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"I hope the success of the campaign against the Vagrancy Act gives hope to students everywhere that they really can make a difference."

"The senior men were up next in the three o’clock kick-off and yet again they brought the drama.  United travelled to Shrewsbury and took a deserved lead through Matty Taylor after eleven minutes.  They failed to make the most of their other chances though and Ryan Bowman got the crowd going again with an equaliser on the hour mark.  Cameron Brannagan had other ideas though and converted from the spot with eight minutes left to play to seal all three points."

"In the current climate, where discussions around women’s safety are finally getting the awareness they deserve, you would think the bouncers would have prioritised my wellbeing over their need for a power trip."

"Fans at Court Place Farm bore witness to a simply sensational Oxford performance as they ran out 7-0 winners."

"The friendly animosity of the rivalry between Oxford and Cambridge is an energetic distraction to the soul-burning and hand-hurting activities of academic life."

"The desire to simply breathe, to spend a day without a to-do list etched into your brain, is a completely natural response to our unnatural environment."

There must be something about slightly seedy Indian restaurants that lend themselves to niche Oxford traditions. Walking into Jamal’s or Temple Lounge on a...

This year will see the final cricket Varsity competition played at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The first of these games was played in 1827 and has continued since then every year aside from the interruption of World Wars I and II, and the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Oxford Russian Club has decided neither to make a statement nor take an official position on the Russian invasion into Ukraine.

"Not only will there be 3 fantastic games of football but there will also be a bar and food stand running throughout the day."

"A hugely impressive 4-0 win against Charlton at the Den sees them back up into fourth in the League One table."

You may not have noticed, but they happen to be filming a movie in Oxford at the moment.  I remember Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...

Internal communications and financial documents reveal how Michaelmas Term 2021 Law Society President Bartłomiej ‘Bartek’ Trzos appointed his friends to influential positions, tried to amend the constitution to allow appointments until graduation, and splashed out on a lavish, cancelled ball. Many hours of conversation with high-ranking members and exclusive access to internal papers paint a picture of a society wracked by power struggles and struggling to administer itself, exacerbated by what members of the executive told Cherwell was a £50,000 loss on the ball cancelled at the end of last term. 

It has been confirmed this week that an Oxford swan had bird flu. A member of Swan Support, a charity helping sick and injured swans in the Thames Valley area, confirmed that the case was related to a swan at Iffley Lock.