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Author Archives: Uma Gurav

Uma is a columnist for The Oxford Blue. She is in her second year studying History and English at Wadham College. Her column "Your 'How-to' guide to Hilary Term" was inspired by the film 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'.

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How to Zoom through your online tutorials

by Uma Gurav March 6, 2021July 18, 2021
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How to be single on Valentine’s Day

by Uma Gurav February 14, 2021February 14, 2021
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How to Make a Household a Home

by Uma Gurav January 20, 2021January 20, 2021
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How to Break your New Year’s Resolutions (and not feel guilty at all)

by Uma Gurav December 31, 2020July 18, 2021
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Iffley Road Sports Centre reopens after 197 days

by Uma Gurav October 1, 2020October 7, 2020
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University sporting fixture travel ban met with letter of appeal from clubs

by Uma Gurav September 30, 2020July 18, 2021
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Iffley Sports Centre will not be used as Michaelmas teaching space after 1500 sign open letter

by Uma Gurav September 16, 2020September 18, 2020
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Oxford Sports Federation sends letter opposing repurposing of Iffley Sports Centre as teaching space

by Uma Gurav September 1, 2020July 18, 2021
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OUAFC women’s team awarded equal Blues specifications

by Uma Gurav August 6, 2020July 18, 2021
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Football news: Oxford United remain in League One as Wycombe Wanderers seize Championship spot

by Uma Gurav July 19, 2020July 19, 2020

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“As the play nears its calamitous final moments, even this meagre display gets stripped down, pared away into a blank space: by privileging sparsity, the…

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