Chaos @ Union
THE OXFORD UNION could face fines after it emerged that the recent email lists sent to members advertising the Ice Ball were sent to some 19,000 people and are in direct contravention of the Data Protection Act and the University's own IT rules.
News: Protest on business school
Protestors occupied the roof of the newly-opened Oxford University Saïd Business School early on Monday morning, the day of its opening ceremony, demonstrating against the school's benefactor, Wafiq al Said. The Saudi billionaire donated £20 million to the building of the School, and it believed he earned his fortune through arms brokering with Saudi Arabia in 1986....
News: ID-Soc President to go
Peter Orlov, co-founder of new sexual minorities society ID-Soc, has resigned from his position as President, citing "work and other commitments". Orlov, president since the foundation of the society at the end of June, stated: "I cannot give ID the time and attention it deserves".
News: American students "appalled" at meeting
AMERICAN STUDENTS HAVE said they were "appalled" at what they percieved as a "revisionist view of history" at a meeting organised by the Oxford Stop The War Coalition and attended by Chelsea Clinton and other American students in the Town Hall last Thursday. The meeting was interrupted inside by heckling, and students have expressed disappointment at the lack of opportunity for structured contributions from the floor....
News: Cherwell saved?
the cherwell's accounts received a boost this week as Newsquest (Oxfordshire) Ltd, the company behind the Oxford Mail, announced it was stepping in to help save the Cherwell from its financial problems. The current deal will allow Newsquest to print the paper at its offices in Osney Mead for a reduced rate to save the newspaper money, and there will be plans to develop the relationship further....
News: Tab Watch
The manager of the Fez Club has condemned an article in the Daily Mail which suggested that marijuana use was rife in the night club.
News: Quad to move
CHRIST CHURCH IS set to move one of its most beautiful quads, brick by brick, into the famous Meadows. The relocation, demanded in a successful JCR motion, is subject only to the go ahead from college authorities, who are now considering the request.
News: Fit for President
News: Graduate colleges less at risk?
The student whose music downloading caused the University to be threatened with legal action will reportedly meet with the Vice Chancellor to discuss his actions in the next few weeks, writes Natalie Toms.
News: UN Men come to Oxford
THE 'PEACE KEEPING in Africa' forum on Monday afternoon saw high profile speakers discussing the past, present and future conflicts of the continent. It was organised by the Oxford United Nations association in collaboration with Link Africa. The speakers, Shaharyar Khan, James Milner and Tony Vaux, all had experience of the conflicts through work for the UN....
News: Union debates Bulger killers
THE OXFORD UNION'S controversial debate on the sentencing of the Bulger killers voted in opposition to the proposal stating "the Bulger killers got off lightly."
News: Redundant Women?
Merton College is to lose its Women's Officer after the JCR agreed unanimously last Sunday that the post was to be scrapped, writes Craig Knott.
News: Ball trouble
Two drunken students were arrested for harrassment at the Union's Ice Ball on Saturday night. The pair, who cannot be identified, were escorted off the premises by the police.
News: News in Brief
Lancashire teenager Amy Carr, crowned Student of the Year, said she would be spending her £250 prize money on beer. Miss Carr has earned a place at Oriel to study French and German next year.