official freshers timetable 2014

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FreshersWeek

Timetable2014


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WELCOME!

Welcome to Fitz! This is your official timetable for Freshers Week (4th

-12th

of October) and includes JCR social events in

addition to those put on by College. In general, you can take your pick of what to do, but events that College say you must

attend are *starred and underlined*.Updates will be put on http://fitzjcr.com as well as the JCR Twitter and Facebookfeeds, not to mention the Fitz Ents Facebookpage, so keep your eyes peeled for those.

We recommend that Saturday is the best day for you to arrive if you want time to settle in before starting off on this

masterpiece of a timetable, but definitely do try to get in before we stop selling gowns (4pm on Sunday) or your gownless

self could stand out at the Matriculation Dinner on Monday. If for some reason you cant get here in time, please email any

member of the JCR and we will try our best to sort you out.

Your Ents team (fabulously pictured below) will be strongly present at the Fitz Societies Fair as well as other events during

the week selling FreshersPacks for 10. These include a T-Shirt necessary for the legendary pub crawl and a ticket for what

will undoubtedly be the highlight of your week (if not your life)Fitz Up Look Sharp. Theyll also be selling additional

wristbands giving you cheap entry into Cambridges clubs on Wednesday and Thursday (theres no pay ing with cash on thedoor during Freshers Week).

So with all that being said, the most important thing is to have a great time and hopefully this guide will help you do just that.

Theres plenty to do whether you drink or not, so get involved! You only get one FreshersWeek, so dont worry about

remembering names and dont worry about lecturesyouve got plenty of time for that.Just go ahead and enjoy yourself!

Love,

Fitz Ents


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9:30pm - 12am

Saturday 4th October

Meet and GreetNorth and South Porters Lodges

One of the JCR committee members (look out for the flashy hoodies) will take you to pick up your

room key and university card as well as sign your room contract (keep all of those safe!). Theyll thenshow you to your room and help you with your belongings should you need it. Were a friendly bunch,

so if you need any help at all just ask!

N.B. Its best to be dropped off at the Porters Lodge on Storeys Way(the South Plodge) and get your

family to park on the Huntingdon Road side (the North Plodge) as thats much closer to your

accommodation which will make it a lot easier to unpack.

Tea with your corridor repsYour Corridor

Corridor reps are 2nd

years who have volunteered to help you settle in on the first day. Theyre there to

answer any questions you might have as well as help to get you set up on theCollege Wi-Fi, Hermes

webmail and Raven (your Cambridge login). Its really important to do this as keyemails, suchas yourbill, will be sent in the first week of you being here. Remember your corridor reps as they can be a

good way to get to know people in the year above as well as providing friendly faces around college.

Meet your staircaseA Block = Stretton Room, B Block = Societies Room, C Block = JCR

E Block = TV Room, F Block = Bar, P Block = Upper Hall 1

Your corridor reps will take you to the above places to give you a chance to socialise with your block.

Be warned, therell be the ice-breakers you thought you left behind in school, so embrace them.

Meet your JCRReddaway Room

In what will almost certainly be another highlight of your week, youll have the chance to meet us andget any remaining questions you have answered.

DinnerButtery

Reward your hard work unpacking with some dinner, which will be held at this time throughout full

term. Whilst youre at it, why not arrange to meet your college parents if you havent already done so?

Theyll give you the benefit of their years worth of wisdom and make sure you know whats what.

Speed Mate-ingButtery

Youve met your corridor. Youve met your staircase. Now its time to meet your year. Overseen by a

glamorous speaker to make sure that there are no awkward moments, get ready to meet a lot of

people. Fast.

BopBar *Fancy Dress

Bops usually happen after Superhalls (fancy dress formals held twice a term) and are parties held for

the whole college in the bar. The theme for your first bop is RUBIK'S CUBE. Confused? Each of you

should turn up wearing a ridiculous amount of clothes in a range of colours (ideally red, white, blue,

yellow, green and orangeyouve guessed it, the colours of a Rubiks Cube). The aim is to trade and

finish the night wearing only your blocks colour.

A Block = Orange, B Block = Green, C Block = White, E Block = Red, F Block = Yellow, P Block = Blue

So get down to Primark and get creative with the cardboard, paint and everything horrendous in yourdressing up box. Bops are all about having a laugh, so ridiculous costumes, cheesy music, and a sweaty

bar are absolutely guaranteed.

3pm - 4pm

4pm - 5pm

5pm - 5:20pm

6pm - 7pm

8pm - 9:15pm

10:30am - Late


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Sunday 5th October

JCR & Welfare BreakfastCafe

A chance to grab some breakfast and talk to any of the welfare team or other JCR members.

Gown SaleUpper Hall 1

One of the most Harry Potter-esque things about studying at Cambridge is that you will own a gown

(unless you go to Kings). Youll need one for tomorrows Matriculation Dinner as well as for all formals,

so don't forget to come along and buy one. New gowns will be 40 and second hand gowns 20. The

number of second hand gowns is limited so if you are looking to get one please arrive early.

Gowns can be paid for by cash or cheque. Cheques should be made payable to 'Fitzwilliam College

Junior Members Association' and should have your full name on the reverse side.

Fitz Societies FairUpper Hall 2

All societies and sports teams will try and get you to sign up to their club at this event. Come and findout whats for you and meet new people along the way. Check out http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/college-

life/sports-clubs and http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/college-life/societies for an idea of whats on offer.

N.B. Youll need your CamID to sign up to any societies. Thats the letters and digits before the @ in

your Cambridge email address e.g. if your email is [email protected], your CamID is Jw462.

Murray Edwards Freshers Garden Party Murray Edwards

Their May Week Garden Party sold out in 20 minutes and your Ents team have managed to worm you

an invite to their Freshers event. Expect very good things.

Freshers Welcome ServiceChapelA private service for all and a chance to meet our wonderful Chaplain Helen Arnold whos always

happy for you to drop in for tea/coffee and a chat about anything that may be on your mind.

Four Pubs and a Club (Includes Pub and Pool)Meet in Bar

A favourite for Freshers and non-Freshers alike whether you drink or not, this will be your first taste of

Cambridge nightlife - and boy is it unique! Make sure youve grabbed a FreshersPack from the Ents

team; youll need it to take part.

10am - 11am

2pm - 4pm

2pm - 4pm

4pm - 6pm

6pm

7pm


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Monday 6th October

*DoS/ Tutor IntroductionsVarious Locations*Your Director of Studies and Tutor will be in touch about confirming a time and location.

*Welfare and Safety Talks ft. Cycle RegistrationAuditorium*An official welcome by the College along with heaps of important information to go with it.

*Study Skills Workshops and Library Induction*

The workshops are a chance for you to work in groups and receive general study advice from a fellow.

There should also be an opportunity for you to ask him/her any questions you may have. The library

induction is run by the College Librarian Christine Lewis who is probably the nicest librarian in

Cambridge! Shell introduce you to all the learning resources the College has to offer.

*DoS/ Tutor IntroductionsVarious Locations*More of these for those who havent yet had their appointment.

*Fitzwilliam: A Brief HistoryAuditorium*You study at the best Cambridge College, so its only right you know its history. Prepare to get your

Billy-pride flowing.

N.B. Remember to leave enough time to get ready and put your gown on for the first time as youll be

heading off to your Matriculation Dinner shortly afterwards! Youll obviously need to save some time

to stop on the way and take photos of each other in your full glory.

*Pre Dinner Drinks with your TutorVarious Locations*A great way to get to know your Tutor, your academic peers and their choice of drink. College will get

in touch to confirm places and times.

* Matriculation DinnerHall * *Formal wear and gowns

Matriculate is Cambridge talk for sign a document promising to be good and thereby join the

University officially.Youll do this tomorrow morning. To celebrate, there are several exceptionally

good dinners you get throughout your time at Fitz: this is your first and it is a really special event.

Jazz Night ft. the Sirens and Fitz BarbershopBar

The College is home to two talented a cappella groupsthe Fitz Sirens and Fitz Barbershop. Bothregularly perform at events all over the University and beyond, and sing everything from jazz to pop.

9am - 10:30am

10:30am - 12noon

Organised by

subject

2:30pm - 5:30pm

6pm - 6:50pm

6:50pm - 7:30pm

7:30pm - 9:30pm

9:30pm - 11pm


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Tuesday 7th October

*DoS/ Tutor IntroductionsVarious Locations*Yet more of these for those who havent yet had their appointment.

*MatriculationAuditorium* *Formal wear and gownsThe moment you officially become a member of the Universityits kind of a big deal. Matriculation is

very straightforward and contrary to popular belief you will not need to recite Latin or kneel at any

time. Thats saved for Graduation. Youll sign the matriculation sheet, agree to abide by the rules of

the College and get to meet and greet the JCR President and the Senior Tutor.

Youll need to congregate in the Auditorium at the following times according to your surname:

MZ 11.00am

AL 11.15am

Pleasebe on time.

*Matriculation PhotographGrove Lawn* *Formal wear and gowns

You will have an individual and a group photo taken - always a must for your parents, aunties,

grandparents and the like. The group photo will be of the year group, your Tutors and Senior Members

of the College including the Master. By the way, its not true that you have to wear black and white for

the two photos, but a lot of people do.

Cambridge Societies Fair ft. FacultiesMeet at North PlodgeThe annual University-wide SocietiesFair is the best opportunity to get out of your College shell and

your first to properly explore Cambridge. Therell be over 400 societies giving outinformation as well

as lots of free stuff in a bid to get you to join. It might be a good idea to check out the Cambridge

Societies Directory (http://www.cusu.cam.ac.uk/societies/directory/) to form an idea of what you want

to sign-up to. Most importantly, therell be a Dominos stall giving out free pizza.

The fair is held over two days, Tuesday is the first. This will be your chance to head there in a group via

your Faculty (handy for when lectures start on Thursday), led by members of the JCR.

Fitz Up Look SharpAuditorium *Fancy Dress

Taking place twice a year, this legendary event promises to showcase some of the best musical talent

Cambridge has to offer. The theme is OLD SCHOOL, so think big people. Look out for the poster

announcing the headlinerits a huge one and guarantees to sell out. The Freshers from the other Hill

Colleges (Medwards and Churchill) amongst others will be there, will you? Make sure youve grabbed a

FreshersPack from the Ents team; youll need a ticket to get in.

9am - 10:30am

From 11am

11:45am

1:30pm

9pm - 1am


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Wednesday 8th October

Registration with Huntington Road SurgeryWalker Room 11

Its really important that you register with your nearest Surgery (literally a 5 minute walk) in the case

that you do need a GP. Youll be able to do this in College. If not, youll have to go there in your owntime.

Introducing CICCUMeet in BarCICCU is the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Students Union. No hour-long sermons or intense

preaching. Just come along for some free pizza and drinks and listen to what the Fitz CU has to offer

and why you should consider joining.

Scavenger Hunt ft. Punting and PubMeet in BarMultiple challenges. Thirty one colleges. One afternoon. Who will win the Fitz Scavenger Hunt? By

choosing prizes that wed rather not give away you can be sure that a few hours of diving around

Cambridge will be time well spent.

Why not then try your hand at a bit of punting down the River Cam? A great way to see some of the

colleges along the river, and one of THE things to do in Cambridge. Its impossible to fall in the Cam,

except for a very special few!

Youll be hungry by this point, so mark your last day of true freedom in style by treating yourself to a

typical pub meal in the company of your new Fitz family.

Pub QuizButtery

We expect you already know how quizzes work. You might even think youre quite good at them. But

you have never done a Cambridge pub quiz. A quiz where the competitive streak that everyone tries tohide in the name of making friends is revealed when you desperately try to remember the name of

every member of S Club 7. The stakes are high, but at the end of the day its only a quiz, right?

Club Night @ CindiesMeet in Bar

Cindies (officially called Ballare) is probably Cambridgesmost popular club and is definitely its

cheesiest, playing a combination of recent chart hits, 90s pop and even the occasional Disney number

(Lion King anyone?). Students tend to flock here on a regular basis and tonight will be one of its busiest

nights of term.

11am - 1pm

12:30pm - 1pm

1:30pm - 7pm

7:30pm - 9pm

10:30pm


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Thursday 9th

October

7:30pm

Lectures Begin!

Oddly, Cambridge weeks begin on Thursdays. That means today is the first day of lectures and the

official start of your Cambridge academic lifestart off on the right foot and get to them on time!

Cambridge Union DebateThe Cambridge Union

Thinking about joining the Cambridge Union but not sure whether you should pay the fee? Why not

sample a debate (and stop at the Union Bar whilst youre at it) for free?

Thursday Headliner Club NightMeet in Bar

The Thursday Headliner promises to be the main club nightof Freshers Week, held at a secret

Cambridge location (soon to be confirmed) and armed with a cracking line-up.

Cambridge Footlights TourThe ADC Theatre

Catch this years Footlights show for the last time after their tour of London, Edinburgh and America.

This is the chance to see last years talented writers and performers as they bring freshly honed, sharp,

hilarious sketches to the ADC stage. Many past Footlights members have gone on to be at the forefront

of our entertainment industry, including Stephen Fry, Robert Webb and David Mitchell.

Best to book beforehand at: https://www.adctheatre.com/whats-on/comedy/footlights-international-

tour-show-2014-real-feelings.aspx.

Lectures Continue

Tea TastingFitz Caf

Magda, our lovely Caf Supervisor, will be running a tea tasting session that will ultimately lead to the

selection of a new group of teas to be served in the caf. Come along to pick your favourites and have

your say on whats sold for the rest of the year.

Churchill PavChurchill

Youve met the folks at Medwards, now its Churchills turn. What better way than by turning up to

their first bop of term?

Clare EntsClare College Cellars

If youre not feeling Churchill, Clare Cellars is a popular destination on Fridays - playing host to live

music and DJs. Previous performers include Tinie Tempah and Chase & Status.

All Day

10:30pm

11pm

Friday 10th

October

All Day

9:30pm

10:30pm

5:00pm


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Lectures Continue

For scientists, engineers and medics the lectures continue. For arts students, a lie in will probably be in

order.

BrunchButtery

Brunch takes place every Saturday in Hall, but it plays such an important role in Fitzs food calendar

that we had to include it in the timetable to make sure you dont miss out! This week only, Brunch will

have an international twist with a variety of Asian and European foods on offer.

International EveningWalter Grave Room

Think back to the International Evenings of your Primary School days. Therell be a calligraphyworkshop and cheese tasting amongst other great activities. In addition, Fitz will see the launch of its

exciting new language scheme which will give those wanting to learn a new language the chance to

pair up with a Fitzbilly thats fluent. Learn a language and make a friend. Perfect.

Bop ft. MCRBar

You may have matriculated on Tuesday but today is that emotional moment for the Graduates of the

College and in celebration you have been invited to their bop. This is a rare opportunity to mingle with

the fancy MCR (Middle Combination Roomthe body that represents the Grads) who youll inevitably

see around. Theres good and bad news. The bad - unfortunately theres no fancy dress. However there

will be karaoke, drinks and chart-toppers from all around the world amidst other delights.

Sunday 12th

October

Saturday 11th

October

Courtesy of your International Officer, a number of events held today will have an international feel to them. As ever,

theyre open to everyone so get involved!

Morning

11:30am - 1:30pm

10am Find a Church BreakfastMeet in Bar

A chance to have some breakfast with the good people in CICCU. Theyll introduce you to the various

Churches around Cambridge and find the one thats best for you. Youll then head there together for

Sunday Service.

Billy DayOxford Road Playing Fields

Lovingly organised by your President and Vice-Presidents of Sports & Societies, a relaxed sports day forall of Fitz. Dont worry if sport isnt your thing, come and celebrate the end of what will have been an

amazing week with a BBQ and the all important bouncy castle.

Freshers Gig Auditorium

A yearly tradition and a chance for any budding performers to shine. What better way to end your

week? Please message the Ents Team at [email protected] if youd like to take part.

Any talent at any level is absolutely welcome.

TBC (Keep an eye

out for updates)

8:30pm

4pm - 6pm

10pm - 12am


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Beyond Freshers Week

The Ents dont stop because your work has started. Heres a little taste of whats coming up:

Family Superhall and Bop (on Thursday)Wednesday 15th

and Thursday 16th

October 201419:30Your first Superhall and a chance to get to know your college parents as well as your new brother or sister over a meal in

formal hall. The best bit? The meals on them (theyll also let you know what day theyve booked you onto). As we dont yet

think youve had enough fancy dress, the theme is FAMOUS FAMILIES*shock/surprise*. You can stretch that as far as you

like. In previous years theres been everything from Monopoly Properties to Teletubbies. No matter what day youre eating,

join us at the bop after Thursdays Superhall.

Halloween Superhall and BopThursday 30thOctober 201419:30

The last Superhall of term, look out for more information soon.

Fitz SessionsVarious

A fantastic night of live music and performances in the bar. A few times a year, everyone gathers to watch Fitzs musical and

comedic talent (with a few acts brought in from around Cambridge). Barbershop, acoustic, Indie-pop bands, poetry and

comedy etc. are all welcome to perform on a night not to miss.

FitzmasEnd of termFitz puts its own spin on Christmas. Expect Christmas Dinner and karaoke.

Re-Freshers WeekBeginning of Lent Term

Relive those golden moments once again.

Club Nights

Whether its Tuesday Cindies, Thursday Lolas or any other queue jump tickets youre after, message Fitz Ents onFacebook

and well hook you up.


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This way to:

Town Centre7 min cycle/15 min walk

Aldi/Co-op/Iceland/Dominos2 min cycle/5 min walk

Huntington Road Surgery 1 min cycle/ 3 min walk

Downing Site 10 min cycle/20 min walk

This way to:

Girton7 min cycle/20 min walk

Oxford Road2 min cycle/5 min walk

This way to:

Sidgwick Site7 min cycle/15 min walk

West Road (Maths, Physics) 5 min cycle/10 min walk

Churchill/Medwards

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