Happiest place The least deprived area in
England is Chorleywood West in Hertfordshire, according to the
Department of Social Policy and Social Research at Oxford
University. They measured 32,482 neighbourhoods across the
country for their quality of life. The information will be used
to improve the quality of life in disadvantaged communities. Misplacing sex In a development on last
week’s story in Cherwell about ‘sexing-up’ of
environmental problems such as global warming, the Oxford
scientists who published the report complained of
misrepresentation. They assert that the media, not charities, are
to blame for sensationalist headlines on climate change. The
report says, “It is crucial that politicians and
policy-makers are informed by a balanced assessment of scientific
knowledge.” By Fintan West Italian Don dies Dr Clara Florio-Cooper, a
lecturer in Italian at the Univeristy, died “very
suddenly” on 4 May. In an email to the faculty, Martin
McLaughlin, Professor of Modern Languages expressed her regrets.
Dr Florio-Cooper’s funeral took place on Wednesday at St
Margaret’s Church. As a mark of respect and in order to
allow students to attend the service, all lectures and classes in
Italian were cancelled. Catapulters cleared Two men have been cleared
of Kostadin Yankov’s murder. Yankov, a Wadham student, was
killed in a human catapult accident in November 2002. Richard
Wicks and David Aitkenhead, who organised the event, had been
accused of gross negligence. “The prosecution evidence [did]
not come close enough to prove such a grave criminal
offence,” Judge Hallett commented. The jury at Bristol Crown
Court were instructed to deliver a not guilty verdict. By
Frederick Fisher Eton too good A report by the Indpendent
Schools Inspectorate has claimed that A Levels are too easy for
Etonians. The report contrasted the stimulating teaching at the
school with the limited scope of the A Level examinations. Eton
College has indicated it may pull out of A Levels unless the
system is reformed. Rag Week Rag has been organising all sorts of
fundraising activities for Rag Week, including a pub crawl, a pop
idol contest, and a sports day at Iffley Road. The money raised
will be split between Helen House Hospice, Oxford Homeless
Medical Fund, the Karenni Student Development Programme, Oxford
Aid to the Balkans and Hopes and Homes for Children. Cheeky A ‘mooner’ at the Lincoln
College Ball required medical attention to remove shards of glass
from his back-side, after the window he used to frame his display
gave way. The incident, involving a hired break-dancer, happened
at around 3 am in an attempt to make a mark on a
‘Survivor’s Photo’. A firstfloor MCR window pane
shattered from the force of his posterior.ARCHIVE: 2nd week TT 2004
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