Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness today restated the pledges in their election manifestos to keep tuition fees at the current level.
BY BEN FINCH
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NEWS: Students in £1.5bn mountain of debt as Stormont delay fees decision
Students from Northern Ireland falling farther and farther into debt, while MLAs are still struggling to come up with a plan on tuition fees for 2012.
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NEWS: New sabbatical team takes office
The new sabbatical officers have taken over from the previous years’ team this week, marking the beginning of their year long tenure in office.
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NEWS: Queen’s Bookshop to close
After years providing fiction, drama, prose and textbooks to students and the wider community Queen’s Bookshop is set to close its doors on 31 August. Tim Smyth, manager of the bookshop simply said, “It’s the end.”
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NEWS: SU nominated for two NUS awards
Queen’s Students’ Union has been shortlisted in two categories for the upcoming annual NUS Awards. The nominations are for Higher Education Students’ Union of the Year and the Equality and Diversity Award.
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Eg Facebook hacked
The Eglantine Inn was hacked at 5.30pm on Tuesday 21 June to promote “Nigguh Fridays.”
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NEWS: QUB beats Oxbridge but behind UU in Green League
The People and Planet Green League have placed Queen’s University Belfast in 53rd position amongst UK universities, with a score of 33 out of 70 for their environmental management and performance. Although Queen’s has placed similarly as in academic university guides, Oxford and Cambridge score much lower, coming in 103rd and 68th respectively. In contrast, University of Ulster is in the top 20, placing 19th with a score of 41.5 and receiving a first class award.
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