Here Cometh Exam Term…
So we come to it at last. The Easter hols have passed ridiculously fast, you’ve barely recovered from the adrenaline-filled rush of Lent term, and now you encounter the legendary monster that is the...
View ArticleFrom Grief to Comedy to Free Sandwiches…
Only 2 more weeks left!! And then the long summer vacation before Second Year and real work begins. I’m planning on packing in a lot – a family holiday to Hampshire, camping with friends from home, a...
View ArticleDobby, Professor Green and Oxford Opera
A ferris wheel was an interesting addition to my College’s grounds. I queued up for it for three-quarters of an hour at about 2.30am, only to feel sick on the 15 minute rotating ride. Still, at least I...
View ArticleTimebomb
You’ve spent the last few weeks trying to put it out of your mind. You’ve been trying to distract yourself in any way possible. You haven’t wanted to think about it. But all the while it has been...
View ArticleFreshers’ Term – Take 2
You have made it. You are nearly halfway through your first term at Cambridge. Hopefully this means you have accomplished the following: - You have successfully integrated yourself into College life....
View ArticleThe Interview – Forget It, It’s Christmas
Christmas comes early in Cambridge. Those people who complain about TV adverts appearing in August promoting wrapping paper and candy canes should perhaps consider attributing some blame to the...
View ArticleSnow, Show and Blind Romance (?)
When snow falls in Warrington, it lasts for about a day. We don our boots and gloves, rush outside and eagerly attempt to build snowmen. Generally they don’t last long. Snow turns to slush turns to sad...
View ArticleThank Goodness It’s Raining, Now I Can Revise
A big difference between Warrington and Cambridge is that the latter always seems to be a lot sunnier and hotter. Which is great if you have some spare time and want to go for a run, or row on the...
View ArticleAmerica Beware – A Ginger Approaches
I have a tendency to need the toilet during exams. It’s quite annoying. I’ll be two hours through a three hour paper, two essays out of three bashed out and the final one churning. And then I’ll get...
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Veni, Vidi, Vici
It is hard being a Ginger at the beach. We grow accustomed to a lifetime of holidays demanding Factor 50+ sunscreen; to a recurrent bitter envy of the gorgeously bronzed bodies all the other...
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