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In defence of consent training

CW: sexual violence It is often well-intentioned, stereotypically ‘progressive’ people who argue against the need for Freshers’ Week consent training, or at least find it obsolete. This includes even those...

The Vinted paradox: Consuming our way out of overconsumption

There are few pleasures quite like finding a jumper that sells for £70 new...

Can students still afford to choose?

There’s much about the experience of studying at Oxford that makes it truly unique...

I no longer want to be an astronaut

Just last week, OpenAI dropped 372 papers covering various well-known unsolved problems in mathematics and computer science. As someone in the unfortunate position of soon applying for a PhD in maths, it seems to be harder than ever to get one’s foot in the door. How can I, a bright-eyed but inexperienced undergraduate, compete with thousands of machines trawling through the sum of all human knowledge in parallel?

The Cherwell Profile: Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi talks about gun control, Republicans, and why she is 'hoping and praying' Hillary Clinton will run in 2016

Oxford Maladies

Alexander Rankine's compendium of illnesses and ailments exclusive to our good university

The Cherwell Profile: Walter Isaacson

Media titan and big name biographer Walter Isaacson talks to Jonathan Epstein about Oxford, politics, and being honest with Steve Jobs.

Is Andrew Hamilton’s salary justifiable?

Jennifer Brown argues that Andrew Hamilton's salary is an example of the 'same old bleak story' whilst Alexander Rankine is more sympathetic to the Vice-Chancellor's £424,000 pay package

Working class boys are a minority group

Paul-Raphael Shehadeh argues that working class boys should be treated as a minority groups in Oxford admissions.

A View From the Pidge: Trinity ’13

Guess who's back, back, back ... No, not Slim Shady, but Henry and Adam, with their (not very) unique blend of comment and comment. No prelims scores were harmed in the making of this blog ... hopefully.

Thatcher death parties not about hate

Charlotte Cooper Beglin on why criticisms of parties after Thatcher's death are largely misplaced

Margaret Thatcher: An Immediate Reflection

Tom Perrin reflects on what the Iron Lady's legacy following her death at the age of 87.

Getting to grips with the economic debate

Zachary Tate breaks through the rhetoric of both sides of the argument

Don’t blame universities for low state school admissions

Tess Colley argues that government treatment of the state sector has damaged state school chances of admissions to the Russell Group.

Littlejohn: you still owe an apology

In the wake of the internet reaction to Littlejohn's article, Cherwell takes stock of who is really at fault in the affair

Sanal Edamaruku: Rationalism and Superstition in India

Founder of the Rationalist Centre in New Delhi and the International Rationalist Association, Sanal Edamaruku is fighting against harmful superstitions and beliefs in his native India. He spoke at a Skeptics in the Pub event in Oxford on the 25th of March. Cherwell reports on his vision of rationalism and his hopes for the future of India.

No more selection by wealth

The Damien Shannon case shows that much must change

Is Lad Culture really that bad?

After last week's NUS conclusion that lad culture is 'sexist, misogynist and homophobic', Charlotte Cooper Beglin and Jennifer Brown take up the debate.

A Big Fat Greek Tragedy

Is Sophocles still relevant in the 21st century? Just look at Leveson and Huhne

Debate: What will Hugo Chavez’s legacy be?

Joe Miles and Charlotte Cooper Beglin question how the Venezuelan socialist leader - who passed away earlier this month - will be remembered

A View From the Pidge

In the first of Cherwell Comment's rolling blogs, Henry Zeffman and Adam Crozier put their wry spin on the news as it happens

The meaning of Pope Francis

Tom Perrin and Tim Ellis reflect on what the election of Pope Francis I means for the Catholic Church, its members and the wider world

Debate: should Heather Mayer have been refused a visa?

Sean Ford is sympathetic to the government's concerns about immigration levels whilst Joe Miles argues that this is an example of immigration rules being too stringent.

Grappling with Grayling

Alexander Rankine talks to A. C. Grayling about some of his stronger opinions on God and The Guardian

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