October 2007 - Cherwell

Drama Review: The One That Got Away

by Frankie Parham It should be harder to go wrong if you start with something simple. Director Steve Loman has attempted to build The One...

Drama Review: Chatroom/Citizenship

by Lakshmi KrishnanThis National Theatre production showcases new writing: ‘Chatroom’ by Irish writer Enda Walsh and ‘Citizenship’ by Mark Ravenhill. Both fall under the...

Drama Review: The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?

by Marley MorrisIn Edward Albee’s ‘The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?' Martin (Will Robertson), an intelligent, wealthy New Yorker with a wife and son...

The Midlands? What’s that?

Name a city in the Midlands. Birmingham. Well done. Now name another one. Err… Having trouble? You’re probably not the only one. A friend...

Cyclists Get Caught

In a series of further crackdowns on illegal cyclists in Oxford, police have been issuing fines to any rider caught without lights on their...

Bonfire Night Statue and Round Up

A giant 25ft effigy is being created for Bonfire Night in a bid to raise money for charity.The wooden Guy Fawkes is being made...

Blog standard

I recommend this story from The Times. It'll have you, er, rolling with laughter. Cherwell 24 is not responsible for the content of external links....

Book Review: Uglier Than a Monkey’s Armpit — Untranslatable insults, put-downs and curses from a

by Benjamin LeongUglier Than a Monkey’s Armpit falls unashamedly into the category of Books To Be Read On The Toilet, to fit behind the...

Oxford dons challenge CO2 limits

Oxford scientists have challenged the value of studies that try to calculate the effects of increased levels of carbon dioxide on the climate. ...

Tool-use for dummies

Tool-use in animals is often equated with intelligence. But Maja Choma wonders that if even pigeons can learn to use them, what does it...

Music Review: Vertigo

by Alexandra Paynter The first Vertigo this term had been dogged by misfortune; acts had backed out and new bands had to be found and...

Women’s Media: What is it? Do we need it?

A ‘women’s magazine’ for students in Oxford is currently being developed, but the project has been met with mixed reactions. Is there a need...

Park End to be Refurbished

One of the largest nightclubs in Oxford, Park End, is about the undergo a redesign.Over the next month, Park End will be transformed into...

Film Review: Interview

by Hayley MirekWe live in a culture obsessed with celebrity. The sheer number of gossip magazines demonstrates this, but it is somewhat disturbing to...

Monthly Archives: October, 2007

Try searching for your interests: