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In an exclusive interview with Varsity, Lord Smith told students to ‘hold fast to your beliefs’
Universities across the country spent almost £1.4 million on legal advice to tackle encampments
A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, from rare orchids to book awards
John’s earned more than £100,000 from commercial filming, 10 times more than any other college
Daisy Bates speaks to one half of Mitchell and Webb about the duo’s return to sketch comedy
Blind Date
Trinity students, Rajesh and Chris, meet Fitz students, Carly and Meredith
In an exclusive interview with Varsity, Lord Smith told students to ‘hold fast to your beliefs’
Mary Anna Im argues for the enduring relevance of Riot Grrrl, in conversation with Gigi Barwald, lead singer of the band ‘t@b grrrl’
Universities across the country spent almost £1.4 million on legal advice to tackle encampments
Review
Ella Howard is reminded of the importance of rest at Murray Edwards’ exhibition, The Sleepers
Humans of Cambridge: The Different Scrubs of a College Nurse 
The student society trying to make May Balls more sustainable
The state of debate in an age of polarisation
Vintage Varsity: The spy who (once) loved me
Annie Rainbow explores the vital role college nurses play in supporting student wellbeing amid rising mental health challenges.
Francesca Evans examines the changing landscape of free speech and dialogue amid rising political tension and digital hostility
Elsie McDowell talks to the Cambridge University Environmental Consulting Society about their efforts to make May Balls more sustainable
Vintage Varsity
Resident archivist Iris Mamier explores the tradition of Secret Service recruitment at Cambridge
Francesca Evans meets Pembroke College’s first female head gardener to explore the stories behind the college’s historic gardens
Varsity’s resident archivist Giulia Reche-Danese explores the precusors to the anonymous confessions page
Calum Murray speaks to the pol socs battling for the hearts of radicalising students
Beth Lee investigates whether city transport truly delivers for students racing against the clock.
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How Thomas Godfrey is fighting anti-intellectualism 
Quickfire: The Feminist Files
Jemma Sbeg on the psychology of your 20sDaisy Bates speaks to one half of Mitchell and Webb about the duo’s return to sketch comedy
Quickfire
Jing Hao Liang sits down with Rosie Hillary and Asha Metcalfe, co-presidents of the Feminist Files podcast
Carissa Wong discusses vunerability and mental health with podcaster Jemma Sbeg
Ben Curtis sits down with Alastair Campbell for an honest conversation about Cambridge and mental health
Quickfire
Tara Buxton talks to assistant manager Jess about the dying art of live music and her personal favourite cocktails
Ludovica de Lorenzo speaks to the Dante expert about the realities of academia
Research Roundup: Week Seven
How to slow down time
Cambridge’s very own Man of Steel
A biological defence of clubbing
Anastasia Prussakova explains why signing up for yet another society could actually make your days feel longer
Dhruv Shenai gives a rundown on some of the latest scientific research
Kalina Poydovska explores the neural and evolutionary roots of our urge to club
Dhruv Shenai talks to Cambridge materials science professor Howard Stone about the future of the UK steel industry
Asha Torczon asks whether symbiotic relationships should make us reconsider our idea of identity
Anika Pai gives the rundown on the latest Nobel Prizes awarded in physics, chemistry and medicine or pharmacology
How to survive cuffing season 
The Cambridge Cookbook: winter warming with a noodle soup 
Blind Date: ‘I don’t think I checked my watch once’
Ask Auntie Alice: the (delayed) return
Single? Cold? Listening to Phoebe Bridgers? It’s okay
Blind Date
Trinity students, Rajesh and Chris, meet Fitz students, Carly and Meredith
Finn’s here with his next recipe to quell the winter blues
Blind Date
Exchange student, Margot, meets economics student, Charlie.
Lucy Jude Grantham is here to rate the crème de la crème of student dishes in Cambridge
Agony Aunt
Varsity’s Agony Aunt, Alice Frecheville, is back with her latest advice
St George’s Cross read through Lucan
Varsity’s autumnal reading list
The ‘magnificent erection’ of the University Library
Reading list
The Arts team recommend their favourite books to read as the leaves fall
Opinion
Sydney Heintz reflects on how flags symbolise and problematise identity
Review
Ella Howard is reminded of the importance of rest at Murray Edwards’ exhibition, The Sleepers
Feature
For Remembrance Day, Otto Bajwa-Greenwood explores a forgotten Cambridge tradition through Hughes and Plath
Opinion
Ruairidh Williams dedicates summer to the art of origami
Feature
Mia Apfel uncovers the story of the phallic monument
You smell really boring 
Why are we so scared of practical clothes?
Mary Anna Im argues for the enduring relevance of Riot Grrrl, in conversation with Gigi Barwald, lead singer of the band ‘t@b grrrl’
Opinion
Olivia Redman urges us to treat fragrance as a fashion choice by experimenting with scent
Opinion
Matilda Billinge makes the case for prioritising comfort and practicality over style
Opinion
Elise Morrison reviews Matthieu Blazy’s first collection for Chanel, and investigates whether he is able to offer a refreshing creative vision
Interview
Molly Weston sits down with Esther Crasnow-Dodd and Eva Sharkey, costume designer and director of Orlando, to discuss gender and performance when designing costumes
Opinion
Flossie Bullion wants to see more emo fashion on the streets of Cambridge
Kicking and Screaming‘s graduation anxiety, 30 years on
Kirsten Tan’s journey through film
You should watch Pluribus (if you can find the time)
Dylan Ingram shares his thoughts on Vince Gilligan’s highly anticipated newest show
Interview
Abigail Liew speaks to Singapore-born filmmaker Kirsten Tan on her career in Asia and beyond
Feature
Ethan Daws reflects on Noah Baumbach’s poignant campus film
Interview
Hilary Lau speaks to filmmaker Phoebe Cleghorn about her short film tackling violence against women
Review
Julia Ongking explores how Past Lives’ portrayal of fate challenges Hollywood narratives
Feature
Ollie Godkin uncovers a free streaming platform accessible to Cambridge students
Three underated evensongs you need to visit
Motivational metal to survive week 5
Gurriers make mayhem at MASH
Playlist
Caitlin Newman encourages high energy headbanging as opposed to screaming and crying in week 5
Feature
Isabel Lee and Seun Ige find solace in Cambridge’s lesser known evensongs
Live Review
Francis McCabe reviews the sold out chaos of Gurriers at upgraded venue MASH
Album Review
In Ethel Cain’s latest record, Imogen Barrett explores her doomed lesson in love
Playlist
It’s spooky season! The Music Team bring you the soundtrack for this Halloween
Jasmine Heddle-Bacon chats with frontman Ryan Potter ahead of their upcoming EP, Blue Transitions
The sultry illusions and shattered selves of A Streetcar Named Desire
REDS returns from the wilderness
The curtain rises again for the Preston Drama Society
The murkiness of Bathwater
Interview
Eleanor Baldwin meets the two faces of Trinity Hall’s college theatre: Martha Alexander and Thomas Gladstone
Interview
While cooking dinner, Daniel Kamaluddin chats with Cecily Chitty about the importance of college theatre
Review
Daphne Stavride reviews this atmospheric and emotionally charged production of A Streetcar Named Desire
Preview
Alex Brian talks to the creators behind this sold out surrealist show
Review
This classical reimagining is a stylish repicturing of the conflict between Carthage and Rome 3.5 stars
Review
A Bright Room Called Day is a stylish, thought-provoking piece that deserves your attention
Ten-try Trinity College Dublin outclass Cambridge
Captain’s Corner: Korfball
From Iron Man enthusiasts to park runners: why are so many Cambridge students running?
Feature
Imani Schawsmidth explores what makes for a ‘real’ sport
Blues Rugby
Nicholas Hall reports from a bruising night for the Blues at a refurbished Grange Road
Captain's Corner
Ben Lubitsh sits down with Korfball captain Harriet Knights
Feature
Oscar O’Neill uncovers the realities of Cambridge students’ new running craze
Interview
Max Eshelby talks to Football Finery owner about the growing obsession with football shirts
Blues Football
Keane Handley reports as the light blues succumb 4-0 to their in-form rivals
COMMENT
Olive Watt
Anti-trans societies won’t make women safer
Olive Watt reacts to the creation of the Cambridge University Society of Women and reflects on the queer experience
Wilf Vall
Time to slow down the rat race
Wilf Vall calls for calm amid the rush for a graduate job
Jasper Finlay Burnside and Duncan Paterson
Reformed ideas: should we encourage a Reform UK society?
Jasper Finlay Burnside and Duncan Paterson clash over a potential Reform UK society
Alex Rutter
Be mindful of non-students in your societies
Alex Rutter argues that he joined student societies to make memories, not to navigate power struggles
April O'Neill
Stop relying on your bedder
April O’Neill argues that the lack of domestic tasks Cambridge students have to complete does nothing to make them competent adults
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Have we forgotten how to empathise?
Daisy Stewart Henderson argues that a focus on ourselves prevents us from giving each other the benefit of the doubt