Wednesday 1st April 2026

Opinion

I was wrong. Oxford needs a ‘reading’ week.

In passing, friends often bemoan how their partners at other universities get a week off, mid-term, to, in essence, prat around. The deified ‘reading week’. I have always held...

The Schwarzman Centre is a commercial venture, not a place of learning

Schwarzman's donation was meant to revitalise study of the humanities. But with cramped libraries and cramped faculties, it's closer to a death knell.

CalSoc misses the ‘Reel’ point

During my first week in Oxford, I stumbled upon a Scottish third year in...

‘Studentification’ is hollowing out Oxford

When redevelopment becomes synonymous with displacement, we must ask what kind of city is being constructed alongside the University.

Cherwell Cartoon: Trinity 2012 Week 5

The Eurozone crisis according to Max Mulvany

Cherwell Cartoon: Trinity 2012 Week 4

Max Mulvany draws on the local and London mayoral elections for inspiration

Cherwell Cartoon: Trinity 2012 Week 6

Our resident cartoonist's take on the Facebook flame wars that have engulfed Oxford's LGBTSoc

An odd kind of freedom

Andrew Irwin picks apart Ron Paul's populist brand of libertarianism.

Greece on the edge

Zachary Tate looks at the possibility of a Greek exit from the Eurozone

Dream of the machines

Tom Gardner argues that technology is going to change the relationship between power and the people

5 Minute Tute: The Mexican drug war

Tom Wainwright assesses the current state of Mexico's battle with the cartels

Against discrimination in representation

Georgia Mizen on why the position of LGBTQ rep should be open to all

Sides of the Story – The Queen’s Speech

This week, Cherwell takes a look at the Queen's opening of Parliament

Interview: His Excellency Abdullahi Al Azreg

Sebastian Leape talks to the ambassador of Sudan about life on the wrong side of the USA

5 Minute Tute: Politics and the Media

Steven Hewlett talks about the impact of the Levenson inquiry on British politics

Sides of the Story – Pornography

This week, Cherwell takes a look at the British debate on how to keep porn away from kids

Interview – Peter Mandelson

Peter Mandelson talks to Tom Beardsworth about everything but New Labour

The fundamental freedom

Will Granger argues that press freedom must never be taken for granted

The mystery at the heart of the financial crisis

Sebastian Leape argues that the shareholders of Britain's largest banks should make their voices heard

Miss-Represented in the media

Harmful gender stereotypes on screen don't have to be the norm

5 Minute Tute: Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

Kenneth Roth discusses the plight of women in Afghanistan

Cherwell Cartoon: Trinity 2012 Week 3

An artist's impression of the government's Olympic defence system, courtesy of Max Mulvany

Cherwell Cartoon: Trinity 2012 Week 2

Cherwell's resident cartoonist offers his unique take on the ongoing scandal surrounding Murdoch's media empire

How François Hollande can save the Eurozone

Hannah Timmis is impressed by the economics of the French presidential candidate

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