Student News - October, 2008

Cambridge application levels hit record high of 15,000

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Varsity

From:

Varsity

By: Vicky Woolley

The University has announced that the number of applicants for undergraduate courses has reached a record high this year.

‘1 in 2’ admits to plagiarism

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Varsity

From:

Varsity

By: Michael Stothard

Half of Cambridge students have committed plagiarism as defined by the university, according to a Varsity survey.

Government Balls-up Reduces Grants

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Live!

From:

Live!

By: Ashley Brown

The government's scheme to give grants to almost two-thirds of students has been cut back - after more than two-thirds of students qualified for them.

Gordon Brown visits Imperial

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Live!

From:

Live!

By: Kirsty Patterson

Gordon Brown is to attend a function today on "The Changing of a New Economic Age" in the RSM Cafe.

Students call to ban bar crawls

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The Courier

From:

The Courier

By: Sarah Scott

Scottish students call to ban t-shirt bar crawls after a recent spate of alcohol related deaths throughout the UK

Oxbridge sets bizarre interview questions

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The Courier

From:

The Courier

By: Jessica Tully

WOULD you rather be a seedless or non-seedless grapefruit?’ This and other unusual questions were aimed at students hoping for a place at Oxbridge.

Report claims universities are “dumbing down”

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The Courier

From:

The Courier

By: Kate McCann

RESEARCH has discovered that University academics are under growing pressure to award higher marks .

Oxford Lecture tops iTunes chart

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The Courier

From:

The Courier

By: Bethany Sissons

IT’S NOT just bands topping the iTunes chart at the moment; University lectures are now available through the download service, and academic subjects are making their mark on

Students assaulted outside popular nightclub

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The Courier

From:

The Courier

By: Marina King

TWO NEWCASTLE University students were the victims of an attempted mugging outside a takeaway near the popular student nightclub Digital.

Kings College London SU President under investigation over allegations of racism

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The Founder

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The Founder

By: Tom Matthews

The Founder can reveal that Kings College London Students Union (KCLSU) President Chris Mullan is under investigation by his own union following allegations he made a racist com

SURHUL to ignore NUS calls for a ban on club initiation ceremonies

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The Founder

From:

The Founder

By: Tom Matthews

SURHUL “proud of team culture of its sports clubs and societies”

Fired: King's President Removed by College

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Live!

From:

Live!

By: Ashley Brown

The King's President, Chris Mullan, claims to have been sacked - but not by the students' union, by the College.

Sensation as Cambridge estate wins Stirling Prize

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Varsity

From:

Varsity

By: Christiana Spens

Judges commend revolutionary residential development despite paucity of social housing.

Uni loses £30m in Iceland bank

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Cherwell

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Cherwell

By: Laura Criddle

Over £30m of Oxford University cash is frozen in Icelandic bank accounts, the university has admitted.

Primark comes to Cambridge

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Varsity

From:

Varsity

By: Lizzy Tyler- News Reporter

Primark is set to open a shop in Cambridge. The cut-price clothing company has secured planning permission for a new branch.

John’s Dean “a Facebook faker”

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Varsity

From:

Varsity

By: Craig Hogg - Deputy News Editor

The Dean of St John’s is suspected of using Facebook to find and discipline students.

Cambridge crunched

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Varsity

From:

Varsity

By: Natasha Lennard and Michael Stothard

The University of Cambridge faces losing £11 million invested in Icelandic banks.

Union forced to defend 'celebrity termcard'

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Cherwell

From:

Cherwell

By: Laura Criddle

The selection of speakers to appear at the Oxford Union Society this term has been met with ridicule in the national press.

Widdecombe defends 'sexist' OUCA poster

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Cherwell

From:

Cherwell

By: Lewis Goodall

OUCA has sparked outrage after allegations that the society used sexist publicity material.

Hives outbreak after Coven foam party

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Cherwell

From:

Cherwell

By: Lewis Goodall

Student clubbers have had to be treated for gruesome skin rashes after partying at a Freshers' Week foam night.

Northcott Theatre “shake up” results in significant job losses

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Exeposé

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Exeposé

By: Jason Ham

Redundancies are a part of a series of measures proposed by the Exeter Northcott Theatre to try and safeguard the venue’s future.

Ex-Exeter PhD student sues University for “negligence”

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Exeposé

From:

Exeposé

By: Alex Moss

Serious allegations of negligence have been made against the University by a former PhD student.

University hosts ‘racist’ NUS event

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Nouse

From:

Nouse

By: Henry James Foy

Police are investigating race hate claims after a delegate at a National Union of Students (NUS) training seminar held in Central Hall in August allegedly held up a sign saying

City council attacks University on commitment to renewable energy

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Nouse

From:

Nouse

By: Raf Sanchez

City councillors have refused to approve the most recent stage of the Heslington East campus expansion after accusing the University of “ducking and diving” on its commitmen

Goodricke JCRC chair expelled over summer

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Nouse

From:

Nouse

By: Raf Sanchez

Goodricke has become the second college to lose its JCRC Chair since June after Joe Clarke was expelled from the University at the end of last year.