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WEBIs going vegan good for the environment, or is it all just politics? Darwin will be holding the first ‘vegan’ May Ball this year. The Varsity Science Team debate whether the push for veganism in Cambridge is a scientifically or politically motivated move. 12 May 2023.
Cambridge to scrap state school targets | Varsity - Varsity Online
WEBMar 11, 2024 · Cambridge University is set to scrap state school admissions targets in its latest access plan, Varsity can reveal. In an online open meeting held on 4th March, Cambridge University representatives stated that “there’s no proposal to have a formal target against school type” for its future Access and Participation Plan (APP).. The decision has been taken by the University due to shifting ...
Lungs: a play about the Big Questions but without answers
WEBFriday February 5 2021, 12:00am. ‘Ten thousand tonnes of CO2. That’s the weight of the Eiffel Tower. I’d be giving birth to the Eiffel Tower.’. This comic observation is typical of Duncan Macmillan’s Lungs, a dazzling and affecting – if somewhat frustrating – play, in which an unnamed man and woman negotiate starting a family in a ...
‘Dragon Man’ and its place in evolutionary history | Varsity
WEBMonday December 20 2021, 12:26am. In recent months, a revelation made by an elderly Chinese man on his deathbed has shaken the already arguably contentious field of human evolutionary history. In 1933, whilst completing construction on a bridge over the Songhua River in China, this elderly man in his youth uncovered a remarkably intact ...
A Bright Future for Freshers Beyond Today | Varsity
WEBThursday November 16 2023, 10:06pm. This year’s CUMTS Freshers Musical ‘Beyond Today’ is a soft, sorrowful and stirring ode to the importance of queer love in a time of hatred and conflict. Set in rural Northern Ireland during the Troubles, it follows the story of Aoife and Molly, rival members of feuding families, who find solace and ...
Class and closeted identities: how do fits fit into our cultures?
WEBMay 6, 2024 · Varsity is the independent newspaper for the University of Cambridge, established in its current form in 1947. In order to maintain our editorial independence, our print newspaper and news website receives no funding from the University of Cambridge or its constituent Colleges. We are therefore almost entirely reliant on advertising for funding ...
The truth about corsets | Varsity - Varsity Online
WEBApr 10, 2022 · Content Note: This article contains brief mention of disordered eating. With the grand return of Bridgerton for Season 2, so returns a series of stolen glances, classical re-imaginings of our favourite pop songs, and plenty of corsets. Discussing her experiences with the prolific undergarment this season, leading lady Simone Ashley told Glamour magazine that she could barely eat whilst wearing ...
Mainsbury’s: supermarket, social hub, catwalk | Varsity
WEBJun 21, 2023 · Mainsbury’s is the ultimate student gathering spot, and hosts our most quintessentially ‘Cambridge’ outfits. Mainsbury’s is, however, not only a social hub for us students. It is a catwalk. Tomos Davies and Eva Weinstein with permission for Varsity. by Alice Mainwood & Eva Weinstein. Wednesday June 21 2023, 12:46pm.
Sick of It triumphs by centring the person behind the cancer
WEBMay 18, 2023 · Lily Blundell reclaims her story in a one-woman show that is at once hilarious, heartbreaking and uplifting. Sick of It was not made to be subtle. Walking into the Corpus Playroom, the first thing I saw was a row of giant, birthday-esque balloons, shimmering and shifting under the stage light — ‘CANCER’ they spell out, in shiny silver ...