FR IDAY, 25 TH JANUARY, 2019 – Keep the Cat Free – ISSUE 1711 Felix The Student Newspaper of Imperial College London NEWS Cancer Awareness in Young People Week PAGE 4 COMMENT Who should vote on what? PAGE 6 SUSTAINABILITY Inclusivity starts here // Imperial College Union Imperial celebrates inaugural Liberation & Imperial Green Community Week being represented, go out spoke about how they 2019 Calendar and make those events have advocated for change and start those projects and championed diversity. PAGE 19 NEWS College Union’s first of microaggressions, yourself” - the importance Final year Biochemistry Liberation & Commu- which are unconscious of remembering that “the student and Student Andy Djaba nity Week, with a panel expressions of racism or burden of making sure Trustee, Hafiza Irshad, Editor-in-Chief discussion hosted by the sexism. Attendees at the we’re all represented talked about her work SPORT Deputy President (Wel- event heard more about shouldn’t be left on those with the outreach depart- fare), Becky Neil. why diversity is important of us that are unrepresent- ment, working to fully The launch event, and how every member ed” was also emphasised. include Muslim students The week involved a which was titled, “Inclu- of the Imperial commu- Panel members, includ- attending the summer panel event and social sivity Starts Here” and nity can be involved in ing Richard Carruthers camp by accommodating media campaign took place in the Union making the university (Deputy Director [Careers their prayer times, which Concert Hall, featured a more inclusive. Although Service]), Dr. Rahma had a positive impact on panel of seven speakers underrepresented stu- Elmahdi (Senior Teaching the students’ experience. discussing a range of dents were encouraged Fellow in Global Health Another one of the speak- onday 21st topics surrounding equali- to be active, rather than at the School of Public ers, Professor Tom Welton Hyde Park January saw ty, diversity and inclusion. passive, about equality, Health) and Dr. Vahid (Dean of the Faculty of Relays! the launch The speakers also touched diversity and inclusion - Shahrezaei (Senior Lec- Natural Sciences), spoke of Imperial on personal experiences “If you notice you’re not turer in Biomathematics), Cont. pg 3 PAGE 40 M FR IDAY, 25 TH JANUARY, 2019 FELIX FELIX ISSUE 1711 EDITORIAL NEWS [email protected] CONTENTS EDITORIAL 2 Ohhh we're halfway there (-ish) New development in ongoing bursary saga NEWS 3-5 jaba – Felix quite a major story out of The Felix Team y D Ed COMMENT 6-7 ow time flies! d ito one of the developments NEWS available to those affect- annual basis to Home An r Editor-in-Chief This week from Union. Andy Djaba ed. Limitations placed on undergraduate students POLITICS 8-9 marks my Last, but not least, next • Andy Djaba what the money can be with a household income 14th issue as week sees Cancer Aware- Deputy Editor Editor-in-Chief used for include money of up to £60,000. The TECH 10 HEditor-in-Chief. With ness in Young People Joanna Wormald being put towards Under- sum awarded depends 29 issues in total, that Week (CAYP). This is • graduate Research Op- on the income bracket, FILM 11 means this week's Felix really significant and I News Editors portunities Programmes and varies depending on marks the (nearly) half- Joanna Wormald uesday’s Union (UROPs) and Careers can't commend Fil and the Frank Leggett which bursary scheme the ARTS 12-17 way point. You'd think IC netball team enough • Council saw the services. Medical students individual is on. by this point I would for all their hard work. Politics Editors announcement affected will also be able There are different SUSTAINABILITY 19-22 know how to write an They've arranged a week Avirup Banerjee of £250k fund- to put the money towards bursary schemes for dif- Editorial. Nope... of events with the aim of Divyen Vanniasegaram Ting secured for “unfairly overseas electives. ferent years of enrolment BOOKS 24-25 This week I found out normalising conversations Juan Rubio Gorrochategui underfunded” 2015 This development has at Imperial. In December that people actually read around cancer in young • bursary cohort students. been described as a “high- 2016, it was revealed that MUSIC 26-27 this Editorial. Someone people. It doesn't have to Comment Editors This represents the light” and a “big win” higher income brackets Aida Manzano Kharman even tried to make some be something scary that is Charlie Titmuss latest update in an by the Deputy President (from £35k to £60k) saw FOOD 28 sort of inside joke about only discussed in hushed • ongoing saga following (Welfare), Becky Neil, a sharp drop in funding. it with me. The joke flew tone and I urge as many of Science Editors the Union’s request for and Rob Tomkies (Presi- This meant that, under GAMES 29-33 over my head. All jokes to you as possible to engage Rosie Dutt reimbursement for under- dent of Imperial College the 2015 system, students do with my Editorial will with as many of the events Eyad Abuelgasim graduate students from Union), respectively. from lower income brack- Changes in bursary funding available to students in the £35,000-£60,000 income HANGMAN 36-37 fly over my head because I as you can next week. Henry Alman the “squeezed middle” However, with the ets (through a combination brackets. Students in 2015 intake received significantly less than students of equiva- don't even know what I'm More details can be found Sânziana Foia £35,000 - £60,000 income majority of the affected of higher maintenance lent financial backgrounds in any year above or below // Imperial College London INVESTMENT 38 • writing. In future, refrain Year's Resolutions, I've come up with something on the IC Netball team's Tech Editor brackets that were on the students having either loans & grants from SLC, from making jokes about finally got my 2019 (and better than "I exist" Facebook page. Krithika Balaji heavily criticised 2015- graduated or currently in and a higher Imperial decided to change the were left under the 2015 substantially larger bur- PUZZLES 39 it with me. Even better, my life) in order. Small though and someone even Finally, massive shout- Haaris Asghar intake bursary scheme. final year, this resolution bursary) received more bursary scheme for the bursary scheme had been saries had they enrolled refrain from reading the victory but we move! complimented me on "my out to Rhidian and Chimdi • The Union requested has been seen by some than the annual living 2016 intake, giving far “overlooked” as nothing either a year sooner or a SPORTS 40 Editorial in the first place. At 40 pages, Felix continued work as an ad- for baking and keeping Arts Editors that the affected students as unsuccessful. One costs at Imperial (esti- more to higher income had been done to improve year later. That would be great, this week is a bigger boi. vocate for change". Guess the Felix team well fed Claire Chan receive reimbursement affected student remarked mated at £11,522), while brackets in a move widely their financial provision. All students will receive thanks! In the News, we have I'm doing something right. this week. Section of the Helen Money-Kyrle for the 2016-17 academic that this only represented students from higher seen as acknowledgement The change to the an email explanation and It's currently 9.30pm, the Union's inaugural In all seriousness, the week goes to Arts for Vaishnavi Gnanananthan year and for this funding College succeeding in income brackets who still of the inadequacy of the 2015 bursary scheme was the affected students will Felix Office • Beit Quad, Prince Consort which means it's the ear- Liberation & Community continued conversations getting back on top with Books Editors to be guaranteed for “waiting out” the affected qualified for the bursary 2015 bursary scheme. Al- initially thought to have receive details of how Road liest I've ever written my Week. I had the pleasure around equality and di- a MASSIVE six pages! the remainder of their students. received substantially though this was described affected up to 200 under- they can claim the prom- London, SW7 2BB JJ Cheng Editorial! We edge ever of speaking at Monday's versity are necessary and I Congrats! • degrees. The Imperial bursary (~£2-4k) less than the as “commendable” by the graduate students from the ised funding. Tel: 020 79548072 closer to that 7pm target. launch event, which was applaud our DPW, Becky, Music Editors The £250k funding works by providing living costs. Union, it was also noted 2015-16 cohort - students Email: [email protected] This week, I also finally a panel discussion. I for all the effort she put Note: We at Felix Simran Kukran pot will not be directly financial support on an Following this, College that affected students that who would have received felixonline.co.uk got a book (Untold History must admit it was quite in to making this week a wholeheartedly disagree Adrian LaMoury @feliximperial of the United States by intimidating answering success. with the harsh 2.5 star Henry Eshbaugh Asad Raja Printed by Mortons Media Oliver Stone and Peter the question "what have We also had Union rating of James Blake's Group, Boston Road, • Horncastle, Lincolnshire Kuznick) and bought a you done to advocate for Council on Tuesday Assume Form album. The Film Editors gym membership, which change", whilst sitting evening, which was as views expressed do not Registered Newspaper Mikhail Demtchenko ISSN 1040-0711 means that, only 22 days beside people that have riveting as ever.