All members of the MCR are invited to participate in the annual Marshall McLuhan Symposium. Named after the distinguished communications theorist and alumnus of Trinity Hall, the Symposium provides a friendly forum for stimulating intellectual discussion in the college graduate community. Each year, a general theme is chosen (in 2010, this was “Technology and Society”) that inspires a morning of informal presentations by MCR members, followed by a keynote address by a notable member of the academic community. Entertaining debate panels on pre-determined topics wrap up the event. Prizes are awarded for victorious debate teams, and college kindly sponsors nourishment in various forms throughout the day.
