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Interview: Martin Brown

Xin Fan meets the Horrible Histories illustrator to reminisce about the iconic children's book series and cartooning past and present

Interview: The Last Lib Dem MEP

Cherwell caught up with Catherine Bearder, the Liberal Democrats' lone surviving MEP, shortly after they were wiped out across Britain at the European elections on 22 May

Oxford Decides: 2014

The European and local elections are on Thursday, but should you bother voting? Cherwell taps student opinion and meets candidates from all major parties. With MEPs Daniel Hannan and Catherine Bearder, plus a candidate from UKIP's list

University’s reputation remains cut-proof

Oxford bucks the trend as university applications fall nationwide

Wadham in games theft controversy

Wadham SU experiences a string of thefts of its games

Jesus gets hot tub

Jesus College JCR is to lay on a hot tub for its exam-laden final year students

The Boat Race 2013

Cherwell presents coverage and reaction from the 159th Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race on the River Thames

Scott Mills gives LGBT talk at St Anne’s

The BBC Radio 1 DJ spoke to an audience at St Anne's College about his documentary on LGBT rights in Uganda

Irish students at Oxford doubled over last decade

Rise attributed mainly to an increase in post-graduate enrolments

OUSU vote not to propose Israel boycott

A motion requiring delegates to table a motion in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at the forthcoming NUS Conference was defeated on Wednesday at OUSU Council by 69 votes to 10

Court hears St Hugh’s postgraduate admissions case

“I am prepared to appeal all the way to the European Court of Human Rights if I have to,” suing ex-applicant tells Cherwell

WikiLeaks accuses Union of "censorship"

The whistleblowing organisation alleges that the Oxford Union doctored video of Julian Assange's talk over fear of reprisal

Assange protesters outside Union

Organised in response to the invitation of Julian Assange to address the Oxford Union, protesters gathered outside the gates of the debating chamber on Wednesday evening. Cherwell solicited the opinions of those taking part.

Postgraduate applicant sues St Hugh’s

St Hugh's College has been accused of selecting postgraduate students 'on the basis of wealth' and 'discriminating' against those without adequate funds.