Sex Shop
The Oxford Student can reveal that Corpus Christi College received rent from a notorious Cheltenham "massage parlour". Following a recent police raid, the College's letting agency is now moving to terminate the business's lease, but local reports suggest that the parlour is still entertaining clients.
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News: Pay The Rent
Facts have come to light which cast aspersions on the reasons for increased vacation residence rates at St. Anne's College, and the manner in which the changes were first presented to students.
News: Body Found
The father of an Oxford University rower swept away in a storm on a Spanish river has spoken of the family's relief that his body has been discovered.
News: Union sacking
THE WEBMASTER TO the Oxford Union has been sacked for "neglecting his responsibility, and abusing his position to the detriment of the membership."
News: Weird
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News: Tell Me What Makes A Man
OXFORD STUDENTS JOINED men from all over the world last Sunday in an extraordinary attempt to prove their manhood - on a farm in Wolverhampton.
News: Union Odyssey oddity
THE RELIABILITY OF the Oxford Union's procedures for allocating tickets has come under scrutiny again, after it was revealed to the Oxford Student that non-members have been gaining free access to a members-only pay event.
News: Formal Invitation
NEW COLLEGE ARE currently in secret negotiations to allow their students to eat formal hall at another Oxford college. Major renovations on the New College hall are planned for the start of the next academic year. From October 2001 until the following March it is intended that the main hall will be closed while re-wiring and extensive roofing work is undertaken and a new heating system is installed. Caroline Thomas, the Domestic Bursar of New College, said that although the College will still be able to provide breakfast, lunch and informal hall for students, it will not be able to host formal hall, usually held five times a week at New. Thomas was adamant, however, that they did not want to deprive their students of the "formal hall experience" and were currently in "delicate" negotiations with two other Oxford colleges about the possibility of their catering for the New College students....
News: A confident Council?
OUSU COUNCIL WILL vote on Friday on its second reading of a 'No Confidence' motion against R. Adam Storch, Vice-President Graduates-elect.
News: There's no place like Dome
MOST PEOPLE WOULD wish to divert responsibility for the Millennium Dome. Not so Lord Falconer. Speaking to the Oxford Reform Club, he swiftly denies he is "Former Minister for the Dome" as the posters for the event erroneously bill him. He has, indeed, survived many calls for his resignation. Tabloids have been particularly vindictive: "Just Go!" shrieked the Daily Mail, whilst the Daily Star demanded that "Lord Fatty" should be tied on the top of the Dome, and the entire structure burnt....
News: Terror In The Sky
AN OXFORD STUDENT has relived her mid-air terror after flying on the BA flight to Nairobi during which a madman attacked the pilot and tried to crash the plane.
News: Battle Of The Balls
the typically fierce competition between college balls is set to be that much fiercer this year. Four colleges - New, St. Hugh's, Keble and Wolfson - have picked the same night, Saturday 23rd June, for their celebration.
News: Meditation game
THE CONTINUING SUCCESS of meditation classes is gaining St Peter's a reputation as Oxford's haven of serenity, as spiritually starved students have been descending on the college every Friday afternoon.
News: Caught In The Net
TWO WEEKS AGO the OxStu reported on the restriction of Trinity's Tinky Winky server to use by members of the college only. Shortly afterwards the server was cut off from Trinity students too.
News: Admissions upturn
OXFORD'S PERSISTENT ADMISSIONS difficulties may be improving, as provisional figures for this year's admissions indicate that more offers were made to state school pupils than those from independent schools.
News: Oxford Blue Jam
CHRIS MORRIS, WRITER of Blue Jam, has given rare permission to a group of Oxford students to perform scenes from his black TV comedy series for free. The self-styled media terrorist is renowned for his controversial programmes such as The Day Today and Brasseye which have landed him in trouble with politicians and celebrities alike. In 1994 he was fired from BBC Radio after announcing live on Radio 1 that Michael Heseltine was dead. He has also publicly described Noel Edmonds as the antichrist....