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• An introduction to the MPs in your area • Felix speaks to: Hammersmith MP • The future of British Arts under the Tories

• Comment: Why is it so taboo to be Tory? C and S 38- 39 2 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX This week’s issue... [email protected] Felix Editor Philippa Skett

Contents EDITORIAL TEAM Editor-In-Chief What you can expect PHILIPPA SKETT News 3–5 Deputy Editor PHILIP KENT General Election 6–11 Treasurer THOMAS LIM Comment 12-14 in Felix this week Technical Hero Science 15 LUKE GRANGER-BROWN his week we are covering the out and show off ourselves the great News Editors Music 12–14 aftermath of the elections, things Imperial are up to. CAROL ANN CHEAH Tand what has unfolded in With news being time sensitive, the CECILY JOHNSON Film 11–13 the seven days since we woke up story being within the public interest KUNAL WAGLE to a Conservative majority. A lot (in our opinion) and the nature of Television 14-15 has happened as a result of this front page being the place to print Comment Editor unprecedented result, including our most prominent story, it seemed TESSA DAVEY Fashion 24-25 thousands taking to the streets simply an unfortunate coincidence. Politics Editor to show their disdain for the new Check out our news editor’s comment JOSHUA RENKEN Arts 26–29 government. piece on the matter and hear her Closer to home, we elected point of view, and see if you have Science Editors LAUREN RATCLIFFE Welfare 30 Conservative MPs in all the local another view on what happened. JAMES BEZER constituencies except Hammersmith, THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL Regardless of last weekend, we will Hangman 31–34 which saw Andy Slaughter retain always strive to fill these pages as if Games Editors his Labour seat for another five of Imperial; we have covered the the cat will be always free, although MAX EGGL Puzzles 35–36 years. We’ve interviewed him this Student Academic Choice Awards, will do so with the lessons learnt in CALUM SKENE week, to see what his plans are for which showcased our incredible the back of our minds. Arts Editors C and S 37–39 the local area, how he feels about the teaching, support, supervision, and Unlike other student newspapers, FRED FYLES Conservatives ruling the roost, and tutoring. We have also covered we are not subject to editorial control KAMIL MCCLELLAND his thoughts on free education. Imperial Festival, which proved to by the Union or College. We do not In our esteemed Comment section, be a delightful day of sharing our need to send proofs to either before Music Editor we pick apart the attitude to those experience of science with the wider going to print (evident by the amount GRACE RAHMAN who voted Conservative, who seem public. of typos that sneak through), and Television Editors to have retreated from social media However, the big discussion in the despite last weekend we have never GIULIA GABRIELLI at a speed proportional to their seat office this week was the removal of been censored completely and hope JOHN PARK gains last Friday morning. It is being Felix issues in publicly accessible we have always managed to get the Film Editors said that “it was the shy tories wot spaces, something that has left news that matters to you, straight to JOHN PARK won it”, but perhaps they are acting the editorial team Felix divided. you as soon as possible. ELLEN MATHIESON more cautious than coy regarding Our last front page was considered With that in mind, there is still JACK STEADMAN their voting choices. Vitriol is being “inappropriate” for the large amounts time for you to get involved. There flung left, right and centre on social of children visiting the festival, and may only be five issues to go, but that Fashion Editors media, showing that despite the party College removed it from campus for is plenty of time to put pen to paper CECILE BORKHATARIA gaining a political majority, they may the duration of the weekend. With and get your message out there too. It Food Editors not have obtained the approval of visiting alumni noticing the absence may be late in the year, but it is never CAROL ANN CHEAH many of those with a twitter account. of the paper from around campus, it to late to send us your thoughts and In better news, this week has was disappointing that we couldn’t share them (as far as possible) across Travel Editor YUNG NAM CHEAH been great for celebrating the best have had such a positive issue to give campus. Welfare Editors DIBA ESBATI CHANON WONGSATAYANONT Puzzle Editor MICHAEL FAGGETTER Clubs and Societies Editor BEN HOWITT Sport Editor KUNAL WAGLE COPY EDIT TEAM Copy Chiefs JACK STEADMAN There is still time to get BEN HOWITT Copy Editors CECILY JOHNSON involved! PHILIP KENT Email felix @imperial.ac.uk TESSA DAVEY

Felix, Offices Printed by Iliffee Print Cambridge, Winship Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road, Road, Cambridge. London SW7 2BB Registered newspaper ISSN 1040-0711 Email: [email protected] Copyright © Felix Tel: 020 7594 8072 www.felixonline.co.uk Front page picture: Felix Top banner: throughbenslens.co.uk FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 3 News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah, Cecily Johnson & Kunal Wagle Can religion and science get on? Nick Farmer checks in at Debating Society’s public debate

mperial College Union Debating natural laws as a means of better him; and that his grandfather, a Chief Society’s first public debate of understanding God. Rabbi, was one his inspirations for Ithe year saw students debate Final year Physics undergraduate pursuing a career as a scientist. Lord Professor Robert Winston and Debating Society President Niall The debate was opened up to and Bioengineering Senior Lecturer Jeffrey replied that the majority of members of the audience, who Dr Jennifer Siggers on the motion scientists have no religious beliefs raised a variety of points ranging “This house believes that religion is and that there are other motivations from the relationship of Eastern harmful to the progress of science” in underpinning scientific endeavor. religions to science to the possible front of a packed lecture theatre. He went on to elaborate historical effect preconceptions due to religious Speaking first in proposition of examples of religious orthodoxy belief having an effect on the lines of the motion was James Clough, a holding back scientific progress, enquiry that scientists may take. PhD candidate in the Department such as the suppression of Galileo’s Debating Society President Niall of Physics and a World Universities proposal of a heliocentric solar Jeffrey told Felix, “we are extremely Debating Championship quarter- system in Renaissance Italy. pleased to see so many people coming finalist, who made the case that Speaking last, in opposition to the to watch and get involved in the certain widely held religious motion, Lord Winston argued that debate, which has been our most views such as the Biblical account humans have an innate religiosity, successful public event to date. We of creation necessarily caused drawing on Paleolithic cave paintings hope that people will have many people to reject science as a way of to support this point. He spoke about more chances to join our debates in understanding the world. his work in the field of embryology, future, and on behalf of the debating In opposition, Dr. Siggers argued and how his religious background society and everyone present I would that religious belief, in particularly made him more able to engage with like to extend my thanks to Lord monotheism, leads to the idea that critics of this controversial research. Winston and Dr. Siggers for their the universe is governed by natural He told the audience that the sense of participation and for helping make laws, and that religion spurs on wonder that comes from religion has this such a stimulating and enjoyable Lord Winston took the opinion that religion is not harmful to the scientific understanding of these been a source of great motivation for evening.” progress of science at the debate. Photo: Imperial Debating

Car flipped over on Amazon soon to Exhibition Road, two injured deliver to Sherfield

CAROL ANN CHEAH PHILIPPA SKETT members of the public. SECTION EDITOR FELIX EDITOR The preparation costs to install the lockers were covered by College Estates, but Amazon has covered the wo women were treated for new Amazon collection point gross cost of the lockers as a whole. minor injuries after their car has been installed on campus, Imperial has seen an increasing Twas flipped onto its roof due to A allowing staff and students number of parcels being delivered a collison with a lorry on Exhibition to receive their parcels from South to campus. In December, over 2,000 Road. The incident occurred on Kensington instead of waiting in at packages were sent to campus, whilst Tuesday afternoon outside the home. another 1,800 were sent in January. Natural History Museum, which also The locker system, based on the Felix spoke to Estates, who are saw a Rolls-Royce take damage. Sherfield Walkway, has 84 units of responsible for the lockers. A Speaking to the London Evening varying sizes that can hold parcels for spokesperson told us: “The lockers Standard, businessman Mohamad three days before they are sent back will hopefully take the pressure of Ridha, the owner of the Rolls-Royce, to the original sender. When students the post room, and deliver a great described the dramatic moment when place an order online, they will be service that both staff and students the hatchback was thrown into the air An Imperial medic caught a picture of the incident. Photo: Twitter/ given a code to access the goods. can enjoy.” and almost crashed on top of his car. samir_afzal Although the lockers are not ready Estates will publicise when the “I was behind the two women as the to use quite yet, they will soon be lockers are available for use later on hatchback waited in traffic”, said the the front of his car will “cost about I’ve never seen something like this in set up and will also be accessible by in the term. 30-year old. £20,000 or £30,000 in repairs. It all my life.” “A truck came round the corner and happened so fast, I was very shocked - Emergency services were called had forgotten to close his back door. we were thinking the car was going to to the scene shortly after 2pm, with Everyone was waving and beeping to come through the window.” footage captured showing the London try and warn him. The metal ledge He also told how he and other Fire Brigade righting the overturned that was hanging down, it banged into bystanders rushed to the aid of the car with manpower. A spokesman for the car and got stuck under its front, two women in the car after the car the Metropolitan Police said officers dragged it a little way then lifted it up flipped. “They were banging on the were called at 14.22pm to reports in the air and threw it on to the floor.” doors and windows asking for help. of a car flipped on to its roof, with Ridha estimates that the damage We got them out. They were shocked paramedics treating two women for caused the the hatchback hitting and didn’t believe what happened. minor injuries. The new lockers on the walkway. Photo: John Winters 4 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah, Cecily Johnson & Kunal Wagle Imperial Festival takes over campus Cecily Johnson looks at the annual celebration of Imperial’s research

ampus was swarmed by 15,000 Work from the Robot Vision visitors last weekend as the Research Group and the Dyson Cfourth annual Imperial Festival Robotics Laboratory was presented took place.Hosted by Imperial College by Professor Andrew Davison, London, the festival is a celebration who showed the audience the latest of all things science, technology developments in Simultaneous and arts, featuring interactive Localisation and Mapping which exhibits, workshops, talks, tours and could someday be part of domestic performances. humanoid robots. The goal of Imperial Festival is to There were also talks on genetics, showcase the work of Imperial College government science funding, scientists, enabling visitors to engage performance anxiety treatments, with them directly to learn about pandemics, economics and frogs. On their research.This year’s Festival ran Sunday the Business School presented over the whole weekend for the first a series of short talks featuring time on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th “snippets of contemporary business May. insight”. Over the weekend a number of Tours of the Civil Engineering scientists gave talks presenting Structures Laboratory, the Hamlyn their work, including Dr Robin Centre for Robotic Surgery, the in- Carhart-Harris from the Department house recycling plant CompPod and of Medicine who spoke about his the industrial Carbon Capture Pilot unconventional research which Plant. involves studying the effects of Visitors were also able to have a go psychedelic drugs on the brain in at flying on Imperial’s full motion order to develop new treatments for flight simulator, which is used to conditions like depression. study aircraft performance. Dr Rebecca Bell gave an engaging Almost 1,000 Imperial alumni talk about earthquake science, and their guests took part in the explaining how modern technology annual Alumni Weekend, which like GPS is being used to investigate ran alongside the festival providing new types of earthquakes which opportunities for alumni to reconnect release energy over a long period, with classmates and explore what potentially triggering larger Imperial has to offer today. traditional quakes like the one which The Festival relies on a large devastated parts of Japan in 2011. number of student volunteers, who

The Band of the Household Cavalry opened the Festival at 12PM on Saturday, with a fanfare on horseback and marching band. Photo: Imperial College Union (including left)

help run interactive exhibits, greet Sherfield Building, the Robot Zone in and direct visitors, guide tour groups, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, the hand out leaflets and get things ready Light Zone in the Great Hall and the behind the scenes. “I looked after popular Superbug Zone in the Flowers the Band of Household Cavalry on Building, where visitors could learn Saturday and it was amazing to have about everything “from ancient such prestigious guests to open the bacteria to toxic fungi”. festival!” says volunteer Michael Yat The College invited a team of Kit Chung. ‘Science Buskers’ led by Dr Simon “It’s great to see so many children Foster to entertain crowds with on- around as well – hopefully we the-spot demonstrations alongside have inspired them to be future balloon performers, bubbleologists scientists and engineers!”. The Band and a cast of famous historical figures "The of Household Cavalry were one of from science who roamed the festival Band of several musical acts to perform at the campus. festival, alongside Geekpop songster Imperial’s fleet of antique car Household Johnny Berliner and two of Imperial’s mascots were out on show near the Cavalry student a cappella groups, The "Imperial’s Festival entrance, with volunteers Imperielles and The Techtonics. from the Motor Clubs explaining were one Splitting events up into multiple fleet of their history; George the Mechanical of several themed zones, the campus was filled antique car Dragon was also parading around with interactive exhibits for young campus, amusing visitors. musical and old visitors to enjoy. In the mascots The Food Zone featured stalls marquee on Queen’s Lawn there was were out on from the London Farmer’s Market acts to the Research Zone, where many of and a College-run barbeque, and perform Imperial’s departmental research show near drinks were available at Imperial’s groups set up stalls with games and the Festival “pop-up pub”, the Haemo Globe Inn. at the opportunities to see new technologies The College also sold merchandise festival." in action. entrance" including limited edition Imperial There was the Brain Zone in Festival T-shirts and bags. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 5 News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah, Cecily Johnson & Kunal Wagle Student Academic Choice Award winners announced Carol Ann Cheah finds out which staff get the student’s vote

he Imperial College Union my nomination, and grateful to Student Academic Choice the students that took the time to TAwards (SACAs) award nominate me. This award is very ceremony took place on Monday special as it recognises a course evening at the Union Concert Hall. that was designed to be delivered Eight awards were featured that in partnership with students, thus evening, with six shortlisted members allowing them to make decisions of staff per award. about their learning. It has been The SACAs, now in their third year, amazing working on this course were set up to recognise staff for their with the students this year, and I contributions to education and the have learned a massive amount from student experience at the College. them. Massive thanks to the Union The evening was presented by Pascal for all their hard work organising Loose, Deputy President (Education), and coordinating these awards – and who said: “The aim of the SACAs is for their extremely professional for the students to say thank you to presentation of the awards at the the academics and the staff, thank ceremony. you for being such a great teacher, Claudia Schulz from the thank you for giving so much support Department of Computing took and for inspiring those they teach home the award for Best Graduate every day.” Teaching Assistant. “The only thing 808 nominations were received I could initially say when being from 568 students when nominations presented with the award was ‘wow, opened in November on the I really didn’t expect this.’ It was an Union’s website, making that the absolutely overwhelming moment highest number to date. The and I am most grateful to the nominee shortlist was curated by students who nominated me. I love a judging panel of various student teaching and genuinely care about representatives, before deciding on an my students; seeing that the thought eventual winner. and effort put into my teaching is The award for Best Teaching for appreciated by students is invaluable. Undergraduates went to Dr Steven All nominees for Best GTA were Cook from the Department of Life passionate about their teaching, and Sciences. He told Felix that he was their students highly appreciated “so grateful to all those students who this - so really all of them are winners Pascal Loose, left, hosted the evening. Photo: Ben Lester/Through Ben’s Lens nominated me for this award, and too!” to all those colleagues and friends Best Tutoring went to Martin without whose support I couldn’t Holloway from the Department as third year course organizer. I do my best to encourage a positive teach at all. I’m also very grateful that of Bioengineering, who was also Speaking to Felix, Dr Mitcheson said: working environment within the I was allowed off the stage before Ben a shortlisted nominee in the first “We restructured the third year of research group. I think it is important the cameraman could capture my SACAs (2013) for Best Support EEE to accommodate industrial to be there to challenge when needed Paltrow-esque blubbing for posterity. Staff. He described it as a particular placements and to introduce more and to give individual support Thank you!” honor to receive this award, “as it practical engineering via all- throughout the PhD programme, Best Teaching for Postgraduates is based on student nominations. coursework lab-based courses to bearing in mind that every student was awarded to Dr Mick Jones from I find it genuinely rewarding to further enable students to develop a will have different needs and the Department of Medicine, who help students overcome anything passion for applying theory to real expectations.” is also one of four College Tutors. that gets in the way of their studies, engineering problems. This method Closing the event with a speech, “The award was a bit of a shock, but and my door is always open in the of teaching relies on high quality and Professor James Stirling, Provost of a very nice one. The Mol Med MSc hope that a student will help me timely feedback - and it is rewarding Imperial College London said: “This is a fairly small course compared to avoid having to do spreadsheets.” "I find it to see the students highlighting the evening we have seen some wonderful some other Masters programmes in Aside from tutoring, students in the genuinely work of myself and colleagues in examples of great practice. Our task College and I really do feel honoured department who nominated him achieving this goal.” now will be, with your help, to spread by the students’ support. I see every were also full of praise for his “quirky rewarding Anup Jethwa from the Department this great practice right across the year how hard the students work on sense of humour that he brings to to help of Medicine, based at Northwick Park College so that together we can create the course, their enthusiasm, their lectures, or his significant talent in Hospital, received the Best Support a community of people with the determination to succeed, and that the department as a drummer and students Staff award. She describes herself passion, ability and commitment makes me do the best I can for them. goalkeeper.” overcome as being “thrilled that I have been to secure our position as one of the Also, there’s the fact that I haven’t "I really The award for Best Feedback was recognised by the students for this world’s great universities.” really stopped being a ‘student’ do feel presented to Dr Paul Mitcheson from anything award”, and praised the event as being “The SACAs are not only an myself!” EEE, who was unable to attend the well organised. important event in Imperial The award for Best Innovation honoured ceremony; Professor Peter Cheung, that gets Best Supervision was awarded to College Union’s annual calendar; went to Dr Elizabeth Hauke from the by the the Head of Department, collected in the way Dr John Pinney from Life Sciences, they are an important event in the Centre of Co-curricular Studies, who it on his behalf. Students lauded his who told Felix how the long journey College’s calendar too... I would like teaches both Science Communication students’ mentality on strict feedback cycles of their of a PhD can be tough going at times. to personally congratulate all the and Horizons courses. She said that support" and the importance of continual studies" “Winning Best Supervisor at the nominees for tonight’s awards and she “was very moved to receive feedback, praising his contributions SACAs meant a great deal to me, as particularly, of course, the winners.” 6 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX GE2015: the aftermath [email protected]

Jo Johnson announced The MPs that are now as Minster of Universities representing you and Science PHILIPPA SKETT Jo Johnson, newly elected MP FELIX EDITOR for Orpington in the London Borough of Bromley, has succeeded Greg Clark (a former reas around South Kensington economist) as Minister of State saw the expected election of for Universities and Science. Aseveral Conservative MPs, Questions have been raised although popular student haunt about his credibility for the role Hammersmith did see the re-election considering he has no formal of their current Labour MP, Andy science education, whilst others Slaughter. are concerned over his reduced Chelsea and Fulham saw the influence within the cabinet. re-election of conservative Greg However, his pro-EU stance Hands, who held a majority with and favour for international 25,322 votes. He powered past Labour students may prove beneficial, Candidate Alexandra Sanderson who and for Imperial students in only commanded 9,300 votes exactly. particular. Hands also acted as the Conservative Currently the role of Science party Deputy Chief Whip during the Minister is not a cabinet minster campaign. position, although those During campaigning, Hands had previously in the roles have stressed the importance of increasing attended cabinet meetings in the number of “excellent” state the past. However, Cameron has schools in the area, and was keen to not chosen Johnson to sit in such point out that under his previous five meetings this time around. year tenure unemployment in the This decision is raising area has fallen by half. concerns over the lack of voice When asked about the demolition for science during decision- of Charing Cross hospital before his making by the government’s election, Hands had said that the most senior decision-making Conservatives do plan to demolish body. the concrete tower block, but only Naomi Weir, acting director after the introduction of a brand of the London-based Campaign new hospital, with an Accident and for Science and Engineering, has Emergency. said: “It will be really important “The rebuilding will leave it capable to make sure that science has of providing even better services in a voice at central government the future, becoming a leading centre level, and previously that has of excellence for elective surgery.” Top from left to right clockwise: Greg Hands, Mark Field, Victoria Borwick and Andy Slaughter been maintained by the science Hands has also led a long-running minister attending cabinet.” campaign for more frequent and they get everything they need. Slaughter’s previous campaigns 2,521 votes. Field has been MP for His lack of scientific credibility upgraded trains on the District “The key areas are the best health have included petitioning against the constituency since 2001, and the has also come under fire, with Line, focussing particularly on the provision, excellent schools and hospital closures in the area, opposing Cities of London and Westminster is his father, no less, stating Wimbledon branch. housing. the proposed third Heathrow runway, very much so a conservative safe seat. during a radio interview: “Good After he was announced as winner “I’m a seven-day-a-week councillor. and addressing the “Hammersmith Field has previously been involved Heavens. I don’t think he knows in the early hours of Friday morning, I do not disappear off to Scotland Housing Crisis.” with securing the future development anything about science!” Hands said: “We have won well across every weekend. I’m going to make Imperial’s South Kensington of Bart’s hospital and also St Mary’s, Despite this, Johnson has the country. People have shown sure I am here for the people as much campus is actually split between part of Imperial College. He was a been praised for his previous confidence in David Cameron and as possible.” two constituencies, with half of vocally opposed the “tent city” of statements of support of EU the Conservatives and our long-term Borwick opposes the mansion tax, the buildings residing in the Cities anti-capitalist protesters that camped membership and international economic plans.” and whilst campaigning she vowed to of London and Westminster outside of St Paul’s in 2011. student provision. The Kensington conservative safe fight the proposed taxes on high value constituency and the other half In 2014 he launched “Conservatives Johnson has stated that he seat saw the election of the former homes. falling under Kensington. for Managed Migration,” a working plans to keep International deputy mayor of London, Lady She does support the renegotiation All buildings north of Imperial group designed “to promote a calm, students out of the steep curbs Victoria Borwick. of the conditions of the UK’s EU College Road, which runs in front reasoned debate about immigration.” on immigration levels that Borwick won the seat with 18,199 membership, and states on her of SAF and the chemistry buildings Although turnout in this General Cameron has proposed. votes, surpassing Labour candidate website that: “Maintain the sense of are in the Cities of London and Election stood at 66.1%, the highest Johnson is the younger Rob Adouharb’s 10,838 votes. Lib family and community that makes Westminster constituency. These turnout seen since 1997, turnout brother of the London mayor, Dem candidate, Robin McGhee Kensington such a special place to include halls of residence in Princes in parts of west London was Boris Johnson, with a similar received only 1,962 votes in total, live.” Gardens and Beit quad. considerably lower. 43.2% of those educational background. although still managed to beat Green The Hammersmith constituency The Cities of London and registered to vote in Kensington After two years as an and UKIP candidates. saw the re-election of Andy Slaughter, Westminster constituency saw the failed to make it to the polling investment banker at Deutsche Borick said to local paper a Labour MP who has represented the re-election of Conservative Mark stations, whilst 33.4% of those in bank, he then joined the getwestlondon: Lady Borwick said: area since 2010. Slaughter won with Field, who commanded 54.1% share registered in Hammersmith didn’t financial times. As of the 2010 “I’m honoured to be elected. 23,981 votes, beating Conservative of the vote. cast their vote either. election he has been the MP for “Kensington is not just home to the candidate Charlie Dewhirst, who Field received 19,570 votes, beating Nationally, if those who did not Orpington. rich and famous. I live here and grew received 17,463 votes, with the Lib Labour Candidate Nik Slingsby who vote formed a party, the “Did Not up here. I know there is a lot of people Dems coming in third ahead of received 9,899 votes and Lib Dem Vote” party, they would have won 343 JONATHAN MASTERS here who need help. I will make sure Greens and UKIP. Belinda Brooks-Green, who received seats overall. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 7 GE2015: the aftermath [email protected] “Anti-austerity” riots break out in Whitehall and beyond Joshua Renken on the protests across the country, and how the biggest are yet to come

undreds of anti-austerity of CCTV footage and a 24-year-old protesters took part in man remains in custody after being Himpromptu protests arrested on suspicion of assault on across the UK on Saturday, with a police. London rally starting outside the Two officers were treated at hospital Conservative Party headquarters. after the clash with protestors, while Protestors threw traffic cones, three other officers were assaulted smoke bombs and other objects at the but did not go to hospital. There police in central London, angry that have been no reported injuries to any the Conservatives won the general protesters. election. Chief Superintendent Gerry Thousands gathered in the Campbell said the vast majority of impromptu protests, where Officers protestors had taken part peacefully, in riot gear clashed with a “minority” but added that a “small minority” had of protesters who were demonstrating been intent on causing disorder. against further austerity cuts to “We have launched an public services. The police described investigation into criminal damage the protest as an “unplanned” to the Women in World War Two demonstration. Memorial. This is particularly A police investigation is also abhorrent considering we are under way after the phrase “Fuck celebrating the 70th anniversary of VE Tory Scum” was graffitied onto Day,” he said. the Women’s War Memorial in A similar, albeit smaller, rally Whitehall. This comes just as against austerity took place in Cardiff the Queen attended a service of over the weekend. Roughly 200 thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey people were protesting, including the Photo: BBC News to mark the 70th anniversary of VE singer Charlotte Church. Day – the end of World War Two in In Bristol on Thursday, thousands Peter Abraham, told the BBC he was for the following months, with The down to the Emmanuel Centre in Europe. also took to the streets in a more disappointed the march was taking People’s Assembly against Austerity Westminster during the evening of A Downing Street spokesman peaceful anti-austerity demo. place. hosting events online to encourage the Queen’s Speech. condemned the graffiti as “a Campaigners turned out in droves “I don’t accept this word austerity,” protesting in May and June. The They have also called for a National despicable display of disrespect for to oppose the £12bn welfare cut the he said. group is also thought to be behind the Demonstration on June 20th, starting those who fought and died for their Conservative party plans in a bid to “This is the far left and the rag-tag London protests that took place last outside the Bank of England. The country”. eradicate the deficit by 2018. and bobtail of protest groups coming weekend, although that hasn’t been group states: “With the Tories going it In a statement, the Met said that Although there were no arrests, together and just making a fuss. confirmed. alone in government we know exactly 12 people were arrested on suspicion major traffic delays were caused “Perhaps they are doing it because The People’s Assembly against what to expect. of violent disorder and three for around the centre of Bristol they don’t like the [election] result Austerity have posted an event “More nasty, destructive cuts to the assault on police. Of the 15 arrested, throughout the evening. but the people spoke and that’s on facebook for May 27th, calling things ordinary people care about – 14 have been bailed pending further The former leader of the democracy.” for a protest starting outside of NHS, the welfare state, education and enquiries including a full review Conservatives on Bristol City Council, More protests are being planned 10 Downing Street and moving public services.” Driving Lessons For Imperial Students Lessons5 A special offer for Imperial Students from Denis Smyth only • Driving Standards Agency (DSA) Accredited Instructor • Mock Test Examiner

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n the midst of exams, projects, dull election campaigns, with no real Innovation and Skills from 2010 to deadlines and dissertations, you stand-out moments. 2015, lost his Twickenham seat to Ican be forgiven for allowing the the Conservatives. Former Liberal General Election to pass you by in Playing it safe Democratic leader Charles Kennedy a delirium of red, yellow, blue and was defeated by the SNP up in purple. For those of you that didn’t To top it all off, after all the sound Scotland, while Danny Alexander, brave last Thursday night, we’ve and fury, the polls didn’t seem to who had been Chief Secretary to the clarified the developments so far, and budge after more than a month of Treasury since 2010, was also defeated highlighted what you need to know campaigning, much to the annoyance for re-election at the hands of the about your next government. of journalists looking for a headline. Scottish Nationalists. The Conservatives were edging it The Liberal Democrat minister Firstly, the basics in the polls for the last few weeks of David Laws lost his seat to the the campaign, during which time Conservatives, leaving just eight We woke up to a somewhat surprising the various party leaders universally Liberal Democrats in parliament. Conservative 12-seat majority last opted for a very stage-managed Ed Davey, also a minister in the Friday. Meanwhile, Scotland saw a appeal to voters through the media, last cabinet as Secretary of State for landslide victory for the SNP, Wales with virtually no walkabouts among Energy and Climate Change, didn’t remained majority Labour and the general public and a great deal of manage to retain his Kingston and Northern Ireland’s DUP defended backroom spin. Surbiton seat. their share of the seats. The Liberal Esther McVey, who served as Democrats suffered a catastrophic “It was the shy Tories that Minister of State for Employment election result across the United won it” since 2013, stands out as one of Kingdom, and UKIP only won one the very few surprise losers in the seat despite winning nearly four Immediately after the polls closed at Conservative party. She lost to Labour million votes. 22:00, the exit poll indicated a huge by just 400 votes in Wirral West. The Conservatives increased their surge for the Conservatives. The George Galloway of the Respect share of the vote by 0.8%, while prediction stood at: Conservatives - Party lost to Labour in Bradford Labour won 1.5% more votes and 316, Labour - 239, SNP - 58, Liberal West, ending a parliamentary career the SNP surge resulted in 3.1% Democrats - 10, Plaid Cymru - 4, spanning four decades. more votes amongst all of them in Greens - 2, UKIP - 2, Other - 19. the UK. The Lib Dems lost 15.2% If this was the case, all the polls Big Names in Parliament of their votes. It is incredibly rare leading up to the election were drop like flies for governments to increase their seriously off. However we soon parliamentary representation after found out that even this poll didn’t Later on in the day, we saw Nigel re-election.. No one was expecting this highlight just how comfortably Farage fall short of a win in South kind of result. the Conservatives were to take the Thanet by some 3,000 votes to the The voting turnout of the registered majority. Conservatives. As promised, he has electorate was 66.1%, a modest Soon after the results for each of the resigned as UKIP leader, although improvement on 2010’s 65.1% across 650 seats started trickling in, it didn’t it seems his party ‘has rejected’ his the UK take the nation long to realise Labour resignation. This election was a big one. The was about to suffer crushing blow Nigel Farage offered his resignation stakes were incredibly high; with after crushing blow. Labour’s election to the United Kingdom Independence the size of the state, the union campaign chief, and shadow Foreign Party’s National Executive Constituencies show how widespread the Conservative take over was across the nation. Photo: i100/LGL of the United Kingdom and our Secretary, Douglas Alexander lost to Committee (UKIP’s ruling board), position in the European Union a 20-year-old SNP candidate, shortly "you would which was rejected on 11th May. ‘start player’ just as the campaign to on the ballot, and with the added "All the followed by the fall of Scottish Labour Many believe this bizarre scenario, exit the EU begins. nuanced policy debates around the leader Jim Murphy. be forgiven which saw the deputy leader of UKIP, UKIP was founded in 1993 with NHS, immigration, housing, our polls To add huge insult to injury, the for Suzanne Evans, act as interim leader the primary objective of securing the nuclear defences, the continuation of leading Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, who thinking for a long weekend, will only bolster UK’s withdrawal from the EU, but has austerity and political reform, there would have become the second support for Nigel. fleshed out in recent years as more was certainly something for everyone up to the most powerful man in a Labour this was He is even being heralded as the than just a pressure group, with a self- to sink their teeth into. election government, lost his Morley and a pretty new Messiah – on the third (or fourth) described “democratic, right-wing” But for all the impact that the Outwood seat. His wife, Yvette day he rose again... policy platform. results will have, you would be were Cooper, won her nearby constituency. standard The party board judged that, given Farage’s continued support by the forgiven for thinking this was a seriously Nick Clegg retained his seat in issue the EU referendum that Prime party faithful only serves to support pretty standard issue election. All the Sheffield Hallam, but in a shock Minster Cameron has promised to put the idea that UKIP is a ‘one man parties ran remarkably risk averse, off" result, Vince Cable, who was the election" to the British electorate before 2017, band’. sterilised and sometimes downright Secretary of State for Business, it would be damaging to lose their Both Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 9 GE2015: the aftermath [email protected]

Who is taking over the Cabinet this time around There’s not much change at the been given to people close to top in Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle, George Osbourne, which is good but in the ‘bottom’ half there are news for his leadership bid when far more young and fresh faces, Cameron steps down before the including more women. next election. It seems there have been Below is some of the key members rewards for loyalty in the reshuffle, of the first all conservative Cabinet and many of the promotions have for almost 20 years:

First Secretary of State and Northern Ireland Secretary Chancellor of the Exchequer Theresa Villiers MP George Osbourne MP (reappointed and now the de facto Deputy Wales Secretary Prime Minister) Stephen Crabb MP

Home Secretary Scotland Secretary Theresa May MP David Mundell MP

Foreign Secretary Minister for the Armed Forces and Philip Hammond MP Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence Work and Pensions Secretary Penny Mordaunt Ian Duncan Smith MP Minister of State at Department Defence Secretary for Communities and Local Michael Fallon MP Government Mark Francois Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Minister of state at Department Oliver Letwin MP of Health Alistair Burt Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt MP Minister for security at the Home Office Leader of the House of Commons John Hayes Chris Grayling MP Minister for pensions at the Justice Secretary Department for Work and Michael Gove MP Pensions Ros Altmann Education Secretary Nicky Morgan MP Minister for Defence Procurement at the Ministry of Defence Leader of the House of Lords Philip Dunne Baroness Stowell Minister of State at the Secretary of State for Business, Department for Education Innovation and Skills Ed Timpson Sajid Javid MP also attending Cabinet: Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chief Secretary to the Treasury Amber Rudd MP Greg Hands MP

Secretary of State for Culture, Chief Whip Media and Sport Mark Harper MP John Whittingdale MP Minister for Small Business Constituencies show how widespread the Conservative take over was across the nation. Photo: i100/LGL Environment, Food and Rural Anna Soubry MP Affairs Secretary have also resigned as leaders of their also be out of Parliament. leader Harriet Harman, Shadow Liz Truss MP Minister for Employment party, following a truly remarkable Leadership elections will soon Health secretary Andy Burnham and Priti Patel MP election that no one was predicting. take place for both parties with Shadow Business Secretary Chuka International Development 90 MPs have stepped down at the former Care minister Norman Umunna. Secretary Minister without Portfolio this election, including prominent Lamb and former President of the Boris Johnson, the current Mayor Justine Greening MP Robert Halfon MP political heavyweights such as Lib Dems Tim Farron looking like of London, is also back in parliament William Hague, Andrew Lansley, the two most likely candidates for as MP of Uxbridge, and despite his Transport Secretary Minister for the Cabinet Office Brooks Newmark and Malcolm the Liberal Democrats. Options are infamous notoriety, has promised Patrick McLoughlin MP and Paymaster General Rifkind for the Conservatives, while understandably rather more limited to be a “truly local MP.” He is widely Matthew Hancock MP Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling, after the party lost a staggering 49 of tipped to take over from David Communities and Local Jack Straw and David Blunkett all their 57 MPs. Cameron over the course of the next Government Secretary Attorney General step away from frontline politics for Labour’s leadership election parliament, possibly taking over as Greg Clark MP Jeremy Wright MP good. Former leader of the Liberal is comparably more open, with prime minister as soon as 2017 (after Democrats Menzies Campbell will candidates including the interim the promised EU referendum). 10 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX GE2015: the aftermath [email protected] “I think the Liberal Democrats behaved totally dishonestly and they’ve got exactly what they deserved.”

Joshua Renken interviews the Labour MP who is representing your views in Hammersmith

he Labour politician Andy local and regional level then that’s sitting time. But I don’t think it the coalition talks in 2010? Was he Slaughter was elected as a thing we would support, so long as makes much difference to be honest. right to go into coalition with the TMember of Parliament for you don’t get that postcode lottery Tories? Hammersmith in 2010, and was re- effect. If they are going to end up JR: As Shadow Minister for Justice, elected last week with 50% of the vote. giving more money to the east shires what are your thoughts on Michael AS: I think the Liberal Democrats Previously the MP for Ealing, Acton and less to inner city areas then that Gove’s plans to replace the Human behaved totally dishonestly and and Shephard’s Bush from 2005 to is something we have got to watch. Rights Act? they’ve got exactly what they 2010, Slaughter has been the Shadow But the principle of it is perfectly deserved. I was in the 2005-2010 Justice Minister since 2010, serving sound, and if they are prepared to AS: Well that’s just abhorrent really. parliament when they positioned on the Labour Party’s front bench. do that with London, it gives us I think the only positive thing is that themselves to the left of Labour, their Joshua Renken interviewed Andy to an opportunity to argue for more it’s already running into difficulties. economic policy gains in that election talk about constituency matters and sympathetic environment for what The Scottish government has said was broadly the same as Labour’s, national politics. the health needs are. that they won’t do it. There are equal and then within 24 hours they issues with Northern Ireland, in effectively said “No, no we support Joshua Renken: What are JR: Do you think Labour were too terms that they will have to find an the full on austerity that Osbourne is your priorities over the next leftwing or not leftwing enough to agreement. But they are issues to do advocating.” parliament for your Hammersmith win this general election? with the European convention itself. I think there’s never been a political constituents? This is something that the Tories U-turn of that order and that’s before AS: I think that’s not just a stupid have said as a crowd pleaser to certain we get to issues like tuition fees. So Andy Slaughter: There are a lot of question, but it’s a really pointless constituencies but particularly their no, I think they put self-interest and issues which I wish to get help with question. I think Labour put forward own back benchers, that I think Clegg and the other right-wingers in and they are issues like the proposed a series of sensible policies but there they’ll have great difficulty doing. the Liberal Democrats managed to demolition of Charing Cross was a lot of misrepresentation. I’ve Either it will be a cosmetic thing, carry the day and they’ve got what hospital, the development of the never seen a campaign in which i.e. they’ll call it something like the they deserved.People are very cynical HS2 site which is one of the biggest either the party leader Ed Miliband British Bill of Rights but effectively of politicians I think, partly because development sites in London, and was vilified so much by the majority they’ll have to keep it the same, much of this sort of behaviour. In reality, others. of the press who were very keen to as they are. Or, they will be trying to there has to be certain standards and It also looks far more likely that secure another Tory victory, or a make a fundamental change, in which I think Clegg fell well below those we’ll get a third runway at Heathrow, campaign where there was so much case, effectively they’ll have to leave standards. which we are opposed to. misrepresentation of policies. So the convention and I don’t think Those issues are campaigning issues if you look at the sort of policies that’s really sustainable so I think JR: Do you believe in free which are not new issues, but which that were supposedly left-wing like there a huge difficulties. education? we hope to have a more positive implementing a price freeze or outcome because we can spend more getting rid of zero-hours contracts JR: Do you think, if the EU AS: In an ideal world yes, but I don’t time campaigning on them. That’s the and raising the minimum wage. referendum goes ahead, that the think that it’s sustainable anymore. defensive side if you like. They are pretty mainstream social UK electorate will vote to leave? On the positive side, there is a democratic policies. JR: So what is the magic number? limited amount that you can do as AS: No, and I don’t think that’s what an opposition MP without support, JR: Before the decision about Cameron wants either. He will try and AS: Well the magic number for us but I do have support from the local the timeframe of the Labour manipulate it. I’ve always thought was £6000 a year. It really is the Labour council. The Tories are now leadership race was made, did you this was just about managing the difference between when 5-10% of saying they’ll devolve powers and favour a quick leadership race or a Conservative party. people went to University and when budgets a lot more to cities like slower, more introspective one? He might find it slightly easier now it’s approaching 50%, and then asking Manchester and devolve the health that he’s got a majority but I think the 50% of the population who don’t budget. AS: I think there were three options there are enough headbangers who go to heavily subsidise those do go. and I was very much against the will cause him problems, but I’ve So there has to be some payment JR: What do you think of longer option that would have never had much doubt that Cameron We are I’m afraid. I wish it wasn’t the case Osborne’s city devolution plan for It also stretched it out into the autumn. But himself and the leadership of the because I do value free education, England? looks far I don’t think there is much material party do want to stay in, and then quite it’s just that you’ve got so many difference. The only disadvantage of you’ve got the leadership of most of people going to University, which is a AS: I’m suspicious of their motives more likely going slightly longer is that you don’t the main parties. It will probably be a likely to good thing, but there has to be some but I think the principle of it is that we’ll have the sort of new team. You have a re-run of what happened in 74 where see an payment back. perfectly sound. If the Tories are sort of transitional team in place and it will be a closely fought campaign Graduates do earn more money only going to do it to fragment the get a third I think people were concerned about but I think that the majority of the attack overall, but I do think it could have NHS and slip in privatisation, which runway at that. In reality it’s a decision between opinion will then be for staying in. been fairer and the debt is too high they want to do, then I oppose it. making the decision at the end of July on civil overall. There was a lot of pressure on If however they were genuinely Heathrow or the middle of September, which is JR: Do you believe that Nick Clegg liberties us not reducing tuition fees, but we devolving power and budgets to a would be two weeks into parliament put country before party during are always going to be talking about FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 11 GE2015: the aftermath [email protected]

Andy Slaughter has been Hammersmith MP since 2010. Photo: i100/LGL how much, rather than whether, from thousand pounds a year in 2004. to that. But what the big difference AS: I think it’s helpful but I don’t the housing shortage, are not going now on I think. AS: Well yes, I mean the Tories between Labour and the Tories on think it’s essential. I think people are to be addressed, and market forces promised they weren’t going to this was the flexibility of how we realising that you want people from are going to dominate without any JR: Do you not think it’s wrong increase VAT and they did and pay it off. Are you factoring in the a whole variety of backgrounds to get proper mitigation. that it was Labour that introduced so on and so forth but we’re not relationship with economic growth, involved. We are also we are quite likely to tuition fees in 1998, Labour that so much talking about the issue so we have the ability to borrow still There are certain things that are see an attack on civil liberties; we’ve increased them in 2001, the Tories here. We’re talking about what the to fund investment? That’s where the the same; representing people, doing talked about the human rights act, that proposed to increase them Liberal Democrats did and what the argument was I think. casework, campaigning and so forth, the snooper’s charter and so forth. again but it was the Lib Dems that consequences were for them and but lots of other experience is useful It’s a very right wing agenda and I’m got punished for it? the apology for that which was an JR: Would you not agree that the as well. not sure the public quite realise what apology for making the promise in SNP swept the board in Scotland they’ve voted for. AS: I think the issue with the Lib the first place, and I just think they because of their anti-austerity JR: What are your key concerns Dems is one of trust, because it was so got themselves into a terrible mess position in comparison with over the next parliament? JR: In 2010 you voted for Ed in the blatant, and they did get elected on over it. Labour? Labour leadership election, who are signing that pledge. AS: I’m concerned that you’ve you backing this time? For good reasons or bad, politicians JR: The Labour manifesto put AS: Yes but if you actually look at got a very right wing Tory party, don’t keep their promises sometimes. cutting the deficit as a priority. their proposals they were more which is concealed somewhat by the AS: I genuinely, genuinely haven’t But I don’t think there is any other Does this mean that the economic restrictive than Labour’s so I think presentational skills of Cameron. I’m decided. We haven’t even seen the example of anything quite so horrific argument has been won and the it made for a good headline but you concerned about everything, from full field yet and one or two of the as that, where you pledge to abolish Keynesian model of debt-financed didn’t have to dig very deep to realise restrictions on trade unions to cutting candidates I don’t know that well. something you then triple the cost of. socialism is dying? that it just didn’t add up. welfare benefits. I do know well candidates like This is going to be a very harsh Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham. JR: But in the 2001 election AS: No I think the fact is that most JR: As a former councillor, do you agenda that is aimed at the people the It’s difficult to make a complete Labour’s manifesto stated that responsible people think we have to believe that it’s very important for Tories see as its enemies: poor people, assessment and I think you really you would legislate against anyone balance the books and it’s a question politicians to have experience in organised labour etc. want to give people a fair chance to raising tuition fees, and then Blair of how and over what period and local government? And with the crying social set up their stall so I will reserve my tripled them from one to three what criteria we work to in relation problems that we have, for example judgment on that for now. 12 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Comment [email protected] Comment Editor Tessa Davey Why is it so taboo to be Tory? Social media has driven Conservatives to keep their views quiet

ideas of moving up the class system. Surely this can’t be true, a group that is nearly half the country must be diverse, and the policies which drew them must have some appeal. I’ve seen articles about the rise of the ‘shy Tories’, who apparently hate themselves and are ashamed to admit their greedy, self-centred leanings. Charlie Brooker has compared voting Conservative to masturbating – you probably do it, but you definitely don’t talk about it. But is it because TESSA DAVEY people are just shy and embarrassed, COMMENT EDITOR or has the barrage of self-righteous hate driven them to keep their views to themselves for self-preservation? he General Election has come Has being a Conservative voter and gone, and the United become the ultimate taboo in our life TKingdom has democratically of first world problems? elected the Conservative Party into Or is all of this Facebook’s fault? power for the next five years. 36.9% of It’s no secret that Facebook curates the country voted for them, but if you your News Feed, showing you exactly look at the articles being plastered all what they want you to see, based on over the internet and social media, interactions you’ve made with other you would have no idea that this was You probably have though, admit it. Photo: Guardian posts. Even just hovering over an the case. anti-Tory article while you read the The Felix poll suggested that 35% party was the Liberal Democrats, and everyone knows how it works, and headline might be enough to make of Imperial students were planning it didn’t occur to me that you would votes accordingly. Under a different Facebook think that you want to see to vote Conservative. I’ve spoken to vote for anyone else. In this election, system, who knows if people would more, and so you’re eventually hit a lot of people about this election, it’s been a bit different. Obviously the vote the same way? It’s true that FPTP with more posts than you can read and only one person has admitted to Lib Dems have fallen out of favour, has its flaws, but all the left-wing about how the Conservative agenda me that they voted Tory. But, they but I’m again surprised at how much advocates of a more proportional is evil, demonising the poor, disabled added as a caveat, it was because the everyone seems to have picked up representation seem to have forgotten and mentally ill. Maybe there are Conservative MP in their Fulham Labour as their go-to party. that this would give us 82 UKIP MPs other posts on social media, you’re consistency was really good. In I watched the results of the General (if we kept the number of seats the just not being shown them. Perhaps Hammersmith, they told me, they Election with a group of people same), and actually the “right-wing” your social circle isn’t actually quite would have voted Labour. from Imperial who all had different Tories plus UKIP would still have so homogenously angry lefties. And this is at Imperial. It’s no secret political ideas. One classed himself about the same proportion. Unfortunately, this social media that Imperial is one of the more as a Conservative (but he voted Lib Labour would lose seats, and we censorship only feeds into the conservative universities. Imperial Dem, I’m not really sure how that would have a much more fractured impression that the parliament was one of the only universities works), some others still hopefully government. The Greens and Lib is unrepresentative, and drives whose student union did not protest carried the Lib Dem banner, several Dems would gain seats, of course, but discontent and frustration among against the tuition fee rises, going were die-hard Labour, and one person at what cost? We would have a more those who are not in support of the so far as to voice support for them. voted Green. No one admitted to liberal representation in Parliament, elected government, who feel their The students themselves largely let any support of the Conservatives, for sure, but what is going to be passed voices aren’t being heard. the marches pass them by, probably but given the general reaction to under that parliament? Surely true Ultimately, we have the out of a combination of apathy and such confessions on social media, I proportional representation, and the government that we voted for under right-wingedness. Although my wouldn’t admit it either. government that would result from the system that we knew about going only impression of the Imperial I’ve seen people be torn to shreds other voting systems, will only lead to into the polling booths. It can’t be Conservative Society has been for suggesting that rich people the passing of bills to be slowed and the case that everyone is happy with watching from the next stand at probably pay a bit more tax than poor dragged out. This might prevent some the result, but there is no denying Fresher’s Fair as many people came people, I’ve seen statuses like, OMG really stupid things from happening that it represents the electorate in along and bitched them out, we all Tories unfriend me, Well done – I think we can all agree that we the way it was designed to. While you didn’t even have a Liberal Democrat Great Britain, Another five years of want to keep the death penalty in may disagree with the way people counterpart until recently. oppression! Shops have displayed the past and stay in the EU – but this have voted, the angry holier-than- I grew up in a part of Wales where signs suggesting that Conservative might also prevent good things from thou attitude is attacking a huge the Labour-Conservative battle voters should declare themselves happening, like the legalisation of gay proportion of the country, and seems very distant. Each of these and pay more tax. There have been marriage. serves no purpose in improving this parties takes no more than around protests and riots outside Whitehall. My News Feed is absolutely country. For this country to drift 10% of the vote, with the remaining “Well But this isn’t a few hard-right EDL plastered with articles about how back to the centre, which – for the fight being between the Lib Dems done Great or BNP supporters they’re protesting the entire country is going to go to better or worse – I have no doubt and Plaid Cymru; voting Labour or against here, it’s the largest single the dogs now we have a majority that it will, more people need to be Conservative is not a done thing. I Britain, group of supporters in the country. Conservative government, how all the “Or is all on board with their policies, and remember in the 2010 election, as a Another Some people I’m friends with on poor people are going to starve/suffer/ of this this isn’t going to happen if the second year Imperial student, I was Facebook have been organising commit suicide, and how every single current supporters of these ideas surprised to find my friends were five years of demonstrations against the current person who voted Tory is an awful Facebook’s are constantly berating them and extremely vocal in their support of oppression!” method of democratic selection. selfish human being who only cares fault?” denouncing them as reprobate and Labour. For me, the young person’s Under the first past the post system, about themself and their aspirational loathsome. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 13 Comment [email protected] Comment Editor Tessa Davey We’re going to miss the Lib Dems George Butcher wonders whether the Tories learnt anything

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he Liberal Democrats have had the number of their MPs Tslashed from 57 to just eight. Members of Parliament who have been in government for 30 years are no longer. Part of their downfall can be attributed to their support of raising tuition fees, part to supporting the Conservatives, and part of it because, apparently, Lib Dem voters don’t actually want them to do anything. The Liberal Democrats entered government at a time of great uncertainty. The thirteen year long Labour rule was ending, we’d just entered the most severe recession since the 1930s, and the Eurozone was about to implode. We needed a secure government and we needed it As we say goodbye to the Liberal Democrats in Downing Street, how are things going to change? Photo: Standard soon; the Lib Dems took a risk, and it paid off. boundaries, making it harder for for a more proportional system credibility. Voters don’t seem to have given Labour to win seats, all in the name of of representation. If you want When Tony Blair won in 1997, he them credit – they allowed a ‘fairness’ whilst ignoring the inherent a government that represents didn’t settle back into old Labour. Conservative party into Number unfairness in the electoral process the majority, you have to accept He pushed further forwards, whilst 10, implementing some deeply already. coalitions. The last party to get half alienating many in his party, gaining unpopular policies such as the The Liberal Democrats wanted the vote in a general election was the the support and trust of the public. If bedroom tax and raising tuition fees, to build more homes so that we Conservatives in 1930. David Cameron wants another term, but they also stopped the Tories from could afford to buy one. The Tories I don’t have a particular party he’ll need to move to the centre too. being right-wing enough to hold a EU want to inflate prices so you can’t. loyalty. I’ve only been able to This is what he promised to do when referendum. It’s the classic problem The Conservatives are going to risk vote in one general election so I elected Conservative leader in 2005. that faces the smaller party in any taking us out of Europe and threaten barely have a voting record. Like There are some signs of this coalition. existing strong links in science and many, I want a government that happening, he spoke of “rebalancing However, I think the electorate is industry. is fiscally responsible but that also our economy,” and “giving the mistaken. We will all miss the impact ÍThe Lib Dems wanted to defend recognises the social importance of poorest people the chance of training, of the Liberal Democrats over the that. George Osborne wants to drive the government. Thatcher brought a job, and hope for the future”. Now is next 5 years. further cuts – needless when the the economic reform we now all live the best time. David Cameron is now beginning Government can borrow at around with, but we need to use the wealth If he can genuinely work to reduce to enact the policies that the Lib “they 0.5%, whilst the Liberal Democrats we create to reduce inequality and inequality and improve public Dems had prevented. The new Bill allowed a wanted to cut slower and use the “If you improve the public services we all services, he’ll leave Labour with of Human Rights will require you economy’s growth and accompanying depend upon. nowhere left to stand. to seek appeals in Europe before Conservative tax receipts to move from a deficit. want a The onus is now on David Cameron. We will miss the central ground the British Supreme Court, making party into They’ve pulled the government into government The Conservative Party will not that the Liberal Democrats offered it harder to reach justice. The Number 10... the centre ground; in fact both the that survive another election if they us all, whether you voted for them ‘snooper’s charter’ gives the police Financial Times and The Economist cannot meet the demands of the or not. We’re now getting five wide-reaching powers, including the but they also Magazine supported the continuation represents electorate. The Tories may have the years of unrestrained Conservative power to prevent someone accused stopped the of the coalition. the majority, economic high ground, they may government and it remains to be seen of “extremism” from publishing Tories from So why the loss of seats? Many you have appeal to the ‘aspirational class’, whether they learnt anything from anything without their permission, people I speak to are upset that but if they can’t present a fair social their coalition partners in the past including a public defence. This is being right- the Liberal Democrats “got into to accept policy for Britain, they will have no five years, or whether they’ll return likely to impact peaceful protestors. wing” bed with the Tories”. Why? These coalitions.” future from the moment Labour or to their home ground and be pushed They are re-drawing the constituency are the same people who also call the Liberal Democrats regain their aside by the centrists. 14 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Comment [email protected] Comment Editor Tessa Davey On continuing to Keep the Cat Free Cecily Johnson doesn’t want to set a precedent of censorship

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However, against our child pornography” at the same prospective students and alumni. to infringe on this freedom in the wishes, Imperial Estates Facilities time as it was being flooded with Felix contributors attending ImpFest past — some of them successful — and employees were sent to remove the young visitors (and their parents). have relayed stories of alumni it is vital that we publicly recognise papers before the end of the day, However, there was a lot of anger and asking festival volunteers what had and consider the consequences of meaning that large numbers of frustration at the way they responded. happened to Felix and why it was such actions. We must not allow a students leaving lectures, labs and Many of us felt that was overkill to missing from campus. If Comms precedent to be set for College to tutorials after this time were unable remove Felix distribution bins from had voiced concerns about the story squirrel student media away from to access copies of Felix. areas of campus that were not hosting sooner, we might have been able to the public view whenever they take a When initially informing Felix of “Comms Festival talks, booths and events. work with organisers to make copies disliking to our content. their decision, Comms indicated that indicated The clearly designated festival “It is more available on request. In a world where our own they did not think our front cover entrance was on Imperial College I picked up my first issue of Felix government is seeking to introduce was suitable for children; they later that they Road, and the vast majority of important while attending an Imperial open wide-ranging powers to ban citizens cited fears that they might receive did not visitors would likely not stray than ever day as a prospective student, and it from broadcasting and require complaints from parents attending further than the Queen’s Lawn, Sir was this that inspired me to seek out them to submit communications the festival if the papers remained think Alexander Fleming Building or the for us to the team during Freshers’ Fair last for ‘approval’ before circulation, accessible. However, it is my feeling Sherfield Building. Despite this, our be aware October and get involved. While Felix it is more important than ever for that there was nothing on the cover our front distribution bins were also removed is a newspaper made by students, I us to be aware of matters of free that children couldn’t potentially see cover was from the Business School entrance of matters don’t think it is necessarily only for speech. Moving a few distribution any time they walk past a newsagents and City and Guilds Building, areas of free students. We count many members of bins out of public view is not a great or glance at a television showing the suitable for not directly involved in the festival the College and Union staff amongst transgression, but it is toeing the line evening news. children” but visited mostly by our regular Felix speech.” our readership, and our online of censorship and — to my mind — Since the limited distribution was audience. presence enables us to reach alumni that is a very dangerous thing indeed. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 15 Science [email protected] Science Editor James Bezer & Lauren Ratcliffe Swap out those burgers for beans! Lauren Ratcliffe reports on lowering your risk of colon cancer

New research from a team of scientists, involving some from Imperial College London, suggests that a Western diet, high in protein and fat, can lead to an increased risk of colon cancer compared to one high in starch Photo: Creative Commons

hose late night burgers and tacos. “The findings suggest that people microbes, and others that produced sloppy kebabs may be doing The study involved an international can substantially lower their risk of the chemical butyrate, which has anti- Tfar more dangerous things to collaboration of researchers, colon cancer by eating more fibre. cancer properties. The Americans on your body than just expanding your including some from Imperial This is not new in itself but what is the other hand had more microbes waistline, research from Imperial College London and the University really surprising is how quickly and that break down bile acids, which can suggests. A diet swap between of Pittsburgh, teaming together. dramatically the risk markers can increase cancer risk. American and African volunteers has Volunteers within the study all had switch in both groups following diet This study supports other work indicated that one nation’s dietary colonoscopy examinations, where change.” Professor Jeremy Nicholson, that has shown high-fibre diets habits leads to a greater risk of getting they examine the inner lining of the team leader from the Department are linked to reduced colon cancer colon cancer. your large intestine. The researchers of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial risk. Although their study can’t The Western diet, which is typically also measured biological markers College London elucidates. definitively say whether the change high in protein and fat but low in that indicate colon cancer risk and Colon cancer is the fourth in diet would have led to increased fibre, is thought to raise colon cancer examined bacterial samples taken commonest cause of death from cancer rates in the African group and risk compared with African diets, from the colon. cancer in the UK, and overall the lowered rates in the American group, which are usually high in fibre and Before the experiment, almost second leading cause of cancer death there is good evidence from other low in fat and protein. Gut bacteria "Gut half of the American volunteers had in the Western World, attributed "This study studies that indicate the changes are thought to be the key players in bacteria are polyps – abnormal growths in the to over 600,000 deaths per year supports observed were signs of cancer risk. this effect. bowl lining that may be harmless worldwide. However, colon cancer The findings highlight a serious The study, published in Nature thought to but could develop into cancerous rates are regionally heterogeneous, other work concern about the potential Communications, involved 20 African- be the key growths if left unchecked. Subjects with rates being much higher in the that has consequences of the current American volunteers and another within the African group had no such Western world than in Africa or the progressive Westernisation of group of 20 rural South African players in abnormalities. After the study, the Far East, and greatest in the United shown African communities, which could volunteers from KwaZulu-Natal research team discovered that the States. lead to a spike in colon cancer rates swapping diets for two weeks. Rural the effect African volunteers’ cancer risk had The major reason for these high- and become a major health issue. On Africans ate a diet of sausages, hash diet has dramatically increased, whilst the differences in colon cancer risk fibre diets a more positive side, this study can browns, burgers, and fries. African- American volunteers were found to seem to be due to differences in also provide vegetarians with some Americans, on the other hand, on colon have far less inflammation in the the types of bacteria in the gut reduce more ammunition when defending switched to plates of corn fritters, cancer" colon, as well as reduced biomarkers microbiome. The rural Africans cancer risk" their principles in front of fiendish mango slices, bean stew, and fish of cancer risk. had more carbohydrate-fermenting carnivores. 16 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Music [email protected] Music Editors Grace Rahman & Amna Askari Eurovision Fever: Your Guide to the top 10 acts of the 60th annual song contest Jamie Thomas gives us the lowdown on this year’s favourites

Dating back to 1956, this year is the 60th anniversary of one of the largest and most watched television events in the world; the Eurovision Song Contest. Following Conchita Wurst’s victory for Austria last year in Copenhagen, the contest will be hosted this year live from Vienna. And with Serbia, Cyprus and the Czech Republic returning to the contest along with Australia debuting as a guest entrant, this year is gearing up to be the biggest in the competition’s history, with 40 nations competing and an unprecedented 27 performing in the Grand Final on 23rd May. Here’s my top 10 songs to keep an eye out for, including some of the most likely to win and a few of my personal favourites. United Kingdom ith what can only be described as a techo mash-up of ‘Cotton Eyed Joe’ and the Birdseye Potato Waffles song, this year we are sending Electrovelvet with their song ‘Still In Love WWith You’. I’ll admit my first reaction to this song was one of dread and ‘wow, we’ve really given up this year’. However the song has since grown on me immensely. Most of Europe has taken a detour from zany, quintessentially ‘Eurovision-y’ songs this year in favour of more serious, Nil points! The British entry are practising their game faces. Credit: BBC often melancholy numbers. This means our song could really stand out as a fun and silly entry, hopefully sticking in peoples’ minds as they cast their votes. Sweden ith pop music being one of their biggest exports, Sweden takes Eurovision very seriously. They vote nationally for who will represent them in an X-Factor-like, immensely popular Wseries of live shows named Melodifestivalen. This year it was won by Måns Zelmerlöw and he will sing ‘Heroes’. It’s a catchy, high-energy song, but I feel like it doesn’t particularly stand out. However, it’s actually favourite to win and will undoubtedly place in the top 5. Måns has better eyebrows than me. Credit: esctoday.com

Finland n 2006 Lordi took Europe by storm with ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’, which became the first and only hard rock song to ever win the contest. This year they’re hoping for success with punk rock Iband Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät and their song ‘Aina Mun Pitää’. All 4 members of the band have learning disabilities and are hoping to raise awareness of people with learning disabilities and, as they put it, ‘have a fucking good time’. They’ve performed with previous winners, Lordi. Credit: sonymusic.fi

Estonia stonia’s song, ‘Goodbye To Yesterday’ by Elina Born and Stig Rästa, is my personal favourite this year. A duet about a couple going through a breakup, it’s a bit like Gotye’s ‘Somebody EThat I Used To Know’ with hints of Amy Winehouse. Trust me, it works. Estonia failed to qualify for the final last year, but this year they’re sure to be there and I think we’ll see them place in the top 5. They’ve got my vote! Will they? Won’t they? Who cares. Credit: Stina Kase Photography

Italy taly are part of the Big Five, meaning they automatically qualify for the final, where we’ll see Il Volo sing ‘Grande Amore’. A modern-day Three Tenors, Il Volo is a young, operatic pop trio Ithat was formed on an Italian TV singing contest in 2010. ‘Grande Amore’ is a dark, brooding, powerful operatic ballad and I love it. It really stands out and will surely stay in the minds of the voters as they reach for their phones. Will they still be this chummy when their Eurovision dream comes crashing down? Credit: escunited.com FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 17 Music [email protected] Music Editors Grace Rahman & Amna Askari Eurovision Fever: Your Guide to the top 10 acts of the 60th annual song contest Australia efore you ask, no, that’s not a misspelling of Austria. It’s simply that Australia’s love of Eurovision transcends the 14,000km and 10 hour time difference between us so much that the European Broadcasting Union has allowed our friends from down under to be honourary B th Europeans this year as part of the 60 Eurovision anniversary celebrations. For this extra special entry, Australia is sending Guy Sebastian with ‘Tonight Again’, a fantastically upbeat declaration of how happy Australia are to be allowed to compete that is sure to go down very well. The EBU And Guy didn’t think his life could get any better after he won Pop Idol in 2003. Credit: has announced that should Australia win, they will be invited back next year. The pressure is on escuinted.com Australia to impress, and I have a feeling Guy will do just that. Norway ebrah Scarlett and Mørland will sing ‘A Monster Like Me for Norway’. A melancholy, slow yet pretty duet with a nice piano part, it resembles Norway’s entry from last year, ‘Silent DStorm’, which placed 8th in the final. Its opening is a little boring, but it really gets going half way through and turns into what should be a big crowd-pleaser.

They’ve still got a week to work out which camera they’re meant to be looking at. Credit: NRK Belarus his year Belarus are sending Uzari & Maimuna with their song ‘Time’. This is not one of the favourites to win, but I included it because of it’s one of my favourites due to a strong dance Tanthem beat, catchy tune and the big violin part. Uzari, the singer/songwriter is no stranger to the Eurovision stage after appearing in 2011 as a backing vocalist in Belarus’ unsuccessful entry ‘I Love Belarus.’ The laughing will stop when they touch down in Venice. Credit: wowstars.ru

Germany can’t believe this isn’t one of the favourites to win. ‘Black Smoke’ by Ann Sophie will represent Germany this year and in my opinion it’s one of the best songs this year. With a powerful, I simple, driving drumbeat throughout, an incredibly catchy tune and Ann Sophie’s great voice, I think this song deserves to do very well. Germany being one of the Big Five, it automatically qualifies for the final. Sources say she will be forced to perform in the live shows fully clothed. Credit: eurovision.tv

Montenegro ontenegro probably aren’t going to win. In fact, the current odds of them placing first are 100/1, indicating they may not even qualify for the final. I’m including them because I Mreally, really like their song. ‘Adio’ by Knez makes extensive use of traditional Balkan instruments, is sung in its nation’s main language (Montenegrin) and is very reminiscent of my favourite Eurovision song of all time, Serbia’s 2012 entry ‘Nije Ljubav Stvar’ by Željko Joksimović. Eurovision stress is setting in. Knez, are you ok hun? Credit: Bojan Stanic Turns out this year’s entry was composed by him so all the more reason to love it!

And that’s not all! These are just 10 of the 40 entries this year; the biggest Eurovision ever. Of these, 16 will compete in the first semi-final on 19th May and another 17 will compete in the second semi-final on the 21st. 10 countries qualify from each of the semi-finals, joining the Big Five, the host country Austria and special guest nation Australia to battle it out in the final on Saturday 23rd of May. Don’t miss it! The Eurovision Song Contest Final will be shown on BBC One on the 23rd of May, with the first semi-finals on Tuesday the 16th on BBC Three. 18 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Film [email protected] Film Editors Ellen Mathieson, John Park and Jack Steadman Boyhood? Not for these girls ABENA TAYLOR-SMITH WRITER

GIRLHOOD Director: Celine Sciamma Screenplay: Celine Sciamma Cast: Karidja Toure, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Marietou Toure

he latest film in director Celine Sciamma’s ‘Trilogy of Youth’ Tis Girlhood (Bande des Filles), a coming-of-age story set on the housing projects bordering Paris. The title of this French-language film directly translates as Girl Gang – but the English film title knowingly references Richard Linklater’s critically lauded 2014 film, Boyhood, which similarly focused on issues on Photo: Celine Sciamma/Studiocanal adolescence and identity. In Girlhood, Karidja Touré plays (Lindsay Karamoh) and their in packs. They sit on low walls and more of this. sixteen year old Marieme, a quiet enigmatic leader, Lady (Assa Sylla). stairways like sentries, watching However, these scenes have a schoolgirl who cares for her two Unusually for French cinema, everything, ready to shame the girls’ purpose: to show the character’s younger sisters. the cast are predominantly black appearance and behavior. personalities, their group dynamic Life isn’t easy; having been refused actors. In interviews, Sciamma has When they are in their own bubble, and to move the action along. the opportunity to attend high school mentioned the paucity of black shielded from the male gaze, it It’s more important and impressive on spurious grounds, Marieme must students at French drama schools, seems that the girls can do anything. that Sciamma avoids the music quickly decide what to make of her which resulted in her using street- They are funny, loud and charming, video clichés of black girls as life when the only other options casting to bring her characters to life. when they want to be. They’re hypersexualized twerk-a-holics, appear to be becoming a cleaner, All of the performances are also fearsome, bitchy and violent: instead she celebrates their beauty a drug dealer, a young mum or a magnetic; the four lead actresses Definitely not the sort of people you and personality. prostitute. had no previous experience yet their want to be pissing off. It is rare to see such an honest and Her own mother is largely absent, charisma and on-screen presence "When Dance is used repeatedly to show joyful depiction of female friendship. working long hours at a cleaning job carries the film. they are in them at their most ebullient and Girlhood passes the Bechdel test which must provide for four children; Karidja Touré is captivating as carefree. There are some beautifully with flying colours, presenting well- and for a father figure she has only a Marieme, whose outwardly shy their own shot dance scenes, particularly the "This is written, complex characters who are bullying, older brother. demeanour masks a quick witted bubble... it one to Rihanna’s ‘Diamonds’. definitely rebellious, outspoken, determined Marieme’s life seems to be void of and resourceful survivor. You only The tight shots focus on the actors’ and tender. More like women that friendship or relief, revolving solely ever want Marieme to be alright, but seems the faces, lingering on their skin, which one to you or I might know. around family duties. like so many other young people, her appears in rich shades of blue and This is definitely one to watch with It is at this point that she is adopted dazzlingly depressing set of prospects girls can do black. The actors are really good watch with friends. It serves as a bittersweet by a group of three fearless, rowdy leaves her clearly vulnerable. anything.” dancers so at times it’s frustrating friends." reminder that there is more than one girls Fily (Mariétou Touré), Adiatou The boys on the estate also travel that the shot-framing doesn’t reveal kind of true love. This week in Film: Terminator Genisys JACK STEADMAN and Kyle Reese (Jai Courtenay), Reese back in time to 1984 to prevent SECTION EDITOR leaders of the human resistance Skynet’s eponymous Terminator in 2029 as well, with one proving from murdering Sarah Connor. potentially more spoiler-ific than the From there, it all goes off the rails, he marketing campaign for other. as Reese finds himself in an alternate the latest reboot/revival of the The spoiler-ridden posters are timeline where Connor was orphaned TTerminator series continues typical of the whole campaign for by a Terminator, and has been raised rolling, with a new batch of character Genisys, truth be told, with the two by a very familiar cyborg in her posters hitting the web this week. trailers for the film (so far) already parents’ place. Posters for Terminator Genisys* have managing to reveal the majority of Directed by Alan Taylor (of Game arrived, featuring looks at Arnold the film’s plot. of Thrones and Thor: The Dark World), Schwarzenegger returning to one of Several potentially big plot and also starring the likes of Matt the roles that made him famous, as surprises are already common Smith (Doctor Who, obviously), well as Emilia Clarke’s take on Sarah knowledge (but won’t be spoiled here). Terminator Genisys is due to ruin Connor (originally played by Linda The film initially follows the spelling across the UK from July 3. Hamilton). plot of the original Terminator film There are also posters for John (as written and directed by James *Yes, that is the real title. No, that’s Connor (now played by Jason Clarke) Cameron), with John Connor sending Photo: Alan Taylor/Paramount not a misprint. Photo: Alan Taylor/Paramount FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 19 Film [email protected] Film Editors Ellen Mathieson, John Park and Jack Steadman

This week Falling for The Falling at Imperial ABENA TAYLOR-SMITH Cinema WRITER

THE FALLING Director: Carol Morley Screenplay: Carol Morley Cast: Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh, Greta Scacchi, Maxine Peake

he Falling is written and directed by Carol Morley, Twhose first feature film was the This week at Imperial Cinema moving docudrama, Dreams of a Life. we’ve got a trio of cinematic Set in 1969, The Falling centres on treats for you, from a sci-fi classic a bizarre fainting epidemic at an to a new masterpiece of horror. English girls school. First up, it’s Ridley Scott’s Blade Although this is a fictional account, Runner, as part of this year’s there are records of similar episodes re-release of the 2007 ‘Final Cut’ throughout history and Morley based by Scott. this drama on such events. Maisie Williams and Florence Pugh in The Falling. Photo: Carol Morley/Metrodome This is the definitive version of Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) the classic film, starring Harrison plays Lydia Lambert, the confused many strengths is that she writes her it is a part of the atmosphere itself, Ford as Rick Deckard, a retired and angry teenage girl at the heart of minor characters with the same care heightening the action at times, but Replicant Hunter. Forced out of the outbreak. that she would give her protagonists. not afraid to lapse into silence. retirement to hunt four escaped Talented newcomer Florence Pugh Greta Scacchi gives a confident The Falling is a great Replicants, he encounters the is Lydia’s charismatic and precocious performance as Lydia and Abbie’s accomplishment by Morley. It’s odd mysterious Rachael, and starts to best-friend, Abigail Mortimer. snarling form tutor; and the and disturbing, exploring themes of question his own existence... Whether for a modest skirt wonderful Maxine Peake plays repression, sexual curiosity and the Next, we’ve got Disney’s latest length or meticulous punctuality to Lydia’s affectionless mother. grey areas between what is and is not film, Big Hero 6, based on the lessons, rules at the girls’ school are The spooky and downbeat film real. Marvel comics of the same name. tyrannically enforced. score is composed by Tracey Thorn, "It’s odd and The performances are engaging, Hiro Hamada is a prodigy with This is not an environment tolerant "This is of Everything But the Girl. disturbing, particularly from Pugh and Williams; robotics, but he spends his days of mass hysteria. Most of the scenes The instrumentation is sparse, exploring and the scenery is beautifully shot, participating in illegal bot fights. are quiet and intense, hinting at not an mainly relying on acoustic guitar, a the country landscapes looking like Rescued by his older brother, repressed emotions that could surface environment low, clear singing voice, and the kind themes of paintings. and introduced to a world of at any time. Lydia clearly adores tolerant of instruments you might find in a repression There’s nothing else like The Falling possibilities, he gets to meet the Abbie and there is a suggestion of school music lesson. [and] sexual in cinemas at the moment so don’t lovable nurse robot Baymax. lesbianism to their relationship. of mass The result is a soundtrack that miss out. It’s a haunting film which When tragedy strikes, Hiro However, it’s not just the students hysteria" doesn’t intrude on the drama, curiousity." will stay with you for days after must track down a whole new with hidden depths; one of Morley’s signposting what will happen next; you’ve watched it. kind of threat. Finally, we’re also showing It Follows, a brand new horror film. To say too much about it would spoil it, but it might just rival The Babadook for ‘best horror this Last week in Film: Suicide Squad decade’. Blade Runner is playing at JACK STEADMAN by Jared Leto. That image caused Imperial Cinema on Monday 18th SECTION EDITOR some controversy (as all these things May at 19:00. are bound to do), with some fans Big Hero 6 is playing on Tuesday decrying the tattoos sported by 19th May at 18:30 and Thursday n the face of Marvel’s continued this new iteration of the character. 21st May at 20:30. success with their Cinematic The backlash wasn’t that far off There’s also a 3D screening on IUniverse, DC have begun that caused by the announcement Wednesday 20th May at 19:00. throwing out early glimpses of their of Heath Ledger in the role for It Follows is playing on Tuesday upcoming slate, kicking off with a Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight, so 19th May at 20:30 and Thursday trailer for Batman vs Superman: Dawn until actual video of Leto in the role 21st May at 18:30. of Justice*, and now the first image of judgement can probably be witheld. Tickets are £3 for members and the Suicide Squad all together. The group shot is an interesting £4 for non-members. David Ayer posted the group shot one, though. It’s mostly composed www.imperialcinema.co.uk to his Twitter account, giving fans of Ayer’s trademark gritty, grungy their first glimpse of Margot Robbie’s style, with the characters’ appearences Harley Quinn, alongside Will Smith reflecting that. It’s all dark greys and as Deadshot, Jai Courtenay as Captain greens and not much colour. Margot Robbie on set as Harley Quinn (L), the whole Squad together (R). Boomerang, and a heavily made-up Harley Quinn looks like the only Cara Delevigne as Enchantress. one to have actually sprung from a the Joker (and Ben Affleck’s Batman, one to watch, after all. This all follows on from the first comic book, so seeing her play off who’s making an appearence) could be image of Ayer’s Joker, as played the other Squad members, as well as the real highligh of the film. Robbie is *Again: yes, that is the real title. 20 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Television [email protected] Television Editors Guila Gabrielli & John Park Documentary TV: The Theroux Effect Jonathan Masters finds himself questioning the aims of TV docs

hose of you that have a TV Licence, or have had a look at TBBC IPlayer recently (much more likely), will have seen that Louis Theroux – the mild mannered, inherently awkward, bespectacled documentarian – has a new series, of which three episodes have already been broadcast early, due to the Clarkson-shaped hole in BBC Two’s Sunday scheduling. My question is, is it anything more than voyeurism or does he have a genuine positive effect? Theroux has been making documentaries since 1998, starting off with the often comical Weird Weekends series, which varied from him spending time with Black extremists in America, to trying to embark on an admittedly short lived gangsta rap career. The humour of this series was then slightly lost in his next endeavours, which consisted of numerous interviews with various personalities, including the infamous episode where he interviewed Jimmy Saville, an incredibly uncomfortable piece of television to watch now with the knowledge of Saville’s history of abuse. The next series was to become Theroux’s template for many to come: a much more mature and confident portrayal of issues such as the crystal meth culture of Fresno, or institutions specifically for rehabilitating paedophiles. His current series has focussed on firstly a two-part piece on a psychiatric hospital for criminals that have committed crimes by reason of insanity, an extremely interesting Louis Theroux and Camille, in the BBC Two documentary Transgender Kids, broadcast last month, which sparked a debate about transgender issues in watch that portrays seemingly childhood Photo: BBC placid inmates who have committed horrifically violent crimes. There making can induce this sort of moral of The Guardian he stated that his he has never tried to stand if he is an uncomfortably intriguing introspection, but one has to wonder greatest fear was that he “is not thinks that the current selection sequence where it is uncertain if where you draw the line between helping” the situations that he of candidates are homogenous. one inmate is falsifying his mental portrayal and voyeurism – whilst portrays in order to draw attention Now although I am in no way an condition in order to bypass serving a watching the first two episodes based to them and provide greater public advocate for Farage nor Brand, I longer jail sentence, highlighting the in the psychiatric hospital, I found knowledge; however, this begs the do think it’s an interesting point: uncertainty of mental health within myself drawn to not so much the life question: Is greater public awareness what does promoting awareness do the judicial system. The third episode of the inmates in the facility, but to helpful, or just a passive act? if not pass the torch along the line? focussed on transgender children, the what crimes they had perpetrated, This is a question that I believe Perhaps eventually someone will do youngest interviewee being a 5 year and I think that the documentaries must be asked by not only something, but what about now? old who, although born Sebastian, themselves are structured in a documentarians but journalists as a The Guardian interview with now identified themselves as Camille. way that it leads the audience into whole. It’s all very well writing about Theroux then ends with Heawood Also an extremely interesting wanting to know what heinous crime the stagnant state of British politics, questioning why he does not watch, especially highlighting the they committed, and almost enjoying "Is this but perhaps only writing about it "What does intervene in places, such as young dilemmas that the parents of these the knowledge of it. is just shifting the responsibility to boy in the Westboro Baptist Church children face in whether or not to Louis Theroux as a documentarian anything someone who is willing to actually promoting who had a vitriolic hatred of dismiss it as a phase, or encourage is unparalleled in his curiosity, more than make that change. awareness homosexuals, taught by his mother. it to the point of seeking hormone frequently asking extremely personal If that is the case, then what is the Theroux replied with “No, I go in therapy for the child. Quite questions, even questioning his voyerism, point? Surely it would be far more do if not to tell stories, to reveal the truth interesting also for the fact that it interviewees’ fundamental beliefs, or does effective to try and be the change simply pass and to try to understand. Not to set evoked a moral ambiguity in myself, such as in an episode where he visits that you want to see in the world people straight,” he says. “I don’t go making me consider if I would allow the controversial hate-inciting it have a (I apologize for the shoe-horned the torch into this with the agenda of saving my (hypothetical) child to make the Westboro Baptist Church, leading to positive quote). This issue also came up in the along the the world.” It’s possible that this same decisions at this age that the his trademark long awkward pauses, Question Time appearance of Russell passive approach, rather than the other parents had allowed and cringe inducing stares. In an effect?" Brand and Nigel Farage, where an line?" authoritarian world-policeman one, is At its best, documentarian film- interview with Sophie Heawood audience member asked Brand why a more worthy position to take.

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imperialcollegeunion.org 24 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Fashion [email protected] Editor Cécile Borkhataria ‘Life on Foot’: Discovering Spanish shoe brand Camper Cécile Borkhataria visits the exhibition at London’s Design Museum, discovering a unique shoe brand which prioritizes comfort first

Pelotas shoes aligned at ‘Life on Foot’ at the Design Museum. Credit: Jill Tate

fter arriving at the Design from initial sketches to the detailed who went to France and England that is different and has its own and visitors are welcome to graffiti Museum soaking wet from graphics on the shoebox. to learn the craft of shoe making, identity. This sense of individuality the blank wall space next to an ALondon’s pelting rain, I I was amongst a group of journalists after which he came back to Spain is reflected in Camper stores across impressive wall display of white joined a group of journalists ready greeted by the director of the with the equipment he needed to set the world, where no one store design camper trainers. to be guided through the Museum’s design museum, Deyan Sudjic. He up a shoe-making factory. In 1975, is the same. Miguel Fluxá thinks that The exhibition guides the viewer latest exhibition entitled Life on explained that the museum, along Miguel’s father Lorenzo joined the the world today is becoming a little through six of the brand’s key styles, Foot: Camper at the Design Museum. with an exhibition design company, family business and so the brand boring and uniform, so he thought it for example Pelotas – the brands The exhibition marks the 40th had worked closely with Camper ‘Camper’ was born. The brands would be interesting for the stores to bestseller for the past 20 years, anniversary of the Spanish footwear brand representatives to develop the name pays homage to Miguel’s great be different. For instance, Camper’s Himalayan, Twins and Wabi, whilst Brand Camper, which is well known exhibition. The introduction was grandfather, as the word means Milan store is famed for having exploring the design, manufacturing for its casual styles, many of which followed by some words from the ‘farmer’ in the language of Mallorca dedicated a single blank wall solely and history of the family-run are unisex. The exhibition guides brands CEO, Miguel Fluxá. Miguel’s (Mallorquí) where the company was for its stores visitors to decorate business whose designs are iconic visitors through the process of how a great grandfather, Antonio Fluxá, founded. with graffiti. Recognizing this fun and purchased in their millions shoe collection is researched, created, founded the first shoe factory in Camper places a strong emphasis gimmick, the design museum has worldwide. manufactured and presented – Spain in 1877. He was a farmer on individuality to create a brand replicated this idea for the exhibition, The process of designing and FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 25 Fashion [email protected] Editor Cécile Borkhataria

which were revolutionary at the time. ‘amoeba trainer’ designed by Aden Across its product range, Camper has suggests that these cells could mould collaborated with many different around the foot, creating a type of designers, including celebrated second skin shoe. As this part of the Spanish artist Joan Miró on a pair of exhibition focuses on ‘life on foot’ as a graphic ‘twins’. whole, it looks at innovation in space The exhibition forays into Camper’s suit design. It showcases images of various advertising campaigns, past newly developed space suits that look and present. The company uses like a wetsuit rather than a traditional adverts in a humorous way, whilst bulky space suit, allowing a more also questioning mass consumerism. seamless walking experience in Space. Many of its adverts avoid using The final parts of the exhibitions take direct images of shoes, and most use a look at changing city landscapes as English instead of Spanish, appealing a result of technological innovation to a global audience. One famous and changing walking habits. The advertising poster, created by Guixé exhibit displays an interactive screen in 2002, bore the slogan “No los showing the number of average daily compres si no los necesitas”, meaning steps taken in cities around the world. “Don’t buy it if you don’t need it”. It shows that Tokyo is one of the This paradoxical take on advertising world’s most active cities in terms of emphasizes that Camper is different, average steps per day, due in part, no and is as much a maverick lifestyle doubt, to the lack of efficient public Camper has been in business for 40 years. Credit: Jill Tate brand as it is a global shoe retailer. transportation and the reliance on In line with Campers position cars for displacement. By contrast, creating a Camper shoe begins at the trends for the coming year. What as a lifestyle brand, the company Los Angeles has some of the lowest company’s design studios in Mallorca, makes Camper unique is that at the launched their ‘walking society’ levels of steps taken. Such insights Spain. Manufacturing then takes design stage, and all the way through advertising campaign in 2001. The have led city planners to investigate place in one of its factories in China, manufacturing, the design of a shoe campaign’s slogan “Walk, Don’t Run”, the possibility of widespread ‘express Indonesia or Vietnam. Although is based on ‘the last’, a model of the emphasizing the conflict between the walkways’ becoming mainstream the brand used to manufacture its human foot. The lasts are made by slow pace of the rural world and the in cities, similar to flat moving shoes on site in Mallorca, like many a team of technicians at Camper, fast pace of urban reality, bringing walkways in airports. These could product-based businesses, it seized advising the design team on comfort them together. resemble motorways for pedestrians, the opportunity of manufacturing for the wearer. The same last used Finally, the exhibition explores the with shoe repair stations, food shops its shoes at a much lower cost in East during design is also used during potential future of walking, looking and other amenities along the way. Asia. manufacturing, to ensure that at the ways in which technological These ideas may change the landscape The opening of the exhibition the actual shoe fits the foot in the and sociological developments might of cities as we know them in the near features a video illustrating the intended way. change the landscape for everyday future, whilst redefining the footwear painstakingly detailed precision The flagship product of the brand pedestrians. An array of speculative fashion sphere. required to make a Camper remains the Pelotas, the company’s design ideas look at new directions The exhibition is open to the public at shoe. Whilst some aspects of most distinctive shoe design. Over and possibilities for pedestrians. London’s Design Museum from the 13th manufacturing are mechanized, such ten million pairs of Pelotas have been For example, researcher Shamees "No one of May till the 1st of November, located as sewing the sole of the shoe onto sold since they were first launched Aden studies protocells, an area of at123 Shad Thames. Student tickets cost its base, many others, such as cutting by Camper in 1995. The design was synthetic biology that may offer new store £9.75 and adult tickets are £13. Tickets out individual pieces of leather for inspired by vintage American sports approaches to footwear design in the design is give access to three exhibitions in the constructing the shoe, are done by trainers, and its name means ‘balls’ in future. Protocells become semi-living museum, which is located just south of hand. Contrary to what I expected Spanish, referencing the 87 indented substances through the manipulation the same ." the river. The closest tube stations are from a mass production factory in balls on the sole of a Pelota shoe of their chemical structures, and an Tower Hill and London Bridge. Asia, this video made the process look Another of Camper’s most famous like it was taking place in an artisanal designs is arguably the ‘Wabi’, shoe shop in Spain. Interestingly, meaning ‘peasant’ or ‘rustic’ in whilst making a pair of Camper shoes Japanese. It is meant in a sense usually only takes a few hours in the of simplicity, a modesty with no factory, up to 300 people may be pretension. Wabi shoes are made for involved in the making of one single indoor use, placing an emphasis on shoe. sustainability in the materials they’re Two seasonal collections of Camper made of. They are directed to all shoes are designed every year, with "Up to 300 ages, for use throughout all seasons each collection containing around of the year. The first prototypes of people may 500 shoes which are produced by the Wabi were made using hemp and many of the companies designers, be involved coconut, but now, a standard Wabi’s as well as external collaborators, in sole is composed of recycled rubber in the response to a design brief set by the and its upper is usually made of wool. company’s creative director, now making of Following the Wabi’s, the next iconic French designer Romain Kremer. design showcased are the ‘Twins’. one single These briefs usually specify the These shoes, first introduced in the style, mood and colour palette for shoe." early 90’s, were unique in that they that season, whilst also predicting were non-identical pairs of shoes, Protocell trainers. Credit: Cecile Bokhataria

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Editorial: An When Satire Starts to Age Uncertain Future Clara Nevola Clark finds Product’s humour dated FRED FYLES KAMIL MCCLELLAND SECTION EDITORS

For those of you who have been following Felix Arts, you should know that each week we theme the issue. We look at what articles we have that week, and then think of how we can link them together, drawing together different strands to weave a rich tapestry of culture. We will not be doing that today. This week’s issue, if I wish to speak from the heart, would probably be The Uncertainty Issue. Or perhaps The All-Change Issue. Or maybe simply The Grief Issue. That would be most appropriate given the new UK government, and their plans for the future of British art. For the 63.1% of the population who didn’t vote Conservative, I empathise. My Thursday night was spent googling various permutations of the question “how accurate is an exit poll?” before I went to bed, waking up to a Tory majority that none of us ever thought was possible. For those of you who did vote Conservative, congratulations. Your party of choice made it into power, and now – without the Liberal Democrats to temper their more radical policies – are Olivia Poulet in the Arcola Theatre’s production of Mark Ravenhill’s Product Photo: Richard Davenport free to pursue whatever aims they wish, unimpeded by an film about a successful, rich, title – Mohammed and Me – right point this out to us? opposition. For the moment, it is lonely businesswoman who through to the predictable scenes, the This dig at the callous, shallow difficult to tell what the future A falls in love with a handsome, repetitive script, and the outrageous and poor-taste film industry ends will bring, although we can make dangerous jihadist she meets on a plotline . up feeling almost overegged, not predictions: Michael Gove will plane. She’s a 9/11 widow; he’s an Product, written by Mark Ravenhill only due to the script, but also continue to repeal the Human Al-Qaeda terrorist. Scenes of torrid in 2005, is a one-woman show, and because of the dated nature of the Rights Act; Nicky Morgan sex followed by moments of rising Olivia Poulet is fantastic at carrying topic. Although the global terrorism will continue to campaign for hysteria, as the full extent of the the audience through the hour-long paranoia that followed the September equality by voting against LGBT+ jihadist’s plans are revealed. Will love monologue, alternating between her 11th Attacks is still very much in full rights; and the cuts to UK arts win? Or will Western righteousness enactment of the script, full of false swing, the fact that it hasn’t (yet) been funding will continue, most triumph over terrorism? She’s torn flattery for the actress, and comments a butt of a disrespectful film makes likely at an accelerated pace. between her irresistible animal about the lighting and the body- a weird choice for satire. Product was It is this last point that I am attraction to him and her strong doubles. written ten years ago as a fresh, edgy most worried about. While the sense of morality which tells her that As the scripts get more ridiculous comedy for the Edinburgh Fringe election talk centred around stuff just shouldn’t be bombed. What the actress becomes unconvinced, and festival. Topical satire of this type immigration, the electorate a dilemma. the producer becomes increasingly doesn’t age well. have failed to realise that a This is the script that a B-movie panicked at the thought of missing The play’s funny, and Poulet is multicultural society is what has Hollywood producer (Olivia Poulet) this shot. great, but essentially it’s a prolonged, birthed such incredible writers is trying to pitch to a famous actress, "While the The pace quickens and, just as scripted stand-up routine, and it’s "Product as Zadie Smith and Bonnie Greer. in the hope that she’ll agree to star as the farce of the plot rises, Poulet starting to show signs of age. Product Politicians are obsessed with the Amy, the protagonist. The script is satire on abandons all restraint and becomes is a great vehicle for Olivia Poulet’s is a great economy, but failed to mention terrible and she knows it, but she tries the film more and more dramatic in the enormous capacity for humour, vehicle for that each pound invested in UK desperately to sell it in the hope of reading, desperate to get the actress and she’ll keep you squirming and arts gives a return of £4. The redeeming her career. industry is to agree. The result is hilarious and laughing throughout the play; but Poulet’s phrase ‘British Values’ has been To do so, she acts out the whole funny, it’s utterly convincing. ultimately topical satire just isn’t as enormous thrown around, but people script to the listening actress, While the satire on the second-rate funny more than a decade after the have failed to understand that peppering it with comments (“you’re also most film industry is funny, it’s also most events. capacity so many of our values revolve wearing a gorgeous Versace suit, definitely definitely facile. Product-placement, for around our arts industry. Versace are on board”). The script hysteria, stereotypes, and easy morals Product is on at the Arcola Theatre, The future is uncertain, but it she’s trying to pitch is uncomfortably facile" are rife in rubbish movies – but did Dalston, until the 23rd May. Tickets from humour" certainly looks bleak. cringe-worthy, starting with the awful we really need a 50-minute show to £12; available online. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 27 Arts [email protected] Arts Editors Fred Fyles & Kamil McClelland Celebrating the Queen of Modernism Jingjie Cheng on the ROH’s new ballet, based of Virginia Woolf’s work

A scene from The Royal Ballet’s Woolf Works Photo: Tristram Kenton

rom the very opening moments dances around her struggles with an impression of Orlando’s time- even dances with the characters, but of Woolf Works, the audience mental illness and eventual suicide. travelling narrative and gender mostly we feel her troubled presence Frealises that what they are Ferri delivers a performance that is fluidity, rather than a faithful being tossed around the human about to experience will not be both technically superb and intensely interpretation. McGregor, known waves around her, as she decides, anything one would expect from emotional, lending a deep sincerity to precisely for such post-modern takes eventually, to drown herself, just like a conventional ballet, but a bold, McGregor’s choreography. on ballet, seemed to use energetic the character Rhoda in her story. mixed-media theatrical experiment The first act follows the narrative movements both individually and Woolf was known as a literary with dance as its main act. of Mrs Dalloway closely, and it is collectively to capture the relentless innovator of her time, part of the We are greeted by a recording of possible to identify the heroine pace of the novel. While interesting influential Bloomsbury group of Virginia Woolf’s own voice, musing dancing with her husband while at first, the act got repetitive artists and intellectuals. The three on the intricacies of language, as the observing her younger self. The stage quickly, and seemed to try too hard stories chosen in this ballet were all stage fills up with a cloud of projected is anchored by three large wooden to be avant-garde. All the fancy radical in their own way, whether words, and Alessandra Ferri’s Mrs frames that the characters dance in embellishments only distracted from it was the all-in-a-day stream of Dalloway stands alone on the centre and out of, gliding through the past the dancers themselves. At times, consciousness narrative of Mrs of the stage. Split into three acts, the and present, through fiction and the score here also bordered on Dalloway, the gender non-conforming Royal Ballet resident choreographer reality. In a parallel world, mentally unpleasant, with whirring electronic and time-travelling Orlando, or the Wayne McGregor’s first full-length disturbed war veteran Septimus, notes and techno beats that, together interwoven narratives of The Waves. ballet corresponds to three separate played by a captivating Edward with the flashing neon beams made In a way, the unconventionality stories by Woolf – Mrs Dalloway Watson, tries to free himself from the theatre feel like a giant club. of Woolf Works captures this spirit (1925), Orlando (1928) and The Waves his own shell-shocked mind while The Waves is one of Woolf’s most of challenging boundaries with its (1931). holding on to his wife, who is all that experimental novels, revolving interesting use of words, recordings, Called back from retirement at is left of his tenuous link to reality. around the narratives of its six movies, sets, and lighting. Ballet is 52 to carry the central character of It is a sparse act, with not more than characters from childhood till old also a very technically demanding the first and third acts, Ferri is a five dancers on stage at any one time, age, exploring their individual stories art form requiring precision, which commanding presence on stage, her but the result is an intensely affecting but also their collective experience of makes it a fascinating medium dark hair and eyes and beautifully one, helped by Max Richter’s life. Weaving in Woolf’s own story to experiment with freedom and expressive body embodying the "It’s a bold, beautifully flowing score. into this act was apt, I felt, especially "Woolf originality within structure. melancholy of Clarissa Dalloway, the It is unfortunate that the three acts since the novel was said to be inspired An enjoyable, albeit long, eponymous upper-class housewife mixed- were not more connected to each by the lives of those around her. The Works performance with an interesting from what is arguably Woolf’s most media other – it seemed instead like three act begins with a poignant reading captures take on the author and her works, famous work. It is clear, however, separate mini ballet performances. of Woolf’s suicide note, as a slow- Woolf Works indeed has moments of that the ballet is as much about the theatrical After the very moving first act, motion movie of waves crashing onto a spirit of brilliance, but it still has some way to characters as the author herself, as experiment the second, supposedly based on the shore plays atmospherically in challenging go in being tastefully experimental we feel her presence shift in and out Orlando, came as a surprise, with the background throughout. Young without overwhelming the senses of Clarissa, weaving her personal with dance laser beams slicing through space dancers blended in with older ones, boundaries with attention-seeking gimmicks. narrative into her heroine. In the as its main and time and troops of androgynous creating a fabric of the journey of with its third act when Ferri returns, she is dancers marching up and down the life, moving across the stage like the Woolf Works is on at the Royal Opera Woolf herself, both an outsider and act" stage in golden bodysuits complete motion of the tide. Ferri’s Woolf stagecraft" House until 26th May. Tickets from £4. participant to her own story as she with ruffs and tutus. It was more of occasionally joins in their dance, and Available online. 28 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Arts [email protected] Arts Editors Fred Fyles & Kamil McClelland Slash and Burn: The Future of British Arts under the Tories Indira Mallik guides us through the proposed changes to funding for culture under the Conservative majority

John Whittingdale, the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, in a valiant attempt to try and appear normal outside Number 10. Photo: Creative Commons

ast Friday, Britain woke up to more sense than his predecessor Sajid Chancellor George Osborne has can vary hugely depending on the the findings of the 2015 Arts Index an entirely changed political Javid, who by all accounts struggled to already promised £78m. Whilst this mood of the people”. have revealed. It further reports that Llandscape. Instead of days convince journalists and the art world is a welcome step towards addressing In order to fulfil their pledge in order to sustain themselves, arts of coalition talks, or discussing alike that we was interested in the the long standing bias towards of cutting a further £12bn from institutions have been forced to raise the constitutional ins and outs of performances it was his job to attend. funding London-based projects at the departmental budgets, the Treasury prices to raise the earned income a minority government, we were The Conservatives have pledged to expense of the rest of the country, would have to commit to cuts at the generated. The NCA says that income faced with a Conservative majority. deliver their manifesto in full now it worryingly suggests that the The same scale for the next 5 years. In all raised in this way is soon to saturate Within the space of hours, the they are unhindered by coalition Factory is being pushed as the face likelihood, this will lead to the closing “the amount people are prepared to commentators went from discussing partners, but what does this mean for of investment into the arts whilst of local museums and libraries, pay for a ticket is limited, and so is the probability of the vote share to the arts? Throughout the election savage cuts are made into the overall cutting off the grass roots level the number of seats”, and that higher the probability of who would end campaign, the arts barely got a look arts budget as part of reducing the investment that is so vital in allowing ticket prices are creating a barrier up in the cabinet. On Monday we in, as the discourse was dominated deficit. In the last government, the arts to sustain themselves in to access to the arts; a recent study found out that David Cameron had by immigration and the economy. £168.5m in real terms was cut from the future. In November last year, found that though engagement in appointed John Whittingdale as Likewise, the arts feature in a fraction the English arts as a whole since protesters took to the street when the the arts was higher in the 2013/2014 Secretary of State for Culture, Media of the Conservative manifesto, in 2010, representing 36% of the total local council in Liverpool announced period, those participating were and Sport. Already the tabloids have which the Tories promise to “keep arts budget. The funding cuts have plans to close 11 out of its 19 libraries. from higher socioeconomic claimed this as “declaring war on the our major national museums and forced the main arts funding body in Newcastle-upon-Tyne published backgrounds. Reducing access to BBC”. Whittingdale has a history of galleries free to enter, support school England – Arts Council England – a draft three-year budget in 2012, lower socioeconomic groups creates a being notoriously anti-licence fee, sport, support our creative industries to rely completely on Lottery funds which projected a cut to funding for barrier towards ethnic diversity too, proclaiming it as “worse than the poll and defend a free media”. So far, so from April 2015 to fund some of its arts organisations of 100% effective and in light of the recent proposals tax”. Despite no doubt ruffling a few vague. core portfolio. National Campaign from April 2015. Soon, other councils to cut funding to arts organisations feathers at Broadcasting House, the The details of this pledge pertain for the Arts (NCA) say in their Arts may follow suit with similarly drastic that fail to increase diversity in choice of John Whittingdale, who mostly to investing in a “Great Index – the ‘health check’ on arts proposals. their programmes and audiences, was Shadow Culture secretary and Exhibition in the North”, particularly in England – that over-reliance on The arts in England are on the the funding shortage risks driving later Chairman of the Media Select the building of the The Factory, a Lottery fund will “leave the sector cusp of “serious and irreversible a vicious cycle of exclusion and Committee, certainly seems to makes new theatre in Manchester to which vulnerable [because] lottery income damage” caused by cuts to funding, financial shortfall. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 29 Arts [email protected] Arts Editors Fred Fyles & Kamil McClelland

is the result of several decades of generation”. smart investment and policy-making. In a typically eloquent address To make any further cuts in arts in the Arts Council England (ACE) and arts education budgets at a time Annual Report for 2013-14 published when we have irrefutable evidence last month, Sir Peter Bazalgette, of their economic value (let alone the Chair of ACE, wrote “we do hear their social value) would be to bite the question asked, “Can we afford the hand that feeds us.” Jane Webb, to fund the arts?” The answer is director of studies at Manchester simple: “We can’t afford not to”. Metropolitan University adds “art And the tougher things get the and design is about changing the more important our cultural life world, not just producing more becomes.” He goes on to cite a 1945 images, objects, or working within radio address made by John Maynard jobs that already exist.” The July Keynes, who established public 2013 report Humanities Graduates funding of the arts in Britain: “[arts and the British Economy: The Hidden funding is] to replace what the war Impact conducted by the University had taken away”. The case for survival of Oxford has found that 80% of all of the arts is has never made more Oxford humanities graduates go on to clearly than by Donbass Opera in be employed by key economic growth Donetsk, Ukraine, which remained sectors such as finance, law, media, open to give performances even as and education. This is a trend that has tanks rolled down the streets. Deputy been replicated across universities. Director Natalia de Kovalyova said The arts are often referred to a ‘soft “tickets were free and there were subject’, which to politicians can too hundreds of people queuing, we often mean code for ‘easy target’, but crammed in as many as we could. Two the new government must look to old ladies were in tears, on their knees the long term when deciding where and kissing his hands in gratitude the cuts should fall. Being too short that he had opened the season”. sighted and caving to the pressure to Nothing so dramatic is likely The Barbican Centre, above, one of London's best cultural centres, will be one of the hardest cut the arts budget in order to protect to happen here, but there is still hit, with an ACE cut of 20% Photo: Mindseye Lighting others may do more harm than something to be said for escaping good all round according to David into art when life seems hard. We David Cameron proposes to staff to a private security firm earlier Pountney, the chief executive and should be encouraging people to come plug this funding hole by asking this year, the union representing artistic director of Welsh National together and enjoy and participate private parties to step up to the them, PCS, organised two 5-day Opera, who wrote last month “well- "We in the arts, not starving it of oxygen. plate. The ‘Big Society’ pledges come strikes. A third is planned if a new being is not something that can should be Ultimately, the new government has directly after the arts pledges in the pay cannot be negotiated. be segmented into physical health encouraging a choice to make; they could view the manifesto, suggesting a growing These strikes have meant closing alone. A lively mind stimulated and arts in a purely economic sense in reliance on private philanthropy off gallery spaces housing some of the nurtured by cultural experience is people to the short term and cut further into and privatisation to sustain the arts most important art in the country one very important kind of health enjoy the the arts budget, or see the arts as an in the face of falling government – including Vincent Van Gough’s – a kind of health that can inspire arts, not opportunity to invest in the creativity subsidy. This has been the party line Sunflowers – behind huge black doors; and energise a new generation.” He and the talent of its citizens and reap for some time now. Back in 2010, school trips were cancelled, tourists added that unless the government starving it the rewards in the long run. I know the then Culture Secretary Jeremy were left disappointed. Citing this could recognise this fact, the “new of oxygen" which one I would choose. Hunt said “if you said to me what example as a possible harbinger generation [could become] the lost is the one thing I could do […] that of worse to come, Jonathan Jones, would make a real difference to the art critic for The Guardian, wrote arts, I would say it would be to help this week that “five more years of foster an American-style culture of Cameron will reduce the arts to a philanthropy to the arts and culture national joke”. here in the UK.” Critics of this policy Not everyone is so pessimistic. point out that the tax system in the Newly appointed chief executive UK does not encourage philanthropy of Arts Council England Darren in the same way as the US, where a Henley claimed that Conservatives culture donating to the arts has been understand the value of the arts, built up over decades. Placing all of telling The Stage that the Tories had the funding power in the hands of been more supportive of the arts in private philanthropists instead of the previous parliament than they centralising to some degree such as to were of many other sectors. Certainly, Arts Council England poses the risk Labour’s plan for the arts didn’t seem of supporting only a narrow range to differ much from their opponents’: of artists, stifling creativity that when a Tory dossier emerged earlier currently thrives despite being on the this year claiming that Labour would peripheries of mainstream culture. reverse £83m of spending cuts to the Silencing this group of new artists arts, the Labour press team took to still finding their voice would further Twitter to simply say “we won’t”. reinforce a chronic lack of diversity Although under fire from all sides, that has already taken root in this the country’s cultural capital is country’s artistic landscape. "The 'Big perhaps one of the strongest exports More and more, young artists may Society' we have. The creative industries find themselves relying on charities suggests generate £76.9bn annually – that such as Arts Emergency which seeks equates to £8.8m per hour and to provide opportunities for young a growing accounts for over 5% of UK jobs. Last people in the arts via inclusion in reliance year, as productivity fell, the creative the ‘Alternative Old Boy’s Network’. on private sector actually grew by 1%. Speaking Privatisation, on the other hand, has to The Guardian John Kampfner, CEO already led to chaos at the National funding of of Creative Industries Federation, Gallery. When management chose the arts" says “[success in the arts] has not The Almeida Theatre's production of Chimerica, which won rave reviews. Despite this the to outsource two thirds of its gallery come by accident or in isolation, but Almeida is facing ACE cuts of 17%. Photo: Almeida Theatre 30 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Welfare [email protected] Welfare Editors Diba Esbati & Chanon Wongsatayanont

Mental health Support for the Supporters helplines and resources Chanon Wongsatayanont has tips to make helping friends easier If you are concerned about his is the mental health your own mental health, or awareness week and I’ll focus that of a loved one, there are on a slightly different but T people out there you can talk related angle today. In welfare, mental health is a much discussed to who can give you advice, or issue with ever-increasing helpful will be there to listen. resources, but there is a group of people often left out from the media Helplines spotlight. These are the friends who support friends with eating disorders, If you are distressed and need those in relationships who lighten up someone to talk to : their partner’s depression, or parents Samaritans (24 hr helpline): who calm their child with anxiety, to Phone: 08457 90 90 90 name a few examples. www.samaritans.org.uk Considerate friends and family make every effort to understand and accommodate their loved ones Anxiety Help : with mental conditions. Unlike Anxiety UK professional supporters, they often Phone: 08444 775 774 have little to no training themselves, (Mon-Fri 09:30 - 17:30) willing to learn by patient trial-and- error, consulting online forums or www.anxietyuk.org.uk call centres, just so they can help their loved ones however they can. No Panic It’s not easy and can be quite Phone: 0808 800 2222 taxing for the friends and family. (daily, 10:00 - 22:00) Outsiders might think it’s simply about “listening” and “being there” www.nopanic.org.uk for those who need it. But that’s a huge over-simplification; mental Eating Disorders: conditions aren’t like “feeling down” A group of kind committed friends can bring even an old grey grumpy donkey to a smile. Image: Beat where a good heart-to-heart talk hdwallpapersdesktop Phone: 0845 634 1414 can fix everything. It’s a sustained commitment, helping the sufferer with hopeless or a rush of thoughts possible that the sufferer prefers to where one person is suffering from (Mon-Thurs, 13:30 - 16:30) through the ups and downs of the that couldn’t be turned off. Even stay quiet and cope with it themselves depression can hang out and travel condition, trying to be understanding subtler conditions such as eating so it wouldn’t become worse. just as much as everyone else, and Addiction: even when they don’t quite disorders can plant doubts and false Regardless, I want to remind you is in need of support every once in Alcoholics Anonymous understand what’s asked from them. assumptions in your head, making that by sharing their vulnerabilities a while. Sure, you might not be able Phone: 0845 769 7555 Especially as friends and family, they it feel like it’s the most obvious and suffering, they are placing a to do certain things when one is know that their loved ones rely on truth. They’ve got their hands full lot of trust on you on a sensitive suffering an episode, but the intimate (24 hour helpline) them. to overflowing dealing with the topic, which shows how much they understanding and trust make the www.alcoholics-anonymous. So to help the supporters, I’ve thoughts in their head. appreciate you. relationship special in its own way. org.uk compiled a list of tips and things Therefore, distancing yourself Plus, despite the fact that these to bear in mind in order to make it from the disruptive condition might It will pass conditions stay with a person Narcotics Anonymous easier. be the best way to prevent yourself throughout their lives, things don’t from getting hurt when trying to Mental illnesses usually come in always have to be the way it currently Phone: 0300 999 1212 It’s not you, it’s not me help. It can be as simple as attributing phases. For example, depression is. Loved ones can significantly help www.ukna.org the hurtful things said to the illness oscillates between normal and relapse in developing mechanisms that helps Sometimes, supporters can be hurt by itself, trying not to get your feelings periods. For some people, these occur sufferers to cope. As they are familiar College Resources what their loved ones say during their involved as you comfort them. By every week for a few days at a time. with the onset, they can remind the Student Counselling Service phase. For depression, the sufferer doing this, you don’t care less about For others, they last for weeks but sufferer that a phase is coming in so might go silent for days until you them. In fact, it makes you a more occur only once every few months. they can stop the onset of an anxiety Phone: 020 7594 9637 think that you’ve done something effective supporter, because you’ll As someone close to the sufferer, attack before it spirals out of control. e-mail: [email protected] wrong. During an anxiety attack, focus on the issue at hand. you’ll know this better than most or It will be a constant fight against this they might burst out with insensitive begin to notice patterns that aren’t illness, but you both can get better at Imperial College Health accusations because they’re feeling Know that they are suffering yet confirmed. So even when you feel beating it. Centre overwhelmed by their emotions. worn down, do remember that it is I hope the tips are helpful to the What makes it particularly sting is Going through the lows of the illness not always this way. kind friends and family supporting Telephone: 020 7584 6301 because they’re so unlike their usual is not something they’d choose to their loved ones through their e-mail: [email protected] character. feel if they could help it. They are in Don’t let it define your personal struggle. You should understand that this is the grips of their thoughts, driven on relationship If you have specific questions, there You can also go to your the condition talking, not them. And by the condition, and it is a horrible are a lot of guides available online academic or personal tutor don’t feel guilty too because it’s not feeling that they can’t control. There’s a misconception about living that are geared towards supporters your fault. The sufferer will often As you support your friends with people with mental illness More importantly, the call centres regarding pastoral issues, come to their loved ones to apologise or family members, it helps to where it’s believed that the supporter listed on the side can also be helpful especially if you think your after the phase, for it is never their remember that it is not a choice has to spend all of his or her time for the supporters as well as sufferers. mental health might be intention to hurt the people they or overreaction, but something supporting the sufferer. This is far Remember that people on the other affecting your academic also love (perhaps even more than involuntary. Sometimes, they would from the truth, as you’ll probably end of the phone are also supporters. performance. themselves in the worst of times). communicate that they need help realise from the ‘it will pass’ section. It’s their job. So they could truly Depression, anxiety and bipolar with it when it is too much for them It will only be a small part of the understand and sympathise what disorder cloud the mind, crippling it to bear alone, but sometimes it is relationship, such as how a couple you’re going through. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 20.03.2015 31

No. 1605 15th May - 22nd May 2015 FREE FELIX IN BDSM SCANDAL

EDITOR: DID I TELL YOU ABOUT THE TIME I [CENSORED] 32 20.03.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX

News in Brief: Hangman has been rated ‘U’, “Suitable for All” HANGMAN [email protected] Centrefold star suffers from From the Felix message boards “overexposure” Members of the Felix readership (all seven of them) comment online about the latest issues affecting Imperial

Felix withdrawn from campus over Imperial Festival weekend

Copies of Felix aren’t going to be on the South Kensington campus during Imperial Festival. What do you guys think?

Lol whatever I only get it for the centrefold anyway -HavingACheekyOne_InTheLoos

Thank goodness. Finally someone has seen sense and stopped this dreadful rag polluting our campus. -ActualRealLifeJournalist

Fuck dis bullshit man, fight da power! KEEP THE CAT An example of the Felix Centrefold spread, featuring a popular celebrity. FREE GUYS ne of Felix’s most recognisable sitting right next to us and she’s glaring to “keep that kind of thing for the -@UNGAGTHECAT faces was arrested last at us right now and I’m a bit worried. weekend”. Onight when police officers Send help.) However, further twists in the tale discovered the many violations of Once they entered the basement the were to emerge when the suspect sued This is literally censorship, I can’t believe this is public indecency laws undertaken officers discovered the News team’s the police force for what they claimed going on. How can anyone stand for this? It’s so when posing for the newspaper’s well- ‘wank bank’ of past Centrefolds to be “sexual harrassment” while they unacceptable. Has someone told the Union about this? known Centrefold spread. plastered over the walls. were in custody. Investigators’ suspicions were The suspect was discovered sitting The suspect alleged that when they -AFreePress_IsTheOnlyPress aroused when they were searching the in front of their many Centrefolds, attempted to strip for their mugshot, Felix basement following anonymous semi-naked and rocking gently. they overheard one of the officers This is the best possible decision anyone could have reports that the Deputy President When they reached the station remarking “phwoar, what a nice (Hugs and Tampons) had been and went to take a mugshot, further arse. Think I’ve seen that one before made. I’m so glad someone had the common sense kidnapped by the Felix Editor-in- uproar erupted as the suspect began somewhere.” to think of the children. The material printed in Felix Chief. to disrobe entirely. These allegations are yet to be was not fit for anyone under the age of 18, and it was (Ed.: Sadly, we are restricted from The confusion was resolved after substantiated, and no court date further reporting on the rumours of the the station chief, M. Asterbate has been set for the suspect’s claim extremely irresponsible of the Editor to run the story Deputy President (Hugs and Tampons)’s explained that it “wasn’t that kind against the police. without considering the consequences. kidnapping by the Felix Editor, as she’s of picture” and advised the suspect More to follow as it happens. -JustCommonSense

Is it coming back after the Festival? Deputy President (Hugs and -Concerned_Felix_Reader W8 guiz duz dis meen Felix iz cancelled 4eva? Dats not Tampons) ruins everyone’s day veree cheeky lol (throw hand sign) here was outrage across located next to the Tower in question. Library by a staff member for -xxxILYKFELIXxxx campus today as the Deputy Hangman initially tried to “harrassing the students”, Hangman TPresident (Hugs and Tampons) interview several students on hung around outside the Library, We shouldn’t fight the power. This isn’t censorship, it’s announced an additional day of bell the Fourth Floor of the Library, asking passing students for their ringing from Queen’s Tower. struggling boldly against the opinions. just displaying common sense. Get over yourselves and The move caused controversy oppressive heat in the name of An anonymous DP (Hug and move on. almost immediately, with the reporting the news. Tampons) gave us the only positive majority of students responding Sadly, the only comments response to the news, telling - Diego_UnionOverlord negatively to the news. Hangman was able to get off was Hangman that “I’ve always looked Said one student, who asked not “fuck off, I’m trying to revise you up to Kris and his big bell, and I’m BELLO. Thought they loved a bit of Hangman. to be named: “why the fuck would massive wanker” and “why the shit delighted to hear that we wil be anyone want to do this? Nobody cares are you wearing a morph suit in this getting more of both. -Do_you_fancy_a_bit_of_D(PW) about the bells. I didn’t even know heat? Who do you think you are, “I personally can’t wait to hear all the bells existed. Why do they have to Hangman?” about Kris’ bell in Felix.” HAHAHAHAHA FUCK YOU FELIX make noise?” (Ed: we do indeed think we are In other news, Hangman has now Similar sentiments were heard Hangman. No existential crises here, received a lifetime ban from the -TotallyNot_The_Tab across the campus, particularly in the thank you very much.) Library for “being a massive perv.” Central Library, which is famously After being ejected from the Hangman is appealing the charges. Great stuff guys! - Felix Editor FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 20.03.2015 33

News in Brief: Hangman would like to announce his resignation from Felix, as he takes up a new post at The Tab HANGMAN [email protected] NEWS WITHOUT THE NEWS Diary Of a Fresher, aged 19 0/4 Sunday 8th May

I’ve given up on revision, it just all seems a bit pointless. I’ve just started surfing the internet. stuff on there, it turns out. I’d never really thought about looking at those kind of websites before, but once you actually get going it gets really addictive. I found one site where you can pay to get the really good stuff, I’m still wiaiting for my student loan to come in, so I don’t have enough money for it at the moment,

Monday 9th May

My student loan for this term came in! Finally. Now I actually think I might jsusthave enough money to pay for access to the rest of the website, especially the pages where and also if you pay a little more you can get into the really good bits, which have a ton of really dodgy shit, and it’s so good. I can’t get enough of it right now.

Am I addicted?

Tuesday 10th May

I’m definitely addicted. This is probably really bad. I saw a news story in Felix about someone who got caught looking Predators spotted at Imperial at some really dodgy pictures on the internet, and it sounds like some of the pictures that I had to pay for may have been dodgier than I expected. Festival

Wednesday 11th May

Okay, now I’m really concerned that the Police are going to come through my door. I really hope I’m just paranoid.

Thursday 12th May OHCENSORED: NO IT’S THE POLICE OH GOD NOT OH GOD WHYSUITABLE IS THIS HAPPENING FORTO ME I HAVEN’TCHILDREN DONE ANYTHING HOROSCOPES Hangman “needs to calm down” CANCER TAURUS GEMINI VIRGO ARIES LEO

This week you are the CGCU This week you are still in shock This week you decide to go This week in a shock decision, This week due to the increased This week due to the toilets President. You decide to climb and gutted over the most for a cheeky Nandos after Chris Kaye is elected as stress from your exams you in your halls being clogged the statue of Prince Albert recent election result as you are perusing through your local JD leader of UKIP, meaning decide to go to a petting zoo to up, you are forced to defecate outside the RAH while off such a lefty, you’d probably sports, planning to get fucking he unfortunately has to alleviate some stress; however in a bucket whilst trying to your face, but mid-climb you bang Tony Blair. As a result, mashed at the local ‘Spoons resign as Deputy President you accidentally pet a puppy maximise your revision time. slip, fall, and break most of you launch a revolution against afterwards; however you, being (Finance). His first act is a bit too hard and kill it. You After it has festered for a few your important bones. South Kensington by painting a fucking ledge, go for the extra deporting all non-fresh pizza sneak it out in your jacket weeks you then give it to the You demand a horoscope as yourself red; unfortunately hot option. This unfortunately bases back to Iceland due to a potato container from the Tate Modern where it wins reward for your stupidity. Well there was lead in the paint and causes your tongue to peel off. misunderstanding and he is library and try to forget about several Pulitzer prizes. done. We’re judging you. you are hospitalized. No NHS Peak times. forced to return to Imperial. everything. for lefties though. CAPRICORN SAGITTARIUS AQUARIUS SCORPIO PISCES LIBRA

This week you are reminded This week you are still This week, you are Hangman This week your friend asks you This week, joyed by the This week you are the just how infertile you are by embittered by the fact that again. You’ve managed to get how sexually frustrated you election of the Tories and the horoscopes writer. Embittered Lord Professor Sir Dr Robert you bought 50 Dip Dabs, your job back by insisting are as a consequence of your subsequent legalization of fox by Hangman’s censorship of Winston, causing you to have angry that the money didn’t you don’t even know what most recent horoscopes. You hunting you decide to lead a one of your horoscopes last a midlife crisis at 23. Perhaps go somewhere more useful. a “standard” is, let alone then proceed to look far into brigade of your chums across week, you try and sneak a jab at you should freeze some eggs, you actually hate the taste of how to have them, but your the distance whilst “The Sound Hyde Park; however you are editorial censorship into this find a life partner, or even them now – like the idea of horoscopes writer submits of Silence” by Simon and out a little too late and you week’s horoscopes. You think buy a cat? You instead decide consuming another one makes another dodgy one and you Garfunkel plays in your head have to boost your horse over Hangman won’t notice. to carry on doing Buzzfeed you physically sick. Honestly, censor it. for a couple of minutes. the fence because the peasants quizzes to find out which West if you want one just ask. I don’t. The Editor has you shot to locked the gates. Wing character you are. Fuck Dip Dabs. prevent further problems. You are wrong. 34 20.03.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX

What is going on inside the Blue Cube this week

This week’s staff events are all Festival- themed, so make sure to keep your Blue News delightful Festival t-shirts to hand! The weekly newsletter of the Faculty Building Advice On: Exercise Our “Advice on” series continues with this session on keeping fit and active, and discovering the joys of a good exercise Hello all, Provost Post regime! of the Week Welcome, welcome, welcome to this week’s Blue News! After the Whether it’s running away from pesky resounding success of Imperial Festival, it’s a week of celebration here in student “journalists” (their words) asking Every week, a member of the Faculty Building! irritating questions, or making the daily trip our esteemed Provost board along the Sherfield Walkway while dodging shares their thoughts with We’ve got all sorts of events planned, but I’m most excited for this week’s the unwashed masses (a true obstacle our collaborative, cohesive course), exercise is a vital part of life in the community. This week, we All-Staff Briefing Party, which is an excellent excuse for everyone to let welcome back Al Pologies, their hair down after a hard week’s celebration. Faculty Building, so come along and get Vice Provost (Arbitrary ahead of the game! Excuses)! Unfortunately, Al was too busy As part of the celebrations, I went for a jubilatory meal with Emma Perial, making plans for our upcoming International Diplomacy Course All-Staff Party to celebrate the Vice Provost (Marketing), and we paid a visit to the rather delightful On Wednesday at 1pm, we’re having a Imperial Festival, so he wasn’t Nando’s restaurant on Gloucester Road! As a newcomer to the world of debrief session on Imperial Festival, to able to write his column this week either. Nando’s, I have to admit I was a little confused by Em’s referring to our discuss what went well, and what went We’ll get hold of him one day, lunchtime trip as “taking the Pres for a cheeky Nando’s”. even better! I promise! In place of Al’s column this We’ll be talking through the big highlights week, we’ve invited Emma When I asked her what was so “cheeky” about our outing, she had to from the Festival, as well as making plans Perial, Vice Provost (Marketing) explain to me what was going on. A bit of internet research later, and to give us a few words about for next year’s Festival. There are rumours Imperial Festival! I must confess I’m still slightly confused by you “cheeky” Brits! Just an of doing two in one year – how exciting! Hi everyone, Em here! entertaining anecdote to liven up your day! I just wanted to say a massive thanks to everyone who helped Don’t forget to bring your yoga mat as out at Imperial Festival, anyone Finally, I think it’s worth addressing quite possibly the only issue to have usual, and green tea will (of course) be who came along over the provided. weekend, and all of you who come up at Imperial Festival: the noisy complaints from the student sent us positive thoughts and “newspaper” (their words, not ours) that we removed their bins. encouragement throughout the All-Staff Briefing Cancelled stressful preparation time. Our weekly staff briefing has been I’m so delighted at how Firstly: I don’t quite understand their complaints, as no garbage cancelled by the Vice Provost (Arbitrary successful the Festival turned receptacles were moved anywhere over the weekend. Secondly, I wish to out to be – there were happy, Excuses) and replaced with an All-Staff smiling children all over the reiterate our support for student media in all its forms (and regardless of Party on Friday night from 7pm. campus at the weekend, and quality). Imperial’s status as a world-leading institution is confirmed by it was wonderful seeing the joy and enthusiasm for science on our highly active body of students, and their engagements with a wide Join us in the Board Room to raise a their little faces. variety of hobbies outside of their degrees. We firmly believe in ensuring glass (or three!) to the success of Imperial There were adults around Festival, and party the night away with our too – obviously, haha! – and that our students get value for money leave this university feeling like it was just as brilliant seeing fully-rounded human beings with a wide skill-set. usual glorious view over Dalby Court. those of us with a few more years experience still learning Besides, would we publish Blue News here if we didn’t think a student We’ll be providing a bar, and we’re putting something new. a tab behind it to help express our thanks Imperial’s cutting-edge “newspaper” (again, their words) was worthwhile? Of course not. We’d research gives us an enormous to all of you who helped make the Festival edge, and it was a privilege to have to pay for it, for a start! a success. Thanks go to the lovely boys in be able to lead the charge of Finance for finding the funds “down the showing all of our work to the masses. Have a productive, cohesive, collaborative and happy day! back of the sofa” for this party – how they To borrow a famous phrase, do it, we’ll never know! I think our mission statement could be summed up as: “Give me your young, your Alice Gast: Thought of the Week What is going on outside the old, your huddled masses yearning to learn more about “I’m delighted to see that Imperial Festival Blue Cube this week world-leading science.” was such a success this weekend. A truly And with great delight, I collaborative effort, this showed the depth With Imperial Festival now over, the feel confident in saying we and breadth of the wonderful work staff are marquee is coming off Queen’s Lawn, the succeeded. Imperial Festival tents are coming down, and life is slowly was an impossibly vast success, doing at this world-leading institution. It was from our brilliant marketing a genuine treat to see so many staff members turning back to normal. campaign to the Festival itself. collaborating to bring science to the masses, as Thank you again, one and all well as removing that bloody rag Felix from the Nothing else of any interest whatsoever is – until next year! campus. Good riddance.” taking place. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 35 15.05.2015 Puzzles [email protected] Puzzles Editor Michael Faggetter

Weekly quiz ICU Quiz Soc Suck on these sudokus

1) In the Last Week Which royal family ruled the In the General Election, Nigel Russian Empire from the 17th Farage failed to win his seat in century until its end? which Kent constituency? 7) Science of Not-So-Old 2) TV and Movies Which element, with a name In the sitcom Seinfeld, what is the meaning violet, was first isolated name of the only female main by Bernard Courtois in 1811? character, played by Julia Louis- Dreyfus? 8) Do the Sports, Win the Points! 3) The Internet and its Wonders Which NBA franchise won the The ”cheeky” version of which finals in 2014 but failed to defend restaurant chain has made the their title this year following a rounds on the internet as a defeat against the LA Clippers? British tradition that Americans simply don’t understand? 9) This Day in History Which fast food chain began as a 4) The Fine Arts single, family-run BBQ restaurant With what name do we know in San Bernardino, California on the artist born as Doménikos the 15th of May 1940? Theotokópoulos? 10) ...and if you got all the other 5) Word Fun right, their initials spell out... What is the only English Which art movement, from language word to contain three the Italian for “murky”, makes consecutive double letters? great use of chiaroscuro and has darkness as a dominating feature 6) World History of the image? Small Nonobellogram Slitherlink

There are two Nonograms for you to complete this week: one small and one large. The objective of this logic puzzle is to connect the dots with horizontal and vertical Shade in cells according to the numbers at the end of the rows and and columns. lines to form a single continuous line/loop. In addition, the numbers in the grid indicate the total number of adjacent segments within the loop. 36 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Puzzles [email protected] Puzzles Editor Michael Faggetter Big and strongogram FUCWIT Last Week’s Don’t forget to send in your completed puzzles. Solutions: Points are awarded for each correct solution, bonus points (in brackets) are awarded to the first correct answer!

We’re always looking for more puzzles, so if you ever fancy making your own crosswords, nonograms, slitherlinks or anything inbetween, let us know and we can include them in the issue!

Points avaliable this week:

Each Sudoku 3 points (+2) Quiz 3 points (+2) Slitherlink 3 points (+1) Small nonogram 2 points (+1) Large nonogram 3 points (+2) Bridges 4 points (+3) Leaderboard Individuals: 1. Adam Stewart 106 2. Jem Ong 45 3. Catmelon 39 4. Peter Nugent 30 5. Kebab King 21 6. Ayojedi 18 7. Sach Patel 11 8. Angus 8 9. Gene H. 7 10. Fengchu Zhangjj 3 =10. Li Wei Yap 3 Teams: 1. Fully Erect 183 2. L3Gendary 88 3. WG 69 4. pintosRules 51 5. Mindsuckers 48 Bridges 6. Dapper Giraffe 15 7. AnyonebutKofi 8 8. Ebolalala 7 Bridges is played on a 9. Aerodoku 2 rectangular grid with no 10. Guang <3 Le 1 standard size. Some cells start out with numbers from 1 to 8 inclusive; these are the islands. The rest of the cells are empty. The goal is to connect all of the islands into a single connected group by drawing a series of bridges between the islands. The bridges must follow certain criteria: They must begin and end at distinct islands, travelling a straight line in between; They must not cross any other bridges or islands; They may only run orthogonally; At most two bridges connect a pair of islands; and QUIZ ANSWERS 4) William Dampier, not 7) Orlando: A Biography The number of bridges 1) SNP Cook 8) Rope connected to each island 2) Alkynes 5) Spanish 9) Mississippi must match the number 3) Nigeria 6) Tittle 10) Darude - Sandstorm on that island. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 37 Clubs and Societies [email protected] C & S Editor Ben Howitt It’s not all about rape and murder

Alex Beaghton on the Law Society’s intersectional discussion this May

t’s almost the end of the academic he assisted with a number of venture year. Have you thought about capital, inward investment and Iwhat you are doing in the future? acquisition projects, particularly Knowing which career to pursue can in relation to technology-rich be daunting for many students, but businesses. Saufung has a degree did you know that graduating with in Biochemistry from Oxford a STEM or business degree sets you University, a PhD in Molecular up for a wide range of careers beyond Biology and Medicine from Imperial scientific research or finance? College and was awarded a distinction The Imperial College Law Society from BPP Law School. Saufung is is proud to present a careers event a member of Taylor Wessing’s pro on 21st May, open to all students at bono committee. He speaks fluent College. The event is designed to Cantonese. answer all those burning questions Dawn Goff is a patent attorney you’ve been thinking about as at GlaxoSmithKline, working in you consider your future career highly interesting areas such as and employment. It has been anti-counterfeiting. All patent planned as an interactive panel attorneys need a scientific or discussion, in which three leading technical background, making legal professionals will talk about STEM students at Imperial College the routes they took to get into the very suitable candidates. A patent profession, discuss what life is like attorney must have the ability to as a lawyer or patent attorney at a acquire, and enjoy exercising, legal big pharmaceutical company or law skills of drafting, analysis and logical firms, and answer any questions that thought, and, particularly the skill to you might have. use the English language aptly and We are being joined by Dawn accurately, in written work. Patent Goff, a patent attorney at attorneys act at an exciting interface GlaxoSmithKline, Funke Abimbola, between disciplines of law, language Funke Amimbola leads the legal team that supports Roche’s UK pharmaceutical operations an in-house lawyer at Roche, and and science. Saufung Ma, a lawyer at UK law firm Funke Amimbola is Managing diversity conferences both in the UK a useful opportunity to speak to interview has been designed to answer Taylor Wessing. These three lawyers Counsel (UK & Ireland) for Roche, and abroad. As a working mother, someone with a similar background whatever questions the audience may represent three major forms of legal leading the legal team that supports Funke juggles the demands of her to theirs and who was once in the have, whether relating to science, expertise in science and industry. Roche’s pharmaceutical operations in career with home life and regularly same position as they are now. The industry or commerce, which means Saufung is a senior associate the UK, Ireland, Malta and Gibraltar. supports working mothers on how discussion itself is intended to explore that you do not need to be interested in Taylor Wessing’s Intellectual A recognised legal expert working best to achieve the elusive work/ the intersections between the legal in a career in law to be interested in Property department. He works within the life sciences sector, Funke life balance. She is passionate about industry and other industries such as this event! on both contentious and non- is also a notable diversity champion the law, diversity, education and finance or biotechnology. Students If you’re interested in attending the contentious intellectual property within the UK legal industry and the healthcare sector. In addition, interested in a career in business, law event,all you needto do is email lawsoc@ matters, including patent litigation has received multiple awards and she is an expert mentor and regular or science will have the opportunity imperial.ac.uk with your name and and trade mark prosecutions. other recognition for both her fundraiser for charities including to gain extremely useful information, course. Saufung spent six months in Taylor legal work and her diversity work. Cancer Research UK. including how to develop their The talk is to be held in G34 (SAF Wessing’s Cambridge office where She speaks regularly at legal and This event gives Imperial students commercial awareness. The panel building), and will start at 13:00.

Ladz on tour in record numbers At Imperial probably one of my favourite things that we got a fear of heights but there’s now nothing I’ve ever get to support Clubs, Societies and Projects with is tours. wanted to try so much! If I mention it to anyone at other Students’ Unions they We’ve already had an incredible number of tour can’t believe that we not only support students going on applications from clubs this year, and [rather surprisingly! tour but also fund it. Though I guess that in a lot of other - ed] still been able to support a huge number of them. places ‘tour’ is often more synonymous with ‘drinking Skydiving went out to Portugal, Cycling popped over tour’ rather than “we’re going to go do our club activity to the French Alps, and Cheerleading took the entire somewhere new that lets us experience it in a different, society to a National competition, bringing home one exciting way”. first and two third places – and that was just over the All of our funding for tours comes from the ICTrust, Spring Break! and as part of this we have to send them a report of We’re right in the middle of sorting out budgets with how we’ve spent the money. To do this I request tour clubs for the summer tours and it’s looking like there reports from any society that we’ve funded, and compile is going to be another great batch during the sumemr them all together. Getting to read these tour reports is, holiday. If you’re a student on the edge of deciding on to be honest, really freaking cool. I love hearing about whether to go on tour with your club this summer I’d what you guys have been up to and the pictures almost definitely recommend it! always fill me with a huge amount of envy – literally, get skydiving to send you some photos if you’ve ever wanted ABI DE BRUIN I. Am. Envy. Photo: IC Skydiving to feel like you’ve missed out on an incredible trip. I’ve DEPUTY PRESIDENT (CLUBS AND SOCIETIES) 38 15.05.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Clubs and Societies [email protected] C & S Editor Ben Howitt Touch down in The Algarve José Videira dives straight into IC Skydiving’s week long Spring Tour to Portugal

skydiver’s greatest enemy, people progressing through their provide assistance and training, for Arrival in Lisbon especially in the UK, is qualifications, we started the trip with no cost, in things like formation A inclement weather. So for a day of sightseeing in Lisbon to get skydiving and license progression, We landed in Lisbon at lunchtime, the first ever international tour of our bearings and get to know each and four members of our allied before checking-in to a hostel in the IC Skydiving we followed the sun other, apart from novice member skydiving club at the University of “nightlife” district. Guided by locals, to Skydive Algarve in Portugal, Hassan starting off a trip tradition London, including their current and we had a traditional Portuguese meal which like our own club has recently of wandering off and disappearing at future presidents, solidifying our followed by a night on the town, expanded to new levels of successful crucial moments. growing partnership. where everyone properly got to know operation with the acquirement of a However, once he’d gone on treks We were all super sad to say each other and formed a convivial new plane and procurement of a new for swimming shorts, socks and goodbye to the dropzone and all the spirit that would be carried forwards team of world expert instructors and chewing gum, we headed south to skydivers. We could have been sadder through the rest of the trip. After a dropzone managers. the dropzone. It was jump after jump though, as we’d had beautiful weather late breakfast of the world-famous The dropzone was nice enough to for every member, and most nights almost all week and the forecast for Portuguese pastry, Pasteis de Nata, even provide us with discount rates ended with exhausted skydivers the following week was atrocious. So we drove 4 hours south in convoy, for both beginner AFF (Accelerated passing out by the house pool the schadenfreude kept us all a bit to move in to our shared villa in the Hold my FreeFall) courses (300€ off a 1800€ after dinner. Trip officer José even happier. Algarve, only 15 minutes’ drive from course) and individual jumps (28€ managed to miss his birthday – too By the conclusion of the trip, 5 the dropzone. instead of 30€) for our licensed busy jumping! people had earnt their A license, José enforced a tour playlist of garage members. Along with a regular core of club everyone had rapidly growing jump and dubstep music in his car, and Of course, while the main jumpers, we were accompanied by a numbers by everyone and we had Lucy Marriott went from detesting intention of the trip was to improve small number of guests of the club participated in the first official team the genres at the beginning of the trip, our skydiving skills and get – namely, two alumni who could training jump in Imperial history! to aggressively demanding them after a couple of days. Pippa countered by beer and playing rock and metal in her car, while Isaac’s car had Tchaikovsky and Debussy. The group was pressed for time to finish breakfast and get to the airport to collect the hire cars when we realised that Hassan had wandered off to find swimming shorts. He watch this! ended up buying socks. Later, at the airport, he disappeared again to find gum, starting a tradition that would continue throughout the trip. In the Algarve, after the boring but necessary registration process, and with the day’sjumping finished before we could get there, a barbeque feast was provided by the group’s more GoPros abound as José and some friends take a much needed break. Photo: José Estiveira culinary members, followed by an early night, ready for a week of non- success. Additionally, Isaac reached stop skydiving. the milestone of 100 jumps, which was celebrated in fitting style with Hitting the dropzone what can only be described as aerial chaos (involving a Power Rangers The five student skydivers spent the morphsuit, a potato and a “hotdog-in- first day doing their intensive ground a-blender” configuration). school training, while some of the After Hassan had popped off for experienced members got a taste of breakfast, our AFF students were the incredible things the dropzone going to get their morning refresher had to offer by landing on the beach, briefing, before doing their first at sunset! jump! All of our beginners got 3 Many milestones were reached jumps in this day! Day two was also on the second day.with Jonny trip officer José’s birthday! He forgot successfully completing his all about it though, as he was too busy formation rating, the first team jump jumping (we reminded him later on ever in Imperial College Skydiving’s in the bar). IC Skydiving’s first 4way team jump. Photo: IC Skydiving history was completed with great FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 15.05.2015 39 Clubs and Societies [email protected] C & S Editor Ben Howitt

The week in numbers José

45 jumps. Hit 300 jumps in total. First beach landing! First time leading tracking and wingsuit groups. Jonny

12 jumps in 3 days. FS1 formation qualification in 5 jumps (average is 10)! Isaac

17 jumps in 3 days. Hit 100 jumps in total. Iulian Achieved his A-licence with the minimum requirement of 18 jumps! Hassan

Achieved his A-licence with the minimum requirement of 18 jumps! Hold my Lucy 16 jumps. Went solo, only 2 jumps away from A-licence! Nicole

8 jumps, reached solo beer and standard! 10 jumps away from A-licence. Pippa

45 jumps. Hit 100 jumps in total. watch this! Charlie 35 jumps. First beach landing! IC Skydiving 4way team

First ever jump together! Managed 9 points.

GoPros abound as José and some friends take a much needed break. Photo: José Estiveira

Rain, showers and fruit theft 7 and went solo standard! Hassan any dropzone around the world! sharp and smashed through 8 jumps secured international recognition wandered into Alvor town and found Nicole decided that landing on the each. Iulian and Hassan completed in the skydive community, as well Wednesday saw continued a fruit he hadn’t seen since he was in designated landing area was too their 10 consolidation jumps and as creating a fantastic bond with the progression by everyone, particularly Jordan around this time last year, and mainstream (high winds forced her achieved A-licence status, making dropzone to ensure a continuous from the students, with Hassan and brought some back to the dropzone to drift off) and so landed (safely!) a them officially qualified skydivers! partnership for the future. We also Iulian successfully reaching fully- to show us. He told us he had couple of miles away, on the other Members got a couple more jumps earned a reputation for giving cured solo standard, with the minimum “borrowed” them from a Portuguese side of the river next to the dropzone. in on the last day before having to ham to the masses, thanks to Pippa requirement of 7 jumps. farmer. Pippa hit 100 jumps, and Friday was the main social night leave in the afternoon for Lisbon. We buying a whole leg of ham and Three members departed the group Isaac liked Lisbon so much he missed of tour – we went to the skydivers’ slept over at the airport as we had a bringing it to the dropzone, feeding on the fourth day to return home. his flight. Oops. local haunt, which that night was stupidly early flight in to London. everyone around her. You have to Back at the dropzone, a passing front overwhelmed by hordes of skydivers, Hassan took the opportunity for one look no further than the constant meant unfavourable weather for Solo Jumping and had a great time. last wander around when everyone Facebook updates the dropzone were beginners after the morning, which Once we’d all pulled ourselves out else was asleep. publishing to the wider world on slowed progress for the students. The By Friday, all of the novices were of crippling hangovers the next day, our students and their progression, remaining experienced skydivers onto jumping solo, which meant no we go straight back to jumping (with IC Skydiving were the only university to see how much they liked us! We managed to get a few jumps in more waiting around for available a few members taking it a bit slower society at the skydive event will be returning there every year between showers. Later on in the instructors. This put them at a than others). José and Pippa were (otherwise known as a boogie) in the with guaranteed discounts for our day, both Lucys completed level stage that allowed them to jump in on the first jump of the day at 09:00 Algarve, and our attendance there members!