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Vol. IV, No. 1 — October 21,
2005 — University of St Andrews
N E W S Ramsay Believed to be Frontrunner
in Rector Vote
Election Will Pick This University's Next Lord Rector THE FORMER footballer, now television chef, Mr. Gordon Ramsay, is believed to be the front-runner in the campaign to be elected Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews. Mr. Ramsay, known for his strong personality, is the most famous among the four candidates, and his personal wealth has been considered with an eye towards augmenting the Rector's Fund for students. [read] N E W S Terror Group Declares War on Oxford Group Causes Excess of £500,000 of Damage in Arson Attack on Hertford College Boathouse TERRORISTS believed to be from the Animal Liberation Front have effectively declared war on Oxford University over the building of a biomedical research facility which, among other things, would conduct medical research on animals. The terrorists have shown that anything remotely connected with the University is now a target by orchestrating the burning of Hertford College's boathouse on July 4, 2005, causing damaged in excess of half a million pounds. [read] N E W S St Andrews Boasts High Retention, But Least Cost-Effective for Students ST ANDREWS has the highest rate for retaining students in Scotland, according to a study by the Higher Education Statistics Agency, but is one of the least cost-effective for students according to the Royal Bank of Scotland's 2005 Student Living Index. [read] N E W S Bishop Seen as Knocking Pope in Sallies Chapel Sermon Students Complain of Prelate's Insinuations Against John Paul II, Benedict XVI THE ROMAN Catholic Bishop of Aberdeen has come under fire from Catholic students of this university for seemingly criticising both the current pope, Benedict XVI, and the late John Paull II. [read] N E W S Tensions Over Proposal to Close Local School Parents Protest Threat to Their School, While Students Face 'Verbal Abuse' Over Issue TENSIONS HAVE arisen in St Andrews over the prospect of one of the Royal Burgh's four primary schools facing closure. Fife Council have launched a 'consultation exercise' on the future of Greyfriars Primary School. [read] N E W S Old Course Hotel Berated for Name of New Jazz Club Hotel Intends to Name It After Recent Graduate THE OLD Course Hotel has faced criticism over its plan to erect a jazz club at the luxury facility and name it "William's" after recent graduate William Wales. [read] f e a t u r e s THE RACE FOR RECTOR
A
Former Kate, A TV Chef, An Eccentric Recent Graduate, and an
Environmentalist Will Fight It Out to Represent You as Lord Rector of
the University of St Andrews on October 28.    Rectors Past A stroll down memory lane as we take a look at the various personalities who have served as Rector in the past. [read] Rectors Future? The Mitre takes a look at what each of the four candidates has to offer. [read] C O L U M N From Starbucks to Sana'a Recent graduate Christopher Cruden describes what he'll miss most as he prepares for a nine-month stint in the most primitive country in the Arab world. [read] S O C I A L R E P O R T Good Times on Greyfriars Gardens IT WAS COUSIN Jasper in Brideshead Revisited who advised Charles Ryder to switch his ground-floor rooms as soon as possible. The inhabitants of a rather nice flat on Greyfriars Gardens may very well have had the same thing in mind on Thursday (October 13), when the beginnings of their house party were invaded by a crew of young gentlemen via the open window of their sitting room. [only in print edition] F A S H I O N Black is the New Black No, seriously! by ABIGAIL HESSER Let's face it: fashion can only go so far until it becomes ridiculous, and designers focus more on the aesthetics of fashion rather than its functionality and ability to be worn by the average woman (as opposed to the alien-like Beofran-thin models that have graced the runways for the past decade or so, pouting their way through the shows and making the "pre-pubescent boy" look eerily popular). [only in print edition] R A R E B O O K S Government Puts Freeze on Codex Stosch The Culture Minister, Mr. David Lammy, has placed a temporary export bar on the Codex Stosch, the rare book thought lost, reported in the previous Mitre (Vol. III, No. 6, June 24, 2005). [only in print edition] A R C H I T E C T U R E Modernisation Reconsidered Are Sensitive Renovations Really Possible? by NICHOLAS VINCENT In this new beginning that is the academic year, I've had a fairly significant change of opinion in terms of the acceptability of reorienting historic buildings to fulfill modern demands. [read] L I V I N G The Allure of the Urban Village by NICHOLAS VINCENT It's been a long time since the 19th century 'army of brick and mortar-layers' advanced on Kensington and Chelsea, but ask any aspiring resident what draws them to this unique part of London and they will invariably say 'the village atmosphere'. [only in print edition] A C A D E M I A Film Studies: Are They Serious? LILY LAW asks the question: Is the new 'Film Studies' department a sign of falling standards at St Andrews? [only in print edition] View the Mitre
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