Life
Food in Ramadan: Fast or feast?
Take a deep breath in, and hold. Hold it for as long as you are able to (without passing out), and then, once your lungs are pleading for air,...
A day in the life of an Oxford influencer
“Yet though they might be close physically, sometimes watching these videos makes me feel worlds away from the lives they live”
To all the pubs we’ve loved before – Three Goats Heads
Week 7 – for the normal student, we are approaching the end of term,...
To all the pubs we’ve loved before: pitch(er) perfect
The fifth week blues are hitting so we are combatting them with blue lagoons!...
To all the pubs we’ve loved before: The House
For the classier among us, sometimes pubs and pints aren’t always what you’re looking...
The diary of a LinkdIn-er
Charlotte Renahan discusses the pitfalls of the popular networking social media: LinkedIn.
Five reasons to eat the whole apple
I’ll admit that there’s nothing quite like that first bite into a crisp apple. Crunching off the overhang you’ve made as you’ve gone around...
To all the pubs we’ve loved before: Crown Vs. Turf
Today we are putting two classic favourites, the Crown and Turf Tavern, head-to-head. Turf is arguably the most famous pub in Oxford. It was...
Flapping wings: taking the chicken scene by storm
There are two KFCs in central Oxford – one on Cowley Road and the other on Cornmarket – and until a few years ago...
New Year’s Resolutions: pointless or powerful?
New Year’s resolutions: Are they truly transformative or just a setup for disappointment? January 1st arrives amid lingering holiday indulgence, often leaving us with...
1st week: Is there mushroom for failure?
Like many returning students, I have spent the past week either bitterly cold (apologies to those who gave me concerned looks on the high...
In defence of living out
"All things considered, then, I’d still choose to live out. Maybe it isn’t perfect, but living out has been a staple of Oxford student life for decades, and it’s one of the only similarities it has to the typical student experience at any other university."
How to have a Hot Girl Hilary
Hilary is grey. It drizzles, it’s cold, and all the trees are bare. Caught between the post-Christmas blues and the happy warmth of Trinity,...
The patience of ordinary things
"A different perspective exposes something new in Oxford’s tangle of streets and colleges; from afar, students on bikes and tourist groups and traffic disputes stop feeling like a nuisance, revealing instead a quiet, understated sort of loveliness."
To all the pubs we’ve loved before
We are Réka and Suzy, two law finalists on a mission to find the best pubs in Oxford. We will begin our journey by reviewing our clear favourite...
A fresh(er’s) perspective on Michaelmas term
"My approach to Michaelmas term was that it was a trial run for the rest of my university experience."
The Patience of Ordinary Things
"How truly can we say that our past selves are gone, when there they are, right now - pressed between the pages of an old diary..."
0th Week: ‘Dough(nut) trust strangers!
Thursday evening. Eighth week. My head has finally stopped spinning after a tumultuous Park End (I think). A crinkled pastry bag is tucked under...
New Year’s Resolutions: Why are we so bad at keeping them?
New year, new start. It is a terrible cliché. But the fact is, as another year ticks by, it’s a good opportunity to close...
