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Why you should be political
Many of us have been told that the only political thing we must always do, and the most important thing we can do, is to vote. Whenever we are...
Far-right populism spreads to Portugal
The Portuguese elections in March delivered not only a resounding rejection of the corruption-riddled...
Not all made equal: Why your college really matters
Students need a more ambitious package of measures that would lead the central university to force colleges to help each other out where necessary. Until then, as the gap between endowments grows, the ‘Oxbridge experience’ will mean increasingly different things for different students. The college system should be a strength of Oxbridge, not its weakness.
Why the SU failed (and how we’ll fix it)
"Now, just over a year after my election, the SU has announced its Transformation Plan, which has two simple aims: to resolve the systemic issues and unleash the SU’s potential."
Oppenheimer premieres in Japan: What took so long?
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer had its very first screenings in Japanese cinemas on the 29th...
Interview: Martin Bell
The man in the white suit on WMDs, sleaze and reporting in a war zone.
Zimbabwe: country without hope?
Nejra Cehic wonders whether there is a democratic future for Zimbabwe.
Dirty Bertie?
Bertie Ahern was the ultimate Irish poltician.
Power to the people
Centralised politics is stifling democracy
Thumbs down for Hands Up
Darfur charities deserve your money. A fashion show just isn’t the way to do it.
COMMENT: Teetotalism Over Temperance
The Comment Team explores drunkenness
‘We didn’t betray Prince Harry. Honest…’
In their edition of February 20, the German women’s magazine Frau im Spiegel speculated that Prince Harry might be in Iraq on service without...
Great Novels: Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
Disgrace is a novel rich in symbolism and undertones which address its postcolonial message. The novel focuses on the political conflict rife in post-Apartheid...
Exhibition review: Little Black Dress, at the Brighton and Hove Museum and Gallery
That iconic garment, the Little Black Dress, or 'LBD', was born in the 1920s when Coco Chanel took dreary, black, mourning dress and created...
OUSU doesn’t need a fresh start: it needs to regain students’ support
Last term wasn’t the best for OUSU: disaffiliations, an (arguably) botched referendum campaign and a general feeling of dissatisfaction in many quarters of the...
Side Lines – Cricket
Cricket is often derided as a boring sport – Cherwell thinks that those who think so simply don’t get it, but will lay off...
Another term of Cornmarket chaos
The work on Cornmarket which began in 2001 is set to continue long into the New Year. There will, however, be respite for beleaguered...
The Freshers’ Guide to Oxford Sport
President explains the role of the Sports Federation For the last five years the Sports Federation has been the guiding force developing and improving...
Resignations Plague OUSU
Two Student Union (OUSU) executive officers have resigned and the position of at least a third is doubt this week as disagreements continue over...
