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Numerous Keble students have been disappointed by the college’s decision to remove speakers from their gym. The gym remains popular amongst college students, yet concerns have been expressed regarding the fact they were not told of the speaker’s removal at the beginning of term, and they are keen for them to be reinstated. However, some […]
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People for Womxn in Philosophy have compiled an alternative general philosophy reading list in response to the incredibly male-dominated standard reading list the syllabus supplies for the subject. They released the reading list, which was collated throughout last year, on their blog last Friday. The reading list is aimed at first years, and is seen […]
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Balliol College JCR is gathering signatures for a letter to be sent to Boris Johnson, condemning what it says to be his ‘racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and unlawful behaviour’. The letter follows a number of general meetings during which the JCR has decided to advise the college to strip Boris Johnson of his alumni privileges as […]
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At Trinity College’s last JCR meeting, a motion was proposed to introduce the appointment of a a gender identity representative, to work alongside the current LGBTQ+ officer, Jess Skelton. The role would have included working alongside welfare officers, attending SU and also JCR Equalities Committee meetings, as well as informing those within college of the […]
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Hertford College has recently found itself in potential trouble with HMRC over the underpayment of its summer staff by the International Programmes Department. A mistake happened whereby some students working for the summer school programmes at Hertford paid for accommodation separately, but at the same time had accommodation deducted from their pay. The College recently […]
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Baroness Valerie Amos has been appointed Master of University College, Oxford. She will be the first black head of an Oxford College, and the first women Master of Univ. Baroness Amos is the current director of SOAS University of London, a former politician for the Labour Party, and former United Nations Official. Commenting on this, […]
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Hertford College has fined ten students £100 each for hosting a party in a designated college “quiet house,” leading one resident of the house to set up an online fundraiser seeking contributions. On Wednesday 29th May, junior deans shut down the party at 11:30pm after neighbours called to make noise complaints. According to Hertford, neighbours […]
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The Oxford Student has found that the ‘P Club’ (Pythic Club), a secretive and exclusive dining club at Christ Church, is run by the College’s Senior Censor Brian Young. The Senior Censor at Christ Church oversees all academic matters, and sits on all major Governing Body committees, including those addressing admissions and access. The Christ […]
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A motion to boycott the Oxford Union’s future events just passed in the Wadham Student Union during their weekly meeting. The motion was proposed by Wadham student Joe Lovell-McNamee and seconded by Hugo Raine, both active members of the ‘Boycott the Oxford Union Campaign.’ This was proposed in solidarity with the campaign’s efforts sparked by […]
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A dispute has broken out among members of The Queen’s College JCR after a motion was put forward proposing that the JCR believes that “colonialism is underrated”. The motion was withdrawn after receiving heavy criticism. The ‘joke’ motion, which was due to be debated at tonight’s meeting, aimed to acquire a copy of Fifa 19 […]
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St Hugh’s Women’s Reps held a body positivity party in the JCR which saw the walls covered with dozens of anonymous stories about body image issues submitted by JCR members. The event was framed as a sequel to the ‘period party’ held last term by the Women’s Reps to help normalise discussion of periods and […]
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A JCR motion calling to renew a premises ban on Lincoln’s all-male drinking society (‘The Goblins’) was passed on the 26th May. The Goblins had previously been banned from meeting in Lincoln for a period of three years – a time frame which has recently expired. The JCR motion stated that ‘The Goblins is currently […]
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Image description: Protestors outside of St John’s College on 28th May Residents of Barford, in Warwickshire, are opposing the construction of a quarry that has been proposed in their village to be built on farmland owned by St John’s College. On Tuesday, 28th May, a group of Barford residents travelled to Oxford to protest outside […]
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The Queen’s College has appointed a presiding fellow of the Eaglets Club to its Equalities Committee as a second harassment advisor. The Eaglets is an exclusive, male-only, ‘secret’ dining society based in, but not affiliated to, The Queen’s College. In a Governing Body meeting on 23rd January 2019, the Domestic Bursar informed members that a […]
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Oxford’s ‘Welsh College’ has received a £625,000 investment for access from, a single, anonymous donor. The mystery donor was identified as a former student, who is “keen to support its programme to encourage Welsh students from all backgrounds to apply to study at the College” Jesus College has gained an informal reputation as Oxford’s ‘Welsh’ […]
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A particularly deceptive phishing email has been sent to students at multiple Oxford Colleges, including Magdalen and Lincoln. The subject line is “Your Nexus mailbox is set to expire on 24-5-2019”, and it features a corrupt link. It is not a genuine email and will result in your account being compromised if clicked. The email […]
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On the 11th of May, Regent’s Park College’s tortoise Emmanuelle, affectionately called Manny, celebrated her 116th birthday party. A total of five tortoises were in attendance including the birthday tortoise herself. The event was a charity fundraiser for Meningitis Now in honour of Antonia Bruch who was a Regent’s student that passed away in 2009. […]
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The twelve hour music festival Wadstock kicked off last Saturday, May 11 with twenty-six acts in the lineup and over 850 students in attendance. The event was organized by the Wadham College Entz, a committee of Wadham students. Aside from the musical performances, other entertainment included a bouncy house and a body painting tent. The […]
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Vegetarian and vegan members of Oxford University are being invited to rank colleges according to the quality of their veggie food. The initiative, based on the well-known Norrington Table for ranking colleges according to their examination results, is being pioneered by the Oxford University Animal Ethics Society, which was founded in 2007 with the aim […]
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