Bill's back
Oxford got another taste of celebrity this week as Bill and Chelsea Clinton came to town. Embassy 4x4s, police and secret service agents were out in force. But Bill Clinton was doing what he does best: acting as if he were anyone other than a celebrity. In an age when politicians hone their public image, it was refreshing to see the ex-most powerful man on the planet wearing some of the tackiest looking jogging gear this side of Walmart. ...
Editorial: Rhodes up
It's a sad reflection of the modern world when, just weeks after reporting on the university's proposed internet institute, we discover that in the Rhodes House Library the most fundamental of research aids, the good old book, is being much more shabbily treated. After the ongoing threat to the Bodlean's opening hours, this latest episode seems to suggest that those in charge are guilty of the exact crime they often accuse their students of: not making academic research their top priority. ...