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Image Description: Two Bubbles separating two groups of individuals 1. THE ARRIVAL The day had come – after a year of personal statement revisions, nervous interview mumbling, pointless revision, and finally, the A-Levels fiasco, you are here. You are an Oxford student, following in the footsteps of famous and universally beloved alumni like Charlies Xavier, Nigella Lawson […]
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Image Description: Statue facing upwards at Bodleian Libraries Put quite simply, Freshers’ Week 2020 for me was… intense. So much more intense than what I was expecting. And not just academically. Having been in lockdown since March and not having any work for the past 7 months (on top of the A-Level results day fiasco), […]
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Image description: Cardboard mortar board made from a box for Corona beer on a desk in a bedroom TL;DR: Sitting Finals at home wasn’t great, but that’s mainly because it felt like an empty, uneventful anti-climax, rather than it being unusually stressful or difficult academically. There are reasons to be grateful for finishing in 2020, […]
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Image description: personalised work desk at an office The effects of Covid-19 extend far beyond the notorious high temperature and continuous cough; the pandemic has provoked a watershed moment in our society, one which will change it forever. Perhaps one of the most significant changes to our everyday lives is the effect that Covid-19, and […]
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In the storm that is coronavirus the promise of a vaccine is the life-raft we’re clinging to. As the worldwide death toll rises to more than 700,000 the urgency behind the need for a vaccine skyrockets. The UK government has already ordered 100 million doses of the Oxford University vaccine and in the United States, […]
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Global crises change the way we think about work. That might be an oversimplification, but by and large, it stands up to interrogation. The classic example is Europe and America following the Second World War. Women entered the workplace en masse for the first time, mechanisation and technological production accelerated – fuelling the so-called Green […]
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Image description: A person with a packing box on their head. Looking up ‘What to take to university’ on Google can be pretty overwhelming. From lists of only 15 items that seem to assume that university accommodation is a hotel, to articles implying that you should bring the entirety of IKEA, it all seems very […]
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Image description: the monument of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul The place of monuments, especially commemorative statutes, has become a highly charged debate recently. Their uses and place in our understanding of ourselves and history has come under scrutiny and rightly so. Monuments traditionally offer an idea of stability by providing an immortalised snapshot of history. This […]
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Image description: Two figures walking in opposite directions while wearing face masks. With the advent of the novel coronavirus came the advent of the mask. To some of us, this painfully unfashionable garment has become something of a necessary evil. To sport one is to do what is right, denying so would be folly. This […]
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Image description: A traditional Oxford formal It’s 7pm and the tables are set. Candles are lit, wine corks are flying, and the bells call for supper. As you look around you can see a gaggle of sub-fusc wearing students. Some you recognise, others you are interested in meeting. You really do care about their research, […]
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Image Description: A minimalist aesthetic – a succulent and pink candle to the left and money scattered to the right. “Minimalism is a tool to rid yourself of life’s excess in favour of focusing on what’s important—so you can find happiness, fulfilment, and freedom,” say ‘The Minimalists’, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus. It is […]
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Image Description: figure doing a yoga pose (involving a handstand) against a colourful backdrop I am a Yoga with Adriene fanatic. Most days begin with rolling out my yoga mat and doing 30 minutes of stretching, deep breathing and being vaguely annoyed that my heels don’t touch the mat in downward-facing dog. I have, however, […]
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Image description: A girl standing with different contraceptive methods. In the middle of a pandemic, with many of us stuck inside our homes for most of the day, it might seem a little counterintuitive to consider how much sex our generation is having. All that aside, it will probably not come as a surprise that […]
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Somehow, we’ve made it over halfway through term and yet it feels like basically no time has passed. It’s been over two months since the vast majority of us were in Oxford, but without any real kind of change or milestones, life has started to feel worryingly like Groundhog Day. In the midst of this, […]
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It’s safe to say that we’ve all had a bit of a rough one this year. Apart from being unable to go to college, being driven mad by our families, and having the near-constant worry of pandemic-related matters hanging over our heads, we’ve also had to figure out how to avoid becoming actual recluses in […]
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For the vast majority of us, the experience and impact of Covid-19 is completely unprecedented and unlike anything any of us have lived through. Many of us are stuck at home with our families: counties, countries and even time zones apart from our friends and Oxford. Colleges are far quieter than they normally would be […]
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For those of you who know me, it may seem a little strange to read an Economics and Management subject review, by a student unable to submit essays on-time or even attend classes. Yet, I find myself at home and writing at 4 am. First-year teaching finished at the end of Hilary; both my mind […]
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Image Description: Oxford student jumps joyfully in front of the Rad Cam 5th week is now well underway, and although 5th week blues often set in about now and we begin to miss home, I for one am greatly missing Oxford. Nevertheless, there’s plenty to be happy about and lots of positive news from all […]
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Image Description: trombone and music stand lie on of a pile of scattered sheet music Arts and culture have proven of insurmountable importance during lockdown, and the proliferation of online resources has certainly served us well. But we all know that’s it’s not quite the same as in-person consumption. On top of that, though, is […]
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