FR IDAY, 18 TH JANUARY, 2019 – Keep the Cat Free – ISSUE 1710 Felix The Student Newspaper of Imperial College London NEWS Heroic Hamzah helps deliver baby at tube station PAGE 3 POLITICS May's Brexit deal voted down by calamitous margin PAGE 8 "Imperial College sits in the heart of Albertropolis, a part of London which Prince Albert dedicated to educating people through free museums TRAVEL no matter their social status, class or former education... Imperial College's Business School seems to have forgotten its once noble heritage" // FreeImages The Business School made my life hell! LISBON - is the NEWS an experience which excitement at new pros- she ran into problems with very bold, very brazen; she describes as “tanta- pects and end the year, still the people in her syndicate all these kind of things hype real? Andy Djaba mount to discrimination unable to function correct- group. In an interview which, societally, are Editor-in-Chief against people with ly, even on medication, with Felix, Amy stated, more accepted in men or PAGE 30 mental health problems under psychiatric care and “generally speaking, there expected of men and so, and those who are gen- in therapy, suffering from were just problems, I felt, when I exhibited those be- der non-conforming.” hypersomnia, migraines, with emotional immatu- havioural traits within our Former Business Amy Freelander, who generalised anxiety dis- rity of the cohort and the group, both in the larger SPORT School student, Amy works full time as a tech order and severe clinical syndicate groups”. Amy, cohort and within smaller Freelander, recounts manager at Google, was depression.” who describes herself as groups, I was very much enrolled on Imperial The course is struc- sitting “in the non-binary rejected for that.” For her Imperial ordeal College Business School’s tured such that students area” since she doesn’t Amy, this begs the further Online Global MBA in are placed in syndicate “actually 100% identify question: “Why was I January 2018. However, groups of about five or six as female”, felt that she called aggressive just n ex-Imperial following what she has per group. Students then was bullied and discrimi- for raising issues? Was it student has described as “discrimina- work together with their nated against because she because people thought I reached out tion by 1000 cuts”, Amy syndicate group and pro- has “a lot of personality was a woman?” ICXCAC begin to Felix to withdrew from the course gress through the course, traits that people would Amy noticed further 2019 with Ashare the experience in May. keeping the same syndi- associate with men.” issues surrounding Shropshire tour she had last year with “I started the year well, cate group throughout. “People would say equality, diversity and the Business School; full of confidence and Unfortunately for Amy, that I was aggressive, Cont. pg 4 PAGE 32 FR IDAY, 11TH JANUARY, 2018 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1710 EDITORIAL NEWS [email protected] CONTENTS EDITORIAL 2 THE BAG! Imperial College Chemistry students to be offered NEWS 3-5 jaba – Felix brother, you might be The Felix Team y D Ed cooking classes next autumn COMMENT 6-7 he worst part d ito wondering why the title An r Editor-in-Chief about having of this editorial is "THE Andy Djaba POLITICS 8 a New Year's BAG!". One resolution • Resolution is the that my brother started in Deputy Editor NEWS as the module is also Chemistry is developing growth and supportive SCIENCE 9-10 Tinevitable disappointment 2019 was to relentlessly Joanna Wormald called, aims to introduce this unconventional behaviour," he said. when you eventually flop. pursue the bag this year. • Isabelle Zhang students to laboratory module in collaboration The techniques covered BOOKS 11 I managed to last a grand Everyday he snaps me or News Editors News Writer skills and practical experi- with Jozef Youssef from by The Chemical Kitchen total of 17 days before Joanna Wormald messages me to remind Frank Leggett ence via a more approach- the Basque Culinary were tested out by an MUSIC 12 flopping every single me to remain focused on • able and unconventional Centre. Youssef is the alumna from the De- one of my resolutions. our goal. He also reminds Politics Editors method. Lesson plans will founder of Kitchen partment of Chemistry, ARTS 13-15 It was all going so well. me that I must be a "flipper Avirup Banerjee The Department of cover traditional cooking Theory, a gastronomy Katerina Stavri. She said: Unfortunately, It is now and tumbler of the bag, Divyen Vanniasegaram Chemistry will pilot techniques as well as experience design lab, and “This great initiative will FILM 18 17th January and I've only never the fumbler". These Juan Rubio Gorrochategui a new module, The methods such as “spher- has had years of experi- provide a fun, non-threat- Imperial College alumna Katerina Stavri and chef Jozef been to the gym once in new age proverbs are ones • ification” (think tapioca ence at Michelin star res- ening chemistry 'laborato- Youssef // Geoff Pugh for The Telegraph GAMES 19-22 2019, I haven't touched to live by so shoutout my Comment Editors Chemical Kitchen, for pearls in bubble tea). taurants such as The Fat ry' for first year students nd Aida Manzano Kharman first years a book since 2 January bro! He's a clown but he's Charlie Titmuss This trial module is Duck. His work intensely allowing them to gain their studies," she added. as far-fetched as it seems. FOOD 23 and it is currently after my clown init. • part of a “Techniques analyses how our senses practical experience in Alan Spivey, Assistant Cooking an egg can 11pm and I am writing my Also, quick shoutout Science Editors Bootcamp” that first year influence our dining ex- a non-competitive envi- Provost (Learning & exemplify how proteins SUSTAINABILITY 24 editorial. I'm especially to Hamzah Selim! You Rosie Dutt hether or chemists will attend in perience. For example, he ronment. There are a lot Teaching), said: “Whether are denatured by heat. disappointed in myself can read about his heroics Eyad Abuelgasim not you are groups of eight, brought investigates how colours of similarities between you want to be a chemist A simple baking lesson INVESTMENT 25 because today was going on page three but my Henry Alman a chem- about by the ongoing and symmetry can affect a chemistry laboratory or a chef, skills such as would expose students to so well but, as per usual, old football teammate Sânziana Foia ist, you curriculum review of all the perception and enjoy- and an experimental meticulous planning and concepts of fermentation, HANGMAN 28-29 • the procrstination crept in. at snail's pace. My hope defeat that embarrassing managed to keep the un- Tech Editor Wdefinitely have some Imperial College under- ment of food. kitchen; from thoroughly detailed observation and temperature, and humid- New year, same me... is, through sharing stories since Arsenal got smacked diagnosed Marfan's at bay Krithika Balaji experience with react- graduate teaching. Another member of recording observations to recording are vital. The ity. TRAVEL 30 This week's issue of such as these and articles 6-0 by Chelsea at the for long enough to deliver Haaris Asghar ing chemicals – in the The sessions will train the development team is maintaining a clean and plan is to encourage safe Culinary science and Felix sadly comes with such as the "supervision Bridge. Brazil's humbling a baby on a tube station. • kitchen. On a molecular students how to document Roger Kneebone, Profes- tidy work-space, students experimental practice, chemistry also overlap in PUZZLES 31 a somewhat harrowing stories" included in the at the hands of Germany What a hero! Arts Editors level, cooking is simply practical work, observa- sor of Surgical Education will have the opportunity practical reproducibility terms of apparatus. Chefs front page News story. It's monthly Postgraduate at the 2014 World Cup I'm really struggling Claire Chan chemistry. The Imperial tion skills and dexterity, and Engagement Science. to gain, practice and and appreciation of the are increasingly using sci- SPORTS 32 unfortunate that stories section (run in conjunc- is a close second. I rate to ramble today. Why are Helen Money-Kyrle College London De- achieving consistent He believes the benefits enhance skills needed in often-overlooked paral- entific equipment in their of this ilk are not at all tion with the Graduate Theresa May for her you still reading? Don't Vaishnavi Gnanananthan partment of Chemistry results, and executing will extend beyond culi- the lab in an interdiscipli- lels between the practice kitchens: centrifuges can Felix Office • Beit Quad, Prince Consort uncommon at this univer- Students' Union), through resilience; I've never seen you have coursework or Books Editors agrees, and will be written directions. The nary and chemistry. “The nary setting. of chemistry and myriad be used to extract the oil Road sity. This role has afforded Felix, we will be able someone get up from the something better to be advancing this notion Department hopes that Chemical Kitchen will “A Chemical Kitchen other activities which from a puree; rotary evap- London, SW7 2BB JJ Cheng me the opportunity to to hold the College and canvas with the count at doing? Anyway, Section • by introducing a new students will become encourage social cohesion requires creativity and require manual dexterity orators can concentrate Tel: 020 79548072 speak to a range of people Union to account. This "nine" so many times.On of the Week for this Music Editors module: “Introduction accustomed to complex, amongst intuition in the same way so as to inspire our stu- mixtures to strengthen Email: [email protected] with different opinions can affect real, substantial Tuesday night, my brother week goes to Games.