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An entry into Wikipedia’s more informal sister website, ‘Uncyclopedia’, more or less sums up the current challenges facing Scottish football; ‘as a rule Scotland does not succeed in sporting events…There may come a day when the odd fluke is not the only victory – until that day we Scottish hang our heads in a deep shame. […]
Continue ReadingOxford Lancers 0 – 27 Brighton Tsunami It was more Super Cold than Super Bowl, but Harcourt Hill bore witness on Sunday to a heated encounter between the Oxford Lancers and the visiting Brighton Tsunami. The burgeoning Oxford team, in only its second year of existence and rookies on the University football scene, is growing […]
Continue ReadingA strong physical performance by Oxford’s Blues was not enough to save them from a 27-10 defeat at the hands of Northampton Saints on Monday night. The Blues came into their penultimate game before December’s Varsity match on the back of a win against Major Stanley’s XV, but faced the same team which had dealt […]
Continue ReadingTuesday saw scenes of protest on Cornmarket as demonstrators took to the street to raise awareness of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Protestors supporting both the Palestinians in Gaza, and the Oxford University Israel society faced off on Cornmarket Street. The larger pro-Palestine demonstration consisted of almost 100 participants, with chants of “Free Palestine” and “We are […]
Continue ReadingOxmas cheer has been soured at Keble and Lincoln after problems with the online meal booking system threatened to leave students without their traditional turkey dinner. Keblites had to wait for three hours to save themselves a seat after the booking website became overloaded while at Lincoln waiting out a two-hour hiatus did not guarantee […]
Continue ReadingMumblings of pencil sharpeners, pyjama onesies, and more generally, anything costing under £5 which nobody really wants are to be heard around Univ as students prepare to dig deep to spread a bit of Oxmas cheer. A plethora of tacky presents are due to be exchanged as part of a JCR-wide Secret Santa organised for […]
Continue ReadingSt John’s JCR voted to stop paying its subscription to Cherwell this week after allegations of misreporting about the College. Vice President Phil Coales proposed that the JCR should withdraw payment until the newspaper printed a formal apology for an article which claimed that at the previous JCR meeting a motion had passed to remove […]
Continue ReadingThe Harry Potter society held its first Yule Ball last Saturday, with an assortment of magical events greeting students. After promising students, or ‘Potterphiles’, a “night filled with Harry’s favourite food and drink, hundreds of wizards dancing to the Weird Sisters and a veritable cornucopia of entertainment delights”, the society delivered a fortune teller, Gringotts […]
Continue ReadingThe 02 Academy in Cowley is appealing against last June’s decision that denied the venue extended opening hours. Originally the club asked permission to open an hour earlier every day, as well as for an extra four hours before Monday bank holidays and until 6am on May Morning, traditionally one of the biggest nights for […]
Continue ReadingOxford is one of the UK’s most charitable cities, a recent survey says. Anti-poverty charity Action Aid carried out research, ranking each town or city based on the number of residents participating in their child sponsorship scheme. Oxford placed 16th, with its residents sponsoring 347 children in total, whilst Oxfordshire as a whole was the […]
Continue ReadingA memorial service to commemorate the International Transgender Day of Remembrance was held in Hertford’s chapel on Sunday. Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day set aside to memorialize those who have been killed as a result of anti-transgender hatred or prejudice, and to raise public awareness of hate crimes against transgender people. This is […]
Continue ReadingA former monastic church that has rebranded itself as one of the town’s top music venues says it needs a £2 million revamp. Grade 1 listed St John the Evangelist Church on Iffley Road was formerly a monastery for the country’s first Anglican monks, but in recent years has been attracting major classical and jazz […]
Continue ReadingThousands of people are expected to attend Friday’s Oxford’s Christmas Light Night to celebrate the official start of the festive season in the city. The event will include a variety of entertainment, including a performance from ‘Out of the Blue’, in locations across the city centre, in what Oxford City Council describe as “an evening […]
Continue ReadingA new meningitis vaccination to protect children against the most common form of meningitis has been recommended for approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The vaccine, to protect against meningitis B, from the drug firm Novartis is now set to be licensed in the next few months. National governments across Europe will then consider […]
Continue ReadingWolfson College had double cause for celebration last week as they opened a new kitchen and renamed residential blocks after their previously anonymous benefactor. The state-of-the-art kitchen opened Monday 12th November on programme and within budget following several months of building work. It represents a complete refurbishment and vast improvement on the original kitchen which […]
Continue ReadingMany Queerfest guests were left disappointed after they were denied entry to the afterparty at Plush due to the club being full. Party goers were promised free entry into Plush Lounge with a Queerfest wrist band up until 12.30am and the celebration of LGBTQ culture culminated in a DJ set from Plush as a “teaser […]
Continue ReadingOxford is officially the best place to live in Britain according to recent research. A survey undertaken by Price Waterhouse Cooper (PWC) this month measured a wide range of indicators including the work-life balance of inhabitants, the unemployment rate and the income distribution found in a city. Oxford was found to have the best overall […]
Continue ReadingAyes: 75 Noes: 196 Proposition speaker Adam Tyndall, Co-founder and Director of China Britain Youth, began the debate by making a clear distinction between power and ideology. He brought up the issue of China’s undemocratic, authoritarian system only to dismiss it as utterly irrelevant. After all, the power of China does not rest upon our […]
Continue ReadingA St John’s student has been named the best female windsurfer under 20 at the National Windsurfing Festival. Samantha Rawlinson was competing in 7 races, each approximately 30-50 minutes in length in a “master- blaster” format. This means that she had to sail out to a far mark, gybing (turning) then had to get back […]
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