Friday 4th July 2025

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Tiny Love Stories

I gazed at the mountains encircling my mother's hometown. I had been travelling in China for a month, constantly apologising for my broken Chinese. My mum once told me...
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Intellectual manspreading? Male students of feminism

If I had to choose one, I’d say my favourite part of studying a...
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When a small sweet treat becomes a big problem

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How to quit social media without losing your friends, or your mind

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Bex Watson, one of the Life editors, muses on the reaction to the #NotGuilty Campaign

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#NotGuilty: A letter to my assaulter

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Diary of a… Comedian

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Dame Jenni Murray: the voice of Woman’s Hour

Laura Field talks family and feminism with the veteran radio broadcaster

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This week, one girl discusses the unexpected fun of a friendly threesome

Recipe of the Week: ¡Enchiladas!

Feeling guilty over your unreasonable Mission Burrito spending, but need some spice in your life? Here's the recipe for you! (Serves 2)

Eat, Be Merry, Be Eco: the Oxford Food Surplus Cafe

You can volunteer, pay, draw, sing, or do the washing up for your dinner: on Saturday 25th April 2015, Oxford will launch its Food Surplus Cafe.

10 things to get excited about in Trinity

Niluka Kavanagh looks ahead optimistically to a term of sunshine and punting

Recipe of the week: dough balls and garlic butter

Shockingly simple to make, this is the perfect party or revision snack.

Review: The Vaults & Garden Cafe

Our reviewer found the cafeteria-style service jarring at the Vaults & Garden Cafe, located off the High Street on Radcliffe Square

Is Charli XCX pure evil?

Charli XCX, both live at the 02 Academy and in my nightmares

Minimalist Minestrone

A basic, student-friendly version of a delicious classic that you can dress up with whatever's in the fridge. Serves 6.

Recipe of the Week: Posh Pepper Pancakes

A quick and carby alternative to a Sunday morning fry-up for when you're feeling a bit bourgeois. Serves 6

BFFs? Reflections on school friends

An old friend's accident prompts Charlotte Juckes to consider the importance of the people from her past

In defence of ageing

Bex Watson discusses the perceptions of old age

Recipe of the Week: Mushroom Stroganoff

Here's a quick and easy method of fooling your parents into thinking that you're coping on your own.

The vac to-do list

Niluka Kavanagh supplies us with seven tips for the vac in order to return to normality once more

Bar Review: St John’s

This week things get a little hairy for the Bar Review Team
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