Hitler action figure going on sale
THIS WILL no doubt please those who already own a talking Winston Churchill action figure.
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Posted 05/05/08 | By Jonathan Williams
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Husband wrestles crocodile to save wife
If a crocodile attacked your wife, biting her leg and began dragging her into the water, what would you do? The question was a no-brainer for the husband of a 36-year old attacked yesterday.
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League tables do not oncentrate on issues important for students
LEAGUE TABLES “strongly influence” English Universities, despite doubts about the way they are compiled.
ick to add that the focus on an institutions, research output does not help prospective undergraduates, as they “are not going to be taking research degrees”.
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Posted: 01/05/08 | By Jonathan Williams |
“Studentification” of town centres to be fought
GOVERNMENT LAST month announced plans to combat the concentration of students living in one area, as it often means mass departures over summer. Under the proposal, so-called Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), often used by students as well as new immigrants and young professionals, would not be allowed to concentrate in the one area as currently is the case.
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Posted: 01/05/08 | By Jonathan Williams |
Union bar now almost
a year late reopening
EIGHT MONTHS after the proposed deadline, a London University is yet to reopen its Union bar following a multimillion – pound refurbishment. Work is currently underway at Queen Mary, University of London’s Student Union, redeveloping the student union bar Drapers, converting what was once offices into a brand new health and fitness centre as well as creating
additional prayer rooms
for students.
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Posted: 17/04/08 | By Victoria Bischoff
RBS trialled for
environmental crimes
THE ROYAL Bank of Scotland was recently found guilty of environmental crimes in a mock trial conducted by protest group People & Planet.
Over 50 students gathered on the day of the bank’s annual general meeting to bring attention to the loans they granted to environmentally unfriendly projects. A disputed loan was granted to energy giant E.ON to build a coal power plant in Kent. This would be the first such plant constructed in the UK in 30 years.
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Posted: 17/04/08 | By Victoria Bischoff
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