Saturday 28th March 2026

Lifestyle

An amateur’s guide to being chronically ill at university

In a job interview, I could describe myself as "resilient”, “adept at multitasking”, and “highly organised”. What is yet to be a LinkedIn badge is actually my most developed...

Flânerie for Two: On the Lost Art of Doing Nothing Together

“Order of operations, vacuum first or last when cleaning your apartment?” The question comes...

All roads lead to bagels: Green Routes review

Don’t get me wrong, I love my college. I’d proudly defend it against most criticisms. But it does have one major flaw: the absence of Sunday Brunch. So, to overcome this tragedy, and in the hope of appeasing my hangover with some much needed sugar, I headed out last week to the Green Routes Café in Cowley.

All (college) creatures great and small

Growing up, the loving companionship of animals had been a constant for me – a living, breathing reminder that life is worth treasuring and slowing down for. Yet, now separated by hundreds of miles, at university the happiness I had felt amongst my animals began to dissipate. That is, until I saw the cat tree in my college lodge and heard the tip-tapping of four paws across the wooden floor.

Beyond Meat: Futuristic Food

Liz English explores new sources of eco-friendly nutrition

Creaming Spires – 2nd week Trinity

Ophelia Balls discovers first-hand that bored people are boring people

Houmous Girl – 2nd week Trinity

Your friends and acquaintances quibble over the evening's plan

New York: Swapping Revision for the Upper East Side

Naomi Polonsky leaves French and Russian for Frank Lloyd Wright and ruthless real estate

Houmous Girl – 1st week Trinity

Some familiar Oxford characters react to news of a sinkhole in town...

Copenhagen: an unorthodox tour

Emma Cookson is impressed by the lesser known attractions of the Danish capital

New Term, New You

Some guidelines for Trinity 2k14 that will make you a better, smarter, nicer person

Zurich and Vaduz: A foray into last-minute travel

Natalie Stumpf tells us how to cure the travel bug with the help of One Direction

A Mother’s Day survival guide

Sara Semic takes you through the ins and outs of the 'mother' of all Sundays

Paris: A view from the backstreets

Jessica Parker Humphreys provides a guide to the more alternative side of Paris

Freddy the Fresher: 7th Week Hilary

Freddy struggles to make ends meet as the end of term approaches

Creaming Spires: 6th Week Hilary

Ava Gina experiences the worst kind of come-down

Cherwell Culture Tries… Sushi

Matt Broomfield bites off more octopus testicles than he can chew

Freddy the Fresher – 6th week Hilary

Freddy forays into far-left activism

Interview: Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero

Victoria Lampard and Max Long talk to The Room's Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero

Creaming Spires: 5th Week Hilary

Ava Gina questions how much really need to know about your recent pull

Freddy the Fresher: 5th Week Hilary

Freddy basks in the glory of his new-found fame

"So, could Jesus come back as a woman?"

Last week's Text-a-Toastie gets Liz English thinking beyond Cherwell, work and Park End

Interview: MJ Delaney

Erin Goldfinch talks to rising director MJ Delaney about her break into film making

Creaming Spires: 4th Week Hilary

Ava Gina considers the benefits of 'flicking the bean'

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