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Author Archives: Isabel Valovin

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by Isabel Valovin March 12, 2025April 14, 2025
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5 Years of The Blue

by Timothy Blackburn, Leon Moorhouse, Eric Balonwu, Isabel Valovin and Louis Treasure March 3, 2025March 6, 2025
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5 Years of The Blue: A Letter from the Editors-in-Chief

by Eric Balonwu, Isabel Valovin and Louis Treasure February 5, 2025February 5, 2025
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‘New Year, (not so) New Me’

by Isabel Valovin December 31, 2024December 31, 2024
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Why we must remember Ukraine: interviewing the Kobzar Armada Ensemble

by Isabel Valovin December 16, 2024December 24, 2024
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The power of a women’s only running club: an interview with Oxford Girls Running

by Isabel Valovin November 30, 2024November 30, 2024
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How Cultural Identity Shapes National Sports

by Isabel Valovin November 5, 2024November 4, 2024
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Beyond the Boat: Inside rowing at Oxford with Lenny Jenkins

by Isabel Valovin September 24, 2024April 15, 2025
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Paris 2024 Olympics: Key events to watch and rising stars to follow

by Isabel Valovin July 30, 2024September 21, 2024

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Venezuela: A Brief History of Oil and Corruption

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On 3 January 2026, the United States conducted a military operation named “Absolute Resolve” across Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia…

Outside OX1 Week 3: Epstein, Costa Rica and Hungary

Isabel Valovin Feb 9, 2026 17 min read
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It’s the end of Week 3, which means it’s time for this week’s issue of Outside OX1! With the Winter Olympics officially underway in Milan…

Oxford and Cambridge Set for Rugby Varsity Clash at StoneX Stadium

Isabel Valovin Feb 9, 2026 3 min read
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The Oxford and Cambridge rugby teams will meet once again for the annual Varsity Matches on Saturday 28 February 2026, with both the Men’s and…

‘Brainrot’: An Internet Phenomenon with Real-World Consequences

Isabel Valovin Feb 8, 2026 6 min read
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“Even in one of the world’s most renowned academic institutions (no bias, of course), we use slang from the internet in the same places in…

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