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If Westminster won’t offer reparations, Oxford should

A diasporic fight that surged with UN-approved ambitions saw optimism dwindle early this month. Jamaican government officials have elevated their call for reparations with a petition to Buckingham Palace....

Opinion Madison Garrett -

Oxford’s new Reform UK society puts students like me at risk

I was too mentally exhausted to write this article, but I grew up watching my mother respond to every verbal harassment we faced on the street. When I once told her she could ignore it, she told me that they are relying on stereotypes surrounding Muslim women: they rely on us to be what they want us to be, silent and meek. It is our silence that emboldens them.

Opinion Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

The hypocrisy of Oxford academics invoking ‘academic freedom’ for Nathan Cofnas

Now, it cannot be clearer: ‘Academic freedom’ is only ever collectively invoked for those like Nathan Cofnas.

Opinion Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

The hypocrisy of aestheticised wilderness

We seem to have been locked in an eternal attempt at domination over nature for millennia. My recent trip to Thailand shifted this into clear focus: perhaps the attempt was never really about humans over nature.

Opinion Ava Doherty -

5 Minute Tute: The Art of Polling

Andrew Hawkins, founder of research consultancy ComRes, looks at polling's evolution and impact

Should gay marriage get the go-ahead?

Hugh Burns urges Cameron to stand his ground on the issue of gay marriage

Storm Chasing and Story Breaking

Rachel Savage discusses 'the best profession in the world' with ITN's Robert Moore

Trial Losing Its Appeal

Knox acquitted after a long and turbulent trial

Let’s Talk About Sex

It's time to ask the question - Are we really a sexually liberated society?

5 Minute Tute: drug decriminalisation

Ewan Hoyle, founder of Liberal Democrats for Drug Policy Reform, puts the case for drug legalisation

Cherwell: on this day through the ages

A compendium of news in Oxford history from Michaelmas 0th week

Law, Order and Dreaming Spires

Beth McKernan is inspired by the eternal optimism of Baroness Helena Kennedy

Liberal Democrat and Labour Conferences 2011

Ben Maconick contrasts this month's Liberal Democrat and Labour conferences

Have they got news for you?

Jacob Williamson considers the future of print media after viewing Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times

Should gay men face extra restrictions when giving blood?

Sammy Talalay looks at the recent changes to the law with regards to blood donations and the vexed balance between protecting the public and not being overly discriminatory

9/11- Ten years on

Oliver Park assesses the impact the attacks of September 11th 2001 have had, at a domestic and international level

An alternate look at Freshers’ Week

Freshers' Week in its current form gives incoming students a warped and potentially damaging perspective on university life, argues Hugh Burns

The mess at the heart of higher education

Andrew Rhodes argues that A levels are not necessarily a fair means of comparing the attainment of teenagers and that encouraging apprenticeships is the way to tackle the current crisis in Britain's higher education system.

Starkey should be challenged, not condemned

While David Starkey's comments on Newsnight were misguided, the hysterical reaction to them serves only to drive discussion about race underground and stop concerns being openly addressed, argues Oliver Park

Forgotten reforms to education

Samuel Talalay looks at the coalition's policies on secondary education which have largely slipped under the radar after the furore over university reforms

The difference between riot and wrong

At a point in time where people have a lot to be angry about, Alistair Smout mourns the English rioting's lack of purpose and direction

The consequences of E-petitions

Edward Lewis looks at the pros and cons of recent government proposals to debate E-petitions in parliament

The curse of gridlock on US politics

Oliver Park looks at why America took so long to enact a measure to raise its debt ceiling and the slow-burn consequences of the US political system

Norway: Ideology has a role to play

Alistair Smout argues that while Hugh Burns' approach is laudable, it depends on an impartiality and consistency that is not widely found in the media

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