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Syria’s tragedy: A changing revolution

Syria’s tragedy: A changing revolution

Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria has become more pronounced over the last week. On April 30th, its leader- Hassan Nasrallah- declared that he would not allow Syria “to fall…

Bolivia will take no more American drug money

Bolivia will take no more American drug money

In a speech this May Day, the Bolivian president Evo Morales announced that he would expel the US Agency for International Development (USAID) from his country. The response…

Great, why not just give us another gift, Gove?

Great, why not just give us another gift, Gove?

With the latest governmental plans to open a free boarding school in Sussex and the scandal surrounding fee estimates, the issues of funding education and the difference between…

Who’s Hugh’s for looking stupid?

Who’s Hugh’s for looking stupid?

St Hugh’s hasn’t had a good year of it. First the controversy over rejected postgrad Damien Shannon and the rules on financial guarantees, and now the scandal involving…

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10k Town and Gown £100k

10k Town and Gown £100k

Almost 4,000 runners took part in the 32nd Oxford Town and Gown 10k charity race…

Jubilant Jesus jump to number one

Jubilant Jesus jump to number one

Jesus students are among the most satisfied with their college experience, followed closely by students…

The future’s orange for Univ students

The future’s orange for Univ students

A group of students at University College held a fundraising tan-athon on Tuesday to raise…

Tourist dies in Carfax tumble

Shoppers and traders were shocked on Monday, to witness a man plunge to his death…

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George Street brasserie is côte-à-côte with Oxford’s finest

George Street brasserie is côte-à-côte with Oxford’s finest

French food in Oxford is, whilst perhaps not the most prolific cuisine around (as that somewhat dubious honour goes to Italian), still common enough to require evaluation on…

The Shaolin Warriors FTW

The Shaolin Warriors FTW

The swords gleam in the bright lights, lined up, blades pointing upwards. I can tell their edges are sharp, glittering crisply in the hard yellow light.  The man…

Remoulded: From Marriott to Molehill

Remoulded: From Marriott to Molehill

To adapt the lament of Withnail and I’s Uncle Monty: “It is the most shattering experience of a young man’s life when one morning he awakes and quite…

One Thousand and One Arabian Bites

One Thousand and One Arabian Bites

Little Clarendon Street is perhaps the perfect location for a restaurant; not too far from the centre, just on the verge of Jericho, and equidistant from basically every…

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Marauders a bridge too far for Blues in 7s final

Marauders a bridge too far for Blues in 7s final

Reports from the Oxford University Invitation Sevens tournament, which saw OURFC reach the final and a first international match for the…

2013 proves unlucky for Varsity Lancers

2013 proves unlucky for Varsity Lancers

Miles Dilworth reports as the Oxford Lancers succumb to a 20-13 Varsity defeat against the Cambridge Pythons…

Brothers battle it out in OUPC vs St Andrews

Brothers battle it out in OUPC vs St Andrews

Jamie Lindsay reports from the Annual Charity Polo Tournament in St Andrews…

Oxford archers on target against Tabs

Oxford archers on target against Tabs

Last Saturday marked the date of the 64th annual Varsity match between the Oxford University Company of Archers and the Cambridge…