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Author Archives: Eric Balonwu

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Outside OX1 Week 2 – Sinwar’s death, a close election in Moldova, King Charles heckled in Australia, and UK government releases more prisoners early

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Palestinian medical students complete Oxford Summer program

by Eric Balonwu October 24, 2024October 25, 2024
protests outside the sheldonian
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BREAKING: Oxford Action for Palestine protests at Matriculation Ceremony

by Eric Balonwu October 19, 2024April 6, 2025
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Oxford announces eligible Chancellor candidates (excluding Imran Khan) 

by Eric Balonwu October 16, 2024October 17, 2024
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Have the voters killed the Catalan Independence Movement? 

by Eric Balonwu June 14, 2024April 5, 2025
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Oxford Action for Palestine Encampment: Two weeks in

by Ila Banerji and Eric Balonwu May 22, 2024May 22, 2024
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Local Elections 2024: hear from your new local councillors

by Eric Balonwu May 7, 2024December 30, 2024
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by Eric Balonwu May 6, 2024December 30, 2024
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Journalism, for Charlie, is about meeting people and connecting with them, be that in a pub or an office (and preferably the former). It’s no…

The Motherhood Mandate: Fascism’s War on Bodily Autonomy

Eric Balonwu Mar 13, 2026 7 min read
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Katrina Roach discusses the connection between fascism and the restriction of women’s bodily autonomy through past and present cases of female oppression. Image credit to…

In Conversation with Lord Neuberger: The Rule of Law, Judicial Power, and the Art of Judgement

Eric Balonwu Mar 13, 2026 9 min read
In Conversation with Lord Neuberger: The Rule of Law, Judicial Power, and the Art of Judgement

On 9 March, Oxford Law Society and Oxford Speaks hosted a talk with Lord Neuberger, the former President of the UK Supreme Court and Non-Permanent…

InterMEDIAte: The wonders of not understanding a language

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“As this is the last column of InterMEDIAte, I hope that it pushes at least one reader to watch something in an unfamiliar language, or…

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