Clareification
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Clareification is the weekly student newsletter of Clare College, Cambridge
, a college of Cambridge University
. One of the things that distinguishes Clare as a particularly friendly and informal college is the fellows' tolerance of the publication, even after the 2007 Muhammad cartoons controversy. Every week in term, Cambridge traditions are mocked, events of the weeks are satirised and silly student antics are reported on. The newsletter also chronicles college gossip.
Clareification evolved gradually in the mid-late 1990s as a newsletter of the Union of Clare Students. Named as a pun on the college's name, it was padded out with comedy articles, gradually turning into a weekly 8-page comedy paper with only the occasional piece of real news. Spoof formattings of real-life newspapers and magazines are common. It is widely read by Clare students, but academic opinion of it is sharply divided.
In 2005, it won the 'Best College Paper' award in The Cambridge Student
.
The current editors-in-chief are Tom Breeze and Magnus Maharg.
which provoked an international incident when they were originally published 15 months earlier.
The guest editor was taken into hiding due to the threat of violent reprisals http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,2011340,00.html. The college's senior tutor, Dr Patricia Fara, issued a statement saying, "The college finds the publication and the views expressed abhorrent." The college called a Court of Discipline to judge the student and suspended the newsletter's funding. The Cambridge Evening News
described the issue as "racist" http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/city/2007/02/09/ef79ee97-fec1-4f00-babf-dbd17447b40b.lpf, in an article in which an "insider" suggested that the magazine might constitute "racial incitement". Two students were subsequently interviewed under caution by police in connection with the issue. http://www.indexonline.org/en/news/articles/2007/1/clare-college-students-questioned.shtml
Following the incident, the Union of Clare Students published independently two further issues, predominantly devoted to satirising the coverage of the controversy. These issues were edited by the Union of Clare Students Executive.
The offending pages on Pub Philosopher blog.
Critical analysis of the controversy in The Berry, Spiked Online, New Statesman, The Observer and Guardian Unlimited.
Home page http://www.clareification.co.uk
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
, a college of Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. One of the things that distinguishes Clare as a particularly friendly and informal college is the fellows' tolerance of the publication, even after the 2007 Muhammad cartoons controversy. Every week in term, Cambridge traditions are mocked, events of the weeks are satirised and silly student antics are reported on. The newsletter also chronicles college gossip.
Clareification evolved gradually in the mid-late 1990s as a newsletter of the Union of Clare Students. Named as a pun on the college's name, it was padded out with comedy articles, gradually turning into a weekly 8-page comedy paper with only the occasional piece of real news. Spoof formattings of real-life newspapers and magazines are common. It is widely read by Clare students, but academic opinion of it is sharply divided.
In 2005, it won the 'Best College Paper' award in The Cambridge Student
The Cambridge Student
The Cambridge Student, commonly known as TCS, is one of Cambridge University's student newspapers...
.
The current editors-in-chief are Tom Breeze and Magnus Maharg.
Controversy
In 2007, in a guest-edited edition devoted to religious satire, entitled Crucification, the magazine re-printed one of the Danish Muhammad cartoonsJyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after 12 editorial cartoons, most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005...
which provoked an international incident when they were originally published 15 months earlier.
The guest editor was taken into hiding due to the threat of violent reprisals http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,2011340,00.html. The college's senior tutor, Dr Patricia Fara, issued a statement saying, "The college finds the publication and the views expressed abhorrent." The college called a Court of Discipline to judge the student and suspended the newsletter's funding. The Cambridge Evening News
Cambridge Evening News
The Cambridge News is a British daily newspaper published each weekday and on Saturdays. It is distributed from its parent company Cambridge Newspapers Ltd's Milton base which was opened in 1991 as a print works, and became the Evening News main operational hub in 1998...
described the issue as "racist" http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/city/2007/02/09/ef79ee97-fec1-4f00-babf-dbd17447b40b.lpf, in an article in which an "insider" suggested that the magazine might constitute "racial incitement". Two students were subsequently interviewed under caution by police in connection with the issue. http://www.indexonline.org/en/news/articles/2007/1/clare-college-students-questioned.shtml
Following the incident, the Union of Clare Students published independently two further issues, predominantly devoted to satirising the coverage of the controversy. These issues were edited by the Union of Clare Students Executive.
Editors
Past Editors of Clareification have been:| Term of Office | Editor | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997-8 | Bruce Greenwood | |
| 1998-9 | Peter Morley | |
| 1999–2000 | Tim Moore | |
| 2000-1 | Matt Kirshen Matt Kirshen Matt Kirshen is a British comedian. Kirshen has performed around the world, including Singapore, Dubai, Holland, Germany, and France. In 2007, he enjoyed a successful run in NBC's Last Comic Standing... |
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| 2001-2 | James Bench-Capon | |
| 2002-3 | Jozef Tarrant | |
| 2003-4 | Zoë Morgan | |
| 2004-5 | Seth Alexander Thévoz | |
| 2005-6 | Ben Lambert | |
| 2006-7 | Jonathan Birch | |
| 2007-8 | Luke Surl | |
| 2008-9 | Matt Cliffe | |
| 2009-10 | Andrew Pinnington | |
| 2010-1 | Ahir Shah & Alastair Lewis. |
External links
A summary of the controversial issue and the ensuing controversy on Harrys Place blog.The offending pages on Pub Philosopher blog.
Critical analysis of the controversy in The Berry, Spiked Online, New Statesman, The Observer and Guardian Unlimited.
Home page http://www.clareification.co.uk