Uni Shrimps on Multi–culturalism
In 2002 the Norwegian Government encouraged all public bodies to
include a formation stating that immigrants are encouraged to apply in all
job advertisements. The University of Oslo has decided that the three
additional sentences proposed by the Government are too costly, and has
therefore dropped the standard formulation. Ellen Stensrud, secretary of
the Norwegian Federation of Trade Unions, believes that the University is
losing out on qualified immigrant applicants due to this omission.
Elisabeth Halsen, Personnel Manager at the University, promises that the
Universitywill change the current practice. It has already been decided to include the formulation in all job ads for academic positions.
Crammed Gym
Oslo students are flocking to the treadmills at the SiO (Student
Welfare Association) gyms as if there were no tomorrow. So far this
year, SiO has sold a total of 15,000 membership cards for its gyms – an
11% increase compared to last year. It is hoped that Centrum Athletica,
the prime student gym in Oslo, may expand in the near future in order
to accommodate the demand. Asbjørn Amundsen, director of the
University’s Athletics Division, believes that the gym is popular because
of the quality of the gym’s facilities. He observes that the University
gyms have succeeded in enticing students that were formerly passive to the
gyms.
