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1 FRIDAY 24 JAN The Reappraisal of the Download our British State new iOS App Out Today: Eoghan Totten on the Coalition Govt. 10 The mobile experience “Keep the Cat Free” 24/01/14 Issue 1565 felixonline.co.uk Farewell Science Museum Library THIS ISSUE... The Science Musuem Library is moving, and change is coming to the 3rd Floor. Joe Letts HANGMAN Editor-in-Chief his week the Science Museum announced that they have come to a mutual agreement with College to relocate the Science Museum Library as part of a scheme that will create a new Science Museum research centre at it’s TSouth Kensington site. The move, which will take place over approximately six weeks, will commence on Feburary 3rd, and will see the entire 3rd floor collection move to the Science Musuem’s Hangman refuses to library and holding facility in Wroughton. The primary undergraduate student use of the Science say sorry. 30 Museum library has been as a study space, while the library often caters to the literary needs of the museum staff. While the move will see the removal of the entire collection, many books in the collection are also available at other museums like the British Library and the Senate SCIENCE House library, both in London. Students will also be able to visit the Wroughton library via appointment if they require books that are unique to the Science Museum. The College Library staff have the concern of students as their top priority and will be working to ensure that disruption is minimal while the books are in transit. They will also provide alternate locations for the 36 study spaces available in the Sci. Museum library and will try to keep noise to a minimum. They will also be compiling a list of Frequently Asked Questions for students to consult about the move and how they can access books that they may need from the collection in the future. The Epigenetic Simon Harding-Roots, Imperial’s Chief Operations Officer, said: “I’m very pleased that, by working closely revolution 6 with the Science Museum, we have a plan for the future that works for both partners. On our South Kensington Campus space is at a premium, so freeing some up through the new arrangement will be incredibly helpful for our teaching and research activities. We look forward FILM to working closely with the Science Museum, and its new research centre, in the years to come.” After the departure of the Science Museum library, the space will remain empty while a commitee convenes in College to discuss the best way in which to use spaces around campus, lead by Professor Stephen Richardson Associate Provost (Institutional Affairs). Student feedback will be welcomed in considerations of future uses of the space. In the meanwhile if students and staff have any queries regarding the changes taking place the library is available Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. for communcation via [email protected]. For more information about the Science Museum Frozen, it’s ice cold! Library at Wroughton visit: http://bit.ly/1dZsx0d 24 2 FRIDAY 24 JAN EDITOR’S PICKS GAMES COMMENT FILM GTA - Games style Letters Director Masterclass This week Games reviews GTA, The Editor responds to E.’s pleas Peter Brook on the works of and that’s Grand Theft Auto, for easy puzzles with a few brain Martin Scorsese. not teasers. 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Exploring Cinema t was once said that one of angry when they put any thought loosest sense of the term, be called a the most sexist things about into its premise. For instance, the romantic comedy. But this isn’t your Imperial is the line-up chosen Little Mermaid, whose entire plot stereotypical ‘our problems could all by Imperial Cinema. Perhaps revolves around the main character be solved if we actually just learned to in its eclectic mix of discerning changing everything about herself in communicate’, it’s actually a good film. Iblockbusters, films aimed solely at an attempt to impress the man she The rest of the line-up manages females aren’t picked that often, but saw one time on a boat. Frozen, on to continue this them – nothing that doesn’t make the statement true. the other hand, not only makes fun of there is intended just for the male Looking at the showings for this term, the old Disney tropes, but passes the demographic. two films stick out. 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Totten, Tessa Davey Arts Editor Arianna Sorba Fashion Editor Cécile Borkhataria Books Editors Maciej Matuszewski, Eva Rosenthal Music Editors Simon Hunter, Riaz Agahi, Stuart Masson, William Stocker Television Editors John Park, Emily Fulham Film Editor John Park Games Editors Maximilian Eggl, Calum Skene, Imran Rashid Technology Editors Maximilian Eggl, Yong Wen Chua, Osama Arawa, Clubs & Socs Editor Nida Mahmud Charity Editor Ben Fernando Travel Editor Chris Richardson Sports Editor Kunal Wagle Online Editors Philip Kent, Annina Sartor, Stephen Ball Puzzles Commanders Kingshuk Dasadhikari, Oliver Price Copycats Stephen Ball and Annina Sartor Copykittens Mattin Mir-Tahmasebi FRIDAY 24 JAN 3 Editors: Aemun Reza, Nida Mahmud, Maciej Matuszewski, Aamna Mohdin NEWS [email protected] US Energy Secretary visits Imperial Debating Imperial comes in top new $33 billion loan scheme for new Secretary Moritz chose to come to the 16 at the World Maciej Matuszewski green technologies and emphasised Grantham Institute to give a lecture News Editor the need for a wide range of ideas on US energy policy. His message of University Debating in the fight against climate change, progress on all fronts gives hope that saying that “there is no one low- US technology and enterprise may Championships mperial College was visited last carbon solution, but many low- give a powerful lead in the effort to week by US Energy Secretary carbon solutions”. He also spoke of the limit global warming.” Ernest Moniz. In a talk on Friday, problems involved with dealing with The Institute was formed in 2007 January 17, at the Grantham the already existing consequences of as a result of a £12 million donation Institute for Climate Change Dr climate change. from the Grantham Foundation for IMoniz outlined the US government’s Dr Moniz has a highly respected the Protection of the Environment. current energy policy and its plans for scientific background – havingIt brings together scientists from all achieving a low carbon future. attained a PhD in from Stanford over Imperial to carry out research He was keen to stress that his University and held the position of in the field of climate science. It also Department understood very well Head of the Department of Physics aims to provide policy guidance that we live in a “carbon constrained at the Massachusetts Institute of to governments and international world”, and that lowering emissions Technology.