No Way Scout
MAGDALEN LAW STUDENT Ronan Hanna has been up bright and early to see his college from a slightly more sober angle this week as he completes a unique punishment for 'misdemeanours' at his student house in 62 High Street last Saturday.
News: The Power Of Paxman
BBC QUIZ SHOW University Challenge has been blamed for the massive drop in applications to Magdalen this year. For the previous three years, applications rose against the general university trend, which College President Andrew Smith argued significantly coincided with Magdalen's two-year triumph on Paxman's University Challenge. The College claimed that this year's fall-off in applications was because Magdalen did not take part in the BBC2 quiz....
News: Miles Behind
SOMERVILLE JCR WAS relieved on Monday after a tribunal ruled that there had been no electoral malpractice in their elections for Treasurer.
News: Target Thchoolth
SIXTH FORMERS AT Claremont High School in London were excited to have Chris Eubank visit them last week. Claremont is one of the 500 schools targeted by the Oxford Access Scheme as an inner city school with students from non-traditional backgrounds, who are encouraged to apply to university in general and Oxford in particular....
News: Bursar Counts Morse Moments
OXFORD HAS BEEN the home to many television series, but none more popular than that of Inspector Morse. Robert Gasser, Bursar at Brasenose College, will be lamenting the demise of the detective more than most people, having appeared in more than half of the episodes.
News: $how Me The Money
STEPS HAVE BEEN taken by the University General Board to eliminate a projected budget deficit of £9 million for the academic year 2000-01, according to a report by the Oxford University Gazette. The Board had originally expected a deficit of about £5.6 million for the year, but new funding items, approved by the Resources Committee brought the total to an astounding £9 million....
News: LMH Ron
LAST WEEK ANOTHER JCR candidate was ronned, this time at LMH. Mark Shepherd, a second year law student, ran unopposed for the position of Vice-President in the JCR elections on Thursday. Four positions fell vacant in the election, each with one candidate running unopposed, although the other three positions were claimed by members of the first year. The result comes shortly after Hertford student Stephen Farrow's defeat by RON....
News: Scrum-ptious
IT SEEMS OXFORD'S ladies are just dying to become 'woman of the month'. Hot on the heels of the Oxford Uncovered glamour calendar - unveiled earlier this term - comes a slick product from Oxford University Women's Rugby Club (OUWRFC).
News: Laura Loves The OxStu
A DEBATE AT the Oxford Union on Tuesday night engaged a subject close to everyone's heart. The proposition debated was, "This house believes that the Oxbridge admissions system is biased against comprehensive schools". The debating chamber was fully packed, for this highly emotive issue, with many people being turned away....
News: Duncan Down?
DUNCAN BALDWIN'S DAYS at Merton College may be numbered, as the college's Disciplinary Committee recommended on 15th November that he be rusticated.
News: If It's Pem-broke Don't Build It!
STUDENTS AT PEMBROKE College are in outrage, after building work began on the site of their 'pantry' snack bar last Friday, without their consultation. The students took immediate action, organising a 3-day sit-in on the building site.