gair rhydd (, meaning "free word" ) is the official student newspaper of Cardiff University. It is a weekly, free, tabloid-sized paper established in 1972 and edited by a full-time sabbatical officer of the Students' Union. Its sections cover local and international news, politics, opinion, science, events listings and sport. In addition, there is a Welsh-language section called "Taf-Od". In 2003, gair rhydd launched Quench, a fortnightly student lifestyle magazine.