X T H E N E W S P A P E R O F I M P E R I A L C O L L E G E U N I O N Fr iday 6th June 1980 Issue No 556

Beit Residents evacuated

last Saturday morning at 4

- see page 3

Michael Arthur writes

about accommodation for

next year - page 9

FELIX Exam

on centre insert

W r i t e out y o u r own

certificate!

C H E E R S !

P R I N C E S S

M A R G A R E T H R H Princess Margaret

arrived at 170 Queen's Gate,

last Friday at 12:45 p m .

T h e P r i n c e s s was met by the R e c t o r , the

L o r d F l o w e r s , F R S . T h e l u n c h e o n guests

were presented to P r i n c e s s M a r g a r e t by

the R e c t o r . T h e Pres ident of I C U , C h r i s

F o x w a s a s k e d : " W h a t ' s it l i k e b e i n g

Pres ident of 800,000 students ?" C h r i s

exp la ined that he was not the Pres ident

of N U S a n d the c o n v e r s a t i o n m o v e d o n

to d i s cuss ing the Y o u n g F a r m e r s Ral ly in

Here fo rdsh i re .

T h e I C U D e p u t y Pres ident E lec t , M i s s

Rae S n e e , was also presented to P r i n c e s s

M a r g a r e t a n d after she f ound out that

Rae was this year ' s R a g C h a i r m a n , the

P r i n c e s s sa id : " O h I th ink that 's really

wonder fu l — but d o they u n d e r s t a n d the

j o k e s ? "

A f ter l u n c h the P r i n c e s s was s h o w n

s e v e r a l p r e s e n t a t i o n s i n B i o c h e m i s t r y ,

E lec t r i ca l Engineer ing- a n d M e t a l l u r g y a n d

Mater ia l s S c i e n c e depar tments .

The Princess Is shown metal cutting by laser

Biochemistry Department The Princess was met on arr ival by

Professor E A B a r n a r d , H e a d of D e p .

She was given a general in t roduc t i on to

Asthma Research by D r H M o r r i s .

T h e n fo l lowed

— presentat ion on A s t h m a research wi th

d i s p l a y s a n d d e m o n s t r a t i o n s o f M a s s

S p e c t r o m e t e r by D r G T a y l o r , M i s s C J o n e s

a n d D r H M o r r i s .

— presentat ion on pa in a n d S c h i z o p h r e n i a

by M r Et ienne .

— presentat ion a n d d e m o o n M u s c u l a r

D y s t r o p h y R e s e a r c h by D r P J B a r n a r d a n d

Mr J P i z z e y .

— d e m o n s t r a t i o n o n E n z y m e assays in

M u s c u l a r D y s t r o p h y by M r s J L y l e s .

Electrical Engineering Department The Princess was met o n arr iva l by

Prof B M c A Sayer s , H e a d of D e p t .

Then followed:

— d e m o n s t r a t i o n of the " T a l k i n g S w i t c h ­

b o a r d " by D r J C V i c k e r y a n d M r G

W o o d .

— d e m o n s t r a t i o n o n " sur face m a p p i n g "

by D r D M M u n r o a n d M r S D r a p e r .

— presentat ion " F o x rabies in E u r o p e " by

P r o f B M c A S a y e r s a n d D r J Ross .

Metallurgy And Materials Science Dept

P r i n c e s s M a r g a r e t was met o n arr iva l

by Pro f D W Pash ley , H e a d of D e p t .

T h e P r i n c e s s was g iven a d e m o n s t r a t i o n

o n metal cu t t ing by laser by D r W M

S t e e n , M i s s J A l e x a n d e r a n d M r J

K a m a l u .

T h e n fo l lowed:

— a n in t roduc t i on to E l e c t r o n M i c r o s c o p e

by D r F J H u m p h r e y s .

— a presentat ion by D r H M F l o w e r o n

stress c o r r o s i o n w o r k using spec imens

a n d v ideo record ings .

H R H P r i n c e s s M a r g a r e t depar ted f r o m

the M a i n E n t r a n c e of the R o y a l S c h o o l of

M i n e s at 4 :00pm.

JUST A SEC! Social And Athletic Colours I apologise for the delay in getting the

certificates to y o u . T o speed the process

u p y o u m a y p i c k t h e m u p f r o m t h e

U n i o n Office.

ELECTIONS New Dep Rep W e at last have s o me o n e will ing to be

M i n Res E n g D e p a r t m e n t a l Representat ive

for next year. H e is W S T o r t i k e of Pet

E n g 1. St i l l no one has s t o o d in C i v E n g !

Major Sub-committees M o s t have been e lected now.

OSC Chairman - P r a v i n Pate l

Pub Board Chairman - J o n F i r t h

RCC Chairman - Roger Brugge

SCAB Chairman - F i o n a Sinc la ir

S C C Chairman - Ian H a n l e y

T h e A C C C h a i r m a n wil l be elected o n

M o n d a y night at the A C C A G M .

Book Buyer T h e U n i o n ' s B o o k B u y e r for the H a l d a n e

L i b r a r y is J o h n W h i t e h o u s e .

T h e paper is still up in the L o w e r L o u n g e ,

for the post of E x t e r n a l Affairs C o m m i t t e e

Publ i c i ty Off icer.

Joint Council J o i n t C o u n c i l is o n M o n d a y 16th J u n e in

t h e U n i o n D i n i n g H a l l c o m m e n c i n g at

2:00pm. I w o u l d l ike to r e m i n d members

that I need all papers in by M o n d a y —

anything later will be ignored by me. T h e

papers wil l be del ivered to the departments

on F r i d a y 13th.

Exec Party T h e event of the year is in the J C R on

T h u r s d a y 19th J u n e . T h e fun begins at

8 :30pm a n d as there is a bar ex tens ion

we shal l still be there right up to 2:00am.

I hope y o u like the poster (apologies to

the N Y T i m e s a n d W a r n e r Bros ) w h i c h

appears in this edit ion of F E L I X .

Dinner-in-Hall T h e last D i n n e r - i n - H a l l will be on T u e s d a y

17th J u n e at 7:00pm. If you want to go

y o u may b o o k in the U n i o n Office.

Club And Society Chairman Elect Before y o u leave for your s u m m e r fling

m a k e sure two things have been done :

1. A F r e s h e r s ' Fa i r F o r m has been filled

in .

2. A list of the new committee m e m b e r s

has been handed to A n n i e in the U n i o n

Off ice .

IC RADIO TOP TWENTY 2nd June 1980

I P E R I A L

C O L L E G E

301m/999kHz Medium Wave

(2) Paul McCartney — Coming Up

(9) Graham Parker — Stupefaction

(I) Kate Bush — Breathing

(5; ELO — I'm Alive

(18) Thin Lizzy — Chinatown

(6) Peter Gabriel — No Self Control

(II) Lew Lewis — 1:30, 2:30, 3:35

(-) Styx — Lights

9 (20) Barclay James Harvest — Capricorn

10 (4) Cure — A Forest

(-) Eddie Howell — Hatcheck Girl

(-) Barbara Dickson — In The Night

(-) Joan Armatrading — Me-Myself-I

(-) Fleetwood Mac — Think About Me

(13) -Steel Pulse — Don't Give In

(19) Photos — Irene

(-) Elkie Brooks — Why Don't You Say It

(3) Pete Townshend — Rough Boys

(10) Undertones — My Perfect Cousin

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20 (14) Shakin' Street — Susie Wong POST E X A M

HANGOVER? Sexual Problems?

Receding Hairline?

Inferiority Complex?

D o n ' t just keep it to yourself , give us all a laugh. B e t w e e n 6:00

a n d 9 :00pm, this S a t u r d a y we present R i c h W i l s o n (ex R S M H o n

P o r n , B M A , A n a d i n — the I C R a d i o D o c t o r . R i n g in (3440) y our

p r o b l e m s f o r e x p e r t a n s w e r s . W r i t t e n q u e s t i o n s a c c e p t a b l e .

N o t h i n g acts faster than prune juice .

W H A T ' S

O N F R I D A Y 6th J U N E

I C C h r i s t i a n U n i o n M e e t i n g i n the

M u s i c R o o m , 53 Princes G a t e at 6:30pm.

W i t h talk by V e r n o n B l a c k m o re o n God

Now.

A n t i - A p a r t h e i d R e g a t t a G r o u p A t I C

M e e t i n g o n t h e H e n l e y R e g a t t a at

1:00pm in the G r e e n C o m m i t t e e R o o m .

S A T U R D A Y 7th J U N E

L o n d o n C y c l i n g R o u n d L o n d o n C y c l e

R i d e at 10:00am from St Pauls C a t h e d r a l .

T h e ride wil l cal l at L o n d o n town halls as

part of the c a m p a i g n for 1% of transport

budget to be spent on cycle facilities.

M O N D A Y 9th J U N E

J o i n t A C C A G M in the U n i o n S C R at

5 :30pm. A l l A C C C a p t a i n s a n d C a p t a i n s -

Elect must attended.

T U E S D A Y 10th J U N E

R i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g between 12:30 a n d

1:30 in R o o m 1110 (level 11) E l e c t r i c a l

E n g i n e e r i n g .

W E D N E S D A Y 11th J U N E

G r a f f i t t i ' A t H o m e ' between 12:30 a n d

1:00 in the Graffitti W o r k s h o p , 2 n d floor

West Staircase, U n i o n B u i l d i n g .

T H U R S D A Y 12th J U N E

S T O I C T r a n s m i s s i o n at 12:45 a n d again

at 6:00. W i t h S u m m e r News-Break .

H o t A i r B a l l o o n C l u b I n f o r m a l M e e t i n g

at 12:30 above Stan's Bar .

P G A G M

1:00pm.

n the Senior C o m m o n R o o m at

L a t i n A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y p r e s e n t s a

l e c t u r e in • P o r t u g u e s e o n Post-Industrial

Society and a Mew Techno-Imaginative Way of

Thinking in L e c t u r e T h e a t r e 140, H u x l e y

B u i l d i n g at 12:30pm.

Focus on Harry Chapin H e a r the story behind the s inger /songwri ter w h o brought y o u

songs like W.O.L.D. a n d C a t s In The Cradle, the campaigner

w h o was personal ly appo inted by Pres ident C a r t e r to sit o n the

W o r l d H u n g e r C o m m i s s i o n , a n d the per former w h o does 200

concer ts a year; half of them benefits. H e a r the story beh ind

H A R R Y C H A P I N in F O C U S this S u n d a y at five.

P Bennet

(Producer /Presenter)

A s f r o m W e d n e s d a y 1 1 t h J u n e , I C R a d i o w i l l b e

b r o a d c a s t i n g A L L D A Y l o n g f r o m 9 : 0 0 a m t h r o u g h u n t i l the

u s u a l c l o s e d o w n at 1 :00am.

Sixteen hours of good music

EVERY DAY!

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O U T IN T H E C O L D ! Phi! Thurman

Phil Thurman

RESIDENTS SAFE AFTER BEIT FIRE At 4:10am, last Saturday morning, Beit residents and their guests were

woken by a fire alarm. This time it was for real — flames leapt from Beit

roof.

£5000 worth of damage as ext­

ractor plant is destroyed by an

electrical fault.

Two police officers, who were on

E m b a s s y patro l , spot ted s m o k e

rising from the roof. T h e police

went into the Beit m e s s e n g e r s

office and spoke to the security

o f f icer , M r W i l s o n . T h e g r o u p

c l imbed up to the B o t a n y roof.

They saw flames coming from a

shed and the police immediately

radioed for the fire brigade.

M r Wilson went back to set off

the alarm and to evacuate both

hostels. He went to each floor and

left the residents to s p r e a d the

word. One or two students banged

on the doors of the 'heavy' sleepers

and the hall was completely evacu­

ated in a few minutes.

T h e fire b r i g a d e c a m e five

minutes after the radio call. Fireman

with breathing apparatus checked

the South wing of Botany while

others used CO2 to put out the fire

on the roof.

Beit r e s i d e n t s , s o m e w e a r i n g

their night clothes, sheltered from

the rain by standing in the entrance

to C h e m Eng. After about forty

minutes they were able to return to

their rooms.

Loans to replace grants Concern is being caused by the investigation of the Commons Select

Committee on Education into the possibility of introducing a system of

loans to students to replace the present grant system.

T h e possibility of i n t r o d u c i n g

such a system has been discussed

at intervals ever since the present

government came to power. It is

known to be favoured by a number

of senior ministers including Sir

Keith Joseph.

The Committee last week took

evidence from the secretary of the

C o m m i t t e e of L o n d o n C l e a r i n g

B a n k s , who offered the opinion

that the major banks would be

i n t e r e s t e d in any s c h e m e that

offered " a reasonably commercial

rate of i n t e r e s t " , p r o v i d e d that

repayment was made over a reason­

able p e r i o d of t i m e , a n d that

certain safeguards were given.

Most of the evidence given to

the committee so far noints to the

introduction of a mixed system of

grants supplemented by loans. This

is the system used by most of the

European and American countries

who use loan schemes.

A c c o r d i n g to e v i d e n c e f r o m

Professor C e d r i c S a n d f o r d , who

has for some time campaigned for

a loan system, a third of students

at Bath and Exeter expressed a

preference for loans in preference

to grants.

The National Union of Students

has already raised the quest ion

with the Department of Education

and has made clear its objections.

The N U S is expected to submit

evidence to the Committee in the

next few weeks arguing against the

concept of student loans.

Vice-President Elect for Education,

Andy Pearman, explained: "Loans

don't do anything to extend access

to education, in fact they restrict it.

Those who benefit most from grants

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

backgrounds; they would be deterred

from entering higher education by

the fact that they might not be able

to repay the loans taken out. "

Red Cross Week May 4th — 10th

Thanks to all in College who helped by collecting or donating during this week. A total of £4,450 was raised by Kensington and C h e l s e a Cent re , which includes the College Detachment and Members Group, for London Branch funds. This is an increase on previous years' totals.

ICWA The elections for next year's I C W A

Committee were held on Tuesday

13th M a y a n d r e s u l t e d in the

following people being elected:

President - S a n d r a O ' S u l l i v a n

(Physics 2)

Hon Sec - Sheila C o x (Geology 1)

Deputy President - Ji l l H a n s o n

(Met and Mat Sci 2)

Ents Officers - Jenny Egdall (Civ

Eng 1) and Eleanor Linton (Life Sci 1)

Publicity Officer -' A n n Edmunds

" - (Life Sci 1)

City and Guilds Rep - Anna Binton

( C C D 1)

Unfortunately Sandra, as seen in

F E L I X , has stated that she is not

prepared to actually do anything

for I C W A . The rest of the committee

is very keen however, and together

we have decided to hold a meeting

on Tuesday 17th June at 12:00 in

the I C W A Lounge to discuss the

P r e s i d e n t - E l e c t ' s p r o p o s a l s for

I C W A and plans that the incoming

committee as a whole have for

next session. Your ideas will be

most welcome. G o o d Luck with

any exams.

M Clark and the ICWA Committee

(1979-80 and 1980-81).

London Student The future of the newspaper London Student is under threat as a result

of financial pressures on its publishers, the University of London Union.

Each copy of the paper costs

about 7.5p to produce. Advertising

revenue is not large enough to

cover staff, printing and running

costs.

Unless College unions enter a

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

being launched for next year, it is

unlikely that U L U will be able to

continue to finance the deficit and

the paper will fold.

The scheme asks colleges to pay

2.5 per c o p y and distribute the

p a p e r free to m e m b e r s . 2,000

copies have already been ordered,

and several college unions have

also given verbal commitments to

join- the scheme. However, com­

p l e t e d o r d e r f o r m s are n e e d e d

before the end of this term if the

paper's future is to be secured.

L o n d o n S t u d e n t is the o n l y

London-wide paper written and run

by s t u d e n t s . T w e n t y t h o u s a n d

copies are distributed each week in

term time to colleges, polytechnics

and further and higher education

colleges, many of which are isolated

on the fringes of greater London.

Deborah Perkin, Vice President

( S e r v i c e s ) at U L U , s a i d in a

document sent to college unions

that if London Student ceased to

exist it would be " a sad day for

London students, and a tragedy for

London student unions".

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x. * * Examination 1980 (Answers on page 10) * -¥• 4 C p i 9 8 o

1. Theirs to reason why

Three third year students, applying for a job, seem

equal in all pertinent attributes, so the prospective

employer, also an intelligent man sets a simple problem

for them. The job, he says, will go to the first applicant to

solve it. A mark is placed on each man's forehead. The

three are told that each has either a black mark or a white

mark and each is to raise his hand if he sees a black mark

on the forehead of either of the other two. The first one to

tell what colour he has and how he arrived at his answer

will get the job. Each man raises his hand, and after a few

seconds one man comes up with the answer. What

colour is his mark, and how did he figure it out?

6. Truth

A FELIX newspaper reporter comes into Beit

Quad and does not know which way to go to reach a

fire on the roof of Botany. There are two men in the

Quad, one of whom always lies while the other

always tells the truth. The reporter does not know

which is which. He may ask one of the men only one

question to find his way. What is his question and

which man does he ask?

1. Theirs to reason why

Three third year students, applying for a job, seem

equal in all pertinent attributes, so the prospective

employer, also an intelligent man sets a simple problem

for them. The job, he says, will go to the first applicant to

solve it. A mark is placed on each man's forehead. The

three are told that each has either a black mark or a white

mark and each is to raise his hand if he sees a black mark

on the forehead of either of the other two. The first one to

tell what colour he has and how he arrived at his answer

will get the job. Each man raises his hand, and after a few

seconds one man comes up with the answer. What

colour is his mark, and how did he figure it out?

7. Slowly does it

An aged and, it appears, somewhat eccentric ICU

President wants to pass his most treasured possesion, a

Norton motorbike, on to one of his two friends (both

eccentric motorbike owners). He decrees that a bike

race shall be held and that the friend who owns the

slower bike shall have the Norton. The friends, each

fearing that the other will cheat by having his bike go

less fast than it is capable of, ask a wise professor's

advice. With only two words the wise Prof insures that

the race will be fair. What does he say?

2. Barnight

A student organising an inter-CCU barnight

manages to obtain seven barrels full of beer, seven

barrels half full of beer, and seven empty barrels.

Not wishing to offend any C C U he decides that

Mines, R C S and Guilds shall be given the same

number of full, half-full and empty barrels. Can his

wish be carried out? If so, how?

7. Slowly does it

An aged and, it appears, somewhat eccentric ICU

President wants to pass his most treasured possesion, a

Norton motorbike, on to one of his two friends (both

eccentric motorbike owners). He decrees that a bike

race shall be held and that the friend who owns the

slower bike shall have the Norton. The friends, each

fearing that the other will cheat by having his bike go

less fast than it is capable of, ask a wise professor's

advice. With only two words the wise Prof insures that

the race will be fair. What does he say?

2. Barnight

A student organising an inter-CCU barnight

manages to obtain seven barrels full of beer, seven

barrels half full of beer, and seven empty barrels.

Not wishing to offend any C C U he decides that

Mines, R C S and Guilds shall be given the same

number of full, half-full and empty barrels. Can his

wish be carried out? If so, how? 8. Letter maths

Supply a digit for each letter so that the equation

is correct. A given letter always represents the

same digit:

A B C D E

x 4

E D C B A

3. Ages

A nosey male student asks a landlady how many girls

live in her house and what their ages are. The woman

tells him that her three daughters live in the house, that

the product of their ages is thirty-six, and that the sum of

their ages is the number of the house next door. The

student goes next door and looks at the number of the

house. When he returns he tells the woman that the

information that she gave him is not sufficient,

whereupon the woman tells him, " M y eldest daughter is

sleeping upstairs." The student thanks her and promptly

figures out the daughter's ages. What are they and how

does he know?

8. Letter maths

Supply a digit for each letter so that the equation

is correct. A given letter always represents the

same digit:

A B C D E

x 4

E D C B A

3. Ages

A nosey male student asks a landlady how many girls

live in her house and what their ages are. The woman

tells him that her three daughters live in the house, that

the product of their ages is thirty-six, and that the sum of

their ages is the number of the house next door. The

student goes next door and looks at the number of the

house. When he returns he tells the woman that the

information that she gave him is not sufficient,

whereupon the woman tells him, " M y eldest daughter is

sleeping upstairs." The student thanks her and promptly

figures out the daughter's ages. What are they and how

does he know?

9. Camels

A middle Eastern potentate died, leaving 17 camels.

His will specified that they be divided among his three

sons as follows:

1/2 to the oldest son

1/3 to the second son

1/9 to the youngest son

The three sons were puzzling over how this could be

done when a wise man happened to ride by on a camel.

How did the wise man solve their problem?

4. Bino Meal

Find the product of the following:

(x - aXx - bMx - c) .... (x - z)

9. Camels

A middle Eastern potentate died, leaving 17 camels.

His will specified that they be divided among his three

sons as follows:

1/2 to the oldest son

1/3 to the second son

1/9 to the youngest son

The three sons were puzzling over how this could be

done when a wise man happened to ride by on a camel.

How did the wise man solve their problem?

5. Labels

Three boxes are labelled "Rag sweatshirts", "Horrids

T-shirts" and "Rag sweatshirts and Horrids T-shirts."

Each label is incorrect. You may select only one garment

from only one box. (no feeling around or peeking

permitted.) How can you label each box correctly?

10. Hardware

A man goes into a hardware store to buy

something for his house. He asks the assistant the

price, and she replies, "The price of one is 24p, the

price of thirty is 48p, and the price of a hundred and

forty-four is 72p." What does the man want to buy?

M U H A M M A D IN T H E BIBLE?

A s Christians we feel that we must make a public reply to

the pamphlet entitled "Muhammad In The Bible" that has

been circulated in IC over the past few months. While not

wanting to enter into a technical textual and Historical

debate just for the sake of it, nonetheless , it is very

important to examine the question of whether the New

Testament text is reliable. This article briefly does this and

also examines the inconcsistencies that appear to exist in

the author's method of argument. By way of reminder the

message presented by the author of the pamphlet is that the

"Spirit of truth" (or "Comforter") which Jesus talks about in

John chapters 14 and 16 does not refer to the unseen Holy

Spirit of G o d but the man Muhammad.

In m a k i n g our reply may we begin by

considering two statements made by the author.

The first refers to the author of John's Gospel

(the fourth book in the New Testament) as

" J o h n — an unknown writer in the second

century of the Christian era" . The second states

that "some hasty editor was not satisfied with

the expression " S p i r i t of t r u t h " , or did not

understand it, and assumed that this must be

the same as the Holy Spirit . . . Such words are

found nowhere else a n d are o b v i o u s l y an

a d d i t i o n to the t e x t . " T h e s e a n d o t h e r

h y p o t h e t i c a l arguments (we use the term

hypothetical in the strict sense of the word) are

used to question the accuracy of the record of

Jesus' words, from which point the author goes

on to suggest what Jesus really said. So he

appears to rely on the reader of his article

unquestioningly accepting the commonly held,

but incorrect, view that the New Testament

documents have been proved unreliable. Many

believe that they were written a couple of

centuries after the time of Christ and have been

translated and copied out so many times since

then that vast numbers of words and sentences

must have altered, been missed out or even

added. But when facts are faced such views do

not stand up. Let's for example examine the

Gospel of John which is certainly not the earliest

piece of Christian writing in the New Testament

(see reference 1).

The earliest fragment of the Gospel now in

existence is dated at about AD125 and it is

generally accepted that the Gospel itself was

written between AD70—90 ie 40—60 years after

the crucifixion of Jesus. There is also strong

textual and traditional evidence that the author

was John the disciple of Jesus, not an unknown

writer and certainly not a second century writer.

T h e other three Gospels are also eyewitness

accounts of the life of Christ. As one would

e x p e c t the q u a n t i t y o f N e w T e s t a m e n t

manuscripts increases as we move into the

second, third and fourth centuries A D . By this

time we have literally hundreds of copies in a

d o z e n l a n g u a g e s : the 5th c e n t u r y codex

A l e x a n d r i n u s a n d the 4th c e n t u r y codex

Siniaticus (complete New Testament texts) both

reside in London in the British Museum with

m a n y o t h e r a n d e a r l i e r N e w T e s t a m e n t

manuscripts.

Also in existence is a complete set of the Four

Gospels each in papyrus book form and dated

before AD200. Admittedly, there are variations

between manuscripts, about 157 in the four New

Testament Gospels. The vast majority are very

minor and of the kind seen in Matthew chapter

3 verse 11 and Luke chapter 3 verse 16 where

John the Baptist is said to have baptised "with

water" while some manuscripts read " i n water".

What should be recognised is that not a single

point of Christian belief hangs on a disputed

reading.

The sort of time scales mentioned above may

still seem rather long, but Christian manuscript

tradition is in fact much stronger for the New

Testament Gospels than for any other ancient

book. The text of Caesar's book "Gal l ic Wars"

for example is based on a single ninth century

manuscript, ie a 900 year gap separates the

o r i g i n a l work from the earliest copy now

available . O n e final point to mention here,

before leaving the matter of New Testament

reliability, is the way archaeology has shed a

great deal of light on the Gospels and the book

of the Acts of the Apostles. Again and again

archaeology has v indicated their reliabil ity .

Let's go back to John's Gospel for an example.

In chapter 19 verse 13 we are told that Jesus

was tried before Pilate at a place called The

Pavement (Gabbatha in Hebrew). Nobody knew

anything about such a pavement and it looked

like John was adding dramatic atmosphere to

the simple tale of Christ's trial until French

archaeologist Pere Vincent dug it up in the

1930s. It measured fifty yards square and can be

seen in the city today. For a much deeper study

of the rel iabil ity of the New Testament see

references 1, 2 and 3.

Having very briefly outlined the fact that the

Gospels are early and reliable (something that

even critical scholars now accept in the light of

so much evidence) we now turn to examine the

author's method of argument a little closer. O n

reading the pamphlet carefully it becomes clear

that his arguments are based on assumed

errors in the text for which he admits himself

there is no positive textual evidence available

( p a r a g r a p h 4 sentence 6). H o w e v e r , for a

moment let us assume that the New Testament

is unreliable and see what the implications are.

Using a scientific analogy the author is saving

that he has got a bad set of data but he can

correct it (without having external evidence to

give his corrections any degree of authority),

and the corrected data fits in with his theory

and so proves it to be true. But the New

Testament is reliable and the authors textual

theory goes very much against the great weight

of " e x p e r i m e n t a l " ev idence d e r i v e d from

scholarly objective Biblical research. Indeed if

John chapters 14 and 16 are read in context

with both the O l d and New Testaments there

can be no mistaking the message that the Holy

Spirit of God was to and did begin a new type

of work among men.

In conclusion may we say that God's message

to man in the Bible and supremely through the

life, death by crucifixion and resurrection of

Jesus Christ is very clear. That message speaks

first of the enormous D I G N I T Y of m a n ' s

creation in the image of God (Genesis lv26,

P s a l m 8v4, 5). It also speaks of the total

D E P R A V I T Y of human nature (Romans 3v23)

caused by man's rebellion against his Creator

a n d the real i ty of this S in and r e s u l t i n g -

separation from God ending in death (Romans

6v23). Finally it speaks of the D E S T I N Y of man

which is the fearful prospect of death and God's

judgement (Hebrews 9v27, 28). It is at this point

that God's message of hope through Jesus Christ

comes in: God himself in Christ has dealt with

man's Sin and made a way for man to return to

H i m . At this point Christians rightly tend to

employ certain pictures to explain the work that

Christ accomplished by dying on a R o m a n

Gallows (eg paying the ransom required that

man might be set free). Whether or not you find

the pictures helpful the reality is that Christ

bore the consequences of our sins (1 Peter 2v24)

and to prove his victory over Sin and Death he

rose from death never to die again (1 Corinthians

15v3, 8). God freely offers forgiveness through

Christ and new life through the indwelling of his

Holy Spirit for those who acknowledge their

need (1 John lv8—10).

T h e personal c la ims of Jesus C h r i s t are

enormous and his claims on us as individuals are

equally enormous. No doubt many people in the

past and today try to avoid these claims by

running away from the facts, but the truth is

that about 2000 years ago a Jewish carpenter

from a small town in the Middle East made

these claims and substantiated them by his

victory over the grave.

R e f e r e n c e s

1. The New Testament Documents, Are they Reliable?

by F F Bruce, published by I V P .

The Rylands professor Biblical Criticism at

Manchester University considers this important

question.

2. Archaeology of the New Testament by R K

Harrison, published by Hodder.

Professor Harrison writes with the genenal

reader in mind, but with notes and bibliography

for the specialist.

3. Christianity; the Witness of History by J N D

Anderson, published by Tyndale Press.

4. The Evidence For The Resurrection by J N D

Anderson, published by IV P.

A London University Law Professor sifts the

various evidences about Jesus and his resurrection.

5. Basic Christianity by J W R Stott, published by

IVP.

A succinct introduction to Biblical teaching.

M J B r o o k e r a n d H M T s a i

7

S P Y I N G Severa l junior trainee officers, hoping to

b e c o m e s u c c e s s f u l a g e n t s o f t h e C I A ,

listen to their lecturer outl ining the basics

of intelligence gathering. " Y o u c a n learn

more about a country ' s mil i tary potential

by a careful s tudy of the m a n y spec ia l ised

journals devoted to defense subjects than

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

years . "

R e a d i n g m o r e t h a n 2 0 , 0 0 0 p i e c e s o f

literature every m o n t h , is one of the tasks

of t h e C I A at t h e i r h e a d q u a r t e r s i n

Langley , V i rg in ia . M o s t intell igence c o m e s

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

spying. Soviet intelligence officers are av id

r e a d e r s of W e s t e r n p u b l i c a t i o n s o f a l l

k i n d s . A b o u t e i g h t y p e r c e n t o f m o s t

countr ies ' intelligence requirements c a n

be met f rom s u c h white (open or overt)

sources . A great dea l c a n be learned f rom

reading a n d assessing newspapers .

T h e r e m a i n i n g t w e n t y p e r c e n t o f

intelligence material c a n be learned only

by b lack (undercover o r covert) methods ,

a n d t h i s a l m o s t i n v a r i a b l y m e a n s b y

e s p i o n a g e . T h i s m a t e r i a l falls in to four

main categories: plans, processes , polit ics

a n d pieces.

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

board type of plans that were once the •

n u m b e r one i tem on the shopp ing list, but

also plans in the sense of " in tent ions" .

P r o c e s s e s inc lude m u c h of the material

cur rent ly given a high pr ior i ty , s u c h as

technolog ica l deve lopments a n d industr ial

secrets .

Po l i t i cs covers all internal a n d external

pol i t ical act iv i ty , f r o m the j o ckey ing for

power a n d pos i t ion within a government

to that government ' s relations with other

countr ies .

P i e c e s i s a t e r m d e r i v e d f r o m a n

analogy wi th j igsaw puzz les . In a j igsaw

puzz l e it m a y be imposs ib le to see the

whole p icture if some pieces are miss ing ,

so pieces are any items of in format ion still

n e e d e d t o a s s e s s o r u n d e r s t a n d o t h e r

in format ion already in h a n d .

O n e of the t h r e e m a i n r o u t e s i n t o

espionage w o r k is f rom a university. In

the U n i t e d States the intelligence agencies

have their friends on the c a m p u s , often

k e y p r o f e s s o r s w h o h a v e c o n n e c t i o n s

with the secret wor ld . A s in the U S A , the

Br i t i sh universit ies , in part icular O x f o r d

a n d C a m b r i d g e , provide m a n y recruits to

the B r i t i s h S I S .

T h e screen ing process for the C I A is

tough a n d it is an except ional year w h e n

m o r e t h a n 100 c o l l e g e g r a d u a t e s a r e

r e c r u i t e d i n t o the a g e n c y . It has b e e n

e s t i m a t e d t h a t o u t of 1,000 p o t e n t i a l

recruits al l f r om the top quarter of their

c l a s s e s , a b o u t 8 0 0 a r e s c r e e n e d o u t

i m e d i a t e l y b e c a u s e of a n u n f a v o u r a b l e

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

educat ional s tandards . T h e remaining 200,

w h o go t h r o u g h s e c u i r i t y c h e c k s a n d

p e r s o n a l i t y a s s e s s m e n t , are e v e n t u a l l y

r educed to about 90. O f the 110 w h o are

e l i m i n a t e d at t h i s s t a g e , a b o u t 70 a r e

failed because of personal defects, s u c h

as d r i n k i n g , ta lking too m u c h , or h o m o ­

s e x u a l i t y , a n d a b o u t 40 d r o p p e d f r o m

cons iderat ion for serious secur i ty reasons .

If you've read today's

N a t i o n a l p a p e r s -

youH have heard of

A n d r e w Boyle and his

book that unmasked

Anthony Blunt. H o w

do students become

s p i e s ? T h i s a r t i c l e

gives a brief outline.

Photo: A small tape

recorder that fits into

a cigarette packet.

Just one of the tools of

a spy.

O f the 90 w h o will be offered employment ,

probab ly about 10 wil l finally decide not

to take up the offer. T h e remaining 80 will

be enro l led in the junior officer training

p r o g r a m .

A l t h o u g h intelligence w o r k is supposed

to be exc i t ing , the B r i t i s h recruit wil l f ind

that after initial training that a l though the

w o r k sounds exc i t ing , in fact a great deal

of it is tedious, bor ing a n d bureaurcrat i c .

H a r r y G o l d , the A m e r i c a n C o m m u n i s t

w h o as a go-between for K l a u s F u c h s ,

to ld his F B I interrogators w h e n he was

c a u g h t : " T h e r e is d i f f i c u l t y i n r a i s i n g

m o n e y f o r t r i p s . T h e w e a r y h o u r s o f

w a i t i n g o n s t r e e t c o r n e r s i n s t r a n g e

towns where I h a d no business to be. T h e

kil l ing of time in cheap movies a n d the

l i es I h a d to t e l l at h o m e a n d to m y

friends to exp la in m y s u p p o s e d where­

abouts . M o m was certa in I was carry ing

o n a series of c landest ine love affairs. It

was drudgery . A n y o n e w h o has a n idea

that this w o r k is g lamorous a n d exc i t ing

is very w r o n g indeed . N o t h i n g c o u l d have

been more d r e a r y . "

G R A N D R A G C O L L E C T I O N

— help smash the £20,000 barrier

S A T U R D A Y 14th J U N E

meet at C C U Offices f ro m 9:30am

COLLECTORS' PARTY afterwards in the Union Concert Hal l

F R E E entry with your collectors licence

(50p to lazy people who haven't)

WE NEED YOUR HELP! remember just half an hour of your time

will help a child hear.

Haldane Library Help Wanted

T h e H a l d a n e L i b r a r y r e q u i r e s h e l p

f r o m next t e r m ( t e r m - t i m e only) for

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

t y p i n g . H o u r s b y a r r a n g e m e n t .

A b o u t £ 1 . 5 0 p e r h o u r . A p p l i c a t i o n s

t o R i c h a r d W i l l i a m s , H a l d a n e

L i b r a r i a n .

Cleaner/Coordinators Required, Tizard Hall

T w o s tudent c l e a n e r / c o o r d i n a t o r s

are r e q u i r e d f r o m 2.3rd J u n e to 20th

S e p t e m b e r to act as leaders to a

t e r m of s tudent c leaners , t a k i n g full

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y at w e e k e n d s i n t h e

H o u s e k e e p e r ' s a b s e n c e . H o u r s :

9 : 00am to 1 :00pm. Six d a y week

fwith o n e d a y of 1 i n t h e w e e k ) .

£ 3 5 . 2 0 p e r w e e k t d e d u c t i o n f o r

a c c o m m o d a t i o n if r e q u i r e d ) . A p p l y

to the H o u s e k e e p e r , T i z a r d H a l l ,

Int 3.361 o r S A C O f f i c e , S o u t h s i d e ,

Int 3809.

FOR SALE H o n d a 125, M O T , T a x , P r e g ,

17,000 m i l e s , £ 1 . 5 0 . Contact J Day,

Biochem PG, Room 305, Int 3514.

WANTED If a n y o n e has t w o tickets for the

P i n k F l o y d g i g at E a r l ' s C o u r t i n

A u g u s t a n d w o u l d l i k e to s w o p

t h e m for two tickets for the per for ­

m a n c e o n the last n i g h t (9th) t h e n

get i n t o u c h w i t h M i k e W e i n e r ,

C C D 2 pretty d a m n q u i c k .

LOST A f t e r T e n T o r s e x p e d i t i o n , a n

o r a n g e flysheet a n d s u n d r y poles.

A n y o n e w h o k n o w s w h e r e they are

please contact T o m O w e n , Phys ics 1

to a r r a n g e l i q u i d r e w a r d .

A C C O M M O D A T I O N

F O R N E X T Y E A R

As the examinations draw to an end, thoughts

inevitably turn to next session and the thorny

problem of finding accommodation.

Ideally, it would be nice to get fixed up with

something this term so that you don't have to

worry about it over the vacation. Unfortunately

this is not a very easy thing to achieve as most

landlords are not interested in giving firm

promises for the future which leaves the rather

unattractive alternative of finding a place now

and paying for U over the summer.

If you do want to book something now for

next term without having to pay for it over the

summer, the best place to inquire is the U L

Accommodation Office at 8 Princes Gardens.

T h e W e l f a r e C e n t r e has a few beds i t s

available which can be booked in advance and

we are hoping to get some more in the near

future.

Agencies, newspapers and noticebbards are

not much use for this purpose as they tend to

deal with current vacancies rather than future

ones.

If you don't manage to find anything this

term, then it is probably best to forget all

about it until September when it is financially

viable to take on a current vacancy even if you

don't actually need it until the beginning of

term.

T h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n m a r k e t is h i g h l y

competitve at that time of the year since there

is an enormous influx of students. This means

that the earlier you start looking in September,

the better.

Most people would probably prefer to live in

a flat than in a bedsit and one of the snags that

flat hunters tend to come across in September

is that landlords are. reluctant to let a flat

unless they can interview all the prospective

sharers before granting a tenancy. Since it is

quite frequent for one or more members, of a

group looking for a flat, to be away on holiday

or on a field trip at this time of year, difficulty

can arise and so it is a point worth bearing in

mind when you are planning your strategy for

finding a flat.

If you are going to find it difficult to come

down to London early on in September to start

looking , you c a n always ring the Welfare

Centre for addresses and then try and fix an

appointment with the landlady for a time when

it is convenient to see the place.

When you do start looking at places, one of

the problems that arises is if you are offered a

p l a c e w h i c h d o e s not c o m e u p to y o u r

expectations and you have to decide whether

or not to take it or risk ending up in something

worse.

If you don't have any experience of living in

the private rented sector, it might be an idea to

try and look at some places this term, eg those

occupied by friends or you could even have a

look at places that arc being offered by the

various accommodation sources at present.

This will give you an idea of the standards and

prices to expect — bearing in mind that there

is likely to be some increase in prices by the

beginning of the next term.

If you are thinking of coming to look for

accommodation in September, there should be

some temporary accommodatin available in the

Halls and then in the Union Crash Pad. Details

of these schemes are not yet available, but

soon should be, so keep an eye on F E L I X or

check with the Union Office before coming

down to look.

In September, possible sources of accommo­

dation will be:

University of London Accommodation

Centre (8 Princes Gardens)

This office is mainly concerned with finding

accommodation for freshers during this period

and so they won't have much to offer non-

freshers. The best time to use them is now

when they will have details of places that you

can book in advance.

Welfare Centre (3rd floor, Union Building)

Flat Agencies

These usually charge one to two weeks rent

for finding you a place. They also tend to deal

with the more expensive accommodation. A

list of agencies which have been recommended

by various people can be obtained from the

Welfare Centre.

Newspapers

These do provide a source of accommodation

but the evening papers are very widely read

and people queue in Fleet Street to get the

first edition. A s a result places advertised go

very quickly and so, although worth trying, this

a p p r o a c h is often m o r e f r u s t r a t i n g than

productive. Local papers — eg, the Kensington

and Chelsea Post are read by fewer people,

but contain correspondingly fewer accommoda­

tion advertisements.

Noticeboards

A lot of sweet shops, etc, have noticeboards

with accommodation vacancies. They tend to

be past history by the time you get to look at

them but some have dates scribbled on them

which you can use to select the most recent

All in all, accommodation hunting can be

pretty hard work but perserverance is usually

rewarded. If you find yourself in a position

where you have to take something which

doesn't suit you, don't despair. A s long as the

arrangement with the landlord doesn't tie you

to staying on there for a long time, you can sit

it out until the rush dies down and then start

looking again.

If y o u have any w o r r i e s a b o u t f inding

accommodation, you can always come up to

the Welfare Centre for a chat about it.

V A C A T I O N M O N E Y If you can't get a job during the vacat ion

(incidentally the Welfare Centre has a list of

vacation jobs) it is worth remembering that you

can claim supplementary benefit, which starts

at £16.35 per week if you are living at home

and goes up if you are paying rent. Y o u can

also claim unemployment benefit if you have

sufficient National Insurance contribuions and

the new contribution conditions that have been

imposed on students do not apply during the

summer.

L U G G A G E S T O R E F o r those of you who are going to find it

difficult to take all your stuff away with you at

the end of the term, there will be a luggage

store in the Union Building. For further details

contact the Welfare Centre.

Michael Arthur

D o n ' t B a n k with

Apartheid

says the A n t i - A p a r t h e i d

Group at IC following last

week's Barclays advert

The views expressed in this article are not

necessarily those of FELIX or the Editor of FELIX

- Editorial comment page 10

Barclays And South Africa Barclays has traditionally been attacked for its

s u p p o r t for S o u t h A f r i c a on g o v e r n m e n t

projects.

T h e l a t e s t m a j o r s u c h v e n t u r e is its

investment in Sasol the South African State Oil

Corporation, in which Barclays National has a

£10million holding.

The South African government has frantically

been investing in oil from coal production in

order to cushion itself against any future oil

e m b a r g o . B a r c l a y s not o n l y a s s i s t e d in

providing the financing of this project but also

handled the selling of shares in Sasol on the

Johannesburg stock exchange.

The call for an oil embargo is an essential

step in bringing down the apartheid regime. It

should also be remembered that fuel is vital for.

the South African 'defence' forces continually

used to repress any oppos i t ion movement

against apartheid. Barclays should be exposed

for fuelling apartheid.

Barclays Bank Ltd has a 60% share of its

subsidiary Barclays National in South Africa. It

is therefore capable of stopping this support

for the regime ..in South Africa.

The other argument against Barclays is that

it is the biggest bank in South Africa.

Although it claims a progressive image and

doubtless could substantiate its claim to abide

by the E E C ' s C o d e of C o n d u c t its actual

employment statistics expose clearly the lie

that it c a n in any way be challenging the

apartheid system.

In South Africa there are employed 2,480

non-white clerical staff as against 13,000 whites.

Hardly an example of equality of opportunity in

a c o u n t r y with exactly reversed populat ion

proportions!

Sir Anthony Tuke, Chairman of Barclays, at

their recent A G M justified little being done to

challenge apartheid by saying that the bank

had to work within the law. That also means

that the bank is subject to racist employment

laws and one can only doubt whether the bank

seriously c o n c e r n s itself with this p r o b l e m

when as it readily admits its chief concern is-to

protect its investments and profit margins, not

to worry about 'polit ical issues ' . A p a r t h e i d

yields big profits by racist exploitation and

repression of the majority of the population. In

such a situation passive acceptance of 'the law'

is n o d i f f e r e n t f r o m a c t i v e s u p p o r t for

apartheid.

Why Pick O n Barclays In Particular? *

1. It is one of three B r i t i s h b a s e d b a n k s

involved in the Sasol financing (the others are

Standard Chartered and Hill Samuel) and of

those is the largest shareholder.

2. B a r c l a y s N a t i o n a l , the S o u t h A f r i c a n

subsidiary, is the largest bank in South Africa

and therefore operates under racist employment

policies and in many ways acts to prop up the

apartheid system.

What Can You Do?

1. Don't bank with Barclays.

2. Write a letter to the Union Exec /Counci l

calling for no more adverts to be placed by

Barclays in Union publications.

3. S u p p o r t IC A n t i - A p a r t h e i d G r o u p . ( C o ­

ordination Kevin Courtney, Physics 3).

Anti-Apartheid Group

9

LETTERS Dear Colin

I would like to make public my

grievances regarding the conduct

of some of the staff behind Stan's

Bar, Southside. Apart from being

unhelpful, unfriendly and arrogant,

things of which many people are

aware, they are also offensive and

foul-tongued. This I found to my

cost on Saturday night last when I

asked for s o m e change for the

v i d e o - g a m e in S t a n ' s B a r . T h e

immediate reaction from one of the

barmen was: " F - k off, this isn't a

f-king bank".

This was not an isolated incident.

When another customer asked for

a packet of peanuts he received an

equally witty reply. ("Piss off, this

isn't a f-kine sweet-shop.")

Other people were given typically

gruff and unpleasant serive.

Surprisingly, when a customer

who had been waiting for about

five minutes for service, muttered

" S - t " under his breath, he was told

to mind his language by the other

barman.

Is it necessary to employ such

unpleasant people as bar-staff? Just

because we are students I do not

u n d e r s t a n d why we s h o u l d be

treated quite so deplorably.

I am looking forward to a reply

from whoever is responsible for

employing the bar-staff at Stan's.

Yours etc,

Nick Taube

Physics One

Dear Colin

' H o w nice to be in E n g l a n d ,

now that summer's here!' With all

the warm weather hitting London

lately , m a y I c o m m e n t to y o u r

columns how good I feel. Isn't it

lovely to walk across the Union

Q u a d and feel the soft springy

stone betwen one's toes. The way

the calm luxuriant flagstones reflect

their heatis pure ecstacy. O h boy!

A m I glad that our predecessors saw

fit to p a v e o v e r all that h a r d

u n y i e l d i n g g r e e n g r a s s ! W h a t

forethought! Rue the day when we

have to revert to nature.

Sean O'Boyle

EDITORIAL E x a m Answers

1. Since all three applicants raised their

hands, there are two possibilities: two

black and a white or three black. If

therefore, there were a white mark o n any

forehead, two students would see one

black a n d one white and would instantly

deduce that the third mark must be black.

Since this instant solution did not

occur , each of the three students saw two

black marks. Therefore all were black,

including the mark of the successful

applicant.

2. O . K . so you came up with an easy

solution - there are several. Pour four of

the half-full barrels together to make two

more full ones. N o w there are nine full

barrels, three' half-full barrels, a n d nine

empty barrels. Al l c a n be divided by three.

3. T h e landlady has a nine year old

daughter a n d two-year-old twins.

4. O n e of the terms is (x - x) therefore the

answer is zero.

5. Pick a garment out of the " R a g

sweatshirts a n d Horrids T-shirt b o x " . Y o u

then know which label should be fixed to

that box. A s all the labels were initially

incorrect then the other two labels can be

simply exchanged.

6. T h e reporter should ask either m a n , "If I

were to ask you if this is the way I should

go, would you say yes?"

7. "Switch b ikes "

8. A is 2, B is 1, C is 9, D is 7, E is 8.

9. H e added his own camel making the

division easy. 18/2 is 9, 18/3 is 6 ,18/9 is 2.

Since the total is 17, the wise man was then

able to take back his own camel and ride

o n .

10. House numbers.

Barclays

A t the moment there is no Union policy

covering the placing of Barclays adverts in

U n i o n publications. However , I have

printed an article from the Anti -Apartheid

G r o u p at IC on page 9. Let's have some

letters o n this a n d other subjects for next

week's F E L I X .

Review

With a bit of luck, if you're still around

next week y o u l l be able to pick up a F E L I X

containing a review of the year. . . .

This week I have included a complete

do-it-yourself exam package complete

with certificate. I let you judge which grade

you should be awarded. At least you'll

leave Imperial with one paper qualification!

T h a n k s

T o T i m , M a z and Ian also to the

hardworking Marie-Therese W e e c h who

seems to be able to contentedly fall asleep

in the F E L I X office during the day! Even

when we're panicking to beat deadlines

and trying to induce people to write

articles.

Colin Palmer

FELIX Editor

A WARNING T h e c u r r e n t , d i s g r a c e f u l l y i r r e s p o n s i b l e

behaviour of residents in Southside is likely to

lead to a serious breakdown of relations with

Mews residents.

The hurling of objects out of H a l l windows is

b o t h d a n g e r o u s a n d a n n o y i n g , a n d i f these

objects are bottles then the act ion becomes

potentially homicidal .

Whet he r or not the c u r r e n t spate of bottles

emerges f r o m Southside, the H a l l s only draw

suspicion on themselves by the continued shower

of weighted paper darts, carrier bags filled with

water, cans, etc, on the mews side of the Halls .

I view the allegations of bottle throwing even

more seriously and any students or guests of

student residents can expect no help f rom me i f

they were to be asked to leave Col lege , a n d

indeed, I would support the College line on this

issue.

If this practice, and that of abusing persons in

the Mews, continues, a private detective is going

to be hired with the a i m of amassing evidence

and prosecuting individuals. It is therefore very

important that those responsible persons who

live in Halls c lamp down on the lunatic fringe

and prevent this happening.

CHRIS FOX

President

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As everyone knows, good accommodation is very hard to come by and many IC students are

doomed to spend a period of misery in expensive squalor.

If you are living in reasonable accommodation at present and are expecting to move out of it

for good in the near future, it would be a great pity if the opportunity for an IC student to live

there next year was lost.

Some students, mainly PCs and those working in London over the summer, are looking for

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3) Detach the bit at the bottom of this sheet and give it to your landlord/lady.

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Thank you for your help.

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Welfare Adviser

PS: If you found your accommodation through the U L Accommodation Office in Princes

Gardens, you needn't do anything as they will already have contacted your landlord/lady.

Imperial College Union

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Freepost Address:

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