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Author Archives: Charlie Bowden

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Books That Made Me: Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods

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ARTPOP: The Resurgence of Lady Gaga’s Flop Era

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Oxford Student Union holds referendum on NUS affiliation

by Charlie Bowden March 1, 2023March 1, 2023
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UCU strikes to be stood down for 2 weeks after ‘breakthrough’ in talks

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Oxford Speaks: Experiencing Queer Joy

by Evie Craggs, Charlie Bowden, Bella Done, Amelia Wolf, Spike Greenwood, Callie Phillips, Finn Emmens-green and Benjamin Danet February 13, 2023June 14, 2024
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UCU announces ‘unprecedented’ 18 days of strikes

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The Brit Awards Nominations: Insincere Inclusivity?

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Plans to Upgrade Oxford Rail Station Delayed

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St Stephen’s House to relinquish PPH status in September 2023

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Outside OX1 Week 7: Iran

Charlie Bowden Mar 9, 2026 18 min read
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Welcome back to another issue of Outside OX1! This week, the news has been dominated by one rather nuanced and complicated story: Iran. As such,…

Is Nuclear Energy the Future?

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Is Nuclear Energy the Future?

Depending on who you ask, you will always receive different views about the role that nuclear energy will play in the future.

Who is a Terrorist in 2026?

Charlie Bowden Mar 8, 2026 17 min read
A Banksy stencil showing a judge beating a protester with a gavel on the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

Terrorist. Are we allowing our fear of what this word represents to make us complicit in the growing imposition on free speech? Or worse, as…

Wadham Holds Panel in Honour of International Women’s Day

Charlie Bowden Mar 8, 2026 9 min read
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On Friday 6 March, in Wadham’s Hollywell Music Room, a panel discussion was held in honour of International Women’s Day. The panel consisted of Lucy…

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