History

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Since its inception in 2007, the Common Room has had an interesting history? and relocated several times. This page will go through the various stages it has gone through and the? people who have made it happen.

Pre-2007
2007 was a notable year as that was when an offical room was set aside by the Student Guild for those not? specific to a particular School or Interest. But before then, the nerdy/geeky-types always managed to somehow inevitably find each other, congregating in various areas around Murdoch University.

The MARS Room
MARS, Murdoch Alternate Reality Society,? was once Murdoch University's oldest club, dating back? as far as? 1988, mainly dealing with LARPing and various games. Being the most established club? it was actually? granted? its own club room by the University and the room became a haven for those looking for a place to relax and play some games between classes. Tragically, MARS would eventually meet its fate in 2007, when the University would reclaim all club rooms. MARS' members made a valiant effort to keep its room by camping out there for 13 days, but to no avail. The club would disband months later. Today, there remains no surviving former-MARS members on Murdoch grounds.

The Refectory
In 2006, a few players of Magic: The Gathering were looking for a place to play their card games. Little was known about the MARS room for those outside of its membership, so these students had to make do with any place with chairs and tables. Thus, the Refectory, or Food Court, became a common place of congregation for card game enthusiasts and soon players of Yu-Gi-Oh! and even Uno would appear. It is around this time that John Torode? and Paul would first make an appearance.