Why men ‘need’ feminism
The past few weeks in Oxford have seen a multitude of talks, events and PR aimed at raising the profile of feminism in our university and stimulating dialogue about gender…
‘Gay Marriage’ and Dictionary Definitions
At some point over the past five years, there must have been a right-wing coup at the BBC. The news team there seem to have joined forces with the Torygraph…
The Significance of OUSU
For many of us, OUSU can all too easily seem nothing short of a passing irrelevance, easily ignored throughout most of our university careers- something corroborated by the survey last…
Bulgaria and Romania Vs The UK
“We hate ourselves too, but we might love you.” These are the humorous and deeply cutting words of a media campaign recently launched by the Romanian newspaper, Gândul, in response…
On the media’s role in the Indian rape controversy
In March last year, The Guardian launched its first major TV spot in 25 years. The advertisement launched a campaign aimed at promoting the paper’s ‘open journalism’ approach. “Open is…
2013: A New Way of Being
Going into this new calendar year, it is an important opportunity to take stock of the state of health of our society; to take some moments out from our hectic…
The Malcontent: Lifestyle Magazines
As expected, the arrival of 2013 was a huge disappointment. During this first miserable week of the year, the scarcity of good Help and lack of homous in my fridge…
Oxford and the BDS campaign
Last week, JCRs and MCRs across Oxford voted overwhelmingly to leave OUSU’s name off the NUS motion to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. However, the…
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