Talk:Balliol College, Oxford
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Didn't Lord Peter Wimsey go to Balliol? Can we add him as a fictional farmous former student? RickK 23:13, Jun 11, 2004 (UTC)
- He is already there! JPF 23:35, 11 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Oh, cool. Nevermind. RickK 05:17, Jun 12, 2004 (UTC)
This page is written in an extremely pretentious way, wouldn't one agree? Pcb21| Pete 19:49, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- Is it possible to be more explicit? It is difficult to respond otherwise. JPF
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- This page is written in a very pretentious way, one that is common for 'rah' type oxford-university students. Living in Oxford and having it up to here with these educated but surprisingly idiotic people it saddens me to find this type of thought and spirit on this page. It needs to be rewritten!--DragonFly31 17:33, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
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- I agree, and it's all the way through it as well, not just in places. I would advocate a full rewrite, but obviously I'm not volunteering myself! :) Nikevs 22:29, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Wrong Master!
The name of the master, Andrew Graham, has been linked to a different Andrew Graham, who is completely unconnected —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.129.185.132 (talk) 20:21, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] College templates
I have created a series of templates for former students of Oxford's various colleges. There are still plenty to do, but if you want to add one the the templates to your user page then feel free. See Wikipedia:Userboxes/University of Oxford college templates for complete list. Image:Anglo-indian.jpg Deano 18:15, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Pronouncing Balliol
Could someone provide the correct pronunciation of "Balliol"? *Exeunt* Ganymead | Dialogue? 16:56, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
- "Bay-lee-ill" is a first approximation. JPF 22:30, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
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- Actually, 'Bay-lee-oll' would be more appropriate.--DragonFly31 17:29, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] New JCR President
The Balliol JCR Committee elections were held this Saturday, and I can tell you that as of the end of Michaelmas Term 2006, we have a new JCR President... Andy Mason. I can't post this yet, as the results have not been published properly yet, but I imagine it'll be announced at www.ballioljcr.org in due course.
Well done Andy!!! CPCHEM 02:29, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Suicides at Balliol
I note with great sadness the reported death - presumably suicide - of Andy Mason the President of the JCR. [1] Everyone is vulnerable to the pressures of life at university. When I was at Balliol in the 70s, I personally knew someone who committed suicide there. What struck me at the time was that it was not mentioned officially. There was no counselling for those of us who might have been affected. It was treated as a private rather than a collegiate matter. Maybe things have improved and greater recognition is made of the impact on other students. Perhaps there was a fear that it was bad for morale to talk openly about student deaths. I am painfully aware that other college members have committed suicide. Should the main article not mention this rare but adverse aspect of college life? JPF 10:40, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
