Saturday 13th September 2025

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My journey with British identity

I was gently raised with the idea that Britain was fair and decent, a country that meant something good. This was likely shaped by growing up in Devon, somewhere...
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Performative perfection and the reality behind the Instagram post

It’s a beautiful Sunday morning, and I’m scrolling through Instagram. One of my resolutions...
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The girl who lived

Like Harry Potter under the stairs, I was ‘the one who lived’. A rainbow...
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The art of snacking in an ingredient household

There’s something quite liminal about being a student. One minute you’re running around a...
Lifestyle Hannah Cowley -
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Blind Date: Week 1

Greyhounds and other dogs leave a strong impression on both sides of Cherwell's first blind date of the year

Why it’s okay to hate freshers’ week (but it’s only okay to admit it one year later)

Nicola Dwornik explains her animosity towards this cherished university institution

A night at the clubs… Sunday: Lola Lo’s

Richard Birch awards Lola's two and half stars for their Freshers' night

An open letter to Phoebe Aldridge

Cat Bean sends her warm encouragements and reassures Phoebe, Oxford and Ambridge are not that different after all

Seville: A Young Traveller’s Dream

A city with a café that’s purpose built for reading and meeting people surely deserves to be more widely renowned in the backpacking scene

The Trouble with Trinidad

For Katherine Pye, the colour and energy of Trinidad, Cuba cannot erase its dark past. Part of the Cherwell Travel Supplement.

Keep off the Grass: Freshers’ week

Go to the Freshers fair No matter how rough the night before was, make sure you go to the Freshers’ Fair. The Freshers’ fair is...

Keep off the Grass: College life decrypted

In another preview of Oxford’s independent Fresher’s guide Keep off the Grass, Matthew Fuller plunges into the slightly incestuous depths of college life

Keep Off The Grass: From School to University

Miriam Nemmaoui discusses the jump from school to university life in our latest preview of this year's Keep Off The Grass

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A train journey to San Francisco takes Vivian Darkbloom much further than she expected

Keep off the Grass: Clubbing in Oxford

Oxford's independent fresher's guide takes you round the city's best clubs

Keep off the Grass: Let’s have a ball

Oxford's independent freshers' guide brings you a preview of one of our pieces on the lavish tradition of Oxford balls

Greater than Destitution

After working in the Calais Jungle, Chris Smart reflects on an experience of hope in the midst of a failure of human compassion

Keep Off The Grass: Guide to the Libraries

Oxford's independent freshers' guide brings you an alternative tour of its hallowed halls

Commemoration Balls

White tie balls are one of Oxbridge’s great anachronisms. Upon a cursory search as to what the dress code entails, I realised it was...

The Oxonian Dandy: Accessories

Dante O'Keefe rounds off the term's tips with a note on accessories

Against Using Bells to Tell the Time

William Brown expresses his frustration at Oxford's need to constantly remind you of the time

Recipe: Vegan Brownies

Jess Mundy shares a recipe for chocolatey heaven

Review: The Rickety Press

Mabel Whitchurch finds pizza in Jericho rivalling even Rome's own

The top 5 afternoon teas in Oxford

Discover the best places to eat the afternoon away...
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