The protesters, including recently resigned SU Officer Harvey Brown, blocked dozens of university staff from entering the building
The College’s JCR have claimed the policy would endanger Newnham’s ‘inclusive atmosphere’
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Nightlife
Georgie Middlemiss takes stock of the Cambridge queer clubbing scene
Opinion
Emily McDonagh questions whether the humble trio-striped trainer has had its day
Interview
Maddy Browne speaks to research fellow and ‘Club Urania’ founder about how we can build a queer space in Cambridge
Opinion
Emily Lawson-Todd argues that exam term doesn’t have to be the ordeal that we make it out to be
Opinion
Lily O’Sullivan argues that the media’s coverage of the state of student’s rooms is another example of an unhealthy fixation on Cambridge students
Opinion
Megan Conlon laments the loss of her favourite May Week event
Opinion
Esther Knowles asks those who get worked up by seat-bagsying practices in libraries to find something more important to worry about
Opinion
The major parties’ rejection of more mobility for young people in the EU shows that the UK is still not ready to deal with the effects of Brexit, argues Elsie McDowell
Opinion
Sunak’s latest crusade against Britain’s “sicknote culture” is a bizarre one that somehow makes the world of work even less attractive
Fatima's Fieldnotes
Fatima Zahra Yusuf responds to the deep insecurity felt by the elite in a society trying to remove barriers to higher education
Nightlife
Georgie Middlemiss takes stock of the Cambridge queer clubbing scene
Vintage Varsity
Isaac Stephenson reflects on Varsity‘s forgotten student advertising
Long read
How moving countries and cultures has impacted students’ identities
Feature
Joanne Yau speaks to some of Cambridge’s punters
Vintage Varsity
Vintage Varsity explores how attitudes have shifted towards CUBC’s female athletes
Politics
Calum Murray asks why Britain’s youth voter turnout is so low
Feature
Isabella Bottle speaks to May Ball committee members about their efforts to go green
Vintage Varsity
Vintage Varsity looks back at perhaps the most egregious admissions scandal in Cambridge’s history
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Interviews
Pop science icon Professor Jim Al-Khalili CBE on Philomena Cunk, science outreach and the future of educational entertainment
Interview
Maddy Browne speaks to research fellow and ‘Club Urania’ founder about how we can build a queer space in Cambridge
Long Read
Priya Watkinson meets the man behind the character who viewers were torn over during the hit BBC reality show
Interview
Salome Gakwaya speaks to first year MML student Leah Mundy to find out what it takes to run the London Marathon
Long Read
The author of Empireland on the Cambridge student experience and discussions about Empire
Quickfire
Anuk Weerawardana speaks to the Cambridge Instagram account with a cult-like following
Opinion
Jack Byrne discusses Cambridge’s urban wildlife and how we should appreciate the world around us
Feature
Laura Nassar explores books, the battle against mould, and the tick-tock of the entropy clock
Feature
Laura Nassar goes through the science behind first impressions and how we can enhance them
Teymour Taj discusses what’s behind the STEM gender gap and what can be done
Science
Ananya Vijay explores some of Cambridge’s most recent scientific news
Opinion
Emily Lawson-Todd argues that exam term doesn’t have to be the ordeal that we make it out to be
Martha's Mindful Madness
Martha returns this week to trial her friend Izzy’s mindfulness techniques, and maybe discovers a new talent…
Trial and Error
Emily Heatherington experiments with immortality
Feature
Bex Goodchild provides a well-timed commentary on the skill of leaving it all to the last minute
Lauren Welsby-Riley on the pitfalls and poignancy of piss-ups
Martha's Mindful Madness
In the chaos of exam term, let Martha Gazzard and her friends teach you how to be truly mindful
Interview
Loveday Cookson interviews triple-threat curator, art historian, and broadcaster Kate Bryan
Review
Saranka Maheswaran enters into an exhibition with only one rule for submissions: there aren’t any rules
Book Review
Poppy Miller delves into Laura Coffey’s Enchanted Islands, exploring what the Odyssey offers us today
The Reading List
Laila Hussey shortlists the best Pulitzer Prize winners that you should be reading this term
Sydney Heintz describes the day’s events from The Byron Festival held at Trinity college
Interview
Felix Armstrong talks to the American poet about her trailblazing blend of poetry, autobiography, and visual art
Opinion
Emily McDonagh questions whether the humble trio-striped trainer has had its day
What we wore
Alice Frecheville documents some of the best outfits she spotted on Jesus Green
Feature
Abigail Liew reflects on the cuteness craze in contemporary fashion
Feature
Joanne Yau explores how students shift their style between Cambridge and home
Feature
Alex Brian recounts how forming a band helped him expand his fashion comfort zone
Feature
A first-time costume designer recounts her experiences
Review
The film is remarkable in its defiance of Hollywood taboos
Review
Garland’s latest film follows photographers caught in the moral crossfire of documenting war
Opinion
Gina Stock urges moderation when it comes to our beloved comfort shows
Opinion
Wonka, Mean Girls and others are nothing but ill-conceived cash grabs
Dream Double Features
Both films structure the chaotic lives of their female protagonists into twelve chapters
Opinion
The new film confirmed my view that prequels are just for profit
Live Review
The CMP’s first Hip hop Night delivered smooth and impassioned jams
Live Review
Kiran Nair finds a tune for every tastebud in this smorgasbord of student musicians
Cambridge Musical History Corner
There was more to Drake than a recluse and a Romantic
Interview
The Cambridge-born musician talks racism, homophobia and the BBC
Feature
Megan Conlon explores the many ways music can help you with exams
Live Review
Madeliene Whitmore enjoys a night of non-stop genre-bending covers
Review
Strong performances and attention to visual detail are the standouts in this production
Preview
Zach Lonberg chats with Amenie Groves ahead of Penelope Quadrangle and the Meaning of Friendship’s debut at the ADC this week
Review
Sarah Fowler’s creativity bubbles over in this new student-written work
Review
The ADC’s take on the musical adaptation of Stephen King’s tale is bloody good
Review
With the help of some stellar acting, this reimagining of Wilde has a lot to say about queerness
Review
Zach Lonberg finds this Hitchcock spoof just about holding up under the weight of its demands
Match report
Lloyd Lewis-Protheroe recounts Catz’s hard-fought win in this year’s men’s football Cuppers final
Match report
Ed Marsh reports from Lord’s on a mixed day for the Light Blues
Olympics
As we head into exam season, Sophie Tallon explores what lessons we could take from olympians
Match report
Alex Lee reports on Jesus’s emphatic victory over a strong St Catharine’s and Homerton side in this year’s Cuppers rugby final
Netball
Sophie Tallon debunks misplaced beliefs about netball and its players
Opinion
Alex Lee delves into the benefits of watching amateur sports as a more sustainable and intimate alternative to professional sports
Opinion
Bawling over a garden party
Megan Conlon laments the loss of her favourite May Week event