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Image description: Hello my wonderful little rats. I’m back, and since Guy Fawkes Night and 5th week blues are long gone, I officially declare it Oxmas. Wahoo!! Onto the qualms of the week: Hi, Agony aunt. Where are the best libraries? My college library is dank and not in the good way? Hi […]
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Image Description: an image of Cardinal Pell giving a speech. CW: Sexual abuse in the Church A demonstration is planned outside three events that the Newman Society, Oxford’s Catholic society, are hosting on Saturday, to protest the invitation of the controversial Cardinal Pell. The Cardinal has been invited to a Pontifical High Mass tomorrow morning. […]
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Image Description: an image of the Teddy Hall jobs website. St Edmund Hall, or ‘Teddy Hall’, has been criticised for advertising a scout job paying £9.90 an hour, which is less than the Oxford Living Wage of £10.31 an hour. The University of Oxford adopted the Oxford Living Wage, which is decided by the Oxford […]
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Image Description: a photo of Malala on a dark background. Malala Yousafzi has married her partner Asser Malik in Birmingham. Speaking on Twitter she said: “Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life. We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with […]
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Image Description: some of the signs at the protest. Students protested outside Balliol College last Sunday after a recent Al Jazeera investigation criticised the Decanal team for their handling of a sexual assault case within the College. Students chanted slogans including “Balliol College protects abusers” and “Balliol College do better” during the protest, which lasted […]
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Image description: A view of Christ Church in winter CW: Sexual harassment, holocaust references. The Oxford Student has exclusively obtained a copy of an essay written by the Dean, the Very Reverend Martyn Percy, and uploaded to a website, in which he compares his experiences during the investigations of welfare mishandling and sexual harassment to […]
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Image description: White character holding up a sign that says ‘Agony Aunt’ on a background of grass and flowers Hello my beautiful nieces, nephews and niephlings (I do my research). 5th week is here, and here at the OxStu we wanted to make it a celebration! Of sorts. No cake, but I’ll give you a […]
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Image Description: Ecosia logo on background of trees, cows, and farm workers. Just underneath is the motto: “Turn your internet searches into trees!” on white background. Underneath this: “Join the campaign | Oxford on Ecosia” on a turquoise background. Oxford on Ecosia is a growing group of students campaigning to make Ecosia the default search […]
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Image Description: Lady Margaret Hall, with some greenery in the foreground. The Oxford Jewish Society and Union of Jewish Students have expressed their disappointment after the Telegraph reported that the University, alongside both St Peter’s College and Lady Margaret Hall, had accepted donations from the Mosley family. The Telegraph reported yesterday that the University was […]
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Image description: Linacre College quad, buildings, and trees Linacre College will ask permission to change its name to Thao College after the SOVICO group signed a memorandum of understanding that it would give £155m to the college. The postgraduate college previously had endowments of £17.7m and have said this will have a “transformative” effect on […]
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Break open the champagne, put on a corset, and do a funny little dance, because Mugler has brought sexy back, again! Since appointing Casey Cadwallader as its creative director in late 2017, the brand (pronounced moog-lair, if you were in any doubt) has undergone somewhat of a renaissance. Gone are the slightly awkward dresses that […]
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Madonna’s Marie Antoinette Dress By 1990, Madonna had become known for basically doing whatever she wanted, so it wasn’t uncommon for her to wear skimpy lingerie-style outfits on stage. Imagine the shock then, when the curtains parted to reveal The Queen of Pop wearing a dress in the style of Marie Antoinette, especially after her […]
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Image description: A view of the Bodleian As part of the Balliol Community for Safety movement, Oxford University Labour Club has condemned the handling of the sexual abuse claims at Balliol College. This comes after a report by Al-Jazeera which investigated “degrees of assault” and revealed misconduct of a sexual and drunk nature by university […]
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Image Description: the main entrance to Pembroke College. Pembroke College have announced that following an Al Jazeera piece that accused him of sexual harassment and misconduct, Andy Orchard has voluntarily withdrawn from the Governing Body. In an email sent to the JCR yesterday morning, the President of the JCR and Gender Equalities Rep assured fellow […]
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Image Description: a group of protestors holding banners and signs in the SU Building. In response to the rise in drink-spiking cases in the country, 20 JCRs have signed an open letter to nightclubs in Oxford demanding the implementation of more safety measures to prevent drink-spiking, ensure the safety of customers and hold perpetrators accountable. […]
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Image description: Group of protesters gathers in the SU buildings holding banners and signs ‘It Happens Here’ led a protest at 10pm on Wednesday night calling for meaningful and lasting change in response to levels of spiking experienced in Oxford. The protest began at the Student Union where a large group of approximately 40 students […]
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Image Description: The Sheldonian Theatre The nightclub Park End will be closed on Wednesday night in response to the ‘Girls Night In’ boycott of nightclubs. The club, also known as Atik Oxford, usually has its main night for Oxford students on Wednesday, but has decided not to open to show solidarity with the campaign. Students […]
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Image Description: St Giles’ Church, Oxford, where OUCA’s primary event, Port and Policy, used to be held. TW: mentions of harassment The President of the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) has been removed from office amid allegations about their conduct, including financial mismanagement and harassment charges. The Disciplinary Committee upheld the majority of the complaints […]
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Image Description: the two puppets, standing in front of Hertford College. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll, and to raise awareness of the plight of refugee children, two life-sized puppets were paraded through Oxford today. Little Amal, a young refugee in giant puppet form, is travelling over 8,000km […]
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