Sport, Study, Religion and parties. These are the main activities of the average student at Reading University.

Since Reading is mainly a residential University, the student life is centred round the halls of residence.

Consequently, there is a great deal of apathy towards the Students' Union, which staggers from inquorate meeting to inquorate meeting. "Thou shalt be calm in controversy, aimless in apathy, but mainly in mediocrity" was the general principle by which it ran.

The political scene was similarly devoid of activity. There was a comprehensive Political Club, for all political beliefs, designed to reduce political controversy to the level of the Vicarage tea party. It was forced on the students by the University Authorities, who banned Party Political societies.