Music Myself One Challenge: I and Film

FR IDAY, 29 TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 FELIX EDITORIAL CONTENTS EDITORIAL 2 It’s that time of the year again... NEWS 3-5 s – Fe Fyle lix Ed When I was elected red ito a habit that continued as Editor of Felix, a little F r into my second year, as I The Felix Team COMMENT 6-8 over six months ago, I set branched out into Music myself one challenge: I and Film. I wanted to Editor-in-Chief SCIENCE 9-10 wouldn’t be writing my get more involved, to get Fred Fyles first editorial the day of placed on the editorial • Deputy Editor the print deadline. I was team, but I thought that if ARTS 11-14 Joanna Wormald going to spend time over I just waited they would • it, painstakingly crafting eventually ask me to join. MUSIC 15-16 News Editors a loving piece of work Now I’m on the other Joanna Wormald about my time at Imperial side, I can most definitely • FILM 19, 21 thus far – a reflection of assure you that this is not Science Editors the past five years I’ve the case. We are always Chris Richardson spent here. I was going to completely desperate for BOOKS 25-27 Henry Bennie wax lyrical about my own writers and editors, for • experiences as a fresher, people who are willing Comment Editors TV 28-29 looking back on how I to give up their valuable Recruiting! felt when I first walked time, sit down, and create • TRAVEL 31 through the doors of what you are holding. Arts Editors Gabor Hall, went up to my After applying to edit Indira Mallik room with my parents, and the Arts section, I was JJ Cheng WELFARE 32-33 then watched them wave given a glimpse behind the Adam Gellatly goodbye before making those reading, many of around the V&A in your curtain, and what I found • Music Editors FOOD 34-35 the perilous trek back to whom are about to embark lunch break; have some was not a group of intim- Tottenham. Who knows, on their time at Imperial. solitary time if you feel idating hacks, competing Andy Djaba that editorial might even If I could have given that’s what you need. with each other for the Adrian LaMoury HANGMAN 36-37 have uncovered some uni- my younger self two The second piece juiciest scoop, but rather Henry Eshbaugh versal truths about leaving pieces of wisdom, the first of advice I would give some of the warmest and • Film Editors SPORT 39-40 behind childhood things, one would have been ‘you myself would be ‘don’t most welcoming people Ash Luckyram forging your own way in do you’. During freshers’ be afraid to get involved’. I’ve ever met. The people Mikhail Demtchenko the world, or seizing each week, it’s tempting to get By this I don’t mean sign I’ve met through Felix Mark Aduol day as it comes. involved with absolutely up to every club you can have become my lifelong Felix Office Michael Purdy Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road But that was then, and everything you can, even at Freshers’ fair (although friends, my family, and the • London, SW7 2BB this is now: it’s 9pm, if you’re not particularly I’m sure this will be true Felix office has become Books Editors Tel: 020 79548072 an hour before the print keen on playing ring of – I’m still getting emails like my home. Barely a JJ Cheng Email: [email protected] deadline for the first issue, fire for the umpteenth from Cheese Soc), but day goes past when I’m Alice Peberdy felixonline.co.uk and I’m typing up these time. It’s natural to feel rather ensure that if there’s not glad that I made the • @feliximperial words, powered by gallons this way – you want to something you’re interest- plunge. So get stuck in, TV Editor Printed by Illifee Print of Yorkshire tea and a make friends, to be seen ed in you pursue it with you never know where it Andrew Melville Cambridge, Winship Road, sinking feeling of anxiety as someone who knows determination. might lead – maybe in a • Cambridge in my stomach. There will how to have fun. But you It’s a mistake I made few years it will be you Food Editors Registered Newspaper be no searing truths, no shouldn’t be afraid of with Felix. As a fresher I writing these words. Alice Davage ISSN 1040-0711 call to arms – instead I will doing what you want: go wrote for the Arts section Oh, and call your mum. Chun Yuan Hii Copyright (c) Felix 2017 just share some advice to to the cinema alone; go nearly every single week, She probably misses you. • Travel Editor Edita Pileckyte • Games Editors Recruiting! Felix is recruiting! • Tech Editor Tom Mrazek • Puzzles Editor Hamish Beck • Sports Editor Imraj Singh • Head Photographer Joe O’Connell Danes • Copy Editors Ash Pattar We want you – yes, you! We’re looking for writers, photographers, editors, illustrators, reporters, Astrid Zong Selin Olenik computer experts and grammar nerds to join our team. No experience needed – we’ll teach you Rhidian Thomas everything you need to know. If you’re interested, send us an email on [email protected]

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NEWS [email protected] Imperial overtakes Durham to claim fourth place in this year’s Good University Guide

NEWS teaching (up from 124th and inclusive teaching. last year) and 31st for Our new Learning and Joanna Wormald student experience (up Teaching Strategy gives us Deputy Editor from 77th in 2017). Fol- a clear framework to build lowing last year’s results, on our existing strengths provost Professor James and drive the changes The College has Stirling promised to that our students want and improved on or address issues surrounding need. maintained its ranks feedback and assessments. Of the 14 subject tables Vice-provost (education) Imperial appears in, it is in all key metrics and in the top three for nine. most of the subject This is a slight decrease tables. “Of the 14 on last year. Ranks have improved in six subjects mperial has been subject tables and fallen in four. Changes ranked fourth in The here are again a result Times and Sunday Imperial of teaching and student Times Good Univer- appears in, it is experience, boosting the Isity Guide 2018. This sees score for physics but the College rise one place in the top three causing a drop for math- after overtaking Durham. ematics and chemistry. It An analysis published for nine” is worth noting that these by Imperial cites improve- measures are relevant to Imperial is investing £3bn in new research-focused hubs// Imperial College London ments in teaching quality other universities. This and student experience as means Imperial fell in the main reasons for its Professor Simone Bui- the medicine rankings as civil engineering and changes in future given Translation and Innovation rise in the rankings. Out tendijk said: “This year Edinburgh and Swansea geology, for which Im- recent concerns about Hub and the Molecular of the 129 universities and we’ve made great strides made improvements. The perial is top of the tables. grade inflation. Sciences Research Hub, higher education institutes in our ambition to make remaining subjects have The College’s analysis It gets better for grad- which will see researchers included in the rankings, Imperial a beacon for in- maintained their positions states that while being uates. The median salary begin work in 2018. Imperial is 104th for novative, evidence-based, from last year, including generally outranked by for an Imperial graduate These general improve- Oxford and Cambridge, was £30,000 — considera- ments follow a fairly tu- Metric Score Rank Comparison Imperial is still ahead of bly more than the average multuous year which saw UCL in both national and £21,000 (though admit- Imperial fall nine places subject rankings. tedly not that much more in the QS World Graduate Teaching 77.1% 104 ^ The results also indicate if you factor in London Employability Rankings, that standards at Imperial living costs). place 8th in the Times quality are higher this year. The Imperial holds onto Higher Education global Student 80.9% 31 ^ required 222 UCAS second place for both rankings, and receive a points places Imperial research quality and gold rating in the Teaching experience between Cambridge (230 graduate prospects, beaten Excellence Framework Research 56.2% 2 = points) and Oxford (221 (AKA the reason our points). Although Imperial tuition fees have gone up quality makes more offers than “We can and again). Oxford and Cambridge, Prior to that, research UCAS entry 222 2 ^ competition is arguably will provide conducted at Imperial points fiercer here. Applications was judged to have the to Imperial were up six the world-class greatest impact on society Graduate 90.7% 2 = per cent this year with an educational and the economy than all prospects application:place ratio of other UK universities in 7.6:1. experience the 2014 Research Excel- Firsts/2:1s 88.6% 6 ^ There is additional good lence Framework. Ninety news for students nearing our students per cent of Imperial’s the end of their studies: research was also rated as Completion 96.2% 4 = Imperial has a 96.2 per deserve” world-leading or interna- cent completion rate, with tionally excellent. rate 88.6 per cent of students Professor Buitendijk Student:staff 11.3:1 5 = achieving a first or 2:1. by Cambridge and St said: “Our goals are am- At 41.8 per cent, Imperial George’s, University of bitious and we know that has the highest proportion London respectively. It there is much work to do Services/ £3,423 2 = of graduates leaving with also maintains previous but we are confident that a first-class degree of any ranks for student:staff we can and will provide facilities spend higher education institute ratio and money spent the world-class education- Imperial has shown a general improvement across the board// The Times and Sunday in the country. It will be on services and facilities. al experience our students Times Good University Guide 2018 interesting to see how this These include the new deserve.” 3 FR IDAY, 29 TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1669

NEWS [email protected] NEWS [email protected] does. Once the UK leaves the EU, the ECJ would Brexit: your wrap-up on all the issues you need to know theoretically not have such powers, although, should Britain wish to maintain its access to the single market Brexit. With no background knowledge, the word seems innocuous enough Theresa May has said that Were such a transition then European laws and the UK is willing to pay period to become indef- ECJ rulings related to this – the latest breakfast cereal perhaps? However, this now-infamous word €20 billion for such an inite or Britain decided would likely still apply. agreement, which the EU to maintain membership The EU withdrawal bill, and all it represents have been the talk of the town for the past year and a has said is insufficient. to the single market and also known as the great Apparently the so-called customs union some repeal bill, is a piece of half. This summer, you’ve used it to screen prospective suitors on a first date, “Norway model” was con- would argue the UK would legislation that essentially sidered, whereby the UK be worse off than if it were copies and pastes EU been asked about it on your travels by fellow Europeans, and discussed it would pay to remain in the a member. The Liberal law into UK law to try European Economic Area Democrats, therefore, and avoid disruption on with home friends you hadn’t seen all year. Relationships have unravelled, in the long-run. However, propose a potential “exit the day Britain actually this model now appears from Brexit” and want leaves. This, however, is political allegiances probed, and memes made from the word. Brexit has to be off the table after the public to vote on the not as simple as it might staunch opposition from final deal with the option first appear. Lots would infiltrated every part of your life, and so, the next time the topic crops up in hard-line Brexiteers who to stay in Europe if they have to be amended for it dismiss the single market don’t like it. to make sense in relation conversation (probably within the next 24 hours), let’s make sure you know as a hindrance that should be escaped – the so-called Why was chlorinated what you’re talking about as you grace a lucky soul with your opinion. Here’s ‘hard Brexit’. chicken in your news “Trade experts Labour’s official feed? what you need to know: position is that the UK claim that a should remain in the single Should the UK leave market during a four-year the single market and start seamless UK- European Single Market access through the their own trade agree- transition period. They forging its own trade deals Ireland border NEWS has been at the forefront European Economic Area ments with other nations. were one of the first to across the globe, a subse- of Brexit discussions but agreement, whereby they quent change (slackening) would be Ratan Gor what exactly is it and why implement EU laws related in regulatory standards News Writer does it matter? to the four freedoms in Just what are tariffs anyway? may follow, which could impossible if The European Parliament: public enemy number one for the Brexiteers // Wikimedia The EU Single Market exchange for access. mean that goods on the is a trade agreement that Being part of the Tariffs provide countries with a source of market are of a different the UK leaves the UK and the EU post The divorce bill: show ment have said they rec- how migration benefits the dents and those lawfully Trade – the Single seeks to guarantee the European Customs Union revenue, whilst also protecting domestic (lower) standard to what the single Brexit. Currently, it is vir- me the money ognise prior commitments UK, economically, cultur- living in the country have Market, the Customs free movement of goods, means that goods crossing industries from foreign competitors who they are now. It appears tually invisible, meaning that should be honoured ally, and socially. been threatened with Union, and the Euro- capital, services, and national borders aren’t may be able to produce something for less that chlorinated chicken market” that goods, services, and Known officially as but have stopped short of Securing the rights of persecution. A recent case pean Economic Area labour within it – termed subject to tariffs, such as – either because of lax regulation in areas has become the poster people (up to 30,000 per the ‘reste à liquider’, the fleshing out the details and 3.5 million residents from involved a researcher from ‘the four freedoms’. It the common tariff placed such as workers’ rights and environmental child for this laxity in reg- day) can move between Brexit ‘divorce bill’ is the value of such obligations. other member states in the Oxford, who had been he question as consists of the 28 EU on imports to the EU from protections, or simply because they are more ulation that might ensue, to the UK. For example, the two countries totally sum of the UK’s financial The amount will likely UK and 1.2 million Brits staying in the country to whether the members as well as non-EU countries. It also efficient at producing a product. Either way, which some believe would EU law would refer to EU unhindered. obligations to the EU be subject to the future in Europe has been stated legally, with a valid work UK should stay Iceland, Liechtenstein, means that member states imported goods become more expensive be worse for the consumer. institutions, which Britain A “seamless, friction- which was agreed upon in relationship the UK has as one of the top priorities visa, for 10 years but nev- in or leave the and Norway who have aren’t allowed to create with tariffs, making them less competitive in In this particular case, it would no longer be a part less border” remains the the past, and have yet to be with the EU after 2019. for both sides. Politicians ertheless was sent a letter T a market. might mean that your fried of. Such nuances would end-goal for the current paid. It is separate to the For example, if the UK revoking certain rights chicken might’ve taken be incredibly important government. However, €20 billion mentioned pre- decides to stay in certain and telling him to leave. a dip in chlorine before to address. It has been trade experts claim that viously that was proposed programmes such as “Last month He was sent an apology Some feel the single propose such an approach. satisfying your post night- said that the bill is likely this would be impossible for continued access to the Erasmus for students, – however, this wasn’t an market should be the Some from the party, out munchies because of to be “one of the largest if the UK leaves the single EU single market. Like or a particular scientific the Home isolated case. Last month chief focus of the UK’s however, further insist a trade deal with the US legislative projects ever market as Ireland would with any divorce, defining research organisation, for example, the Home negotiations with the EU that the UK should remain who want to sell such undertaken in the UK”. have to “apply EU law the amount of money has the bill would likely be Office sent up Office mistakenly sent as it is widely perceived to in the single-market indef- meat in Britain. In its current form, with no choice but to have become a heated issue lowered accordingly. up to 100 letters to EU be a positive feature of the initely as “the supposed the bill gives the govern- customs checks on the between the UK gov- to 100 letters nationals living in the UK European Union from the benefits of a clean break Law: The European ment the ability to make border”. ernment, other political Citizens’ rights to EU nationals ordering them to leave the standpoint of businesses with the EU are a fantasy”. court of justice and “corrections” to the laws For instance, it might parties and the EU. country or face deporta- and prosperity. Staying Access during a transi- the great repeal bill without any involvement mean that vehicles carrying Gargantuan figures Citizens’ rights are in the UK tion. This all whilst the in it would preserve the tion period, as in both cases or scrutiny from parlia- goods between the two ju- estimating the bill have rights and protections for UK has yet to leave the current friction-free trade above, would almost cer- The European court of ment. Many see this as a risdictions would now be littered the headlines all EU citizens under EU ordering them EU with the EU – Britain’s tainly require abiding by justice (ECJ) is the highest “naked power grab” and stopped and taken through leading to unfriendly and law. They include free § biggest trading partner the four freedoms. There- court in the European do not want the bill to a border check – adding conflicting discourse on movement and residence, to leave” – in goods but more im- fore, the free movement Union. Judges from pass without amendments to a business’s expenses. all sides. Estimates have equal treatment, and rights So there’s your whis- portantly in services, upon of people would remain member states interpret to prevent this and for Other issues also arise ranged from €40 billion to related to work, education, tle-stop tour on some of which the bulk of the UK as it is; regulations would EU law and make rulings parliament to be consulted and include those sur- as much as €100 billion. and health. have said that people will the main points on Brexit. economy is based. still align with those of the accordingly. They are the on changes that might be rounding the taxation of The money relates to It is one of the most not be used as bargaining Now its for you to read-up The Tories want a EU; the European Court highest court in the Union made. goods such as cigarettes; previous pledges the UK politically-charged issues chips in discussions and around the topic, develop 2-year transitional period, of Justice’s rulings would and can issue rulings over the movement and man- has made towards the in the Brexit debate. Some that all would be treated ideas and formulate your after officially leaving the still apply; and the UK national courts. Its deci- The Irish border ufacturing of milk-based EU budget; infrastructure claim that the referendum fairly; however, there own opinions on the EU, where there would would still pay into the EU sions are made in public products; and the produc- programs such as for roads result mandated new rules have been a number matter, but remember, it’s still be access to the budget. All this, whilst not and detailed reasoning is The border between the tion of Guinness, which and railways; investment on immigration from the of high-profile cases polite to offer earplugs single market and during being able to influence the offered on decisions, and Republic and Northern crosses the border twice projects; and other long- EU but others completely mounting up evidence to before expressing them to which a new UK-EU trade laws and regulations that so, the ECJ is thought to Ireland will be the only before being shipped off term liabilities that might oppose such an interpreta- the contrary. an unsuspecting peer. Well, this is awkward... // Wikimedia deal would be devised. would apply to it. be largely good at what it land border between to a pub near you. remain. The UK govern- tion of the result, and cite Long-standing resi- 4 5 FR IDAY, 29 TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1669

COMMENT [email protected] COMMENT [email protected] So you got placed into Woodward Buildings? Should antifascists use violence as a tactic? Here’s what you can expect Shaul Rosten Pietro ‘Delekof’ Salvi Woodward might come with a reputation of being isolated, but the benefits of North Acton’s Comment Writer HEAD-TO-HEAD Comment Writer McDonalds speak for themselves The use of violence by antifascist Those who complain about Antifa’s

COMMENT and have the annoyance of Acton. It’s also inevitable groups in the US is preventing tactics don’t understand the reasons carrying it around all day? that at some point after Joe Fletcher The answer is unclear. a night out either you or healthy democratic activism why they’ve become necessary Comment Writer Other rigorous debates somebody you know will include which way to uni fall asleep on the tube and is fastest: to get off and end up in West Ruislip. n August 12th, When did it become of the law, upholding et’s get this hands, since the democrat- movement than a general oodward. use the circle line or to You’ve been warned. a ‘Unite the acceptable to arbitrarily the values of intellectual straight: Antifa ic governments that should idea, as it is over here in The 19-story walk from Queensway Overall, the experience Right’ march break the law to pursue diversity and peaceful is not some be taking them down have the old world (with the Imperial or Lancaster gate? This of Woodward forces you was held in the your own agenda? I think protest. group of recently gone in the complete original German anti- flagship depends on walking speed to learn how to navigate Otown of Charlottesville, ninety percent of the ‘art’ Another upset- Lpost-pubescent students opposite direction. fascists just dressing up Wbuilt on the outer edge of and circle line timings; London’s public transport Virginia. It was organised in the Tate Modern is junk, ting example of this with an inherent hatred Let’s acknowledge that in black to bash in some zone 2, between Acton Citymapper to the rescue. system, organise your time by a White Nationalist but that doesn’t mean I’m attitude emerged as Len of bronze figures. Antifa these are not just statues nazi skulls), it’s still not cemetery, Park Royal Also, don’t be fooled well, and be proactive. to protest the planned entitled to burn the place McClusky, the far-left action is, in principle, that objectively inform us right to think of Antifa as industrial estate, and the by the notion that you’ll Despite its drawbacks, removal of a statue of down. I’m not trying to leader of Unite, said he taken up to fight against of our checkered past, but one group. They certainly A40 arterial road. At be able to do extra work it’s nice to be outside of American Confederate suggest ‘moral equiva- would break the law to violence or intolerance monuments with inscrip- don’t have a leader akin £128 a week it boasts whilst commuting. This the South Ken bubble general Robert. E. Lee, lence’ of the beliefs of the hold a strike protesting by fascists (a.k.a. racist/ tions like “In memory of to a prime minister or a great facilities for a is a lie and deserves to and this year students can and resulted not only in Nazis and those of Antifa the public sector pay cap. nationalist scumbags). the boys who wore gray” CEO. Nobody’s making fraction of the price of be debunked: there is no look forward to the new heated conflict, but the (and neither did Trump) Aside from the fact that Whilst I’ll applaud as a symbol of admira- decisions that everyone the South Kensington room for book reading at air-conditioned central tragic death of a young – I’m merely saying that education and experience Baltimore’s mayor Cath- tion for their efforts. To has to follow blindly, and Halls. However, for peak time and you won’t line carriages, as well as counter-protestor. For neither one has the right equivalent staff salaries erine Pugh for promptly continue to protect these I guarantee you anyone many like myself, it was feel like it anyway after a the delights of the local me, this episode, and the to break the law to further are higher in the public removing all the confed- memorials that revel in who tried wouldn’t last not our first option or full day of lectures/labs. ensuing furore, was dis- their own agenda. Such sector than in the private erate statues from the city false heroism is misguided very long. You’ll have a even an option we had The 1.5 hours will unpro- turbing for two reasons. behaviour is not only sector, what McCluskey in response to the Unite if done in the name of his- much better time under- considered at all. Instead, ductively vanish out of “Despite The first was, obviously, totally unacceptable in a is saying is that he doesn’t the Right rally, that saw torical preservation, since standing how this works the seemingly-random You better pray you get a penthouse view // Imperial your day – although you Woodward’s the gun-toting Nazis; the liberal society, but it runs really give a damn about a woman lose her life to nobody is suggesting an when you understand that Imperial allocation policy might create some sweet second, however, was counter to the very ideals what anyone else thinks, a white-supremacist with en masse burning of con- Antifa is an idea – the left us lumbered with a But it’s all not as bad as fall in love: this app is your superior panoramic Spotify playlists. drawbacks, the response of some that Antifa stand for. They because he knows he’s road rage, the reality is that federate historical files. principle – that sometimes take-it-or-leave-it offer. it seems: after spending an the commuter’s bible and kitchen, double bed, and The night tube will protesting students and a right and so he is in some the rest of the country has The fact that the KKK and the best way to deal with At first this is a shock: hour and a half together you’ll preach it to anyone ensuite at £100 less a week leave you in both disbe- it can be nice disparate group known as way above the law. not caught on. Protections Nazi sympathisers have white supremacists, the you were sold on the each day, you’ll create who hasn’t heard of it. than what they’re paying. lief and delight as you ‘Antifa’ – Anti-Fascists. I do appreciate the are already widespread taken to prancing around KKK, and neo-Nazis is notion of living in South great friendships with In early minglings with As a Woodwardian, you watch drunk people zip to experience In numerous locations “Antifascists argument that, sometimes, and growing (with dull statues whilst threatening to actually get up out of Kensington and having a those you commute in non-Woodward students will face a certain number across the city. Whether life outside across the country, these breaking the law is the names like the “Alabama global genocide shows our armchairs, go beyond gentle stroll into lectures, with. Conversations you may encounter the of dilemmas: whether ot it’s the sweet, wine-like activists illegally defaced are ignoring right thing to do, such Memorial Preservation the level of bizarreness checking a box on a piece but are now facing a 45- will naturally pause Woodward prejudice, not to take a coat, which aroma migrating along of the South and sometimes forcibly as those people who Act”) for monuments that we have reached 70 years of paper every five years, minute commute in the mid-sentence during the where you’ll be an object may seem trivial to others, the carriage from a puke removed statues they the rule of law smuggled slaves illegally glorify those who rejected after laws were put in and physically stop them. battery hen conditions of minute-long screeching of of both sympathy and will be a common debate covered 50-year-old, or Ken bubble didn’t like. At the Univer- and carrying into Canada to freedom. the right of slaves to be place to prevent just this The law might not allow the Central Line at rush the rails between Holland ridicule. Their feelings amongst your peers. Do a couple having an awk- sity of Virginia, students With the Confederate treated like human beings. sort of thing. for it, but laws that have hour. You quickly accept Park and Notting Hill Gate will eventually turn you risk being wet all wardly public break up, sometimes” clambered onto a statue out their statues, however, the No wonder that some Now, a word of caution: failed to stop a new wave your fate and move in, and then, without hesita- to envy, whether they day after your rainy walk there’s usually something of Thomas Jefferson – one argument simply falls people have decided to even though Antifa in the of fascism are laws that understanding that it is tion, continue like nothing want to admit it or not, across Hyde Park, or be to see as you attack your North Acton McDonalds. of the Founding Fathers – self-devised down: there is a perfectly take matters into their own US is much more of a have failed. going to take you ages to happened. An introduction following a pre-drinking dry but sweat out your chicken nuggs/kebab on You’ll have a great year, and placed a black shroud legitimate, legal process get anywhere. to Citymapper and you’ll session where they see bodyweight on the tube the way back to North good luck. over it, branding it racist. justice” for communities to In Baltimore, a statue of remove statues if they Christopher Columbus, see fit, something that has the Italian explorer, was oppose people who are successfully and peaceful- Download attacked by activists intolerant of the ideas and ly happened in numerous wielding sledgehammers, beliefs of others, but they places across the country; and a statue of Francis seem to feel as if it is ok there is no excuse whatso- Scott Key, an anti-ab- for them to ignore the ever to break the law. olitionist lawyer, was rule of law and carry out Fundamentally, I am not Imperial Mobile vandalised. Numerous their self-devised justice. trying to draw a parallel other statues have been This has nothing to do between the moral stand- similarly defaced, all in with whether or not the points of anyone on either The free app for students featuring College services, complete violation of statues should be removed side of any argument; I timetable, email preview, Library account information the law. Even more dis- – personally, I think that am merely frustrated at turbingly, Vice published they should be – but the those who, no matter their and events calendar an online article that put fact is that, no matter the intentions, muddy the forward an argument that perceived nobility of the waters of healthy debate it was perfectly ok to cause, all members of and positive activism by punch neo-Nazis in the society should debate and breaking the law to further → www.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-mobile face. reason within the confines their own agenda. “Smash the fash!” or “let’s all get along”? // Flickr/Roberto Taddeo 6 7 FR IDAY, 29 TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 FELIX

COMMENT [email protected] Kim Jong-un is perfectly sane The leader of North Korea has been in the news constantly over the past few months, thanks to his drive to produce nuclear weapons. However, while some others stereotype him as a “mad dictator”, Kim Jong-un is actually tactically playing a risky game of cat and mouse with the West.

COMMENT exercises, both from the threat of a strike, and the Charles Titmuss futility of preparing for an Comment Writer invasion against a nuclear armed state. Finally, there is North orth Korea, as Korea’s economic and a state, adheres agricultural position. The to the Juche North has been struggling philosophy. with famines since 1994 CreatedN by Kim Il-sung, and is largely dependent the founding ruler of on external food aid to North Korea, it expounds feed its citizens. In the a policy of self-reliance. past, the North Korean Under the guiding hand regime has bargained of successive members of with the suspension of its the Kim dynasty, North weapons programme in Korea has moved into the return for international aid. 21st century as a deeply By keeping the pressure repressive and secretive up on the international state, with its diplomatic standpoint dictated by the aftermath of the Korean “Kim Jong-un war of 1950-1953 and its inability to engage with the seems to be international community over its nuclear ambitions. attempting to North Korea has had some force the UN focus on nuclear weapons as they would allow to conclude it the Mutually-Assured Destruction (MAD) doc- is necessary to trine to come into effect, essentially rendering The President’s welcome speech had really taken a different turn this year // Wikimedia lift sanctions.” the regime invulnerable and – more importantly North Korea need these immediate neighbours, VX and the latter by an the West in enforcing – self-sufficient. nuclear weapons for, and China and the Soviet anti-aircraft firing squad harsher sanctions. He may community, and con- The drive for nuclear who are they pointing Union, now Russia, meant (North Korean executions also wish to cement his stantly raising the stakes, weapons has been the them at? It is possible that it did not require a are imaginative) fuelled position in the pantheon Kim Jong-un seems to be principle reason for it to make the assumption deterrence strategy in that the potential instability of of North Korean rulers attempting to force the appearing in the news on that all nuclear weapons direction. Therefore, why the young ruler’s regime by being the first member UN to conclude that not a near-constant basis over are used as a means of the increased emphasis on by allegedly plotting a to have an operational only is a nuclear armed the course of the summer. self-defence, but in that nuclear weaponry? coup attempt in collabo- nuclear deterrent. The North Korea inevitable, North Korea has been case against whom? Firstly, there is the new ration with China, which North Koreans venerate but that it is necessary for completing rocket tests at In the past, deterrence, man on the block, Kim would have replaced Kim the ruling dynasty, and this these states to engage with a rate previously unseen, against the West at least, Jong-un. He ascended Jong-un with his elder fulfilment of a part of the it in dialogue and to lift as well as detonating a was achieved by a large to the throne in 2011 brother. This has report- Juche philosophy would sanctions. high yield nuclear device. concentration of artillery following the death of his edly led to a rift opening further validate his reign. This is dangerous It has also released images pieces targeting Seoul, as father, Kim Jong-il, as a up between Beijing and Secondly, these tests brinkmanship: but it is not of a possibly miniaturised well as one of the largest relatively young and inex- Pyonyang, possibly coincide with the large mad. nuclear weapon, probably armies in the world. The perienced ruler. His story persuading Kim Jong-un military exercises that suitable as a payload. This consequences of engaging is deserving of at least one of the need to push for NATO organises at this Disclaimer: I have relatively rapid progress with this force at present brutal Netflix series, but nuclear weapons in order point in the year. North received no funds from the reflects both the fact that or in the future for the the key events in his path to render his regime safe Korea views these exer- North Korean regime, but the technology behind West would be catastrophe to power include his re- from future meddling. cises as preparation for an if they wish to subsidise nuclear weaponry is not causing mass casualties placing of his half-brother There are further signs of invasion and an affront to me, I am contactable by as advanced as before as and major disruption if not Kim Jong-nam as the heir a rift too, such as China its sovereignty. It probably email for negotiation. well as an increased level destruction of one of the apparent and the conflict attempting to hush up hopes that a fully capable No remuneration can of investment. world’s largest economies. with his uncle, Jang Song- news of the successful deterrent would demoti- convince me to endorse However, it is worth Unity in adversity against thaek. These two charac- nuclear test, as well as vate the US and its allies Kim’s hairstyle. considering: what does the West with its two other ters, the former killed by China’s cooperation with from performing these 8 FELIX ISSUE 1669

SCIENCE [email protected] fire neutrinos 1300km tested before being sent to Neutrino experiment strikes gold from Illinois through the the US. ground to the liquid argon The Science and filled, 1.5km deep, 70, Technology Facilities SCIENCE 000 ton DUNE detector Council will manage submerged in a goldmine the UK’s role, with two Henry Bennie in South Dakota, where STFC laboratories and Science Editor the Sanford Underground 14 UK universities, in- Research facility (SURF) cluding Imperial, already Physicists & politicians is based. Once construct- involved. “International are both hoping for ed, it will operate for at partnerships are the key to a goldrush at South least 15 years. building these world-lead- DUNE like other ing experiments,” said Dakota’s Homestake neutrino experiments, in- Brian Bowsher, the mine. cluding Japan’s proposed STFC’s chief executive. HyperKamiokande The first ever UK-US he UK govern- experiment, don’t come Science and Technology ment has agreed cheap. The US is funding Agreement, signed by the to invest £65 the DUNE facility’s con- universities and science million in a US struction costs, but aims minister Jo Johnson and Tparticle physics project, as to attract about $500m the US Department of part of its first high-level (£370m) in international Energy, demonstrates science and research Graphic of the LBNF/DUNE facility // Fermilab funding to design and the UK’s commitment to treaty with the US. build parts of the accel- collaborating with interna- DUNE, the Deep Un- ber. Both facilities will iments in the late 1990s antimatter interactions. erator and detectors used tional partners on science derground Neutrino Ex- be used to investigate the showed that neutrinos Studying these differences for experiments. The UK’s and innovation, according periment and the LBNF, elusive neutrino. change type as they travel, could explain why the contribution is the biggest to Johnson. “By working Long-Baseline Neutrino Discovered 60 years implying that they have a universe is made of matter outside the US. There is with our key allies, we Facility have secured ago, the neutrino is the small but non-zero mass. and not antimatter. significant support for the are maintaining our investment following second most abundant This non-zero mass and Fermilab’s LBNF will programme via CERN as position as a global leader the signing of a UK-US particle in the universe and their ability to change type be the world’s most intense well, where large-scale in research for years to Science and Technology was long thought to weigh could allow differences high-energy neutrino detector prototypes are come,” he said. Agreement on 20 Septem- nothing at all. But exper- between their matter and beam. In operation, it will being constructed and The language of science

SCIENCE form social groups and, or a gene, and the poten- photosynthetic carbon. or bee hives, behaving in one’ with trees and more as much as we may hate tial properties we then Trees that share the same a way that “might remind able to see them in this Emma Parkin to admit it, we some- consider it to have affects fungal partners can there- you of a sort of intelli- new co-operative light. I Science Writer times favour our own pet the direction of research. fore be linked physically gence,”. Her popular work wonder if in future, this hypotheses over others. By inherently concep- underground. In 1997 Dr weaves a web of insightful metaphor will highlight ‘a As part of a new Worst of all, according to tualising the brain ‘as a Suzanne Simard was the metaphors and analogies new way of seeing’. series, we look at the 17th century polymath, computer’ for instance, we first to show that Doug- which leave you feeling ‘at research of students Sir Francis Bacon, we talk may begin to talk about its las-fir and Paper-birch to each other about our ‘processing power’, how saplings were using this here at Imperial, first work using language and it is ‘wired’ and start to underground network to up is MSc Science the language we use can perceive it as more like a transfer carbon, alternat- Communication impact our research. machine. This affects how ing who sent more given graduate Emma Rutherford’s model we conduct our research, the season. The conclu- of the atom, the idea of a drawing us to pursue sion Simard came to, Parkin. ‘genetic code’, and even this dominant school of that this was an example hat is sci- messenger RNA (mRNA) thought and move away of trees evolving to help ence? Well, came from a hypothetical, from features that may not unrelated tree species, that’s easy: metaphorical origin. fit. In turn we may start to was highly controversial. science is Though many scientists ascribe properties of our Twenty years on, and Wthe way that we uncover consider themselves above brain, e.g. intelligence Simard has become the the truths of the world, it ‘ornamental’ language, and consciousness, onto forest ecology equivalent is universal, it is objective. metaphors and analogies machines. of Brian Cox. Her crafts- Well if you think that, are a huge part of science. The ‘wood-wide web’ manship and populariza- you are mistaken. We Richard Dawkins’ is an emerging metaphor tion of the ‘wood-wide are taught that the best pointed out in The explaining how trees web’ metaphor arguably science happens when we Selfish Gene, the use of in forests can be linked persuades us to conceive remove our ‘humanness’ metaphor in science can together via a network of of trees as inherently from the equation. But also generate “a new way fungi, like how humans social beings in a way can we subtract ourselves of seeing”, which can in are connected by the that supports her interpre- from science, removing all its own right make an world-wide web. Plants tation of the difficult to those messy emotions? original contribution to have evolved mutualistic decipher data. She even The first problem is that science. How we conceive relationships with fungal goes further, suggesting science is done by humans. of a scientific entity or partners, which give them that forests are ‘superor- We make mistakes, we phenomenon, like an atom nitrogen in exchange for ganisms’ like ant colonies Illustration of the ‘wood-wide web’//D. Parkin 9 FR IDAY, 29 TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 FELIX

SCIENCE [email protected] Always be a zebra Looking for a new group now you’ve got to Imperial? Let’s see if the animal kingdom can help you fit in.

SCIENCE think this is probably not that case. Henry Bennie They scanned the Science Editor scientific literature on 217 primate species and noticed that closely related orming groups species tended to organize is a basic human their societies in the same drive. You are way, no matter where they probably already lived. They ran a statistical Fa member of many groups: model to determine what your family, your country, type of group the last and probably multiple common ancestor to the WhatsApp groups. But how did we humans become so social? “Scientists Researchers have long found that studied the evolution of social groups in bees closely-related and birds. It seems their complex societies evolved species tended slowly starting with single individuals pairing off to organise Zebras are chill af, you should definitely be a zebra//Wikimedia or living with a few off- their societies spring. These small groups most sensible solution A few live in exclusive primates do, a mixed sex entering and leaving herds then gradually grew larger in the same suggested that the solitary pairs and some, such as group. And then after at will. Just don’t be an ant. and more complicated, ul- ancestor started banding gorillas, form harems. some time, maybe by third Ants can only distinguish timately yielding complex way wherever together not in pairs, as Shultz’ analysis shows or fourth year, you might between the basic kinds of organizations. It could be scientists had thought, but that these social structures have yourself a harem or workers, such as soldiers easily assumed the same they were” as loose groups of both showed up only about 16 isolated yourself in an or the queen. Over its is true for primates - and sexes about 52 million million years ago. exclusive relationship. If life, it develops no friends freshers. But Susanne years ago. But not all of Science has spoken, this doesn’t appeal to you, within its colony. The Shultz of the University of monkeys and apes formed. today’s primates live in you should start out your be a Zebra. They are social bond of each ant is totally Oxford and her colleagues To Shultz’ surprise, the large, mixed-sex groups. new social group as most but don’t form societies, to the society itself. Are we happier when the weather is good? A beautiful day makes you feel good, right? Now we have the large-scale evidence to prove it.

SCIENCE Henry Bennie Science Editor

t would be pretty easy to assume from anecdotal evidence that humans prefer Iwarm sunny days rather than cold wet ones. But what empirical evidence is there for this? Patrick Baylis and his colleagues at Stanford University have carried out the largest investigation into the relationship between I hate the sun, but I feel better after studying a good graph//arXiv:1709.00071 meteorological conditions and mood. They did this of 3.5 billion social media and negative words each a significant increase in effect? To make a direct in sentiment was of a by analysing how the sen- posts from tens of millions post contained, assuming negative sentiment when comparison, the team similar magnitude to that timent of geolocated social of individuals on both that this was good proxy the weather was both too measured the change in associated with freezing media posts changed with Facebook and Twitter for our mood. Then they cold or too hot and when sentiment associated with weather. From their results the weather. between 2009 and 2016. compared this to the daily it was too wet, too humid, specific events - earth- weather appears not to Baylis and colleagues They did this by counting meteorological data from and cloudy. quakes and terror attacks. have a mild effect on measured the sentiment the number of positive each location. They found But how large is this And they found the change mood, but be a scorcher. 10 FELIX ISSUE 1669

ARTS [email protected] Get to know your friendly neighbourhood Arts team!

Indira Adam Jingjie

ainting, making up stories, t first, writing for Felix Arts was rom vandalising the walls of my and endlessly ambitious crafts just a good way to bag some home with stick figures as a toddler projects have been part of my life free theatre tickets; to see to studying English Literature, my since early childhood. My writing shows regularly in London can seemingly scientific inclinations Aeradicate funds very quickly. As I began Fhave always been irrevocably entwined Pin particular however never really found a focus until I came to Imperial. Maybe writing reviews, however, pieces of with art. I have always loved drawing and it was watching too much Gilmore Girls writing that weren’t rushed lab reports, visual art, and studied it formally for a fair during my formative years, but the one I realised how much I’d missed non- number of years. Literature is my other thing I knew I wanted to do when I came technical writing. passion – words speak more to me than to university, was write for the paper. It At school, I was more of a natural at any science. was at Felix, through writing reviews that subjects like English but had to work Science can never stand independent my lifelong love of writing and the arts harder in science and maths. I think that of art. I’m sure chemists see artistic came together. difficulty made me gravitate towards beauty in their molecules, the molecular Society often places the arts and science in the end; the challenge made biologists appreciate the poetry of the sciences in direct opposition to it seem like I was learning and not just their pathways and proteins, and the each other, but that has never been my indulging in a hobby. I don’t regret my physicists marvel at the elegance of their experience. Anything that broadens degree choice, but I do regret how long equations. As a medic, I see the practice horizons, fosters empathy, helps us it took me to come back to writing. I used of healing more as an art than a science, understand what might be happening in to think I had to make a concrete choice: one that interweaves communication another person’s mind is bound to enrich science or the arts. I think a lot of students with problem-solving, scientific acuity any potential career, especially one as at Imperial think that as well. There are no and compassion. In my eyes, it is less communication centric as medicine. I art students here serving as the first port of a problem “balancing” an interest in started med school with the vague idea of call to discuss Shakespeare, Beckett, science and art than the impossibility of of someday becoming a desi female or whatever other nerdy-artsy stuff that escaping from the connection between Oliver Sacks, five years on, my love for gets you going. You’ve got dig around them. Going about life without an medicine has sometimes wavered but I before you find other Imperial students appreciation for the arts would mean still see the path of being a doctor with who also harbour the dirty little secret of missing out on a great deal of what life a deep interest in writing and the arts liking the arts. has to offer. as the best route of combining all my Nowadays, I’ve realised that I don’t There is arguably a relative passions. have to pick between one or the other. In disadvantage to not having arts and Studying at a university where only fact, I think Imperial students are in the humanities students in our artistic clubs STEM subjects are taught can sometimes unique and enviable position of sampling and societies, simply because we lose be stifling when you just want to get the full spectrum of human ingenuity out on the expertise that studying a away from it all and escape into paintings that science and the arts have to offer. degree provides. However, we do have a and fiction, but it can have advantages. So, if you too are like I was first year, don’t student body that is incredibly talented, Imperial affords STEM students to get feel like you’ve made your cold-clinical- and in my personal experience many involved in and be at the helm of the heartless science bed and now you have STEM students have some cool extra- clubs and societies dedicated to the arts, to sleep in it. Do the digging around and curricular interest. Perhaps we should where at another institution students you’ll find hundreds to like-minded folk then embrace the all-roundedness and studying the arts formally may take the here. diversity that pursuing both art and lead. science entails.

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ARTS [email protected] ARTS [email protected] Where’s the culture at? Felix’s Arts Editors take you through London’s cultural hotspots

The Barbican: With an auditorium housing the Royal Opera House: The main venue for London Symphony and the BBC Symphony Or- Whitechapel Gallery: opera performances in London, the historical ROH chestras, a theatre housing the Royal Shakespeare Near Brick Lane where all the National Gallery: Right in the middle of runs an extensive programme of operas, ballets Company, as well as a gallery, cinema, and library, top curry houses in London London’s tourist heartland, the National Gallery and contemporary genres ranging from classical the Barbican is largest performing arts centre in are, the Whitechapel gallery is houses everything fantastically alien-looking productions to more experimental interpretations. Europe. Basically, it’s arts Mecca. It’s ‘What’s On’ the one of the most interesting babies painted in the Middle Ages to the work of section is jammed packed year-round so anything venues in the capital, a longtime the Impressionists and Cubists, all for free. There and everything you could hope to see is here. On champion of all types of con- are frequent excellent special exhibitions too; look top of that, it’s housed in a Grade II listed building temporary art, particularly film. out for Van Eyck and Pre Raphaelites, opening which itself is worth a visit. The Whitechapel often has its next week. The gift shop is great for arty posters finger on the pulse of what’s (complete with handy student discounts) to liven about to make it big in the world up your new rooms. of art. Royal Academy: Best known for its annual ex- travaganza - the Summer Exhibition - the RA hosts Donmar Warehouse: Located in Covent a whole range of exhibitions. Upcoming shows Garden, the Donmar Warehouse is home to not to be missed are Jasper Johns; ‘Something Re- National Portrait Gallery: The cosier neigh- bour to the National Gallery, the NPG focuses just exciting new writing, contemporary reappraisals sembling Truth’, and Dali/Duchamp, an exhibition of European classics and small-scale drama and Barbican that will explore how their outlook on art and life on portraits. The BP National Portrait Awards is intersected. being exhibited right now, brilliant for looking at musical theatre. Aldgate the work of lesser known artists. Each Friday the gallery is open until 9 pm, a cocktail bar pops up, East there’s live music, and a free drawing session (all materials provided) all as part of the Late Shift.

English National Opera: The ENO is the second-largest opera company in London, but with all its performances sung in English. A good Covent Garden introduction to the world of opera, the ENO has Royal Court Theatre: Prides itself on being a calendar of classical pieces and contemporary the ‘writer’s theatre’ showcasing some of the works. best scripts from upcoming and established play- Green Park wrights. Two of its plays – Cyprus Avenue, and Leicester Square The Children – featured in Guardian Theatre Critic Michael Billington’s top 10 list for 2016, and its production of the Ferryman earlier this year was so Piccadilly popular it has been revived for an extended run in Circus the West End.

Tate Modern: On the river at the South Bank, the Tate Modern is one of the most exciting Blackfriars venues in the capital for modern art. Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age Black Power, an exhibition exploring the rich and varied legacy of the African American artists working during the V&A: A world leader for all things decorative Embankment Civil Rights Era is on at the moment. arts and design. Admission is free, but for some of the more in-depth exhibitions, you’ll have to pay – like for the Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains exhibit, which we highly recommend. Sloane Pimlico It also has some great cafes if you’re looking South Square for somewhere to study off-campus. Kensington National Theatre: Reliably excellent, the NT is home to three theatres; the Olivier, Lyttleton and Dorfman. The roster is varied, from political dramas to blockbuster Waterloo musicals, so there’s something for everybody.

The Old Vic: Located in Waterloo – Tate Britain:Home to fantastic art and is another 10 minutes from Xenia Hall if you’re Southwark The Young Vic: Also in Waterloo, the Young Vic Theatre gallery that regularly throws its doors open late into living that far out – the Old Vic puts was established in 1970 and showcases some fantastic theatre the evening. Uniqlo Tate Lates take place on the last on some of the most impressive pro- for fantastically low prices. The theatre claims to have the Friday of each month; go to enjoy live music, talks, ductions in the capital outside the West most ‘diverse and engaged audience in London’ and features and interactive workshops as well food and drink. End, for those of all ages. a main auditorium with a seating plan that changes from production to production. FR IDAY, 29 TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 FELIX

ARTS [email protected] Arts editors completely destroy box office incomes! Felix Arts gives you the lowdown on the best arts deals in London, in a tear-out and keep guide to the capital

National Theatre: Entry Pass Barbican Centre: Young Barbican

The NT offers an Entry Pass to those aged 16 - 25. After registering and providing Similar to the NT, the Barbican Centre runs a Young Barbican scheme for 14 - 25 year proof of age, you’ll be entitled to a whole range of NT delights including access to olds. 50,000 Young Barbican tickets are released each year for all things art, film, exclusive workshops and events, and discounts in the NT bookshops, cafes, back- theatre, and dance. Prices for most tickets will run you either £5, £10, or £15, with stage tours and prop hires. Most importantly, you’ll be able to register to £7.50 tick- new film releases every Monday - Thursday for just £5. A friend also gets to join in ets to all NT productions. This year, the NT has doubled the number of tickets avail- on the fun for the same price. Oh, and there’s no annoying booking fees. Win, win, able to Entry Pass holders and there’s even the option to bring along a mate for £10. win.

English National Opera: Access All Arias Royal Opera House: ROH Students

The AAA programme allows any full-time student - or anyone aged 16 - 29 - to ap- By registering for ROH Students, you’ll unlock a world of goodies: Over 10,000 ded- ply for up-to two tickets for productions at the London Coliseum. You’ll pay £30 icated student tickets ranging from £1 - £25; 10 Slips and Standing tickets for every for stalls, £20 in the dress circle, and £10 in the upper circle (plus a £1.50 booking main-stage performance at face value (£4 - £9); 1 complete performance of Swan fee *cries*). It’s a chance to nab some of the best seats in the house for amazingly Lake next Season; 4 dedicated Amphitheatre performances; 2 tickets for £10 at par- cheap. “Accessible, Affordable, Amazing” according to the ENO. We agree. ticipating cinemas; dedicated booking days for each Booking Season; Last-minute £10 Student Standby tickets; and discounts in bars. That’s probably more than you deserve, frankly.

The Old Vic: PwC £10 Previews Royal Shakespeare Company: RSC Key

If you’re aged 16 - 25 (by this point, we’re assuming you are), and have a burning In partnership with PwC, the Old Vic prices at least half of all their seats for the first passion for Shakespeare, this is the deal for you. By signing up you’ll be able to reg- 5 previews for every production. These are released 5 weeks in advance and you ister for £5 tickets to any of the RSC’s Stratford-upon-Avon (too far away, no thanks) can by up to 4 tickets per transaction. Make sure to sign up to the PwC £10 Previews or London (yes, please) shows for just £5. On top of that, you’ll receive a loyalty card mailing list to be reminded when the tickets are released; they go fast. - experience 5 shows and get 1 for free. And if you’re into that kind of thing, you’ll also get the chance to write for the RSC Key blog and review their shows.

Royal Court: Various schemes Donmar Warehouse: YOUNG+FREE

The Royal Court Theatre offers a range of ways to save on their latest productions. First Look tickets are available for the first three performances of every production 1,000s of the Donmar’s tickets are available to under 25’s for absolutely free. Liter- at a reduced price, while £12 Mondays reduces the prices of all Monday tickets - ally zero money. Just sign up to the YOUNG+FREE email alerts on their site and you available for purchase 9am the day of. Finally, there’s 10p Standing: a limited num- can register for up to two tickets per performance. ber of standing spots in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, that go on sale one hour before the performance for just 10p. That’s half the price of a lime-cordial in the Union. Mad.

Felix Arts

In our opinion, the deal to trump all deals is our very own. By joining Felix you can apply for a press ticket to practically any production or exhibition in London. You might even get a plus one. All you have to do in return is write a 500-word minimum review of what you saw. We’ll even publish your name which, let’s be honest, is as close to a BNOC as you’re ever going to get.

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MUSIC [email protected] The Felix Music Fresher’s Guide To Fresh Jams

Welcome to London, to Imperial, and most impor- In this section we shall, every week, present to If you want to get involved (in literally any way at all) tantly, to the Felix music section! This is the city that you the hottest reviews of recent albums and gigs, with the music section of Felix this year, come see us at brought you the likes of David Bowie, Queen, Led special features that break frontiers for your ears, and fresher’s fair or drop an email to [email protected]. Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Blur, to name a few. There updates on what’s hip and happening (at least in our Don’t worry about your lack of experience, we’re a col- is an inordinate amount on, both on campus and around lame opinions) in London at the moment. Join us for lection of chimpanzee derivatives piloting the shittiest the city; we hope to be able to give you a smidgen of rambling and raving about genres of all kinds – be it starship of all time on a vast musical journey through guidance on how to access this wealth of audio treasure. smooth jazz or metal so hard it’ll break your neck. the ages. If you think you can write better, prove it!

THE IMPERIAL MUSIC SOC CLASSIFIEDS GIG VENUES OF LONDON

Royal Albert Hall

Generic big venue that’s up the street and has a swanky inside.

Alexandra Palace

Generic big venue with a nice view and a long commute. Jazz & Rock O2 Arena Live Music is Imperial’s society for supporting small(ish) bands. We run a high quality practice room (£3/hr), fortnightly Jazz Jams, Gigs, Masterclasses, Bar Socials, Generic big venue with a spiky roof. and a few trips to other gigs. Find out more on our website, JazzAndRock.org, or get updates from our Facebook group: fb.com/groups/ICJnR Wembley Arena Alternative Music What exactly is “alternative music”? There is no simple answer. From indie to So generic, so big, so sports-focused. IDM, soul to shoegaze, glam to grunge; the alternative music umbrella is one of great breadth. What unites us all, however, is a mutual passion for music, an open-minded O2 Academy Brixton approach when it comes to listening, and an intrinsic appreciation for all the subtle beauties it entails. As a society we have weekly meetings in the union (Tuesdays, Generic medium venue with a sloping concrete floor. 6pm), regularly attend gigs and run social events such as our upcoming record store pub crawl on Saturday 7th October. For more information join our Facebook group, Camden Roundhouse Imperial College Alternative Music Society. Rock & Metal Generic medium venue that’s a circle. The home for all lovers of music! Our socials focus on gigs, bar and club nights, pub crawls, house parties and karaoke in some of the coolest spots London has to Eventim Apollo offer, as well as enjoying our music closer to home with our weekly requests-based radio show. Our members have a diverse music taste and the lowdown on the best Generic medium venue in a convenient locale (i.e. near Hammerspoons). upcoming shows and bands, so come along and discover something new. Come find us at Freshers Fair, join our Facebook group (Imperial RockSoc) or sign up as a O2 Forum Kentish Town member to get involved! Generic small venue with overpriced beer. MusicTech MusicTech is Imperial’s very own DJ and Production Society. We host weekly O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire sessions with CDJs and/or vinyl. Learn how to produce: we hold sessions every Tuesday, as well as guest talks from well known producers like Zed Bias and Tessela. And gig with us! - we host regular nights at the Union through our events wing, What is it with generic small venues and overpriced beer? Imperial Soundsystem, and externally through Ministry of Sound and Corsica Studios. YOU’LL PROBABLY WASTE A SIZEABLE FRACTION OF YOUR LOAN HERE Ministry of Sound Egg XOYO You won’t ‘find yourself’ here; you probably won’t Scramble your friends and poach yourself “I dunno, I’ve had at least one good night there?” even find your friends. a ticket for a cracking night out! Fabric Coronet The Slug Enjoy it while it lasts! F*CK ME it’s a let down! The moment you know, you’ll know you know. You know? Heaven KOKO Embargo Republica Good luck getting past the breathalyser. Gigs, a club, and a blackout hub. How low can you[r overdraft] go? Metric The best night out in London. An experience formative, refined, divine. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll never want to say goodbye. 15 FR IDAY, 29 TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 FELIX

MUSIC [email protected] Relatively un-miraculous QC anarchy is for me

Henry Eshbaugh OVER THE ENTIRE Henry Eshbaugh yet wounded Music Editor “Good for RUNTIME OF THIS Music Editor mood, with FUCKING ALBUM. The Luciferian Towers glimmers of upper Music for the Age dinner parties, music lacks compelling registers adding a of Miracles emotional connection, wonderful texture or if you’re too favoring production tricks of lightness to the high to care and “ooh look at me I’m piece. Tension so creative” melodic licks Artist: Godspeed You! builds with quick- Artist: The Clientele Label: that the whole over any serious attempt Black Emperor Label: ening pace; it Merge Records Top Tracks: to compose music with Constellation Records. drops off, cutting The Circus, Everything You thing sounds emotional oomph. This Top Tracks: Anthem for to distorted slide See Tonight Is Different renders the album hard No State, Fam/Famine. 44 guitar reprising the From Itself. For Fans Of: the same.” to connect to, an intricate minutes. violin line in all but The Verve, The Horrors. 47 work of musicianship that timbre. The reprise minutes. composition. No risks I care about less passion- Y!BE has on “Bosses Hang” are is gradually moved into are taken over the band’s ately than imagist poetry, earned itself a quite repetitive, and runs lower and lower registers, his psych-pop earlier repetoire: compare and I am not a poet. seat in the post- for fifteen minutes; if you until a quick resolution is album is neither the wonderful syncopation Good for dinner parties, rock pantheon, have leftover study drugs drowned out by discord- particularly of “Joesph Carnell” to / or if you’re too high Gand for good reason. The from exam season, you ant noise. Then emerges psychedelic nor any/ of the plodding hat- to care that the whole Montreal collective, led might need them to get a forceful build over a Tparticularly poppy, instead hat-hat-snare recycled thing sounds the same. by guitarist/composer through it. furious triplet-pocked preferring fairly unimagi- Efrim Menuck, has a While the first half is waltz, which resolves native composition and score of classic post- standard-fare GY!BE, the into a pulsed waltz, over over-reliance on pro- rock albums. The band is second half of the album which violins shriek and duction. I mean, there’s marked by a bleak, ragged, is some of their greatest soar. The album closes nothing /wrong/ with it. distorted sound, always work. “Fam/famine” by juxtaposing slowing The band members are aggressively limping to a effectively mixes ragged violin lines with a reprise objectively skilled musi- heroic climax, which in- drones with a drumline of the triplets, which fade cians, who play clearly evitably fades once more that sounds more like to a fuzzy sigh, and then and effectively together. into droning noise. The an Elvin Jones solo than silence. This is one of There’s a pleasant, per- opening cut builds a dis- traditional post-rock fare. their most compellingly vasive, oozing harmony sonant wall of sound that The jazzy drumming is beautiful pieces; the music that takes talent to pull gives way to a triumphant coated in slow drone and, really does sound like off through the whole march, carrying us into towards the end, shim- an anthem for no state. runtime. Harp arpeggios “Bosses Hang,” a suite mering violin that sounds So, does the album are performed with a that rounds out the first like watching a sunset match up to what is wonderful flourish, and half of the album. The through a dead forest. expected of a post-rock the bassline is marked by 15-minute section builds The highlight of the giant? Probably. At crisp technicality. Where its way into a fantastically album is “Anthem for No least it’s better than the album leaves much to cathartic climax in Part State.” A flowing chorus their last two efforts. be desired is the dreadful III. Then again, the drones of violins builds a hopeful No edges lost, but still trouble waking up American Dream Reed or Leonard Cohen Do You Sleep?” show interspersed with wit, as tired as when I’m to contribute a spoken Murphy at his most bitter, charm, and a quick pee- waking up”, 15 years later word piece on the album’s while “Call the Police” break for the band. A he may be “still trying to 12 minute outro “Black and the title track smack strong comeback indeed. wake up”, but he certain- Screen”, but both died of Sound of Silver’s tender In 2002 Murphy ly hasn’t lost his edge. Artist: LCD Soundsystem. before he got the chance ballads “All My Friends” revealed that he’s “never Label: DFA/Columbia. Top to ask. It’s fitting, then, and “Someone Great”. Tracks: I Used To // How that this track ended up Rousing tracks “Tonite” Do You Sleep? For Fans Of: as a tribute to friend, col- and “Emotional Haircut” Talking Heads, Hot Chip. laborator and idol David perfectly utilise their 69 minutes youngsters - and prove it, Bowie, who supposedly Talking Heads influenced he did. 15 years, 3 albums spurred the band into ref- electro-rock style for Adrian LaMoury and a 4 year hiatus later, ormation by simply sug- live performance, as Music Editor the band is back in possibly gesting that they should. demonstrated in their two their finest form to date. Not so fussed with powerful sold out Alex- “I’m losing my edge” This latest release is recreating the jangly andra Palace shows, last claimed LCD’s James a brooding reflection on dancefloor fillers of yes- weekend. These confident Murphy as far back as the past, filled with, as teryear, the LP plods and gigs saw 10,000-strong, 2002; fashionably late always, numerous refer- bubbles through varying inter-generational crowds to the party with a debut ences and homages to their levels of intensity. Sinister coming together for a single aged 32, he had musical heroes. Murphy and cynical pieces such carefully crafted blend something to prove to the supposedly wanted Lou as “I Used To” and “How of old and new material 16 Tue 3 October 2017 7 Your Map 1 11:00–16:00, South Kensington 0 2 of our biggest fair yet

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FILM [email protected] From theatre to thrillers, all that’s on screen this term Just a couple of floors up from Beit’s 568, there’s a fully-functioning cinema, run by IC Cinema Society, where you can see of the latest films for as little as £3 – about the same price as a fancy flat white! Michael Purdy takes you through what’s on the schedule for the next term.

Hamlet – NT Live Dunkirk Kingsman: The

With Benedict Cum- Allied soldiers from Golden Circle berbatch in the title role. Belgium, the British Forced to avenge his Empire and France are The new Kingsmen father’s death but para- cut off and surrounded by must join forces with an lysed by the task ahead, the German army at the allied elite spy organiza- Hamlet rages against his beaches and harbor of the tion in the United States to predicament, threatening small town of Dunkirk. defeat a common enemy. both his sanity and the Christopher Nolan’s latest Despite early reports to security of the state. Part masterpiece tells the story the contrary, Colin Firth Wonder Woman of the National Theatre’s Spider-Man: of possibly the most daring Mother! returns to take on the ‘NT Live’ series, this is and dangerous evacuation main role, with Julianne When a pilot crashes one of the last chances Homecoming mission of WWII. A couple’s (Jennifer Moore and Taron Egerton and tells of conflict in to see Lundsey Turner’s Lawrence, Javier Bardem) supporting. the outside world, Diana, proudction Peter Parker tries to Tuesday 24th Oct - relationship is tested when an Amazonian warrior in balance his life in high 19:00 uninvited guests arrive Tuesday 14th Nov - training, leaves home to Thursday 5th Oct - school with his alter-ego Thursday 26th Oct - at their home, disrupting 19:00 fight a war, discovering 19:00 Spider-Man, and must 19:00 their tranquil existence, Wed 15th Nov - 19:00 her full powers and true confront a new menace to with disturbing conse- destiny. NYC. quences. Tuesday 3rd Oct - Tuesday 10th Oct - Tuesday 31st Oct - 18:30 18:30 21:50 Wednesday 4th Oct - Thursday 12th Oct - Thursday 2nd Nov - 20:40 20:00 19:00 In This Corner of Baby Driver War for the

The World Baby is a young getaway Planet of the driver who always has Set in Hiroshima during the right track playing. Apes World War II, a young girl It’s a talent he needs to gets married and struggles survive his involvement The third installment to feed her family due to with crime boss, Doc, of the Planet of the Apes the rationing of supplies. who values his role in series. After the apes suffer It’s garnered praise for his meticulously planned terrible losses, Caesar its delicate animation robberies. However, just wrestles with his darker style and affecting plot. when Baby thinks he is instincts and begins his Director Sunao Katabuchi finally free and clear to own quest to avenge his does a deft job looking have his own life with his kind. With Matt Reeves into the contract between The Red Turtle new girlfriend, Deborah, It in the driving seat for a Follies – NT Live traditional culture and the Doc coerces him back for second time, and Andy modernity of war. A man is shipwrecked another job. In the Town of Derry, Serkis starring. New York, 1971. on a deserted island and the local kids are disap- There’s a party at the Tuesday 3rd Oct - encounters a red turtle, Tuesday 17th Oct - pearing one by one. A Tuesday 7th Nov - soon-to-be-demolished 21:00 which changes his life in 19:00 group of bullied kids band 19:00 Weismann Theatre. Thirty Wednesday 4th Oct - more ways than one, in Thursday 19th Oct - together, united by their Thursday 9th Nov - years after their final 18:30 the first non-Japanese film 19:00 strange encounters with an 19:00 performance, the Follies to be produced by Studio evil clown and their deter- girls gather to have a few Ghibli. Widely priased mination to kill It. Based drinks, sing a few songs when it came out for its off the classic novel by and lie about themselves. minimalist sensibility and Stephen King, the film is This revival of Stephen wordless power, it’s not the first part of a planned Sondheim’s hit sees one to miss duology. Imelda Staunton taking . on the main role of Sally Tuesday 10th Oct - Tuesday 31st Oct - Durant Plummer. 20:45 19:00 Thursday 12th Oct - Thursday 2nd Nov - Thursday 16th Nov - 18:30 21:40 19:00 19

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FILM [email protected] Stretching your student loan: cinema on a budget Felix’s guide to how to see the most films with the least money, at the cheapest cinemas London has to offer

5. Picturehouse Cinema – £5 Matinee; £7 Weekdays

Odeon, or £15 tickets at park from Imperial at the but still cheap on weekday FILM Vue, but Picturehouses Gate, Notting Hill. There matinees. The best place breaks the mold. Located is no shortage of them, to impress a date or just Mikhail Demtchenko in some of the most archi- but they definitely do not give yourself a little taste Film Editor tecturally unique buildings fall short on cheap tickets, of the life of luxury. in London, Picturehouses comfy seats and great spreads from the Ritzy venues in great locations. Nearest Station: Notting When you think of Theatre in Central Brixton, Picturehouse Central Hill Gate / Brixton / Hackney //Thomas Angus cinema chains, you think to the centre of Piccadilly offers the slightly more Wick of overpriced popcorn at Circus, to just across the premium budget option,

4. Prince Charles Cinema - As Cheap as £1; Matinee - £4.50

Alongside all the Out best cinema 2008 Mean Girls Bitch-a-longs, spoons at the screen, and IMAXs and the Vues/ on its door, the Prince Frozen Sing-a-longs, all shout ‘On Wednesdays we Empires/Odeons, down Charles is home to not night pyjama parties and wear pink!’ and enjoy film a dingy alley lies undis- only screenings of the screenings of the greatest to a level you’ve never putedly one of London’s latest blockbusters, but cinema ever produced, experienced before. greatest cult icons, the daily screenings of cult The Room. Prince Charles Prince Charles. Still classics, alongside unique Cinema is a place where Nearest Station: Leicester //Thomas Angus proudly showing its Time events. With monthly you are expected to throw Square

3. Genesis Cinema – £5-7.50 - Matinee - Weekdays

Located right next a personal favourite of arthouse, experimental, weep even if you’re not door to Shoreditch and in mine. Surrounded by hip international and premiere watching The Notebook, the middle of one of the bars and pop up restau- screenings all week, and Genesis Cinema has it all. most evolving areas of rants, with dirtily cheap £5 an extra special set of London, Genesis in East afternoon tickets, a multi- screens with sofas so Nearest Station: Peckham London has always been tude of both blockbuster, comfy they’ll make you Rye //Thomas Angus

2. ICA Cinema – £3 - Matinee - Wednesdays to Fridays

If you’re looking to tenders in the arthouse location only a few stops so it’s definitely worth broaden your horizons and and international film away from Imperial. ICA checking out. explore the true arthouse world, ICA definitely has is also hosting a plethora scene of London look no a lot going for it with its of events over the next Nearest Station: Picadilly further, with showings as cheap as £3 tickets in couple weeks as part of Circus //Thomas Angus of some of the best con- the afternoons and great BFI London Film Festival,

1. PeckhamPlex – £4.99 - All Day, Every Day.

In the heart of one of the to undoubtedly the best policy is still going strong and while you’re at it get most culturally rich areas cinema deal any day of the with no signs of price rise, a taste of the hippest new of south London, take a week. The Peckham Plex so bag yourself a block- area of London. journey across the river £5 ticket all day every day buster on the mega cheap, Nearest Station: Peckham //Thomas Angus Rye

Honourable Mentions Greene Sundays at Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise, Looking for something with a bit more Ooo-la- If you’re more on the arty side of film, then gets you £2.50 blockbuster tickets in a cute and la, the Cine Lumiere, just a short walk from Imperial, Barbican Cinema has a lot to offer. With a focus comfy venue. However be warned, tickets sell shows the creme de la crop of international films on young directors and indie films, Barbican’s £5 quick, book in advance! with a special focus on French. tickets are hard to turn down. 22

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BOOKS [email protected] Gaiman’s London is never where you think it is Neverwhere draws from the magic of London and puts it all in one place.

BOOKS of hundreds of districts with strange names - Jingjie Cheng Crouch End, Chalk Farm, Books Editor Earl’s Court, Marble Arch - and oddly distinct identities.’ eil Gaiman has London Below is an uncanny simply the essence of this knack for incredible juxtaposition picking out the and diversity blown up essenceN of a place. in a fantastical setting. In American Gods, But, as Richard observes Gaiman weaved the battle after he chooses to return between ancient gods to London Above, which and modern greed into an world is, in fact, reality? epic tale of contemporary The monotony of his life America. Neverwhere, in in London Above, the my opinion, should be read one with work worries, by everyone who lives relationship troubles in London. Richard, the and the eternal struggle protagonist, moves south to hail a black cab after from Scotland to work in midnight, stood out more the city, but by a stroke strongly than ever after of fate entangles himself his adventures in London with London Below, an Below. As he passes by an alternative London where elderly homeless lady on the night is dangerous on the street, he tells her: Knightsbridge and monks ‘I thought I wanted a clad in black roam through ‘He had gone beyond the world of metaphor & simile into the place of things that are, and it was changing him. ‘ nice normal life. I mean, Blackfriars. The monthly // Benjamin Aw maybe I am crazy. I mean, ‘floating market’, where maybe. But if this is all the myriad characters of there is, then I don’t want London Below sell and to be sane. You know?’ exchange their wares and Indeed, for the reader, services, was held on the Neverwhere is an adven- HMS Belfast. ture that one does not come London Below is back from unchanged and inhabited by talking rats, unmoved. For one, every assassins and bodyguards stop on the tube map now for hire, and a girl called holds a special signifi- Door that Richard saves, cance. As I pass through who can, well, open doors Earl’s Court, I cannot help to the remotest of places. but think of the scene of The jealous villain is the Richard meeting the Earl majestic Angel called in his tube ‘palace’ at the Islington. station, or the shepherds At first glance, one of Shepherd’s Bush. might think that this is a There is magic in seeing cheesy fantasy story that stories beneath everyday takes tube stations literally places and people, that and makes a story out of extra sparkle that keeps us puns. In fact, Gaiman’s connected and wondrous genius is in distilling the of our surroundings. heart of London from London’s diversity, its lighthearted references. amalgamation of the old After three years in and new, is fertile ground London, Richard observes for imagination. To the that the city is ‘filled with freshers, take your time to colour’. explore this vibrant city, ‘It was a city in which and may you be touched the very old and the awk- by the magic around you. wardly new jostled each ‘Is there anything, really, to be scared of?’ And don’t forget to give other, not uncomfortably, ‘Only the night on the bridge,’ she said. Neverwhere a go. but without respect...a city // Benjamin Aw 25 FR IDAY, 29 TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1669

BOOKS [email protected] BOOKS [email protected] H.G. Wells’ little-known South Ken connection Ken Kesey – Author, revolutionary, and counter-cultural A former student of the Royal College of Science, father of science fiction H.G .Wells drew inspiration from his South icon of the 1960s Kensington surroundings, and his legacy remains intimately connected with the College. When Kesey’s novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, was published in 1962 it sparked a debate around the nature of conformism and the promise of the American dream BOOKS Wells struggled with other novel’s release. The ex- subjects, work-life balance istence of aliens was a hot Alice Peberdy and money (despite re- topic of the time, but Wells BOOKS Ratchet. The men are kept Books Editor ceiving a scholarship). was the first to write about repressed by humiliating Imperial must have an invasion. The first page Michael Purdy group therapy sessions, made an impact on the of the novel establishes Film Editor medication, and physical magine the Imperial young writer as its sur- the eerie, unsettling nature and sexual abuse from freshers of the past; roundings earned a place of the subgenre and is well the nurses’ aides. Nurse ponder where their in his 1985 novel, The War worth a read. s Cold War Ratchet’s dominance is college career led of the Worlds. It is upon Before his novels, tension and par- challenged by newcomer Ithem. Research is probably the narrator’s arrival in Wells’ began his writing anoia reached R.P. McMurphy, who first to mind – medicine, South Kensington that the career while he was still its height in the inspires a sense of in- teaching, banking… Arts? climax of the novel begins. studying and published a Amid-1950s, the American dependence in the men, We’re scientists, not It could be questioned short story, The Chronic government entered into leading to their eventual robots! Great academics whether the location was Argonauts, in a college the most obscure stretch emancipation through his are often churned out, but featured through pride magazine. Science Schools of the arms race – devel- disruption of the totalitar- our university also pro- or the joy of seeing it in Journal was created opment of a weapon that ian regime. duced one of the fathers disarry, but it is no less during his final year and could be used as means of Chief Bromden, a of science fiction, H.G. entertaining to meet a he took the role of its first mass mind control. During Native American patient, Wells. character who considers editor. The paper would this search psychedelics narrates the story, per- A famous student who breaking into the Natural later become known as drugs such as LSD were ceiving the hospital as a studied under famous pro- History Museum. Wells’ Phoenix which is still discovered and tested in machine that is working as fessors, Wells joined the role as a scientist also printed today. The Chronic government-sponsored ex- part of a larger socio-eco- Royal College of Science reflected upon the narrator Argonauts centred on a periments that took place nomic conspiracy he de- in 1884. He especially and his astronomer friend. young inventor and his in psychiatric facilities scribes as the “combine” enjoyed the subjects of While it’s true most of his marvellous machine. The across America, mostly – it consumes all in its zoology and biology characters have academic tale would later be de- on college students such path and homogenises during his first year, and backgrounds, The War of veloped into a novel that as Ken Kesey, a 24 year anything that is wild. He Kirk Douglas and Joan Tetzel in the stage version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest // Wikimedia did well. These were the Worlds also drew upon began an entire sub-genre old Stanford writing stu- first becomes aware of taught by T.H. Huxley, real scientific debates. The – it was called The Time dent from Oregon. Once the combine when he is a ties by Bromden. Her lack and is send to the psychi- the hospital, and Chief York World’s fair they “Darwin’s Bulldog,” who story begins with an obser- Machine. Quite fittingly, a week for six months of sensuality and emas- atric ward. McMurphy’s Bromden finally finds the spread concepts of love passionately supported the vation of “strange lights” Wells was honoured in a at Menlo Park Veteran’s culative treatment of the rebellion against the strength to lift the “control and peace, and the trip, theory of evolution. And on Mars, a phenomenon 1985 episode of Doctor Hospital, Kesey would “R. P. men represents the pious strict social order inspires panel” out of the ground described by his son as yet student life wasn’t described in the journal Who in which it is revealed be given an ambiguous and puritanical attitudes of confidence in the men, and and smash it through a “the start of 60s”, forever entirely plain sailing. – Nature a year before the that one of the Doctor’s 1906 portrait of H.G. Wells by Edward Cahen // Imperial Archives and Corporate Records pill which would induce McMurphy 1950s American society. the struggle for dominance hospital window, breaking immortalised Kesey as a Unit hallucinatory visions that, As an ex-army nurse between himself and Nurse the transparent barrier that prophet of the psychedelic for Kesey, crystallised the is the she runs the ward with Ratchet represents a battle existed between himself revolution. One Flew over companions is a young encyclopaedia – spookily disturbing practices of nightmare of strict militaristic routines between natural human and natural world outside. the Cuckoo’s Nest not version of the author. similar of the world wide 1950s psychotherapy. He and order, attempting wildness and oppressive In a society where only opened people’s eyes Wells was a true genius web of today. He believed began to question the very the American to condition the men to social constructs. Kesey nuclear destruction was of science fiction with he had earned himself a concept of sanity, viewing conform to society outside elevates McMurphy onto a an ever-present looming so many more common fellowship with the Royal the men in the hospital WASP” the hospital. Under her Christ-like platform: when spectre, and young work- “Kesey opened tropes of today appearing Society for his contribu- not as riddled with mental control the ward becomes he defends the men from ing-class men were being in his novels: superhuman tion to “human ecology.” illness, but rather victims “a little world inside that is sexual humiliation by forcibly sent to Vietnam to people’s abilities, dystopia, apoc- While this was not one of of social ostracism. young boy and the gov- a made-to-scale prototype fighting one off the nurses’ kill and die for capitalism, alyptic utopia, and space his many achievements, They were perceived ernment displaces his tribe of the world outside.” She aides, and as a result Kesey clearly saw that eyes to the travel to name a few. The Wells can be commended as social abnormalities, from their native land in fuels the men’s paranoia, is given electroshock madness lay within the profound use of a familiar setting to as a reviewer for Nature branded ‘crazy’, and were order to build a hydroelec- turns a blind-eye to the therapy, Kesey describes it institutions. He continued aid the reader’s suspen- and his doctorate he psychologically coerced tric dam. The tribe were sexual abuse experienced as a crucifixion. to preach his message limitations of sion of disbelief is known earned at age 78. into assimilating within not contributing anything by them at the hands of By attacking Nurse after One Flew over the as “Wells’ Law.” Even the Wells’ legacy can be the strict norms of 1950s to the American capitalist her aides, and maintains Ratchet towards the end Cuckoo’s Nest: the novel institutional term “science fiction” is all found in even in some of American society. These regime, and therefore the an ever present threat of the novel he commits was an immediate success, thanks to Herbert George. the most unlikely places; observations inspired him government destroyed of brutal electroshock martyrdom. He is given and Kesey utilised the conformity” And still Wells remained he founded the Diabetes to write one of the most their natural way of life therapy if they step out of a lobotomy as result of profits of this success a proficient academic. In Association, invented influential social and gov- in order to make way for line. the attack and put in a to buy a bus, “Further”, addition to fiction, the the first recreational war ernmental criticisms of the a means of powering a McMurphy is the night- permanent vegetative which he painted in to the profound limitations author published many game, and is said to have 20th century – One Flew society that could ulti- mare of the American state, but the men see psychedelic colours and of institutional conform- essays and textbooks. One inspired the first liquid over the Cuckoo’s Nest. mately generate profit. WASP. A chronic gambler this act as a destruction drove around the country ity, but also provided the remarkable book titled fuelled rocket. His fame is The story details the Nurse Ratchet acts as a of Irish descent who of the social order that with half a dozen other author with the means to The World Brain describes truly deserved as a master road to liberation of tool for the combine and “fights and fucks too has oppressed them for self-titled “Merry Prank- shape and fuel America’s the vision of a global com- of science and science men from a psychiatric is depicted as robotic and much”, he fakes mental years, and feel liberated. sters” and a jar of LSD- most significant coun- munication system and fiction alike. facility that is controlled lacking any degree of fem- illness to escape working Some are finally able to laced orange juice. From terculture – the hippie Chronic Argonauts Pt. 1 by H.G. Wells from The Science Schools Journal // Imperial Archives and Corporate Records Unit by the tyrannical Nurse ininity or maternal quali- at a penitentiary facility check themselves out of California to the New movement. 26 27 FR IDAY, 29 TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1669

TELEVISION [email protected] TELEVISION [email protected] Freshers are coming – Which Game of Thrones faction is your department or society? It’s the first issue of the year, and Felix are already desperate to stay relevant. What is it the kids are into these days: Wildlings - Medics politics, sex, and dwarves? Best do a Game of Thrones™ double page spread then! Spoilers ahead. Medics are the wildings incarnate. They’re natural enemies to the Math’s Watch, constantly covered in somebody’s guts and blood, and they’ll die for their freedom (or their last bottle of buckfast). On top of The White Walkers - Sport Imperial The Faceless Men - Imperial Business School that, there seem to be thousands of them. Everything was probably running smoothly until Hiding in plain sight, and not to be trusted. These two these creatures showed up. We’re not even sure faced snakes walk amongst us, and anyone you pass they’re human. Huh, you haven’t heard of them? could be one of them (though you’d probably notice Think they’re a myth? You’d best hope so – the only the obnoxious blazer and chinos). Most would rather things these guys are proficient at is making a royal underpay you for working at their startup than skin mess of your sport or realm. Though they are quite your face off and wear it to their next careers seminar, good at javelin. but they’re not fussy. The Night’s Watch - Mathematics “I shall take no wife, father no children, and win no glory. I pledge my life and honor to remembering C++, for this night and all the nights to come.” Despite their unwashed appearance, and voluntary celibacy, the Math’s Watch are basically good people. Even if there The Iron Bank - are very few women among their ranks. International Student’s Parents They have seemingly endless wealth, and are situated in a far off land. While not at the forefront of the action, these are the true holders of Alchemist’s Guild - Chemistry Power in Westeros. Need new hockey sticks? A stock of wildfire to stash across the walls of King’s Landing The alchemists dwell deep below the streets, are to burn any prospective besiegers? Minibus to your a bit weird, and have this thing about fire. Sound next inane board game tournament? No problem, familiar? Well, we recommend that you keep an they’ve got you covered. Be wary though, the Iron eye on that chemist in your flat, and watch out for Bank will have its due. any suspicious green fluid they might have stashed away. Also, the word chemist is literally in the word alchemist. Hard-hitting journalism, this.

Lord Eddard ‘Neddy’ Stark - The SCR Breakfast The Lannisters - College Sean Bean always dies, and this role is no ex- ception. A hero to the Northerners and a bastion Their image is that of a wealthy, beautiful elite. But of virtue to the Southerners, this fan favourite when it comes to ruling, they’re more interested in was doomed from the beginning. Unlike Ned’s their own politics than the petty squabbles of the the SCR Breakfasts untimely demise has not yet peasants. Preferring to hold onto power at all costs started a civil war, but we’ll keep you posted. than to spend any time or resources improving the realm over which they rule, the Lannisters of Kens- ington Rock seem to operate without any regard for their people and are entirely out of touch with their subjects. They look pretty good though.

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Like the Math’s Watch, this ancient guild takes a Tall, strong, and hairy, these warriors value strong lead- No one really knows what they do, and they have so vow of celibacy upon initiation. I’ve heard they add ership above all else and are not to be crossed. However, far been irrelevant. another link to their blockchain for every programming it’s far more likely that the rugby team get their horses language they learn. Though their pursuit of knowledge from daddy’s stables than the open plains of the Dothraki is a selfless one, unfortunately they are destined to serve Sea, and they prefer to lose the boiled horse-leather tunics nobler houses (as IT support). for tweed jackets.

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TRAVEL Covent Garden Shoreditch Edita Pileckyte Travel Editor wing to its artsy and hipsterish vibe, Shoreditch has become a popular destination for young people, particu- tarting at universi- larly famous for its vibrant nightlife. ty, especially one OHowever, besides many cool clubs and bars, as highly demand- you’ll also find amazing graffiti almost ing as Imperial, on every corner. So whether you’re a Scan be both exciting and hopeless party animal or have an eye overwhelming. Most for street art, this is a place for you! students often find them- In addition, walking further east from selves swamped with work Liverpool Street tube station will lead from the second week you to Brick Lane, where huge street of term, but it’s always and indoor markets take place every worth remembering that Sunday. You’ll have a chance to try street by studying here you also food from all over the globe, find inter- live in one of the greatest esting clothes and collectables, and enjoy and most well-known talented street performers. You can even walk cities in the world. And the all the way to the Flower Market on Columbia Road best thing about London is ust within a walking distance of Leicester if you fancy some plants for your new room. that it has so much more to Square you’ll find Covent Garden. Its main offer besides the famous attraction is the indoor market, with cute – tourist spots, such as Big albeit quite pricey – restaurants and shops. Ben or London Eye. So JJust outside the market is the Royal Opera House, here’s a short guide to and the surrounding areas are always full of street exploring London, which performers. One of the coolest things around is includes less touristy Maxwell’s Bar & Grill restaurant, just opposite the London’s Parks places, well worth a visit. Covent Garden tube station. This place sells amazing Most of them are free – a freakshakes – super delicious milkshakes with cakes, ne of the coolest things about London is that among all the huge win in London as marshmallows, and ice-cream on top – that are not grand buildings and busy streets you can also find many you’ll soon realise – and to be missed. So take your SO, friends, or even just parks, perfect for jogging, cycling, or having a picnic with can be used as nice study yourself out on a freakshake date for a well-deserved friends to maintain that study-leisure balance. Most Imperial break destinations. So let’s sugar boost after a long and tiring week! Ostudents opt for Hyde Park, conveniently located minutes away from put our walking shoes on South Kensington campus, where even a short walk can be a nice break and explore this beautiful from the library. Another option is Holland Park, where you’ll find the city! Japanese Kyoto Garden with colourful flowers, peacocks, waterfalls, and fish ponds. If you fancy spending more time outdoors, it’s worth paying a visit to Regent’s Park, home of beautiful gardens, fountains, Chinatown & statues, and diverse wildlife. Situated on the northern side of the park is Primrose Hill, offering an amazing view of London’s skyline, which Leicester Square makes it a popular destination among picnickers. ocated in the very centre of London, Chinatown contains many Asian shops and restaurants, and is one of London’s must-see places. If you crave traditional Asian food, like dim sum or bubble tea, or want to enjoy the views of LChinese-style gates and lanterns, this is the place for you! It’s also Little Venice the most popular destination for Chinese New Year celebrations in his little gem, hidden in the heart of the spring. Paddington, is a perfect place for romantic Moreover, Chinatown is just next door to Leicester Square, which walks with that special someone, or even is surrounded by cinemas, English pubs, and restaurants. You can just by yourself. It’s a smaller and much also find an enormous M&M’s World shop there, Tcheaper version of the actual Venice in Italy: containing more chocolate in one place than you basically a collection of beautiful canals, could ever imagine. Beware though – it’s full full of colourful boats. Some of them of screaming kids at any given time, but is are used as cafes, where you can get an still an interesting place to see if you have affordable deal on cream tea, some- a sweet tooth. thing you have to try at least once Minutes away from Leicester Square while visiting the UK. The best way is Piccadilly Circus, with the famous of getting around is taking the tube statue of Eros; and Regent Street, one to Warwick Avenue station, which is of the biggest shopping destinations just within walking distance of Little in London. The best way to reach these Venice. Walking alongside the canals spots is to take the tube to Leicester Square will eventually lead you to Paddington station and just walk around the area. Enjoy station, where you can depart home, or on to the views! your next destination.

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WELFARE [email protected] WELFARE [email protected] Imperial survival guide: how to stay sane, safe and Mind on my money, money on my mind Finances can have a bearing on so much that you do at university. Constantly worrying about where your money is going can be a source of anxiety for many supported throughout your studies students. Luckily, Felix is here with some steps you can take to cut down on spending, and places you can turn to for help: Coming to university can be a difficult and stressful time. There are loads Keeping safe in the of new things to try, club mailing lists to sign up to, and people to ask Food: Being thrifty with your food is one of the best ways you can reduce how much you spend whilst at university. The sack internet can be a fantastic resource, with websites like BBC Good Food having a wealth of cheap recipes. Some food writers “Which Oxbridge college rejected you?” But along the way, it’s important to also specialise in cost-efficient cooking, such as Jack Monroe, whose easy recipes are all cost-tested, or Meera Sodha, who specialises in vegetarian Indian cookery. Going vegetarian (or flexitarian) is also a great way to reduce costs - just ensure you’re make sure that you’re taking good care of youself, not only physically, but So, you’re at university now, and chances getting all the nutrients you need! are that, as well as getting a degree, you emotionally, mentally, and financially. We’ve teamed up with Ariana Sadr- might get some action along the way. Felix Travel: While London is a big city, it is really very walkable. Apart from those living in Woodward Buildings, most of you in halls should be able to walk to South is in no way qualified to give out medical Kensington - just avoid walking through Hyde Park after dark. If you do need to make regular journeys, then ensure you have an 18+ student oyster card, which can Hashemi, Mental Health Liberation Officer, to give you the low-down on advice, but here’s where you can go for save you 30% on season tickets, and consider getting a 16-25 railcard: if you connect it to your oyster card you only pay off-peak fares. help: how to look out for yourself. Entertainment: A lot of things in London are expensive, but getting your cultural fix needn’t be! Many theatres offer very competitively priced seats for young people, and nearly all art galleries will offer student discounts for exhibition entry. And that’s not even mentioning the museums on our doorstep, which are free (there’s a suggested donation, but the hint’s in the word: ‘suggested’). Cinemas like the BFI Southbank and the ICA also offer great prices for students. Taking care of your mental health during Halls life: Before you move into halls, it’s likely that most people will take a little trip to that giant blue and yellow wonderland, IKEA. Now, I realise this might be freshers’ week coming too late for some of you, but really consider what you need when you load up on supplies. Hall kitchens aren’t terrible, but it’s unlikely that you’ll be cooking up any feasts, so put down the aeropress and the pie dish, and just think about getting a few pans and baking trays. You can always stock up on more if you need it, but overpack and chances are most of your equipment will remain languishing in a cupboard. WELFARE Support: For some people, despite endless budgeting, there will still be problems when it comes to meeting costs. It’s important to remember that Imperial of- Ariana Sadr-Hashemi It’s important to remember to take care of your mental health, fers a number of avenues of support, and that you should never be afraid to ask for a little extra help rather than suffer in silence. As well as a number of scholarships Mental Health Liberation especially at the start of the year. As you fumble your way through on offer, the Imperial Bursary can offer financial support to those with a household income of under £60,000. There’s also the Student Support Fund, which offers Officer the first few weeks, here are some things to bear in mind: grants and loans to students who are struggling - they only offer them to students who apply, however, so don’t leave it until you’re on your last can of baked beans to get in touch. 1. The beginning of the year is going to bring some massive changes; from meeting more new people daily than you can count, to suddenly drinking copious amounts of alcohol, the last thing on anyone’s mind is their mental health. Luckily, taking care of your physical health has the bonus of also benefiting you mentally, so take advantage of Imperial’s free gym to get active – and try not to have potato waffles for every meal (check out studentrecipes.com for ideas). STI Clinic: Also known as a GUM (Geni- Let’s get physical (and spiritual, and emotional) to-Urinary Medicine) clinic, or just “the clinic”, these 2. Imperial is a high-pressure environment where everyone is ridiculously smart, which makes it a per- are places where you can go along to get tested for fect breeding ground for imposter syndrome. Everyone gets it at some point, and you will (like everyone a range of sexually transmitted infections, ensuring Taking good care of yourself physically doesn’t necessarily mean 6am work-outs else) eventually prove yourself wrong. However, if it’s affecting your studies or everyday life, don’t be that you aren’t passing anything on. Most offer a and protein diets; it’s about ensuring that you’re doing the things that make you embarrassed to talk to someone about it. drop-in service, but it’s best to check online, and feel good, whether that’s getting a good night’s sleep, or being able to ask for help ensure that this is the case. All the information you when you need it. Here’s the Felix guide to looking after yourself: 3. You may get sick of having the ‘Name, Subject, Hall’ conversation a bazillion times a day but feel like provide will be kept confidential, and you don’t you can’t duck out of events due to the fear of missing out. In reality, if you miss a few Freshers’ events need to provide them with your real name if you you’ll still have plenty of opportunities to make friends, so you can afford to take time out for yourself. don’t want to. They’ll be able to answer any ques- Ethos: Here at Imperial there’s a fully equipped gym for students and staff. There’s a £40 induction fee, but that’s tions you might have in a non-judgemental, calm pocket change if you compare it to even the monthly price of a lot of private gyms in west London. As well as the gym and 4. Finally, if you aren’t enjoying the Freshers’ events, that’s fine. Parties and heavy drinking aren’t for manner. swimming facilities, you can purchase a monthly pass for the classes for £14.50, which lets you go to any sessions you want, everyone and you haven’t ‘failed’ at being a university student if you don’t think it’s the ‘Best Thing Ever’ ranging from yoga to spin. For a lot of people, the gym can be an intimidating place, but there’s enough on offer at Ethos for ™. There’s more to the first few weeks than nights out – if you hate them there are plenty of ways to meet GP: It’s recommended that you sign up to most students to find something they enjoy. There are also gyms at other campuses, like St Mary’s and Charing Cross, as well people who will want to befriend you in situations with which you’re more comfortable (check out the a local GP once you’ve moved down to London as iGym at Woodward Buildings. Union Society A-Z page for some options). for university – you can check online to see your nearest surgery. You can attend your GP to ask for Sleep: Establishing a healthy sleeping pattern is one of the most valuable things you can do as a student. Not only does being contraception – both regular and emergency – as well-rested mean that your physical health improves, but it also works wonders for your mental health and concentration. We’ve all been there: you’ve crammed for That said, if you are concerned about your mental health, both in Fresher’s fortnight and throughout the well as to get advice about any information you an exam the night before, struggled through with a few hours of sleep, and now you can barely focus, let alone learn anything. Do yourself a favour – turn off your year, there are a couple of things you can do. The most important thing is to register with your local GP; the might need about sexual health. They will often screens before you go to bed; avoid caffeine after lunch; and try and avoid watching TV or eating in bed. Conner Qiu, Campaigns Liberation Officer, is running a Sleep counselling service at Imperial can provide basic counselling – clue’s in the name – but nothing beyond that. be able to point you in the right direction if their Imperial campaign this year, which launches at midday, 13 November, in the Chaplaincy. If you’re struggling with something that’s more than a sudden distressing event, then counselling won’t cut surgery doesn’t offer what you need. it and you should see a GP about your options. Healthy Eating: When planning a weekly shop, most of us go for convenience and price as priorities, with nutrition falling behind. However, it’s possible to Family Planning Clinics: Similar to make food that is quick, cheap, and healthy – look for vegetables that are in season, which will be easier on the wallet, the environment, and your palate. Keep up a It’s also important to keep in contact with your existing support networks: message old friends, call your the STI clinic, these may have walk-in sessions, but stash of fruit, so you’re never left without anything to munch on. And make sure to keep a couple of quick and healthy recipes to hand, so you can carry on looking family, and ensure that you’ve got people to talk to if you feel like you’re struggling. You can even keep a it’s always best to check beforehand. They often after yourself even when you’re snowed under with lab reports. contact list of emergency services, such as the Samaritans (116 123) or Nightline (020 7631 0101), and draw offer a wide range of services, from emergency up an emergency plan of who to contact in what order if you’re in a mental health crisis. The College also has and regular contraception (including condoms), Disability Advisory Service: When many people think of what ‘disability’ is, they think of people with physical, visible disabilities – those in wheel- information about other sources of help in the counselling section of their website. to pregnancy testing and advice about concep- chairs, or who have difficulty walking. However, the definition of disability is incredibly broad, including both physical and mental spheres, and disability may be tion. Some clinics will also offer more specialised visible or non-visible. For students who believe that they may have a disability, the Disability Advisory Service (DAS) can be an invaluable source of help. As well as Finally, make sure to use your support networks if you’re having difficulties. It may not be easy, but taking services, such as gynaecology clinics, and abortion providing support, they are able to show students where they might be able to get more assistance – should they so need it – including catering to accommodation that first step can be the best decision you make at Imperial. referral, but again, it’s best to check what your requests and providing assistive technology. Located in the Sherfield Building, they can easily be contacted online. nearest centre offers.

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FOOD [email protected] FOOD [email protected] Foodie’s Guide to South Kensington Avoiding drunk food disasters – our guide to your post- night out snacks Let’s face it, Imperial is situated in one of the most expensive areas of London. But being in the know about cheap Here’s the deal: it’s pouring with rain, you’re drunk, and you’ve just come back from a night out at Ministry. All you places to go means that eating well in South Ken doesn’t need to break your bank balance. want is something carb-loaded before you nod off. Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered.

FOOD will soon learn that this controversial savoury Chun Yuan Hii spread divides the nation Food Editor in half into lovers and haters. Spread a very thin layer over margarine/ ith Freshers’ butter – yum (you can week going guess which half I fall on in full into). swing, Wthere’s bound to be a DIY Takeaways moment when you’re a little bit too weak to go Save some money and near the stove and dish out make your own takeaway your perfectly organised, alternative. Buy some healthy and affordable oven chips, sprinkle meal plans. Or maybe some cheese on top (buy you just need somewhere pre-grated for maximum to go with your new laziness), and stick it in the friends without becoming oven on a baking tray. You financially crippled. Been could also easily make there, done that. gravy by stirring gravy We’re university granules into hot water students, which means and pouring this over the that most of us are per- top of your cooked chips petually broke. Here are some of the places your well-seasoned seniors “I would visited during times of hardship, torture, and self- strongly doubt during their time at Imperial. Franco Manca – the true way to any poor student’s heart // Flickr/acme Instant noodles might be a student’s best friend, but ensure you diversify your carb choices – why not branch out to couscous?! // Flickr/elsie.hui encourage you to diversify £8 to £12 and the portion note of traditional Japan, from Monday to Thursday the South Kensington place to go when you yearn FOOD not thank you for setting stinky blue cheese? Enjoy in that! If not, try adding quicker) alternative after a “Freshers week is generous. What’s better: what with their futon seats and 50% off takeaways area, Oriental Canteen is for something exotic. The off the fire alarm, forcing it with no fear of judge- pesto if you have some in long night. your range of every Monday, excluding and low tables. The most all day everyday up till definitely the favourite prices range from £6 to £8 Alice Davage them to trudge down 19 ment in the empty kitchen. the cupboard. Nostalgic may leave specified items on the student-popular order 2nd October. Without place for people who and it is well-portioned, Food Editor flights of stairs (if you Like cheese out of a can? for the days of Dairylea A Toasty End to the instant carbs” menu, all sweet and will be their lunch menu, discounts, the mains cost crave cheap Chinese food. its doner kebab being the live on the top floor of Ugh, but ok, go ahead, Lunchables? Cut up and Night you with a savoury pancakes will cost with a variety of mains to around £10 - £15. Keep an Its menu includes fried most popular order. The the Woodward buildings) this is your time to avoid add some ham to your few moments £5.95. On other days, you choose from, ranging from eye out for great deals on noodles, roasted duck with downside is that there reshers’ week. in their pyjamas and flip judgment. If you happen cheese and crackers. Fancy a sandwich but to make the northern can also get 10% off your bento to sushi set. Each their website! Vegetarian rice and fried rice. The are not many seats in this A time to make flops. Trust me – it’s not want something warming English delicacy of cheesy where you’re bill with your student card! set costs £7.90 and comes and vegan options availa- shop owner is rumoured small shop so it can be new friends the way to make friends. Instant Carb Gratifica- after a night out in London? chips and gravy. Note that the Monday with a cup of warm green ble. to be a Malaysian so it’s crowded at times. Take- and become The trick is to find a bal- “Fan of stinky tion The obvious choice a bit too weak Madness promotion is tea. Note that there will be not surprising to see some aways are recommended. Faccustomed to new sur- ance between good tasting here is a toasty. Here’s a § blue cheese? to go near a not applicable on Bank a service charge and the Franco Manca Southeast Asian dishes on roundings, whether that foods that your stomach If you’re a fan of the pot thought: pre-make it and holidays and optional queue can be quite long the menu. The best part Wasabi be a new borough, city, will thank you for, and Enjoy it with noodle, I would encourage stick it in a reusable (let’s Of course preparing stove” service charge applies. during lunchtime. Perfect Another pizza place about this shop is that the or perhaps even a new simplicity that your tired you to diversify your be eco-friendly, this is your own drunk food will Vegetarian options avail- if you have a long lunch near Imperial, specialising prices are generally £6 or Wasabi sells a variety country. However, for alcohol-muddled brain no fear of range of instant carbs, as Imperial after all) toaster take a bit more time and able. break or a free afternoon. in sourdough pizza. Con- less, saving you from the of ready-to-eat Japanese many, freshers’ week also can deal with. Thankfully, you’ll soon get sick of bag. You can buy these for require a bit more effort veniently, you can order dilemma of going broke or food outside South Kens- involves a few hangovers I’m here to give you a few judgement them (or perhaps not, I a few pounds in big super- than purchasing from My Old Dutch Dozo Bella Italia your pizza on their website starving. ington station, be it hot and a number of drunk ideas. know people who swear markets and being able to your fast food outlet of and pick it up at a time of food, sushi rolls or soups. food disasters. Don’t be in the empty by them). Try different stick your toasties straight choice. But where would Pancakes are the answer A small Japanese res- Bella Italia is an Italian your choice – a great way Bosphorus With bento prices from that person eating folded The Old Classic: flavours of microwaveable into the toaster and avoid you rather wait for your to everything! Well, not taurant just a few minutes restaurant with franchise to beat the queue! The £5 to £10, this place is squares of bread or dry Cheese and Crackers kitchen.” rice or even couscous. Of waiting for your oven grill food? In your lovely warm everything, but most away from South Kens- all over the UK and cheapest pizza is £4.95 Kebab frequented by students pasta at 4am. Equally, you course, rice is easy peasy to preheat is a huge time kitchen, close to the warm things. This pancake house ington station, you might its website is regularly with others less than £8. who want a quick lunch. do not want to be remem- I’m personally an to make in a rice cooker saver. Too lazy to make embrace of your own bed, on Kensington Church miss it altogether if not for updated with the latest With online reviews Recommended mains bered for attempting to advocate for cheese and to have some hummus, or on the stove, but I think a toasted sandwich? Well or in a long queue some- Street prides itself on the queue snaking out of promotions. Past offers Oriental Canteen singing praises and friends include chicken katsu cook an overly ambitious crackers. Involves no guacamole, salsa, tzatziki, cheating with a micro- ok, then I guess toast is on where in the West End, serving gigantic pancakes, its door during lunchtime. include 2-for-1 pizza deals swearing by it, it seems curry bento and chicken three course meal in the cooking and the custo- or whatever your dip of wave and avoiding boiling the menu. If you’re new to Camden, or Elephant and both savoury and sweet. The tasteful decoration on Thursdays. Currently, Reputed to be the like this Turkish shop on teriyaki bento. Vegetarian early hours of the morning. misation possibilities are choice is in the fridge, then hot water is probably the Britain then I encourage Castle? I know what I’d One pancake usually costs inside carries a heavy it’s offering 50% off mains cheapest place to eat in Gloucester Road is the options available. Your new hall mates will endless. Fan of a particular perfect, dip some crackers safer (and definitely the you to try marmite. You choose. 34 35 FELIX ISSUE 1669 FR IDAY, 29 TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 – Fake News! – ISSUE 1

HANGMAN [email protected] Returning student insists this year he’s ‘doing things Hangman right’.

3rd-year biology a group of friends during that way I’ll be well student makes the a get together in 568 just prepared when finals roll shocking admission before the beginning of around. Well, except for the new academic year. on Wednesdays, that’s after a couple of In a shocking statement, sports night. And some snakebites Connoley explained that Fridays I’m going to go to his decision to learn to play Reynolds for their bops. hris Connoley, the guitar over the summer Oh, and ski trip is coming a third-year bi- rather than applying for up. But apart from that I’m ology student, competitive internships gonna be fully committed has made a has really given him “time to my degree.” Cpublic declaration of his to think”, and that he had A couple of pints down commitment to working come to the conclusion at this point, Connoley harder and being more that – now being nearly then made a trip to the organised, saying that twenty-five grand in debt Kensington High Street Chris’ lab partner, who’s still waiting for him to come back from ‘a quick smoke’// ‘this year will be differ- – this was going to be “his branch of Rymans, where Thomas Angus ent’. year”. he spent nearly £60 on Connoley, who had When asked about his new markers, post-it notes, in a desk draw at home spoke to Felix, telling us he said the same thing last been scraping by on a low new schedule by Felix, and a 2017-18 academic for ‘safekeeping’, and that he was ‘amazed’ by year, and the year before 2:2 since arriving at Impe- Connoley explained diary. When asked about definitely not completely Connoley’s resolve: “To that – I really think this rial for a BSc in Biology “yeah, I’m definitely his plans for the equip- forget all about them until be honest, it’s come as a is going to be the year he two years ago, made the going to start studying ment, Connoley said that mid-June. complete shock, but I have pulls through”. surprise announcement to for an hour each evening, he was going to put them One of his friends total faith in Chris. I know

The outbreak has affected the entire South Kensington campus, as well as other sites in west London // Thomas Angus ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER LEO VIRGO

This week, you cancel This week, you finally This week, you move This week you This week you find This week it’s time to summer for everybody, hear back from your into halls and decide to make it to Imperial. yourself in the political let loose and socialise, Imperial overrun with mysterious infestation and face legal action. supervisor. After fifteen continue your sixth-form Congratulations – mainstream. “Let’s hope before the moon returns 99% of your flights aren’t long, pleading emails sent relationship long distance. welcome to the 3rd best the whole of the country to your career sector. arriving on time, but at about yout project, you It’s doomed and you’ll be university in the country. is infected!” you cry. And by ‘moon’ we mean NEWS has spread to a number past week. project is unclear, but the blocked by two of the crea- what Reynold’s Transport least 50% of your flights get a response. “Sure! heartbroken. Sorry. Oh, you’re in the physics (Your cries following the never-ending pile up of sites across west Lon- In a follow up statement proposal seems to suggest tures. They started asking Theorem is” are arriving? Sent from my iPhone” department? Good luck your pathology results are of problem sheets and NegaFelix don, including the Junior from Imperial communi- that the infestation can be me questions about the Ada Harrington, chair with that. shockingly similar). coursework assignments. Editor-in-Chief Common Room, Imperi- cations, a representative domesticated using some- ‘undergraduate syllabus’, of Environmental Protec- al Library’s second floor, from the College said thing called the ‘Imperial and ‘reading lists’ – I had tion UK, a charity offering and Woodward Halls in “Problems? What prob- White City Incubator’. no idea what they were policy advice on environ- Imperial College Acton. It is unclear the lems? Absolutely nothing The proposal says that saying, but it all sounded mental law, called for Im- senior leadership have extent of the spread, is wrong. Have you seen when the new site has been very intimidating. Luckily perial College to become called for calm after an but experts believe that how well we did in the built, “Imperial staff will our department has got a a Special Area of Conser- only the ‘Blue Cube’ Good University Guide by be able to go about their new student-staff liaison vation (SAC), and receive unexpected parasitic Faculty Building and the way?’ daily business of produc- officer, so I was able governmental protection. outbreak has overrun the Business School are However, internal ing world-class research in to point them down the “It’s really important that the university. completely unaffected. documents that were peace, without having to corridor and they left as I higher education institu- Last Monday, Nick leaked to Felix reveal that worry about petty things made my escape. Was the tions recognise the value Smith, newly-appoint- the College has begun a like NSS scores or cooked sacrifice worth it? I don’t such organisms provide LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES he infestation, ed Vice Provost (Pest radical fight back against breakfasts”. The project know. I just know I’m for biodiversity,” she said, which seemed Control), spoke briefly to the infestation, and are will be overseen by Vice going to be haunted by my “establishing an SAC at This week you’re the This week you’re fresh This week you finally This week you go to This week you decide: This week you’re to have started the media whilst dressed planning on hiring exter- Provost (PROFIT Driver), decision for the rest of my Imperial would show that Felix editor. Inspired meat. Welcome to the get around to sorting the Union. You fail to New year, new you! You thrilled to hear the news earlier this in biohazard protective minators to forcibly move a role that has not yet been life.” the university provides a by the life and times of grinder! Your department out your loans and strawpedo a VK, but resolve henceforth to be that Twitter will increase Tweek, is of a new strain gear. He urged those the infestation to White assigned. Another staff member safe environment, not only Hugh Hefner, you put a mums and dads start finances. You decide work out how to get the the best you can possibly the character limit to of Homo undergraduus, listening that everything City. The plan, “Proposal One academic, who was considering putting in for world-class research naked centrefold in your gambling how long you’ll home student sounds too blue vomit. Swings and be. Unfortunately, that 280, allowing you to colloquially referred to was “business as usual”, for Removal Of Freshers asked not to be named, told a complaint to occupation- and business leaders, paper. Next week you’re last, but you’ve dropped boring, and international roundabouts – you came isn’t very good. share your deep thoughts. as ‘Freshers’. It is be- and called for calm, before In Totality” – nicknamed Felix about their narrow al health: “I have lots of but also for those on the inspired by the life and out already. Don’t worry – matches your outlook and to university to learn. Unfortunately, nobody lieved that ground zero making a hasty retreat into PROFIT – involves con- escape: “I was packing allergies, so I can’t work bottom of the food chain, times of Hugh Hefner. your secret’s safe with us. philosophy much better. cares what you have to of the outbreak is Beit the hermetically-sealed struction of a new contain- up my stuff, getting ready in areas that places with such as undergraduate Oops. say. Quadrangle, although Blue Cube, which has ment site in the wastelands to leave the office, when too much damp, dust, or materials students”. since then the infestation been on lockdown for the of Zone 2; the nature of the suddenly the door was people who don’t know 36 37 Union Page Friday 29 September

Welcome to Imperial College Union!

Who is Imperial College Union and why does it matter to you? Your Officer Trustees

As a student at Imperial College London, you are also member of Imperial The Union is led by the Officers Trustees who are elected every year in our College Union. Big Elections in a cross-campus ballot. They take a year out of their studies and work full-time, making your Imperial College Union exists to enhance the education and development Union and Imperial even better. of our 18,000+ members, and has been doing so since 1907. We have over 370 Clubs, Societies and Projects, our Academic & Wellbeing Representation Your Officer Trustees are here Networks, Liberation Officers, Union Council, four bars, two nightclubs, a to improve the student voice shop, a newsagent, and much, much more for all students at Imperial. They represent you to College We are a democratically-run charity, with our members - students of Imperial on issues such as your course, College London - able to lead, create and influence change in every one of our department and faculty as well activities, campaigns and services. as any other problems you may have during your time at Imperial. Find out more: imperialcollegeunion.org imperialcollegeunion.org/officertrustees

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Freshers’ Ball Autumn Elections

The Freshers’ Ball is the biggest night of Welcome Week and will be taking Raise your voice. Change Imperial. place on Friday 6 October and none other than Kristian Nairn (Hodor, Game of Thrones) will be headlining! Imperial College Union is a democratic organisation. Every club, event, campaign and difference we make is led by student volunteers and guided Freshers’ Fair by our members. Over 2,500 students a year enrol to volunteer. Our newest members are just as important to us as our oldest ones. That’s Get the best out of student life at Imperial! Freshers’ Fair, on Tuesday 3 why we hold our first democratic election of the year right at the start: October, is an exciting day that will show you what you can get involved to give all students, from Freshers to Postgrads, an opportunity to make with through Imperial College Union. The fair will be held for one day across a difference to the lives of their fellow students, while accelerating the our South Kensington campus and will be buzzing with a variety of external development of their personal and professional skills. exhibitors and 370+ clubs, societies and projects available. You can even pick up some freebies as well! The Autumn Elections include over 400 roles from our Academic & Wellbeing Representation Networks, sixteen roles as Ordinary Member of Mingles Union Council, and several Constituent Union and Club, Society & Project opportunities. Mingles are Imperial College Union’s official Welcome Parties for new students! They’re a great way to get to know your new friends and meet new Raise your voice and change Imperial by nominating yourself here: ones. Undergraduates can get their tickets in their halls of residence, and Postgraduates can buy their tickets on the Union website (listed below). Open imperialcollegeunion.org/elections to everyone are our Lite Mingles, where we show outdoor movies on the Queen’s Lawn. These are alcohol free events.

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SPORTS [email protected] Everyone should take up sports at Imperial – your clubs need you! Going to university gives you a perfect opportunity to try out something you’ve never done before. You should dive in both feet first, and give the sports clubs a go!

SPORTS recollection. I never did attend that initial training Imraj Singh session. A classic fresher’s Sports Editor trip to Ministry (or a halls/ union event, I can’t really remember) left me rather ’ll be the Sports rough and irritated at the Editor for Felix even the prospect of going 2017/18, and want outdoors. to encourage you to I did manage to trial Itry sport. With 60+ sports another day, and have clubs to choose from played for two years with its often hard to figure the team. I have played, or out what sport you’d be at least tried, most sports interested in trying. From throughout high school sports that require more of a soft touch rather than a hard hit, that are team or “Even if you individual, or more social than hardcore training. It’s don’t want to “Siri, please find me a picture of a ‘sports’” // Flickr/Schwarz Johann often hard for incoming (or returning) students take sport too in and of itself should Sports clubs want you to am less sure... Committees too socially orientated and to figure out what to try seriously you encourage the reader to come along and develop change, coaches change, you want to be more sport when surrounded with so pursue physical endeav- you into an athlete. Even opinions change, so what I orientated then try the many options. After play- can participate ours. For sports in particu- if you don’t want to take say is try out the clubs. If other club, and vice versa. ing 3 years of American lar, I have met a lot more sport too seriously you can you find one of the clubs is If you are in a medic club Football (in Edinburgh in super fun people who have regretted participate in social teams you will find yourself and Kent, reaching the not taking up sport earlier, which are super fun too! usually in Reynolds for British Championships social teams” than people who were To get a most complete “I have met sports night, whilst IC for the first time in each despondent after realising experience of university teams will find themselves of the teams’ histories) I the sport wasn’t for them. I would argue that doing many people in the Union. That’s about was delighted to find that and university, and found I should note it is rare sport is a necessity. it... Imperial had their own American Football to be to have prior university With regards to the who have If you are interested team. I was very keen, and my favourite. Though life American Football experi- Medics and IC clubs, there regretted not in going for a team trial emailed prior to starting may be punctuated with ence in the Imperial team. is only a limited amount see the timetable extract at Imperial, making sure hard times, I have always That is the same with most of guidance I can give. I taking up below. The trials are jam- to free up the appropriate found sport has helped me Imperial teams (especially know that medics can join packed into one day. If you trial day. When my time through them. The health so with less mainstream IC clubs, and vice versa. sport earlier at find yourself unable attend at Imperial did start it was benefits (both mental and sports). Do not be afraid As to why to choose one get in contact with the club madness, fresher’s week is physical) of exercise are to try new sports if you club over the other when Imperial” and they will probably still somewhat of a blurry well documented. This haven’t done it before. they do the same sport, I have other sessions.

ETHOS TEAM Sports Hall Sports Hall Squash Swimming Meet at Ethos TRIALS Courts 1-4 Court 5 Courts Pool Reception Fancy trying your hand at a new sport? 13.00–15.00 Here’s what’s going ACC Badminton 13.00–15.00 14.00–17.00 14.00–18.00 13.15 on on team trials day, 15.00–17.00 ACC Table Tennis ACC Squash ACC Swim and ACC Cross October 4th. There ACC Women’s Netball 16.00–20.00 Waterpolo Country and Athlet- are plenty of other 17.00–19.00 ACC Fencing ics sites where trials are ACC Volleyball happening, so make 19.00–21.00 sure to check out the Sport Imperial ACC Basketball website

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SPORTS [email protected] 10 things you need to know if you cycle in London So, you’re new to London. Or maybe you’ve been here a while but you’re looking for a way to save some money, stay healthy, and just have fun. Or maybe you need a plan now that Uber are potentially on the rocks... Here is a totally incomprehensive list of how to stay safe and enjoy cycling in London…

SPORTS to get where you’re going. Firstly, learn how to mend Joeseph O’Connell- a puncture. Secondly, Danes get some tougher tires. Sports Writer I like going quickly as much as the next person, but a slightly tougher tire won’t slow you down 1. The Bike much on your commute. Get some GatorSkins or If you are going to some Schwalbe Mara- be cycling regularly in thons – they are genuinely London, Boris bikes aren’t amazing and will fend really a feasible solution. off all but the toughest The best thing about London junk. buying a bike for London is that it’s flat! This opens up a huge range of possi- 5. What to wear bilities in terms of what you buy. My personal For those of you how recommendation is to get didn’t already know, it yourself a single speed or rains. A lot. Get a cycling cheap road/hybrid bike, jacket. They are water- from a reputable company. proof, can be scrunched into the smallest pocket of any bag, and light enough 2. Helmets so that you don’t get super sweaty on your way to uni. Just wear one. Trust me. Get a fluorescent one: they This guy clearly hasn’t read our top tips... wear a helmet! // Flickr/Sascha Kohlmann

3. Locks crummy lights just won’t maintenance you can and zebra crossings; signal “I don’t want be visible at night, at all. easily teach yourself and before you turn; don’t 10. Have fun So you have your to be killed by For front lights, you should carry out with a basic bike cycle on pavements; when dream bike in London that be looking at something multi-tool, and the Global available, use cycle paths; looks super cool, and you a driver who like the Exposure Switch Cycling Network has and please please please can’t wait to tear up the or the Cateye Volt 800. For some really good videos don’t go up the inside of “For those hates cyclists cycle superhighways, but backlights, something like online that take you step cars or buses when lane of you how this is all going to be very because you the Exposure TraceR rear by step on how to fix pretty splitting. I don’t want to short-lived if you don’t get bike light or the Bontrager much any problem with be killed by some driver didn’t already proper locks. A general couldn’t stop Flare R rear light are really your bike. Alternatively, who hates cyclists because rule of thumb for London good options. The other befriend someone who you couldn’t wait for a know, it rains. is to have two locks: a for a light to light I would seriously knows how to fix bikes… light to go green. D-lock (the university suggest getting is a light A lot. Get a security does a pretty good turn green ” for your rucksack, the deal on these) for your iQualTech Backpack light 8. Don’t be a dick 9. It’s not all waterproof frame and back wheel, and is not a replacement for a a cable lock for your front proper backlight but is a Cycling in London gets doom and gloom cycling jacket.” wheel and saddle (yes make a huge difference really cheap (£10) way to a bad rep for being really people in London steal on how visible you are at help you be more visible dangerous, and part of If you read the papers saddles, it sucks). night. They are a tad pricey at night. that is the attitude of some you would be forgiven for Cycling should be an (£60) but Proviz Reflect is drivers towards cyclists. thinking that if you cycle enjoyable experience. It is a really good jacket and it These drivers are, thank- in London you will die. such a good way to learn 4. Punctures is kinda trendy. 7. Learn to fixfully, in the minority at Now, I know it’s a bit rich the city and see parts of the moment but they seem coming from someone London that you would These suck. Well… your own bike to be growing. The big who has been hit cycling, miss on the tube. blow. The last thing you 6. Lights driver of this anti-cyclist but it really isn’t that want when you’re rushing You’ve managed to get sentiment is that there is dangerous. There is loads If you like your road for your 9am lecture (ha) On the subject of being yourself into university, an unfortunate number of guidance online on how cycling then you can join or labs is to get a puncture seen: please don’t cheap you can definitely learn of cyclists who have no to cycle safely in London, ICU Cycling Club and and be stood on the side out on lights. London is how to fix a bike. There regard for the rules of the like The London Cyclist explore some of the Surrey of the road with no way so well lit at night that are several bits of basic road. So: stop at red lights website. or Windsor countryside. 40