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Your College Auntie: End of Term

Tom MacfarlaneMar 23, 20255 min read

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Your College Auntie returns for one last time as Hilary draws to a close to round off the term by answering your most pressing Oxfesses.…

Love Letters: Goodbye Hilary!

Tom MacfarlaneMar 23, 20254 min read

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“As I look back on this term, all I can see are good memories.” Lucy Pollock reminisces on Hilary term, and how her worst term…

You are not a firework. You are a torchbearer.

Tom MacfarlaneMar 20, 20254 min read

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“The eternal fire does not explode. It endures. And so can you.” Mili Thakrar discusses the Vestal Virgins, the importance of stability and avoiding burnout.…

“Anti-fascist”: A Difficult Word for the Italian Government to Say

Tom MacfarlaneMar 19, 20259 min read

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“The Italian constitution, written in 1947, outlaws the reorganisation of Mussolini’s “dissolved” Fascist party. Despite this, fascism in Italy never disappeared, it just found new…

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