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On Sunday of 3rd week, a general meeting of the Magdalen JCR met to discuss a special resolution allotting £5,000 towards the refurbishment of the college’s JCR in advance of a further £30,000 at a later date to amount to one of the largest decisions and investments by the JCR in years. However, despite over […]
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Located in the quiet space of Magdalen College Old Library, the Lawrence of Oxford exhibition offers a profound insight into the persona of T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia. The exhibition features some of the material assembled over fifty years by Jeremy Wilson and recently acquired by Magdalen College. It is chiefly an […]
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Image Credit: Des Blenkinsopp (cc-by-sa/2.0) The nephew of Lieutenant Geoffrey Ellwood, a soldier who died in the Battle of the Somme, is urging Magdalen College to restore a memorial cross (pictured) which once stood in its quad. Geoffrey Ellwood was a student of Magdalen college and was killed in action on July 14th, aged 25 in Bazentin […]
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The roundabout at the end of Magdalen Bridge has had the second-highest number of bicycle-related accidents in the country, according to recently released data. From 2009 to 2015, there were 45 reported accidents on the roundabout, second only to Lambeth Bridge roundabout in central London. The data was compiled by Mapmechanics from Department for Transport […]
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A full-scale replica of Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph was displayed in Trafalgar Square last week. The millennia old monument had been reconstructed using advanced 3D technology and is part of an even bigger education project involving a number of Oxford researchers and Magadalen student volunteers. The Arch, costing over £200,000 and standing 20ft tall, was […]
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Magdalen JCR is now requiring one of its committee members to eat lettuce at every general meeting. The undergraduate common room has proposed a constitutional amendment that mandates the Oscar d’Tortoise (a JCR position with no real roles or responsibilities) to chow down on the vegetable at every GM. This amendment was part of a […]
Continue ReadingMagdalen students have voted to introduce JCR officers for Disabled Students and Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Students.
Continue ReadingFrom this Friday students and fellows at Magdalen College will not be allowed into the college’s New Library while it undergoes an 18-month redevelopment. The college has put up a makeshift marquee in St Swithun’s Quad, which will serve as the acting library until the redevelopment is finished. The redevelopment of the New Library has […]
Continue ReadingMagdalen College has announced it will not play host to a Commemoration Ball in 2015. Fabian Apel, JCR President, informed students the reasons for the cancellation in an e-mail addressed to the JCR. In his message, Apel stated: “The selection panel received an insufficient number of applications at the closing of the original deadline. After […]
Continue ReadingA motion was passed to subsidise the purchase of a reusable menstrual cup during last week’s Magdalen JCR meeting. The devices, called Mooncups, are plastic menstrual cups are an alternative to tampons or pads. Though the initial cost is more than for traditional sanitary protection methods, the Mooncup can last for years, and so may […]
Continue ReadingThe Magdalen Pooh Stick Society met this Saturday for their first official match of Hilary 2014. The sport, which requires a river and a bridge, and whose first literary mention was in the Winnie-the-Pooh children’s book series by A. A. Milne, was brought to Oxford last summer when two Magdalen students – Tom Lear and […]
Continue ReadingThe outgoing Magdalen JCR Vice President, Jamie Miles, has been criticised for a recent email sent to members of the JCR. The email, which addressed issues of bullying and harassment within college, included a link to an image of a wrist showing evidence of self-harm. He has since sent an email apologising for the graphic […]
Continue ReadingMagdalen’s JCR elections were plunged into controversy this week after a candidate for Treasurer was barred from running. Christian Kinnersley, a second-year PPE student, was disqualified after failing to submit a signed permission slip from a tutor within the required deadline. He had acquired a permission slip signed by a graduate student but under the […]
Continue ReadingThe first of May offers much to look forward to in Oxford, and the celebrations should fit seamlessly into your schedule. The tradition of staying awake all night should be no problem for most students with a looming essay deadline, and, having finished that nocturnal disappointment, the desire for a drink is entirely natural. Thankfully, […]
Continue ReadingIn light of the recent publication Does Spelling Matter? by Magdalen College English professor Simon Horobin, The Oxford Student thought we’d have a go at answering that question ourselves. Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments section at the bottom of the article. YES: Many of us will agree with James J. Kilpatrick that […]
Continue ReadingOliver Park watches University College beat Magdalen to reach the hockey cuppers final
Continue ReadingA sterling second-half performance from Magdalen helped booked their place in the hockey cuppers quarter-finals against a resolute Balliol team on a freezing Sunday afternoon. With temperatures low and rain occasionally turning to hail at a wet Iffley Road, four second-half goals from the team in black proved too much for a Balliol team who […]
Continue ReadingMagdalen students have voted with their feet rather than their stomachs by embarking on a strike opposing the college’s new catering charge. The strike, which started on Monday, will last for two weeks and will see students boycotting Magdalen’s hall and the food served in the college bar. Members of the JCR have devised strategies […]
Continue ReadingA controversial levy to encourage attendance at Magdalen Hall has been branded “regressive” and “unnecessary” by students. From October 2013, students living in college will have to pay a £200 catering charge before the start of each term in an attempt to tackle an annual catering deficit of £565,000. The charge includes £150 that can […]
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