HARRY POTTER SITZ PHOTOS

Hiya everybody,

The paparazzi of the board, who owns the camera with most photos from our events, has been insanely busy lately, but now they are finally here – the pictures from the Harry Potter sitz! :D Our biggest thanks to everyone who turned up and made our evening in the Great Hall even more magical than we could ever have imagined – we had an amazing time, and we hope you did too!

We apologize for the slightly blurry quality of some of the pictures - we hope you enjoyed them nevertheless :) As usual, if you find a picture of yourself that you think should be taken down, leave a comment and we will take care of it instantly! Once again, THANKS for a fantastic night!

xo

The Board

Christmas Party!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! 

It is time to deck the halls, heat the mulled wine and celebrate Christmas! You are most welcome to Britannica's Christmas Party in Kramer (M220) on Dec 12th. 

During the afternoon the English Department are hosting a Career Day, at which our alumni will talk about what they have worked with since graduating. This is an excellent chance of brainstorming about future career prospects. We have also invited the alumni to the Chrissie party for us to get a chance to ask any questions we might have. The party will kick off at 6 pm. 

For the tiny sum of 3 € (5 € for non-members) you will get Christmas porridge, mulled wine and gingerbread. There will also be some wine & cheese as per usual.

We have some music & games in store for you, but if you feel like contributing with a musical number/game/poetry/whatever your talent is, we'd be delighted! First year students - it is custom (but not mandatory) that you contribute in some way, so think about it!

If you like tiny presents, bring a gift worth 3 € and Secret Santa will provide you with something in exhange!

Britannica's annual Christmas Party is a great tradition you will not want to miss, join us for a jolly good time!

Finally a few gifs from some great Christmas movies: 

Department-get-together

Dear Britannicans,

It is once again time for a traditional department-get-together, bringing together students and staff alike for an evening of wine, cheese, and socializing with fellow students and teachers. The board has also planned some fun surprise programme for you!

The get-together will take place on Thursday the 13th of November from 7pm onwards in Kramer (M220) and costs only 3€ for members (5€ for non-members).

This is one of the lovely events you don't have to sign up for in advance, but in order to get y'all enough to eat and drink, we'd appreciate seeing your name under "going" on the Facebook event if you intend to come. See y'all there! :)

Movie Night

It is time for the first movie night of the season, and The English Department Film Club in association with Britannica are pleased to present Good Vibrations (2012), directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn. The film is based on the life of Terry Hooley, founder of a cult record label and store in Troubles-era Belfast. Watch the trailer here. 

All are welcome, so bring that friend of yours that is really into film. Refreshments can be purchased for 1  €.

Stay excellent,

Britannica 

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!