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Lifestyle
Lockdown has changed the face of friendships, possibly forever. As we approach the beginning of Lent term, Olivia Emily explores what friendship means to her.
News
Women and people of colour continue to be under-represented in college portrait collections, while figures linked to eugenics and colonialism are still memorialised
Fashion
In celebration of the start of a new academic year, the Varsity team share the pieces they’re most excited to wear around Cambridge this Michaelmas
Interviews
Olivia Emily talks to corporate manager Gill-Whitty Collins about structural gender inequality and her new book, Why Men Win at Work.
Lifestyle
Journaling can help us acclimatise to life in lockdown and give us a sense of perspective, writes Olivia Emily
Lifestyle
‘For those with sensitive skin, going bare faced is not a rebellion: it’s self preservation’ – Olivia Emily on the joy of makeup when alone, accepting imperfections & uncoupling makeup from femininity
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For so many students for whom the decision to go home is a complicated one, Cambridge’s ‘advice’ has been painfully ambiguous, inconsistent, and frustratingly slow
Lifestyle
Olivia Emily on how to be more sustainable while staying true to your individual style (and your budget!)
Fashion
A succession of inadmissible controversies proves challenging for the brand to overcome, argues Olivia Emily
Lifestyle
Going ‘flexitarian’ allows you to reduce your environmental impact and improve your health
Features
“Being honest and unfiltered – and recording this in a way that meant anyone could potentially find it – felt risky and it took some getting used to”
Lifestyle
Week Five can feel miserable – Olivia Emily offers some tips to get through it, and the stress of Cambridge terms in winter
Features
Olivia Emily reflects on how ‘treating yourself’ as a strategy of self-care can often turn into a form of self-sabotage
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Olivia Emily argues for the initiation of change at a collegiate level in order to implement structural change at the University
Features
“Cambridge can seem stuffy, but that doesn’t mean it can’t also be home,” writes Olivia Emily, in her Letter to Freshers
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Olivia Emily argues that whilst the introduction of CUSU class officers is a step in the right direction, further action is needed
Music
With the recent return of Vampire Weekend, Olivia Emily reflects on the band that shaped her teenage years into adulthood
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Going to a grammar school sets students up with a certain amount of privilege simply not afforded by comprehensives, argues Olivia Emily
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Inequality of cultural awareness isn’t a detriment, but it is something we need to be talking about, argues Olivia Emily
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Violence and harassment: A Varsity statement of solidarity
Varsity stands in solidarity with all women and people of marginalised genders against violence