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Image of a meal on a plate with steak, roast potatoes, asparagus and onions.

The Sandwich that Broke Me

by Nina Naidu February 7, 2025February 6, 2025

A photo of snowdrops in front of a lake during winter.

January’s Pockets of Sunshine

by Khadija Khalid February 4, 2025February 4, 2025

BookTok Fast Fiction: Is Speed Over Substance The End of Thoughtful Literature?

by Shahar Eyal February 4, 2025June 30, 2025

Life in Full Colour: Unravelling Creativity

by Emily Batty January 31, 2025January 31, 2025

Illustration of two fish in a half-opened can with a love heart above their heads.

In love with my airbed: relationships at university

by Poppy Thornton January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

Accepting failure: Oxford degrees deny perfection.

by Emily Dillon January 25, 2025January 25, 2025

A picture of a lamppost in an orchard with a pink and purple sky background at sunrise.

Hey, Hilary!

by Rosie Creighton January 22, 2025January 31, 2025

Illustration of a laptop with a job search on the screen, a mortarboard, and a 21st birthday cake against a colourful background.

Third Year Thoughts: Turning 21, Getting a Job and “Growing Up”

by Kiaya Phillips January 20, 2025February 15, 2025

Photograph of a shelf of alcohol bottles in a bar.

Are Oxford Students Becoming “Sensible”?

by Skye-Jane Ingram January 19, 2025January 19, 2025

Hands making a love-heart shape around a college crest: half New College and half Exeter College.

New vs Exeter (A Tale of Two Oxford Colleges)

by Emma Cooley January 13, 2025February 17, 2025

Breakups and Burnout: A guide to term-time heartbreak

Judith HamiltonJun 23, 20255 min read

Breakups and Burnout: A guide to term-time heartbreak

“The college environment might seem the worst place possible to go through a breakup.” Judith Hamilton tells her story of heartbreak, and offers advice to…

Alice’s Oxford, Oxford’s Alice: Wonderland in Our City

Rohit GhoshJun 22, 20255 min read

Alice’s Oxford, Oxford’s Alice: Wonderland in Our City

“On Saturday 5 July, expect a day of spontaneous street performances, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland-themed city tours, croquet tutorials at Christ Church, and the famous…

Selina Todd On The Working-Class Reality Britain Keeps Forgetting

Ava DohertyJun 22, 20255 min read

Selina Todd On The Working-Class Reality Britain Keeps Forgetting

“There’s still this persistent idea, especially in Britain, that the ‘real’ working class is only white, male, and manual. However, that has never been the…

Iago: Working Class Villain?

Ebony-Coco De LaraJun 20, 202510 min read

Iago

“This piece is an expression of my distaste for Coleridge’s ‘motiveless malignity’. It is a rebellion against the usual ideas thrown at English students when…