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Issue 1078

7th Feb 1997
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Fourth team not perfect - shock

Despite winning, IC fourths cannot be happy with this performance which, to be honest, was dire (rear!) It was perhaps our worst performance of the season but at least three points were achieved to maintain our place at the top of our division. If we can play this badly yet

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Give it away!

Chances are you already have done all you need to do in order to be half-a-grand better off and generally richer in kudos. Some of you will have kept a diary in the past, writing down intimate secrets and shocking revelations that only your dear diary could be party to.

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Sport in brief

Last Sunday Imperial played a friendly against BUSA championship hosts Warwick. After consecutive wins against Cardiff, Southampton and Bristol, IC were looking to keep up their red-hot form. For the A team Jon led the way, winning 5-0 and finishing one frame with a 60 clearance. Wins followed from Simon

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Tuesday 11th February

12pm Cathsoc (Regular) Mass and lunch, Leon Bagrit Centre, Lvl 1 Mech Eng 12pm-2pm ‘Fair Trade’ Stall (Regular) Union Building Foyer. Fairly traded goods for sale. Stationary, Coffee, Tea & Chocolate 12.15 Yoga Soc (Regular) Yoga Classes, Southside Gym 12.30pm African-Caribbean Soc (Regular) Weekly meeting, Rm G02, Materials

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The Boo Radleys + Warm Jets

Most bands have always had a ‘sound’, a gimmick even, something in their music that very swiftly marks it out as being created by a particular group. Very often, it’s most noticeable in the voice; no one could mistake Iggy Pop or Liam Gallagher for anyone else. And so

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Friday 7th February

1pm Hamsoc (Regular) Top Floor, Union Building 1pm Photo Soc (Regular) Southside Lounge 1.10pm Islamic Soc (Regular) Friday Prayer, Southside Gym (Brothers and Sisters) 1.15pm Labour CLub (Regular) Southside upper Lounge 1.30pm Felix reviews and Science meeting 5.30pm Fitness Club (Regular) STEP Aerobics (advanced), Southside Gym

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End in sight for AUT pay dispute

The end may be in sight for the long-running pay dispute between the Universities and Colleges Employers Association and eight trade unions, led by the Association of University Teachers, which threatened to disrupt exam and admissions procedures for universities in the United Kingdom later this year. The dispute started in

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Medics secure independence

Medical students at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School were celebrating this week after securing the future students’ union’s financial independence. During a question and answer session for medical students last Monday, Professor Alan Swanson, Deputy Rector of Imperial College, said that he saw no reason why the Student

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The Saints are Down

In Felix 1071 I wrote an article about the presence of the London Church of Christ on campus. Apparently they weren’t very happy about the way I portrayed them. They also filed a complaint against the BBC saying that a recent program had defamed it. The complaint was not

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HEFCE cuts funding to low-rated departments

The Higher Education Funding Council for England has decided on the weightings it will use for the distribution of funds to universities and colleges for the coming year. A big difference this year will be that none of the Ł680m will be going to departments rated at 1 or 2

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IC Birds draw with midgets in the Battle of the Babes

ICFB overcame their hangovers on Sunday morning to turn out against a petite, begrudging St George’s team at Harlington. Let down badly by their Old Boy referee, they were off to a poor start as the opposition coach reluctantly took to the field. Despite finding themselves one bird and

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Students - Can’t vote, won’t vote?

Students throughout the country appear to be waiving their right to vote, according to a recent article in The Times. Despite eligibility they appear not to wish to go to the ballots for three main reasons. The first is that they fear that by registering with their local council they

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