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Hundreds of young men and women braved the heat to queue up outside Robinson College on Friday night, eager to get into one of its most anticipated events.

The domino effect of the pandemic means a degree feels like a poorer investment than ever for many

May Week Committees planning for ‘significantly smaller’ events Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons The May Ball Presidents’ Committee announced, on Friday, that May Week committees ‘are making tentative plans’ for events that will be ‘significantly smaller in nature than past May Balls’, if they can go ahead at all. The Presidents’ Committee, which is composed of the Chairs of all major May Week events, explained that these plans are necessary due to the ‘uncertain and rapidly c...

From the prospect of women landing on the moon, to Covid-19, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Rent Strikes and Freedom of Speech, 2020 certainly held a lot in store for Cambridge. Here,  Varsity Senior News Editors, past and present, summarise some of the key moments which shaped the previous year for our University and community. January – A promising start Simon Lock As hard as it may be to believe now, 2020 began brimming with positive news for Cambridge. Two of the University’s former stude...