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Senator Bernie Sanders addressed the Oxford Union this afternoon, in a surprise event only announced a few days previously. He gave a characteristic stump speech, focusing on income and wealth inequality both in America and around the world. Many in the audience had been queuing for hours, and when finally the Senator arrived in the […]
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The University of Oxford twitter feed has issued an apology for a newsletter which described avoiding eye contact as potentially racist. The apology follows widespread criticism in the press and on social media. The tweet reads: ‘We are sorry that we took no account of other reasons for difference in eye contact and social interaction, […]
Continue ReadingCambridge has won the 72nd women’s boat race, setting a new time record, while Oxford fought to maintain a narrow lead in the 163rd men’s. While the Cambridge women’s boat set an astonishing time of 18:33- the first time the 19-minute mark has been broken- the Oxford boat suffered an early crab, which left a lead that […]
Continue ReadingTwenty-four people have been selected from over 100 names put forward by current and former members of the University, to have their portraits done and exhibited later this year. The criteria set for potential nominees was that they were to be living, to have a significant link to Oxford, and to be making (or, indeed, […]
Continue ReadingStudents at the University of Bristol have demanded that the Wills Memorial Building, housing the School of Law and Department of Earth Sciences, be renamed due to its namesake’s profiting from the slave trade. The campaign was inspired by the Oxford student-led initiative to pressure Oriel College into removing Cecil Rhodes’ statue from its position […]
Continue ReadingOxford Stand Up to Racism has called for a vigil to be held at the Carfax Tower from 5.30pm on Friday 24th March. The event coincides with a similar occasion on the same day outside Downing Street, the “Unity Vigil Against Hatred and Division”. This has also been organised by Stand Up to Racism, in […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Theresa May has announced that the UK will notify the European Union of its intent to leave on 29th March. If negotiations are completed within the two years outlined by this section of the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon, the UK will exit the Union in March 2019. EU leaders have further said that […]
Continue ReadingThis August, a four-day summer school will be held at Jesus College for the brightest students from across Wales. Twenty-two students, all of whom are part of the Seren Network, will get the opportunity to attend, the aim being to give them a taste of student life and develop their critical thinking skills. Two students […]
Continue ReadingThe House of Lords has backed down over amendments to legislation to leave the European Union, paving the way for Theresa May to trigger Article 50 and begin the Brexit process. With proposed revisions to EU residency rights and a Parliamentary vote on a final Brexit deal scrapped, the bill is likely to receive Royal […]
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