Beth Barker, Author at The Oxford Blue

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Halfway through my degree: What I have learnt

by Beth Barker February 25, 2025February 24, 2025

LIVER ACHE

Beth BarkerOct 29, 20252 min read

‘Smoking someone else’s straight, now they want my secrets in exchange.’ Anna Stibbe’s poem about hazy nights out.

Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s “Iron Lady”?

Beth BarkerOct 28, 20256 min read

Melissa Eddon After weeks of political upheaval in Japanese politics, Sanae Takaichi has become the new Prime Minister. The resignation of former PM Shigeru Ishiba…

Luddite Renaissance: A Case for Limiting Laptops in the Classroom

Beth BarkerOct 28, 20257 min read

A picture of people in a library common room. Everyone is looking at their phones.

“Laptops are Janus-faced things. They are at once enhancers and detractors of learning.” Noah Petts argues for the limiting of laptops in the classroom. Image…

Outside OX1 Week 2: Ireland, Bolivia and China

Beth BarkerOct 27, 202513 min read

The Editor’s Note Welcome back to another issue of Outside OX1! As the crisp chill of Michaelmas settles over Oxford and the term gathers momentum,…