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Issue 1559
8th Nov 2013
Of the h-bar, Boris and the weather
Another editorial!
What does the Future Hold for Tibet?
At least 120 Tibetans have set themselves alight in protest against Chinese rule since 2009. It’s the only peaceful way they’ve been able to broadcast their recurrent message: Save Tibet. It seems that their message has fallen on deaf ears...
Traditional ecological knowledge: the old versus the new
Nika Levikov on just how old customs can bring us up to speed for the future
The situation in Iraq after the war with US
Kartikeya Rana looks at the situation in Iraq after the war
The endgame
Ender’s Game Director: Gavin Hood Writers: Gavin Hood, Orson Scott Card (novel) Starring: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Viola Davis, Ben Kingsley Runtime: 114 minutes Certificate: 12A
The dangers of being strange
Imagine a white hot day blazing around you, created by blinding and numbing sunlight, all colours scrubbed cleaner and brighter and the air too hot to breathe. As I read L’etranger – usually translated as either The Stranger or The Outsider – a similar atmosphere appeared to surround me...
Some postgraduates critical of h-bar
Some postgraduate students are critical of the h-bar but looking forward to some of the services it provides.
Some Like It Hot...well, not all
A round-up on some of the world’s foodie vices under threat - some luxurious, some less so
President of Republic of Korea visits Imperial
On Wednesday November 6th, the President of the Republic of Korea, Park Geun-hye, came on a visit of Imperial College, in order to make a speech outlining her vision for scientific partnership with “leading scientific nations, such as the UK”.
Piracy and the need to tackle it
Jash Rughani looks at piracy and the ways to deal with it.
People’s Question Time
Boris Johnson takes on the people in the Great Hall