The Cambridge Student
Type | Online newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Cambridge Students' Union |
Editor-in-chief | Lily Brough |
Deputy editor | Saranka Maheswaran |
Founded | 1999 |
Headquarters | Cambridge University Students' Union, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RX, UK |
Website | www.tcs.cam.ac.uk |
The Cambridge Student, commonly known as TCS, is one of
The paper has interviewed public figures, including United Nations Weapons Inspector Hans Blix, director Ridley Scott, politician Ian Paisley; the BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner; and journalist David Frost, and academics including Jason Arday.[1]
TCS has historically national headlines with news of animal rights abuses at the university.[2] The newspaper's photography of the tuition fee riots also won plaudits. In March 2011 the paper became embroiled in controversy when its editor, Philip Brook, forged a letter insinuating unfounded sexual allegations against a fictional fellow at St. John's.[3][4][5][6]
In April 2016, TCS announced that CUSU was preparing to pass a budget which would cut its print funding, and turn it into an online newspaper, with occasional print editions.[7] Sections of an internal letter, leaked to Varsity, said that CUSU had ended up in a "difficult situation" financially, which lead to the need for cuts.[8] The budget was ratified at a meeting of CUSU's council on 16 May 2016, bringing TCS's print run to an end.[9] Despite enjoying a brief fortnightly reappearance in print following widespread negative coverage of its student union publisher over the issue,[10][11] in October 2018 the print run of TCS was confirmed to have been ended,[12] following ongoing reports of huge losses incurred by Cambridge University Students' Union over a number of years.[13][14][15][16]
2023 Relaunch
In 2023, TCS was relaunched with its first print publication since 2016, with a focus on long-form journalism and global issues.[17] TCS published a new zine called MUSE in February 2024,[18] and has launched a podcast.[19]
Recent Editors
Year | Term | Editor-in-Chief | Deputy Editor |
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2024 | Easter | Lily Brough | Saranka Maheswaran |
2024 | Lent | Bella Shorrock & Ralph Jeffreys | Suchir Salhan |
2023 | Michaelmas | Ralph Jeffreys | Bella Shorrock |
2023 | Lent | Aoife Petrie & Lily Isaacs |
References
- ^ "Cambridge's Youngest Black Professor Speaks on Institutional Racism and Legacies of Slavery". TCS.
- ^ pp 1 & 6
- ^ "Cambridge News | Latest News Headlines from Cambridge City & Cambridgeshire | National News by Cambridge News | Paper chief may resign over hoax sex story". Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Student Press". York Vision. 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge student editor quits in disgrace over sex hoax on rivals". Daily Mirror. 11 March 2011.
- ^ "Update: TCS co-editor resigns over hoax allegation". Varsity Online.
- ^ "CUSU budget threatens 17-year TCS print legacy". 21 April 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "CUSU cuts threaten TCS print". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "End of TCS print edition as CUSU ratifies budget". Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- Independent.co.uk.
- ^ "17-year print run of The Cambridge Student under threat after "frankly disgusting" CUSU cuts".
- ^ "The Cambridge Student goes online-only, quietly ending 19-year print run".
- ^ "How CUSU lost about £300,000 in three years".
- ^ "New tensions over TCS as CUSU claims paper is facing 'significant' losses".
- ^ "Trustees' report confirms CUSU losses, skirts over past difficulties".
- ^ "Financial inquiry report bashes CUSU over communication failings".
- ^ TCS. "TCS Print Edition".
- ^ TCS (14 December 2023). "MUSE".
- ^ TCS. "TCS Podcast".