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

Friday, October 5, 1979 Issue No. 528

FLOWER POWER!

Freshers' Reception - a sell out

L o r d F l o w e r s a d d r e s s e d a

p a c k e d G r e a t H a l l d u r i n g the

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

M o n d a y .

I C U n i o n a d d e d a n e l e m e n t

of s u r p r i s e to the e ven t a s

s o m e s e a t s c a r r i e d t o m b ­

s t o n e s to the m e m o r y o f t he

' u n k n o w n s t u d e n t ' : w h o

b e c a u s e o f e d u c a t i o n c u t s w i l l

no t be a b l e t o c o m e to

This issue is dedicated to Rae's Rag Knickers £1:25 from the Union

Office (not the rag office)

Big Foot struck again last Monday

BALLOON CLUB AT FRESHERS' FAIR

IC ho t a i r b a l l o o n c l u b h a d a n u n i n t e n t i o n a l l y

e x c i t i n g F r e s h e r s ' F a i r o n T u e s d a y . D u r i n g a

d e m o n s t r a t i o n i n f l a t i o n the b a l l o o n r o s e a b o v e the

g r o u n d , t h r o w i n g the p i lo t , A n d y W a l k e r , c l e a r a n d

r i p p e d i tse l f a g a i n s t the c o r n e r of t he L y o n P l a y f a i r

l i b r a r y b e f o r e its c r e w c o u l d p u l l it d o w n a g a i n b y its

h a n d l i n g l ine , w h i c h t h e y w e r e s t i l l h o l d i n g o n to .

T h e b a l l o o n w a s b e i n g in f l a t ed n o r m a l l y w i t h a

c r e w of t e n , t w i c e the n o r m a l c o m p l e m e n t , but w h e n

t h e b a l l o o n w a s ha l f i n f l a t ed a n d , o n its s i d e , a

s u d d e n r e l e a s e of a h a n d l i n g l i n e by a n

i n e x p e r i e n c e d c r e w c a u s e d the b a l l o o n t o r ise

q u i c k l y t o a b o u t t w e n t y feet a b o v e t h e g r o u n d . T h e

n y l o n f a b r i c o f t he e n v e l o p e r i p p e d a g a i n s t the

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

t h e g r o u n d . O n e p e r s o n r e c e i v e d m i n o r r o p e b u r n s

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

a b o u t £50, bu t n o o t h e r d a m a g e w a s c a u s e d . Tak ing Off

LETTERS S i r s , .

May I, through the co lumns of

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

counter the pernic ious anti-union

views of Frank James .

In his letter (1st Oc tober issue),

he v ic iously attacked our most

useful and lively organisations,

the C C U s , as being anti-

intel lectual and detrimental to

the academic life of IC. I would, in

answer to this, humbly suggest

that he totally misunderstands the

purpose of a C C U , i.e., to promote

the academic, socia l and sport ing

a c t i v i t i e s o f i t s m e m b e r s .

I have every reason to believe

that academic affairs are very well

looked after by the C C U s , in a

manner which would not be

poss ib le in the larger and more '

extensive ICU. Yet Mr. James

makes no mention at all of this

aspect of the C C U s .

O n the sport ing and soc ia l side,

he appears to condemn all

events wh ich do not provide direct

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

makes what I can only assume are

purely moral judgements. He

does not know the difference

(e.g. in the case of " d e c i d i n g "

smok ing concerts) between" ant i -

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

intel lectual ism. Further I wou ld

add that such events are, in

moderat ion, essential to the

academic and soc ia l development

of the student.

Above al l , Mr. James censures

the C C U s for their rivalry - yet how

wou ld he see sport ing standards

(especially) maintained without

t h i s r i v a l r y ? D o e s he s e e

compet i t ion as an evil th ing? He

views the smal ler C C U s with

mistrust and believes they shou ld

be "nat ional ised into one big

impersonal ICU - but wou ld he be

satisfied or wou ld he cont inue

until he had abo l ished even this in

favour of membership solely to

the N U S with no variety in union

outlook and, doubtless, no variety

in higher educat ion?

Frank James would do away

with the C C U s . N O ! They are the

l i feblood of student activity and

their faults shou ld be made good

from within. You don't fell a good

tree when a few of its twigs are

withered.

Yours faithfully,

J A M E S G R A Y

Dear C o l i n ,

I think ser ious considerat ion

shou ld be given to the abol i t ion of

Frank James (Letters, Issue no.

527).

Yours,

A beer-swi l l ing latent homosexua l

B i o chem P G

Dear Sir,

A s is well known, there are a

number of publ icat ions printed

by, or contr ibuted to by Imperial

Co l l e ge with the intention of

informing intending under­

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

industry and the like, kthat

Imperial Co l l ege exists, with the

intention of providing sufficient

information about facilities, life at

IC and so on , for a cho ice to be

made, or s imply to improve

relations, as in the case of local

residents.

C lear ly this can be counter­

productive if the information is

incorrect, so may I suggest that

Co l l ege block/ICU take a little

more care in this area? In case the

reader doubts the need for this,

here is a genuine example: It came

from page III5 of "Wh i ch Degree

1979", a page devoted to details of

life at IC. Under the heading

Cater ing Facilit ies, it states that

there are

" a wide choice of Co l l ege run

refectories.. ..between them

they provide an all day service

soaafcrbars, self-service cafe­

t e r i as a n d wa i t r e s s s e r v i c e

refectories; most students eat

lunch there.. .."

O n the subject of Med ia we find

that

" A n n u a l U n i o n p u b l i c a t i o n s

include.. ..a U S K handbook" -

ta lk ing of wh ich , under the title

Societ ies, we find that there is

apparently a

"Univers i ty for South Kens ington

movement."

S ince that information was not

even correct in 1976, it would

seem that IC may be in an ongo ing

dis information situation. Cou ld I

therefore suggest that either: IC

puts out correct information, or:

U S K is revived and mooneys

revamped?

Yours pedantical ly,

Ken (gone but not finished)

Fenning, Somewhere in Eng land.

Dear C o l i n ,

I was d isgusted to see how

many people were packed into

the Great Hal l for the Rector 's

reception. If there had been a fire

alarm, it wou ld have been

extremely difficult to c lear the hall

in a reasonable time, i.e. before

somebody started panick ing.

Yours,

Kirsten

NEWS IN BRIEF compiled from IC Radio News

C o p y d e a d l i n e

fo r next F r i d a y ' s

i s s u e w i l l be

5 : 3 0 p m

M o n d a y , 8 t h

O c t o b e r

Molly Opens Up Shop

The South S ide Shop is again

open for the term. Mol ly , the

shop's keeper says it is des igned

to s e l l n e c e s s i t i e s to the

occupants of South Side and

Linstead. In the past, t h e s h o p h a s

p r o v e d v e r y c o n v e n i e n t to

residents by se l l ing anything form

soap powder to milk.

Rag's Caped Figure

This year's rag symbol , a caped

figure in tight c lothing ho ld ing a

rag co l l ec t ion can is to appear on

pint glasses. These will be wold

during rag week, later this term.

They are expected to sell quickly .

New Kitchen Equpment

New kitchen equipment worth

over £1,000 has been installed in

Bernard Sunley House. The

equipment includes four cookers,

and ten refrigerators and has been

added to the equipment currently

in use at the House.

Cistern Overflows

Co l l ege engineers were cal led in

on Saturday night to Keogh Hal l .

A cistern had overflowed on level

2 of staircase 6, caus ing curtains

in the rooms below to become

rather wet.

Bedford College Sacks President

T h e P r e s i d e n t of B e d f o r d

Co l l ege Union, Ruth Fitzjohn, has

been refused re-registration by

Bedford Col lege, and has been

forced to step down from office.

The reason for their refusal was

that Miss Fitzjohn had failed to

satisfy the examiners in both her

Engl ish sessional exam last year

and the retake two months later.

B e d f o r d ' C o l l e g e U n i o n ' s

publicity officer, Dave Brown,

w h o has t a k e n o v e r M i s s

Fitzjohn's duties as President,

said that they have an agreement

w i t h the c o l l e g e tha t the

sabbatical post can be held only

by a person of min imum academic

standing, but he regrets that Ruth

will not be President next year.

Victory for Canoe Club

Two members of IC Canoe C l u b

have s c o r e d an i m p r e s s i v e

national victory for the second

year running. Bob J o c e and B o b

Owen, who were Bri t ish C 2

champions in 1978, have retained

the championsh ip by winning the

L langol len "Serpent ' T a i l " s la lom

in Wales. The pair f inished way

ahead of the rest of the field. They

are both international paddles

a n d B r i t i s h t eam m e m b e r s .

Squash Courts Out of Use

The squash courts in kthe

col lege sports centre wil l not be

able to be used until Chr is tmas.

This is due to a fault in the

drainage system and the floor will

h a v e to be r e p l a c e d . T h e

opportunity is also being taken to

repair the walls at the same time.

Industrial Action Diverted

The proposed industrial act ion

b y m e m b e r s o f N A L G O

threatened registration at many

Bri t ish Universit ies this week.

However, the local branch of

N A L G O dec ided after a c l c s ed

vote not to take part in the act ion.

Had they taken act ion, many

members of other c ler ical unions

in Co l l ege wou ld have s topped

work in sympathy, considerably

s lowing the registration process.

National Fun Run

The s econd Sunday T imes

National Fun Run took place in

Hyde Park on Sunday . Several

thousand people jogged round

the four kilmetre long course

dur ing the day for the event,

wh ich transformed Hyde Park into

a cross between a cross-country

course and a p icnic sit. Fo l lowing

the success of last years Fun Run ,

several local newspapers have

s ince organised s imi lar events on

a smaller scale.

Student Railcards

Brit ish Rai l are cont inuing their

popular Student Rai lcard scheme

into the new academic year. The

card, wh ich now costs eight

pounds, entitles students to half

price rail travel on second class

single and Awayday return tickets

over two pounds and ordinary

returns over four pounds in cost.

Students may obtain rai lcards

from most rail stations, but need

to fill in an appl icat ion form and

p r o v i d e t w o p a s s p o r t - s t y l e

photographs. The form and one of

t h e p h o t o g r a p h s m u s t be

counters igned by a tutor and

stamed at the col lege registry

office.

Br i t ish Rai l and L loyd 's Bank

have jo ined in a scheme which

offers 50%, or £4, off the price of a

Rai lcard for all first-year full-time

students who open an account

with L loyd 's Bank before 31st

October.

Rai lcards are also available from

the London Student Travel Office

in the lower lounge of the union

bui lding.

S o the first week has nearly ended and

though you're a fresher you're not quite so

fresh a one. A s things gradually settle down

and you find you're feet, you will be able to

take a more rational look at your involvement

in the Union . I hope the answer comes out

positive.

South A f r i can Rugby Teams

In l ine with Un i on pol icy, I requested that

the forthcoming match between S.A. Mine

and a team inc lud ing some R S M players be

not played at Harl ington. Co l l ege compl i ed

with this request.

PRES(SURE!)

RELEASE Third World Scholarship

Col lege has now chosen a student who is

probably already here. For obvious reasons, I

feel it is up to him to decide whether his

identity be revealed. But if you haven't yet

donated to the fund, please do so.

Des Picket

L S O a n d U L U ( L o n d o n S t u d e n t

Organizat ion and University of London

Union) are organiz ing a picket of the D E S on

the Overseas Students issue. A party will be

leaving the Beit A r c h at 12:50. Please try to

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

So

Stay coo l and hang loose but...don't freeze

or fall apart. A n d to put the record straight,

I'm not a dictator, J en won't let me be one.

Chris

Friday, 12th October

Picket of DES against Overseas

Student Fee Increases

Leave from Biet Arch at 12:50

IC F O O T B A L L C L U B

"Excuse me, I 'd like to j o in the sorter c lub

please," said the fresher.

" D o you play footbal l?" I boomed.

E r . y es . " he r ep l i ed " a n d t e n n i s . "

" T e n n i s eh? I used to play football, you

know. I remember one match I played, in

goal against Bedford College. The i r centre-

forward broke through. H e shot wi th a l l his

might from three yards. I never had a chance

to move; couldn ' t defend myself. T h e bal l hit

me straight between the eyes and ricocheted

away. Now , where was I?"

" T h e bal l r icocheted a w a y " replied the

fresher.

" O h yes," I cont inued, " the bal l r icocheted

out to their winger. A h igh cross came over. I

was halfway on to the bal l when their centre-

forward came rocket ing in and headed the

bal l l ike a bullet. I never had a chance to

move: couldn ' t defend myself. The bal l went

Hying over the bar for a goa l -k ick . "

" T h i s is the IC Footbal l C l u b stall, isn't i t ? "

he interjected.

"Foo tba l l ? A h yes. next attack their centre-

forward split our defence in two and

hammered intcj the penalty area. Ofcourse , I

came out to narrow the angle, and he

unleashed a fearful shot Irom point-b lank

range-. I never had a chance to move; couldn ' t

clclencl myself. The bal l hit me straight

between the eyes; of course I was getting used

to it by t h e n ! "

" H m , so you want to join the lootbal lc lub?

( i n you tra in once a week, and play on

Wednesdays and Saturdays? "

" Y e s "

" R i g h t , you're i n ! "

The Kens ing ton C r u n c h e r

JUST A SEC

Elections

In addit ion to the elect ions mentioned in

last week's FELIX, papers are also up for three

ordinary members of the University of

London students representative counc i l .

Papers come down on Friday, 12th October,

and elect ion is by ballot at the Union Genera l

Meet ing on 16th October.

Parking Permit

Just to remind you, if you need a permit and

haven't filled in the form yet, you should get

on your skateboard and rush across to the

union office. Appl icat ions close at 5:00pm

today.

Motions

The next Un ion Genera l Meet ing is on

Tuesday, 16th October. Mot ions need to be

handed into myself by Tuesday, 9th October.

After a rather quiet first U G M , do put on the

agenda motions on any topic you care about.

It doesn't have to be Co l l ege stuff (but can

be!). Just come up and dump the motion on

my desk. Its best to list things under i ) ICU

notes, i i ) ICU believes and i i i ) ICU instructs.

First Week

Well, I trust you enjoyed the first week. For

me, the highlight was the Life Sc i ences Party

on Tuesday. See you tonight in the junior

c o m m o n room and tomorrow at M a r b l e A r c h .

Roger Stotesbury

PS

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CAPTIONS FOR THIS PAGE WINS YOU

GOOD SOUNDS A T I C

THE AUDIO SOCIETY

Audio Society?

WJiat do they do?

You may well ask; I often do so, when trying

to dream up things for the committee to

organise and when attempting to satisfy the

i n s a t i a b l e d e s i r e s of t he m e m b e r s .

A few years ago we were the hi-fi c lub, but

this was changed probably because "Aud io

S o c i e t y " s o u n d s m o r e s o p h i s t i c a t e d A

We exist as T H E body devoted to hi-fi

sound reproduct ion, in whatever form this

may take. As such our activities can be

divided in to two main areas. Firstly, talks,

lectures and demonstrat ions which tend to be

mainly for the benefit of the members,

although everyone is welcome. Secondly ,

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

entertainments around college, which may

be broadcast over IC Radio and hence benefit

everyone. This latter activity, is a fairly new

one and we are still in the process of getting

the necessary equipment together; but the

future looks bright.

Our lectures are really quite diverse; in the

past we have had visits from Roger Driscol l ,

an acoust ics expert and lecturer, Angus

McKenz ie , consultant and reviewer, and

V i d e o t o n e d e m o n s t r a t e d the i r newest

products to us.

Occas iona l l y a tour can be arranged. These

have been to places of general interst, like Dr.

Driscol l 's acoust ics laboratory. A few of these

visits wil l be possible this year, details will be

f o u n d at t h e e n d of t h i s a r t i c l e .

One of the most promising things to

happen recently is our associat ion with the

Aud io Engineer ing Society. This is a group of

professional people involved with hi-fi who

arrange events similar to our own but with

rather greater professional ism as a result of

the greater resources available to them. Their

meetings take place on Tuesday evenings at

the Institution of Electr ical Engineers, Savoy

Place, off the Embankment . We meet and go

there as a group.

Not long ago we had the privilege of

hearing Peter Walker of Q U A D give a lecture

and demonstrat ion of the new electrostatic

loudspeaker. Still in the development stage, it

seems very promising.

Our society's forthcoming events are

envisaged to be as follows:-

First Term

Compar i son of power amplifiers - the Nairn

NAP160 versus Q U A D 405, see if you can

hear the difference.

Jo int meeting with the Radio Society.

Anthony Askew who works freelance often

for the B B C with their outside broadcase unit.

Videotone will be demonstrat ing their

l a t es t c a r t r i d g e a n d h e a r a m p l i f i e r .

Paul Messenger will be coming up here

near the beginning of term. The subject of his

talk wil l soon be announced .

Tony Faulkner is the Record ing Manager

for En igma Records. He will be giving a

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

techniques. This very entertaining lecture

was presented to the A E S earlier this year.

Near the end of term we plan to have a trip

to the Q U A D factories in Hunt ingdon,

Cambs .

Second Term

Lectures will be given by Dr. Roger Driscol l

and Angus McKenz ie . These were both very

good last year and are expected to be even

better this year.

Trip out to Audio-T. This is a very good hi-fi

r e ta i l e r w i th p lenty of f ac i l i t i e s for

demonstrating equipment. A lso lots of good

tips on pick up/arm/cartridge combinat ions.

G a l e E l e c t r o n i c s are s e t t i ng up a

demonstration studio for their products

which include a speaker and a sol id glass

turntable. They are also setting up an

anechoic chamber so it might be possible to

arrange to see this.

Lentek have agreed to let us come up and

tour their factory, again in Hunt ingdon.

Rogers/Swisstone have a plant in Catford,

London, so we might be able to go there.

Now you know who we are and what we do

you might feel you would like to know more or

if I have said something which you do not

understand, please feel free to come up and

meet us, ask questions or whatever. Our

meetings are held on Tuesday evenings at

7:00 p.m. in ICWA. Fai l ing that you could

contact one of the committee which for the

1979-1980 session is:-

J O H N M O R C O M , Chai rman

Phys ics 2

J O H N TIDY, Secretary

Phys ics 2

A N D Y C R A V E N , Treasurer

Physics 2

J O H N A T H O N L A W R E N C E , Publ ic i ty Officer

Physics 2

MIKE B I D D U L P H , Committee Member

Chemistry 2

PS

Non-physic ists are just as welcome as

p h y s i c i s t s - but we s t i l l rule , O K ?

J O H N TIDY

G O L F C L U B CRIS IS

In recent years the IC Gol f C l u b has

enjoyed the privelege of being al lowed a

block membership at the Royal Mid-Surrey

Gol f C lub . However, we have just been

informed that they are no longer prepared to

offer us this facility due to the increased

amount of course usage over the past year.

This means that we have been left in a difficult

posit ion at the beginning of the college year

in that we cannot offer freshers any sort of

regular facilities until we find another golf

c lub wil l ing to give us a block membership.

P o t e n t i a l IC go l f e rs s h o u l d not be

d iscouraged from apply ing to join the club,

however, as we hope to be making some

temporary arrangements for practise games,

and have a number of matches which need

not be affected.

IT W O U L D B E G R E A T L Y A P P R E C I A T E D

IF A N Y O N E W H O K N O W S OF A G O L F C L U B

IN OR A R O U N D L O N D O N T H A T M I G H T B E

W I L L I N G T O C O N S I D E R A B L O C K

M E M B E R S H I P W O U L D C O N T A C T O N E

OF T H E O F F I C I A L S B E L O W .

R.A. Pul len (Physics PG)

A. Hartnell (Mech. Eng. 3)

P. Johns ton (Civ. Eng. 2)

SECURITY

Lost Property

Every year hundreds of items of personal

property are found and handed in to the

Security Office, many of these items are

never c la imed by the losers and are

eventually returned to the finders. Students

and staff who lose property should inform the

securtiy staff and in many cases the items can

be speedily restored. Persons f inding items of

personal property should hand them in to

the Securt iy Office or to one of the

messengers or security guards on ,any of

messengers or security guards on any of the

buildings.

Thefts

It is an unfortunate fact of life that, on an open

campus such as this where a large number of

people are al lowed considerable freedom of

access, periodical spates of stealing occur. A

good deal of this is due to 'walk in' thieves

who prey on institutions such as this. Both

students and staff are requested to co­

operate with the security staff by promptly

reporting to the Security Office any

suspic ious persons seen loitering in Col lege

buildings or entering offices or laboratories

with no apparent authority. Wallets, cash,

cheque books, calculators, s l ide rules and

watches are the things most commonly

stolen and they should always be carried

separately on the person as instances have

occured where heavy withdrawals of cash

from banks have been made through thieves

having obtained possess ion of both card and

cheque book.

Cyc les

Pedal cycles are very attractive to thieves and

if brought onto campus they should be

secured to the cyc le rack with a heavy chain

and stout padlock. Plastic covered cables are

little deterrent to thieves and should not be

used. If you value your cyc le please insure it.

Car Park ing

Unless you have been authorised to park your

car on the campus do not bring it into the

Col lege Car Park otherwise you will

inconvenience some person who has an

authorised parking place.

Derelict vehicles are also from time to time

an embarrassment to the Col lege and a

vehicle which ceases to be road worthy

should be d isposed of by the owner and not

left on the car park where it may quickly be

cannibal ised by some persons who are quick

to recognise that it has been abandoned.

Motor cycles brought onto thecampus must

be registered with the Security Office and

students are requested to park only in the

authorised parking spaces. Park ing in

between motor vehicles can result in damage

to b o t h c a r s a n d m o t o r c y c l e s .

A .D. Dawson

Chief Security Officer

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ffioyal (Qolkge of Science ^hlm

I hope that the freshers week

has been successful as far as R C S

s t u d e n t s w e r e c o n c e r n e d .

Look ing ahead we have arranged

several more excit ing events at

very little expense but a vast

amount of toil and sweat by the

R C S officers.

The Freshers Bar Night takes

place this Sunday in the Un ion

(where there is a tendency for

people not to hear you retch). A

night of gaiety and lubricated

r e v e l r y , e n j o y e d b y a l l .

The first R C S Night Out has

been arranged for Tuesday, 9th

October, and is a trip to Queens

Ice Skat ing Rink in Bayswater. It

will only cost about a quid . We

meet in Stan's Bar in Souths ide at

6:30.

Now we come to one of the

highl ights of the first term - Yes.

the Freshers Dinners. Definitely

not to be missed s ince t ickets only

cost a fiver and you get a good

meal, plenty of wine and beer and

won

if you buy a ticket you can go to

the Life Sc i ences Disco, wh i ch is

after the Life Sc i ences Party on

2nd November.

If there are any budding wits,

wags or ser ious playwrights

interested in writ ing sketches or

playlets for the R C S smok ing

concert cou ld you please leave a

note for R i ch Archer in the

Chemistry letter rack or drop into

the R C S U sometime.

Final ly nomfnations are open

for four freshers entertainments

committee members, so if you

want to help organise R C S

events put your name up on the

lists and press-gang seconders

into s igning.

Don't forget also to t iddlywink

down Oxford Street tomorrow

and col lect lots of notes (coins

also acceptable) to keep R C S Rag

the most successful .

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UNION

After last week's marathon article and the

rigours of the first week, today's article is

sl ightly shorter, basical ly due to lack of

inspiration and being totally knackered.

As suming you are reading this dur ing

Friday's lectures there is still time to go to the

T iddlywinks on Saturday, 6th October. This is

the first Rag col lect ion of the term, so a good

turn out is essential. Meet in the Gu i lds ' Office

at 9:30 to col lect all you wil l need.

Tuesday the 9th is the Gui lds ' pub crawl to

Wandsworth. Turn up in the Un ion Bar at 6:00

for 6:30 pm to have a practice drink and find

someone to. carry you home when it has

finished.

Thursday is the first freshers' d inner for

Chemica l Engineer ing, so make sure that all

yoy in C h e m . Eng . buy your tickets soon, or

you may be disappointed.

O n Saturday, Gu i lds ' Ents proudly present

the Roadshow at 8:00 pm in the junior

c o m m o n room. Buy the tickets in Gu i l ds '

Office for £1 or pay £1.25 on the night. There

will be danc ing , late, late bar and an all girl

rock band (sounds like fun).

A l l dates are given below:-

Sat. 6th - T idd lywinks

Meet in Gu i l ds ' Un ion Office at 9:30 am.

Tues. 9th - Pub Craw l

Meet in the Un i on Bar at 6:00 pm

Thurs. 11th - C h e m . Eng . Freshers ' Dinner

In Sherf ie ld Bu i ld ing

Sat. 13th - Roadshow

At 8:00 pm in Jun i o r C o m m o n Room

Mon . 15th - Civ. Eng . Dinner

In sherfield Bu i ld ing

There will be more, same time, same place,

next week. Thank G o d , I've f inished this.

Bryan

C & G U Publ ic i ty Officer

W E S T L O N D O N C H A P L A I N C Y

The West London Chap la incy serves three

col leges in all : Imperial Col lege, the Royal

col lege of Mus i c and Queen El izabeth

Col lege. Furthermore, the Chap la incy has

m e m b e r s f r o m m a n y d e n o m i n a t i o n s

inc luding Ang l i can , Methodist, Baptist and

Scott ish Ep iscopa l ian . The focal point of the

Chap la incy is the c ommun ion service wh ich

we celebrate every Sunday at 10:00a.m. in the

Consort Gal lery, Sherf ie ld Bui ld ing . There

are, in addit ion, many smaller meetings in

both halls/houses and departments. A very

friendly atmosphere is aided by socia l events

throughout the year wh ich include several

barn dances, parties and weekends out of

London.

Here are details of Chap la incy activities in

the near future:-

Sat. 13th October - Pies, peas and party night.

This includes a sl ide show to introduce

Freshers to the Chap la incy .

Fri . 19th October - A weekend out of town,

to Wooburn Green, returning 21st October.

If you would like any further information

about the Chap la incy in Imperial -Col lege,

then please contact our student leader

Margaret Bell (Maths 3) or Rev. David

Ashforth, Rev. Bob Brooke, Marjorie Lewis,

Jack i e Fox at the Chapla in ' s Office, 10

Princes Gardens. Te lephone 589-5111 ext.

2183 or internal 4221

10

Don't forget....

It's T idd lywinks

Tomorrow morning !

* Jane Aire

(see Ents gigs

on next page)

THEATRE IN THE WEST END

According to T ime Out', West-end theatre

is half-dead already. Nevertheless, there are

some enjoyable shows, and if you've not done

much theatre-going, the West-end is the

obvious place to start.

The following reviews, although brief,

should provide a few hints on some of the

plays currently showing.

"The Rocky Horror Show", which has

recently moved to the Comedy Theatre in

Panton Street, from the Kings Road, is

probably the funniest show in London and is

certainly the only science-fiction musical.

Dreamed up by Richard O'Brien, it tells of the

fateful stormy night when two American

teenagers, Brad and Janet, are forced to take

refuge in an old castle when their car is

stopped with a flat tyre.The castle turns out to

be the home of a colony of Transylvanian

transvestites, under the leadership of Frank-

N-Fuster.

Alan Ayckbourn's play, "bedroom Farce" is

running at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The

'stage' is set one Saturday night, in the

bedrooms of the three middle-class suburban

couples, as a fourth couple attempt to sort out

their marital problems. Mildly funny: OK for

an undemanding night out.

In its twenty-seventh year (it will probably

go on forever) is Agatha Christie's "The

Mousetrap". This is not her best play - it is not

as good as "Witness for the Prosecution" for

example - and there was some miscasting in

the production I saw. However, it compares

favourably with "Murder at the Vicarage",

which contains the most unconvincing acting

I've ever seen. "The Mousetrap" is on at the

St. Martins Theatre and "Murder at the

Vicarage" is at the Fortune.

Written in 1970 by Andrew Lloyd Webber

and Tim Rice, "Jesus Christ Superstar" is

now in its seventh year at the Palace Theatre.

It portrays the last seven days in the life of

Jesus of Nazareth. Its great success resulted

in the production of an unsuccessful film of

the same name. Worth seeing, especially for

Herod's song.

(Evita is showing next door, at the Prince

Edward Theatre. Book now for the new year.)

Susan Hampshire and Keith Michell are

appearing in "The Crucifer of Blood" at the

Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Based on Conan

Doyle's book "The Sign of Four", the action

begins in India during the Great Mutiny, at the

Red Fort of Agra, and is concluded in Holmes'

s t u d y in B a k e r S t r e e t in 1887.

The play has some spectacular special

effects and Keith Michell's performance as

Sherlock Holmes is superb.

A more varied selection of plays can be

seen at the National Theatre on the South

Bank and more unconventional drama is

produced by London's many 'fringe' theatres.

AGAINST THE

Since I96.7, Britain has had an Abortion Law

which entitles women to obtain abortions,

providing certain conditions are fulfilled, opto 28

weeks into pregnancy. But a private members bill

tabled by John Corrie (Conservative member for

Bute and North Aryshire) threatens to change this

law to restrict severely the number of abortions

available and the terms underwhich they may be

obtain etl.

There are lour main areas which the proposed

bill (which takes its third and final reading in

February) effect:

1. THe time limit for abortions will be reduced

from 28 to 20 weeks.

At present only l°o of abort ions are carried out

after 20 weeks - but these are the most desperate

and serious cases - making them illegal will only

increase the hardship on the women concerned.

Pregnancv is confirmed by about (he eighth

week - the new restriction leaves a woman as little

as eight weeks allowing upto lour weeks error in

the dale of conception to obtain an abortion and

this at a lime when National Health Services are

being cut:

The choice of abortion for all women will

become a desperate race again si I ime.

2. The grounds tor abortion are to be

changed. The risk to the life of a pregnant woman

will become a "grave risk". The injury to her or her

family's phvsical or mental health will be a

"'substantial risk" of "severe injury" il the

pregnancy continues.

Kmoiive words like '"grave", "substantial"

and "serious" only aggravate the situat ion. Courts

w ill divide what is "grave" etc. - women will have

their late decided by judges who have no

qualifications oxer the lives of these women.

But the real reason for these changes is that

under the present law any abortion is legal since

statistically abortion is safer than a nine-month

pregnane)' and birth. The clause in the I967 Act.

which states that "abortion is permissible if the

risks to the woman is greater than if the pregnane)

is continued", is the most hated by the anti-

abort ionisis.

'X Every agency which carries out abortions

or advises women about abortions must have a

licence (including those carrying out pregnancy

tests). Licences will not be issued if there is any

connection whether financial or in personnel

between the agency and the abortion clinic or if the

CORRIE BILL

agency is not managed by a qualified doctor or

nurse.

This smashes the British Pregnanes Advisory

Services and the Pregnancy Advisory Service, the

two biggest charities that carry out abortions.

Their work is vital in both filling the gaps in the

NHS and in areas where NHS abortions are almost

impossible to get. They provide a sympathetic

service at a reasonable price.

The 25% of women who get their abortions

through the charities will be thrown on the

unscrupulous money makers of the private

medicine market.

Voluntary groups advising for example school

girls, about abortions will have to simply give up.

4. The rights of conscientious objectors to

abortions who work in the health service will now

have legal rights.

This means,that doctors will be able to put

their moral views first and the quality of service

they provide for their patients second.

As can be easily seen the effects of this bill will

impose on thousands of Women. We must have the

right to control our own bodies. There are no

foolproof contraceptives. We mav make mistakes.

We may be abused. We will continue to abort:

Corrie's Bill, anti-abortionists or not.

Does Corrie's Bill provide for all the children it

will force into this world!? Will it look alter then0

Have we the right to bring children into a world

when we feel we can not look after them - through

material reasons, social pressures or whatever?

Having children is an important decision and we

will not let John Corrie deride our fate. We will

have the right to control our bodies.

At IC then, we must campaign to prevent this

bill from becoming law. There will be a list, in the

ICWA Lounge, of those MPs who voted against the

second reading. If your MP does not appear, write

asking why and for re-consideration.

There will be a meeting in the ICWA Lounge on

Thursday, llth October, at 1:00 p.m. with a

speaker from the National Abortion Campaign to

discuss the "campaign against Corrie's Bill",

Please attend, all will be welcome.

There will also be a march "No Return to the

Backstrcets" on 28th October, to defend the 1967

Abortion Act. Assemble 11:30-12:30at Hyde Park.

MERCHE CLARK.

ICWA President

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

E N T E R T A I N M E N T S E DI TO RIAL C O M M I T T E E

see next weeks issue.

P R E S E N T S

F R E E C O N C E R T The Mines Disco which was to be held this Saturday has had to

be postponed.

The Mines Pub Crawl starts in the Union Bar at 6 pm this

evening.

Yes folks, it's a fteebie. Just over f rom the States for the start o f a U K tour: GIGS

J A N E AIRE and T H E B E L V E D E R E S T u e s . 9 th O c t . J A N E A I R E a n d T H E B E L V E D E R E S

a n d support

p l u s s u p p o r t . u " ' ° " C o n c e r t H a l 1 ' 8 : 0 ( , P m F R E E

Tuesday , 9th O c t o b e r at 8 :00pm in the U n i o n Conce r t H a l

Sat. 20th O c t . G I R L S S C H O O L & B O O K S

U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l , 8:00pm£2 o r adv. £1.50

T O N I G H T and every F r i d a y n ight , a super lat ive disco at 8 :00pm in the U n i o n

L o w e r L o u n g e w i th B A R ! Spec ia l guest D J - K A R E N ( from I C R a d i o 301m) Sat. 27th O c t . 64 S P O O N S & W O R L D S E R V I C E

U n i o n Conce r t Halt£l.50 or adv. £\

C O M I N G E V E N T S

D i s c o : E v e r y F r i d a y i n U n i o n at 8 : 0 0 p m . A d m i s s i o n 3 0 p . S a l . 3 rd N o v . Z O N E S a n d support

U n i o n C o n c e r t Hall£2 or adv. £1.50

F i lms : Eve ry T h u r s d a y in M e c h E n g 220 at 6 :30pm. A d m i s s i o n 30p.

Note : D u e to unforeseen c i rcumstances the p r o g r a m w i l l not be as advert ised in B e i ng a r ranged lo r Great H a l l :

the Freshers F E L I X - look out for o u r adver t i s ing nearer the date. 19th Nov . J O H N M I L E S a n d support

Next T h u r s d a y - T h e F r e n c h C o n n e c t i o n ' Nov . B E T H N A L a n d support

WHAT'S ON

Sat. 6th Oct.

IC Football Club Trials

Meet in the Union Lower Lounge at 12:30pm

Mon. 8th Oct

A C C General meeting

Meet in U n i o n O f f i c e at 5:30pm

Jim Younger and Julie Carter (formerly of £42

cheque) will be appearing at the Folk Club af

8:00pm. Admission 50p (members 2Sp)

Tues. 9th Oct.

Photographic Society Lecture

Entitled 'Africa Calls Again', it will be held at

7:00pm. Details of the location will be

displayed on the photographic society's

noticeboard on the ground floor of the union

office.

Mopsoc Lecture

This lecture entitled 'The Josephson Effect

and Squids' will be given by Dr. M.R. Holse of

Kent University in the physics lecture theatre

3.

The First Meeting of the Riding Club

Meet at 1:00pm in room 406, electrical

engineering.

IC Youth Hostelling Activities Group

A slide show of ICYHA will be shown at

6:30pm in electrical engineering room 606.

Admission is free and tea, coffee and biscuits

will be served.

Wed. 10th Oct.

Come and sell Rag Mags at Sussex.

Contact Barney McCabe , Physics 2

Thurs. Ilth Oct.

IC Footbal l C l u b Refeering C o u r s e

If interested, contact Paul Archer, Mech. Eng.

3.

Recreational Clubs Committee First General

Meeting

Taking place in Mech. Eng. room 703 at

6:30pm.

"News Break"

this Stoic transmission will be broadcast at

1:00pm and 7:00pm in the union TV loung,

1:00pm and 7:00pm (not JCR7 in Union TV

lounge, Southside Halls and Southside lower

TV lounge.

Tues. 16th Oct.

F i r s t S t a f f M e e t i n g of P h o e n i x

This takes place in Stan's Bar at 8:00pm

There is a meeting next Friday, 12 October, at 8 pm, for anyone

interested in working on FELIX. Come to the FELIX Office and we'll

show you how to operate our equipment.

on Tuesday, 16th October

at 5:30pm in 170 Queens

Gate .Names to Jen in the

U n i o n Office by F r i d a y ,

12th at 2 :00pm. Freshers

part icular ly welcome.

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