Keeping the Cat Free Since 1949 Issue 1600 March 6Th 2015
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felixonline.co.uk @felixImperial /FelixImperial [email protected] Keeping the cat free since 1949 Issue 1600 March 6th 2015 Issue 1600 2 06.03.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX This week’s issue... [email protected] Felix Editor Philippa Skett CONTENTS EDITORIAL TEAM Volunteers make the Union go round Editor-In-Chief PHILIPPA SKETT News 3-6 Deputy Editor his week, I’ve been blown away THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL it’s not the Sabbatical roles that PHILIP KENT Comment 7-14 by the amazing efforts of my should be commanding all the Teditorial team to put together attention – the roles that are done Treasurer Science 15-22 this momentous issue. Issue 1600 has in her own section alone, alongside purely by volunteers can be infinitely THOMAS LIM been talked about since the beginning a great spread in Culture about plus more challenging and carry more Technical Hero Games 23-24 of last term, and how we planned to size fashion. of a direct impact than some of the LUKE GRANGER-BROWN celebrate this Felix milestone has My copy editorial team have been student sabbatical roles. Politics 25 been constantly evolving. This final reading, chopping and correcting all It was a group of volunteers that News Editors form has taken hundreds of hours to day, with only minimal intervention brought together the Meet the CAROL ANN CHEAH Welfare 26 do, and we’ve been in late every night on my part, and my Deputy Editor Candidates program on Wednesday; KUNAL WAGLE and the weekends to get everything has also churned out the manifesto it was a complete group of volunteers Comment Editor Culture Pullout 27-70 done. layout for this year’s Big Elections. that ran ICSM RAG week that TESSA DAVEY I am especially proud of my Arts In fact, every member of the team managed to raise so much money, Elections Special 73-80 Editor, Fred Fyles, who took control has been outstanding this week: sorry and it is volunteers that day on day Technology Editors JAMIE DUTTON of our multi-section pull-out, Culture; to be mushy but I am so proud of keep our Union ticking. OSAMA AWARA Hangman 81-87 without him it wouldn’t be nearly my students that keep me sane and So if you do decide to vote as impressive! Fred is a medical functioning each week, and make my tomorrow or next week, make sure Science Editors Puzzles 88-90 student, and has managed to balance job so exciting and fun and worth you spend some time thinking about LAUREN RATCLIFFE hospital rotations with planning doing even when slowly dying. what people you think would be JAMES BEZER Clubs & Societies 91 and putting together forty beautiful I literally have no idea how they do the best to fill the volunteer roles Games Editors pages; something he’s managed to do it; I’ve spent the week in a flu-induced of next year; choose people who are MAX EGGL Sports 92-95 in a week, but something that took haze, and have watched in seemingly dedicated, hardworking, but also CALUM SKENE me weeks to do when laying out the slow motion as the office has buzzed passionate. Fresher’s issue. around me, bringing Issue 1600 Joke candidates are great for a bit Arts Editors FRED FYLES I am actually slightly concerned together and in seemingly good time of light relief, but remember that for KAMIL McCLELLAND What’s on this now my editorial team have began to too; I might actually have an early every joke candidate elected, that is week: surpass me in skill and dedication; it night tonight. one role that cannot contribute to the Music Editors is only a matter of time before they I would like to say a great big thank wider club, society or project they are GRACE RAHMAN realise I’m really now just an office you to my volunteers that go above a part of. Television Editors Voting opens for the accessory, overthrow me and take and beyond their roles to support me Volunteers make the Union GIULIA GABRIELLI Big Elections over Felix completely. as an editor and keep the paper in tick; they run your clubs, your JOHN PARK Big shout out to Ben Howitt, who check. I could not do this job single- representation network, your sports Mar 6th, 12:00, Online has managed to work some sort of handedly, especially when knee deep teams and ultimately your student Film Editors InDesign magic into our templates, in ibuprofen packets and trying to voice.Vote for someone who you ELLEN MATHIESON JACK STEADMAN The usual amazing whilst copy editing like a machine, stop my lungs from escaping from my know can do the job, do it well but JOHN PARK assortment of stats are still finding time to campaign, do his mouth. also loves what they do; they may be around too. degree and even find some spare time This week, we’ve been watching the rallying for your vote this week, but Web Editor to run all his clubs and societies. Big Elections with quiet scepticism in the end you’ll be thanking them JUNE GAN Education Day: I would also like to praise my – with a lot of roles uncontested, it for making your student experience dedicated and talented Comment is difficult to take candidates that so much more than it would be Fashion Editor Students as Partners CECILE BORKHATARIA Editor Tessa, who has managed to are likely to win too seriously and without them. Mar 11th, 13:00, SAF command eight whole pages this week scrutinise them properly. However, PHILIPPA SKETT Food Editors CAROL ANN CHEAH The role of students in Coffee Break Editors education will be discussed TESSA DAVEY by College staff and students. ELLEN MATHIESON Register online. Have you voted? Travel Editor MTSoc Spring Show: Or are you not going to? YUNG NAM CHEAH Merrily We Roll Along Politics Editor JOSHUA RENKEN Mar 11th, 19:00, Union Concert Hall Welfare Editors Tell us , DIBA ESBATI who you voted for CHANON WONGSATAYANONT Showing Wednesday to Saturday inclusive, tickets Clubs and Societies Editor are £6 for students and £8 for or why you don’t vote in our BEN HOWITT non-students, buyable online. Sport Editor confidential exit poll! KUNAL WAGLE COPY EDIT TEAM SKETT’S BOX OF SHAME Copy Chiefs www.bit.ly/felix-poll STEPHEN BALL We got nothing wrong last ELLEN MATHIESON week, apparently. Copy Editors This is probably a mistake Felix, Offices Printed by Iliffee Print Cambridge, Winship BEN HOWITT in itself. Especially in 96 Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road, Road, Cambridge. JUNE GAN MICHAEL FAGGETTER pages of Felix this week. London SW7 2BB JACK STEADMAN Registered newspaper ISSN 1040-0711 CECILY JOHNSON Do email us if you spot Email: [email protected] Copyright © Felix anything wrong with Felix: Tel: 020 7594 8072 [email protected] www.felixonline.co.uk Front page picture: Wiki commons FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 06.03.2015 3 News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah, Kunal Wagle Election hopefuls grilled at Meet the Candidates PHILIP KENT mostly written by the ICTV team, asked about their willingness to evening was with the discussion of charge during their term. Candidate DEPUTY EDITOR with a number of other questions become legally responsible for the Union President, for this is felt to be Lucinda Sandon-Allum confirmed submitted by viewers via the hashtag Union, while candidates for Deputy one of the most prestigious roles at that she would consider moving to #voteicu. President (Clubs & Societies) debated the Union. Woodward, while Luke Armitage said ednesday once again saw Whilst a number of the positions about how the Union interacts with Host Lim questioned the he would not. the annual broadcast of had either only one person running, clubs. As part of this, the Union’s candidates as to whether they would The whole recording is available WMeet the Candidates by or only one person able to attend the decision to move a number of club live in Woodward Hall in North to watch again online at www. Imperial College Television (ICTV), live broadcast, a good degree of debate elections into the Big Elections was Acton if they were to win next year – imperialcollege.tv, with separate where candidates for the various was had for many of the positions. hotly discussed. sabbatical officers are allowed to live videos also available for each Officer Trustee roles, as well as Felix Candidates for Student Trustee were Possibly the highlight of the in College accommodation free of position. Editor, Council Chair, and Student Trustees debated live on air as part of their campaigns to win the election. The production, which was also one of the first collaborations between IC Radio and ICTV in the refurbished media basement, also featured a “pundit panel” made up of former sabbatical officers for the first time in recent history. The panel consisted of Matthew Colvin (Felix Editor 2011-12), Jason Parmar (Deputy President (Education) 2011-12) and Marissa Lewis (Deputy President (Welfare) 2013-14), and was chaired by Mechanical Engineering student George Butcher. The show itself was chaired by EEE finalist Thomas Lim, who also produced the show alongside Pete Brook. Whilst viewers were treated to a rare glimpse of the ICTV control room in the West Basement of Beit, the main focus of the show was on watching candidates answer questions posed to them. These questions were Thomas Lim (right) quizzes the potential Student Trustees at Meet the Candidates.