Into Battel
COLLEGES ACROSS THE University are facing possible strike action over unprecedented rent rises. Damian Jenkins, JCR President of St Hugh's, has announced that his JCR is "fighting" a projected 16% rent rise, and that if the College do not back down they "will have no option but to strike". At Wadham, the SU has voted to begin 'Silent Hall' on Friday in response to a mid-year rent rise of 5%, to cover a £135,000 'blip' in College finances....
News: Oxford not a 'university'
A NEW OUSU report on inequality between colleges suggests that students' academic experiences across Oxford are so different "that the very nature of Oxford as a university is questionable".
News: Union Rules OK
OXFORD UNION PRESIDENT Karen Price is poised to present major Union rule changes to the Society. The alterations should cut the number of words in the rulebook from over 150, 000 to under 50, 000 and make them "more accessible to Union members" whilst "conserving detail where experience has shown it is needed"....
News: Security stepped up at SBS
Security is being dramatically stepped at the Saïd Business School for fear of violent protests at its official opening.
News: University victory in race case
It was ruled on Monday at Reading Crown Court that Oxford University was not guilty of racial discrimination against an Asian former student.
News: Clubs crackdown
The Oxford Student has learnt that numerous societies have been ordered to cut down on alcohol levels at social events, as the University attempts to erode its culture of drinking by gaining further control over student clubs.
News: News Hound
This week, Newshound has been privy to further rumours of the relationship between Cherwell's dastardly duo, head hound Andrew Sutton and top dawg Niall Stewart. An already tense situation apparently wasn't helped by the last-minute realisation that someone had designed the entire first issue's news section for A4 paper. Down, boys, down....
News: What was Saïd
'BUILT WITH BLOOD MONEY'. The poster unveiled by protesters on the Saïd Business School last December summarises their objections to it. Ever since 1996, when Wafic Saïd, the billionaire Syrian businessman, donated £20 million for the creation of the School, allegations that his suspected involvement in arms dealing taint the entire enterprise have never been far from the surface. But as the formal opening approaches next week, after the successful introduction of the MBA programme, the completion of a building lauded by architects, and the high-profile endorsement of Nelson Mandela, it is time to ask two questions: first, is Mr Saïd really that bad? And second, does it really matter who he is, or where the money comes from, as long as it makes Oxford's Business School a success?...
News: Students stand locally
The bi-annual local Council elections will take place next Thursday, 2nd May, with a proliferation of Oxford students on the candidate lists.
News: BNC boiling over
Students at Brasenose, at an emergency meeting last Thursday, overwhelmingly called for moves to be made to limit the powers of the Domestic Bursar, Michael Ewens, following a number of controversial interventions and growing aversion amongst students.
News: J-Sex
Oxford Jewish Society is causing controversy with their plans for a forthcoming 'Sex Weekend'. The events of the 26th and 27th April will be given over to the theme, which includes a guest speaker on 'Sex in the Jewish Position' and an Ann Summers night for the girls.
News: News in Brief
OXFORD STUDENTS ARE getting closer to their Cambridge counterparts as two American companies draw up plans to expand the UK rail network including a line from Oxford to the home of the Fenland Polytechnic.