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Pembroke’s TikTok famous Director of Music steps down from role 
Iranian monarchists stage protest at Cambridge Union
News in brief: Rowing, research, and a royal documentary
Anna Lapwood, who has amassed 35 million likes on TikTok, is leaving the college after nine years
The protest came after a talk from the Iranian Crown Prince in exile was cancelled
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Varsity offers a lighter look at this week’s news
Students will be able to graduate with some exams unmarked
Students and residents gathered to mourn the 15 people who died in November when a railway station partially collapsed in Serbia
The donation was to fund a Land Economy PhD scholarship
The Cambridge University Hockey Club was fined £300 in order to cover the damages
Study
Calum Murray discusses the lack of classics education at state schools; speaking with students and academics about how classics can move out of elite circles.
Ruby Jackson speaks to the psychiatrist researching the therapeutic potential of psychedelics
Notebook
Jessica Spearman marvels at the joy of female friendships
Feature
Emily Cushion recounts stories from Plath’s time at Cambridge
Why Oxbridge’s offers day matters
It’s pay-to-win for health and life skills at Cambridge
Our lives shouldn’t be products 
The nasty aftertaste of Cambridge students’ stupidity 
Rosie Roberts
Social media is making us commodify our lives, argues Rosie Roberts
Benjamin Barrett-Miles
Benjamin Barrett-Miles argues that the concept of an offers day is a tradition worth preserving
Martha Rayner
Martha Rayner argues travel grants need greater environmental incentives
Max La Bouchardiere
Max La Bouchardiere argues that college accommodation disadvantages poorer students
Martha Lucas
Martha Lucas questions the functionality of student parties post-Reform
Luca Chandler
The line between political satire and reality is becoming increasingly blurred, argues Luca Chandler
The forgotten family member: Oxbridge College sisterhood
Destigmatising Classics: opening up the ancient world to all
Inside Gender Agenda: the rebirth of feminism in Cambridge
Noiseless noise: headphone culture at Cambridge
Sister Colleges
Julia Ongking investigates the benefits of getting together across the Oxford/Cambridge divide
Feminism
Jess Gotterson speaks to the people behind Gender Agenda
Study
Calum Murray discusses the lack of classics education at state schools; speaking with students and academics about how classics can move out of elite circles.
Vintage Varsity
Resident Archivist Lily O’Sullivan turns to the Varsity archives for some romantic advice
Culture
Frankie Gardner discovers the wassailing practices of Cambridgeshire
Study
Mimi Ronson explores headphone culture at Cambridge
Vintage Varsity
Resident archivist Lily O’Sullivan reflects on how the SU has made Varsity headlines over the years
Inclusivity
Willow Nugent investigates the impact of Cambridge’s complicated traditions on students
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
In conversation with End Sexual Violence
Darwin without the science? Peter Mason on rewriting a scientific classic
The historian who confronted hate: Professor Richard Evans on chronicling the Nazis
Revitalising the Medwards Garden Party with co-president Iona Gallagher
Olivia Solomons and Hannah Burfield speak to the leaders of a new student campaign
Dhruv Shenai talks to Peter Mason about turning The Voyage of the Beagle into a piece of travel literature
Long Read
Abigail Liew and Vienna Kwan speak to Dr. Martin Stern after his talk at the Cambridge Union
Sophie Denny chats theme inspiration, ticket sales, and wet weather plans
Gabrielle Apfel talks to the Cambridge professor about Nazism and battling Holocaust denial
Singaporean prosecutors, Norine Tan and Jiang Ke-Yue, discuss life as mature students with Vienna Kwan
How medical research is failing women – and how to fix it
Ruby Jackson speaks to the psychiatrist researching the therapeutic potential of psychedelics
Bibi Boyce breaks down the most recent scientific discoveries
Yi Sum Yue explores the culture and controversy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Jade Scardham examines whether AI has the potential to resolve the gender data gap
Why the ‘returning soldier effect’ might be down to more than divine intervention
Teymour Taj explores the implications of the launch of the new Chinese AI chatbot
Is Raya all it’s cracked up to be? 
Notebook: a love letter to the girls
What should your Valentine’s Day plans be?
A comfort food formal
recipe
Although Michaelmas didn’t meet Kitty Fay‘s expectations, her rosemary and potato soup exceeded them
Made in Madrid
Patrick Dolan explores the highs and lows of his time in Barcelona on his year abroad
quiz
Jessica Spearman advises you on the best way to spend your time this Valentine’s Day
Opinion
Nicole Banas argues that vision boards should not glamorise the goal, but help us to appreciate the process
Notebook
Jessica Spearman marvels at the joy of female friendships
Having faced the lows of the Cambridge dating scene, Esther Knowles tries out celebrity dating app Raya
Sylvia Plath’s Cambridge
Postscripts: ‘Perfume’
The Agonies: I awoke and yelled, ‘Carpe diem!’ It was two in the afternoon
Review
The Jameel Prize exhibition explores the interdependency of community, landscape and labour
Feature
Stefan Tuchel reflects on his first encounter with the enigmatic group, drawn together by one singer’s music
The Agonies
Eve Connor replies to Joe from her travels abroad, reflecting on her imbrication with the cosmos, and her asthma
Feature
Emily Cushion recounts stories from Plath’s time at Cambridge
Interview
Ryan Vowles speaks to plein air artist Sarah Allbrook
Opinion
Emma Tenzler explores the stories of women whose art was taken from them
Studious style icons
Music as muse: how Mick Jagger inspired Alexa Chung’s style
The decline of Depop and the rise of Vinted
Sanaer Madden dissects the echoes of Mick Jagger’s iconic looks in Alexa Chung’s style
Kristina Barani characterises the fashion icons that grace her lecture halls
Grace Cobb talks to this year’s creative team about themes, magazines and appealing to Cambridge students
guide
Alice Frecheville shares the dos and don’ts of layering jewellery
Guide
Ellie Buckley explores the evolution of glasses from a practical tool to the latest fashion accessory
Guide
Mae Auckland shares some unconventional ways to jazz up your outfits this spring
Nickel Boys is radical cinematic poetry
Babygirl: a timid take on BDSM
Beast Games: a dystopic showcase of precarity
Review
George Pool explores the cinematic grammar of RaMell Ross’ latest feature
Review
Amanda Ljungberg reviews Halina Reijn’s latest film Babygirl
global frames
Maddie Robertson walks us through the rich cinematic history of China
Opinion
Ezra Izer confronts the ethical horrors of Mr Beast’s scrollable television show
Review
Ellie Smith reviews the latest Robert Eggers horror film
Harrison Base asks whether film marketing should change with the age of social media
Listening to nature’s symphony: how hiking changed classical music
The resurrection of the record: a love letter to physical music 
Opinion
Daniel Kamaluddin explores the connection between hiking and musical inspiration
Opinion
Daisy Cooper looks at her record collection and wonders if it’s really worth the effort
Opinion
Kiran Davies argues the real joy of a concert is the friends we make along the way
Opinion
Giulia Reche-Danese explores our modern relationship with music and how to cope with ‘doomlistening’
Playlist
Struggling to find the right music for Valentine’s? Varsity is here to help
Review
Ben Curtis reviews Cambridge’s newest music and art collective
Directors set to capture the complexity and horror befitting The Laramie Project
Symptom of Life asks whether we judge others more harshly than ourselves
The Bridges of Madison County: ambitions defy its constraints
Criminally light antics in Footlights Presents: WANTED
Review
This bold production provides food for ethical thought, even if the protagonist is too bad to be morally ambigious
Preview
In time for LGBTQ+ history month, Shan Tan-Ya interviews the directors of The Laramie Project
Review
Emotional, if occasionally saccharine, there’s no greater recommendation for this show than the enthusiasm of its audience
Review
This crime-themed sketch show creates an energetic atmosphere, even if some jokes miss the mark
Feature
Chloe Chapman-Deas gives a run-down of the chaotic procedure of the CUMTS 24 hour musical
Opinion
Millie Wooler discusses whether Cambridge’s theatre scene is all it’s cracked up to be
Is men’s college rugby costing us more than money?
Cambridge Football Club and Cambridge University – United in Endeavour?
Comment
Martha Lucas examines the unequal world of college rugby
Premier League
Oscar O’Neill analyses a chaotic Premier League season
Match Report
Barney Blackburn reports as Blues suffer a knockout blow to Bristol
Captain's Corner
Barney Blackburn speaks to Women’s Race Captain, Sannah Zaman
Interview
Joss Heddle-Bacon speaks to Cambridge United CEO Alex Tunbridge, delving into a complex but highly promising relationship
Tennis
Aleksandar Volponi takes a deep dive into the tournament’s resilient champions and remarkable storylines
It’s pay-to-win for health and life skills at Cambridge
Max La Bouchardiere argues that college accommodation disadvantages poorer students