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NUS call for nationwide ban on initiations

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Felix
Submitted by editor on Tue, 14/10/2008 - 10:10
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By: Jovan Nedic - Editor-in-chief

Late last week, the BBC revealed a video showing first year undergraduate students at the University of Gloucestershire taking part in an initiation ceremony, which lead to the

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John’s Hall ban booze

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Varsity
Submitted by editor on Sun, 05/10/2008 - 14:20
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By: Chris Robinson - Deputy News Editor

St John’s has banned students from bringing alcohol into Formal Hall.

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Initiations condemned by NUS

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Submitted by Paul Martinovic on Thu, 02/10/2008 - 14:20
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A video depicting an initiation ritual for a student society has sparked debates about whether the popular ceremonies are in fact forms of institutionalized bullying.

Flirting ‘can lead to rape’, say students

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Submitted by editor on Tue, 30/09/2008 - 14:58
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Women who flirt are partly to blame if they get raped, according to almost half of students polled in a survey.

Last orders for under-21s

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Edinburgh Student
Submitted by Paul Martinovic on Tue, 16/09/2008 - 23:00
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Scottish Government proposes to raise drinking age from 18 to 21

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More Brits arrested on holiday

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Submitted by editor on Tue, 12/08/2008 - 16:06
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The stereotype of boozy Brits abroad seems unlikely to die down soon, after new figures have shown the number of British holidaymakers getting arrested has increased.

Poll reveals high levels of dissatisfaction with alchoholic focus of Freshers’ Week

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Nouse
Submitted by editor on Wed, 28/05/2008 - 23:00
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By: Henry James Foy

A report into the induction process at York found that almost 40% of incoming students are unhappy with the “strong focus” on alcohol that Freshers’ Week events had.

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Inquest rules on ‘sad tale of a wasted life’

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Exeposé
Submitted by editor on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 19:39
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By: Jo Stimpson

Exeter student Gavin Britton died of alcohol poisoning after a night of voluntary drinking, an inquest has found.

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Guild and AU tackle sports drinking

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Exeposé
Submitted by editor on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 19:21
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By: John Stevens

Sixteen months after the tragic loss of Gavin Britton, it is unclear whether there have been change in the culture of drinking in sports clubs.

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Student eats house key

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Submitted by editor on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 10:03
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A drunk student swallowed his door key in a bizarre effort to carry on partying, after friends tried to make him return home.

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