Freshers Handbook 2021 24-09

26 Chapter 2. College Life
but they definitely won’t do your dishes. If for whatever reason, you don’t want the
Bedder to come in that day, you can leave your bin outside the door and this is a
standard non-verbal international symbol for having a lie-in.
In your first few weeks at College, you and your Bedder will work out a routine, but
in general they will need to access your room at least three times a week, including
every Monday (to change the bedding), and they mustn’t be denied access on two
consecutive days (to stop your room accumulating too much mess...).
It is worth mentioning that Bedders are not your own personal cleaners! You
should always clear up after yourself and keep your room as tidy as possible as it
makes their job much easier. More information is available in the Accommodation
Handbook.
Last year, due to COVID-19, Bedders didn’t come into student rooms, so students
had to change bin bags and bed linen and clean their own en-suite bathrooms (if
applicable). This may change for the upcoming year.
2.9 Sports and Societies
2.9.1 Trinity Societies
As one of the bigger Colleges, we have a lot of societies that cater for interests as
diverse as Maths and Yoga. You will get the opportunity to sign up for these societies
at Chaplains’ Squash. All the societies will be competing for your attention so this
is one of the best times to declare that you are interested, although all societies will
still be very happy for you to join later in the year.
If you find that there is a society that you really want to be a part of Trinity but
doesn’t exist yet, you can start it yourself! Doing this is really easy and you can be
up and running within two weeks. To find out how to do this contact TCSU’s Junior
Steward, Michelle at junior-steward@tcsu.net.