DUSciFi, an Up-and-Coming Society

“A quintessential Trinity experience: You see a flyer for an upcoming Phil debate and say to yourself, “What the hell, might as well give the Pav a break”, and decide to enrich your Thursday afternoon with some lively parley. Excitedly, you briskly make your way to the GMB at a cool 7:15 pm, only to be greeted by a nauseatingly long line. Your heart sinks as you realise the event will surely be at capacity before you reach the front of the line. Too late to even be relegated to the adjunct room with the fuzzy monitor, you are overcome with a sense of dejection and disbelief. Did everyone at Trinity collectively decide to go to this one event tonight? No. Only most did, the ones who didn’t know about DUSciFi. Out of Trinity’s over 120 societies, it often feels like only a select few gain significant traction on a regular basis. One of the paramount aims of this section is to remind the student body of the lesser-known cohorts in our multifaceted school. One such society is the self-declared “Nerd Society”: DUSciFi. Inaugurated in 1983, the same year as the box office hit Return of the Jedi (coincidence? I think not), it holds a plethora of diverse events every week. Lying deep within the catacombs of Trinity, through the hallways littered with the carcasses of broken microwaves and discarded filing cabinets, is the society’s home base, affectionately called “the bunker”. Located in the bowels of Goldsmith Hall, the bunker hosts most of SciFi Soc’s events, from the society’s own Taskmaster, to watch parties, field trips, and Wii parties, recently advertised as “a casual boardgame-minigame weird combo thingmabob, unrelated to the celebrations of a CERTAIN PLUMBER”. There seems to be a bit of something for everyone in this charming, wholesome, and, well … nerdy community. However, far from being exclusionary, DUSciFi is not limited to your typical “nerdy” activities (though do not be fooled, there is A LOT of gaming). Recently, their weekly watch parties have included movies such as Barbie and Wicked, and, notably, the society recently collaborated with DUHistory for their annual murder mystery night. Additionally, a membership to the society also comes with access to a library of over 2,000 books and comics, and hundreds of DVDs and video games. So next time you’re looking for a community-centred event, perhaps a bit out of your comfort zone, head over to DUSciFi’s Instagram to see what they have on for the week!

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