Issue No 13

The Independent Trinity Newspaper since 2007

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FEATURES 4

COMMENT 6

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travisty.co.ukFriday November 21 2008

An American businessman once said: ‘A bargain is something you can’t use at a price you can’t resist.’ I’m sure many of us have come to know the truth of this definition (my own revelation came as I realised I really can’t walk in those snazzy £8 heels from Peacocks...). We are all more likely to buy something if it appears to be cheap and the retail giant Primark has more than exploited this tendency. On 17th October, Varsity reported that Primark was finally coming to Cambridge - not until late 2009 though, I’m afraid... Some of you might even have graduated by then! It reported local concerns about Primark’s location near the Grafton Centre depriving the surrounding charity shops and independent stores of some trade. It also rightly reported the glee of many a poor student forced to find fancy dress at short notice. I am with all those rejoicing, having found it an absolute trial that Cambridge has all the expensive shops and I can only mass consume bargains at home, which hardly fits with the fluctuations of my bank account according to the availability of free food at my current residence. My personal Primark tip is their bags –

all sizes, all styles, cheap and you will get a lot of use out of them because they don’t look Primark! But even Primark gets on the defensive when it comes to the issue of the true cost of such low prices. During my research for this article (not wishing only to offer an opinionated rant!), I enjoyed a delightful little video on the Primark website entitled ‘How do they do it?’ As I watched lots of apparently joyful and well-fed Indian men and women (some wearing masks - this was not a cotton mill out of one of Gaskell’s novels!) at sewing machines and using other factory equipment, a reassuringly feminine voice told me about buying in large volume, low operating costs, few ad campaigns, simple designs and minimal mark ups on garments. The money is apparently not saved on fabric or production quality. Whilst the last remark is laughably untrue in everyone’s experience of wearing Primark goods, the company is being relatively transparent. This, in a way, has been rather forced on them by the work of several NGOs and the BBC’s Panorama programme in highlighting child labour and unacceptable working conditions in a minority of factories. Primark, of course, responded to individual complaints and is, after all, a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative.

However, when one compares Primark to another member of the ETI, Marks and Spencer, initial concerns only increase. Even if you can swallow the idea that 100% of the people working for Primark are healthy and happy (and acknowledge M&S clothes might be cheaper if they didn’t employ our fellow student, Lily Cole, to prance about on TV), a simple comparison between Primark’s Code of Conduct and M&S’s Global Sourcing Principles makes Primark’s attempts to be ethical look like child’s play. One issue which Primark’s website didn’t even mention was the question of environmental damage. Another person famous and witty enough to appear on

The Price of PrimarkLike the majority, if not all, of the student population in Cambridge, Ellie Reeds was delighted at the news that a Primark store would finally be opening here in late 2009. However, whilst the allure of budget clothing is unlikely to deter the crowds from streaming through Primark’s doors, the question remains: does cheap attire for us come at a much higher price for others?

The Great Debate

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my favourite quotations website said: ‘The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of cheap price is forgotten.’ This is not so much true for those who shop at Primark, seeing that as soon as the poor quality makes itself apparent (after rather too few outings of an outfit most of the time – only helpful if you’re fully aware that it’s going to be a messy evening), we tend to throw away our Primark purchases.

This is a major problem which Primark doesn’t seem to address unlike other major stores selling what I would call ‘consumable goods.’ Marks and Spencer’s Plan A (‘because there is no Plan B’ – cute tagline) makes them unique among clothes retailers (although it also covers, for example, plastic bag charges) because of their ‘Clothes Exchange’ with Oxfam. I don’t know if any of you have noticed the adverts in several national newspapers, but since January 2008, anyone returning old and unwanted M&S clothes to Oxfam will receive a £5 M&S voucher. This incentive has been highly successful in both of its aims: in 8 months, £1 million was raised for Oxfam and

1000 tonnes of potential landfill were instead resold. Such an exchange would seem almost laughable if Primark introduced it, seeing as its clothes would not be in a sufficiently decent condition to be passed on to others.

We all accept that, at times of economic hardship (both personally, as a student, and nationally), Primark performs a good social role, which is made perfectly possible by the use of modern machinery (for example, one of their videos showed how quickly and easily a design could be reproduced on fabric by computer) and our voracious appetite for price over quality. However, we cannot ignore the wider environmental issues a place like Primark brings up; even disregarding the (selfish) motive of finding clothes at a truly ‘good’ value (ask Victoria Kleiner to explain pay-per-wear ratios if you’re not sure!), perhaps we should take recycling clothes as seriously as we are all prepared to take recycling plastic or paper. And it seems this may not even involve extra expense – I’m off to Oxfam to pick up some low-cost, high-quality clothes from M&S’s ‘Per Una’ range!

Lucky HorseshoesMatthew LiblinggastRoNoMous

It is with a degree of trepidation and regret that I write this review. I fear the descent of thousands of Trinitarians onto this relatively unheard of restaurant. The Three Horseshoes is in Madingley - some £8 cab-ride away - and the food is not that cheap either, but for all of you looking to impress someone or who just love their food, this restaurant is a must. Its modern take on traditional Italian food and fantastic wine selection leave little to be desired. The menu regularly changes and I have had things ranging from stuffed sage leaves to more traditional Osso Buco. In fact, the last time I was there, I watched my friends have a nine course dégustation menu that was truly worth trying (it weighs in at £45 but it’s almost a bargain).

Having been to both Midsummer House and Graffiti (at Hotel Felix), the two supposedly best restaurants in Cambridge, I can safely say that The Three Horseshoes is not only less pretentious and cheaper than Midsummer House, but the food is more interesting and more worth trying. The Three Horseshoes lacks the self importance that so oft accompanies culinary innovation; it lacks the haughtiness; and, most importantly, although expensive, it doesn’t break the bank. Main courses range from £12-£22, with starters or desserts all under £10 and many about £5. I agree, not a cheap evening, but compared to the £100 per person at Midsummer House, an absolute steal. In price

at least, Graffiti is comparable to The Three Horseshoes and they are equally far away; however, once you’ve tried the Osso Buco with saffron risotto or the Salmone in Sale (a salmon bake encased in salt which forms a hard crust locking in the moisture but not actually turning your fish into something out of the Dead Sea), I’m sure you’ll agree that Horseshoes wins hands down.

I’ve been there a few times, but I’ve never heard it mentioned around College. In fact, I only heard about it because a friend of mine was asked out on a date there… Apparently, an old Australian alumnus used to use it as a very effective first date. It’s a great little secret and one that part of me hopes will always remain secret; but, as with anything great, I suppose it’s time to shout it from the rooftops. I hope next time I go, I’ll see a room full of Trinitarians and it can become Trinity’s little secret.

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We’re All in this Together...adam BlacklaytReasuReR

Student apathy is something that many TCSU executive members have complained about for far too long; so we’re not going to continue in the same vein. Instead, we think it is more appropriate to ask for your feedback: is your Union providing what you require and what you want? This is something that perhaps many executives of the past have overlooked, turning instead to the supreme governing body, the renowned ‘Open Meeting,’ to trace any issues or disturbances in the Trinity way of life. However, as many of you are probably aware, we have it pretty damn good here and, as a result, TCSU very regularly struggles to attract enough members to its Open Meetings to cover the measly 20 that are required for quorum! Therefore, rather than asking you to focus on the minimal negatives that we experience, it is more pertinent to attempt to draw on any positives that might be good additions to our already comfortable existence. As such, make your voice heard; cry out for

Men of Trinity; for a sauna in the gym – because, if not, then nothing will change. Ever.

Sign-up to the Facebook group and leave your suggestions at:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47404899776

All the best,

TCSU

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The Geese are getting Fat...Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who embraced their inner Roman last Saturday - I think that the party was enjoyed by all, especially our new DJ! Ents are the main thing TCSU provides in which people around College get involved and this makes me very happy; but, then again, there are many types of entertainment and we are keen to offer a wider range, so if you have ideas, do get in touch! However, I think that a WPR party is exactly the sort of thing many people crave after a Formal; since Christmas Formal tickets were selling like hotcakes all this week, that is what I hope all of you will be doing on Saturday 29th November... Get festive!

With loans of over £1,000 to cover eight weeks, Cambridge students are well insulated from the economic crisis currently rocking the globe. Nevertheless, daily trips to Topshop, Office and

Gap are unlikely to give our finances a healthy glow. Primark’s cheap and disposable clothes will, therefore, come as a welcome relief. However, the price of shopping at Primark must be felt somewhere. Ellie Reeds urges us to think twice before indulging in ‘guilt-free’ spending.

When the Travisty Committee meets to decide what articles to

include in the forthcoming issue, we can never be quite sure how the writer will interpret the brief given to them. Sometimes, this can result in an unpleasant shock; but, more often than not, each writer’s article turns out to be much more inventive than anything we could ever have thought of at the meeting. This is especially true of Andy Brown’s opinions on the Comment pages about the pros and cons of being a Fourth Year at Trinity. It just goes to show that a little imagination and wordplay can go a long way.

And, finally, congratulations go to the winner of Issue 12’s iPod Shuffle competition, Alex Sye. Turn to page 6 to see the winning entry.

Editor’sLetter

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Miss Advise...Travisty’s resident agony aunt

What’s Hot>> eco-aestheticsA stunning feature of the ‘One Dot Zero - Adventure in Motion Festival’ last weekend was the Aeolian tower next to Waterloo Bridge. Artists lit up London’s South Bank with 1200 wind-powered lights: each is made of a plastic turbine, controlling circuits and three red LEDs. As wind blows over the tower, swirling patterns of light reveal the strength and direction of the breeze. The designers aim to show how renewable energy can be used to power sustainable art and design - fantastic!

>>microwaved flowersSounds crazy, but it is the 21st Century’s answer to flower-pressing - it allows you to display that touching birthday bouquet for weeks! 10 seconds should do it, but keep checking. The result is beautifully dried flowers that look like they are made of silk and last forever; far better than the air-dried brown and withered alternative!

>> John sergeantOkay, so Strictly Come Dancing has always been amazing: the gorgeous dances, the pretty dresses and the abundance of toned, waxed chests strutting their stuff. However, this year, it has a new dimension which makes even Tess Daly almost bearable - that dimension is Britain’s new hero, political correspondant and journalist Mr. John Sergeant. He is a most charming man, with a sense of humour from which the lacquered judges (Arlene ‘I’ve had enough facelifts to kill a donkey’ Phillips is especially irritating) could really benefit. Yes, he should have left the show weeks ago based on his dancing; but it is an entertainment show, so I think they should let him flourish in his new-found niche.

>> ancient meets modernGoogle Earth now offers millions the chance to visit a virtual ancient Rome. The sprawling city has been reconstructed for users to zoom around and visit the Forum of Julius Caesar or swoop over the Colosseum. Researchers say it adds to 5 centuries of knowledge... Cool!

Dear Wild in Wolfson,

Your addiction is understandable. Top Gear is very entertaining. I am sure you could find many a ‘petrol-head’ in Trinity who would happily admit to wasting hours listening to the presenters’ amusing banter. However, as enjoyable a pursuit as this might be, it should not result in solitude. You could try inviting your friends to watch the programme with you. This would take your time away from solitary net-surfing.

As far as your feelings for Jeremy Clarkson go, this may just be a passing infatuation. We have all found famous people appealing at one time or another. Such interests should pass once the reality sinks in that you are very unlikely ever to meet this person. If you ever should meet them, they will probably be very different from what you expect.

With best wishes,Miss Advise

Dear Miss Advise

It is so embarrassing to have to tell you about this, but I simply don’t know who else I can turn to in regard to this most mortifying of matters! It started out harmlessly enough,just watching some light entertainment on the BBC iPlayer; but then, I became obsessed! Looking up clips on YouTube; taping every show and watching them over and over again! I now realise the obvious truth: I am addicted to Top Gear.

This affliction has taken over my life. No other activities hold any enjoyment for me. I count down the days until the next show is to be broadcast. What should I do? In addition, I think I may be in love with Jeremy Clarkson. Are these feelings wrong?

Wild in Wolfson

The Travisty Committee

Editor.......................Fan YangDeputy Editor........Georgia HartPhoto Editor...........Jase Taylor

This Issue’s Contributors

Tom Attenborough Victoria KleinerAdam Blacklay Sarah Leiper Andy Brown Matthew Libling Andrea Dower Ellie Reeds Soumaya Keynes

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What’s NotIn Praise of Vintage...How often have you complimented a friend on a particularly attractive piece of clothing, only to be met with the infuriatingly smug response: ‘It’s vintage, of course?’ Not only does vintage shopping provide the opportunity to find extraordinary one-off pieces which you know no-one else will own, it also allows you to enjoy the thrill of the search itself.

Of course, you have to be prepared to be patient - and dedicated enough to sift through racks of miscellaneous outfits - to find that one perfect piece. Most vintage shops tend to be a chaotic jumble of fabric, with Seventies pantsuits (yes, there is a justified reason for calling this the decade style forgot) jumbled in between Fifties prom dresses or Sixties micro-skirts.

Also, beware the quality and condition of the clothes themselves. Obviously, the older the piece, the lower the chance of finding it in perfect condition, and this is particularly the case for any clothing made before the 1940s. Twenties flapper dresses are artworks in their own right, but be prepared to pay a great deal to find one in a wearable condition. Even then, such dresses are usually so delicate that it is impossible to do anything more active than sit and be admired without risking a tear in the fabric. (There is, of course, absolutely nothing wrong with this ploy). Butler and Wilson, in Fulham Road in London, have one of the best collections of flapper dresses in the country, and it is possible to ask to view the pieces on occasion – well worth it, since such dresses can only become even more difficult to locate.

It is much easier to find pieces from the Fifties

and Sixties. You could even ask your mother and grandmother if they have any clothes left from their from earlier decades which might fit you, and there is something particularly special about wearing a piece which might have some significant family history.

It is also well worth searching for vintage accessories, particularly jewellery. Not only is this often much less expensive than its modern equivalent, but it is also possible to find some truly inventive and imaginative pieces. Look out for strings of pearls particularly, since these are always a good buy and can be used to dress up anything to brilliant effect – especially a LBD.

So where can you find vintage? More easily than you might think – charity shops can be a surprisingly good source of one-off pieces, especially when you bear in mind that anything from last season backwards is officially considered to be ‘vintage.’ Markets are also well worth a look. Type in ‘vintage clothing’ online, and a vast choice of sellers will appear. So, next time you have a spare few hours (perhaps when we graduate), go and have a search within the world of vintage – you never know when you might find that perfect May Ball dress!

>> post-gcse confusionThe Torys have seized gleefully on figures demonstrating that the government’s much vaunted diploma scheme is, unsurprisingly, failing. 12,000 pupils began the new qualification this September (fewer than the 50,000 the government hoped for) and it costs £10,700, which is far higher than the equivalent cost of taking A levels - although nobody seems able to say exactly what that might be as it can be completely free for most! The concept of another alternative after the relatively weak introduction of the IB a while back seems ludicrous, especially as many parents are hard pushed to understand AS-Levels and GCSEs despite how long they have been around (‘aren’t they O-Levels?’). Also, universities have to catch up and decide how various grades even out, adding stress both for their admin and students - will not doing A-Levels compromise an application? No-one seems to know where they stand.

>> spider loversWhat a job: researching, testing on, and generally investigating spiders - ew! - to try to discover exactly how they make their stronger-than-steel and more elastic-than-nylon silk, so that we could perhaps one day recreate it in order to create a suit as good as Superman’s... Some people will go to any lengths to fulfil the dreams of boyhood.

>> i’m a celebrity... pleaseA new season of Ant and Dec’s cringy jungle show/arena of self-debasement has begun. It is not only the disgusting tasks on the show that I object to, but the sheer lack of dignity often shown by the ‘names’ of our media world who choose to do this show is simply insulting. There is a strange sense of the same gruesome joy found centuries ago at the Roman gladiator ring, with slaves being eaten by wolves; these people will do anything in order to stay on TV, and we watch with glee? I don’t think so.

Trinity College Tea Society Sunday23rd November,

2-5pm in the Junior ParlourTea Party

is proud to presentMichaelmas Term’s final

All are welcome. An entry fee of £1 applies to non-College members.

Victoria KleinertIMeLess CLassIC

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Raising the BA(r)I was meant to write this article about the differences between BAs and undergraduates from a Fourth Year perspective. The thing is, there’s not that much to say. College doesn’t seem to know what to do with us, and we end up becoming a sort of ‘half BA’ – we get undergraduate accommodation (although we drop below Third Years on the room ballot), but we don’t pay the Kitchen Fixed Charge; we are graciously granted access to the BA room and BA Dinner (and we are grateful for that, don’t get me wrong!), but we can only buy BA dinner tickets after all the BAs in College have had a shot at it.

Personally, I’m not that bothered about it because there are also perks to being a Fourth Year. For one thing, I don’t have any supervisions anymore... Though I guess we can reassess whether that’s a perk when I get my grade for the year! Honestly, the changes concerned with becoming a Fourth Year pale in comparison to the change we’ve all already made by finishing school and coming to university, and are thoroughly insignificant compared to the change we’ll have to make when we finish here and enter the real world. Even with all the ‘limbo’ status people talk about for Fourth Years, I would definitely recommend looking into a fourth year of study yourself – Trinity is an incredible place, and it makes perfect sense to want to stay here a bit longer than the standard three years.

But this article was also supposed to be relatively long, so I thought I might take this opportunity to go completely off-topic (hopefully this’ll just end up in the Comment section and so it won’t be too incongruous!).

Last year, I had started to consider myself a ‘regular’ of the Bar, not because I was always in there like clockwork, but just because I was one of a select few who were ever in there. I think it’s fair to say that the College Bar has had a tough time

the last few years, with multiple changes of management, all on top of a University-wide reputation for that genuine ‘airport lounge’ feel. But the last two terms has seen, in my eyes at least, a definite change for the better – panini for when Hall is just too bad to bear thinking of; a widening range of draught and bottled drinks; and, most importantly of all, an increasingly healthy crowd, even on a weekday evening.

Having seen the changes in the Bar first hand over the past three years, I can definitely say that it is only as good as the student body makes it. As long as people make the effort to go there to socialise, it works. But the moment people stop bothering, it literally dies. That’s not even an overstatement – there were times last year when, over the course of an evening, only a handful of people came in, and most of them only to use the quiz machine, before heading off their separate ways! So my second point, after urging you to consider a fourth (or fifth, or sixth...) year of study, is to beg you all to continue making use of the Bar - keep it the lively and sociable place it ought to be in such a lively and sociable College!

Congratulations!Well done to the winner of last issue’s iPod Shuffle competition, Alex Sye, who won with the following entry:

It’s a travisty that... now queue-jumping for Hall has been tabooed in the most recent issue of Travisty, I must stun people with a tazer to reach the front of the queue.

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Let me just clear one thing up before I begin: yes, I was very low down on the room ballot.

But believe it or not, even if I had been right at the top (okay, not having the voice of Aled Jones, I wouldn’t have been right at the top), I would still have chosen to live in Burrell’s Field. In spite of the countless Trinity urban myths decrying it, I think Burrell’s is one of the best places to live in College.

My reasons are many. First and foremost, given how busy Cambridge is these days, we forget how lucky we are to be able to live in what effectively amounts to a private park. After spending my first year living literally on Trinity Street in Angel Y, I know just how noisy the centre of town can be. The daily 6.30am glass bottle collections that are noisier than an atomic bomb; the inane droning of drunken Johnians at midnight; and that infernal flutist who still hasn’t realised his instrument can play more than three notes. Compare this to the joy of being able to have one’s windows open all night and hear nothing more than owls.

‘But it’s so far away’ I hear you whinge. No, it isn’t. Bristol is far away; Burrell’s isn’t. Rather than worrying that Hall is ‘miles away,’ you should be more concerned that your concept of ‘a mile’ needs some work. In fact, one quickly becomes quite attached to the gentle stroll to and from Hall; it gives the chance to work up a bit of an appetite/work off the bloated sensation after suffering at the hands of yet another pasta bake (you know, the one with the inexplicable breadcrumbs on top).

And forget ye not the rooms and facilities themselves. You’re lucky to get much more than a cupboard for a kitchen in New Court and the showers in Whewell’s are less powerful than a dehydrated mouse urinating on your head; in Burrell’s, we get large, bright, modern, well-fitted kitchens and bathrooms that actually work.

So next time you’re casting those age-old aspersions, hold off, and give Burrell’s a little bit of love.

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Skipping out of Brian Trow’s office, I was convinced that I was going to spend my Second Year in accomodation bliss, as Queen of Burrell’s. Looking forward to a carpeted room, next to hobs and kettles and

freezers and all manner of wonderful things, I was, alas, fatally unaware of the pitfalls ahead.

I knew that trips to Hall would become less frequent. I knew that I might have to get a bike. What I didn’t know was that gone would be the days of spontaneous cups of tea with friends ‘dropping in.’

Now tea dates must be arranged in advance, along with elaborate directions and Google Maps. When someone is finally coaxed into schlepping all the way to Burrell’s, such is their exhilaration at having found it that they won’t ever leave. I can’t even use ‘I’ve got to go to Sainsburys quickly – let’s both leave together’ as a code for ‘GO AWAY, I AM BORED NOW.’

But my biggest gripe concerns one of the greatest myths of Burrell’s. It is widely reputed to be a calm, tranquil place, but do not be fooled. The only reason the gardener blowing leaves from one side of the lawn to the other has not had a hefty textbook thrown at him is because my aiming abilities have been affected by anger towards his REALLY LOUD leaf-blowing reverse-hoover thingy.

WHY? Is the leaf blower in denial about the arrival of autumn? Does the gardener have a tidying disorder whereby he confuses the seasonal scenery for mess? Is he unaware that no matter how hard the machine blows, the leaves will not reattach themselves to the branches? Can he not see that five minutes after the tidying spree, a single gust of wind restores the lawn to its former leaf-strewn glory?

This would never happen in Great Court (mainly because there are no trees). But there, the noise pollution of yelling porters is at least accompanied by amusing images of tourists hot-footing it off the grass. No such comedy in Burrell’s. Just gardeners with excessively loud machines determined to make my life a misery.

The Great DebateWhen talking about the divides amongst the student body of Cambridge, that between state schools and public schools is a favourite of national newspapers. However, here at Trinity, the greater gulf is probably between those living on either side of the Cam. Two Burrell’s residents give their opinions on whether or not to cross the water.

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Royally RugbyTrinity rugby has made a solid start to its first season, after many a year, in the top division, losing narrowly to Trinity Hall and John’s, but then scoring a really important win against Magdalene. Since then, weather has played a serious part in minimising the number of matches we’ve been able to play, but a chance for revenge at home against Trinity Hall beckons next Tuesday.

Highlights have included the continuing hilarity of Ben Osborne’s banter; the sight of Andy Wheble’s mop of blonde hair powering over the try line again and again; the drunken behaviour of fresh-faced Ben Kenneally at our first social of term; and, of course, the constant reminders

from Dave Rubin that if he were fit, we’d be cruising to victory in every game. What a demon of a man... With even more players coming back from injury, a veteran pack that can hold its own against pretty much all comers, and a back line that’s really beginning to solidify and gel, the future’s looking bright. One day, one day, we’ll have Rubin back, and all will be well.

If there’s anyone else who’s interested in playing for the side, everyone is more than welcome to come down and give the sport a go. My email address is ta285. Just make sure you’re pretty thick-skinned, or Ben Osborne might end up making you cry.

This year, following a year in which it was next to impossible to put out an entire team, netball at Trinity has hugely increased in popularity and, what’s more, all three teams have significantly improved on their performance in the previous year.

The First Team’s current standing at second place in the First Division has been helped by the return of Fourth Years Hannah Kaye and Lanny Hume, the recruitment of Fresher Jess Dandy, and the continued presence of previous Captains Becci Cowell, Tamaryn Shean and Kate Ludlow. Having won all but two of our matches so far this season, the First Team provided a tough challenge for Downing (top of the First Division) last week. The teams were drawing until the end of the third quarter but, after Downing completely reshuffled their team, they went into the lead, winning by 12-8.

The Second Team has shown the greatest improvement of all. Having finished second bottom of the Fourth Division last year, they are fighting for a place in the Third Division. With new Captain Lizzie Silvey at the reins (taking over from whoever the awful Second Team Captain was last year…Ahem) and a whole host of new First and Second Years, the team is constantly improving. This weekend, the Second Team play the notoriously violent Anglia Ruskin, so we wish them luck.

The Mixed Team looks likely to be promoted back into the First Division after being tragically relegated last year (despite the efforts of Llewelyn Pilbeam, who petrified all those on the court with his tiny rugby shorts and undersized wife-beater). With an almost entirely new male contingent, the team has won with huge goal differences in all but one match. The team looks set to continue its success as a result of Alex Smout’s sparkling skill, Kelechi Oganya’s intimidating tactics, Martin Bussiere’s nimble footwork, and Max Little’s fluorescent clothes capable of distracting any opponent.

To keep up to date on the triumphs of the Trinity netball squad, visit www.culnc.org or http://www.tcsu.net/societies/netball. If you are interested in getting involved, contact me at sel42@cam.ac.uk.

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