"Keep the Cat Free"

17.05.2012

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League table woes not a problem

This week saw the Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony take place in the Royal Albert Hall. Felix congratulates all of those who received their doctorates and wishes you well for the future of your careers, whether in academia or otherwise. The graduation nevertheless follows the news reported last week that Imperial is now ...
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Santorum’s queer ideas

Those of you who aren’t following the United States presidential race may not be familiar with Rick Santorum. In order to save you time and limit my own personal biases, I will impartially copy and ...
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I am not a hipster – it’s too mainstream

Firstly, let me clarify – I am not a hipster. I feel compelled to begin with that statement because after reading this article, you may come to the conclusion that I am a hipster. I assure ...
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Holes in postgraduate representation

In the recent elections one of the Union’s main concerns was the lack of postgraduate participation in the voting. However, postgraduate representation at Imperial is pretty poor and it is ...
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To vote or not to vote: what’s the problem?

So somebody’s been elected London Mayor, apparently. When it comes down to those gosh darn Thursday elections, Felix finds itself in the unenviable position of not being able to report on who won. Anyway, as tempting as it might have been for Felix to run an incredibly localised and ultimately wildly inaccurate exit poll, we didn’t particularly wish to tempt ...
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Can a scientist believe in miracles?

Most people define a miracle as a supernatural event, inexplicable by the laws of science and nature. So is it reasonable for a modern, rational, Imperial scientist to believe in ...
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Don’t vote… yet

You heard me. Despite being torn three or more ways between candidates telling you to vote for them, hold back until you’ve heard what I have to say (assuming you have a voice in your head when reading this), or even completely. This article is no more than twelve hours from being too late for this year, but should serve ...
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There aren’t enough intellectuals

The world is ruled by aggressive simpletons.  We have all met jobsworths and nice guys, people who run things according to the first thing that comes into their head, rather than thinking it through.  The first example of this I came across in the political arena was the monarchy debate.  There are a number of British people who describe themselves as ...
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