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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...

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The Language Faculty is promoting intelligence, not artifice

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

Opinion Lloyd Doré-Green -

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

Opinion Peter Chen -

It’s okay to hate tourism in Oxford

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

Opinion Oscar Whittle -

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Ella Richards argues that even with the vote's problems introducing RON, slates and online campaigning is a step in the right direction

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Fergus Morgan chats to actor Simon Callow about the National Theatre, religion and homophobia

A golden opportunity for the Church of England

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Debate: Can privileged students make good access officers?

Alice King and Tjao Shze Hui debate whether your background matters when doing outreach work

The silence that is sapping our Student Union

Jack Matthews discusses the remarkable silence around this year's OUSU elections, and encourages more people to consider getting involved in their Students' Union

Interview: John Micklethwait

John Micklethwait, Editor of The Economist, talks print, the internet, and the future.

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We desperately need an open dialogue on acne

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Battle against the Broadcasters

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Opinion

Trashing rules save face, not students

The Language Faculty is promoting intelligence, not artifice

Racism tarnished my European year abroad experience

It’s okay to hate tourism in Oxford

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