www.felixonline.co.uk @felixImperial /FelixImperial felix@imperial.ac.uk Keeping the cat free since 1949 issue no. 1589 November 21st 2014 The Big Bursary Debate Inside... Gaze: you have to see it to believe it How does Imperial compare to other universities? News, pages 4 and 5 “Everyone thought it was a

Arts 30 - 35 bit of a crazy idea.” Mockingjay fl ies into the cinema this week

Felix Film 27-29 BandAid 30 storms interviews up the charts the Imperial scientist

working on Music 20 The Double Points the Rosetta debate in Formula 1 mission

Science, page 14 Sport 46 - 47 2 14.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX This week’s issue... [email protected] Felix Editor Philippa Skett

EDITORIAL TEAM CONTENTS Editor-In-Chief BandAid, comets and a bad PHILIPPA SKETT News 3–8 Deputy Editor PHILIP KENT Comment 9–12 Treasurer fashion choice THOMAS LIM Science 13–15 Technical Hero LUKE GRANGER-BROWN Technology 16–18 fter having all the THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL the screens recently. Props to our horoscopes written about Film Section Editor Jack Steadman News Editors Television 19 Ame by my lovely team, who went to a midnight screening of CAROL ANN CHEAH this week I was planning to write my Mockingjay then stayed up all night KUNAL WAGLE Music 20 editorial being all sassy about them writing the review. too. However, looking back through We continue on our series on Comment Editor Books 21 this issue, the content is pretty comment pieces, but our Comment Mental Health in Welfare, and TESSA DAVEY impressive, so I am going to let them section gives it a pretty decent try. in Travel we stay closer to home, Technology Editors Film 27–29 off the hook. The other Big Debate of the week reviewing the Somerset House ice JAMIE DUTTON Our science section is taking centre has been BandAid 30, which Grace Rink. We end our issue with yet OSAMA AWARA Arts 30–35 stage, with James’ interview with covers in Music and then Tessa, our another debate, over the introduction Chris Carr, a scientist behind the Comment editor, discusses and picks of double points in Formula One Science Editors LAUREN RATCLIFFE Food 36–37 Rosetta team. Everyone has been apart. We love a good argument, and racing. JAMES BEZER talking about the mission that put a the office has been truly divided this We would like to thank our Welfare 38 robot on a flying comet (for lots of week over whether or not Bob Geldolf “official” sponsors for the week, Games Editors different reasons, granted) but the is well-meaning or simply loves a Taylor Swift and Yankee candles. MAX EGGL Travel 39 fact that one of the many people that good Christmas number one. Unlike our section editors, we love CALUM SKENE made it happen is one of Imperial’s News spans from inside the Blank Space and apparently we Arts Editors Hangman 40–41 own is impressive. The fact that we Imperial bubble to outside of London: cannot stop sniffing the Christmas FRED FYLES have his story within our pages this we readdress the bursary changes and Memories candle we have bouncing KAMIL McCLELLAND Puzzles 42–43 issue is even cooler. look to see if students are getting a around the office. We have a bumper Arts section good deal (turns out they are) and we We also love our new member of Music Editors GRACE RAHMAN C and S 44 (as usual), and this week it is the also review the new halls in Acton the Felix team, our Wall Mounted AMNA ASKARI Gaze issue. The Arts team is looking (turns out they’re not too bad either, TV. Shout-out to the Union Overlord Sports 45–48 at, well, how we look at things. considering they are still miles away). for his endless benevolence and Television Editors They address, with rather sticking Consultation is still the debate that granting us our wish for a screen GIULIA GABRIELLI serendipity, misogyny and how it is weaves through news though: just to play Taylor Swift on repeatedly JOHN PARK dressed as ‘art.’ I love Arts. how much of a say should students (I mean, to watch website stats and Film Editors What’s on this week: We then address That Shirt in have? discuss layout designs on). ELLEN MATHIESON Comment, and again we return back Outside of the controversy bubble, I hope you enjoy this week’s issue as JACK STEADMAN JOHN PARK The London Forum for to thinly-veiled misogyny. Or is it? in Film this week we have amazing much as we enjoyed making it. If you The debate can hardly be summed reviews of Mockingjay and The want to come and join us, you know Science and Policy Books Editor up in one page and through two Imitation Game, two big films to hit where we are. DIANA LUCACI

Intoxicated Youth: Fashion Editor We would like to offer our apologies to the ICT department for CECILE BORKHATARIA Can Education Fix our sensationalist subheading for the news article published on Food Editors Britain’s Youth Drinking page 3 of Issue 1588. We appreciate that any inconveniences caused CAROL ANN CHEAH Problem? were purely due to teething issues, and with them all rectified Coffee Break Editors 18:00 - 19:45, Nov 27th, Room as soon as possible it was not apt to describe the changeover as a TESSA DAVEY 120 SAF "disaster". ELLEN MATHIESON Travel Editor A discussion with an We will be providing a review of the new system towards the end YUNG NAM CHEAH expert panel about alcohol of term. Hangman Editor education,The discussion SKILLIPPA PHETT will look at young people’s behaviours and how they Welfare Editors DIBA ESBATI can be changed. CHANON WONGSATAYANONT

Tickets: Free Clubs and Societies Editor BEN HOWITT Ticket includes entry and 3 Do you love Taylor Swift too? Sport Editor free drinks. KUNAL WAGLE Email: [email protected] to fi nd COPY EDIT TEAM like-minded people, and potentially Copy Chiefs SKETT’S BOX OF SHAME STEPHEN BALL write an article or two. ELLEN MATHIESON Apologies for some mistakes in We have a lot of Blank Space to fi ll. Copy Editors Issue 1588. These were: ANNINA SARTOR TOM RIVLIN BEN HOWITT - We accidently split the puzzles Felix, Beit Quad, Prince Consort Printed by Iliffee Print Cambridge, Winship Road, JUNE GAN pages. We apologise to our Puzzles Road, London SW7 2BB Cambridge. MICHAEL FAGGETTER Email: [email protected] Registered newspaper ISSN 1040-0711 MATTIN MIR-TAHMASEBI Editor and any confusion caused. JASPER MENKUS Tel: 020 7594 8072 CECILY JOHNSON Front image credit: ESA Copyright © Felix ABBY GOLDBLATT FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 3 News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah and Kunal Wagle

Imperial deletes tweet after ‘shirtstorm’ backlash Ben Howitt reports after College removes tweet about “proper cool scientist” he clothing choice of an of the design. We recognise that use attitude towards women in STEM Imperial graduate has been of the image is inconsistent with subjects, the shirt being viewed as a Textensively lambasted in the College’s strong commitment case of casual sexism at the workplace. the wake of the Philae landing, the to equality and diversity. Following Dr Taylor gave a tearful apology on culmination of over a decade’s work. concerns raised by members of the international media, saying: “I made During the days immediately community the tweet was deleted; it a big mistake and I offended many preceding the comet landing, the was in the College’s stream for two people and I am very sorry about heavily tattooed Dr Matt Taylor, one hours in total.” this.” of the project scientists, had become The story trended across Twitter He then went on to provide an popular as a ‘gangster scientist’, under the hashtags #shirtgate and update on Philae’s continuing but came under fire for a press #shirtstorm, polarising discussion progress. conference given during the lead-up between those who felt that the shirt Dr Taylor graduated from Imperial to the final landing in which he wore was misogynistic and those defending in 2001 with a PhD in Space Physics, a printed shirt depicting a number of Dr Taylor. before joining UCL’s Department of scantily clad women. In the way that many internet Space and Climate Physics, where he Imperial College (@imperialcollege) discussions regarding feminism do, was appointed as a project scientist to posted and later deleted a tweet critics were accused of “over-active the European Space Agency’s Cluster describing Dr Taylor as a “proper cool feminism”, as well as other more project. scientist”. personal attacks up to and including The shirt in question was made When contacted for comment, a death threats. by Elly Prizeman, a clothing College spokesperson responded: After the dust settled, the manufacturer from Chelmsford, “The College regrets that the tweet American Astronomical Society who has since been inundated with included the photo of Dr Taylor used released statements condemning requests for copies of the shirt. widely across the media that day. the “unacceptable abuse … directed Mrs Prizeman has commented that Those responsible saw a Hawaiian towards the critics.” The incident has she “didn’t expect him to wear it in shirt and did not notice the detail also sparked a debate concerning the the situation he did”. Photo: Emily Maunder

Marking boycott comes to an New Bitcoin end competition prize fund CAROL ANN CHEAH Trustee Board, UUK and UCU.” found it necessary to apply their CAROL ANN CHEAH with the Business School, has SECTION EDITOR They also say that: “both parties policies to withhold pay for the SECTION EDITOR emphasized that the aim of the are pleased that the agreement to assessment and marking boycott and competition is not the focus of suspend industrial action at this early that individual members of staff who Bitcoin as a currency. Rather, it fter a fortnight of industrial stage will mean that students will were participating in the industrial he Imperial College Business seeks to promote innovations on action, the University and not have been adversely affected and action will have been able to remedy, School (ICBS) has teamed up Blockchain technology, as the ACollege Union (UCU) and members of staff will not have had within a reasonable time scale, any Twith Entrepreneur First (EF), a distributed trust mechanism of the Universities UK (UUK) have reached pay deducted.” backlog of work that actually resulted pre-seed investment programme, to Blockchain is the truly innovative an agreement on Wednesday to a This is on the basis that “at this from the industrial action between 6 launch a new competition prize fund aspect of said technology. series of negotiation meetings. point, institutions will not have to 20 November.” for students. Up to £3000 could be This is not Imperial’s first foray Through this, UCU and UUK have won from the Imperial/EF Bitcoin into involvement with Bitcoin/ jointly agreed to suspend industrial Prize Fund for projects that utilise Blockchain technology. The recently- action (a marking boycott that had Blockchain technology, which allows launched Bitcoin Forum at Imperial, taken place at Universities across the secure transactions without the need which consists of faculty members UK) from the Wednesday onwards. for a central regulation authority – across all departments, will be UCU members had launched the how Bitcoin is best described. working with EF to mentor and assist marking boycott in protest of The competition is open to entrants students entering the competition. proposed pension reforms in the USS, from any department, be they Workshops on entrepreneurship and which would have seen contributions Undergraduate or Postgraduate. presentation skills, regular mixers, drop and members’ final pay-outs Students can apply to carry out and talks from prestigious figures dwindle in an attempt to make up a projects under the fund either in the Bitcoin and business fields shortfall in the USS pension pot. individually or as a group, with grants are just a number of things planned The suspension is to last until after up to £500 available for equipment by the Forum and EF for those who the next joint negotiating committee funding. They can also arrange for register to take part. The Forum (JNC) meeting scheduled for the 15th projects to count as credit towards also hopes to facilitate cross-faculty of January, 2015, with the negotiation degree courses. partnerships throughout the course meetings that UCU and UUK have Dr Llewellyn Thomas, a researcher of this competition. agreed to taking place between now and then. In a number of statements on their website, the UCU states that “the purpose of these meetings is to close the differences between the stakeholders’ negotiating positions, with a view to reaching agreement. This will include a meeting between the respective actuaries of the USS Photo: UCU Photo: Bloomberg 4 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah and Kunal Wagle Imperial Bursaries: how much will students have in their pockets now? Philippa Skett investigates the recent “Anti-Robin Hood” bursary change

The new changes to bursary allocations per household income. The red bars show the new bursary allocations for 2016 entry

t was announced in Union College secretary & Registrar John decided on the scheme, which was may have. Council last week that the Neilson spoke to Felix to explain the then presented to Union Council With 73% of respondents saying Ibursary scheme for new entrants decision. in Wheeler’s paper on the 11th that they found the money they starting in Autumn 2016 was to Said Neilson: “In the summer the November. received to be adequate, good or very change. It has altered to decrease previous team of Union sabbatical When Felix asked directly as good, many seemed to be happy with funding for those from lower- officers had prepared a thoughtful to why Imperial College Union’s the current bursary scheme. income households and funding to paper suggesting that students who consultation framework wasn’t used However some students who were increase for those students from come from households just higher to make the decision, all that College surveyed did point out that although households who have slightly more than the lowest income bandings said was that: “In the time available household income indicates the money. were facing the hardest time before the new undergraduate amount of money they receive as The decision, made by the Provost financially at Imperial. prospectus was finalised there was loans, grants and bursaries, parents Board at the end of October, was “The last Provost’s Board time to gather very wide range of “The are often unable to make up the made to alleviate the financial considered the package of bursary views from students. Provost’s difference in money needed for pressures of those that come from support to be made available to “It should be noted that the Board students to live on. Students from higher income families but may not home undergraduates starting in changes will not affect current the higher income brackets were have guaranteed financial support. autumn 2016. We were keen to students; they will apply to new could more likely to feel they did not Bursaries are awarded to Home make the substantial sum available entrants from 2016-17.” at least receive enough financial support as students only, and are paid for "Our for such bursaries (some £7.7m) as Wheeler did endeavour to consult pretend a whole, something the College has directly by the College, alongside immediate useful as possible to students.” those students who currently are to treat appeared to address with an increase the grants and loans on offer from Further concerns were raised in attendance at Imperial, despite in funding for these students in the UK Government. Only the loans reaction over current Union President Tom such a decision not affecting them. students particular. have to be repaid; the grants and to this Wheeler having only been granted Wheeler surveyed 320 students, held as equal In a report to the Provost Board, bursaries go straight into the pockets proposal a small window of time to consult a discussion forum and also emailed partners Tom stated that: “Our immediate of the students, and they don’t have students. The decision was made those who received bursaries directly reaction to this proposal was concern to pay it back at a later date. was during the second half of October, to gather their views. In the survey, in their that reducing income for the poorest The Union Council quickly concern" with Tom Wheeler being given the he queried whether current students education.” students would lead to unnecessary moved to “condemn” the decision, - Tom “go-ahead” to survey students the who receive bursaries feel they get - Council hardship, and would not be the most and College was quick to respond Wheeler scheme from the 16th. By the 31st, enough money to live on, and any member efficient use of College’s resources.” as to why they made the changes. the Provost Board had met and other sources of income students The report continued: We are FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 5 News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah and Kunal Wagle also concerned that the appearance College haven’t realised that poor of reducing funding given to the consultations really aren’t the way poorest students to ease the burden to go. These changes have been on middle-earning families would made in an unacceptable manner be a short-sighted and unpopular and I hope they realise the negative decision that doesn’t serve our most impact that this will have on student deprived members.” satisfaction.” The report was presented two days Said another member: “Calling to the board, prior to the Provost’s the Union President to a meeting board decision that was made on the at short notice and then ignoring 31st. his recommendations completely Despite this relatively short turn does not count as adequate student around, the bursary scheme has consultation. The Provost’s Board been heralded as “[representing] could at least pretend to treat substantially the most generous students as equal partners in their bursary provision of any of education.” the leading UK universities. It The last time the bursary scheme demonstrates the College’s strong was altered was for 2012 to 2013 commitment that every home applicants, when the tuition fee student should be able to come and increase also took effect. The package study at Imperial, irrespective of is reviewed on an annual basis and their circumstances.” minor adjustments are made, but However, Council members are this is the first major alteration since unconvinced that the changes are then. beneficial. Some are concerned The Access Agreement and about the apparent lack of Financial Support Working Group consultation that took place in then reviewed the package. This Making it rain like it's 2016 Photo credit: SwindonAdvertiser making the decisions. Said one is a panel of college staff from anonymous Council member: “It’s across all departments, including the Union President. These then Concluded College: “The College consultation it will necessarily disappointing that after Acton the Vice Provost of Education, recommended the changes to the takes consultation seriously, but always agree on every aspect of an and the Chemistry move that Debra Humphris and also included Provost’s Board. this does not mean that after issue with the Union.” How much does it cost to live in London as a student?

With college claiming that their those studying outside the UK. It so another £6,000 has to be found last year. Despite this, the average at the bar, although if nights at new bursary scheme is “most seems that Imperial will offer more from elsewhere. contribution per student per week the Union (or, more accurately, my generous bursary provision of any than any other London university At UCL they use data available of funds from parents is still £114.10, bank statements the next day) are of the leading UK universities” when it comes to money per from the government, and when considering all areas of the anything to go by, this probably has Felix decided to investigate just student, regardless of household consider a total of £322 per week UK in which they study. a very large standard deviation. how generous the university income. as shown in the bar chart a reasonable amount to cover all The survey also found that, when Students in London are also is with its money compared to below. living expenditure. LSE and King’s ranked, students in London when spending the most on travel, with others. So just how do universities decide College London “broadly estimate” compared to other cities are the 6th each student spending on average It seems that despite concerns how much money students need to that students should expect to pay most “economical,” meaning they £15.10 a week. The average of over student consultation on the live on? Various student surveys are between £1,000 and £1,200 per manage to pay the least amount of students as across the country is matter, the changes will still be used to determine the cost of living month for living costs. money, but still sustain themselves £6.50. delivering substantially more in London or as a student in general. The UK Government also ran a with living essentials. London Imperial have it’s own estimates money into the pockets of students The National Union of Students Student Income and Expenditure students do however spend more of how much student living costs, than any other London University. (NUS) has predicted that the total Survey, and this data is also heavily money than others on eating out, as shown in the pie chart opposite. We looked at the bursary expenditure of a student in London used to predict the costs of student spending an average of £17.10 each Despite estimating that students schemes available at London is around £13,300 for living costs living. week in Nandos and beyond. need £286 to live off on a weekly School of Economics (LSE) and (£23,500 in total when including The Student Living Index 2014, ran When it comes to alcohol, we basis as opposed to £322, the UCL University College London (UCL), course costs). This includes £6,143 by the bank, also found that 22% aren’t doing much better: we are average, Imperial still offers more two other “leading” UK universities for rent. They predict that on of students nationwide are now 6th in the country for how much we i nancial support than our central that are also based in London, average a student’s income from receiving less i nancial support from pay per week on beers and bombs. London cousin. alongside the money available to loans and funding comes to £17,450, their parents this year compared to We pay £10.90 a week on average PHILIPPA SKETT

Bursary funds available for students from Imperial, UCL and LSE Sources: LSE.ac.uk, UCL.ac.uk The breakdown of Imperial's estimates of weekly expenditure by students 6 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah and Kunal Wagle Acton halls with panoramic views Stephen Ball and Ben Fernando see the new rooms at One Victoria road

elix paid a visit to the construction site of the new F Halls, One Victoria Road, to investigate how things were progressing and to talk to Campus Services about the latest news and updates on the project. Currently, no decision has yet been taken on the future of Evelyn Gardens. All that is known for certain is that all Evelyn Gardens halls will be shut down for the next year. Jane Neary, Head of Campus Services, explained that this is simply due to the Evelyn Garden Halls not being up to the required standard – whether the halls will reopen in future years is something that will hopefully be decided in the coming year, but even if they were to re-open they are on a limited lease. The new site itself is divided into four buildings, the tallest of which reaches twenty stories into the sky. Block A, the southernmost building, is to consist of purely communal facilities including a bar and restaurant, a volunteer/ community space and a gym split across two floors. The three other interconnected buildings, B-D, will provide accommodation for 603 students, 102 of whom will be in twin rooms with all rooms being en- suites. As with the newer halls in Prince’s Gardens, the rooms will be arranged into ‘blocks’ of 6/7 students, each of which will have a communal kitchen. The sample kitchen that Felix was shown was on the 18th floor of Block D. The kitchens bulge from the side of the building in such a way that they provide views of almost 180° across London through the curved glass- panelled wall. Campus Services were also keen to highlight the features of the the three blocks. Also there is space new rooms: a 6’6” long double bed, onsite for a Union office, and it is and increased storage space as promised that students will be able compared to the last set of Halls to use the nearby Health Centre. built by the College in Prince’s Other communal facilities will Gardens. However, some students include a multi-faith prayer room, have expressed reservations about storage for 300 bikes, quiet study the announced price of the rooms: space and music rehearsal rooms, the expected cost of a single will a rooftop terrace, a barbecue area be £165 per week and a twin will and the usual communal spaces be £125 per week. Once the £20+ with games and TVs for use by the per week cost of a Zones 1 and 2 residents. Travelcard is added, the average The location is significantly rent per room will be higher than it further away from Campus than is currently in Evelyn Gardens. the current Halls. College were The College were also keen to keen to point out that the Central point out that there will be no line will be running 24 hours decrease in the Wardening ratios by the time the new Halls open, as a result of the move: provision and that there will be a Crossrail has been made for 12 Subwardens station a short walk away when it and 2 Wardens to be split across becomes operational. The building is still under construction, but the kitchens offer amazing views over...Acton Photo: Stephen Ball FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 7 News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah and Kunal Wagle Students march for Free Education Kunal Wagle reports as thousands march into Parliament Square

n Wednesday thousands of the world-renowned calibre of the Funding, as it still in the process of Officer Trustees and staff of the bring a paper for discussion to student protesters took part UK’s higher education system would conducting the Higher Education Union were welcome to attend if Union Council or come along to the Oin a march against student not be sustainable if tuition fees Funding Survey. Deputy President they took leave. General Meeting on 1 December at tuition fees. The protests turned were removed.” (Education) Pascal Loose said: “The “ Of course, if there is an issue that 18:30.” violent when the students reached The Metropolitan Police released a Union doesn’t have a stance or our members want us to campaign The General Meeting will take Parliament Square. statement on the matter, which said: policy on this issue yet, however for, then we encourage them to place in Blackett Lecture Theatre 1. Signs seen around Parliament “Various missiles were thrown at the Square included the slogans “books officers and protesters pulled down not bombs” and “free education, tax protective fencing around the grass the rich”. area in Parliament Square.” Some students were able to dodge The National Union of Students police and push through two sets of (NUS) did not endorse the protest, metal barriers in order to gain access and their office was amongst those to to the square. be attacked. Graffiti, including the Some were also wearing balaclavas word “scabs”, was later found on the in order to obscure their face. Red building. flares were also set off next to the Demonstration organiser Aaron Houses of Parliament. Kiely, who is a member of the 19 year old Joe, who refused to NUS Executive committee and the give his last name, said that “David Student Assembly Against Austerity, Cameron is misguided and deluded said: “We want to end the lifetime of because of his sheltered and out of debt which is a massive burden for touch upbringing. It’s his closed students.” education that has given him his “Students are really angry because views not logic.” we go to University and then at Police made eleven arrests in the end of it we get an average of total and two people were held for £40,000-worth of debt. questioning after charging at the “That puts you in a hell of a Conservative Party headquarters. difficult position when you start to After the protest, the Department think about a mortgage and a family. for Business said in a statement: We need an alternative.” “We recognise the right of all The Union is yet to decide students to free speech. However, its stance on Higher Education Students protest in Central London. Photo: Getty Images Cardiff Media strike comes to an end

PHILIP KENT agreed to keep the role vacant, feeling Meanwhile, volunteers working in SECTION EDITOR that electing a new officer would student media wrote a joint letter to lead to undue disruption to both the Board of Trustees raising their student media, and the replacement’s concerns. Student media at Cardiff University education due having leave their Meanwhile, a petition on the went on strike earlier this following studies part way through the year. iPetitions website amassed 764 a decision by the Student Senate This view was shared by Elliot signatures, with many of the people (Cardiff’s version of Union Council) Howells, the president of CUSU, who who signed the signature being to force a re-election of Cardiff’s Vice- said: “It is the feeling of the Sabbatical consumers rather than contributors. President of Media and Marketing. Trustees that a by-election is not in On the 19th November, the Board Cardiff is the only other University the best interest in the organisation of Trustees published a statement on to have a full-time Media Sabbatical as a whole at this present time.” CUSU’s website. In this statement, Officer (Imperial being the other). At Senate, a motion was put forward they announced that the Board had Like Imperial, the Officer also edits to leave the position vacant, however quashed Senate’s decision, noting that the student paper, Gair Rhydd, full this was rejected by 15 votes to 9. keeping the position vacant was in time. One Senator, Kate Delaney, wrote on the best interests of the organisation. The previous Vice-President, Tom her blog: “the reason I voted against This decision was endorsed by both Eden, resigned in late October for this motion is down to democracy the NUS and Cardiff University, and personal reasons. On a statement on and accessibility”, continuing, “By was made in consultation with legal Cardiff University Student Union allowing someone who is unelected advisors. (CUSU)’s website, he said: “Having and accountable to be given the job Student media at Cardiff has given my all in the role throughout [of editing Gair Rhydd] was an issue reacted positively to the decision, the past year and a half, I have for me”. with Cardiff’s TV and radio stations decided that now is the right time to In response to the rejection of having resumed programming on step down, believing this to be the this motion, all of Cardiff’s media Wednesday, and Gair Rhydd’s next best step for me both personally and outlets went on str ike on Sunday issue coming out next week. Michael professionally.” 16th November, with Gair Rhydd’s O’Connell-Davidson, the Editor The same statement noted that both staff also threatening to resign en of Gair Rhydd said he “couldn’t be The building is still under construction, but the kitchens offer amazing views over...Acton Photo: Stephen Ball Eden, and his team in student media masse if the election is to go ahead. happier” about the decision. Last week's issue of Cardiff University's newspaper. Photo: Gair Rhydd 8 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah and Kunal Wagle Dog saves owners from i re

Kunal Wagle reports after ‘Smokey’ saves the day

dog saved its owners from a her and she managed to find some establish where it started. fire after the smoke alarm cake in a hedge so she was alright. The firemen on duty that morning A failed. ‘Smokey’ the dog, We’re very grateful to Moo.” issued a warning to people about as nicknamed by the firemen who Mr Hughes said the fire was caused checking their smoke alarms rescued the family, woke the rest of by an electrical fault but everything regularly, as the one in the flat in the house when smoke began to fill has melted so it is difficult to question had run out of batteries. the ground floor property, located on Stanlake Road in Shepherd’s Bush. Mr Hughes, one of the tenants of the flat, said of the dog – who is nicknamed Moo – “I woke up to Moo barking like crazy so opened the door and was hit with a wall of smoke. She was sleeping in Rob’s room so he’d woken up about 30 seconds before and thought he could put the fire out by himself but quickly realised he couldn’t because the flames were getting pretty big so ran upstairs to let the other people know. “She normally sleeps in the living room so she probably would have woken us up earlier but who knows if we would have got out in time. “Moo is such a great dog anyway but she’s been getting lots of treats since the fire. It was raining and cold when we were standing outside the flat after being rescued so we put a cardigan on It is unknown if this was before or after the cake Photo: London Fire

First ever ‘Royal Mixer’ is held at Imperial College Union

CAROL ANN CHEAH A plethora of student bands SECTION EDITOR played throughout the evening on the stage at Metric. Those who attended the event said it was “Pretty chill, like any other he first ever Royal Mixer, night in Metric on a Thursday. which took place last “They seem like a standard TThursday 13th Nov 2014 at bunch.” Metric, saw students from a host Union President Tom Wheeler of other “Royal” institutions in told Felix: “I thoroughly enjoyed London attend an Imperial-based the evening, and really enjoyed the social for the first time. opportunity to meet students from The event was jointly organized other Students Union’s at our first by the unions at Imperial, the Royal Collaborative event of the year. College of Music (RCM), the Royal “We have received really positive College of Art (RCA) and the Royal feedback on the event and had lots Veterinary College (RVC). It saw of our members ask for a repeat approximately 590 attendees, of event. The next Royal Mixer will be which 78% were Imperial College hosted by one of our neighbours, students. and we are planning to host another Approximately 4.7% of the 1900 Mixer in the Spring Term.” RCM and RCA population were The event marks the first of at the event, alongside 40 RVC several nights that are seeing students out of their 2000 student high numbers of attendace for a population – an impressive feat Thursday night. At the time of given the the geographic location of press, the Tri Union Bar night had the RVC. also reached capacity. The official poster for the Royal Mixer Photo: The Royal Mixer FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 9 Comment [email protected] Comment Editor Tessa Davey Bankers are Wankers: the dark side of Canary Wharf

XUAN CHEN hate this time of the year. COMMENT WRITER It feels like we’re shopping “I around careers fairs for the rest of our lives,” complains my flatmate, who has changed his dream job aspiration for the tenth time in a year. Anyone in their current penultimate year of study can relate, as internship application deadlines loom and marketers at the aforementioned careers fairs begin eagerly hounding intimidated students in order to get their share of Imperial graduates, the smartest young adults in the country. By this time, you’ll have narrowed down the choice to at perhaps just a few careers left. Here’s a hint; if front-office banking is one of them, it’s time to grab a pen and cleanse your soul by gouging that option from your head. The truth is that these certain jobs are motivated by nothing but the worst of capitalistic greed and the desire to proliferate one’s own personal wealth, with absolutely no contribution or side-effects to society. It becomes an even greater shame when you realise that, like you, these traders and certain investment bankers are smart people who simply chose to further their own social position in a capitalist society in the most inconsiderate and detrimental way possible. (One banker helpfully Lights blazing into the night: this will become all too familiar. Photo: Mirror proclaimed the enlightening statement pointing out that they which will inspire your friends, your how shallow these ‘insights’ are; do, in fact, contribute to society by family, your children, and anyone this year, all of the spring interns paying their taxes.) else who happens to get to know in the investment banking division You, whether you feel this way right you. Don’t you want the satisfaction were fast-tracked onto the summer now whilst still studying at Imperial, which comes with doing something internship, and the conversion rate are one of the most intelligent people emotionally, socially, or intellectually is roughly 80% onto the graduate in your generation. You are blessed rewarding? Don’t you want to live in scheme. Despite all this, I did meet a with enough intellectual capability a society of altruistic, creative, and bunch of passionate, dedicated people and motivation to be able to succeed compassionate individuals, all who in the middle and back offices (such and live a comfortable life whatever have worked their own unique paths as the IT department) who seemed to you choose to do. We are some of the through life? genuinely enjoy their work for what it luckiest people in the country to be You should take note that my is. They are, to some extent, bystander able to lead by example by having arguments are not directed at all casualties of the abhorrent greed of the ability to succeed in anything people associated with banks. My the front office; they now suffer from we choose to do. Surely it’s not too spring internship with Credit Suisse the stigma associated from working much to expect that we will have (CS) did expose the cruel side-effects for a bank, when in fact only a few enough courage to put our talents to of too much capitalism – not what positions in the bank necessarily use in helping move society forward, they intended their programme to attract certain personalities of self- rather than fuelling an ever-growing achieve, but it stands that the only absorbed, egotistical creatures. chasm caused by genetic-lottery- "Don't you things they were willing to teach the Fortunately for the future, the discriminatory capitalism? want the interns were the apparent reasons CS "You should species of narcissistic trader will soon Will finding your own passions satisfaction is so different to other banks, how take note be extinguished by the emerging, and turning them into a career you which comes competitive this scheme is, and how that my rapidly developing automatic trading love be difficult? Certainly. Will is they like to throw around the money platforms. We can only hope that as be harder than your degree? Almost with doing their employees generate for them arguments society and the law slowly advance certainly not. Outside of Imperial, something (compulsory boat party for week-long are not away from mega-corporations, you will receive immense respect and emotionally, interns; attendance is taken and you directed at the same ruination will fall on the prestige just by having studied here, are still observed well into the night all people investment banking divisions and we and this is a foothold you can choose socially, or to see how you interact with the other will be able to finally proceed with to use to either get into banking intellectually interns and staff). associated focussing our priorities of equality and waste your life slaving away rewarding?" The progression from internships with banks." and the universal recognition of the for money, or to carve out a story into employment can easily clarify individual. 10 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Comment [email protected] Comment Editor Tessa Davey The retirement of Dapper Laughs Nathaniel Gallop on the underlying issues that encourage media misogyny

en days ago, controversial before in editorials, social media, climate of indifference regarding internet sensation Daniel the blogosphere, or any other forum rape and violence towards women. It TO’Reilly appeared on an for public opinion one can think of. is the same attitude that allowed the exclusive Newsnight interview to They are misguided, however: Dapper footballer and convicted rapist, Ched announce the retirement of his Laughs is simply a manifestation of Evans, to resume training with his old comedic persona, Dapper Laughs. a wider illness in our culture, and it club, Sheffield United, after serving For connoisseurs of quality humour is this illness which will need to be only half of a five year sentence. That the nation over, it is a welcome end addressed if any meaningful progress Evans was tried, and found guilty to what has been a meteoric rise of is to be made. – beyond all reasonable doubt – of internet stardom characterised by Consider for a moment that Dapper forcing himself upon a nineteen a litany of increasingly poor taste, Laughs’ particular brand of juvenile year old girl is seemingly immaterial misogynistic diatribe, culminating sexual spivery and vulgar attitudes in the eyes of the club; he resumed in O’Reilly telling a woman that she towards rape (“If you whip your dick training as straightforwardly as if he was “gagging for a rape” at a stand out and she starts crying, she’s just had just recovered from an injury. up show. Why exactly anyone would playing hard to get”) can be viewed What we are fundamentally saying be “gagging” to be raped is anyone’s a commodity, subject to the same when we allow these things to happen guess. Rape is hardly a trivial matter; laws of supply and demand as wheat, is that it’s okay for our celebrities and it leaves physical and mental scars gold, or timber. If the demand exists, our sportsmen – our role models – to that may never fully fade, if they then someone sooner or later will perpetrate violence towards women fade at all. It destroys people’s lives, supply. If there is no demand, then because they will release clemency minds, bodies and relationships. He there is no incentive to supply. That from society in return. may as well have accused the woman this article is even being written is an Ultimately, it is good and right to go of “gagging to have her legs blown off indication that Dapper Laughs was after Dapper Laughs and Ched Evans; by an IED”. able to fill a niche that is very much they are both deserving of criticism. Of course the resultant media in demand. The pertinent question However, they will be replaced by furore was rightly targeted at would therefore be: why does this others in the not too distant future if Dapper Laughs himself. I will not demand exist in the first place? the underlying issues in our society repeat the many complaints against There is a far deeper issue here than are not addressed. After all, as any his puerile antics here; they have just Dapper Laughs. That he exists doctor would advise: don’t treat the been articulated hundreds of times at all is the result of a pervading symptoms, treat the disease. Photo: twimg What drives what we pay for things?

hat are prices? Who However, economic models do not good goes against market convention decides prices? Walking often match reality. Sometimes prices and the quantity demanded of the Wdown a supermarket aisle, are determined by market structure, good increases rather than decreases we see a wide variety of complicated the larger economic situation or even when the price is increased. pricing schemes; buy one get one free, business objectives. Another answer is that the cases half price, special offers and the like. On a recent trip to Carphone have an inelastic price. This means These prices seem either carefully Warehouse, I was looking at cases for that a large change in price will calculated – what makes them so the new iPhone 6, when I noticed that only cause a small drop in quantity specific? all the cheapest models were priced demanded. Since the demand for Most people think of a price in between £12.99 and £14.99. The cases the iPhone case is ‘derived’ from terms of how much goods are worth. are injection-moulded and I would the demand for the iPhone, even if However, this assertion misses a guess cost less than 50p to make. This the iPhone case is very expensive, distinction between ‘price’ and ‘value’. profit margin seems extortionate. the demand for the cases will not SAMUEL BODANSKY The price that a company charges for "How can How can Carphone Warehouse get change much, as long as people still COMMENT WRITER a good or service is influenced by a away with such prices, and why are buy iPhones. This is true as long as wide variety of factors; for example, Carphone consumers willing to pay so much? the price of the case is relatively low competition in a town grocer’s Warehouse One possible answer could be the compared that of the phone. market can decrease the price of get away psychology of the market. iPhones An additional answer might be that vegetables as competitors undercut with such are expensive, and people are willing the different manufacturers of cases each other. to spend more on a case to protect are colluding to keep to the same In economics, price is often defined prices, and their phone: the higher the price, the "...misses a high price. If collusion is proven in a as the intersection of supply and why are higher the perceived value of the case. distinction market, although this is very difficult, demand. This means that companies consumers People feel that buying a cheap case this can lead to legal battles. Perhaps will set their price when it ‘clears will be a poor investment, and will between the price is high due to the overheads the market’ and the exact amount willing not protect their phone in the long of the machines that produce the of goods that they produce will be to pay so run. 'price' and cases. Whatever the reason, iPhone bought by consumers. There is no much?" This factor might make this 'value'." cases are a classic example of market excess demand or supply at this price. product a ‘Giffen good’. This is when a imperfection. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 11 Comment [email protected] Comment Editor Tessa Davey Shirtgate: Just what is the problem? We’re alienating future female scientists, says George Butcher

love a good space mission. know there is little justification for what’s the point of the mission? According to a recent parliamentary Pushing the final frontier, their huge budgets if they just keep What’s a comet? How did they get report, just 17% of STEM professors I venturing into the unknown, the action to themselves. Rockets there? Isn’t science awesome? are women. If you’re a woman in lots of robots, rockets and risk – as a are cool and if you can get the public But then as the nation’s physics science and technology, at some point budding engineer, what more could excited about what you’re doing then teachers tuned in or watched you’ll probably be asked to do some I want? you can fund more science. Not only YouTube interviews, we had outreach work. I’m a straight, white Space missions have been used to that, but you can use these projects Shirtgate. Viewers couldn’t help but man and I have! inspire future scientists and engineers to excite the next generation of notice that one of the scientists’ shirts As a community we’re missing for generations: from the Apollo scientists and engineers and get more was covered in semi-naked women. out on the contribution that these landings and the ill-fated Challenger kids choosing to study these subjects. How does that make girls in that women could be making and that’s mission, to today’s missions to As public bodies this should be, science class feel? That they could a detriment to us all. Projects like GEORGE BUTCHER neighbouring planets with probes and and is, one of their key goals. Last have a future doing similar work? the comet landing are supposed to COMMENT WRITER robots to see what lies beyond our week any science teacher worth their That science is for them? That it’s not be reversing this, but sadly scientists own blue dot. salt would have had the web stream just a bunch of male geeks? keep shooting themselves in the foot This week’s landing of Rosetta’s of the Rosetta mission on in their There has rightly been a huge with these stupid mistakes. probe is the perfect example. Groups classroom. They would have built amount of effort to get more girls Let’s all learn from this and move like the European Space Agency (ESA) discussions and lessons around it: choosing to study STEM subjects, on.

“The mayor is unable to grasp the simple idea of appropriateness in context”

hose following ‘Shirtgate’ may have seen this image being Tshared on Reddit and Twit- ter. The Mayor of London certainly has, as this week he incorporated its idiotic message into a piece for the Telegraph, joining the keyboard war- riors who have defeated feminism, showing it to be a mess of double standards and hypocrisy. To recap: Imperial alumnus Dr Matt Taylor wore a shirt covered in KEIR LITTLE scantily-clad women while discussing COMMENT WRITER the Rosetta mission on television. After a torrent of abuse on Twitter, he has made a heartfelt apology. Clearly, Dr Taylor is no frothing misogynist – he just made the mistake of wearing a shirt that was not appropriate for television, and arguably not appropri- ate for work. Photo: Imgur My beef is not with him, but his defenders – at least, those who believe her for it. Why don’t I do it when show sexualised images of herself in a there’s a hypocrisy in deriding his opening new free schools?” he asks. magazine, where they’re accepted and shirt choice while at the same time Because there’s a time and a place for the audience know what to expect. It’s being okay with Kim Kardashian- sexual imagery, Boris, and it’s not a woman presenting herself – not all West getting naked for Paper. Boris when making important announce- women – as a sexual object, with her Johnson goes further, and asks if ments about completely unrelated own consent. When someone wears feminists are “a bunch of Islamist things. "...it's using a shirt with scantily clad women maniacs who think any representa- “We don’t like people brandishing women as on television, it’s using women as tion of the human form is an offence knives on the streets,” he says, “but background imagery, reducing them against God” and wonders if we want it’s okay when Jamie Oliver does it background to sexual objects. "My beef is not to tear down all sexual imagery from on TV every day?” That’s right, Boris. imagery, I hope Boris has learnt something museums. "Clearly Dr You don’t like knife crime, but you reducing here, and I hope you have too, lest a with him, but Being Mayor of London is hard, I Taylor is don’t want to ban knives from all peo- them to future Imperial alumnus decides it’s know. Still, a couple of examples from ple in all situations, do you? No one’s fine to announce the cure to malaria his defenders." Boris’s career could help him un- no frothing suggesting we do the same for nudity. sexual wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with derstand this situation. Let’s review: misogynist" And here’s the crux of it, Boris: con- objects." that photo of a vulture watching a “Kim gets naked and everyone loves text. Kim Kardashian West chooses to starving African child. 12 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Comment [email protected] Comment Editor Tessa Davey Is Bob Geldof’s Band Aid out of touch?

side from the fact that it makes me feel old (It can’t Ahave been ten years since the last one, I remember that coming out when I was doing my GCSEs...), I have more problems with Band Aid and the song, ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ than I can possibly keep straight. Of course, there’s as big a difference between a dislike of the song and the concept as there TESSA DAVEY is between the concept and the SECTION EDITOR incarnation. Band Aid 30 represents a significant modernisation in the track, which aims to raise money to tackle the Ebola Crisis, and features significant changes to the lyrics compared to the original in 1984, which raised funds to help counter the Ethiopian famine. ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ has been remade several times over the past thirty years, with varying incarnations of Band Aid. Geldof’s original criterion for selection of celebrities in Band Aid was how famous they were. Logically, Be honest: how many of these can you name? Photo: Band Aid Trust inclusion of as many of the most famous people as possible can only her, the song itself reaches out of this necessarily fully sensical. ‘There won’t affecting a tiny number of countries, increase sales, and thus donations group of people, thus achieving its be snow in Africa this Christmas and generalising this even to the to charity. This can only be a good core purpose. time’ just plain ignores that fact whole of West Africa is misleading, thing. But in the latest version, three It seems that instead of considering that Africa is a actually a very large patronising, and perpetuates a faces appeared in the Band Aid group the most appropriate youth celebrity continent with a very diverse range negative view of Africa as continent photo, presumably designed to tap for this demographic, Bob Geldof just of climates, including snow, and ‘Do of suffering, rather than a continent into a whole new demographic. These decided that YouTubers seemed like they know it’s Christmas time at all?’ containing many of the fastest- people were Zoë Sugg, Alfie Deyes, a good idea, and picked Zoella from blatantly disregards the hundreds growing global economies. While and Joe Sugg, or as they may be more the top of the list of most subscribed. of millions of Christians in Africa pity does sell, this isn’t necessarily known to you: Zoella, PointlessBlog, The other YouTubers featured are who probably do actually know that fair on the people of Africa, or those and ThatcherJoe. These are British her boyfriend and brother, which it is Christmas time. This is just one who are being taken in and mislead YouTube vloggers, and three of the seems more than a little coincidental example of how this song paints into buying the single. After all, they most popular ones at that; Zoella – while they are also prominent a picture of Africa as a continent should have a realistic idea of where alone has more than 6.5 million YouTubers, I do not doubt that she totally unrelatable to the western their money is going, and who it’s subscribers. helped orchestrate their selection. world, entirely fraught with suffering going to affect. With the primary audience While this is, at face value, a good and misery, and ignorant of ‘Western’ I should finish by saying that, of of YouTube videos being in the publicity strategy – reaching out festivities such as Christmas. course, this has been produced for 13-17 age range, these names to the largest possible fan base – it The latest version of the song, charity. As Bob Geldof says, “It really bring with them a huge group of sacrifices outreach from the music, addressing the Ebola Crisis, becomes: doesn’t matter if you don’t like this dedicated fans to the cause. What is where it was not necessary to do song. What you have to do is buy this questionable about the decision to so, reducing its potential impact. Where a kiss of love can kill you thing”. With around 200,000 copies include them, however, is that they A recognisable voice on the record Where there’s death in every tear selling in the first two days, this is the have no connection to the music will introduce fans of YouTube to And the Christmas bells that ring fastest selling single of 2014, and has industry, making them the first such the song in forums other than the there already raised a phenomenal amount celebrities to participate in Band YouTubers themselves talking about Are the clanging chimes of doom of money to go towards ending Aid. With many young YouTubers it, where they otherwise would not Well tonight we’re reaching out and the ebola epidemic. Of course, he’s of comparable popularity self- have noticed the song, if we to are touching you right, but while charitable donations "... generalising producing and releasing both original assume that such a market has not in any form can only help solve songs and covers, surely it would have already been penetrated. By failing to Bring peace and joy this Christmas to this crisis, it isn’t unreasonable to this even to been a better choice to feature voices audibly include these internet stars, West Africa expect celebrities who are regularly which brought merit to the project? their contribution is only in publicity A song of hope where there’s no hope involved in charitable activities to the whole of They were able to contribute only that they themselves generate by tonight (ooh) raise the profile of such problems to the chorus, where their voices are talking about it themselves. It shows Why is comfort to be feared, and Africa in a way which does not West Africa unheard, thus the only asset that Bob’s lack of understanding of the Why is to touch to be scared continue negative stereotypes. There they bring is promotion in terms way that more and more artists are How can they know it’s Christmas are, of course, other ways to donate is misleading, of reaching an audience (that may using YouTube as a platform to time at all to the Ebola Crisis than by buying already be saturated by the pop launch themselves; he is recognising this single, and maybe you should patronising, music/1D market) through publicity its impact on a huge number of In much the same way as the whole consider giving to them instead; and the group photo, where they may people, which would be foolish to of Africa was not desert-parched aiding without perpetuating the and perpetuates or may not be spotted. Band Aid is a ignore, but not its internal structure. and starving during the Ethiopian old-fashioned distorted view that Bob song, and through choosing instead This is not the only example of Sir famine, the whole of Africa is not Geldof seems so intent on continuing. a negative view an artist such as Carrie Fletcher, Geldof making seemingly rash and cowering in fear and panicking about Bob Geldof may be trying to appeal whose popularity on YouTube will haphazard decisions with the Band ebola. Africa is a huge continent, and to everyone, but both when it comes of Africa" make her voice distinctive to the Aid brand. Anyone familiar with the while the seriousness of this crisis to Africa and the music industry, his huge number of people who know songs will know that the lyrics are not cannot be denied, it is actually only ideas are stuck in the past. 13 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Science [email protected] Science Editor James Bezer & Lauren Ratcliffe “Everyone thought it was a bit of a crazy idea.” Chris Carr talks to James Bezer on his role in the Rosetta expedition and just how hard it is to do science in space

How did you get involved with a Russian and a Japanese mission, plasma around the comet, which Rosetta? which were looking at the comet as shield off the solar wind. This it was close to the sun, boiling off should let us see how the comet’s That goes back a long time. I was lots of gas and dust and making a magnetosphere develops. We hope first involved in 1997. Our group is big spectacle. They flew through to compare these magnetic field interested in space physics, making this cloud, the coma of the comet, at measurements with those from the measurments of plasmas, particles about 10km/s, in just a few hours. lander to see what this can tell us and magnetic fields. At the time I What Rosetta is doing is about the nucleus. was working on Cluster — a project fundamentally different. It’s no to map the earth’s magnetic field. longer a fly-by mission as it’s in Have you discovered anything When the ESA was looking into the same orbit as the comet and interesting so far? Rosetta, they wanted a team to run will travel with it, observing its the magnetometer, and they came evolution over a whole year as it We’ve seen two things that we to us because of our experience on boils off dust and gas. We needed weren’t expecting. Cluster. 10 years to get there as we had to Water molecules boil off the My Principal Investigator, get gravity assists from Mars and comet and are ionised by solar UV Andre Balogh, got involved and Jupiter in order to match the speed radiation. These ions should gyrate came together with other groups of the comet. and produce a magnetic field with to develop the instrumentation Rosetta will also be making in a characteristic frequency. We’ve package, with Imperial as the main situ measurements of its chemical seen a frequency much lower than "Rosetta data processing centre. I later composition. You can’t use we expected — about 30-50mHz. will stay became the lead at Imperial. instrumentation on earth if you This doesn’t really fit with our with the want to sample what the comet is understanding of how ionised water What is Rosetta trying to made of and investigate the dust and molecules should behave. comet achieve that couldn’t be done by gas coming off it. As well as that, we’ve seen low over a telescopes or previous spacecraft? energy water ions coming directly whole year Your group works on the from the comet at thermal speeds, Rosetta isn’t the first mission to magnetometers on the Rosetta as expected. We’ve also seen some as it boils a comet — there have been quite a orbiter. What are you trying to at much higher energy. We think off dust few. The most famous is the Giotto find out with this instrument? they have actually drifted past the and gas." mission to Halley in 1986, but there spacecraft and been pushed back by were two others in the same year: We’ve been involved with the solar wind — they can achieve magnetometers on other space higher energies because they’ve had missions, particularly Cluster and longer to be accelerated. Venus Express, and will be building the Mission the magnetometer for Solar Orbiter, How do you operate a spacecraft the BepiColombo mission to so far away from earth? Mercury, and the JUICE mission to Artist's impression of the Philae lander approaching the comet. Photo: ESA Jupiter. In principle it’s run like any other The magnetometer on Rosetta was mission. Emanuele Cupido is communicate using extremely large built in Germany. What we built is responsible for communicating antennae, which requires dedicated the ‘brain’ and the power supply for between our group and the ESA. facilities. The ESA’s are in Australia, the whole consortium that connects We have a set of protocols to but we also share NASA’s Deep Space the 5 plasma sensors. There’s also send command instructions that Network. a separate magnetometer on the are prepared in advance. This is lander, Philae, run by a different necessary not only because it has What challenges are there in group. to be carefully checked, but also operating an instrument for We don’t know much about the because you don’t have real-time Rosetta compared to something in magnetic field around a comet, access. There is a half-hour delay a lab on earth, or on a satellite in although it won’t be very strong. in communication because of the orbit around the earth? You have a magnetic field from the distances involved, and the limit "We've sun and solar wind, which drown out imposed by the speed of light. seen two The earth orbit environment is any signal you’d get from the comet. From our perspective it’s not things usually worse. In deep space, we When the comet starts boiling off much different to other missions. mostly have the constant radiation lots of dust and water molecules, From the ESA’s perspective though, that we from the solar wind, but we also the particles coming off get ionised it’s very different because it’s a deep weren't need to deal with occasional solar by UV radiation from the sun. This space mission, about 500 million expecting." flares and very high energy cosmic Chris Carr, our resident comet chaser Photo: Imperial creates lots of highly conductive kilometres away. You can only rays. On Cluster, a satellite that FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 14 Science [email protected] Science Editor James Bezer & Lauren Ratcliffe

whilst we’ve been flying there. There was some data to be taken while we were flying past Earth, Mars and two asteroids. All instruments were operational in those periods, being tested and helping us prepare for the rendezvous. At Imperial, we’ve also been heavily involved in programmes like Cassini and Cluster. Rosetta was a part-time project, but it’s suddenly become very busy.

How closely have you been working with other groups?

The plasma consortium is a big team already, with people involved from right across Europe and the US. We do work with other teams though, particularly the magnetometer on the lander, so we can compare our measurements with them. There’s also a mass spectrometer, and an instrument on the orbiter called ROSINA, which investigates neutral gases and ions. There are big meetings with all three groups — the next one’s in three weeks — where we share our findings and see how measurements from different instruments can support each other.

Has the mission gone as you expected when you first started working on the project?

Actually it has really. The goal of Rosetta was to make the first rendezvous with a comet, characterise it in orbit and send the lander down, and we achieved that. Everyone thought it was a bit of a crazy idea. To rendezvous would be hard, to land would be even harder. NASA’s Comet Rendezvous was cancelled because of the difficulties involved, but the ESA persevered. Across the project there’s been a feeling that it was hard but we did it.

What else are groups at Imperial working on at the moment?

I’m the principal investigator (PI) the Mission for the magnetometer on Cluster, which keeps me occupied most of the time. I also run the Space Artist's impression of the Philae lander approaching the comet. Photo: ESA Magnetometer Lab here. Groups from Imperial are working on studies the earth’s magnetic field, How do you go about designing The key thing though is reliability. planned missions: BepeColombo we have to deal with all that plus the an instrument to send into deep Almost uniquely for a piece of to Mercury and Solar Orbiter — the extra radiation from the van Allen space? instrumentation, we can’t just go PI for that magnetometer is Tim belts of charged particles. up and fix it if something goes Horbury. We’ve recently been The temperature is extremely If we want to measure particles or wrong. We use a lot of military- selected to build instruments for low, and that’s a challenge, but the a magnetic field, the instrument grade electronic components with the JUICE mission to Jupiter that radiation environment isn’t too bad. technology is pretty well developed. guaranteed reliability and radiation Michele Dougherty will be working What will be a big challenge is the Particle detectors for use in the lab hardness. This also makes things on — a lot of the development for dust and gas. are relatively easy things to make. very expensive — for Rosetta, each that will be done at Imperial. We usually think of a spacecraft If we want to send an instrument chip costs around $10,000. And to We’re also working on CubeSats: in a vacuum. In this case, the comet into space, we’re trying to measure ensure reliability, there’s a lot of miniature satellites to map the will boil off gas and dust from below "There's extremely small magnetic fields redundancy built in so if one fails we magnetosphere using sensors similar the surface. The real challenge for been a and plasma densities (about 1-2 always have a back up. "The key to those you find as compasses Rosetta is that this will collect on feeling nanotesla (compared with 40-50 in phones. They aim to relate the the orbiter and create drag. Usually on earth), so we need very sensitive What have you been doing for the thing magnetic field in low-earth with that Newton’s laws will tell you exactly that it was instruments. They have to be very past 10 years while Rosetta was measured by an array of ground- where a spacecraft will be, but this hard, but high quality, but also very robust travelling to the comet? though is based detectors to see how the solar extra drag makes Rosetta’s motion we did it." to survive the rocket launch and reliability.” wind penetrates the earth’s magnetic unpredictable. extreme cold. It hasn’t been entirely dormant field. 15 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Science [email protected] Science Editor James Bezer & Lauren Ratcliffe “Shh... Philae is fast asleep.” Philippa Skett recaps the Rosetta mission and the future of Philae

t’s the space mission that has had both scientists and members of The timeline Ithe wider public waiting with baited breath. The Rosetta mission of the Rosetta has been a nail-biter of a ride since the awakening of the craft back in mission January, and has left news rooms and control rooms alike buzzing all through summer as the craft 2nd March 2004 approached its final destination that Rosetta launches on an Ariane it’s taken ten years to reach. 5 rocket from Kourou, French Beginning its journey in March Guiana. 2004, Rosetta launched from French 4th March 2005 Guinea and took to the skies, skating Rosetta executes its irst fly-by around the planets of the Solar back towards the Earth, and is so System and finally dropping into a close that amateur astronomers deep sleep to conserve energy in 2011. are able to capture it on ilm. Named after the Rosetta Stone, the 4th July 2005 archaeological relic that allowed for Rosetta captures images of the deciphering of the hieroglyphics, collision between comet Tempel 1 scientists hoped that the spacecraft and another spacecraft, known as would help unravel the mysteries Deep Impact. surrounding comet composition, and September 2008 discover more about the origins and Performs a fly-by of asteroid 2867 evolutions of the solar system. Steins, a small main belt asteroid. Rosetta targeted 67P, a comet that 16th March 2010 completes an orbit of the sun every Rosetta observes the dust trail 6.45 years and rotates every 12.4 of asteroid P/2010 A2, previously hours through its axis. Shaped like thought to be a comet. a roughly hewn dung bell, it has two 10th July 2010 rotund protrusions that extend away Rosetta flies by 21 Lutetia, a large, from each other and is roughly 4km main-belt asteroid, and takes wide and long at its widest points. photos. Samples taken from the comet show 8th June 2011 that it might actually have been Rosetta goes into hibernation, as two separate comets at one point all electronics except the on-board that have fused together, as each computer and hibernation heaters protrusion has its own separate core. are switched off. Rosetta reawakened back in 20th January 2014 January, much to the anticipation of Rosetta surfaces out of 31-month the team back at home and the rest hibernation mode of the world waiting eagerly for news Plucky Philae settles on the surface of comet 67P Photo credit: ESA 7th May 2014 from the spacecraft. When the signals Rosetta begins to alter its route to were sent back to the European Philae. Around the size of a fridge, it now lies dormant, riding the birth of the solar system. bring it in line with the Comet 67P Space Agency after several hours of Philae boasts sampling and recording comet around the solar system as it Latest news from ESA confirms 14th July 2014 agonising wait, the world erupted in equipment, including a drill to take approaches the sun. The team back at that Philae has detected organic The cameras on board send back excitement, although it still seemed samples from the surface and a ESA have managed to reposition the molecules on the surface of 67P, photos of Comet 67P for the irst that the odds were against this tiny camera to take photos. probe so that one of its solar panels is which are now being analysed to see time. craft flying millions of miles away in The only hitch occurred when facing upwards and has the potential how complex they are. Although 6th August 2014 space. Philae bounced upon impact when to be reactivated once closer to the Rosetta has already detected Rosetta arrives at Comet 67P, At the time, scientists were still dropped onto the comet. Philae sun. It may come alive once more ammonia, methane, methanol and determined a stable orbit pattern staying realistic and weren’t ruling bounced twice across the surface of and send further information back even formaldehyde in the coma – the and began to scope for a suitable out failure just yet. Said Paolo Ferri, the space rock, and then came to rest to earth, but already the mission is gases that surround the comet – the landing location. the head of missions operations at an angle, with solar panels hidden considered a major success. dream was to discover amino acids, 4th September 2014 at ESA: “There is a possibility that from the sun. It is thought that the The final message from the official the building blocks of proteins and all Data is sent back from Rosetta to we’re not going to hear anything. surface of the comet was so dense Philae Twitter account simply said: lifeforms on Earth. Earth, showing that the comet is Two-and-a-half years are a long time. that the hooks of Philae were unable “I’ll tell you more about my new Said Dr Matt Taylor, one of ESA’s devoid of water-ice patches. We’re talking about sophisticated to anchor it sufficiently enough to home, comet 67P soon ... zzzzz.” Rosetta project scientists: “the data 10th September 2014 electronics and mechanics. We’ve prevent it moving further. But why hunt down comets? As collected by Philae and Rosetta is set Rosetta approaches the surface of taken all possible precautions for Despite sunlight hitting the they have been flying around since to make this mission a game-changer the comet, and begins to orbit 67P this not to happen but of course we panels for only 90 minutes every the start of the solar system, they are in cometary science.” around 29km above its surface. cannot exclude that problems may 12 hours, all 10 of the instruments almost like flying time capsules; they Rosetta will continue to follow the 12th November 2014 have happened.” on board managed to collect data. usually haven’t changed in 4.6 billion comet as it approaches the sun, so the Philae makes touchdown on the Fortunately, everything went Temperatures were taken, photos years. They sweep up molecules in story doesn’t end here. Rosetta will surface of 67P. smoothly from the hibernation were captured and a small sample was their dusty atmospheres and hold approach the surface of the comet 15th November 2014 reawakening onwards. Rosetta was taken from the surface of the comet onto them as they spin around the itself in the future, which might give Philae goes into hibernation as its able to approach the comet, descend and analysed. solar system, forming a cosmological us another opportunity to learn any batteries die due to limited solar close to its surface, then finally Philae struggled on for 64 hours scrapbook of all the debris that has other secrets 67P may be hiding. For exposure. deploy its landing probe, known as before its batteries gave out, and been flying around space since the now, all we do is wait. 16 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX

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It’s no Razr, but Motorola are back on the map Paul Balaji looks at the Moto 360 which the US irm hopes will turn heads this Christmas

he Moto 360 is one of the optical heart rate monitor, dual first Android Wear devices microphones and Bluetooth 4.0 Tto launch this year, amongst connectivity. Powering the device is the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear a 320 mAh non-removable battery, variants. Sporting a round face and which utilises the Qi wireless elegant design, it is one of this year’s charging standard. most highly desired gadgets. At £199 With a stainless steel body, gorilla it’s also one of the more expensive, glass screen and leather strap, the but the combination of Google’s Moto 360 doesn’t just look like a software and Motorola’s hardware wearable piece of technology; it’s also make it the smartwatch to buy. a fashionable timepiece. Weighing Let’s start with the specs; the Moto only 49 grams, it actually feels like a 360 has a 1.5 inch LCD circular watch when wearing it on your wrist. display, with a tiny bit cropped off The main body only comes in to accommodate an ambient light black and silver, but it is possible to sensor. It has a resolution of 320x290 buy black, dark grey or light grey pixels and is topped off with Gorilla leather straps – all of which are Glass 3, meaning that the screen interchangeable (if you have a jeweler is tougher and has better viewing handy to do it for you). There are also angles. An AMOLED display with a plans to release metal bands soon. higher resolution could have been The watch is quite sizeable though, an improvement, but as it is it’s coming in at 46mm wide and 11.5mm more than sufficient for checking thick. It can be off-putting at first, but notifications and running most apps. it quickly grows on you after regular It has a TI OMAP 3 CPU clocked use. The Moto 360 supports Android Wear meaning it's default interface is very customisable Photo: Paul Balaji at 1GHz, 512MB of RAM and 4GB The main draw of smartwatches storage. There’s also a pedometer, is the software. Although still in its infancy, Android Wear holds up was very poor initially, barely well in day-to-day life. Whenever a scraping twenty-four hours. Since notification pops up on your phone, then Motorola have released an a smaller version is shown on the update that drastically improves watch. The icons and text are exactly the power usage and it now easily the same and it’s very easy to respond lasts more than a day. There’s an to messages by simple dictation. Of ambient screen option that keeps course the speech recognition isn’t the display permanently on, which perfect, but it’s good enough for most would obviously drain more battery. tasks such as replying to texts and However, since the screen just performing Google Now queries. lights up when you raise your wrist You could also make use of Android naturally, I haven’t noticed any Wear’s voice commands. Writing benefit to this. Even if one’s usage notes, checking Calendar and even of the watch drains the power quite personal navigation are just some of quickly, the benefit of a small battery the things you could do right on your is that it can charge up very quickly – wrist. depleted to full in less than an hour. There’s also a whole suite of fitness There’s a lot of interesting apps to track your heart rate and the technology in it, but the Moto 360 number of steps you take in a day is still mainly a watch. It’s been amongst other things to optimise designed with that mantra and it’s your exercise experience. The heart great that there’s a huge variety of rate sensor is quite cool when in customisation that can be done to the operation; pointing green lasers watch face. The beauty of Android at your wrists looking for signs of Wear is that you can download life. However, after comparison a simple app that lets you put on with a more professional heart rate whatever watch face you want. Be it monitor, I found the 360’s readings analogue or digital, there’s always to be inconsistent and inaccurate. some design that will suit you. Even Nonetheless, it is good enough for use when charging on the wireless dock, it as a rough guide. acts as a minimalist bedside clock. Despite having an older CPU Overall, the Moto 360 is a solid setup than its rivals, the 360 runs piece of technology. It takes voice "[It] doesn't very smoothly for the most part. commands well, the screen is just look Navigating the OS and using various "It can colourful and the OS is mostly like a apps proves no problem at all for charge up responsive. It packs many features the watch. An active display is in whilst also managing to last more wearable effect, so simply tapping the screen or very than a day on a single charge. piece of pressing the side button will wake the quickly – Granted, there are a few issues technology; device. The only issue is that there’s a depleted to with the watch, but I’ve never felt bit of lag for the first split second that full in less dissatisfied wearing it. it's also a the screen is on, but this is only really To conclude, when judged on fashionable noticeable after leaving the watch idle than an its own merit, the Moto 360 is a The Moto 360 boasts the choice of three different strap colours and two timepiece" for a long time. hour" wonderful device that serves as a great different body colours Photo: PC World The battery life of the watch extension to any Android owner. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 17

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he release of the iPad in the and passionate start-up culture UK in the early summer of I was expecting – hardworking, T2010 was a watershed moment independent, and creative developers which forever changed the way we – and all of the hard, cold masks interact with application technology. reminiscent of the ones given to every It was only a matter of time before new employee of the financial sector a number of social entrepreneurs each year. This was when I made the decided to weave the creative talent (perhaps premature) decision to skip together in the form of conventions, the party in the evening at the O2, and seeing promise and potential with an entry fee of £55. in the emerging technological However, not being one to be industries, catalyse creative deterred by my refuted expectations, development in the area. Apps World I headed inside to take a look at the is one such conference which has been stalls which were shared between growing since its debut five years ago, marketers from established which means that on Wednesday companies, start-ups, and game 12 November 2014, I attended the developers. The former, including biggest developer conference ever brands such as Amazon, focussed held in the UK to date. entirely on selling their product to After finally reaching my developers. destination, a medium-sized hall in I recognised half the brands the corner of the ExCel exhibition from the questionable advertising centre, I registered for my press pass arising from mass-contacting and (which is required to attend all the abusing my company’s contact conferences and would normally set details. Upon being questioned by you back the value of the Gold Pass, me on the product specifics, none of Photo: Xuan Chen £995) and took a look inside. My first the representatives could actually impression was disheartening. I saw answer my questions as a developer pure marketers, ill-suited to pitching to attend added extra stress to the representatives from start-ups in (“how easy is this API to integrate products they know little about to event participator as you’d always be neatly pressed suits, wearing faces of into my app compared to other seasoned developers and passionate missing out on something whilst you uncomfortable courtesy in a field of networks?” to the Amazon mobile enthusiasts. were in a different room listening to a stalls awash in blue, grey, and black. I ads representative, for example) Having moved past this rather different panel, and it wasn’t exactly saw nothing of the open, expressive, which effortlessly exposed them as painful kick in the teeth, I headed the kind of material you could drop over to where the start-ups and game in and out of. developers were showcasing their The panels may have been of products. I was surprised to learn some use to some extremely niche that most of these were in alpha or developers but they weren’t overtly beta stage, and that they came to engaging or interesting; you have gain exposure through the press or to sit down, take notes, and pay perhaps even funding opportunities. attention to get the most out of it. A team of designers showed me Credit should be given to those their Oculus Rift virtual beach companies which did make an simulation, and I had a chat with a effort with adding creative flair Taiwanese developer releasing his to their product marketing and Android game onto the Western sending passionate developers to market. I tried a web-based browser engage with the passing audience, game and then broke the physics of but unfortunately they were the an arcade simulation just around the minority and I get the impression corner. that the target audience (young, naive I was feeling slightly better at business school grads who think that this point – this is the side of the turning up in a suit is impressive) industry that sufficiently motivated "There were a didn’t care that much about their me to teach myself four years of efforts either. programming in the first place – but lot of I absolutely hate the side of "...Exposed I couldn’t ignore the tendency to creative capitalism which suffocates the them as pure lean towards the investor-focussed ideas in creative industries in favour of marketers, displays. In short, there were a lot development, capital-returning investments. ill-suited of creative ideas in development, Unfortunately, the event that I so but they were all exactly that: in but they were hoped to be a stalwart unification to pitching development, and almost certainly all exactly of opposition against the corporate products looking for money, rather than that: in norms came very close to being they know exposure. just a networking event for those The ‘workshops’ which one would development, exact people. I sincerely hope that little about normally have to pay so much for and almost technologies continue to evolve at to seasoned turned out to be mainly panels, with certainly their current expeditious pace, so that developers people with long titles giving tips in those with real creative passion can monotonic voices about how ‘best’ looking continue to stay one step ahead of and to develop and implement strategies for money, the soul-crushing capitalism; able to passionate for the specific platforms. Since there rather than showcase their unique creations and enthusiasts" wasn’t a unified timetable in the first exposure" designs and to receive just praise and Photo: Xuan Chen place, choosing which workshops admiration for it in the future. 18 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX

[email protected] Tech Editor Jamie Dutton & Osama Awara Microsoft: stepping back into the future Chrysostomos Meli inspects just what has gone wrong with Windows over the years

ince the explosion of the (perhaps optimistic) expectations. Windows 10. Skipping 9 is Microsoft’s philosophy as painless as possible, and smartphone, Microsoft has been The bad news doesn’t stop there. quirky way of saying that this version by all accounts Microsoft seems to be Sfacing an ever-increasing uphill Windows Phone has by all accounts of Windows is truly the future. succeeding. It really does feel like 10 struggle. With the introduction of not achieved its goals, holding less But that might very well not be the should have come before 8. iOS and Android, Windows is no than three per cent of the smartphone truth as 10 looks a whole lot like the But not everything is a step back. longer the only viable OS option out market. Xbox sales haven’t gone as Windows of the past. The company is introducing separate there. iPads and Android tablets well as hoped – with the Xbox One One of the biggest changes to the desktops for the first time; a feature might not be the productivity being outsold by the Playstation 4 new OS is the return of the start that has been enjoyed by OS X and powerhouses that Windows is, approximately 3:1. Hammering a nail menu: a combination between 8’s Linux users for quite a while now. But but they have certainly provided into the Windows coffin, Apple has Metro start screen and 7’s most used what is truly exciting about Windows alternatives to people that would announced growth in Mac sales in the apps list. Touch-friendly Metro apps 10 is something no other company otherwise have no other choice but last two quarters – a section of the that could otherwise just be dragged "Skipping 9 is has managed to do: a single app store to buy a Windows laptop. Bill Gates’ market otherwise falling year after "This to take up a certain percentage of Microsoft's for all your windows devices. That brainchild is still by far the number year. Whatever Microsoft attempts, it the screen, can now be manipulated includes your phone, PC, tablet and one operating system for personal can’t seem to win. was some within the familiar windows boxes we quirky way gaming console. For the first time you computers but it hasn’t been showing But the company isn’t giving up. weird new are all familiar with. There is also a of saying can have true integration across all of the growth it used to – and PC With their new CEO Satya Nadella Frankenstein feature called Continuum which gives that this your devices. manufacturers aren’t happy. at the helm and a new philosophy OS with Windows 10 devices the capability to By creating Universal apps The main reason seems to be for all centered on cloud services and switch between keyboard and touch version of Microsoft may be able to convince intents and purposes that Windows devices, Microsoft is ready to step up different mode, depending on the hardware it Windows Windows PC users that buying a isn’t “cool” . The operating system its game. touch and detects. is truly the Windows Phone might not be such a has over time become associated with Last month, the company showed mouse parts" These are all features designed to bad idea, and buying an Xbox while work, essays and spreadsheets, while the public its new operating system, make adopting the Windows design future" you’re at it is an even better one. iOS and Android devices have become associated with social networking and creativity. But for the most part people believe the device they carry is an extension of their personality and if that’s true, then what does your Windows Phone say about you? Microsoft needs to break the preconceptions people have about Windows. Their first attempt was Windows 8 – which focused on play as much as work. With a new design language, Metro, and a touch friendly interface, Bill Gates and co. were ready to step into a new Windows era. I’m not going to lie – I loved the metro style interface. It was bold, it was new, it looked good, and having all your information available to you at a glance was awesome. But that was not the opinion of most people. They felt Microsoft had left them behind to chase after some new market share. This wasn’t the Windows they were used to. This was some weird new Frankenstein OS with different touch and mouse parts stitched together and a very confusing split personality. As a result most of them just opted not to upgrade. Windows 7 still holds more than fifty per cent of the market while 8 is still struggling to break twenty per cent two years after its release. But Windows 8 didn’t just bring a huge overhaul to the Windows software, it brought massive changes to the devices that were running them. Since its release, hybrid devices have become the norm. One of those devices is the Microsoft Surface – a device which represents everything the company wanted to achieve with Windows 8. A laptop and a tablet, work and play, one device to rule them all. But even after several iterations of the device, sales still Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (or what a man looks like seven years after saying "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant haven’t lived up to Microsoft’s market share. No chance") Photo: Wikimedia commons 19 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Television [email protected] Television Editors Guila Gabrielli & John Park Cartoon Corner – Teen Titans Go!

TOM RIVLIN New Teen Titans shorts were to become dies of old age. Teen Titans Go!, was TV WRITER a full series, called Teen Titans Go!, not bound by this limitation, took the again with the original voice cast, and characters all over the place and had again with less of a narrative focus a great time doing it. Scott Menville, andoms can be weird places than the original (and with cheaper the voice actor of the group’s leader, sometimes. Let me explain... looking animation). The subtext was Robin, gave such an unexpectedly F Teen Titans was a superhero clear: Cartoon Network didn’t like funny performance that Robin’s cartoon (‘capeshit’, as my flatmates call Young Justice’s adult themes and more personality was changed by the writers it) that ran for five seasons from 2003, complicated stories (they weren’t that to match it, turning him from the based on the long-running DC comic complex – it was still aimed at twelve group’s serious, badass commander book of the same name. It was fairly year olds). Instead, they wanted the into a hyperactive, egotistic, neurotic popular, with above average writing control freak, and it was hilarious. We and characters for its time. I was, of simpler, goofier, cheaper show. course, the perfect age for it when it The fandom didn’t like the would never have known he had it in came out, and for a while it was my cancellation, and a consequence was him. favourite show. It balanced drama and a big backlash against Teen Titans Go!, And yet, the fan backlash persisted. humour, with interesting characters despite us all being previously excited People refused to watch “the show that and stories, and a lot of it still holds up by the return of the Teen Titans to killed Young Justice”. “They changed today. our screens. It seemed as though a it, now it sucks”, they were saying, Around three years ago, it was lot of the (justified) anger at Cartoon essentially. Some fans even brought Photo: comicvine announced that the show was being Network spilled over into hate for the out the tired cliché of “they ruined my ‘revived’ as a series of one-minute new show, which hadn’t even come childhood”, as if the fact that a new shorts called New Teen Titans, with a out yet. version existed somehow diminished more ‘comedic’, light-hearted tone, Then when it premiered something the old one. It was a classic example with all of the original cast returning. weird happened: it was really funny. of the fans’ overinflated sense of This was met with much excitement It had a unique energy to it that drove entitlement, in my humble opinion. from the comic book nerds like me, each episode. The plots were goofy and Thankfully, finally, the show now since we’d grown up with the original outlandish, and the humour, while seems to have found the following it show and had fond memories of it. childish, often had me laughing along deserves. The Comic-Con panel, for Then two things happened at around like I was a twelve year old, and I mean example, was packed full of excited, the same time: Young Justice, a very that in a good way. The original show cheering fans. The creators even popular cartoon with a similar premise had some great comedic moments, generated hype by announcing a to Teen Titans, (both were based on but it ultimately wasn’t a comedy and Young Justice crossover! In the end overlapping comics characters) was, had an overarching narrative, and so it was all really a weird story on the frustratingly, cancelled. couldn’t get away with a punchline themes of fandom and nostalgia-based Next, it was announced that the where, for example, the main character entitlement. Photo: comicvine David Attenborough has done it again

GIULIA GABRIELLI on with their lives and inserted in a mile-trek that brought them of paradise. This time, Britain’s Here’s the thing: it is not the SECTION WRITER view that we are all part of the same across all continents, recording favourite grandpa is only lending stunning shots and innovative great cycle repeating itself (insert material for 64,000 DVDs. That’s the documentary his voice, probably techniques that make Life Story Lion King quote here). dedication. And because the BBC is anticipating a well-deserved another great documentary. It’s the lthough he doesn’t go Throughout six episodes, eager to show who is top dog in the retirement from TV appearances. humanity that the commentary can out to the field anymore, Attenborough shows us feeding, documentary world, the intimate Some may say that this series add to the performances of baby Anothing can keep David courting, and mating as we have close-ups and majestic slow-mos are in just a repeat of some of monkeys and barnacles alike. Attenborough away from TV. This never seen them before . The the results of pioneering techniques Attenborough’s greatest work shot in Even if we complain that autumn, he returns to the screens message: animals to go through and hour and hours of researching HD. But can there ever be too much Attenborough’s work has become a with the series Life Story, an attempt adolescence, school, pulling, and hiding. Attenborough? Absolutely not, the bit samey, we should enjoy this latest to show how different animals share maternity leave, etc. exactly like us. As a big David Attenborough fan, BBC should record him uttering one, as, without wanting to sound the same rituals and habits across And even if this is definitely a case it’s hard not to watch Life Story with every word in the dictionary, so too grave, it may also be his last. species. of man anthropomorphising nature, nostalgia. The show is almost a re- that future generations will be able Watch it on BBC One, Thursdays at It may be said that the production it is hard not to be impressed. telling of some of Attenborough’s to listen to computer-generated 21.00 and remember to order your goes a bit God-Almighty on the poor The team spent almost two career defining moments, bringing commentaries by our national free online poster, if you’re a fan of animals, filmed while trying to get thousand days filming in a 1,850,798 us back to the cheetahs and the birds treasure. all things beautiful.

Photo: independent Photo: bbc 20 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Music [email protected] Music Editors Grace Rahman & Amna Askari Band Aid 30: fastest selling single of 2014 Grace Rahman rounds up the controversy surrounding Sir Bob’s latest offering

Jessie Ware acts as a buffer between old flames Ed and Ellie. Awkward. L-R: (back row) Kyle and William from Bastille, Guy Garvey of Elbow, Chris from Bastille, Coldplay's Chris Martin, Dan from Bastille, Seal, Sir Bob Geldof, Karl Hyde from Underworld, drummer Roger Tyler from Queen, YouTubers Joe Sugg and Alfie Deyes, Grace and Neil from Clean Bandit. L-R: (front row) Louis, Zayn, Liam, Niall and Harry from 1D, Olly Murs, Sinead O'Connor, Ellie Goulding, Jessie Ware, Ed Sheeran, YouTuber Zoella, Angelique Kidjo, Emeli Sande, Paloma Faith. Kneeling L-R: co-founder of Band Aid Midge Ure and U2's Bono. Not pictured: Rita Ora and Sam Smith. Photo: Band Aid Trust / Brian Anis / Camera Press

he first radio play of the tour with old band The Boomtown had called her “hundreds of times”. made £1 million before it went on rejuvenated Band Aid single, Rats announced the relaunch of Band This was later denied by Adele’s sale, presumably from pre-ordering. TDo They Know It’s Christmas?, Aid last Monday saying, “I don’t like people, who said she had made a While Bob and the gang are busy happened this week, following a doing this stuff, it’s quite embarassing sizable donation to Oxfam. In a pre- promoting, several people have first look at the music video on calling people you don’t know”. Ebola watershed interview with Sky News on spoken out against the idea of last Saturday’s X Factor. This is the has already claimed the lives of over Monday that got cut short due to his another charity single ‘for Africa’. fourth time in thirty years that the 5000 people since March. repeated swearing, Sir Bob qualified Damon Albarn, formerly of Blur, told charity song has been recorded, but Of course, and perhaps not to its her absence by saying that Adele was journalists before his performance the first time the lyrics have been detriment, the campaign hasn’t been doing nothing in the public eye at the at the RAH last week, that Band Aid changed. Bono’s controversial line without its controversy. Despite being moment. “She’s bringing up a family 30 was perpetuating a patronising ‘Well tonight thank God it’s them, named as collaborators in Geldof’s you know,” he said. Western stereotype that the whole instead of you’ has been replaced with initial press release, Foals, Fuse ODG So how well is it going to do? continent is in need. ‘Well tonight we’re reaching out and and perhaps most notably, Adele, are The original, in 1984, raised about In his Sky News interview, Geldof’s touching you’. not in the final recording. It has now £8 million for aid efforts during swearing was in reaction to a question Stars like 1D, Ellie Goulding, Jessie emerged that this conference was the Ethiopian famine. It also sold about the tax status of some of his Ware and Ed Sheeran gathered given before the involvement of these 200,000 copies in two days. By participants. The project’s line-up, at Sarm Studios to record the artists had been finalised. "Geldof Tuesday, Band Aid 30’s single had timing, necessity, old and new lyrics track on Friday, which coincided NME reports that Foals weren’t already sold around 206,000 copies, have been criticised by all parts of the with chancellor George Osborne able to attend due to recording remarked making it the fastest selling single press spectrum. Morrisey once called announcing that the UK government commitments. Fuse ODG pulled that the of 2014. The chief executive of the the original “daily torture on the would wave the VAT on purchases out on Saturday morning, telling Sir performance Official Charts Company called people of England”. Sir Bob doesn’t of the single. The downloadable Bob that he felt ‘awkward’ about the on X Factor its first day’s performance “truly "Morrisey seem to care though. Harking back to version was released on Monday, new lyrics, tweeting that he felt “the meant it exceptional”, and it’s expected to once called his infamous line in 1984, that people with a hard copy coming out on 8th message … was not in line with the had made go straight in at number one on the original should “give us your fucking money”, December. The singles, with cover art This Is New Africa movement”. £1 million Sunday. But how much will it make? 'daily torture he told fans this week, “it really by Tracy Emin, will cost 99p and £4 The day after recording, The Sun before it In an interview with Radio 4 on on the people doesn’t matter if you hate this song or respectively. reported that Adele had “snubbed” went on sale" Monday, Geldof remarked that the of England'." you don’t like this song, you have to Bob Geldof, who just finished a UK the charity single and that Bob Geldof performance on X Factor meant it had buy this thing”. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 21 Books [email protected] Books Editor Diana Lucaci Notes from the Underground Darije Custovic reviews Dostoyevsky’s irst existentialist novel

am a sick man... I am an angry man. I am an unattractive “I man.” This is the opening line of Dostoyevsky’s early work Notes From the Underground. They are the words of the unnamed narrator, the fictive author of the titular notes written from “underground” – his term for his own self-imposed isolation. Every word that follows after this acts to reinforce these first statements; they reveal the nature of his sickness, bring out the bitterness in his rage, and expose his impotent, mean, and above all, ugly spirit. This is not easy reading – but it is potent, for Dostoyevsky’s purpose is not simply to invent a horrible character, a caricature. He wants more; he wants to show us something real: a dark and dirty corner of the human spirit that, frankly, we may not want to look at. The realism that Dostoyevsky creates captivates the reader; he understands what it is to inhabit this part of the human spirit, and he shows us the worldview, thought processes, and feelings that come with its habitation. It’s tragic... it’s repulsive. But, we are shown, it is there. The book itself is set out in two parts. The first is essentially a long monologue where the narrator, the man from the underground, expounds his outlook on life and tries to illuminate the causes of and reasoning behind it. And what an outlook! Straight away we are Harry Lloyd playing the underground man at the Print Room this autumn. Photo: Print Room hit by the twisted mass of paradox and contradiction that he carries in himself:;he is ill, he doesn’t know of point and counterpoint creates, we is exactly how such a character would bars and restaurants, placed opposite what it is; he respects doctors, but he also see passages of startling lucidity, be in reality. Something stopped officers, acquaintances, and whores. proclaims his respect for medicine where the narrator lays down me from putting the book down, The second part is an easier read, to be superstitious; he won’t visit a systematic, reasoned arguments, however – despite the extremity of being both simpler to follow and doctor, to be spiteful: spiteful against apologies for his strange beliefs the narrator’s contradictions, and livelier in pace; it is entertaining whom? Who knows? He doesn’t. and his behaviour – though, of their ability to infuriate, the reader and, at times, funny. But all of this He knows he will achieve nothing course, the conclusions reached are cannot help but see something is still underpinned by a distinctly through inaction. This compulsively questionable, at best. But this clarity, reflected back at them; we see in these sombre tone, which comes to the contradictory nature, always pulling too, Dostoyevsky folds into a paradox, contradictions our ability to assert fore when our narrator encounters the narrator’s mind hard in two as we see not only contradictory our will, and our sometime desires the prostitute Liza. Here, in the directions, manifests itself again thoughts existing side-by-side, but to be different, to not do what we’re scenes involving her, Dostoyevsky and again, and becomes a relentless contradictory thought processes, the supposed to do, and to push against takes us deep into the psyche of the tug-of-war on the reader’s own narrator veering from his lucidity the boundaries we feel around us. underground man – to the sad, limp, mind and sympathies: on the one down paths of thought where there This juxtaposition – of the narrator’s ineffectuality at his core. Once we hand, the narrator’s breathtaking are only outpourings of nonsense extremes and our repugnance at have seen his essence, Dostoyevsky arrogance about his own intellectual and emptiness. And then, to pull us them, against our recognition that we lets us go: in a poignant scene, during and aesthetic capacities, and on further into contradiction, we find possess some of those same elements the narrator’s second and final the other, declarations that “all that the narrator is supremely aware – plays throughout the first part of "... he wants encounter with Liza, she leaves, and intellectual activity is a disease”; of his psychology, and of his own the book: not just in the narrator’s takes us, the reader, with her; we strident statements about his firmest deformity; he is not simply stupid. " I am a contradictions, but in his laziness, his to show us can finally leave the man from the convictions, which end in thin All this drags us into the morass of sick man... anger, his neediness, and his doubts. something underground – so contradictory, jokes about how he doesn’t believe a the man from the underground’s I am an The second part of the book is real: a dark infuriating and disturbing – behind. word he’s said; his disturbing pride thinking, and very effectively so; more straightforward, being a And him? He is left “decaying at explaining the “finessed” and if I have a criticism of the book, it angry man. collection of stories drawn from the and dirty morally in a corner” in the same place masochistic pleasure he gets from is that this aspect of the narrator’s I am an un- narrator’s life, each illustrating how corner of we found him. being “too clearly aware of [his] own character is, in a sense, too effectively attractive his personality and worldview, laid the human Notes from the Underground by degradation”. portrayed – it gets tiring quickly, and out in such detail in the first part, spirit." Fyodor Dostoyevsky is available from Yet, for all the confusion this play infuriates easily, though I suspect this man." play out in a variety of situations – in Penguin Classics for £8.99. PHOENIX Imperial’s Arts Magazine Returns We are looking for: Short Story Writers Photographers Graphic Designers Artists Poets

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[email protected] Film Editors Ellen Mathieson, John Park & Jack Steadman Once more unto the breach Jack Steadman joins the rebellion

Mockingjay – Part 1 Director: Francis Lawrence Screenplay: Peter Craig, Danny Strong, Suzanne Collins Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore

atniss Everdeen is broken. Being thrown into the arena Kfor the Hunger Games twice in quick succession would be enough to break anyone. Add in the chaotic climax of the second round, and it’s a surprise she’s still going at all: the collapse of the arena, the revelation that the rebellion is underway and spear-headed by the previously lost District 13, and the crushing reveal that District 12 – home – is no more. Small wonder she spends the opening moments of this, the third film in the series (and the first part of the final book – split, predictably, into two parts), curled up in a corner, reciting her name, her home, her participation in the Hunger Games and her relationship with Peeta over and over again. The following two hours chart Katniss’ attempt to claw back her Photo: Francis Lawrence/Lionsgate sanity, to fight through the extensive post-traumatic stress disorder and to darker nature. It’s a trait that stems something more, andMockingjay Hunger Games equivalent of Bond’s keep doing what she has always tried from the original books, which were marks the point at which it can Q, with a gadget-lab sequence to to do – survive. Survive, and protect always wonderfully subversive, and finally embrace it. match. her family. True to the sense of nowhere was it more evident than the It’s an opportunity seized with Combined with the goosebump- escalation that was so plain in the first final book. The decision to split the both hands by all involved, from inducing score by James Newton two films, the stakes for survival are films was a predictable one, but what the directing Lawrence to the acting Howard, which re-uses and higher than ever – the rebellion has appears to be a cynical cash grab has Lawrence, along with the entirety manipulates its familiar motifs into begun, districts are in open conflict actually worked in the series’ favour. of the supporting cast. Jennifer something even more unsettling, the with the Capitol, and war has arrived. The doubled run-time gives this first Lawrence continues to prove her cast are universally excellent, selling No-one is safe. As the Mockingjay, film room to breathe, to introduce talent, out-doing herself here as the every moment of the film – not least Katniss is the face of the rebellion, a the key new players and flesh out old mentally fragile Katniss, forced into the sheer devastation of the ruined figurehead for the districts to rally faces, allowing for maximum impact becoming a symbol of a resistance District 12, the images of which push behind – but as becomes plain, she is come the second part’s far-more she never wanted to start, while the limits of the film’s 12A rating. really just a pawn in someone else’s action heavy bent. Donald Sutherland as the malevolent Always a series that teetered on game. If that makes it sound like President Snow remains a highlight. the upper limits of the rating – the Just as her image was manipulated "Being Mockingjay wanders towards the The late, great Phillip Seymour original was deemed a 15 until cuts in The Hunger Games and in Interstellar route of extensive Hoffman comes to life in this, his were made – Mockingjay continues to Catching Fire, so too is it twisted here, thrown dialogue that examines the key last film, taking his weirdly subdued find new ways to stretch the so-called to suit the ends of President Coin, into the themes intensely, then it’s a Plutarch Heavensbee to far greater ‘acceptable’, and it’s all the better the leader of District 13. The idea arena for misleading sentiment. Mockingjay heights, and new cast member Natalie for it. This is not a film that pulls of figureheads, of public perception the Hunger manages to weave its themes Dormer continues to prove herself any punches, and nor should it. The and the way propaganda allows the delicately into the backdrop of civil the queen of supporting actresses. "Mockingjay same streak of dry humour evident state to toy with it, is one of the Games twice war, finding time for both riotous Josh Hutcherson is finally given in all three films is alive here, but so core concepts running through the in quick action scenes and tongue-in-cheek something more complex to toy with, continues is something more – a darkness, an first Mockingjay instalment – one succession mockery of its own marketing as Peeta is forced to turn traitor on to find new anger, bubbling up and boiling over. of many – and it’s one returning campaign. Admittedly, the lack of TV, becoming the Capitol’s equivalent ways to The Hunger Games series is heading director Francis Lawrence takes great would be an actual Hunger Games leaves it of Katniss, a mouthpiece for those to its conclusion. The greatest fight delight in playing with. enough with considerably less in the action more powerful than himself, and stretch the is yet to come, and as Part 1 of This is very much a film of to break stakes than before, but the series has it’s to his great credit that he pulls it so-called Mockingjay comes to a dramatic, concepts, of high ideas and worrying – at heart – never really been about off. Jeffrey Wright, too, deserves a acceptable." heart-breaking close, it can’t come questions about society and its anyone." the violence. It’s always been about mention – his Beetee is turned into a soon enough. 28 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX

[email protected] Film Editors Ellen Mathieson, John Park & Jack Steadman “Are you paying attention?” Ellen Mathieson decrypts Cumberbatch’s The Imitation Game

a difficult genre to get right, needing station full of children being sent off Director: Morten Tyldum a subject that is well known enough as refugees. It’s such an iconic image Screenplay: Graham Moore to get interest from the public, and that it immediately sets the scene. Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, a story that is interesting enough to It is Christopher, the machine they Keira Knightley, Matthew fill an hour and a half. The Imitation build at Bletchley Park to crack the Goode, Charles Dance, Allen Game is just the right sort of film, by code, that is most impressive. Based Leech, Mark Strong parts hopeful and heartbreaking, and on the original still at Bletchley completely engaging. (though admittedly made slightly The role of Turing is taken by larger with more of the mechanisms Benedict Cumberbatch, in what is on the outside to make it look more easily his best role to date. Taking cinematically appealing), it gives you inspiration from his days as Sherlock, a sense of the scale of what they were he Imitation Game is the story of he brings this fascinating man try to build. Alan Turing, a story that most to life. From his interview at the Less impressive are the special TImperial student probably beginning, through his work on effects, with the aeroplanes and knows. He is the father of computing, breaking the Enigma Code, through Alan Turing poses with the lovely Christopher Photo: Morten Tyldum/ bombs looking terribly fake. But the man who helped end the Second to the end of his life, he is flawless. Lionsgate then again, this isn’t really the sort World War an estimated two years His portrayal is so wonderful, that of film that you expect them to be earlier by cracking the enigma the family of Turing have said that things more difficult for the leads. Turing’s one time fiancée Joan Clarke. good. Alexandre Desplat’s score is code saving millions of lives in the they cannot imagine anyone else As for the “Superheroes in tank Knightly has a long history of being also excellent, gently reminding you process. But he is also the man who playing the role. It will be surprising tops and tweeds”, as Matthew Beard typecast as upper class women with how you should be feeling. Never does was arrested for homosexuality, was if Cumberbatch does not get his first (who played the youngest of the startlingly posh accents. The problem it get in the way or get too loud and sentenced with indecency, forced do Oscar nomination for this role. codebreakers – Peter Hilton) called is, she’s never been very good at this, overbearing, it just sits subtly in the undergo chemical castration in an The other characters are less the codebreakers, you have Matthew and manages to make the only non- background prodding your emotions. attempt to ‘cure’ him, and ultimately impressive, the acting is solid, but Goode as Hugh Alexander pulling Turing character that gets any major Overall, The Imitation Game is a committed suicide at the age of forty. with so much time understandably off both arrogant and charming with screen time into someone who is wonderful, if heartwrenching, film Biopics such as this one are being spent on Turing, you don’t equal aplomb and Beard as the first of bland and, for someone who actually proved by the fact that it made me currently one of the hottest things really get a chance to get to know the characters to make me burst into existed, seem like a plot convenience. cry not once, but three separate in the film industry, with Mr Turner, anyone else. Charles Dance as tears. It’s just a shame that you didn’t Visually, the film is stunning, times. Cumberbatch is impossible The Imitation Game and The Theory Commander Denniston feels get to see more of them. managing to capture the feel of war to look away from, and this is one of Everything all being released in particularly wasted, only really being The only major problem with era Britain. The first time you meet performance that shouldn’t be relatively quick succession. They are there to get in the way and make the casting was Keira Knightly as Turing he is walking through a train missed. All hail the new feminist Western

a big shake-up of tradition in The Being outside of the societal norm, signs of insanity all have their own trip gets going, everyone faces the THE HOMESMAN Homesman, from director Tommy Lee she wants to appear strong and stories to tell, some told better than harsh realities of surviving in the Director: Tommy Lee Jones Jones. It tells the story of a woman comfortable with her choices, but in others in flashback sequences, but wild. There are dodgy men who want Screenplay: Tommy Lee Jones, taking the bold initiative to venture reality the constant reminder of her all of them heartbreaking in equal some female company, whether Kieran Fitzgerald, Wesley A. out into the Wild West, transporting “inadequacies” as a woman pushes measure. Grace Gummer, Miranda they consent or not is certainly not Oliver three women who have gone insane to her to do things modern women Otto and Sonja Richter are the young their concern, Indians also roam the Cast: Hilary Swank, Tommy a safe place in Iowa. nowadays would not even dream of women being transported away plains, not to mention the fluctuating Lee Jones As a plain jane living in a society doing. As a rare female-led Western, from their home, and their blank temperatures making things extra where women are defined by how it goes where no other Western has expressions from which all hope has challenging. Food and water are also they look, cook, clean, and who they gone before, and Swank is up to the been drained, highlight the level of common issues, as well as having to are married to, Mary Bee Cuddy task of portraying a headstrong suffering they must have endured for keep the three women under control, (Hilary Swank) tries her best to woman who is nonetheless plagued by years. where good behaviour is not exactly find herself a man, even though insecurities. It suffers from an excessively commonplace. JOHN PARK her interests lie elsewhere. She is a Through the female characters of episodic format, and struggles There are both beautiful and tragic SECTION EDITOR God-fearing woman of independent The Homesman, the audience gets to initially to weave everyone’s stories events along the way, and it ends means, a rarity in those days, and see the common hardship and pain together, especially when it comes on a rather weak note that taps into therefore becomes an instantly the women would have had to live to editing in the background stories overwrought sentimentality that the omen traditionally play memorable character. When tasked through. The three women showing of the three women. But when the film was so careful to avoid leading smaller roles in Westerns. with this mission, she enlists the help up to the finale. Meryl Streep and WThey are reduced to of a low-life drifter George Briggs Hailee Steinfeld make what can only rich ladies, pretty widows, or poor (Tommy Lee Jones), although she does be called cameo appearances, and prostitutes. They all get kidnapped her fair share of the heavy-lifting. it is the plot strand that concerns at some point during the film, who Swank and Jones make a convincing the young Steinfeld that becomes then of course require some sort of pair of heroes; Swank, the smart, problematic. rescuing from male characters. The determined, compassionate one, However this is a worthy Western Salvation, which played recently at and Jones, the more reluctant, yet to say the least, a rarity, especially the BFI London Film Festival, even ultimately noble one. Swank is hugely in this day and age when it is takes it as far as making the female effective in a quietly restrained, but increasingly rare to have any Western lead, Eva Green, mute. But there is meaty role. Photo: Tommy Lee Jones/Ithaca released. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 29

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MY OLD LADY NO GOOD DEED Director: Israel Horovitz Director: Sam Miller Screenplay: Israel Horovitz Screenplay: Aimee Lagos Cast: Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Cast: Idris Elba, Taraji P. Thomas, Maggie Smith Henson, Leslie Bibb

JOHN PARK JOHN PARK SECTION EDITOR SECTION EDITOR Photo: Israel Horovitz/BBC Films Photo: Sam Miller/Screen Gems

aggie Smith is My Old Lady, ultimately with My Old Lady it is a iven the temporary obsession imposing stature to begin with, is a or rather, Kevin Kline’s mix that does not quite work to the that swept across the media threatening presence from the get-go, Mtitular Old Lady. Mathias full extent. Gover the ‘sexy felon’ Jeremy and the stark contrast between his Gold (Kline) is an American who The message it wants to convey Meeks, it would appear that the deadly calm delivery of certain lines inherits a nice looking apartment is clear. Children of broken homes scenario of No Good Deed is not at and his full-on rage mode are what in Paris from his late father. As a can be more damaged than they all an implausible one. A housewife keep the narrative exciting. divorced fifty-something with very are willing to admit, with a more who is staying home alone whilst Despite having the formidable little to show for himself, he considers negative outcome of life and views on her husband is away playing golf, talent of Elba playing the villain, the this to be a new start for him, until relationships, which is perhaps why is taken aback by a hunky stranger writing and sequence of events that he finds out that the apartment itself one should think twice before fooling who appears on her doorstep. After follow in the film’s more action- has an unexpected resident and the around with someone you should not, some initial hesitation, she lets the packed part is a let-down. A lot of French property law that does not especially when there are children man in. And what does she do in what Colin does makes no sense work in his favour in any way; turns involved. the bathroom? She checks her hair and is downright idiotic. There out, he actually needs to pay the Thomas and Smith provide vibrant to see whether she looks okay and are so many ways out of the sticky elderly resident, Mathilde (Smith), a support for the film throughout, but presentable to situation he finds himself in, and yet monthly sum of 2,200 Euros, as a part in the end this is Kline’s show through But little does she know that this the man who escapes from prison of a “viager” agreement. and through. He shows an enormous charismatic man, Colin (Idris Elba), has difficulty taking care of a single What is advertised as a quirky range of diversity here, in addition is in fact an escaped convict, and mother and her two children. Elba is comedy involving grown-ups, works to showing the audience that he is a the first thing he did after running of course required to show some flesh, well in the first half or so. The initial more than competent singer. away, was to strangle his ex-fiancée to including a particularly silly shower meeting between Kline and Smith hits The film never relies on the use death. But Terry (Taraji P. Henson), scene which, if it were happening all the right notes as they awkwardly of flashbacks to convey the pain the a mother of two young children who with a female character, feminists discuss the financial aspect of this characters are going through. It relies is lacking passion in her marriage, and critics alike would scream unique situation. “How old are you?” heavily on actors’ long speeches, them welcomes him in out of the goodness unnecessary, gratuitous nudity. asks Kline boldly, after discovering reminiscing about the tough days of her heart. There is some harmless That Colin makes so many mistakes that following the current resident’s they had. Kline has plenty of these, chit-chat, to get to know one another, works as an advantage for Terry, death, the monthly payment will be and nails every single one of them. and even a hint of a little flirtation. played with ferocious determination no more. It involves Mathias trying His smooth transition from slapstick, Terry’s friend Meg (Leslie Bibb) comes "To have by Henson. Her character is to make as much money as possible, dorky comedy in the beginning, to the over, who openly advances on the tall, someone essentially summed up as a mother selling off various bits of furniture more grounded, deeply heartbroken dark, handsome man. like Elba doing whatever she can to protect her around the house, so that he can get version of his character in the film’s It spends more than its fair share portray family. She mentions that she worked by, whilst having to constantly butt second half is an impressive one, of time in setting the scene, and the as a prosecutor, although this little heads with not only Mathilde, but also and it is through him My Old Lady promised thrills do not come until a highly detail does not add much to the plot. with her daughter living in the house. manages to resonate emotionally. too late. The brooding, tough-looking voltaile, It all starts heating up in ways you Chloé (Kristin Scott Thomas), whose An unwise decision of forcing a Elba certainly succeeds in setting violent would expect things to. It is a standard hostility towards this unwelcome, love story between the two singles the tone for things to come. He is home invasion thriller, and yes, it scheming guest serves greatly towards never sits right. Kline and Thomas mentally unstable to say the least, and man is a makes the daring move of using two the film’s comedic intentions, further are supposed to connect through their to have someone like Elba portray genius bit houses instead of just the traditional demonstrates some great chemistry shared pains of having had a difficult a highly volatile, violent man is a of casting." one, but the way the heroine survives the three main actors share. childhood. Kline’s role is well- genius bit of casting. His physically and clings on for dear life offers up But then the narrative starts to "The established, but the limited one here nothing special. Terry is a remarkably take more and more serious turns. is Thomas’. She is a brilliant actress, resourceful lady, with so many things Personal problems from each side message and there are hints of what Chloé falling exactly into the right place for surface and it turns out the three it wants went through living with Mathilde, her to use as deadly weapons, and she characters share more things in to convey but too little time is invested in cheats death many times. In fact, so common than they first realised. the crucial female counterpart to does Colin on multiple occasions, but Recovering alcoholic Mathias has a is clear. Mathias, that the attraction the two these characters are required to defy lot of personal demons he needs to Children of them share, appear more contrived science and the force of gravity, for deal with, one of them being issues of broken than anything else. the sake of continuing with the film’s with his father who he was not at homes can Everything is deceptively simple. story. all close to. He has troubling stories The atmosphere, the characters, even When Terry starts fighting back is from his childhood, having witnessed be more the trailer sells this as a light-hearted arguably the most entertaining part and gone through things that no damaged romantic comedy. But the reality is of the film, but it is a shame this is all child ever should, and believe it or than they that My Old Lady sets out to delve crammed into the final few minutes. not Mathilde is somewhat involved a little deeper, exploring themes of Essentially what it boils down to is in Mathias’ troubles. The film has are willing finally growing up, coming to terms two overqualified actors being part of tonal difficulties trying to balance to admit." with childhood trauma, and trying to an underdeveloped thriller, much like the comedy and the drama, but lead a happy life in spite of the past. Photo: Sam Miller/Screen Gems another one of Elba’s film, Obsessed. 30 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Arts [email protected] Arts Editor Fred Fyles & Kamil McClelland Editorial: The Gaze Issue Guerilla Girls: The Male Gaze FRED FYLES KAMIL MCCLELLAND Fred Fyles selects a powerful work from W. Eugene Smith SECTION EDITORS This week is the Gaze Issue, where we n 1984, the Museum of Modern look at how we look. How do we view Art in New York opened a new the world? How does it affect our Iexhibition: ‘An International experience of art? Survey of Recent Painting and First of all, Fred Fyles gazes at the Sculpture’. it promised to be a Guerilla Girls, the group famous for survey of the most important artists bringing to light the sexism intrinsic currently working in the art world. in art, the art market and in how we Not everyone was impressed. Out view the world in general. Read this of the 169 works featured, only 13 article. You should know about them were by women artists, a fact that was and this bias in art. It will change not helped by the curator, Kynaston your visits to art galleries forever. McShine, saying that any artist not in And how perfectly illustrated was the show should rethink his career. In the Guerilla Girls’ message by the 1985, one year after the show opened, Allen Jones Retrospective, an awful the Guerrilla Girls were formed by exhibition currently on at the Royal seven women artists. And the rest, as Academy? Once again, Fred picks they say, is history. apart this misogyny dressed as ‘art’. Their most famous work is Photo: Guerilla Girls Next Fred visited The Taylor Wessing immediately arresting; on a yellow Photographic Portrait Prize at background, bold black text screams: look at the key painters of yore, and sprung up. the National Portrait Gallery and “Do women have to be naked to get their key themes; for Rubens, Titian, We have Foucault’s Medical Gaze, examines how deeply ‘selies’ have into the Met Museum? Less than Velazquez, the female nude was a where the patient becomes ‘a mere iniltrated into our culture. 5% of the artists in the Modern Art near-obsession. text through which disease can be Glare at the Royal Opera House is Sections are women, but 85% of the Since Mulvey, this idea has taken read’; there is the Colonial Gaze, praised by Kamil McClelland as a nudes are female”. Offset with an on a life of its own. John Berger, which describes how the privileged promising insight into the where image of Ingres’ painting La Grande writing in Ways of Seeing, says that majority place that which is ‘foreign’ opera could go in the future, Fred Odalisque, where the woman’s head it infiltrates how men and women into the category of Other; and there looks at Far Away at the Young Vic, a has been replaced with a gorilla, appear in society: “Men look at is even the Female Gaze, which shows short but sweet play that manages to their statement is immediately clear; women. Women watch themselves such as True Blood could be seen to tackle complex issues of repression. women are under-represented in art being looked at”. In art, the woman use. Lunchtime Art will hopefully be galleries, except where they are the is always aware of being the subject When those seven artist friends useful to you guys. Created by Kamil subject of the Male Gaze. of the Male Gaze, and in Renaissance got together in 1985, they probably as a guide to art around Imperial, it The Male Gaze was coined by painting, would often be portrayed had little idea how much they would will hopefully provide you with yet feminist film-theorist Laura Mulvey, staring into a mirror, admiring shock the art world. Taking on the another excuse to explore the South who saw it as a power structure herself as an object of adoration. names of dead women artists such Ken area in your lunch break. between the sexes; with heterosexual "Art While the Male Gaze may be "Men look as Käthe Kollwitz, they set out to Finally, Fred and Clara review A men in control of the palette, the the most famous example of the challenge the status quo of the day. Midsummer Night’s Dream and camera, the chisel, many works of became phenomenon of the ‘Gaze’, it is by no at women. While things have gotten better, they Accolade respectively, old productions art became little more than a means little means the only form. It can be traced Women still aren’t perfect: women are still reimagined with a different eye to of titillating the man in power. In more than back to French psychoanalyst Jacques watch underrepresented in the arts, both in brilliant effect. effect, most works of art put us in Lacan, who defined it as the state the market and the gallery. The work So that’s this week! We hope the perspective of a straight man, titillating that comes with awareness that one themselves of the Guerrilla Girls thus continues, you enjoy it and we hope you making the woman a sexual object. the man in is an object to be viewed. From this being and will carry on until the Male Gaze look forward to next week: The This is apparent throughout all of power" somewhat nebulous definition, more looked at" has been replaced with a much more Transformation Issue. art history; one only needs to go and and more academic disciplines have even sight. Too Many Firsts by Riyadh Rateme FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 31 Arts [email protected] Arts Editor Fred Fyles & Kamil McClelland A Lacklustre Show from the Father of Misogyny The long-awaited Allen Jones Retrospective is analysed by Fred Fyles

f we look up the work its ability to shock, and Jones has men. It is especially sad when ‘Objectification’ in the dictionary, expressed his surprise at the outrage compared to his earliest work, such as Iit will tell us that it describes his sculptures caused, saying that his ‘Buses’ series from the early 60’s, “treating a living person as a thing, they weren’t intended to shock the in which he dynamically explores with no regard to their dignity”. general public, but instead “to shock the limits of both his use of colour, It appears that Allen Jones has Art”, and make a return to figurative and the canvas as a physical medium. misinterpreted this meaning. At sculpture. It seems a pity that Mr These works are fun, dynamic, and least, that’s how things appear when Jones had to exploit women’s bodies optimistic, which makes it even more entering the retrospective of his work in order to make his nebulous ‘point’, of a pity that his other works are just currently being held at the Royal and by saying that he was surprised rehashes of the same old tropes. Academy, where one is immediately by the outcry he reveals himself as In many of the pictures we see faced with a semi-naked mannequin, either incredibly naive or completely women either completely naked, in clad in leather and staring passively deceptive. a state of undress, or constricted in down, supporting a large glass table- Part of the problem with Jones’ fetish-wear; a great number of the top on her back. body of work is that these three paintings feature a ‘man in control’. In this piece – Table, from 1969 sculptures have dominated all This may be a magician, sawing a – Jones has quite literally turned conversation of his work; in this glamorous woman in half. It may the female form into an object to article thus far they have already be a conductor, wielding a baton of be exploited, abused, and vilified; taken up over 300 words. The rest power. In nearly all the cases the man it is a theme that runs through of the exhibition, which presents all is fully dressed, making the woman’s an exhibition that, rather than of Jones’ oeuvre, tends to fare a little nakedness even more degrading – championing Jones as the enfant- better as far as offensive material Robin Thicke eat your heart out, terrible of British art, only reveals the goes, although his obsession with Allen Jones got here first. extent of the deep-rooted misogyny deconstructing the female form is All this being said, there are some that has permeated his work for the present throughout; in his paintings stunning works in the gallery. Jones last 40 years. The curator, Edith from 1966-67, he obsessively draws has spoken about his ‘three languages’ Devaney, has promised that “all disembodied women’s legs, while in of work: Painting, Sculpture, and the [opinions on Jones’ work] are other works women are separated Steel. It is this last medium in which discussed here”, and yet it is difficult into mere limbs and torsos, floating he comes closest to transcending the to approach his art in any way that in a colourful void. label of sexist that plagues his other Hat Stand, 1969, by Allen Jones Photo: Allen Jones diminishes its outrageous sexism. Some of Jones’ early work is very work. Using sheets of brightly painted Table forms one third of a group of impressive, with his use of colour metal, Jones has created a series of women that runs straight to his core. sculptures that caused controversy standing out as masterful; in one couples dancing: over here a foxtrot, Such subject matter can be used as a when exhibited in 1970; the other piece, The Sitter (1966) we have blue over there a waltz. These pieces form of female empowerment: just two, Hatstand and Chair, follow a fading into verdant green, which then exude confidence, levity, and – well look at the paintings of artist Ella similar theme of turning women into becomes crimson against egg-yolk – sexiness; it is as if the figures have Kruglyanskaya, who explores the household objects. Since their debut yellow. His use of tones and hues come straight off the canvas, and female form with a joyous gaze - the they have, unsurprisingly, received a are without equal, creating visually are whirling around the exhibition women in her work aren’t powerless; great deal of attention from feminist arresting paintings that still look space. With their complex spatial they are strong, confident, and above campaigners for their toxicity; the fresh today, and reveal his links to arrangement and sense of jollity, all in control. Jones work doesn’t groundbreaking feminist magazine American abstract expressionism. It they are by far the best work in the compare. Instead it sits alongside the Spare Rib suggested that Jones was is a pity then, that the subject matter retrospective – Naum Gabo with a work of other serial misogynists such terrified of women, and just last week remains so bland, with The Sitter Brighton-postcard sensibility. as Mel Ramos, whose work claims The Guardian ran a piece entitled depicting a tableaux in which women Entering the final room to be subverting the male gaze, but “Is Allen Jones’ sculpture the most sprawl, legs akimbo, feet stiletto-ed, extinguishes any joy obtained from instead just reinforces it. sexist art ever?”. Part of great art is fawning in front of disinterested the previous pieces; here, in what Edith Devaney has spoken about was supposed to be an explosive how they decided not to show the culmination of Jones’ work, there three furniture sculptures together, is assembled a ‘chorus-line’ of his since they wanted to take the focus static mannequin work. Dead, away from the most well known glassy eyes stare out at you from pieces, and instead show work that behind false lashes, giving the whole isn’t usually seen. In that regard ensemble about as much appeal as a the retrospective is a success, giving fishmongers. The guide says that the viewer a chance to see the entire fine detailing and attention to detail oeuvre of Allen Jones; the question is, “affords [these sculptures] status, as why would they want to? Ultimately if they should be observed on a stage it reveals Jones to be an artist whose or a pedestal”. The only place I can work shows no lack of skill, but a imaging placing these sculptures is severe dearth of ideas. Devaney has on the trash heap along with Page 3, lauded Jones’ decision to dress his Ultimately Peter Stringfellow, and everything "We have sculptures in fetish-wear, since if else that should have died a death he has dressed them in fashions of Jones, sometime in the mid-70’s. a chance the time they would appear dated; rather than Ultimately, Allen Jones, rather than to see all but it is not the clothes that seem exalting exalting women, robs them of their of Jones' old-fashioned, just the archaic agency. Defenders of his work would attitudes towards women that – like women, say that Jones is simply making fun oeuvre; the a poisonous mould – colonise every robs them of male sexual desire, and yet the question is room of this exhibition. of their sheer tenacity with which he returns why would Allen Jones is on at The Royal agency to the subject suggests that there is we want to" Academy, until 25th January. Tickets First Steps, 1966, by Allen Jones Photo: Allen Jones a deeper obsession with debasing £11.50; concessions available 32 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Arts [email protected] Arts Editor Fred Fyles & Kamil McClelland A Very Different Type of Selie... Fred Fyles checks out photographs down at the National Portrait Gallery

fact that all entries are judged blind. break down notions of gender and Pussy Riot unmasked, resembles At first glance, it may seem that the sexuality, like a cross between Irving a portrait of a ballet dancer upon themes explored are equally varied, Penn and Cindy Sherman; Marcia which an overenthusiastic Photoshop but careful viewing reveals a number Michael photographs her mother technician has trained their gaze. of key ideas that the photographers undressing, creating a vision of soft With a panache that would make repeatedly come back to. flesh that transcends the normal Anna Wintour blush, Verwelius has One such idea is that of identity, tropes of race and sex; and Sammi managed to rob his subject not only which should be no surprise – Parkkinen’s portrait of his son, Arvi, of any individuality, but also her after all, what is a portrait if not wearing an oversized coat, manages to nose. a form of identification? Mark be both tender and heartbreaking. This year’s winner, David Titlow, Read’s photographs of the Sapeurs An absolute highlight is Nicholas present us with a photograph of of Brazzaville – Congolese men Sinclair’s portrait of British artist his infant son, being shown with a who dress as dandies as a form of Celia Paul, at home in her studio; dog the morning after a night-long resistance against colonialism – are set next to a portrait of her sister, midsummer party in Sweden. The superb, exploring a topic that has a it is a picture within a picture, and composition is bathed within a real power and resonance in today’s manages to conjure up an atmosphere magical light, the kind that can only globalised world; his sapeur is dressed of extreme intimacy. The silent be found at a certain time of day, and to the nines, clad in an expensive- stillness of the picture reflects the resembles nothing short of a classical looking suit against a backdrop solemnity of the artist’s studio: a Rembrandt. With beer cans instead of of the waterfront of the DRC’s magical, mysterious realm in which golden cups, septum piercings instead capital, looking like one of the latest the painter – like a body possessed of golden chains, it is a newfound candidates on The Apprentice. – conjures up spirits of creativity, masterpiece; an adoration of the magi Elsewhere, Sara Al Obaidly’s containing them within the blank for our modern world. portrait of her young Qatari cousins cage of a canvas. It is one of the best With any exhibition that invites perfectly encapsulate the sartorial photos in the space, both haunting submissions from the general drama currently occurring in the and beautiful. population, there will be a mix of Middle East, where old and new On the other hand, there are quality; this is certainly the case at cultures are clashing like jungle pictures whose subjects are more the Taylor Wessing Photographic drums; part of her series Qatar: Old interesting than their compositions. Portrait Prize, where inspired Skate Girl by Jessica Fulford-Dobson Hearts, New World, the formal The aforementioned portrait of works rub shoulders with the less Photo: Jessica Fulford-Dobson rigidity of her sitters’ poses is offset "Titlow's Steve McQueen is admittedly imaginative. Ultimately though, by the bow one of the girls wears in work is technically accomplished, but says the selection is very well made, ave we reached ‘Peak Selfie’? her hair – branded with the Chanel bathed in little about McQueen as a person. Jon encompassing a myriad of themes: Last year saw the word, used logo, it contrasts brilliantly with her Cartwright’s portrait of Roger Lloyd- identity, gender, artifice - they all get Hto describe a self-portrait all black ensemble. It forms a perfect a magical Pack is similarly unimaginative, a look in at this show. And if nothing cum photograph, chosen as the companion piece to Jessica Fulford- light, only resembling a headshot of any else, the surrounding spectacle of Oxford English Dictionary’s ‘Word Dobson’s work Skate Girl, which found at actor that one could see in their Trafalgar Square should provide a of the Year’, which is unsurprising won second prize in the competition; portfolio. However, the award for perfect backdrop for a quick selfie. when one considers its ubiquity in this series, Fulford-Dobson a certain the most distressing interpretation The Taylor Wessing Photographic among social media. The Ellen documented the young Afghan time of of a celebrity comes from Bert Portrait Prize is on until 22nd February DeGeneres’ selfie from the 2014 girls who learn to skate through the day" Verwelius: Maria, which shows a 2015, at the National Portrait Gallery. Academy Awards has the honour NGO Skateistan. Both challenge the member of Russian protest group Tickets £3 adults, £2 students of being the most retweeted image Western idea of the Middle East, in the world; Instagram has over and question the cultural values 50 million picture with the tag associated with the region. #selfie; and the phenomenon even Elsewhere, the role of artifice has its own theme song – #SELFIE is explored, such as in Catherine by The Chainsmokers, a piece of Balet’s reproduction of Diane Arbus somewhat dubious quality. Truly, photographs, or Hayley Benoit’s our society is saturated with the selfie portrait Jamelia as her mum, Olivia, phenomenon. in which her friend dons the garbs However, if you need reminding of her mother, linking together the that sometimes the best subjects in different generations. Her head held photography are other people, you high, mouth creasing into a golden could do worse than head down to smile, Jamelia is completely uplifting, the National Portrait Gallery, where and Benoit’s work is one of the most the Taylor Wessing Photographic optimistic in the gallery. Portrait Prize, now in its twelfth However, there is a dichotomy iteration, is currently on display. within the collection of photos; Showcasing the best photo portraits there are those that photograph taken in the last year, its 4000 entries "Careful their friends, or family, and those have been whittled down to just 60, who choose famous individuals from which one has been crowned the viewing as their subjects. In general, it is winner. reveals a the former that come out on top; The names on display here are number with no pressure to represent a varied, from well-established well-known figure in a certain way, photographers such as Giles Price, of key these photographers have been who shows director Steve McQueen ideas that able to pierce to the core of their staring a hole through the lens, to the artists subjects. A black and white portrait completely new artists, something explore" of a Columbian drag queen, taken by that is surely a direct result of the Viviana Peretti, manages to elegantly Konrad Lars Hastings Titlow, by David Titlow Photo: David Titlow FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 33 Arts [email protected] Arts Editor Fred Fyles & Kamil McClelland Glare - The Future of Opera Looks Bright Kamil McClelland examines the ROH’s new production blinding light descends on the Alex talks to friend Michael (Ashley to this opera; the synopsis sounds muddled by extraneous characters crowd, momentarily dazzling Riches) about her. Michael, a scientist less than convincing – a story of a or a needless interval: just a simple A us. In that moment, the in the Futurology Laboratory man dating a robot. But as soon as four-person cast executing a quick world of this production descends, reveals that she is literally perfect, a it started, I knew I was completely succession of scenes for a straight transporting us into a dystopia, Learning Exposed Android or LEA wrong. The sci-fi thriller is not that 75 minutes. But for such a cut back disconcertingly similar to our own, that he designed specifically for simple; asking questions of reality, production to work, you also need where nothing can be taken for Alex’s pleasure. Initially appalled identity, authenticity and perfection, performers who can carry this granted. by this unbelievable suggestion, the it makes us analyse our modern metaphysical weight. Sensitively Glare tells the story of Alex (Amar possibility of its truth starts niggling world and all its hypocrisies. “If portraying her character with Muchhala) and his relationship with on Alex’s mind, causing him to start we expect perfection all the time, ethereal vocals, Australian soprano new girlfriend Lea (Sky Ingram). distrusting everything Lea does. In don’t we always have to live in Sky Ingram was impeccable. And After a bitter break up with ex this psychotic downward spiral, his disappointment?” Is it something that so were the others, convincingly Christina (Clare Presland), everything whole reality is thrown into doubt, even exists? embodying their characters so that seems to be going extremely well culminating in a horrifying climax. The Royal Opera House definitely the implications of the production with Lea: in fact, too well. Uneasy, I was apprehensive in the run up saw something in Danish composer were never lost. Søren Nils Eichberg. He has created In our modern world of Facebook an innovative sound world that and Twitter, where we are constantly cleverly augments Hannah Dübgen’s constructing an idealized identity of libretto, interlacing pre-recorded ourselves, creating a narrative that is electronic textures and nightclub most attractive to others, questions of beats with orchestral instruments perfection and reality are poignantly utilized in new, inventive ways. This relevant. Glare proves that opera has "Eichberg... was the highlight of the work for me – a place in this world. And despite has I had never heard anything quite like somewhat stalling from its frenetic it. As the familiar voices of clarinets "With pace half way through, this exciting created an distorted into unfamiliar synthesized and vivacious work masterfully innovative timbres, you were left completely ethereal blends sound and lighting to ask these sound doubting what you heard in the first vocals, key questions. And is that not what world that place; it was genius. Coupled with soprano Sky art is for, altering perspectives and long shadows and stark neon lights, Ingram was disquieting us from our comforts? If augments you never felt settled in your seat. so, this opera did an excellent job at it. the libretto" Surprisingly rare for opera, the impeccable" Glare is at Lindbury Studio Theatre Amar Muchhala as Alex, in Glare Photo: Stephen Cummiskey true intentions of the work were not until 22nd November. Tickets from £8 A Wild Symphony of Natural Talent FRED FYLES Hewitt obtained the funds to stage more surreal; now grown up, Joan script – after all, a great play should Far Away is well worth seeing. ARTS EDITOR the performance by winning the finds work in a milliner, crafting make you sad to have reached the Perhaps a trifle short in length, the JMK Award 2014, given to promising hats for the ‘Parade’. Striking up a end – but in this instance it feels like play nevertheless manages to cram young theatre directors. conversation with her co-worker, we Churchill has not developed her ideas in complex concepts, ensconcing “There are all sorts of birds here” The stage is deliberately Spartan, learn about how the management of enough, and for me the play could them in an atmosphere of extreme but belies the complex mechanics the factory is corrupt, that there are easily have been twice the length; paranoia and repression. Far Away, the 2000 play by British occurring underneath: tables spring late night ‘Trials’ on TV, and that the whether Hewitt would have been able Beginning with gentle bird song, writer Caryl Churchill, which up from underground caverns, hats they produce will ultimately be to steer her cast for such a length of the audience leaves the theatre with makes its return to London in this chains carrying fantastical hats destroyed. It is only towards the end time remains unknown. shrill cries still ringing in their ears; production at the Young Vic, begins stutter across the ceiling, and by the of this act that the chillingly horrific With its exciting script and all sorts of birds indeed... with a young girl who sneaks out of end several crater holes have been premise is hinted at, something that watertight direction, not to mention Far Away is on at The Young Vic until bed and ends a mere 40 minutes later blasted in the floor. The cast tread wouldn’t seem out of place in Black a cast who are able to burn holes in 29th November. Tickets from £10 with a world in turmoil. In between these boards with finesse, particularly Mirror the stage with their acting talent, we have meditations on power, Samantha Colley, whose performance In the final act, the three characters corruption, and danger, delivered as Joan brings a strong physicality to are brought together as the world at a breakneck speed by a confident the performance. unravels around them. All of nature, cast of four, who traverse the simple Describing a world of danger and from the plants to the insects, the set with a deft skill, making every mystery, the play is in three acts. animals to the people, are turning moment look effortless. In the first, a young Joan confronts on each other in a cacophony of Churchill is a difficult writer to her aunt about what she has seen violence, which culminates in a take on, with her work ranging her uncle doing down by the shed. monologue delivered by Colley in from the surreal – Top Girls begins Her feet coated in blood, the girl which she speaks about her paranoia with a dream sequence in which the enquires repeatedly; what were the with a fierce clarity that never feels protagonist meets famous women screams she heard? Who were they histrionic. This energetic conclusion from history – to the impenetrable – loading into the lorry? Whose blood forms the ending to the play, and her comedy about the stock market, is it? First annoyed, then cautious, leaves us wanting far more. Serious Money, is written in rhyming and ultimately deceiving, the aunt – Ultimately, this is the main couplets. However, director Katie played with a maniacal brilliance by problem with Far Away; it offers us a Hewitt takes a steady hand to the Tamzin Griffin – manages to pull the glimpse of a mystical reality, invites script, crafting it into a sharp-elbowed wool over her niece’s eyes. us in, and then slams the door in work that butts its way into your The next two acts continue in our face. It may sound churlish to consciousness. It is little surprise that a similar vein, becoming slowly complain about the length of the Samantha Colley gives a bold performance Photo: Richard Hubert Smith 34 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Arts [email protected] Arts Editor Fred Fyles & Kamil McClelland A Lunchtime Guide to Art Kamil McClelland looks at what’s on offer around Imperial ave you ever been left of Australian photographer Angus needing your art fix half way McDonald’s final works, it explores Hthrough a day of mindlessly how the Indian railway system is dull lectures? Well look no further slowly disappearing as the country than this guide, my Lunchtime Guide modernizes and how this change will to Art, which tells you about all the affect all the people who rely on it amazing galleries and museums that for their livelihood, a beautiful and are on offer within a stone’s throw of moving collection of photos. Imperial’s South Kensington campus. And it is quite extraordinary; I can’t Christie’s Auction House imagine there are many universities A slightly more unusual option where you can walk five minutes for lunchtime art is the Christie’s down the road, see one of the world’s Auction House on Old Brompton best art collections and still be back Road. Experience the glamour of the in time for lectures to start again an art market for free by going to one hour later. of their auctions or alternatively just a viewing on what is for sale in Imperial College Blyth the coming days. You may not have Gallery heard of any of the artists on show Tucked away and thus often missed (all the big name sales happen at their is our very own art gallery, an Mayfair branch) but a visit here will idyll of tranquility away from the certainly give you a sense of an aspect hubbub of university life below. The of the art world that you are not Blyth Gallery on the 5th Floor of usually exposed to. the Sherfield Building is the perfect However, it’s still probably respite, even just for a fifteen-minute going to be out of your price range detour from your lecture schedule. unless you’ve got a few thousand Free and open 9am ‘til 9pm seven pounds knocking about! Upcoming days a week, you can really visit auctions include one of British whenever you want. From Ritual to pre-Raphaelite and Impressionist Romance, a new solo exhibition by art on 26th November and one on artist Chris Shaw runs from 27th British watercolour on 2nd December, November to 8th January and shall with viewings of the works on the display a rich melding of symbolism preceding days for both. old and new, putting ancient imagery Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2014. Designed by Smiljan Radic. Photo: Iwan Baan. Courtesy of Serpentine Gallery in the context of our popular culture; Cadogan Contemporary it’s sure to be exciting and maybe Gallery unorthodox but enlightened way of has some cracking exhibitions on at gives you a sense of the field’s even a bit provocative. Right next door to Christie’s is one portraying places. Wonderful! Open the moment: Wedding Dresses 1775- evolution and how it promises to of South Kensington’s few private Mon-Fri 09.30-18.00, Sat 10.30-17.00 2014 (Until 15th March) tracing the change in the future. Natural History Museum art galleries. Free as ever, it is history of this most iconic piece of It is hard not to be aware of the huge exhibiting, from 17th November to Saatchi Gallery fashion and Constable: The Making of a Serpentine Gallery brute of a building at the end of our 3rd December, Janette Kerr’s New About a 20 minute walk from campus Master (Until 11th January) examining It is quite possible that you have sacred Exhibition Road, the National Work from the Sea, a Turner-esque is the famous Saatchi Gallery, Constable’s groundbreaking new take already stumbled across the History Museum. Although more collection of swirling seascapes, located at the Sloane Square end on landscape painting, to name but gallery by accident. Tucked away thought of for its earthquake full of energy and vitality – a great of Kings Road. With free entry two. And whilst you do have to pay in Hyde Park only minutes from simulator than its exhibition space, opportunity to discover a less known to all exhibitions as well as free for entry to the special exhibitions, campus, the Serpentine Gallery is the Museum does run a wonderful but no less exquisite artist. Open Mon- membership and all associated perks, there’s enough free stuff in the a wonderful celebration of modern annual photography competition. Fri 10.00-18.00, Sat 11.00-18.00 the gallery is definitely worth a visit. permanent collection to keep you art and has often been crucial in Now in its 50th year, the Wildlife An upcoming show that I am very busy for days on end! Open daily establishing artists in this country. Photographer of the Year prize, which Michael Hoppen Gallery much looking forward to is Post Pop: 10.00-17.45 (until 22.00 on Fridays) It is also famous for the pavilions runs until 30th August, 2015, is Another free private gallery, this East Meets West (26th November, 2014 it commissions, inviting acclaimed truly a celebration of the beauty time just off King’s Road on Jubilee – 23rd February, 2015), which explores Royal College of Art artists and architects from around of our natural world, altering our Place, the Michael Hoppen Gallery the impact the influential but deeply Located just behind Beit Quad, right the world to create a temporary space perspective on the narratives of is currently showing the work of consumerist Pop Art movement had next to the Royal Albert Hall, is the that can act as an intimate work that certain species through the use of Japanese artist Sohei Nishino, New on the Communist countries of the Royal College of Art, a prestigious the public can engage with. breathtaking photography. Although Dioramas. Running until 7th January, East, such as the USSR and China, art and design college that often holds Notable shows on at the moment not free like some of the others (£6.30 the show builds off Nishino’s with surprising and often strikingly exhibitions that reveals some of the include a display of German artist for a student), I would still thoroughly previous success with his New York beautiful effect, an effect that is still great art and artists to pass through Reiner Ruthenbeck’s geometric recommend it. Open daily 10.00-17.15 and London dioramas to create ones being felt to this day. Open every day its hallways. sculptures and Argentinian artist of other great cities, Berlin, Rio and 10.00-18.00 One such exhibition, running until Julio le Parc’s first UK show. And if Royal Geographic Society Tokyo to name a few. In a mixture of 22nd December, is GraphicsRCA: you’re not spoilt enough, it’s also, Often forgotten about in favour photography and cartography, the Victoria and Albert Museum Fifty Years and Beyond, a look back at like so many other things around of its more famous cousins down dioramas are not meant to give you The V&A really is the artistic crown the role the college has played in the Imperial, free! Open Tue-Sun 10.00- the other end of Exhibition Road, a geographically accurate depiction jewels of the area and if I were to modern history of graphic design. 18.00 the Royal Geographic Society but portray the sense of a place, its advise you to go to only one of these Both free and wonderfully creative, is a wonderful institution and personality, its quirks, its beauty. art spaces, I would recommend this the show explores how graphics has So there you go, all the lovely regularly holds exhibitions that Nishino spends months in these one. Opposite the Natural History changed and is still changing in the things that South Kensington has combine art with a sense of travel cities, exploring them to gain a sense Museum on Exhibition Road, it has present as we move into a digitized to offer for art. But make sure to or exploration. Such a show is of their unique features. Then he an awesome collection of artefacts world. Just as a previous show in enjoy responsibly, I don’t want to starting on 1st December – India’s photographs them, meticulously from all around the world, whether 1963 looked at the emergence of be to blame for you missing lectures Disappearing Railways – which runs constructing a patchwork collage that you’re interested in Chinese, Indian modernism in graphic design, this because you’re so taken up to all this until 9th January; a free retrospective leaves you utterly immersed in this or some other country’s art. It also exhibit of some rarely seen works great art. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 35 Arts [email protected] Arts Editor Fred Fyles & Kamil McClelland A Midsummer Night’s Dream (As You Like It) Fred Fyles lauds an unusual but phenomenal take on a classic iven Dmitry Krymov’s minutes, we are treated to a show While this work is lighter than background, you would that delights, shocks, and ultimately some of the company’s previous Gbe forgiven for being removes all pretensions of the work – particularly Opus No 7, in disappointed when entering stage, revealing a purity of theatre- which the life story of Shostakovich the Barbican Theatre to see his craft unmatched by any other is played out against a backdrop of production of A Midsummer Night’s director working today. Taking horror – it does not shy away from Dream; trained as a set designer, the illustrious Shakespearian work addressing some darker ideas. The he created hundreds of pieces as a starting point, Krymov has faux-audience on the side, who throughout the 1970’s and 80’s, stripped off any superfluous detail, collaboratively take on the role of before starting the Dmitry Krymov until only the bare bones remain. Theseus, Duke of Athens, act as Lab, in 2004. One would then The quartet of lovers, Hermia, judge, jury, and executioner. They expect the set for this production to Lysander et al, have gone, as have are the ones who control the fate of be phenomenal – an idyllic forest the fairy group; All that remains the play, and it is not a hard stretch scene, perhaps, that takes us to are the ‘Mechanicals’, the group of to conflate the power this elite the site of Hermia’s enchantment; craftsmen who put on the tale of have over the theatre with their maybe the bank described by Pyramus and Thisbe, the play- influence on mainstream politics. Oberon, where “oxlips and the within-a-play which is – to Krymov While the work being acted out nodding violet grows / Quite over- – the defining feature of the work: on the stage is light, what happens canopied with luscious woodbine”. ‘I think it is the Mechanicals and off-stage is anything but. These Upon entering however, the stage, not the faeries that bear the main are ideas that cannot be spoken; which is little more than a blank theme of the play’, says Krymov, they must be shown – and are, wooden square, covered in a plastic ‘that art is a dream’. masterfully – through the medium sheet, strikes one as a little anti- The void left behind is quickly of visual theatre. climactic. fleshed out with additions from Krymov’s reputation as a But have no fear – Dmitry the Lab; acrobats, a consortium of modern genius precedes him, but Krymov is notorious for subverting Russian nouveau-riche, and even a he has outdone himself with this the traditional ideas of the theatre, trained dog are present. But the production, which approaches and this production proves no stars of the show are Pyramus Shakespeare with the lightness of a exception. Before the show starts and Thisbe, two giant puppets feather and the power of a battering a group of craftsmen linger that traverse the stage unsteadily. ram. Krymov is deconstructing around the front, before suddenly Operated by 10 actors, they lope the entire practice, creating a springing into action; a large tree around the stage, exchanging gifts, new visual language with which is carried to the back of the stage, arranging bouquets, imbued with to express his thoughts. What he while the audience is made to pass the intense emotion of the whole achieves on this stage within an huge branches down to the front. cast. Krymov allows the processes hour and a half is nothing short of Immediately after, a fountain is behind the work to shine through; breath-taking – weaving together taken the same way, spraying water the fourth wall is completely delicate strands of dreams & reality, over the first few rows. We don’t see smashed, and the audience has the nature & artifice, darkness & light, either piece again. Welcome to the privileged opportunity to be invited the Dmitri Krymov Lab gives us a Dmitry Krymov Lab. into the magical, dream-like world masterpiece of modern theatre that Dmitry Krimov Lab, A Midsummer Night's Dream (As You Like It): Over the course of the next ninety of the stage. is sure to stand the test of time. ensemble. Photo: Natalia Cheban Accolade – A 50’s thriller that is as relevant as ever

CLARA C. NEVOLA with his wife and young son. events start spiralling: first tip offs which, if publicly known, would his conflicting desires, about ARTS WRITER Scenes of familial happiness, from his friends from Rotherhithe, irredeemably mar his reputation. the double standards which our creative productivity and well then police advice. To the shock of But, strangely, we can’t help but society imposes, and about the to-do luxury paint a picture of his publisher and his middle class sympathise with him. He’s as responsibilities which we have rich, famous and respectable a happy, successful, respectable friends, his books on the ‘lower honest and unapologetic about his towards loved ones. And it’s also a man has his private life man. And all of a sudden, just as depths’ are not pure works of fiction predilection for debauchery as he moving, funny and high suspense A dragged through the he is about to receive a knighthood – they are inspired by the author’s is totally aghast that his actions story. What else could you want? tabloids. “The Sir and the school for services to literature, this first-hand experience of whores, could have led to harm. He makes The cast is exceptional, under the girl!” the media cries. This all idyll apparently starts to unravel. orgies and promiscuity. a clear distinction between socially direction of award-winning Blanche sounds very familiar; the eminent Gossip builds up on Trenting’s Despite Will’s increasing imposed morality and fundamental McIntyre who originally directed and the famous are constantly in the licentious parties in Rotherhithe, uneasiness about the moral ethics. Alexander Hanson, who this revival at the Finborough public eye, their lives scrutinised where he goes as Bill Trent, his restrictions he feels closing over plays Will Trenting, portrays this Theatre a few year ago. The stage in every detail by scandal-hungry free and easy alter ego. He gathers him, it seems that his life will be fantastically, turning his character set also helps to create a believable press. So a well written, moving, around him drunks, prostitutes unaffected. His wife has always from a symbol to a man we can all set (Will’s study) which, thanks reflective and excellently performed and other disreputable East Enders know and always accepted his identify in, a man who can make the to the St James’ theatre very open play on this recurrent issue of our for weekends to a bedroom above promiscuous inclinations. There’s distinction between ‘good’ and ‘well structure, really absorbs the viewer times doesn’t come a minute too a pub with blacked-out windows. even an unlikely merging of his behaved’, who struggles with the into the action. When the actors soon. But hang on– I forgot to As his family and friends pop worlds, as his friends from the East incongruity with which he lives. take their bow after two and a half mention – Accolade was written in open the champagne and celebrate End frequent his Regent’s Park In the light of recent events, such hours of tears, laughter and tension, 1950. the honour, Trenting starts to see house, lightheartedly consoling the as the Leveson inquiry, this play it takes a while to acclimatise from Emlyn William’s startling modern that the knighthood may change grave and worried members of the comes across, first and foremost, a 1950 study to a 2014 theatre. and poignant play recounts the life is life, restricting his freedom upper class. And then it emerges about a work on the role of the Although, as Accolade shows us, of Will Trenting, a Nobel laureate and requiring unprecedented that, unwittingly, Trenting has media in society. But it is also a things haven’t changed much after author who lives in Regent’s Park respectability of him. And then committed a serious crime, one play about people struggling with all. 36 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Food [email protected] Editors Carol Ann Cheah and Michael Chung Foodie Insight #02: Why I’m Vegetarian Or at least, he tries to be! Kamil McClelland discusses *THAT* lifestyle choice

s the joke goes: “How do you know if someone is vegan? Oh Adon’t worry, they’ll tell you”. A lot of people, including myself, are put off by these militant activists, encamped on their moral high ground looking disdainfully down at the rest of us. In this article, I have instead tried to take a more moderate standpoint, stressing the practical benefits of vegetarianism as opposed to the highly charged moral arguments. Although such arguments did play an important role in my decision to become vegetarian, I am more interested here in demystifying vegetarianism for you, simply putting my reasoning out there in order to fuel greater discussion and so that you can reflect on your own culinary decisions. I haven’t always been vegetarian, mind you. In fact, it was only when I came to Imperial and started having to cook for myself that I made the "No dahhhling, I didn't say I was leaving him because he was going vegetarian. I just told him he wasn't bringing home the bacon." switch. It had been on my mind for a Photo: Creative Commons while but this greater control of my diet was the trigger to change. And universe of food out there ready and character to overcome. be able to achieve anything! it was not a decision I made lightly; waiting to be explored. Now onto some of the more I still love meat! However, when I serious reasons, which, for me, form The morality of animal got used to being vegetarian, these It is easier to prepare and the real backbone of my switch to husbandry cravings for meat slowly disappeared cook vegetarianism. and now barely register. This is a hotly contested topic, with So, here are the reasons why I am Whereas with meat, you are On the grounds of both the vegetarians and carnivores vegetarian: constantly worrying whether you sustainability being deeply passionate about it. have properly cleaned your chopping For me, it does form the basis of my It’s super healthy and you board or thoroughly cooked the Here, I look at the impact choice to become vegetarian but I can still get plenty of protein meat, it doesn’t really matter with meat consumption has on the do hope I have offered up enough vegetables. It’s perfect if you’re quite environment. First of all, massive reasons to make the switch so that, So long as you are getting all of a lazy cook and just want something deforestation is taking place across even if you don’t agree with me here, your vital vitamins and are eating to fill you up as it doesn’t matter if the world to create space for cattle you would still consider it. a balanced diet, being vegetarian is you over or undercook it, just throw it farms, decimating these incredibly I personally feel it is immoral to objectively better for you, reducing in a wok for a couple of minutes and biodiverse environments as a rear animals for the sole purpose of your risk of cardiovascular disease you’ve got a delicious meal. result. This is having an important killing them, where they have no and some cancers. and lasting effect on the world’s control over their own destiny. Just ‘But vegetarian food is so It’s cheap, perfect for ecosystems and by removing demand as you wouldn’t want someone else’s unappetising!’ If you feel a meal must students for these ranches, you could directly will imposed on you, I don’t think it is be based around a piece of meat, you’d lead to more forests being saved. right for us to do the same to animals. understandably be disappointed Unless you’re buying some Lidl Next, in terms of energy Does it not seem twisted that the only by vegetarian offerings; a rather assorted meats, going vegetarian is conservation between trophic levels reason for their existence is to feed us, insipid Portobello mushroom is a lot cheaper. This is very noticeable (remember all that stuff from GCSE even though we are quite capable of never going to match up to a lovely over the course of the year and as biology?), it is always going to be more surviving without them? fillet steak! But this needn’t be the long as you’re buying in season and efficient to eat organisms that use “But we are made to eat meat, case and if you look at cuisines where not going for organic, you will have solar energy to grow as opposed to the what do we have canine teeth for vegetarianism is better established, plenty of money left over for going chemical energy of other organisms. otherwise?” The evolutionary such as with Indian food, you will find out to fancy restaurants, it’s great! If you scale that up, you have a much argument that, because we are the a sensational diversity of flavours and more cost-effective way of feeding dominant species, we have the right textures, ensuring that you will never By not allowing yourself to the world. I know that there is a lot to do this, may be true but is not right get bored. "There is eat meat, you develop real of land unsuitable for arable farming and should not have any bearing on ‘What about your protein?’ This is mental strength where livestock are the only way to "...massive how we behave. It’s a naturalistic a common misnomer, with some of actually a create sustenance, but we would not fallacy. Moreover, evolution is universe deforestation the most energy dense foods being This is a great way to test your need to exploit this land if we made is taking adaptive, not prescriptive and so you vegetarian, such as soy and eggs. of food resolve and develop a skill that is better use of areas that could be place across can’t say we ought to act a certain way Also, some of the protein-rich meat out there transferrable to all aspects of your farmed. because of evolution. Who knows, substitutes, such as Quorn, I find to life: mind over matter. If every time “But what effect could I have as an the world to maybe in thousands of years, canine taste a lot better than the real thing, ready and you are about to buy meat, you stop individual?” It is about the principle create space teeth will be a thing of the past, especially the mince. waiting to be yourself, you will soon no longer need of acting ethically and dedicating for cattle replaced by another set of molars to So vegetarian food is not all explored" meat to be able to function. Just like yourself to an important cause. If we farms" help grind down our delicious diet of doom and gloom, there is actually a any addiction, it requires strength of took this mentality, we would never greens; oh how a man can dream! FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 37 Food [email protected] Editors Carol Ann Cheah and Michael Chung

What a meaty issue! (not)

CAROL ANN CHEAH SECTION EDITOR

When Kamil (you’ll recognise him as one of our Arts Editors) pitched this piece, I was really stoked. I’m not deeply for or against vegetarianism myself; after all, I live happily with a vegetarian housemate (who taught me how to make one of my favourite cream pasta dishes), and I willingly go meat-free for my meals sometimes, so long as I’ve had my ix of milk and eggs. I do adore the taste as well of certain quality meat dishes (c’mon, I work at a burger joint!), and for us girls it’s a safe way of making sure iron levels are in check. What I am against though is overtly-extreme “militant activists” (as Kamil himself describes them) – y’know, the ones who guilt-trip you for not subscribing to their cause, their school of thought, etc. So it’s really nice to see some level- headed thoughts on the matter... given that the main reasons I eat less meat when I’m buying and cooking for myself is both cost, and concerns over the quality Being vegetarian: not necessarily a huge "missed steak"! The use of this pun, however, is another story. (think battery chickens et al). Photo: Creative Commons Personally I’ve always been of the opinion that with meat, it’s really a matter of quality over quantity. I feel issues of animal welfare, both yet, when we go to the supermarkets The problem with all of this is Back at home and during GCSE Food Tech lessons, in their rearing and slaughtering, and buy our beautifully packaged that there is always going to be some both my Mum and my teacher always taught that are less contestable. Especially as chicken breasts, it is the last thing hypocrisy unless you’re a fully- it’s much better to pay a bit more for a better-quality a student where money is on your on our minds. I’m sure fewer people fledged vegan. However, it is only product and eat it less often. Bearing in mind that mind, I’m sure this affects most of would want to eat meat if the packs in small pockets of the world, like meat was considered a special treat in the days of the meat you consume. But in the came with cigarette-style warnings. "The London, that such a lifestyle would yore, I’d have to agree. I’d much rather be able to use end, is there such a thing as humane problem even be possible because if it isn’t every single bit of a whole chicken that has been slaughter? I feel any arguments to But I’m still fallible! meat, then it’s always going to be eggs carefully reared, compared to having to trim loads of say there is, are just pseudoscientific with all or dairy. Practically speaking, it’s a unusable bits off a “value-price” bird, then watching of this is what little is “usable” shrink like mad as it loses all attempts to ease one’s moral burden. Now, I am not perfect; becoming very hard lifestyle to endure unlike, that injected water. Ick – don’t even get me started on Can you really know which way of vegetarian is a gradual process. that there in my opinion, vegetarianism. the taste. killing eases suffering the most? It’s Especially when I go abroad and there is always I hope some of you will consider In other (bi)weekly news, time for a confession utterly unverifiable! is no concept of vegetarianism, it is becoming vegetarian after this article, bear: my body’s been having a mind of its own. In fact, our whole meat industry particularly hard. How am I meant going to or at least try to cut down on your Through no external stimuli (caffeine, all-nighters is designed around trying to remove to experience Singapore if I never be some meat consumption and see how it etc), this week has suddenly been a week of weird you from the reality of this side of try their fish head curry? It is so hypocrisy" goes. Or if you completely disagree sleep (two 4-hour chunks instead of the typical meat production. We’ve all seen the fundamental to their culture that I with me, I would love to hear why. 8-hour stretch at night) and slightly irregular eats videos of battery-farmed chickens; would be missing out if I didn’t! Come at me! (funny appetite fluctuations), and it’s rearing its ugly head already – I just got up from my second nap today. Boy, am I glad I’m currently on reading week. At times like these it’s all about the little achievements to keep you going. Woke up before 8 STOP THE PRESS: today? Not bad. Ate all three meals and a number of (healthy) snacks? Way to go. Water intake for the day suficient? Round of applause, yo. A Felix-produced cookbook – put together entirely by students! Speaking about achievements...not too long ago I paid Dave and Luke at Brompton Food Market (next We’re looking for any keenos who’d like to contribute to this in any way, shape or to SNOG) a “work visit” to take product shots of their Christmas hamper offerings. You can actually see an form. Recipe contributions and testers, photographers, illustrators, something I edited crop of their confectionery hamper above... so many goodies! Given that I am by no means a haven’t listed...we’re after the lot. professional – it was my irst paid photography job – and that we had almost no lighting equipment, I was actually rather chuffed with the outcome. As some people have since asked me how to get that perfect “food porn” shot (even before it kisses an Insta- This is a long-term voluntary project, and an amazing opportunity to get your ilter or VCSOcam treatment) as a fellow everyday mortal...I’ve been toying with that idea for a future work out to a much wider audience – we’re talking student populations outside of Food issue. In fact, I’d actually like to hear from you if you’re Imperial, and that’s just the beginning! To get involved, drop us an email at food. a budding food photographer, as Food has got an exciting long-term project planned, and we need you [email protected]. Carol will fix you a cuppa, and we’ll talk shop. guys for that. You know how to reach us! 38 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Welfare [email protected] Welfare Editors Diba Esbati & Chanon Wongsatayanont

Mental health helplines and resources Let’s talk: self-help resources

If you are concerned Diba Esbati shares her favourite self-help tools about your own mental health, or that of a loved t’s all well and good when you one, there are people out have access to therapy, but there you can talk to who Isometimes it’s be difficult to can give you advice, or will get that kind of professional help, be there to listen. be it because of the notorious NHS Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) waiting lists, or a personal Samaritans (24 hr circumstance that prevents you from helpline) approaching it all from a clinical Phone: 08457 90 90 90 perspective. Website: www. Therefore, it is really useful to have access to resources that can help you samaritans.org.uk cope and feel better either while you wait for your CBT appointment or Anxiety UK until the situation changes and you Phone: 08444 775 774 feel safe enough to seek more solid (Mon-Fri 9:30 - 17:30) forms of therapy. I have had people come up to me Website: www.anxietyuk. and ask what resources I found that org.uk helped me cope, so I decided to share these with you in the hopes that No Panic it will help someone out there. As Phone: 0808 800 2222 always, please note that these are things that I found helped me but (daily, 10am - 10pm) I’m not a medical professional of Website: www.nopanic. any kind, and these are in no way org.uk a substitute for professional help if you’re in an emergency situation and Beat you feel like you need to get help as Phone: 0845 634 1414 soon as possible. There are many online forums that can provide help and deliver it straight to your room Photo credit: Wyman (Mon - Thurs, 1.30pm - I found helped me the most was the they say should be taken with a workshops, and I personally didn’t 4:30pm) “Overcoming ...” Series. These books truckload of salt since their advice find it massively helpful, I’ve heard cover a wide variety of subjects and is predominantly for entertainment many people say that it helped Alcoholics Anonymous take a logical approach to try and purposes. them manage their exam stress and help you understand how to calm it’s worth giving them a shoutout. Phone: 0845 769 7555 down and slowly beat what you’re Internet Forums Their next workshop is at 12:30, (24 hour helpline) going through. A great thing is that Thursday, 27th November, focusing Website: www.alcoholics- most of these books are available via As much as I would urge you all to on building self-esteem, and there is anonymous.org.uk the imperial college library, so you speak to your friends and family an exam stress management one at can check them out for free. about issues that might be bother- 14:00, Wednesday, 10th December, ing you, I understand that it might so it might be worth checking out. Narcotics Anonymous Podcasts not always be a viable option. Just It’s worth noting that you will need Phone: 0300 999 1212 because you might not be ready to to email them and let them know Website: www.ukna.org An unlikely useful resource that I speak to someone you know person- you would like to attend, since places found were podcasts. It might seem ally, it doesn’t mean you have to are limited. Student Counselling weird, but there was something keep everything bottled up – that’s about listening to a couple of people not healthy, or fair to yourself! So Apps Service casually discuss issues that affect all what can you do? Phone: 020 7594 9637 of us that really helped me. There are I found that finding a safe space, You know what they say, there is e-mail: [email protected]. plenty of free podcasts out there that like a forum on the internet can be always an app for everything, and uk Books deal with various different issues, a wonderful thing, especially since wellbeing is no exception. There are from LGBTQ+ specific topics, to time most people on these forums are countless, often reliable, smartphone First and foremost, things that management skills and relaxation going through, or have gone through, apps that you can use for things such Imperial College Health helped me understand what I was techniques. something similar and can both re- as keeping track of your moods, what Centre going through a bit more clearly My favourite, and the one I found late and give you appropriate advice. could be triggering certain episodes, Telephone: 020 7584 6301 and concretely were self-help books. most helpful, was a comedy podcast I can’t recommend any particular keep track of your medication, and e-mail: healthcentre@ When I first approached my GP with by Cave Comedy Radio called forum, because it really depends on even wind down from a panic attack. ic.ac.uk my anxiety issues, she told me about Sex and Other Human Activities what works for you and what kinds My favourite app at the moment is the unfortunate NHS wait times, (SaOHA), hosted by comedians of people you feel safest talking to. SAM (Self-help for Anxiety Manage- and recommended a few books I Marcus Parks and Jackie Zebrowski. ment), which has some breathing You can also go to your could check out whilst I waited, and The reason I enjoyed SaOHA so Imperial College Counselling exercises as well as several other academic or personal tutor they each had the same approach. much was because Jackie and Marcus Service Workshops anxiety management techniques. regarding pastoral issues, It can be very overwhelming to try discussed their own struggles with especially if you think your and find a good book amongst the mental illness candidly, openly, and It’s also worth mentioning that If you’re interested in finding a cornucopia of books that claim to most importantly, with humour, the college counselling service much more indepth list of resources mental health might be offer a cure for every mental illness laughing and joking about it all. runs stress management and exam that you can use, I suggest going to affecting your academic under the sun, but it’s crucial to find They also reply to emails and performance workshops at select mentalillnessmouse.tumblr.com where performance. one that works for you if you want problems that people write to them times during term. Although you can find more tried and tested to go down that route. The one that about, but of course, everything I’ve only attended one of these self-help things. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 39 Travel [email protected] Travel Editor Yung Nam Cheah Local Spotlight: Somerset House ice rink Yung Nam Cheah reviews the rink that rivals the NHM

Warm, wintery vibe coming from every corner completed with Christmas tree at the Somerset House. Photo: Yung Nam Cheah

here’s nothing more magical costs £1 for two items so make sure expected – but offer an excellent view skate, the great atmosphere and and festive than skating on an you grab your friend going in. No of the Christmas tree and Somerset setting was definitely worth a visit. It Toutdoor ice-ring, especially dangling items are allowed so make House. As everyone makes the initial is after all free to wonder in and take one with a gorgeous building as sure your phone or camera would fit grip-the-fence round, classical music some photos, even if you don’t want a backdrop. Every November into your coat pocket! played softly mingling with the to go to the ice ring. to January Somerset House is As a student, you get 50% off delicious scent of mulled wine from transformed with marquees, magenta "Nothing ticket price (which is £14.55) with a "Offers an the adjacent restaurant. The lighting Strand, London lighting and a giant Christmas £2 booking fee; however this only changes periodically from magenta to tree ornate with vibrant baubles, more applies to the daylight sessions. It’s excellent snowflake to my favourite crisscross WC2R 1LA beckoning you in with alluring magical and worth the extra money to go when view of the ice-fracture effect. Personally I find Nearest station: Temple Christmasy vibe and charm. festive than it’s dark to make the most out of the Christmas the music choice peculiar, a mix of www.somersethouse.org.uk/ Each ice skating session lasts an festiveness. Having booked a 17:30 classical with an odd pop song thrown hour, and it’s best to arrive an hour skating on time slot, I was pleasantly surprised tree and in. The surface was rather wet and ice-rink early so you can deposit your bag the outdoor that it wasn’t overly crowded, which Somerset slippery as well, not ideal for novice Open 11th November, 2014 to at the cloakroom to the right of the ice rink..." was a big plus! House." skaters. 11th January, 2015 Somerset House main entrance. It The ice ring is smaller than Whilst it isn’t the best place to

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People always associate travelling Travelling can happen anywhere backyard if you think people would roller skating disco to exclusive with an initial journey that and all it takes is for you to take a be interested in what’s there! Museum exhibitions, London is a up events that are happening? involves flying, long hours and pre- step outside your house. It can be to London is constantly voted city that never gets boring, unless E-mail you articles to travel.felix@ planning, at the very least an hour the other side of the city, or to that number one destination on you lock yourself at home and never imperial.ac.uk! or so on a coach or train. corner of the street that you never Tripadvisor and there are countless ventures out. However, this isn’t the case. been to, it can even be your own things to do in the capital. From Do you know any interesting pop YUNG NAM CHEAH 40 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX

HANGMAN [email protected] HORROR as Male THE HANGMAN GUIDE TO... Scientist Is Treated Asking questions in lectures Like Female Scientist

orror has spread through The story of a man being treated the scientific community like a woman was particularly Hthis week as a man’s awkward for Imperial College who scientific work has been discussed had been hoping to be proud of that in the context of how he physically man before everyone started treating presented himself to the world. him like a woman. Since everyone Talking about the worth of a started acting like he was nothing person’s work based in part on more than a she, college’s official their physical appearance is almost twitter and facebook pages have never applied to anybody who isn’t stopped promoting him so highly out a woman, and seeing it be done to a of shame of his girliness. scientist has horrified the academic “People being mean about world and beyond. appearance anonymously on the “To see a man who could do science internet is fine when it’s calling fat and talk into a microphone at the bitches fat bitches on Imperial Tell same time be treated as nothing more Someone Something. We’ll even than a mere woman is terrible,” an let those people graduate without anonymous Mayor of London told even attempting to discipline them” Hangman. “To think that his merit as said a College Spokesperson, “But a human being could even remotely when people are rude to one of our be framed in the same sentence as scientists because they didn’t like his a comment on his appearance is shirt it is completely terrible.” appalling. That sort of thing you The situation has ultimately might expect to be done about a pop been completely baffling. Several singer, athlete, politician, business prominent science men who get paid woman, comedienne, actress, nurse, for their opinions have even said person on the street, police woman, they don’t understand why people are or female scientist; but not an actual treating this man like a woman. proper male scientist” Some prominent science women “I’m all for this feminism if it have tried to shed light on why the means there might be someone to man is being treated like a woman, dance with in Metric,” a 3rd year but since the prominent science astrophysicist told a hangman, “But women probably only got their jobs if equality means that I can’t carry to make up for diversity quotas back on being at best blithely pig-headed when they were attractive, their and at worst actively misogynistic in opinions are probably the bitter front of my new female colleagues wailings of ugly old hags, and have then what’s the fucking point?” thus been ignored.

Someone You Barely Even Know Adds You On LinkedIn

man who you’ve not spoken that you might want a job afterwards. about adding your personal tutor altruism that makes you feel semi- financial services in Hong Kong. to in 2 years wants to add you To compound matters, one of your but then chickened out because he’s uncomfortable. However you’ll be back to living A to his professional network, friends on your course came back a bit weird at times. In six months’ time you’ll receive at your dad’s house and doing shelf it’s been revealed today. An email from her summer internship with These events took place three an automated email encouraging stacking shifts at Morrison’s, so you popping up on your phone screen an actual job offer for when she weeks ago. One of your friends you to congratulate Iňigo on his informs you that Iňigo Lopez-Riera’s graduates, while all you’ve got is the endorsed you for “Partying” as a new job in something to do with won’t be in the mood. invitation is waiting, and you’ve prospect of moving back in with joke, which you quietly removed a spent at least 30 second wracking your dad. few days later. You had completely your brain trying to work out who Despite its rather embarrassing forgotten about LinkedIn until the hell that is. genesis, your LinkedIn profile isn’t other people in your year also Your LinkedIn account was too shabby. You found a photograph started panicking about their career made one panicked evening after from your nan’s funeral where prospects and began creating profiles the careers fair a few weeks ago. you’re wearing a shirt and your hair’s of their own and importing all their You’d realised that you have spent looking respectable. After cropping Facebook friends. the last 18 months doing assessed out your grieving family members, As a result of this, people that problem sheets, furtively taking you look veritably professional. you spoke to for a few hours in the rubbish MDMA on a night bus After adding some information first week of first year and who once a term when you feel like you about your degree and the 2 years have sat ignored on your Facebook should behave like an actual student you spent working stacking shelves friend list since then are now occasionally, and sleeping for whole in a Morrison’s outside Huddersfield frequently appearing in your search weekends. as “previous employment” you then for a job. Some of them are even Unfortunately you realised you’ve added all your friends from your endorsing you for the skills you spent no time actively considering year that you know. You also toyed put down yourself in a weird act of Insufferable employed bastards FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 41

HANGMAN [email protected] Diary Of A Fresher aged 18 3/4 NEWS WITHOUT Saturday 15th Dear diary our library date really escalated! I think the rumours of our scrap with the police on RAG Jailbreak have slightly exaggerated the truth a bit, but it turns out Dorothy likes a guy who’s escaped from THE NEWS a Turkmenistan Jail. Anyway after staying in late doing our lab reports, she invited me back to her room for some “tea”. I knew she meant to do sex stuff as she doesn’t even drink tea past 9pm. Anyway one thing led to another and a;though we didn’t go all the way we basically like did everything but sex. I basically did a walk of shame down the corridor afterwards! Get Me!

Sunday 16th Dorothy came over to my room yesterday evening. It wasn’t pre-arranged or anything although I must admit I ironed my bed sheets beforehand just in case. This time this is way better than the three awkward nights with Jennifer at Leeds festival over the summer. Nothing smells of mud and I didn’t get too nervous and lose my boner after about 5 minutes. Still not sure what I’m with doing “third base” though, I might have to do some google incognito mode searching later.

Monday 17th I positively strutted into lectures this morning, diary. What with my new found reputation as an escaped convict and now having an AWESOME girlfriend (well she is basically my gf, it’s not offi cial). My god Imperial is the best place ever. I can’t wait to tell Kris when he gets deported back to the UK. His snapchats are amazing.

Tuesday 18th A couple of guys on my corridor had a movie night last night. We watched Fight Club, what a classic of modern cinema I think it’s the best fi lm I’ve ever seen. WHO COULD’VE SEEN THAT ENDING COMING! Dorothy stayed over after, we made out and stuff but I don’t think either of us were in the mood for doing stuff, I was too busy thinking about Fight Club still. It was so profound about modern consumerist culture too, I think I’ll read some more stuff by Chuck Palahniuk.

Wednesday 19th Jesus Christ I started reading more stuff by Chuck Palahniuk and I’ve stopped already, that guy is fucked up. I’m going back to Badminton club again today, I reckon I should have some hobbies outside hanging out with Dorothy and reading Spiderman fanfi ction on Tumblr.

Thursday 20th WORST FEARS ABOUT Badminton was really good, I managed to score some points. Not quite won a game yet but it’s cool to hang out with people from different courses and years. I’ve sent like 200 Whatsapps to Dorothy, having a gf is hard. ACTON HALLS CONFIRMED HOROSCOPES CANCER TAURUS GEMINI VIRGO ARIES LEO

This week you discover This week, overcome with This week you are still the This week you are a scientist, This week you are a fly on the This week you mistakenly Absinthe-Buckfast bombs. disproportionate rage due to DPW, and get invited to judge on the brink of an amazing wall in the Felix Office. After take a bar shift on the only Discovered stumbling along comments made about your the Miss Chinatown pageant discovery that has taken up three hours of listening to night you made plans with Sherfield walkway by the Felix constituent union, you get due to your esteemed position years of your life. You decide to Taylor Swift on repeat. you your girlfirend. She gets really Vice Chair the next morning, drunk, throw a huff, throw a as a voice for both home pick out a shirt that your friend attempt to drown yourself in an upset, breaks up with you and you protest that you were only drink in the Felix editor’s face and international students. has made you. After enraging unattended can of Diet Coke. As tells everyone about the night drinking to console a friend. and smash a glass bowl against However, , you are unable the entire Tumblr community, you expire and the clock strikes she caught you with Monty the You are shepherded into the the wall. to control youself, relieving you break down in tears while twelve, you hear the Felix editor Penguin, an elephant seal, and Felix office, and sleep off the yourself loudly at the judge’s making a public apology. At say “Okay, no more Swift-y”. a lolrus. Your campus street hangover from Hell muttering You owe us a glass bowl, knob desk before leaving. You are least Imperial have your ba… oh, So close. cred is irreparably damaged. about how much you love head. not invited back. wait.

Taylor Swift. CAPRICORN SAGITTARIUS AQUARIUS SCORPIO PISCES LIBRA

This week you buy a Yankee This week you are a lolrus. You This week you are a bowl, sitting This week you are Taylor This week you are a reprter This week you are a Yankee candle, and unfortunately find go through life minding your innocently at a table after a long Swift. After being kidnapped for the Tab. In a desperate candle. After sitting happil y on that two of them smell like own business, and inadvertently week providing hospitality for by an emotionally unstable attempt to publish your article a mantlepiece for two days, you overcompensating teenage boys. cause a rift between two friends tired section editors. You watch anonymous Felix Editor, you contaningn slut shaming and are grasped firmly asd inserted Scared to give the impression that results in the end of a helplessly as the Felix Editor are forced to sing ‘Blank Space’ misogyny, you attach a picture between the legs of what can that you have minors in your blossoming facebook friendship. wanders into the office looking continously for three hours of Zoella and then send it en only be described as a lonely, bed, you refuse to burn them You wonder why roflcopter upset, closely followed by an while the copy edit team goes its way. You only realise your horny nymphomaniac. It could in your bedrooom. Lonely on never had this problem. anonymous enraged AAO. slowly insane. The night ends mistake after being fired the be worse; at least you’re not a Saturday night, you cut your Before you know it, you are with the Felix editor screaming same day for defamation.At Tab reporter. losses, strike a match, and turn picked up and flung against a hysterically “Why can’t I be least it was only the Tab. on Barry White. wall. You die a tragic death. more like you, Taytay?” 42 31.10.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Puzzles [email protected] Puzzles Editor Michael Faggetter Nonogram Stephen Ball Word Ladders

3 2 1 Climb down the ladders by placing four-letter words in the 4 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 gaps, changing a single letter each time. 9 1 3 3 2 2 1 6 1 2 4 3 4 3 2 4 2 4 6 10 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 5 2 3 5 7 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 2 1 3 4 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 2 7 6 5 4 16 5 6 2 1

4 6 4 2 PINK PINK FUNK FUNK 2 5 3 3 6 3 3 4 7 1 3 2 2 4 3 4 4 1 3 1 1 2 3 2

2 7 1 4 2

1 8 1 5 1 1 2 5 6 2 5 3 6 3 4 2 2 5 7 3 2 13

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Word Search Paul G.

Find 83 drinks hidden in the grid horizontally, verti- cally or diagonally. Some are hidden inside another (like CHA in BABY- CHAM), but these will never be the same kind of drink

(so if you found PINEAPPLE JUICE, then APPLE JUICE and JUICE wouldn’t count unless you found them elsewhere in the grid).

All the drinks in the grid of five letters or less are listed below, but it’s up to you to discover the longer ones. When all the drinks have been found, the 21 unused letters, when read left to right from the top row down- wards, will spell out two cocktails. Cheers!

ALE GIN MEAD RAKI ARAK GROG MILD ROSE ASTI HOOCH MILK RUM BASS IPA NOG SAKE BEER JAVA OUZO SHOT BREW KEG PILS SODA CAVA KIR PINT STOUT COCOA LAGER POP TEA COKE LASSI PORT VODKA CUPPA LATTE PUNCH WINE FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 31.10.2014 43 Puzzles [email protected] Puzzles Editor Michael Faggetter Quick Crossword Ben Harvey

Across 1. ‘Monty the Penguin’ Christmas advert producer (4,5) 5. Sauce from Mexican cuisine (5) 7. Defeat by a small margin (3) 8. Squeeze into a small space (5) 9. Dutch football club (4) 10. Proverbially gets the worm (5,4) 12. Number of films in Harry Potter franchise (5) 14. ‘Legen, ____, dary!’; U.S. TV catchprase (4,3,2) 17. Phrase with a non-literal meaning (5) 18. Small piece of baked goods (5) 19. Latin phrase meaning ‘Seize the Day’ (5,4) 21. Asian country, capital Sana’a (5) 23. One who is unable to sleep (9) 26. Harmonise two devices (4) 27. Highest scoring move in judo (5) 28. Former British middle-distance runner; surname (3) 29. ____ dish; container used to culture cells (5) 30. Unexpected victor (4,5) Down 1. Lewis Carroll nonsense poem (11) 2. Springfield nuclear power plant employee (5) 3. Lancashire born artist; d. 1979 (5) 4. Fast paced person/car (9) 5. Hours left over from usual activites (5,4) 6. John Q. Adams; ____ president of the USA (5) 11. Mario Bros. villain (3) 13. H. G. Wells sci-fi novel (4,7) 15. Italian mathematician (9) 16. Corrected (9) 20. Vietnamese noodle soup (3) 22. Develop, arise (5) 24. Eat vigorously (5) 25. Bring upon oneself (5)

Benedict Cumberbox FUCWIT Last week’s solutions Send in a scanned copy of your completed puzzles to Nonogram Chess [email protected]. Easy Hard Do you have any puzzles you would like to see or would 1. Qd5; Nd5 1. Bd4; Ke7 you like to try making some? 2. Pd5# 2. Be8 Email me on the address above. :) or 1. Qf1; Ke5 Points are awarded for each correct solution. 2. Bg3# Bonus points (in brackets) are awarded to the first correct or answer! 1. Qf1; Ke7 2. Bc5# Quick Crossword Nonogram 3 points (+2) 2 points (+1) Quick Crossword Acrostic Grid Word Search Word Ladders 4 points (+2) 1 point for both (+1) 1: HIBERNATES (BREATHES IN) 2: ERECTIONS (SECRETION) 3: ASTEROID (RADIO SET) 4: VALIANT (LATVIAN) FUCWIT leaderboard 5: ICIEST (CITIES) Individuals: Teams: 6: STONE (ONSET) 1. Adam Stewart 54 1. Mindsuckers 28 7: IDLE (DELI) 2. Catmelon 39 2. L3Gendary 21 8: DEN (END) 3. Kebab King 17 3. Aerodoku 2 9: ER (RE) 3. Jem Ong 4 HEAVISIDE 4. Gabriel Quek 2 44 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX Clubs and Societies [email protected] C & S Editor VACANT Imperial receives £65k of lottery funding for casual sport initiative Ben Howitt reports on Sport Imperial’s new programme, Impetus

port Imperial have launched a Impetus is one of a number of new initiative, aimed at people similar initiatives, with King’s Swho want to play casual sport College to receive over £240,000 for without the pressure of being a part their version, ‘BeActive’, over the of a sports club or the atmosphere of next three years. This extra funding being in Ethos for a fitness class or has allowed them to run 22 sessions a gym session. week, in a wider variety of locations Imperial College has been – although this is perhaps not recognised as the top university surprising given their more varied for sport in the South East by the spread of campuses. King’s College British Universities & Colleges has also been running the initiative, Sport organisation, and has recently having received funding in the first been commended by the European of two rounds so far. Network of Academic Sport Services The sports available, taken from (ENAS) for its previous participation student feedback earlier in the events, ‘goFit’ and ‘One Big Thing’. year, include ultimate frisbee and Impetus is the first long-term triathlon, in addition to more regular event to take place, with 13 sessions sports such as tennis and badminton. running every week. "... the Sessions are being delivered by Hyde The programme costs £30 for Park ‘s ‘Will to Win’, who own the the year and is open to any student sports tennis courts between Hyde Park and or staff member at Imperial. Sport available... Kensington Gardens, as well as some The Hyde Park Will to Win team at the courts. Photo: Impetus Imperial has also received part of include sessions by the Active Lifestyles team a £65,000 lottery-funded grant at Ethos, and other partners. aged 18-21. full success, Impetus must spread from Sport England, as part of ultimate Interestingly, football and gym Xu Yag, who was one of those to sign to campuses other than South the ‘University Sport Activation’ frisbee and work do not feature in Impetus, up for tennis in the first week, saw Kensington – although the space may programme, the successor to ‘Active triathlon" despite being the two activities with improvement within two weeks, and well be harder to find outside of the Universities’. highest participation among people continues to enjoy the sessions. South Kensington bubble. One of the organisers is Jenni There has been engagement with Phillips, the Student Sports the Sports teams, including ongoing Experience Officer (Participation), conversation between the ACC and appointed as part of a restructure to Sport Imperial. Fears that College-run separate Sport Imperial’s dual aims schemes might pull students away of participation and excellence (now from club membership (we do, after represented by Hannah Blandford, all, already have an Ultimate Frisbee previously Sports Partnership Officer Club) appeared to be groundless at the Union). When asked about the during the Active Universities College’s attitude to the program, she initiative, and it is to be hoped that responded “they recognise the gap in this success can be repeated both at provision [for people who don’t do Imperial and at a national level. The sport]”. onus will be on Clubs and Societies Jenni is managing the promotion "The onus to engage with the initiative and and marketing of the programme, modify their recruitment methods aiming to make it clear that Sport will be on accordingly. Imperial caters to people with less Clubs and Impetus is open to suggestions of time, commitment and experience. Societies different sports and people interested in Another aim, long term, is to helping out – if you want to know more, expand the sports available currently, to engage contact Jenni at [email protected]. and to offer the chance for students with the uk. If you want to take part, the form to to assist with the delivery of sessions. initiative" fill out (only A6) is available at Ethos If you look carefully, there is actually a person waiting to catch the frisbee. Photo: Impetus There is also an awareness that for reception. ChemEngSoc win Citi competition 18:00 on a Friday evening always societies battling it out for the votes both internally and externally as a carries a certain amount of feel- of Imperial students. leading organisation within this. good factor. However, on Friday 7th Our campaign was based around We would like offer our sincerest November, this was more a sense delivering quality, innovation and thanks to Citi Group for offering of jubilation as the results of the passion: clearly demonstrating to us this opportunity to excel and to Citi Society Challenge 2014 were Citi the value ChemEngSoc provides the vast number of students, both released, crowning the Chemical to its members ( conirmed by the Chemical Engineering and others, Engineering Society the winners Imperial student body). who voted for us over the last from Imperial College! As a university so well known for month. A process which began in July and its incredible diversity of clubs involved a written application, and societies, we are incredibly ALISHA WONG inished with a inal of three proud to have been recognised SECRETARY Photo: ChemEngSoc FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 45

Sport Editor: Kunal Wagle

Has the ‘Big Four’ become a ‘Big Two’? In case you Kunal Wagle explains his fears after last week’s inal that wasn’t missed it... ast week Novak Djokovic won he played in in the weeks leading Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi has his third consecutive ATP up to the final showdown. But that woken from his artiicial coma LWorld Tour Finals title whilst form was nowhere to be seen once he and is breathing unaided. He is also in the process securing the World entered the arena for his match with still in a critical condition and is Number One ranking for the year. Roger Federer. Federer dispatched unconscious. Apart from a minor (and temporary) Murray in just 56 minutes. A crowd Sebastian Vettel has now blip against Japanese player Kei of 16000 watched in shock as a oficially signed for Ferrari. The Nishikori in the semi-final, Djokovic traditionally close match became news means that current Ferrari swept aside all those in his way with painfully embarrassing for the driver Fernando Alonso will leave disdain. former World Number Two. It Ferrari at the end of the season. The same could be said of his capped a tough year for Murray, as he opponent in the final. Roger Federer failed to win a single match against mercilessly destroyed his opponents Federer, Djokovic and Nadal. in the round robin, including British Some would say that it is harsh Federer vs Djokovic is a final we've all got used to Photo: Getty Images hope Andy Murray 6-0 6-1, before on Rafael Nadal to say that he can squeaking past compatriot Stanislas no longer be included in the very and Federer are even less favourable. seem to agree with this. Wawrinka Wawrinka in the semi-final. top bracket of players. The case for Murray hasn’t beaten Federer since has only beaten Djokovic once since But then disaster struck, as Federer Nadal is strengthened when it is January 2013, and hasn’t won a set 2006, whilst he has only toppled was forced to pull out of the final with considered that he reached the final against him since January this year. Federer twice in his career. Both Photo: Getty Images a back injury. As a result, London was of the Australian Open, where he lost Against Djokovic, Murray hasn’t matches were on clay as well, easily denied the match that it had patiently to Wawrinka (although he did suffer won since his fabled triumph at Federer’s worst surface. Nishikori’s Wigan Athletic have hired waited a week for. This does raise a an injury during the match), and won Wimbledon in 2013. He won a set record against Federer and Djokovic Malky Mackay to be their new pertinent question. Given the one- the French Open. But the statistics against him at the US Open this year, is slightly more favourable, as he is manager. The appointment sided nature of almost all the other since the Roland Garros do not make but that remains his only set since only behind 3-2 on a head to head sparked fury from a number of matches in the tournament, has what pretty reading for Nadal. He has not that game at Wimbledon. with each of them. oficials, as Mackay is currently was traditionally called the ‘Big Four’ made a final since Paris in May, let But what about the chasing pack? The bottom line? Through injuries under investigation for allegedly now become a ‘Big Two’? alone win a tournament. This should Have Stanislas Wawrinka, or Kei to others Djokovic and Federer do sending racist and homophobic For those of you who don’t know, be qualified with the fact that he was Nishikori (the two semi-finalists from seem to have pulled away from the texts while at Cardiff City. tennis’ traditional ‘Big Four’ did absent from the US Open and the last week) bridged the gap enough to pack. Whether Nadal and Murray can consist of Novak Djokovic, Roger ATP World Tour Finals with injury. be considered genuine contenders catch them back up will depend on Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy But would that actually have made against the might of Federer and how they recover from their injuries. Murray. However, in the last year a difference? Djokovic? The statistics suggest that Wawrinka and Nishikori would Andy Murray has fallen down Since winning the US Open in 2013, they haven’t yet. Wawrinka pushed appear to be nearest to Djokovic and the rankings (although this could Nadal has only beaten Djokovic once Federer close last week, but Nishikori Federer at the moment. arguably be attributed to the back – in the French Open Final this year. struggled against him. Wawrinka was The tennis world will be hoping that surgery that he opted to have late last He was even beaten by Djokovic on mercilessly destroyed by Djokovic these two can bridge the gap before year). clay in Rome, a tournament he was in a haphazard performance last Federer retires, as otherwise we may Photo: Getty Images Having said that, Andy Murray had won seven times in the last ten years. Wednesday. be faced with a ‘Big Two’ becoming won three of the five tournaments Andy Murray’s stats against Djokovic Their head to head records also just the ‘Big One’. Wayne Rooney moved closer to Bobby Charlton’s record as all- time leading England goalscorer with two goals in a 3-1 win Rookies star as Baseball beat UCL against Scotland on Tuesday. to score. Unfortunately though, two out, leaving it to Edoardo to seize and the runs started flowing. After CHRIS CARTER players were caught stealing by the the win. It was not to be, however, as hits by Edoardo, Zack, Zak and IC BASEBALL strong arm of UCL’s loud-mouthed the Falcons batter grounded out to Jacques Smith, Imperial scored four American catcher (despite being second base to end the game 5-5. runs to take a two-run lead into the ast Saturday, the Imperial slightly drunk). The second game did not start well bottom of the fourth inning. One Falcons achieved a draw and a Ben continued to pitch into the for the Falcons – despite Imperial run and one out later (a great stop Lwin against the UCL Capitals in second innings, giving up two runs scoring in the first innings, pitcher by short-stop Vincent Li followed Photo: Getty Images their first home games of the season. but striking out UCL’s final batter, as Ashley Ng gave up five runs for by a great tag by first-baseman Despite coming from behind in both well as hitting UCL’s catcher for the only one out (a fly ball by someone Chris Carter), UCL had runners on In Rugby Union England lost to games, Imperial managed to clinch second time in successive innings. called “Neon Shorts”, according to first and second, and the situation South Africa at Twickenham. This the double header, thanks largely to In the bottom of the 2nd inning, the the score sheet), until the mercy rule looked nervous for the Falcons. The means that England have now some excellent batting and fielding Imperial bats really got going – the kicked in and the Imperial Falcons UCL batter then hit a line-drive lost their last ive games. Wales by some of the newcomers to the first four batters got on base, and all were once again up to bat. The that seemed destined for left field, scraped past 14 man Fiji, whilst club. came round to score. Tempers flared scoring then largely dried up for until Vincent leapt up to make the Scotland narrowly lost to the All Imperial went behind early in later on in the inning though, after the next couple of innings, (apart catch. Realising that the runner had Blacks. France beat Australia in a game one, as the Falcons shipped a collision between Zak (who got from a run from Howard Kwok in gone, Vincent threw to Rhys Jones close game 29-26. two runs in the first innings. The on third after an excellent double) the second) after some tight fielding at second base to end the game, with Novak Djokovic won his third game had to be paused until third- and the UCL catcher. Despite a and some excellent pitching by Imperial running out 7-6 winners. consecutive ATP World Tour baseman Zayd Al-Haddad stopped heated exchange, no punches were Falcons ace Edoardo (channelling Congratulations on the whole Finals title at the O2 on Sunday bleeding everywhere, before pitcher thrown, and the game carried on with Madison Bumgarner by pitching in team for the victory, and for staying in unfortunate circumstances. Ben Hollis managed to knuckle Imperial leading 5-4 going into the relief despite being the best pitcher positive despite the dire conditions. After winning a tough semi-inal down and strike out the final two final inning. we have). Imperial’s solid defence The team showed great mentality against Stan Wawrinka, Federer batters to retire the side. Imperial After some strong pitching by quietened the watching UCL reserves, in coming from behind . Special was forced to pull out of the inal came back strongly though, as reliever Zack Wang, the game was tied along with the driving rain and the mention to all of the new players, with a back injury. their first six batters all got on base at five going into the final inning. fact that the Steve the Catcher’s Zayd Al-Haddad, Catherine Ding, Zak (including hits by captain Ashley Imperial needed only one run to walk hangover seemed to have kicked in. Meddings and Ben Sharpless, all of KUNAL WAGLE Ng and rookie Zak Meddings), and off with the victory. Unfortunately, At 5-3 down in the top of the fourth whom made crucial contributions on SPORT EDITOR shortstop Edoardo Lisi came round the first two Imperial hitters struck inning, the Imperial bats opened up both games. 46 21.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX

Sport Editor: Kunal Wagle

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JACK ELKINGTON I want Lewis Hamilton to win the SPORTS WRITER title, and there is no doubt in my mind that he has been the best driver all year. The very essence of he world’s premier motorsport sport, however, is that, on ‘any given Double Trouble? competition descends on the Sunday’, it is all up for grabs. Make TYas Marina Circuit in Abu no mistake, if Lewis loses the title Dhabi for the final race of the season this weekend, it will not be because of in a cloud of anxiety, uncertainty, and double points. If Nico Rosberg wins the usual hefty dose of controversy. on Sunday, Lewis will still outclass The awarding of double points at him 10-5 in race wins. If he is not the season ending Grand Prix was crowned World Champion it will announced, among a raft of other be down to his poor results early in changes, back in early December the season. Whether those failures 2013. The potential for controversy were the fault of the team, the result As Rosberg and Hamilton was always obvious, but it is only now of Lewis abusing his car, due to foul that we are finding out what the real play by Nico, or downright bad implications are. luck, we will never know. But in the Following Sebastian Vettel’s context of double points it is totally dominant 2013 season, there was irrelevant. Lewis has been the better go head to head one last a profound sense that something driver all year, but under both points needed to change. Romping home systems he could still lose this year’s to the title with three races to spare, title. Rules change more frequently the German ended the Formula One in F1 than any other sport. Success season in every sense but on paper. has always gone to the team that time, Felix asks whether F1, like any sport, must carefully best adapts. As changes go, this is tread the line between honest relatively minor. competition and entertainment. When rugby union introduced No one wants to see artificial end of season play offs to decide the the awarding of double competition for its own sake but, title in 2003 Gloucester finished the as the financial struggles of minor regular season a mammoth 15 points teams come to the fore, it has never clear, only to lose the final to London been clearer that F1 needs to do more Wasps. They were not pleased. to engage with its fans. Three dead A decade on and the drama of a points in the fi nal race is rubber races at the end of the season Premiership Final has introduced do no one any good. new fans to the sport while the season Imagine if the final day of the builds healthily to a resounding Ryder Cup was purely ceremonial, climax. The contrast to an F1 season a good thing. or Jessica Ennis was so far in front could not be more pronounced. that she needn’t turn up for the final The championship begins with the events of the Olympic heptathlon. intrigue of winter testing, a first Yes, the purity and the authenticity glimpse of the cars and the initial of the sporting contest must be whispers of who might have top maintained, but sport has drama pace. The first few races come thick at its very heart. As double points and fast and we quickly establish the maintains the possibility that the front runners. All too often and all result could change, it preserves the too quickly the season trails off. One drama for as long as possible. or two teams become established at Without double points, Hamilton the front and the competition is as would only have needed podiums good as over. Mid table outfits turn Photo: XPB.CC after his win at the Austin Grand their attention to next year’s car and Prix. Given the quality of the car leave the driver to battle on valiantly of Monaco, the raw tribalism of the These iconic events will always hold have been involved in the shootout. he is driving, that would be all but for minor points. As a spectacle it Tifosi at Monza, the stunning street a place in the sporting calendar, but F1 will always have a die-hard guaranteed. Don’t get me wrong, still has appeal; the glitz and glamour circuit under lights at Singapore. the championship as a whole has lost following of motorsport fans and its edge. Whether it was Schumacher the backing of the world’s rich and driving his Ferrari into the distance powerful. In that way its survival is Permutation Double Points Single Points a decade ago or Vettel’s dominance not under threat. But if it is to truly of recent years, champions soon thrive and take the place it deserves at What Hamilton needs to do to win, 2nd 7th became unpopular because races the top table of world sports, then it regardless of Rosberg became boring. Even Jenson Button’s must not be afraid to change its ways. 2009 World Championship is tainted Double points may not be perfect by the fact that it was essentially – it may need tweaking. Perhaps it What Rosberg needs to do, if 5th 2nd won before the summer break. A could be extended to the last 3 races Hamilton fails to win points championship that goes to the wire, to reduce the random element of it, such as Hamilton’s 2008 win and or a gradual increase over the course Where Hamilton needs to finish 6th 11th this year’s contest, is better for the of the season to keep all the teams to allow Rosberg to become World sport and everyone involved in it. engaged. There are options. The big Champion without winning the race Since 1991, the result of just three players in F1 got all the other changes championships would have changed, spot on this season, and they are on to an additional three championships something here too. Some of the permutations for this weekend's final race at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, along with what would have gone to the wire and on I hope they have the courage to the equivalent permutations would have been if single points were in use for the race. those occasions, more drivers would stick with it. FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 47

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the “overtake button” (KERS) and the would never have been crowned Drag Reduction System (DRS) which world champion in 2008 with the are are prominent examples of how title instead going to Felipe Massa the action has been tampered with to when he won the final race in Brazil. artificially generate exciting racing. Fernando Alonso would have These moves are punishing the core finished ahead Sebastian Vettel in fan base of the sport who are equally 2012 and Michael Schumacher’s interested in the technical aspects record breaking seven titles, five of as the racing. Already discontented which were consecutive, would’ve seasoned viewers have also had to been reduced by one through losing Double Trouble? cope with a series of adjustments the 2003 championship to Kimi to the way in which the points are Raikkonen. Having the result of a awarded at the races designed to championship decided on the whim reward more aggressive driving. The of the already controversial F1 system has changed from 10 points Strategy Group would generate a huge being given to the winner and only backlash that could do lasting damage the top six positions scoring in 2002 to the reputation of the sport. to now where the top ten placed cars Could double points be translated are handed points and the winner into other sports? If one day football receives 25. fanatics across the country awoke Awarding double points in the race to the news that the Premier League at Abu Dhabi suggests that the race is will be awarding double points on in some way more important than the the last day of the season the reaction other 18 but the challenges facing the would unlikely be positive. Why is teams are exactly the same as at many one match worth more than another? of the other venues. The distance What if we are playing away from covered over the duration of the race home? Have we got an easy draw? It is the same and the weather wont could hardly be claimed as fair when play a part as the track is guaranteed the difficulty of the each game varies to be bone dry throughout. The so greatly. Many of these points Yas Marina Circuit is one of many extend to Formula One where cars are examples of a Hermann Tilke design suited to particular types of circuit on the Formula One calendar which, and home advantage may be at play. with run-off areas that stretch for The double points system is just miles, offers few challenges to the another example of Formula One drivers during the course of a lap. The moving away from it roots as a only factor of note is that the race respected and technical sport and commences in daylight and finishes erring towards light entertainment under artificial lighting which, with for a Sunday afternoon. The other races offering it, is just another stranglehold that parties of gimmick. commercial investors have over But what about the teams? Giving the direction of Formula One will a greater share of the points later inevitably discourage the sports core on in the season penalises the teams audience from watching the coverage who start the year with a good in the future. If the result of the world package and those that do not have championship this year is affected by the capacity to develop their car the system in place for Abu Dhabi, throughout the season. The smaller the repercussions will resonate long teams with tighter budgets invariably into the future and could cripple the stop development on the current franchise as a whole. car when they begin designing its successor – typically around August or September – whereas larger teams such as Mercedes and Red Bull have the workforce and capital to do both simultaneously. When the prize money awarded to each team the sports core audience. These is determined by their finishing regulation changes were designed to position in the championship, it increase the competitiveness of the hardly seems fair to penalise those NO races but have resulted in the cars with little money even further. being slower and give the air of a Had the system been introduced Who will be smiling on Sunday? sport that is actively set against any before, it would have had major Photo: Action Images to the final Grand Prix, people will form of innovation. This has been impacts on the outcomes of previous HENRY LAMBLEY still watch the proceedings when they compounded by the introduction of world championships. Hamilton SPORTS WRITER may have otherwise tuned out. More viewers and no regulation changes for the teams to worry about; it could be Year Winner Double Points Winner ormula One is no longer the perfect solution to all of the sports interesting. Audiences are problems. Does it sound too good to Fdwindling across the globe and be true? It may be great for a casual 2012 Sebastian Vettel Fernando Alonso sponsors are unhappy. Solution? A viewer of the sport but in reality the double points system for the finale. system will just hurt every other 2008 Lewis Hamilton Felipe Massa Why? Because a margin of two race aspect of the competition. victories coming to the ultimate At the whim of meddling event is virtually impossible for a management, Formula One has 2003 Michael Schumacher Kimi Raikkonen driver to achieve. The hope is that by undergone many alterations in artificially extending the title contest recent years to the frustration of Championships that would have gone elsewhere if double points had been in use. Issue 1589

[email protected] Sport Editor: Kunal Wagle Immortals Bright ‘N’ Early Success for IC Cross Country lose 22-12 ALEX MUNDELL Imperialites both ahead and behind Sunday 16th brought the IC CROSS COUNTRY you during the race is one of the best Imperial Immortals’ i rst away things about the course, and really game of the season against the takes your mind off any complaining Hertfordshire Hurricanes. The your legs might be doing. Hurricanes are an impressive hope the pun in the title will be Imperial stole more awards in the team that made the semi- more welcome than it was at the individual prizes with Chris Olley i nals last season, the same I disgustingly early hour of 5:30am and Alex Mundell winning the U20 as the Immortals. This was an at Clapham Junction on Sunday the categories. In the process, Chris came important match for both teams 16th November. It was at this hour 8th in the entire field of around as the Immortals were looking to that 40 members of the Imperial 3000 runners in a personal best of 31 extend their season to 2-0 while Cross Country and Athletics Club met minutes 47 seconds. Sarah, while also Hurricanes wanted their i rst win to make the trip to the Brighton 10k forcing many of the men to up their of the season. 2014, well before the opening of any game, placed 6th among the women The Immortals started on coffee shops and tube stations and at in a time of 37 minutes 31 seconds. defense, where they started the same time as most young people Our success did not end with those strong causing a forced fumble stagger home after a mental Saturday at the front as there were many that was recovered by Imperial to night out. stunning performances from the put on the offence. The offence But undoubtedly, it was worth the debutants at the distance and fierce came up against arguably the early start. intra-club competitive battles. second best defense in the With no rain and a pancake flat Once all the running business was country, which were on form for course along the seafront, it was done, the celebrations included a sure. The offense struggled in the always going to be a fast race but necessary post-race cake feast and i rst half but the defense came Imperial runners seemed to make team photo on the seafront, complete through and limited Herts to the most of the conditions to clock a with sweaty face paint. Clearly, there 19, making some huge goal line ridiculous number of personal bests was need for celebration afterwards, stops to stuff the high powered and to take home the lion’s share of at the civilised time of 11:45. Merry Hertfordshire offence. the prizes. At the front, the men’s times in the local Wetherspoons, The second half was a different team of Chris Olley, Liam Smith, the banter train carriage home and story where the Immortals Chris Thomas and James Ellis led a small after-party were definitely offence took charge, while the charge to be the 2nd men’s team entertaining and didn’t fail to the defense remained strong, overall, having each run a personal disappoint. The early evening for us and put up 12 points through a best. Sarah Johnson, Imo Simmonds, felt like gone midnight, and while quarterback run that made over Alex Mundell and Kara Meunier I cannot confirm the stories of 50 yards by Bob Worksfromhome almost matched the boys when they fresher’s falling asleep on pub floors and lovely link up between Bob stormed to third place in the women’s or falling down stairs… I can confirm and Noach from Coventry. The team event. that most of the team were in bed by hard running of Emmanuel It was not surprising that the teams 9pm that night after a truly epic day. Olagbaju and the explosive did so well with all the shouts and It’s not too late to get involved in blocking from the offensive line, high fives between runners as parts future IC XCA trips, there will be including Sweet Joe Downey, of the course looped back on itself. many more next term. Email run@ Ugly Henry Turner, Pecs Badham Being able to cheer on your fellow ic.ac.uk or find us on Facebook. Photo: IC Cross Country and Rookie Markus Mohr, allowed the passing game to be set up which gave the Immortals their second touchdown of the day. There has to be a special mention for Kyung Hoon Moon who put in a massive effort taking snaps on offense as fullback, defense as linebacker and special teams. Photo: Getty Images The game i nished 22-12 to Hertfordshire but the game felt like anything but a loss with the Immortals more than holding their own, with so many injuries. The Most Valuable Players were: Kyung Hoon Moon (overall), Bob Worksfromhome (offense), Alex Hitchinson (defense), Pecs Badham (line) and Markus Mohr (offense rookie). Make no mistake; this game was a statement to the rest of the league that the Imperial Immortals play premiership football with or without their ideal line-ups.

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