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EL PRESIDENTE WELCOME TO 2016! How excited are you right now! I’m fizzing at the hips I tell ya. I hope you all had an amazing break, but watch out, the year is just getting started and you are in for a pearler. This magazine is here to help you kick uni off with some serious style, so keep it close to you! There is a lot to tell you with not a lot of words (they told me that I talk too much) so I’ll keep to the essentials. The most important thing to remember is the UCSA is here for you! We are your Students’ Association and it is our job to help and support you. The UCSA pretty much does everything non-academic related. To find out more, ‘like’ our Facebook page, go to our website (ucsa.org.nz), and come see us (office entrance through the Undercroft).
Here is a picture of me at one of last year’s UCSA O-Week events looking loose af (bum bag is essential at all UCSA events)…
Secondly, figure it out! Uni is a whole different ball game to high school and these first couple of weeks are your chance to kick your feet under the table and figure out what this place is all about. Moreover, figure out what you actually want to get out of your time here. Is it to knuckle down and get straight A’s? Is to get more involved? Is it to meet a new group of mates? Whatever it is … now is your chance. Come for a chat any time, -James Addington UCSA President
Another one at UCSA Tea Party 2014 looking shady…
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If you’re new around here, then you probably haven’t heard of the UCSA. You probably just think we’re a UC department. But we’re not. That ‘S’ in there makes a big difference. It stands for STUDENT. And that’s what we’re all about.
We’re all about YOU. The Students Association does a whole bunch of things for UC students. If you read the rest of this magazine you’ll get the drift. If you can’t read, then all you really need to know is that if Abraham Lincoln was the UCSA President (instead of that Jimmy guy) he’d probably say something like:
“We’re OF the students, BY the students, FOR the students!” Then he’d probably high five someone.
STUDENT EXEC Every year UC students elect the 12 members of our UCSA Student Executive. The current 2016 Exec were voted in last year. If you stick around, you’ll get a chance to elect the 2017 Exec later this year. The UCSA Student Exec represent student interests on a variety of boards, councils, and… well… pretty much everywhere else. If you want to fight for something student-y around here, hit up the Exec. They’ll fight for you! Plus, they’re all fairly nice people. So feel free to say ‘hi’ if you see them at the Foundry or something.
James Addington
Tom Tappin
Chris Lamb
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Jacob Bignell
Mikaela Ruegg
Stefanie Yee
Mike Brophy
Cheyenne Conroy-Mosdell
Chanuka De Silva
Espoir Ibouanga
Emily Barker
Johnny Duncan
WHAT THE UCSA DOES FOR YOU The Students’ Association is waaaaaaaaaay more than just the Student Exec. The Association employs around 200 people. Most of them are boring adult types. And they’re all here for YOU!
EVENTS & CLUBS This team organises all the big Students’ Association events on campus – like this little thing called Orientation. You might have heard of it. Plus they coordinate all 140 clubs. They’re very busy people…
ADVOCACY AND WELFARE If you ever have an issue with a lecturer, want support for an academic appeal, or need financial assistance to get through the year… this is the team to talk to. They work hard for students every single day. They’re like the superheroes of the office. They even do undies on the outside.
MEDIA The media team creates and runs all the online and offline media for the Association. Check out our Facebook. Follow us on SnapChat. Read this magazine. Thanks.
ADMIN & ACCOUNTS Every business needs the admin and accounts engine room. This UCSA team does all our financial heavy lifting as well as helping out with the monetary minefield that is running 140+ student clubs. They do it all with a smile. And give out free lollies. Bonus!
FOOD AND BEVERAGE These guys run the best bars and cafes on campus. And do everything they can to deliver you decent food at an affordable price. They also generate additional money for the Association through external functions and catering contracts. Gravy.
EARLY LEARNING CENTRES The UCSA has some of the best ELCs in Christchurch. If you’re a student in need of some top-shelf childcare, email childcare@ucsa.org.nz For more information on the Students Association and all the things we do, you can check out our... new website
and download our new app
or just come see Fiona at the front desk
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2016 UCSA
affiliated The Students’ Association has over 140 fully STUDENT-RUN clubs. They’re the best thing about UC. Seriously. We’ve done a Facebook survey and everything. FACULTY CLUBS
SOCIAL CLUBS
SPORT CLUBS
INTERNATIONAL CLUBS UC Chinese Students & Scholars Society
坎大中國學生學者聯誼會
RELIGIOUS CLUBS
UC MEDITATION
PERFORMING ARTS CLUBS
ECO-CLUBS
If we could give you ONE piece of advice: JOIN A CLUB!
POLITICAL CLUBS
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BUT SIR, HOW MANY CLUBS CAN WE JOIN? There really is at least one club for everyone. And there’s no limit on how many clubs you can join. It’s entirely up to you how involved (or uninvolved) you want to be.
If we could give you ONE other piece of advice: R CLUB! E H T O N A JOIN
This ain’t high school… CLUBS DAYS The UCSA holds several Clubs Day events during Orientation. These events are a great way to meet the students running each club, and find ‘your people’ at uni. You’ll also find a whole lot of other people. Some of whom will be riding broomsticks. #QuidSoc CLUBS DAY #1 Wednesday 17th February Dovedale campus CLUBS DAY #2 Tuesday 23rdFebruary C-Block & S-Block lawn CLUBS DAY #3 Wednesay 24th February CLUBS GUIDE For more information on clubs, check out our handy little Clubs Guide magazine. It’s available at Clubs Days, and from outside the Students’ Association office.
UCSA WEBSITE You can also browse all our clubs on the Students’ Association website. You can even sign-up online now!
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FOUNDRY
Ever wanted to own a bar? Now you can
say you do!
Sort of… The UC Students’ Association (that you’re part of!) owns The Foundry bar – conveniently locat ed on the Ilam Road side of the main campus. The big black building. With ‘The Foundry’ written on it. That’ s it. The Foundry is pretty much the centre of stude nt social life at UC. It’ a pub, a nightclub, an even ts centre, a pool hall, a clubhouse… and sometimes it’s even a church. Seriously.
FOUNDRY
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Foundry opening Quiz night
Cheese night with karaoke
6pm-late
Wednesday 17 February 7pm-late
with Jetski Safari
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1pm-late
Tuesday 16 February
Foundry Thursday Pub night Project Toga
Monday 15 February
Thursday 18 February
Friday 19 February
Saturday 19 February
9pm-late
Happy Hour 7-9pm
7pm-late 8pm-late
FOUNDRY REPS
FOUNDRY
This year we’ve got a group of student Foundry Reps to spread the good word – and the deals! Look out for them around your hall, and on campus (see guide on right). And make sure you’re nice to them… they’ve got drink vouchers!
THIS YEAR AT THE FOUNDRY
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TUESDAYS QUIZ NIGHT! Get your team together and come down for the best pub quiz in town. Lots of bar tabs to be won!
WEDNESDAYS CHEESE NIGHT! Get in touch with you inner cheeseball by singing a little karaoke, or having a go on the open mic. Bad dress sense encouraged. Cheap drinks and free pool all night!
THURSDAYS FOUNDRY THURSDAYS! This is our biggest night of the week. So it’ll be the biggest night of your week too! We’ll have a new theme every Thursday – and we’re always open to new ideas!
FRIDAYS PUB NIGHT! A good night for a few quiets to celebrate the end of another hard week at uni.
EXTERNAL EVENTS Because we’ve got one of the best venues in town, there’ll also be plenty of big gigs booking the Foundry all year. Like our Facebook page and we’ll keep you posted!
V-PLATE DISCOUNTS! We have some super sweet student-only Foundry deals if you use your V-Plate discount card. Pick a V-Plate up from any UCSA café or bar, from our office, or in the O-bag. Register it online and let the deals roll in! If you don’t want to bring your card to the pub, you can download the UCSA app and save your barcode to your phone. O-MAG: WTF IS GOING ON
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FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What is Orientation?
UCSA Orientation 2016 – Energised by V is a three-week festival of events and activities to welcome students to the new year at university. It is organised and run by the Students’ Association to ensure we kick this thing off right!
How do I find out about Orientation events? Funny you should ask – there is a full calendar on the very next page of this magazine! The best way to find out more is to check out our Facebook Event page. Just search for: UCSA Orientation.
Where do I buy Orientation tickets? All our tickets are sold through Dash Tickets – dashtickets.co.nz - we do not sell tickets at the UCSA reception. It’s all online now. This is the future!
I’m not a current UC student, can I still come? Even if you dont go to UC you can still come to some of our awesome events! ‘PLUS 1’ tickets are available to selected Orientation events. Just look for the options on the dash website.
What’s a PLUS 1? If you are not a UC student but have a friend who is a current UC Student, and over 18 you can buy a ‘PLUS 1’ Ticket for some events. You must show up at the gate together... or you could always try and make friends with a current student in the line :)
But I’m not 18? During Orientation 2016 you can attend The Outdoor Movie, Orientation Market, Clubs Days, and there will be some awesome club events happening. There is also a lot happening on campus during the sunlit hours of O’Week. All is not lost. Get amongst!
What’s a combo ticket? Combos are limited to current UC students only. And yeah, we’ll be checking that at the gate. They lower the cost of your tickets overall, so get onto them. 12 O-MAG: WTF IS GOING ON
What’s the deal with these booking fees? Are combos actually any cheaper? Booking fees have been added by Dash Tickets, but never fear, if you are buying a combo you will be spending less on booking fees than purchasing them all separately. Make sure you look through the combos and get the best deal for the events you want to attend.
I bought my ticket and now I can’t go. Can I re-sell the ticket? If you do have to pull the pin on an event, get in contact with us first. The UCSA does not recommend on-selling or buying tickets from others as we can’t guarantee they will work at the door.
When will online sales cut off? All online sales end one hour before the event starts, if the event has not sold out prior. As always, don’t be the one who left it too late.
Will there be door sales? Door sales will only be available if the event doesn’t sell out beforehand. If this is the case, both cash and eftpos will be available. As it is often unlikely there will be door sales, we recommend purchasing tickets early to avoid disappointment.
I haven’t got my Canterbury Card. Can I still attend? If you’ve got a few days beforehand, we suggest you get down to UC security to get a Canterbury Card. If you are a first year it is free! They’ll ping you $35 if you’ve lost your original card, but you’re going to have to do it anyway! If you’re still stuck, you can print your confirmation of enrolment with your name and student ID number on it and bring it with you to the gig. You will still need to bring your R18 photo ID.
I may have lost my R18 ID. Help! Check with us at UCSA reception and UC security for lost property. If it’s really and truly gone-burgers then you won’t be able to attend. This is the law – so don’t get mad at us! Remember HANZ18+ cards and current passports are also valid forms of ID.
I’m getting my full license so don’t have my ID right now. What happens now? The best option is to plan ahead and order a HANZ18+ card. Alternatively if you have a passport you can use that. If you don’t have photo ID, we won’t let you into the R18 event. Sorry … that one’s out of our hands!
What time do I need to be in the events before I can’t get in?
Info of a general nature... There won’t be coat check, phone check or any other form of storage of gear. There will be security checks and you may be frisked. Make sure you have a good place to store your ID as heaps go missing. Don’t put it down your pants... the bar staff really doesn’t want to touch that.. To attend the Orientation events as a UC student, you need to be enrolled for 2016.
The start time on the ticket is when the gates open. If you get in early you’ll get more bang for your buck. Tickets will be valid for two hours after the gates open. After that, it’s at the UCSA’s discrepancy. Don’t test our discrepancy.
Please take note of any Event Entry conditions outlined on your tickets and do yourself a favour and follow them.
What happens if it rains?
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Love, your Students’ Association
Keep an eye on our Facebook page to see the latest updates. It will only be under severe weather conditions that any of the events will be cancelled.
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ORI 2016 - FULL TIMETABLE FEBRUARY 15 - MARCH 5TH DATE
MON 15 FEBRUARY
DAY EVENTS
NIGHT EVENTS
FOUNDRY OPENING NIGHT
OUTDOOR MOVIE
2PM - Late // The Foundry // R18
WED 17
CLUBS DAY (DOVEDALE)
1
FEBRUARY
11AM – 2PM // Dovedale (College of Ed)
THU 18
FOUNDRY THURSDAY
FEBRUARY
9PM - Late // The Foundry // R18
FRI 19
ORI MARKET
FEBRUARY
10AM - 3PM // Ilam Fields
SAT 20
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8:30PM // C-Block Lawn
ft. Jupiter Project, Drax Project & DJ Spinal 8PM - Late // The Foundry // R18 // Ticketed
NIGHT EVENTS
DAY EVENTS
ft. Stickybuds, Mt Eden, Kinetic & Lee Matthews 7PM - 11PM // Ilam Fields // R18 // Ticketed FOUNDRY THURSDAY
9PM - Late // The Foundry // R18
FRI 04 MARCH
SAT 05 MARCH
ft. DJ Fresh, Allday, Yolanda Be Cool, K+Lab, Maya Payne & Baynk 12:30AM - 7PM // Ilam Fields // R18 // Ticketed
DONT FORGET TO PULL OUT (AND STICK TO THE FRIDGE)
DATE
DAY EVENTS
NIGHT EVENTS
MON 22
ORI MARKET
FEBRUARY
TUE 23
FEBRUARY
10AM - 3PM // Central Campus
ORI MARKET
10AM - 3PM // Central Campus 11AM – 2PM // Central Campus
WED 24
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CLUBS DAY
FEBRUARY
11AM – 2PM // Central Campus
THU 25
FOUNDRY THURSDAY
GRAEME JAMES
FEBRUARY
9PM - Late // The Foundry // R18
FRI 26
THE EDGE PARTY TOUR ft. Gaz from Geordie Shore 7PM – Late // The Foundry // R18
FEBRUARY
SAT 27
FEBRUARY
ft. Jhene Aiko, G-Eazy, David Dallas & support from DJ Sirvere 6PM - 11PM // Ilam Fields // R18 // Ticketed
CLUBS DAY
GUIDED DAY TRAMP
UCSA Car Park // Transport Provided // Ticketed
SUN 28
FEBRUARY
THE BIRDS AND THE BEATS
7PM-11:30PM // Ilam Fields // R18 // Ticketed
LAKE DAY
10AM – 5PM // Ticketed
INTOXICATED PEOPLE WILL BE REFUSED ENTRY, OR REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE EVENT. AT R18 AND TICKETED EVENTS HAVE YOUR TICKET & ID READY. [NZ drivers licence, current passport, or HANZ R18 card]
SECURITY WILL SEARCH YOUR BAGS & YOUR PERSON FOR PROHIBITED ITEMS. GATES CLOSE 2 HOURS INTO SOME EVENTS.
Check to see if there is a time you have to be in your event by.
LISTEN UP!
You must follow the direction of all security, emergency services and event staff at all times.
DON’T BE A DICK.
No anti-social or threatening behaviour to other attendees or staff.
NICE TRY.
No misrepresentation as a member of staff or security, or attempt to enter restricted areas. Any behaviour in breach of these conditions and those outlined on your ticket may result in the immediate eviction from the event site. You will also not be eligible for a refund.
T R O SP C U T A Just because you’re at uni now doesn’t mean you have to start living a slovenly lifestyle of mid-morning informercials and late-night Nandos runs. There are plenty of sports (and generally healthy stuff) to do around campus. So put the spicy chicken wing down and get involved!
Rec Centre The Rec Centre has a full weights room, cardio machines, classes and trainers. And it’s FREE for uni students! Go online to sign up.
Sport Competitions Social Sport Competitions are FREE weekly 30-minute refereed games of basketball, dodgeball, futsal, netball, and volleyball held in the Rec Centre on weekday afternoons during term time. UC Sport Leagues (basketball, netball, and touch) are open to teams including both students and non-students. All games are played outside of lecture time on a weekday or weekend evening. Entry fees apply. If you’re in a Hall of Residence talk to an RA for info on how to represent your hall in the Interhall Sports Competition. FREE drop-in badminton sessions are held in the UC RecCentre Sports Hall - racquets and shuttles are provided. An Inter-Tertiary Sports Competition will be held for a number of sports in 2016, including: badminton, basketball, 3x3 basketball, hockey, netball (womens only) sevens, table tennis, and volleyball. Keep an eye on UC Sport’s Facebook page for news on how to get involved and support UC’s teams.
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UCSABUILDING T
he February 2011 earthquakes damaged the UCSA Building and after much analysis, discussion and thought the decision by the UCSA and UC has been made to demolish the empty building and create something new and fit for purpose. The old building was built in the 1960’s/70’s. So this year (2016) the UCSA Building will be demolished starting the middle of the year. The new build will start later in the year with an opening date around early 2018. It will be built on the existing site. In line with the UCSA’s mission of creating success and belonging for UC students, the new building will have something for everyone. Spaces will include an events centre, a Ngaio Marsh Theatre, meeting rooms for clubs and societies, rooms for job interviews including Skype facilities, a games room, a space for watching movies, a Foundry Bar, a Bentleys Bar, chill out spaces, an outdoor amphitheatre, and the UCSA offices. The new building will be jointly owned by UC and the UCSA and will be operated and managed by the UCSA. A fundraising campaign will kick off in 2016 to help finance the new facility. So over the next couple of years you’ll see the old being demolished and the new taking shape. Dave Hawkey UCSA CEO
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HAVE AN AWESOME YEAR!
Welcome to our Uni Hall, Ilam & Waitakiri 1st year students. We can’t wait to take you on your V1 experience!
Be part of it: www.mystudentvillage.com
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The Students’ Association owns and runs most of the cafes and shops on campus. We’re like the Mafia or something. But with slightly more lamingtons. COLLECTIVE
THE UNDERCROFT FOOD COURT
The best cafe on the Dovedale campus!
Home of our famous $2 rice! And LOTS more.
CAFÉ 1894
THE SHILLING CLUB
The best cafe in the Undercroft!
The swankiest bar and restaurant in the
HARD HAT CAFÉ
Undercroft!
Home of the beloved bag-o-chips!
THE SHED
CHILTON’S
The best cafe in Kirkwood village!
The Undercroft’s dairy!
V-PLATE DISCOUNT CARD Pick up a V-Plate in your O-bag or at any of our UCSA cafes. When you register it online you automatically go in the draw to win a tray of V! Once registered, your V-Plate gets you: Buy 9 coffees get one free Buy 9 pies get one free Regular discount deals all year long – at our cafes and The Foundry
y PimpMFlat IF you buy a V on your V-Plate during Orientation, you go in the draw to win a sweeeeeeeeeeeet ‘PIMP MY FLAT’ prize pack! PRIZES: • Lounge Suite • TV • Home Entertainment System • Sky TV • Bar Chiller
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If you are interested and would like further details and a copy of our information pack: 03 372 9477 www.ccst.co.nz 31 Tuam Street, CHCH
owdy. My name’s Reverend Spanky, and I’m the Ecumenical Chaplain here at UC. Most people I meet nod their heads politely with that slightly glazed look when I’m introduced as “The Chaplain”. Well, I like to think of myself as the ‘Dean of Spiritual Engineering’ on campus. Us uni chaplain’s are pretty good at dealing with spiritual matters, but we’re also quite good at listening, baking scones, advocating, lingering handshakes, talking smack and growing basil. So if we can ever help with any of the above - just drop me an email. Anywho, be you an old dog returning for more academic adventures, or fresh meat exported from a local high school - on behalf of God, it’s my pleasure to welcome you to O-week at Canterbury. When I first became a cat owner I read somewhere that cats naturally self-regulate their eating. So I bought one of those smorgasbord style cat feeders - where you put the cat food in the top, and it falls out the bottom. Problem was our cat went from normal to a 6 kg monster within a year. At any given moment she would be crouched in front of this machine gorging herself. She would hug it, purr at it, lick it, nuzzle it, worship it. It became her food-god - a divine portal that produced infinite amounts of tuna-flavoured snacks on command. After a while (around the 5kg mark) we realised this dispenser was a bad idea, so we put it away in the cupboard. We would often come home to discover she’d found it, her head stuck inside it, pushing it along the ground in ecstasy. And for some of you reading this - that’s what your first year at uni will be like. After years of living under your parents regime
of free power and family scrabble nights - you’ll be flicking through the pages of this guide, wiping away tears of ecstasy from the share abundance of boozing and bonking opportunities. “I’ve always wanted an excuse to wear a toga!” you’ll say to yourself. “And besides, it’ll help me prepare for that Philosophy paper I’ve told everyone I’m taking.” But just as my cat discovered the hard way, going from limited freedom to infinite freedom in one week can be a pretty tough thing to navigate, without things getting messy. Now , many of you will choose to avoid the more colourful debauchery and will spend this week joyfully consuming crispy chicken from a cheap-n-cheerful Church corner establishment whilst going on a Settlers of Catan bender instead. Others of you will hit the jungle juice a little hard once or twice and wake up with a throbbing head, an empty bank account, and decide the novelty of cask wine has worn off. But some of you will really struggle to adjust to the smorgasborg of freedom that uni life offers - and so before you pin your stained bed-sheet around your postpubescent body and head to the Countdown liquor aisle - I invite you to ask yourself three “Hypothetical O-week Scenario” questions, so you can nut out a response before the heat of the moment get’s the better of you. 1. When you defecate in that elderly persons letterbox on Ilam Road, is that really the highest form of respect you can offer a pensioner? Or perhaps, if you try harder, can you think of other ways of showing gratitude for their age and wisdom?
2. When that next drink transforms you magically into a racist / sexist / misogynist, and you begin calling strangers with red hair cleverly offensive names - is that really a dimension of your personality you want to uncork in public? Or perhaps, like most University educated alumni, you’d like to hold to some kind of respect of people regardless of genes or genitals? 3. When you over-consume to the extent that you violate other people’s personal space, spit excessively while telling lame jokes, and fall asleep under a pool table before soiling yourself - is that really sending the signals to those of the opposite sex that this is someone with deep self-respect who believes deeply in the virtue of human dignity? You know, we live in an age where students and twenty-somethings feel huge pressure to do everything, all at the same time: party hard... but also, study hard! Write a novel... but also, write a thesis! Travel the world... but also, settle down and get work experience! As Jonathan Safran Foer put it “Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.” At its best O-week is a festive celebration of the future fruit of the year ahead: friends, frivolity, fried chicken. At it’s worst O-week is a messy attempt to escapes our self doubts and the pressure to be all things to everyone else. Most people experience O-week somewhere in the middle. So this year, don’t make the same excessive mistake my feline made with that cat food dispenser of doom. But do make the most of your first week of freedom at UC.
To get in touch with Spanky contact him on: spanky.moore@canterbury.ac.nz
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p U g n i M Co iN 2016 The fun doesn’t stop at Orientation… here’s just a few of our UC Student Association events to look forward to throughout the year. ST PAT’S DAY (at The Foundry) March
GRAD BALL April
ANZAC DAY April
EXAM BREAKFASTS June
WINTERLUDE (re-orientation) July
LECTURER OF THE YEAR September
SUPREME CLUB AWARDS October
BLUES AWARDS October
TEA PARTY Last day of lectures
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- SELECT YOUR RIDE Take note of it’s number.
- IDENTIFY YOURSELF
Flash your UC Card at UCSA Reception.
Did you know the Students’ Association has a FREE borrow-a-bike scheme.
Borrow-A-Bike
- RIDE LIKE THE WIND! Take your new wheels for a spin. Show it the sights of the city. Get to know each other.
- BRING IT BACK (PLEASE) Return your bike by 5pm.
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MEDIA UCSA
UCSA.ORG.NZ
UCSA APP
You know how you’re always bragging to your friends about how your phone can go on the internet? Wait until they find out you’ve got an “app” on there. Mind. Blown. You can use the free UCSA app to view your UC timetable. You can also browse events and store your V-plate barcode. As well as a whole bunch of other stuff of dubious value at best.
What has two thumbs and built a new website over summer? This guy. Check it out. The new site has EVERYTHING you need to know about the UCSA, club events, campus news, and all the stuff the UCSA can do for you. And we can do a LOT for you. Especially if you bring cookies.
FACEBOOK PAGE
SNAPCHAT Yes, we’re on SnapChat. We’re also on YikYak… but it’s easier to get us on SnapChat. Add us now and we’ll give out some sweet prizes to the best snaps we get over Orientation. But no more genitalia. That album is full.
If you don’t ‘like’ our Facebook page you’ll have no idea what’s going on at uni. Absolutely NO idea. It’ll be totally embarrassing for you. And for everyone you love. So ‘like’ us. Totes ‘like’ us.
UCTV
CLUBS GUIDE
We’ve got a network of screens around campus that’ll help you keep up to date with everything that’s going on. And sometimes we just play Dragon Ball Z. Because Goku is our homeboy.
We’ve gone to a lot of trouble to put together a Clubs Guide again this year. So read it. READ IT!
TINDER
2016
Not really. Yet…
For the first time in a LONG time, our free campus magazine CANTA has a new student editorial team! They even got their own office by the Foundry. It’s got a toilet (with hand soap) and everything.
Liam Donnelly Editor
Shannon Costello Deputy Editor
Who knows what kind of magazine this new team will make? Maybe they’ll be awesome. Maybe they’ll be terrible. Maybe they’ll just take our money and play Candy Crush all day. We’re placing bets in the break room already. All we do know for sure(ish) is the first issue of CANTA 2016 is out March 7th 28 O-MAG: WTF IS GOING ON
Mac Stephenson Deputy Editor
Jessy Erceg Designer
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S T C A T CON
If you need any help with anything, come and see us at the Students’ Association (UCSA). We’re here to help students. And we never judge. Except if you wear sneans. Then we’ll judge you… as AWESOME. UCSA Reception (03) 364 3900 hello@ucsa.org.nz
LOST AND FOUND
If you’re one of the 567,000,000,000,000 people who has lost something at one of our events, then you can come into: The UCSA office (Puaka-James Hight building) Between the hours of 8.30am-5pm And we’ll see if we’ve got it in our big cardboard box lost and found stuff. You can also check with UC Security.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS Campus Security 0800 823 637
UC Health Centre (03) 364 2401, ext. 6402 Uni Pharmacy (03) 364 2987, ext. 6215
The New Zealand emergency services number is 111
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