Pink·26th May 2019‘A hotbed of aggressive transphobia’ or ‘Philosophy in the Bookshop’ Jessica Duffy Image Description: Naomi Wolf. On Thursday, Blackwell’s hosted a ‘Philosophy in the Bookshop’ talk with Naomi Wolf to promote her...Read More
FeaturesPink·17th February 2020‘Be Gay, Do Crime’ – Appreciating LGBTQ+ representation in fiction podcasts Wei Ai Ng Image description: Player characters from The Adventure Zone: Balance. Image credit: “The Adventure Zone” by Nicholas Kole is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like...Read More
Features·24th October 2020‘Defending ourselves with Data’: The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker Jackie Brown Image Description: Collage of some of the OxCGRT coders in a Zoom-like format. COVID-19 has undoubtedly wreaked havoc upon the...Read More
Identity·19th February 2020‘Don’t touch my hair’ – the significance of ‘Hair Love’ Ibtihaaj Mohamoud Household chores and childcare were pretty evenly distributed in my house but if there was one thing that fell directly...Read More
Food and Drink·12th November 2016‘Frankenstein Food’ Stakes a Claim in the Meat Sector With almost a thousand students last week taking the OUSU veggie pledge, with pledges ranging from full veganism to ‘quitting...Read More
FeaturesFood and Drink·12th November 2016‘Jesus loves Wahoo’: A Tribute to the Bar (and Grill) Chris Allnutt and Lizzie Shelmerdine We did attempt to get some food at Wahoo before it closed for good (yes, it sounded weird as we...Read More
Features·27th February 2012‘Nothing surprises us’: What The Porter Saw They’re the backbone of the university, an ever-present feature ensuring each day runs smoothly for visitors and students alike. Without...Read More
Profile·31st January 2023‘Peace isn’t just the absence of war’: Smajo Bešo OBE, Bosnian Genocide Educational Trust Founder and Chair Anna Davidson Content Warning: mention of war, rape, islamophobia Smajo Bešo OBE, academic and the founder and chair of the Bosnian Genocide Education...Read More
News·3rd August 2019‘Plush for all’ accessibility campaign successful! Rosie Good Plush, Oxford’s only LGBTQ+ bar and club, published a press release on the 23rd July announcing the success of the...Read More
Features·6th February 2012‘Tax is such a shame’: Made in Chelsea star’s business secrets “Tax is such a shame”, Francis Boulle comments mournfully. “It’s a damn shame that it exists”. Tax probably does get...Read More
Features·17th February 2023‘A very archaic law which isn’t compassionate’: The Oxford Campaign for Assisted Dying Anna Davidson Jonathan Tiley, a second-year History and Politics student at St John’s College, has recently launched the Oxford Campaign for Assisted...Read More
Pink·19th January 2020‘Colourfully queer’ – Finding an alternative family at Oxford Jade Calder Upon arriving at Oxford, I was initially tentative about dipping my toe into the water of the LGBTQ+ ‘scene’, as...Read More
Features·3rd April 2015‘Distant’ Voices: in defence of Birmingham Ariane Laurent-Smith You would think from the way certain Oxford students talk about it that Birmingham was one of the most distant...Read More
Features·25th March 2020‘Find My Pasta’: the app beating COVID-19 shortages Sarah Alford & Jamie Slagel On the 25th March 2020, St Peter’s College’s Jack Solomon and Merton College’s Julia Willemyns’s ‘Find My Pasta’ app was...Read More
Pink·14th February 2022‘Iron Widow” by Xiran Jay Zhao: A Review Jessica DeMarco-Jacobson Image Description: Cover art of Iron Widow, a book by Xiran Jay Zhao. Mechas, aliens, East Asian mythology – all...Read More
Identity·18th May 2023‘Just keep making noise’: music and identity Sami Jalil I mean it when I say music saved my life. In the darkest hours of my past, the wire of...Read More
Features·16th April 2019‘Our Lady of Paris is in flames’: What was truly lost in the Notre Dame fire Clotilde de Maricourt “…une grande flamme désordonnée et furieuse dont le vent emportait par moments un lambeau dans la fumée.” “…a great flame,...Read More
College NewsFeaturesFood and DrinkUniversity News·13th November 2019‘Planet Pledge’ 2019 launched Rosie Good Oxford SU’s veggie pledge initiative is returning, with pledges opening today and remaining open until the 30th November. This year,...Read More
FeaturesScience and Technology·1st February 2017‘Prevention is better than cure’ – Oxford leads in vaccine research Fazle Chowdhury Like wars and famine, infectious diseases are an eternal challenge to human progress and development. They remain among the leading...Read More