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Oxford Reform Society registers for Michaelmas

The University of Oxford has a Reform UK society for the first time, after registering with the Proctors.  After a six-month wait to approve their application, the political society announced...

Finance workers strike at Oxford University Press

Finance workers are on strike at Oxford University Press (OUP) over plans to offshore jobs to India, with trade union officials warning that “before long this great British institution will exist in the UK in name only."

Oxford academics sign open letter opposing Nathan Cofnas’ suspension

Cofnas, a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, Belgium, and self-described “race realist”, was responsible for publicising allegations that the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday had plagiarised his doctoral thesis.

Over 500 sign open letter urging Oxford to resist “transphobic” EHRC code

Oxford University LGBTQ+ Society (OULGBTQ) has urged the University of Oxford’s Vice Chancellor and the wider Oxford community “not to passively accept transphobia,” in an open letter signed by over 500 students and staff.

Haydn, Mozart, Bach with London Mozart Players and Robin Blaze, October 12 2007

Sitting in The University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, fragments of chamber music could be heard as the London Mozart Players began to...

17-Year-Old "Seriously Ill" after Bloody Fight on High Street

Police voiced concerns about youth-culture in Oxford over the weekend, following a serious incident on High Street.A 17 Year-Old was put into a coma...

Rehab centre, homeless shelter or childrens’ home: Oliver Brock in Nicaragua

A fountain trickles in the front courtyard, and the sun is shining in Nicaragua's capital, Managua. Members of staff punch their attendance cards as...

New crackdown on drink and drug-fuelled crime

Freshers are the targets of a new Oxford City Council campaign to crack down on drink and drug-fuelled bad behaviour in the town. Leaflets...

Cherwell Pubcast Week 1: Mark Cartwright and Kieran Hodgson on Oxford Drama

Ben Lafferty and Rob Morgan talk Oxford drama with Mark Cartwright, President of OUDS, and Kieran Hodgson, President of the Oxford Revue.   Part...

Does absence make the heart grow fonder?

By R. Smith  When my boyfriend, in his most reassuring and pacifying voice, said “Don’t worry, it will all get easier when we are...

O3 Gallery-Preview: Marc Allen, Light Plays

by Sally CaswellExhibition: 13th October-11thNovember 2007The dark grey, cavernous walls of the O3 Gallery provide the perfect foil for the vivid colours of...

Photography Exhibition: David Whittaker, Stonelight

by Michael Bennett David Whittaker: Stonelight. The Jam Factory, main gallery, until November 3rd. Two years ago, Lancashire farmer...

Fire at St John’s

Firefighters were called to St John's College on Friday evening, after a fire broke out in one of their student kitchens.The incident occurred when a fire...

Oxford: A Week in Pictures MT 2007, week 1

Post-Matriculation celebrations at The Turf   Share YOUR matriculation photos -  send them to online(at)cherwell.org!

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Want to work for Cherwell24? Updated daily throughout term time, Cherwell24 is the most up-to-date news-source in Oxford.We're looking for writers, broadcasters, photographers,...

Oxford to Cambridge by Airship

The future of travel between Oxford and Cambridge lies in airships, according to World SkyCat Ltd.The SkyCat helium balloon would carry around 200 passengers,...

Editors’ Blog: Welcome to MT2007

Hello to everyone, freshers and returning students - We'd like to welcome you to Michaelmas 2007 with Cherwell 24. Our redesigned site, launched last...

Neighbours

All summer I was moving about, country to country, meeting different people, spending time with different friends, having all sorts of fun. Now I...

Debate: Human-animal hybrids: scientific progress or ethical dead-end?

The government recently passed a bill legalising use of animal-human hybrid embryos in medical research. Namrata Turaga and Nela Cicmil  argue on the ethical, scientific, and...

Blues march forward to Varsity

 On a day of sensational rugby world cup upsets it seemed only the Oxford blues could follow script as they stormed to a comfortable...

Union under fire over extremist invitations

Student groups are to launch protests after the Oxford Union invited controversial historian David Irving and British National Party leader Nick Griffin to take...

OUSU demands Cowley CCTV

By Matthew Hackett FEARS that student safety on Cowley Road is at risk has prompted OUSU to launch a major campaign to have CCTV installed...

Students ‘shocked’ by police

 By Jake WhittallPembroke students have accused police officers of acting without proper care or consideration after dragging an unconscious student across the pavement and...

Fixtures and results

 BLUES FOOTBALLWednesday 17th OctoberNorthampton v Men's BluesLoughborough v Women's BluesCOLLEGE FOOTBALLPremier Division ResultsWednesday 17th October, 2pmJesus v BrasenoseLincoln v WorcesterNew v WadhamOriel v Teddy...

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