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Oxford Union believes international climate policy is neo-imperalist
On Thursday night, the Oxford Union voted in favour of the motion ‘This House believes international climate policy is neo-imperialist.’ The final count had 85 members voting for the...
Academics criticise the loss of political diversity at Oxford University
The Head of the Equality and Diversity Unit (EDU) at Oxford University has been...
OUCA members accused of defacing campaign sign in garden of local official
Three members of the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) were accused of putting a...
Oxford’s top choirs lag behind national gender trends
Strolling around college quads certain evenings of the week, you’re likely to catch a...
Linacre College names boat after river campaign group
Linacre College women’s first team names new boat after anti-pollution campaign group. The unveiling...
Richest Student
Gunn-Britt Marklund was checking her bank balance over the internet to see whether her loan had come through, when she discovered a clerical error...
Going Back to the Classics
This week visual arts in Oxford was nowhere near boiling-point. The new exhibitions in the Ashmolean such as Spectacular Impressions and An Englishman’s Travels...
John Evelyn
It came as some surprise to Evelyn to learn this week that a stalwart of good manners and solid behaviour, Union Treasurer Huw ‘Hugsy’...
On the Town
I’m on the town every night. If you see me, wave. I’ll be at the back, fast-forwarding through a cheap imported Mexican video showing...
Three is a Magic Number
In Martin Amis’ autobiography Experience, Dad Kingsley (for it is he) memorably describes Terminator 2 as a “flawless masterpiece.” With accolades like that from...
The Forgotten Paradise
It was a moonless night in early September in the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil. I had spent the last two days on crowded but...
Pub: The Grapes, George Street
Most of the really great pubs in Oxford are something of a hike from the centre of town, but The Grapes is a gem...
Food Ma Belle
Entertaining one’s grandparents is always tricky. So much must be borne in mind: will the place serve sherry at Granny’s preferred lukewarm temperature? Can...
Peter Harness and the ‘cunningly structured’ Mongoose
Peter Harness isn’t brooding. He doesn’t have furious, intense eyes and he smiles a lot. I mention this because the Harness I have in...
Word on the Street
Eva, 26, sells the Big Issue on Broad Street and lives in a tent just outside Oxford.“I come from the south of Spain and...
X Marks the Spot a Second Time
The ‘X-Men’ comic books and cartoon series have attracted a fierce loyalty from fans since its genesis in the 60s. The first X-Men was...
Clooney’s Big Clanger
Welcome to Collinwood is to Ocean’s Eleven what Danni Minogue is to Kylie: a less fashionable little sister. Sharing producers (George Clooney and Steve...
Fine and Dandy
The Dandy Warhols are a band emblematic of student cynic chic: their we-take-drugs lyrics on Thirteen Tales of Urban Bohemia evoked a supremely stylish...
International Rescue
The New Noakes International, fronted by Pete Oxley, played the Wheatsheaf to promote their latest album Blue In Black and White. New Noakes comprise...
