Harry’s the business Said Business
School hired a man from East London to pose as Harry Potter for
the day, brightening up luncheon at Christ Church. Tourists also
claimed to have greatly enjoyed the spectacle. Patten for President Chris Patten, the
current Chancellor of Oxford University may become the British
candidate for the presidency of the European Commission. Mr
Patten, alumnus of Balliol College, has given assurances that he
intends to continue serving in his post at the university even if
his presidential ambitions are fulfilled. By Debbie Moss. Showercam scam Following a report by
Cherwell, St John’s College has informed Police of a webcam
found in a shower in graduate accommodation. The culprit has
still not been identified, but the police enquiry is ongoing. Greenfield out Oxford Professor, Baroness
Susan Greenfield, has not been shortlisted for Fellowship of the
highly prestigious Royal Society. Her omission rekindles the
debate that she is being discriminated against because of her
comments on sexism within the scientific field, and her celebrity
status. By Harriet Mancey-Barratt. Motion squashed The controversial motion
tabled at last Friday’s OUSU Council meeting to ignore the
result of the recent referendum on higher education funding has
been withdrawn. OUSU President Helena Puig Larrauri said she was
“pleased that the council rejected the motion and remained
committed to campaigning according to the wishes of Oxford
Students.” By Alasdair Henderson. Internet Professor The University has named
Helen Margetts as its first Professor of Society and the
Internet. Margetts will begin work at the Oxford Internet
Institute and take up her Fellowship at Mansfield College in
October. By Mark Hobel Queuing for cash Wealthy businessmen seeking
flats in highly sought-after new developments across the UK are
paying students hundreds of pounds to queue for them. By Alasdair
Henderson. Lastminute accident Martha Lane Fox, Oxford
graduate and co-founder of lastminute.com, has been involved in a
serious car accident on holiday in Morocco. Her father is a
professor at New College. By Sonalini Gunasekera. Student sleeps in An impoverished American
student at New York University spent seven months living in the
library because he could not afford to pay rent. His university
has now offered him free accommodation for the remainder of the
year. By Rachel Von Simson. Odds on poetry Ladbrokes are offering odds of
5/1 on postgraduate Marcus Walker being made Oxford’s
Professor of Poetry. There are only five candidates in the
election. Walker told Cherwell he was “surprised and
flattered” but wasn’t going to be put any money on
himself. By Thomas Pursey.ARCHIVE: 1st week TT 2004
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