Butler's Got Talent 2012 promotional videos are now up on the JCR website here.  All the videos from the Butler JCR youtube channel are displayed there!  Watch and laugh away. 

Come along to the Bar on Friday 9th March for this exciting event in Butler Bar, celebrating the international nature of our College and student body. The event is for EVERYBODY!!! The party is to mark Holi, the Indian Festival of Colours. Come to the Bar and party till 2am! Starts at 9pm, after the STAB play, Chatroom.  See you on Friday!

Butler is currently sat in 2nd place in the inter-collegiate Energy Competition (about 0.1% behind Cuths in 1st). The Competition challenges Colleges to reduce their energy consumption as much as possible compared to measurements taken in the first couple of weeks of term.

If we win, we get £400 FOR OUR JCR!!! Do your bit to help us to win the money and the pride. The competition runs until the end of term, so turn those radiators off in the warm weather, turn off those lights, cook in groups, have shorter showers, and do anything else that you can think of to help us win as a College!

STAB present Chatroom by Enda Walsh.

Buy tickets online at http://www.dur.ac.uk/dst/show.php?show=922.

Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/events/298107333581648/

What would encourage you to take part in a college sport or society?

• Taster sessions: 7 Votes
• Better information on who to contact: 0 Votes
• If a friend invites me: 17 Votes
• Nothing: 1 Votes

The Arts Competition photos and videos are now uploaded to the JCR website.  Click the photos tab at the top of the page.  Enjoy!

BUTLER LIVE!

Butler Live returns this Saturday 25th February. This is an event to rival any other music event in Durham, with some quality acts. All are welcome, so come along and bring your friends. 7:30pm-11:30pm, Butler Bar.

Headline Act: Michael Cassidy

Having supported Ben Howard on a recent UK tour, this is a quality act that you won't want to miss on the Butler stage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUo54QYN8Pg

The Sail Pattern

Frontman Joe Alderson (Butler alumnus, 2010) returns to the Butler stage with his folk-rock band The Sail Pattern. Joe is used to bringing life to Butler Bar through music, and this will be no exception.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUo54QYN8Pg

George Wade

Butler's very own George Wade. You may have seen George at Open Mic nights. A talented man with a guitar and a microphone.

Liv & the Lionhardts

TheBubbleBurning's biggest name of 2012 come back to Butler after playing after the Valentine's Formal too.

http://soundcloud.com/lionhardts/lit-the-fire-thebubbleburning

What can you do this Societies Week?

1) SIGN UP FOR THE SOCIETIES FORMAL! You don't have to be a part of a society to do so. There are still places left, so book on with your friends for what will undoubtedly be a fantastic evening and the start of another great Butler tradition.

2) Come to the Societies Showcase tonight at 7pm, to see performances from your fellow Butlerites - Troupe, Dance Soc., Choir, STAB, Show Choir, Jazz Band! If that wasn't enough, Charities Comm. will be selling pancakes with Fairtrade toppings.

3) Come to the Epiphany Music Concert on Thursday at 7pm for a breathtaking array of group and individual performances.

4) Come to Butler Live this Saturday. Starting at 7:30pm, with a line up to rival any music event in Durham, this is ONE NOT TO MISS!! Michael Cassidy is headlining (supported Ben Howard on tour). Other performers are our very own George Wade, folk-rock band The Sail Pattern (whose front man is Joe Alderson, a fantastically musical Butler alumnus) and Liv & the Lionhardts.

5)  Fill in the poll on the home page of the JCR website about societies, so that we can figure out exactly how to improve and develop our societies. Regular feedback is the key to a better JCR.

6) Onthe JCR website, go to the 'Get Involved' tab, find a society that might interest you, and contact the society President. Why not try something new and go along with a friend to their next meeting?

shag_booklet.pdf

This week is SHAG week!  Sexual Health Awareness & Guidance.

Check out this booklet to find out which type of Condom you are (back two pages) and to learn about Sexual Health and who to talk to if ever you have a problem.

Come along to the SHAG night in the Bar tonight (Wednesday!).  Free pizza, Big TV with video games, and sexual health party bags with some interesting and flavoursome condoms and lube!