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The second took place during one year's traditional Rag Week events, and concerned an allegation of racism. Again, it seemed that a large part of the background to the event was the obvious but unspoken tension between the largely white main student body and those black students studying Social Work
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Addington preferred to live in the more modern structure, and in time the name
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1970s and pop band Erasure, who played at Bulmershe in the run up to their big charts successes in the 1980s. Another well known band to play at Bulmershe was The Levellers who played the summer ball in 1988.
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