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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 City Council opens emergency accommodation for rough sleepers this weekend

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Varsity 2021 ski trip cancelled due to COVID-19

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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

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University begins latest lockdown response amid confusion about students’ Hilary return

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England enters national lockdown

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Regent’s Park stop almost all students from returning early

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The Sabotage of Modernity

“Thunderstorm with glimmering lightnings over ocean” by Lachlan Ross, https://www.pexels.com/photo/thunderstorm-with-glimmering-lightnings-over-ocean-6510369/ In recent times, we seem to be intoxicated by the heady spirits of progress and…

Outside OX1 Week 8: Chile, Nepal and Mandelson

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Welcome back to this term’s final issue of Outside OX1! Hilary has flown by and Trinity with its blossoming flowers and sunnier days awaits. What…

Locking Horns: Past Conflicts Threaten to Re-emerge in the Horn of Africa

Mitchell Marshall Mar 16, 2026 14 min read
A man walks past a wrecked tank in Tigray Region, 2021.

Six years after Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing an end to a lengthy military standoff with Eritrea, and…

Interview with Charlie Baker, founder of ‘The Fence’

Mitchell Marshall Mar 14, 2026 4 min read
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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…

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