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How my year abroad in France healed my relationship with food

We’re sitting at a makeshift dining table at the foothills of the Pyrenees, the mystic beauty of the mountains enveloping our little group.
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A beginner’s guide to being an amateur

When I was seven, my grandma decided I was going to be a pianist. For the next twelve years, I sat through weekly piano lessons, despite a complete absence of enthusiasm for the instrument.
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What’s in a (mispronounced) name?

When you read the byline for this article, how did you pronounce my surname? Chances are, you worked through it phonetically, elongating the vowels as you went along.
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Journey to decentre of the earth: Wilful ignorance of men

When I went back to my high school last year to talk to prospective applicants, the number one thing I was asked was: “Are all your conversations, like, really smart?”
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It’s not all about the money

Vidhi Doshi tries to curb her excesses and survive on one pound a day for a week. But at what cost?

First year, second time around

Rebecca Loxton sees Freshers' Week through older and wiser eyes; postgrads have fun too you know

The hostess with the mostest

Adam Scott Taylor talks to Sayuki, the first Western geisha, about life on the inside of the flower and willow world

A stranger close to home

Claire Castles explores her native Ireland, camping her way down the east coast

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

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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.
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