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n s t r u s t r a gspanner 2012-2013your guide to all things city and guilds


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editor in chiefCarol Ann Cheah

assistant editorTemi Ladega

City and Guilds 2012

were on the web!Website: www.cgcu.netTwitter: @IC_CGCU

City and Guilds College UnionRoom 340, Mechanical EngineeringImperial College London, SW7 2BX

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welcome, young padawanletter from the CGCU executive committee

Welcome to Imperial College London - congratulations on making it in!

If youre reading this as a fresher, it means youll be studying in the Faculty of Engineering- this also mean that youve automatically become a member of the City and GuildsCollege Union, which is the faculty union for engineers.

Inside this guidebook (Spanner) is a breakdown on all the clubs, societies, events andresources that will be at your disposal as an engineer. This is different from the Unionsfreshers handbook - that ones for the whole university; whereas this guidebook isexclusively for engineers, so lucky you!

The City and Guilds College Union is a fully student-run union, with a variety of peoplefrom different engineering departments in charge. We look after the clubs under usand plan events for engineers, but were also tasked with the serious side of student lifeand politics: we make sure Faculty administrators are clued up about student concerns(like crazy deadlines or inadequate academic provisions), and we help them meet yourrequirements as a student.

In short, we aim to help you guys work hard - AND play hard!

Read this book well - its jam-packed full of info, and itll give you a head start. If youhave any queries, do drop us a line or pay us a visit. Well see you soon!

CGCU love,The Executive Committee [email protected]

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table of contentsnd your way around

Welcome Message

Table of Contents

Principals Welcome

Presidents Foreword

History of the CGCU

Union Structure

CGCU Executive Committee

Departmental Societies

- Introduction

- List of Societies

CGCU Clubs and Societies

Mascotry

The Boomalaka

CGCA: The Alumni Association

The Royal School of Mines Union (RSMU)

Getting around: Campus map

CGCU Events Calendar

Sponsors

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youre in the army now (not quite)welcome letter from the principal

May I extend a very warm welcome to you all to the Fac-ulty of Engineering at Imperial. You are joining one of the

most prestigious engineering schools in the world. Manycongratulations!

Over the century of its existence, the College has trainedand hosted men and women who have progressed to beleaders in all walks of life. The alumni around the worldwho have studied engineering at Imperial all talk verywarmly of their time here and the enormous influence ithad on their subsequent career.

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It is now your turn to take full advantage of the opportunities that are available to you.Engineering is about identifying (not always as easy as it looks) and solving the importantproblems that face us all today, such as global warming, energy, health, water suppliesand sustainable communities. Although you will be studying one particular aspect ofengineering, dealing with these problems will require a holistic approach, so part of youreducation will be to see aspects of problems addressed by other engineering disciplines.

This is one of the many reasons why it is important for you to immerse yourself in the

full life of the College. By taking part in activities beyond those of your selected degreecourse, you will not just enjoy yourself: you will be enriched by the wide cultural diversitythat is a key feature of life here. I very much hope that your time at Imperial will be fulfill-ing and that, with thousands who have gone before you, you will subsequently use whatyou have learnt to contribute to the well-being of the whole world.

Professor Jeff MageePrincipal, Faculty of Engineering

about the principalProfessor Jeff Magee is a graduate in electrical engineering and holds MSc and PhDdegrees in Computing Science from Imperial College London. He was appointed Headof the Department of Computing at Imperial in 2004 and Deputy Principal (Research)of the Faculty of Engineering in 2008. His work with industry includes collaborationswith Phillips, BP, BT, NATS, Fujitsu, Barclays Capital, QinetiQ, and Kodak.


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from CGCU with loveCGCU presidents foreword

Hey Imperial Engineers!

Congratulations and welcome! Imperial really is a greatplace full of great opportunities.

May I take this moment to welcome you all to the Cityand Guilds College Union! This Faculty Union looks afterall the engineers of Imperial - and thats a big slice of theICL population, so you should definitely get involved!

I bet you are wondering about what we dowell, we

organise great events at student prices: a number of club

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come say hi!Were a real friendly bunch, and we dont bite - so youre more than welcome to pop yourhead round our office for a chat. Whether its to have a look at what we do, or to suggestsomething thatll better our union - even if its to have a grouse about your life as an engineer(the workload is legendary, we know) - do stop by.

Directions can be found on page 7 of this handbook. Well see you there!

and bar nights, and the flagship welcome dinner in the heart of London. We look afteryour academic and welfare needs and we will even help you get your first job througha number of targeted career events throughout the year and your time with us.

Ill be honest, youre going to work hard here - but its not all about that, being an Im-perial Engineer means a lot more. Its about embracing all the aspects of university lifeand the traditions of the Guilds (and you will learn all about this later!)...and that meanshaving some fun!

The CGCU is getting bigger and better each year, and this year promises to be one ofthe best - so keep a look out!

Temi LadegaCGCU President, 2012-2013Dept: Chemical [email protected]


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ye olde CGCUtales of city and guilds from way back when

The CGCU isnt just a name (and a bunch of pretty faces) - its got a fascinating legacyin tow, so well start with a quick history lesson. Which is just as well; engineering is

probably better left to the lecturers!

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EARN *ALL* THE PROFITS!Way back in 1851, Britain hosted the Great Exhibitionat the Crystal Palace. It was an amazing display of in-ventive genius that really showed off Victorian Britainsenterprise, industry and culture.So successful and profitable was the event that The RoyalCommission, who organised the event, was tasked withthe responsibility of spending the earnings appropriately.

BUILD *ALL* THE PROPERTIES!With a view to increase the means of industrial education and extend the influence ofscience and art upon productive industry, The Royal Commission bought up 86 acres ofland in South Kensington. On it they built the three Exhibition Road Museums (Natural His-tory Museum, Science Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum), the Royal Albert Hall, theRoyal Colleges of Art and Music, the Royal School of Mines (RSM) and the Royal Collegeof Science (RCS). Today, the latter two are now part of Imperial College London.

TRAIN *ALL* THE GUILDSMEN!Around the same time, the Corporation of Londonand the City of London (The Guilds) saw a need to im-prove technical training. Thus, the City and Guilds In-stitute was set up in 1878, which remains an industrialexamination and accreditation body today (hence ACGIin your degree!) Finding a site for their training collegeproved difficult, so after some persuasion by the Commis-sion, The Guilds and Corporation building was opened onExhibition road in 1884 as the Central Technical College.

MERGE *ALL* THE COLLEGES...?Thanks to the Royal Charter of Edward VII in 1907, the Royal College of Science and theRoyal School of Mines merged to create the Imperial College of Science and Technology.Later on, Central Technical College then changed its name to City and Guilds College andjoined Imperial in 1910.

And there you go! Todays City and Guilds College (and its union) largely remain as theywere back in 1910 - whilst having acquired many traditions and mascots in the process.


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the pecking orderunion structure at imperial college london

Now that youre a member of Imperial College, this automaticallymakes you a member of Imperial College Union (ICU). Based inthe north side of leafy Beit Quad, the Union is in charge of the

300+ (yes, we have THAT many!) clubs, societies and projectshere at Imperial.

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Commonly referred to as Guilds, were the faculty union for all en-gineers at Imperial. We primarily run the departmental societies

(DepSocs) for all Engineering courses, and engineer (pun intended) aplethora of engineering-friendly events. Most importantly, though, weprovide care, advice and a voice for all Engineers if they run into issueswith their courses, or university life as a whole.

city and guilds college union (CGCU - thats us!)

DIRECTIONS: Finding us is easy - just head into the main building (its that grand glassy structure), turn left intothe Mechanical Engineering Department, and look for Room 340 on the 3rd floor. Youre more than welcometo trade tales and ideas with the exec team, or just come and chill - we look forward to hearing from you!

royal school of mines union (RSMU)In addition to Guilds, if youre a Geologist or a Materials student, youll alsobe-long to the Royal School of Mines, another constituent union of Imperial. Thismeans you might face some rowdy drunkard stereotyping, or jibes aboutrock-collecting fetishes - better get used to it! (More about the RSM: Page 22)

The team of sabbatical officers (sabbs), elected once a year by members of ICU, run the Unionand are at the very top of the pastoral care system thats available to you as an Imperial student.Youll see them pottering around campus; dont be shy, do say hi! (Bad rhyme unintentional.)

royal college of science union (RCSU)

Home to the Scientists, this is the Guilds arch-rival. Rumor has it that theyhave an agenda similar to our own - their exec team can be found in their

office on the Sherfield walkway, practicing witchcraft and alchemy. As a mem-ber of CGCU, youll certainly be expected to contribute to the social clashesand mascot raids that contribute to this longstanding rivalry.

imperial college school of medicine student union (ICSMSU)Ah, the medics. Theyre quite the enigma, as theyre far too isolated from themain campus and lead very different lives to us Engineers (and the Scientists.)Were not that clued up about their union - but until the day we are, weremuch more keen on bringing the scientists and miners to submission instead. Sotheyre usually safe...well, for now.


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the motley crewmeet the CGCU executive committee

vice-president (activities)sahil dawarDOWN IT FRESHAAA! Youll all become familiar withthis famous phrase over the coming weeks, and asyour Vice President (Activities), Im in charge of mak-ing sure that whether its a soda-lime or a vodka coke,

youre having a fantastic time whilst making newfriends and experiencing life as a fresher at Imperial!

Most of you have probably stopped reading by now,but for the keenos who really want to know what

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vice-president (nance and societies)justin chan

Hello freshers! As your Vice President (Finance& Societies) for this coming year I will be here tomanage the financial transactions of various clubs

and societies under the engineering faculties. Thismainly includes processing claim forms, handlingpurchase orders, evaluating budgeting plans, pro-viding useful career events - and much more!

With Justin Chan as your financial manager, I willmake sure that your questions in dealing with financial

matters in societies will be answered, so that you can organize events and take care of themoney matters with ease. Feel free to email me if you have enquiries, and please do feelwelcome to be part of the CGCU!

Apart from Temi, the president of CGCU (who you met earlier on page 5), theres the CGCU execu-tive team who help to make your time here at Imperial a happy one. From fundraising to network-

ing dinners, club nights to campaigns, we work together with the president to make it happen.

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theyve got themselves into, well here goes...this year isgonna be AWESOME! Weve got clubbing and bar nights, a welcome dinner and a sportstournament all lined up to extract the life out of you budding Engineers! If youre still look-ing for more, dont be afraid to bring forward any ideas, I wont bite! The aim for this yearis for you all to have the best Fresher experience possible, so HAVE FUN and enjoy it! All

that leaves me to do is welcome you to the CGCU and congratulate you for choosing thebest faculty at Imperial! AND I SAID DOWN IT!


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honorary secretary michelle lowIm Michelle, a third year Aeronautical engineeringstudent and part of the CGCU team for this year.

As your friendly honorary secretary, feel free to dropme an email for any issues or questions that you mayhave regarding the guild and academic matters and Iwill strive to reply to them as quickly as possible.

Apart from the PR stuff, I will also be helping thecommittee organise as many social events as possible

so all of you would have a blast! So sit back and enjoya great year with the CGCU!

academic affairs ofcerleonardo paoli

Academic excellence - its the reason why mostof you chose to come to Imperial, and its a

wise choice, as our Faculty of Engineering is in-deed top notch when it comes to academics.

Academic matters at a faculty level are mainly decidedby the Faculty executives and a faculty teaching com-mittee. As students, we are the principal stakehold-ers of the decisions that are made by these people.

My role as CGCU Academic Affairs officer has two aspects. The first is to ensure that all

decisions taken by these boards do actually benefit the students. The second one is to illus-trate to the executives the students point of view when making decisions and to providefeedback once the decisions have been made.

I am Leonardo, a third year Mechanical Engineer and I will do my best to represent theinterests of the majority of the students from the entire faculty. If you have any queries onstudent representation within the faculty, or you simply want to understand better howthings are run in the college, dont hesitate to contact me.

[email protected]

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welfare ofcer carol ann cheahHowdy all, welcome aboard! Im Caz, a 2nd-year Bio-

medical Engineer and your Welfare Officer for the year.Im the go-to girl for any pastoral issues you may haveduring your time here at Imperial - whether its learningsupport, problems in halls, adjusting to London as anoutsider/international student, or even a less-than-per-fect love life (hey, it happens), Im an extra set of ears!

I also know all about the different resources College pro-vides for things like these (and then some); so if I canthelp you, I can at least point you in the right direction.

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Anything thatll make your time here happy and fulfilling, really.

Youll find me around campus either around the RSM/Bessemer building, or in the CGCUoffice on the 3rd floor of Mechanical Engineering. For the coming year Ill have office hourson some evenings - unlike the ones your lecturers will have, these are just times where yourewelcome to drop by and have informal chats about anythingon your mind, so do use them.Make the most of your few years here at Guilds; youre in for a great ride - Ill see you around!

RAG coordinator karissa chanHello everyone - welcome to CGCU! I am Karissa, a 3rdyear doing Materials. My role is to raise funds for RAG(Raising and Giving, the Imperial fundraising body.) Solook out for fun, meaningful activities such as bungee

jumping, bizarre contests, fun fair and garage sales!

I will also be helping out with Mascotry (which isbasically stealing other faculty Unions mascots andkeeping ours safe) and Prisonbreak (an annual com-petition where you try to get as far away as possiblethrough hitchhiking and amazing negotiation skills).

You are welcome to contact me via e-mail or Facebook if you have any suggestions forevents, or would like to volunteer in one of our projects. I look forward to meeting as manyof you as possible in our upcoming events. Hope you have an enjoyable year in Imperial!

[email protected]

dept:biomedicalengineering

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sports ofcer alessandro maraniHey people, Im your Sports Officer for this year - so if

you feel that playing Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja doesntmake you move enough, Im the right person to ask.

Together with the Events Officer and the other mem-bers of the CGCU committee, Ill be in charge of or-ganizing sporting events. The main objective for thisyear is to make a big tournament between depart-ments - a smaller but more intense version of theOlympics, with prizes for the winners of course! alessandro.marani09@imperia

l.ac.uk

dept: aeronautical engineering

[email protected]

dept: biomedicalengineering

events ofcermichele tonuttiMore info: Page 26

More info: Page [email protected]

dept:chemical engineering

[email protected]

dept:EEE

bolt beareryuchen wang

More info (on both our jobs): Page 19

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melanie singh

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Full CGCU Officer profiles can also be found on our website: www.cgcu.net

CGCA ofcerpong dechatiwongse

If you have any other ideas feel free to send me an email -its you guys that Im representing, so eventually YOU decide what to do! Enjoy the firstweeks of term and have a great year.


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sort by typedepartmental societies

Here at the Faculty of Engineering we have nine departments, and each one hasits own associated society called a DepSoc. These are student-led societies, and

all engineering students are automatically a member of their respective DepSoc.Each DepSoc has its own page as well, which can be found on www.cgcu.net.Depsocs are led by a DepSoc Chairand a Departmental Representative (Dep Rep),along with a few other volunteer student officers.

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depsoc chairThese guys oversee the running of the Dep-Soc, organize department-centric events,plus take on financial responsibilities (not un-aided, of course - thats what the other of-ficers are here for!) If you want to knowabout society events (like the EEsoc Revue- pic right), theyll be the best ones to ask.

departmental representativeWith different responsibilities from the Dep-Soc, Dep Reps are in charge of the academicand welfare issues for students across all

years in their department. They also sit on theCGCU Academic Affairs committee, which hasbigger clout in ensuring faculty-wide issuesare dealt with properly. If theres a problemyou have with your course (shoddy lectur-ers/teaching, inadequate notes), contact yourDep Rep - its these guys wholl feed theseissues back to staff and get them sorted.

GETTING IN TOUCHDont be shy about contacting your Dep Rep (for course issues) or DepSoc Chair (regardingDepsoc Events.) Theyre here to make your time at Imperial the best possible.

The best way to get in touch with people around College is definitely via email. Weve listedyour Dep Rep and DepSoc Chairs contact details here, and you can also look them up bykeying their name into the College email directory.

DepRep pic by @tomwilshere on Twitter, this years Computing DepRep - hes the guy in blue!


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aeronautical engineering

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bioengineering

If you find yourself studying in the Aero-

nautics department, you are automati-cally a member of the Imperial Aeronau-tical Society. AeroSoc exists to provide anoutlet for aero engineers to pursue theiraeronautical interests outside the lecturetheatre, and to get to know the peoplethey will be spending the next few yearsof their life with on a more social basis!

Weve got plenty of events to keep you

CHAIR Paige Rabey - [email protected] REP Sam Lishak - [email protected] REP Alessandro Marani - [email protected]

CHAIR

Isuru [email protected]

DEP REP

Kitty Ka Ki [email protected]

busy, such as the traditional Who Can Eat The Most Pizza Hut? contest, bar nights, din-ners, poker nights and football tournaments, plus visits to industry such as General Electricand Airbus.

We hope that youll use AeroSoc to find out more about the world of aeronautics, openingdoors for when you graduate and to have a bit of fun whilst working hard for your degree.Dont forget, if you run into any academic troubles, we also have our able dep reps (Sam andAlessandro) to help you out - so come to us and well try to sort it.

Welcome to Imperial - were sure youll love it here!Since its founding, the Bioengineering Society hasgrown to become one of the most cohesive and vi-brant departmental societies around.

We champion the social and professional welfare ofBiomedical Engineering students, and welcome Bioen-gineers and like-minded students to take advantage ofthe perks we provide thanks to our various benefactors.

From insight events such as a recruitment fairs and seminars, to a variety of leisurely socialscatering to a wide range of interests, theres something for everyone. We also organise funand well-deserved opportunities (like our Christmas dinner) for hard-working Bioengineers totake a break from their books. Our dep rep Kitty also looks after your academic welfare, so doget in touch with any suggestions/problems!

Come and talk to us at the Freshers Fair - wed love to tell you about what we have in store.


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Other events in ChemEng life include the ChemEng show, where students and lecturers(yes, LECTURERS) show off their talents to win the best performance of the night. Thereis also the Frank Morton Sports Day, with ChemEngers all over the nation competing.Weve been crowned champions 6 times before, so make sure you take part in our success!

ChemEng Soc has become bigger and better than ever, and we have a very dedicated and mo-

tivated committee here to help you fulfill your university experience in the best way you can.

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civil engineering

CHAIRSarah Ho

[email protected]

VICE CHAIRDelaram [email protected]

DEP REPWilliam [email protected]

DEP REPTheo Bergstrmtjb08ic.ac.uk

CHAIRThomas Evanste609ic.ac.uk

DEP REPMichele [email protected]

Welcome and congratulations on your

acceptance! Aside from our academicexcellence, were also known as oneof the coolest departments at Imperial.

The Chemical Engineering society willbe here to ensure that your life as aChemEnger at Imperial is fulfilled, bothacademically and socially. We organiseevents all year round to suit all, including

glamorous dinners held at very presti-gious venues such as the Roof Top Gar-dens, Cafe de Paris and Stamford Bridge.

CivSoc is the society for students in the departmentof Civil and Environmental Engineering, all of whomare automatically members free of charge. Wevegrown into one of the largest and most active de-partmental societies in the college, and offer sanctu-ary for every Imperial CivEnger from their degree.

The annual international tour, the highlight of CivSocscalendar, gives students the chance to explore engineer-ing practice outside the UK as well as sampling the socialand cultural delights of some of Europes best loved cit-ies. Past destinations include Rome, Berlin, and Athens.

Throughout the year, we also host socials like the Three Bridges Pub Crawl, Sports Day andour Annual Dinner. These are complemented by site visits and professional lectures; the latteraided by our strong links with the civil engineering industry.


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CHAIR Tejas Mayekar - [email protected] DEP REP Yiango Mavrocostanti - [email protected] DEP REP Richard Bennett - [email protected]



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department of computingIf you do Computing or JMC you are really lucky

you are automatically a member of DoCSoc, theDepartment of Computing Society! DoCSoc workstogether with department and our IT industry spon-sors to make your experience at Imperial incredible!Social events like Paintballing, bar nights, go kart-ing, pub-crawls, formal dinners (list goes on andon) will help get rid of academic stress, build yournetwork of peers and friends.

electrical and electronic engineering

CHAIRAndrey Antyufeevaa9610ic.ac.uk

DEP REPThomas [email protected]

Welcome to the Electronic En-gineering society. Were here tomake your life as an EEE or ISEstudent a whole lot more fun!We organise a multitude of socialevents throughout the year, rang-ing from our infamous EERevue, toour spectacular Christmas dinner.

We also organise an industry fairand talks throughout the year to

help you meet the right people from the right companies to get the best Internships. So, getready to meet lots of interesting people and start creating contacts with professionals from theIndustry you have a passion for!

We will be working very closely with your Dep. Reps. Yiango(EEE) and Richard(ISE) who arelooking forward to meeting you. If anything goes wrong your Dep Reps are here to supportyou and our department is always listening. So, get in touch with them!

But thats not all - due to DoCSoc flexibility we are able to connect you with industry leaders,such as Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and many other to share their expertise withyou and educate you about newest and hottest trends in IT.


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mechanical engineering

Congratulations on securing yourplace here at Imperial! If you studyMechanical Engineering, youre al-ready a member of MechSoc, ourincreasingly popular departmentalsociety. But what exactly does Mech-Soc do? Well, our main priority is toensure that youre all happy bunniesthroughout the year and youre hav-

ing the time of your lives, whetheryoure a fresher or final year student.There will be times when youre stressed (we do MechEng - get used to it!), but hopefullywell be able to bring some light entertainment and merry times to brighten up your days.

Weve had some very successful socials over the years, having organized free bar nights,movie nights and formal dinners. Then there are our career-related events as well: skills ses-sion and professional talks with top employers, along with visits to industrial sites.

The great news is that weve got plenty of new ideas up our sleeves. Curious? Want to knowmore? Come talk to us at Freshers Fair about some of the similar shenanigans weve gottenup to in the last year.

CHAIR Farjana Kazi - [email protected] REP Teddy Szemberg OConnor - [email protected]

DEP REP Julius Heyne - [email protected]

IM STUDYING MATERIALS/GEOLOGY/GEOPHYSICS - WHERES MY DEPSOC?Fret not - your DepSocs happen to come under the RSMU (the Royal School of MinesUnion.) You can find them over on page 22.

SOUNDS COOL! HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO JOIN THESE SOCS?You dont have to worry about a thing - besides the fact that joining is automatic(and happens upon your registration at Imperial), these depsocs dont cost a pennyto join. At most you may pay a bit to take part in events (such as tickets for movienights, or a contribution towards dinners); but all you have to do is pretty much justparticipate actively in soc life - and have fun while youre at it!

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fast carCGCU clubs and societies

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS is a student-ledcharity aiming to facilitate human development

through engineering. Here at Imperial, our branch ofEWB-UK aims to teach students about internationaldevelopment and show them how they can use theirskills to help those most in need. We do quite a fewvaried activities: from an outreach programme in Lon-don schools to inspire potential engineers, to a seriesof free-for-all lunchtime talks by some high-profilespeakers in the development community. One of our

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favorites, however, has got to be getting out and learning new pratical skills through our work-shops. We also host socials, from meals at an Ethiopian restaurant to paintballing and camping

trips. Were a welcoming bunch and we have lots of fun - do join us! (http://www.cgcu.net/ewb)

CGCU MOTOR CLUB aims to provide a range oflow-cost, high-adrenaline motor activities. Fromthe cheap but thrilling karting, through to Formula1 and Rallying we get you involved at all levels.We maintain a fleet of 8 karts (30-80+mph) abdorganise regular trackdays, teaching you drivingtechniques and kart maintenance. Youll find usworking out of the Garage on the South KensingtonCampus, on the corner of Unwin Road - especiallyon Wednesday afternoons. Whatever prior expe-rience you may (not) have, do stop by for a spin!

IMPERIAL RACING GREEN is for anyone seekingexperience in automotive engineering, business,group work and more - not just petrol-heads and

greasemonkeys. Around 100 students from multi-ple engineering disciplines come together to design,build and race low emission vehicles in the FormulaStudent. Its an entirely student-led project support-ed by academics, where everyone works in teamsand is responsible for all aspects of design, manufac-ture and testing of the vehicles. We also have and

R&D division, where we look at stuff like fuel cell range extenders for electric vehicles, batterypack technology, and numerous activities and projects related to motorsport and broader auto-motive applications. If youre enthusiastic about engineering and formula racing, hop on board!


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fast carCGCU clubs and societies

CGCU RUGBY (RFC) is a relatively small but incred-

ibly social part of the Guilds Union. The matches tendto be played later on in the academic year, giving theteam a chance to get to know each other first at var-ious events. In recent years the club has created anannual fixture against a college of Oxford Universityand has even competed in and reached the final ofin international sevens tournament hosted in Berlin.There is also the chance to compete against our rivalunion, the RSM, which now decides the holder of theSparks Cup, as the RCS Rugby Club appears to have folded. Socially, the club has organised barnights and club nights at Vintage (formerly Chateaux 6) as well as impromptu curry nights. As weplay fewer matches than the Colleges main rugby club, and at a far more social level, the club isopen to and welcomes all abilities. Look out for our table at the Freshers Fair for more information.

IC ROBOTICS focuses on helping students cre-ate their own robotic/technology projects such as

robotic helicopters and self-replicating machines.We share our technical expertise and fund stu-dents own projects providing tools and materials.We also offer a wide range of courses throughoutthe year, and run very popular discussion panelsattended by global experts in robotics such as Kev-in Warwick, and the IBM team behind Watson.

You can find out more about these clubs and societies by logging on to imperialcolleg-eunion.org/clubs-and-societies/a-to-z.

Look out for them during Freshers Fair too, which will be in your first week. Theyll havestalls all set up with club/society members manning them, so feel free to go up and chatto them about membership and what they do!


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mascotryof bolts, spanners, and abductions

Hello and a warm welcome! Were Melanie and Yuchen, your mascot bearers.

Here at Imperial, mascotry is a tradition where faculties try to steal each others mascotsfor some fun, and to raise funds via ransom demands. Ransoms dont just involve charitypayments (they can even involve other demands to the president/exec team), so theyre theabsolute perfectexcuse to humiliate rival unions. There are a strict set of rules to follow, andbreaking them is just notdone - theyre meant to protect the people, property and reputationof the Faculty Unions. Its our job as bearers to keep the Guilds mascots safe from other unions.

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[email protected]

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[email protected]

dept:EEE

Boanerges (pic left), better known as Bo, along with Derrick, are the

two Guilds motorized mascots. Theyre inviolate, which means thatstealing them for ransom is NOT allowed. Bo is a 1902 James andBrowne veteran car; only 1 of 2 models remaining. Derrick, on theother hand, is a 1926 Ner-a-Car motorcycle. Bo gets brought outannually on the VCC London to Brighton Run, so youll see him then.

Spannerand Bolt are our slightly more portable mascots - theyre the ones pictured onthe top of the page. Portable might be the wrong word, however; even though theyre

violate (ransomable), they weigh in at 64lb and 68lb respectively - now you see why ourjob is hard! However, it does help deter rival mascotry teams from escaping with them easily.

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Spanner is said to be made so one end perfectly fits the boltson London Bridge, and the other around the wheel nuts onBo. Youll see these guys everywhere, particularly duringGuilds events like the dinner. These guys also go hand inhand with the Boomalaka - more of that on the next page!

Pic Right: Bolt with Spanner. Ah, so happy together...


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the boomalakathe warrior chant for imperial engineers

An ancient chant of the City and Guilds College Union, the Boomalaka is just one ofthe Guildish traditions here at Imperial. Think of it as a bit like the New Zealand All-

Blacks psyching themselves up for their rugby matches (in fact, its even rumored thatthe chant has Maori origins because of how it sounds) - except because were refinedengineers, we use it to psych ourselves up for other things. These may include formaldinners, downing a pint in the bar, and the odd encounter with scientists and medics.

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PRESIDENT:

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Guilds,Are you in good voice?

ALL:YES!

PRESIDENT:

Then lets have a BOOMALAKA!

ALL:

Boomalaka, BoomalakaRA! RA! RA!Zingalaka, ZingalakaYA! YA! YA!Boomalaka, BoomalakaWho are we?We are, we are C&G!OOOO-AY!*OOOO-AY!*OOOO-AY!*RA! RA! RA!HOORAY!

*These lines

During our events,whenever theBoomalaka ischanted, our

Mascot Bearers(you met them onthe previous page)have the - er, un-enviable task ofholding Spanner and Bolt well above theirheads for the duration of the chant. 60+pounds of solid bronze isnt easy to lift!

Image: One of our past Spanner bearers atthe 2011 CGCA Annual Dinner, Saddlers Hall.

The Boomalaka is quite a common fixture dur-ing our formal dinners, most notably the CGCUWelcome Dinner (at the lovely Caf de Paris) thathappens in the later weeks of October. The CGCUPresident will include it along with his/her pre-din-ner speech, so by all means, join in - its one of ourquirkier well-loved traditions here at City and Guilds.

*These lines here are chanted a bit like howa football crowd would when leading upto a corner kick. The longer your oooosand the louder your ays, the better!

At the end of the Boomalaka (whenyouve said HOORAY!, Guilds(wo)menare expected to punch their fists up in theair - so dont forget to follow suit.


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My name is Pong, and Im a 2nd Year PhD studentin the Chemical Engineering Department. I am your

CGCU CGCA Officer for this year, and Im here toensure that youll have exclusive opportunities tonetwork with our very own alumni body.

so, whats the CGCA?CGCA is the City & Guilds College Association, thebiggest alumni body of Imperial College. Establishedin 1897, the Association now has more than 5,000members around the world, working in a wide area from

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beyond the paleCGCA: the alumni association

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engineering, to finance, to government service. It may be a littletoo soon for you to startthinking of what happens after graduation (after all, youve onlyjustgotten here!); but forthose of you whore keen, its a good way to maintain links and network with members.

When you graduate, you can become a part of it by obtaining membership - this allowsyou to stay in touch with old friends and Imperial life. It also keeps you updated aboutevents like the decade reunion lunches and the Annual Dinner.

OLD CENTRALIANS TRUSTThis is the trust fund of the CGCA, which helps students out financially. Past disbursement has

been given to students in the face of personal hardship, as funding for research experience(UROP), accommodation bursaries, or as support for travel and work experience projects.

2011/2012 AGENDAThis year, we will be organising a number of

joint events with CGCA: ranging from careertalksanda sit-down meal at a classy venue, toa casual drink reception. Youll have a chance

to learn from seniors - as well as expandyour network, which can enhance the pathtowards your future career. So come along!

WHAT ABOUT MINERS?Miners are also eligible to join the Royal School of Mines Association (RSMA), which datesback to 1873 - its even older than the CGCA! The RSMA is tailored for the use of geolo-gists and the like, and has about 2000 members from all over. They continue to maintainlinks with the RSM, and also have an established trust thats designed to assist students, aswell as provide jobs abroad, and loans for those who need to travel for internships and such.


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dig deepRSM: the Royal School of Mines

Hi, my name is Lewis Ryan. Im a 3rd year Geologist and thisyears RSM President. Founded in 1851, the Royal School

of Mines continues strong with over 150 years of min-ers traditions and history, extending far beyond that ofImperial. It is considered to be the first place in Britain to bedevoted entirely to the advancement of science, and manyfamous scientists have passed through the grand entrance ofthe RSM. Notable alumni include our founder (and founder

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of the British Geological Survey), Sir Henry de la Beche, as well as Thomas Huxley.

Were proud of our many annual traditions, from the inaugural freshers dinner to theBottle Match (the second oldest varsity in the world). The Chaps club, oldest of the three

tie clubs at Imperial dating back to 1921, is also a large part of the RSMs antiquity. Ourtraditions are very important to us miners and Im looking forward to upholding them tothe same level in the year to come. Im sure that youll hear a lot about us throughout theyear, and maybe even experience the RSM spirit at one of our ever-notorious bar nights.

Geophys Socaim to introduce students to the geo-physical world. They hold a number of events includ-ing seminars from leading professional geophysicists,field trips to see geophysical methods in action, and theoccasional social outing. They also boast strong linkswith industry, getting their graduates into the top jobs.

De la Beche Society is a long standing and well-lovedgeology society, founded in 1914. Named after SirHenry De La Beche, the club brings to the RSM ahost of geological fieldtrips and social events. Thesociety boasts a large base of members including

many leading geologists and welcomes anyonefrom the department who wishes to get involved.

Materials Society caters for the social side of the Materialsdepartment. They regularly wage war upon the peskyDLB and enjoy events such as paintballing, pub golf anda New Years curry night on Brick Lane. Along with this,they run factory tours to Rolls-Royce and Tata Steel, twocompanies with very strong links to the department.

Real Ale society is open to all members of the college. They organise trips to pubs, beer festivalsand breweries - all in a bid to find the finest cask-conditioned ales to enjoy in a sociable atmosphere.


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RSM Rugby is renowned throughout collegefor its wild social life and hard-hitting games!

They practice once a week during the firstterm and have a couple of warm-up games inpreparation for the Bottle Match. Theyre al-ways in need of new blood to keep the RSMspirit going - not that the old blood is runninga bit low, rather, its a little too high on spirits!

RSM Football is a competitive yet more social side compared to other football teams at Impe-rial. Competing in the University of London leagues, Cup and the renowned Bottle Match, play-ing for RSM allows you to integrate into the unique RSM community whilst regularly playing

at a high standard. With another very strong season this year, winning promotion and gettingto the later stages of the cup, any keen footballers are needed to keep the momentum going!

RSM Hockey is open to anyone who is up for a laughboth on and off the hockey pitch, with the bestmatches and social events at Imperial. If you enjoyplaying (any level beginners welcome!) withoutrunning laps or doing chin-ups, this is the club foryou. Its extremely friendly and alumni return often

to join in for a game or two. With a mens, womensand mixed team there are matches from Octoberto March, finishing the season with an Easter tour.

RSM Netball is one of the RSMs newer clubs, becoming more popular with every year.The girls know how to lay down the law, particularly in the fierce competition of the Bot-tle Match and are coming back with a vengeance after last years loss. Training is phasedin often alongside that of the IC Netball squad, and all abilities are welcome to come along.

RSM Basketball is the newest addition to the RSM sports line-up. Having played fantastically inthe 2011 Bottle Match, they were disappointed to have missed out this year. Were expecting bigthings from these guys (and girls) in the future - they have a load of fun as one of our mixed clubs.

RSM Golf meet often for a bit of practice at the range or a socialround at one of Londons many courses. The RSMs local course isRuislip Golf Club. The highlight of the RSM golfing calendar is thematch against the CSM in the infamous Bottle Match. Golf aside,they also have social events throughout the year, including pubgolf across South Kensington and Fulham.


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Undoubtedly the highlight of the RSM calendar

- and with good reason. Returning for its 110thround, it is the second oldest varsity match still to becontested, only bested by the Oxbridge boat race.Ancient rivalry between the RSM at Imperial CollegeLondon and the Camborne School of Mines at Ex-eter University ensures that each years competitionis not for the faint hearted.

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Every RSM sports team competes in this weekend-long competition across the disciplines of Netball,Squash, Golf, Basketball and Hockey, finally culminating in the all-important rugby match which

decides the new home of the bottle for the next 12 months. The Bottle is the official match trophy,a 3-ft beer bottle liberated from a Bass-Charrington beer lorry by RSM students back in 1946.

The RSM will be hosting the Bottle Match this year, with the aim of continuing our winning run andretaining our bottle. The competition takes place over one weekend, with golf, squash, basketballand netball on the Friday. Then football and hocket get an early start on the Saturday morning, andthe afternoon see the kick-off of the game which gives its name to the whole weekend: the MensRugby Bottle Match. After all this everyone gathers for a large informal players dinner on Saturdaynight, followed by one big party to either celebrate success or drown sorrows of chances missed.

the bottle match

Clementine (Clem) is the RSMs motorized mas-cot, a lovingly restored 1926 Morris T-type Truckthat originally belonged to the Courage Brew-

ery Estate. She is always in attendance of RSMevents to ferry people between various wateringholes. Clem is surprisingly reliable, having com-pleted the 560 mile Historic Commercial VehicleSociety Trans-Pennine Run in the past despiteher age (and winning an award for it!) Shes al-ways in need of new adoring fans to keep her onthe road, with at least one trip a week to the pubor the chippy - so if youd like to get your handsdirty doing some real engineering, get in touchwith the RSM Motor Club: [email protected]

The RSMs official mascotis the ever present and everweighty mining lamp knownonly as Davy. Davy is a Davylamp (imaginative!), an in-genious device designed bySir Humphrey Davy whichhouses a candle inside a meshso fine that a flame cannotpropagate through it, thus allowing deep seemsof ore to be mined without risk of explosion,and alerting miners to the presence of flamma-ble gasses by burning brighter with a blue tinge.

Davy is part of the RSM family and can oftenbe seen around and about at the many socialevents held by the RSM, though always underthe watchful eye of its many guards: all mem-bers of the elite and secretive group known asskinners bottom, responsible for countless actsof bravery and ingenuity in stealing the variousmascots of rival unions.


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location, location, locationyour guide to getting around campus

We realise that while many of you may have a slight idea of how to get aroundcampus from your interview day, not all of you are as clued up (or you may have

forgotten - hey, it happens!) So heres our guide to finding out where your hometurf is, based on your Engineering department.

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MechEngs lecturestake place here inthe glassy mainbuilding - in fact,this is CGCU turf(our office is here!)

CivEng folks are housed(haha) here in Skempton,next to the lush Queens lawn- well, its lush when thereisnt a marquee set up...

Come exam season, thelibrary is a free-for-all war-zone - yes, were afraid notsharing with the Scientistsand medics isnt an option.Please enjoy your initial weeksfirst, though; we dont want youslaving away in here just yet!

Computing students have this ma-jor architectural maze (the Huxleybuilding) to contend with for theirlectures. Youll have to share this

place with the Mathematicians!

AeroEng students (and some-times ChemEng students) usu-ally attend their lectures here inRoderic Hill, which is directlylinked to the ACE extension.

The Aeronautical andChemical EngineeringExtension - or ACE Ex-tension // ACEX (how

original!) - is home tosome of the newer lec-ture theatres and class-rooms. ChemEng peopleare usually found here.You might also see somecool research in progress!

Bessemer, the rearend of the RSMbuilding, is hometo Bioengineering.You probably wont

be in here in your firstyear - unless yourehelping with some funresearch experiments.

EEE/ISE students have theirlectures and labs here inthe aptly named ElectricalEngineering Building. Word ofadvice: dont use the lifts. Youllprobably be waiting forever!

Biomedical Engineering,Geology/Geophysics andMaterials students share

the RSMbuilding for theirlectures and some labs.Happy Families, anyone?


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Hello new engineers! Im Michele, better known as Mic,and Im yourevents officerfor 2012/2013. Engineeringis REALLY hard work - but Im in charge of making sureyou get the work hard/play harder balance right.I work with the rest of the CGCU team to organise theseevents for you. Weve already put most of our ideas inplace, and we hope to work with societies as well to cre-ate a wider range of events for you to attend - so every-one has something they enjoy.

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save the datethe CGCU events calendar

CGCU Welcome Dinner, Oct 2012The Guilds flagship event, this takes place atthe swanky Caf de Paris in the West End -and includes an after party, well, after. Dress toimpress, enjoy a superb three-course meal, andthen party the night away with both new andnot-so-new Guilds friends! (Tickets: GBP 30)

[email protected]

dept:biomedicalengineering

Shell CV Clinic, Tue Oct 23 2012A great CV makes a difference between thatcoveted (internship) interview or - gasp! - thebin. If youd like these guys to help your CVreach its full potential, come along!

And guess what - this is only just SOME of the stuff for the Autumn term alone! For detailsand updates on more CGCU events to come, visit www.cgcu.net- or follow us on Twitter,were on at @IC_CGCU.

Club Night @ Archangel, Nov 2012

Free shot upon entry, student-priced drinkdeals...and the fun doesnt end until 2am. Bagyour tickets online ASAP so you dont miss outon the early bird discount.

Finally, I want you to attend these events and parties thatwere putting in so much effort for. Do let us know what

kind of stuff you want and enjoy. Most importantly, we need your help to outdo the otherfaculty unions (*ahem*RCSU?) in their events - but let that be our little secret, okay?

Disclaimer: First image taken from the Imperial College Flickr Photostream. We dont own that one.


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