Opinion

If Westminster won’t offer reparations, Oxford should

A diasporic fight that surged with UN-approved ambitions saw optimism dwindle early this month. Jamaican government officials have elevated their call for reparations with a petition to Buckingham Palace....

Oxford’s new Reform UK society puts students like me at risk

I was too mentally exhausted to write this article, but I grew up watching my mother respond to every verbal harassment we faced on the street. When I once told her she could ignore it, she told me that they are relying on stereotypes surrounding Muslim women: they rely on us to be what they want us to be, silent and meek. It is our silence that emboldens them.

The hypocrisy of Oxford academics invoking ‘academic freedom’ for Nathan Cofnas

Now, it cannot be clearer: ‘Academic freedom’ is only ever collectively invoked for those like Nathan Cofnas.

The hypocrisy of aestheticised wilderness

We seem to have been locked in an eternal attempt at domination over nature for millennia. My recent trip to Thailand shifted this into clear focus: perhaps the attempt was never really about humans over nature.

Interview: Baroness Lawrence

Alice King speaks to campaigner and Labour peer Doreen Lawrence on racism, education and family history.

Debate: Is Oxford’s collegiate system needless and outdated?

Tom Carter and April Peake consider the purpose of the collegiate system within the University

Men need to stop thinking of women as rewards

Rachel Jones questions the culture of entitlement after the Isla Vista shooting

JCR Reps are split over fines

As part of this week's C+ investigation, Jessica Hao spoke to JCR representatives about the issue of fines

"No student really considers drinking a crime"

As part of the C+ investigation into fines around the University, one student retells a story of injustice

The Campaign: Skin Deep

Anu Henriques talks about discussions of race in Oxford- and why we need to have them

#BringBackOurGirls: Is digital activism effective?

Rachel Dobbs asks just how much digital activism really achieves after #BringBackOurGirls trended internationally

The Campaign: No HeterOx**

No HeterOx** is a new zine in Oxford, giving a platform to the discussion of queer and trans* issues

Debate: Is college marriage a successful institution?

Evy Cavalla and Tom Carter argue the purpose of college marriage.

Interview: Devaki Jain

Helen Thomas speaks to leading feminist Devaki Jain about the rise of Indian feminism, economics, and her friendship with Alice Walker

We’re All Terrible

Nick Hilton looks at the fallout of the NUS Referendum rigging scandal

Debate: Should Britain leave the EU?

Tom Posa and Eleanor Newis debate the pros and cons of leaving the European Union

Women in media: Does the industry work against them?

40 years since the beginning of co-educational colleges in Oxford, Kate Tuohy discusses the challenges faced by women in the media

The Campaign: Fashion Relief

Fashion Relief uses the power of students to raise money to tackle poverty and inequality in the UK, and to change the face of fashion.

Interview: Malcolm Rifkind

Niamh McIntyre talks to Conservative MP for Kensington and chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee, Malcolm Rifkind

Interview: Luke Harding

Evy Cavalla talks Vladimir Putin and Edward Snowden with Guardian journalist Luke Harding

Local Lib Dems aren’t in the Coalition

Deputy Lord Mayor Tony Brett argues that voters should judge the Liberal Democrats in the upcoming local elections on their contribution to Oxford life, not to the Coalition

Why Oxford needs a loony candidate

Jessica Hao spoke to prospective local councillor the Mad Hatter about his electoral ambitions

Yes please

Max Long argues in favour of staying affiliated with the National Union of Students in the upcoming referendum

Debate: Does alcohol improve your experience at university?

Alice King and Nick Mutch debate whether there is benefit to drinking at University

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