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Oxford is not an aesthetic

My social media algorithm has successfully tracked my profile closely enough to have figured out where I study. To my regret. For every now and then, I’ll be confronted...

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What are children really learning from their screens?

Today, when compared to my own childhood, screens dominate children's lives more than ever,...

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The gap between funding and belonging at Oxford

Oxford is keen to tell a particular story about itself: that it is open,...

Opinion Leo Jones -

I became more at home when I left home

I never felt more at home than when I was living thousands of miles...

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Lucy Valsamidis argues that while celebrity feminism isn't perfect, it can nevertheless be a force for good.

U.S. retaliation to Sony film hack is unjustified

Sian Meaney argues that sanctions imposed on North Korea by the United States following the Sony Pictures hack are rash, highly provocative and unjustified

Whatever happened to the "Compassionate Conservatives"?

In response to David Cameron's appearance on the Andrew Marr Show, Freddie Hopkinson bemoans the demise of the idea of the 'Big Society', calling for the Conservatives to re-establish links with the centre ground

Celebrity should be no barrier to leading a college

Lucjan Kaliniecki argues that appointing celebrity figures as heads of colleges is a welcome variation to the Oxford norm

Reconciling the Christmas Story with the real Jerusalem

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy finds a rift between the Jerusalem of the Bible and the Jerusalem of the 21st century

No Mr. Hitchens, Russia is not acting peacefully

Stanislas Lalanne argues against the views laid out by Peter Hitchens concerning the Ukraine crisis

Breastfeeding, facesitting & patriarchal control

Mary Reader argues that the concept of 'appropriateness' is a patriarchal tool used to control women's freedom of action

State school colleges are a belittling suggestion

Frances Timberlake rejects the proposal that state school Oxbridge colleges would enhance access

Police brutality is not a new problem

Sian Meaney argues that recent incidences of police brutality are part of a latent and often ignored issue in our police's history

Postgraduate loans: a case of too much education?

Harry Gosling argues that the introduction of postgraduate loans will not necessarily promote prosperity and social mobility

The butcher and the salesman

Charlotte McLean condemns the cosmetic surgery industry as insidious and sexist

Dining club’s bad taste lingers

Tom Robinson argues that the Gridiron Club's failed attempt to admit female members is another example of Oxford dining clubs' growing irrelevance at the University

The dangerous assumptions behind the latest porn regulations

Alice King argues that the recently announced restrictions on certain types of porn show an outdated and dangerous mindset on the part of the government when it comes to issues of censorship

Stand for your JCR committee: a call to arms

Tom Carter responds to the growing apathy for JCR politics

Interview: Judge Rinder

Rob Rinder, the British Judge Judy, talks lawyers, legal aid and the cult of celebrity

Interview: Ed Balls

Ed Balls discusses his politics, diversity and Labour with Charlie Atkins

Debate: Does ‘no platform’ threaten free speech?

Tom Posa and James Elliott debate 'no platforming' in the light of Tommy Robinson's invitation to speak at the Union

The insensitivity of the Sainsbury’s Christmas advert

Mary Reader argues that the Sainsbury's Christmas advert is just another example of the commodification of warfare in our society

The Living Wage: It’s time to Accredit

Lucy Valsamidis, in conjunction with the OUSU Living Wage campaign, argues that both the University and individual colleges should sign up to be accredited Living Wage employers

Being bisexual is not like being a unicorn

Sarah Boyd stresses the importance of OUSU's “Bye Bi Prejudice” campaign

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Opinion

Oxford is not an aesthetic

What are children really learning from their screens?

The gap between funding and belonging at Oxford

I became more at home when I left home

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