Week 3– Tri 2 Your official bulletin for all the latest resi news and events info!
Resi Merchandise Extended! Resi trackies and baseball tops will still be on sale until 5pm this Friday 8th August! Trackies $53
Baseball tops $25 Deakin Card payment only. Get your order in soon!
Yoga!
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Free Food, Massages and Prizes
The ESSENCE Expo promotes health and wellbeing with a particular focus on mental health. The ESSENCE Expo between 12 midday and 2 pm TOMORROW (7 August Burwood), Mutant Way. During the Expo, there will be FREE food and entertainment (thanks to DUSA) and FREE massage. Random PRIZES throughout the event will occur and you will have a chance to win an IPAD (thanks to BUPA). For more information visit: http://www.deakin.edu.au/students/get-involved/calendar-of-events/esse
Win $100! My Deakin World Short Film Competition - go in the running to win the $1000 prize money Entries close this week 4pm, Friday 8 August, 2014. Your film could be shown at Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Monday 1 September, 2014. Aaron Sterns co-writer of Wolf Creek 2 (Best Screenplay Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival 2014), and author of the prequel novel Wolf Creek will be the special guest and speaker at the My Deakin World Short Film Festival. This is your chance to meet him! Go to the My Deakin World blog to find out more https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/mydeakinworld/
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International Student Advisor Clinic Are you seeking some advice? International Student Advisers can provide information on all of the below!:
Get involved at Deakin
Apply for a visa extension
Apply for a new COE
Find information about re-enrolment (current students only)
Find out about health and wellbeing services at Deakin
Apply for a break from my studies (intermission)
Discontinue my studies at Deakin
Apply for a Release from Deakin
Why not come to Building MB and speak with an advisor directly and privately about any of the above! The next clinic will run TONIGHT at 4:30-5:30pm. No appointment needed. Just come to Building MB and wait in the foyer!
Joke of the Week Q. Why did the boy sit on his watch? A. He wanted to be on time!
If you have an appropriate joke or limerick that you’d like featured in the bulletin, send it through to Amy: amylong@deakin.edu.au
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BEARS Profile
Name: Jonty Simmons
Nickname: Jonts
Age: 20
Hometown: Traralgon
Course: Arts/Law
Favourite food: Pizza
Favourite movie: Anchorman
Favourite sporting team: The Drop Bears dodgeball championship team
Most memorable moment on res: Partying after exams
Dream job: PR manager for a record label
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?: New York
If you could have dinner with any one person, who would it be?: Barack Obama because he has literally all the connections in the world.
What 3 things would you choose if you were stranded on a deserted island?: A massive iPod, all you can eat pizza bar and a speedboat
Resi Challenge! Congratulations to Nelson Taylor and his C-Block crew! This group was the first to tackle this week’s challenge by sitting on a "U shaped" wooden bench on mutant way and taking a photo for reception. For completing the challenge, C-Block will receive a $100 Safeway letter for their next unit function!
This week is an individual challenge. The first resi who comes to reception to answer the below will win a Hoyts Movie Voucher! Q. Name 5 ways to avoid setting the fire alarms off on res.
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Recipe of the Week Broccolini pad Thai Serves 4
Ingredients
440g packet shelf-fresh Thai flat rice noodles
Cooking spray
1 brown onion, finely chopped
2 bunches broccolini, trimmed, cut into 3cm lengths
1 carrot, halved, thinly sliced diagonally
240g jar Valcom pad Thai paste
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Method 1. Place noodles in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 2 minutes. Gently separate noodles. Drain. 2. Spray wok and put on high heat. Add onion. Stir-fry for 1 minute or until tender. Add broccolini and carrot. Stir-fry for 4 minutes or until almost tender. Add paste. Stir-fry for 2 minutes or until fragrant. 3. Make a well in the centre of vegetables. Add egg. Cook for 1 minute or until set. Add noodles to wok. Stir-fry mixture for 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through, breaking up egg. Serve.
Please direct any queries to Resi Reception at bsradmin@deakin.edu.au or via extension 17671
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