10 May 2002 The Student Newspaper for Imperial College Issue 1135
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'Airport Lounge' Takes Off
The new bar on the Charing Cross ally managed to find independent fund- Hospital campus was officially opened ing from three sources: the Faculty of last Tuesday, a week after it had come Medicine itself, Hammersmith Special into active operation. Trustees, and College itself. He also has Situated in the Reynolds Building on St. the fortune to be one of the few students Dunstans Street, this new bar is the who has ever seen a project completed result of the refurbishment of what was during their time here, with the total (somewhat) affectionately known to undertaking completed in less than two older students as the 'Airport Lounge'. years. The total cost of the project was around Another unusual aspect of the bar is 1.5 million pounds, and on entering the the license, the hours of which have been bar it is easy to see where this money has extended by special permission after a gone. deal was struck with the West London In addition to the fully licensed bar, Magistrates Court. Having heard that there is a 'snack' shop with fixed seating medic students work very antisocial area, and a dance area which contains hours, the magistrates agreed that the sofas and chairs by day, which are Students' Union would not have to apply cleared away to form a dance floor by The New Bar at Charing Cross for late licenses on Wednesday and night. Needless to say there is a huge Friday nights, but that they should be sound system and a video projection Bar in Paddington. However, when it granted to the Charing Cross Bar as a screen to accommodate the entertain- became clear that this was not going to matter of course. ment of a standard night out. be possible for space reasons, he turned continued on page 2 The project was initially started by his attention to other campi, with this Lome McEwan, President of the Medics' final result. Student Union last year, his original Despite original problems getting fund- intention being to refurbish St. Mary's ing from the Union, Mr. McEwan eventu-
"Felix can announce that Imperial students have, over one year, raised 111 1 over one hundred thousand pounds i caus jm college news
Summer Ball Line Up
The musical line up for the off from his residency at In addition to the music, the Issue 1235 Summer Ball on 8 June has SchoolDisco.com to relive his fun-fair will return with a finally been announced by the halcyon days, will be playing vengeance, and the evening 10 May 2002 Summer Ball Committee. cheesy pop in the JCR. will finish with fireworks over On the main stage will be For the more serious club- College. The Committee have Editor: will Dugdale old favourites The James ber, the dance room will be also managed to secure cheap Deputy Editor: Ali Wren Taylor Quartet, who appeared News: Vacant at last year's ball, and they Chief Reporter: John Stratford will be ably supported by Music: Dave Edwards upcoming Swedish band, Mos Books: Jon Matthews Eisly, who are named after a Film: Darius Nikbin town in Star Wars. However, Sports: Vacant headlining on the main stage Crossword: Dr. Hot Fudge will be Cornershop, a band whose album "confirms them With Thanks To: as the most vital inventive Everyone & Rachel force at work in British pop music today" (Daily Felix, Beit Quad, Prince Telegraph). Consort Road, London, There will also be several SW7 2BB DJs dotted around the venue, host to the Scratch Perverts hire of Dinner Jackets from Tel: 020 7594 8072 playing different styles of (who won the DMC Team Moss Bros and Pegaso, and to Email: [email protected] music in various rooms. Union World Championships 1999), guarantee a ticket, you will Felix is a registered Ents Alumnus (and minor and the Artful Dodger, who soon be able to buy them from newspaper: ISSN 1040-0711 College Celebrity) Mark needs no introduction, author Waterstones, the Union recep- Copyright © Felix 2002 Home, who is taking a night of the club classic Rewind. tion, and JCR at lunchtimes. Printed by: MCP Litho Ltd
from page 1 citing the large amount of The Chaplaincy to Imperial College & the Royal College of Art presents Better than the hype, how- space and central bar as their ever, is the reaction that the reasons. Only a few have been The Riding Lights Roughshod Theatre Company bar has already received in negative, the most common in the first few days of being concern being the proximity of opened. Last Friday saw the a hospital to a bunch of loud SCIENCE FRICTION first bop, and there are many and drunk students. Despite
reports of students arriving at this, those who attended COULD YOU PLAY GOD? 9:30 in the evening to be claimed that it was generally turned away due to over- quiet as students left the crowding being a fire risk. establishment, and apparent- While this was the first night, ly 'the sound doesn't travel'. Provocative many are expecting the next In addition to the refurbish- Dynamic Breath-taking few Fridays to be just as ment of the bar, the basement §11« Theatre packed, as more students turn gym has also been re-done up to see whether the new bar and is now a fully functional In a world where is as good as they have been cardio-vascular gym with all scientists are often the standard equipment. It told. There have even been accused of 'playing Friday 17 May, 7.30pm fears that this may lead to less was opened by former zoology God', how can we Holy Trinity Church, money being taken in the student Simon Dennis, who combine the volatile elements of scientific Prince Consort Rd was a gold medallist in the older South Kensington Bars, discovery, faith and as students from that campus British Men's Rowing Eight, moral responsibility? investigate the new facilities during the 2000 Sydney that are now available. Olympics. Due to a lack of any Tickets at £5/£3 available from the Chaplaincy Of the students who attend- ribbon to cut, however, he pro- Centre, East Basement, Beit Quad, 020 7594 9600, ed last week, an overwhelm- nounced the gym open by [email protected]. ing majority were very posi- opening the door. More information atwww.chaplaincy.ic.ac.uk & www.ridinglights.org. tive about the bar, with most will TMEXtRt com talk union
£100k Charity Total
It's been a while since the last RAG ness charity Shelter, thanks to Ruth Inspired yet? Ramble, but things in the world of Roberts and crew. There's still a chance for individuals out Raising and Giving money for charity Wye RAG Week, organised by Thomas there to raise that total even more - ICU haven't stopped. With the help of a few Bradshaw for Kent Air Ambulance was RAG are organising parachute jumps to short emails and an extremely large cal- a big success. raise cash for any charity you want to culator, Felix can announce that Imperial Li Bin and Singapore Society's charity support. So if you're feeling dangerous students have, over one year, raised over jogathon and flag day help mentally email [email protected] for more details. one hundred thousand pounds for various disabled children in Singapore through Also if you're feeling dangerous, the post good causes! the charity MINDS. of ICU RAG chair is open to anyone at the So many groups and indi- Union AGM on Thursday viduals have committed '^'f::.- 16th March, at 1pm. Your mission, should you their time and effort to choose to accept it, is to helping good causes, from support, encourage and organising entire charity 11 generally let everyone at weeks to sponsored runs, II Imperial know about any pub crawls, abseils, Great charity events at Imperial. Hall shows, the London || You'll also head up the Marathon and dressing up II team that organises the as Pudsey. Some events §| annual ICU RAG Week. have raised more than oth- ers, but every single penny It's more hard work than raised means extra cash 11 you've ever imagmed, but for charities that desper- it's more fun than you ately need it. Below, in could possibly ask for too. order of magnitude but I promise! Nomination without numbers (this I papers are up on the first charity thing isn't an ego floor of the Union build- trip, right?) the people II m9- who have contributed to The ICU RAG chair and §ji that incredible charity || RAG committee exist to total are: £ help your club, society or The ICSMSU RAG Week ^ hall of residence do some- team chaired by medic II thing for charity next year. Hayley Kirsop raised ^ And if you want to run the phenomenal amounts for marathon, bungee from a CLIC, the 3H Fund and bridge, trek through the Parkside Hospital Radio. Tom Scorer is still raising cash for Himalayas or ride from Lands End to Islamic Society's charity appeal sup- Whizz Kids, check out the sports pages John O'Groats on a unicycle, you know ported Islamic Reliefs work in to find out more. where to come to make your insane ambi- Afghanistan. India Soc's incredible "East Meets tions reality! ICU Rag Week, organised by the ICU West" helped the international humani- RAG committee, raised funds to build tarian medical charity Medicins Sans Rag Mag the first Shooting Star Children's Frontieres. Better late than never, the ICU RAG Mag Hospice in West London. Union welfare officers collected cash will be out and about in the Union soon. Daniel James & Joanna Wiser ran the for UK AIDS victims in the Imperial That's if the sabbaticals don't decide it's London Marathon for Scope. AIDS Awareness week. too offensive... Useful as both a revision Orchestra members collected for Help John-Joe Reilly and the Falmouth aid and spare toilet paper, it costs a quid the Aged at a Royal Albert Hall concert. Keogh Hall committee stunned and proceeds go to the Shooting Star LINKS Society's Jenni Wood organised Southside with a show for Rotherham Trust, building a home for terminally ill sponsored abseiling for St John Hospice. children in Kensington, Chelsea and all of Ambulance. Hindu Society's charity week events West London. Chemistry postgrad Emma Watson supported charity Sewa International. was silent for seven days to help BBC Silwood Park's various fundraising Going for the bum... Children in Need. shenanigans donated to Prostate And don't forget to check out Page 16 for Stupid games on the Queen's Lawn at Cancer Research and Guide Dogs for more on how you can help make more Sports Day raised cash for homeless- the Blind. money for charity by getting drunk! felix talk
IC Radio
Objectivity shows, installing and fixing equipment, and their waste paper bin "Lucy," inspiredly We at Felix thought it might be refreshing to playing with panels whose sole purpose is after the name embossed on its lid. have some IC Radio banter (it's the official to blink periodically whilst yelling "phase term, you know) from someone without a lock that transducer into the primary reticu- What I was meant to say membership. I appreciate that the kind of lation port" and "she canna take much When Steve, the current IC Radio Station self-praise or wilful unconventionality, more o' this captain" - or was that IC Sci-Fi Manager - amusingly abbreviated SM, yes either way designed to make you think the Society? it is funny, it is - breathlessly asked me to authors are Cool, that you see here each Meanwhile, the arty types - you know, write the IC Radio column before he tore week is not always easy to believe. they wear patchwork trousers and sun-hats head-long into a pile of books like a panic- So here we are; an objective opinion from - are charismatic, musical or just "zany" stricken and highly literate squirrel, he a non-member of IC Radio. If anything, I'm over the air-waves. If you're not averse to an asked me to write something that would slightly biased against them, as I must eyeful, then try the webcam too. encourage people to listen to IC Radio and share a basement with them. If the stench say how great they were. of rotting Chinese takeaway in the Felix Top ten achievements of IC Radio Well, maybe I haven't been entirely hon- office doesn't get me, Photo-soc haven't kid- Ten: Letting me write this article. Nine: est so far - they are a pretty good bunch. I napped me for a modelling shoot (guffaw) Their award-wirrning website and web- even went to their AGM with the express or a dalek escaped from the Sci-Fi library casts. Eight: Their celebrity jingle line-up. intention of skewing the election counts by fails to "exterminate" me, then the quake- Seven: Adopting "fisting" as a punishment. raising my unwashed non-member hand inducing reverberations from the IC Radio Six: Allowing Will and I to present a truly occasionally whilst drinking beer, but even studio may occasionally begin to grate. daft hour-long show when we're tired and that didn't make them hurt me. panicking. Five: Actually archiving that So, to sum up IC Radio, if you can't join Deprecation show! Four: Renaming 'George' to Jerry' so 'em, listen to 'em - 999AM or at the address What can a bunch of students do, anyway? that their show could infringe ice cream hinted at below. AW A surprising amount actually, like spot that manufacturers' trademarks. Three: Giving it's bad literary style to ask rhetorical ques- me a colour logo to print in black-and-white tions in newspaper articles. They can also every week. Two: Thinking that having a icradio make good radio. Those with a technical show presented by two naked men would disposition are in their element producing improve listening figures. One: Naming www.icradio.com
Chaplaincy: Stress is...
Stress is the 'wear and tear' our bodies tions and sorrows add depth and enrich- ing a difficult situation and making it a dis- experience as we adjust to our continually ment to our lives. We need to learn how to aster? Are you expecting to please every- changing environment; it has physical and manage stress rather than eliminate it. one? Are you overreacting? Put the situa- emotional effects on us and can create pos- Insufficient stress acts as a depressant and tion in perspective. Do not labour on the itive or negative feelings. As a positive may leave us feeling bored or dejected; on negative aspects and the 'what if's. influence, stress can help compel us to the other hand, excessive stress may leave Learn to moderate your physical reac- action; it can result in a new awareness and us feeling tied up in knots. Identifying unre- tions to stress. Slow, deep breathing and an exciting new perspective. As a negative lieved stress and being aware of its effect relaxation can help in reducing stress, as influence, it can result in feelings of distrust, on our lives is not sufficient for reducing its can taking exercise and a healthy diet. rejection, anger, and depression, which in harmful effects. Just as there are many Maintain your emotional reserves. turn can lead to health problems such as sources of stress, there are many possibili- Develop some mutually supportive friend- headaches, upset stomach, rashes, insom- ties for its management. ships. Pursue realistic goals, which are nia, ulcers, high blood pressure, heart dis- Become aware of stress and emotional mearringful to you, rather than goals others ease, and stroke. Stress will help or hinder and physical reactions. Dorit ignore it or have for you that you do not share. us depending on how we react to it. gloss over your problems. Expect some frustrations, failures, and 75% of the general population experi- Recognise what you can change. Can you sorrows. Always be kind and gentle with ences at least 'some stress' every two change your stressors, if they're not exams, yourself. weeks (National Health Interview Survey). by avoiding or eliminating them? Can you If you are experiencing stress you are not Positive stress adds anticipation and shorten your exposure to stress? alone. There are people at Imperial who can excitement to life, and we all thrive under a Reduce the intensity of your emotional help. The Health Centre (49375/6), Student certain amount of stress. Deadlines, compe- reactions to stress. Are you viewing your Counsellors (49430), The Chaplaincy titions, confrontations, and even our frustra- stressors in exaggerated terms and/or tak- (49600) or your Tutor. talk union
State Of The Union
Annual General Meeting Summer Ball an eye out for publicity on the events tak- The Union annual general meeting will Many of you would have seen the bright ing place there this term. take place on Thursday 16th May. It is a pink posters for the Summer Ball. The chance for everyone to find out about the event will be taking place on Saturday 8th Beit Quad various Union activities this year. It will June. Currently the acts include The Beit Quad will undergo a facelift over also be a chance to ask the officers of the CornerShop, James Taylor Quartet, the coming weeks. The project will see Union about their work this year. The Scratch Perverts and Artful Dodger. new lawns and paths laid with improved main feature will be the elections for Added to that the event will feature fair- facilities in the quad. There will also be Union officers for next year. The nomina- ground rides, games stalls, cocktail bars new bike racks for students to use. The tion papers are on the President's board and more. It promises to be bigger and Union will be open for business as usual. (level one of the Union Building). You can better than ever before. Tickets can be email me for more information. obtained from the Union Reception. Lost the Union? Apologies to all those who have been Degree Awarding Powers Charing Cross confused by the location of the Union As some of you are aware the College has This week also saw the official opening of reception and the Student Activities applied for reserve degree awarding pow- the new student facility at Charing Cross. Centre. This has in part been due to the ers. Currently the College awards This project is the biggest since the necessary heating works in the building. University of London degrees but the development of the Beit Basements and is Just to clarify the new permanent home College would like to award its own located in the Reynolds building. This of the Students Activities Centre (formal- degrees under the Imperial College name. new facility features a brand new bar, ly known as the Resource Centre) is in the This will also allow greater control over cafeteria, BOP area complete with DJ East Wing of the Beit Basements. The our degree programmes and be an impor- booth, stage and lighting. The new facili- Union reception will be located on the tant part in the strategy towards increas- ty also features a brand new gym in the first floor (access via the East staircase) ing the global brand of Imperial College. basements. The project greatly improves and will move back to its normal position It is fully expected that we will be award- student facilitates on the Charing Cross next week. ed these powers later this year. Campus and is open to all students. Keep Sen Ganesh, President DoUu ~*iHtunesII
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s Friday Night Out g Supported by Atev 1111 H Elections for: Council Chair RAG Chair Community Action Group Chair Equal Opportunities Officer Welfare Campaigns Officer Web Editor Nominations papers on the President's Notice Board (Level 1 Union building). Papers down 12 noon, 16th May 2002. Please contact Sen Ganesh ([email protected]) for more details. back talk NUS already (again!) I must say that the huge amount of empty Have A Column managerial buzzwords that composed the Dear Sir, Union president's statement of intent in Dear Felix, last week's Felix did not reassure me very Spring is here. The old lunacy of winter I've seen many student politicians come much in that matter! But being new here, has faded to be replaced by fresh idiocy. and go at Imperial, and heard most of I am probably mistaken. Having returned to this dank pit of suffer- them come up with some excuse or other ing, misery and science fiction from a rel- as to why their year was not the unmiti- Matthew Cand atively Star Trek-free frolic in the South gated success they promised at hustings. East to enjoy the futility of attempting The Chairman of the "Yes to NUS" cam- those psychoses-given-form known as paign, however, takes the biscuit. You A Cross Country examinations, I feel it is probably my duty don't have to be in the NUS to find out to write and complain about something. about student discounts. You don't have Re: your personal plea (Felix 1233), I find it Sadly however, I find myself in rather to be in the NUS to lobby government. a disgrace that you have the audacity to good spirits and while I would love to You don't have to be in the NUS to provide print an article on mud wrestling, and regale you with hilarious stories of strug- officer training. But if you elect sabbatical plea for more sports articles to be sent in, gles between men and poultry, warm ale officers who prefer to sit around moaning when you are sent perfectly good articles and American tourists, I won't because about their job, take weeks off at a time to from sports clubs which you decline to I'm feeling sadistic and don't think you run unwanted referendum campaigns, print. On February 20th, you were sent an deserve any happiness. watch lecturer evaluation systems to article by David Mulvee, a member of the Ever. reach Enron-style levels of mismanage- Cross-Country club and Hyde Park Relays Once more London has me beset with an ment and allow working relationships committee. It was a review of the largest extraordinary malevolence towards all with other union officers to reach melt- student relay race in Britain, which is things human, I am constantly strangled down, then yes, I agree that you need all organised by ICU Cross-Country club. It by the urge to throw biscuits at children, the help you can get, from anybody, was the 54th running of this annual event kick dogs and laugh loudly at lost including the National Union. Maybe that brought over 700 hundred students tourists. instead of running the 'No' campaign, I to the college on February 16th, over 280 While my overbearing cloud of pure mal- should have headed up a 'Resign' cam- of which came from France, The ice is still in its infantile stages I feel that paign instead? Netherlands, Poland, Italy and Germany. something must be done to arrest its Hugs'n'cuddles, They were all accommodated on site and growth before severe damage is done. the event went very smoothly. The after- Not to me of course - I'm in little danger of Andy Heeps race party included a late license, BBQ, harming myself, it's just when people Chairman, ICU "No2NUS" Campaign and one of the biggest nights the Union turn up with flaming torches and stakes (We won, by the way. 72% of the highest has had on a Saturday. The Union, College it's often difficult to reason with them. turnout ever seen at Imperial. Did I men- Security, and the Conference and Basically, what I'm after is focus to my tion that we won?) Catering Dept. were all very helpful in the aggression and ill will. You may be sur- organisation of one of the largest events prised to know that this is in fact leading put on by an ICU Club or Society. And that somewhere, just bear with me. Dear Felix, is not even going into the race itself! It Now you see, I am told, though not by seems that every year you complain impartial sources, that there are some Like the majority of students here (at about the lack of articles sent in, yet all I pretty smart people here, people who least those who voted), I was relieved to seem to hear around college from other could be profitably employed in a youth- see that IC would not join the NUS, for clubs is disappointment that their articles ful, educated and vibrant criminal empire. reasons that have been discussed at are not published. Maybe you should allo- ICrime or OCsoc, perhaps would be a length around here. The voice of IC seems cate page space a bit more conservative- good starting point, does the Union have to be "We can represent ourselves very ly rather than give half a side to mud- a policy on such things? Of course, we'd well, and prefer to do so!" bathing and countless pages allocated to be self-funding after a while and the However, I hope that this will now effec- reviews that everyone reads in other underground intimidation of staff and tively be done, and that the students of IC magazines. After all, it is a student news- pupils would be a formative experience will make their voice heard! Of course, on paper, not Empire. Or the NME. Or Time for those still naive in the fields of bribery student issues such as grants, but also on Out. Or Hot Tickets... and racketeering ("Dean Corleone ain't vital subjects such as the current war on happy..."). In fact I can't see one fault in "Terrorism", the environment, and corpo- Yours sincerely, the whole nefarious scheme. There you go rate responsibility (that is, assuming not Demetrius Onoufriou, Chair of ICUXC ICU, do something right for once, make a everyone here dreams of becoming one of Hyde Park Relays 2002 Committee little money, this idea's free. the "Fat Cats", a very depressing thought.) I explained this last week in the sports The NUS (I'm quite sure) was represented section., and don't have space here to do Merry Christmas, at the May Day (peaceful) protest. so again., but I am sorry. Ed Pete this week Editorial k s I'm afraid I'm feeling a lot bet- Lome (who shall forever be Friday Weekend ter this week. How dull is spoken of in hushed tones, Thi Wee that? I'm unlikely to rant but I met him once, oh yes I about anything to speak of, did), and he managed to secure 1.5 million pounds to and what makes it worse is Dolly Mixtures Humph redo the place (cutting quite a that I now have this entire col- Named after the infa- I don't ever know what long story short). 1.5 million! s umn to fill, and frankly I don't mous philosopher of the to put in this space. It's And this guy's only a student. n really feel up to it. I may actu- same moniker, the spe- the weekend, and there I think that deserves a round ally have to write a proper edi- cial theme this evening are rarely any official of applause, because with torial, and discuss sensibly will be epistemology. events to talk about, and Unio this cash they have refur- Event and with forethought some Nah, only joking. Drink! I'm getting bored of just bished the bar in CX, and I item of news that fills one of Union, Eventide talking complete tosh. the earlier pages. I don't know have to say it was really quite why this is. Apparently it's a pretty. Sea. s tradition, or an old charter, or But, boys and girls, this is t .' ii, ' i's-- My feftyyrixfi. suicUsus something. But anyway, my where it breaks down. I've particularly bad mood. KutHhty'ofOu. c"5i',,.. 'iffc opinion is obviously more given up drinking. Can you .' the -diary .. gotfig < vhMjfti . hi , y ) i'tu important than anyone else's, imagine? I have given up for a ItaVirio make do < - o. !.....',_,( Sips-ice; here, so I get a whole page to week, starting from yester- because the bottom express my unsubstantiated day! A bar opening, and my Studen xmm . .. si. i . i . " Activitie and ill-though out opinions. first day of not drinking! I was iimnd. .-';,.-:.! subject. Hehehe not impressed. And to make it I woke up in a strange place Star Wars Star Wars worse, the girls behind the yesterday, and was wander- Is it yet? I don't know. I ...about it in any useful bar were (for the most part) s ing back in the direction of e just like the feeling that fashion at all. For all you friendly, but of this lack of College when I received a you all might read this know, I may have gone drinking they were frankly phone call reminding me of trying to see if it's all it's and seen a special disparaging (which is a good Th the opening of the Charing t hyped up to be, and then newspaper preview at word). How am I meant to flirt A Cross Bar. This may not actu- Movie be really cross when I the Warner Bros Cinema if I'm not drinking beer, eh? ally mean much to many of succeed in not talking... in Leicester Square... you, since I have been made Tell me that. It is the source of aware of the fact that most my power. Without it I am Halls Halls non-medics are under the nothing. Less than nothing. I n Viktoi moves in to find o impression that all the medics need alcohol! iiiis'Vwaek are in the BMS. This isn't true. And this is only day two, of selected pi.tiiysr,...) v-rhioh ,1'ohan.B: ssich'-jsl-' v There are many other campus- seven. Erk. nwoiveis aim; fid die . .,' some BUiiifinw In n on e - s m ok e r! Claudia es dotted round London (none So, two points. One, go to Radi fiaiis:: Yon i:dj:> he l tD.at ii : i . . .,!-'..- ,j. . i ib e of them actually named after CX bar, because it rocks, and & the part of London they're in, the bar staff are nice (hi, Televisio - ; swipe . -i ; acOTSfi:., but hey, then people might ladieeees). Two, I'm not drink- Barry Manilow Alien Ant Farm actually be able to find them. I ing, so for this week you can s Surely, you must be say- I only know these guys actually went to Charing rest safe in the knowledge ing, this is a joke. But no, for their rendition of Cross, once. How stupid did I that I'm not there. And you & friends, it is not. He's Smooth Criminal, but it feel?) don't have to be a medic! So if s back, and he's bad, and had that breakdancmg you live in Hammersmith, Anyhow, there's a big hos- probably bald. Go with kid in the video, which Fulham, etc, go there instead Gig pital in Hammersmith called your mum. No really. always made me laugh. of the expensive pub down Concert Charing Cross (CX), and it has Wembley Arena Astoria, Saturday a lot of students in it, and they the road. Because it's full of used to have this bar, affec- students, cheaper beer, and it tionately referred to as the makes more money for the s Having hma siugfe icr a The good sir mounts his e 'airport lounge', and it really Union as opposed to while now. Fro begin- dear lady . ', irji.myt wasn't very nice. Certainly Wetherspoons. ning to get homy, fashion .'is they face one people retained some sort of CX Bar is on St. Dunstan's such, here are some aiiotUer, . - lady upon Lov 1 1 misguided affection for the Road, Hammersmith. Head for f t ' >' ' yo try, if hei back, and the gen- place, but there we are. the hospital, then follow the O you've gol the time, iii'i,' ' s'tahng k>vingly Position Then came a man called drunk student noises. partnei;, or i y . < into her eyes week this Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Trivia Wotsits Of Joy Strumpet Flinging Dolly Mixtures But I don't know what to You can always rely on Yummy, and cheesy, and Local prostitutes will These aren't, I don't do about this. I suppose trivia. Tests all through only 80% chance of find- present themselves m think, the ones with Mr. it's 'cos it's Monday, so your life, and now here ing a piece of cardboard classic wench costumes, Bassett, the big sweety there are no events due you are being tested in in your mouth. You know and be thrown around man, so you don't have to the assumption that your spare time! Why? the drill. I'd imagine by massive knicker-elas- to have nightmares just you're all hung over Money, of course, you'll drink something. tic powered catapults. yet. But one day... after the weekend. I am. da Vinci's, evening Union, Before B-Byes Hyde Park, 6am Be There, Or Be... DrlaMee.r Sleep a 8: While I teei ' we aiay.; f oa*Hj -not . proper i Sorry everyone, but peo- Lie.,.; re ; v ;>u could be Because all students i' . . ei:reMy c.M!. Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars ...last night, and actually ...in this one, or is it all ...you'll go and see it ...to own all the action Yes he does! Does too! already know exactly just a load of hype sur- anyway, because you figures, but I've already Does too! Well you smell, how good (or bad) it rounding a fair budget of can't resist the sweet got the very rare Darth and I don't want to be might be. Should you be special effects? Well I allure of Ben Obi-Wan Maul, so nah nah nah your friend anyway. Oh excited? 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I mean, if you're going to see you won't find any here, ahem this movie then you probably like beer so just have a good time. Slackers is yet another addition to the already swollen ranks How did you get the role for Slackers? of the teen comedy genre. Despite my initial reservations I had met the director, Dewey, and I remember him talking about the film, I was cheered by the presence of Jason about his making a movie. I met with him for about an hour and Schwartzman in the cast list. His performance as Max Fischer then I asked him 'should I come back and audition?' and he said in the indie hit Rushmore (1998) was fantastic, so I was eager to 'you just did.' And I got the part. But the reason I ultimately did see what he had followed it up with. As it turns out, I would the movie was I thought here's an opportunity to flex a differ- have been better off watching Rushmore again. ent muscle and do for once in my life a big slapstick type of Slackers finds Schwartzman playing "Cool" Ethan, the socially comedy. I thought the character was a good environment to inept nerd who is in the process of stalking the angelic Angela experiment with being physical for me and playing dark. (James King). His creepy task is eased upon discovering the cheating antics of our three eponymous slackers. He proceeds So you didn't do it for the money? to blackmail Dave (Devon Sawa) and his stooges, demanding to be fixed up with Angela, or else he will have them expelled. But Do you want to plug your CD for a few minutes? as is always the way in these things, the charming Dave him- My band is Phantom Planet, we have an EP the album is self ends up the object of Angela's affections. And so it goes on. already out. It's called The Guest. The opening scene of the film, where we are inducted into scamming world of the boys, is a well-handled juggling act, but If you had to choose between being a musician or an actor after that it falters. There are straight-to-camera monologues, which would you become? bizarre dream sequences and all manner of visual tricks, but I would become a painter. none of these distract from the essentially lazy, teen-comedy- by-numbers on show here. What does your father do? As for gross-out, American Pie had its warm apple pie scene, My dad actually passed away. I was thirteen. Road Trip its Jack Sprat sex scene, so Slackers has to have its hook too. We are actually treated to two, first a karaoke penis I'm sorry. sock-puppet scene, and then an old woman hooker sponge-bath scene. But two sick wrongs don't make a funny right. That is not to say I didn't laugh at all. I did. But the good gags are hidden Felix On Film Slackers Competition away amongst a lengthy array of tiresome fart, dick and jerk-off Are you a Slacker? More likely you're an uber-geek. In any jokes. Even Road Trip seems reserved compared to most of this. case, this is your chance to WIN!!! official Slackers merchan- Schwarzman's efforts are hardly subtle, and despite having dise. On offer, three goody bags containing Slackers T-shirt, been given the majority of the funny material, he never makes sponge, and soap. In the correct order: Which one of these Ethan into anything more than a 2-d caricature. It would have would you expect Retardcop, Sgt. John Bunnell, to say? been nice to see the makers have the courage to produce some- a) "Clearly excessive police force used here" thing slightly blacker and more original about the obsessive b) "Another case of police brutality and negligence" stalking thread involving Ethan, but they ultimately shy away c) "He's bought himself a one-way ticket... straight to JAIL" into more familiar teen rom-com territory. email your answers to [email protected] The winner of last term's Mothman Prophecies competition too Adam Joyce was Ee Wong, who gave the correct answer to the question. reviews music INTERVIEW with Rod Jones from Idlewild Idlewild's new single You Held The World In Your Arms is out now, and the album The Remote Part is due for release in July. Felix spoke to guitarist Rod Jones over the telephone. FELIX: XFM's DJ Natasha was so enamoured with your last single Roseability that she started to compare all other songs to it and give them a "Roseability rating". Had you heard about this, and how would you rate your new single? ROD: No, I hadn't heard about that. It would be difficult to try and rate You Held The World In Your Arms along those lines, as it's quite a different song. We felt at the time of its release that Roseability was one of the best things we'd written, but we feel that what we're writing now is better. Singles As you mentioned, You Held The World In Your Arms is quite different to your previous songs - is this an indication of what Roundup the new album will be like? Yes, it is. With previous albums, we felt that most of the tracks HUNDRED REASONS (pic above) - Silver were more or less just noisy pop songs. So we decided to exper- Yeah, baby, the Rock Sound-appointed saviours of British rock iment a bit, and that helped us learn what we were capable of. are back. Sounding like a horrible mix of Blink 182 and Incubus You toured America to promote 100 Broken Windows. Did you gone wrong, this single disappoints severely after the excellent enjoy your time out there, and what was the response like If I Could, with its formulaic lyrics and sea shanty rhythm. from the American audiences? Awful. It was great fun and very exciting, but quite weird because the album was released about a year later than it was here. So we Sajini didn't know what to expect, and when we went out there and did the small club tour we found that we had a small loyal fol- THE ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE - lowing who had got hold of the album on import. It was a very Empty At The End / This Given Line refreshing experience. We plan to release the new album at the The Electric Soft Parade are a bit like Travis, but a lot happier. same time in America, because we want to continue improving They use similar subjects for their songs, but tend to be more as a band and to have staggered releases means that you're upbeat. They are fairly formulaic, whilst somehow managing to always going back to things you were doing a year earlier, and avoid sounding repetitive. This is the second single from their that can slow your progress. critically acclaimed debut album Holes In The Wall, and it When you first started to break through into the British mar- shows a lot of promise. ket, you gained a reputation for being very good live. What did you feel were the reasons for that? Tank We gained a reputation for gigging quite a lot, and I suppose all the practice we got helped to make each show better than the SERAFIN - Serafin EP 1 last. Also, we felt that the songs on the record weren't as strong Bog standard emo, this one. It sometimes sounds a little as they were live because they were basically noisy rock. With grungy, like Stone Temple Pilots. Other times, a little Hundred the new album, the reverse is true, in that the songs have a lot Reasons. Serafin are probably going to be pretty big, but had of subtlety to them which is difficult to recreate live. So we have they been around two years ago, they wouldn't even have got a had to really reinvent ourselves as a live act. record deal. So it goes. What is your take on the charts at the moment, and how do you think your new single will do? Ben We don't really pay much attention to the charts at the moment, even though maybe we should. But we know there's a lot MULESKINNER JONES - Terrible Stories around that isn't great. I do feel that people get a bit nostalgic Muleskmner Jones is a cult internet eccentric, apparently, about the charts in previous eras, but I'm sure that there was and I've no idea WHAT is going on here! Over duelling banjos, just as much crap around in 1979 or whenever as there is now. an argument as to the origin of a bloodstain is played out by the We just want to play the music and try and let that do the talk- parents from Little House On The Prairie in really off-key voices. ing. We are hoping that the strength of the new songs will get Is this what unemployable actors get up to when they're not on people to listen. shift in Starbucks? Tank Ben coffee break Crossword by Dr. Hot Fudge 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1. 2. 3. Across Down I. I touch politician at his 1. Ray dims out tens of home of the king. (7) thousands. (7) 9. 10. 5. Satellite for rent Cannibals that are around the sun? (7) sexually promiscuous? 9. Dashed to church from (3-6) 11. 12. the farm. (5) Cymbal greets head- 10. Pros sit at odd barbe- gear. (2-3) cue. (4-5) Accused member of II. Away from blokes, the religious group swal- 13. 14. 15. 16. tea is flat. (9) lows us softly. (7) 12. Ring a man who's Corrupted reserves in wooden. (5) Edward. (7) 17. 18. 19. 20. 13. Candy made from split 6. Slow key? (5) gamble, we hear. (7) 7. Follow case in athletic 15. To slag-off and swear gear. (9) 21. 22. 23. 24. in conversation. (7) Bad satire includes no 17. Rhode Island downhill eyeballs. (7) competitor is more 14. Screen with crease dangerous. (7) blocks vision. (9) 25. 26. 19. Close for tea in the 16. Seaside town can be French spacecraft. (7) seen from two direc- 21. Helped assistant for tions. (9) 27. 28. five hundred. (5) 17. A reckless driver trav- 23. A trio and a couple elled on a pig, we hear. Well fudge-packers, it's the moment you've all been waiting for... were all they could (4, 3) The winner of the PlayStation 2 is... Chris Tickner. take? (3-5) 18. Invigilator can make Congratulations good buddy, yours was the first correct grid to be drawn 25. Grim oaths were taken reference to two out of the tombola - in case you're wondering the sheet was from issue from graph. (9) extras. (7) 1214, the very first issue to feature GFQQ!. That, however, is besides the 26. Occurs regularly in loft 19. King goes alone at the point. What really matters is that you can come and collect the prize next entrance. (5) start of the week. (7) Tuesday in the Felix office as part of an exquisite prize giving ceremony 27. Northeasterner has 20. Eastern lantern loses featuring myself and the good trouser snake (B.C.). I'll hopefully be giv- dire ego! (7) bottom and goes off ing away a similar prize next year, but I might change the rules a little - 28. Not sharpened, not forever. (7) a final play-off featuring nude peanut-butter wrestling springs directly to flattened, just relaxed. 22. Dance at lady's com- mind. It's been a long year folks, and although it sometimes get lonely (7) pany. (5) back at the old ranch, with just an open spit-roast to keep me warm, your 24. Speak of topless drain. crossword entries have always kept my spirits up, if not my pecker. (5) Cyclops and I are going to spend the summer in an open-top Cadillac on a pilgrimage from the Fudge Ranch to Gracelands, scouring the Bible Belt for young, silky-skinned recruits. So until next time friends, I shall Answers to the last one I wrote? - too long ago, can't be make like a hyphen... and dash. Dr. Hot Fudge. buggered. o o CD c 4-5 4— J*! CO CD y break coffee THE WINNER OF GFQQ 2002 IS... by Bobby Cyclops & Dr. Hot Fudge If your name is Simon North, then we are about to relieve your exam stress by announc- Number of players: 61 ing that you are the winner of GFQQ 2002!! You win a brand new Sony (we think) DVD The Leader Board - high(and low)lights player, worth £300 - it looks like the dog's bollocks so get salivating buddy! Name Score It was a close run thing, but Mr. North was ahead from the start and he was always going Simon North 185 to be difficult to catch. A big thank-you to all the players for entering, especially Anthony Anthony Rodrigues 181 Rodrigues who battled gallantly right to the very death, and kept us amused with witty Christopher Dent 174.5 innuendo and tales of sexual endeavour (occasionally of the bestial nature). Chris Ince 174 All in all it's been an emotional ride: the dizzying highs, the canyon scraping lows, scour- John Anderson 168 ing our video collections for worthwhile quotations, coming up with new and controver- Daniel Sauder 149 sial bonus questions, and for what? So Simon North gets his grubby mittens on a top of Michael Simonds 143.5 the range DVD player, crafted lovingly by one of the worlds leading technological manu- Fred Marquis 125 facturers? To while away a disturbing percentage of our chocolate and confectionery scoff- Andrew Ince 113.5 ing lives in the Felix office, deep in the festering bowels of the Beit Quad? We think so. And yet, somehow it seems worth it. Despite the endless questions from irate players: "why aren't my points on the leader-board?"; despite the continual analysis of Star Wars bonus questions, ad absurdum; and being constantly picked up by you, our adoring pub- lic, when we misspelled a quote or put a comma in the wrong, place. It was worth it, and we've loved every minute. What new drama will the future bring? Will Simon North be able to retain his title? Will Anthony Rodrigues conquer his demons and return triumphant? Will some little scrote of a first year take all the glory? That's the END of GFQQ for this year, but we'll be back Mark French 4 Bobby Cyclops & Dr Hot Fudge. (In the words of Nelson Muntz - ha-ha!) Answers to the final GFQQ: m®mm®*te&mk SEITII'FinRLS 1. Arsenio Hall/Semmi - Coming to America 2. Donald O'Brien/Dr. Obrero - Zombie Holocaust 10 3. Martin Short/Ned Nederlander - The Three Amigos B ***** Hasted by ***** 4. Dan Akroyd/Roman Craig - The Great Outdoors AWARD CHRI5 HDDI50I1 5. Silver Tongued Devil - Smokey and the Bandit BP "He excels in comemc intelligence" Tne Guardian 6. Louis Gosset Jr./Sgt. Emil Foley - An Officer and a Gentleman BRITRM'S BIGGEST SERRCH FOR I1EUJ COfTlEDH STARS 7. Wild Disco Sex Machine - The Erotic Witch Project 8. Mel Brooks/William J. Lepetomane) - Blazing Saddles 9. Randy Quaid/Eddie - National Lampoons Vegas Vacation 10. Lloyd Bridges/Admiral Benson - Hot Shots 1 I.Ernie Sabella/Pumbaa T. Warthog - The Lion King 12. Patrick Swayze/Johnny Castle - Dirty Dancing 13. Robert Helpmann/Child Catcher - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 14. David Tomlinson/George Banks - Mary Poppins 15. Bill Murray/Phil Connors - Groundhog Day 16. Andie MacDowall/Carrie - Four Weddings and a Funeral 17. Christian Bale/Jim - Empire of the Sun 18. Kevin Bacon/Valentine McKee - Tremors Thursday 16th May 19. Jeff Goldblum/Ian Malcolm - Jurassic Park IMPERIAL COLLEGE UNION Bust-A-Gut, dB's Club Bar Bonus 1. Orson Welles Box Office: 020 7594 8060 Doors: 8pm Start: 9pm Tickets: £4 Bonus 2. Matthew Modine Bonus 3. Eric Stoltz The Winner of The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award receives £2000... Bonus 4. Judge's decision -1 should win the quiz because:- ...an appearance at ...AND THE The Montreal & Melbourne a live booking "Just follow your Basic Instinct -1 am A New Hope for the icy ladies: Comedy Festivals... on The Comedy Network COMEDNETWORK*Y " a man with A Beautiful Mind and a Goldfinger." THE GRAND FINAL WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT THIS YEAR'S EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 20th AUGUST 2002 Anthony Jude Rodrigues www. ope n m i caward .co.uk imperial # college Thinking about * better future? ' 'V -,t.f,/,-!', .1 , ^m\^^mf^mm\ Wm Imperial Coll 7:30- ia t -Tickets tfffih Entertainment only £25/£35 30% Available t»v- telephone on 6?.8-7594-8e60 ami floS* ^^^'Iv?, club active Hyde Park Relays This was originally sent many sampled immediately. South rate results. college from the University of moons ago, and I'm sorry that Kensington isn't unfortunately Whilst some members were London to finish. it is only going in now. I know quite the 24hr place that some busy with this, others were Following the run was the that it's not really better late had hoped for, but they found registering the teams, distrib- tea and presentation ceremo- than never at this stage, but Trafalgar Square and enjoyed uting numbers and selling t- ny. Dan once again excelled here it is anyway... -Ed themselves. shirts. Soon the first aiders himself and along with help Europe's largest student Friday started with the began to arrive, with the mar- from other members of the club relay races are the Hyde Park almighty baggage storage shal's and timekeepers managed to give away (eat?) Relays, which are organised by event (rumours suggest that appearing at the bandstand, all of the food and drink. The Imperial's cross country club. Roly and Mike are being head- so we knew the race would winners of the prizes included Every year sees new friends hunted by BA), as all of the soon begin. The official starter the Outdoor Activities club, coming to take part for the first bags had to be moved into of the race was the legendary who defended their title of time, as well as the return of storage for the day. This could coach Frank Horwill. After he best internal team convincing- the regulars. The 54th Relays have been a major problem but was found (drinking in the ly and also the teams from Bativieren who collected 2 took place on Saturday 16th it all went fine and so we could union) we moved him over to the start and the race began. wooden spoons. February. Due to the relax. Friday night was The men were rurining six legs renowned quality of the race, Valentine's night at the union, The after race party was of 5150m, whilst the women the first guests arrived on and the place was packed. held in the union again this were doing 3 legs of 3350m. A Wednesday, and like last year Current IC students tended to year, but with the presence of good field had entered both these were the Polish teams. find that, 'I don't recognise a barbecue outside from 10. races with the notable excep- Again we challenged them anyone here', as lot of our The DJ this year was our very tion of Loughborough. to a game of darts but unfortu- guests decided to join the own Mike Wilcox (can take However after challenging us nately due to the comprehen- party, however this meant that bookings for weddings, bar- there were females in the to a drinking race at BUSA, 2 sive manner of our defeat last mitzvahs, wakes...) who union. Also on Friday we saw weeks earlier, we didn't think year, they merely laughed at excelled everyone's expecta- the arrival of the German and that they would show their our challenge. The Polish tions by actually playing good Spanish teams, but to our huge faces. found themselves in our most music in Db's (a first?). disappointment the girls from luxurious accommodation, To ensure that the leaders of Unfortunately though, the Stirling didn't make it. We also (also known as Southside), the races didn't get lost on the drinking games didn't go saw that the Irish didn't make entirely to plan, as the organi- which they thoroughly enjoyed glorious day we employed the the trip across, though this sation fell apart (rigging the as it is now part of their pre- use of two cyclists Roly, and could be due to their sexual draw to face the eventual win- race ritual. There were signs Geordie Boy who cycled in exploits being broken up last ners in the first round) and so that they were starting to take front of the front runners so year. we were unable to defend our the race seriously as well as that they knew where they title, though a special thanks not only were they seen train- On the day of the race, our were going. IC got off to a fan- needs to go out to John who ing just after their arrival, but guests found themselves tastic start with Francois run- saved the day by joining the they had also brought over a being woken up at 7am again ning what ultimately proved to team at the last minute (where runner in last years World (unfair advantage?!), as our be the sixth fastest time of the was Grant?). The night ended Athletics Championships (he Leader (aka Demetrious) day. After this we found that in the men's teams there was a with Daisy Boy taking a spe- ran 400m in 45.6). decided that things still need- split between those racing and cial interest in a Polish girl On Thursday it was time for ed to be done before the race those who wanted to enjoy the ("I've given my sleeping bag the arrival of the Dutch and could begin. After breakfast experience for as long as pos- away, what can I do now?"). Italian teams. We had been (who had some?) we split up sible. Imperial's A team in the warned in advance that the and started to organise things. Sunday began with dreary men's race finished 5th from Dutch would be bringing a The course needed to be set- heads rising as our guests the student teams out of over large team, but were delighted up and this saw the return of began to leave, and we could 70 finishers. What made the when we discovered that this Westminster's captain Mike contemplate returning to our Boucher. A slight problem day even better was the fact number was 170. The Dutch beds. We would like to thank arose as it was discovered that that our A,B and C teams fin- also brought over their game of everyone for all their help in the map showing the course ished 1st, 2nd and 3rd out of hopsy-flopsy, but after the the event, and hope that next was inaccurate, but former every student team from the activities of last year it had to years' event can rise to the London marathon winner University of London that be banned due its dangerous tough challenge of being as Hugh Jones appeared and entered. Our women keen to content. Arriving at midnight good as this one. being our saviour, managed to take some glory for them- they were raring to go and PS If anyone has any good re-measure the course before it selves, and also performed many of them decided that ideas of what to do with 200 t- was too late, enabling accu- with distinction being the first London's night life should be shirts please get in touch! club active U.S. Cycle Challenge This summer I, Tom Scorer, am training hard for the last 2 ing the 70 day period. The We have organised some cycling across America from years to build up the core fit- days have been planned tak- really good deals at some of Seattle to Boston, travelling ness I will need to complete ing into account both the ter- the pubs along on both Drink through sixteen states and the distance of 4,500 miles in rain and conditions I am likely (both Soft and NOT) and Food. two countries. The journey less than 70 days, an average to experience so are likely to will take me over the Rockies, of 70+ miles per day. change! I aim to leave in early The Route in Brief: the planes of Central America, My primary aim is to com- July and return in the early The Pub crawl is going to be Pennsylvania and New plete the cycling challenge but part of September. going from Hammersmith to Hampshire. I will encounter I felt that it was also a great I am going to be having a South Kensington on the tube, many types of terrain and con- oportunity to raise awareness, number of fundraising events then onto Paddington where ditions, from the peaks in the and money for Whizz Kidz. for Whizz Kidz in the next few we have loads of deals with Rockies to the planes and heat Whizz Kidz is a national chil- weeks the 1st being this different bars in the area. Next of South Dakota. I will also be dren's charity with a very sim- Wednesday 15th May, There from Edgeware Road to raising money for Whizz Kidz ple goal - to give disabled will be a Bermuda Triangle Embankment then back to During the challenge I will children independent mobility. Pub Crawl starting from the Charing cross where there is a be entirely self-reliant and will By providing specialised New Charing Cross Bar start- cocktail theme night waiting... carry all I need to live for that mobility equipment, Whizz ing from 11am. (Nearest tube Anybody is welcome to time, except for food and Kidz improves the quality of Hammersmith) come and help raise money: water! I will be taking all life of disabled children across Those that want to come you don't have to drink; we camping equipment, clothing, the UK and literally lets chil- and help raise money and will need sober minders. tools etc with me and pulling dren be children. have an awesome time can Anybody that has any ques- it behind me in a specially The route has been planned pick up collecting tins, pub tions should contact Tom on designed trailer. for 64 riding days (at a 70 crawl guide and collecting 07790037627 or thomas.scor- It has been a life long ambi- miles/day average) which licences from the bar and go [email protected] tion to do this trip. I have been gives me 6 full rest days dur- and have fun! 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