Anvee Bhutani writes a guide to her hometown of San Francisco highlighting what you definitely shouldn’t miss when visiting.
Author: Anvee Bhutani
Anvee Bhutani is the current Managing Director of The Oxford Blue, previously holding a variety of roles on the editorial and business teams. She is a penultimate year student at Magdalen College reading Human Sciences and is originally from San Francisco, California. To reach out to her, please email managingdirector@theoxfordblue.co.uk
18 Oxford offer-holders share their thoughts on the uncertainty caused by COVID-19
With the cancellation of A-level exams and the ongoing lockdown that continues to mandate social distancing rules, the coronavirus pandemic has made this one of the strangest periods in history to have an offer from Oxford. With all the nervousness, excitement, and chaos that is ensuing, we asked 18 University of Oxford offer-holders to share Read More…
Why looting is a legitimate form of protest
In an American context, “nonviolent” protest does not work and therefore, looting and riots are legitimate forms of protest for racial equality.
Amidst the pandemic, 71% of Europeans support universal basic income
With the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a substantial increase in support for radical solutions amongst Europeans. Professor Timothy Garton, a renowned Oxford academic, led a team of researchers who published this groundbreaking survey on 7th May 2020. The survey’s findings indicated that over half (53%) of young Europeans believe that authoritarian states are better Read More…
Is coronavirus increasing support for Bernie Sanders?
Bernie Sanders is the current US state Senator from Vermont and was a candidate for US presidential election in both 2016 and now in 2020. He famously runs on a democratic-socialist platform, having his campaign platform situated as very left leaning on the US political spectrum. Sanders, at his core, has created a ‘political revolution’ Read More…
Oxford University announces landmark partnership for the development of COVID-19 vaccine
The University of Oxford announced today their agreement with AstraZeneca, a UK-based global biopharmaceutical company, to develop, manufacture and potentially distribute at a large scale the COVID-19 vaccine which is currently being worked on and trialled by the University. The partnership has been solidified now, with finer details and terms to be finalised in the Read More…
Infographic: Teaching and Assessment Student Consultation breakdown
Despite 80% of students being against a 3 hour long open book examination, Oxford has sidestepped these survey results from its student body and made this the examination scheme for Trinity term 2020.
St. John’s promises refunds for cancelled Commemoration Ball
After pressure from ticket-holders and the St. John’s Ball Committee, the college administration have promised full refunds.
Oxford City Council Marks Earth Day 2020
Despite the coronavirus outbreak, the Oxford City Council is recognising Earth Day 2020 to raise awareness for the ever-increasing climate change that is taking place. Earth Day was established as an annual environmental event first celebrated in 1970. This year, the theme for Earth Day is climate action. Oxford City Council has been regularly involved Read More…
Oxford students launch ‘Find My Pasta’ app to track food shortages amidst COVID-19
Yesterday, two Oxford undergraduates Julia Willemyns and Jack Solomon launched the free data-crowdsourcing iOS app “Find My Pasta” for reporting and tracking supermarket food shortages, The Blue reports. This is in response to the nationwide panic buying amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.