College Record 2017

Badminton
The Club was founded in November 2015. We hold practice sessions throughout the
year, the time depending on the availability of a court. New players are welcome,
of whatever level, the aim being to improve our game while having fun. Our
collaboration with St Anne’s in League and Cuppers has continued to be successful:
we won Women’s Cuppers, and reached the semi-finals of Men’s Cuppers.
I am stepping down, and we are seeking a new captain. Do get in touch if you are
interested.
Anqi Gao
BarCo
It has been an eventful year for the Cellar Bar. At the beginning of the academic
year, we hosted most of the Fresher’s Week events in collaboration with the
Fresher’s Week Committee, including whisky-tasting, beer pong tournament and
a non-alcoholic cocktail night, which proved to be extremely popular. Throughout
the year, we worked closely with other college organisations and committees such
as Entz and the Conference team, and hosted various internal and external events,
including bops, drinks receptions and external wedding events. BarCo’s newly
formed social committee also organised some successful events, including the Mario
Kart Tournament and Open Mic Night.
We have constantly revised our selection of drinks. As a highlight, we introduced new
gins at a gin-tasting, which was very well-received. We have also introduced local
guest ales, and we hope to continue to cater to our customers’ tastes by introducing
fresh drinks to extend selection. With support from the College and the Social and
Cultural Committee, most of the funding for our proposed bar refurbishment has
now been secured, and we hope to bring a brand new bar to the Wolfson community
very soon.
The year the issue of noise was raised. In dealing with this new issue, BarCo worked
closely with the community and the College. We hope that with the revision of
our Constitution, and by enforcing a clear disciplinary system with crucial support
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