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STUDENT ACTIVITIES: SOCIETIES, CLUBS AND SPORTS
1 JCR AND MCR REPORTS Junior Common Room. President: J Antell; Vice-President: A Satow; Treasurer: N Adukia; Welfare: A Uddin; Access: C Jones; Services, Academic and Domestic: N Kahn; Communications: C Bennett; Events: V King; Freshers’ Rep: I Peters; Equal Opportunities: L Desplanques; Green and Ethical: E Garry; Charities: M Speed; IT: L Peplow; Open Portfolio: A Cave. In our first two terms, the 2016 JCR Committee has continued to provide services and events to make undergraduate life at Magdalene the best experience it can be. We have made it possible for students to bring more guests to formal hall, enabling them to share one of the best features in College life with more friends and family. We have also made the JCR punts available for longer, so students can now enjoy punting on the Cam anytime from early March until late October. The New Year saw the return of a University Challenge team at Magdalene. Adam, our Welfare Officer, has continued to distribute delicious food packages to everyone halfway through each term, and has also organised several ‘Chill’ evenings to help students unwind. Meanwhile, Plum, our Events Officer, has hosted a series of fantastic events, including two fancy dress parties, traditionally referred to as ‘bops’. We have continued to host ‘Superhall’ dinners throughout the year and also held a barbeque at the start of May Week. Chloe, our Access Officer, has been hard at work, organising various events, including a brand new outreach event in Colwyn Bay, to give sixth-form and college students a taste of what life is like studying at Magdalene. She has also updated the alternative College prospectus, aiming to provide potential applicants with a student-eye view of life at Magdalene. Meanwhile, Natalya, our Services, Academic and Domestic Officer, skilfully organised the annual room ballot, where current 1st and 2nd years choose their rooms for the next academic year, and has also refurbished the pool table. Annie, our Open Portfolio Officer, arranged a memorable Halfway Hall, at which 2nd years celebrated the midpoint between matriculation and graduation. Middle Common Room. President: N P Rice; Secretary: J P Lange; Treasurer: K Ball; Committee: B Hinson, C Russel, A Webster, W Hüttens, Y L Chang, R Downie, M Sugarman, E Boettcher. The MCR continues to be a thriving and socially diverse community. Our summer season was started with the Easter Banquet, at which the entertainment and menu were a great success. Although our garden party was rained out in a typically English fashion, a scaling down and relocation to the MCR saw a wonderfully relaxed afternoon. This term saw also unprecedented participation levels in College sports
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