Opinion

If Westminster won’t offer reparations, Oxford should

A diasporic fight that surged with UN-approved ambitions saw optimism dwindle early this month. Jamaican government officials have elevated their call for reparations with a petition to Buckingham Palace....

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Oxford’s new Reform UK society puts students like me at risk

I was too mentally exhausted to write this article, but I grew up watching my mother respond to every verbal harassment we faced on the street. When I once told her she could ignore it, she told me that they are relying on stereotypes surrounding Muslim women: they rely on us to be what they want us to be, silent and meek. It is our silence that emboldens them.

Opinion Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

The hypocrisy of Oxford academics invoking ‘academic freedom’ for Nathan Cofnas

Now, it cannot be clearer: ‘Academic freedom’ is only ever collectively invoked for those like Nathan Cofnas.

Opinion Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

The hypocrisy of aestheticised wilderness

We seem to have been locked in an eternal attempt at domination over nature for millennia. My recent trip to Thailand shifted this into clear focus: perhaps the attempt was never really about humans over nature.

Opinion Ava Doherty -

Scholars’ gowns should inspire, not intimidate

We shouldn't feel snubbed, nor that we don't deserve our places at Oxford

No-fault divorce is a human right

The recent unsuccessful legal battle fought by Tini Owens for a divorce highlights the unfair and sexist nature of UK divorce law

How to get into Oxbridge 101

Oxbridge summer camps claiming to know the secret to admissions benefit nobody but the companies themselves

May’s Brexit fudge won’t satisfy the EU or Brexiters

With time running out, an extreme Brexit is almost inevitable

Debate: Should there be less sugar in our Coco Pops?

Kellogg's new 'healthy' Coco Pops are tearing LMH apart

Tchaikovsky at the World Cup: Hidden Politics

Tchaikovsky in the opening credits of the World Cup - a subtle platform for LGBTQ+ rights in a hostile environment

London Pride: Commercialised

This year London Pride coincided with the day England beat Sweden in the quarter finals of the World Cup. The pubs of Soho filled...

The UK’s education system is unfit for purpose

Myopic obsession with academic attainment harms student welfare and reduces the education system to a game

Britain is too desperate for affection

If Britain wants to be treated with respect, it needs to stop whining about a 'special relationship'

Why I won’t be protesting Trump

A decade of unknown change is worth protesting more than a two day visit

Circus life is no life for animals

In a week where Oxford hosts a circus, should be asking what place do animals still have in these performances?

A letter to Louise Richardson from the Oxford Climate Justice Campaign

The campaign's 170th letter to the vice chancellor, ahead of their divestment rally tomorrow

Remembering Paul McClean

As a fund is set up to commemorate the death of ex-Cherwell Deputy Editor Paul McClean, Louis Morris remembers his friend's contribution to journalism

After the Smoke Had Cleared

Exactly one year since the Grenfell Tower fire killed 72, there are still residents without a home, and over 50 public housing buildings covered in materials known to fail fire safety tests. What has happened?

Russia’s intolerance cannot be ignored

By forgetting Chechnya’s ‘gay purge’, we risk being complicit with Putin’s oppressive agenda

Brexit means that an academic exodus is unavoidable

Oxford associate professor and former Lib Dem council candidate fears Brexit will undermine Britain’s research status

Sathnam Sanghera: “We’ve got to go through this painful process”

The Times columnist, a vocal critic of Oxbridge's admissions data, says that access is about attitude, not money

Oxford’s Bronze Award for Racial Diversity is an undeserved accolade

"As students we should try and get involved at the earliest possible stage to facilitate real opportunity for talented students"

Casual racism is endemic in Oxford

The lazy, demeaning discourse of male Oxford students who fetishise mixed-race women is unacceptable, writes Millie Chu. We must start treating it as such.

New colleges would improve Oxford’s access problem

They would demonstrate that this University is open to change

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