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Michaelmas Term, Week 7 | Friday 29 November 2024
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University accused of “abuse of process” in protest investigation Gaspard Rouffin
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he seventeen student protesters arrested after OA4P occupied the Vice-Chancellor’s office on Wellington Square on May 23rd are currently under investigation by the University’s Proctor’s office, The Oxford Student can exclusively reveal. This followed a decision by Thames Valley Police to “take no further action” on their investigation in August, with the University’s investigation beginning in early September. Speaking to The Oxford Student, OA4P and the relatives of protesters under investigation claim an “abuse of process” due to an alleged conflict of interest involving the Senior Proctor, Thomas Adcock. They also liken it to “harassment and
intimidation of the protesters without public scrutiny.” A University spokesperson told The Oxford Student “We do not comment on ongoing investigations or their outcomes as they are confidential to all parties. The University’s investigatory process is in line with the best practice issued by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator and is fully explained to all those involved.” Allegations of “abuse of process” and conflict of interest The Oxford Student has seen a document from the Proctor’s Office, signed by Senior Proctor Thomas Adcock, addressed to the protesters under investigation. The letter states that the protesters are being investigated over an alleged breach of the University’s Code of Discipline, specifically under Statute XI. The letter describes that the
Proctor’s office “received reports” of the protesters “enter[ing] and occup[ying] a suite of offices in the University administration building at Wellington Square, disrupting the activities of the University”, and informs them that they will be “required to attend an interview with the Proctors’ Office to answer questions regarding this matter”. However, Adcock, as Head of the Proctor’s Office, is also a co-signatory of the Vice-Chancellor controversial statement published on May 23rd. It accused the Wellington Square protesters of “violent action designed to escalate tensions”. The parent of a protester under investigation told The Oxford Student that Adcock and the University had “prejudged the outcome of any... Continued on page 4...
illiam Hague has been announced as the next Chancellor of the University of Oxford. In the final round of voting, Hague beat Peter Mandelson, Elish Angiolini, Dominic Grieve and Jan Royall for the position. Reflecting on his victory, Hague told The Oxford Student: “It is the greatest honour of my life to have been elected as the next Chancellor of our university. Oxford transformed my life, and I am deeply committed to ensur-
ing it continues to inspire and empower countless young people for generations to come.” He continued: “Over the past few months, I have had the privilege of meeting many brilliant and engaged students, and I look forward to connecting with even more of you in the years ahead. I will dedicate myself to serving our community and ensuring that Oxford remains a beacon of world-changing research, innovation, and opportunity.” Speaking to The Oxford Student last month...
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Dems are learning the wrong lesson Stanley Smith
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t has now been three weeks since Donald Trump’s decisive election victory, and the post-mortem of Kamala Harris’ campaign is well and truly underway. The coroner has been called, the body dissected, and the certificate produced. And what does the cause of death read? Wokeness, apparently. In fact, before the corpse was even cold, pundits were already proclaiming why the defeat was
inevitable. As Chris Cuomo put it on News Nation’s election night coverage, “Democrats need to focus less on who is woke, more on who is broke”. This view was quickly regurgitated in panels, podcasts and national paper opeds. Maureen Dowd declared in the New York Times that the party’s world view of “hyper-political correctness, condescension and cancellation” and its support for “diversity statements for job applications” was the key killer.
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Kamala Harris. Credit: The White House via Flickr