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Author Archives: Elliot Sturge

Elliot Sturge was Editor-in-Chief at The Oxford Blue for Hilary Term of 2021. He is reading Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St. John's College, and is in his second year. Outside of term-time, he can be found at his home in Bristol, though why anyone should wish to find him is unclear.

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Hyperpop: the renaissance of Trash, ft. Rebecca Black and Charli XCX

by Elliot Sturge March 26, 2021March 26, 2021
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Meet Thred, the Gen-Z Media Company

by Elliot Sturge November 25, 2020December 27, 2021
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Chase Koch on OxPath, OxMatch and being a student entrepreneur

by Elliot Sturge November 15, 2020December 27, 2021
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Richard Herring on Taskmaster, Podcasts and Sexism

by Elliot Sturge November 5, 2020December 27, 2021
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Professor Alexander Betts on why we need to pay more attention to the refugee crisis

by Elliot Sturge October 31, 2020October 31, 2020
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Diversifying Politics With Nailah Ranjan

by Elliot Sturge September 28, 2020September 28, 2020
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Cancel culture and pandemic prevention with The Cosmic Skeptic

by Elliot Sturge August 8, 2020September 25, 2020
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The last straw for neoliberalism?

by Elliot Sturge May 1, 2020July 18, 2021
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Joe Biden being electable is a myth that needs dispelling

by Elliot Sturge April 16, 2020July 18, 2021
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Why we shouldn’t ‘rally round the flag’ for our leaders

by Elliot Sturge April 1, 2020September 19, 2020

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Tommy Robinson’s recent invitation to the Oxford Union cannot be separated from the lived experiences of British Muslims and the fear we carry throughout our…

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Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay The Editor’s Note Welcome back to Week 2 of Outside OX1! After the suspiciously warm sunshine of Week 1, the grey…

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On Tuesday 5 May 2026, Keble College’s O’Reilly Theatre played host to a “town hall” style event, organised by The Oxford Student, in which several…

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When news broke that Cynthia Erivo would be making an appearance as the inaugural speaker in the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities’ new cultural programme,…

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