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State school admissions fall for second year in a row
Pro-Palestine protesters occupy Magdalene with encampment flotilla
A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, including a Peruvian dog adopted by a Cambridge local, BBC approval of Jack’s Gelato, and the ‘death’ of a well-known student band
The Conservators of the River Cam claim that without intervention, the locks maintaining the river’s water levels will collapse, with some calling on the University to help cover costs
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One speaker said ‘Israel was only ever another form of the final solution’
C4P claimed that Magdalene has several indirect ‘holdings in several companies complicit in the Israeli genocide’
The guidance will take effect from the first of August
The election for Speakers Officer was the closest race, with two rounds of counting held
investigation
Elizabeth Bratton and Kezia Douglass investigate the trials and tribulations of May Week planning
Interview
Anuk Weerawardana and Wilf Vall talk to the enigmatic outfit about reinvention, experimentation, and their Cambridge roots
Interview
Sophie Ennis speaks to Turner Prize-winning sculptor about his time at Cambridge
Evie Nicholson speaks to disabled students about Cambridge’s inaccessible architecture
Maya Kunchur takes a look at how exam term and May Week affect your body – and how to minimise the damage
Good riddance to exam rankings
May Week isn’t going anywhere
There must be more to the sciences than exams
Why Cambridge needs college chapels
Jack Deasley
Jack Deasley argues that exam rankings promote a harmful notion of success
Greg Quinn
Greg Quinn argues that the apparent instability of May Balls is nothing new
Maddy Browne
What do Cantabs think about AI? Four students tell Maddy Browne their thoughts on how AI will impact our futures
head to head
Hugh Jones and Jessica Leer collide over the OxCam Arc
April O'Neill
April O’Neill makes a case for why a messy night out might be exactly what every stressed-out Cambridge student needs
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Daisy Stewart Henderson argues that college chapels have a great deal more to offer us than we may realise
Cold-water cult: the year-round swimmers of Cambridge
The relationship between hospitality staff and Cambridge students
Vintage Varsity: May Ball edition
Inside Cambridge’s nuclear bunker
Lili Fairclough talks to the wild swimmers who brave the water , and those fighting to clean up the river.
Student Life
Amelia Makstutis investigates how hospitality can help bridge the town-gown divide
Vintage Varsity
Olga Devine and Jaipreet Lully delve into Varsity‘s archives to find out how to have the perfect May Ball
Ben Curtis takes us on a tour of six iconic Cambridge pubs and their fascinating histories
Academic Life
Julia Ongking explores the stress surrounding degree classifications
Wilf Vall explores how an ancient Cambridge fair transformed May Week
The university and its colleges seek to reduce their environmental impact, while student groups criticise slow progress
Evie Nicholson speaks to disabled students about Cambridge’s inaccessible architecture
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Medwards alum Ruby Cline on the ‘joyful chaos’ of her life after Cambridge
Lady Rose on how to become a Supreme Court Justice
‘Mountain madness’: Dorothy Pilley’s great-great nephew on her life and climbs
Abby Williams discusses the achievements of the pioneering alpinist Dorothy Pilley with biographer Dan Richards
Interviews
Vienna Kwan sits down with Newnham alumn and Supreme Court Justice Lady Rose
Quickfire
Olivia Goodman catches up with content creator and recent graduate Ruby Cline
Interviews
Alex Corbould sits down with Francesco Genovese, co-director of Aromi
Abigail Liew reflect on rapid advancements in Computer Science with Dr Arthur Norman
Hannah Burfield meets Elmaz Asan to discuss raising awareness about the oppression suffered by the Crimean Tatars
What happens to your body during May Week?
Watch out for your fruit bowl
Maya Kunchur takes a look at how exam term and May Week affect your body – and how to minimise the damage
Jenny Jiang gives an insight into the everyday fruits that can pose lethal threats
Shiyun Lang explains why new ‘cloaked cells’ have such wide-ranging therapeutic potential in transplantation and neurodegenerative disorders
Max Lian discusses the recent announcement from Colossal Biosciences and its controversies
Max Lian fills you in on some of the latest news from the scientific world
Stella Pozzi discusses the new banana that doesn’t go brown and its role in reducing food waste and tackling climate change
What’s worth doing in Cambridge? 
Trial and Error: London on a budget
The woes of intercollegiate friendships
The ultimate guide to Cambridge brunch 
Trial and Error
Let Jess Gotterson inspire you to explore the capital on a student’s budget
Guide
Madeleine Farrow gives us her list of the best things to do in Cambridge
Guide
Janella Scott reminds us of the importance of looking after ourselves in exam term
Feature
Sophie Ennis speaks to long-term student couples about finding love at university
Horoscopes
Come what May, Edie Castell has your horoscope sorted
Agony Aunt
In her swan song as your spiritual and moral guide, let Agony Aunt Jessica Spearman solve your final problems of the academic year
Is AI-generated poetry superseding human verse? 
Where’s all the street art? My Cambridge culture shock
For the love of evensong
Feature
Abril Duarte-González reflects upon the varying functions of street art in Bogotá, Colombia, and Cambridge
Opinion
Heather Leigh questions whether poetic genius is limited to humanity
Interview
Felix Armstrong speaks to the professor bringing a forgotten community to light
Interview
Sophie Ennis speaks to Turner Prize-winning sculptor about his time at Cambridge
Opinion
Ben Birch explores what we can learn from the statues we walk past each day
Opinion
Jessica Leer explores the difficulty of sounding different in Cambridge
Varsity‘s guide to the piece of the summer
Fashion is for men, too
The shoe must go on: getting through May Week in style
Feature
Zoe Blackburn provides a historical account of changes towards men’s fashion, and encourages men to embrace what fashion can offer
Guide
Varsity Fashion shares their favourite wardrobe essential for the 2025 summer
Feature
Flossie Bullion dives into the fashion choices of Icelandic singer Björk, to examine how she promotes individuality
GUIDE
Varsity‘s Fashion Editors, Gina Stock and Ellie Buckley, give you the run down on how to dress for some of this year’s major May Ball themes
Guide
Zoe Blackburn gives her May Ball footwear tips to avoid midnight mishaps and blistered feet
Guide
Mary Anna Im gives a historical account of the latest trend, and advises how best to style spots
A beginner’s guide to the French New Wave
Hello, You, it’s time to wake up 
Watchlist
Amanda Ljungberg guides you through the New Wave landscape
Review
Hilary Lau reflects on the disappointing finale of Netflix’s You
Watchlist
Hilary Lau celebrates Pride Month with a full menu of queer films
Feature
Salomé Gakwaya and Lara Glennie speak to the people behind Cambridge’s film scene
Opinion
Lara Davis considers the emergence of creative cowardice and the repetitive franchise
Global Frames
Louis Gentle unpacks how Brazilian cinema has moved beyond its exoticized origins in classical Hollywood
Sinners: a damning indictment of America’s vampiric music industry 
Black Country, New Road on being ‘the best band in the world’
We are so back: Stereolab and the politics of feeling again
Maybe you’re gonna be the one that pays me 
Opinion
Apeike Umolu explores how Coogler exposes the structural racism in America’s music industry
Opinion
Ruby Wooller critiques Ticketmaster’s tyrannical grip on the live entertainment industry
Playlist
Varsity‘s music team look back at the songs that have made students’ time at Cambridge
Interview
Anuk Weerawardana and Wilf Vall talk to the enigmatic outfit about reinvention, experimentation, and their Cambridge roots
Feature
Ben Curtis takes a look at the best arts venues Cambridge can offer, and why you should support them
Do Cambridge audiences actually get theatre? 
Pride & Prejudice looks to be astounding
Witches, war, and wicked ambition: Macbeth hits the road
Girl time before heinous crime: Penelope Quadrangle is back!
Opinion
Leon Rake thinks Cambridge theatre is more about being seen than truly watched
Preview
Daphne Stavride sits down with the team behind the highly anticipated CAST tour
Preview
Ahead of the acclaimed show’s revival at the Edinburgh Fringe, Josh Pritchard sits down with writer Amenie Groves
Preview
Kate Woodman attends a rehearsal of the upcoming ADC Austen production, talking love, humour, and authenticity with director Abi Beton and star Elizabeth Peni Brooks
Feature
Varsity‘s Theatre team take a look at the unsung heroes of any good Cambridge production
Leon Rake thinks Cambridge theatre is more important than ever – even as most stories are streamed, swiped, or skipped entirely.
Bumps rule change: “Lots of anxiety” but “not much opposition”
Olympic triathlon champion Jonny Brownlee on 500km weeks and a remarkable career
Bumping through history
Interview
Oscar O’Neill speaks to 6-time World triathlon champion and British sporting icon Jonny Brownlee
College Rowing
Alex Davis reports on the reaction to the Midsummer Fair and May Bumps clash
vintage varsity
Barney Blackburn looks through the Bumps archives to uncover some of the most intriguing stories to have emerged from its 200-year history
Trangender Athletes
Committee President vows that “sport is for all” in aftermath of Supreme Court decision
Cricket
Alex Davis reflects on managing sport and exams during Summer term
English football
Max Eshelby examines the decline of the world’s oldest football competition and what can be done to save it
Open(ing up about) AI
What do Cantabs think about AI? Four students tell Maddy Browne their thoughts on how AI will impact our futures