Buried treasure I5,000 historic bronze roman
coins dating back 2,000 years, unearthed from farmland at
Chalgrove, have been officially declared treasure. This allows
their discoverers to cash in on the several thousands of pounds
that the coins are worth. One of the coins discovered is only the
second of its kind ever found, and confirms the existence of the
rebel Roman emperor Domitianus or Domitian II. Soaps for success The Archbishop of
Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has encouraged Oxford priests to
watch soap operas in order to understand the lives of their
parishioners. Speaking to a group of trainee priests at Ripon
College, Oxford, he argued that “keeping in touch with
reality” was necessary, even if it “looks like wasting
time.” By Debbie Moss Copycat caught A student at the University of
Kent faces leaving university without a degree after it was
discovered he plagiarised three years’ worth of English
coursework. Michael Gunn, 21, claims that he did not realise
cutting and pasting from Internet sources, often running for
several pages, constituted plagiarism, and plans to sue Kent for
negligence. He was only caught the day before his final paper. By
Emily Ford RON wins again RON has won the race for the
JCR Presidency in Somerville over Nick Bell, a First Year PPEist
who was the only person to run. Students insist that the result
has nothing to do with Bell’s political leanings as he is
known to be a member of OUCA, but rather they want a real choice
in the election. By Caleb Liu Not dying for a fag The findings of a recent
study suggest giving up smoking may not increase life expectancy
as is popularly believed. The research, conducted by Dr Valerie
Lechene of Wadham College was conducted in order to dispel the
idea that if smokers give up, they will cost the taxpayer less
money. It is feared that tobacco companies will use this as
ammunition against the anti-smoking lobby by Eleanor Grant. Body discovered A man’s badly decomposed
body was found in a church shed in Oxford. A female parishioner
discovered the body when she unlocked the shed to collect garden
equipment at St Frideswide’s Church on Botley Road. Police
believe the dead man was sleeping rough in the city. They do not
suspect foul play. By Susannah Atkins Junk mail Oxford is amongst the Royal
Mail’s worst performing areas, having missed all targets for
improving mail delivery. Only 87.5% of first class items were
received the next day and five abandoned post bags have been
found since the unofficial postal strike in April. A Royal Mail
spokesman could only say that “we want to make sure that it
doesn’t continue.” By Tess AndrewsARCHIVE: 5th week TT 2004
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