FREEFREE Take a Takecopy a copy Street Style: Seeing double Reading: taxing or Fashion 28 relaxing? Features 12 Behind the lens No. 880 White Lies Friday 28th February 2020 with varsity.co.uk Music 20 Cambridge’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1947 Peter Hutchinson remains MML Emeritus Reader despite sexual harassment claims contacted by Varsity, Hutchinson was Joe Cook listed on the MML Faculty website as Associate Editor an Emeritus Reader. Hutchinson said he was “very disappointed” that the Content Note: this article contains dis- University had removed him from the cussion of sexual harassment site and questioned the legitimacy of Dr Peter Hutchinson, a former Fel- this action. low of Trinity Hall, remains an Emeri- A spokesperson for the University tus Reader of Modern German Studies did not comment on the removal of despite widely publicised allegations of Hutchinson from the site but said that sexual harassment made against him. “Dr Hutchinson is no longer a member Hutchinson, who was part of the MML of the Faculty and plays no role within Faculty from 1974 and was a Reader from it.” 2002 to 2011, was conferred this title au- e title of Emeritus Reader is a sym- tomatically when he reached retirement bolic one “without statutory duties or age in the 2011-12 academic year, as is powers”. However, MML students and ▲ Three waves of strikes in three years stipulated by the University statutes. Until ursday morning, ater being Full story on page 3 ▶ Full story on page 8 YINUO MENG Campaigning begins for roles in new Student Union ates and one for postgraduates. ere are roles, which run for 54 weeks and are Participation. batical role of University Councillor. Sophie Huskisson ve candidates running for the under- paid positions, as well as for the Uni- Out of the six non-presidential sab- is position is not a full-time one and Senior News Editor graduate presidential role, the highest versity Councillor, this election season,. batical roles, ve – both undergraduate is being contested by two candidates number in the last two years, with two Voting opens this Monday, 2nd March, and postgraduate Access, Education this year. It’s that time of the year again. Yesterday candidates last year, and three in 2018. and will close at 5pm on ursday, 5th and Participation, BME o cer, Welfare Varsity spoke to the presidential can- saw campaigning begin for the rst year In contrast, two candidates are compet- March. & Community O cer, Disabled Student’s didates about what their campaigns are of the new ‘Cambridge Student Union’ ing for the graduate presidential role, a Alongside the two co-presidential O cer – will be uncontested. focused on. (SU), which was previously two separate decrease from three last year and the roles, candidates will be competing for e role of Women’s O cer is as popu- Matt Alderton, a third year historian bodies: CUSU and the GU. year before that. six other sabbatical o cer roles, includ- lar as the undergraduate President, with at Magdalene, is likely to be preferred is year, there will be two co-pres- In total, 17 students are competing ing separate undergraduate and post- ve students competing for it. idents of the SU, one for undergradu- for the eight full-time sabbatical o cer graduate roles for Access, Education and ere will also be a vote on the sab- News page 2 ▶ Inside ● To all the girls I hated Pg.12 ● All we are asking is to feel safe Pg.16 ● Talking with Tarana Burke Pg.22 2 Friday 28th February 2020 News Who’s who in New-SU? Meet the 2020 Cambridge SU presidential candidates Wright promises to reform sexual har- ▶ Continued from front page assment policies by working with JCRs. As well as on a college level, Wright by students who feel disassociated from pledges to work with ARU Students’ CUSU, especially as a result of the colle- Union to launch an anonymous portal giate system. Alderton’s manifesto begins to better understand incidents of all with a memorable alliterative, “Devolve types of abuse that go on in and around and Depoliticise”, which strongly asserts Cambridge. the central points of his campaign. Wright’s ingenious hashtag “#Swipe- Alderton pledges to increase the pow- Wright”, emulating dating app Tinder’s ers of the J/MCRs “by changing the vot- “swipe right” approval, takes centre ing structure of Council, and reducing stage of his manifesto. Wright pledges the pay of the SU executive.” Alderton to create a new website to make navi- told Varsity that “[his] campaign focuses gating the SU clearer and to make it on reforming the inefective and unrep- clear what services the SU provide. His resentative nature of the present SU by concise and punchy manifesto is sure to depoliticising it and devolving powers ❝ echo his promises of clarity. ▲ Candidates for undergraduate president: (from left) Henry Wright, Matt Alderton, Ben Margolis, to the J/MCRs.” Second year HSPS student at Girton, Amira Nandhla & Rusty Smith (COMPOSITE BY STEPHANIE STACEY) Also a third year historian, but this This is the Rusty Smith, told Varsity: “It’s time for nology at St Edmund’s. In her manifesto, well as this, Dahal headed an NGO with time at Robinson, Ben Margolis has made first year a change.” Smith’s campaign is focused Dahal says “Student welfare is the core over 500 students representing all law the biggest variety of pledges in his man- on the “great opportunity to revitalise philosophy guiding my platform”. Da- schools in Nepal. ifesto, from pursuing a fossil fuel- and of the new the Union”, following the recent joining hal is aiming to foster inancial stability Deragon has experience working as arms-free university, to limiting rent of the undergraduate and postgraduate for graduate students, including man- the Admissions and Outreach Oicer, increases to inlation level. ‘Cambridge unions. “he new SU has to be much datory coverage of visa fees and NHS and is currently part of the IT & Market- Margolis told Varsity that he is most Student more visible to students, and the best surcharges. ing team for Shaping Horizons – Sum- focused on his education policy which way to do that is to bring in an innova- Dahal’s manifesto is clear and direct, mit & Action Programme, an initiative “comes as an overall package to improve Union’, tive, entrepreneurial spirit.” with her policies all structurally connect- that gathered young leaders and world Cambridge education for all students- which was Smith’s manifesto sets his proposed ed to one another. Dahal told Varsity it’s leaders to discuss issues related to sci- two vital aspects of that are pursuing a policies into three clear sections: Access, impossible to pick a single main policy, ence, policy and innovation. As well as week 5 reading week to reduce work- previosuly Communication, and Accountability. Un- however her main focus is student men- this, Deragon mentions the personal loads, and implementing a staf appoint- der these subheadings, a clear vision to tal health “especially as the university is experience she has had with univer- ment safeguarding framework across two separate run a “large-scale re-brand and market- faced with a mental health crisis among sity services, including the International colleges that puts the safety of students bodies: CUSU ing campaign” prevails, with multiple its graduate students.” As well as focus- Student Oice, the Counselling Service, irst.” pledges mentioning advertising, market- ing on graduate students, Dahal wants to and the Disability Resource Centre, as Henry Wright, a third year compu- and the GU ing, and visibility. If successful, Smith ensure knowledge-sharing between the she herself is dyslexic. ter-science student at Homerton, has will take a year out from his studies to SU, J/MCRs and diferent student groups, Cambridge-SU elections will contin- a catchy and varied manifesto. Under ❞ serve as president. such as those involved in Decolonisa- ue using the Single Transferable Vote the three pledges used as headings, “do Perhaps the joker of the pack is irst tion, Demilitarisation, and Divestment system, following that of CUSU elec- more”, “listen better”, and “talk less”, year historian, Amira Nandhla, who told campaigns. tions previously. Varsity that she “decided to run for a Luisa A. Deragon Garcia is also com- Re-open Nominations (RON) will also bet”. Her manifesto, with no photos or peting for the graduate presidential role. be a candidate in all elections. editors Lottie Reeder & Jess Ma [email protected] deputy editors Olivia Emily & Molly Killeen [email protected] details of past experience, is a sole list Deragon is a fourth year PhD student in he full manifestos of each candidate magazine editor Gabriel Humphreys [email protected] of 19 pledges, including in irst place, Biological Sciences at Girton. Deragon were published yesterday morning on deputy magazine editor Caterina Bragoli [email protected] “Abolish CUSU”, and in second place, is also driven by mental health issues the Cambridge SU website. digital editor Sally Patterson & Sophie Evans [email protected] “Focus on student issues.” Alongside in her campaign. he most important A referendum to vote on merging business manager Mark Curtis [email protected] news editors Sophie Huskisson & Victor Jack (Senior); Amy Batley & these, Nandhla demands to “Nation- policy for her is determining clear rights the separate undergraduate and post- Christopher Dorrell (Deputy) [email protected] alise Mainsbury’s and Van of Life” and and responsibilities for students and su- graduate unions together took place in news correspondents Grace Lozinski, Lottie Elton, Louis Mian, Alexander that “RAG blind date is a legally binding pervisors. Michaelmas 2019, which saw 2,272 votes Shtyrov, Beatriz Valero de Urquia, Ellie Arden, Gaby Vides, Jack Chellman, contract and pairs are obligated to get Deragon’s manifesto is emotive and in favour of the motion.