The exam term left many of us woefully bereft of distraction. Many of you, it seems, turned to The Tab‘s comment section to fill this gulf in your hearts with your usual concoction of the insane, inane and absolutely hilarious. Here are some of your best efforts, brought together for posterity.
Best Comments: Exam Term
LAURA DENNEHY brings together some of your best comments for an end of term special.
The exam term left many of us woefully bereft of distraction. Many of you, it seems, turned to The Tab‘s comment section to fill this gulf in your hearts with your usual concoction of the insane, inane and absolutely hilarious. Here are some of your best efforts, brought together for posterity.
Blackface Bop Blunder
CUSU Cockup
May Ball Blog
Why we Broke up
Preview: millennium baby
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I talked to the cast and crew behind Cambridge’s new coming-of-age play
Do you miss out if you go to an outer Cambridge college?
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What if I’m not the main character?!
Five reasons why Medwards is the best college at Cambridge University
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There’s more to us than ‘that one on the hill’
‘Students were not being used as pawns’: The key take-aways from the UCU open meeting
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The fight back against casual, insecure working conditions continues
Double trouble: The twin experience at university
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A reflection on the university experience as a twin
Fitz Winter Ball is giving May Balls a run for their money
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With Tinchy Stryder headlining, Fitz Winter Ball is the ‘Number 1’ event happening in Michaelmas
I asked ChatGPT your Cambridge Freshers’ Week questions
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Turns out AI has some pretty useful advice
Quality over quantity: How to hack Cambridge
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Work smarter, not harder
How to matricu-slay: A reflection on my matriculation at Cambridge University
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Its official! I’ve entered the depths of hell…I mean Cambridge
Cambridge University’s King’s College covered in orange paint in Just Stop Oil protest
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The demonstration is one of a series of attacks on UK universities such as Manchester and University College London
Seven things I’ve learnt as a Cambridge Fresher
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In the words of Danny Dyer – what have I got meself into?
University of Cambridge is nothing without its students
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We need to give ourselves more credit; University of Cambridge is nothing without us
Sandi Toksvig appointed Qantabrigian Bye-Fellow at Christ’s College
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Sightings of former bake-off star around Cambridge explained
College Parenthood: What to expect when you’re expecting
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Putting the fun into dysfunctional family
Six things I learnt about Cambridge when visiting other universities
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The Cambridge quirks become so obvious!
From freebies to societies, how to make the most of Cambridge’s Freshers’ Fair
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Going once is never enough
Overrated: The Cambridge experience
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Status: hungover. Workload: too much. Feeling: burnt out.
Student activists arrested for Schlumberger protest
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OCRA and XR activists were apprehended by police
Five things you might not realise about living in Cambridge year round
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Moving every item across main site makes life worth living
Your guide to surviving Cambridge Freshers’ Week
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The excuse ‘I’m just a silly fresh’ will be your best friend
A dramatic recap of the whole Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson cheating scandal
UK
Remember when she kept posting open love notes on Instagram to him?
Co-star romances and age-gap relationships: All of Paul Hollywood’s biggest controversies
UK
He’s back handing out handshakes on another series of The Great British Bake Off
Boo! These are officially the most haunted UK unis in 2023, based on ghost sightings
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There have been 59 ghost sightings at one UK uni
MAFS gossip column: Jordan responds to fight scandal and cast knew each other before the show?!
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The drama really never ends!
Ella has been ‘lined up’ by PrettyLittleThing to be the brand’s first ever transgender model
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Big moves!
Tour buses and family dramas: A brief history of One Direction’s run-ins with the law
UK
Liam Payne has just had his driver’s license suspended
There’s been a huge The Fall of the House of Usher clue staring us in the face this whole time
UK
This is so CLEVER
‘You’re scared to step outside’: Two women share their stories of being stalked at uni
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This doesn’t only happen to celebrities like Holly Willoughby
The Fall of the House of Usher creator clarifies episode four detail that changes everything
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I had this so wrong?
Another one! People spot a further editing error in MAFS questioning a staged dinner
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Nothing is sacred anymore
‘It’s not funny’: Love Actually’s creator has finally addressed the film’s fatphobia
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Justice for Natalie
Um, the video of Georges squatting has been revealed and you absolutely have to watch it
UK
Give this man all the baguettes
Attention pickpocket! The uni cities where you’re most likely to have your phone stolen
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I’m switching back to a Nokia brick after this
Meet Lauren Sintes: The 27-year-old model joining the cast of Made in Chelsea
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Of course she’s well connected with most of the cast
Rugby boys and the cleaning rota: Just 19 uni things that are none of my business
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The hygiene rating of my fave kebab shop has nothing to do with me!
From secret hookups to cheating: All the biggest bombshells from the Love Is Blind reunion
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I’m in shock at all of these
Why do posh people sleep with all their mates? A very serious investigation
UK
The Made in Chelsea mayhem has gone on long enough
Shona says she and Brad were together for six weeks after MAFS but split as he didn’t change
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‘I woke the hell up’
‘You’ve made a c*** of yourself’: Shona shares off-screen chat that saw Brad axed from MAFS
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‘Bradley said he was behaving like a caged animal’
MAFS UK star Chanita Stephenson calls out the current cast for being a ‘bit too wild!’
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She thinks they’re on the show ‘for fun’ and are not ‘focusing on their marriages’
‘Go f**k yourself’: Luke calls out ‘snake’ in MAFS cast who ‘sold’ story of him having a fight
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It was revealed today Luke has been removed from the show following a physical fight