Culture·22nd December 2022“Iâm just putting on a show, might as well make it a good one”: Review of ‘Troy Story: Age of the Hero’ Emily Formstone Although student musicals are notoriously difficult to execute well, Troy Story: Age of the Hero had flare. As a musical...Read More
Comment·8th July 2020âFancy an Indian studying Greek!â How I found my place in the Classical Tradition as a British Indian Yaamir Badhe Image description: The famous Gandhara Buddha: a beautiful and moving fusion of Greek, Indian and Persian artistic motifs (Pakistan, 2nd...Read More
Features·6th April 2019The Life of an Oxford Egyptologist ChloĂ© Agar I matriculated in 2014 and graduated in 2017 with a BA in Oriental Studies (Egyptology with Coptic). Since then, I...Read More
Investigations·2nd November 2018Investigation: Classics students overworked as tutors break Faculty rules Tom Gould The stereotypical image of the workshy Humanities student is well-established in Oxford culture. The regimen of self-supervised library sessions and...Read More
News·25th March 2018Oxford Classics Society rerun committee elections Adithi Shenava The Oxford Classics Society have decided to rerun elections for President and Social Secretary of the committee for 2018-2019. Elections...Read More
Profile·12th October 2016Profile: Donald Russell Laura Holden Tradition may be everywhere in Oxford, but I spoke to one 95-year-old tutor who has seen over 65 years of...Read More
College NewsNews·20th February 2014Christ Church heads state Classics teaching Harry Palmer State school teachers will be given special training in Greek and Latin to combat the private school imbalance in Classics-related...Read More
EntertainmentNews·25th April 2013The writers that failed at Oxford Phoebe Williams and Rebecca Roughan Reckon you’re going to flop finals? You’re not alone. Phoebe Williams and Rebecca Roughan chart Oxfordâs most successful failures. Evelyn Waugh...Read More
Pink·26th October 2021Pederasty, Pornoi and parties: the Greek symposium and homoeroticism Keturah Sergeant Image description: Ancient Greek pottery art of two men in the Greek symposium TW: Mentions of pederasty and non-consensual sexual...Read More
University/Local Issues·17th February 2020Classics faculty proposes removal of Homer and Virgil from Mods Syllabus Yaamir Badhe The Oxford Student has been notified about a proposal by the Classics faculty to remove the study of Homerâs Iliad...Read More
Features·3rd March 2019“But what do you do all day?” – an insight into the life of a humanities student Francesca Whitfield Often, my scientist friends will quizzically ask this question. To them, the idea of having lectures, or rather, or rather...Read More
Entertainment·13th June 2018Five underrated classics Juliet Garcia 1.Cane, Jean Toomer (1923) – Harlem Renaissance author Toomer beautifully interweaves lyric, prose and drama in this series of vignettes...Read More
Entertainment·5th November 2016Review: ‘The Trojan Women’ an engaging and modern production âThe Trojan Womanâ is an engaging and moving piece, in this production of Caroline Bird’s ‘after Euripides’ the original play...Read More
Entertainment·24th April 2016Mary Beard: Interview Natasha Burton Was there a particular moment when you discovered your passion for Ancient Roman history? Those moments are always mythical and...Read More
Entertainment·24th October 2013DEBATE: This house would support state funding of drama and the arts Tommo Fowler and Eleanor Sharman PROPOSITION: Tommo Fowler makes a play to get state sponsoring for the stage Theatre can be roughly split into two...Read More