Cup Runs Over
Just a matter of hours from the start of the World Cup, one could be forgiven for thinking the whole world had gone insane, and Oxford is no different. From rearranged tutorials, missed lectures and classes to huge and over-complicated sweepstakes the impact of this truly global event will be keenly felt all across the University. The OxStu has tried to do justice to this event with our World Cup Extravaganza, featuring in-depth analysis on each of the major teams as well as a double page wallchart that we hope to see on all your walls.
However the University authorities might not take so kindly to the whole city going World Cup Crazy. Don't expect all tutors to be as sympathetic as the Teddy Hall tutor who has rescheduled a revision class so that she can catch the England v Nigeria Group F decider.
The solution seems clear - it reflected a rare moment of clarity on the part of the government when they proposed that offices should bring in televisions showing the football in order to discourage people from skiving off. The University must follow this advice and install televisions in all lecture theatres, labs and tutorial rooms. Only then will they guarantee our attendance.
Indeed, the OxStu urges all students to boycott lectures until the University agrees to install televisions allowing us to view all the matches! Stand up for your right to watch football!
6th Jun 2002