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Author Archives: Evie Craggs

Evie Craggs (she/her) is the senior editor for the Identity section of The Blue this term. Other than writing her problems and passions down in articles, she is normally found reading in a coffee shop or playing video games.

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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
Posted inIdentity

Seeing Spilt Milk: A Queer Feminist Exhibition

by Evie Craggs February 6, 2023June 14, 2024
Posted inOpinion

The Dahmer Series: Stop obsessing over serial killers

by Evie Craggs and Caitlin Cooper November 12, 2022November 12, 2022
Posted inIdentity

The Elephant in the Newsroom: Discovering Your Voice

by Lucy Heywood, Ruben Martin-Ward, Zariel Konadu, Evie Craggs, Thomas Evans, Sophie Benbelaid, Thripty Dutt and Imogen Edmundson October 9, 2022October 9, 2022
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Freshers’ Guide 2022

by Lucy Heywood, Leyla Baxman, Ben Blackburn, Guy Ward-Jackson, Amy Ellis Winter, Elisabetta Molteni, Elspeth Knight, Evie Craggs, Frances Dowle, Gioia Grafin Von Donhoff, Hannah-Sarah Selig, Rosie Somers, Sophie Mackenzie, Thomas Britton and Thomas Evans September 17, 2022September 19, 2022
Posted inOpinion

It’s time to talk about HIV testing

by Evie Craggs September 17, 2022September 20, 2022
Posted inFeatures

Transphobia: The UK’s “Respectable” Bigotry

by Evie Craggs and Thomas Britton August 20, 2022August 20, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Hidden Aces: The lack of asexual representation in the media

by Evie Craggs August 7, 2022August 7, 2022
Posted inOpinion

My Perspective on Problems in Policing

by Evie Craggs February 22, 2022February 25, 2025
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When is it right to read? My views on ethical reading

by Evie Craggs January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

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The society trap: when finding yourself becomes losing yourself

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