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By James Rothwell I have just returned from watching Ridley Scott’s latest blockbuster Prometheus and I am so embittered, disappointed and dejected that I feel absolutely compelled to write down my first, visceral impressions of just how unforgivably horrendous it is. I’m unashamedly a “fan boy” of the Alien franchise and yet I feel that […]
Continue ReadingIt was with some trepidation that I decided to attempt to emulate Morgan Spurlock’s amazing documentary, Supersize Me. Friends said that it was an utterly pointless task, devoid of any kind of meaning – what the hell was the point, they said, in rehashing something like that? The battle’s already been won, they said. Everyone […]
Continue ReadingBy Alex Gabriel A Wadham student, who just cancelled his campaign to be president of LGBTQsoc, complained in this paper that liberationist ‘equality militants’ control the group. I have to tell him: it’s news to us. Having come up to Wadham a year after me, he describes a society where ‘language is policed to a[n] […]
Continue ReadingControversy over rejected female empowerment motion at Jesus College
Continue ReadingOxford Pride has launched the ‘PINK Card’, a discount scheme for LGBT community members, this week.
Continue ReadingIt’s no surprise that a country as obsessed with surfaces as France is mired in an election centred purely on appearances – arguably more so than even the United States. In the red corner we have the enthusiastically bland “Marshmallow Man,” a slow-but-steady liberal whose vanilla quality is an aesthetic in itself. Sure, he might […]
Continue ReadingBo Guagua, the Oxford-educated son of China’s ousted Communist Party Secretary, has recently come under intense scrutiny.
Continue ReadingThe Oxbridge Boat Race ground to a halt today after a young activist swam into the path of the athletes. Thames Strategy Co-ordinator Trenton Oldfield, who is believed to be the saboteur, attempted to block the boats as an “act of civil disobedience”, forcing officials to restart the prestigious race from scratch. It is the […]
Continue ReadingNew kitchen construction means students will dine in marquee
Continue ReadingJames Rothwell interviews Bianca Jagger about her own organisation, the Bianca Jagger Foundation, about the work she does towards government accountability and how to make sure that human rights laws are adhered to.
Continue ReadingLaunch could come as soon as this term, following in footsteps of Cambridge, Durham and Exeter
Continue ReadingHip-hop legend “The GZA” enraptured his audience at Wadham this week with his life story, his rhymes and tales of shooting coke. The GZA, whose real name is Gary Grice, spoke at length about his New York City background, which played a significant role in the formation of the influential group The Wu-Tang Clan. The […]
Continue ReadingPart-time Special Constable discovers more than 60 cannabis plants in suburban house
Continue ReadingUndergraduates at University College forced to attend alcohol awareness course following Dean complaint
Continue ReadingAngered students attack list ranking the attractiveness of female students at LMH as JCR President denies involvement.
Continue ReadingOxford students were enthralled by Johnny Depp’s appearance at the Oxford Union this week– even if a lack of microphones left some disgruntled.
Continue ReadingCorpus Christi’s Dean has banned students from holding Oxford University Conservation Association (OUCA) events indefinitely.
Continue ReadingOUCA has been thrown into turmoil after allegations of anti-Semitic singing, debauched behaviour and cronyism
Continue ReadingAudience divided on Christian apologist’s attitude to genocide
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