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Ugly Feelings: The Sting and The Shove

by Briony Arnott May 10, 2025June 4, 2025

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‘Is it better to speak or to die?’: Diaries of a Thought Son

by Jaami Al-Choudhury May 7, 2025May 6, 2025

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Your College Auntie: End of Term

by Anonymous Author March 23, 2025March 23, 2025

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Love Letters: Goodbye Hilary!

by Lucy Pollock March 23, 2025March 23, 2025

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You are not a firework. You are a torchbearer.

by Mili Thakrar March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

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The Ten-Minute Night Out

by Eleanor Ware March 18, 2025March 18, 2025

An oxford building in the background, a book in front with a LGBTQ pride flag as a bookmark. It is a symbol for queer academia.

Diaries of a Thought Son

Diaries of a thought son: ‘Handsome but not my type’

by Jaami Al-Choudhury March 17, 2025March 17, 2025

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Objectifying Oxford – Varsity Signs

by Antonia Rogers March 16, 2025March 16, 2025

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

Your College Auntie: Hello, Freshers!

Anonymous Author Nov 7, 2025 5 min read

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“Hello dearies! Your favourite agony aunt in all the land is BACK – and this year, as well as being your college auntie, I’ve become…

I, Medusa: Reviewed

Emma Cooley Nov 7, 2025 8 min read

“Gray brings sidelined voices to the fore by centring black pride, and if you’re a keen reader of retold Greek mythology, I would recommend adding…

Louvre Heist: Paris in Shock After €88 Million Theft

Vinci Ng Nov 6, 2025 6 min read

Louvre Heist: Paris in Shock After €88 Million Theft

Paris awoke last week to the kind of headline usually confined to cinema. In a meticulously planned operation, thieves audaciously stole jewels worth an estimated…

The Reality of Studying Languages at Oxford

Sophie Harrison Nov 6, 2025 5 min read

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“But, like, what do you actually do?” This seems to be a universal question faced by modern languages students. Contrary to popular belief, we do…