http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/ News for UK students en-gb Sun, 01 Jan 2006 14:00:16 +0000 (C) Hull Media Ltd, http://www.hullmedia.com http://www.therundown.co.uk/syndication/ The Czech Republic is set to ban a communist youth organisation. The group, a youth wing of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia has been asked to abandon its ideology of revolutionary Marxism. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1136124016/ Sun, 01 Jan 2006 13:53:00 +0000 Riots have gripped the suburbs of France for last few weeks. Violence between police and rioters has reached dramatic levels and the French government has been in crisis. Pierre Maarek provides a view on the disturbances from France. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1132174843/ Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:50:00 +0000 Student protestors from across Iran's capital took the streets last night to vent their anger against Britain. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1128204229/ Sat, 01 Oct 2005 23:01:00 +0000 The University of Stanford, USA, is to divest in companies involved with Sudan's oil trade. The move is in protest against Sudenese government policy in the Darfur region. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1118433494/ Fri, 10 Jun 2005 20:54:00 +0000 Students at Princeton University have been holding a mock filibuster. The Republican caucus in the Senate have been discusisng the possibility of abolishing the centuries old right that allows lawmakers to speak for as long as they want, providing they do not relinquish the floor. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1115920219/ Thu, 12 May 2005 18:49:00 +0000 Agents of the Nepalese government have beaten a student leader in the nation's capital, Kathmandu, in another set back for the country's civil rights progress. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1115675148/ Mon, 09 May 2005 22:40:00 +0000 Members of the Texas state legislature are attempting to ban sexually provocative cheerleading. This week a law to regulate the sexual content of cheerleading routines was passed by the lower house of the Texas legislature. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1115421629/ Sat, 07 May 2005 00:19:00 +0000 Burmese students imprisoned by the country's ruling military junta for organising demonstrations against the government are in ill health according to the All Burma Federation of Student Unions. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1114781145/ Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:24:00 +0000 New Pope brings hope for Catholics and the world alike http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1113933607/ Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:56:00 +0000 The Japanese Education Minister has suggested that school textbooks could be altered to claim a disputed island chain for Japan. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1112549883/ Sun, 03 Apr 2005 18:37:00 +0000 Following the death of first year student last year the University of Oklahoma has outlawed alcohol on campus. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1112468651/ Sat, 02 Apr 2005 20:03:00 +0000 Students at the University of Ghent in Brussels are attempting to ban a left-wing student group from the campus. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1111650378/ Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:50:00 +0000 Plans are afoot in Texas to ban sexually provocative cheerleading. The state legislature will vote on a bill proposing a clampdown this Friday according to AP reports. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1111188982/ Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:31:00 +0000 Canadian students have taken to the streets in a march for free education. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1110986448/ Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:20:00 +0000 Venezuela is to host the 16th World Festival of Students and Youth in August in a snub to the United States. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1110923588/ Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:52:00 +0000 An American student has auctioned off space on his forehead on eBay to help pay his college fees. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1105822589/ Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:53:00 +0000 The number of students applying to study in the United States has fallen dramatically in the last year, the Guardian reports. Applications have dropped by 28%, while total enrolment of foreign students fell for the first time in three decades. At the same time the number of students applying to study in competitor countries, like the UK, is on the increase. It is thought that the difficulties in getting visas to study in the US are to blame, along with tougher competition from other countries. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1103824378/ Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:51:00 +0000 The RIAA, the organisation that represents the US recording industry, has brought copyright infringement lawsuits against another 25 students on 13 different university campuses across America. The action comes as part of its continuing attacks on illegal internet song swappers. Over 6,000 have been targeted since September last year; 1,207 settled out of court with penalties averaging £1,635. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1099148759/ Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:51:00 +0000 Students in America now pay average fees of $5,000 (£2,730), an annual survey has revealed. Compared to students in the UK who will be facing fees of £3,000 from 2006 it seems to be pretty even, until grants and tax breaks are taken into account – that brings the price down to just £984. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1098469719/ Fri, 22 Oct 2004 19:27:00 +0000 A satellite designed by over 250 students collaborating over the internet is being assembled by the European Space Agency in preparation for its planned launch next year, The Register reports. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1098387521/ Thu, 21 Oct 2004 20:38:00 +0000 Rising levels of student debt aren't a cause for concern, but graduates from poorer families earning less and having trouble repaying their loans are. http://www.therundown.co.uk/news/world/1096643602/ Fri, 01 Oct 2004 16:11:00 +0000