Monday 15th June 2026

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Bangladesh July Revolution leaders speak at Oxford Union as protesters clash outside

Protesters clashed outside the Oxford Union this evening during a panel discussion organised by the Oxford Bangla Society on the 2024 Bangladeshi July Revolution, entitled “The Student-Led Uprising and...

Oxford Union election count suspended amid electoral fraud allegations

he Oxford Union’s Trinity Term 2026 election count has been suspended after the Returning Officer identified substantial evidence of interference, before any ballot boxes were opened. 

Mansfield College redevelopment plans approved by Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council unanimously approved Mansfield College’s development plans on Tuesday, 26th May. The project, known as the Estate Transformation Project, will be delivered by architects Feilden Fowles. Mansfield told Cherwell that the development would “provide students and the College with up-to-date facilities they need for generations to come”.

Oxford Union town hall TT26: Meet the candidates 

With polls set to open for Oxford Union elections tomorrow, Friday 12th June, Cherwell spoke to the candidates running to be President in Hilary Term 2027. Milo Donovan and Prajwal Pandey discussed their vision for the society, the challenges facing the Union, and how they would respond to recent controversies surrounding speaker invitations and free speech.

Morrissey: Greatest Hits

Morrissey fans are born, not made. It’s in the genes. Morrissey is the eccentric cousin you love unconditionally, but when you take him to...

It’s just not quite cricket

I hate it. Match-fixing, chucking, drugs bans, Zimbabwe, The Oval snafu, last year’s abysmal World Cup, and now, racism. What next? Anything, it seems,...

Almighty row at Trinity as scholars refuse to say grace

A row has erupted at Trinity over whether or not students should have to say grace at meal times. Over the past few weeks...

Frenzied foot-tapping forty-somethings

It was never going to be an easy night for Richard Hawley. As ushers sell ice cream to the overwhelmingly middle-age, middle-class audience pre-show,...

‘The emphasis has been on fitness training and preliminary plans’

by Paul Rainford (Blues' Football Captain) It’s been a relatively quiet couple of weeks for the Blues football squad since our title clinching victory over...

Monkeys get one over on Tabs

Oxford’s Women’s 2nd XI took centre stage on Monday as they thrashed a strong Cambridge team 5-1, surprising even themselves as they dominated a...

Cowley Road Carnival Fundraiser @ Jericho Tavern

The next Cowley Road Carnival takes place on 6 July and, for those of you unaware of the one-day event (due to its habit...

Every Question Answered

Sophie Manning spends 24 hours at the mercy of an SMS answering serviceWhen Danny Wallace, loser, depressive and slightly porky novelist, decided to...

Merciless Keble martyr Saints

Keble 71 - 17 St. Anne's/St. John's Keble, staking their claim to retain the Cuppers title, thoroughly outplayed St. Anne’s/St. John’s in a onesided quarter...

Matt’s Stats

New OURFC Captain Varsity substitute Peter Clarke has been selected as the new rugby captain, following the retirement of Joe Roff. The surprise appointment...

Peter’s edge out Catz

St. Peter's 17 - 10 St. Catherine'sThis was a Cuppers contest of epic proportions and one which St. Peter’s, sticking to their tried-and-tested brand...

Modern Manners: Gift Giving

Don’t we all feel pretty darn proud of ourselves when we can give a friend the truly perfect present? Who doesn’t just love that...

Hall defeat Univ under the lights

St. Edmund Hall 27 - 12 University Teddy Hall emerged victorious on Wednesday in a game played under lights at Iffley Road. The strength of...

OUSU hands out copy and paste rent pack (again)

OUSU has distributed a guide to college rent negotiations that is almost entirely copied, despite having vowed to change it in Trinity last year....

Cinecism: Star Wars

Star Wars, in a sense, is an easy target. Sure, it’s a ‘classic’, credited with revolutionising cinema, one of the most loved films of...

Anne’s stay in title chase

St. Anne's 4 - 1 Oriel St Anne’s comfortably beat Oriel today to overtake Teddy Hall and go second in the JCR Premiership. With the...

Iconic Fashion: The LBD

No matter how full a woman’s wardrobe, there inevitably comes a point when she feels she has nothing to wear. Expensive, fashionable new purchases...

Pretty in Pink

Joshua Freedman talks to lastminute.com creator Martha Lane Fox Talk about last minute. Martha Lane Fox was lucky to make it. The entrepreneur was...

Students pidged ‘offensive’ play flyers

There has been outrage among Oxford students at the promotional tactics employed by the PR team behind an upcoming student production of John Ford’s...

The Bucket List

The caption for Rob Reiner’s (of When Harry Met Sally) new film The Bucket List is ‘Find the Joy’. Unfortunately there is very little...

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