A Bizarre Nut Life
As the last issue of the year wings its way from OxStu Towers and into your JCRs, another bunch of journo-hacks breathe a sigh of relief and exhaustion. Sleep, exercise, and an essay or two might not go amiss after eight weeks of Pro Plus and kebabs, but neither would the opportunity to sit back, relax and enjoy Oxford in the summer. Those spending their final few weeks in the city before heading off into the Big Wide World might like to join The OxStu in appreciating one last time some of the unique things and people that make our University the strange place that it is:
- Tourists. Battling your way to the library, being photographed as you cycle to your tute, and having to hustle your way through a crowd of bickering school kids when you get there. We might love Oxford, but they love it too. Boy can they be irritating, although not as annoying as...
- Hacks. But where would this paper be without them? Various sub-species exist within the environs of our Bubble, with Union types particularly active at this time of year. Elections today will see weeks of schmoozing put to the test - cue endless tribunals and counter-tribunals, may the best-connected man win and all that.
- Rahs. Often associated with the above, although many are only faux-rah, of course. But then, aren't we all? Oh, the complications... One cheek, or two? They call THAT black tie?! With balls this term left, right and centre Oxford makes snobs of us all.
- Bops. The antithesis to aforementioned sophistication, those great excuses to get excessively drunk and behave highly inappropriately, in fancy dress and in front of everyone you know.
- Kebab vans. Everywhere you could conceivably then stumble, and always a good idea at three in the morning, although it never feels like it when you wake up the next day.
- Boaties, of course, would never be out so late; early to rise for that 6am outing and all that. But such is the diversity of Oxford life, and the students of which it comprises. Hack, thesp, boatie or journo, The Oxford Student would like to wish the best of luck to all this year's finalists, as the year draws to its close and another crop of Oxford students prepare to leave this bizarre world behind.
10th Jun 2004