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Christian Willoughby stole from a student’s unlocked room while they were in an exam
One CUCC player described the state of the pitch as ‘an embarrassment’
Newnham’s Head Porter said: ‘Most inappropriate behaviours (or worse) are perpetrated when we allow the conditions for it’
The University has also filed for an injunction on Chestnut Tree Lawn
Tara Buxton asks the author-influencer about happiness, poetry, and the journey to a creative career
The company is seeking to expand its AI glasses
Opinion
Allow your emotions to run wild in art galleries, argues Bryony Clarke
Feature
Salomé Gakwaya sells a full day out of drinks and films on St Andrew’s Street
Trial and Error
Zoe Blackburn and Niamh Walters reflect on the trials and tribulations of finding their Trinity May Ball dresses
Student Life
Grace Howell explores the home Cambridge can provide to ‘third-culture-kids’
Floating adrift: the unmoored life of a third-culture kid 
How to catch a coat thief
3am in Cambridge
What it’s like to be an underage student at Cambridge
Bibi Boyce explores the trials and tribulations of the lost and found bins of Cambridge
Student Life
Grace Howell explores the home Cambridge can provide to ‘third-culture-kids’
Aaron Syposz explores how local winemaking has been impacted by climate change and improved knowhow
How does being underage at Cambridge impacts students’ experiences?
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
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
The Cambridge student hoping to become mayor of Baltimore: Thomas ‘TJ’ Jones
Meet Miyuki Watanabe: Japanese diplomat and Cambridge student
‘Disagreeing agreeably’: meet the three Caians chairing CUCA, CULA and CULC 
Discussing optimism with David Larbi
Vienna Kwan sits down with Thomas ‘TJ’ Jones to discuss how a military man hoping to become the mayor of Baltimore ended up at Cambridge.
Quickfire
Vienna Kwan sits down with Miyuki Watanabe, a Cambridge student and Japanese diplomat
The three on navigating differences and the political climate at Caius.
Long Read
Abigail Liew discusses the natural world in digital art with Kimverlyn Lim
Tara Buxton asks the author-influencer about happiness, poetry, and the journey to a creative career
Claire Ding meets Alan Macfarlane to reflect on his experiences as a professor on social media
Vitamin C(ambridge)
How does the brain become conscious of its thoughts? 
Lucy George discusses whether or not multi-vitamins are going to rescue us during term-time
Nessa Yip explains the progress made by neuroscience towards answering a question at the centre of the human experience
‘Rapid unscheduled disassembly’ – Starship flight 9 ends in a fireball
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
Seven species of Sidge
Reflections on rowing
The ultimate guide to Cambridge brunch 
So, you’re dating a … 
Notebook
Ben Curtis reflects on the simple joy of cycling for the sake of it
Trial and Error
Madeleine Farrow gives us the best tips for enjoying a night out without an impending hangover
Day in the Life
Join India as she investigates the world of Cambridge rowing firsthand
List
Jessica Spearman uncovers all with this ‘who’s who’ of Cambridge archetypes: dating edition
Notebook
Eimear McElduff reflects on the preconceived notions of what it means to be a Cantab
Walking into my first Cambridge open mic
Burning banks: Alex Schaefer and American culture shocks
Opinion
Rachel Jones recounts her experience at a Cambridge open mic
Opinion
Talia Jacobs uses Alex Schaefer’s art to capture her American research excursions
Feature
Mia Apfel reflects upon the flexibility of collegiate statues
Interview
Grace Cobb talks to Catriona Silvey about her latest novel
Opinion
Allow your emotions to run wild in art galleries, argues Bryony Clarke
The ultimate summer bag guide
Guide
Irina Echim offers a summer bag guide, to get us tote-ally ready for the sunshine
Trial and Error
Zoe Blackburn and Niamh Walters reflect on the trials and tribulations of finding their Trinity May Ball dresses
Feature
Zinzi Mlotshwa investigates the great skill of being able to repair and create your own clothing
Opinion
Irina Echim analyses the sexual politics of Carpenter’s recent image shift
Feature
Arshika Parann breaks down the iconic fashion of the 1920s, and explores how it pervades society today
Guide
Flossie Bullion encourages you to transform your underwear into outerwear
Global Frames: Russia and the USSR
The Spoons-to-Picturehouse pipeline
Global Frames
Reuben Aston explores the rich cinematic history of Russia and the USSR
Feature
Salomé Gakwaya sells a full day out of drinks and films on St Andrew’s Street
Opinion
Frida Bradbrook explores how the common experience of imposter syndrome leads to an increased desire for easy-to-consume and make fun of media
Review
Elspeth White explores the fever-dream nights out of Scorcese’s After Hours and Cambridge
Opinion
Ruby Randall reflects on our connection with Hugh Laurie and House MD
Feature
Owen McGovern reflects on the screening of Dr. Penelope Anthias’s Urukurenda: In Search of the Land Without Evil
‘Our Father who art in Corn Exchange’: Father John Misty in Cambridge
We are so back: Stereolab and the politics of feeling again
Are we having an Addison Rae summer?
Black Country, New Road on being ‘the best band in the world’
Live Review
Daisy Cooper (and co.) go to the church of the prime hipster preacher
Album Review
Grab a can of ‘Diet Pepsi’, Gina Stock reviews Addison Rae’s debut album in homage to Brat summer
Live Review
With exams done and dusted, Daisy Cooper takes a break in Manchester and reviews Chicago trio Horsegirl
Playlist
Feeling musical FOMO? Seun Ige is here to help with a breakdown of the year’s best releases so far
Live Review
Mary Anna Im experiences the calm cadances of Loyle Carner live at Hackney Church
Live Review
Isobel Heal deconstructs cringe culture to revel in the nerdy joy of The Living Tombstone live
A ballad for CUMTS Bar Nights
Bread, circuses, and The Hunger Games on stage
Feature
Trade the auditorium for a bar stool and enjoy a night of solos and sips, says Daphne Stavride
Opinion
Creative venture or cop-out? Shan Tan-Ya thinks film-to-stage adaptations are both
Feature
Ever wondered about applying for one of the most under-discussed roles in CamDram? Kaitlyn Butterly has you covered!
Opinion
Millie Wooler praises the efforts of the performances ditching the CD for the real thing
Opinion
Millie Wooler questions whether Renaissance theatre is still quite so relevant as CamDram would have you believe
Review
This bold piece of dystopian theatre provides thought-provoking material on how we choose to judge others
Interview
Varsity record-holder Bea Wood sits down with Louise Crary
Sports Awards
Joss Heddle-Bacon reports on a crowning afternoon for the light blues’ finest
College Rowing
Joshua Prince dives into the action of this year’s May Bumps
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
COMMENT
Jamilla Wichmann
What is originality, anyway?
Jamilla Wichmann argues that the emphasis on originality in the humanities at Cambridge can have harmful side effects
Jasper Finlay Burnside
Where is the humanity in our politics?
Jasper Finlay Burnside argues that the response to Rachel Reeves’s tears in the House of Commons highlights disconcerting characteristics of modern-day politics
Bernard Shiu
It’s not just Trump who’s after international students
Bernard Shiu argues that the rise of populism poses a threat to international students’ access to education across the world
Tia Ribbo
So, what are you up to this summer?
Tia Ribbo argues that the pressure placed on our summer vacation highlights harmful aspects of Cambridge’s culture
Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino
Why shouldn’t we share our libraries with A-level students?
Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino argues that we need to remember that Cambridge is not solely a university town when complaining about A-level students in our libraries
Ben Lubitsh
No platform, no progress
Ben Lubitsh argues that deplatforming controversial figures such as Charlie Kirk would be a step backwards