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....

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.

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.

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.

Telling the truth about Nelson Mandela

Nick Mutch attempts to show the darker, more complicated and far more human side of Nelson Mandela.

Mandela’s legacy: how should students respond?

Billy Beswick argues students should not be satisfied with the social and political victories of the 20th century - we should use Mandela’s example as an inspiration to start addressing the injustices of our own times.

#copsoffcampus London protests: Live Blog

Cherwell brings you up-to-date coverage from today's #copsoffcampus protest which started at the University of London

Why this is a golden age of journalism

William Pimlott tackles the misconception that journalism is in a rut

Interview: Dr Timothy Hands

What causes Oxford’s access problem? Cherwell talks to Tim Hands, head of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference

Investigation: are schools failing Oxford applicants?

A Cherwell survey reveals how state school students are discouraged from applying to Oxbridge

Access: I was lucky to recieve the little help I did

Natalie Hallam describes applying to Oxford unsupported by her sixth form

Access: we’ll get there step by steady step

Rachel Pickering, OUSU’s VP for Access & Academic Affairs, considers what is being done by the University for access and outreach

The success of ‘fail’

After coming first in a 'Words of the Year' list, Rebecca Fairbank considers how relevant the word 'fail' is to Oxford students

OULC dismayed with Labour Students

Oxford University Labour Club to write an open letter to Labour Students expressing their dissatisfaction with the organisation

OUSU hosts free HIV testings

OUSU and the LGBTQ Campaign are holding free Sexual Health and HIV testing sessions this week as part of National HIV testing week

Interview: Eric Pickles

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government talks politics, privatisation and public services with Rowan Borchers

Homo Hop? Say What?

Thomas White laments the homophobia endemic in rap music.

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

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