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The psyche behind a museum gift shop

Like most soon-to-be finalists, I spent the majority of my summer vacation after second year researching and preparing for my dissertation.

Acts of time, physical giving, and words of touch

Ask someone their love language, and they’ll probably have an answer. They might even pull out online test results.

Cooking for friends: An apology, served hot

“It’s probably a bit bland,” my friend said tentatively in the first week of living out of college, just after they had put down a delicious plate of fish and rice.

Beyond the Rad Cam: My quest to visit all 22 Bodleian Libraries

Between March 2025 and October 2026, I visited all 22 Bodleian libraries, from the reading rooms of central Oxford to the obscure medical libraries.

Bar Review: Wadham

This Bar reviewer is less than impressed by what Wadham has to offer

We need to change our views on BDSM

Rhiannon Gibbs-Harris meets a 'Little' who is in a 'Daddy' relationship

Creaming Spires HT15 Week 1

This week a combination of work and stress have left Ava with a bit of a dry spell

A tragic architectural regeneration

William Webb learns more than he anticipated about Le Havre

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 1

Life is tough for this second year

Can #Fitspiration make us healthier?

S.R. Taylor explores the debate around #fitspo

Bexistentialism: HT15 Week 0

Life is rough for this second year

Bar Review: Balliol

This week, the Bar Review Team goes to the best-known college bar

A birthday party to remember

Despite low expectations, Ching Lee goes to Atomic Burger and has a great time

Creaming Spires: 0th Week HT

This week Ava Gina Deals with some awkward questions

Covering Oxford’s underground music scene with Deep Cover

Ahead of their first event in 2015, Sara Semic chats to Simon from Deep Cover about the trials and tribulations of bringing the best hip hop and grime nights to Oxford

In the Footsteps of Giants: The Wadi Rum

Ross King writes the second instalment from his year abroad in Jordan

Who says who’s free?

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy begins to question cultural assumptions on her year abroad in Jordan

7 resolutions for the everyday Oxonian

Marco Narajos gives an alternative set of resolutions to kickstart your 2015

If you’re an Arabist: Introduction

The first of a series by Ross King on living in Jordan

Reclaiming my body: dancing in Amman

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy talks about finding liberation in an unexpected way

How to put an end to festive feuding

Summer Taylor advises on how to make sure family feuds don't boil over this Christmas

Interviews from the inside

As this year’s interviews draw to a close, Alex Stronell reflects on his experiences working as an admissions helper (and has a minor rant about cocky interviewees)

Oxonians outside Oxford

Bex Watson learns about 90s hats, irony, and life on Varsity.

Cherwell’s Christmas Cocktail

Celebrate Christmas with this Canadian classic. Merry Christmas!

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