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On Saturday 30th March, Queens' Ents presents:

***ENTS IN EXILE***

We're going underground.....

Determined not to be banished to the library, the Queens' Ents Committee are taking Queens' Ents underground. For the first time in the history of Queens' Ents, we'll be hosting a bop outside of College.

This Saturday, from 21:00 to 00:30, join us at the HIDDEN ROOMS, The Basement, 7a Jesus Lane.  See www.hiddenthing.com/8.html for a map.

There'll be FREE shots, FREE glowsticks and FREE sweets.  Make sure you buy yourself a ticket and arrive early so you can make the most of these offers! If you're angry/disappointed/annoyed by the lack of bops and other events within College, do something about it and head to the Hidden Rooms on Saturday for what is certain to be an amazing night, bringing Queens' people together....in exile!

Tickets will be on sale on WEDNESDAY 27th in buttery at lunch at dinner. There are only 300 tickets available so it is unlikely that there will be any available on the door on Saturday. If you are unable to make those times on Wednesday, please email jcr-ents@queens.cam.ac.uk to request a ticket. Non-Queens' students will also be advised to contact by email to buy tickets. 

Newnham is hosting another 'Newnham Loves Queens' night this term. This Tuesday evening (26th) from 7.30pm Queens' students will get great drinks deals such as a double vodka mixer for £2 and 2 VKs for £2.50. 

Exciting news!  Queens' and Clare Overseas Education Fund are holding a Caribbean themed formal followed by live music at Clare on Tuesday February 2nd.

It'll be a great opportunity to experience formal at Clare, taste some Caribbean cooking and hear a steel band play in an exclusive performance at Clare Cellars.  You will also have the chance to find out more about QCOEF and the charities we have funded, and maybe make a donation...  

We'll also be looking out for keen people to take over and form the new committee at Easter, as well as anyone who'd like to suggest a funding proposal.  

If you'd like to come, please leave a cheque for £8.50 in Clara Thompson's pigeonhole, by Thursday 28th January.  Please make cheques payable to QCOEF and write your name and any dietry requirements on the back of the cheque.

Just a couple more things -  we'll be waiting in the bar from around 7 if anyone would like to come down and mingle pre-formal.  Otherwise arrive at 7.15 for formal starting at 7.30.  You can bring a bottle of wine between 2 people.

Hope to see lots of you there.....it's going to be awesome!

The QCOEF Committee x

Fitzpat, Jan 31 2010 20:00 – 22:30

A graphic Israeli animation based on the director’s personal experiences in Lebanon, 1982. Described as fresh, daring, surprising and sharp, this film is both genre-busting and visually beautiful. Using real-life interviews, “Waltz with Bashir” is powerful and shocking.

In English, certificate 18. Runtime – 90 minutes

Its now time to choose two new Reps to join Chris and Jem on the ski trip comittee! So if you had an amazing time this year and are keen to be involved in making the next 2 years even more amazing, why not apply to be a Rep? Or even if you didn't come this year you can still apply!

You would get to help us run the 2011 Ski Trip and then organise the 2012 Ski Trip as a Senior Rep.

Reasons to apply?

2 Free Ski Trips! Get to spend lots of time with Chris and Jem! :-)

For more details and to apply to be on the committee please email Chris Hansford (ch485) and Jem MT (jm651) by Friday 29th January. We will then want to meet you for a short informal interview at some point, which we will organise later.

Chris and Jem

The first life drawing of the term will be this Tuesday, 26th January form 7:30 till 9:00 in the Erasmus Room.

£2, materials provided.

All welcome!

ALL BATS Performances are going ahead! We were never included in the decanal ban as we, like Magsoc, do not require the Deans' permission to perform. We have a great set of 4 shows lined up for week 4 and 7 so do come along!

Meanwhile, the BATS' Mainshow in week 4, the eagerly anticipated new musical "The Final Countdown", sponsored by Big Fish, is looking for a bass guitar player and drummer to complete the pit band. If you're interested, email Raphael, the MD on rrr30 or contact him on 07921 181 583. Please let him know your year, course, past experience and standard. The show is conveniently at your very own Fitzpat theatre and the show dates are 9th - 13th February with rehearsals from 3rd Feb.

Even if you're not a bassist or drummer, we expect to see you at "The Final Countdown Baby" at Cindies on Tuesday - our launch night - with free "The Final Countdown" t-shirts for the early arrivals.

Camvol was established in November 2006 and is a registered charity which organises volunteer placements in India for Cambridge University students. You can volunteer during your summer vacation for a period of 6-8 weeks . Some graduate students may go for longer. Volunteering is with environment and development based NGOs in the North of India.

Deadlines for applications is 15th February 2010.

Please refer to website for details of Camvol volunteering and placements-www.camvol.org

Qcumber Designs is a start up venture started in Oxford that aims to re-define university stash. We are designing a range of sweatshirys using university colours as well as fruits and vegetables to indicate which university you belong to.

We are looking for representatives from each university to join our team and help us with design, marketing and sales.

If you are looking to get work experience in Marketing/Sales or just want to be part of a fun and exciting new venture then we would love to hear from you! You will be paid and there is the potential to work full-time with Qcumber in the future.

If you would like to find out more please email us at opportunities@qcumber.co.uk .

Come and find out more about the fun science outreach that you can get involved with in Cambridge. CHaOS is a student society that runs "Crash, Bang, Squelch!", a huge event in Science week at the end of this term and a Science Roadshow that travels the country in July. We need keen students to take part in these events- could you be one of them? 

If you're interested in finding out more, on Saturday 30th January the CHaOS committee are running a mini Science Roadshow just for you, so you can talk to our volunteers and have a go with some of our cool experiments. There'll also be drinks and nibbles. Drop in at the Graduate Union (on Silver Street, see website for map) anytime between 11am- 3pm. 

More details are on our website (www.chaosscience.org.uk/volunteer) or email us (contact@chaosscience.org.uk)

Save the Children are carrying out a collection at Tesco on Newmarket road (postcode CB5 8HE) next week. For anyone looking to get involved with charities or fundraising in the future, it is a great taster of how things work.

If you can spare a couple of hours between 9.30 and 18.00 on Friday 29th or Saturday 30th to help, please get in touch with David at dmn27@cam.ac.uk. 2 people will be collecting at a time, so why not find a friend and get involved?

Tesco is next to the river, just a 10 minute cycle from the town centre or a short bus ride. Reasonable expenses can be reimbursed.

1 Feb (Mon), 7.30pm Pharmacology Lecture Theatre, Tennis Court Road, see location map on tinyurl.com/rxaj7

FREE ENTRY

This panel event shifts the spotlight away from specific science controversies, and calls on us to examine the scientific discipline as a whole. How has the relationship between science and the public evolved to date? To what extent is the scientific profession obliged to engage with the public? How can it do so more effectively? What can the layman even contribute to science policy? More fundamentally, who owns science - the experts, the consumers, the media, the powers that be, the traditional lab rat, the hapless lay volunteer of a clinical study? Who knows?

Refreshments will be available after the talk and Q&A session.

Panel: Dr. James Wilsdon - Director of Science Policy Centre, The Royal Society. Professor Jim Secord - Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge. Ms Anna Lewcock - News Editor of Chemistry World

28 Jan (Thu), 7.30pm, McCrum Lecture Theatre, Bene't Street, behind The Eagle pub

FREE ENTRY

Is the jury still out on genetically-modified (GM) crops, even after all these years of scientific advancement and ethical debate? Does the recent economic crisis and increasing environmental damage justify a worldwide uptake of GM crops?

Some claim that corporate GM agriculture is 'more spin than substance', while others claim that even humanitarian GM projects are ultimately an attempt to generate profit from the global poor. But with scientific agreement on the fact that we face imminent worldwide food and water shortages, something must be done if we are to avert rising food prices, environmental degradation and social instability.

Why should the public support GM crops? Under what circumstances might they be acceptable? Does the public have another option? Find out more at this event.

CURAS is the society for ale-lovers - basically we go to a different Cambridge pub each week and sample the ales on offer. What better way to spend an evening after a hard day of work?

CURAS will be meeting at the Red Bull on Barton Road from 8PM on Wednesday 27th. Its a pub that many students might not know, so what better opportunity to try it out?

New faces are always welcome!

Visit www.srcf.ucam.org/realale/ 

 www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=5029738607&ref=ts

On Thursday (28th) we have a classic from the Master himself, Alfred Hitchcock, as we take 'North by Northwest' out for a spin:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnQc3lO4JDs

One of the most celebrated thrillers of all time and providing the template for Bond films and Indiana Jones, this masterpiece sees advertising man Roger (Cary Grant) get tangled up in a conspiracy to smuggle out government secrets. This is a tale of mistaken identity, romance - with the help of Eve (Eva Marie Saint) - and big suspenseful set pieces that form some cinema classics.

For more details check out:

www.stjohnsfilms.org.uk/index.php, and

www.facebook.com/#/JohnsFilmSoc?ref=ts

Cambridge University Marrow is organising a night of Céilidh dancing to raise funds in aid of the Anthony Nolan Trust (ANT).

Friday 29th January, Emmanuel College Old Library, 7-10pm

5 pounds per entry, includes a glass of wine or orange juice.Every extra glass of wine is charged at 1.50 pounds and orange juice is charged at 50 pence. All profits go to charity!

All are welcome to come to have just have drink and a chat or even show off some of your moves! A live band will be playing and will help guide everyone through different dances throughout the course of the evening.

SPACES ARE LIMITED, BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!  Tickets will be sold outside the Chemistry, Babbage and Anatomy Lecture Theatres next week. Or email Aruni Ratnayake at anr33@cam.ac.ukto book your tickets now!! Payment is by cash or cheque. All cheques should be payable to "Cambridge University Bone Marrow Society", and have name, college and email written on the back.

According to Chris Hansford, Buttery Dave did it...

This Week: How many legs does a haggis have?

Max Wood performing at MagSoc Monday Recital by Tom White