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Natasha Vashisht

Covered Market businesses fear closure

Market shops facing 51% higher rent as Council go to arbitration hearings.

Gay students targeted again in attack at Coven

Three Oxford students were victims of what is thought to have been a homophobic attack outside Coven II last Friday. The incident is the...

Competition launched for young entrepreneurs

AN ANNUAL competition for potential Oxford entrepreneurs relaunched on Tuesday, offering a substantial cash prize that could total millions of pounds.Last year’s winners of...

Ailing Tory Reform Group to merge with OUCA

OXFORD’S Tory Reform Group looks set to disband and merge with OUCA after the President-Elect resigned last week.President-Elect Thomas Hardman said that the Conservative...

Hundreds in Filth stampede

Terrified students were injured after a stampede in the queue for Filth nightclub last Friday night, with OUSU officers blaming the club’s owner for...

Fine for Bailey after Iwu affiliation slur

Labour Club candidate Olivia Bailey was penalised on Wednesday for presenting a misleading statement about a rival candidate on her personal website.Dissatisfaction with the...

Two years for unremorseful duo

A man who attacked an Oxford student was jailed for two years after being convicted of assault and attempted robbery at Oxford Crown Court...

Pest control scheme launched to curb rat infestation

Complaints from University staff and students that damaged city sewers are acting as a thoroughfare for rodents has prompted Thames Water to launch a...

£500,000 revamp for beleaguered Park End

Oxford club Park End is to reopen later this month after half a million pounds of refurbishment in an attempt to reverse declining attendances.Park...

Outcry at Exeter for larger OUSU condoms

Exeter students are demanding larger condoms after complaints that condoms provided by OUSU are too tight, uncomfortable and have even snapped on some occasions.The...

Amen, Greyfriars

Outraged students at Greyfriars have attacked the Hall authorities’ decision to permanently close without consulting any members of the student body.Greyfriars, one of the...

Facebook ban after nude Rad Cam forfeit

A MAGDALEN student was temporarily banned from Facebook after uploading a photo of a Brasenose fresher’s penis taken during a drinking game.The explicit photo...

Oxford access policy lags behind Labour

OXFORD has hit back at comments made by a leading think tank criticising the University for falling behind on admissions targets.Findings by the Institute...

Bops banned at rowdy Christ Church

By Natasha Vashisht  CHRIST CHURCH’s Junior Censor has banned college bops indefinitely and room parties for four weeks in an ‘edict’ issued to the...