Four page supplement on Iranian Embassy Siege see centre pages Film Reviews on page 14 Special Edition this week Review of the year ' in more than 60 photos Grand Rag Collection There will be a Grand Rag collection tomorrow to help smash the £20,000 barrier. Meet at CCU offices from 9-30 a.m. To make it more fun R A G is giving the following prizes: A dinner for two for the highest collector if they • beat the previous highest day total of £330. A bottle of whisky for anyone who collects more than £100. A bottle of wine for anyone who collects more than £50 but less than £100. The plan is to get as many students out collecting as possible and when the collection is over there will be a special collectors party in the Union Concert Hall. The entry is free with collectors licence (50p to non collectors). To boost Rag's chances of reaching £20,000 there will be a Grand Sale on Friday June 13th ... TO-DAY. The sale will consist of selling some interesting odds and ends from the Rag office. The sale will take place at lunchtime in the JCR. The TARGET: Human Calculator to visit Imperial The World's most calculating woman, Shakuntala Devi, will make an attempt to get into the Guinness Book of Records next Wednesday at Imperial College. She will perform in the Mathematics Lecture theatre 1 from 3 till 5 p.m. All students are invited to come along and it may be possible for you to ask her to solve complex mathematical computations. It is claimed that she can do the most fearfully complicated arithmetic much faster than electronic calculators. Mixed with wit and humour, she possesses the skill to. combine intellect with entertainment so that scientists, statesmen or laymen enjoy her performances immensely. These are some of the problems that Mrs. Devi solved in 20 seconds or less: Q] Add: 25,842.278 111,201,721 2 ^188,132,517. 370,247,830 55,511,315 3 On what days of the week did the Multiply 14th of each month result by: 9,878 occur in 1935? Answer's: 1. 5,559,369,456,432 2. 573 3. Beginning with January: Tues.. Thurs.Jhurs, Sun. Tues., Fri.. Sun., Wed., Sat., Mon., Thurs., Sun.
Transcript
Four page supplement
on Iranian Embassy Siege
see centre pages
Film Reviews
on page 14
Special Edition this week
Review of the year
' in more than 60 photos
Grand Rag Collection T h e r e wil l be a G r a n d R a g co l lec t ion t o m o r r o w
to help s m a s h the £20,000 barr ier . M e e t at C C U
offices f rom 9-30 a .m.
T o m a k e it m o r e fun R A G is giving the fol lowing
pr izes :
A d inner for two for the highest co l lec tor if they •
beat the prev ious highest day total of £330.
A bottle of w h i s k y for anyone w h o col lects m o r e
than £100.
A bottle of wine for anyone w h o col lects m o r e
than £50 but less than £100.
T h e p lan is to get as many s tudents out
co l lect ing as possible a n d w h e n the co l l e c t i on is
over there will be a special co l lec tors party in the
U n i o n C o n c e r t H a l l . T h e entry is free with
co l lec tors l icence (50p to n o n co l lectors ) .
T o boost Rag's chances of reach ing £20,000
there will be a G r a n d Sale on F r i d a y J u n e 13th ...
T O - D A Y . T h e sale will consist of sel l ing s o m e
interest ing odds a n d ends f rom the R a g office. T h e
sale will take place at luncht ime in the J C R .
The T A R G E T :
Human Calculator to visit Imperial
The World's most calculating woman, Shakuntala Devi,
will make an attempt to get into the Guinness Book of
Records next Wednesday at Imperial College. She will
perform in the Mathematics Lecture theatre 1 from 3 till 5
p.m. All students are invited to come along and it may be
possible for you to ask her to solve complex mathematical
computations. It is claimed that she can do the most
fearfully complicated arithmetic much faster than electronic
calculators.
Mixed with wit and humour, she possesses the skill to.
combine intellect with entertainment so that scientists,
statesmen or laymen enjoy her performances immensely.
These are some of the problems that Mrs. Devi solved in 20 seconds or less:
Q] Add: 25,842.278 111,201,721
2 ^188,132,517.
370,247,830 55,511,315
3 On what days of
the week did the Multiply 14th of each month result by: 9,878 occur in 1935?
P r i c e s b e l o w a r e f o r p a s s e n g e r s
departing L E S S T H A N 10 D A Y S after
b o o k i n g ; a v a i l a b i l i t y c a n n o t b e
guaranteed. A l l prices are return a n d
include fuel charges a n d airport tax.
Low Season High Season
£ £
C o r f u 53 59
Naples 65 71
Tenerife 59 65
P a l m a 46 53
V e n i c e 56 65
D u b r o v n i k 53 59
and many morel
L o w S e a s o n u p to 13th J u l y , 2 9 t h
Sept — 31st O c t o b e r .
A l s o : C o n f i r m e d seats to N e w Y o r k ,
from only £97 , T r a n s a l p i n o a n d E u r o -
t r a i n to E u r o p e a n d e s t i n a t i o n s a n d
Inter-rail cards , £92 .
LIFE M E M B E R S H I P
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1. join any Union C l u b or Society
2. use the Sports Centre (incl. the squash courts)
3. use College Bars and Refectories
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C O L L E G E S E C U R I T Y A note by the Union Welfare Officer and ICWA
O n 9th J u n e f rom 11:00pm to 01 :00pm
M e r c h e C l a r k a n d Pete Stevens t o u r e d
the Co l l ege to see h o w m a n y ways into
buildings, especially Ha l l s , were u n l o c k e d ,
o p e n , o r a c c e s s i b l e . T h e s t a n d a r d of
lighting o n w a lk w ays a n d roads was also
c h e c k e d .
T h e r e s u l t s w e r e a p p a l l i n g . N e i t h e r
s u r v e y o r w a s t o o f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e
residences a n d yet n u m e r o u s entrances
w e r e f o u n d . T h e s e r a n g e d f r o m d o o r s
wedged open through l o c k e d doors with
no glass in a w i n d o w pane, to windows
o p e n in every d a r k co rner a n d by fire
e x i t s . T h e d e p l o y m e n t of the s e c u r i t y
guards was badly organised.
J u s t two a n d a half weeks after a girl
w a s r a p e d t h e s i t u a t i o n c o u l d e a s i l y
h a p p e n a g a i n . N o t e v e n t h e b a r e s t
t emporary act ions seems to have been
taken . A l l four lifts in Souths ide still go to
the basement all night — this c o u l d have
b e e n c h a n g e d i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e
incident .
Note On Lights E v e n in areas where there are sufficient
n u m b e r of lights, some locat ions h a d fifty
p e r c e n t q u o t a of b r o k e n b u l b s . T h e
t y p e of l i g h t i n g w a s i n a d e q u a t e . T h e
recessed tubes of the w a l k w a y only give
about thirty per cent efficiency due to the
s h a d o w of the hous ing . A l l lights were
soft in co l our a n d gave a diffuse, shadowy
light. It is possible to stand next to the
lights beh ind 170 Q u e e n ' s G a t e a n d not
be seen due to the poor spread of light.
W e felt that a fewer n u m b e r of s tandard
y e l l o w s o d i u m l a m p s m o u n t e d i n the
convent iona l street light f o rm w o u l d be
far m o r e effective.
Note On Security W e c o u l d n o t u n d e r s t a n d w h y t h e
Souths ide m a i n entrance had two guards
a n d a messenger o n duty — all mind ing
t h e i r o w n b u s i n e s s —' w h i l e t h e B e i t
guard is expec ted to o c c u p y the a r c h w a y
a n d patro l the bui ld ing. C o u l d not ohe of
the Souths ide t eam patro l all the bui ldings
a n d still leave a gu ard at each door?
T h e detai led results of the survey have
not been publ i shed in F E L I X for obv ious
reasons. C o p i e s have been sent to the
R e c t o r a n d C a p t a i n J L i n d l e y of Estates .
It is C a p t a i n L ind ley ' s responsibi l i ty to
supervise security . In the w a k e of recent
events it w o u l d seem that C a p t a i n L ind ley
h a s n o t c a r r i e d o u t h i s d u t i e s t o t h e
satisfaction of the U n i o n .
C h r i s F o x h a d a m e e t i n g w i t h t h e
R e c t o r o n W e d n e s d a y to d i s c u s s t h e
report .
Mcrche Clark Pete Stevens
President ICWA Welfare Officer
Holiday Help Grand Sale A s y o u look f o rward to your long s u m m e r
b r e a k p l e a s e t h i n k a b o u t t h o s e l e s s
f o r t u n a t e , in p a r t i c u l a r V a l e r i e S p a r k s ,
her h u s b a n d B o b a n d four -year -o ld - son ,
w h o h a v e b e e n o f f e r e d "a h o l i d a y i n
E x m o u t h but cannot just b o a r d a c o a c h
or t ra in .
Why?
V a l e r i e was a n o r m a l h a p p y s c h o o l g i r l
a n d k e e n s w i m m e r u n t i l t h e a g e o f
twenty-one w h e n she contac ted mulitple
sc lerosis . N o w at only twenty-three she is
t o t a l l y d i s a b l e d a n d b l i n d e d b y t h e
cr ippl ing disease. H e r h u s b a n d has h a d to
give up his job to look after the family;
a n d living off Soc ia l Secur i ty leaves little
to pay for the high cost of the required
double ambulance j ourney to a n d f rom
E x m o u t h .
How Can You Help?
T h e I C R e d C r o s s ambulance is available
a n d will ing to t ransport the family, if funds
c a n be found to pay for fuel, etc. W e
need about £150 to m a k e these journeys
pract icable . O n W e d n e s d a y we will be
a s k i n g y o u t o m a k e a s m a l l d o n a t i o n .
C o l l e c t o r s are urgently required .
C a n s c a n be obta ined f rom the Sherf ie ld
F o y e r . ^
T o augment this co l lect ion , E N T S have
kindly offered to r u n a d isco the same
evening wi th all proceeds going towards
this cause — anyone able to s p e n d a few
hours co l lect ing or assist ing at the d isco
please contact Roger Serpe l l , A e r o Int
3707.
T O D A Y at 12:30 in the J C R all items sold in aid of R A G .
Defective s w e a t s h i r t s , t - s h i r t s a n d
knickers at c h e a p prices .
M o r e Horrids T-shirts
IC Sweatshirts
Embroidered jumpers
Hooded Sweatshirts
Superag Sweatshirts
Hyde Park Relay T-shirts
IC T-shirts
£3.00
£5.50
£8.50
£7.00 and £7.50
£4.00
£2.00
£2.50
Also miscellaneous books - v cheap!
C o m e a n d buy a sweatshirt or T-shirt or just
a pair of k n i c k e r s (ladies a n d mens available)
a n d help us raise over £20,000.
C H A R I T Y D I S C O P A R T Y
in aid of M S vict im
W E D N E S D A Y 18th J U N E
at 8:00pm ti l l late
in the J C R
Bring, a bottle
Tickets 50p from Sherfield
Foyer on Wednesday
morning or from the special
collectors.
A l l monies to charity.
Last FELIX The last issue of FELIX, this term, will
be next Friday 20th June. We hope to
get several copies distributed before
the Exec Party on Thursday
C I T Y A N D G U I L D S
A n almost final art ic le , just to show that
we haven't all d i sappeared f rom the face
of the earth . T h e last R a g C o l l e c t i o n of
the year is this S a t u r d a y , yes I k n o w y o u
told M u m m y a n d D a d d y y o u w o u l d be
home o n that day, but surely y o u want to
help G u i l d s in break ing the I C £20,000
b a r r i e r . A R a g t o t a l o f t h i s s i z e i s
absolutely far out , triff, spiffing, etc , a n d
we need all the help we c a n get. S o t u r n
up at the G u i l d s Off ice at 9:30am this
S a t u r d a y 14th a n d help co l lect . Y o u c a n
think up y o u r o w n theme a n d use that or
there is a Life O f B r i a n theme if y o u want
one. T h e r e will be a party afterwards so
c o m e co l lec t ing if y o u want to get in free
with y o u r l icence. Deta i l s wil l be available
o n the day.
See y o u all there .
C h e e r s
Bryan
AFRICAN-CARRIBEAN
S O C
A G M
Wednesday 18 June
1:00pm
Room 407a Elec Eng
(Refreshments available)
I C C A G GARDENING
A D V E N T U R E
10:30am
Saturday 14th June
Meet Union Archway
D R A M S O C T O U R 1980 Actors and Actresses
Needed! » Due to the insidious machinations
of examiners we find ourself short
casted, especially on the female
side.
We are taking the medieval
'Chester Mystery Cycle'to Yorkshire
between 24th June and 5th July.
The cost is £30 for all expenses.
If you can act and fancy two
weeks playing in pubs and theatres
phone Int 2854, come to the
Dramsoc Storeroom or contact
Mark Wiszowaty via the Physics
U G Letter-Racks.
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Review of the FELIX Year *
T E R M T H E F I R S T T h e P a l m e r R e g i m e b e g a n u n d e r t h e
s t o r m c louds of the " H i g h C o u r t D r a m a " .
S e i s m i c E x e c r i f t s , J o h n H a r r i s e l d e r -
s tatesman c o m m e n t s a n d R i c h a r d E a r l
playing games wi th his copy . Quadrophenia
made F E L I X F i l m O f T h e M o n t h (what
were the others?) . A l s o m i x e d up in the
g e n e r a l c o n f u s i o n w e r e the ' p e r n i c i o u s
a n t i - u n i o n v i e w s of F r a n k J a m e s ' , the
endless b i c k e r i n g over Steve Marsha l l ' s
R a g M a g a n d R S M playing rugby against
var ious people in the Mirror. T h e E x e c
p a p e r e d o v e r t h e i r c r a c k s (?) w i t h a
u n i t e d f r o n t o n t h e O c c u p a t i o n w h i c h
p r o v o k e d a C e n s u r e M o t i o n a n d a level
o f a n t i - E x e c muck-s l ing ing that beat even
the vintage tussles of Barre t t a n d Mi l l e r .
Letters T h e L e t t e r s Page (and the o d d set of
capt ionable photographs) h a d by now all
b u t t a k e n o v e r F E L I X , a n d F E L I X
C o m m i t t e e was heard to press for m o r e
'news' . Internal controvers ies c o n t i n u e d
to dominate — the new L o r d B F s h o c k e d
many o n C o m m e m D a y : '"ff IC is . . .
chosen to go . . ." A b d u l S a l a m c l i n c h e d
his L a u r e a t e , a n d J W h i t e h o u s e . m a d e P 5
distill ing a 'vat of soup ' . F a n s h a w F L o v e
del ivered a snide attack o n the o c c u p a t i o n ,
while D e r r i c k Everet t defended Steve M
as the only one p r e p a r e d to handle the
R a g M a g a n d The Phoenix . F r a n k J
c l a i m e d n o t t o o b j e c t to ' o r a n g e - j u i c e -
swil l ing people ' . T h e I C U banner was t o rn
between the views of the L ibera l s a n d
F e m i n i s t s a n d S t e v e H u t c h i n g s w a s
d u b b e d a ' P - M a d - P ' for cred i t -watching
(but the Ed i to r has always taken great
c a r e s i n c e ! ) . F o x , ( in f u l l g e a r ) , w a s
p i c t u r e d ' d i s c u s s i n g the c u t s ' w i t h h i s
c o l l e a g u e a n d m e n t o r , M a r y A , a n d
F E L I X became a l iterary batt leground to
revive o ld grouses as U G M - r a i l r o a d e r s
c a m e under fire. A s R a g W e e k l oomed
( w i t h t h e f a i n t s p e c t r e o f ' E n v i r o -
S to tesbury W e e k ' beh ind it), Ph i l C o l e
( w h o h a d p l e n t y of c r e d i b i l i t y at t h i s
stage) appealed for shorter speeches at
U G M s (a d o o m e d idea w r e c k e d by its
b e s p e c t a c l e d U G M p r o p o s e r ) . A l a n
B u r t o n defended his democrat i c q u o r u m -
chal lenging rights as the P G D i n n e r failed
o w i n g to l a c k o f a p p e t i t e . J a n C a n d
Shor t -L i f e H o u s i n g hit F E L I X while if you
e n d e d R a g W e e k " l o n e l y , b o r e d a n d
t i r e d " y o u m u s t h a v e b e e n o n t h e
F o x / S O ' B id iosyncrat ic B a n k J o b 1 Boat
R a c e s i n t h e B e i t Q u a d ( a n d o n i o n
m u n c h e s on the front page) together with
the B e e r Fest iva l proved the new I C U
Pres ident certainly wasn't a pretty face,
w h i l e L e o ( N O B ) o f R C S a p p e a r e d
c o v e r e d in m u c k (obviously not mov ing
fast enough) .
Knife Grinders' Weekly " A n n a and M a r g e " offered ' counsel l ing
sess ions ' o n the constant need to table
p r o - a b o r t i o n m o t i o n s at U G M s , w h i l e
F r a n k i e J a n d the lads found their public
images ta rn i shed by a hostile C a m b r i d g e
University Challenge team. R C S ' s mascot
J e z at last repayed J o n Hal l ' s years of
sleeping in a suit , by mov ing of her o w n
a c c o r d a n d the Ents films appeared in
r a n d o m order on the centre pages. Roger
h o p e d his Env i ro -week 'wil l exc i te y o u
sufficiently' a n d F o x ' s X V beat T o w n s e n d ' s
m e n by 24 to 6.
Colin Palmer
David Owen, one of the guest speakers during
Environmental Week.
M e a n w h i l e t h e S n o o k e r C l u b s c r i b e
(Dai Bach ) s h o c k e d mill ions with his tales
of 'Sanshi t ' s N o c t u r n a l E m i s s i o n s ' a n d far
l e s s s a v o u r y c o m m e n t s . T h e E d i t o r
subsequent ly pr inted a heavily c ensored
compla int f rom D a i about shortening his
artic les. L a d i e s ' Rugby became establ ished
a s N o 1 S p a c e - F i l l e r , a s t h e E A O
ins truc ted the H o n Sec to 'pull his s o c k s
up' .
Space Invasion M a r k S m i t h p r e v i e w e d Star Trek The
MP, Apocalypse Now, Life Of Brian and
The Black Hole o n a single page — the
30th A n n i v e r s a r y Issue c a m e complete
with a real ist ic - looking editorial while P a u l
Wi l l iams made F E L I X history by having
Drake's Seven's S u p r e m e G a l a c t i c Rear
Flight Super intendent Brat t (Ms) appear
'unc lo thed ' ! S u dde n t l y , it 's C h r i s t m a s a n d
F o x becomes painfully jolly, o v e r b u r d e n e d
by ' H o - H o - H o ' Yu le t ide cyn i c i sm. M a l c o l m
vows to ' cur l up and dr ink N e w k y B r o w n
all day ' T h e catalytic y o u n g freshers, l ike
t h e w o r t h y ' A n n e a n d R o b i n ' o f M r
N e w l a n d (remember R i c h a r d , the t iddly-
w i n k c h i l d m o l e s t e r ? ) s a y f a r e w e l l t o
o v e r s e a s c u t s v i c t i m s , p o n d e r i n g t h e
' e m o t i o n a l t u r m o i l a n d w a t e r s h e d s i n
people 's l ives' — but no matter , the t e r m
ends with a tear j erk ing editor ial . " A n d so
this is X m a s — and what have we d o n e ? "
Ben Bourdillon
The Prime Minister donated £5 to IC Rag in
December.
T h e editor 's digital w a t c h says 6:10am.
S o o n the sun will be r is ing heralding the
s t a r t of a n o t h e r l as t m i n u t e T h u r s d a y
panic sess ion in the F E L I X office.
T E R M T H E S E C O N D S p r i n g sprang a n d D a v e D e r b y w o n the
Mirror D ingy W o r l d C h a m p s in P e r t h ,
A u s t r a l i a a n d Pau l Wi l l iams (Editor of the
Drake's Seven F a n M a g a z i n e a n d admirer
o f a n t i q u e t y p e w r i t e r s ) w o n a Daily
Express pr ize . H a r v e y N a d i n forsook IC
Radio for the degree he was later to save
so spectacular ly . B r e n d o n left the U n i o n
B a r , a n d C o l i n P a l m e r r e s i g n e d ( f r o m
P W P ) in the week that L a d i e s ' Rugby hit
C B S N e w s , R i c h a r d E a r l r e c i e v e d 0%
response f rom A e r o P G s to his quest ion
n a i r e o n P G A p a t h y a n d C h r i s W e b b
gatecrashed N U S C o n f e r e n c e pos ing (?)
as a T o r y . C o l i n P rev iewed the adventures of
Z o e , t h e w e l l - k n o w n p h o t o g r a p h i c
Debbie
Harry
Steve Groves
exper iment with a m o u t h t u c k e d neatly
up near the hairl ine. D e b b i e H a r r y made
the front page (and hasn't l o o k e d back
s i n c e ) a n d M i c k i e M a r s h c l a i m e d ' s h e
almost managed to s c rew herse l f (into
the floor). A s The Phoenix emerged from
E r i c ' s a s h e s ( f o l l o w e d b y V e g s o c ,
M i c r o c o m p u t e r C l u b a n d a n o n - B a r r y
A u s t i n P A T A ) , h o s t i l i t i e s b r o k e o u t
between Broadsheet a n d F E L I X (photo
by C P ) . Bern ie S m i t h fol lowed B lond ie
onto Page O n e with his ' G r a n t s Scenar i o
(which brought h i m bo th national a c c la im
a n d local r idicule at an i l l -chaired Sherf ie ld
U G M ) .
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Dog And Cucumber D a v e B r i t t o n d e f e n d e d F o l k C l u b for
mud-s l ingers ' ' M i n o r i t y Interest ' charges
a n d F o x to ld a U G M "I ' l l have to admit it
just s l ipped m y m i n d " (it w o u l d have been
pissing in the w i n d , anyway) . R o g e r
fo l lowed up E n v i r o n m e n t a l W e e k wi th a
l o n g - l a s t i n g A d v e n t u r e - P l a y g r o u n d
obsess i on a n d s t o m a c h s began to heave
i n a n t i c i p a t i o n as E l e c t i o n s l o o m e d .
R i c h a r d E a r l r e j e c t e d t h e ' m a m m o n '
offered by life as a L i b e r a l Phys i c i s t a n d
left the Co l l ege . S o n i a H was spot ted in
B l a c k e t t a n d S h e y n e L i n H u x l e y (!).
S i m o n M i l n e r o u s t e d the thesp ian F i r t h as
I C Rad io S t a t i o n M a n a g e r , while N a d i n
d u s t e d off h i s u n r e a d p r o b l e m s h e e t s .
P e t e H e w k i n t u r n e d u p to p l a y t a b l e
tennis against ' L a w C o u r t ' o n the w r o n g
day. P a l m e r r epor ted ' s ometh ing indes
c r i b a b l e ' l e f t a f t e r R a e ' s R o m a n R a g
Reve l ry .
Consciences Clear News Quiz a r r i v e d at I C ; h i g h l i g h t s
inc luding A l a n C o r e n ' s ' leg-across factor '
Colin Palmer
Barry Took
News Quiz Chairman
l i n e a n d t h e l e a d r o l e p l a y e d b y V i c
M o o n e y (with a n absence character i s t i c
of a m a n of s u c h modesty ) . L e e P a d d o n
a n d co exto l led the virtues of addict ive
coffee (blinding headaches not quali fying
as 's ide effects') a n d L e e F o s t e r p r o d u c e d
in less than two c o l u m n s one of the most
percept ive a l b u m reviews (of 'The Wall')
I've ever read . D e b s o c raised a for lorn
f lag f r o m b e h i n d a l u n a r c r a t e r . A A O
Nichols - l a u n c h e d a semant ic debate on
the w o r d ' h a c k ' while C a l l u m P a t t e r s o n
admit ted being ' C a l l u n y ' (owner of a scarf
f ound by s e c o n d year vegan, K i r s t e n P at
the M a t h s p a r t y w h i c h d o u b l e d as a
repos i tory for s to len goods) . T o n y C o x
a p p e a r e d a s a n u n e x p e c t e d a l l y t o
M e r c h e ' s girls a n d M r P a l m e r lost 5-2 to
K a t e T a t c h e l l as best female singer in the
Q u e s t i o n n a i r e . T h e c e n t r e s p r e a d ?
L A D I E S ' R U G B Y ! ( including myster ious
Iain S h a c k l o c k ) .
Cheers C o l i n h a d his weight guessed a n d ' W o r d
S e a r c h ' a p p e a r e d a s r e s u l t s o f t h e
Q u e s t i o n n a i r e ( but C l i f f R i c h a r d w a s
voted 'best male s inger ' w h i c h suggests
I C N atu r i s t B a r n a b y M c C a b e was right to
descr ibe ' the th ing ' as 'useless ' ) . J o a n d
F i o n a ( S C A B ) r e p l i e d t o T o n y C ( the
l a t t e r r e f e r r i n g t o ' C o m m o n R o o m
infestations' ) , a n d P h i l M e r r y m a n fo l lowed
up his overwhelming ly passed M e g a l o
mania m o t i o n . P h i l C o l e e x p o u n d e d o n
h i s ' A l t e r n a t i v e G r o w t h ' (?!) . K a t e T
( ' w h o r e p r e s e n t s 1 5 0 w o m e n ' ) w a s
cha i red (on the b a c k page) after R C S
Rugby Sevens .
19/2/80: C o l i n hits the pavement a n d
starts signing his articles ' F E L I X E d i t o r ,
S t S tephen ' s H o s p i t a l ' . ' Just a Sec ' , R J S
(with hero ic help f rom L a r s , M a r k a n d
T i m ( U G A ) Hi l lyer ) re tor ted by turn ing
out a s ix teen pager. Li fe goes o n . . .
I w a s p r e s e n t w h e n R S M s a n g ' F o r
s h e ' s a j o l l y g o o d f e l l o w ' a f t e r M a r y
invited everyone up to the S C R for ' f izz
b u z z ' (thus staging the unl ikely c o m b i n e d
event 'Pos t C a m b o u r n e / I C W A B a r Ni te ' ) .
D e r r i c k E c o m m e n d a b l y a t tended (and
r e v i e w e d ) t h e t h r e e - e v e n i n g R S C The
Sir Monty
Finniston
came to IC
to discuss
his report
Steve Groves
Greeks a n d N a d i n a p p e a r d 'live in S t a n ' s '
a t a n a p p a l l i n g d i s t a n c e f r o m a n y
C h e m i s t r y t e x t b o o k s .
G u i l d s Lad ies w o n the N a t i o n a l P e d a l
C a r C h a m p i o n s h i p s , S t e v e W e b b ' s
o a r s m e n d e s t r o y e d o p p o s i t i o n at t h e
S o u t h e r n U n i v e r s i t i e s ' R e g a t t a a n d
' W o d g e r ' began to s h o w the strains of
do ing two jobs (capt ion: " A p ic ture of
S u k i K a l i r a i " — I won ' t quote the ' m o r a l
d i l e m m a ' bit). A l a n B appal led mil l ions by
admit t ing he prefers D i s c o M u s i c to R o c k
a n d M a r k C l e g g headed a beautiful goal
f o r I C ( 6 t h s ) . T h e l a t t e r l o o k e d a s
s m o o t h as T e d H e a t h ; abetted by F C S
heavies S m i t h a n d W e b b o n the front r o w
of M E 2 2 0 . A F o x dynasty t r i u m p h arr ived
in the shape of the mul t i -gym.
Steve Groves
Ted Heath Tally-Ho! Pred i c tab ly the H u s t i n g s U G M (Co l in ' s
favourite t ime of year) drew a wheelchair
b o u n d F E L I X E d i t o r b a c k t o I C , a n d
a l t h o u g h t h e w i n n i n g c a n d i d a t e s w e r e
inexp icab ly o u s t e d f rom their t radi t ional
front-page spot by some d r u n k e n / d r i n k i n g
G u i l d s Of f icers , af least the Co l l ege walls
began to re-appear (and L i b e r a l C l u b )
c o u l d contemplate releasing their c e n s o r e d
material ) .
R a g C a b e r T o s s i n g s h o w e d s o m e
people that s ome s tudents do care about
less fortunate indiv iduals , a n d F o x (under
the heading ' T h e B i t c h Is B a c k ' ) r id i cu led
t h e h y p o c r i s y ' a n d e m p t y p r o m i s e s o f
S a b b a t i c a l E l e c t i o n s ( just s h o w s h o w
sitting in that office c a n ' s c rew y o u up' ) .
Pa lmer c l a i m e d two notches in his plaster
T E R M T H E THIRD F E L I X bou n c es b a c k w i t h the s u m m e r
s u n . W e h e a r o f t h e p r i v a t e l i v e s a n d
passions of IF Nicho le t te a n d her gang of
p o w e r f u l b e a u t i e s ( a l l i n y o u r N o 1
F E L I X ) . A R C S F o x is s l i m m i n g (as is
S e c o n d C l a s s H o n o u r s m a n M a l c o l m )
w h i l e C o l i n is l o c k e d u p t h e Q u e e n ' s
T o w e r ( s a y i n g ' C h e e r s ! ' t o s h o w he
doesn 't take himself too ser iously . . .).
M e a n w h i l e Roger sends f lood warnings to
S h e r f i e l d B u i l d i n g a n d c o n t e m p l a t e s
P h y s i c s 3.
Ayatollahs (Who Will Shoot JN?) E m b a s s y siege; the R a g FSte is m o v e d —
I C r e a c h e s N a t i o n a l P r e s s a n d M r
N e w l a n d submits his ' H i s t o r i a l Perspec t ives
O n T h e U S — I r a n i a n C r i s i s ' . A h e f t y
e d i t o r i a l ( s h o w i n g F E L I X C o m m i t t e e
didn't ur inate into the hurr i cane of apathy
a f t e r a l l ! ) r e m i n d s u s " W e a r e i n t h e
middle of a n internat ional c r i s i s " (again
the ' N e w s A t T e n ' t o u c h . . .)
F r o m 'hereon in ' things have for m a n y
b e e n e x a m d o m i n a t e d , w i t h o n l y t h e
occas iona l off-beat I C W A Pres ident a n d
T e n - T o r s t eam separat ing J u s t i n N e w l a n d
a n d t h e p i a n o - p r o t e s t e r s f r o m t h e i r
respect ive cr i t i cs . T h e tragic S o u t h s i d e
rape s h o w e d the Co l l ege at night is not
safe for girls wa lk ing alone - pe rhaps
anger a n d s h o c k c a n now be c o n v e r t e d
into ac t ion to i m p r o v e secur i ty .
T h e H o n S e c appears to have led a
s u c c e s s f u l ' a n t i - F r e n c h k i d s ' c a m p a i g n
a n d i n d e e d t h e c u r s e o f t h e s e f o u l ,
s c reaming , s w a r m i n g hoardes is e n o u g h
to t u r n the most reasonable of people
into racial ists . P r i n c e s s M a r g a r e t visits
the Co l l ege ^KKK^^^.
Armageddon * * * * * *
S o there y o u have it! (If y o u d idn ' t , bad
luck) . T h e s u n sets on another year , etc ,
e t c , a n d i t ' s t i m e f o r m e t o l a y m y
t o r t u r e d , t o rmented , cyn i ca l figure on the
c o u c h of a c o n c l u d i n g speech . (Jarvis ' s
l e t t e r w a s t h e u l t i m a t e — w h y d o n ' t
Phys i c s examiners apprec iate this bloke?)
R e m e m b e r — students may c o m e a n d go
— on ly J e n . lasts forever . . .
"What knowledge lies between these
covers?" he murmured to himself,
mentally licking his lips in anticpation.
J N e w l a n d
JULIAN M B E R R Y
5
R C S initiations.
Steve Groves Steve Groves
IF Exec Roger Stotesbury & Simon
6
MORPHY D A Y O n Wednesday November 14th the C C U s battled it
out for the Morphy Oar. A n alliance of Mines and
R C S r a p i d l y o v e r p o w e r e d G u i l d s a n d M i n e s
eventually drove away with the Oar.
Students hurled rotten vegetables, fish, soot, flour
and other obnoxious substances at each other. This
time only one person was taken to hospital.
7
Sport Photo top left is of the Bristol Pedal car race. Below: the Ladies Rugby team
play in front of the 'Nationwide' television cameras.
O n the left is a picture of a slightly unusual sport - the piggy-back race
during this year's deaf children's party at IC. Below: Eddie Budgen shows
his pace.
Left: Russel Weston managed to completely immerse himself in the
water jump at the IC Games. Below is a group photo of some of the Rugby
team who had an eventful tour of Holland - What really did go on during the
tour?
MINES T h e top photograph shows three
years of Pres idents . F r o m left to right:
K e i t h M a y r . a r d (President 1980-81),
Bernie P r y o r (President 1979-80) a n d
A n d y L e w i s (President 1978-79).
T h e left hand photo is of the
tr iumphant M i n e s rugby team after
they w o n the Bott le M a t c h against
C a m b o u r n e .
T h e right h a n d pic is of the M i n e s
float at the L o r d M a y o r ' s show a n d the
b o t t o m picture was taken after the
M i n e s H a n d o v e r U n i o n M e e t i n g w h e n
they proud ly d isp layed the m a n y
trophies that they w o n this year.
Those old familiar faces
foxy grin Didn't he do well Bobby Swan
Lucky Lips
Man from Atlantis
Do you mind!
Men of action
Mary Morrison, next year's Old Centralians Rep, speaking at the Guilds A G M . This year's President, Jo Armitage is on the right (OK so you all knew that!)
Frank Rowsell Sara McGuiness Pat Leggett (new Guilds President) Simon Shaw
Mary Morrison Ruth Hildebrand
| "'" a m e r
Nab and Pat have a quick moon on the | steps of the Albert Memorial in front of
| a party of amused school girls u
Bet this photograph brings back memories of the Lord Mayor's Show
1979 Colin Palmer
7"
O n S a t u r d a y 7th J u n e about
five h u n d r e d cycl ists converged
o n St Pauls C a t h e d r a l for the
R o u n d L o n d o n C y c l e R i d e ,
organised by the L o n d o n C y c l i n g
C a m p a i g n . T h e cycl ists visited
nine t o w n halls to present their
d e m a n d s t o the c o u n c i l s for
one percent of their t ransport
budgets to be spent on cyc l ing
facilities. (Cyc l i s t s ac count for
over two percent of the total
traffic o n the roads of the city.)
T h e r i d e , w h i c h w a s o v e r
t w e n t y - f i v e m i l e s l o n g , c u l
minated at C o u n t y H a l l where
the demands were presented to
the leaders of the G L C . T h e
ride was not without incident
but was apparent ly enjoyed by
all w h o took part . W e are all
hop ing for a favourable response
f rom the local authorit ies .
Roger Nuttal l
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Moving out of Hall soon?
Got one or two bar glasses still lying
around? Then why not take them back to the bar where they belong? Every glass lost means another which has to be bought, leading to higher beer prices.
Help cut losses,
RETURN THOSE POTS!
IC Bar Committee
F o r those of you who can't get to
Oberammergau this year
IC D R A M S O C presents
l i s t i f
Queen's Lawn at 12:30pm next. Thursday.
Don't miss it!
Reach for the sky.
See yer all at Santa Pod Raceway
(Rushden, Beds)
September 12th — 14th
O K
Bye, Mickie.
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R E V I E W S I
With the end of exams (for most of you) and eventual
recovery from the celebrations you may be tempted to
view a few of the current film releases. Here's a brief look
at some of them.
FRIDAY T H E 13TH (X)
Rather appropriate ly , a n d with more than a little s h o w m a n s h i p ,
this h o r r o r feature is released tonight, with late shows at some
c inemas. A l s o , rather appropr iate ly , it turns out to be a bit of a
disaster.
T h e plot centres o n a n A m e r i c a n s u m m e r c a m p w h i c h has
fallen into disuse fol lowing a series of unexp la ined mu r de r s . M a n y
years later a g roup of youths arr ive to re-open it are met wi th
c l i c h 6 d f o r b o d i n g s of d e a t h and d e s t r u c t i o n f r o m an equ a l l y
c l i ched village idiot. It's not m u c h of a surpr ise when the kids are
despatched one by one in a series of gruell ing and b loody ways.
Techn i ca l ly the gore is well done ; the c a m e r a dwells on a y o u n g
man 's throat as a knife is thrust through f rom beh ind , and a girl 's
throat is slit and s lowly opens in an all too realistic manner . T h e
effects certainly look c onv inc ing , but I personal ly f ound it about
as enjoyable as watch ing a dentist pull teeth. A v o i d it unless y o u
like gore.
T H E WANDERERS (X) Set in N e w Y o r k in the '60s, this amus ing feature c oncerns the
e x p l o i t s of r i v a l g a n g s , p r i m a r i l y ' T h e W a n d e r e r s ' a n d ' T h e
Bald ies ' — a group of huge bald-headed thugs lead by a giant
cal led T e r r o r a n d his teenage girl . In a n ult imately pointless tale,
d i r e c t o r P h i l i p K a u f m a n m a n a g e s to w e a v e a t h i n p l o t a n d
enjoyable per iod music into a l ight-hearted a n d mildly satisfying
film. It's w o r t h a few hours if you 've nothing else to do .
T H E G R E A T R O C K A N D R O L L SWINDLE (X) B y far the most intr iguing, if not well -made, film I've seen recently
is this c o n d e n s e d epic w h i c h chronic les the brief legend of the
S e x Pis to l s . Fasc inat ing froir^ the start , it whips up a co l lec t ion of
o d d charac ters (Ronnie Biggs, H e l e n of T r o y a n d M a r y Mi l l ing ton
not to m e n t i o n the P i s t o l s t h e m s e l v e s ) i n t o a s t o r y of r o c k
success , centr ing o n the c o m m e n t a r y of their manager , M a l c o l m
M c L a r e n . If the hypocr i sy doesn't bite at y o u then the bare-faced
c h e e k c e r t a i n l y w i l l a n d y o u ' r e t e m p t e d to t h i n k t h a t y o u
shouldn ' t have ever paid to see it. A t t imes it is r iotously funny. I
enjoyed it immense ly a n d w o u l d r e c o m m e n d it for a good night
out.
F ina l ly , I'd like to ment ion Get Out Your Handkerchiefs w h i c h
is in its last week at the C u r z o n a n d The Tin Drum, bo th are
w o r t h seeing for many reasons , not least that they 're very funny
in p laces . N e x t week I shall prev iew A l a n (Midnight Express)
P a r k e r ' s new film Fame.
MARK SMITH
L O S T a dissecting kit in a
home-made blue and white
P V C case. Lost a long while
back. If anyone knows its
whereabouts please contact
me. £1 reward for its return or
for information leading to its
recovery. Glenys Allen, Life
Sciences 2.
We have a large quantity of
brown wrapping paper which
we would be delighted to get
rid of FREE! If anyone needs
any of this valuable natural
resource please come along
to Level 4 (Life Sciences
Library) in the Lyon Playfair
Library (Int 3984) and bring a
skip. PLEASE!
Roger Farbey
Beit Hall Ceilidh
Union Concert Hall
8:00pm
FRIDAY 13 J U N E
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IC CRICKET CLUB vs
PRESIDENT'S XI Sunday 9th, Hariington
Sunday was not the most successful
of days for Imperial College Cricket
Club. Neil Price lost the toss, the team
was narrowly beaten by the President's
XI and then came a close second to a
well-drilled RCS outfit in a team 'boat-
race'.
Crowe and Hurst opened the bowling
and their sheer pace soon had the
-President's XI in trouble. Hurstcunningly
switched to a spin attack midway
through his second over, but still no
wickets fell. The psychological damage
had been done though and Dean
came in to take a wicket with his first
ball. Chadwick rallied with a priceless
45 for the President's XI, as wickets
fell steadily at the other end. Weale
made a spirited 21, as Dean and
Crowe tore apart the remaining
batting, and the President's XI declared
at 136 for 8.
Tea was taken and Kenrick and
Brereton duly opened the batting.
Within half an hour both were out,
having obviously 'left the straight one'
to adjourn to the bar. Stantiford came
in and dominated for an hour with an
excellent 46. Price and Crowe batted
well to take the College to within 13
runs of the required total, with 2 overs
remaining.
By now Senkiw's bowling had begun
to make its mark and on the last ball
of the day the College needed 6 to win
with one wicket standing. With Crowe
facing, the President's XI were under
standably concerned. Every fielder
was positioned on the boundary.
Senkrw raced in to bowl. Crowe lifted
his bat. The ball flew towards the
wicket. Crowe followed through. The
ball removed his middle stump.
Team: M Kenrick; G Brereton; P
Stantiford; P Slater; N Price (Capt); T
Hillyer; C Roche; I Crowe; D Price; B
Dean; A Hurst.
BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER Shock! Horror! A snooker article!
There has been a certain lack of
communicat ion this year between
FELIX and the Snooker Club (partly
our fault, partly FELIX's). I apologise
to all our members for the lack of
information about our events this
term.
The Committee for 1980/1 has been
e lected, and the joint commit tee
meeting will be on Wednesday 18th
June at 1:00pm in the Union TV
Lounge.
The first team won the league again,
and we actually got a cup (which is
now on show in the Union Office). By
the way, snooker lessons are still to be
had: just come up, and we will arrange
a time (one person who took lessons
actually became a team member).
During the summer holidays, the
balls will be available from the Union
Office (Union cards are required).
The major change in the Club this
year, to my mind, was that the 'A'
(team) table is now available when no
team members are present. Therefore,
if the table is free do not hesitate to
start a frame: team members have to
let you finish a frame once you have
started it. Finally, I would like to
congratulate all members of the Club
who received Colours (social, athletic,
or half), and I would like to thank the
following:
(i) The members of the committee,
in particular Steve Jeans and Dave
Nuttall;
(It) The thirty-odd team members,
in particular the captains and vice-
captains: Geoff Keymer, C h r i s
Calvert , Dave C r o s s l a n d , Alex
Cameron, Gareth Machin.
(Hi) Annie in the Union Off ice,
John Tidy and Roger Brugge for
all their help.
(iv) Stuart Cox, Simon Bennett,
Chris Tripp, John White, Ata Etemadi
and Martin Proudlove; without
them, I would have probably gone
stark raving mad.
(v) The rest of the 270 members,
for making Billiards and Snooker
the most s u c c e s s f u l and most
sociable, club in RCC, S C C , A C C
or any other C C .
Rastus Odlnga Odlnga
(Dictator 1979/80)
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T h i s week ' s FELIX contains m a n y
photographs f r o m a a d o z e n students at
Imperial . T h e power of the photograph is
s h o w n by the group of three on this page.
O n the left is a wide-eyed baby w h o is
frightened by the giant spider that just
happened to walk under o u r dot -screen
camera .yesterday . (The spider is pr inted full
size) . O n the right is the s l im line S e a n
O ' B o y l e getting an early bath .
FELIX ia published by the Editor, on behalf of the Imperial College Union Publications Board. EELIX ia printed on the Union premises in Prince Consort Road, London SW7. Editor C R Palmer FELIX ISSN 0140-0711. Registered at the Post Office. Copyright FELIX 1980 FELIX, the Editor of FELIX and Union Officers cannot accept liability in respect of errors or omissions contained in ankles herein.
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S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n 0 1 - 5 8 1 3 3 9 4
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Endsleigh We're here tohelp
The Embassy burns .... photo taken from Elec Eng Mickie Marsh/Cohn Palmer
Peter Duffy, the head of the anti- terrorist squad
T h e I r a n i a n E m b a s s y S i e g e
For six days the world's Press watched and waited,..,
FELIX presents a special four-page souvenir supplement
of photographs that capture the historic drama
which occurred next to Imperial College
Mickie Marsh
"Clear the mess
Get the S A S "
The siege of the Iranian Embassy began on Wednesday 30th
April. The Embassy was so close to Imperial that it was inevitable
that IC students would get involved in the demonstrations which
took place during the siege.
Hundreds of IC students turned out to demonstrate against the
Ayatollah Khomeini and although for some the demonstration
was 'just a bit of fun', the Press duly reported our actions. The
Times wrote about our singing of Rule Britannia and rugby
songs and the fact that we brought along a piano to the lead the
singing.
The Sun said that the 'rowdy mobs of Iranians' were finally
silenced by a good old British sing-song which came from 150
m o c k e r s — boisterous students from the nearby Imperial
College in Kensington.
CIRCUS O u t s i d e the A l b e r t H a l l ,
Iranian students , and a pro-
Khomeini mullah kept up their
incessant chant stamping their
feet and waving their fists. " W e
are s o l d i e r s of K h o m e i n i ! " .
" L o n g live K h o m e i n i " , they
shouted.
A young man with a meg
a p h o n e d e l i v e r e d a r u n n i n g
lecture on the iniquities of the
CIA, of the distortions of the
British Press,and the conduct of
the Iranian dissidents in the
Embassy, whom he rebuked for
not freeing the B B C hostages.
"Go home if you don't like it",
shouted a student at the edge of
the crowd. Another youth blew a
whistle like a football fan trying to
upstage the noise of the rival
supporters.
Inside the Police cordon was all
the paraphenalia of a travelling
circus. Vans, generators and
cables were everywhere. Much
uncollected litter swirled around
the area.
Demonstrations
Saf fron-c lad B u d d h i s t m o n k s w a l k e d past the B o t - Z o o C o m m o n
R o o m o n the w a y to the siege. T h e i r presence in P r i n c e C o n s o r t
R o a d c a u s e d m u c h a m u s e m e n t . In the above p i c ture the Po l i ce
direct the B u d d h i s t s d o w n E x h i b i t i o n R o a d . Mickie Marsh
The photograph, on the left,
was taken just before dusk. This
was the first 'prayer session'.
Radio London's Radio C a r
just h a p p e n e d to be p a r k e d
next to the a r e a w h e r e the
Iranian students had decided to
demonstrate throughout the
n i g h t . A n h o u r b e f o r e t h e
picture was taken an arrange
m e n t h a d b e e n m a d e w i t h
Radio London for the F E L I X
E d i t o r to l o o k after the c a r
during the night. At first all was
quiet but later on a worr ied
E d i t o r s u d d e n l y f o u n d the
vehicle surrounded by demo
nstrators.
T h e c h a n t i n g went o n all
night. T h e residents living in the
nearby flats vociferously com
plained about the din but an
exhausted Editor slept in the
Radio car until 5 a.m. when the
newsmen returned. The demo
nstrators increased the intensity
of their chanting .... the second
day of the siege had begun.
LOCATION The aerial photograph shows how
close the Iranian Embassy (1) was to
Imperial College. Weeks Hall (2) which
is at the back of the Embassy, was used
by P o l i c e M a r k s m e n w h o w e r e
positioned on the Hall roof.
The student demonstrations were
reported in the Press to have taken
place 'outside the Embassy'. However
their true location (3) was near t,ie
Albert Hall.
Many roads were closed near the
Embassy and the special photograph,
below, shows the front of the Iranian
Embassy (left hand side of the picture)
and Exhibition Road (on the right).
O n the s i x th day the terror is ts s tarted to ki l l
the hostages a n d so the S A S went in . T h e
above p h o t o g r a p h s h o w s the front of the
E m b a s s y bui ld ing being b lasted by s t u n
grenades t h r o w n f rom the ba l cony by S A S
soldiers .
O n e S A S group c a m e across the balconies in
the front of the bui ld ing us ing portable sca l ing
ladders . S t u d e n t s in W e e k s H a l l w a t c h e d
another S A S group absei l d o w n ropes at the
b a c k of the E m b a s s y . T h e S A S b r o k e t h r o u g h
the w i n d o w s a n d lept in to seek out the
terror ists .
T h e dr amat i c ac t i on at the c l imax of the siege
was w a t c h e d by mil l ions of T V v iewers . D u r i n g
the s ix days of the siege the P r e s s brought in
spec ia l ised equ ipment . A P r e s s M a r q u e e a n d a
g r a n d s t a n d of scaffolding (right photo) were
erec ted . T w o c ranes c a r r i e d the I T V a n d B B C
television c a m e r a s whose c a m e r a m e n rapidly
b e c a m e the ' s tars ' of the wait ing game.
A 'real prayer session' In one letter to F E L I X a s tudent e x p r e s s e d his 'absolute d i smay ' at the
spectac le in K e n s i n g t o n G a r d e n s . 'It s e e m e d to me that a very
substant ia l n u m b e r of I C s tudents f o u n d en joyment in m a k i n g a n utter
farce out of a n important a n d potential ly very volati le s i tua t i on . "
H e went o n to write that " N o t on ly were they put t ing over views in a
comple te ly irrat ional a n d disgraceful m a n n e r by jeering at Iranian
pro tes tors , l ike s ome r iot ing s c h o o l k i d s , but they also s u c c e e d e d in
d r a w i n g the attent ion of the wor ld ' s m e d i a in the process . T h e r e is no
better way to damage the reputat ion of Imper ia l Co l l ege , than to display
ourse lves in s u c h a s tup id , unciv i l ised a n d ignorant w a y . "
IC students kneel in
Kensington Gardens during a
'mock prayer' session
T h e ant i -Ayato l lah d e m o n s t r a t o r s a s k e d that it
s h o u l d be made c lear that their d e m o n s t r a t i o n was
intended to s h o w d isapprova l of a regime w h i c h is
" i n h u m a n e a n d i r respons ib le . " T h e y sa id that they d id
not want to let the w o r l d believe that the B r i t i s h
people w o u l d s tand by wi thout s h o w i n g d i sapprova l of
s u c h act ions . "If the Iranians have the right to suppor t
the K h o m e i n i reg ime, then l ikewise we have a right to
protest . T h e student w h o feels s i c k e n e d by the
manner of the protest s h o u l d perhaps cons ider the
chants a n d s logans of the Iranian demons t ra to r s a n d
the u n t h i n k i n g way i n w h i c h they w o r s h i p a d i c ta to r . "
Mickie Marsh
Mickie Marsh
The endless queues of Police patiently
waiting for their supper in Linstead Hall
Police were to be seen everywhere during the siege - even in Princes Gardens where they queued for meals in Linstead Hall refectory. The Police were not allowed upstairs into the Linstead Bar area but in other Halls it was reported that groups of Police watched 'TISWAS' during their breaks.
Police eating in
Linstead Refectory
Ambulances line up outside
Mech Eng The day after the siege ended everything
was cleared away. The photo, on the right, shows the Press Grandstand being dismantled.
One of the hostages who was killed studied at The London School of Economics but the swift action of the SAS probably saved the lives of many others. The terrorists must now realise that the world will not sit idly watching and waiting. The terrorist has been shown that there is no way out - at the end of the road there is death - they know it.
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