Friday, January 24, 2025

Emma Leech

Fighting art with art in Bolzano

In Oxford we argue over the future of the Rhodes statue, but in Italy they have found a new solution

Union memberships are a waste of time and money

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

My town and my gown: fruit-picking in the south of France

Emma Leech considers how her Oxford experiences prepared her for a month on a French farm

Laali Vadlamani wins Union Presidency for Hilary 2018

Particularly low turnout election sees Vadlamani win with 496 first preference votes

SnapShot: Crewdate

Emma Leech revels in journalistic gaiety as Cherwell meets The Other Place

Stormzy donates £9,000 to New College finalist

The grime artist donated to Experimental Psychology student Fiona Asiedu's crowdfunding campaign to study at Harvard

Oxford University announces new diverse portraits

Over twenty new portraits for the University feature women, LGBTQ+, disabled, and BME people, and those from varied socio-economic backgrounds

Battling uncertainty with uncertainty is reckless: Indy Ref Two must wait

The case for Scottish independence is just as poor as at the time of the last referendum, argues Emma Leech

Several College heads missed off Brexit open letter

Notable absentees from original list of signatories have expressed their desire to have been included

Dodging Oxford’s cyclists

Emma Leech shares the life lessons learnt from a bike crash

Single of the week: James Blunt’s ‘Love Me Better’

Emma Leech slates the pop singer's painful new release

Couch to 5K

Emma Leech’s app-etite for fitness improves with an affinity for electronic instruction

A thistle amongst the roses: to be a lone Scot in Oxford

Emma Leech questions the motives behind setting up national societies

Worthwhile resolutions

Emma Leech encourages students to make realistic and useful resolutions

Windy colours

Emma Leech recalls her encounter with Henry the homeless artist and his unexpected colour palette

‘Last Christmas’: a lingering recollection

Emma Leech gets lost in a musical memory

Brookes to sell campus to create new housing

Oxford Brookes submit plan to sell 52.7 acre Wheatley campus

Rediscovering Halloween

Emma Leech looks back on Halloween’s transience through her adolescence

Interview: Nish Kumar – “A snapshot of what I’m interested in”

Emma Leech talks politics, publicity and publishing with comic Nish Kumar

Interview: John Robins – “There are no real shortcuts”

Emma Leech speaks with comedian John Robins about Oxford, originality, and "lonely Sundays of the soul"

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