Walter Palomino rents out the entire first floor of a building adjacent to the gambling hall ‘El Palacio’ and directly faces the redbrick parish of ‘Santo Toribio La Inmaculada’. It sits on an avenue named after our first civilian president but is better, and more aptly known as ‘La Colmena’ (the beehive). The former boulevard is still flanked by the same crumbling, brightly painted manors, caked in soot from the exhaust of constant traffic, spared relief by no rainfall whatsoever. Quite evidently, these homes no longer host the grasping aristocracy who built them over a century ago; followin ..read more

Before watching the show, I was, in all honesty, sceptical about the plot of Unfortunate. We seem to have had a surge in the last decade or so – kicked off by the renewed popularity of Wicked – of villain origin story adaptations, including Maleficent, Cruella, The Joker, and the new prequel to The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes about President Snow. I was concerned that this genre was beginning to wear a bit thin. Nonetheless, I put my scepticism aside, wanting to go in blind. I could not have been more pleasantly surprised. Unfortunate is hilariously filthy and wonderfully ..read more

A group of Oxford researchers are developing advanced technologies to support the fight against antibiotic resistance.  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health challenge that requires technological advancements to address. AMR occurs when disease-causing microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, become resistant against antimicrobial medicines. Examples of antimicrobial medicines include antibiotics and antivirals.  Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance can develop naturally, but it is accelerated by factors such as inappropria ..read more

Oxford dons have voiced their concerns over political diversity and free speech within the university following a post by Vernal Scott, the head of Oxford’s Equality and Diversity Unit (EDU).  Vernal Scott’s now-deleted post on X supported an attempt by Belgian police to shut down the National Conservative Conference held in Brussels last week. Scott wrote: “I applaud the mayor and police of Brussels for their decision to close down this conference”. Belgian police stormed the conference under orders from Emir Kir, the Socialist Party mayor of the neighbourhood hosting NatCon. Kir defend ..read more

Within minutes of arriving in Oxford, whether that be by car or public transport, it is impossible to ignore the presence of cyclists. The area outside the train station immediately comes to my mind – the bike rails are always drowning in a sea of wheels and padlocks. For some disgruntled motorists, it can seem like there is no escaping these bicycles on the roads.   Recent figures show just how popular cycling is as a mode of transport in Oxford. According to the 2021 census, nearly one fifth of Oxford residents over the age of 16 prefer to commute on a bicycle, and Sport England d ..read more

This evening I had the joy of attending The 12 Ensemble’s performance of Richter Recomposed: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons at the Sheldonian Theatre. A Music at Oxford event in collaboration with Music at Worcester, this was an opportunity to witness some of my favourite pieces performed live, a stone’s throw from college. Booked over the vac, my first mistake was incorrectly informing my friend that I had booked to sit on Balcony E rather than Balcony A. Fortunately both seats are available for the student friendly price of £7.50, and at an event which allowed for little interaction, our separa ..read more

A 17th-century painting stolen from Christ Church Picture Gallery in 2020 has been returned after being recovered in Romania.  A Rocky Coast, with Solders Studying a Plan, was painted by Italian painter Salvator Rosa, who is renowned for his dark Baroque style.   Two other artworks, Sir Anthony van Dyck’s A Soldier on Horseback and A Boy Drinking by Annibale Carracci, were also taken during the raid and remain missing.  The 3 artworks, stolen late on the 14th of March 2020, are estimated to be worth a combined £10 million according to Eurojust, the European Union Agency fo ..read more

Who set about creating enemies Are evil gods. Somehow this has been missed In the discourses of our pleasantries. Now even the mad dog in the street is pissed. I imagine they go about and call those slatterns That barely have the money for a drink A necessary part of their patterns. For some to rise, some are understood to sink. Now as I get my coffee in my coat, I dream of bowls of gruel poured for the queues, The same endless queues, just off the boat, Meant to dilute our own endless queues. So do we realise what the problem is, So do we suffer an ancient wrath, this. The post Requiem appea ..read more

Sunday Roast is satirical and should not be taken as defamatory, nor does it reflect any political stance of the Oxford Student. This week Rordons swapped confections for collections, and is grinding harder than a pestle and mortar. The cold shock of Noughth week has us all wondering “where did the time go?”, and “why didn’t my mum teach me how to iron a shirt collar?” (she did). We return to Oxford with the shocking news of ATIK’s impending demise, and all eyes look to the SU’s newly vacant building as a new potential pop-night procrastination venue. The rivers may still be bursting their ba ..read more

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