Opinion

No, I won’t buy a scholar’s gown

On the day I arrived in Oxford, my college mother gave me one piece of advice: “Oh, don’t worry, Prelims don’t matter at all”. Of course, on paper, she...

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Why the US midterms matter

How could the outcome of the US midterm elections ever affect an Oxford student?...

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Debate chamber: Are Oxford’s political party societies fit for purpose?

Oxford’s political party societies have a dual reputation. On one side of the coin, many boast long-standing histories and influential alumni, from Clement Attlee to David Cameron. Flip to the tail end, and you find a termly reality of boisterous drinking socials and inconclusive debates that are, in the words of Cherwell’s Stanley Smith, “more fixated with personality than party”. But does this reputation really disrupt the confines of what these political party societies are made for?

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Unity is the antidote

At a recent march in Oxford against the far right, one speaker’s words really...

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Fay Lomas implores us not to underestimate what modern literature has to offer

The week that was: Phil Woolas scandal

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What the mid-terms really mean

Why the political climate isn't as good for the Republicans as many seem to believe.

Women still the second sex

Alice Thomas, History finalist at Wadham, explains why the coalition needs to think big in Gender Equality week.

Tom Bradby: the next Nick Robinson

The 'anti-activist' talks to James Weston about living dangerously and the guilt of generation Clegg

The week that was: Anti-Browne Protests

What happened? Thursday. The High Street. Quietly bustling with tourists. Brasenose and Univites work solidly beneath the towering spires of All Soul's. Suddenly (it was...

5 Minute Tute: The Brazilian election

Professor Timothy Power, Director of the Oxford University Latin American Centre, explains the mechanics behind the Brazilian presidential election.

Protestors? Pah

Tea, history and football are three things that Britain is world-renowned for. As I sat doing some history in Brasenose Library last Thursday, it...

Obama can’t breathe easy

'As an independent, it's obvious this is a pivotal election' says Alyssa Grossbard

Where the hell is our student union?

Jason Keen argues that it's time for the OUSU sabbatical officers to get off the bench and into the game

Latin should be available to all

Chris Pelling, Regius Professor of Greek, explains how he taught a group of disadvantaged pupils the language of Cicero

Niall Ferguson: The history boy

The Harvard history don talks to Robin McGhee about education, the next Starkey and World War One

The week that was: attacks on students

What happened? Three Oxford students were mugged last week in what appear to be arbitrary and unrelated attacks. While there were two stabbings in...

5 minute tute: Supercomputers

Mike Payne, Professor of Computational Physics at the University of Cambridge, explains the science behind the latest uber-powerful computer processors.