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Author Archives: Elizabeth Reynard

Elizabeth Reynard is one of the Editors-in-Chief at The Oxford Blue. She reads English Language and Literature at Trinity College and is in her second year. When not in Oxford, Elizabeth spends her time in North Yorkshire debating performative feminism with an unwilling audience and writing about gender politics.

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The Inauguration: White Supremacy, Domestic Terrorism, and a Biden Presidency

by Elizabeth Reynard January 22, 2021January 22, 2021
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The Oxford Blue’s Bargains: helping our local businesses thrive

by Zaman Keinath-Esmail, Elizabeth Reynard and Daria Maria Koukoleva October 7, 2020January 2, 2021
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Letters to the Editors: Vol. 2

by Elizabeth Reynard October 5, 2020November 12, 2020
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Letters to The Editors: Vol 1

by Elizabeth Reynard September 21, 2020July 18, 2021
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OnlyFans: Bella Thorne and good intentions

by Elizabeth Reynard September 10, 2020December 16, 2020
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A bad year at the office

by Elizabeth Reynard August 26, 2020July 25, 2024
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Desert Island Picks: Meet the Opinions Team!

by Elizabeth Reynard August 16, 2020August 16, 2020
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Double sided statues: why we need to rethink history

by Elizabeth Reynard June 23, 2020September 19, 2020
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COVID-19: We are not in this together

by Elizabeth Reynard April 17, 2020July 18, 2021
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Degree reviews: Undergraduate English

by Elizabeth Reynard April 13, 2020July 18, 2021

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Growing Up: The Beginning of an Oxford Experience 

Elizabeth Reynard Dec 9, 2025 6 min read
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“It is not a loss to forget some of my old routines and habits, but a privilege to learn new ones, and to share my…

Investigating the Kidlington Waste Pile 

Elizabeth Reynard Dec 7, 2025 5 min read
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On 21 November 2025, between the river Cherwell and the A34, the Environmental Agency declared the presence of a 150m (490ft) long and 6m (20ft)…

The society trap: when finding yourself becomes losing yourself

Elizabeth Reynard Dec 7, 2025 3 min read
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At this year’s Freshers’ Fair, I signed up for tennis and touch rugby with the unmistakable arrogance of someone who has never experienced the workload…

Rare aesthetic: being humbled by study influencers

Elizabeth Reynard Dec 6, 2025 5 min read
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“Whilst I was spending hours in the library on one essay, they were sauntering through assignments in infuriatingly short time-stamped minutes.” Téa Sand talks about…

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