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Image Description: the four main characters in black and white with the word “Quartet” above their heads. I walked into Quartet with little to no idea of what the plot was supposed to be (don’t judge me: I had an essay crisis), so I was intrigued to see what would be behind all the black […]
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Image Description: the Vice Chancellor giving a speech Louise Richardson, who has served as Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor for seven years, will leave Oxford at the end of December 2022, to become President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. This will see her complete her term as Vice Chancellor, before leaving for the United States. Professor […]
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Image Description: an image of Cardinal Pell giving a speech. CW: Sexual abuse in the Church A demonstration is planned outside three events that the Newman Society, Oxford’s Catholic society, are hosting on Saturday, to protest the invitation of the controversial Cardinal Pell. The Cardinal has been invited to a Pontifical High Mass tomorrow morning. […]
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Image Description: an image of the Teddy Hall jobs website. St Edmund Hall, or ‘Teddy Hall’, has been criticised for advertising a scout job paying £9.90 an hour, which is less than the Oxford Living Wage of £10.31 an hour. The University of Oxford adopted the Oxford Living Wage, which is decided by the Oxford […]
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Image Description: some of the signs at the protest. Students protested outside Balliol College last Sunday after a recent Al Jazeera investigation criticised the Decanal team for their handling of a sexual assault case within the College. Students chanted slogans including “Balliol College protects abusers” and “Balliol College do better” during the protest, which lasted […]
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Image Description: Lady Margaret Hall, with some greenery in the foreground. The Oxford Jewish Society and Union of Jewish Students have expressed their disappointment after the Telegraph reported that the University, alongside both St Peter’s College and Lady Margaret Hall, had accepted donations from the Mosley family. The Telegraph reported yesterday that the University was […]
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Image Description: the main entrance to Pembroke College. Pembroke College have announced that following an Al Jazeera piece that accused him of sexual harassment and misconduct, Andy Orchard has voluntarily withdrawn from the Governing Body. In an email sent to the JCR yesterday morning, the President of the JCR and Gender Equalities Rep assured fellow […]
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Image Description: a group of protestors holding banners and signs in the SU Building. In response to the rise in drink-spiking cases in the country, 20 JCRs have signed an open letter to nightclubs in Oxford demanding the implementation of more safety measures to prevent drink-spiking, ensure the safety of customers and hold perpetrators accountable. […]
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Image Description: St Giles’ Church, Oxford, where OUCA’s primary event, Port and Policy, used to be held. TW: mentions of harassment The President of the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) has been removed from office amid allegations about their conduct, including financial mismanagement and harassment charges. The Disciplinary Committee upheld the majority of the complaints […]
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Image Description: the two puppets, standing in front of Hertford College. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll, and to raise awareness of the plight of refugee children, two life-sized puppets were paraded through Oxford today. Little Amal, a young refugee in giant puppet form, is travelling over 8,000km […]
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Image Description: the dome of the Radcliffe Camera Trigger Warnings: sexual harassment, sexual abuse, racial harassment. Alumni and students of the University have criticised the University’s response to cases of sexual harassment following an Al Jazeera investigation into cases at Oxford. The investigation by Al Jazeera found one case of a member of the History […]
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Image Description: a bird covered in oil from an oil spill. The Oxford Climate Justice Campaign today disrupted an online careers fair hosted by the University Careers Service, calling for fossil fuel companies not to be allowed to attend the events. The campaign disrupted the event by encouraging students to send messages to the companies […]
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Image Description: the collapsed wall, cordoned off with cones and police tape. A Oxford Tube service hit the back entrance of the Oxford Student Union on Monday 11th October at approximately 8:30 PM, causing significant damage. No one was hurt. According to some accounts, the service reversed into the wall outside of the entrance to […]
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Image Description: a teddy bear, on sale for £2.50, sat on a table with some jumpers. The Oxford Student Union is currently hosting a University Merchandise sale. The event will be open until 4pm today, and will be open 11am-4pm tomorrow. The merchandise is from the Oxford University Shop, which has now closed. The items […]
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Image Description: a group of students tussling over a black bin, which contained the contents of the OSFL stall. Content warnings: abortion, violence against women, protests A group of students have in the past hour removed the Oxford Students For Life stall from this year’s Freshers’ Fair. The contents of the stall were placed in […]
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Image Description: the inside of the Chamber of the Oxford Union. The Oxford student has obtained an exclusive preview of the Oxford Union’s planned Michaelmas 2021 term card including guest speakers, debates, and other events. There will be a mixture of in-person and online events, giving members access to a variety of speakers, from the […]
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Image Description: Sign saying “Oxford Union members Only” on a brick wall CW: Transphobia and mentions of abuse. The Oxford Union’s planned term card has revealed a combination of online and in person speaker events as well as in person panels and debates. Expected speakers include Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, Afghan politician Azra Jafari, Mark […]
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Image Description: an image of the Bridge of Sighs. Students at multiple colleges have received emails in the weeks leading up to Michaelmas term to encourage them to get their COVID-19 vaccination before returning to Oxford. The emails also inform students that the University is opening two walk-in vaccination centres to try and vaccinate as […]
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Image Description: the front of Brasenose College, from the steps of the Bodleian library. Brasenose College has been criticised by the student campaign group Oxford Worker Justice after a job vacancy advert appeared to pay less than the Oxford Living Wage, and seemed to inform applicants that there would be no break on a ten hour […]
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