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Turns out I ‘reely’ cannot dance

Christian Bell tells us about his experience of the Oxford Reeling Ball

Cambridge college criticised for Japan-themed ball

Criticism of Trinity Hall's 'Tokyo to Kyoto' ball follows controversy over college ball themes in Oxford

The dangerous ignorance of Baroness Bakewell

Róisí­n McCallion explains the willful inaccuracy and potential harmfulness of Baroness Bakewell's comments on the condition

What next for OULC?

OULC's newly elected BME Officer argues that student politics is not a game and highlights the need for the Club to revive its campaigning mission

Preview: Orphans

The Experimental Theatre Club promises a tense exploration of societal divide

Poetry Bites: HT16 week 8

This week to end our series Cathy Go writes about mornings, a cruel time all of us must eventually face — even in the vac

The Oxford Guild responds to last week’s resignations

Following 16 resignations from the Oxford Guild committee last week, the Guild responds

Review: Horseplay

Matt Roberts has a bizarre evening with the Revue at the Pilch

Is Oxford still a posh boys’ club?

Jack Morrison interrogates the social dominance of public schoolboys and Oxford's culture of exclusivity

Review: Sketchy History

Matt Roberts really wanted to like this new sketch show from 'Three Men in a Boot'

Review: Rape of Lucretia

Caitlin Law is struck by an eery night at St Peter's Chapel

Review: OUDS New Writing Festival

Momina Mukhtar and Georgia Reddington look back on some exciting new work from Oxford students

Spotlight: Five faint at Kane’s ‘Cleansed’

Matt Roberts reflects on dramatic violence and the hype of a cause célèbre

Review: Medea

Ellie Gomes enjoys this dance show at the Playhouse, despite a lack of dialogue