"Hello and welcome to the committee page of the Oriel MCR website. The role of the committee is to administer the running of the common room and to attend to the needs of the MCR as a community. Frequently, I and others on the committee present the views of the graduate body in Oriel to the rest of college and ensure that our interests are being served. We have a very active social life here in Oriel with many events such as guest dinners, cocktail parties and exchange dinners with other MCRs forming part of the regular social calendar. Oriel is a fantastic place both to study and to meet people from diverse backgrounds and subject groups. Please take the time to learn more about us from our website or feel free to get in touch with any queries."

I'm Jochen the Treasurer of the Oriel MCR. My position requires that I take care of the accounts. That means I have to compile the numbers for the committee so that they know which activities are affordable for us. Additionally I deal with the college bursar and finally I organize the payment of the consumable such as coffee and bar utilities.

The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober.
--- William Butler Yeats

Hi I'm Salih, a sport-loving South African who also happens to be your MCR sports representative. This does not mean that I will be exercising on your behalf but rather that I will keep you posted on the various sporting events in and around Oxford, and encouraging you to get out and active too. This includes how you can get involved with an Oriel College team, or simply go support an Oriel team There's plenty going on whether it's darts, rugby, squash, cricket, crocquet, sul ki do, walking, rock-climbing, diving, tennis, running, rowing, basketball, football...you get the point! So be bold, and meet the challenge, Oxford is more than prim and proper sub fusc and has a decidely less neat and sweaty aspect to it too.

I'm Ben Carmichael, the Oriel MCR Environmental Officer. Throughout the year, I plan to promote a few environmental initiatives. First, I plan to continue the work initiated in the past two years to make Oriel College carbon neutral. Secondly, I plan to work on integrating recycling more fully into the college. And finally, I hope to improve Oriel's food sourcing. That includes local, organic meats and produce, as well as organic limes for your cocktails, and low carbon beer for the MCR. If you have any concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Hello, I am Gerhard, your Male Welfare Officer. Thomas Merton said "Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony." and we all know how difficult it is to get those four done right. So, if there is anything you'd like to talk about - e.g. things you're dealing with, need someone to lend a friendly ear, or would like a talkative person to chat with: please email me and I'll prepare some tea...

Contact via the Lodge.

Hiya- I'm your Female Welfare Officer and I will try my best to make sure all of you are as happy and healthy as possible. I'm always here to lend a friendly ear, so please feel free to get in touch if you have any concerns or just want to talk.

I'm Tom and I am responsible for taking care of computer-related issues for the MCR. For the most part, this entails administering the MCR web site and mailing list. If you have any computing related questions or issues relating to the MCR or College, please feel free to send me an email.

Hi, I'm Emma and I am one of the JMH reps. I am basically here to help Elizabeth (the Junior Dean) with any major (or minor) issues people may have whilst living down at JMH. If you are living in JMH and have any problems or there are things that you are not happy with, then please feel free to come and tell me and I'll see what I can do.

Hey, I am Gerhard, the other JMH rep of the Oriel MCR. Together with Emma I'll try to improve your graduate life at JMH. So if there is anything you would like to see changed, please don't hesitate to talk with me - or just drop me an email.