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===Winter and May balls=== [[File:Selwyn College May Ball 1948 Survivors Shot.jpg|thumb|left|Selwyn College May Ball Survivors (1948)]] Selwyn is unique among Oxbridge colleges in that it holds an annual Winter [[May Ball|Ball]] known as the Selwyn Snowball, which traditionally takes place on the night of the last Friday of Michaelmas term. In recent years the Snowball has developed into a larger event than it had been in the mid-1990s and now runs three full stages, with recent headliners including [[Mumford & Sons]] and [[Tinchy Stryder]], and caters for around 850 guests. The Selwyn Snowball has become better known than its May Ball which has been held in June of some years, after students have finished their examinations. The [[May Ball]] tradition at Selwyn began on 14 June 1948, as hundreds of students dressed in [[black tie]] to attend the all-night celebration. May Balls continued to be held at the college throughout the second half of the 20th century with a highlight being the performance of [[The Who]] in 1967.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge-University-ball-season-kicks-tomorrow-scenes-Week/story-22514993-detail/story.html |title=As the Cambridge University ball season kicks off tomorrow, we go behind the scenes at May Week | Cambridge News |access-date=2014-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200208/http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge-University-ball-season-kicks-tomorrow-scenes-Week/story-22514993-detail/story.html |archive-date=23 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In recent years, May Balls have been replaced by the Snowball with notable exceptions: 2008, to celebrate the college's 125th anniversary; 2015 and 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.selwynball.com/|title=Selwyn May Ball|website=Selwynball.com|access-date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
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