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Monday 17th November 2025
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This is Oxford’s real free speech problem
The Vice-Chancellor's Sheldonian Series reveals a university that does not want to listen to what its students have to say.
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Stanley Smith
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The Vice-Chancellor’s oration lacks a story
Professor Tracey's attempt to not ruffle any feathers produced a speech full of contradictions.
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Finlo Cowley
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Take it from me, there are worse things than Oxford
If you feel things are tough for you at Oxford, try to hold on to the little moments that remind you how lucky you are to be here.
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Laura van Heijnsbergen
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Statute XI is about power, not protection
The changes to the University's student disciplinary policy do more harm than good.
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Sahana Narayan
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Drug Transformation
Danny Kushlick, founder of the drug policy foundation Transform, talks about why drug prohibition isn't working
Guest Columnist: Maeve Haran
'The Sixties was the height of the sexual revolution. Just not at Oxford.'
Voice of the People: Humour
Michael Scott argues that we need to be more tolerant of humour.
Five Minute Tute: Spotify
Director of OUCS defends the decision to ban Spotify on campus
Editorial: Making Mistakes
We need to make mistakes, if for nothing other than to learn from them.
More money, better JCR?
Two students debate whether a larger JCR budget means higher quality student experience
A grinding form of productivity
Joseph King argues that cognitive enhancers are not the way to increase productivity
5 Minute Tute: Iraq Inquiry
Professor Vernon Bogdanor explains the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War
Journalism under threat
Sir Peter Stothard, former editor of The Times and Cherwell explains why we should pay for online news
Guest Columnist: Newspaper letters pages are duller without women
The Deputy Editor of the London Evening Standard explains women's reluctance to write letters to newspapers
OUSU: State of the Union
Two students debate the effectiveness of OUSU's proposed funding plans
Massachusetts in Red
Clement Knox analyses the Republican victory in Massachusetts
Guest Columnist: Jancis Robinson
Jancis Robinson, award-winning wine writer for the Financial Times explains how she first discovered the beauty of wine at Oxford
The drugs don’t work
Simon Singh is on trial for criticising alternative medicine and explains why he will not back down
Drowning in money
The Supreme Court has opened the floodgates in the name of free speech. Bad Decision.
The Weekly Short Cut
Jolyon O'Connell explains why The Week is a must-have for any cocktail party
Can a pill replace alcohol?
Two students consider the merits of a new drug that mimics the effects of alcohol, with an antidote that offers a speedy sobering up.
Editorial: Do we need drugs to switch on?
Mediocrity has never been tolerated, but avoiding it has reached new depths
5 Minute Tute: Google vs. China
Professor Rana Mitter explains Google's decision to pull out of China
The errors of a decade
Clement Knox considers what went wrong in the noughties
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