1 November 1999: Issue 1155 : ' 1 busies on Fight clubs force Union shut-down ANDREW OFORI Students in DBs on Wednesday 20 October were subjected to partic- ularly lively form of entertainment as a brawl on the stage closed the Union early. A packed venue descended into anarchy as sports teams clashed. The licensees took the decision to close the Union at 12.45am as the situation became unsafe. The stewards duly restored a fragile calm and the Union was cleared. The fight broke out when pushing and shoving between sports teams led to tempers flaring on stage. The first unfortunate was a peacemaker, who was struck as he tried to defuse the situation leading to two sportsmen tussling. Stewards split up the pair only for the fight to escalate to an alterca- tion between rowers and foot- ballers. The situation erupted once again outside the Union and col- lege security were called to deal with the incident. One sportsman ended the night with a broken nose precluding him from all his team's matches since the event. A footballer commented "The whole thing was a disgrace." Another sportsman added, "I didn't know what was going on, it all just blew up. All I did was try to stop my mate decking some bloke" Mark Home, the Ents and Marketing Manager felt the ICU stewards had followed produre and refuted claims that some indi- viduals had been treated harshly "Stewards are there for people's safety and occasionally that means breaking u p a fight" He went on to say "It's a shame; because of a small group of people we had to shut the night down, but we had to give consid- eration to people in there. I hope it won't be repeated." The matter is currently being dealt with by the licensees. A number of people have been tem- porarily banned from the Union as an investigation into the incident is carried out. Contractor cock-up causes costly computer chaos GARETH MORGAN Substantial damage was caused to the Department of Computing's new computer lab by a flood last weekend. Builders working on the Maths library in the Huxley building needed to remove and replace a water pipe, so froze it while they worked. Unfortunately the pipe contained hot water which melted the i c e , a n d a large volume of water escaped before it could be turned off. Studio B, which only opened at the end of September, suffered most of the damage - "A disaster" according to Deputy Departmen- tal Administrator Anne O'Neill, as this is DOC's main teaching lab. Roofing looking decidedly soggy Lab 206, another teaching labo- ratory, was also damaged. There Photo: Joel are also reports of damage to lower levels, although this had not been confirmed as Felix went to press. Building contractors ABB are currently assessing the damage, but Peter Schreiber, Projects Co- ordinator in the Estates division was unfortunately not available to comment. Remedial action has seen a number of industrial heaters draft- ed in to speed up the drying process, while a number of the computers have been protected. One bemused DOC student said "I wonder what the help desk would have said if I had rang up and complained that my mother- board was squleching." The extent of the damage and the possible repair bill could be huge.
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1 November 1999: Issue 1155
: ' 1 busies
on
Fight clubs force Union shut-down A N D R E W OFOR I
S tudents in D B s o n W e d n e s d a y 2 0
O c t o b e r w e r e s u b j e c t e d to p a r t i c -
u lar l y l ively f o r m of e n t e r t a i n m e n t
as a b r a w l o n the s t a g e c l o s e d the
U n i o n early.
A p a c k e d v e n u e d e s c e n d e d
in to a n a r c h y as s p o r t s t e a m s
c l a s h e d . T h e l i c e n s e e s t o o k the
d e c i s i o n to c l o s e the U n i o n at
1 2 . 4 5 a m as the s i t u a t i o n b e c a m e
u n s a f e . The s t ewa rds du l y r e s t o r e d
a f r a g i l e c a l m a n d the U n i o n w a s
c l e a r e d .
T h e f i gh t b r o k e o u t w h e n
p u s h i n g a n d s h o v i n g b e t w e e n
spor t s t e a m s led to t e m p e r s f l a r i ng
o n s t age . T h e first un fo r t una t e
w a s a p e a c e m a k e r , w h o w a s struck
as he t r i ed to d e f u s e the s i t ua t i on
l e a d i n g to t w o s p o r t s m e n tu s s l i ng .
S t ewa rds spl i t up the p a i r on l y f o r
the f ight to e s c a l a t e to a n a l t e r c a -
t i o n b e t w e e n r o w e r s a n d f o o t -
b a l l e r s .
T h e s i t u a t i o n e r u p t e d o n c e
a g a i n o u t s i d e the U n i o n a n d c o l -
l e g e secur i ty we re c a l l e d to d e a l
w i th the i n c i d e n t . O n e s p o r t s m a n
e n d e d the n igh t with a b r o k e n
n o s e p r e c l u d i n g h i m f r o m a l l his
t e a m ' s m a t c h e s s i nce the event . A
f o o t b a l l e r c o m m e n t e d " T h e w h o l e
t h i n g was a d i s g r a c e . "
A n o t h e r s p o r t s m a n a d d e d , "I
d idn ' t k n o w w h a t w a s g o i n g o n , it
a l l just b l ew up . A l l I d i d w a s try to
s t o p my m a t e d e c k i n g s o m e
b l o k e "
M a r k H o m e , the Ents a n d
M a r k e t i n g M a n a g e r felt the I C U
s t e w a r d s h a d f o l l o w e d p r o d u r e
a n d re fu ted c l a i m s that s o m e i n d i -
v i d u a l s h a d b e e n t rea ted ha rsh l y
" S t e w a r d s a r e the r e f o r p e o p l e ' s
safety a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y tha t m e a n s
b r e a k i n g u p a f i g h t "
H e w e n t o n to say " I t 's a
s h a m e ; b e c a u s e of a s m a l l g r o u p
of p e o p l e w e h a d to shut the n ight
d o w n , but w e h a d to g i ve c o n s i d -
e r a t i o n t o p e o p l e in t he r e . I h o p e it
w o n ' t be r e p e a t e d . "
The ma t t e r is cur rent l y b e i n g
dea l t with by the l i c ensees . A
n u m b e r of p e o p l e h a v e b e e n t e m -
p o r a r i l y b a n n e d f r o m the U n i o n as
a n i n v e s t i g a t i o n in to the i n c i d e n t is
c a r r i e d ou t .
Contractor cock-up causes costly computer chaos
GARETH M O R G A N
S u b s t a n t i a l d a m a g e w a s c a u s e d
to the D e p a r t m e n t o f C o m p u t i n g ' s
new c o m p u t e r l a b by a f l o o d last
w e e k e n d .
B u i l d e r s w o r k i n g o n the M a t h s
l i b r a r y in the H u x l e y b u i l d i n g
n e e d e d to r e m o v e a n d r e p l a c e a
w a t e r p i p e , s o f r o z e it w h i l e they
w o r k e d . U n f o r t u n a t e l y the p i p e
c o n t a i n e d ho t w a t e r w h i c h m e l t e d
the i c e , a n d a l a r g e v o l u m e of
w a t e r e s c a p e d b e f o r e it c o u l d b e
t u r n e d off.
S t u d i o B, w h i c h o n l y o p e n e d
at the e n d of S e p t e m b e r , s u f f e r ed
m o s t o f the d a m a g e - " A d i s a s t e r "
a c c o r d i n g to D e p u t y D e p a r t m e n -
tal A d m i n i s t r a t o r A n n e O ' N e i l l , as
this is D O C ' s m a i n t e a c h i n g l a b .
Roofing looking decidedly soggy
Lab 2 0 6 , a n o t h e r t e a c h i n g l a b o -
ratory , w a s a l s o d a m a g e d . T h e r e
Photo: Joel
a re a l s o repor t s o f d a m a g e to
l o w e r l eve l s , a l t h o u g h this h a d not
b e e n c o n f i r m e d as Fel ix wen t to
p ress .
B u i l d i n g c o n t r a c t o r s A B B a re
cur ren t l y a s s e s s i n g the d a m a g e ,
but Peter S c h r e i b e r , Pro jects C o -
o r d i n a t o r in the Estates d i v i s i o n
w a s u n f o r t u n a t e l y no t a v a i l a b l e to
c o m m e n t .
R e m e d i a l a c t i o n has s e e n a
n u m b e r o f i n d u s t r i a l hea te r s d r a f t -
ed in to s p e e d up the d r y i n g
p r o c e s s , w h i l e a n u m b e r o f the
c o m p u t e r s h a v e b e e n p r o t e c t e d .
O n e b e m u s e d D O C s tuden t
s a i d "I w o n d e r w h a t the h e l p d e s k
w o u l d h a v e s a i d if I h a d r a n g up
a n d c o m p l a i n e d tha t my m o t h e r -
b o a r d w a s s q u l e c h i n g . "
The extent of the d a m a g e a n d
the p o s s i b l e r e p a i r b i l l c o u l d be
h u g e .
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Commemoration Day '99 DAVID ROBERTS
C o m m e m o r a t i o n D a y p a s s e d off
o n c e a g a i n without any real note ,
save the a n n u a l invas ion of ex-stu-
dents in strange outfits c l o g g i n g up
the c a m p u s last Wednesday .
The g r a d u a t i o n ceremony , wh i ch
c o m m e m o r a t e s the visit of K i n g
G e o r g e VI a n d Q u e e n El izabeth in
1 9 4 8 to ce lebrate the centenary of
the Roya l S c h o o l of Chemis t r y ,
p a s sed off wi thout a hitch, a n d was if
anyth ing slightly shorter than last
year ' s p r o g r a m m e . As well as the
1 3 0 0 o r so graduates w h o were
p a r a d e d in front of the C h a i r m a n of
G o v e n o r s , the a f te rnoon a l s o i n c l ud-
ed the presentat ion of four new H o n -
orary C o l l e g e Fe l lows, a n d the c o m -
m e m o r a t i o n of the fiftieth anniversary
of the f o u n d a t i o n of the C o l l e g e
Cho i r .
The day cu lm ina t ed with the
C o m m e m o r a t i o n Ba l l , o rgan i s ed for
This year's graduate await their fifteen minutes of fame Photo: Jonas
the g r a d u a t e s by the U n i o n .
A l t h o u g h this t oo passed without any
notab le inc ident it c o u l d prove m e m -
orab l e in future years as the last ever
Ball of it's type. A t h o r o u g h review is
cur rent l y u n d e r w a y to e x a m i n e
whether the U n i o n c a n truly support
both this event a n d the S u m m e r Ball
(for more detai ls see this week ' s State
of the U n i o n o n p a g e 9).
In Brief C H A R I N G C R O S S SALE
Ru m ou r s have b e e n f lying r o u n d the
o f f i ce ' of U n i o n hacks al l week
r e g a r d i n g a poss ib l e shake up at
C h a r i n g C r o s s l ibrary.
A l t h o u g h no th ing conc re te has
b e e n sa id the of f ic ia l l ine is that the
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a r e " r e v i e w i n g
s p a c e " with a poss ib l e v iew to m o v -
ing two f loors of journa ls a n d p e r i -
o d i c a l s d o w n to the b a s e m e n t of the
m a i n b u i l d i n g into the s p a c e that is
current ly o c c u p i e d by the U n i o n .
Pr imary C a r e w o u l d most l ikely
t ake ove r the s p a c e left.
N a t a s h a N e w t o n , U n i o n Presi-
dent , a n d Becky E n g l a n d , I C S M S U
President , a re p l a n n i n g to meet with
the adm in i s t r a t i on at C h a r i n g X o n
the 2 9 t h to get a better i d e a of what
is h a p p e n i n g .
It is un l ike ly that e i ther St M a r y ' s
o r C h e l s e a a n d W e s t m i n s t e r ' s
l ibrarys wi l l b e sub jec ted to s im i l a r
rev iews.
WAIVERS WAR
A c c o r d i n g to the A U T last M o n d a y
was a W O W day. It formed part of
the c a m p a i g n aga in s t university staff
hav ing to rout ine ly s ign away their
e m p l o y m e n t rights. The W i p e O u t
Wa i v e r s day c o i n c i d e d with the
re lease of the E m p l o y m e n t Re lat ions
A c t 1 9 9 9 . The A U T have n o w
p u s h e d for current wa ivers s i gned
by staff to be r e v o k e d . The g e n e r a l
secretary of the A s s o c i a t i o n c o m -
men ted "This is a n issue of fa i rness .
N o staff in H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n s h o u l d
ever be o b l i g e d to s igh away their
e m p l o y m e n t r ights . "
C & G U N IGHT B O M B S
Ci ty & G u i l d s U n i o n he ld the i r
t h e m e d Star W a r s night last Fr iday
in the J C R . It w a s i n t e n d e d to
rep l a ce last yea r ' s b o a t party w h i c h
f l o p p e d in s p e c t a c u l a r fashion. The
e n g i n e e r s o r g a n i s e d a c a s i n o ,
d i s c o , ba r a n d a b i g sc reen p l a y i ng
the entire series of Lucas ' s p a c e
o p e r a . Desp i te a n impress ive poster
c a m p a i g n f e a t u r i n g T a r a n t i n o -
e s q u e m i s q u o t e s the event was
repor ted to have f l o p p e d with on l y
3 5 - 4 0 p e o p l e t u r n i n g u p . The
C & G U Pres ident , D i n e s h G a n e -
sa r a j ah , admi t t ed the event h a d
m a d e a loss of £ 3 6 6 , a n d c o u l d
offer n o exp l an a t i o n for the l ow
turnout . H e d i d not think the £5
ticket pr ice o r the h igh m a l e - f e m a l e
rat io in G u i l d s w a s to b l a m e a n d
a d d e d that the p e o p l e p resen t
s e e m e d to have en j o ye d the night.
" W e m a y have suf fered a m i n o r
se tback , but it is hard ly s ign i f i cant in
v iew of C & G U ' s largest venture this
t e rm , the Freshers D i n n e r " c o m -
m e n t e d Mr . G a n e s a r a j a h . " Th i s
event has a s t rong reputa t ion a n d is
a perfect i n t roduc t i on to this U n i o n .
I a m c o n f i d e n t we wil l not see a
repea t o f the Stars W a r s n ight a n d
the pre-sa le b o o k i n g s a re g iv ing
ea r l y i n d i c a t i o n of yet a n o t h e r
s t o r m i n g n igh t . "
A C C E S S T O W O R K
The restr ict ions o n in te rna t iona l s tu-
dents w o r k i n g wh i l e s tudy ing in the
U K have b e e n e a s e d . O v e r s e a s
students w h o are not na t iona l s of
the E u r o p e a n E c o n o m i c A r e a a re
no l o n g e r r equ i r ed to ind iv idua l l y
o b t a i n the p e r m i s s i o n of the Sec re-
tary of State fo r E d u c a t i o n a n d
E m p l o y m e n t .
T h e a s s e s s m e n t o f s tuden t s '
f i n a n c i a l m e a n s by U K i m m i g r a t i o n
has a l so b e e n a l t e r ed . Part-time
work at a h ighe r o r further e d u c a -
t ion institute is not t aken into c o n -
s ide ra t i on
1 s 3
Nobel Peace Prizewinner launches lecture series
CARSTEN ROHR
W h a t w o u l d you d o if s o m e o n e
a s ke d you to bu i ld a n u c l e a r b o m b ?
This is not a ques t i on that m a n y
of us are l ikely to cons ide r , but last
M o n d a y , N o b e l l au rea te Sir J o s e p h
Rotblat sha r ed his t hough t s , e x p e r i -
ences a n d mot i va t i on fo r e m b a r k -
ing a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y r e s i g n i n g
f r om the a t o m i c b o m b pro jec t d u r -
ing the S e c o n d W o r l d War .
Born in 1 9 0 8 , Sir J o s e p h spent
his first thirty years in P o l a n d be fo re
m o v i n g to L i ve rpoo l to work o n
n e u t r o n s c a t t e r i n g u n d e r J a m e s
C h a d w i c k . D u r i n g his t ime at Liver-
p o o l a n d a l m o s t s i m u l t a n e o u s l y
with o t h e r g r o u p s , S i r J o s e p h
d e d u c e d the c h a i n - r e a c t i o n f o r
n u c l e a r f i ss ion a n d b e c a m e a w a r e
of the e n o r m o u s quant i ty of ene rgy
that c o u l d be r e l e a s e d . H e s p o k e
with C h a d w i c k o v e r the poten t i a l
uses of such a n energy s o u r c e a n d
a g r e e d that it c o u l d b e c o m e a
potent ia l l y devas t a t i ng w e a p o n .
Short ly after Sir J o seph ' s d i s c o v -
ery, w a r b r o k e ou t in E u r o p e .
A t o m i c scientists in the U S A wrote to
Pres ident Rooseve l t , w a r n i n g of the
d a n g e r s p o s e d by a G e r m a n a t o m -
ic w e a p o n a n d u rg ing h im to funne l
r e s e a r c h in to m a k i n g a n a l l i e d
a t o m i c b o m b . Rooseve l t g a v e his
c o n s e n t to the pro ject , c o d e - n a m e d
the " M a n h a t t a n Pro jec t " , o n e day
be fo re the Pearl H a r b o u r b o m b i n g .
U n d e r the d i rec t ion of Robert J
O p p e n h e i m e r , the p ro j e c t w a s
b a s e d at Los A l a m o s , N e w M e x i c o
a n d c a l l e d a l m o s t every t op- rank ing
a l l i ed scientist to its c a u s e .
Sir J o s e p h a g r e e d with the p r o -
ject 's m o t i v a t i o n , that it was vital
that the a l l ies d e v e l o p a n a t o m i c
w e a p o n be fo re the N a z i s , to sa fe-
g u a r d d e m o c r a c y aga in s t the worst
k ind of to ta l i t a r i an i sm. Howeve r ,
w h e n in te l l igence sources r evea l ed
that the G e r m a n project was f l o u n -
d e r i n g , the mot i va t ion to bu i ld the
b o m b c h a n g e d a n d Sir J o s e p h t o o k
the u n p o p u l a r d e c i s i o n to res ign .
H is c o l l e a g u e s pre fer red to stay
until the first test h a d been c o m p l e t -
e d , yet most later vo ted aga in s t
d i rec t ing the b o m b u p o n c iv i l i an
targets. By that s tage the b o m b h a d
b e c o m e a po l i t i ca l a n d mil itary c o n -
ce rn .
Sir J o s e p h m o v e d into m e d i c a l
physics whe re he c o n t i n u e d his d i s-
t i ngu i shed c a r e e r a n d spent m u c h
of his t ime c a m p a i g n i n g for p r a c t i -
ca l a n d soc ia l l y r e spons ib l e a p p l i -
ca t ions of s c i ence . H e is the only
surv iv ing s ignatory of the Russell-
E ins te in m a n i f e s t o , a d o c u m e n t
wh i ch led to a mee t ing of scientists
in a sma l i C a n a d i a n t o w n , P u g -
w a s h , to d iscuss the ro le of s c i ence
a n d w o r l d affa irs . S ince t h en , the
" P u g w a s h C o n f e r e n c e s " h a v e
b e c o m e a n inf luent ia l b o d y of e m i -
nent scientists that con t i nue to v o i c e
o p i n i o n s u p o n the a p p l i c a t i o n of
sc i ence today. It was Sir J o seph ' s
efforts that e a r n e d h im the N o b e l
Peace Prize, toge the r with the P u g -
w a s h o r g a n i s a t i o n in 1 9 9 5 .
In the s a m e spir i t , a " S tudent
P u g w a s h " g r o u p has b e e n set up at
Imper ia l C o l l e g e a n d Sir J o seph ' s
lecture m a r k e d the first in a series of
lec tures , a i m e d at e x p l o r i n g the
soc i a l r espons ib i l i t i es of scientists.
The g r o u p wil l be act ively i nvo l ved
in the f o r t h c o m i n g Pugwash C o n f e r -
e n c e o n S c i e n c e a n d W o r l d Affa irs
he ld in C a m b r i d g e in A u g u s t 2 0 0 0 ,
a n event that d r aws inf luent ia l s c i -
entists f r o m a r o u n d the w o r l d . The
next lec ture wi l l be g i ven by Dr.
J o h n H a s s a r d f r o m the Phys ics
D e p a r t m e n t a n d prev ious ly of the
Roya l C o m m i s s i o n o n N u c l e a r
Energy. H e wil l s p e a k o n " W i l l C l i -
m a t e C h a n g e Dr ive N u c l e a r Prolif-
e r a t i o n ? " at 1 p m o n Thu r sday 4th
N o v e m b e r in the U n i o n D i n i n g
H a l l .
W e e k l y mee t i ngs a re o n Thu r s-
days at 1 p m in the B rown c o m m i t -
tee r o o m , a n d eve ryone is w e l -
c o m e ! . M o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n the
s o c i e t y c a n be f o u n d at
w w w . s u . i c . a c . u k / p u g w a s h .
Overseas Societies
Comittee elected at last
DINESH GANESARAJAH
O n the 5th at tempt to ho ld e lec t ions
for a new c o m m i t t e e fo r the 1 9 9 9 /
2 0 0 0 A c a d e m i c year, the O v e r s e a s
Students C o m m i t t e e ( O S C ) s eems
to f inal ly have a set of off icers to
represent the ove rseas soc iet ies of
Imper i a l C o l l e g e U n i o n . S e n
G a n e s h was v ic tor ious in w i n n i n g
the O S C C h a i r , with M o g a i n i n g
V i c e - C h a i r a n d S a c h i n a t t a i n i ng
Treasurer. The prev ious efforts to
ho ld e lec t ions h a d b e e n unsucces s-
ful d u e to the low turnout o f e l ig ib le
voters (the cha i rs o f the i nd i v i dua l
O S C societ ies) .
W i th 3 0 % of Imper ia l C o l l e g e
m a d e up fo re ign s tudents , O S C is
seen as p l ay ing a n impor t an t ro le in
Imper ia l C o l l e g e . The h igh l igh t of
the O S C c a l e n d a r has a lways been
Internat ional N i g h t , w h i c h in recent
years has c o n t i n u e d to consistent ly
m a k e heavy losses. Trad i t iona l l y a
f o o d fa i r f o l l o w e d by a s h o w a n d
d i s c o , Internat ional N igh t is the o n e
o c c a s i o n whe re overseas societ ies
are g iven the oppor tun i ty to reveal
their cul ture to the rest of Imper ia l .
Howeve r , there have even been
sugges t i ons that a n o t h e r d isaster
wil l spel l the end of this a n n u a l
event.
In this l ight, the new commi t t ee
wil l have a t o u g h task a h e a d . N o w
that the new a c a d e m i c yea r is fully
u n d e r way, with the new personne l
on ly hav ing b e e n e lec ted recently,
the c h a l l e n g e fo r the new c o m m i t -
tee l ooks to be even tougher . The
c h a l l e n g e s wi l l i n c l u d e p l a y i n g
ca t ch up to b e c o m i n g f inanc ia l l y
t r a ined a n d versed in the b u r e a u -
cracy of I C U , as wel l as i m p r o v i n g
c o m m u n i c a t i o n be tween the O S C
g r o u p a n d its soc ie t ies , the lack of
wh i ch has b e e n the very r eason fo r
the late e lec t ions . W i th Internat ional
N i g h t just ove r 3 months away, the
1 9 9 9 / 2 0 0 0 A c a d e m i c year l ooks
to be a n interest ing o n e fo r O S C .
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million hits in it's first day alone. Rather than selling household
goods, antiques or bric-a-brac, ronsangels.com is exclusively
dedicated to the sale of human eggs and sperm from Ameri-
can models. Is it moral? Is it legal? Is it ethical? Above all, is it
true? David Roberts investigates.
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V i d e o c o m p l e t e with s o u n d t r a c k a n d C D a v a i l a b l e
Be l a Lugosi 's suave p e r f o r m a n c e in the 1 931 f i lm of
D r a c u l a is w ide l y c o n s i d e r e d to be the c l ass i c inter-
pre ta t ion of B r a m Stoker 's b l o o d s u c k e r C o u n t .
Techn i ca l l imi ta t ions of the t ime m e a n t that this ear l y
' talkie ' l a c k e d a s c o r e . N o w , two of the l e a d i n g f i g -
ures in c o n t e m p o r a r y m u s i c , the K r o n o s Q u a r t e t
a n d c o m p o s e r Ph i l ip G l a s s , have j o i n e d fo r ces to
rectify this a n o m a l y .
Reviews of the C D of this new s o u n d t r a c k have b e e n
s o m e w h a t l u k e w a r m ; the m u s i c suffers f r o m G l a s s '
t endency to re-use a n d recyc le t h e m e s f r o m ea r l i e r
works - in this c a s e , his p rev ious str ing quar te ts .
This isn't ent irely a b a d t h i n g , as his str ing quar te ts
a re e x c e e d i n g l y f ine p i e ces of m u s i c : n e w l isteners
cer ta in ly won' t suffer. Fo r those with p rev ious e x p e -
r ience of G l a s s ' m u s i c , however , the s o u n d t r a c k
a l o n e m a y be a d i s a p p o i n t m e n t .
The live p e r f o r m a n c e is a d i f ferent matter. The K r o -
nos Q u a r t e t - j o i n e d by the c o m p o s e r o n k e y b o a r d s
- p e r f o r m b e h i n d a semi- t rans lucent s c r e e n , o n t o
w h i c h the f i lm is p r o j e c t e d . As the l igh t ing that fa l ls
o n t h e m c h a n g e s , so they f a d e in a n d ou t of v i s i b i l -
ity, l ike ghos ts in the b a c k g r o u n d of the f i l m . Ifs a
s tunn ing ly a t m o s p h e r i c effect that neve r intrudes
u p o n the f i l m , on ly a d d s to it.
Ifs in this context that the mus i c c o m e s into its o w n .
Supe rb l y p e r f o r m e d , it g o e s a l o n g w a y to res tor ing
s o m e of the a t m o s p h e r e of d a r k n e s s the f i lm must
have h a d fo r 1931 a u d i e n c e s . If s o m e aspec t s of
the f i lm are m o r e a m u s i n g than 'horr i f ic ' f o r a m o d -
ern a u d i e n c e , G l a s s ' s co re p rov ides a d e l i c i o u s l y
s p o o k y b a c k g r o u n d that lets us l a u g h w i th , a n d not
at, this mos t c e l e b r a t e d of h o r r o r f l i cks . A l t h o u g h
your rev iewer is not a w a r e of any future U K pe r-
f o r m a n c e s of ' D r a c u l a ' , a v i d e o of the f i l m , c o m -
plete with the new s o u n d t r a c k , has b e e n r e l e a sed by
Un i ve r sa l S tud ios .
Proud Ga l l e r i e s
B u c k i n g h a m Street. Neares t Tube C h a r r i n g C ros s
F ioat like a butterfly, sting like a bee . . . . 25 serene p h o t o g r a p h s
show Al i in t ra in ing before humi l ia t ing the f ea r some G e o r g e
F o r e m a n
Th ink of M o h a m m a d A l i , think of the greatest box ing l egend that
ever re igned in the seventies. A m a n full of ' cocksu re a r r o g a n c e '
but ' hea r ten ing humi l i ty ' , he often pred ic ted wh i ch rounds he
was g o i n g to win his fights. His fights were not only enterta in ing
but a l so resourceful to the y o u n g box ing genera t ion of that t ime.
T h e n , every k id in the b lock wanted to box like A l i . They b o u g h t
every souven i r of h im a n d a lot of them even s igned up for a m a -
teur box ing , but unfortunately never m a d e it pro .
Every on e of his fights was often p r e c e d e d by a great dea l of
s h o w m a n s h i p a n d Al i was a lways at the centre of it a l l . This inf lu-
ence a l on e m a d e his fights more capt ivat ing as mi l l ions w o r l d -
w ide turn on their screens to see Al i live up to his p romise . H e
rarely d i s appo in t ed , often w inn ing in a un ique f a sh ion . This
c o u l d never have been truer than in Za i re in O c t o b e r 1 9 7 4
when Al i fought a n d beat G e o r g e F o r e m a n with a techn ica l
knockou t in round eight. After watch ing a replay of that f ight on
the ' b i g ' screens of Proud Ga l l e r i e s , to say that I was flabber-
gasted w o u l d be a n understatement. W h e n he c l a i m e d to ' f loat
like a butterfly, sting like a bee ' few c o u l d a rgue .
That was the legendary Rumble in the Jung le . I have never seen
a pro box with so m u c h skil l , speed a n d power, but more i m p o r -
tantly, with inte l l igence aga inst a more daunt ing o p p o n e n t . A fact
that w o u l d m a k e M i k e Tyson quite jea lous .
M a n y w h o k n o w h im wel l c o m m e n d e d his 'hear ten ing humi l i ty ' ,
his ' a m a z i n g sense of h u m o u r ' a n d his 'artistic abi l i ty ' . A great
inspirat ion to many, of w h o m was p h o t o g r a p h e r D a v i d K ing .
'Let's get this straight (folks),' sa id K ing in a recent interview, ' I
was not interested in box ing . I was interested in A l i . His abil ity
t r anscended box ing . ' K ing 's 2 5 b lack a n d white p h o t o g r a p h s
cap tu red Al i in t ra in ing in the Pennsylvania mounta ins before that
l egendary fight that many critics regard as the most cruc ia l f ight
of his career. Al l the pictures are s i gned , da t ed a n d n u m b e r e d
o n the reverse side.
to see
At the River S ide studios - nea r-
est tube H a m m e r s m i t h .
R o m e o e G i u l i e t t a . He re it is
a g a i n , the c l ass i c love story.
T h e o r i g i n a l l a n g u a g e of
S h a k e s p e a r e set to the mus i c
of Be l l in i . C o m b i n e d with e l e-
ments o f puppet ry a n d C o r n -
m e d i a dell'arte.
Finishes 7th November
T h e S L G (South L o n d o n
Ga l l e r y ) is o r i g i n a l a n d expe r i -
menta l with its d isp lays . Two of
them are f in i sh ing this w e e k
a n d l o o k we l l wo r th the t r ip ;
Intimate H o u s e a n d F rancesco
V i l a l t a - O l l e .
Intimate H o u s e uses the s tage
a n d w h o l e s p a c e to create a n
" Int imate S p a c e with the a u d i -
e n c e " This s eems to m e to be
either h igh ly o r i g i na l o r h ighly
e m b a r r a s s i n g .
Finishes 6th November
F r a n c e s c o V i l a l t a - O l l e
at tempts to redef ine w o m e n as
c o n s t r u c t e d iden t i t i e s . She
d o e s this t h r o u g h the e x p l o -
rat ion of t hemes such as s u b -
ject iv i ty, sexua l i t y , l a n g u a g e
a n d des i re .
Finishes 2nd November
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Books You Should
Have Read
Timeless ! G r o u n d b r e a k i n g ! Insp i ra t iona l ! A w o r k
of p r o f o u n d cul tura l i m p o r t a n c e ! A d a m n e d
g o o d r e a d ! C o o l C l a s s i c s a n d Books Y S H R , the
Felix feature where y o u get to learn a b o u t o l d
b o o k s that m a k e you s e e m m o r e cul tural ly awa re
than you really a re , a n d m a y b e even read o n e .
A r thu r i an l e g e n d has recent ly f a l l en into d i s r epu te . A s p e r h a p s o n e of the m o r e easi ly a c c e s s e d stories of
Eng l i sh/Ce l t i c myth it has in turns b e e n r o m a n t i c i s e d , d e m y t h i c i s e d , o ve r s imp l i f i ed a n d used as f o d d e r fo r S a tu rday
a f t e r n o o n t e l ev i s i on . A n d o n a less i n n o c e n t note I c a n say that the n a m e Lance lo t has b e c o m e s y n o n y m o u s with t e l -
ev i s ion p r o g r a m m e s i n vo l v i ng a c r i ngewor thy p lot a n d lad ies of a d u b i o u s nature .
Yet I have p l a c e d mysel f in the unce r t a i n pos i t i on of try ing to p e r s u a d e o the r p e o p l e to r e ad The O n c e a n d Future
K ing w h i c h is u n d e n i a b l y a c l a s s i c nove l d e a l i n g with the A r thu r i an cyc l e , 'K ing A r thu r a n d the Kn ights of the R o u n d
Table ' f o r t hose less en thus ias t i c t han m e .
It is essent ia l l y a quar te t of b o o k s of w h i c h the first, The S w o r d in the S tone is p r o b a b l y the best k n o w n - p e r h a p s
t h r o u g h the a n i m a t e d ve r s i on r e l e a s e d severa l years a g o if not in the written f o r m . The S w o r d in the S tone is a b e a u -
tiful t a l e . The cha ra c t e r s a re d e f i n e d a n d d e s c r i b e d in a l m o s t c o m p l e t e l y h u m o u r o u s terms a n d that h u m o u r is w o n -
derful ly Eng l i sh . O f the w h o l e quar te t this sec t i on is the l ightest in t o n e a n d cheer fu l les t in subject matter ; the ta le of
a sma l l boy, a f f ec t iona te l y k n o w n as the W a r t , g r o w i n g u p in a fantas t i c e n v i r o n m e n t u n a w a r e that he is o n e d a y to
be the K i n g . It m a y s o u n d s i m p l e , it m a y even s o u n d pre ten t ious , but the wr i t ing is so de t a i l ed a n d so en te r t a in ing
that a n o l d e r r e a d e r c a n f i nd i m m e n s e sa t i s fac t ion in it.
It is not a rea l is t ic t a l e in any sense of the w o r d ; s i tuat ions a re f anc i fu l a n d i m ag i n a t i v e in the ex t reme , excep t pe r-
haps fo r the r a n d o m l e c tu res ' o n h o w heavy a r m o u r real ly w a s in the o l d days a n d h o w that restr icted the p a c e of a
d u e l . The p r o b l e m s that the W a r t e n c o u n t e r s a s he g r o w s up tend to be of the p h i l o s o p h i c a l a n d theore t i ca l k ind ra ther
t han rude a n d d a m a g i n g e n c o u n t e r s with the ha rshness of l ife.
But this m a k e s f o r a n i n n o c e n t , l ight , w o n d e r f u l l y s en t imen ta l , s i t-by-the-f i re-and-munch-Chr is tmas p u d type r e a d .
W h i c h is neve r a b a d t h i n g , n o mat te r wha t the l iterary types say.
The o the r three b o o k s c o n t a i n e d wi th in The O n c e a n d Future K i n g d e a l with the m a i n cha rac t e r s a n d the events l e a d -
ing up to the des t ruc t i on of the R o u n d Table a n d the d e a t h of Arthur. C o n s e q u e n t l y these b o o k s d o not have the br ight
chee r fu lness that is i nhe ren t in T h e S w o r d in the S tone . A s adu l ts the cha rac te r s a re a l l o w e d to have m o r e c o m p l e x
e m o t i o n s a n d to the re fo re exist in a m u c h m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d w o r l d . A l l except fo r A r thu r that is, w h o reta ins the s i m -
ple e m o t i o n s a n d i d e a l i s a t i o n s of his c h i l d h o o d . This is w h e r e the nove l as a w h o l e d e v e l o p s its pa th os . The cent ra l
c h a r a c t e r has the i n n o c e n c e of a s te reo typ i ca l ch i l d whi lst a l l the cha rac te r s s u r r o u n d i n g h im a re i n v o l v e d in s o m e
s c h e m e o r p lo t . W h a t I l ove a b o u t these three b o o k s is that the a u t h o r d o e s not d e a l t o o harshly with the ' b a d ' c h a r -
ac te rs ; he shows t h e m to b e h u m a n , that a n y o n e c o u l d m a k e the mis takes that these cha rac t e r s m a k e .
I r e c o m m e n d this to those w h o love r e a d i n g a b o u t d i f ferent p e o p l e , to those w h o love myths, to those w h o wan t to
lose t hemse l ves fo r a little wh i l e in a w o r l d that is n i ce r t han IC , a n d to those with lots of w o r k to d o .
Fl ic
Felix Recommends E a c h of the b o o k s w h i c h is r ev i ewed in Felix c a n be p u r c h a s e d f r o m the Waters tone ' s b o o k store o n c a m p u s , next
to the m a i n l ibrary, at a d i s c o u n t of 2 0 % d u r i n g the w e e k of the review. Waters tone ' s a i m is to p r o m o t e r e a d i n g in
g e n e r a l , by i m p r o v i n g the ava i l ab i l i t y o r titles r e c o m m e n d e d a n d by o f fe r ing them to Felix readers at a r e d u c e d
p r i ce . Be sure to s top by the store a n d see if you a g r e e with o u r rev iews.
Fugitive
Pieces, Anne
Micheals
Wr i t t en as a m e m o i r , start-
i ng wi th y o u t h a g a i n s t the
b a c k - d r o p of the S e c o n d
W o r l d W a r a n d the H o l o -
c a u s t , Fug i t i ve P i eces is a
n o v e l o f s i n g u l a r l y beau t i f u l
p r o s e a n d p o w e r f u l image r y .
T h e first nove l by M i c h e a l s ,
w h o p r i o r t o P i e c e s w a s
k n o w n f o r he r ski l ls as a
p o e t , FP ' d e q l s w i th history,
m e m o r y , l o v e , c rue l ty a n d
the c a p r i c i o u s n a t u r e of
t i m e .
A r ev i ew c a n n o t d o just ice
to the t ask of e x p l a i n i n g
w h a t m a k e s this b o o k so
s p e c i a l . It is f i l l ed with short
s e n s u a l e p i s o d e s t h r o u g h
w h i c h the r e c o l l e c t i o n s of
J a k o b B e e r b e c o m e his
story. F o r e x a m p l e , the m u r -
d e r of his p a r e n t s w h i l e
J a k o b h i d e s :
' N o i s e s n e v e r h e a r d b e f o r e
t o r n f r o m my f a t h e r ' s
m o u t h . T h e n s i l e n c e . M y
m o t h e r h a d b e e n s e w i n g a
b u t t o n o n my shirt . S h e kept
he r bu t tons in a c h i p p e d
sauce r . I h e a r d the r im of the
s a u c e r in c i r c l e s o n the f loor .
I h e a r d the sp ray of bu t tons ,
little wh i t e t e e t h . '
R e a d it.
Wa te rs tone ' s is o p e n M o n d a y - F r i d a y 9 : 0 0 a m to 7 : 0 0 p m a n d Sa tu rday 1 0 : 0 0 a m to 5 : 0 0 p m . • Russel l
6 s x
s c r e e n • �� • • • • • • ; :
Hav ing seen their debut project The Blair Wi tch Pro-
ject storm to massive f inanc ia l a n d critical success
across the wor ld , directors Dan ie l Myr ick a n d
Edua rdo Sanchez are now two of the hottest p r o p -
erties in H o l l y w o o d . So are they really a c o u p l e of
talented you n g hopefu ls o r a pa i r of mov ie brats?
We l l , here's your c h a n c e to f ind out, with ou r very
own interview.
Your brain is tell ing you it's real a n d you're trying to
tell yourself it's not so it's easy to thing it's real .
Is it true that Heather Donahue earned a knife with
her during the shooting of the film?
DAN: Yeah , it was a pretty big knife. H e r m o m d i d -
n't want her to d o the film with a bunch of strangers
in a w o o d so she bought this big knife. Just in case .
really fortunate with an eight minute trailer we p ro-
d u c e d , as John Pearson had a show ca l led 'Split
Screen' in N e w York City a n d wanted to air ou r
trailer on that show so he pa i d us s o m e money for
the rights to that and it he lped us out. W e didn't
have to raise a lot, but $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 when you're b roke
might as well be $ 3 0 mi l l ion - but we m a n a g e d to
scrape it together.
Are you planning to do any sequels or prequels to
The Blair Witch Project?
ED: We're ta lk ing to Art isan a b o u t d o i n g anothe r
Blair f i lm. It's not g o i n g to be a sequel but we have
an idea for a prequel that is pretty c o o l but we're
g o i n g to have to see if they're g o n n a let us d o it or
not. It's really up to them. They own the fi lm n o w ;
they o w n Blair W i t ch . It looks like they might let us
d o it but it has to be the right t ime for us and the
right t ime for them.
What were Heather, Josh and Michael like after the
film shoot?
DAN: W h a t you guys watch is 8 2 minutes of a b o u t
twenty hours of raw foo tage . They knew it was us
running a r o u n d the tent 'cos we shot the fi lm in this
who le real-time format were we had the actors g o
out there and run this improv isa t ion s i tuat ion. The
whole process was a n exper iment. It was tough on
everybody. W e had a 2 4 7 shoot on ou r side as
wel l . O n one s ide, it was very t ough a n d very d r a i n -
ing but as a n actor, they had the opportunity to d o
an eight-day play 2 4 hours a day in charac te r with
total creative f r e e d o m . They're p robab l y never
g o n n a get that opportunity a g a i n . As tiring as it was
at the e n d , it was really reward ing for everybody.
Do you know of anyone who saw the film and
thought it was real?
Ed: A friend of ours t ook the mov ie w h e n we had
just f inished edit ing it a n d p o p p e d it into his V C R at
h o m e a n d his m o m e n d e d up watch ing it a n d he
didn't tell her it wasn't real . Everybody has a c a m -
corder a n d as s o o n as a fr iend pops in a vaca t ion
v ideo you're conv inced it's real because there's
shaky c a m e r a a n d the s a m e th ing works for Blair.
Was there any inspiration from films like Man Bites
Dog and Cannibal Holocaust?
ED: I've never actually seen ' M a n Bites D o g ' , it's on e
that's on a long list of films to see when we get
h o m e . As for C a n n i b a l Ho locaus t we didn't f ind out
that f i lm existed until s o m e o n e at Sundance told us
that it h ad the same premise as Blair W i t ch . So we
went h o m e a n d went to a v ideo store that rent r ea l-
ly obscure boo t l eg type films and we checked it out.
It's the exact s ame premise as Blair. This d o c u m e n -
tary c rew goes to Peru or South A m e r i c a in search
of a cann iba l tribe a n d they f ind it a n d never get
out. I guess they are eaten. W e didn't even finish it.
It's pretty brutal . They kill an ima ls on screen a n d
that's their gore . There's on e scene where we're sure
they use a h u m a n corpse for on e of the effects.
W h a t really inspired Blair were those o ld d o c u m e n -
taries. In the states they had these p s e u d o - d o c u -
mentaries with Leonard N i m o y narrat ing abou t
U F O ' s , B igfoot and stuff like that and as kids Ed
a n d I were terrified by those things so that was rea l-
ly the inspirat ion beh ind Blair.
Do you think the film works better on the big screen
or will it be better on video?
Ed: I think it works well on the big screen but I think
it does work better o n v ideo . A lot of peop l e w h o
g o to the mov ie say that f i lm didn't scare them a n d
I a lways write to them a n d say "When the mov ie
c o m e s out on v ideo , rent it, g o to your house a lone
at 1 a m and p o p it in a n d tell me if it scared you. " I
think it works better that way
Did you find it easy to finance the film?
Dan: N o , most of the f inanc ing was out of our own
credit cards , savings, fr iends, and family. W e were
Did you actually attempt to show what was harass-
ing the actors in the film?
Dan: Back to the documenta r i e s of the seventies -
there's really nothing conc lus ive abou t them. You
see a grainy pho to of a U F O o r Bigfoot running
th rough the w o o d s . It was the real ism abou t those
things at the t ime that got to us. O u r pr ime d i rec-
tive was to keep everything real . W e didn't have the
budget o r technica l know-how to show someth ing
that was conv inc ing ly real . A lmos t out of necessity,
we fo l lowed this line of keep ing it real . Anyth ing in
the raw foo tage that l o o k e d cont r i ved ; we got rid of
it.
Do you think you are marketing a myth or concept
rather than just a film?
Dan: Exactly, yes. I think that's what's un ique abou t
Blair W i tch . That it is a who l e wor ld that it is a who le
mythology a n d the fi lm you see is really just a part
of it. It didn't start out that way but it certainly
evo lved over t ime. That's what I loved about Star
Wars o r Star Trek. They had a who l e wor ld created
a r o u n d those films a n d on a smal l level that's what
we d id with Blair W i t ch . The w e b site has enab l ed
us to have this comp lemen ta r y exper ience that
showed the mythology a b o u t the mov ie a n d it was
definitely this c o m p o n e n t thing of this b igger th ing.
Is the film called The Blair Witch Project after Linda
Blair in The Exorcist?
Dan: it was n a m e d after Blair h igh schoo l in M a r y -
land and it's a g o o d gener ic n a m e that sound like
a bunch of other mythology in that a rea so it just
b l ended in with truth. There's no reference to The
Exorcist in any way; it's just co in c idence .
He len
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screen
CINEMA What's on at ICU Cinema Vampires
ODEO Pushing Tin Competition
At las t , I h a v e w i t n e s s e d the n e w l o o k I C U
c i n e m a f o r myse l f . G o n e a r e the d a y s
w h e n y o u c o u l d o n l y h e a r the f i l m if y o u
b o r r o w e d y o u r g r a n n y ' s h e a r i n g a i d .
T h a n k s t o the m a r v e l l o u s n e w D o l b y D i g i -
tal s o u n d , y o u d o n ' t h a v e t o l i p - r e a d a n y -
m o r e . Y o u d o n ' t e v e n h a v e t o s q u i n t a n y -
m o r e w h e n the f o c u s g o e s as they 've f i n a l -
ly s o r t e d tha t o u t . S o , hey p r e s t o , w e n o w
h a v e a m a s s i v e s c r e e n tha t ge ts u s e d to it's
fu l l p o t e n t i a l a n d is a c r e d i t t o o u r U n i o n .
Th i s w e e k I C U c i n e m a is s h o w i n g the
c l e v e r a n d f u n n y G o ! a l o n g s i d e the a l l -
a c t i o n T h o m a s C r o w n A f f a i r . B o t h f i lms
a r e b e i n g s h o w n o n M o n d a y a n d T u e s d a y
e v e n i n g .
G o ! is a story t o l d f r o m t h r e e p e r s p e c t i v e s .
It's a b o u t a b u n c h o f y o u n g C a l i f o r n i a n s
t ry ing t o ge t s o m e c a s h , d o a n d d e a l s o m e
d r u g s , a n d a c q u i r e sex in Las V e g a s . T h e y
a l l just w a n t t o e x p e r i e n c e the rush o f l i f e .
G o ! is sor t o f a t e e n f l i c k bu t d o n ' t b e put
off as it is d e f i n i t e l y w o r t h w a t c h i n g .
T h e T h o m a s C r o w n A f f a i r s tars P i e r ce
B r o s n a n a n d Rene R u s s o in a r e m a k e of
this f i l m a b o u t a b o r e d m i l l i o n a i r e w h o
l ikes to s tea l art . It tu rns i n t o a c o m e d y
w h e n the l e a d i n g c h a r a c t e r s f a l l in l o v e
a n d Russo 's c h a r a c t e r f i n d s he r se l f m a k i n g
a t o u g h d e c i s i o n .
In c a s e y o u haven ' t f o u n d t h e c i n e m a yet it
is l o c a t e d in the c o n c e r t h a l l in the u n i o n
b u i l d i n g a n d is p r o b a b l y the o n l y c i n e m a
tha t y o u c a n t a k e y o u r b e e r in to s u p o n
w h i l e w a t c h i n g a g o o d f i l m .
A l s o , d o n ' t f o r g e t t o l o o k at the p o s t e r s o n
the w a l k w a y f o r the t i m e s a n d d e t a i l s o f
the s h o w i n g s .
A ho r ro r mov ie by John Carpen te r , d i rector of such
cult f l icks as The T h i n g , V i l l age of the D a m n e d a n d
H a l l o w e e n , shou ld be a n event not to miss. The sad
truth is that his latest f i lm , Vamp i r e s , wili p robab l y
pass by wi thout m u c h a c c l a i m .
The story fo l lows J ack C r o w (James W o o d s ) as leader
of T e a m C r o w ' , a g r o u p of M e r c e n a r y V a m p i r e slay-
ers f u n d e d by the C a t h o l i c C h u r c h . By ' c lean ing out a
nest 1 s o m e w h e r e in M e x i c o - enter over use of a m i g o
a n d pad re - they incur the wrath of a power fu l mas-
ter v a m p i r e n a m e d Va lek w h o dec ima tes the entire
t e a m except C r o w a n d M o n t o y a (Dan ie l B a l dw in ,
ano the r of the Ba ldw in brothers). It is left to them to
prevent Va lek f r om f ind ing the Berziers C r o s s . This
cross w o u l d a l l ow h im a n d al l vampi res to walk by
day, m a k i n g them imposs ib l e to ki l l .
This story is a g o o d i d e a ; it has so m u c h p romise but
is s o m e h o w left a little th in. The m m is s low-paced
a n d de l i be r a t ed . It is s o m e w h e r e be tween a spaghe t-
ti western (over l ong shots of tough m e n in a desert
b a c k g r o u n d ) a n d a h a m m e r hor ro r (latex body parts
a n d plenty of b l ood ) . Still the p roduc t i on qual i t ies are
h i g h , espec ia l l y cons ide r i ng the modes t budge t of
$20 m i l l i on . For a hor ro r it is rarely scary, l eav ing you
firmly roo ted at the back of your seat. This is p r o b a -
bly b e c a u s e you feel little empathy with any of the
charac te rs , part icular ly W o o d s , w h o seems deter-
m i n e d to d o things the hard way.
It w o u l d be unfa i r to say that o n c e the f i lm h a d start-
ed I wasn't interested in the e n d , a n d the c i n e m a t o g -
raphy is certainly g o o d ; but s o m e w h e r e a l o n g the
l ine, it just fai ls to capture the i m a g i n a t i o n . Perhaps
this is b e c a u s e it t reads a n uneasy line be tween trying
to be g r o u n d b reak ing whi le still keep ing to the v a m -
pire ethos. The vamp i r e s may be i m m u n e to ga r l i c but
they still w e a r go th i c even ingwear .
For a Friday night out this f i lm is hardly r e c o m m e n d -
a b l e , but for a c h a n g e f r om the usua l H o l l y w o o d
b l o c k b u s t e r it m a y be worth a l ook .
Ka ther ine a n d D a v e
Th is w e e k the O d e o n K e n s i n g t o n have
benevo l en t l y d o n a t e d five pa i rs of t ickets to
see ' P u s h i n g T in 1 s t a r r i n g J o h n C u s a c k
( G r o s s e Point B lank) a n d Billy B o b T h o r n t o n
( A r m a g e d d o n ) .
Push ing Tin is a c o m e d y a n d d r a m a a b o u t
l i fe , l o ve , a e r o p l a n e s a n d o t h e r b u m p y r ides.
Set in the h igh- tens ion a t m o s p h e r e of the
c h a o t i c a i r traff ic c o n t r o l cent re fo r N e w
York's three m a j o r a i rpor t s this f i lm is a b o u t
terr i tor ia l f ee l i ngs b e t w e e n m e n a n d h o w
they d e a l with t h e m .
A s a lways a l l you have to d o is a n s w e r a s i m -
ply q u e s t i o n , This w e e k the ques t i on is
Across: D e c i m a t e , s c o p e s , g u a c a mo le , a t t i c , s ah ib , s t eps , s to t s , v i a I,el l i pse , ve rd i , i ndus t r i a l i -
sa t ion ,c rypt , t a n t r u m , o r e s , p a r k s , c h e a p , t h i e f , e n a t e , m a c d o n a ! d , a s s i s i , i n d e c e n t .
Down: O r g a s m , d r a k e , c l a s s , m o o r s , t h e seven acts of m a n , c r a b s , p o t p o u r r i , c h i a n t i , c u s h -
i o n s , p i l a u , mi nt ,mi nee p i e , d a y b r e a k s , ref r a i n , s e t s , t ough , spades , s t ews , soc l e , c l o ve , exa l t .
PS. Sorry a b o u t the n a m e c h a n g e s . This o n e s h o u l d stay. But t h en , w h o knows ?
Fo r that matter : w h o c a r e s ? luv Turn ip .
Fo r th is , o u r s e c o n d l e a g u e g a m e
of the s e a s o n , the o m e n s w e r e
b a d : t he kit b r i e f l y f o r g o t t e n ,
w a l k i n g t h r o u g h H y d e Park in the
p o u r i n g r a i n , a s e v e r e p l a y e r
s h o r t a g e , the re w e r e e v e n p r o b -
lems l o c a t i n g o u r c o a c h ! In the
e n d it w a s a p a s t i c c i o o f n e w c o m -
ers , p l a ye r s l o o t e d f r o m the sev-
enths ( chee rs , J am i l ) a n d sixth
t e a m ve t e r ans w h o t o o k the f i e l d
a g a i n s t Bar ts . E ven c a p t a i n M i k e
N i k o l i c h w a s unf i t to p lay , i n s t e a d
t a k i n g the ro l e o f r e f e r e e , thus
r es to r ing e x - c a p t a i n R o b D a v e n -
por t t o s k i p p e r f o r the day .
H is first d e c i s i o n - to k i ck in to
the w i n d d u r i n g the o p e n i n g 4 5
m i n u t e s - r a i s e d a f ew e y e b r o w s
but by the b r e a k he w a s fu l ly v i n -
d i c a t e d , w i th I m p e r i a l c o m i n g in a
g o a l t o the g o o d . Th i s a r r i v e d
a f te r o n e of m a n y IC b r e a k a w a y s
d u r i n g the first ha l f , w i th B o o t h
f ina l l y s l o t t i ng the b a l l h o m e f r o m
a n a r r o w a n g l e . M e a n w h i l e , the
m e d i c s c o n t e s t e d tha t the b a l l h a d
a l r e a d y run ou t of play . In fac t ,
w i th a c o u p l e o f g o a l s o n the
o p e n i n g d a y a n d a hat-tr ick in a
m i d w e e k f r i end l y , J a m e s is a l r e a d y
f i l l i ng the v o i d left by the d e p a r -
ture o f U L U L e a g u e G o l d e n B o o t
w i n n e r T o m W i l s o n t o the f i f ths.
The m e d i c s t h e m s e l v e s m a d e
little use of the w i n d y c o n d i t i o n s
d u r i n g the o p e n i n g p e r i o d , every
u n i m a g i n a t i v e t h r o u g h b a l l b e i n g
e i t he r d e a l t w i th wi th c o n s u m m a t e
e a s e by n e w c e n t r e - b a c k p a i r i n g
D e n B r a b e r a n d H e a d , o r e lse
s k i d d i n g off the wet turf in to the
g r a t e f u l a r m s o f k e e p e r A n d y
P e a s e , w h o d i d n ' t miss a t h i n g a l l
day .
W i t h the s e c o n d p e r i o d ha rd l y
s t a r t ed , any t h o u g h t s o f a n S B L H
o n s l a u g h t w e r e l a i d f i rmly to rest
as m i d f i e l d p l a y m a k e r D a n W i l s o n
f o l l o w e d u p a s t r ing o f a t t empts in
the Bar ts a r e a to fire h o m e the
l o o s e b a l l : t w o - n i l . D e s p i t e p lenty
of t i m e to d r a w l e v e l , the m e d i c s
w e r e n e v e r in the g a m e pas t th is
p o i n t , w i t h R o b s t a m p i n g o u t
eve r y th i ng in m i d f i e l d .
T o w a r d s the e n d o n e of the
f rus t r a t ed S B L H p l aye r s r e so r t e d to
s o m e s t a m p i n g of his o w n , t h o u g h
of a d i f f e ren t k i n d , a n d w a s du l y
w a r n e d of his c o n d u c t by the ref-
e r e e , w h o h a d a c o m p e t e n t g a m e
a l l r o u n d . E v e n w h e n Ba r t s
s c r a p p e d the i r f ive m a n m i d f i e l d
a n d rever ted to 4-4-2 it w a s n o
use , w i th the i r a t t a ck p r o v i n g just
as i m p o t e n t as b e f o r e . I m p e r i a l
l o o k e d d a n g e r o u s o n the c o u n t e r
t h r o u g h o u t the ha l f , w i th Lu is
Q u a r a n t a o n the le f t-wing r u n n i n g
the o p p o s i t i o n a merry d a n c e ,
wh i l s t D a n M y a t t a n d J a m e s d i d
l i kew i se up f ron t . D o u g H i n e s u p -
p l i e d a s t r ing of qua l i t y c r o s s e s
f r o m the r ight a n d it is true to say
that the v i c to ry w o u l d h a v e b e e n
f a r m o r e c o m p r e h e n s i v e h a d it
not b e e n f o r the h e r o i c s o f the
o p p o s i t i o n n o . 1.
S o , a g r e a t t e a m p e r f o r m a n c e
b u r i e d the g h o s t of a f ew m o n t h s
a g o . A f t e r a s e c o n d ha l f d o w n -
pour , a r a i n b o w g r e e t e d the f i n a l
wh i s t l e , h o p e f u l l y h e r a l d i n g a n e w
d a w n f o r the sixth t e a m a f te r the
d o u r p e r f o r m a n c e s so far. A t the
very least , w e t a k e f r o m the g a m e
o u r first th ree po in t s o f the l e a g u e
s e a s o n a n d a l a r g e b o u t o f c o n -
t en tmen t .
Football 4ths
G K T IV
IC IV 2
A n o t h e r m a t c h day , a n o t h e r r a n -
d o m t e a m wi th o d d s a n d ends
he re a n d the re - w e s h o u l d rea l l y
h a ve t h r a s h e d this t e a m s ince
they a re a d i v i s i o n b e l o w us, but
yet a n o t h e r g a m e o f m i s s e d
c h a n c e s a n d d u b i o u s m i d f i e l d
p lay r esu l t ed in o n l y t w o g o a l s .
T h e first c a m e in the first ha l f wi th
J a v i e r h a v i n g a s p e c u l a t i v e shot
at the a w f u l G K T g o a l k e e p e r w h o
let it c r e e p pas t h i m into the net.
T h e s e c o n d c a m e f r o m a g o o d
m o v e ea r l y in the first ha l f wi th
B o l a p l a y i n g it o u t w i d e to N i m a
w h o w h i p p e d a l ow c ross into the
b o x that w a s n i ce l y s lo t ted in by
Knut f o r his s e c o n d g o a l of the
s e a s o n .
W e d e s p e r a t e l y m i s s e d C a p -
ta in A i d a n B a n k s up f ront with his
k i l l e r ins t inct a n d g r e a t f i n i s h i n g ,
c h a n c e a f te r c h a n c e went b e g -
g i n g but n o t h i n g w a s c o m i n g
a l t h o u g h the f o r w a r d s , M a x a n d
J a v i , r an the i r hear ts o u t a n d L a u -
rie in the s e c o n d ha l f h a d a few
g o o d t o u c h e s . Pey rouz hit the
pos t w i th a g r e a t sho t a n d h a d a
f ew g o o d trys at g o a ! at o the r
t imes but h a d to c o m e off at half-
t im e d u e t o a d o d g y a n k l e .
Shotguns at dawn
Rifle Shooting
At 9 . 0 0 a m the d r e g s of s o c i e t y
g a t h e r e d at the S p o r t s c e n t r e , yes
the R P C w a s g o i n g o n a s h o t g u n
t r ip . By 1 0 the d r e g s m o v e d to the
m i n i b u s a n d a fa i r l y u n e v e n t f u l
j o u r n e y t o J J 's S h o t g u n a r a m a
E m p o r i u m e n s u e d .
O n a r r i v a l a n d a f te r s e v e r a l
c u p s of t e a a n d s u i t a b l e a p p r e c i -
a t i o n of the K i n g C h a r l e s p u p p i e s
we g o t o n w i th the t ask o f s h o o t -
i n g . E a c h o f the f o u r g r o u p s p e r -
f o r m e d w e l l w i th little d r a m a -
s h o o t i n g v a r i e d b e t w e e n e x c e l l e n t
a n d e n t h u s i a s t i c . G u y p e r f o r m e d
w e l l , w i n n i n g the m e n ' s t r o p h y
wi th a s o l i d 3 4 , wh i l s t R a c h e l t o o k
h o m e the l a d i e s t r ophy . A n d the
w o o d e n s p o o n w a s jo int ly s h a r e d
b e t w e e n J a k e a n d A d e l i n e w h o s e
s h o o t i n g c o u l d o n l y b e d e s c r i b e d
as a g r e a t s t e a m i n g p i l e o f e n t h u -
siasm.
O n c e the s h o o t i n g t h i n g h a d
b e e n d o n e w e g o t o n w i th the rest
o f the day , a n d the c l u b d i v i d e d
b e t w e e n the d r u n k s a n d the s h o p -
p e r s . " S e v e r a l h o u r s / b a r g a i n s /
p in ts l a te r we b e g a n to w e n d o u r
m e r r y w a y h o m e . T h e s t ra ins o f
" S t a y i n ' A l i v e " a n d Rol f H a r r i s
a n d the a c c o m p a n y i n g d a n c e
c h o r e o g r a p h y e n t e r t a i n e d the
t ra f f i c a l l the way.
W e c o n g r a t u l a t e D a v e Tu rne r
f o r s n a p p i n g his g u n , M a r k C a r t e r
f o r o n c e a g a i n ge t t i ng his f a c e in
the way , a n d B e n , o u r d r i ve r , f o r
his m a n y k i n d to i l e t s t o p s .
If y o u ' d i ike to c o m e a l o n g
a n d try s h o t g u n s , s h o p p i n g , r i f les ,
a r c h e r y o r a i r g u n s c o m e d o w n t o
the S p o r t s C e n t r e in P r inces G a r -
d e n s a n d l o c a t e the P ro j e c t i l e
Join up for ICU's newest club - Military Coup Soc
H a l l , w h e r e y o u ' l l f i nd a f r i e n d l y
b a n d of r e s p o n s i b l e p e o p l e w h o
wi l l s h o w y o u h o w to jo in u p .
T h e Rif le a n d P isto l C l u b .
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Surprise-disco boys win Seconds flatten Bart's Hockey - Disco Squad Men's Rugby
IC III
U C L
O v e r m a n y y e a r s o f g l o r i o u s
h o c k e y IC h a d n e v e r b e a t e n U C L
- u n t i l t o d a y tha t is . U n d e r the
i n s p i r e d l e a d e r s h i p o f s t a n d in
C a p t a i n C a s a n o v a , T h e D i s c o
Boys s t r o l l e d o u t o n t o the f i e l d o f
d r e a m s a n d g a v e the U C L R a b b l e
a g o o d w h i p p i n g .
T h e m i g h t y s u n m e d a l l i o n
w a s s h i n n i n g f r o m t h e o f f a n d a
g o a l a l w a y s l o o k e d i n e v i t a b l e .
A f t e r s o m e s e r i o u s n o c t u r n a l
act iv i ty at the w e e k e n d the S u n -
d a n c e K i d w a s s u r p r i s i n g l y a c t i v e
a n d w e a v e d s o m e m a g i c a r o u n d
the d e f e n c e . W h i l e U C L s t o o d
m e s m e r i s e d by S u n d a n c e ' s River-
d a n c e style f o o t w o r k , H a e m o r -
r h o i d s s l i p p e d a craf ty o n e pas t
the k e e p e r .
W h e r e o n e h a d l e d m o r e
w o u l d su re l y f o l l o w . H a v i n g p o l -
i s h e d o u r s h o r t c o r n e r in a n
i n t e n s i v e t r a i n i n g s e s s i o n , F i l t rum
m a n a g e d t o s c r a m b l e o n e i n .
W i t h F i l t rum g i v i n g a g o o d
s e r v i c i n g t o a n y o n e , w h o w a n t e d
it, J e sus s l o t t ed in a b e a u t y f r o m
the t o p of the D. A f t e r i nv i t i ng
h i m s e l f a l o n g Twat d e m o n s t r a t e d
a l l h is sk i l l by s c o r i n g f r o m 2
i n c h e s .
T h e s e c o n d ha l f w a s a d m i t -
ted l y c r a p w i th n e i t h e r t e a m s c o r -
i n g , bu t w e ' r e 2 9 g o a l s u p f r o m 3
B U S A g a m e s . N i c e !
ICI I
St Bart 's
7 4
.. 0
Desp i t e p l a y i ng wha t was poss ib l y
o u r worst g a m e in three yea rs , we
none the less des t royed a n o t h e r set
of m e d i c s . W i th a s ide that cons i s t-
e d of only six of last w e e k ' s s tar t ing
l ine up we started with a f resh , if
i n e x p e r i e n c e d l ine up . As the s e c -
o n d s start, it s o o n b e c a m e c l e a r
that even the new s e c o n d s s ide
c o u l d kick s o m e arse e ven w h e n
they were p l ay ing wel l b e l o w par.
The first try c a m e s o o n af ter the
whist le with a p e r i o d of p lay that
the a l l -b lacks w o u l d have b e e n
p r o u d of, be ing conve r t ed by J im
S o p p e r u n d e r the posts. M o r e
tries c a m e eventua l ly with the s e c -
o n d s b e i n g a b o u t 3 5 - 0 up at half
t ime .
A f t e r a roya l roas t ing the s e c -
o n d s d i d not i m p r o v e but still m a n -
a g i n g to put m a n y tries d o w n u n d e r
the posts . In the e n d , the s co re d i d
not rea l ly s h o w the d o m i n a n c e of
s e c o n d s with a s co r e l i n e 1 5 0 - 0
b e i n g m u c h m o r e representa t i ve .
A t the e n d , m a n of m a t c h N i c k
Parker e n d e d with 3 tries a n d a
tota l o f 2 9 po in t s . Tries a l s o c a m e
f r o m G l T i m D e n y e r with 3, freshers
c a p t a i n T i m C o l l i n s with 2 a n d a try
e a c h f r o m J im S o p p e r , Jeff M a c e ,
U g o , a n d J an S t e p h e n s o n .
How ev e r , w e k n o w w h e n the
h a r d t e a m s start p l a y i n g us in B U S A
we wi l l n e e d to i m p r o v e by 4 0 0 %
C o m e o n the s e c o n d s .
IN BRIEF ICSM Hockey Netball
I C S M I .
R U M S I
This f a t i g u i n g m a t c h e n d e d bo th
o n e g o a l a p i e c e , a n d o n e d i s l o -
ca t ed s h o u l d e r a p i e c e at Pad . Rec.
The skill s h o w n by both s ides w a s of
a surpr is ing ear ly s e a s o n qual i ty,
but the f in ish ing was at t imes w o e -
fu l , cu lm ina t i ng in a missed penal ty
flick by R U M S in the 65 t h minute .
I C S M s c o r e d first t h r o u g h a
c lass ic p o a c h e r ' s strike f r o m Jez
Boyle , after a short c o r n e r b r e a k -
d o w n , a n d then was ted a series o f
g o o d oppor tun i t i es to kill off the
g a m e . After the restart the R U M S '
centre mid f i e ld b e g a n to take a n
o m i n o u s s t r ang l eho ld o n the mid-
f ie ld , until fortuitously f o r I C S M he
d i s l oca ted his shou lde r , f o u l i n g in
cent re f ie ld . N o t to be o u t d o n e ,
N i c k Keysel l went a n d p o p p e d his
s h o u l d e r out a t tempt ing a power fu l
c l e a r a n c e , a n d in the e n s u i n g c o n -
f u s i o n N i c k ' s o p p o s i t e n u m b e r
s c o r e d with I C S M still in tac t i ca l
d i sa r ray . A t ense 1 5 m i n u t e s
r e m a i n e d as both s ides a t t empted
to spurn as m a n y c h a n c e s as p o s -
s ib le , a n d w h e n the f ina l whist le
b l ew bo th t e a m s left to l ick their
w o u n d s a n d r ebuke themse l ves fo r
their o w n waste fu lness in front of
g o a l .
IC I 1 7
St G e o r g e ' s 1 7
This w a s (yet aga in ) a ser ious ly
c l o s e m a t c h .
T ight m a r k i n g f r o m S t . G e o r g e ' s
d e f e n c e (and s o m e d u b i o u s eye
s h a d i n g u n d e r the p r e t e n c e of
mark ing ) m e a n t that the IC g o a l
f l ow was r e d u c e d to a few o u t s t a n d -
ing shots f r om R e b e k a h a n d S a r a in
the first half. Pau la " the r o a d r u n n e r "
d i d he r th i ng , f e e d i n g the bal l in
a n d a r o u n d the c i rc le to set up the
shoo te r s , a n d a f i red up Kirstie kept
the St G e o r g e ' s W A wel l u n d e r c o n -
tro l . At half t ime , the s co re was 9-9 .
A few substitut ions later a n d
with Becky, the u m p i r e , mutter ing
" h o w d o e s this pen w o r k ? " the s e c -
o n d half got unde rway to a fu r ious
p a c e . Jess a n d J a n e z o o m e d
a r o u n d the court , a n d the de fens i ve
c o m b i n a t i o n of A lex ( occas iona l l y
l o o k i n g rather surpr i sed w h e n the
ba l l b o u n c e d in front of her) a n d
Kathryn in the IC c i r c le , kept us in
con ten t i on . Th ings were l o o k i n g up
with 1 3 m i n s to g o w h e n the St.
G e o r g e ' s centre twisted her ank l e
a n d the i ce p a c k s were b r o k e n
o p e n . A s St G e o r g e ' s h a d n o s u b -
stitutes, w e t o o k the oppor tun i t y to
try a n d bury her u n d e r a pi le o f
coa ts u n d e r the pretext of keep in g
he r w a r m , thus r e d u c i n g the i r t e a m
to 6 p l a ye r s . U n f o r t u n a t e l y her
team-mates d i d not forget a b o u t
her, a n d her injury w a s not ser ious
so she was a b l e to p lay o n . In the
dy ing m o m e n t s of the g a m e , two
quick-f ire g o a l s s aw IC d r a w level
a n d c l a i m a we l l -dese r ved draw.
W e l l p l a y e d e v e r y o n e ! N e x t t ime
we W I N !
Men's Football (5ths)
K i n g s V 3
IC V 4
A f t e r a p o o r p e r f o r m a n c e in the
l e a g u e o n Sa tu rday , l o s i n g 2-0 to
LSE VI , we n e e d e d a b o o s t in this
g a m e a g a i n s t a t e a m f r o m the
d i v i s i o n a b o v e to k i ck start o u r
l e a g u e c a m p a i g n . O n c e the
o p p o s i t i o n h a d m a n a g e d to f i nd
the i r o w n g r o u n d , a n d s o r t e d ou t
w h i c h o n e of t h e m w a s c a p t a i n ,
the g a m e g o t u n d e r w a y , with K i n g s
l o o k i n g l ike a b u n c h of thugs w h o
m i g h t k n o w h o w to p l a y f o o t b a l l .
W e s t a r t ed b a d l y , c o n c e d i n g
a g o a l e a r l y o n , w h e n t h e i r s t r i ke r
(the c o c k i e s t b a s t a r d e v e r k n o w n )
c o l l e c t e d the ba l l a n d sent a l o w
sho t i n to the c o r n e r . K i n g s l o o k e d
l ike a t e a m w h o e x p e c t e d t o w i n
1 0-0 wi th e a s e . But IC V n e v e r l ie
d o w n (except in the b a r at the e n d
o f the night) a n d w e c a m e s t o r m -
i n g b a c k wi th a g r e a t f i n i sh f r o m
Si " M a h a t m a " G a n d y . W e w e r e
n o w p l a y i n g s o m e g r e a t f o o t b a l l ,
w i th e v e n W i l l " G O D " (or is tha t
" D O G " ) D o w b o r ge t t i ng in to the
g a m e . T h e s e c o n d g o a l c a m e
a f te r t he i r k e e p e r f u m b l e d a s a v e ,
r ea l l y p i s s i n g the c o c k y gits off.
But o u r f o o t b a l l w a s s a d l y Kee-
g e n - e s q a n d they m a n a g e d to
f l u k e a g o a l b a c k t o m a k e it 2-2
at ha l f t i m e .
A f t e r the b r e a k , the s e c o n d
h a l f s t a r t e d . Th i s w a s h a n d y , as it
a l l o w e d o u r r e s i d e n t d i n o s a u r to
c o m p l e t e h is ha t t r i ck wi th a n e a t
b a c k h e a d e r in to the t o p c o r n e r ,
a n d a n o t h e r f i ne f i n i s h a f t e r a
g r e a t m o v e d o w n the left. K i n g s
late c o n s o l a t i o n m a d e it 4-3 at
the e n d , but they k n e w they w e r e
w e l l b e a t e n , e v e n a s k i n g the ref to
ca l l a halt early. . . C o m e o n K ings ,
t ake it, t ake it!
6 t x
Football firsts double up QMW Men's Football
Q M W I 2 c o r n e r f r o m W a r r e n w a s s m a s h e d O n a w i n d y S a t u r d a y i C f a c e d a
IC I 3 i n t o t h e net f r o m t h e h e a d o f o n - s t rong Q M W s q u a d .
( BUSA) f o r m F o u l s t o n e . Q M W e q u a l i s e d W e f a c e d the w i n d in the first
W e d n e s d a y s a w the return o f the a g a i n w h e n a p a r r i e d s h o t fe l l to hal f a n d , as e x p e c t e d , w e r e u n d e r
firsts to C h i s l e h u r s t , a p l a c e w e the fee t o f the i r g r a t e f u l s t r i ke r the c o s h . But, the three at the
are g r o w i n g to l o v e ! w h o m a d e n o m i s t a k e . Q M W b a c k of C h r i s , J a m i e a n d par t i cu-
F r o m the k i ck-o f f , n o q u a r t e r w a s t e d a f e w g o l d e n o p p o r t u n i - lar ly D a v e kept ou t the threa t ,
w a s g i v e n in a n y a r e a o f the t ies a n d they w e r e m a d e to pay In the s e c o n d ha l f it w a s a dif-
p i t c h . M i d - w a y t h r o u g h the f i rst w h e n Dirty W a r r e n f o u n d his scor ing ferent story, we l o o k e d t h r e a t e n i n g
ha l f a m e s m e r i s i n g r un f r o m m i d - boots : Latching o n to a h e a d e r f rom every t im e we h a d the ba l l a n d ,
f i e l d by S teve w a s r e w a r d e d w h e n A lex , War ren ' s exquisite lob left the a f t e r W a r r e n s p u r n e d a f e w
he w a s b r o u g h t d o w n in t h e b o x : Q M W keepe r s t randed . c h a n c e s , a n d J a m i e h a d his
Penal ty . U p s t e p p e d F o u l s t o n e Impressive debu t pe r fo rmances pena l t y s a v e d by the Q M W keep-
w h o s l o t t e d the s p o t k i ck c o o l l y f rom Al ista ir a n d D a i , contr ibuted to er, we t o o k the l e a d t h a n k s to a
into the b o t t o m c o r n e r . ano the r we l l-pol ished display f r om F o u l s t o n e f ree-k ick (c rap keepe r ) .
T h e s e c o n d h a l f s a w Q M W the firsts. S c o u s e s a v e d us n e a r t he
hit b a c k w h e n the IC d e f e n c e w a s d e a t h a n d the m i d f i e l d of S teve ,
f i n a l l y b r e a c h e d . U n d e t e r r e d , IC Q M W I 0 J u a n , D a n , Ph i l a n d c a p t a i n
d u g in a n d e a r n e d a w e l l - I C I 1 c o u r a g e o u s R i ch h e l d ou t f o r a
d e s e r v e d s e c o n d g o a l w h e n a (ULU League ) w e l l - d e s e r v e d v ictory.
Opposition rolled over by IC virgins Ladies Rugby
IC V i rg i n s 2 0 IC V i rg i n s 3 4 the s c rums out , a n d started r u ck i ng
K ing ' s 5 G K T 5 a n d m a u l i n g p roper l y . A f te r a l o n g
(Wed 27th ) (Sat 23 rd ) p e r i o d of t ight d e f e n c e by G K T ,
A l t h o u g h it w a s a h a r d g a m e w e H a v i n g lost a l a rge n u m b e r of 1st a n d m a n y s c r u m s , Betsy b r o k e
t r i u m p h e d a n d k i c k e d K i n g ' s c h o i c e p layers we went into the t h r o u g h to s c o r e a try.
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m a d e u p g r o u n d in t h e r u c k s a n d into the i r 2 2 . T h e pressure eventu- w a s c h a s e d d o w n a n d q u i c k han-
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