www.felixonline.co.uk @felixImperial /FelixImperial [email protected] Keeping the cat free since 1949 issue no. 1589 November 21st 2014 The Big Bursary Debate Inside... Gaze: you have to see it to believe it How does Imperial compare to other universities? News, pages 4 and 5 “Everyone thought it was a Arts 30 - 35 bit of a crazy idea.” Mockingjay fl ies into the cinema this week Felix Film 27-29 BandAid 30 storms interviews up the charts the Imperial scientist working on Music 20 The Double Points the Rosetta debate in Formula 1 mission Science, page 14 Sport 46 - 47 2 14.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX This week’s issue... [email protected] Felix Editor Philippa Skett EDITORIAL TEAM CONTENTS Editor-In-Chief BandAid, comets and a bad PHILIPPA SKETT News 3–8 Deputy Editor PHILIP KENT Comment 9–12 Treasurer fashion choice THOMAS LIM Science 13–15 Technical Hero LUKE GRANGER-BROWN Technology 16–18 fter having all the THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL the screens recently. Props to our horoscopes written about Film Section Editor Jack Steadman News Editors Television 19 Ame by my lovely team, who went to a midnight screening of CAROL ANN CHEAH this week I was planning to write my Mockingjay then stayed up all night KUNAL WAGLE Music 20 editorial being all sassy about them writing the review. too. However, looking back through We continue on our series on Comment Editor Books 21 this issue, the content is pretty comment pieces, but our Comment Mental Health in Welfare, and TESSA DAVEY impressive, so I am going to let them section gives it a pretty decent try. in Travel we stay closer to home, Technology Editors Film 27–29 off the hook. The other Big Debate of the week reviewing the Somerset House ice JAMIE DUTTON Our science section is taking centre has been BandAid 30, which Grace Rink. We end our issue with yet OSAMA AWARA Arts 30–35 stage, with James’ interview with covers in Music and then Tessa, our another debate, over the introduction Chris Carr, a scientist behind the Comment editor, discusses and picks of double points in Formula One Science Editors LAUREN RATCLIFFE Food 36–37 Rosetta team. Everyone has been apart. We love a good argument, and racing. JAMES BEZER talking about the mission that put a the office has been truly divided this We would like to thank our Welfare 38 robot on a flying comet (for lots of week over whether or not Bob Geldolf “official” sponsors for the week, Games Editors different reasons, granted) but the is well-meaning or simply loves a Taylor Swift and Yankee candles. MAX EGGL Travel 39 fact that one of the many people that good Christmas number one. Unlike our section editors, we love CALUM SKENE made it happen is one of Imperial’s News spans from inside the Blank Space and apparently we Arts Editors Hangman 40–41 own is impressive. The fact that we Imperial bubble to outside of London: cannot stop sniffing the Christmas FRED FYLES have his story within our pages this we readdress the bursary changes and Memories candle we have bouncing KAMIL McCLELLAND Puzzles 42–43 issue is even cooler. look to see if students are getting a around the office. We have a bumper Arts section good deal (turns out they are) and we We also love our new member of Music Editors GRACE RAHMAN C and S 44 (as usual), and this week it is the also review the new halls in Acton the Felix team, our Wall Mounted AMNA ASKARI Gaze issue. The Arts team is looking (turns out they’re not too bad either, TV. 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JASPER MENKUS Tel: 020 7594 8072 CECILY JOHNSON Front image credit: ESA Copyright © Felix ABBY GOLDBLATT FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 21.11.2014 3 News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah and Kunal Wagle Imperial deletes tweet after ‘shirtstorm’ backlash Ben Howitt reports after College removes tweet about “proper cool scientist” he clothing choice of an of the design. We recognise that use attitude towards women in STEM Imperial graduate has been of the image is inconsistent with subjects, the shirt being viewed as a Textensively lambasted in the College’s strong commitment case of casual sexism at the workplace. the wake of the Philae landing, the to equality and diversity. Following Dr Taylor gave a tearful apology on culmination of over a decade’s work. concerns raised by members of the international media, saying: “I made During the days immediately community the tweet was deleted; it a big mistake and I offended many preceding the comet landing, the was in the College’s stream for two people and I am very sorry about heavily tattooed Dr Matt Taylor, one hours in total.” this.” of the project scientists, had become The story trended across Twitter He then went on to provide an popular as a ‘gangster scientist’, under the hashtags #shirtgate and update on Philae’s continuing but came under fire for a press #shirtstorm, polarising discussion progress. conference given during the lead-up between those who felt that the shirt Dr Taylor graduated from Imperial to the final landing in which he wore was misogynistic and those defending in 2001 with a PhD in Space Physics, a printed shirt depicting a number of Dr Taylor. before joining UCL’s Department of scantily clad women. In the way that many internet Space and Climate Physics, where he Imperial College (@imperialcollege) discussions regarding feminism do, was appointed as a project scientist to posted and later deleted a tweet critics were accused of “over-active the European Space Agency’s Cluster describing Dr Taylor as a “proper cool feminism”, as well as other more project. scientist”. personal attacks up to and including The shirt in question was made When contacted for comment, a death threats. by Elly Prizeman, a clothing College spokesperson responded: After the dust settled, the manufacturer from Chelmsford, “The College regrets that the tweet American Astronomical Society who has since been inundated with included the photo of Dr Taylor used released statements condemning requests for copies of the shirt. widely across the media that day. the “unacceptable abuse … directed Mrs Prizeman has commented that Those responsible saw a Hawaiian towards the critics.” The incident has she “didn’t expect him to wear it in shirt and did not notice the detail also sparked a debate concerning the the situation he did”. Photo: Emily Maunder Marking boycott comes to an New Bitcoin end competition prize fund CAROL ANN CHEAH Trustee Board, UUK and UCU.” found it necessary to apply their CAROL ANN CHEAH with the Business School, has SECTION EDITOR They also say that: “both parties policies to withhold pay for the SECTION EDITOR emphasized that the aim of the are pleased that the agreement to assessment and marking boycott and competition is not the focus of suspend industrial action at this early that individual members of staff who Bitcoin as a currency.