Articles by Amelia Stewart
Gen Z is more entrepreneurial than you think
You might think we gen Zers are even lazier and more entitled than the avocado-munching millennials before us. Many worry that we will be even harder to manage and train than past generations, and that growing up with Deliveroo and Snapchat at our fingertips means we’ve never had to innovate or improvise. The findings from the Entrepreneurs Network’s latest report, Future Founders, paint a completely different picture.
Entrepreneurship shouldn't still be a man's world - #Mentoring can change this
The importance of a more diverse range of female role models and mentorship to boost youth entrepreneurship. It’s not all doom and gloom for business in Britain. With news hitting the headlines last week that the economy shrank for the first time since late 2012 and a cliff edge Brexit approaching, the much derided Generation Z Generation Z might just be the ones to bring a much needed boost to the economy.
Stealthing is sexual violence
Prevent Prevention Condoms Rubber Condom This week Singapore announced that it is set to become the first country in Asia to make ‘stealthing’ – or removing a condom without the partner’s permission – a criminal offence. That there even needs to exist a term for ‘stealthing’, and all the websites and advice pages dedicated to its practise, is disgusting. But what is most scary is that many men and even women do not see it as a sex crime.
Bolsonaro’s most vulnerable targets: the Indigenous Brazilians
1st January marked the inauguration of one of the most controversial figures in politics today: Jair Bolsonaro, the President of Brazil. Bolsonaro is a man famous for despising almost every single identity group of which he is not a member, from gay people to via women to black people to immigrants. Calling him the “Trump of the Tropics” might be too kind – in many ways he has gone beyond even what the US President has said.
Students hold consent protest following Irish rape trial
Students hold consent protest following Irish rape trial About 100 people gathered in protest of the recent trial, in which the alleged victim’s underwear was used as evidence against her in court PHOTO: Amelia Stewart / Cherwell Oxford held a ‘This is Not Consent’ demonstration today in protest of the recent Irish rape trial in which the alleged victim’s underwear was used as evidence against her in court.
Labour councillor suspended for anti-semitism to rejoin party
Labour councillor suspended for anti-semitism to rejoin party Lloyd-Shogbesan was suspended from the Labour council after he shared "inappropriate and offensive" posts Councillor for Lye Valley ward since 2010, Ben Lloyd-Shogbesan. An Oxford Labour councillor suspended from the Oxford Labour group after posting anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks on social media will be readmitted to the group when his suspension ends.
Liberation groups condemn HistorySoc’s invite of Jenni Murray
They called on the society to publicly condemn her views and cancel the event Three student liberation groups have called on Oxford University History Society to retract their invitation for Dame Jenni Murray to speak at an event, due to her “transphobic rhetoric”.
Radiohead drummer backs Cellar’s £80k crowdfunding campaign
Oxford’s last independent music venue has begun an £80,000 crowdfunding campaign to stop it from closing in early December. Music icons, including members of Radiohead and Foals, have supported the campaign to stop the closure one of oldest venues of its kind in Europe. Radiohead drummer Philip Selway donated a drum worth £5,000 towards the campaign, according to the Oxford Mail. He said: “The Cellar is an important part of the musical and cultural life of Oxford.
Imperial grads earn a fifth more than those from Oxbridge
Graduates from both Imperial and King’s College London earn more on average a year after graduating than students from Oxford, a new study has shown. According to the job website Adzuna, Imperial College graduates have the highest earning potential a year after completing their degree out of all UK universities, with an average salary of £37,931. At £32,374, Oxford ranked third for earning potential, beating Cambridge, who ranked at fifth, by nearly £1,000.
Oxford ranked as Britain’s least socially inclusive university
Just one in ten students at Oxford view themselves as working class while over 60% of students went to a private or grammar school. Oxford has been ranked as Britain’s least socially inclusive university by The Sunday Times Good University Guide. In the first university league table to factor in social inclusion, Oxford ranks bottom based on six measures including proportion of working-class, ethnic minority, and mature students.
University Challenge introduces “gender neutral” questions to encourage more female contestants
University Challenge has announced that it hopes to encourage more women to compete on the show by introducing “gender neutral” questions. The move comes after complaints from the public about the lack of questions about women. Executive producer Peter Gwyn said: “When a viewer wrote in to point out that a recent edition of the programme had contained few questions on women, we agreed and decided to rectify it.
University spends £11m on staff credit cards
Cards at other universities were used at strip clubs and for a trip to Las Vegas Oxford University spent £11 million on staff credit cards in 2017/18, Freedom of Information (FOI) data has revealed. The University has declined to give a breakdown of the transactions. The findings make up part of an investigation by The Sun into the £204 million total charged to credit cards at universities nationwide.
Oxford academics to help Twitter tackle hate speech
The move comes as a response to criticism that Twitter has taken a soft approach to hate speech and harassment Oxford academics from the Experimental Psychology department are to help Twitter become less ‘toxic’ by studying “the health of public conversation” on the social networking site.
Worcester College building shortlisted for Stirling Prize
The £9 million Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre is in the running for the most prestigious architecture award in the UK Worcester College’s Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre has been shortlisted for the UK’s best new building of the year. The £9 million theatre and conference centre is in the running for the 2018 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize – the most prestigious award for architecture in the UK.
Katy Perry visits Oxford
She attended the Oxford Encaenia garden party, mixing with this year's honorary degree recipients such as Mary Beard and Martin Scorsese Katy Perry took a break from her Witness world tour to visit Oxford University last weekend. The American singer travelled from London, where she had been performing at the O2 arena, to tour around the university’s student halls, libraries, and cathedrals.
Oxford groups show solidarity with Jewish community after latest attack
The Chabad Jewish Centre has been the target of two attacks in one week The Oxford Labour Muslim Network (OLMN) has condemned last week’s two “racist attacks” against Oxford’s Chabad Jewish Centre, “in the strongest possible terms.” OLMN posted a scathing condemnation of the onslaughts on their Facebook page after the Oxford Jewish Student Centre suffered the second anti-Semitic attack on their premises in one week.
Spate of attacks reported on Cowley Road
Recent incidents include a physical assault near South Parks and reports of students being approached following the St Hilda's Ball Oxford students have been warned against walking home alone at night following a spate of attacks on students in the Cowley area. Recent incidents involve a physical assault on a female student by South Parks, as well as a man approaching students who are on their own late at night by Cheney Lane.
Accused don declared fit for prison
Oxford University professor Tariq Ramadan has been declared medically fit for prison despite reports of his suffering from multiple sclerosis and another “severe chronic illness”. The academic was hospitalised last week after 12 days in a Paris jail. His family claims on their site ‘Free Tariq Ramadan’ that the medical report which found him fit for prison is “going against science”.
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Exploring Ethiopia
THE HISTORY OF Ethiopia is as fascinating as its topography. Situated in the Horn of Africa, the country is landlocked, and it’s the most populous in the world: 90 million inhabitants and counting. Exotic tales of the Queen of Sheba and the mysterious Ark of the Covenant, African despots, and the exploits of Emperor Haile Selassie continue to fascinate and enthrall, all spanning a rich history that goes back to the second millennium BC.
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