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Oxford profits from arms research

Oxford is receiving sponsorship contracts from arms companies worth at least £19 million, a report published last week has revealed.The report, Study War No...

Ramadan still barred by US government

An American court has upheld Oxford don Tariq Ramadan’s exclusion from the United States, marking another defeat in the Muslim academic’s fight to...

Sport in Brief

ROWING Oxford University Boat Club began preparation for the Boat Race by holding the traditional ‘Trial Eight’ Race on the 13th of December. Named...

ALF renews threats against University lab

By Jack FarchyAnimal rights activists have renewed their threats against Oxford and its new laboratory, promising to make the new laboratory “the new Huntingdon...

Harry says…

Apart from Joe Roff hanging up his boots to begin a career in commerce, the major talking point before Varsity Rugby was the new...

Friends mourn ‘exceptional leader’

Friends of Benazir Bhutto, the opposition leader and former Prime Minister of Pakistan who was assassinated during the vacation, have remembered fondly her time...

4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days

 ****Winner of the Palme d’Or, this is the latest acclaimed film from the burgeoning Romanian film industry. The second feature from director Christian Mungui,...

Oxford fall short at Twickenham

With the first of four tries after only three minutes, two drop goals and a nail-bitingly close finish, the 126th Varsity Match was a...

Oxford faces funding cuts of £4m

Cuts in government funding could mean some Oxford students will face tuition fees of up to £7,000.Oxford University is expected to lose £4.1 million...

Blues edge Varsity battle on the slopes

Hundreds of spectators turned up to watch the Oxford men and women’s blues teams ski to victory at this year’s races, held on the...

Before the Devil knows you’re Dead

 ****The amorality of a businessman driven by greed; his brother weak, without the moral courage to say no. Thoughtlessness, operating in a moral vacuum;...

Sirens savour competition success

Astonishing judges and spectators alike, the Oxford Sirens cheerleaders took 2nd place in their division at the Future Cheer Winter Wonderland competition in London...

Review: Yet Tell My Name Again To Me

*** This piece of new writing comes from the pen of director Helen McCabe. It’s a thoughtful piece of drama about the relationship between John...

Sex, Drugs and the Mujahedeen

What do you mean you didn’t know that Tom Hanks singled-handedly ended the Cold War? This strange black comedy focuses on the covert machinations...

Keble set for another league title

 Despite the defeat of the Blues side at Twickenham on the 6th of December, there is still plenty of rugby to look forward to...

More Than Just A Mirage

The Desert of the Real is about love. It’s about war. It’s about the contrast between characters in Britain and Iraq. And it has...

This is Heartcore

Cincinnati sextet The National have been one of music’s best kept secrets over the past 5 years. With the release of their fourth album,...

Worcester have double in sight

By Jeremy KellySo far this season the Oxford college premiership has produced 137 goals in 35 games. Contrast this with the 241 goals in...

The Local: Jonathan Lo

 Jonathan wanted to conduct very early – at just 11 years old he was trying it out on his own. ‘You can imagine the...

Old Stagers

The ‘fourth wall’ refers to the invisible divide between actors and audience in realistic theatre, sealing the acting space off from the auditorium. The...
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