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Oxford Today the University Magazine www.oxfordtoday.ox.ac.uk Trinity Term 2011 Volume 23 No 3 OXFORD TODAY THE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE 22 | SIR ANDREW MOTION | PHILIP PULLMAN SAVING THE ARTS IN BRITAIN 32 | GOODBYE MUBARAK YEAR OF THE FACEBOOK REVOLUTIONS? 35 | EDWARD BURNE-JONES ROMANTIC TO THE POINT OF MODERNISM 38 | PG WODEHOUSE LANGUAGE AS PLAYTHING WHERE WE’RE H EADING James Martin interprets our century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iI`Z_Xi[Cf]k_flj\ DEPUTY ART EDITOR:DXibD`kZ_\cc HEAD OF PUBLICATIONS AND WEB OFFICE: 8ee\9ilee\i$<cc`j PRODUCTIO N EDITOR:Fc`m`XDfi[jc\p SUB EDITOR:<c`qXY\k_KXk_Xd PICT URE EDITOR:AfXeeXBXp DESIGN DIRECTOR:;pcXe:_Xeefe EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES:AXe\k8m`jfe GlYc`Z8]]X`ij;`i\ZkfiXk\ Tel:'(/-,)/',+, IF9AL;><J Fax:'(/-,).'(./ # fo]fi[%kf[Xp7X[d`e%fo%XZ%lb nnn%fo]fi[kf[Xp%fo%XZ%lb ALUMNI ENQUIRIES, <JJ@FEJ INCLUDING CHANGE OF ADDRESS::cX`i\CXib`e PJ 8clde`F]ÔZ\ F9 Tel:'(/-,-((-(' 1A \ehl`i`\j7Xclde`%fo%XZ%lb nnn%Xclde`%fo%XZ%lb @D8>< Le`m\ij`kpf]Fo]fi[#Le`m\ij`kpF]ÔZ\j# <I M N\cc`e^kfeJhlXi\#Fo]fi[FO()A; :F Trinity ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES: DXi`\Cfe^jkX]] Term 2011 =lkli\Gclj#9\Xl]fik:flik#*'Dfedflk_Jki\\k#9Xk_98()9N Tel:'()),/))/+0 dXi`\%cfe^jkX]]7]lkli\e\k%Zfd nnn%]lkli\gclj%Zf%lb Fo]fi[Kf[Xp`jglYc`j_\[`eDXiZ_#Ale\Xe[FZkfY\i%@k`j]i\\kfFo]fi[ ^iX[lXk\jXe[]i`\e[jf]k_\Le`m\ij`kp%@k`jXcjfXmX`cXYc\fejlYjZi`gk`fe%=fi ]lik_\i`e]fidXk`feXe[kfjlYjZi`Y\#ZfekXZkAXe\k8m`jfej\\[\kX`cjXYfm\ % K_\:_XeZ\ccfi#DXjk\ijXe[JZ_fcXijf]k_\Le`m\ij`kpf]Fo]fi[% Welcome K_\fg`e`fej\ogi\jj\[`eFo]fi[Kf[XpXi\k_fj\f]k_\Zfeki`Ylkfij#Xe[ Xi\efke\Z\jjXi`cpj_Xi\[Ypk_\Le`m\ij`kpf]Fo]fi[%8[m\ik`j\d\ekjXi\ ZXi\]lccpm\kk\[#Ylkk_\Le`m\ij`kpZXekXb\efi\jgfej`Y`c`kp]fik_\d% The future of the world and EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: 8cle8e[\ijfe# 8lk_fiXe[aflieXc`jk a University under attack 8ee\9ilee\i$<cc`j# ?\X[f]GlYc`ZXk`fejXe[N\YF]ÔZ\#Le`m\ij`kpf]Fo]fi[ Gif]\jjfi;Xm`[:cXip# The past few months have seen the University attacked by the ruling Gi\j`[\ek#DX^[Xc\e:fcc\^\#Fo]fi[ coalition. 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