The Oxford Student
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| The Oxford Student | |
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
| Format | Tabloid |
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| Owner | OSSL |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Political allegiance | none |
| Headquarters | Thomas Hull House, Oxford |
| Circulation | c. 15,000 |
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| Website: www.oxfordstudent.com | |
The Oxford Student is a newspaper produced by and for members of the University of Oxford; it is known locally as The OxStu.
The paper was established in 1992 by the Oxford University Student Union (OUSU) as an alternative to the Cherwell.
The Oxford Student is owned by OUSU and run through the Student Union's commercial subsidiary, Oxford Student Services Ltd (OSSL). The Standing Orders of the Student Union grant the paper editorial independence.
The Oxford Student has previously won the Student Newspaper of the Year at the Guardian Student Media Awards, and in 2004 it gained considerable publicity when two reporters broke University rules to expose security flaws in the University's computer network; the student journalists responsible, Patrick Foster and Roger Waite, were rusticated by the university's Court of Summary Jurisdiction, but on appeal their punishment was reduced to a fine.
Past contributors include Laura Barton and Emma Brockes of the Guardian, Mark Henderson and Rob Hands of the Times and Karl Smith of the Independent.
