Welcome to the MCR!
This is the website of the graduate student community (Middle Common Room) at St John's College, Oxford.
Freshers (New Graduate Students)
If you're a new graduate student joining us in 2011, please look at the Freshers section of the website.
Welcome from the MCR President
While our name historically refers to a place, we (the MCR) are first of all a community of students. We constitute the body of graduate students at St John's College and, of course, we have an actual common room as well (confusingly called MCR, too) ... a pretty nice one if I may add. The MCR is complemented by the Senior Common Room and the Junior Common Room, all three together form the body of college members.
MCR life is filled with a variety of events, like visiting a local theater play or even a musical in London, whiskey tastings, welfare teas, BBQs (operated by Australian experts), cocktail parties, ... and many more. Among our most popular events are certainly our cheese and wine tastings which are held in cooperation with the SCR and for which some treasures of the St John's wine cellar are presented to us twice a term. On several occasions the MCR is opening its gates for members of other colleges when we are hosting our popular black tie guest dinners and bops (fancy dress parties), each twice a term.
We are also active in various sports. In particular, the MCR has its own rowing crew, cricket and football teams, which regularly participate in University wide competitions throughout the year. Recently we have established Yoga classes which are held in the MCR.
Speaking of our common room itself, it is not merely a room but actually a whole building! Recently refurbished, it has a computer room, a large kitchen, a pool room, a small seminar room and a properly equipped tv room. The MCR is a great place to read from our collection of newspapers or periodicals, together with a cup of tea or coffee ... or simply a place to hang out and meet friends.
The MCR is a unique place and also a remarkable community.
MCR life is filled with a variety of events, like visiting a local theater play or even a musical in London, whiskey tastings, welfare teas, BBQs (operated by Australian experts), cocktail parties, ... and many more. Among our most popular events are certainly our cheese and wine tastings which are held in cooperation with the SCR and for which some treasures of the St John's wine cellar are presented to us twice a term. On several occasions the MCR is opening its gates for members of other colleges when we are hosting our popular black tie guest dinners and bops (fancy dress parties), each twice a term.
We are also active in various sports. In particular, the MCR has its own rowing crew, cricket and football teams, which regularly participate in University wide competitions throughout the year. Recently we have established Yoga classes which are held in the MCR.
Speaking of our common room itself, it is not merely a room but actually a whole building! Recently refurbished, it has a computer room, a large kitchen, a pool room, a small seminar room and a properly equipped tv room. The MCR is a great place to read from our collection of newspapers or periodicals, together with a cup of tea or coffee ... or simply a place to hang out and meet friends.
The MCR is a unique place and also a remarkable community.
