News

Sabbatical Officer Name Change

This week, Council agreed to change the name of the Deputy President (Clubs & Societies) and Deputy President (Finance & Services) roles to Deputy Presidents (Activities & Development) and (Activities & Finance) respectively.

Joseph A L Letts

17 Jun 2014

This change is the result of a “Officer Trustee Role Review” that has been conducted by the current Sabbatical team after a similar role review last academic year.

Aside from the name change, the paper also made changes to the Union Bye-Laws so they more accurately reflect the roles and responsibilities of the Sabbatical Officers.

Over the last year there has been some reisistance to the name change.

Union Denounces “Student Rights”

In May, Union Council voted to denounce the right wing group called Student Rights and condemn Islamophobia.

Higher Education Policy decision deferred to campus-wide referendum

The Union’s Higher Education policy will go to a referendum later this year, after Union Council felt unable to make a decision without further consultation.

College to close its 4-year graduate-entry medicine course

College has recently announced the closure of the 4-year fast track graduate-entry medicine course.

College launches library redevelopment

The College has announced plans for a major redevelopment of the Central Library. The project is scheduled to begin in a few weeks and is set to finish in late 2015, with work taking place mainly this summer and next summer to minimise disruption to students.

Books

Hot takes: Murakami

Haruki Murakami has become a household name. Often seen as the frontrunner of Japanese literature in the West, he has also become an increasingly divisive author. Despite criticism regarding his presentation of women, and repetitiveness or banality in his oeuvre, Murakami still emerges as a widely read, well-enjoyed novelist. So

Books

Murakami: movement to survival

A comparative analysis of Murakami's A Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance

Opinion

Why the left keeps losing the voters it needs

If progressive parties want to defeat Reform, condemning its voters may be less effective than understanding why its message works.