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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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Police say Hertford Fire still under investigation

Police have confirmed that they are still treating last term's second fire at Hertford as a possible case of arson

Morris dancing comes to Oxford

A new exhibition is opening soon about Morris dancing

Student pursues notorious petty thief

A student led to the arrest of a notorious petty thief after she chased the man on foot when he cycled off with her bike.

Academic tests old cannon

Oxford academic fires replica Elizabethan weapon

Drinking causes cancer

Women are in danger even from low levels of drinking

Brown faced with student protests

Gordon Brown's speech in the Sheldonian was marred by protests, as demonstrators chanted audibly outside.

Union presidential candidates submit flawed nominations

The Union's presidential elections have proved controversial after some candidates submitted flawed nominations.

Students in Cowley Tesco demo

Oxford students participated in a demonstration inside a Tesco store on Monday, in aid of Fairtrade Fortnight.

Union debate team rejects female quota

The Oxford Union has voted down a move to impose a quota of at least one woman on the Debates Selection Committee (DSC) after some female debaters labelled the motion "insulting."

OUCA in election farce

Sixty students were barred from the OUCA elections on Wednesday after a last-minute decision by the returning officer prevented new members from voting.

Wadham Queer Bop under threat

The dean of Wadham wants to axe the annual Queer bop

Council reins in violent Kukui

Kukui's violent reputation has led the council to take action

LMH student dies

A second-year undergraduate student at Lady Margaret Hall has died, an official statement has confirmed.

Corpus Christi stripped of Uni Challenge title

The BBC has stripped Corpus Christi College of their recent victory on University Challenge.

BBC probes Oxford’s University Challenge win

The BBC is investigating claims that a member of Corpus Christi's University Challenge team was not a current student.

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