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Science can tell us right from wrong
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (168+ words) Kai Bevan argues that science offers a better perspective on right and wrong than philosophy or religion Friday June 19 2026 JORDAN INGLIS FOR VARSITY Here, "science" does not simply mean a person in a lab coat handling test tubes and processing…...
Mental illness doesn't exist in a vacuum' says Obsessive, Compulsive, Divine
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (210+ words) Ahead of its run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Nika Akberlin speaks with Rachel Byrne about her new play currently showing at the Corpus Playroom" Thursday June 18 2026, 6: 04pm In her new play, Obsessive, Compulsive, Divine, writer and director Rachel Byrne shines a…...
Are the Footlights getting dimmer?
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (177+ words) Mary Anna Im evaluates whether the glory days are over for the comedy troupe, or if they were never there in the first place by Mary Anna Im Wednesday June 17 2026 Lyra Browning for Varsity "You can tell that they think…...
Simon Goldhill resigns following sexual misconduct investigation
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (424+ words) An external investigation upheld complaints of sexual assault against the classics professor in April by Maria Eduarda Paixao Tuesday June 16 2026, 7: 12pm Simon Goldhill, a professor of Greek literature and culture in the Classics Department, has resigned from the University of Cambridge…...
Returning again and again" to the Bateman room
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (136+ words) Cerys Burch attends a recital by Cameron Fox honouring Nick Drake and his original performance Tuesday June 16 2026, 7: 40pm One evening in 1968, friends Nick Drake and Robert Kirby organised their first dedicated concert in Gonville & Caius. Now, over half a century later,…...
A celebration of Queer Love in sacred spaces: Romeo and Juliet in Peterhouse Chapel
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (82+ words) Reimagining Shakespeare's iconic tragedy, this production looks set to be a celebration of love perfect for this Pride month Tuesday June 16 2026, 7: 49pm "There's a connection there that I feel is very fitting for a pride play" "It has been able to…...
My favourite dance floor is the one with my friends on it
1+ week, 1+ day ago (88+ words) Juliette Berry analyses the infamous Cambridge nightlife, arguing that the best night out is defined by the company, not the venue, that you find Monday June 15 2026, 12: 20pm "The success of a night out relies on the people you arrive with, the…...
Blind Date: "It was like the romantic version of a Saw trap
1+ week, 2+ day ago (861+ words) Trapped together for an hour, second years Amelia and Dylan meet in an escape room Sunday June 14 2026, 10: 18pm How did you feel going into the date? Dylan: As I was climbing the stairs to the escape room, they were playing some…...
Hope is a thing with wings (and a stage, and an audience)
1+ week, 2+ day ago (225+ words) Millie Wooler asks if hope is essential to the theatrical experience Sunday June 14 2026, 8: 10pm "It is hope that keeps us waking up in the morning" Daniel Blake is a loveable and immediately recognisable figure. He is an everyman, a figure we…...
Is politics going bananas?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (170+ words) Rosalind Howell sits down to discuss the future of politics and activism with former Fairtrade Foundation leader and Green Party CEO Harriet Lamb Sunday June 14 2026 David Mirzoeff / Green Party of England and Wales with permission for Varsity "One of Lamb's…...