Lifestyle

Corn-ish at Oxford: A reflection on identity

Cornish folk are few and far between at Oxford. As a Cornishman myself (albeit half Cornish), I can vouch for how little people know of our nation.

Dosa Darlings, we need to get a move on…

Along Cowley Road, a taste of south India sits within a rather inviting building, complete with burnt red accents and the occasional fairy light: Dosa Darlings.

The elusive career paths of humanities students: Does the ‘Oxford bubble’ breed employment anxiety? 

Strong-minded and academically-driven undergraduates are certainly not something found lacking at the University of Oxford.

An accidental archive: The same seat, the same drink

By the end of Michaelmas, darkness had begun to arrive before dinner, and I was still figuring out how to make Oxford feel like a life rather than a place I was passing through.

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

Top Lunch Spots in Oxford

Cherwell directs you to the best lunches in town.

The Fringe as a Performer

Amelia Anderson describes the hectic life of a performer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Feasting in Florence

Tim Ellis describes the delights of Florence and its cuisine

"Au coin": The French Naughty Step

Elizabeth English recalls the naughty-step, food at the zoo and the three children that defined her time as an au-pair in France

The Do’s and Dont’s of Results Day

How to navigate Results Day without stress or embarrassment

Big Issue Blog

Catherine Edwards recounts her experience working in the Big Issue office in Manchester.

Review: The Perch

Interest sparked by mixed reviews, Alex Bleasdale takes a walk across the meadows in search of lunch.

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date…”

Elizabeth English looks at what Oxonians have been getting up to in the first month of the Summer Vac

Planes, Trains and er.. does that guy have a sword?

Sybil Devlin's guide to navigating America on public transport

Baroque Churches to Berlin

Tim Ellis reminisces about his summer interailling, and offers up some advice

Party in the USA: New York, New York

Sybil Devlin kicks off her trip round America playing tourist in The Big Apple

There’s No Place Like Home…

The Lifestyle team considers the good and bad of heading back home for the summer vacation

Surviving Work Experience

Donald Cloovin gives you some top tips on getting through the boring horror of work experience

The Cherwell Profile – Jacqueline Gold

Catherine Edwards discusses female empowerment and Fifty Shades with Ann Summers CEO Jacqueline Gold

Life in vanilla

A personal account of tackling depression at Oxford

Renaissance Man: Week Five

Quentin Mann outsources his procrastination overseas

Creaming Spires: Week Five

Penny Tration gets down and dirty with the ultimate taboo

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