I’ll be blogging about students and student journalism in greater depth very soon (which I’ll tell you about in more detail some time this week), but in the mean time, this story caught my eye:

Students at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, have been made to cancel their famous May Ball this year due to concerns over academic performance.

The college has decided that the event, which has previously been held biannually, will now take place only once every three years.

Peterhouse did not do well in the 2007 Tompkins Table, which ranks colleges according to their students’ performance in exams.

Does anyone remember that Simpsons episode where Bart isn’t allow to go to Kamp Krusty because he only got a D in one of his subjects? Reminded me of that.

That was taken from Cherwell, the independent newspaper for Oxford Uni of which my friend Matthew Hackett is news editor. If there are any other students reading this that hold roles in their University (or journalism training college) press, please get in touch with your details, and any interesting tidbits about what you’ve been up to lately.

In the mean time, Cambridge lads and lasses, get back to work, or there’s no supper for you!