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How to be a vegan – and an Oxford student

I have a disturbing secret to admit, which might cause people to think I’m crazy, and Katie Hopkins to think I’m smelly: I’m vegan. I have been vegan for over...

The ultimate guide to May Morning

Dating back over five hundred years, May Day celebrations (traditionally) present an opportunity to...

Coffeesmith – the paw-fect café?

I can’t think of many better ways to be welcomed into a café than...

Food in Ramadan: Fast or feast?

Take a deep breath in, and hold. Hold it for as long as you...

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”

Down it fresher!

Niluka gives you a whistle-stop tour of Oxford's finest spots for a drink or two

My hair-raising challenge

Sairah Rees, charities rep at St Anne's, explains why she's shaving her hair off for charity

Prisoner in the Caucasus: Turkey, Georgia and Armenia

Naomi Polonsky recounts how a drunken joke became an unforgettable trip

The delights of being a Buda-guest

Morgan Harries discovers the delights of Budapest and kindly requests that everyone else leaves it well alone.

Cleaning bins at Reading: An Education

Reading old-timer Kyran Schmidt shares some interesting titbits picked up on the ground...

From Paris with love and an overdraft

A guide on how-not-to-do romantic Paris. Contains some handy tips on what to do if you're destitute and happy to be pretentious.

10 things that happen in your first week at Oxford

Here's one for all the freshers out there. I bet a bag of Tesco's cookies that you'll experience at least three of these

Oxford in World War I

On the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI, Luke Barratt looks at how the war affected Oxford and the University

Italian Job: A holiday in Florence

Emma Cookson looks back on her trip to Florence with slightly straining buttons and various food-stained shirts.

From Bridge to Berghain

Sara Semic looks back on her short trip to Amsterdam and Berlin with fondness, and faulty ear drums

Glastonbury: A Virgin’s Tale

Emma Cookson reviews her first time at Glastonbury. A tale of chanting, pink hair and very little musical content.

Houmous Girl: 8th week Trinity

There is hope on the horizon for Rower Lad...

Interview: Lucy Watson

Made in Chelsea's Lucy Watson talks to Erin Goldfinch about life in front of the cameras... with your exes

Creaming Spires: 8th week Trinity

Ophelia Balls makes the most of the last crewdate of term

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