Tuesday 24th June 2025

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Oxford admissions report reveals significant college and subject disparities

Oxford University has released its Annual Admissions Statistical Report, providing information about undergraduate applications, offers, and admissions. It reveals a mixed picture, particularly between colleges and subjects, on areas...

Oxford Union believes the commodification of women has gone too far

Last Thursday, the Oxford Union passed the motion “This House believes that the commodification...

Exclusive: St Catz racks up £3.4 million bill on concrete repairs

St Catherine’s College spent over £3.4 million in less than one year due to...

Former EiCs criticise OxStu independence decision

Oxford Student Union’s (SU) announcement that The Oxford Student will begin the process of...

The fight for freedom of speech

Shall we protect our freedom of speech so far as to destroy it? Or shall we destroy our freedom of speech in order to...

Ex-Balliol student in court for post-Finals horseplay

A former Balliol student who wasarrested and detained in custody for a night after calling a police horse “gay”is now to face court. Sam...

Hall scrape past newcomers

St Edmund Hall 27-LMH/Trinity 18: LMH were robbed of a huge upset win late in their opening match, away to champions St Edmund Hall....

‘In theory, it won’t turn over’

Oxforddaredevil David Kirke is planning to fly a giant inflat­able winged horse fromthe base of Mount Olympus in Greece,across the Mediterranean, to Tripoli,Libya.Thefifty-nine year...

Queen’s finally halt the Worcester juggernaut

Worcester’s unshakable domination at the top of the premier division was finally ended by a powerful Queen’s side last Wednesday. In a tightly fought...

Controversy over Catz bar headgear ban

Serious equalopportunities concerns have been raised over the announce­ment of a blanket banon wearing headgear at St Catz’s JCR bar.Thenew rule was communicated to...

Hugh’s consistently inconsistent

St Hugh’s’ up and down season continued as they slumped to a 5-0 defeat to St Catherine’s before bouncing back to edge past Jesus...

All Souls award fellowship to state-school graduate

Fraser Campbell, aformer president of the Oxford Union, has become one of the few students whoattended a state school to be admitted as a...

Cross country Cuppers

Port Meadow saw almost a hundred competitors in the cross country club’s cuppers last weekend, covering a 10km course. in the women’s race, Lucia...

Liberte up in flames

Car on burning car symbolises the razing of French democracy to the ground, as violence flares across the republic. Last weekend saw the introduction...

Women’s rugby scrape past Cardiff

Oxford gave new meaning to the phrase ‘winning ugly’ as they struggled past Cardiff University in the BUSA Women’s Premier Division on Wednesday. The...

Eat: Cafe Opium

Where: Cafe OpiumWhen:Think hungover saturdays, when even after a lie-in toast seems like way too much to handle. it gets to 7pm and you...

Blues shine at Fours Head

Alex Cairns’ women’s squad provided another outstanding performance, winning two pennants in the Women’s Senior 2 and Senior 3 coxed fours, while the lightweights...

The tourist trail

Imagine the smug feeling; you’ve finished your tutorials/essays/labs for the week and you’re sitting in your room basking in well-deserved contentment. Aweekend of debauchery...

Blues skate past Dynamos

In an exciting match full of goals and even more narrow misses Oxford, led by player of the match Dominique Chaput, were able to...

Student block now to house conferences

Mansfieldstudents have expressed anger after it was revealed that their college hasagreed to host conference guests in a new accommodation block during term time.It...

Underground Overground

several days ago I was talking to an old friend of mine, and as we were catching up, he asked the question, “So, what...

Cambridge can’t mix it up with the Dark Blues

Oxford’s Mixed Lacrosse squad finally got their season started with a satisfying Busa league victory over Cambridge. After suffering a succession of cancelled or...

Talks continue on May jumps

MagdalenBridge faces closure on May Day nextyear after mounting pressure by ThamesValley police to preventa repeat occurrence of this year’s celebra­tions, when forty people...

Rising to higher society

CalibrationAgnieszka MlickaRuskin Sschool of Fine AartNothing in the cultural world polarises opinion so much as the debate over the value of modern art. Iis...

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