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New Year, new variant? If you were unable to return to Oxford this term, fear not – Rordon Gamsay, our grass vibrancy and Tesco meal-deal correspondent, will be your eyes and ears on the ground until the end of lockdown. University appalled by Go Ape’s use of safety nets A senior university figure this week […]
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Image description: A letter with the oxstu logo being placed into a pigeon hole. By this point, it would probably be redundant to talk about how different term, and by extension OxStu, is going to be this Hilary. Instead, I want to let you all know about what I’m personally most excited for over the […]
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Going into Hilary, collections this year feel even more challenging, draining, and unnecessary than they do every other term. Trying to gather the motivation to revise seems tougher, and doing anything productive when you finally sit at your desk even tougher still. Fear not, for OxYou is here to give you a handful of great […]
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Applications to join the Editorial team of the Oxford Student are now open. All applications consist of a written application and following this you may be called to an interview with the new Editors in Chief for Hilary Term, 2021, Robert and Issy. News Team applicants may also be required to send in an example […]
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This week, Rordon Gamsay, news and Sainsbury’s meal deal correspondent has conducted an investigation, spoke to lonely college staff, and uncovered disturbing signage in the local Oxford area. As we move into 8th week (affectionately known as ‘thank f*ck it’s almost over’) sit back, relax, and enjoy a little light-hearted ‘news’. Oxford Students Doing Drugs […]
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Though time may seem like a meaningless blur in lockdown, sources have confirmed to the OxStu that it is really seventh week. Yes, really. No, we aren’t lying: you have almost made it. To get you through this final push before Oxmas with a few well-curated chuckles is our news and mountain rescue correspondant, Rordon […]
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It’s sixth week. You’re in lockdown. You’re sick of looking at the same four walls, you’ve lost all passion for your degree, and you’d rather binge Netflix than talk to your flatmates. While we can’t answer your calls of ‘please God, when will it end?!’, we can bring you some “light” “entertainment” courtesy of Rordon […]
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Between lockdown, election fatigue and the loss of a Pret, 5th Week Michaelmas is set to be the ‘bluest on record’ – according to Rordon Gamsay, our news editor and deep-sea trench correspondent. Fear not: the OxStu’s Sunday Roast is here to “entertain” you – and possibly even make you “laugh” – for the second […]
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Lockdown is upon us. Luckily, Oxford’s “favourite” student publication is here to provide you with a review of the last week of freedom, carefully curated by our new education and tropical raincloud correspondent, Rordon Gamsay. Kick back, enjoy your (barely legal) pint, and read all about what your peers have been up to – mostly, […]
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Way back in early March, I woke up to a letter from College advising everyone to wash our hands to avoid the spread of a new disease that had started to circulate around China and, although in small numbers, the UK. Being young and all too preoccupied with essays and bops, I paid scant attention […]
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Image description: A computer showing a Facebook profile with an open mobile phone held beside it. No amount of telling yourself that Oxford is not the real world can prepare you for the culture shock when you come home. Here, my preferred way to begin the day is to argue with the radio. Whilst the […]
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Image Description: A paper heart hanging from some string. You don’t sleep, you don’t eat, and you won’t understand what it’s like unless you’ve been there. There are some surprising similarities between having your heart broken and studying for an undergraduate degree at Oxford. This is what we can learn from the double ordeal of […]
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To our readers, We know it’s been an unusual term. Not having a physical paper has been disappointing, to say the least for the OxStu editorial team, but we like to think we have continued to create worthwhile and interesting content for you. Moving forward, we have exciting plans to transform and modernise the paper […]
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Term may not quite have been what we all expected, but the OxStu is busier than ever! If you want to be part of Oxford’s largest and most inclusive student paper, apply with one or more of the links below: News and Broadcast Team Application Editorial Team Application Columnists Application Illustrators and Designers Application News: […]
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Got any troubles, worries, concerns, or heartaches? Send them to the Dean of Hearts by filling out this anonymous form. “Dear Dean of Hearts, I think I’m in love with my college husband. I know the whole college marriage thing is a joke but I can’t stop thinking about him. We’re both single, so there’s nothing really […]
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Last week, we asked Oxford’s students to sum up their lives with the brevity of a thesis title. With results ranging from a 1st for originality to a 0 for plagiarism, it’s safe to say that you lot are a diverse bunch. This week, we wanted to find out even more about the twists and […]
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The world has turned upside down, we’re barely allowed to leave the house, but we have to make the most of our fees, right? Enter the Zoom tutorial, stage left. There’s something bizarrely terrifying about being perceived in our home environments – because yes, your tutor is definitely judging you for that My Chemical Romance poster […]
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Each week we’ll be releasing a question for readers to answer, and producing an article reviewing the best submissions received. So are you bored? Isolated? Think you can submit some banging chat? Send your (anonymous) answers to the RevYou, and you can have them discussed, mocked, attacked, and maybe even praised… This week’s question is […]
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Last week, we asked Oxford who it would want to quarantine with, and some of the responses were… questionable. One thing that OxYou can get behind though is self-improvement – to the two readers who voiced a desire to sort out their hair and to get hench, we commend you. If only we had such […]
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