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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080729032440im_/http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00040/selwyn_college_40852c.jpg" alt="Selwyn College celebrates its 125th anniversary this year" title="Selwyn College celebrates its 125th anniversary this year" width="226" height="150"/> </p> <h1 class="xs"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080729032440/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/poorer-college-tops-cambridge-degree-table-878699.html">'Poorer' college tops Cambridge degree table</a></h1> <div class="author"> </div>  <p>Selwyn College has emerged as the front-runner in the annual league table of Cambridge University colleges' degree results, published exclusively today by The Independent. </p> <ul class="related"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080729032440/http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/simon-carr/simon-carr-no-point-pretending-oxbridge-isnt-best-878714.html" title="">Simon Carr: No point pretending Oxbridge isn't 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exclusively today by The Independent. </p> </div> <div class="front-news"> <p class="image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080729032440/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/alarm-at-rising-dropout-rate-for-student-teachers-876794.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080729032440im_/http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00040/teacher_40497m.jpg" alt="15 per cent of all trainee teachers drop out before the end of their course" title="15 per cent of all trainee teachers drop out before the end of their course" width="66" height="82"/> </a></p> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080729032440/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/alarm-at-rising-dropout-rate-for-student-teachers-876794.html">Alarm at rising drop-out rate for student teachers </a> </em> </h2> <p class="date">Friday, 25 July 2008</p> <p>The drop-out rate for would-be teachers is rising – with modern language and maths courses among those with the worst record.</p> </div> <div class="front-news"> <p class="image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080729032440/http://www.independent.co.uk/student/student-life/health/healthy-snacking-875398.html"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080729032440im_/http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00040/pizza-1-BIG_40111m.jpg" alt="Research shows that nearly half of all students are unsure whether it is good or bad for them to snack" title="Research shows that nearly half of all students are unsure whether it is good or bad for them to snack" width="66" height="99"/> </a></p> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080729032440/http://www.independent.co.uk/student/student-life/health/healthy-snacking-875398.html">Healthy snacking</a> </em> </h2> <p class="date">Wednesday, 23 July 2008</p> <p>Slotting into an eating routine as a student can be very difficult, which makes maintaining a healthy diet even harder. </p> </div> <div class="front-news"> <p class="image"> <a 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