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Students protest Rees-Mogg event with ‘kiss-in’
Extinction Rebellion begin week-long roadblock
XR shutdown day 2: Trinity denounce XR for ‘criminal damage’ to lawn
Follow the main events of Extinction Rebellion’s actions this week with Varsity’s live updates
XR activists dug up the College’s front lawn and dumped the soil in Barclays bank, as Cambridgeshire’s Police Commissioner responded to a petition calling on authorities to stop the group
What fresher group chats tell us about online interaction
An abstinent girl in an over-sexualised world
Being a Cambridge comic with depression
When Harry Met… No One
Columnist Ashna Ahmad discusses her “generally negative experience” on fresher group chats
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The University of Cambridge must renounce the use of the term ‘ASNAC’
Reading Between the Lines: Chinese Morale in Cambridge Amidst the Coronavirus
We need to talk about porn
For returning Freshers, starting the second term may be even harder than starting the first
Olivia Halsall
Shedding light on Cambridge students affected by the coronavirus, the authors present the difficulty Chinese students are facing in their public and private lives
Lauren Pilley
In light of the recent awards season, Lauren urges film watchers to ignore the barrier of subtitles and give foreign films a chance.
Where Does China Stand?
Henry Bowler, third year historian and President of the Peterhouse Politics Society, evaluates China’s current global position in light of a discussion with Prof Steve Tsang, Dr Yu Jie, Benedict Rogers and Nigel Inkster and the FT Future Forum on the US-China trade war.
Switchboard presenter Alfie Barrishi sat down with the Vice President of the Cambridge University Vegan Society to discuss the phenomenon of ‘Veganuary’
Death by heartbreak: truth or drama?
Charles Darwin: A Revolutionary Figure? 
On the anniversary of Darwin’s birth, Rory Cockshaw questions whether our modern understanding of evolution can be wholly attributed to Darwin.
Serena Li explores the little-known condition of takotsubo syndrome, and how it may constitute death by heartbreak
The life-changing magic of doing something you’re shit at
Vulture Restaurant Reviews: Blue Ball Inn
Approaching the half-way point of my first year at Cambridge
What the brownies taught me about self-love
Laura Curtis discusses self-love, and finds that it doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive with selfishness
Interviews Editor Georgina Buckle on the inevitable instability that comes with navigating Cambridge’s terms
My first time life modelling: an experiment in the nude
Bella Biddle: “My student room is full of jelly, wire and curry”
In this poem, Sandaleen Qaiser explores the bewildering experience of buying cultural objects online when far from home
Interview
Continuing her column, Lydia Bunt interviews student artist Bella Biddle
The problem with ethical fashion
Is sustainability just the latest fad? Fashion Editor Mier Foo explores whether ethical consumption can really exist in the mainstream fashion market.
With Jean-Paul Gaultier announcing his retirement, Isabella Martin reflects on his escapades in haute-couture.
We need to talk about the poverty image in Parasite
Vulture‘s Alternative Academy Awards 
Parasite is a violent game of class-driven entanglement
An alternative Valentine’s Day recommendation
Lauren Christiansen proffers a different kind of romcom that celebrates friendship and love in equal parts: Life Partners
Harriet King tries to get justice for some of the films undeservedly snubbed by the Oscars this year.
Music for your Week 5
Does streaming spoil us for choice?
Love It If We Made It: Are The 1975 really a ‘seminal’ band?
‘Your Sweat So Sour’ – An Alternative Valentine’s Day Playlist
Alexander Kloss offers an idiosyncratic playlist for a reclusive Valentine’s Day
Ring ring ring…It’s the Footlights Spring Revue
Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika is a weird and kaleidoscopic beauty to behold
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons: A bitter-sweet cult classic in the making
Angels in America: a deep dive into the world of Roy Cohn
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Emily Beck discusses the process of bringing a beautifully nuanced relationship to life on stage
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Alex Lindsay talks to the cast of Overachievers about what it’s like to write a show from their own perspectives
College Football Weekly Round Up 8th February
“We expected publicity and hype, but to not to such an extent” – catching up with Kenya’s pioneering women’s lacrosse team
‘If you allow yourself to be dragged along eventually you are going to crash and burn’ – Liam Hughes talks mental health
In 2019 Kenya’s U19 women’s lacrosse team made history. Finn Ranson caught up with coach and founder of Kenya Lacrosse Storm Trentham after another incredible chapter in the team’s story
Inter-college football league chairman (CUAFL) Sam Ernest gives us a round up of the weekends action.
