Sports & Societies

Let's be clear from the start, this is music not geology! I have been a member of rocksoc since my first year (now a jaded old fourth year) and I have to say it is good. The membership fee of four pounds is easily made back in discounts such as one pound off NUS price entry to Corporation (see my review in bars and entertainment) and discounts at Fuzz Club and Dissolution. You also get 10 percent off at Rocky Horrors which is a good thing because it's a tad expensive though it sells some lovely stuff. The main drwback is the endless stream of pointless e-mails they send but if you don't read them you miss the good stuff. Recently I went on a trip with them to ...  Read the complete review

Sheffield Rag has had many a hard year recently, but now it's beginning to shape itself back into one of the bigger Rag's in the country. Rag, for those who don't know, is Students raising money for charity. This sounds dull. It could be. But Rag is also dedicated to having a good time while doing, being socially active and organising events and trips so that people enjoy themselves -while- doing good work. In the past year they've had trips to Rocky Horror, West Side Story and Sheffield Wednesday matches, where they've collected money and then gone inside to watch the show/match. We saw the Year 2000 in up in Edinburgh at the ...  Read the complete review

This is a society in which most (or should I say all) of the students from Malaysia and/or Singapore will join. Most students who come to this country for the first time will, by one way or another, be inclined to be more at ease with people from the same country or region. Well, MASSOC provides just this. Besides that, the organisation of the society is made in such a way that allows new students to settle into foreign surroundings quickly. In the beginning of each academic year, this society will organise events like ‘ice-breaking sessions’ to introduce the university and Sheffield city as a whole, both socially and academically, to students. During these ...  Read the complete review