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Jazz Hands

Students have banned clapping at Oxford University in case the noise triggers anxiety. It will ...

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10.32 25 Oct 2019


Jazz Hands


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10.32 25 Oct 2019


Students have banned clapping at Oxford University in case the noise triggers anxiety. It will instead be replaced by the waving of hands - used in sign language for applause. David Quinn, Columnist at The Sunday Times joined us to discuss and was completely opposed to the idea.

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