The Oxford Student - Official Student Newspaper

Columns: Issue 8: ruby reveals all

Born in the Colombian mountains, I arrived on British soil when I was barely a year old. My father, a Colombian smuggler, was in hiding, so we settled in suburban heaven on the south coast. My parents being good Catholics, I was sent to convent school. But I didn't need boys around to fuel my imagination. I read books about sex from the first available opportunity, and delighted in sharing my knowledge. After several dubious incidents, I was finally expelled when overheard at the age of twelve advising a friend on masturbation. My parents were naturally displeased with this turn of events. They would see other children being cautioned, 'Stay away from that Ruby. She's not allowed to come round for tea.' They decided the best solution was to send me to boarding school, where I could avoid the provincial gossip.

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Columns: 5 Dumbest Things People Wrote About The OxStu

'The OxStu Has A Tawdry Tabloid Style'

Columns: A place in this century?

At the end of this month the now controversial Miss World competition will return home to Britain, just a few weeks after the death of its founder, Eric Morley. The pageant is to be held at the equally infamous Millennium Dome. Eric Morley invented the concept of a beauty pageant to add some spice to the 1951 Festival of Britain and thus it is deeply fitting that that extravaganza's natural heir, the Dome, is to host the first Miss World competition to be held in the west for many years....

Columns: Woman of the week: Mother

Name: Mother, Ma, Mum, Mam,Mommy.