Felix Sex Survey – the Results Are in Going Electric: the History of Musical Side- Steps Our Final Issue Round-Up of the Year
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FR IDAY, 15 TH JUNE, 2018 – Keep the Cat Free – ISSUE 1697 Felix The Student Newspaper of Imperial College London NEWS Our final issue round-up of the year at Imperial PAGE 4 MUSIC Going electric: the history of musical side- steps PAGE 21 SEX Felix Sex Survey – the results are in PAGES 27-34 ARTS Frida Kahlo at the V&A: from icon to caricature? PAGE 47 FR IDAY, 15 TH JUNE, 2018 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1697 EDITORIAL NEWS [email protected] CONTENTS EDITORIAL 2 This is the end… Death of Cardiff lecturer highlights teaching workload NEWS 3-5 s – Fe o here we are: Fyle lix E together pages. Felix gave The Felix Team NEWS was struggling to create with family. ed dit POLITICS 6-7 the final issue. Fr or me a home. timetables for university Cardiff University, who It’s been a week I went into this year Editor-in-Chief Fred Fyles within his allocated time- described Dr Anderson as of lasts: last time thinking I was prepared Fred Fyles Editor-in-Chief frame, and would often “an excellent teacher with COMMENT 8-11 • Sasking section editors for anything that could Deputy Editor do it in his own time. Mr the rare ability to enthuse SCIENCE 12-17 how many pages they’ll be thrown at me. With Joanna Wormald Vallis said Dr Anderson the large numbers of need; getting the last tube five years of experience, • Dr Malcolm Anderson, had “complained to students who attended his home after working late I thought I had a good News Editor who fell to his death, management a number lectures,” said they would TECH 18 Joanna Wormald on the Sex Survey; and grip on what the job • was struggling with of times about the allo- be reviewing the support now this, my last ever would entail. But I soon Politics Editors workloads. Academics cation,” but “received the available to staff. MUSIC 19-24 editorial. Serving as Felix came to realise that, no Avirup Banerjee same response year after The news led a number Divyen Vanniasegaram have compared Editor over the past year matter how much time I’d • year.” of academics to refer to the FILM 25 has been an incredible spent with Felix, nothing Comment Editors the case to that of Mr Vallis also said Dr case of Stefan Grimm, a privilege. To say I’ve could have prepared me Alan Perfect Professor Stefan Anderson had been asked professor of toxicology at enjoyed every minute of for the weekly rush to Charlie Titmuss to mark 418 examination Imperial College London GAMES 26 • Grimm at Imperial. it would be untrue, but get the paper out. What Science Editor papers over a 20-day who took his own life SEX SURVEY 27-34 it has included moments completely blindsided Rosie Dutt period. in 2014. A posthumous that have been so reward- me, however, wasn’t the • lecturer at Car- According to Wale- email sent by Professor Tech Editor ARTS 39-47 ing they outweigh any work or the writing: it was Tom Mrazek diff University sOnline, Dr Anderson Grimm to staff within Im- minor inconveniences or the people. We started • who fell to left behind a note saying perial cited the pressure frustrations. into student halls where issue together without the year with very few Arts Editors his death had his workload had finally he was under to bring in BOOKS 49-52 To be coming to the you don’t know anyone; a working office. I also people remaining, and Indira Mallik Abeen struggling with an gotten to him. Police more grant money, with JJ Cheng end of this journey is bit- becoming used to a class recall meeting with my rapidly had to rebuild Adam Gellatly increasing workload, an sources said there were an email from his line Dr Anderson was a lecturer at the Cardiff University's Business School// Flickr/Jeremy TRAVEL 53-55 tersweet. But – in classic size of over 200; suddenly fellow Arts Editor, Kamil, the editorial team. It was • inquest heard last week. emails on Dr Anderson’s manager saying he was Segrott Felix style – this sense of feeling like a very small before term started, to talk an experiment – I didn’t Books Editors Dr Malcolm Anderson, work computer referring “struggling to fulfil the JJ Cheng C&S 57 melancholy is tempered minnow in an enormous about all our plans for the know whether or not Alice Peberdy who was a lecturer in to “work expectations not metrics of a Professorial death, although a College staff in higher education If you have been af- by a mood of urgency and ocean – they all took year; we went to the Tate everything would work • accounting at Cardiff being manageable.” post at Imperial College”, spokesperson told Felix institutions. Two studies, fected by anything in this HANGMAN 58-59 slight madness. You may some getting used to. Britain’s exhibition of the out. But it did. The new Music Editors University’s Business Dr Anderson’s wife, since he was unable to at the time that “given the released earlier this article, please consider Andy Djaba notice that this week’s During the first couple late works of JMW Turner, friendships I have made Adrian LaMoury School, as well as a Diane, with whom he had bring in £200,000 per complex nature of suicide, year, highlighted what speaking to your personal PUZZLES 60-61 Felix is slightly heavier of years, it was writing and I promptly had a nose- this year, and the previous Henry Eshbaugh personal tutor, fell to his three daughters, described annum in a programme it would be impossible Times Higher Education tutor, senior tutor, ICU than usual – given it was for Felix that gave me bleed – perhaps from the ones that have deepened, • death on the morning of her husband as someone grant. to answer with certainty described as “a crisis of Advice Centre, or the the last week, section some sense of regularity sheer intensity of Turner’s have been the most Film Editors the 19th February 2018. who “would always give The coroner into whether any action taken overwork and poor mental Imperial Counselling SPORTS 63 Mikhail Demtchenko editors and contributors – writing mainly for the colours. Over that year valuable part of the whole Ashley Luckyram Coroner Andrew Barkley the very best to everything Professor Grimm’s case by the College could have health in academia.” In Service. You can also pulled out all the stops, Arts section, I would take Kamil and I would build experience. I know, now, Mark Aduol later recorded a verdict of that he did, but was described the death as resulted in a different one study, postgraduate phone the Samaritans delivering to you a a break from lectures, and up relationships with that after the last issue has Michael Purdy suicide. silently struggling.” She “needless.” outcome.” students were found to (116 123) or London • 64-page behemoth of an head out to exhibitions all London galleries and gone to print, and I have TV Editor In a statement for the said his commute was an Imperial completed The case comes amid be more than six times Nightline (02076310101) Felix Office issue, the longest issue over this beautiful city. theatres, pumping out an left this university, what I Andrew Melville inquest into the death, 120-mile round trip, and an internal review of increasing concern more likely to experience for confidential emotional Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road we’ve put out all year. We Felix gave me an escape. insane amount of content. will remember most isn’t • his colleague Louis his workload meant he staff policies following over the workload of anxiety or depression than support. London, SW7 2BB sincerely hope you enjoy It wasn’t until my It’s a time I remember the articles we published, Games Editor Vallis said Dr Anderson was unable to spend time Professor Grimm’s academic and support the general population. Saad Ahmed Tel: 020 79548072 it, and have enjoyed the third year that I actually incredibly fondly, and or the change we helped • Email: [email protected] previous 28 issues we’ve got involved with the the Arts section still enact, but the people I Food Editors put out since September. editorial team, joining holds a special place have met, and the expe- Alice Davage felixonline.co.uk Andrada Balmez @feliximperial Felix has been many as an Arts Editor. It in my heart. The Felix riences we have all had • UCU calls on withheld salaries to fund bursaries Printed by Mortons Media things to me during my was a hugely exciting Office became a refuge together. Words cannot Travel Editor Group, Boston Road, time here at Imperial. I time for me – I can still for me – I would look express how grateful I Edita Pileckyte Horncastle, Lincolnshire • think, like most students, remember meeting with forward each Wednesday am to everyone who has Puzzles Editor NEWS make withheld salaries or difficult to administer. to the management that The Imperial Bursary would leave members Registered Newspaper in all honesty, my intro- the then-Editor Philippa to spending my after- contributed to creating the Hamish Beck available to students Last week the College we strongly believe that provides support to Home £10,000 worse off each ISSN 1040-0711 duction to university life for the first time, as she noons there, chatting with paper this year. Felix has, • Fred Fyles who faced a cut in their told Felix withheld sal- this money should only undergraduate students year.