www.felixonline.co.uk @felixImperial /FelixImperial [email protected] Keeping the cat free since 1949 issue no. 1587 November 7th 2014 The Bumper Arts Issue Inside... Imperial announces Felix Arts explores fashion, theatre and radical nudes new fl ying robot lab Arts, page 30 Another News 3 rugby team Felix is let loose at the MCM Comic Con suspended after Features 12-13 Imperial Twitch Plays Pokemon: six months on Medicals smash coach Games 20 What is the future of window space travel? PHILIPPA SKETT were travelling to Bristol on their Several sources have alleged that the public. FELIX EDITOR “School’s Tour” last Wednesday student responsible was a first year Said the company on the behaviour when the incident took place. The student, although this is yet to be of the team, “Our supplier has been in double glazed window on the side confirmed. business 40 years and they have never of the coach was smashed with an A source that works for the coach seen anything like it.” edic rugby players have emergency hammer: the inner pane company, Blue Ribbon Network, “We will never book with them been suspended pending was shattered, but the driver was said that the team, as soon as they again.” Minvestigation after only made aware of the damage upon got on board, proceeded to “trash the Blue Ribbon Network said they smashing a window in a moving arriving in Bristol. whole vehicle.” Blue Ribbon Network just want the costs of the damage coach. It is uncertain as to when exactly organises, with other suppliers, to recovered and aren’t interested in The players, members of the the window was smashed, or how provide vehicles for bookings made “pursuing police involvement.” Science 17 Imperial Medicals Rugby Club, fast the coach was going at the time. by students and members of the Continued on page 5 2 07.11.2014 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX This week’s issue... [email protected] Felix Editor Philippa Skett EDITORIAL TEAM CONTENTS Editor-In-Chief The responsibility of a PHILIPPA SKETT News 3–8 Deputy Editor PHILIP KENT Comment 9–11 Treasurer student newspaper THOMAS LIM Features 12–15 Technical Hero LUKE GRANGER-BROWN Science 16–17 his week, another rugby team THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL if you find yourself under scrutiny has been suspending following from a student media outlet, do try to News Editors Technology 19 Tanother stint of bad behaviour. put forward your take on the events CAROL ANN CHEAH Although this lessened the logistics of too. It might be the only chance you KUNAL WAGLE Games 20–21 arranging our front page (literally, we co-operative, a privilege many other get, as the national media may not be could have just changed the name of student papers don’t enjoy. as kind. Comment Editor Welfare 22 the team from last week’s issue), it is Student Unions at other A prime example of this is the story TESSA DAVEY becoming a much more difficult topic institutions have a habit of meddling we’ve also covered this week of The Technology Editors Film 27–28 for us, as a student paper, to report on. with student newspapers, and can Sun looking to pay student papers for JAMIE DUTTON We are aware that these stories reduce them down to an extension incriminating photos of Halloween OSAMA AWARA Food 29 have the potential to go national of their publicity material if they costumes this year. and therefore bring disrepute onto are too careless. The papers cease Again, students “misbehaving” Science Editors LAUREN RATCLIFFE Arts 30–36 Imperial College and Imperial College to function as intended, and harm generate interest, clicks, and money. JAMES BEZER Union as a result. We are also aware the development of the journalistic We have sadder news this week, Fashion 37 that it could have an impact on skillset of the students involved with about the passing of a student this Games Editors those involved, who, although have the publications and also the quality week. We offer our condolences to the MAX EGGL Travel 38–39 remained nameless, may be affiliated of the paper as a whole. family and friends of Tian Wei Chew. CALUM SKENE with the club. It also makes the whole thing a lot We also have some great student Arts Editors Hangman 40–41 As an independent paper, we can’t less fun and a lot more laborious for news in this week’s issue too. Our FRED FYLES refuse to cover stories that are of us. iGEM team came second in their KAMIL McCLELLAND Puzzles 42–43 the public interest. We also can’t We are always keen to put across global synthetic biology competition, be told what stories we shouldn’t the student’s side of the story, as we which is outstanding. Music Editors GRACE RAHMAN C and S 44–46 cover either by the Union or the are students too. Although it may be Therefore it’s a mixed bag of an AMNA ASKARI College. We are lucky that both easier and simpler to let the Union issue this week. Read on and then let Sports 47–48 have been understanding of this and release a statement on your behalf, us know what you think. Television Editors GIULIA GABRIELLI JOHN PARK What’s on this week: Film Editors ELLEN MATHIESON JACK STEADMAN University Challenge JOHN PARK Try Outs Books Editor Nov 10th, 18:30, Hux LT 311 DIANA LUCACI Nov 13th, 18:30, Skemp LT 201 Fashion Editor CECILE BORKHATARIA Do you like fun facts? Do you Food Editor want to go on TV? Or do you CAROL ANN CHEAH just fancy the Paxman? Coffee Break Editors TESSA DAVEY The i rst tryout will include ELLEN MATHIESON 60 questions, and the top 16 Travel Editor scorers will make it to the YUNG NAM CHEAH next round. Knowledge and buzzer speeds will be tested. Hangman Editor YOUR MOM Welfare Editors SKETT’S BOX OF SHAME DIBA ESBATI CHANON WONGSATAYANONT Apologies for some mistakes in Clubs and Societies Editor Issue 1586. These were: BEN HOWITT - A photo in Sport was attributed to Sport Editor IC Cross Country, but was provided KUNAL WAGLE by IC Rugby - Last issue, we reported that CCTV COPY EDIT TEAM footage from Heston was released Copy Chiefs to the Union. Although the incident STEPHEN BALL is being investigated, the footage ELLEN MATHIESON itself has not been released directly Copy Editors to the Union. ANNINA SARTOR - Some of puzzles were unsolvable. TOM RIVLIN BEN HOWITT So don’t feel bad if you couldn’t JUNE GAN complete them all. MICHAEL FAGGETTER -Missing off the newest member of MATTIN MIR-TAHMASEBI JASPER MENKUS the Copy Edting team from the list CECILY JOHNSON – sorry Abby. ABBY GOLDBLATT FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 07.11.2014 3 News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah and Kunal Wagle College to build advanced drone lab Philippa Skett welcomes our new lying robotic overlords mperial is spending £1.25m to College London, who donated the build the most advanced drone £1.25m costs in full. Dr Vasudevan Ilab in the UK. The testing lab is studied Aeronautical Engineering at to be built on the South Kensington Imperial before completing an MBA campus, as an investment into next from the Harvard Business School, generation robotics, and construction and is now the Founder and Chief of the lab will begin in 2016. Executive officer of Creador, a private The Brahmal Vasudevan Aerial equity firm based in Indonesia, Robotics Lab will be a two-story Malaysia, Singapore and India. structure that will feature workshops Professor Jeff Magee, Dean of the and a working laboratory. The lab Faculty of Engineering, said: “The will be installed on the roof of the Brahmal Vasudevan Aerial Robotics City and Guilds building, and will Lab will be a focal point for our aerial have also teaching facilities for robotics research and education Undergraduates and Postgraduates. activities. It will house a workshop for We also want this facility to a manufacturing aerial robots, and will place for prospective students and feature an arena to put the new flying school children to visit, inspiring robots to the test. There will also be them to become future aeronautical facilities to test the robots in water engineers.” too, which will aid the development Professor Alice Gast, President of robots for search and rescue of Imperial College London, said: missions. “Aerial robotics has a tremendous The aerial arena will have sixteen range of applications, and Imperial is high speed 3D aerial tracking well-equipped to play a pivotal role in cameras, whilst the water tank will this nascent industry. feature a further eight to track Brahmal Vasudevan’s generosity to robots as they swim and dive and vision will allow our students, throughout the water. academics and industrial partners The lab was funded by Dr Brahmal to rapidly advance research and Vasudevan, an alumnus of Imperial innovation in this exciting field.” Could we be seeing flying drones like this all over campus? Photo: patdollard.com Movember Centre of RAG tells Rugby: ‘We don’t want your junk’ Excellence opens in London KUNAL WAGLE SECTION EDITOR AEMUN RAZA cancer, which is the most common n light of recent events NEWS REPORTER cancer in men. The centre will bring surrounding Imperial College scientists together to help improve IRugby Club, the RAG committee the lives of men with prostate cancer. chose to remove the team from their arlier this year Imperial College The researchers will look for genetic naked calendar for 2015.