Current sections of the newspaper include: News, Comment, Investigations, Features, Identity, Profile, Science & Technology, Culture (consisting of Life and Entertainment sub-sections), OxYou, E-Sports and Sports.

[6] In January 2020, a new section was created called Identity, described as being "dedicated to spotlighting the issues, opinions and experiences of BAME students within the University".

[citation needed] In June 2021, the newspaper was the subject of controversy over perceived threats to their independence, after a vetting system was proposed which would have required student articles to be reviewed by a university-affiliated readers.

A private letter from three former editors-in-chief alleged that they had faced "overbearing censorship" when attempting to publish a story about OUSU issuing an apology to a former student union president.

[12] Former contributors include Laura Barton and Jonathan Wilson of The Guardian, Mark Henderson and Rob Hands of The Times, and Karl Smith of The Independent.