EXEPOSÉ S ISSUE 665 13 FEB 2017
THE VALENTINE’S SPECIAL
The Trump effect on Exeter
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been launched - and that initial enquires suggest the signs may have been “a deeply offensive joke parodying a sketch in a TV comedy show.” The Union of Jewish Students, a national organisation, condemned the incident, saying it indicates that some students do not welcome minorities. “The discovery of a swastika at the University of Exeter is concerning, particularly so recently after Holocaust Memorial Day when we remember the atrocities committed by the Nazis against Jews and other minority groups. Universities ought to be safe and welcoming for all students, but this vandalism undermines that principle...
PhD student from the University of Exeter was stopped from boarding a plane at London Heathrow bound for the US, amid the travel restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump. He said that he was detained “because of President Trump’s executive order”, which states that anyone who has nationality or dual nationality of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen are not permitted to enter the US for 90 days, or be issued an immigrant or non-immigrant visa. The unnamed student has been studying as a postgraduate at Exeter for the past five years, and said he obtained a visa months previously from the US Embassy in London. He had been due to present his research undertaken at Exeter at a ‘prestigious US institution’. He said that he was travelling to “present a paper on my specialist area along with two academics I am working with. As I was about to board the plane they looked at my passport and stopped me and someone who said they were from Homeland Security arrived and said it was because of President Trump’s executive order.” He continued, stating that “This is really sad because we have great collaboration with academic colleagues in the United States and I had been invited to present my work to them months ago. It was a shock.” Exeter University Vice Chancellor Sir Steve Smith said that Exeter welcomed people from around the world and would “actively support any staff and...
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Swastika found in Birks Susannah Keogh Editor
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swastika carved into a door and a “Rights for Whites” sign have been discovered by Exeposé in a University hall of residence, following anti-Semitic slogans claiming “the Holocaust was a good time” at a social last term. A sign entitled “Rights for Whites” adorns the door of a student room in Llewellyn Mews, whilst a large swastika was carved into a door in on-campus halls Birks Grange, with the University only removing the latter when sent photos by Exeposé - despite it being reported almost
a week before. Mark Kiner, Publicity Secretary of the University of Exeter Jewish Society, told Exeposé that the University has a reputation amongst Jewish parents, who don’t want to send their children to study at Exeter. “As far as everyone in the Jewish Society knows, the University hasn’t done anything about it. It’s unfortunate because Exeter does have a reputation, especially amongst Jewish parents.” The discovery follows Peer of the House of Lords Baroness Deech’s claims in December that some of Britain’s top universities were becoming no-go zones for Jewish students, referencing Exeter. This followed the revelation that students
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at a Snowsports social wore white t-shirts with slogans including “Don’t speak to me if you’re not white.” In response to the Baroness’s comments, however, a University of Exeter spokesperson told The Telegraph that allegations of the University being an unwelcoming place for Jewish students were “completely untrue.” Whilst Kiner praised the Guild for making Jewish students feel safe and supported, he said the reputation of the University as an anti-Semitic place “keeps spreading because the University doesn’t tackle it. We want Jewish students and Israeli students to come here.” A University of Exeter spokesperson told Exeposé that an investigation had
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