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Drinking societies at Oxford University have once again become the focus of national interest, following the publication of claims that Prime Minister David Cameron once engaged in an “obscene act” with a dead pig, while he was a member of Oxford’s Piers Gaveston drinking society during the late 1980s. The allegation was made by an anonymous MP who […]
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31 per cent of Oxford students are planning to vote Labour in next month’s General Election, against 28 per cent who are planning to vote Conservative, a survey conducted by The Oxford Student has shown. The next most popular party was the Greens, on 16 per cent, with the Liberal Democrats close behind on per […]
Continue ReadingOUSU Council has approved a motion to “unequivocally condemn” Front National leader Marine Le Pen ahead of her visit to the Oxford Union tomorrow. The Council also mandated OUSU President Louis Trup to email all Oxford students and notify them of tomorrow evening’s student protest outside the Union. Passed by a vote of 40 to […]
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Two Oxford students helped to organise a vigil in Trafalgar Square earlier this month, in memory of Leelah Alcorn, a trans teenager who took her own life in December.
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Balliol students have come under fire for throwing food and damaging Hall artwork during a Christmas formal which was labeled “havoc” by the College Dean.
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A 30-year-old homeless man has been sentenced by Oxford Crown Court to two years and four months in prison, after admitting to breaking into a number of Oxford colleges earlier this year.
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Express Pizza’s pepperoni topping fails to bring home the bacon, as pizza lovers are “deceived” by turkey substitutes.
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Numerous Oxford students participated in a demonstration outside Campsfield House immigrant detention centre this afternoon, protesting an alleged assault against a detainee by security staff.
Continue ReadingRoberto Weeden-Sanz is unopposed to be Union President, sources within the Union have confirmed. He will take up his position in Trinity term. Current Secretary Stuart Webber is unopposed to be Librarian, while former member of standing committee Robert Harris is unopposed to be Secretary. Antonia Trent, who has not yet held a position in […]
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Two Oxford students were attacked in the early hours of Saturday morning in what has been described as a homophobic assault.
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A £55,000 pilot scheme providing an SOS medical bus in Oxford City Centre treated 20 people in its first weekend.
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Comedian character Dapper Laughs will no longer be performing at the O2 Academy Oxford, following the retirement of the alias by creator Daniel O’Reilly.
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The Oxford Hub has been awarded a prestigious volunteering award in recognition of its “outstanding work in the local community”.
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Magdalen students have been reprimanded by their JCR President for trashing areas of the college after a bop, including a remembrance wreath.
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Versa, a new Oxford online publication launched by former student journalists, has already attracted controversy.
Continue ReadingPolice have revealed that two men have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm following an attack which took place at the popular Oxford nightclub, the O2 Academy, on Saturday 1st November at 2am.
Continue ReadingOxford students and activists toured a series of historic Oxford colleges and landmarks to protest against the University’s continuing reliance on fossil fuels, while over 100 Oxford academics and 2000 students have signed an open letter requesting the University to take urgent steps to divest from fossil fuels.
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Ed Balls, the Shadow Chancellor, visited Oxford last Thursday to speak at a meeting of the Oxford University Labour Club, and at Keble, his former college. The MP’s speech to OULC covered “internationalism, May 2015 and Ed Balls Day”.
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Oxford University lecturers joined an assessment and marking boycott last week in protest against proposed changes to staff pensions.
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