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A love letter to my year abroad

A year is a long time: enough to call a place home, enough to strip away the bright facade of newness. I’ve spent my year abroad at this university,...

Lifestyle Rebecca Bushee -

Absence (and digicam photodumps) make the heart grow fonder: Nostalgia for Oxford

Last Michaelmas, as my friends and I were going through our photos from a...

News Prity Laloux -

Do ‘day in the life’ videos make us hate our own?

An alarm flashes on a phone screen: it’s 5am. A hand reaches out to...

Lifestyle Jessie Jukes -

A new kid on the matcha block: NEPA Coffee and Food review

In January 2025, Cherwell provided some guidance on this issue by offering the student body a definitive ranking of Oxford matcha. Since then, however, there have been some new developments.

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Restaurant Review: Shoryu

Shoryu offers the authenticity that most Japanese chains lack

The many egg-cellent things you can do with eggs

There are far more adventurous things to do with eggs than the classic scrambled, boiled, and fried.

An Ode to Cookbooks

Cookbooks offer a useful way to learn new and tasty recipes

Crewdate: the messiest night in Oxford

Joanna Lonergan takes us through the basic ingredients of a good crewdate

Lets talk about: Homelessness

Simon Hunt asks us to change how we look at the homeless

Dick and Dom: life out of da bungalow

Dick and Dom in da Bungalow won Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood the hearts of children across the nation. Samuel Juniper tries to meet the men behind the personas

It’s time to talk about hangover anxiety

For many the morning after the night before is dominated by 'The Fear'

“Women are more than housewives, domestic servants and office secretaries”

To mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act we look back at Oxford's influential female politicians

Booze cruise: ‘Ginuary’

‘Ginuary’ is the new and improved Dry January

A Letter To: My tute partner

Daaniel Issaq Chaudhry gets real about 'that' tute partner

Night Out: Dangerous dancing and drag queens

Copious amounts of glitter and some inspirational pep-talks culminates in a great night at Plush

Lets talk about: cultural appropriation

Cultures are not merely fashionable accessories

Blind Date: “I would like to be the female Louis Theroux”

Shoma Dhar and Barney Pite navigate the tricky territory of San Pellegrino flavours

A letter to: My 2018 self

It's time to cut the crap of yesteryear, and set attainable goals

Let’s talk about: mental health on screen

Despite improvements, the romanticisation of mental health issues persists

A lot to swallow: the new Westgate Centre

Westgate offers plenty of breakfast options in one location

Michaelmas reflections of a fresher

Oxford is like a high-maintenance spouse who gives just enough to make the relationship worth it.

An open letter to Santa

Ditch the coal, carrots and chimney-creeping Mr Claus – this year you're on the naughty list

Life Divided: Christmas Films

Love 'em or hate 'em, you just can't avoid them this time of year

How to: ace the vac

It's less about revision and more about cultivating a refined online presence

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