Langwith presents Conor Wilcock

Langwith is one of the original colleges

He’s certainly pleased with how his time as chair had gone so far, saying “it’s been good fun: a wild few weeks”. He was keen to talk about the successful ‘music festival event’ Langwith had held in the Courtyard. The event had sold out and had been popular with students in the college. He was obviously pleased, contrasting it with past events saying “[they] don’t usually go too well”. Would he change anything? He tells me no, the courtyard had worked well and he intended to use it for future events. “College events should be kept on campus – it’s a safer area to have them”.

What does he think of the recent ban on Langwith punch by the provost, Dr John Issitt? “Completely understandable, I could see the concerns someone might have about it”. He doesn’t think it quite the tragedy that campus media had been suggesting it was saying, “I don’t think it will damage college spirit, students will find new ways to interact” before adding “there are 300 plus freshers on campus – langwith punch is not a college spirit, that’s a spirit between 20 people”.

We move onto discussing Langwith’s move to Hes East in 2012. Wilcock is enthusiastic about the prospect of new college buildings saying “accommodation is in need of an upgrade. The move over will see standards rise significantly for students”. When asked if the move will damage college spirit, he’s unconcerned, saying “I think there’s an opportunity not only to keep the spirit we do have but also to forge a new spirit.” Langwith college spirit he tells me isn’t down to the buildings they are in but because everyone “is close to each other”, and that he believed the university was working to create that same core in what will be the new Langwith.

As for what he hoped to achieve, “I want to consolidate the use of welfare space which can be improved, it’s important to have somewhere for people to go that isn’t their kitchens”.

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