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Measuring out life with coffee spoons: Inside the Oxford death café

“Jaffa cake?” These are the first words I hear upon stepping into Oxford’s Death Café. We’re in the Old Fire Station on George Street, a venue for all kinds...

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An archaeological future: Distorted legacies

The ache to remember and be remembered is one of the most important things that makes humankind human, and this hasn’t changed across the sweeping expanse of time.

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A mini-guide to the Italian restaurants of Oxford

The Cherwell Lifestyle team decided to combine our forces and put together a mini-guide to the Italian restaurants to suit all of your needs.

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Actually, Trinifree is a state of mind

Experiencing Trinifree with a proper “Trinittude” (Trinifree-attitude) means the chance to do things I would have considered unfathomable during the past two terms, like take a nap in the afternoon or resolve to never pull an all-nighter in order to finish an essay.

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Underconsumption-core: Are students the perfect subculture to reclaim underconsumption?

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What I wish I’d known before my year abroad

For many students the year abroad had either been one huge disappointment or a life-changing rite of passage.

Reflections on the life of a mature student

I think we find ourselves in a particular state of searching after finishing secondary school. Even if we have an idea of what we...

The college tortoise that has taken over my life

I celebrated May Day in a pretty unorthodox way: I adopted a tortoise. Or more accurately, I took her over – with a group...

Here’s the problem with dating a man far more privileged than you

There is already a power imbalance in heterosexual relationships. The society and institutions in which our relationships with men are built favour men, their...

The definitive Oxford smoothie review

With summer comes smoothie weather, and Oxford offers a plethora of fruity delights. Coming from a place where a small smoothie is twice the...

Inside the Oxford wine world: The Bacchus termly dinner

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Your insight into interrailing this summer

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Greeting the Imposter

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An ode to the spring onion

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World Cocktail Day at the Ashmolean Museum

As News editors, when we received an invite to the Ashmolean Museum’s celebration of World Cocktail Day – 13 May, for those who didn’t...

Why don’t we go clubbing any more?

“ At the heart of this debate is a stark generational shift.”

Siblings: there’s a fine line between love and hate

After watching a Tiktok that said we have already spent the majority of the time we get to ever have with our siblings by...

The great outdoors: Oxford’s best green spaces

As the sun emerges from its miserable winter enclave, so do students from their rooms, shedding the weighted blankets and hot water bottles of...

Byte-sized buzz: The craze for short-form media

It feels essential to state that ‘short-form’ media, in its clips and images, is inevitably never a short-term experience. We’ve all opened our phones...

Sushi Bowl: A sensational start

There is a new sushi restaurant in town! More than just another Wasabi and Itsu, Sushi Bowl in the Covered Market is a well-located...

The ten best iced lattes in Oxford

Summer has arrived! Well, not quite, but as the weather picks up, more and more of us will be needing icy cold beverages for...

Navigating being a baby adult

After complaining that the Easter hunt had gotten too hard this year, my parents were quick to decide that it had in fact been...

‘Women in STEM’ – empowerment or disempowerment?

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘woman in STEM’; the term is now so well-known that it has left its textbook definition behind and become...

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Lifestyle

Measuring out life with coffee spoons: Inside the Oxford death café

An archaeological future: Distorted legacies

A mini-guide to the Italian restaurants of Oxford

Actually, Trinifree is a state of mind

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