halls news issue three 2012

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ExaminationsIf you think that the semester has gone by quickly, imagine how quickthe next 3 weeks will pass by till exams, but dont get too stressed atthe thought of your exams around the corner. Utilise this time to findout effective ways to approach your study and what you can do to

prepare yourself during this time. Make sure you get familiar withyour exam timetable so that you dont turn up on the wrong day.

Exams can be stressful so please be mindful of the other residents inyour hall. To ensure that the halls remain quiet and conducivefor focussed study, Massey imposes an alcohol ban in the halls duringexam time. So please keep the noise levels down, even if you havefinished sitting all your own exams.

Events for May and beyond:KiwianaThis was a successful fun filled event with manyinternational students getting a taste of both classic Kiwi food andculture with an opportunity to partake in Kiwi games and competitions.

Creative ArtsThis competition is still underway for the month ofMay and we look forward to seeing your talented creations.

Halls BallNext semester will hold one this major event/

Remember to collect your ball gowns and suits when you return homefor the holidays. Tickets will go on sale in July.

Upcoming events Quiz Night, Soccer Tourney and the FlattingExpo.

The Accommodation Services Team would like to wish you allthe best for your last assignments, tests and exams. Safetravels back home for the holiday break and we lookforward to seeing you again next Semester!

SEMESTER ONE IS NEARLY OVER!!!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Gumboot Shield Ladder Board

Amazing Chase and Kiwiana

Upcoming Events Creative Arts Month

and the Halls Ball

Chaplaincy Sport and Recreation Centre Ready to

Rock Release

Medical CentreColds and Flu

Centre for Teaching and Learning

Student CounsellingTips for Exam

Time

Campus LivingImportant Notices

ISSUE THREE l 23RD MAY 2012

Above: Atawhai Amigos preparing to start the

Amazing Race Challenge.

Below: Moginie Hall student attending to oneof the activitiesGeisha Makeup Challenge.


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KIWIANA EVENT

Kiwiana, the event for international students, comprising all thingsKiwi, was an all round treat for those who attended. Residentswere able to sample an assortment of traditional New Zealandlollies (candy), along with cheeses, savouries, fish and chips,

battered mussels and fruits. Traditional pavlovas, ice-creams, andfairy bread were also served. Of course, all of this went down a biteasier with a can of L&P. Unfortunately due to the nationalMarmite shortage, this was absent this year.Throughout the day, traditional performances byManawatahi entertained the feeding attendees. Special thanksalso goes out to Manawatahi for serving the popular fried bread.

Competitions throughout the day gave residents a break from foodand made them use their brain instead of their puku(stomach). Three competitions involving guessing the number of

Minties, Chocolate Pineapple Lumps, Jaffas and the number ofeggs used to make a giant pavlova were conducted. ChristieNekinds of Kairanga correctly guessed the number of minties in the

jar, Sam Adliz of Totara won the Chocolate Pineapple Lumps Jarguessing competition, Nicola Kaatz of Totara won the Jaffas Jarand lastly, winning the 21-egg pavlova was Yuanwei Dai fromKairanga.

Another competition, involving the eating of a chocolate cow patwith no hands was won by Melissa Weaver of Kairanga. The daythen concluded with the very entertaining Gumboot throwing

competition. Marina Blandino from Atawhai and Marika Boseyacofrom Ruahine took out the titles for throwing thegumboot the furthest distance. All winners walked away with KiwiBooks or Taonga. All in all, it was a good Kiwi experience forinternational residents, allowing them to see what the common NewZealand culture is all about; the only downside being the excessivekgs put on by indulging in the delicious foods and treats :-)


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It was a mentally and physically challenging Sunday for thosewho took part in our first time Amazing Chase on the 29th ofApril.

As teams started arriving, the excitement at the starting line was

stirring. They had no idea what lay ahead of them. After abriefing from our MC Bex T, they were thrown into their firstchallenge and it was nonstop action from there. With ninedifferent stations including sushi making, a memory test, netballshooting, make up, pizza roulette, computer puzzles, salsa andmore, there was something to cater for everyone.

The event was a great opportunity for team building and teamsparticularly liked the final event which asked them to join legs asyou would in a three legged race. It was hilarious seeing theways teams completed a lap around the track and Egmont wasespecially impressive when building their pace up to a run! Morecoordinated than most perhaps?

It was awesome to see people trying new things and pushingthemselves out of their comfort zones. Seeing two guys dancing

salsa and learning that Rebecca Black painted the Mona Lisawere particular highlights. Participants also had the opportunity toplay the game Pizza Roulette which is increasing in popularityand is run by Hells Pizza, a game not so pleasing for those whoget the incredibly spicy piece!

We would like to say a huge thank you to Hells Pizza PalmerstonNorth for their sponsorship. Remember to use your student cardand you can contact them for menu options. Maybe you couldeven play your own game of Pizza Roulette?

Thank you to all of the teams who participated in the AmazingChase 2012. We know at times it was tiring and challenging butyou all did so well. Amazing Race the television series anyone?The final placings in the race were as follows:

1st Moginie2nd City Court

3rd Kiwitea4th Colombo5th Egmont

6th Tawa7th Walter Dyer

8th

Totara9th Ruahine10th Matai

11th Atawhai

Best Dressed: Walter Dyer and Atawhai Vil lage

AMAZING CHASE EVENT


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CATEGORY INFORMATION

PHOTOGRAPHY: One single photo. Must be G rated and include a

short blurb no longer than 200 words explaining the photo.

SHORT STORY: Maximum of two page size 12 text. Must be G rated

and include a title. Can be fiction or non-fiction.

SHORT FILM: Video. Must be G rated and no longer than 2 minutes.

ARTWORK: Drawing, painting, or sculpture. Must be G rated and

include a short blurb no more than 200 words explaining the artwork.

POETRY: Maximum of one page size 12 text. Must be G rated and

include a title.

EXPRESSIVE ARTS: Capture a video of a dance or performance. Must

be PG rated and no longer than 2 minutes.

Entries to be submitted to the Administrator at the

Accommodation Services Office.

Entries close Friday 25th May, 5pm.

Prizes for each category:

1st = Voucher + 15 gumboot points

2nd = Voucher + 10 gumboot points

3rd = Voucher + 5 gumboot points

Dont forget to bring backyour gorgeous dresses/

suits for the MasseyHalls Ball.

This is happening in

Semester 2.Friday August 10th atTravelodge,

8pm-Midnight.

Tickets will go on saleday one of SemesterTwo (16th July). Only

500 tickets will be sold,so its first in first served!

More info out nextSemester.

MASSEY HALLS BALL UPCOMING EVENTS

Ask your RA for more info ...

Sunday 29th JulySOCCER TOURNEY

@ the Rec Centre

Friday 10th of AugustHALLS BALL@ Travelodge8pm-Midnight

August / SeptemberTREE PLANTING ANDSTREET CLEAN UP

TBC


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The annual Red Cross Book Sale is coming up!

Why not come and join the team for this iconic Palmerston North event.Its lots of fun, involves really interesting people and a good nosh for all volunteers and lots of books!.

.The Book Sale is on at the Barber Hall in Waldegrave St.

It runs from Friday 25th

May to Sunday. 27th MayWhy not come and spend a couple of hours with us.

To find out more or sign on phone Red Cross on 356 8152or email [email protected]

You may have noticed that a number of older buildings have disappeared from the grassedarea between Rehab road and Colombo Road. This is to make way for a new Village whichwill house staff who have been moved out of the Sir Geoffrey Peren Building and Refectory.Both these buildings are heritage buildings and are to be upgraded to their former glory andseismically strengthened to keep up with modern standards. Construction has now begun andit is intended that work will be completed (and staff moved into the village) before the yearends. Halls in the near vicinity have been informed of the work. Alternative study spaces areavailable.

If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to raise them with the Accommodation Staff.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR HALLS IN TURITEA VILLAGE

EGGING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSRecently there have been a number of residential buildings that have been subjected to eggingincidents and it has been difficult to ascertain who is responsible. If you have any informationabout the culprits, you are invited to talk to the Community Manager, Jason Auvaa at theAccommodation Services in the YFC Building Te Whare Herenga.The egg residue is visually unpleasant and can erode the exterior paint. Every attempt is made toclean this immediately and in some cases commercial cleaning is required. If no one is foundresponsible, the cost of cleaning may be deducted off the bonds off all residents.

ACCOMMODATION SERVICES


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STUDENT COUNSELLING SERVICE

Scary Exam Time

You probably know the feeling you have so much to do that you spendall your time rushing there is no longer any time to visit friends, take abreak, even go to the gym, take a walk or go to church. You resent thosepeople who seem to go out drinking every night and still seem to crack thesemester tests. You spend every waking moment at your desk not daringto do anything else. You find it hard to concentrate; you are grumpy andsleep poorly. Your body feels gross and unfit and your mind seems to havestopped working. You are faintly aware that your chest is tight, yourshoulders sore, you have a dull headache and sometimes find it hard tocatch your breath.

Stress! We need it to do our best but it can also paralyse us and lead us todo less unhelpful and even downright harmful things such as drinking toomuch, wasting time, gambling, or spending money we cannot afford.Stress is triggered by a huge range of life events not just exams and itcan be the break up (or threatened break up) of a relationship, animpending sports fixture, or by a blind date.

There is actually quite a lot we can do about it and simply pretending it isnot there, is not one of the better strategies!

But I dont have time to relax! Relaxing is not necessarily about takinglots of time away from your studies of course you need to spend enoughtime at your desk but it needs to be effective time and too much stressmakes that ineffective! Here are a few quick strategies:

EXAMS ARE LOOMING!

PREPARE YOURSELF AS FULLY AS YOU CANBY ATTENDING THESE SEMINARS

Plan your immediate environment so it is not too messy andcluttered and swamps your concentration or distracts you (turnoff email and cellphones, avoid a noisy or cold place, ensureenough ventilation so as to stay awake)

Organise your time so you know how much you need to do and so

that you can know where you are in the process. Use atimetable.Remember the 80 / 20 principle it takes 20% of the time to learn

80% of the work but to learn that last 20% is what takes time ask yourself if you have to know it all and perfectly or is 80%good enough?

Stop. Take a deep breath right deep into your body. Feel yourstomach expand against your waistband as you do so. Nowbreathe out slowly against your lips as though you were coolinga cup of hot soup. Continue to breath slowly and regularly forthree of four breaths.

Sleep is a time when your mind organises and makes sense of whatyou have learned. It is part of your studying and not something

to do when you are not studying. You need to have sufficientrestful sleep and it is definitely not wasted time.Exercise does not have to be an hour in the gym. A brisk walk

around the ring road, either alone or with friends, canrejuvenate you, flood your brain with oxygen and give you achance to reflect on what you have learned up to that point.

Eat a balanced diet try to avoid the junk comfort foods which willleave you feeling uncomfortable. Keep a jar of something tastysuch as carrot sticks or apple slices all already cut and ready tonibble when you find you need something.

Stretch your whole body screw yourself into a tight ball clutchingyour knees and tucking your head into your chest, then uncoilslowly and reach as high as you can as you breath out.

If you find that you are overwhelmed, talk to someone who can help there are strategies which can help (but you do have to actually usethose strategies!). It is less helpful (and a waste of precious time) tobemoan the struggles but a far better investment to face them head onand do something to change them!

Both the Centre for Teaching and Learning and the Student CounsellingService run seminars to assist at this time so check out what is availableand make use of it!

Wednesday 23rd May Wednesday 30th May Thursday 31st May

SurvivingExams

SurvivingExams

Nightmare on Uni Street

Study tips & strategies for

getting through your exams

Study tips & strategies for

getting through your exams

Ways of clearing your mind and

managing exam stress

Registry 202 Registry 202 SSLB 3

12.00 1.00 12.00 1.00 12.00 1.00


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SEMESTER ONE CONTRACTS

If you are leaving at the end of the semester, please ensureyour fees are paid and up to date. You will also need to ensure

that you have completed the 2012 Bond Refund Form so thatyour bond can be refunded to you. Accounts must be paid up todate and bond refund forms returned to the RSO by Friday 22ndJune 2012.

If you are unsure of the length of your contract ,please contact our office urgently to confirm.

SEMESTER BREAK

You will receive a letter shortly in regard to the upcoming 3 week break inJune/July. You will be given the options available to you for your room. Pleaseremember that if you are NOT staying for the 3 week break, then as yourcurrent contract does not cover this 3 week period, you are required to hand in

your room keys to the RSO by 10am on Sunday 24 June 2012

Please indicate on the letter that you will shortly receive, if you wish to stay,your room will be booked for you for this 3 week period. Please note that youwill be charged the full weekly rate of your room and meal plan for your stay.Payment for this can be made at our office.

As usual ALL Matai residents will need to vacate their rooms andremove all their belongings for the 3 week break, so that extramural studentscan use these rooms

If you have any questions about the upcoming 3 week break, please come intothe RSO and talk to our staff

SEMESTER TWO PAYMENT

A reminder to those who are paying for the second semester in full, these feesare due 1 July 2012. (no invoice will be sent out a reminder email will be). Areminder to pay your fees will be emailed out to you soon, please note to takeadvantage of our discount; full semester payments must be received on orbefore the 1 July 2012.

CHAPLAINCY

FIRE DRILL WINNERSSEMESTER ONE

Congratulations to Tararua/Ruahine Hall for winning the Semester One fire drills.For their efficient effort in vacating the hall, they received $150 social account credit.

Well done!Be ready for Semester Two Fire Drills!

All too often tragedy intrudes, unexpected and unwanted,into our lives. These words are being written two days afterthree visiting American students were killed in a roadaccident on their way to walk the Tongariro Crossing.

Incidents like these leave us feeling simultaneously stunned,angry, confused and vulnerable. Life is not fair. No one isbullet proof. There are no easy answers. When tragedystrikes, presence, support and empathy count for muchmore than attempted explanations.

Historically, followers of Jesus have believed that, in him,the God behind all life has come amongst us and shared ourpain, somehow absorbing it into his own body on the crossand easing it with a progressively real, if indefinable, senseof his own healing presence. That may sound strange but it

is something testified to by countless numbers of peopleeven in the midst of deep anguish. We are not alone. Thatis a key element of the good news of Jesus even in ourdarkest hour.

We at the Centre hope you have had a great term. Wehave enjoyed getting to know many of you at Pancake Nitesand on other occasions. We hope your exams go well, youhave a great mid-year break, and we look forward to seeingyou again at the Centre sometime next term.

Colin Day(on behalf of the chaplains)


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MASSEY MEDICAL CENTRE

Common coldThis tends to come on slowly over a couple of days, mildinfectious disease caused by a virus. They can last up to 10days at times.

Symptoms include: Mild fever Runny nose Mild headache Sometimes a cough General fatigue Sore throat

Treatment: Rest and extra sleep Honey has been shown to ease a cough and sore throat

Increase fluids and take regular panadol Gargle warm, salted water, eat warm vegetable soup Talk to your doctor or nurse if symptoms worsen or dont

improve

InfluenzaUsually hits faster and harder, moderate-severe viralillness lasting 7-10 days.

Symptoms Include: Usually high fever

Shivering attacks Muscular pains Headache Dry cough may become moist Vomit at times Can suffer complications Pneumonia Bedridden

Treatment Rest and drink lots of water Control fever, aches and pains with regular panadol See doctor within 48hrs of onset of symptoms Always seek medical advice

REMEMBER: No more than 8 tablets of panadol in a24hr period.

VACCINE AVAILABLE.Head in to the Medical Centre for your flu vaccines - itsFREE for anyone with chronic health problems like Asthma,otherwise its only $15.00. From mid May is when flu season

really gets going, so its best to come in asap as immunitycan take 2-3 weeks to reach full potential.

I recommend to come in now for your vaccine if you dontwant to get sick around exam time.

Prevention is always best.

You dont catch a cold . A cold catches you.

Best way to stay healthy is to support your immune

system so it can support you!! Eat a healthy, balanced diet fullof fruit and veges, lean protein and healthy fats.

Vitamin B is a good immune booster. Kiwifruit andstrawberries are a super food! Too much fat such aslollies and takeaways can seriously deplete yourimmune system. Regular exercise is important. Get enoughsleep try 8hrs a night.

Managing stress always opt for the healthy way of dealingwith stress.

Bad: Alcohol, smoking, drugs, fatty food, and overeating

Good: Regular daily exercise, good diet, laughter,being with friends/family, meditation, yoga, movies,massage, quiet walk.

Colds/flus are passed on by coughing, sneezing or touchingsurfaces. Always cover your mouth Wash hands regularly AVOID people who are unwell.

GARLIC: Research shows that this is a good cheap preventerof the ills, so its a good idea to use it in your cooking wherepossible.

For more information check out the waiting area at the medicalcentre great recipe for chicken soup!!

Website info for all health information from reliable source.www.everybody.co.nz

Good Mood Food SeminarThursday 24th May at 12:00pmSSLB 3

or you can watch live on stream

What we eat or dont eat influences how we feel andimpacts on our mental and physical energy levels.Maintaining a reasonably consistent energy level means youare more able to study and concentrate more effectively andhandle the stresses of heavy study loads.

This seminar presents the basics of food and mood, withdietary suggestions to get you started and keep you going.


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As of 23rd May 2012PLACINGS

1st Moginie 210

2nd Walter Dyer 168

3rd City 158

4th Atawhai 151

5th Kiwitea 147

6th Egmont 142

7th Tararua/Ruahine 136

8th Totara 132

9th Colombo 120

10th Tawa 118

11th Matai 103

12th Miro 75

13th McHardy 63

14th CraigLockhart/Bindaloe 61

15th Kairanga 5816th Rotary 45


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