One might expect the t ranves t i t e theme to Immediately evoke an X Ce r t i f i c a t e but the w e l l rehearsed m u s i c a l numbers and the tota l Improbabi l i ty of the plot reduce F r a n k ' s s e xua l exp l o i t s to a strange Innocence. Intent iona l ly remin iscent of Edga r Lusgar t on , C h a r l e s Gray makes a s k i l l e d narrator imi tat ing s u c c e s s f u l l y the somewhat pretent ious s t y l e of those ' B ' movie narrators . In a l ighter v e i n , h i s ins t ruc t i on of the s teps dur ing the dance routine "Time Warp", a ided by J i m Sharman 's c r i s p d i r e c t i o n , is l i t t l e short of h i l a r i o u s .

The f i lm obv i ous l y l a cks the int imacy and spontane i ty of the stage v e r s i on , but to my mind , th is is adequate ly compensated by the s p e c t a c u l a r se ts and more e laborate mus i ca l b a c k i n g . It is perhaps a l i t t l e Ironic however, that a stage play that gent ly rpocks the c inema should end u p a s a f i l m .

Mark Caldwell

Mark Caldwell is the chairman of STOIC .

Orson Welles, Tuesday Weld:

A Safe Place.

Modern is t trends In f i lms today regu lar ly f a i l to impress , and th i s f i lm Is no e x c e p t i o n . It 's a tota l pa in in the gro in from beg inn ing to e n d .

Orson We l l e s meanders a i m l e s s l y through th i s f l i c k a s a hack mag i c i an whose l i f e l ong ambi t i on is really to make someth ing d i sappea r . Poor o ld s o d . someone shou ld have to ld h im . H i s r e l a t i onsh ip w i th Tuesday Weld is never r ea l l y put into any meaningful kind of p e r spe c t i v e . She ' s a mixed up w ie rdo who pe rs i s t en t l y resorts to v i s i o n s and images of ch i l dhood in order to bring any meaning into her l i f e . She has the loonle Idea that when she was a kid she a c t u a l l y f l ew . Into the a i r . C r a z y . Y e s , tha t ' s what I thought .

Whoever ed i ted the f i lm was e i ther a b le ther ing id iot or just s l i g h t l y blotto because the s c enes change w i th s u c h incoherence that much of the d ia logue just becomes m e a n i n g l e s s .

The garbage handed out by the f i lm d i s t r i bu to r imp l i e s that you have to read between the l ines to make any sense out of the f i l m . She e s h . I prefer s imp l y to enjoy a f i lm rather than r i s k a nervous breakdown try ing to permutate the rash of a l l e g o r i c a l n u a n c e s w h i c h seem to des t roy th is par t i cu la r w h i m s i c a l p iece of c e l l u l o i d .

Roger Moore and Susannah Yo rk , the duo from ' G o l d * s ta r in what i s a t yp i ca l ly s i l l y B r i t i s h comedy c a l l e d That L u c k y T o u c h . ' Roger Moore p lays the smooth t a l k i ng woman is ing arms dea l e r who s e l l s " p r o t e c t i o n " . Susannah Yo rk is the c o n s c i e n c e s t r i k en reporter from .the Washington Post .

Both are in B r u s s e l s for the N A T O wargames for very di f ferent reasons that invo lve us ing Gene ra l Steedeman ( Lee J . Cobb ) , Amer i can representa t i ves in N A T O .

The f i lm r ea l l y attempts to get going when M i chea l (armsdealer) meets J u l i a (reporter) outs ide her apartment from wh i ch -js in adver tent ly locked out . He doesn ' t get her, desp i t e f a l l i n g off the ledge of a w indow.

The who le f i lm Is fu l l of m i ssed opportuni t ies and its only s a v i n g grace are the performances of L ee J Cobb and She l l e y Winters a s h i s peanut brained w i f e .

Gene Hackman aga in p lays the role of " P o p e y e " D o y l e in John F r a n k e n -heimer 's. d i r e c t i on of F r e n c h C o n n e c t i o n Number 2 . T h i s , the fo l l ow-up to the f i rs t f i lm , is comple te l y di f ferent to the o r i g ina l in charac ter and to ta l l y outs t r ips it as w e l l .

Set in the t e e m n i n g s t ree ts of M a r s e i l l e s , it shows " P o p e y e " , w i th the he lp of the F r ench na rco t i c s s quad , in h is f i n a l bid to sever the " c o n n e c t i o n " at s o u r c e .

Th i s Is a p s y c h o l o g i c a l t h r i l l e r of the f i rst k i nd , w i th a s l o w , na i l - b i t i n g s u s p e n s e . It is a ques t w h i c h in its triumphant end ing succ e eds i n c h a l l e n g the g l i b a ssumpt i ons left unanswered the f i rst f i l m .

Hackman ' s portrayal of D o y l e e x c e l s even h i s previous Osca r w inn ing one and he is most ab l y supported by Bernard F r e s s o n and Fe rnando R a y as Charn ie r? otherwise referred to as " F r o g O n e " De f i n i t e l y a f i lm to see if vou haven' t done s o a l r e a d v . _ . _ .

Paul Ekpenyong

George Thalben Ball Plays the Allen

Computer O r g a n at Chichester

Cathedral.

"IN A remarkably short time Allen's

Digital Computer Organ has won the

enthusiastic praise of scientists, clergy­

men, church and concert musicians the

world over." So s a y s the a lbum cover and I have no reason to doubt i t , but hav ing made e x t e n s i v e e n q u i r i e s , admitted ly only at the pub, I have dec ided that the majority of the populace know nothing of the wondrous machine in q u e s t i o n . In my ignorance al ) I c an say is that, forc ing technology into mus i c can only be jus t i f i ed If it produces new m u s i c a l deve lopment . It shou ld not just be done as a s c i e n t i f i c e x e r c i s e to prove t e ch ­no l og i ca l omnipotence. Fo r example I've heard s y n t h e s i s e r s used to exce l l en t ef fect but "Xour Top Ten Hits on Moog"

doesn ' t turn me o n .

I can now revea l that the computer organ sounds p r ec i s e l y the same as any ordinary organ and I c ou ldn ' t even hear the ca rds be ing read or the print out spew ing for th . The record c o n s i s t s of e l even church p i e c e s , ( i nc lud ing works by Roger , S tane l y , and C P E Bach ) , and it insp i res a d i v e r s i t y of moods.. Indeed this contras t of s t y l e s is what s p o i l s the record because it l acks cont inu i t y wh i ch is e s p e c i a l l y important for background

music and I wou ld guess that church mus ic in one ' s front room is rather an eso t e r i c tas te , except in a background con t ex t .

But perhaps I was d i sconce r t ed by the very thought of a computer o r gan . W i l l computers now start reproducing? Where did a l l those pocket c a l cu l a t o r s come from?

Andrew T Osborne

Yvonne Elliman - Rising Sun (RSO)

The second s o l o a lbum by M i s s E l l i m a n is hardly l i k e l y to w i n her more admirers than those who got off on her previous effort, and in fact w i l l no doubt succeed in con fus ing many would-be c o n v e r t s . A l though a lmost f au l t l e s s in terms of product ion, (Steve Cropper ) , m u s i c i a n s h i p and to a large extent mate r i a l , the a lbum doesn ' t e x a c t l y c a t c h you by the proverbia l " s h o r t and c u r l i e s " .

The con fus i on a r i s e s from the fact that t h i s Is a complete departure from the work she is current l y engaged in (le the rock context of E r i c C l a p t o n ' s band) and i s , in fac t , s o commerc ia l that it c ou ld a lmost f a l l into the easy — l i s t en ing category (almost suro at t imes) — w h i c h is f ine I suppose , but the fact that in hav ing a foot in ea ch camp as it were , she ends

upgo ing nowhere f as t . Peop le who have p icked up on her

s i n g i n g rock-b lues as part of the ' E r i c the C out f i t , w i l l probably be d i sappo in ted w i th th is a l b u m . But as prev ious ly s t a t ed , as an out and out commerc ia l record the a lbum i s , w e l l , pretty g o o d . On the whole she has se l e c t ed her s o n g s w i t h much ca r e and thought . The only t rack that comes a m i s s is the bland rend i t i on of the w e l l -known "Walk Right In", w h i c h is in s tark contras t to the u s u a l l y terse arrangements of the other mus i c t r a c k s . P a r t i c u l a r l y worthy of mention is the E a g l e s "Best Of My Love", Todd Rundgren ' s " S w e e t e r M e m o r i e s " and the C h a r l e s / D a n k o song "Small Town Talk", each of w h i c h are

executed to the i r f u l l commerc ia l po t en t i a l .

It w i l l be interest ing to hear her next a lbum and perhaps in so do i ng , f ind out what fork she w i l l take from the m u s i c a l c r o ss roads she now f inds herse l f .

Stan Getz - Captain Marvel (verve)

B a s i c a l l y - Stan Getz p lays C h i c k C o r e a ' . F i v e of the ha If-dozen t racks Included here are Co r ea c ompos i t i ons , most of them a l ready recorded by the p ian is t on h i s i n i t i a l Return to Forever a lbums , they inc lude 'Five Hundred Miles High', 'Day Waves' and the t i t l e

t rack , 'Captain Marvel.'

Continued on page 13

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Continued from page 12

Recorded in 1972 , but on ly now s e e i n g the l ight of day , the band compr i ses most of R T F as it then w a s , p lus Tony W i l l i a m s on drums . A n y o n e fami l i a r w i th C o r e a ' s work at that time w i l l not need me to t e l l them that a l l the tunes are la t in -based , the sort of ' c o c k t a i l j a z z -rock ' he was preoccupied w i th at that t ime .

A rhythm s e c t i o n compr i s ing W i l l i a m s , S tan ley C l a r k e (bass) and A i r t o Moreira (percuss ion ) lay down the s o l i d , invent ive foundation you wou ld expec t , (C la rkes bass p lay ing as a l w a y s , a highl ight ) and in s o do ing , provide the idea l v eh i c l e for the Ge t z t enor . Co r ea p lays w i th h i s u s u a l dex te r i t y , never putt ing a f inger out of p l ace , yet not r ea l l y s t r e t ch ing h imse l f to the l imi ts everyone knows he is capab le of. Which br ings us to G e t z h i m s e l f . We l l what c an one say about h i s p lay ing that hasn ' t been s a i d before? H i s technique is a s sure and f lu id a s ever , h i s tone c l e a r and f u l l . When he lets loose in a la t in environment probably there 's no one more capab l e of inter­pret ing the South A m e r i c a n id iom, a s far as the saxophone goes , save for perhaps Gato B a r b i e r i , who ' s r ea l l y a dif ferent bag of ba l l s a n y w a y .

De f i n i t e l y worth a l i s t en for Ge t z fans/anyone interested in C h i c k C o r e a ' s work of a few years b a c k .

I a n M o r s e

J I N G O - f a y C h a r l e s W o o d

C h a r l e s Wood's play J i n g o is some­what con fus ing and shou ldn ' t be confused w i th other ' i n g o ' s produced to date . It is however, a good play w h i c h unfortunately runs out of jokes about hal fway through. The play is set in Singapore dur ing World War II.

The con fus i on a r i s e s out of s e ve ra l th ings , two of w h i c h are the bombing of Pea r l Harbour and the invas i on of Malaya by the " l i t t l e y e l l o w m e n " . T h a t ' s how George (John Standing ) refers to the Japanese invade rs . George Is a rather f ra i l and myopic Major who is in- fact not r ea l l y a Major but a B B C broadcaster and is an expert on Jap ' s .

Gwendo l ine , played by A n n e M a s s e y , Is George ' s wi fe sho has had them a l l . The army o f f i cer ' s that i s . She bumps into , or v i c e v e r sa , her ex -husband who tr ies immediate ly to c a p i t a l i z e on the chance meet ing . However , the war h o t s - u p , the B r i t i s h crumbles n o i s i l y and a wreck of a br igad ier gets in the w a y .

Desp i t e the rather d e v i o u s p lot , the play is w e l l produced w i th good s e t s and s l i d e s of Singapore dur ing the w a r . We l l worth wa t ch ing out for is Pe t e r Je f f r ey ' s performance as P e r c y , the b r i gad i e r . The play is a l s o l i b e ra l l y s p r i n k l e d w i t h or i enta ls for a u t h e n t i c i t y .

P a u l E k p e n y o n g

FL IM S O C I E T Y

P r e s e n t s f i lms from a wide var i e ty of d i r ec to rs and- c o u n t r i e s . The programme for the season 1975 '76 inc ludes :-

S A T Y R I C O N

T H E RUL ING C L A S S

K E S

VIRGIN AND T H E G Y P S Y

R O M E O AND J U L I E T

D O N ' T L O O K NOW

0 L U C K Y MAN

plus supporting fi lms.

A d m i s s i o n by membership card

obta inable at F r e s h e r s F a i r , any

F r i d a y even ing before the f i lm or

from C h r i s Du t t on , P h y s i c s 3 or

J a n V i n c e n t , R C S U o f f i ce .

M E M B E R S H I P £1.50

D O Y O U W A N T T O B E A

P R O J E C T I O N I S T ?

F R E E T U r r i O N ! ! ! C o n t a c t Ian Jowe t t v i a P h y s i c s 3 l e t t e r - r a cks .

P H O E N I X A R T S m f l G

Imper ia l

C o l l e g e

D O Y O U :

W R I T E ? D R A W ?

T A K E P H O T O S ? P R O D U C E M A G A Z I N E S ?

a l l contributions etc to

c/o I.C.UNION O F F I C E

14 FELIX

Football Preview

Well, with the new season well under way, we are presenting here a searching in-depth analysis of the players, of IC All-Stars, who are helping to make this year's team even more successful than previous ones.

IC All-Stars

Pete Teague (Captain). Slippery right-winger recently transferred from third division RCS for an undisclosed one-figure sum. Self-styled most popular man in the division. Doubts, however, about his tackling ability when up against tough opposition. Occasionally loses head and sometimes shoots at own goal. Taking over captaincy from Trev Phillips who occupied both right and left wing positions last year.

John Downs. Fast talking sweeper from Mines. Previous form unknown except that he has strong right foot. Owns a chain of boutiques in Oldham but doubts about his management potential with his having spent several seasons with non-Teagners, Mines. However, his lack of a brain does make him the ideal player for this position.

ICU Hon S e c ,

John Downs I C U P r e s i d e n t ,

Pe te Teague

Riz Shakir. Imported from abroad to make this a truly international squad.An undoubted improvement on last year's occupant of this position though regular spectators at the All-Stars may not think this is saying to much. Should p'ay up the centre and may improve as the year goes on.

Steve Brightman. Temperamental, moustachioed wizard of the dribble who plays slightly to the left of centre. Wants to be captain next year and thus follow in the steps of P T . P o l i c e record may count against him, however, and also the unfortunate tendency to miss vital training sessions.

I C U D P ,

R i z Shak i r

R C S U P r e s i d e n t ,

Steve Br ightman

Keith "Clockwork" Ahlers. Biggest drunk in the league. Plays

as far out on the right as possible and sometimes not even on

the same pitch as everyone e lse . Not one of the games greatest

thinkers and as a result was almost left out of All-Stars plans for

this season!

Nick "BR Special" Brayshaw. Second biggest drunk in the

league .Has supported "Union Bar " a l l his life. May find actually

playing difficult.Ambition: to become biggest drunk in the league.

Bamed for Life. After certain unsavoury incidents in a night club in West Wickham, the F A has no alternative but to ban the following players from ever donning an IC shirt again:- R K i l l , M Kessler and J Mortimer.

Left Wing. Position unoccupied this year.

G u i l d s P r e s i d en t ,

Ke i th A h l e r s

M ines P r e s i d en t ,

N i c k Brayshaw

Opposition

Brian "Bites yer legs" Flowers. This elegant, polo-necked, ageing maestro knows every trick in the book and needs to be watched all the time. May be less closely marked this year than last.

Victor "Cockroach" Moorey. One of the all-time greats who shows no intention of giving up his place, fried or otherwise, to any up-and-coming youngster. One of the league's most expensive players, he has been known to hit hard both in the stomrch and in the pocket. Plays in shirt number 40(%).

Chief Groundsman: Carl Seaford. Has unfortunate habit of declaring

pitch unplayable at short notice .However, he allows most people

the use of the ground as long as they can prove they're not

students .'Has right attitude and should go far.

Ron "We'll take 'em to the cleaners" Parker. (Striker) Plays down the left side. This man can be insconpicuous for 89

minutes then whom, he strikes and there is very little the

opposition can do about i t . Indeed, there is very little his own

team can do about it either and this has led, in the past, to

disputes with the manager and to requests for transfer to the other

side .

A.Pathy (Midfield dynamo). All-Stars jinx player, this is the man

who may just make the difference between the two sides. For as

long as these games have been played, his paralysing influence

on Starts has been a significant factor in deciding the result.

However, more enthusiastic support from the touchlines would

encourage All-Stars heroes to chase and harry, and keep bim out

of the game.

NIGHTLINE EXHIBITION An exhibition is open in Nightline each afternoon 29th

September to 3rd October. It is a chance to talk to a volunteer about what happens there or just have a look at the rooms and display of useful information.

Please come, we are in the same building as the University Accommodation Bureau next door to the swimming pool at 8 Princes Gardens.

Of course we are sti l l open every night 6 pm t i l l 9 am or you can phone 581-2468 (int 2458). The first week at college can be totally confusing and disorientating. If we can help you put it in perspective or tell you where to go for what you want, please phone or call round. Nightline is an informal confidential student problem centre, run by students with plenty of time to talk.

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

R A D I O

Invite you to their Annual General Meeting on FRIDAY 10th O C T O B E R at 12.45 in the Senior Common Room, Union Building.

The election of the officers and managers of the station for

the coming year will be hed at this meeting.'Nomination

papers have been posted outside the IC Radio room in

Southside.

Please note* that only Fu l l members of the station are

eligible for election, and that only full members may vote.

Details of membership may be obtained from The Secretary,

IC Radio, c/o Union Office, or from the stand at the Fresher's

fair at the start of term.'

F 1 H X 1 5

G L I D I N G C L U B p Only?. PJV Verkroost reports on the activities of the Gliding Club over the summer holidays. by Margaret Slimming,

President of L'Institut Francais Students Union.

B O R E D A L R E A D Y -

N O G R A N T ?

F R E E S U P P E R

&

F ILMSTRIP

on

Thursday October 2nd A t 6.15 pm

In The U n i o n Lowe r Re f ec to ry

C H E S S C L U B

The C h e s s c l u b freshers e v en ing w i l l be he ld on T h u r s d a y , 2nd October , at 6 3 0 pm in the C h e s s c l u b room, S o u t h s i d e , P r i n c e s G a r d e n s . A l l we lcome .

S T A T U S Q U O N E V E R

P L A Y E D F O L K

L I K E T H I S !

F O L K C O N C E R T

on

Tuesday September 30th a t

7.30 pm in

U n i o n Senior Common Room A d m i s s i o n F r e e Organ i sed B y

IC C h r i s t i a n Un i on '

T o a l l t h o s e w h o h a v e c o m e

t o t h e b r i g h t l i g h t s of t h e ' b i g

c i t y ' t o j o i n t h e t h o u s a n d s of

f e l l o w s t u d e n t s i n t h e l o v e l y

s u b u r b i a of S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n ,

m a y I, o n b e h a l f o f t h e S t u d e n t s '

U n i o n o f t h e I n s t i t u t F r a n c a i s

( d o n ' t t e l l me y o u h a v e f o r g o t t e n

a l l y o u r F r e n c h a l r e a d y ? ) w i s h

y o u a very b i g w e l c o m e .

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l e d w i t h t h e t h o u g h t of f i n a l l y

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

t h e g r e a t u n k n o w n . A l l I c a n

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

h a v e s u r v i v e d s e v e r a l y e a r s

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a t t i m e s ( t h o u g h a s s e v e r a l -

p a s t a n d p r e s e n t s t u d e n t s , b o t h

a t IC a n d I F , k n o w , t h i s i s n o t

t o b e c o m e t h e g e n e r a l r u l e ! ) —

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

n o t e s c a p e s m e .

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

a w a r e of t h e f a c t , i s a s m a l l ­

h o l d i n g of y o u n g l a d i e s ( ? ! )

w h o h a v e d e c i d e d n o t t o b r e a k

i n t o t h e m a l e w o r l d of S c i e n c e

a n d T e c h n o l o g y ( s o r r y

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s e l v e s t o t w o y e a r s ' t r a i n i n g

t o b e c o m e ' b i - l i n g u a l s e c r e t ­

a r i e s ' . F o r m a n y y e a r s , t h e

i m a g e o f t h e ' s e c r e t a r y ' o r

' p e r s o n a l a s s i s t a n t ' ( d i f f e r e n t

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

t h i n g ! ) w a s t h a t of a d r e a m

g i r l — b l o n d e a n d b e a u t i f u l ,

s e a t e d o n h e r e m p l o y e r ' s k n e e ,

w i t h o n l y v e r y l i m i t e d s k i l l s

(a t l e a s t , a s f a r a s s e c r e t a r i a l

o n e s w e r e c o n c e r n e d ! ) . E v e n

t o d a y , m a n y p e o p l e t e n d t o

t h i n k t h a t g i r l s w h o b e c o m e

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

k l y , t h e y a r e i n c a p a b l e of d o i n g

a n y t h i n g e l s e . T h i s i s f a r f r o m

t r u e i n m a n y c a s e s . A s e c r e t a r ­

i a l p o s t e n v e l o p e s v a r i o u s

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

s u c h a s t y p i n g a n d t a k i n g d i c t ­

a t i o n .

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b o s s ' s b u f f e r a t a l l t i m e s a n d

d u r i n g a l l h i s m o o d s , g o o d or

b a d , b u t s h e i s a l s o t h e b a c k ­

b o n e of t h e o f f i c e a n d , t h e r e f o r e ,

t o a l a r g e e x t e n t of t h e f i r m .

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b e f a u l t l e s s , a s m u s t be h e r

w i t h c l i e n t s , s i n c e s h e i s h e r

b o s s ' s e n v o y .

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E d . ) C o m e b a c k ! H o n e s t l y ,

i t i s n o t t h a t b a d a n d if i n y o u r

c a s e it i s , t h e n it i s u p t o y o u

t o d o s o m e t h i n g a b o u t i t . A s

m e m b e r s of I F U n i o n , w e a r e

a b l e t o u s e t h e f a c i l i t i e s a t I C ,

i n c l u d i n g t h e s w i m m i n g p o o l ,

s q u a s h c o u r t s e t c . W h a t e v e r

y o u r i n t e r e s t s — s p o r t , a r t s o r

s c i e n t i f i c — t h e r e a r e f a c i l i t i e s

a v a i l a b l e f o r y o u t o f o l l o w t h e m .

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n o t c e a s e a t 5 p m — n o r n e e d

y o u r s !

T h e g l i d i n g c l u b h a s j u s t c o m p l e t e d o n e o f i t s m o s t s u c c e s s f u l

s u m m e r s i n i t s h i s t o r y . O u r t h r e e g l i d e r s h a v e t o t a l l e d a b o u t

6 0 0 h o u r s b e t w e e n t h e m a n d t h e r e i s n o e n d t o t h e l i s t o f g r e a t

t h i n g s d o n e . T h r e e e x - s t u d e n t s a t t a i n e d t h e i r g o l d d i s t a n c e a n d

d i a m o n d g o a l (a f l i g h t of 3 0 0 K m d e c l a r e d b e f o r e h a n d ) . T h e l i s t o f

s i l v e r l e g s Is e n d l e s s , a l o t o f t h e m f r o m s t u d e n t s w h o o n l y

s t a r t e d l a s t O c t o b e r . L a s t y e a r ' s c a p t a i n , N i g e l L e a k , f i n a l l y

c o m p l e t e d h i s s i l v e r C b a d g e w i t h a f l i g h t t o S o u t h C e r n e y t h o u g h

h e d i d h a v e t o l i v e a t L a s h a m

f o r o v e r t w o m o n t h s t o g e t u s e d

t o t h e i d e a . L a s t y e a r ' s s t a r

f r e s h e r i s n o d o u b t J o h n

C h a p m a n .

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O c t o b e r , w e n t s o l o o n t h e

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

l o o k e d b a c k s i n c e . H e h a s n o w

d o n e o v e r 6 0 h o u r s s o l o ,

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

a l m o s t b e e n i m p o u n d e d f o r

l a n d i n g a t C o m p t o n A b b a s ,

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

t h e s k y l a r k i n t o t h e b a c k of my

a n d w h e n h e a t t e m p t e d t o r o l l

t h e D a r t t r a i l e r ( a n d m y c a r l ! )

o v e r o n e of H e r M a j e s t y ' s

l e t t e r b o x e s w e g a v e u p .

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t h e f a v o u r i t e I C t r i c k of

s t a y i n g o n a n d o n a n d o n , f l e w

t h e D a r t i n t h e L a s h a m R e g i o n a Is

c o m p e t i t i o n . H e w o u l d h a v e

d o n e a l o t b e t t e r if h e h a d

m a n a g e d t o g e t r o u n d t h e t a s k

o p o n e o r t w o d a y s b u t h e d i d

g e t p l e n t y of f i e l d l a n d i n g

p r a c t i c e ! ! T h e t a l l y f o r t h e

w e e k w a s o n e p l o u g h e d f i e l d ,

o n e g r a s s f i e l d , a n a i r f i e l d a n d

a s h o r t < c a n . T h e d i s t a n c e s

c o v e r e d — w e l l p e r h a p s n o t .

T h e D a r t , S k y l a r k a n d t h e

s y n d i c a t e D a r t a r e , a t p r e s e n t ,

u p i n S c o t l a n d o n a f a i r w e e k

e x p e d i t i o n a t t e m p t i n g s o m e

w a v e f l y i n g . W e w o r k e d

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

a f t e r t h e R e g i o n a l s ' e p i s o d e t o

g e t i t r o a d w o r t h y f o r t h e t r i p

n o r t h o n l y t o h a v e T o n y P o r t e r ,

t h i s y e a r ' s c a p t a i n n o l e s s ,

a t t e m p t t o e m u l a t e J o h n ' s

c a t a s t r o p h e ( f o r t u n a t e l y w i t h a

l e s s d i s a s t r o u s e f f e c t — t h e r e

w a s n ' t a l e t t e r b o x i n t h e w a y ) .

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c o u p l e of d a y s l a t e i n g e t t i n g

t o A b o y n e .

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

y e a r . A t t h e F r e s h e r s F a i r o n

T u e s d a y w e s h a l l h a v e o u r

e a r l y K 8 m a c h i n e i n t h e q u a d

t o s h o w b u d d i n g p u n d i t s w h a t

a g l i d e r l o o k s l i k e . G l i d i n g i s

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

a t I C w e a r e s u b s i d i s e d b y t h e

U n i o n s o t h a t i t i s w i t h i n t h e

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

W e s h a l l b e t a k i n g p a r t i e s of

f r e s h e r s d o w n t h e f i r s t t w o

w e e k e n d s f o r j o y r i d e s a n d

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

o f g l i d i n g . F l y i n g m e m b e r s h i p

f o r t h e y e a r c o s t s £ 9 . 5 0 w h i l s t

s o c i a l m e m b e r s h i p c o s t s 5 0 p .

F l y i n g f e e s a r e n a t u r a l l y o n t o p

of t h i s . It i s a d v i s a b l e , if y o u

a r e n o t c o n v i n c e d t h a t y o u w a n t

t o j o i n a s a f u l l m e m b e r , t o p a y

t h e s o c i a l m e m b e r s h i p , g o

d o w n t o L a s h a m o n e w e e k e n d ,

h a v e a j o y r i d e a n d t h e n d e c i d e

w h e t h e r y o u w a n t t o c o n t i n u e .

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w i l l n o t b e s u b s i d i s e d u n l e s s

y o u s u b s e q u e n t l y j o i n .

P l e a s e v i s i t u s a t t h e

F r e s h e r s F a i r if y o u a r e a t a l l

i n t e r e s t e d . F u l l i n f o r m a t i o n

a b o u t t h e c l u b w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e .

If y o u d o n o t m a n a g e t o f i n d u s

( b e c a u s e y o u d o n ' t k n o w w h a t

a g l i d e r l o o k s l i k e ) a n d a r e

s t i l l i n t e r e s t e d i n j o i n i n g , o u r

f i r s t m e e t i n g i s o n T h u r s d a y ,

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p m , w h e n w e h o p e t o h a v e a

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

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t h a t w e m e e t e v e r y T h u r s d a y a t

5 A 5 p m . i n A e r o 2 5 4 . A n y

f u r t h e r e n q u i r l e s s h o u I d b e m a d e

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N L e a k ( A e r o ( I I I . ) .

INVITATION

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KEY TO NUMBERS ON THE MAP OVERPAGE.

1. Lina's Cafe: Montepelier Street.

2. * Dino's: South Kensington Station, (round the corner from tube s t a t i o n ) .

3. Frank's Cafe: Bute Street.

4. Gloucester Restaurant: Gloucester Road - v i r t u a l l y opposite Queens Gate

Terrace as you walk into Gloucester Road.

5. Pizzaland: Old Brompton Rd. - opposite car shop.

6. Stockpot: B a s i l Street - near Knightsbridge tube s t a t i o n .

7. Downstairs: B a s i l Street - Next door to Stockpot.

8. * S t r i k e s : Gloucester Road - a b i t further down from Waitrose.

9. Casa Cura: Gloucester Road Tube.

10. Chelsea Kitchen: 98 Kings Road - turn l e f t from Sloane Avenue (nr Safeway).

11. Guys n' D o l l s : Kings Road - opposite army barracks (Duke of York's HQ.)

12. Seafarer: 99 Fulham Road - corner of Elystan St.

13. Pizzaland: E a r l s Court Road - next to tube s t a t i o n .

14. Pizzaland: Gloucester Road - opposite tube s t a t i o n .

15. Hotpot: Kenway Road - off E a r l s Court Road.

16. Pot: Hogarth Road - o f f E a r l s Court Road.

17. Golden Pot: Hogarth Road - o f f E a r l s Court Road.

18. 24hr Kentucky: Corner of Cromwell Road and Gloucester Road.

19. Kebab Inn: Old Brompton Road - further down on the l e f t past the Pizzaland

(only open t i l l midnight).

20. Wimpy: Thurlow Street - on the way to South Kensington Tube.

21. Wimpy: Gloucester Road - opposite tube s t a t i o n .

22. Wimpy: E a r l s Court Road - near tube s t a t i o n on same side of the road.

* S l i g h t l y more expensive than others l i s t e d here.

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