Sportp30-32 Noughties reviewedp13-15 Featuresp20 Varsity match As the first decade of the new millenium draws Britain’s finest preview: profiling the to a close, we look over the cultural triumphs of stage actor Simon players and weighing the naughty years Russell Beale on up our odds for ‘chutzpah’ and the Twickenham need to be directed Friday November 27th 2009 e Independent Student Newspaper since 1947 Issue no 708 | varsity.co.uk BEATRICE RAMSAY Trinity steps in to New VC nominated save popular post » Top medical scientist set to be 345th Vice-Chancellor office the College’s academic and scientifi c Emma Mustich development, focusing especially on Jenny Morgan News Editor fostering interdisciplinary research Associate Editor between medicine and other science subjects. COLLEGE ProfessorCOLLEGE Sir Leszek Borysiewicz Born in Wales, Borysiewicz has Trinity Street Post Offi ce has been has been nominated to replace Alison previously worked as Head of the saved from closure this Christmas Richard as Vice-Chancellor of the Department of Medicine at the Uni- after a last-minute intervention University. versity of Wales, and was Lecturer from Trinity College. If his nomination is approved by in Medicine at Cambridge from 1988 The historic post office had Regent House, Professor Borysiewicz to 1991. He is an Honorary Fellow of announced that it would be shut- will step into the University’s top role Wolfson College. ting the shop side of the business on on October 1st 2010, when Professor He was awarded his knighthood in December 11th, with the post offi ce Richard’s seven-year term ends. He the 2001 New Year’s Honours List, to follow suit on Christmas Eve. will be the University’s 345th Vice- in recognition of work that led to a Leaseholder James McNaughton Chancellor. vaccine which stops the growth of cer- had blamed the expected closure on Professor Borysiewicz is cur- vical cancer. the £20,000 a year rent charged by rently Chief Executive of the Medical Of his nomination, Professor owners Trinity College. Research Council (MRC), and holds, Borysiewicz commented: “I am However, as part of a wider com- among other posts, a Fellowship at excited by the opportunity to build mitment to the support of small the Academy of Medical Sciences, on Cambridge’s strong tradition of businesses in the area, Trinity Col- of which he was a founder. Before academic excellence in both teaching lege have stepped in to save the post taking his job at the MRC, he served and research. I will be sad to leave the offi ce. as Deputy Rector of Imperial College Medical Research Council but I am Senior Bursar Rory Landman said London, where he was in charge of proud to have helped the MRC write that the College had been “disap- the next chapter in its long and suc- pointed” at the news of the projected cessful history of improving human closure: “it is an important facility health through the impact of its excel- for this part of the City and we make lent research.” extensive use of it ourselves.” Professor Alison Richard has held The post offi ce will remain open the post of Vice-Chancellor since 2003, for the next few months under when she became the fi rst woman to temporary management. In the hold the full-time role. She came to the meantime a numer of alternative job from her former post as Yale Uni- properties in the vicinity are being versity Provost. considered as possible sites for long Of Professor Borysiewicz’s nomina- term relocation. tion, she said: “Professor Borysiewicz A more comprehensive statement is an outstanding scholar with an of the measures Trinity plans to take impressive record of achievement and is expected to be released soon. leadership at the highest level. I wish him the very best in the role and will hand over the Vice-Chancellorship next October confi dent that Cam- Charlotte bridge can look forward to continued Dallaglio: “They will go well” success as he leads it into the future.” orld cup-winning England rugby Number 8 Lawrence Dallaglio Runcie Speaking to Varsity last year, Wvisited The Eagle pub on Wednesday night to promote next year’s Guardian student 7 Richard said of leaving her post as ‘Dallaglio cycle slam’, a 2877km charity bike ride from Rome to Edin- Maximum length, in years, of a Vice- Vice-Chancellor: “I don’t think about burgh. He stayed late into the evening to chat rugby, sign autographs columnist of Chancellor’s term of office legacies. I focus my attention on the and have pictures taken with fans. Dallaglio also asked fellow pub-goers the year on institution, not on how I’m thought to read about his charity efforts at dallagliofoundation.com. Regarding Twilight and of.” She also expressed the hope that the upcoming Varsity match, he predicted that Blues captain Dan Vick- tweens she would leave Cambridge with “its erman’s “huge experience could prove crucial”, and that “Cambridge, as 1412 ambitions high, its confi dence intact, the underdogs looking to regain the MMC trophy, may have that edge. Year the University’s first Vice-Chancellor [and] its fl ags fl ying.” They will go well”. RAMESH NADARAJAH See p30-31 for full preview. was appointed p10 2 Friday November 27th 2009 News Editors: Avantika Chilkoti, Emma Mustich and Beth Staton News www.varsity.co.uk [email protected] Varsity scoops six prizes at the Guardian ‘Town Takeover’ in Cambridge In Brief Student Media Awards Decca Muldowney and Andrew to sign a pledge promising to vote Varsity News Spyrou were also nominated, for Jessica King against a hike in top up fees and to Finances: only the Best Feature Writer and Best Music Reporter pressure the Government to find an prudent survive? Critic respectively. alternative. Varsity celebrated six prizes and two The judging panel included Yesterday, anti-fee protestors ‘took On Sunday, a YouGov poll revealed The recipe for the perfect finan- further nominations at the Guardian Jon Snow, Evan Davis, Polly over’ Cambridge. A demonstration, that just 12 per cent think the review cial trader has been revealed by Student Media Awards on Wednes- Toynbee, and Guardian editor Alan overseen by Anglia Ruskin students, should even consider raising fees. research from the University of day night. Rusbridger. circulated the town with balloons, Cambridge. Several years of Winners were Ben Riley-Smith Varsity was the most successful signs, and megaphones. experience, combined with (Best Sports Writer), Zing Tsjeng newspaper at this year’s Awards, The event was part of a nation- profit sharing incentives and (Best Feature Writer), Charlotte and Patrick Kingsley is the first wide series of ‘Town Takeovers’ the right hormonal levels create Runcie (Best Columnist), Robert Cambridge student to win the organised by the NUS in aid of the the best most profitable traders, Peal (Runner-up Columnist), Mikey coveted award for best Student ‘Funding our Future’ campaign. according to the study. Aggres- Stothard (Best Reporter), and Journalist since the category was Other ‘Takeovers’ have been held in sive risk-taking, however, may Patrick Kingsley, who was named established in 2001. Liverpool, Bristol, and Newcastle. not be as central to successful Student Journalist of the Year. The Cambridge demonstrators trading as has been thought. performing a number of public- The males who took bigger risks ity stunts throughout Cambridge. were exposed to bigger losses, Their route ran from East Road according to the study, and to Parkers Piece, via St Andrews, therefore were less effective in Sidney Street, Green Street, Trinity the long term than their more Street, Kings Parade, Queens’ Lane, prudent counterparts. Silver Street, and Queens’ Green. In addition to the ‘Takeover’, a Antarctic debate with local political leaders on the issue was held in the evening at Twittermania the Law Faculty. Researchers at the Univer- In London, the campaign has sity of Cambridge’s Scott Polar gathered increasing support from Research Institute have started Westminster; 60 MPs from diverse blogging and tweeting Captain Hero of the hour Patrick Kingsley mobbed by Varsity team political parties were persuaded ‘Town Takeover’ on Queens’ Green Robert Falcon Scott’s diary entries, written exactly 99 years ago. Started yesterday, Name Xchange for Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race the entries will follow Scott’s ill-fated final expedition across » 156-year-old Varsity competition is latest victim of Oxbridge commercialisation Antarctica and are timed to coincide with the centenary of with mixed responses from Last year ITV decided not to renew the trip. The idea is to allow Matthew Symington Cambridge’s rowing commu- their contract with the Boat Race modern readers to relate more Senior Reporter nity. Many feel that the renaming Company Ltd. easily with what the group were undermines the integrity of one Speaking to Varsity, 2009 Blues going through. Captain Scott of Britain’s oldest and most iconic rower and current trialist Hardy and his team died on the journey The Varsity Boat Race will now sporting events. Cubasch spoke of the “true honour” back from the South Pole in be known as ‘The Xchanging Boat Nick Gates, Men’s Captain of it was to row in the “historic and 1912. Race’ after the business processing Queens’ College Boat Club, said: “I’m iconic event”. company which has sponsored the personally not a big fan of it, and I He continued: ‘“In modern times event for five years. doubt many others are. It has always though, the resources required For sale: a little piece The sporting event, which began been called ‘The Boat Race’, I’m not throughout the season and on Boat of horsey history in 1829, will take place in April sure why that had to change.” Race day are extensive.