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The art of reaching out to old friends

Coming to university, I realised that the stable, effortless reliability of my friends from home was, all of a sudden, precarious and difficult to maintain.

The only thing missing from this bean was chocolate

If there were a smell I could capture, bottle up, and treasure forever, it would be the toasty and heartening smell of cacao roasting in the morning.

Hidden in plain sight: the bakery behind Oxford’s café counters

You may not know the name, but you have almost certainly eaten the pastry. Does the bakery behind Oxford’s favourite cafés hold its own at the counter?

Why are we so afraid of being bored?

We’ve come to think of boredom as an inevitable but unpleasant gap between activities, or as space to fill, but we’ve stopped seeing that space as worthwhile in itself.

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

The difficulties of love online

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull talks about his issues with the new LGBTQIA+ online dating apps.

Oxford helped me tackle anorexia

An anonymous contributor provides a positive look at Oxford's relationship with health.

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 7

Life is rough for this second year

Bar Review: Pembroke

Pembroke's bar has its ups and downs

Creaming Spires HT15 Week 6

This week, Ava Gina has an enlightening conversation.

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 6

Life is rough for this second year

BDSM helped me get over my rape

An anonymous contributor explains how she turned a corner with a new relationship

Will hope ever spring eternal?

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy visited two very different parts of the Palestinian territories

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