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White City Woes
As the Chemistry department approaches the end of its first term at Imperial's new White City campus, Felix investigates the issues that have arisen
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Culture
Way down, Hadestown: a story of love, loss and wonder
Lights went off as soon as I took my seat. Jazzy Hermes filled the stage with snappy tunes and energy. He introduced Eurydice, Orpheus and the inevitable tragedy waiting to happen in Hadestown , the realm of Hades. A Greek myth transported to a post-apocalyptic Great Depression era setting, Hadestown by
Culture
War Horse: Theatre At Its Finest, Moving From First Moment to Curtain Call.
Set in the French trenches during the First World War, Nick Stafford’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel dazzles both kids and parents alike.
Opinion
US news is moving like constipated bowels
Until the new House sits in January, we won’t have much of anything going on. Gather round, kids, as I slurp up dregs of news from the greatest shithole country on earth.
Books
The Overstory: a giant redwood of a novel
Interwoven storylines of nine characters merge like roots of a tree to produce a narrative which powerfully warns of impending worldwide ecological collapse, in Richard Powers’s Man Booker-shortlisted novel.
Opinion
The End of the Union as We Know It
Pissed off paddy explains why the DUP are the greatest threat to any chance of a successful Brexit.
Culture
Switzerland: Patricia Highsmith is deeply unlikable… but is there more to the iconic author?
Patricia Highsmith (portrayed by Phyllis Logan), the American author of some of the most beloved murder novels such as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley , is visited by Edward Ridgeway (Calum Finlay) in her retreat bunker in Switzerland. Ridgeway, a young publisher, has been sent there to
Politics
Sri Lankan Politics is in a sorry state of Affairs
With the shock attempt to appoint Rajapaksa as Prime Minister, Sri Lankan politics is in turmoil yet again.
Opinion
Remembering the Boxing Day Tsunami
How chocolate biscuits saved my life.
Science
Poorest dying nearly ten years younger than the rich in “deeply worrying” trend for UK health
The gap between the life expectancy of the richest and poorest sectors of society in England is increasing, according to new research from Imperial College London. The study, which was published in the journal Lancet Public Health and funded by the Wellcome Trust, analysed Office for National Statistics data on
Technology
Network - the new student exclusive application that is rethinking the university experience
The student exclusive application that is rethinking the university experience
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London university students help blood cancer charity, Anthony Nolan, celebrate 20 years of lifesaving
Volunteers from London universities will be celebrating 20 years of students saving lives with Anthony Nolan this academic year