All That Glitters: When the Cambridge Dream becomes a Nightmare
A word or two before I go
On…Alignment
Spoons (not the pub)
From Tchaikovsky to railway infrastructure, Mashal Aamir explores the meaning of alignment
In a conversation with his 18-year-old self, Jake Rose reflects on his time at Cambridge with regard to his degree, existential crises and the purpose of education
Eva Carroll, the Co-President of Our Streets Now Cambridge, uses a misogynistic internet comment to discuss public sexual harassment and misogyny
Martha Bowsher discusses how her chronic illness has redefined her relationship with what it means to be ‘healthy’
Staff Writer Sophie Callear discusses her experience advocating for LGBT+ rights at a football match
Editor Gaby Vides reflects on her experience of atypical anorexia nervosa
Patrick Russell, a postgraduate reading History at Wolfson college at the age of 71, looks back on his life-long love of academia and learning
Nora Redmond explores society’s culture of victim-blaming as she reflects on how all the sexual harassment workshops she has attended failed to emphasise the fault of the perpetrator in gender-based violence
Megan Byrom reflects on how lockdown forced her to reevaluate her relationship with how she presented herself and the effects of the male gaze
This Mother’s Day, Sara Saloo reflects on her relationship with her mother and how she has inspired her
An adventure in Costa Rica helps Inès Magré find her own definition of success
Anna Stirk explores creative writing as an escape from reality
After the passing of their grandma, an anonymous student reflects on their last few memories with their loved one
Staff Writer George Garrity reflects on the role of Cambridge Facebook pages in navigating the pandemic year as a fresher
Eleanor Antoniou learns about treatment, support
Eleanor Antoniou learns about treatment, support networks, resilience and checking your breasts from her friend Lucy, a breast cancer survivor
Lotte Brundle reflects on female body hair after one particular discussion with her brother
In order to celebrate a newfound sense of connection with nature, Lola Rose Wood embraces an ancient pagan ritual.
Inès Magré discusses the possibility of spending Christmas in Cambridge, and reflects on what Christmas means for her.
Features Editors Hatty Willmoth and Ashna Ahmad discuss social pressures not to show emotion, the association of rational intelligence with a lack of emotion, and how they reconnected with their emotional sides
One year after the loss of her dad, Phoebe Page reflects on her experience of grief during the pandemic.
“”I was a home-educated student with middling grades and dyslexia”
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