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As dining officers we organise a number of dining events each term, like exchange dinners with other colleges, guest nights and dinner with the fellows. During an exchange dinner we host MCR members from other colleges in the Caius MCR for drinks and dinner in the gallery one evening. On a subsequent evening we join them for formal hall in their college. It is a great way to see some of the other 32 colleges in Cambridge.

For a guest night a special menu will be prepared by the kitchens, making this the best occasion to invite friends and family to dine with you in college. We also act as a point of contact between the MCR and the kitchen office, so please e-mail us with questions, ideas and both positive and negative comments on dining related issues.

My job as Computing Officer is to keep the website running smoothly, maintain the MCR mailing lists and to deal with any other computing issues that graduate students might have.

As MCR welfare officer it is my job to help you! If you have any welfare or health problems please do not hesitate to contact me – I’ll do my best to offer advice and if necessary put you in touch with other services that may be able to help. The committee as a whole is dedicated to making sure that every graduate student enjoys their time at Caius, so if you feel unhappy with life here for any reason then I want to help – all welfare emails are kept completely confidential. I am able to provide MCR members with condoms, pregnancy tests and attack alarms on request, and also maintain the condom box in the Harvey Road basement common room if you’d rather collect them anonymously. I am also the MCR green officer so any questions about recycling issues can be directed my way. Outside of the committee I am a 5th year medical student.

As Women’s Officer I am there to ensure that all women are having a good time at Caius! If you experience any trouble either with your work or in your private life, you can contact me and I will do my best to help you and provide details of professional services if needed. So basically, I have the role of a female Welfare Officer, and you can get condoms, pregnancy tests and attack alarms from me as well. Apart from that, you should also see me if you experience any sort of sexual discrimination or harassment, as I can inform the women’s council which then can raise the issue to the university if needed. Furthermore, we (the council) also organise public events (not only for women) to raise awareness of gender inequality or just to make the time of the students in Cambridge more fun!

The Sports Officer is responsible for promoting and coordinating sporting activities (both serious and fun) within the MCR, such as an MCR running group, the Grad VIII, the MCR cricket team, rackets ladders, and the annual summer sports day. They should also be a source of sports information regarding college and beyond, and keep the sports pages on the MCR website up-to-date.

The Caius Graduate Arts Society exists to provide the more academic side to the MCR. We organise presentations of current students' research, invite interesting speakers to come to College, and organise play readings, poetry readings and photography exhibitions for the MCR.

If you would like to get involved with CGAS, or have any interesting ideas for events please get in touch.