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FRIDAY JANUARY 13 1984

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w a i t i n g f o r b e n e f i t f o r many months t o come.

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a b o u t what i s g o i n g on a t I m p e r i a l t h a n t h e y do now" .

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s t u d e n t s o f p r o d u c i n g F E L I X i s i n e x c e s s o f £ 2 5 , 0 0 0 p e r

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m a t e r i a l t h a t p u b l i c money c a n b u y .

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a n y t h i n g . The r e v e l a t i o n comes a t a t i m e when many u n i o n

c l u b s and s o c i e t i e s do n o t have t h e r e s o u r c e s t o c a r r y

o u t t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s t o t h e e x t e n t t h a t t h e y w o u l d l i k e

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f i n a n c i a l h a r d s h i p . The r e a l i s a t i o n t h a t t h i s amount o f

money i s l i t e r a l l y b e i n g t h r o w n away i s l i k e l y t o p r o v o k e

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The t a l e b e g i n s b a c k i n A p r i l ' 83 when t h e

new h o u s i n g b e n e f i t s s y s t e m was f i r s t

i n t r o d u c e d . The s y s t e m removed

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r m e e t i n g h o u s i n g c o s t s

f rom t h e D . H . S . S . t o l o c a l h o u s i n g

a u t h o r i t i e s and w i d e n e d t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f

t h e o l d r e n t and r a t e r e b a t e s y s t e m m a k i n g

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

f i r s t t i m e . From t h e o u t s e t i t was e v i d e n t

t h a t t h e scheme had been r u s h e d t h r o u g h w i t h

l i t t l e c o n s u l t a t i o n and t h a t t h e l o c a l

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

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

Aware o f t h e c o n f u s i o n w h i c h was l i k e l y t o

e n s u e , S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s t o o k s t e p s i n t h e

weeks l e a d i n g up t o t h e v a c a t i o n t o c o n t a c t

b o t h t h e c e n t r a l D . H . S . S . o f f i c e s and t h e

h o u s i n g a u t h o r i t i e s a r o u n d I . e . t o t r y and

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

c l a i m b a c k r e n t p a y m e n t s . F o r some weeks

b o t h t h e D . H . S . S . and t h e h o u s i n g

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

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r a u t h o r i s i n g payments f o r

s t u d e n t s .

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B e n e f i t s y s t e m was g o i n g t o p r o v e t h e most

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

S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s began t o a d v i s e s t u d e n t s

a c c o r d i n g l y by p r e p a r i n g an a r t i c l e

e x p l a i n i n g t h e c o m p l e x i t i e s o f , and

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

v a c a t i o n . The a r t i c l e was due t o a p p e a r i n

t h e f i n a l F E L I X o f t e r m and was r e a d y by t h e

copy d e a d l i n e o f Monday, 5 t h December .

On Monday m o r n i n g j u s t a few h o u r s b e f o r e

t h e a r t i c l e was due t o be s u b m i t t e d t o F E L I X

an I . e . s t u d e n t r e t u r n e d t o S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s

h a v i n g been t u r n e d away by Hammersmith and

F u l h a m h o u s i n g a u t h o r i t y w h i l s t a t t e m p t i n g

t o s u b m i t a c l a i m f o r h o u s i n g b e n e f i t . As

t h e m o r n i n g wore on f u r t h e r c a s e s were a l s o

r e p o r t e d f rom Hammersmi th and F u l h a m , and

K e n s i n g t o n and C h e l s e a . The F E L I X e d i t o r

was i n f o r m e d o f t h e p r o b l e m and a g r e e d t o

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

Two d a y s l a t e r i t became c l e a r t h a t t h e

S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s a r t i c l e was c o r r e c t and

t h a t t h e p r o b l e m l a y w i t h bad o r g a n i s a t i o n

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

The F E L I X e d i t o r t h e n d e c i d e d t h a t t h e

a r t i c l e was t o o l a t e f o r i n c l u s i o n . He d i d ,

h o w e v e r , p r o m i s e t o m e n t i o n h o u s i n g b e n e f i t s

i n h i s e d i t o r i a l and d i r e c t t h o s e s e e k i n g

i n f o r m a t i o n t o S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s . I n t h e

e v e n t he d i d n ' t .

L u c k i l y S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s had a r r a n g e d f o r

2 , 5 0 0 c o p i e s o f t h e a r t i c l e t o be p r i n t e d

and d i s t r i b u t e d .

No d o u b t t h e n e x t few weeks w i l l see y e t

more c h a o s , c o n f u s i o n , e x c u s e s and d e l a y s

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

K e n s i n g t o n and C h e l s e a have o p t i m i s t i c a l l y

e s t i m a t e d t h a t t h e y s h o u l d be a b l e t o

r e s o l v e c l a i m s w i t h i n a b o u t 6 w e e k s .

J u d g i n g f rom t h e i r p r e v i o u s p e r f o r m a n c e 6

months i s l i k e l y t o be a more r e a l i s t i c

e s t i m a t e ! S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s w i l l be m a k i n g a

ma jo r e f f o r t t o c h a s e up u n r e s o l v e d c l a i m s

d u r i n g t h i s t e r m so i f y o u have y e t t o h e a r

a n y t h i n g f rom y o u r h o u s i n g a u t h o r i t y o r y o u

a r e e x p e r i e n c i n g p a r t i c u l a r p r o b l e m s w i t h

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

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8 E a r l ' s C o u r t S q u a r e

The work o f m a i n t a i n i n g I m p e r i a l a s t h e

C o l l e g e w i t h more a c c o m m o d a t i o n t h a n any

o t h e r p a r t o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y c o n t i n u e d

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

s t u d e n t s moved i n t o N o . 8, a c o l l e c t i o n o f

i n d i v i d u a l f l a t s and rooms and a communal

k i t c h e n f o r t h o s e w i t h o u t t h e i r own

f a c i l i t i e s .

The t a l e o f t h e a c q u i s i t i o n o f N o . 8 i s

f r a u g h t w i t h d r a m a . When t h e house was

f i r s t s e e n by S e n i o r S u r v e y o r , H e c t o r

Cameron C l a r k , and S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s O f f i c e r ,

M i c h a e l A r t h u r , i t was i n a s t a t e o f

u n b e l i e v a b l e d e r i l i c t i o n . As t h e r e were

o n l y s i x weeks t o go t o t h e b e g i n n i n g o f

t e r m t h e o w n e r ' s a s s u r a n c e s o f c o m p l e t e

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

s c e p t i c i s m . I t was a g r e e d t h a t t h e C o l l e g e

w o u l d r e c o n s i d e r t h e p r o p e r t y once t h e work

was c o m p l e t e d .

No more was h e a r d f rom t h e owners u n t i l a

week b e f o r e t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t e r m , t h o u g h

t h e r e s i d e n t s o f N o . 6 , a n o t h e r head t e n a n c y ,

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

n e i g h b o u r i n g p r e m i s e s .

M e s s r s Cameron C l a r k and A r t h u r r e t u r n e d t o

t h e house and were f l a b b e r g a s t e d by t h e

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

r e s i d e n c e . A d e a l was c o n c l u d e d and N o . 8

now p r o v i d e s some o f t h e most c o m f o r t a b l e

a c c o m m o d a t i o n t h e C o l l e g e has t o o f f e r .

3

JOLLY GOOD FELLOWS

News was r e l e a s e d t h i s week o f t h e 1984

F e l l o w s and A s s o c i a t e s who w i l l r e c e i v e

t h e i r s c r o l l s on Commemora t ion Day on 25

O c t o b e r .

Mr Suman t r ao M o o l g a o k a r - e n g i n e e r i n g

s t u d e n t a t I m p e r i a l i n t h e 1920s and e m i n e n t

I n d i a n e n g i n e e r .

S i r C l i v e S i n c l a i r - w e l l - k n o w n t o a l l t h o s e

s t r o k i n g t h e i r Z X 8 1 s .

E m e r i t u s P r o f e s s o r "SKEM" FEng FRS

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

h i s t o r i a n e x t r a o r d i n a i r e .

P r o f e s s o r S i r R i c h a r d Sou thwood FRS - e x -

head o f Z o o l o g y and D i r e c t o r o f t h e F i e l d

S t a t i o n - now a t O x f o r d .

Dr H P K U r s p r u n g - P r e s i d e n t o f ETH Z u r i c h

- I C ' s s i s t e r i n s t i t u t i o n

and t h e a s s o c i a t e

Mr J i m Cunningham - l i n c h - p i n i n t h e

D e p a r t m e n t o f A e r o n a u t i c s f rom 1949 t o 1982 .

BARCLAYS TECHMART

E x p e c t t o see t h e b e s t o f I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e

a t B a r c l a y s T e c h m a r t - t h e New T e c h n o l o g y

E x h i b i t i o n t o be h e l d i n F e b r u a r y a t t h e

N a t i o n a l E x h i b i t i o n C e n t r e .

The E x h i b i t i o n i s d e s i g n e d t o g i v e s m a l l ,

medium and l a r g e c o m p a n i e s , r e s e a r c h

i n s t i t u t e s and p r i v a t e i n v e n t o r s t h e c h a n c e

t o d i s p l a y new t e c h n o l o g i e s . I m p e r i a l

C o l l e g e w i l l s h a r e a p a v i l i o n w i t h 17 o t h e r

u n i v e r s i t i e s - t h e f i r s t t i m e B r i t i s h

u n i v e r s i t i e s have e n t e r e d t h e c o m m e r c i a l

m a r k e t p l a c e i n t h i s way . I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e

r a i s e d more t h a n £16 m i l l i o n i n r e s e a r c h

g r a n t s and c o n t r a c t s l a s t y e a r .

JOLLY GOOD FELLOWS

News was r e l e a s e d t h i s week o f t h e 1984

F e l l o w s and A s s o c i a t e s who w i l l r e c e i v e

t h e i r s c r o l l s on Commemora t ion Day on 25

O c t o b e r .

Mr Suman t r ao M o o l g a o k a r - e n g i n e e r i n g

s t u d e n t a t I m p e r i a l i n t h e 1920s and e m i n e n t

I n d i a n e n g i n e e r .

S i r C l i v e S i n c l a i r - w e l l - k n o w n t o a l l t h o s e

s t r o k i n g t h e i r Z X 8 1 s .

E m e r i t u s P r o f e s s o r "SKEM" FEng FRS

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

h i s t o r i a n e x t r a o r d i n a i r e .

P r o f e s s o r S i r R i c h a r d Sou thwood FRS - e x -

head o f Z o o l o g y and D i r e c t o r o f t h e F i e l d

S t a t i o n - now a t O x f o r d .

Dr H P K U r s p r u n g - P r e s i d e n t o f ETH Z u r i c h

- I C ' s s i s t e r i n s t i t u t i o n

and t h e a s s o c i a t e

Mr J i m Cunningham - l i n c h - p i n i n t h e

D e p a r t m e n t o f A e r o n a u t i c s f rom 1949 t o 1982 .

CANCER CLUE

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company e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1982 by IC and

3 i V e n t u r e s . P a r t o f t h e d e a l was an

e x c l u s i v e 10 y e a r l e a s e on t h e P i l o t P l a n t

i n t h e B i o c h e m i s t r y B u i l d i n g . I B T , now

v a l u e d a t a r o u n d £5m, i s on t h e t h r e s h o l d o f

e x p l o i t i n g new p r o d u c t o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n t h e

f o o d , d i a r y , b r e w i n g and d i a g n o s t i c

i n d u s t r i e s .

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D r P e t e r R i g b y ' s t eam i n B i o c h e m i s t r y has

r e c e i v e d w i d e m e d i a c o v e r a g e s i n c e

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g r e a t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e en igma

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c a n c e r .

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B i o t e c h n o l o g y L i m i t e d ( I B T ) has r a i s e d £ 1 . 5 m

i n a p r i v a t e p l a c i n g on t h e S t o c k E x c h a n g e .

IBT i s t h e enzyme and b i o l o g i c a l p r o d u c t s

company e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1982 by IC and

3 i V e n t u r e s . P a r t o f t h e d e a l was an

e x c l u s i v e 10 y e a r l e a s e on t h e P i l o t P l a n t

i n t h e B i o c h e m i s t r y B u i l d i n g . I B T , now

v a l u e d a t a r o u n d £5m, i s on t h e t h r e s h o l d o f

e x p l o i t i n g new p r o d u c t o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n t h e

f o o d , d i a r y , b r e w i n g and d i a g n o s t i c

i n d u s t r i e s .

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ACCORDING t o A r i a d n e - (New S c i e n t i s t - 5

J a n u a r y ) someone a t I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e knows

how t o remove P e n t e l i n k s t a i n s . . . . s oak t h e

s t a i n i n m i l k f o r a c o u p l e o f h o u r s . Now we

k n o w . . . .

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B i o t e c h n o l o g y L i m i t e d ( I B T ) has r a i s e d £ 1 . 5 m

i n a p r i v a t e p l a c i n g on t h e S t o c k E x c h a n g e .

IBT i s t h e enzyme and b i o l o g i c a l p r o d u c t s

company e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1982 by IC and

3 i V e n t u r e s . P a r t o f t h e d e a l was an

e x c l u s i v e 10 y e a r l e a s e on t h e P i l o t P l a n t

i n t h e B i o c h e m i s t r y B u i l d i n g . I B T , now

v a l u e d a t a r o u n d £5m, i s on t h e t h r e s h o l d o f

e x p l o i t i n g new p r o d u c t o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n t h e

f o o d , d i a r y , b r e w i n g and d i a g n o s t i c

i n d u s t r i e s . THUNDER, LIGHTNING OR

THERE i s now no e x c u s e f o r b e i n g u n p r e p a r e d

f o r ' s u d d e n w e a t h e r c h a n g e s ' . On L e v e l 2

S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g , t h e r e i s a m o n i t o r

s h o w i n g t h e l a s t e s t M e t e o s a t images o f t h e

W e s t e r n E u r o p e a n a r e a . The i m a ges a r e

r e c e i v e d and p r o c e s s e d i n t h e C e n t r e f o r

Remote S e n s i n g . C u s t o m e r s f o r t h e w e a t h e r

m o v i e s now i n c l u d e BBC B r e a k f a s t T V , Thames

News a t S i x a n d ITN News a t One .

JUBILEE LECTURER

JOHN EGAN, e x - I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e s t u d e n t and

C h a i r m a n o f J a g u a r C a r s , i s t o g i v e t h e 1984

J u b i l e e L e c t u r e i n M a r c h . I t s h o u l d be w e l l

w o r t h h e a r i n g . S i n c e Mr Egan t o o k o v e r

J a g u a r C a r s i n 1980 t h e company has had a

r e m a r k a b l e t u r n a r o u n d . L a s t week t h e

company a n n o u n c e d r e c o r d w o r l d s a l e s f o r

1983 o f £ 5 5 0 m .

THUNDER, LIGHTNING OR

THERE i s now no e x c u s e f o r b e i n g u n p r e p a r e d

f o r ' s u d d e n w e a t h e r c h a n g e s ' . On L e v e l 2

S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g , t h e r e i s a m o n i t o r

s h o w i n g t h e l a s t e s t M e t e o s a t images o f t h e

W e s t e r n E u r o p e a n a r e a . The i m a ges a r e

r e c e i v e d and p r o c e s s e d i n t h e C e n t r e f o r

Remote S e n s i n g . C u s t o m e r s f o r t h e w e a t h e r

m o v i e s now i n c l u d e BBC B r e a k f a s t T V , Thames

News a t S i x a n d ITN News a t One .

JUBILEE LECTURER

JOHN EGAN, e x - I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e s t u d e n t and

C h a i r m a n o f J a g u a r C a r s , i s t o g i v e t h e 1984

J u b i l e e L e c t u r e i n M a r c h . I t s h o u l d be w e l l

w o r t h h e a r i n g . S i n c e Mr Egan t o o k o v e r

J a g u a r C a r s i n 1980 t h e company has had a

r e m a r k a b l e t u r n a r o u n d . L a s t week t h e

company a n n o u n c e d r e c o r d w o r l d s a l e s f o r

1983 o f £ 5 5 0 m . IN ACID RAIN

SIR JOHN MASON, F R S , e x - D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l o f

t h e M e t e o r o l o g i c a l O f f i c e , has c h o s e n t h e

C e n t r e f o r E n v i r o n m e n t a l T e c h n o l o g y as h i s

base f rom w h i c h t o d i r e c t a ma jo r new

r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t on a c i d r a i n . The £5

m i l l i o n i n d e p e n d e n t p r o j e c t i s b e i n g funded

by t h e C e n t r a l E l e c t r i c i t y G e n e r a t i n g B e a r d

and t h e N a t i o n a l C o a l B o a r d , and w i l l l a s t

s e v e r a l y e a r s . The p r o j e c t i s b e i n g

c o n d u c t e d by t h e R o y a l S o c i e t y i n

a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h t h e N o r w e g i a n Academy o f

S c i e n c e s and L e t t e r s and t h e R o y a l S w e d i s h

Academy o f S c i e n c e s .

19B4 IS W I S E YEAR

THE EQUAL O p p o r t u n i t i e s C o m m i s s i o n and t h e

E n g i n e e r i n g C o u n c i l have j o i n e d f o r c e s t o

l a u n c h a ma jo r i n i t i a t i v e t o p e r s u a d e more

women and g i r l s t o t a k e up c a r e e r s i n

e n g i n e e r i n g . Women i n S c i e n c e and

E n g i n e e r i n g w i l l r u n t h r o u g h o u t 1984, w i l l

be a i m e d l a r g e l y a t s c h o o l s and c o l l e g e .

I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e ' s p r o p o r t i o n o f women

s t u d e n t s has r i s e n s t e a d i l y o v e r r e c e n t

y e a r s - i t now s t a n d s a t 16%.

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SIR JOHN MASON, F R S , e x - D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l o f

t h e M e t e o r o l o g i c a l O f f i c e , has c h o s e n t h e

C e n t r e f o r E n v i r o n m e n t a l T e c h n o l o g y as h i s

base f rom w h i c h t o d i r e c t a ma jo r new

r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t on a c i d r a i n . The £5

m i l l i o n i n d e p e n d e n t p r o j e c t i s b e i n g funded

by t h e C e n t r a l E l e c t r i c i t y G e n e r a t i n g B e a r d

and t h e N a t i o n a l C o a l B o a r d , and w i l l l a s t

s e v e r a l y e a r s . The p r o j e c t i s b e i n g

c o n d u c t e d by t h e R o y a l S o c i e t y i n

a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h t h e N o r w e g i a n Academy o f

S c i e n c e s and L e t t e r s and t h e R o y a l S w e d i s h

Academy o f S c i e n c e s .

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FOR THE u m p t e e n t h y e a r i n s u c c e s s i o n t h e

i n c r e a s e i n t h e g r a n t has f a l l e n

s i g n i f i c a n t l y b e l o w t h e r i s e i n t h e c o s t o f

l i v i n g . F o r many t h e p r o b l e m w i l l be

e x a c e r b a t e d n e x t y e a r by t h e h a l v i n g o f t h e

minimum g r a n t t o £ 2 1 0 p e r y e a r .

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s e t i n t h e l i g h t o f o t h e r b e n e f i t s a v a i l a b l e

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

know a b o u t a l l t h e b e n e f i t s w h i c h go t o make

up t h e f i n a n c i a l n e t a v a i l a b l e f o r y o u r

s u p p o r t .

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w a t c h o u t f o r i n f o r m a t i o n - t h i s i s a n i s s u e

w h i c h c o n c e r n s y o u !

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f a t e t o recommend r e n t and r a t e r e b a t e s as a

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as y o u a r e p r e p a r e d t o w a i t a n y t h i n g f rom 1

t o 6 months f o r y o u r c l a i m t o be r e s o l v e d ,

i t i s w o r t h a p p l y i n g . S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s have

a p p l i c a t i o n fo rms f o r some b o r o u g h s a n d t h e

a d d r e s s e s o f Town H a l l s f o r o t h e r b o r o u g h s .

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most p r o f i t a b l e fo rm o f e x t r a i n c o m e . The

i d e a o f a deed o f c o v e n a n t i s t h a t y o u r

p a r e n t s commit t o w r i t i n g an u n d e r t a k i n g t o

pay y o u a c e r t a i n sum o f money e a c h y e a r .

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t h e t a x o f f i c e and t h e y w i l l r e f u n d y o u t h e

b a s i c r a t e o f t a x t h a t y o u r p a r e n t s have

a l r e a d y p a i d on t h e money t h e y g i v e y o u .

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t h e c o v e n a n t must s a t i s f y t o be a c c e p t e d by

t h e taxman b u t i f y o u f o l l o w t h e r u l e s

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

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a v a i l a b l e t o ' s i g n o n ' w i l l r e c e i v e e i t h e r

unemployment o r s u p p l e m e n t a r y b e n e f i t .

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T r e a t m e n t

A l t h o u g h s t u d e n t s a r e n o t a u t o m a t i c a l l y

e n t i t l e d t o f r e e p r e s c r i p t i o n s , g l a s s e s and

d e n t a l t r e a t m e n t , mos t s t u d e n t s c a n g e t them

f r e e on t h e g r o u n d s o f l o w i n c o m e . F o r

t h o s e w i t h e x t r a t e r m - t i m e income s u c h as

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

may be l i m i t e d t o t h e v a c a t i o n p e r i o d s when

y o u r income i s l o w e r , b u t i t i s a l w a y s w o r t h

a p p l y i n g . F u l l d e t a i l s o f c o s t s and t h e

ways t o r e c l a i m them a r e g i v e n i n l e a f l e t s

P 1 1 , G11 and D11 a v a i l a b l e f rom S t u d e n t

S e r v i c e s , y o u r l o c a l D . H . S . S . and most

c e n t r a l P o s t O f f i c e s .

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T h e r e a r e a number o f o t h e r b e n e f i t s

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

c i r c u m s t a n c e s e g . d e p e n d e n t s a l l o w a n c e s ,

t r a v e l c o s t s , and v a c a t i o n h a r d s h i p g r a n t s ;

h e l p f rom e d u c a t i o n a l c h a r i t i e s , a n d

a s s i s t a n c e f rom s t a t e b e n e f i t s s u c h as C h i l d

B e n e f i t , F a m i l y Income S u p p l e m e n t , a n d

U r g e n t Needs P a y m e n t s . I t i s i m p o s s i b l e t o

i n c l u d e much d e t a i l h e r e so i t i s i m p o r t a n t

t h a t y o u c h e c k y o u r e n t i t l e m e n t s . F u r t h e r

d e t a i l s and s p e c i f i c h e l p w i t h a l l t h e

b e n e f i t s i n t h i s a r t i c l e a r e a v a i l a b l e f rom

t h e S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s O f f i c e any weekday

be tween 9 . 3 0 a . m . and 5 . 3 0 p . m .

THESE BENEFITS ARE YOURS BY R I GHT .

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HHAT'S ON IN SOUTH KEN

D o n ' t m i s s t h e LIGHT DIMENSIONS E x h i b i t i o n

a t t h e S c i e n c e Museum. I t ' s a l l a b o u t t h e

e v o l u t i o n o f h o l o g r a p h y and i s on u n t i l t h e

4 t h o f M a r c h .

O p e n i n g t i m e s :

M o n d a y - S a t u r d a y : 1 0 . 0 0 - 1 7 . 1 5

S u n d a y : 1 4 . 3 0 - 1 7 . 1 5

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£ 1 . 0 0 s t u d e n t s , c h i l d r e n

o v e r s e v e n and OAPs

V & A THEATRE MUSEUM

O u t s i d e Room 134 - a s m a l l e x h i b i t i o n

d e v o t e d t o t h e l i f e o f S i r R a l p h R i c h a r d s o n

- 1902-1983

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L e v e l 5 , S h e r f i e l d

FREMANTLE FIGHTS BACK

DESPITE f r e n e t i c a t t a c k s on t h e F r e m a n t l e by

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

r e s i d e n c e has r e c e n t l y been g r a c e d by t h e

i n c l u s i o n o f ' F e l i x ' h a c k e t t e D i a n e L o v e

amongst i t s r e s i d e n t s .

I n t h e c o u r s e o f l a s t t e r m , e x t e n s i v e r o o f

r e p a i r s were c a r r i e d o u t and a c o m p r e h e n s i v e

g u a r a n t e e o b t a i n e d . Imag ine t h e s u r p r i s e o f

S t u d e n t S e r v i c e s s t a f f on r e c e i v i n g a phone

c a l l f rom a d i s t r a u g h t Ms L o v e r e p o r t i n g

t h a t a l e a k had d e v e l o p e d and w a t e r was

p o u r i n g i n t o h e r room. F o r t u n a t e l y Ms L o v e

was a t home t h a t n i g h t and damage t o £ 5 0 0

w o r t h o f r e c o r d s was a v e r t e d . S t e p s were

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

h a c k e t t e .

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e S u b - W a r d e n , N i c k J a m e s ,

o n l y one room has l e a k e d s i n c e t h e r e p a i r s

were c o m p l e t e d and t h e p r o b l e m c e a s e d as

s o o n as i t s o c c u p a n t had been r e h o u s e d .

MICRO MAN AT THE MOVIES

THE HONORARY C o n s u l (18 r a t i n g , l o c a l s and

West End) i n e v i t a b l y l a c k s some o f t h e

s u b t l e t y and nuance o f Graham G r e e n e ' s n o v e l

o f E n g l i s h e x - p a t r i o t s m i x e d up i n S o u t h

A m e r i c a n m i c r o - p o l i t i c s - Gre e ne does n o t

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

s c r e e n . C a u g h t be tween t h e d e s i r e t o f i l m a

mode rn -day c l a s s i c n o v e l ( t h e a u t h o r ' s own

f a v o u r i t e ) and t h e need t o p r o d u c e a mass -

m a r k e t p r o d u c t , t h e f i l m ' s p r o d u c e r s c h o s e

M i c h a e l C a i n e ( s u r p r i s i n g l y good as t h e

eponymous d r u n k ) and R i c h a r d G e r e ( o f t h e

g o r g e o u s bum and dodgy E n g l i s h a c c e n t )

p l a y i n g a h a r d , e m o t i o n l e s s d o c t o r . He g e t s

i n v o l v e d w i t h t h e e x - p r o s t i t u t e w i f e o f t h e

C o n s u l , newcomer E l p i d i a C a r r i l l o , l o o k i n g

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m o r a l a m b i g u i t y o f t h e o r i g i n a l o f t h e

n o v e l . T h i s was p r e s u m a b l y b e c a u s e t h e

a v e r a g e p u n t e r c a n n o t c ope w i t h s u c h

c o m p l e x i t y , b u t i t l e a v e s t h e f i l m s l i g h t l y

u n b a l a n c e d . D e s p i t e t h i s , h o w e v e r , t h e

somet imes l e a d e n G e r e and a p a r t i c u l a r l y

u n p l e a s a n t (and u n n e c e s s a r y ) t o r t u r e s c e n e ,

The H o n o r a r y C o n s u l r e t a i n s some o f t h e

s t r u c t u r e o f t h e b o o k ,

c l e a r l y t h e i m p r o b a b l e

o f t h e p l o t . I t i s w e l l -

w i t h p a c y a c t i o n s c e n e s and a

t y p i c a l l y G r e e n e - i s h t o u c h o f humour a m i d s t

t h e t r a g e d y . An e n t e r t a i n i n g and w a t c h a b l e

f i l m , t h e n , w h i c h w i l l p r o b a b l y p a c k 'em i n ,

b u t i n a d i f f e r e n t c l a s s f rom t h e b o o k .

P . S . A v o i d a t a l l c o s t s t h e a c c o m p a n y i n g

s h o r t ' F i r e - f i g h t e r ' , a q u i t e a p p a l l i n g

p i e c e o f j i n g o i s t i c g a r b a g e g l o r i f y i n g t h e

k i l l i n g o f A r g i e s by t h e M a r i n e s i n t h e y o u -

know-where s i n 1982 . F i n a n c e d by t h e

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Open: M i d d a y t o M i d n i g h t Sunday t o T h u r s d a y ,

M i d d a y t o 1 a . m . F r i d a y & S a t u r d a y

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

w i l d e r n e s s o f Hyde P a r k C o r n e r s t a n d s a

r e s t a u r a n t w h i c h e v e r y o n e has h e a r d o f b u t

few have v i s i t e d .

The H a r d Rock C a f e ' s r e p u t a t i o n f o r u l t r a

t r e n d i n e s s and l o n g queues may be o f f -

p u t t i n g b u t t h e r e a l i t y i s somewhat

d i f f e r e n t f rom t h e l e g e n d . A r r i v i n g j u s t

b e f o r e s e v e n on a T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g t h e queue

was m i n i m a l t h o u g h when we l e f t a t n i n e , i t

had grown c o n s i d e r a b l y .

The w a l l s a r e a c o l l a g e o f A m e r i c a b i l i a f rom

a mounted b u f f a l o head t o J i m C o n n o r s .

C o n t r a s t i n g a r e a s o f b r i g h t l i g h t and d a r k

shadows and p l e a s a n t l y b a l a n c e d sound l e v e l s

o f c h a t t e r and m u s i c - m a i n l y 7 0 s - 1 0 c c ,

B l o n d i e , Bachmann T u r n e r O v e r d r i v e e t a l

made f o r p l e a s a n t enough s u r r o u n d i n g s . T h e r e

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

c o m f o r t a b l e f i x e d s e a t i n g on a r a i s e d d i a s

a r o u n d t h e e d g e . L a r g e b rown V e n e t i a n b l i n d s

k e e p t h e a m b i a n c e i n and t h e d r e a r y w i n t e r

e v e n i n g o u t . N o n e t h e l e s s , i t i s n o t g r e a t l y

o u t o f t h e o r d i n a r y now, i t s i m p a c t d u l l e d

by t h e p r o l i f e r a t i o n o f a r r i v i s t e i m i t a t o r s

- n o t a b l y M a x w e l l s .

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p r e p a r e d , i s n o t u n u s u a l . The menu i s

s h o r t . S t a r t e r s a r e c o n f i n e d t o soup and

c o r n - o n - t h e - c o b b o t h a t 90p . M a i n c o u r s e s

f a l l i n t o t h r e e c a t e g o r i e s . T h r e e v a r i e t i e s

o f s t e a k f rom £ 6 . 7 5 - £ 7 . 7 5 ; t h r e e s a n d w i c h

c o n c o c t i o n s f rom £ 3 . 2 5 - £ 3 . 4 5 and f o u r

1/41b b u r g e r s f rom £ 2 . 9 5 - £ 3 . 3 5 . The JfcLb

v e r s i o n o f a l l t h e b u r g e r s c o s t s £ 3 . 5 5

much b e t t e r v a l u e . The h a l f pound b u r g e r i s

l a r g e b u t u n i n s p i r e d - as o r d i n a r y a b u r g e r

a s y o u c o u l d f i n d a n y w h e r e . The H a r d R o c k ' s

C l u b S a n d w i c h £ 3 . 4 5 ( b r e a d , l e t t u c e ,

t o m a t o e s , m a y o n n a i s e , b a c o n and c h i c k e n ,

s e r v e d w i t h a m o u n t a i n o f c h i p s ) i s more f o r

t h e gourmand t h a n t h e gourmet and n e i t h e r o f

t h e two o f us who t r i e d i t l a s t e d t h e

c o u r s e . A l t h o u g h b o t h t h e b u r g e r and

s a n d w i c h c o s t s a l i t t l e o v e r t h e o d d s , i n

q u a n t i t y t e r m s a l o n e , t h e y a r e w e l l w o r t h

i t . The p u d d i n g s a r e g o o d . S e v e n o p t i o n s

c o s t i n g f rom £ 1 . 0 5 - £ 1 . 9 5 . The h o t fudge

sundae ( £ 1 . 8 0 ) a n d t h e banana s p l i t ( 1 . 9 5 )

were m o n s t r o u s and d e l i c i o u ; ( C o n t d . on p . 8 )

HINESPEAK

1983 V i n t a g e R e p o r t

A f t e r a l a t e and wet S p r i n g , f l o w e r i n g

o c c u r r e d i n f i n e w e a t h e r and was f o l l o w e d by

a h o t , d r y summer f rom J u n e t o A u g u s t . The

g r a p e s were b r o u g h t i n u n d e r i d e a l

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

h a r v e s t i n l a t e S e p t e m b e r . The g e n e r a l

p r o m i s e i s f o r b o t h q u a l i t y and q u a n t i t y .

BORDEAUX A n o t h e r q u a l i t y v i n t a g e ( t h e f i f t h

i n s i x y e a r s ) . O v e r a l l p r o d u c t i o n w i l l be

10-20% l e s s t h a n 1 9 8 2 . The C l a r e t s w i l l , a s

u s u a l , v a r y f rom p r o p e r t y t o p r o p e r t y b u t

s h o u l d have more b a l a n c e and e l e g a n c e i f

l e s s power t h a n 8 2 ' s . The d r y W h i t e s s h o u l d

be f i r m e r t h a n t h e somewhat f l a b b y 1982

v i n t a g e .

BURGUNDY The r e g i o n s u f f e r e d more t h r o u g h

f r o s t and r o t and t h i s r e d u c e d t h e c r o p f rom

l a s t y e a r ' s h i g h l e v e l . The w i n e s t h a t were

made w i l l be c o n c e n t r a t e d and h i g h i n

a l c o h o l . The B e a u j o l a i s c r o p was v e r y

s u c c e s s f u l , f u l l e r t h a n l a s t y e a r ' s , t h e

c r u s s h o u l d keep w e l l . C h a b l i s i s b e t t e r

b a l a n c e d w i t h a c i d i t y t h a n 1982 b u t i n t h e

C o t e D ' O r i s more v a r i a b l e w i t h V o s n e -

Romanee and C h a m b o l l e - M u s i g n y b a d l y h i t by

h a i l . O v e r a l l , t h e h o t w e a t h e r r e d u c e d

j u i c e and t o u g h e n e d s k i n s g i v i n g a t a n n i c ,

l o n g - l a s t i n g s t y l e o f B u r g u n d y t h a t may be

t h e b e s t s i n c e 1978 .

CHAMPAGNE A n o u t s t a n d i n g v i n t a g e f o r t h e

s e c o n d y e a r r u n n i n g . The huge h a r v e s t w i l l

p r o d u c e 300 m i l l i o n b o t t l e s and a l l o w

r e b u i l d i n g o f t h e s t o c k s d e p l e t e d by p o o r

y e a r s i n 1978 , 1980 and 1 9 8 1 . T h i s s h o u l d

g u a r a n t e e p r i c e s t a b i l i t y .

LOIRE H i g h e r t h a n a v e r a g e c r o p w i t h

e x p e c t a t i o n s o f an e x c e l l e n t v i n t a g e f rom

M u s c a d e t t o S a n c e r r e and P o u i l l y - F u m e .

GERMANY May be t h e b e s t M o s e l R i e s l i n g

v i n t a g e s i n c e 1 9 7 6 .

S P A I N S e v e r e d r o u g h t i n S p r i n g and Summer

c a u s e d a 10-25% l o s s i n vo lume i n R i o j a ,

t h o u g h q u a l i t y r e p o r t s a r e g o o d . T h e r e may

be a t e m p t a t i o n t o i n c r e a s e p r i c e s .

CALIFORNIA 10-30% down i n y i e l d due t o

s e v e r e summer r a i n . A n a v e r a g e q u a l i t y

v i n t a g e w i t h some e x c e p t i o n s .

ENGLAND A t l a s t a bumper c r o p w i t h i d e a l

w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s . Q u a l i t y v e r y e n c o u r a g i n g

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PRIZE COMPETITION

HOW MANY TIMES HAS FELIX BROKEN THE NUJ CODE OF CONDUCT?

REPRODUCED b e l o w i s t h e NUJ code o f c o n d u c t .

How many i n s t a n c e s c a n y o u remember, t h i s

s e s s i o n , o f ' F e l i x ' b r e a c h i n g v a r i o u s p a r t s

o f t h e code?

1 A j o u r n a l i s t has a d u t y t o m a i n t a i n t h e

h i g h e s t p r o f e s s i o n a l and e t h i c a l s t a n d a r d s .

7 A j o u r n a l i s t s h a l l p r o t e c t c o n f i d e n t i a l

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

8 A j o u r n a l i s t s h a l l n o t a c c e p t b r i b e s n o r

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

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

s i o n a l d u t i e s .

2 A j o u r n a l i s t s h a l l a t a l l t i m e s d e f e n d t h e

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

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

i n f o r m a t i o n and t h e e x p r e s s i o n o f comment

and c r i t i c i s m . H e / s h e s h a l l s t r i v e t o

e l i m i n a t e d i s t o r t i o n , news s u p p r e s s i o n and

c e n s o r s h i p .

3 A j o u r n a l i s t s h a l l s t r i v e t o e n s u r e t h a t

t h e i n f o r m a t i o n h e / s h e d i s s e m i n a t e s i s f a i r

a n d a c c u r a t e , a v o i d t h e e x p r e s s i o n o f

comment and c o n j e c t u r e as e s t a b l i s h e d f a c t

a n d f a l s i f i c a t i o n by d i s t o r t i o n , s e l e c t i o n

o r m i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n .

4 A j o u r n a l i s t s h a l l r e c t i f y p r o m p t l y any

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

c o r r e c t i o n and a p o l o g i e s r e c e i v e due

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

p e r s o n s c r i t i c i s e d when t h e i s s u e i s o f

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

5 A j o u r n a l i s t s h a l l o b t a i n i n f o r m a t i o n ,

p h o t o g r a p h s and i l l u s t r a t i o n s o n l y by

s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d means . The u s e o f o t h e r

means c a n be j u s t i f i e d o n l y by o v e r - r i d i n g

c o n s i d e r a t i o n s o f t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t . The

j o u r n a l i s t i s e n t i t l e d t o e x e r c i s e a

p e r s o n a l c o n s c i e n t i o u s o b j e c t i o n t o t h e use

o f s u c h means .

6 S u b j e c t t o j u s t i f i c a t i o n by o v e r - r i d i n g

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

l i s t s h a l l do n o t h i n g w h i c h e n t a i l s

i n t r u s i o n i n t o p r i v a t e g r i e f and d i s t r e s s .

( G a s t r o p o d c o n t d . )

An e x t e n s i v e l i s t o f u n u s u a l c o c k t a i l s i s on

o f f e r , c o s t i n g be tween £ 2 . 5 0 and £ 2 . 9 0 -

v e r y e x p e n s i v e - b u t t h e r e i s a Happy H o u r ,

Monday - F r i d a y 5 . 3 0 - 6 . 3 0 p . m . when t h e y

c o s t £ 1 . 5 0 . We t r i e d D e p t h C h a r g e w h i c h i s

a b i t t o o s h a r p and Karma K i l l e r

a l t o g e t h e r t o o s w e e t . A l a b a m a Slammer was

t h e b e s t we t r i e d . P a i n i n t h e Bum sounded

i n t r i g u i n g . The b i l l f o r f o u r came t o

£ 3 4 . 5 5 i n c l u d i n g d r i n k s and 10% s e r v i c e . I f

y o u go i n Happy H o u r , o r l e a v e o u t t h e

c o c k t a i l s , y o u s h o u l d be a b l e t o g e t away

w i t h £6 - £7 p e r h e a d .

F o r r e a s o n s t h a t , i n h i n d s i g h t , a r e n o t

o v e r l y a p p a r e n t , p e o p l e come f rom a l l o v e r

t h e w o r l d t o e a t i n t h e Ha rd Rock C a f e .

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C o l l e g e , i t i s w e l l w o r t h a t l e a s t one

v i s i t .

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t h e d i s t o r t i o n o r s u p p r e s s i o n o f t h e t r u t h

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

t i o n s .

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

o f r a c e , c o l o u r , c r e e d , g e n d e r o r s e x u a l

o r i e n t a t i o n .

11 A j o u r n a l i s t s h a l l n o t t a k e p r i v a t e

a d v a n t a g e o f i n f o r m a t i o n g a i n e d i n t h e

c o u r s e o f h i s / h e r d u t i e s , b e f o r e t h e

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

W r i t e down y o u r l i s t o f b r e a c h e s

p r e f e r a b l y w i t h t h e number o f t h e ' F e l i x '

i s s u e a n d page number i t a p p e a r e d o n ,

s h o w i n g c l e a r l y w h i c h p a r t o f t h e code t h e

b r e a c h r e f e r s .

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