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Oxford narrowly defeat 14-man Cambridge in Men’s Varsity Rugby …
WEBApr 2, 2022 · Oxford made it two wins in a row by defeating a 14-man Cambridge side in the 140th Varsity Match at Twickenham earlier today (2/4). It seemed the Dark Blues had been revising their sporting clichés in the run-up to this year’s fixture, as they took ‘a game of two halves’ to the extreme after almost forfeiting a 21-0 half-time lead, but managed to hold on for the 21-17 win.
Ben Margolis and Aastha Dahal elected joint Cambridge SU …
WEBMar 5, 2020 · Ben Margolis and Aasta Dahal have been elected to the positions of Undergraduate and Postgraduate SU Presidents respectively. The position of Undergraduate SU President was particularly hotly contested, with five candidates vying for the position, and voting reaching the fourth round before Margolis’ ultimate victory could be …
Tompkins Table 2022: the resurrection of Christ’s | Varsity
WEBSaturday September 10 2022, 5:08pm. Christ’s College has topped the 2022 Tompkins Table with a commanding lead once again. With 46.10% of its undergraduates receiving firsts – a 2.1% increase since the last edition of the Table was published – Christ’s have maintained their string of first-place finishes since 2018.
King’s summer school accommodation evacuated after flooding
WEBWednesday August 21 2024, 8:19pm. King’s College summer school accommodation was hit with floods, causing students to be evacuated. The College’s Spalding accommodation was flooded on Monday (19/08), after a hot water pipe burst on the accommodation’s second floor. In a video seen by Varsity, an alarm can be heard going off as water from ...
Second phase of Oxford-Cambridge train line on track | Varsity
WEBAug 2, 2018 · The next stage of reopening the ‘Varsity Line’ – connecting Oxford and Cambridge by train – is set to begin, with plans to build the second phase submitted to the UK government. Officially known as the East-West rail scheme, the ‘Varsity Line’ is scheduled to be completed by the mid-2020s and, with government consent, the first ...
Seeing through the smoke: A response to the Dissenters’ open …
WEBFeb 8, 2022 · “The last weeks of 2021 were extremely challenging for the Divinity Faculty.” Such reads the first line of the open letter penned by the so-called ‘Divine Dissenters,’ who attempted to bully Professor Aitken (Faculty Chair) into denouncing what should be one of the most widely celebrated periods in the faculty for years. This period championed freedom of speech and expression ...
Nostalgic for the nineties? The evolution of Cambridge Freshers’ …
WEBOct 3, 2023 · The prospect of navigating Cambridge life alone is bewildering. When Hannah Aird, who matriculated at Selwyn College in 1996, searched desperately for fellow AMES students studying Chinese at Selwyn but found none, she faced the additional challenge of being unable to gravitate towards the ‘natural group’ of people studying her subject.
The religious symbol | Varsity
WEBOct 7, 2021 · In the next instalment of her ‘Love Jesus, but make it fashion’ series, columnist Eliane Bedu explores how the religious symbol is used in fashion. by Eliane Bedu. Thursday October 7 2021, 12:00am. A symbol’s essence is to be inexhaustible. It conveys one or multiple meanings which can only be revealed depending on one’s level of ...
‘It’s just a phase’: dispelling the myth | Varsity - Varsity Online
WEBOct 27, 2017 · by Joel Lucyszyn. Friday October 27 2017, 12:00am. Of all the tacky ‘words of wisdom’ directed at bisexuality, “it’s just a phase” has to be the worst. Whether it be because of the onset of hormones, an exploration of one’s sexuality, or a rebellion against parents, “it’s just a phase” is justified with deploring explanations.
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