Students' lounge update

Just a short post to say THANKS to everyone who have joined us in supporting the students' lounge! Our petition has a lot of signatures already (way more than is shown in the picture below!) and it is still lying on the table in SL if there is someone who still wants to sign it. Also thanks to everyone who didn't mind being caught on camera during the very informal "photosession" on Tuesday - pictures will be up later!

Also, the latest news to those of you who didn't come to the subject moot: The students' lounge will be moved to the room that is now the department office. The biggest reason for this is that the department wants to make more room for researchers, and while the department office isn't suitable for this purpose, the room that is now SL could house more researchers than the majority of the offices at our department. This decision will, of course, mean less space for us, but it is way better than losing our sacred recreational space altogether, and we choose to see it as an opportunity to clear out unnecessary things from the students' lounge and furnish/decorate a new cozy corner for everyone. We will give you more information about this move as soon as any concrete plans evolve!

Right now, there doesn't seem to be a need for sending the petition anywhere, but we will save it for the future in case of emergency! As mentioned, it is still possible to sign it, so feel free to do so if you haven't already.

x The board

PS. An additional hanks to everyone who participated in the backwards sitz - hope you had a blast!