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Where is the RAG spirit at the Beit Towers?

Feb 19 2002 17:34

Bob the Builder

C&G Vice President disgusted as ICU Sabbatical Officers decide that they are above the Hit Squad.

Which Sabb would you like to flan?

RAG week is now fully underway and with thousands of pounds already raised everything is going extremely well. That was until yesterday when City and Guilds College Union found out that their fund raising ideas had been given the thumbs down by ICU in Beit Quad.

One of the many C&G fundraising ideas is the "Hit Squad", which in previous years has been a huge success, and also a money-spinner for RAG. "Hit Squad" is a service allowing IC students and staff to order flanning of other members of college, for the small sum of £10 for students and £20 for staff. Included in the price is also a copy of a photograph that is taken at the time that the victim is hit with the custard pie.

However this year ICU Sabbaticals have refused to take part in this activity, despite nearly all C&G departments allowing it to take place, and DoC giving blanket permission for students and staff to be hit without any prior permission. Live! suspects that this point blank refusal by the ICU sabbs, is possibly because some members of the Beit towers are particularly worried about being repeatedly flanned, due to their unpopularity amongst current students.

Live! has also learnt that this matter may be brought up at this evening's meeting of ICU Council, the sovereign decision making body of Imperial College Union. Bob has to wonder if they have lost touch with IC, sitting in their thrones in the infamous Beit Towers.

Those interested in ordering hits on sabbs (or any other staff or students) can order the hits from the C&GCU Office (Room 340 Mech Eng).

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1. idris

Feb 19 2002 17:40

now that's a question for hustings...

2. Aqeel

Feb 19 2002 20:27

Planting questions already, Idris?

3. Rob Park

Feb 20 2002 08:28

You should do a whip-round at Council - you would have enough to flan all the sabbs about ten-times over then!

I still recall when St Mary's kidnapped Sarah White (ICU president) for 24 hrs - ICU denied any knowledge of Sarah and refused to pay the ransom. She missed a meeting with the Rector, Exec and Wine Committee. The Union was probably better off for it!

And if you thumb through Rachel Walters' felixes, you may find some rather derogatory comments towards me by the infamous editor-in-chief. I can't for the life of me understand why she was so put-out when I chained her (after she was flanned by the Hit Squad) to the rails in Da Vinci's... perhaps it was the request for 20 quid for RAG and the fact that it was 12 hrs before the print deadline... ho hummm

4. Stuart Davis

Feb 20 2002 11:45

Well, I brought this up in Council, but to no avail.

Personally, I think that anyone who is too anal to realise that this is a bit of fun to raise money for charity is going to have big problems in later life.

5. Gus Paul

Feb 20 2002 14:10

I was asked for my opinion as a member of Exec. I think its a fantastic idea, especially if all the HoDs agreed to it... (methinks Jeff Kramer(DoC) has got a grudge on some other members of staff and he wants pay back ;-) )

6. Aqeel

Feb 20 2002 22:05

Surely the plural of felix is felices?

7. furious

Feb 21 2002 21:52

Why is there nothing here about the sabbs no-show at the C&G Slave Auction?!?!?

They ought to be no-confidenced for failing to take part in RAG.

8. ICU RAG

Feb 21 2002 22:32

Well there was a darn good show from everyone in C&G and beyond who have thrown themselves wholeheartedly into RAG Week, we've nearly made it to ?10,000 already! Thank you everyone who turned out for the event, and a big thanks to Nick, Sam, Shovi, Mustafa, Dan, IC Radio and STOIC everyone else who helped make it a wicked event. Over ?500 was pledged i believe? Nice one boys & girls!

See you all on the Queen's Lawn tomorrow from 12, and if you're free then get your school uniform on we'll send you out on the Milkround City Raid for last minute hassling for cash.

Don't forget your school tie!

cheers,

helen

PS check http://union.ic.ac.uk/rag/photos.php?section=none for updates and an... interesting picture... of the C&G team... it was a challenge, it was for charity, OK?

9. Bob the Builder

Feb 22 2002 00:54

Pretty good photo from C&G! Just to say a big thank you to Helen for eveything she has done so far this week for RAG, and well done to C&G for the slave auction!

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