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| 5th Mar '05 | Alumna wins WeHoRR | by SJB |
| Congratulations to Steph Richards who coxed Leander Club to victory at the Women's Eights Head of the River in London. The crew won by just 0.38 of a second in a 19 minute race. Steph novice coxed with First and Third in 1999 and was cox of Goldie in 2002. | ||
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| by Simon - Sun 6th Mar 2005, 1:52pm | ||
| Since posting this last night, the crew that came second has appealed and the result has been changed to a dead heat for first place. | ||
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| by No pedant - Tue 29th Mar 2005, 9:41am | ||
| I'm surprised no pedant has objected to the word "alumni"... please can someone change this; it has been on our front page for ages and grates every time I log in! PS How about adding news of Henley victory for a FaT bow-girl, while you're at it? | ||
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| by Sarah - Mon 4th Apr 2005, 9:27am | ||
| so let me see if I can get this right... you think it should be alumna (feminine singluar) as it refers to Steph? but generally (according to dictionary.com, not the best I know, but still) "Coeducational institutions usually use alumni for graduates of both sexes." does Trinity actually have a prefered way of refering to single graduates? male or female? | ||
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| by Tom C - Mon 4th Apr 2005, 11:54am | ||
| alumni is a plural, i would guess that a single ex-student would be called alumnus regardless of gender, particularly at trinity. | ||
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| by jpd - Mon 4th Apr 2005, 1:43pm | ||
| alumnus = male graduate (pl. alumni) alumna = female graduate (pl. alumnae) However, it's probably OK to use alumnus/alumni for either sex. | ||
