Student News - November, 2008

King’s ‘punk’ draws complaints on University Challenge

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Varsity

From:

Varsity

By: Lizzie Tyler

A student from King’s has been contacted by the police after wearing a military jacket on University Challenge.

University investment in arms trade increases

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Nouse

From:

Nouse

By: Henry James Foy

The University has been strongly condemned for substantially increasing its investment in arms companies despite continued pressure from divestment groups.

Engineers create disaster area robot

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Warwick Boar

From:

Warwick Boar

By: Rajiv Shah

Students in competition to make a life-saving bot.

The "W" Factor a number one hit

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Warwick Boar

From:

Warwick Boar

By: James Kendall

Over 40 students have competed in the first round of the ‘W’ Factor, Warwick’s answer to the X Factor.

Students accuse Smarter Housing of false advertising

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Warwick Boar

From:

Warwick Boar

By: Hannah Brenton & Charli Fritzner

Letting agency blames landlords for problems

Masters on the increase due to credit crunch

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Warwick Boar

From:

Warwick Boar

By: Emily Jones

Relative insecurity of graduate jobs in current climate has led to increase in demand for Masters

Kanye West arrested in Newcastle

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The Courier

From:

The Courier

By: Rebecca Richards

US rapper Kanye West was arrested last Friday after a fracas with a photographer outside Newcastle night club, Tup Tup Palace.

Student badly injured in suspected hit-and-run

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The Courier

From:

The Courier

By: Marina King

Driver runs red light outside Campus Coffee

Oriel grad replaces Countdown's Vorderman

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Cherwell

From:

Cherwell

By: Chris Baraniuk

A Maths graduate from Oriel college is to fill Carol Vorderman's shoes on long-running TV quiz Countdown.

Outrage at topless image in Cambridge magazine

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Varsity

From:

Varsity

By: Natasha Lennard

The student magazine Vivid has caused a stir with its page three image.

Engineer is BNP member

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Varsity

From:

Varsity

By: Hugo Gye

It has been revealed that a Cambridge technician is a BNP member.

More racism rows

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Cherwell

From:

Cherwell

By: Gretta Mullany

A racism row has erupted in another Oxford college this week, with the editors of the New College bogsheet forced to apologise for an allegedly anti-Semitic article.

Pepper spray attack at restaurant

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Cherwell

From:

Cherwell

By: Liz Bennett and Rob Dacre

Four students have been assaulted in a random pepper spray attack at a Chinese restaurant on Cowley Road.

Oxford dons on BNP list

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Cherwell

From:

Cherwell

By: Sian Cox-Brooker

Three members of Oxford University have been discovered on a copy of the British National Party membership list, following the posting of the document on the internet this week.

Welfare fears over Union ball penguins

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Cherwell

From:

Cherwell

By: Marta Szczerba

Animal welfare charities have expressed disgust at the taunting of live penguins at the Oxford Union's Fire and Ice Ball last Saturday.

Lecturers don’t want to become ‘immigration officers’

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The Courier

From:

The Courier

By: Rowan McCabe

From next year, universities will be expected to check whether overseas students are attending their courses.

Controversy over union blood donation policy

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The Courier

From:

The Courier

By: Beatrice Pickup

The National Blood Scheme (NBS) are banned from promoting blood donation within the Union buildings of Newcastle and Sunderland University, due to the NBS policy preventing homo

50 foreign students expelled

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The Courier

From:

The Courier

By: Kate McCann

Forged entry qualifications cause Uni to take action

Union uproar over Jude Law mix-up

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Varsity

From:

Varsity

By: Hugo Gye

Senior Officer “forced to resign” after covering up speakers’ cancellations.

Student's ceiling collapses

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Cherwell

From:

Cherwell

By: Virginia Sharvill

A second-year Wadham student narrowly escaped being hurt after the ceiling over her bed suddenly caved in during the early hours of the morning.

Arrested student receives £1,500 compensation

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Cherwell

From:

Cherwell

By: Laura Criddle

A student from St Anne's has ben awarded £1,500 following his "humiliating" arrest for throwing a bottle of water to a protester earlier this year.

University to investigate uni rugby 'Jew party'

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Cherwell

From:

Cherwell

By: Liz Bennett and Gretta Mullany

A "bring a fit Jew" party organised by the Under 21's squad of the Oxford University Rugby Club has sparked an investigation by the University.

Extraordinary Conference for NUS Reform?

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Live!

From:

Live!

By: Kirsty Patterson

NUS will be holding yet another Extraordinary Conference this week to try and pass the so far unsuccessful NUS Reforms.

Higher Education combating the effects of Alzheimer’s

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The Founder

From:

The Founder

By: Owen Bubbers

Research has highlighted the benefits of pursuing higher education, alongside a mentally stimulating career, as a means of combating the effects of Alzheimer’s – a disease c

Holloway Professor given $100 000 to support new HIV /AIDS treatment

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The Founder

From:

The Founder

By: Nicholas Stylianou - News Editor

Professor George Dickson of the School of Biological Sciences has been awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations grant to fund his research into combating one of the largest globa