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Why the SU failed (and how we’ll fix it)
"Now, just over a year after my election, the SU has announced its Transformation Plan, which has two simple aims: to resolve the systemic issues and unleash the SU’s potential."
Exclusive: Nancy Pelosi, Jose Mourinho and Patrick J. Adams to speak at Oxford Union
"Cherwell can exclusively reveal details of the Oxford Union’s Trinity term 2024 term card. Speakers include 52nd Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, football manager Jose Mourinho and actor Patrick J. Adams. "
Landlords will close ATIK Oxford in June
Cherwell can confirm that ATIK Oxford is set to close down at the end...
Oxford academics call for an end to anonymous university donations
Eight Oxford academics were among more than 120 academics, campaigners, politicians and journalists who...
Leaked email reveals active politicians will not be considered for Oxford chancellorship
"An email leaked to The Telegraph, sent to Oxford academics by University registrar Gillian Aitken, stated that “members of legislatures or those active in politics” will be blocked from becoming the next chancellor. Until now Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Imran Khan were considered popular contenders for the role, which has also previously been occupied by Oliver Cromwell and Harold Macmillan."
Essex Bunnies
Due to a particularly slow news week, the Essex Rabbit set out to tackle the burning issue: ‘Is Essex an ugly University?’ 77% of...
Food Riots
A criminal investigation is underway at the Glenbrook campus after five students were injured in an annual initiation ritual; one with a broken wrist,...
Is Medieval History Bunk?
I don’t mind there being some medievalists around for ornamental purposes, but there is reason for the State to pay for them.” These comments,...
Watch all the Clocks
The passing of time has always been a fascinating and troubling notion for mankind, and the thought of somehow ‘caging the minute’, to borrow...
Truth is a Fish
Truthis a fish. So speaks the hero of Gould’s Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish (Atlantic Books, £7.99) by Richard Flanagan, a...
Living the High Life
Smalltown America is not a pretty sight. For the most part the towns are modern yet faded and characterless with minimal allure, unless of...
Three Goats Heads
The Three Goat’s Heads is the kind of pub that you only get in city centres. First impressions are that it is a joyless,...
Food
I’m in Oxford’s stuffiest taxi shouting apologies into my mobile. The driver is plodding along smoking interminable cigarillos, insisting on the windows being up,...
Undergraduates Anonymous
Everyone has an addiction. There are little things that if we didn’t do everyday, would leave us with an uncomfortable feeling, a withdrawal symptom...
Secrets of the Sisterhood
Walking down a central street at my university in America, I approach a confused looking tourist and her daughter. Asking if they need directions,...
Antwone’s Fishing for Compliments
With an Oscar for Training Day behind him, Denzil Washington clearly decided a new challenge was in order. Antwone Fisher, which sees the veteran...
The Bore Witch Project
The tagline for Darkness Falls insists “Every Legend Has Its Dark Side”. Similarly, every reviewer has a dark side, and this film has revealed...
Sprung a Leak
Although Hope Springs doesn’t deserve the slating it has been given in the national media, chick flick afficionados will leave disappointed. Its biggest downfall...
Stereophonics
Everyone has an object of hatred. I remember working at a Virgin Megastore when J.E.E.P and ‘Have a Nice Day’ were being released. Maybe...
