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New rail service to link Oxford and Cowley

A new campaign group has been established aiming to restore a passenger rail service from central Oxford to Cowley. The Cowley Branch Line has been closed for passengers since 1963 and has since  been reserved for freight trains.   The newly established...
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Why are students so financially illiterate?

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Ask a typical Oxford student about their academic course, and they’ll happily ramble about the things they’ve learnt in great, riveting depth. Ask them...

What Tate’s case tells us about student sexual violence

The Tate brothers “have each other’s backs” and concerns about a culture of impunity are echoed here in Oxford.
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Cartoon: ‘Have a restful vac!’

The Easter vac, anticipated
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Tutorials are the antidote to declining public speaking skills

We struggle in an era where much of our most important communication takes place in writing
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College chapels in progressive Oxford: A surprising remnant?

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News abounds of the imminent death of the Church of England. Unable to find a new Archbishop and tearing itself apart over same-sex marriage,...

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Helping the homeless: volunteering or voyeurism?

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In the depths of the spring vacation, with Finals and the looming emptiness of...

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Music

A review of The Crux: Djo turns music into a profession

In his new album, The Crux, Djo, aka Joe Keery, perfectly inhabits and evokes peak 70s McCartney. At the same time, he seamlessly drifts between the sonics of ELO...
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Theatre

40 years after the miners’ strike, James Graham’s ‘This House’ still has a lot to offer

‘Humphrey: ‘If the right people don’t have power, do you know what happens? The wrong people get it. Politicians. Councillors. Ordinary voters.’Bernard: ‘But aren’t they supposed to, in a...
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Theatre

Persuading the public: The play as propaganda

The play as propaganda has a long history. From the regime-affirming productions of Hieron, tyrant King of Syracuse, to Lucy Prebble’s play The Effect, we can understand that theatre has...
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Lifestyle

Trickster, terror, schemer, sly: Six years of April Fools

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Exclusive secrets finally revealed by an April Fools mastermind

Sport

Clean sweep for Cambridge at Chanel J12 Boat Race weekend

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After losing out in both...

Youth and Spares complete, time for the Boat Race

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The stage is set for...

Men’s Blues Hockey survive back-to-back relegation playoffs

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The heights of the BUCS...

Varsity a knockout for Oxford Boxing

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After turning the bastion of...

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