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Image Description: A close up photo of the Radcliffe Camera. The University has today confirmed that it will be following the Russell Group’s policy on safety nets for exams this academic year. An email to students from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Martin Williams, announced that all except one medical exam would be held online during […]
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Image description: Oxford’s Broad Street during the lockdown The final week of term is upon us, and a year (or another) has gone by. It was a year which flew by too quickly for some, for others, too slowly during lockdown; but for all of us, it was one which lamented the loss of a […]
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Throughout the whole of Hilary Term I suffered a debilitating illness that severely affected my mobility, alongside my ability to do work and socialise. Each week I found myself constantly declining invitations to one activity after another, missing out on dinners with friends or going to bops, and always having to shamefully request extensions for […]
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In the perennially wise words of Marge Simpson, it’s very easy to criticise. It’s much harder to come up with a sound policy for mitigating the effects of a coronavirus pandemic on hundreds of different examinations and types of examinations; at a university comprised of nearly 25,000 students of all ages; who study nearly 400 […]
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Today, the University of Oxford announced a huge array of details about arrangements for the coming Trinity term. In an update posted to the university’s website, and sent via email to most students, the cancellation of prelims was announced, as well as much more detail on plans for finalists’ exams. Given they are the most […]
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Yes, this might well be the end of the world. However, we will see it through, just as we have done every time someone has gone on to make such a claim. I can vividly recall how, little over a month ago, this affair lacked any degree of urgency to it. The consumption of a […]
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Artemis, a female black cat who has been missing for the last two weeks was found safe at neighbouring St. John’s college yesterday. Although there are many black cats roaming around town, Trinity are convinced they have found her. Artemis, who is estimated to be 16 years old, had been missing since February 10th. Trinity […]
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Trinity is finally here. The sun will come out soon, and with it, a bunch of opportunities to have a great time in Oxford! In order to help get ahead of the coming term, here is a list of the best things to do so that you can make the most of these busy 8 […]
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Summer in Oxford: punting, Pimm’s, and… Prelims. Every student’s favourite Holy Trinity. For many first-years and finalists, this may mean a term cooped up in the library. That being said, we all need some Vitamin D, and so the perfect way to soak up some of Oxford’s elusive sunshine (especially if you are one of […]
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As Oxford readies for a new term, Harry Hatwell ruminates on the theatre to look out for in the new season. I wouldn’t be doing justice to this article if I did not begin with what is being billed as the biggest theatrical event of the year: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and […]
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Croquet – Grant Dalton, University College 8s The game of croquet is one with indelible connotations of Oxford life, an integral part of the sepia-hazed, Brideshead Revisited image of long summer nights on the lawns and quads of the university. For many first-years however, this term will be the first time they encounter the game, […]
Continue ReadingThis page will be updated with further speakers as more names are announced. The wide variety of speakers and debaters this term promises a colourful array of background and opinion. With speakers from across the globe and from all different walks of life, this term at the Union is certain to bring a spark to Oxford. President […]
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Trinity term in Oxford is often synonymous with the looming threat of exams on top of the usual Oxford workload, be they prelims or finals, peppered with the occasional punting trip or picnic by the boathouse in a rare guilt-free break from work as the weather begins to turn (marginally) more clement. And yet, in […]
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Trinity College JCR has voted to change their system for selecting College marriages after pressure from students and campaigners who labelled the existing system “heteronormative”. While College marriages will still be allocated by ballot, the new system will not privilege heterosexual marriages. Instead, the ballot will allocate students into pairs with no reference to gender. […]
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The random ballot system used for college marriages at Trinity has come under fire for being “antiquated”, “heteronormative” and contributing to “oppression”. According to a meeting agenda posted on the College JCR’s website, from Trinity Term, “the Fresher Marriage Ballot will be drawn” at a meeting in 3rd week. The system sets up “arranged marriages”, […]
Continue ReadingMembers of Trinity’s football club have been disciplined after lowering their trousers during a formal hall attended by famous violinist Maxim Vengerov. Vengerov was dining with his father having been made an Honorary Visiting Fellow of the College earlier this term, and was being served dessert as the students simultaneously exposed their underpants. The football […]
Continue ReadingTrinity’s Bursar has come under fire from students for being the senior member of the Claret Club drinking society. The Club holds exclusive parties on College facilities each year. Students objected to the perceived elitist nature of the Club, an all-male, predominantly public school drinking society. Kevin Knott, Trinity’s Estates Bursar is Senior Member of […]
Continue ReadingA dominant Wadham team conceded only two points in all games as they defeated a field of 13 teams in the one-day extravaganza that was Chess Cuppers. Over 50 players from 11 different colleges braved an early Saturday morning to travel to St Hugh’s to compete in the annual competition, held by the Oxford Students’ […]
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