Saturday 12th July 2025

Opinion

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...

The Language Faculty is promoting intelligence, not artifice

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

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

It’s okay to hate tourism in Oxford

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

Christianity Uncovered

Ruth Hayhow talks about her experiences of Christianity and how a talk during 'Uncover Oxford' turned her away from religion

Why we clapped Marine Le Pen

David Browne disagrees with James Elliott's column on Le Pen, giving alternative reasons for clapping her and arguing that there were bigger issues at stake

"Medical leave often feels like a punishment"

Molly Rogers discusses the work of Balliol JCR’s Suspended Status Group

"It was as if they’d forgotten I existed"

A Teddy Hall student describes her intermission experience

Investigation: Student intermission

C+ finds a disparity between different students' experiences of the process, with evidence of students' trust being broken, and colleges treating mental health problems as disciplinary ones

Did you clap Le Pen’s speech?

In his weekly column, James Elliott looks back at the questions surrounding the Oxford Union's decision to invite Marine Le Pen to speak

Debate: Should we have televised leadership debates?

Given widespread demands to include minority parties in this year’s pre-election TV debates, Lucjan Kaliniecki and Harry Gosling discuss whether we should have televised leadership debates at all

We should stop the social media ‘pay-day witch-hunt’

Jack Evans argues that the student social media campaign against Andrew Hamilton's salary is reactionary

Interview: Xavier Rolet

Tom Robinson talks to Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) about the role of finance and the future of capitalism

Oxstew: Oxford death toll of 500 in battle for free speech

In our weekly satire, 500 students have been killed in the blood-bath on Turl Street that kicked off after a free speech debate

The Campaign: Giving What We Can

Henry Phipps on why giving money to charities can increase personal happiness, and why it is important to give to the most effective charities

Interview: Richard Evans

Tom Robinson talks to historian Richard Evans about Oxford, being an expert witness in Irving v. Lipstadt, and the purpose of history

The uphill battle to register student voters

Oxford City Councillor Tom Hayes explains how new voter registration laws affect students in Oxford

The new counter-terrorism bill is a threat to free speech

In his weekly column, James Elliott warns that the new counter-terrorism bill will infringe our liberty

Debate: should faith be kept private?

In light of Oxford Inter-Collegiate Christian Union's 'Uncover Oxford' week, we ask whether faith should be kept private

David vs Goliath: can Syriza change the status quo?

Harry Gosling considers whether the electoral mandate of Syriza will give them an economic mandate for change

Interview: Paris Lees

Niamh McIntyre talks to Paris Lees about transgender activism and class identity

The Campaign: Cuntry Living

Niamh McIntyre explains why people should get involved in Cuntry Living and intersectional feminism

Interview: Sama Dizayee

Mary Reader talks to Sama Dizayee about media bias, the power of writing and the future of Iraq

OxStew: Residents demand removal of ‘spires’ blocking view

In our weekly satire, local residents demand the removal of 'spires' blocking views of the Oxford city skyline

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