Oxford's oldest student newspaper

Independent since 1920

Jack Farchy

St. John’s Says Keble Is Not Rival-Worthy Enough

St John’s passed a ‘Motion of Pity for Keble’ at their JCR meeting last Sunday, after agreeing that declaring war against Keble “would be...

No Platform policy reformed

OUSU Council voted to scrap a referendum on its controversial No Platform policy last Friday, deciding instead to replace it with an amended version.The...

LMH skinny-dipper repents

One of the three students found by police swimming naked in Castle Mill Stream last week has spoken out against the dangers of binge...

OUSU May Cancel Referendum Vote on No Platform Policy

OUSU may cancel the referendum on the controversial No Platform policy, after OUSU Council postponed a vote on the issue last Friday.This latest twist...

New Student Writing: Sketch Comedy

by Jack FarchyHumphrey’s Unpleasantness is a sketch show that, we’re told, “explores the line between comedy and tragedy.” Director Richard Jones claims to be...

Oxford scientist: drinking while pregnant still not OK

An Oxford researcher has attempted to distance himself from “misleading” media reports twisting the results of a study on the effects of binge-drinking on...

Review: 24 Hour Plays

by Jack Farchy Why would anyone want to be in a 24-hour play? Land a part in a play that is conceived, scripted and rehearsed...

Ministry of Mirth

 Wheatsheaf Pub, High Street 8.00pm, Tuesdays, Odd WeeksJokes about paedophilia always go down well. Niall Gildea, the MC at Ministry of Mirth last Tuesday,...