According to a report published in Cambridge's newspaper
'Varsity', a large number of "cash-strapped" students are selling their bodies.
LONDON: Students of Cambridge University are "working as call girls and strippers" to make ends meet.
According to a report published in the institution's student newspaper 'Varsity', a large number of "cash-strapped" students are selling their bodies to make quick bucks.
"Undergraduate life is expensive these days, especially for those who enjoy the odd luxury. But why are 350 Cantabridgians working as escorts?" the report said.
It also said that a "plethora" of undergraduates were also raising money by selling essays. 'Varsity' claimed it spoke to one such student who "admitted" spending her first year as an undergraduate working as a 50-pounds-an-hour call girl.
"I did have a day job at the same time, but it just wasn't paying enough. I met other students who did it too. Once you've done it, it is tempting. If you need quick, easy
money, it's there," she told the weekly.
She added: "I would sleep with between one and seven clients a night."
The newspaper also interviewed another undergraduate student, without revealing her name, who said she earned "up to 100 pounds per dance" while working as a stripper.
"On an average night, I would be working from 10.30 PM. First you have to wear a long dress that does not show too much flesh, then at midnight you change into something skimpier, usually a short dress," she was quoted as saying.
However, university teachers are worried. "I was very concerned to read the report. Senior tutors would want to do everything they could to give support to students well before any found themselves in such a situation," Dr Rob Wallach, the Secretary of the University's Senior Tutors' Committee, told a British daily.
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