Phoebe Walls
New Year’s Resolutions: pointless or powerful?
New Year’s resolutions: Are they truly transformative or just a setup for disappointment? January 1st arrives amid lingering holiday indulgence, often leaving us with...
Embarking on the year abroad
"Navigating job applications, and the nightmare that is obtaining a Visa post-Brexit all whilst juggling the notorious Oxford workload, proved a stressful time."
Our Uni Rooms: A window into the soul?
My Uni room certainly provides a window into my soul. The ground floor room resembles a goldfish tank from the outside. Neighbours can peer...
Magical Friendships
Phoebe Walls discuses how platonic love might form the most fulfilling relationships of your life..
Falling in love focuses on romantic relationships. We chase the...
Fifth-week blues
Freshers are confronted with yet another Oxford phrase, ‘Fifth week blues’. By reaching the fifth week of a busy term crammed with deadlines and...
Is an essay crisis preventable?
Every evening at dinner many students stress over their uncompleted work. The term ‘essay crisis’ encapsulates the impending doom of an essay that is...
Being Scottish at Oxford
When I was seventeen, I moved over three hundred miles from Edinburgh to Oxford. I expected there to be more Scottish students. I pottered...
Dating at Oxford
The dating scene at Oxford can feel very strange. In my first French tutorial the tutor told us how he met his wife in...
Bop to the top
Bops are Oxford’s fancy dress parties that form some of my fondest memories in college. For bops held in college bars, there’s no need...
The return to Oxford
The return to Oxford university after the long summer vac provokes mixed emotions. My dog was sad at the sight of my looming suitcase....
Oxford in the summer
"Oxford in the summer is truly a unique experience because there are the same dreaming spires without the dreamers."
