The Oxford Blue has seen internal Union documents which detail the arrangements and theme for this term’s Union ball.
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EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Peterson, Chris Wallace, and Jacob Rees-Mogg to feature in Union’s Michaelmas termcard
The Oxford Blue has obtained documents that reveal the Oxford Union’s planned termcard for Michaelmas Term 2021. The termcard contains a mix of online and in-person individual speaker events, alongside fully in-person panel events and debates.
Maxed Out: Why Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One Dynasty Is Over
Jacob Reid offers his assessment on the decline of Lewis Hamilton as a Formula One titan.
Pandemic Admissions: Getting into Oxford Online
In the third and final instalment of Pandemic Admissions, Bronwen Price discusses the impact of having both exams and interviews online on her application to Oxford.
Pandemic Admissions: Getting into Oxford Online
In the second instalment of Pandemic Admissions, Ryan Roberts presents his experience of getting into PPE at Oxford.
A contentious matter: searching for book content warnings
‘they should be there for those who need them, for those who it is a matter of self-preservation not choice.’
Emma Gasson explores the history behind content warnings being applied to literature, and presents her frustrations at why they remain so contentious.
Pandemic Admissions: Getting Into Oxford Online
In the first instalment of Pandemic Admissions, Grace Haworth presents her experience on A-level results day.
‘Higher, faster, stronger’, but at what cost?
Remembering the Olympics a few weeks on, Jess Steadman reflects on the cost of being an Olympic athelete.
Queen’s College and St Edmund Hall defy university on face coverings
The Queen’s College and St Edmund Hall have updated their coronavirus rules in a way that appears to defy the policy set out by Oxford University, The Oxford Blue can reveal.
Oxford to rent lecture theatres for corporate events despite many lectures staying online
Oxford University is renting out lecture theatres for conferences while many lectures remain online.
Lois Heslop reports. Illustration by Mia Clement.