Saturday 2nd May 2026

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Trade unions and students rally in Oxford to mark General Strike centenary

The march commemorated the anniversary of the 1926 General Strike. Those attending included the Oxford and District Trade Union Council, the University and College Union and students, including a group from the Oxford Labour Club.

Oxford Mutual Aid re-opens after month-long closure

Oxford Mutual Aid (OMA) has reopened after a month-long closure due to “emergency repairs” at the hall they operate out of, which the charity described as “the longest closure period OMA has ever seen”.

Local election manifestos published as student candidates contest key wards

The Labour Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats have released their manifestos ahead of the upcoming Oxford City Council elections, as a number of current and recent University of Oxford students contest seats across the city.

Carl Benjamin disinvited from Oxford Union amid backlash from FemSoc and IHH

On Thursday, the Oxford Union held a debate on the motion ‘This House Believes That Being British is a ‘Birthright’, Not a Choice’. Carl Benjamin, who had been scheduled to speak, was disinvited from the event shortly before it took place. 

Sari Gul: Whirling Dervishes

Ever since Byron immortalised the famous simile “like dervishes, who turn as on a pivot” in Don Juan, the dervish has remained an enchanting...

London Marathon Man

The nipples and inner thighs were daubed with Vaseline, the tummy full of energy bars, and I was ready to go. The moment had...

Side Lines – Cricket

Cricket is often derided as a boring sport – Cherwell thinks that those who think so simply don’t get it, but will lay off...

University Cricket – Surrey Fail to See the Light

An unbroken ninth-wicket partnership of 39 secured a draw for Oxford UCCE on day three of their game against Surrey. Chasing 350 to win...

Oxford Snatch Dramatic Victory

Varsity Women’s Rugby Oxford 10 - 7 Cambridge For women’s rugby in Oxford, 2004 was a special year, as both the Blues and Panthers...

Championship Crews Far from Blue

Blues Sailing It is not often that the British weather is obliging towards sporting events. However, the sun shone and a perfect ten knot...

Jock Strip

Jock Strip always endeavours to be light-hearted but last week took a step too far. The very notion that Oxford’s glamorous and brilliant women’s...

Tabs Lose Tale of Two Cities

Women’s Cricket Oxford UCCE 241/2 Cambridge UCCE 137/6 Oxford won by 104 runs Oxford UCCE women’s cricket team began this season as they...

The party’s not over yet

An overwhelming majority of Oxford students do not want OUSU to endorse the new “Code of Conduct” restricting behaviour at post-exam celebrations, a Cherwell...

OUSU may ignore vote

A motion has been tabled for today’s OUSU Council which would allow the student union to tacitly ignore the result of the recent higher...

OUSU officer resigns

Ros Dampier, who was due to take over as OUSU’s VP (Women) at the end of this term, has resigned due to ill health....

Beware the Jabberwock, my son!

Oriel postgraduate student Marcus Walker has been nominated for the Professorship of Poetry of Oxford, an honoured post established in 1708 and previously held...

Recognition of gays in Union

Gay partnerships received the backing of the Union’s governing body this week, as members voted to recognise the Government’s Civil Partnership Bill by 13...

It’s a gay day for May couples

Gay couples will be offered the chance to celebrate their relationships in commitment ceremonies at Oxford’s second annual Pride festival this Saturday. Same-sex...

Threats for animals

Animal rights activists have intensified their campaign against University plans to build a new research centre in South Parks Road. OUSU is, meanwhile, debating...

Professor’s ‘Test the Pet’ quiz

Is man’s best friend also the most intelligent of the animals? Do goldfish really have a three second memory? Following a similar idea to...

Magdalen ‘flashed’

Magdalen has seen slightly too much of certain people recently, after two separate incidents of indecent exposure were reported this week. Police are...

Clever students should watch more TV

Watching TV can enhance your intelligence. Professor Kevin Warwick has found that watching half-an-hour of Richard and Judy temporarily raised the IQ of a...

‘Muslim friendly’ student loans

Last week representatives of the Federation of Student Islamic Studies (FOSIS) called on Charles Clarke, the Education Secretary, to provide a student loan which...

Seeing red over squirrel threat

Univeristy researchers have demanded that Tony Blair act immediately to save the red squirrel from “certain extinction” within twenty years. The species’ main threat...

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