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Local election manifestos published as student candidates contest key wards

The Labour Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats have released their manifestos ahead of the upcoming Oxford City Council elections, as a number of current and recent University of Oxford students contest seats across the city.

Carl Benjamin disinvited from Oxford Union amid backlash from FemSoc and IHH

On Thursday, the Oxford Union held a debate on the motion ‘This House Believes That Being British is a ‘Birthright’, Not a Choice’. Carl Benjamin, who had been scheduled to speak, was disinvited from the event shortly before it took place. 

Second Oxfordshire Patriots protest this term met with counterprotesters

The Oxfordshire Patriots held a demonstration last Saturday in the city centre outside the Oxfordshire County Council offices. They were met by counter-protestors from Oxford Stand Up To Racism (OSUTR).

University of Oxford paid private firm for ‘intelligence’ on student protest

The University of Oxford has been named as one of twelve UK universities that paid a private intelligence consultancy run by former military intelligence officials to monitor student activism.

Duke of Edinburgh awarded ball ticket

Students 'honoured' to present Queen's husband with ticket at Buckingham Palace

Oxford’s Chancellor and Jesus Principal debate fees rise in House of Lords

Senior university figures on opposite sides of failed amendment

Oxford Tube in motorway crash

Passengers hospitalised after incident on M40

Brasenose Principal to retire

Cashmore set to retire after expenses revelations in Cherwell

Sri Lankans slam Union

Sri Lankans criticise the Oxford Union for cancelling President Mahinda Rajapaska's talk

Oxford Blues defy the odds at Twickenham

The Dark Blues' 'dominant' performance secured a 21-10 victory against Cambridge

MPs back tuition fee increase amid protests

Fee rise proposal succeeds by 21 votes as students and police are hurt in clashes outside Parliament

Varsity coach in major road accident

Bus carrying students to ski trip crashes amid heavy snow on the M25

Rads cram Rad Cam in 24 hour stand-off

Demonstrators overpower police lines and break into the Rad Cam, beginning occupation

The great subject divide

Cherwell uncovers discrepancies between subject workloads and time spent socialising

St Hugh’s vote for College Monarch

St Hugh’s JCR hold referendum over establishing a monarchy and Upper House

Students Bail-iol their college out

Balliol students are facing £500 charges in an annual levy set to be introduced next year

Please don’t tell anyone!

Union hack caught breaking the rules

Guardian awards Turner prize

St Catz student Camilla Turner has won Reporter of the Year at Guardian Student Media awards 2010. Turner, a second year History student, was...

V&A Director to be St Cross Master

Sir Mark Ellis Powell Jones, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, has been chosen as the new Master of St Cross College....

Fine by me, say students

Students have been discovered dodging police fines handed out in a bike light safety scheme. As part of the Lights on Bikes campaign,...

Jericompetition all over again

Students queue for 50 hours for head-start in housing race

MTV elects Oxford students rebels-in-chief

Oxonians votes themselves to the top of ‘worst behaved’ survey

Magdalen back Barclay

Students vote against proposals to condemn OUSU and NUS Presidents for “misinformation”

Occupation over

Students escorted off the premises by police as protest finishes

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