October 2025 - Cherwell

The incandescent and the immovable

I went to Ometepe in search of a view, but found something closer to a memory. The island floats inside Lake Nicaragua, its twin volcanoes...

“Have you heard the new Laufey album?”

We all know the type, or at least the meme. The tote-bag sporting, wired-headphone wearing, matcha latte drinking, so-called ‘performative’ men flooding our social...

Be brave, Oxford: Let’s put creativity back in the creative arts

Welcome back, Oxford. While you were away preparing for the next academic year, or busy attending the Edinburgh Fringe, the facebook Oxford University Drama...

Hundreds march in pro-Palestine protest through Oxford

Around 500 people joined a pro-Palestine protest starting at Manzil Way earlier this evening. The crowd marched through the city centre to Bonn Square,...

Proposal for Europe’s largest solar farm set to be examined in Oxford

Plans for Botley West, which is set to become Europe’s largest solar farm, will be examined in a public hearing held by the Planning...

The maddening art of procrastination

In delaying and avoiding writing this piece, I am succumbing to exactly what many university students are guilty of: procrastination. Though not among the...

Reuben College wins bronze Food for Life accreditation

Reuben College catering team has been presented with a bronze Food for Life accreditation by the Soil Association, the first of all college caterers...

How Streamers Use PUBG to Build Loyal Communities

PUBG is one of the most popular games for students, and streamers. It isn’t just a battle royale —it’s a stage. A digital coliseum...

To read or not to read?

It’s 5pm and I’m standing on a packed, unmoving train, somewhere between Swindon and Bristol Parkway, dodging questionable armpits and trying my best to...

New generation, old hobbies

Knitting needles, film photos, vinyl records, and books: what’s the link? You’d be forgiven for answering with “things I might find in my grandma’s...

Ramen Korner: The souperior choice?

Ramen Korner, located on the (you guessed it) corner between the High street and Long Wall street, boasts a striking facade with bold lettering...

Oxford University Hospitals included in nationwide maternity review

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is one of 14 NHS trusts to be included in a “rapid national investigation” of maternity and newborn care in...

The Oxford Art Calendar: Michaelmas 2025

Autumn in Oxford is not only golden leaves, dark academia, and beautiful architecture – Michaelmas is also a season of creativity. The start of...

A tale of two venues: Oxford’s musical legacies

Oxford is a city full of firsts – historical, personal, degree class, and musicological. Two of its music venues, separated by about 250 years...

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