King’s

King’s College has sent out a notice in preparation for the Queen’s visit on November 19th, when Her Majesty will dine at the College. Only members of the College and those who have previously notified the Head Porter will be allowed to enter, breakfast and lunch will not be served and “the SCR, Pantry, Hall, Cafeteria, Bar area and Coffee Shop...will not be accessible” between 8am and 4pm. However, the College’s students have been dutifully assured that “disruption to the life of the College will be kept to a minimum”.

 

St John’s

This Tuesday, the British Council revealed three winners of the Dr Manmohan Singh scholarships for 2010 to 2012. These scholarships, first awarded in 2007, are presented in honour of the Indian Prime Minister who studied at St John’s College and has been made an honorary fellow there. The scholarships are aimed at Indian nationals below the age of 35, who have never been exposed to the British education system or received funding from the UK government. Applicants are all fluent in English and looking to complete a PhD or M.Phil in the fields of science and technology, economics or social sciences at St John’s. The presentations are made after a careful shortlisting process and interviews in New Delhi. Worth around £35,000 each, the funds cover fees, airfare, monthly living costs and visa expenses.

 

Corpus Christi

Students at Corpus Christi College have been contacted on behalf of the College’s Dean and Senior Tutor, regarding “a lot of vomiting recently” and the need to “chunder responsibly” “in a toilet” rather than leaving it for housekeeping to deal with.

 The issue has arisen in other colleges too, with some JCRs put on “puke-patrol” after Bops and some enforcing a fine for mess created. The communication at Corpus went on to address problems regarding intimidation in the College bar, with threats of “restricting Bar service”. One student commented, “I think it’s quite funny that there is a need for the JCR President to tell us to not vomit in bed, you’d think there would be more important things...to worry about. I think potentially shutting the bar is taking it too far. It’s where most people go to eat lunch or dinner rather than puke!”