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Students at Exeter College have reacted with anger to news that their college will charge them over £100 per year in “air clearance charges”. An email from the college’s Domestic Bursar told students that, as of Trinity, a “small compulsory oxygen fee of £45.29 will be added to your termly bill.”“This charge will make sure […]
Continue ReadingIt was pleasing to read Owen Jones’ recent article in The Independent, denouncing, from an atheist’s perspective, Richard Dawkins’ hostility towards religion (albeit almost entirely confined to his various attacks on Islam). It is a rare early example of a public disassociation that must be undertaken by serious-thinking nonbelievers as quickly and emphatically as possible. […]
Continue ReadingAfter feeling disgustingly smug about meeting your offer and engaging in all manner of dissolute debauchery to celebrate clamping that elusive A*, the cold light of day finally sets in, and, with it, the paranoia. Suddenly, the ridiculous rumours which never caught your attention before have become dislodged from the back of your memory. You […]
Continue ReadingThe threshold between being open and oversharing is one we spend our whole lives navigating. In nursery toilet training boasts might get you a sticker, but by Reception no one wants to hear it. Your Grandma loved hearing about your university offers, but don’t believe the Facebook likes – everyone else wishes you’d kept […]
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