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Oxford University Labour Club set to disaffiliate from the National Organisation of Labour Students in response to the way in which the recent elections have been run. OULC voted unanimously not to reaffiliate in January next year, at the time when membership is usually reaffirmed. The decision comes following controversy as Labour clubs including Oxford […]
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Brendan McGrath has survived a vote of impeachment at the Oxford Union. The impeachment vote, which ran between 8:30am to 9:30pm today lost with 400 votes against impeachment, 189 votes for impeachment, and 3 spoilt ballots. The impeachment was called by Jim Brennan following Ray William’s dramatic resignation from the position of Chief of Staff […]
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Brian Wong, Senior Access Officer of the Oxford Union, has resigned over an overturning of the ban on slates which took place in October last year. The motion, which won 57 votes to 15, was proposed by Ray Williams, former Chief of Staff at the Oxford Union, and resulted in slates being banned for two […]
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The Oxford Climate Society and Oxford Climate Justice Campaign has called for Oxford University to do more in an event as part of Climate Action Week. The event, which was entitled ‘Scale up Oxford: Meeting Oxford’s Climate Responsibilities’, took place on Monday 4th February. The meeting was a response to a recent special report by […]
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Several colleges in Oxford have hardship funds which are administered by members of the JCR and MCR, The Oxford Student can reveal. Class Act, the SU campaign for students who are working-class, first generation, state-comprehensive school educated or from a low-income background, ran an exploratory survey over the summer last year, which found a number […]
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The Oxford Kayak Tours has discontinued its partnership over claims that Steve Bannon was not sufficiently challenged at his talk which was held by The Oxford Union last term. The event, which happened on the 16th of November suffered controversies as protests were held outside of the Union buildings, and calls were made for a […]
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Oxford’s only LGBTQ club, the Plush Lounge, has announced it will be delaying its expected change of venue to the end of January 2019. Plush had announced it would be terminating its long-held lease at the Jam Factory building on Park End Street in October, with a move to the venue then-occupied by Purple Turtle […]
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Three Oxford students have been recognised at the inaugural Student Social Mobility Awards. The Awards, hosted by social mobility charity upReach at the House of Lords, showcased the outstanding achievements of students from less-advantaged backgrounds. 22 undergraduates were presented with awards, including Renée Kapuku (Keble College), former president of Oxford University African and Carribean Society, […]
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