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Image Credit: OUCA/OULC/OULD Facebook The Oxford University Labour Club has refused involvement in the Three Parties Debate, a termly debate between the Oxford University Conservative Association, the Oxford University Liberal Democrats and the Oxford University Labour Club, the three main political societies in Oxford University. The event took place this Monday, and promised to attract […]
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In a meeting of the Oxford Union Standing Committee on Monday 7th week, President Stephen Horvath opposed attempts to discuss his conduct surrounding the Steve Bannon talk on the grounds that the proposed agenda was invalid. Five members of Standing Committee tried to raise the business but as each spoke President Horvath and Treasurer James […]
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Image Credit: Tom Gould Steven Bannon’s talk at the Oxford Union finally got underway after a delay of over an hour as crowds of protestors besieged Frewin Court. The protests gathered at 14:30 and quickly blocked both entrances to the Union via St. Michael’s Street and the passageway off Cornmarket. Police also formed a cordon […]
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Image Credit: Tom Gould Two Oxford colleges still maintain scholarships reserved for former students of certain private schools. Wadham’s Peter Wright Scholarship is open to “any graduate student or applicant who is a former student of Manchester Grammar School”, according to the College’s website. The scholarship covers course fees up to a maximum of £10,000, […]
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Image Credit: Matt Brown Merton JCR is currently riven with division over the potential proposal to introduce vegetarian Wednesdays in hall. The “Veggie Wednesday” scheme was approved by the college MCR on 30th October, with the JCR Environment Rep then approached to see if undergraduates would consider a vote on the same motion. Conflict immediately […]
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Image Credit: willowbarbican Shakira Martin, the President of the National Union of Students, has revealed that the group, which is affiliated with 600 student unions and associations across the UK, is facing severe financial difficulties. A letter, originally revealed on the Guido Fawkes website, was sent from the NUS President and NUS Acting Chief Executive […]
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Image Credit: simononly There have been rumours of the resurfacing of The Queen’s College’s exclusive drinking society, the Eaglets. Allegations have been made that the exclusive society held their initiations last week within the College. In a JCR post, a member of the college said that they had been told that if the Eaglets were […]
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Image Credit: James Ashworth On Monday 12th November, members of University staff have taken part in a cake sale and “unpaid women’s non-working lunch” to raise awareness of the gender pay gap at Oxford University The local branch of the University and College Union (UCU) organised the stall outside the Clarendon building, at the corner […]
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Image Credit: Steve Daniels This week it was announced that the Campsfield Immigration Detention centre, near Oxford, is scheduled to close. November marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of Campsfield, and a number of demonstrations had been planned to take place this month in response to this. Bill MacKeith, one of the joint organisers […]
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Image Credit: Juan J. Martinez The Ashmolean museum has announced that it will open to the public seven days a week from the 1st February 2019 onwards. Prior to this announcement, the museum was closed on Mondays, but the change in opening hours will bring the museum in line with other national museums, allowing more […]
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Image Credit: Oscar Beighton/ Chopper Photogrpahy Please note that this article contains implicit imagery of suicide On 8th November, the domestic bursar of Corpus Christi apologised to the JCR and MCR after an emergency rescue training dummy was hung in the front quad, creating an unsettling image. In an email seen by The Oxford Student, […]
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Image Credit: Godot13 (CC BY-SA 4.0) Members of Brasenose JCR moved to officially declare war against Wadham College this week, following building animosity over the college’s shock Veggie Pledge win. The JCR noted that “the real treasure was not the victory, but the enemies we made along the way”, and “we haven’t had a good […]
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Image Credit: Barker Evans In a tense meeting of the Oxford Union Standing Committee, the President narrowly avoided being directed to disinvite Steve Bannon from speaking at the Union, with 6 votes in favour and 7 against. As previously reported by The Oxford Student, the Secretary, Nick Brown, requested an emergency vote regarding the invitation of Steve Bannon to […]
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Image Credit: Andrew Shiva (CC BY-SA 4.0) In a referendum held on Wednesday 14th November, the Worcester College JCR voted to remain in the EU upon the UK’s departure. 54 of the 78 votes cast favoured this option, with 22 against, and 2 abstentions. The JCR committee are now mandated to “write to the presidents of the […]
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Image Credit: Don Irvine Following the announcement that former chief Strategist to President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, is to speak at the Oxford Union on Friday 16th November, the Secretary of the Union, Nick Brown, has called for an emergency meeting of the standing committee. The formal letter of requisition, as seen by The Oxford […]
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Image Credit: Gage Skidmore Former Chief Strategist to President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, is to speak at the Oxford Union on Friday 16th November. Bannon served in the U.S. Navy, before becoming an investment banker and an executive producer in Hollywood. In 2007 he co-founded Breitbar News which has been associated with elements of the […]
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On a bright Autumn morning on 11th November, crowds mustered along St. Giles to participate in the Remembrance Day service marking the initiation of the armistice and the end of fighting in the First World War. The service was led by faith leaders, including the Rev Charlotte Bannister-Parker, Bishop of Oxford Rt Revd Steven Croft, […]
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Image Credit: Andrew Shiva (CC BY-SA 4.0) On Sunday 11th November, Worcester College JCR passed a motion to hold a ‘people’s vote’ regarding the JCR’s future membership in the European Union. The referendum, to be held on Wednesday 14th, will let the members of the JCR decide whether it wishes to remain in the EU. […]
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Image Credit: Geni Twenty-five refugees living in Oxford have been taken on as tour guides by Pitt Rivers Museum and the Museum of the History of Science in a new project to forge cultural links between the Museum and the local community. The majority of the new tour guides came from Syria, however among the […]
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