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Aqua-mac

University of Warwick Freshers in Warwick were conned into paying £400 this week for briefcases filled with bottled water. In four separate incidents, the...

Lech-urer

Jesus College, Cambridge A fellow of Jesus resigned over the summer after allegations of ‘extra-curricular activities’ in his college rooms with local prostitutes. Punternet,...

Gold Thongs

Imperial College, London A guide entitled “how to play responsibly with freshers” advocates locking them in a lecture theatre and drenching them with beer...

Nessun grazie

Un iversity of Milan, Italy An Italian student was given the cold shoulder last month after hitchhiking 1,250 miles to see the Swedish girl...

Archer at New

Jeffrey Archer chose Oxford University as the venue for the relaunch of his political career. The peer and convicted perjurer addressed a meeting of...

Catapult death

Two men charged with the manslaughter of a Wadham student have both pleaded not guilty in the latest judicial hearing regarding the tragic event....

Oxford-on-Sea

University academics are to lecture on board the Queen Mary 2, the largest liner ever built, in an attempt to educate her largely North...

Vaccine research

The University will remain at the forefront of British vaccine innovation due to the recent launch of a Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical...

Media Awards

Ryan Li, Cherwell photo editor, Torsten Henricson-Bell, Cherwell editor, and Clare Bevis, Isis former editor and feature writer, have been shortlisted for the Guardian...

Watch out for…

Kiss of the Spiderwoman; OFS, 7th Week Another term, another eight weeks of student drama taking over the theatres of Oxford with productions ranging...

S Club 8: Sundown

S Club 8: Sundown Out now Formerly known as S Club Juniors; like S Club 7, but with a higher ratio of girls to...

Turin Brakes: 5 Miles

Turin Brakes: 5 Miles Out now The Proclaimers, once wrote a song called ‘500 Miles’. Simple mathematics shows us that it was approximately 100...

Blur: Good Song

Blur: Good Song Out now Despite naming this song to preclude negative reviews, you can’t not like this. It’s very simple. A gentle, shuffling...