- The Cambridge Student
Infobox Newspaper
name =
type = Weeklynewspaper
format = Tabloid
foundation = 1999
owners =Cambridge University Students' Union
political = None
price = Free in colleges and shops of Cambridge
headquarters = Old Examination Hall, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RF, UK
editors = Amy Blackburn and Sven Palys
website = [http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/ www.tcs.cam.ac.uk]"The Cambridge Student", commonly known as TCS, is the younger of Cambridge University's
student newspaper s ("Varsity" is the other). The newspaper is owned and published by theCambridge University Students' Union (CUSU) but is editorially independent.The paper was founded in October
1999 and has since continued to produce a weekly print run of 10,000 copies during university term time. The paper boasts several "Guardian Student Media Awards ", and has recently interviewed public figures includingUnited Nations Weapons InspectorHans Blix , directorRidley Scott and politicianIan Paisley . TCS was the first newspaper to break the story of the threatened closure of Cambridge'sarchitecture department, which later featured in the national press.Editors
The editor for Michaelmas 2008 is Matthew Horrocks.
Previous editors have been:
Lent 2008:
*Amy Blackburn and Sven PalysMichaelmas 2007:
* Robert PalmerLent 2007:
* Elly Shepherd (Issues 1-6)
* Jack Sommers (all subsequent issues)Michaelmas 2006:
* Alice PalmerLent 2006:
* Ben SillisMichaelmas 2005:
* Beth McEvoy and Pamela WelshLent 2005:
* Ruth Barnett and Thomas WilliamsMichaelmas 2004:
* Thomas WilliamsLent 2004:
* Tom Stammers and Zoe StrimpelMichaelmas 2003:
* Oliver Duff and Luke Layfield (first issue)
* Oliver Duff (subsequent issues)Lent 2003:
* Eve WilliamsExternal links
* [http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/ The Cambridge Student website]
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