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I’m inclined to reserve all judgements about restaurants, a habit that has opened up many curious eateries to me and also made me the victim of not a few total disasters. The reason for this is exemplified by Shezan, a small Carfax-based Indian place with the humblest of signs, alone in betraying the presence of […]
Continue ReadingBroad Street kebab vendor Hassan Elouahabi has been made an honourary member of Lincoln JCR. The motion, passed with a single vote against, gives him privileges including the right to attend and vote at meetings. The submission to the JCR commended Mr Elouhabi for his ‘service to our establishment’, arguing that he deserved ‘thanks and […]
Continue ReadingFor most of us, Summertown has unshakeable connotations of exam stress, be it feverishly cramming in the sub fusc-packed Starbucks or walking through the marquee of doom to face another three-hour paper. But as you leave the infernal clutches of Ewert House amidst the revelry, take a glance across the road for a real post-exam […]
Continue ReadingExactly what sort of restaurant is Bill’s? It’s a question I asked myself as we stepped through the door, and even now I can’t quite pin it down. The décor is an odd mixture: warehouse chic, rustic diner, part-kitchen, part-allotment, with industrial-looking high ceilings surrounded by art deco-esque cracked mirrors and wooden booths, all adorned […]
Continue ReadingLast weekend saw two fugitives make a daring escape from our dear old university to try and get in touch with nature. Wood Festival, set in (occasionally) sunny Braziers Park and an offshoot of the bigger Truck Festival, was the target, its verdant hills playing host to all manner of absurd delights for the three-day […]
Continue ReadingIt’s not every evening that a drink with the OxStu Features Editor turns into a madcap night with Clubber Steve, but that’s exactly what happened tonight at a post-meeting Spoons rendezvous. Queuing to buy a pair of Black Dragons, it was to the great surprise of your trusty OxStu reporters that the city’s premier nightclub […]
Continue ReadingMany a time has The Gourmand entered an all you can eat establishment to be greeted by the ubiquitous roar of: “Look on my buffet, ye Mighty, and despair!” The place is – despite such grave admonitions – inevitably left, in Shelley’s words, a ‘colossal wreck’, as the lone and level plates stretch far away. […]
Continue ReadingThe Evangelical Christian Offering toasties, pancakes and even an eternal afterlife, the evangelical Christian won’t hesitate to share the Good News with incoming freshers. Although there have been no reports of Saul-like conversions on finding a flyer in a pigeon hole, this won’t stop the Christian from fighting the good fight to reclaim your soul […]
Continue ReadingRight, well done; you’re here. You’ve nailed the interview, smashed the A-Levels, bagged the grades and now you’ve arrived at what must seem like the grand prize: Oxford. But if Oxford is the Tesco’s Triple Layer Chocolate Cake of your academic career then this guide will help you find the white chocolate stars that make […]
Continue Reading1. … with a Capital ‘O’ During the English Civil War, Oxford served as the capital of England after Charles I was expelled from London by Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarian forces. The University was a strong supporter of the Royalists (otherwise known as brown-nosers) and the King lived in Christ Church between 1642 and 1646 – […]
Continue ReadingAs another 0th week approaches and the annual wave of Freshers looms ever closer to the gilded shores of Oxford, one thing is inevitable: there will be drinking. The question is: will you be caught up in the proletarian masses stampeding towards the likes of Park End and Bridge for a night of cheap turpentine-like […]
Continue ReadingAs a Yahoo News journalist is fired after he was overhead him branding Mitt Romney a racist, OxStu brings you a selection of the high-profile broadcasting gaffes of recent times… – In 2000, one Canadian CBS reporter forgot to check his microphone was switched off when he observed that a former Miss Canadian Universe “had […]
Continue ReadingSo it all comes down to this. A single week in which to make the first impression that will define your university years and beyond. No pressure, kids. If you’re heading to Oxford, the chances are you’ll be trying to reinvent your bespectacled, etiolated self into something more socially successful, but, before you start, take […]
Continue ReadingThis summer, Nicola Byrom carried the Olympic torch around the Iffley running track, having taken it from none other than Roger Bannister. Unlike one torch-bearer, who had to be alerted to her tragically misspelt ‘Oylimpic Torch Bearer‘ tattoo by a friend, the official description of the torch bearers as ‘inspirational people’ seems particularly appropriate for […]
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