Thursday 23rd April 2026

Lifestyle

Where is the best vegetarian lunch in Oxford? 

For those of us still hung up about the loss of Leon, the answer to the question of where to find a quick, high-quality vegetarian lunch may not be an obvious one. This week, I set out to find out. 

On being an introvert

I could not understand how so many people seemed to be having the time of their lives with people they barely knew

An amateur’s guide to being chronically ill at university

In a job interview, I could describe myself as "resilient”, “adept at multitasking”, and...

Flânerie for Two: On the Lost Art of Doing Nothing Together

“Order of operations, vacuum first or last when cleaning your apartment?” The question comes...

Festivals: Do and Don’t

Matt Jones gives festival-goers his top tips from a summer of outings

Hello Stephen: Introducing leggy blonde, Steve Merchant, 36.

Award winning co-creator of The Office and Extras, Stephen Merchant is embarking on his first everstand-up comedy tour. I got in touch to discuss returning to the stage, service station cuisine, and playdates with Johnny Depp.

A Fresher’s Guide to Packing

Grace Goddard provides some handy tips on the Oxford eight-week packing saga for the incoming fresher

Fresher = Survivor

For the fresher who can't cook, one restaurant at a time

Social enterprise group to renovate empty Turl Street venue

The Oxford Hub has begun a project to convert 16-17 Turl Street, a building which has been left unused for two years, into a bar and restaurant; the profits of which will feed back into social enterprise projects in the local community

The Secret Diary of a Call Centre Worker

Cherwell Lifestyle puts its reputation on the phone line, finding a murky world of voyeurism, exploitation and sex

Word policing

Jack Andrews asks Oxford how riled up linguistic effrontery really gets us

Cherwell’s Fresher A – Z

A is for Arrival. You are not good enough. You never were good enough, you never will be good enough and it’s all a terrible joke. Ah well, Cherwell’s here to help. Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin.

Get smart!

After years in the mobile wilderness, Matthew Jones finally gives in to touch-screen temptation

Google Minus

Is Google’s latest attempt to crack the online networking sphere top news or social suicide?

Ibiza or bust (2)

Do you need pills to party? Over a week in and the White Isle is starting to look a little grubby

Ginvestigative journalism

Can you tell your Bombay Sapphire from your Gordon's? India Lenon braves the Feathers Hotel's 'Gin Experience'

The Working World

'All interns are equal', said Nick, 'but some interns are more equal than others'.

A culture of chaos

Grace Goddard throws herself into Nepalese life, and tries to remain intact.

The Cherwell Guide to Lingo

For the individual abroad, when all sign language has failed them.

Ibiza or bust (1)

Can you get paid to party? Cherwell's jobseeker heads to the White Isle to find out.

Fishing for compliments?

Claire Castles tries out a new beauty treatment that's a bit more natural than the rest.

Have you met TED?

Michael Brodsky explains the mysterious goings on that have preceded the launch of Oxford's new student conference society, TEDxOxford.

Wilderness and Truck Festival Fever

Francesca Wade talks to the organisers of two Oxfordshire music festivals about the problems and hopes involved in their summer extravaganzas

Review: Burlesque Night at Cafe Coco

Karl Dando strips away the mystique surrounding Cafe Coco's recent burlesque night.

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