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Reports and College Activities QUEEN’S HOMELESS SUPPORT President: Ying Ying Teo Walking through the streets of Oxford as freshers who had just matriculated into the University, we were met with sights of people sleeping right outside our College walls. Queen’s Homeless Support is born out of an acute awareness of the city’s jarring disparity that coexists with our privileged institution. Homelessness has always been part of Oxford’s landscape and there are already pre-existing student organisations that provide food and other necessities to those sleeping rough. However, while on our rounds, we realised that the rough sleepers in East Oxford, a disproportionately disadvantaged community, have been underserved. And so, we set out with the goal to fill this gap – with three evening shifts a week to provide help to the homeless in East Oxford. Founded on the eve of the outbreak of COVID-19, the society had to put its activities on hold as we were sent home to complete Trinity term. The pandemic has put into perspective how the homelessness crisis in Oxford is a ticking time bomb. Once emergency legislation runs out and when the economic impact of the outbreak bites, we anticipate that homelessness will worsen in Oxford. There is a long way to go in battling homelessness structurally and as a Queen’s community, we should do more to help the homeless who are the most vulnerable in times of crises. Over the past few months, we have also been in talks with the College kitchen for donation of excess food to the society, so that food access for the homeless and reduction of food waste can be achieved simultaneously. We look forward to implementing these goals in the coming year! KORFBALL Captain: Hamish Smeaton Although the annual Trinity Korfball Cuppers did not go ahead due to the pandemic, Queen’s students have been influential in the success of the sport this year. As a relatively niche sport, the majority of University players begin from scratch, so it was great to see several Queen’s students signing up at Freshers’ Fair and attending the Michaelmas beginner-oriented taster sessions run by the Oxford University Korfball Club. At a more experienced level, three Queen’s members represented the University during the year, with Ellie Woods making several strong league appearances for the second team, while Gemma Smale and Hamish Smeaton enjoyed successful seasons in their final year with the club. 76 The Queen’s College | College Record 2020
Gemma quickly established herself as a first team starter, helping her team secure safety in the Oxfordshire Korfball League’s 1 st division as the club’s top female goalscorer. The first team also qualified for the BUCS Championships, making them one of the best 16 university teams in the country, but the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19. Gemma started the 33 rd annual Varsity match against Cambridge, earning her half-blue in a tightly contested 16-15 victory, and completing a clean 4-0 sweep for the Dark Blues. Hamish primarily played for the seconds, performing well in a standout season for the team, including a comfortable 17-4 win over Cambridge 2s in the Varsity match and a silver medal at BUCS Plate after winning the Southern qualifier event. In the league, the team narrowly missed out on promotion to the 2 nd division, finishing as runners up with Hamish as the team’s top goal-scorer. Reports and College Activities Cuppers would have been an excellent finale to an incredible year for Oxford Korfball, with Queen’s well placed to improve upon their second-place finish in 2018. Unfortunately, the cherry on top wasn’t to be, but this doesn’t take away from a fantastic season for OUKC with impressive Queen’s individual performances. THE LAW SOCIETY President: Kwok Cheung The Law Society began the year by hosting two Law Firm Dinners with Freshfields and Debevoise. In Trinity, we invited Lord Hoffmann to be Guest of Honour at our Annual Law Dinner (now postponed to next Trinity). The Society would like to thank its leavers: Becca Brimble, Jake Alston, Meg Howells and Ben Egan. You’ve been the absolute best role models to us, and we can’t wait to see what your futures hold. QUEEN’S COLLEGE MEDICAL SOCIETY President: Sahara Pandit The purpose of the Queen’s College Medical Society (QCMS) is to bring together medical students, bio-medical students, medical graduates and tutors of The Queen’s College to share their interest and passion in the subject. For our annual dinner in Michaelmas term, we welcomed special guests Professor Mike Tipton, a Professor of Human and Applied Physiology at the University of Portsmouth and Professor Stephen Powis, the National Medical Director of NHS England. Professor Mike Tipton, the UK’s leading cold water expert, shared his knowledge and experience of working with the human body in extreme environments. An Oxford alumnus, Professor Stephen Powis shared his experiences of studying and practicing medicine and what he believes to College Record 2020 | The Queen’s College 77
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seminar series held in College. Soo
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and earlier Indo-European and Mesop
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in Japan will also be postponed to
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