Oxford as told by Dance Moms
Over the summer I swapped the hard wooden chairs of the Rad Cam for the far more welcoming embrace of my sofa; where I stoically… Read More ›
The Oxford gay stereotypes
Experience, Procrastibait, Views:
Brideshead Revisited… perhaps the greatest English novel, but certainly the one that has governed much of the romanticised image of Oxford to the outside world.… Read More ›
An ode to “Summer”: An Etymology of the Word ‘long’
Experience, Freshers' Guide, Procrastibait:
‘Long’ – it’s an interesting word, isn’t it? When my tutor first mentioned the ‘long vac’ I nodded my shrivelled post-Prelim brain naively and imagined scenes… Read More ›
An open letter to Oxford’s social media Socialists
TW: Tory Bashing, Non-Labour Bashing, Cyberbullying I’m writing this as an open letter to the few vocal left wingers out there that currently dominate the… Read More ›
The Freshers Guide to Oxford Colleges
Freshers' Guide, Procrastibait:
As a fresher, you are about to be thrown into a sea of confusion. “What kind of people will I meet?” “What societies will I… Read More ›
OUSU voted worst student union in the Country
News:
You are having a welfare issue of one kind or another and want to see how the system can be changed to make things better… Read More ›
Oriel appoints RMF protestor following Norrington triumph
In a surprise move following their triumph in this year’s Norrington Table, Oriel are to announce a permanent position for RMF protestor, Ntokozo Qwabe. Speaking to… Read More ›
Results Day 2016: on GETTING in
Oliver Pateman reviews his results day. He’s still confused. I received my A-Level results three years ago, and was all set to go to UCL.… Read More ›
Results Day 2016: on NOT getting in
Results Day: it’s a rather touchy subject. The form for those approaching said subject seems to be as follows: with a slight sideways tilt of… Read More ›
University fees rising…again
News:
In recent days, the Universities Minister (Jo Johnson, the more sensible of the two) has announced the implementation of government provisions which would for an… Read More ›
Procrastibait
Oxford as told by Dance Moms
Over the summer I swapped the hard wooden chairs of the Rad Cam for the far more welcoming embrace of my sofa; where I stoically… Read More ›
People
The Oxford BNOC (Big Nobodies On Campus) list
It’s the time of the year when the CherStu and Tab make official BNOC lists of the biggest legends on campus that nobody cares about. So… Read More ›
Vimto with VERSA: interview with Gin&Phonics founder, Rich O’Grady
The record shop was indie. Then again, I wasn’t surprised. For it was the spot where I had agreed to meet Rich O’Grady, the founder and manager of… Read More ›
VERSA interviews Elrica Degirmen on ‘freeze peach’, sincerity and stereotypes
On Tuesday I met Elrica Degirmen, the Manchester Student-cum-Oxford BNOC (kinda) known for her notorious posts on Open Oxford. ‘Robust dissenting opinions’, as one member recently put… Read More ›
An ode to “Summer”: An Etymology of the Word ‘long’
‘Long’ – it’s an interesting word, isn’t it? When my tutor first mentioned the ‘long vac’ I nodded my shrivelled post-Prelim brain naively and imagined scenes… Read More ›
The Freshers Guide to Oxford Colleges
As a fresher, you are about to be thrown into a sea of confusion. “What kind of people will I meet?” “What societies will I… Read More ›
Results Day 2016: on GETTING in
Oliver Pateman reviews his results day. He’s still confused. I received my A-Level results three years ago, and was all set to go to UCL.… Read More ›
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