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Christ Church to participate in Reach Scholarship from 2021/22 By Mitchell Marshall Christ Church, Oxford, has opted to join a number of other colleges which fund a Reach Scholar, a student from an economically
Somerville College defends unconscious bias training after Free Speech Union criticism By Blue News This article has been taken down for review. Please direct any queries to editoroxblue@gmail.com.
City Council to invest £50m in retrofitting homes By Max Spokes Oxford City Council (OCC) has announced that it will spend £50m retrofitting and improving the energy efficiency of council
Oxford City Council backs National Empty Homes Week By Mitchell Marshall Oxford City Council has today released a statement calling for “owners to bring empty properties back into use”
‘Never Again’: Did We Really Mean it? By MK Hubbard In the wake of Holocaust Memorial Day, many of our social media timelines were swept up in a wave of ‘Never Again’ remembrance
The Myanmar Coup Exposes The Dangers of Rushing Democratization By Andrew Wang On February 1st, Myanmar’s military orchestrated a coup against the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party, asserting
Fighting on two fronts: The Struggle of Ecuador’s Indigenous Communities after Double Massive Oil Spill By Daniela Valentina Hernández Featured image taken by Ivan Castaneira/Agencia Tegantai For Ecuador’s Amazonian Indigenous, the largest oil spill in 15
Navalny’s sentencing ruins Putin’s reputation at home and abroad By Ana Silvia Gheorghe Featured image: “File:Alexey Navalny’s meeting at Bolotnaya Square 2013-09-09 5075.jpg” by putnik is licensed
Royally Screwed By Hayden Barnes Seven in ten Britons support the monarchy. They shut their eyes in the face of the scandalous expenditure, prerogative influence
Breaking Covid rules shouldn't make you beyond redemption By Calum Isaacs “I was not prepared for how many people are willing to let others die rather than suffer even a moment’s inconvenience.”
The QS of A By Hayden Barnes A symptom of a politically and economically exhausted populace, Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is a conspiracy
Lloyds' mistreatment of scholars typifies lack of interest in social mobility By Rachel Dunford Having seen recent, important discussions about the Crankstart scholarship and whether its volunteering requirement unfairly
The Last Stand Album Review By Josh Russell With lockdowns forming a major part of Britain in 2020, decent new music was hard to come by as recording studios closed delaying
An Interview with Nancy Mudenyo Hunt: an award-winning philanthropist By Phoebe Jowett Smith Nancy Mudenyo Hunt is the director and founder of The Nasio Trust, a charity that focuses on empowerment through education
Life on the World Tour: An Interview with Mark Donovan By Oliver Bater A young cyclist’s first season racing in the WorldTour is never easy. A first year in the middle of a global pandemic, even
Coronavirus testing with Dr. Lennard Lee By Ben Blackburn As the coronavirus pandemic has progressed, headlines about testing have become less common, but, with over 420,000 tests
Pale Waves 'Who Am I' Review By Joel Dungworth If you look at the album cover of Pale Waves’ ‘Who Am I?’, it’s already quite obvious that these tracks are not
What is the future for art spaces post-lockdown? By Marnie Shutter Last summer, the Tate art galleries in London offered two, distinctly memorable exhibitions; one showcasing the largest volume
The Duke and I: the problems of the original Bridgerton novel By Niamh Langton TW: discussion of racism and sexual violence ‘My name is Sarah and I’m a survivor’. This is the first line of the top
Holding Sylvia Plath accountable By Lily Shanagher TW: discussion of mental health and racism “I have been, and am, battling depression…. I am now flooded with despair,
Nice To Meet You, I’m A Slut!: Ask Me Anything! By Alice Garnett How do you figure out if you want to be casual or serious in relationships, or stay entirely single? Ah, yes, the age old
Four Netflix comedy specials to help you cope right now By Noah Cohen-Greenberg Illustration by Tabi Underhill. Your life sucks. You’re living through a pandemic, you can’t see any of your friends (save
My favourite tree: Woods Hole, MA By Jessica Edgar Source: Jessica Edgar In my town, there is a hill across from the bakery and the post office. On that hill, there is a great,
The Weekend Wine List By Ben Owen Illustration by Sushrut Royyuru Week 5: Apertif Perfection Source: Ben Owen Domaine Jean Perrier & Fils ‘Vielles
Nice To Meet You, I’m A Slut!: Ask Me Anything! By Alice Garnett How do you figure out if you want to be casual or serious in relationships, or stay entirely single? Ah, yes, the age old
The Weekend Wine List By Ben Owen Illustration by Sushrut Royyuru Week 5: Apertif Perfection Source: Ben Owen Domaine Jean Perrier & Fils ‘Vielles
Feeling final: friends forever? By Sarah Lewis So, do you think we’ll be friends forever? Such a question may sound a little over-dramatic, but when a bunch of finalists
How to be single on Valentine’s Day By Uma Gurav As a wise woman once said: it is a truth universally acknowledged, that single people must be lonely, unhappy and destined
