Katie Bowen
Number 19
'Walking along the Edgware Road
It's ten o'clock at night
I glance down at my phone amongst it all
And it's your name that glows in the light'
Saturday, May 15, 2021
- News
University releases updated guidance for students in light of May 17th changes
Oxford University has updated their arrangements for students after 17 May, following this week’s Government announcement. Updated guidance for in-person teaching, returning to Oxford and...Union Beer Garden to close at the end of this week
"The Oxford Union’s popular beer garden will be open for the last time this Saturday, Cherwell can reveal. The garden was opened at the start of Week 0, and hosted a range of events, including a jazz night, poetry night, and Thursday night £2.50 cocktails."Oxford University state school admission intake reaches record high of 68.6%
"The report sheds light on a multitude of aspects of the admissions process, including breakdowns of college and subject by factors such as the proportion of state school students, BME students, and regional statistics from the UK."Government funds Oxford-researched Early Language Programme in 6,500 primary schools
"According to the National Literacy Trust, 16.4% of UK adults (7.1 million people) are functionally illiterate, which has been strongly linked to reduced economic, physical and personal wellbeing. Problems start early, with one in five 11-year-olds unable to read well."In-Person Fundraiser held by Oxford Students for COVID Relief in India
"Last Sunday afternoon, Indian students gathered at Bonn Square to raise funds for the Oxbridge Student Action for COVID Relief in India. After three hours the fundraiser raised £580 in cash donations and £1000 through online donations."
- Opinion
ADHD among the dreaming spires
CW: Contains descriptions of addiction. Content Warning: Contains descriptions of addiction. "It’s like jenga. I build a tower, I gradually remove blocks, and then BAM! I collapse." IK reflects on their experiences as an Oxford student with ADHD.Oxford’s Failure with Eating Disorders
CW: Detailed descriptions of eating disorders. "At Oxford we socialise through college formals, balls, crew dates, welfare teas and so much more. For those of us who have a history of disordered eating, this can prove pretty anxiety-inducing. Not to mention, with the highly anticipated June 21st rapidly approaching and the social eating that will come with this, the pressure to get the perfect body is more extreme than ever." Jaya Rana discusses the inefficiency of Oxford's support system for students with eating disordersWhen breath becomes scarce: why Oxford must engage with India’s COVID crisis now
Fear is not nearly so disarming as helplessness. And this pandemic has introduced new ways to understand fear. Last March, there was a fear...The Eco-Gender Gap
"This is creating a self-perpetuating cycle of eco-friendly products being targeted more towards women, thus eco-friendly branding becoming more feminised. The backlash of this is that more environmentally damaging branding is targeted at men". Annie Liddell writes about the gender disparity when it comes to fighting against environmental decline.
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The Prosecutor’s Fallacy: How flawed statistical evidence has been used to jail innocent people
CW: Discussion of murder and infanticide, mentions of rape and alcoholism. On the 24th October 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was sentenced to 40 years in prison...Material girl: How the pandemic changed the way we shop
When faced with an uncertain situation we tend to try whatever we can to feel like we have some control. And so, virtual retail therapy and comfort buying provided a sense of control at a time when we felt deprived of so much.What in the World isn’t ‘Global’? A Look at the Causes and Silencing of Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis
"This Western-imposed isolation of the Tigray Crisis exposes the asymmetric power structures and false promises of the ‘international’ age."A Green Wave of Change: Why Argentina’s landmark abortion law will leave a lasting legacy in South America
"Argentina is a country where the Catholic Church has historically held sway, and it forms part of a continent where swathes of women and young girls are ostracised, shunned and even imprisoned for wanting to end their pregnancy."‘Because I shall write the history’: The National Trust’s uphill battle to acknowledge colonialism
"The National Trust’s attempt to simply avoid censorship is perceived as a threat by those who are more interested in following the traditional heroic narrative of British imperialism, obscuring a reality of millions of deaths."
- Science & Tech
What’s the deal with Ballerine?
The Copper IUD, colloquially known as the coil, is one of the few non-hormonal contraceptive methods available outside of condoms, and can last for...Who are we really trashing?
In light of Oxford Climate Justice’s campaign report, which found that between 2015 and 2020, Oxford accepted at least £8.2 million in research grants...Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) – what’s all the hype?
NFTs are a blockchain based technology that have garnered a lot of hype and news coverage in recent months by technology enthusiasts and investors...India: why are COVID cases rising?
The COVID-19 pandemic is currently exploding in India at a horrifying rate. Records are being broken with each day that passes – over 300,000...Nanotechnology – Opportunity or Risk?
Nanotechnology is a rapidly evolving field of science involving creation at the nanoscale: the objects made measure between one and one hundred nanometres. For...
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Lost City
The undulating sands stretch out, a vast expanse, sweltering under the gaze of the sun as it burns its way across the sky, dunes flowing like currents, tides on...Half Brit No Brit
'I hear you loudly in your echo chamber: ‘We’re in the most tolerant land of them all’ But the least racist is still racist.'49 Years of Matrimony
Agnes need not have walked in on them fucking to know what was going on.Ghosts in the Attic
'Unpack-repack. That recurring dream that you only have in your Home Bed...'
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