Author: Ethan Freedman and Anna Simpson
Papua protest at Exam Schools
The University Exam Schools were the site of protest today, as members of the ‘Free Papua Movement’ campaigned against the University’s invitation of the Indonesian Vice President to deliver a lecture in the venue. Doctor Boediono had been invited to speak on the subject of “Transforming Indonesia: the challenges of good governance and Economic Development.” […]
Continue Reading‘Overheard at Oxford’ on brink of civil war
Drama raged throughout the Oxford Facebook scene today, as recently installed ‘Overheard at Oxford Uni’ President James Johnson used his powers to expel group veteran Joe Miles. The President has also taken the decision to rebrand the group, giving it the new name “The James Johnson Appreciation Society”. It had been announced earlier this week […]
Continue ReadingThe Thrifty Thirty
Calling all Freshers. Behold; your definitive guide to saving money in Oxford! Here is the Thrifty Thirty; thirty things to do, see, eat, drink and buy on a student budget. Happy saving! G&D’s Offers G&D’s, Oxford’s famous Ice Cream Cafes, are open 8am to 12am and cater for anything from hangover headaches to midnight […]
Continue ReadingDocumenting a neglected art form
“One year we brought an eskimo.” It’s the 12th year of OxDox, Oxford’s very own international documentary film season showing at the Ultimate Picture Palace, and it goes without saying the team of programmers know what they’re talking about. But what makes this collaborative project even more special is the other specialists they bring in. […]
Continue ReadingCliterary Theory: Je ne regrette rien?- the one-night stand
Ah, the one night stand. Stalwart of nymphomaniacs, heartless men, and sex columnists everywhere. Everyone knows it’s a bad idea, but in the flush of a Wednesday night Park End, fuelled by a half dozen Jaegerbombs and the melancholy strains of the Pokemon theme tune, anonymous and unhygienic sex with a semi-stranger might seem just […]
Continue ReadingColleges’ rent gulf revealed
This year’s freshers face a discrepancy of up to £380 per term in rent prices. An investigation carried out by the Oxford Student has revealed that 2013 arrivals at some colleges will pay over six pounds a day more for their accommodation than their counterparts at other colleges. The biggest difference is between the daily […]
Continue ReadingGalloway’s Oxford Return 2013: As It Happened
21:36 An hour and a half later, and after a rather varied discussion, we are signing off. Thanks to all 1,200 who tuned in. More to follow. Keep it real, keep it OxStu. Bi! 21:35 “We need to realise we are not the 51st state of the United States. We are a European country. We have […]
Continue ReadingPolice called to Peter’s punch-up
Police were called to St Peter’s College last night after an argument between two bop attendees turned violent. Two men were ejected from the first bop of Michaelmas term and were eventually subdued by at least a dozen police officers. It is thought that neither of the men arrested were St Peter’s students, but were […]
Continue ReadingOUSU condemns “unthinkable” fee rise suggestion
Oxford Vice-Chancellor Andrew Hamilton claimed yesterday that universities should be able to charge undergraduate students higher tuition fees. Claiming that on average it costs £16,000 a year to educate an Oxford student, Professor Hamilton argued that a system of fees more closely related to the cost of education provided had become necessary. The comments were […]
Continue ReadingDrugs, drunkards and debauchery: colleges reveal worst behaviour
For most students the dreaming spires evoke calmness and contemplation – but new documents uncovered by The Oxford Student reveal the University’s wilder side. Dispatching Freedom of Information requests to all 38 undergraduate colleges, The Oxford Student sought to lift the lid on student high-jinks. What followed were tales of drugs, drunkards and debauchery. Newly […]
Continue ReadingUnion cancels EDL leader invitation
The Oxford Union has withdrawn a speaker invitation extended to EDL leader Tommy Robinson. In an email sent to the EDL on Monday, Union President Parit Wacharasindhu stated that the society would be “unable to cover the significant security costs that would be required to host you as speaker”. Robinson (born Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) had been […]
Continue ReadingUniversity scraps ‘wealth test’ for graduate applicants
Oxford has rewritten the admissions policy that provoked a lawsuit against St Hugh’s College earlier this year. The ‘financial guarantee’ that required applicants to prove they could finance their entire course before being offered a place has been replaced with a less stringent financial declaration. The policy had been under scrutiny after applicant Damien Shannon […]
Continue ReadingImperial pushes Oxford to sixth in QS World Rankings
Oxford has fallen to sixth place in this year’s QS University World Rankings, after being overtaken by Imperial College London. The university also finds itself behind UCL and Cambridge, the latter losing its second place position to Harvard. The ‘top ten’ list continues to be dominated by American institutions, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology […]
Continue ReadingUniversity to test driverless cars on UK roads
Oxford University is racing ahead to create a ‘driverless’ car. According to a blueprint put together by the Department of Transport, Oxford-designed self-driving cars may be tested on British roads this year. This looks to be the first ever trial for vehicles of this kind. The project is being headed up by Professor Paul Newman […]
Continue ReadingOxonian named Britain’s ‘top black student’
A St Hugh’s Neuroscience student has been honoured with the 2013 ‘Rising Stars’ award, and named the UK’s top black student. Melvin Mezue, a D Phil candidate, topped a list of Britain’s highest achieving black or mixed heritage undergraduates and postgraduates. He was awarded the 2013 ‘Rising Stars’ award on the 11th of July in […]
Continue ReadingOxford graduates enjoy key role in Obama administration
Oxford graduates have been shown to have a leading role in the Obama administration this week, after it emerged that more of the President’s closest officials attended the University than any single publicly-funded American institution. Eleven of the most influential members of Obama’s executive branch are Oxonians, ranking the University behind only Yale, Harvard and […]
Continue ReadingOxford Don aids Rowling pseudonym revelation
Harry Potter fans have been abuzz this week, after literary analysis by an Oxford professor revealed that author JK Rowling has released a new work under a pseudonym. Peter Millican, professor of philosophy at Hertford College, said that he compared similarities in writing style between crime novel The Cuckoo’s Calling and works by JK Rowling, […]
Continue ReadingUniversity fears over Bullingdon film
The University has expressed a hope that a new film based on a fictional version of the Bullingdon Club will not create a false impression of Oxford students. Posh, which stars The White Queen actor Max Irons, depicts two Oxford University freshers who join the ‘Riot Club’ and participate in debauched activities and excessive alcohol consumption. “We […]
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