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Corpus Christi College unveils its first female portrait

Corpus Christi College recently unveiled the first portrait of a woman to hang in its hall since the College’s foundation in 1517. The portrait, which depicts the College’s President,...

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Rival protests over Iran war at Carfax

An altercation broke out between rival protesters at Carfax Tower on Tuesday evening over...

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‘Connivery’ and ‘cheating’: Former officials interfered with Oxford Union tribunals

On 1st February, during a tribunal hearing, Samy Medjdoub – the former Secretary of...

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Students join protest outside re-opened Campsfield House

CW: Suicide Students from the University of Oxford society Student Action For Refugees (STAR) today...

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Victor Petrov questions the validity of anti-drug attitudesRcreational drugs legalised? A novel concept for Britain, where magic mushrooms were banned in 2005 and cannabis...

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Henry Oliver snuggles down in Blackwell's with the Ambit Poets Fewer than twenty of us gather on the first floor of Blackwell’s on a chilly...

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On the surface, it is very easy to dislike Michael Winner. He is a man whose career in film revolves around violence and smut,...

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The Tain is one of 80 tales making up the Ulster Cycle, which tells the story of the Ulaid, the prehistoric inhabitants of Northern...

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While essentially a children’s book, The Ingenious Edgar Jones will delight children and adults alike with its quirky tale of a porter’s son in...

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When I left Oxford for my year out at the end of my second year, I headed for Scotland thinking that I was going...

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The dictator meets his match in the shape of Thomas CorcoranAs time draws the twilight of his days into the realms of dusk, Fidel...

Books in 50 Words

Dickens Hard TimesSome consider this work of literature important, and important it may well be; yet it suffers from a debilitating problem which, for...

Remains Older Than Previously Thought

A team from Oxford University have helped to uncover the true age of an ancient skeleton, casting new light on human presence in western...

Event Review: Nigella Lawson at Blackwell’s, 31/10/07

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Drama Review: Small Change

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Cyclists Get Caught

In a series of further crackdowns on illegal cyclists in Oxford, police have been issuing fines to any rider caught without lights on their...

Bonfire Night Statue and Round Up

A giant 25ft effigy is being created for Bonfire Night in a bid to raise money for charity.The wooden Guy Fawkes is being made...

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Book Review: Uglier Than a Monkey’s Armpit — Untranslatable insults, put-downs and curses from a

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Corpus Christi College unveils its first female portrait

Rival protests over Iran war at Carfax

‘Connivery’ and ‘cheating’: Former officials interfered with Oxford Union tribunals

Students join protest outside re-opened Campsfield House

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