Monday 30th June 2025

Opinion

Racism tarnished my European year abroad experience

For linguists and lawyers heading across the Channel in third year, an idyllic continental adventure is not the whole picture

It’s okay to hate tourism in Oxford

Tourists are as much a feature of life as a student at this University...

Academic imperialism and the war on Oxford

For centuries Oxford has balanced town and gown, but increasing college acquisitions are jeopardising the city's very essence

The fate of Oxbridge Launchpad shows only the University can improve access

The most rewarding thing I did in my first year at university was to...

How the NUS ‘No Platform’ Policy became press censorship

Will this be the week that the Leeds Student Union lost its marbles?

Not a union man, through and through

Ben Deaner encourages students not to bother voting in the upcoming Union elections

Forget Socialising, Oxford’s one big network

Alexandra Sutton laments students' relentless networking

Interview: Michael Crick

Michael Crick, Channel 4's Political Correspondent, talks hackery with Tom Beardsworth

Why secession in Mali matters

Luke Samuel explains why we should we worried about the deteriorating security situation in the Sahara

An idea whose time has come

Daniel Tomlinson explains why the University needs to start paying a living wage to its staff

The Addiction to Prohibition

Annie Machon, MI5 whistleblower, talks to Chloe Cornish about the drugs war

‘No ifs, no buts, shut up about the cuts!’

Godrick Johnson picks apart the 'F**k Fees' protesters

Sides of the Scandal: Berlusconi

Comment sizes up Silvio

Obama’s Election Victory: do we care?

Izzy Westbury and Sarika Sharma debate the significance of an Obama second term

OUSU is doomed to dullness

Tom Beardsworth explains why only a measly proportion of Oxford students will vote in this year's OUSU elections

5 Minute Tute: Russia

Luke Harding, Guardian Foreign Correspondent and author of 'Mafia State', tutors Cherwell on Russia

Oxford Personalities of the Week

Cherwell brings you the multiple personalities who have made this week

America isn’t finished yet

Zachary Tate looks at the implications of an Obama second term

Cherwell’s Election Night Guide

The US Presidential election: what to watch and when to watch it

Interview: Robin Hanbury-Tenison

Britain's greatest living explorer talks to Patrick Kennedy about a lifetime’s travel

‘Being offensive is not an offence’

Huw Fullerton argues that speech, however sinister, should not be criminalised

Demo2012: Protest for the sake of protest?

Sean Ford asks if there is a better way for the student movement to resist the government

Vince Cable talks to Cherwell

Sarika Sharma talks to the Business Secretary about the Lib Dems and fixing the economy

‘In Time We Hate That Which We Fear’

Izzy Westbury explores the phenomenon of hatred in modern politics

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