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  • Blind Date: ‘Not the most awkward first date I’ve been on!’
    4 January 2026
  • Ask Auntie Alice
    29 December 2025
  • Editor's pickThe trials and tribulations of the photographer friend
    1 January 2026
  • Blind Date: “It could’ve been worse!”
    21 December 2025
  • Blind Date: 'Not the most awkward first date I’ve been on!'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘Not the most awkward first date I’ve been on!’

    Ethan meets Sara for a blind date

    4 January 2026
    Blind Date: ‘Not the most awkward first date I’ve been on!’
  • The trials and tribulations of the photographer friend

    The trials and tribulations of the photographer friend

    Holly gets real about the highs and lows of being the man with the cam

    1 January 2026
    The trials and tribulations of the photographer friend
  • Ask Auntie Alice

    Agony Aunt

    Ask Auntie Alice

    29 December 2025
    Ask Auntie Alice
  • Who will you become in 2026?

    Quiz

    Who will you become in 2026?

    28 December 2025
    Who will you become in 2026?
  • What's the best part of a Christmas dinner?

    What’s the best part of a Christmas dinner?

    25 December 2025
    What’s the best part of a Christmas dinner?
  • All I want for Christmas is a new hanukkiah

    All I want for Christmas is a new hanukkiah

    22 December 2025
    All I want for Christmas is a new hanukkiah
  • Blind Date: “It could've been worse!”

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: “It could’ve been worse!”

    21 December 2025
    Blind Date: “It could’ve been worse!”
  • Summer Lovin’ had me so ... lonely?

    Guide

    Summer Lovin’ had me so … lonely?

    18 December 2025
    Summer Lovin’ had me so … lonely?
  • Every type of present you’ll receive this Christmas (and why) 

    Guide

    Every type of present you’ll receive this Christmas (and why) 

    15 December 2025
    Every type of present you’ll receive this Christmas (and why) 
  • Into the groove, out of the club

    Trial + Error

    Into the groove, out of the club

    9 December 2025
    Into the groove, out of the club
  • Which Christmas staple are you?

    Quiz

    Which Christmas staple are you?

    ‘Tis the season, says Jess Gotterson, but what part are you? 

    7 December 2025
    Which Christmas staple are you?
  • Thank god for breakups

    Notebook

    Thank god for breakups

    Jess Gotterson turns 20 and feels her frontal lobe finally developing 

    4 December 2025
    Thank god for breakups
  • It’s probably time to start thinking about my career

    Notebook

    It’s probably time to start thinking about my career

    1 December 2025
    It’s probably time to start thinking about my career
  • Blind Date: a very merry match

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: a very merry match

    30 November 2025
    Blind Date: a very merry match
  • Pass me the stuffing and leave me alone

    Pass me the stuffing and leave me alone

    28 November 2025
    Pass me the stuffing and leave me alone
  • The gift guide that keeps on giving

    Guide

    The gift guide that keeps on giving

    28 November 2025
    The gift guide that keeps on giving
  • Table for two: Marvin's 

    Table for two: Marvin’s 

    28 November 2025
    Table for two: Marvin’s 
  • Notes from the end of the world

    Notebook

    Notes from the end of the world

    20 November 2025
    Notes from the end of the world
  • Rocking Al Casbah

    Review

    Rocking Al Casbah

    17 November 2025
    Rocking Al Casbah
  • Sorry this essay is bad, I am in great pain

    Notebook

    Sorry this essay is bad, I am in great pain

    16 November 2025
    Sorry this essay is bad, I am in great pain
  • How to survive cuffing season 

    How to survive cuffing season 

    Single? Cold? Listening to Phoebe Bridgers? It’s okay

    14 November 2025
    How to survive cuffing season 
  • Double blind date: 'I made some pretty risky jokes'

    Blind Date

    Double blind date: ‘I made some pretty risky jokes’

    Trinity students, Rajesh and Chris, meet Fitz students, Carly and Meredith

    14 November 2025
    Double blind date: ‘I made some pretty risky jokes’
  • The Cambridge Cookbook: noodle soup 

    The Cambridge Cookbook: noodle soup 

    14 November 2025
    The Cambridge Cookbook: noodle soup 
  • Blind Date: 'I don't think I checked my watch once'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘I don’t think I checked my watch once’

    10 November 2025
    Blind Date: ‘I don’t think I checked my watch once’
  • DisasterChef: student dishes

    DisasterChef: student dishes

    6 November 2025
    DisasterChef: student dishes
  • Ask Auntie Alice: the (delayed) return

    Agony Aunt

    Ask Auntie Alice: the (delayed) return

    3 November 2025
    Ask Auntie Alice: the (delayed) return
  • Which autumnal food sums you up in a dish?

    Quiz

    Which autumnal food sums you up in a dish?

    2 November 2025
    Which autumnal food sums you up in a dish?
  • How to escape a haunted house (party)

    Guide

    How to escape a haunted house (party)

    31 October 2025
    How to escape a haunted house (party)
  • My afternoon with a spiritual healer

    Trial + error

    My afternoon with a spiritual healer

    31 October 2025
    My afternoon with a spiritual healer
  • What ghost around comes around...

    Trial + error

    What ghost around comes around…

    31 October 2025
    What ghost around comes around…
  • The joys of Apple Day

    The joys of Apple Day

    Frida Bradbrook regrets to inform you that you have already missed the social event of the season

    30 October 2025
    The joys of Apple Day
  • Are house parties here to stay?

    Opinion

    Are house parties here to stay?

    Lara Glennie encourages the revival of the house party, even if it means risking a late-night visit from the Porters 

    27 October 2025
    Are house parties here to stay?
  • How will you spend Halloween night?

    Quiz

    How will you spend Halloween night?

    26 October 2025
    How will you spend Halloween night?
  • A Sunday evening and a faded cookbook 

    Notebook

    A Sunday evening and a faded cookbook 

    23 October 2025
    A Sunday evening and a faded cookbook 
  • Lessons from halfway across the world 

    Lessons from halfway across the world 

    20 October 2025
    Lessons from halfway across the world 
  • Blind Date: 'I realised in the end that we weren’t going to bond over anything'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘I realised in the end that we weren’t going to bond over anything’

    19 October 2025
    Blind Date: ‘I realised in the end that we weren’t going to bond over anything’
  • My third year bucket list

    My third year bucket list

    17 October 2025
    My third year bucket list
  • 'Something old' in Romilly Norfolk's room 

    Space Invaders

    ‘Something old’ in Romilly Norfolk’s room 

    17 October 2025
    ‘Something old’ in Romilly Norfolk’s room 
  • Table for two: Ittou Noodle Bar

    Table for two: Ittou Noodle Bar

    17 October 2025
    Table for two: Ittou Noodle Bar
  • How to best transform your student room 

    Guide

    How to best transform your student room 

    16 October 2025
    How to best transform your student room 
  • The art of adult friendships

    Guide

    The art of adult friendships

    Robin Zubek shares her best tips and tricks for navigating the tumultuous world of adult friendships

    13 October 2025
    The art of adult friendships
  • Not another cut and colour

    Notebook

    Not another cut and colour

    Caitlin Newman prescribes a bold new hair colour for the confidence boost you didn’t know you needed

    12 October 2025
    Not another cut and colour
  • Thank you, Aldi!

    Thank you, Aldi!

    9 October 2025
    Thank you, Aldi!
  • Which Cambridge tradition are you?

    Quiz

    Which Cambridge tradition are you?

    6 October 2025
    Which Cambridge tradition are you?
  • The Cambridge Cookbook: making magic with a tin of tomatoes

    Recipe

    The Cambridge Cookbook: making magic with a tin of tomatoes

    3 October 2025
    The Cambridge Cookbook: making magic with a tin of tomatoes
  • Ask Auntie Alice

    Ask Auntie Alice

    3 October 2025
    Ask Auntie Alice
  • My big fat (real) college wedding

    Feature

    My big fat (real) college wedding

    3 October 2025
    My big fat (real) college wedding
  • The importance of being bad 

    The importance of being bad 

    2 October 2025
    The importance of being bad 
  • The Italy bug 

    Opinion

    The Italy bug 

    29 September 2025
    The Italy bug 
  • Let us set you up! My Blind Date pitch to you:

    Blind Date

    Let us set you up! My Blind Date pitch to you:

    28 September 2025
    Let us set you up! My Blind Date pitch to you:
  • Imagining my ideal flight

    Imagining my ideal flight

    Step inside Gabrielle Saraway’s imagination as she boards a flight this summer

    25 September 2025
    Imagining my ideal flight
  • A Berliner’s perspective on the art of pretending to be fine

    A Berliner’s perspective on the art of pretending to be fine

    Leon Rake reflects on moving from Berlin to Cambridge, and what gets lost or gained in translation

    22 September 2025
    A Berliner’s perspective on the art of pretending to be fine
  • Which Jack’s Gelato scoop are you?

    Quiz

    Which Jack’s Gelato scoop are you?

    21 September 2025
    Which Jack’s Gelato scoop are you?
  • In defence of 'boring' cities

    Opinion

    In defence of ‘boring’ cities

    18 September 2025
    In defence of ‘boring’ cities
  • Around England in five-or-so days

    Around England in five-or-so days

    15 September 2025
    Around England in five-or-so days
  • What type of college parent will you be? 

    What type of college parent will you be? 

    14 September 2025
    What type of college parent will you be? 
  • Falling head-over-heels for autumn 

    Guide

    Falling head-over-heels for autumn 

    11 September 2025
    Falling head-over-heels for autumn 
  • The summer I tried learning Hindi

    The summer I tried learning Hindi

    8 September 2025
    The summer I tried learning Hindi
  • Take a punt, go on a Blind Date 

    Blind Date

    Take a punt, go on a Blind Date 

    7 September 2025
    Take a punt, go on a Blind Date 
  • A games night starter pack

    Guide

    A games night starter pack

    4 September 2025
    A games night starter pack
  • The internship he told you not to worry about

    Confession

    The internship he told you not to worry about

    Jan Maciejewski navigates the difficulties of dating someone racing up the career ladder while you’re on the first rung

    1 September 2025
    The internship he told you not to worry about
  • Where should you actually have summered?

    Where should you actually have summered?

    With the long break drawing to a close, Alice Frecheville probes the burning question of exactly where you should have spent it

    31 August 2025
    Where should you actually have summered?
  • Head-to-head: eating in hall or cooking? 

    Head-to-head: eating in hall or cooking? 

    28 August 2025
    Head-to-head: eating in hall or cooking? 
  • The joys of student cooking 

    The joys of student cooking 

    25 August 2025
    The joys of student cooking 
  • Which West End show are you?

    Which West End show are you?

    24 August 2025
    Which West End show are you?
  • Caving to big Labubu 

    Caving to big Labubu 

    21 August 2025
    Caving to big Labubu 
  • My full circle moment

    Notebook

    My full circle moment

    18 August 2025
    My full circle moment
  • What character arc will you have this summer?

    Quiz

    What character arc will you have this summer?

    17 August 2025
    What character arc will you have this summer?
  • A summer stranded in rural England

    A summer stranded in rural England

    14 August 2025
    A summer stranded in rural England
  • An ode to college accommodation

    Notebook

    An ode to college accommodation

    11 August 2025
    An ode to college accommodation
  • What type of summer holiday are you?

    Quiz

    What type of summer holiday are you?

    Click off of Tripadvisor and onto wise woman Jess Gotterson’s handy (and extremely accurate!) quiz 

    10 August 2025
    What type of summer holiday are you?
  • The job hunt: a fruitless search?

    Guide

    The job hunt: a fruitless search?

    Janella Scott gives us the lowdown on finding that perfect summer employment

    7 August 2025
    The job hunt: a fruitless search?
  • Why don't you write me a letter?

    Notebook

    Why don’t you write me a letter?

    4 August 2025
    Why don’t you write me a letter?
  • Break-ups in the bubble

    Guide

    Break-ups in the bubble

    31 July 2025
    Break-ups in the bubble
  • Sit on a bench and stare at a tree

    Sit on a bench and stare at a tree

    28 July 2025
    Sit on a bench and stare at a tree
  • Keeping the spark alive (platonic edition)

    Guide

    Keeping the spark alive (platonic edition)

    24 July 2025
    Keeping the spark alive (platonic edition)
  • How Wellbeing Day revived me

    Notebook

    How Wellbeing Day revived me

    20 July 2025
    How Wellbeing Day revived me
  • Seven species of Sidge

    Opinion

    Seven species of Sidge

    17 July 2025
    Seven species of Sidge
  • A bloke on a bike

    Notebook

    A bloke on a bike

    14 July 2025
    A bloke on a bike
  • Trial and Error: A Sober Night Out in Cambridge

    Trial and Error

    Trial and Error: A Sober Night Out in Cambridge

    13 July 2025
    Trial and Error: A Sober Night Out in Cambridge
  • Reflections on rowing

    Day in the Life

    Reflections on rowing

    Join India as she investigates the world of Cambridge rowing firsthand

    10 July 2025
    Reflections on rowing
  • So, you’re dating a … 

    List

    So, you’re dating a … 

    Jessica Spearman uncovers all with this ‘who’s who’ of Cambridge archetypes: dating edition

    7 July 2025
    So, you’re dating a … 
  • The myth of a perfect Cambridge

    Notebook

    The myth of a perfect Cambridge

    6 July 2025
    The myth of a perfect Cambridge
  • It's pretty fun to talk to strangers

    Guide

    It’s pretty fun to talk to strangers

    3 July 2025
    It’s pretty fun to talk to strangers
  • The art of pre-ing

    Guide

    The art of pre-ing

    30 June 2025
    The art of pre-ing
  • Blind Date: 'Life's about taking risks'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘Life’s about taking risks’

    29 June 2025
    Blind Date: ‘Life’s about taking risks’
  • Made in Madrid: lights out, sun’s out

    Made in Madrid

    Made in Madrid: lights out, sun’s out

    26 June 2025
    Made in Madrid: lights out, sun’s out
  • Treats, trinkets & thoughtful gifts

    Guide

    Treats, trinkets & thoughtful gifts

    23 June 2025
    Treats, trinkets & thoughtful gifts
  • Trial and Error: London on a budget

    Trial and Error

    Trial and Error: London on a budget

    22 June 2025
    Trial and Error: London on a budget
  • What’s worth doing in Cambridge? 

    Guide

    What’s worth doing in Cambridge? 

    19 June 2025
    What’s worth doing in Cambridge? 
  • Staying sane in exam season

    Guide

    Staying sane in exam season

    Janella Scott reminds us of the importance of looking after ourselves in exam term 

    16 June 2025
    Staying sane in exam season
  • In conversation with the couples of Cambridge

    Feature

    In conversation with the couples of Cambridge

    Sophie Ennis speaks to long-term student couples about finding love at university

    13 June 2025
    In conversation with the couples of Cambridge
  • What is your May Week horoscope?

    Horoscopes

    What is your May Week horoscope?

    13 June 2025
    What is your May Week horoscope?
  • Dear Auntie Jessica...

    Agony Aunt

    Dear Auntie Jessica…

    13 June 2025
    Dear Auntie Jessica…
  • So long, Cambridge

    Notebook

    So long, Cambridge

    13 June 2025
    So long, Cambridge
  • Take a walk on the welfare side

    Guide

    Take a walk on the welfare side

    9 June 2025
    Take a walk on the welfare side
  • How unhinged are you?

    Quiz

    How unhinged are you?

    8 June 2025
    How unhinged are you?
  • Regrets of someone scared to do anything

    Notebook

    Regrets of someone scared to do anything

    2 June 2025
    Regrets of someone scared to do anything
  • Blind Date: 'the whole date was an experience!'

    Blind date

    Blind Date: ‘the whole date was an experience!’

    1 June 2025
    Blind Date: ‘the whole date was an experience!’
  • The not-so-perfect guide to getting through your exams

    Guide

    The not-so-perfect guide to getting through your exams

    29 May 2025
    The not-so-perfect guide to getting through your exams
  • The ultimate guide to Cambridge brunch

    Guide

    The ultimate guide to Cambridge brunch

    Jess Gotterson shares her comprehensive guide to brunch, for the days college brunch doesn’t quite cut it

    26 May 2025
    The ultimate guide to Cambridge brunch
  • What social media platform are you?

    Quiz

    What social media platform are you?

    Janella Scott encourages you to procrastinate revision and find out which social media you are 

    25 May 2025
    What social media platform are you?
  • How to handle flatmate friction

    Guide

    How to handle flatmate friction

    22 May 2025
    How to handle flatmate friction
  • Reflections on a no phones night at MASH

    Trial and Error

    Reflections on a no phones night at MASH

    19 May 2025
    Reflections on a no phones night at MASH
  • Blind Date: the descriptors caused laughs and confusion

    Blind date

    Blind Date: the descriptors caused laughs and confusion

    18 May 2025
    Blind Date: the descriptors caused laughs and confusion
  • A complete Cambridge student’s guide to people watching

    Guide

    A complete Cambridge student’s guide to people watching

    15 May 2025
    A complete Cambridge student’s guide to people watching
  • Made in Madrid: a (temporary) home away from home

    Made in Madrid

    Made in Madrid: a (temporary) home away from home

    12 May 2025
    Made in Madrid: a (temporary) home away from home
  • Which study café are you?

    Quiz

    Which study café are you?

    11 May 2025
    Which study café are you?
  • The woes of intercollegiate friendships

    Notebook

    The woes of intercollegiate friendships

    8 May 2025
    The woes of intercollegiate friendships
  • It's the little things in life

    Guide

    It’s the little things in life

    5 May 2025
    It’s the little things in life
  • Blind Date: rugby opponents reconcile

    Blind date

    Blind Date: rugby opponents reconcile

    Philosophy student Grace meets MML student Claire

    4 May 2025
    Blind Date: rugby opponents reconcile
  • A beginners' guide to C-Sunday

    Guide

    A beginners’ guide to C-Sunday

    Jessica Spearman gives us her best tips for surviving the messiest day of term

    1 May 2025
    A beginners’ guide to C-Sunday
  • Snippets from my scrapbook

    Notebook

    Snippets from my scrapbook

    28 April 2025
    Snippets from my scrapbook
  • Blind Date: 'I’m the worst person to go on a blind date with...'

    blind date

    Blind Date: ‘I’m the worst person to go on a blind date with…’

    27 April 2025
    Blind Date: ‘I’m the worst person to go on a blind date with…’
  • Traditions of term time 

    Guide

    Traditions of term time 

    25 April 2025
    Traditions of term time 
  • So, you got rejected from your Cambridge Master's...

    Notebook

    So, you got rejected from your Cambridge Master’s…

    25 April 2025
    So, you got rejected from your Cambridge Master’s…
  • Coping with grief at Cambridge 

    Coping with grief at Cambridge 

    24 April 2025
    Coping with grief at Cambridge 
  • Which coffee are you?

    Quiz

    Which coffee are you?

    20 April 2025
    Which coffee are you?
  • The sweet treat dilemma 

    Opinion

    The sweet treat dilemma 

    17 April 2025
    The sweet treat dilemma 
  • First year, take two

    Notebook

    First year, take two

    14 April 2025
    First year, take two

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