RAM 10 July 2017 by RAM Magazine

RAM Lincoln University Students' Magazine | Issue 5 | July 2017

REFRESHING LINCOLN | THE ROUGH GUIDE THE WALLOW | ELECTIONS MYTH-BUSTING | WINTERFEST GIG GUIDE |

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EDITOR & DESIGN Julia WIlls

RAM@lusa.org.nz CONTRIBUTORS James Ranstead | Monique Lynes Danyon Thomas | Max Foy Veronica Penny | Tessa Williams Contributions can be sent to

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RAM is published by the Lincoln University Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association (LUSA) for the students of Lincoln University. RAM is funded by Lincoln University students through the Student Services Fee. Any opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs and values held by LUSA, or the University. If you are easily offended, read on and be sure to send a strongly worded email to the Editor. RAM is a member of the Aotearoa Student Press Associaiton (ASPA).

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Words from LUSA

Prez Sez.

From the Ed.

Welcome back for Semester 2. Hopefully the results went the way

Welcome to another issue of RAM. It’s July, which means that

you wanted, but if not there will have been something’s to learn

it’s bloody cold outside and I’m absolutly gutted that I cant hit

from and improve on this time round! I’m sure you’ll have some

the slopes this season, because A) I’m super accident prone and

good yarns from the break - it seems like every man and his dog

B) I’m expecting a wee baby girl along with all the spring lambs

were traveling somewhere! For me it was pretty quiet, got stuck

this September!

in Tekapo for a weekend due to snow, which while being not ideal certainly wasn’t a bad thing!

Winterfest is finally here and that is awesome. Be sure to come and get a snapshot with your friends and say ‘bye bye’ to me for

I’m also pretty stoked to be able to say LUSA’s team is back to full

now at Winterball! I’ll be the one in black with a big bump in

strength with Fiona Kay starting. It’s been a little while, so that’s all

the front, behind the camera.

pretty awesome. But it’s not too long and I’ll be out of here, which means it’s time for you to start thinking of running for the LUSA Board. Have a chat to me or one of the team and see what it’s all about. Nominations open in September, so keep an eye out. It’s almost tuition fee setting time for 2018. In the not too distant future we’ll be trying to get your input into the cost of being a student here, and what you think of the fees. It’s super important you respond to this one, as we then make a submission to the University Council on your behalf so they know what students are thinking about the cost of tertiary education at Lincoln. That’s about all for me for this month, but read on. Learn more about what projects are happening with Lincoln, what the clubs have been up to, and always drop me a line if you’ve got any thoughts on how to make life at lincoln awesome.

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Since the last issue I have received a tonne of Snapchats from Lincoln students enjoying Study Stall, especially ‘Hug a Husky Day’. Head over to page 44 to see some of your cool snaps! Do you want to show us your talents with a group of mates at International Night on August 12th? Do you have a traditional dish you’d like to cook or a hidden talent that you’d like to perform? Sign up today at events@lusa.org.nz to be part of all the action! As always, I hope you enjoy the small distraction from your lectures (that you’ll no doubt be getting stuck back into) when a new RAM comes out.

Julia Wills RAM@lusa.org.nz

From the Board.

Sailing the Ship. Hi, my name is Fiona and I am the new Association Manager for

Like every other student at Lincoln before the break, we here at

LUSA.

the board were hitting the books hard, in preparation for exams. Ryan was the exception, spending his time in Europe looking for a

I’m originally from the UK but have been living here with my

wife. Alex and Kristy jetted over to the US to follow their passions

husband Dave for just over 11 years now. I spent the first 18

for Trump, and that has just left Danyon, Tess and I holding down

months of that in Auckland, but saw the light and moved south to

the fort over the break, along with the LUSA staff Jules, Michael

Christchurch. Best decision ever!

and new Kate Lindsay (Student Engagement and Representation Coordinator) - If you are yet to meet her, do it, she’s lovely!

We have a couple of kids aged 7 and 5 who keep us busy along with a Labrador who does her best to ensure that there is minimal

After more than a bit of waiting, progress is being make on

food waste at home. She is helped by the fact that the children

the Joint Facility/Hub. The Government has agreed to provide

have figured out how to quickly empty a plate of dinner that they

Lincoln University with $85 million to support the construction!

don’t like.

Current estimates for this to be completed, is by late next year. This building will incorporate CRI’s, such as Agresearch, allowing experts within the relevant sectors carrying out applied research

Skiing, running, tramping, anything outdoors in fact is what I love to do. Except gardening that is, I can quite happily pass on that one!

the industries need, to teach directly into courses. Check out later

I went to University at St. Andrews, Scotland. Thankfully for Kate

in the RAM to learn more about this.

Middleton, it was just before Prince William was there otherwise I

We have a cracker of a Winterfest lined up for y’all, with the Ben Hurley and Jared Fell Comedy Night picked to be my favourite. Make sure to get your tickets for the Winterfest Ski Trip, only 12 bucks for a trip out to Mt Hutt with some bacon and snags

might have ended up in Kensington Palace instead of here. I had a great time there, some might say a bit too much fun and not enough study. Either way, I believe University is just as much about the experiences outside of study as the actual study itself.

thrown in. International Night is on the cards for Saturday 12th

A combination of great tutors and learning opportunities,

August, which is picked by Danyon to be the best event of the

supplemented with awesome social experiences, be that through

year. We can announce that we have secured the one and only

activities on campus, the Clubs and Societies and any of the

THE FEELERS as the headline act for Garden Party, along with a

fabulous events organised by LUSA, are all part of what make your

few other artists to get you going beforehand.

time here at Lincoln the amazing experience that it is.

A big welcome to those new students at Lincoln University (both

I can’t wait to get onboard and be part of the team at LUSA

domestic and international), all the best for your second semester

ensuring that you have the best and most memorable time possible.

LU students. Summer break is just around the corner. Yeeoowww!

James Ranstead

Fiona Kay manager@lusa.org.nz

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T A N R E T IN

T H G I N L A ION

EXPERIENCE THE WORLD RIGHT HERE AT UNI, WITH CULTURE, CUISINE, AND ENTERTAINMENT, PROVIDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY OF LINCOLN. BEGINNING IN THE TE KETE IKA FOOD & FUNCTION CENTRE, ENJOY SAMPLING A HUGE RANGE OF CUISINE PREPARED BY STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS. BE WARN

ED YOU WILL BE FULL, AND VERY SATISFIED. AFTER DINNER COME THE PERFORMAN

CES,

AND THERE IS SUCH A RANGE. IMPRESSIVE, HILARIOUS, BEAUTIFUL, SILLY, MESMERISING. SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS AMAZING EVENING, AS EITHER A COOK OR PERFORMER, GET IN TOUCH AT EVENTS@LUSA.ORG.NZ, OR VISIT THE TEAM AT LUSA HQ OPPOSITE THE BOOKSHOP CAMPUS. TICKETS ON SALE NOW FROM LUSA HQ!

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Notices

Notices Rec Centre Day Out Did someone say free food and games?! Hell yeah we did!

Hardship Fund Are you having a hard time financially? Struggling to pay unexpected bills? LUSA and Lincoln University will hear your issue out and may decide to grant you the money or offer you an interest free loan. Come in and see Kate at LUSA and she will help you fill in an application and talk you through the process. Contact students@lusa.org.nz

The Rec Centre team is coming to you for another day out – so be sure to come get amongst it and grab something off the Barbie and say ‘Hi’. Fingers crossed for less rain this time… Tuesday 25th July, 11am - 1pm, Forbes Lawn.

Thursdays in Black

Student Advice & Support At some point you may come across some troubles

We’re back for Semester 2, bigger and better than ever!

with your classes or lectures, or you might get sick

With our society now up and running, (come check us out at

and miss some assessments. LUSA are the ones to help

Clubs Gala Day!) we’ve got some exciting plans in the works

you out when something less than awesome happens

for you, all throughout Semester 2!

during your academic years.

Keep an eye out for our weekly stall.

LUSA’s Student Advice and Support is seperate from

Thursday 10:15am – 12:15pm, Library Foyer

the University, and 100% confidential. If you don’t feel

Don’t forget to wear black every Thursday to show you care.

comfortable contacting a Lecturer, Student Rep or are unsure of the best course of action, we can help!

Lincoln Lasses

Contact students@lusa.org.nz or visit us at LUSA HQ.

This female only class runs for 5 weeks and focusses on arms,

We’re Back in the Black

back and shoulders. You’ll be selling tickets to the guns show and beating the lads in an arm wrestle in no time! Sign up now at Rec Centre Reception or email Kate.Maxwell@lincoln.ac.nz for our next round of Lincoln

After a number of years of LU not doing so well

Lasses!

financially, there’s been a small surplus, and we’re tracking pretty good this year too. The Transformation

We’ve got a new Chancellor

Board is busy understanding what’s LU’s value proposition is, and we’re expecting them to report back to Council in October.

tertiary innovation.

Parking

“Our land is our single most significant and unique

LU contractors have just advised that the temporary car

resource and one which will drive future prosperity in

park on the old Hilgendorf site will close due to early

New Zealand,” he said. “But in a period of rapid change,

works starting for the Joint Facility in the not too distant

Steve Smith is ready to see Lincoln at the forefront of

the land-based economy needs innovative and integrated tertiary education and research that delivers solutions to the problems of today and tomorrow.”

future. You will need to find alternative parking in either Orchard Car Park or Springs Road Car Park as they prepare for works on the ‘Joint Facility’. New this Semester or got a car over the holidays? Once

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you are here, head to Lincworks which is behind the bright blue building on Farm Road and fill out a form and you’ll get a sticker to put on your windscreen.

CUP DAY 2017 TEMPORARY ALCOHOL BAN

The Christchurch City Council will impose another temporary alcohol ban in Riccarton Racecourse area on 18th November during the New Zealand Cup Day 2017 event, from 7am to 12 midnight. The ban prevents people from drinking in public places on the day of the Racecourse Cup Day 2017. The ban will be applied to areas which are controlled by the Council, and all roads, whether Council controlled or not as shown in the attached map. It does not apply to places open to the public that are under private ownership, such as private car parks or private sports grounds. The ban makes it illegal to drink in public places, consuming alcohol in a vehicle in a public place, or bring alcohol into a public place, whether in a vehicle or not, or having an open bottle or can containing alcohol in ban areas.

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Ski Trip 7.15am | Meet outside the Rec Centre | Mt Hutt | Bus is $12 pp Book your seat from LUSA HQ | Limited seats available. LUSA and the LSD Club have organised a bus to take you ski bunnies up to Mt Hutt for the day! Please purchase your own ski lift & gear hire here if need be.

Winterball Doors open at 8pm | Gates close at 9.30pm | No passouts | No BYO | R18 | $46 iTicket.co.nz $50 on the Door | This year’s theme is ‘The Secret Garden’ and will be an awesome night with live music. Buses will be running from Lincoln to Addington at the beginning of the night, and back to Lincoln after the party for FREE! Get your free bus ticket from LUSA HQ.

Clubs Gala Day 11am | Forbes Lawn | FREE This awesome daytime market showcases all the LUSA Clubs & Societies as well as local businesses and organisations. Make your way around the maze of stalls, chat with Club President’s, try some delicious food and play some fun games.

PostGrad Wine & Cheese Mrs O’s Bar | 4pm-6pm | FREE to all PostGrads and their families Here’s something a little bit special for all you PostGrad students - caus’ LUSA knows how hard you RAM Issue 5 | 11 work.

Refreshing Lincoln - Projects Update You may have heard about Refreshing Lincoln and some of its projects, so we thought it high time to give you a bit of an update on all the goings on. Like always if you’ve got any thoughts on this flick an email to feedback@lusa.org.nz so we can get that student voice heard!

Campus Master Planning Our campus is looking a bit drab, and isn’t quite as fit for purpose as everyone would like it to be. The University must be designed in a way that is learner and researcher centred; connects us across our physical and virtual campuses; and of course incorporates and demonstrates sustainability. The University have engaged Warren and Mahoney Architects to work on a Master Plan for the campus, which is due to be released in October. They’ve completed the first stage of the work preparing a Foundation Report which looks at what we’ve got now and scored them against a set of criteria which included earthquake damage, suitability of their internal layouts & adaptability for future use, the condition of the building, the current usage. This provided information on some quick fixes, and areas worthy of making an investment now. A major outcome of this report was the importance of having a heart to the campus, and wherever possible concentrating students and

improving access to the heart. Lincoln’s ability to start on this work is due to significant progress being made on the insurance claim relating to the earthquakes with most of the campus buildings and houses being ‘settled’. The current status is that only 12 buildings are not yet settled, 4 of which have been demolished (the Hilgendorf Group). The

Court proceedings have been lodged for the 12 buildings, as there was a 6 year time limit to begin this. Lincoln continue to undertake various works & invasive inspections, to provide more evidence that could be used in court proceedings. While the legal ‘discovery’ process goes on, discussion will continue with the insurer to reach a settlement.

8 remaining buildings are Burns, Forbes, Hudson, Union, Landscape Architecture, Colombo Hall, Lowrie Hall & Southland Hall.

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Blended Learning

For you this’ll mean you’ll need to have

management major too – which would

a bit more of an active role between

be pretty mint. Don’t worry, this doesn’t

Blended Learning is all about taking the

contact hours, learning the content and

mean you have to change anything of

best bits of face-to-face learning with

starting to use it. You’ll have a bit more

what you’re doing. You’ll still be able to

online education to create something

flexibility on how you engage with what

complete your programme as it exists

better than before – ya know that 1+1 =

you’re learning. The important thing is

now. We’ll keep you posted on these

3 yarn. It works best when you can nail

that you’ll need to engage with what’s

changes as they happen.

the right amount of interaction with an

going on and possibly be a bit more

ability for students to do things at their

active to get the most out of your course.

own pace. To achieve this the University

It shouldn’t mean anymore learning

has stumped up a bit of cash to help

hours for you.

lecturers move to a blended approach.

Eventually, achieving this will need to

and focus groups about your time here

Some of the things you might see that

include the design of our learning spaces,

at Lincoln. You’re pretty awesome. All of

are part of a Blended Learning approach

classrooms and lecture spaces to meet

the data is still being analysed but we’ll

include:

with the goal of a blended approach to

try get you some of the key information,

learning – something the campus master

and let you know what’s going to happen

plan will be looking to address. There

with it

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Short videos that you can watch where you want when you want and as many times as you want. You might then have a quiz associated with it.

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Workshops not lectures. You’ll be

will be some classes using a Blended approach in Semester 2. This work has been completed by the academics with support from the Library, Teaching and Learning team.

talking and doing activities in class to further explore the content, rather

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To achieve this the Uni needs good information, so a massive shout out to all you student reps, people who complete course evaluations, and other surveys

If you’ve got something you think has gotta change let LUSA or your programme coordinator know. If we don’t get the feedback we can’t get it sorted (the LINC courses are a case in point!). This could even be new things all

than just learning it.

Programme Reviews

LEARN will be your place to go for

Lincoln’s started on a constant path of

everything. It’ll map out the course

keeping our programmes relevant and

and the expectations for each week

ensuring you’re getting the knowledge

You’ll find a range of different media

and skills you need to get jobs. There are

on LEARN which will all tie into the

moves to increase flexibility in many

face-to-face activities. Videos, digital

programmes. There is also some work

maps, websites and audio, along with

being done on inter-faculty programmes

different activities such as quizzes,

and courses, e.g. you could be doing

crosswords and discussion forums.

your B. Com, but end up with an events

related to being land-based that we don’t have: Ag-robotics anybody?

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Joint Facility -

At the northern end of the facility

preparation of the building site, as it’s

(closest to Ellesmere Road) are two more

in the way (and pretty ugly too). A

buildings which will house academic,

temporary Dangerous Goods Store will

and research staff along with postgrad

be located at the south east end of the

students and the respective shared labs.

Burns Building in the existing car park.

caused the closure of the Hilgendorf

The purpose of the joint facility is to

You’ll see Hoardings and wire fencing

Building, which was about 8000m2 of

bring together a large number of fellow

going up around the perimeter of the site.

our teaching and research space. A few

experts and different institutions all

This will help keep everyone safe whilst

weeks ago the Government committed

to achieve a truly inter-disciplinary

some early works are managed. Access

$85 million to building the Joint

approach to address the grand challenges

to Burns will continue to be through the

Facility. This is a major step forward in

of environmental issues, food safety,

main doors of the facility for the short

promoting new value in New Zealand’s

biotechnology, and well-being. Students

term, however there will be a new paved

primary sector economy, but represents

will be able to contribute to the

pathway built around the edge of the

a significant sign of confidence in the

work happening with staff from any

hoardings to provide a safe walkway to

future of Lincoln University.

institution being able to support teaching

and from the rest of the campus. The

and research training. The Joint Facility

walkway will go along Springs Road

will offer students new ways of learning

(on the Lincoln University side of the

and also

ditch) and in behind the Lodge. It will

formerly known as ‘Lake Lincoln’ The September 2010 earthquake caused most of the damage out at Lincoln and

The Joint Facility will be a set of five buildings jointly owned by Lincoln University and AgResearch on the

be covered in parts and well lit, with

Hilgendorf Site. The buildings will be

employment opportunities for those

joined by an internal walkway. The

interested in environmental and land-

southern end of the facility (closest to the

based sciences, and advances Lincoln

Library) will be made up of two buildings

University’s mission to be a major

We’ll keep you updated through the

end on end and will house the corporate

global leader in land-based learning and

RAM, but you can also check out more

headquarters of AgResearch, DairyNZ

research

information on the right hand side of

field services and two levels of teaching floors for Lincoln University. These teaching floors are a mixture of teaching rooms, and lab spaces. The spine of the building houses public collaboration spaces, and will include food offerings, a seminar room and indoor amphitheatre, along with various meeting spaces. There is also an undergrad area being designed for the 1st floor which will have a variety of working and social spaces.

Design and planning are making good progress with completion for the

viewing spots along the way so you can keep an eye on progress.

LEARN and if you have any questions you can email faq@lincoln.ac.nz

complex looking to be late 2019. As the construction start time draws closer, logistical plans are being made to ensure steam, electrical, communications and water services in the Burns Building can be relocated. The existing Dangerous Goods Store will be demolished as part of the

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Did you know...? • The building will house over 700 researchers, students & academic staff! • Size: 27,000m2 facility • Lab Space: Approx. 11,400m2 lab space • Timeframe: Due for completion in 2019 • Initial tenants, Lincoln University, AgResearch, DairyNZ • At the peak of construction Lincoln University will have the same population as Golden Bay!

Transformation Board While all of this is going on the Council is also looking to the future and establishing what is coming next and what Lincoln’s strategy should be. A Transformation Board was appointed by the Lincoln University Council. Part of its mandate is to understand Lincoln’s value proposition and recommend options to enable the University to achieve success. With extensive international expertise, it is focused on a wide range of topics to best ensure that Lincoln University makes a sustainable and significant contribution to NZ in the land-based learning and research disciplines. The Board is currently hearing views from a wide range of people and organisations on Lincoln’s value proposition and what it needs to do to succeed. The LUSA Board is sharing some of our views with the Transformation Board, and if you think there is anything particular we should add flick an email to feedback@lusa.org.nz The Board will report to the Lincoln Council in October, and decisions will be made from there. Thank you to all of the project leaders for providing all of the information, so we could let you know exactly what’s going on!

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E lec tio n

MYTH- BUSTING! VOTING IS TOO HARD The voting process is easy! Election Day is Saturday 23rd September, where you can vote in the Dining Hall, or you can vote from Monday 11th September to Friday 22nd September, in the Library from 10am - 1pm. You can vote at any voting place in the country, but you will need to fill in an extra form if you vote outside your electorate. Head to elections.org.nz or grab a ‘NOT ENROLLED/CHANGED ADDRESS’ envelope from numerous places around campus. Simple. If you cannot make it on the day for reasons more valid than being hung-over, there is the option to vote in advance. So really, as intelligent young university students, there is no excuse!

MY VOTE DOESN’T MATTER We, as the youth of this country, are the up and coming leaders who will decide what direction New Zealand will go in. Therefore our voice is important and needs to be heard by the leaders of today. By voting, it will demonstrate to the government that what we find important must be listened to. Our position is that of high privilege. We are able to vote without fear or suppression from governmental authorities, which is stability not experienced by a vast majority of the global population. It is not an opportunity to be taken lightly. So if the future of this country is important to you, your friends and family, make sure you turn up to cast your vote in the 2017 election.

I DON’T KNOW WHO TO VOTE FOR! This is a common issue for most young people, the best thing you can do to solve this is start talking to people about politics! That might sound incredibly boring, but talk to your flatmates, your parents, or even the old guy down at the pub. By hearing what other people are thinking, you are becoming more informed, and by the 22 September you should know who you want to vote for. If you are a bit of a hermit, you can always read the politics section of the newspaper!

POLITICS AREN’T RELEVANT TO ME The decisions made up in Wellington affect the way we live our lives. For example, if parliament decides to put interest on student loans or increase the price of petrol, it affects the way we live our lives. This is why it is important we all vote so that the decisions the politicians make on our behalf accurately represent what we as New Zealanders’ want. Otherwise, we are giving them free reign to act as they please, which is not in our best interests! RAM Issue 5 | 16

STUDENT BOARD ELECTIONS

THERE ARE

POSITIONS UP FOR ELECTION FOR 2018

PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT POSTGRAD REP x3 FACULTY REPS

Elections are how you decide who is going to represent you and make things happen for you, from academic issues through to making sure you’re having a good time!

KEY DATES NOMINATIONS SEPTEMBER 12–19 CAMPAIGNING SEPTEMBER 20–26 VOTING SEPTEMBER 27–28

Students nominate themselves to tell us that they’d like to be elected to a particular position.

They then campaign to be elected by persuading the wider student body to vote for them.

The wider student body vote online for the person they would like to be elected. It’s a simple survey format, that is emailed to every student on their Lincoln email address.

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WHY SHOULD YOU RUN? The LUSA Board does a whole heap more than just give away free sausages on the Forbes Lawn! We represent students on many boards, organize events for students, approve and fund clubs and societies, and co-operate in University-wide campaigns on issues like mental wellbeing and environmental sustainability. Being on the Board means that you have the chance to take on an issue that you care about, and try to come up with a strategy of what can be done to get there all whilst having the power of the Students’ Association behind you.

WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF IT? •

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Influence. Board members have a surprising amount of clout with staff at the Uni - you can use this to influence the changes that you want to see on campus. Connections! You’ll meet some important people both at the Uni and out of it. University Chancellor and VC, LU management, politicians, media. The networking skills you gain from these are astounding! Employability. So much CV fodder, and the networking and meeting skills you’ll gain translate directly into awesome interview skills. Awesome relationships with LUSA staff. They’re pretty helpful people to know!

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Confidence. Being the only student at a meeting with high up LU staff aint no thang. You know you have important things to say, and that you’ll be listened to.

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Support: LUSA’s staff and facilities are here to

THINKING OF RUNNING FOR A POSITION? HERE’S SOME TIPS: •

First of all, actually know the dates. There’s no point planning an amazing campaign if you miss out on nominations.

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Practice some mock questions, just like you would for a job interview. And if you don’t do that for job interviews, you really should start.

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Know what you stand for - what issues do you care about on campus?

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Social Media is your best friend. Create a Facebook event and share it with everyone. Like, I mean everyone. Get that shit viral.

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Use some good graphics; or at least no comic sans, or Curlz MT.

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Get clubs on board. If you’re active with any clubs on campus, ask them to talk you up. Students who are involved with clubs stuff are some of the most involved on campus.

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Get up in front of classes - make a nice break to a boring lecture. Tell a joke, ride a unicycle, pull a chicken out of your pocket. Make people remember your face! Check with your lecturer first!

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Target all students, not just your mates.

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Remind people to vote! you can make them love you, but if they don’t vote at all, then they’re no help. On voting days you’re not allowed to campaign anymore, but you can remind people to cast their vote. LEGAL: “Voting is open now - remember to check your email and cast your vote today. Go democracy!” ILLEGAL: “Voting is open now - be sure to tick next to my face, and no one else. Me me me.”

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Find out when LUSA or Uni events are happening, go there, and make yourself known. You could even volunteer at a LUSA BBQ.

help you achieve your goals. •

Incredible barbequeing skills.

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Skills you never knew you’d learn.

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Club Highlights

SADD - Halls Ball June the 1st was a night some may not remember, or may don’t want to remember, (sorry Christchurch Boys!) The night of the Halls Ball it was. While the freshers got dressed up to the nines and enjoyed a quiet bevvy or two, the SADD committe, lead by Holly Smith, Katherine Kennedy, Caitlin Power, Reuben Butler, and myself, put on a BBQ to spark some conversations about Lincoln’s Driving culture. SADD (Students Against Dangerous Driving) is a LUSA Club here on campus, made up of students, with the same goal to help improve Lincoln’s driving culture, anyway we can. While enjoying a snag or eleven, (shout out to Kale Thatcher!) the Hall’s students enlightened us to some marginal chat and some real great insights into what they think of Lincoln’s

driving culture. Particularly around drunk driving. Drink driving is a massive problem in New Zealand, particularly amongst young adults. Between 2013 and 2015 51 15-24 year olds died as a result of drunk/drug driving. Drink driving deaths can all be prevented, and we at SADD think this starts with you! If you’re going out, make sure you have a sober driver sorted, and if they bale, call a taxi or an Uber. If you’re too tight, most pubs have courtesy vans. Win win. Keep an eye out for more from SADD around campus over the upcoming months, as we will be doing our part to making Lincoln’s roads a safer place for all.

By Max Foy

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Club Highlights

| We have some damn fine clubs at LUSA

Wine Appreciation Club This club is designed to capture all of you who are interested in

what you want to taste. For those of you taking WINE302 please

wine, and bring you together to enjoy and learn about wine. The

keep a look out for our tastings as they will help you with your

purpose of the Lincoln University Wine Club is to introduce those

assignments!

who aren’t familiar with wine with the aspect of wine tasting and improve how participants think about wine.

The venue will be announced on our facebook page - Lincoln University Wine Appreciation Club 2017 before each

There is no required level of knowledge to take part in a wine

tasting. It may change however, most tastings tend to be held on

tasting, and it is a great opportunity to meet some new people

campus in the HTL building near the winery. It helps to join the

and gain some skills in wine tasting if desired. The wine club also

Club and our facebook page so you can participate in the tastings,

offers those who have an already established interest in wine an

and get regular updates about times and dates of tastings and the

opportunity to further their skills in wine tasting and to meet

themes of the tastings also! We are hoping to join up with the

others with shared interests.

Beer Appreciation Club later in the year and enjoy a night tasting both beer and wine along with some food so keep an eye out for

The President’s this year are Monique Lynes, and Annabelle

that event.

Wylie, both of whom are in their third year as BV&O students. For those of you who want to become members email Monique We aim to hold at least one tasting per term, and would love it if

at Monique.Lynes@lincolnuni.ac.nz, and don’t forget to join our

more of you joined in!

facebook group!

The first tasting we held was an introduction to white wines. We

Hope to see you there.

explored both well-known and less common varietals to kick off the year. The second tasting was a flight of various red wines to

Cheers!

help participants gain a greater understanding of the taste profiles of the various red varietals. The first and second tasting we held was a broad overview of different varietals of white wine, and the next ones will have more of a theme, for example Central Otago Reds. We are open to suggestions for the themes so please don’t hesitate to let us know

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Monique Lynes

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International Students on Campus James Ranstead

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Lincoln has THE highest proportional of international students of any university in the country, yet is also probably known as the most ‘kiwi’ university. Ironic, huh? In my opinion, that’s kinda cool, and poses a real challenge for us kiwis to make the most of this diversity and get to know our international friends.

Name: Ishaku Lemu Haruna

Name: Tian Xia

Studying: PHD (Genetics &

Studying: Agribusiness and food marketing.

Animal Breeding) Where are you from: Wuhan, China Where are you from: Why did you come to Lincoln: China has a

Nigeria

good trading relationship with New Zealand. First impressions of LU and

There are a lot of career opportunities in

its culture: Highly multicultural. LU was very

the two countries, especially surrounding

welcoming, particularly when I first heard

agricultural products. It is good to help both

about the warm clothing being provided by

Chinese and New Zealand business.

the chaplain for international students. I know they had me and other international students

First impressions of LU and its culture: Small

in mind.

but serene. Away from the city which benefits the study. Farming! Agriculture! Gumboots!

Plans after Uni: Go back home and implement Plans after Uni: I am looking forward to

the knowledge & skills acquired.

helping Chinese customers understand Do you have anything to do with

All continents are present (bar Antarctica), and so if you can’t afford one of those expensive study abroad trips, or are simply in love with Lincoln and don’t want to diverge too far from the rural New Zealand culture by leaving, get to know an international student, and brag to your mates down south that you can learn all about the world straight from the horses mouth without leaving the Lincoln campus.

As we head towards another one of Lincoln’s annual International Nights (what am I saying, another

International Night?: I have just heard of it, and would love to see it happen as I believe its an avenue to promote cross-cultural integration between local and international students.

more about New Zealand. I wish to get

Lincoln University. Boasting the highest proportion of international students in the country, and proud of it.

more experience here and work for export companies. Do you have anything to do with International Night: I am attending and looking forward to learning about more cultures and tasting different foods.

Name: Howard London Studying?: Masters of Agriculture

Name: Darshil Varmora

Where are you from:

Studying: Agribusiness &

Guyana (Geographically

Food Marketing

South America but culture and politics West indies –

Where are you from:

so mostly regarded as west indies).

Gujarat, India

First impressions of LU and its culture: A very

First impressions of LU

friendly environment

and its culture: Nice people, very helpful

Plans after Uni: Return to Guyana and work as

Plans after Uni: The ultimate goal is to go back

a researcher (briefly), then do my Phd.

to India and help make agriculture sustainable. My immediate plan is to gain some valuable

INCREDIBLE International Night,

Do you have anything to do with

experience from one of the best farming

said to be the best event of the year

International Night: Attendance

countries, New Zealand

by Danyon Thomas himself), we put a spotlight on a sample of the international students that call this University theirs.

Do you have anything to do with International Night: The Indian Club members will represent their culture by dance or music. You might get to taste some delicious Indian food (except butter chicken)!

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The

ROUGH GUIDE ·SEMESTER 2 2017·

What do you wish you’d known about your classes before starting them? We have some handy hints here for all the newbies out there! We asked this question at the end of most of the classes at Lincoln. We’ve now taken your answers, edited them and squeezed them into shape to form the ‘Rough Guide’: A compilation of advice from the wiser students who have gone before you!

Not all of the second semester courses are present. Some just didn't provide any advice, others renew. Not all classes get questionnaires every year. We didn't bother with the post-grad courses at all (you should know what you're doing by now anyway).

Also, you should note that the examiners/lecturers listed are for this year and may not have had anything to do with last year's classes. Courses also change. Thus some of

BUT before you immediately start searching for the courses that are relevant to you, there are a few things we should tell you:

attention to what the person who marks your

There were some comments that were really common, so we didn’t bother

repeating them: • Go to classes. • Go to labs & tutorials. • Take notes. • Do all the assessments. • Work hard.

you’d be surprised how many people ignore this

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We asked the lecturers to give their advice too. A wise player would pay particular

Now, we realise these sound a little obvious, but advice.

3 4 5

the advice will be out of date.

work has to say.

We warmly suggest that you read the helpful guides to studying provided by Library, Teaching and Learning. You can find these on their homepage, ask for help at their service desk and even book yourself in for one of their highly informative courses.

It's important to remember, we didn't write this advice so don't shoot the messenger!

ACCT 101 Accounting Fundamentals Examiner – Azadeh Nilipour • Make sure you do your own preperation.

ANSC 105 Animal Science

• Complete the tutorial exercises upon completion of the

Examiner – Craig Bunt

topic - while the content is still fresh. Rather than trying to get it all done the day before the tutorial! • Attend class because a lot of the examples are completed on the whiteboard which you don’t see in recordings. These examples are also great for building understanding and helping make sense of the exercises. • Talk to second year students who have already done this course for help. EXAMINER’S COMMENTS

“A compulsory course for AcFi students and a USEFUL elective for others! Participate and contribute as much as possible. You won’t be disappointed.”

• It’s not a Zoology paper, like I thought. The name Animal Science is a bit misleading as it’s just agriculture. • Go to lectures. Pay attention to what is being said. Don’t rely on recordings. Revise regularly. There is a lot of information and terminology to become familiar with. • Stay awake, its worth it! • Very cool course! Interesting and engaging. • Put effort into learning the content and a good grade is easy to achieve. • There are a lot of definitions. Learn them early. • The lectures on nutrition require a lot of independent thinking. The tests are much much harder than you think, so study hard! • Go to all the labs. Craig’s jokes may be dry but he is a good lecturer

ACCT 310 Advanced Financial Accounting

• It’s all about cows.

Examiner – Jamal Roudaki

EXAMINER’S COMMENTS

•

cows! I’m sure I mention sheep, pigs, horses, chickens,

The content can be confusing so you’ll need to revise the worked examples to understand the concepts.

•

Showing up to class is useful but if you are unable to make

“Stay on top of the terminology and definitions. All about

people.... If you don’t take notes during lectures it’s not really worth turning up. Motorbikes optional.”

it, there are resources available. •

Basic understanding of financial accounting is highly recommended.

•

Attend the lectures because they work through the tutorials with you, which helps your understanding of the practical work so much more!

EXAMINER’S COMMENTS

“Advanced Financial Accounting (ACCT 310) as the title suggests, is a technical financial accounting course. Attending the lectures and tutorials is useful to develop a deep understanding of the course content (i.e. contextualize a wide range of financial accounting issues).”

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ANSC 207 Animal Health

• Go to lectures. The good stuff isn’t in the slides, it’s coming out of the lecturers mouths. And if that fails, definitely go to

Examiner – Robin McFarlane •

This class is very practical and you actually learn things that you will use on a farm and in real life, but it’s also very technical. It will give you an opportunity to think about research. It’s pretty relaxed, which makes it a nice change from other classes.

•

This course is very interesting. Go to the labs!

•

It expands on general knowledge for a lot of students that are off farms, but it could be found more difficult to

the calculations lecture. Thank me later. EXAMINER’S COMMENTS

“ANSC314 is a capstone course designed for students in their final year of study, as such they should have the necessary skills (including statistics) to be able to look deeper into the published literature. It is also worthwhile pointing out that this is a course on livestock production science, not livestock production systems although where relevant how the effects covered affect the system are incorporated.”

others. Still manageable. •

Print off lecture notes and take them with you to class.

•

Start assignments as early as possible.

EXAMINER’S COMMENTS

ANSC 319 Animal Physiology

“The intention is to provide guidelines for managing certain

Examiner – Graham Barrell

animal health issues that present themselves on farm, in

•

order to ensure optimal animal welfare. We learn why, and

outside work such as doing your own readings to gain a

how, disease control measures are carried out and the need to minimise chemical residues in animal products. Practical, hands-on, laboratories are an important part of this course.”

It’s very challenging, and very sciencey. Requires a lot of solid understanding of the course. Don’t miss lectures.

•

Attend every lecture as Graham doesn’t have any lecture slides apart from minor information.

•

Do the assignments when you are given them. They don’t take too long and it’s best to get them out of the way early.

•

It’s a great course and although it doesn’t count as one of the compulsory papers for Ag.Sci. it is definitely worth taking.

•

Attend lectures and labs, otherwise you’ll be screwed if you don’t.

ANSC 314 Meat & Wool Production Science Examiner – Andrew Greer • Know your stats! • If you like animal science and scientific writing, then this course is great! Remember, concise and to the point is best. • I wouldn’t recommend this as a course for students who do not know much about the sheep and beef industry. • Read the papers for the discussion sessions, otherwise it’s pretty uncomfortable when everyone turns up not knowing what’s going on. • Work extra hard. • Go to the labs, do the readings. Ask someone if it doesn’t make sense, and make sure that you take relevant notes. • There is some pretty heavy ideas that will take some getting your head round.

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•

Keep, date and organise Graham’s paper handouts.

•

Don’t take this course if you don’t like going into detail about processes, e.g. specific hormones and where they are from and what they do. It is one of the harder courses I have done, don’t take it if wanting an easy 300 level.

BMGT 201 Sustainable Sourcing

•

Put a lot of effort in the assignments as Greg is happy to give out A+’s if the work is there.

Examiner – Jeff Heyl

EXAMINER’S COMMENTS

• Read the text book, don’t just bank on lecture material.

“The worst part of the course is the beginning when you

EXAMINER’S COMMENTS

"I imagine that’s sound advice for most courses. Definitely true for this one. What we talk about in lecture frequently compliments and expands on the text material, so you really need both."

are trying to get info on your industry. However, once you get into it, most students report enjoying the assignments. This course rewards hard work - it’s a case of the more you work, the more you get out of it and the more you enjoy it.”

BMGT 306 Business Strategy

COMM 114 Introduction to Commercial Law

Examiner – Neil Ritson

Examiner – Amrapali Macdonald

•

• Put in the hard yards with individual study. The class

Show up to class and take it in. It’s good content and Neil makes it interesting. He’s quite the character.

•

Neil is always up for a yarn, so be prepared!

•

Be open to Neil’s ideas. Somewhat unorthodox but very clever.

EXAMINER’S COMMENTS

“I’d like to encourage students to take this, as it provides them with a great way of adding to their interview technique. If they say they have made a strategic study of an organisation they chose themselves. It may even be the organisation they have applied for! As I was an HR manager involved in graduate recruitment, I found that this is always very impressive.”

has potential to be very interesting, but listening to a lecturer reading off the slides is very boring. • It’s a lot harder than other first year papers. It requires a significantly greater amount of time for out of class study compared to other courses. • Attend all lectures and the lecturer would help you to understand each term of law. • It is not like level one papers, it is much harder. The short answer questions are more like a whole page. • Read over all of the slides in your own time. Use pearson as this is where you’ll find all the answers to all the quiz’s. • Print off all the notes and then add your own notes, that way it will be easier to listen. • Attend PASS classes and listen to all the things that are expected in the test and exams from Pali, and the PASS leader.

BMGT 321 Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management Examiner – Greg Clydesdale •

If, like me, you lack direction, or “passion” for a particular industry, the process of analysing the one you do pick will be great for your ability to analyse

EXAMINER’S COMMENTS

“There is a lot of content in this course. I would advise students to attend all the lectures and take notes. The lecture slides essentially contain the topic headings and the legal references – I explore the topics at my lectures. Please come and see me if you need any help with the course.”

any industry, so pick one and start ASAP. •

Start working early on the assignments; it takes longer than you think to gather the resources.

•

Great class for life lessons.

•

Greg is the best lecturer in my opinion. I want to do electives next year if he’s teaching the course. Don’t leave assignments till last minute, the more time you put into your assignments the more you’ll learn and enjoy it.

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Students will receive more lectures on selected topics which

COMM 203 International Trade

are relevant for the completion of the assignments in the first

Examiner – Gillis Maclean

backgrounds, as this was a major source of uncertainty for

• Do the exercises & understand them. They are very handy for tests and exams. • Finish all the exercises timely and if you have questions ask the tutor. • This course doesn’t have a text book. I think it will be helpfull if the lecturer chose a text book for us. • Great to really embed the knowledge from previous

half of the course, including guest speakers, to align their them last year. Last year there also was a problem with dysfunctional groups, and we have set up a revised assessment structure which hopefully contributes to students’ ability to collaborate. We will also have mentors assigned to each group to guide them in a structured way, as last year we saw to many groups not seeking support or too late.

economic classes, and focus it into a multi level

Students will have to submit their reports after having

understanding of economies, and how they work and

presented their results, so they can incorporate the feedback

trade. Not so much to do with currency.

they got on the presentation.”

• Review the key points after class.

DESN 102 Introduction to 3D Design Examiner – Mike Barthelmeh COMM 301 Integrated Business Analysis

EXAMINER’S COMMENTS

Examiner – Birgit Schulze-Ehlers

“My tip for students would be to continually experiment with

• Good luck. Unless they change the structure of it, I would

questions, and keep pushing themselves to develop their

tell my fellow peers not to take this class.

ideas and design communication techniques, ask lots of creative juices…”

• If your not too sure about something, don’t be afraid to ask ther lecturers for help. • I know it is compulsary, but do not take this course if you can help it unless there is serious restructuring of the course. • You need a large range of Commerce knowledge to do this course; assignments require more accurate skills of Commerce. Better be prepared for group working and you need to communicate well with team members. • Get your group assignments sorted early, use feedback opportunities (office hours etc) and work hard. It is demanding but no exam, so its worth it! • It is a tough course, be careful if you choose to take it. EXAMINER’S COMMENTS “Overall, we are sticking to the idea of integrating all

disciplines which are part of Commerce, as this is key to this course. The goal is to help students in their last year further develop their ability of critical and out-of-the-box thinking as well as make them familiar with typical challenges they will be exposed to once they start their professional careers. They will at the same time practice how to plan a project, set milestones, and get things done on time. As students had a strong feeling of lacking the required knowledge last time, we have particularly worked on the delivery of the course.

DESN 104 History of Design & Culture Examiner – Jacky Bowring • Information like designers names, timelines, design styles, should be remembered during class. Don’t delay learning them at the end of the semester. • Take a lot of notes and listen carefully. • It is essentially an art history class and requires lots of memorization and a bit of creativity. But it does give you a great understanding of landscape design throughout history.

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• It would have helped if they elaborated in the course outline what ‘Design’ actually is, and what it means in the 21st Century, so students could get a better understanding of what the course actually covers. • Not be discourage because of DESN 104. • Hand the books out to the students instead of making them buy them, as they take a long time to arrive.

“In response to student feedback, this course now includes a range of learning opportunities, including short videos, case studies, films, tutorials and a field trip. And you will no longer need a textbook.”

ERST 201 Environmental Analysis Examiner – Geoffrey Kerr • This is an information intensive class and can be quite overwhelming at times. Do the readings. • Who knows, this course will probably change and have a completely different lecturer next year. • This year it was very boring but easy to get a good mark in. • Ask as many questions as possible in class. • The content is pretty dry and boring but if you turn up, pay attention and do the work you will get good grades.

“ERST201 was taught by a contractor in 2016. There will be more diverse content, addressing a diverse range of

DESN 301 Design Theory Examiner – Jacky Bowring “Please be sure to come to all of the lectures and tutorials

environmental analyses, delivered through blended learning. Consequently, there will be relatively little formal class time but students will be able to take responsibility, with guidance, for a significant proportion of their own learning.”

for the course, as we spend time discussing theories and examples during class. These are great learning opportunities, and include some interactive activities. Where possible, recordings will be made, but there are many aspects which can’t be captured in recordings. Always feel free to make a time to meet with the examiner if you have any concerns during the semester.”

ECOL 103 Ecology I: New Zealand Ecology & Conservation Examiner – Timothy Curran • Student participation required. • There’s a lot of jargon you’ll need to know, so I would suggest getting all the definitions sorted early and making sure you go over what you learned that day. • If you stay on top of your work then this class is manageable. • The lecturers have very different styles. Be prepared to take your own notes as there won’t always be handouts. • Keep track of the definitions and have a study system early as they build up towards the end.

• Ask questions in class. • Do the weekly assignments. • Practice your presentation. • You better have a love for ecology! • There is a lot of computer based simulation to learn the concepts. • Be friendly. There’s a bit of group work involved.

“Class participation (asking questions, getting involved in the group activities, online comments) will improve your understanding and enjoyment. Make sure you do the labs and field trips – they are crucial to your learning. Make use of the new online material provided this year.”

• Go to the field trips! Go to the labs.

ECOL 204 Molecular Ecology & Evolution Examiner – Adrian Paterson •

Ag students - This is heavily conservation based (examples used, techniques learned). Though concepts, calculations, terminology and understandings gathered, and are relevant to animal breeding, etc. It’s kind of like a flip from ecology.

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Jayden Crafar

Mitch Carter

Guy Warren

Stephen Smyllie

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Another At 1-5-0-6 Springs Road

Guy is a quality Wairere ram

Past the tree and on the right

A stud in many ways

You’ll stumble yourself upon

And when this ram has

A god damn awful sight

a beer or 2 He loses his guts for days

Four dicks, one goat, one Rav is what you’ll have to swallow

For Chomps’ recent birthday

the shithole of a flat

A few mates came round to jive

that people call The Wallow

But fuck me bloody dead It became Nitro Circus Live

The Wallow

They’ve got a reputation When their party was a hit

A paddling pool, a scooter

And I think they’re named

And an old wooden door

The Wallow

The set up safe, meticulous

‘Cos they’re also full of shit!

And well within the law

First up is Stephen Smyllie

The night was a success

He’s the owner of the Rav

And left us wanting more

He’s gonna marry an ANZ grad

But really it was Smyllie

And buy lots of Billy Mav

Who got the final score

Address: 1506 Springs Road Who are they? Stephen Smyllie - Dip. Farm Management (2nd year) Guy Warren (Chomps) - B. ComAg (3rd year) Jayden Crafar - B. ComAg (3rd year) Mitchell Carter - B. Ag (3rd year)

This Dip Farm Management

And lastly Jayden Crafar

student

The pride of Feilding Ag

Loves to manu all his stuff

He chats up Lincoln High girls

He’s proved that for a skinny

Who he is yet to shag

Anyone screwed the crew: Mitch and Stephen got pretty

Jayden loves a morning spew

cosy on the couch one night...

And this Feilding stud

Of him I’m sure you’ve heard

Is looking for a ewe

Flat pets: One Cashmere goat Flat traditions: Drinking Wakachangis in the backyard

Once a weapon on the piss He’ll treat you real good Help you pass economics In first year he was a rooter

Then he’ll win your heart

A real Northern boar

And shag you something

But now he’s found a keeper

chronic

whilst playing cricket. Who cleans or is the tidiest: Smyllie Best cook: Chomps Anyone damaged the flat: Smyllie put his head through the door.

And of that I’m pretty Shaw And so that is The Wallow Someone slightly more capable

A household run on Cruisers

in reading and writing than Mitch

The shitbox where you’ll find

is Pirinoa’s Guy Warren

These four lovable boozers

who parks his tractors in the ditch

The fav flat meal: Peas, pasta and bacon

Like his best mate Chomps

And then we have Mitch Carter

Now a born-again nerd

(3rd year)

Go to hangover feed: Crack open another cold one

white guy He can be rather tough

* Honorary member - Matthew Raleigh B. ComAg

Had any flat parties: Nitro Circus Live and unplanned. Nonfire for Chomps’ 21st Do you read RAM: Look at pictures... Fav part of RAM: Stupidly accurate horoscopes!

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data including Bloomberg terminal to produce high level

ERST 205 Principles of Urban and Regional Planning Examiner – Roy Montgomery • Give the course a chance even if you’re like me and aren’t looking into a career as a town planner, you can

company analysis reports at par with those written by real and professional investment analysts. start your insect collection early as the weather will deteriorate as the semester goes on and it will become increasingly difficult to find insects to collect. It is important that you are able to come on the field tour.”

work the assignments to suit yourself. • Trust me you’ll get used to Roy’s sense of humor by the end of the course and you’ll be laughing! • The assignments are useful and relevant to similar tasks and jobs in the ‘real world’, but are a lot of work for a small percentage. • This course is really good and important as it helps you to understand the planning around cities, especially subdivision, as well as understanding the RMA. • It requires alot of thinking outside the box. • Keep up with the content and do your own research. • This is a very informative course that teaches you about the fundamentals of urban planning and how it underpins the

FOOD 303 Food Biochemistry & Biotechnology Examiner – Geoffrey Savage • Labs are very hard, others all good. • Attend the lectures. Don’t expect your lab report.

" It’s a good idea to attend lectures as lecture notes are given out at each lecture and used as reference material in the lectures laboratory. Classes are run as small projects and students are expected to work in groups to organise and present their work.”

interactions and functions of our society. It is a course that has a reasonable workload and you need to be organised to make sure you are not bogged down with information or confusion. • Class attendance is essential to understand the key concepts and framework of urban planning. This is an enjoyable class that is relevant to everyday life. • It’s fun if you’re interested in planning and architecture. The assignments are also fun and engaging.

GENE 301 Applied Genetics & Breeding

• THE ASSIGNMENTS ARE LENGTHY AND ONLY WORTH 10%

Examiner – Jonathan Hickford

“These comments give a good sense of what to expect.”

• If you are interested in plant genetics, it is only briefly covered. • Start the major project early! • It’s a hard course, lots of info to take in. Definitely have to take GENE 201 and I would recommend doing this course the semester after taking GENE 201, so it’s still fresh in your

FINC 304 Corporate Financial Strategy Examiner – Sazali Abidin • Start early with assignments as they are large. Ask for help and make sure everyone in the group is playing their part. • Rely on what you learned in 200 level, as there is minimal content given in class. • Be willing to be flexible with your time for group work.

mind. • Designing your own breeding program was quite interesting and fun at times. It allows you to look into something you really like or are interested in.

“These sound like fair comments, although I am confused as to what the statement, “If you are interested in plant genetics, be aware that it is briefly covered and it does not cover a variety of topics”, actually means. Part of the course is taught by Dr Chris Winefield, and he is an expert in plant genetics!

“As a 300-level core course for students majoring in

Neither Dr Winefield, nor I, make any excuses about the course

Accounting and Finance, FINC 304 - Corporate Financial

not “being easy”. Genetics and breeding are by definition

Strategy encapsulates all the important modules and topics

technically challenging, and if you want to be successful in

in Accounting and Finance. The unconventional delivery

these disciplines, you have to understand these challenges.”

method of the course includes hands-on coaching and group discussions. Students will work in groups and use real world

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LASC 312 Landscape Ecology

LINC 201 Sustainable Futures

Examiner – Wendy McWilliam

Examiner – Lin Roberts

• Go to lectures and stay on top of the project work.

•

For those of you who don’t want to be in the class give it a chance, you might actually learn something!

• Read the theory provided. • Do some research before taking this course. • Ensure you know the basic principles of landscape ecology and design, as it can be applied to many different areas of the course and in other courses.

•

You’ve got no choice but to take it, so the sooner you accept it, the less it will hurt.

•

Be very open minded. Try to keep notes up to date!

•

If you’re interested in sustainability you’ll find it both fascinating and frustrating, if you’re not interested you’ll

• Start the report as soon as you get it, because otherwise it

just find it frustrating.

will all build up with the rest of your assignments and get in ttthe way. It’s lengthy!

•

Google and like “The Inconvenient Truth” on Facebook because this course is so easy when you find a passion

• Get individual help from the lecturer.

and genuine interest. My flatmate and I tag each other

• This course places a strong focus on ecological patterns

in a million climate change and Leonardo DeCaprio

and theory.

posts a day and it definitely helps our marks because we actually enjoy it!

• If you intend to have biodiversity as your focus in the studio assignment in 322, then this course is very relevant. However, if you intend to transport or focus on human scale urban design, (while some of the patterns are relevant) there isn’t necessarily a large tie-in with urban design principles. • I think this course could be improved by incorporating

LWST 201 Commerical Law I Examiner – Amrapali Macdonald

these principles with some of these patterns to tie in with

“There is a lot of legal material in this course.

what we learn. While Wendy’s masters work is interesting;

In order to do well in this course, it is essential that you

seeing real world design guidelines being applied might

understand the legal concepts and their applications. The

give this course more relevance outside of the classroom.

lectures and the tutorials should help. Please come and

This is important because it can become a bit of an effort

see me if you need any help with the course.”

to shoehorn in these patterns into urban design principles and during the report writing it can take away from the learning outcomes. • I would recommend looking at other report formats and structures to give you an idea on how reports are written in a professional sense. Wendy’s format is certainly good, however I don’t believe it’s the strongest way of communicating reports at a high level for other professionals... • Its focusses on broader ecology, using ecological patterns to design in a more informed manner. It is important to collect information during site visits.

MGMT 202 Farm Management Analysis Examiner – Guy Trafford •

Go on field trips, they are really important. You can’t complete your assignments without them.

•

Make sure all graphs, maps, tables etc are legable. I lost marks for a map which I could clearly see all the details on but the marker could not.

•

You need it for MGMT 316 and onwards, so come prepared for hard numbers.

•

Look at a copy of Shadbolt and Martin to see if the writing style is for you before you take this course.

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•

Start the budget assignment early. There is a lot more work

“A slight change of the assessment structure in 2017 will

in it than initially anticipated.

benefit those who attend lectures. We will adopt a more blended

For the MoF test, ensure you go to the tutorial lectures and

learning style

get extra help afterwards if it still isn’t making sense. It is

both inside and

very easy to answer the questions wrong. Think about the

outside the

question logically...(‘is the number expected to be more

classroom.”

or less than initially...?’). •

Do maths of finance preparation before class, to ensure you know what is being taught.

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I know the importance and relevance of this course, however the lecturer involved in it didn’t give me a good impression about this course, therefore I can’t comment favourably on it.

•

Lecturers are confusing and poorly organised. Take a lot

MGMT 317 Farm Development & Investment

of time to work on assignments and take all notes you

Examiner – Bruce Greig

can!

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Talk to the lecturer about assignments.

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Pay attention, MGMT is hard!

•

Take MGMT 318 before hand. You wont know anything if

•

Good rounded course for strategical and tactical farm management including budgets, farm working systems and staff operation.

you don’t. •

Start PFS early. It’s never early enough. Even if you think you can get it done in a few weeks (you’ll still struggle) and your farmer might not be free.

MGMT 222 The Agribusiness Environment Examiner – Sharon Lucock •

Good course that is achievable and can get good

•

Ask the lecturer if you need help.

•

It’s important to have on farm expericnce to understand financial challenges from a farmers perspective.

•

are covered in a lot more depth and related to practical

grades for not a lot of work outside lectures. •

ENJOY THE COURSE! IT WILL HELP YOU STUDY!

•

Keep your notes up to date!

•

Enjoy the guest lecturers knowledge.

•

Provides a good broad overview of the NZ agricultural

Turn up to lectures; the points made in the powerpoints situations during the lectures.

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A very necessary course for anyone entering into the professional agricultural space.

•

This course is saved by PFS, otherwise there is not much point to it.

sector. •

Sharon is fair but tough, she wants everyone to do well.

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Should be promoted as a course that touches on all aspect of the NZ agribusiness environment, but more

MGMT 325 Vineyard & Winery Management

importantly, you get an opportunity to hear from various

Examiner – Neil Ritson

leaders in the sector. •

The timetable of lectures isn’t in the course outline there’s a separate file on the course page. Read this, so you know when the guest lectures are.

•

Go to lectures as Sharon may not be recording lectures anymore due to the poor attendance.

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Although the lecturer says that this course is not about rote learning, it actually is. So if you want to do well then rote learn the content.

•

Do the quizzes ASAP, otherwise you WILL forget. 1% per quiz adds up.

•

It’s a very, very good and interesting course, definitely recommend it and it’s quite easy aswell.

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•

This course is very management driven. It allows you to think about the important things if you were going to own your own vineyard and/or winery.

“This course provides V+O students with the external and internal management actions needed to supplement the growing of grapes. It is about strategy – plans and activities which promote the wines from vineyard to table. This important idea is not covered elsewhere.”

MGMT 340 Agribusiness Strategic Management Examiner – Nic Lees •

Buy the course book, or get it from a friend who sat the paper the year before. It is helpful for the quizzes, which

MKTG 102 Societal Marketing Examiner – Valerie Manna •

stuff.

are an easy 15% •

Interesting class. Enjoyed learning the ins and outs of large scale businesses.

•

The lecturer is very friendly and happy to help.

•

Writing notes over typing was definitely worth it, as advised by the lecturer.

Make the most of this class, it is by far the best as it strongly relates to the BAFM degree and also relates

•

Attend class and attend guest lectures, as it is a good way of networking.

•

Turn up to guest lectures as they are really interesting. Engage with examiner and guest lecturer as they

•

Easy to understand.

•

Best lecturer by far.

•

If you want a good mark you need to ensure that you go to the lectures as the lecturer gives you extra

provide employment opportunities. •

An excellent course to help bring together all the other parts of a commerce degree. Not too difficult nor too time consuming - a good balance of both.

For those doing a BCOMM this was my favourite paper.

well back to previous papers. •

Turn up to it otherwise you miss all of the important

information that is not on the powerpoints.

“I love teaching this class. One of the best things, by far, is seeing students look at marketing in the world around them, dissect what is really going on, and questioning the intentions behind it all.”

MGMT 341 Integrated Agribusiness & Food Marketing Strategy

MKTG 205 Consumer Behaviour and Wellbeing Examiner – Sharon Forbes

Examiner – Nic Lees

•

Prepare thoroughly for the assessments.

•

The lecturer is great, because she is really professional

Buy the course book and read it before each lecture starts.

•

and delivers her work beautifully. The course material is also very effective and not only does it teach

This course really applys all the principles and

about marketing but it updates you on several trends

strategic decison making that is used and required in

happening around in the world.

business to succeed. •

Real world examples, that are often over-looked.

•

information sticks better.

The many different industries provides a good basis, rather than just focusing on NZ beef, lamb and dairy industries. •

Become familiar with case studies before class.

•

Great paper, sums up BAFM degree very well.

•

Read the cases and prepare for numerous

Go to the lectures, they are very interesting and the

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Write fast! A lot of terminology.

•

She is a brilliant lecturer. Ask her anything and she will help and make you feel better. USE THE SUMMARY MODULES they will save your life!

•

Excellent course. Really well organised tutor, who has developed a well-balanced workload for the students

presentations!

and has recorded lectures and real life examples. •

Thoroughly covers the basics and fundamentals of marketing and consumers. Essential for any further marketing study.

“The best thing about MKTG 205 is that every one of us in the lecture room are consumers in the real world; it is thus an interesting course as students can relate their own behaviour to the material they see in lectures.”

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PLPT 305 Plant Disease

PLSC 201 Plant Science II - Plant Function

Examiner – Hayley Ridgway

Examiner – Rainer Hofmann

•

• You get 10/100 marks for attending the lab so attend!

It’s not as hard as it seems and is very important for people studying any plant papers. It helps to understand endophyte interactions and such.

•

This course is very applicable to a multitude of degrees.

• Turn up to lectures! They’re really good. • Work in a group and get onto your assignments straight away.

The small class numbers and one on one time allows for the class to be tailored to what you need to know for the real world.

• Be prepared to study. • Labs are long, but try and pay attention to WHY you are performing a task.

"A great course for those interested in plant diseases, their impact and management/control. The subject is key for those students interested in arable, biosecurity, horticultural, viticultural, pastoral and conservation sectors. It is especially

“This course deals with how plants ‘work’. We’re streamlining the labs to reduce some of the ques.”

topical with past incursions of PSA (into kiwifruit) and the recent incursion of myrtle rust.”

PLSC 325 Environmental Plant Biology Examiner – Rainer Hofmann PLPT 306 Sustainable Plant Protection Examiner – Alan Gash •

Get working on those ‘Treasure Hunt’ plant collections early. Tips: fruit take ages to dry and

•

assignments but try to get onto them early. •

All assessment work is very useful and interesting.

•

The plant physiology textbook is a very useful background reading for most sections of the course,

flowers dry well under weights in the microwave! •

Us the PASS sessions.

•

Attend all the labs and take notes because when it comes to the practical exam I seen a lot of people struggling with identifying different plants. Mainly because they did not attend all of the labs. Also study alot for the practical exam.

•

Labs are a good time and Alan loves a bit of chat!

•

Go to labs and take good notes and pictures of examples - it will really help as you will have to identify

Rainer provides a lot of flexibility when it comes to

if you have trouble following the lectures. •

It’s about plant mechanisms/responses i.e. drought responses, stomatal closure, not plants and the environment/ecology.

“This course deals with the mechanisms plants use to interact with their environment.”

PLSC 331 Seed Technology

plants in the practical test and it is way easier to look

Examiner – John Hampton

back at pictures rather than remember what you did

“The knowledge gained by students taking Seed

in week 2 andyour brain is fried at the end of term!

Technology is of value to anyone involved in the landbased industries. The New Zealand seed industry is keen to employ Lincoln graduates, and has put up a $2000 prize for the student enrolled in PLSC 331 in 2017 who gains the highest aggregate marks.”

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QMET 201 Biometrics Examiner – Miriam Hodge •

•

Lecture slides are not on LEARN, so how are we

RECN 215 Recreation, Sport and Adventure in Outdoor Environments Examiner – Emma Stewart

supposed to engage ourselves with the subject in order

“Come and find out more about the study of adventure

for us to try and understand the topic! Especially since

tourism and outdoor recreation both in New Zealand and

the lecturer does not seem at all interested in helping

Overseas. Its never a dull moment in RECN 215 and you’ll get

you.

to choose what topic you’d like to work on for your major

The book that is strongly recommended,but is very

assignment. I look forward to seeing you there.”

expensive and students should be made aware of this before the course. •

Pay for a tutor from day one and get them to teach you the whole course.

•

Very hard to pass the final exam as well as pass assessments.

•

Be prepared to spend a lot of time studying.

•

Material ranges from extremely easy, to way too complicated.

•

Do the homework (yeah, there’s still homework assigned).

•

Keep a careful record of all labs and quiz material.

•

This is one of the hardest courses I have had to do at

RECN 393 Practicum: Practical Experience in Sport and Recreation Management Examiner – Catherine Elliot “RECN393 is a 120 hour internship where students find a supervisor in the sport, recreation, tourism or business sector, then put their RECN111 knowledge into practice. Many students from tourism and commerce come to me wanting to enrol in the internship, but they should plan early and complete RECN111 in their first or second year.”

Uni. •

Get help early if required. Complete all internal assessments including labs.

•

Do it in Summer School!

SOCI 315 Policy and Practice Examiner – Koji Kobayash RECN 111 Professional Studies in Sport and Recreation Management Examiner – Catherine Elliot •

Whether it is part of the degree or an elective, it’s great for learning skills in preparation for a job or

•

Take a laptop/smart device with you to class.

•

Make sure you turn up to class to gain contribution points. They add up and are an easy mark to get.

•

There is group work so try to choose a group that has similar interests and grade expectations to you.

working in a team environment.

•

Read policy documents.

•

Catherine is a champ and it’s a good time!

•

Keep up-to-date with current events, as I can see

•

It’s a fun course. What you put in is what you get out, so make the most of the opportunities that the class gives you.

“RECN111 is the “how to” course where students gain

reflections of the materials in current news.

“The course involves a lot of group work on a policy project, so come ready to work with a group and make a contribution to class discussion!”

the knowledge to prime them for the professional world. Offered during Block 6, RECN111 is also a prerequisite for RECN393 (Block 7).” RAM Issue 5 | 41

SOCI 316 The Global Countryside Examiner – Roslyn Kerr • Ask lots of questions and make sure you understand the different concepts. • It’s a sociology class, therefore, there is a lot of review on the different theories. • Case studies really bring the learnings into a realistic environment. “The course’ aims are to equip students, from a variety of

backgrounds, with an advanced understanding of the social, economic and cultural impacts of globalisation processes on rural areas.

SOSC 223 Geomorphology Examiner – Peter Almond " Geomorphology is about LAND. Not just what it looks like, but how it forms, how it works, what it offers us, and the dangers it poses. Get another perspective on whenua”

SOCI 316 will be taught as a combination of lectures, class/ group discussions and independent research. This subject requires students to read diligently and critically for each

TOUR 303 Destination Planning and Development

class so they can share the relevance or application in

Examiner – Dr Mike Mackay

today’s management of resources and how people/society interact with them. It’s a small class so every student will get ample opportunities to facilitate small group discussion present the results in front of the class.”

• This course makes a connection between theory and the real world, so read more of the case studies. • Make sure when picking groups, you try to find people who are willing to pull their weight and do their work as there is a lot of group work. Also sort out your group early.

SOSC 106 Soil Science I

VAPM 312 Rural Valuation

Examiner – Hong Di

Examiner – Gary Garner

• Print off the slides and then you can fill in the blank spaces.

“This is a relatively challenging, capstone course – accordingly,

Write down the study guides and answer them as test study. • Be prepared for content you have never heard of before and things which you never expected to learn. • Don’t be afraid to ask questions in the lab. They are really

drawing from foundational studies in farm management (MGMT coded) and agricultural science (PLSC, SOSC codes) papers, as well as nesting in with earlier rural valuation/ valuation (VAPM coded) courses.”

helpful, especially for your understanding. • Attend every lecture! You learn so much from listening to the lecturer actually deliver the material. • Worth printing out lecture notes before the class. • Buy the Soil Science book - lots of really useful information for those keen on a career in Agriculture, or just recreationally improving soil. Hence, also making the world a better place

WINE 101 Introduction to the Winegrowing Industry

for everyone to live in.

Examiner – Glen Creasy

• Some of the lecturers don’t put their stuff up on LEARN, so you will actually have to go to lectures. • The class is really big, so if you are too afraid to ask questions at the time go to the labs.

“Attend all the lectures and take good notes. Go to all the labs, there is a minimum 40% mark requirement for the lab test to pass the course.”

•

This course is very large in terms of content covered.

•

Knowing wine knowledge before class is helpful.

•

Do the quizzes. They really help you to remember key things.

•

It’s one of the harder 100 level papers, but it is enjoyable and can offer a nice change from other papers.

“This course is designed for anyone interested in knowing more about the wine industry, from production, marketing and tourism, and including wine appreciation and sensory evaluation. Attendance at labs is especially important for the wine appreciation and sensory aspects.”

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WINE 301 Viticulture II

WINE 303 Science of Grapes and Wine

Examiner – Amber Parker

Examiner – Glen Creasy

• If you are unsure about anything, ask Amber!

“This course is designed for those students that have an

“I may not be able to answer the question “What are the winning lotto numbers?” but I am really grape at answering questions about viticulture (cheesy music plays in the background…) We will have a fantastic second semester for WINE 301,

interest in research and applying it in the wine industry. In addition to hearing from current research staff and students, you will take part in a research project, research and write a literature review on a topic of your own choosing, and deliver a short presentation to the class.”

looking forward to it!”

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STUDY STALL 17’ DE-STRESS ‘HUG A HUSKY’

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TOTALLY DUMB [NOT AT ALL] ACCURATE

CANCER JUNE 22 – JULY 23 You are very astute. You figured out that I’m a Gemini. Unfortunately, those detective skills will fail you this week when – actually, you figure it out Sherlock. Stop being so cocky.

LEO

HOROSCOPES

“what if I don’t like it and then I’ve wasted all this money when I could have just ordered Pad Thai which I already know that I like”? Well this week Aquarius, you take the plunge. Also, get a more interesting life. That is grim.

SCORPIO

PISCES

OCT 24 – NOV 22

FEB 20 – MARCH 20

The equilibrium of Saturn’s seventh moon alignment with Pluto, puts the sun in your water axis this week. That could go either way, so try not to do too much speaking or walking or living.

You will encounter frustration this week when you come across a Capricorn trying to research an animal that I made up. Just remember: snitches get stitches.

JULY 24 – AUG 23 Remember how that movie Inception ended really ambiguously and the director was all “I want you to decide if the thingy stops spinning” and we were all “um no you’re the director it’s your job to make a decision”? I totally get why Christopher Nolan did that now. It takes away heaps Horoscopes SAGITTARIUS of the work and makes you seem really NOV 23 – DEC 22 insightful. Watch, I’m going to do it now to This week, everything will become just as Virgo… clear as it is unclear. Because when a blind man holds the key to life’s acorn tree, purple monkey dishwasher.

ARIES MARCH 21 – APRIL 20 The rising moon on the tipped axis of Uranus says you were once born, and at some point in the next few days or weeks you will meet someone else who was once born. You will exchange words that may or may not be interesting. Also – Uranus. Ha.

VIRGO AUG 24 – SEP 23 Your week will be determined by how you interpret this spinning top. There’s no right or wrong answer. Don’t get it wrong.

CAPRICORN

TAURUS

DEC 23 – JAN 20

APRIL 21 – MAY 21

It’s imperative that you spend the next 7 days learning everything there is to

You will find your soulmate this week. Look to your left. You will be passionately kissing that person by the end of the year. If there’s nobody sitting there…Well, sucks to be you I guess. #sadface

know about the migration habits of the North African Yellow Stone Frog. It has to do with you winning a lot of money, so just do it.

LIBRA SEPT 24 – OCT 23 This week, the stars indicate that you need to stop being so jealous all the time. Don’t deny it – I know you’re peeved about that inside joke me and Leo just had about Virgo. Oh and by the way, I forgot to give Leo a prediction. Just tell them that they’ll have to make a big decision this week or some crap.

AQUARIUS

GEMINI

JAN 21 – FEB 19

MAY 22 – JUNE 21

Things get adventurous this week. You know how you always want to order that other dish at Thai but then you’re like

Geminis are known for their incredible wit, astounding intelligence and breathtaking beauty. Just keep being awesome, Hot Stuff.

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SUDOKU

simple

reasonably doable

pretty tricky

perfectly evil

WORD SQUARE I

How many words can you make using these nine letters? You must use the letter in the middle black box. There is at least one nine letter word to be made! Target: 62 words

Why did they have so much trouble burying Bob Marley? His coffin kept jammin’ What is Donald Trump telling all his supporters? Orange Is The New Black Justin Bieber told police in Miami he had consumed alcohol, smoked marijuana, and taken some prescription drugs. Or what Toronto mayor calls, a “light Canadian snack.” Why does Snoop Dogg carry an umbrella? The drizzle my nizzle

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