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Oxford graduates step over protesters during pro-Palestine ‘die-in’

Around 30 protesters staged a ‘die-in’ outside the Sheldonian Theatre and Bodleian Library Saturday morning during graduations. The demonstration comes after the University released an official statement which one...

Debate at Oxford’s Pharos Foundation votes for keeping Elgin Marbles

A debate event, “Losing Your Marbles”, held on 2nd May by an Oxford research...

Pro-Palestine protests continue after Vice Chancellor’s statement

Over 600 gathered in front of the Clarendon Building on 16 May for a...

Oxford research finds AI chatbots cannot provide information about latest news stories 

Latest research from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) has shown...

University statement on Palestine Solidarity encampment affirms right to protest, outlines investment policy 

The University today released an official response to the pro-Palestine encampment organised by Oxford...

Lust in Translation

There are two types of travellers: ‘seers’ and ‘doers’. ‘Doers’ travel because they love adventure, they are drawn to a backpack and the outback...

Bored this Summer? Try… Blenheim Palace

Just a twenty minute cycle ride away from central Oxford lies a haven which lacks the bustle of Oxford life. It has been the...

Knowing and seeing

At twenty, stalking has become a past time of mine. Though it started out as inadvertent; a mere raised eyebrow at seeing the name,...

Confidence tricks

It’s something all of us seek to some extent, often agonize about and usually want more of. No I’m not talking about the first...

Gentleman Prefer Blondes

The new celebrity craze for “chestnut” locks isn’t doing anything for me. I mean, who seriously likes the colour brown? It’s the colour of...

Chatting Up… Ben Miller

Which books are currently littering your bedside table at the moment? 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene and Writing a Screenplay by John...

Some productions are born great

Twelfth Night Oriel Gardens Twelve months ago, theatregoers were denied the delights of Oriel quad’s annual allotment of classic drama when Marlowe’s Edward II...

A Message for the Broken Hearted

It’s the ultimate dilemma for the indecisive: two women, attractive, intelligent, devoted. One’s your wife, the other’s your mistress, but really there is little...

The Transit of Venus

Astronomical occurrences have always held a particular fascination for humanity. One such example is the Transit of Venus, when the planet can be seen...

The Topsy-Turvy World of Gilbert & Sullivan

The Topsy-Turvy World of Gilbert and Sullivan is a cheerily nostalgic piece, following the career of the legendary composing duo through the Nineteenth Century...

Forget the aliens, watch the weather

Roland Emmerich, the director of The Day After Tomorrow, doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to making a political statement. The most iconic...

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter…and Spring

I usually have to steel myself for watching a Kim Ki-Duk film. Ki- Duk has made a name in Korea as an uncompromising director:...

A Beauty just Skin Deep

Avril Lavigne Under My Skin Out Now Avril Lavigne is a strikingly attractive woman. Her huge dark eyes, lank hair and ripped jeans make...

Live: PJ Harvey @ The Zodiac

Contrary to understandable but misguided popular belief, PJ Harvey does not belong in the waify indie chick-rocker department. Her second of two sold-out shows...

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