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Secret Supervisor: How to avoid getting tossed in the toff tank and other helpful hints
Our Secret Supervisor gives some frank advice for this years’ fresh meat.
Alex Jackman: Week 1
In his debut column, jaded third-year ALEX JACKMAN explains how he got to where he is today.
Trinity Makes a Killing, Journalists Make a Name
XAVIER HETHERINGTON questions the motivations of the Tab journalists behind exposing Trinity’s investments.
Investing In Our Future
Following news last week that Trinity holds investments in a host of unethical companies, DANIEL MACMILLEN issues a call to arms and explains why taking a stand against the university is vital in order to safeguard our future.
Wolfson Howler
TOMÁS SABAT kicks off his freshers week with a cracking night of comedy featuring household name Russell Howard.
What the Heck Is… Korfball
The Tab is kicking off a new regular feature informing students of the weird and wonderful world of Cambridge Sport. HENRY PRITCH investigates the Dutch sport Korfball.
Sex In The Cam
In the first instalment of our new sex column, we discover just how ruthlessly efficient Germans can be in the bedroom.
CUSU Get Loose-oo With The Purse Strings
The General Manager of CUSU, Mark McCormack, has been rewarded with a £6,500 pay rise while members of staff across the University remain on minimum wage and various campaigns continue to be underfunded.
Cambridge Goes to Edinburgh: Backstage at The Fringe
Edinburgh Festival attracts millions of tourists each year, but how does it feel to be on the other side of the curtain? HARRY PETO shares his experiences of a summer well spent.
Laura Marling & Nick Mulvey Review
RIVKAH BROWN reports back from The Corn Exchange, where a confident Mulvey and a nervous Marling teamed up to deliver a satisfactory evening.
In Defence of Cambridge Nightlife
SHELBY WHYATT argues that Cambridge’s clubs are far from the shitelife described by Which? University.
Man Attacks Woman With Champagne Bottle In Cindies
A woman, 19, was hit over the head with a champagne bottle in Cindies after spurning the advances of a male reveller.
Which Other Place? Cambridge Officially Britain’s Best Uni
Brains over brawn: after the disappointment of this year’s Boat Race, Cambridge are vindicated in the 2013 uni league tables.
Edinburgh Fringe: The Theory of Justice: The Musical
HANNAH MIRSKY is left baffled by this unusual take on philosophical thought.
Edinburgh Fringe: Six Characters in Search of an Author
DANIEL HYMAN experiences all things “meta” with this impressively original play.
Hit-and-Punt Shunt
The river yobs strike again as a child’s finger is broken on the Cam. LOUIS DURKAN reports.
It’s Official: Cantabs Work Hard at Degrees
Surprise surprise – Cambridge has once again topped the cramming-charts.
Cambridge Legend Mary Beard Faces Twitter Bomb Threats
Professor Beard was subjected to multiple Tweets last week threatening to bomb her home in Cambridge.
Councillor Demands Gown Serve Town
A city councillor has called for “compulsory city service” for all University of Cambridge students in an attempt to get them out of their “privileged silos”.
Dressing Down
NICHOLAS HULBERT is left chuckling long into the night with this quirky Cambridge sketch show.
Hit-and-Punt Bump
Punting is no longer the safe haven for moderate alcoholics, Chinese tourists or students that it used to be, HEATHER MCKAY reports.
Corpus Christi May Ball 2013
FIONA RICHMOND rounded off a busy May Week with a surprisingly good outing to Corpus Christi May Ball.
Corpus Christi May Ball 2013
FIONA RICHMOND rounded off a busy May Week with a surprisingly good outing to Corpus Christi May Ball.
Skandar Keynes: Week 8
In his final column, Skandar Keynes considers his image as hapless foreigner in the Lebanese ranks.
Smashed Shakespeare: Hammered Hamlet
HANNAH QUINN recommends a May Week show where the audience has as much fun as the actors.
Trinity May Ball 2013
An incredible but not life-changing night, say WILL PITHERS and JOHN BARDSLEY.
PICK ME UP: A Sketch Show
HANNAH MIRSKY is charmed by this fantastically funny show which is clever without shoving it in your face.
Orphans
MADDIE BROWN is impressed by this dark play which exhibits ‘some of the finest acting in Cambridge’.