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A significant proportion of students who have suspended their studies for mental health reasons have expressed their dissatisfaction at the level of support provided by their colleges during their period of suspension. In an investigation conducted by The Oxford Student, 72 percent of students indicated that they felt that they were not provided with sufficient levels of support during their period away from college. This contrasts […]
Continue ReadingUniversity College has revealed that there were five instances of sex-related harassment in the last academic year. Of these allegations, three were made against staff, whilst two were made against students. One staff member left the College’s employment as a result of the complaint. Whilst the majority of allegations were made by students, one was […]
Continue ReadingThe Oxford Guild has been forced to postpone their masquerade ball after the planned site has been affected by floods. The Business Society had planned to hold their ball at Ardington House, near Wallingford, this Saturday, but were forced to postpone the event after flooding at the riverside site. The Ball will now take place […]
Continue ReadingRegent’s Park JCR will change the name of its LGBTQ officer to ‘Sexuality and Gender Officer’ after a successful motion in a recent meeting. Will Tomsett, LGBTQ Officer, told the meeting that he felt that “the current name excludes many gender issues which people might feel are not being catered for.” “By making this change, […]
Continue ReadingStudents decorated the Radcliffe Camera with tampon-themed bunting this week to highlight problems faced by women and girls in developing countries. Members of the committee of the University’s Oxfam group placed the bunting around the railings on Monday as part of a “Tampon Takeover” campaign to improve provision of sanitary products in developing countries. The […]
Continue ReadingNewly released university rankings have declared Oxford the best university in the UK and third globally. The annual QS World University Rankings listed Oxford as first in the world in modern languages, geography and English. The university placed third overall in the world, behind Harvard and MIT who ranked first in eleven and nine subjects […]
Continue ReadingSt Catz is taking to the small screen this week as it features in the new independently produced British spy drama Chokepoint. The show was shot in locations around College, such as the SCR and the Bernard Sunley Building. The full pilot episode was released online last Saturday. Director SG Smith said the Bernard Sunley […]
Continue ReadingWadham is aiming to go meat-free on Mondays after students passed an SU motion in favour of the change. The SU (equivalent to a JCR) meeting on Sunday was told that excessive meat consumption was harmful to the environment and it could also lead to an increased risk of certain illnesses like bowel cancer. The […]
Continue ReadingStudents at Exeter marched in protest yesterday over the college’s “unfair” catering charge. The campaign team behind the protest decorated window’s in the college’s Front Quad with signs reading “Most expensive college in Oxford” and “No food without a fight”. The 40-strong group of campaigners spilled out into Turl Street and Broad Street, chanting slogans […]
Continue ReadingFigures released by the University have revealed wide disparities in the strength of applicants to different Oxford colleges. Analysis done by The Oxford Student has shown that the strongest applicants overwhelmingly apply to Worcester, Brasenose, Magdalen, Merton and New, whilst St Hilda’s, St Hugh’s, St Peter’s and Mansfield had the weakest applicants choose to apply to their respective colleges. St Hilda’s, who received the lowest quality applicants […]
Continue ReadingUniv JCR have passed a motion condemning Oxford University’s association with oil and gas companies and have encouraged the College’s Governing Body to divest from all fossil fuel investments. The motion, proposed by Alex Morley, slammed fossil fuels investments as “socially irresponsible and inconsistent with the educational objectives of the University”. The motion stated, “The […]
Continue ReadingSt Peter’s bar is set to lose its status as the cheapest bar in Oxford this week after bar managers put up the prices of some drinks. An email signed by Alex Tyndall, the college’s JCR Bar Manager, and other bar staff claimed that the bar was at risk of losing money if prices were […]
Continue ReadingWadham students have been accused of “acting like reckless and spoilt children” in an email sent by their SU President Anya Metzer. The angry message, sent on Wednesday fifth week, comes after expensive audiovisual equipment was tampered with. Metzer labelled the perpetrators “selfish, irresponsible [and] ungrateful.” Metzer also suggested that the incident might necessitate the […]
Continue ReadingA group of Wadham students will be living below the poverty line next week to raise money for the Child Poverty Action Group. The initiative, part of the international Live Below the Line campaign, challenges participants to live on £1 per day for five days – below the International Extreme Poverty line as defined by […]
Continue ReadingThe Principal of Lady Margaret Hall has announced that she will step down in 2015. Frances Lannon, who has been in office since 2002, said holding the position “has been a great privilege”. “I look forward to continuing to work with Fellows, staff, alumni, friends, and students for the last phase of my Principalship,” she […]
Continue ReadingChrist Church has been awarded the Fairtrade mark after two years of campaigning. In a statement, a spokesperson for the college said “we at Christ Church are extremely pleased to be given Fairtrade status. It is the result of a big effort by a number of people.” Rosemary Brewin, JCR Vice President and last year’s […]
Continue ReadingThis week’s debate began with mixed tidings. Union President Paulina Ivanova opened proceedings with the unfortunate news that Ken Livingston, a speaker for the opposition, would be unable to make the debate following the cancellation of trains from London due to flooding. The audience were not left regretting the loss long. Ivanova quickly softened the […]
Continue ReadingLMH students were left disappointed this week after Princess Anne’s office announced she would no longer be attending a dinner at the college. She was due to go to the special formal after presenting a prize run by the Ockenden Trust on February 18th. An email from Rebecca Ward, LMH’s Alumni Relations Officer, described the […]
Continue ReadingOn Thursday the 30th of January, the Union’s normally serious proceedings took a back seat to the Oxford RAG Comedy Debate, contesting the motion that “This House believes nothing worth knowing can Be Taught”. This was a true battle of comedic wit, with the Cambridge Footlights pitching up in proposition against the Oxford Revue home […]
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