Issue 1487

Take up arms to defend freedom

In 1848, democrats offered their lives for freedom. Today’s liberals can scarcely be bothered to lift their pens. By Alessandro Guazzi

A load of balls

Wear whatever you want to the Summer Ball – I will

Is it time to rethink the watercolour painting?

New Tate Britain exhibition challenges preconceptions about watercolour as a medium

ASUS EEE Slate

Avoids clashing with the iPad by packing more of a punch

The return of consumption

As consumption, or tuberculosis, continues to spread, scientists are racing to find a new vaccine

Bollywood Bite

A monthly column dedicated to the Indian film industry

No Cinderella, you shan't go to the Summer Ball

But you can go to the summer festival. Jovan Nedic takes a look at the debate over the new format of the Summer Ball

Football team fined after ULU Cup fight

Two football club members have also been banned from sports at Imperial

Blunder in Mechanical Engineering Department

Investigation launched after £3 million exhaust system is built with wrong type of steel

Scaled-down Science Challenge launches

Reduced funding means this year's Science Challenge is a distinctly sober affair

Tricked by Facebook fraudster

Chris Richardson recounts the tale of 'Demi Atkinson', the fake Facebook profile used to make friends with dozens of Imperial freshers

£40 million shortfall in Imperial NHS Trust budget

Mounting financial challenge for Imperial NHS Trust