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Oxford cured my perfectionism

So the Oxford workload, rather than triggering a stress response, has instead desensitised me to the fear of academic failure. Exposure therapy, I suppose. It’s very freeing.

Home, and how to find it

It seems like life after university is a journey to find our way home, whatever that means.

Three Thousand reasons to slurp

I thought the place was great, especially as a very quick sit down option.

Christmas mourning

This will be my second Christmas without presents wrapped in wallpaper, and gift tags with clues on them rather than names...

A defence of students’ reliance on AI (and how to fix it)

Unless my friends are particularly fiendish, I’m pretty certain that “I’m just going to...

A night at the clubs: Disco Ma Non Troppo

Jamie Onslow is satisfied by Disco Ma Non Troppo's offering at the Bullingdon

Letter from abroad: Yaroslavl

Emma Helm praises public transport in the Russian city of Yaroslavl

Restaurant review: Moya, a taste of Slovakia

Slovakian cuisine surpasses Oliver Bealby-Wright's expectations at this modern St Clement's Street restaurant

Dialectical difficulty on a Vienna year abroad

Laura Herd discusses dialectic difficulties during a year in the beautiful Vienna, Austria

A night at the clubs: Bridge Thursday

Richard Birch writes for Cherwell Life about a nearly catastrophic night at Thursday Bridge

Mental health: awareness and beyond

Richard Birch reflects on a conversation about mental health with Alastair Campbell

“Cigarettes and Alcohol”

An enduring classic, or now a relic of rebellious times gone by?

Letter from abroad: Amman

Miranda Woods writes about her experience living in Amman, the capital of Jordan

Letter from abroad: Paris

Elena Leonard talks about the pleasures of dining and working in the French capital

Blind Date: Week 1

Greyhounds and other dogs leave a strong impression on both sides of Cherwell's first blind date of the year

Why it’s okay to hate freshers’ week (but it’s only okay to admit it one year later)

Nicola Dwornik explains her animosity towards this cherished university institution

A night at the clubs… Sunday: Lola Lo’s

Richard Birch awards Lola's two and half stars for their Freshers' night

An open letter to Phoebe Aldridge

Cat Bean sends her warm encouragements and reassures Phoebe, Oxford and Ambridge are not that different after all

Seville: A Young Traveller’s Dream

A city with a café that’s purpose built for reading and meeting people surely deserves to be more widely renowned in the backpacking scene

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