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Image Description: Oriel College, Oxford Members of Oriel MCR have voted overwhelmingly to explicitly endorse the removal of the statue of Cecil Rhodes on the High Street façade of Oriel College. On Sunday 14th June, a number of motions were proposed in an online meeting of Oriel’s Middle Common Room. The results are as follows: […]
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Image Description: The statue of Cecil Rhodes above the High Street entrance of Oriel College An earlier title of this article used the word refute, as in “deny accusations” but this has been changed to deny for clarity, and a link defining anti-semitism has been added. A statement, sent on 12th June, from the Equality […]
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Image description: Guests dancing at the Elmayer-Kränzchen (Elmayer Ball) in Vienna Earlier this year, two Oxford students attended a Viennese Ball, paying for a return flight, a night of accommodation, and the cost of ball tickets, for less than the cost of an Oxford Commemoration ball. The total cost of the trip was £154, with […]
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Union members today voted to re-open nominations in the election for President Elect of the Union. The only candidate, Jack Solomon, faced severe criticism following substantial allegations by the Secretary, Cansu Uyguroglu, of racist comments he had made in the past. The remarks came to light on Wednesday and the allegations were then put directly […]
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Members of Oriel MCR committee, including the President, have been accused of seeking to undermine students’ attempts to have college remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes from its position above Oriel’s Queen Street entrance. Neil Misra and Swaraj Dash, two members of Oriel Middle Common Room (MCR), proposed a motion calling for a referendum on […]
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Oxford University was rocked by a series of race scandals last week, amidst heightened discussion around race around the world, sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Oxford Student has collected evidence and testimony from a variety of sources, to understand a week which many students believe has shown systemic racism continues […]
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Harry Deacon, who until this week had intended to run for President of the Oxford Union in next week’s election, has resigned from his current position as Union Librarian. It is understood that members of the Union’s committee were considering processes to remove the Librarian from office prior to this decision. The Librarian’s decision to […]
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Image description: logo of The Oxford ACS The Oxford African and Caribbean Society (ACS) has released a letter to the University “voicing student concerns about racism, welfare and complaints and disciplinary procedures”. The Oxford ACS, alongside the University of Oxford JCR Presidents’ committee, as well as MCR presidents, write that this statement is following current […]
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Second-year Biology students have been given the option to extend their degree to an MBiol from a BA following disruption due to COVID-19. Previously, students who wished to study a Masters in Biology following their undergraduate studies would have been unable to do so at Oxford University. The option of studying an MBiol at Oxford […]
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Image Description: Law Library at Oxford University On June 4th, law students sitting a finals paper were emailed half-way through the exam informing them that the wrong paper had been uploaded to Weblearn, despite the paper being correctly named “Criminal Law”. The email advised students to begin again with the correct paper. This follows news […]
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Oxford University has released a statement explaining its decision to postpone publication of its Undergraduate Admissions Report, which was revealed this morning by HuffPost UK after internal emails showed university staff being told ‘world events’ meant the release of the report was inappropriate. The statement reads: “The University of Oxford was scheduled to publish its […]
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A group of Oxford students have created a petition responding to racially insensitive events which occurred during a Christ Church College JCR hustings, and the subsequent official statement released by the College today. The petition aims to bring to light the mistreatment of a black student, Melanie Onovo, who spoke out against the events of […]
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The Faculty of Law is facing criticism from students after a series of mistakes over the last two days. The faculty admitted to an error in a finals paper question that went against examination conventions, and also modified the release date of first-year Moderations exam results to a later date at the last minute. Many […]
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Image description: Protestors in South Park A socially-distanced peaceful protest organised by ‘Black Lives Matter Oxford’ took place on the afternoon of Wednesday 3rd June, attracting hundreds of demonstrators to South Park, Oxford. The socially-distanced demonstration was originally planned to go forward in Bonn Square, but as demand increased in the days before the event, […]
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Multiple JCRs are preparing to table motions condemning the handling of accusations of racism during a Christ Church JCR hust, after a candidate for Christ Church’s JCR ‘cake rep’ made a joke comparing the murder of George Floyd to flour shortages. The Oxford Student understands a statement calling on such motions to be tabled has […]
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Image Description: The Oxford Union being addressed by John Kerry The officer candidates for the Elevate slate (President, Librarian, Treasurer, and Secretary) have all failed to nominate themselves for the Oxford Union elections by the deadline of 3pm today, effectively dropping out of the race. This comes after a former member of the slate was […]
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Image description: High Street in Central Oxford Speak Out Oxford and Oxford SU It Happens Here (IHH) have published an open letter to the Vice-Chancellor Louise Richardson, voicing concerns surrounding the University Sexual Violence and Harassment Support Service. The letter has been circulated mainly via JCR pages, with there also being a motion template for […]
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It Happens Here, an Oxford University Student Union group which campaigns against sexual violence, has launched a campaign calling for a ban on relationships between staff and the students who they have responsibility for to be implemented in Oxford University colleges before Michaelmas term 2020. They have created a template JCR/MCR motion calling for the […]
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Image Description: The Oxford Union main building An open letter, which was released today, condemns an Oxford Union election candidate who invoked the George Floyd protests in America when imploring union members to register to vote. The member was running in this term’s Union elections as a part of the Elevate slate. The candidate, who […]
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