Saturday 22nd November, 2008
Moazzam Begg at IC
Imperial steps in after French Institute bans Guantanamo Bay detainee
Gambling in the Union
The Recreational Clubs Committee (RCC) passed an amendment this week allowing gambling to take place via an official Union Society.
Orient House security
At least one student has been mugged near Imperial's new Orient House hall in Fulham. Also, in a seperate incident, a local person was shot near-by. Worried for your safety, Felix went to investigate security at the leased halls.
E-cycling week at Imperial
Let's face it, Imperial, we're geeks. With geekdom come gadgets: mobile phones, laptops, PCs, printers and more.
- Students more conscientous
- A poll released this week by MORI has shown that today's students are more conscientious and committed to their studies than ever, with 8 out of 10 students believing University will lead them to a successful career.
- Unibooks
- An Imperial student working in league with students from other universities has helped to construct a new website where students can login and trade coursebooks with each other.
- Fraud suspends trading in Tokyo
- Adversity struck the equity markets of the world's two largest economies last week, when police raids on the Japanese internet company, Livedoor, resulted in a plethora of sell orders that overwhelmed the Tokyo Stock Exchange's (TSE) electronic trading sy
- £25,000 prize on offer for Imperial's top entrepreneurs
- The 2006 Entrepreneurs' Challenge kicked off in the Tanaka Business School last week, offering a top prize of £25,000. The Challenge provides Imperial's budding entrepreneurs with the opportunity to develop their business skills, and potentially set up i
- City Explained - M&A
- The action of merging or acquiring (M&A) a company is far more complicated than buying most other assets. There are several legal, tax and accounting issues to be dealt with. This week, we shall briefly examine these topics.