After finally be- ing recognized by UCL Union this year, Libertarian Society has not got off to a flying start. Unsurpris- ingly, Labour Society turned down the chance the co-host a debate on the legalization of sweatshops when Lib Soc had no trouble finding a pro-sweatshop speaker but strug- gled to find anyone to speak against them. Labour Society president Caroline Hill commented: “We can’t commit to hosting an event with them because I have very long hair and it needs washing all the time.”
Pi Media had the chance to pocket any money above £3000 made from UCLU sales of NUS Extra cards in a £15,000 deal made by former DCO Mandy Smith. Due to obliviousness and deal-breaking on both sides, former-DCO Sam Gaus was able to, in the words of current DCO Dan Warham, “tear it the fuck up.” Guess they’ll have to fund their unique brand of holiday blogs and lifestyle chit-chat from the Union, just like the rest of us...
The UCLU Comedy Club celebrat- ed their second run at the Edin- burgh Festival Fringe with a “tri- umphant return” this August. They performed two shows, one in the Spanish-themed tapas restaurant La Tasca and the other in the Mexican- themed restaurant Chiquito. One UCL fringe-goer described the fajitas as ‘spicy’.