Lifestyle

The case for doing nothing (on holiday)

My best memories of gallivanting around Europe were of parks. They were found in the tranquility of self-reflection as I enjoyed the serenity of nature, clutching my too-expensive coffee and watching the ducks swim about in the river as the cold winter wind whipped the fallen leaves off the ground beside me.

Lifestyle Trevor Lee -

Why you shouldn’t finish your reading list

On being accepted into Oxford, everyone warned me about the reading lists. “You’ll be reading eight hours a day,” they said. At the time, it sounded almost romantic.

Lifestyle Anisha Mohammed -

Kilts, Ceilidhs and Calling: Inside the World of Oxford Reeling

It's Thursday night in New College's Long Room, and several dozen students are desperately trying to master The Plough Speed, which, for the uninitiated, is a mind boggling routine of side-steps, spins and shuffles.

Lifestyle Nancy Robson -

Moving cities, keeping home

l've moved cities enough times to know that leaving is never just about packing boxes. After spending eighteen years in London, I found myself applying to a number of different cities, including Oxford, for university.

Lifestyle Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

Interview: Kris Hallenga

Erin Goldfinch talks to CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga about cancer detection

Creaming Spires: 1st Week Hilary

Ava finds a new way to save the pennies...

Review: The Fishes

Alex Bleasdale heads out of town for some New Year gluttony

Free booze (almost)

Andy Hamilton helps ease your overdraft

Review: Thirsty Meeples Board Game CafÃ©

Meeple: A character or object representing the player in a board game

Review: Red Star

Alex Bleasdale espouses the virtues of a firm Cowley favourite.

Review: Pierre Victoire

Good company, better wine and great food, says Alex Bleasdale

Creaming Spires: 0th Week Hilary

Oxford's most sex-perienced student brings us news of her latest sex-capade

Interview: Justine Roberts

India Miller talks to Justine Roberts about social media and its impact on politics

A resolution on resolutions

Amelia Anderson commiserates on resolutions we've probably already broken.

Letter from… Les Banlieues

Roseanne Chantiluke gets to grips with schoolkids in the Parisian estates

"Disproportionate coverage"?

How does the press treat drinking societies? C+ investigates

Creaming Spires: Michaelmas 0th Week

Ava Gina goes al fresco.

MT13: a fresher reflects

As the new year begins, fresher Sara Semic reflects on her first term in Oxford

Oxford’s 2013: the year in videos

This year has seen protests, firings, victories and defeats - Cherwell looks back over the biggest events of 2013

Review: Great British Bake Off Christmas Special

Eliza Plowden finds this baking master-class a festive treat

Oxford does Christmas: five of the best

With Christmas upon us, Cherwell brings you the University’s top festive offerings

Tinder: The busy student’s dating solution?

Shallow or effective? After a term's use of the new dating app, Eleanor Bley Griffiths gives us her verdict.

Varsity Review

An Oxbridge 'Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents'? One Varsity-goer reports from snow-capped Tignes

The other side of interviews

Liz English discusses meeting potential students, running semi-naked through college, and being mistaken for a tutor

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