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New nightlife champion on Oxford City Council

A role championing Oxford’s night-time economy has been created at Oxford City Council. Labour Party councillor James Taylor was appointed to the position last week at a full council...

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Oxford student arrested ‘on suspicion of inciting racial hatred’

CW: Antisemitism A student at the University of Oxford was arrested in the early hours...

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Congestion charge introduced in Oxford

Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet has approved plans for a £5 congestion charge for drivers...

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Vice-Chancellor says ‘emotional connection’ needed now more than ever in annual oration

Professor Irene Tracey delivered her annual oration as Vice-Chancellor last week, covering a range...

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University Cricket – Surrey Fail to See the Light

An unbroken ninth-wicket partnership of 39 secured a draw for Oxford UCCE on day three of their game against Surrey. Chasing 350 to win...

Oxford Snatch Dramatic Victory

Varsity Women’s Rugby Oxford 10 - 7 Cambridge For women’s rugby in Oxford, 2004 was a special year, as both the Blues and Panthers...

Championship Crews Far from Blue

Blues Sailing It is not often that the British weather is obliging towards sporting events. However, the sun shone and a perfect ten knot...

Jock Strip

Jock Strip always endeavours to be light-hearted but last week took a step too far. The very notion that Oxford’s glamorous and brilliant women’s...

Tabs Lose Tale of Two Cities

Women’s Cricket Oxford UCCE 241/2 Cambridge UCCE 137/6 Oxford won by 104 runs Oxford UCCE women’s cricket team began this season as they...

The party’s not over yet

An overwhelming majority of Oxford students do not want OUSU to endorse the new “Code of Conduct” restricting behaviour at post-exam celebrations, a Cherwell...

OUSU may ignore vote

A motion has been tabled for today’s OUSU Council which would allow the student union to tacitly ignore the result of the recent higher...

OUSU officer resigns

Ros Dampier, who was due to take over as OUSU’s VP (Women) at the end of this term, has resigned due to ill health....

Beware the Jabberwock, my son!

Oriel postgraduate student Marcus Walker has been nominated for the Professorship of Poetry of Oxford, an honoured post established in 1708 and previously held...

Recognition of gays in Union

Gay partnerships received the backing of the Union’s governing body this week, as members voted to recognise the Government’s Civil Partnership Bill by 13...

It’s a gay day for May couples

Gay couples will be offered the chance to celebrate their relationships in commitment ceremonies at Oxford’s second annual Pride festival this Saturday. Same-sex...

Threats for animals

Animal rights activists have intensified their campaign against University plans to build a new research centre in South Parks Road. OUSU is, meanwhile, debating...

Professor’s ‘Test the Pet’ quiz

Is man’s best friend also the most intelligent of the animals? Do goldfish really have a three second memory? Following a similar idea to...

Magdalen ‘flashed’

Magdalen has seen slightly too much of certain people recently, after two separate incidents of indecent exposure were reported this week. Police are...

Clever students should watch more TV

Watching TV can enhance your intelligence. Professor Kevin Warwick has found that watching half-an-hour of Richard and Judy temporarily raised the IQ of a...

‘Muslim friendly’ student loans

Last week representatives of the Federation of Student Islamic Studies (FOSIS) called on Charles Clarke, the Education Secretary, to provide a student loan which...

Seeing red over squirrel threat

Univeristy researchers have demanded that Tony Blair act immediately to save the red squirrel from “certain extinction” within twenty years. The species’ main threat...

Students live on Â£10 a week

One in ten students in the UK lives on less than £10 a week, according to figures published this week. Accommodation charges are...

12 years’ work stolen

A devastated Worcester student has made a public appeal for thieves to return two laptops which were stolen, containing “irreplaceable” work for her Masters....

Catapault Case in Court

Manslaughter charges have been brought to court against the supervisors of a human catapult in Somerset, which in November 2002 tragically claimed the life...

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New nightlife champion on Oxford City Council

Oxford student arrested ‘on suspicion of inciting racial hatred’

Congestion charge introduced in Oxford

Vice-Chancellor says ‘emotional connection’ needed now more than ever in annual oration

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