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Issue 1561

22nd Nov 2013
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Witches of East End: Season 1

Remember how awful it is when an American actor tries to unsuccessfully imitate an English accent? Well here is the perfect example of where the opposite has gone completely wrong.

By John G Park Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com24 Nov 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read

“Thank you very much... Goodbye.”

On Thursday 16th November 1989, a sixteen-year-old took guard in his first innings for India and faced one of the most feared bowling attacks in the world. He was dismissed by fellow debutant Waqar Younis for 15, but everyone knew that there was something special about this schoolboy – the...

By Kunal M L Wagle Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com24 Nov 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com4 min read

Water Polo: Germany Tour Diary

Lillan Agerup reports as IC Water Polo record their first ever victory in Germany

By Lillan Agerup Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com24 Nov 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read

Wii U No consider Nintendo?

Last week my fellow games Editor Maximilian Eggl pointed out some of the main differences between the upcoming PS4 and Xbox One. Although I see many good things in both of these consoles I feel that even though it has already been out for a year, the Wii U deserves a mention...

By Calum Skene Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com24 Nov 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 min read

Can Fassbender handle the truth?

On paper, The Counsellor should be perfect. Cormac McCarthy’s first original screenplay (a few of his other books have been adapted into screenplays – notably No Country for Old Men and The Road), directed by Ridley Scott, the genius behind Alien and the man with such a passion for McCarthy’s...

By Jack Steadman Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com24 Nov 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read

The Badfellas

What starts off promisingly enough heads for a rapid decline in quality when director Luc Besson doesn’t quite know what to do with the impressive cast he has assembled.

By John G Park Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com24 Nov 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read

Untouchable photons

Photons can often be difficult to measure because as soon as they are, they are gone. Most measurement methods require direct absorption, or are in some other way destructive to the nature of the particle.

By Pavitar Devgon Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com24 Nov 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com1 min read

Of cleaning (still), partnerships and Chessums

The recent cleaning response from Campus Services (see front page) indicates that some progress is being made in the ‘cleaning situation’.

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The Student Academic Choice Awards are back!

After the huge success of last year’s awards the Student Academic Choice Awards (SACAs) are back, and this year they are bigger than ever!

By Natalie A M Kempston Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com24 Nov 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read

#LoveYourRep

Rep Week is starting on Monday and provides a platform to celebrate the great changes that have taken place with the help of your Academic Representation Network. Just last month a record number of students voted in our Your Rep Elections and there are now over 430 Academic Reps working...

By Natalie A M Kempston Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com24 Nov 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com2 min read

JFK + Vantage Point + Bobby

There are far better movies out there that are based on the assassination of American President John F. Kennedy.

By John G Park Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com24 Nov 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com3 min read

College Joins NTU Renaissance Engineering Programme

The Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Renaissance Engineering Programme (REP) picks the top 50 engineering students that are trained to be the “Engineering Leaders of Tomorrow”. Last week, Imperial signed a contract with NTU agreeing to partake in this scheme.

By Nida Mahmud Calendar Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com24 Nov 2013 Clock Streamline Icon: https://streamlinehq.com1 min read
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