Whilst the inebriated masses of people gathered in Da Vinci’s on Tuesday 4th March awaiting the results of the sabbatical elections, another group were in dB’s for a very different reason - another band night at college. This year has seen a lot of well-organised college bands performing
On the 28th of October 1965, a Private Member’s Bill received Royal Assent, abolishing the death penalty for murder in the United Kingdom. It had originally been abolished in the 11th Century by William the Conqueror, and was then reinstated by his son William Rufus. Hangings in England reached
Your working life began on 24th April 1990. You have traversed unexplored regions, travelled millions of miles, been battered and abused in the course of your duties to enlighten the human race about the mysteries of the universe, and now they’re considering retiring you in the year 2005. They
Imperial College Gliding Club have achieved a first - for the first time in the club’s 67 year history not one, but two of its members have been selected to represent Great Britain in the 6 man British Junior Gliding Team. They will compete against teams from 15 other
Providing a service to those who wish to appoint people. From approval of the post right through to issuing a contract and supporting departments in their relationships with their staff. Developing College policy and strategy to make sure that the College remains competitive in the job market. How long have
Edward II, 14th century King of England, is one of those historical personalities to whom fate has dealt great misfortune; that of having a large part of fame rest on the extreme and bizarre nature of his death. He is on a par with Joan of Arc, or with Catherine
The monarchy is the last bastion of a wholly corrupt and murderous colonial history that should be removed, especially if Britain is determined to remain in the upper echeleons of worldwide finance, industry and politics. Many countries in the world operate perfectly well without a monarchy, in fact they operate
Can you spot the odd one out: 1000 millimetres in a metre, 1000 grammes in a kilo, 60 minutes in a hour? Have our units of time been rendered obsolete in the digital age? Is it time to synchronise watches world-wide, and opt for a global, metric, time scheme? In
Felix Editor Jeremy Thomson Questioned initially as to why he is standing for Felix Editor, Jeremy suggested that he is "the best person to do it, from the experience point of view." He stressed that he has been involved with Felix throughout his three years at IC and
The differences between the various Halls of Residence of Imperial College were recently brought to my attention. A resident of Fisher Hall commented to me that on a recent visit to Holbein Hall he had been amazed at the difference between the standards of repair. He gushed on about the
On at least 13 previous occasions, should our numbering system be believed, Imperial College Science Fiction has run, with varying success, a one day convention. This Sunday coming, March 2nd, we are running number 14. The flavour of our convention changes, as it inevitably must given the fact that it
Well, I was brought up in Watford. At school I guess I was a scientist. I suppose the place to go was IC. But you wouldn’t, nobody ever did, it was too close to home. When I was in the lower sixth, my Chemistry master mentioned that he had
