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Author Archives: Mitchell Marshall

Mitch (he/ him) is Editor-in-Chief for Trinity term 2021 as well as a long-suffering Sunderland fan, keen runner and general sports obsessive. His other interests include indie music, arthouse cinema, and coffee.

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Oxford Union forming ‘taskforce’ to prepare for Debra Soh but continuing with event

by Mitchell Marshall January 22, 2021January 22, 2021
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Oxford City Council opens emergency accommodation for rough sleepers this weekend

by Mitchell Marshall January 22, 2021January 22, 2021
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Varsity 2021 ski trip cancelled due to COVID-19

by Mitchell Marshall January 20, 2021January 20, 2021
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Oxford Student Union launches ‘Fair Outcomes for Students’ campaign amid continued Hilary disruption

by Mitchell Marshall January 18, 2021January 18, 2021
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New College orders students to stay at home while applications to return are reviewed

by Mitchell Marshall January 11, 2021January 13, 2021
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Pharmacies to help deliver Oxford vaccine

by Mitchell Marshall January 8, 2021January 8, 2021
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University begins latest lockdown response amid confusion about students’ Hilary return

by Mitchell Marshall January 5, 2021July 18, 2021
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England enters national lockdown

by Mitchell Marshall January 4, 2021January 4, 2021
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Regent’s Park stop almost all students from returning early

by Mitchell Marshall January 4, 2021January 4, 2021
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Oxford colleges struggle to clarify University guidelines

by Mitchell Marshall January 1, 2021January 1, 2021

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“I was always a muse, a magician’s trick, bending my own image to enhance his own. He seemed to compliment me only if the words fit…

Do different languages change the way we think?

Mitchell Marshall Dec 4, 2025 5 min read
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Meta-Whorf-asis: on litost and translated fiction

Mitchell Marshall Dec 3, 2025 6 min read
Meta-Whorf-asis: on litost and translated fiction

‘The term depicts a feeling “as infinite as an open accordion, a synthesis of grief, sympathy, remorse, and indefinable longing”, which begs the question –…

Having a bath: it’s time to come clean

Mitchell Marshall Dec 3, 2025 4 min read
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