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17.05.2012

FELIX

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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 paste the Wiktionary definition for Santorum: “Santorum (noun, uncountable) – A frothy mixture of lubricant and ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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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Just a joke?

Let me ask: what have you personally done to prevent rape recently? If you’re a man, the answer is hopefully “not raped anyone.” If you’re a woman, the answers will be many: avoiding dark places at night, avoiding walking alone, taking a taxi rather than public transport, not making eye contact with people in the street, keeping away from groups ...
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