Life
Navigating being a baby adult
After complaining that the Easter hunt had gotten too hard this year, my parents were quick to decide that it had in fact been my last hunt as I...
‘Women in STEM’ – empowerment or disempowerment?
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘woman in STEM’; the term is now so well-known...
Outside OX1: Oxford’s other neighbourhoods
It is often said that Oxford consists of just three streets: the High Street,...
A guide to Gloucester Green
No city is complete without a fresh food market. Oxford’s is the area next...
In defence of living out
"All things considered, then, I’d still choose to live out. Maybe it isn’t perfect, but living out has been a staple of Oxford student life for decades, and it’s one of the only similarities it has to the typical student experience at any other university."
How to have a Hot Girl Hilary
Hilary is grey. It drizzles, it’s cold, and all the trees are bare. Caught between the post-Christmas blues and the happy warmth of Trinity,...
The patience of ordinary things
"A different perspective exposes something new in Oxford’s tangle of streets and colleges; from afar, students on bikes and tourist groups and traffic disputes stop feeling like a nuisance, revealing instead a quiet, understated sort of loveliness."
To all the pubs we’ve loved before
We are Réka and Suzy, two law finalists on a mission to find the best pubs in Oxford. We will begin our journey by reviewing our clear favourite...
A fresh(er’s) perspective on Michaelmas term
"My approach to Michaelmas term was that it was a trial run for the rest of my university experience."
The Patience of Ordinary Things
"How truly can we say that our past selves are gone, when there they are, right now - pressed between the pages of an old diary..."
0th Week: ‘Dough(nut) trust strangers!
Thursday evening. Eighth week. My head has finally stopped spinning after a tumultuous Park End (I think). A crinkled pastry bag is tucked under...
New Year’s Resolutions: Why are we so bad at keeping them?
New year, new start. It is a terrible cliché. But the fact is, as another year ticks by, it’s a good opportunity to close...
‘Home is where the heart is.’
"It can feel like a bit of a conflict - the home where I grew up now feels like a waiting room before I get back to my ‘real life’ at Oxford."
Wild swimming in Oxford: ready to take the plunge?
"Swimming in Oxford offers a chance to leave behind the stress of the Radcam rat race. While it certainly isn’t a cure-all, I have found it helps me balance my student life."
Cherwell Food dines at Lula’s Ethiopian and Eritrean Cuisine
I knew it would be good when we were sat opposite Lula’s poetry library.
On a warm afternoon in early June, my friend and I...
The Not So Secret History: Family dynamics
After the madness of the first half of term, these last few weeks have seen at least three of the household retreating back into...
Hooked!
I never thought to pick up crochet. Other than a few lessons from my grandmother as a child, the thought didn’t cross my mind....
X days ’til Christmas
Ah yes, November. The clocks have gone forward, Halloween has been and gone and, according to TikTok, Mariah Carey has officially begun her annual...
