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Farmers block traffic outside Exam Schools to protest minister’s visit

The Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs secretary Emma Reynolds was giving a speech at the Oxford Farming Conference, hosted in the Examination Schools 
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There’s nothing wrong with a regional accent

Chloe Pomfret -
Accent bias remains deeply embedded in academic institutions, where a hierarchy of accent prestige continues to shape perceptions.

What Britain needs is meritocratic elitism

Want to tackle the issue of social mobility? Look to primary and secondary education, not Oxford University
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International student levies won’t level up higher education

International students, who already pay triple what their domestic peers do, are being treated as convenient cash cows.
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Oriel’s Rhodes exhibition is not enough

The exhibition's portrayal of Rhodes’ actions and the Rhodes Must Fall movement are trivialising and disrespectful.
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Distance does make the heart grow fonder

Poppy Littler-Jennings -
Three months into my year studying abroad, I am reminded why I chose Oxford University in the first place.

Features

15-minutes of fame: the legacy of Oxford’s 15-minute city protests

Eden Smith -
Oxford City Council approved their Local Plan to make Oxford a 15-minute city on 14th September 2022. In response, conspiracy theorists organised a mass protest. With some of the new traffic regulations now in place, it’s time for a deep dive into the conspiracist movement and its sunset legacy in Oxford. 

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Art

Falling out of Louvre

Beatrix Arnold -
In spite of recent events, the expected heightened security was nowhere evident.
Culture

The cost of ‘free’: How streaming undermines the value of music

Monthly subscriptions may seem affordable when compared to vinyl, but the cost quickly accumulates.
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Culture

2025 releases you may not have seen (but definitely should)

It’s that time of year again: the season in which we are inundated with a never-ending stream of lists ranking 2025’s top releases. Cherwell, however, will not attempt to...
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Culture

‘Dark, revealing, gripping’: In conversation with the cast of ‘JACK’

JACK, by Musketeer Productions, reimagines the cult story of the most notorious serial killer in British history. Shining a light particularly on the mistreatment of women and the brutality...
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Lifestyle

Going analogue: exploring the aesthetic of curation

Maya Rybin -
If you’ve been paying attention to any kind of media recently, you’ll have noticed it already. The next trend, apparently, is “going analogue”.

Sport

50 years of women’s cross-country Varsity

Alice Rubli -
The 50th anniversary of women’s...

The inescapable exhaustion of the tennis season 

Gavriella Epstein-Lightman -
The fatigue is inescapable as...

Inside the little-known world of Oxford’s real tennis club

Natalie Tan -
Real tennis? What, as opposed...

Ethics versus economics: The WTA Finals in Riyadh

Gavriella Epstein-Lightman -
I am a tennis aficionado....

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