Wolfson CollegeSimon Lock

Wolfson College Students’ Association (WCSA) has announced that the college has “officially partnered” with St Edmund’s College May Ball.

In a Facebook post, WCSA President Ahmed Elmi said the early release of tickets for the May Ball, which is held annually by St Edmund’s College, would be open to Wolfson students and that the tickets would be available for the same price as for St Edmund’s students.

There will also be Wolfson representation on the St Edmund’s May Ball Committee, to be appointed by WCSA.

Following the announcement the May Ball’s website was updated to reflect the “partnership” with Wolfson College, as well as revealing that launch parties for the ball will be held at both colleges on Saturday 27th February.

The partnership has been met with a warm reception by Wolfson students, with WCSA being commended online for bringing it about. One commenter called it a “triumph in the face of adversity”.

The announcement comes after Wolfson students were left disappointed after WCSA informed them two weeks ago that the college “has chosen not to allow a June Event to take place this year, citing time constraints and difficulties faced by previous June Event Committees”.

Wolfson College itself said in a statement that the proposal presented to the College Council on 25th January “was neither adequate nor practicable”, also claiming that “nobody from the 2015 June Event Committee nor any other students had stepped forward to help run an Event in 2016”.