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Quod review

A landmark of the High Street, Quod boasts an opulent facade, its name reminding me of my doom on the way to my Latin lectures. And so, when they...

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Never safe again: Consent and the college campus

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Girlhood will not save you

I spent a good deal of time last summer trying to work out why...

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Grieving in Oxford: Tips from a bereaved student

Grief touches all of us, and yet none of us in quite the same...

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“It could have been worse”: the danger zone of sexual harassment

Implicit in every catcall is a recognition that my existence in your world is limited to how much voyeuristic pleasure you can derive from my body. You are reminding me that by leaving my home I am apparently consenting to being sexualised by total strangers. It is symptomatic of a wider culture whereby female existence can be seen as a medium for male gratification.

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Quod review

Never safe again: Consent and the college campus

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