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Elon Musk’s plans to get inside your head PAGE 8 Tories promise to keep your tuition fees on ice // Joe O’Connell-Danes BOOKS Tories introduce plans for tuition fee freeze

NEWS over young voters follow- uplift. Putting these plans extra 6% will no longer according to the IFS. Joanna Wormald ing their disappointing on ice raises doubts about repay the full amount of The proposals were Deputy Editor election results, which the value universities will their debt before having it heralded as a “revolution” saw them lose 13 seats and place on achieving a good written off. The 17% that – enthusiastically in The their majority. TEF rating in the absence do completely pay back Telegraph and sarcastical- 4321 kicks off Theresa May made Describing the fee of a financial incentive. their loans will repay a ly in The Mirror. Labour our Booker Prize the announcement at freeze as part of a “mission If the fee cap is main- lower amount overall. dubbed the changes reviews the party conference to make the UK a fairer tained in the long term, Raising the repayment “desperate” and claimed PAGE 21 place” may allow Theresa average student debt threshold will have an that the Conservatives in Manchester in an May to dodge accusations could fall from £50,600 to immediate impact on have “no plans for young attempt to win back of another U-turn. The £49,800. According to the those earning £21,000 people”. More generally, young voters. original plan would have Institute for Fiscal Studies, to £25,000. Low-earners the reception has been seen tuition costs rise 77% of current graduates (who are already unlikely lukewarm with many SPORT Theresa May has yet again next year to a will not fully repay their to pay back the full amount welcoming the move but announced that tuition maximum £9,500 a year. student loans before the 30 of their loan) will now warning that much more fees will be frozen at As part of the Teaching year write off point. The repay even less before must be done. a maximum of £9,250 Excellence Framework latest proposals, which having their student debt Theresa May may have a year until 2019. The (TEF), universities with will slash average lifetime written off. According to preempted this with her government will also raise gold and silver ratings repayments by around The Times, this represents suggestion of holding a the threshold at which would be able to raise £10,000, will see 83% of a saving of around £1 each much wider review into loans must be paid back their fees in line with graduates failing to pay day. Those with salaries tuition fees. This could to £25,000. Announced inflation. Institutions with back the total amount. of £26,500 will save £500 include the return of ICUAFC doesn’t at the Conservative party a bronze rating would also This means the only a year. However it is the maintenance grants, as conference in Manchester, be allowed to increase ones who will benefit from middle-earners who will revealed this week in an like being the pledges are part of an their costs but only by up the tuition cost freeze are benefit the most, some “exclusive” by i (although critiqued £11 billion drive to win to 50% of the inflationary the highest earners. An to the tune of £15,700 PAGE 32 Cont. pg 3 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1670

EDITORIAL NEWS [email protected] CONTENTS Stella taps run dry as Union switches house lager to EDITORIAL 2 Onwards and upwards... NEWS 3-5 o, we’re getting are held to account. Bud Light COMMENT 6 a bit better this les – Felix Dialogue was some- The Felix Team week: the edi- d Fy Ed thing I was thinking NEWS Union claims the price re ito Editor-in-Chief SCIENCE 7 torial is being F r a bit about after the freeze will save students Swritten at 8pm, rather Freshers’ Fair this week. Fred Fyles Fred Fyles more than £10,000, since • Editor-in-Chief remaining with Stella than just before the While Felix was out- Deputy Editor TECH 8 would have required an deadline. If this keeps flanked and out-teched Joanna Wormald up, we’ll have comput- by ICTV, we still had a increase in price by 10p. • The Union announced ARTS 9-15 ers machine writing the lot of interested students News Editors In a statement, Blackett whole issue, and I’ll coming up to us. Some Joanna Wormald the change earlier said “the opportunity MUSIC 19-20 be jetting off to travel wanted to write. Others • this week, which has arose for us to reduce the around Italy before just wanted to know Science Editors prompted ire from cost of our house larger BOOKS 21 Xmas. But for now it’s what we were. Others Chris Richardson whilst also increasing the progress enough. still thought we were a Henry Bennie some students. investment in other areas This week sees cat appreciation society • of the bars to improve TV 25-27 Felix kicking back into – an easy mistake to Comment Editors student experience, whilst action. We’re back, with make. Recruiting! nion bars have not losing any quality in TRAVEL 24 everyone’s favourites: Even if you missed • poured their the products we offer”. puzzles! Endless pages us this week, I want to Arts Editors last pints of He said that this increased LIBERATION 25 of Arts! Union hackery! use this editorial to try Indira Mallik Stella Artois investment should “give It’s like we never really and convince you to get JJ Cheng U4%, as they switched you a better service and an Adam Gellatly HANGMAN 26-27 left. involved. Not only do their house lager over to improved experience at all When chatting with you get to work with a • Bud Light on Monday. of our venues” the News team about great bunch of people, Music Editors The move was an- While Stella 4 has, PUZZLES 28 what should go on the but you also get free Andy Djaba nounced to students by as the name suggests, a front page this week, we tea and coffee in the Adrian LaMoury Matt Blackett, Deputy strength of 4% ABV, Bud C&S 29 were trying to decide all that most of us really about the change, but Felix Office. With that Henry Eshbaugh President (Finance & Light only has a strength The drink on everyone’s lips. Or not. // Nick Burstow between two stories: on care about is being fed, about the fact that in mind, we’re holding • Services), in a Facebook of 3.5%. On BeerAdvo- Film Editors the one hand, a shadowy clothed, watered, and as they weren’t consulted a pizza party in the West post on the morning of cate, which describes itself spoke to Felix expressed made a much better mixer point to “keep price in- promises to you” section, SPORT 30-32 Ash Luckyram Monday 2nd October. as “your go-to resource similar sentiments: one for his snakebite. creases down” meant he Imperial College Union, powerful body has happy as can be possible about it beforehand. Basement next Monday Mikhail Demtchenko made what seems to be whilst working in the Matt Blackett, Deputy at 6pm – come along, Mark Aduol The change comes after 5 for beer, powered by an described Bud Light as Blackett told Felix: had “sufficient mandate” which is a not-for-profit a decision against the Physics department. President (Finances and enjoy some drinks and years of Stella 4 being the independent community “literal piss”; another “We constantly change the to make the decision. charity, states that “the Felix Office Michael Purdy Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road wishes of their elector- For that reason, I think Services), explained food, and meet the • house larger across Beit of enthusiasts and profes- said that the “hypocrisy” offering in our bars with As part of their “Our range of products we offer London, SW7 2BB ate; on the other hand, the story that will have some of his reasoning people who stay up Books Editors bars – 568, Union Bar, sionals”, Stella 4 achieves of the Union’s failure to no student consultation, as will be regularly reviewed Tel: 020 79548072 Theresa May announced more of an impact this to Felix, and only time stupid hours to get the JJ Cheng and Metric – h-bar, and a rating of 2.97 out of 5, consult students on the it is not always appropriate to ensure we are providing Email: [email protected] they were going to cap week is the fact that will tell how things will paper out on time. Alice Peberdy Reynolds. while Bud Light is on change, while criticising and timely for feedback “One student you with the products you felixonline.co.uk tuition fees. the Union have poured go. But this is what we Some of you might • The prices will remain 1.86. the College for making from students to be gar- want”. They also promise @feliximperial In the end the tuition their last Stella, and are should be doing at Felix: end up writing for us. TV Editor the same as 2016/17, at One of the bar staff changes to Campus Ser- nered.” He explained that described Bud that “prices will be com- Printed by Illifee Print fees debate won out, swapping their house fostering debate and Many more will just Andrew Melville £2.70 for a pint of Bud Felix spoke to said that vices without consultation, the decision on the change petitive”, and they will Cambridge, Winship Road, but while I suspect it lager to Bud Light. dialogue; encouraging read Felix, just like • Light. This is in line with they had overheard a cus- was “chilling”. needed to be made within Light as ‘literal “regularly let you have Cambridge will have more of an While I’m more students to share their you’re doing now. Bless Food Editors Blackett’s manifesto tomer react to the change It wasn’t all bad news two days of the offer being piss’” a say in the products we Registered Newspaper impact on the financial partial to stout myself, views; and ensuring that you – that’s enough for Alice Davage promise of “no above-in- by saying it was “a cold though: one student recieved, and his being sell”. ISSN 1040-0711 futures of so many of I can see why people those in power – both the me. Chun Yuan Hii flation drink prices”. The day in hell”. Students who claimed that Bud Light elected on a manifesto Copyright (c) Felix 2017 us, at the end of the day are upset – not so much Union and the College – Andrada Balmez • Travel Editor Edita Pileckyte • Maintenance grants could make a return as Tories fight Games Editors Felix is recruiting! Recruiting! • to win back the youth vote Tech Editor Tom Mrazek NEWS with interest. Then-chan- switching from loans to • (cont. from page 1) Puzzles Editor cellor George Osborne grants would cost just Hamish Beck made the changes on the under £500 million. • also mentioned in The basis that maintenance The changes to tuition Sports Editor Guardian three days pre- grants cost the taxpayer fees would also require Imraj Singh viously). An anonymous £1.57 billion a year. He an additional £2 billion • senior source told the i: claimed that lifting the cap government funding. The Head Photographer “We don’t think it is right on student places would government has declined Joe O’Connell Danes that the poorest students double this figure to £3 to say where this extra • come out of university billion and there would money will come from. Copy Editors with most debt.” be a “basic unfairness in Any details will emerge We want you – yes, you! We’re looking for writers, photographers, editors, illustrators, reporters, Ash Pattar Maintenance grants asking taxpayers to fund in Philip Hammond’s computer experts and grammar nerds to join our team. No experience needed – we’ll teach you Astrid Zong were scrapped in 2015 grants for people who are autumn budget statement Selin Olenik in favour of loans, which likely to earn a lot more next month. Let’s hope the everything you need to know. If you’re interested, send us an email on [email protected] Rhidian Thomas were more generous but than them”. magic money tree is still Ezgi Ozyilkan also had to be paid back The IFS estimates that alive and well. Labour MPs are sceptical of Theresa May’s pledges to young voters // Twitter 2 3 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1670

NEWS [email protected] NEWS [email protected] Imperial president appointed to board of public body Autumn Elections open, introducing the new Wellbeing overseeing UK research Representative Network

NEWS develop the strength of social impact. Documents science minister and my economy. This is an ex- NEWS will have to complete its constituent research published by UKRI also colleagues on the board to “The focus on ceptionally strong board a mandatory induction Joanna Wormald councils, Innovate UK, claim the UK produces support our world-leading that will ensure the UK’s Fred Fyles delivered by the Union. Deputy Editor and new council Research a “disproportionate per- institutions as we push the the economy world-leading research Editor-in-Chief Some representatives will England. It will advise centage of the world’s boundaries of discovery system stays at the frontier also receive Mental Health on budget allocation top research” which must for the benefit of all in our is made clear of science and innovation First Aid training, which Professor Alice Gast (including the Industrial be better translated into society.” by the board’s for decades to come.” The Network, which will not be mandatory; will sit on the board Strategy Challenge Fund) commercial outcomes. Johnson said: “UKRI was introduced this additional training will be of UK Research and to maximise the benefits of This focus on the has a pivotal role in our make-up” year, marks a radical made available throughout Innovation as a non- economy is made clear future as a knowledge shift in the Union’s the year, focusing on by the high proportion of various aspects of wellbe- executive member “UKRI aims to business leaders on the structure of student ing. when it launches next board. Those UKRI board appointments in full volunteers The framework has year. be the best UKRI has said it will been arranged under a push for quality and ominations CASPER framework: research and competition and stick to Sir John Kingman Sir Peter Bazalgette for Imperial reps are responsible for mperial president innovation the Haldane principle (i.e. (Chair) Professor Alice Gast College Un- “Campaigning, Awareness Professor Alice Gast researchers will decide Executive chair of ITV ion’s Autumn raising, Signposting, Pro- has been chosen organisation in where funds are directed, Former Rothschild and former chair of Arts President of Imperial. ElectionsN opened last moting positive conversa- as a non-executive not politicians). banker and Treasury Council England. Claimed Professor Gast also sits week. Over 400 roles are tions, Early intervention, Imember of UK Research the world” Professor Gast said: mandarin who oversaw that creative careers were on Chevron’s board of open to students, includ- and Representation”. Rep- and Innovation (UKRI). “UKRI aims to be the best the UK’s largest ever seen as “worse than drug directors. ing positions on the new resentatives will collect She is one of twelve research and innovation privatisation and bank dealing or prostitution.” Wellbeing Representa- students’ views on well- board appointments the government’s annual organisation in the world bailouts after the 2008 Vivienne Parry tion Network (WBRN). being-related issues and recently announced £6 billion investment in and will play a critical role financial crash. He is the Sir Leszek Borysiew- The nominations, which refer students to available by science minister Jo research. in making sure we have current chair of financial icz Head of engagement opened on 30th September areas of support, although Johnson. UKRI lists its objectives an environment where re- services group Legal & at Genomics England, will remain open until the they “will never act as a UKRI, which will as pushing the “frontiers search and innovation will General. Chair of Cancer scientific journalist, end of next week, closing support network”. formally come into being of human knowledge” and flourish. I look forward Research UK. Recently broadcaster, and TV pre- on 12th October. Other in April 2018, seeks to creating economic and to working with the Fiona Driscoll retired vice-chancellor of senter (Tomorrow’s World, positions include roles on Get voted in this Autumn, and you could be as satisfied with student democracy as these guys // ICU the University of Cam- Panorama). the Academic Representa- “The Wellbeing Audit committee bridge. tion Network (ARN) any such Welfare Officers “introducing more volun- developed: “If the Union are already doing: “I am chair of Nuffield Health Lord (David) Willetts – a body of students Rep Network would be incorporated teers dedicated to all facets really gave a damn about concerned that the Union and chair of the Wessex Lord (John) Browne of responsible for feeding into the WBRN, should of wellbeing...can only be democracy, they’d have has too much work to do Academic Health Science Madingley Executive chair of the back educational issues consists of they so wish. a positive change around consulted properly with already, and this will only Network. Sits on the Resolution Foundation, to their department – Or- 85 student O’Connor, said the campus. Since Wellbeing students; there wasn’t so worsen things”, said one Treasury’s major projects Chair of Francis Crick director and sole owner dinary Council Members, WBRN was created as Reps will be obliged to much as a vote at Council student representative. review group. Formerly Institute, executive chair of financial and educa- Constituent Union roles, volunteers, part of the Union’s strate- report issues they have on this...if the Union ever Another student told involved with PR, of L1 Energy. Authored tional advisory service and the Gender Equality gic aims for 2017-20: “To been presented with by does anything this big Felix: “The Union has consultancy, and market the Browne report, which Marchmount Executive Liberation Officer. from across all improve our capacity to their peers, it has the again, we need to make a lot of problems – not analysis companies. recommended lifting Services, which reported This is the first year that support students through potential to find out what sure they tell us ahead of having enough roles isn’t tuition fee caps and raising profits of £605 after the WBRN is being run. departments” the academic, emotional truly affects students.” one of them.” Mustafa Suleyman the repayment threshold. paying £5,777 in tax and The scheme is “unique and social challenges of He went on to say that O’Connor told Felix: £22,500 in dividends among British universi- studying in the high-per- CGCU would be using the “Some “We have spoken at length Co-founder and head of Sir Harpal Kumar in the financial year to ties”, and modelled on Representatives will forming, pressurised and WBRN to gather data on to a small number of stu- Applied AI at DeepMind. August 2016. He provided the existing ARN. The also regularly meet to fast-paced environment of wellbeing in their Faculty students raised dents who had legitimate A data sharing agreement Chief executive of the “intellectual thrust” Union’s definition of discuss issues raised Imperial.” to determine differences concerns about the safety with the NHS which Cancer Research UK and behind the private finance ‘wellbeing’ covers five by students. They will O’Connor added between year groups. potential of Wellbeing Reps, and saw DeepMind receive former McKinsey consult- initiative, which was at key areas where support be invited to sit on the that the Network would However, some student issues with we are grateful for their millions of medical ant. the centre of a special is available to students: Union’s Community and “facilitate better commu- representatives have con- views, which have helped records was criticised as report by Paul Foot in ‘Health’, ‘Financial Con- Welfare Board, and De- nication between staff and cerns about the WBRN: the amount improve it. Their concerns “highly questionable” and Professor Max Lu Private Eye (Eye 1102). cerns’, ‘Relationships’, partmental Reps will meet students”, as well as “give Michael Edwards, RCSU were often ones that we riddled with “inexcusable” He also once claimed ‘Equality and Diversity’, with faculty members in us a deeper understanding President, said that that student had already identified our- mistakes. President and that feminism held back and ‘Personal Safety’. termly Student Staff Com- of the issues students while the network has “a selves, and we have put vice-chancellor of the working men. The WBRN consists mittees. face.” He told Felix that significant potential to volunteers the safety of our members Professor Julia Black University of Surrey. of 85 student volunteers, There will be crossover his ambition is that the make a lot of change”, the were already at the heart of our planning Dame Sally Davies from across all depart- between current Welfare Network, which he will Union needs to “realise for this Network.” LSE pro-director of Sir Ian Diamond ments: there will be one Officers of some depart- head, “will provide us that one of the costs will doing” research, research asso- As Chief Medical ‘Departmental Wellbeing mental societies – such as with the evidence base to be the well-being of the Nominations close next ciate at the Centre for the Principal and vice-chan- Officer and serving civil Representative’ for each Bioengineering Society’s support a broader wellbe- students that take up Thursday. Voting will be Analysis of Risk and Reg- cellor of the University of servant, Dame Sally will UG department, and one Welfare Officer, who was ing strategy.” these roles in the trial time.” open for five days, from ulation, former adviser Aberdeen. Sir Ian chairs join board meetings in ‘Year Wellbeing Repre- elected in March – and Damian Coveney, the years.” Abhijay Sood, Other students raised 16-20th October. Interest- to bodies including the Lloyds Banking Group a personal capacity but sentative’ for each year of the new Network. Deputy CGCU Welfare Officer, RCSU Academic Affairs potential issues with ed applicants can register Professor Alice Gast will be one of 12 non-executive board members of UKRI // Imperial OECD, NAO, and FSA. Foundation and is the will not be a formal board a course. Each represent- President (Welfare) Fintan welcomed the introduction Officer, raised issues with the amount that student at https://vote.union.ic.ac. College London deputy chair of UCAS. member. ative within the Network O’Connor told Felix that of the WBRN, saying that how the WBRN had been volunteers and the Union uk 4 5 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 FELIX

COMMENT [email protected] Freshers listen up! A guide to surviving your first year at Imperial Take it from a third year – there are some things that you should know now to make your first year at university a lot easier

COMMENT may be an internship or placement, or even a little Thomas Carroll project on something Comment Writer unrelated to your degree. Either way, opportunities for summer abound, but ear Freshers, you have to be looking Seeing as out for them. Have this you’ve all in the back of your mind descended upon throughout the year, and Dcampus to begin your don’t be afraid to inquire arduous journey towards when you hear about getting a pretty piece of something potentially cool paper from some people going on in the summer. with letters in front their There’s every chance it’ll names, I thought I’d tell help you figure out what you a couple things I’ve you may want to do after learnt in my own time here. you get that pretty piece These are four things that of paper at the end of your I’ve learned about univer- time at university. sity that I think will help every fresher get through Keep an ear out for first year – because a little potential housing op- heads up doesn’t hurt. tions Where you live in Make an effort to second year, and who meet people you live with, can make a big difference to your This is probably one of experience. You don’t the most important things need to worry about this to do in the first term of until about halfway to university – a good be- two-thirds through the ginning here can set you year, but thinking about up for success throughout it sooner rather than later your degree and beyond. can save you potentially During the first term, large amounts of aggro people are still forming Tip number 5: Join Felix // ICU and stress. Having a rough friendship groups and are idea about the people you open to new people. It’s time the end of first year your society friends. This degree, but they reflect gonna know if any way of want to live with provides a socially-fluid situation, rolls around they are a little is useful if you accidental- more than just your marks. learning is ‘the best’, so that feeling that it’ll likely and requires work to make bit more established. It can ly leave a metal spoon in First year is when you’re you should just focus on turn out OK and you’ll connections with perma- be a little bit more difficult that bowl of soup you’re learning how to learn at getting a 2:1 in first year. have a good second year, nence. Identify people you to ‘break in’ to an entirely microwaving and the university. It’s a very dif- If you achieve that, then even if you can’t get your think are cool, and turn new friendship group, es- whole thing explodes and ferent style from second- whatever method you’re dream-home. them from ‘people you’ve pecially since people have now everyone in halls ary education, and getting using can’t be that bad, So, follow these tips, seen once’ into ‘people less time for socialising can’t talk to you without a handle on it in first year and you’ll develop good my dear freshers, and you know’ by making the in exam season. I’m not making soup puns. If sets you up for success habits that’ll carry into the you’ll be on the path to effort to meet them two saying go to every mingle, this happens, take refuge in the remaining years of rest of your degree. having a better time than or three more times. Once pub crawl, and club night in a different group, your degree. To be clear: if you didn’t. Even if you that initial connection is at Metric – nobody’s got isolated from soup-related no-one expects you to be Be looking out for op- don’t follow these tips, made it’ll likely last for a the time (or liver capacity) catastrophes, and count making perfect notes in portunities for sum- take heart from this: loads while, and then you can for that. All I’m saying is your blessings for having the first week of lectures – mer of people have gone to uni suss them out to see if to make that initial effort multiple robust social or even in your last week before you, and loads of you actually get on with even though it may be support structures. – and no-one expects The summers between people will do it after you, them beyond the universal scary, and it’ll pay itself you to have it completely university years are a and everyone finds it hard ‘ooh-we’re-both-freshers- back in a big way. Aim for a 2:1 in first worked out by the end of small nirvana for students. at some point. The fact that isn’t-this-cool-but-also-a- A good thing to do is to year first year. Developing your You’re technically a full you’re here means that little-scary’. try and establish multiple personal learning style adult now, with mates and you’re capable, and very As time goes on, people semi-independent social Grades in first year may is essentially a process a good chunk of time in likely to have a great time will have started to form groups: your halls friends, not count (or count very of trial and error that which to do cool things. and do well. Welcome to loose groups, and by the your course friends, and little) towards your final never stops. You’re never One of those cool things Imperial, and have fun! 6 FELIX ISSUE 1670

SCIENCE [email protected] Chasing kaleidoscopic corals in Jordan’s Red Sea Linking up with the Gulf of Aqaba’s undisputed coral conservation leaders

SCIENCE expel their symbiotic silience when it comes to algae. Without the energy bleaching, Red Sea corals Chris Richardson provided by the algae do face threats in the form Science Editor many corals starve, with of unsustainable shipping knock-on consequences practices and increases in for the rest of the ecosys- tourism. If the area is not his summer tem. Unfortunately this fully protected, we there- marked the re- is an increasing problem, fore risk losing not only a lease of Chasing with 2016 having one beautiful ecosystem, but Coral on Netflix of the longest and most also an invaluable bank TUK. The documentary severe global bleaching of corals that could help follows a group of divers events on record. to mitigate the impact of and scientists document- One area that has thus future bleaching events. ing disappearing coral far been spared is the Red Enter Ahlan Aqaba reefs across the globe. The Sea. In spite of the high Scuba Diving Center. team used the technology temperatures experienced Owner Shadi Hatoky and behind Google’s Street throughout the summer, his team are the only PADI View to create a set of the majority of corals have centre in the area with a 360-degree images, allow- managed to avoid bleach- Green Star Award, thanks ing anyone with internet ing entirely, although to their collaborations access to take virtual dives some localised outbreaks with Project AWARE in- at world-class dive spots. have been reported. As a novatives to conduct reef I follow you, deep sea baby // Shadi Hatoky They also conducted sur- result it has been proposed health surveys and – most veys to better understand that these corals could importantly – actively local area, and are also water temperatures, and barbecue and late night changing reef health. help to regenerate coral rid dive sites of trash. now offering internships excellent visibility. The boat party. Overall, Aqaba The cause of the communities in other lo- Upcoming partnerships for divers intending to spots on offer include is a fantastic place to disappearing reefs and, cations that have been lost include educational acquire that coveted Dive- the majestic Japanese spend a few days getting arguably, the largest due to bleaching. projects with the Royal master certification. Gardens, whose kaleido- lost beneath the waves. current threat to reef eco- This highlights the crit- Marine Conservation Aside from the encour- scope of colour will keep systems is coral bleaching, icality of protecting such Society to improve public aging conservation efforts you entertained for as long For more information a phenomenon caused by ecosystems, and luckily understanding of conser- underway, the diving in as your tank has oxygen. on Ahlan Aqaba diving rising water temperatures. the corals here appear to be vation. Ahlan Aqaba are the Red Sea is world class. There’s also a shipwreck, and internships visit When water becomes more bleach-resistant than leading by example when There are generally no best explored by night, diveinaqaba.com or too warm, coral polyps most. Yet despite their re- it comes to protecting the strong currents, palatable followed by a top deck contact the Editor. Hopping to the stars and beyond How the Australian government plans to reach out to the great beyond with its first space agency

SCIENCE with other countries like the world of space-related money will be allocated. the same, and each have Canada (and importantly sciences. Australia rapidly The government indi- slightly differing priorities. Olly Dove New Zealand). jumped on the satellite cated the costing would “Australia Australia currently Science Writer The government said bandwagon back in 1967 be included in the 2018 jumped on relies on data collated by the development of a and images of astronaut federal Budget. other countries’ satellites. national agency will Neil Armstrong’s first So, what exactly is a the satellite This includes data used for nown for ever- assist Australian efforts steps on the moon were ‘space agency’? And why security and surveillance lasting stretches in the global $330 billion transmitted by NASA’s would a country that has bandwagon purposes. Under a national of desert and a space industry, and hopes Honeysuckle Creek had been happily without agency ,the 11,500 people monopoly on the move will focus the tracking station in Austral- for half a century choose back in 1967, working in the space Kmarsupials, Australia is country’s economy on ia. Since then, however, now to form one? but the they industry would be able to not a country commonly innovation and science governments have stalled A space agency is an record their own data and affiliated with the space activities. But it has said at the prospect of creating official organisation that have since Australia would have more above us. But this is set little else. a space agency because of brings space exploration control over the informa- to change in 2018: the With no budget or the related cost. and satellite technology stalled at the tion collected. Starting Australian government specific aims the agency’s Prime Minister under one branch of up the agency will not have announced the announcement seems a Malcolm Turnbull con- national government. As prospect of a be an easy or cheap task. country will launch a little premature. This is firmed the agency would expected, of the 71 coun- space agency” However there is clearly national space agency, not to say, though, that be “small”, though it is tries with space agencies, space for improvement. bringing them in line they aren’t involved in not yet clear how much no two run theirs exactly 7 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 FELIX

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Elon Musk may have an evil side to him after all // Glenn Research Centre Is Elon Musk Big Brother? ...and would this article tell the truth if he were? Elon Musk’s Orwellian aspirations and why you absolutely, definitely want one of his chips in your brain.

TECH Later on, the flatworm was born on. Yet when it Neuralink’s first developed a central comes to communication, products are to be implants Tom Mrazek nervous system, realizing we’re using millennia old restoring motor skills to Tech Editor that it was more efficient technology to get our ideas those that lost them to to turn decision making across. The idea behind severe brain injuries, but into a centralised process. just like humanity itself ur story begins From that point on, the they are set to develop far with the jelly- animal nervous system “It turns out beyond that fish, the first grew and matured, gaining Seemingly, Musk’s animal to have the limbic system, the ne- not everyone vision entails humanity Oa nervous system – or ocortex, and more blocks becoming a species of rather a nervous net. An that would eventually is ready to invisible cyborgs. Sounds animal without a nervous form the brains of the first jump the gun great, but where’s the net can’t respond to its humans. One of those catch? environment, so its odds humans, approximately on becoming a Arguably, Neuralink is of survival could be 50,000 years ago, came up Musk’s most ambitious Brain-machine interfaces have undergone successful likened to flipping a coin. with the idea of associat- cyborg just” venture to date. For one, animal trials // Creative Commons Having one was a real ing sounds with physical the human brain remains breakthrough. objects – language – and the most powerful and ver- understanding not some at the intersection of tech our collective knowledge brain-machine interfaces satile supercomputer in the outlandish technology, but and biology. Elon Musk as a species took a giant is that there must be a known universe, running rather ourselves. claims to be no Orwellian “When it leap. Then came writing, faster way to exchange on less power than most Technological hurdles Big Brother, but whether and human progress thoughts than reading and laptops. A good explana- aside, it turns out not anyone will believe that comes to com- became seemingly expo- writing. tion for why we have such everyone is ready to jump remains to be seen. munication nential, continuing to this This is where Neural- a hard time understanding the gun on becoming a The world is becoming day. Yet according to one ink comes into play: it our brains boils down to cyborg. In a 2016 survey, increasingly more digital, we’re using man, we aren’t developing promises to free humanity this quote by Dr. Moran 69% of Americans stated but the question remains quickly enough: enter from the need to verbalize Cerf, “If the human brain that they were “worried” of whether digitalizing millennia old Elon Musk. our thoughts and allow were so simple that we by the prospect of brain our thoughts is the natural 50,000 years have multiple brains to work on would understand it, we chip implants for improved next step in that evolution. technology to passed since that memo- problems without the need would be so simple that cognitive abilities. Often The fact that someone is get our ideas rable discovery; humanity for explicit communica- we couldn’t”. associated with a loss of determined enough to try has been to the moon and tion as if they were one. Ultimately, the greatest privacy, brain implants and find out is something across” possesses the power to Musk calls this “essential- challenge we may face still generate more scep- to cherish. destroy the very planet it ly consensual telepathy”. as a species could be ticism than anything else FELIX ISSUE 1670

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No net ensnares her: Nadia Clifford as Jane Eyre // Brinkhoff Mögenburg Mad about the boy: Jane Eyre returns to the NT Patchy in parts, Sally Cookson’s adaptation remains a worthy staging of the much beloved novel

ARTS Sally Cookson has tackled set is a stripped down, bare spine-tinglingly good. his enthusiastic portrayal, and her subsequent death JANE EYRE this issue with aplomb: bones two-level stage has Other dramatic flourish- complete with panting has on Jane. Similarly, there is much to admire in been built around a three- es threaten to overshadow and wagging tail, detracts towards the end of the her reimagining. man band. The simple the substance of the play in rather than adds to the play, Jane’s time with the First staged as a two- stage acts as a background some parts however. In the weight of some of the cru- Rivers feels rushed. The part play at the Bristol to bold lighting and cho- transitions in which Jane cial scenes between Jane hour that was cut in order Where? The National Old Vic in 2014, the pro- reography. The company travels from Gateshead and Rochester. to accommodate the play Theatre duction spent a short spell clambers up and down to Lowood, the company Much like the novel, as a single performance in at the National Theatre iron ladders in a frenzy of congregates around Nadia the play comes into its its transition from Bristol When? until 21st Oct three years ago, toured the movement accompanied Clifford to form a human own at Thornfield. There, may well have smoothed by Benji Bower’s modern the chemistry between both the beginning and the How Much? from £15 folk score. Some scenes Nadia Clifford in the end of the production. “Clifford in are punctuated with song “Dramatic eponymous role, and Tim Charlotte Brontë’s novel – Melanie Marshall’s Delap, playing Rochester, took the literary world by Indira Mallik partcular mellifluous voice soars flourishes is electric. Clifford in par- storm when it was first Arts Editor above the strings. The ticular is superb, scrappy published in 1847, with is superb, production would not be threaten to and rebellious as a child, its strong fiery heroine and scrappy and half as successful without overshadow self-assured with a hidden its undercurrent of sexual ane Eyre opens with Marshall who, it quickly steeliness as a woman. charge, it was unlike any a scream – it’s one of rebellious as a emerges, is not merely nar- the substance Despite excellent other novel of the time, the moments I think rating the story but is the performances, timing re- especially not one written most after I leave the child” voice of the ‘mad-woman’ of the play in mains an issue. The three by a woman. Cookson’s Jtheatre. It is at once all the Bertha Mason. Cookson’s hour run-time is at once adaptation attempts to things I find difficult about treatment of Bertha is a some parts” exhausting and too short bring that revolution to the the performance, and what country, and is now back triumph: not only is she to do the novel justice. It’s stage – it’s a shame that seems essential to the in London. It remains allowed out the attic room at Lowood, the tyrannical it chooses to focus much spirit of the original novel an inventive sensory in which she is incarcerat- coach, jogging on the boarding school Jane at- of its time on thrilling the which is itself a howl for experience that despite ed in the novel and given spot to mimic its journey tends in her youth, that the audience with dramatic women’s independence its strengths sometimes a voice, she is also given through the countryside. play seems truncated. We staging as it’s when the and self-determination. becomes too enmeshed one of the most memo- Novel at first, by the have been scarcely intro- actors are left alone to tell Adapting any novel as in its complex theatrics – rable scenes in the play. second time it seems duced to Jane’s only friend the story simply is when concerned with a single becoming a showcase of The sequence in which indulgent. Similarly, Paul and solace at the establish- the production is at its protagonist’s inner expe- style over substance. Marshall belts out a haunt- Mundell’s embodiment of ment, Helen, when she most powerful. riences as Jane Eyre is an Eschewing 19th century ingly gothic rendition of the dog, Pilot, is played to dies. We never really feel unenviable task. Director aesthetics, Michael Vale’s ‘Mad About the Boy’ was great comedic effect, but the impact her friendship 9 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1670

ARTS [email protected] ARTS [email protected] and really enjoyed it. more profitable and safe. enjoyable. I’ve not been Clash of cultures: can the arts thrive in the science- If I went into engineering trawling towards the end A: Is your interest in I’d still do a lot of drama of the degree wishing it to drama purely a hob- in my spare time and if I end. But there are people dominated campus of Imperial? by, or do you see it as went into drama I’d still I know who have started a future career? And if do a lot of engineering in their degrees and fallen the latter, why are you my spare time.* so in love with acting, ‘The arts’ is not a phrase that springs to mind when you think of Imperial. But as it turns out, there are a bunch of studying Mech Eng at writing and directing that all? they’ve left after two arts-loving, STEM-studying students here. In the first of a series of interviews on the topic, Arts Editor Adam Gellatly “There are years and gone to acting O: I like the idea of it be- school. And a lot have interviews DramSoc President Oscar Gill. ing a future career; the people I know been success stories. I glamour of being a profes- think a lot of that stems sional in the film or thea- who have... from the fact we’re in the ARTS acting and technical side. tre world. I have looked fallen so in theatre capital of Europe. around for jobs in the the- It’s intoxicating. And to be Adam Gellatly A: There’s a percep- atre sector – acting, direct- love with at a STEM university with Arts Editor tion from the outside ing, getting into writing at no competition from those that Imperial stu- a ground level – by send- acting, writing studying arts, it’s easy to dents are only inter- ing out works I’ve done get taken away with that. scar Gill is a 4th ested in their chosen and seeing if people like it, and directing I’m lucky enough to be year Mech Eng STEM degree. Can and I’ve looked for jobs in that they’ve able to appreciate both Student and you talk more about engineering. But I priori- sides of that life. sitting President your own experience tise the engineering. left after 2 Oof Imperial DramSoc. He of balancing interests I’m in the position of *Seriously, he’s telling was also my flatmate for in Mech Eng and the enjoying my subject as years” the truth. The man has a 2 years and we’re right performing arts? well as really enjoying the burning passion for fixing old chums. We sat down drama I do on the side. I things. over a mediocre cup of O: A lot of people tend wouldn’t mind a career The four years here – SCR coffee to discuss his to mix their skills from in either, but a job in en- whatever I end up going relationship with the arts their degree with what gineering would be a lot into – have been really Oscar GIll, circa 2016 while studying at Imperial. they do in their clubs and societies. I like to keep Adam: Can you brief- them completely sepa- ly describe what arts rate. Everything I do in Rhodes must fall: a passionate retelling of a real-life you’re interested in Mechanical Engineering and how you’re in- is different to what I do in volved with the arts Drama. And I like that di- student revolution at Imperial? vide; it means I can take a break from one and do the Oscar performing in Flour, 2016 // Fadhi Kanavati Oscar: I’m interested in ARTS folded over a century ago. gling to find her voice in the performing arts, and A: How do you get ing to put out the highest O: To an extent, yes. The something they’ve THE FALL Through the discussions the group, constantly ask- in particular, theatre; so “Everything over that? quality drama as STEM Cambridge Footlights done before, or do and personal accounts ing questions about what that’s anything from mu- students. The society is have a tendency to pro- most have zero acting given by the seven-strong exactly they’re striving sicals, to comedies, to I do in O: In recent years, we’ve an amateur theatre group duce high-quality stuff, experience? ensemble cast, the ma- for. Lead by the incredi- Shakespeare. I got inter- tried to massively expand and quality is something but they also have the jor issues affecting their ble Zandile Madliwa as ested in it quite a while Mechanical our image over London by we aspire to. At times it’s expectation to do so. But O: It varies. Maybe 70:30 Where? Royal Court lives as regular students the leader of the Black ago. My entire family are Engineering taking part in the London hard to achieve that, not having seen a lot of the are explored. Through a Radical Feminist move- thespians, everybody’s Student Drama Festival. because of the people we Footlights productions at When? until 14th Oct clash of personalities the ment, and Cleo Raatus as come from some theatri- is different to All the colleges in London have – because we have the Fringe this year, I can “I have looked significance of race, class, a non-binary council rep, cal background. I was in- get together and compete talented people – but be- say that a lot of it is sub- How Much? from £12 patriarchy and gender in the play lights up with in- volved [in theatre] quite a what I do in with a piece of drama writ- cause of the time commit- standard. They’re in a sim- for jobs in modern-day South Africa tensity when the students lot growing up, but during ten by themselves. All of ments people have with ilar boat to us – working Lizzie Riach raises questions on how confront each other and my A-Levels I didn’t do Drama.” them are critiqued by pro- their subjects. Degrees hard on their degrees – but acting.... and Arts Writer to bridge the gaps in-be- begin to find deeper un- anything at all and felt re- fessional writers and crit- like medicine, like engi- they also have the pres- I’ve looked tween through dialogue derstanding through a se- ally bad about it. So, when ics. It allows us to show neering, are very full-on tige. We don’t have that, about decolonisation. ries of strongly worded ar- I went into 1st year, I was other. what Imperial is made of and don’t leave a lot of and although that’s unfor- for jobs in old through a se- Written by the cast guments. Ameera Conrad, really determined to get Other people definitely and mingle with the other time for people to practice tunate, it takes a lot of the ries of compelling - who are playing them- who plays Camilla, was into a play as soon as I view us as a STEM uni- universities, which I think and improve their artistic pressure off. So essential- engineering. monologues, The selves, the play draws on particularly impressive could. I found the Imperi- versity and that’s tricky is very important in cre- side. ly, you’re right, we’re a But I Fall is a drama- their own experiences, during her fiery speech al Dramatic Society and it at times. When you come ating the image of arts at club. People need to join Ttisation of the real events building a deep narrative that divides the group and The cast of The Fall // Oscar O’Ryan went from there. here you don’t expect Imperial as being a ‘real’ A: When you look at it not with the aspiration prioritise the surrounding a group of surrounding the events thrusts gender issues into Now, as the President I arts to be a big thing, but thing. a group like the Cam- of producing something activist students studying that happened. the limelight. roller coaster of emotions, side the history of the never a dull moment, as executive produce every it really is. I feel that the bridge Footlights, that is ground-breaking, engineering.” at the University of Cape Each cast member has The scenes are inter- laughing at the naivety of movements. the writing is fast-paced, single DramSoc show that most when DramSoc goes A: Do you think the who also have non- but because they want to Town (UCT), several dec- a definitive attitude, and spersed with impressive questions and comedic Whilst the stories are thought-provoking and is performed during my to the Edinburgh Fringe quality of Imperial’s arts members, they have fun with it and want ades after apartheid. Spe- tells the story in a way that choreography and tradi- chides to crying alongside told with colour and pas- deeply emotional. All in tenure; making sure there’s Festival. ICL has almost dramatic output suf- seem to have an aim to create something they to people who have act- cifically, it tells the sto- reflects their own iden- tional song, echoing the characters forced to make sion, the way they are ef- all, this ensemble produc- a production team, and a no name to work with and fers from the fact that to produce high-qual- haven’t had a chance to ed before. But the way I ry behind the fall of the tity; be it the headstrong strong collective spir- difficult moral decisions. fortlessly interweaved to tion is full of heart, and producer and director that it’s difficult to get over no one studies acting, ity material. Do you before. look at it, anyone can act, statue of colonialist Cecil Boitshoko who comical- it they have as a group Projections of the real-life follow a historically-ac- boldly speaks out for the work together. As well as that perception of being or writing here? think at Imperial it’s it doesn’t take a lot. I’ve Rhodes, which stood for ly wants to take on the to address the needs of protests that happened fol- curate narrative makes strength in student revolu- that my duties extend to at STEM university and less about that and A: Do you find your sold it people on that be- years outside the Universi- statue using “a chisel and their country. In the short lowing the #RhodesMust- you come out of it feeling tions around the world. managing the committee, proving that we are artis- O: I think it can be prob- more about the ‘club’ fellow actors are like fore, and people with no ty as a staunch reminder of hammer”, to the young space of 80 minutes, the Fall movement centre the just as enlightened as you which consists of the tically talented. lematic. But we’re not try- aspect of the society? you, in that this is experience have tried it the violent events that un- Chwaita who is strug- audience were taken on a play synchronously along- were entertained. 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Mouthpiece by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe // Joel Clifton Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hollywood Africans, 1983. // © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artesar, New York © Tristan Fewings / Getty Images. Edinburgh Fringe: celebrating diversity and genius Bold, vibrant, poignant: the unrealised genius of Jean- This writer’s virgin Fringe experience was marked by unexpected childhood dreams come true, favourite poetry come to life, and an overdose of creative genius. Michel Basquiat Graffiti artist, poet, painter, the Barbican celebrates one of the brightest stars of the 1980s New York ARTS one city. Productions present planned what to see. In the Reduced Shakespeare before and has to now go Established in 1947, the Brexit: The Musical’ one my four days there, I saw Company, which I had about her day choosing her Jingjie Cheng Fringe is now the world’s declared. Extra fences had ten shows, and it was wanted to see since I mother’s casket, her dress ARTS duo were exposed as the most political power?” energy. contemplative. In one of together in one canvas – Arts Editor largest arts festival, with been set up for the purpose those that I spontaneously was a secondary school for burial, and arranging BASQUIAT BOOM FOR figures behind SAMO©, reads one: “the church, The rooms towards the the most striking pieces of everyone from Vasco da 53,232 performances of of accommodating the walked into that turned out student in English class the service. In an expertly REAL Basquiat turned to creating television, SAMO or end of the exhibition, filled the exhibition – Jawbone Gama to Malcolm X to 3,398 shows in 300 venues infinite number of posters. the most impressive. being shown their version executed and beauti- art under his own name, McDonald’s?” (the box with works from the end of an Ass is a rumination big trucks of strawberries hile at the festival this year. What I found most One of these impressive of Romeo and Juliet. That fully precise sequence first hawking handmade for McDonald’s is ticked), of his career are the most on the futility of violence, are referenced. We are studying in Billed as an open event attractive, however, surprises was The Crossing was a wonderful case of of a capella harmony, postcards outside New “SAMO as an end to compelling. These show and its ubiquitousness left with the sense that Edinburgh, welcoming performers was the constant festive Place by Romantika, a childhood dream come dissonance, physicality, York’s galleries, and then 9-to-5, ‘I went to college’,. the artist gaining maturity. in world history. The Basquiat himself is trying I got the and groups from all over atmosphere penetrating theatre company founded true unexpectedly, and lighting and text, the Where? The Barbican working on large scale Basquiat never went to art struggle between Africa to synthesise his thoughts, Wimpression that this the world, the Fringe is every corner of the city. in Estonia but now oper- they did not disappoint, struggles of the modern Centre canvases.. His primitivist, school but his voracious painting as he thinks, usually mild-mannered, especially known for its Walking around the ating across Sweden and delivering a hilarious woman are revealed by the neo-expressionist paint- “His paintings appetite for learning from making connections, quietly beautiful city takes diversity, with shows city that was at once so the UK. I was handed a amalgamation of Shake- scintillating performances When? until 28th Jan 2018 ings drew the admiration the art canon is evident. “We are left drawing threads of conclu- translate the on a completely different spanning across the familiar yet to foreign, it flyer and saw that it was spearean tropes and plots of Amy Nostbakken and of everyone from Keith His adoption of elements with the sense sion that aren’t altogether personality every August. genres of theatre, comedy, felt like everyone was in a ‘a visual theatre piece in his alleged ‘first play’. Norah Sadava, as the How Much? £16; £12 Haring to Andy Warhol. insouciance from Picasso and Cy clear to him, let alone to Students who had been improv, spoken word, merry mood. The gardens based on the poetry of Of all the shows I saw, protagonist reflects on her students His raw, exuberant style Twombly’s work is easy that Basquiat us. around in August spoke dance, physical theatre, in which I spent countless Tomas Tranströmer’, and however, the one that mother’s death and her paired with his tragically of his graffiti to spot, yet Basquiat’s His notebooks, where of the Royal Mile being circus, cabaret, musicals hours lying on the grass immediately decided I impacted me the most and subsequent tasks. I am Indira Mallik short career – there was affinity for the non-West- is still trying to he set down ideas and flooded with tourists, the and everything in between. revising had transformed was going to see it – I love which I found the most usually not a fan of ‘nasty Arts Editor little more than half a into brilliantly ern canon seems to have refined the poetry he’d impossibility of getting It is also known as the into the giant street food Tranströmer’s poetry. Min- insightful and technically women’ art that shouts too decade between his first influenced him the most. synthesise his later graffiti are espe- anywhere, the buoyant place for newcomers to and bar area, with fairy imalistic and powerful, brilliant was Mouthpiece, loudly in one’s face, but solo show and his death vibrant His thick pastel linework, cially poignant. For all merriment and perma- break out and be noticed. lights strung across. Every the piece was performed a collaboration from this was a subtle, elegant ailed as a at the age of twenty-seven heavy with scratchings, thoughts ” the breadth of assembled nently festive atmosphere, The festival celebrates street revealed a new on a top-floor studio Canada between Quote and nuanced portrayal of ‘radiant child’, from an heroin overdose, canvasses” figures jutting into patches pieces, the spectre of with street performers both the mainstream and surprise venue, pubs that space, and consisted of Unquote Collective and the female psyche, quietly Jean-Michel has mythologised Basquiat of solid colour seem work unfinished hangs around every corner and the alternative, the edgy I never knew existed were three identically-dressed Why Not Theatre. The angry in the precision of Basquiat into the annals of modern sculptural, reminiscent and the Western world is over the exhibition. I kept everything staying open and the family-friendly, suddenly hosting stand-up men using energetic, set is simple – the stage is its performance. Herupted onto the 1980s art history. ‘not 2-nite honey’ bluz of African tribal rock illustrated by references to turning corners expecting till 4am. Naturally, I des- the well-established acts comedy shows. full-body movements and completely empty except The Fringe provides New York art scene in as The photographs of think”. Basquiat’s can- carvings. the legendary Carthagin- one flash of brilliance to perately wanted to experi- and the newcomers. Initially worried that intense facial expressions for a plain, white bathtub something for everyone, a teenager. He was just 18 SAMO© reveal Basquiat vasses translate the insou- In his later works ian general Hannibal and bring it all together, but it ence all that. Thus, a few When I stepped out of I did not have a detailed to convey the themes of at the centre, and two and is a holistic artistic when he began to scrawl and Diaz’ nascent attempts ciance of his graffiti into a Basquiat’s began to the Roman consul Scipio, never came. Instead, what months ago I managed to the train, what caught my plan of what to see at what loneliness, monotony women dressed in identi- experience as a whole. As poetic graffiti on the to shed light on inequality host of brilliantly vibrant explore the themes of under whose command emerges is a picture of an make it up north for the attention most was how time on which day, I even- and loss in Tranströmer’s cal white strappy leotards. a wellspring of passion streets of New York with and their frustration at the paintings – a hastily race in America in greater Carthage was defeated. artist with tremendous po- last few days of the Fringe, every inch of available tually realised that those words, which they recite The two women perform and creativity, I found it one of his school friends lack of diversity in the daubed double portrait of depth; references to There is often too much tential still figuring things and was overwhelmed by wall was covered with fears were unfounded and at the same time. the conversation within inspirational and hearten- Al Diaz as SAMO© – a art world through art, and himself and Warhol is not slavery, the cotton and to unpack, whole lists of out; a voice silenced the levels of energy and colourful posters of any in fact it was a blessing Another show I saw the character, who has just ing, and will definitely be contraction of ‘same old, sometimes cryptic tags. technically brilliant such sugar trade abound. His seemingly random people, before he had said all that creativity concentrated in size. ‘Strong and Stable in disguise that I had not as a result of a flyer was lost her mother the night returning for more. same old shit’. When the “Which institutions hold fizzes with a magnetic work also became more places and things appear he wanted to . 12 12 13 13 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1670

ARTS [email protected] ARTS [email protected] Too Young For What? : A showcase of Basquiat’s legacy Royal Academy shows the links between two titans Their latest exhibition explores the links between Salvador Dalí and Marcel Duchamp, two of the most influential and the creativity of London’s young artists artists of the 20th century Too Young For What? is a free day of art and activities at the Barbican Centre inspired by Basquiat: Boom For ARTS post-Freud, moving away Real, a retrospective on the work of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. The day will feature work by glitch from rational thought. His DALI/DUCHAMP persona was based on a artist Antonio Roberts, poet Jacob Sam-La Rose and performance maker Paula Varjack as well as workshops and ‘love of everything that is gilded and excessive’, and discussions. Freya Hepworth-Lloyd spoke to curator Chris Webb about Basquiat’s legacy and the importance of he was highly criticised for returning to Spain during supporting young artists. Where? Royal Academy Franco’s reign, living out his final years with his When? 7th October 2017 – wife in a castle. ARTS be multi-disciplinary. sixteen young artists from CW: Collaboration is have a say, discuss and arts and it’s important to 3rd January 2018 Despite these differ- across all our programmes always going to be impor- create content that reflects provide young people with ences in philosophy and FHL: Why did you de- who will be creating new tant to art, but it is espe- their creativity today. informal opportunities that How Much? £15; £10 outlook, the playful artists Freya Hepworth- cide to curate this work in a two-day ‘Art cially essential for young fit around the pressures students were united in their wit Lloyd event and why now? Hack’ and showcasing creatives today who are Why is it important in their lives – our pro- and cynical view on life Arts Writer it on our main stage. To under pressure to be artist, to have platforms for grammes like the Young Simran Kukran and art. The exhibition CW: We heard a lot of engage new artists we curator, agent, marketer young artists? Visual Arts Group give Arts Writer presents common themes excitement from the have partnered with Poet and often commissioner of young people insight into in the Artists’ work across FHL: What makes young people we work in the City to co-curate their own work. It is im- CW: With increasing what a career as an artist/ three rooms. The first, Basquiat’s art so im- with at Barbican Guildhall several parts of the event portant that young people pressure and standardisa- curator looks like, but also alvador Dali and Identity is both chron- portant to you? Creative Learning when – through our work with are supported and feel tion in formal education, into the inner workings of Marcel Duchamp ological and thematic. Boom for Real was first them we’ve been able to they are a part of a creative it’s important that young arts organisations, so they are both regarded A highlight is Dali’s A CW: What’s important announced - the work of find an exciting group of community that both people have opportunities gain an understanding as two of the Portrait of my Father to me is the response it Jean-Michel Basquiat writers, poets, musicians supports them and pushes to explore their own of how to programme, Stwentieth century’s most (1925), painted just after evokes in the people I really resonates with and street artists, all of their boundaries. With Too creativity and measure market, deliver and influential artists, but Dali had been kicked out work with. Whether it young people. It felt fitting whom feel a personal Young For What?, we are their progress against evaluate their own arts are often seen as polar of the Academy in Madrid is families visiting the to curate an event that connection to Basquiat’s trying to draw inspiration their own goals and stand- event. opposites. Although their for telling his examiners gallery with children gives young people the work. from the collaborative ards. Barbican’s Young personal and professional they were unfit to judge Salvador Dalí, The First Days of Spring, 1929 // Salvador Dalí Fundacíon, DACS 2017 who have never heard of opportunity to explore and scene that Basquiat was Creative programmes Too Young for What will lives have been studied him. This is alongside Basquiat, or the Young showcase their creativity. FHL: What first drew a part of, while drawing give young people an take place at the Barbican extensively in literature, Duchamp’s Portrait of Portrait as the Mona Lisa 30-year friendship was artworks and lewd puns – including cones that Barbican members who Poets, curators, reviewers, you to these artists? parallels to the London opportunity discover their Centre on Saturday the 7th this exhibition at the Royal the Artist’s Father (1910), (1964) parodies his own fascination with science extend beyond the chat of were left to gather dust to have been waiting most artists and photographers: scene today. Many of the creative voice and work of October from 12 noon. Academy is the first to self-centredness. and questioning reality. dirty old men. Duchamp’s depict ‘slow’ art – are par- of their lives to see his Basquiat’s cross-arts CW: We approached them workshops and activities with mentors who support Admission is free. Check display their works side The second room, Dali’s Apparition of final work, which he ticularly impressive. This work in real life – it has practice provides a perfect mainly because their are collaborative in nature them to showcase their barbican.org.uk for full- by side, exploring their “The exhibition The Body and the Object Face and Fruit Dish on worked on in secret over piece took over 10 years struck me how inviting platform to bring these practice had a link or con- and the ‘Make A Scene’ best work. There are many programme of events friendship. Duchamp’s explores how both men a Beach (1938) is full of the last two decades of to complete. A parallel is and accessible his work art forms together at nection to Basquiat. For room invites visitors to routes into careers in the work is highly conceptual; is the first challenged conventional visual puns. Once a few his life, Étant donnés drawn between the glass is to everyone who comes Barbican. some artists this was a very today he is perhaps most media of art. Duchamp’s are recognised, the reader (1946-1966) is too fragile and Dali’s Christ of Saint to see it. Laden with literal connection – for commonly remembered to display ready-mades including is tricked into looking for to travel but is represented John of the Cross (1951). symbols, text and imagery, FHL: How and why example Gemma Weekes for Fountain, a displaced their works the fountain and bicycle more, finding shapes in with a photograph. The Both are the size of altar Basquiat’s work draws did you choose the will be sharing an excerpt urinal he submitted to an wheel sit on a backdrop the clouds perhaps where work is perhaps one of pieces and have a definite out people’s curiosity and established artists in- of her performance Who open exhibition under a side by side, of Dali’s antipaintings; a they were not originally the first art installations, top and bottom half, but invites the audience to volved? Murked Basquiat?, a piece pseudonym, only to defend series of abstract shapes intended. These optical and sits at the Philadelphia this comparison seems the make their own interpre- inspired by the work, life it in a magazine under his exploring their on canvas which were an illusions were an explo- Museum of Modern Art crudest and weakest of the tations. CW: The artists involved and times of Basquiat and own well-regarded name expression of his frus- ration of his interest in behind a wooden door that whole exhibition, perhaps are a mix of artists we her own struggles with once it had been rejected. friendship” tration over whether an psychoanalysis and reality must be peeked through. an excuse to present one of FHL: How do you have existing relationships misogynoir. For others it Duchamp rejected the original form of painting itself. Duchamp’s ‘three Inside lies a diorama of a Duchamp’s most interest- think Basquiat has in- with, like poet Jacob was more about finding idea that art was meant to could ever be found. For standard stoppages’ is my naked woman lying with ing pieces, for which the fluenced art today? Sam-La Rose who leads parallels in practice. I be aesthetically pleasing. looking thoughtful and Fisherman in the Sun, Dali favourite work in the exhi- her legs splayed apart on interpretations are endless. Barbican Young Poet and approached glitch artist Although he personally fatigued. It is clear that refused to be restricted by bition – three meter-long a bed of twigs and fallen One of the final works CW: Basquiat’s work Paula Varjack, a performer Antonio Roberts because distanced himself from although Duchamp was the confines of the canvas ropes were dropped from leaves. This sits alongside in the exhibition is a continues to inspire new who is a tutor on Barbican of his interest in copyright, any movements, he was 17 years older than Dali, and used rope to extend a height and their new Dali’s near pornographic photograph of Dali and artists across all the art Junior Poets, and artists we ownership and appropria- highly associated with the their interests and satirical it. Both artists abandoned length end-to-end encased paintings, including The Duchamp sat playing forms; young people are have cultivated projects tion of content – Antonio Dadaism; an avant-garde, rebellion followed similar painting. Duchamp per- in glass and declared a First Days of Spring. Both chess, a shared hobby and inspired by the fact that he with specifically for this is both an artist and the intellectual movement trajectories, pushing the manently in 1913, and ‘standard’ unit of meas- artists play with a reduc- fascination which served had no formal training and show, like glitch artist curator of the show ‘No wherein artists produced boundaries of cubism and Dali temporarily in 1928. urement, almost laughing tive perspective of desire. as inspiration for both. The broke the boundaries of Antonio Roberts who we Copyright Infringement art rejecting bourgeois futurism. Their shared Although this is before at the arbitrary bases of The focus of the final exhibition adds a personal the art world – I think his are undertaking a new Intended’ and the themes values in the wake of the sense of humour can be the artists’ friendship, physics. section, Experimenting dimension to the under- cross-arts approach and glitch portrait project with. that run through his First World War. seen in their moustachioed it is possible that Dali Another common with Reality and perhaps standing of both artists, the collaborative nature of We have also engaged practice resonate with Dali, on the other takes on the Mona Lisa. had been influenced by theme of the artists’ work the whole exhibition is a investigating a friendship the New York scene also four past-members of Basquiat’s process. hand, is best known for Duchamp’s is titled with Duchamp criticism of art is eroticism and voyeur- replica of Duchamp’s large that spanned decades and resonates with the next Barbican Young Poets to his highly technical, a pun – L.H.O.O.Q (1919) being appreciated only on ism. Although Dali and glass, The Bride Stripped continents, allowing us generation of artists who host conversations on the FHL: Is the future of renaissance-influenced sounding out the French a ‘retinal’ level. Duchamp are not the only Bare by her Bachelors, to better understand the are increasingly under ‘SAMO©, but different’ art in collaboration? Jean-Michel Basquiat, King of the Zulus, 1984-85 // © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. surrealist paintings, ex- sentence “She has a hot Perhaps another topic men in the world to have Even. The objects sus- emotions of two revolu- pressure to do more and stage, and have a group of Licensed by Artesar, New York © Tristan Fewings / Getty Images. ploring the dream world arse.” while Dali’s Self of conversation in their appreciated nudes, their pended in the panels tionary painters. 14 15 The Techtonics Take America Your Union events Friday 6 October

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MUSIC [email protected] Nights to get your heart racing: London’s DnB scene Even if you’re not the biggest drum’n’bass fan, it’s never too late to broaden your horizons. If you’re tired of robotically drinking Jägerbombs at boring student events, freshen things up by checking out some of these nights!

MUSIC to resist. With almost Slight caveat: unfor- 25 DJs, pretty much tunately, it’s not in Sebastian Gonzato every liquid artist you London. But, if you can IC Radio Chair might ever want to see cough up the money (or not) will be there. If for the Eurostar or you still want more after bus, then the Rampage Metalheadz this, Liquicity is making Weekend is only four XOYO a rare appearance in to five hours away and 6th October London the next day. will provide you with all Goldie’s historic label is the Jump-Up goodness still going strong after you need for the year 23 years with some solid (or the rest of your life). recent releases from “If you haven’t Detboi and Digital. If heard of Soul Best soundsystems you’re into your dark and moody DnB then In Motion yet, The soundsystem at a this won’t disappoint. venue can make or break And if you’re new to you oughta” a night out. Because DnB, then be sure to different venues attract check out Doc Scott and different subgenres and Source Direct playing Critical Sound movements, knowing history sessions sets. Beats another club night at Metric // Joe O’Connell-Danes x Grime 2017 your particular niche Fabric will entail knowing Soul in Motion habit, I do suggest you earplugs are a must). regret was to be born 15 November 24th about the right clubs Oval Space hang out in the smoking Brookes Brothers is one years too late. Rupture’s Fabric has arguably been to find it in. If you’re 8th October area, a natural congre- of the biggest names in Jungle nights are the on a steep decline since into your half-time, If you haven’t heard of gating area for artists DnB right now; keep closest thing you can get the last time (Eds: make Phonox has an excellent SIM yet, you oughta. and like-minded people. your eyes peeled for this to that authentic 90’s rave it future-proof) it closed system. Fabric’s Room Hosted by Bailey and one. Also: an LTJ Bukem vibe in London, and with down, but the lineups 2 is revered by audio Need for Mirrors, these Brookes Brothers night at Village Under- the legendary Corsica are still impressive. If junkies everywhere free nights usually take ‘Orange Lane’ ground on the same day Studios soundsystem, you’re partial to grime (Room 1 is just loud). place on a Wednesday Launch Party if you like it old-skool. you’re in for a real treat. and in-your-face neu- Fire or Lightbox, both and are always a good Work Bar rofunk, then you will in Vauxhall, are your time, since they’re filled 20th October Rupture Spearhead not regret attending destinations for Jungle with the right kinds of No lineup announced 11th Birthday Egg this legendary venue (let’s rehash: a genre DnB-heads, with hearts for this gig yet, but it’s Corsica Studios 18th November (while you still can). you should be into). filled with passion a free rave on a Friday November 10th Not gonna lie - I think Overall, however, the for the music. While I night in a venue with Are you into Jungle? The liquid nights can be quite Rampage award for best soundsys- wouldn’t recommend very few sound restric- correct answer is yes, boring, but with a lineup Sportpaleis, Antwerp tem has to go to Phonox you take up a tobacco tions (or possibly none; and that your greatest this hench, it’s difficult 2nd & 3rd March 2018 or Corsica Studios. Alternative Music Society Recommends An Album Time by Electric Light Orchestra is a retrofuturistic classic, a time-travel epic that still feels fresh in 2017

MUSIC om Petty sadly own thing as the frontman 80s and forcibly dropped is that, somehow, it do / but she is an IBM”. passed away this and lead songwriter of in the year 2095 with really works. From the Welcome to the future, Adrian LaMoury week, aged 66. symphonic pop group no way of getting back. thunderous wonderment ladies and gentleman. Music Editor He was prolific, Electric Light Orchestra. With this comes a new of ‘Twilight’ to the aches And despite the sty- Tboth as a solo artist and Picture the scene: it’s space-age sound; taking in- and longing of ‘Ticket to listic sidestep, the sound within groups. One nota- 1981, Lynne has just heard spiration from the likes of the Moon’, the narrative is still glazed with the ble side project of his was that people are making OMD and Human League, is strong, endearing, and beautiful layers of intri- the Travelling Wilburys, music using computers this album sees ELO full of comically dated de- cate Beatlesque pop for a late eighties supergroup now, and he wants in. With dropping their distinctive scriptions of tomorrow’s which ELO are known with a stellar line up of all this new-fangled, fu- orchestral whimsicalities world. In ‘Yours Truly, and loved. A sonic Petty, Jeff Lynne, Bob turistic technology at their in favour of synth-pop, 2095’, our protagonist delight and lyrically Dylan, George Harrison fingertips, the natural thing robot voices and strange says of his new robotic quaint, this is an LP that’s and Roy Orbison. Some to do, of course, is to write intermittent bleep-blops. girlfriend “I met someone sure to make you smile. years earlier, however, a concept album about Goodbye, Mr Blue Sky. who looks a lot like you Jeff Lynne was doing his a man plucked from the What’s stranger still / she does the things you 19 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 FELIX

MUSIC [email protected] Off-kilter prog-funk is one Diverse influences make for the superfans for a remarkable LP

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BOOKS [email protected] The story of one life, and another, and another, and another Paul Auster’s Booker-nominated 4321 is an audacious work of metafiction, which revels in its multiple timelines

BOOKS precisely, that his way of 4321 being an American was by Paul Auster any less authentic” – but the Fergusons move Faber & Faber. 880 pp. through relatively un- scathed, and their world Fred Fyles views remain remarkably Editor-in-Chief similar, despite their dif- ferent life experiences. Auster’s sentences are n 4321, Paul Auster a delight to read, but can sets out his main have a tendency to veer hypothesis on the into self-parody. Consider second page. He’s this one: Itelling the tale of Isaac “As Ferguson listened Reznikoff, a European to Amy defend New York, Jewish immigrant who declare her love of New moves to America at the York, it occurred to him turn of the century, and that she herself was is bestowed the name somehow an embodiment Ichabod Ferguson by an of her city, not only in her immigration official at confidence and quickness Ellis Island. A kind of of her mind but also and immigrant-everyman, his especially in her voice, life is tough, and money which was the voice of is tight, and so the only brainy Jewish girls from things he can give his Brooklyn, Queens, and family are stories about the Upper West Side, the “the vagabond adventures third-generation New York of his youth.” “In the long Dilemma: carrying 4321 around will make you look clever, but will fuck up your back // Wikimedia/Faber & Faber Jewish voice...” run,” Auster writes, “sto- The sentence then con- ries are probably no less later developments, and 4321 subverts the tired intensified by the blank a number of big themes, tinues for the remainder valuable than money, but symmetries and patterns trope of the ‘immigrant chapters that take up the centring around the Jewish of the page, and while it in the short run they have develop between the four novel’, turning around rest of that character’s mid-20th Century experi- is beautiful, it is one of a their decided limitations”. timelines. The Schneider- the idea that any individ- narrative, which function ence, and the special place number of moments where If this is the case, man family, for instance, ual story of hardship can as a bleak epitaph. New York – “the capital of you feel Auster might have and written words are play a key role in each encapsulate 20th Century Auster draws on his human faces, a horizontal required a firmer editing as valuable as dollars narrative, but each time American life. If one were own experiences at Babel of human tongues” hand. Similar issues crop and cents, then 4321 is a different members come to separate out the four other points too: three of – has in that milieu. up towards the end of the bullion. A tombstone of a to prominence; Amy Sch- timelines of 4321, and his Fergusons become Philip Roth’s 1997 novel, where things come novel, it stands at nearly present each as a short writers – in a variety of masterpiece American together a bit too neatly – 900 pages long, complete- novel, then each could disciplines – and two Pastoral takes on similar the threads of destiny are ly impractical for reading “When Auster probably be described write books that are direct themes, but while Roth’s tied together by Auster on the move. Throughout as ‘a microcosm of the copies of the lines Auster narrative is darker, and in a way that, to me, the course of the novel, is at his most mid-century USA’ – by had written earlier on in goes further forward into came across as trite. That Auster takes us through presenting them together the novel. These kind of the paranoiac decade of being said, 4321 remains the early life of Archibald metafictional, Auster reveals how hollow metafictional twists are the 1970s, 4321 remains a powerful experience – Ferguson, the grandson of 4321 begins to such platitudes ring. what Auster does best, and relatively buoyant. The Auster has managed to Ichabod, who grows up in When Auster was 14, 4321 is no different. action plays out against a sustain a simple conceit the New Jersey-New York shine” he himself had an early As an exercise in meta- backdrop of the turmoil of through an epic length, area in the 1950s and 60s. brush with death, coming fiction, Auster’s intention the 1960s, with the killing thanks to his powerhouse Or rather, he takes us narrowly close to a light- is clear, but 4321 still of Martin Luther King, the control of the written through the early lives of neiderman, the daughter ning strike that killed the manages to hold up as 1967 Newark riots, and word. In the long run, Ferguson, since from the of the family, plays a key boy next to him. This has a straightforward piece the 1968 Columbia Uni- that is definitely worth its off the timeline is disrupt- role, here romantic, here clear influences on 4321, of fiction – an excellent versity protests cropping weight in gold. ed, with four Fergusons familial. Similarly the with the title becoming a thing, since it makes up up – the casual anti-sem- diverging off from each path that each Ferguson countdown of Fergusons for the wrist strain ex- itism of WASP America With the Man Booker other in parallel, their takes is different, from remaining as the others perienced from carrying makes an impact, causing Prize being announced experiences all slightly college choices to family shuffle off their mortal around the tome. With one Ferguson to reflect Tuesday week, Felix Books different. Early trials tragedies. coil. The first of these lengthy, verbose sentences that “until that moment will be reviewing more and tribulations play a When Auster is at his comes less than half way that run into each other in it had never occurred to from the shortlist over the larger role in how the most metafictional, the through the book – a a delirious train of descrip- him that he might not be next couple of weeks. Fergusons develop than novel begins to shine. dramatic shock that is tion, Auster contemplates an American, or, more 21 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 FELIX

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Could you pass the interdimensional salt? // The Rickshank Rickdemption, Rick and Morty Rick and Morty – back where we started? Everyone’s favourite neglectful Grandfather has graced our screens and left almost as schwiftly as he arrived with a season that presses the reset button on last years finale

TELEVISION Summer, and Rick’s place Whirly Dirly Conspiracy may have made the series part of the season, save throughout the season. in the resulting family and Rest and Ricklaxation, so successful to begin for the fact that Beth and However, the small RICK AND MORTY unit. Unfortunately, each this is as close as we get to with, the actual result is Jerry finally get over their insights into Morty’s SEASON 3 of this years stories serves a true standalone episode to render many of the key deleted memories we do the end goal of reaching this year. Still, Rick spends plot points irrelevant. get is lighthearted and fun. the resolution of Beth most of this episode Perhaps realising this “A dry, Well, as lighthearted as and Jerry’s divorce. It’s avoiding dealing with the shortcoming, we are a story about a suspected Creator: Dan Harmon, this rush to resolve this issue of his daughter’s treated to what is easily unremarkable peaodophile’s suicide can Justin Roiland. Starring: plotline by the end of the divorce, something I wish one of the strongest and tale that would get. Jusin Roiland, Chris Parnell, season that pushes what the shows creators would most complex episodes yet The last episode is a Spencer Grammer, Sarah could have been fantastic have done too. in The Ricklantis Mixup. fit into any part thematic continuation Chalke standalone adventures to Episode continuity can The gimmick of having of The ABC’s of Beth, the side, instead making be a fantastic way to keep a every character be a Rick of the season” the first real time Beth’s them slaves to the season’s or a Morty is much more character complexity is Andrew Melville narrative. than that, as having these actually explored. This de- Television Editor Cast your minds back to “We are blank canvases allows irritating divorce. The velopment comes across early April, when Roiland them to both assume disappointing climax has as retroactive considering hile offer- and Harmon teased us treated to cultural tropes and remain led to many fans specu- we have known these ing some with an early April Fool’s recognisable and familiar. lating that there are more characters for 28 episodes great ad- episode, one devoted to one of the The fact that the episode episodes to be released, already. However, it does ventures, breaking one of our titular strongest and is literally Justin Roiland and that the season isn’t also serve to end the Wthis season lands be- characters out of a mind talking to himself for 23 really over. As much as season, with a disposable tween the previous two, prison. For four months most complex minutes takes nothing I’d like to believe this too, tale about the President and as more time is devoted we were left up the creek away from the density of to do so is to make the return to both the family to the resolution of ex- without any zany, nihil- episodes yet” storytelling in this episode. same error that befell fans and premise we loved in isting plot lines than the istic, Sci-Fi paddles. It is It culminates in a dramatic of Sherlock, and afford the first two seasons. Let’s creation of new ones. maybe because of this time dolly out, accompanied by an initially promising just hope that this season Some might argue that between this first episode show feeling like a living, the recurring theme for the showrunner far too much was a necessary evil for this is a natural develop- and the rest that leaves breathing world. But when series’ darkest moments credit. Sometimes a dis- Rick and Morty’s return to ment of overarching plot The Rickshank Rickdemp- the last episode negates Do You Feel It? which appointing ending really is the quality we had come to lines introduced in earli- tion feeling more like the the whole reason we have eagle-eared fans might just that. expect. er episodes – which this second half of last year’s spent so much time on the remember from that time While I appreciate season executes stun- finale, rather than a fresh development of our char- Rick tried to kill himself. Harmon and Roiland’s Catch the last episode ningly in The Ricklan- start to season three. acters it feels cheap and Placing this episode in twist on a clip show, of Season 3 on Netflix and tis Mixup – but I see as Season three doesn’t frustrating, as we know the middle of the season, cramming all of this Adult Swim this Sunday, if Harmon’s and Roiland’s really kick off until the how good this show can however, is like having season’s standalone you haven’t pirated it like writing catching up to third episode, Pickle Rick, be at its best. Whether to your cake before your adventures into Morty’s you should have done. them. which is a fairly bread and start afresh with the many steak, especially as the Mindblowers was short The driving theme of butter episode that would story opportunities that season ends on a dry, sighted, as they would this season is Beth and fit thematically into any of a full family offers, or an unremarkable tale that have been welcome as Jerry’s divorce, and Morty, the three seasons. Like The attempt to recapture what could have fit into any fully fledged episodes 22 INDEPENDENT CONFIDENTIAL Union Page Friday 6 OctoberIMPARTIAL

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TRAVEL [email protected] When in Rum Chris Richardson goes full Bedouin in Jordan’s answer to Mars

New fancy desert camps ed area, offer a true escape chicken and lamb, slow- are emerging all the time, from the chaos of the cooked beneath the sand. tending towards ugly, newer camps. The staff are This is by far the best base self-contained ‘pods’ in friendly and knowledgea- from which to explore the place of traditional tents. ble, and provide support in surrounding area. Such camps threaten to organising camels, jeeps, Finally, no trip to Wadi displace local people and Rum would be complete ruin the pristine land- without escaping the scapes. Meanwhile, ex- “The food is Martian rock immersion cessive around-the-clock to appreciate its true mag- air conditioning within fantastic, and nitude from 4,000 feet. the pods contributes to the In fact, the Royal Aero climate change. includes the Sports Club of Jordan was Thankfully, some camps zarb, a Bedouin founded by King Abdullah are refusing to abandon after discovering the thrill traditions by offering an banquet of flying and seeing the authentic Bedouin expe- beauty of the country from rience instead of luxury, of chicken above. This non-profit one that respects local organisation now offers indigenous history and and lamb, activities, such as hot air culture. That’s not to say slow-cooked balloon rides, from which that there’s a sacrifice in you can really appreciate comfort or quality: the beneath the the magnificence of the more traditional camps area. The panoramic views are perfectly pleasant and sand” are out of this world and suitable for both back- not to be missed. packers and families alike. One standout camp is sandboarding, and other For more information Rahayeb Desert Camp, activities in the area. The visit rahayebdc.com, whose simple quarters, food selection is fantastic rascj.com, or contact the found in a peaceful and includes the zarb, Editor. Where’s Matt Damon? // Wikimedia location within the protect- a Bedouin banquet of

TRAVEL And that’s before the sun thing you probably need sets and the stars rise. reminding of if you’ve Chris Richardson If you were interning in been stuck on a trading Travel Writer London over the summer, floor all summer. you’ve probably forgotten The Nabateans, of Petra what stars look like. Well, fame, left their mark in adi Rum, I’ll remind you: they’re the form of graffiti, rock AKA the magical twinkles of hope, paintings, and temples. Valley of a testament to the beauty of Nowadays, Wadi Rum is the Moon, the cosmos, and a symbol home to several communi- Wis Jordan’s largest valley. of both your irrelevance ties of Bedouin, nomadic Not that the size matters and insignificance, some- people living across the much in itself. It’s also deserts of North Africa and Hollywood’s go-to the Middle East. While location for all movies “Wadi Rum is some Bedouins have aban- Martian, which tells you doned their nomadic tradi- all you need to know about Hollywood’s tions in favour of a more the kind of landscapes go-to location modern lifestyle, many on offer. I was initially groups have retained their dubious about spending for all movies traditional practices of tent several days of a short trip knitting, arts and crafts, surrounded by endless red- Martian, which and clan structures. Many ness but, in the end, Wadi such groups are very much Rum proved to be nothing tells you all open to outsiders, who short of spectacular. you need to often act as a main source It’s the perfect place to of income. unwind with a good book know about One of the issues faced or meditate in silence by Bedouin communities among the stillness. Or, the kind of is the complete erosion for the more energetically of traditions in favour charged, it also offers landscapes on of western comforts, a endless sandstone and offer” process facilitated by granite mountains to scale. certain types of tourism. Move over Damien Chazelle, here’s the real City of Stars // Wikimedia 24 FELIX ISSUE 1670

LIBERATION [email protected] A call to arms! Why we need to Here’s what I’m up change our mental health provision to at the moment! LIBERATION Imperial students are being let down by the support they get whilst at Ariana Sadr-Hashemi university. It’s time for that to change. Mental Health Liberation Officer LIBERATION

Ariana Sadr-Hashemi tepping into the newly-created role Mental Health Liberation of Mental Health Liberation Officer, I Officer was acutely aware of the scale of the challenges faced. In the Mentality t’s a well-known fact SSurvey, which was run two years ago, 70% of that the majority of student at Imperial reported mental stresses students at Imperial will experience some or a mental health problem. It’s so important Imental health difficulties that we hit the ground running this year. during their studies. We’ve organised our first major event of Typically, the first place they are sent is to the the year: on Tuesday 10th October, World Imperial Counselling Mental Health Day (WMHD), we’re going to Service. However, to be raising awareness of mental health, as send students there by default operates under well as raising money for the Young Minds the assumption that the charity. I’ve organised a partnership between service is fit for purpose; Imperial College Union and Young Minds, in its current state, it most certainly isn’t. which does fantastic work in promoting According to last year’s Students need more than awareness; they need proper support // Flickr/Hey Paul Studios self-care, addressing mental health stigma, Mentality survey, 40% and encouraging young people to lobby the of students waited over 3 is checking if there is to expand. The service Cube Faculty Building weeks to be seen, with just any immediate risk to the is in some hidden-away and significant sections of government on mental health issues. If you’re under a fifth of students patient, which cannot be corridor in the Sherfield the Sherfield Building; the interested, come along to Beit Quad next waiting over six weeks. If done weeks after they’ve Building, with no more majority of the staff there Tuesday, where we’ll be running a number of a student is struggling, by asked to be seen. It’s not rooms to house coun- don’t need to be located the time the counselling asking too much to have sellors even if the funds on campus, let alone in different events – you can find out more info service offers them help, a counselling service that were available. There such central locations. about Young Minds, and see how student the moment has often offers initial appointment isn’t even a waiting room: There’s plenty of room societies can make a difference at Imperial. passed. Moreover, each within a few days of you just have to stand in for the counselling service student is only offered a enquiry, especially when the corridor, awkwardly to expand, it’s just the I’ve also been speaking to incoming handful of appointments other college services waiting for the counsellor college do not consider undergraduate and masters students across per year, with a maximum offer similar; Ethos has to call you in. Frankly, it important enough to Imperial, about how the Union represents of seven being offered an online booking system inconvenience themselves to students most at risk. for activities and classes with the moving process. them regarding mental health issues. It’s vital These time constraints where you can even get “The current The current status quo that all students at our university know about mean that students often same day slots. The fact is not acceptable. With how they can make their voices heard, and felt like they only received that you can take an Ethos status quo of the creation of the White generic advice, could induction on the same day City campus, discussions where they can turn to for help. only tackle superficial as you booked it and yet mental health are happening right now However, there is no point in raising issues they were facing, have to wait six weeks for provision at to decide what’s moving awareness if there is no commitment from and some reported feeling a counselling appointment to the new campus and under pressure to use the is staggering, and just Imperial is not what’s staying in South the College and faculty to increase the sessions as efficiently as goes to demonstrate how Kensington. This gives provisions available to students. One of the possible which only ended off college priorities are. acceptable” us the perfect opportunity major issues is that there simply isn’t space up generating additional Now, that’s not to to fight for counselling anxiety. One student even say that the counselling service expansion, but this for the counselling service to expand – we’re reported feeling like they service is at fault. In fact, the current location is just will only succeed with launching our campaign to pressure the were burdening the service they’re doing the best they embarrassing. student action behind it. College to change this on WMHD, so please just by using it. Evidently, can with what they’ve This is a complete slap To find out more about the the service that’s supposed got – which is exactly the in the face when you campaign, come to ICU’s come along and ask me any questions you to be making students feel problem. More impor- consider how much room World Mental Health Day might have about what we plan on doing. better isn’t doing its job. tantly, the issue with the on campus is dedicated event on the 10th October, During the rest of the year I will be putting The service’s biggest service is twofold: not only to college staff that have or email at icu-mental- failing is clearly its waiting is the counselling service no contact with students [email protected]. Help pressure on the College – it’s time that your times. An important part underfunded, but it also whatsoever. Some obvious make this the year where voices are heard, and real change is achieved. of mental health services doesn’t have any room examples are the Blue things finally change! 25 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 – Fake News! – ISSUE 2 HANGMAN ISSUE 2

HANGMAN [email protected] Hangman Union opens “biggest election ever”, with over 9,000 positions available available from 412 to undergraduate student will Chair of ‘Deepening changes. An anonymous I don’t think the Union HANGMAN 9,426, enough for every have a role in the Union. Democracy’ Forum, said source from the Union has the infrastructure to be single undergraduate New roles that have been that he was “exhilarated” expressed their concerns able to support that many NegaFelix student to have a role. created include Vice Vice by the changes, which to Felix, claiming that students – the flooring of Editor-in-Chief Nominations opened Vice Vice Vice Secretary were inspired by the the Union would not be the Union Dining Hall, for today, and will remain (PhotoSoc), Extra-Or- Soviet Union’s policy of able to cope with the example, would need to open for the next two dinary Council Member full employment: “these sheer number of student be reinforced if there are Imperial’s Autumn weeks. Following this, elections really show that going to be 2,000 new or- Elections got there will be a week dur- your Union is completely dinary council members” underway earlier this ing which students can “The Union committed to firing up “Plans were A student also raised vote through the Union our democracy. Whereas issues with the logistics of week, with the surprise website, before results claim they are before students would announced the new election format: announcement from night on Friday 20th have to make their con- “before, I only had to Imperial College October. Attendance is committed to cerns known through their to increase cope with about 30 friends Union that a swathe of mandatory for all Im- the principle elected representatives, the positions sending me Facebook new positions would perial undergraduates, after these elections we’ll invitations pleading me but a drinks token for a ‘one person, have completely direct available from to vote for them, but now be available. half-pint of Bud Light democracy, and give stu- I’ve got over 8,000 events will be provided to all one vote, one dents the means to repre- 412 to 9,426 on my calendar, and my n Tuesday attendees. sent themselves. We want phone’s logic board has morning, in Any roles that remain Union role” to show that we are com- – one for each completely melted’. an email sent unfilled will be randomly mitted to the democratic student There are still no can- to all students assigned to students who (147 available), and Felix principle ‘one person, one didates for President (Jazz Oat Imperial, the Union don’t have one, meaning Office Tea Commander. vote, one union role.’” and Rock Society). announced their plans that by the beginning Adam Keefer, Head However, not everyone representatives: “I am very to increase the positions of November every of Student Elections and was as excited about the worried about the changes.

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER LEO VIRGO

Students were evacuated to Queen’s Lawn, resulting in American Football getting over 8,000 sign-ups // Imperial College Union This week you spend half This week you have your This week you miss out This week you cry in This week you discover This week you realise of your student loan on first fusion 54. Welcome on a Nobel prize. It’s the middle of a speech. the union does lime sodas you won’t be using the stationary. It’s a waste of to the grease, you won’t okay, your Ryanair flight Nobody writes a news for 20p. textbooks from your FashSoc bashed and smashed in antifa fracas money but don’t worry – go back to Sweden got cancelled story about you because Hello hydration! reading list, so you line you’ll waste the other half anyway. this is just how Imperial them up like dominoes too presentations go. and watch them hit HANGMAN students who tried to the stall before it was way over there”. Another member of members, who gave each other and fall in a defend the stall, and completely destroyed, as Eye-witnesses say the Fashion Soc, who didn’t conflicting reports of the cascade, just like your NegaFelix set fire to the society’s they “got distracted by activists were chanting wish to be named, said violence: “there was a lot hopes of doing well in Editor-in-Chief banner. Security were the Spotify igloo – they ‘bash the fash’ as they “yeah, I’m a fan of Hugo of confusion, but as soon your degree were giving away hats”. approached the table, Boss’ suits, but none of as I saw that they were It is believed that the brandishing weapons from that Nazi stuff. I don’t more interested in vintage A violent brawl broke “Security activists were from Im- the nearby IC Artisans know why they attacked fairs than authoritarian out at the Freshers’ perial Left Forum, who Workshop stall. us”. governments, I stepped Fair this week, as were called were placed with the arts The head of Fashion Felix spoke to Imperial back” said one; “yeah, I societies in Beit Quad, Soc, Aimee Chaslow, Left Forum’s two other knew who they were,” said antifascist activists immediately, rather than the other polit- spoke to Felix: “it was the other, “but the fashion targeted a student but were ical groups. “We’d just set completely terrifying. industry is a paradigm society. up our stall,” said Thomas We were just trying to “Activists exemplar of Marx’s theory distracted by Rhidian, head of the Left get freshers interested in of commodity fetishism, uring the fair Forum, “when we started pleather peplums when were chanting so I just carried on.” LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES last Tuesday, the Spotify hearing freshers talk about these masked hooligans ‘bash the In total three students a little after ‘FashSoc’. We asked them started ripping up our leaf- had to be taken to hospital, This week you go to a This week you join LaX This week you make onto This week you discover This week you submit This week you discover 2pm, antifa igloo” where the stall was, and lets and tipping over our fash’ as they and a number of freshers lecture. society. You expect to the non-exec board of Stella has been replaced your first mediocre cool people. Did you visit Dactivists stormed Fash- they pointed to the other table. I thought they were required support from Wow, really? It must be share your enthusiasm for the Research Initiative by Bud Light at the union. hungover assignment. It the West Basement? ion Society’s stall in side of the Quad. Before from PETA, so I started approached the counselling service first week. your favourite airport, but Council. perhaps you’ll You gag at the first sip won’t be the last. *sunglasses emoji* Beit Quad. Wearing bal- called immediately by you could say ‘five year trying to explain it was all for emotional distress. for some reason everyone make exec next year with when you realise how bad aclavas and black boots, concerned students, but plan’, we’d donned our faux-fur, but they punched the stall” They’ve been put on the has sticks a litte more research and it tastes. No changes then. they started attacking were unable to reach antifa kit, and made our me in the jaw”. waiting list. initiative? 26 27 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 FELIX

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES [email protected] IC SPEAKERS CLUB backgrounds. ences! We hope to welcome Email: afro.caribbean@ Imperial College you at one of our meetings imperial.ac.uk Speakers Toastmasters this term! § Club helps undergraduates and postgraduates improve § IC CROSS COUNTRY their public speaking and & ATHLETICS communication skills in a IC ACS friendly, supportive envi- We’re the club that ronment. Are you African, does all things running, At every meeting, Caribbean or interested throwing, and jumping for members give prepared in African and Caribbean all abilities! speeches, practice im- culture? If yes, then ACS We offer varied training promptu speaking, offer is for you! sessions every day of constructive feedback to We aim for our the week: a typical week each other, and socialise members to leave Imperial contains a circuits session with a diverse group with more than a 1st class popular for building from across the Imperial degree – there’s something fitness, a track session Come find bae at London ACS Take Me Out! // Bee Sounds/IC ACS College community. for everyone! for power, a lunch run Every meeting provides Focused on your career around the Royal Parks, same time! any team can play, a great FrenchSoc is the society valuable opportunities and moving forward in the an interval session for For more information way to pick up tips from you should join! This year, for students to refine the future? Our Networking speed, a core workout email us at: [email protected]. experienced members. we are planning a wide public speaking skills Fortnight is where you can for strength, Saturday uk, head to the website: Off the pitch we cele- range of events to suit essential to lab meetings, meet top notch employers morning park runs, and bit.ly/2xSP8KZ, and join brate our wins and com- everyone’s taste. Cheese class presentations, and and organisations! legendary Sunday break- our Facebook group: bit. miserate our (few!) losses and Wine provides a good viva voce exams, as well as Looking for some fun fast runs along the River ly/2xZ1lzL! with incredible fancy excuse to drink fancy in professional situations and partying? Dance till Thames. Despite having § dress, booze bowling, and beverages while at Fondue such as job interviews. dawn and meet students nearly 200 members last team dinners. We also go Night you will eat so much Our club helps connect from across London at our year, we are one of the ICSMSU LADIES on multiple tours every that you won’t be hungry students from different Impulse London event! most friendly clubs, with HOCKEY CLUB year, such as the infamous for the next few days! educational backgrounds, Looking for a platform regular socials and races. Oxford tour with the Boys Feel more like chilling? fostering the exchange of to get your views across? Autumn term highlights Do you want to have Hockey Club! There really Then Movie Nights will ideas while broadening Our session with UK’s top include a trip to the the most fun? Would you is something for everyone. give you this opportunity our members’ intellectual debating organisation, The Brighton 10k, cross-coun- like to go on the best tours, ICSM Ladies Hockey can while enjoying some horizons. We offer men- Great Debate, is for you! try races against other make the greatest friends, offer you as much or as classic French films. toring, in which experi- Want to taste some fant- London universities, and and do all this whilst little sport as you like, but On the other hand, our enced members guide new abulous dishes? We also indoor athletics champi- playing some fantastic we guarantee a great time! events with other French members through their have that covered with onships. sport? Then ICSM Ladies Check out our website: Societies in London will first speech projects and CHOP CHOP! We also adventure Hockey Club is the club bit.ly/2xfFgO8 and follow give you the chance to help them get comfortable Want to inspire the outside of London with for you! Whether you’re us on Facebook: ICSM meet other people from with the meeting roles. next generation of African trips last year to Newcas- a medic or non-medic, Ladies Hockey. outside Imperial. To stay International students and Caribbean students? tle, Sheffield, and Oxford hockey olympian or Any questions? Please up to date with our events, have greatly benefited We have plenty outreach as well as the Netherlands hockey virgin, looking for e-mail our club captain join us and go like our from practicing both opportunities on offer! and the Pyrenees. a new commitment or just Jenny at [email protected]. Facebook page: Imperial conversational and formal Looking for love? Come Whether you’re a something to keep fit – we § College French Society English at our meetings. In find bae at our London running expert or have want you! Every Wednes- – you can contact us on addition to public speaking ACS Take Me Out!! never made it past day we field 3 teams IC FRENCH SOCIETY there, or alternatively you training, our meetings As you can see we have walking, come along to of varying abilities and can send us an email at also help students refine an event for everything! one of our sessions – everybody is guaranteed a Bonjour! [email protected]. their interpersonal skills So join us today and you’ll soon be hooked on game. We also have a more If you’re French, We hope to see many through interactions with don’t miss out on the fun, the infectious squad banter relaxed Saturday morning francophone, or simply new faces this year! people of different cultural friends, and great experi- whilst staying fit at the squad when anybody from like French culture, then Bisous!

YOUR WEEK MONDAY 9TH TUESDAY 10TH WEDNESDAY 11TH THURSDAY 12TH FRIDAY 13RD AHEAD OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER BAKE SOC POTLUCK RISE OF THE ROBOTS THE SINFUL COMEDY FRESHERS’ POKER BEIT ME I’M FAMOUS Following on from NIGHT TOURNAMENT Freshers’ Fair, Felix Baking Society IC Beyond IC MusicTech IC Comedy IC Poker lets you know all the 19.00-21.00, RSM G1 18.30-20.30, Huxley 130 20.00-02.00, Union 19.30-22.00, Metric 18.30, Skempton 301 best events that are on Imperial Soundsystem this week! A chocolate themed pot- Join us in an interactive The Comedy Society Our biggest event of the proudly presents Beit Me luck! Simply show up forum about technology’s presents a stand-up show year. Around 100 students I’m Famous: an Ibiza-in- with something amazing threat to employment, its of holy and not-so-holy usually show up creating spired party with the best If you are interested you’ve baked for free en- effects on society, and topics. Watch a Christian, a prize pool usually over in house, techno, hip-hop in being featured in try, or pay £2 if you don’t effects on students’ future a Muslim, an atheist, and £500, with the winner and grime as well as a future issue, please fancy baking this time. job prospects! many more walk into getting at least £100. dancers and cocktails, email [email protected] Metric! Free tickets with courtesy of Pole & Aerial membership! and Culinary societies. 29 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1670

SPORTS [email protected] SPORTS [email protected] Dodge, duck, dip, A quest for adventure! Triathletes take on Wales Cross Country and Athletics reach dive, dodge SPORTS to it. At the end, the team believing theirs would lead with the highest number them to glory. The teams dizzying heights in the Pyrenees Victoria Thompson of points is crowned the only ever encountered SPORTS IC Triathlon Club champion. each other on the kayaking SPORTS The week of training didn’t consist solely of week saw countless games We split-up into in- section, where slaloming saw a number of events: running! of Perudu, questionable Leo Haigh dividual teams of three tactics (potentially due Fergus Johnson steady group runs to take During the week, the uses for bags of flour, and IC Dodgeball Treasurer n the 2nd or four to take on our to poor technique) were ICXCAC Secretary in the local sights, such four rooms took turns to large portions of banter September fellow tri members and employed by some to try as Europe’s largest solar host a Come Dine with – sometimes reaching 2017, 15 super 50 other equally fit & and hinder other teams furnace; a questionable Me-style evening of food, dangerously high levels! odgeball is keen triath- motivated teams. Olympic progress. n Wednesday “rest” day featuring a re- drink, and entertainment. On the last night, to cele- a fast paced, Oletes took to the hills of rower, Helen Glover, Sweat, tears, and a 23rd August covery-turned-tempo run; The themes included brate the end of the highly new and exciting the picturesque Brecon even decided to make an few blisters later, all the Imperial a super early run to watch wedding, Ancient Greek, successful week, the team Beacons to compete in the appearance! This race IC teams conquered the College’s Cross the sunrise from a vantage British pub, and tradition- headed for a late-night sport. The concept is very simple, second to last event in the certainly wasn’t going to hills and (just about) did OCountry and Athletics point by the ruins of a al French, with food high- rave by one of the larger Dthere are two teams competing and the aim Questars Adventure Race be a walk in the park. not get lost. We then had team began to make their castle; a competitive con- lights including an assort- statues in the outdoor of the game is to get everyone out by either series! Being a team race, one an agonizing wait before journey to their interna- tinuous relay session at the ment of canapés, stuffed statue walk. These adrenaline-filled constraint was that team tional summer tour. Their athletics track; attempts at peppers, three-in-one The club would like hitting them with the ball or catching their adventure races involve 90 members could not be destination was Font- ranking highly on some pasta, homemade curry, to thank outgoing club throws. minutes of trail running, more than 10m apart – “Sweat, tears, Romeu – 1800m above of the nearby Strava tartiflette, sticky toffee captain Will Jones for Imperial Dodgeball is a fun and social 2.5 hours of mountain meaning the entirety of Picture the idyllic Brecon Beacons. Now imagine a bunch of triathletes storming sea-level in the Pyrenees pudding, apple crumble, fantastic work in organ- biking and one hour of the threesome/foursome and a few through... // IC Tri and a 2.5 hour 1€ bus and Greek doughnuts. ising the trip and wish all club for people of all abilities, ranging kayaking on local canals had to complete grueling journey from the airport in “Of course, The evening entertain- members of the club grad- from those who have never played before – not something for the uphill climbs or long blisters later, the race results were winner and unfortunately, Thanks Questars Perpignan. Upon arrival, ments featured various uating/leaving all the best to full international players. As a club we faint hearted. There’s also kayaking distances to be and all the processed and the winner this wasn’t an Imperial Brecon Beacons – Tri IC it was discovered that the tour didn’t games that revealed lots for the future. Our fingers an orienteering twist to the allowed the checkpoint announced! Luckily, tri IC team. However, the will definitely be back for are growing each year both off and on the they were to be sharing consist solely about the club members, are crossed for another races, as teams compete points. IC teams had isn’t competitive at all and top-ranking IC team came more next year. an apartment complex particularly the pub quiz successful year under the dodgeball court. Last year our first team, to reach pre-positioned When the klaxon conquered the everyone’s all for the ‘it’s a respectable 23rd overall with athletes of a similar of running!” which featured a round helm of Alex Mundell, while enjoying socials ranging from Brick checkpoints and gain sounded at 9am, it was the taking part that counts’ and more importantly If you’re interested in calibre to their own – the involving embarrassing and the club looks forward points. The tougher the each team for themselves. moto... they were the winner getting involved with IC Korean triathlon team. past Facebook statuses to welcoming many new Lane curry to trampoline dodgeball, won a checkpoint is to reach, the Everyone headed off in hills” As it’s commonly of bragging rights over Tri, please email triath- The stunning views and from tour members and a members over the next national University League. Over 7 rounds, more points are assigned different directions, each known, there is only one everyone else! [email protected] impressive peaks visible segments; and day trips to size comparison between few weeks! competing against 7 other university teams, from the balconies whet both a nearby lake for an Big Ben, a Mini Cooper, For more information their appetite for a week alpine swim and a town a King-sized bed, the Taj about the club, see https:// our first team took the title creating fantastic of gruelling hills, tricky in a Spanish enclave for Mahal, and the penis of a union.ic.ac.uk/acc/cross- montage clips along the way whether it be Imperial Rugby kick off this year with trials and pints trails, and challenging some tapas and sangria. blue whale. country/ or email run@ diving or double catches. The success wasn’t climbs. Of course, the tour Besides all this, the ic.ac.uk. limited however just to them, as our second SPORTS successful second half we team also won the plate in the London ended up with a 20-5 loss. Tournament with a highlight reel of face Ali Zaboronsky However, not to be put Press Officer out by this, the next night’s shots and falling off the court. annual Oxford social saw We want to continue this success, and we a full turnout and a great are aiming to enter, and win, both the men’s mperial rugby pre- night on the town. One or season kicked off two of the lucky Oxford and women’s leagues this year. If you want on Monday 18th gals even managed to bag to help us win or just blow off some steam September, resulting themselves a long, steamy join us at Ethos Wednesday 9-10pm or Friday Iin a rag-tag crew of motley night of cuddling. Saucy. looking seniors and fresh- Apart from that, preseason 5-6pm. For any of you lucky Woodwardians faced freshers gathering finished successfully, a we have a session in iGym Saturday 10am- at Ethos. Among the new friendly against Brunel 12pm. Or just come and find our team at faces were reliable fellas University took place, such as Amin, Michael, and more freshers than we sports night. and Jacob, as well as a could anticipate showed To quote a great man, “Imperial Dodgeball Lord Farquaad imper- their faces. Unfortunately, is a fun and social club for people of all sonator and a nervous Looks like some people didn’t get the ‘left foot forward’ memo // IC Rugby Sylvia has yet to make an young fresher called Will appearance (perhaps she abilities”. Aynsley (poor lad, he was was informed that the loudly commentating as and led by flair-master in the run-up to his Sabb heard about Brady’s antics Throw Together, Dodge Alone practically shaking). first session would be a everyone else was put Coach Will, was firing on election; it was Imperial and decided to steer clear), Summer was officially rigorous fitness test to through their paces. all cylinders and we were rugby as it should be. but apart from that we are over, and it was time see just how great our fall With fitness testing beginning to look like a The first of our two ready to hit the ground For more information, email dodgeball@ to begin excavating from grace had been over over, the next few real squad again: Chopper preseason matches, running in the new season ic.ac.uk, follow us on Twitter @ICDodgeball, the long-buried rigs of summer. Upon hearing days got underway as was chopping (people and against King’s, saw a tight and look forward to seeing or visit our website: union.ic.ac.uk/acc/ ICURFC in preparation these news, Lord Alling- expected, the team gelling pints), Owen was sniping, fixture in which the new all of our new members for Freshers’ Week and the ham of his father’s estate together over rugby and Allingham was coaching, game system was used soon! dodgeball/ promise of far-off ACC promptly paid off the Sport weights sessions. The Toby was watching to great effect in the first nights parading around Imperial staff to feign a new coaching setup, now other people train, and quarter but ultimately If you’re interested in the union as Spartans. knee injury, and spent the joined by Martin’s broth- Blackett was breaking all dropped off as our fitness IC Rugby, email rugby@ CX about to drop the hottest running mixtape of 2k17 // IC Cross Country and Athletics Once gathered, the squad rest of the training session er-in-bicep Coach Lovejoy the promises he’d made levels faltered. After a less ic.ac.uk 30 31 FR IDAY, 6 TH OCTOBER, 2017 FELIX

SPORTS [email protected] ACC Football tour report (2nd draft) ICUAFC make a heroic comeback after Sports Editor criticises their previous effort at a tour report

SPORTS ago of Bocas Del Toro, bordering Costa Rica to Mark Isbell engage readers more. Football player Furthermore, because football is not to every- one’s liking I’ve chosen to t was suggested by remove all mentions of the certain Felix editors sport. For now we’ll call that Football come them “non-descriptive” up with an engaging activities to best allow Ipiece on its recent summer for reader immersion into tour to Budapest because the story. Another major everyone cares about what selling point for any story we did for our summer va- is a feel good ending. So cation. I diligently wrote a instead of the protagonists piece, though seemingly having any sort of fun and my first draft wasn’t good relaxing, I’ve replaced the enough for this highly character’s motivations coveted newspaper and with nobler causes such for that I am tremendous- as helping the elderly, ly sorry. Since I’ve got eliminating malaria in the nothing better to do with my time than my pesky doctorate I decided to take “Without our to heart the editors com- ments and do my utmost outstanding to make it interesting and less personal. Without our content, outstanding content, how how else will else will Imperial student Mon the bois // Bois be able to know what ACC students know football did on a summer due to foreign corpora- drank, sometimes we that’s what we did for our first draft... Look on the holiday tour? what ACC tions buying them out. played football, and some- summer and I owe it all to bright side: you can tell Because reality is Now that we’ve outlined times we did both. those editors for inspiring freshers you are a pub- slightly boring, I’ve had Football did all major changes made to To anyone interested in me to write this all out so lished contributor now. to embellish parts of our on a summer our dire trip to Hungary, knowing more about tour, that now I can put “Felix For anyone looking to trip for reader satisfaction we may begin our fantas- I would ask that you make Contributor” on my CV contribute to the sports and view counts. It was holiday tour?” tical journey. your way to the union and all it took was 400 section (tours, match decided that the setting The football team went this Wednesday evening words. reports etc.) shoot an email of Hungary was a bit too to Hungary for a sporting following trials and to [email protected]. Keep mundane so I’ve changed region, and highlighting tour and all members come talk to me so I can Note from the Sports it entertaining though. A it to a beautiful beach in the plight of small busi- involved had a lot of fun properly describe the trip Editor: Yes, apologies for story-form-itinerary isn’t. the Panamanian archipel- nesses in traveller havens together. Sometimes we in all its splendour. And being honest about the

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