Monday 6th October 2025

Lifestyle

What does summer mean to me?

“What does summer mean to me?” was always the first question on the first page of a new schoolbook. A trap disguised as a creative writing prompt. You were...

My journey with British identity

I was gently raised with the idea that Britain was fair and decent, a...

Performative perfection and the reality behind the Instagram post

It’s a beautiful Sunday morning, and I’m scrolling through Instagram. One of my resolutions...

The girl who lived

Like Harry Potter under the stairs, I was ‘the one who lived’. A rainbow...

It’s that time of year again!

The Lifestyle Team share some funny anecdotes about their experiences of Oxford interviews

The sex appeal of quizzing by Brasenose’s Ben Ralph

What happens when you get voted fifth sexiest University Challenge contestant of all time

Freddy the Fresher: Part Five

Freddy's idyllic sexual paradise is about to be shattered...

Freddy the Fresher: Part Four

Freddy finally plucks up the courage to ask out Bernadette: but will it all go to plan?

Bassam’s road to Brighton Peer

Tim Ellis talks to Lord Bassam about Lords reform, Twitter and squatting

Creaming Spires

This week's instalment of Creaming Spires sees the loss of virginity

Freddy the Fresher: Part Three

Freddy has an awkward run in at the Alternative Tuck Shop...

The Oxford Commute

The Dos and Don'ts of commuting into Oxford

Freddy the Fresher: Part Two

Our hapless hero discovers that life in the SSL can be rather exciting...

Freddy the Fresher: Part One

Cherwell introduces its weekly column, following the fortunes of one hapless fresher...

Cocktails With Cai: Espresso Martini

Espresso Martini: Warning, not to be used for essay crises

Review: Itsu

Anna Leszkiewicz and NIck Hilton do the Californian roll

Who wants to be an Entrepreneur?

Sybil Devlin meets Matthew Stafford and Matt Clifford to talk Entrepreneurship

The Alumni Guide to Oxford Clubs

Freshers: Fear Not! Here is a guide to the Oxford club scene based on the University's Alumni

Top Tips for a Turkish Delight

Amelia Anderson returns from Turkey and brings us some useful tips

The Cherwell Guide to Libraries

Cherwell brings you its guide to Oxford libraries, for the benefit of the new incoming class

The Great Job Hunt

Victoria Moore discusses the prospect of a career after Oxford and the meritocracy of internships

Zaragoza: Spain’s Little Known Gem

Erin Goldfinch recounts her time playing tourist and au pair in Zaragoza

Review: Leeds Festival

Tim Ellis reviews all aspects of Leeds Festival, even his fellow Festival-goers

Eating My Way Across America

Sybil Devlin recalls her journey through America through the food she had to leave behind there

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