This hilary has been the hardest yet
Image description: drawing of a person looking at their phone, slightly concerned. Our university has always hosted a broad spectrum of conflicting opinions, however after three online terms the...
View ArticleThe Joys of the Walk
Walking, without a doubt, has become my salvation. I’ll admit, I’ve always been a particular fan. I’m one of those freaks who not only willingly chose to do Gold DofE (a British award scheme that...
View ArticleAgony Aunt: Love, Hate and the Dreaded Housemate
Image description: newspaper clippings with the words ‘agony aunt’ written in block letters. This week, the Agony Aunts take on a very complicated flatmate love story and a heinous crime against the...
View ArticleThe greater systemic impact of transphobia in the UK
Image Description: A sign in the trans flag colours that reads: ‘Trans misogyny is still misogyny’ CW: transphobia Beyond their obvious implicit transphobia, there is an odd narrative being spun by...
View ArticleZoom in, Zoom out
Image description: the word “zoom” made up of black and white stripy lines. Both letter “o”s spell out “zoom in” and “zoom out” in capital letters. When my mother warned “If you keep looking at screens...
View ArticleAgony Aunt: Adjusting the Algorithms
Image description: newspaper clippings with the words ‘agony aunt’ written in block letters. Previous column themes have been tenuous, but this is probably the most tenuous yet. Look, it’s seventh...
View ArticlePop in a Pandemic: Jenny Scoones on her new single ‘Always Known’
Image description: a picture of Jenny and a cat at home CW: transphobia The Oxford Student spoke to Jenny Elizabeth Scoones, a third year English student at Mansfield and pop singer/songwriter about...
View ArticleEating Disorders: the epidemic in Oxford before COVID
Image description: a figure in a darkened room looking out of a window [CW: eating disorders, disordered eating, bulimia, anorexia, mental health difficulties] Many of our most precious memories,...
View ArticleJoin The Team For Trinity 2021
Applications to join the Editorial team of the Oxford Student are now open! All applications consist of a written application and following this you may be called to an interview with the new Editors...
View ArticleNavigating an interracial relationship
Image description: Two hands clasped together. The hand on the left has had henna applied, a wedding tradition common in India. I still remember calling home to tell my parents about my partner, and my...
View ArticleThe Vocabulary of Loneliness
Image description: image of dictionary definitions in black and white. “How do I find the vocabulary for what’s rattling around inside my head?” Moved from house to house as a child, Tom Hanks lived a...
View ArticleAgony Aunts: Speed Round
Image description: newspaper clippings with the words ‘agony aunt’ written in block letters. For many, 8th week is a period where work slows down and they can piss away their time going on Wikipedia...
View ArticleHow It Feels When History Books Are Written About You
Anjali KawaImage description: An old book is open with a pair of glasses on it. Reading lists can always be daunting, but it is hard to explain the feeling of reading academic writing about your own...
View ArticleRiding the Bi-cycle: The Uncertainty of Bisexuality
CW: Biphobia Image description: a bisexual pride flag DISCLAIMER: In this piece, I am only speaking to the experiences of myself and those of many other bisexuals I know. Bisexuality is such a broad...
View ArticleThe murky ethics of research during the pandemic
As a student new to the English system of education, it has been heartening to learn of the stringent ethics approvals required to conduct research as part of my courses. Research in the Global South...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day 2021: a girlboss celebration?
When International Women’s day was first observed in 1911, women (and sympathetic men) were still starving themselves in prisons across the UK and taking to the streets, putting their lives and futures...
View ArticleStranded in a Pandemic: the experiences of year abroad students
Image description: a painting of a woman sat on a bed looking out of the window. Universities have neglected year abroad students in the midst of a pandemic, leaving them to negotiate foreign laws and...
View ArticleConversations with Alumni: Siân Berry, co-leader of the Green Party
Image Description: a headshot of Siân Berry against the backdrop of a drawing of Oxford’s skyline and the text ‘Siân Berry: Alumni Series’ This week’s alumni is Siân Berry, a former Materials Science...
View ArticleMeghan and Harry’s Oprah Interview and the Problems of Protocol
Image description: Buckingham Palace Most hypothetical rulebooks of ‘appropriate’ royal behaviour probably don’t include sitting down with a chat-show host in a garden in California. However, Harry...
View Article“Rip out my native tongue”: The violent effects of our racist cultural...
Image Description: A woman wearing a mask being confronted by shadow figures Back when I used to have Tinder, the most common greeting I received was: ‘Hi Jackie Chan.’ ‘OMG Jackie Chan.’ Or: ‘I’ve...
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