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A lighthearted round-up of the news from around Cambridge, including David Attenborough turning 100 and a new zero-waste mobile business
The station will be the third operating within Cambridge
Activists from ORCA accused the UN conference of hosting ‘major pollutors’
Streeting graduated from Selwyn in 2004, and went on to serve as SU President
Review
Barney Sayburn reflects on his evening watching CUMTS’ offering for the Camden Fringe
Quickfire
Kamilla Khusnutdinova talks to comedy Tik-Toker Auden Barnes about the ins-and-outs of content creation
Pooja Gada investigates if your college dinners are putting your health at risk
Streeting graduated from Selwyn in 2004, and went on to serve as SU President
review
Georgia Gooding reviews the long-awaited sequel to The Devil Wears Prada
Cambridge outside the table
Why we undergrads should be talking to postgrads
The laundry revolution – Cambridge’s problem with technology
We have forgotten the value of hard work 
Wuru Salawu
Wura Salawu argues that the best places to eat in Cambridge can be the ones we least expect
Abril Duarte González
Abril Duarte González highlights why we shouldn’t shy away from embracing conversation with postgraduates
Ruben Francis
Ruben Francis looks into the dark side behind the university’s laundry system
Beth Wade
Beth Wade asks us to reconsider our conceptions of ‘genius’
Troy Francis-Brown
Troy Francis-Brown suggests how departments can help students fall in love with their subjects
Anna Petrides
Anna Petrides stands up for the season of sunshine
Land Economy – what’s that?
The analogue reTurn has come to Cambridge 
Hyper-productive or healthy? The rise of wellness culture at Cambridge
‘It was genocide, not a civil war’ – Cambridge University Tamil Society remembers the Sri Lankan Civil War
Yulianna Nunno investigates our evolving relationship with digital technology and interrogates its role in shaping modern life
Emy Bengtsson speaks to the volunteers who make up the charity Convoy4Ukraine
Dhruv Shenai talks to Tamil students about how the legacy of the Sri Lankan Civil War impacts them
Amelie Rothwell talks to students who used to be locals about what the town-gown divide really means
Frida Bradbrook talks to students about how periods impact their time at the University
Beth Lee investigates how perceptions of land economy contrast the reality
Eleanor Baldwin asks event presidents why colleges are seeking alternatives to May Balls
Francesca Evans weighs up student, professor and influencer perspectives on Cambridge’s unique wellness culture
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
‘You have to take it as it comes’: discussing content creation with Auden Barnes
‘I don’t think you can put a date on doomsday’: Luke Kemp on existential risk
The activist behind ‘Cambridge is Chopped’
Making your money work for you at university
Quickfire
Kamilla Khusnutdinova talks to comedy Tik-Toker Auden Barnes about the ins-and-outs of content creation
Luke Kemp on the past, present and future of existential risk
quickfire
Rosalind Howell speaks to Abigail Foster about her career and top tips for student budgeting
Kamilla Khusnutdinova talks to local drag performer Guillotina about his growing local movement
QUICKFIRE
Tara Buxton chats with Cambridge University Ceilidh Band about the folk musician’s specialised skillset
Isadora Vargas Mafort speaks to Mark Neville about war photography
Forked over: dish-parity between college cafeterias
Pooja Gada investigates if your college dinners are putting your health at risk
Seyan Dattani explores the wild and wonderful history of London Zoo
Ida Jobe explores how trust and culture are shaping the future of medicine in West Africa
Interview
Dhruv Shenai speaks to Professor Alastair Beresford about CoverDrop, encryption, and the future of whistleblowing
Interview
Dhruv Shenai speaks to Cambridge astronomer and author Matt Bothwell
Sophie Patel reflects on the benefits and barriers of science field trips
It’s the little things
What breed of chaotic are you going to be this Easter?
Double Blind Date: ‘They chased us across Parker’s Piece’
Life on the edge: the grass is always greener
Quiz
Charlotte Thomann predicts your Easter term: the good, the bad, and the beastly
Guide
Ellana Cowan shares the small rituals that make exam term bearable
Ola Kiezun recommends the best green spaces to escape the city centre
Opinion
Emilia Deighton explores how podcasts impact our daily lives
Blind Date
A rare occasion for the Varsity Matchmakers: two sets of friends, Will & Benjy, and Daisy & Erica, meet for a double blind date
Guide
Inspired by Frida Kahlo, Louisa May Alcott, and Marie Antoinette, Emer Naylor Afram offers the best ways to curate your space
The other side of the art world
“He’s mine in a way that shocks you”: Cambridge’s queer histories
Opinion
Katrina Brigmane argues against the ridiculing of women’s self-fashioning
Feature
Isabel Adair explores the wonderful world of the commercial art gallery
Feature
Max Lygo on the ‘unflinching audacity’ of Cambridge’s LGBTQ+ writers
Feature
Ludovica De Lorenzo reflects on finding hope in Goya’s nihilism
Interview
Katrina Brigmane asks student creatives how they find the time
Review
Isabel Adair discusses the issue of originality in Ali Smith’s latest novel Glyph
The power of style experimentation for library days
How to manipulate your Vinted algorithm 
Brightening up a bad hair day
Fashion
Lily Forster explores how style experimentation can restore joy
Arushi Dattani details some of the most useful hair accessories to save a bad hair day
Opinion
Catherine Min illuminates some of the misconceptions about this notorious compliment
Fashion
Both practical and stylish, Angel Totterdell-Woods makes the case for wedges
Jasmine Bahal shows us how to master the art of curating the perfect Vinted feed
Flossie Bullion gets to know the colour black a little better
‘Don’t be ridiculous, Andrea, nobody needed this’
Does SNL UK translate? 
Brian De Palma’s Obsession – Vertigo Ventriloquised
Review
Peter Adams reviews Brian De Palma’s neo-noir through the lens of Alfred Hitchcock
review
Georgia Gooding reviews the long-awaited sequel to The Devil Wears Prada
opinion
Dan Porritt argues that while revival screenings offer a portal to the past, modern screenings should not be forgotten
Opinion
Dan Porritt examines the show’s adaptation to a hostile British audience and online generation
Review
Heidi Lewis evaluates BBC’s new interpretation of Pride and Prejudice
Interview
Ethan Daws interviews student filmmakers Frankie Browne and Amelia Hunt on their short film project
The Fab Four fall out
Interview
Jemima Peterson sits down with Rick McMurray to talk solo-projects, songwriting and hope in the twenty-first century
Review
Caitlin Newman reviews Nostalgia, the live band that synchronise noughties sound like no other
Francis McCabe takes you through the sounds of the Together Alliance march against the far right
Interview
Mary Anna Im chats with the Snuts before their gig at the Corn Exchange
Interview
Efe Imoyin-Omene witnesses Varsity music alum and saxophone virtuoso, Jack Marley, in action
A funny pitch with dubious politics: A Very Divine Election 
‘Hope is the enemy’ in Scenes from the Climate Era
A reimagined classic: Medea proves timeless at the ADC
Laugh, people! Laugh!Review
Barney Sayburn reflects on his evening watching CUMTS’ offering for the Camden Fringe
Review
Millie Wooler praises this bleak, darkly funny production that still finds moments of humanity amid the climate chaos
Feature
Barney Sayburn considers the unpredictable nature of audience reception
Preview
This upcoming production promises a nostalgic escape bound up in the story’s timeless charm
Review
Euripides’ revered tragedy takes on a new life in Dhyan Ruparel’s adaptation, says Lucy Farmer
Interview
Nikita Vajrala sits down with the winner of the CUADC’s first-ever writing competition on his upcoming play Crossing Points
Oxford overpower spirited Cambridge comeback to win Varsity cricket
Light blues beat Oxford in low scoring thriller at Lord’s
Beyond the academics: previewing Easter term’s Varsity fixtures
Match report
Joss Heddle-Bacon reports from Lord’s on a dramatic 2026 Men’s T20 cricket Varsity
Match report
Joss Heddle-Bacon reports from the home of cricket as Cambridge overcome Oxford
Tristan Sykes
Tristan Sykes explores the increasing popularity of horse racing among younger generations
Sam Ho looks ahead to this upcoming term’s Varsity matches
Sam Ho catches up with Cambridge’s last Test cricketer to discuss his life after sport
Tristan Sykes delves into the preparation and selection process for the Varsity Boat Races
Ruben Francis
The laundry revolution
Ruben Francis looks into the dark side behind the university’s laundry system