An ode to Wenger: In praise of English football’s ‘prophet in the wilderness’
What more could we have expected of Arsene Wenger’s 1000 Premier League games celebration; a momentous achievement marred and tainted by an unfortunate outcome. For this is the story of Wenger, a man...
View ArticleCareers special: meet the librarian scholar
Trinity beckons, and while April showers bring May flowers, this sort of proverbial frivolity won’t mask the less cheery fact that it’s also Finals season, which for all current third-years basically...
View ArticleBlues build for Varsity showdown
Described as ‘a mixed season’ by Football Blues captain Jack Fletcher, the Blues have been strong at home all year – losing just one league fixture at Iffley through a last minute goal by a capable...
View ArticleOxford Blues robbed during Boat Race
The Oxford first boat minibus was robbed while the Blues were beating Cambridge in last week’s Boat Race, it has been revealed. One of the first boat rowers, Constantine Louloudis, posted on Facebook:...
View ArticleIn defence of the humanities
Confession: I just finished reading Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow, and I have no idea what I just read. If that doesn’t sound ‘meta’ enough of a lead to entice further reading, I’ll add in an...
View ArticleBeyond entertainment: tradition, community and what it means to be a football...
The relief was like nothing I’d experienced in a long time. When Per Mertesacker bundled the ball into the Wigan net to equalise in the 84th minute of Arsenal’s F.A Cup semi final two Saturdays ago it...
View ArticleAn ode to Wenger: In praise of English football’s ‘prophet in the wilderness’
What more could we have expected of Arsene Wenger’s 1000 Premier League games celebration; a momentous achievement marred and tainted by an unfortunate outcome. For this is the story of Wenger, a man...
View ArticleCareers special: meet the librarian scholar
Trinity beckons, and while April showers bring May flowers, this sort of proverbial frivolity won’t mask the less cheery fact that it’s also Finals season, which for all current third-years basically...
View ArticleBlues build for Varsity showdown
Described as ‘a mixed season’ by Football Blues captain Jack Fletcher, the Blues have been strong at home all year – losing just one league fixture at Iffley through a last minute goal by a capable...
View ArticleOxford Blues robbed during Boat Race
The Oxford first boat minibus was robbed while the Blues were beating Cambridge in last week’s Boat Race, it has been revealed. One of the first boat rowers, Constantine Louloudis, posted on Facebook:...
View ArticleIn defence of the humanities
Confession: I just finished reading Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow, and I have no idea what I just read. If that doesn’t sound ‘meta’ enough of a lead to entice further reading, I’ll add in an...
View ArticleBeyond entertainment: tradition, community and what it means to be a football...
The relief was like nothing I’d experienced in a long time. When Per Mertesacker bundled the ball into the Wigan net to equalise in the 84th minute of Arsenal’s F.A Cup semi final two Saturdays ago it...
View ArticleCareers special: meet the librarian scholar
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View ArticleBlues build for Varsity showdown
Described as ‘a mixed season’ by Football Blues captain Jack Fletcher, the Blues have been strong at home all year… The post Blues build for Varsity showdown appeared first on The Oxford Student.
View ArticleOxford Blues robbed during Boat Race
The Oxford first boat minibus was robbed while the Blues were beating Cambridge in last week’s Boat Race, it has… The post Oxford Blues robbed during Boat Race appeared first on The Oxford Student.
View ArticleIn defence of the humanities
Confession: I just finished reading Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow, and I have no idea what I just read. If that… The post In defence of the humanities appeared first on The Oxford Student.
View ArticleBeyond entertainment: tradition, community and what it means to be a football...
The relief was like nothing I’d experienced in a long time. When Per Mertesacker bundled the ball into the Wigan… The post Beyond entertainment: tradition, community and what it means to be a football...
View ArticleYour Guide to Niche Nights
Having spent our first year at Oxford familiarising ourselves with the Cheese Floor and Wahoo, we decided to broaden our night time horizons out and experience some of Oxford’s less busy nights out. If...
View ArticleYour Ultimate 2014 Guide to College Balls
St Anne’s Lucy Fielding and Liviana Sordo-de-Cock St Anne’s Ball 2014 (10th May, Saturday of 2nd week) is the only college ball to be held outside of Oxford this year at Kingston Bagpuize House and...
View ArticleInterview with Simon Blackburn: The People’s Philosopher
“Of course – I’d be delighted to give an interview. But could we do it over some wine? There’s nothing like a drink after the adrenaline rush of giving a talk.” Seeing him perk up at the suggestion...
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