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Anvee Bhutani is the former Editor in Chief of The Oxford Blue, having also held a variety of roles on the editorial and business teams. She is a graduate of Magdalen College having read BA Human Sciences and is originally from San Francisco, California. To reach out to her, please email anvee.bhutani@gmail.com.

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BREAKING: University suspends residency requirements for all of Hilary

by Anvee Bhutani January 6, 2021January 6, 2021
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BREAKING: Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in UK

by Anvee Bhutani December 30, 2020December 30, 2020
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BREAKING: Oxfordshire going to Tier 4 from Boxing Day

by Anvee Bhutani December 23, 2020December 25, 2020
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EXCLUSIVE: Oxford Union insiders reveal practice of ‘binning’ for speakers deemed ‘too small’, including former NAACP President

by Anvee Bhutani December 19, 2020February 9, 2021
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The Christmas Vacation: What’s in Store

by Anvee Bhutani December 19, 2020July 18, 2021
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Oxford Brookes investigating alleged rugby social where players gathered and voted on women’s nudes

by Anvee Bhutani December 18, 2020December 18, 2020
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Oxford Union rescinds invitation from IT Crowd creator and critic of trans rights Graham Linehan

by Anvee Bhutani December 17, 2020February 9, 2021
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Christ Church replaces meat-eating with vegetarianism as default diet

by Anvee Bhutani December 13, 2020December 17, 2020
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Oxford Students Protest in Solidarity with Indian Farmers in Largest Global Protest in Human History

by Anvee Bhutani December 12, 2020December 13, 2020
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Provided by Ngoc Diep (Alice), used with permission. Website: The Oxford English Dictionary.

slay /sleɪ/: to impress someone very much or to be very good or impressive (Cambridge Dictionary, 2025); “slay the house boots down houston i’m deceased”…

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Anvee Bhutani Nov 29, 2025 9 min read
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China remained shrouded in mystery to the West from the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 until the 1970s. In 1972, US…

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‘I was, at times, simply floored by Carrington’s production of this classic play; there was a constant tension, both emotional and sexual, that wound up…

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