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“Diesmal schweigen wir nicht!” (“We won’t be silent this time”)
Germany’s right-wing factions push forward
In another spectacular repeat of European history, a group of right-wing politicians met with an Austrian neo-Nazi last November in a small German town called...
Oliver Twist, a Sceptical 9th Grader, and an Orthodox Monastery: The Making of a New Generation in Northern Kosovo
Eager hands reach toward the ceiling as children at the Ismail Qemali school in...
Tristram Hunt: the Politics of Repatriation
If you came here for a vicious takedown or a strident defence of Tristram...
How To Grieve a Stolen Diary
Elizabeth Bishop’s poem ‘One Art’ is beautiful because of its hypocrisy. The speaker exalts...
Taiwan’s 2024 Elections: What Taiwan can teach the UK about democracy
It’s 8am in Taipei, on the 24th November 2022. This morning as I walk...
A manifesto for climate education
The Zoom screen flitters from darkness to the gradual clarity of humanoid pixels. I am looking at the official face of tomorrow. As the...
Bottom of the pile: freedom of speech at Oxford
“Free speech is the lifeblood of a university.” So begins Oxford’s policy on freedom of speech. Followed by the tasteful poetry of triplets and...
Reflections of an Oxford Union reporter
For better or worse, I’m known around town as a journalist who reports on the Oxford Union - something I’ve done for both Cherwell...
Some habits die hard: the truth about Oxford’s Coffee Culture
The baristas in Cornmarket Pret know my coffee order on sight. My friends rarely see me without a strong black Americano in hand. You...
Open Minds, Open Conversations: An Interview with the LOAF Podcast
I knew vaguely of the podcast run by four of my fellow Christ Church students before interviewing them for Cherwell. It takes hard work...
Food Fight! Oxford and Cambridge compete to tackle food poverty
This summer, the long-anticipated ‘Great Oxbridge BOGOF’ will be returning for its 3rd run. The food drive competition is run by the charity ‘Because...
Just as nice for thrice the price?: The international experience at Oxford
I would be lying if I said I hadn’t looked into getting adopted by my British relatives. Why? Well, as an Australian citizen, I...
How do we keep Campsfield closed?
In the first week of Hilary Term, The Student Union became an officially named member of the Keep Campsfield Closed Coalition. The coalition has...
Unlocking the Power of EdTech: Revolutionising Education for a Brighter Future
EdTech: Pioneering the Future of Education
In today's modern era, technology's imprint is increasingly prominent, reshaping all aspects of our lives, and carving a new...
“The world around us is evolving at a much faster pace than the reading lists”: Are women underrepresented in the curriculum?
The fact that women seemed sidelined by the curriculum in school always seemed an accepted fact. In GCSE English, we encountered depictions of Curley’s...
Charles III: King or Emperor?
When stripped down to its most skeletal form, the Coronation of King Charles III entailed a simple ferrying of objects from altar to throne....
Giving up the ghost – is Classics really dead?
There is no denying it. I do spend a lot of my degree learning a language that is literally dead. Time and time again,...
In search of lost lives – The phenomenon of ‘Dark Tourism’
'Upon entering the House of Terror, I was immediately struck by a great sense of unease. The idea of ‘Dark Tourism’ was not something that had occurred to me until over a year ago, on that overcast day in Budapest.'
What happens at Port and Policy?
A crowd of eager onlookers encircle a suited man like they are watching a schoolyard fight. He is giving a port-fuelled passionate advocation for...
