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Image description: newspaper clippings with the words ‘agony aunt’ written in block letters. For many, 8th week is a period where work slows down and they can piss away their time going on Wikipedia deep-dives about the supercontinent Pangea, or in non-pandemic days, getting thoroughly shit-faced at every beer garden situated within the OX postcode. Alas, […]
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Image Description: Old man smiling with a Spectator mug and an open laptop with a George Orwell quote You may have decided to read this article because you are interested in pursuing student journalism. Or you may be here out of spite and hatred. Student journalists, like real journalists, are rarely held in high esteem […]
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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 Trinity term 2021, Isaac and Natasha. News Team applicants may also be required to send in an example […]
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Image Description: A group shot of Oxford Union members with all faces replaced with Jackie Weaver Reader, the close of Hilary term has seen some fiery elections, and quick resignations, however, there are many elections still to be won, and yet to be fought! African and Caribbean Society presidential elections have recently concluded and saw […]
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Image Description: Oxford High Street circa 2019 In the old days, before the plague, Oxford was a different place. The students of the University lived a blameless life, in some ways unchanged for hundreds of years. Many a fresher has asked me what it was like in those halcyon days. As a Classicist, I supposedly […]
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Fuckboy (also fuck boy) noun “someone who is only looking for a piece of ass to use then throw away” Woman #1: he’s so hot Woman #2: don’t be fooled, he’s a total fuckboy The easiest step to recognise a fuckboy is to know that the fuckboy does not have a penchant for meaningless small talk or fruitless conversation. In true fuckboy […]
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Third week has been Rordon Gamsay’s busiest to date. Between covering the launch of SU leadership campaigns and infiltrating a spicy second-year group chat, our flagpole girth and bird-spotting correspondent couldn’t be more relieved to finally deliver this week’s very important breaking news. Oxford Union Impeachment Fails: Standing Orders Misunderstood Rordon Gamsay exclusively […]
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Image Description: Macaulay Culkin WRITER’S NOTE: In research for this valuable piece of journalism, the writer read a whole article in Tatler. Fitzwilliam Fitzherbert-Fitzroy, heir to the ancient Earldom of Fitzrovia, known to his friends, foes and scorned lovers simply as “Fitzy”, is a man unused to hardship. Born into money, an Eton education and […]
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Third week already?? Time flies when you’re having fun… Rordon Gamsay, our shoe size and sodium content correspondent, is back with an entirely serious and very analytical review of the week. Harris Manchester College placed in indefinite lockdown after AstraZeneca vaccine deemed ineffective Students at Harris Manchester College have been placed into an indefinite lockdown […]
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Colleges live or die by the quality of their websites. Or not. Regardless, here’s an arbitrary and judgy list ranking them all for your reading pleasure: 1st – Univ – 10/10 The clear winner. Somehow manages to make the blue and yellow colour scheme look tasteful rather than horrible, which it objectively is. Clear interface […]
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All science is based on the premise of open debate and we must not shy away from the fact that vaccines are not immune to fault. To ignore such evidence is disingenuous and is in direct violation of the fundamental concepts of the rigorous scientific method. After extensive online research, OxYou’s team of certified search-engine […]
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It’s the end of week one and Oxford is full of snowflakes. The weather also took a turn for the colder overnight, giving students an excuse to take a break from their essays. Sunday saw them build snowmen and post pictures of beautiful Oxford buildings covered in white on their Instagram stories (did you know […]
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Welcome to Editor’s Pidge, the personal pigeonhole of OxStu’s editors. Here, we accept all your comments and concerns about our articles over the course of the week and offer our reply. This week, we have an interesting reflection on a recent Pink article as well as … As always, please do get in touch to […]
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Image Description: A picture of Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving a press conference with the slogan ‘Stay Home, Do Nothing, Get 2:1’. The Oxford Student news team has recently conducted an investigation this term in which they found out that there is literally nothing wrong at the moment, and that it is literally impossible for […]
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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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