On February 19th, several members of the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) were expelled from a debating event held by the Oxford University Liberal Democrats (OULD). During the event, Spirited Discussions, drunk members of OUCA created large amounts of noise and gave “offensive” speeches, The Oxford Blue has learned. According to attendees of the event Read More…
Month: February 2020
Changing the Face of Oxford: panel discussion at St John’s
On Wednesday evening, St John’s JCR and Oxford First-Gen played host to five speakers in a discussion entitled Working Together in Changing the Face of Oxford. The panel brought together speakers from a diverse range of organisations working to increase diversity in Oxford. Dr Peter Claus kicked off by explaining how his access programme uses Read More…
Magdalen College elects first female president
Dinah Rose QC will become the 43rd president of Magdalen College, as current Magdalen President Professor Sir David Clary will retire at the end of the summer. Dinah Rose’s connection to Magdalen is long-standing. She was an undergraduate student in Modern History who graduated with First Class Honours in 1987 and since then has been Read More…
Wime Reviews: The One That Was Late
“I guess I should start from the beginning. The night began as all night do, around 7:30. I had just settled into my evening chair, a book and this new bottle of wine promising to make for a very nice night”
University commits to paying Oxford Living Wage
Almost 2,000 employees at the University of Oxford will get a pay rise as the University announced today it will pay the Oxford Living Wage (OLW). Staff at the city’s largest employer will see their wages go up to at least £10.21 per hour as they move on to the new minimum hourly pay from Read More…
Old Fashioned: “engaging, assertive, and full of subtle symbolism”
“Not only do its actors succeed; the production as a whole is both clean and creative”
Katherine Reber reviews Half Rhyme Productions’ performance of Old Fashioned, running at the Burton Taylor Studio until Saturday
City Council provides emergency beds for tonight’s cold snap
The forecast of snow can bring with it excitement for those who can watch it gently fall from the refuge of their heated rooms. But for rough sleepers in Oxford, the frigid temperatures that come with it can be life-threatening. Oxford City Council has implemented its severe weather emergency protocol (SWEP) for tonight and last Read More…
Nice to meet you! I’m a slut
Alice Garnett discusses how establishing a personal narrative of sex positivity is necessary, complex and deeply individual .
New evidence suggests Pembroke professor produced indecent images
New evidence suggests that Professor Peter King, the disgraced philosophy tutor, produced hundreds of indecent images of children. Previously there had been no suggestion that King was involved in producing any indecent images. King has been suspended from his role as a philosophy tutor at Pembroke College and his profiles on the college and faculty Read More…
Oxford City Council announces £1.2 million extra funding for homeless shelters – is this enough?
Oxford City Council have recently announced that the budget for funding homeless shelters has increased to £7.4 million for 2020/2021, which is a 19% increase on last year’s budget. Most of this money will go towards the project underway at 1 Floyd’s Row, a homelessness centre that provides beds for any rough sleeper all winter Read More…