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More beer money for students? Many of you will possibly have read in the Sunday papers about the possibility of obtaining rent rebates if you live in Hall. Very few people seem to have any ideas of the situation as the people who do know are not keen to let on about a possible loophole in the 1980 Housing Act. The following article is by Sue Telling of Student Services and outlines the position up-to-date.

T h e nat ional press, v ia publ i c i ty by the N U S , have drawn the attention of many people to a clause in the 1980 H o u s i n g A c t w h i c h appears to enable students l i v ing in Ha l l s of Residence to apply for rent allowances. T h i s sounds l ike a great way of bolstering grants against r is ing residence fees. But unfortunately there is sti l l a lot of confusion about how different boroughs w i l l respond to claims; how colleges w i l l react to inquiries regarding a breakdown of H a l l bills for assessment purposes; how, i f any test cases are taken to court, lawyers w i l l interpret the relevant clause w i t h regard to i n d i v i d u a l cases; and finally, i f students are granted this allowance, whether or not the amount of money involved w i l l be worth app ly ing for.

A Department of the Env i ronment spokesman is reported to have conf irmed that students could c l a i m allowances for rent paid in hostel type accommodat ion . However , the H o u s i n g Officer lor Kens ington and Chelsea seems to have spoken to a different official at the D of E . H i s information was that people in Ha l l s of Residence wou ld be unl ikely to quali fy since al though they fulfi l l the first part of the relevant clause in the new H o u s i n g A c t there are aspects ol the second part of the clause that could be construed against them. People l i v ing in hostels can indeed c l a i m , but the official interpretation of a hostel is one in which people are l i v i n g in dormitories. T h e or ig inal intent of the 1980 H o u s i n g A c t was not apparently to al low students in college residences this opportunity to supplement their grant. T h e D of E does admit that the whole th ing is very woolly and finds it difficult to predict just what the final outcome w i l l be. O u r local H o u s i n g Officer seems to think that this borough wou ld turn down such a c la im.

M e a n w h i l e , some boroughs have been actively encouraging students to apply . F o r instance, the Wel fare Rights Officer of G r e e n w i c h Borough C o u n c i l wrote to Thames Polytechnic Students' U n i o n . However when students d i d apply the rent al lowance office wanted a breakdown from the Polytechnic on what exactly the students were p a y i n g lor , since the residence fees are heav i ly subsidised. T h e accounts department at first estimated that about £1.25 of the normal £24 .60 was r e n t . T h e u n i o n contes ted th i s f i n d i n g a n d it was subsequently admitted that a student's H a l l b i l l could not be itemised. T h i s w o u l d also seem to a p p l y to any I C Res idence b i l l . T h e K e n s i n g t o n and Chelsea H o u s i n g Department meanwhile , take the view that the it is not w i t h i n their jur i sd i c t ion to approach the l a n d ­lord for a breakdown of a b i l l but take it at face value then apply their own analysis of the figures.

Thames Polytechnic U n i o n are sti l l wa i t ing to hear from G r e e n w i c h B o r o u g h C o u n c i l on the ir f ina l dec is ion . T h e r e is apparent ly a government directive for boroughs to delay m a k i n g any payments unt i l the w o r d i n g of the H o u s i n g A c t has been more closely scrutinised. If the U n i o n does get a negative reply they intend taking the Borough to Cour t to fulf i l l its obligations under the 1980 H o u s i n g A c t as long as the N U S are prepared to supply the necessary funds. It would seem that a successful test case w i l l be the only way of ult imately getting any

payments through since boroughs are under great financial pressure at present to abide by central directives.

If a l l this hasn't been enough to dampen anyone's enthusiasm perhaps it wou ld be as wel l to also recall some information given in a previous F E L I X article on who can apply for rent allowances and how they are calculated.

Agreements wi th a land lord that are described as 'ho l iday ' or ' company ' lets and accommodat ion that is shared wi th the land lord are a l l still outside the range of rent allowances. People wi th ' l icenced ' agreements do now qualify under the new 1980 H o u s i n g A c t and it is always possible to take a 'hol iday let' to the C o u n t y Cour t for rec lass i f i cat ion w h e n it is obvious that the tenants are not on hol iday

Most boroughs have a different way of work ing out these allowances since quite a lot of discretion is al lowed. T h e following is a description of this Borough's method:

A 25% deduction is usually made for furniture, w i th a further amount deducted (up to 25%) if heating is inc luded in the rent. T h e rate element (approx 25%) is also removed, but this w i l l be subject to its own rebate. T h e basic rebate w i l l be between 20% and 30% of the remain ing figure. T h e percentage varies according to the rent payable , shr inking as the rent increases. However , i f your income is less than £34.90 (the single person's housing benefit needs allowance), as it normal ly w i l l be d u r i n g the vacation then 25% of the difference between the income and the needs al lowance is added to the basic figure. If your income is more than the needs al lowance then the basic rate is reduced by 17% of the difference between the income and the needs allowance.

If a rate rebate is appl icable this part is not subject to any in i t ia l reductions, but the calculations tend to be even more tortuous without prov id ing a very clear indicat ion of the final outcome.

If you apply d u r i n g term-time however £10 of your rent is ignored in these calculations since this figure is the weekly rent already allocated in the grant. F o r most I C students this w i l l mean that term-time a l lowances just w o n ' t be w o r t h a p p l y i n g for. D u r i n g the short vacations however there could be an al lowance of between £2 and £6 a week. People l i v i n g in the College head tenancies are getting around £4 a week. In the past the Student Services Office has recommended this al lowance lor those who have to pay rent d u r i n g the Christmas a n d Easter holidays. Unfor tunate ly the H o u s i n g Department w i l l not consider any claims made d u r i n g the summer vacat ion since l i v i n g in College at this time is not regarded by a l least one official as being a permanent place of residence.

If you do decide to apply for a rent al lowance this is how to go about it:

. It's best to phone your T o w n H a l l first to discover their interview procedure and establish just where the relevant office is since it may not be in the main bu i ld ing . H a v e a l l the neeesary identif ication, proof of rent and bank statement wi th you for anyth ing missing w i l l mean another visit and possibly lost rebate since it only begins when they have established the relevant facts.

If in the end you are refused payment, contact the Student Services Office, 15 Princes Gardens , since they may have news of developments in other boroughs w h i c h could possibly be used in negotiations wi th Kens ington and Chelsea.

N o 5 8 7 F r i d a y , J u n e 5 ,1981 F r e e !

r Letters to V the Editor

Dear Sir I wish to c ompla in about your editor ia l in last week's issue of F E L I X (no 586).

The vast majority of the people that I have met on I C U C o u n c i l are q u i e t , u n a s s u m i n g , p o l i t e people who are soley interested in serving the interest of their fellow students.

T o refer to these people as " e g o - c e n t r i c , p seudo -po l i t i c o , nancy-boy , pettyfogging twats" is indeed an insult, and besides w h i c h , it is grossly untrue.

Instead of casting aspersions on many good people, may I suggest that you either give credit where credit is due, or shut up.

Yours faithfully C J Batchelor

M e c h E n g 3 Ed's Note Y o u were one of the people on C o u n c i l I referred to as " w i t h only a lew exceptions" . W e l l done C o l i n ! K e e p up the good work!

.SVr I was appal led when I read your e d i t o r i a l i n t h e last i ssue o l F E L I X . M a n y other members of C o u n c i l to w h o m I have spoken were a lso a p p a l l e d . W e were a p p a l l e d t h a t y o u e O t i l d so misconstrue the facts on which , at the end of the day, your ease must rest. It is right and proper that you should point out that a few members of C o u n c i l do not have the same deep regard for the L ' n i o n as the rest of us. I, myseM a member of P W P this \ear. have striven to get people a r o u n d the table to establish a meaningful dialogue on many-areas relevant to student life.

As for your charge of egocen-tr ic i ty what pi l l le ! I often talk to ord inary students and sometimes a l low them to buy me a dr ink . In

addi t ion to accuse members ol C o u n c i l of pomposity merits the r i d i c u l e it so f u l l y a n d jus t ly deserves.

Y o u raise the case of Social C o l o u r s a w a r d s as a p r i m e example of back-s lapping among hacks. T h i s is an award , which I n o t e y o u w e r e not d e e m e d worthy of receiving. I can only speak for myself in stating that I a m proud to wear the tie that I know I fully deserve. Also M r E d i t o r M a r s h a l l (I hope that engenders enough respect) who put forward the Soc ia l C o l o u r n o m i n a t i o n s l o r F E L I X s t a l l , surely 'not yourself, a man ol towering moral pr inciple .

/ am sir, your obedient servant, Stephen G o u l d e r

P W P H o n Sec 1980/1 hi t Services Cttee 1980/1

C o u n c i l 1980/1 S C C Exec Cttee 1980/1

R C S U G e n C o m m 1980/1 Biochem II A c R e p 1980 1

R C S A c Affairs C o m m 1980/1 Soc ia l C lubs C o m m 1980 1

F E L I X C o w G u m M o n i t o r 1980/1

U G M C h a i r m a n 1981/2 S C C : C h a i r m a n 1981/2

House Commit tee 1981 2 U n i o n F inance Cttee 1981/2 Bookshop Commit tee 1981/2

C o u n c i l 1981/2 R G S G e n C o m m 1981 2

Soc ia l C lubs Cttee 1981 2 Soc ia l C h i l i s Exec Cttee 1981 2

Dear Steve I was most interested to read y o u r e d i t o r i a l in last week 's F E L I X . I found it most amusing, as I believe d i d most students.

However , whilst I f ind it hard to d i s a g r e e w i t h the g e n e r a l theme of your remarks, I would like to take up a couple of points where I thought you were slightly wide of the mark.

F i rs t ly , on perhaps a slightly petty note, I a m interested as to where you obta in your informa­tion about M r Passmore's time of ar r iva l in the U n i o n O f l i r c . I don't believe you've olten been seen in your office before 2:00pm. A n d how you can have the gall to describe yourself as a 'serious observer of the U n i o n ' is quite beyond me.

O n a more serious note, I refer to your comments on the L^nion C o u n c i l . As a member of this prestigious body I found myself reel ing from the sheer verbosity of your description ol its honour­able members. (I don't have the p r e s u m p t o u s n e s s to a s s u m e myself one of your 'few excep­t i o n s ' . ) A f t e r s o m e t h o u g h t , however, I realised that not only have you misjudged the situation, but you are wrong as wel l . (This isn't surpris ing since you've only been to C o u n c i l once this year.)

F a r from being 'ego-centric ' a n d ' p s e u d o - p o l i t i c a l ' m o s t members display the intelligence.

s k i l l a n d c o n c e r n f o r t h e i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f a S o u t h s i d e Chef. M a n y lit the description of b e i n g b o r i n g , a p a t h e t i c a n d largely incompetant indiv iduals who downgade C o u n c i l to the ' rubber -s tamping ' body that it often becomes. T h e y have been b l i n d to the i n e p t i t u d e a n d esoteric indifference of the Exec, a n d have a i d e d a n d a b e t t e d ' c o o p e r a t i o n ' v e r g i n g o n ac ­quiescence with almost every­t h i n g C o l l e g e t h r o w s at the U n i o n .

T h e r e a r e , h o w e v e r , a few e x c e p t i o n s , w h o c o u l d c o n ­ceivably be described as 'ego-c e n t i c ' , ' p s e u * d o - p o l i t i c a l ' a n d 'pettyfogging' by a cynic such as y o u r s e l f . T h e y a r e the o n l y e f f e c t i v e v o i c e o f o p p o s i t i o n (apart from your good self) to the Exec , the m a i n check on their otherwise unbr id l ed activities. I a m pleased to number myself amongst them. fours in ei/o-eenlrie, pellyjosging

adversity, M a r t i n T a y l o r

E x t e r n a l Affairs Officer P S : I thought that all this year's sabbaticals were equally deserv­ing of a U G A (think about it).

Dear S Marshall II you are going to slag off

J o h n " U G A " P a s s m o r e w h y restrict yourself to idiotic and inaccurate backbit ing . There are many concrete issues w h i c h can be justifiably cited to show his lethargy and ineffectiveness as I C U Pres ident—lack of realistic action on un ion policy on C N D and on South A f r i c a n par t i c ipa ­t i o n i n n u c l e a r t e c h n o l o g y courses ; l a c k o f s e n s i t i v i t y to everyday issues affecting many s t u d e n t s i n C o l l e g e s u c h as refectories a n d overseas students f i n a n c i n g p r o b l e m s — to n a m e but a few. If you want to start a reasonable debate on the role ol our glorious leader, then let's have some facts to argue about.

lours S i m o n C o x

Geology P G Ed's Note I don't know who you are, but you immediate ly strike me as a person who's not too hot upstairs, if you take my meaning. Where were y o u w h e n I c r i t i c i s e d J Passmore for exactly the things you mention? Probab ly screwing a lew of those delectable birds from W I S T , i f l ' m not very m u c h mistaken.

Dear "Sir" Y o u r paper undulated into its lower depths last week in your part i cu lar ly unpleasant remarks a b o u t R a e S n e e a n d R u t h H i l d e b r a n d . W e are not going to q u e s t i o n as to w h e t h e r y o u r a t t a c k s were j u s t i f i e d or n o t , however we strongly object to the sexist nature ol your comments.

T h e size of breast, the supposedly " u n l e m i n i n e " appearance ("fat a n d u g l y " ) do not a f fec t a person's capacity to fulfi l a role i n the U n i o n o r e x p r e s s a n op in ion .

I f y o u w o u l d l i k e to p u t forward positive suggestions as to work J Passmore should do, then state them a n d do not resort to idiotic and inaccurate back­b i t i n g (haven't I heard this somewhere before?-Ed.). W e object to the use of the image of a h e l p l e s s w o m a n t h i n g b e i n g " p e t t e d " in the U n i o n Office as part of your attack. W e do not happen to be little furry animals . Whi l s t these " f u n n y " remarks were probably sl ipped in without a n y t h o u g h t , we ask y o u to reconsider them as they present an attack not only on the persons directly concerned but on a l l women in College. W o m e n w i l l stand no chance of p l a y i n g an equal role in a society w h i c h is b l inded by the image of women as sexual objects.

N B W e are w r i t i n g in defence of women in general and not prompted by requests from the indiv iduals concerned here. CM> M . W I S T Ed s Note Does " W I S T " stand for " W i l d e ­beests in Science & Techno logy " ? M o s t of the people in " W I S T " seem to be men. Is S i m o n C o x in " W I S T " ? ' S p e d he's just after a qu ick letch, eh, girls? Dear Steve As the amount of space avai lable in F E L I X for letters has appar ­ently expanded, I thought that I might actual ly bother to write in this week. I shall however try to keep the prose simple, as I know-that l iteracy is not one of your s t r o n g p o i n t s . I h a v e s e v e r a l unconnected points to make.

One : W h y do you sometimes print letters wi th pseudonyms, and at other times refuse to print letters because they are signed w i t h pseudonyms?

T w o : W h y do y o u a n s w e r cr i t i c ism wi th insults to the crit ic rather than reasoned argument?

T h r e e : W h y d o y o u t h i n k social colours are so important?

Four : W h y do you like L i z L i n d s a y so much? (I ask this out ol simple curiousity, my only exposure to her hav ing been her shr i l l cries " come back this is i m p o r t a n t " at U G M s and her b l a t a n t l i e s a b o u t s t u d e n t h o u s i n g at the P h y s i c s O p e n Day. )

F ive : Swear ing in print is not ol itsell amusing but has to be made so in context.

Six : W h e n you ended your most recent edi tor ia l "Assume n o r m a l student bor ing , ineffectual lifestyles" were you addressing yourself, your readership or both, a n d w o u l d n ' t " r e s u m e " have fitted better?

A n d finally, Seven: How- come Continued on page 6

Page 2 FELIX, June 5, 1981

Montezuma's Revenge or Turkey Trots

By Dr Tony Haines The Editor of FELIX rang me to request an article on innoculations, etc., that people may require for going abroad. I have hastened to comply with his request. Who knows, if I didn't he might send round one of his reporters to do the sort of hatchet job he's already done on Mr Mooney and our representative of the Navy.

I suspect that he only rang to ask for this article so he could tap me for information about his own trip to South America, and wanted an excuse to ring. Anyway, I thought, as I noted down details, I could always ask Dr Addenbrooke to do the "needful".

"How many words do you want?" I asked him firmly. Editors, I feel, like to be asked these questions; it fills them with a sense of importance. "As many as you like," he said flatteringly, pressing on to make further enquiries about South America.

Before taking time out to trot down the corridor to ask D r Addenbrooke if she would wr i te the a r t i c l e , o r , at l east , u p d a t e her original one on immunisations, I wondered for a brief moment whether he was, in fact, being sent to South Amer i ca by J o h n Passmore, or even by the Rector, or was he just going on his own accord , for a jaunt?

1 broached the project with D r Addenbrooke ; she eyed me with a rather baleful look, and said " Y o u must be joking , " in that inimitable way she has of dealing with what she considers to be my more futile requests.

I am desperately staring at the few notes that 1 wrote while contemplating the editor's t r i p — e n f o r c e d o r o t h e r w i s e — t o S o u t h Amer i ca . (Do you think they'll allow him to interview Biggs?)

There are, I suppose, two approaches to immunisations. I always play safe with the Rector before he goes abroad, and by the time 1 have finished with h im, he resembles a sort of rectorial pin-cushion. I feel my reputation will suffer if he comes back with any malaise, let alone a dread disease I might have been able to prevent.

M r Smith , our secretary, on the other hand, is a seasoned traveller who has, no doubt, had his share of innoculations. He keeps me firmly at bay, allowing no nurse to get her co ld hands on him to insert the dreaded needle. H e just takes his anti-malarial tablets. Malaria I have a l r e a d y w r i t t e n a b o u t m a l a r i a a n d pointed out that this is becoming the scourge of our time. Attempts at control have not been successful. You must take your anti-malarial tablets. Contact the College Health Service. Immunisations There are, today, few immunisations, apart from yellow fever, that you must have done going abroad. The details of what you need for each country is shown in an appendix which Leo Laboratories L t d and the medical paper ' D o c t o r ' have very k i n d l y a l l o w e d me to reproduce. Y o u can also check with the airline and the embassy of any exotic country you may be visiting (Ed please note). The advice may be conflicting!

VeHou ; Fever: valid ten years. Done at: 1) B r i t i s h A i r w a y s V i c t o r i a A i r T e r m i n a l Immunisation Centre , Buckingham Palace R d , S W 1 . Tel : 834-2323. 2) Hospital for Tropical Diseases, St Pancras W a y , N W 1 . P r o m p t a t t e n d a n c e 1 1 : 3 0 a m , Monday to Friday.

A charge will be made. Cholera: valid six months only. One injection only, and this should be given seven to ten days before departure. V e r y few countries require an international certificate

for cholera today, although the W o r l d Health .Organisation recommend that you have this Xor a great many countries—and you may be asked for a certificate if an attack breaks out.

It is quite easy to buy a false certificate, a l t h o u g h o f ten c h e a p e r to have the rea l injection, if abroad! Monovalent Typhoid: valid three years, if you have the first two jabs at least one month apart, otherwise valid only one year.

The old T A B jab much loved in the army against typhoid and paratyphoid A & B looks like being discontinued.

The paratyphoid A & B part of the injection was not v e r y e f fect ive a n d was a lso the component which caused people to have sore a r m s , t e m p e r a t u r e s , a n d feel g e n e r a l l y "grotty". The monavalent typhoid is more effective, and is less likely to cause an upset, although you are advised to keep off the booze the night you've had it. Poliomyelitits: length of protection uncertain. This is given in the form of drops—your tender skin can remain unpunctured. Most people have had adequate immunisation as a child, with a booster at twelve—if they have been wise enough to go to state schools.

If you are going outside Europe , it would be advisable to have a booster, especially if it is over five years since your last one, but not if you are pregnant.

Tetanus Toxoid: valid for approximately five to ten years.

A g a i n , m o s t peop le have been i n j e c t e d against tetanus, and require a boost every f ive / ten years . A pr imary course is three injections, the first two being six/twelve weeks apart and the third being six/twelve months later. Y o u will be well advised to have this done, and also to keep a record in your passport when you are due for your next booster. Remember, also, that England is certainly one of the places where tetanus spores abound, as well as in Northern Europe. R a b i e s If you are going to work collecting animals that could be affected by rabies, or meet up with any rabid animal, you should be immunised against this. This is a fairly new injection and is ava i lab le at : B r i t i s h A i r w a y s V i c t o r i a A i r Terminal Immunisation Centre , Buckingham Palace R d , S W 1 . Tel : 834-2323. By appoint­ment only.

The injection is, I believe, quite expenisve, and costs £5. A few of our intrepid staff may find themselves working with rabid animals as part of their jobs, in which case the College will reimburse the cost of this. Gamma Globulin: lasts about three months only.

Not an immunisation, but a pooled porfion

or Delhi-Belly from other people's serum which gives short t e r m p r o t e c t i o n aga inst s o m e i n f e c t i o n s , e s p e c i a l l y i n f e c t i v e h e p a t i t i s . If y o u a r e travelling rough—maybe taking the "hippy trai l " to meet a guru in N o r t h India (I wonder why the editor isn't doing this—although I suppose that after his exchanges with Dave Afolabe, he may not feel this need to meet a guru), then it would be advisable to have an injection of gamma globulin as near to your departure date as possible. This will give you some, although not total, protection against infective hepatitis, which is an extremely nasty illness and may make you feel unwell for quite a l ong t i m e . It m a y a lso give y o u s o m e protection for a limited period against viral infect ions, a l though certainly not for l ong against a c ommon cold.

Y o u may think that by the time you have had all this, you will be in no fit condition to do your examinations, and you could be right! H o w e v e r , I ' m n o t t o o k e e n o n i s s u i n g everybody with certificates to say their work has been handicapped by pre-travel sickness. So that when the editor asked me how soon everyone should start, then the answer is, p e r h a p s , " y e s t e r d a y " or " l a s t m o n t h " . Anyway, get it done soon. Mountain Sickness Perhaps, as I have been given unlimited space, 1 should say a word about mountain sickness, in case the editor is climbing on his South A m e r i c a n t r i p . T h e r e h a v e b e e n r e c e n t suggestions in the medical press that a drug called Diamox prevents mountain sickness.

There is no adequate research evidence to back this up.

The basic rules of mountaineering at high altitude is that one climbs slowly to 10,000ft. Y o u can then climb up to 15,000ft the next day, but should sleep at 11,000ft. The following day you can go up to 17,000ft, but should sleep at 12,000ft, and this is called the "c l imb high, sleep low" policy.

If having reached 10,000ft you try to press on to fast, and sleep at 12,000ft the first night and 14,000ft the next night, a member of the group may run into mountain sickness.

This may not be the most unfit member. A doctor from Birmingham said that when their group tried to press on fast, during the night at 14,000ft, one member of their group became unconscious. His advice was that one should always have a yak handy, as these can run you down the mountain fairly quickly, and this is the cure.

I hope our gallant editor will not have to be r u n d o w n the m o u n t a i n o n a y a k , w h i c h sounds rather undignified, and should heed my advice to "c l imb high and sleep low".

At the end of this article is the map, but rather than trying to sort it out for yourself the easiest way is to come along and see one of the nurses (Jean C h a p m a n was working at Brit ish Airways before coming here—so we are all kept in order) to get some advice, about exactly what you will need for your trip.

I do hope you are all having a lovely long summer holiday, a long way away in P e r u , I n d i a o r s o m e o t h e r e x o t i c p l a c e , a n d especially that you will be away for August , when doctors Addenbrooke and Gi l l on will both be away, and I shall be left on my own, so be warned!

Bon Voyage.

FELIX, June 5, 1981 Page 3

DOCTOR T H E WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE FAMILY PRACTITIONER

Where vaccinations are recommended by DHSS, but are not mandatory, this is indicated by capital R.

Smallpox vaccination is now only required for Kampuchea and Chad. It is recommended that in the UK the vaccination should be given only to staff working on smallpox virus, their families, those en­gaged in vaccine manufacture, and hospital staff dealing with patients suspected of having the disease, although WHO has declared the world smallpox free.

Although cholera and yellow fever vaccination is not often mandatory (except for passengers leaving or transiting an infected area) DHSS advises it for tropical areas of Africa and Asia wherever there is an outbreak.

Travellers to these areas are advised also be vac­cinated against typhoid. Children under one year are generally exempt. Gamma globulin is suggested for travellers visiting countries where hepatitis is a risk.

Rabies can develop as long as two years after infection, so it is wise to remind travellers to seek advice immediately if bitten or scratched in a rabies area.

Malaria is increasing in areas where cholorquine-resistant strains of P falciparum have been identified. These areas are SE Asia and the N Eastern region of the Indian sub-continent; Eastern Africa, especially coastal areas; areas of South and Central America; Western Oceania. Seek advice for alternative proph­ylaxis.

VACCINATION CHART This chart is compiled to assist GPs to advise travellers beginning their journey in Britain. It is included in Doctor every week.

R ef erence may also bemadetoembassiesof countries to which patients may be travelling, though sometimes

their advice may not tally with that of WHO and the DHSS.

Note: While we make every effort to ensure that our information is correct at the time of going to press, DOCTOR (and FELIX) cannot accept responsibility for inaccuracy.

Informat ion comp i led M a y 151981

Montezuma's Revenge or Turkey Trots or Delhi Quickstep

Take FELIX — a good read f irst— a good, firm paper — a bit scratchy at t imes — but your f ingers won't go

through.

"Recommended by the Medical Profession"

• AREAS AS M WHICH MALARIA HAS DISAPPEARED. B£EN ERADICATED, OR NEVER EXISTED B B AREA WHERE MALARIA TRANSMISSION OCCURS OR MIGHT OCCUR V * Kg* AREAS WITH LIMITED RISK

Epidemiological assessment of status of malaria Yeilow-f ever endemic zone in South America COUNTRY C Y F T M COUNTRY c Y F T M COUNTRY C YF T M COUNTRY c YF T M

Afghanistan R No R R El Salvador No No R R Leeward Islands No No R No Saudi A r a b i a R No R R Albania No No R No Ethiopia

Fiji R Yes* R - R Lesotho R No R No Senegal R Y e s R R

Algeria R No R R Ethiopia Fiji No No R No Liberia R Yest R R Seychelles No No R No

Angola R R R R Finland No No No No Libya R No R R Sierra Leone R R2 R R Argentina No No R R F r a n c e No No No No Luxembourg No No No No Singapore R No R R Australia No No No No F r e n c h Guiana No Yesl R R Macao No No R No Solomon Is. No No R R Austria No No No No French Po lynes ia No No R No Malagasy R No R R Somalia R R R R Azores No No No No French W e s t Indies No No R No Malawi R No R R South A f r i c a K N o R R Bahamas No No R No Gabon R R R R Malaysia R No R R Spain No No R No Bahrain R No R R G a m b i a R Yes R R Maldives Yes No R R Sri L a n k a R N o R R Bangladesh R No R R German D e m . R e p . No No No No Mali R Yesl R R Sudan Dem. R e p . R R R R Barbados No No R No German Fed. R e p . No No No No Malta No No R No Suriname N o R R R Belgium No No No No Ghana R R R R Mauritania R , Yesl R R Swaziland R No R R Belize No No R R Gibraltar No No R No Mauritius No No R R Sweden No N o N o No Benin People's R e p . R Yes1 R R G r e e c e No No R No Monaco No No R No Switzerland No No No No Bermuda No No R No Greenland No No No No Mexico No No R R Syria R No R R Bhutan R No R R Grenada N o No R No Mongolia No No R No Taiwan R No R R Bolivia No R R R Guam No No R No Morocco R No R R Tanzania R R R R Botswana R No R R Guatamala No No R R Mozambique Yes No R R Thailand R No R R Brazil No R R R Guinea (Republ ic) R Yes R R Nauru No No R No Togo R Y e s l R R Brunei R No R No G u i n e a B i s s a u R Y e s l R R Nepal R No R R Trinidad & T o b a g o No No R N o Bulgaria No No R No Equatorial Guinea R R R R Netherlands No No No No Tunisia R N o R R Burma R No R R G u y a n a No R R R Neth. Antilles No No R N o T u r k e y R N o R R Burundi R R R R Haiti N o No R R New Caledonia No No R No U g a n d a R Y e s R R Cameroon R Y e s ! R R H o n d u r a s R e p . No No R R New Zealand No No No No United A r a b Emirates R No R R Canada N o No No No Hong Kong No No R No Nicaragua No No R R U . S . A . No No N o N o Canal Zone No N o R R H u n g a r y N o No No No Niger R Yest R R U . S . S R . No No R No Cape Verde Islands N o No R R Iceland No No No No Nigeria R Yes R R U p p e r V o l t a R Y e s R R Cayman Islands No No R N o India R No R R Norway No No No No U r u g u a y N o N o R N o Central African Empire R Y e s R R Indonesia R No R R Oman R No R R V a n u a t u No No 'R R Chad R R R R Iran R No R R Pakistan R No R R V e n e z u e l a N o R R R Chile No No R N o Iraq R N o R R Panama No R R R V i e t n a m Socia l i s t R e p . R N o R R Colombia No R R R Irish R e p . No No No No Papua New Guinea R No R R Y e m e n P e o p l e ' s D e m . R e p . R No R R Com ores Island N o No R R Israel R No R No Paraguay No No R R Yugoslavia No No R N o Congo People's R e p . R Y e s R R Italy N o No R No People's Rep. of China No No R R Zaire R R R R Cook Islands No No R N o tvory C o a s t R Y e s R R Peru No R R R Z a m b i a R R R R Costa Rica No No R R J a m a i c a No N o R No Philippines R No R R Z i m b a b w e R No R R Cuba No

No No No

R No No

J a p a n J o r d a n

No No R No Poland No No No No Cyprus

No No

No No R

No No

J a p a n J o r d a n R N o R R Portugal No No R N o

Czechoslovakia Denmark

No No

No No

N o No

No No

K a m p u c h e a D e m K e n y a

R R

N o R

R R

R R

Puerto Rico Qatar

No R

No No

R R

No R

Abbreviations: u = Cholera. Yh = Yellow F-ever T = Typhoid. M = Malaria. R = Recommended by D H S S . t - Certificate essential before visa ran hp

Djibouti Rep. R No R R Kiribati No No R No Reunion No No R No issued. Dominican Rep. No No R R K o r e a R e p . No No R R Romania No No No No 1. Except travellers arriving from non-infected areas East Timor R Yes1 R R K u w a i t R N o R No Rwanda R R R R and staying less than two weeks in the country. Ecuador No R R R Lao P e o p l e ' s D e m R e p . R N o R R Samoa (Western) No No R No 2. Certificate may be required from those leaving

Egypt Arab Rep. R No R - R L e b a n o n R No R No Sao Tome and Principe R Y e s l R R Sudan ana sierra Leone. Yellow-fever endemic zone in Africa

Published in co-operation with the Medical Department of Leo Laboratories Ltd.

you become possessed by some mysterious demon when you pick up a pen when you 're such a nice guy i n private? (The R i c h a r d Ingrams Effect.)

Tours sincerely K 0 M a n n

P S : I agree wi th a l l your comments about R a e Snee however.

Ed's Note Dear hen T a l or the letter.

Repl ies as follows: O n e : I print pseudonymous

letters only when accompanied by real names and depts (which are witheld on request).

T w o : Bal ls ! Three : G o o d question. F o u r : Basic technique of war -

gaming , sp l i t t ing the camp. Five: No t a question. Six : Yes—typesett ing error. Seven: In private, the only

people I bother ta lk ing to are those I l ike , a n d it would serve no purpose to insult my friends. P S : .She has, hasn't she!

Dear Sieve W h a t a disappointment lor those of us who were beginning to think that I C C N D was not just the latest front for the same old bunch of commies! I refer to their article in last week's F E L I X , w h i c h publicises I C C N D par t i c i ­p a t i o n i n t h e u n e m p l o y m e n t m a r c h .

T h e writer attempts to establish a l ink between nuc lear d i sarma­ment and unemployment , but a l l he comes up w i t h is the fact that the arms industries that C N D seeks to d e s t r o y a r e l a b o u r -intensive!

I wish O w e n " t h e Consc ience" G r e e n e a n d h i s m e r r y b a n d w o u l d stop bothering the S C C w i t h a succession o f " n e w " and " r a d i c a l " clubs a n d societies and register themselves once and for a l l c i ther as a char i ty for the intel lectual ly handicapped or as a l i m i t e d c o m p a n y . " R e n t - a -Leftie L t d " w o u l d be a good name lor them.

Tours conservatively J M u r p h y

Sir Engl i sh is the language of the people of P r i t t a n (that's not a Welsh pronunc ia t i on , but the L a t i n for " c h a l k " — t h e root of the name o f these islands). It is a l a n g u a g e w h o s e s y n t a x has always been governed not by petty pedant rules of g rammar but by the way it is used by the m a n in the street. So I object to last w e e k ' s l e t t e r f r o m S h e i l a F a r r e l l of I F whose snobbery a b o u t t h e E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e t y p i f i e s the m e m b e r s of that i n s t i t u t i o n . A n i n s t i t u t i o n snobbish a n d pretentious enough to cal l itself Institut Franca is and not the T h e F r e n c h I n s t i t u t e (does the Goethe Institute cal l itself Goethe Institute?) whose

students at nineteen still sit up lor teacher and lap up grammar from the days of T h e E m p i r e .

Therefore I ask that M s F a r r e l l leaves N i c k C o x ' articles alone in future. Fur thermore could she do something about the stench of garl ic emanat ing from IF?

Yours B r i a n Shindler

C h e m E n g 1 Monsieur W i t h r e f e r e n c e to M o n s i e u r Shindler ' s missive of this issue (see a b o v e ) , I s h o u l d l i k e to register my concordance with M a d e m o i s e l l e F a r r e l l o n the s u b j e c t o f t h e a b u s e o f the Eng l i sh language.

T h e blatant ' i l l i teracy exhibi ted by " l ed i t b o n h o m m e " is i l lustra­tive of the members of Imper ia l Col lege , a snobbish and preten­tious institution whose students spend the major proport ion of their t ime in the " c o n s u m a t i o n " o f t h e s u b s t a n c e c o m m o n l y known as alcohol ; and merely sleep (or read F E L I X ) d u r i n g the c o u r s e o f t h e i r few h o u r s o f instruction.

O n the subject of garl ic , I should like to assure M o n s i e u r Sh ind le r that we have ordered a l a r g e c o n s i g n m e n t o f F r e n c h onions. O h la la !

J e vous prie d'agreer M o n ­sieur, l 'expression de mes senti­ments les plus devoues.

M H a y (IF)

Sir W o u l d Misses F a r r e l l and H a y , and M r Sh ind le r please refrain from showing o i l , unt i l they have learned to write .

Yours " E " Jarvis

Dear Sir W e were very surprised to see

t h e c o m m e n t s m a d e by the m e m b e r s o f B e r n a r d S u n l e y House in last week's F E L I X . D u r i n g our stay in that venerable establishment (with its comfor­t a b l e r o o m s a n d e x c e l l e n t facilities) we found M r L u i g i T o x i c substances a most affable character. H e was very under­standing when we had cause to c o m p l a i n , a n d he even returned our soggy envelopes after the m a i l was stolen and dropped in a cistern. C l e a r l y such v indict ive comments as those of the " h i t s q u a d " a r e u n j u s t i f i e d , a n d tantamount to l ibel .

W e hope the 'gentlemen' who wrote the letter referred to enjoy their stay in B S H as m u c h as we enjoyed ours (!).

M a y we also take this oppor­tunity to say that we have found F E L I X most s t i m u l a t i n g th is year.

Tours sincerely J o h n H o l l i e r , Zoo 2

D a v i d H a y w a r d , B iochem 2 P S : It's also very rude to make f u n o f p e o p l e ' s n a m e s — y o u naughty " h i t s q u a d " .

Sir Y o u r current campaign against R u t h H i l d e b r a n d is disgraceful.

Is t h e r e n o l i m i t t o t h e scurri l i ty and baselessness ol your attacks upon her?

W h a t w i l l you ca l l her next, I w o n d e r — a gurt booby, a right nana, fat sow who most people wish the earth wou ld open up and swallow, never to be seen again?

Pettifogger Jarnoyee BSc

Small Ads •Ruth Wildebeest—just a smal l a d to say h o w m u c h w e dis l ike y o u t o o — p r o ­minent m e m b e r s of C o u n c i l . •Paul Jowitt—I'm c o m i n g b a c k to get y o u — O i l y D o w s o n . •Bill Ourodie and Dave Thompson— w e A L L hate y o u . H o p e y o u c o n t i n u e t o e n j o y e a c h o t h e r s c o m p a n y , d e s p i t e the r a s h . •Morris Travelar 1968, still r u n n i n g but will n e e d attention. S p a r e e n g i n e a n d g e a r b o x , £ 5 0 . L M o u l d e r , C h e m E n g , int 3762 or 954-2136. •Victor Borge tickets! £ 1 2 e a c h . T w o , avai lable . A l m o s t u n o b t a i n a b l e . F o r tonight , s o p h o n e now! M a r k C a n v i n , 2033 or 788-1448.

•FAL 100 watt amp and cab, new c o n ­d i t i o n , £ 8 0 . C o n t a c t J o h n Eklof , 373-4027. •Portable cassette recorder with radio (228x98x352mm) for £ 2 5 o n o a n d new Kenwood Blender for £ 1 0 . Interested? C o n t a c t Pete , E l e c E n g R m 405. •Rega plana II turntable, U M S 2 0 E LI c a r t r i d g e , A R 25 s p e a k e r s , A & R A 6 0 a m p . C o n t a c t N i c k Last , P h y s i c s II. •Eight plastic one-litre collapsible bottles, for p h o t o g r a p h i c c h e m i c a l s or

u n u s e d , £ 1 . 0 0 e a c h . C o n t a c t A A d e b a j o , A e r o 1. •Floyd tickets—will s w a p two b l o c k A A t ickets for S u n d a y 14 for two £ 8 . 8 0 t ickets (anywhere) for Sat, T u e s , W e d . R i n g A n d y Salt ie l , 883-9704/5 after 7 :00pm. •Anyone who found a m a r o o n h a n d ­b a g in the S C R , Beit Q u a d o n F r i d a y , M a y 29 d u r i n g the party p l e a s e return it to the U n i o n Of f ice or p h o n e N e e r a n o n 937-7016. N o q u e s t i o n s a s k e d . •Urgently wanted: 2 girls to s h a r e d o u b l e r o o m in an e x c e l l e n t s p a c i o u s flat for 4 girls f rom J u l y 1 for o n e , p o s s i b l y two y e a r s . Flat c o n s i s t s of 2 d o u b l e b e d r o o m s , large l o u n g e / d i n e r , k i t c h e n , b a t h r o o m , pay p h o n e . O n l y 5 m i n s walk f r o m C o l l e g e . R e n t £21 pw ( £ 9 0 p c m ) i n c l u d e s h e a t i n g a n d hot water. C o n t a c t S i m o n Perry , int 3255 or 589-5111 ext 1302; or, int 3332 or 589-6483 e v e n i n g s after 6 :00pm a n d w e e k e n d s . •Two large flats near L e i c e s t e r S q avai lab le d u r i n g s u m m e r v a c a t i o n . C o n t a c t N i c k Last , P h y s i c s II, or B a r r y A s h w i n , C i v E n g II. •Did you know that y o u c a n " p u t the b e d s in a c i r c l e , a n d play u n d e r g r o u n d trains u n d e r the d u v e t s " ? F o r further d e t a i l s o f t h i s e x c i t i n g n e w s p o r t c o n t a c t N i c k C o x , C h e m E n g 1. • Obiturary: B i l l t h e M o l e . D i e d s u d d e n l y a n d u n e x p e c t e d l y at the A G M . M a y he Rest in P i e c e s . T h e C o n S o c Hit S q u a d . •Dear Alison Mary—Deepest c o m ­m i s e r a t i o n s o n t h e l o s s o f y o u r a d o l e s c e n c e , but it h a d to h a p p e n e v e n t u a l l y — f r o m a fan . • Lyon Playfair C a r o l — G o o d b y e forever, a n d t h a n k s for four bl issful y e a r s of revis ion s p e n t in y o u l — M i c k B e r r y . • Depraved Llamas—Your v i c i o u s , u n p r o v o k e d attack will not be for­g o t t e n . R e t r i b u t i o n will be swift, h a r d a n d u n u s u a l . W e will s top at n o t h i n g ( e x c e p t f o r t e a ) . Y o u h a v e b e e n w a r n e d — t h e Inflatable S h a r k s (pro ­v is ional w i n g of the S t r a n d e d P a n d a s ) .

Chelsea College

to close? T H E S W I N N E R T O N - D Y E R C o m m i t t e e o n the a c a d e m i c organisation of L o n d o n U n i v e r ­sity have recently produced a surpris ing inter im report w h i c h suggests t h a t C h e l s e a C o l l e g e c o u l d be c l o sed d o w n . A l s o , B e d f o r d a n d W e s t f i e l d w o u l d form a consort ium and R o y a l H o l l o w a y wou ld lose its depart­ment of physical sciences.

T h e committee are looking lor ways to cut costs in U L as a result of projected reduced income from overseas students fo l lowing the government's decision to impose full-cost fees. It is felt that closure of a complete school is better than r i sk ing academic standards throughout the Univers i ty . I C , K i n g s , L S E a n d U n i v e r s i t y College seem safe from the axe as they come high on the order of merit , a l though cuts in i n d i v i d u a l d e p a r t m e n t s m a y have to be made.

T h e C o m m i t t e e r e c o g n i s e Chelsea's reputat ion in science a n d e d u c a t i o n b u t a r e n o t confident about the rest of the Col lege. It is stressed that the science section should be pre­served. If the majority of the rest of the Col lege is closed, this could m e a n a m e r g e r w i t h a n o t h e r school, possibly I C .

P r i o r to the inter im report, it was widely thought that Q E C w o u l d be r e c o m m e n d e d for closure (it has a large overseas s t u d e n t p o p u l a t i o n ) , but the committee says the college is a success. However , if further cuts were to be made, it is suggested that Q E C should be eventually incorporated into I C .

Watch out etc.

T H R E E S T U D E N T S h a v e recently had their cheque books stolen and everyone is urged not to leave theirjackets in unattended offices etc.

A n inspection of the forged signatures has revealed that the thief was the same in a l l three cases. A technique often used by th ieves s p e c i a l i s i n g in c h e q u e books is to remove a few blank cheques near the end of the book. These often,go unnoticed for days enab l ing the thief to ra id bank

• accounts w i t h ease. So, to end on a g o o d c l i c h e — W a t c h o u t , there's a thief about!

Page 6 FELIX, June 5, 1981

Rae's Ramblings SF Soc Bulletin H E L L O and welcome to another S F Soc Bulletin, so heavily editted down through lack of space (ho ho) that there isn't even enough space to tell you about

Bookshop News A D I S P L A Y O F B O O K S publ ished by V a n N o s t r a n d Re inho ld are sti l l on show in the window. If you wish to see any of their titles, do not hesitate to ask at the counter.

Sale books, diaries, pens, etc, will be taken down at the end of the week. New Titles Noble H o u s e - J a m e s C l a v e l l , H o d d e r . & Stoughton, £8.95 Great S e a s i ' b s - D a v i d B e l l a m y , H o d d e r & Stoughton, £9.£5 Pernod Book of P d t a n q u e - M a u r i c e Abney -Hastings, Allen & Unwin, £4.95 New Titles (Paperback) Hawks-Joseph Amiel , Pan, £1.50 Yawning Heights-Alexander Z inov iev , K i n g Penquin, £4.95 The Foot of C / i u e - J o h n Berger , Wr i t e r s & Readers, £2.95 Success and Failure of Picasso-John Berger, Writers & Readers, £2.95 Blood of Spain 7 Ronald Fraser, Penguin, £4.95 Yorkshire Ripper Story-John Beattie, Quartet, £2.50 Learn How To Study-Derek Rowntree, £0.95 How To F/y The Atlantic-Peter Combes & John Tiffin, Kogan Page, £2.95 Lead Title Death Watch-D G Compton, Magnum, £1.50

ML / \ A i*.

F I G U R E S released this week showed another big jump in the number of abortions performed in England and Wales. A total of 163,000 abortions were carried out during 1980, a rise of 11% compared to the previous year. Of these only 3 (0.002%) were carried out in emergency to save the life of the woman and a further 648 (0.4%) because of risk to the life of the woman. Six out of ten abortions were performed in profit making, private clinics.

David Steel claimed in 1967 during the debate on his Abortion Act that it would not open the way to abortion on demand. Sadly, with an aboret ion per formed on average every 3'/« minutes in England and Wales even M r Steel must admit that abortion on demand has already arrived in Britain.

Subwardenship Applications are invited from m/f postgraduates for the post of Subwarden in Beit Hall. The duties entailed involve assisting the Warden and the female Subwarden in the organisation of the social life of the Hall and to interact with the resident community, their elected committee of represen­tatives and the Hall Bursar to help maintain the highest level of safety, cleanliness and good order consistent with the interests of the community as a whole.

The post carries with it self-contained accom­modation in the old hostel of Beit Hall.

Applications should be sent with a brief personal history to Dr C Halls, Warden, Beit Hall.

Closing date for applications June 20, 1981.

Estimates At the last meeting of the College Finance and Execut ive C o m m i t t e e s , the Rectors Po l i cy Committee's proposal to cut £6,000 off our claim was endorsed. This basically means that we're going to have to have another cutting session at U F C , and money is going to be very tight next year. Southside Security At the first U G M this term I reported that the Estates Secretary had told me that the work would be finished by May 8. 1 don't know why he told me this , as it hasn't even nearly been started—he must have been ta lk ing about something else. Anyway, I managed to corner him at F & E , and apparently the current situation is that they have a costing of about £7,000, which they think is too much, and bearing in mind the proposed alterations to the lower levels of Southside, and the fact that the fire alarms will need rewiring in about twelve to eighteen months time, they want to leave the decision until the definite future of Southside lower levels in known. He then went on to talk about shor t - term m e a s u r e s — w h i c h is a b s o l u t e l y l a u g h a b l e considering we've waited a whole year already. In short, I am totally disgusted that even a rape, at knife-point and within earshot of residents, is not enough to provoke act ion on this secur i ty problem. Freshers' Fair Forms are now available from Annie in the Union Office, and any clubs and societies who have not filled one in by the end of term will not get a stall. K e y s Please will all club and society chairman holding Union keys come and see me with their successor to pass the key (and deposit) on.

Gliding News A S T H E A C A D E M I C Y E A R draws to a close the soaring season is just beginning, and all over the country glider pilots are coming out of their six month hibernation. IC Gliding C l u b , however , has been active throughout the winter despite some atrocious weather. Over Christmas and the New Year, nine intrepid members fought their way through snow and blizzard to Portmoak in S c o t l a n d , o n the c l u b ' s a n n u a l expedition in search of wave lift, w h i c h r e s u l t e d in one s tudent climbing to over 14,000ft. Later in the year another member , who , incidentally, has been chosen to take part in the 'British Team Training' this year, managed a height of over 20,000ft.

Meanwhi l e , dur ing the spr ing term, work has proceeded quickly on the club's newly acquired living quarters in Lasham, which had been uninhabited for the past two years. It has now been transformed into a very comfortable bunkhouse and workshop for the gliders. Over the Easter holidays the weather became soarable and members began to fly off across country. Two completed their first cross country flights of over 50km to gain their silver C badge, but one, having completed his journey from L a s h a m (near Basingstoke) to Shoreham-by-Sea, then took refuge in a bar while awaiting the arrival of his retrieve crew. By the time they did arrive he had 'lost' the glider somewhere in the now pitch black airfield. It was a

rather tired party who eventually stumbled to bed, back at Lasham, in the early hours of the morning. More experienced pilots have also been busy completing 100km and 300km triangles in our high performance aircraft.

The less experienced pilots have not been forgotten though. Three courses have been arranged for them since the New Year and a fourth is planned for the last week of this term. As a result of the Easter courses, seven pilots, most of whom had had little or no experience of flying before coming to IC, have now flown solo. By this time next year the more e n t h u s i a s t i c s h o u l d have completed their first cross-country flight. Nearer in the future, we are entering a team in a 'University Task Week'- at Cambridge in the first week of the holidays, in which they wil l be compet ing against other university gliding c lubs in cross ­country racing. Two other pilots will be entering the Lasham and Nymps-field regionals in open competition against non-university pilots. We wish all of them the best of luck, and, of course, plenty of good weather, and meanwhile remind you that everyone is welcome to join the Gliding Club (including members of staff!). We meet in Aero 254 at 5:30pm on Thursdays and, although meetings stop over the summer v a c a t i o n , our g l id ing a c t i v i t i e s continue.

Ann Dziviwior Cathy Lowe

We have just opened near South Ken Station (2A Exhibition Road) and are offering a student discount on all vurfood (on production of Union-card).

A few sample take-away prices

1 chicken 5 0 p 2 pieces chips curry rice apple pie

_ 8 0 p _ 2 0 p _ 8 0 p _ 3 0 p _ 2 0 p

etc

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The Penultimate Issue Y e s folks, this is it. T h e r e will be no issue next week, the last F E L I X of this year will appear o n J u n e 19 a n d it promises to be a monster (fingers crossed!) . K e e p sending the letters, etc , in . It's nice to see s u c h an active letters ' page, despite third term exams. Perhaps you 're not quite so bor ing as I thought y o u were. Bound Editions If you want your copies of F E L I X b o u n d in black with gold lettering with your name o n i t , t h e n c o m e a n d see m e as s o o n as possible—say- within a week of the last issue. It'll set y o u back about £11 if we get the quant i ty d iscount (likely!). If y o u get it in late you have to pay about £16 for an individual job. W e shou ld be able to fill most gaps in your co l lect ion , or even m a k e up a complete set, f r om our files! A Special Thanks T o D r H a i n e s f o r h i s g r e a t a r t i c l e o n vacc inat ions . Af ter my last issue I intend to t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f B r a z i l ' s c u r i o u s extradi t ion laws, so I f ound it very useful.

Next Year's Subscriptions W a n t F E L I X posted to you next year? A year's subscr ipt ion to F E L I X will cost £7.00 for those living in the U K (special rates will be arranged for those living abroad) . F o r more information contact the F E L I X Office, or c h e c k the next issue. FELIX Motor Rally O n S u n d a y , J u n e 21. Entr ies are pi l ing in . It's first c ome , first served , so don't r isk not being inc luded a n d contact us as soon or as late as you dare leave it.

Stop Press Students w h o found last m o n t h part icularly c o l d will not be surpr ised to learn officially that M a y this year has been the unsunniest in S o u t h K e n s i n g t o n since 1932.

A s k e d how many days had been sunny in M a y , C a p t L ind ley ( R N R ) said "I don't k n o w , 1 don't s tand a n d count 'em, a n d it's not up to me to count them e i ther . "

J o h n P a s s m o r e ( I C U President) said he wou ld resign immediate ly , but stressed he wou ld hang o n to his U G A .

T o while away odd moments aboard the Star Ship Enterprise, there's nothing M r Spock enjoys more than a game of dominoes. But Capta in K i r k disapproves of such frivolity, and with a single blast of high-intensity cosmic energy from his ray gun he has welded M r Spock 's dominoes into a solid block. C a n you help Spock by showing him where to cut the block to get his set of dominoes back?

0 5 4 1 6 1 3 4 0 6 2 1 5 1 3 0 3 4 4 2 5 6 4 4 0 0 6 0 6 6 1 1 6 3 5 4 5 2 0 3 3 4 5 2 3 2 1 3 5 2 6 5 0 1 2 2

(In a full set of dominoes, of course, there is just one of every possible pair of numbers from 0 to 6, including doubles.)

Solutions, comments, criticisms to me c/o FELIX Office. There is a prize of £5 donated by Mend a-Bike for the correct solution randomly selectedat LOOpmnextWednesday.

Last Week's Solution It is possible that Quirk is telling the truth.

E.g. 1/10 is less than 2/18. and 2/8 is less than 1/3. but 3/18 is more than 3/21.

The prizewinner is Derr ick Everett, Physics P G .

M a n y people seemed to think the answer obvious, although they had a little difficult finding a numerical example. For my part, I neither understand nor believe the result; the figures are there, unquestionably correct, but the more I think about them, the more baffled I get.

There won't be a F E L I X next week; Steve's saving his pent-up malice for one last outburst before he seeks asylum in South Amer i ca , and so the next Scaramouche will be the puzzle page in the last issue of term, so write in and say what you want me to include, what sort of puzzles you enjoy, what sort you don't enjoy, whether you like them easy or difficult, and whether you want answers in the edition, or if y o u ' d prefer t h e m k e p t t i l l O c t o b e r . T h e disadvantage of that, of course, is that third years and others who are leaving won't get the answers at all (unless they have a subscription for FELIX'.-see Editorial). But on the other hand, I always feel that if the answers are inclu­ded in the same issue, people who would other­wise try the puzzles are tempted to turn straight to the solution, and so I tend to be less inclined to put lots of thought into setting them.

A lso , if anyone wants to set a puzzle for the summer page, they are more than welcome to do so; I'll need it as soon as possible, and definitely no later than 5:30pm, Monday , June 15.

In any event, if you've attempted any of the puzzles over the year, write to me now; my orange box in the F E L I X Office is emptied regularly whether there's a puzzle current or not, so send your views even if you can't do this week's puzzle.

But do try it. I've had a lot of fun setting it, and I think you'll enjoy solving it!

What's On Monday, June 8

• B o a r d s a i l i n g C l u b Windsurfing at Winchester (June 14—15), meet above Stan's for details.

Thursday, June 11 • S T O I C featuring Newsbreak T u r n It O n Again. Final part of S T O I C ' s look back over the year, including J o h n Passmore's kidnap and the attempted takeover of IC Radio, the Exec Torture , disgusting games, a report from Crufts , the newly-bald Dave G a y e r ; and David Childs takes another look back at the better films of the year, including Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again. • H a n g G l i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 1:00pm, A b o v e Stan's Bar.

• G l i d i n g C l u b M e e t i n g , 5:30pm, Aero 254 • U L U G a y s o c M e e t i n g , 8:00pm, R o o m 2 D , U L U , Malet St.

ICKIS Present G R A N D R A F F L E

DISCO First Prize: Weekend for 2 in Paris!

Saturday, June 6, 8:30pm—1:30am JCR

Admission £1.00 Your chance to win this and many other valuable

prizes.

ACC JOINT A C C (AGM) will be held on Tuesday, June 16 at 6:30pm in the Lower Refectory. Papers for election of next year's officers were posted on Thursday, May 28 and will come down on Thursday, June 1.1. Please consider standing.

Would all you Guilds hockey players with Guilds hockey shirts please return them to Graeme.

Papers are now up in the Union Lower Lounge for the two posts of Ordinary Member of I C U Publica­tions Board. The Ordinary Members represent the views of "ordinary students" on the Board. The papers come down at 5:30pm on Wednesday, June 10 and the hustings and election wi l l take place at the Board's A G M on Monday, June 15 at 6:30pm in the Union Dining Hall. Members of the Board are eligible to stand as Officers of the Board.

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 Sill ext. 1048/int. 2881) Copyright FEUX 1981. Editor: S.J. Marshall, Advertising Manager: W A Smith. Registered at the GPO as a newspaper