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Dropouts at Cambridge fall to five-year low
Robinson students sent elsewhere to wash clothes
The laundry facilities at Robinson’s central site have been shut for the past three weeks
Across the country, Cambridge has the lowest dropout rate at 1%
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A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, including a message from Petfess admins, a viral student and a 688-year-old murder
The uncertainty follows billions of dollars of cuts to federal funding for US academia
The College Council will only ‘decide on what, if any, change to make’ once the University’s arms review is concluded
Both Trinity and John’s have claimed that the encampment could be disruptive during the exam period
The College has acquired an interim injunction to allow students to ‘study and take exams without disturbance’
Guide
How to study when you’d rather cry (and still pass)
Dexter Twycross investigates the living tradition of night climbing
Feature
Elsie Hayward explains why you might like to attend evensong
Interview
Olivia Goodman interviews the team behind upcoming student film Eating Oysters
Not all state schools are made equal 
The importance of student protests isn’t up for debate 
There must be more to the sciences than exams
Labour is betraying disabled people
Katie Nicholson
Katie Nicholson argues that the right of students to protest is an essential facilitator of political expression
Olive Watt
Olive Watt argues that the government is betraying disabled people, and its roots, through cuts to disability benefits
Calum Murray
Students from working class backgrounds discuss the remaining barriers to inclusion at Cambridge
Anonymous student
An anonymous student warns that, if STEM students are to flourish, their courses must be about more than cramming
Maddie Harding
Maddie Harding argues that if the government wants to achieve growth, they need a broader economic vision
Ffion Edwards
Outreach will fall short until comprehensive schools are set apart from grammars in admissions, argues Ffion Edwards
The privilege of passion: is “following your dreams” a status symbol?
Inside Cambridge’s nuclear bunker
Friends, rivals, coursemates: on competition and camaraderie in Cambridge
‘I broke into five May Balls in five days!’: a night climber’s guide to Cambridge
Nuclear bunker
From doomsday shelter to roman mosaic storage, Jonathan Liu ventures underground to explore the history and modern day usage of Cambridge’s not-so-secret nuclear bunker.
Chriathi Perera explores how students balance passion and practicality in choosing their Cambridge degrees
Rosalind Aumonier explores how academic competition shapes Cambridge
Dexter Twycross investigates the living tradition of night climbing
Academic Life
Emma Tenzler investigates whether the new History Tripos is living up to its promise of inclusion
Student Life
Eve Nicholls asks what a pre-ordained day of rest can teach Cambridge about burnout, balance, and switching off
Nature
Jonathan Liu reveals some of the hidden weird and wonderful wildlife we share the city with.
Sex and Relationships
Is the condom going out of style? Mimi Ronson explores how silence, pressure, and trust are shaping unprotected sex at university
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Dr Arthur Norman on the evolution of Computer Science
‘A lot goes on behind the scenes’: on managing The Blue Moon
Abigail Liew reflect on rapid advancements in Computer Science with Dr Arthur Norman
Hannah Burfield meets Elmaz Asan to discuss raising awareness about the oppression suffered by the Crimean Tatars
Tara Buxton reflects on creating queer spaces with the manager of The Blue Moon
Claire Ding and Vienna Kwan sit down with Baron Layard to discuss co-founding the World Happiness Report
A conversation with tech activist turned pioneering politician, Audrey Tang
Mariam Al-Badry meets Bell Ribeiro-Addy, former Shadow Minister for Immigration, to discuss reparations and possible divisions within the Labour party
Can ‘cloaked cells’ help us cure Alzheimer’s?
Shiyun Lang explains why new ‘cloaked cells’ have such wide-ranging therapeutic potential in transplantation and neurodegenerative disorders
Max Lian discusses the recent announcement from Colossal Biosciences and its controversies
Max Lian fills you in on some of the latest news from the scientific world
Stella Pozzi discusses the new banana that doesn’t go brown and its role in reducing food waste and tackling climate change
As Ozempic accumulates recognition and accolades, Lucy George delves into its nature and potential
Georgina Holmes explains how bipedalism developing in early humans has given us both speech and rhythm
How unhinged are you?
Take a walk on the welfare side
The not-so-perfect guide to getting through your exams
Blind Date: ‘the whole date was an experience!’
Guide
Ellana Cowan shares her favourite welfare walks to get you through exam season
Quiz
Complete Gabrielle’s quiz to discover just how many marbles you’ve lost over exam season
Notebook
Gabrielle El Saraway reflects on her first year
Blind date
Engineer Steven meets engling Arabella
Guide
How to study when you’d rather cry (and still pass)
Guide
Jess Gotterson shares her comprehensive guide to brunch, for the days college brunch doesn’t quite cut it
Escaping Cambridge culture through Annie Ernaux
For the love of evensong
Is Wendy Cope’s poetry worth the social media craze?
Pinboards and quodilbets: a love story
Opinion
Jessica Leer explores the difficulty of sounding different in Cambridge
Feature
Mia Apfel considers how early modern quodlibets shed light on modern pinboards
Review
Rachel Jones unpeels Wendy Cope’s ‘The Orange’
Feature
Elsie Hayward explains why you might like to attend evensong
Reading list
Varsity‘s Arts team provides some remedial texts for exam season
Opinion
Holly Higham asks how museums hierarchise history
The plague of the polka dot
The power of study-wear
Degree-influenced dressing
You’re not ugly, you’re just in the wrong season
Guide
Mary Anna Im gives a historical account of the latest trend, and advises how best to style spots
Guide
Irina Echim explores how we should maximise the beauty of the sun through our outfits
Feature
Robin Zubek explores how our clothing choices can influence our motivation to seize the study day
Feature
Sofia Iudintseva examines why men do not have anything equivalent to heels and a red lip
Feature
Arshika Parann examines how our degree alters our fashion choices
Feature
Niamh Walters discusses the resurgence of Rococo fashion
Meet the minds behind Eating Oysters 
Sinners is not another vampire movie
Global Frames
Louis Gentle unpacks how Brazilian cinema has moved beyond its exoticized origins in classical Hollywood
Watchlist
Ailbe Lonergan gives exam term recommendations for a season away from revision
Review
Jacob Smith explores the impact of Göransson’s soundtrack in the recently released Sinners
Interview
Olivia Goodman interviews the team behind upcoming student film Eating Oysters
Review
Jacob Smith asks whether the latest season of The Last of Us lives up to the game
Review
Daisy Simpson revisits Good Will Hunting almost thirty years after its release to find out what it can teach us now
We are so back: Stereolab and the politics of feeling again
In praise of a preacher’s daughter
Supersonic powers: The spectacle of FKA Twigs’ Eusexua Tour
Live Review
Daisy Cooper reviews Prima Queen touring their new album The Prize at The Portland Arms, and finds a new favourite with support act Slag.
Feature
Freya Compton on the soothing power of music to send us to sleep
Opinion
Giulia Reche-Danese explores the potential and pitfalls of finding new tracks through the algorithm
Opinion
Ethel Cain is a voice of hope in charged times writes Seun Ige
What's On?
Hectic exam term? Daisy Cooper rounds up the Cambridge non-classical music scene (!) for the next month and a bit
‘Could We Start Again, Please?’: Jesus Christ Superstar will have you coming back for more
Emma: handsome, if not always clever 
Review
Age cannot wither this musical’s utter brilliance
Opinion
How do a few of the biggest venues in Cambridge theatre shape the atmosphere of the shows staged there?
Review
Leon Rake finds Half-Baked rich in effort but short on substance, a one-woman show with more fizz than form
Opinion
Kate Woodman interrogates the reasons behind the lack of a theatre degree at Oxford and Cambridge
Despite grappling with some engaging ideas, Josh Pritchard isn’t quite convinced by this surrealist adaptation of Austen’s life
Review
Millie Wooler finds both highs and lows in Me and My Year of Casual ‘Monasticism’
Exam Blues: The Player’s View
Blues Committee to stand by transgender athletes
Trangender Athletes
Committee President vows that “sport is for all” in aftermath of Supreme Court decision
Cricket
Alex Davis reflects on managing sport and exams during Summer term
English football
Max Eshelby examines the decline of the world’s oldest football competition and what can be done to save it
Table Tennis
Milly Kotecha reports from the University Sports Centre on the dramatic twists and topspins of the 2025 table tennis Cuppers final
Oscar O’Neill takes a look at the unorthodox career of footballer Jamie Vardy
College Football
Tarkan Ateş reports from Grange Road on an exciting tussle between Newbroke and D.E.W. in the 2025 football cuppers final
Is Cambridge really accessible?
Students from working class backgrounds discuss the remaining barriers to inclusion at Cambridge