Two Oxford Blue contributors write about their experiences and thoughts about coronavirus regulations on Oxford student life.
Author: Anonymous
We must accept the things we cannot change, so that we may change those we can
Anonymous writes about their experience of addiction.
Honest Thoughts on Freshers Week – Part 2
My Freshers Week was an emotional rollercoaster and a half. I think people imagine that this is the time (and the only time) where you meet your friends for life. But friendships don’t work like that. You need time and shared experiences and building trust before something can be a friendship.
Honest Thoughts on Freshers Week – Part 1
“At the risk of offering advice that has the whiff of a platitude about it, if you’re a fresher this year, I’d really recommend being generous and patient with yourself. I wish I had.”
Inside out
Anonymous writes about suspension and living with mental illness at Oxford.
Mind the Gap: Northern inequalities in the arts
In conjunction with Northern Society and beginning the ‘Mind The Gap’ series highlighting North/South disparities, anonymous explores educational inequalities in the arts.
The new calorie measures are dangerous, not helpful
After the announcement of the new obesity strategy, our writer explores how calorie counting is more destructive than it is helpful.
Open letter to Christ Church censors: we demand a public apology
This is an open letter written by a group of Oxford students. Its petition has been signed by 2,700 students from 98 universities across the world, including UCL, Toronto, New York, Harvard, Amsterdam, Université de Paris, National University of Singapore, and Cambridge. Oxford contributed over 1,800 names.
Social Anxiety and Social Distancing: The Perks and Drawbacks of Lockdown
To put it simply, what is to most other people just “being in a social environment,” in my eyes is a question of “parading my defective self in public.”
“Who was that to?!” – Memories of an “active” childhood
“In Year 3, I went to a bowling-themed birthday party organised by our PE coach (how those parties were ever fashionable continues to baffle me). Everyone got a certificate for “Best Aim”, “Most Strikes”, etc. What did I get? You know it. “Best Effort.” I’ve accrued an impressive amount of “sportsmanship” (read: consolation) awards.”