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Somerville’s summer school shame

£6,499 summer school claims to 'prepare for admissions process', contradicting college's instructions

Interview: Shami Chakrabarti

Luke Barratt talks to Shami Chakrabarti about Liberty and human rights

OUSU in election recount

A statement issued by OUSU acknowledges that 'ineligible' students were able to vote

Review: Deptford Goth – Songs

Has Deptford Goth lost its touch? Luke Barratt reviews the 'pedestrian' new release

Ashmolean Director’s 16 Years of Success

Luke Barratt meets Christopher Brown as his sixteen-year tenure at the museum comes to an end

Morgan Freeman to speak at the Oxford Union

The 77 year old Shawshank star will be here on Tuesday of 5th week

Interview: Anne-Marie Cockburn

Anne-Marie Cockburn wants legalization of the drugs that killed her daughter

Hamilton: visa controls ‘harmful’

VC criticizes the effect of new immigration policy on international students

Oxford City Council divests from fossil fuels

Council prompted to action by a powerful online campaign

Review: Dry The River – Alarms In The Heart

Luke Barratt is pleased with the Newbury rockers' difficult sophomore effort

Review: Hercules

Luke Barratt enjoys Hollywood's latest quasi-classical offering

Oxford in World War I

On the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI, Luke Barratt looks at how the war affected Oxford and the University

Hertfordians begin Oxford to Venice fundraising bike-ride

Staff, students and alumni from Hertford College have embarked on a 700-mile ride from Oxford to Venice, which has so far raised over £250k in student support

Review: The Alchemist

Luke Barratt is impressed with this OUDS production of a Ben Jonson classic

Yo ho ho and a battle against harsh copyright laws

Luke Barratt on the witch-hunt of The Pirate Bay at the hands of big business

Best of Cherwell etc. TT14

Cherwell rounds up the best of this term's creative output

Think on your sins, the apocalypse is nigh!

Since the Cold War, we've been blaming ourselves for the end of the world, observes Luke Barratt

Review: Othello

Luke Barratt enjoys an excellent evening of outdoor Shakespeare

Review: Clean Bandit – New Eyes

Clean Bandit draw upon the sound of the greats on latest album New Eyes

Top 3… Transformations

Luke Barratt looks at some of the finest cultural depictions of metamorphosis
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