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Image Description: A woman wearing a mask being confronted by shadow figures Back when I used to have Tinder, the most common greeting I received was: ‘Hi Jackie Chan.’ ‘OMG Jackie Chan.’ Or: ‘I’ve never had an Asian before. I’d like to try it.’ Whilst the former was a pathetic attempt at a joking association […]
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Image description: Buckingham Palace Most hypothetical rulebooks of ‘appropriate’ royal behaviour probably don’t include sitting down with a chat-show host in a garden in California. However, Harry and Meghan have never represented the model image of traditional British monarchy. Their recent televised conversation with Oprah Winfrey – which touched on issues such as personal security, […]
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Image Description: a headshot of Siân Berry against the backdrop of a drawing of Oxford’s skyline and the text ‘Siân Berry: Alumni Series’ This week’s alumni is Siân Berry, a former Materials Science student at Trinity College who went on to become politically active within the Green Party. Since 2018 she has been co-leader of […]
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Image description: a painting of a woman sat on a bed looking out of the window. Universities have neglected year abroad students in the midst of a pandemic, leaving them to negotiate foreign laws and lockdowns by themselves away from home. The holiday period took a toll on the wellbeing of many students. Jake, an […]
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When International Women’s day was first observed in 1911, women (and sympathetic men) were still starving themselves in prisons across the UK and taking to the streets, putting their lives and futures at stake in a long fight for enfranchisement. This year, we’re celebrating the holiday in a world where women have the right to […]
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As a student new to the English system of education, it has been heartening to learn of the stringent ethics approvals required to conduct research as part of my courses. Research in the Global South is no longer treated as an entitlement that scholars of the developed world can reap. In a way, this appears […]
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CW: Biphobia Image description: a bisexual pride flag DISCLAIMER: In this piece, I am only speaking to the experiences of myself and those of many other bisexuals I know. Bisexuality is such a broad range of sexuality and experiences that it would be impossible for anyone to speak on behalf of the whole community. Any […]
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Anjali KawaImage description: An old book is open with a pair of glasses on it. Reading lists can always be daunting, but it is hard to explain the feeling of reading academic writing about your own heritage. Recently, I had a tutorial about immigrant experiences in post-war Britain. Scanning through the readings, I studied the […]
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Image description: newspaper clippings with the words ‘agony aunt’ written in block letters. For many, 8th week is a period where work slows down and they can piss away their time going on Wikipedia deep-dives about the supercontinent Pangea, or in non-pandemic days, getting thoroughly shit-faced at every beer garden situated within the OX postcode. Alas, […]
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Image description: image of dictionary definitions in black and white. “How do I find the vocabulary for what’s rattling around inside my head?” Moved from house to house as a child, Tom Hanks lived a sort of nomadic existence growing up, saying on Desert Island Discs in 2016 that it led to an acute feeling […]
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Image description: Two hands clasped together. The hand on the left has had henna applied, a wedding tradition common in India. I still remember calling home to tell my parents about my partner, and my father’s response was “Why are you doing this to us?”. I was hurt by the blunt response, but honestly, I […]
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Image description: a park on a sunny day filled with people walking and cycling together Since Boris Johnson announced England’s roadmap out of lockdown, it feels like the 21st June is all anyone has been able to talk about. Yes, we know that this date is subject to change, but seeing the finish line has […]
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Applications to join the Editorial team of the Oxford Student are now open! All applications consist of a written application and following this you may be called to an interview with the new Editors in Chief for Trinity term 2021, Isaac and Natasha. News Team applicants may also be required to send in an example […]
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Image description: a figure in a darkened room looking out of a window [CW: eating disorders, disordered eating, bulimia, anorexia, mental health difficulties] Many of our most precious memories, particularly at university, are the moments spent with friends. Feeling a sense of meaningful connection to others is so important to human quality of life. What […]
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Image description: a picture of Jenny and a cat at home CW: transphobia The Oxford Student spoke to Jenny Elizabeth Scoones, a third year English student at Mansfield and pop singer/songwriter about her upcoming single, trans rights in the UK and creating art in a pandemic. Your new single, Always Known, comes out on March […]
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Image description: newspaper clippings with the words ‘agony aunt’ written in block letters. Previous column themes have been tenuous, but this is probably the most tenuous yet. Look, it’s seventh week. We’re pretty tired, both of life and of answering all of your tedious — pardon, extremely important problems. So, we humbly beg our loyal […]
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Image description: the word “zoom” made up of black and white stripy lines. Both letter “o”s spell out “zoom in” and “zoom out” in capital letters. When my mother warned “If you keep looking at screens your eyes will go square”, I don’t think she was referring to online classes, but, nevertheless, I wonder if […]
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Image Description: A sign in the trans flag colours that reads: ‘Trans misogyny is still misogyny’ CW: transphobia Beyond their obvious implicit transphobia, there is an odd narrative being spun by UK-based Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFs, a term describing those who actively and deliberately attempt to exclude trans people, and especially trans women, from […]
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Image description: newspaper clippings with the words ‘agony aunt’ written in block letters. This week, the Agony Aunts take on a very complicated flatmate love story and a heinous crime against the college puffa. One perhaps merits more serious attention than the other. The people in my house who also live here are actually living […]
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