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WELCOME TO NORTHUMBRIA STUDENTS’ UNION You have the booklet, now get the pass and hold tight as you are about to experience the first week of the rest of your life. And we can promise you it’s going to be an absolute belter! You better get used to it too, because over the next few years you’re going to have some of the most unforgettable nights of your life in the Students’ Union! Don’t be nervous though, we have 7000 new students starting this September, all in the same boat as you. So what better way to get to know everybody than having a few drinks a good laugh and more importantly having a massive week long PARTY!
WHAT IS WELCOME WEEK? Choose the best club nights. Choose the best acts. Choose the best DJs. Choose cheap drinks. Choose the best Students’ Union in the country. Choose your new friends. Choose your lovers. Choose a super massive week long festival of fun and frolics. Choose Welcome Week 2010!
COUNT ME IN, WHAT DO I DO? Although we have 7000 new students rocking up in September, we only have space in the building for 2500. Now you don’t have to be an Einstein to figure that we can’t fit everyone in, as much as we would love to! So, to make sure you are not left at home, whilst all your new flatmates are off partying you have TO BUY A WELCOME PASS NOW! It’s the only way to guarantee entry to all the events! The Welcome Pass is legendary at NSU. It is the most important pass you will get until you pass your degree (fingers crossed!). Last year we sold out before it even kicked off, so make sure you are one of the 2500 people ‘AVIN IT LARGE!
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HOW TO APPLY Not only is Welcome Week the best way for you to meet and socialise with the people you will spend the best years of your life with; it also gives you guaranteed access to a week worth of monumental events. You will have the chance to see the likes of Pendulum, Professor Green, Zane Lowe and a whole host of other stars up close and personal in YOUR brand new £7 million Students’ Union. Once you have your pass the only cash you will need is your beer money! And even if that blurs your memory a little, it is still sure to be a week you will never forget. If you don’t believe us then feast your eyes over this booklet. A party this huge is priceless, but because we know you are going to be strapped for cash, we’ll swap you a Welcome Pass in exchange for £50, bargain! So what are you waiting for? Apply now because you don’t want to be the one listening to everybody else telling you how amazing their week has been! For ease and simplicity buy your pass online NOW at www. mynsu.co.uk/welcomeweek, alternatively cut out the form on page 14 and send it to us in the FREEPOST envelope by Monday 13th September at the very latest.
If you don’t want to miss out then send it back now to guarantee your place at the party. And just incase you need a little extra incentive, the first 500 people to return their application will be rewarded with a FREE bottle of Kopperberg upon arrival. Your pass will be available to collect from the Students’ Union Welcome Desk; all you need to do is bring proof of ID on one of the following days: Fri 17th Sept Sat 18th Sept Sun 19th Sept
10am-9pm 10am-8pm 10am-8pm
Once you have purchased your ticket, you will receive a confirmation e-mail; you will need to bring this e-mail to NSU on one of the above dates to collect your pass. PLEASE NOTE: NO PASSES WILL BE SENT OUT IN THE POST, THEY ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM NSU AT THE TIMES ABOVE. If you have any further questions please call our Welcome Pass Hotline on 0191 227 4757 Mon to Fri between 10am and 4pm.
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Friday 17th Sept
WELCOME WAGON WARM UP Your stuff is all moved in, now it’s time to let the party commence and enjoy your new found freedom. What better way to do that than joining us in our recently refurnished club Domain for some kicking tunes and cheap drinks? Drag your new flatmates down, meet hundreds of new people and get yourself properly warmed up and ready for the rest of the week!
WHERE: Domain WHEN: 9pm
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Saturday 18th Sept
THE BIG ONE
SOCCER SATURDAY Join us in Habita to watch Premier League football live on our huge screen and our shiny new plasmas with drinks offers galore and our all new ‘Prediction Sheets’. Guess the scores, get them right, and get those drinks flowing!
The official official Northumbria Fresher’s launch party, it will be MASSIVE!! Headlining the stage are festival legends and chart toppers Pendulum mixing it up on the decks. With amazing drinks offers it’s the only place to be, however be sure to get in early not to miss all the fun!
WHERE: WHEN:
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Habita 12pm
WHEN:
Domain & Reds Bar 9pm
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Sunday 19th Sept
SUPER SUNDAY SPORT SOCIAL Join us in Habita for big screen sports on our big screen. WHERE: WHEN:
Habita 12pm
LO REID HYPNOTIST SHOW Lo has been the first name on our Welcome Week list for years. The reason why? Everybody loves her deliciously filthy show. Not for the faint hearted but if you have a sense of humour, enjoy getting up on stage and making a fool of yourself, or just laughing at others doing the same then you don’t want to miss this! You MUST be seated by 8.30pm and admittance is first come first served, so don’t miss out! WHERE: WHEN:
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Domain 8pm
Monday 20th Sept
POKER TOURNAMENT At NSU we love Poker, that’s why we hold our fortnightly Poker School on a Monday, normally it’s £5 in and the winner takes the pot, but with your Welcome Pass we will let you play for free, and still have a shot at the £200 cash prize! Bonus! It’s Texas Hold Em, but spaces are limited so sign up for this one at the Welcome Desk on arrival! WHERE: WHEN:
Reds Bar 3pm
HEADPHONE DISCO A simple concept with a spectacular effect. If you have been to a festival this summer you have probably come across one, if not it works like this; Take a room full of clubbers, arm them with a set of wireless headphones, have 2 separate DJ’s broadcasting live over 2 channels and watch the utterly surreal spectacle that unfolds. It must be seen to be believed but beware; you may just get caught out pretending to know the words to your favourite songs! WHERE: WHEN:
Domain 10pm
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Tuesday 21st Sept
ROLLER DISCO They don’t do club nights like this anymore, except at Northumbria! Get your skates on and roller round our rink to the best disco anthems on the planet. You can wear what you like, though we do love it when you dress up. 70s/80s gear, abstract, character, it all adds fun to the night out (you may even win a prize!). All abilities welcome! WHERE: Domain WHEN: 8pm
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GET Y’SKATES ON Everyone loves a bit of Skates it’s the longest running alternative night in the Toon and will be laying down the best slabs of HipHop, Ska, Punk and Dn’B every Tuesday, and if the music doesn’t suit you then it’s worth coming in just for the ludicrously cheap drink! WHERE: Reds Bar WHEN: 9pm
Northumbria Students’ Union proudly presents...
Wednesday 22nd September PROFESSOR GREEN TOP 10 CHART TOPPER Roll Up Roll Up! It’s the main event! The night you will never forget. We bring you the ultimate in James Bond themes. So dig out your Sunday best for the first formal of your University life. We give you 007 MARTINI ICE LUGE (SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED), GOLDEN EYE PAPARAZZI, WINE RECEPTION and loads more. WHERE: Domain & Reds WHEN: 8pm
IT REALLY IS
A NIGHT NOT TO BE MISSED!
Thursday 23rd Sept
KARAOKE Could you be the next Joe McElderry or Alexandra Burke. Come down and take us on at a special X Factor style Karaoke, complete with buzzers available to vote people off when they begin to impersonate the strangling of a cat! Loads of prizes to be won! WHERE: Habita WHEN: 8pm
SCHOOL DISCO School Disco is huge so lets kick off another massive party night by digging out the school uniforms and get your hair in pig tails, we will be playing the best anthems from your school days and offering super savings on drinks, and prizes for best dressed and more! Get up to mischief behind the bike shed; eat rainbow drops from tuck shop, leave some rude messages on our giant chalk boards and generally party like you did when you were 15, except this time you’re old enough to buy the beer and you don’t have to be home by 10pm! WHERE: Domain WHEN: 10pm
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Friday 24th Sept
The only Newcastle stock exchange drinks experience, prices go up and down but will they crash? With the best resident DJ’s in town, and premium cocktails at student prices, you’ll find it hard to disagree
UV RAVE PARTY Welcome to the legendary UV warehouse party the ultimate clubbing experience. Expect rocking DJ’s, UV cannons, glow sticks, body paints, cocktail buckets and tons of freebies. You will be dancing til the sun comes up. WHERE: Domain WHEN: 10pm
WHERE: Habita WHEN: 8pm
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VODKA SPORTS SOCIAL NATIONWIDE LAUNCH PARTY SATURDAY Saturday 25th Sept
Join us in Habita to watch Premier League football live on our huge screen and our shiny new plasmas with drinks offers galore and our all new ‘Prediction Sheets’. Guess the scores, get them right, and get those free drinks flowing! WHERE: Habita WHEN: 12pm
RADIO ONE
Zane Lowe
Legendary student night Vodka Nationwide has moved North due to popular demand after storming Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield and winning Best Student Night 3 years running! Radio One Zane Lowe tops the bill with dancers, stage show, amazing drinks offers plus loads more. It will be an unforgettable experience be sure to be a part of it! WHERE: Domain & Reds Bar WHEN: 10pm
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Sunday 26th Sept
UNIVERSALLY CHALLENGED Bring your friends and your flatmates to form a team for the ultimate student quiz. Can you tell if it’s a he or a she? Will the chosen object sink or swim? How much do you know about Hollyoaks? Come down and test your wits and be rewarded with all sorts of prizes. Last year we gave away over £5k as well as tonnes of other mint prizes!
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connected To get the most out of being a student join our official Northumbria Facebook fan page www.facebook.com/ mynsu and follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/ northumbriasu Stay connected the only official Northumbria way!
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To get your Welcome Pass simply go online to www.mynsu.co.uk/welcomeweek and follow the simple instructions. Alternatively complete this form and return to Northumbria Students’ Union in the FREEPOST envelope by Monday 13th September. Be sure not to miss out on the party of your life and go online or fill in this form straight away!
WELCOME PASS
APPLICATION
Please accept £50 for a WELCOME PASS WHO IS PAYING?
Parent/Guardian
Spouse
You (Student)
I enclose a UK Bank Cheque payable to NSU for £50 (Sterling ONLY) PLEASE DEBIT MY CARD: Issue No
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Delta
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Card No.
Sort Code
Issue Date
Security Code
Expiry Date
Card Holders Name
Card Holder Contact Number
About you (The Student) D.O.B.
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Forename/Christian Name Surname/Family Name Course Home Address Postcode Home Tel
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Email Signature Please refer to page 3 for pass collection details *Please note programme subject to minor changes, however all information correct at printing.
NORTHUMBRIA STUDENTS’ UNION WELCOME TEAM HERE TO HELP!
Keep an eye out for our Welcome Team (they’re not hard to spot in their red and yellow t-shirts) they are all current students who are volunteering their time to make sure you have the best Welcome Week and start to Uni possible. Give them a shout if you have any questions, thoughts or want to exhaust their local knowledge, they’re all fully trained, very lovely and have promised not to bite!
WELCOME WEEK FAIRS WE ELCO OME WEE EK
MON 20 SEPT - TUES 21 SEPT @ DOMAIN Fill your boots with tonnes of freebies and giveaways and sign up for doctors, dentists and banks.
‘GE ET IN NVOL LVED D’ FA AIR
WED 22 SEPT @ DOMAIN Find out more about the different ways you can guarantee yourself a better Uni experience. Check out over 60+ societies, course reps, community volunteering, sports, advice, and much more - the possibilities are endless!
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MON 13 - TUES 14 SEPT & MON 20 SEPT @ THE GYM COACH LANE CAMPUS WEST More freebies and sign up opportunities at Coach Lane.
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