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Tottenham Hotspur's Unthinkable Fight against Relegation
16+ hour, 41+ min ago (507+ words) Oxford University's Independent Newspaper | Est. 2020 What would happen next was entirely unprecedented. Spurs failed to win any of their next 15 league matches, a miserable streak that spanned almost four months. On 10 April, Tottenham Hotspur, with the fifth-most valuable squad in…...
Beyond the stigma: medication and mental health
19+ hour, 27+ min ago (100+ words) Oxford University's Independent Newspaper | Est. 2020 Christine Savino and Lily Gage highlight the violent response to Kamil Idris" Union appearance. Image credit to the United Nations, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution" Last week, we launched a poll on Instagram asking you…...
Sudan Prime Minister's Oxford Union Appearance ends in Violent Altercation
21+ hour, 49+ min ago (495+ words) Oxford University's Independent Newspaper | Est. 2020 Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris's appearance at the Oxford Union on 13 May was met with protest that turned violent, as Sudanese activists accused the society of platforming a military-backed government during the country's ongoing civil…...
2026 Met Gala Outfits: Which college would wear it?
1+ day, 27+ min ago (403+ words) Oxford University's Independent Newspaper | Est. 2020 Last week, we launched a poll on Instagram asking you which college would wear different outfits from the 2026 Met Gala. While the results saw a wide variety of answers, several clear favourites emerged. First on…...
Stories from an Abandoned Warehouse at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (153+ words) Oxford University's Independent Newspaper | Est. 2020 Director Patryk Wisniewski's translation and interpretation of Ram'n Griffero's Stories from an Abandoned Warehouse is the first time that this piece of fringe resistance theatre has been adapted onto the English stage. [Stories from an…...
Coming to Oxford: The Reflections of an American
3+ day, 54+ min ago (317+ words) Oxford University's Independent Newspaper | Est. 2020 When I first stepped into the porter's lodge of St. Anne's College, it had been nearly one year since I had learned of my acceptance. Waiting to be given the key to my room, I…...
Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights: One Live Bird, and A Nest Full of Skeletons
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (101+ words) Oxford University's Independent Newspaper | Est. 2020 The criticism I propose, instead, is best conveyed by reference to a Venn diagram." Why on earth is Fennell's choice of material to treat derivatively so limited? Rhys Halaby reflects on his time at St....
How Did AI Development Turn Political?
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (132+ words) Oxford University's Independent Newspaper | Est. 2020 Giving his keynote lecture at the VC's Colloquium on AI last term, Professor Ian Goldin predicted that AI would usher in a dynamic new age of innovation: a modern renaissance. The same term was used…...
What has Marvel to do with Homer?
4+ day, 36+ min ago (234+ words) Oxford University's Independent Newspaper | Est. 2020 The first trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey currently has 47 million views on You Tube. The second, after less than a week, 24 million. His last film, Oppenheimer (2023), grossed nearly $1 billion and formed one half of…...
Bilingualism and Shared Identities
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (617+ words) Oxford University's Independent Newspaper | Est. 2020 After finishing my A-Levels, I took a leap and decided to move to France before starting university the following year. I had no idea what to expect, especially since I had very little experience of…...