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There really is no smoke without fire

Preoccupation with one’s appearance is to be expected when starting at University. New wardrobes and even newer anxieties combine as the daunting concept of Fresher’s Week approaches. Coming from...

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I was wrong. Oxford needs a ‘reading’ week.

In passing, friends often bemoan how their partners at other universities get a week...

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The Schwarzman Centre is a commercial venture, not a place of learning

Schwarzman's donation was meant to revitalise study of the humanities. But with cramped libraries and cramped faculties, it's closer to a death knell.

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CalSoc misses the ‘Reel’ point

During my first week in Oxford, I stumbled upon a Scottish third year in...

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Opinion

There really is no smoke without fire

I was wrong. Oxford needs a ‘reading’ week.

The Schwarzman Centre is a commercial venture, not a place of learning

CalSoc misses the ‘Reel’ point

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