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Street of San Juan, Puerto Rico at night. The streets are dimly lit.

Bad Bunny and Being An Immigrant

by Shixin Zhao May 21, 2025May 20, 2025

In Love With Home(lands)

by Ivett Berenyi March 15, 2025March 15, 2025

Photo of scrabble pieces, spelling out the word care.

Yes, uni students do care! Young carers from a distance.

by Freya Gray March 4, 2025March 3, 2025

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What makes somewhere home?

by Maryam AlKetbi February 26, 2025February 25, 2025

Photo of a rugby stadium taken from the stands.

Why I enjoy watching sports as a ‘non-sporty’ gal.

by Rosie Creighton February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

Going Home for the Vac

by Ivett Berenyi December 10, 2024December 10, 2024

Strange Oxford World

by Anonymous Author June 20, 2024June 20, 2024

Home away from home? Oxford for the homesick

by Anonymous Author June 6, 2024June 20, 2024

Echoes and Empty Spaces: Immigration and Valeria Luiselli’s work

by Emiliano Cruz Villanueva May 16, 2024May 15, 2024

Sublime Drizzlings: An Evening with Transpennine Express

by Chloe Smith May 3, 2024May 3, 2024

Growing Up: The Beginning of an Oxford Experience

Nancy Pierre Dec 9, 2025 6 min read

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“It is not a loss to forget some of my old routines and habits, but a privilege to learn new ones, and to share my…

Investigating the Kidlington Waste Pile

Ewan Messenger Dec 7, 2025 5 min read

Investigating the Kidlington Waste Pile

On 21 November 2025, between the river Cherwell and the A34, the Environmental Agency declared the presence of a 150m (490ft) long and 6m (20ft)…

The society trap: when finding yourself becomes losing yourself

Matthew Donnelly Dec 7, 2025 3 min read

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At this year’s Freshers’ Fair, I signed up for tennis and touch rugby with the unmistakable arrogance of someone who has never experienced the workload…

Rare aesthetic: being humbled by study influencers

Téa Sand Dec 6, 2025 5 min read

An image of the Radcliffe Camera against a blue sky

“Whilst I was spending hours in the library on one essay, they were sauntering through assignments in infuriatingly short time-stamped minutes.” Téa Sand talks about…