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Tab Cribs move on to Corpus in search of somewhere it can really put its feet up.
We’re back to Peterhouse for this week’s Tab Cribs with yet another panelled set claiming to be the real “Best Room In Cambridge”.
Although admittedly “miffed to be third”, notorious local PILF Alfie of The Copper Kettle is only too happy to let you have a gawp
Whilst some of us are living in converted fuse boxes just off Grange Road, WILL is only too happy to inhabit The Best Room In The World. Join BEN DALTON as he delves into how the other half live
Following last week’s braxen specimen, PILF of the week brings you a punter of great integrity with a penchant for henladies and grapes
Kévin Cristin has hit the big time. He has a room, a view and a mini fridge. Join BEN DALTON for a snoop around his quarters
Tired of talking this Freshers week? Think like a primary school English teacher and reach for the VHS…
Think you might be a post-grad? Check yourself against these common symptoms for a quick and easy self-diagnosis.
Hope seemingly lost? Nowhere else to turn? Listen to Kevin McCloud, says BEN DALTON, for he has been there before…
Sick of spending more in Lush than you do in the buttery? Let BEN DALTON sink you down into a pool of homemade delights…
Worried about returning to Cambridge? Don’t be. According to BEN DALTON this is the term where you become God.
Been fat, lazy, rubbish and fat this year? So has THE TAB. Here’s how we will be better people in 2014…
Christmas Day is a nailbiter for everyone, but particularly the Cantabrigian. BEN DALTON shows you’re not alone…
Will the MML Factulty toilets live up to their high reputation? BEN DALTON and LEAF ARBUTHNOT feel the urge to investigate…
BEN DALTON is hungry enough to call upon CowsDrinkMilk to make him Thai Green Curry. The results are delicious in more ways than one.
Feeling a bit hungover this morning? In need of a change from that bi-weekly cherry VK?
The 4th year linguist has always been an enigma. BEN DALTON tells you how to crack the code…
Coming up to Cambridge in 2013? Make sure you know what awaits you with our Freshers A – Z, Part 1
The swallows have at last delivered! BEN DALTON on how to celebrate the arrival of the new Messiah…
Despite some impressive visuals, Tom Cruise’s latest attempts to save the world could use some dramatic polish, writes BEN DALTON.
Overseas correspondent BEN DALTON explains how being on his year abroad isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
He’s Back. BEN DALTON consoles Cambridge’s singletons this Valentine’s day.
BEN DALTON and KATIE KIBBLER reckon there is more to do before you graduate than pass exams…
Whilst a herd of lovers flocked to Pizza Express this Tuesday past, an entirely different story was unravelling in many a lonely gyp room…
RUTH MARINER has always been an enigma. BEN DALTON and SEBASTIAN SALEK jump at the chance to step into her room, and into the unknown…
As plummeting temperatures leave many a mister with a chilly willy, BEN DALTON explains how to fur up with style.
JESSICA O’DRISCOLL-BREEN tells us how coming last in the room ballot led her to domestic paradise and nocturnal flashers.
DUNCAN MAUD tells BEN DALTON a tale of domestic bliss from his room at John’s. Just without a bidet.
Tab Cribs is back, and this week we’re at St Catz. Chris Apperley, a 3rd year Historian, chats badgers, coffins and space hoppers from the comfort of his absolutely gigantic boudoir.
BEN DALTON splits packing into three easy steps: things that can be played with, things that can be talked about, and – believed by wisebodies nationwide to be most important – things that lead to food.
You’re nearly there. Just one more part to go, and you’ll fit right in. Read Q-Z of The Tab’s Freshers’ Guide here.
Things get messy in part two as we visit Kambar, Life and, of course, the Mahal.
Scared by the confusing world of Cambridge? Let us show you the way. In Part 1, A-H.
With Kindles and iPads keen on turning over a more shiny, silicon leaf, BEN DALTON argues that we should try and rekindle our old, papery flame.
With most of Cambridge drowning in a mire of exams, revision and sheer panic, BEN DALTON sees if pulling an all-nighter is really worth it.
BEN DALTON embraces old actresses and explains why it’s time to take down that Megan Fox poster and hang up Helen Mirren.
BEN DALTON consults his grandma for her top recipes for tasty revision snacks.
Can’t stand bathing? BEN DALTON dips a toe into the murky waters of horizontal hygiene.
Brian Geoffrey