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Milo Donovan wins Oxford Union Presidency after suspended vote count

Milo Donovan has been declared the winner of the election for Oxford Union President in Hilary Term 2027, after the Union released the result of last term's suspended vote count. Donovan, whose campaign pledges included banning hack messages, was last term’s treasurer.

King Charles III inaugurates the Schwarzman Centre 

King Charles III officially opened the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities and unveiled a plaque to commemorate his visit.

Jacinda Ardern and eight others awarded with honorary degrees

The recipients include former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern; actress and theatre director Adjoa Andoh MBE; and literary critic and host of Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Tommy Robinson’s invitation to Oxford Union met with protest: Live updates

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, otherwise known as Tommy Robinson, is due to speak at the Oxford Union at 8.30 pm this evening at a debate on the motion “This House Believes the West is Right to be Suspicious of Islam”. The event has drawn condemnation from University societies, local politicians, and local faith leaders.

Petition targets OUSU student vote

A petition put to OUSUto hold a referendum to limit its input in non-directly student relatedmatters, has failed. a motion was also been put...

Create your own soundscape

Humans share ninety eight per cent of their genes with chimpanzees,but according to researchers at Keele University, the latter show no preferencefor music over...

Hertford blast past Keble

Keble 0Hertford 1: On the afternoon of Halloween, Keble and Hertford dished up a spectacle of football that was more treat than trick. In...

SJC rusticates student accused of vandalism

A finalist at St John’s has been tem­porarilyrusticated for vandalising the college squash courts. PeterRogers, a Human Scien­tist, will be excluded from college for...

The Sun – should we love it?

Against: Paul Sagar, a first year PPEist at BalliolThe Sun is offensive. It offends women, immigrants, asylum seekers and also those whoare simply offended...

Favourites through

Jesus 2-Brasenose 5; Balliol 2-Worcester 3: ‘To err is human; to forgive, divine,’ said Alexander Pope, but Jesus fans will be likely to disagree...

Academics circulate ‘flysheet’ criticising University reforms

A group of Oxford Universityacadem­ics have recently composed a flysheet criticising the reforms proposedby the Green Paper, and circulated it among academics across the...

A hint of the devine

Supernatural ImagesThe Ashmolean MuseumEnds 15th JanuaryYou almost expect church bells and choir music when you wander into the Supernatural Miracles Eexhibition. The exhibition does...

Time to move on

When they were handing out sports journalists, the British rugby community must have been in the toilet. The Blacks arrive today for their first...

St Catz knock Hall off their throne

St Catherine’s 9St Edmund Hall 3St Catherine’s proved that reputation counts for nothing on the rugby field on Tuesday by deservedly beating Cuppers title...

Somerville/Annes’ crush careless Catz

St Anne’s/Somerville 7St Catherine’s 1 St Anne’s/Somerville proved on Sunday that goalkeepers are not indispensable as the newly promoted side overcame a mysterious case...

Freshers excel at Cuppers

At the start of each year, Blues’ Captains pray, cross their fingers, throw salt over their shoulders, and generally try anything they can think...

Good sport? You cannot be serious

Petulance is something we have come to accept, even expect, from sportsmen. John McEnroe made a career out of having tantrums, earning a man...

Keeping up the Faith

Those of lofty stature will be severed, and the haughty ones brought low … And there shall come forth a shoot out. (Isaiah 10:33-11:1)...

Lincoln JCR hires gigolo to help member

Lincoln JCR has decided to hire aprostitute for one of its undergraduates for his birthday. The motion was submittedat Sunday night’s JCR meeting by...

The roads don’t love you

The Roads Don’tLove YouGemma Hayesout 31 October« « A lready with one nominationfor the Mercury Music Prizeunder her belt for her lastalbum, Night On...

Queen’s crash and burn at Hugh’s

St Hugh’s 2Queen’s 1They may be the Queen’s college but there has been nothing regal about Queen’s start to their Cuppers campaign. This was...

Keble student drugged in club drink spiking

A male student from Keble had hisdrink spiked at The Bridge nightclub on Tuesday. The student, who wishes toremain anonymous, had his money stolen...

Hot off the press

The deadline is fast approaching for entries to this year’s New Writing Festival. Some plays will already have been finished, proof-read, revised, polished and...

Worcester Toogood for New

Alex Toogood proved that his four goal debut against Magdalen a fortnight ago was no fluke, netting a first half hat trick before the...

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