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Cherwell Statement on Covid-19

We have been made aware of a number of cases of misinformation and speculation in relation to the spread of Covid-19 at Oxford. A number of sites have, either...

OSPL SUMMER SCHEME

If you are interested in business and publishing then join the OSPL Summer Scheme! Who else can say that they worked as a business executive for a real publishing company whilst completing their degree?!

The Spectre of Virtue Signalling

Brian Wong criticises the use of social justice causes for personal ends

Baby steps

Josh Rhodes introduces the team behind Turl Street Kitchen, an Oxford Hub project to convert an empty building on Turl Street into a socially aware venue and eatery

The £60,000,000 Drop

Aleks Klosok identifies ten contenders who could be handed the crucial task of filling the void left in the Arsenal midfield by new £37,500,000 Barcelona signing Cesc Fàbregas and £22,500,000 Manchester City bound Samir Nasri

Alpen

A candle-lit chalet, nights under the stars... and your tutor? Joseph D'Urso gets back to basics in the French Alps

Once Upon A Thai

Rachel Savage gives the low down on how to be the perfect Gap-Yah girl on the beaches of South-East Asia.

Wealth perception and giving

People failing to realise how well off they really are lies at the heart of UK charities' inability to match the fundraising capacity of their US counterparts, argues Ben Maconick

Season Preview: The Barclays Premier League

Aleks Klosok is out of summer hibernation for another season, beginning with a verdict on all the runners and riders in what is set to be another gripping season in the Barclays Premier League

Summer RemiX

Remi shares her pick of the freshest summer tunes

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Morocco

Zoe Apostolides, Vidhi Doshi and Andrew Lloyd-Harris keep Cherwell up-to-date with the highs and lows of their hitchhike to Morocco (with one or two brothels on the way...)

Where Starfish and Octopus talk

Rebecca Holdsworth begins Cherwell's new travel blog with her journey to the Balata Camp, the largest refugee camp in the West Bank.

Cycling from Halifax to Heidelberg

An account of my charity bike ride from Halifax, West Yorkshire to Heidelberg in Southern Germany. Tomorrow I'll set off on the first day of my nine day journey. I'll be travelling 120km, crossing Yorkshire to reach Hull, to meet my ferry.

The Glories Of Trashing

Alyssa Grossbard reflects on the eggy assault to which all Oxford finalists must eventually be subjected.

When the stork comes to Oxford

Alyssa Grossbard recounts the mystifying tradition of college parents, the excitement of college proposals, and the thrill of not knowing who the Oxford stork will drop on your doorstep next year

Euro-Vision

As this year’s European U-21 Championships get underway in Denmark, Aleks Klosok sings the praises of ten talented European stars who’ll be eager to follow in the footsteps of some of the best European footballers

Penny Pinching: 7

Nick Pointer, money saving expert, explains how to live for less in Oxford. This week he encourages budding entrepreneurs to go it alone.

Great Sexpectations: Volume Seven

One lawyer gets more than he bargained for in a late night library session

Musings on Brideshead

It's finally showtime for Christina Drollas' adaptation of Brideshead Revisited, and in this week's Stage Write Drollas reflects on the true meaning and power of the play

The Placebo Effect

Bang! science magazine writer Jack Binysh discusses the concept of the placebo effect and the incredible power of the mind over the body

Carry On…Up The Eiger

Following England’s latest draw against Switzerland in their 2012 European Championship Qualifying campaign which extended the national team’s winless run at Wembley to four games — their worst for 30 years — Aleks Klosok reflects upon a performance which left Fabio Capello with more questions than answers

Filming Brideshead

This week in Stage Write, Brideshead Revisited director Christina Drollas talks us through her experience of making a trailer for the production

The wrong kind of reform

Ben Maconick agrees that the NHS is in need of reform, but argues that the current plans won't achieve the coalition's aims