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The Trinity College Cancer society is one of the most active branches of the Irish Cancer Society. One of the society’s year highlights is the Naked Calendar, and this year was no different. The purpose of the calendar was to spread awareness, and fundraise for the Irish Cancer Society in a way which would involve as many different societies as possible. Previously the committee were approached by various societies who wished to be in the calendar, however this year the committee took a different approach. Having looked at calendars from years gone by, it was apparent that many of the same societies had been in it quite frequently, whilst some very big societies had never been represented in the calendar. So this year’s Naked Calendar set about changing this; different groups were invited such as the Waterpolo team, Q Soc, Jazz Soc, the CSC Committee and Knit Soc to name a few. It was also important to get a good gender balance in the calendar, with many of the photos being mixed. We also chose a ‘Movember’ theme for November, in order to raise awareness for the Irish Cancer Society initiative which is going from strength to strength each year.
A calendar is nothing without an excellent team behind it. Whether it was planning, editing, sponsorship organising, or even just communicating with societies, the journey from start to finish would have been nothing without extremely committed people. On top of this, we were aided by the most wonderful designer, Gaye Mulholland, who made sure the end result was like that of which we had spent so many months hoping it would be. Our Photographers were another essential part, as waking up at 5.30 to do a 6am shot on a cold winters morning is not easy (for those naked or not). At the end of this amazing project, we raised a lot of money, awareness and hopefully got a good few laughs! Becca Roche, Chair cancer@csc.tcd.ie
Capoeira “Capoeira is a fight for dancers and a dance for fighters. It is a game, a dance, a fight, a perfect mixture of strength and rhythm, poetry and agility. Music and singing rule the movementsCapoeira is a Brazilian game which incorporates aspects of dance, martial arts, music and singing. The Trinity Capoeira Society holds Capoeira classes once a week on Fridays, along with regular nights out to learn more about Latin music, dancing and Brazilian culture. Autumn 2011 saw the 10th Mundo Capoeira Batizado, a Capoeira festival in Dublin in which many of our members took part to get their new belts. Parabéns guys! It was an amazing week of practicing and playing capoeira during the day with fellow capoeiristas who were visiting from all over Europe, and nights of forró dancing to a live band, samba dancers and batucada/samba reggae drumming. The next Batizado will be in October 2012! Beginners are always welcome to classes or the nights out at anytime during the year. Eva Greene, Secretary capoeira@csc.tcd.ie
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