Cambridge Students Celebrate End Of Exams, Lots Of Vomiting Ensues
There's an 80-year-old tradition around the Cambridge campus regarding end-of-year exams. After months of meticulous note-taking, pulling all-nighters putting the finishing touches on 50-page reports, and memorizing every last word muttered by their professors, Cambridge students like to unwind in an all-campus party dubbed "Suicide Sunday." The party, organized by an all-male Magdalene College drinking society called the Wyverns, even has a dress code—blazers for men and bikinis for women.
The all-day boozefest had been held on university grounds for the last 80 years, but had to be moved to an off-campus location after Cambridge officials banned the festivity due to an incident involving a punched jelly-wrestling spectator at last year's event. This year, it was held at a public park where families were trying to enjoy a warm Sunday afternoon.
One irritated park visitor complained: "It was only midday on Sunday and there were lots of families and young people around enjoying the sunshine. The students were lying across the verges, lots of them were vomiting and they were singing rowdy drinking songs."
Glaring stares and angry words weren't enough to stop the boozing students who eagerly awaited Suicide Sunday's main event—the Jelly Wrestling contest. Hundreds of students gathered to cheer on bikini-clad girls throwing jelly at each other in a kiddie pool for a grand prize of £250.
One bright student offered a recap of the event:
"It was a very hot day and some students drank far too much. The event involves lots of drinking games and you soon lose track of how much you've drunk. A lot of people could hardly walk by the end of it."
Oh you irresponsible Cambridge students, what will Mommy and Daddy think? Actually, in England, they'll be proud.
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