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University College London Union, founded in 1893, is widely believed to be England's oldest students' union. It was formed with the following objectives: "the promotion of social intercourse and of the means of recreation, physical and mental, of the students of University College, and the financial successes of students' clubs". UCL Union was the first in its kind as it was formed for both athletics clubs and social activities alike. University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... A students union, student government, or student council is a student organization present at many colleges and universities, often with its own building on the campus, dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body. ...


Since its formation, the Union has taken on responsibility for many aspects of student life. Events for example were seen as a key element hence the establishment of an Ents Committee. The student magazine Pi (then known as the Gazette) was formed a few years later and the Somers Town sports venue was also acquired. October 2004s issue of Pi magazine Pi is the student magazine of UCL Union. ...


UCL Union is affilliated to the National Union of Students and the National Postgraduate Committee. It has a long-standing rivalry with King's College London Students' Union. The National Union of Students (NUS) is a representative body for the students unions that exist inside the United Kingdom. ... The National Postgraduate Committee (NPC) represents postgraduates at UK universities. ... Kings College London Students Union insignia Kings College London Students Union (KCLSU) is the second oldest in London, founded just after University College London Union. ...

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UCL Union today

Student Development is at the heart of the work the Union does today. UCL Union runs over 140 clubs and societies for its members. It runs commercial services including ten bars, cafés and two shops, a fitness centre. The Union is able to put on some shows and events in the Bloomsbury Theatre. Bloomsbury Theatre The UCL Bloomsbury is a theatre on Gordon Street, Bloomsbury, Camden, London, owned by the nearby University College London. ...


It provides support through Workstation and the Rights & Advice Centre.


As well as magazine Pi, the Union's media output includes the radio station Rare FM, the Film Society, Bloomsbury Television, and the "alternative" newspaper The Cheese Grater. The current Rare FM logo. ... The Society Bloomsbury Television Society (BTV) is the University College London Unions television society, operating from a studio under the Bloomsbury Theatre. ... This article is about The Cheese Grater, the newspaper. ...


UCL Union Events

UCL Union's regular events include Happy Mondays, with cheap drinks in Union bars on Monday nights, Sports Nite on Wednesdays, notorious for drunken sports player antics, Cocktails on Thursdays and Fives fortnightly on Saturdays (where drinks are even cheaper than usual).


The Union also holds an annual Cultural Carnival, supported by the Mayor of London, consisting of a number of events on the theme of cultural diversity. The current Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. ...


Current Union Officers

Position Office Name
Education & Welfare Officer 2005-2006 Mary-Beth Young
Finance & Administration Officer 2005-2006 Lucy Gould
Medical Students' & Sites Officer 2005-2006 Luke Yahanpath
Media & Communications Officer 2005-2006 Alan Gardner
Clubs, Societies & Student Development Officer 2005-2006 Natasha Davis
Services & Events Officer 2005-2006 Ben Williamson

Past Union Officers

Year of office E&W Officer F&A Officer MS&S Officer M&C Officer CSSD Officer S&E Officer
2004-2005 David Renton Victoria Green Vishali Thakrar Alex Walsh Liz Oglesby Steven Healer
2003-2004 Alex Coles Sinan Rabee Amy Hansen Andreas von Maltzahn Alex Lal Alastair Boyle
2002-2003 Nigel Harris Ben McMechan Rob Farag Pete Huggins Frank Penter Angi Bholé
2001-2002 Ursula Brown Simon Luscombe Dan Gibbons Celia Parkyn Sarah Chapman Rachel Stone
2000-2001 Dan Ozarow Rob Fear Brian Hogan Laura Emson Felicity Espley Nick Lovatt

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  Results from FactBites:
 
University College London Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (344 words)
University College London Union, founded in 1893, is widely believed to be England's oldest students' union.
The Union is able to put on some shows and events in the Bloomsbury Theatre.
The Union also holds an annual Cultural Carnival, supported by the Mayor of London, consisting of a number of events on the theme of cultural diversity.
University College London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2095 words)
UCL was founded in 1826 under the name "University of London" as an alternative to the strictly religious universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
It has also been claimed that, since the charter of King's College London (granted in 1829 in a reaction by the Church to the foundation of UCL) predates that of UCL by five years, UCL should not even be regarded as the oldest college in the University of London.
UCL's newest buildings include the London Centre for Nanotechnology on Gordon Street, aimed for completion in 2006 and a new building for the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (currently at Senate House) which was opened (by Princess Anne and the President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus) in October 2005 on Taviton Street.
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