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Strikes begin across Cambridge
Law Ball Committee defends event against Camfess criticism
Toope joins Jewish community to celebrate Hanukkah
Staff, students and organisers formed picket lines outside several sites across the University
Boycott Banks’ Destruction will target major UK banks to end their involvement in fossil fuel and arms industries, and also aims to end university ties to these banks
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PalSoc has reiterated calls for the University to cease its ‘complicity’ in the oppression of Palestinians through its investments
This comes after the Climate League of Oxford and Cambridge (CLOC) ranked the College last in its impact on the climate, which President Dorothy Byrne described as not ‘remotely accurate’ in an email to students
Cambridge has become the first institution outside Brazil to display a sculpture of Paulo Freire, a socialist and educational theorist
The ceremony was the first of its kind to be officially hosted by the University. Toope was joined by Rabbi Reuven Leigh and the UL’s Director of Services.
Two Cambridge graduates, Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, were killed in the attack at the end of November 2019
Applications to join the Varsity team next term are now open. Make your mark. Share your story.
An email sent to students today emphasised the importance of face coverings ‘in all indoor shared spaces’
Submissions said there were ‘insane queues’, stampedes and no heating, yet organisers have rebuked these claims
My heart-shaped life
To intermit or not to intermit, that is the question
Saying no to nightclubs
I chose to study English because of a passion for creativity: the University’s ranking system is crushing that passion
Double Take
In her final column of term, Ceci Browning explores the non-negotiable importance of love in her life and how it guides her life above all else
Staff writer Daisy Margolis shares her story of taking a medical intermission from her degree
Deputy Editor Akshata Kapoor reads the scribbles and annotations left behind in the second-hand books she owns
Double Take
Columnist Ceci Browning argues she would rather remember her Sunday nights the next day than end up squashed between strangers on the dance floor
Emily Sullivan writes on her coffee shop observations and reflects on the power of listening to each other
This Time Last Year
Lily Kemp reflects on her job as an au-pair this time last year
In considering the usefulness of labels in different contexts, Heather Cameron reflects on her own journey with labels and identity
Is exam ranking right?
Deputy Features Editor Lotte Brundle considers the effects of the University’s exam ranking system on students’ mental health and self worth
Double Take
Columnist Ceci Browning argues that being more open to labelling relationships would save us all a lot of time, worry and heartbreak
Double Take
Columnist Ceci Browning reflects on learning to accept her body the way it is and be grateful for all it carries her through
Esmé Kenney reflects on how her job as a cleaner during the summer vacation opened her eyes to the role cleaners play in the lives of university students
Bonfire Night
Francesca Fairhead reflects on living in the ‘Bonfire Capital of the World’, Lewes in Sussex
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Cambridge SU is wrong to give UCU a blank cheque
Without short-term strike disruption, there can be no long term change
No flag is a red flag
Globetrotter
Eric Williams argues that the left-wing resurgence in Brazil shows similarities to the situation in the UK
Freddie Poser
The students’ union must look out for students, not faculty or abstract notions of solidarity
Daisy Thomas
Daisy Thomas and Lauryn Anderson argue that strikes are a necessary response to the last few year
Akshata Kapoor
Akshata Kapoor explores the significance of flags to identity, and criticises the approach of colleges towards flag raising
Long Read
Lamorna Tregenza Reid explores the complex viewpoints around vaccines and vaccine hesitancy
Clarissa Salmon
Clarissa Salmon argues that the Prime Minister’s COP26 speech is full of buzzwords co-opted from the climate justice movements, but falls short on signalling real change
Hugh Jones
Hugh Jones argues that the Cambridge Union must fully restore its commitment to free speech
Laurie Wilcockson
Laurie Wilcockson argues that the suspension and turbulent resignation of Owen Paterson highlights the disregard for parliamentary codes within Westminster
Long Read
After years of campaigning by alumni, Jesus College have handed back the Okukor Bronze. Tara Panesar discusses this recent watershed moment and considers whether museums and other institutions should follow suit
Olivia Young
Olivia Young argues that the government have continued to fail Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her family
Josef Skrdlik on witnessing the coup in Sudan 
Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle speaks to Josef Skrdlik, a former master’s student at Cambridge who witnessed the military take over from Khartoum
Isabella Todini and Milo Eyre-Morgan discuss trans liberation, the SU Woman’s Campaign, and Trans Day of Remembrance
The MP discusses aid budget cuts and his links to the Rwandan government with Robbie Kalus
“What is our social, our civic, our societal role? How can we make ourselves more indispensable to more people’s lives?”
Ballet is “definitely changing”, both on and off-stage, says Marcelino Sambé
“The wonderful thing about research is that you can ask a question nobody knows the answer to [...] and along the way you might – if you’re lucky – improve people’s lives.”
Dr Jason Scott-Warren has been fined for his involvement with Extinction Rebellion, but remains dedicated, telling Varsity: “something extreme needs to happen in order for change to take place”
“The bottom line is that you need to be able to sequence to keep drugs and and vaccines effective”, says Professor Sharon Peacock
Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle speaks with Zain Alabidin Al Khatir and his translator about Zain’s journey from Sudan to Germany
In an exclusive interview with Varsity, the Vice-Chancellor discusses university relations with the UAE, widening access, and navigating criticism
Senior Science Editor Sambhavi Sneha Kumar explains what is meant by the female athlete triad, and why it can be so dangerous
Rei Chin takes an in depth look at the biology underlying intersexuality as part of a growing drive to fight the stigma faced by intersex individuals. Rei argues that terms such as ‘disorders of sexual differentiation’ are outdated, as we move towards a more inclusive and accepting society
Muzammil Arif Jabbar considers the costs and benefits of booster vaccines
In this piece, Science Editor Sambhavi Sneha Kumar explores how exercise can shape key parameters in the body
In this article, Aneesah Bari explores the power of music and how music therapy can benefit individuals in a range of different settings.
In this piece, Tungsten Tang explores the history and background to our use of concrete in society, delving into the problems that have arisen and the future implications.
Cambridge SU Ethical Affairs Campaign argues we need to take a stand against the University — which is divested, dirty and in denial
Nieve Brydges explores why getting down and dirty in the digital world may not be as easy as it seems
With the idea of commercial space travel becoming more and more prevalent, Rebecca Siddall explores the history of space travel and considers the possible threats posed to society by billionaire-driven space travel
Sambhavi Sneha Kumar explains the evolutionary purpose of melanin production in the skin, and discusses why treatments to lighten the skin can have serious long term effects
Mr Wang’s Hot Pot is brilliantly innovative
What’s a year abroad really like, anyway?
What happens on the year abroad stays on the year abroad? Not anymore: MML students tell stories from across the sea
Food
Food columnist George Carew-Jones reviews Mr Wang’s Hot Pot, a Chinese restaurant with a difference
AskVulture writer Rosina Griffiths gives advice about how to reevaluate your relationship, and breathe the life back into it
Food
Food columnist George Carew-Jones reviews Kineya Mugimaru, a newly opened Japanese udon restaurant in Petty Cury
Review
Sam Perry’s guide to student eats continues in this next instalment, where he explores Norfolk St. and Regent St. for the best food finds
An anonymous student ponders ‘the blues’ and gives advice for tackling this typical feeling during week five.
Editors Isabel Sebode and Nick Bartlett sit down for a dinner at the Graduate Hotel and find themselves indulging in a variety of surprising, and spectacular, dishes
Review
In the final instalment of his series, Sam Perry explores takeaways and other, less well known, options to cover all the bases for his student eats guide
The AskVulture team talk about how to cope with a drained social battery, and the art of socialisation as an introvert
Kefeshe Bernard discusses veganism, race, and easy and accessible ways we can all contribute to our environment
My Year of Rest and Relaxation: Unlikable and Disaffected Anti- Heroines 
Brâncuși in Kettle’s Yard
Margaux Emmanuel experiences the contemporary art gallery’s collection of works from Romanian artist Constantin Brâncuși
In this original poem, Saksham Sharma reflects on the mathematical beauty of nature
Quincy De Vries discusses how unlikeable protagonists are handled in literature
Sophie Long examines the transgessive 1991 novel American Psycho and its relation to the immoralism of Wall Street
Postgraduate student Patrick Russell shares a short story, set in a futuristic version of Cambridge
Marion Willingham reviews the latest exhibition from Cambridge’s Museum of Classical Archaeology detailing the photography of Robert McCabe
Poet Renée Eshel shares ‘So much beautiful time’, the first in a series of vivid and passioned poems
Rosa Phelps reviews Irish novelist Sally Rooney’s latest novel Beautiful World, Where Are You?
Staff writer Zoe Turoff, alongside Arts Editor Famke Veenstra-Ashmore, reviews this new collection of Scottish-Ghanaian artist Maud Sulter’s work at Murray Edwards College
Arts Editor Famke Veenstra-Ashmore discusses the latest issue of The Cambridge Review of Books with its new Head of Editorial Magdalena Gabrysiak
Does liking fashion make you vain?
The Modern Pre-Raphaelites
Creative Director Lily Maguire and Photographer Nana Ama Konadu Otuo disrupt the white cisgender feminine ideal in a radical reworking of pre-Raphaelite paintings
Opinion
Clementine Lussiana investigates why critics look down on the fashion industry, arguing that having an appreciation for the superficial does not make a person superficial
Columnist Eliane Bedu examines the perception of fashion influencers such as France’s Nabilla Vergara, and the place of such perceptions in wider feminist discourse
Columnist Eleanor Antoniou reflects on her year without fast fashion, celebrating how it has made her style more creative as well as more ethical
After eighteen months of digital fashion shows, Ella Fraser investigates whether a return to the runway is necessary
In the final instalment of her column on religion in fashion, Eliane Bedu concludes by reflecting on the implications of Christian representations in fashion
Photoshoot
Varsity teamed up with The Serpentine Swap in for this sustainable fashion shoot featuring vintage and second hand clothing. Photography by Nana Ama Konadu Otuo (Ama Konadu Photography)
Columnist Eleanor Antoniou celebrates the transfiguration of menswear from something toxically prescriptive to something altogether more inclusive
Eliane Bedu demonstrates the use of the religious place in fashion
Fashion columnist Eliane Bedu makes a case for the individual empowerment that lies beneath the hyper-sexualisation of lingerie
Spencer Review
Spencer tells a story of a woman thrown into a family unit obsessed with decorum, wearing masks, and creating a spectacle under the scrutiny of the public eye
Minsung Son uses the series The Chair as a lens to consider recent events at the Union, and discusses its wider success in tackling important topics
Sophia Till explores the ways in which Trier’s approach to the age-old romcom breathes new life into the genre
Review
In a positive but nevertheless critical analysis of the film, Angus Warburg reviews Villeneuve’s film adaptation of Dune
Columnist Anna Chan writes an ode to the director Wong Kar Wai and his ability to capture life’s moments of bittersweet beauty
Laura Lenkiewicz and Daniel Fry offer two different analyses of what makes Wes Anderson’s latest feature film so brilliant
Film&TV columnist Abigail Reeves recommends films to watch at the upcoming CFF in light of her experience volunteering for the festival
In the third and final instalment of her series about the San Sebastian International Film Festival, Sofia Johanson discusses the results of the festival and all the controversy that comes with them
Film&TV columnist Miruna Tiberiu discusses the exceptional potential of animation to represent trauma in ways that live-action cinema will never be able to
In an honest and hilarious commentary, Sofia Johanson reviews 5 films she watched at the 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival in her second of three articles about the festival
Ten of the greatest Doja Cat songs (and five of the worst)
Varsity Music’s Albums of the Year 2021
Famke Veenstra-Ashmore reviews the latest album ‘The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows’ from the prolific Damon Albarn, praising its reflective sense of intimacy
FINNEAS’ debut album Optimist is a pertinent reflection of the liminality and anxieties that characterise contemporary society, writes Margherita Volpato
The members of the Varsity Music team spotlight their favourite albums from this unforgettable year, from Wolf Alice to Arlo Parks
Josh Osman reviews the latest re-recorded offering from Taylor Swift, exploring how Red has grown in intensity and maturity since its initial release
On its 25th anniversary, Music Editor Maddy Fisher explores the sophomore album from beloved Scottish band Belle and Sebastian, writing on how it uniquely reminds her of home
Lorna Bo reviews the latest album from experimental hip-hop artist JPEGMAFIA, praising the homage to a range of influences through use of samples that compliment the rapper’s unique style and humorous lyricism
The latest mixtape from Houston’s Megan Thee Stallion is a “victory lap”, writes Kwaku Gyasi, commending the project’s cohesion and conviction of delivery
Miranda Stephenson tracks some of the pop giant’s biggest hits and misses
The Atlanta native reaches new heights both lyrically and sonically on the spectacular follow up to her debut album, writes Jermaine Lawal-Adewale
Music Editor Matthew Cavallini offers his take on the musical careers of TikTok’s biggest stars, arguing that there is perhaps more than meets the eye when it comes to the music’s quality
Rapunzel review – let your hair down
Eurydice: An imaginative staging of an ancient story 
Cabaret, Redmayne and the problem of casting
Attempts On Her Life does justice to a post-modern classic 
Review
Theatre Editor Stanley Lawson reviews this weeks Corpus mainshow, Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice
Review
Theatre editor Fergal Jeffreys reviews Rapunzel, the 2021 CUADC/Footlight pantomime
Review
Hasan Al-Habib reviews the latest show by Comic San Men, this weeks ADC lateshow Return of the Serif
Review
Theatre Editor Stanley Lawson review the production of Martin Crimp’s Attempts On Her Life running at Corpus this week
Review
Benji de Almeida Newton reviews CUOS’s production of Phillip Venables and Ted Huffman’s ‘Denis and Katya’
Interview
Theatre Editor Stanley Lawson interviews Milo Harries about a series of Climate Crisis theatre workshops running in Cambridge this month
Review
Theatre Editor Stanley Lawson reviews this weeks Corpus mainshow, The Last of the Pelican Daughters
Preview
Producers Thea Melton and Eleanor Mann interview the directors and the cast about their experiences of Comic Sans: Return of the Serif
Review
Tom Howlett reviews Dogfight at Robinson Auditorium, a musical adaptation of Nancy Savoca’s 1991 film 4 stars
Interview
Theatre Editor Stanley Lawson interviews the writers and directors behind this years CUADC/Footlights Pantomime
‘Lads, it’s Tottenham’: can Conte revive Spurs?
Steele-Bodger Match 2021: CURUFC 14-21 Steele-Bodger XV
Harry Atkins assesses whether Antonio Conte has what it takes to bring silverware to a declining Tottenham Hotspur side
University Sport
Basketball, football, hockey, netball, and korfball all enjoyed the taste of victory over the past week
College Football
Fitzwilliam beat Homerton 6-1 this evening (26/11) at a crowd-packed Homerton Sports Ground
College Football
Varsity brings you minute-by-minute coverage of the Cuppers fixture from the Homerton Sports Ground
College Football
Ahead of the Cuppers football 2nd Round fixture later today (26/11), Varsity tells all about the highly-anticipated matchup
Tom Bullivant expresses his opposition to the tournament and calls for teams to steer clear of any involvement
University Sport
In a hard-fought fixture, CURUFC fell to defeat against a strong Bodger’s side on Wednesday afternoon (24/11) at Grange Road
To commemorate the first Women’s Varsity Match in 1988, CURUFC Women hosted OURFC Women at Grange Road yesterday evening (23/11)
College Football
Queens’ also defeated Homerton, while Robinson beat Corpus Christi for their first win since Matchday 1
University Sport
Badminton also continued their dominance on a day (17/11) where Cambridge secured more wins than losses across the board
