Varsity Opinion

Over Dale Farm, we all have been deceived

Lawrence Dunn — 2011-09-23T12:33:15Z

As Irish Travellers fight for their right not to be forcibly evicted, Basildon council are accused of duplicity

Hacktivism: an adolescent Internet needs help to work out what it stands for

Felix Danczak — 2011-08-03T13:50:46Z

"Hacktivism is an illegitimate form of dissent for any civilised society." Felix Danczak on the rise of internet hacking as a politically potent tool

Germaine Greer strikes again

Hugo Schmidt — 2011-06-14T16:33:34Z

The problem at the heart of popular feminism is its total disjuncture from reality

Protests against New College are ignorant and belligerent

Hugo Schmidt — 2011-06-10T16:34:12Z

After witnessing a protest against AC Grayling's New College for Humanities, Hugo Schmidt argues that protester's actions undermine an already problematic movement

New College, New Problems

Alice Tyler — 2011-06-10T13:45:02Z

Is A. C. Grayling's new £18,000-a-year university simply adding to the perception that degrees are defined by their financial value, asks Alice Tyler

No confidence in bringing the American model of higher education to Britain

Richard Johnson — 2011-06-09T16:12:10Z

As Oxford University says that it has no confidence in David Willetts, Richard Johnson, chair of Cambridge Universities Labour Club, argues that Cambridge should be proud to do the same

The lost student voice

Rosie Sargeant — 2011-06-09T15:41:10Z

Rosie Sargeant asks why, as Cambridge academics find their voice in the face of Higher Education cuts, the student body seems to have lost its own

Super-injustice?

Joe Steadman — 2011-06-05T15:02:07Z

Joe Steadman questions whether super-injunctions are in society's best interest

The challenge of ordinariness

Catherine Mousdale — 2011-06-05T14:15:02Z

Catherine Mousdale questions whether we have raised the bar of 'happiness' too high

Police-ful Protests

Harriet Marsden — 2011-05-27T07:44:01Z

After charges against Cambridge student, Christopher Fairless, were recently dropped, Harriet Marsden questions whether violence in protests can ever be justified

Mozart does not make babies smarter

Lawrence Dunn — 2011-05-24T06:45:02Z

Classic FM's press department tells us that the number of listeners aged 15-24 jumps over 40% during exam time. Lawrence Dunn explains why this is not a good thing

It's not the end of the world...

Kirsty Gray — 2011-05-23T22:00:03Z

Kirsty Gray asks whether we should be paying more attention to the failed rapture prediction

Ken Clarke falls foul of the soundbite mafia

Felix Danczak — 2011-05-19T12:16:05Z

The recent controversy caused by Ken Clarke's remarks about the different categories of rapes has exposed a worrying trend in contemporary politics, says Felix Danczak

A Year Abroad in Syria

Roisin Blake — 2011-05-14T07:54:23Z

While on a year abroad in Damascus, Roisin Blake saw the beginnings of the uprising in Syria

What's in an expression?

Laura Bates — 2011-05-12T16:15:15Z

Did CUSU President Rahul Mansigani's comment about "Daddy's Money' expose a degree of sexism still present in our society?

Buying a place at Oxbridge

Joanna Tang — 2011-05-11T08:54:09Z

Joanna Tang considers whether "university places for the rich" is really as bad as it sounds

On the death of Osama Bin Laden

Hugo Schmidt — 2011-05-11T08:29:42Z

Hugo Schmidt explains why Bin Laden wasn't the most sinister expression of his movement

Standing up to 'Slut'

Lara Prendergast — 2011-05-09T13:00:02Z

After a wave of 'Slutwalk' protests was sparked off by a comment blaming rape on women who dress like 'sluts', Lara Prendergast discusses the 'slut' in today's society

Growing up with terrorism

Yaz Jung — 2011-05-08T11:15:02Z

Yaz Jung and the fascinating story of a childhood spent under the threat of terrorism.

A Fatal Rhetoric

Alice Tyler — 2011-05-07T07:45:02Z

Alice Tyler asks whether Obama's speeches are addressing the real issues behind the killing of Osama Bin Laden