The student newspaper of Imperial College London
Issue 1770
The student newspaper of Imperial College London
Keep the Cat Free
News
News writer Salina Nicoleau reports on foreign students are being charged for COVID tests despite the College having the capacity to test them itself
News
News writer Salina Nicoleau reports on the expansion of the Imperial Active Travel Grant
News
Editor-in-Chief Calum Drysdale reports on controversial GSU President Zixiao Wang's interview with Chinese state media
News
Zixiao Wang GSU president has resigned from Council and refused to return saying that Council members had no-mandate to vote on these matters and did not represent their students
News
Subwardens from 7 halls publish a letter addressed to the College in which they lay out failures by the College to adequately support them
News
Editor-in-Chief reports on the open letter published by a group of subwardens in Imperial halls
News
News writer Salina Nicoleau reports on postgraduate sentiment towards the ongoing lockdown and the failure of the College to provide a comprehensive safety-net or no-detriment policy
News
News writer Sam Lovatt reports on the movement by the government to prevent universities from no-platforming external controversial speakers
Section Editor: Sung Soo Moon, Andrew Melville, Eamon Akil Farhat and Khama Gunde
Comment
How Imperial students have been helping the NHS throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
Comment
The need to end unwelcome and unwanted attention, sexual advances and intimidating behaviour.
Comment
Comment writer Shashwat Kansal explains the Indian farm bills and aims to dispel misconceptions.
Comment
Comment writer Subboor Ahmad argues for students to take a more active stance to the Imperial-Huawei partnership.
Section Editor: Ansh Bhatnagar, Julia Dabrowska, Sudarshan Sreeram and Lily Shepherd
Science
Covid-19, Perseverance, and Climate Change - what we can learn from a global pandemic about public science communication.
Science
Science contributor Naomi Dinmore answers a tough science question, and takes an in-depth look at how much renewable energy we can access in the UK.
Science
New research finds iridium, a rare metal on Earth, to be present at the centre of the Chicxulub crater off the coast of Mexico.
Science
This week, scientists confirmed that the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) has been found in the UK.
Section Editor: Aymeric Regnier, Amanda Barden, Konrad Hohendorf and Ben Hall
Sport
Following your interaction with our Instagram addition on the Qatar World Cup 2022, we have written this article.
Sport
A sad realization that Qatar’s first-class stadiums for the World Cup are built on a foundation of human rights abuse, corruption, and the graves of 6,500 immigrant workers. Featuring a persuasive piece by Ahmad Danesh that will open your eyes to what is happening.
Sport
Have you ever wanted to workout in time to your favourite song? Try dance workouts as a different and fun form of exercise.
Sport
In the face of relentless on/off disruption inflicted on the first half of the rowing season, Imperial College Boat Club has worked tirelessly to improvise, adapt, and overcome, maintaining fitness levels close to those achieved in the peaks of racing season.
Section Editor: Sir Walter Plinge
Horoscopes
This week's astrological predictions
Horoscopes
M. Meg, the NegaFelix mystic consultant provides you with the week's fortunes
Horoscopes
Horoscopes
What's your fate this week? Are cabbages involved?
Section Editor: Maeve Hutchinson and Matt Wright
Puzzles
The weekly cZeus puzzles and last week's solutions
Puzzles
Weekly cZeus puzzles
Puzzles
Weekly concise crossword
Puzzles
27th November 2020 gogen puzzle
Section Editor: Calum Drysdale
Editorial
Editor-in-Chief Calum Drysdale argues that while we can sympathise with GSU president Zixiao Wang disagreement is a vital part of any decision making body
Editorial
Members of the Imperial community have been acting unacceptably, sending harassing and abusive messages to Zixiao. We condemn this strongly and completely.
Editorial
Editor-in-Chief Calum Drysdale asks how we can avoid a replay of what happened in the US here in Britain
Editorial
Section Editor: NegaFelix
Hangman
Gavin Williamson bravely stops the cultural Marxists from no-platforming speakers by no-platforming them
Hangman
NegaFelix has got an exclusive sneak peak of the dating profiles of some of the country's leaders
Hangman
The crack team of NegaFelix analysts give you the top stock picks to make a guaranteed million with no risk
Hangman
The environmental protestors accused of digging a tunnel under Euston station have been hired by HS2 to speed up work
Section Editor: Vaidhiswaran Ramesh, Ozbil Dumenci, Amanda Hertzberg and Eamon Akil Farhat
Arts
Soho Theatre hosts Typical - A one-person show offering a timely exposition of racism and stereotyping in Britain through the telling of the tragic story of Christopher Alder
Arts
British museum reinforces the urgency of climate action in its recent exhibition on Arctic life, Arctic - culture and climate
Arts
Arts Editor Vaidhiswaran Ramesh reminisces the Courtauld Gallery with a virtual visit, as the Gallery announce their reopening after extensive renovations in late 2021.
Arts
Arts editor Eamon Akil Farhat braves COVID fears to bring to you yet another review from The West End
Section Editor: Miles Gulliford, Asad Raja, Guthrie Ruby and Martin Flerin
Music
Wolf Alice release their latest single 'The Last Man on Earth', and I am reminded why I fell in love with this band.
Music
Each week Michael Kohn helps bring classical pieces into a more inviting and inclusive light.
Music
Each week Michael Kohn helps bring classical pieces into a more inviting and inclusive light.
Music
Each week Michael Kohn helps bring classical pieces into a more inviting and inclusive light.
Section Editor: Jia Qi Tan and Hari Kumarakuruparan
Books
Books Editor Hari Kumarakuruparan shares his views on Angela Duckworth's self help book, grit, delving in what it means to be truly gritty, its importance and how to conceive it.
Books
Author of the Wattpad novel Serpent's Veil speaks to Books editor Hari Kumarakuruparan about writing as a student.
Books
Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance ★★★★
Books
Books editor Jia Qi Tan reviews and compares two works of Japanese magical realism
Section Editor: Geoff Sang
Investment
In this article, investment writer Subleen Kaur presents a juxtaposition for emerging markets and developing markets, particularly centring on the investment discrepancies.
Investment
In 1996, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan popularised the term “Irrational Exuberance”, describing the unfounded market optimism that lacks a real foundation of fundamental valuation but instead rests on psychological factors.
Investment
Where can you start with a career in investment? Video games such as FIFA seem to be paving the way forward
Investment
This investment article takes on a holistic look at sustainable investing landscape with graphs and statistics, particularly touching on what are the drivers and how is the current state of sustainable investing.
Section Editor: Oliver Weir
Film
Film editor Oliver Weir discusses the Best Picture nominee "Minari". The latest work by Lee Isaac Chung (director of the fabulous "Munyurangabo" (2007)), Minari follows the Yi family as they start from scratch, having moved from bustling California to the forests of rural Arkansas.
Film
Film contributor Eva Borras reviews the 2020 American thriller "Black Bear", starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, and Sarah Gadon.
Film
Film contributor Eva Borras reviews one of the most highly anticipated films of 2021, as well as one of the most critically acclaimed: The Sound of Metal. Having recently picked up Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Screenplay, and winning the Oscar for Best Editing and Best Sound, this is not a film you'll want to miss.
Film
'Cherry'—led by Tom Holland in his most demanding role—recounts five tumultuous years in a young man's life, whether it's young love or crippling addiction, prison life or the brutality of war. 'Cherry' has so far divided audiences with its showy (and often irregular) visual style. Film Editor Oliver Weir reviews this latest feature from the Russo brothers, which is streaming on Apple TV+ now.
Section Editor: Simran Gill and Liz Tong
Fashion
From avant-garde to haute couture, Japanese street fashion is on the rise and freak-ing cool
Fashion
The latest cruelty-free brands to switch to right now.
Fashion
The jewellery that will elevate your outfits and turn them from tear to wear!
Fashion
Stop using your North Face puffer as a substitute for your personality
Section Editor: Freddie Ugo
Games
Streamers have spread through social media like a wildfire from a gender reveal party, but who even are they? Are they of any use? What do they even do? Felix Games editor Ahmad Danesh discusses.
Games
The three titles that Games editor Ahmad Danesh can't wait to get his hands on
Games
Games
Games editor Ahmad Danesh looks back at the early noughtie PS2 classic Ratchet and Clank
Section Editor: Monami Miyamoto and Flora Dickie
Sustainability
Sustainability Editor Monami Miyamoto explains how the largest multinational corporations can create meaningful industry change through collaboration.
Sustainability
Sustainability Editor Flora Dickie discusses biodegradable plastics and ways to prevent their potential detrimental effect on the environment.
Sustainability
Sustainability Editor Monami Miyamoto reviews two books and analyses their effectivity in communicating the current ecological and climate crises.
Sustainability
Sustainability Editor Monami Miyamoto explains how Morrisons intends to become the first supermarket to source all fresh produce from net-zero farms.
Section Editor: Zahra Abiola
Food
This is undoubtedly soul food at its greatest.
Food
So… 2020 sure did happen. Here is how food played into the socioeconomic changes we observed but first... look at my sourdough bread!
Food
Veganuary is over but let us show you how easy it really is to keep the momentum going!
Editor: Zahra Abiola
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Felix is the student newspaper of Imperial College London. The first issue of Felix was published in 1949, as a continuation of the Phoenix publication that H. G. Wells founded in 1904.
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