Brunel Student Diary 2009/10

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21 - 27 September 2009

Monday 21 September

Tuesday 22 September

Freshers’ Fayre: Indoor Athletics Centre

Wednesday 23 September

With realisation of your own potential and self-confidence in your ability, you can build a better world. - Dalai Lama


Thursday 24 September

Friday 25 September

Saturday 26 September

This week: This week is Freshers’ Week. Make sure you get involved and go to as much as you can.

Freshers’ Fayre is Tuesday of this week

Sunday 27 September

in the Indoor Athletics Centre - and it’s unmissable!


28 September - 4 October 2009

Monday 28 September

Autumn Elections: Nominations Open

Tuesday 29 September

Wednesday 30 September

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. - US journalist Dorothy Thompson


Thursday 1 October

Friday 2 October

Saturday 3 October

This week: Nominations for Autumn Elections open on 28th September. www.brunelstudents.com/elections has all the information you need!

Nominations open for Student Rep elections.

Sunday 4 October

Visit www.brunelstudents.com/studentreps to find out more.


5 - 11 October 2009

Monday 5 October

Tuesday 6 October

Wednesday 7 October

Autumn Elections: Nominations Close

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.


Thursday 8 October

Friday 9 October

Saturday 10 October

This week: Black History Month lasts throughout October. Visit www.brunelstudents.com/BHM for more information!

Sunday 11 October


12 - 18 October 2009

Monday 12 October

Tuesday 13 October

Wednesday 14 October

It is amazing how much you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit - Harry Truman, US President 1945 – 53


Thursday 15 October

Friday 16 October

Saturday 17 October

This week: Campaign Week for the Autumn elections make sure you speak to the candidates.

You can now vote for your student reps. Visit www.brunelstudents.com to find out how.

Sunday 18 October


12 - 25 October 2009

Monday 19 October

Autumn Elections: Vote Today!

Tuesday 20 October

Autumn Elections: Vote Today!

Wednesday 21 October

Autumn Elections: Vote Today!

Pain is temporary, quitting is forever - Lance Armstrong


Thursday 22 October

Friday 23 October

Saturday 24 October

This week: Make sure you VOTE in the Autumn Elections!

Sunday 25 October


26 October - 1 November 2009

Monday 26 October

Tuesday 27 October

Wednesday 28 October

Make A Difference Day (MADD)

Do one thing everyday that scares you


Thursday 29 October

Friday 30 October

Wear it PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness

Saturday 31 October

This week: Wear it Pink for Breast Cancer awareness happens on the 30th October.

It’s also Make A Difference Day on 28th October.

Sunday 1 November


2 - 8 November 2009

Monday 2 November

Tuesday 3 November

Wednesday 4 November

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. - Charles Darwin


Thursday 5 November

Friday 6 November

Saturday 7 November

This week: Students in the Red: Broke and Broken campaign on 5th November. Visit www.brunelstudents.com/campaigns to find out more and get involved.

Sunday 8 November


9 - 15 November 2009

Monday 9 November

Tuesday 10 November

Wednesday 11 November

The ultimate test of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and moments of convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge and controversy. – Martin Luther King


Thursday 12 November

Friday 13 November

Saturday 14 November

This week: It’s Reading Week if you’re in Arts, Business, DISC, Law or Social Sciences.

Sunday 15 November


16 - 22 November 2009

Monday 16 November

Tuesday 17 November

Wednesday 18 November

Genius is 1 per cent inspiration, and 99 per cent perspiration - Thomas Edison


Thursday 19 November

Friday 20 November

Saturday 21 November

This week: Global Enterprise Week

Sunday 22 November


23 - 29 November 2009

Monday 23 November

Tuesday 24 November

Wednesday 25 November

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful - Albert Schweitzer


Thursday 26 November

UBS Annual General Meeting

Friday 27 November

Saturday 28 November

This week: It’s Green Week! Visit www.brunelstudents.com/green for details. Make sure you attend the UBS Annual

Sunday 29 November

General Meeting on Thursday 26th November.


30 November - 6 December 2009

Monday 30 November

Tuesday 1 December

Wednesday 2 December

You must be the change you want to see in the world - Ghandi


Thursday 3 December

Friday 4 December

Saturday 5 December

This week: SHAG Week: Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance Week on campus. Visit www.brunelstudents.com for more information!

Sunday 6 December


7 - 13 December 2009

Monday 7 December

Tuesday 8 December

Wednesday 9 December

Remember that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum


Thursday 10 December

Friday 11 December

Saturday 12 December

This week: Christmas Volunteering week - visit www.brunelstudents.com/volunteering for more info!

Sunday 13 December


14 - 20 December 2009

Monday 14 December

Tuesday 15 December

Wednesday 16 December

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. - John Quincy Adams


Thursday 17 December

Friday 18 December

Saturday 19 December

This week: Union General Meeting on Thursday 17th December - don’t miss it!

Sunday 20 December


21 - 27 December 2009

Monday 21 December

Tuesday 22 December

Wednesday 23 December

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle


Thursday 24 December

Friday 25 December

Saturday 26 December

This week: Christmas Holiday

Sunday 27 December


28 December 2009 - 3 January 2010

Monday 28 December

Tuesday 29 December

Wednesday 30 December

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. - Confucius


Thursday 31 December

Friday 1 January

Saturday 2 January

This week: Christmas Holiday

Sunday 3 January


4 - 10 January 2010

Monday 4 January

Tuesday 5 January

Wednesday 6 January

Hope is but the dream of those that wake. - Matthew Prior


Thursday 7 January

Friday 8 January

Saturday 9 January

Sunday 10 January


11 - 17 January 2010

Monday 11 January

Tuesday 12 January

Wednesday 13 January

There is more to life than increasing its speed. - Mahatma Ghandi


Thursday 14 January

Friday 15 January

Saturday 16 January

This week: Reading Week for the School of Arts.

Sunday 17 January


18 - 24 January 2010

Monday 18 January

Tuesday 19 January

Wednesday 20 January

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. - Leon J. Suenes


Thursday 21 January

Friday 22 January

Saturday 23 January

This week: Club and Society photoshoots! If you’re a member, make sure you don’t miss it.

Sunday 24 January


25 - 31 January 2010

Monday 25 January

Tuesday 26 January

Wednesday 27 January

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt


Thursday 28 January

Friday 29 January

Saturday 30 January

This week: RAG Week -do fun/crazy stuff for charity. Visit www.brunelstudents.com/RAG

Sunday 31 January


1 - 7 February 2010

Monday 1 February

Tuesday 2 February

Wednesday 3 February

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees! - Emiliano Zapata


Thursday 4 February

Friday 5 February

Saturday 6 February

This week: Student Life week including the ARC Housing Fayre! Visit www.brunelstudents.com/ARC for more information on both.

Sunday 7 February


8 - 14 February 2010

Monday 8 February

Spring Elections: Nominations Open

Tuesday 9 February

Wednesday 10 February

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you. - A. A. Milne


Thursday 11 February

Friday 12 February

Saturday 13 February

This week: Islamic Awareness Week. Chinese New Year on Wednesday 10th February.

Nominations open for the UBS Spring

Sunday 14 February

Elections on 8th February - visit www.brunelstudents.com/elections for information.


15 - 21 February 2010

Monday 15 February

Tuesday 16 February

Wednesday 17 February

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger. - Friedrich Nietzsche


Thursday 18 February

Friday 19 February

Saturday 20 February

This week: Nominations are still open for the UBS Spring elections. Why not stand for a position?

Visit www.brunelstudents.com/elections

Sunday 21 February


22 - 28 February 2010

Monday 22 February

Tuesday 23 February

Wednesday 24 February

Spring Elections: Nominations Close

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. - Mother Teresa


Thursday 25 February

Dance Show

Friday 26 February

Dance Show

Saturday 27 February

This week: One World Week. Visit www.brunelstudents.com/OWW for

Dance Show

more information.

It’s also the Dance Show on 25th - 27th

Sunday 28 February

- make sure you get tickets as it always sells out!


1 - 7 March 2010

Monday 1 March

Tuesday 2 March

Wednesday 3 March

Shoot for the moon, for even if you miss, you will land amongst the stars - Walt Disney


Thursday 4 March

Friday 5 March

Saturday 6 March

This week: Campaigns week for the Spring elections. Talk to candidates on the concourse!

Sunday 7 March


8 - 14 March 2010

Monday 8 March

Spring Elections: Vote today!

Tuesday 9 March

Spring Elections: Vote today!

Wednesday 10 March

Spring Elections: Vote today!

Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. - Mark Twain


Thursday 11 March

Friday 12 March

Saturday 13 March

This week: Make sure you vote in the Spring Elections from 8th - 10th March.

Sunday 14 March


15 - 21 March 2010

Monday 15 March

Tuesday 16 March

Wednesday 17 March

Decisions are made by those who show up. - CJ Cregg, The West Wing


Thursday 18 March

Friday 19 March

Saturday 20 March

This week: Want to be a Student Rep? Nominations are open. Visit www.brunelstudents.com/studentreps for more information.

Sunday 21 March


22 - 28 March 2010

Monday 22 March

Tuesday 23 March

Wednesday 24 March

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. - Sir Winston Churchill


Thursday 25 March

Friday 26 March

Saturday 27 March

This week: Student Reps: Nominations close on 26th March! Get those forms in or apply online at www.brunelstudents.com/studentreps

Sunday 28 March


29 March - 4 April 2010

Monday 29 March

Tuesday 30 March

Wednesday 31 March

If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at all. - Jacob G. Hornberger


Thursday 1 April

Friday 2 April

Saturday 3 April

This week: NUS Conference is this week! Visit www.brunelstudents.com/NUS for information.

Sunday 4 April


5 - 11 April 2010

Monday 5 April

Tuesday 6 April

Wednesday 7 April

Do, or do not. There is no ‘try.’ - Jedi Master Yoda


Thursday 8 April

Friday 9 April

Saturday 10 April

This week: Easter Holiday

Sunday 11 April


12 - 18 April 2010

Monday 12 April

Tuesday 13 April

Wednesday 14 April

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. - Dalai Lama


Thursday 15 April

Friday 16 April

Saturday 17 April

This week: Easter Holiday

Sunday 18 April


19 - 25 April 2010

Monday 19 April

Tuesday 20 April

Wednesday 21 April

You do not have to see the entire staircase to take the first step - Martin Luther King, Jr


Thursday 22 April

Friday 23 April

Saturday 24 April

This week: Varsity! Come and cheer on Brunel’s sports teams! Visit www.brunelstudents.com/varsity for more information.

Sunday 25 April

Student Rep elections run from 16th - 24th April.


26 April - 2 May 2010

Monday 26 April

Tuesday 27 April

Wednesday 28 April

Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open. - Thomas Dewar


Thursday 29 April

Friday 30 April

Saturday 1 May

This week: Exams. Check your timetable!

Sunday 2 May


3 - 9 May 2010

Monday 3 May

Tuesday 4 May

Wednesday 5 May

You will never “find” time for anything. If you want time, you must make it. - Charles Bruxton


Thursday 6 May

Friday 7 May

Saturday 8 May

This week: Exams

Sunday 9 May


10 - 16 May 2010

Monday 10 May

Tuesday 11 May

Wednesday 12 May

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant. – Martin Luther King


Thursday 13 May

Friday 14 May

Saturday 15 May

This week: Final week of exams Graduation Balls for final year students check www.brunelstudents.com/gradball for information.

Sunday 16 May


17 - 23 May 2010

Monday 17 May

Tuesday 18 May

Wednesday 19 May

If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with. - Michael Jackson


Thursday 20 May

UBS Union General Meeting

Friday 21 May

Saturday 22 May

This week: Refreshers Week - Don’t go home just yet! Visit www.brunelstudents.com/refreshers. Union General Meeting is on Thursday 20th May - make sure you’re there!

Sunday 23 May


24 - 30 May 2010

Monday 24 May

Tuesday 25 May

Wednesday 26 May

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. - Barack Obama


Thursday 27 May

Friday 28 May

Saturday 29 May

This week: Summer Holiday starts

Sunday 30 May





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