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A new morale-boosting scheme for students who are social distancing at the University has officially launched, as Worcester College is the first to recruit its own ‘In-College Rep’. Beth Chamberlain, a student who is currently in University residence, has filled the ‘In-College Rep’ post at Worcester College. Speaking to The Oxford Student, Chambarlain emphasised that […]
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Image description:a black flag and three arrows symbol graffitied onto the entrance of the Oxford Union with black spray paint A black flag and a three arrows symbol, both widely associated with anarchist and antifascist movements, were on prominent view besides the main entrance to the Union’s Frewin Court as of the beginning of the […]
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Students from a number of colleges have come together to construct different Oxford environments in Minecraft, establishing a virtual community that is expanding by the day. The project was officially launched following The Oxford Student’s publication of Worcester College’s re-creation in Minecraft, spearheaded by second-year students Luke Rickard and Jordan Grinyer. Their efforts were mirrored […]
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Two students at Worcester College have put together a Minecraft server that re-constructs the college site in the finest of detail, observing the sweeping lawns of the main quad alongside the atmospheric low ceilings of the college bar. The virtual college, built entirely in Minecraft blocks, has seen multiple online users, attracting a large number […]
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The United Kingdom must lead mediation Qasem Soleimani is no martyr. To lament his death would be to turn a blind eye on the fact that, as highlighted by PM Boris Johnson, he had ‘British blood on his hands’. Mr. Johnson, however, fails at accurately displaying the sheer barbarity of Mr. Soleimani’s actions while serving […]
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Image description: Qasem Soleimani International co-operation is the only solution Boris Johnson’s government is right to offer cautious support to the U.S. over the Iran issue, but moving forward we must seek an international solution to promote peace across the wider region of the Middle East. It is, of course, important to recognise that the […]
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Image Description: Photo of the Radcliffe Camera Bleary eyed and bawling, a new group of students will find themselves thrust into the confusion and terror of Oxford University this October. Having passed through the group stages and achieved their offer, they’ll realise with dismay that the real contest begins now: the relentless pursuit of relevance […]
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Image Description: Belfast during the Troubles, 1970-2 (Kaspar C) On Thursday evening, riots broke out in Mulroy Park and Galliagh areas in Derry in Northern Ireland. Earlier that evening, police vans had entered the area to investigate dissident republicans believed to be planning attacks in the city. As the riots escalated to include use of […]
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Image Description: Elizabeth Warren speaking at event. At what point does a company seem more like a country? In San Francisco in 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt presented his vision of America during his presidential campaign in a speech now known as the Commonwealth Club Address. He noted that concentrations of economic power were not to […]
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An SU council meeting took place on the 27th February, in which a discussion was held on the new Parks College. This was held before a survey which closes on Friday 28th, and is aimed at gathering the opinions of current students of the university on the new graduate college. According to Allison D’ambrosia, the […]
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Air vents which are situated on Brasenose lane, and which homeless people often sleep on to provide them with warmth, have been boarded over. These air vents allegedly belong to Lincoln College. This has led to criticism that homeless people are being prevented from sleeping there to stay warm, as these grates put out hot […]
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Somerville JCR has voted overwhelmingly in favour of flying the EU flag on Europe Day in May “in order to show the community that we support all of our European members and that Somerville will do all within its power to stand by its founding values”. The motion passed, 39 votes to 1, with 3 […]
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The Oxford University Computer Society (CompSoc) was the recipient of an accidental £105,520 payment from the artificial intelligence company DeepMind. Though the money was eventually returned, the process took approximately two weeks, with the committee being forced to engage in a lengthy process with their bank and the companies involved. Acquired by Google in 2014 […]
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A wide regional disparity exists between college outreach links in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Oxford Student can reveal. Whilst there are 20 colleges that have links to areas within London, other regions have significantly fewer college outreach programmes with just four colleges having associations with the North West. Using data from the Office of […]
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An open letter to Vice-Chancellor Louise Richardson calling for action on mental health has been signed by twenty-five current and past JCR Presidents, nine MCR Presidents , Layla Moran MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, and various members of college staff, including the Dean of St. Edmund Hall and the Junior Censor of Christ Church. […]
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Estranged students have reportedly been “left upset by the lack of guarantees” on accommodation and financial help. Freedom of Information requests and an anonymous survey sent out by The Oxford Student has revealed that the majority of colleges in Oxford University do not have an official policy on providing support for estranged students, instead opting for a case […]
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Anisha Faruk, former co-chair of the Oxford University Labour Club, has clinched victory in a tough election for President of the Oxford SU. The results were announced at an event at the Weston Library, and show significant victories for Faruk’s Impact: Oxford slate. The presidential election went through three rounds of preferential voting. RON was […]
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It came as a shock to the scientific community when in late November, He Jiankui, a Chinese biophysicist, claimed that he had created the first genetically edited babies using CRISPR, a new gene editing technique developed in 2012. Not only would this mark the first use of CRISPR in humans, rather than in cell cultures, […]
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The Oxford Kayak Tours has discontinued its partnership over claims that Steve Bannon was not sufficiently challenged at his talk which was held by The Oxford Union last term. The event, which happened on the 16th of November suffered controversies as protests were held outside of the Union buildings, and calls were made for a […]
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