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The Oxford University LGBTQ Society, the Oxford SU LGBTQ Campaign and the Oxford SU Women’s Society have publicly condemned the Oxford University History Society’s decision to host Dame Jenni Murray on the topic of “Powerful British Women in History and Society” on Saturday 17th of November. Murray has since pulled out of the talk for […]
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Manny Pacquiao, professional boxer and politician, and currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines, spoke at the Oxford Union on the 5th November. In a statement, seen by The Oxford Student, the society has sad the following statement: “We recognise that the decision to invite Mc Pacquiao to the Oxford Union may have been […]
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My experience of seasonal work was a roller coaster. I spent four and a half months over the winter holidays, until May, working as a costumer for a holiday club, starting in Opio, in the south of France, for training, and quickly moving on to Val Thorens, in the Alps. Initially, I found it hard […]
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Oxford, and LMH in particular, host many interesting events but I must say that I’ve never attended an event in Oxford like this Anhui tourism event at LMH. Having cycled through countless roadsuntil I thought I must now be in Cambridge, I eventually arrived at LMH and followed signs to reach Talbot Hall. I suppose […]
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Far right leader of the AfD in Germany has cancelled her speech at the Oxford Union, following pressure from anti-racist campaigners. This comes after Oxford’s Student Union and the Oxford University Labour Club both passed motions condemning the invitation for her to speak. Protests had been planned from various groups for the duration of her […]
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The stereotypical image of the workshy Humanities student is well-established in Oxford culture. The regimen of self-supervised library sessions and weekly essays, it is often assumed, must be conducive to a relaxed schedule of late night revelry and late morning lie-ins. For at least one BA degree, an investigation by The Oxford Student gives the […]
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The Lady Margaret Hall JCR voted to donate £100 to the Oxford Anti-Fascist Network in its 3rd Week meeting. The money will be split between anti-fascist stickers and a banner to be used on marches such as the protest against the Union’s talk with Alice Weidel on November 7th. The motion comes following claims that […]
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Image Credit: Brigade Piron Infighting within the Oxford University Conservative Association continues as President Ben Etty passes the contentious Bullingdon Club ban through the Senior Member, in a move which has been branded as “undemocratic”. The Bullingdon Club ban has caused divisions within in OUCA since it came to a head at the start of term. […]
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Committee members of the Oxford Union have accused the current President, Stephen Horvath of “blatant nepotism” following his decision to allow Minal Haq, an ex-Standing committee member, to have a paper speech during this week’s Thursday debate. Haq is scheduled to be speaking against the motion, “This House Believes that Retributive Justice is Obsolete”, alongside […]
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Picture Credit: Willem van Aken, CSIRO (CC BY 3.0) Description: Dripping Tap As 2018 began in the South African city of Cape Town, water levels rapidly declined in its reservoirs, marking a continuing trend since a drought began in 2015. In early January, the city issued plans for “Day Zero”, when if a lower limit […]
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Image credit: Hydrosami (CC BY-SA 4.0)- Description: Dry, cracked earth Food security is one of greatest challenges of the 21st century: by 2050, food production must increase by 70% to meet the demands of 9 billion people. Progress towards this target must occur in a climate with higher temperatures, more variable rainfall patterns and more frequent […]
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Picture credit: C. S. Goldsmith and A. Balish, CDC- Description: Influenza Virus If you don’t know what flu feels like then you are one lucky son of a gun. You might say: “Oh but I have had the flu and it wasn’t so bad!” If by that statement, you mean you have had the sniffles and […]
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This Wednesday Oxford SU held a debate on condemning the invitation of Alice Weidel to speak at the Oxford Union on November 7. Weidel is the leader of German far-right political party Alternative for Germany. Her party stands on a platform of opposing immigration and they have often been branded as “racist” and “Islamophobic”. The […]
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Image Credit: Brigade Piron In dramatic scenes at Wednesday night’s council meeting of the Oxford University Conservative Association, members attempted to resist President Ben Etty’s efforts to ban members of the Bullingdon Club from OUCA committee elections. Ordinary business passed without affair until ex-President Alex Bruce proposed a Standing Order amendment to ban the Bullingdon Club […]
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To mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, located within Mansfield College, held a two-day event, which hosted former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The event titled “Confronting Illiberalism: The Role of The Media, Civil Society and Universities”, was held on 10th October to […]
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Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, appeared as a panellist during today’s event at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. The event was titled “Confronting Illiberalism: The Role of the Media, Civil Society and Universities” and included three panel discussions, one on which the focus was on how universities can face the challenges of illiberalism. […]
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“Burning down the house”, a popular club night, will be moving from The Cellar to Cirkus, a new nightclub opened on George Street. This decision follows a recent fire risk assessment which has meant that the capacity of the club has had to be restricted severely, since the fire escape was not considered adequately safe […]
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Swiss prosecutors have opened new rape case against Tariq Ramadan. Prosecutors in Geneva, Switzerland, have disclosed that they have opened a rape and sexual misconduct investigation against Tariq Ramadan, an Oxford University Islamic scholar. Ramadan was initially detained in France earlier this year over rape allegations made by four women. Earlier this year, French judges […]
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We all remember the excitement last December when the price of Bitcoin, the most famous of the cryptocurrencies, rose to $19,000 from only $3,000 three months earlier. This made a lot of lucky investors very rich, but what exactly were they buying? Bitcoin was invented as an electronic alternative to cash that cannot be spent […]
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