Billie - Why She Wouldn't Play Ball
BILLIE PIPER backed out of a performance at an Oxford college ball last term - only moments before she was due to go on stage. The 18-year old singer was the much publicised headline act at the ball, jointly held by St. John's and St. Anne's. She arrived late for her set, but the plug was pulled on the performance over fears about the pop star's safety....
News: LGBT Row
OUSU's LGBT handbook will not be available at OUSU Freshers' Fair. The managing director of Nuffield Press, Peter Kennerley, refused to print copies of the welfare publication for students who want to know more about homosexuality, bisexuality or trans-gender issues.
News: Balls-Up at Wadham
By Gabriel Packard Wadham's 'Oddball' sustained estimated losses of £25,000. Rock act Supergrass and an award-winning ad campaign were not sufficient to attract enough guests to save the event.
News: Uni-que Record
AN OXFORD STUDENT has unicycled into the record books with an epic journey from Lands End to John O' Groats.
News: Tute-ing
HOW DO YOU fancy bumping into these people in your lectures this year? It seems that, just as many Oxford students have gone on to find fame and fortune, the stars are equally keen to get matriculating.
News: Heart Hospital Blunder Scandal
AN OXFORD HOSPITAL has come under fire for failing to inform patients and relatives when things went wrong, and leaving junior doctors unsupervised.
News: Crime Watch
EVERY FOUR MINUTES a student becomes a victim of crime in the UK, recent research shows.
News: Top of the Swots
MERTON BEAT OFF arch-rivals St John's to top this summer's Norrington Table, but the real stars of the show were Sommerville with a dramatic sixteen place rise from twenty-fourth to eighth.
News: OUSU to the Rescue
THIS WEEK SEES the launch of OUSU's Student Advice Service, a free listening, advice and referral service.
News: Bouncing His Way to Stardom
A RECENT BALLIOL graduate has been catapaulted to stardom, courtesy of a Channel 4 documentary.
News: ITS OFFICIAL - Oxford Doesn't Ming
OXFORD HAS ONE of the best looking student populations in the country. That's the conclusion reached by the Red Mole Alternative University Rankings, voted for by over 13,000 students.
News: Take Your College to the Cleaners
OXFORD AND ITS colleges may be about to meet their nemesis.