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Following the heated 5th Week Student Council meeting in which a motion supporting the Hong Kong protests was proposed and passed, a group of students originally opposed to the motion have collected a total of 352 unverified signatures to call an Extraordinary Student Council meeting. Typically this kind of meeting only requires 100 signatures to […]
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The student-based campaign group ‘Oxford Worker Justice’, which seeks to build solidarity between university workers and students, has launched an ‘Oxford Living Wage Campaign’. The movement is made up of students, staff and members of the local community who want to secure a Living Wage for employees of the University of Oxford. In their campaign, […]
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It has been revealed that St Catherine’s college used over 9000 condoms from their welfare team in the 2018-19 academic year. The welfare team is highly praised by St Catherine’s students, with a large budget contributing well to the success of their sexual, as well as general welfare. Supporting sexual health is a significant part […]
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On 15th November, Theresa May spoke at the Union after much anticipation within the Oxford community. Rumours of her appearance had been circulating throughout Michaelmas term, and was confirmed well ahead of the event itself. May resigned as Prime Minister on 24th July this year, but her political legacy, primarily involving matters of Brexit, ensured […]
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The Oxford Student can reveal that Greggs will be opening on Cornmarket Street, in the place of former Moss Bros store. Greggs has submitted a planning application to Oxford City Council to make alterations to 59-61 Cornmarket street shop front, suggesting that this will be the location of the new Greggs store. Previous talk of […]
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‘What could be as lonely as love?’ asks Joe Keogh on Amber Run’s latest album Philophobia. The band’s third album is one full of classic indie bangers, interspersed with more ambient moments of tenderness: it is an album defined by tales of love, loneliness, and longing. In a dingy green room of Oxford’s O2 Academy, […]
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The President of The Oxford Union, Brendan McGrath, has announced that he will be standing down, following mounting pressure over his reaction to a blind man being “violently dragged out”. McGrath announced his resignation on Tuesday night, saying: “Fundamentally, it is the President’s job to ensure that every Member feels welcome at the Oxford Union. […]
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Oxford Union president Brendan McGrath and other members of the Union’s Standing Committee showed defiance to growing calls for him to step down at a meeting dominated by discussions of the Union’s media response to the Ebenezer Azamati scandal. Despite over 3,600 signatures on Oxford University’s Africa Society’s petition demanding McGrath step down, he defended […]
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Pressure continues to mount on the Oxford Union as the University of Oxford announced their support for suspended member Ebenezer Azamati on Twitter. A tweet posted at 1.48pm today read: “We share the widespread outrage regarding the unacceptable treatment of Ebenezer Azamati, a member of our University community, at the Oxford Union. Ebenezer’s college and […]
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Over a hundred demonstrators responded to Oxford University Africa Society’s call to protest the Oxford Union’s treatment of suspended member Ebenezer Azamati yesterday evening. WATCH: Protesters on Cornmarket demand Union president resign AfriSoc launched the campaign after a Union disciplinary committee suspended the membership of Azamati, who is blind, for “violent conduct”. This related to […]
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Tensions broke out in the 5th Week Student Council meeting when a motion supporting the Hong Kong riots was proposed and passed. Oriel College’s Martin Yip proposed the motion to mandate the Oxford SU President to publish an open letter supporting “Hong Kong’s fight for freedom and condemning police brutality”. The motion was seconded by […]
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UPDATE: This article has been changed to reflect the withdrawal of a complaint against ex-Returning Officer Harry Samuels The ongoing dispute over the suspension of a blind Union member involved in an altercation in first week’s No Confidence debate is set to take a dramatic turn as the Principal of Mansfield College, Helen Mountfield QC, […]
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Following the Oxford SU student council meeting on Wednesday, it has officially been announced that Santa will be coming to town. A motion was proposed to the student council which requested a total of £668.27 towards a project where a student would dress up as Santa, with his friends dressing up as elves to help […]
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At an Oxford SU student council meeting on Wednesday 13th November, students voted to support the UCU strikes. Oxford SU sent an email to students saying: “As of the Student Council meeting this evening, Oxford SU’s official policy is to support the cause and organisation of the strike action. “We encourage our members to respect the […]
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Several colleges, including St Hugh’s, Magdalen and Exeter, have had reported cases of mumps. Within Hugh’s, a small number have been diagnosed, with an email being sent out shortly afterwards attempting to reassure students. Hugh’s students were informed of the ‘highly infectious’ nature of mumps, where the viral infection is spread via ‘infected droplets of […]
Continue ReadingOver 50 people turned out in the pouring rain last Saturday, 9th November, to mark the passing of 150 days since the first protests in Hong Kong, and to show their solidarity for the cause. Protesters held posters with the well-known slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times” and gave out leaflets to passers-by, […]
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Oxford University is the best place in Europe to study social sciences and the second best place to study social sciences in the world, according to Times Higher Education University ranking. MIT was ranked best in the world, whilst Cambridge University was ranked 5th. The social science ranking is calculated in the same way as […]
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A ban on “aggressive begging” and anti-social behaviour in central Oxford lapsed in January and will not be brought back. Oxford City Council introduced a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in February 2016. A petition against the order was signed by 71,000 people before it was agreed by the council in 2015. A 45 year […]
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Oxford SU’s veggie pledge initiative is returning, with pledges opening today and remaining open until the 30th November. This year, each individual’s pledge will begin when they make it and run for a month from that date. The aim of the pledge this year is to make the original Veggie Pledge campaign ‘more inclusive for […]
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