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Welcome to Somerville! You’re all now part of anamazing college which prides itself on its openmindedand liberal tradition, on its relaxed andfriendly nature and on being a place where a senseof college togetherness and support underscoresall aspects of university life. Somerville is a placewhere I am certain each of you will be happy.Welcome also to the Somerville JCR! The JCR stands for the Junior CommonRoom. It’s Somerville’s body of undergraduate students of which youare all now a part. Within the JCR there are a number of student-electedofficers such as the treasurer, the sports officer and the charities officerwho work on specific issues relevant to college life and who will be introducedto you during Freshers’ Week. As a whole, the JCR aims to protectyour interests and put your concerns and ideas into action.So where, exactly, do you fit into all of this? All you have to do is comealong to the fortnightly JCR meetings in the Bar. There you’ll be able tomeet students from different years, take part in discussions about collegelife and then vote on issues ranging from improvements to the bar, towhether the Boat Club (rowing) should be given more money from theJCR budget to whether we’d be able to get a college pet. There’ll be an‘Introduction to the JCR’ meeting early on in term, especially for Freshers,so come along and get a feel for what we’re all about.On a personal note, hi, I’m Marsha. I’m a 2 nd year Physics and Philosophystudent from Australia who is this year’s JCR president. I am the personrepresenting your views to members of college such as the principal andthe domestic bursar as well as to the greater University. I will be workingvery hard with the other JCR officers to ensure that we have as enjoyableand productive a year as possible. I’m really looking forward to meetingeach of you this year so please do grab me for a chat when you see mearound and about college, or, if you can’t find me, then send me an emailif there’s anything at all that I can help out with!marsha.sudar@some.ox.ac.ukBeginning university is very exciting and potentially daunting. Ultimately,your time at Somerville will be what you make of it. The JCR and I are hereto help to make this time as memorable as possible, so please do get involved.Enjoy your Freshers’ Week!