Erik Redli is a university graduate from Slovakia who is currently living in London. Each week he gives his view on the events of the last seven days. This week he's looking at sharks at Oxford University and the benefits of a gap year.
The Oxford Party Shark
It emerged last week that Oxford students had been banned from hiring a live shark to appear at their end of year Ball.
"A few weeks ago I mentioned the Oxford students and their game of ice hockey on the frozen university mews. At the bar at my former university, they have a goalkeeper hanging above the counter (as you can see in the photo above). Really original, but harmless.
But some ideas are really crazy, and I agree with the final decision of the university over the shark. Bringing animals to parties can be alright- you can see it in every American movie. Even in Slovakia, there is a joke about two students:
One of them suggests: "We should keep a pig in our room?"
"I don't know" replies the other, "How about all the dirt and mess?"
