Friday 12th September 2025

Opinion

Stop sneering at the staycation

If so much is available within the UK, what justification is there for an Oxford student to travel across the world?

The Encaenia is PR without the public (or anyone else)

Wholesale reform is the last thing Encaenia needs. If only people knew what it is, it would be a well-suited PR exercise for a modern Oxford.

This is how we combat the crusade against universities

It’s easy to think of an arts degree as a fruitless pleasure. But education and academic study are intrinsically valuable.

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

If you think this is a win for one side over the other in relation to Israel’s war on Gaza, be careful what you wish for.

The disturbing side of quizzing by Somerville’s Captain

Michael Davies from University Challenge writes about the more perverse aspects of quizzing

Gail Trimble reminisces on her University Challenge fame

Five years on, Patrick Beardmore catches up with the Trinity Fellow and Tutor

Control of online content does not mean censorship

Penelope Cartwright argues that greater control over the material posted on sites like Facebook is necessary

Atheist Churches: A Response to a Response

Harry Kind and Peter Blenkharn respond to Josh Peppiatt's dismissal of the Atheist Church movement.

Provision for disabled students is woefully inconsistent

Aine Jackson gives her account of the difficulties faced as a hard hearing student at Oxford

Images of Oxford past and present

Oxford has released pictures of the university and its students through the years

Computer runs Wolfson bar

Student at Wolfson develops software to manage the college bar

Corpus offer benefits to encourage committee applications

JCR committee members are granted free formal hall in an attempt to increase numbers applying for committee positions

Police attempt to spy on Cambridge students

Police try to infiltrate Cambridge political societies.

Oxford admissions boss shuns "thick and rich"

Oxford Head of Admissions says that the university only wants “the bright ones”

Bizarre motions at Pembroke JCR

Pembroke motions introducing FIFA penalty rules to its football team and to give funds to a tanning society

Just a joke? Louis Trup is battering OUSU machine politics

It may all be mad, but the effectiveness of Trup's online campaign shows how old-style OUSU campaigning has fallen behind

OUSU Elections: Live Blog!

Cherwell brings you its coverage of the 2013 OUSU elections from the heart of Oxford's political circus

Exploitative Unpaid Internships Must End

Helen Walker believes that unpaid internships are exploiting those unable to work for free

OUSU Elections: Campaigns so far

The day before polls open, Cherwell's election analyst considers where each of the slates currently stand

Why I’m voting for Jane4Change

Editor Nick Hilton discusses his reasons for voting for Jane Cahill and her slate in the 2013 OUSU elections

Why we should learn to love Oxford’s architectural failures

Tom Carter defends the less beautiful buildings of Oxford's colleges.

On Remembrance Day we forget those most affected by war

George Gillett believes that acts of remembrance should not be used to justify current military policy

Does OUSU Need ‘Reclaiming’?

Alexander Trafford and Robert Walmsley debate whether OUSU is doing enough for its students.

Can an Atheist Church Ever Work?

Joshua Peppiatt responds to Leo Mercer, arguing that Atheist churches cannot provide the same benefits as a Christian church.

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