Student News - February, 2008

Sabbatical Election Results 2008

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Submitted by editor on Fri, 29/02/2008 - 12:56
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By: Ashley Brown

Next year's sabbatical team has been announced, with Jennifer Morgan taking the role of President next year, along with Christian Carter, Hannah Theodorou, Lily Topham and Jovan Nedic.

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Huge Turnout for All Positions

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Submitted by editor on Thu, 28/02/2008 - 09:23
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By: The Dark Knight

A huge number of people voted in this year's sabbatical elections - at least by Imperial standards - with 2,474 individuals casting votes in the Presidential race. A total of 14,872 votes were cast overall, with the most competitive elections attracting the highest turnouts.

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Boar talks trash

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Submitted by editor on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 16:33
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By: Sam Shirley

During Go Green Week, the Boar decided to carry out a survey to see whether students would like to see recycling in halls.

A*ienating students

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Submitted by editor on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 16:30
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By: Rachael Church

A warning has been issued from a group which represents universities including Warwick, Durham and York about the proposed new A* grades for A-level students. In a report into the impact of school qualification reforms on university admissions, the 1994 Group warns that the A*, “could disrupt efforts to make the undergraduate population in research-intensive universities more socially inclusive”.

There's still a Pulse, staff survey shows

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Submitted by editor on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 16:26
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By: Jess Schwarz

So are Warwick’s members of staff happy? The recent Pulse Staff Survey which was available to the university’s employees both online and as a printed document was completed by more than 2500 members of staff. This is nearly half of the non-student body at the university. This is a 25 per cent increase on the staff who completed the survey in 2005. But is this a sign that, for example, your lecturers are happier than they were two years ago?

Deputy Presidents to Lose Offices in Masterplan

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Submitted by editor on Sun, 24/02/2008 - 00:00
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By: Ashley Brown

The three Deputy Presidents will lose their offices under current plans for the new Union offices, being constructed as part of Phase 2 of the Beit Redevelopment. Following changes to the plans related to the dance studio, the next phase will see new offices for staff and Sabbatical Officers created in the current gym on the second floor, under a new mezzanine for the student activities centre.

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Drinks spiked

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Submitted by editor on Mon, 18/02/2008 - 17:32
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By: Ralph Miller

The Students Guild warned students to remain vigilant when drinking following the occurrence of two alleged drink spiking incidents at student nights in Exeter clubs over the past two weeks.

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OTC ski to success in the Alps

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Submitted by editor on Mon, 18/02/2008 - 17:13
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By: Alex Moss

Members of the University of Exeter Officer Training Corps donned their skis for a top Army skiing event, winning a total of 68 medals between the male and female teams. Both the male and female teams representing the Exeter OTC won their respective versions of the endurance-testing 20km Military Patrol Race, which requires teams of four to share a load of 40kg of gear.

Students in bolt revolt

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Submitted by editor on Mon, 18/02/2008 - 00:00
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By: Adam Walmesley

Disgruntled students are still demanding back thousands of pounds, months after a drinking event was cancelled. Up to 600 students paid £10 each to register for the “Longest Bolt Race” event, due to take place at The Imperial pub last May, but organisers have since failed to return the majority of the entrants’ money. Entrants were promised a pint of beer, a t-shirt, and also being part of “the largest bolt ever.” The event organisers claim that it was cancelled because of problems with the suppliers.

Babar Ahmad at the centre of bugging row

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Submitted by editor on Fri, 08/02/2008 - 00:00
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By: Tom Roberts

The MP ‘bugging’ incident which emerged in the national media late last week involves former Imperial College computer technician Babar Ahmed.

Accusations and conflict over forum

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Submitted by editor on Fri, 08/02/2008 - 00:00
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By: Andrew Somerville

Controversy in the international press surrounding an Imperial event has led to accusations of bias in the event organisers, suppression of free speech, and “bowing to Israeli pressure,” after Dr Azzam Tamimi, one of the speakers originally invited to participate, was asked not to attend after it was alleged that he supports suicide bombing. The row centres around the first event in ICU Political Philosophy Society’s (PPS) inaugural ‘Conflict Case Study Week’ on the topic ‘Israel/Palestine.’