Reds Rising
There was widespread shock at the election results for OUSU Executive and Council Delegates this week as it was revealed that Communist candidates had made large gains.
News: 'Rude' Raph resigns
Disgraced St Hugh's JCR President Raph Mokades, and his Deputy PJ Bartram, both resigned from their respective positions last week following what were seen as foul-mouthed and offensive speeches delivered at the annual St Hugh's Night Dinner.
News: Crash claims teenage life
A ROAD ACCIDENT outside Keble College in the early hours of Saturday morning has claimed one life.
News: Tab Watch
The University made a big move this week, as it drafted its first ever charter. Tutors see it as an attempt to set out what students can expect, but in the early stages they had no plans to let the Tabs actually have their say. While some people have proclaimed the document - which will be published as part of the student handbook - as an historic step forward, others claim it is "vague on critical issues". Surprisingly for such an important document, "it does not make for a friendly or concise" read....
News: Inter-Varsity
Over 600 Edinburgh freshers have volunteered to snog for science as part of a university's study into glandular fever. Edinburgh Doctors recently received a £700,000 grant to find out why 5% of students contract the disease. Professor Dorothy Crawford, who is leading the study said, that the keen volunteers were "clearly committed to supporting today's research to help the students of tomorrow"....
News: Election Tribunals Farce
AS THE OXFORD STUDENT WENT TO PRESS the results of this week's OUSU Presidential election remained unclear amid a mass of electoral complaints and tribunals.
News: News in Oxford
John Bingham, the Oxford Student's Deputy Editor, bowed out this week after an illustrious three terms with the newspaper. John who destroyed OUCA and the Labour Club came back with avengence to report the real life stories behind the inferno which engulfed Univ boathouse, not least the improbably sexy rescue of St. Peter's plaque. ...
News: Oh yes, Oxford has more class
It's official: Oxford is more upper class than that Fenland Polytechnic of East Anglia. Oxford had the highest proportion of students whose parents' occupations put them in social classes I and II - professional, managerial and technical. Cambridge lagged behind. They had 1% fewer class I and II students. Thames Valley and Central Lancashire Universities languish at the bottom of the toffs table.
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News: St Peter's go to the other side
CLAD IN skin-tight leather trousers and draped in silver chains; from biker gloves to polished brown shoes, the freshly elected Evil Representative of St Peter's College looked every bit the part. As he flung back his flowing blond locks and strutted into his JCR meeting he crowed the words: 'You're all going to burn in hell.'...
News: Hall change for President
The JCR PRESIDENT-ELECT of Teddy Hall has resigned, only one week after being elected.