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Image Description: Baseball at the Dodgers’ Stadium Oxford University baseball is one of Oxford’s newest Half-Blue sports. While boasting a robust history as a sport at Oxford, baseball was only made a Half-Blue this past year. This inclusive community creates a space for players of all abilities; players can learn a new skill or compete […]
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The departure of England’s Phil Neville to David Beckham’s Inter-Miami and the mutual termination of Wales boss Jayne Ludlow has left all four of the home nations manager-less. This lack of direction at the top of women’s football is surprising, considering the interest generated by the 2019 world cup. Women’s football is replete with stars, […]
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Image description: Drawing of a man saluting in a stadium. We are all too aware that football stadiums are eerily quiet and artificial crowd noise is just not capable of replacing the presence of football supporters. Football grounds are focal points for communities, and this is not the first time that governments have had to […]
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Image Description: Cyclists participate in the Tour de France As the pre-season training camps wind down for another January, and we build into a highly anticipated 2021 season, it is vital to take stock of a momentous 2020 for cycling. Despite not racing for four months, in an incredible feat of organisation all three Grand […]
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“It’s a strange world. Some people get rich, others eat shit and die” – Hunter S. Thompson For Charles Barkley, former professional basketball player turned sports analyst, those who are rich seemingly ‘deserve’ to be protected from the prospect of ever joining the masses of shit-eaters at the bottom of the pile. Speaking on TNT, Barkley […]
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Image Description: Diego Maradona Graffiti at La Boca, Buenos Aires. cw: Addiction 22nd June, 1986, Mexico City. Football World Cup, quarter-final game. Argentina and England face off only four years after the Falklands War – the rivalry is intense. In the 51st minute, a ball is played towards the English goal, and contesting it is […]
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Image description: A view over Oxford from South Park, with the student spotlight logo overlayed. The Oxford Student is delighted to announce our new Student Spotlight series! Each week, we will be publishing interviews with different student societies and charities – looking at their aims, activities, and how you can get involved. We are excited […]
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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: Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF90 holds off Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W10, 2019 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 8th September 2019 George Beglan explores Lewis Hamilton’s success relative to his arch-competitor for all-time records, Michael Schumacher. So the time for the comparison finally came. Who is greater, Hamilton, or Schumacher? 14 years ago, it was […]
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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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Image Description: “Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF90, holds off Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W10, 2019 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 8th September” The 2020 Formula One season made history from the very start when the opening round in Melbourne was cancelled mere hours before Friday practice due to the coronavirus, which would go on to shorten the […]
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Image Description: San Francisco 49ers kneel during the National Anthem Are politics and sport really that inseparable? Or should we view the sporting arena as a platform that inevitably and rightly is used to further social progress? After the US boycott of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Avery Brundage, the acting International Olympic Committee President during WWII, […]
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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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The April 2021 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race will not be held on the River Thames for only the second time in the 165 year history of the event. Safety concerns about Hammersmith Bridge, which has been closed to river traffic since August, have forced the event to move to a 3 mile stretch of the River […]
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In recent weeks, prominent Premier League managers Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have renewed calls for the return of the five substitutes rule; it was put in place near the end of last season because of the loss of fitness players suffered due to COVID-19 disruption, and has since returned to three. There’s a romantic […]
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Image Description: France and Italy’s women’s rugby teams set for a scrummage. On the pitch Women’s rugby is on the rise, both domestically and internationally. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly interfered with progress, as it has in all sports, and sadly the women’s game in England was more adversely affected than the men’s. For instance, […]
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Image Description: A humble few basketball fans sit scattered around a court, waiting for a game. Basketball For many North Americans, the first signs of COVID-19 impacting them actually came via the NBA. What was supposed to be an ordinary Wednesday night of basketball suddenly turned into breaking news when Utah Jazz superstar Ruby Gobert tested […]
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Image Description: A silhouetted man running up a rocky hill I have to admit, before lockdown I never quite understood why running was so popular as a form of exercise. I’d watch my friends and housemates go off on runs to “blow off some steam” after a long day at work, while I waved them […]
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Image Description: Rows of empty blue chairs at Chelsea FC stadium Rugby The Gallagher English Premiership returned in August after a five-month suspension with an accelerated schedule, bringing an additional dimension to squad selection. Since not every game could be played by every player, decisions had to be made about who should be rested, and for […]
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