This is the RSS 2.0 feed for the latest news items on the Downing JCR website http://www.downingjcr.co.uk Here are the results from the second round of elections. There were 150 votes, and 2 spoilt ballot papers Communications Officer: Gary Horlock: 80 Shaun Hurst: 53 RON: 2 Abstentions: 15 Gary Horlock is the new Communications Officer Internet: Andy Campbell Smith: 43 James McGinnigle: 91 RON: 2 Abstentions: 14 James McGinnigle is the new Internet Officer Griffin Editors: Emma Genders and Moya Stirrup: 78 Preetz, Sarah and Raz: 56 RON: 5 Abstentions: 11 Emma Genders and Moya Stirrup are the new Griffins Editors LGBT: Dean Ryan: 73 Ed Ball: 60 RON: 3 Abstentions: 14 Dean Ryan is the new LGBT Officer Congratulations to all the successful candidates. Saturday 06th of March 2010 09:46:23 PM http://www.downingjcr.co.uk/interactive/news/article.php?id=1858 FEELING DOWN? THERE IS SOMEONE YOU CAN TALK TO - LINKLINE IS NOW OPEN Since the begginning of term Linkline has been temporarily closed. We have recently moved office and had to sort out unexpected problems with our phone. Linkline is a listening support and information service, run by students for students, every night of Cambridge University full term. We are based in Cambridge and are available to students at Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin Universities. CALL US IN CONFIDENCE ON 01223 744 444 or 01223 367575 (N.B. Don't worry if 744444 isn't available yet - it will be soon!) You can call us between 7pm and 7am to talk about anything. We won't tell you what to do or give advice but we will provide you with the time and space to talk things through in confidence. Friday 13th of November 2009 10:25:48 PM http://www.downingjcr.co.uk/interactive/news/article.php?id=1829 SOScape: Hitchhike Race - Barcelona 2010 Date: Tuesday 8th - Friday 11th June Starting line: Christ's Pieces, Cambridge Finishing line: Sagrada Família Cathedral, Barcelona This June, SOScape invites you to burst the bubble in style - how does a hitchhike to sunny Spain sound to you? Post-exams and pre-May Week, twenty teams of two will race across Europe to Gaudi's famous cathedral in Barcelona, with only £10 and €5 per person to spend on transport. That should be enough for a Channel crossing, plus a bus once you hit Barcelona... but everything else we leave to your powers of persuasion! The Hitchhike is to raise money for SOS Children's Villages - the world's largest orphan charity and based here in Cambridge. On Friday morning, all successful hitchhikers will have the chance to visit the coastal Children's Village of San Feliu de Codines, and see in action the charity they've fundraised for. Accommodation will be provided for Wednesday and Thursday night, but those who want a longer visit can book extra nights and continue partying, sightseeing and sunbathing! Booking flights home well in advance through Easyjet or Ryanair is recommended for the cheapest fares. The registration fee is just £35 per person, and we ask you each to raise an additional £75 in sponsorship. And don't worry about registering before exam timetables are released - in the event of a clash, we will refund you in full. All sponsorship raised will go directly to support the ongoing relief work of SOS Children's Villages in Haiti. To sign up, go to the SOScape: Hitchhike Race - Barcelona 2010 facebook fan page or email Richard (richardw@soschildren.org). Sign up soon to avoid disappointment! Saturday 06th of March 2010 02:50:17 PM http://www.downingjcr.co.uk/interactive/news/article.php?id=1857