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Former EiCs criticise OxStu independence decision

Oxford Student Union’s (SU) announcement that The Oxford Student will begin the process of becoming an independent publication has prompted criticism from multiple former Editors-in-Chief of the paper. Currently, the newspaper is owned by the Oxford SU. A memorandum of...
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It’s okay to hate tourism in Oxford

Oscar Whittle -
Tourists are as much a feature of life as a student at this University as tutorials, Summer Eights, or getting unfathomably hammered next to...

Beauty without a purpose: Nature and the Oxford mind

Our recent spell of sunshine has offered a welcome opportunity to rediscover the natural beauty that the city of Oxford nurtures. Perhaps you’ve enjoyed...
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Journalism: A ‘dying’ art

In Palestine, journalism is no longer just a profession. It is a final act of defiance with life and death stakes.
Iona Mandal -

Making the new SU work: Why we’re running for student trustee

Oxford students deserve a Student Union that truly represents them. Yet according to the 2024 National Student Survey, only 40.7% of Oxford undergraduates felt...
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Academic imperialism and the war on Oxford

Benedict Masters -
For centuries Oxford has balanced town and gown, but increasing college acquisitions are jeopardising the city's very essence

Features

Drinking the political compass

Stanley Smith -
Oxford’s political societies cultivated generations of MPs and PMs. In an era of rising populism, a tour of their drinking events finds a drifting elite with few ideas.

The BNOC list 2025

Phoebe Davies, Laurence Cooke, and Satchel Walton -
It's finally here... the most famous names from this Oxford year

A strikingly egalitarian meal at Rhodes House 

Lara Murrani -
At Oxford’s third annual Langar, the Sikh Society transforms the halls of Rhodes House into a space of shared community and reflection.

‘A constant negative spiral’: Students on Britain’s economic future

Subhan Aslam -
Four Oxford students sat down to share how they feel about the state of the UK. From pensions to the NHS and Brexit, their answers were frank, frustrated, and sometimes surprisingly hopeful about how Britain could change direction.

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Film

What can office workers learn from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty?

Saskia Maini -
"The character Walter Mitty was first brought to life in James Thurber’s short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, published in a 1939 issue of The New Yorker."
Art

From classic to controversial: Religious imagery’s bold evolution

Religious imagery has evolved – from an appreciation of spirituality to a damning critique of religion’s role in society. Significant contributions have been made by artistic eras of religious...
Isheta Ahmed -
Theatre

Review: CRUSH – ‘A classic coming-of-age’

Rumours of drastic script revisions and casting changes meant that I entered The North Wall (a former swimming pool, so I’ve been told), with a degree of apprehension. But...
Beatrix Arnold -
Books

Running on treadmills: Milan Kundera’s meditations on Slowness

Sometimes it takes a new word to express an old feeling. Until the age of around fourteen I spent many of my evenings brokering complex agreements with a God...
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Lifestyle

My friends and I ranked (almost) every college formal

Amanda Li -
Amanda Li rounds off her time in Oxford with an impressively comprehensive review of Oxford's formals: rating the good, the bad, and the inedible.

Sport

Away days for less than a tenner (plus hand luggage)

Oliver Sandall -
You probably know Prague as...

And the Isis roared – Summer Eights 2025

Arun Lewis -
For the viewing public, and...

In defence of the much-maligned offseason

Natalie Tan -
What will you watch? That’s...

Fencing Novices may be new, but they get the point

Thomas Yates -
Varsity competitions might seem out...

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