FELIX

Editorial

Difficulty in reaching out

There I was thinking that I would have a nice, relaxing end of term. I thought that it was the summer term and so it would be chill, and, besides, I’ve done this weekly slog so many times that I should be used to it by now. I was very mistaken. This is a bigger mistake than that time Justin Bieber’s mum said to Justin Bieber’s dad “I’m feeling sexy tonight, baby”. That might not have happened, but you get the drift. I write this, as you can definitely tell from the writing style, from under my desk at the very last minute. Like with so many things, you think the last time will be the last time, but it usually isn’t. So, here goes nothing. Remember these are not as well formed as they could be, and the perennial disclaimer about some considerations deleted due to space requirements.

Access to education

It’s fairly safe to say that everyone thinks that no matter what background you come from you should be allowed to go to university. If you’re clever and willing to learn, there should be nothing in your way. Unfortunately, there are many things in people’s ways. Imperial, universities, and the Outreach Department, sadly, can’t fix all of them alone. I know first hand that Outreach do work hard and do some great work. But they have so much to fight against. This is really an area where no one person or group can truly be ...