May Day Special
Police insist May Morning bridge jumping must be stopped.
The traditional May Morning plunge from Magdalen Bridge into the River Cherwell, a preserve of Oxford University students for 500 years, could be consigned to the history books as police have warned of “immense public safety issues” surrounding the event.
See Also: May Day documents in full
News: 'Gay' horse jibe lands student in court
An ex-Balliol student fined by police for calling a horse 'gay' has been summoned to Oxford magistrates court after refusing to pay his fine.
News: Charity lottery could help students net fees
One lucky student could win a year’s worth of tuition fees if a scheme by an enterprising Worcester student goes ahead.
News: New Catz bar guidelines anger religious minorities
St Catherine’s College have come under fire after a new policy demanded that students remove any headgear before being served at the JCR Bar.
News: Wadham student returns home after drunken fall
Jonny Letham, the first year Wadham student who was hospitalised after he fell off a roof, was discharged from hospital on Friday.
News: Local authorities battle over May Day celebrations
Documents obtained by The Oxford Student reveal May Day Safety Committee rows over how to stop students jumping from Magdalen Bridge.
News: Finalists' fury as Mansfield goes back on college room plans
Mansfield finalists have criticised their college after plans to house students in a new building were changed without the knowledge of the JCR.
News: Oxford beats trend as applications rise
UCAS figures show that top-up fees haven't deterred large numbers of potential students.
News: Cherwell slammed as Hilda's hit back after 'sexist' article
Hilda’s JCR has united in anger over an article printed in the Cherwell last week.
News: Oxford libraries join fight against ‘government censorship’
Oxford University has thrown its weight behind a campaign to amend the government’s controversial new terror laws.
News: Oxford professor criticises students for ‘whingeing’ about financial hardship
An Oxford professor has come under fire from the Student Union after accusing students of “whingeing about tuition fees”.
News: OUSU referendum falls at final hurdle
The OUSU ‘Students as Students’ referendum will no longer take place after senior members of the university ruled the petition that prompted it was void.
News: Flying Spaghetti religion lands in Oxford
A new religion which worships an invisible monster made out of spaghetti is formally establishing a new branch in Oxford this Friday.
