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Category: Opinion

  • 2023

Being an International Student at St John’s

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 9 Mar 20235 Dec 2025

As part of this years’ Global Week, Ming Xie reflects on her journey as an…

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  • 2023

What I Wish I’d Known Before Coming to University: A Second Year’s Perspective

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 7 Mar 20235 Dec 2025

Second year Engineering student Miles Balderson talks us through some of the key moments of…

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  • 2023

What I Wish I’d Known Before Coming to University: A First Year’s Perspective

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 19 Feb 20235 Dec 2025

Current 1st year Biosciences student Oliver Davis reflects on his experience so far at University.…

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  • 2022

Reflections in Times of Covid: Change in Higher Education

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 15 Sep 202216 Dec 2022

In the first of two articles, SCR President Richard Roberts offers some reflections in times of Covid.

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  • 2022

They lost heavily in India, but is this the start of something special for the West Indies in T20?

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 7 May 202219 Jul 2022

The West Indies have been known for being a terrifying force to play against. Historically, pitches in the region have been hard, bouncy, and pacey.

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  • Arts and Culture

What historical fashion can teach us about sustainability

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 4 Jul 20216 May 2022

By Alice Healy. Fashion, trends, and keeping up with the latest ‘style’ seems, at least…

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  • Featured

Lessons about the COVID-19 pandemic from biblical plagues

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 27 Jan 2021

By Sarah Cotes, Senior Common Room (SCR) Member. Pandemic is not a word you can…

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  • Featured

Respect – A Word Exercise

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 17 Nov 2020

By Gabriel Callaghan. I start with a dictionary definition of respect, one of which we…

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  • Opinion

Why your Uber rides may no longer be uber-cheap: examining the potential effects of a landmark case on the student population

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 21 Oct 20207 Jul 2021

By Elena Connolly, third year English Literature Undergraduate. It’s pre-drinks on a Wednesday night. Everyone…

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  • Opinion

Finding the Eden between Science and Faith

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 17 Sep 2020

By Toby Pitchers. For too long the story of Creation has been caricatured on the…

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