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We are well into the new year, and with that has come an influx of cries of “new year, new me!”. The trends that people attempt are generally things they know deep down that they should be doing year round, but generally only manage for 24 of the 30 days of the first month. This […]
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The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List, published on the 30th December, this year includes many who attended, or who still work at Oxford University. Of the alumni honoured, Malcolm Newsam (1973) was awarded a CBE for services to children’s social care. He serves as Children’s Social Care commissioner, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Professor Valentine Cunningham (1963) […]
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One of the most disorientating things about short Oxford terms is how early many of us arrive home for Christmas. After secret Santas, final tutes, Christmas dinner and the frantic, post-bop rush to pack and vacate college rooms; we collapse at home, exhausted but more or less in the Christmas spirit. That is when it […]
Continue ReadingHilary is widely accepted to be the least pleasant term of the Oxford year. Lacking the sunshine, warmth and Blitz of Trinity; the naïve optimism and impressionable freshers of Michaelmas, it’s little surprise that students would be at risk of the so-called “January blues”. We’re all too familiar with Fifth Week blues, and Hilary blues […]
Continue ReadingSophie Terrett looks forward to seeing in the New Year with Jools Holland, Rudimental and a load of drunk relatives. I can’t possibly imagine seeing in a New Year without sitting down with my family and a glass of something bubbly in hand to watch Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny. It won’t officially be 2014 until […]
Continue ReadingGet all your work done early Yes, we all know that one person who hands in all their work days in advance, is the apple of your tutor’s eye, and manages to juggle a billion extra-curricular commitments on top of it. But these people are in fact wizards. You are not, so get ready for […]
Continue ReadingGoing into this new calendar year, it is an important opportunity to take stock of the state of health of our society; to take some moments out from our hectic schedules, sit down, and try to retrace our steps, to work out where we’ve come from, see clearly where we are at, and maybe appreciate […]
Continue ReadingAs expected, the arrival of 2013 was a huge disappointment. During this first miserable week of the year, the scarcity of good Help and lack of homous in my fridge had been getting me down. I needed some drivel to take my mind off the harsh realities of life, so I bought myself a glossy […]
Continue ReadingJames McKean isn’t going to let the apocalypse ruin his day.
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