Trans matters at Oxford
Coming out as transgender can be very difficult for anyone. In coming out, trans people sometimes risk losing their friends, ending relationships and severing ties with their families. They may...
View ArticleDistant Voice: pearls of Hong Kong
One cannot be quite certain which aspect of Hong Kong hit the news hardest recently– the “Umbrella Revolution” pro-democracy protests or the hosting of the premiere of Michael Bay’s Transformers 4....
View ArticleTop 4 Tinder dating spots
The most recent and marmite-ish of popular apps, Tinder has transformed our dating lives. Love it or hate it, you’re either on it for the ‘lols’ or secretly marvelling at those who are. It’s been...
View ArticleReview: Brasserie Blanc
Far from the pretentious town centre eateries, Jericho’s Brasserie Blanc is not to be overlooked. It is exactly what it says on the tin –the food is uncomplicated, but immensely satisfying, and the...
View ArticleJulie Bindel on pornos and platforms
Notoriously outspoken columnist and radical feminist Julie Bindel is a woman of fearsome reputation. She agreed to talk to The Oxford Student about some of the most recent hot-button topics in feminist...
View ArticleCracking the Bletchley Code
If there’s one word to describe Bletchley Park it has to be ‘unassuming’. Rows of uninspiring ‘huts’ provide the backdrop to a Mansion at the top of the Park that has no real delusions of grandeur. Yet...
View ArticleDistant Voice: little slice of Georgia
When I’m buried beneath book stacks at the Bodleian, or curled up in the JCR at Regent’s Park with a cup of tea, and I feel that tightness in my chest called “homesickness”, I think fondly on my...
View ArticleOxford, west of Bohemia
It is an important but little considered fact that the university student is a figure who stands astride two very different worlds. The student, especially the Oxford student, is told to be...
View ArticleThought for food: Door 74
Door 74 is, quite simply, an inconspicuous, candlelit gem of the Cowley road. It’s easy enough to base yourself firmly in the centre during term time, and limit your culinary adventures to the fine...
View ArticleOxford etiquette
The tutorial is a cornerstone of the Oxford student experience (by which I mean the experience of being a student at Oxford, rather than the experience of reading The Oxford Student, though both are...
View ArticleRick Edwards: too hot for parliament?
Rick Edwards went to Cambridge, but we shan’t hold that against him. Despite his Cantabrigian roots, he is keen to see fewer Oxbridge graduates in politics, and it is on this sentiment that he ends his...
View ArticleAmma Asante: “I’m an Austenite to the core”
Amma Asante is a rising star. She made her first feature in 2004, and was behind last year’s critically acclaimed period drama Belle. Asante took the time to talk to us about Belle‘s success, and we...
View ArticleThe Legend of Zelda at TEDx Oxford
On Sunday the 18th, the TEDx Oxford Conference returned for the fourth time. The conference is an independently organised branch of the world-famous TED program, and has been rising in popularity since...
View ArticleBeating that all-nighter: how to handle an essay crisis
It is a mark of the melodramatic streak running through all Oxford Students that when we say ‘Essay Crisis’, what we really mean is ‘Essay’. I personally go through at least three essay crises a week,...
View ArticleDistant voice: a year in Le Havre
After two years of studying French and Spanish the time had come to start planning my year abroad. I applied to teach English for the British Council in the Academy of Rouen. By and by I learned that...
View ArticleInside an Oxonian’s room
An individual’s bedroom is typically an extension of their identity. The room’s ambience is a reflection of the atmosphere in which they thrive, and the level of tidiness often indicates their...
View ArticleThought for food: Loch Fyne
If someone were to tell me last week that a trip just down Walton Street I could be transported to the beautiful Scottish coast I would have scarcely believed them. But since visiting Loch Fyne I know...
View ArticleOxford etiquette: BNOC
The question of how one becomes a ‘Big Name on Campus’ (or BNOC, an initialism irritatingly reminiscent of a label for prescription medication) is always a fraught one, but especially so at Oxford,...
View ArticleFrancis Delaney: One Man, One Goal
Francis Delaney does not let his disability get in his way. In May this year, he will take on the audacious task of cycling from his hometown in Oxfordshire to The Arc de Triomphe in Paris in just...
View ArticleRustication: restart the clock
Rustication in the past was invariably a form of punishment. Today, the meaning has crept past purely disciplinary boundaries. Official statutes still have it as punitive measure, but colloquially it...
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