It's 'no' For Nadeem
IN A SHOCK decision on Tuesday, a high court judge ruled that Oxford University had the right to exclude a graduate student from receiving any tuition.
News: The Showdown
OUSU's role in the 21st Century
News: Brad Cam?
HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR BRAD Pitt has arrived in Oxford to film his latest movie, action thriller Spy Game. The film - directed by Tony Scott and co-starring Robert Redford and Catherine McCormack - is being shot in a basement division of the Oxford Prison. Prison security remained tight-lipped about Pitt's arrival, but confirmed that shooting for the film began on Sunday and should continue for approximately one week....
News: Iraqi Mercy Dash
A BALLIOL GRADUATE is risking a 5-year prison sentence to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq in protest at sanctions. Justin Alexander - a graduate in Physics and Philosophy - is leaving this week, and faces imprisonment because he does not have an export licence.
News: Spaced Out!
In a surprise development, Hertford College JCR announced this week an intention to move to the moon. Apparently its students feel that Oxford is seriously overcrowded, and fails to provide the modern-day student with sufficient amenities to maintain an enjoyable standard of living. Lunar-tic undergraduate James Balment put forward a proposal to this effect in last Sunday's JCR meeting, saying that the "current location of the college in Oxford, though historically established, is merely arbitrary and could make better use of links elsewhere"....
News: Science Success
An important breakthrough in gene technology by scientists at Oxford University could be the first step on the road to a vaccine against meningitis B.
News: Oxbridging The Gap
FORMER POLYTECHNICS ARE doing as well as or even outperforming Oxford in teaching quality assessments. Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) inspections, which are haunting the PPE department this term, consistently awarded Oxford the same or lower marks than universities that are widely regarded as academically less strong....
News: Psycho Sabs?
OUSU OFFICIALS COULD be sent on an anger management course, if a motion proposed by Jane Blumer, Vice President (Women), is passed.
News: Scooters
OXFORD CITY COUNCIL could be about to put a stop to the hot new trend of micro-scooters on Cornmarket Street. The council are to seek advice from John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister and environment supremo, to determine how the law stands on non-motorised scooters in the pedestrianised areas of Oxford City centre....
News: A Phatter Park End?
PARK END HAS applied for a licence to increase its legal capacity on Wednesday nights to 1,200 - compared with its current maximum of 900.
News: Tabs Go Down On Oxford
OXFORD UNIVERSITY HAS seen a rise in the number of applicants this year, while the number of students applying to Cambridge has suffered an alarming drop. This is against a predicted backdrop of an overall rise in applications nationwide.
News: May The Farce Be With You
TRINITY'S ELECTION SAGA continued this week with the election of Darth Vader as JCR OUSU/NUS Rep. Vader - aka former Entz Rep Jamie Fellows - made a grand entrance to hustings on Thursday, clothed in his famous black garb, and was met with such applause that he overshadowed the subsequent appearances of candidates for other positions....