Varsity

The word "varsity" can refer to several things.

In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against other secondary schools. Groups of varsity sports teams are often organized into athletic conferences, which are groups of teams that regularly play each other during a given athletic season.

In Britain, a varsity match is a sports fixture played between traditional sporting rival Universities such as Oxford and Cambridge.

Varsity is also the name of Cambridge University's main student newspaper. Contributors have included Sylvia Plath, Michael Frayn, Clive James and even Charles, Prince of Wales during their time as students. Famous ex-editors include Jeremy Paxman, Michael Winner and Richard Whiteley.

The Varsity is a famous drive-in restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia that has been in operation since 1928 and is now a major tourist attraction.

External links

• The Varsity Cambridge newspaper (http://www.varsity.co.uk)
• The Varsity restaurant (http://www.thevarsity.com)

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