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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME From Michael Dunn Goekjian
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ELCOME back to Cambridge and to another term at the Union. Exam term is immensely stressful at the best of times, and we hope that this programme of events can provide something of a counterpoint to the ceaseless slog of revision. The Union is not just about politics, and this term we’ve tried to offer something for everyone – from film buffs to sports enthusiasts – in the hope that as many of you as possible will be able to enjoy your membership in this challenging period.
will also host two award-winning authors, David Nicholls, who wrote One Day and Starter for Ten, and the inimitable Douglas Hofstadter, whose magnum opus, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid is a must-read. Finally, and on a disparate note, the legendary economics blogger and populariser of NGDP targeting Scott Sumner will visit us in June, as well as the brilliant designer Cath Kidston. This term, the Union’s forums will focus on very important issues: on April 30th, we will hold a Feminism Forum, while on June 18th we will be putting on a panel discussion in collaboration with The Autism Research Trust, featuring Professors Erno Rubik (of the eponymous Cube) and Simon BaronCohen. We are also hosting several events in collaboration with other Cambridge organisations: Africa Day, the Hip-Hop Debate, the Women’s Public Speaking Workshop, the TEDxOxbridge Conference, the EU Debate, as well as a club night hosted by Cambridge favourites TURF. Finally, we will celebrate the world’s most political song contest with a Eurovision Party, and the end of exams with our traditional Garden Party, which promises to be better than ever.
Our debates this term reflect the full range of members’ interests. We begin with a timely discussion of the global impact of the Catholic Church, followed by a debate on the priotisation of the traditional in cultural education. We then move to an exposition of the controversial effects of money in sport, arranged in collaboration with our title sponsors, Deloitte LLP, before a debate on Scottish Independence, our last before the referendum. Finally, my Presidential Debate will explore whether feminism would be better off without people like me. Ted Loveday and the Speakers Committee have arranged a fantastic programme of speaker events. From geopolitics we will welcome the Russian and Ukrainian Ambassadors, as well as Nobel Peace Prize Winner Marti Ahtisaari. From film and television we have two former Doctors (reflecting members’ undying enthusiasm for the show), controversial TV personality Katy Hopkins, as well as the legendary David Hasselhoff, who needs no introduction. We
With best wishes for the coming term,
Michael DG President, Easter 2014
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Pilates, Thursdays at 5:00pm, Weeks 1, 3-5 (no class in Week 2), Blue Room. Develop your core muscles in this endurance class.
Tickets for yoga, pilates, and zumba should be purchased beforehand from the bar. They are £2.00 for members, and £5.00 for non-members. Please remember to bring your membership card!
Coffee + Cake in the Library, Fridays 3-6:00pm, Free. Drop into the Union Library every Friday afternoon where we’ll be serving coffee and cake to help you through the exam season!
Meditation, Mondays at 5:00pm, Weeks 1-4, Free, Societies Room. Calm your mind and body from the stressed of revision with this class and learn to discipline your mind!
Cocktail Workshops, fortnightly on Wednesdays, £10.00 Members + £15.00 Non-Members. Learn the basics of cocktail making and enjoy drinking your tasty creations afterwards. Email barmanager@ cus.org to book your place.
Yoga, Wednesdays at 4:30pm, Weeks 1, 3-5 (no class in week 2), Blue Room. Unwind, strengthen, and stretch your way to fitness with this class in focus.
Email Rachel at ents@cus.org for more information.
Zumba, Wednesdays at 5:30pm, Weeks 0, 2-4 (no class week 1), Blue Room. Join the party with this effective dance workout.
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OME try our newly revamped bar and café! Whether you want a panini or a cocktail, our comfortable bar is the ideal place to socialise and relax. Our low priced drinks and free WiFi are available to all students, not just members.
Happy Hour: Monday-Saturday: 6pm-9pm £2 Pint of Amstell £2 Vodka + Coke/Lemon 2 for £6 on Selected Cocktails Cocktail Hour: Thursday: 10pm-11pm Friday + Saturday: 9pm-10pm 2 for £6 on Selected Cocktails
Term Opening Hours: Monday-Wednesday: 10am-11pm Thursday-Friday: 10am-1am Saturday: 6pm-1am
Members' Deals: 50p Filter Coffee and Tea, £2 Paninis
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Cambridge Wine Merchants The Fudge Kitchen Bellina Chocolate House Cambridge Cheese Company The Bikeman, Market Square Big Fish Ents
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20% off Sunday - Thursday 20% off Sunday - Friday Free Spring Rolls, Vietnamese Lobster Crackers or 1/2 Edemame for every main ordered 15% off, or a free Mellow Yellow (sweet crepe) with any other crepe purchased 10% off 11am-11pm 10% off 15% off food and drink Sunday - Thursday (excluding Sparkling Wine & Champagne) 24/7 Happy Hour. 20% off food and drink (Tuesday-Thursday 12pm-9pm, Friday-Sunday 12pm-4pm) 20% off drinks in the Bar (excluding Champagne) 24/7 Happy Hour 10% off Fudge Fridays (buy 2 slices get 1 free) and 1 free fudge slice for each box purchased any day 15% off purchases over £10 and a free shot of chocolate 10% off cash purchases 10% off second hand parts & 5% off new parts £3 entry to Big Fish Ents Nights (Tuesday Cindies, Wednesday Fez, Thursday and Sunday Lola Lo) and queue jump before 11pm £5 ID Photos 10% off
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His Excellency
Volodymyr Khandogiy
Ukrainian Ambassador to Great Britain Date & Time TBC His Excellency Volodymyr Khandogiy is the current Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK. He previously served as Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs for six months in 2009. Prior to that he served as Deputy Foreign Minister and Head of Mission to NATO as well as Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Needless to say, in light of the ongoing crisis in and aroumd Ukraine, this is an event not to be missed.
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Alexander Kramerenko
Russian Minister-Counsellor to Great Britain Date & Time TBC Recent developments in the Crimea have brought Russian foreign policy to the international centre stage once again. Alexander Kramarenko has spent decades in the Russian diplomatic service. He is currently Minister-Counsellor at the Russian Embassy to the UK and holds the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Hear him speak about Russia’s activities and ask your own questions about his country’s place in today’s world.
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First Debate
This House Believes That The Catholic Church Is A Force For Good Thursday 24 April 2014
PROPOSITION MELANIE MCDONAGH is a leadwriter for the Evening Standard and a contributor to The Spectator. She is also a former President of the Cambridge Union.
FR ANDREW PINSENT is Research Director of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at Oxford University. His research has focused on highenergy physics and moral perception.
PETER D WILLIAMS is a campaigner for the pro-life organisation Right to Life, as well as a speaker for Catholic Voices. He is a former atheist revert to the Catholic Church.
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JUST OVER A YEAR INTO POPE FRANCIS’ TENURE, WE EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST ORGANISATION. 7.30pm, Chamber
OPPOSITION CHRIS STREET is a council member of Atheism UK and life-long atheist. He has a science background and has worked in commercial roles for much of his career.
DAVID GREENWOOD is Chairman of Stop Church Child Abuse UK. As a solicitor, he has represented many victims of childhood abuse, and has pursued claims against the Catholic Church.
SARA PASSMORE is Head of Education and Promotion at he British Humanist Association. She has led on multi-million education programmes across the UK.
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Women's Public Speaking Workshop Tuesday 29 April, 7.00pm Ever wished you could be a more confident public speaker? Well, now is your chance to learn. This free session is for self-identifying women only and will be led by top debaters Kitty Parker-Brooks and Ruby Holmes. Kitty is a World Universities Debating Championships Grand Finalist and reigning English National Champion; she also recently won the Southampton Open Debating Tournament along with Ruby, who just won the Kent Intervarsity Competition as well. This workshop will provide a unique opportunity to explore the art of public speaking in the company of two exceptional debaters – an opportunity not to be missed!
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Forum: Feminism Today Wednesday 30 April, 7.00pm With recent studies showing that 1 in 4 women will be subject to sexual violence, feminism remains of central importance. Chaired by CUSU Women’s Officer Lauren Steele, and featuring many prominent speakers on women's issues, including Dr Catherine White, please join us for a discussion on the issues feminism is addressing today. Following the forum, the sell-out, 5* all-female drag collective PECs will be performing. Entry is a voluntary donation to Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre.
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This House Would Teach Rap Over Shakespeare A timely debate on the fetishisation of the traditional over the contemporary in cultural education.
Thursday 1 May 2014, 7.30pm MELESHA O'GARRO, better known as LADY LESHURR, is a rapper and producer who recently performed at the first ever BBC Urban Prom and in the Hip Hop Shakespeare Collective production of Richard II – as well as playing one of the female leads in the 2009 film One Day. FRANKLYN ADDO is an award-winning rapper and sociology student. He began rapping aged fifteeen while still at school and is one of the founders of ThisIs2020, a contemporary politics and culture magazine. DR J. GRIFFITH ROLLEFSON is a Lecturer in Musicology and Ethnomusicology at the University of Cambridge. His work has focused on Hip Hop as postcolonial studies and protest.
PETER EYRE is a seasoned and distinguished actor who has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. His film and TV credits have included Friends and The Remains of the Day. Further speakers for this event are still to be confirmed 12
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Free Massages Saturday 3 & 10 May, 10:00am-5:00pm Take a break from revision and grab a free massage provided by the ever-popular masseuses from the wonderful Cambridge University Massage Society! Sessions will be 20-30 minutes for a shoulder or back massage. Booking is required and will open online in Week 1.
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RAG Battle of the Bands Saturday 3 May, 8.00pm RAG is inviting the University's best amateur bands and music acts to compete in this one-off competition to be crowned 'Battle of the Bands Champion 2014'. Come along to support your friends, to cast your vote and to be entertained in what promises to be an extravagant evening. Tickets online or on the door (TBC).
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Sylvester McCoy Sunday 4 May, Time TBC Sylvester is an actor perhaps best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor, the last in the original run of Doctor Who. More recently, he played the inimitable wizard Radagast the Brown in The Hobbit. He began his career as a comic act and busker for children's television.
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Douglas Hofstadter Tuesday 6 May, 2.00pm Douglas Hofstadter is a Professor of cognitive science whose research focuses on the sense of "I", consciousness, analogy-making, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. He is best known for his book Gรถdel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, which won both the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction and a National Book Award for Science. He will be speaking on the title The Role of Luck: How Good Luck Gave Me a PhD in Physics and Saved My Life; the talk will fall somewhere between the humanities and the sciences.
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This House Believes That Money Has Ruined Sport As clubs, leagues and players get ever-richer, we delve into the heated debate on money in sport.
Tuesday 6 May 2014, 7.30pm
PAT NEVIN played for Clyde, Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Kilmarnock and Motherwell as a winger. He won 28 caps for Scotland and served as Chief Executive of Motherwell. He is now a football writer and popular boradcaster.
DAN JONES is the Lead Partner of the Sports Business Group at Deloitte. His clients include Liverpool and Aston Villa FC, UEFA, Team Sky, the America's Cup, the Ryder Cup and the West Indies Cricket Board. He is a regular speaker and expert commentator on sports business.
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The N-Word and Hip Hop: Cambridge University Hip Hop Collective Speaks Thursday 8 May, 7.00pm "People give words power. And for our generation we took the word and took the power out of that word. We turned a word that was very ugly and hurtful into a term of endearment.” – Jay Z. Do you agree? The sustained use of the word in Hip Hop, which maintains a large non-Black minority ethnic following, has raised questions about the word's exclusivity and the nature of its inherent “power.” The Cambridge University Hip-Hop Collective will host a rountable discussion to open up this tense debate in Cambridge.
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RAG Big Night In Friday 9 May, 8.00pm "Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by Regina George!" If exam term is turning you into a Mean Girl, then why not join RAG for a screening of everyone's favourite teen movie Mean Girls at the Union? There'll be free Domino's pizza and all proceeds will go to the RAG ballot charities. Tickets online at www. cambridgerag.org.uk or on the door. £3 entry (TBC)
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Eurovision Screening Saturday 10 May, 7.30pm Come join us for the musical spectacular of the year! Eurovision is back. Grab a themed cocktail from the bar and come watch the Grand Final with your fellow Europhile fanatics. We promise you laughter, tears, and, of course, plenty of singing along.
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David Nicholls Monday 12 May, Time TBC David is the author of the international bestseller One Day, named Galaxy Book of the Year in 2010 and made into a film featuring Anne Hathaway. He previously wrote the University Challenge romance Starter for Ten and adapted it into a 2006 film that starred James McAvoy and Benedict Cumberbatch. He also wrote The Understudy and is a prolific TV screenwriter who has also been involved in acting and directing.
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This House Believes Scotland Should Be An Independent Country Thursday 15 May 2014
PROPOSITION DAVID CAIRNS represents Business for Scotland. He is executive chairman of a growing multimillion pound software company headquartered in Stirling.
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AS THE SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM APPROACHES, WE PASS OUR OWN VERDICT. 7.30pm, Chamber
OPPOSITION ANNE MCGUIRE MP is the member for Stirling and Shadow Minister for Disabled People. She is a former Scotland Minister and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition.
GREGG McCLYMONT MP is the Shadow Minister for Pensions and member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East. He is a fomer tutorial fellow in History of St Hugh's College, Oxford.
LORD WALLACE OF TANKERNESS is a former Deputy First Minister of Scotland and twice Acting First Minister. He is the leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, Lord Advocate General for Scotland and former MP for Orkney and Shetland.
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RAG Snooker Tournament Friday 16 May, 5.00pm Want to show off your cue action? Fancy winning top prizes and being crowned the Cambridge RAG Snooker Champion 2014? Sign up for this summer's knockout snooker tournament at the Union online at www. cambridgerag.org.uk to take your chance. Proceeds to the RAG ballot charities. ÂŁ3 entry
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Forum: Does the EU Work for Students? Friday 16 May, 7.30pm Do you agree with Nick or with Nigel? The European Parliament elections are coming up on 22nd May, and it's time to make your mind up. In collaboration with Students for Britain, we're holding a discussion with speakers including Dr Julian Huppert MP and Matthew Elliott, CEO of Business for Britain.
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Martti Ahtisaari Saturday 17 May, 5.00pm Martti Ahtisaari was the tenth President of Finland, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a United Nations diplomat and mediator. As United Nations Special Envoy for Kosovo he was charged with organizing Kosovo status process negotiations. His Nobel citation recognised "his efforts on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts" including prominent roles in peace processes in Namibia, Aceh, Indonesia, Kosovo and Iraq.
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Africa Day Monday 23 May, Time TBC Africa Together – A Celebration of a Continent. The first ever event in Cambridge to mark Africa Day. An opportunity for a richer understanding of the continent – ranging from business, history, development, justice, music, politics, and cuisine and more. A programme including panel discussions with high-profile African experts and leaders, Q&A sessions, networking sessions, exhibition stalls by prospective employers, food from all corners of Africa, as well as live music well into the night. Tickets are £5 in advance or £10 at the door. Come and engage in Africa Together!
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David Hasselhoff
actor, singer, producer, and businessman Monday 26 May, 7.00pm The man. The legend. Star of Baywatch and Knight Rider, judge on Britain's Got Talent, contestant in Dancing with the Stars, internationally successful singer, acclaimed film producer, entrepreneur. With accomplishments ranging from helping end the Cold War by singing in front of the Berlin Wall in 1989, to saving SpongeBob SquarePants in the 2004 movie, the Hoff is the perfect antidote to your revision-time blues.
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Cath Kidston
fashion designer, businesswoman, and author Wednesday 11 June, 7.00pm Cath Kidston is a designer, entrepreneur and author who is best known for her distinctive oral and spot print patterns. Her company Cath Kidston Ltd, which this year celebrates its twentieth anniversary, is one of the fastest growing retailers in Britain. Having opened her first store - a modest junk shop - in 1993, Cath has since succeeded in bringing her quirky British brand to thirteen countries worldwide. In 2010 she was awarded the MBE for services to business.
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This House Believes That Feminism Should Exclude Men Thursday 12 June 2014 PROPOSITION MICHAEL DUNN GOEKJIAN is the outgoing President of the Cambridge Union and, somewhat implausibly perhaps, a man. He is also a second-year mathematician at Trinity and a relatively mediocre competitive debater. KATE SMURTHWAITE is a comedian and political activist. She regularly appears as a pundit on TV, and is known for her annual political show, The News at Kate, performed at the Edinburgh Fringe.
KITTY PARKER-BROOKS is a world-class competitive debater and was a Grand Finalist at this year's World Universities' Debating Championships in Chennai, India. She runs feminism and women's public speaking workshops around the world. CLARA SPERA is currently completing an MPhil in gender studies at Cambridge. She is an international debating champion and former Debating Officer of the Cambridge Union.
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IN LIGHT OF POPULAR CRITICISM OF THE MOVEMENT, WE QUESTION THE EXTENT TO WHICH MEN SHOULD PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN FEMINISM. 7.30pm, Chamber OPPOSITION LOUISE BURFITT-DONS is a commentator and political activist. She is the founder of Act Against Bullying, and writes on feminist issues on her blog, The Right Wing Feminist.
LUCY-ANNE HOLMES is an actress and writer living in Brighton. She founded the 'No More Page 3' campaign and is the author of several novels, including Just a Girl Standing in Front of a Boy.
HILARY WAINWRIGHT is a sociologist and socialist feminist. She is the editor of Red Pepper Magazine and has been a visiting Professor and Scholar around the world.
LIBERTY BARNES is a feminist author, medical sociologist, ethnographer, and a Research Associate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge.
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FEVER Friday 13 June, 9.00pm Cambridge's foremost student-run event, FEVER, comes to the Union for their biggest show ever, with live instruments, DJs, decorations, projections and dancing throughout the building. A strong favourite for Disco, Funk and Soul enthusiasts! www.fb.com/feverfeverfever
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Union Society Garden Party Saturday 14 June, 1.00pm, Sidney Sussex Gardens The Cambridge Union Society’s Garden Party is back and more extravagant than ever before. Come nibble some pheasant, or if that doesn't suit, sample an Eton mess – only after enjoying our legendary champagne reception, of course. With coruscating entertainment, pulchritudinous food, and the most rumbustious booze in town, please do come get gazeboed with us. Begin your May Week the Cambridge way.
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Scott Sumner Monday 16 June, 3.00pm Scott is an American economist who has been widely hailed as the "blogger who saved the economy". Through his popular economics blog, The Money Illusion, he has argued that we can escape recession by adopting policies such as quantitative easing and nominal GDP targeting. His views have recently won support from current Bank of England governor Mark Carney.
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Autism and Talent Forum Wednesday 18 June, 2.00pm Hosted by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen and featuring Profesor Erno Rubik, the inventor of the eponymous Cube, this forum will focus on the link between autism and extroadinary talent. The panel will feature leading figures from Science, Mathematics and the Arts, and there will be time for a substantial Q&A as well as an oppotunity to meet the speakers. This event has been organised in collaboration with the Autism Research Trust.
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Paul McGann Thursday 19 June, 3.00pm Paul has had a wide-ranging film, television and stage career. He played "I" in the 1987 cult comedy film Withnail and I, and recent TV credits include Jonathan Creek and Luther. Above all, though, he's best known for playing the dashing eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 television film Doctor Who. His rugged, highspirited and oppy-haired Doctor has been a perpetual favourite with fans and Paul has returned for a large number spin-offs, including a special mini-episode for the show's 50th anniversary in 2013.
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Katie Hopkins Date & Time TBC Katie Hopkins is a tabloid newspaper columist, TV personality and MEP candidate who rose to prominance on the back of controversial views she expressed on 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' and 'The Apprentice'. Never one to shy away from opinions that she argues others wouldn't dare express, her recent comments on social class in Britain led to her being described as an "insufferable snob and low-life superbitch", although she has personally celebrated her role as a "conduit for truth". Despite previously losing out as an Independent, she is standing in the South-West as a candidate for the 'We Demand a Referendum' party in the European Elections this year.
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WHO'S WHO
The Union President, Officers, Committees & Staff
PRESIDENT-ELECT Tim Squirrell
PRESIDENT Michael Dunn Goekjian
EXECUTIVE OFFICER & VP DESIGNATE Nick Wright
VICE-PRESIDENT Alex Porter
DEBATING OFFICER Thomas Simpson
DEBATING OFFICER Matt Hazell EVENTS OFFICER Rachel Tookey
SPEAKERS OFFICER Ted Loveday
TREASURER Amy Gregg TREASURER-ELECT SPEAKERS-ELECT Oliver Brecher Christof Epaminondas EVENTS-ELECT EXECUTIVE-ELECT Eloise Oakley Freddie Dyke Head of Press Deputy Heads of Press
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Oliver Mosley Talia Zybutz & Chloe Coleman Heads of Event Management Katherine Reggler & James Hutt Deputy HoEM Sounok Chatterjee & Carlo Lori Head of Campus Publicity William Fitzallan-Howard Deputy HoCP Georgia Kandunias Head of Online Publicity Helen Lam & Max Twivy Heads of Audio-Visual Fred Vincent & Ryan Frost Recruitment Officers Seema Syeda Sachin Parathalingam Women's Officer Amy George Diversity Officer James White Guest Liaison (Debates) Louise Bratchie Deputy Guest Liason (Debates) Ellen Powell Guest Liaison (Speakers) Andrew Kim Secretary James Taylor Head of Photography Chris Williamson Commitee Webmaster James Baillie Librarian Hannah Townsend
Colonel William Bailey Bursar Dr David Sellick Accountant Joe Burman Events & Entertainments Manager Patrick Hanwell Buildings & Services Supervisor Milena Czerniak Bar Manager Charlene Marley Events Co-odrinator Trustees Sir Richard Dearlove OBE Dr Nigel Brown OBE Janet Turner QC Andy Swarbrick Dr Nigel Yandell Nick Heath Daniel Janner QC Michael Dunn Goekjian Termcard, Wallplanner & Posters by Craig Slade issuu.com/cscreative
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PRESIDENT’S THANKS
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UCH of the legwork for this term was done in the Easter break by a group of dedicated volunteers known euphemistically as Vacation Committee. In reality, these lovely people gave up a week of their lives to slave away in an email sweatshop in the company of a committee of borderline lunatics. To all of you: Oliver, Oli, James, Amy, Carlo, Ruby, William, Patrick, Louise, Shounok, Ariel, Raphael, E-Y, Huey, Jasper, Katherine, Ryan, Andrew, Beth and Fred etc. – a colossal thank you.
the Officer responsible for the Union’s longterm development, Alex Porter’s good grace in helping with yet another Union term is to be marvelled at. At its core, The Union is the world’s greatest debating society, and representing it in that capacity has been one of the greatest honours of my time here. To Matt and Tom, thank you for running the show so effectively. To Matt in particular, thank you for all the time you have put into Cambridge Schools, easily the most important thing we do. Cambridge Debating is more than just an administrative feat - it is a testament to the talent, dedication and panache of our top debaters. So to Kitty, Ben, Ashish, Anser, JW, Freddy, Simpy etc. thank you and congratulations.
Thank you to the fantastic Easter team for planning this term so calmly and professionally: to Nick, who has been an extraordinarily organised and focused Exec and will doubtless make one of the best VicePresidents the Union has ever seen; Amy, who has put me to shame with her fundraising and gone well beyond the call of duty in the runup to her finals; Ted, who has done a fabulous job at what is plausibly the Union’s toughest role, never compromising his disarmingly sunny disposition; and Rachel, the best Social Events Officer we’ve ever had, and one of the most conscientious people I’ve ever had the privilege to meet.
Finally, the personal bit: Imogen, you’ve been a fabulous friend and a great example – I’m honoured and terrified in equal measure to call you my predecessor; Forzani, I’m not quite sure what you’ve been, but it’s been great regardless. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, I ought to thank everyone else – all the people who’ve been so generous to me temporally, intellectually, materially and physically outside of 9A Bridge Street: Mummy and Daddy, Lily, Grandma and Grandpa, Lucas and Lucy, Alex S, Raymond etc. – thank you once again.
Behind the scenes, the Union is kept on course by an outstanding team of longerterm staff, led by the indefatigable Bill Bailey, to whom we all owe so much. Working with dozens of vacillating and confused students every year to run a multimillion-pound charitable organisation is a challenge of nearheroic proportions, but one to which our staff rise on a daily basis with characteristic good humour – thank you all. Likewise, as
All the very best,
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