Charissa Cheong

Finalist at the University of Cambridge
Current Editor-in-Chief at The Cambridge Tab
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Ranked: These are the Cambridge colleges with the most Covid infringements

Last time, we spilled the tea on the Cambridge colleges who fined the highest amounts to students in Michaelmas. If you actually read that article (and I mean, has anyone ever read a full Tab article?), it may have left you wanting to know how many students in each college actually ended up breaking the rules to get fined in the first place. So, I won’t waste your time because you’re almost definitely skim reading through this introduction anyway. Here’s the full list of 26 colleges that respon
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We asked the Cambridge police what actually happened to the Van of Death

Uncle Frank’s takeaway food van has been confirmed as stolen by the Cambridgeshire police. The van’s operator is currently offering a £3,000 reward to anyone who can find the missing van. The Cambridge Tab emailed the police to confirm the theft, which was reported on 26th January. The takeaway businesses, known by Cambridge students as the “Van of Death” is usually stationed in Market Square. Uncle Frank’s posted about the robbery on its Facebook page, claiming there would be a “cash reward”
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The Marlowe Showcase Spring 2021 has been cancelled after complaints about ‘all-white’ casting

‘After four years of seeing unacceptable levels of diversity, I am at the end of my tether’ The 2021 Marlowe Showcase has been cancelled following criticisms over racial diversity in its casting, a statement on the Marlowe Society’s website has confirmed. The statement addressed concerns that the show was to have an “all-white cast”, and says that the committee will be cancelling the production: “[W]e have taken the decision, as a committee, to cancel this year’s Showcase. This was not an easy
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Fez Club Cambridge has permanently closed down and will not be reopening

Fez has officially closed down, with no plans to reopen the club in any capacity in the future. The Cambridge Tab was informed that the lease on the property expired earlier this academic year and that a decision was made not to renew it. The club has been temporarily closed since March, and since then it has been confirmed that the staff who worked at Fez were made redundant. The club venue has recently been listed for rent with a business rate of £28,244. The Cambridge Tab was able to get
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Ranked: The Cambridge colleges that fined the highest amounts to students in Michaelmas

Who said The Tab can’t do real investigative journalism? They were right lowkey Remember the days when fining was standing up, banging on a wine glass (hopefully without smashing it), and screaming about some incoherent, “funny” indignity that your mate committed and that you promised you’d never tell anyone about? Nowadays, the only fines we’re getting are hefty bills from college for breaking Covid regulations for socialising and isolation. Squeezing three people into your gyp was once a cha
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We asked a mental health expert how to deal with not being allowed back to uni this term

From how to deal with inadequate support from university staff, to thinking about whether you should intermit Gareth Hughes is a psychotherapist and clinical lead for Student Minds UK. He is one of many experts on the Student Minds team who have been trying to support students with their mental wellbeing during this most recent lockdown. As we know, the government has urged students to stay at home and away from uni until at least mid-February, and has also said that students requiring additio
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Just a list of reasons why Cambridge should give us a safety net this year

I mean, I shouldn’t be having to write this article, but here we are If you’re reading this, you’ll have seen the news that Cambridge will not be offering a “safety net” policy this year. That’s right, a university spokesperson told The Cambridge Tab that because last year’s results were based on summative assessments, it would not be “appropriate” to repeat such a feat this year. If you missed the news and want to read what the uni said, you can find the statement, here. Last year, Cambridge
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Cambridge will not be offering a ‘no detriment’ policy for students this year

The Cambridge Tab asked the University if there could be a safety net… and they said no Cambridge will not be providing a “no detriment” policy to students this year, according to a statement from a University spokesperson to The Cambridge Tab this evening. This is because last year’s results relied on summative assessments from the previous year, and it would not be appropriate to replicate this system for the 2020-21 academic year. More details will be released to students later this term.
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These eight yummy vegan TikTok recipes will help you get through Veganuary

Congrats, you’ve made it a full week into 2021! January is of course the month where many people decide to switch things up by either not drinking, doing exercise challenges, and of course, going vegan. If you’re attempting Veganuary, we hope it’s going well for you. Drastically altering your diet whilst keeping things exciting can be really difficult. We’ve rounded up some easy, simple and fun vegan TikTok recipes that can help you get through your second week of the month. And if you’re not
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Acne positivity: The skin movement that uplifted us in 2020

2020 was the year for self-improvement. Lockdown made us exercise more, experiment with our hair (with tragic results) and bankrupt ourselves for new looks on Depop. But something that also emerged this year was the rise of the acne positivity movement. While a lot of mask-wearing has been making acne flare-ups all too common, these activists have stepped out into the social media limelight, posting pictures of their skin to show people they are not alone, that acne is normal, and that they can
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Updates: These are the unis offering rent rebates for lockdown

Thousands of university students are currently on rent strike and planned to do so even before the lockdown announcement. Students at over 30 unis are asking for rent rebates in the biggest strike in 40 years, because they are not permitted to return on-site and live in their accommodation. After students at university began setting up their own rent strike groups, weeks of campaigning, and a lockdown announcement that seemed to mention everyone in the country except students, universities are
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This is how you can make objects cuter with the new cartoonify TikTok effect

First, there was the cartoon filter that showed you what you’d look like as a Disney princess. Now, there’s a new “cartoonify” TikTok effect that turns objects into adorable stickmen. Everyone is raging about this new filter and turning everything around them into stickmen, from condoms to Pritt sticks. If you haven’t yet tried the cartoonify TikTok effect yet, you’ll be pleased to know it can be done in three simple steps. Here’s what they are: Step one: Open your camera on TikTok and select
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Cambridge University moves all Lent term teaching online

The university is still seeking advice about who can return to Cambridge for the term Undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses will be entirely online in Lent term, according to an email sent by Vice-Chancellor Stephen Toope today. The University and colleges will remain open for research and learning, but there will be no in-person teaching. The University is still seeking advice about who will be able to return to Cambridge. But there are clear exemptions for Medical, Clinical Veterina
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Quiz: Which Lindsay Lohan character matches your vibe?

Do you have more Teenage Drama Queen or Mean Girls energy? It’s an unusually cold late night in 2008. You and your sleepover pals are stuffing popcorn and watching Mean Girls on Blu-ray DVD. Life is good. Of course, we all spent our entire childhoods watching Lindsay Lohan star in Disney classics like The Parent Trap and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. She was our role model. Our icon. Of course, a lot has happened to her since, and for the sake of keeping things nice and nostalgic, we w
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The Slumflower has new demands for ‘reparations’ from Florence Given

British writer Chidera Eggerue has issued new demands to Florence Given, asking for “reparations” to be made on the book, Women Don’t Owe You Pretty. Eggerue, who believes that Given’s book was “significantly copied” from her own work, either wants the book to be pulled from shelves and to given the royalties, or for the book to remain in print with the royalties split 70-30. That’s 70 per cent to Chidera and 30 per cent to Florence. Also known on Instagram as The Slumflower, Eggerue presented
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Students told they will not be able to leave Cambridge until the end of lockdown

Meanwhile, students who are not in the set-out exempt categories have been told to remain where they are Cambridge students have been told to stay home and start their term online, in an email from Vice-Chancellor Stephen Toope received earlier today. Professor Toope has also said that students in Cambridge, or those who are returning under special conditions, will not be able to leave Cambridge until the end of the national lockdown. The email states that: “The key message for undergraduate a
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Who does the voiceover on ITV’s The Cabins? Meet 26-year-old Maisie Adam

Find out why she looks so familiar The Cabins launched on ITV2 last night and if you watched it, you might have noticed there’s a new unknown voiceover artist on it. While Love Island’s Iain Stirling has been off having a baby, a new face has emerged as the commentator behind the brand new dating show. Meet Maisie Adam. Maisie is a 26-year-old comedian from Pannal in North Yorkshire, who will be narrating what the 12 singletons get up to as they try to find love in the cabins in just 24 hours.
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Does my university have a rent strike group and how can I get involved?

If you can’t get your hair cut in Tier 4, you may as well get uni to cut your rent Rent strikes are everywhere right now. There are 31 UK universities going on rent strike in January. As if students weren’t already fed up enough with the government, Boris’ announcement that returns to university will be delayed until at least 25th January has got more people refusing to pay rent than ever before. But what is a rent strike, how can I get involved, and how can I find out if my uni has one? A r
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The internet is seriously upset about this man’s reaction to a tampon drawing

The ‘tampon guy’ has had his say, and no one’s happy about it Great news – the tampon tax has been abolished! Bad news – there’s already been massive uproar on Twitter about one man’s response. It was the first day of a brand new year (good riddance 2020), and the government announced that it would no longer be taxing tampons and other sanitary products. *Pause to appreciate this moment of pure joy for women and menstruating people everywhere.* Previously, EU law required members to put a fiv
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Cambridge Market temporarily shuts to keep people from ‘congregating’ in city centre

The closure starts from 1st January and the decision to reopen will be kept under review Cambridge Market will be closed from today (January 1st) on a temporary basis due to rising concerns about coronavirus. This decision was made by Cambridge City Council in an attempt to keep people from congregating in the city centre. A press release on the council’s website said that: “in spite of Tier 4 stay at home regulations, large crowds of people were seen gathering in and around market square and
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