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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

The Imperative to Resist Injustice

Brian Wong argues that we all have a responsibility to fight today's social injustices

Scottish debate

Good one, but PPE debaters need to brush up on their knowledge of history

Attractive theories

Why the weakness of gravity weighs heavy on physicists' minds

"I do not love Congress"

He is tipped as a rising star, and nearly became Barack Obama's Vice Presidential pick. So why has Evan Bayh decided to retire from the Senate?

Overreaction

Chuck the unreasonable out of the room, but don't blame the whole university

It’s not plagiarism… it’s intertextuality

Sarah Karacs questions the popularity of Helene Hegemann's German bestseller "Axolotl Roadkill"

Musings on the Fanny Pack

Taboo words: how, why and where they're used

Embryonic ideas

Are our personalities and health decided in utero?

Going Negative

This week, the gloves came off on both sides...

Dance Wiv Me: Accent and Identity in Dizzee Rascal

Songs: the beats, the chords and... the accent

Protests

Impressions from Daniel Ayalon's visit

Palin’s Tea Party

Sarah Palin is badly advised. Her growing alignment with the Tea Party movement is bad for her, for the Republicans, and for efficient national government.

Ruthless Chelsea defeat Arsenal

Didier Drogba's cutting edge and some awful defending combine to hand Chelsea the win

MP’s are just like you and me

The expenses scandal: outrageous shock or embarrassing human nature?

Terry’s sacking is punishment enough

Capello was right to strip him of the captaincy, and the punishment should stop there

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