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· Bryan Ke
Aung San Suu Kyi to Be Stripped of Oxford Honor After Defending Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing
Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is reportedly set to be stripped of her Oxford honor after her controversial defense of the Rohingya crisis currently taking place in the country. Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s leader who won the 2015 election by a landslide, came under fire for…
· Ryan General
Pakistani Activist, Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai Accepted to Oxford
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who, at age 17, became the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, has recently announced that she has just won a spot to study at Oxford University. Yousafzai announced on Thursday that she was “excited” after she was accepted to study Politics,…
· Ryan General
Philippine President Duterte Says Oxford University is a ‘School for Stupid People’
Oxford University, which ranks consistently among the top five universities in the world, has recently been dismissed as a “school for stupid people” by no less than the brash-talking Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. The 72-year-old leader’s pronouncement was reportedly a…
· Editorial Staff
Black Oxford Student Refuses to Tip Struggling Waitress Because She’s White
Many are coming to the rescue of a woman who burst into tears after a black Oxford student refused to tip her because she was white. Instead, the South African man and his friend wrote on the cafe bill: “We will give tip when you return the land.” Ntokozo Qwabe, who attended…
· Editorial Staff
Oxford Study Reveals Where You Can Touch Your Friends and Strangers
An individual’s level of comfort for being touched depends on a combination of factors that include the type of relationships involved. A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was carried out by researchers to determine the level of comfort…
· Max Chang
Kanye West’s ‘Best, Illest Quotes’ From His Oxford Guild Business Society Lecture
Gather around and listen everyone! Kanye West dropped some straight Kanye truth to the 350 members of the Oxford Guild Business Society on Monday.
· Jenny Shay
How Baby Names of POCs are Being Culturally Appropriated
This summer, I came across a Popsugar Moms article titled “Quirkiest Baby Names in Every State,” which is based on a 2015 survey by Nameberry.com. Although I’m not interested in becoming a parent any time soon, I decided to take a look, just in case there were good ones to add…
· Ryan General
China is Poaching Taiwan’s Educated Citizens to Work on the Mainland
China’s efforts in recruiting educated Taiwanese citizens have placed Taiwan at a grave risk of suffering from a massive brain drain, experts warned. Based on official government data 2015, over 720,000 of Taiwan’s 10 million strong workforce sought better job opportunities…
· Carl Samson
‘Harry Potter’ Fans are Now a Threat to Wild Owls in Asia, Study Finds
The increasing demand for owls as domestic pets in several Asian countries is attributed to an obsession with “Harry Potter”, with papers consequently calling for the animals’ protection. For one, anthropologist Vincent Nijman and conservation biologist Anna Nekaris of Oxford…
· Jenny Shay
How Rich FOBs and Asian Yuppies Are Gentrifying Chinatown
Born in China and raised in middle-of-nowhere Pleasanton, California, making the trek to San Francisco had always been a privilege that expanded my young mind and helped me reconnect with my cultural roots. Beyond visits to the California Academy of Sciences and Fisherman’s…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Daughter Of Malaysian Tycoon Ditches Over $400 Million Inheritance For Love
Angeline Francis Khoo will do anything for love — including giving up her entire inheritance. According to Daily Mail, the former heiress to the Laura Ashley fortune had been dating her now-husband, Jedidiah Francis, since their days at Oxford. Francis hails from the Caribbean…
· Carl Samson
Billionaire Jack Ma Says the World is Basically Screwed for the Next 30 Years
Alibaba chairman Jack Ma has an unsettling warning for the world: pain will rule in the coming decades. It’s as if we’re not having enough of it yet. Unfortunately, Ma attributes this suffering to the very fabric that binds all of us today.
· Khier Casino
Meet the British-Chinese Actress Who Was Just Cast in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
“Humans” star Gemma Chan is the latest addition to the cast of “Crazy Rich Asians”, alongside Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh and Henry Golding. The English actress, whose parents are from Hong Kong, will play Astrid Leong in the Warner Bros adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s best-selling…
· Uncle Chang
Uncle Chang: ‘Stop Being Asian and Just Be Human’
Editor’s Note: Uncle Chang (pseudonym), founder of getriced.com, is an Asian-American Trump supporter based in New York City. He’s best known for his speech on the “He Will Not Divide Us” livestream protest at the Museum of the Moving Image on January 31. The opinions expressed…
· Ryan General
Hong Kong’s Teenage Math Prodigy Becomes UCLA Professor
March Tian Boedihardjo is an 18-year-old, Hong Kong-born, Indonesian-Chinese genius who recently finished his doctorate program to become an associate professor of Math at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The young prodigy, who began his university education at…
· Ryan General
Drinking Coffee and Tea May Help Humans Live Up To 175 Years, Study Reveals
Chinese scientists have found one more reason to keep drinking tea and coffee – both drinks could help people live much longer. According to a recent study by Chinese researchers, a natural compound found in both drinks was able to prolong the age of worms for up to the human…
· Ryan General
Asian Tourists are Invading This English Village to Take the Most Ridiculous Selfies
Asian tourists have recently been flocking to an ordinary English village to the amusement and confusion of many of its residents. Batches of ‘sight-seeing’ visitors have been arriving in Kidlington, Oxfordshire on tour buses for weeks now, leaving locals wondering what was…
· Editorial Staff
Dogs May Have Been Domesticated Twice, According to New Finding
The debate over whether dogs were domesticated in Europe or Asia may finally be resolved after all these years. Researchers recently found the remains of a 5,000-year-old dog in Ireland, suggesting dogs could have been domesticated twice, including once in Asia and another time…
· Editorial Staff
Men Who Marry Intelligent Women Live Longer, Happier Lives, According to Researchers
Among the many benefits of marrying an intelligent woman is that you may live a longer, healthier and happier life, according to mental health scientists. Recent research suggests that men are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and dementia if they are married to smart…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s the Best Way to Quit Smoking Cigarettes, According to Science
Most smokers who have tried to quit the habit will tell you how difficult it is to do so. The most common method involves gradually decreasing cigarette use in the hopes of an easier transition. However, new research suggests that this may not prove as effective as quitting…