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Category: Columns

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Objectifying Oxford – Varsity Signs

by Antonia Rogers March 16, 2025March 16, 2025
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Heal Between the Lines: Chaucer and Contingency

by Ivett Berenyi March 14, 2025March 14, 2025
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Love Letters: Room Ballot

by Lucy Pollock March 9, 2025March 9, 2025
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Your College Auntie: Nearly There!

by Anonymous Author March 8, 2025March 9, 2025
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Objectifying Oxford – My Pink Cowboy Boots

by Antonia Rogers March 2, 2025March 2, 2025
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Navigating Translation, Navigating József

by Ivett Berenyi February 28, 2025February 28, 2025
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The Dark Art of Pairing Food and Wine

by Jack Wharton February 27, 2025February 27, 2025
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Privately educated and publicly obnoxious

by Eleanor Ware February 25, 2025February 26, 2025
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Your College Auntie: Welfare Week

by Anonymous Author February 24, 2025February 24, 2025
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Love Letters: Imposter

by Lucy Pollock February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

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