LMH student freed
An Oxford student taken hostage by Chechen rebels last Thursday in Moscow established contact with Oxford for a few moments from the mined theatre.
News: Tragedy shocks city
An unidentified 22 year old woman was killed in a car by a falling tree in Oxford's city centre. Her car was crushed during the severe storms that swept through the country last Sunday by a 20-tonne horse chestnut tree on Gloucester Street. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her two sisters, aged 13 and 9, were travelling in the back and were rushed to the John Radcliffe II Hospital for crush injuries....
News: Report confirms tutorials crisis
The OXFORD HEAD of Humanities has called for students to speak out after revalations that College Senior Tutors will meet next Tuesday to debate "University wide" proposals to further break away from the Oxford tutorial.
News: Inferno Averted
Oxford has escaped weeks of potential disruption after last minute talks have averted this week's planned fire brigade strikes.
News: 'African NUS' in visa fiasco
The visit of African student leaders to Oxford has had to be cancelled after all but one of the party were denied permission to enter the country.
News: Miserly Oxford
Students at Cambridge appear to have a greater chance of receiving a university bursary, giving Cambridge a crucial advantage in securing more applications from students with state school backgrounds.
News: Straw blows in wind
OUSU president Will Straw has backtracked on his decision not to discuss international motions, after receiving significant criticism last week.
News: Storm brings destruction
Three staircases WERE evacuated in Wadham College on Sunday morning after a nearby tree was severed from its roots by the previous night's gales.
News: In Brief
The OUSU Inequalities Committee will be producing a report on the extreme differences in the financial and academic resources of Oxford colleges, to be distributed shortly before Christmas. After the colleges have had an opportunity to verify the accuracy of the information, it will be published and submitted to the University....
News: Straw jumps
OUSU President Will Straw joined forty-three other intrepid bungee jumpers who risked life and limb last Saturday by bravely diving from a 180 foot crane attached only to a thin piece of elastic from a crane and all for the sake of charity.
News: Freezing at Filth
CLUBBERS WERE LEFT freezing in the autumn's night after a fire alarm caused the evacuation of The Studio night-club last Thursday. Students attending the popular 'Filth' night had to leave the club when the alarm sounded at around midnight. It turned out to be a false alarm but the incident has led students to question the club's fire safety facilities....
News: Balliol starts new Men's Soc
A NEW BALLIOL Mens Society "will provide a forum for the discussion of men's role in the 21st century", says President of the society Dan Finlay, despite initial concerns by some members of the college's JCR about the formation of such a society.
News: Vomiting and vandalism
TEDDY HALL IS in the grip of an excessive bout of vandalism and vomiting. In the latest in a series of incidents of excessive drinking, the JCR was closed on the morning of Friday, October 26. This was authorized by the Dean at the request of the cleaning staff after someone was sick in the room on Thursday night. Although the person responsible came forward on Friday afternoon, and has since been subject to disciplinary procedures, the room remained closed over the weekend for cleaning. The college authorities had threatened to keep the room closed until November 5, but the admission of guilt on behalf of the unnamed person has resulted in its early opening....
News: Hard job for students
AS A HARD-UP student, it may seem difficult to imagine a more convenient source of income than getting paid to have sex when and where you want.
News: Tales from the Test-tube
News: Brasenose intruder
Thames Valley police were called to Brasenose's Frewin accommodation at midday last Sunday when an intruder was spotted in the grounds. He obtained access due to the inefficiency of the security door.
News: Top-up fees looming
Oxford students may face tuition fees of up to £15,000 per annum if a government White Paper on the future of student funding gives elite universities the go-ahead for so-called 'top-up fees'.
News: At large
Well, after last week's report of the merger plans between UCL and Imperial, this week the even greater bombshell came: that the new, combined institution is seeking to introduce top-up fees within three years. Privatisation is finally happening in higher education.
News: Abandoned Abroad?
With Oxford University rejoicing in the knowledge that undergraduate Richard Low is alive and well following the Moscow hostage tragedy, attention has been drawn to safety implications of the 'year abroad' scheme that forms an integral part of the degrees of many Oxford students.
News: Save the Oxford Tutorial
As we report this week, the threat to the tutorial is taking on a more formalised character.
