Tag: debate

Having a plate of octopus – a food I don’t think any half-educated person should need to have pointed out is not a staple of the British working class – set down in front of you at your first formal dinner at Oxford firmly joins knowing which type of gown to buy in the latter category.

Comment discusses the benefits and disadvantages of pooling college resources

Mr Gyimah’s announcement comes after two JCR committee members of Queen’s College cautioned students about attending an event featuring controversial political commentator Brendan O’Neill.

The debate was cancelled under heavy criticism just six hours after being advertised on Facebook

The Union has said it will ‘defend free speech’

Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin, and Ann Coulter among the line-up, which sees an increase in BME speakers on Michaelmas

Straight people are an overwhelmingly problematic presence in queer spaces

With Queerfest on the horizon, Naomi Packer considers the presence of straight people within queer spaces

The vice chancellor's proposals to increase Oxford centralisation are both innocuous and sensible, writes Daniel Kodsi

Smokers are more considerate to others than often thought, and want nothing more than to be left alone, according to Ethan Croft

Maxim Parr-Reid argues that a college was his first and only way to make sense of Oxford

Saving Cellar was an important victory, writes Fred Dimbleby, but pointless divisions are stopping students from uniting to fight for more significant causes

Emma Leech argues that although it may sound appealing, your Union card will become a cruel reminder of wasted finances and opportunities

Members were convinced that the idea would limit free speech and inhibit dialogue