Xin Fan
Union drops Nick Griffin invitation
BNP leader's invitation to speak at gay parenting debate is rescinded by the Oxford Union. Union officials claim the invitation was made without permission.
Review: The Snowman and The Snowdog
Xin Fan questions whether this update on a childhood classic can truly cut it against the original
D’Urso wins Union presidency
Joseph D’Urso has become President-elect of the Oxford Union after winning a close race against opponent Rajiv Dattani in Friday’s election.
Petition launched against ‘academic racism’ at Oxbridge
Russell Group university researchers call on Oxford and Cambridge to stop excluding black academics
Tom Rutland elected OUSU President
Rutland trumps Westbury with 2179 votes to 1232
Report Extra: Mental Arithmetic
Arthur Benjamin, maths professor at Harvey Mudd College in California and self-styled 'mathemagician', came to TEDx Oxford to show his incredible gift of being able to do hard sums in his head. Our reporter gave him a few numbers to square, and asked which the day of the week it was on our editors' birthdays.
Report: TEDx Oxford 2012
Xin Fan goes to TEDx Oxford, the student-run Oxford version of the world-renowned conference format, speaking to leading thinkers and innovators, including pianist James Rhodes and charity icon Camila Batmanghelidjh.
Mark Thompson delivers Oxford lectures
Ex-BBC director-general Mark Thompson has been giving lectures at St Peter's College in his role as Visiting Professor in Rhetoric and the Art of Public Persuasion.
Report: US Elections 2012
Cherwell reports from five colleges as Oxford students watch the American presidential election unfold on Tuesday 6 November and the morning of Wednesday 7 November, in a race widely thought by commentators to be 'too close to call'.
Housing campaign gathers pace
Letting agencies are put under pressure to withhold
properties until after Christmas
Report: Oxfam turns 70
Oxfam, which started in Oxford during the Second World War, celebrated its 70th birthday at the Oxford Playhouse on 14th October 2012. Xin Fan meets some of the charity's famous supporters, including journalist and satirist Ian Hislop.
Exeter passes motion to remove porn filter
JCR motion, which claims 'there is nothing wrong with pornography', pressures college to make porn sites accessible
Oxford rejects ‘speed-dating’ interview system
It is 'unlikely' that the 'multiple mini interview' system will be introduced to Oxford despite the format being recently set up for various medical courses at other institutions.
Oxford rejects proposal for university report cards
The University dispels the idea that traditional degree classifications may be replaced by the 'Higher Education Achievement Report'