Simon Bajkowski
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Simon is currently in his final year reading History at the University of Cambridge, with the bulk of his studies this year concerning football and the media.

With journalism aspirations, he has been heavily involved with student newspapers The Tab and the Oxford Student over the last year, and has been published in local and national news corporations.

When not writing essays or looking for news, Simon enjoys watching the exasperating efforts of Wigan Athletic in the Premier League, and is a keen fan of most sports, but especially football and cricket.

He blogs mainly (but not exclusively) on life as a student at Cambridge.

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Badminton Players Help Define What 'Giving It Everything' Really Means

(0) Comments | Posted 1 August 2012 | (19:02)

As hopefuls from every nation slug it out in each Olympic event, descriptions of what goes into each performance have been all too familiar.

Regardless of medals gained, competitors have 'given it everything', 'pushed themselves to their absolute limit', 'done everything in their power', [add your own favourite cliche to...

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As a Non-Londoner, These Olympics Don't Excite Me At All

(0) Comments | Posted 17 July 2012 | (12:44)

Having been brought up in an Olympics-loving household, I have always enjoyed the Games.

One prominent memory of childhood is from 2000, when I got up early and joined the rest of my family to huddle around a tiny television and roar Steve Redgrave on to his fifth Olympic...

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Boat Race Addition Can Only Be Good For All Concerned

(0) Comments | Posted 14 February 2012 | (23:07)

News filtered through on Wednesday that from 2015, the annual women's boat race will take place on the same day and the same course as 'The Boat Race'. This is both heartily welcomed and long overdue.

Everybody knows of 'The Boat Race', of course. Every year around the...

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Joking About Oxbridge May Give Short Relief, But Idea Needs Stamping Out - Not Applauding

(2) Comments | Posted 18 January 2012 | (22:12)

Yesterday, a presumably slow day at the BBC saw an article published on their website about somebody rejected from Oxford 'getting back' at the university. On being turned down by Magdalen College, 19 year old Elly Nowell decided to produce a mock up of the rejection letter she...

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University Can Teach You Many Things, but the Most Important Point You Can Learn is About Sleep

(0) Comments | Posted 23 December 2011 | (10:54)

Starting a blog on university life at Christmas time does feel slightly jarring, writing outside of my natural habitat. Nevertheless, the holidays seem as good a place as any to discuss the full-time nature of the course.

I had a dream today that one day I will do nothing...

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