Peace in our Time
Another cease-fire has been rejected; college wars continue. Your OxStu team had the pleasure of entertaining one of the faction leaders in their office on Tuesday. He carefully brought us up to date, explaining the latest developments and his group's demands. We have received communiqués from other faction leaders declaring their intentions. LMH have recently become involved.
All this leaves one unanswered question - WHO STILL CARES? Two weeks ago all this was funny. Colleges at war over a pussycat was an amusing diversion, that affected enough students to merit inclusion on our front page (in a news week almost as slow as this one). But now, to be honest, it's boring.
The only positive note in all this is the indication that Oriel are finally feeling the pinch of disaffiliation. Colleges that disaffiliate are missed out on OxStu delivery runs (unless the driver/deliverer team is having a stupid day), and thus their members are denied access to this award winning publication. Part of their proposed peace treaty, a part that is to our minds far more significant than the apportioning of blame, is a demand for a number of OxStus to be delivered every week. Perhaps the frustration Oriel students feel at the lack of their favourite read is responsible for their bellicose nature?
But, self congratulation aside, this issue now deserves to be allowed to die. What was originally conceived of by some as a cunning ploy to raise attendance at JCR meetings, and by others as a way of putting off finals revision (incidentally, editing a student paper is by far the best way) has spiralled out of control. Into something that is not only pointless (we've no objection to that) but also risks becoming just plain boring.
Today's message from the OxStu - let that wretched moggy go wherever she wants, and find something better to do. Ideally something newsworthy, because we're getting desperate.
21st Feb 2002