News

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.

News Cherwell News -

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”.

News Angelina Wu -

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.

News Cherwell News -

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.

News Anisha Mohammed -

Playing the hard way

Who would live in the olden days? The poor sods had it hard. The minor matter of world wars and inadequate healthcare aside, everything...

It’s different for girls

Pornography is a diverse beast. The umbrella term is used to include anything from X-rated videos to vacantly grinning blondes in The Sun. Whether...

DSA logo in website raises legal questions

A spoof driving test posted on a websiteby a Christ Church student prompted the drivingStandards Agency (DSA) to threaten legal action for the unauthorised...

Tired and depressed

Playing the AngelDepeche ModeOut NowIt’s really easy to write musicreviews of bands you don’t like.Put the promotional CD onthe stereo, ignore the resultantcacophony as...

Blues win after horror injury

Oxford 1Royal Navy 0Blue was the colour as Oxford met the Navy at Iffley Road on Monday. Only the sky, a pale grey pall,...

Suffering OUSU

The agenda for last Friday’s OUSU council meeting, where a vote toboycott Coca-Cola was passed by an overwhelming majority, contains twopoints of significant interest....

Tired of helping the Third World

I recently sponsored a friend of mine to go on a Rhino Run. This rather bizarre excursion involves jogging for many miles in a...

Justified

Few things in life can be said with certainty. The fact that the majority of people who come out of Oxford will go on...

Bachelors in the art of seduction

We live, it is said, in a city of beautiful buildings and ugly people. We are continually portrayed as lacking passion and social skills,...

The world is no longer a stage

Optimists for the future of British theatre have recently had little tosmile at owing to the plethora of articles by smug Fleet Streetjournalists who...

A case of a lack of ‘art?

What polystyrene is lacking aesthetically it usually makes up for infunctionality and low cost. More commonly known for its kebab-bearing virtues, the lightweight plastic...

The Talking Horse

Long-time childrens’ author Mark Haddon took the bestseller lists by surprise with the success of his last offering, Whitbreadwinning novel The Curious Incident of...

Coffee and broken flowers

Broken Flowersdir Jim Jarmusch4/5Director Jim Jarmusch won the Grand Prix at Cannes 2005 for BrokenFlowers, for which he also wrote the screenplay. Known as...

Sky High

Sky Highdir Mike Mitchell2/5Billed as the American answer to the Harry Potter series, Disney’s SkyHigh has raised expectations in line with its title. It...

The original material girl

The story goes that when Queen Marie-Antoinette was told that the French people were starving through a lack of bread, she flippantly replied, “If...

Student sexually assaulted in Cowley

Police are appealing for witnesses after an Oxford student was sexually assaulted in the early hours of last Thursday. The incident occurred at around...

OUSU VP (Women) position survives referendum threat

A motion to hold a referendum onwhether the OUSU position of Vice-President (Women) should be kept has beenrejected by members of OUSU council. The...

Hilda’s matriculation crashed

Two male students from StCatherine’s gatecrashed St Hilda’s matriculation photoshoot on Saturday, and willappear on one of the photos that will be available for...

Student bags searched as Bod tightens security

Security has been tightenedacross the University following the attacks by animal rights extremists overthe summer. Visitors to the Radcliffe Camera(Rad Cam) now have to...

Merton JCR to appoint anti-welfare officer

An anti-welfare rep is to beelected at Merton after the JCR unanimously passed a motion to institute theposition. A motion was submitted noting that...

1...432433434...474 Page 433 of 474

Follow us

Support Student Journalism

Cherwell is Oxford’s oldest independent newspaper, established in 1920. We are entirely student-run. By supporting us, you will contribute to keeping our paper in print and online. Every donation makes a difference.

Explore

Follow us

More

Oxford Student Publications Limited © 2025 - All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy

Website by Jamie Ashley