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FRESHERS! EDITOR’S NOTE EVENTS (OR, YOUR ‘TO DO’ LIST for Welcome THE PIT Issue 850 Freshers 2010 WELCOME FRESHERS! EDITOR’s NOTE EVENTS (OR, YOUR ‘TO DO’ LIST FOR Welcome. If you are reading this it means you have managed (by luck, determination or pure hard work OCTOBER) and elbow grease) to be on the brink of starting your first year in the Royal School of Mines (RSM). Shw mae freshers! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! What you have in front of you is The Pit. A Congratulations on getting into the best department at (roughly) fortnightly newsletter which provides Imperial, the RSM. The RSM union is renowned for it‘s awesome social life, here‘s a quick list of the main light entertainment for the bus ride home, depart- events we‘ve got planned during freshers fortnight. mental news about upcoming events run by the Clubs and Societies, and most importantly it will October 5th – Freshers pub crawl. First RSM event of keep you up to date will all of the gossip and news the year, a tour of 10 of the best watering holes in South of RSM events that for some reason (meteorite hit Kensington. and dinosaur attack are really the only VALID reasons...) you have missed. October 7th – Freshers bar night. What the RSMU does ‗Oh!‘ I hear you scoff, ‗theses events aren‘t that best… bar nights! All you can drink at the bar and the good...are they?‘ freshers yard of ale competition. Not to be missed (theme Well the simple answer to that is yes. to be confirmed). The more long-winded one is to read the rest of the October 15th – Freshers dinner. A formal dinner with Pit, and to see how enthusiastic everyone is, or to your very own RSM host to buy your drinks and look turn up and see for yourself! after you all night. The biggest and best freshers event of There are plenty of opportunities for you to come the lot! and meet us all, and find your place in the RSM, from sporting hero, to trips with the DLB or even Whatever your halls are doing, don‘t miss them! Keep an writing an article for this fine newsletter—there is eye out for the RSM freshers page on facebook for more something for everyone! information. See you soon :) Hope to see you all there, Jam Jam Fiona Ashman Events officer Pit Editor 2010-2011 2010-2011 Clubs and Socs The De La Beche Club Relish rocks? Fascinated by fossils? Discover geology with the DLB. Promoting social academia and arousing your curiosity about all things geological since 1914. The De La Beche Club is the student geological society of the RSM, and is one of the oldest and most active departmental societies at Imperial College. Established in 1914, it is named after Sir Henry De La Beche, the leading 19th Century geologist and founder of the Royal School of Mines. We run talks, day trips and weekend excursions to locations across the UK and beyond. All our events are open to undergrads, postgrads and lecturers. And, membership for our fantastic club is free! Officially we are an academic society, and as such our aim is to excite interest in geology and stimulate the curiosity of students outside the lecture room. However we Royal Miners are social beasts, and our laid-back events let you mingle with like-minded people from all years in the RSM in a relaxed setting. Watch this space during Fresher’s Week for details of upcoming events, and check out the website www.delabeche.co.uk Hey! Hey, I'm Matt (Left) one of the joint DLB fieldtrip or- My name is Kirsty. ganisers. You will soon find (Right) I’m a 4th year out that us in the DLB like Geologist and the to have a good time and President of the fieldtrips are the best way DLB. As such I’ll be to do that. It's up to me your guide to every- and Robin to make sure thing cool about ge- you have a blast! My fa- ology. vourite things are Beer, Join the DLB for Travelling and Streaking! In amazing talks and my experience the 3 often more amazing trips, go hand in hand! See you and spread the geo- in October!!! love. Geophysics Society Nick Wainwright (right) The Geophysics Society is here to help you explore Geophysics President 2010-2011 the world of geophysics outside of your lectures in a fun way, so if you‘re studying Geophysics, or a Ge- Fiona Ashman ologist who‘d like to learn a bit more about Geophys- Geophysics Secretary ics, or anyone else who‘s interested, come along and 2010-2011 see what‘s on offer. Alex Karvelas Geophysics Treasurer We will be holding events throughout the year that 2010-2011 focus on new or interesting subjects that are right at the forefront of the subject. We‘ve also got fantastic links with professionals within the geophysics indus- tries, so we‘re a great place to start looking at the sort of jobs you might want to do in the future. We have got lots of exciting things planned for the coming year, including some great talks and a couple of trips. So keep your eyes peeled for posters around the department advertising upcoming events and don‘t forget to come and visit us and the rest of the RSM clubs at Fresher‘s Fair in the first week of term! MatSoc MatSoc represents the social side of the Materials department. Our aim is to provide light refreshment from any work you may be doing with the events that helped build our reputation as one of the most fun and sociable departments in college! This year will see the return of the now legendary Hill Cup where Matsoc wage war on our sister department the DLB in events such as paint- balling, pub golf and old school sports day. As always there will also be bar nights, the occasional free lunch and the epic New Years curry night in Brick Lane. We do also have a serious side, organising factory tours to companies such as Rolls-Royce and Corus group, and with many active alumni to help you get in with the big names prospects after graduation are looking good. Richard ―Chumble‖ Simons I‘m looking forward to seeing you all in a few months and hope you en- Matsoc Chair 2010-2011 joy student life here as much so many of us do. RSM COMMITTEE President’s Shout Gooooood morning Royal Miners! Firstly congratulations freshers for obtaining your grades and making it to Imperial College! Your hard work to make it here will now be rewarded with the best years of your life. You will have fine dinners, more beers to drink than at a Barvarian beer hall and hopefully enough stories and anecdotes to keep your children entertained far in the future. Do you know why I know all these things are true? Because you are now a member of the Royal School of Mines! The Royal School of Mines, lovingly referred to as the RSM is home to geologists and materials sci- entists since it was established in 1850 and went on to be one of the three constituent colleges that formed Imperial College in 1907. Aside from that brief history lesson, the Royal School of Mines is renowned for being the most social, outrageous, daring and overt union in the entire university. Such a reputation has been earned over time and tradition with our numerous bar nights, riotous dinners, tight knit community, the debaucherious Chaps club and how can I forget our sports teams… That‘s just a slice of what happens in this faculty and I have barely touched the Bottle Match, one of the oldest varsity matches in the country! It is one of the most spectacular and entertaining events of the entire calendar with RSM‘s own rugby, football, hockey, golf, squash and netball teams doing battle against the inbred scum that is Cambourne School of Mines (CSM) for the possession of a 3ft tin beer bottle acquired by some Royal Miners in 1926. Sadly I write this next sentence with a broken heart as we lost the Bottle match this year but with new blood and high spirits from you. Yes! You! Our new proud freshers, I‘m sure we can win it back. The one thing you will see in this faculty is the amount of passion everyone has, it has been my home for a long time now and hopefully it will be- come yours as well! See you at the bar Ben ―Chophouse‖ Moorhouse RSMU President 10/11 Vice President Hi I'm Sang, a 4th year Geologist and this year's RSMU Vice President. I have been on the committee for three years through hockey, netball and DLB. I am here to help everyone to organise events and make sure that it involves lots of beer :) Hope you are excited about coming to join us at the Royal School of Mines! Hon-Sec Hi everyone! I'm Bungey the Hon Sec for the RSM Com- mittee for your Freshers' year! I hope you are all really excited about what we have in store for you when you arrive, I can't wait to meet you all. In terms of my roles throughout the year I am charged with organising the RSM Annual Freshers' Dinner which this year will be held on Friday the 15th of October - the most integral event in your initiation to the department. This is a dinner at which you are hosted by an older member of the depart- ment who will be able to entertain you and fill you in on all the departmental gossip...It's also a brilliant opportunity to get to know your classmates and make new friends - if you ask literally ANYBODY in the department they will tell you how unmissable this night is! Tickets will go on sale in Freshers' week within the department, check out my accompany- ing letter in your Freshers' pack for more information and also visit the RSM union web- site for loads of pictures and information about different aspects of RSM life.
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