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Once again on zero sleep, Rordon remains dazed, confused, and dazed again. Too much work, too little sleep. And yet Rordon admits that he only does English – surely he should have the freedom to write smash hit articles all the time (shameless plug for the Eurovision Top 10 xoxo). And yet… he doesn’t. But […]
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Image Description: A cartoon image of roasted meat on a red and orange background with the words: “Sunday Roast: Featuring the Stories that didn’t quite leave the newsroom”. It’s fourth week, which means that there are only four more weeks to go! Rordon has been particularly busy this week, which is why he might have […]
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Rordon Gamsay has returned from the plane of existence he ascended to last week. He has also managed to escape Holywell Street’s weird wailing. These two things are not connected, but you are forgiven for thinking so. As seems to be the case near-permanently, he has far too much work considering his status as a […]
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Rordon Gamsay has recovered (almost) from May Day by resetting his body clock and ascending to a higher plane of existence. He has currently been awake for over 72 hours. He is no longer sure how to spell his own name, or the word ‘yacht’? ‘yot’? Zero clue, zero cares, zero sleep. His term is […]
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Image Description: a cartoon image of an unidentified roasted meat on a red and orange background, featuring the words “Sunday Roast: featuring the stories that didn’t quite leave the newsroom”. Rordon Gamsay has returned to Oxford and resumed his investigations of all the stories that the *five* Oxford newspapers forgot to look into this week. […]
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Sun’s out…knees out? Rordon Gamsay, the OxStu’s tanline and park bench correspondant, is back with another run down of the week’s very important local news. Cambridge in local lockdown after disease outbreak Cambridge has been put into a localised lockdown after an outbreak of scabies in the university, after students contracted the disease this week […]
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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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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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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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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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Though time may seem like a meaningless blur in lockdown, sources have confirmed to the OxStu that it is really seventh week. Yes, really. No, we aren’t lying: you have almost made it. To get you through this final push before Oxmas with a few well-curated chuckles is our news and mountain rescue correspondant, Rordon […]
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It’s sixth week. You’re in lockdown. You’re sick of looking at the same four walls, you’ve lost all passion for your degree, and you’d rather binge Netflix than talk to your flatmates. While we can’t answer your calls of ‘please God, when will it end?!’, we can bring you some “light” “entertainment” courtesy of Rordon […]
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Between lockdown, election fatigue and the loss of a Pret, 5th Week Michaelmas is set to be the ‘bluest on record’ – according to Rordon Gamsay, our news editor and deep-sea trench correspondent. Fear not: the OxStu’s Sunday Roast is here to “entertain” you – and possibly even make you “laugh” – for the second […]
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