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1 FRIDAY 06 DEC Amateur Transplants iScience Jonny Pratt interviews Adam Kay, Out Today: author of the notorius “London Imperial’s Science Underground” song 6 Magazine “Keep the Cat Free” 06/12/13 Issue 1563 felixonline.co.uk Imperial’s Charity Week THIS ISSUE... success - World Shocked By £70,000 raised! Mandela Death CINEMA Harun Khan Hazem El-Turk Reporters ast Saturday, fundraising totals were announced for Charity Week 2013 (CW) at the annual round-off dinner, with Imperial College Lstudents raising a staggering £70,000 ICU Cinema introduce in one week. In October, Imperial College the All-Nighter 46 was graced with the arrival of CW; a national, student-led initiative supported by Islamic Relief (one of the charities comprising the UK’s Disaster Emergency Committee). It was hosted Games by Imperial’s Islamic Society. CW is an annual campaign that focuses on creating unity between its volunteers. While doing so, it also raises money for orphans and needy children worldwide – independent of their race, gender, or religious affi liation. Th is year it all began on Monday 28 October, with the autumn air being overpowered by the sweetness SOUTHAFRICA.NET of baked goods, as our campus was dotted with charity stalls selling cakes The late Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Zelda: A Link To My and doughnuts. At sunset, the fi rst charity event of the week kicked off in his hands and bent the arc of the solitary confi nement, for sabotage in Past 37 – the much renowned “Battle of the Rory Fenton moral universe towards justice”. opposing the white minority rule and Societies” quiz night (BOTS), an event Reporter Born in 1918, Nelson Mandela racist laws of the country. Released in which over 20 societies competed brought the African National following intense international in to win the coveted BOTS trophy Congress to victory in 1994 in South pressure and boycotts, he sought (won by the AhlulBayt Society). Other Africa’s fi rst multiracial elections, peace rather than revenge and as ARTS events held during the week included elson Mandela, the last becoming its fi rst ever black president established the Truth and a ‘HYPE night’ that consisted of great national liberator president. Eschewing the path trod Reconciliation Commission which people carrying out dares in return of the past century, by other African liberators such as gave victims of apartheid violence for sponsorships, an inter-uni football died yesterday at his Zimbabue’s Robert Mugabe, Mandela the opportunity to tell their stories tournament that was won by our home in Johannesburg then stood down after just one term, to their abusers. After leaving offi ce noisy neighbours King’s College, a Nfollowing a 12 year battle with prostate becoming a global campaigner for he worked for peace across Africa, sponsored assault course/sky-diving, cancer. Loved around the world as peace and reconciliation. He also put including the Democratic Republic of as well as tube and street collections a freedom fi ghter and peace maker, great energy into the fi ght against the Congo and Burundi. across London. Mandela’s death was announced by scourge of HIV/ AIDs in South Africa, Little was seen in public of the elder Th e week drew to a close with an South African President Jacob Zuma a disease which in 2005 claimed the statesman since his “retirement from elegant reception at the fl agship as the loss of the nation’s “greatest son”. life of his son. retirement” in 2004, when he stepped Review: Dramsocʼs Charity Week Dinner, this year held in Tributes and condolences came Th e Nobel Peace Prize winner down from public life, telling his the grand Porchester Hall. Th e dinner from around the world with American became a champion and emblem nation “thanks for being kind for an The Government President Barack Obama calling of forgiveness after his 27 year old man”. A nation he now leaves in Inspector ... continued on page 3 Mandela, “a man who took history imprisonment, much of it spent in mourning, but proud. 22 2 FRIDAY 06 DEC EDITOR’S PICKS GAMES BOOKS FILM Xmas Wishes Black Chalk 2013 Review The Games Editors look at Hannah Edmondson inverviews Film Editor John Park reviews author Christopher Yates about the hits and misses of 2013 their holiday wish lists his latest book, Black Chalk Holdiays! Student Travel Survey won. Th is is the last week! Next week there will be no last week! Keep an eye out on Congrats to the lucky student who was awarded the Facebook and on Felixonline.co.uk to read the articles we’ll be releasing over the holidays! WE hope you have a fun break! £100 Amazon voucher for taking part in the College travel survey. Stay tuned to find out about College and cycling in the new year! Editor’s Addiction of the term... 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WEEK WASTO YOUBY Editor-in-Chief Joe Letts News Editors Nida Mahmud, Philippa Skett, Aemun Reza Features Editor Shiladitya Ghosh Wellbeing Editor Marissa Lewis Business Editor James Tsim Science Editors Philippa Skett, Keir Little, Fiona Hartley Politics Editor Kartikeya Rana, Jash Rughani Food Editors Carol Ann Cheah, Michael Chung Comment Editors Eoghan J. Totten, Tessa Davey Arts Editor Arianna Sorba Fashion Editor Cécile Borkhataria Books Editors Maciej Matuszewski, Eva Rosenthal Music Editors Simon Hunter, Riaz Agahi, Stuart Masson, William Stocker Television Editors John Park, Emily Fulham Film Editor John Park Games Editors Maximilian Eggl, Calum Skene, Imran Rashid Technology Editors Maximilian Eggl, Yong Wen Chua, Osama Arawa, Clubs & Socs Editor Nida Mahmud Charity Editor Ben Fernando Travel Editor Chris Richardson Sports Editor Kunal Wagle Online Editors Philip Kent, Annina Sartor, Stephen Ball Puzzles Commanders Kingshuk Dasadhikari, Oliver Price Copycats Stephen Ball and Annina Sartor Copykittens Tom Rivlin, Mattin Mir-Tahmasebi, Jonathan Pratt FRIDAY 06 DEC 3 Editors: Aemun Reza, Nida Mahmud, Philippa Skett NEWS [email protected] ... continued from page 1 UUK’s report on gender Campus Services: segregated seating Bring yer buckets Campus services takes steps in the right direction — Still silent. having a debate in accordance with its IMPERIAL COLLEGE CHARITY WEEK 2013 Nida Mahmud belief system.” was attended by over 300 students, News Editor Nicola Dandridge, the UUK chief many with their families. Inspiring executive said “Th ese are issues that speeches were given throughout are arising all the time and these are the dinner, with the guest speakers ast week, Universities really diffi cult issues. What emerged painting a vivid picture of the suff ering UUK, the UK’s universities from our work on this particular issue taking place around the world. An representative organisation is that there is no clearly defi ned right enthralling auction soon followed, issued guidance on helping or wrong here as to whether to allow or which saw beautiful canvases go for universities manage external outlaw segregation. It is going to very as much as £2,000 a piece, as well Lspeakers. much depend on the facts of the case. as intricately decorated cakes being Th ey concluded that universities External speakers play an important sold for nearly £400! All in all it was can segregate students during speaker role in university life, not least in a heart-warming sight seeing students events when required, as long as there terms of encouraging students to uniting together under one roof for a is fair access to both genders. think for themselves, challenge other noble cause, and more than £23,000 Th e report states that, “assuming people’s views and develop their own was raised on the night for orphans the side-by-side segregated seating opinions. Although most speakers are and needy children. arrangement is adopted, there does uncontroversial, some will express However, that was not the end of not appear to be any discrimination on contentious, even infl ammatory or Charity Week, as the weekend saw the gender grounds merely by imposing off ensive views. Universities have to return of the now UK famous Smoky segregated seating. Both men and balance their obligation to encourage not Smudgy ladies pampering event. women are being treated equally, as free speech with their duties to ensure Bigger and better, this consisted of a they are both being segregated in the that the law is observed, the safety and massive bazaar, as well as two fashion same way. Concerns to accommodate security of staff , students and visitors shows. Hundreds of students from the wishes or beliefs of those opposed secured, and good campus relations both Imperial and other universities to segregation should not result in a promoted. In practice, achieving this attended, as well as famous bloggers religious group being prevented from balance is not always easy.” who were invited as special guests. Overall, Imperial