St Benet's Bites Back
Cherwell journalists may face proctorization over last week's front page story claiming that a St. Benet's student was "out for being gay."
News: My Big Fat Gay Wedding!
Three same sex couples are to wed in a 'civil rites' event at the Clarendon Building on Thursday. The ceremony has been devised as part of OUSU's diversity week in order to protest at the lack of legal rights currently available to unmarried couples.
News: £3,000 Not Enough
Following the recent controversy surrounding the publication of the White Paper on higher education by Charles Clarke, further speculation has arisen following potentially alarming comments by Roderick Floud, President of Universities U.K.
News: Hilda's: Not Keen on Men
AS THE REFERNDUM APPROACHES to give undergraduates at St Hilda's a chance to vote on whether the college should retain its single-sex status, a 'lilac ribbon' campaign against the possibility of becoming mixed has been launched by some of the students.
News: Minutes Too Late
There have been allegations of interference in last week's elections for the OUSU sabbatical post of Vice-President (Graduates).
News: Turner for Chancellor
It seems that pleas for more credible candidates for Chancellor have still not been answered, with Anthea Turner, former National Lottery hostess, the latest public figure to show interest.
News: Stan's stand
ST ANNE'S JCR have passed a motion snubbing the domestic bursar to ensure that they are allowed to stay up during the forthcoming vacation in accordance with college regulations.
News: Tutes Down Shute
The distribution of a survey about Oxford teaching methods to students at many colleges, by 'Oxford Learning Context 2003' project, has led to concerns that some apparently loaded questions could be a precursor to further 'stint reform', which is often code for scaling-back tutorials.
News: Revolting students
Outrage against Tony Blair's policy over Iraq escalated last weekend as hundreds of Oxford students took to the streets in London.
News: Revolting students
Outrage against Tony Blair's policy over Iraq escalated last weekend as hundreds of Oxford students took to the streets in London.
News: Recycle This!
Members of OUSU Environment Committee staged a protest outside the Town Hall last Monday, brandishing placards and wearing hats made from newspaper.
News: Chancellor demands
OUSU HAS CREATED a "Chancellor Statement" which candidates for the University Chancellorship will be given the opportunity to sign in order to show solidarity with Oxford students.
News: Church pulls out
The Union have announced that Charlotte Church will no longer be appearing on Monday of 7th week, as had been announced in the term-card.
News: Twigg offers £10K to Balliol
In a show of support for students, Stephen Twigg MP pledged to give more than £10,000 in endowments to Balliol, his former Oxford college, at a debate at Birmingham University last week.
News: Jacko goes backo on charity promise
Michael Jackson has abandoned the children's charity that he launched during his visit to the Oxford Union two years ago.
News: Ditch the Delegates
The debate over the position of OUSU Delegates could reach its climax this week at OUSU Council on Friday, where two motions regarding the position are set to be discussed.
News: CAC
Moves are being made to improve Oxford University charity work with the abolition of the position of RAG sabbatical officer and its replacement by a new OUSU post of VP Charities and Community. The reasoning given by Will Straw, OUSU President, behind the change was primarily one of cost; in the past RAG has spent £6,000 of their profits each year on funding the sabbatical placement, whereas the VP Charities and Community will be financed entirely by external sponsorship next year, and paid for in part by OUSU the following year. It is also thought that RAG should become an integral part of the student union as it is in most other universities. ...
News: Opera in Oxford
The launching of the Oxford City Opera's (OCO) first fully-staged project in early March will see the resurrection of an age-old Oxonian cultural tradition, with the primary aim of bringing professional-quality opera to students.
News: Raelians!
A HEATED DEBATE HAS been scheduled for Thursday between the head of the British Raelian group and the Director of the Pro-Life Alliance.
News: Chelsea!
CONSULTING FIRMS MCKINSEY and BCG are trying to outbid each other in an attempt to persuade Chelsea Clinton to join their practises.
