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Hello 195.166.41.149. Is there any reason you keep claiming Wivenhoe is a village? Angela 18:19, Oct 7, Wivenhoe 'village' football club, Wivenhoe 'village hall', the fact its listed in local documents as a village, tend to point that way.
- Wivenhoe 'village' football club, Wivenhoe 'village hall', the fact it is refered to as a village in local documents.
- I don't know why 195.166.41.149 thought it was, but the Essex Chronicle seems pretty insistent that it is, in this page from the "Towns & Villages" section of their website. However, one of their articles does seem to imply that Wivenhoe has town status, so they seem a bit confused about the issue. Where does one go to check these things? Is there an official list of towns somewhere? -- Oliver P. 02:22, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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- Google search for Wivenhoe vilage - 8 hits, Google search for Wivenhoe town - 3650 hits. I don't know any way of checking officially but it just is. And it has a town council. [1]. Angela 02:31, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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- I wouldn't trust Google alone... Try "chelmsford town" (about 3,270 hits) versus "chelmsford city" (about 10,200)! However, the fact that Wivenhoe has a town council convinces me. :) -- Oliver P. 02:48, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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And do you have to permission to use the text from [2] that you inserted previously? Angela 16:52, Oct 8, 2003 (UTC)
- Wivenhoe is indeed a town, but most people would refer to it as a village due to its small size. The university campus is called Wivenhoe Park, halfway between Colchester town and Wivenhoe town. I've updated the text about the campus location a bit. (David Haardt)
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[edit] Campus rumour
according to campus rumour, the architectural style is inspired by a traditional Italian hill village
Sorry if I'm being dim, but is this just a joke? -- Oliver P. 02:22, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- Unfortunately not -- it's true! It has been modelled after San Gimignano with its squares and towers. Although the 60s re-interpretation is probably not everybody's darling! I've re-inserted this indeed true information. (David Haardt)
[edit] Rumours about the architect
I don't know if anyone can confirm the rumours that were about when I studied here, that suggested the architect committed suicide once the university was built as he was so distraught at the result. I don't know how true this is but it would be an interesting addition to the article if confirmed, as the unusual architecture is a major feature of the place, as anyone who's been there would know!
Greef
- An identical story was commonplace at Kent in my time there. I suspect this is just an urban myth. Timrollpickering 01:27, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
probably not a very sensible idea really, is it.... --195.195.85.42 16:34, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
Two rumors I'd like confirmed and if possible, added to the site. Back during the "Red Essex" days we were alledgedly banned from appearing on University Challenge, though this rumour is often erroneously conflated with the incident were manchester, including a young David Aaronivich, answered every question with Marx Lenin or Trotsky. Also, a famous french New Wave director shot a lot of one of his films on location at essex, Do we know which one or what film?
Another rumour I've heard about the architect, was that he prior to working on the university, he used to design prisons, which might explain some of the stone-encased eye soars seen around the campus!
[edit] Colchester nightlife
The following section about Colchester's nightlife was misplaced under 'Student organisations'. It also isn't very accurate; Colchester has very good and varied nightlife, although one has to know where to look and the student population generally doesn't. There are a plethora of pubs and late night bars. Many people count late night bars as nightclubs, but even discounting those, there are at least four well established nightclubs in Colchester, at least one of which has existed for significantly longer than Route or the Hippodrome. I've kept it here so if someone thinks it's worth moving and/or rewriting, they can do so. --Lezek 14:59, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
- There is a poor nightlife in the town of Colchester, with there being only two established nightclubs, Hippodrome and Route (Route is significantly smaller than the Hippodrome), therefore the Students Union organises some big nights at the University. Route nightclub and the Hippodrome do however organise regular student nights which welcomes anybody from the university to enjoy a good night out for very little cost. A pub named 'The Hole in the Wall' (aptly named as it is situated within the walls of the original Roman old town brickwork) is a popular pub with students both during the day and evenings.
- Of course, whether the nightlife in Colchester is poor or not is a value judgment which is not up to us to decide on, it is a fact that the overwhelming majority of Essex students consider the Colchester nightlife to be poor indeed. This has as much to do with the presence of the garrison as with the paucity of night clubs. User:Julian
Colchester also has the following nightclubs: Kings, Valentinos, Roberts.
[edit] Political Activism
Do you think something should be mentioned about the university's above average political activism in the past? The university is pretty famous for it, and it seems a little odd to completely ignore this aspect of its history. Plus, without mentioning this, there's nowhere to add the amusing tit-bit that Essex are banned from University Challenge because once, many years ago, they answered nothing but "Marx" to every single question. -Bauulben 13:27, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Powerlifting within an educational context
Why isn't there any material present on the powerlifting community that exists within the university? I myself made an entry, but this was removed. Considering how this is an aspect of life at Essex university, why is it not permitted to be included on the University of Essex page? Is it that it is considered to be trivial and irrelevant. It should be said that it is not trivial and irrelevant for the powerlifting community.
I would welcome any input that anybody may have upon the matter.
Thank you.
Deadlifter.
155.245.35.215 02:40, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] University ratings
(I'm posting this to all articles on UK universities as so far discussion hasn't really taken off on Wikipedia:WikiProject Universities.)
There needs to be a broader convention about which university rankings to include in articles. Currently it seems most pages are listing primarily those that show the institution at its best (or worst in a few cases). See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Universities#University ratings. Timrollpickering 22:37, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
