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Dr Thomas Jeffrey Miley (Jeff) has been informed that he will not be able to renew the lease on his College accommodation. This means that he will have to leave when the current lease expires in mid September. Jeff is a familiar sight to most, and always available for conversation or debate on almost any topic, as many students will testify! But this Student-Fellow engagement is dependent on proximity and on him living in College. Please sign this petition if you want College to support this kind of Student-Fellow interaction.
One of the unique characteristics of Darwin College is the absence of boundaries between the Student and Fellow bodies. There is no high table and Darwin Fellows are more likely to take coffee in the parlour or common room and mingle with the Student body than to retire to their own room. Equally, there are usually one or two Fellows to be found in the bar after dinner. By designing both the social and material structure of the College in this way, one can only infer that this was one of the aims behind the establishment of the College in the first place. Jeff's socialising in College, dependent on him living here, exemplifies this kind of approach to Student-Fellow interaction.
For the sake of a room that could be used by one incoming student, countless edifying conversations and debates might be denied to future students - please sign below if you want College to reconsider, adding your CRSID and a short comment if you wish.
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July 1, 2014
The administration is currently silent regarding Jeff's housing status but we are busy drafting formal letters to the senior tutor. Copy the link to this petition and email it directly to your department head today. We need to keep the pressure on until they agree to a meeting.
July 1, 2014
The administration is noticing the momentum built by your collective action. Send an email to the College Master today to insist that they prioritize the value of Student-Fellow engagement over administrative convenience. Post the link to this petition on your Facebook walls to ensure the pressure remains high.
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Jeff is such a huge part of the college community. Having him living right here makes the whole place feel more like a proper academic home. Dont kick him out.
One of the strengths and distinctive features of Darwin is that fellows and students mix and socialise freely owing to shared facilities and an absence of high table. This is a feature other colleges would do well to emulate. Although Darwin has a large number of students relative to resources and rooms are in short supply it would not be unreasonable to allocate a small number of rooms for current fellows who would like to live in college for the reasons outlined above and in the petition.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Dr Thomas Jeffrey Miley (Jeff) has been informed that he will not be able to renew the lease on his College accommodation. This means that he will have to leave when the current lease expires in mid September. Jeff is a familiar sight to most, and always available for conversation or debate on almost any topic, as many students will testify! But this Student-Fellow engagement is dependent on proximity and on him living in College. Please sign this petition if you want College to support this kind of Student-Fellow interaction.
One of the unique characteristics of Darwin College is the absence of boundaries between the Student and Fellow bodies. There is no high table and Darwin Fellows are more likely to take coffee in the parlour or common room and mingle with the Student body than to retire to their own room. Equally, there are usually one or two Fellows to be found in the bar after dinner. By designing both the social and material structure of the College in this way, one can only infer that this was one of the aims behind the establishment of the College in the first place. Jeff's socialising in College, dependent on him living here, exemplifies this kind of approach to Student-Fellow interaction.
For the sake of a room that could be used by one incoming student, countless edifying conversations and debates might be denied to future students - please sign below if you want College to reconsider, adding your CRSID and a short comment if you wish.
Updates
July 1, 2014
The administration is currently silent regarding Jeff's housing status but we are busy drafting formal letters to the senior tutor. Copy the link to this petition and email it directly to your department head today. We need to keep the pressure on until they agree to a meeting.
July 1, 2014
The administration is noticing the momentum built by your collective action. Send an email to the College Master today to insist that they prioritize the value of Student-Fellow engagement over administrative convenience. Post the link to this petition on your Facebook walls to ensure the pressure remains high.
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Ridiculous decision. The lack of high tables is WHY I chose Darwin and Jeff is the best example of how that works. Really short sighted.
Jeff is such a huge part of the college community. Having him living right here makes the whole place feel more like a proper academic home. Dont kick him out.
One of the strengths and distinctive features of Darwin is that fellows and students mix and socialise freely owing to shared facilities and an absence of high table. This is a feature other colleges would do well to emulate. Although Darwin has a large number of students relative to resources and rooms are in short supply it would not be unreasonable to allocate a small number of rooms for current fellows who would like to live in college for the reasons outlined above and in the petition.
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Ridiculous decision. The lack of high tables is WHY I chose Darwin and Jeff is the best example of how that works. Really short sighted.