rVSP OF ER1AL COLLEGE UNION

LIES, DAMNED LIES

& MANIFESTOS

Candidates for the post of PRESIDENT

of IC Union

Ian Bull Proposed by Bruce Bricknell lan Bull Next Year's President

1984/5 is going to be a hard year financially, for students and IC Union. This can be less of a problem if a good President is elected to safeguard your affairs. Here's how:

1. The immense financial implications and ludicrous proposals of the recent College policy on residences may lead to rent increases and a drop in standards of existing residences. These can be averted if the Union has a strong President—strength gained from ability, commitment and experience. Elect a weak or joke president and you will suffer.

2. Bars and refectories continue to be overpriced yet offer poor quality and poor service. Why should you put up with this? A President that knows what to do and how to do it can lead and direct the Union to improve this pathetic state of affairs.

3. The kitchens and proposed central laundry are examples of the bureaucratic bunglings of College administration where advice from the Union has been ignored. Strength of character and commitment will ensure that this does not happen in the future.

4. Health and Welfare are primary concerns for students. The Health Centre does p

r

. vide a good service, but are improvements • ossibte? Yes. but not via College's initiative. • he I inion can initiate such improvements, p jvided it is lead by an effective President.

5. As has been shown by AC C and snorts thi year, the Union does not necef.-an!\ li.ive ..• stagnate. Given the opportunity. I will simila; i\ improve the Union as a service to students

I have the ability, comniiiinen! and experience to make the Union work for you t iV your choice—you will be the ones to suffer next vear for voting unwisely.

Vote Ian Bull, ICU Presides:.

an Bii .

areth Fish roposed by Steve Higgins

. am standing for the post of President of lmperia; College Union because I feel that I am the best person for the job. 1 am not motivated bv any political aims or for something to write

on mv CV. I am not going to make any wild or impossible

election promises as previous Presidents have done. The main problems concerning us at the moment are:

1. The College Residence Policy^—I went to/ the meeting and 1 know what needs to be done to improve the value for money of residences.

College's policy, as stated by John Smith is to run residences as a business, to charge as much as possible, increasing rents annually by the same rate as grants increase. This is wrong, 1 will attempt to change it.

2. The proposed move to Southside—It is College's aim to move the Union out of Beit, to Southside. This will lead to an increase in noise in Southsicie. Ultimately a closure order would be served. IC Union, yotii: Union, would be

paralysed. 1 am in favour of :.n increased use oi Southside. but the Union c;i'not be allowed to be moved out of Beit.

3. Although I think that to r-join N US v o>!;

i be a disaster financially to. tre Union. I v ould be prepared to discuss it it I bought t'vi tbw Vas what was wanted.

I am it, ( 3rd year chemist ; ;

Approachable. Wei1

known. Net ; > portrayed by Martin S Javlm

Experiened in Union ma le-f. . / Current RCS Motor O n - • liairman

Organised last two Beer Festivals t ve i

successfully). Edited the last RCS Handbook. Experienced in dealing with people. College

administration, outside companies, so as to i:.'t the best possible results.

I sit on, or have sat on, many committees. College, ICU and RCSU.

I was behind the dropping of the £4 charge on rape alarms.

VOTE: G A R E T H FISH 1. Gareth Fish

Aidon Jennery Proposed by La Iatrou

I am

A 1 st Year physicist.

I live

In the Waveguide.

I have

NOT slept with Gaynor NOT slept with Ian An inherent dislike of sherry Never met Prince Andrew Only lost 1 election Only failed 1 degree (a degree is. after all, only one three hundred and sixtieth of a circle) I may or may not

Organise a refectory boycott.

Like Michael Newman.

Die.

I will

Lat a runner tyre, if elected. Fart loudlv at the Results U G M . Supply contraceptives to all U G letter-racks (who wants a proliferation of U G letter-racks anyway?)

My sponsors include

The 'Ban Every Licensing Law' S'octety. The 'Loud Noise' Society. Tne IC Science Fiction Societv. PHESTERSOC Tupperware Part\ Bring A Bottle Party Old Uncle Tom Cobbly and all.

Need

Another 175 words to fill out my manifesto. An image . <0 s Putting down Another 6 inches (in height, you fool!) Duracell batteries •

1

Wedgewood-potteries Daily Mail lotteries

I stand for ••>

The National Anthem About 5 hours a day Freedom, peace, democracy, truth, justice, cup cakes, crumbly candy bars, slimlinei;, salad dressing and sugar cane.

Vote Jennery for Degeneracy!-.I

Aidon Jennery

Jon Barnctt and Paul Cunningham have not submitted manifestos for the post of President.

David Larrington Proposed by Ian Joesbury.

T i s election time once more, so bend thy ear to my words and I will tell thee why thou must vote fore me for President of the Union

B E C A U S E I H A V E S A B B A T I C A L

CREDIBILITY!! Pause for incredulous laughter... I have eaten a Memories of India vindaloo.

(And lived.) I like drinking alcoholic beverages.

(Especially sherry.) I have played bridge with Union notables.

(And won.) 1 have successfully dodged paper darts at

UGMs. (Note plural.)

1 can understand Sean Davis. (Most of the

time.)

But seriously, folks, I see the role of the Union as being to ameliorate life for Y O U , the Person On The Sherfield Walkway; trying to improve services and facilities, such as cheaper bars, better food, cheaper bars, more guest beers, cheaper bars, improved accommodation and cheaper bars. I do not see the role of the Union as being to indulge in naive politicising, which obstructs the day to day business of the organisation and which is a total waste of time.

I don't want to bore you to death with pledges which will be ignored as soon as I am elected; suffice to say that I intend to bring a breath of fresh air into Imperial College Union and to rid the ordinary student of their hassles.

Vote for me, I need the money.

David Larrington

Paul Simion Proposed b y Mark Cottle The Candidate Throughout his time at Imperial Paul has been involved in the Union, from Academic and External Affairs to Union Finance. He spends his lunch times and evenings at clubs and societies instead of sitting in the Union Office as if he owns the place. Paul also attends C C U events.

Paul's efficiency combined with his refusal to do everything College wants, makes him the obvious choice for President. I am proposing him as, I for one, do not want to see his abilities wasted.

Mark Cottle

The Union Why doesn't ICU have a similar reputation as that of College? Even College do not take us seriously, ignoring our advice or not even seeking it on major issues. This is due to our lack of constructive criticism and this must change.

Refectories M r Mooney will soon retire. This will give us a chance to press for major catering changes. I

believe we can learn much from our neighbours both in food content and the layout of dining areas. Catering must improve.

Residence Many recommendations of the Lauwerys Report must be challenged. I will fight against rent increases and for more decent accommodation.

External Affairs and NUS Many influential people visit College. With some thought we will be able to change their views concerning the effects of education cuts. I have experience in communicating with ministers in this field.

Rejoining the NUS will cost between £4,000-£20,000. I feel that this money should be spent on clubs, societies and CCUs many of which are amongst the best in the country.

Academic Affairs I have always taken an active role in Academic Affairs. My successes include resolving problems arising in the teaching of mathematics to engineers. We must fight cuts in the quality of learning at Imperial.

Paul Simion

Candidates for the post of Y

of IC Union

Simon Nield Proposed by Robin Graham. The job of the sabbatical officers should surely be a dynamic rather than a static one. Too many people occupying the positions supposed to be managing the affairs of IC Union adopt a caretaker approach, dealing with problems as they occur, but reluctant to initiate any new ideas.

As Deputy President, I will have overall responsibility for the running of the Union Building, a job covering all aspects of its upkeep and security. But I would like to see the job go much further than that, making the building much more a building of the Union, working towards total Union control of the bars and refectory contained there. Much complaint has been made of the inadequacy of the Mooney run bars and refectories, but the oft promised refectory boycott has little positive in its favour. Only student union control of at least one refectory outlet would give the opportunity for any real change of accountability.

The temptation for any sabbatical officer to just sit, in the Union Office claiming to represent the views of the students who elected them is one that many have previously fallen into. To truly represent students as deputy president I will get out and speak to the students, improve the communication through the CCUs by pushing for some sort of training for departmental and social reps in the hope of giving students more effective representation both on Council and through the C C U structure.

I cannot claim representation on any College committees although I have sat as observer on many of the major ones. But my committee experience is wide through my experience in the Liberal Party and on the London Liberal Party executive. I feel that my experiences outside College have helped provide a new outlook on College problems unrestricted by convention and conformity. I urge you to vote Simon Nield on March 3 for a new approach, and a step forward.

Simon Nield

Dave Parry Proposed by Jo Claydon The Experience ICU Council, Finance and Internal Services Committee. RCSU General and Finance Committees. RCSU Vice-President.

The Job The DP is mainly concerned with money, getting it for the Union and making sure it is spent wisely and properly.

He is also responsible for the upkeep, decoration, safety and disipline in the Union areas.

F ina l l y , M i k e , our mascot, is his responsibility.

Jo Claydon

I am proposing Dave f c DP because I believe he is the best person for the job. During his three years here he has been involved in many things. Last summer he organised Rag after the chairman failed his exams. He has been active on several issues in College—improvements in the bars and refectories: and as an ordinary member of Council and Finance Committee,

with all aspects of Union policy. I strongly recommend that you vote Dave Parry for an effective Union.

Dave Parry Some things I would like to do next year:

We must increase the money we receive from sources other than College Block. Towards this I want the Travel Shop running by next session, for us to take over the Union Bar and Refectory—to break College's monopoly and to give students a choice of who to support with their money. I would also re-decorate various areas of the Union Building to increase our income from room hire.

I am against rejoining NUS as the money spent on them would not be worth the returns and would also cause unacceptable cuts in internal expenditure—both to ICU clubs and CCUs.

Similarly, if the Union moved to Southside we would be hamstrung by complaints and court action from the Mews residents.

Come to the Hustings U G M , listen and vote for me.

Dave Parry

Candidates for the post of .

of IC Union

Eric Darbyshire Proposed by Tim Williams Before voting in this election ask yourself one question. What should the Honorary Secretary of I C U be doing with his time? If you decide that he ought to be doing his job as laid out in the job description as completely and efficiently as possible then vote for me.

The job consists generally of administrative work such as taking and producing minutes, notifying committee members of meetings, running of elections and the upkeep of the Union Insurance Policies. There is of course much more and it is easy to see that neglecting any of these duties could leave the Union in a mess. That is why you need someone who knows what he is taking on (and I do) and is confident he can do it.

As RCSU President and member of ICU exec

I have gained the experience having sat on all the major committees. I have run a college wide paper ballot and organised a formal ball, two duties of the Hon Sec.

I am opposed to re-affiliation to the NUS, their achievements since I have been a student do not justify the required expenditure.

I am pro-CCU ie I would strongly resist any attempts to cripple them financially or to curtail their, freedom to do what they want within their own constitutions.

I am also opposed to ICU forming opinions about things which do not directly concern it. We should be trying to improve things for our own students before trying to influence the world's super powers.

If you want an Hon Sec who will do as much as he can for the ordinary student then vote for me Eric Darbyshire on 5 or 6 March.

Eric Darbyshire

Ian House Proposed by Michael Newman The post of Hon Sec may be largely one of administration, but at a time of cuts within higher education, more than a pure administrator is required. A l l members of the executive must be prepared to take the initiative on issues concerning students, and if necessary canvass for student participation more fully outside of U G M s and the various union committees, than is the current trend within the executive, and not put the blame on supposed student apath_,. The must be prepared to support student intiatives such as the Rent Strike of 6 Earls Court Square, as opposed to the absence of involvement by the present Union representatives. Furthermore when fighting cuts the Union must be less isolationist than it is at present, contactand cooperation, at least, must be made with national student organisations eg NUS, which can better represent student issues on the national level. In hand with this our union should cooperate more with the College

trade unions, technicians to refectory staff, whom the cuts more directly affect, and are in a better position to oppose the cuts.

Unlike the rest of the candidates, I'm not going to say that I am the best person for the post. The best candidates for the sabbatical posts have, for various reasons, decided not to stand. I have decided to stand because I have not been impressed by the other candidates and I feel that I am less incompetant. I have been involved in running IC societies, representing some at SCO, and am at present a Lite Science Academic Rep, so have a fair bit of experience in the running of committee meetings etc.

Before you vote think. The union cannot afford to have a 'managerial' executive, so if you feel that you cannot vote for me then at least abstain, for if abstentions exceed the total votes cast then the election has to be rerun, with the possiblity of better candidates standing. Thank you for reading and sorry it's so boring.

Ian House

Candidates for the post of X

and Print Unit Manager

Adrian James Proposed by Jon Barnett. Last year Adrian was highly respected as F E L I X News Editor. Freshers know him as Editor of the best-ever Union Handbook. He has not worked on FEL IX this year because of his frequently stated belief that FEL IX should exist not for the benefit of its staff, but for its readers.

Jon Barnett

,'jipllo.J 'jointoo inoijfii>inea"to rot aisjoTzwsn F E L I X exists for three reasons: to inform, criticise and amuse. To do this, it must supply well-researched, accurate and unbiased news. Only if they believe this will people pay attention to FELIX 's criticisms of the Union and the College.

That doesn't mean that F E L I X can't be fun as well—unless for you, fun involves a weak hybrid of The Sun, Private Eye and Beano.

F E L I X this year has reached an all-time low as the vehicle for in-jokes. anonymous and

unfunny columns (have you ever laughed at Juvenal?) and for Pallab's puerile, vindictive feuds in ill-informed editorials (in Big Print so he needn't write as much). When he can't find news stories (which is often, as nobody trusts him to get it right so they tell him nothing) he invents them. In his first two issues, he completgely destroyed the credibility that FEL IX had previously enjoyed.

On the technical side, standards of artwork and printing this year are abysmal. Many clubs have taken their printing elsewhere and regular advertisers have withdrawn their business. That's costing you a lot of money.

Once you elect an Editor, he has absolute power to print what he likes on your behalf. There is no right of reply (Pallab has refused to print letters criticising him) and the procedures for sacking or sueing him are impossibly long and drawn-out. So elect someone who promises to produce a newspaper not for his entertainment, but for yours.

Adr ian James

Tim Noyce Proposed by Elizabeth Parfitt I am proposing T IM N O Y C E for F E L I X Editor for four reasons:

A His wild reckless enthusiasm for everything appertaining to FEL IX .

B The unbelievably large number of genuinelv new ideas he has for F E L I X .

C His"dedication to F E L I X over the last two

*y? I r§ ., B r u 9 t

J °f i 3 f i 3

" D He knows where his towel is. So vote for T IM N O Y C E on 5 and 6 March.

Elizabeth Parfitt

Every candidate will tell you: 'I will make F E L I X bigger, better and more interesting!' -

How can this be done? F E L I X has a limited budget and therefore can produce a limited number of pages: ask the candidate who tells you he'll make F E L I X enormous and full-colour where the money will come from and what will be on all the extra pages!

I I I T̂ T T T l nsvis .-.if Jon 1'AW uo'f .tnfiono

I know what to put on the pages and I know where to get the money to pay for them. The money will come from advertising which I can attract through my personal contacts with companies I have drawn commercially for.

What goes on the pages? Firstly the basic 'core' of F E L I X news and features: an informative front page, letters, music, sport, What's On, the Editorial etc. To this I will add my ideas and yours. The music section will be larger with contributions from various writers with different tastes. What's On will be more useful, with details of cheap tickets in London, standbys and the coming big shows and small gigs. After the obvious things come the things you all want. No forms to fill out! No questionnaires to post. I shall be coming out of the F E L I X Office talking to people and finding out their views: This is what I mean by the INTERACTIVE F E L I X . Check us all out then vote carefully—FELIX is important

T i m Noyce

Peter Rodgers Proposed by Michael Jones. It seems inappropriate to have to justify one's candidature for F E L I X Editor in a mere three hundred words below one's name printed in large letters with an accompanying photograph when the real evidence of ability and experience — the thousands of words contributed and the numerous pages pasted-up—have been largely uncredited and long since abandoned to the lecture theatre floor.

Nevertheless brevity is as important as longevity so here goes. I have worked on F E L I X for 2'/ : years in a variety of posts including reporting, reviewing, production and sub­editing. I was News Editor two years ago and have been Business Manager ever since. In addition I edited the ICU Handbook (1982-3) and this year I write the music page and U G M sketches among other tasks.

If elected I will strive to put the actual content of FEL IX on a par with its appearance. Over the years we have been fortunate to acquire

advanced typesetting and reprographic technology but unfortunately the time spent on using them to a high standard has been detrimental to the content of FEL IX . To counter this changes will be made in the organisation of both the paper and the office and will include proper instruction and training for staff members leading to improvement and expansion of news.

This year FEL IX has gained a reputation as a campaigning newspaper but at the cost of being unreasonable and personal. I would like campaigning to continue within a more balanced and informed editorial style.

People frequently claim F E L I X isn't funny enough and to change this all manner of columns, diaries, sketches and cartoons will be encouraged. Regular sports reports and the reputation of our Rag Mag is evidence of the comic talent within IC.

My other policies aie outlined in my handout, T H E H E A D L I N E , which has been widely-distributed.

Peter Rodgers

Mark Cottle has not submitted a manifesto for the post of FELIX Editor.

Candidates for the post of X

and Print Unit Manager

Ik

David Rowe Proposed by Mike Shepherd.

Nobody needed to convince me that Dave Rowe is the right man for the job of F E L I X Editor. First look at his track record. He started working on F E L I X in his first year and has been a valuable member of staff ever since. Now he is Publications Board Chairman in charge of all the media around College.

Also David has produced a number of newsletters for organisations outside College, clearly showing that he has the necessary technical skills to produce a weekly newspaper.

But technical skills alone don't produce a good F E L I X . And here is where David differs from the other candidates:

He has a genuine appreciation of what a good newspaper should be.

He has a 'nose' for what makes good news. He is always ready to listen to other people's

opinions. A vote for Dave Rowe is a vote for the best possible F E L I X next year.

Mike Shepperd

Biochem 3

My main aim as editor will be to give F E L I X its credibility back. This means making the paper believable and, at the same time, interesting. It means making the most of the paper's dual role of informer and entertainer. Above all it means making F E L I X appeal to as wide a range of students as possible.

It is relatively easy to produce a competent F E L I X — I imagine that almost any of the candiates could do that. I don't believe for a moment that it is sufficient merely to be competent.

F E L I X should be informative, witty and i n n o v a t i v e — w i t h o u t r e s o r t i n g to sensationalism. It should be accurate and fair—without losing its incisiveness. It should be the voice of the whole student body—and not just the hacks in the Union Office.

If you agree with me, then put a ' 1' against my name on the ballot sheet on Monday and Tuesday.

David Rowe

How to Vote S T V E x p l a i n e d !

"Rules are there to be broken,

however, those who break them

must suffer the consequences"

S.C. Davis 27/2/1984 A.D Sean C. Davis

A single transferable vote!

system (STV) is used in the

sabbatical elections, and in most

other I C U elections. This article

describes how S T V operates and

how to vote using STV.

S T V enables electors to place

candidates in an order of

p re fe rence . I f t h e i r f i r s t

p r e f e r e n c e c a n d i d a t e i s

unsuccessful the i r vote is

transferred to their second

preference. If their second vote is

unsuccessful their vote is

t ransferred to the i r t h i r d

preference, and so on.

A t each stage the candidate

with the lowest number of votes is

eliminated and his votes are

reallocated according to next

preferences. A candidate is

elected once he has more votes

than all the remaining candidates

put together.

The procedure for voting in the

I C U sabbatical elections on

Monday and Tuesday, 5 and 6 I

March, is straightforward and

will now be described.

The final requirement is your

Unioncard. Y o u will not be given

v o t i n g papers unless you

remember to bring it with you.

Voting is done in the same way

for all four elections. To vote for

the candidate „of your first

preference you must place the

figure 1 opposite the candidate's

name. Ticks or crosses will not be

counted. (Despite this warning, it

seems, some voters insist on

putting crosses on the voting

paper and wasting their vote.)

If you wish, you can show a

second preference by placing the

figure 2 against that candidate's

name, a third preference by

writing the figure 3 against your

third preference and so on, up the

number of candidates in the

election.

Figure 1 gives some examples

of valid votes and figure 2 shows

some invalid voting papers.

If you want to abstain, write

' A B S T A I N ' across the ballot

paper.

A n election is invalid and can

be rerun i f the number o f

abstentions exceeds the number

of valid votes cast.

If it happens that none of the

candidates are par t icu la r ly

popular there is a chance that an

election will be rerun in . the

summer term. Y o u may want this

to happen in the hope that a new

candidate will emerge and be

elected, someone so popular that

large numbers of people feel

compelled to vote despite other'

pressing concerns, like exams.

1, Valid voting papers

Candidate W

Candidate X \

Candidate Y

Candidate Z

Candidate W 1

Candidate X

Candidate Y

Candidate Z

2. Invalid voting papers

Candidate W

Candidate X

Candidate Y y Candidate Z

Candidate W

Candidate X i

Candidate Y

Candidate Z

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

SABBATICAL ELECTION RESULTS

PRESIDENT Ian Bull

DEP PRES Dave Parry-

Ian Bull has been elected President of Imperial College Union

with a landslide majority, Eric Darbyshire had a convincing win

as Honorary Secretary and David Rowe was elected F E L I X

Editor. Dave Parry was elected unopposed as Deputy President.

The count for the sabbatical

elections took place last night,

and although the results have yet

to be ratified by the elections

committee, F E L I X has been

informed of the w i n n i n g

candidates.

The closest vot ing was for

F E L I X Editor. The voting was

neck and neck with only 9 votes

separating the three candidates

at the first count. However after

r ea l loca t ion of votes, Dave

Rowe was elected with T i m

Noyce second.

O f the los ing Pres iden t i a l

candidates, Paul Simion was a

distant second with about one

fifth of Ian Bull's vote. Aidon

Jcnncry was a close third to Mr

Simion with Dave Larrington

just behind him. Garcth Fish

was ;i good fifth, easily beating

Inn Harnett, the 'no publicity'

candidate into last place. The

number of abstent ions was

considerably greater than the

number of votes cast lor the

second candidate. The losing

c a n d i d a t e in the H o n Sec-

election, Ian House, was also

easily beaten by the abstentions.

Last night F E L I X interviewed

some of the candidates in the

Union Bar. Ian Bull was very

happy with the result. Asked if

he expected such a victory, he

claimed he 'had not expected

anything'. He thanked all those

who vo ted for h i m . A i d o n

Jcnncry said that as far as he was

concerned, 'a joke candidate had

won ' and he considered it a

v ic to ry l o r himself .

Dave Roue said that although

he was pleased with the result it

was a mixed blessing since 'a

close personal friend who could

have done the job just as well'

was defeated.

lhe results will not be made

official until the results U G M

tomorrow lunchtime. As well as

the off icial announcement of

results, elections for the non

sabbatical Union Officers will be

held.

HON S E C Eric Darbyshire

FELIX EDITOR Dave Rowe

s The results ol the elections for President. Deput> President and Honorary Secretary could have been predicted as soon as papers eame down two weeks ago. Ian Bull was the only credible candidate for President. Dave Parry was the obvious choice for Deputy President and Ian House's piiit'ul campaign was doomed to fail.

Ian Bull's campaign consisted ol the usual ill thought out mish-mash of vote grabbing issues. The fact that he has not put forward am credible policies or initiatives of his own possibly indicates that he will do what his predecessors have done—that is to sit back and let the Union tick over without achieving any real improvemants lor students. Ian is capable of being a good President (God knows it's about lime we had one!). He has experience, ability and he is committed to student welfare. 1 hope he doesn't settle lor an easy term as President and kowtow to College, but actually do wmelhing about refectories, residence, academic at

Dave Parry is the logical successor to Christine Teller. H competent and has been involved in refectory and bar initiatives and is in a good position to continue the battle with College.

fi ic Darbyshire may he the weak link in the Exec. He has been one of the most uninspiring Presidents RCS have had in recent times. Sean Davis has demonstrated this year how the job ot Hon See can be expanded to encompass other aspects of the running ot the t'nion. Darbyshire. I tear, will spend most of his time slothing in his office, doing the bare minimum his |ob description will allow.

There was very little to choose between the three candidates for FELIX Editor. However well done to Dave, I am sure he will do well. 1 hope that he will not he 'reasonable and accurate' at the expense ot making FELIX a bland and iininlorniative publication.

s etc. • \er\ s vear

Pallab Ghosh

FELIX, Wednesday 7 March |