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ICURFC take on Movember

No moustaches were hurt during the writing of this piece

ICURFC take on Movember

As rugby players we are all about stash. By this we usually mean rugby kit. However, this month the focus is on cultivating a different kind of ‘stache. A Movember one. “Classic, another group of people idly taking part in a fruitless activity whilst trying to justify it with the pretence of charity,” you think as you scan the rest of the article, noting the collage of ongoing efforts. I simply moust-ache you to wait. Whilst growing facial hair will make no difference to the cause championed by the Movember Foundation (stopping men from dying too young by fighting testicular and prostate cancer and preventing suicide), spreading awareness about the issues and encouraging donations will. So, I encourage you to un-stiffen that upper lip and support this fan-tache-tic cause! To support the men’s rugby team’s ongoing efforts, you can donate at moteam.co/icurfc. Thank you!

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Loud beeping sounds across South Kensington campus following power outage

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Loud beeping sounds across South Kensington campus following power outage

A brief electrical outage at Imperial’s South Kensington Campus has resulted in the College’s public address speakers producing loud intermittent beeping sounds since this morning. The issue was unresolved as of 11pm today. The sounds were heard across campus, including at the Abdus Salam Library, where staff distributed

By Guillaume Felix
Hot takes: Murakami

Books

Hot takes: Murakami

Haruki Murakami has become a household name. Often seen as the frontrunner of Japanese literature in the West, he has also become an increasingly divisive author. Despite criticism regarding his presentation of women, and repetitiveness or banality in his oeuvre, Murakami still emerges as a widely read, well-enjoyed novelist. So

By Aditi Mehta, Mohammad Majlisi and Tarun Nair