MIDDLE COMBINATION ROOM UPDATE Magdalene’s MCR reflects on a good year as the Committee approaches handover. Lafeyette
MCR Christmas Banquet.
It’s been a busy year here at Magdalene for the MCR Committee. We started our term of office with the opportunity to transform the traditional Summer Banquet into something more accessible and more affordable to the wider MCR community. Ticket prices took more than a 50% cut and the traditional banquet was accompanied by prosecco and some light jazz in Second Court beforehand and afterwards a superb DJ set in a transformed dimly lit Benson Hall. The Committee were very quick to make their mark on the MCR social calendar with this very enjoyable conclusion to the academic year. After a summer packed with lab work, research trips and writing, Freshers’ Week quickly arrived, welcoming 97 fresh faces to the MCR community. 14 MAGDALENE MATTERS
The Freshers were quick to get to know their fellow matriculands, making the most of all that Freshers’ Week had to offer and even taking the initiative to organise a few of their own events, such as a board games night during Term. During Michaelmas Term we took the chance to test out a few new events, starting with an Open Mic Night. This was an evening enjoyed by all and a fantastic opportunity to showcase some of Magdalene’s hidden talents. Michaelmas Term concluded with our annual Christmas Banquet which was enjoyed thoroughly by all. Singing carols over mince pies and a few glasses of port was a wonderful way to end the year. Lent Term was a busy one, with BA Formal tickets selling out every week within a few hours of going on sale.
We also saw the start of our MPhil Parlour Talks, a great opportunity for the MPhil students to present their research to the rest of the MCR. As well as the continued success of the MCR subsidised yoga, as part of our welfare initiative, and our infamous formal hall swaps. The end of Lent Term saw the MCR Executive Committee elections. I’m very pleased to report that the MCR is being passed into the very capable hands of Roxine Staats, Mike Lewis and Petros Chatzimpaloglou, as President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively for 2018/19. I wish them all the best of luck for their year in office. ROWENA DOWNIE (2015) MCR PRESIDENT 2017/18
