St Brendan's Moodle

Love was in the air at St Brendan's on Friday 12th February, as the College celebrated Valentine's Day. Café Max, the college communal space, was decorated with hanging hearts and lashings of red tinsel in order to get students in the mood for love. Radio Flex, the student-led radio station, also put on a series of Valentine's themed days throughout the week.

Throughout the week, a heart-shaped post box had been placed in the corner of Café Max allowing the students to post love notes to eachother. These messages were placed on the plasma screens throughout break and lunch time on Friday. There was also another way for students to communicate their affections to others during the day, with the Student Union selling Fair Trade roses. The College caterers Sodexo added to the spirit of day by making a number of Valentine's-inspired treats, which went down extremely well with the students.

The highlight of the day however, was St Brendan's very own version of the hit game show 'Mr and Mrs'. The show was compèred by Bex McLaughlin from the Student Union and five couples took part in the competition with the aim of securing the prize of a romantic meal for two at La Tasca. The Theatre was crammed full of students eager to watch the couples compete in the 'paddle round' of the game show. The couples were placed either side of a divider and were asked questions about their relationships. Each person had to raise either a blue paddle (if the answer was the bloke), or a pink paddle (if the answer was the girl), securing a point if they both answered correctly. The event was hugely enjoyable and the couples taking part, as well as the audience, had a lot a fun. It was a close competition and it went down to sudden death between two couples but eventually one couple finally triumphed and won the meal at La Tasca. The day was deemed a huge success and a great way to end the week before the start of the half term holiday.