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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.

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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”.

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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.

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Oxford law academic cancels lecture series on sex and gender following protests

Dr Michael Foran, Associate Professor of Law and Fellow of Keble College, has cancelled the remaining lectures in a series on sex, gender identity, and the law, following protests at two of the events.

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Pembroke JCR votes to support homegrown students

Pembroke JCR has voted to scrap funding for an overseas scholarship in favour of greater funding to encourage state-school access.The JCR Access Fund will...

The Power and the Glory

Remember when you were 15? (By which of course I mean remember when I was 15, and assume it was the same for everybody...

Iconic Fashion: Pencil Skirts

Where oh where would we be without The Pencil Skirt? How to look smart in a work environment without succumbing to The Trouser Suit?...

Class Tension at Teddy Hall as unwelcome guests are ejected

Class war has broken out at St Edmund Hall after complaints from students forced the eviction of a pair of non-student guests.Oxford residents AJ...

Hertford joins Fairtrade wave

Oxford University’s support for ethical trade gained ground this week after Hertford announced that it had officially become a Fairtrade College. It is the...

Varsity Volleyball team prepare for Tab challenge

What do you get when you achieve a perfect balance between aggression and control, between bluff and power, between swallow-dives to the floor and...

Wadhamites to be housed by Balliol

Wadham students have been offered the chance to live in Balliol-owned accommodation next year while renovation work is carried out in college. Housing on...

Introducing… David Hyman, Oxford University Octopush Club

How many members do you have? Excluding new players, we have 11 each session - we’re looking for more.Who does the Octopush Club represent...

No Platform policy reformed

OUSU Council voted to scrap a referendum on its controversial No Platform policy last Friday, deciding instead to replace it with an amended version.The...

Footballers triumph in BUSA League showdown

by Paul Rainford (Blues Football Captain) The superb 4-1 victory against Worcester University last Friday ensured that we were crowned BUSA Midlands champions. I feel compelled to...

Blues look forward to Varsity

Four matches, one sorry day to avenge for, hundreds of expectant supporters watching on… it could mean only one thing. If you want to...

JCRs cast a line for sustainable fish

JCRs throughout Oxford have been calling for colleges to switch to sustainable fish as part of a major environmental campaign.Five colleges have already passed...

The Anti-Valentine

Sean Faye presents the case for abandoning Valentine’s Day.... and adopting spontaneous romance It’s that tine of year again – Valentine’s Day. My cynically-disposed...

Teddy Hall close in on Worcester

St. Edmund Hall 2 - 1 Lincoln Teddy Hall laboured to victory over Lincoln on Wednesday in a match that belied the polar League positions of...

Comment: Cameron deserves GQ crown

by Aneurin Ellis-Evans GQ’s decision to place David Cameron above Gordon Brown in their list of the most influential people in Britain is intentionally...

Brazen Brasenose give title leaders a scare

Worcester 2 - 2 BrasenoseGoing into this match off an impressive victory over Wadham, a dogged Brasenose side made Worcester scramble for a draw...

Comment: There is only misery in forced marriages

by Ghayasuddin Siddiqui Several years ago, when I finished speaking to an audience in a mosque in Birmingham on why it was wrong to...

Council admits Â£12,000 bill for tree protestor

It has emerged that the operation to remove eco-protester Gabriel Chamberlain from his tree sit-in in Bonn Square cost Oxford City Council nearly £12,000.On...

Editorial: Kind of blue

There’s a petition on Facebook to drop a reading week into the middle of every term. It is true that, if petitions on facebook...

Restaurant Review: Moya

Slovakian food is not traditional romantic fare. The aphrodisiacal effects of sauerkraut, onions, and dumplings are probably somewhere next to brussel sprouts on the...

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