The Cambridge Student

07/08/2024

Mila Edensor asses the criticism towards the Cass Review in the face of its influence in UK policy decisions. Read all about it on the Opinions section of the TCS website now!

30/07/2024

Annissa La Touche writes about how AI has been a key instrument in the use of military technologies towards civilians globally, exploring its manifestation in Gaza and implications. Read more on our website now!

28/07/2024

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22/07/2024

22/07/2024

WE’RE RECRUITING!

29/02/2024

Our latest News Update explores the recent elections in Pakistan and Indonesia, and how they present warning signs for a year full of crucial elections.

Read more here, or at the link in our bio: www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/newsandinvestigations/democracy-fails-early-tests-in-2024

27/02/2024

Our latest podcast episodes dive into the complexities of student politics at Cambridge. In the two-part series, TCS podcaster Helena Kondak speaks to representatives from Cambridge’s major political societies - , and - before discussing each party’s stance on both local and global issues. Listen now via Spotify below, or at the link in our bio.

Part 1 (Introducing CUCA, CULC and CULA): https://open.spotify.com/episode/4lwHpGx824wgNHnBtkXdJ3

Part 2 (Debating National and International Issues): https://open.spotify.com/episode/7gUrn8nZu3Gwq7ILtx1rvy

26/02/2024

Ben Curtis argues that Rishi Sunak is not just dangerously right wing and at the forefront of incredibly cynical politics, but that he is completely inept at both.

Read more here, or at the link in our bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/opinion/18l4gkyvbjhr915bzzuxryeq1ry2yw

25/02/2024

Actors, Lania Hamilton and Flossie Adrian, discuss preparing to perform ‘Made of Light’. The production (directed by Raffaella Sero and Keziah Prescod, written by Lania Hamilton) will be playing at Christ’s College Chapel from 26-29 February.

Read more here, or at the link in our bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/culture/made-of-light-notes-on-preparationnbspnbsp

21/02/2024

Alice Burton dissects the fish-eyed world of Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest creation.

Read more here, or at the link in bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/culture/poor-things-review-sexual-socialist-frankenstein

20/02/2024

Our latest News Update covers the accusation of Cambridge University’s complicity in the Uygher genocide. The accusation comes from a new Uyghur Rights campaign launched by Cambridge University Amnesty International Society who point to continued links between China and the university.

Read more here, or at the link in our bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/newsandinvestigations/cambridge-university-accused-of-complicity-in-uyghur-genocide-by-students

19/02/2024

Oliver Cooney reviews Netflix’s thriller ‘Leave The World Behind’, which loses itself in an attempt to portray the apocalypse.

Read more here, or at the link in our bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/culture/leave-the-world-behind-review-building-tension-and-getting-bored-watching-the-paint-dry

17/02/2024

Our latest News Update explores the Kenyan High Court ruling against the government’s attempts to deploy police into Haiti. The Kenyan government, along with the US, had been hoping to send forces to intervene in Haiti which is currently suffering a humanitarian crisis according to the UNFPA.

Read more here, or at the link in bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/newsandinvestigations/kenyan-high-court-rules-against-police-deployment-in-haiti

14/02/2024

Ethan Walker and Eanna Ferguson share the inspiration behind Cambridge Northern Soul Train, a night celebrating an historic culture, opening both new and old pathways within Cambridge clubbing. Happening Friday 16 February at the NCI Centre.

Read more here, or at the link in bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/culture/creating-the-cambridge-northern-soul-train-an-homage-to-community-dance-and-joy

12/02/2024

Our latest News Update discusses the ongoing race for Republican nominee in the US elections. Following victories in the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire Primary, Trump has seen off all challengers except Nikki Haley.

Read more here, or at the link in bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/newsandinvestigations/us-elections-does-haley-still-have-a-chance

11/02/2024

Mohammed Hassan critiques the contemporary political landscape dominated by aesthetic-centric digital activism, emphasising the need for substantive engagement over performative gestures.

Read more here, or at the link in our bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/opinion/unmasking-the-theatrics-a-call-for-substance-in-digital-politicsnbsp

10/02/2024

Want to write for TCS?

Submissions are now open for our Lent Term print edition. Send in your first drafts by 20th February with a focus on the theme ‘The State Of The Nation - The UK In 2024’. For more details visit our website here, or at the link in bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/print-submissions

Any questions, don’t hesitate to DM us.

10/02/2024

Last week Saranka Maheswaran spoke to the founders of ‘Pickled Roots’, a community that centres q***r and trans East and Southeast Asian people in Cambridge.

Read more here, or at the link in our bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/interviews/ipejww2wvgnc62y9rvy41jfkwwpolz

09/02/2024

Our latest News Update explores the huge number of donations to universities that remain completely anonymous, and the ramifications of this lack of transparency.

Read more here, or at the link in bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/newsandinvestigations/russell-group-universities-face-criticism-for-continuing-to-accept-anonymous-donations

09/02/2024

Tamara Himani argues that we are asking the wrong questions about Gaza.

Read more here, or at the link in our bio: https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/opinion/the-arithmetic-of-atrocities

31/01/2024

Our latest News Update looks at how debates around abortion rights will play an important role in the upcoming US presidential election.

Read more below, or at the link in our bio:
https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/newsandinvestigations/pro-choice-activists-in-the-united-states-look-ahead-to-2024-elections

29/01/2024

How far would you go to ‘fit-in’? Reese Marley Robinson explores how the only Black character in Saltburn makes us consider the intersections of power, privilege, race and belonging.

Read more here, or at the link in our bio:

https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/culture/farleighs-place-wealth-privilege-and-whiteness

28/01/2024

Tirza Sey speaks to the team behind the upcoming Marlow Society production, an unorthodox and gritty re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic, ‘Romeo and Juliet’.

26/01/2024

Our latest News piece discusses Sheikh Hasina’s recent win for her fourth election term fas leader of the Awami League in Bangladesh. This result has been met with accusations of political repression and a boycott from the opposition party.

Read more about the elections and what they mean for democracy in Bangladesh below, or in our bio:
https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/newsandinvestigations/bangladesh-election-sheikh-hasina-wins-controversial-fourth-term

19/01/2024

Raphael Morter delves into the new release ‘Now and Then’ from the Beatles.

Read more here, or at the link in our bio:
https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/culture/now-and-then-a-final-note-from-the-beatles

31/12/2023

🚨WRITER’S APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN🚨

Is your New Year’s resolution to get involved in student journalism? Are you intent on expressing your views on issues that go beyond the Cambridge bubble? Apply to be a TCS writer now!

More information on what being a staff writer entails is on the second slide, and the application pack is at the link in our bio, or below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jb6V_sAbodaFOtIIq9IZ88bU4tMG—0sx2xwU-SN65k/edit

28/12/2023

Kaya Davies traces three of many instances of the South Wale police force’s malpractice, arguing that South Wales police have sought to dehumanise both their victims and the communities they serve in their media management.

Read more below or at the link in our bio:
https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/opinion/they-lie-and-lie-and-lie-with-impunity-south-wales-polices-role-in-three-killings

27/12/2023

In this opinion piece, Norpell Wilberforce examines the Conservatives’ tackling of shoplifting and how this is a smoke-screen for government initiatives to roll out unregulated facial surveillance technology.

https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/opinion/xql95mr0vuuvgxed5rs7amdc1574g5
Read more below, or at the link in our bio.

20/12/2023

Our latest News piece covers the upcoming Iowa Caucuses election and what impacts this might have on the Republican candidate contest.

Read more below, or at the link in our bio:
https://www.thecambridgestudent.co.uk/newsandinvestigations/gfpsh05db8qf4toat9t1tio9qfw4ij

13/12/2023

TCS ARE LOOKING FOR MORE EDITORS‼️

Apply to be one of our section editors for Lent 2024. Swipe for more information on how to apply, and DM with any questions!

Send all submissions to [email protected], we look forward to reading!