On Sunday, students once again congregated on Jesus Green to relieve the pressure of upcoming exams with a day of food, drink and frisbee.

Varsity's photos of the day can be found here.

As usual, police were present throughout the day, but the atmosphere among students was generally peaceable, and the day passed without serious incident. Cambridge residents, including several families, shared the Green with students. Julian Huppert, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Cambridge, also made a brief visit, speaking to several students.

Previous Caesarian Sundays have not, however, been quite so mellow. Last year, an air ambulance was called to minister to a student who had passed out after drinking heavily, and another suffered burns to his arm during a drinking society initiation, prompting several colleges to issue warnings to students to avoid this year's festivities.

Famously, college drinking societies are heavily involved in the Caesarian Sunday festivities. The event allegedly commemorates the theft of a bottle of Pimm’s belonging to a Caesarian, a member of Jesus College’s male drinking society, by a rival from Girton more than eighty years ago.

Students celebrate Caesarian Sunday

In what has become an integral Caesarian Sunday tradition, national tabloid newspapers were also in attendance to report on the event. The Sun described “chaotic scenes,” and the Daily Mail reported that “several students were struggling to stand after consuming copious amounts of alcohol.”

Cambridge City Council leader Lewis Herbert commended the good spirit and sensible behaviour of this year’s celebrations, but asked students to consider the “significant clean-up cost” that the event necessitates.

He continued, “we plan to meet with student and university bodies before the summer to discuss improvements ahead of next year, including we would hope a clean-up plan organised by students, and perhaps a reduced need in the future for police to be present throughout.”