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Art as protest on university campuses

CW: rape. This week, Cornell University has made headlines as prosecutors reopened an investigation into the alleged rape of a student at the Ivy League in 2024. The case is...

The legacy of the caricature

That the ‘In Memoriam’ section of the 2026 Academy Awards is going to be a serious tear-jerker was solidified by the passing of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry over two consecutive days.

Room on the pitch: Football fans and feminine fashion

With the FIFA World Cup 2026 having just begun, I’m reminded of a question a friend once asked the group chat: “If I buy a Lionesses shirt, do you guys think I’ll be called a pick-me?”

Colour and codification: Eleanor Medhurst on queer fashion

"There’s a lot of symbolism within queer fashion: ways to speak with our appearance when it hasn’t always been safe or possible to share our identities out loud."

In search of Irish Revolutionaries

Eric Sheng discusses former Oxford don Roy Fisher’s recent work on Revolutionary Ireland

Science is not just for boys

What are the origins of the gender gap in Stem subjects at Oxford?

WATCH: Malala Yousafzai wins charity slap bet

The Nobel Peace Prize winner claimed her slap was "like a rose petal touching [the Charities Rep's] face"

Wadham trials smoking restriction in Trinity

Wadham joins St Hugh's, St Edmund's Hall, and other colleges in limiting or banning smoking on campus

Don’t Look Back in Anger

The 90s was undoubtedly the greatest film decade, writes Josh Travers

Inequality at universities is a symptom, not a cause

Social injustice occurs before students even apply

The Taste of Success

Julia Alsop speaks to MasterChef finalist and Oxford PhD student, Nawamin Pinpathomrat

The Making of Pray it Doesn’t Rain

Nabeela Zaman addresses the surge of homelessness in Oxford in her documentary Pray it Doesn't Rain.

Life without Uncle Ben

Rediscovering the fun of cooking from scratch is one of the best things about being away from Oxford

Do anti-fur protesters really have an effect?

Will fashion ever wise up to anti-fur sentiments?

Skinny jeans are so last year

Video may have killed the radio star, but wide-leg killed the skinny jean.

Givenchy: Luxury in each detail

Does the classicism of Givenchy have universal appeal?

Men’s fashion or mother’s fashion?

Should a mother's love or a father's respect extend to the wardrobe?

Oxford scientists receive £1m for heart defect research

Scientists awarded nearly £1m to determine the causes of congenital heart disease

The film at the centre of India’s free speech debate

The future of Bollywood rests on the response to controversial film Padmaavat

Cabinets of Curiosities

Cherwell Fashion takes to a unique venue to explore vintage fashion in practice.

The Lady Downstairs

Does the bush exist with only God to judge it?

Booze Cruise: Balliol Combine Harvester

Balliol's 'Combine Harvester' is as lethal as it sounds

London Proud

Burberry CEO Christopher Bailey’s contribution - to fashion, music, charity, and the LQBTQ+ community- is priceless.

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