Student News - March, 2008

Pre-Conference Bickering Heats Up

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Live!

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Live!

By: Ashley Brown

The rhetoric preceding next week's NUS conference is heating up, with bickering on the pages of the Guardian.

NUS Annual Conference 2008: What's Coming Up

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Live!

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Live!

By: Ashley Brown

Imperial's second NUS Annual Conference is nearly upon us - what fun!

Guilds president survives vote of no confidence

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Live!

By: Andrew Holland

The CGCU President, Tristan Sherliker, continues in the role after a paper of no confidence was rejected today.

Council Censures CGCU President

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Live!

By: The Dark Knight

This evening's ICU Council meeting saw Guilds President Tristan Sherliker censured for having his report rejected twice in a row.

RWB Blocks Live!

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Live!

By: William the Conquerer

The Representation and Welfare Board voted to ban Live! from seeing results of the Higher Education Funding survey, despite the rest of ICU's student media facing no such ban.

Sykes Tops Vice-Chancellor Pay Chart

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Live!

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Live!

By: Ashley Brown

A survey by Times Higher has Sir Richard Sykes topping the pay chart, costing the College £348,000 per year.

UCL Union bans military societies

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Felix

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Felix

By: Andrew Somerville - Deputy & News Editor

Controversy as UCLU declares war on student military organisations to protest Iraq and Afghan conflicts

Government ID cards for 2008/09 overseas freshers

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Felix

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Felix

By: Kadhim Shubber

2009: Home students encouraged to hold national ID cards too.

Full-time for writing-up student?

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Felix

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Felix

By: Tom Roberts, Editor-in-Chief

Graduating PhD student defends himself against local Council for non-payment of Council Taxes

Guilds President Facing No-Confidence

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Live!

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Live!

By: Ashley Brown

The Guilds President, Tristan Sherliker, is facing a motion of no-confidence after senior Guilds officers and volunteers ran out of patience

African Adventurers

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The Courier

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The Courier

By: Fran Infante (News Editor)

Newcastle student to complete charity drive across eight African nations

Future of Engineering Courses in Doubt

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The Courier

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The Courier

By: Sophie Robson

Engineering departments across the UK could be under threat, as they cannot afford to maintain equipment, say academics.

Newcastle graduate found dead

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The Courier

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The Courier

By: Ben Woodward

Recent study claims 60,000 people have diabetes without knowing it

Hull students in serious accident

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The Courier

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The Courier

By: Emily Hopcroft

Four students injured after post match crash

And the winners are...

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The Courier

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The Courier

By: Gemma Davies (Editor)

The results of the Union elections were announced last Friday afternoon after the biggest voter turnout the Union Society has seen in recent years.

Strike Three

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The Courier

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The Courier

By: Robert Costelloe

Third instance of the ‘Jesmond loiterer’ this year, the second in two weeks

Are students safe?

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The Courier

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The Courier

By: Sarah Scott

How much do you consider your own personal safety whilst living as a student in Newcastle?

Ricky Rifle

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The Courier

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The Courier

By: Fran Infante (News Editor)

Two students arrested by armed police after shooting an air rifle in halls of residence

Let battle commence

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The Courier

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The Courier

By: David Coverdale (Sports Editor)

Sports Editor DAVID COVERDALE previews this Wednesday’s Intra Mural Cup semi-finals

New possiblities for SussexSport Intra-Mural teams?

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The Badger

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The Badger

By: Kieran Karolak

Week 9 witnessed the culmination of another round of SussexSport Intra-Mural football tournaments; the out-door six-a-side and the indoor five-a-side.

Student tenants don’t know rights

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The Badger

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The Badger

By: Emily Fuller

Recent reports have revealed that a shocking two thirds of renters don’t know their rights, the majority of those in the dark being students.

Council to pedestrianise the Lanes

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The Badger

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The Badger

By: Alistair Holmes

Brighton & Hove City Council are pushing through plans to pedestrianise the whole of Ship Street. It’s hoped the changes will increase the safety of nearby North Street - deemed the most dangerous road in Brighton.

Labour squander £1Billion combating drop-out rates - to no effect

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The Badger

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The Badger

By: Shannon Hawthorne

University drop-out rates have remained unchanged over the past five years despite an £800million government drive to solve the problem, a recent report by the Public Accounts Committee has revealed.

World Bank graduate scholarship scheme called into question

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The Badger

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The Badger

By: Mike Roche

The World Bank Graduate Scholarship Programme (WBGSP) has recently been extended to include The University of Sussex.

Chicken Out!

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The Badger
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The Badger

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Tuesday 4 March saw the Food for US campaign take action in Library Square to raise awareness about the quality of chicken on campus.