Local stags abuse Alcuin students
SEVERAL ALCUIN students have complained after being harassed by a stag party staying at a local University accomodation last weekend. Students reported that they were subject to taunts of “Get up you lazy student bastards, you f”””ing tax dodging c***s” at 7am on the Sunday morning.
A female Alcuin student, told of her personal ordeal in which several men approached asking what course she did. After telling them she studied Biology one of the men said “I wouldn’t mind exploring your Biology”. A friend, Francesca Archer-Todde said that the abuse was “so loud I could have cried”, adding “I think it’s disgusting that they come and intimidate women”.
The Bed and Breakfast is situated in Franklin House, behind Alcuin College, and is available to all members of the public apart from stag and hen parties, on behalf of the National Learning Centre which opened earlier in the year under the jurisdiction of the “Conference” sector.
Rachel Harwood, who supervises Conference Business for the University defended the facility saying that “if we had been aware of the incident we would have acted”, and accused students of making false accusations, asking, “if the incident did occur why didn’t they contact security?” She added, “If it is not reported there is nothing we can do about it”.
Alcuin student Helen Tilly opposed the University’s argument, saying “I can’t believe the University would allow people like that to stay among students, they obviously don’t care about our safety.”
