College Record 2013

Arms and University Parks. In mid-June, the fleet was returned to full strength
with the addition of two brand-new punts, built to order by the neighbouring
Cherwell Boathouse. These state-of-the-art punts – the first the College has
purchased in over eight years – were built to an innovative design with a single
marine-ply bottom in place of the traditional pine planks, greatly increasing both
their resistance to leaks and overall durability. We hope they will serve Wolfson
punting for many years to come.
Chris Malone, Admiral of the Punts.
Reading Group
The Group, now in its ninth year, continues to thrive and meets every couple of
months. Books read and discussed this year were The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky;
The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford; The Fifth Business by Robertson Davies;
Nana by Emile Zola; My Antonía by Willa Cather; The Merchant of Prato: Francesco
Di Marco Datini: Daily Life in a Medieval Italian City by Iris Origo.
At our first meeting next term we will be talking about Effi Briest by Theodor
Fontane. New members are always welcome. Suggestions for books are considered
at each meeting. My own wish is to get more women writers on the list next year.
We are grateful to the Academic Committee for its continued support which enables
us to offer refreshments at our meetings.
Jan Scriven
Romulus
We began with a wine reception to choose this year’s theme, ‘Revolutions’. A
5-member editorial board was formed, and to complement the printed version
we brought Romulus online at http://romulusmagazine.wordpress.com. The site
features John Duggan’s sound composition ‘Wolfscape 1’, readings by authors
Darren Tan and Stephanie Yorke, and a video by Garlen Lo. This year’s contributions
to Romulus include essays on revolutions in Hungary, Germany, Romania and
Egypt, and a series of dramatic photographs of murals and graffiti from Tahrir
square taken by Kim Wilkinson. A review by Isabel Stoppani de Berrie of the newly
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