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NO NONSENSE NORMAN! Tebbit Defends Government Employment Policy An ugly crowd of over 15 demonstrators gathered in front of Mech Eng yesterday lunchtime as Norman Tebbit, the Secretary of State for Employment, arrived to lecture the Conservative and Industrial Societies. They were cautioned by Professor P. Grootenhuis, President of the Conservative Society, that Mr Tebbit was a guest at the College and said that he didn't want any "throwing and nonsense". M r T e b b i t a r r i v e d 2 0 m i n u t e s late a n d addressed a c r o w d of over 200 people i n M e c h E n g 220. H e briefly o u t l i n e d some of the m a j o r objectives of the c o n s e r v a t i v e g o v e r n m e n t i n the fields of i n d u s t r y a n d e m p l o y m e n t . T h e ' u g l y statistic' o f 3 m i l l i o n u n e m p l o y e d was, he s a i d , almost i n e v i t a b l e i n the face o f w o r l d recession a n d he c l a i m e d that a n increase i n p r o d u c t i v i t y together w i t h the l i m i t i n g of i n f l a t i o n to just over 10% s h o u l d be set against the increase i n u n e m p l o y m e n t . A t this p o i n t f o u r d e m o n s t r a t o r s w h e e l e d t h e i r bicycles i n t o the lecture theatre a n d M r T e b b i t q u i p p e d that he d i d n ' t u n d e r e s t i m a t e the m o b i l i t y of l a b o u r . H e c o n t i n u e d w i t h a n e x p l a n a t i o n of the Y o u t h O p p o r t u n i t y S c h e m e ( Y O P S ) a n d o u t l i n e d his reasons for p r o p o s i n g the Y o u t h T r a i n i n g S c h e m e ( Y T S ) w h i c h w i l l take effect i n S e p t e m b e r 1983. M r T e b b i t c o n s i d e r e d that this scheme w o u l d p r o v i d e g o o d t r a i n i n g lor school leavers a n d w o u l d g u a r a n t e e H i a n d 17 y e a r olds a year's employment. A f t e r 15 m i n u t e s he stopped t a l k i n g a n d i n v i t e d questions f r o m the lloor. A v a r i e d a n d often heated q u e s t i o n session f o l l o w e d in w h i c h M r T e b b i t answered points r a n g i n g f r o m his views o n the s i m i l a r i t y of the c o n s e r v a t i v e g o v e r n m e n t a n d the A r g e n t i n i a n J u n t a , to the m o b i l i t y o f l a b o u r a n d the proposed Y o u t h T r a i n i n g S c h e m e . In answer to a q u e s t i o n o n the g o v e r n m e n t s E m p l o y m e n t B i l l he briefly o u t l i n e d the m a i n points. H e said the b i l l was a i m e d to l i m i t the powers of the t r a d e u n i o n s , especially w i t h reference to the closed shop p o l i t i c a l strikes (as o p p o s e d to i n d u s t r i a l ) a n d u n i o n o n l y ' l a b o u r contracts. P e o p l e w o u l d be offered a greater p r o t e c t i o n , i n c l u d i n g those sacked due to refusal to join a closed shop. T h e r e was a m i x e d response f r o m the a u d i e n c e to these answers a n d several points were m a d e before M r T e b b i t h a d to leave. A vote of thanks was p r o p o s e d by I C I n d u s t r i a l Society C h a i r m a n . M r C h r i s Wilshaw.
N o r m a n Tebbit: a wolf in sheep's c l o t h i n g ? I'llf Secretary ol State for Kmplov nient as seen by cartoonist Steve Bell.
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The task of putting the Union back on a sound financial basis has been thrust upon Miss Christine Teller, following the resignation of Mr Barney McCabe as Deputy President. M i s s T e l l e r w h o is c u r r e n t l y S C A B C h a i r m a n was a p p o i n t e d as a c t i n g D e p u t y Pr es ident at a n e m e r g e n c y E x e c u t i v e m e e t i n g at the e n d of the s p r i n g t e r m . I n a report to the I n t e r n a l Services C o m m i t t e e , M i s s T e l l e r s a i d the S o u t h s i d e S h o p was a c k i n g in o r g a n i s a t i o n a n d i n need of a m a j o r a d v e r t i s i n g c a m p a i g n . T h e report is c r i t i c a l of the s e l l i n g of r e g a l i a between v a r i o u s U n i o n bodies a n d i n efficient r e - o r d e r i n g . A n o t h e r of the D e p u t y P r e s i dent's jobs is to r u n the v e n d i n g account a n d d u r i n g the Easte r break four new games m a c h i n e s were i n s t a l l e d i n the L o w e r L o u n g e . T h e m a c h i n e s are f r o m the A n g l o - A m e r i c a n company
Bugs Money T H E P R O P O S E D new biot e c h n o l o g y c o m p a n y r e p o r t e d on M a r c h 19 ( F E L I X 610) has n o w been f o r m e d . I C have i n i t i a t e d a joint venture with T D C Developments L t d , a subsidy of the ' F i n a n c e for I n d u s t r y ' g r o u p ; the new c o m p a n y w i l l trade u n d e r the n a m e ' I m p e r i a l B i o t e c h n o l o g y L t d ' . T D C have p r o v i d e d i n i t i a l c a p i t a l of ÂŁ400,000, g i v i n g e q u a l share o w n e r s h i p to the C o l l e g e . be
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a n d replace the previous ones from G K N S a n k e y . T h e Pr es ident w i l l ask next Tuesday's U n i o n General M e e t i n g to e n d o r s e M i s s T e l l e r ' s appointment.
M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r ol W h a t m a n Biochemicals L t d . M r Geoff B a n k s , w h o has been in o v e r a l l charge of the f e r m e n t a t i o n plant for the last ten years, w i l l n o w be D i r e c t o r of O p e r a t i o n s , r e s ponsible for a l l o c a t i o n of time between i n d u s t r i a l p r o d u c t i o n , research a n d t e a c h i n g . T h e p l a n t is s h o r t l y to be expanded and will provide a service to c o m p a n i e s in the ever e x p a n d i n g biotechnology industry w h o h a v e no f a c i l i t i e s themselves for R & D a n d i n d u s t r i a l s c a l e - u p , a n d are interested o n l y i n full-scale p r o d u c t i o n of a t r i e d a n d tested p r o d u c t . L o r d F ' l o w e r s is d e l i g h t e d . Does he have shares?
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Queens Lawn to explode! Students are w a r n e d to expect loud bangs by the Q u e e n ' s T o w e r next T h u r s d a y l u n c h t i m e . T h e s e are not a n i n v a s i o n o f S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n by A r g e n t i n a , but part of s o m e t h i n g far m o r e t e r r i f y i n g . O n c e a g a i n the 1812 O v e r t u r e is to be p e r f o r m e d , a c c o m p a n i e d by the Q u e e n ' s T o w e r bells a n d c a n n o n effects by D r a m s o c . T h i s year the 1812 w i l l be a separate event f r o m the I C W i n d B a n d s u m m e r c o n c e r t , a r c it is h o p e d that a n y I C w o o d w i n d o r brass p l a y e r s , i n c l u d i n g those w h o d o not g e n e r a l l y p l a y i n W i n d B a n d or Orchestra will c o m e a n d j o i n i n . T h e r e w i l l be one r e h e a r s a l f r o m 7:00 to 1 0 : 0 0 p m T u e s d a y i n the G r e a t H a l l . T h e more people who come to p l a y , the better it w i l l be a n d the m o r e f u n l o r e v e r y b o d y .
The Phoenix 1982 T h e next e d i t i o n o f The Phoenix w i l l be a v a i l a b l e next F r i d a y a n d u n l i k e the p r e v i o u s few editions it w i l l be free. The m a g a z i n e was to have been e d i t e d by M r B a r n e y M c C a b e b u t v e r y little progress h a d been m a d e w h e n he resigned as I C U D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t o n A p r i l 2. D u r i n g the Easter break a s m a l l staff was assembled a n d the magazine completed in nine days. The twenty-four page A 4 m a g a z i n e i n c l u d e s prose, poetry and p h o t o g r a p h s a n d w i l l be a v a i l a b l e from the F E L I X Office, H a l d a n e L i b r a r y , Bookshop a n d I C U Office. Income from advertising and the m a g a z i n e s a n n u a l U n i o n g r a n t h a v e b e e n s u f f i c i e n t to p r i n t 1,500 c o p i e s w i t h o u t c h a r g i n g for t h e m . H o w e v e r next year's m a g a z i n e w i l l be larger a n d m a y not be free.
Old Challenge to be repeated
New Dean for C&G Professor H . S a w i s t o w s k i P h D , F E n g , F I C h e m E , is to be the next D e a n o f C i t y a n d G u i l d s C o l l e g e . H e w i l l take over the post f r o m Professor E . H . B r o w n at t h e s t a r t o f S e p t e m b e r . P r o f e s s o r S a w i s t o w s k i w i l l be D e a n for three years a n d w i l l c o o r d i n a t e the a c a d e m i c w o r k i n C & G for. that p e r i o d .
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T h e future o f the S i c k B a y i n the P r i n c e s G a r d e n s H e a l t h C e n t r e is i n the " m e l t i n g p o t " , a college s p o k e s m a n s a i d this week. T h i s is a result o f the c o n t i n u i n g efforts to e c o n o m i s e t h r o u g h o u t t h e college. C o m p u l s o r y p a y m e n t of a £\0 i n s u r a n c e p r e m i u m by first year h a l l residents is just one of the o p t i o n s b e i n g i n v e s t i g a t e d to keep the S i c k B a y o p e n .
F o r those w h o missed the s c r e e n i n g of the I C U n i v e r s i t y C h a l l e n g e team's p e r f o r m a n c e s over the v a c a t i o n , S T O I C have d e c i d e d to repeat the p r o g r a m m e s o n T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g s f o l l o w i n g t h e i r 6 : 0 0 p m N e w s b r e a k show. O n e p r o g r a m m e w i l l he s h o w n each week for the next three weeks, s t a r t i n g next T h u r s d a y . O n T u e s d a y at 1:00pm there w i l l be a special i n t e r v i e w w i t h J e a n J a c q u e s A n n a u d , d i r e c t o r of the recently released f i l m Quest For Fire, w h o is p i c t u r e d a b o v e (left) w i t h S T Q I C ' s ace i n t e r v i e w e r M r D a v i d C h i l d s . T h e p r o g r a m m e w i l l he repeated at 6 : 0 0 p m a n d c a n be seen i n the J C R a n d H a l l s o f R e s i d e n c e .
T h e S i c k B a y has five beds a n d costs a r o u n d £ 1 7 , 0 0 0 p . a . to m a i n t a i n . A t present a v o l u n t a r y i n s u r a n c e scheme operates a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f it's finances is considered an unnecessary b u r d e n o n the H e a l t h C e n t r e staff.
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T h e t e c h n i c a l i t i e s of the proposed scheme are being l o o k e d into so that a p l a n c a n be put to the R e c t o r ' s p o l i c y c o m m i t t e e as soon as possible. U n i o n president M r . Nick M o r t o n agrees to the idea ' i n principle.'
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•Guitar, Les Paul copy, black, £50, offers, N. Champion, Rm 24 Weeks Hall or D o C 1. •Sinclair ZX81 plus Sinclair 16K R A M pack, plus Artie ZX chess II, plus S i n c l a i r g a m e s cassettee . O r i g i n a l packaging, perfect condition. £99ono. C o n t a c t Steve C r a m p t o n , Rm 35 Weeks Hall or Mech Eng letter-racks. •Olympus-fit Vivitar S1 35-85mm f2.8 zoom lens £80 inc filter. Contact Chris Webb, Man Sci 3 or 373-8456, • E s c o r t 1100L, K reg, 12mths, MoT, tax, reasonable bodywork, very good e n g i n e , p e r f o r m a n c e 40+ m p g , £ 5 0 0 o n o . C o n t a c t P. D e n t s k e v i c h , Physics 1. • F o r d Escort, R (1977), 53,000 miles, 1yr Mot, £1,450ono or exchange VW motor caravan. Ring 679-5388 or IC ext 2027. •Kawasaki KH125, 1,900 miles, new August 1981, £400ono. Contact Nick Parson, Metallurgy P G , int 2175. • R e c o r d for sale (good condition £2): Bangkok Adventure by Ken Warren and the Disease. F. O'Connor, D o C 2. • H e l p : We need postgrads with a clean driving licence to drive a Union van on Tuesday nights for the Soup Run. Please come forward we need y o u . Please c o n t a c t Brian C r o s s , Physics 2.
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• J o k e s , cartoons, etc. needed for IC Rag Mag. Send to Andy Crawford, Rag Mag Editor, c/o FELIX Office. • H y p n o s i s : Many people have asked me to u s e h y p n o s i s to i m p r o v e concentration and memory. I'm happy to do this (or to use hypnosis to help in other ways) but demand is high and I've got work to do too, so I'm having to c h a r g e a s m a l l f e e . R a t e s on r e q u e s t . G e t in t o u c h via F E L I X . Martin S. Taylor. • Middlesex Sevens: I C R F C C l u b Outing on Sat May 8 to Twickenham. Leaving The Stanhope (opposite Gloucester Rd tube) at 11:30am. Beer and butties. •H.G. Wells Soc general meeting, Monday, May 10. • A n n u a l London to Brighton bike ride, Saturday, May 22. Fun ride for cyclists of all standards. Registration forms (essential this year) and s p o n s o r s h i p forms (British Heart Foundation) from the Union Office. • H a p p y Birthday Alan and Roger from the rest of the cast (309). • S v e n : Happy 19th birthday t o d a y best of luck, love "Angeleyes". • M i k e and Andy: Congratulations on one year together. • W i m p of the Week (April 26-30): I. Kekwick. • G e r a r d rents u n f u r n i s h e d apartments and buys the staples he needs, two e l e c t r i c c l o c k s that a l w a y s tell different times. • T h e Civ Eng II Cripple of Ingleton Field Course award goes to Terry Judd.
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special t h e n — o n past r e c o r d M r s T h a t c h e r s h o u l d w e l c o m e t h e e x t e n s i o n of a n authoritarian g o v e r n m e n t to areas where the will of the people h a d previously been the chief factor i n the g o v e r n m e n t a l process. Yet she is spending millions of p o u n d s in e n d e a v o u r i n g to recover the Islands (and as I write this, the might of British p o w e r has just o v e r c o m e 44 m e m b e r s of the A r g e n t i n e a r m y in S o u t h G e o r g i a ) ; why? T h e answer is quite simple: if she does not m a k e s o m e gesture then she w o u l d be r e m o v e d from office by the c o n s e r v a t i v e p a r t y w h o c a n n o t s t a n d the thought of a British national humiliation as if s u c h virility symbols m a t t e r e d today.
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W h a t do the F a l k l a n d Islands m e a n to y o u ? If y o u are a miner then not a great deal I w o u l d imagine since those w h o are p r e p a r e d to w o r k in S o u t h A f r i c a c a n have no qualms about w o r k i n g for a n a u t h o r i t a r i a n g o v e r n m e n t w h i c h has o c c u p i e d British territory in the p r o c e s s subjugating a n d depriving of h u m a n rights s o m e 1,800 British citizens. I find it utterly appalling that suddenly the majority of people in this c o u n t r y have d i s c o v e r e d that authoritarian regimes are n a s t y — I a n d people like me have been saying it for years. (In the case of S o u t h A f r i c a this is not helped by priests using e c o n o m i c arguments that are ten years out of date to justify trading links with S o u t h A f r i c a a n d thereby implicitly s u p p o r t the government there.) M r s T h a t c h e r has not been previously n o t e d for her o u t s p o k e n attacks on authoritarian g o v e r n m e n t s in L a t i n A m e r i c a ; indeed she has given explicit support to the involvement of the U n i t e d S t a t e s in E l S a l v a d o r (where the g o v e r n m e n t find it h a r d to distinguish between c o m m u n i s t s a n d catholics w h i c h is o d d to say the least). W h y are the F a l k l a n d Islands so
Yet w h o s e fault is it that we are in the mess that we are? T i e g o v e r n m e n t ' s . T h i s is a typical example of the incompetence displayed by the g o v e r n m e n t in the three years that it has been in office. T h e y were elected o n the p r o m i s e that they w o u l d put the e c o n o m y in o r d e r , restore law a n d o r d e r to society and provide us with a n effective defence strategy. In the three years since the government c a m e to office u n e m p l o y m e n t has d o u b l e d , inflation is not that m u c h lower t h a n w h e n they c a m e to office (and for a long p e r i o d it was considerably higher) a n d they have failed to c o n t r o l the P S B R . O n law a n d order they (and especially that ineffectual H o m e S e c r e t a r y W i l l i a m Whitelaw) have presided over a drastic increase in c r i m e statistics a n d the worse civil d i s t u r b a n c e s o n the m a i n l a n d in the living m e m o r y of m o s t people. A n d now in the one a r e a w h e r e conservative governments are t r a d i t i o n a l l y s u p p o s e d t o be c o m p e t e n t — defence and foreign affairs — they have p r e s i d e d over the greatest failure since S u e z (also a conservative failure). For the g o v e r n m e n t to bleat that it c o u l d have done nothing to prevent the o c c u p a t i o n of t h e F a l k l a n d I s l a n d s is a d o w n r i g h t p e r v e r s i o n of the truth. O u r greatest F o r e i g n
S e c r e t a r y since the war D a v i d O w e n p r e v e n t e d the A r g e n t i n e s t a k i n g o v e r the F a l k l a n d Islands in 1977 by s e n d i n g a task force before a landing not after it. T h i s fact has not been denied by the g o v e r n m e n t w h o are p r o b a b l y too a s h a m e d . Incidentally the reason w h y D a v i d O w e n has a b a d r e p u t a t i o n is that he was far too g o o d at his job w h i c h c o u l d not be tolerated by the officials of the F o r e i g n Office. T h u s the father of the c h a i r m a n of the C o n s e r v a t i v e S o c i e t y here, w h o is our m a n in J a p a n , has told his s o n — W i l l i a m C o r t a z z i — that D a v i d O w e n was a b a d F o r e i g n S e c r e t a r y . For a p a i d official to give their o p i n i o n , especially deliberately i n c o r r e c t o n e s , based o n envy a n d h atr ed, about their democratically elected m a s t e r , is b a d form to say the icast. T h e s e are the sort of people w h o are running the c o u n t r y at the m o m e n t a n d they are not to be t r u s t e d . Is there anything that y o u c a n do to help put the s i t u a t i o n right? O n M a y 6 the local elections are taking place a n d by voting for y o u r S D P / L i b e r a l A l l i a n c e candidate y o u will be giving M r s T h a t c h e r notice to quit. D o not be t a k e n in by the military a t m o s p h e r e in the c o u n t r y at the m o m e n t ; it is simply a political ploy to save T h a t c h e r ' s g o v e r n m e n t ; all right wing g o v e r n m e n t s resort to foreign adventures w h e n their h o m e policy has failed. V o t e A l l i a n c e and say that T h a t c h e r a n d the T o r y Party must go. • J W U W W W W S W W V W W W W U W V SOUTHSIDE
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B e t w e e n 20th and 24th September, we will be running an i n f o r m a l , but intensive, marketing management course at our H e a d O f f i c e for a group of undergraduates and postgraduates entering their final year of study. F u l l a c c o m m o d a t i o n and all expenses will be p a i d . D u r i n g the C o u r s e y o u w i l l actively participate in business projects ranging from product development and consumer research to television advertising and in-store p r o m o t i o n . T h e y w i l l give y o u a real feel of the challenge, intellectual s t i m u l a t i o n and enjoyment of marketing management, and insight into the b r o a d range of activities involved. Y o u w i l l also have a chance to meet some of the wide variation of people w i t h w h o m a marketing manager w o r k s . If you are interested in learning about M a r k e t i n g M a n a g e m e n t , you should apply as soon as possible. Please write to L a r r y B a l f e , using an application form available at y o u r A p p o i n t m e n t s / C a r e e r s Office, c/o B r a n d P r o m o t i o n D i v i s i o n , Procter & G a m b l e L i m i t e d , P . O . B o x 1 E E , G o s f o r t h , Newcastle u p o n T y n e N E 9 9 1 E E . A l t e r n a t i v e l y just phone h i m , reversing the charges, on Newcastle (0632) 857141. The closing date for applications is 19th M a y
1982.
Interviews with applicants will bo held at the University before the end of term.
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1982 JT ÂŁ1 Jlil Aalendar t, Tuesday
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Life Sci Party, 8:00pm, J C R . J e z g o e s to B r i g h t o n H C V R Beit 8 a m .
C N D Benefit G i g 7:30pm, Concert Hall.
U G M , 1:00pm, G r e a t H a l l . Rockv Horror Picture Show M E 220, 6 : 3 0 p m .
ICU Council, S C R R C S Swimming Gala
R S M Bar Night, Union Bar.
R S M A G M Handover U G M , 12:45 G 2 0 R C S A G M & Initiations 1 p m Chem B R C S A A G M , P i p p a r d LT G u i l d s H a n d o v e r U G M 1pm Albert Memorial
Ents film: Private Benjamin 30pm, ME220
S i l w o o d , B o t / Z o o 6:30pm
R C S J o i n t G e n C o m m 6:30 SCR
R S M Party, C o n c e r t H a l l
Guilds Motor Club Annua Dinner.
A G M , 1:00pm, G r e a t H a l l .
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Joint C o u n c i l , S C R .
M y e x a m s at a g l a n c e
Ten Tors weekend.
G u i l d s trip to the s e a s i d e .
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NOT the DP's bit Southside S h o p M a n y p e o p l e s t i l l s e e m u n a w a r e of the i m p r o v e d status of the S o u t h s i d e S h o p . T h e s h o p n o w sells all I C U a n d R S M regalia as well as j u m p e r s , sweatshirts, s p o r t s g o o d s a n d a wider range of groceries. T h e s h o p also has m o r e floor space a n d longer o p e n i n g h o u r s than before. It is situated opposite S o u t h s i d e M a i n E n t r a n c e , so w h y not pay a visit, a n d look out for the S p o r t s G o o d s S a l e starting M o n d a y , M a y 10 at 11:00am. Noticeboards These have been allocated t o all those clubs and societies w h o a s k e d for t h e m . H o w e v e r ii y o u missed out t h e n fill i n a f o r m in the U n i o n Office a n d I will redistribute areas later. T h e r e are still m a n y n o t i c e b o a r d s left for general use (and still m o r e wall space) so I hope no one will feel h a r d d o n e by. Please don't staple into n o t i c e b o a r d s — I will supply d r a w i n g pins o n request. C l e a n i n g Materials T h e s e are o n c e m o r e available, h o w e v e r this time y o u will have t o leave a U n i o n c a r d deposit with me the day that y o u need cleaning materials returnable w h e n y o u have r e p l a c e d everything in the cleaning c u p b o a r d . Rape A l a r m s T h e s e are still available f r o m the U n i o n Office. D i d y o u know that y o u no longer need to be a m e m b e r of I C U to buy I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e j u m p e r s , sweatshirts, scarves a n d ties. T h e s e are all o n sale in the S o u t h s i d e S h o p (oppos it e S o u t h s i d e m a i n entrance). 4
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T h a n k s to all of y o u w h o replied to m y article c o n c e r n i n g N A S A s c h o l a r s h i p s, at the e n d of last y e a r . T o date there have been about fifty requests for further information, a n d t o those of y o u w h o are still w o n d e r i n g why n o n e has been f o r t h c o m i n g , may I point out that the closing date was A p r i l F o o l ' s D a y ? I w o u l d also Hue to th ank the sender of the letter f r o m " E S A " threatening legal a c t i o n a n d the l i k e — I really was quite w o r r i e d . T o w i n d u p the year we have a lecture next T u e s d a y by D r M u r r a y at 6:30pm in P h y s i c s L T 2 about stellar parallaxers, a n d finally o n M a y 11 there will be a talk given by P r o f J o h n T a y l o r entitle " C a n we unify gravity with the other forces of n a t u r e ? " in w h i c h a different viewpoint from that d e s c r i b e d by D r Isham in the last lecture of last t e r m will be d i s c u s s e d . T h i s p r o m i s e s to be an intriguing lecture w h i c h is o p e n to all m e m b e r s of C o l l e g e . A n d finally does anyone want to be Internal S e c r e t a r y of A s t r o S o c next year? If so please contact me ( A n n D z i w i o r , P h y s i c s 2) or C a r o l B u r k e (Physics 1). T h i s isn't a n A p r i l F o o l !
SDP I C S D S has n o w b e e n in existence for one year a n d is just five w e e k s y o u n g e r t h a n the party w h i c h it s u ppor ts. W e m a d e our presence felt right at the start with visits by Shirley Williams a n d D a v i d O w e n , then followed up these s u c c e s s e s with meetings o n electoral reform a n d with a useful liaison with L o n d o n S D P S t u d e n t s , w h o se activities this year reach a high point with the first L o n d o n S D P Students C o n f e r e n c e w h i c h will be h e l d at I C o n M a y 1. O u r " b i g n a m e s " meetings were attended by a p p r o x i m a t e l y V20 of the C o l l e g e . A r e the
other 95% not interested in h o w this radical new party will affect their futures? If y o u are, there will be a n excellent o p p o r t u n i t y to find out about S D P policies o n s u c h matters as the development of n e w technologies a n d the training of scientists o n T u e s d a y , M a y 4, w h e n Ian W r i g g l e s w o r t h M P , the party s p o k e s m a n o n science a n d technology, will be s p e a k i n g . M i n Res E n g 303 at 1:00pm.
Labour Elections L o c a l g o v e r n m e n t elections t a k e place o n T h u r s d a y . A m o n g t h e c a n d i d a t e s in t h e Knightsbridge w a r d (which includes the I C H a l l s of R e s i d e n c e ) is I C s t u d e n t G l y n Garside. Meetings T o d a y C o u n c i l l o r J o e H e g a r t y , L e a d e r of the Labour G r o u p on Westminster City Council will be s p e a k i n g about L a b o u r ' s policies for local government. T h i s is at 12:45pm in H u x l e y 340 a n d all are w e l c o m e . Tonight the L a b o u r C l u b will be helping W e s t m i n s t e r S o u t h C L P with canvassing. S e e W h a t ' s O n for details.
A u d i o T h e A u d i o S o c i e t y of I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e is intensely pleased in a n n o u n c i n g a lecture by Q U A D , the A c o u s t i c a l M a n u f a c t u r i n g C o . L t d . to be held at 6:30pm, T u e s d a y , M a y 11 in the Q u iet R o o m , Q R 0 0 2 , Sherfield Building. M r M c D o w e l l will be explainging Q U A D ' s policies a n d d e m o n s t r a t i n g their equipment including the E S L - 6 3 . A v o i d e x a m i n a t i o n blues. M a k e a date with QUAD.
c o i / e n t pD-S'- A Sunday 9 May 8.00 p.m. Recital: MontserratCaballe
Monday 10 May 8.00 p.m. Recital: Carlo Bergonzi
Tuesday 11 May 7.30 p.m. Eugene Onegin
Wednesday 12 May 7.30 p.m. Les Biches/Shadowplay/ The Rite of Spring
Thursday 13 May 6.00 p.m. Tristan und Isolde
AQ Friday 14 May 7.30 p.m. Afternoon of a Faun/Flower Festival at Genzano/Giselle
700 stalls promenade places available on the day of performance one hour before curtain up. £2.00 each l£1.00 for recitals) including VAT. Further details: 01-240 1911 (24-hour information service). Bargain offers for promenaders. Proms ticket stub will entitle you to drastic reductions on seats for a number of performances by The Royal Opera. Full details supplied with tickets.
Midland Bank Royal Opera House Sponsored by Midland Bank pic The Royal Opera House Covent Garden Limited receives financial assistance from The Arts Council of Great Britain.
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d a y , f i n i s h i n g w i t h G e o f T J e r w o o d o n the last g r u e l l i n g stage. A l l the I C runners gave excellent performances despite the lack o f sleep a n d o b l i g a t o r y diet o f h a m a n d cheese s a n d w i c h e s to give the I m p a l a s a final p o s i t i o n o f e i g h t h out o f a field o f 186 teams. M a n y t h a n k s to K e l v i n A c f o r d w h o organised this year's j o u r n e y a n d also o u r i n v a l u a b l e drivers.
Action
W a n t a break f r o m revision? C o m e a n d help at one of o u r ventures: helping at a play group with able a n d h a n d i c a p p e d c h i l d r e n i n A c t o n _ o n S a t u r d a y s ; at a n o l d people's h o m e off H i g h S t r e e t K e n s i n g t o n ; h e l p at S t . P a n c r a s H o s p i t a l ; Soup Runs as usual T u e s d a y a n d F r i d a y , 10:30pm F a l m o u t h K i t c h e n s . Meetings as usual M o n d a y 12:30 t o p of the U n i o n in R a g Office. Urgent: W e n e e d p o s t g r a d s w h o h a v e a U n i o n v a n o n T u e s d a y nights for the S o u p R u n . If y o u haven't passed the U n i o n test we c a n arrange it for y o u . Please c o m e forward, we need y o u . Please contact B r i a n C r o s s , P h y s i c s 2.
SF Soc Returning revitalised from E a s t e r c o n , British fandom's annual jamboree., the S F S o c c o m m i t t e e is p r o u d t o present their only event of the t e r m . N e x t T u e s d a y (6:30pm, M e c h E n g 220, 5 0 p , 20p burble burble) we e x p e c t to s h o w The Rocky Horror Picture, that wellk n o w n m u s i c al tale of adventure in w h i c h t w o w h o l e s o m e e x a m p l e s of A m e r i c a n y o u t h b e c o m e embroiled in the internal squabbles of a group of aliens escaped from a n all-nighter at the S c a l a C i n e m a . E n t r a n c e free to all those suitably dressed. T h i s will be followed b y the Society's A G M at w h i c h the elections for next year's c o m m i t t e e posts will take place (vote for m e , folks) a n d not before time, as this year's President w a s r e d u c e d to a quivering mass of p r o t o p l a s m at E a s t e r c o n a n d another year might finish h i m completely.
YHA Easter s a w , for t e n of u s , the highlight (so far) of this year's activities, a week's c a m p i n g i n G l e n Coe. In amongst some of the highest m o u n t a i n s i n S c o t l a n d this must be o n e of the most majestic settings in Britain. Several peaks a r o u n d the G l e n were c l i m b e d i n the first few days (not to m e n t i o n the west face of the B l a c k w a t e r reservoir d a m ) as w e built u p to our c l i m a x , the triumphant ascent of B e . i N e v i s , Britain's highesr m o u n t a i n . This w a s just the first of this year's long trips, we are n o w organising a three week trip to N o r w a y this s u m m e r a n d while o n the subject of future events w e have t w o trips planned this t e r m . T h e first leaves for C o r n w a l l this evening, but the s e c o n d is to P e m b r o k e J u n e 1 8 - 2 1 , a r e p e a t o f last y e a r ' s v e r y successful three days. I n o w r e t u r n to the subject of o u r A G M , a well-attended meeting at the e n d of last t e r m . T h e principle p u r p o s e of the meeting w a s the election of next year's committee, the successful candidates being: Chris Jones (President), G o r d o n F o l k a r d (Secretary), Ian J o n e s (Treasurer), S i g r i m E r i k s e n (Publicity), Martyn Boutelle (Transport), a n d Natalya Rycroft (Equipment).
UNSoc T h e talk by G e o r g e C o u r l e y o n the C a n a d i a n N u c l e a r P o l i c y w a s enjoyed b y those w h o
attended but the numbers did not justify a society meeting list of over 80. W e h o p e for a n i m p r o v e d attendance at o u r n e x t meeting w h i c h is o n T u e s d a y at 1:00pm in the bowels of the H u x l e y B u i l d i n g , R o o m k 130. T h i s is a talk given b y the C u l t u r a l A t t a c h e for the S o u t h A f r i c a n E m b a s s y o n their political philosophy. T h i s s h o u l d be of particular interest t o all those c o n c e r n e d with A n t i - A p a r t h e i d .
WBadminton A l t h o u g h a l l matches a r e n o w c o m p l e t e d B a d m i n t o n C l u b still meets every T u e s d a y a n d F r i d a y e v e n i n g i n the v o l l e y b a l l court. Also c o m i n g soon are the H a n d i c a p T o u r n a m e n t s a n d a d i n n e r o u t — see n o t i c e b o a r d for details.
Bowling T o u r n a m e n t - w i s e the T e n p i n B o w l i n g C l u b has h a d a n average season s t a r t i n g off w i t h W a i M a n a n d K e v i n Short t a k i n g t h i r d place at B r u n e i D o u b l e s , also m a n a g i n g to b o w l the high game. T h e n for the t h i r d year r u n n i n g honours were o b t a i n e d at P o m p e y Q u a d s . T h i s time A n d y D a v i s , K e v i n S h o r t , J e f f Q u i n n a n d D a v e S m i t h gave a n excellent p e r f o r m a n c e a n d came second. In the s o u t h e r n zone of the V C T B A N a t i o n a l L e a g u e w e r e p e a t e d last y e a r s p e r f o r m a n c e c o m i n g fourth (out o l four) losing to B r u n e i . P o m p e y a n d S o u t h a m p t o n a w a y , losing to B r u n e i a n d P o m p e y at h o m e , but s m a s h i n g Soton at home 8-2. T h e i n t e r - C C U c o m p e t i t i o n was a close affair. A n d y M c M u l l a n . W a i M a n a n d N e i l G r i m w o o d finally t a k i n g the title to G u i l d s lor the t h i r d year r u n n i n g . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s should go to M i n e s for m a n a g i n g to enter a tea m for the first time i n three years. The Wednesday afternoon handicap d o u b l e s l e a g u e c a m e to a n e x c i t i n g c o n c l u s i o n i n the final week. H F C , R a y C o o k a n d C h r i s W e l l s t a k i n g the title w i t h 2 9 . 5 points, closely followed by Pot B l a c k . ' K i n Spiders a n d D r a g o n Slavers a l l o n 29 points. Finally the scratch singles c h a m p i o n s h i p was w o n c o n v i n c i n g l y b\ J i m m y F a n g , w i t h Y i T h o n g N g t a k i n g the h a n d i c a p section.
Cricket T h e cricket season is n o w u n d e r w a y . A n y o n e w h o w o u l d like to be considered for selection s h o u l d fill i n the a v a i l a b i l i t i e s c h a r t o n t h e U n i o n sports n o t i c e b o a r d .
Q Sailing T h i s is the most i m p o r t a n t u n i v e r s i ty t e a m r a c i n g c h a m p i o n s h i p h e l d i n this c o u n t r y . T h i s year eleven teams f r o m E n g l a n d a n d one f r o m D e l f t , i n H o l l a n d , were i n v i t e d . T h e event was h e l d the w e e k e n d before E a s t e r at E l t o n S a i l i n g C l u b near B u r y i n L a n c a s h i r e . O n a r r i v i n g at the lake even j u d g e m e n t clouded b y the previous night told that r a c i n g was n e a r impossible. A f t e r a t w o h o u r d e l a y , as a very slight ripple crossed the w a t e r a n d the race officer h a d learnt to operate the a u t o m a t i c s t a r t i n g system (a source o f some distress to b c t h h i m a n d some competitors later i n the weekend) it was d e c i d e d that r a c i n g must b e g i n . T e a m r a c i n g tactics were of necessity almost a b a n d o n e d i n the l i g h t w i n d s as team m e m b e r s o p t e d for boat speed i n the hope o f i n d i v i d u a l success. C o n d i t i o n s i m p r o v e d slightly for the afternoon b u t b y the e v e n i n g it w a s c l e a r t h a t L i v e r p o o l , B r i s t o l , C a m b r i d g e a n d I C h a d the fastest " l i g h t w e a t h e r " helms a n d so it seemed l i k e l y that the e v e n t u a l w i n n e r w o u l d be o n e o f three. S u n d a y opened w i t h s i m i l a r p r e v a i l i n g conditions although, superficiallyI C ' s chances seemed to b e i m p r o v e d by a b s t i n ance the previous n i g h t . H o w e v e r the reverse effect was eviden t a n d they proceeded to t h r o w a w a y chances o f w i n n i n g the t r o p h y bylosing to people w h o h a d p r e v i o u s l y been considered " n o h o p e s " f r o m the b o t t o m of the league. A s S a l f o r d filled i n their results o n the b o a r d it b e c a m e clear that they h a d been w i n n i n g race after race (on protest) a n d since I C h a d lost to C a m b r i d g e they h a d to beat L i v e r p o o l , B r i s t o l a n d S a l f o r d to r e m a i n i n w i t h a n y c h a n c e whatsoever. A f t e r dismissing B r i s t o l almost w i t h o u t a glance over t h e i r shoulders a n d L i v e r p o o l w i t h little m o r e difficulty the task o f b e a t i n g S a l f o r d b e g a n
Country S e v e n t i r e d I C cross c o u n t r y r u n n e r s r e t u r n e d o n S u n d a y night w i t h seventeen other I m p a l a s from the 25 stage, 17 h o u r l o n g B a t a v i e r e n relay race i n H o l l a n d ( a n d Germany). It a l l began at 5:30am o n T h u r s d a y , A p r i l 22, w h e n the team p i l e d into t w o m i n i b u s es on o u r w a y to D o v e r . W e left C o l l e g e i n great spirits a n d m a n a g e d to get as far as H y d e P a r k C o r n e r before the roofrack took a nose d i v e onto the w i n d s c r e e n after a gentle emergency stop. O u r second d r i v i n g a t t e m p t p r o v e d more successful a n d w e b o a r d e d the Z e c b r u g g e ferry just t w o minutes before it sailed. W e spent a d a y sightseeing a r o u n d N i j o n e g e n a n d A r n h e m before the start o f the race o n F r i d a y night at m i d n i g h t . C a r o l y n W a l t o n r a n the prestigious first l e g to p u t the I m p a l a s i n a strong p o s i t i o n , i m p r o v e d still further by T Asteriades i n the second leg. T h e race c o n t i n u e d t h r o u g h the n i g h t a n d FELIX, April 30, 1982
Despite some excellent team r a c i n g a n d i n d i v i d u a l sailing, as I C a p p r o a c h e d the last straight they h a d a los ing c o m b i n a t i o n of positions. T h e flame o f hope was r e k i n d l e d h o w e v e r as the second place S a l f o r d boat i n a first m a g n i t u d e b l u n d e r , cuffed a n d sailed one o f his o w n boats a n d a n I C boat past the m a r k so a l l o w i n g o n e I C boat to pass a l l three. So w h a t h a d been c l e a r v i c t o r y t u r n e d into a n e x c i t i n g dash for the line. U n f o r t u n a t e l y S a l f o r d still w o n a n d i n so d o i n g clinched " t h e b a r r e l " . I C continued their e a r l i e r collapse i n t h e i r r e m a i n i n g races a n d finished a d i s a p p o i n t i n g sixth. T e a m : Ajderian, Chadwick, Curwen, Kennedy, Williams, Tounghusband. Page 7
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Hi everybody ....now there's a nice jovial welcome back from the Editor. I bet you all had a long and lazy vacation and are now enjoying the 2 week crash course in examination stress. I hope you're not too busy to carry o n reading throughout the term and will continue to send in letters (note absence of this week), puzzle entries, donations to the r i J editors' fund and so on. Life After McCabe Barney McCabe's name seems to be dirt in the Union Office at the moment while the acting D P , Miss Christine Teller, seems to have been installed as a veritable deity. Why, even well liked I C U President Nick Morton said that "in
principle" she has done more work over the vacation than Barney did in the whole of last term! However I seem to remember that at the Hustings U G M last term M r Morton rose to his feet to give a rousing speech against a motion of no confidence in the Executive. He was adamant that Barney McCabe was doing a great job then, so he seems to have had a major change of opinion. Mind you, Christine is doing a good job (I think that the U G M on Tuesday should ratify her appointment) and perhaps it is her efforts which have lead Nick to re-estimate Barney's (and surely his own) performance. Duncan Campbell O n Tuesday at 7:30pm Duncan Campell, the well-known investigative journalist, will be lecturing to the London Student Journalist Group at U L U . If anyone wants to come along please come to the FELIX Office for details. Deadline Because of the Bank Holiday next week's absolutely inflexible copy deadline is 10:00am Tuesday. Credits Thanks to Peter, Martin S., David, Steve, Pallab, Paul B., Maz, Ian, but most of all me.
A c c o m m o d a t i o n for N e x t S e s s i o n Areas: S. K e n , Fulham, Putney. Flats for 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8. .Rent £18.00-£23.50pw. Single bedsits £18.00-£23.50pw Double bedsits £17.00-£19.00pw. Contact Student Services at 15 Princes G d n s for further details.
Monday, May 3
What's On If all of Primelia College was populated with pure and applied mathematicians then perhaps I could cope. Pure mathematicians tell the truth, applied mathematicians lie: all very straightforward. Statisticians in their misguided attempts to be unbiased alternate truth with falsehood and this can be bad enough, but I have found that physicists have no notion of truth and falsehood and are quite prepared to answer questions at random. Anything, it seems, to confirm the experimental results. I met three staff members in the bar last week, and from their conversation it became clear that two were mathematicians, one pure and one applied, and one was a physicist. Since I had no idea which was which, I asked G e o r g e a n d F r e d what d i s c i p l i n e H a r r y belonged to. O n receiving the same answer from each, I asked George and Harry what discipline Fred belonged to. Again the two were in agreement. Finally I asked Fred about Harry, and his answer enabled me to be sure of the disciplines of all three. Who is what? Solutions, comments and criticisms to me at the FELIX Office, please. There is a prize of £5 (donated by Mend-a-Bike) for the correct entry randomly selected at 1:00pm on Wednesday.
Friday, April 30 • C l l r J o e H e g a r t y , L a b o u r G r o u p Leader on Westminster City Council, 12:45pm, Huxley 340. Find out why Thursday's City Council elections are so important. All welcome. • I C Labour C l u b : Electioneering for Westminster S C L P . Depart from Lounge above Southside Bar at 6:30pm or meet at LP Rooms, 2 Denbigh Place, SW1 at 7:00pm. • I C C N D Benefit Festival '82, 7:00pm till 2:00am, ICU Building, 2nd floor, Concert Hall, £150. Three bands: Futile Hurling, Super Nature, The Feelers. Three plays: Passion by E. Bond; Ye Gods by M. Thackery, Where the Wind Blows by R. Briggs. Film: Taxi Driver. Magic, Food, Real Ale, Balloons, etc. • L i f e S c i Party, 8:30pm till late, JCR . Tickets, £ 1 , from soc reps, dep reps, I CU Office. • S o u p Run, 10:30pm, Falmouth Kitchens.
Sat and Sun May 1 and 2 • I C Operatic Society Gilbert and Sullivan Marathon. All 13 operas to be performed consecutively in aid of Save The Children Fund, 12:00 noon, Sat May 1, I CU Concert Hall. Everybody welcome to come and listei All donations gladly accepted.
• B a d g e s o c m e e t i n g , 12:40pm, L o u n g e a b o v e Southside Bar. • D a n c i n g club advanced class, 7:30pm, JCR.
Tuesday, May 4 • P i m l i c o C o n n e c t i o n m e e t i n g to find out about tutoring for 1982/3, 12:30pm, Elec Eng 606. • T a l k by cultural attache for S o u t h A f r i c a n Embassy on their political philosophy, 1:00pm, Huxley 130. • S T O I C programme 'Film Special' Interview with Jean Jaques Arnaud, Director of Quest For Fire, 1:00 and 6:00pm, J C R and Halls. • M e c h Eng soc meeting with Mr K.H. Richards of the C E G B on 'The C E G B Pumped Storage Scheme at Dinomic', 1:15pm, ME542. All welcome. •SF
S o c film Rocky
Horror
Picture
Show,
6:30pm,
ME220, 50p non-members, 20p members. Free to those in appropriate fancy dress. •Special rehearsal for 1812 Overture performance, 7:00 10:00pm, Great Hall. All woodwind and brass players welcome. • I C C A G S o u p R u n , meet 10:30pm F a l m o u t h .
Wednesday, May 5 • D a n c i n g club intermediate class, 7:30pm, JCR .
Thursday,
May 6
• I C C N D A G M , 1:00pm, Union Upper Lounge, please come along. •1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky, with bells and cannon effects, 1:15pm, Queens Tower steps. • S T O I C b r o a d c a s t ' N e w s - B r e a k ' f o l l o w e d by JJniversity Challenge', a chance to see IC's team win imething, 6:00pm, Southside Hails, T V Lounge, etc.
Puzzle solutions next week.
SF Soc present the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Tuesday at 6:30pm in
Mech Eng 220. Come and participate; bring rice (for the w e d d i n g ) , a n u m b r e l l a o r newspaper plus water-pistol and be ready to do the Time Warp! Entry is free to all those in fancy dress and there will be prizes for the most o u t r a g e o u s c o s t u m e s , i n c l u d i n g a fabulous free haircut voucher from Jingles of Gloucester Road. Be there or be square. FELIX is published by the Editor for and on behalf of the Imperial College Union Publications Board, and is printed by the Union Print Unit, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BB (589-5111 ext 1048 int 2881) Copyright
FELIX
1982. Editor: M A Smith, Advertising
Manager:
S M Gibfin.
T U E S D A Y 4th M A Y 1:00pm GREAT HALL
Residence. The i d e a o f p a y i n g r e n t o v e r term has been s h e l v e d .
1.
Minutes of the Last Matters
3.
President's
4.
Deputy P r e s i d e n t ' s
5.
Honorar y S e c r e t a r y ' s
6.
CCU
7.
Other O f f i c e r s '
Arising
Meeting.
from the
vacation
as d i s c u s s e d
last
A number o f c l e a n e r s i n t h e h a l l s a r e r e t i r i n g t h i s summer and w i l l n o t be r e p l a c e d . The c u r r e n t s t a n d a r d s o f c l e a n i n g w i l l be m a i n t a i n e d w i t h a s l i g h t d r o p i n t h e f r e q u e n c y o f c l e a n i n g s t a i r s and l a n d i n g s b u t t h e l i n e n s e r v i c e w i l l disappear. T h i s means d i r t y s h e e t s and p i l l o w c a s e s w i l l not be r e p l a c e d by c l e a n o n e s as h a p p e n s a t p r e s e n t on a w e e k l y bs.sis. D i s c u s s i o n s a r e c o n t i n u i n g on t h e p r o v i s i o n o f t h e l i n e n i t s e l f and I w o u l d l i k e t o s e e a c e n t r a l v o l u n t a r y hiring facility. T h i s way s t u d e n t s w i l l h a v e t h e c h o i c e o f h i r i n g l i n e n o r b r i n g i n g t h e i r own. This proposed withdrawal of s e r v i c e i s subject the p r o v i s i o n of a c e n t r a l l a u n d r y f a c i l i t y w h i c h s h o u l d be o f b e n e f i t t o t h e w h o l e College. The n e t s a v i n g s on l a u n d r y b i l l s and c l e a n e r s f r o m t h e s t e p s o u t l i n e d above w i l l be b e t w e e n 7 and 8% o f a s t u d e n t s weekly r e n t .
A G E N D A
2.
the
Minutes.
Business. Business. Business.
Reports. Reports.
8. | Mot i o n s .
Refectories.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT Some o f my r e p o r t i s r e h a s h e d f r o m t h e e m e r g e n c y m e e t i n g 2 5 t h M a r c h b u t I w i l l s t a r t w i t h a m a t t e r w h i c h must be minuted:-_ Deputy
on
President.
B a r n e y McCabe r e s i g n e d w i t h
effect
from A p r i l
2nd
1982.
f o l l o w i n g recommendations
to this
UGM:-
i)
E n d o r s e t h e E x e c u t i v e ' s a p p o i n t m e n t o f C h r i s t i n e as A c t i n g Deputy P r e s i d e n t . i i ) In v i e w o f t h e work l o a d , o f f e r some r e w a r d , n o t i n t h e form of a s a l a r y but i n the form of p a y i n g the r e n t f o r 58 B e i t H a l l where C h r i s i s now l i v i n g . (Incidentally t h i s was t h e a r r a n g e m e n t b e f o r e t h e p o s t was made sabbatical). i i i ) A u t h o r i s e t h a t C h r i s t i n e ' s name i s e n g r a v e d on t h e D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t ' s p o t and a d d e d t o t h e H o n o u r s B o a r d in the Union D i n i n g H a l l . Sick
Bay.
The h e a l t h s e r v i c e i s u n d e r c o n s i d e r a b l e p r e s s u r e t o r e d u c e c o s t s ( l i k e t h e w h o l e C o l l e g e ) and t h e a r e a most t h r e a t e n e d i s t h e s i c k bay. The p r o p o s a l i s t o c h a r g e f i r s t y e a r r e s i d e n t s a c o m p u l s o r y i n s u r a n c e premium ( a b o u t ÂŁ 1 0 ) on their first hall b i l l . This w i l l ' e n t i t l e i n d i v i d u a l s to f r e e s i c k bay t r e a t m e n t f o r 3 y e a r s . F i r s t y e a r s not i n h a l l w i l l be a b l e t o j o i n v o l u n t a r i l y . A s y s t e m w i l l be w o r k e d o u t f o r s e c o n d and t h i r d y e a r s . I was initially a g a i n s t a c o m p u l s o r y i n s u r a n c e b u t h a v e c h a n g e d my mind s i n c e i t i s t h a t o r no s i c k bay. I p r o p o s e we a c c e p t t h e idea i n p r i n c i p l e .
The R e c t o r p r e s e n t e d a p l a n a t the l a s t G o v e r n i n g Body for r e d u n d a n c i e s , a g a i n e m p h a s i z i n g t h a t t h e y may not be necessary i n the near f u t u r e . The C o l l e g e b r a n c h o f t h e AUT h a v e i d e a s f o r r a i s i n g o r s a v i n g money t o p r e v e n t redundancies. Some o f t h e s e i d e a s d i r e c t l y a f f e c t s t u d e n t s s o I s e n t my comments i n w r i t i n g t o G o v e r n i n g Body.
of
a few Living
words a b o u t
the
outside
world:-
Survey.
I f you a r e amongst t h e l u c k y 200 who h a v e b e e n r a n d o m l y s e l e c t e d f o r t h i s s u r v e y , p l e a s e f i l l i t i n and s e n d i t back to the Union. T h i s h a s become p a r t i c u l a r l y i m p o r t a n t s i n c e C h r i s t o p h e r P r i c e , M.P., C h a i r m a n o f t h e Commons S e l e c t C o m m i t t e e on E d u c a t i o n i s keen t o l e a r n the r e s u l t s . T h a n k s t o Simon Rodan f o r c o - o r d i n a t i n g t h i s Student
survey.
Loans.
The g o v e r n m e n t h a s o n c e a g a i n s h e l v e d p l a n s f o r i n t r o d u c i n g l o a n s as p a r t r e p l a c e m e n t fo r student grants. T h i s i s not b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e gone o f f t h e i d e a b u t b e c a u s e t h e l e g i s l a t i o n i s t o o c o m p l i c a t e d and w o u l d p r o b a b l y n o t g e t through P a r l i a m e n t d u r i n g t h i s governments l i f e time. Whate v e r t h e r e a s o n s , t h e s h e l v i n g i s good news. Overseas Students
and
the
NHS.
And now t h e bad news, ( b u t i t c o u l d have b e e n w o r s e ) . Overseas v i s i t o r s r e g i s t e r i n g with a doctor a f t e r October 1st 1982 a r e t o pay f e e s f o r H o s p i t a l t r e a t m e n t . I t seems G.P. treatment w i l l remain f r e e t o Overseas Students though w i t h o t h e r v i s i t o r s t h i s w i l l be up t o t h e G.P. himself. The c o n c e s s i o n i s t h a t v i s i t o r s ( i n c l u d i n g s t u d e n t s ) who h a v e b e e n r e s i d e n t i n t h e U.K., f o r more t h a n 12 months w i l l g e t f u l l NHS t r e a t m e n t . T h i s i s o f l i t t l e use t o s t u d e n t s on one y e a r M.Sc. courses. ' My a p o l o g i e s f o r n o t r e p o r t i n g t h i s t o an e a r l i e r m e e t i n g . It i s an i m p o r t a n t i s s u e and UKCOSA a r e c o n t i n u i n g t o l o o k into i t . Door.
Our programme was s c r e e n e d on 1 7 t h A p r i l ; I hope many o f you saw i t . I was r e a s o n a b l y p l e a s e d w i t h t h e end r e s u l t . A v e r y s p e c i a l t h a n k you must go t o L a w r e n c e W i n d l e y who gave up v a s t amounts o f t i m e t o h e l p w i t h p l a n n i n g and p r o d u c t i o n .
Glass.
I a t t e n d e d a r e c e p t i o n f o r t h e C h a n c e l l o r , HRH P r i n c e s s Anne, a t ULU and c l e v e r l y o b t a i n e d t h e v e r y g l a s s from w h i c h s h e was d r i n k i n g , ( C o k e l ) . I hope t h e Rag C h a i r m a n w i l l be a b l e t o r a f f l e t h i s m a g n i f i c e n t t r o p h y a t t h i s meeting. Chancellor's
now
Open
Redundancies.
Chancellor's
And Cost
The E x e c u t i v e h e l d an e m e r g e n c y m e e t i n g on 2 5 t h M a r c h and a p p o i n t e d C h r i s t i n e T e l l e r as A c t i n g Deputy P r e s i d e n t . It i s b o t h i m p r a c t i c a l t o r u n an e l e c t i o n t h i s t e r m and r i d i c u l o u s t o e x p e c t anybody t o s t a n d f o r t h e p o s t of D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t f o r a c o u p l e o f months when exams a r e looming. We must r e m a i n w i t h an a c t i n g D e p u t y P r e s i d e n t . I make t h e
The S o u t h s i d e R e f e c t o r y has f i n a l l y moved d o w n s t a i r s . It i s e s s e n t i a l t h a t t h e U n i o n g e t s f e e d b a c k f r o m s t u d e n t s on t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e f o o d i n t h e new s e t - u p . Please inform me o r M a r c o o f any c o m p l a i n t s , s u g g e s t i o n s o r e v e n compliments. I f t h e c o m p l a i n t s box has moved d o w n s t a i r s , s i m p l y use t h a t .
Behaviour.
T a l k i n g o f HRH I s t i l l h a v e n o t s a t i s f a c t o r i l y t h e b u f f a l o / t i g e r a f f a i r b u t i t i s i n hand.
resolved
REPORT OF
ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT
TV shop wi11 be h a v i n g a s a l e o f s p o r t s goods s t a r t i n g on May IOI.h a t 11am. T h e r e a r e many i t e m s r e d u c e d including :. ;ua:-;h , b a d m i n t o n and t e n n i s r a c k e t s and f o o t w e a r . An I ncn.st.so in p u b l i c i t y and t h e r a n g e o f goods s h o u l d i m p r o v e t.h': shop c o n s i d e r a b l y t h i s t e r m .
Vending.
4.
The c o l l e g e C a r e e r s A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e c o n s t a n t l y i n v i t e s c o m p a n i e s s u c h as RTZ and A n g l o - A m e r i c a n , o r i t s s u b s i d i a r i e s , t o I m p e r i a l C o l l e g e and h e l p s i n t h e i r e f f o r t s t o r e c r u i t w h i t e s t u d e n t s t o work i n South A f r i c a .
5.
1982 i s t h e UN I n t e r n a t i o n a l Y e a r f o r t h e M o b i l i s a t i o n of S a n c t i o n s a g a i n s t South A f r i c a .
ICU
Believes:
1.
A p a r t h e i d i s wrong end s u p p o r t o f t h e
2.
The c o l l e g e C a r e e r s A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e i s wrong i n i n v i t i n g companies t o the c o l l e g e t o r e c r u i t s t u d e n t s t o work i n S o u t h A f r i c a , p e r m a n e n t l y o r d u r i n g a v a c a t i o n , and s h o u l d be d i s c o u r a g e d .
New m a c h i n e s h a v e now b e e n i n s t a l l e d i n t h e Lower L o u n g e u n d e r s l i g h t l y more f a v o u r a b l e c o n d i t i o n s . I s h a l l be c h e c k i n g them r e g u l a r l y . I s h a l l be r e p o r t i n g t o I n t e r n a l S e r v i c e s and UFC on t h e s t a t e o f t h e v e n d i n g account. Union
Bu i I d i ng.
reasonably At t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t e r m , t h e b u i l d i n g was o r d e r e d w i t h c h a i r s e t c . , i n t h e i r c o r r e c t rooms. The s t a t e o f f u r n i s h i n g s i s however n o t good a t p r e s e n t . Cleaning m a t e r i a l s (mops, brooms , d u s b i n l i n e r s e t c . ) a r e o n c e more available. To use t.hem you w i l l h a v e t o l e a v e y o u r U n i o n C a r d o r a d e p o s i t w i t h me w h i c h w i l l n o t be r e t u r n e d u n t i l t h e room you u s e d and the c l e a n i n g c u p b o a r d h a v e b e e n checked. Notice
Boards.
T h e s e h a v e i n g e n e r a l boon t i d i e d up and I h a v e a l l o c a t e d a r e a s t o a l l t h o s e c l u b s who r e q u e s t e d them e a r l i e r i n t h e session. T h e r e a r e now forms a v a i l a b l e f o r s o c i e t i e s who w o u l d l i k e an a r e a b u t mi s s e d o u t b e f o r e . I shall r e a l l o c a t e a r e a s a t the- end o f t h e s e s s i o n . There are s t i use. Please drawing pins the s t a t e of 5-Year
l l l a r g e areas that w i l l remain f o r g e n e r a l do n o t s t a p l e i n t o n o t i c e b o a r d s , I w i l l p r o v i d e on r e q u e s t . ( P l e a s e send a l l c o m p l a i n t s about n o t i c e b o a r d s t o Marco Ledwold)
and e v e r y regime.
effort
should
be
taken
ICU
Instructs:
1.
The U n i o n and E x e c u t i v e t o t a k e a c t i o n t o p r e v e n t t h e c o l l e g e ' s C a r e e r s A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e from i n v i t i n g c o m p a n i e s i n v o l v e d i n r e c r u i t i n g s t u d e n t s t o work i n S o u t h A f r i c a and f o r t h e E x e c u t i v e t o r e p o r t b a c k t o the next UGM.
2.
The U n i o n and E x e c u t i v e t o s u p p o r t t h e UN I n t e r n a t i o n a l Year f o r the M o b i l i s a t i o n of S a n c t i o n s a g a i n s t South A f r i c a , by p u b l i c i s i n g i t .
Plans.
I w o u l d l i k e u p d a t e d o r new p l a n s as soon as p o s s i b l e ( t o Nick or m y s e l f ) . T h e s e s h o u l d be up t o s e s s i o n 86/87 and e s t i m a t e s s h o u l d i n c l u d e d e t a i l s as t o w h e t h e r VAT i s i n c l u d e d or not.
AMENDED MOTION ON
SOUTH AFRICA
EXAMS.
Delete
I h a v e a c o u p l e t h i s t e r m and t h e r e f o r e w i l l o n l y be i n t h e o f f i c e 12.00 - 2.00 and 5.00 - 6.00. Jen and Jo w i l l c o v e r f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e day and I c a n a l w a y s be c o n t a c t e d i n emergencies.
"The U n i o n and E x e c u t i v e t o s u p p o r t t h e UN I n t e r n a t i o n a l Year f o r the M o b i l i s a t i o n of S a n c t i o n s A g a i n s t South Africa". and
ICU
insert
I n s t r u c t s 2.
and
insert
3:-
2:-
The U n i o n t o p r o v i d e a l t e r n a t i v e c a r e e r s i n f o r m a t i o n U n i o n members who a r e b e i n g i n t e r v i e w e d by c o m p a n i e s a r e r e c r u i t i n g f o r S o u t h A f r i c a and N a m i b i a . RETURNING OFFICER'S REPORT
at
The f o l l o w i n g p e o p l e were e l e c t e d t o t h e t h e l a s t UGM and a r e t o be r a t i f i e d : -
Entertainments
Officer Officer
J . S.Boucher
External
Officer
S.A.Rodan
Affairs
Chairman The
f o l l o w i n g posts
W.J.Waterson
Academic A f f a i r s
UGM
to
N. S.Pyne
following posts w i l l
be
husted
f o r at
this
H a l d a n e L i b r a r y Book B u y e r Haldane L i b r a r y Record Buyer Publicity Officer F e l i x B u s i n e s s Manager Four D e l e g a t e s t o the U n i v e r s i t y o f London G e n e r a l F o u r Members o f t h e P e r m a n e n t W o r k i n g P a r t y T h r e e Members o f House C o m m i t t e e S e c r e t a r y t o the E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s Committee **************
UGM:-
Union
Council
M O T I O N S
MOTION ON
SOUTH AFRICA
Proposed Seconded
by by
A n t i A p a r t h e i d Group L i b e r a l Club Labour Club S o c i a l i s t Society
ICU
Notes:
1.
The S o u t h A f r i c a n s y s t e m o f g o v e r n m e n t i s r a c i s t , r e p r e s s i v e , and i n d i r e c t c o n t r a v e n t i o n o f t h e U n i t e d d e c l a r a t i o n on Human R i g h t s .
2.
The S o u t h A f r i c a n f o r c e s a r e i n i l l e g a l o c c u p a t i o n N a m i b i a and p e r p e t u a l l y make a t t a c k s a g a i n s t n e i g h b o u r i n g c o u n t r i e s s u c h as A n g o l a .
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