“Keep the Cat Free” 08/03/13 Issue 1543 felixonline.co.uk Varsity Pullout All you’ll need for the big day Protest over Garden closure Inside...>> Students show support for Garden Hall as future looks unclear COMMENT Tim Arbabzadah Tim Arbabzadah Editor-in-Chief Students are campaigning against the closure of Garden Hall, following re- ports that it may be turned into offi ce space. Th e students who started the campaign to save the hall were living in it at the time as either hall seniors or freshers. Th ey have created an on- Seeking out some line petition, which, following its in- ception earlier this week, has 725 sup- inspiration 40 porters (at time of going to print). >> Th e petition is directed at Sir Keith O’Nions, President & Rector of Impe- rial College London. It talks of the stu- dents’ “great concern” over the possi- FOOD bility of the hall being shut. It goes on to say, “Student priorities regarding accommodation are clear: (1) proxim- ity and (2) aff ordability. According to Imperial’s accommodation strategy (Council, 10/2/12), we seek to provide students with “choice in rents”, “prox- imity to campus”, “bedspace type”, “facilities” and seek “ownership >> 8 Snacking during Elections: manifestos inside revision >>43 PUZZLES Manifestos: Page 15 Report: One massive Page 6 nonogram >>61 2 FRIDAY 08 MARCH EDITOR’S PICKS 12 15 29 Clubs & Socs >> Elections >> VARSITY >> Fairtrade fortnight Manifestos! Massive pullout A whole two weeks of tiring That’s right, it is election time! It’s that time of year again. events for Fairtrade. Tea, choc- There will be about 5 million Elections. There’s also Varsity olate, debating, and ice cream packs of sweets sold, and you though. This has all the infor- eating contests, all happened have the chance to sample them mation that you could possibly over the last two weeks. all. Good luck everyone running. want. And probably more... CLASSIFIEDS Poor Gardening Volunteers wanted for experiments in- vestigating balance and perception If you are interested in taking part you must be aged 18-65 and not suffering from vertigo, dizziness, bal- Tim Arbabzadah ance or hearing problems. The research is at Charing Editor-in-Chief Cross Hospital, takes about one hour. You will be reim- nother week another is- Imperial. If this is because of the ac- hope that it is all done fairly with no bursed for your time. sue. This week has been commodation offers that are available, funny business. It was a rather bold absolutely shattering. In then that is such a shame. Garden Hall move to have a Results Party planned fact, I am so tired that (and Weeks of course, as well as the and advertised. The complaints sys- The research project has been approved by London- when I came into work halls in Evelyn Gardens) is an amazing tem this year is a bit odd and defi - Atoday (Thursday) I put on my scarf, asset. It is cheap and just by campus. nitely made to discourage people Fulham Ethics Committee went to the door, then turned around This means people that can’t afford from complaining. To be fair the idea and looked for my scarf as I thought I expensive halls still get to live near is to stop people constantly getting had lost it. It’s just been one of those campus. Having halls such as Garden in touch with trivial matters. How- To fi nd out more, please contact Dr Ed Roberts: weeks. Work, sleep, eat: barely time means that you don’t price out stu- ever, it’s a barrier to those who are [email protected] for relaxing at all. This is actually being dents from being in a great location. currently Union outsiders: they have written on a bus into College, just to Would that space really be used well to wade through the dull informa- prove that point. if it were to be offi ce space? Wouldn’t tion to fi nd a code for their complaint. it cost money to redevelop the space Why not just let them email in and Garden Hall into offi ce space? Surely just reno- just reply to them all? You would get LOLCAT OF TEH WEEK: Finding these is a perk of the job vating the halls is a much better use a lot, but loads of people get a lot of Think it’s clear what the viewpoint of the money that it would cost? The emails, you just suck it up. It’s need- is from me. Just keep Garden open. campaign to save Garden Hall should less bureaucracy. I guess you can say Renovate it and keep it here. It’s very be fully supported by all students. For you don’t want someone in a position close and very cheap. Everything else those from College, all you need to if they aren’t willing to do that, but it is going towards the expensive side do is to look at the comments from just seems like a bad system. Plus it’s in terms of accommodation and, let’s students on page 9. Just to show you lame as hell coming from a students’ face it, London is hardly going to be- how passionate students that have union to have alphanumeric coding come a cheaper city to live in. It’s once lived/known someone who has lived systems rather than a less formal more incredible to see Imperial stu- in the halls are about Garden Hall be- emailing system. dents stand up and denounce a terrible ing saved: many of them have put their Anyway, over the next seven days idea. I was very pleased to see the en- names to their comments. Also, these you’ll be accosted time after time by thusiasm and boldness of the students are not all of the comments that could people wanting you to vote for them. organising the protests and getting have been put in. Many were excluded Try to resist the temptation to just their arts skills out with some pro level due to space restrictions. impulse vote for whoever you think bubble letter making. looks nicest or gives you the best One thing that we absolutely don’t Elections sweets etc. Think really hard about want is for people from less well-off it and pick whichever candidate you backgrounds being put off coming to Elections are well and truly here. Let’s think is the best for the role. Felix, Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BB. Email: [email protected]. Tel: 020 7594 8072. Fax: 020 7594 8065. THIS BROUGHT Printed by Iliffe Print Cambridge, Winship Road, Cambridge. Registered newspaper ISSN 1040-0711. Copyright © Felix 2013. WEEK WASTO YOUBY Editor-in-Chief Tim Arbabzadah Deputy Editor Saskia Verhagen Assistant Editor Matt Colvin News Editors Aemun Reza, Nida Mahmud Features Editors Caroline Wood, Stephen Smith Business Editor Deepka Rana Science Editors Philip Kent, Laurence Pope, Philippa Skett Politics Editors Padraic Calpin, Marie-Laure Hicks Food Editors Carol Ann Cheah, Sophia Goldberg, Yiango Mavrocostanti Comment Editors George Barnett, Navid Nabijou, James Simpson Fashion Editors Saskia Verhagen, Alice Yang Arts Editors Eva Rosenthal, Meredith Thomas Books Editor Maciej Matuszewski Music Editors Mark England, Ross Gray, Simon Hunter Television Editor Lucia Podhorska Film Editors Katy Bettany, John Park, Lucy Wiles Games Editor Ross Webster Technology Editors Jason Parmar, Maximilian Eggl Coffee Break Battyman Matt Colvin Travel Editor Veronika McQuade Sports Editors Oli Benton, Sorcha Cotter, Margot Pikovsky Online Editors Philip Kent, Jonathan Kim Puzzles Commanders Louisa Byrne, Sotirios Karamitsos Copy Chief Annina Sartor Copy Editors Abby Goldblatt, Claire Wilkinson Web Uploaders Thomas Lim Simon Worthington, Joseph Letts, Matt Colvin Illustrators Hamish Muir, Outi Supponen, Sam Lav FRIDAY 08 MARCH 3 News Editors: Aemun Reza, Nida Mahmud [email protected] NEWS Queen’s fi rst concert honoured in Metric! Tim Arbabzadah Editor-in-Chief Brian May and Roger Taylor from Queen were at Imperial in Metric on Tuesday 5 March to unveil a plaque commemorating their fi rst public per- formance, which took place in the Un- ion Concert Hall. Th e event was greeted with much enthusiasm by all present, with Paul Beaumont, Union President, giving in a speech in the traditional rock and roll attire of a suit. Beaumont said: “We’re very proud of Imperial Col- lege Union’s musical past, including the small role we played in the Queen story. It’s a privilege to host a plaque commemorating the band’s fi rst Lon- don performance here and to wel- come them back here today.” Th e event was a music Heritage Award from PRS for Music. Brian May said: “Th e fi rst proper gig we did was at Imperial College in the Union Hall. I remember it very distinctly because I’d seen all sorts of people playing in there. I’d been part of the Entertain- ment Committee and we booked a group every Saturday night in those days. People like Spooky Tooth and Steamhammer! We booked Jimi Hen- drix too. So for us it was a dream come true to actually play on that stage. It used to get packed in there so it was a major stepping stone for us.” Roger Taylor continued: “Imperial College was eff ectively our positional and spir- itual base and means a lot to Queen. Sponsored Editorial Many good memories, without it... who knows?”. Guy Fletcher 0BE, PRS Chair, said: “Loved by millions the world over, More student cuts they were often thought of as the People’s Band.