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Beyza Koç

International Student Diary

April 19, 2023 By Beyza Koç

International Student Diary

Photo by Beyza Koç I remember being at the airport, almost having my third panic attack that month, anxious to move to a far-off country I knew nobody in. In my mind, I kept repeating “This is what you wanted, it is all going to be fine.” Rationally, I knew it was true, but it didn’t feel like that at all. The anticipation was gone all of a sudden, and the reality hit me … [Read more...] about International Student Diary

Society Spotlight: PhotoSoc

April 18, 2023 By Beyza Koç

Society Spotlight: PhotoSoc

When was PhotoSoc founded? I’m not sure of the exact year but last semester, we found some documents in the library archive that mentions PhotoSoc which was dated as far back as the 1980s. How many students are signed up for it? We had around 80+ new signups this year and that leaves us with a total of 2512 members to date. But this accounts for lots of past students … [Read more...] about Society Spotlight: PhotoSoc

Society Spotlight: Book Society

April 7, 2023 By Beyza Koç

<strong><u>Society Spotlight: Book Society </u></strong><strong><u></u></strong>

Yes, you guessed it, another Society Spotlight to brighten up your day! This time we hear it from Book Socs Vice Editor Ellen Lee.   Can you tell us about when Book Soc first established and who it is for?  Book Club was founded in October 2020, at the height of the pandemic. We found our footing as a society with no in person activity, just Discord and Zoom … [Read more...] about Society Spotlight: Book Society

Society Spotlight: Writer’s Society

March 23, 2023 By Beyza Koç

Society Spotlight: Writer’s Society

SIN interviewed Ava Murray from Writer’s Society for this week’s Society Spotlight. When was Writers Soc founded? I think Writers Soc was founded in 2015 or so. It was a very different scene than it is now. It was smaller scale which is usually the case for many new societies. How many students are signed up for it? This year alone, we had about 100 new sign … [Read more...] about Society Spotlight: Writer’s Society

Society Spotlight: Neurodivergent Society

February 23, 2023 By Beyza Koç

Society Spotlight: Neurodivergent Society

We are introducing a brand-new series to give societies a voice, we started “Society Spotlight” to interview our favourite Socs and hopefully convince you to try them out. For this issue, Eve Power, auditor of Neurodivergent Society gave us insight into her work. When was Neurodivergent Society founded? The Neurodivergent Society was founded in 2021. This is our second … [Read more...] about Society Spotlight: Neurodivergent Society

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