L etter from the e ditors

Alexander Chamberlain and Kerem Ergene

introduce Trinity’s premier newspaper

Welcome, Freshers and seasoned Trinitarians alike. It’s a new year, a new beginning, and a new chance to make the same mistakes all over again. For the Freshers out there who haven’t yet caught up on Trinity’s politics, last year was one of fire and ice. Weather ranged from unbearably hot to chillingly cold, but never seemed to find that happy medium we longed for. One minute courts were blanketed with snow; the next a car fire rendered parts of New Court uninhabitable. One minute Travisty meetings were heated and borderline violent; the next Manji’s icy heart and general lack of ethics made us shiver. With all eleven of our past issues now behind us, we present a guide to life at Trinity. It’s like the Freshers’ Handbook, but people actually read it.

In this week’s issue, our creative team have written plenty of articles to help you (re)adjust to life in Cambridge. From Harry’s definitions of ubiquitous Cambridge terminology (Page 9), to Fedor’s run down of where best to find your caffeine fix (Page 14—the article, not the caffeine), we’re sure that you’ll find something useful here. And in a daring new first, Travisty has decided to publish an anonymous Op-Ed detailing the inner working of the O’Brien administration (Page 18). Critics are already calling it “worthy of a Pulitzer Prize” and “without a doubt the most important article of the summer”. What’s more, Travisty has commissioned a piece of artwork for the first ever Caption Contest (Page 11). We invite you to test your wit and submit your best captions for a chance of winning a selection of novel prizes. That’s right; this year, we aren’t just giving away laundry cards.

Trinity College is a wonderful place to spend the next <insert how ever many years you have left of your degree>. There will almost certainly be times when you’ll hate it and there will be times when you question whether studying your subject was the right thing to do, but Cambridge was never designed to be easy. You’re here because world leaders in your subject believed in you. You deserve to be here. Sometimes you may feel trapped, but that’s what Stockholm syndrome is for, right?

Best of luck starting the new year.

A n A ppe AL

A major crisis looms in Travisty. Armed with just seven writers, Travisty is fighting a losing battle against the increasing amount of news in Trinity.

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Kerem Ergene

On a serious note, we’re always on the lookout for new writers and new content. This term, we’re also looking for a new Editor and Ethics Editor. Email travistytrinity@gmail.com to find out more!