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Generally speaking you wouldn’t go out and buy the soundtrack to a film as a CD in its own right. But when it comes to the soundtracks to Quentin Tarantino films you’re never speaking generally. As a mark of how much of a stickler he is for perfection when it comes to soundtracking his films, […]
Continue ReadingHi Garfunkel! Are you named in honour of a British restaurant chain or one half of a folky 60s duo? We actually used to play under the name ‘Funk Trunk’, which originated from the name of the Facebook group we used to communicate. However, we came to the decision that that name was immature and, […]
Continue ReadingIt’s five to five and I’m nervous. My first interview ever is about to commence; Dan Deacon is about to pick up the phone. The guy who last year released America to mass acclaim, which paired lo-fi punk electronics with his oft-referenced classical training to create an expansive, evocative soarer. Dan’s belief in the recently […]
Continue ReadingA policy U-turn by Pembroke College’s governing body has seen the reintroduction of compulsory Formal Hall for freshers. All first years, as well as visiting students, will be required to attend sittings every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evening. The decision comes after a trial-run of holding informal hall every night during Michaelmas term led to […]
Continue ReadingOn the back of the popularity surrounding Professor Brian Cox’s ‘Stargazing Live’, recently broadcast on BBC2, the University Physics department organised an astronomy festival to encourage local interest in the subject. Over a thousand visitors were welcomed into the department for the event held on Saturday. It offered the local community the chance to find […]
Continue ReadingAn invitation extended by Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician and Oxford alumna, during her visit to the University last year has inspired OUSU to organise a student delegation to visit Burma. The delegation, which is being organised in association with the Oxford Hub, has the aim of recognising “the unique position, and responsibility, of […]
Continue ReadingAn initiative aiming to promote local food produce is being revamped for its first anniversary. Launched in January last year, Cultivate Oxford is a local food co-operative which aims to “make great local food fairly-priced, convenient and accessible to more people in and around Oxford.” It now enjoys a membership of over 350 people. One […]
Continue ReadingOxford is set to play host to a raft of the UK’s favourite writers this March at the 17th Annual Literary festival. The appearance of Alexander McCall Smith, Sue Townsend, and Oxford native, Phillip Pullman are expected by festival staff to pull in more than 30,000 devotees, beating last year’s attendance record. The line-up promises […]
Continue ReadingTom Cruise, Jenna Jameson and Pete the Porter may seem like an unlikely trio, but they were lumped together this week as Teddy Hall JCR voted on whether they might be theoretically allowed to run for JCR President. As part of the College’s constitutional clear-up this week, the JCR inadvertently denied themselves the opportunity of […]
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