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‘There are downsides to going to St John’s’: Why students hate me for being a Johnian
OSCAR WILLIAMS-GRUT admits being scorned by supervisors and ignored by neighbours as a direct result of his college.
Girton Spring Ball
OSCAR WILLIAMS-GRUT is wowed by Girton’s fairytale Spring Ball, complete with swings, sushi and Sailor Jerry’s.
David Leigh Resigns As Union President
The Union have announced that David Leigh is resigning as President-elect for Easter term due to “academic reasons.”
John’s Chocolate Cock-Up
John’s have been accused of “equating female experience with Dairy Milk” after giving female students chocolate to mark International Women’s Day.
Kony 2012 Shows How Little We Care
Kony 2012 risks becoming a triumph of social networking rather than social consciousness.
Torrents and Plunder: Piracy Rife In Cambridge
INVESTIGATION: We reveal over 250 reported cases of piracy since 2010, and there’s evidence of more going unpunished.
The Cambridge Fetish Scene: “BDSM is like being gay 20 years ago”
OSCAR WILLIAMS-GRUT sits down with “Mr Glove” to talk roleplay, forced orgasm and the Cambridge fetish scene.
Unions Battle It Out For Golden Balls
The Oxford and Cambridge Unions are battling it out to snag David Beckham as a guest speaker.
Swanning About Sidgwick
Stupid swans stopped traffic by the Sidgwick site on Friday after settling down for a kip in the road.
Girton Boy Bottles It
A Girton student was carted off by the cops on Wednesday after bottling another student in Cindies.
Downing It
Downing Students have been warned of the dangers of excessive drinking after a fresher almost DIED earlier this term.
Miss World Beauties Hit The Union
Cambridge played host 122 Miss Worlds on Friday, when they visited The Union to talk about female empowerment, charity work, and looking really fit.
Glassworks
OSCAR WILLIAMS-GRUT gives the gym a go an enjoys its mix of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, saunas and free towels.
Images Released Of Cambridge’s Rioters
Police have released 8 CCTV images of suspects from Tuesday’s attempted raid on the Grafton centre. Four have been arrested, but others are still out there. Can you help identify them?
Cambridge Cops In The Capital
Riot police from Cambridgeshire police force were called to London last night to help tackle the worst bout of violence in the capital since the Brixton Riots.
Will They? Won’t They?
A vote of no confidence in Uni Minister David Willetts ended in a dead heat after barmy boffins failed to make up their minds.
Sidney Set To Soar In Redbull Flugtag
Four Engineers from Sidney have qualified for this year’s Redbull Flugtag, entering a plane shaped like a boat in honour of their Cambridge background
Sports Complex Gets The Green Light
Funding has finally been secured for a University Sports Complex, with organisers hoping to have some facilities up and running by 2013.
Vomville & Caius
Students at Gonville & Caius think the stomach bug that hit the college this week could be linked to their college’s hall, after it received one of the worst hygiene ratings in Cam.
Goodbye Gil Scott-Heron
OSCAR WILLIAMS-GRUT pays tribute to softly-spoken creative genius Gil Scott-Heron in the wake of his death last week, and laments the departure of a man who dissociated himself from the lazy, apolitical rap genre, and leaves it in much the same state today.
Exclusive: Two And A Half Grand Practical Joke
The winning bid of £2,550 for two tickets to John’s May Ball was in fact a practical joke played on a student by friends.
John’s Library Too Popular
Students from other colleges are being turfed out of St John’s Library because it’s proving too popular.
Sidney Students Face TV Fines
Students at Sidney have been caught watching TV without a license and could face court and a fine of up to £1,000.
Exclusive: Tinchy Stryder Number 1 At Clare
Tinchy Stryder will play Clare May Ball, while Jakwob will play Robinson according to the two artist’s Myspace pages.
Exclusive: Chase & Status Headline Downing
The Tab can exclusively reveal that drum & bass duo Chase & Status will headline this year’s Downing May Ball.
John’s Pay To Babysit Boozers
St John’s College plan to pay students to look after drunken peers during May week. Money to fund the scheme could come from fines to drunk students.
The Cambridge Companion To Voting Reform
With only hours until the referendum you’ve all been waiting for, The Tab is here to navigate you across the tempestuous seas of voting reform.
King’s Monarchy Madness
King’s College have caught royal wedding fever and plan to hold not one but three royal wedding parties to mark the big day.
The Queen Can’t Cut It
1,000s turned out to see the Queen during her visit to Cambridge yesterday, but embarrassingly she struggled to cut the cake at John’s garden party.
Liz And Phil Have Knees Up For John’s 500th
The Queen and Prince Philip will pay a visit to Cambridge a week on Wednesday to open new science labs and celebrate the 500th birthday of St. John’s.
Exclusive: CUCA Chair Accused Of Homophobia
The outgoing-Cambridge Conservative Association Chair has been accused of homophobia for comments made on his Facebook page.
Boat Race Xchange Sponsors
The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race have been left looking for a new sponsor after current sponsors Xchanging said they were pulling out.
The Tab Do Doxbridge Part 3: The Finale
In the final instalment, the Tab team go toe-to-toe with a beer bong, get written on, review abs and sleep through the sports.
The Tab Do Doxbridge: Part 2
On day 2 The Tab’s fearless reporters encounter cheerleaders, Guinness and an International hockey match.
The Tab Do Doxbridge: Part 1
Two fearless Tab reporters have taken it upon themselves to experience the challenge that is Doxbridge. Sport, Lash and Craic. YOU tell them what to do to next.
UPDATE: Protestors Lawn-ch Senate House Camp
Protesters have grown tired of their grassroots campaign and called off their lawn occupation after just two nights.
Queens’ And Clare Ents In Trouble
Traditionally two of Cambridge’s biggest ents, Queens’ and Clare Ents face a serious rethink after suffering for terrible attendance this term.
EXCLUSIVE: Parmar: “It wasn’t a dirty campaign”
Julian Parmar, who dropped out of the runnings for Union president yesterday, talks exclusively to The Tab about why he dropped out.
VC Rejects CUSU Graces
The Vice Chancellor has rejected CUSU’s petitions on bursaries claiming they are “in substance and effect incompatible” with proposed fees.
You Will Go To The Ball!
John’s are raffling and auctioning off tickets to their May Ball at its launch party tonight, giving non-Johnians a chance to go.
Zing Who?
An imaginary candidate called Zing Xhu ran in the Peterhouse JCR elections last week, and beat two real people.
Where’s Willetts?
Uni Minister David Willetts played a game of cat-and-mouse with protesters last night, as he tried to avoid them interrupting his talk in Cambridge.
Kings Of Banter
King’s students have set up the King’s College Lads’ Union to offer a more banterous alternative to KCSU.
Unis Left To “Fly Blind” Over Tuition Fees, Say Oxbridge
Over 600 Oxbridge academics have signed an open letter to the Government calling for a public inquiry into tuition fees.
“Poor Us” Say Private Schools
The union of private schools’ head teachers has said the Government shouldn’t tell universities to “discriminate against” privately educated students.
Exclusive: Facebook Fitty App Faces Rival
A Cambridge undergrad has created a new site to rival Social Harpoon called Fitsort which also lets you rank how hot your Facebook friends are.
Huppert: “Education Should Be Free”
MP Julian Huppert said Lib Dems were still committed to scrapping tuition fees last week, but one audience member called him a “liberal bastard”.