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Author Archives: Phoebe Hennell

Phoebe Hennell is co-founder of The Oxford Blue, and former Managing Director. She is reading Philosophy and Modern Greek at Christ Church, and is on her year abroad in Athens.

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Oxford Students launch Sync for Spotify, a social music app

by Phoebe Hennell December 7, 2020December 7, 2020
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Christ Church JCR exec release statement on handling of hustings controversy

by Phoebe Hennell June 6, 2020June 7, 2020
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Christ Church censors release statement on JCR hustings

by Phoebe Hennell June 4, 2020July 18, 2021
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Oxford student launches wholesale price PPE initiative

by Phoebe Hennell May 17, 2020May 18, 2020
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Quarantine Dates: Zoom Edition

by Phoebe Hennell April 14, 2020June 6, 2020
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The Sheldonian is right to plan a gender-neutral toilet, but it’s doing it wrong

by Phoebe Hennell April 6, 2020August 8, 2021
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Recruiting more illustrators — join us!

by Phoebe Hennell March 25, 2020March 25, 2020
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Christ Church art thief “could have used a boat” to escape

by Phoebe Hennell March 18, 2020March 18, 2020
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Christ Church hires lawyer to investigate disappearing wine

by Phoebe Hennell March 14, 2020March 14, 2020
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Balliol accommodation to become coronavirus testing and isolation centre

by Phoebe Hennell March 9, 2020July 18, 2021

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“It is not a loss to forget some of my old routines and habits, but a privilege to learn new ones, and to share my…

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On 21 November 2025, between the river Cherwell and the A34, the Environmental Agency declared the presence of a 150m (490ft) long and 6m (20ft)…

The society trap: when finding yourself becomes losing yourself

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At this year’s Freshers’ Fair, I signed up for tennis and touch rugby with the unmistakable arrogance of someone who has never experienced the workload…

Rare aesthetic: being humbled by study influencers

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