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Author Archives: Lottie Newell

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The niche, the funny, the outrageous: Halfway Hall 2024 in review

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Let’s paint this town pink: Pink Week 2024 in Oxford

by Lottie Newell, Freya Innes and Ila Banerji February 8, 2024February 8, 2024
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Oxford Chancellor Lord Patten announces retirement

by Lottie Newell February 6, 2024February 6, 2024
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Atik in danger of potential closure as administrators called in

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Oxford University Conservative Association Divided as Two Members Claim the Presidency

by Iain Bagnall and Lottie Newell June 2, 2023March 18, 2025
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by Madaleine Pearce, Lottie Newell and Alfie Norris June 1, 2023June 1, 2023
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by Madaleine Pearce, Lottie Newell and Lucas Haskins May 16, 2023May 16, 2023

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It’s time for another edition of Outside OX1, and what a special edition this is indeed! I write to you all from the beautiful city…

So Bad, It’s Good: Megalopolis taught me to lower my expectations

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Film is perhaps the most commercialised form of art. Multi-million-dollar investments are the industry standard, and manifold returns are the typical measure of box office…

Faith, Food, and Friendship at Wadham College’s First Interfaith Ramadan Iftar Formal

Lottie Newell Mar 1, 2026 4 min read
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Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, began late February of this year. Fasting during this month (sawm) is a core religious duty alongside…

To be Cringe is to be Free: In Defence of the Cast Party 

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Everyone involved in theatre vows that they are not that kind of theatre kid. Statistically speaking, someone’s got to be lying – but, after being…

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