Election Results Table
President Sam Baker New Election Spoilt / No Pref. Totals Quota ICU 16 138 2 156 JCR 11 84 1 96 Huxley 35 186 2 223 Chem/ Biochem 13 90 1 104 Mech Eng 12 64 0 76 Elec Eng 10 73 0 83 RSM 12 49 4 65 Civ Eng
News
Bomb Squad defuses Queen’s Lawn hoax
A bomb scare disrupted Wednesday lunchtime when a parcel, believed to have been an explosive device, was placed on the front desk of the Sherfield Security reception. The incident, described later as a "silly student prank", necessitated the mobilisation of the Bomb Squad. The drama began when at
Record International Night draws acclaim
A record sixteen societies came together under the banner of the Overseas Societies Committee last week for International Night 1997. The event consisted of, as usual, a food fair followed by a cultural show and a disco. International Night has long been the most popular social event in the college
Exam policy aired
It has been confirmed this week that students will be represented on College committees which consider examination policies. Past complaints over the introduction of a College wide calculator policy has led to acceptance that student reps must have input on these matters. Mr Vernon McClure, Academic Registrar, explained to Felix
Imperial plumps for a new election
Over 1,000 Imperial College students voted in this week’s Sabbatical Elections to reopen nominations for the post of ICU President, the highest vote for New Election ever recorded. Sam Baker, the only candidate for the post, lodged an official complaint detailing her grievances with certain aspects of the
Elections Analysis
The most outstanding feature of this year’s sabbatical elections was the 40% increase in turnout over the 1996 results. Almost four hundred extra South Kensington students voted, marginalising the St Mary’s vote, which stayed static at just under three hundred, from one third to one quarter of the
Anger at hustings debacle
The low turnout for both of this week’s sabbatical election hustings, on Tuesday in South Kensington and on Wednesday in St Mary’s, with few impartial observers attending has once again demonstrated the lack of student interest in Union affairs. Jeremy Thomson, standing unopposed for the position of Felix
Tower cranes and scaffold mask the BMS site, but underneath, the building begins to take shape
Despite difficulties with the winter frosts, the Bio-medical Sciences building will be on schedule for it’s internal fit out to start in June confidently predicts Schal Construction Manager, Phil Hilton. Fears that the work wouldn’t meet the strict timing targets have been assuaged by rejigging of the work.
Professor Bryan Coles dies aged 71
Bryan Randell Coles FRS, Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow of Solid State Physics from 1991 died suddenly on Monday at 2 am. Born in Cardiff in 1926, Bryan Coles attended Cardiff High School and achieved a first in Metallurgy from the University of Wales in 1947. He came to
Dramsoc ripped-off?
Recent attempts to publicise Dramsoc’s upcoming production of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II have run into difficulties after over forty posters were ripped off the Sherfield walkway notice boards. Speaking to Felix Mike Wyer, Dramsoc’s publicity officer, described how an evening’s work was mysteriously censored overnight. With
News in Brief
The Royal School of Mines won the "bottle match" against the Cambourne School of Mines last Saturday. That evening, the Union bar was packed, and some of the fixtures sustained a significant amount of damage. Two tables were trashed, one with its top smashed, the other had its
New Election favourite after Kheir withdraws
The result of next week’s Imperial College Union Sabbatical Elections hangs in the balance today, following the shock withdrawal of one of the two Presidential candidates. Omar Kheir, considered by many as the favourite for the job, confirmed his withdrawal from the elections yesterday leaving Samantha Baker standing agianst