www.felixonline.co.uk @felixImperial /FelixImperial [email protected] Keeping the cat free since 1949 Issue no. 1602 March 20th 2015 Mental Health at Imperial Inside... IC smash ICSM at Varsity 2015 What help is available at College? Features, page 9 and 10 Misogyny at Varsity Sport 45-48 Calling the season finale Television 19 Loans for PhDs unveiled in Budget • Players left stranded at the Stoop without transport • Girls play to empty stadium as coaches leave early • Sport Imperial staff allegedly overheard: “I don’t care how those fat girls get home” News, Page 5 News 3 The PHOE IX N est. 1887 2 20.03.2015 THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FELIX This week’s issue... [email protected] Felix Editor Philippa Skett Contents EDITORIAL TEAM Editor-In-Chief Sport Imperial have PHILIPPA SKETT News 3–8 Deputy Editor PHILIP KENT Features 9–10 Treasurer THOMAS LIM Comment 11 dropped the ball Technical Hero Science 12–14 LUKE GRANGER-BROWN his week was meant to be stated brazenly that he didn’t care News Editors Politics 15–17 a celebration of women at “how the fat girls get home” after CAROL ANN CHEAH TImperial, as the women’s rugby hearing students were stranded. CECILY JOHNSON Music 18 team was set to headline Varsity Women@Imperial week came to KUNAL WAGLE for the very first time. The evening a close last week, and it was a flurry Television 19 was meant to pay homage to the of positive tweeting, bright and Comment Editor incredible progression of women’s colourful photos, hashtags, long and TESSA DAVEY Film 20 sport and in fact women at Imperial buzzword-filled speeches, and totally Politics Editor in general, but in reality, due to the devoid of any of the grim reality that JOSHUA RENKEN PHOENIX PULLOUT thoughtlessness of the staff of Sport women face at Imperial day in and Imperial, it fell flat on its face. day out. Science Editors LAUREN RATCLIFFE Welfare 27 Before the women rugby players No-one considered using the week JAMES BEZER had even reached the stadium, the THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL to address the damage that misogyny Games 28 coach that was organised to take can have on a community, and the Games Editors them there failed to materialise. of these events is testament to the negative effects things that some MAX EGGL Arts 29–36 Then, during the match, coaches were fact that no-one ever wants to appear people aren’t even they are aware they CALUM SKENE allowed to leave during the girl’s final accountable at Imperial; no-one ever are doing can have. Arts Editors Travel 37 match, despite the team stressing that hold up their hands and admits they I would like to think that this staff FRED FYLES under no circumstances should they fucked up. member, who interacts with students KAMIL MCCLELLAND Fashion 38–39 be left to play to an empty stadium. If Sport Imperial organise an event, of all genders day in day out, doesn’t The team were rushed through then it should run as they please, actually consider himself a sexist pig. Music Editors GRACE RAHMAN Hangman 40–42 their cold after-match dinner, after and they shouldn’t blame coach However, comments on a women’s AMNA ASKARI the men’s team had had their fill and companies or stadium staff that they appearance made in a derogatory Puzzles 43–44 already left. Finally, those that were are paying and therefore can instruct manner and with a vile attitude to Television Editors able clambered onto a coach full of and direct as necessary. It certainly boot is a key example of the sort of GIULIA GABRIELLI Sport 45–48 agitated spectators that had been isn’t unreasonable to direct catering misogyny that goes unchecked day in JOHN PARK made to sit there for 40 minutes, to serve hot food at a time you would and day out. Film Editors whilst other players were left behind. like, and it also isn’t unreasonable to Maybe if Imperial had not played it JOHN PARK To top it all off, those who were instruct coaches to leave and arrive safe with Women@Imperial, and not ELLEN MATHIESON left behind were also apparently when you choose. suggested we are already there as an JACK STEADMAN verbally abused by a staff member, Not only that, the fact that extra institution when it comes to female What’s on this Book Editor who proceeded to make misogynistic care and attention wasn’t taken to equality, such comments would not DIANA LUCACI week remarks about the girl’s appearances. ensure this essential milestone for continue to happen in the future. Although Sport Imperial state that women’s sport went off without a We need to fully challenge the Fashion Editors IMPERIAL’S FIRST the transportation nightmare was hitch is testament to the underlying poor attitudes to women at Imperial CECILE BORKHATARIA not their fault, the fact that the whole attitude the institution has towards and explain how misogyny can DANCE SHOW Food Editors MARCH 26–27TH, 19:00 thing wasn’t organised meticulously the women’s teams in general; that resonate in many ways; from an CAROL ANN CHEAH UNION CONCERT HALL months beforehand still raises it obviously doesn’t deserve such angry comment over a walkie-talkie MICHAEL CHUNG It’ll be well awesome, so go! Plus concerns. As far as I’m aware, Varsity focus in the first place. It stinks to a lack of disregard when it comes they’re really nice. Check out has been a pretty streamlined affair; of incompetence, laziness, and a to organising the next big platform Coffee break editors transport issues have always cropped disregard for how important this for women’s sport, all contribute to TESSA DAVEY their centrefold. ELLEN MATHIESON up but surely over time these should event should have been. the inequality women face day in and Tickets: £3 student/£5 non- have been ironed out. That’s before we even begin day out. Travel Editor student, available on the door The fact that Sport Imperial to tackle the downright sexism And to be quite frank, it pisses me YUNG NAM CHEAH haven’t outright apologised for any displayed by the staff member who off. Welfare Editors DIBA ESBATI Skett’s Box of Puzzle Editor Shame KINGSHUK DASADHIKARI Clubs and Societies Editor BEN HOWITT Apologies for the many mistakes There is still time to get in issue 1601. We can’t remember Sport Editor what they were but there were KUNAL WAGLE probably a few. involved! COPY EDIT TEAM Apologies to the students who thought our hangman Blue Copy Chiefs News page is real. Email felix @imperial.ac.uk STEPHEN BALL ELLEN MATHIESON Copy Editors ANNINA SARTOR Felix, Offices Printed by Iliffee Print Cambridge, Winship TOM RIVLIN Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road, Road, Cambridge. BEN HOWITT London SW7 2BB JUNE GAN Registered newspaper ISSN 1040-0711 MICHAEL FAGGETTER JACK STEADMAN Email: [email protected] Copyright © Felix MATTIN MIR-TAHMASEBI Tel: 020 7594 8072 JONATHAN MASTERS www.felixonline.co.uk Front page picture: Ben Lester, Through Ben’s Lens (throughbenslens.co.uk) FELIX THE STUDENT PAPER OF IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON 20.03.2015 3 News [email protected] News Editors Carol Ann Cheah, Cecily Johnson & Kunal Wagle Budget 2015: Government announces plans for £25,000 loans for PhD students Cecily Johnson finds out what the new Budget has to offer he government has revealed up to £25,000 to support PhDs and leading scientific infrastructure”. The plans to offer income- research-based masters degrees. These Science Grand Challenge Funding Tcontingent loans of up to loans will be in addition to existing project plans to seek funding matches £25,000 for PhD and research-based funding, and designed to minimise from charities and industry. masters students in the latest Budget public subsidy. The fund “seeks to lever report, George Osborne’s sixth as “The government will work with industrial and charitable funds. Chancellor of the Exchequer. research councils, universities and The government welcomes exciting According to the Treasury, industry to examine how best to proposals from across the UK that a package of measures will be design them so that they complement aim to push scientific boundaries and introduced “to broaden and existing funding streams and maximise scientific impact”. strengthen support for postgraduate continue to support the most A factsheet provided by the researchers”, including a review into excellent research”. Department for Business, Innovation how to bolster the UK’s funding for No details have yet been provided & Skills noted that the money was postgraduate research. as to the timescale of introduction previously promised in December’s “This review will examine the for the proposed loans. Access Science and Innovation Strategy balance between number and level of restrictions, repayment plans and the paper, and is “an allocation of research stipends to ensure that the ultimate costs of the loans to students funding from within the Science George Osborne and his red box Photo: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images UK’s offer remains internationally have also not been specified. Capital envelope”. competitive”. A loans scheme offering up to The Treasury stated that the this year. The winner of the election is minimum wage will raise it to £6.70 As part of the review, the £10,000 for taught master’s students government hopes to “provide likely to present another Budget this per hour from October, with a 3% rise government will consider various from 2016-17 was announced by Mr the UK’s world-leading research summer.