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Concerns over University plans to halt funding for admissions tests

Plans by the University of Oxford to stop subsidising admissions test fees have been criticised in a motion set to be tabled at the first meeting of the ‘Conference...

Construction set to commence for new £190m science park

Construction firm Bowmer + Kirkland secured the contract last week to build Fabrica, Oxford’s...

India Society cancels cricket match with Pakistan Society

Oxford India Society have cancelled a scheduled cricket match with Oxford Pakistan Society, citing...

Christ Church proposes construction of new graduate centre

Christ Church has proposed the refurbishment and extension of the Faculty of Music building...

A labour of love

The Loverdir Charlie HennikerBurton TaylorTues 26 to Sat 30 AprilAnother term, another Pinter play; Oxford just can’t seem to get enough of those pregnant...

Political pragmatist or principled objector?

Charles Kennedy says he is an idealist, but does his foreign policy tally with this? There is no doubt that opposition to Iraq gave...

Varsity boxing

Oxford were on the receiving end of a record Varsity boxing defeat at the Cambridge Guildhall, as Cambridge secured the first ever 9-0 whitewash...

Tribunal upholds racist claim

Keble College was found guilty of racism over the dismissal of an Asian head accountant.In January 2005 Diamond Versi sued Keble College and its...

The sound of musical theatre

Mary Lee Costa examines how the times have changed in the state of musical theatreWith two recent productions of Tennessee Williams’ plays, Arthur Miller’s...

Cambridge power past tired Oxford

Oxford had a mixed day at the Henley Boat Races, which take place the day before the Men’s Boat Race. The Dark Blues won...

Christchurch guest dinners suspended

Guest dinners in Christ Church were banned indefinitely by college authorities and disciplinary action was taken against two students, following rowdy behaviour at a...

A call for peace through unity in truth

Papal elections can take weeks and picking a successor to John Paul II was surely no mean feat. But despite the rapid elevation of...

Balliol’s last hurrah over New pretenders

New 1Balliol 3The age-old dilemma of many a top flight club – to enjoy a cup run or focus solely on staving off relegation...

Student flat; "unfit for habitation"

A Trinity college graduate student succeeded in her complaint against the North Oxford Property Services (NOPS), after a room in her rented flat failed...

Bobby Coral

FINE ARTS student Roberta “Bobby” Coral first saw the symbol on the wall of a Rad Cam toilet. It was alongside the tracks of...

Tabs left to rue missed penalty

Oxford triumph in dull Varsity clash after keeper Nick Baker keeps out a penalty before Luther Sullivan secures the spoils for the visitorsCambridge 0Oxford...

Oxford mourns Oliver Lyne

Professor Oliver Lyne, a tutor in Classics and fellow of Balliol, has died aged 60. His erudite but engaging books on Latin poetry reflected...

Explained

Driving on the leftIN VIOLENT feudal societies travelling on the left was a far better idea for the simple fact that riders on horseback...

Season of success ends in Varsity glory

Cambridge 0Oxford 20Oxford’s Women came into the Varsity Match with high hopes due to the fine form which had seen them win their two...

JCRs move into merchandise

College JCRs are to sell their own crested sweatshirts, polo shirts, tshirts and jackets by the start of next academic year.The move was proposed...

Chile charms two gringas

While desperately resisting the advances of blonde-loving South Americans, Louise Randall faces ?re and earthquake, as well as local culinary delicacies, in the village...

Powerful Pembroke triumph

Pembroke 3Christ Church 1Many might have considered the final of the men’s hockey cuppers competition as a foregone conclusion. Pembroke fielded four current or...

RadCam rumours denied

Rumours regarding the future of the Radcliffe Camera have recently been circulated in the national press.There were suggestions that the Lower Reading Room could...

Fools, squires, and bagmen

Miranda Kaufmann discovers that there is more to Morris Dancing in Oxford than just old bearded gentlemen with bells onInstantly recognisable by their white...