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Why looting is a legitimate form of protest

by Anvee Bhutani June 2, 2020January 8, 2021

The Colour of Injustice

by Nadia Hassan May 30, 2020May 30, 2020

College review: Magdalen

by Daisy Jowers May 28, 2020July 18, 2021

Austerity? Not for me

by Maddy Ross May 28, 2020July 18, 2021

The Dominic Cummings debate

by George Beglan and William Atkinson May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

Opinion, Sports News

English football’s coronavirus conundrum

by Mitchell Marshall May 27, 2020July 18, 2021

Language, coronavirus and an insight into testing

by Anna van Wingerden May 25, 2020July 18, 2021

Could COVID-19 end Donald Trump’s presidency?

by Oliver Bater May 23, 2020July 18, 2021

What has the COVID-19 pandemic shown us about tackling the climate crisis?

by Eve McMullen May 22, 2020July 18, 2021

The importance of sport

by Maddy Ross May 21, 2020July 18, 2021

Antinous of Delphi

Charlie BowdenMay 7, 20251 min read

A Greek statue of a male head and torso with no arms.

I turned that pile of rockvolcanic, keeping warmwaiting thousands of yearsto be discovered again.To have coarser handsthan yours flit across my skinand hope it glows,…

Politics Sells Sex

Isolde SellinMay 7, 20257 min read

Protest for trans rights in the UK, London on Downing Street.

“Acknowledging that who we become is shaped far more by external forces than by innate traits—as de Beauvoir made clear in 1949—is a painful realisation.…

The Invisible Ones: Student Protests in Serbia

Lola Dunton-MilenkovicMay 7, 20258 min read

Cacak, Serbia - January 26, 2025: "Change country or we change country". Protests in Serbia regarding the fall of a concrete canopy in Novi Sad where 15 people died. Citizens demand that the authorities take responsibility and punish those responsible for that event. The protests were initiated by the students of the Belgrade Drama Faculty, after which the citizens joined in and are taking place in almost all cities of Serbia. This is a moment from the protest from the city of Cacak.

Lola Dunton-Milenkovic discusses the recent student protests in Serbia and the context around them. “What remains to be seen is whether the protests will symbolise…

‘Women in Film’ Event Set to Host Simone Ashley and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Amongst Others

Esther BoonMay 7, 20253 min read

‘Women in Film’ Event Set to Host Simone Ashley and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Amongst Others

Esther Boon reports on the announcement of speakers for Oxford’s upcoming ‘Women in Film’ event. Image of Simon Ashley by France RC – Roster Con,…