Opinion

This is how we combat the crusade against universities

Elite college students can’t read. The university wage premium has significantly declined. The young are unable to fulfil the requirements of an intensive academic degree, and even if they...

Opinion Morien Robertson -

From pensioners to students, all should fear the Palestine Action ban

I do not support Palestine Action. No one can after midnight on Saturday the...

Opinion Ebrahim Osman-Mowafy -

Trashing rules save face, not students

Trashing is banned. But what does the banning achieve except pushing students further from...

Opinion Chloe Smith -

The Language Faculty is promoting intelligence, not artifice

Isaac Asimov’s fantastic short story ‘The Last Question’ has always struck me as vaguely...

Opinion Lloyd Doré-Green -

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Excuse my French!

Considering the prospect of finals, Alec Fullerton laments changes to the French language and responds in kind

A response to Max Leak’s Israel ‘experiment’

OxStu were recently tricked into publishing a piece of apartheid apologism with 'Israel' substituted for 'South Africa'. Bz Gilinsky argues that this proves nothing

Junior doctors hunt for the truth

Philip Pope takes stock of the ongoing fiasco surrounding junior doctor contracts. Is the imposition of a contract warranted?

How similar is pro-Israel discourse to apartheid apologism?

I swapped 'South Africa' for 'Israel' in a 1980s pro-Apartheid screed. The OxStu printed it

Misogyny at Burns Night must stop

Ellen Peirson-Hagger argues that we must not ignore the degrading chauvinism that saturates sexist Oxford traditions

The OxStew: prayers for Dawkins answered

The Church realises its mistake, Richard Dawkins will receive a reprieve from God's justice

Unheard Oxford: Jimbob’s

Another view on the dreaming spires. Jim and Bob, the owners of the popular baguette shop, Jimbob’s, offers a special deal to Cherwell readers!

Recent OULC controversy betrays a wider issue

Ellie Bourne, Labour supporter and member of the Oxford Jewish Society, argues that Anti-Semitism has creeped into pro-Palestine movements on campuses and beyond

Lessons from history: abolition of Russian serfdom (1861)

Ebere Nweze recounts one of the most important events of modern Russian history. The emancipation of the serfs led to greater enfranchisement of the Russian people, and arguably postponed revolutionary unrest.

Trump and Berlusconi: is this the new politics?

Antonio Gottardello examines the worrying rise of controversial businessman politicians on both sides of the Atlantic.

Containing an epidemic: what is the Zika virus?

Tilly Nevin brings you up to speed with the latest public health scare, the Zika virus. What is it, and how best can we counter its effects?

The ‘Newmenous’: what Dawkins and science are missing out on

Joshua Caminiti responds to an article by Harry Macpherson on the contemporary relevance of religion

Scalia’s death: a galvanising cause

Daniel Kodsi takes stock of where the presidential race is in light of the unexpected death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

Unheard Oxford: Andrei, Trinity rower and assistant steward

Another view on the dreaming spires. Alec Fullerton speaks with fellow rower, Andrei, a Romanian member of staff at Trinity.

Hong Kong: fanning the flames of localism

Hong Kong's New Year riots were flavoured by racism and fear. Ryan Tang looks at the causes of such friction.

I wouldn’t say my atheist life is monochrome

If Christianity were false, would y ou be sad? I really don't think I would be that upset. Tom Barringer gives an account of his view of the purposeful life.