Articles written by the Felix team
To many people David Bowie has turned into the alien that he would have us believe he was in the 70’s. Rock’s strangest and most influential personality has turned 50 whilst still appearing to remain a healthy 30. However since Ziggy, Bowie has had a turbulent time; a
As the sun crept up on Saturday fifteenth, the IC cross country club flickered into action. Yellow-arse rejoiced about the perfect blue sky for half an hour, whilst others nursed their hangovers or cracked open another beverage. One hundred-and-fifty foreigners were left to sleep in the Southside Gym as we
For his eighth novel Julian Barnes has changed mode, writing a collection of short stories commenting on our centuries old relationship with the people of France. The stories are light and well written, and try to place the changing thrift we have with our Gallic neighbours firmly in its historical
After the tremendous success with their recent single, constant radio play and an appearance on TFI Friday, many people will be wondering whether this album is going to be the one to finally make Texas massive. However, more people will simply want to know how the other thirteen songs on
Sometimes IC is the most exciting place to be! At a mid-term concert in the Great Hall, with a relatively small audience and an orchestra with very late, flu-driven replacements, the promise of a merely pleasant evening turned into the reality of a breath-taking one. Bracketed by two unjustly neglected
Although a disappointment, on paper it seemed inevitable for the men’s and ladies’ teams. Nottingham are the number two seeds in the country after Loughborough. IC tennis team usually enjoys good success in the BUSA. the men’s team has reached the quarter-finals in ‘93, ‘94 and ‘96. The
Last week some of you experienced the full force of Imperial College Union Big Band in Action. Playing in Southside Bar the full force of our Jazz was released onto the staff and students of IC. Celebrated Basie works such as ‘Shiny Stockings’ and ‘One O’Clock Jump’ where contrasted
Natalia Thorn, Vice President of King’s College Student Union, put forward a motion at the University of London Union General Union Council meeting on Monday to ‘do away with the position of Womens’ Officer as part of ULU’s executive committee’ with effect from the next election. Ms Thorn’
12.30pm Islamic Society (Regular) Sister’s Circle, Prayer Room, Southside 12.30pm Third World First Global Witness - profits from environmental exploitation and human rights abuse. SCR, Union Building. 12.45pm Sporting Motorcycle Club Southside Upper Lounge 1pm Wargames (Regular) Table Tennis Room, Union Building 1pm IC Rifle and
The IC ski team gained another good resuly last Sunday at the King’s Ski Club parallel slalom race. Dan, Caitlin, Xavier, Nick and Paul fought off fierce competition in the first two rounds, winning evey race to earn a place in the final (ahead of Cambridge!) Despite a valiant
Here I am, studying abroad, in London and not in cold, snowy, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Why aren’t I thrilled and having "the time of my life." It’s not really that I’m homesick. I mean I miss the friends, and the boy, but I’m dealing with
Mina, a young white South African girl, visits her old black nanny Sophie, whom she hasn’t seen for 10 years, in her home in Soweto. The reunion is not as joyful as she had hoped. When looking for things past, one often searches for and remembers what has never
