Saturday 7th March 2026

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Catherine Xu wins Oxford Union presidency for MT26

Catherine Xu running for the #TRUST slate has been elected Union President for Michaelmas Term 2026 with 629 first preferences, by a margin of 159 votes over Liza Barkova....

Oxford Union town hall HT26: Meet the candidates

With polls open for the next set of Oxford Union elections on Friday, Cherwell spoke to candidates running to be President in Michaelmas 2026.

Corpus Christi College unveils its first female portrait

Corpus Christi College recently unveiled the first portrait of a woman to hang in...

Rival protests over Iran war at Carfax

An altercation broke out between rival protesters at Carfax Tower on Tuesday evening over...

Tourist knocked down on George Street

A tourist was knocked down on George Street on Wednesday night. The victim, a visiting American, was struck by a dark Volvo as he...

‘A bloke from Warrington selling sausages’

What do the Brits really think of the Germans? I've heard two contrasting opinions over the last 24 hours. Firstly, Richard Morrison's column...

Video: Mystery Mime Part I

The first of the exciting new Mystery Mime series! Guess what Dep Ed Dan is singing this week... Leave comments below! 

PODCAST: Week 3 Mid-Week News

Sangwon Yoon and Jenny Moore provide 3rd week's mid-week news report . Tune in every week! 

Club night review: Action Stations

“What to do?” wailed Indie Kid, “ What to do, every other Wednesday when there is no Narcissists?” And the God of the Night...

College football round up – 2nd week

compiled by Matt Miskimmin DIVISION ONE  Magdalen 4-0 Christ Church   Magdalen recorded a dominant 4-0 victory at home...

ALF Renew Threat to Contractors

The Animal Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for the recent vandalism of the property of an Oxford University contractor. The message, posted on the...

Sex Bad for Grades

A link between promiscuity and low academic achievement has been found following a survey of over 1000 undergraduates at Cambridge University.Students from colleges ranked...

Exhibition Review: Wilbur Heynes, Shine, at the O3 Gallery

Wilbur Heynes is currently exhibiting a collection of photographic and sculptural work at the O3 Gallery in the Oxford Castle. The Shine exhibition displays...

Pop and roll

No one’s quite sure when pop music died. Maybe it was when S-club quit, or when Justin discovered the Neptunes, or when Eyebrow Boy...

First Principal for Green Templeton College

The current Warden of Green College, Colin Bundy, has been named as the first Principal of a new graduate college. ‘Green Templeton College’ is...

NCO in rehearsal: The Fall of the House of Usher

Judging by the quality of performance demonstrated at the rehearsal I attended, New Chamber Opera’s rendition of ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’,...

Feral Beast scoops the Telegraph

Well, kind of.Feral Beast last week, in a post entitled "Germany's Communist kingmakers": By this time next week, these neo-communists might be some...

The politics of "Nein"

The only certainty coming out of last night’s election results here in Hesse, Germany, are that the ruling conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) are losers...

Book Review: In the Land of the Ayatollahs Tupac Shakur is King: Reflections from Iran and the Arab

In his book, British author Shahzad Aziz travels through the Middle East, including Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan, to explore the relationships between Arabic...

Croquette, anyone?

Mysterious object found in Christ Church’s popular potato croquettes threatens to overturn their current status as one of the more popular carbs on the...

Magdalen Bridge Will Be Closed on May Morning

There will be no bridge jumping on May 1st. Oxford City Council have decided yet again to close Magdalen Bridge on May Morning...

Comment: Entertainment at the Oxford Union

In the interests of full disclosure, I should probably mention that I am not a member of the Oxford Union. Amid the blur of...

Great Novels: The Return of the Soldier, by Rebecca West

The Return of the Solider may seem an odd choice for this series of reviews. It is not an archetypal ‘great novel’. According to...

Single review: Sons & Daughters, ‘Darling’

As nice as it is to hear some fresh female vocals and great harmony in the chorus, this single left something to be desired.To...

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