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Both rags and riches: Social media is heightening Oxford’s class disparities

According to the University of Oxford’s admissions data, in 2024, 14.5% of students admitted were from the most socio-economically deprived areas in the UK. Many students at the University...

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We need to talk about Oxford’s gossip problem

Gossiping is an innately human pastime, existing long before our generation, and a beloved...

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When I met Peter Mandelson

In October 2024, during the Oxford Chancellor election, one of my responsibilities as Deputy Editor of Profiles at Cherwell was to interview Peter (then Lord) Mandelson, who was among the five frontrunners contesting the election.

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There really is no smoke without fire

Preoccupation with one’s appearance is to be expected when starting at University. New wardrobes...

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Poppies mark the season of patriotic sensationalism

Abusing those who choose not to wear a poppy risks turning a symbol of respect into an excuse for division, writes Matt Roller

Brexit’s humble beginnings in the Queen’s Lane Coffee House

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The Lola Olufemi ‘scandal’ is dishonest and damaging to BME progress

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Oxford’s southern obsession

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Caring about O’Mara’s past is not pedantic – it’s our duty

The O’Mara case is a good example of the role the news media can play, writes Benedict George

Balls are the clearest indication of Oxford’s elitism problem

Lavish balls give the impression that Oxford is inclusive in name only, argues Catherine Cibulskis

The new Westgate Centre is a failure for social housing

To not acknowledge our responsibility to this city is to become complicit in the social cleansing of Oxford, writes Simon Neumaier

The collegiate system is in need of change

The vice chancellor's proposals to increase Oxford centralisation are both innocuous and sensible, writes Daniel Kodsi

Questions alone don’t tell the story of an Oxford interview

In the wake of Oxford publishing an insight into its interviews, Roddy Jackson warns that the process will not be demystified by headline-grabbing questions

Exeter would be right to ban smoking, and other colleges should follow

Everyone has the right to clean and fresh air in their home, writes Emily Patterson

The freshers’ ‘slave auction’ wasn’t just ill-judged banter. It goes deeper

Saying "they can't take a joke" suggests that slavery can be a joke

Forget sensationalism, Lammy should focus on social inequality

When it comes to shameful admissions statistics and Lammy's baseless claims, the blame does not just fall on Oxford, writes Arya Tandon

David Lammy: “You cannot describe Oxford as an inclusive environment”

Labour MP David Lammy tells Will Dry why he’s taking on Oxford’s “exclusive” application process, and how students should help

Is there a way out of this crisis for the Catalan people?

Don't believe the half-truths and empty rhetoric on both sides, warns Jorge López Llorente

Smokers need freedom, not permission

Smokers are more considerate to others than often thought, and want nothing more than to be left alone, according to Ethan Croft

The college system defines the Oxford experience – it must remain in place

Maxim Parr-Reid argues that a college was his first and only way to make sense of Oxford

Louise Richardson: “Do I think Oxford will be number one in 50 years’ time? No.”

Interview: Oxford vice chancellor Louise Richardson tells Will Dry that she won’t let tussles with media silence her on free speech

Prohibition kills. Why no progress on drugs policy?

Drugs policy is failing society’s most vulnerable, writes Joshua Harvey

The Harvey Weinstein scandal has shone the spotlight on Hollywood’s institutional sexism

The disgraced film producer should mark a turning point in the film industry, writes Shivani Ananth

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Opinion

Both rags and riches: Social media is heightening Oxford’s class disparities

We need to talk about Oxford’s gossip problem

When I met Peter Mandelson

There really is no smoke without fire

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