IT’S FINALLY OVER. After an incredible week of impromptu and ex- haustive fundraising by UCL students on behalf of The Cheese Grater’s cam- paign, the Provost, Prof. Malcolm Grant (CBE MA LLD) finally shaved his moustache off (with a cry of “Why am I doing this?”) on Friday 11th March, Red Nose Day, as it was revealed that his demand to raise £1,500 for Comic Re- lief had been exceeded.
The ceremony, which took place in UCL’s Front Quad, was heavily at- tended despite last-minute arrangement.
Richard Bridger, The Cheese Grater’s assistant editor, who master- minded the campaign and himself per- formed endless fundraising, said that about £1,800 had been raised.
The Cheese Grater would like to thank the following for their tireless fundraising work with the blue buckets: Fiona Stewart, Helen Weston, David Hing, Matthew Phelps, Christi- na Lathway, Dot Fallon, Meherzad Bil- amoria, Sian Roddy, Daniel Redwood, Sam Steddy, Frankie Roberto, Jon Fish- er, Jon Heppenstall, Becky (surname un- known), Rhian Davies, Nicola Harris, Charlotte Riley and Nick Cowen.
We would also like to thank Prof. John Foreman, the Dean of Students, for sterling work charming large sums of money out of the pockets of academ- ics (no mean feat), Rare FM for their coverage, Frankie Roberto for his press releases (one of which got into The Times Higher Education Supplement) and the UCL Union sab- batical officers for their support. And of course, all you students. We’ve been surprised and de- lighted by your gener- osity and backing.