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Debate commentary: Oxford Union has confidence in the Labour government – but not its own rules
The Oxford Union voted that it has confidence in this government. The annual motion “This House Has No Confidence in His Majesty’s Government” saw 116 voting against and 71 voting for last night. Prior to the debate, President Ebrahim Osman Mowafy passed sweeping rules changes with an emotional speech, followed by a long standing ovation and some objections.
Before the main event, the chamber voted against the emergency motion “This House Would Vote for Donald Trump”. The debate, more relaxed...
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Features
Where to go when accessibility fails?
The fiasco escalated when the extra time was not implemented, resulting in my exam finishing at the same time as everyone else's: I was locked out of my computer.
Students split on latest UCAS changes
Among a sample group of Year 12 students surveyed for Cherwell, 69% agreed with UCAS’ assessment, suggesting that this “roadmap” might indeed give students a clearer vision of the end product.
The ‘cult’ that recruited Oxbridge students… including me
I was barely seventeen, thousands of dollars of crypto money in, and sat on the 2nd floor of a Berlin conference centre.
War crimes, rent climbs, and bad wines: A very short history of protest at Oxford
We start all the way back in February 1355 with perhaps the most pretentious cause for protest possible.
Has Oxford made us hate reading?
"Ever felt like you were suffocating under a pile of books, making the idea of picking up yet another feel utterly daunting?"
The Tradwife phenomenon: homesick for subservience
If you’ve been on TikTok at all recently (or Instagram Reels, if you’re that way inclined), you will have noticed a vast array of videos featuring picture-perfect American wives competing in beauty pageants weeks after giving birth, churning their own butter, donning 1950s house dresses, and advocating marital subservience....
Profiles
Lord Hague: “Oxford made a huge difference to my own life. I believe in helping other people have the same transformative experience.”
https://youtu.be/emJnKTlaTMo
Lord William Hague is certain that we are headed for a “decade of change” and is convinced that he is the person to steer the University of Oxford through it. He is keen to place Oxford at the centre of the next technological explosion, to continue growing access to...
Lord Peter Mandelson on New Labour, his time at Oxford, and why he is running to be University Chancellor
"Oxford is a global university, and I believe it needs a global Chancellor"
Culture
Dame Maggie Smith’s Oxford beginnings, from Mansfield to McGonagall
Now nearly a month since the news of the actress’ death, aged 89, we can reflect on Smith’s extraordinary career and her connections to the city that started it all.
Books you can’t sink your teeth into: A brief look into unsolvable manuscripts
If there’s one thing that most people appreciate, it’s a good mystery with a clever solution. It is no accident that Agatha Christie is listed as the Guinness World Records’ best-selling fiction writer of all time. A genuine mystery that disorientates, befuddles and demands unsatisfied obsession, however, is more...
Life
Oxford kebab vans: For the uninitiated
Oxford students have loyalty to two things: their college and their kebab vans.
Stockholm syndrome: Reversed
Education folklore has it that for many years, students at MIT have scrawled the acronym ‘IHTFP’ (I hate this fucking place) around campus in an attempt to express disdain for their university. After two years at Oxford, I can now report that students here often experience similar feelings.
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