Opinion

Oxford is making you childish

With rooms cleaned, meals made, and jobs banned, Oxford students fail to experience true independence. Is it any wonder we're so childish?

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Is lifetime membership a perk or a problem?

I couldn’t help but notice the sea of grey-haired, geriatric, white, men (mostly), who somehow still had the right to vote at the Oxford Union.

Opinion Lleucu William -

AI applications will quietly revive nepo hiring

When AI makes it impossible to tell what is real, recruiters will return to what (or who) they know. Is this a new age of nepotism?

Opinion Georgia Campbell -

In defence of the internship spreadsheet

It’s easy to criticise “internship culture”, with its nerves and competition, but it’s worth asking why it’s so contagious.

Opinion Antonio Reis -

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Those asking questions about OUSU's role should take a look at what they have achieved this week. Candidates, take note.

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In defence of defence

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The Guardian's Assistant Editor looks at a political career

Debate: Can student activism change the world?

Two students consider the value of non-violent protest

OCA’s commitment to reform is in doubt

The actions of OCA's members speak louder than the token gestures of its leadership

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Professor Nutt may have missed an opportunity to reshape drugs policy, but he's still right.

From the ashes of the capitalist crisis

Cherwell's Comment Editor asks if an ideology of 'Sustainababilism' could emerge from the economic crisis

For Humanities’ Sake

With debate ranging over how and why we fund these precious years, it is important to identify what it is that we really value about higher education.

Want to defeat the BNP? Provide a genuine, credible voice for Britain’s white, working classes

Mainstream political parties must address the concerns of BNP supporters if they want to defeat the extreme right-wing party

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Why the current Latin GCSE is failing to meet the different learning needs of students across the country

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Opinion

Oxford is making you childish

Is lifetime membership a perk or a problem?

AI applications will quietly revive nepo hiring

In defence of the internship spreadsheet

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