Sport

Fluffy fledglings fly far

Last weekend the IC Novice Squad raced at the Hammersmith Double Header. The course was from Chiswich to Hammersmith, and despite some rough and windy conditions all our crews performed very well. the men’s novice A crew won their category by a minute and a half and obtained an impressive second place overall. This was backed up by the men’s B crew who came second in their category, and seventh in the whole race. The women’s novice eight also raced and won their category, beating a Thames Tradesman crew and finishing fifteenth overall. A very impressive set of results for the novices

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28th Feb 1997

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White Nights

Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s short novella revolving around loneliness, unrequited love,  and dreams still resonates with our society today.  The nameless narrator of White Nights, a lonely young man, meets Nastenka, a young woman with whom he forms a strong relationship,  yet  they  promise to  keep it friendly rather than romantic.

By Dariga Atayeva