News

Anti-hunting group protests against alleged illegal hunt on St John’s College land

Anti-hunting protesters gathered outside the Sheldonian Theatre during matriculation on Saturday to protest against alleged illegal hunting activities on land owned by St John’s College.
News Orla McMahon -

Oxford University and councils announce partnership to build Greenway cycle lanes

Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, and the University of Oxford have announced plans...
News Vanisha Karna -

Local and business leaders in Oxford sleep out for homelessness

Forty-eight business and community leaders slept out in University Parks to raise money for homelessness as part of the annual Oxfordshire CEO sleepout on 8th October.
News Barnaby Carter -

Students join march against the far right at matriculation

Approximately 300 demonstrators joined the ‘Oxford Unites Against the Far Right’ unity march Saturday afternoon, amid matriculation ceremonies.
News Cherwell News -
Latest

Shoe Fly Baby

Shoe Fly Baby, the 2004 Asham Award short story anthology, is eclectic to say the least. Taking us from a London brothel, to a...

Swallowing the Sun – David Parks

Martin is a man of destiny – or at least we are assured as much with mounting insistence throughout Swallowing the Sun. He has...

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...
1...458459460...476Page 459 of 476

Follow us