Lifestyle

Burning the candle at both ends: Diwali in Oxford

The question, perhaps, is not whether Oxford makes time for tradition, but which traditions have the privilege of being considered part of ordinary life.

Lifestyle Priya Burrow -

Realisations of a country girl in Oxford

My home village, in the quiet countryside of Cheshire, has a population of 200. Within walking distance, you'll find a church, a pub, and an upscale coffee shop.

Lifestyle Amy Cartlidge -

The early bird gets the worm

I am, resoundingly, not a morning person. The precise moment at which my alarm clock begins to beep is, without fail, the worst of my day.

Lifestyle Alice Sanders -

Shedding selves, one term at a time

There is the college self, who you become when you queue for the dining hall, do your laundry, and collect parcels from the porter’s lodge.

Lifestyle Eva Zielke -

Life Divided: rowing

Francesca Salisbury and Sian Bayley debate rowing from differing (seat) positions

Cocktail of the week: Raspberry fields forever

Sam Purnell shares a not so long and winding recipe

Dodging Oxford’s cyclists

Emma Leech shares the life lessons learnt from a bike crash

Recipe: Crispy mock duck pancakes

Kanak Shah shares a free-from alternative to a classic Chinese recipe

Cocktail of the week: red snapper

Julia Alsop shares a refreshing vegan cocktail

Letter from abroad: China

William Gardner on intercultural exchange in China, via The Great British Bake Off

Pandora extols wisdom, seated upon box

Pandora the cat presents her own coping mechanisms for Oxford life.

Life Divided: sub fusc

Nicola Dwornik and Noush Kavanagh debate the good, the bad, and the ugly of Oxford’s sub fusc

Tute sheets and Teletubbies: the life of a student parent in Oxford

Emily Beater dissects the reality of bringing up a child at university

A love letter to The Gardener’s Arms

Daniel Curtis uncovers a hidden vegetarian paradise

Food diary: confessions of an Oxford food blogger

Naomi Bradshaw reveals Oxford’s finest gluten-free restaurants that will leave you hungry for more

Review: Dosa Park

Susie Finlay finds great Indian cooking in a surprising location

Cocktail of the week: Oxford blue

Sam Purnell dedicates a cocktail to Oxford’s athletes

Cherwell Food & Drink Awards HT17

Sam Purnell presents the winners of Oxford’s definitive food survey

Couch to 5K

Emma Leech’s app-etite for fitness improves with an affinity for electronic instruction

Life Divided: Kebab vans

Matthew Palmer and Stephen Hawes discuss the attraction and aversion to Oxford’s kebab vans

My secondary school was a vibrant patchwork of people and cultures

Heather Cant discusses the importance of social diversity in secondary schools

Letter from abroad: Jordan

A student in Jordan speaks to men about sexual violence in Amman

Food diary: in search of pasteis de nata

Pauline Chatelan discovers the latest foodie obsession

Blind Date: Charlie and Adam

Charlie and Adam discuss battling snakes in Tasmania over gallantly bought drinks

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