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Trashing rules save face, not students

Trashing is banned. But what does the banning achieve except pushing students further from the centre to more perilous waters? Recently, Brasenose students were threatened with £150 fines from the...

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The Language Faculty is promoting intelligence, not artifice

Isaac Asimov’s fantastic short story ‘The Last Question’ has always struck me as vaguely...

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Racism tarnished my European year abroad experience

For linguists and lawyers heading across the Channel in third year, an idyllic continental adventure is not the whole picture

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It’s okay to hate tourism in Oxford

Tourists are as much a feature of life as a student at this University...

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Do we want public figures to be like us?

This dynamic is, I would suggest, characteristic of our basic human lack of self-reflection and our instinctive willingness to accept double standards for ourselves and public figures respectively.

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"A student-staff alliance would go a long way to defending against the common, invisible enemy of inflation"

Our planet is in crisis; can we save it?

"We are at a crossroads for humanity."

New asylum laws aren’t just impractical and illegal: they are abhorrent

'The reality is that this, like many of this government's policies, is pure showmanship.'

Dahl in the Dock; or, the publishing industry and its consequences

"Modern editors aim to unanchor texts from their historical moorage."

Phones have taken over. Can we switch off?

"Social media is using the population as free labour, collecting our data after we produce it for free."

Oxford, the 15-Minute City, and the Birth of a Lie

"It was impossible to miss the commotion of February 18th."

Will we no longer accept religious views in political positions?

'Would it have been better for Forbes to be dishonest in the face of questions over her views?'

“State of the Art”: Why the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities is a Revolutionary Project for the Future of Oxford

"The Centre has the potential to cement Oxford’s position as the leading destination for humanities not just in the UK, but in the World."

Say Yes to NUS: The Case for Remaining Within the National Union of Students

Oxford’s storied place in the creation of NUS means you would be especially missed.

Crossing the Pond: Thoughts of a Prospective Transgender Studies PhD Student

"The state of my field, trans studies, is pretty dire in the UK."

A Day in the Life of a Mafia Boss’ Daughter

"It is hard to detach oneself from such widely-held stereotypes."

Hilary: The ‘Grey’ Term?

"Hilary feels like there is no end in sight."

Dear Oxford Union: What was the point of that?

"Your belief is a belief, but my existence is reality"

I hate to love Love Island, but even I will be switching off this time

Jack explores Love Island's sinister undertones; body image, gender roles, relationship and diversity.

Towards a case against self-improvement

"Self-improvement, the desire to be a better human being, has been the endeavour of philosophers since ancient times and is obviously integral to the human experience."

The painful truth about student finance reform

"The only feasible way to move to a graduate tax, then, is slowly."

Meat and Potato: Why You Should Want Other People to Eat Less Meat.

"It makes sense for even the most ardent of meat-eaters to want meat for themselves, but veg for everyone else. So, how can we encourage other people to eat less meat?"

ChatGPT: The future of journalism?

Impersonation in the extreme? Perhaps, but the ability of the model to learn and adapt its styles is remarkable.

West-Eastern Storyman: Lord Patten on China and Diplomacy

"Both historical vignettes speak to the complexity of international relations and its continuity between past and present, between West and East. And as the last colonial governor of Hong Kong, Lord Patten’s life serves to bridge these eras and civilisations."

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Opinion

Trashing rules save face, not students

The Language Faculty is promoting intelligence, not artifice

Racism tarnished my European year abroad experience

It’s okay to hate tourism in Oxford

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