• Oxford News
    • Interviews
  • Opinion
    • Features
  • Global Affairs
    • Outside OX1
    • Across the Aisle
  • Identity
    • LGBTQ+
    • Feminism
    • Disability
    • ERM (Ethnic and Religious Minorities)
    • Diaries of a Thought Son
    • (Dis)abled
    • Not Just A Stereotype
    • Words of a Multiple
  • Environment
  • Sports
  • Culture
    • Film & TV
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Fashion
    • Literature
    • Internet Culture
  • The Blueprint
  • Lifestyle
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Relationships
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Love Comes out of The Blue
  • Columns
    • Wine Waffle
    • Beyond the Bubble
    • Love Letters
    • Musings of a Media Lover
    • Beyond the Footnotes
    • Heal Between the Lines
    • Admissions of a Rusticated Student
    • Objectifying Oxford
    • SaTired: Observations of a Finalist
    • Your College Auntie
  • Profiles
  • The Bluebell
  • Freshers’ Guides
    • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2024
    • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2023
    • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2022
    • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2021
  • Contact Us
  • Mailing List
  • 5 Years of The Blue
  • Alumni – can you help us?
  • Instagram
  • Facebook Page
  • Linkedin
Skip to content
  • Instagram
  • Facebook Page
  • Linkedin
The Oxford Blue

The Oxford Blue

Oxford University's independent newspaper | A new voice for a new decade | Est. 2020..

  • Oxford News
    • Interviews
  • Opinion
    • Features
  • Global Affairs
    • Outside OX1
    • Across the Aisle
  • Identity
    • LGBTQ+
    • Feminism
    • Disability
    • ERM (Ethnic and Religious Minorities)
    • Diaries of a Thought Son
    • (Dis)abled
    • Not Just A Stereotype
    • Words of a Multiple
  • Environment
  • Sports
  • Culture
    • Film & TV
    • Music
    • Theatre
    • Fashion
    • Literature
    • Internet Culture
  • The Blueprint
  • Lifestyle
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Relationships
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Love Comes out of The Blue
  • Columns
    • Wine Waffle
    • Beyond the Bubble
    • Love Letters
    • Musings of a Media Lover
    • Beyond the Footnotes
    • Heal Between the Lines
    • Admissions of a Rusticated Student
    • Objectifying Oxford
    • SaTired: Observations of a Finalist
    • Your College Auntie
  • Profiles
  • The Bluebell
  • Freshers’ Guides
    • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2024
    • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2023
    • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2022
    • The Oxford Blue Freshers’ Guide 2021
  • Contact Us
  • Mailing List
  • 5 Years of The Blue
  • Alumni – can you help us?

Author Archives: Oliver Smith

Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 6 – al-Shifa hospital evacuated and giant pandas return to China

by Ben Nolan, Anya Trofimova, Oliver Smith, Becky Collett, Oliver Edwardes, Emi Tanimoto, Eleanor Luxton and Lottie Tellyn November 19, 2023May 6, 2024
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Sunak reshuffle: An ideological revolution

by Oliver Smith November 18, 2023November 18, 2023

Popular Posts

  • Hands holding a phone, clicking on the TikTok app icon
    TikTok and the Death of the Attention Span 
  • Holding Sylvia Plath accountable
  • “All of the Madness Needs Rooting Out”: Dominic Cummings at the Sheldonian
  • Drax Power Plant
    The Drax Deal: How ministers quietly extended Britain’s most controversial energy subsidies—and what it means for students’ energy bills  
  • The Legacy of Studio Ghibli
  • The Rise of the ‘Female Gaze’ in Cinema, and Why it Matters
  • The values of ‘Manhood’: The dangerous rise of Andrew Tate
  • “Literally Me” Characters: A Take on Modern Pop Culture
  • Thrifting 101: A Guide to Oxford’s Charity Shops
  • Diving into The Deep Blue Sea

Interview with Hannah Wilson Kemsley: OULTC Captain 

Oliver SmithJun 16, 20255 min read
A girl playing tennis on an outdoor court.

“OULTC is a hugely welcoming club for players of all levels, whether you’re a seasoned competitor or completely new to tennis”. George Roberts explores how…

The Hiding Tree

Oliver SmithJun 15, 20254 min read
The Hiding Tree

“When I was younger there was a valley near my house. It was this secret thing; you wouldn’t know it was there, but it was.…

Why does tragedy make us laugh?

Oliver SmithJun 15, 20254 min read
Illustration of an actor on stage, holding a skull in his left hand and surrounded by laughter

“As she explained the tragic news, we both had the strangest feeling: we were trying not to smile. We were children in detention, lips pursed…

“All of the Madness Needs Rooting Out”: Dominic Cummings at the Sheldonian

Oliver SmithJun 15, 20254 min read
“All of the Madness Needs Rooting Out”: Dominic Cummings at the Sheldonian

Aria Chakravorty outlines the subject of Dominic Cummings’ recent talk at the Sheldonian Theatre. Image by Aria Chakravorty, used with permission.

© 2025 The Oxford Blue Student Newspaper CIC | A new voice for a new decade | Est. 2020. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic Privacy Policy
  • Instagram
  • Facebook Page
  • Linkedin
Go to mobile version