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Hello St John’s,

I hope y’all are doing well.

It’s 7th week already! I hope you are well and the term is going good too. Congratulations to SJC Women’s boats for stellar performances in last week’s TORPIDS.

Some students will be having exams very soon. I hope your revision plans are going well and you are feeling well too. Here are some links to some procrastination inducing videos from one of my favourite producers, Tyler Perry.

A number of important notices this week. Continue reading →

Hello St John’s,

It is time to lose the 5th week blues! Thank goodness for the snow last week because it had been a while since a good ol’ snowball fight. On a brighter note, you can now kick a ball till about 6pm. I hope you are well and haven’t been snowed under with work.

You should also have received your collections. Continue reading →

Hello St John’s,

Happy fourth week!!! I hope you are having a great weekend. Oxford looks so beautiful covered in snow. Please take extra care when you venture outside to prevent any falls, slips and trips to A & E.

There are a number of important notices this week:

· The Bar Quiz is tonight at 8pm. It is a good time to take a break, chill with friends, form a team and show off your knowledge of oxford and Trivia. Better still; join us for a cheeky procrastination pint. More information is available on https://www . facebook . com/groups/156638327783873/#!/events/275603599172834/ Continue reading →

Hello St John’s,

Welcome to Week 2! I hope you are well and that your Week 1 has been good. Tomorrow, the rabbit makes way for the water dragon. I’m talking about the Chinese New Year which begins tomorrow.

A couple of important notices in the bumper package of news bulletins below: Continue reading →

Hello St John’s,

It’s 1st week already! Hopefully, you’ve aced collections and ready to have a cracking term ahead. It was good to see you at the bop last night with many good efforts at recreating Lamb & Flag , Head of the River, Eagle and Child and other Oxford Pubs.

The first JCR meeting of the committee is TONIGHT at 8:30pm in the P & L rooms. There will be plenty of free food so come along, a bit peckish, with lots of love for our JCR.

Here are a few reminders for the week

Guest Dinner Sign Down

Sign down will be Wednesday of 1st week at 6.30pm in the Graves room. Please bring your £5 deposit (cheque OR cash) as well as £5 for each of your guests (up to 3 guests per person) with you to sign down.

Academic Feedback Session
These will be running from 1st Week, subject by subject. These sessions are important to ensure that St John’s has the best academic provision. More information will be provided by me or the senior tutor. Please endeavour to attend. Continue reading →

Hello St John’s,

Happy New Year 2012!!!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas break and you are feeling relaxed, refreshed and ready for the Hilary 2012. If you missed this, relive the moment we entered 2012 in Olympic style.

http ://www . youtube . com/watch?v=q1yLRK2M8YQ

There are lots of exciting Continue reading →

It is my absolute pleasure to announce that St Johns’ College is officially Fairtrade!
Following an application in Michaelmas 2011 SJC was ratified as a Fairtrade College in December last year.
After a collaboration of representatives of the College’s Academic Support Staff and the JCR and MCR student bodies, together we were able to fulfil the obligations required by the World Fairtrade Organisation.
This is a momentous achievement for a College the size of St John’s, an achievement which is matched by few other Oxford Colleges.
With Fairtrade Tea and Coffee everywhere in College where Tea and Coffee is drank, with Fairtrade chocolate bars, cookies and snacks in the Bar, Buttery and Cafe and Fairtrade wine in Hall, Fairtrade products are present in all elements of the student’s lives.
Most importantly, this is only the beginning. The campaign and events that allowed us to achieve the status are the start of a greater project to raise awareness of ethical trade and sustainable development to the student body.
Therefore huge congratulations and thanks must go out to all the College staff that helped us along our way and to my former Colleague, Shaahin.

Interested in getting involved in SJC’s Environment and Ethics debates & events, maybe even sitting on a working party or two?
Do get in touch at [email protected]
Ed Love

Hello everyone,

8th week is upon us! The end of term is approaching and it’s also the last few days of Movember! The JCR Committee and others across College have been taking part, with varying degrees of success! Congratulations to Jack Clift on magnificent epic effort. If you haven’t donated and would like to, there’s still time and info can be found here http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=305971389428602. With a nod to Movember, here’s a collection of some of the more unusual recent news stories… http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/15880129.

With term drawing to a close Continue reading →

Hello everyone,

It’s fifth week! Today is the election for JCR President, with polling running in the JCR (Bar Ex) from 9am - 9pm. Make sure you get your say. Results will be announced by email and at breakfast tomorrow morning. The canidates manifestos are once again attached.

Tuesday evening is the central husts for OUSU elections (see email from Martha for details), and so an electoral them, here’s a summary of the national leaders’ debate.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwgkyJh0yrs.

The penultimate JCR meeting of term took place last night. Decision of the JCR included approving a subsidy for Women’s Dinner, the creation of an Entz Team, and the placing the Housing Ballot as the first of the room ballots next term. Minutes will be online soon.

Have a good week, and get in touch if you’ve got any questions or queries or just want to talk.

All the best,

David

Hi everyone,

I hope this email finds you well! If you’re looking for a quick distraction, these amazing photos are worth a look http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15359263.

Below is news from St John’s and beyond this week. Just a couple of things to add from me: Continue reading →