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Tuesday 11 December 2012 • Issue 602 • www.exepose.ex.ac.uk • Twitter: @Exepose • www.facebook.com/Exepose
Closing time for Hope and Lazenby
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Harrison Jones OVER a thousand Exeter students were amongst hundreds of thousands across the country who received the first instalment of their student loan late this year. Data retrieved through the Freedom of Information act (FOI) revealed that of the 9,400 undergraduates at the University applying for ‘core support’ - including tuition fees, maintenance loans and maintenance grants - 1,180 were paid late. Nationally, the proportional figure was much higher, as 175,000 students were scheduled to face delayed payment. That equates to nearly 20 per cent of the 925,000 applicants for core support. Exeter students have been provided with an “expected date of payment” for each of their three instalments, the first of which was the 24 September, but this year 13 per cent of students were not paid by that date.
Popular campus residences to become office space for staff in 2013 Beccy Smyth News Editor THE UNIVERSITY has announced proposals to convert Hope Hall and Lazenby from student residences to office space from July 2013. If the plans go ahead, it is hoped that the new space will be available for use by staff in the 2013/14 academic year. Campus Services explained that the University has seen a decreased demand for catered, in comparison to self-catered, halls in recent years. This, along with the fact that Hope Hall and Lazenby are in a good location and are conveniently sized, has meant that the buildings have been selected as suitable sites for their conversion plans. The University, explaining the
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motivation for the plans, stated that increasing the number of academic staff is one of their main investment drives, as a means of strengthening infrastructure and growing research activity. Consequently, increased office space on campus is required in order to accommodate additional staff. The converted space will likely serve one of two possible purposes. It will either be managed as offices for academic and professional staff on a permanent basis, or it will be used as a flexible space that can be occupied while other older buildings on campus are refurbished. Geoff Pringle, Director of Campus Services, said: “The conversion of Hope Hall and Lazenby from halls of residences to office space marks the next phase of the buildings’ lives. It is common practice for universities to... CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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Thousands receive loans late
13%
The percentage of Exeter students who recieved the first installment of their loans late
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The figure does not include the 1,657 international undergraduates, who have different financial arrangements, or the 779 home/EU undergraduates who did not apply for core support. With tuition fees soaring, alongside the substantial cost of living in the city, many students – particularly first years - are now greatly dependent on their loans. Having negotiated Freshers’ Week without any state funding, support... CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 FIND US ONLINE AT
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