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Fri, Aug 13th 1:30pm

Kitchens close
For your information:
The kitchens will be closed for the summer between August 13th and 3rd September.

Tue, Aug 10th 6:45pm

MCR Summer Dinner
For those of you lucky enough to be in Cambridge this summer, we've got a nice little feast planned with our MCR Summer Dinner.

There'll be a few other colleges coming along, so feel free to invite many of your friends!

Signup will open on Monday 2nd August.

Wed, Jul 14th 7:30pm

A Comedy of Errors - The Globe Theatre perform in the Master's Garden          
The internationally renowned Shakespeare’s Globe return to Cambridge with an intimate performance of 'A Comedy of Errors', performed to a small audience in the Master’s Garden at our very own Emmanuel College.

A fantastic opportunity to see some truly world-class actors performing in Cambridge - join us by booking your ticket online using the link below.

http://www.cambridgeartstheatre.com/pages/Summer%202010/sp-globe.html

Nb. Register your interest by signing up on the Emma website so that we can send you details of when and where to meet nearer the time; but please do book your own ticket for the event online or by visiting the Cambridge Arts Theatre booking office in town.

Sat, Jun 19th 1:00pm

MCR Garden Party Part Deux - POSTPONED          
Postponed for now, but stay tuned for another date in the Long Vac.

Thu, Jun 10th 2:00pm

MCR Garden Party          
The Graduate Tutors, Dr Leeper and Revd Caddick, cordially invite you to the MCR garden party in order to celebrate the end of term.

Refreshments and nibbles will be served in Chapman's Garden from 2pm until 4pm. If the weather is poor, the party will continue (no fear!) up in the Harrod's Room.

ALL members of the MCR are invited (including affiliated members) so come along for a glass of Pimms and a cucumber sandwich in the company of your fellow graduate students. Partners are welcome (add a guest at signup) and for any larger groups (eg visiting relatives) requests are to be sent to Dr Leeper at fjl1['at']cam.ac.uk.

College is footing the bill, so it's free for MCR members and partners!

Mon, Jun 7th 6:31pm

MCR Black Tie Dinner charges          
Free dinner tickets for Neal Wadhwa and Eleanor Rutherford in exchange for grad talks.

Mon, Jun 7th 6:30pm

MCR Black Tie Dinner          
You are invited to join your fellow MCR members for the fanciest dinner of the year - starting with sparkling wine and the annual members' photo, we'll then have a fabulous dinner in hall, complete with wine and Fellows. Then it's back to the Old Library for salsa, complete with instructors to teach you the steps and some delicious summer cocktails to get you in the mood.

Dress code is black tie and gowns for Emma members, black tie for guests. Members may bring one guest per person.
Price: £18.50 for MCR members and £20.50 for guests.

Fri, Jun 4th 7:00pm

Formal Exchange - Clare          
The long-awaited return to Clare - they came here at the beginning of Michaelmas term, if you remember!

The (amazingly cheap) ticket price includes pre-dinner sherry, a three-course meal, and a few glasses of wine.

Dress code is standard formal (cocktail dresses or skirts and blouses etc.for girls and suits for guys mostly).
Price: £7.00 for MCR members

Sat, May 29th 8:00pm

Amber North gig at Michaelhouse Cafe
Amber North is a Grad student at Kings who writes and plays acoustic music and is just releasing a new album of songs.

King's Graduates have invited us to join them at her upcoming gig at the Michaelhouse Cafe, which is a beautiful space with great acoustics (and is not just a cafe, but a bar too).

Tickets are £5 on the door. Doors open 8pm, music from 8.30pm.

The ticket price is to cover costs but any extra
revenue will go to charity (in this case, Partners in Health - an organization which works in Haiti).

Check out Amber's music here:
http://www.myspace.com/ambernorth

Tue, May 25th 6:45pm

MCR May Dinner          
A rather lovely exam term treat, with delicious drinks in the Old Library followed by four magnificent courses in Hall - remember that you can bring up to three guests, so it's a great chance to show of Emma at her summery best.

Dinner drinks (excluding port) are BYOB and gowns and formal wear must be worn.
Price: £11.00 for MCR members and £13.00 for guests.

Sat, May 15th 2:00pm

MCR Tennis Tournament
It’s almost summer and that means Wimbledon is right around the corner, so we’ve decided to host our very own premiere tennis tournament on our paddock’s legendary 100% rye grass courts. Well, maybe that bit about the grass is a lie, but join us anyway from 2.00 to 6.00pm or so for doubles action and perhaps a few drinks (BYOB).

In the interest of getting as many people playing as possible, we’ll have one bracket for mixed, men’s, and women’s teams (which only makes sense 37 years after Billie Jean King dominated Bobby Riggs). Sign up as pairs or go solo and we’ll pair you up. You can show up unannounced on the day of the event, and we’ll see if we can’t grant you a wildcard, but try to sign up so we have an idea about the number of teams.

Extra rackets (or racquets) will be on hand for those without, and dressing up is encouraged, as rumo(u)r has it there will be special appearances from Ollie McEnroe and possibly the Queen. Prizes for winning team and best dressed (and potentially for that individual with the least regard for personal injury); format of play to be announced. And pray for sun, as the college is running behind schedule on the installation of the retractable roof.

Sign up here:
http://tiny.cc/MCRtennistournament

Fri, May 14th 7:00pm

Formal Exchange - Selwyn          
Selwyn have invited us along to their 'feast' formal hall, of seven (!) courses, with a "Nationalities" theme.

The night will begin with a sparkling wine reception at 7pm, followed by the aforementioned feast, and the ticket price includes a bop afterwards.

Dress is formal, no gowns required and 'National' fancy dress encouraged...


Price: £18.00 for MCR members and £18.00 for guests.

Thu, May 13th 7:00pm

Formal Exchange - St Catharine's          
The lovely St Catharine's, or Catz, as it is better known, have invited us to dine with them and two other colleges, Kings and Queens - a recipe for good fun! According to wiki, Catz holds a 'friendly rivalry' with Queens and saved itself from a merger with Kings in the 1880s, so perhaps we are there as adjudicators...

Pre-dinner drinks will be served in their MCR from 7pm.
Price: £9.00 for MCR members

Wed, May 12th 7:30pm

Grad Talks - Eleanor Rutherford and Neal Wadhwa
The MCR Grad Talks provide you the opportunity to hear your fellow graduate student talk about their work. The talks will start at 8pm with drinks and food being served from 7.30pm onwards in the Gardner Room (next to Upper Hall). Please do come along to support the speakers and learn a little bit about other people's research.

Eleanor Rutherford - The Polyphonies of the Codex Calixtinus.

The 'Codex Calixtinus' is a twelfth-century manuscript compiled of five books related to the feast of St James and containing a supplement of polyphonic pieces (i.e. music for more than one voice). My research has focused on looking at this polyphonic repertory in terms of the relationship between its performance and its record in writing. Today notation is often perceived as an exact description of a work, prescribing precisely how the music should be performed, whereas it is unlikely that the polyphony as transmitted in the Codex Calixtinus ever existed in a definitive state. Treitler has attempted to break down the false dichotomy between modern perceptions of fixed composed music and variable "improvised" music, using the twelfth-century Vatican Organum Treatise as a model for the variations of polyphonic procedures in Parisian repertories such as the Magnus Liber. Using his work, I am examining the Spanish material from the point of view of patterns of improvisation typical of that repertory.

Neal Wadhwa - Warp Drive Theory

The speed of light, 300,000 kilometers per second, is the maximum speed at which any object or signal can travel in the universe. While we cannot build a propulsion system that enables travel at superluminal speeds, it may be possible to distort space and time in such a way to create a propulsion system that enables travel at effective speeds faster than that of light.
Such a propulsion system would be necessary for interstellar space flight. In science fiction films, television shows and novels, most notably Star Trek, this propulsion system is known as the warp drive. We will discuss the warp drive in the theoretical physics framework of Einstein's theory of general relativity, which explains how matter can be used to bend space and time.

Tue, May 11th 8:30pm

GU Latin Dance Fiesta @ Lifted
The GU invites you all to a night of latin dance and music! Start the night by learning some salsa and bachata moves (9-10pm). Then try out your new moves and dance the night away to latin music! Open to any level of experience. Normal Lifted drinks deals available. All this for an entry fee of just £2!! No need to sign up - just turn up from 8.30pm. La Raza, Rose Crescent

Tue, May 11th 6:45pm

Formal Exchange - St John's          
BA Dinner at St John's

John's College has fixed assets of £567,390,000; while this is overshadowed in absolute terms by Trinity College, it does however grant St John's the largest endowment per student of any Oxbridge college. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints. Its May Ball was ranked the "seventh best party in the world" by Time magazine.

So they know how to entertain guests, then.

*Wine Policy:* wine is included in meal. CANNOT bring your own
*Dress*: Formal
*Gowns* : not required - only for Johnians
*Event details*: gather in SBR (MCR) for pre-drinks (port and sherry) at 6:55pm. Dinner begins 7:30 pm - 3-course meal followed by coffee. Go to John's Bar after dinner (one free Port/Sherry served in Bar).

Price: £16.00 for MCR members and £16.00 for guests.

Mon, May 10th 6:45pm

MCR Fair Trade Dinner          
If only there was a way to do a good deed while eating delicious food... there is now.

The Emma MCR is very proud to present a Fair Trade Latin American dinner on Monday 10th May. Showcasing the best Fair Trade products, you'll be treated to a smashing four-course meal in Hall, with pre-drinks and after-dinner port included. After dinner we'll be heading back to the MCR for a Latin American-themed party. Tango anyone? Just let me move this couch...

The dress code is formal and gowns must be worn. Dinner drinks are BYOB.
Price: £12.00 for MCR members and £14.00 for guests.

Thu, May 6th 10:00pm

Election Party
The general election if being held on the 6th May and what better way to see the results coming in but in the company of the MCR. Come along to see if the red, blue, yellow, green or multicoloured ribbons come out top and who will represent the country next as Britain's Prime Minister.

MCR members will be meeting in the bar at 10pm (you're never going to do any work after that time anyway..!) to get a few drinks in and watch the votes come in. The bar will stop serving as usual at 11:15pm but we are allowed to stay and watch the footage there for as long as we want...come prepared with snacks etc as we'll be in for the long haul...
If the bar becomes too crowded/is deemed too noisy we will head back to the MCR to watch the final few ballot counts coming in.

Wed, May 5th 9:15pm

Inside Government During an Election - a talk by the Master
The Master is going to give a talk describing what happens inside government during an election, especially when there is a transition of a new political party into power. This will be adapted from a few talks he has given recently to governmental departments as due to the large turnover in the civil service over the last ten years quite a number of people even inside government don't know what happens.

Come along to the Queens Building Lecture theatre at 9:15pm to find out what is actually happening at the moment inside government. It's the perfect preparation to voting on the 6th...

Mon, May 3rd 7:45pm

MCR Cheese Tasting - guest spots open          
The Emmanuel Kitchen is kindly putting on a variety of edibles that discriminate against the lactose-intolerant (please see the menu). Matched wines, grapes and celery will also be served.

The tasting will take place in the Gardner room (next to Upper Hall).
Price: £14.00 for MCR members and £14.00 for guests.

Sat, May 1st 9:00pm

GU Silent Disco
If an 'Oxbridge dinner' isn't your thing...then head to the Cambridge Union for a silent disco!

Just finished your dissertation? Want to let off steam before getting into the zone for your exams? Come to the GU Silent Disco - the biggest inter-collegiate grad event this term! We'll have two DJs so you can pick your favourite music - choose from dance/house or cheese/party bangers. Come and join us for great music, cheap drinks and lots of fun! £3 adv/guestlist, £4 OTD.

Sign up to the guestlist at http://www.gradunion.cam.ac.uk/calendar/booking/signup.php?eventid=1481 or pick up a ticket at the GU Cocktail Party this Friday.

Drinks deals: all cocktails £3, beers from £2, double up on any spirit for £1.
Email social@gradunion.cam.ac.uk for more details.

Sat, May 1st 6:45pm

MCR Oxbridge Dinner          
Celebrate the age-old rivalry between Cambridge and Oxford at the MCR Oxbridge Dinner! We're hosting visitors from St. Catherine's College, Oxford, for a five-course feast in hall, followed by jazz and dancing into the night.

Pre-dinner Pimm's will be served in the Old Library from 6:45pm.

The dress code is formal with an Oxbridge twist - think boaters, teddy-bears, floaty dresses with parasols and linen suits. Gowns must be worn, and drinks for dinner will be BYOB.

SIGN-UP NOW OPEN!
Price: £12.00 for MCR members and £14.00 for guests.

Wed, Apr 28th 9:00pm

Emma Ents presents Alix Perez
For their last Emma Ents of term, the Emma Ents team has gone all out and booked our favourite producer. If you’ve enjoyed some of the artists last term, we cannot recommend this highly enough.

With some of the cheapest drinks in Cambridge (£2.50 double spirit mixer etc) and the chance to hear one of the most popular DJs in an intimate setting, this is the place to be on Wednesday night.

* * * *
Emma Ents presents

ALIX PEREZ http://www.myspace.com/alixperez

with support from
Friar
DJ Mish Mash
and hosted by
MC INJA http://www.myspace.com/injanu

* * * *

Emma Bar 9-12/ £5/£4 Emma before 10

Tue, Apr 27th 7:00pm

Formal Exchange - Peterhouse          
The oldest and smallest of the Cambridge colleges, Peterhouse's intimate, candlelit formal promises to be a treat.

Peterhouse is also the only college to have two separate halves to its grace - so get practising standing silently with knees trapped under the bench and candle flames flickering at your gown sleeves...


Dress: Lounge suits
Wine: BYO (corkage £1.25) or buy at Peterhouse Bar
Pre-dinner drinks from 7pm
Price: £16.50 for MCR members

Sun, Apr 25th 7:15pm

General Election Hustings in Kings Chapel
On Thursday 6th May, a General Election will be held in the UK that will decide our next government. All indications are that this will be one of the closest elections in recent decades and students could hold the balance of power in Cambridge. Make the most of this unique opportunity for students to challenge the parliamentary candidates for Cambridge, where no one will be able to duck the issues. Come and pin down the politicians who want to represent you in parliament.

We are also joining with NUS and students unions around Britain to ask you to pledge to use your vote to support candidates that would support students and vote against any increase in tuition fees in the next parliament. Pledge to use your vote by taking 30 seconds to visit: http://www.voteforstudents.co.uk/ Through events and online, CUSU will also be providing you with as much information as possible about the General Election, so are informed and able to vote for candidates who stick up for student interests. Our new online hub is the best place to find out more about the election, the candidates and election hustings in Cambridge: http://www.cusu.cam.ac.uk/campaigns/voteforstudents/.

Fri, Apr 23rd 8:00pm

GU Cocktail Party
Celebrate the start-of-term in style with cocktails at the Graduate Union from 8pm on Friday 23rd April! There will be a FREE cocktail for the first 100 guests and they'll be just £1 after that. Our bar will be open as normal so you can choose from our full range of drinks if our selection if cocktails doesn't appeal - beer/wine = £1.50. Free entry, free cocktail, free nibbles - just turn up!

Mon, Apr 19th 6:45pm

MCR St. George's Day Dinner - 'England through the ages'          
St. George's Day is coming up, and it's time for the MCR to celebrate the Best of English! The theme for this first dinner of Easter term is 'England through the ages', and you're invited to come in costume. What's it going to be? Queen Victoria? The spinning jenny? Newcastle? The choice is yours, and feel free to be as inventive as you like - there will, as ever, be a prize for best costume of the night!

We'll begin with drinks in the Old Library at 6:45pm, moving to Hall for a delightful dinner followed by English cheeses and port. Afters will combine the charming entertainments and general merriment for which the Emma MCR is rightly famous - we're heading to the Old Library for an old-school disco with cheesy music and dancing for all. The Queen has been invited but has yet to reply.

As ever, drinks for dinner are BYOB and gowns (as well as costumes) must be worn.

SIGN-UP NOW OPEN!
Price: £10.50 for MCR members and £12.50 for guests.

Thu, Apr 15th 8:30pm

Grad Talks - POSTPONED
These talks are being postponed until later in term...keep checking the social calendar (or sign-up to do one by telling the MCR committee).

Come and hear from some of your fellow grad students at the Emma Graduate Talks! They'll be held in the Harrods Room (top floor of the Queen's Building, above the MCR) starting at 8pm, and are an informal way to get to know who's doing what and learn something at the same time. Wine, beer and snacks will be provided.

Thu, Feb 4th 7:00pm

Formal swap - Pembroke extra
Additional 1 quid charge.