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Not all made equal: Why your college really matters
Students need a more ambitious package of measures that would lead the central university to force colleges to help each other out where necessary. Until then, as the gap between endowments grows, the ‘Oxbridge experience’ will mean increasingly different things for different students. The college system should be a strength of Oxbridge, not its weakness.
Why the SU failed (and how we’ll fix it)
"Now, just over a year after my election, the SU has announced its Transformation Plan, which has two simple aims: to resolve the systemic issues and unleash the SU’s potential."
Oppenheimer premieres in Japan: What took so long?
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer had its very first screenings in Japanese cinemas on the 29th...
Navalny: Man, Symbol, Martyr
"The Kremlin claims Navalny suffered sudden death syndrome, but his body is still being held, making it impossible to investigate independently."
Oxford: A tale of two cities
"There are 2 worlds at knuckleheads, grappling over Oxford’s identity."
Not all made equal: Why your college really matters
Students need a more ambitious package of measures that would lead the central university to force colleges to help each other out where necessary. Until then, as the gap between endowments grows, the ‘Oxbridge experience’ will mean increasingly different things for different students. The college system should be a strength of Oxbridge, not its weakness.
Why the SU failed (and how we’ll fix it)
"Now, just over a year after my election, the SU has announced its Transformation Plan, which has two simple aims: to resolve the systemic issues and unleash the SU’s potential."
Oppenheimer premieres in Japan: What took so long?
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer had its very first screenings in Japanese cinemas on the 29th of March 2024 – eight months after it was released...
Navalny: Man, Symbol, Martyr
"The Kremlin claims Navalny suffered sudden death syndrome, but his body is still being held, making it impossible to investigate independently."
Oxford: A tale of two cities
"There are 2 worlds at knuckleheads, grappling over Oxford’s identity."
Let it be?
The last month has too frequently left me wondering what the obsession with revivals and reunions is all about. We know that die-hard fans...
A crash course in British politics: What does the public care about? (Week 7)
So, the voters are quite clear – the economy, immigration and healthcare services are generally most important to them.
Violence, fear, and womanhood
"We view women as something akin to public property that must be regulated as convenient."
Academic pressure and the overachiever mentality
When everyone strives to be exceptional, some inevitably end up becoming merely ‘mediocre’. This gives rise to the central problem surrounding academic pressure and the ‘overachiever’ mentality — that while we are fully aware of its harms, everyone still strives to ‘overachieve’, for fear of being left behind, of being ‘mediocre’.
The Oxford experience: myth or reality?
"...Oxford can quite often be a social bubble which seems to float outside of the real world..."
Examining western attitudes to apartheid
The struggle for national rights in South Africa has a 300-year-old history. It continues today, as economic and social apartheid is dismantled in South Africa and it challenges Western imperialism.
The Oxford college named after a fascist
There have been no protests, no outrage, over the fact that a fascist pedophile, who stood for everything our modern society should abhor, continues to be unambiguously celebrated by the university authorities.
A crash course in British politics: The scandals of recent years (Week 5)
To understand the current election, we ought to understand the things that shape them more than anything – including recent controversies. Be sure, many voters will have them in mind when casting their ballots.
A crash course in British politics: Who will be the next Prime Minister? (Week 3)
Only the big parties are true contenders for the premiership – meaning one of these two will, unless there is a leadership change, become PM.
