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Worry over building plans by St John’s and Worcester

26th February 2015Bertram Beor-Roberts

A consortium formed of St John’s, Worcester and Keir Ventures have proposed a new project to build 500 homes, a business park, and a large hotel in a greenfield site in North Oxford.

Worcester Dean threatens collective punishment

15th May 201415th May 2014Charlie Troup

The Dean of Worcester College resorted to threats of collective punishment over the weekend following damage to the College’s cricket pitch. Dr Ben Morgan, the Dean, announced the closure of the bar and the cancellation of all JCR events when those involved in a “skidding game” on the cricket pitch failed to come forward. The […]

Worcester axes Window XP

27th February 2014Andrea Cetra

Students at Worcester who don’t have the latest computer software will be unable to access the college’s online network. As of April, PC users running Windows XP will no longer be able to connect to the Worcester college network—only students with Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 will be able to do so. Any […]

Exeter building work making a noise at Worcester

27th February 201427th February 2014Adam Dayan

Exeter’s construction of controversial new accommodation is causing distress at Worcester. Worcester students have complained that Exeter’s building at the Ruskin Development is noisy and disruptive. JCR President, Alfie Hinchliffe, emailed undergraduates to warn them of “the potential […] disturbances to everyone living in the accommodation on the north (Ruskin Lane, 24, JTM, Worcester Place, […]

Worcester’s gauntlet ignored on Exeter building plans

13th February 201413th February 2014Nick Toner

Exeter College is to go ahead with Jericho building plans that were subject to strong opposition from Worcester college. The move comes after the colleges had a public disagreement last May, with Worcester’s provost Jonathan Bate describing the plans as “inappropriately garish” and said they threatened to overshadow the college’s orchard and city views. The […]

Worcester source three points against brave Balliol

25th October 2013Joe Mansour

Balliol captain’s sporting gesture goes unrewarded as Worcester fight back, reports Joe Mansour

Worcester rallies against “unfair” rent rises

30th May 2013Ruth Maclean

Worcester students have expressed outrage at dramatic increases in rents and charges proposed by the College. Students claim that the proposed rent increase of 8.6 per cent is significantly above inflation. Another rent rise of a similar scale was justified last year using figures which the students now claim are misleading. The JCR has already […]

Worcester swagger to terrific hat-trick

28th February 201328th February 2013Alex Tyndall and Charles Walmsley

Alex Tyndall reports as Worcester’s golden generation defeat Wadham 3-0 to bag a third consecutive Cuppers title whilst Charles Walmsley offers a fan’s perspective

Wadham to face Worcester in cuppers final

22nd February 201322nd February 2013James Restall

Premiership Champions Wadham booked a place in tomorrow’s Xchanging Cuppers Final after coming from behind to topple a battling Lincoln side. Dreams of an Iffley swansong for Lincoln’s 2010 Cuppers winners were dashed with a brace from Wadham’s Jeremy Stothart. The midfield general nodded the decider deep into extra time having pulled his side level […]

Football Cuppers Semi-final: Worcester vs New

19th February 201319th February 2013Alex Tyndall

Alex Tyndall reports from Uni Parks as Worcester defeats New 2-0

In focus: The OxStu football Cuppers quarter-finals round-up

15th February 201315th February 2013Ben Crome, Alex Tyndall, James Restall, Edd Hermes

OxStu rounds-up the action in the football cuppers quarter-finals

Worcester plans to hold US-style frat party

9th November 2012Elizabeth Pugh

There has been an outcry surrounding plans for an American-style ‘Frat Party’ to be held by students from Worcester College later in Michaelmas. Frat parties, traditionally organised by American college fraternities, tend to be associated with drunken, rowdy behaviour. According to Urban Dictionary, a ‘frat party’ is when a gang of college students meet up […]

Student’s balls and chain protest

9th November 2012Alis Lewis

A Worcester student has decided to do a naked bike challenge in protest at oil dependency as part of the World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR). Angus Barry, a second year PPE student, is in charge of publicity of the event at Oxford University, and hopes to encourage a large group of riders to join in. […]

Theatrical Oxonians: Emma Watson

3rd October 2012Editor

OK, so she was here for what, like twenty minutes? But Hermione’s impact on the Oxford University scene was fairly substantial. For one it meant that the ‘VIP’ areas of the various clubs became actually vaguely necessary (and not just that place you end up when you get drunk and take your credit card out […]