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Category: Columns

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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Oxford as an Overpriced Croissant

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Music Makes The People: Christmas Special

by Liv Ekdawi December 21, 2023December 15, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: In Opera Cafe (an Ode to Hari)

by Anonymous Author December 12, 2023December 21, 2025
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Music Makes The People: Wit and Whimsy

by Liv Ekdawi December 7, 2023December 7, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Depression and Doing Things 

by Anonymous Author November 27, 2023December 21, 2025
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Music Makes The People: Sugar Man

by Liv Ekdawi November 19, 2023November 18, 2023
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No Country For Young Men: The Doctor Won’t See You Now

by Max Kelly November 17, 2023November 16, 2023
This illustration shows an alcove filled with personal items, including a teapot and toy ballerina, with the column’s title ‘Sublime Drizzlings’ in the background
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Sublime Drizzlings: You Better NOT Werk

by Chloe Smith November 8, 2023November 7, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Hibernating Season 

by Anonymous Author November 7, 2023December 21, 2025
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by Isabelle Bland November 4, 2023November 4, 2023

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