Durham University students on 'Jimmy Savile' themed bar crawl disciplined (From The Northern Echo)
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Durham University students on 'Jimmy Savile' themed bar crawl disciplined
6:00am Thursday 22nd November 2012 in News
STUDENTS at one of the country’s leading universities have been disciplined over a Jimmy Savile–themed bar crawl.
The St Cuthbert’s Society Men’s Rugby Club at Durham University reportedly asked first year students to come as young girls, second years as the serial abuser Savile, and third and fourth years as BBC reporters and policemen.
They are said to have visited the student bars of other university colleges during last month’s social night but their behaviour drew complaints and the club has now been banned from playing matches in the university’s inter-college league for the rest of the term.
About 20 students who took part in the event have been fined £50 following a disciplinary investigation by the college authorities and the social secretary and club captain have been required to do 20 hours of community work.
The club, which has A and B teams, appealed against its punishment but the decision was upheld.
Savile, the knighted radio DJ, TV presenter and charity fund-raiser who died aged 84 in October of last year, has been revealed as a paedophile who used the cover of his celebrity to abuse hundreds of youngsters over six decades.
Police believe he could be the country’s most prolific sex offender after an ITV documentary led to a flood of allegations about the now-disgraced celebrity.
A spokesperson for Durham University said: “The university has been made aware of an incident.
“We take such matters very seriously. The students’ college has investigated the incident and disciplinary action is being taken.”
According to the Durham student newspaper Palatinate, the evening started at St Cuthbert’s Society before moving on to other colleges.
Members of the group reportedly tried to take a dartboard from the bar at St Mary’s College , one person stripped naked in the Collingwood College bar and a fire alarm was set off while the party was at Grey College.
The rugby club could not be contacted for comment by The Northern Echo.
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Comments (86)
9:38am Thu 22 Nov 12
loonyleft says...
10:21am Thu 22 Nov 12
glyn says...
Where will we draw the line, no more Nov 5th(terrorist).
No more xmas.(Pagan festival.)
No more April fools. (childish)
No more trick/treating. (threatening)
mischief night.(vandalism).
They are students on the final steps to adult hood, if they had dressed as nurses, police or even half naked(normal night out these days they would have been slated.
10:50am Thu 22 Nov 12
frankyboy says...
11:01am Thu 22 Nov 12
loonyleft says...
11:27am Thu 22 Nov 12
Lifetime Townie says...
11:51am Thu 22 Nov 12
Voice-of-reality says...
11:57am Thu 22 Nov 12
glyn says...
Personally there are lots of jokes that I find that could refer to me but life goes on and I am able to laugh at the jokes and myself.
This does not mean that I am heartless or I do not have sympathy for people because they have been a victim. But I do have a sense of humour which unfortunately is not PC these days.
Think of a joke any joke and here will be a "victim"
12:04pm Thu 22 Nov 12
diga says...
12:12pm Thu 22 Nov 12
glyn says...
Bit unfair, classing all students as sex offenders, even if they were in fancy dress dressed as students, an ex tv/ radio personality (Against whom allegations have been made) and police...
12:13pm Thu 22 Nov 12
glyn says...
Bit unfair, classing all students as sex offenders, even if they were in fancy dress dressed as students, an ex tv/ radio personality (Against whom allegations have been made) and police...
12:14pm Thu 22 Nov 12
ajtib3 says...
However, if people are taking out loans to finance more years of education it is they that potentially lose out, the University that gains and no problem for the taxpayer so I fail to see what your real gripe is!
Only recently Universities were complaining about shortfall in numbers so they will hardly mind.
12:27pm Thu 22 Nov 12
Lnorthcoop says...
1:02pm Thu 22 Nov 12
loonyleft says...
1:16pm Thu 22 Nov 12
frankyboy says...
This was a joke. Like it or not, just a joke.
1:25pm Thu 22 Nov 12
Height of Sanity says...
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loonyleft says...
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David Lacey says...
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5:39pm Thu 22 Nov 12
loonyleft says...
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Longbowman666 says...
7:26pm Thu 22 Nov 12
glyn says...
Did you never do anything risqué/cheeky. Bet you did.
The stududents did no harm.
Lets have a comment from some of the students.
7:57pm Thu 22 Nov 12
soulsearcher says...
also back to the js case I thought in the uk you are innocent until proven guilty ?
but this paper says Js is ((revealed as a paedophile))
not sticking up for him but js cant defend himself and in law anyone is innocent until proven guilty
his family could earn big bucks. and sue press students GrowUp
8:42pm Thu 22 Nov 12
Joshua J says...
So why not take that chip off your shoulder!
8:42pm Thu 22 Nov 12
Joshua J says...
So why not take that chip off your shoulder!
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always right says...
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11:05am Sat 24 Nov 12
Adam Walker says...
I should imagine that our children, who are groomed, drugged and gang raped by Muslim paedophiles have similar feelings every time they see a Muslim man. Fortunately for those you mention Savile is dead, unlike the growing problem of Muslim paedophile gangs, which grows bigger with each passing day as the problem is brushed under the carpet up and down the country.
12:14pm Sat 24 Nov 12
always right says...
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Adam Walker says...
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How can we celebrate the failed experiment and feel truly enriched if we are not allowed a voice on such matters?
8:25pm Sat 24 Nov 12
loonyleft says...
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Adam Walker says...
http://www.bnp.org.u
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nd-totalitarianism-%
E2%80%93-explanation
Oh sorry, educating pork is an impossibility. Still worth a read for anyone interested in what is really going on, however.
10:59am Sun 25 Nov 12
loonyleft says...
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JuiceTerry says...
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=AIPD8qHht
VU
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JuiceTerry says...
2:05pm Mon 26 Nov 12
AMB2nd says...
Keep up the good work Northern Echo readers!
Thank you
6:32pm Mon 26 Nov 12
the-big-yin says...
yes he was a dirty perverted t.w.a.t......but life moves on......students are students...also have all commenting on here never done something like that before....i guess you have......its a joke.......
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