Today was our students' first chance to experience that stalwart of British summer - the rain! Despite torrential showers this morning, even those Major classes scheduled to go on walking tours to various points around the city proceeded as planned, accompanied by umbrellas and coats galore!
The day began to brighten after lunch, and a sunny afternoon was jam-packed with activities. Dr. Phoenix Singh, former Professor of Social Psychology on the Oxford Tradition spoke to a packed lecture hall on 'Serial Killers and Psychopaths' - a fascinating topic truly brought alive by Phoenix's clear passion and fantastic imagination. The supposedly hour-long talk aroused such interest that questions were still being fired from a rapt audience two and a half hours later!
Following this talk, the enthusiastic musicians amongst the group, both experienced and beginner, participated in a blues jam session in Pembroke College, led by members of Oxtrad's admin team. Guitars, pianos and even harmonicas combined flawlessly in an activity so popular that we are hoping to run one or even two more over the course of the month... particularly in the run-up to the ever popular Oxtrad Talent Show in a couple of weeks!
From where I now sit, I can see many of the students relaxing on the Quad, already dressed in 'neon' for tonight's dance - or, as we call it in Oxford, 'the bop'. Glow-sticks, glitter, disco tunes galore; students and faculty alike are all ready for a great evening to celebrate the end of the week!
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