RSU Scoop // February 2017

Can February march? No, but April may FEBRUARY 2017

R.a.g presents,

Lost Where in the UK will you end up?

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Accommodation Get your housing for next fair year sorted Page 6 A sweet treat from the hive Get the recipe inside Page 7

RSU SCOOP

Contents

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February 2017 // issue 5 // RSU scoop 3 Get lost. R.a.g invites you to get lost in their next challenge event. Lost is back but where will you end up?

4 Elections, reasons to run. Why should you run in the rsu elections? What could you get out of it? + Puppy room success. A fluff filled day of fun.

5 What’s on. A full list of rsu events in February.

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6 The accommodation fair returns to roehampton to give you all the help with housing you could need. + Whitelands market day (cover). growhampton have taken their market day to another new location.

7 Ur amazing awards. For the lecturers and staff that go the extra mile. + Hive Recipe. A special treat from the hive.

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Get lost It’s all for charity Natasha Cellupica-Towers, our new Comms intern writes:

Fancy a challenge? Fancy getting LOST? On the 24th of February the RSU are dropping teams of adventurous students in the middle of an unknown location.

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, will be to find your way back to the University base as QUICK AS YOU CAN.

sign up closing on the 3rd of February 2017, so get recruiting!

Once you’re all signed up, all you’ll need to do is email your names, dates of birth and t-shirt sizes to Ben Patterson at ben.patterson@ roehampton.ac.uk, pay your £15 deposits and raise at least £70 for our RAG charities. Then you’re good to go!

Teams will leave the University at 5.30am on the 24th of February and be dropped into the secret location. From there, it’s down to you. Everyone will be tracked by our team at HQ, with a live map on the RSU website, so all of our students can keep up to date with our teams’ progress!

Getting to campus just got easier

But here’s the catch… You can’t spend any money on travel at all.

You will need to find other ways of getting back. Maybe you’ll be able to hitchhike a lift, maybe you’ll be able to persuade a friendly bus driver for a couple of tickets. It’s really up to you! Plus, this year we’re going to crank it up a notch

by DOUBLING the distance that you’ll have to travel. Speed and time will be of the essence.

One of the fantastic things about all of our RAG events, is that all of our fundraising will go straight to our RAG charities! Last year LOST raised over £2465.00 for charity alone, so if the adrenaline and excitement isn’t enough for you, the great cause behind it surely is!

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Of course, things are never as easy as they seem. There will also be challenges along the way such as checking in at certain locations.

Last year only one of our teams managed to complete all of their challenges on their way back. So the game is well and truly on.

So, get going! Get your team of 2 or 3 students together and visit the RSU website at roehamptonstudent. com/lost to get started.

Download the app at Uber.com/app

Think you’re feeling up to it?

There’s still time to register, with

First-time riders only. Expires 25/07/17.

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The students taking on these roles are a crucial part of the University and the core of our RSU. So if you want to help to develop a future generation of students wanting to make a positive change, or even just believe in equal opportunities for all, there could be a role for you.

Make sure you get properly stuck into our information packs on the RSU website at roehamptonstudent. com/elections to check all the information and rules about nominations, campaigns and a detailed time-line of what to do and when!

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abs 12.30 - 13.00 Gym Kettelbells 13.00 - 13.30 Gym

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The nominations close on 10th March 2017 at 2.00pm, and written manifestos don’t need to be submitted until Monday 13th March 2017! So there is plenty of time to get your nominations in and plan your campaign.

morning

ibiza stretch 08.00 - 08.45 Gym

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Do you want to play a key role in influencing decisions which will affect students at the University of Roehampton? Or gain experience for a future career in leadership or management? Of course you do!

Nominations are now OPEN for our Full Time Sabbatical, College President, and Part-Time Officer roles.

sept 2016 - may 2017

sanity 08.00 - 08.45 Gym

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Natasha Cellupica-Towers, Comms intern writes:

studio timetable afternoon

spin 17.15 - 18.00 Gym

abs 12.30 - 13.00 Gym spin 13.15 - 14.00 Gym abs 12.30 - 13.00 Gym pilates 12.30 - 13.30 Davies

Dance aerobics 17.30 - 18.30 monty

abs 12.30 - 13.00 Gym

Kettlebells 17.00 -17.30 Gym

spin 13.15 - 14.00 Gym

yoGa 17.30 - 18.30 michealis

abs 12.30 - 13.00 Gym

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Nominate yourself

Our sabbatical roles pay a salary of over £22k per year!

And our part-time positions such as Sport Roehampton Co-President, International Officer and Disability Officer will really stand out on a CV! Plus give you loads of experience in problem solving, decision making, project management and communications.

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Elections: Reasons to run

bootcamp 11.00 - 11.45 Gym

openinG hoUrs: monday to Friday 07.00 - 21.00 saturday & sunday 10.00 - 18.00

telephone: 0208 392 8181 email: roeactive@roehampton.ac.uk

roeactive roehampton University, Froebel college, roehampton lane, london sW15 5pJ

Puppy room success To pick you up when you felt melon-collie RSU Events Intern, Keia Blake writes:

Thank you for making the puppy room so special. We had 6 canines on the day from the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and they were troopers throughout the day, playing and cuddling right until the end.

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We tried to fit as many people in as possible, but we know that many students were disappointed not to get a ticket.

So… On the 9th May, the puppy room will return.

upcoming

16th FEb

10pm - 2am // fez club, putney

2nd

HARVEST MORNING

FEb

1pm - 2pm // digby square

THIRSTY THURSDAYS 8pm - 12am // the union bar

17th

BOP: ZOO

FEb

10pm // monte hall

21st

LIVE @ THE HIVE

22nd

FEZ CLUB

FEb

10pm - 2am // fez club, putney

23rd

HARVEST MORNING

FEb

WITH GROWHAMPTON

10am - 1pm // union square

MARKET DAY

WITH GROWHAMPTON

1pm - 2pm // digby square

FEb

FILM SCREENING: HARRY POTTER & THE GOBLET OF FIRE

MARKET DAY

8pm - 12am // the union bar

6th FEb

1pm - 2pm // digby square

THIRSTY THURSDAYS

10pm // monte hall

8pm - 12am // the union bar

DR. BIKE

24th

10am - 2pm // monte hall

FEb

8th

FEZ CLUB

FEb

FEb

9th

HARVEST MORNING

27th FEb

WITH GROWHAMPTON

1pm - 2pm // digby square

THIRSTY THURSDAYS 8pm - 12am // the union bar

BOP: CARNIVAL

13th

THE GRAND

14th FEb

HIVE AFTER HOURS VALENTINE'S DAY

15th

FEZ CLUB

FEb

FEb

ACCOMMODATION FAIR

3:30pm - 7pm // digby diner & digby chapel

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT

for 2 weeks // look out for fairtrade events

10am - 1pm // union square

10pm // monte hall

DRUNK DISNEY THE LITTLE MERMAID 10pm // monte hall

WITH GROWHAMPTON

FEb

5:30am - 11pm // location unknown

BOP: FAIRYTALE

MARKET DAY

10th

LOST - R.A.G

6:30pm - 9pm // Olive Garnet G104

6pm - 9pm // digby square // hive cafe 10pm - 2am // fez club, putney

FEb

WITH GROWHAMPTON

BOP: HARRY POTTER

CRAFTS NIGHT HIVE AFTER HOURS

7th

WITH GROWHAMPTON

10am - 1pm // union square 11am - 3pm // digby square

THIRSTY THURSDAYS FEb

1pm - 2pm // Digby Square // hive cafe

VINTAGE FAIR

6.30pm // Olive Garnet 101 // Harry potter society

3rd

10am - 1pm // union square

WITH GROWHAMPTON

FEZ CLUB

FEb

WITH GROWHAMPTON

MARKET DAY

events 1st

HARVEST MORNING

28th FEb

HIVE AFTER HOURS ENTERPRISE

6pm - 9pm // digby square // hive cafe

1st

FEZ CLUB

mar

10pm - 2am // fez club, putney

2nd

HARVEST MORNING

mar

WITH GROWHAMPTON

10am - 1pm // union square

MARKET DAY EXTRAVAGANZA

10pm - 2am // clapham grand

WITH GROWHAMPTON

12pm - 3pm // froebel colege

THIRSTY THURSDAYS 8pm - 12am // the union bar

6pm - 9pm // digby square // hive cafe 10pm - 2am // fez club, putney

3rd for all the details you need for our upcoming events go to

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BOP: STARWARS 10pm // monte hall

Roehamptonstudent.com

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Accommodation

Fair

Home sweet home George Cole writes:

It’s that time of year again, the academic year is coming to its end and you need to think about where you are living next year.

Well don’t worry! The University and Union are hosting the accommodation fair on 27th of Feb in Digby Diner from 3.30pm to 7pm.

This is a great chance for you to get to know everything you need about living off campus whilst also meeting the local landlords.

Do not miss out!

Whitelands market day A growhampton extravaganza e kicked off the new term this year with a great Market Day Extravaganza event down on Whitelands College.

Although the weather was a bit chilly, we couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day; the sun was shining and people were smiling.

Taking place on the 2nd March, we will celebrate everything Fairtrade as we put on our third Market Day Extravaganza during Fairtrade Fortnight, this time on Froebel College. Expect all our usual stalls, veg, eggs, rock’n’roll, and more!

Until then, you can find our weekly market as usual in Digby Square from 12-2pm.

One of our most popular stalls this time belonged to the Japanese Society who were selling their incredibly tasty Japanese pancakes, or Okonomiyaki as they are originally called. We highly recommend you to try

If you are student group or society that would like to get involved with our markets, or you are just looking for some more information, please check out our web page: Growhampton.com

Celia Briseid writes:

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these out next time you get the chance, maybe at our next Market Extravaganza?

Ur amazing awards Give something special

Tess Salawa-Adam, our new Student Voice intern writes:

At the RSU we feel it’s important that the students of Roehampton have a say in what goes on here at Roehampton, part of this is listening to the students about their everyday experiences around the university. The UR Amazing awards give you an opportunity

Hive: Recipe of the week Vegan macaroon bites Emily Wright writes:

We are excited to announce that the worker bees at The Hive Café are busy creating their very first vegetarian/ vegan cook book!

Recipes will include some of the popular dishes sold in the café, along with of our personal favorite dishes and ways to be spend savvy students and food waste free!

Interested in having your own original recipes featured within the book? Don’t fret, there is still time! So send your recipe to: bradbeaucohen@gmail.com along with a quick snap of the

to tell us about teachers and staff that have made a difference to you and gone above and beyond.

We’d like to encourage all students to get involved, it’s easy and simple. Just log onto the RSU website, go to ‘Shape your SU’ and you’ll find the UR Amazing page.

In just a few minutes you can fill out a form briefly saying what staff member you would like to nominate and why. Finally you have the choice once it has been processed to present the award

Thank you to students that have already got involved and submitted nominations, we are working on putting together a video of some of the staff receiving their awards. The responses of staff so far have been amazing.

yourself to the staff member, or we will happily do it for you.

dish to be in with the chance to be featured!

Recipe of the week: Super easy vegan Macaroon bites:

Smash together: 1 banana 75g of cocoa powder 50g of coconut oil 60g of honey/ agave syrup 1 tbsp of nut butter 150g of desiccated coconut (plus extras for topping) Form bite-sized balls and pop on a plate to chill for an hour in the fridge.

For more of Emily’s recies, go to www.easypeasylemonsqueezy.net

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