The College Record 2022
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We hope that next year will see a continuation, if not growth, in the busy musical<br />
life of Queen’s that has been so joyfully revived by both this year’s committee and<br />
the wider <strong>College</strong> community, and wish all the best to our President-Elect, Rosanna<br />
Milner, and to the rest of the committee for the future of Eglesfield Music.<br />
JUST LOVE HOMELESS OUTREACH<br />
President Daniel Storey<br />
Reports and <strong>College</strong> Activities<br />
Throughout the academic year, Queen’s has served as the hub for our homeless<br />
outreach activities. Every Friday evening of term, we have met in the JCR to prepare<br />
sandwiches and then in the Chapel for prayer before our outreaches. In a typical<br />
week we had two teams, one covering the city centre and the other covering<br />
St. Giles’, and Little Clarendon Street.<br />
Through our outreaches we have consistently been able to provide homeless or<br />
street-linked individuals with food and hot drinks. Our volunteers have also referred<br />
various people to professional groups for further support. During Michaelmas, we<br />
collaborated with Turl Street Homeless Action to collect clothes donations at several<br />
colleges. We handed these out along with Christmas cards and new socks, hats,<br />
and gloves.<br />
What I am most proud of are the friendships we have been able to foster with some<br />
of the people we meet. It is largely beyond us to tackle big problems in the lives of the<br />
homeless, such as housing, family conflict, mental illness, and addiction. However, by<br />
talking to them as equals, expressing an interest in them, and offering our consolation<br />
and spiritual support, we help people to experience dignity and hope.<br />
Thanks to the dedication of our volunteers, I am confident that we will continue<br />
to serve Oxford’s homeless community. As I hand over to our new President<br />
Jed Michael, we may no longer operate from Queen’s, but we are very grateful for<br />
the <strong>College</strong>’s support over the past year.<br />
MEDICAL SOCIETY<br />
President Bethan Storey<br />
Queen’s <strong>College</strong> Medical Society (QCMS) exists to bring together medical students,<br />
biomedical students, medical graduates, and tutors of the <strong>College</strong> to share their<br />
interest in the subject. This was made significantly more challenging in recent<br />
years by the COVID-19 pandemic, and although the virtual events of last year were<br />
a resounding success, we were excited to be able to return to in-person events<br />
this year.<br />
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