Opinion

If Westminster won’t offer reparations, Oxford should

A diasporic fight that surged with UN-approved ambitions saw optimism dwindle early this month. Jamaican government officials have elevated their call for reparations with a petition to Buckingham Palace....

Oxford’s new Reform UK society puts students like me at risk

I was too mentally exhausted to write this article, but I grew up watching my mother respond to every verbal harassment we faced on the street. When I once told her she could ignore it, she told me that they are relying on stereotypes surrounding Muslim women: they rely on us to be what they want us to be, silent and meek. It is our silence that emboldens them.

The hypocrisy of Oxford academics invoking ‘academic freedom’ for Nathan Cofnas

Now, it cannot be clearer: ‘Academic freedom’ is only ever collectively invoked for those like Nathan Cofnas.

The hypocrisy of aestheticised wilderness

We seem to have been locked in an eternal attempt at domination over nature for millennia. My recent trip to Thailand shifted this into clear focus: perhaps the attempt was never really about humans over nature.

Fire alarm silenced and a collapsed ceiling

Megan Eldred discusses her nightmare experience with S&C

Interview: Vivienne Westwood

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull talks to Vivienne Westwood about activism and politics

Moving beyond the ‘Living Wage’

In his weekly column, James Elliott urges students to extend their campaigns beyond accreditation

Debate: should Oxford have a Fifth Week reading week?

Rowan Davis and Sian Meaney discuss whether introducing a reading week would help student welfare

The Campaign: Meeting of Minds

Merri Leston, Chair of Meeting of Minds, talks mental health and how through conversation we can starve mental health of its stigma

Interview: Robert Nisbet

Hannah Foxton talks to Sky News’ Robert Nisbet on covering conflicts and the possibility of a ‘Brexit’

We need to look at the stigma around eating disorders

Róisín McCallion opens up about anorexia in order to debunk the myths surrounding mental illness

OxStew: Investigation reveals underage drinking culture

In our weekly satire, OUSU releases a shocking report in light of the underage drinking scandal that rocked OULC

OxStew: Mansfield College governing body f***s building work

In our weekly satire, Mansfield College's governing body have voted to 'f*** it all and start again'

The Campaign: updated college harrassment policy

Anna Bradshaw from Womcam talks about the urgent need for colleges to mirror University-wide updates in harassment policy

Why ‘quiche’ hurts and other things able people should know

Chris Pike reflects on experiences of ableism within the Oxford community

Interview: Evan Davis

Ella Richards talks to Evan Davis about Newsnight and filling Jeremy Paxman's shoes

Every page of The Sun is toxic

In his weekly column, James Elliott argues that the loss of Page 3 would not have saved The Sun newspaper

Debate: should actors play characters of a different race?

Tom Posa and Tom Robinson debate whether we should tolerate actors playing characters of a different race

We should stop describing acts as being extremist

Luke Ames Blackaby argues that using the word ‘extremist’ too hastily risks undermining those acts that are extreme but nevertheless justified

"We’re at the bottom of the power chain"

A scout discusses his relationships with students and managers, the Living Wage, and the realities of living in Oxford

"Most felt like their opinions didn’t matter"

A student who worked as a scout told C+ of unpaid overtime and staff feeling as if their opinion doesn’t matter to management

Hall staff "reduced to tears" and forced to wear makeup

In its investigation on the treatment of college staff, C+ finds evidence of bullying, staff not being paid for overtime, and employees being forced to change their names

OxStew: Vice-Chancellor takes pay cut

In our weekly satire, Andrew Hamilton, the University's Vice-Chancellor, has decided to reduce his salary from £424,000 to £50,000 in response to a student social media campaign

Debate: should there be exclusionary zones for abortion clinics?

Mary Reader and Kayleigh Tompkins debate whether exclusionary zones outside abortion clinics should be legal

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