MCR UPDATE

by Mr Diarmid Xu (2020), MCR President

These events include the regular, such as formal swaps with other Colleges and a board games night, the seasonal, such as themed post drinks and a printmaking workshop for International Women’s Day, and the one-offs, such as Waltz and Origami workshops (on different nights!).

In addition, they have been making general improvements to the MCR community, from the MCR room to the rebuilding of the MCR website by our IT Officer Paul.

In February, MCR members donated multiple large boxes of clothes to help those affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquake, and later in the month, the MCR sponsored a fundraising cocktail night in support of the Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC).

The MCR also co-hosted a series of Parlour Talks in collaboration with the SCR, with thanks to Junior Research

Fellow Dr Adrian Baez-Ortega (2020), where fantastic speakers from all fields of research come to deliver discussion evoking seminars over a drink and some snacks. Topics have ranged from how string instruments work to the role of disabled characters in the works of 19th century novelist Charles Dickens.

Last year, the Christmas Banquet turned the Hall into a winter wonderland, complete with light up deer and penguins! It was very well received; a much-needed gathering of friends during the cold and at the end of term. At the time of writing, we all look forward to the Easter Banquet which promises to be equally memorable, this time with plenty of Easter chocolates.

With Executive Elections just around the corner, I want to thank the entire committee for their tireless work and to wish them all the best for the future.