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Police In Punch Up With Protestors
The police have been accused of brutality after they pepper sprayed one student and allegedly hit another over the head during yesterday’s protests.
Tab Tries: Breakdancing
OSCAR WILLIAMS-GRUT tests his street cred when he tries to have a dance-off with group Sin Cru.
Uni Minister: Max Fees Will Look “Silly”
University Minister David Willetts said top unis would look ‘silly’ if they opt to charge the maximum fees while others offer the same services at a lower price.
“Protests Don’t Work”: Student Provokes Turmoil on TV
A Wolfson student provoked an intense backlash last week after appearing on 10 O’Clock Live claiming “Protests actually don’t work.”
Gilmour Charged With Royal Attack
Girtonian Charlie Gilmour appeared in court last week charged with throwing a bin at Prince Charles’ car.
Royal Holiday? Don’t Bank On It
Uni Offices will be closed for the royal wedding, but students will still be expected to go to lectures and exams, despite an official Bank Holiday.
Girls Stood Up As Too Few Boys Do RAG
After too few men signed up for RAG Blind Date, many of Cambridge’s women were left alone on Tuesday night.
‘Not So Fast’ Says Clegg
Nick Clegg has told Cambridge and Oxford that it’s “not up to them” to decide whether or not they should charge £9,000 tuition fees.
Valentine’s Ball Leaves Union Broken Hearted
The Cambridge Union have replaced their annual Valentine’s Ball with a more informal event due to unusually low ticket sales.
Birds Fly Into Cambridge
Mysterious posters of birds have appeared across Cambridge today, ruffling some feathers.
UPDATE: Fancy Being Fired?
Staff at Cambridge are being offered the chance to apply for redundancy in an attempt to cut costs.
UPDATE: Academic In Boat Tragedy
UPDATE: A body has been recovered from the Thames, believed to be that of Dr Walford.
‘Fire In The Red Light District’ Ignites Controversy
Emma have been forced to change the theme of their bop after the original ‘Fire in the Red Light District’ theme proved too controversial.
UPDATE: Soul Tree Shuts Its Doors
Following yesterday’s suprise closure, Soul Tree is being turned into beach themed nightclub Lola Lo.
Political Protest Calls For More Than Just Silence
“While UCL embodied the spirit of the ’00s, Cambridge was – and apparently still is – stuck in the ’60s.” OSCAR WILLIAMS-GRUT on why we should start tweeting our protests into the 21st century.
Next Stop, Chunder!
Cambridge’s pub stop Tube map has had a second print run commissioned, following the popularity of the first prints.
Willets Wants A-Level “Blacklist”
Uni Minister David Willets has called for all Universities to publish lists of A-Levels they see as soft.
Cam All Ye Faithful?
Cambridge has been named as the 6th least festive city in the UK, with Oxford only one place below.
Women Pay The Price
A review of Uni staff salaries has revealed that men earn on average 30% more than their female counterparts.
FaceBooked
Cambridge Police have reported a 7,400% increase in the number of crimes involving Facebook over the past three years.
Gay Slang Faces Extinction
Research carried out in Cam has revealed that gay language Polari is just one of 21 languages in the UK facing extinction.
Fee Demo Gets Nasty
The peaceful protest in London against raising tuition fees descended into violence after the reforms were passed.
‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ Frankie Wins Up Hill Battle
Francesca Hill has won the race for Cambridge Union President, after an election race that saw votes docked and a candidate disqualified.
Exclusive: Banned Union Member Running For President
Gabriel Latner, who was last month given a life ban from the Cambridge Union, is now running for the presidency of the institution, The Tab can exclusively reveal.
Are You Chaving A Laugh? Oxford Initiation Lax Taste
Lax initiations hit the headlines as Cambridge’s co-captain brands the ‘teenage moms’ theme “as dirty as their play”.
UL Branches Out
UL bosses have planted “Solar Trees” to provide energy to keep the books ticking over.
Exclusive: Chunder In The Jungle: John’s Ent Ends In Carnage
Future of John’s Ents uncertain after night of ‘booze, babes and banter’ ends in carnage.
Duke’s Dirty Dissertation
A mock “sex thesis” by an ex-student from one of America’s top Universities has been accidentally leaked online.
Dons Shafted by Giant Lift
You can’t teach an old Don new tricks: academics battle university authorities over the decision to modernise the historic Old Schools Site.
Blogging Boffin Busted
A Cambridge Law lecturer has been cleared of sabotaging publications by her husband’s rivals, after her husband admitted to it himself.