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Image description: Students take part in traditional post-exam trashing celebrations The University is set to reintroduce the ‘What a Waste’ campaign first launched last year to discourage students from their current trashing practices. The campaign highlights the social, environmental and financial impact of the traditional post-exam celebrations. Many students are probably not aware that we are, […]
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Image Description: The aftermath of trashing on Merton Street in Oxford, which has been covered in confetti. An upcoming campaign organised by Oxford University will highlight the risks and damages presented by post-exam trashing in an effort to “[encourage] students to act responsibly after their exams,” according to a University press release. The campaign, entitled […]
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Image Credit: Matthew Woitunski (CC-BY-SA-3.0) An email sent to students from the university of Oxford has caused outrage as it seemed to blame the generosity of students for the high levels of homelessness in Oxford. The email was sent by senior proctor Mark Edwards and junior proctor Cecile Fabre, and claimed that: “Oxford’s students have a […]
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Oxford University students last week celebrated the end of their exams in typical trashing fashion despite warnings from the university that those involved in the practice could face significant fines. Cherwell revealed at the end of April that the university had been working with the Thames Valley Police in an attempt to end the “inconsiderate and […]
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A campaign in favour of ‘Green Trashing’ – a more environmentally friendly variety of the post-exam tradition – is to be launched next term. The campaign, which will be run by three college Environment & Ethics reps, will aim to encourage students to have trashings with as little adverse environmental impact as possible. Harry Holmes, […]
Continue Reading“You look very sane for a Finalist.” The sound of these words a few weeks ago did not fill me with the reassurance that their speaker probably anticipated. They sparked a chain of fear in my relatively composed Finalist’s brain. Should I look less sane? I’m evidently not working enough yet to have lost the […]
Continue ReadingMerton Fellow Dr Kate Blackmon yesterday celebrated being made Senior Proctor of Oxford University with a “selfie”. The photo captures her predecessor Professor Jonathan Mallinson of Trinity College, along with the Warden, Sir Martin Taylor, and the University Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Hamilton. Dr Blackmon is Merton’s first ever female Proctor. Her admission also coincides with the college’s […]
Continue ReadingJoanna Howe, a Junior Dean of St. John’s, indicated she wanted to know when trashings were likely to happen so pressure could be taken off the porters in dealing with incidents “when an excessive amount of alcohol has been consumed.”
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